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0 TRULY EXASPERATING. iTtis llrd Turk Sinn Had IWobt to feel Veaeit. nr acori-ol" enld n Hydo Fnrk tnnn jwbo was riding down town In nu early train yesterday. "I deteit poopio who nro so blamed positive nbout every thing." "It Is n dlsagrreablo lmtitt." tho pas rctiKur who sat next to him admitted, "ninl It ntwnys pleases iao to ico such peoplo confronted with proofs that thoy nro lo tho wrong." "Yos, It iloos mo too. My wlfo's cmis In linn been visiting tu for sovernl days, and lie's onu of thoso know It all fellows. Von cnn't toll lilm anything. Yesterday morning ho was reading nbout thl Dreyfus trial, and I gnve lilm n pointer on how to pronounce n French word that wns used. Hut do you suppose ho wns willing to admit tlmt 1 knew tuoro nbout It than ho did?" "I supposa not" "No. He ant thorc, right nt my own tnblo nnil nrguod with mo for SO min utes trying to show Hint 1 didn't know whnt 1 wns talking nbout. Such poo jilu tnako tno wenry." "Why don't you Ret n Fronoh diction nry and proro to him that ho wan WOI1R?" "Oh! I looked It up yesterday nnd found tlmt I was mistaken myself, but vhnt make mo mad Is the fact that ho wan bo bin mod positive about It." Ohl eugo Tlmos-Horuld. All Unr Or.Irif tit rill. Tlit matron of tho Ohlldron'H homo In iWlehltn, Knti., Imi received n lottor from n mrtn who wkuta to adopt n child. "Bond ono," ho any. "Mint In llvoly nnd will luugli mid cry mid got Into mischief. 1 mil IIS yonni old, nnd 1 would giro tho world for n child that will Inugh nnd get In my wny mid bother me. We'll give It n Rood homo. I have raised llvo children, but they nre nil gone now, nud I cnn toll you there Is nothing no sweet ns tho bother Of ohlldren." New York Trlbuuo. The I'limlly Authority. "Wllllo Sny, jKi, Ih ovory word In tho niin.diinry? I'n No, I guns not, my son. Kvory llttlo while n now ono nomas Into uso. Wllllo What's tho last word, thou, pa? I'n I don't lennw. Go nsk your moth er. Ghlengo Now. Token I.lternllr. "Hntinnh." oxctntmcd tho mistress, "what do you menn by putting nil your money Into mackintoshes, galochcs nnd utnbrellns'r" "Wasn't It yor own ndvlco, mum, that I put nway nil I could fur n rainy lny, mum?" Detroit Frco Press. A Iltvnl'ii I'atlmute, Bho Hut do you think ho ha oror dotio nuythliiR Hint will bo remomborcd after ho Is roiic? He That will dopond altogether upon wjiethor his various Inllors die boforb ho dbeH or not. Ghlengo Times ilornld. Inrredltite. "Franklin." wild .terfersoil us they nt slpplug cool drltiks In the Patriots' club over the rl-er, "I see the Phllndel phlaiis hnvo Riven you n stntuo." . "So soon iik tlilK?" (iierl(Hl the sago In hurprlse.-PlilIudolphln North Amor lean. linn lllii Htiaplclnnn, "WhoiU I; ls you. I I gar. you nro not nfrnld I Bin going to nsk for money, nro you?" "No. tlonr; but. I'm nfrold you'vo nl ruady dlonped mo out whllo 1 wan nsloop." Chlengo Hucord. Slur Thnii l,lll'. J Mrs. I'lgg-I oiiKht to im to that club meeting thlM irteriioon. but I enn't get up enough uiiii-jy m start Mr. Mux-Would It help you along If I were to tell you not to go? ludlau- npollu Jounml. A Kind llenrlril (llrl, He Ho you Rive mo the mlttun? Hho Y. Hp-A ml this Is all? Rhtv-I mlNht throw In n raw moth tolls. Ohleuw) IteeiM-d. Hot All llncll.h. Mttlo Minn WnyutH-l 'ur butUr TtiiRllshT , Little Mhw Ul(ehuip-N.p. but his ClotlHM Is. New York Wekly, Dlaniut Joy. . "Do you otijay HnuptNtanu's plays, uim umyr "Ytts, IihJinmI! tlHy .are so euto ntut RleoHty.N-CitlcnKO Itec-jftl. Tliouulit II Umlfrilnad, "Ml. VmTr out lb fnmi, who fiSHttnt I sittl HMiwitiliMl to Ills unlM-. Tin wHr. itiivr. ituwly looked LttlHl. fti.l. . n n Hi III oil nftxin i'iiiiiiii-i Nii-r in- hrwimkt sm Ik w irm i itoiii. iu n turn. Wan. i. .mil i hi- ruiU "tkki Is e rrli.' T "Yi. sir UMift run kv.tr nt we ytHt waninl it iiiubT" THE SPORTING WORLD. The orlRlnntors of our nntlonnl fmni o were Reiitlemen who played ItaHoball for recroAtlon only, snjs tho I'hllndel phln Times, nud would hnvo hold In low ostceui nny man who soiiRht to trnnsform It Into n business menus of RnlDlnc n livelihood. It wns their In tent:on ns well ns Hint of other Renern Hons of enthusiastic bnsebnll plnyors who followtHi thorn that Imsehnll should lx purely n Rcntlemnn'o Rnmo, As clubs multiplied throtiRhout tho country It became necessary to cstab Hull somo Reiieral orRanluitlon hnvliiR authority to control nnd roRiilnto tho Interests of tho sport, to uinke such chntiKo in tho playing niles ns mleht from tlmo to tltuo seem ucccssnry nud In ovory posslblo way protect nnd Im provo our nntlonnl sport. To meet this necessity there wns formed the Nntlon nl Association of liasobal! rinyers, In which nny club wns entitled to mem borshlp with tho privilege of sending dologntes to tho nnnunl meeting. Tho pbiylug rules ndoptixl by this orgnnluv Hon were tho stntidnrd ones for tho Rnmo nnd wore respectod nnd ndopted by nit clubs, whothor members of tho association or not Almost Jlio flint rule ndopted by this national nssocln Hon wns ono most positively debarring from membership and rendering llnblo to expulsion nny club In which thoro wns n man who played bnsoball for hire or emolument of nny kind, tho ob ject being to maho and keep tho sport n gentleman's Rome. Tho result of this wns Hint bnsebnll nourished between tho years ISUd nnd 1871 to nn extent thnt luui never been known before or since. Tho number of clubs wns liter nlly loRlon, nnd hi ovory largo city tho number of matches that wore played dnlly was nlmost Incredible. Tho grounds were usunlly upon somo vn cr.nt lot or common nnd were frco to nil, no ndmlsslon feo being charged. As n consoiiueiu'o tho crowds nt theso contests wero very grunt, from 10.000 to .10,000 being by no means nn unuvunl Rtteudnnce. In tho city of New York, for exam ple, Hiitro wero five dlfferont bnRobnll grounds within n stone's throw of ench other, nnd senrcely n day passed dur ing tho bnsoball sennou thnt thoro wns not n match in piogress uikiii ench nnd every ono of those grounds, mid tho rnmo Is truoof other InrgeclUes. It Is tio uxnggeratlon to sny that 50 years ngo 200 games were played for every one thnt ts playod now. Dasob.tll Is un questionably lu Its deendonco nnd tins been over sluco professional bnsob players wore first oponl" - ..cd nud professlonnl plnyiug ponultted. Tho sport recelml Its death blow ns n pure, henlthful recrentlou nnd Invlgo nitlug muscular oxerclso nud wolcomo relief from the tolls mid cares of the dally nvocntloiiH of men nnd boys of nil classes when It censed to bo n gon Hcmnn's gnme. Tho tllcynlo n Corn All. If tho luvostlgntlons of the modlcnl frntenilty continue, cycling bids fnlr to becoino n euro nil boyoud tho wild est clnlms of tho patent medicine cpincks. Diabetes In tho latest disease for which tho blrycle Is proscribed, (.oniinn nutlioritlos hnvo found thnt "ovon In novoro cases of dlnbetes ac tive iiuuculnr oxerclso, such ns bicy cling, may be utilised ns u therapeutic factor of senrcely loss luiportanee than togulntton of tho diet. Tho former linn tho ml van time of being more readily nppllctthlo, ns n rule, than the latter, mid for this reason It Is worthy of seri ous consideration lu cases In which It can be employed. Its Inlluenco should, however, ulwnys bo llrst carefully test ed both (junlltntlvoly mid quanti tatively." Stirrup IVilnl. Tho Belnutlllc Aimirlwiii descrlbos n now stirrup pinlnl for bicycles. The Iden Is phtlu enough. It Is to etmblo tho rldor to oxert grenter power on the down stroke tluin would ho possible If the ordinary form of jieilal wore em ployed nnd to obtnlu a bolter control niowirt.o.o'0'0-ti.o.oetaiQ I lPO--0-0"-5-'0--00-0--0-00 t '1Y YX O W D K at I . l? cr: a b c c? - yi i 1 1 a -Sl kJ tJ - T ITT- V II I YA ..Zfifl A I M -StaO 9 T6 fi-sKa ? I IV -f? A" l ci . YI TA r 1Y Ax a Pt3r2 Em o ?a T6 n " 6T 9 IT1 19 4Y .... U i? 'CS 9i V f IV1V1V1 TV IMW TH STIHIILT tftiAl. WUIIU of the wheel rbeu Imek (Msbtllpg. The stirrup l plvottNl imi tb i0mI pin of ihv vrauk by i nouns of h ituove swlug lug uit bull iMmrliMs. Whatever may lie tbu immUIoii of tkv crank, tu stirrup will always lisug venleiUly. Tlw foot ou the down stroke exerts force uvon tue bottoiu of tlw stirrup, ami on Um up stroke tut foot will bear against the ptNtnl sIm-tu. l'owsr Is therefore HpilM on both up and tlewu strokes. It li claimed for luv stirrup that It dls IM U4HH Mltll IH UertsMlty of toe ellm. tost high km dvitwi Is avurrauw nnd ' thnt In bnvk MHUtllae the rMer la sou-' Mod to stop bis wkwl uiucb wore ' HUlrklr I ban wtMikl nlltai-uUu lu. I sIMa. N or aril Them Willi Simiisc. TUmu who Im I1i- Mmi ret illag uat Ik for Istt'tes are IU raault of uMMtern HvUltaltoa lire out of dale The (I reek ' Huratts used to carry Hh-iu mtb n smKf full of Imaay lu a um! put tu l M the t-blldrwu from vrfU . soil In thr Hrltlsh niiim-uin itrc t.u Urtk rasas itatln rrom TOO It ('. wblck are mtirti like fiftim Uiitkrs itsvd by thi lUtwana subaMuuily. i CAUMOAT1U) IKnVOIlMINO HIS rAVOIItTIC THICK. use of all bl Irnnilnc He ws surh an apt studsnt nf '.hviiiUtry that he was scut to a iinin.utery nvnr Pnlrrnio to pur ine the utility tiiiilur the direction of learned pilunts, It wns nu nito of Igno rance sin) roprrstltluii. and tho nsllo mind of Ilnlsaino detected great possibili ties In pvrfonnlii tricks linst-il on this kt'lniiee. lie was tistnrnlly a trickster, and so, after ooinplatlng his course of stuily, lie sttirtwl out on a career at de ception. He bugsii by forging Oientnr tickets and then a will. He relitied a goldsmith nnined Marsno of n sum of money ItaUsino pretended Hint n secret treasure lay hurled In n certain reeky eh m nst outside the eity of l'nlurmo ami U.v. he, fur a eouslilerntioii, of cnurse, was ulilu to utisnrth tho gold by inesns of rertnlti maglesl IncsiitatluiiN. The goldhoat.ir was u slmiile iiinii and like n KUiliaHju Kwsllowed thu bslt, lumk ami nil. He ntil.l the reipilrml fee mid, nr wiiiisnUsl by tin- ninateiir siiriwrer, pnlil a visit on n nrtslu dnrk nliclit to the lonely smt where the tronnure was sup hwiiI tu bo. The necn insiifrtT drew a magic circle of pbntplm-iH uii the Krouml, primouni-i-d some enbsl. llc words slid bndv the gM sruitli tu dig. Marnuo went to work with plek and s.mde. Suddenly terrific yell wire heard, ami a ti-mip uf devils i.bi seidi's Uio 1 1 colliimiileim In dl'llel rindied from Ixdilnil the rocks m il pouue el iiki) the hsplesa goMsmllh. They piiuiuieled lilm with their IUU nud prod ded hlui Willi pllilifi.rku nud left lilm In si'itslblo Rtiioug the rucks. I'or this act llalsamo wu fur-l tu Met- frmu I'nlenn.. to cseaiw the vruKesuee uf the furluus goldsutlth nnd piiuUlimeiit st the hniuls if the mithorltk-s. Ik- wsn net loath to leave the city, for he had the heart of a rovvr. In company with a (I reek nntiMsl At thutss he visited ireecv, i:t)ut. Arabia, I'emls, IllunU-M, Malta, Nuples, Venice nnd Itutue. Aerurdlng tu Id uwn seosuiit. be ntudled iili'lti-iny ut Mulla Its Ue htk urslury of I'lutu. urmel n..iu-r nt the KiilgbU of Viili.i ninl Hi. .Inlin. Dttrlng the iniimr ui III- wiiiiilerliist he becsinw inure and more vi-rned in nniuriil msglr, and his tal m lu Hint Hue were su great that ha s-e u u-un u rvptitiitlui a n mas tr uf iulr "-leii. He pei-rei'titl his dex terity sad Uvsuic pnJlrkut In tiii-ks hi vuJvliMt tkw one uf k-lbl ut hand. 1 li aise learned the art ( f'irsliis ducuuietii ami KeaU and iiractletnl vltU seal the praisaeloM uf the Ides ut "mine and tblne.H In ltowa h met s U-antlfvl girl, Io renaa l'4l lMl. dnuahtei- uf a girdle maker, nnd s slie u dextrrous In the praetlse of sly art nnd iimmU-d to bt a good asslntsnt Hi lilm ami helpmate they were married, flic was. In (set, more original and lavvnthi- than uluwolf. and tbey trs Tiled ever Kurup In a eusrb with a reilune of servants In gnr twous llverias. He played the srt of a msaieian. urovket and esnrelst so well that bis fanw spread urrr Kurope, nnd people ef the better rlaas. sebi4ars ami writer, met bint with great dereretiee. Vhs ladle- wore fan, bats ami suurenlrs a la Oairttet'ro. Hi wife's picture and Ilk own wet worn In lockets. Marble UmM ef the couple were tu be M-eri In tkw iwrks and pcUc, i.nd auoVr Hie pietore f the elia rial nn were lumiiii-U the wordi, "Tlie Dlrin Raliutru." Oae af hln famous srtu wss the press ration ef a rejim-iuiihtc tlm-ture by wbnse use aid aBd wrinkle' I I mile, lelcht nktaia a suiuuth skin nut thi- t:iilnii i-hermf af youth. "At Htrsvbuis" aar at his bioMraphers, "be resinil nn abundant karre-t by profesaiug tbe srt ef tasking oW -e.iple runc." Csi.-liui.trn blmsrtf preteeileil t" ! uf n-i t ngi- nnd oV.-isimI that be hud UolmobU-.l with Al- exsmler and Julius Oatsar, Hint he was R rrteti I at the burning of Heme under 'ni. nnd cts an crovrttneii n( thn eru cihxien of Christ As the founder of a certain mysterious lodge Osglloitro gain ed many ndhtrcnta. He led his brother hml Imek to Hnnch and Itllas and prom ised th members that thsyslinuld bo born agnln. morally nod phymenlly, nnd In thnt wny they could lire 5,000 years. Count Caglloitro wss at too perihelion of his fame whrn he first appeared In rnris, In the summer of 1781. Ills record hnd preceded him, and all Tarls was on the qui vhr. Carditis! do Holinn of France, who was a II rm bcllcror In the uretcaidons of the charlatan, entortnlned him In Paris, Introducing him to thnt gsy world of tho old rcglmo which wont out fererer In the Trench revolution. He captured Paris ns easily ss bs had other csidtnls on tho continent, and ho literally coined money. nen Cagllostro enmo to Franco, lis found tho ground prepared for his magic al oporatlnns. A society eager for ills tractions nnd emotions, Indulged to ovary form of extravagance, necesanrlly wel comed surh a man and hailed him as Its guldo. " hence did ho como? What wss tils com 'rr, his age, his orlglu? Whoro did ho got thoto cxtraorillnnry dlqinonds wlilch adorned hts dress. Uie gold which bo naaandcred bo frcclr?" It was all a mystery, tio far ns wns known CsRlloitro bad no resources, na letter of credit, and yet bo lived In luxury. Ho trcatol and cured tho poor without pay, and, not snt Isfled with restoring thm to hetilth, be biado them largo presents of mouey, Tlie Germans, who lived on legend, imsglaed thnt ha trsa the WnnJitrtiii .lnu- Htii.nl. ' jng a strange glbheriah, which was nej tner Itcnch nor Itallsn, with which bo tninglrd n Jargon wlilch ho tlld not trans late, but called Arabic, ho used tu recite with solemn cmnhails tho most absurd ! fables, shd ho found the people ready to listen ana hciicvo mm. Tho count dressed lu a manner thnt be fitted his calling. According to tho ran. authentic records, he was rather n bmlly bull' man, clml In poorly cut Utte tnrfeta, Inrod nn the borders. He worn his hair hi ii startling and most ridiculous stylo, with powdered plaits bunched In cade ncttes, Ills silk stockliiss were etnbmlj ercd In gold, nud the buckles of his vvlv shoes sparkled with precious stones. The dlnplay of diamonds oa his Augers and watch chains went bryond tin line ef vulgarity. His li-addrens wms a polnu hat eninineuted with whlto plumes. Dur ing eight months of the year lie wore great bluo fox cloak. On the strvct he vm a walking scarecrow, and tho children Sled from him In terror. His feature! wero rcgulnr, his cumploxlou clear, his teeth superb, and his eyes were of mar velous brllllnnry. His wife wits a wom an of bewildering beauty, rualhtiug tire Greek lines lu all their nutlque purity and enhanced by an Italian exprcsnieu. It wns the Cni-dinnl do Iluhsn hlmwelf who limtnllod Cnelluatru and his wife lu the home of Mine. d'Orvllllers. and wtih-Ji Is uow tu be turn down, lie visit tho sorceror olmuit every day, , .lug at dinner time and remaining until Into in the night. It was snld that tho greet cnrdlunl asalsted Cagllotro In his labors, and the people of Hint time spoke of the mysterious laborntory whoro gold hub bled and diamond sparkled In crucibles brnuiiht to u whlto heut. The quceti of Km nro had a strange nn lipnthy toward the chnrlntaii, nnd it wns forbidden t.. mention his nnme In her presence or at court. The wlfo of the Com to de la Mode, ail adventure, of tho first rank, buiiMteil of her ability to con quer the queen's dislike, filie Ilrvt rnnde thu nrquiilutnnce of Iirensa and after ward that of Cagllostro, who Introduced her to the cnrdlniil. Then followed Uie well known Intrlguo of the diamond neck lace. Here I the count's own statement of the affair: "On Hie lil'd of August a oominlMlro and eight pollcouien entered my bouwe. The pillage l-egnn In my preaenco. Thoy eoiniielli'il ne to open my secretary, nilxlrn, bnlius and precious liquors all lw came the prey of the orltiers who came StUliKSLT TKMMlItU THLL8 WWtK IIIUHU. la amsst me. I kimjad the oommiasalrs porwlt me tu uv mr carriage. II re (uaed. 'Hie aiuit teak uie by the collar. He hail pistols, the stocks of which ap peared from the iiockuts of his seat. Tbey bustled me Into the street and saandsloWy dragged me along the boule vard to the Hue Notre Dame d Nasa reth. 1 re a enirlage appruuehed, whlsb I wns iwruilttwl to enter to take rao to the Uastllle." While In the Ilsstllto Cagllostro made thr r-um-kulila prediction that one dar the Haatllls would be rased to the c round. IIuw well that prophesy was realised hi terr relates. Tho antiquated house of Oocnt Osglios tra In Pari I to bs torn down. It was the keaduuarter of ueeromaney tu the eighteenth eentury. Csgllottro Is per baiM better known as IJulmaio, tho iwlnclpttl akaraster In ssvtral of Duma' famous novel. In fictlen the Italian ad venturer I given eredlt fer luptiy cued qualities that hlstarlsn seem to Esvo been unable tu mul. The affair of Marie Antoinette's diamond nreklsee Is even Juetlnad on peiltleu: ground. There Is good around to believe that Caglloitro was the llrst man to make use ef me Mert'Ui for fraudulent imrpese. lliUamo hum burn ef a merchant ram llr lu Palermo. Plelly. In 1748. He re-ei-lwd tbv nu' nMtHU i.f nu eilutmii, sod M:ii luituraUy bright he made good mi nn.i.i.1. .Hunmi.i mi RACE UP A MQUNTAIN A KANAKA llUNNEft PISTANQEt rALF A DOZEN rOnSEa'' It Woe a TerrlO) Tfai" ot RMnrnner, nnd tlie Slnrdr "tilijrct otyiilnknnn Won Itnallri Tliminli 5Vo o tbo Horses J)roijiji ilenij', "Did nny of yflti pvpc jipnr of n 35 mllo sleepleclmso for inni mid beastV Inquired cue of ho pnllforula moil lu a iwrty pf iprf foqwprs' whou utprlci of queer but) and ong hpts wero go ing ground. "Valj, thw was nn of fnlr of lift t HI-PI lluwu In t0 Ilnwnl lnu bunpi i) tho fall of &, when that oiilf pillo ppHonnio proposltlou, Knlnknun, wns king of tho Ightuds. Thoro unrp i)n tppliopos Joining tho lslmpH ioi, n ?0 sin I" mossflgoH nnd iliniUlillM werp pgrrled by tho Inlor iHluiiij ieniifs nud dollvored by Kn uVn rill)iH'C. Theso ruiiiiors could R'llluji nil 0y, IIUo American Indians iu rolDHit or op tho trail, nnd they Uhlu't (.now Wlwt gottlus winded pr tijod UieilDt. "Ktilnkuua Ihouglit a good drsj qt tluva mimar at bis. Ho alwnya jnnlu Wiwi Umi tliey could go fnster and farlhur Uuu horses over Uo rough IXswajjii twuntry. In this ho was dls pulinj by iiuiiibor of tho wblto nt taclies of Ills court. Knlaknua M-nger M f 5,iW0 la Robs of f 1.000 with Cvo of llimn tb.it to would pick out a ninnor from among bis Knnnkns wlid'i! got from IIUo to tho top of tlwt burning hike of K.lmiios.ndlMtnueoof 20 miles, qulchrr tluin nny hui-so nud suijr rider could do the trip. They snapped tho king up nt even motioy. It iooJLod nn If tlmy hsxl tho good uud of ii, Tho king and n big party from Honolulu oaiksl In ono of the InturMuud twiui era lo llile, ou tho iniilu Ulaud-wC Ha wall, to koo tho finish. "Tlte Iteng picked out a lisse. lithe, sinewy lOimikn, n iiinii nbout 410 yours old, vlto luui boon oiuploywl ais a run ner ou tho Island of Maul fur jl mini lor of years, to try tho trick for him. Klgbt ltnnlcns Hindu the start n-hor2ibn& nn untlvo puules, brexl awny Ssv from western -onytises--stwmg. sun footed, nippy tunrpored llt tl(vmol fltorotighly used to the bud rpaaf nud no climbing. The Iclug nnd Ills luirty hnd rouo up to the Volcano Hon, at tho top of Kllauun, iu coach es the day before to bu ui liuud to groi-t th wliiiiur. "Now, I underslnnd that thnt road front Illlo up to tho burning lako of K llama luis been Improved sluco thu time I'm aponklug of, but It iwrcly wait a 1ml trail thou. It wns owlr wide em ugh for one wagon, nnd It was alKiut a. 45 dogrco nffalr In tlio climb all tho way up. Tbu palms that lined tho road onoit to get blown ncross the trail by Hkj sioro lu big wluAatortus, ami the coach drivers counted It part or tliclr business to Jump from their sent ovcry tlmo they enmo to theso oltstriictioas nud shotildur tbem out of Ibo ntiy. Ihls work had nil boon attitido- to carefully, howovor. la nil rancv of tiro nu-o by order mT Kala kuun, nud It lokod like a plpo for tho oayuf-cw, all of which hud tnnde thu run up crwuiy a tlmo. "K-iUkatu tHdn't nsk for nny to mil enp )(iwsH for his man. The run ner l-i tiro omtch with the liorftes. nnd lky got oft together nt the orwek of th Kuu, Tbo heraes dlstnucoil tho mnn-er ftvwi Wee Jump, mid he lot tliora dlfrtahw Itlaet. lie was drussed Irt n (. HtflitK, Hnd fo Just took up (i sleftdy lopo and let tlw onytmes get out of Tils sight. IN ton MIh the ouyiises wvro so far Kbnvts Mtix m the trail that ho ronldtOt icNobiTWstlHM.t, but this Knnn ha know ww tw xvsslt. The liorsea l. gnu tt ifvtto btwk the riinuor lotig befwro tbv Unit V$- tlouso was reach ed, nbd lh KitmtVa wan Just galloping along nt tho llimlng or tho third hour A lib tho Aua big stride ho bml startcii lu Nvlth. hWnniis up nndmvK'Art. lug out In rrout vt him llko noldrm m tho tlmo drill. There whWY, n pant IU lilm wle?u ho fetched up At tho Unit Wny Unlit. Ho stooiwd down thoro lu it spring Irosldo tbu road uud took II iMiiplu mouthful uf wnter. Tho onyiises weiv ti(t nliend it bit. blowing llii'lr bends off, for they Imd been go ing ut n clip that tho' had tiorur been punlied to before "The Knmika hc-HiIM the buueh n mllo lyoii(l thu llnlf Wny Housv, mid It was u big romp for hlui tho rnit uf tho distance. He took a imaltlou for the romnlnlnj 17 mlloi of the Journey ubout n vlty block nliend of the writh ing nud -Muting horso-, nul ho Just stuck to his lop llko h nmn wound up. He never let 'em got notirer than u block to lilm for the rwunlnlug throe hours uf the trip, looklug Imck nt them with n grlu on?o In awhllu. Whou only throe mile yet remalowl Iwforo tho Voleauo House wan tu be reached, th Kattnka took a not bar drink out of n siu-lug and boffttu to dmw away. Tim Kanaka rldor whlpiwtl ami spurred tbolr horses, but It was no good. The Kanaka ruuner dlaapiiearwl out of their sight ou the tortuous trail, nnd when six of tho wtytwoa pulled tip ut the hotel veranda ubout three-quart or of nu hour later the runner was sitting ou tho stops, fnuulug himself uud drinking sukl. Two of thu horses had dropped dead In their Hun I effort. "Tho ICnunkn made tho 35 mllo trip over stluks nud stone on n miry road lu 0 hours and 40 minutes, uud ho look ed Ut to ruu for his life whin he got through. When 1 was rending about the youug follows who did tbo long dlstaueo ruuulng lu tuose Olytuidau games lo Ureoco mime years ago. It struck me tlmt auy on of Dave Kala kauu's ruuner eould hare ihaiIw (be whole butieli look like nlumlnluui dol- law. Washington 1'ost. When you nro imrtlatihtrly busy Is the hour t expect h call ftom the man who use ton Murdi where ono would do.-.Ubloii Ulobe. WHIM-WHAM8. gome gpeama of Snttent tpleo Fran; the Tfookera Blnttaman, lit wtd hs'd win hr "in a walk." Wt tilt qulti mr bd hit. II teak htr la all prtttr 7-ebt And m htt In a salt. Hooker la your friend n good crltler l'etimnn-Oli, yes. Ho don't mtad being sworn nt a bit. Hill Docs your gas meter run nil A right? Jll-uu? It fairly gallops I piip What has your wlfo sot on hot bounoi Ho-I think tho' got 0 on It yet Pntrleo Chnrloy lost his hend in tha Intorrlew, 1 l'ntlonce icar. iVc, bo didn't loto much. Bhe Didn't yattfpcj llko clapping your hands whllo alio wns staging? Ho Yea clapping my uons otm: ray cars. mil I want something that wlt slick to my ribs. Jill-Why not try somo of that Uquia glue? Tho Delinquent Hoarder Thut plcco of chicken you'vo given mo Is Just llko rubber. Tho Ijuly Ho Owes Woll, It's tho nock, Isn't It? Bho Do yon sco nnythlng rtdlcutout nbout thnt lint? Ho No, denr; but I baron't toon tha bill yet "I novor anw n thormomotcr go up. mid dowu so fnat ns that ono 1 bought yesterday," snld tho mnnagor of tbo dry goods ntoro. "Whoro did you put Itr asked tho Innocent one. "In tho clovntor." . Alaekl Alasl It hnd como nt Inst Kor wooks nnd weeks ho had dronded tho coming of tho fatal day, but It had arrived Just tho satuo. "I.lfo ts denr to tno," sho snld. "nnd It would bo hard to glvo It up. Hut" And agnln sho gazed at tho reflection of hor fnlr fnco In tho mirror, nnd moro ospcolnlly at tho thrco gray hairs sho 1iad Just discovered. "my tlmo has como. X must dyo." Ghlengo News. Flneeae. Sho did not poison hor husband, nt. though ho wns 73 yenra old, whllo sho wns but 18. Bho was fur too clovor for thnt. Instead sho kissed bis brow and naked lilm would bo not for her sake, try to llvo to bo 100. Of courso ho could not roftiso. Tho effort to llvo to T)o 100 wns nt his ndvnnccd ngo uoccs sarlly fntnl, nnd tho young wlfo enmo tit otico Into nil his property. Detroit Journal. Wnnld Matte lilm Vaefnl. "Orpheus," snld thu student, "wns a man whoso music possessed such pow er thnt It moved miytbltig lu nature to Irumodlnto obedience." "Woll," nuswered tho gloomy friend, ") wish ho wnro hero this mlnuto. I'd get hlui to sing 'Hnrd Tltnus, Como Agnln No More.' " Wnshlngtou Btar. I!xliilnrd, Housekecpor Whnt'a tho reason tlmt nil tbo men who como around begging tmw nro such big, strong looking fol lows? Polite Pilgrim Do renson, lady, Is tint It's on'y strong looking follows w'nt til n bug nowadays wldout sottln hurt Philadelphia Hccord. A Feiolntno Infuranee. "It nlwnyu oxnsporutcs mo to meat dosuphluo Jonklus, whom you used to lie swoot on." "AVhy, my dearr' "Kho always looks nt you na If sho "could hnvo married you If sho hnd wautod to." Ghlengo llccord. Unequal, "Wns It n fnlr tight?" asked tha French dtiullst'a frluud. "No," wns the miswur. "I wns fool lull to bo drawn In It. My opponont Is In n business that needs ndvurtlslngi whllo I mu not" Washington Stnr. Wild tineas. Instructor What Is thu dlfTuronco bo tweeti posit I vo nud negative electrici ty? Htiulont-It Is positive whotl It li turned on nud negative whou It Is turn ed ofr.--liHllatinpolls Journal. gotiiewbnl I'arsonat "Why Mns Mr. Bwoet oiruuded whon they uskod lilm lo In.persoiiato tho sand iiwii In Hint tnbltNttir "He seemed to lake It na n personal alur. Vou see, bo's a sugar merchant" -I'liliailolnblH IIuIIhiIh. II llrurmla, "Bo your uncU- was Ml years old when lie dlMl? Dhl he Imve (he full posses slou of bis fKculllea to the Inst?" "As to tiwi-wtd, ns tu tlmt wo onn't tell yet The will hnsii't been read; yeir uiuere ttesiimoiinft. II It sew. Tencher-Ntiw, Tiiiinuy. whnt does the mouth of June mill for In great plenty? Tommy (n Jeweler's soni-Weddln prosuiits, iniilii.-Ji'Welurs' Weekly. 'I'beti tlie Mulilirr Itnu, FoollHtd-Mniler or vuur llfi.f hook Aifoiii-niN-iy t imveu't tt copy, of my I Ifr sir, Inn let me show you the : "lAtf of th-urge Witslilngtuu" lu full i moiww. viiichku .-ew. i A (elulitiiirliuuil Haiti, I "Tlmt girl next dimr lost her pet dog. I feel sorry for her " "Well. I i-an't feel nny real grief Hlje hHMiri ioim-ImnI h. r piano iute the doVj itli d t'hli-ngu ItiTvrd. 'A