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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
THE SLATE CREEK MINES
Eureka Group Sold to C. D. Lane of
California.
Seattle, June 14. News comes from
Anacoites that work will be resumed
on a large scale on the Eureka group of
'mines in the Slate Creek mining camp,
which now belong to C. D. Lane, a
millionaire mining operator of Califor
nia. The final transfer to Mr. Lane
was effected in Anacortes a few days
ago. This is the property that some
years ago was under bond to Colonel
Hart for Montana parties. After spend
ing upward of $ 50, 000 they allowed
ther bond to lapse, but the owners.
having faith in ther property, continued
working it until about two years ago,
when a bond was made to Mr. Lane. :
Almost Ready for Operation.
The property is nearly ready for oper-'
ation. The tramway between the mine
and the stamp mill must be finished.
The mill has 10 stamps of 1,100 pounds
each and is substantially constructed, j
The property has a saw and shingle
mill and electric light plant. The
Ftamp mill was completed last fall and
found to work perfectly.
It is the intention to put in a roast
ing furnace as soon as supplies can be
shipped in this summer, to treat all
ores on the ground, instead of shipping
concentrates. People who know the
property, say that it will develop into
a big mine.
TWO REPUBLIC MINES.
Active Work on the Quilp and on the
Knob Hill.
Republic, June 14. Work is ac
tive on the Quilp mine. The new ma
chinery is giving satisfaction. Two
drills are making about five feet per
day. The compressed air hoist is work
ing smoothly at the winze and good j
progress will now be made in getting
out the ore for shipping. The shaft
will be extended to the 300-foot level
before cross cutting. The ledge en
countered on this property has in
creased greater in width in proportion
to depth obtained in sinking than any
mine in the camp. In the tunnel it
measured 26 feet, at the 50-foot level
it was 80 feet wide, and at the 100-foot
level it was between 90 and 100 feet in
width. This is the largest body ore in
the camp and it is hard and clean.
At the 50-foot level there is 30 feet of
ore that will average $13 per ton. In
the lower levels the values are higher
somewhat. The new seven-drill com
pressor is in operation and the com
pany will be in a position to ship 200
tons of ore a day for an indefinite
period, if necessary: More men have
been pnt to work stoping in the tunnel
and each level. Thirty men are em
ployed. The survey has been completed for
the steam tram to be constructed up
the gulch, connecting the mines in the
vicinity for shipping to the mills.
The Quilp will furnish the new Repub
lic mill with at least 100 tons a day.
North of the Trade Dollar and east of
the Ben Hur is the Knob Hill', a prop
erty supposed to be valuable. A cross
cut tunnel has been extended in the
hill 540 feet, where the ledge u
struck, and the indications are now
that they have a fine property. A shaft
was sunk at the first where the vein
was found in place and an average of
values obtained of $30 per ton at the
10-foot level. The tunnel level is 350
feet from the surface and there are now
three feet of fine looking quartz that
should run even higher than in the
shaft. A drift north and south has
been started on the ledge.
Good Washington Mine.
Spokane, June 14. A contract has
been let for sinking a 100-foot shaft on
the Rebecca and running 125 feet of
tunnel on the Rebecca extension.
These claims are owned by Spoakne
and Cheney parties. About 500 tons
ol ore are already on the dump and it
averages about $45 to the ton. Some
assays run as high as $200, mostly cop
per. The Rebecca and Rebecca exten
sion are located near the Columbia
river, about 16 miles from Keller,
Wash.
New Idaho Mining District,
Grangeville, Idaho, June 14. A new
mining district has been organized
across Salmon river from this place,
called the Crooks Corrall district. The
boundaries of the new district are as
follows: Commencing at the head of
Race creek, thence to Snake river,
thence to the summit of the divide at
the Larry Ott saddle (between Snake
and Salmon rivers), thence along the
divide to place of beginning.
Improving the Blue Jacket.
Cuprum, Idaho, June 14. Hoisting
machinery, pump and engine for the
Bine Jacket mine have reached the
property and will be rapidly installed.
Several cars of ore are ready for haul
ing to the railroad for shipment to the
Eastern smelter.
Gold Output This Tear.
Nome Probably $15,000,000.
Washington Rough estimate, $3,
000,000. Klondike Some say $18,000,000.
Others $25,000,000.
Oregon Rapidly increasing and this
year's output will reach close to $5,
000,000. Klondike's Gold Output.
Victoria, B. C, June 14. The first
crowd of Klondikers this season arrived
by the steamer Amnr Saturday. They
report that 200 miners have reached
Skagway. Six steamers have passed
up the river.
The gold output is estimated by Daw
son papers at $18,000,000. News is
given of a stampede to the Koyuknk
and to Sulphur creek, gravel being
fonnd in the old channel which goes 50
cents to the pan. A nugget weighing
77 ounces was found on Chee Chako.
Looking for Coal, Gas or Oil.
Port Angeles, Wash., June 14. Ar
rangements have been completed by C.
Van Sickle, of New York, to drill here
for coal, gas or oil. He claims to rep
resent Eastern capitalists who are will
ing to spend $10,000 to determine
whether coal or oil can be found in
this vicinity.
More Pay fnr Coal Miners
Seattle, June 14. Coal miners at
Carbonado and Wikeson mines, in this
late, nave oeeu uuuueu ui a iu per
t increase in wages, xneae mines
THE MINING WORLD
THE ROSSLAND DISTRICT
New Owners of the Giant Take Hold
of the Property.
Rossland, B. C, June 14. The
water is being taken out of the Grant
shaft in preparation for the resumption
of sinking on the ore body. This
work is being done by A. D. Coplen
and W. G. Armstrong, of Spokane,
the representatives of Philadelphia and
Michigan capitalists, who have ob
tained control ot the company. The
new owners express confidence that
the Giant will make a mine, and are
willing to spend money to proving it.
They are the third party to make the at
tempt, the last being Colonel W. M.
Ridpath, E. G. Sanders and others of
the old Le Roi syndicate, from Spo
kane, but they threw up their bond
last April.
Other Canadian Mines.
Work is to be started on the North
ern Belle, which adjoins the St. Elmo,
on Red mountain, by R. E. Palmer,
who has just returned from Montreal,
where he received instructions from
the owners. There is a good showing
and if the summer's work confirms its
value a plant will be installed in the
fall.
Andrew Drewey and others have
bonied the Sunset, near Whitewater,
in the Slocan, for $30,000. It adjoins
the Wellington and a short extension
of the tunnel from that claim will tap
the vein at a dejpth of 600 feet. The
vien is 13 feet in width, with 10 inches
of high grade ore.
New Machinery in Frisco.
Gem, Idaho, June 14. New ma
chinery is being installed in the Frisco
mill here. One of the largest crushers
in the Northwest, weighing 15 tons,
will be ready to start in a few days.
Struck a Pocket.
F. M. Smith, who has been assisting:
Joseph Shepherd in prospecting a ledae
on Grnbb creek, a tributary ot Sterl
ing, informs the Medford, Or., Mai'
that he and his partner took out a stun,
pocket last week from which they real
ized over $27 at the bank, and Mr.
Smith says the pocket is not by any
means exhausted. He says the pocket
may prove to be a large one, as the
same character of rock continues.
They will lose no time in going
down on the vein, which varies in size
from one to fonr feet and all sufficient
ly mineralized to make it a fine paying
proposition. The quartz is blue and
porous and all of it carries more or less
free gold. The walls are granite and
porphry with cyanite and feldspar.
Work Is Being Pushed.
Work is being steadily pushed at the
Mountain Lion mine, in Southern Ore
gon, owned by Bailey brothers, on
Missouri flat, says the Rogue River
Courier. The lower tunnel has now
reached a length of nearly 400 feet, and
it is expected that it will tap the ledge
inside of 40 or 50 feet farther. Through
1 out the whole course of this tunnel, the
rock has been easily worked and not
so hard but that a good showing could
be made each day.
A flow of water almost sufficient to
run the mill is now coming from the
tunnel and it is expceted that when the
vein is struck, the tunnel will yield an
ample water supply for milling pur
poses. The ore at this mine carries
high values in gold, and the new tnn
ncl will open a large body of the ore.
The mine is well equipped with a
good stamp mill and is one of the very
best properties in that section.
Two New Ledges Opened.
The placer district in Southern Ore
gon is showing up some very fine prop
erties. In addition to the valuable
claims already nnder an advanced
state of development in the district and
which have been proved to be high
grade and permanent, Paul Scharing
son is prospecting two new discoveries
which give promise of being no less
valuable than the Greenback or Brown
ing veins.
One of these ledges is seven feet
wide, and though the ore is not high
grade as far as prospecting has y
shown, still it is sufficiently mineral
ized for a milling proposition.
There is 350 feet of tunneling and a
70-foot shaft on the other ledge. This
vein is about 18 inches wide. Consid
erable money has been taken from this
ledge with an arastar.
Outlook Is Bright.
A correspondent at Geiser, Or. , writ
ing to the Baker City Democrat, says
the mines of the Empire Mining Com
pany are looking fine and the company
is planning for the erection of a mill.
The White Elephant owners are go
ing to build very soon.
The Bonanza mine has plenty of
good ore for its 40-stamp mill.
A $312 nngget was picked np in the
placers of Austin, McMudre & Co. , at
Winterville, near here, the other day.
The owners of these claims expect to
clean np $25,000.
They are working a full crew on the
Black Bird and pushing development
as fast as possible.
With three or fonr mills in this camp
we will begin to have a day.
A new bank building is going np in
Coquille City, Or.
A scarcity of laborers is reported at
Gray's Harbor, Wash.
Tacoma has adopted plans for a new
school. house, to cost $20,000.
North Yakima, Wash., is soon to
have a fruit and vegetable cannery.
Sixty-five men are employed build
ing the Great Northern railroad bridges
in Spokane.
Machinery for a sash and door and
furniture factory combined has reached
Coquille City, Or.
Ellensburg, Wash., has passed an
ordinance forbidding the use of barbed
wire fences within the city limits.
The promoters of the Pierce county,
Wash. , fruit fair have decided to ex
tend its scope and inivte the entire
state to participate.
An electric plant to cost between
$150,000 and $200,000 will be erected
at the Nisqually Falls, near Elbe, 22
miles southeast of Tacoma, providing
the latter city will make a contract tow
lighting. The rate proposed is 20 pe
cent lower than the present contract
BET WE EN -SEASONS DULLNESS.
Yet Trade, on the Whole. Is Satisfactory-
Bradstreets' says: Measured by re
cent records and recollections of busi
ness activity, the present between
seasons dullness seems specially mark
ed, and the reactionary movement of
prices makes trade look worse than it
really is. Judned by such indicators
as railroad tariffs and statistics of
foreign trade, the volume of business
doing is considerably larger, than a year
ago, when, it will be recalled, trade
was cheerfully active. It is true bank
clearings are considerably smaller than
last year's clearings, which undobtedly
included much of the speculative char
acter this year almost wholly absent;
and yet outside of the metropolis bank
clearings are heavier this year than
last.
Wool is dull, and, on the whole,
weak in the East, while good prices
have been secured in the West. Man
ufacturers are not buying, because their
business is not active, and lower rates
for the next lightweight season for
men's wear goods are predicted, though
leading mill agents will gurantee
prices as late as October.
Lower prices for iron and steel have
not met expectations of causing a re
duction in output and increased stock,
though this latter feature apparently
has been magnified because supplies of
high-grade pig iron are still scarce,
particularly at the South. On the
other hand, low grades are in plentiful
supply, with little demand.
Rails and structural steel are still
well held, but there is talk of a leduc
tion in prices for the latter product.
The other metals are dull, and the
whole weak.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, old, 7c; new, 2c.
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate.
Potatoes, $1617; $1718.
Beets, per sack, 90c $1.
Turnips, per sack, 40 60c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.
Parsnips, per sack, 50 75c.
Cauliflower, California 90c$l.
Strawberries $1.00 per case.
Celery 40 60c per doz.
Cabbage, native and California,
$1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds.
Tomatoes $2.50 per case.
Apples, $2.002.75; $3.003.50.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Butter Creamery, 22c; Eastern 22c;
dairy, 1722c; ranch, 1517c pound.
Eggs 19c.
Cheese 14 15c.
Poultry 14c; dressed, 14 15c;
spring, $3.50.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $11.00
12.00; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $18.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $28.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.25;
blended straights, $3.00; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $18.00;
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef
steers, price 8c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c;
pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 8
10c.
Hams Large, 13c; small, 13;
breakfast bacon, 12 c; dry salt sides,
8c.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla. 54 55c;
Valley, 54c; Bluestem, 57c per bushel.
Flonr Best grades, $2.90; graham,
$2.40; superfine, $2.10 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 35c; choice
gray, 33c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $14.00 15.00;
brewing, $16.00 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $12 ton; mid
dlings, $19; shorts, $13; chop, $14 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, $10 11; clover, $7
7.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton.
Bntter Fancy creamery, 35 40c;
seconds, 45c; dairy, 25 30c;
store, 25c.
Eggs 15c per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, I4c; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
8.50 per dozen; hens, $4.50; springs,
$1.003.00; geese, $4.005.00 forold;
$4.506.50; ducks, $3.004.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 14 loo per
pound.
Potatoes 40 50c per sack; sweets,
32c per pouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75c;
per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab
bage, l'jc per pound; parsnips, $1;
onions, lc per pound; carrots, $1.
Hops 2 8c per pound.
Wool Valley, 15 16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 10 15c; mohair, 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 3c; dressed mutton, 7
7)c per pound; lambs, 5c.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00;
light and feeders, $4.50; dressed,
$5.00(30.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.50;
cows, $3. 50 4. 00; dressed beef, 62
7c per pound.
Veal Large, 6KTc; small, 8
&Kc per pound.
Tallow 55jc; No. 2 and grease,
84c per pound.
San Franeiseo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 14 16c per
pound; Eastern Oregon, 10 15c; Val
ley, 1820c; Northern, 1012c.
Hops 1899 crop, ll13o per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery 20 21c;
do seconds, 1819c; fancy dairy,
18c; doseconds, 16 16 c per pound.
Eggs Store, 15c; fancy ranch,
18 3c.
Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00
20.00; bran, $12.5013.50.
Hay Wheat $6.50 10; wheat and
oat $6.00 9.50; best barley $5.00
7.00; alfalfa, $5.006.00 per ton;
straw, 25 40c per bale.
Potatoes Early Rose, 60 65c; Ore
gon Bnrbanks, 80c 90; river Bur
banks, 3565c; new. 70c$1.25.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia,
$2.753.25; Mexican limes, $4.00
5.00; California lemons 75c $1.60;
do choice $1.75 2.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.60
S.50 per bunch; pineapples, nom
inal; Persian dates, 66o par
NOTED HOMES IN RUIN
TWO HISTORIC PLACES ARE GO
ING TO DECAY.
Aaron Burr's Mansion in New York
In Hands of Wreckers James Bu
chanan's L g Cabin Home Has Also
Gone to Decay.
In New York the home of Aaron Burr
and In Mercersburg, Pa., the borne of
James Buchanan, are falling Into de
cay. Both men were once signally hon
ored by the country, and both have In
teresting records. The old homes of
both are full of historic Interest not
only attaching to their owners, but to
the great men who visited them.
Burr's house on the southwest corner
of Hudson and Charleston streets In
New York City will soon be torn down
to make room for a modern structure.
At one time It was the finest residence
BUCHAHAN'8 BIRTHPLACE.
on Manhattan Island the Richmond
Hill mansion, celebrated as the place
where distinguished men gathered, and
to which guests from all over the world
were proud to be invited. In this house
Washington had his headquarters
awhile during his stay In New York;
here Mrs. John Adams lived for a num
ber of years, making It the social center
of the city, and it was here that Aaron
Buiir passed the riost happy years of
his life.
In 1782 Burr married Mrs. Prevost,
the widow of a British officer, and so
came Into possession of the Richmond
Hill house. On account of his gallant
services during the revolutionary war
Aaron Burr was a popular hero of the
time. He at once entered politics, and
was elected a member of the New York
Legislature the year after he settled
AARON BURR'S
in the city. At that time the mansion
stood on what is now the corner of
Varick and Charleston streets. It was
surrounded by a park of 160 acres, ex
tending to the water.
When Burr's wife died twelve years
later, she left one daughter, Theodosia,
who became mistress of the most beau
tiful house in the city. Between the
father and daughter there existed an
unusually strong affection. Theodosia
was a beautiful girl, and many tradi
tions of her wit and charms are still
extant. Among visitors to the mansion
In those days were Alexander Hamil
ton, Talleyrand, Volney, Jerome Bona
parte and Louise Philippe. Nearly all
distinguished foreigners coming from
Europe were entertained there by
Aaron Burr and his daughter. At this
time Burr's fame was at its height.
His home life was happy, and a great
career was open to him.
Theodosia Burr, while still quite
young, married Gov. Allston, of South
Carolina and went to Charleston to live.
In 1800 Burr and Jefferson received an
equal number of votes for the Presi
dency, the House of Representatives
finally deciding in favor of Jefferson,
Burr being made Vice President. This
caused much bitter feeling, the result
of which was the duel between Burr
and Hamilton, resulting in the latter's
death.
Burr fled from New York, going down
the Mississippi to the Southwest.
There he bought several hundred thou
sand acres of land, Intending to found
an empire and conquer Mexico.
Jefferson had him arrested, brought
to Richmond, Va., and tried. No act of
treason could be proved, so he was set
at liberty. He then went to Europe,
trying to carry out his schemes for con
quering Mexico and founding an em
pire, all of which came to nothing. Af
ter a few years In Europe, where he
was scorned by men who had known
him In former times, he returned to
New York, broken in mind and spirit.
He looked forward eagerly to meeting
his daughter again, and she set out by
boat from her home in Charleston.
Disappearance of Theodosia Burr.
The vessel on which she sailed was
never heard of again. It has been said
that the boat was wrecked at Nag's
Head. Another story is to the effect
that It was boarded by pirates and that
all on board were forced to walk the
plank. Burr afterward married Mme.
Jumel, but they were soon divorced.
Richmond Hill house passed out of his
hands, and for a time was used as a
theater. Seventy-five years ago the
house was torn down when Richmond
Hill was leveled, and part of the ma
terials were set up again In the house
which stands now on Hudson street,
and is all that is left of what was once
the finest mansion on Staten Island.
Pennsylvania has had one President,
James Buchanan, and the house In
which he was born stands neglected
on Fayette street, Mercersburg, Pa. At
present the building is fairly preserved,
bnt unless steps are taken to maintain
it, it most soon make way for modern
As It stands now the house was Bu
chanan's birthplace and the house in
which he received his schooling. Both
the residence and the school house once
stood at Stony Batter, In Franklin
County, and were removed to Mercers
burg, the logs from the school house be
ing used to build an annex to the resi
dence. This school was kept by the
Rev. James R. Sharon, and was located
In Mercersburg. Many other noted
men besides the future President
gained their first instruction there. Con
sidering that this school was situated In
a thinly settled section of the State and
was attended only slightly, the scope
and erudite nature of the studies were
little short of marvelous, for Greek,
Latin, French, German, metaphysics
and philosophy were included.
It was here that Buchanan gained the
foundation of his remarkable talents as
a linguist and profound reasoner, and
which gained him so much praise on
his celebrated tour of the world, when
he was entertained at the courts of
Europe and held his own with the most
brilliant and erudite minds.
The father of President Buchanan,
James Buchanan, for whom he was
named, was a resident of Mercersburg
for thirty years. During his long resi
dence he was one of the best-respected
citizens of the town, a prosperous mer
chant, and man of affairs, and held
many positions of trust.
James Buchanan's early school days
did not very well presage his character
and his life. At school he was exceed
ingly nimble-witted and mischievous,
and at one time he failed of winning a
prize for scholarship because It was
considered a bad example to reward a
boy whose deportment had been so far
below the standard. Afterward at col
lege Buchanan became a bard student,
and In his statesman's career he was
reckoned very dignified, If not pom.
pous.
Dickens at Ty nemouth.
The London Academy quotes from
an unpublished letter of Dickens his
account of his visit to Tynemouth, on
one of his "reading tours:"
"I wish you could have been with
me of course, in a snowstorm) one day
on the pier at Tynemouth. There was
a very heavy sea running, and a per
fect fleet of screw-merchantmen were
plunging In and out on the turn of the
tide at high water. Suddenly there
came a golden horizon, and a most
glorious rainbow burst out, arching one
large ship, as If she were sailing dl-
OLD MANSION.
rect for heaven. I was so enchanted
with the scene that I became oblivious
of a thousand tons of water coming on
in an enormous roller, and was
knocked down and beaten over by Its
spray when it broke, and so com
pletely wetted through and through
that the very Dockets In my pocket
book were full of sea."
It was at Tynemouth, by the way,
that Dickens was tickled by the story
of a poor dressmaker, who, when a
lady lodging in the same house sent
her up a plate of goose on Christmas
day, returned It with a request that
the lady would "disseminate her goose
In her own sphere."
Wonderful Memories or tbe Blind.
The acuteness of their memories
seems to be a compensation for the
blind. One of the visitors to the read
ing room for the blind in the National
Library at Washington expressed a
desire to learn to use the typewriter.
There was none provided, so Mr.
Hntcheson very kindly sent down his
own. The girl sat down to the ma
chine, and had explained to her the
position of the letters and the key
board slowly read to her twice. She
practiced for a few moments, and then
wrote a letter in which there were
only three mistakes, a feat which it
would be dinlcult for a seeing person
to surpass. One afternoon Mrs. Ward,
the Kansas vice regent of the Mount
Vernon Association, read fn the pa
vilion. While doing so she repeated
Iron Quill's well-known verses on
Dewey's victory, beginning, "Oh,
Dewey was the morning." Later In
the afternoon one of the blind listeners
brought to her a complete copy of all
of the verses, which he had remember
ed from hearing her. Woman's Home
Companion.
Common Delusions.
Full nine out of ten persons plume
themselves on being different from
others, when their very belief in the
notion is Its own contradiction. We
complacently aver, "I have such a keen
sense of the ridiculous," when a true
sense of humor would have prohibited
the boast But what we most plume
ourselves upon if we are the average
woman or man is our power to read
character. "I may not be particularly
clever," we'll observe, with that guile
less braggadocio which masquerades
as humility, "but of one thing I'm cer
tain, and that is, I'm a good judge of
human nature. I'm never deceived in
a person, when, if such perspicacity
were really possessed, we'd say noth
ing about It before those capable of
scenting our limitations.
It is an unfortunate and mistaken
notion of women that when they dis
cuss the latest novel, they are "talk
ing over the heads" of the hard work
ing men present who haven't had time
to read it
It will usually be found that the girl
who has no originality in any other way
spells her name in tn newest and most
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF VA
RIOUS HUMORISTS.
Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over Sayings that Are Cheer
ful to Old or Young Funny Selec
tions that You Will Enjoy.
"She seems to delight In riding on
crowded cars."
"Yes; I've noticed It."
'T wonder why?"
"Well, It seems to me her fondness
for It developed about the time that I
told her I was once thrown Into the
lap of a handsome young man when
the car suddenly went round a corner."
Chicago Post.
Another One.
The patrol wagon rattles noisily over
the stony street.
"This," grunted the drunk and disor
derly pugilistic celebrity, whom the po
lice were taking to the station, "is
nother hall of fame, isn't it, b'gosh!"
Chicago Tribune.
Her Way of Putting It.
Mrs. Putcherfurin "We had meant
to call long before this, really, but with
the best intentions, somehow we kept
putting off the evil day as long as pos
sible." Punch.
Economic Measure.
Sunday School Teacher (during les
son In the children of Israel) Robert,
tell me why it was the children of Is
rael built the golden calf.
Robert I don't know, unless 'twas
that they didn't have gold enough to
make a cow. Life.
Discovered a Prize.
First Business Man I have a gem
of an office boy.
Second Business Man Why, I
thought you said he was so stupid?
First Business Man So he Is, but
now that the baseball season has open
ed, I've discovered that he has no liv
ing relatives, so he can't ask to get off
for funerals. Philadelphia Record.
The Only Explanation.
The Good Man What causes your
husband to get on these periodical
drunks?
Mrs. Malone Shure, awn Oi dunno,
unliss It's from radin' th' magazines
Chicago News.
A Woman's Reason.
She You are so peculiar!
He In what way? You tell me that
I am faithful and manly and steady In
my habits, and you know my love for
you is unswerving.
She Yes; but there are times when
I would like you to appear otherwise
than all this.
Her Fecret.
She Doesn't the grand old sphinx
awaken glorious emotions in your
breast?
He Well, yes; that is she always
reminds me of a woman who has firmly
determined that she will never tell her
age.
"Miss De Fast's clothes were stolen
from the bathing house."
"Well, what of that?'
"She asked the court to redress her."
Brutes.
The book agent I would like to show
you this beautiful work. It tells about
the habits of savage animals.
The severe lady at the door I don't
need it I have been married four
times. Indianapolis Press.
Explanation of Her Penchant.
"I notice that she has a portrait paint
ed, but never has her photograph
taken."
"Yes. You see, the camera is so
exact"
Her Champion.
Fay That Miss Snapp is just hate
ful, isn't she?
May Yes. You were present yester
day when she told me I was the "home
liest girl in our set," weren't you?
Fay Yes, and I gave her a piece of
my mind about it afterwards.
" May That was kind of you, dear;
but I hope you weren't too severe.
Fay Well, I told her she ought to
remember how sensitive you must, be
about it. Catholic Standard and
Times.
Criticism.
First Messenger Boy (wonderlngly)
Say, Muggsy is purty light on his feet,
ain't he?
Second Messenger Boy (contemptu
ously) He must be purty light hi his
head to be sprin tin' like dat in dis busl-
t Very Naturally.
. Puck.
A Neighborly Weakness.
Mrs. A. Are you troubled much la
your neighborhood with borrowing?
Mrs. B. (innocently) Yes, a good
deal. My neighbors don't seem to hays
anything I want
Caesar and Chicago.
Ruth Caesar said all Gaul was di
vided into three parts.
Kitty Did he say how much of it a
Chicago drummer got?
Must Have Them.
Askit Why couldn't a bird store b
run on a cash basis?
Tellit That business can't exist
without bills. Baltimore American.
Same Old Hat
"Harry, don't you think that is a
pretty good straw hat I bought you
for 39 cents at the 'rummage sale? "
"es, indeed; I liked it last yeYar
when I paid $3 for it" Chicago Rec
ord. What About "Heavies?"
Bobbs Did you read Prof. Telly
scope's articlj on how to weigh stars 1
Dobbs No. I suppose you'd weigh
them just the same as you would
chorus girls, wouldn't you? Baltimore
American.
He Guessed Wrong.
Brown You seem to be a hustler. 1
saw that life Insurance agent go Into
your house this morning, and in less
than half an hour after him came tht
doctor.
Smith Well, what do you gatbei
from that?
Brown Merely that you were In a
great hurry to undergo the physical
examination and have it over with.
Smith You're wrong. The doctoi
came to examine the insurance man's
wounds. Philadelphia Press.
After Taking.
"Say, I've got a new story on Brown."
(Tells it)
"Yes; that's a new one on Brown.
It was on Jones when you told it to m
before." Chicago Tribune.
SB&r i
Supreme Test.
Many a young girl makes the mistake
of thinking that because she would die
for a man she truly loves him. In this
restless, throbbing age it is necessary
for her to ask herself in all serious
ness, "Would I take in washing fox
him?" Detroit Journal.
Britain's Hearts of Oak.
Polite Frenchman "Mon ami, ees
eet ze way to ze von mooseem Breet
esh zat zoo can enstruct me?"
First Tough "Wot d'yer sy?"
Polite Frenchman "Mon ami, ees
eet ze way to ze von mooseem Breet
esh zat zoo can enstruct me?"
Second Tough "D'yer know wot 'e'a
sylng of, Bill?"
First Ditto "Blowed if I do!"
Second Ditto "Then why dont yer
'It 'im acrost the mouth ?" Moonshine.
Not Taking Chances.
Neighbor's Boy Pop sent me over to
borrow your lawnmower.
Suburbanite He's early, Isn't he?
We haven't used it ourselves yet
Neighbor's Boy He said he thought
youse hadn't and now would be a
good time to cut the grass before youse
got It out of order. Philadelphia Rec
ord. Blissful Ignorance.
Mother (sternly) He kissed you twice
to my knowledge, and I don't know
how often after that.
Daughter Neither do I, ma. I never
was much good at mental art.hmetlc
Philadelphia Press.
An Expensive Vagiry.
"Why, who half -killed you, old man?"
"Oh, It's just some more of my luck
My mobe got away from me and took
me through a plate-g'ass wliidjw yes
terday." "That Is hard luck, sure."
"Oh, I'm not kicking about that par
ticularly. But it was a mlll.'ner's win
dow, full of spring bonnets. Now, why
couldn't it have picked out a jeweler's,
or goldsmith's, or some cheap window
like that to destroy things?" Life.
The Savage Bachelor.
"The woman of to-day," sa'd the
youthful boarder, "does not know what
she wants."
"The woman of to-day, young man,"
said the Savage Bachelor, "Is like the
woman of any other old day she wants
anything, as soon as she finds out she
cannot get It" Indianapolis Press.
Amputated Leg Sensations.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes: "My right leg was taken
off at the middle third of the thigh
nearly thirty years ago, but since that
time the sensation of the presence of
toes. Instep, heel, foot or knee Is stron
ger than In the other leg, or stronger
than it was before amputation. To ma
it seems that when the leg Is at rest,
normally, there is no consciousness of
any sensation at all in it, whereas
there is always more or less sensation
In the stump. My leg was amputated
In such a position that H seems when I
stand to be flexed with the foot behind
me. I have often tried to get it out
of the way of a closing door or of per
sons passing me on the street. To this
day I often fall by trying to put out
my foot on tbe floor when springing
quickly from a sitting position. Year
by year, also, there Is a sensation of
shortening, the foot seeming to coma
nearer the body. If I make an effort
as If to extend tbe knee a sensation
of beat occurs In the stump, although
the rest of my body mar be freealag.'