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Honi Soif Q\ii Mal y Pense, Garter Given ta a Girl Fifteen Years Ago Causes Fight In State Capitol at Des Meines, la. A garter with a pretty silk ribbon and a "trat" engraved buckle was at the bottom of the vicious assault of Carl M. Clemens of Washington, la., upon R. H. Dosh in the 6tate capltol at Des Moines, la. Some fifteen years ago Dosh and Mrs. Clemens were college mates aud warm friends at Simpson college. In dlanola. Ia., aud Dosh bought the gar ter and gave it to Mrs. Clemens. This was years before Clemens met the lady upon the Pacific coast, where she was visiting friends, but he has never liked the donor of the garter and has born insanely jealous of Dosh. Mrs. Clemens aud Dosh have uot met i for years, uejther have they corre sponded, but this made no difference to Clemens, and he has brooded over the garter and its "frat" buckle with the engraved initials, aud nothing that Mrs. Clemens could say would cool his anger. So when Clemens met Dosh at the capitol in Des Moines a few days ago and asked him, "How about that gar ter?" nothing that Dosn conld say would clear up the matter, and so Clemens streck him. In the ensuing mixup Dosh was seriously hurt. This explanation of the fight was given by one of Clemens' friends, who asserts that that is all there is to the deadly feud of years and that Clemens Is in sanely jealous of Dosh. Dosh refuses to talk and will not make a statement He murmured something about a garter In the de lirium which followed the beating Clemens gave blm, but since he re gained consciousness he has refused to Fay a word. He realizes that any statemeut from liim may rctlect upon his old school day friend. Because of 11; is it is possible he may refuse to appear agaiust Clemens, and the case may be droppad i:i police court, aud Clemens can return to Washington and continue to guide the course of the Democratic state central committee, of which he is chairman, aud also con duct his extensive lumber busiuess and be the pride of the football fans as though nothing had happened. New Shoplifting Trick. Pretty French Girl Uses an Imitation Baby With a Box In Stomach to Assist Her Clever Operations In Paris Department Stores. its A queer story Is related about a trick which has been practiced in one of the big shops in Paris by a young woman simply attired who excited the sympathy of kind hearted people as she threaded her way from one stall to another with a baby in her arms. Everybody made room for the young mother and her infant whose quiet behavior was also noticed. But some ?f the vend rs had cause after awhile ?o take quite a different sort of inter est in this pale and ladylike female. She was inspecting some articles when she deftly slipped one among the long clothes of the child she was car rying. The explanation that she was 7. The woman walked slowly along un til she reached it cafe, which she en tered, and soon she was seated at a table by the side of a couple who had left this particular emporium a little time before her. The inspector took up his position at a neighboring table and listened attentively to the conversa tion. There was nothing In the talk of the trio to lead him to suppose that anything had been stolen, but great was his bewilderment when the young mother, thinking she was not observ ed, rearranged her Infant's clothes, re vealing to view a long, narrow box. which she opened for a moment, show ing that it was empty. DEFTLY SLIPPED ARTICLES AMONG THE CHILD'S LONG CLOTHES. only steadying the baby and was on the point of replacing the object In question was charitably accepted, and soon afterward she left the house. One of the men whose business it Is to keep careful watch on visitors to the large shop had entertained a suspicion that the exemplary conduct of the In fant was uot altogether natural, and as he had remarked the trifling acci dent which had attracted the attention of the sellers he decided on following the mother and her child after they had emerged Into the street Very keen scrutiny of the baby's face, which had been enveloped in a dainty lace veil, also convinced the inspector that It was the face of a doll and not of a child. The inference was clear enough. The doll, such us it proved to be. was carried about to excite sympa thy and to avoid suspicion, while it also came in handy for the surrepti tious slipping of goods among its clothes pending their insertion into the box which did duty for its body. As nothing had been stolen on this occa sion, the woman was not arrested. He Put His Foot In It. Londoner Held Prisoner For Ninety Minutes by an Automatic Boot Blacking Machine. For one hour and thirty minutes by the clock a passenger was held pris oner by an automatic boot cleaning ma chine at the new Victoria station in London. The machine is worked by a "penny in the slot" device. Once the penny is dropped and a lever pulled the foot Is carried forward on a ped estal right into the upright body of the machine, and the brushes operate. The unfortunate passenger dropped in his penny, his boot and foot were carried forward, the brushes commtfiie ed to work, aud then the harmony of the working was spoiled; the boot with the foot would not come out again. It was held fast in the machine, and no amouat of tugging would release It. An attendant was called and advised another penny. This was tried, then another and another uutil the wealth gathered In by the Instrument amount ed to fivepenoe. but the machine only gripped the tinner. Presently the gentleman got tired, and some one held him up while he filled his pipe and lit It. He didn't get angry, but took It all very quietly. "This is a nice way of spending your time," he said. When the station ir i specter came on the scene he decided to smash the mahlne. He fetched a heavy coke hammer and a chisel. Bang went the hammer! "Hurry op," said the gentleman. Then bang again, and soon the lock was broken and the front of the machine opened. It did not tnkf long to uuscrew the top brush, and the gentleman stood up. stretched himself yawned and was a free man again. Engraved Visiting Cards. FOR ALL THE LATEST STYLES AT THE VERY BEST PRICES SEE SIMS' BOOK STORE, 49 E. Russell Street. Orangeburg, S. 0. just LIKE HIM. WHOLE TOWN BETTERMEfrh The Bookkeeper Was Lost For Words to Express His Feelings. In a banking office in New Orleans is an aged bookkeeper who began a is connection with the bubiueo* tue day it was established. As the years went by, the pro prietor, who had started with little, but was extremely "close." amassed an enormous fortune. Tne bookkeep er piled up but a small amount of savings. At last the twenty-fifth anniver sary of the firm and of the bookkeep er's service came along. He remem bered it, but thought no one else would. To his surprise, the pro prietor sjx)ke of it at once. "Williams," he .said, ,,?o you knaw what day this is?" "Our twenty-fifth anniversary, dr." "It is, indoed, Williams. And now 1 have thought fit to commemo rate the event, .;:..'. ! have pat in this envelope for you a small gift to express my appreciation of your faithful service." The bookkeeper, hi.< hopes raised high, took the envelope from his em ployer and opened it. The "token' was a photograph of the employer. "Well?" demanded the donor ai the other hesitated. "What did you want to say about it?" "It's just like you!" murmured ifce bookkeeper. "It's just like you! ' ?New Orleans Picayune. Incorrigible.' Mrs. Nag?My husband is com plaining again of your neglect of i tie children, Mary. Mary?Oh! mum, I don't take any notice of him, lor 'tis nature of him to. fine fault. Ain't he for ever complainin' of you, mum??Ex. . Wonderfully Productive Country. "Eastern visitors to the west are generally prepared for any pheno menal showing iu the line of agricul ture, stock-raising and the like." says a Colorado man, "but once in a while they are taken by surprise." says Harper's Weekly. "A New Hampshire man, who was spending his vacation on the ranch of a relative in Colorado went out one morning to inspect a large incu bator in which the young chicks were hatching. In one conner of the incu bator a neglected peachseed, encour aged by the warmth of the atmos phere, had burst, and a tiny sprout several inches long was growing out of it. " 'Suffering Caesar!" exclaimed the New Hampshire man. as tnis caught his eye. 'do you hatch out your peaches in this country?" Plea For Beautifying Both Residence and Businow Sections. W. C. Wlnsborougb of Kansas City, Mo., who is greatly Interested In civic improvement, does uot believe that Kansas City should stop at cleaning up tne downtewn streets and beautify ing the business section, but should ex tend it to the residential sections. Iu stating his views to a Kansas City Star reporter he made the follow ing good suggestions for improvement of towns: "The 300 block idea and the 1.100 block crusade are fine attempts at civic betterment, and they should be followed by similar efforts for beauti fying the residence districts of the city. A clean downtown business dis trict should go hand iu hand with an attractive collection of homes in which these business men and their families live This beautifying idea should be come prevalent in Kansas City, as it has hi Cleveland, Philadelphia, Brook lyn and other eastern cities. Several yeai'a ago the women's auxiliary of the .Manufacturers and Merchants' associa tiou took up the matter of interesting Kansas City people in improving the appearance of their homes by the planting of flowers and the improving of "their lawns. Prizes were offered, and the success of the movement Indi cated the widespread interest taken in it. With the abolition of the auxiliary, however, the movement died and no one has started It again." Mr. Wlnsborougb was one of the leaders Iu the home improvement cru sade and Is still a believer in its ben efits, not only because of the added at tractiveness presented by the homes, but as a gooil citizen maker and moral agent. "The planting of flowers and shrubs is not alone an advantage to the house holder because of the added beauty they give to his property," he said, "but it gives instruction to his growing children. Every child is benefited by a knowledge of plant life. The city children learn too little of ordinary botanical facts. By the Institution of such a movement these disadvantages of city life are removed. It could be inaugurated with little trouble, and once started it would spread of itself. No man will watch his neighbor beau tifying and cleaning up his property without trying to emulate him. The city health and police departments could greatly assist in the crusade by compelling property owners to obey the ordinance concerning cleanliness." Pitt had answered a speech of Sher idan's and complained when the latter proposed to rejoin that Sheridan al ways wanted the last word. "Not at all," said Sheridan. Instant ly withdrawing his request to be heard. "I am content with having had the last | argument." How He Cot Even. The proprietors of two rival livery stables, situated alongside each other in a busy street, have beeu having a lively advertising duel lately. The other week one ol them stuck up on his office window a long strip of paper bearing the words: "Our horses need no whip to make them go." 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