IN THE OLDEN TIME.
CELEBRATION Or INOEPENO
ENCt DAY LONQ AGO.
BmiIu Baad Furnished th Music
tor tht first OWcUl Jolliacet'on
Noist U tht Karl Vara u Olvta
Secondary lUaea oa Program,
N yt olden time they cel
ebrated "independent
day" anil ant tbt
"Fourth of July." Tbe
change of nam eerat
with tat change Id Hit
aunuer of celebrating
th anniversary of lh
etgntng of th declsra
tluu of Independence,
Mao; people deplore tbt
present method of bow
In appreciation of na
tional freedom and deplore a well th
fact tbat the riln generation apeak of
tht routing 'Fourth" rather Uus of "In
dependent day," a nam pregnaut
with meaning. Perhaps tht people who
"deplore" art right.
One of tbt signer on that fa won
Fourth of July, 1770, declared on hit
deathbed that h would Ilk to leep a
ceulury, tl-en wakt tip to find out how
future generations wert celebrating Inde
peudenct day. It tht old gentleman's
wlah wert to bt (ranted, when b fcard
th Hah horn, tbt niultllndlnoua snap
lng of John Chinaman red wrapped In
ventions, tht report of th dangerous
torpedoes and dynamlt cracker ht
might bt willing enough to hurry back to
the tomb,
When torn atald New Englandcr Hilda
fault with th prent method :f eelt
brating th natlon'a birthday th nolae
making small boy may with good grace
tell hlra that New Kngland'a pairoo
aalnt. John Adams, recommended that
th day b recognised by just aiu-b a dlu
a oung America la making. It la true,
howevel, that President John 0Kgttcd
that the early part of the day should b
given over to solemn acta of devotion.
Then he aald tht day should lie commem
orated "with pomp, parade, gamt-a,
sports, guns, bells, bonfire and lllumlna
tiona from ont end of lh continent to
th other for evermore." Of th Brat
celebration of a Fourth of July by th
continental congreoa Adama In writing to
hla daughter aald: "Th people shouted
aud huiiahed In way to atrik uinioot
terror to every lurking tory. There waa
a apN-ndid Illumination and while a few
anrly houaea were dark th ahow would
hart given King George a heartache."
llewlaa Ha nit Played.
On thla first official telchratlon of
Fourth of July by Congress that body se
cured music for the day and at tb same
tiin afforded th people a great chum
for amusement and laughter by forcing
the Hessian band, which waa raptured
by Washington at Trenton the 1KhviiiI.t
previous, to play In the public square all
day long. There la on record a fairly full
account of an Independence day celebra
tion which lieorgt Warning-ton attend.-!
as lh guest of honor. The celebration
was held at the Spring gardens, near
AN
Alexandria, Vs., "with a large company
of civil and niU'tary people of Fairfax
County."
Things were not particularly bright for
the colonial armies on the firs! anniver
sary of th declaration of Independence.
The aoldierc at laotvistown height, bow
ever, under Vasnlngtoa's comma ml esch
received an eit-'a gill of rum with his
ration In recognition of the day. The
third anniversary of the signing of the
declaration was made memorable by the
issuing of an order by the coinmnnder
in -chief thst all ruillta-y prisoners under
the sentence of death saould be pardoned.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic and
heartfelt celebrations of Independence
day did not take place on the day itself.
News traveled slowly In the year 177H,
and It was some days before New York
knew that the country had been declared
free. When the pieaslng Information did
reach there, however, the town went
wild. The king's statue was pulled down
and melted up Into bullets for the Ameri
can armies. Two or three 'days after
New York had given vent to Its enthiiHl
astlc feelings Boston celebrated. A Brit
ish army officer who was a prisoner in
the hub at the time wrpie an account of
th rejoiclnga of the "deluded people."
He was escorted by a band of pstriola
to see the "goings on" and confesses that
he enjoyed the occasion aa a break in a
rather monotonous life of captivity. The
crowd of Bostoulana tore down the lion
and tht unicorn from the old headquar
ters of the British Government, after
ward the old Massachusetts state house.
It was not nntil after the signing of
the treaty of peace with Great Britain
that celebrations of Independence day
wert held regularly In all places. Diuners
were favorite features of the dny. Ev
erybody was Invited and it was seen to
that there was enough for all. The cltl
sen sat down at the outdoor table with
out any fear that A cannon cracker wns
to be exploded under him before he had
finished his first course. Pandemonium
had not as yet come into general use ns
a synonym for the feature of the Fourth
of July. All through Virginia the public
and private feasts on Independence day
bad as dlsb what wns known as Bruns
wick soup or stew. The name probably
arose from a desire on the part of tht
Virginia householders to suggest that tit
kingly bouse of Brunswick was "in tht
oup."
In the staid land of steady habits, Con
necticut, In the cown of H&.'tford It wa
th custom for year to have a great
dinner "In the field." A newspaper of
100 year or so ago give an account of
one of tbeae dinners and a list of twenty
toasts. The crack military companies t,f
the section wert In attendance at the
dinner.
The Boston official dinners on Indepen
dence dny were held In the hub' cradle
of liberty, Funeuil Hall. Edward Everett
Hale ttlis of one of the euilicst Fourth of
July celebrations of his icurmbratice.
It was tint of the yeur 1333, aa1 on that
dny ftr tne first tlrs a grcut chorus of
school children sang "My Countr, 'Tl
of 1 bee."
Character of Celebration Changes.
It was Jcat alien this time tbat tht
character of the ceifbmtion of the anni
versary of the b!,-thday of American In-
dependence bef&i to change. Parade
READY TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY.
0
wert held as usual, but nois begsu to
tak tfie place of speeches and In th
larger towns of the reading of the declar
ation of Independent-, which had always
been a feature of th celebration. Th
opening of trade with China brought U
the small firecracker and American fa?
torle soon found th means of making
big ones. Noise assumed the scepter and
haa reigned tver sine. There is a strong
dealr on th part of many pcopl to day
to change th character of the celebra
tion of Independence day and to mnk It
Ilk unto that which it one was. . All
aorta of plans bar been suggested for a
nmre orderly and solemnly imprcsnlv
celebration of th republic's natal day,
Th effort to change the methods of th
day's recognition sr being eierted In a
virile way, and It may b that th pres
ent generation will live to 6nd something
more In the Fourth of July than a picnic,
th explosion of a pack of crat Iters under
a tin pan or tht rush of a rocket which.
OLD-TIME INDEPENDENCE! DAY CELEBRATION.
like too many Independence day celebra
tions, ends in a "stick."
A Bang-Up Time.
Fourth of July Night.
Mr. Mulcahey Bcgob, an' thlm Bo
man moosht hov loved excoltcmcnt off
tbey used thlm thing fer candles! New
York Journal,
i.
mm
An Kplsmln of the Fourth.
Oh, yes, we had a glorious lime, of
course, W alwaya do. Wt didn't begin
tiring till T o clock, partly because II
wnkca people up, ami partly because It is
so silly to us up all your crackers be
fore break fiint, as some boys do, aud
have none for the rent of lb day, and
have every out think you a nulsaucv be
sides.
We bad no accidents; thai la, nothing
to spenk of, Polly burned two or three
of her lingers a little, but w msde Ihsl
all right with sods and rsg. and she
never cried a bit; but Iber wns an epl
aotle, and it happened to tn. Ibis was
the way It hapiieiied: ,
I wanted both my hands to use, and I
bad a pier of punk III one of them, and
there was no place to lay II dnn. and
everybody ebte'a hsnds were full, too, so
f well, I Just put II Into my pocket fur
a minute, It was lighted, but I didn't
think It would do any barm Just for a
minute. I forgot that I had a whole
bunch of firecrackers In thai same pock
et. Kuddenly I heard som on cry out,
"Tom is afire!" and then there came a
puff of smoke In my face, and I felt
something hot against my leg, and then
pop! snap! bnng! crack, his, whist! crack-Icty-bang!
the cruckers begun to go off
In my pocket!
Everybody was yelling, and Just for
a minute I didn't know what to do, 1
ran, but Die crackers ran with me, and
the faster I went the harder they popped.
Then all at once I saw what to do, and
T pulled off my jacket and threw It on
the grass. Luckily It was my Jacket, and
not my trousers pocket I
Billy took It up and shook out tht
crackers, and then he turned out Hit
pocket, but there wasn't much left to
turn. It waa Just a black rag, and it
dropped Into little pieces. Then there
was a big piece that looked as If it had
once been white, and that, they said, wns
my handkerchief, but I should never have
known it.
Well, of course they all laughed at m
a good deal, but I didn't mind much, for
it renlly was very funny, I suppose; but
my advice to other boya Is, don't carry
crackers In your pocket, and If you do,
don't put a lighted slow-mutch In with
them! Lnura E. Hlchaid.
Our Celebration. .-, (. .-
The lilids havs teen prsctlclng glees, but to
lay .
They gave up their concert and flew awsy:
Aud I hi- locusts suit grssnppers, uulsy ai
shrill,
Could not make themsi-lves heard, snd so
they kept still;
A lid the blustering wind went nlf lit a huff,
HI lire nohoily noticed how loud he could puff.
Anil the do ml it rolled up fi'oui the west In
s row,
for they lb iulit that the noli In the world
below
Was the voice of the thunder to call them
together,
And so they begun to mak showery
westher.
And tbe Man In the M' on, belug greatly pep.
' plesed .
To know what would happen next,
Wished for hsmls or feet, as well ss a face,
To rover his cars up, or run from his pises.
And the baby s.an opened their bright ilttl
eyes,
And sis red down below with tht greatest
surprise
To see bow the rockets shot up to th sky;
Kut they never guessed out
WliHt It nil whs shout,
Thst we wert) Just keeping the Fourth of
July!
Youth's Companion. ,
Value of Patriot lu Celebration.
It is sometimes hard work and s good
deal of expeuse, especially In small and
not well-to-do 'communities, to get up a
Fourth of July celebration; but every
gathering of this sort pays the largest
kind of Interest on tbe Investment In the
cultivation of the spirit of patriotism snd
the proper education of boys and girl In
the theory and practice of Fourth of
July celebrations and similar observance
Unit shull mean more than a simple good
time.
DlfTi-rent Here.
There art only eleven bald-headed
men In tbe English House of Com
moot. A
hi had fjtohid iAtu -
nut Waa Maw tk lw4tr Mas Woa
at Tea plat,
Totf Wtf Blakluf up ' pf poslDg
ttami In to of th iwaggtr bowling
rlub. Both of th captain wtrt
llttlt wary about choosing tbt tall,
lender uaa who hair wat tinged
with gray and whos outward appear
ane luggettsd a lack of phytic!
stamina, lit aald nothing aud quietly
ccptl a plact with tbt ttevtntu
hour follow, ; tbt Detroit fret
Prts.
When th Aral match ram off h
did only fairly well, uutll ht appeared
as th last man ou th Inst fraiut, and
with 800 to bat Enthusiastic mem
ber of tht ttmra now tell that when ht
let go of tht flrst ball It left a ttreak
of Art all tbt way down tht alley, pin
Bw aa though In an txploalou, lit
piled up atrlkva aud apare till tht on
lookers nld their breath, and tbt boy
who act up tht pin wanted to resign
whllo ha was allv. Ouly a rata In
alary held him.
But all wat not good luck, for an oc
casional pin would stand up lu appar
ent deflauc of all nature's law, At
tbt last there wert the corner ones.
Two would tie all would win. Takt
your timer "Blcady, old man!" 'Hold
your nerve!" "Boll a slow one!" were
among the thing bt beard, Ha did
everything but roll a alow ont, Tbt
ball wvnt llkt a rifle shot, struck tht
bond pin Just ilgut. U.Jtm'lmtl Jau'tti-.
another one and tbt bull carouwt on
Ibt third. Tbt rest of the team scout
ed themaclfea hosrso Mid tin ,4 ed
how on earth b kept thPt
pace, ' :T t
"Plaster en my back," ha whUfr.
Nsit time all the other Wore i-I as
ter, tome aa bhjlrarthtjudldouiq
ly distributed.. They wert practically
In (traitjacket; the team lost, and tut
old man towed bo would never Joke
a gn In.
lie had worn no plaster at all, but ba
bad piiched fourteen years In an ama
teur bate bull team,
ALL A MATTER Of BUSINESS.
He Was Taking No More Chan on
HlcyclUta Thick Heads.
On th top of a very steep and dan
gerout bill lu Yorkshire a reckless
cyclist waa about to mount hi ma
chine the other evening, when lit waa
accosted by au aged native of tbt lo
cality. 'Hay, measter, art ta to goin' to ride
doon thcer?"
"Ye," responded the cyclist "why
notr
"Varry weel,'' was tht responaej
"Ah'll trouble thee for twopun tenl"
"Two pound leu!" gasped the cyclist
"What for?"
"Them Iron railings roond ma garden
st f bottom 'o t' bill. Them railings
cost me two pun-ten, an Ab's Just
ahoot tired o' beven' 'em smashed wl'
thick headed ayslcklists."
'Whose going ta touch your rail
ings r demanded the cyclist
"Thoo I," retorted the vllager, "If ta
rolde doon that hill. Ah used to wait
for my bras at f bottom o' V bill, but
It doau't pay. T last pair o' Idiots wot
broke their bead agin them rnlllug
deed afore Ah could collect damage,
au' Ab'tu taklu' no risks noo."
The cyclist decided to walk down
after aIL-8lray Stories.
Ituaslao OfuVsra Ray ' Flalit,"
From "Innermost Asia," Ralph t
Cabbald, Tbt Itusslsn officer all look
forward to war with (be greatest
neaa. They have, f cwr, f s
los and everything to gain. Tm. i ay
la Insignificant ther are most of fU-ut
deeply In dbt,and their prospect -oi
advancement in time or peace is mi.
In the advent of war advancement
comes within the reach of all employed.
Tht Itusslan doctor waa especially
outspoken In bis opinions. The natural
frontier of Itussla was, ht said, the
Hindu Rush, and Russia would never
rest till she reached that barrier. Persia
waa being rapidly Russlaulaed, and we
should soon see the Persian gulf
brought under the rule of the Ctar.
At to the possibility of England suc
cessfully resisting the progress of Itus
sla, be protested tbat such an Idea was
absurd. Tbt British had less than
100,000 white troop In India, who were
pampered and lacked physique. No
native army, be aald, could make a
land against the Cossack, and beside
this the native army was wanting In
loyalty, and that was why so many
British officers had been killed In the
recent Afrldl wi.r whllo endeavorlug
to get tbulr men to follow tberu.
Hla Klrst Concurrence.
An ei President of the United States
recently bad occasion to attend bl
wife to the railway station preparatory
to her setting out upon a long Journey
alone. "If you should hnppcn to need
advice or assistance of any kind," the
ci-PrcsUlent advised his wife at pari
ng, "dou't hesitate to coll upon this
gentleman across the aisle; I like b!s
looks," indicating a perfect stranger,
but one whose appearance and man
ner were such as to Inspire trust The
Journey was accomplished safely, anl
the wife had no occasion to follow her
husband's advice. But at an evening
reception, shortly after her arrival lu
the city of ber destination, a man wns
presented to her whom she at once reo
ognlzed as her fellow traveler, fciio
related the Incident "Will you pi j e
tell your husband," nld th- man, i?ut
that Is the first f;wtt 1 ever hon.'-'
his that meets with my .hcs nyHp
proval? I belong to the opposite jru'
ty," New York Evening Sun.
' An Impenetrable Inner Clmlo.
The Japan Dally Mat! said reveutly;
"To eat with chopsticks and sit on
mat and wear big sleeved coats do not
bring a man any nearer to genuinely
Intimate Intercourse with the Japanese
people. The lungunge Is also heeded,
Yet, even wheu the lungunge la added
something still remains to be achieved,
aud what that something Is we have
never been able to discover, though
we have been considering the subject
for thirty-three years. No foreigner
has ever succeeded In being admitted
to the inner circle of Japanese Inter
course." Water-Tight Watch.
A water-tight watch Is one of the
latest inventions in horology. The back
screws on, and a screw top protects
the stem-winding apparatus, and the
face is also made water-tight In a sim
ilar manner. One of these watches fiat
tieen keeping perfect time for live
months while immersed in water.
Do; Check.
In tbe Philippines tbe American sol
diers are all wearing "dog checks." A
"dog check" Is a lead medal about the
size of a dollar, with tlie'volyrti erV
name, regiment and company sti raped
on it It is bung on a leather utrinn
atound the neck, and serves to Identify
the dead or severely wounded.
It Is a rare woman who can clean'
boust without a row with ber husband
1 IDEA FOR FAMEES.
THE COOPERATIVE COLONY 0
ROCKWELL, IOWA.
I
Ntarly ! Hundred Farmers Con
blued Twelvt Vtart Aao-IMela Uusi
bms, with No Philosophy, Crtttl,
Politic Nor Factions.
Cooperatlvt living without commu
nity life: active practice lu buying iu
the cheapest market aud selling In the
highest; without a common religion,
common politic or dully association
all tht elements that control "the new
Idea for farmer," as comprised In a
model cooperative colony at Bock well,
Iowa. Here Iks) farmers combined
twelve year ago. eliminating all mid
dlemen, starting out on the bnsl of
plain business, with no philosophy,
creed, politics nor faction, and their
scheme I described as a iiiccess.
Itockwell I eleveu mile soulb of
Mason City, ou the Iowa Central Hall
mad. Twelve yenr ago the commu
nity novr centering there adopted u
baste principle of co operation not fol
lowing "trust" line. The association
was not conducted for profit, but the
cardinal doctrine of the society was
this: The mUldlemnu Is ahvayt an In
strument of Injustice toward the buyer
and the seller. The character of the
competition of the association with tht
private store In Itockwell has been
such that the population of the town
has doubled since IKSH, and the busi
ness Inst year nggrvgnted nearly $KV
(, The sssoclttlon now control two
griln elevator, a lumber yard and a
supply house of puliit. oils, salt flan
Slid other commodities. How alt this
prosperity has been brought about I
an Interesting story. A strong senti
ment that hn been enunciated by an
active member well covers the theme:
"The ouly lie Hint binds us together I
that of nimiiclnl need. We have nothing
else lu common. Aside from lliianrlul
l sVt.
i its co-orun 4Ti v orrics.
need, each farmer la our association
walk his owu way."
Itockwell hn a population of l,0t0.
A farmjng community of several thou
sands surround It. The village u
once I.ynn Grove. The soli I fat and
rich; com I produced In abtimlnuce;
also wheat rje, oats aud timothy. Hogs
thrive In tho region, as do beef cattle,
aud many line horse, are bred. Tbe
community Is made up of Cermnns,
Irish, some American, some Scotch,
no Scandinavians. There 1 a tchoc-H
house every two miles lu the country,
and weekly ami daily newspapers are
liberally tnkcu. Works on communism,
Socialism, community life or social de
mocracy are not found In tho homes or
Die store place. Itockwell I practical,
ltd common scno hn made It so.
eT..,... TOjry
LsgsU
felt m m
TIII2 ROCKWELL ELEVATOR.
Tweh'ti years ago the farmers In and
about Rock woll decided to become mer
chants aud grain dealers. At that time
two brothers owned the main store of
the town, charged what prices they
liked, and hail a piflctlcnl monopoly on
trad, such us exists In hundreds of
country town. Tbe fanners protested
against the rates current, but tho mer
chants pointed to the long railroad
haul, to the cnpltnlist Jobbers of the
big cities. A tight wns started to battle
the wrong use of money nnd ' power
Willi the right use of moiicy nnd power.
The farmers of Itockwell Incorporated
under the title of the Farmers' Incor
porated Co-operative Society, The
limit on tho capital stock wns not leas
than $1,000, aud no more than ?25,0O0,
tho shares being $10 eneb. No member
was allowed to own more than ten
hares, nnd had only one vote In the
conduct of affairs. Only "practical
farmers" were admitted. A business
agent wns nppointcd, nnd the start
made to put In store such goods ns were
wanted. The manufacturing companies
objected to allowing a community to
buy nt wholesale and sell at the sumo
prices. The result wns that the asso
ciation turned farther away from home
trade centers until they found concerns
that would sell to them. Bach farmer
reports tho amount of his sales on
honor, and pnys a certain percentage
that enables tbe liquidation of associa
tion expenses. Wheu the company has
a surplus cf profits tho same runs at a
6 per cent. Interest rate, in ihuu tne
expense, of the society were $6,007, of J
which $2,002 wns paid to the buslnes.
agent and his dorks, In permanent tin-
provements 11.239 was loretr1 Tit
aura yar the liabilities of lb society
mouuted lu lib.nn.fA aud th et Ye Oirt Captared a Wild Bess I and
lo m,Vil represented by lumber, grain Took Htm
and seed, elevator property and cash. I The girl of the South we.!, If reports
In 18U7 the seti exceeded tht llablll- art to bt credited, Is a marvel of per
ties by ftMuB. Nearly half a million tonal bravery. One girl In Teia ba
bushel of grain were bandied, tbt fob been made famous In the country
unie of business geuerally reaching op around Marble Falls by an achieve
to nearly :KK,ixmj. , ment tbat woold daunt the hardiest
To demonstrate bow builnest may bt frontiersmen In the land. Her name le
done, It la slated that the association Norma Dlorn and aha lives with her
tee to It tbat the lowest shipping rates father near tht headwater of the
are secured, that grain Is told only Guadaloupe. Bbe. with two listers,
when the highest rsle cso be obtained, was accustomed to go out on the range
and that the home elevator charcea and to look after her father' cattle. One
facllltle are made so a to favor mem-
I.ra ilviii. In Iba atnra a mouth
buys a sack of flour, fur Instance, lit tbt three, started to ride the fence of
gels It for 03 cents, or at a profit to tbt a tmall pasture, eipectlog lo return In
society of 2Vi cents. If a non-society time to attend church, and not wish
member buys It, be pays fl.Ou. Outsldt log to desocratt the tiablmtti she swung
of Itockwell It would cost him $1.33. ber Winchester on a gate post, remark
The Illustration show th effect co log that abe guessed she would not
operation has on Itockwell prices. If have any use for a gun a (he waa not
the society price of corn It 81 cents, and going very far.
track agent offer 83 cent, th member j 8ht bad traveled hardly out of sight
selling at the latter figure turn In one- of the ranch bouse before she serious
quarter of a cent to the association fot y regretted that he had left the
every bushel sold. I weapon at borne. A monster Mexican
According to recent report, Itockwell
veil
In -
u
Is handling more grain than any
terlor point In Iowa. The people ar
prosperous, tht motto of tbt society Is
"Honesty among ourselves, small prof-
It and large sale." Nothing can de
stroy (he society but Individual dis
honesty. A to expansion of their trade,
nicmbei do not bellevt In It. They
have su elevator capacity amounting to
M3,M) bushels, a lumber yard, a fine
oftlie snd good storage sheds. Their
advice to communities is to Imitate,
uot Join tht trlglual body.
Thomas Cbappell and It II. Dickson
were among tbt original Incorporators
of the association. J. II. Brown Is It
present President, and Prank Camptwtl
tbe business agent. No saloon exists
In the town, churches are plentiful, law
and order I vi!ble everywhere. There
Is no philosophising, no Ibcorle It It
all cold blooded, practical business
The main officers snd directors receive
no salary, aud the dividends paid are
given out In stock. A clean posted
ledger shows What a few bard beaded
farmers can do In the matter of 'selling
their products for au honest price, and
buying their supplies nt the lowest fig
ure. Itockwell Is an Intercut point for
any practical co operator to visit and
study. Twelve yesrs of success, with
out extermination of competition, mark
tho history of tbe little village-a plact
of peace and real, not political nor leg
islative, prosperity.
Population of lirltTshTladl.
The population of British Indli-tbat
Is, of the territories under direct Brit
ish Governmeni-ws ll)8.8t0,OOU tn
mi, and had Increased to r'1.172,0fi2
when the last census wss taken In
18i)l. The population of the states
which are governed by native rulers
under the eye of the British represent
stives Increased In those ten years
from B4,0.'t2,IX)8 to 06,O3M7u Tbe fig
ures for 1801 show tbat of the total
population 140,727,200 were male aud
ouly 110,400,138 were females. British
India covers 104,003 squsrt miles and
the Native Statea 605,1(17; but tn the
former tbe average number of person
living on every aquare mile I 220 and
In the Native State It Is only 111.
The highest average It 471 per square
mile in Bengal, ami the next Is i'M
In tho northwest provinces snd Oude;
whllo the lowest average lu British In
dia Is S3 In Upper Bunimh-tbe native
state of Cashmere falling still lower,
to 31 per square mile. England bad In
the same year C40 people to the square
mile, and Scotland 184. '
Japanese Imitation.
The Japanese are almost universally
condemned by writers, for the Imitation
practiced by them of late years of
Western literature, art science and In
vention. And yet this Imitation seetua
natural and right Imagine, If possible,
the nation of Japan leaping across tbe
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civilization of hundreds of years In half ' to do with tbe mythical adventures of
a century. Think of her emerging from one John the Qlgantlclde."
the darkness of the middle ages and I Whereupon the clerk explained that
stnndlng suddenly forth In the light of 1 owing to the conservative methods pur
the nineteenth century. Would It not Ued by pullsher the book In question
have been worse than madness for ber l gtlll retained the title of "Jack the
to have said, "This new civilisation la ' Giant Killer," and Ibsen compromised
better than ours, yet wt will not lmt- 0n "The Over-Soul-Adapted for Lltvle
tate It. We will retain our originality, Spectaclea."-l'hllndelphla Inquirer.
ana perhaps in ages to come we snail
reach the enlightened state now enjoy
ed by the rest of the world.
But fortunately the Japanese did not
jmi ioiiiiuuioij' iiib japitueoe uiu uoi
sny this, but gave themselves up to the
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in! i ii ihii uiu ui iiif-i w imiiMii ill rail 1 1 rum or
knowledge
opened to them. Llppln-
cotf.
Spanish Bullflghi.
Tho average number of horses killed
In Spanish bull fights every year ex
ceeds 6,000, while from 1,000 to 1,200
bulls are sacrificed.
If you do not talk too much, others
msI 1 1 nnrl hnti fa llr will ma b a ?-.
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mnch trouble as your own, ,
The only thing original about th
average lake is the tin of stealing it
LAMOED A MOUNTAIN LION.
Bundsy morning recently Miss Norma,
Who I the oldest and most dnrlna- ft
Hon sprang over the wire fence Just In
' front of the girl's pony, and, after look -
i I,,. fa m n.f, ,., .ill tt (.tni'lnf
lng at ber for a moment out of clnrlng
eyes It uttered one of It wild shriek
and sprang away In the direction of
a small buncb of cows snd calves.
Tbt old cows Instantly charged tbt
lion and tbt mother of the calf gnva
him such an ugly thrust with her sharp
horns tbat bt was forced to relinquish
his bold on bis prey. The sight of tbe
frightened llttlt calf aroused Ml
Norma' Ira, and swinging her ropo
RATI ADVIMTUaS Of A VOL'KO WOM AW.
over hr bead she rode at tho lion,
which started to beat a hasty retreat
Summoning all tbe strength of bet
lungs, tho girl screamed at the lion
and urged ber pony to pursue him. Tbe
beast frequently looked back nnd
nsrled threateningly, but he failed to
Bod courago enough to offer battle.
Suddenly it occurred to the girl that
ther was no reason why she could not
cbokt the lion to death. Ad attempt
waa worth making, for this one mon
ster was capable of destroying a hun
dred young calvea and yeurllngs in a
single night
Suiting ber actions to her thoughts
tbt swung ber lariat over ber bead,
nd at tbe trained pony sprang for
ward at bit greatest speed, she acnt
tbt ropt biasing through the air aud
dropped tbt noose with certain pre
cision about tbt lion's neck. Tbe pony
Instantly braced himself on bis
haunches, digging bis forefeet in tbe
ground, and tht lion turned a souier
sault striking the-eartb with his bead
toward bis pursuers. Crouching and
omitting a roar that chilled the blood
f tbt young girl, be sprang Into tbt
air with all his strength, expecting to
land on tbt pony's neck and tear his
pursuers to fragment. Tbe agile llttlt
horst turned Just In time to feel tbt
daws of tht lion gracing bis haunches.
Realising tbat ber life depended upon
tht strength and speed of ber pony,
for she had not time to release tbe
lariat from tbe saddle, leaned forward
and urged her frightened pony to do
bit best She reached the ranch gatt
at her home Just as ber sisters, accora
panled by two young men of the neigh
borhood, were about to pass through it
on their way to church.
On of tbe young men put a bullet
through the animal's bead. As a re
ward for ber bravery the Texas Cattle
Association has presented Miss Norma
with a handsome silver-mounted revol
(Julok Lunches.
It It tbe bablt of the modern time-
saving young man upon entering a
quick-lunch establishment to dnsh for
tbe bill of fare and give an order (If
be bi adroit enough to catch one of tbt
maids on the fly) before removlug eith
tr coat or bat; at least fifteen seconds
may be economised In this way. Once
seated, the luncber falls to on Rjiythlng
at hand bread, coleslaw, crackers or
catsup. When the dish ordered arrives
he gets his fork Into It as It appears
over his shoulder, aud cleans the plute
before the sauce makes Its appearance,
so that Is eaten by Itself or with bread
Cups of coffee or ton go down In two
wallows. Little piles of cakes are cut
In quarters, and disappear In four
mouthful, much after the fashion of
children down the ogre's throat In the
mechanical toy, mastication being eith
er a lost art or considered a foolish
waste of eenrgy.
A really accomplished luncher enn
assimilate bis last "quarter" of cakes,
wiggle Into his coat, and pay his check
at the desk at the same moment. The
next, be Is down the block In pursuit
of a receding trolley.
Last week a friend offered me a
"luncheon tablet" from a box on his
desk, "It's as good as a meal," he satd,
"and so much more expeditious!" At
lantic. Infantile Mental Pabulum.
"I desire to purchase some standard
work of juvenile fiction," said Ibsen
Beaconhlll, aged 8, as be entered a
Hub bookshop and regarded the clerk
somewhat patronizingly over the tops,
of his glasses, "something suited to the
puerile tastes of a youth of 4. There
is comprehended in that class of It-
era m re, i ueneve, a wont which una
From Snow to Snow. .
Around the Capitol building Uncle
Sam ba a rent ?a,'don of 8l,r:uJf le11'
-
cacles. Tbe flrst garden dcllcac ei of
tho annum are found there. On ti.a
v
southern slope of the lawn, under tbe
. . . .a ii.. i
protection of the terrace and exposed to
tht sun, dandelions sprout In very early
spring. Mushrooms of tbe best variety,
as well aa dandelions, grow In great
abundance on this broad lawn, and It
Is a source of supply of "greens" or
mushrooms almost from the time snow
disappears until winter comes again.
r All Kind of Hot Spring.
At Whakarewarewa, New Zealand,
there axe geysers, hot springs, boiling
pools, mud volcanoes and hot water
fall
sV
It's not half so unlucky to walk an
lor a ladder as It la to fall off of ont.
(She-Hart tbey decided wbat tbt Na
tional air Is? lie-On, yes! Sbe-Whal
I It? He-Mllllonalre.
"Here'a Smith's not for f 100. 1
doubt If It's worth more tbsn the paper
( written on."
Yes, Hay 50."-L-
. "' Journal.
He "Why are you so sad, dear?"
She "Oh, my. friend Irma has told mt
a secret, aud I've forgotten wbat It Is!"
-Ileltera Welt
Customer "I've got money to bum
snd I want the best wheel you lave."
Dcalcr-'That's sll right W bavt bi
cycles to scorch." Detroit Fret Press.
"Dicky, If you were polite you would
get up and offer that Indy your seat"
"But Ia. she's too big for my scat; yon
better offer ber your." Chicago lteo
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Irst Deaf Mute -"We all bave oor
troubles.'' Secoud Deaf JIuto "That's
so; 1 have to tie my wife's bsnds so
she won't talk in ber sleep." Harper!
iiaftar.
Beggar (to gcntlcmani-Do you bap
pen, sir, to bave lost your purse? Gen
tleman (feeling In bis pockett-XoJ
Beggar Then you can lot me bsvt a
little assistance. , ,
Brlggs "I Lopo yon have 'not Ut
arAM-vlntf atWHt tliat flvti 1 Air MtiV
Urlgg-"Not a bit old man.. If I ba1
I never would bave let you bavt It"
Detroit Free Pre.
Tommy "Bay, papa." Mr. Flgg
"Well, what do you want?" "Wbst Is
'manifest destiny V" "It Is anotbet
name for an overbearing disposition."
Indianapolis Press,
i'lrst Correspondent A native run
net has arrived, but the Boers waylaid
blm and he swallowed his dispatches.
Second CorrespondentOn, well! tbat't
probably more than the public would
bave done.
"You've got your linen suit on a trlfla
early, Hopkins." "Ye, but my folks
art Interested In a rummage sale, and
when 1 cany my clothes around with
me I know where tbey are." Indianap
olis Journal
Nodd "f wonder If miracles will evei
happen again." Todd "One happened
at my bouse only the other day. A
thunderbolt struck within a few feel
of my wife, aud she was speechless fot
thirty minutes."
Nell-Mad at blm? Why. be wrote
lovely poem to ber. Belle Yes; bnl
she never read It When she saw tbt
title she tore the whole thing up in
fit of anger. Y'ou see, he called It
"Lines on Mabel's Face."
"The Dwlggses are queer people."
"Whsts the matter now?" "Well,
somebody In the neighborhood broki
their lawn mower last summer, and
tbey are round taking up a collection
to buy a new one." Indianapolis Jour
nal "I want to marry your daughter,"
said Foxey. "Have you spoken to her
yet?" asked the father. "No," replied
the suitor. "You see, 1 want to get youi.
refusai. so that 1 will have something
to work ou."-PhlIadelphla North
American.
"Yes, be started a hotel and be t
made a hit, too. You know tbe old-
aatn )1l i.iuf rtl a fmam , V, a ,ImI kit.
vertlsed Itself as 'a botel with all tht
wutiuiui ui uutue. ca. it vu
be advertised bis place as 'a botel with
out the discomforts of home.' "Phila
delphia Press.
Tbe Tramp (who has been given I
pair of old shoes) Pardon me, lady,
but do yer know where yer husband
bought dese? The Lady Why do you
ask? The Tramp Because lfs likely
de store he got dem frum shines dert
shoes free ur charge, an' dat would
save me lot of labor.
"Where's your wotch?" asked the ob
servant mnn. "Why, here It Is," re
plied the man whoso prosperity had
slipped a cog or two recently. "But
that's a silver one. The one you used
to carry bnd a handsome gold case."
"Well e'r circumstances alter eases,
you know." Philadelphia Presa.
The last anecdote about Dr. Randall
Davidson, Bishop of Winchester, la
told In the London Outlook. After a
recent function, as the clergy wert
trooping In to luncheon, one of thi
most unctuous observed: "Now, to put
a bridle on our appetites." "Now, t
put a bit between my teeth," retorted
tbe Bishop.
"Blggars, I believe, is really sorry ht
married the widow." "Think?" "Yes.
She doesn't seem to care whether ht
stays out late or not It makes hla
mad to see tbe other married fellows
acting like runaway schoolboys when
they are out after hours, and he knows
be has no call to do anything of that
kind." Indianapolis Press.
Tho Reward of Virtue. Employer I
- , V , N tiv.. n Mtv.ir -
have noticed, Mr. Johnson, that you, of .
all the clerks, seem to put your wholt
life and soul Into your work; that no
ri.itnll is ton small to esenne vour criti
cal attention, uo hours too long to caost..
you to repine. Clerk (joyfully) Y-yes,
slrl Employer And so, Mr, Johnson,!
am forced to discharge you at once. It
Is such ehaps as you that go o,it and .
start rival establishments after, they
have got the whole thlug down pat-
Judge,
A Dry Niagara.
A few miles southeast of Syracuse,
N. Y., In a cavity whose bottom Is 220
feet below the surface of the adjacent
upland, lies Jamesrllle hike, a body of
water 500 feet In diameter and sixty
feet In depth. Eastward from the lakt
extends a gorge through which flowa
Butternut creek. Trofessor Quereau
of Syracuse says that In former times a
river flowed here and that Jamesvlllt
lake Is tbe pool that was formed undet
great waterfall. Steep cliffs rise
around It on three sides, and "all the
features of a dry Niagara are here dis
closed In great detail."
Damaacus Bword.
It Is but seldom that a real good speci
men of the Damascus sword can be ob
tained, for the art of working and en
graving this kind of steel Is dead.
These swords are made of alternate lay-
. . , ,, fi ,,,
"tof tarn and ,t d so ' toPJ
that the blade would bend to the hilt
without breaking. The weapons had
edges so keen that no coat of mall could
resist them, and surfaces so highly pol
ished that when a Moslem wished to re
arrange his turban he used hla sword
for a looking-glass.
It Is a good plan to subscribe for
books on the Installment plan; it give
your friends a chance to call you a fool
every time a book cornea in.
When women have trouble In keep
ing a girl, they say it Is because tht
art "too particular," "JP