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! TANK I TERROR,
By ~M. QUAD.
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cUtton.J
For ten years Aunt Hanuah Day,
widow and resident of the village of
Clyde, had beeu a sort of terror to
most of the residents. She lived uloue
and was well to do, and she just doted
on lawsuits. At the end of ten years
Elder Thomas was about the only cit
izen of tho town worth suing who had
not been sued. Ills time was close at
hand, however^ lie had two hives of
bees in his back yard, and they had
swarmed earlier than was looked for.
Not finding new hives ready, they had
passed over into Aunt Hannah's or
chard and stung her and her cow and
pig before going farther. She decided
to start a suit for damnges.
Elder Thomas had never had a law
suit uor beeu summoned as a Juryman
or witness. lie had a dread of the
law, and the knowledge that he was
going to be sued set him trembling. It
was no use for him to go over aud see
Auut Hannah. She never changed her
mind nor settled a case. He heard of
her decision one morning, nnd he spent
the forenoon worrying over it. He was
still worrying after dinner when he
set out with hoc ou his shoulder to
work in a cornfield half a mile outside
the village. Ou the edge of the field
I was a creek, and on the banks of the
creek was an old shed lu a tumble
down condition. The elder had been
hilling up corn for about a quarter of
an hour when a voice called to him
from the shed. He raised his head and
listened, and It called again. He drop
ped his hoe aud took a few steps for
ward, aud tho voice cried out:
"Stop, Elder Thomas! Stop right
where you are!"
"Who is it?"
"It's me? Aunt Hannah."
"Are you lu the shed?"
| "Yes."
"For the land's sake, but what are
you doing way out here, and what s
happened to you'-"
"You keep your place right where
vou are, and 1*11 tell you. 1 came out
to pick some blackberries, aud after
got here the fit took me to go to swim
ming lu the creek. 1 undressed lu the
shed and paddled round for half an
hour, and when 1 came out of the wa
ter I found that an infernal hog had
chowed all my clothes to nigs. There ;
ain't a piece left as big as my hand, j
I've been waiting here a whole hour. ,
"But what are you going to do':" ask- ,
ed the elder as he scratched the back
of his head.
"Don't ask fool questions! I ve got
! to get home, haven't I? And I can t
i tret home without some clothes. I d ;
need clothes even if I waited till mid :
night." ,
"I guess you would; bnt, you see, 1
can't lend you any of mine. All 1 ve
got on Is shirt and trousers." i
"Who wants to borrow any of you.
1 don't, I'm sure. I want you to go
home and tell your wife about it and i
bring me back a bundle of her clothes.
You don't s'poso I'd go back to town
; in trousers, do you? What you sneak
' Ing up nlgher for?"
I "I want to sit down on that log and
! talk to you a mlult. You sent me
! word this morning that you was going
I to sue mc about the bees."
> "Yes, I did. It was all your fault,
! ami you'll have to pay smart money
; for It."
I It struck the elder as he sat doy?
; on the log that the situation was in his
; hands, so to say. The spot was a
i quarter of a mile off the road and very
i retired There was hardly a chance or
the woman finding another messenger
for two or three days. Accident mig i i
I enable hlni to accomplish wh*t de'c"
gations and committees had failed to.
"Well, why don't you go.' asked
Aunt Hannah after a long minute.
"Do you think I waut to stay here all
the afternoon? There may be more n
I forty hogs In my garden by this time.
There are tramps around, aud mebbc
some of 'eui are robbing the h0"8? '
"Yes. jest as you say." replied the
elder "but I think we'd better have a
talk before I go after any clothes.
Why should 1 go after clothes for a
woman who's going to make me trou
ble?" . ?
"You dldu't take care of them bees.
"And you didn't take tare of your
clothes." ..
"But I've uever stopped a lawsuit
and never will."
"And I've never lugged clothes for a
woman fool enough to let a hog chaw
up her duds. I'll go back to work, and
I. you can get some one else."
Aunt Hannah was spunky, and she
stood out for half an hour. Then she
called the elder back to the log and
agreed not to begin suit against him.
"That ain't enough," he replied.
"I've been thinking. You've made lota
of folks lots of trouble. It's time you
stopped the lawsuit business. If you
can't sec It that way you'll have to
get out of this trouble as best you can.
I'm going to start for home soon, and
I'll be neighborly enough In case 1
meet any tramps ou the wpy to send
?em here. They may lend you some
clothes."
"Elder Thomas, you are a brute!
S'poslng it was your wife!"
"My wife don't sue folks."
There were threats and arguments
and entreaties, but the elder stood tlrm.
and the victory was his. When Aunt
Hannah had given her solemn word
to give up the law, he went after the
clothe*. He not only brought them,
but he brought his wife along as well
and then retired Into the corn and left
the two women together. There were
pledges and promises given, and for
years It was a mystery to the relieved
citizens of Clyde why Aunt Hannah
so suddenly reformed. She died a few
months ago. and so there is no longer
occasion for secrecy.
THE ATMOSPHERE.
Without It Thar# Would Exist a Queer
8tat? of Affair*.
Without tbc atmosphere, besides tho
Inconvenience to broothlpg. a great
many peculiar things wouii} be observ
ed that would seem very extraordi
nary to us. The sun would rise
straight up In the morning Into a sky
as black as ebony, traverse a black
sky and sink down to rest at ulght
Into a black bed. No beautiful glories
of the sunset and sunrise would ap
pear. no blueness of the heavens be
seen, no red sun gradually growing
brighter, but oue that would rlso as a
fiery orb and remain thus all day. No
twilight and no daybreak could cheer
us, for there would be nothing to dif
fuse the light.
Uuless the sun shone directly on a
thing we could not see It. Thus our
houses would have to bo made of
some transparent substance or else bo
artificially lighted In the daytime. No
soothing shades would appear In the
| landscape, but overy thing would stand
out boldly and clearly, every object
; casting dense black shadows that
would render Invlslblo any one enter
ing them. No voice or music could be
heard, for there would be no medium
to carry It. No birds or Insects could
lilt about In the trees and above us,
for there would be nothing to onablo
them to utilize their wing motion. No
clouds would be seen In the intensely
black sky, and no thunderstorms or
high winds would be possible. No
vegetation could exist, and no animal
could live. In fact, this old earth
would be as dead as Hector as far as
activity was concerned.
Yet this Is tbc exact condition of
affairs on the moon, which has no at
mosphere and consequently suffers ev
ery one of these disadvantages.
It Is rather Interesting to contem
plate the successive events on the
earth If the atmosphere should be
quickly removed. The tlrst thing that
would probably happen Is that every
animal, Insect, tlsb. bird and plant
would suffer a violent explosion, for
each contains air at a pressure of fif
teen pounds to the square Inch on the
outside, which is balanced by an equal
pressure on the Inside aud would rush
outward on the first pressure being
removed. This can be shown by plac
ing the hand over an air pump and
gradually exhausting tho air. The part
exposed wfll gradually swell. Another
illustration Is when a tornado sweeps
round a house, taklug the outside air
away for an instant. If the bouse Is
closed the windows and doo?s will be
blown outward with enormous force,
and sometimes the sides themselves of
the house are blowu In all directions.
?Chicago Record- Herald.
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Too Harth.
"Wretched woman! You took ad
i vantage of my hospitality to steal my
husband!"
"Pardon me, but is It exactly steal
ing where a guest, wishing a souvenir
of an agreeable visit, carries away
with her some trifling thing which her
hostess gives every token of caring
| little for?"? Life.
A Consultation.
Gladys? Well, what did Miss Dr.
Cleverton say was the cause of your
extreme paleness? Grace? Well, she
has described to me a hat and waist
that will go beautifully with it.? Har
j per's Bazar,
Wallack on the Ballet.
The late Lester Wnllnck onco told a
story of liis still more famous father,
James W? that as either an actor or a
manager be could never tolerate the
ballet, even where It was seemingly
necessary according to custom as part
of an entertalumont or In the opera.
One day there came to him n friend,
a man about town, who said. "My dear
Wallack. it is very curious that you do
not see the beauties of imagination
shown by the poses of tLe ballet." Go
ing on In this strain, the visitor at last
wore out the patience of the actor
?uauager, who replied:
"Look here, it is bad enough to stand
these absurdities in an opera; but,
though 1 can comprehend people sing
ing their joys, I am hanged if 1 can
their dancing their griefs."
The Judge's Advice.
In sentencing a forger of banknotes
to death an English judge said. "1 can
hold out uo hope to you for mercy
here, and T must urge you to make
preparation for another world, where
I hope you may obtain that mercy
which a due regard to the credit of
our paper currency forbids you to bop.o
for here."
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Alaskan Has to Bow to the Inevl
table ? Scores of Endorse
ments Provo It.
After reading the public statement
of this fellow-sufferer given below,
you must come to tills conclusion:
A remedy which cured years ago,
which has kept the kidneys in good
health since, can bo relied upon to
perform the same work in other eas
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R. C. Fentou, 3905 N. Cheyenne St.
Tacoma, Wash., says: "I gave a state
mont for publication, telling of my ex
perlence with Doans Kidney Pills som
years ago and 1 am now pleased to
confirm ail'I then said in their favor.
I was afflicted with kidney trouble
and finally I became so bad off that
I was obliged to give up my work.
I had dull, heavy pains through my
kidneys and on one occasion 1 was
confined to my bed for almost a
month. The unnatural condition of
the kidney secretions also plainly de
noted that my kidneys needed atten
tion. When 1 learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pdlls, I procured a box and be
gan their use. I felt great relief
from the first and before long my
trouble was entirely disposed of. I
have since had no return of kidney
complaint."
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ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD.
Rigular meetings of Camp Skag
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o'clock sharp, In A. B. hall, ? Broad
way.
Visiting brothers are cordially In
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ORDER OF ELK8.
Skagway Lodge No. 431, B. P. O.
yika, holds its regular sessions at
8:00 p. m. every Thursday evening
at Its hall on Sixth avouue.
A cordial Invitation Is extended V
ill visiting brothers.
FRED. CALLARMAN, Secy.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
Regular meetings of Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Fraternal Order of Eagles
first and third Wednesdays In each
month, in their hall on Fifth Avenue,
at 8:30 p. m. sharp.
All members are requested to be
present and visiting brothers are In
vited to attend.
HENRY A. RHODE, Worthy Pre*.
J. M. Keller, Worthy Secy.
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Masoufl, second and fourth Fridays of
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Sojourning and visiting member?
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All visiting members are cordially
Invited.
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