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, Cr' i ) ynt ' n 1wh h ll the in: or lst of"
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zr t'tp a t .tlell f.oand rn hip. "he it
,r.laionl th it I, "ihe Governo , coniin.nd
that onb' t'n-ponil turkey la riveon to
every l.. r f:lmily. et':mlry with il ithller
'.wo t iurkt ily , 1i i i 'ii l w it n ms ther tf lUter
"turkeys."
Jimmy -mlt ,,wn from painful tiptoe
Oiirt f"tilln tf stie w' ith a proleniomeut,
"`V lle l u itp by it vivid ilt :ien tid, s
"Crackoy " he exlp, lhd. "'Iloro's
"ewsTll' and hoiled - on the sttrt for
"'ttrhe" was a riclkty ei'rn inn an It
'C'at y:!l. It hal ino?" chn llenin'ed
elt, sspiir it, t l y"k \nti inrtnly i his
"hall" of tle was ite-the hi nohpital.
Ae sawos hi! heard hi sp wea strehro a
".a t wire., and ag:ýinst it l,,n,, n Lh lanl
:.ng pole. .lus 11 0:a1t it VI:iS 11t inltrollipttI
;pring- l ard, with anll l.] turn mattress
.y's oln o brothr, Nod. had jutahead."
'ýire prom led one turenlt as the formpoor
Surer ne ,on the s('ene with a prolonged:
"Say?"
"HIello! what's up?" queried Ned, pos
1'rng for . o.tlh lr tumlble.
"IHold on! Say-great news!"
"The GtVotvrnor's in town!"
"`Hey! what Governor?" challenged
N.,, suspi,'iously and incredulously.
"Why, of the State-the big nob, see?
[ saw him! I heard him speak his proc
~proc-"
"--lormna tion-go ahead."
"He promised one turkey to every poor
man, two to half orphans, three to---'
"Gwan!"
Ned disdainfully turned the cold shoul
der on his brother.
"Naw! There's nothin' to it. Some
bholy's been kihlin' you!"
"But it waIs the Governor! I)idn't he
talk out the proc-lelrnlation? Don't he
look a Governor all over? Two turlkeys."
"S ~y. .liniiny." gravely int,'rrlup ed
Ne,. "drop it. You've heon hoaxed. G(t
doWL to business now, if you ever' expect
t ,:1 .' a Inll I of yout 'self."
El'ei r silnce tlle last 'ir' its catlme to town
the (Quinn boys hadl been "makin m, un
of themselves" in a way unique-the ac
robiltic waiy.
1cy were' spry, supplel , daring. Ned
was "Inlia rubher!"' Ile could flipl) up
in the air li':e .n experl't tumbler already,
after a m1onlll's prac'ti' e. Atl ais to .Jim
mry's wire-walking feats-Ned decl.,red
they woull soom be ,,rllning "tifty petr"
as "the ceilehrnted Flying Brothers!'
An lI thy ho, a sacred motive in view,.
"for illlmther's sakel." She hatl scrubbed.
wv:ashtied, wvorkled Iay and night to r,ise
lthlil. N iow, evie1 out of h ti ii l
allllollln t theyi earneid selling papl,'rs. they
la:iu sav;l\d smalnl suoi to buiy he"r a new
. ,i ill -'ii'kir"r hhenll 11 she catile out of
the ht~oiital.
•i:nilmy wnt thlrougll yl is rn1tiep itn a
hali-helrtl d way. His hl riii i hed hopes
ad been "sat on." He Ielieved in fairies
;an lurhck. ;n1 I th rt'efore in "the Gov, o l'aOi""
;l l1 his t r1llkl'lys, i i1 h d termill I di to
ti:l t lt' more li oll t them tlhe next - it y.
witlhot alyig a11ythilg about it to the
snlingl N , .
Ol.porItunity presonte1d the following1 af
I 1rn,,n. Jimmy ivnts getting ril of his
last "eXtry," when hIl l ,cog:nized a spill
,lid fi.gr, routing. up the street-it was
"I ,Il( Iui, 'I I11.t1 .
1 ith d le ;I e ;n1111 hesitation .l intily
I pl', o:i IhoI : him , rl fhi, sm ,li ng, good
natll ri 0 Io il yo lln l l ll niIeI it.
I, l, 511un-r tl'.lthe sO i l. "you act as
1f y,,I i '0 1 to sllisoai l to ilte"
"1 h,.t- tht"Y' excinimed the other,
"( h, I ln ..w yn '1" nT 'lvdPd ,1linu y il
: ln a ri,. ui,., J] tsoi, , \v' y- an-] Ihhlre1
,'It hlis st'c, 11 n Iu 1s .111 to lie P1 t o1 "thIle
l 1 '1: crossed "the
` ý.o'qnril"4"'': , . lhe was only a trav
,' hu Jewery salesman, hilt he pnuld not
111:11 th!s l 'd' s b'ight fiaith. h , look(,d
i te: sue. l .1in1 grace whine ,'imllmy told
ill :10 story of hardship, hope and o'n
J"limmny Quinhn." he snid, taking out hes
bepL ... i n I ma:uhin, mn entry. "Reef
ill, t Illbout Ily being the Gover'n r, ht
,'filia ,1 al nt l osh'<t u1i , a td (hlulit like
to Ittlai t intt,"thion ."
"Yes, sir," pr,,nmiseld .Jimnlmy fervently,
prol'1 of the ,n"nfid,,nce imin li(,l.
I ptledge the (tovernor's royal word for
it, friend . i11unty!"
JTimmy tiurned over in bed with a yell,
atnd his brother gra:lbhedl himt. lie had
beoon ldreamiting or tell thousand turkeys
llasting o.n aI split a mile long, and
thoullght he fell in alnioing them, so
"l'irte" he hulentid.
"Bet yor lifte"' cried Ned. "Get np!
Thlere's a corker of a blaze somntewhlere!"''
Sllre elnouglh, tlhere was. The tow.n \Was
astiitr. llalf-ressed, the rothers were
soon sCuddling wildly down thle street.
".iinmy," said Ned, Ibrethllessly, as
they tillurled the corner, "the Ctlltrl's all
ablaze!"
The principal hotel of the little inland
city was doomlled. In the crush the broth
Jimmy was hurrying, past a building ad
joininu, when he g.ave a lquick stare.
A 111n in his shirt sleeves, hatless antid
barefoote 1, ,l: Lhe,,1 past hilm.
"\ hy I Jimml titty, electrically, "it's
the (,overnor."
The maun dartel up the' lark stairs of
tile vacant lbtildinig, next across a brief
.collurt to tilhe hotel.
lJimtnly put after himi, he hardly knew
why. UiT one Ilight, two, three--the roof,
throullh la scuttle. the ulttn went, before
Jitmmy overtook him.
"The (;overnor" ran to the edge of the
eaves and looked down.
"No ust!" Jilmmy heard him groan.
"Mr. Governor, what's the matter?"
asked Jimmy, presenting himself in view.
"Hey? Oh, it's you? Well, my boy,
I'm ruined, that's all"
"Yes, sir; but why are you up here?"
"Because the fire drove me out of my
room. In the excitement and peril I left
behind a santerer containit.g bhut It's
gone tip! I hoped I could cross to the
roof-"
"W'hich room, sir?" demanded Jimmy,
in the sparkling ardor of a mighty
thouight.
"That-where this wire cros.r's to an
arm. in 1 cuts above the court. lory, stop!
Jimnlmy!
\Vhiz! Jimmy hrl seized the wii'. Like
a sprite lie mnle ia descent to which his
practiced han's were inured.
Into the open n in !owi-lost in the
smot' en Itlonlet lt. into view again, blinl
ed, spluttiering, a satchecl strapped to his
"I've :rot it!" hie yelled hilariously.
"For mercy's sae., he can reful!" remark
ed the :IIIsIons "Golver'llor.'
But .Jinrny laiirhed. lie even cut an
niroibatic (' lter n: rocs the dangling wire,
nn:, fI.sheil an happy, lannded on the
oppolite roof, tendering the satchel with
the words:
"There you are, Mir. Governor!"
Th t satchel cu'arin'edl "the Govern
or's" samples. $2.,C(!(I in prec(ious gems.
Wheiin he wrote to his tfim and then to
the insiurance people expilainiing .Tlinry's
brave nnIn daring explo)it, one sent a ehek
for $3(0, the other' for double that
altm lnt.
The happi est wonman in Christenilom
the biright Thin'seiving lay ensullilnlg wes
MIir. Mary Quinn.
IHer "brave lads" had placed $H00O ill
,)ani: to lher a:i o(llnt.
An.I, tit'e to his pilromlise. "the (Gov
erllol'" slw that thteir m'lrry diinner table
was actually gracedl with two turl'keys!
The Meaning of It.
' ..1- . . .
r:' nl MR
ittIe Irastus"-Poppy why dey say
Fanks:;ibbin' turkey, huh?
1'Poppy--I)at's or cause yo' rank de
owna oh de coop fo' leabin' tie do' open.
--St. Loui. (hloble-1)emoer;at.
Cannes fori 'Thansgivin;g.
For all that God in mercy senuds;
For health nel uch hildren, itl'e and friends,
F, eou colfrt in the timne of lneed.
IFor every kin ly vword and deled,
For happy thoughts and holy talk,
For gluillnce in our d1'l v walk
For everything g:ve :1'anks!
For beauty in this world of ours,
For ve'rldant grass anll luvely flowers,
For soug of birds,. for htuir of heos.
Flor ill alld plain, for streams al nd wood.
Fur the' great ocean's Inighiy ti:id
For everything give Ithlinks!
For the sweet sleel) tht comes at night,
For the returning mornitig's light,
For the bright sun that shines on high,
For the stars glltlering in the sky.
For these and everytliltg we see,
U Lord! our hearts we lift to thee
For everything give thanks!
Our New Subljects.
Chief of the La I)Drones-I have just
betn out readillng the IPre'sident's Thanks
giving p1rotcllanat:ion to the tribe., lave
we a diitnner lit for the occasion?
Ills Wife-Yes. my lord, we have two
missionaries anti a bottle of domestic rye,
made in IKentucky.
Tom l I y's TIhrnkstriving.
I'm thanltkful I'v\o tpap and mamllIa,
Alld tu"iey ad cranlterry s.ucte,
And i tiillllne-lt , andl brothers ntld sisters.
in'n thantkful I teter tttn eross'
'm111 thllankfull Ollr school has decidled
To tloe tlr tllhe rest of the woek;
I'ni thanklll flll It t stronger thanll Jimllmly,
Anld nev\ r feel h ktlltttrtl'd to s.peak.
There'.i lie No Parting There.
First Turkey Gobbler-I hear your son
had a terrible experience on Thanksgiv
ing day.
Second Turkey Gobbler-Yes; he wa-n
all cut sip by it.
AN ASIATIC DESPOT.
Abdur Rahman Khan, the Dea4 Ameer
of Afghanistan.
Abdur Rahman Khan, Ameer of Af
ghanistan, whose death occurred re
cently, was one of the most picturesque
and powerful fig
ures in Asia. He
was born in 1830
and had been on
i he throne 21 years.
His life was a
stormy one. For
12 years of his
early manhood te
was an exile, kept
out of Afghanistan
Bun .u.,.. by the jealous fears
of his uncle, Shere All, against whom
he had sided when All *and the other
two sons of the famous Dost Mahomed
were fighting for the throne. It was in
1868 that he fled the country and for 10
years before, in 1880, he re-entered Af
ghanistan to ascend the throne, he was
the guest of the Czar, living on Russia's
bounty in the city of Samarcand. The
Russians have accused him of the gross
est ingratitude in these later years
when he has treated Russia almost as
an enemy.
The opportunity of Abdur Rahman
Khan, the exile, came in 1880 and he
was equal to it. Shere All had been
driven from the throne of Cabul. A fu
gitive from the British vengeance that
was pursuing tlc great men of the Af
ghans who connived at the murder of
IBritish subjects, he died In the north
ern part of his country. His son,
Takoub Khan, had hardly been pro
claimed Ameer when the British mis
sion under Sir Louis Cav\agnari, was
massacred in Cabul and Yakoub was
dlethroned and led a prisoner to India.
Meanwhile Abdur Ralnman had crossed
the border, assured of the support of
some of the leading men, and proclhim
ed himself Ameer. Ilis coming was
welcomed by the British and his rule
began in 1880.
Afghanistan's 4.000.000 people are
made up of many diverse and even an
tagonistic elements. IIe put down with
a heavy hand the uprising of the Ghil
zais, who numbered about one-fourth
ofl his people. He comlpelled the wild
est tribesmen among the mountains to
pay taxes and the taxes he levied were
no bagatelle. He had never pretended
to govern his country on rosewater
principlles. Nobody asserts that lie won
the love of his people, but he estab
lished his supremacy, became the ruler
of a united Afghanistan and received
general recognition as the strongest
Ameer since the d.ys of the old Iura
nis. He established various industries
and acquainted his people with some of
the best features of civilized life.
Iiis heir is IIabib Oullah, who is 39
yeals of age.
BARBERS WHO MAKE MONEY.
Those Who Serve Patrons at Iheit
H mnes O+et Large . ip .
The Itinerant barber of to-.!ay whi
correspontds to the early Idea of thit
personage by going from place to place
attending his clients in their homes ant
not awaiting them in his own or hi:
employer's shop, is by no means a fig
are of the past in New York, but pros
pers here still. These barbers are work
men who have acquired a following o:
their own and find customers enougi
who want to be shaved at home to in
sure them a living. They are abb
with a limited number to get along, at
the expense involved is not great.
There is, for instance, no rent, and
this makes it possible for a barber u
succeed with a more limited number oi
regular patrons than might otherwise
be thought necessary. The number ol
these men has greatly increased duriun
the past years and they represent tie
barbers who are fearful of undertakinl
the responsiblilty of their own shop>
and are yet desirous of being more In
dependent than the ordinary employe
The most successful of these barberi
are usually more desirably placed that
their employers. They have no respon
sibility and earn a regular income a,,
well as being treated with considera.
tlon by their bosses, who are always
anxious to keep such men. The itiner
ant barbers who serve their clients al
their own homes are able to do this al
only a slight advance on the usua
amount. Sent out from the shops they
receive four times as much as would
be asked in them.-New York Sun.
TILE GRAIN ELEVATORS.
During the past two years numerous
departures from the old methods of
building elevators have been made and
In most instances the innovations have
resulted favorably. Steel bin elevators
with two, three or four bins detached
A TILE 1GRAIN EI.EVATOR.
from the machinery building, are now
quite conmmon. At Duluth there are
several made of concrete.
The bins shown in the picture, while
not comprising part of a wheat ele
vator, are no less remarkable on that
account. There are eighteen of them
with a combined capacity of half a mil
lion bushels, and they form part of the
plant being erected in Minneapolis.
The material used is principally tile
with steel bands running through part
of it. From the outside nothing but
tile is in sight. The elevator will cost
$200,000 when completed.
MIARTYR TO SCIENCE.
NURSE DIES FROM EFFECTS OF
YELLOW FEVER TESTS.
Mine Clara A. Mans Was Inoculated
with the Dread Disease by the Bite
of a Mosquito-ExperimentR Cause
Several Deaths,
The death in Havana of Miss Clara
A. Maas, a trained nurse from Newark,
N. J., who was following her profes
sion at Las Animas Hospital, was the
third resulting from the experiments
being made with mosquitoes by the
Yellow Fever Commission. The sacri
fice of this young life in the cause of
science-Miss Maas was 25 years old
directs attention to the work which
has been done in Cuba toward the
stamping out of the disease that for
merly claimed so many lives. In this
investigation in the cause of science
the heroism of American men and
women has been conspicuously dis
played. The actual and conclusive dem
onstration by the army Yellow Fever
Commission, of which Dr. Walter Reed
is president, that mosquitoes are re
sponsible for the spread of yellow
fever, will rank forever as one of the
most beneficial discoveries in medical
science.
TIhe cause of yellow fever has always
been a mystery; and, indeed, it is a
mystery to-day, in a measure, since,
although undoubtedly a disease of par
asitic origin, the parasitic organism it
self has not yet been discovered. Sev
eral times it has been thought that it
was found, and there are those investi
gators who to-day believe that the
Bacillus icteroides of Sanarelli is the
causative organism of the fever; while
the English physician, Dr. Herbert E.
i)urham, who, with the late Dr. Walter
Myers, was sent out by the Liverpool
M)IS CLAR A. A RA M. AA.
School of Tropical Medicine to Brazil,
believes that in a small bacillus which
they have frequently found In autop
sies they have discovered the true
germ. The proof brought by the Amer
ican experiments that certain mosqui
toes will transmit the disease, how
ever, renders both of these claims un
certain and probably incorrect. In fact,
Dr. Reed denies that Sanarellis ba
cillus has anything to do with yellow
fever. The true parasite will be discov
ered, without doubt, and it is to be
hoped that the American army ottilcers
who have been responsible for such an
extraordinary advance in our knowl
edge of the eticlog'y of the dread dis
easie nmaly be the investtigators to carry
the work trhough to its fullest conclu
sions.
"ha Esxc·ri mon'q,
During the autumn of 1900 an experi
imentel saniltary station was estatblish
ed, in the open. a mile from Q(uena
Sldos. Two hIouses were built, tightly
constructed, with windows and doors
protected by wire screens. Ini one of
these houses, sailed sheets, piilow
ctases anid blankets were used as bed
ding, and this bedding was brought
straight from the beds of patients sick
with yellow fever at lHavana. For
sixty-three days these beds were occu
pied by nientlers of the hospital corps
for erilods varying froin twenty to
twenty-one days. At the end of this
octcupaltion the men, who were all non
T lllinnlies, owere taiken to quarantine
Sfr live days sand then released. Not one
of thiin was taken ill. All were re
leased in excellent health. This experi
ilent is of the greatiest importance, as
snowing that the disease is not coni
3 veyed by fonit;es, land hence the disin
f fection of clothing. bedding or mer
I clhandise sulposed to have been con
I tamin:lted by c(ntat with yellow fe
ver patients is no longer necessary, and
I the extrenies to which this disinfection
- work has been carried in cases of yel
low fever pidemiles in our Southern
States lhave been perfectly useless.
In the other house, which wan known
as the "ilnfected mosquito building,"
were no articles which had not been
carefully dlsinfected. The house con
tained two roollms, and non-inllnunes
were placed in both rooms. In one
room, separated from the other by' wire
screen pamrtitions only, mlosquitoes
whlich had bitten yellow fever patlients
were admitted. In the other room they
n were excluded. In the latter room the
men remained in perfect health; ini
the mosquito room 50 per cent of the
i persons bitten by infected mosquitoes
that had been kept twelve days or
more after biting yellow fever patients
were taken with the disease, and the
yellow fever diagnosis was confirmed
by resident physicians in Havana who
were above all others familiar with
the disease in every form. Persons bit
ten by. mosquitoes at an earlier period
than twelve days after they had bitten
a yellow fever patient did not contract
the disease. In another series of ex
periments, of seven persons bitten by
infected mosquitoes by placing the
hand Ih a jar containing the insseC,
five, or 71 per cent, contracted the dis
ease.
The direct agency of mosquitoes in
spreading the disease having been es
tablished, practical anti-mosquito work
was at once undertaken in Cuba. Gen
eral orders were issued requiring the
universal use of mosquito bars in all
barracks, especially in hospitals, as
well as in field service where practica
ble. The drainage of breeding-places,
the use of petroleum on standing wa
ter, in which mosquitoes breed, was
directed, and the medical department
of the army furnished oil for this pur
pose. It has resulted that Havana had
less yellow fever during the present
year than at any time in its history.
The efforts of Dr. Reed have been
supplemented by experiments, under
government authorization, by Dr. Cal
das. The latter has prepared a serum,
inoculation with which, he claims, ren
ders a person proof against the disease.
To test the efficacy of his discovery
Dr. Caldas needed the aid of heroic
persons. Half a dozen or more volun
teered, among them Miss Maas. These
persons were inoculated with the
serum, and, this inoculation having be
come perfect, the patients were sub
jected to the bites of one or more in
fected mosquitoes.
GRUESOME STORY OF CRIME.
Murderous Assaults Since 1800 on the
Earth's Great unes
The list of rulers who have been at
tacked by assassins during the nine
teenth century is a painfully long one.
History makes a list of thirty-odd at
tempts at assassination, fifteen result
ing in death. None has been safe from
the acarchist and fanatic. In fact, the
most liberal rulers have been the vic
tims of the assassin, while, with the ex
ception of Napoleon and the Sultan"of
Turkey, the despots have escaped.
The first attempt recorded during the
100 years past took place in May, 1800,
when some one, unknown to this day,
shot at George III. of England while
the king was driving through Hyde
Park, London. The following night a
lunatic took a shot at the king at the
Drury Theater, but the king was n6t
hurt.
Two unsuccessful attempts were
made upon the life of Napoleon, one
while he was first consul and after
wards while he was Emperor. In the
first insta'nce a bsrrel of powder was
exploded in the street as his cartiage
passed, kllhing twenty-two people. The
otlher attempt was more scientific, but
likewise a failure. A galvanic battery
of great power was used, but Napoleon
was warned in time.
In 1835. Joseph Marie Fieschi made
his famous attack upon Louise Philippe
of France. He was a Corsican adven
turer oppllosed to the regime to which
Louis belonged. The infernal machine
he constructed for his fell purpose was
composed of 25 rifle barrels inserted
ill a huge wooden stock so as to point
ini various directions. They were l:;ad
ed with a hundred balls and placed in a
window opposite where Louis Philippe
would pass. Forty people were killed
by the fusillade, but by a miracle the
object of the attack escaped. Three
other attempts were made upon the life
of Louis (during his reign.
In 18,52 Queen Isabelle II. of Spain
was stabbed by a friar while on her
way to church. The following year
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy was
attacked. In 1856 King Ferdinand of
Naples was, attacked and as a result
abdicated his throne.
Napoleon Ill. was several times at
tacked, but escaped each time without
injury.
Irince I)aniel of Mentenegro and
Prince Michael of Servia paid the pen
alty of their greatness with (eath In
the 'lils.
In 187i Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey,
was found dead in the palace gardens.
11e liad by progressive ideas and na
tural ability,. incurred the enmity of a
clique in the government.
Alfonso, father of the present King
of Spain, ua\\ shot lat twi(.e by fanatics,
i:ut escaled u cl:h timle. Emlperor WVil
liam I., of (Gerl'many. was lthe subject of
tssas1sins' titaclk twice also, but es
c2alced withll slight wounids.
In 1881 Alex'lnder II. was killed by
nihilists, the plot being hatched by stu
deats in thile Slchool of Mines. He was
literally blown to pieces.
The niext assassination was that of
President Carnot of France, in 1894.
lie was stabbed by Caesarlo Santo.
l'Two years later an assaissin enided the
earthly career of the Shah of Persia.
Empress Elizabeth of Ausltia was
fatally stabbed by Luechenli while she
was walking from her hiotel at Geneva.
The detatils of the assassination of
Kingl. Humbert are still fresh in the
public mind.
Honors in Store for Malcolm.
The dignities that confront the elder
brother are usually appalling to the
small sister, and there is a little girl in
Columbus, Ohio, who has been giving
to the subject much careful attention,
as the Dispatch bears witness. She
electritied the family at breakfast by
announcing:
"Next year Malcolm will be a lawn
mower. I wonder why they call him
that."
"A lawn-mower!" echoed the aston
ished mother. "What do you mean?"
"That is what you told me," replied
the child, gravely. "This year he was
a freshman. Next year he'll be a lawn
mower, and then a janitor and then a
senior.. And then he'll graduate."
Forty Happy Texas Counties.
There are forty counties in Texan
which have to seek legal advice outside
their limits, as they have not a single
attorney of their own.
The most severe critics old-fashioned
people .have are girls between 12 and
20 years of age.
