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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1900)
aamHVeV rVrVHV lVn1V1 na) VVaWVaWV rVe) Va) TV 1 ! A DOUBLE CHANGE OF OPINION. y"g-UaVtt-U-UVUaYUY S3! K wa a minister of tlia Kplsee- pallau fold-an "Anglican priest," as he would have expressed It atid be believed most ardently In the Wisdom aud advisability of a celibate priesthood. "The church demands and should re celve absolute sluglouess of devotion from her priests," was the way bo tatcd the matter to his friends. She was aa artist, firm lu the belief that a real devotlou to art admitted of no other loves or devotions. "One cannot serve the gods and at a family altar," was her uanuor of stating- the case. They met upon the transatlantic ateamer coming over, and the Inevita ble happened. lie had Ihhu In Engtaud, studying the eeml-mouastic orders of the Anglican chutvh lu that country. She had been aketehlug In France and Germany, closing her trip with a flying visit to London and Liverpool, He was from New York; she from Chicago, Their principles were exactly alike, only they didn't know It. Hut It only took them ten days to discover this fact. He was attracted to her because of a certain high purenes of face aud bear ing which set her far apart from the merry, charming, but decidedly flirta tious other women who sat at her table and his. She came to the conclusion lhat he undoubtedly "had something In him," because of the quiet reserve of his manner. A long acquaintance with Art had taught her that It Is the face as the picture which holds something In reserve that usually proves worthy of study and cultivation. Besides, the high vest and large silver cross, w hich stamped him as a ritualist among rit ualists, and, therefore, mostly likely a 0." lilt noflvtO ilKCh believer iu'cctrrraejY'Hi-iaLC: fectly, delightfully safe In enjoying his company. Mlrable Anneston often found It necessary to be extremely care ful In her Intercourse with the other sex. She was a pretty girl and decided ly charming; since she did not Intend to marry or thought she did uot, which amounted to the same thing It be hooved her to be careful bow she raised false hopes. Kupert Hazard Father Hazard, as he preferred to be called felt corre spondingly safe In talking with Miss Anneston, because self-consciousness eenied to be so entirely lacking In her make-up. They began by talking about ar. literature, and the deeper prob lems of social economics. They didn't begin to talk of love, even In the ab stract, until Liverpool had been left behind for seven days. The young woman who had made and broken two engagements In that time led them In this direction unconsciously. Neither of them were gossips, but the thlug seemed Incredible to people who hadn't crossed the ocean often enough to become accustomed to this sort of phenomena that they couldn't help thinking of It, having been Informed of the fracture of the second engagement by their respective stateroom stew ardsand several other persons. As the young woman, apparent ly well on the way toward a third deep-sea engagement, passed by the sunny corner where they were com fortably discussing the condition of the poor In London, New York and Chi cago, Mlrable spoke out suddenly. "Doesn't It seem strange that people will play and trifle with the most sacred and holy things of life?" she said, with musing tone. The Uev. Kupert Hazard came out of bis reverie concerning the good work which the church was destined to ac complish among the poor of his own parish neighborhood and sighed. "It does, It does," he returned, seri ously. This was the opening wedge. From love in the abstract to the question of love of a more ordinary and personal aspect was but a little step. (It never Is.) A day later they were telling each other why love was not for them. Two days later each knew that the other h.d decided never to marry. Three days later the Accomplished Traveler, over hearing a fragment of their conversa tion, smiled sympathetically as she promenaded on. "Do you know," the young clergyman was saying, "that, while celibacy has always seemed almost necessary for the priesthood to me (It had seemed ab solutely necessary until a few days be fore), I fall to see how an unmarried, and, perhaps, lonely, existence will cause you to paint better pictures." "Why!" and the girl's tone was earn est as It was astonished. "I don't see how you can think otherwise. Art de mands all the best of one, and no second-rate or second-hand devotion, If one la really to serve and minister to the beautiful. But It has always seemed to me," she added, meditatively, "that an unmarried minister has lost a flue chance, at least, of getting close to the hearts of his people. I wonder which of us Is right or neither, or both?" Then came the big storm, and after that all things looked different Mlra ble was anything but a coward, but she couldn't help feeling a little nervous as the great ship trembled and stag gered and rolled under the force of the tremendous waves. The young minis ter, whose faith was of the real and Msertlve kind, soothed and reassured II ar w- ... . -u. rw her aa she sat, trembling but silent, In the iiiuslti room looking out at the augry waters. The gtrl was duly comforted and strengthened, and the pleasaut finding of half dependence and lullnuf cy, both of his thoughtful kluduess, lasted even after the sun had decided to shine again. And the young minis ter had also learned something while the storm was raging. It was with a really meek and humble heart that he assisted her to the upper deck, Just as soon as this was possible, aud stood by her side as she took mental notes of the waves aud their form aud color. "Mlrable," be said presently he had learned her name some days before"! have a confession to make to you. I have found out the Lord has taught me that uty views upou the question of celibacy have been mistaken. I now agretf with you that a clergyman Is bet ter with a wife, aud I hope-1 hardly dare hope, but still 1 loug to that you will be my w ife, some day, by anil by." They were quite alone ou the rod; lug deck. The weather was still too rough for others less Interested lu art-ami ouo of Its exponent to venture out. The girl, medttatlug. found that she, too, had changed her opinions In regard to several matters, "If I tell you," she said at last, as bravely, as shyly, "that I no longer be lieve that love and marriage lessen oue's chances of becoming a great art ist, you must not fancy that It Is be cause I am ready to say yes to the ques tion you may want to ask tue, possibly, some time. Hut It ha seemed to me, lately " "ivar one, let me ask that question aow," the man at her side broke lu, Im pulsively. "Will you, dear child and sweetheart, promise to become my wife?" Again the girl was slleut, thinking, thluklug. She no longer believed, at she had said, that an unmarried exist ence was necessary for the highest art, but still she thought of the picture she was longing to paint, the womlrou thlug of graces, nymphs, perhaps, even bacchanals and wondered how It would do for a minister's wife to paint and exhibit th!i thing. And yet-with love In the balance She turned to him, smiling. "I will not promise now," she said, quietly; "It Is far too early and we know far too little of each other for rij.t t,l ft' i?tf -"t.k..arUjs4.t)p one i p! : im I .-.X HI" 0!lt 'I (A); t; ,( And fun u.u ( .ne Ti t list- t:. 'o n c, , .i vmit 1 1 c' i f- ; I'hlcut'o If. OU "tr I . 'i a;, i. that question again t-imry-prw-c about It." The next day he came, and soon her studio will lie In New York Instead of Chlcngn, and there will be a new name upon the door. Chicago Tribune. rtugKluN and the ltiwWow "Never again," growled Mr. Hugglns, who has no children, "do I take Mrs, Hugglns walking on Chestnut street ac companied by her dog. Of course, I'm quite as fond of the nulinnl as she Is. but when I am lu public I curb my en thusiasm. She, on the other hand, Is more enthusiastic In her terms of en dearment. We were walking down Chestnut street, the three of us, when we came to a toy store, aud In the win dow were several mechanical toys. Among them were a number of little woolly dogs seated In automobiles. These caught the alert eye of Mrs. Hugglns, and nothing would do but we must stop, 'Oh, there's one that looks Just like HufusP she exclaimed. Unfits, you know, Is the name of our dog; 'Come on,' I said. Hut she wouldn't have It that way. 'His papa must lift him up and see the 'little bow-wows!' she remarked In Indignant aud unfor tunately loud tones. There was, of course, a crowd around the window, and I got the ha ha all right ciioiikIi. 'Lift him up, papa, and sec the bow wows!' yelled a crowd of messenger boys, following me down the street, Isn't that enough to drive nn exemplary citizen to drink r-I'liILidolphla Rec ord. Beared by Indian Yells. A crowd of United States surveyors and allotting agents were recently working In the reservation of the Co manche Indians, surveying, establish ing corner stones and gctt'ng every thing ready to divide the land In quar ter sections. The Indians Jld not take very kindly to the division and allot ment of their land, and, seeing that the whites were sc'.'ed, they decided to act. The surveyors were all tenderfoot from Washington. Suddenly, without warn ing, their camp was Invaded by a yell ing, shooting band of 500 Indians In war paint and feathers. The surveying parly could not stand the pressure and started out for the settlements along the Texas line and kept up their flight, pursued by the Indians, until tley crossed the State line. Then they tele graphed to Fort Sill, and the com mander there sent out a large cavalry force to protect the surveyors. The gen eral supposition Is that a lot of cow boys and young bucks played a prac tical Joke San Francisco Argonaut. Not Her Hlation. It Is characteristic of the perversity of human Intelligence to And the most amusing things In the midst of tho most serious circumstances such as railway accidents, for Instance. It Is related that a solemn-faced woman was once riding on the train from Brookfleld to Stamford, gome, where between the two stations nn ac cident occurred, and the train rolled down an embankment I Tlie solemn-faced lady crawled from beneath the wreckage, and asked of a broken-legged man who was near: "Is this Stamford?" i "No, ma'am," the man gasped. "This Is a catastrophe!' "Oh, dear!" she answered. "Then I hadn't onghter get off here, had I?" London Spare Moments. j Amusement Is to the mind what sua- shine la to the flower, , t. j (Science A sheet of water one Inch thick aud oue acre lu area weighs lul tout. Au old Daulsh galley was recently dug up lu Euglaud, while au excava tion was being made. Its Umbers are of oak and el.i. it ml they ate well preserved. The vensel Is assigned to the time of Alfred the Ureal, which would iniike It over one thousand years old. Au antique sword aud some bones of aulmnls now extinct lu England it'll rat ii) it fmiiiil ... , ,,.j ,,, ,J hhw vi tuv vh i tu una ti -s Indicated by the recent discovery lu the small lakes scattered amoug the ex tiuct volcanoes of Auvergue lu Franco of the survival of certalu forma of ma rlue animals. Halt plains exist there whose deposits were formed before vol entile forces upheaved the surrounding rock aud created tuouutnlu peak aud crater. It has been asserted that Insects art particularly attracted by the color of certain Mow vis, Felix l'lateau, after Investigating the conduct of Insect tu their visits to various flowers, cou elude that whllo they may porcelvt color aud thus be enabled to ntlu gulsh, at distance, between flowers and leaves, yet they show no prefer ence among the dlffereut color, liiue, red, yellow, white ar Indifferent to them. He thinks that the odor of flow ers affect Insects more than their col or do, The experiments of the French grape growers lu Algeria have shown that too much auushln Is unfavorable for the making of good wine. In the more temperate climate of Frauce grapes posse a proper proportion of sugar to acid for wine making, but the hot Algerian sunshine Induce so active au assimilation by the vines that the quantity of acid I reduced and that of sugar I Increased, In cousequeuce, the wlue maker of Algeria are driven to many device for Improving the fla vor aud lasting quality of their wines. X ray have been subjected to a novel purpose In Calcutta. A thief was suppoiieU to have stoleu a diamond worth lO.isKi rupee and to have effec tually secreted It on hi persou by swallowing It, Kxpert thieves lu ludta temporarily secrete small valuables of this description In the throat. It I called "pouching," and tut thieve un dergo special tralulug In order to ren der them proficient In the art. Th plan Is simple. A small piece of lead Is attached to s thread, and this the neophyte swallows, then by the action of his tongue he guides the lend to the orltlce of the sac lu the throat. The pupil I prevented from completely swallowlug the lead by the piece of thread which the teacher bold. Wheu the man has become skillful In this act of wallowing, the leaden pellet Is coat ed with lime, which ha the effect of enlarging the sac so that It becomes capable of retaining large article. In the case of Calcutta the Hoentgen rays rprl(xl the presence of some olmtade iil.l U',1. i. rat he red. T H k V WOW KNOW LiCTTLH. i n Ahont Ulsclal fttovcuiant. I A f.-w year Ago gi-ologlU coilfl lcTI ,; i l '1 it St OU" Ui'l UmI of t'; moving down f rouTi I7e " toTaT"'rTgTrn and swept over North America as far smith as latitude US, carrying with It great liowider which He about on sIoim's and hilltops to this day to prove It-and scratching the record of Its movomcut upou cliff aud ledges. Then this Ice cap kindly melted ami disap peared. Tula was taught lu Hie schools, and to doubt It was heresy; for science, when It takes up with a theory, la dog matic, and all geologists said: "Heboid, how wonderful Is our knowledge; what secrets we can wrest from the past!" After a while science raiher gave up the polar Ice cap theory aud laid down n new dogma that of a single conti nental Ice sheet for North Amerh a. The recent Investigations of olllcers of the Canndlan geological survey prove that the scientist evolved their glacial theory out of a vivid Imagina tion. It has been found that In north ern Alaska there Is no evidence that that part of the country ever was cov ered by n glacier In fact, conclusive evidence exists that It was not. At the mouth of the McKeuzle River Is plenty of evidence of glacial action, and also that the glacier which left Its records came from the south. On tho western shores of Hudson Hay are marks of a glacier widen came from the west, and on the eastern shores of one which came from the east. Fast of the Cana dian Rockies Is a long belt which shows no evidence of ever having been ex posed to glacial action. These and similar discoveries have put the geologist "all at sea," aud they now have evolved a new theory regard ing the glacial period. It Is that one big glacier did not at one time cover all tho North American continent, but that BeveTnl-fftirrleT't. moving at iiifTer ent times ffun dlfferc t centers of dis tribution, mule their way In different directions ai d left gisclui reeo;;'i which are now found They have evi a given names to iL"se glaciers, such as tho "Cordilleiau jai ler," the "Lalira- dorlnn glncle" and the "KcM-watln Kin der." Prof. Lnwaon, of the University of Cnllfoin a, In writing on the subject In 'the International Monthly, saya that as yet It cannot be said that the suc cession of these great glaciers In time has been established well enough to warrant au unqualified acceptance, but he seems to have little hesitation In ac cepting the theory of different glaciers moving ft- n different points. HE FOUND ONE HONEST TOUT. Man from the Race Track Who Truated a Btraniceranl Won Out. Among the passengers on an elevated train the other night was a party of men returning from the race track, and from the unmistakably good humor they displayed It was clear that they had succeeded In getting some of the bookies' money. They were talking of tho dishonest people met at a race tiack, and the general opinion seemed to be that to flud a half-way decent 'sort of tout was a task few cared to- undertake. Everybody was pessimistic till a man who bad refrained from ex- pressing an opinion said: "I've been listening to you folks tell your experiences, and when you say that there Isn't an honest tout I want to tell you of a little experience I had with one of those fellows Inst week, and I'm sure that when I get through you will say as I do, that there Is a good one to be found now and then. I'd been playing In the hardest kind of luck all clay, and when It come time for the fifth race I had no great trouble In counting my roll, which amount! H Just mm t picked out a loug Riiit 1 taut hope, and I went aronud lu yuct 0 ii f Die best iidi In. Hniiii I run ....... ! book tlmt was Inj-tutr 10 In 1 t W.n and 4 to 1 a place, and I was !h,U to hand up my bet of 12 to wlu aud ft for au arm was tlrunt er auil a voice ex.kim. tht uud tilaea' ,,! ii,. a look lu, when over in should ed: 'Fiv traiuht U.I i.ln,. ',,! h,. owuerof the arm uieiit omd thebuie of the very horse I had luteuid to play. Th bookmaker look th niuiey. Tin-il. Iii ful-i) I mill niiiiii in he put down the odds. I suld I was U Hue, and lit should have taken my H first, aud It wa tough to be shut oit mat way wtien a fellow whs dowu t hi lust few dollars, but It wam't ait use, "Just then the mau who'd gut abcsl how you feel, and I'll take you oiifor a place bet, at least.' This struck U a 4 beluga kind proposition, aud we Jttlcd that he should take my whole fTfor a place at 4 to 1. Ho hurried awi from uit as soon a he gut my Ave. all! then It occurred to me that maybe I MS up against It, for I had recognized mi klml fiieiid aaoneof the beat kiiowu iJitat ver, according- io a resolution or miu tho big tracks. The horse I had IckeU g'ess of the Nth of January, 1771)." At won the ntter4i4.witn little hie of ever swing the fellow 'ggnlw IL- nt over to ttie frte Held to lind bin couldu't, iud nid ou my way I H the grand stand waiting un t,t T ii n chump, w hen I heard some wi,,vV, j-g at me and saw one of the mo' J. beckonHii' I l Is ;td ".vi'f ..vfojW" lit ws lh' uiafwho had h ' ui'vi,, on tin uh I a going to r.iit' an imj uiii ami several aampiea or con "'Ain't you tU4unn tim Md fcb. i ttuodtal cii'Tency of other douoniliM' with a fellow bertTwIlll-MM i - Huns, but ha no duplicate of Mr. and so for a p'nccflie said. I iisweVririthoades' treasure. Neither does the that I waa, aud he told me tlui he had rich library on numismatics lu the col something that was left by atuaa for loot Ion have anything to sy regarding me. You can Imagine my surprls' when the history or value of the document, he handed tut nut 'J3 with the elplann-, The bill bears every evidence of being tloii that my frleud was In a lurry and genuine, however, and Is undoubtedly could not wait, so had left the money worth far more than It face value, for me. A I counted tht Bfuey I Mr. Rhoados value the bit of paper thought hard, and since then! taU I. and since theit l taU very iiigniy, notn as a curio ami as a " , - n vlug discovered tr- first keepsake, and has never made any ef- ,u um wn ly of us has ever H" . f,,rt wrialit Its commercial worth, j ""r,t1, u 1 ocean ! Otto Flechtl. of the Coeur d'Alene. la , tlw- credit for havli honest tout any Chicago luter CONCEALED FIRE ESCA'E. Alw.ij. Ready fur lis and TtVt tp No Kstra Hpacv. Here t a lire escape which IsiU-slgn-ed to take up no extra space In t room, and yet It I always ready for IMaula neons use. The dinlgner Is J hsiies 0. Harris of Wllllamsport, f. and his object la to so utilise a tar or divan In tht construction of tu Art escape that the latter will be efectlve ly hidden from view wheu noLlu use. The work of adjusting the laoler for us Is slight and no time need be lost ed with two grappling hooks, which are attached to the w indow sill aid the reel tossed out of the window.) The weight of the ladder holds the hooks firmly, aud the ladder Is then realy for descent, When the appsratw; i In position In the back of the clnlr It Is concealed by a covering of clotty which s provided wltn snap luittonsinrouiid Its edge, this being the hauAcst to invest unfasten In case of a Are, LAW AS INTERPRETED. Franchise and right of way oinn ele vate! railroad company, whota road Is built upon a structure about twenty feet high, supported by plllnrsestlng on the street, are held, In Laki Street Elevated Railway Company '. Chi cago (111.), 47 L. R. A. (i:'4, ttf wnstl- tute property subject to nssejimcnt ror oeneiits ny paving mo strecj Right of receivers to nmlnt n an action for the enforcement of of iitiUfl Ktty o Hit- blllty of stockholder In a Im r Its debts, under a statute making nn lla- ble for the amount of their respective shares of stock, Is denied In Git on vs. Mayer (Md.), 47 L. R. A. 017. sce tho fund arising from such tlabllltyls held not to be In any sense an asseilof the corporation. . j Owner of land on a highway, who places thereon objects of such char actor os naturally to frighten horses that are ordinarily gentle an! well broken, Is held, lu Lynn vs. Hooper (Me.), 47 L. It. A. 7fi2, to be lUble for the damages thereby caused, and a white cloth cap over hay, tied by the corncra-at stake In th" g-f tnnl - U It Is moved by the wind, ivim held to lie such au object as the Jury 'might And to b- cnleuhted to fcigMo a hot-i.g wt u.'dlif.rj. gi-atk'' :'(-::;' Failure to attach the sealjf'a' In surance company to a policy' ,itltlg a;i annuity Is held In Chill i ','ary land Life Insurance Company ,.td.), 47 L. U. A. 014, not suHlclent to (Meat a suit for the annuity after the insurer has received tho purchase minify,! It Is held that a contract of this kind by which an Insurer agrees to pay nn an nuity Is a mere chose In action, which need not lie made In the form of k deed or under seal. With this case t ore Is a note collecting the authorities m the subject: What form of Industrnl re quired for the creation of an ntnulty. No Political Bosses In England. The British voter knows uothypf delegates, conventlous or party'inana gors. He w alks luto tho polling booth and votes directly for the man of his choice. It Is true tutit both tlieJCou sorvatlve (now the Unionist) atd the Literal parties have a paid olllclal who Is supposed to undertake general itcr vision of party Interests lu the eltfclor ate throughout the. klnj:i1 un. I generally consuitetf by const itiioitt-lls In the selection of h candidate.' .What ho tenders In respoq e Is advice, t In- structlon. Nothing quickly to put up Hs calculated ajoro he back of a con- stltucncy than any movement having the appearance of nidation from Lon don. Froe Mount ibtt Army Officer!.'' i A brigadier genen 1 or major gel era! Is entitled to tne Kiep or three horses at Uncle Snm's expense; a colonel, lieu tenant colonel, major or captain to 'two only. People are becoming mighty tired of personal recollections of gnwt mea. ( ! 8Pw?ril;'. i'l'-v that their wage, should be 1 0 ill : .""-:'- ''"I;, . l iu new go on iu.-Knnarusso.it the, iS'f WVrWfet:ii-1 1 ' - In f'-- 'ig tn aptMir-1'u l,, -.air U '...', , t -VM HuaU, im-.-'ngone V. i T. Htw rt iia!' 1 MLA'jrfej I r v, i . , ,i in wilt now. aiu tun- miii-i i.i, ....( i, ,. a r..f tut . v.'., .." j-.:','i-.i'n-v" "i.-, mJ ,isr : -I. stripped off, who e mi . nh.su, , ,., ,.,..,!. ...Vn.; v. abuse and t' tiK - '0XX!V itH- or Itnaa aira-rffe4 .rtiuili'i, ximMUuUMJxhmci'i:: , - .-'S-Wptr- v "A'SSlH The outer eud, of the ladder Is provld- and cm:; him all the names In the calen- &lrr?3'FVWkm t AtfvNl' owLT QNi ut it ixtant. .nana Mh Greatly I'rlaaa aftlslr. Dollar Hill Ha Owne. i u most unique piece 01 n-gsi I'-uurr I lu c"'' uultl of the Byrou Heed i i,fu';"u' 'W bill, In the posse. ' Um uf A' K' "BoauVi' ultl,u' ' "H't. say the Omaha le. Mr. Hhoiide brought tut bill wltu uliu Itboade brought the bill with hlui Uiu Mt SJlmi for tU w't ,u hi early youth and It ha been trees- ra mou ,n rvu"n ,or forty-three year. It would probably ,mv remalued far from tht public ryt m"1 " Uot u,'l'u f,,r ,lm k"""1 of ' lum l'"',,r "",t f'1'1 ,l uf ,llBl C,"J posaessod tne only gnu bill in existence, Mr. Hhoades wishes Omaha to have tht credit of a similar possesion. Tht bill was Issued during tht first leaslou of the Continental Congress lu 1770, and la a document of peculiar appearance. The paper I of a faded yellow material aud la coarse and he y. It Is cut almost square, four Incut s by three. The promise to pay Is worded as follows: "The bearer Is en- III leu (0 receive sixty rqinuiRii union dollar or an equal sum In gold or sit uue side Is an engraving of the earth, "lua reguat, Kxultet Terra '-' ("Tl'i.1 T.H retgli. let tie earth rejoice"). On" Hir diverse of the bill ere sketches of tw eaves, resembling a mint leaf and a jnig of pine, with the printer' slgnaiine, "HaJI & Boiler,' J'Ti " . f ..'":; . .,J j Tne-Myron H-J collection contain very highly, both a a curio aud a a said to havt neeu offered l.ss) Tor in specimen spoken of by the Hpokniie paper, but preferred not to part with It. lie submitted the currency to the Treasury Department and after an examination It was reported that the bill was legal; such an Issue Is known to have been made In the year men tioned. The oftldfl I signature Inscribed lu Ink Is that of (leorge Iloiid, EXTRA PAY FOR THE TARS. Captain Olvan to Kwcarluii Arraatsd a llensttl fur Ilia (.raw, The owner of out of the big sloop that ha sailed many race lu these aud contiguous water I said to bt ruliiluir the cleanest aud must dlgul fled of all sport by raising the wage of hi sailors to an uuprecedotiicd height. There Is to bt a general pro test all along the Hue. He explain the sltuatlou lu this way; "I am given to the moat awful swearing whenever I get on salt water aud several of my ls-st men left a year ago ou account of It. vowliii: ihev never would sl.ln aualu lu my boat If I Intended to take active command. Well, as I believe lu salllnir iuy owu vessel, they kept their word. Tl,: iH'S'-an J made a new tlesl, which f- m no than au agreement wiid , : my new that their wage sUouki n doc hM provided they never resented dar with a certainty thut be come b'tck at 'you." This bold yachtsman learned the trick from au Irascible contractor. , Among hi olllce employes was a deli cate, meek, mild, milk-and-water youth who drew $33 a week for tho ItrtlHt.in... t.,.l.... . U'linn. ' (""'fcw w ui'iiik null, n " ever the boss wanted to let off steam, as he called It, he would ring for this queer character aud overwhelm him with abuse of the vilest sort. Finally, however, he got tired of the arrange men, sayltig Hint there was no variety or spice lu cussing a darned fuol who iii,i.c ......... I....L, mum... ,i.,, I you say something. you?" he ex- claimed one day In a towering rage, I lifting his hand as If to strike. The mock one said: "Hold on, you , you; dou't you dare to hit me. It ain't In the contract and If you touch me I'll All you full of holes." The boss was stunned by this exhibition of spir it, discharged the man then and there, hired blm over again nt 45 a week aud made him his confidential clerk. Aud ho never has cursed him since. New York Press. IN UPPER BURMA Weddlagaand Kuncraia Are "Hunched" and CelebrateJ Together. The Karens, of Upper Burma, not only delay their weddings till they can celebrate twenty or thirty at once, but uiuke the same occasion serve for their funerals as well. Wheu a man dies his body la cremated aud the ashes are kept until the time for the foruiul fun erul. Wheu a bad harvest or a pro longed rainy season occasions the need of a HMIo excitement and some en thudabt arnngej a buiiitl-weddlng, the tuiims a.u .ir.uL;d along a low, uur t;ow platform, while the meu stand ou one side, Uie wo ucn on tho other. There are no mourners, for tho dead men lave been forgotten during tho convenient Interval, and the dresses suggest only the plcusuuter side of the double function. i Proceedings are commnienccd by a sort of poetic competition between the Thls bold yachtsman learnwl Hie rJ11Wi vs I meu aud me ralrest maid. If the hit-1 Forester PInchot says of It: "The ter Is not satisfied with the compll- lumbering of the big tree la destructive ments pold her she avoids the embar- to a most unusual degree. In the first rnssmeut of a direct refusal by bidding place, the Miormous size and weight of her suitor come for her "before he 1 the trees necessarily entail very con awake." In this ease he consoles him- tldernble breakage when one' of them j self with a pipe, and, after a short lu- falls. Such a tree strikes the ground 1 terval, transfers his addresses to some with a force of many hundreds or even less exacting lady, Aa soon as the thousands of tons, so that even slight young people are equally pulred off the inequalities are sulllelent to smash the elder compete for the more valuable brittle trunk at Its upper extremity Into portion of the dead man's property, almost useless fragments. The loss Jewels or weapons are set twinging by from this cause Is great, but It Is only a string, while the claimants pass In one of the sources of waste. The great single file. The oue who Is nearest diameter of the logs, aud, In spite of the when the pendulum stops swinging se- lightness of the wood, their enormous cures whatever Is attached to it. When weight make It Impossible to handle each has thus secured a memento of them without breaking tnera up. For the day the rest Is hnnded over to tho this purpose gunpowder Is the most , children to be smashed up with all the available means. The fragments of ' crockery of the deceased and burled logs blown apart In this way are not with their ashea on some neighboring only often of wasteful shapes, but un- hilL , Padding for Footmen's Calves. One of the greatest essential with regard to the recommendation of a Lon-1 don footman Is not only his height, but n the manufacture of lumber In the the size and form of-his legs. To suit united States, the big tree makes no the needs of those who have not been exception. This waste, added as It Is gifted with a well-formed leg the liv- t0 the other sources of loss already meh-ery-makera supply artificial calves tloned, makes a total probably ofteti which pad out the leg to a respectable ..iv,w in 0t-o nf half the total alze. A pair of these pad coat about t' , . , ; DESTROY BIU TREES. wALiruHniA aiANTa ah num- LESSCY CUT DOWN. Niry Wuli of LumbarloaT Mass moth Uvar lft Par Casts-Forestr Ih-pirliHanl Itoiaaal That Maria Be lade to Have Vim Hasaalala Craves. Clifford Plneuot, United Blatea fores- ter, ha Issued a pamphlet coucerulug lUB ul" ln'v ot l,fornl bieu lias created no llttl comment through Its euilcavor to state cicany ano eiuimai- U ally the necessity fur tht presrvstlou of tht California mammoth. The writer protest agnlust tbt rat at which tht big trees ar being destroyed b prlvatt owners, pointing out clearly that tht chances of a renewal of the wonder growths art to bt little consid ered, "Most of tht sen tiered grovea of big tree are privately owned aud, there fore, lu danger of destruction," b write. "Lumbering Is rapidly sweep ing them off; forty mill aud logging couipaule art now at work wholly or lu part upon big tree timber. Th southern grovea show some reproduc- riLLiso a aio tubs. tloii, through which there I bop of perpetuating thest grovea. lu the northern grove the specie hardly history of th big coucerulug each of th groves now existing, the writer says: "At the present time tht only grove thoroughly safe from destruction I tb Mariposa aud this Is far from being the most Interesting. Most of tht other groves are cither In process of or In danger of being logged. The very Quest of all, the Calaveras grove, with ths biggest and tallest trees, tht most uu contaminated surrounding and prac tically all Hie literary and acleutlflc as-lot-lotions of the species connected with It, has been purchased recently by a lumberman, who came Into full posses sion on the 1st of April, 1U00. "The Sequoia and Ucuernl Grant Na tional parks, which are supposed to em brace and give security to a lurg part of the remaining big tree, art eaten ' by a sawmill each aud by private tlmberlug claims amounting to a total or I.li2,i0 acres. The rest of the sea uty patches of big tree are In a fair way to dlsappear-lu Calaveras, Tuo lumne, Fresno and Tulnr counties, iliey are now dlsappearlug-by the ax, In ,,rl,,f- majority of the big trees of California, certainly the best of s- rrrw: , ,, ,l T LOGGING ItArLUOAD them, are owned by people Who have tcry right and lu tunny cases every Intention, to cut them luto lumber." ' ciositic Value or IliK Trra. rurther along these same Hues the value ef the big tree Is thus cousldered: 'Jiie big trees are unique lu the world the grandest, the oldest, the most ma jestically graceful trees-and If It were not enough to be all this, they - are among the scarcest of known tree spe cies aud have the extreme scientific val ue of being the best living representa tives of a former geologic age. They are trees which have come down to us through tho vicissitudes of many cen turies solely because of their superb qunlltlcatlous. The bark of the big tree Is often two feet thick and almost non combustible. The oldest specimens felled are still sound at the neart aud fungus Is nn enemy unknown to It. Yet with all these means of maintenance the big trees have apparently not In creased their range sluco the glacial epoch. They have only just managed to hold their own ou a little atrip of country where the climate Is locally fa vorable." Everyone who Is Interested In the big trees, as everyouo must be either from curiosity, a natural love of the forest or for acleutlflc reasons, must deplore the destruction of these forests. Every one who has visited a forest In any part of the world will regret the destruction of these Jungles of beauty. Every thoughtful American Is waking to a realisation of the criminal carelessness with which the forests of thla country have been wiped out. The lumbering of the big trees, with Its accompanying waste and devastation, seems a partic ularly unnecessary and almost Immoral proceeding. 1,,,, verv nice Judgment Is exercised m nmnarlnir the blast a great deal of wood Itself is scattered In useless splln- ers At the mill, where waste Is the rule volume 0f the standing tree, and this Is (!. one side of the matter. won't ESSCWrtSailOf Tbt big trtt stands as a role In mixed forest, composed of many pe; eles. Tbt result of sequoia lumbei ldg upon this forest I almost ruinous. Tht destruction caused by tbt fall of enor mous trees I In Itself great, but tbt . principal aourse of damagt I tbt tin men amount of debris left on- tht ground tht certalo sourc of futur Dree. This mass of broken branches, trunk and bark, la often flvt or ix or mora feet In tblcknes and necessarily j sivM rlsa to Are of treat destructlva powtr, tveu though tbt big tret wood I not specially Inflammable. Tbt devas- latlon which' follow this lumbering I at complete and deplorabtt aa tht an- touched forest la unparalleled, beaull- ful and worthy of preservation. A rule It ha. not even had the 4'Ut.g of being profitable. Very much of this appalling destruction ha been done without leaving tht owner, of tht big tret a wen off at they were before- it began Parle of Pamphlele to Ii Inaed, The pamphlet which was published by the forestry division of the Depart ment of Agriculture I out of a aerie which will i.m 1..1...1 in t,i..ir f i.a big trees. The report was prepared for ,nf bem ' D,0" uk "What Is be atlou of the Senate Commit- 1uk Ureetorr-Cblcago Tlmes-IIcr- tht Information tee ou Public Lands, which wa at the time) considering the preservation of the Calaveras and Stanislaus big tree grove. It I the first document on the subject which baa ever been published by the government, strange a tht fact may eem. Prof. W. It. Dudley, of Stanford University, who aldei? wjtb "I can't Imagine why tutter ii rose the work, la now preparing a" morejdo- rled Miss Strougmlud." "Nor'f llow-, tailed account of the big tree and the tver, she's curing him of the siut.eriug big tree grov, which will bt published habit" "You don't say soT' "Vi s, she by the government forestry offlc. The pamphlet now out contains an excellent It, M rt f f V,U fnM.1. r.9 H,.IH ... ""V ""- v. vaiuuiuia, KVU. "11 " " grove. MISSING OF GREAT THINGS. People Who Have Mobbed TbelrToes Aialaat 111 Fortunes linawara "1 dare say every great Invention, be- rore It is Dually lilt upou," remarked a New Orleans lawyer to a Time Demo crat man, "ha been within a hand's reach of dozens of men who were un aware how near they stood to fortune. There Is nothing more singular In fact thun the way people can skate around some nuge mea wnuoui seeing it "I bad an experience of that kind once inyseir. it occurred to me mat a revolving bookcase would be a bandy thlug for office use, and I bad one built to order. It proved a success, and on several occasions I thought vageuly of having the device patented, but I dis missed the acbeuie aa 'not worth while.' Nearly two year afterward a more In telligent gentleman up In New England did what 1 wouldn't do, and to-day he is rolling In riches. I have been obliged to buy one of bis caws since, and I nev er bated to give up money so badly In my life. Several other Instance In the same Hue have come under my personal observation. "I have a friend, for Instance, who , stumbled upon the principle of the Bell telenhon Ions' tiofor th wsr. Ha waa at college at the time, and be and a IN A BIG TREE FOREST. fellow student actually went so far aa to coustruct an experimental line, over half a mile loug. They had It In suc cessful operation for several weeks, when It was discovered and destroyed by a cantankerous professor, and thua vanished what might have been one of the biggest fortune In the world. The Incident had almost faded from my friend's mind when Prof. Bell launched his Invention on the public. "Another gentleman, who was for merly a client of mine, anticipated the pneumatic tire years before somebody else patented It. He Is fond of horses, and away back In the 70's he had a light road cart made that was almost the exact counterpart of the modern pneu matic sulky. The big, clumsy-looking tires excited great merriment among bis friends. They dubbed them 'sausage wheels,' and he has told me more than ones flint tlmt fnnl lh InL-o n-na thing that caused him to abandon the exnerinipnt. PnoiinmHA fi. ,.., made half a dozen big syndicate rich. "Still another acquaintance figured out the exact mechanism of the self binding reaper nearly ten years before the machine was covered by patents. Not being a farmer, he failed to nppre- elate the Importance of the thing. It Impressed him as being chimerical, and he pigeon-holed hi drawings to gather dust until he awakened to the fact that he had fortune by the throat only to let go again. His comments on the Inci dent wouldn t sound well at a prayer meeting." Poison In Growing Pineapples. Tho Juice of the green aud growing plnenpple Is accredited In Java, the PhlllDDlnes and throughout the far East generally with being a blood iol son of a most deadly nature. It Is said to be the substance with which the Malays poison their kreescs and dag gers, and also the "fingernail" poison formerly In use among the aborigine Japanese women - almost universally. These women cultivated a nail on each hand to a long, sharp point and . the least scratch from one of these was cej--, tain death. , Strength of Canada' Militia. The Canadian militia consists of about 40,000 men, and although legisla tive power exists to enable the Govern ment to keep up it strength by ballot If occasion should arise, and to call upon the entire male population ! be tween 18 and GO years to serve under arms In case of emergency, service has been cheerfully offered and no dlffl culty experienced in keeping up the proper strength of the force. Merciful on Both Sides. Dolly-Oh, dear! -,-U summer candy blil !! 'ii tV-i. 4 , Polly-Goodness! ,What will your father say? Dolly-Well, I'm going to tell It to mm o ai a uwe. t uca. . ; Tou can't tell by the site of the bill what the size of a ton of coal !, , .... BUI Wot did 'Arry get for plckln up tut loldy' purse wheu she dropped ItJ Jlm-Mli niouibs.-TIt Hits. Returns: "Doc he get any return from hi poetry?" " II he does get." I'hlladelphla Evening Bulletin "I don't like to have my friends get D(.re(, ,n i.v, . . . . . L'Zn ' Atlanta Constitution. Miller Logic-: KiiihII Hoy (In flsh mar ket)Hvt you any dry flsh? Fisher-man-Yes, sotinle. Small Hoy-Well, give them a drink. tlien.-Ilarlem Life. "Tie; be boast that lie has lived ur,r seveniy year witiiout ever tiav- ,W' A Reflection: ilrs. Jobnson-Wbat I M"! to Mrs. Blmpklu was d.-it I didn't b'k-eb yo' husband ebbah robbed a ben roes' In bis life. Sir. Illack-Yo' dons "" to Inslnnlwate be ain't got d nerve7-ruck. doesn't give blin a chance to ti Ik' at ail now'-Cssseir. k On ,.b A t, - - a ti q ii i i a i bis hag of popcorn. "Stage frlgl.tr re-. pealed bis father, pointing to a veteran or the chorus; "why, there (Is one." Philadelphia Record. ' ' ' " In Memoriam: "1 presume yon car ry a memento of some kind In that lock- et of yours?" "Precisely; It Is a lock of my husband's hair." "Hut your hus band Is still alive." "Yes; but bis hair I nil gone'-Tlt-IJIts.- , , , "What In the world I ' the matter with the managing editor?" "He's worried because , he Isn't quite sure that be ought to cut down foot ball ,,,ace t0 make roon for or rk., versa'-CIevtlaod Plain Denier. A False Idea: Managcr-I would like to have you make adrauiatlc version 6t this popular novel. Playwright (weari ly) But that will necessitate my read lug It- Manager Not at all. We don't , want you to spoil the play.-Bazar. As Usual: Assistant Here are more dispatches about that battle in the East. Edltor-Wbat do they say? As sistant It appears that both sides were greatly outnumbered, but each defeated ! the enemy with severe loss.-IIarlem Life. "Do you see that very ordinary-looking man over there?" "Yes: what of itr "He's a man with a history." "A man a history! What has be ever doner "Nothing at all. He's selling the history by subscription." Chicago Post Lady-Some weeks ago I bought a plaster here to help me get rid of rheumatism. Druggist Weil, ma'am, I Jule.U.tJJjLlla work. Lady-Yes. but Oow I want so'tHtii'iig else to help mt to get fid of the ;ia;or.Iv.t'a lb-aeon. WUe'lio hns.-aat r vi:-,.fr,f 'V. m.r-Wtat time is it, (tear? Hu-siiaud , three.) W be-Why. !t Just s'nc'i 3, sir. ilusound UiuicUlous, my bear; that clock must stutter.-Filcgende Blaetter. A.-How did your automobile Journey turn' out? B. Beautifully! Although -I ran over two pedestrians and three bicycles aud knocked two wagons Into ditch, mv motor was not at all injured ' and I arrived Just on time. Fllegende Blaetter. Jack nuggard Miss Tecby's father made a surprising statement to me last nicht Dick Danser That so? What was it? Jack Huggard He sneaked Into the parlor and cried: "Aha! That'e the time I caught you kissing my daughter." Philadelphia Press. ' 1 House Owner You didn't pay the rent last month. Tenant Xo? Well, I Btippose you'll hold me to your agree ment. Owner Agreemeut what agree ment? Tenant Why, when I rented you said I must pay In advance or not at all.-Columbus (Ohio) State Journal A Youug Wife's Sorrow: "Isabella writes me that life with her Hunga- , rlan count Is Just killing her." "You don't sayl Has he already ceased to , love her?" "No; but be' talks In his sleep lu his native language aud she can't understand a word he says." In dlauapolls Press. Wife (who has been struck by a bi cycle) Never mind, dear. Don't make a scene of It Husband What! Do fou tb' ,hl'" f Vv Ing what I think? Wife But I m not really hurt. Husband Hint doesn't master. A little more aud he might have run Into nie. Tit Bits. "I suppose you would rather play '' Hamlet than eat,"..' said the admiring- ylmS woman, who is given to collo- Qmamsnis. "Weil, answered Mr. Stormlngton Barnes, " never put It la lU8t thRt fny' put rour re,UBi: . esti tuo alternative , ta,usuall,jr,iWp ent itself."-WashIngton Star. Excited iaay ton ,ne oeacuj vny Isn't something done' for that ship In distress?'' Why don'f some of you ' Chief Coastguard (hurriedly) We are Uoiug an we can, mauuiu. aua nave sent the crew a line to come ashore. Ex- -'lieQ lu- i-ompuuionr-uooa gracious, Matilda, just fancy, the silly fellows were actually waiting for a for mal ! Invitation. Glasgow, , Evening. Times. ' , ! Insincerity, ' ' . ' "Our i civilization demands a greater or less degree of meudaclty," remarked the abstruse persori. "We are constant ly encountering jgonie empty phrase,, jsome conventional' remark which Is ab- solutely devoid of sincerity." i "That's right," answered the, book:,, agent. "That's perfectly true. J am reminded of It every time I walk up to a front step where there Is a door mat with the word 'Welcome' on It." Wash ington Star. . , .. ... . A Matter of Taste. , "Beg pardon," said the postal clerk who had sold her the stamps, "but you don't have to' put a 5-ceut stamp on a letter for Canada." "I know," said she, "but the shade Just matches my envelope, you know. Philadelphia Press. '! , , when people say they will do any. thing In the world for you, they mean about aB much aa a candidate when be ayg nig ambition la to serve bit country and his countrymen. 1 ' 'Why doesn't someone build a monu- ment to the man who was able to keep-, hi mouth shut -