esins about body to do credit to the town. Hod ‘ _ the saddle they _ They came intothe harveyssked to look at ‘ I thought it was for is out awoman’s sad- eaddle. It's for my than out into the basin figs Was a lot hanging up. Mover. asked the priceof am fault with that. and out the poorest and cheap- . It was a shame. too. for were well-tode folks, and , the long run to buygood your husband might like to . before you pay for it.’I the shamefaced little m’t you know Mr. Lnrvey? 2 depends upon my judgment. myhusbandfi‘ilrawing him for- ;ifhe had been a bashful boy. bomlr. Lurvey.‘ MW: come into the shop again as I owned it. he was that , or else that shrew of his would Moonstothe villagealone. I he ever had a cent of his M now you tell me that pomp- gsntlesnan was Hod Lnrvey. . would be nothing short of a n 3 nits a story. Jhsper. but if you .llstening. I’ll tell you how it t.” replied Hiram Tucker. hiechair 'so that he could watch .. ; interest in his friend's two. gottosucba pass betwix the aftgry'ou went ed that I just t stand it, so one day. when Hod cutting bushesout in the further of“. mature, well out of sight hohse. I went over to him and see Ii - . . why don’t you assert your inde- .. sand take your lawful place as of your family? on otter to see him start and turn If- a cannon ball had taken his , clean 0! he couldn't have been ‘ ’ sold out, didn’t I? “ , , we . t : Mllike one who m ‘ m‘m‘ ., . _ .". .5", .‘..’ ., ”Ibsyhsd ltfback audfcrthfm' i week. Janetoldnle. beforslfrs. Lumy would give his: smile of peace, but Hodwasa‘sflmassrock. Shemigbt goersthymsshechose. bathe wasgo lsg‘tobe'mas'teriuhisown house. But ' "such a life as she led him! “We was afraid Hod couldn’t stand the pressure. and if he yielded an inch he was lost. - If only he could beget cut from that everlasting nagging till he got more self assertion. ‘,”'Whynotsmdhim to the Legisla tor? asked my wife. ,' , "'Wh .he don‘t know the first thing itics.’ so: I. ‘We want some- bain’t been out to town meetln’ since he took the freeman's oath. twenty odd year '8°~' ”But wife said things couldn't go so badly to rack and rain at the State House as they was going at Tick Ridge. even if he did vote the wrong way. and the only thing that waiild really help Hod was to show Mrs. Lnrvcy that some folks respected his opinions, if she didn’t. ~ . ""It would be more credit to Brodick tosave Hod Lurvey than to send the smartest man in town,’ sea she, and we couldn't disagree with her. ”Well. we talked it up one side and down the other at the Caucus. Rafe Willey. who had been Representative for five years. and. of course. expected to be again, said he’nufl sight rather Hod should have it. and would work for him. There was no danger but we could carry the town easy enough. There want a man. for nor near. but would give all his old hats to get even with Mrs. Lnrvey. “Hod did not know what was up, but I made him promise to go down and vote. He said he Would come over, cross lots and go down with me. When I went out to the barn that morning who should I see but Hod coming up the hill with his old clothes amend looking as meaching as a whipped dog. “'She suspected I was going to the village to-day and got tearing mad.‘ son he. ‘She locked my store clothes npand put the key in her pocket and told me to be lively about the chores, for we was going to pick geese to—dsy. I fedaround. then made tracks for here. I guess I might as well give up just as last. It will have to come. I don‘t believe that man lives who could stand up against her when she gets in a rage.’ “‘You‘rs tired and hungry.‘ as: I: ‘come in to breakfast. then we'll talk “I don't suppose I was as sympathetic as I might have been. for if there's any- thing under the sun that riles me it is to have a man under a woman's thumb. “It took some argufying to screw his courage up to the pint of buying a sec- ond suit of clothes. but he done it; and there warn't a sprucer looking man I’maan it.‘ see I. “You're a full .’ , man. and otter take your'place ' . yorldasaman. not use mouse, hm . jman shall be the head of the‘ s shouldn’t be of yourn.’ you think so?‘ he asked. turnin .mb. The idea had struck him al could done how it had gelled him , ‘ , things go the way they had. , one. Lurvey says I'm not to be _ C .’ beadded. hopelessly. ‘Wef'll trust you any time.’ sea I. mettle the village and get what want at any one of the stores; trust you till harvesting if you’ll like a man and do your own mksow. you've come jest in d time? asked Hod. looking in the face. ‘Mrs. Lurvey has _ the farm away. this old form t . ~ ,. cleared. and sheaayslhave sign the deed to-night. I'd rather . my right hand and if you'll - Inc I won't do it.’ - the outcome on‘t was that won’t sold. but Mrs. Lurvey . harm in a hurry and went W m to her folks. and left everything to see to. and hay- pomin‘ on. There was ten cows. .. (lives. and five cosset lambs, :and chickens. and ducks. and “turkeys and the three chil- the youngest hadn't been weaned , oldest warn’t more'n ten years ‘ Wt if Hod was conceited think he could run his own might tend to born as well. the best thing that ever Rod. bedroom and wanted my Jane keep house for him. Now ”able a girl as one often andthere was Susan to uneasy as a lad need be— him every week also he’d poultry right up me. sad the turks both out'n -..—. l l by “ “mm The Scripture , his self realm-t a little. m. and had come nigh being too | time to forhim. It showad plainer than ’ at town meeting that day than Hosea Lurvey. We had agreed to stop calling him Bed and to call him Hosea or Mr. Lurvey. to see if that wouldn‘t prop up “He voted the straight ticket right There's 110 93115le T8530“ through till they come to town repre- sentative; then his name was proposed and was greeted with such a cheer that the moderator said it was a waste of ballot and we’d elect him by ac- clamation. Then we escorted him home in fine style. "Mrs. Lurvey come to the door all primed and loaded to give him a Scotch blessing and was some took back to see so many of us. Colonel Hooker stepped forward and sez. see he: - “ ‘Allow me. madam, to lutmjnce to ye our new representative. Hosea Lur- vey. of Brodick. Esq.’ he’d rutber face a cannouade than an angry woman; and Mrs. Lnrvey’s face was black as a thunder cloud; 3‘ ‘You've hit it right for once.’ she an- swered. 'If there is an Esq. anywhere title. and Iain't overly sure that Brodick docs. either. if it’s made such a fool of itself. Wadi. Mr. Lnrvey. of Brodick, Esquire.‘ making him a mocking bow. ‘ye better bid your friends good night and come in. I've got a little account to settle with yc.’ “ "Thank ye kindly, but I promised to go down to the Colonel's to supper.’ sea he. 'We only com; up to tell ye the news.‘ Then how we cheered for our new representative. “That night the hull town turned out the next few days. farm whilst he was gone. and told him what to do and how to do it. M orders. There was different works at Tick Ridge from that time. “You never see how Hosea improved when once he had a chance. He took right belt of politics as though he had been brought up to ’em all his life. and it waru’t long before he had the reperla~ tion ofbeiug about as shrewd‘as they make 'em. thspostcfllceonhiswayhomethsfust time. that our experiment hadsnwesd- ed.sndhswas goinghome Hrs. I. nptryingtcho has beanie things over.‘ i l a. “W-— “Yon see. the colonel was flustered. . it ain't Hod Lurvey that deserves thel - I“ ' “Yeoman piloted Lurvey. of Brodick. b Esq." ew‘YorkHerald., ‘ ‘ * i THE MIDDLE scream... nu ”bearer! of a mistrial was no .. (low on It. ' “My wife.” said the middle aged man. "attendsto all household affairs. fibc’ ‘ “When I was a boy every milk billhad a cow on it. Milk bills in those days were made outrun printed blanks about the size of a bank check or a draft. and there was always a cow in one corner. In rummaging over old papers I have. come across hundreds of milk bills, and every one of them had a cow on it. I should scarcely have imagined that a milk bill would be valid without one. “But, this bill is justa straight ahead ordinary bill. with no cow. for'so many quarts of milk. like a bill of any other merchandise. and. though there is no cow on the bill. they tell me we never had better milk. So I suppose the do- ing away with the cow is simply a do- ing away with so much snrplusage, and that the modern milk bill only marks the bringing of the milk supply into line with the modern business methods. But I miss the cow; alas! poor cow." FlTZGERALD‘S LIFE lNSURANCE. lo Wants the Policy to Lapse. but Illa Divorced Wife Pays Ike Mum-II. A novel lawsuit was recently tried in Buffalo between United States Commis- sioner Fitzgerald. his divorced wife. and Harmony Lodge of the A. 0. U. W. Mr. Fitzgerald says that since the divorce was granted last March his former wife has paid and insists won continuing to pay his Wm ment in Harmony Lodge. Hehsd his life insured in the order. but after the divorce he decided to allow the policy to lapse. It was made payable to his wife. She does not want it to lapse. and ac~ cordingly pays the assessments as they become due. He notified the lodge officers not to accept payment. but no attention was paid tothe notice. Now Mr. Fitsgerald will endeavor to learn scheme the courts will allow his fonnsr wife tokeep the policy in force and so- speculate on his life. - - .. A” "1... Appearances Ara Denltfnl. i I 4 l v l l Edward was behind. A Word in the Colonel's Ear. Georgia Regiment. I Ail the regiment was on the march to to serenade him, and on one pretext or, Gettysburg some of the soldiers stepped. another he warn’t left alone much for = out of the. ranks and confiscated a couple . of geese. and one of the drummers un- "He hired Nathan Simpson to run the howled his drum and put the captured ' birds in a. Shortly afterward the Colonel came Lurvey might as well have tried to dri e along. and noticing the drummer failed a mule as to make Nate go agin Hosea's fogive his mind drum whacks. rode up and said: “Why don't you beat that drum?" * want to speak to you." said: “Well. what have you to say?" The drummer whispered: 0 mid play.” and then rode on. , . . 5'9“”? goovertc'llldkfidgeflus learn you that whammy will W ducehim to you theOolensldid’tlist The following story is told of the 48th “Colonel." mid the startled man. “I . l The Colonel drew close to him, and “Colonel, I‘ve got a couple of geese in . "We knowsd. when we met him at here " The Colonel straightened up and 3‘“- . ell. if you are sick. you needn't rm night the Colonel and ma, , as for sonata-atlases Constitu- aneuglue _ , . . new: ”I“ for the world have such. model anest- ordianltr as some clear Eastern a... m... . ”if." °' “scam "’ - vs no a nervous shook. Well, this is the story: “I’d come to town that noon and had been busy with affairs until late into the ‘ night. Itwas about 1 o’clock in the morning and I'd just finished ups din-' in“. ’ ' , I “Having. as it were. exhausted what might be called the better element. and not feeling at all like slepp. I concluded to hunt up a few near friends who be; longed to the fringe of society. “It was perhaps 1.80 o'clock when I steered into a saloon known locallyas the Tub of Blood. It was conducted under excellent influences. and Pans a warm friend of the proprietors! “The Tab of Blood was wide open as I turned in. but there Weren't many people there; possibly seven in all. ‘ "These—five white men and two Chi~ .nsse-ewere at the rear of the saloon. bending zealomy to a game they call American Tan. You must know that about the only people out my way in Ithese gold-bug days who have any money are the Chinese. The impov- erished Americans have invented a par- ticular tan game to get some of this Chinese wealth. At Chinese or fan fan. the Mongols are too may for my con- stitncnts. 30 they have been driven to n buys all the food supplies and I simply eat what is provided and am grateful. . I put up the money and she pays; and I rarely soothe bills. But I did happento see a milk bill the other day and I was unassdio seethat there was no cow on it! ' ‘ headway against the saflron invader. “I walked down the 'l‘ub of Blood nn~ til I came up to where thefan game was raging. The dealer~frisnd of mine~ looked up. “ ‘Hello. Billy. oldistocking; how are you? he said. and a look of genuine pleasure csmeinto his face. He was glad to see me. “ ‘I’m first rate. Hunter.’ I replied. ‘How are you? Taking your hemlock right along? ' “ '8ure.‘ said Hunter. all the time continuing to slowly deal the tan game. ‘ ‘How soon you goin' back to‘Wash’nton. filliyfi-Here. you Chinese. you can’t play your meney on that card. You know that as well as I do. yon'almond- eyed horse thief. -—As I was sayin’.wheu ' you goin' back East ag'in. Billy? “ ‘1'“ be here about a week.’ I re- plied. ‘All the boys doing well. Hunter?’ “ ‘Tolerable.’ said Hunter. ‘Say. you 'soapconsoomin’ son of a thief. you didn‘t win that hot. Set them chips right back on the board. or I‘ll have your laundry in flames in a second. Yes. Billy. boys doin’ wall enough. You heard about Caribou Pete marryin‘ Big Liz?‘ " ‘No.’ I replied. ‘You know I’ve been pretty busy in the Senate. Don‘t hear much real 119“?!) back East. Hun. ter.‘ “ ‘No! 1 allow not.’ said Hunter. ‘Be- fore you leave (Yaw. By the three Tetons. don‘t you short horns know ow to play tan yet? Get your stuff up. an‘ get it quick. ,D‘ye think I'm tumin’ these kyards out of idle cur'osity to see whatever’s onto 'em? No! l s‘lmse. Billy. you all back in Wash'nton don't hear much newa till some of us jump in on you now an' then? Yes. (larilmn married Big Liz. un’ they‘re keepin' house over on the edge of camp some— wheres. All they had. Caribou tells me, to begin life on. in string of beads and a Buffalo robe. That’s whatl call lettin‘ each other in on the ground floor. Them nuptials was~—-—. Here. you pig- tailed slid: pick your money up thar or I'll take it away from you. You're git- , tin' damn lethargic sittin’ over thar. What's the matter of ye: Dreamiu’ of China? But do you know. Billy. now I'll make a bet. even up. Caribou an' Ids will do all right. Caribon's at work every night. an‘ Lia's took a brace an' says she's goin‘ to live down the past.an‘ I‘m allowin' she'll do it.‘ “ 'Big Lia has shuns lived down a heap of whisky in her time.‘ interjecled one of the Americans who was playing at the game. as he meditatively placed a bet. " 'Well. I should kissa pig.‘ remarked Hunter. in animation of the last stato- , ment. ‘Big Liz has soaked more booze . than Buncoed Charlie. an' he's gone crazy at it. See here. my tub-thumpin‘ ' friend. do you take me for a sucker? Now you get your chips of! that card or I'll be on your neck. Next time you do that I‘ll hang your one up back of the bar. just to show what happens to a Chink when he gets funny. Well. the deal's about through. Billy. Won't you take a drink? “ 'Let’s make it one on me. Hunter,’ I said: that's what I came in for.’ "There Were the four Americans and two Chinese sitting in the tan game. be- sides my friend Hunter. who dealt it. As we started for the bar I sail! to the Americans. ‘Come on. boys.’ ' “ ‘Me. too?’ said one of the Chinese, hopefully pointing to himself. “ ‘Yes.’ I replied. “get in.’ “So there we were. Chinese and all. drinking harmonious whiskey in the Tab of Blood. i had to smile at the thought of what Senator Hoar would probably experience in the line of sensational! he had behold the spectacle. But that's about the way we do things in our coun- try. and if you can‘t conform to local customs you might better go back i l l “'60 over an‘ see Caribou. Billy.‘ said Hunter. as i turned to leave. ‘You‘ll find him rollin’ stud ever in the Bank Exchange. He'll be tickled to ’de‘sthiiomyco. Nomyonmnrdsrm. tom, the construct this Caucasian tan to make b0! M W- W bung emblishmmkucwu’as the Board of Trade.” being located on Harrison means. the principal street in the town. ‘ The bar was in the front Wand the fare tablesintbebseh one. . “Suddenly their was. a loud it some one had struck another a terrific blow in the face, ,and in an instant everything wasin confusion. ‘ Two men assembled in ‘s‘ had engaged in an alteration and both were reaching for their pistols. It was- ) signal for everybody else to get out of: the way of flying lead. and the way the boys slid under the tables. myself. i among the number. to get out of harm's way. was a sight. “In two seconds note man in the crowd but the two principals was on his feet. Every one was hugging the floor. and hugging it hard. with his stomach. Every instant we expected to hear the rattle of small artillery and two men dropping on the floor, spending their life blood. But there was no sound. “When we mustered courage enough to look up. those two men were stand- floor. each holding an enormous Weapon in his right hand pointed at the others face. When We Icoked again we saw that we had been rudely imposed up- on. "The weapons were big Bolognasauo sages and the whole encounter had been purposely arranged between these tWo people for a huge joke on the rest of the s. “It was the cheapest crowd you ever saw that crept out from under the ta- bles. Drinks were free for the rest of thedayf—Washingtm Post. More Auto. ’Tis always pbaaant to see true love run along in smooth channels. Amonth or song!» a Cape Elisabeth woman came into a Portland ocnlist‘s store and pur‘ chased a glass eye. She confidently in- formed the ocnlist that. her husband had been arrested, and that she was glad of it. for he hadn’t used her well at all. She hoped that a term in jail would help him. and she proposed to go up and see him sentencedand so she got a glass eye in order to make aproper appear- ance in court. This week the woman came in again. With her was a man whom she intro- duced as her husband. The glass eye had been accidentally broken and the men was preparing tohuy another “and darn the mlense. I want her to have just as good an eyeae you've got in the store. forthere ain't no better woman on the face of the earth." The wifewinked the sound eye bliss- fully at the oculist and whispered: “That jail done hima sight of good." ~Lewiston Journal. To. black for 'lheln. "I was trying a case at Geneva once. before Judge Wilson." said Lawyer Pat McHugh. "The lawyer on the other side. who was a great talker, strongly warned the jury of the danger of receiv- ing hearsay evidence. which he described as often misleading and unreliable. and that. no matter how honest witnesses were or intended to be. there was always a chance of their having misunderstood a man's Illoalllllg and language. “For example be quoted. or pretend- ed to quote. copiously from the Scrip- tures. giving the four Evangelist» ac‘ counts of the Crucifixion. which he dc. scribed as diflering in detail. At length the Judge said: “ ‘Will you be kind enough to give the references? " "I am quoting from the Holy Bible.’ said the lawyer. ” ‘Yes. yes. said tthudgc. 'that's all right; but we want your references— page. chapter and verse. if you please. sir. _ “And I mooted the demand. The lawyer turned upon the Judge and my- self what was intended to be a look of withering pity and contempt. and Mid: "‘May it please the court, I am ad- dressing the jury. If I were addressing the Court or counsel I might feel it necessary to give reference for what I quote. but I am addressing religions and God-fearing men. who read their Bibles with care and devotion and who know exactly where to- find the quotations I give without having to be helped out by chapter and verse as if they were unen- lightened inlidels.‘ "The Judge and myself hung our heads under the scathing rebuke and the fol- low Worked the religious racket so wall with that rustic jury and so tickled them with flattery of their Scriptural lore that he won the case for his (display- Chicago Ianlcean. 0- Good 'l'srms with ma Neighbor's. An old man named Luther Webster makes his home in the hollow of a big sycamore tree down inliailcock county. Ky. An old coon and her young ones are his only near neighbors. They have a hole in one of he upper limbs of the tree and are sadly tones with the old man. _ Couldn't Help It. It is said that Manchester has the po- litest lawyer in the " country. A long and terrific roll of thunder having stopped him in the midst of his address to the jury. on resuming be bowed and courtecusly said: ’ “Gentlemen. please excuselhis intes- ruptlon."-'l‘itllits. kitted lash Other “do there will be nothing to (conceal afterwemmarried. dearest-I may a. t if you want soother whirl at ten. some tank If as! to . cities 91» . wellnllycnthstl smoke' _ "Then there wasan ominous pause. . ing face to faceinthe middle'cf the '. times. often, without any hasty ., pumpkin“. are fond of c as about crowding of the cities it , filling of the: slums by thou wheeze luredawsy trap the country. It some to be the . impression that the country is. be- coming depopulated. while the slums and tenements are steadily filling up; oncial figures that are available. how- ever. show that this is not the case. for , ' while it is true that the population in many parts of the country is dwindling it is steadily even if ‘ slowly building up " in others. _ . Micro important than all is the fact that under beneficient sanitary laws and regulations. the slums are being purl- iled and over crowding of tenements prevented. l The most significant feature of the shifting of population is found in sun burban development. The suburbs draw their mpulation not from the country but from the heart of the cities. Almost every city in the land has shown astonishing growth during the past de~ code. but in large part this has been in the suburbs while the slums have been stationary in point of population. or have actually shown a decrease. A house designed after the illustration would prove a convenient. roomy and. comfortable household and still within cost that could beafforded by the aver— age person. A brief description isaa IOUOWB: ‘General dimensions: Width. includ- ing veranda. 89 ft.. 6 in; depth. includ- ing veranda. 40 ft.. 6 in. Height of stories: Cellar. 6 ft.. ii in.: first story. 9 ft; secoIsd story. 8 feet. 6 First Flour Exterior materials: Foundations, brick; side walls. gables and roof. shin- gles: roof everstaircase bay. tin. Interior finish: Twocoat plaster. hard white finish: soft wood flooring and trim: main stairs. ash; bathroom and kitchen wainscotedmll interior wood- work finished with hard oil. Colors: All shingles on side walls and gables to be left unfinished for weather stain. All roof shinglingdipped and brush coated moss green stain; trim. sashes and blinds. ivory white; verand’ a floor-and ceiling oiled. S a cond Floor The principal rooms. their sizes. clo- sets. cm. are shown by the floor plan. Cellar lllllll'l‘ whole house with inside and outside entrances: bathroom with full plumbing in second story: open fire- places in parlor and dining room. Num- erous and large closets. Cost 82.500. not including mantels. range and heater, the estimate being llascd on New York prices for materials and labor. though in many sections of the country the cost should be less. A laundry could be introduced in the collar with not tube at a very small ad- dltinnal coat. Bathroom may be omitted on the wound floor and the space thrown into the roar room. A How Sensation. The small boy had gone out with his father for aaail and the bounding bil- lowa had shaken him up to such an ex- tent that he had parted with his brash fast. second attack. “what makes his usual- low that way?"~l)otroit Free Press. Infamous. Showiio you went out of your way to ‘ rescue a cripple kitten from a lotof hor- rid boys. 1 could kiss you for that. Heb—How do you know you could.“ Wynne Journal. As on (lashes-er Ices is solver w _ . ' Minibus-emu! “Ob, mm." he erclslmcd after the ,.
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