P PURELY PERSONAL.
Jack Morris was down from Ashland
this week.
Atlornoy 0. W. White returned, to
Portland Saturday evening. i
PiankCox leturnod this week from
a two yours' stay In various California
localities.
MifH Myrtle Nioholson, a typo m Thk
MAIL olllce, visited ovor ounuay wun
Central Point friends.
Prof. A. J. Hanbv. teacher in the
Willow springs district, was In the
olty Wednesday upon business.
Geo. Portar returned from Wimor
last week, where he has been oiermng
for Merchant J . w. Kooineon.
Mm. V. J. fit ur ires, of Grants Pass,
it visiting Modford frlonds the guest
of Merchant Meeker ana lamuy.
T7 SiiLbm. nf Phoenix, was in Med
ford last week upon business. He has
a saw-mill whloh he is desirous of dis
posing of.
Goo. E. Niohols, tho very olever and
gontlemanlv Kackot store man 01 uoia
Hill, was tn tlio olty Tuesday upon
business.
Thos. Mo Andrews, Jr., was In from
Tads this week maklnar 11 1 in its ou a
homestead which ho recently took up
in that locality
Win. R-mtiot. of Sawyer Bar, Calif.,
was In Medford this week looking after
some mine investments whtou lie con
templates making.
T. Nepaoh, of Portlaud, manager of
the Nloolai milling company, was in
Medford this week upon a visit to
Perry Stewart and family.
Jamas Hansen was at Jacksonville
yesterday upon a brief visit to his
. crippled aaugnier, aopnia, woo is at
tending the Sisters' schools.
Mrs. Mullen, of Grants Pass, came
to Medford Tuesday and is now stop
ping out with Mrs. M. A. Williams,
who is in quite feeble health.
Mrs. A. J. Anderson and Mrs. Hattle
Bartlett returned to their home at Ft.
Jones, Call ., after a few weeks' visit
with Medford friends and relatives.
Miss Allie Klipple was at Central
Point Saturday night, her mission be
ing that of installing officers in the De
gree of Honor lodge, A. O. U. W of
that place.
Mrs. Chas. Child's and family re
turned last week from Leland, where
Charlie has been employed in mining
for some time. He is now engaged in
a like vocation at Wi.ner.
R. W. Gray came down from the
mills Monday evening, and upon re
turning Tuesday he was accompanied
by Mrs. Gray, Who has been staying In
Medford for several months.
Ed. Wells came up from Gold Hill
yesterday upon business but he didn't
have time to do much too busy shak
ing hands with his friends every per
son of whom is which in Modford.
Joe Olwell, he who has been clerk
ing in the Deuel & Stevens mercantile
establishment for several months, is
taki g a few weeks' lay-off aud has re
turned to his home at Central Point.
W. B. Roberts returned Monday from
a visit to the mines at Leland. He re
ports that a day and night force is be
ing worked at the mine and that there
is plenty of water for all mining pur
poses. -
Merchant W. B. Stevens and family
left Medford Monday evening for their
new home at Albany. Numerous friends
were at the depot to bid them farewell
all profi so with wishes for the fam
ily's happiness In their new home.
Jce Caskey, the blacksmith, is down
from Ashland for a few days' visit.
Joe claims to have good reasons for
staling that Medford is the best town
in Southern Oregon. While this bit of
encouragement is good to hear, it is
not news to us people we have known
it all the time.
M. Perkins, he who baa been at work
at the Proudfoot-Gray saw mills, on
Kogue river, came to Medford Monday
after his daughter. The two returned
to the mills Tuesday where the young
lady will act as governess to Mr. frice's
children. Mr. Perkins will resume
his work at the mill.
Merchant C. I. Hutchison left Tues
day morning for Pasadena, Calif., for a
visit to Mrs. H , who has been Btopplng
in that city with her sister, Mrs.
Shaffer, for the past four or five months.
Mrs. Shaffer's health is not much im
proved. Mrs. Hutchison may return
with her husband for a few weeks' stay
at home.'
W. W. Edlngton was up from Cen
tral Point last week upon business.
The gentleman reports, as have many
others of the valley, that good fortune
in the shape of crop: and stock smiled
upon him during the season of '98 and
In his own language: "There are
but few of us fellows who did not do
well last year."
Jap O'Harra was up from Tolo Mon
day upon business. Among his several
purchases was a year's subscription to
THK Mail for his brother at Pendle
ton, Ore. Jap reports the recent pocket
find in the old Tolo mine as being a
good one and that the gentlemen who
made the find are making ready to open
the ledge up still further.
Postmaster F. M. Manning, of Leads,
was in the valley this week upon business-"He
reports about six Inches of
snow at his place and pretty plenty
la grippe. Pretty nearly everybody baa
'been sick, he says, but they are all bet
'ter now. In many cases a speedy cure
was effected by tUt use of. a, balsam
nude from wbJt pine boughs. '
A. C. Edler, of Lake Creek, was In
Medford Tuesday upon business. He
is one of the several prosperous farmers
and slock men of that locality, and he
has It put up that next year's stock
business will be a profitable one to pro
ducers. He Is winte ing about forty
head and don't propose to sell in the
spring, as he has heretofore done,
Mies Laura Burnett left Medford Sat
urday evening. for her home at Eugene,
where she will remain until sometime
in April when she will probably return
and again take a position as trimmer
in Mrs. L. J. Soars ralllliiory establish
ment a position which she has held
for several months pant nnuV proved
very intiafucUiry ullke to Mrs. Scars
and her patrons.
M.'E. Wood and son, Freddie, of
Wouvorviilt', Calif., arrived In Medford
this week and will remain with us for
a time, tie liaa reooutly disposed of
his confectionery business tu Weaver
vlllo. It is tho senllumun'a wife. Mrs.
It. M. Wood, who purchased tho Crater
In this oily a few weeks ago and who
is Dtiuuing up a good trade. Mr. Wood
Is n Hue appearing guntlumaii uud Tut"
MAIL Hopes lie will stny with us.
W, H. Noroross, the Central. Point
nurseryman, was In Medford Monday
do reports that Inst year his uursurv
business made a line advance In the
way of stilus and satisfaction to nil pur
chasers, ins opinion rigut now is mat
next season, or rather, this setunn. will
mark a greatly Inurcnsod demand for
his stock ot trees, which trues ho states
could not possibly be In hotter sliaixi
ihan they are now. He will havn out
this year more agents than heretofore
aud these will cover thoroughly nil of
soutnorn urogon.
Chas. M. Barker, from Sheboygan
Falls, Wisconsin, as In Medford last
week upon a search for hit lather, who
Is some place ou tho coast, hut Just
wnere no is uuaoie lo state. I no oiu
gentleman Is 1)5 years of age and he has
not oeen noara trout Dy ills son since
'IK). A man of his dosorintlnn wnt seen
at MoAllister springs a couple, of veara
ago, but nodenulto trace was scoured.
His last known stopping plaoo was
ttoeuurg. Mr. HarKor led this week
for the Sound country where ho tuluks
his father may have gone.
H. W. Stevens and family loft Med
ford Tuesday evening tor Albany where
tney win reside in me luture, Mr
Stevens haviug ongaged as salesman
for tne nrm oi w. u. Slovens A Co., in
that olty, Mr. Stevens has been a very
able salesman with the firm of D-iuol &
Stevens in this oity for the past tlireo
or four years and has made many
menus, ma tamiiy isamostostimaoie
one and they leave many friends In
tuts locality vhoira snrrv of their lin
ing. ThesIail wishes them success
in their new placo of abode.
Rev. Haberly on 'Seaman's Abuses"
Editor Mkdford Mail, Dear Sir:
Will von kindly allow me snace to
call attention to the report of tho com
mittee ot the Portland Chamber nf Com
merce on "Seaman's Abuses?" The ob
ject of the report is to give information
to the people of Oregon on an abuse and
system of cruelty perpetrated upon one
of our most important class of workmen
the seamen, and to cause the people
to urge their representatives and state
senators to support a bill to correct the
evil.
From the report before me I find that
there arrived in Portland during the
year ending July 1, 1898. 2.1S2 seamen.
of whom 778 deserted their ships at
rortland, which is lust a trine more
than thirty-six per cent of the entire
number. Hut the great niaiority are
not deserters. They are enticed and de
coyed from their vessels. They aro in
timidated with threats and forced from
their vessels bv "cnmDS." or sailor
boarding house keepers. Sometimes the
captains connive and even consent to
this method of voiding contracts which
usually run for three years. The sail
ors thus lose their entire wages if they
desert the ship and the captains and the
crimps profit thereby. After these sail
ors have been gotten from their vessels
tney are detained In the hoarding house
until they are "sold." to departing ves
sels. For shipping these men the board
ing nouse Keeper receives from too to
1107.50 each. About 51,000 was paid
last year to these crimps, ahanghaiers
and boarding house keepers by the cap
tains oi tne vessels wnicn come to fort
land during the year. The whole thing
is an outrage and a blot upon the fair
name ot our state. It is a crime that
has few parallels for the boldness and
cruelty of its operators. These poor
workmen are robbed in Portland alone.
of about $100,000 a year, estimating the
amount due sailors at about the same as
the amount which is charged for re-
shipping them. Why should this in
justice be tolerated any longer? Why
should a class of laborers who earn
every cent of their meager wages, be
permitted to be robbed and cheated
with lew or no friends to assist them or
protect them in their rights?
18 this Portland 9 affair; Uf course
the good name of Portland suffers most.
but toe shame falls upon the whole
state. And then there is another and
a very practicul view of the matter to
take which vitally interests all farmers
and shippers of the state. Every dollar
added to the cost of marketing our pro
ducts is taken from the profits of the
producer. Captains of vessels have re
peatedly said that an extra freight
charge was necessary to compensate for
the annoyances, risks and fraudulent
charges of libel, by means of which
ships and shipmasters are compelled lo
jay tribute to these extortioners and
rauds. Oregon's farmers and pro
ducers are therefore forced to contribute
annually about $150,000 or $200,000 to a
lot of worthless and vicious men.
A bill is to be introduced in the pres
ent legislature to rectify the evil. Let
every citizen who has any lore for hu
manity ; every workman who wishes to
help bis fellow workman to receive just
and fair compensation for his labor;
everv producer of any article which is
shipped abroad, write a note to oar rep
resentatives in Salem and urge them to
support the proposed legislation on tin
subject. Our senator Is Hon. T Cam
eron; our representatives are Messrs
E. V: Carter, E A. Sherwln and
Matthew Stewart. . Drop each a card
addressed to Salem.
Yours for humanity and justice.
Rev. Adolph Hahkri.y.
"In an election contest in Yolo
county, California, Judge Gladdis
has rendered a decision 'rejecting
the entire vote of, South Precinct
because tbe election officer twice
during the election day locked up
the polling place and went to a
. . i e . 1. ..
farm nouse amue away iur weir
meals.' Yreka Journal.
Doctor
MEYERS
4, CO.
Specialists for Men
nMu mIdhi mna coB
tncUi llmeaU lines 1881,
Tbr nftv tl luiMl w
bwt tqutlipwl mllel In
iitltutlon, snS tlit moit
Ha Pay Till Cares,
UrdbrtQUt am lio ou.
net call .bonis wrlu for Ml
fUtMlprtTtUlw- .
ir.r. iMl
SSTSSUSHSOirVISRS. TtoS.od, ,,! .t bom..
All MuntoctAatttU No Casrf for CosislUltoa.
731 ?aWai?co I
County Commlloner' Court. '
Paul 'Gaston's claim for $(1(1.75, as
damage lor articles lust ou free lorry
near Eaglo Point, continued.
F 1) Wngnor, printing dullnquont tux
Hat, $121.o0: continued.
Tho luxes having been paid on lots
8 uud 0, seo 34, tu ail, r 1 w, ui on whtuh
Jackson County holds a certificate, tho
unriuicutn is enneeiieu.
Bond of J C Pondloton, usscssor, tu
the sum of fcHHKl, npprovud.
Hospital report ot lCuilI DuKoboam,
keeper, approved.
County otllours' reports examined,
unmnarad and annroved.
All of tp 88 south, range 4 west, lying
in Jackson County, auuou ui ruau uis
trlot No 27.
Township 88 south, r 8 w, added to
lo road district No
Seotion 8(1, tp 82 s, r 2 w, added to
road district No 81,
Onlnrad that a warrant for $07.07 be
drawn on road fuud in favor of Joshua
Patterson for Improvement la road dis
trict No 8.
A warrant for $15 druwu on speolal
couiitv fund fur nostagu stutilLM.
Semi-annual suttloinuut with sheriff
and tx collector oontluuud until fruo
ruarv. Iu matter of a ohango In county road
through premises of lieo V Wlnctrout;
continued,
Tax levy for Jackson County (or 1808:
Stato purposes, 6 70-100 mills ou each
aud every dollar; county school pur
poses, 6 mills; Indlgunt soldiers, A-100
mills; .county purposes, 10 75 100 mills;
total, 21 60-100 mills. The foregoing
levy makes an Increase of about $11,400
over tho amount levied for tho same
purpose last year, of which sum $10,000
Is tho Increase lu tho lew for state
purposes and tho balance, $1400, Is tho
inoreaso on tho amount levied for
county purposes.
Dills allowed.
The following bills were allowed at
the January meeting of the County
Commissioners' couit :
Wm S Crowell, oounty Judge.
Alex Orme
..I no oo
xa 33
260 IU
Gus Newbury..
PoierApptcgate US SS
LLJubk. aM
O A Gregory, superintendent M S3
Owen Kegn. Janitor u
John Watklns U
Que Newbury, freight charges on steel
lurilliuro lor recoroor s oiui-o,
express oa evidence sent to supreme
court. SS.HS SI 'B
A J Florey end others, drawing iurj list
for Kagle Potnl 7 00
A S Jacobs aud others, drawing Jury list
(or Central Total. 1 00
Geo Illues, team hire lor .county pur-
poses 10 AO
A J Heck, supplies for E Hubbard,
Indigent.. 8 00
Dr Cbas Hluos, medical aorrlccs to
trflmu and to urlHOnora . O W
Cbas Hamilton, work on Foormans creek
oruige b w
Bounty on coyote scalps 16 00
HMmpH llros. suoDlies for Indigents 6 0U
Glass & Prudhommo. document Hies acd
enrolooes a w
J N.uuan, supplies for Hatch MX)
groceries lor jir nuuwu iu ot'
suonliea for f) Fierce 10 00
John Engle, riprapplng bank of oreek
at Lake Creek bridge... . 40 00
St Louis Art Metal Co, metal vault
furniture ror reooraor wtw
w H McKee, m feet of lumbor far Big
Hutlobruire asi
S P DeKoboam. meals for Jurors 0
Chris Ulrica, lumbor and chair bottoms I Xi
Circuit court expense bill. December... 0UI bo
E U rnipps. pnniiag aosiraci id mil
G A Gregory, holding local institutes at
roao tax suit iv w
uoia Hill ana -raieni..
t 60
aIpt Drain, hoanllnff nriBOnera durinr
December w tu
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, oare and
maintenance of Geo Lathrop 80 00
Alex Orme. waahing, ete, for prisoners. . 9 9&
Pour Applegate, settlag up ateel Hies
In rollers In recorder's offlce 00
G H Hasklns. medlolnea for Courtney.. 7 SO
J C Ferguson, supplies for Indlgenta.... 6 96
J A Jeffrey, services In supreme oourt,
Frank L Smith oase SO 00
Dr Chas Hlnea. post mortem examina
tion of body of J Whlteman IS 40
C C Gall and assistants, drawing Jury
list at Table Rock TOO
JBR Moretook and assistants, drawing
jury ust in uoia mil- w
B U Foudray et al, drawing Jury list for
Eden oreclnet 7 00
J w Robinson, medicine for prisoners
and Indigents 7 80
J W Robinson, lumber for roaa dlstrlot
No m a a
Indigent allowanee for 9 women 64 00
Martin Perry, commissioner, 6M days'
services 30 00
n li Butler, commissioner, 4 days and
69 miles 21 SO
V P Smith, Indigent supplies 10 00
wm uroweu, irausporiaiion ana lor
sundries TOO
Arthur Wilson, repairs to tools, district
No a " 4 00
W W Krb, bounty on coyote scalp 1 26
B G Pern am, repairing Evans creek and
Galls creek bridges 86 44
Jos A Wilson, work on Jail and court
nouse a ou
M E Woriow, lumber for bridge, district
No 7 8 60
Glass ft Prudhomme, records and sup-
piles 89
L L Jacobs, supplies for treasurer's of.
nee 4 hi
12 DeKoboam. caring for and burying
Murlon. a state pauper 6 00
F P Smith, supplies for indigents 10 00
Funds on Hand County Treasury.
County Treasurer Jacobs reports the
following sums of money on hand at
commencement of year 1899:
General Fund I 8457 44
County Schools ,' 4331 91
Koad Fund 91 fj
Institute Fund 17 26
Soldiers' Relief Fund.. 96 44
special County Fund 19 68
Surplus Tax Sales 809 61
City of Medford. . 18 92
Ulty oi Asaiana im r
School District No I 12 IB
" " " r 314 96
" " 0.. 41 49
" " " 18. 01 04
" " "28 SO 07
" " 89 01
44 86
" " 49 mm
63 7 84
" " 66. 16 00
" " " 69 128 38
" - ' " 00. 17 97
" " " 67 187 00
' " " 73 9 49
Total am't In hands of treasurer....! 8428 20
How to Prevent Pneumonia.
You are uerhaDS aware that nnoumo-
nia always results from a cold or from
an attack of la grippe. During the
epidemic of la grippe a few years ago
wnen ho many oases resulted in pneu
monia, it was observed that tbe attack
was never followed by that disease when
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was
used. It counteracts any tendency of a
cold or la grippe to result in that dan
gurous disease, it is tne nest remedy
in the world for bad colds and lagrippn.
Every bottle warranted. Cor sale by
Chas. Strang, druggist. Medford: Dr.
J. Hinkle, Central Point,
Advertised Letter List.
Followinff Is a list of letters remaining un
oallod for in the Modford postotlico on January
II, ion.
Costels, Geo Dearlng, Edward
Polndextor, Walter Lnrvercrze, Mrs Albert
Smith, Mrs Borlba ' SlmjiHon, Koborl
Turnor, John
A charge of one oent will bo made unoti de
ivory ut uiicu oi mu anuvu luiicrs
i Porsons calling for any of the above otlerr
will pleasosay " AUvarttiMl,"
I M. ruimm, Postmaster,
LUt of Juror (or 1899,
following are tho Jurors drawn
thooouuty court for lliu year I Him;
AHIUiAND,
. II H Evans, liiuruhaiit
Wm Addison, funnel'
U Winter, luuruliuut
J Leslie Uorlii'ti, civil ongliiuni'
I'' II Our I ui', liiinkor
I V Hurries, merchant
J K Van Sum, luui'ohiiut
J I' Dodge, iiiuruh nut
II 1'' Keener, iiierohuiil
C M I'uley, merchant
II C MesMi get', iiiiiuufuetui'ui'
O VV Smith, (tinner
lleo Oivuus, (m iner
Uuo Dunn, (itriner
Uouiui' Uitrroii, furmur
0 II Voglil, uupllnllst
Wm II Hhophurd, lunner
U K Sutton, liveryman
Jacob Thompson, capitalist
b M IthoUes, merchant
J U Saylos, dollvuryiuan
W A Patrick, dark
A O Siienoer, farmer
Ceo Cruwson, merchant
. M Hurry, oltluial
It P Null, manufacturer
Joseph Alnut, capitalist
John J Murphy, furmur
J L Ur.ubh, (armor
(i M Crulugor, miner
U S (1 Ueliiiun, lloi'lst
Win lluvenur, ineruhiuit
Horace lliuks, capitalist
J li K Uulohlns, furmur
Jesse tiuuuk, merchant
Wm Myor, furmur
C Furnhuiu, uiiiuufaoturer
Kay Mlnklur, merchant
C li Nlningcr, capitalist
John K Norris, merchant
GOLD HILL.
Thos P Kali lor, merchant
J W Murksburry, merchant
1 K DoUoy, murubaut
J W McDougal, (armor
W S MuClure, inluur
J U Cruwford, (armor
J J Houck, manufacturer
0 K Hammersley, farmer
W E Darling, farmer
K E Mluer, capitalist
UOC'K POINT.
Homy While, (arniur
licnj liuyinond, morohuiit
J U Smith, manufacturer
Wm H Newton, farmer
UNIONTOVVN.
S R Coflman, farmer
Phil ileavo, farmer
Jus Buckley, farmer
Zach Cameron, capitalist
W H tlostwlck, farmer
Miles Cantrall, farmer
KDKN.
J Q Norton, (armor
W It Coleman, farmer
L A Kose, (armor
C Klinohnmmcr, farmer
J O'Toolo, mechanic
Jos liuklll, mucbanlo
F E Purry, farmor
W U Bishop, fanner
John W Mills, farmer
C K Stewart, farmer
JACKSONVILLE,
W MuPberson, farmer
John B , farmer
W 8 Itaypholtz, farmer
Frank E B; bee, farmer
N H Spencer, farmer
David Linn, merchant
A Thompson, capitalist
John Marsh, farmer
Adam Schmidt, mechanic
Uwen Koegau, mechanic
Petor Elmer, farmer
Bert Barnes, jeweler
W J Boosey, farmer
L F Christian, farmer
P Dooogan, meohauic
J M Guuhes, farmer
H V Helms, merchant
N Klne, farmer
L A Murphy, merchant
John 8 Ortb, merchant
A Scbmldtleln, meohanlo
J H Shldelor, farmer
J as A Wilson, mechanic
PLEASANT CKEKK.
John Owe Qs. farmer
John liillis, farmer
Jos Burkhartt, farmer
Chas Williams, farmer
J W Scott, farmer
MEDFORD.
1 A Mounce, merchant
J W Redden, horticulturist
Thos McAndrews, capitalist
G H Haskins, merchant
Chas Straog, merchant
W H Goro, farmer
S Rosenthal, merchant
J O Ferguson, merchant
J D Grlzzel, mechanic
Arthur Wells, drayman
.1 W Miller, meubanlc
S W Bpetts, farmer
D T Scars, capitalist
Cbas Phlester, horticulturist
W T York, agent
Billion Hill, farmor
Frank Stephenson, farmer
G L Schermerhora, merchant
0 W Prlddy, oontraotor
Ed Pottengur, merchant
W B Jackson, bookkeeper
B F Ad kins, capitalist
H E Boyden, merchant
D Brooks, tinner
A S Bliton, publisher
Fred Barn&burg, oapltalisl
E W Starr, capitalist
1 A Wnbb, merchant
W F Hulley, oontraotor
CENTRAL POINT.
W J Freeman, merchant
W M Gregory, Jr, farmer
Frank Amy, farmer
W W Scott, farmer
R C Hensley, farmer
Bon Beall, farmor
J W Smith, farmor
Oliver Bursoll, farmer
John Clements, contractor
John Olwell, farmer
Ralph Dean, farmer
Wm Wright, farmer
J W Ingram, minor
S Mlnnlok, farmer
W H Noroross, farmer
O R Pnnkry, farmer
C A Pruitt, farmer
CItlMNBY HOOK.
W C Daley, farmer
OI1118 Kinglo, farmer
J W Nichols, farmer
J W Slingor, farmor
STKItLINO.
II E Ankony, minor
J II Crump, miner
WOODVILLE,
Wm. J Brcedcn, farmer
Chnrles White, fiti'inor
Oscar Slmpklns, farmer
U F Carter, fanner
O M Irvin, firmer
Vt'ATKINS.
C B Dews, farmer
W It Phillips, furm!i'
H H Mltchull, farmer Meadows
,1 D fihem't-r, minor Htemnboitt
by
MAOI.H POINT,
Thos Nichols, limner
Thos Klley, fanner
Jacob Walsh, furmur
Ouo W Huuknthiirii, furmur
A C ilowhill. funnel'
A Pool, inooiiaiilu
D Olhgiiuld, funnel'
Jo Kuilor, fanner
It It M Intel', funnel'
TAIII.U lllHIK.
W It Dleklsiiu, fai'iuor .
Juspur Kogui'H, fai'iuer
Doiinlo Diiggmi, dii'iiiui'
W M Uimtt. lariiHii'
Perry Foslor, furinor
J O Miirtlii, ( inner
H F Murine, furiuur '
M A Houston, fanner
AIM'f.KUATK,
J 0 Knutseii, funnel'
Ernust O'lti len, farm sr
John Louden, farmur
- H A Kohkoph, fnrinur
Frllx ltdiih, fnrmnr
Jonathan Wells fanner
TALENT.
A Alford, furmur
F, IC Anderson, lariuur
Kiniuet Uiiuaon, furiuur
H T Torrull, fanner
D P Twojimid, furmur
N I) lirophy, furmur
S II Dunlnp, furiuur
J E l'i'U, farmer
THAIL.
Arthur Morrison, fni'tiiur
lliu voy Itleliai'ilHim, lurmur
FfMITH OKKKIC.
W S Covoi dale, furmur
Geo l.iiiioo, minor
miss leithjpaPFk ckoww.
Wheat Child Ihe Lmr Said ah
Waald lie m )
Some Uar,
That Is a very interesting story
which relates bow Mrs, Curson, when
little Miss Letter, was seen strutting
up and down a room wearing a paper
crown while she remarked! "I will be
a queen soma day." The lady who
tells the slory, says the ctilongo Post,
adds slgnlflcnotly that "many a truth
Is spoken In Jest." All of which Is un
deniably true, but at the same lime we
have no speolal reason to believe Hint
tho prvdlotlon has been verified or li
likely to be verified, or that llttlo Miss
Mary prophetically gave utterance to
n spnrkliug truth, We suppose there
has never been a little girl In this de
lightful city of Chicago who line not
ut one thno or another adorned her
self with a paper crown and announced
that she was going to be a queen. Lit
tle girls have a weakness for this sort
of tiling, and yet we hare no recolleo
tlon that any young woman of out
town has ever ascended a throne, save
for temporary and unimportant pur
poses. Somebody has said that all
American women are queens. Of
course, not even the women them-
kelves believe such wild hyperbole, but
It la a gallant remark, and If it makes
them feel good for tbe time being
there Is no objection to the phrase.
Let the little girls play with their pa
per crowns and utter their mock sol
emn predictions, for we are making
nisiory nowadays, and Cuba or Ha
waii or the Philippines may yet ask
for a queen.
READY TO BE THRILLED.
The narrowlasr Esparleaea ( West,
ra Olrl While SlshtMlaar
Im DoaCoa.
Not many days ago a bright girl
from a neighboring state stopped for
a short tlmt In Chicago while on her
way home from a lengthy stay at the
Atlantic seacoast. This was her first
vUlt east, and site had gone there pre
pared to he thrilled by all sorts of
emotions evoked by hlstorlo mem
ories. She came back considerably dis
illusionized and merrily tells several
good stories st her own expense. While
lu Boston she went sight-seeing un
der tbe guidance of her slster-In-lnw,
and declares that while lu tbe C'opp'i
Hill burying ground she had the thrill
of her life. The old cemetery Is, of
course, a good place for arousing pa
triotic emotions, but when that Idea
Is suggested to this western girl she
juat smiles.
"As soon as my slstcr-ln-Jaw and I
got into the place," she said, "I found
myself almost stepping over a grave
with an inscription on a queer lit tl
Iron-covered sort of tomb. I jumped
back, feeling the way you do when
you step on a grnve, and read the
Inscription, Just three Initials, no
name or date. 'Isn't it pntnetiof I
aid to my sister-in-law. 'Oh, I don't
know,' sho answered, 'B. W. W. menus
Boston water works.' Oh, I bad a
long thrill there for about fire seo
onds, but it was the last, After the
awful prosaic shock administered by
my sister-in-law I believe I could
stand at Adam's grave without a
a quiver."
THE LATE-STAYING CALLER.
He Absolatelr Faroes Host sad Host
ess to Utter Falaehoods aaa
Thlatra Uaoompllaisatarr,
Friend Staylate makes a call lu the
evening. Conversation blithe and Joy
ous, and repeated requests for him to
remain yet a little while, lead him, not
at all unwilling, to prolong his visit,
writes Robert J. Burdette, In Ladles'
Home Journal. He looks at hla watch
with a gasp of genuine dismay, and
hurries away slowly at lotit with pro
fuse apologies for keeping us up until
such an hour. "Oh, Indeed, nol" cho
ruses the ontlre family. "This Is early
for 11st We never think of going toour
rooms until an hour later than this."
Friend Staylate lolterB a moment ufter
he gets outside the gate. Blam goes
the doors hangl wangl slnml go tho
shutters, calling harshly to each oth
ers "Thought that follow never would
(i-o I" Baugl "Why didn't he stay all
night V" Siaml And the rattle of tho
chuln cries: "Gone ntlnatl" Thcdnrk
noes of the dungeon settloB down on
the houses the family litis gone to lied,
having relieved Its mind by doors and
shutters that nre ready to tell the truth
any time they nig given a ohaiico,
PUN0EIIT PARAGRAPHS.
"Have you seen the nose, tlr?" "Nose,
sir? No, sir. What iiihw, sir?" "Why,
Cyrano's, sir." (Fiiuerul sti'lutly rl
vnU'), L, A. W. Ilulli'tlii,
"Close lipl close up I" cried llis'lrlsh
captain to his company, "How do ye
raped lliu enemy tu hit ye If y K"
t.1 niggling along lullu Hint?" Clilong"
JOtll'lllll,
Testing Paternal Login. Tommy
"I'lipit, If a pearl's a gem, Isn't 11 gem
a pearl?" Ills Fnllier "(Vrlnlnly, my
son." Tommy "Then what's a dia
mond ?" Jeweler's Week ly.
Conjurer "Now, my little man. are
you qultu sure there In nothing In your
pocket?" Tommy "Yes, air positive. I
The rabbit you put there before the per
fnnimnei' got away." Answers. .
Purchasing Pence. "Hopkins always
curries coughdrnps lo the theater." "Is
his oough troublesome?" "So; lie cur
ries lliom tn quiet other people's
coughs." !ilungn Dally Record.
The Lieutenant "Is litis t one of your
men over In Hint field?" The Orderly
"His. air." "Who Is It?" "Fiiaselt, the '
plumber." "Wllnt Is he doing III that
onion patch?" "Looking for leeks, sir "
Yonlters .Statesmen.
In one of the neighboring villages
there la a cemetery, over tho guts of
which there Is the following announce
ment; "lly order of the Judge of the.
civil registry only the ilrad who live lu
this village shell be Interred in this ur
croK)lls." Mexlenn Herald.
iiw ,,, 1 mil 111 r 1111. mil,, iiiu,,,
men," expostulated the old Presby
terian elder, hotly, "Is that no a
veery heavy fse you've ohargrd
me?" "Hurely not, when you consider
that I saved your life." "Hut why sns
much firr keeping s nion oot o' Hrsv.
en?" "Well, to tall you the truth," rs-
sponded the doctor, ooolly, "I didn't
know where you were going." Town
Topics. (
PAINT'SAVED OUR SHIPS.
The Dell TIat Used as War Fatal Made
Taeas I'oer Tavsrete for
Suealarde.
"I am delighted to read the telegrams
from Washington that the American
warships aro being painted white
again," said Col. K. II, drown at Ilia
Huns limine the other night, Thaeolu
usl is from Virginia City and, like most
Mrvadana, he oscillates bulwern the
Ituss and Palace boards at the first
and talks politics In the rotunda of tho
other.
"White Is the eolor of peace, and that
It what suits me," oonlluuod Cel.
iJrown. "It sulls me eaprelnlly when It
la wou In such a glorious fashion as was
set by Dewey aud Sohley. When our
floating fighting machines visit other
countries they will still bo properly
designated as the while navy, and no
prettier or sturdier ships ever made
furrows lu tho sen.
"TlUs changing the color of our ships
It expensive, built laagood inrestmrnt.
When I was at flamingo dr Cuba an a
press honl four weeks ngo I took a good
look at the war boats In their fighting
paint, and It convinced inn that the Yan
kee who got up that Idea was no bevel
l.ended amateur. He knew whatlie was
doing, and the govrrnment was wise la "
accepting the suggestion.
"The dirty, neutral tint of thevesasls
made them look as If they were merging
into the marine waterscape. You could
scarcely tell where the ships ended snd
the water begwn, ao that It was much
more difficult to draw a bend on them
than if they had been painted In fmy
clear color. The .Spaniards sre poor
marksmen, of course, but I believe that
our ships escaped many a shot and shell
by putting on the neutral tint. Our
American 'Indians always put on their
war paint before going Into battle, and
why shouldn't our fighting ships?"
Sn Francisco Examiner.
HOT OH THE WIRE.
A Bit of lasaortaat Soeletr ftaws
That Was Unforlanatelr
Delayed. I
The other night or, rather, it was
early In the morning the telephone In
a certain newspaper otllco rung loud
and long. Moat of tho workers had
gone home for the forty winks that '
newspaper people contrive to put in be- "
tweun times, but there was one man nit ,
the "dog watch" that la, you know,
ha was tbe one person detailed to stay
around the olllce and lw ready for any
thing from a murder to a fire. At that
hour of the day about, well, same-,
where around three a. m. when the
telephone In a newspaper offlce rings e.
It generally means a police story that
Is worth looking up, so the "dog watch"
huwtencd to answer the summons.
"Hello!" said a volco. "Is it too lato
to get something In to-morrow's paper?"
"Oh,lt ls,"osuringly.
The reporter rushed for a pod ot
paper and a pencil, screwed his car up
to the telephone again and Raid:
"All right. Fire away, there."
Then the voloa was beard again, trem- -
"Tho engagement of Miss to Mr.
Is announced."
There was an oxploslon of wrath at
tlie press end of the line, and the rules
of tbe telephono company restraining
iiate persons from Indulging in pro
fanity were smashed In smithereens,
"Why undor the blankety-blank-blank"
(that wasn't exactly what was
said, but It will do, you know), "didn't
you send in such stuff earlier in the
day?" .
"But I couldn't," said the vole,
npologctically. "You see, It just hap-
pencd." Milwaukee Sentinel,
A Noneondnctor,
Manager of Trolley Line I Ihlnk we
can take. you. What is your name?.
Appllcn.nl Glass,
"Good dnv. sir. Ynu can nevnv 1, '.
Brooklyn Life,