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Show .4, Mr. Hainers Change o! Heart H Saw m Children Sew Him end the Who' rami y Thought the out ef fathers dutches. Ill try to behave myse f. but I'm pretty well spoiled. Rob; I'm mean and ugly naturally. Hks him, and be makes me worse all the ttme. I never found you such a bad lot. Freldie." Rob said comfortingly. You don't know all 1 ve been up to, Rob, but 1 don t care' Theres no use trying to be a decent chap when I'm so like him. That'e what Bess says, ere both think it unfair to be hi counterpart Honestly. Rob. don't you wish be wee dead" "Why. Fred, vou mustn't say that!" Rob expostulated But you don't say you wouldn't like lt Fred laughed sarcastically. I beme t j f t hut up1 end get to your Mr Hainer commanded V roughly. I Hut he Is mine, father You I eatd If 1 raised him I could hive him He'd have died if hadn t taken euch care of him." the boy pleaded "What do I feed you for. I'd like to know, If you've rot to be paid for everv chore you do? Go 'Ion 1 tell ou"' he raised a threatening hand But the boy could not five It up The colt waa bla. and he could not submit quietly to having It eold, though he knew bis objections would make no difference For the first time In hie life he answered back recklessly his father a taunt "I dont expect to be paid for eterv chore, and I ouldn't get It If I did. and I a'pose you feed me 'cause oj can't helo yourselfno Don is mine' he a mins' and you've right to aril him' "Take that, you tnaolent cub'" giving the boy a blow across t tie cheek" with a And take trap that started the blood off. or too. I'll get the rawhide! yourself we'll see who's master here'" For moment the boy faced hi father look of wicked vindictiveness, with then slowly turned away, wiping the blood. I don't know as I care so much for the aolt, Hainer." the would-bpurchaser said doubtfully. "It seems a little too bad to take him when your boy feela so about 1 e tt." Nonene!" Hainer replied Impatiently. "If I paid attention to all thlr whims and claims 1 d be in a pretty fix' If you want the colt take him: he's worth every cent of the price Good blood, and the boys have fooled with him so much that he's already broken to ride "Tea, I think he's worth the money, though It'e more than a little you ask for him. Well, If your boy really has no claim to him, I guess I'll take nira." and the bargain was completed. "So Fred's off sulking somewhere. Is be?' Mr. Hainer remarked, noticing the lad's absence from the dinner table. Tve got good hiding laid up for him "I should think he'd been punished onough, being forced to give up his own!" Bess sxclalmed. She was growing old onough to lose her fear and fight back. "His own! her father sneered. "I suppose you all think you ought to have whatever you set up a claim to, but youll find out you're mistaken. I own this and all that's on It!" place You gave Fred the colt when you it waa going to die," Bess K ought and nowgfter Fred has taken such care of him, and he's got to be such fine horse, you taka" "Hold your saucy tongue, miss, and leave the room!" her father Interrupted furiously, you'd he sll the better for a As for Fred. Ill larruping yourself. teach him not to make another such He'll know who e scene as ha did master when I get through with him to- to-nig- d, y. I 1 . lfhti His wife looked at him with ao strange an expression in her eyes that he was silenced, and went out wondering.. She had learned long ago that to Intercede for the children was only to make the punishment more severe for them, and rarely mads a remark to him about It- - If he could understand her look at all. It meant warning to him, but that was so absurd that ha laughed at the Idea. He was a man of violent temper, the humoring of which he mistook for the exercise of his authority, and he punished severely snv resistance to his will. Fred kept out of his sight all tha afternoon. which was an additional grievance, and just before chore time he went into the back hay barn to see that bis raw-hid- e whip was In Its usual place and conHe would have been surprised dition. and resentful If any one had deemed himcapable of finding enjoyment In the aufferine his terrible punishments caused; hut the truth Is. all Indulgence of revengeful feelings Is a gratification, and he drew the pliable lash through bis hand with pleasurable anticipation. Voices In the hay mow above arrested kte attention, and he listened to Ascertain who of tho boys were wasting their time, which belonged to him, lounging up there But, Fred. he heard Robert sky., and nodded hi head, setting down one more mark to Freds account: "But Fred, it's so use to resist, it only makes matters worse." "I don't care, Fred answered doggedly. to. I'll fight "Ive stood all Im now if he kills mo. Igoing wish ho would kill mo so that they would hang him. that would be worth dying for, I know he's Just itching to cut the skin oft of mo tonight. Not that I've done anything to deserve lt,but because he a so devilish cruel and loves to draw blood. I hate him! I hats him! I hate him! the boy cried with an Intensity that the listener could not mistake. "And I toll you. Bob, I'd If it hadn't been for a' killed him mother. When he drove me to the houso with my ehoek cut open I got the gun and loaded both barrels." You couldn't shoot a barn with thdt Id thing." Bob Interrupted, laughing a Uttls, "and what did you load wltli? Fred replied "Ammunition, Two or "that I lied and stole to get. promptly, threa times when ho cent me to town, I kept back a little money (for he never lota us bava a cent) and marked things up to hide U; and I've worked with that Id gun till Its a sure thing now in any toasonablo distance. I started with It. ' I was going to waylay him snd givo him both barrels. I'd 'a' dona It, too. for the devil was as big la me then as It was In him, snd that's saying a good deal, but mother oh. well, no uae saying what she did. Anyway, I let her take tbs gun, and I promised her I'd never think of dosuch a thing again." ing "You wouldn't have dons it, Fred, Rob aid. I'd tried hard, any way-yo- ud soon me. Mother knew thought I would Pit you'd let me out with the gun. Mother an do anything' with me and sho never hurt mo in my Ufa Did you ever think. Rob, bow strange It Is that a woman like he is. so kind and good, should have . taken .up with that old devil'of it," Rob answered, "Yes, Tvs thought ' accepting aa ato matter of course, tbe his father. pithet applied If mother could do aa she pleased, wed a at our houso sls anv a times have good Fred went on. "Wed have paoers. ' body, and magaxinea, and birthdays, and Chrlst-maaes and everything else like other Mother loves us children, but folks. father 1 tell you. Rob. he don't care for on earth but himself and having anything bis own way, and making money. When was that time he worried all rou while sick about the toss of vour help, and the expense It was making him. All the rest of us waa afraid you d die. and mother never left you a minute, but he thought only of tbe expense me and Bess watched him." assented Rob. "hes "Thats ao, throwed It at me a good many times how much my sick spell cost him as If hiring a man So does mine, Interjected Fred. "Yes, for be makes us do the work of I dont men, and wo get Uttle credit. blame Frank for leaving as soon as he etas of age, he got nothing more bers than .board and clothes." Boor board and cheap clothes at that a few He has to let us go to school we never have months In the winter, but to borrow and books enough, and hsv I'm godouble up till Im ashamed. that is. if 1 live through ing to run 1away, and t told mother so I'd better be away guess she onthinks him aa' with as and well you I don't get him Frank Frank Im too much like like ars and and you mother; - and Molly y. gng me and BUHe are like him. and are hato It. though! I could almost den't MU myself sometimes. Im to much like him. sad Bess is tha same way. Wbr, I never heard you talk like this before. Fred. Rob laughed. Ho, you're next to MoUy and you too Boss snd ms are chums became abasa so near of an sgs. and 1so much pa eraand bate him so, I wish waa ae alike, near -seventeen as Bess Is. It would be Mater- for me to get a Job; but I'm pretty 1 know how to work bis for fifteen, and U never J aot afraid I It starve. and tones I'm km ie tyke another beating . to-d- ay v. y, i if b A lieve mother could make something of yet If he was out of the way. Hess and me was both sorry he didn't get Killed when the team ran away last winter; we used to talk over the fun we'd had Rob made n exclam itlon. and the man below leaning against the wall, the whip lying at his feet, took off hie hat and wiped hit damp forehead, staring with eyes that looked as it they saw a ghost For the first ttme In his life he reellxed that his children, growirg now to be men and women, were distinct personalities, intelligent human belrgs. with souls that urer all his brutal oppression watotael him, weighed him, judged him, condemned him. yes. and hated him, too' He had never thought whether his children loed him or not, nor cared about it But It Is one thing to occupy a negative position In the affections of others. and an entirely different matter to find one's self the object of such active hatred as was shown bv the boy's bitter words, He was so engrossed with these new hor thought and the strange feeling noof more ror they brought that he heard till Fred laughed out derisively, answering "Yes. wouldn't he. If he knew we were loafing up here! But 1 dont care, he'll give It to me as hard as he can anywav. so what's the difference? I ought but mother to have run awav wanted me to wait till she fixed up my clothes I bet she a sorry now that I stayed to get another beating But he won't have It all his own way! There's and It won't going to be plenty of blood all be mine. I've got mv knife ready, and 1 11 fight I expect one of us will lie killed and It shan't he me. If 1 can help It! He a always said he'd kdl us if we fought back, you know that, Rob. he demands that we stand still and let him torture us as much as he pleases and don't he like It though! Snort like a mad bull with hla eyea biasd ing, and such a wicked look as 11 he I've like to kill outright If he dared watched him when he was beating1 me; supand Bes says ahe used to, too. supper. pose he'll put off hla fun till after an hour You'd better come out In a half or so and see which of us is dead. Let's go and do the chores, maybe we'll never do them together again." Fred took hts seat at the aupper table with a glance of sullen defiance at hla with cryfather; Bess eyes were swollen white and ing, and his mother's face was she did not touch the food on her plate. Mr. Hainer felt the tension of nervous the expectancy that, as usual, pervaded aulittle kingdom over which he ruled so adto was he when about tocratically, minister punishment. He looked furtively from one to another, at times, like a roan the faces of tha jury that waa studying to try him He winced at the start and thrill that shook them when he rose from the table; and as he sat with a volume of agricultural reports In hla hand, he wa conscious that they regarded him with Incredulous wonder, they could not reallxe that he meant to forego the promised punishment. They all believed that he enjoyed It, and loved to draw blood, as Fred had said. And had he not given them occasion for that belief? He studied himself aa he neyer had before, from the point of view of those around him. Hie children looked upon him as a hated and would feel relieved, bv. If they did not rejoice at, hla death.' Reviewing hla line of conduct toward them he confessed that their attitude of deep hostility was the natural result of his treatment of them. He glowed with ehame as he recalled Fred's picture of himself under the Influence of passionate, unreasoning anger. He did not doubt that the boy had meant to ahoot him. or tha he would defend himself to the death, as he had declared he would. Hla domineering will urgod him to fight It out and show himself master. by right of superior power. But hia the better seif was aroused, and he mad more resolute determination to govern no find by brut fore. He was surprised to that he wonted the -good will and respect of his children. I havapiad them hate me. I shall try hard from now on te win their love and he promised himself. confidence. It was not an easy thing to do. It was difficult for him to bring himself to consider the wishes of his children; snd they would not believe In his good Intentions, this father at first They were shy of would droo and they had never known, Into embarrassment when he - attempted rawto Join In their conversation. The hide disappeared, to Billie a astonishment who wondered over It a good deal. reason has "Hes sick. Bess, that's the was Freda so quiet and talked It over. explanation as Bess "Its replied."I don't know," think It's very strange, but sometimes I us. Why, because ha does really care for I'll get to think lots of him If he keeps on this way; somehow be looks aa If he wanted us to." Mr. Halners temper got the better of him sometimes, and he broke out In tho old way. but he always controlled himself quickly with a sense of shame, a without blessed It Is going so far as blows. and good habits truth that good desires grow at readily aa evil, if we give them the same cultivation, and soon the new state of mind, snd resultant actions be-to came a habit, and the family began Vise the air of watchful restraint his presence had always Imposed. "Tbev want birthdays, and Christmases and such things, do they." he mused, some things he had over! tietpatlon: tt wit sll eo now ta them. They mads trips to town and cams bark with mveterious bundle that were quickly whisked out of sight. Mother had been a little bewildered by the change In tbe home atmosphere, and fearful It would not laet. but the dread and anxiety that had always overshadowed ber was fading away, and ae the preparations for the Christmas festival went on. she felt that she would h perfectly happy If ahe only dared to Intercede for Frank and have him with them. It turned eold the day before Christmas, and Mr. Hainer rose esrlv Christmas morning, telling ber not to hurry, as tt would take some time to get the house warmed up. Bwlftlv and mllently aa possible. the shining rew range was set up, with a large card bearing the words, Mother's prest.nl. standing OB the nirkel-plate- d birthdaywarming shelf The girls hurried breakfast on the table, snd their father called. Come, mother; there's a good fire now!" A she entered the room everybody began to cry "Merry Christmas'" to her and to each other, and In the happy confusion she did not see her birthday present till Billie, unable to wait any longer, called out: Mother, what's tbe matter with your stove? Then she stared and rubbed her eves, and stared again, exclaiming. "Why, father, what does this mean!" "It means we'ie begun to have birthdays. and Christmases at our house," hs laughed, to cover hi confusion "It lots of fun at our house'" BUlle said, opening everything he could about the range to exhibit hia knowledge. " "It means the millennium. 1 Bess said, edging up to her father shyly, and Mollv strTled at him gratefully. "Tea." he said with a twinkle, "and yonder comes sor ""ire of It I've been watching for." anu rushed out and brought In Frank- - ard nut him In hla mother's arms, her Christmas present. The breakfast was cold before anybody thought of It, there were so many explanations to make and presents to give and receive, snd tnanks and ktssea and as well as laughter. And there tear, was yet one more surprise, for while the girls made new coffee and warmed things ver the boys went to do the chores. Rut It was not long till they were back with a rush and a hurrah, and Fred d In. "falling all over hlmselt, Billie On. father! cried, shouting: Father! Mother Bess -- very body he's given me Don back again mv Dons out there It says Chrl-tmpresent to me! and ha caught his fathers hand and tried to thank him. while everybody laughed and crowded about, and ahook bands with Fred and father, and wiped their eyes, and laughed again, till Baas said decidedly: It Is the millennium, I know. But If we don't htve breakfast we will not be ready for the big dinner thats coming! Yes. daughter, it's our Christmas mil. Tier father lennlum," looking around at them all with added, shining eye. Springfield Republican. me-in- gue-ot,- turn-hie- ! as Jhe Story Of A Cat Th Evolution of a Do'mestlo Fat Into a Wild Beast. --w-e The first time that I taw Scotty" h was surrounded by s group of admiring children on th veranda summer of .,n Maine Tho stroked his fur and pulled bisyoungsters tail, and and rearranged a blue ribbon arrangtd n, I neck, and the big cat evidently enjoyed It all. for. Instead of running away, he marched about with arched ,nd tall erect, hla sleek sides agilnst the legs rubbing of his playmateC or two this often this cat. an enormous gray I fellow wnth black bars, romping with any member of the household who would play with him. But one day Ina telegram cams for the men who lived J nd he and hi family made c"aimmediate preparations to leave for the I? general exrltement nobody thought of the- cat, until the question. Is pussy goln' too," called attention to the baby who now appeared with "Bcotty. ad clasped to her bosom, snd the rest of hts tight body trailing on tho Door. Alt the children to take wanted him. of course, but mother and father realising th their difficulties In ths tbe cat, decided to leave way of him, believing thst he was popular to be onough well looked after by the neighbors. And In this they were portly r. aa oon a th house waa vacant the big cat fo ind warm welcome at nygray of the other ha chose to vlalt. But by and cottages by the came, and, with H. chilly which drove the oottagers. a few days, at a b to the cities. On the 1st of ,amllY oft tho plaos, and Scotty' was alone. he get along without '.r a I rile while weather waa not cold hardship. InThe a barrel at the back very yet, and of one of the houses he found scraps which lasted for several days. After that he ts get hungry, for the first time In began hla Ufa, and he wandered from on deserted n to another, for something te eat. Now and hunting then he would to window sills of houses whore leap he had often boon fed, and moot) plaintively in hopes of gaining admission. One morning, when he been without food for two days, had there came a flock of flurry of enow, and with It Juncos. which aUghted-tyard where the scraps had been. (he "Scotty waa crouching dose to the back steps whea arrived on In for end an Instant his whole they heard. "Well, theres a chance body took on an attitude of attention. Hs of thorn coming pretty quick. aa they were picking was hungry, snd there waa breakfast "Boys. he said one wagrn. Boys, its close bei ura him if he oould only catch com. all oadlng It. t 'uewlsy; mother's j birthday jM,r They Silently, ho preseed hla closer to supoose we give her a sttmrise. the ground, snd slowly ae body looked st him with Interest, and a Mttl tbs hand of dock, tie moved towards ths buey group doubt. He snlled and went on: ws birds. In bla oyoa there might of "Bne needs a new cook stove; Mr. Masons. Bhs was a cruel look which had nevar been get her a range like thinks thst such a good one. If Molly Iher before, and which became Intensified can coax her to go away for the day. as h drew nearer to his pry. At. last we'll all go to town and get It and have ho gathered hie legs well under him. and, It set up when she gets home. Don't you loaning forward. forward aa thougn thrown from a catapult. Thera think we can do It? Oh, father!" Bob and Fred exclaimed Jllrr of amaM flngs among th scattering snow, and a- - Bickering of pranced, shouting. together, while Bllll It'll be her Christmas present, too, whit st ths Junooa flew Christmas! sway that la, as all but on flew 'esuse Saturday's father admitted, and Scotty'' crouched on the spot away, 'That' so. his while where the boys waited he landed, twitching his tail angrily from stood considering, he turned side to side and growling as well a he what. llently. "Ill tell you to them, "supposo- we wait and have her could with his teeth buried la the body and Christmas together. We of his victim. In that hour birthday can come home late the night before, so was bora In him. No longer did he prowl that she wont see the range, snd maybe about the gardens orh meou beseechingly we canYtlp up early and have it all ready on ths window-sillseamed to realise that .he could satisfy bis hunger only by to use when ah comes out." Of course we can. and won't It be capturing living creatures, and these he hunted from daylight until dark. And Fred cried. jollv It did not take him king to find out that We'll have to hare a real Christmas dinner to try the new more game was to be had in th woods the day. And Ive than near the houses, so Into the woods ranee and h went and made his home In th hollow been thinking." he added a llttla embarrassed. for It was not easy to meet of a fallen tree Into which enough leaves new course had drifted to make him a bed. often he the surprise and wonder his was causing. 'I've been thinking It went desperately hungry, and one he almost starved to death, but a rabbit now would be pleassnt to have Chriatmas ti regents, and 1 thought we'd takA big . kept the r in pi. ioad of com to town and divide up what sndasqulrrLilieft body until spring. Then th migrant birds can we get presents sll began to return, and when they cyme in it brings ao that around." He did not look up, but he felt tired and llstiest from their long Journeys, the astonishment that held them dumb. he found them easy prey afep the wary He bad always been close with them, creatures he had hunted during the wineven to meanness, and even Rob. nearly ter. And when they began to nest his easier still, and he could nineteen, bad never bad a dollar for work became either devc- -r tt ero In me nest or fall such purpose. Billie broke tbs awkward silence with upon them inev blundered about on a whoop. Me. too, father; me, too? he the ground. As a destroy er ho was worst In some respect than demanded. fox or a skunk, "Yes, all 6f you. th girls, too; divide for he could climb, and nothing was safe W area to do what you like with. him. frorq Among other birds; he killed must tell the girls about th rang and pheasants and grouse, and during the th dinner, so that e.they can fix ae much spring, summer and autumn-hdestroyed t mor gro than any other creature ae possible. He's going craay. I know, be Is, Fred bis rritory. declared moodily, and Rob1 and Molly The following winter was a very bard looked as If they feared something of th one. and In eptte of Scotty's" great g kind. and agility hs often went hungry He's not. bs's Just coming to hla for days st a time. On as bitter ana I'm get- b was senses !" Bess exclaimed, half famished night, over tbs to like him. I'll lor him pretty snow, hsstalking acroes an open spaes In ting started on ; this It's grand tbs forest. Nest moraine that opes soon If he keeps to have this kind of a father; it seems aa space looked like a battlefield, and InIf tbs millennium had come'" one. for the snow wee plowed deed It The four had met behind th weighed P for yard around, and dyed with to talk over Chrietmse plans out of ear- blood. many Feathers and fur war shot of mother Inside th shed a man strewn hi a wide circle ongrsy the outer edge who we brushing his clothe, drew bis of which lay a mangled horned owl. with band across hie eves wh,e?rinc: bis talons buried to th blit la He's going to keep on. Bee, till you'll Jhs mighty back of tom Lrnest gray cit all think it's tbe millennium. Harold Bay nee, 1B New York Evealag The young folks were full of eagar aa Foot. . , tv-ra- ftr ly . -- an-tu- good-nature- d. thr gar-de- slate-color- tail-feath- s: 1 eus-nin- wj vh Zelaya Wovld-b- e Latin-A-merlc- Autocrat f Tajt Man Who Wants to Rule All 4 Central America. One day, some years ago, the president of Nicaragua was sitting with ills cabinet. In Wt council room In the city of They were Wilting to greet their victsrtntig general, Zelaya. who hid lust enter si the city at the head j:if his army after quelling a revolution. The general entered a fine, st ilwart, At soldierly mm, with cold gray eye his there followed a moh of hi olfieeis m clad, like must warrler. In a queer medley of rage and c gold AS tried to push Into the room after tey him. he gave them one glsnoe snd v tumbled d itv ni.iir angry in a horrv The president began to think him In the f riser e languige so dear to 8pimli-Aniian The generals Illustrious and magnificent heroism, he had saved the republic. The general silenced him a wave of ths hand, drew a revolver bysnd rapped tile on table sharply with the butt The faces of he cablnrl i. (liters turned pale. Silence reigned In the room " announced the "1 reyolutlon Is de-igeneral, after "laving sllemly with hi trlgblened audience for a full minute as a cat plus with a mouse "Long llv 1 am now th th revolutun' revolution. Do jreu think I won the victory for you? hlin-agu- th-- (. No' My army bolds the town and the country The eoldlnrs are devoted to me. It Is ugele for you to protest or resist. To-di- y you must all leave the city under eeort, (or th roast, and you will depart to tbe Inlted States or Europe by th first steamer. If you refuse, you will be shot," They left There was something In the general's glance which stopped even protest, much more resistance. Two nr three of the ribmet officers volunteered to serve under the new president, but b eurtlr refused their offer. 1, have my own men, be said. "If you would desert your present leader you would desert me One man remained Importunate Ths general took him bv the arm and led him Vt n window fronting on the street. Do you see that tree? he asked. "If you aay another word I will call In my men and order them to lead you out and shoot you beneath H. Thua It was than Oen. Jos Santos president of Nicaragua, came Into power. He has now been tha ruler of hi country for five or six years, and, from present Indications, seems likely to hav-as long s lease of office as Qusman Blanco had in Venezuela. There is nobody In sight strong enough to overthrow him. Several Nicaraguans have tried and bad good reason to regrot their temerity. No sooner was Zelaya firmly seated In power than he began to sign for fresh eonquests. H Induced the neighboring republics of Honduras and Salvador to join Ktcaragua In a federation under tbe tlU of the United States of Central America, Nicaragua, of course, being tbs predominant partner. Tht federation was agreed to- - by A treaty signed at Managua on Aug. tT, 1808. But tt soon became evident that Zelaya Intended to be president of ths new republic and rule It autocratically, as he ruled his own country. Three months sufficed to prove th futility ot the scheme, snd on Nov. 80 ths federation was dissolved, Honduras and Salvador resuming ' their sovereignty as Independent republics. Ever sines then Zelsra'a ambition has been tt weld into one federation ths five republics of Central America Nicaragua. Honduras. Salvador, Costa Rico and Guatemala and to make himself tha ruler Of that federation. "This ambition of hts her led to several petty war and revo. lufloas, and set ths whole ot Central Anerira by th ears. Neiriy every month tom of th republic! ire threatening to fight others, alone, but more frequently In Primetimes it Is Nlcaraeua ngtlnft Honduras, sometimes Nicaragua and Honduran against Guatemala and Salvator, and. again, all the four against Cents Rica Thei Is perpetual chopping and yxngtng of allies, but there Is never absolute peace. Zeli y a Is ths stormy petrel of Central ' said an American merchant Afnert-a.commercial Interests In who la larg "It heneyef thst part of th world. troij be breaks out in any on of ths five republics, or In Colombia either, for thatA bo sure ha has had matttr, you-enfinger In the pie." a Zebra is great fighter, and has proved hi personal courage on many a field of 7,e-ls- y. i occa-siwy- tlr ay battlA "In a skirmish with some revolutionists, soon after he became president, said n Englishman who lived for several year la Nicaragua, "ha was beset by seven of the enemy, who rushed upon him suddenly from ambush while h was watching a pair the fight from a distance through ' . of field glasses. "He shot four of them with his revolver and put the others to flight. They fired at hits several times at th distance of a few paces, but only one bullet touched him. wounding him slightly on ths left "Sine then th mor Ignorant and su- th Nicaraguan have be--' Krsllttous of he la In league with the devil, who make him Invulnerable to Pullet and swords. Certainly his many marvelous escapes on the- battlefield and from plots ts sssxsslnate hlm lend color to thst belief. Borne people say that hs share It hlmselt." . ... News was brought to Zelaya by hi spies In the summer of 189 that a revolt!-tie- s was being orgxnixed. In which several of th officers of his army were Involved. Ther were to meet st th house of on of ths conspirators thst eveningte arrange tha final details ot th upris"whll they war eagerly discussing the best way to sals the president, the door opened and In walked th president himself. said "Good evening, gentlemen," h I heard you had A party pleasantly. here this evening, ana thought I would look hi and share tha fun. Quite a distinguished gathering of my officers! You all seem te be very serious. Discussing military matters, I suppoke." And so ha went on chatting affably for half aa hour or more, alone In the room with a score of his bitter enemlea They were racked with fear and suspense. Did he knew? Most of them suspected (ht he did, and wondered whether It would not be better to end th business Yet he by putting a bullet Into him. seemed so thoroughly at ease, so absolutely unconscious of any plot, that tbev . . . . . hesitated, Presently he poured out some win and lifted his glass. "1 Wt l a toast, gentlemen," he give xid Here's jm long life to tbe president of Nicaragua and confusion to sll rial tors"' A le spoke th words, h threw the window. , where It glass against th smashed Into pieces with a loud crash. Instantly the door opened and thirty or forty soldiers who had been waiting out-st(or the signal rushed in. All the plotter were arrested, hut th president dealt leniently with them. Korue were imprisoned and others were deport ed from the country. .This fondness for playing upon tt tout of men one of the marked traits of Zelaya s character. When he 1 In want f funds to suppress s' revolution b a ths rich men of Managua, and call pon them to make loans for th good ef th commonwealth. A wealthy merchant receive i'lrita-tlo- c it dine wuh ths president. Of he not refuse treats him with the greatest cosrtesy, gives him an excellent dinner, and congratulates him warmly upon lbs suerora of hia business enterprises Infortunstety business Is very bad, year excellency, protests tbe merchant. Tb disturbed state of the country ta te commerce I am runsing at ruiue and ) up my eapital." Ton doeating injustice to your business talents, tty dear friend." replies Zelaya. "I is given to understand that last month year turnover was s many thousanls of di'arA which would give you a profit Of much." naming th exact figure. Merchant le obliged to acknowledge n Zm.oyo it- to th mer-ch- 1 that bs ts nosuggests doubt anxious t out f wealth to tbs cause cf - . . . -- 1 Zir con-trih- st MENS WORTH MORE a-- a. -- . tils country, and names what hs email-vr- a a fitting sum. And the merchant use-a- l pays the assessment. Moat dictators e glad enough to abandon tlielr perilous posts aa soon as thgy have made a fortune cn which they can live comfortably In Farts for the rest of their lives But ZelHya cares more for uoaer than for money He slays In Nicaragua, year after year working and plotting Incessantly, in. the hope that some dav he will be able to his dream of becoming auucrat of the Pnlte.1 States of Central America New York Bun t j THAN Q0LD MINES j As Sambo says. "Alggs is alggs, a when dev IS slgxs dars fo' hundred o' n em en cookin' mo' ways fo' hundred . ways o spilin' 'em. waa a famous cook, but he didn't care for eggs, his graft was chickens when they didn't roost too high. "Does vo- know whut s de bery hes' t'ing to do wid algg? asks Sambo, and himself answers: "Let em hatch. The ateadv Inroads of th artificial Incubator have had the effect of Increasing the output of ergs In all countries, for, hens, heing no longer required to waste their time in sitting devote themsclvee more assiduously to la) mg. In 1J2 no fewe; than Kt 000 000 egg went to market In the 1'ntted 8tate at an average price of if 15 cents a doses. Formerly this country Imported enormous quantities, hut now It exports far more than It obtains from abroad. Tbe American hen la protected by th Dlngley tariff A duty of 5 cents a oosen Is Imposed on foreign eggs, enabling our hen to reallxe a profit of 400 per oent annually for her owner. The egg product of th United State exceeds in dollars and cents th valu of all the gold and silver mined therein. Th output Is worth annually over I145.UU0.0U6. The chief state is Iowa, which also Is first In hoga Her yearly output Is liki.OOiMSiO doxen. Ohio come next with M2 OOO 000 doxen. then Illinois, with 87.U0U.uu, and Missouri with - Rysdyk's faith in jtis Great tforst. famb.etonian Chester. N Y. Jan 15 "The death of Eugene Horton of Cralgvllle, saia M Vail of Fort Jeivia, "reoa'.l t0 me an Interesting Incident In the of the (amoue tire of trotters. Hamblvtou Ian It was never known to any one t.ev de Horton and myself and th others directW.l-iri- ly interested lived al Goshen forty years ago, and was In a business that bn.ug.it me Into familiar relations with Robert Bonner, wno waa then indulging for the (list ume his tasto In I ne horseflesh Hambletonlan 1 slock had not yet more than a local tame, althoughacquired Dexter and Gemge Wilkes were soon to give It worldwide reputation. The most conspicuous son ot Itamble-toniaup to thst Ume was Ei'l! ho was purchased (rum betdsall at Goshen two or three years Mij fore the civil war and taken to Kentucky, where, as Alexanders Abdallso he was stolen by guerrillas Hambletonlan was at Chester, where BUI Rjedyk. hla owner, was struggling under a load of debt with prospects anything but bright, so far as his friend could ses. "Robert Bonner had come Into Orange county several times looking up chances lor getting hold of fin and fast stock, as Orange county was noted for good.Jhp.rees. even before the days of Hambletonlan, and he had made the acquaintance of Rysdyk and visited bla stables at Ches- ter. "On day, after returning to New York from a visit to Hambletonlan, Bonner wrote to me and told me to go to Cheater and buy th stallion ffom Rysd) k tor him. and Inclosed a check to pay for It. the als of which simply took my breath away. Well. said I to myself. 1 guess BUI Rysdyk nsiednt worry much about the future now!' "I didn't know anything about buying horses, though, but my friend. Gene Horton, did; and so I got him to so with ms to Chester and do tbs negotiating, for it never struck me for a minute that we would have to pay as much for a horse a Bonner's check called for. A short time before that. Georg M. Fatchen had been sold for as larg s sum, hut Fatchen was ths crack hors of th time snd had made a great record on th track dnd won much money for his owner. Horton snd t drove down to Chaster with no other thought In th world than th that w were to amasa Rysdykto with him snd good fortune that was coming W him found snd him malt happy. hla wife st home, and after a while broached th purpose of our errand and told him we had com to buy hi horse, a fair pries tor If h was willing to him. married his second wife "Rysdyk had not long before thst Bhs was a very nloua lady, snd s member of one of th beet Orange county families. It was well known thst she did not a stalapprove of her husband's keepinghim dislion, and was anxious to have pose of tha horse. She eeemed overjoyed eom we had for, when ah learned what and th turned to Rysdyk and said: 'You will sell him. of course, William. If you get a fair price for, him, won't youY To our surprise. Rysdyk manifested no enthusiasm or curtnalty, but calmly remarked that he didn't care particularly about selling th horse, but he might sell him if he sot anywhere near a good offer for him. He wa eo eggrevatlngly atolld and unoonoerned In discussing the matter that by and by Gen Horton couldn't hold In any longer, snd he took Bonner's check, thrust It In Rysdyk's hand and exclaimed 'Well, there, then! There's what well give you for your horse! I gueea you'll think that comes pretty near being -a -fair offer. Twenty thousand dollars" "Mrs. Rysdvk rose from her chair with her hinds clasped before her, and I she was going thought for a moment thst to swoon, but presently she gseped: " Twenty thousand dollars I Twenty thousand dollars! Then she burst Into tears, and, turning to her husband, exclaimed: Oh. William! It will pay everything snd leave us a fortune besides!' "For ah had no mor Idea than w had that h wouldn't be simply overwhelmed with th offer snd welcome 'It, but he sat end calmly and coolly read th check, and then turned It over one or twice, handed It back to Horton. . " "No, sir! said h. Twenty thousand dollars wont buy Hambletonlan! Why, thst hors Pstchaa brousht as much as that th other day, and thersa nothing to him except that he esn trot a good race and has mad aom money. But I have got th greatest hors In tho world! Th greatest hors In th world! And he te gulng te leave the greatest Une ot horse th world ban over known! T don't car about sailing him at all, hut I wouldn't look at a cent less than Ilfi.OOO for him, snd I doa't know that 1 - - . would look at thatl Hers ws a man. poor, almost crushed beneath a burden of debt, spurning a fortune as th pries of on practically unknown hors, ao strong was his faith In that horse's possibilities! And In spits of our perausslv argument and the tearful pleadings of his wife, which she kept up all that hlht, he persisted ta hla refusal to accept 5X1,006, for Hamble-tonlsWe had ne authority to offer any more than that for th horse, snd whoa I rethe check to Robert Bonner and turned told- - him that Rysdyk wouldn't accent that sum for his hors he was aa much amazed as Horton and I were. He had an Idea though, that Rydyk would come rou-v- l to t jffer, hut he didn't and not long afterward Hamble-tonlan- 's mighty son Dexter burst on the and world with hi unprecedented Wilkes, addthat nthsr great son, George ed glonr snd prestige to the name of his sire, and th wisdom of Rysdks judgment was manifest. had "Within a year Hambletonlan earned him much more than the amount of Robert Boomer's acheck, and when tin tuns of mor Rysdvk died he lett old than IJhtU!. aTFicCumuIated byihestubof his owners hois a the result born snd persistent refisil of Robert Bonnsr'a check.'' N. Y Bun. tk ' n. pd. Frayed lit statement. Not counting Alaska and Hawaii, th highest price for eggs Is paid In Montana, where the average Is 20 cents a doxen. and the lowest In Texas where you can buy all you want at Ttt cent The occasional price spurt In th of New York, where 3.000 000 ease city ef eggs are received annually, does not count for the state at largo. Price ere exceptionally high Just now on account of the severe cold snap, which attended all over the country, cutting down th can supply. The finest eggs at wholesalecitys be had at 88 cents a doxen; at retail about 45 to 4J cents. Thr are producers of fancy egg who get fl a doxen from restaurants of New Yo'k'x Faubourg St Gormain. The same farmers millionaire from Wall street s rule sell butter at 51.50 a pound aad milk at 51 a quart Railroad rtaUxtics on tha eg g queettea are enltghtei Ing. The annual output fill 43 000,000 crate holding thirty doxen esrh. An erdinary refrigerator car hold 400 crates. A train of Iheo car sufficient to carry the annual product would be 800 mllei In length, or long, enough t reach from Washington to Chicago J beyond, oiThera!re rollo are 2M.000.000 domestic poultry hi the United Slate, A vast majority of tnem gr on small farms. In flocks of a doxen to twtnly-fl- v or They gather thrlr own sutsletencothirty. and reo.lv prao. Really no care, which explain why gg are ao cheaply produced. Th locI market just now Is burdened with quantities of floated and split f ga. which are wld at a big sacrifice. In some instance cat loads hav arrived with (ran twelve to fifteen dozen to the case cracked open by freezing. The split egg hav to be figured at about the price of "checks. They r used for cooking. England consumes vast quantities- - of lost year were eggs. Her Importation valued at 528.uu0.tiou. the buys enormous quiirtltle frtra Italy, Uo many, Franoe, RumIo. Belgium, Denmark, Egypt and Motctco, as well os trvm th. UnJttd State and Canada. Th smsltrat egg laid' by an InMot and rannot be seen except with a micro1 he largest scope that cl .pyornla, a foarll bird of Madagascar. th. It tt two and a half gallon, or a capacity much aa six ctlrtcn eggs, or twoiva- - dooea he eggs Some creatures lay only ona egg tat a year; other., such as tnrrin. animal, pour rut millions of ova. Those that lay on egg unu.lly manage to hatch it and rear th young. Tho. that lay million, nr. be fortunate; leas than ef 1 per cent oi.r approach maturity. The moat r.ltriou gg la aald to b. that ' 1 one-teiit- ji of the boo-whi- , t, Th Phoerlcians, and (torn them th Hindoo. Jcpar.tre, and many Eryitl.n. other ancient nation, maintained that the world wis hatched from an egg maa by the Creator. Orphet rpeak of (hi Xgf New York Preau. HOW DO COMViCTS GET THE MEWIt A Mystery That Pasatea th lew York Frt.ew Aetherltl.a. How prisoner communicate with On nether I on of th of the tat prison. Her is mysteries n Incident that occurred at Dxnnemora illuatrativ of th sort of thing which sometimes stump th prison official. Warden Deyo wo appointed the head of th big Jill In the Adirondack something lee than year ago. The place had been vacant fee while, and of course there had bees good deal of interest at Dannemora la th Identity of the new warden- - Mr. Deyo got hi appointment In Albany and within an hour after It waa made every convict at Dannemora knew about It, This seem Impossible, but Mr. Deyo himself te authority for th absolute truth of the stery. Th way th keeper first leereed that th convict had this new 1 Intereating Even In n Institution of Iron discipline, like Clinton prison, ther ar certain old convict who hav been In for so many year that ar to th jail what t rustle. are- te thy etty prison, like th Tomb. On of theso trusties said to a koopor- :I th nw wsrdaa a hard man?" Now. th kasper to whom this wo addressed hadn't evea heard of Mr. Day o' H. wo surprised, aad appointment. meant. a.kd whataaldth convict old man, "Mr. Dya I th "Why," toth nw warden. H was appointed day." It didn't take th keeper long to find out that what h hod just heard si news was known then, and had been for some little time, to every on of th S.titiO in th jail. It wa only Short tim before till conversation that tii news had reached th Jail, and how it got Into th shop and work yard no on knows But It did travel like lightning. When Mr. Deyo arrived at th jail t take charge, th convict knew h bad com, although th railroad station te com little distance from th prison. The keeper ay that they knew Just what train he ws coming by, and knew In the b got Uisid th priaoa minute the shop . walls Th amount of Information then prisoners obtain, without any known mean of obtaining It. I staggering to the ordinary mortal. New lurk Pun. - prte-rtn- er Brute Cat. ' "Igqwelehle don t know when I wlahed o much on Tueedvy night, to be Jim Jeffrie when 1 wa riding on n Eighth avenue car, near Sevcnty-acconstreet," said A It I related of the Russian Field Mir. shal Paaklevitch that In the course of the Harlemite "An Immense man, weighing being somewaat dissiege of Varsovlo. TKJ pounds and at lx feet commoded by a hot fire from a certain two, fully Into the car. He had been celegot be hlJeL but to !o It ordered ha Year New In advance and was battery, no purpose. Hla troops did not seem able brating H In an ugly humor. began to talk to lorat th enemy, and their shot had aloud, and used ahockirly profane no effect. Finally tbe field marshal himwere women la th several There self galloped forward and sternly de- car with escort, who. however, only manded: looked appealingly at Conductor No 300?, What imbecile Is In command hare?" who wasnt mote than five feet 'x Aa answered aa officer who ap1 am. the car sped on the man got worse and proached. worse. Tnen quiet young man, weigh- Well, captain. I shall degrade you. Ing not more than 130 pounds, got up. sine you do not know your business though he wa not an eecort of any of Your shells have no effect and th drunken man struck women, True. sir. but It ts not my fault. Th tha two stinging slaps in th face. shells do not Ignite." Take that, you dog! Don't you know com trying Tell that to othera Don t You there are ladies In this car? he said. will reto fool me with surh chaff once the big man grabbed him, and At this evening. ceive your publshment all the tnen sprang up and mad "The captain coolly took a shell from s then a to defend the little chap Three rush and. holding It pH near by. lit the fuse,, four struck st the giant, but didnt n th palms of his hand, presented If to or reach him, and then th conductor cam the marshal, sairg.sir in, pushed the men Into their eeat snd "Bee for yourself big man to sit down. Only foe The marshal, folding hla arm serosa got th moments wa h quiet, though, at th omoklng a few his breast, stood loosing he broke out again several momentwhen and Both silent a men wss It shell. called to th conductor te yvt stood motionless, awaiting ths result. Finally th fuse burned out. snd th cap. him off. conductor cany Inside and with Tbe ground. tain threw th shell to th a quiaslcal look, said. G.ntlemen, do you turnIt'e true" remarked Ih marshal, 1 can moaauroo other think consider to to really away ing jit him off?. If you think I can. Ill try. Hen c the enemy's fir of Instead and this M'pteaaed laughed, "Everybody punfahmont Is th evening. th eeuse of the rumpus that h. beth esptsln received th cross of th OrTriYork came and ther wa ae der of Baiat Waidlmlr. New, V r m.r trouble.' New York Frees bune d lt -- e. good-humor- ' |