THS TIMES
( h o u s e h o ld fij r i j ^ u r » Ju t h e c ity ,
M M IT S F T
SPITTING
tend the sale and bid on a cake of
m aple s u g a r ” T he check bore d a te of
several m onths before, and th e envel 8nak«a T h a t Can Ejact a Stream ef Novol Betrothal Customs of tho N a
BAGGAGE STORED THREE DAYS falE E
Poiaon Fro m T h e ir. F a n g £
tive» of Now Guinea.
ope looked s little faded. T b e recipient
A
w
riter
in
(be
National
G
eographic
So
far
as
propouiW
o
f.
m
arriage
a
re
w as puzzled beyond m easure. T here
w as nothing to ent In tb e house and M agazine aays thnl som e o f* th e A fri concerned. In New Guinea It la alw ays
'*■*
..........
*3
•he w as furnished w ith $25 w ith which can, not tb e E ast tndiao. cobras spit leap year, for In th at laland tbe men
cousider It beneath th eir dignity to n o
to buy a cake of m aple su g a r probably poison at any one who d istu rb s them .
T be rlngbals. genus sepedon. of so u th lice women, much less to m ake over-
not w orth a dollar. She spent th e mon
ern A frica Is a pitch black, exceedingly turea of m arriage. C onsequently the
ey for necessities.
One tra it common w ith us alf, c u ri vicious cobra th a t receives Its nam e proposing I b left to the women to do.
W hen the ebony belle falls In love
osity, led her to a tte n d th e sale. She from one or tw o broad w hite bands
tried to borrow a dollar to tak e w ith th a t show on th e neck when the snake w ith a man abe sends a piece of strin g
her to buy th e m aple sugar, b u t though Is reared In fighting pose. W hen be to his siste r or. If he has no sister, to
B y A m e lia W rig h t
she applied to those Indebted to her, arches bis Deck to glare a t the Intruder bis m other or another of bis lady rela
no one could sp ere the a m o u n t a t the he Is able to eject floe Jets of poison tives. T hen the lady who receives the
strin g tells the dusky m asher th a t the
time, so she w ent w ith but a few cents lo a distance of six or eight feet. These
deadly stream s are dangerously well p a rticu la r dam sel is In love w ith him.
One sp rin g day, th e S atu rd ay before tn her pocket.
No courtiug follows, however, for It Is
aimed.
E aste r Sunday, a boy of fifteen tru d g
She found th a t a m an supposed to
T he poison Is ejected by contracting considered beneath a New Guinea gen
ing along a road w ith a little b u n d le be w ealthy had died and left no will,
tbe lower Jaw In such a fashion th a t tle m an 's dignity to w aste tim e in such
containing hi» clothing stopped under so fa r us had th u s fa r been discovered. Ibe perm anently erect fangs overlap It a pursuit. If tb e nmn thinks he would
H
e
had
left
in
stru
ctio
n
s
th
a
t
his
house-
a tree to e at a bite of luncheon he c a r
At a m ovem ent of tbe adversary the like to wed the lady he m eets her alone,
ried In his pocket. W hile he w as there '•old effects be sold a t auction a n d all reptile arches bis neck till tbe bead Is and they decide stra ig h t aw ay w hether
his relatives be hidden to th e sale. An
a girl a y e a r or tw o younger th a n he
throw n backw ard, bringing tb e tips of to m arry or drop th e Idea.
arm y o f th ese persons w ere there, be
In the form er case the betrothal Is
cam e along and said to him:
lieving th a t a Ipgary would be con th e hypoderm ic teeth to bear. T he
“You look very tired. H ave you come tained In som e o f tlie a rticle s sold. As m uscles over tbe poison glands a re con announced. T he m an Is then m arked
on the back with charcoal, while a
fa r? ”
soon as th e auctioneer m ounted the tracted, and a thin stream of venom
“I have w alked all the w ay from L. stand a spirited bidding com m enced on leaves each fang. The observer Is lia m ark Is actually c u t luto tb e w om an’s
Main Office and Warehouse
since 4 o’clock this m orning. I am go ev ery th in g th a t w as hollow. C rockery, ble to receive the poison directly In the skin.
No breach of prom ise actions a re pos
ing to th e city and m ust reach It before knives and forks th a t could not be used eyes, and the am ount th u s ejected Is
sible In New Guinea, tbougb If th e lady
surprising.
night.”
to concenl n trea su re w ent fo r n oth
T be w riter has seen th e en tire lower Is Jilted her friends may bunt ber lover
“ W hat a re you going th ere for?"
PARK AND DAVIS STS., PORTLAND
ing. Mrs. Spellm eyer re g re tte d th a t
“To begin to m ake m yself independ she had spent her $25, for she could p art of a large glass panel peppered up and “go" for him. On the other
hand.
If
the
dark
dam
sel
prove
fa
ith
ent. I am a h a lf orphan w ith a step
have bought lots o f things she w anted with tiny drops, and In photographing
Telephones: Main 6980, A 3322
mother. She has m ade It so disagree for a song. Rut sofas, b ureaus and or observing tb e snakes alw ays protects less she Is liable to be beaten by her
able for me u t home th a t I can stay desks w ith locked d ra w ers b rought bis eyes w ith au to goggles. T he front betrothed If he catches her.—P earson's
W eekly.
there no longer."
fabulous prices. As soon ns an article of his cam era U often well sp attered
“ H ave you any friends In the city to w as knocked dow n to a bidder It w as with tiny drops of poison, as the cobra
Water at Food.
help you?”
torn to pieces In th e hope o f finding a becomes Infuriated at th e m ovem ents
In the light of certain sta tistic s giv
“ No.”
sum o f money, stocks, bonds or Jew of ibe photographer's bunds In focus
en by W. J. McGee In the W orld's
ing.
“Any money to use till you g et a elry.
In one of his books T heodore Roose W ork th e old sentence of “bread and
sta rt? "
F inally som e kitchen stores w ere put
velt tells how ibe explorer T nrlton was w a ter" does not. a t all events, sound
“No.”
■up and am ong o th er thin g s a cake of
Phone or Write
“ W hat will yon do fo r food and for a m aple sugar. Mrs. Spellm eyer by this once struck io tbe eyes and nearly like starv atio n rations. F or m an nnd
blinded by poison th u s sp it forth. other anim als w ater is tbe leading
place to sleep?"
tim e began to suspect th a t th e de
food.
T
he
average
hum
an
ration
Is
"A s for food. I will go h ungry, a s for ceased had Intended to fav o r her, b u t W ashing tbe eyes with milk was found
som e six pounds daily, fo u r and one-
a place to sleep, I h ear th ere a re sh e could scrape to g eth e r only 7 cents to give tbe m ost speedy relief.
half liquid und one and one-half nom i
benches In the parks."
of th e money provided to secure the
nally solid. A pound of g rain is th e
A g re at pity welled up Into the g irl’s sugar. She m ade th e first bid on it
ANALYSIS OF A LAUGH.
equivalent o f tw o tons of w ater used
eyes. Presently she unclasped her palm she m ade on nnythlng, nnd, th is a t
and uncovered a crisp live dollar bill. tra c tin g a tte n tio n , th e cake w as soon Physical Exposition of an Act 8om# by the grow ing w heat and a pound of
beef th e equivalent o f fifteen to th irty
She looked at it longingly, then ex ten d up to $10, so sh e lost It.
Persons Cannot Enjoy.
tons o f w a ter consum ed by the beeves
ed It to th e boy. “T ake tills,” she said.
.Meanwhile th ere w as a sm ashing
W hat Is laughter? An A m erican h u chiefly In th e form of feed, and the
“ My uncle g ave It to me for a birthday and a te a rin g to pieces o f all so rts of m orist has called It "an undignified
a d u lt w ho e a ts 200 pounds each of
present. I am thirteen y e ars old to articles ns fa s t a s they w ere bought.
w idening o f th e hum an m outh, accom bread and beef In a y ear consum es
day.”
panied
by
n
noise
resem
bling
a
cough
T he sale w as over w ithout a n y large
"W h at w ere you going to do w ith It?" sum being discovered, though those In the effort to avoid sw allow ing a som ething like a ton of w a te r In drink
and the equivalent o f 400 tons In bread
“1 w as going to buy a sw eater. All who had m ade p urchases w ere still ch estn u t."
and 4,000 tons In m eat, or 4,401 tons
th e girls have sw eaters, and I have pulling to pieces w hat they had bought.
“ L aughter.”
said
P rofessor
Sir
long w anted one. Ilut you will need it One old Indy who had bought a bed C harles Bell, “Is a convulsive nction of In all.
OF PORTLAND
fa r m ore th an I. It m ay keep you till had ripped Hie ticking off th e m nttress th e diaphragm . In this s ta te th e p e r
Domestic Troubles.
you get a position.”
nud w as throw ing th e co n te n ts aside son d ra w s a full breath a n d th ro w s It
H u sband—W hat’s the m atter, dear?
T he offer of th is money w as the only ns a ship th ro w s th e w aves from her o u t In interru p ted , sh o rt nnd audible
sacrifice the boy had ever experienced. bow. A m an who had p urchased an cachlnnatlous. T his convulsion of the W hy do you look so w orried?
W ife—Oh, I’ve ju st got everything
T hus fa r w h atev er had been given him Iron box (locked nnd no key) w ns drill diaphragm Is th e principal p a rt of tbe
all ready for Mrs. M eatleigb’s visit.
had com e from those whose d u ty It ing a hole In It w ith a view to In sert physical m anifestation of laughter.
I’ve done up all the c u rta in s and pil-
w as to protect him, but e v erything he ing an explosive nnd blow ing It open.
"B u t th ere a re several accessories,
low sham s and bureau covers and cen
had received had come grudgingly.
especially
the
sh
a
rp
vocal
u
tte
ran
c
e
\ boy w as chopping to piece a bureau
terpieces. and th ey ’re all spick and
“ W hat Is your nam e?" he usked.
the d ra w ers of xvhleh could n o t be re a risin g from the violent tension o f the span.
“ L au ra ."
moved In any Zither way. A young lurynx uud tb e expression of the fea-
H usband—Well. If e v erything is In
“L au ra w hat?"
le „ order wh ,ook go d„ .
girl added to th e din by try in g to blow tures. this being a m ore Intense form su rh
, f1 t It,, emlln
I I. Awf
/inaoa »hn
“ L au ra M aryw eather.”
bank bills o u t of a c o rn et’s piston. At o f th e smile. In extrem e cases the
“And you think me so despicable us the m om ent some one stove In the eyes a re m oistened by tbe effusion consolate about It ?
Main 6383
90 First Street
W ife (bursting Into tea rs)—Oh, I ju s t
to ta k e from you your birthday g ift?
from th e lachrym al glands.
head of a drum .
know a s soon as she sees them sh e ’ll
N othing would Induce m e to do so. I
T here a re som e people who cannot know 1 cleaned everything all up be
T h e auctioneer, sta n d in g on the p la t
aiu going to the city to m nke my fo r
laugh, who a re wholly u n ab le to enjoy
tune. I have learned th e value of m on form w ith a lilt of paper In hla hand, e ith e r th e physical or the m ental lux cause she w as com ing.—J udge.
ey tiy hard knocks, and 1 shall tak e rapped w ith Ills gavel. W hen he had ury of a laugh. Thus It w as said of
Reason F o r H o r Ta lk .
m ore such lessons. I shall m ake peo secured n ttentlon he began to sjienk.
L adles a n d gentlem en, th e Intention W illiam III. th a t he w as u tte rly a t a
Lola, aged four, was present a t din INDICTED BY GRAND JURY.
ple pay me for w hat they g et out of me,
loss
to
u
n
d
e
rstan
d
w
hat
could
be
got
FIASCO R. R. STRIKE
and I shall work, work, work, and of the deceased In ordering this sale out of tau g b ter except loss o f dignity. n e r one evening when a num ber of
SAN DIEGO, Cal.—The county
save, save, save, until I am rich. Hut bits boeu discovered. One of the a r T here a re m any persons In history guests w ere being e n te rta in ed by her
(Continued
from Page 1.)
grand jury has returned 32 in
I will do it all myself. I will be be ticles sold, a cake of m aple sugar, w as who have been, according to common parents, and d uring a lull In tb e con
irokeo
a
p
a
rt
and
th
is
pap
er
found
dictments
charging
conspiracy
versation she began to talk very e a r
holden to no one."’
in Southeast Portland boarding
report. Incapable of laugbter. Queen
against 32 members of the I. W.
"W hat a re you going to do w ith your w ithin: ‘I give nnd bequeath all my Mury I.. John Knox, R obespierre and nestly
of
the employes within the en
property,
real
a
n
d
personal,
to
L
aura
"W hy do you talk so much. Lola?” W., who have been violating the
money w hen you get It?"
M oltke a re exam ples. T he Iron Duke
closures
of the shops was discon
asked ber father.
street
speaking
ordinance
here,
“ Do w ith It? Well, one thing I will Spellm eyer, nee M aryw ealher.” '
T h ere wus n hush for n m om ent, fol him self rarely, If ever, w ent beyond a
“ 'C ause I've got som ethin’ to say ,” and who are now in the county tinued several days ago, so it was
do w ith It I will hold It up to g litter
g
ru
n
t.—London
S
trand
Magazine.
w as tb e Innocent rcnlv —Chicago News.
before the eyes of those who have d e lowed by a howl of disappointed rage.
jail.
stated yesterday.
nied me those things u boy desires, uud The auctioneer rapped nnd crie d ubove
Added
Injury,
the
din,
“
la
L
aura
Spellm
eyer
pres
1 will m ake them feel how easy it
A wom an who "bad an account to
would be to m nke them happy, b u t I ent?"
settle" w ith th e village schoolm aster
The
widow,
not
know
ing
w
hether
w on't."
In consequence of Ills chastisin g ber
T he girl looked a t hint through a pair she w as on h e r heels or her head, stood boy visited the schoolroom and used
iqi
uud
said
she
w
as
the
purty
called
o f eyes th a t grew big w ith wonder,
som e very stro n g language.
The
m ingled w ith w hich w as an expression for. A sleek looking gentlem an ad schoolm aster, finding It Im possible to
aim ed to w a rd her and stilted th a t he
of reproach. Finally she said:
pacify ber. put ber outside uud locked
find been th e deceased's atto rn ey and
"A ren 't go« a queer boy?"
Ibe door against ber. For a long while
had the care of the property. H e had
“ Do you think th a t too?"
th e sounds of ungry expostulations
fortvurded
to
her
the
m
ysterious
letter
“ Yes.”
and of knocks a n d ham m ering upon
“ Well. 1 suppose 1 uni queer since she had received. It had been left w ith tb e door w ere heard, but th e m uch
him
by
th
e
te
sta
to
r
some
tim
e
before
you say so. O thers have told me th at,
tried m an took no notice. U ltim ately
but 1 would not believe them Well, 1 Ids death.
lie w ent to unlock the door and found
A
crow
d
g
athered
round
th
e
widow,
m ust get on. tloodby.”
the woinuu sittin g ou th e ground, w ait
■imposed
m
ostly
of
those
who
had
ex
"A ren't you going to th an k me for
ing for him w ith nn expression on her
pected little or nothing, lo congratulate
offering you my b irthday g ift?"
face th a t w as more eloquent th an
her
To
th
e
ir
questions
ns
to
her
con-
"No. T h an k s a re em pty words "
words. He had sh u t her sk irt In the
tiou to the deceased she replied th a t
"W ell, you have ta u g h t me a lesson
door when be locked It and kept her
he had never heard o f him, wliereu|a>n
In courage and independence, fo r w hich
a prisoner all the m orning.—London
the atto rn ey said th a t th e te s ta to r had
I thank you very m uch.”
Globe.
T he boy turned aw ay from her with- tolil him th e reuson for w illing his
out a n o th e r word
She w atched him p roperty a s he did
Mother.
In all Ills life he had received but one
till he passed out of sight, then said to
Children, look lu those eyes, listen to
(Ter
of
purely
disin
terested
kindness.
herself:
th a t d e ar voice, notice th e feeling of
"T h a t's th e qu eerest boy I ever saw W hen Journeying to tbe city a penni even a single touch th a t Is bestow ed
less
boy
he
had
met
a
girl
who
offered
In my life.”
upon you by th a t gentle band. Make
A fter th a t she went on to th e village him a five dollar hill she had Just re much of It w hile yet you have th a t
c
ite
d
for
a
birthday
gift
T
h
at
girl
and bought a sw eater
most precious o f all good gifts, a lov
And w hat did the boy say of th e girl lie m ade bis heir
ing mother. Head the uufathoinable
Mrs
Spellm
eyer
tried
to
rem
em
ber
|
ns he drew aw ay from her? "T h at girl
love of those eyes, tbe kind anxiety of
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the incident, but failed
It bad oc- I
Is th e biggest fool I ev er m et."
| th a t tone nnd look, however slight your
T w enty y ears passed
L aura Mary- urred m any years before, w hen she liuln.
in a fte r life you may have
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As to economy, she never knew w hat It her face w reathed In smiles, when tbe which none but h m other bestows.—
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uch
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bail
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beyond her fa th e r's nml m other's care
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and w as obllgisl to tak e care of her- I "L a' sakes " she exclaim ed. " I never j
A Good Sort of Man.
self, being compelled to work very hard, j thought o f th a t!"
" P ra y .” snld n lady to Foote, "w hat
"G uess
She w as alw ays .ffi lug aw ay things
sort of innn Is Sir John D 7 “
R e m in g to n T y p e w rite r C o m p a n y
aim needed herself, tak in g no fore- i "A th o u s a n d d o lla rs .”
“Oh. n very good sort of inan!"
(In co rp o rated 1
“ A thousand dollars! It's m ore than
thought for tier fu tu re nml spending
"B ut whnt do you cnil a very good
New York and Everywhere
w hat money she devoted to her ow n ; s million."
so rt o f m nu?”
"Oil. my goodness gracious! 1 w on-I "W hy. mndnm. one who préservés
use w ithout m uch wisdom
She w as
dor how 1 cam e to deserve such tre a t ail the ex te rlo r decencles of Igno
th e personification of Improvidence.
W hen she w as tw enty five she m ar m eat of my heavenly fath er."
rance!”
ried a m an nam ed S|sillm eyer. w ho had
"In asm u ch ns ye did It u nto one of j
no b e tte r bend for getting on In the the least of these ye did It unto the i
Grumblers,
World th a n herself. Several children k in g ."
Some people who are alw ays gru m
w ere born to her. then her husband
In the collection p late In Mrs. Mary- bling because they cannot get w bat
died and left her w ith Just w h a t she w eath er's congregation the next day , they consider th e ir sh are of the sw eets
had w hen he m arried her nothing. was an F a ste r offering of $100.000 for of life forget th a t they have om itted to
A nother five years passed, during a new church and a n o th er $ 100.000 for j put th eir penny In the slot.
w hich her children were grow ing older an endow m ent T his w as only the be- |
a n d ueedlng m ore and more every year. ginning o f th e w idow 's gifts
She I
Suspicion Aroused.
T hen sh e broke down In both health seem ed to tak e ns m uch pleasure In | Brown — te s . my dear. I shall be glad
scatterin g her money ns th e m an from j to go w ith you. I long to see the beau
a n d spirit.
Mrs. B row n—We
O ne m o rn in g the postm an left a le t whom she Inherited It had taken tn j ties of the country
te r fo r h e r contin ic a chci k for ISA hoarding It. T he only sm a rt th in g she will rem ain tn town
signed w ith a m ie -lie laid never ever said w as lu this connection:
"T he Lord needs tw o |>eople to dta- | Interw oven Is th e lore o f liberty w ith
heard before, Slm eo W rinkle The lei
te r said th a t on Hattird n before F a ste r pense benefactions one to g et m ouef every llgam etit of the h e a r t —W ash
ington.
th e re w as to be an auetiou sale of together an o th er to sc a tte r It."
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