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A merry widower. Imogene, is one
who does not have to pay for a Merry
Widow hat.
Even if they were to live IS) years.
Some men wouldn’t succeed In getting
put of detit.
Alfred. It will be remembered. Is the
Vanderbilt whom Cornelius II. selected
as the head of the family.
Japan may be able to get just as
much excitement out of Korea ns Un­
cle Sam ever got In the Philippines.
Love may laugh at locksmiths before
marriage, but it never even giggles at
pJumlxTs after starting housekeeping.
Some of the conspicuous members of
New York City's smart set have curi­
ous Ideas of what constitutes comfort
’ll life.
We never hear [lersons who have
to celebrate their golden wedding say-
lug that they have had enough of mar
rled life.
Another English war ship has been
Sunk during maneuvers. It Is report­
ed that Emperor William Intends to
try to prove an alibi.
“Slngle women should prny for hus­
bands.” says the bishop of Buffalo.
Ami wouldn't It be well, also, for mar­
ried women to pray for their bus­
bands?
A poet was beheaded In llaytl n few
days ago. It should be explained, how-
ever, that he was executed on account
of his political affiliations and not be­
cause of Ills poetry.
experts are
les to study
a they find
lit enlighten
A burglar who “niasquernded ns a
yachtsman” Ims been sentenced to
twenty seven years in the penitentiary.
If the "iiiasqueriide” includisi tho wear­
ing of a yachting cap the sentence was
too light.
Objections to the long cruise of the
battleship fiis't have never been numer­
ous. but If liny patriot needs to hear
ardent applause of It In* should consult
the parents who have been nceiistomed
to help the children lit their home les
sons. Thanks to the voyage and the
consequent publicity, these fathers and
mothers now know almost as much
about geography as their boys and
girls do.
The Cotion Cluipel, connected with
SI Botolph's Church. In the little old
Lincolnshire town of Boston, England,
was restored some years ago, largely
through sulsierlptlonH from memtiers
of the Episcopal church In Boston.
Mass It Is now in need of some fur
tiler repairs, and the mayor of the
town Ims written to the mayor of Bos
ton to cull attention Io the matter and
solicit aid. There Is something very
tinman In the relationship of such
places, one the aged mother In the old
country, the other the strong, pr<>s|>er-
ous daughter III the new . Certainly the
form of address was beyond reproach.
It was: "To the Right Worshipful, tile
Mayor of Boston."
Though It Is being done quietly, so
quietly that few ¡saiple who are In the
immediate vicinity where It Is going on
do not realize It. Cuba Is losing a great
wealth of valuable timber lands, says
the Havana (Cubai Post, and no mens
tires whalt ver are taken to prevent the
Impoverishing of the ¡slami In this re-
H|s'et. litis matter has Iss-ome of such
iui|H>rtanee In the Unitisi States that a
conference of governors Is to bi* held to
»insider the matter. In Europe fores­
try has become a science. Many cen­
turies ago these countries were menaced
by Just what Cuba Is menaced by to­
day. A Northern colleague says that
as a result the protivtion of the wood­
lands and the planting of trees have
become ns much a governmental activ­
ity as the levying of taxes or the car­
rying of the mails. All nontlllable areas
are set out 111 forests, cure is even Is.-d
in the cutting of tluds*r and ss far as
possible waste Is eliminated. America
lias now reached tile |sdnt where simi­
lar measures must lx' adopted, and that
THE GREATEST WEDDING.
speedily. This Is necessary, not onij
to avert a lumber famine in the neat
future, but for its effect« on the ili­
um te.
A routine news item recently record
ed the ap|H>llitment of Thomas E.
Donnell to succeed the late Alonzo
gant as general superintendent of
fifth division of the United Ktates
press company. Tlmt la. Mr. McDoti
nell has charge of the <-om|>any'e large
business In and alsmt Chicago and on
all the llnea of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul Railway. The fact Is also
noted that the man who has renched
this Important and rea[>on«lble [tost at
the age of 35 entered the same service
twenty years ago as a wagon boy who
was paid a few dollars a week to carry
parcels In and out of Imuses and stores
and run other little errands. He has
been promoted gradually to Ills present
place simply because he did Ills work
faithfully and well In every position.
The ease of Mr. McDonnell Is cited slm
ply as an illustration of the folly of
the assumption, somewhat general rtf
late In “sociological" treatises, that the
conditions of American life have some­
how so changed tlmt the boy who must
begin life nt the bottom of tbe ladder
has not the "chance” he once had of
material success. There never was a
sillier assumption than this or one so
contrary to the visible facts. There Is
not a business house of any size In any
of our cities where there are not men
In the highest and most responsible po­
sitions, or plainly progressing toward
them, who began at the very bottom and
have risen by their industry and fideli­
ty to economic Independence and con­
spicuous success. The “chance” of the
[s>or boy Is so large ami numerous and
frequent that lie does not need to look
for It as a “chance" at all. In every
line of endeavor the "chance” is look­
ing for him. There Is not a head of a
business house In tills or any other com­
munity who Is not compelled to spend
a large share of Ids time in looking for
assistants, and whose days nre not a
constant effort to find or make helpers
who can be relied on to do their work
with Intelligence and fidelity. If tills
were not so the conduct of any busi­
ness would be a mere pastime, a ha[r
py dream, instead of the hard and con­
tinuous work tlmt It is. Industry, fru­
gality, fidelity, zeal to understand what
Is to be done, readiness to do It, pa­
tience to wait the call to the larger
task, cultivation of knowledge how to
deal rightly with emergencies, and cour­
age In dealing with them when they
arise these are the qualities that give
the poor boy his "chance” to-day as in
the piiBt these are the qualities that
win material success. And because the
tasks are larger and the wealth to be
won or lost In them greater than ever
before, the |s>or boy's chance was never
bigger than It Is today. All he Ims to
do is to lie worthy of it and take It
wiled It comes.
“Hello!"
"Hollo!”
“Hello, confound you! What do you
want?"
"Is this 6145?”
"Of course! Why don't you go ahead
and talk?”
"Oh, you needn't get mad about
nothing."
"Well, my time's worth money! I
can't stand here all day jabbering
'hello' to somebody I”
"This Is about the first time I ever
used a telephone, and------”
"Hid you call me up Just for prue-
time?”
"No. of course not.”
"Uhl you call me up to tell a funny
story ?"
"No. I----- ”
"Well, why don't you go ahead then
with your business?”
"You don't give me a chance. As I
was saying----- ”
"There you go again! Sny, how long
are you going to keep me standing
here?”
“You can sit down If you want to!”
"I'll sit down on you If this Is sup-
I tosed to be n Joke! Who are you. sir?"
"My mime Is Brown. 1 moved In
directly op[»oslte you a few weeks ag< ."
“Well, Brown. I'm sorry 1 have
spoken so harshly to you, but I'm not
feeling Just up to the mark to-day.
Hope you w ill pardon me.”
"Oh, certainly.”
“What was It you wished to say to
me?"
"Why, I wanted to tell you that your
house Is on fire." Success Magazine.
Over
Twenty
Thousand
l*«-rnone
Were Married in One Ceremony.
NEARING END OF ANTHRACITE?
GRIM reminder of the approaching ex­
haustion of anthracite coal Is furnished by
the Girard estate. When the great philan­
thropist died an Important part of his leg­
acy to humanity was In hard coal lands.
Mining from these big deposits has gone
on steadily for seventy years or more.
It was formerly the custom of anthracite mine owners
to lay aside 10 cents for each ton of coal taken from
the ground, which money constituted a sinking fund.
When the mine should be exhausted this sinking fund
was expected to equal the original cost of the property.
But recently the Girard estate has put to the sinking
fund account the total selling price of all the coal tinned
That Is to say, If JI,000,000 worth of coal Is taken out.
the $1,000,000 is placed to capital account as an asset,
which has been merely transferred from under the
ground it. the shape of anthracite to above ground In the
form of money. Only the interest on the $.1,000,000 Is
»pent.
Not only Is this conservative [volley another proof of
the exceptional w isdom which has characterized the man­
agement of the estate which supplies Girard College its
life blood, but It is a sign that anthracite must now be
regarded a» a most precious commodity.—Philadelphia
Press.
NO ROOM FOR ANARCHISTS.
OLIAJWING the murder of a priest at the
altar In Denver and an attempt on the life
of tbe chief of police of Chicago, the Sec­
retary of Commerce and Labor sent a cir­
cular to all commissioners of Immigration
and immigrant inspectors, directing them
to co-operate with the police in securing
the deportation of all foreign anarchists.
The order does not mark the beginning of a new
policy, but is In line with the course of the department
since the passage last year of the new Immigration law,
which defines anarchy and forbids admission of an-
archlsts to the country.
Ill-balanced [arsons who have suffered under the rub
of des[sdlc government are prone to oppose all govern
ment and to urge the killing of all public officers. It
the United States, where government rests in the hands
of the people, there Is not the slightest excuse for even
the most unreasonable and unreasoning person to bo an
anarchist The anarchical murders done here are crimes
of so horrible a character that it is difficult to find words
adequately to characterize them. The crime of one who
Is carried away by passion or out of bls senses from
strong drink can he comprehended; but when a man In
cold blisid shoots down another against whom he has
no personal grievance, and no grievance at all save tlmt
his victim is a representative of organized society, all
the forces of orderly society must be used, if necessary,
to bring about his punishment.
The anarchist, or the man of his type, is more dan-
"There ain't but four or five 1 ter-
matters out o' the whole basket : you
| brought me yest’d'y that’s any g< tod
nt all,” complained the pretty cook.
i
"The celery Is about the poorest I
ever seen, too. You can take them
right back with you. What’s the rea-
son ymi can't bring nie vegertubles
. that's half way fresh?”
"Search me,” replied the grocery-
man. "I always pick you out tlie best
there is in the store. I know that,
and the ls>ss [licks out the best that
there is In South Water street.
I
give him special Instructions to. any-
way."
"I’ll have to tell him a few things
mysel f,” said the pretty cook. "1’11
tell him that he'd better get him a
new man to till the orders I give him.”
“That ain't kind of you. Evelina.”
said the grocery man. reproachfully,
"I know you don't mean it. but 11
hurts me to hear you speak cross even
In fun. These here termatters is all
right as far ns I can see. They're soft
In places, but that’s only because they
haven't ripened even
These tertnat-
tors come from down soutli an' the
sun shines on them only in spots there,
It's better to have ’em soft in spots,
though, than to have 'em soft all over.”
"You take 'em hack." said the cook,
uncompromisingly.
"What's the (natter with the cel­
ery?" asked tin' groceryman.
I’ hu ' i I with Toinlutones.
"Nothin', only It's green an' stringy."
"Not the least noteworthy thing replied the <x>ok.
about the beautiful building," writes
"That's because ft wasn't left In the
Dr. Sundermann from Mayence to the bed long enough." sold the grocery­
Wis-hensclirlft. referring to the cathe- man "You take celery and if It ain't
drill of that place. “Is the pavement. left In the bed until It's white It stays
Tills Is made with stones on which green. You take It upstairs and tuck
there are Hebrew letters, which aroused It under the blankets."
our curiosity. Investigation showed
"Smarty!” said the cook
tlmt the stones at one time marked
“I ain't smart." said the grocery-
graves In (he Jewish »»metery and had mnn. "I wish I was What I need is
Is-en taken thence when there was a a smart wife"
scarcity of building material and used
"What you n»xl is a little sens«'."
to pave the cathedral. They have re­ said tho <-<>ok.
mained there ever since, and some of
“I've got a scheme. Evelina." said
the Inscriptions nre still In a fair state
the groeerynuin
"What's the matter
of preservation."
with me spadin' up a little patch right
here In the yard an' plantin' a few
A Kill-Joy
"We come near lyncbln* the wrong vegertubles In It for yon? I could do
man ylstld'y," said Chaparral Charlie; it Just hs well as not an' I'd be tickled
"jist as we wuz goln' to swing him off, to death I could do It In my spare
time an' you could look out o' the
too."
"Ah!” exclaimed the Eastern tour­ winder an' watch me. an' when I got
ist, "and then you discovered your mis­ tired I could evme In an' set down
for a s[H>ll an' rest myself an' cheer
take. eh? What luck!"
" Wasn't It. though? The worst I ever you up.”
"Fine business." said the cook, ln-
hear tell of."—Philadelphia Press.
differently, carrying her pan of pota-
It's queer bow people will sit up and toes to the sink.
take notice when oue man beglua to' "1 could set out some green onions
au some spinach an' termatters," pur-
■bus« another.
gerous than a pack of wolves running wild- the wolves
can be seen and shot. He is like the fer-de-larue, the
poisonous reptile of Martinique, which strikes without
warning and without provocation. The fer-de-lance la
killed at sight. The anarchist Is not [mulshed until lie
has done some overt act. and then only after be has
been tried by orderly process and convicted: tmt he can
bo banished from the country If he is an alien.
When the civilized governments unite for bls sup­
pression, as they must do In the near future, the an­
archist will have to abandon Ills pernicious principles or
find refuge in some savage land where government docs
not exist.—Youth’s Companion.
FLAT LIFE AND TUBERCULOSIS.
HE example of Paris seems to indicate that
type« of domiciles have much to do with
the pulmonary health of the people, In-
deed, a government commission which has
tieen investigating tho subject does not hes­
itate to declare that the appalling prev­
alence of tuberculosis in Paris Is due chief­
ly to the general occupancy of "Hats" and apartments.
In London, where the mortality from that disease Is not
half as gteat, such tenements are little known, and cot­
tage dwellings, with far more light and air, are the rule.
Moreover, in Paris, as In New \ork, many houses seem
to become Infected with tubercular germs, so as to men-
ace all their occupants. Thus in Paris« in 1906 there
were 9.573 deaths from tuberculosis, of which 7.807 were
In houses in which deaths from the same disease had
previously occurrred. Of the latter number 4.838 were
in houses In which fewer and 2,969 In houses In which
more than five tubercular deaths each had occurred. The
sanitary authorities reckon that there are In Paris 5.263
"contaminated” houses. In which occur nearly 30 per eent
of the deaths. Thus in one group of 281 houses in twelve
streets there were In 1906 no fewer than 114 deaths from
the disease, ami In 1905 there were 105 in the same
houses.—New York Tribune.
ÍT
The biggest wedding ever known to
history was when Alexander the Great
and over lo.tkst of Ids soldiers took
part In a w»hling In the court of Da­
rius. king of Persia, after the latter's
conquest by Alexander. Twenty thou­
sand two hundred and two [tersona
were made husbands and wives in one
ceremony.
The facts are these: After conquer­
ing Klug Darius. Alexander deter­
mined to wed Statlro, daughter of the
conquered king, and Issued a decree
that on that occasion WO of his chief
offiuers should marry UM) women from
the noblest Persian and Medean fam­
ilies. He further stipulated that 10,000
of his Greek soldiers should take to
wife 10.000 Asiatic women.
For this purpose a vast pavilion was
erected, the pillars being sixty feet
High. One hundred gorgeous cham­
bers adjoined this for the 100 noble
bridegrooms. while for the 10.000 sol­
diers an outer court was inclosed. Out­
side of this tallies were spread for tho
multitude.
Each pair had seats and ranged
themselves In a semi-circle round the
royal throne, As It would have taken
several weeks for the few priests to
have married this vast number of
couples had the ceremony been per-
formed In the ordinary way. Alexander
invented a simple way out of the diffi­
culty. He gave ills hand to Statlro
and kissed her, and all the remaining
bridegrooms did the same to the wom­
en beside them, and thus ended the
ceremony that united the greatest
number of people at one time ever
known.
Then occurred a five days’ fer.lval,
which for grandeur and magnificence
never has since been equaled.
Legal Information
The United States Court of Appeals
for the Second Circuit in Hillhouse v.
United States, 152 Federal Reporter,
HE ordinarily sober sided pages of Liberia
163, holds that automobiles come with­
(which It must be understood Is the bul­
in the classification of “household ef­
letin of the American Colonization Society,
fects.” under the tariff act of July 24,
a survival of the ante-war attempts to set
18|>7. Tills decision Is largely based on
a backfire on the sweeping flames of abo­
the case of Arthur v. Morgan, 112 U. S.
lition, and now under the wing of the
495. 5 Supreme Court Reporter, 241, 28
American Missionary Association) are
Lawyers’ Edition, .825, wherein the
lighted up by tills fantastic new word. "Devlllzatfon"
United States Supreme Court held that
is a [>un on “Civilization” and represents its antithesis.
carriages were properly classified ns
The word is a native African product, first seeing the
"household effects.”
light In the Lagos (Guinea Coast I Weekly Record. In­
If the conductor of a street car.
vented to describe the veneer of civilization Imposed on
while engaged In the prosecution and
natives of Africa at the whites’ points of contact with
within the scope of bls business tn col-
them. This Lagos publicist finds that “after a century
looting fares, fails and refuses to give
of trial It Is fitting that the native should call a halt,
a passenger correct change, and upon
and In bls own Interest take stock of the result of this
request therefor draws a pistol and
foreign system imposed on him.”—Boston Transcript.
fires at the passenger, hut the ball
I misses the passenger and strikes a
sued the groceryman. thoughtfully.
THE DUST IN THE AIR.
woman passing on the public street
“An' I could plant some string beans
' through which the car Is running, caus­
along the fence an’ sow some radish Willloot It the Heat of the Hon ing her death, the street car company
seed an’ lettuce an' some parsley an'
Would Be I’ tibeiiriahle.
Is liable, according to the decision of
things for flavorin’ an' then you'd have
Tho usefulness of dust Is proclaimed the Georgia Supreme Court in Savan­
'em fresh all the time. IIow does It by science despite nil the housewives
nah Electric Company v. Wheeler, 58
strike you?”
of all the ages. Dust Is part of the Southeastern Reporter. 38.
"If they was as fresh as you are It machinery that produces cloud and rain.
It Is also a protection from the sunJ , A person may l>e guilty of smuggling
might be all right,” said the cook.
“Wunst in n while If you had a [de Without it the sun's rays would lie un­ oven before he has passed the custom
you wanted me to sample an' tell you bearable. The reason that sunburn Is lines on the docks of an incoming
if it tasted right I could help you more easily acquired on the mountains steamer, according to the decision of
out that way,” suggested the grocery- than In the lowlands Is said to be prob­ the United States District Court for the
man. “All I'd nst you to do would be ably because of the comparatively Southern District of New York In Uni­
to wave your hand
I
and smile out of dustloss air of the mountainous re­ ted States v. 218’4 Carats Loose Emer­
alds, 153 Federal Reporter, 643. When
the winder at me. I never d ,ne nny gions.
gardenin', but I don't see no reason why
A dustless atmosphere during rain the proper customs officer examines an
I couldn't. Funny it never struck me would mean a much greater degree of Incoming passenger's baggage, and ques­
before.”
discomfort than rain ever brings. tions him whether be has any personal
"You'll have somethin' strike you Trees and buildings would be dripping property which he has not declared,
thnt won't be so funny pretty soon." with moisture, our clothing and the such passenger is obliged to state the
"That seems to be about the proper exposed parts of our bodies would he truth, and when the examination is
thing." arid the groceryman. “Thi* constantly wet. umbrellas would be finished, and the passenger still has
man out in the garden dlggin’ an’ the classed as useless curios, and Instead precious stones In bls possession with­
woman In the kitchen, Hingin'. I won­ of trying to conquer the dust In the out having admitted it, the act of
der If your boss wouldn't give me a house we should have to face a much smuggling Is complete.
Job ns outside man.”
greater enemy in wet floors and drlje ' A number of southeastern railroads
"If I thought It would keep you out­ ping walls. In every drop of rain and gave notice of an Increase of rates on
side I'd lie willin’ to give yon my in every particle of cloud there Is a lumber In 1903. Before the rate be­
reckermend,” sold the cook. “Anyway particle of dust. A sample of air may came effective, a bill was filed In the
I haven't got no boss, I want you to he taken anywhere and the number of United States Circuit Court to restrain
understand that."
Its dust particles accurately determin­ the establishment of the new rate as
“I forgot al! about you bein' the ed. Dust, too, produces the glorious being unreasonable. A temporary ln-
cook for the moment.” said the groc- sunset effects In the evening sky. thus Junction was granted, Irut later dls-
"Well. I must be goln'. causing tho faint obscurity we call solved, on the condition that the rea­
eryman.
sonableness of the rate should lie passed
Cheer up, Evelina, an' I'll bring you twilight.
I
the celery, Or did you ask for eelery
Twilight is always reflected glory, upon by the Interstate Commerce Com­
jest so's I'd »>me back?"—Chicago The light comes from the sun, which mission. The commls'ilon found the
Dally News.
has In the meanwhile sunk below rates to be unreasonable, A suppl e-
the horizon. The reflector Is an upper mental bill was then filed to obtain
The Best Men.
layer of dust. Were the air perfectly restitution of the excess of rates
“I can get an English coachman a dustless there would lie no twilight. charged In accordance with a prior stlp-
place twice as quickly as a German or Darkness would Immediately follow the ulatlon that. If complainants prevail, a
a Yankee coachman," said an employ­ sunset.
decree of restitution might be made.
ment agent. “Each country. I find. Is
A decree was so rendered and affirmed
For the Sen-Hor«es.
supposed to turn out one kind of work­
by the Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon
man of peculiar excellence.
Thus
The grown-up world Is not much appeal to the Supreme Court it was
England's specialty Is the stableman.
w iser, after all. In Judging the unknown again affirmed. Railway Co. v. Tift. 27
"France’s specialty Is the chauffeur. than was the little girl whose summing Supreme Court Reporter, 709, 206 U. S.
The cook. too. Is a specialty of France. up of the situation Is given In the New 428.
“Scotland Is noted for Its engineers, York Times. The child Is 5 years old,
A Domestic Brenkilown.
and In the field of s[sirt for Its golf and Ilves In an Inland town near which
A well-known lord discovered a thief
coaches.
tliere Is no river, nor. In fact, any In bls London house. Aided by the
"The Swiss are considered to be the water but the Erie Canal.
butler, he secured the man and then
best watchmaker«. It Is never any
The child's mother made a visit to rang the bell. A servant appeared,
trouble to get a Swiss watchmaker a New York, and on her return was tell­ whom the ¡>eer requested to "go Into
ing of her trip down the bay. and of the kitchen and bring up a policeman
job.
how wonderfully the sea looked to her. or two.” The domestic returned and
" The Swedes are the best sailors.
"Germans are at a premium as brew­ Her little girl was listening eagerly.
said there were no policemen on the
ery hands.
"Tell me Just what the sea Is like, premises. "What!" exclaimed his mas­
"Italians are In demand a« plaster mamma," she said.
ter In Incredulous tones. "Do you
workers, a trade wherein they wonder
Her mother made an effort. "There's mean to tell me that with a cook, two
the bench," she said, "all smooth white scullery maids, a kitchen maid and
fully excel."—Chicago Inter Ocean.
sand. You stand on It ami look out three housemaids in my employ there
What Hurt«.
over the ocean, and all you can see Is Is no policeman In the kitchen? It Is
“I hate to call on a girl." said Tom, Just water, just moving water, wares Indeed a miracle, and our prisoner
“who can't do anything but Indulge in coming In and breaking, nothing but shall reap the benefit. Turner, let the
small talk.”
water and sky."
man go Instantly!”—London Standard.
“Yes.1 replied the wise Pick, “espe
Tbe child sat trying to picture It,
dally If what she has to say Is a very then In an awed little whisper, asked:
There should be some title placed
short 'no.' ”—Philadelphia Press.
”O mamma. Isn't there even a tow- before a man's name to show that be
path?"
is married. His face never tells wheth­
The world Is full of men and women
er he Is or not. A woman Is labeled
who do nothing, They generally im-
When a woman drives a horse she with "Mrs.” Why should not a uuo
pose on some on« who works too much. la always whipping him with the line* be?
DEVILIZATION IN AFRICA.
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