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v, n The Truth About Tobias. BT took Dtnort Quit a tint to flni out the truta about Toblt. Not that Toblaa could ordinarily b con sidered a nivsterlout Individual, In deed, b wa precltely th reverse. From the cool dawn bour In wulch he aro to to forth and drlv tba team (or Twltt 4 Taffeta, of wblcb firm b waa trusted collector, until bla return at 6.30 to the modeet flat where bla tie ter and aupper awaited hi in, bla life was a clean and couiuionplac page, apread wide for every casual or Inter ested glane. Ills night. If less x posed to the arc lights of public scru tiny, might as well bar been so. Fur, after eating heartily of the food llanora bad prepared and referring to tb tame In admiring terms, he was wont to re move bis shoes as unnecessary lutpedl uieuta, place his feet In their well darned hose upon the chair "beyaut," light his pipe, Urlnk the solitary bottle of beer llanora permitted him, and read the mighty accumulation of both uioru lug and eveulug paper uutll the auto cratic upl nstcr who ruled his abode tug jested "a decade," and turued the lamp low by way of a gentle but quite tutll dent hlut. Toblaa was ttv-plus Ave. lie bad a brlekdust skin, pale brows, a pugna clous none, and a smile of such sudden, tulXuslug, apologetic radiance It ex plained his love for his fellow-men In general and for llanora In particular. Indeed, bis waa the only love that had ever come Uauora's way. She had never been guilty of that form of high way robbery known as coquetry. Not that she was unsophisticated. She kuew that a woman quick of perception and adrult of finger may appropriate the purse of oue who walks her way aud suffer Incarceration. Aud she kuew sIho that one wfto possesses her elf of an unappropriated masculine heart not ouly goes free In the sight of the law, but glories If (the will In her guile and In the magnitude of her deed. Whether the bond of Inopp.irtuotty hud hackled llanora Ityan or whether she bad preferred maiden triumph to the i U1U Alt Ul.o MAiU kit WITH II III. xultaton of uiatronbood dopuuent say eta not Anyhow, to get back to the truth about Toblaa, On one memorable andauui titer eve be devoured lemon pie ' ' without., protest, llauora kuew be loathed lemon pie. On the followiug morning be meekly ate the French toast she set before him, Instead of bis regulation potato and rasher. This was ber second test. Kor Tobias bad frank ly declared ouly two weeks ago thut be would eat no more French, or Flem ish, or no, begorrab Iioer toast, that was made of stale bread dipped In egg and fried! So there! She began to (eel suspicious, lie was a good brother, but alarmingly docile when presented with viands for which be possessed an aversion. bhe was like the parrot which Its owner declared "said little but doue a devil of a heap of tblukluT-'She thought a good deal In those days. When Tobias suggested bringing a friend borne with bfm to dinner slie thought more than ever, albeit sbe pos sibly said lees. "To be brlngln' a man here for a male!" quoth she. "What kind of a man might be be now, Tobias?" "Stbralght a they make 'em!" promptly responded Tobias, "lie drives the 'rush' bus. lie's a good wan. He'd relish one of your raspberry rolls that be would, llanora!" Whereat llanora blushed In a wintry sunset sort of way aud said he might bring his frjend. He did bring his friend. And-to tell the truth llanora looked exceedingly well. She had given ber old black slik skirt a "dip," whatever that mysterious phraseology may mean. .And she wore with this a shirt waist of softest lawn, wblcb she had bought at quite an ab surd figure because It was oue of the smaller sizes. This sbe bad duly and delicately laundered. Not that "The household art was the ouly dower Sbe would bring for a gift to him she wed." But the household art shone up In re splendence on that particular night. Never, thought treacherous Tobias, with a glow at his heart, bad any man such a sister, and If It were not for the here he broke off In an agony of de ception wblcb made him temporarily oblivious of the merits of the raspberry roll. "You ain't eat a bite!" avowed llano ra. Tobias made a sweeping gesture across his Adam's apple. "Clear to here!" he declared with delicious men dacity. After supper they went Into the par lor. Hnnora played on the organ yes, and sang, too, In a sweet thin little voice. She sang "The Meeting of the Waters" and "The Kerry Dancing" and the "Wearing of the Green." No rag time for llanora. "She's a Jewel!" commented Dennis Magulre, addressing Toblaa Ityan, when they parted on the sidewalk. "Ain't ain't" timidly, "there any wnn a-coortln'!" "Nlvlr a wan!" returned Tobias. He felt so guilty upon bis return he could hardly make the proper responses to the "decade" which llanora was "giving out." He did not come home until 10 o'clock the following night Dor yet the next. He explained bis ab sences by mysterious allusions to "cau cuses" and "primaries," thereby sooth ing llanora and stultifying his con science. It was not until Hnnora found a rpse In the buttonhole of his coat one morning and a Utile lace trimmed hand kerchief In bis pocket that her direst doubts were aroused. But even these Tobias explained away. "Sure the flower cost nothln', Hanorn. Twus from a busb I was pnssln'. And the handkerchief was on the sidewalk. I thought belike you couia mane use f It" , He wns rapidly becoming a beautiful liar. A week later be refused to go out with llauora and Deuuls ou account of the night being damp. He had rheu matism, be said. So bla sister aud his frleud went to the theater and Tobias settled himself to the composition of a long aud ferveut letter, the accomp lb meiit of which necessitated frequent reference to the pocket dictionary be had bought for this purpose. To make a long story short-and It was sot such a long story w hen all was taid-Hauo-ra married Dennis Magulre. Tobias was desolate-disconsolate, He might go to live with them, leunls bad won a treasure. Yes, he might go to live with them after a while. For the pres ent he would take bis meals at a res taurant uutll sure what could be done with the furniture aud so on. All through her weddlug Journey, which lasted full three weeks. It trou bled Mrs. Magulre to determine what was the matter with Tobias. She told her new made lord all alxnit his even lug alwenees, his mild acceptance of distasteful viands, tils abrupt and eager hospitality toward Dennls-cvcu about the rot and handkerchief. It was not until she had returned to Chicago and went out to the flat where had leeu imum'd ber years of mature maiden hood that she really discovered the truth about Tobias. For the flat Into which she let her self with her latch key was altered decorated. Illumined, 't here were cur tains of rosy swlssollne at the wlu dow. There were a lot of flowers on the table. A canary sang In a glided cage, aud-whut was that? A parasol la the corner- s hat on the sewing ma chine! Such a frlvo'oiis hat-all chlf ton and daisies! llauora turued quite falut. Could Toblaa- "oh," cried a radiant little creature fluttering out of one of the Pullman car apaitmeuts which serve as bed rooms In the modern flat, "I did not know any one was here. Take this chair. You are Mrs. l-arch, I know. Tobias said the wife of bis friends In the shipping department would call We are not really fully settled yet. Out wedding was quite a surprise to out friends, but really we had Iteou con sidertug It for some time. I was In the ribbons, you know, and lecame ac quainted with Mr. Ryan while at the store. But It seems be had an old maid sister living with him. and having a girl's natural distaste for relatlona-ln law though doubtless some of them are kind enough, 1 suggested to Tobias that It would lie better to marry ber off If possible before--why what " For Mrs. Dennis Magulre had risen In aghast and stately discomposure. "I am bis sister," she said. "Dear, O, dear! I'm so sorry! I didn't know nor suspect I wish I hsd kept till! Take off your thlors! Stay to supper! There there! You're sweet as you csn be and I'll love you If you let Die-Indeed. I will." CARE OF THE SKIN. 8agtloo thai Are of Value to I ver bo lv. Among t-e most common diseases of the skin are acne aud interna, oue of which Is known to be, aud the other prubnbly Is, the result of the preseuo of a microbe on or In the sklu. This microbe Is a vegetable growth, altli mg.i a very minute oue, aud like other in x lous weeds, when ouce It has been planted and has begun to grow It Is often extremely dllllcult to dislodge It. Every farmer knows that II Is easier to keep a Held cleau by conMaut care than to clear It after It has ouce been overgrown with weeds. It Is the same with the skin. It Is easier to keep the skin In health, and to arrest a com mencing disease, than lo cure a dis ease once It has become firmly estab lished. If It were generally understood thai the presence of a few pimples consti tutes a true skin disease, which If neg lected, will probably grow worse, fewer persons would suffer from the dlsllg urement of acne. The sklu Is much like the system In general; If It Is In good couditlou It will repel the assaults of disease, but If ui'g lected It become less resistant, and soon offers a favorable soli for Hie growth of noxious germs. The skin Is one of the so-called ex cretory organs, and If the other orgaus of similar functions-the kidneys aud the ImiwcIs do not perforin their work properly, an undue proportion of the waste products of the body unM be pot rid of through the pores of the sklu. Tbls throws work upon the Integument which It Is not accustomed to perform, and It soon becomes diseased In conse quence. The tlrst thing necessary to keep the skin well Is to malutnln the health of the body by exercise, cleanliness, fresh air day and night, good food properly cooked, a sufficient amount of sleep and suitable clothing. In addition to these general measures the skin Itself should , receive special attention In the way of a daily bath, followed by vigorous rub bing with a coarse towel or flesh-brush. Some persons have naturally clear sklus, while others appear to have a special predisposition to blackheads and pimples. The fortunate ones must see to It that they do not mar what na ture has given them by an unhygienic mode of life; but the others need not despair, for their tendency to eruptions may often be overcome by scrupulous care both of the body and of the skin Itself, after the mnnner above Indi cated, and In such other ways as the physician may direct.-Youth's Com panion. A Chinese Motlier-ln-Law Ntory. "The Experiences of a British Phar macist In China" was the title of an address by Mr. Frank Browne, who was Introduced as the Government analyst at Hong Kong. As illustrating the Chinese regard for flllul piety, the lecturer told an In teresting mother-ln-lnw story. A man and bis wife maltreated the husband's mother. As a punishment the scene of the act was openly cursed, the active agents were put to death, and the mother of the wife was bam booed, branded and exiled for ber daughter's crime. The bouse In which the offend ers lived was dug up from the founda tions. Moreover, the scholars of the district were precluded from attending public examinations, and even the magistrates were deprived of their office. These drastic measures were designed to render the empire filial," London News, When a little girl pucks ber gown and hair brush In a valise, and goes with her father for a short trip, the in structions given him, If bound, would make Shakspeare's complete work look Ilk thirty cent. HOUSE MOVING IN CHICAGO, Work till Doae hi Ola rfc.lnd MeUsds. Last year 478 house were moved to Chicago, says tb Chronicle. Thus there wat aa average of wore than oue house moved every day durlug the en tire twelve mouth. Frame bout, brick houses aud even stone structures are moved from oue pluc to another by those experts who make a busluess of this particular kind of real estute trans fors. That house-moving Is still an Important feature of the city's Indus tries Is attested by the fact that there are tlfiy ttruu lu the city devoting fe els! atteutlon to taking dwellings from their foundations and currying them bodily to some oilier polut. The opera tion has bevu reduced to such a science that durlug the Journey of the house not a timber or a brick lu the structure Is disturbed. The trip Is regarded as so safe and so certain to be free from accldeut that ofteu families do Uot move out of the dwelling at all, but reuiulu lu them perfectly secure while the houses change locations. Dome-moving teems a very simple proceHS, but there are lu reality more complications connected with the proc ess Uiuu a uiuu who has uever moved a house could conjure up In the wildest (light of his Imagination. In the Drst place, a house cannot be moved except by movers who bold a city license giautlng them the privilege to engage In such work. Itefore a man Is given Mich a license he must Die TMH0 bond with the city housemovlug department. This bond Is a safeguard demanded by the city to protect the municipality lo case an accldeut should occur during the moving and a damage suit should follow to which the city of Chicago might be made a party to the defense. The bouseuiovlug department has sole power to lay out the route along which the house must be taken. Whenever It Is possible the movers are compelled to effect the trausfer by way of streets that are little used. A fee of $5 for the privilege of moving the bouse must b paid to the city. This duet not end the mover's trou bles or those of the owner of the house by any means. All of the rules and regulations of the moving department of the city must be compiled with and an inspector is always around to see (hat Oiee are observed. The bouse owner does not have to reckon with the neighbors from whose mldat he Is go- HOUSE MOVING lug to extract bis buuiw, but he Is com pelled by city ordinances to figure pret ty carefully with the neighbors among whom he propones to plant his building. If a biajorlty of the residents In the block and on the same side of the street where the man wsnls to put his bouse object to the proceedings then the whole affair might as well be declared off. for an Insurmountable barrier has been encountered. Or If the property owners for 150 feet In either direction on the opposite side of the street object the efforts of the mover might as well lie dlsconlluued. The law requires that the majority of the property owners In the block on the side of the street lo which the house Is to be moved and the majority of those within lf0 feet In either direction on the opposite sine must first glv their consent to the placing of the house In the new local ly After alt of these matters nave been ooked after and settled satisfactorily then the actual active preparations for the moving of the bouse are begun. Houses are still moved by that same old simple process that has been In Use for decades. The house Is raised Trom Its foundations on Juckscrews, or Jacks," as they are called, aud after ward placed upon broad, heavy rollers r.r to Id wood. A great windlass is placed fifteen or twenty rods dowu the street and Is anchored by heavy pins driven Into the ground. A big, thick rope, strong enough to pull many tons, Is then pulled from the windlass to which one end Is fastened. The other end Is fastened to the house. A horse It attached to a shaft connected with the wludlass, and as the aulmal walks round and round the center pin thn rope It wound about the latter and the house Is pulled forward. When the house has been pulled up to the windlass then the latter is set forward again and, the pulling process Is' repented. This opera tion Is performed over and over again until the house has been drawn to the new location which It Is to occupy, "The housemoving business Isn't what It used to bo In this old town not by a long shot," said a professional mover who has been moving houses In Chicago ever since the fire. "You see a (Ire, or frame house, limit was estab lished a long time ago, and nowadays there Is hardly ever a single move with in those bounds, for you see most of the buildings Inside of It are permanent In the extreme, the frame houses are get ting scarce and big brick and stone houses are not moved as often as the wooden ones. Most of the house mov ing Is now confined to the outskirts of the city and people are getting so well settled that there are comparatively few occasions for transplanting dwelling." Hteel Wool In the Arts. "Although steel wool bus only been used as a substitute for nnrinnnnr inr. ,he Iu8t Ix vplvrH n , ow yery extensively utilized for nollshlna Dur- poses by metal workers, carpenters, cntiliict-makcrs, house painters, alga painters and grnlners throughout th United States," said a wholesale dealer In the material to the writer recently. "Hteel wool Is an article of regular manufacture and it Is put up In one pound package very much resembling rolls of cotton batting, It Is composed of sharp-edged threads of steel, wblcb curl up like wool or the familiar wood 4 fiber knowp aa excelsior, bat It li muck finer In texture than tb latter material tb finest quality being not much coarser than the voartest of natural wools. "The supvrlorlty of steel wool over the ordinary sandpaper consists lu it great pliability, wblcb enables a Work er to polish or tuiootb down Irregular parts of moldings or vruauieutal wood work. Such work can be doue with steel wool rar better aud much mure expeditiously than with sandpaper, The latter clogs la Use, but steel wool si ways retains a more perfect polishing edge or sitrfac. The wool Is mad lu various degree of conrseuess, the coarser grade being best adapted for taking off old paint or varnish ami for smoothing and cleaning floors like thoss of bowling alleys. The wood Is gener ally used with gloves lo keep (tie sharp ends from sticking Into the workiuau's Ougers,H-Washlngton Star. A t'nlurluiiate Mash. Au amusing accident occurred ou i Frout street cable-car the other even lug. It happened Just as the car ueared (he luru a) I'lke street aud 1st avenue. Away up toward the frout end of the car a lady was sitting. She bad a large basket, aud bundles galore. One she carefully deposited ou the seat bcslds her. Just as the car neared I'lke street a young man Jumped aboard-a very uomeiy young in nil iu ouiers, mil to himself a veritable Beuu Drummed. He started to walk the length of the car to take a seat. He seemed perfect y satlstied with himself lu every par ticular, Then the car rounded the curve, and with thai Jerk we are ail so familiar with be was precipitated very suddenly Into a seat uexl to our friend with the bundles; In fact, he was thrown agnlust her as be sal down, "mire, ana you nave mashed me rake!" she exclaimed, "Well." he replied, with a brilliant it tempt to be funny, "1 am sure of one mash, anyhow!" "Yes, ludadel" was the quick reply; "and, sir, Judging from the look of yes, It's the first wan ye Iver made!" The young man left the car at the earliest opporiuulty.-Meattle Mall and Herald. Too Honest for Hm-lcly. A demure Utile maid who has had much experience In society made the rustumsry New irars resolutions at the iM'gluuliig of the new century, hut, unlike some of her sisters, announced the luteutlou of uslug a good deal of CREW AT WORK. flattery In her Intercourse with her as sociate In the future. "You may talk about boueaty and sincerity all you wish," she ssld lo a frleud, "but neither of these qualities makes one popular. The popular girl Is sbe who always has something nice (o say, whether she meaus ll or not, Perhaps I've becu a little loo blunt In my frankness, but at all events tlis cooltig dove couldn't be gentler thuu I will appear In liajl. "Honesty Is the lct xdlcy-ln busb Uess. lu society I'm uol sure It Isn't the worst. As a preliminary aud by way of practice let me tell you that you're looking remarkably well to night, Your frock Is a dream and your eyes are like st.irs. You're a delight to my eyes and the Joy of my heart. "Of course, I wou't apply my compli ments quite so thickly as that lu the majority of cases, but I'm going to put lu artistic touches whenever 1 think the subject will stand for It." And thcu she dashed away, Intent on her new rote and quite unconscious thut her lust words contained auy reflection Umu the sagacity of her listener. How to Grow Hie Iluliber Plant, "Keep the rubber plant clean by giv ing It a soap Lath," write Klieu 13. Hex ford lu the Ladles' Home Journal. "Tall plants can be made to brunch by cutting off the tops. But young plants growing to the height of three or four feet In one straight stalk will generally be found more satisfactory, as they will have larger, finer foliage than old branching plants ever have. When growth Is taking place use a fertilizer, as Its demands on Nie toll are great, and ordinary soils are uot rich enough to supply all It nit'ds. The secret of the successful culture of the rubber plant eonslsts In always feeding it well at the time when a good deal of food Is needed-and by this It will be under stood that I refer to Its periods of growth and uever allowing it to be come rootboiind. Keep the plant al ways going ahead, and avoid any treat ment that will check Its development If you would have a vigorous nnd healthy specimen. The rubber plant requires a much stronger light than the pulm, therefore It Is not as well adapted to room decoration lu place some distance from the window as th palm Is." Prominent Women 8u!fraglts. Here It a list of soma of the distin guished men who have advocated the bnllot for women: Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner, William II. He ward Chief Justice Chase, Henry W, Long fellow, John J. Whlttler, Wendell Phil lips, .'"hn Stuart Mill. Phillips Brooks. Ilnlph Waldo Kmerson, John Qulncy Adams, George W. Julian, Joseph Cook. James Freeman Clarke, (Jinnies Kings ley, Thomas Weutworth Hlggluson, Bev. David Gregg, George W. Cuble. George William Curtis, Bishop Bow man, Henry Ward Beccher, Charles F Twlng, Bishop Hurst, Bishop Simpson, Hisliop uiiuert Haven, George V. Hoar. Itev. Mlnot Savage, Ilev. John Pier pout, William Lloyd Garrison. Theo dore Parker ahd Jumc A. Garfield. When women any of a baby that It Is "awfully sweet," It Is a sign they do not think It very pretty. It It better to receive a $10 bill than a bill for (10. RACE FOR A MINING CLAIM. MMelslir Desk to Heeare rotsesslotl r Klek Dlcalai ta Ws.hlau. Ad exciting race for mine took pise la February, tOUd. For many year It bad been known that the Colrllle to dlao reservation wat rich In minerals and prospector had slipped lu, eludlug the vigilance of the Indian police, to explore the mountain lu northern Washluaton. Hut loug before whit rueu had entered the ludlaus knew that the top of a low mouuiuln uear the ua lion's border tine wat covered with bright blue stones, so gaudy that many wet carried off and placed lo the wig warns. The prospector kuew thnl thes gay stone betokened tb existent of copper veins and many a hungry ey wat cast at that rock-slrewu patch of srouud before the government lifted the bsu that kept out pale face lutru ders. Hut Congress unssed a luw open lug part of His reservation to uilutral location. Waiting for the ('resident to sign th formal proclamation, two parlies quiet ly entered the forbidden territory aud camped alongside the promising vein, At Marcus, the uearest telegraph ta tlon, two young men waited with tense nerves for th first tick that would ten that the President had signed the proc lamation. It was a cold, gray wlntr day and the snow was piled high. I.at In (be afternoon the word came am: there was a simultaneous dash for tb horses that were waiting outside, 'llieu the race begun. Plunging through drift, tumbling down declines, to ling desperately up steep hills and bound lag at full speed over the level slretcD es, th(se two horses twr their riders. Somcttmes one was aheod and some times the other. The sun disappeared and the hurrying pair blundered along throiiKli the deepening twilight, am: then lu Hi light of die slurs reflected i. ihu vii.ieiiini' uow. hours were pluuged so deep that fleck of blood stained the snow. Almost side by side they scrambled up the mountain. Th veils uf (lis rider were heard In the distance by the rival watchers, who did not wsit a further hint, but drove me stake that were to locate the U Fleur mine. Then followed wordy disputes. nt fights and the flourishing' of Winches, let, but before Hie mine was chris tened with blond one party concluded lo withdraw and tight Its battle In th courts.-Alnalee's Magaxlu. ARMOUR AND HIS EMPLOYES. An Incident bowlna ins Kladae of be Urat Chlt-sao I'scsar. Perhaps "Phil" Armour had less trou- bl with his employe ilisn almost auy other great employer oi iswr m i country, lie was exacting and re quired punctuality aud energy, but he alway paid good wages auu siioweu a personal Interest In the welfsre of each oue of his employes, lie never permu ted hliuaelf lo gel Into debt, aud he tried lo Impress Umiu his employes the rule wblcb he had followed, it is re lated that one day, on going Into bis office, be found a pollcemau In the cor ridor. "What are you doing here, slrr h asked. I am here to serve a paper, was the reply. "What klud of a paperr asKed Mr, Armour. "I want to garnishee on of your men's wage for debt," said the pollc- uisn. indeed," replied Mr. Armour, "aud who Is the uisnt" He thereupon asked the policeman luto bis private ofllce an ordered thai the debior come In. He then asked Iho clerk bow loug he had been lu debt. The man replied that for Iweuty years be had becu behind, and thai be could uot catch up, "Hut you get a good salary," said Mr. Armour, "dou t you? "Yes." said Ihe cicm. "uui i csu i gel out of debt. My life It such thai some how or other I can't get out." But you must get out," said Mr, Armour, "or you must leave here. How much do you oweT The clerk then gave the amount. It was leas than f l.tssj. Mr. Armour took his check book aud wrote out a check for the amount. There," said he as he handed the clerk Ihe check, "There Is enough to pay all your debts. Now I want you lo keep out of debt, and If I bear of you again getting Into debt you will bar to leave." ' The man took the check, paid his debts and remodeled hit life on a cash basis. Collected by a Ioudon I'nper. Auy mimier or ingenious answers bave been given to the riddle, "Why did Anthony Hopcr but none Is quite so good as the original answer sent by Iho iierpetrator of the riddle, "Why did Anthony Hoie?- Because Mrs. Cninp bell Pracd." There Is no end to the making of these riddles, and their com position Is by no means a bad way of beguiling half au hour over the after nooti teacups, There are riddles to be made out of (mi! I tics, art, liters tur, sport, the stage. We venture to glv example, "Why did Mrs. Brown Pot ter?" "BeTnnse, of course, the saw Herbert Standing," "Why did Dhuleep Singh ?"-"To make Ivan Caryll." "When does Bus sla lenther?"-"Wheu Turkey Sponges," Why did Hall Cnlne?"-"To make Hnwley Smart." 'Why did Huntley Wrlght?"-"Bccause he heard Chariot Hondo." "Why sung Ada Ctossley ?" "To mako Plunkett Greene." "Why did MalH'l Love?" "Because Mr. Henry Wood." "Why was Hilda Moody ?" "Because she heard Haydcn Coffin," "What gave Barry Paln?"-To see Flo ra Steele." Another, "Why was Blder Haggard?"-"Becnuso he had to Murle Corelll." A very neat on. How Trees Are Dwarfed, interest lu the dwarfed forest trees produced by Chinese and Japanese gar dener Is growing lu this country, la making the dwarf the gardener breaks a branch from a tree. Just below an "eye" on the branch bo cuts nnd re moves a ling of bark, Then lie sticks the branch In a ball of specially pre pared eartn. tuis tie crams into a flower Kit nnd keeps It moist enough to start the roots. After the roots are well grown the water supply Is lessen ed. As the branch puts out limbs these are clamped with wire bands to pro duce a rugged nnd ancient look. The roots nre kept down by cutting. Honey Is smeared on the trunks to attract In sects which give It a wortn-entin ap pearance. It often requires twenty yenrs to perfect the dwarfing. Want Americans to Do the Work. The Siamese government has asked for American bids for the construction of a plant for the manufacture of am munition In Hint country. The love of a woman It more danger out than the eumlty of a man. 1 No barber ever combed 0 man's bait ta iult Ulm. LINCOLN. Tb kaar was as ua; srhor tb stsst Tht fateful eanda uufaltartut ras, Aud up t bar way ! lasts 8s ssum 1st lbs yssra, . r Out pastoral espials, forib k aa una ikat tuawvra to bl tarns; . Nor dr.oin.d bus blab kla vbars. tils sturk bow (air aud Urge To ( tba stouts hsck la tb wall Lrat tb dlvldfd IioUh iliould fall. And pae from mi-u dtpart, Urp aud tba childlike heart. W lookad os hlrn; " "lis b " atla, "lorn vrvwnlat aud uuharaldad, Tb ahrubtrd" wbo will ktp lb Built, will fold iba sbatp." 'nkulglilly, fp,: y.t 'iwaa tb ails Prassglua tba Iftiiuurtsl aeauS, Miuua haitl of bla wara VV bo avalalk up lb alars. Not b would take (h paat bet we Ilia banla, wlp ralor'a talilota elans, ( iiuiiinudlii gruiiiiMe wall llll b ataud SI tba gait) NH b would cramp to oat email kasd Hi- awful latu-tle of lb dvsd, 'I line's ailgliiy dotage cup, Aud drluk all bouor up. No Sutler of Ilia banners bolt Borne r tba liiety aum of old, Tb Im ughiy rumjii..mr Bet forward lu ihelr rari Not bla their blare, their pafeantrlea. TMr .ial, tbelr glory was not tolas lliiintily be came lo keep Tb flucka, lo fold lb abeep, Th need eoinea not without lb aisai 111 preaeleni boura iineeaalsa taa, And up Ibe war of tears II cam into tb yaara, Our paatoral c.iiialn, akllted I crook 1h apmr Into ihe pruning huok. The al-upie, kindly uiau, l.lnniln, Amerlran, -John Vaaea nieni-y, lu Ih Independent. Lottie wMiud o mm h lo do something to help the little boy sem.s the wsy whu hsd been ill all t, winter. As soon ss ho wss side lo sit up be bad been put In a large chair with pillows all around hi in snd drawn up In from of Ihe window. Iitlle did not know Oils tittle bojrj that Is one of the wsys of ly llf, not to know one's neighbor- very hard wsy. too, for atrangera, who mUa tb eld friends of the old -home, sud long for words of sympathy sud a friendly esll now sud then. The sight or the boy's Ihlh, pule face touched little's loving heart. When ihe uow was on th ground she got her young friends to help ber build s snow ninn where the little fellow could look their work from his win dow. There were some very cold dsys when l.ollle'a unit her would not let her REMEMBERLD BY Detroit Pre Press. plsy out of doom; then sh would bold her pet pigeon up lo lb glass where tb little boy could see It. Sb wished nnuy limes ahe knew thut little boy sud her nismius kuew his tusiuuis; she would like to lend him ber picture books. . little bail some money glvoo her ror valentine. Sh wss s arret favorite with ber youug frleuds, and sh thought to di vide Hist money luto sums thst would buy s vsleutlne for sis of ber dearest friends. "It was such lovely fun to seud valentine." ah ssld. sod still more fun to besr thoae who received them guesting snd guessing sgaln wbo sent them. Th dsv befor Vsleutlne s Isy uxue stood lu lb store selecting ber v alrutlue. and she looked over Uiem til she wss sttrscted to one which wss a hsndsoiner one than sh hsd ver een In ber Ute rine saked th price, sud found thst It would tsk sll Ihe moiiey sno nsu iu nr little purae. Oh. If sbe were ouly rich. she thought. A g rest many people woer than l-ottl have wished Just s sh did. when they hsve seen things they wsuletl very much snd bsd not enough money to get them, It would It such a lovely vsirntiue io seud lo ihst little boy serous the wsy wno bsd been In the houa all winter and tost sit the outdoor whiter fun. But If sh bougltt It, her other friends would not get sny valentines from her. Sbrf stood thinking it sll orer in ber mind. "I know this ou will msk thst sick 17 very happy," she thought, "and the other girls snd boys will hsve some vslenllues sent them, I siu sure, HcalOcs, iney are su well snd Jisve lots of fun every day, and they really don't need valentine Thst little sick boy does ueed s Isrge, pretty ftfifpnriSsfa one lo rneer nun no. auu u ami skin lu tue use or words and the el know me and he will wonder who scut It; pr,.,),,,, ,,f u,.,, n,.n he so often after- it will It lots of fun for littu snd iota or fun for me. I'll take this one," little aid, aa she counted out sll ber money. J She skipped snd bopped slong th street on her homeward wsy ss happy hlldren often do. But when she reached home she remembered thst she did not even know the little boy's mini. How should she address It? Somehow where there Is s will there Is slways s way. When she talked the mutter over with mamma, she tow ner 10 suureaa u in these words: "For the Imy who is ill," and take it over sfter dark the night lie fore St. Valentine's Dsy, ring the hell, snd lesve It right ou Ihe mnt In-fore the door. This Lottie did. running down the atepa as fast ss she could after pulling the boll. The next dsy what was her delight to aee the largo chair drawn up before the window, the little Invalid lu it, and In his hands the valentine. He took It out of the envelope and looked at It for a long time; then his mother esme snd leaned over the back of the chair and looked at It, too. They smiled and talked about It, but of course little could not hear what they sit id, but she knew by their, looks that they were very much pleased with it. little hod made the child very happy. A few dn.vs afterward Iottlr saw a car riage standing In front of the house, and aoon a gentleman rums uown the steps with the little bny all wrapped up In furs In his arms. They got In the earrings, nil then a lady came down the steps with hugs and bundles; she got In, too, nd the driver started his horses and off hev went out of sight. Then moving wagons rnme, and meu carried out all the furniture. The house was shut up after thut, and the sign, "To Bent," was put up on the door. ' Lottie never knew the little boy's name, but she speaks of him as her "No name nlenllne," nnd hopes some time to meet him somewhere In this great world and get really acquainted with him. She says it will be just like a story book If she does. The Rrangcliat. i Lincoln K nuly Coaisoter. The other day Mr. Grow related a story about Lincoln which Illustrated two hascs of the martyr President s charac ter. Mr. Grow, then Speaker of the House, had gone to the Presldeut to nsk the appointment of a friend as s judge In one of the territories. The Presldeut made a note of the request. A few 'days Inter, when Mr. Grow called at the White House, not about the judgeship, lint upon another muter, Mr, Lincoln at once begun to apologise. "Mr. Speaker," said lie, "1 mennt to appoint your friend to that judgeship,' but a woman came In here with nine sm a 11 children and one at the breast, and pleaded the bread act and breaded me out of It." "The family to which Mr. Lincoln re ferred," said Mr. Grow, "had been driv en from their home lu the South because of their Union sentiments, and this Inci dent Illustrates the kindly character of Lincoln's heart. While we were talking, however, Mr. Lincoln said that he would still attend to my matter, and started to put down my friend's name. He went to his hat, which was filled with papers, and after remarking that be baa a queer way of doing things, began fumbling un- til ft found a bltak short. I told (be Preeldeut that If his bst should blow off a lot of at at secrets would be scattered, but be only auillad, wrote down lb asm and ssld tbsl b now knew wbr to nod It wbu tb time to obldr tb Better cam aroond." Washington Post. ABC LINCOLN IN HIS HOME. On af III Flrat irval Tolls twas Mce Things About Hiss. la a modest Chicago cottsge live Mr. Mary Gsiighsn, a washerwomen, wbo I proud of tb fsct that ah wss a domestic In tb Lincoln household while tb martyr President wss yet a struggling lawyer at Springfield. Mr. Gsughsu tells sum Interesting thing tbotil Lincoln's bom life, "Mr. Lincoln wss very regulsr la bis hsblts," she sys, "He wss a great read er and would I generally found at borne nights Willi bis books and papers. He used to Ilk niuale, loo, and wss very fond of listening to his wife while she plsyed the piano. The family wss populsr with sit clssscs of people. When Ihe Cstb ollea wore trying lo raise funds to build their church at Springfield, Mrs. Lincoln baked a cake, which brought 15 st a church fair. She wss a fsmotis cook, sud would prefer to prepare her own psstry rather thnn pstronlxr ih bskerles. "Mr, Lincoln wss kind lo everybody. Just the winter sfter bis election to lb Presidency sud before his Inaugurates he used lo keep cow, lu til eitreinely cold weather be uaed lo Inalat on milking the animal himself, because he did not think I ought to expose myelf. Ills wife, however, Uaed lo object to bis doing Ihe milking. She wss a good woman, too a smarter woman than be wss a nisn. Hh would ofteu help nie wah, Iron or bske, so that I could get off snd plsy with little Tsd. He naed to lore to plsy blind mail's buff, Sinl Mr, Lincoln often shsred lit Iho gsiiio. We uaed to tie S lis ml ker chief around bla ryes, Many a time while he wss playing blind man ho would lum ble over rhslr iu order to give Tsd sn opportunity to one) rapture, "Wheo Mr. Lincoln went to Wsahlng ton ho lined to w rite baek lo Mra. Dr. Tm!d, tils wife's sister, for whom I was working, that since he bad been at Ihe rapilsl ho wss not sble to bst bis Is tin dry work done ss neatly ss Msry uaed to do ll. aud ihe rook at Ihe White Honao wss fsr different from Msry, and ho did uot enjoy Iho tatter's dinners ss much ss Iho fsnious wests that Mary used to pre pare." late titorjr at Lincoln. Among die remluiaceiieea of the Lincoln-Douglas debates Is nns by Gen. t'lsrk K. Csrr. formerly minister to Deo- bT. VALENTINO. mark. It vmphsaiae the wonderful tai l of Mr. I.lneolu. Geo. Csrr said: "Mr. l).ula hsd lbs opening and roiicbialon, sud be got In one shot on Mr. Lincoln thai wss so put that oveu the adherents of Hint geutleuinn hsd to join lu Ihe Isughter. Mr. Liticolu, In the course of his remsrks, twitted bla oppo nent with making only one speech; a set orstlon which he delivered lo esch new sudicnee, th diggmtion being thst he was iucspshle of chsnging bis slock sd dreas. In reply Mr. iHmglss ssld thst he admitted Ihe charge, and conceded that bis rival knew In advanc what he wss going to say. H whdiod thst ha could foretell with the same exsctness what Mr. Lincoln wss going to ssy, but alss! Ihst wss Impossible, since be chang ed his argument to ault his sudiences, making a tier.- abolition talk lu column nlties where that seutluient waa stroiiKly entertslucd, ss at Gsleaburg, but lu sotitheru llliuols ignoring sholltion sud standing up sq.iurely ss sn old-time Whig." Lincoln' Car In the t e uf Word a In Iho opinion of the judges snd prsc- iiM.ri witb whom Lincolu was sxso- dm, during hi quarter of a century lt ln ),. ni0, ,rinln. ut chsrscter- lH,jc WM1 nl rnre (ni.utf tut detecting ,,j disclosing the controlling point lu a tIBt,0, n, , i,., tUnn ttiii was 0 eer, full, orderly snd accurst stste- , m,.nt f , MHP. HwayH so fair snd logical 1 th It ofteu ssld that sfter Lim-olii had summed up the luisirtaiit fscts lu s i-,,ntrovery there wss hut little occasion fr .rguiueul on either side. He habit- Ugiy ernployed at the bar the ssme csre exhibited when called to a higher fleld of labor: Inslancea of which are aeon j , his state papers, snd In the changes f0r (,(, H,,.r wh,.n ue maje tue wrjt. Ings of his scholarly Secretary of State, particularly iu the eorresHndeuee rels tive to the Trent affair, which probably avoided t war with England. A hue ex ample of the grandeur of his diction is to be found in his Gettysburg address, which has a pcrmiMicnt place in the liter ature of the world. James L. King, iu North American Review. Lincoln's Proverbs, An autograph letter that I w:ould like to own was shown me a few days sgo. "A. Lincoln" was boldly signed st the end of It, snd this wisdom was there, paragraphed lu this wise: "Do not wor ry." "Eat three square meals a day." "Suy your prayers." "Think of your wife." "Be courteous to your creditors." "Keep your digestion good." "Steer clear of biliousness." "Exercise." "Go slow and easy." "Maybe there are other things that your special case requires to mske you happy, but, my friend, these, I reck on, will give you a good lift." New York Times. A llaclietor'a Valentin. If 1 were younger, Mary Jane Would not so gayly limit uie. Of If ahe did I'd make It plain Hhe eould not do without uie. She will uot he my vsleutlne. Koraootb, the uiahla are plenty lit venture that she would be win If I wore one aud twenty. Why, forty years ago there wer A score 1 could have married, And every oue outfavored her: Hut then, uf eourse, I tarried Till Ann and toil and Simle, too. And all the rest 1 in I nil me, Drooped uie because, they said, they kuew They knew uot where to flud uie. But aa 11 la the Widow tlnok, Thank beiiven, has aotiie reason, And known that men, like fruit, don't lack In worth If out of season. , To her I'll send s billet dnttx ' And state my fortune clearly Sniiie thousands, I'll admit to you And ahe will lore me dearly! Mo Fund. "You promised to be my valentine, you know." "Yes, but your valentine came with a postage due stamp. ' French Doctor Cut Off. One of the provisions of the French code forbids a doctor to Inherit prop erty left him by a deceased patient ec9C?Ors 7 J I A true poet write poetry becau be can't brlp It." "Ob, no; a true poet writes poetry bvesus nobody can Hop bluj." Cblctgo Record. Sunday School Teacher-Wbo la meant by the father of He? Johnny (witb recent history In bl mlndi-Som Chluee, guess. Baltimore American. A Dreadful Stat of Affairs: He Well, we can't believe more than balf we bear.. She Ob. worse than that; 1 can't believe more than balf I ssy. Life. "It the bo loT asked the stranger, entering the drug store. "No," replied tb absent-minded clerk; "but we bar something just a good."-Yookera Statesman. Corrected -Lady Tourist (doing tb Cathedral of Scottandi-Tblt I Gothic, Isn't It, John? Juvenile vendor of "Guides" (severely! No, mem; thlt I Presbyterian. -Punch. Cause aud Effect.-'W'o wonder Gil ey I good natured. Everything cornea bl way." "Perhaps everything come bl way simply because be is good na tured." Boston Transcript. Jester-There' one good thliig about to Ice triiHt-lt can't afford to shut up shop like the mill trust, for Instance. Jeuklus-Why can't It? Jester-Why, the Ice'd melt. Ohio Stale Journal. "Did you ever bear anything against bit honesty r' "No, sub," answered Mr. Krsatus linkley. "But be eals chicken mighty rcg'lar oa Sunday an' be't alius got aa umberell wbeu It ralus."-Bostoa Herald. Bight In His LIue.-'The first Ameri can to enter Pekin was a soldler-mu-tlclan who tcaled the wall." "Well, tay, a musician ought lo be an expert on the scale, hadn't beT-Clevelaud Plain Dealer. He (In bis wratb) When I married you I bad no Idea what a fool you were. She (In ber equanlmlty)-Tbe fact that I was willing to marry you should hsve removed all doubts on that point. Boa ton Transcript I The Indignant Cltizen.-"Don't drag my name Into print In connection with thlt absurd affair," cried Ihe Indignant cltlteu; "but If you do, be sure to spell out my middle name lu full." Cleve land Plain Dealer. 1 A Itise lu Life: Casey-Slnce tb Hoollhaus ct rich, I sb'pose they're t'rowlu' on all kinds av sbtolle. Mur-phy-I sb'd say so! They've changed tb' goat's name to Naunette, b'gob! Baltimore American. "Stlmson Is a mean man." "Why toT' "He's got a way of keeping bla wife from going through his pockets for loose change " "How's Ihat?" "IU spends It all before be gets borne." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Resting His Eyes.-Ex change Editor I am sorry to ssy my eyes have gone back on me, and I can't read any more. Can't you give me something else to do? Managing Editor You might do book review. Exchange. Very Aggravating: Wife Oh. doctorl will John pull through? Doctor Can't tay, ma'am. The crisis will not arrive for at least a week. Wife Ob, dear! And that bargain tale of mourning goods ends to-morrow. Judge. Clark I wonder bow a man feel when be finds himself hopelessly bank rupt Clerk 8ay. didn't your wlf ever Insist upon having the dress maker lu to make ber fall clothes rlgbt after gettlug borne from the seashore? 7Llfe. Quickly Told. Frlend-Wbat waa your graduation essay about? Mabel "What the Astronomer Know About Mars." "Dear me! Why did you choos that subject?" "Because I didn't have time to write much." New York Weekly. The Cheerful Idiot: "I wonder." snld the shoe-dork boarder, "why they call It mistletoe?" "lt Is so called because the uilssil toe the mark every time sbe sees a bit of It suspended It anywhere," said the Cheerful Idiot Indluuapolla Press. i Tommy Pa, what does "disagree" mean? Pa Well, when two people think alike they are said to agree. Now, you can guess what "disagree" means. Tommy O. yes. that's when only one people thinks alike. Philadel phia Press. Scandal: "She seems to me one of tbe most distinguished looking young women In Boston!" "They tell dreadful torles about her!" "Indeed?" "Yes. they tay, for Instance, that the lenses of her spectacles are plain glass, witb no magnifying power whatever." De troit Journal. I'See here, Wllletts, I hear a lot of you young fellows have orgaulzed a uiclde club." "You are the fourth, man to spring that remark on me. I dou't see bow It started. All we have done Is to club together to do our own cooking while our wives are away." Indianapolis Press. "We are Just holding a love feast," told young Mr. Linger, audaciously, to Mr. Frlsble, when that father of an engaged daughter put his head lu the parlor doorway at 11:35 p. m. "I thought It must be a protracted meet ing," said the old gentleman, as ba withdrew. Harper Bnsar. "Did you ever get religion?" asked tbe revivalist "Well, I should say so 138 pounds of It" replied the man. "A hundred and thirty-eight pounds of religion!" cried the revivalist "How did you get thnt?" "The only way that a good many meu ever get religion." was the reply. "I married lt."-Chl-ca go Post. Oil on Troubled Water Tllny speaks lu bis natural history, 50 A. D of the good effect of "pouring oil upon troubled waters." More thau eleven cenrurlcs ago the venerable Bede tells of a priest sent Into Kent to fetch King Edwin's daughter, who .was to marry King Oswarra. He visit ed tbe bishop to get his blessing, and wat told that the journey would be stormy, but that a pot of oil which was given him would still the tempest. When the storm came the priest used the pot of oil the bishop had given, aud, lo, the tempest was stilled! A Keen Ear. If the leopard were not to Irrespon slide a brute be would make a wonder ful scout, but you can't depend on his character, although you can depend on his senses every time. A friend of mine has a tame leopard which I watched with Interest He could hear a wagon approaching on tbe veldt long before even a dog could hear lt and a dog can hear It a mile and a half 1 and be could distinguish his muster's ' etcp at a distance of one hundred yard. A man Isn't necessarily a coward be cause be runt from a vlcloui cow, I V (;