The Craws Nest Landmark Some one nmM *0 for the doctor." Niki Mrr. Br»r -HI bo." mUd Johnny. • Wtat!” cTchtlintHl Mm. Bray, half ftniUnB. three mile* arroas the moun lain aide in all tUla deep anowr jeep anowr -fve often carried father'* dlnn. r him when he wa* in the mapl».«>r camp." replied Johnny “and that* half a anUe farther than Doctor Benton'* U'n aomethlm; of a walk, t to be sore.” • -I should think ao.” wild Mrs Bra' --Bat I think 1 could RO quicker than anyone else." conlfnned Johnny, as hr looked pitifully at the little babe In the cradle, whose dimpled face was all flushed with ferer. “I lore Willie, you know, and—" And here a great tamp seemed to rise up In his throat and check hi* Johnny and WUlle were motherieschildren. Their father earned his llrelihood by cutting pines in the foreeta. hauling UnAer. and dolne odd Jobs r-Serally whererer he could ret - ,hance. Their mother had di'.-d a lew month* before and a kind neighbor laid offered a home to the childrer for the sake of the little errands and chores that Johnny could do. Mrs. Bray was very kind to them and took the beet possible care of the baby, bnt there was many a night when Johnny lay awake softly crying to himself, with his arm* around Willies neck and thinking of the dear, dear mother he iiad lost. • And It was his greatest ambition to secure a t>od situation in the neighborhood, where he could earn a little money and help support Willie For I know that my father Is very poor.” said Johnny, “and If 1 could only assist him I know that toother would be pleased up In Heaven!" "Well.” said Mr*. Bray, after a little bealtation. 1 think you had better

"It* very atrwure fW f 4na - the Crow's a*ai.” W M if he were tatklar t* tbe ••m

set In the W«wt

The Crow's was a bvac 4* ■erted new of Wlrtu >a< r»r»» uM reeds, in the decayed V-.g'.« o' t lightning Ma»r.^ put* w».^from It* peenltar potit.'/K 'rtmie le seen for some dlstasre away by aae approaching from th» aortberm • the m/. attain. And Jjs* ?ne* Johnny came aroond the cwrre of tfce woods and saw. to bu amaaemewt '.hat the old pine. decsyH at the bear: and loaned about by the tem^woocs

•srd

The i

twd Facts About Gloves Cleveland’s Cam■e so thoroughly recognued paign to ‘‘Buy

t and honor tn for- * “ - - **

• the MVoabr.

i deadly

me-- timea that they were sent a.

Now” Spreads

London Gossips Over Diplomats

London—The superstition that

_ ! events travel in threes has failed

—, " -• - -.-ire. • tmpewrlble ^ ror ^ The one stain on this custom Cleveland—A "buy now" circular to mate-ializ--. as far rs London Corps » r *A-*e aaea . »» '« '>■'**■ waK tha( , hr Queen-Dowager of Na- brought ou* by the Chamber of Com- rhplomatitjue are concerned Al-I—-Wher ace kc* ego. they waJ , persuaded to go to Paris merce here Is being sent over the though the departure of Ambassador r . hr :» W L AliboT. the to k|Iori<] Ih „ .„. rH . p , of tjjp Kinp ot country by national trade orcaniia- i» :iu i Com bon. of France, and the Mar**hw»r be <*!» m of rbrtsttanlty \ aT>rTr _ the embassage of a pair tions and is being adopted by Cham- qui B Imperial, of Italy, left notable * ry. '. Sad there wa* «*e Urge „r glove*, and. unhappily, on the mom- bers of Commerce In other cities. caps in the gaps at the Court of St -■ * owr.ed by one roar who u»ed , nc of the cmntnony. met her death by The declaration, prepared by the James, it Is now officially denied that *» a pfTVrw. i'Carding It a* r - fetish, mean* of poisoned gloves. Manufacturers and Wholesale Mer- IV>n Alfonso Merry' Del Val, the SpoilThe high "e- of Ifrlng la unknown As a proof of the power of a glove, chant* Board, the Ret ill Merchants ish Ambassador, will make the third s -t+ Sirobara. wber- nature fur- m. P would relate how. when Fran Board and the industrial developmenl to leave. It had been reported here

gale, had split half way down, and make* a satisfactory livelihood for the Joseph I. of Austria, was traveling committee, urges "Buy now—con- during the week that Klnc Alfonso fallen, a nure. splintered maa*. across inhabitants without requirement of th-ough the southern provinces of hi* servatively. rautimudy. 1 ut now." had decideu to send him to Rome in the iron rails of the track * lxl*,r barring the Bath-ring of cocoa- kingdom, he met an old superannuated "The disinclination ol merchants— order to prepare the way for the Span And this was the reason that John ms-,, whle hthey sell lo trading ves- soldier, who complained that for some wholesale and retail— o purchase ish King to visit bolh to the Quirinal ny had failed to see the familiar lard- sels accepting In exchange tobacco, years he had not been paid his pen- their requirements is generally bring- and the Vatican In the spring, mark of the Crow's Nest doth and phig hats. sion. ing industry to a stands ill.” it says This would have been the first oo “What shall I doT” eri*d Johnny The climate demands no clothing. The Emperor bade him call upon "The need for exercise of prudence casion of a Catholic sovereign* visit “The train come* rushing around the **,,1 the peaople wear almost none; him the following day. when be would and care 1- buying at the present mar- to the Eternal City since the estrangebend at fiv*. and all the passengers h-p for dress occasions a plug bat Is ti*ten to all he had to say. The old ket Is recognised. So abo Is the dan- ment of the two courts in contains. wlH be killed' Ob. if I had a red Ian- d- rigueur for the men. while a wo- maa explained that he would not be ger of not buying. which is now made possible by the tern to signal. 'Danger absad"” man* cotton petticoat tied arcand allowed to pass the guard. The Em- -Obviously. If merchants do not pur pope’s permission that Caholic sovHe stopped a minute, trembling like the nwk 1* the roost fashionable gar- p^ror drew off one of hi* gloves and chase, manufacturers ctnnot operate, ereignty may also visit the H-tlian a leaf, to think what he had better do: w . n t for persons of the gentler sex. cave tt to the man. saving: thus accentuating an alieady serious King. The Spanish Ambassador here and then starting to run ar full speed. The typical Nicobar dwelling Is -Show this, and you will certainly depression and uneroplo tnem situa- t, B brother to the famous Merry Del he n»hed headlong down the track, caneshaped, reeled on tall posts, so he admitted into my presence.” tion. i v ' 1 - Bapal statesman, and Is extremewaving his scarlet comforter over his , hl „ one can walk underneath, and The directions v ere followed, and "Failure to purchase i ow d plete* i r popular In all circles in Italy The

thatched with mats. A t«mboo Udder. t i, e nifrtit of the glove was all power- stocks and will bring sb >m a buying nformation that ho is going to Rome

At the top of the rnowy hill by the affording in ■•ns of entrance and exit. f U l. he was shewn Into the room where wave later, which wil! result in • i R taken to mean that King Alfonso Great Rock he knew that be could be j, pulled u~ si -igi.: The ffoor is of t »,e Emperor sat. and was -ecelved shortage of merchandise and an a/, feels that there will be no special for a long distance, and by diM Rpm hampoo and the L.. for cooking with kindness. vance in prices." __ difficulties In the way of his visit and of great exertion he contrived to i„ IIlad ,. oB a basket of sand. Another instance of the power of Census of Companies Compiled „t the same time is an open admission reerb this vantage ground before the N - ow and then gfoat feast* are held. the plove is shown in the following Clifford Gildersleve. tndistiial com- tiu,, th,. An.»«ssador Is do'nc his most

shrill whistle of the advancing train al which the favorite amusement Is historical fact: missioner of the cfcambe-. U compil- UM >( U | work here.

b j „ flKh , between a man and a Urge when Conrmdin was deprived of his ing a census of incerpo-rted compan- There is mucli speculation regard- . was on a down grade here, which p ig. The animal is driven Iran- cro wn and life by the usurper Main ines in the Cleveland dlstnci which , rK Italy's new ambassador. He Is increased the peril of the situation: , Uc by teasing, and in the combat fro y. he flung his glove among the ; will give names of officers, a complete p , a!n ••Mr." Demaitino. appointee of and Johnny stood there the scarlet t h B , follows the man grabs It by the rro wd as he stood on the scaffold. U- list of products, number of employes o1d Premier Glolittl.. who ha- excoriatcomforter fluttering above his head, as pap, ag „ made of wrestling, whel the seeching some one to pick it up and and executives to whom special In- ^ diplomats all his life, all hough he If It were a little statue, cut in ebony, po,*,,,. ,. n davors to gore him with its parry it to his relatives, who would qulries should be referred. has recently indicated remarkable

sharply outlined agulnst the bright , U!(k g j.. »r a.t* i« not

Western sky. where the sun we* hang- —

So Johnny put on his cap and tied his faded worsted comforter about his aeck. An o*erco»t was unknown luxury. but his coat was warm and snug and ho set off on a briak walk, that was almost a run. In the wintry sunshine, over the mountainside, that was white and glittering with snow. For all the bright sunshine, a tre1 mendous gale of wind was blowing such a gale as might make mariners tremble on the deck of great ships, standing far out to sea—a gale that shook thi tops of the tree* and made them groan and creak as if giant* In psln were hidden within their huge,

moss) trunk*.

And how Johnny found his way through those trackless woods, where there was no path except here and there the paw mark* of * stealing lux. or wildcat, or the velvety tracks of rabbits, nobody could guess. I do not think mat Johnny knew himself. He kept his eyes steadily on the son. and now and then paused to look for rode signs cut in the bark of the birch trees, which served as a sort of

gtrfdepbst to him.

After a long walk, crossing three froxen streams, and gating cV *' r . j huge rocky chasm by means of a fab ^laa tree-trunk—which gro-.ned dismally as Johnny picked his tray acroes it. as If It had half a mi'-»d to snap itself la two and let him down among the snowy rorka bdow-he reached the doctor* house on the other side, and

left hi* message.

•I ha doctor Isn’t in.” said Miss Phoebe, the doctor's sister, "but 111 tell hiu the very minute he gets back. He can drive around by the road in hi . cutter au- perh*’-. he’ll be there

batore you ar..”

hope so” said Johnny. w.stfuUy. because our baby L very *lck." •y-ru’d bettei stop and have

dinner.” said Miss Phoebe- •«» —-

b most ready."

f ■ -oh, thank you!" said Johnny, but 1 couldn’t stay—T must get back to WUlle. I can quiet him better than anyone else when he is ailing and

avenge his death. A knight who beard This form of data is not usual!} at statesmanlike qualities In the con-

iventern skv wnere u.e B uu The huge land crostacan known to . thls appeal, look up the glove and car- hand in commercial organitations and QUPM of Flume. His appointee will Inr a treat globe of gold above the naturalists as the great robber crab, rfed | t u, Peter. King of Aragon, who. is designed to facilitate business Inqul- have high standards to uphold, for the blL* cloud*. which tears the husks oft cocoanuts , n >irtuc of thls glove, was afterward ries. Mllwaukee and other ci'ies ha%e reUrinr Marquis Imperiall was the

“Now if the engineer only sees me!" un( i ,. a t R them, lo believed by the Nlco- j crowned at Palermo. ' * thought Johnny, his h.-an beating like parree to be the devil, and the yare Everyone know* the story of

a trip-hammer, a* he could bear above careful never to meddle with h! the rush of the wind and the creaking ’

Reading Essential

thmueh the deep gorge beyond. T17„1 J1,r CnprHlCC An amusing story Is told aoout the industries and civic affair*. man. all over the same cup of ^he lntin^rdTd see him. Small t<) WOrlClly OUCCGSS vhicb ^ u.e m erit of belong Pink Interest or Monthly Basis „ e fcad conducted som- of the moet ..^L^oSS^n? lTgS«t a* * ^ Ing to our Ume. A famous actor. ,ak- Al,hough an agreem nt between d ,., lc a,e negotiations during and after ensign'o' danger the snow- When Peggy Wood is not engaged InK lh „ part of "Othello." .bought to Cleveland locals of the International tht , wa r and 1* row leaving lo become ^.,17 h»i and the orange sunset In her impersonation of Julia Benoit Mve h , R hand., by wearing ' Molders’ Union and most of the Job- luly* represenutive In the League of " . tron _ . background for him the maid of Brittany, who Is the hero- black (dovre At , he pnd of t h e first blng foudries has expired, no chang Nations. He Is. In face, such an exre«v instantly perceived that !ne of the romantic story woven on to his dressing room, ha* taken place in relations between lrptn( ., y practical diplomatist that his

,bT.be b.

1 , retlrinr Marquis Imperiall i

; sent representatives to study Cleve- beau ideal of diplomatists. Rec ntly v land's methods of civic promotion. , b, was heard to talk New York slang

Richard Oeur de Lion was discovered : This work, under the Cleveland Adver- ait b an American, discuss the mb on his fateful Journey by the J< wried Using Club is being used as a model. Mnl *e points of cricket with an Enggloves which hung from his page’s 1 The club and a committee of dtixens H^hman. bankmg with a Belgian and

maintains a bureau to supply d»ta on 3| nn Fein movement with an Iriah-

iw> uu ^ im „ of the things that Is enthe table. Unfortunately, he forgot scale Is continued. Foundrymen have enraging to most despairing friends put them on tn the second act. and made no open-shop declaration. o{ the , league here.

,pe and presence of mind of a boy book shops in search of “first editions" Moor with pinky red hands neatly ; ing the open shop organisarion. In- Ambassador Cambon with genuine re p p or other rare and beautiful volumes Iget hi|n wJid 0n potn- „£ the stage eludes several of the Jabbing found vre,. for he. with the late King BdIT* f. , Ktorv n » thing Miss Wood formed the "book habit" for # moment . he caught hold oi ries which are closed shops. It does ward . were Joint founders of the Euthat* really happened' And you will when she was a little girl. Every : h auging about behind the not expect to tak/any part in the , pnto Seldom has a d-parllng diplohe l.ad to hear That Johnny was well member of ger family was a love* of and ^id: ; situation, officers say mat been showered w.:h such honors rewarded by the railroad rompany for good literature, and her father, who .., ^ ^Ive you fire dollars if you With the new year many Cleveland as h ., ha8 received. But the embassy ^*wve act and thereby enabled "** » Journalist, had a penchant for ^ mn out and b uy me a pair of banks will compute interest on a al Aibengate. during the score of to carrv out hli ch.-rished hopes of oh- Picking up >ld editions, so that th • fl ^ h<olorw i lU k gloves before the monihly basis Instead of quarter!}, as : year8 of Ambass dor Cambon’s ten- . simstloa and earning some copmwncement of Peggy* library be- nt . xlact -. ; has been the custom. an cy. has been a centre of serious U “* - - or can as an overflow from her father’s 0n before the public Under the new plan if a depositor thou(rtll rather than social gaiety. His nt book shelves" Just now I r.m making a Jn [)]e |hlrd ^ ln fl ,. gh colored | withdraw* during the quarter he will : successor. »he Compte D’AuUlre. with wlat he most wanted and .bis l* rather extensive study of Elizabethan |he jau^ter knew no bounds: lose the interest for the month of hig bealitifu , wUe are expeejed to re 1 drama.’’ she said, during the course of qu , p1 , y b e drew off his gloves, show- withdrawal only The bank.-, pay 1 . T lve the social glories of other reign*

.. a._. " D ~<— - (n( , handlt of h , ac }. to match his face, j percent inter.

what the company gave him.

And Uttle Willie got well, and

, discussion on reading. "Being .

goi wen. »uu ----- ,n K Iinuui. U, — .1-™ John.. d.i™ .11 1.1. ..»<1 l.tk n»» my^lf.nd .!«. I.l.r«trt to trtek „„ . 1U| tbo „,«»»coralArtbl. ih.i call. do.-, the n.ountoto aide, crlttoi:. . avto. Just oomp« pr —;i,.lon u deseevwl. ' orB .he. 11. here. «t»d» .ere raptop 1« to rollntoratloa with Shup-.el Mnwta. An with the

,be lot.,!,, aad me Crow-a Neel wMoh win 1» pPrf.<«d. tod .a„wa how la.hloa. are "^led . A IK tROXCS Of

rraahrd tortoo.lp aero" the Iron rail. draw., tawrto.itop nwd.aa. Batjh™. „ „„„ . nd beaallto: ducheaa. bar 1UU 1U. UUACS

and the change will thert .

dcposl- |

of the railroad track.

Dried Fruit Sell

The Celestial’s Response

Miss Wood laughed "I find the reading nc promlge< j to a t an entertainment of anything which includes goo.: char- c|v(in fof a ch aritable object, in Trouacter portrayal a fascinating occupa- vil|e fouad herself late In :>retion. In fact, there's i-alulng l love pari ^. she hurriedly took up her so much a* an open Are and a Rood Ktoveg and pul them on in the carriage.

The people of the Nicobar Islands, book. ■ As she entered the brilliantly lighted . ^^ix lOO pounds each, left behind

the Bay of Bengal, have their own or , cn hear people complain.ng of oom ^ found t0 he| d ismay. that '

Spirits in Wooden Idol

a bit of

I loss than t

peculiar method ol dealing with spin inability to progress In their chosen ^ ^ pu| on onp b , ack and ,

It*. They make huge Jolls for them occupations, while others with appar- wh(te ^ mistake had arisen f rom i uida , org . according

to inhabit. ently no more bralnr. g-t ah**ad. Per- ^ haTlnp , ald out two pair*. These are not idols. They are 1m- -lap* the complainant* nre not u»ing ^ kn owlng which her lady would ages of bird*, reptile*, mermaids and ahat brB in* they have to as good pur- 1>n>|pr _ black or voltP other mythological creatures, and even IvogP as their roost successful rivals ,mag1n* the surprise of the duchess human beings. Perhaps, more particularly, they are ^ pm -,,j v icg that. In all subsequent When a resident of the Nleobareae not developing their minds by reading entertalmnPnU of the season, the thinks that misfortune of some sort and studying as intensively and exten- lad(e5 ,. orp ^ glove,, correspond

"There was once a prominent law

for 2 Cents > er in ,hb ‘ city " 8 * 1J a s * n ^ n,nc ' sco Jurist, "who rather prided himself on Thousands of boxes of dried fruits his astuteness In questioning Chinese

Now. this attorney was

j by the American Army were sold for ; very nearsighted, and on one occas o

threatens him. he carves o

_ „o Miss Pheobe gave him a drink of milk and a piece of hot gingerbread and he started back home again. It was getting on towards sunset now. and Johnny was tnxlous to get

home.

•n think perhaps It would be a shorter cut." he thought. “If 1 could get down to the rail road track and walk on that as far as the Great Gray Rock, and then cross the 'ce-pend to the old road." He scrambled down the steep and frozen side of the bleak mountain. soon came to the single railroad track, upon which s passenger train ran al «ghl In the morning going south end five In the afternoon going north Tli,-re was a freight train at noon. also, but this bad passed by long

since.

“U must be near five now." thought Vr. “I shall hear the noise of the train aa 1, oome; and beoldea they always blow a whistle at the Great Gray

Rock."

He walked along swiftly and steadily. hi* hand deep down in his pocket*, and his nose purple with cold. denly he stopped.

of wood j slvely as they should. They say they

large site, perhaps five or real the newspapers. Do they make six feet long or high. 1* may repre- ihe point to rerd the editorials in them 'lizard-dog.” whic Is a popular a nd the practical and cultural articles animal In bla mitooloo I'o.albljr 11 to.-y day .Bar day contain? Btoat will be a gigantic chicken. about their magartne reading? U it . whAn finished is huag confined to the lightest of li

The image ” and b,- ,|on? Or do they give attention to of Caldwell. N. J. An advantage speclfrom th * ^ gpin, whoge the essays and articles calculated to I ally claimed for it t- that it may be the tenem A Piri ^large knowledge of lile tn general oprated inside of the of the furnaceS,, 7 S r *he famllv residence ’-nd to bestow a broader, more earnest , e . below the gratre-thus obviating The interior o the p^ of view- the scattering of dust. i:i that archipelago Is usua.l> adorned ^ ^ glnl cturally separate with a umber of t ese e e*. There* ■ cnod deal of sarcasm in re«,n, the shovel proper, a ad. resting

cents each by stock llq- | f oun d himself In a difficulty by reason

committee j of bis fkilur. to observe that the at-

which has been laveatlgatlng fantas- tlre of a certain Chinese witness was tic tales of remarkable bargains of-; ))f flnpr texture than that worn by the

fered to friends of the administration. ord |nary Chinaman,

although less than a fortnlghtprev 1 -1 ..^-jjat is your name?" was the atously an offer of ten cents a box had | torn ey* first qui-stion.

ine wltii the color* of the dress. Coal Shovel ar.d Sifter A combined shovel and ash-slfter

confined to «be lightest of light fie- i j a the new idea of Ihmlel C. Jacobus.

tnercs » good deal of sarcasm in from the shovel proper.

Tlmlr ..Hail ol Mai. '«“'V tkp . . mm, .ull.rl.a m,m toalJ. .< to. lail". U pimaJM

, s.ries. of parallelrods. When tbe

able Occasionally there I* one . _ . ^ .

represent* an angel, as described to . ague, as “nplement is thust beneath the turnatives by visiting missionaries, bottle of medicine Ubeleu. Shake be- ^ t(J takP out the ashe*

Even the missionary himself may ap- fore taking.”

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tiio fine refuse drops through the rodi = on to the bottom of the shovel, whil* ! fragment* of partly burned coal »tay on Up. The Implement Is provided with a secondary handle, by which the sifte’’ part may be joggled to and fro. thus j airing a thorough shaking and s~parat- “ ing the ash from the partly burned | coal. This qgcomplished. a twist of 'he secondly handle uplifts the sifter, with it* contents, out of the shovel, and tbe Be worth-while rsldue Is readily scooped

off.

A small Eastport school girt who 1 in answer to the teacher* questio:. | "Where is the Golden Gste?" wrote j -in Heaven.” was both surprised and

| grieved

"Wah Kee Lung.”

"Do you live in this city?”

"Yes.”

"You savvy God?"

Whereupon the Chinaman replied a

SPFC1M. OFFER ’\ x Watch aur Weekly Special “

been refused.

While the government is underst-wd | to be satisfied'with its deal with the j ’ firms which were granted the Hquida- j

tion concession, inasmuch as the gov- j

nrnment obtained nearly double the : fo i lo ws; "Mr. Attorney If it i* your HU0.0P0.00u which the stocks cost, and ; intention to ask whether I comprefor which incidentally, the American hpnd Ihp entity of our Creator. 1 may Army has only the promise of the , n ply lha t on next Tuesday eventug French that they will pay when finan , gba i] address the State Ministorlal rial conditions have become more j Association upon the subject of the ntable. It is apparent that if the French j d i v in(ty of Christ, and that I shall be ■enunent had iiandled the stocks pioused if you will attend."

for its own account it would have gained at least another J500.000.000. With food price* still soaring despite constant promises of a wave ol lower living costs, the public is wondering hy 100.000 franc* worth of corned beef Is sold to a profiteering group

for less than 15.000 franes.

Amt her group bought out one camp for 200.000 i races and th-n without touching a single article, and in less than four hours, resold It at a profit of 100 per cent, which the ultimate consumer naturally, will have to pay. PollUdsT* are finding plenty of campaign material In the constant revelations of the manner in which the public has been victimized by repealed speculations and are demanding the proceedings be instituted against ( about fifty Individuals who have Inter-1 fered with the direct soles to actual dealers an dwhose profits reach almost

i 1.000.OOP .000 francs

rievod ko i

No person ever yet got Into court,

find her answer marked I Jolt or trouble for attending to hi* own

business.

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