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Owing to the press of work and the poor facilities for doing it at the government printing office, the United States is not a@ very rapid disseminator of informatidn, but it may be relied upon as fairly ac- curate, The report of the director of the mint recently published on the gold and silver in the United States for the calen- dar year 18 has the following showing for the state of Washington: Gold 1 . Silver... 12,520.09 TOCA). coc ccceessc ee ea eaee® cesiwae $245,281.36 The production in 1893 was: Gold..... WecMte renters recEeT es coco te $223,394.37 BUVER oo. onc cow eve ohn sasceisaesses 174,494.55 ROURL cies lanl ines) esleeal cen osiieoe $402,888.92 These figures show an increase. yield in 1894 over that of 1893 of $4786.90 gold, and a decrease of $161,974.46 silver, a to- tal decrease of $157,607.56. This decrease, as will be noticed, is entirely in the silver product. In com- ‘mon with other regions where silver min- ing is carried on the mining districts of Washington languished during 18M, as many properties were closed entirely, finding it impossible to work at a profit. Prospecting was discouraged to a certain extent, as many miners left for regions where more gold mining was going on. Returns were received from 10 counties in 18M, as against nine counties in 1893, as follows: Franklin county, with a yield of $10,000 from mines at Pasco. was not represented “in the previous report; Kit- titas county, with a yield of $91,594, in 1893, shows returns for 18% of $72,000; in Lincoln county the small yield is increas- ed by about $1000; !n Okanogan county there is upwarfis of $42,000 loss ‘n silver product and a gain of about $12,000 in gold product; in Skagit county the yield is practically the same-as the previous year; in Snohomish county the yield for 18% is, $15,000, as compared with $3000 the pre- vious year; Spokané county, which showed a yield of $12,000 silver in 1893, made no returns this year; Stevens coun- ty shows a large falling off. Its yield in 1893 was $28,727.77 gold and $117,273.55 silver, while in 18984 the returns are $3,700 gold and $8900 silver. Walla Walla county did not appear in the returns of 1898, and gives less than $1000 gold this year. What- ‘com county returns $31,300 gold for 1894, while the yield was only $1500 in 1898; Whitman county, which returned $11,020 in 1893, shows a y’eld for 1894 of ‘but $6,619.70. New capital has not sought investment in the mines of Washington to any ex- tent during the past year, and several of the larger mining enterprises have been non-productiy +, mainly owing to the eqntinued low price of silver. Recapitulation by. Counties. Counties—. | Gold. “| Silver. |” Total Franklin. ../$ 10,000.00).........., |$ 10,000.00 Kittitas 72,200.00|.........45 | 72,200.00 Lincoln ., .... 5,700 Bl so. cece 5,789.57 Okanogan | 21,602.00/$ 3,220.09) 24,822.09 Skag't .. | 79,000.00|......5-/55, | 79,600.00 Snohomish . .| 1,000.00) 500.00} 1,500.00 Stevens .. ..| 3,700.00} 8,800.00) 12,500.00 Walla Walla | 950.00}........... } 950.00 Whatcom . ..| 31,300.00)........... | 31,300.00 Whitman | 6,619.70)........... | 6,619.70 ee ——-| — Total .. ....|$232,761.27|$ 12,520. 00|$245,281 36 IDAHO AND RER GREAT OUTPUT 1894 a One. The leading mining districts of this state now attracting general attention, and which are the seat-of considerable activity, are the Delamar and Silver City districts of Owyhee county and the Coeur d'Alene district of Shoshone county. The first two produce gold and silver bullion, the silver predominating, but there 1s sufficient gold to make the industry very profitable. Within these districts are a number of mines which have fewor no equals in the west for richness and quan- tity of ore beds. The foregoing applies equally well to the great s:iver-lead output over the previous year, notwithstanding the continued dull market for the product. The Murray dis- trict is also in Shoshone county. The placer grounds of this locality show no abatement, the output of which is steady and very substantial. The gold-bearing quartz mines are also quite productive and are very promising in character. The Warren district of Idaho county is fast taking the lead in profitable quartz and placer mining. This district will add materially to the production of the state for the ensuing yéar. The many good ledges in Boise and Lem- hi counties have developed .within the year to such an extent that their prof- itable operation is no longer a question. The Seven Devils district, tn Washing- ton county, is exceedingly rich in copper, but has been developed meagerly on ‘ac- count of the lack of transportation. The flour gold, to be found in grea: quantities on the famous Snake river, has attracted unusual attention and has con- tributed largely to the increased produc- tion of the state. Product of gold and silver in Idaho by counties for the calendar year 1894: The Year of Prosperous Counties— | Gold, | Silver. | Total. AGR re ec iicten cscs {$ 15,276|$ 264|$ 15,540 Alturas .. .. ....} 17,282 380,380! 397,662 Bingham .. ..... | 36,961 291 37,252 BOWE ss 5c esse ess | 327,835 82,162; 359,997 Caasia .. ........ | 22,904 252) 23,156 Canyon 24,271 . 284| 21,555 Custer .. .. .. 25,902) ~91,951) 117,853 Elmore ., .. ...: 106,232 3,501, 109,733 Lemhi 273,220 5,885] — 279,105 Logan .. .. ...... 29,085) 781 29,866 Idaho eects 250,460) 14,832] 269,686 Owyhee.. .-| 783,778} 1,299,096} 2,082, 869. Shoshone .. .. ../ 362,398 3,029,671| 3,392,069 Washington .. .. 15,504 15,515} 31,019 Other counties .. 20,672 646) 21,318 Total... 6s, aves. jh s0n, 776194, 979, 966/97,18s,¢00 Total production of Idaho during the ealendar year 1894; : Metal. Quantity. Value. Gold rcccdiccsss ees ses 111,687 $2,308,775 PUIVEE cose ses coe - 3,774,349 4,879,885 TMOG. 6c 5c nesecccccecocse 74,441,436 2,605,450 , $9,794,080 Gold and silver bullion produced in Idaho deposited at government institutions dur- ing the calendar year 1894: - — Gold, Silver. Total. int— San Francisco $88,676,87 $1,412.22 $90,089.09 THE CLANCY MINER: CLANCY, MONTANA. mn Denver .. ...... 16,246.10 160.32 16,406.42 Philadelphia .. 1,777.48 81.95 1,809.43 New Orleans .,. 545,02 5.70 ° $62.89 Assay Office— Boise .. ...s.55 540,900.37 7,512.49 650,613.27 Helena ., .. ., 188,240.45 1,611.97 140,329.56 New York .... 6,172.09 625.90 6,697.99 Tota .. .. .. $792,563.38 $13,934.77 $306,498.15 Source of the deposits at the United States assay office at Boise, during the calendar year 1804: Counties—- “| Gold, | Silver, | Total, Ada $ 15,277.29] $ 264,20|$ 15,541.49 1,806.61 54.17| 1,860.78 20,855.96 109.21] 20,965.17 Bannock 2,444. 09) 8.44] 2,452.53 neh xn exe 263,764.47) 4,235.98) 268,000.45 Canyon... .... 21,272.19 155.86; 21,428.05 Cassia 18,032.47 90.44) 13,122.92 Custer 5,228.75)\ 125.01) 6,363.76 Elmore ., .... 65,218.85} 1,820.83). 67,039.68 Fremont 1,869.75 17.16|' 1,886.91 Lemhi 17,062.98 222.52; 17,885.60 Logan 16,211.06 101.20}, 16,312.26 Idaho.. 7,571.89 171,40| 7,743.29 Owyhee 22,087.44} 1,548.02] 23,585.46 Shoshone .. ..| 64,910.12 765.11; 65,675.23 Washington 1,736.45 = 1,759.80 Total.. | 3540, 00 31} $9,712 .90| $550,613.27 Devosits of— Oregon .: ....|$264,005.17| $3,179.63/$267,184.80 Washingt’n { 86.29 1.65) 87.94 Redeposits ...| 181,770.40] 2,548.21] 184,318.61 ES —_——-—--|— - TOS] secsccs $445, 361 . 36) here Grand total ..| , 162 . 23| $15, 442.39|$1,002, BITS OF NORTHWEST LIFE. Anaconda Standard: G. R. Norris. the old-time” Judith” merchant; is-developing into a cattle king at a right lively pace by snapping up a bunch of cattle when- ever opportunity occurs—and the price is right. Many moons ago, before the ad- vent of the Great Northern, and when Benton was the center of civilization and everything else, George was a resident of the river metropolis, and had no money to throw to the birds. He and Harry Hill, now of Great Falls, went, into partnership and started a trading post on-the Judtth— where Indians were numerous. The stock consisted of red calico, beads, suga® to- bacco and other goods of a Niquid nature— and Norris ran the store. After a time Harry pulled out and George went it alone. He is now healthy, wealthy and wise, has a big store, large trade and a family. * * *& Vaneouver World: The Umatilla, on her “ast trip from San Francisco to this port, collided with a 60-foot whale with suffi- clent force to throw the passengers from their berths. The steamer had to back to get rid of the obstruction. *“* «# An East Clallam correspondent of the West Coast Lumberman informs that Journal) that there is a fir log two miles from that town 100 feet long, measuring 13 feet at the butt, 7 feet at the top, and scales 84,000 feet of clear lumber. ** « Tacoma- Union: J. Seiby, an experi- enced trout fisherman of this city, goes to Chambers’ creek every day and brings home an average, he says, of from 18 to 25 pounds of speckled beauties every even- ing. He disposes of his catch at 10 cents per pound. He uses the plain ‘“‘coachman” fly with a number 8 hook, with only one fly on a line. ** * Sam Pederson and Bob Draper, says the Malheur Gazette, were starting from the Harper ranch to Huntington, Or., driving a four-mule team and freight wagon the other day, when the team took fright and went off the grade near the Harper ranch, throwing the driver, team and wagon into the gorge, some 100 feet bélow. Draper jumped and saved himself, but Pederson was carried down with the wreck in trying to save the team. He escaped miraculous- ly with his life, but is painfully bruised, including a dislocation of the left knee. , ** «© Oregonian: A new species of mushroom was brought to the city yeSterday byMajor Canby, a gentleman who is posted fn re- gard to the edible fungi, and who resides in the suburbs. This mushroom is not such a strange-looking thing as the Morel, but its shape does not prepossess one in its favor. It is known as the Maned Agaric | (Coprinus Comatus), and it ts considered one of the most delicious of all the mush- room tribe when young. It should be cooked soon after gathering, as it rap- idly deeays. It looks Something like a common mushroom which had been forced into an augur hole! until the cap had as- sumed a cylindrical shape, closely fitting around the stem. The gills are white, changing to pink, and, when Tipe, ‘to black, dissolving away finally into an inky fluid. It grows in waste, grassy places, lawns and meadows. * * * Judge Benton has remarried John and Abbey Giesey, and the officials at the court house took advantage of the occa- sion to extend their united congratula- tions to the happy couple, Says the Great Falls correspondent of the Anaconda Standard. Mr. and Mrs. Giesey were first married in September, 1893, and resolved to separate April 9, 1895. The following day Mrs. Giesey instituted a suit for divor =e, alleging brutal treatment, and asking for alimony and a division of property valued at $5000. The divorce was subsequently granted, and a month or two later Jonn employed his former wife as house- keeper, and she has occupied that position until they applied for a marriage license, were wedded, and will enjoy another hon- eymoon. The judge severed their marital tie about one year ago and expressed great satisfaction in reuniting them. ** *# East Oregonian: The Umatilla reserva- tion Indians are getting along in civilized ways. Regular legal marriage was the first step in that direction, and divorces follow as a natural consequence. ‘This time it is Mrs. Jack Weet Soot, who wants the court to absolve her from marriage vows and leave her free from any ties binding her to her husband. Those ties have been strained by the husband’s con- duct. Mr. Weet Soot (they cali him Jack) was concerned as a principal in certain litigation called the Weet Soot case, and which brought a’ decision in the higher court, on-appeal from the justice court, which declared all Indians of legal age citizens who have accepted allotment land and given up tribal rights. Jack be- came famous thereby, but lost his head, and took a path which leads to drunk- enness and divorce. And so the dusky Wea-t-kat-os-on-mi, Mrs. Weet Soot’s name, applies for a divorce. They were married in 189 onethe reservation here. Crushed. Garrulous boarder~—For ten years my habits were as regular as clock work. I rose at the stroke of 6; half an hour later I sat down to breakfast; at 71 was at work, dined at 12, ate supper at 6, and was in bed at 9:39; ate only hearty food; -and--wasn't ill*m-single day,’ Sarcastic boarder—Dear me! And what were you in for?--Pick-Me-Up, § WAS SAVED BY BLUFFING Sanna aEREE EEE EQUAL TO THE OCCASION WHEN RUIN STARED HIM IN THE FACE, —_ Made the Other Fellows Pay Dearly. for Their Fan in Bearing His Stocks. The New York Press publishes for the first time the account of a momentous in- cident in Jay Gould's career hitherto known only to a few of his most intimate business acquaintances. The truth of this story is absolutely guaranteed. The source from which the facts have been obtained is unquestionably trustworthy. No com- pletely true biography of any complete- ness whatever has hitherto been publish- ed regarding that exceptional career, The truth, ‘the whole truth, wil] appear grad- ually, and the stories the Press is en- abled to publish are the most authentic Statements yet given to the world. - It is generally supposed that Jay Gculd’s career was uniformly prosperous, that from the day on which he entered on the intrigues and speculations on the “street’’ he carried everything before him; that with the exception of a few minor failures his fortune continued to increase. This idea is incorrect. There came a day when, after years of successful specula-~ tion, the great financier found all his schemes thwarted, his hold upon the sirings which regulate the market snatch- ed from his grasp and ruin staring him in the face. His own son was so appre-~- hensive of the result of the turn of af- fairs were taking that he repeatedly urged his father to make an assignment, fearing that otherwise nothing could be saved. The manner in which Jay Gould turned circumstances which appeared about to ruin him utterly to his own favor and the destruction of those who were scheming against him proves more than any other incident» in- his- career, -his- remarkable genius. Here is the story: In 1884 Gould's for- tune was almost entirely invested in two securities—Missourt Pacitic and Western Union. THis fact by some incident came to the ears of the leaders of the clique on the street which was designated as the “Twenty-third Street Bear Party.” The most prominent members of this party were Mr. Woerischoffer and Henry N. Smith. They thought they saw in the circumstances mentioned a chance at Jast to cripple the “Little Wizard.” As much capital as could be had was collected, and they started to “bear’’—i. e., to depreciate the value of the securities. They suc- ceeded. Within two or three months Western Union fell to 56 and Missourt Pa- cifle to @2. Each stock had fallen between 30 and #) points. From valuable investment se- curities they became, practicall¥ speak- ing, almost worthless. Not knowing how much their value would be depreciated, no one would invest except for speculation purposes, and what was more to the point as far as Gould was coricerned, it was impossible to borrow money on them, as raturally enough, capitalists waited un- t'l they found just how low they were going. Gould was in a quandary. His wkole fortune was invested in these two securities. In order to prevent them be- ing pushed down to ruinous quotations he required ready money, and this was just what he could not obtain. For a short time he ‘was obliged to re- sort—in order to keep the necessary ad- vance at his banker’s—to an expensive expedient. The only way the stocks were of value was for speculation. Every day he sold enormous blocks for cash, and bought back equa) amounts, at the same prices, “regular.\’ That ig to say, he sold for cash payments, and what he bought he paid for next day. Of course, he was seNing for a fraction less than he was buying for, the difference between ‘“‘cash” and “regular’’ quotations being a small fraction: This gave him the use of large amounts of money for a day at a time, but no one knew better than he that it was in expedient that would soon ruin him, Every afternoon immense bundles of securities could be. seen issuing from the office of Connor & Co. (Gould’s prin- cipal brokers), and every morning equal- ly large amounts were brought in. But every, day meant a loss of thousands of dollars, and it looked ag though a crisis. were impending. It was at this juncture that those clos- est to Gould urged upon him the necessity of making an assignment, His son George, who had assisted his father for seme time, was especially anxious that this should be done, as he feared ‘that otherwise the fortune that was accumu- lated with so much skill and pains would be entirely lost. Jay Gould hesitated. He saw the danger of continuing under the existing circumstances, but he knew that should he do what was urged his stand- ing would be gone forever. For the first time his courage deserted him. On Satur- day things came to a head. Could he not manage to turn things in his favor in some way, .without delay, he decided to co as his friends wished, The next day (Sunday) the principal members of the Twenty-third street bear party met at Long Branch, Gould decid- ed ona bluff, He went there on his yacht and saw Mr, Woerischoffer, and told him that if his clique would not desist from bearing the market he (Gould) would start in to lower prices himself, and send every security down to nothing. Whether Mr. Woerischoffer believed this is uncertain. But at this meeting he made a propost- tion to Gould which, as it appeared later, was the turning point of the affair. The bear syndicate~ were unaware of Gculd’s monetary embarrassment, other- wise they would not have made the sug- gestion they did, but would have contin- ued to pound the market until he gave up. The: clique were in trouble them- selves, and Mr. Woertschoffer, unfortu- nately for them, made a suggestion which enabled Gould to see where their weak- ress lay. They were bearing the securi- ties, but it was necessary for them to obtain a large block of Western Union in order to do so, Mr. Woerischoffer made a proposition to Gould to buy 50,000 shares outright at 50. Of course the price was # ridiculous one, but Gould did not hesi- tate. The offer was accepted, ana he had two and a half millions in cash at his banker's. The possession of the 60,000 shares of Western Union enabled the syndicate to make an enormous: profit on that stick. Cut their satisfaction was not jong lived. With the money he obtained from the sale Gould was enabled to advance ‘the price of his other stock, Missouri Pacific, from 62 to par (100), The syndicate had been selling enormous’ amounts of this stock at 62, and every cent of the profit from Western Union went to pay the difference tn Missouri Pacific. They lost millions of doHars-of-their-own money also. Gould turned the tables on them completely and in a wink he was as rich as he ever had been. The finesse of this coup of the Little Wizard can hardly be understood, except by Wall street men. The real secret of the manoever lay in the weakness that Gould perceived when the syndicate pro- posed to buy stock from him, He judged that they had been selling what they did not possess—rightly as it turned out—anda devoted every penny he had to cornering them on the other stock (Missouri Paci- fic). Had they been able to meet the rise of course he would have been ruined com- pletely. As it was the syndicate went to the wall toa man. Woerischoffer, who at one time was worth $10,000,000, died with only about $500,000, anu the rest of we party lost proportionate amounts. This Is the true history of-the only per- iod in Jay Gould’s career when he was in real danger of coming to the same end as Ninety-nine out of every hindred of those wao make their fortunes in spec- ulation. CLIP WILL BE OF GOOD QUALITY Weel Growers Do Not Look for as Good Prices as Last Year, Reports from various gections of the state indicate that the wool shearing sea- son has commenced, though it will be a couple of weeks or more before it is in full swing, says the Helena Independent. The winter has. been a good one for the sheap men, and the flocks have come out in excellent condition. Wooi men say the Clip this year will be above the average in quality, except in some isolated cases, and that the clip of the state will prob- ably exceed that of last year, when it was in round numbers 20,000,000 pounds. Not more than 500,000 pounds of this amount have as yet been taken off, so it will be seen that a good many sheep are yet to be hanitled. In some sections an effort has been made to produce the finer grades of woo), though In that respect there will be little difference this season from past years. Meagher county was the banner county last year, producing 1,152,865 pounds. Hero- tofore there have been_two principal wool markets in the state, Great Falls and Billings. At these two points regular sales days have been set apart on cer- tain days in the week, when the buyers would meet the growers and bid for the clips. This year Miles City is going to have regular sales days also. At other points the wool business is quite exten- sive, notably at Big Timber, but the points named are the only ones where reg- ular sales days are set apart. As to the desirability of these central sales points. the growers difler. Some are enthusiascic in their advocacy, while others say it places the grower at the mercy of the buyers, who can fix the limit they will bid, as the cattle buyers do in Chicago, and by combining they can make an-ar- bitrary price. These opponents of the cen- tral markets say under the old system the buyers went among the growers and, as as a rule, if the sheep man was up in his business, he would get all his wool was worth, = Growers do not believe they will get as much this year as they did last for wool. iThey base the opinion on the fact that in some instances last season buyers paid more for wool than they could sell it for, and this year they will be moré cautious. Advices from the eastern mar- kets are to the effect that there is little or no demand from manufacturers, that a large quantity of last year’s cHp is in the warehouses, and as business ts so unset- _tled in a presidential year, it will be a wonder if manufacturers try to. force etrade, and if they do not, the wool com- mission men will not take as many chances as they did last year. A half million Montana sheep were fed for the Chicago market the past winter, but the feéders did not make any money. Ralph Berry of Meagher county shipped several thousand head to England, but the venture did not produce profttable returns. A. M, Cree of Miles City fed about 100,000 sheep at the Twin Cif yards’ in St. Paul, and sold them in Chi- cago, but there was no money in it. While the feed was cheaper than tn 19% the price of sheep was away down as com- pared with the preceding year. While the losses during the lambing sea- son this_year will be considerable, due to recent storms,- there is every surety of plenty’ of grass and an abundance of hay, so that there will be a surplus of feed for the winter of 1896-97. Patient in Danger. Attorney Garrett McEnery recently ap- peared as counsel in a case before a jus- tice of the peace at Suisun. McEnery found it necessary to make frequent ob- jJections to the evidence that opposing counsel was attempting to introduce. The justice, whose first rule of evidence is “everything goes,’ looked first annoyed and then tndignant. Finally he could contain himself no longer, and as a rul- ing on one of Mr. McEnery’s objectionsy roared: “Mr. McEnery, what kind of a lawyer are you, anyway?’ “I’m a patent lawyer,” replied the attor- ney, facetiously. “Well, all I've got to say is that when the patent expires you will have a hard time getting it renewed. Go on with the case,’’—San Francisco Post. One of Hortssaye’s Maxima, One of the favorite maxims of the late Arsene Houssaye, the famous French itic, was a quotation from Pythagoras: old thy peace, or say something which is better than silence.”” This he had in- scribed over the door of his house. With- out drawing any comparisons or making any insinuations, it may ba said that Houssaye wrote more than 80 volumes of prose and poetry. At Mount Beaujon his entertainments were almost unrivaled in their magnificence. At ene of, his kir- messes the program included “the sim- ultaneous popping of a thousand cham- pagme corks.” . KIDANPED AND TAKEN ON BOARD A SAILING VBSSEL. ‘ ‘ and Became a Tramp in tLugland. John Captain, the only Flathead In~ dian who'ever went to sea and took in the sights of foreign countries, was @ Passenger on yesterday morning’s west~ bound train, says the Butte correspond- ent of the Anaconda Standard. He carried the remaining sections of a through tick-~ et from Washington to Tacoma, and dur- ing the short stop that the train made in Butte he expressed gratification that the time was short until he would greet nis fellow tribesmen on the Puyallup reser- vation. For more than a year John's friends and relatives have thought him dead. They will not be surprised at his return, however, as they were communi- cated with before Assistant Indian Com- missioner Smith would believe the story that John told or would furnish him with the means of getting back to his people. Sehn is the captain or the.chief of the Duwamish or Flathead Indians, He ts not overwise, and appears to be about 2 years old. During the past year he has had an experience that will serve to raise him to the rank of his father, in spite of his lack ef wits. He speaks fairly good English of a remarkable character, ag it was picked up partly from sailors and partly from tramps with whom John had consorted for several months, His story is verified by the papers he has from var- lous American consuls in foreign coun- tries and by letters. from the Indian de- partment. He related his adventures to a reporter. He was “shanghaied” or kidnapped, and taken aboard a sailing vessel bound for Hamburg if March, 18%. He-had been to a dance near Tacoma and got drunk. He remembers that. The next thing he remembers is waking up on board of a ship almost out of sight of lana. He says he attempted to jump overboard and was locked up for Several days. When he was given his Hberty he was made to do the scullion work in the cook’s galley. And everybody on board the ship took particu- lar delight tn kicking him whenever op- portunity offered. He thinks that the tain of the ship intended to sell him as a wild Indian, for he was locked up when Hamburg was reached. He managed to get out of the hold, and jumping over- board, swam ashore. , John seoured work on a truck farm near Hamburg for a while, but was paid no wages, so he applied to the con- su) from this country and asked to be sent home. The consul gave him letters to consuls in Great Britain and secured for him @ passage on a ship for Liverpool. The consul there would not listen to his tale of woe and the Indian became an English tramp, and walked to London. He made a little money with a hanky- panky showman, who exhibited him as a savage from the jungles of America. When he got to London he reached Con- sul General Collins, and was given pass- age on a ship’ bound for Mobile, Ala. On arriving in Mobile he had rio mon- ey and no idea in which direction he ought to tramp to get back to the reser- vation, so he joined a gang of tramps and spent the winter in the south with them. Three weeks ago he reached Washington. He knew he would be all right if he could get the ear of the great father, but he could get none of the department clerks to listen to him. One night about two weeks ago, when he was nearly starved, he went to a police station and told his story. The sergeant in charge was a kindly man and story, so he reported the case to Assistant Indian Commissioner Smith, and the de- partment took charge of John, His story was verified and he was given a suit of clothes and provided with transportation home, the cost of which will be deducted from his yearly allowance. John was rather blue about this, for he knew that he would have a couple of years of starv- ation before him when he reached home. John is a typical coast Indian. and his head is flattened after the fashion of his people, who change the shape of the head of the child by strapping the infant to a board. And his experience as a tramp has sharpened his Indian instinét to beg. He was sadly in need of ci tes and something to“frink, and he was“fot bash- fu) about asking for what he wanted. Beecher’s Cats, The Beeches and the Beechers were close friends and neighbors in Brooklyn and Peekskill. A friend tells me that one night he was dining with the Beeches. Mr. and Mrs. Beechtr came in for a call and achat. The conversation got around to incubators, and Mr. Beecher gave a long discourse on his experience thera- with. ~All listened attentively til Mrs. Beecher broke out with: “Now, hear me. The exact fact is that Mr. Beecher buys all the eggs his incubator will hold; and if hy any chance a poor little chick i» hatched out, the cat gets it.” “Well,” said Mr. Beecher, with the ut- most good nature, “but if you folks will come up to Peekskill I'll show ‘you the nicest, fattest, sleekest lot of cats you ever saw.’’—Truth in Boston. A Slight Difference. “As I understand it, doctor, if, I be- Neve I'm well, I’m well. Is that: the idea?’ “It .” : “Then if you believe you're paid, I sup- pose you'll be paid?” “Not necessarily.” “But why shouldn't faith work as well “Why, you see, there its considerable difference between having faith in the’ Almighty and having faith in you.’’’ It Dependa, TG Ferry~—I do detest,a man who, when you’ are introduced to him, offers you three fingers. E Hargreaves—It all depends what he offers ra th fingers of.—Oincinnatt Enqu e ‘ ; 4 ‘ A FLATHEAD CAPTIVE ¥orked on a Truck F4rm in Germany \ thought there might be something in his oo in bne case as in the other?’ tial
