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NEW SHORT STORIES A Plnlsi Clot liea OIHehil. Whether or not Judge Sherman, the newly elected lieutenant governor of Illinois, will appear In evening dress at -official functions is uncertain, but his antipathy to such conventionalities ere ated much amusement upon the occa sion of a banquet at the Union League club. The judge had been asked to speak at the gathering. When he presented himself at the door he wore a business "VOU fANSOT COME I.V WITHOI'T A DKKSs SUIT, SAH." sulL The coloretl man on duty did not know him. lie looked the guest over and said: "You cannot come in without a dies suit, sah." "Hut I have no dress suit." was the response, "and I think 1 shall entei without it" "No. sah; you cannot come in unless you put on evening clothes." said the negro. "If you want a dress suit' I can get it for you." "Hut 1 do not want a dress suit." re marked the judge, "and you may tell your master that L. Y. .Sherman is at the door and that it is no dress suit or no speech." The next few minutes were devoted to explanations and apologia, and the Judge sat at table in his ordinary busi ness attire. Chicago Record-Herald. A IlcIitriouM Xtniinrc. Dr. J. Everist Cathell. a clergyman of Des Moines, la., was spending a few days in Mont mi I while off on a holi day. He visited the different churches and in one of them noticed an odd ar rangement of the prayer desks. Wish ing to understand the reason, he looked around for the sexton. No one was about except a workman in the rear of the church. Approaching him. 1 r. Cathell said: "My man, 1 am an American clergy man and have found much of interest In these Canadian churches. Hut there is .something here that 1 do not under stand. Can you tell me if this is "high church' or not':" The workman considered the question seriously for a moment and then ie plied: "I never heard that question nked before, sir, but 1 believe it is thirty-live feet to the ridgcjHiie." l.ippincott's. An Old Title. "It's an old story, but well worth re peating." said Representative Cooper of Texas while talking of the Novem ber election, says the Washington Times. "Many yuars ago a distinguished offi cer of the army, who also held the po sition of chaplain, offered prayer be fore the regiment. He summed up the causes and objects of the war the war with Mexico-and asserted that it was no wr of conquest, but annexation only, concluding his supplication to the throne of grace with. 'I refer you. good Lord, to Polk's message on this sub ject.' " The Dour I.Iheil Him. Professor Van luke of Princeton ad dressed a New York Sunday school re cently. In the course of his remarks he referred to the fact that inconse quent reasoning and errors of logic are common among the y.ung. Hy way of illustration he told of a little Princeton boy who was walking with his mother. They passed a house where a dog was running about on the htwn. "That dog likes me. iimmuia." said the child. "How do you Y.uow that':" asked his mother. "Because one day he tasted me." said the little chap confidently.- Philadel ohlu Uecord. The Hreel.s AH Itllit. Jean Maxwell, who became the Duchess of Cordon and by her own In genious methods ntif.ed up the regi ment of Cordon highlandors, once had a painful misunderstanding with the laird of Craigmyle. The laird was su perintending the in iking of bricks when she called. "Well." -die asked, "and how do the bricks get on':" Craig myle. who had only recently discarded the kilt, replied In pure Aberdeenshire. "Muckle obleeged to yer grace, the breeks war some tlcht at llrst. but they're daelng weel enough noo." .Meant to Compliment. This was the felicitous compliment of the mayor of Coventry to Queen Eliza beth after the rout of the armada: "I always thought, your majesty, that the Spaniard, when he attacked you, got the wrong bow by the ear!" He Wan Home Early. Mr. Newed (two weeks after marriage)- Don't sit up for me tonight, dear, as I may be detained downtown until after midnight. Mrs. Newed Oh. that'll be all right. Hy the way. In vase you should return before I do, kindly leave the gas burning In the La 11. will you? A Worker. Knicker Can he accomplish much? Knocker I should say so. He can do as much as the man who didn't mean to. -Harper's Bazar. f DOROTHY By LAFAYETTE McLAWS C(jin'u?U, JinV, tumLafauttU McIaiich I 'D ride like sin and make my pistol Maze," George answer ed when I asked what he would do If he should hap pen to fall Into the hands of the ene my. Then ho added: "But don't you worry about me, Dick. You look out for Dorothy and Aunt Cattie. You are too young to go no war, but a southern boy is never too young to take care of the women of his family. Then he rode off to Join his regiment and left Dorothv and Aunt Catherine weeping and me sulking. It seemed pretty hard luck to be left behind mere ly because I was only twelve years old, when I was as eager to be a soldier and light for my country aud my prin ciples as nny of the men who marched to the front. George's letters were infrequent and short. Just a fevr lines scribbled before and after each battle. When we had news of the second Shiloh he was wounded and in prison. Dorothy and I set out. Ten days after the battle as we ap proaehed the camp of the victorious army the boom of heavy artillery came across the hills. Dorothv leaned for ward and struck her horse. I won dered If another battle were on and knew the same thought was in her mind. The pace she ride was short. set was hard, but our Under a mile we jerk ed our horses back on their haunches stopped by the sharp "halt" of a pick et. 1 showed our passes, aud the sol dier directed us to General (.rants headquarters for the day, a lonely old farmhouse on the brow of a hill about a quarter of a mile from the camp. After some little delay a guard led us in. I knew at once It was Grant himself, a thickset man with a heavy brown beard. In a faded blue uniform. He was seated by a table In the mid dle of the room, while a tall man with his back toward the door stood scruti nizing some papers spread on the table between them. Dorothy stepped into the room and 1 followed her. "The lady, sir." the guard announced, .tnd General Grant looked up. then rose to his feet. The tall man turned, and the light of recognition dashed into the eyes of Jack Kellogg. my brother's classmate ami hum at West Point, who had visited' us the summer bef re the war broke out. When he saw Dorothy, his face Hushed and he started forward. "Dorothy!" he exclaimed Dorothy's face was like chiseled mur- ble. and she greeted him with a cold bow. saying: "We have met before. Captain Kel logg." i Women have quick eyes. We hadn't been In that room half a mln ute. yet she had noticed the change in his rank. Bowing courteouslv to the older man, she said: "General Grant, my brother Is among your prisoners of war, taken at Shiloh. He was seri onsly wounded and may now he dying or dead" "The letter you bring me is from an old classmate, a comrade of whom I was very fond," the general said, kind ly giving her an opportunity to con trol her feelings. "My uncle." "Then you must give me the pleasure of shaking hands with you. Though your uncle and I do not always agree in our opinions, we are still friends and I shall be g3ad to serve his niece in any way that lies In my power His cordial handshake and the sin cerity of his tone brought the color back Into Dorothy's cheeks and stead ied her voice as she thanked him and added: "I wish permission for myself and my younger brother Richard to see our brother. Colonel Fletcher." turned and introduced me. Then she As he handed our pass to Dorothy he said: "As you wish to see your brother 1m mediately. Miss Fletcher, Captain Kel logg will act as your guide." We did not see Grant again during the ten days that we worked for George's exchange, but on every visit to the prison we met Jack Kellogg. He did all in his power to help us, but not once did Dorothy unbend or treat hlni with anything but chilling courtesy The night we took George away Kel logg rode with us for several miles They seemed to forget the difference In their uniforms and to cling to each other as they had not done during their life at West Po:int. Toward the last Kellogg rode ahe-id with Dorothy, and I dropped behind wir the ambulance. "Will you go to Mlllview, Dorothy?" I heard him ask, naming the plantation where he had visited us. "Yes." she answered. "It Is much cooler and George's wound will heal much more quickly there than in An gusta." "This moonlight reminds me of my last night at Mlllview. Do you rem em her. Dorothy?" If she heard she made no answer, and after a little I saw him lean to ward her and pluce his hand over hers as it rested against her saddle. "I can never forget the promise you gave me that night I will always hope that when this war Is over, when things are settled and You still love me a little, do you not, Dorothy?" She turned her face toward him, the moonlight shining full upon It, and I think I never saw her look more beau tiful. She smiled, and her voice was as calm and sweet as though she an swered the most commonplace ques tion. "No. I do not. I am a daughter of tlv south, and we do not love her ene mies." When George's wound healed he joined the army In northern Virginia, Dorothy became an angel of the Way- side homes. Aunt Cattle continued to manage the affairs of the plantations, and I, at the heck and call of both, did all that lay in my power toward supplying the needs of the men In the Held. Then news came of George, wounded and In prison. Dorothy and I again took to the saddle. Exchange of prisoners was not as easy it mm iicen. and George's rank a'i i !: i f ict that he was a West Point gradual w1. had resigned within a year to in the Confederacy told a.rainst Ihm. We tried every way for Ins exchange until our onlj' hope was in an appeal to the president. Wei were warned that it would he impossi- hie to s but Dot pass across the lines, isted until we were stopped?" red back. It was? ry night on which we turned our orses' heads south. Everj- thing was frozen up. Clouds were 3cudding across the moon and piling up In the east as If preparing for a great snowstorm. 1 he soldier detailed to act as our escort through the picket lines was Inclined to be talkative, but he got no encouragement from Doro thy or me. We were returning de feated and thoroughly disheartened. At last we came to the road leading to Washington. There It lay, broad and straight In the moonlight, and we were to turn our horses' heads in the other direction. I looked up and met Doro thy s eyes. 1 he expression which I read on her face startled me. though for an Instant I did not understand. She gave the signal "follow me," and before I had time to draw breath her horse was on a dead run straight down the road toward Washington. uur guaru emptied ms pistol so quickly that the live succeeding shots sounded like the echoes of the Hrst They whistled dangerously near me, but Hew wide of Dorothv. There were shouts and calls and oilier pistol shots from pickets, but still we swept on, our horses' hoof beats ringing sharp and clear on the cold night air. I hen came other hoof beats, and as the moon burst from under the cloud I saw two horsemen galloping down a side road from the camp. I drew out my pistol and dug my spurs into my horse. Dorothy was going like the wind, fully Hfty yards ahead. The moon was covered again, and we gal loped on In the shadow, the hoof beats behind me growing more distinct. The moon came out. I turned In my saddle, took aim and streams of llaine leaped from my pistol until everv chamber was empty. The weapons of the men vho pursued us wort' as busy, and I felt a sharp stitch In my side, then knevv- that my hat was cut, but there was no slack in Dorothy's pace, ami I drew a deep breath and thanked God, Again we rode in darkness, aud I took out my last pistol and made ready. I knew the two riding behind had the advantage, since they might take long and sure aim. They rode facing us. while I had to turn In my caddie and lire almost wild. We were going uphill, and I used my spurs cruelly, hoping to gain some little on the more heavily burdened horses of our pursuers. The clouds passed, and I saw Doro thy as a silhouette on the top of the hill. A pistol shot rang out. anil I turned In my saddle.answering with the last ball in my weapon. The horse in the lead staggered, lurched forward and fell on Its head. I reached the top of the hill. Dorothy was well down the slope, still holding her pace. I knew the piece of horsetlesh she rode. She had raised It from a colt, and It would go at her urging as long as there was breath in Its body, but my own boast was weakening, and I knew if the horse behind held Its pace I would soon be overhauled. A cloud blotted out the moon, and 1 tried to reload. The horse behind was so near that I could hear his pantings. When I turned in my saddle 1 saw It had gained many yards. There was a black object In the road in front of me, and my horse swerved to one side and stopped. The beast behind me was coming in great leaps, and the mftn held his pistol leveled. '! lie moon Hashed out from beneath the cloud. "Jack," 1 shrieked, "don't shoot!" My warning came too late. With the bang of his pistol I heard him exclaim. "Great God!" The next Instant he was down on the ground, lifting Dorothy from her dead horse, ne held her In his arms as a mother would hold a lost child, pressed her cheek against his own and stroked her hair. Nor did she resist. Then he set her on his horse and. Hinging his anus about her, stood with his face buried In the folds of her skirt. She sat like a statue: her face was white and still as the unbroken snow In the Holds around us. Finally she looked down at him. lifted his cap. touched his hair and stroked It caressingly. Your shot did no harm." she told him, ami her voice hold all the reas surance of a gentle kiss. "It only put Peggy out of her pain a little sooner. She was wounded, poor horse, as we topped the hill." I knew his bullet had been aimed for another mark, and the horror of what might have happened was wringing his soul TO H K CONTINUKD.J PAUL'S WALK. Knvorlte I'romcnnilc In (he Old Dnyn In London. In the old days, especially during the reigns of James I. and Charles I., the nave of St. Paul's cathedral was popu larly known as "Paul's walk." because It was the favorite promenade of wits. gallants and fashionable idlers, who met there to gather or retail the latest news. The nave and body of a cathedral or church were then regarded as much less sacred than the chancel, and this explains. If It does not excuse, ihe fact that they were often given over to all kinds of profane and secular uses. At St. Paul's there were stalls and bazaars with crowds of busy buyers and sellers, giving it the appearance of a fair. I'surers occupied the south aisle and horse dealers the north, mak Ing it, as Fvelyn called It. "a stable of horses and a den of thieves." Shake speare makes Falstaff buy a horse at St. Paul's as he would at Smithtield. Courts of justice were held and fu neral banquets and churchwarden's feasts were celebrated there, and, ac cording to Stubbs, traces of these usages lingered on into tin? middle of tne seventeenth century. London Globe. I-Tiinl. Mlstnh Johnslng Can't yo' gib me no nope, Liza Miss Jackson Once an' fo all, Mlstnh Johnslng. I tells yo' I won't be no man's cullud supplement. - puck. ucujHk WOMAN AND FASHION .Iniuity Outlnir CoNtmue. This very attractive bolero suit i.-s i made of dark blue linen, tin; decora tion consisting of bands of heavy in sertion of the same color. One huge button fastens the Jacket at the neck. The Jacket Is short, with onv box plait nnd one side plait In each front, a wide box plait and two side plaits In IMiAITIil) IIOLi:i!U st ir. the back. The sleeves are pl.iited In the same manner, but many prefer a short, full sleeve liui-hed v.-.tli a hand. The skin is gored, each g re forming one plait, and is ornamented with in- ertion to match the jacket. Summer serge or i!i.i:iir v. oultl be equally serv iceable for ih.s Mm. The I'.tiieliMl llnlero. The pan- . i b.i.cro is new anil more becoming t a full figure than the plainer jacket without this becoming addition. The smarine-s of a paneled bolero Is nowhere in ie conspicuous than in the back form, where two broad panels, like twin sloes, reach from the collar less top to the top of the girdle, and die ;i imi! panel cutis with medallions if l.tc reach down a tritie over the t:h k of ihe girdle. Tie panel- are treated with a row of I. maker's -inching around the dges. The two back panels are laid o-e igeiher in the back ami nearly cover it lietween tne snouitiers. i ne bark panels resemble postilion tails .md a second set of three, not quite so 'road, but a little bugor. and likewise tipped off with medallions of lace, are arranged as postilions below the gir- me i ne iroui panels aiso reaeu uie front edge of the bolero, but these jacket fronts d not always touch, as a vest of lace or mousscline do sole or of all over embroidered bastiste is of ten worn beneath the Jacket. Tlie PnlTy Slceif. l'lie sleeve, whatever lis length and whatever Its character, simply must be puffy and bouffant at the sh mlder. Dressmakers are running in little frills of silk upon the lining to support the fullness of the sleeve, and for the heav ier matenals the chiffon broadcloths. siciliennes. draps d'etes ami such puffs of princess haircloth are tacked to the sleeve lining to give the requisite smart outline. niblion'.i the Tiling. Ribbon, ribbon everywhere. There is hardly an article of woman's outer ap parel that cannot be made or trimmed with some of the new soft ribbon. Pompadour Is in highest favor, with or without n border of black or coloretl satin. Faille, a soft, coarse weave, in every beaufiful shade, satin taffeta and louisine are nil equally fashionable, be sides velvet ribbon in every width. Froi-k For n I.lttle Mnlil. l'lie little girl's wardrobe, like her mother's and grownup sisters', must be replenished in anticipation of the warm summer davs. when manv frocks will he needed. The illustration shows a pretty dress of thin material, which Gnili .S SUMMEIt DKESS. serves the twofold purpose for morn ing or afternoon wear, since the waist may be made high or low, square neck. with full length or elbow sleeves. Quantity of material required for me dium size, four yards thirty-two inches wide and one-fourth of a yard of all over. Xcnr the IlmiKrer I.lne. In an account of a recent London tragedy a slip Is made by a contem porary. It explains that "three doc tors arc In attendance, but the woman is not yet dead." Not long ago a dally nearly got Into a libel action by saying that a patient was "no longer In dan ger, though Dr. X. is still visiting him." -London Globe. Silence In Golden. Mike Phwat Is n good openln fer a young mau? Pat His mouth when he kapes It shut.- -Puck. Mm : ;; : v ' w tVf-f u U'. v.". v-; . v : y WASHINGTON LETTER (Special Con - .-poiulcncc. Washington is not a city of small things, notwithstanding its limited op i portunitles in tne hold nt , nercc ami manufacturing as compare! with oilier cities. In the District of i!um hla the public works for the benefit pf the people are planned and executed Mi a large scaie. Probably in no other comiti mily of approximately ."UO.ihjo lull. i iitants are such immense projects of improvement earned on as are exe cuted in the District of Columbia. The improvements now being execut- for the benelit of the District's citizens and the cost of the individual projects are as follows: Sewage dis in-al system. .Ti.uUo,oiIJ; tiltration piant. .s:;,-l".s, new municipal build ing. ;i'J,."itU,tJt)ti: railway terminals, in chiding damages to property, etc s,:j7u,0l)0: elimination of grade cross mgs. .sluuu.uou: Connecticut avenue bridge, J?7i;i),UU; highway bridge am approaches, $l.l!)(i.UUO; Anacostia bridge, $o7.",000; total estimated cost of improvements. $17,001. JOo. Of this amount the District of Columbia wil pay one-half, while the I'liited States government under the "half and half arrangement will pay the remainder. Thv Downfall of Hilly. Hilly, the unconqiiered butter, the pride of the White House stables and the joy of the president's boys, Is laid up with a br tken leg. In a stall at the other end of the building, down by the Corcoran Art gallery, is General, the carriage horse, placidly munching his oats. There is not a hint of triumph in the old bay's demeanor, yet from all accounts his good right hind hoof laid his gjatship low with a single stroke and thereby put the bully of the neighborhood out of business. Iletnrn of Confederate Kin km. liefore the distribution of Con fed crate Hags authorized by congress was begun there were stored in the upper rojins of the w;v department oi l Hags of the different states. About a hun tired of the.se belonged to I'nlon regi ments. while the remaining 110 were Confederate Hags taken at the close of the war. P.efore 1SS7 twenty-two Hags had been returned by different secre taries of war to former Union states, and twenty-two Confederate Hags had been delivered, mostly to the organlza tions In northern stales which hail cap turod them in battle. I'ien lek I n In the .Mono iimmi t Crotiiuln Kvery warm sunny day between 1" and 1 o'clock numerous small picuick ing parties, composed of young ladies employed in the bureau of engraving and printing ami the department of ag riculture. may be seen under the trees in the Monument grounds and the grounds surrounding the departmental buildings south of the mall. When the noon whistle blows at the bureau of engraving and printing groups of young women, sans hats and veils and careless of what the sun ma do to their complexions, come trooping out of the various departmental build lugs near the mall, swinging their packages of lunch back and forth, laughing and chatting aud apparently as happy as a crowd of children off for a picnic in the woods. They seek out grassy plots within the shade of the trees, (lounce down upon the ground, spread out their skirts, anil then, amid the singing of the birds and their own bright chatter, proceed to dispose of their noonday meal surrounded by na lure and Uncle Sam's possessions. The Xi'iv ln Ion Stilt Ion. l'lie work of laying the stone in the superstructure ot the new union rail road station has begun. The entire building will be constructed of beauti ful white granite. The foundations have practically been completed, and much of the steel structural work- about L'.oon tons has been placed In position. Tlmukci! hy Seerelnry Tuft. George '. Fills, the laborer at the Washington barracks reservation who is credited with having saved the stat ue of Frederick the Great from dam age. If not from destruction, by the ex plosion of a package of powder some time ago. has received official acknowl edgment of his action In a personal let ter of commendation from Secretary Taft. Tree Willi HiMorleH. In the grounds around the White House stands a stately American elm said to have been planted by President John Qulnoy Adams. It forms a con spicuous object, towering above the surrounding plantings on the mound to the southeast of the White House. An American elm was planted by Presi dent Hayes in March, 1S7S. near the west entrance of the north roadway approach to the White House. A sweet gum tree was planted by President Harrison in April. 1S!VJ, In the lawn northeast of the White House. A scar let oak was planted by President Mc Klnley March. 1S0S. In the lawn west of the White House bordering the walk now leading to the executive oflices. An American elm brought from Arbor Lodge, Neb., was planted April 22. ISO.', In the agricultural department grounds by J. Stirling Morton, secreta ry of agriculture, to commemorate Ar bor day, of which he was the founder. PiimwIiik of n Ilelie. The huge terrestrial globe that has revolved In Its stand In the executive otllces for more than twenty years has unci to give way to sonieiumg mon modern. A new and up to date globe has been lustalled In the otllces and the old one hauled away for a secondhand sale. The old globe has been the friend of many presidents and has often been consulted. During the Spanish war President ilefvinley used It frequently. Captain Loelller. the doorkeeper of presidents for thirty years, remembers It In the Arthur administration ttrst and thinks It was In the executive of flees prior to that. It was printed by Mnlby of London. CARL SCHOFIELD. Generonn. Mrs. Quiverful-Tommy, did you give your little brother the best part of that apple, as I told you? Tommy Q. Yessum; I gave him tlf seeds. He can plant 'em an' have a whole orchard. Cleveland Leader. lie Hart to I.ntich. "I had to laugh the other day" "You don't mean you were absolutely compelled to. I hope?" "That's Just what 1 mean. This was my employer's joke." New Orleans Times-Democrat. HUMOR OF THE HOUR A New Wnllri-xx. After br-ii.g without a girl for a week the mKi.e . of .i Harlem apartment was shov. iii an applicant over the Hat. She had i.L.o lilei.d in !;. r promises of privileges in the way of afternoon-: am far nights olf. She !i;tl even gone s as to extend the hour of the girl's return on these nighs and to agree to her using the sewing machine after her work was done. The new girl seemed pleased, and the mistress was beginning to hope, 'lhey walked back into the dining room, ami the girl had actually removed one hat pin from her hat. Then her smile fad ed. "Do you do your own stretchin'?" she demanded. "Do we do our own what?" asked the puzzled mistress. "Stretchin ." repeated the new girl. "I don't understand." "Stretchin'." repeated the girl again. "Do you put the stuff on the table at mealtime and stretch for It. or do I have to shullle it around?" Harper's Weekly. . The Trump' IteveuKe. Housekeeper Here. you. just you leave, or I'll set the dog Tramp Please, mum "Get out. I say!" "Yes. mum. I'll go If you want me to. I only dropped in to tell ye of a in w and sure cure for freckles and red hair. mum. Good day. mum." New York Weekly. l Is lea ill up:. Miss Flderleigh- The publisher of this paper ought to be arrested. It's a fraud. Miss Younger Why do you think so? Miss Flderieigh- Because there are six whole columns in it headed "Pro posals." ami they are all about measly old building contracts. Chicago News. o Help eeilcil. Clara- If you try to kiss me I shall call for help. George Why? Can't you hold me alone? A Slight Confusion. "That young man says he is heart broken." said the sympathetic girl. "That is a common mistake among young people." answered Miss Cayenne. They are always mistaking broken en gagements for broken hearts." Wash ington Star. Let Off. "Now," asked the lawyer, "have you ever written a musical comedy?" "Must 1 answer that question?" the witness Implored, turning to the Judge. "Oh, no. never mind If It will incrim inate you."--Chicago Record-Herald. AveniKcil the Same. "Yes," says the first beauteous dam sel. "I had live proposals at the recep tion last night." "I had but one." remarks the demure damsel, "but It counted the same as Ave. The man stuttered." Judge. At the Thenter llrhearsnl. "Oh. I feel as If I should Hy!" ex claimed the leading lady nervously. 'Well," said the low comedian sar castically, pointing, "there are the wings." Somerville Journal. Enrlr Cnrileiilnsr Pointer. Amateur What's the quickest nnd easiest way to mako a hotbed? Old Timer Soak the mattress with eroaene and touch a match to It De troit Tribune. Fein I ii I ne Intel licence. "Do you believe men like women with ntelligence?" asked the serious girl. "Yes," answered Miss Ca venue "pro vided they have enough of it to refrain from impressing a man with his Igno ranceWashington Star. Hniv Sphiikch Are Prepared. Sponges are prepared for export In the following manner: After being bought in the local market they are carted to the shipping yard of the pur chaser, where they are cut aud trimmed nto proper shapes and sizes. They are then washed and thoroughly dried, bo ng generally spread In the sun for that purpose upon canvas or old sails. Next they are assorted according to varie ties and then packed by means of hand presses into bales weighing from 20 to loO pounds. Sometimes the sponges are bleached by being passed through a solution of white lime and water so weak as not to injure the fiber of the snonge Ilemnrnclcttft ProKre. In every great business the chief trouble Is to And a powerful and pion eering staff. It Is frequently achieved In these days, and especially In Ameri ca, by a series of remorseless experi ments. One person after another gets his chance, and nine-tenths of the num ber are Hung upon the street. British Weekly. FACTS IN FEW LINES France's national debt exceeds Rus sia's by one-third. Greece and the Ionian Islands pro duce more emery than any other coun try on the globe. The eost of the Rrltish expedition In to Til N't was ? 1.0i"',7r0, all of which India will have to bear. Fifty years ago the first steam Are engine built for the city of Boston was exhibited lu Baltimore. Old Calabar, the headquarters of the pouthern Nigeria government, ha3 Just been connected by telegraph with Eng l.i u d. Beer In the United Kingdom contains 8 per cent of proof spirit, while the lager beer of the continent contains on ly 1 per cent. The British admiralty has decided that gray is the best all round color for torpid craft and a change to it Is to be made from black. Drought In the Hawaiian Islands is cauing serious loss to the sugar plant ers. In some districts water for house hold purposes is being sold by the gal lon. In his book on the Kongo Edmund Morel estimates that In four years the Belgian soldiers and ollielals hnve plun dered the natives to the extent of $30, ik;0.!OO. London has discovered, to Its horror, that the big electric lamps on the facade of the Mansion House, the lord mayor's olllcial residence, were "made in i le.-iiiany." I '.taut mortality Is reported to be greater in Prussia than in any other country except Russia. The deaths the Hrst year are U to 7 per cent In Sweden. 1.1 in France nnd 23.15 In Prus sia. Fox hunting seems to lie on the -wane In England. Some attribute this to the inroads of the automobile and others to hard times and "the loss of mail hunt ing men during the South African war." The finest spices In India, specially prepared, are sent to the royal kitchen of the British court. Juices come from Calcutta, while special factories in Malta and In Ireland prepare preserved fish and sardines for the royal house hold. Captain Leonard of the Indian med ical staff lias invented a useful instru ment for cases of snake bite, which are so common in India. It consists of a small lancet mounted In a hollow han dle, which is Ailed with permanganate of potash crystals. A disastrous Are occurred at the winery of Thomas Hardy & Sons, who own the oldest vineyards in South Aus tralia. The nearest water mains were half a mile away, so the firemen play ed jets of wine on the burning build ings for an hour and a half. By way of celebrating the centenary of Don Quixote next May theMarquesa do Squllacke will arrange a great fes tival In Madrid at which all of the guests as well as the servants will ap pear in the costumes of the time when the knight is supposed to have lived. Argentina is In a prosperous condi tion and the national wealth Is fast In creasing. During 190-1 the number of Immigrants arriving In that country was 130.000. Numerous railroad lines and other public works are In course of construction and others are project ed. The eight ambassadors of the Ger man empire in Madrid. Rome, Wash ington. Constantinople, Paris, London, St. Petersburg nnd Vienna, are all mem bers of the nobility. Their emoluments are SLTi.000 in the first three cities named. 30.in;o In the next three and .:;7."iPO In the last two. The smallest full grown elephant In Europe Is on exhibition In Loudon. He Is thirty-three inches lu height and weighs "30 pounds. When he was talc on to a photographic gallery the other day for his picture he went In a cab. A luncheon of buns and brandy and water was provided for him. Society in Washington seems deter mined to Introduce "the continental Sunday." and ministers and laymen aro struggling against the movement. Sun day ilii ::ers are becoming more and more popular, and there are Suuday theater parties for evening concerts, followed by gay supper gatherings. Ilerr Bark mover, who occupied a confidential post In the Germanla ship building yard at Kiel, has been sen tenced to n year's Imprisonment for selling secret plans of submarines con structed by his Arm to rival German yards. He was In receipt of a salary of ?l.."."o a year. lie sold himself for $2,7r0. The British mint has boon busily en gaged In coining farthings. Until very recently the farthing has been almost an unknown coin In many, perhaps the majority, of the British possessions. They are only coined to encourage thrift In the colonies. By Introducing the smallest coin of the realm a saving can be effected on purchases of small quantities of goods. When Major William E. Stewart of Easton, Md., learned that he had an account at a Baltimore bank he wrote the cashier saying that he knew he used to bank there, but supposed that ho had withdrawn his deposit long ago. lie received the reply that the books showed a balance of OS cents In 1S75 nnd that there is now to his credit 527.00 as the result of thirty years' In crease. W. A. Frye of Newport. Me., began running for selectman eighteen years ago and always fought a hard cam paign, but up to tlds spring has always been beaten by u few votes. This spring he wns n candidate "Just from forcp of habit. Been downed so many times I sort o got used to it nnd looked for wurd to it ns n spring tonic." he said. But when the votes were counted II was found that Frye. the chronic can didate, had actually won. A "Wn-ite of Ilrcnth. "You can always tell an English man." began the Britisher boastfully. "But It would only be a waste of breath." Interrupted the Yankee, "be cause ne mums no Knows it an. Philadelphia Ledger. Qiinlllleil. He- Here Is an account of a minis ter':' wife w'?o took his place in the pu pit when ho wns ill. She Hud she had any previous experience? He Why. I suppose she had frequently preached at him when he was wdl.