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Newspaper Page TextIF"" F Mil OflR COUNTY L Correspondents WiilaV ani .laKkHOIIVlllA Nbwh, Cd. Dolt, of Applogato, le vlHitlng lii'iiokHoiivlllu, I. Von dor Kulltin of Wollon wiih allio county Huut WudiioHiky. 'ho cotiimlHHionorH' oourt Ih in union with thy uhuuI routlno buol id bufore It. Pur.soll, of Dig Applugittn, Mi doing buninoaR in Jaoksonylllo ing the wook. John Duvlln, a lending farmer of legate. wa doing buitliieHn In okeonvllle lust week, Mlai AlIIu Kllmwl, of Medford, ime up on Wounefday evoul tig's aln for a visit with friends.. MileB Wakeman and Chan. Car K of Pleasant creek, were vlnltort) the county aeul during the week. I Hon. W. A, Carter, reproBetita yo eloot, of Gold Hill, wan in tckuonvillo WednoBduy receiving le congratulation!) of friondM. j Charles and Win. MoKenzie, alpb Trefren and John Kclior left ir east of tho uiounUins Thursday lornlng to seek employment. : Charles Nuimn, who has been ttending college at Oakland, Calif., r the past two years, returned ome recently to Hpend vacation, i Mrs. Nellie Tuttle and two ohil Iren, of Hhuuta County, Calif., ar ived on Monday's train for a visit rith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred j Victor and Bmmio Plymalu left )n Thursday morning's train for k'roka on an extended visit to their listers, Mrs. Stine and Mrs. Fair child. : Miss Phoebe Kelley, who has been a teacher in the Jacksonville public euhoo) the past year, left for her home at burns, Harney County, , last week, Hon. Win. M. Colvig will leave in a short time for Hioux Falls, South Dakota, as representative of Oregon to the annual meeting of the supreme lodge, A. 0. U. W, The election in Jacksonville Monday was the quietest ainoe the first election In 't'i. There was no excitement, no pulling or hauling, do wrangling, no unpleasant words and no disposition on the part of any ono to run things. The candidates who wore beaten at the polls are all taking their de feat good naturedly. This is the only true philosophy in politiop, for when a man. gels ou a ticket be never can tell where lightening is going to hit him the hardest. A. L. Force, who has been han dling Kahler's Volo and Mc Donough's Bellaire and Donomore, on the Centrul Point track, loft fur Salom Inst woek with these. fast Overs to fit thorn for the raoes which commence there on the 17th of September. II. K, Ankony loft for the oast on Wodneftday evening's train to be present at the meeting of the Na tional Republican Committee which convenes at Philadelphia on the lUui. Mr. Ankeny is a Bound man and will favor nothing unluBB it is grounded upon a sound basis. At the session of tho town coun oil held Tuesday night, Win. R Cook, stroot commi8Hioner, handed in his resignation whioh was accept ed, and O. S Epperson was appoint ed to fill the vacancy. ' James Cronomillor was elected to fill the vacancy In tho town council caused by tho death of Geo. limes Geo. M. Love, of the firm of Cronemillor fc Love, left last week for Alaska to try his fortune among the vast throng headed .for. that friiiid but golden Meooa. Geor.rn'B many friends wiBh him good lu and a Bafo roturn. But as a mattor of faot, not more than one In 500 who go to the groat mining excite ments, no matter how noh or ex tensive the discovery may be, ever makes anything, while perhaps one in 1000 will amass a fortune. The anndidatea ball at Orth'a hall Friday night, as usual on such public occasions, was a perfect jam. As a matter of faot thore la no hall of sufficient oapaoity in Jaokaon Ville to meet the roquiromenta of ooasionB of this oharaotor. Ho tar ai numbers onuld make an affair bucobs, the ball was pre-eminent evn to a great over How; and though r lon't Stop tab Scott's Emulsion fce- cau it's warm weather. KeefMrJnff it until you are cured 1 Vlheal your lungs and give y fjch blood in sum mer winter. It's cod threr oil Veasy there was an Immense crowd and nearly all tho candidates in addi tion, there was not a jar and every thing passed off most pleasantly. The supper at tho U. 8. ball em braced the usual menu of delicacies, and the close of the ball praotloally cloned tho campaign. The commencement exercises of tho Jacksonville publio school, whioh took place at tho U. S. hall i,.ut ti....u.i.... . i ....... i.. attended, the hall being packed to tho door. The decorationH and floral ofierinirH surnassed anvthinu over wltnossod before in Jackson ville. The whole interior of the stago was a royal ambrosia of ivy, creeping vines and evergroonp, in te. twined with fragrant and vari colored flowers, while in front there was banked a rloh and rare array of bouquets, in beauty and number far surpassing any previous offering upon a like occasion. Those who took part in the exorcises showed careful training and acquitted thorn selves with much credit. The most interesting feature of the occasion was the discussion of "Woman's Suffrage," between Miss ICthel L. Flora for, and Miss Corinno M. Cameron against, the moafluro. The arguments on both sides, would have done credit to older beads. The singing was very good and tho Impromptu address of ltev, b. u. Strange, in the absence of Prof. Hit'hcock, of Ashland, was simply admirable. It was short, earnest and impressivo, and was muoh ap preciated by all present, and rill doubtless bo long remembered by the olass. Mr. Geo. Hines, who died last Monday, was a native son of Ore gon, born In Washington Uounty, and received his education at the Forest Orove schools. He came to Jackson County in 1889 and was married to Mrs. Pauline Johnson in 18V0. He bought the Union liv ery stables and moved to Jackson ville In 1891. Mr. Hines was a superior business man, fair and honorable in all his dealings, and uniformly affable and oourteous In all the relations Of life.' His sc- ?ualntances at once beoame his fiends, and be bad, in an unusual measure, the confidence of all who knew him. It is not believed be had an enemy living. He has been a number of times a member of the town oounoil and was a member at the time of his death. He belonged to Banner lodge, A. O. U. W., and Degree of Honor, of Jacksonville, P. Prim Cabin Native Hons, and was an Artisan. He leaves a wife and three sons, Fred, who is in east ern Oregon, Claud, living in Ysra hill County, and little Rowell, who is at home with his mother. His stepson, Win. Johnson, is also at home. I he funeral took place from tho farr.ily residence at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of the Workman lodge. The members of the D. of H. and Native SonB in regalia joined the procession and thee, with many visiting members of other lodges, made the prooesslon a very large one. Kev. w. b. Moore otfored prayer and made a short address when tho procession reaohed tho grave, after whioh the regular funeral services of the order was read by Past Grand Master Colvis. Tho ceremony was very solemn and impressive. And thus was laid to rest the remains of an exceptionally good man. To the People of Medford. Slnoe my return from Southern Ore gon I have been receiving many in ouiriee from persona who want to looato I will remain bare until July 10. It any of your realtors know of a vaoant situation, (male or fomale), or of a good Dusinoss opening or a aesiraaie larm or residence for rent or for sale, etc., and will write to me, I can be of service to them. Address, E. U. Jfentland, Inde pendence, Oregon. Central Point Items. A. 0. Heatherly, of Trail orcek was in after supplies Monday. Dr. Hinkle made Josephine (Jounty a business trip last week Rev. Wlstar Morris, Bishop of Oregon, preached here last Tburs day evening. J. K. Ross, who has been at Har rison Guloh, Calif., for some time, returned homo Sunday evoning Misses Anna and Verna Clements left for Oroville, Calif, Wednesday where they go to spend the summer with their father. A large number of people congre gated at the oar.ipmeeting grounds last Saturday to hear the Hon, J. B. Weaver, of Iowa, speak. Elder W. L. Skeel, state evangel ist of the Churoh of God, who haB been holding a series of meetings here and in the surrounding coun try, performed the ordinanoe of bap tism here last Sunday. There were five candidates, Cheap Wheat ; Mnkea oheap flour. There Is no Hour made that's better than onr "New Pro cess." We are selllng.lt at (13 par 1U00 pounus, no oenw per. saoa . A. A. DAVW CO., Medford, Oregon, Oalls Creek Items. uy m. a. m." Born May 28, 1B00, to Mr. and Mrs Robert Ferguson, a son. Lester Rodger a was visiting home folks in Bams Valley Sunday. The members of John Miller's family are quito ill with measles. Mrs.. F. Loams was tho guost of Mrs. Matilda Ifaminerely Monday. Mr. and Mrs.' W. S. Cook spent Monday visiting with Mr. and Mrs Morris, John and Ed. Olson are cutting end hauling wood for R. C. Ray, of Kanos oreok. t Miss Anna and Ira Noah, of Sams Valley, were the guests of Htella and John Olson last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dungey were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Olson and family Wednesday, nistletoe Notice. Notice Is hereby given that I have sold my homo "Miiitlotoe" to 0. L. Gorwln, who will continue the home In stud, and will collect all money due on thin presunt season of 1000. Pool Corwln, manager, W. H. Hemiihkk. Table Kock items. Born June 1, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Nealon, a daughter. Visitors were over from Central Point and Medford to attend the sohool entertainment and weut home well paid for the effort they bad mado. 8. P. Morine, the census enumer ator, has commenced hia work. He has no trifling task before him. Every farraor should keep an ex haustive set of books to be . able to answer all the questions readily and accurately. The prize offered for the greatest improvement in the school was car ried off by Mies Graoie Dickison, and the beautiful volume of poetry will always be greatly prized by her. Verne Pendleton was a olose sec ond, it being bard for the judge to decide between the two numbers. A number from here attended the Memorial Day exercises at Central Point and Medford. In tbe Central Point cemetery nearly every grave was decorated with flowers. Quito a number of -new monuments were noted, the most prominent among them being that on the Diokison lot. Mrs. C. A. Diokison accompanied Oki, March to Medford Monday to consult a doctor about a finger he had tbe misfortune to bruise one day last week. Something poisoned it, and the result is a very badly swollen and painful band, whioh ill have to be lanced in a few days. It is reported some better at this writing. The general verdict is that MiBS Sutton was too modest in speaking of her school entertainment as a "small affair." Tbe following pro gram shows that she did wonders with tbdfew pupils at her oommand. It was by far the finest renderrd of any ever given here and too much can not be eaid in praise of her training and in complimenting the pupils upon the. manner In which they carried out her instructions. Almost at the last moment she was disappointed in not being able to have rrof Uregory and his gramo phone, bo looal singers came for ward and filled in the vaoant num bers with patriotio songs in whioh all were asked to join. We were favored by two selections from out side talent, those by Myrtle Lyons and Mable Mann. Recitation. "Welcome." Guv Dsvls uur roiK, MOIUO nicDois Soof "Columbia the Oomof wo Oood"....7:. "aoaoo Time." ..roanois wunsms Keoitailon, "A Little Bird Tell."..KlD Noble tdo l.ssi Hymn," Maine Williams A Bon's Pooksls ." (leo Nichols Instrumental solo athelyn Dmvls Rooltatlon, "Dolly's Lesson,".. Florenos Noble " "Darius Green and His Fly In g Mschlne." Emmett Noalon Doll Drill ..Four little girls tieoiiauon, - uno 01 we 1.11110 udqi,- Rose Noalon Song, "Amerloa,".. Lawrence Nichols Kooltatton, "Papa's Letter," Maggie Noalon uiaiogue, - mreo mimc lhi ai ocnooii '.. ,, Laurence Nichols, Uuv Davis, lohn Kcaloa Bong, "The Columbine," clohool Recitation, "A Legend of Bsngens," May Nealon Rooltatlon, "alalr, tbe Regular," Verne Pendleton Bong, meoping ror ine iriag," Reol'stlon. "Old Grandpa's Soliloquy". Orace Dickison Rooltatlon. "Tbe arler Rose," Hay Button Aotlon Piece. "The sells." May Healon Mollle Nlohols, Hattle wnilima Kthel Davis Keollatlon, "A Little noj s HalobetHtory," . ..Johnnie Nealon Recitation, "notter tn tbe Morales." athelyn Davis uong, "just aerore the Battle, Mother.". . Rooltatlon. "Maltle'a Wsnts and Wishes. 1 Mable Mann aooltatlon, "Orbpan Annie," Myrtle Lyon Bong, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," Boarf drill Klve girls Doug, "uoa ae nun you tiii we sieet Again.' .1. 0. P. Wheeler & Wilson Lead 'em all. Thore is not a sewing maohine on the market so deservedly popular as is the Wheeler Wilson. It has no superiors and its equals are so scattering as never to have been definitely located. The Wheeler & Wilson haa a rotating shut tle, whioh is a great improvement over the shuttle formerly in use by It and now UBod by other maohlnos. The Whoelor & Wilson Is a maohlno that sells upon its merits and so sure are the mnni.faoturers of these merits soiling the maohlnos that they are always anx ious to have parties take them on trial. John P. White Is agent for these ma chines in Modlord. . He wants you to eall upon htm before you buy. The Mining Laws of Oregon' for ale at this offloe. Prloe 26 oents. A LITTLE OF Between 7,000 and 9,000 pounds of plug tobacco are yearly furnished to the penitentiary inmates in Mississippi. Tax Collector Scott, of San Fran oisco, notified his attorneys to bring suit against the Pacifio Telephone and Telegraph Company for $200, 000. Tbe company is to be sued for $182,000, alleged to be due tbe city as a license on 13,000 nlckel-in-the-slot attachments for a year and nine months at $2 per quarter each. Railroad records between Balti more and Washington were broken last week when the cigar-shaped train of tbe Baltimore and Ohio beat the best previous runs by two minutes. As the train is com piled to slow down when approaching and passing through cities to sta tions the speed was higher than the figures seem to show, and it was estimated by Baltimore and Ohio employes that the train ran the dis tance at thejrate of ninety miles an hour. Taltlaa- the Ckuin, When In doubt as to whether to goon or to go bock think of that, and of tbe Zulu saying: "If we go forward we die, if we go backward we die; better go forward and die." It is also like a game of football. You are selected as a forward player. Play the game; play that your side may win. Don't think of your own glorification, or your own risks your side are backing you up. Play up and make the best of every chance you get. Football is a good game, but better than it, better than any other game, is that of man-hunting. But, lika all other games, it is no use your going In for it without previous training, and I hope that what I have said above may be of some use in help ing you to take a distinguished part In tbe best sport In the world, namely, scouting. "Aids to Scouting," by Col. Baden-Powell. Oar Trade la l Truifsal, An American piano, retailing here for $100, fetches WOO in tbe Transvaal. An organ wort hWO here sells for $150 there. American sadd lesand harness don't suit the Boers, the former being too high priced and tbe latter too line for the rough everlasui work of trekking. In tbe canned meat line Australia so far undersells Chicago that our packers are In despair. Our manufacturers sold over 700 tons of barbed wire in 1897 to the Transvaal, but, strange to say. the fence posts came from lierinany and England. Kuur ice plants were fur nished for the Kimberley mines by Chi cago, having an aggn-gali1 rapacity of -. i.fh'., t 1IXV';0 rllfcic fi ft HAIR Wealth of hair is wealth indeed, y t o woman. Every other I physical attraction is secondary 10 u. we 1 have a book we"will gladly send .you that tells just how to care for the hair. If yourTiair 1s too h i Growth, becomes vigorous and all dan druff is removed. It always restores color to gray or faded hair. Retain your vnuth : dnn't look old Jl before your time. ft .00 a battle. All druggists. I have need vonr Hair Vuror now for about 3S years and I bava found It splendid and satisfactory In averv wit. ueuoTV i nave TMomnumam mis nair . ucvr vo hundreds ot my friends, and they all tell the same story. If any body wants the beat kind or a Hair Vigor I snail certainly recommend to them just as strongly as I can that they get a bottle ot Ayer's Hair Vigor." jm Mrs. M. . Hamilton, Nov. M, ISM. Morwioh, N. Y. MMra raw Ommtmr. If you. doo'l obtain aU the benefits ' you dMlre from the tue of the Vigor, ... laoweu, i AU the political aoa la Taa Haxu . ,llf,-Bj..y 1 Si 0 wao in yssoirl i : 'Good Coanse! . Has No Price?' Wke uhilce b the result of experience.' The hundreds of thousands tuho hvve used Hood1 s Sarsaparltta. America's' Greatest Medicine, counsel those tuho would purify and enrich the blood to avail Ihemsehes of Its virtues. He is wise tuho profits by this good advice. Additional Local Items. Report Is currant that the Medford Free Press, a populist paper, will breathe Its last breath this week. Candy ten cents per pound for the next thirty days at the Boss Jackson ville. Mens new and nobby hats and neck wear at White, Harbaugb as Co. Med ford, For sale, two good driving horses; see Schormorhorn at second hand store. W. H. Meeker & Co. wants to buy your mohair. Highest market price paid. Bast Hide mill rolls barley and does general custom work every Saturday. Wanted, old stoves of all kinds at Schormerborn's second band store. Orthopedic shoes at White, Har baugb tc Go's store, Medford. -Fresh slock ot garden seeds In Sulk or package, at G. L. Davis'. Got Wells k Shearer to do your moving satisfaction always. All kinds of spring goods at White, Harbaugb & Co's store, Medford. Some desirable small houses for rent. York le Wortman. Ice cream Saturdays and Sundays at Tho Boas, Jacksonville. Get a bam sandwich lunch get it at Wilson's bakery. For sale About fifty shoata. En quire at this office. See J. R. Wilson for all kinds of Piano machinery. Full line of bee supplies at H. H. Howard As Co.'s. Aaaoag trie Churches. . PRBSBYTBBIAN CHURCH. Tho quarterly communion will be held next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. All tbe members of tbe church are urgently requested to be present, if possible. It is expected that Kev. A S. Foster, oar former pastor, will be with us and assist in this service. In the evening the pastor will preach on "Whole Hearted Religion." Strangrea and visitors always welcome. ORDINANCE NO. 180. AN ORDINANCE to Proyfdo for Holding- SpocUl Election Id tbe Town of Medford. bj the Qualified Klectora of Hald Town, to Sub mit to Ssld Electors the Proposition whether or not Said Town by Ma luly Authorized and Lenny Elected Board of Trustee. Shall Create a Bonded Indebtedness Against Said Town in the Hum of Forty-live Thousand Dol lar or ho much thereof as the Said Board of 1 Trustees ehau Deem Necetuiary. Whereas. Medford town bonds, known as water bonds, iu favor of Farson, Leach & Com Danv. of Chicago, In the sum of 120.000 are about to mature, and bekeas. 'mere is a i&rce warrant tnacotea- netss existing against said town drawing in terest at the rate of eight per cent per annum, and Whereas. It Is deemed for the nest intercut of the Town of Medford that said bonded and ! warrant indebtedness should be refunded at a j lower rate of interest. j NOWTHLiKSrOftK, TUB PEOPLE Of THE TOWN OF MEDFORD DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS ' section 1. That there shall be submitted to the quail tied voters of the Town of Medford, the proposition whether or not tbe said town, by Its Board of Trustees, shall create and incur a bonded Indebtedness by issuing the bonds of said town In the sum of Forty-five Thousand Dollars, which, with the Interest thereon, shall be payable at such time and times and places, In gold coin of the United Htates of America, as the Board of Trustees of said Town may le gally direct the rate of Interest on said bonds not to exceed six per centum per annum, paya ble semi-annually. The proceeds of said bond ed Indebtedness, proposed by this ordinanoe to do created, io tw aseu ioriae purpose oi paying tbe existing and outstanding bonded indebted ness of the said town and for the payment of the warrants heretofore issued by said town for the purpose ot extending the water mains, laying sewer pipes and for such other and fur ther purposes as said warrants may bavo been Issued. Section x That for the ouroose of determin ing whether or not the said Board ot Trustees shall Issue tbe bonds of said Town In said sum otV45,000 as provided tor In section one of this ordinance a speolal election shall be held and conducted on Monday, the 18th day of June, 1900. Said special election shall be held and conduct ed In accordance with the law and the provi sions thereof regulating and governing general elections in the State of Oregon so far as the same are applicable to municipal elections. Section 3. It is hereby made the duty of the recorder of aald town to procure forthwith at the expense of the town in the manner and form nrovlded bv law. ballots for said election of uniform size and color and sufficient for dis tribution upon which shall be printed the words "FOR BONDED IrtDBTKDN13jO' and "AO A INST bonded indebtedness" said ballots to con form so far as possible and convenient with the general laws of Oregon tor the printing and aisinuuiion oi oatioui. section 4, upon the conclusion of said elec tion and after tbe same shall have been can vassed bv the ludares and clerks of election the ballots and the sheets upon which the said Judges and olerks make their returns shall be ivri tunitu urjuuaiKu wiui mo nniuruer, auu cmiu ballots and all Daoera in connection therewith shall be by him kept among the papers of his office. At the first regular meeting of said Board of Trustees of said town or at a special meoung oauea inereior mo saia ooara oi rrua tocs shall likewise canvass the vote oast for and against said bonded indebtedness and the result of the eleetlon as determined by said Board shall be spread upon the reoord book of said town by the recorder and made a pa. t of the permanent records of the town. Section 6. The recorder Is hereby requtred and authorized to alva notice for at least ten days by posting In three publio places in said town and by oauslng said notice to be published In the Medfobd Mail, Medford Enquirer and Free Press, newspapers of general circulation In said town, for two issues therefor prior to the aave oi saia election, i nat a special ejection shall be held on Monday, the 18th day of June, 1900. between the hours of 9 a. m. and SD.m. for the purpose of voting on the question of said bonded Indebtedness ; that at the time the vote on said outistlon Is canvassed bv the Board of Trustees the said recorder shall furnish to said board proof by affidavit of the posting of said notices and the publishing thereof In the said newspapers, Sbotion 0. This ordinance shall take effect ana be in loroe from ana after its nassave. SBCTroif 7. Ordinance number 179 and the whole thereof is herabv reneaiea. This Oafdtnanoe was passed by the Town Board of Trustees at a regular meeting held in the town hall on the 6th day of June, 1900, by the ioi lowing vote. . t. Jones, ayej w. b. urea' bary.jye; J. R, Etford, aye; O, P. Lindiey, jo i ruswoB J, J, HOwsaa, Mayor, Attest, J. W, Lawton, Reoonter. Spring truck (or prlnff house bold morlnff, 4 WtlU k 9horor, WASHINGTON'S MAOIf AHLMITT Ha Are1 with the Mnat W - fw,a it tn fttop la thm saoa -.( Le Him Paws. Here is an Incident la Washington'1 life in my possession, illustrating his mugnanimity, which has never baesv. given to the general public: Home years ago, in Monson, Mass., nt a Fourth of July celebration, in, re sponse to a sentiment concerning George Washington, Kev. Alfred Kly, D. D., related the following incident, of which he was an eyew itness. I give it in his own words: "When a boy I resided in Went Springfield, Mass., and worked on s farm. In the autumn of the year lTftt 1 was engaged with ray employer lav gathering a load of cornstalks from a Held not far distant from the Connec ticut river. My employer had driven the loaded team from the lot and left me as usual to put up the bars. While thus occupied I noticed the approach of four fine horses and a large vehicle. There was no driver upon the carriage, but astride the nigh hone of each span ' was a young mulatto postilion. There were also two outriders and a footman. The vehicle in which wa seated a gentleman whose striking personal ap pearance impressed me was called in those days a chariot. It was entirely unique and unlike anything now in ue, except its running part. I saw the out riders gallop on in advance of tbe char- , lot and hold a parley with ray employ er, who occupied the entire road with his loaded cart. The roads at that time were so narrow that two teams could not pass unless one yielded the way to the other. I perceived that my em ployer yielded none of his right to the road, and that the chariot was detained by the cart until they reached a turnout, where the cortege passed by. I soon overtook my employer and inquired who the distinguished personage was who bad just passed us, and was in formed that it was George Washing ton. I obtained permission to run on and see if I could catch another glimpse of the great chieftain whose deeds dur ing the war had so filled my wondering fancy. Am there was no bridge acroea the Connecticut river at that time, hoped that the ferry boat might be on the opposite side, and that 1 might reach tbe bank before it arrived. In this I was not disappointed. I found Gen. Washington standing 6U the bank of the river, dressed in a snuff-colored surtout with a long Iapelled vest of the same color and material and In small clothes and boots, and the most majes tic and dignified looking man he waa that I ever saw. "While I waa gazing upon him, one of his postilions drove up and, dismount ing and uncovering his head,' said in the most deferential- manner, and with an expression of injured dignity: 'Your excellency, as we were driv ng along, a little way back, we over took a man with a loaded Cart, who oc cupied the entire road. I asked him to stop his team that we might pass by. He declined. I then told him that Prea- ident Washington was in the chartot. He again refused and said that ne would not stop that ne naa as gooo a right to the road as George Washing ton had. ktThe simple reply of Washington was: 'And so ne naa: ine poswuun, after a moment's look of wonder and astonishment at the condescension of the president of the United State. quietly put on his hat and mounted his horse. I watched the cortege unm i was out of sight, but my impression and memory of Washington are aa vivid and distinct this moment as if X had seen the great man only yesterday." Rev. Frederick Alvord, in N. Y. Inde pendent. SARCASTIC HOMES CLATORB. Aa Expreaaloa That Haa B.M Tra- altlaaal Throaaa Its Vae r OIC PrLatara.. "I was just stepping off the street car," remarked tne oit& printer, woo was telling a story, "wU.n I met two nicker face to face 'You met a what? 'A two-nicker. And; as I waa sar in g, she" But what in toe world U a two- nicker?" 'Oh, you know, what that la, don't you?" 'No, I donV Never met on in nar life." "Well, a twornicker Is a lady, a.wom- an, anything that weara petticoats.", "I never heard the expression before. Where does it come from?"- ...... 'Now, you're too hard for me. I don't know where it started,. but in the Rood old times of case type and hand presses it was the common expression used to. designate a woman in a print- shop. It wasn't used outside of the composing rooms. I'll tell you how I think it arose. All the old hand type, as everybody knows, is provided with. nicks on. the side, so that the typeset ters don't have to look at the face of the type to know how to throw it in the stick. Far back, in prehistoric days. the type had only one nick, but later two nicks became the style, and do years ago two nicks was tbe usual thing. But there came improvements, tn type making, and it was. discovered that, three or four nicks on the side of .the type made it easier for the printer to handle, and so the three or four-nicked type came into style and., the two nicked type went into disuse and had re pute. Printers despised .the twp;nicked type. About that time .women got a foothold in the printing offices.,' They were not regarded with favor. by the old-time printers. The women and the two-nicked type were in about., the same oategory . in the. esteem of the old typo, and it was very natural that they should come to express both by the same words. They both. became itwo-ntokers,' and the expression . haa become traditions) in prlntlbpris."-. HUaafhia Bcimtfm, . . --r,.-'i.