MILLET'S RIOT IN COLORS.
T Artist Enraged the Crltlee, but
Forced Recognition.
Io bis early years ns nit nrtlst the
Into Prnnlc D. Millet had n hnrd strug
Bio to gnln recognition, tlu Bent pic
tures to exhibitions, to bo sure, mid
good pictures they were, but no ono
paid any pnrticulur nttentlon to tbem
or Bnld nnythmg about tbera.
Ono dny Millet conceived nn Idea.
Ho painted n plcturo of n lady In black
sitting on n bright red sofa, standing
against n vivid yellow background.
Tho effect was Just a trlflo startling.
Friends who saw It In the process of
production expostulated with him and
asked him what ho was going to do
with it They wcro astounded when
ho announced that ho was going to
send It to tho exhibition. They told
him tho critics would "wlpo tho floor"
with him. "They can't do that with
out mentioning me," said Millet quiet,
ly, "and thcy'vo never oven dono that,
s yet"
To tho exhibition tho nlcturo went
It killed everything within twenty feet
on either sldo of it. You couldn't help
looKing at it. It simply knocked you
aown ana hold you there.
Tho critics got Into n towering pas
slon over it. They wrote wholo col
uuins about It. They exhausted tho
Kngllsh languago in abusing It. They
ridiculed tho committee that permit
ted It to bo hung. They hnd squibs nud
gibes about It. but every tlmo they
spoke of It they mentioned Frank Mil.
let He suddenly became the bent
known nrtlt In town. Somebody, be.
causo of (li stir It bad mnde, bought
tho plcturo at n good price nud re
moved it to tho seclusion of bis own
homo.
When the next exhibition camo off
Millet had another plcturo ready, one
of n very different sort it ml very good.
but no better than others which ho had
exhibited before. Tho critics had much
to say nbout It and "noted with pleas
uro tho marked improvement" that
Mr. Millet had mnde. "an evidence,'
as they modestly put It. "of the value
of criticism, even though severe, to n
young artist." And tho majority of
them never realized that Millet hnd
simply compelled their attention by n
clover trick.
TUNIS DIVORCE COURT.
An Oriental 8eene That Smaeks
of
Tht Arsblan Night."
Tho next tlmo you happen to bo In
Tunis don't fall to pay it visit to the
divorce court It Is the most llitroun
nl-Ilnschldlc Institution this sldo of
Samarkand. A grent hall of Justice,
vaulted and floored with marble and
strewn with eastern carpets, forms the
setting, while husbands In turbans nnd
lawyers In tarbooshes, while veiled
women nnd green robed, gray benrded
Judges complete n scene which might
have been tnkon straight from "The
Arabian Nights."
Tho women, closely veiled and hnod
cd nud horded like so mnny cattle
within an Iron grill, take no part In
tho proceedings which so Intlmntoly
affect their futures, their Interests be
ing loft In tho hands of n voluble nnd
gostlculatlvo nvocat In each of tho
four sides of tho groat hall Is an nl
covo, nnd In each ulcovo, seated cross
legged on n many cushioned dlvun, Is
a green robed, gold ttirbitned cadi. To
him tho husband states his case, tho
wlfo, through her nvocat, putting In
her dofense if sho lias any.
Tho Judge considers tho fuels In si
lenco, gravely stroking his long gray
beard tho while, nud then delivers his
declslon-ln nine cases out of tun. so
I was told, In favor or tho husband
Should either party bo dlssittlstled with
tho flndtng he or sho can take an np
peul by tho simple process of walking
across tho hull and laylug tholr case
before ono of tho other Judges, whoso
decision Is llnal.
A caso, oven If appealed. Is general
ly disposed of well under nit hour ami
at n total cost of Jl.'JO.-Metropollwn
Magazine,
Too Hasty.
A trnvellug theatrical company was
starting to parade lit n small New
ISugluud town whuii it big gnmlcr from
a furmynrd near at hand waddled to
the middle of tho street and began to
bias.
Ono of tbo double-ln-bruss actors
turned toward the fowl and angrily
exclaimed:
"Don't bo so quick to Jump at con
elusions. Wnlt till you see the show "
Upplncotl's.
Didn't tlks the Reference.
Tramp You know tho suyln', mum.
"lie that glveth to tho poor lendeth to
tbo Lord." Mrs. Hubbubs-Very true.
And since you speak In proverbs I'll
refer you to another old saw. Tramp
Wblcb ono Is dot, mum) Mrs. 8.
Tbe one back In the woodshed. Hoston
Transcript
A Tight Fit
"How do you like the rooms In your
new flat J" asked mil Ilrowu
"Pretty fair," answered Jim Jones.
"What do you mean by pretty falrr
"Well, they're a little tight across
tbe shoulders, bnt otherwise seem to be
a good flt."-Cleveland Plain Denier.
Irony of Ft.
"Did yonr husband have luck on bis
hoollng trip)"
"The very worst. Re accidentally
shot tbe friend who was going to take
us on an nutomoblle lour and raided
tbe man to whom be owed a lot of
money." Baltimore American.
Security.
"Did you lend that forgetful friend of
yours the book be asked fori"
"Yes. but I took care to borrow bis
umbrella the same day "-Washlngtoa
Htar.
A Shrinking Nstur.
Mr. doodsole-Wbut's your real ob
jection to luting a batbT
Soiled Bamuel-You see, mbter, I'm
delicate dut If I evpn git near de wa
ter 1 shrink.-Exchange.
Nsw Dangsr.
Wife Old you rend about tbe awful
railroad wreck Husband -Yes. but
for heaven's sake don't let your mother
kuow or she won't dure to go borne -Hstlre.
Kvery rme oeruiwtlon makes on?
'skanut" " Practice and dull in evert
HIS BOLD BLUFF WON.
How a Clsvsr Bast Worked On of
New York's Exclusive Clubs.
It Is about as hard for n strnnger to
get beyond tho portals of an oxcluslvo
Now York club ns It Is for tho pro
vcrblal camel to get through tho nco
die's oyc. IJut New York clubdom Is
laughing over how ono clover person
"put It over" ono of tbo city's best
clubs recently.
A woll dressed man drnvo up In n
taxtcab and strodo Into tho club. The
doormnn opened the way for hlin, nnd
ho walked up to the desk.
"Send n boy out for my bags, will
you?" ho began, nnd tho clerk rang
tho bell for ono of the club boys.
"A good room, please, If thoro nro
any loft tonight" said tho newcomer,
"with a bath."
"Yos, Blri wo hnvo 218, a very good
room, Blr."
"Good I I had that room here a cou
ple of years ago."
Tho bags wcro brought In, tho boy
Bhowcd tho way to tho olovator and
soon tho man was comfortably settled
In his room. Dowustnlrs bo camo In a
fow minutes nnd strolled out to tho
grill room. Thoro ho bud u couple
of drinks, smoked n cigar nnd tool;
away n box of tho club cigarettes. Uo
signed n "chit" In other words, a club
check for whnt ho had bought nnd
walked out An hour later he camo
back nnd wont into tho dining room,
whore ho ordered tho host tho club
had, prefacing his meal with n couplo
of cocktnlls. Again ho signed n "chit
"Taxi. pleaBo," ho domnnded when
ho camo back to tho ofllco after taking
a couplo of Uavanns from tho caso.
signing as usunl.
It Is tho custom In all smart clubs
to provldo cabs for members, they
signing checks for them nnd settling
at tho end of tho month when tholr
bill comes In. Tho man drovo off,
went to the thenlor with n lady ho
called for. kept the cab tho entire
evening, took her homo nnd then re
turned to tho club for a nightcap nnd
n cigar. Then he went upstairs to bed.
Next morning bo was down bright and
early.
"Send a boy up for my bags." ho
said, "and get mo n taxi. I've got to
catch tho 0:20 train."
He had a hearty breakfast, took
pocketful of cigars, lighted one nt tho
desk, a porter carried his baggage to
the cab nnd nwny ho went
When tho clerks came to enter tbo
checks In tho ledger It was found thnt
this Hint) was not n member of tho
club and was uot oven n guest of a
member. His nnmo was not on tho
list
Thcro was n bit of n Jolt In tho club
ofllco on bill day. Now ork World.
Dressed According to taw.
Tho grocor'n assistant In London used
to bo ns carefully looked after as his
employer, preclso regulations being
laid down respecting the way ho should
dress. Ills coat had to bo mndo "dono
nnd comely" nnd ns well ns the breech
es was to consist only of "cloth, ker
sey, snckclnth, canvasso, Uiigllsh loath
er or Kngllsh stuffo costing not moro
than 2s. Od. tho yard." Ills stockings
were to bo of woolen ynrns or kersey,
ho was not to wear "Spanish shoes
with polonln heels," and his hair was
to bo cut short Ho was forbidden to
wear any girdle, point, garters or shoo.
strings of any kind of silk or ribbon
or nny rose or such like goods upon bis
shoes. A breach of these regulations
rendered him liable to eighteen hours'
Imprisonment In the Uiilldhitll.
Lucky.
Wood Norton, the famous English
estate, hns been the home of foreign
royalties fur over half it century Aft
er ho lost the rrouti of France Louis
Philippe lived there, and then- Is n fun
ny story told of his meeting with nn
old publican ufler his return. The iniiu
stood by the roadside nud bowed to the
ox-klng.
"Who nro you, my mimr he nskod.
"I ueom to know your face. Were you
here when ' lived here lieforpi"
"Please, your royul highness. I kept
the Crown "
"Did you. Indeed:" exclaimed the ex
kliitr. "Thnt B moro than I could uor
Rings From Shlthaldln.
On Uulmuk Islaud, Alnska. Is Sbl
shaldln, which In some respects is tho
most remnrkable volcano In the world.
In addition to n continuous emission of
dense white smoke or stenin. circular
rlugs apparently several hundred feel
In dlumeter and of wonderful sym
metry nud whiteness emerge In puffs
ut short Intervals from the very top of
the mountain. It causes ono to think
of the possibility of old Pluto of Pun
dalon smoking a cigarette.
Easiest Way Out
"Something ought to be done to ease
tbo prejudlco against Wall street" said
tbe apprehensive citizen.
"Well." replied Mr. Duslln Stax. "It
Is too much to usk us to move business
Into another thoroughfare. Hut we
might change tho name of tbe street"
-Washington Star.
His Quarter,
"I approach you In a worthy cause,
Mr, Tltewnd. We want to raise $100,-
000. A prominent philanthropist offern
to contribute n quarter of It."
"Oh. well." said Mr. Tltewnd hastily
"I don't mind giving another quarter.
Can you change a half" Housekeeper
Overworked.
The hour of 12 has struck!" hissed
the ghost
"1 dou't blame it," replied tbo ma
terialist "It was worked to death
long ago." Judge.
Nothing can work me damage bat
myself. St Bernard.
Railway Wheels.
Did you ever notice tbat tbe wheels
of a locomotive engine are neveieur
Tbe reason for this la tbat In rounding
a curve the outer rail is, of course, a
little lonirer than the Inner one. Tbe
difference Is very little, but it would
be enougb to make an engine "sua'
unless it were reckoned for. In tbe
beveled wheel tbe higher part with Its
greater circumference. Is forced against
tbe outer rail by tbe very tendency of
tbe engine to drive straight ahead, and
with the other wheel the smaller cir
cumference rests on tbe rail, thus over
coming the difference In tbe lengths of
tbe Uaea. -
A PROBLEM IN PICTURES.
And the Peculiar Coincidence by
Which It Wss Solved.
Somo years ago a publishing house
was preparing to issue it now edition
of tho writings of Thorenu, writes
Charles 8. Olcott In Art nud Progress
The head of the house and a member
of his staff were In consultation nbout
tho method of Illustration. It was
agreed that the pictures must bo true
to nature, but how to get them was
the problem. Artists who do bonk II
lustrntlng could not bo expected to go
Into the woods and mitke pictures
which would in nny way assist the
text to reveal nntttro nB Thorenu saw
It. Photographs would bo admirable,
but where was the professional photog
rapher to bo found who would under
take to go Into Thorenu's country In
sunshine nnd rain, In summer and win
ter, to catch all tho phases or nature
which Thorenu recorded In his ".lour
uair
Whtlo tho two men pondered n caller
sat In the outer ofllce with a Inrge port
folio under his arm. Flvo years before
bo had read Thoreatt's "Journal and
bad taken up his residence lit Concord
thnt be might visit tho scenes there
described. In all sensons and nil Id nil
of weather bo had wandered through
the woods and over tho fields with
his cumern. Passionately foils' of nn
ture, ho was no less devoled to art.
To him photography wns n pastime
It wiib not his profession. For the
puro lore of nitturc and of nrt nud
with no thought of pccunlnry gain he
had accomplished tho very font which
the two business men hnd thought so
dlfllcult, nnd by a curious coincidence
be nppearcd nl tho ofllco to exhibit
tbo result of his work nt tho preclso
moment when Its desirability wus be
ing discussed.
BURIED LIVING PERSONS.
Horrible Custom of Japan Prior to
Year 640 A, D.
Prior to thu year did A. D. tho Jnpn
neso hnd one of tho most horrible bur.
lal customs tbat cau be Imnglncd thnt
of burying all tho Immediate friends
and retainers of a prince or other per
son of nolo lu n standing imslilon
uround thu potentate's gravu and lenv
lug them In the enrth up to their ueeks
to perish of thirst and hunger.
The custom cniiuot be said to have
been general as Into ns the dale given,
for thu Japaneso records prove that In
tho time of tho P.mpcror Sulnln i07:i)
It. CI the burial rites of royal person
ages were so modified as to partially
abolish former cruelties. Speaking of
a young brother of Sulnln. who died
nnd had his retlntio burled standing
around his grave, the old record says:
"For mnny days they died tint, but
wept nnd cried aloud. At last (hoy
died. Dogs nnd crows assembled nud
ate off their heads. The emperor's
compassion was aroused, and he de
sired lo change the mnutier of burial
When the empress died, soon nfler, the
mikado Inquired of his olllrers If some
thing In the wuy of n change could
uot be suggested, and ono proposed to
muko clay figure of men and bury
them as substitutes."
That this did not entirely do nwny
with tho former custom Is proved by
an edict Issued In the year 010 A I).;
tho dntu given llrst above, which for
budo the burial of living persons nnd
provided ii (tenuity fur further adher
ence to the awful rltu. St Louis He-
public.
Old Time Personally Conducted Tour.
Tbo cnmpnullo looked down upon the
tint agencies for conducted tours of
which we have record. Five hundred
yours ago Venice controlled the pilgrim
trullle o the Holy Laud, mid quite n
uutuber of ilvms made u good thing of
It They had their olllces lu St Murk's
square, with all the tipparulus of ud
vertlseiiieut hoardings, Hags mid com
mlstfloiiulreH. The contract stipulated
how much spncu aboard a ship and
what food each pilgrim wus to get.
uud thu ugeuts undertook not merely
to curry tho pilgrim across the sea. but
to conduct him personally to Jerusalem
aud to take over ull negotiations with
the olllclols. For the whole Journey
thu charge was 25 to 110 ducats, a third
to bo paid beforo starting, u third In
Palestine and a third ufter returning
borne. Manchester Guardian.
Written In Slang.
Matthew Henry's commentary ou the
Hlblo wus written for the common peo
ple and lu the slung of the day In
commenting on Judges ix ha says;
We are here told by whnt acts Ablme
lech got Into tbo saddle. He hired for
his service all the scum and scoundrels
of tbo country. Jothuin wita really u
flnu goLtleman, The Secbemltes were
tbo first to kick him off. Tbey suld
all tbo ill tbey could of him In their lu
ble talk. They drank beultb to bis cou
fusion."
A Bold, Bad Man.
Tbe phrase "A bold, bad roan," now
worn threadbare and comic, belongs to
Speuser, who applied It to the Arcbl
uogo of "Tbe Faerie Queeno" (I, I, 37;
A bold, bad man that dared to call by
name
Qrcat Gorgon, prince of darkness and
dead night.
Unreasonable.
"I suppose your chief creditor Is very
rich."
Well, I should say so. nut even at
that be acts as though I were living
above bis means." Fllegende Blatter.
A 8afs Lover.
Perkins Does tbe youug man who
la courting your daughter leave at a
leusonnble hour? Pater Yes; I have
no reason to klck.-lloaton Transcript
To see rood In a heart that seems
evil Is to beget good there. William
Henry Pbcl(.
"An Old Police Trick."
Defending u man charged at West
Ham with drunkeuness, a solicitor
said: "It's a very old trick for two
pollcemeu wben taking a man to tbe
station to walk out of step. The re
sult Is that tbe prisoner lurches from
one side to tbe other, and bo la sup
posed to be unable to walk without as
sistance." Tendon Standard.
You can do In a second what It takes
years to get over regretttug. wew
York Press.
WOMEN IN PORTUGAL.
They Do All the Hard Work While
Lazy Men Loll and Smoke.
Tho lot of women lu Portugal Is not
nn enviable otio, according to Mr. Au
brey F. O. Bell, who In his book, "In
Portugal," thus describes tho labor
that falls to tholr share:
"Portuguese men nro so notoriously
Indolent that It is no exaggeration to
sny that two-thirds of the work of Por
tugal Is dono by women. To them the
Portuguese word mottrejnr Is really up.
pllcnblo. since, In fact, they work like
Moors or slaves. They work In the
Holds and appear to bear (he hrtttit of
the labor.
"In ono field the woman In tho heat
of tho day draws up bucket after buck
et of water while thu nut n sits perched
In n shady olive tree. In the neighbor
lug Held n in nn watches six women at
work among tho inn be. In u third
n group of women stand working lu
, the summer sun while n group of men
sit nt tho snmo work under n vine trel
, Us.
"Hverywiioro nro to tie seen women
with hugo londs of Immense weight,
while tho men accompany them empty
handed. Tho man lies In his ox cart
and must hnvo n clgnrro nnd n cope of
wine or brandy nfter his hard day s
work, or he sits at his counter and bids
his wife go out Into tho cruel sunshine
to fetch n heavy btllen of water ot
oilier provisions. Women work In the
quarries. Women row heavy burgiw
Wherever thoro Is hard work women
nro to bo found."
THE RISE OF NEW YORK.
It Dates From the Time That the Erie
Canal Was Opened,
If we seek tho original creator ot
lauded wealth In New York we must
look over tho heads of Astor and the
Ooolels to De Witt Clinton, thu limn
who In 1H2ft pushed lo completion the
Krlo canal.
Up to thitt tlmo Now York was not
Inevitably marked out for tho Amor
lean metropolis. In 1800 Philadelphia
was uetuitlly n larger city, nnd llnltl
more, wllh lis splendid harbor nnd lis
Inland river coiiiinuiilcntlon, confident
ly expected lo grasp the nation's com
tucrt'lnl leadership,
Hut the Krlo canal changed (he situ
ntlon In n twinkling It placed the city
lu coiiitniinlcntlon wllh Inland New
York-nn agricultural empire lu Itself,
whine wealth hud previously flowed
by way of the Husqiichunnn river to
Baltimore and New York became the
seaport fcr the agricultural states bnr
derlug on the great lakes.
Until the Frio cniml was opened It
hnd cost $S8 it ton to transport when!
from Buffalo to Albany With this
new wnterwny tbo cost fell to some
thing more than ?-V A string of cities
several of which became Inrge ones,
sprang up along Its course, nil trtbu
tary to New Vork.-Burlon J Heiidrlck
lu McClurc's Magazine.
Uneonecloue Bravery.
At n place called Aughlii, iilsiut for
ty miles south of Bangkok, a China
man and his wlfo cultivated n small
sugar cano plantation, The man had
been greatly annoyed by having his
cane caton by his nelghliors' buffalo
calves. Coming homo one evening Just
nt (mrk, ho saw what ho' thought was
ono of tho marauders at work on the
cano. Stealing silently up behind It
ho struck It n mighty blow with a
heavy club. Tho niilmal dropped with
out a sound. Tho Chluamati told his
wife what he had dotiu nud added
"That calf will steal no more of m
cano." In the morning ho found that
the "calf" was n full grown tiger He
hnd killed It by breaking Its neck. Just
ns the woman of Nam hnd done. And
John wns so much Impressed with his
own nnrrow escnK that lie look lo hi
bed ami was sick for n week. toutli s
Companion.
A Glass Neddie Stiletto.
As diabolical u specimen of murder
ous Ingenuity ns ever was discovered
by tho Kllce wns found one day In the
possession of a Chinaman who had
been working In n laundry In New Or
leans and who wus believed lo have
Intended using it itoii his employer
It was a tiny stllello, wllh a handle
about as thick us u curt tent it's pencil
and a blado four Inches long of glass
pointed us keenly us a needle. A tin;
groove hnd beeu (lied uround the blade
close to tho hilt Suppose It was drlv
en Into a roan's body. It would be ccr
tuln to brek off at the groove nud
leave three lucbes of glass deep lu hl
flesh. What Is more, the puncture
would lo so tiny thnt It would prob
ably closo at once and show no mark
not even a single drop of blood
Wouldn't Have Mined,
Aa a battalion was returning from
riflo practice at the ranges a shot wus
discharged from tho leading company,
apparently by accident, but tho bullet
passed uncomfortably closo to the colo
nel. "Look here," ho roared to tho cup
talu of the company, "who tired that
shot?" "Sir," replied the oflicer proud
ly, "It can t bo a man of my company,
for tbey are all first class shots." Lou
don Globe,
Refined Rooting,
Tbo English root very politely-
When a cricketer lands a fly tbo
bleacherltcs yell! "Oh, Jolly well
caught! Oh. very well caught In
deedf Sometimes when a player
playa unusually well tbey wrlto blm a
note tho next day. Louisville Courier
Journal.
Well Satisfied.
First Negro I boab tbat Androw
Jackson Jones am run over by nn au
totnoblle. Did be get any satisfac
tion? Second Negro ne suttloly did
He took de machine's number, played
policy wlf it an won J10l-8atlro.
A Different Mission.
"Well, old man, how! tricka?"
"Mlaa Wallaby accepted ma last
night"
"I suppose you aro around today ac
cepting congratulations."
'No: I'm around today trying to bor
row $200 to buy tbe ring." Louisville
Courier-Journal
Alike, Yet Different
Mrs. Youngbrldo My husband is very
determined. He never gives up. Mrs.
Kloseflst (sadly) Neither doea lulne.
iioston Globe.
THE OPEN MOUTH.
Causes That Induce It When We Are
Intently Listening.
Why do we opcu our mouths wheu
Intently listening?
Thoro are thrco causes, entirely in
dependent of one another, but acting
in unison, for this action. Thoro Is a
passageway called tho eustachian tube,
connecting tbo back of tho throat and
tho middle ear, tho pnrt behind the
drum. When Intently listening wo
hold our breath, and this permits
sound waves to enter tho mouth nud
vouch thu eustachian tube, nud in this
way they reach tho drum nnd re-en
forco tho sound waves that como
through the natural channel, the outer
ear.
In concentrated attention tho mind Is
fully engrossed In tho onu subject, and
It loses control over voluntary muscles
thnt uro not directly nffected by tho
subject or tho process Involved In tho
motor activity that accompanies men
tal activity. The muscles nrc relaxed,
tho lower Jaw drops, nnd this opens
the mouth.
The third cause Is rofcrahlo to ata
vism, or the tendency to return In form
or action to nn early type. Karly man,
like tho nnltnals, was urged to action
by the fundamental Instincts, self
preservation nnd race preservation.
His two nlins were to secure food nnd
avoid or destroy enemies. Like the
nnlmnts. when his nttentlon wns nt
traded by n sound he placed himself
In (he attitude for Instant defense, nt
lack or securing food. In (his nltltudo
his mouth wns open to grasp Instantly
what camo In his way. The tendency
to open (ho mouth when Intently lis
tening still remains. New York Amer
ican. DIG THEIR OWN GRAVES.
English Army Methods In the Execu
tion of Condemned Spies.
The ceremony of disposing of n con
demtied spy In (he Fugllsh army nl
wuys follows n definite precedent.
The unfortunate man Is surrounded
by n detachment of Infantry, and nfler
he Is provided with n pfek nud shovel
he Is mnrched off (o n selected spot
ami ordered (o dig his own grave
This ilotie, the tools are (alien from
111 in nud his eyes are bandaged. The
attending chaplain rends portions se
lected from the burial service, nnd
from the ranks of (he escort twelve
men nro selected nt random by (he
olllcer In chnrge.
These men, hnvlng stacked (heir own
rifles, are led (o where twelve other
rifles nro nwnlttng them, six of which
nro loaded wllh blank cartridges. One
of these Is handed to each man, so
that no one knows whether the rllle
ho holds contains it bullet or not, and
none can say for certain thnt (he shot
tired by him killed (he prisoner. The
firing party thou marches lo nn np
pointed position The coinmninls"Pro
sent!" "Fire!" are given, nnd nlnmst
before the last word rings out (he
volley Is tired nnd the spy falls Into
(ho grave he hns dug.
Nearly every man Is more or less nf
fee ted on being selected to form me
of (he firing party, and many men
hnvo Ih'oii known to faint nwny on lx
Ing singled out, while others nro so
overcome ns lo lie scarcely able (o
pull (he triggers of (heir rifles,
Carlyle's Bluntneie,
Thomas Curly lo once look Lord
Houghton (Itlclinrd Mllnosi to tusk In
regard to the proixxcd pension fut
Lord Tennyson, "Itlclinrd Milne," suld
Curly le, taking his pipe out of hi
mouth, "when nro ye gaiiii lo get thai
pension for Alfred Tennyson?" Millie
tried lo explain (lint (here were dllll
cullies lu the way and that HHlhly In
constituents who knew nothing nlmtit
Tennyson would accuse him of helm
concerned lu n Job were he to succit I
In gelling the desired pension for Ih
poet "Itlclinrd Millies," replied I In
nge, "on the day of Judgment, when
the Lord usksyo why yedldua gel (h i
pension for Alfred Tennyson. It'll nod
to lay the blame ou your ionlltiii'nt
It's you that'll be damned"
Vulcan.
Vulcan, thu god of nuctont blmli
smiths nud meliil workers, was hum
In consequence of n prelty Iwrd fn''
ho hud In his early days. Jupiter and
Juno had a row, uud Yuleaii sided
with his mother against the old gen
Human, who promptly kicked hlin mil
of heaven. He fell for a whole duj
nud lighted ou (he Island of Lcmiiiw
hruku his leg and received as severe
a slinking up us though he had tuin
bled down mi elevator shaft Aest-u
lupins set his leg, but, having only Just
received a diploma, did a ssr Job, and
for n long time Viilcnii went on n
crutch.
Beloved of the Qodt,
MIns Mary Anderson iMmo. Navnr
ro) In the play of "Pygmalion and Gal
atea" once turned wllh outstretched
arms toward the audience. She was
supposed to bu apperllug to heaven
"Tho gods will help me!" sho cried
At onco with ono nevoid the "gods" of
the gallery roared resimtiso, "We will!'
A Belt and a Bull.
Sergeant Now, then, Murphy, what's
(he trouble? Murphy-I'm looking for
me belt, sur'ut. Sergeant-Well, until
you've got It onl Murphy Thankee
sur'ut If you hadn't told me I would
hnvo gono out without Itl-I.oiidou An
swers.
Of No Value.
Bailiff (In artist's llati-H'in, noth
Ing worth much here. What's In the
studio? Servant Less stlll-nothliig
but pIctures.-Fllegendo Blntter.
Life Is thb i-hlld'iood of our I mm or
tallty - Goethe.
Tho Way It Happened.
iti-nther Lobstock-How did yo' all
got yo' nose busted? Ilrothor Tump
1 done slipped down an' piumu in on
my buck. Brother Lobstock But,
tinrnn ft t-ruillni-SS. MQh. VO' I10SU lSIl't
located on j'o' back! Brother Tump-
No. sah. an" necuer was uruuuer
Wflck.-Puck.
Ambiguous.
"Why did you spend bo much money
on your wife's funeral?" asked a muii
of a neighbor.
"Ah, Blr," was the reply, "sho wouia
br.vo douo as much for mo uud moro,
too, with pleasure,"
UNCONSCIOUS COUNTING.
Train the Mind to Number Grouped
Objects at a Glance,
It hns nlwnys formed n part of tho
professional conjurer's education to nc
quire tho power of making Instant
mental note of many objects. A Gor
man ndvocuto of the theory thnt every
ono should cultlvnto some similar sys
tem of counting has suggested that thu
ability of most persons of distinguish
lug from thrco to flvo objects nt a
glnnco may bo so perfected that t lie
mind will And It possible to tnko note
of nt least thirty articles In the same
length of tlmo. This nuthorlty, Proyer,
hns declared that ho can count thirty
objects of tho emtio kind as easily an
other persons can count thrco or four.
Apart from Bticb usefulness ns this
acquired power tuny Impart tho meth
od of teaching it Is of interest The
test of ono's ability In counting Is cnsl
jy mndo by placing several small oh
Jects, such ns pins or coins, under a
sheet of paper nnd then lifting tho pa
per so thnt ono mny glance nt tho ar
ticles nnd glvo an itnmcdlnto guoss ns
(o their number.
At llrst (ho cyo finds It posslblo to
distinguish only thrco or fcttr objects,
but practice soon enables the experi
menter to mnnago any under ten with
facility. Above thnt number tho proc
ess becomes more dlfllcult. Conscious
counting Is uot permitted. The arti
cles must bo merely "valued."
To perfect oneself In this prnedce
black spots, forming various geotnclrl
cat ilgures, may be mnde upon squares
of white cardboard, (ho number bclu
gradually Increased nud tbo positions
nltered.
It Is said thnt the sensation of a
person practiced In unconscious count
ing when looking attentively nt large
numbers of objects Is thnt their num
ber "shoots rapidly through the bend."
Phllndelphlii Itecord,
SAVAGES OF ECUADOR.
The Jlbnros Gave One Spanish Gov
ernor Hie Fill of Oold.
If you nre looking for a real wild
Indian seek thu Jlhuro. I'orhnps you
never heard of him, but you should,
for he's tho wildest, most savage and
uncultured typo of redskin who thrives
today. Wnr nnd thu .11 1 mm nre synony
moils. No other Indian tribe In history
has so determinedly nnd successfully
resisted effoits to conquer It as (tils
trlhu of the .llliitro.
Today Hie .llbnro, l.l.ono strong, rule
supreme over tho vast forest regions
of Kiieador between the Suiiihnio ami
Patuso rivers nnd southward to the
Aiiinxon, It Is one of the most plctur
esque and primitive of nil surviving
tribes of redskins. Once when imrtly
subjugated (o Ssinlsi rule Ihey were
goaded lo rebellion by enforced Inlwr
lu (he mines of (heir taskmasters and
marched 20.000 strong Into the strong
hold of their enemy nnd In one night
completely annihilated the 12,000 In
habitants. Ah au exiimplu or their
savagery Ihey killed (he governor by
pouring molten gold down his throat In
order (lint ho "might have his III! ot
gold."
Llko Incites nre still pursued, nud
tho Jlbnro Is little molested. Wnr Is
their normal condition, their favorite
weapons being the Inure, Ihu Javelin
nnd the blow gun wllh poisoned in
rows, which have served them with
deadly eltleleticy.
Little Is known of (heir religious or
inylhologlcHl beliefs There are about
1,100 Jllmrtw who nre Christians, hut
few of these Hie of (lie full blooded
typo nnd are scorned by (he majority
of the ttlla Mss..narles say the Jl
bums Mill never I i. ik trout undent
customs tnl ho le I n yclnis'iHa
BULBS
wantE'Stains succcedi
SPECIAL OFFERS
Au.u u bulla tw iuUm.
t f 41 Mill mk ftti ft trtui!iiii sub) "
tnmr. nLifa tlon tfUArkUttnxl ur uur 1
mourr rr(uoic4.
rilrTveT4lsi'MaTU. (J ism MiiMatB setlM liia
I Imimu. Mia. c itew- a. !WfiU.
r tu, vti( ?, ii w, bmm) im, bmuim, iiwiiw,
rt4 Uf, lt I if. ftrt4 f wlf, Mte4u4
I ii4UuT"M, -
Wlltlo-ilty
til 4H4.11M.II I ..
hijnij an ui'.NTf
HNMM,UH.Um4H-"I lllllMli, uum
I ffaj .--, I M4 w Hm IU Ml
L la CtmaMitriU f !!. IMMlM WlUMt I
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IHIHI,i IWNIMIUHNIIttM,
iH. W. Buclbes
171V BUCIBlt IV
kociroiD, iix.
Northern I'aclilc Railway
t .irr.tr.t I .n.. .n t
I I MINI, ST J'HIN
Klllr kli. . ii Ha 7 a Hi
Nor 111 I luikt l.iniil, it t m Nt.it It hunk - jj U)
AlUnlu Kir vik l-uu't sound nil . m
Atluntu ..ijjit'ia S.. nil FMuk lo im hi
ThihL'Uv Kinirx w ruart fcouu.l - vis u
TwiHl'hv IUijims w Nurltt Hank --tisiimi
iiatwu ittiirrMvia i-ui auuuu iiiji Hi
Kastcrn KvirU North HaaL iv.isa as
Mh Klvcr Itxiir via North Mask - 7 M tw
I'Siitt huuu4 I.liniuU, sis ii w . (Irays llattoM
soil South Mtati liram-hrs.
Yacolt IMtxHtitr I ll p. w
AKKIV1NO ATbT. JOIINb
Noitli Coast Mulled tia NcxtbaVsiik j m
N'cMlh Cmi l.tMilril via I'Mgct souutt -641 a Ml
No, l-uclfic IUtirM tin North Hauk . j 45 a. m
No I Uri he mint" via l-uiftt Sou ml - Mi (i. iu
I'ncltk lupit" vut North luuk j so p. hi
I'adfic ItxorrM Ma I'uarl Souuil 6 41 a. HI
Wcateiu JUiir. ia N 01 III Hauk 7 suit. HI
Mo. Kitrr IIiuihi via Noilta hauk 7 si a w
Mo Klvcr lnrw tia I'uurl hound - - 1 11 u. Hi
I'oitUmd rat'owa At trail h Itxpia . j 11 ji at
I tout olywuto. South iHrml ami fata) llarfcor
I'ujKt Houud I.iHiMttt 6 6 P w
Ysoolt l'amirr - ojia. w
O. M. Cornell. Acut.
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway.
I.KAVINCi ST. JOHNS
I'atluthigc lawUKr lor l.iU. (ioklTUibt. Ore-
Ifou 1 ruufc ami lorai imuui 4J n
Iulaud Itiaiiir Itiwea. 10 11 a. m.. lor Chicaa.
i a
Cbicaao.
SI faul. Owafea. KsHtssCUy.SI. Mml. Walla
WaMa. Ibuco. Umiarvrlt f jraiuldallct. (.aid'
dale. White aslHwo. Vancouver aatl flivgou
Trunk coaucctioo.
Noith Hauk l.ltuitW 7 5 p. w.: lor ChkaKO St.
i-uui, uiuaiiA. lisuso my. at. ihih), atwitaH,
Sri;iw, KlUvUlc. I.uul. I'asco, KoovU. ami
Vancouver.
Columbia Kivtr (.owl. s-SJ p ui . tor Vaacouvcr,
Cauia. WIUU haluioti. l.yl. (rWKiailt.I.IIM
I'atlbrhliic awl all later uwdiat Btatiou.
AKKIVINO AT ST. JOHNS
Iulaud Ituiulre lUlrn. 7 li.ui; Irow Chlca
to. sh i-aui. KwaHa. miuhi ihv. h
IamiU.
auukaue, Kuraijiif
ue. KlUvUlc l.ltul. Item.
KooMVcll.Orai
1.- White twluiou.aud Van
couvcr.
North Hank Limited, 7 js a. lu ; trout Chicnuo,
m. raw, oawna, nausas i-uy i i,ouu, wsim
Walla. Hues, Rouacvetl aad Vaucouvtr.
ColuMbia Klvr Lotal y ji a. hi : Irom Clitt.
OraaddalbM. (iohfandak. I.yU WhUa KalwoH,
Cassat, vaacvum auu an iMcrutwiiaic lu-
ilAU,
l'allbsi
lMeaui ias 11. u. Irowi I.vle. Cukl-
cwie iwmhii
OW1MSSM.
lstS m JfeiHj4ut1
g. i. iwucdi
1 Alicut,
ORDINANCE NO. 497
An Ordinance Adopting and
Prescribing the Form in
Which Improvement Bonds
of the City of St. Johns
Shall he Executed,
The city of St. John does ordain ss fol
lows: Section I. Thnt nil improvement homli
to be hrrcnflcr issued by the city nf St.
Johns slmll he in thn form nnd slmll con
tain recitals substantially ns follows:
United Steles of America
State of Oregon
County of Multnomah
Number (Amount) Dollars
City of St. John
Improvement Honda
Know All Men Uy These Presents: Thnl
the city of St. Johns, in the county of
Multhomnli, Stnte of Oregon, for valun
received hereby acknowledge itself In.
debtee! to and piomises to pay the bear,
er the sum of
(Amount) Dollars
in gold coin of the United Slates of
America on the day of A.
D. 19. .. without arsce.willi interest there.
on from thn date hereof until the prinei
pal sum shall be redeemed nt the rate of
six tier cent, tier nnnum, rmvnble semi-
anns.illy in like gold coin on the.... day
of and the .. day of of
each yenr, ns evidenced by and upon the
surrender of the annexed coumms. ns
they severally become due, provided thnt
this bond nnd others of the some series
aro redeemable in their numrricnl order
rotmtienciiiK with No. I, nt lite option of
city of St, Johns, at any interest paying
terioil nt or niter one year I mm tlie date
lereof. bv iiublishinu notice of such re
demption in a newspaper published nud
of geneinl circutnlion in Multnomah
county, Oregon, for nt lesst sixty das pri
or thereto, nnd by mailing copy of such
notice to (name ol purclmser ol issue or
pails of Issuo.) Doth prittciMil and inter
est payable at the olfice of tha treasurer
of lite city of St. Johns, Oregon, or nt the
Fiscal nitency of the stale ol Oieuon in thn
ritv nnd state of New York, nt the option
of the holder lieteof.
This bond is one of n sot lea nf bonds of
like dale nnd tenor issued I'V the city of
St. Johns, under authority ol nnd In full
cnmplinllcn willi the rhniter of the rily
of St. Johns nnd amendment thrrrlo, iiimI
the law ii tul constitution of the State nf
Oregon nnd in pursuance nf resolutions
and ordinance of Bftkl city July imed,
approved, tecoidetl, ntithelltkwted mid
puliliihrtl n required ny law. lor me pur
pose of prociiiiiiK the necessary mean to
py the rust nod expense ( improving
street nnd laying of sewer ami i nn ehli
Httlon of thn ctlv of St. Johns afmossUI
nnd the faith nnd credit ol mh! city and
nil the rent nnd peisonul nropeily therein
am hereby pledged for the piompt poy
iiient of this bond and Interest st maturity.
And it is heiebv declared ami certibed
thnl nil nets, condition olid thin nee
essnry lobe dono and lo nxisl precedent
lo and in the issuance of this bond havn
been done, happened and pel formed nnd
do exist ill regular mid due time and foim
ns required by the law Slid toivulilnliou
of the date of Oiegoti, ami that this bond
iocs not exceod the stulutmy HmU.xIWm.
In Witne Wlucof. the city of Si. Johns
by its council has mused this Imml to lie
sigiketl liy it msyur and C4)imtersisuei ny
II recorder, nnd its cor iterate mmI lit bo
hereunto nlliied nud the interott coupon
hereto ultarhed In te slanrd by its mayor
nnd recorder ami this IhmuI to lw dated
the... day of A.D., 1')..
Mnyor.
Counteislunvd
City Keeenlor
Section 2. Thnt inlereat euHms shall
lie attached lo aahl Iwnds executed by
signature, fne simile sitfnatuni ttf by lUlm
Hraiihd lac simile 4Nluie of the mayor
niMirocordor.which )mi!I bain substantially
the fallowing form:
No (Amount)
On the . lUy of 19 . l!w
city of St. John, State of Oisgati. win ptty
tin benirr (i Amount) at lite oifcc ttf lit
j c ily Ire isurer of St. lolilu, OroatMt, or Hi
the I i-cl wMem y of the Mate Qrefttm,
in ihe city noil slats of New Yml at the
f.f.t..l ol the holilvr. boing eix HtttHths'
intricsl ihru due on it inqtrovomsnt
bon.dlrd 19... No
Mayor.
(( ity Kef older.
.Section i. That all wdtHMHce and wiU
of i.riluiHiH rs in i-onttkt wftli lb tnvi
ions of tin ordinance, (h h for w arty
u'h coiiIIh I rxiK be ami lUo all we a 10
horrln rrl raUd.
f In. 11 -4 All iaewo Hi lsinis wUalt
havr I '11 lit-rHofot) mmJo ant) which
may comply with lh roquirowswU f
this ordinance are Itoroby rttllfiod aU!
vahdutrd
, I'.u.r l bv the lOOHcil ihU the 6th MMy
of August. I9..
Approved by the mayor this 6th my w
A"ut. 1912 . .
A. A. MUCK. Mayor.
Ailrsl
I A Ml ... City lUcordar.
I 'nl. lulled in tha St. John Ravww Ah)
9, Vii
Proposals lor Slreel Work
Scaled prniKiaals ill be received t
tbe oihee of tut- recorder of tbe city of
ht. Julius until Auk.17. 191. ot S o'clucb
p. ui. for lit liuiwoveuiciU of MsUUtoll
street iruui the easterly side llus ot
Keueca street lo tbe westerly side line
ui Mycr street, iu the WMtwr
iifovidwl by ordiuauce No. 4Di. tub
ject to the proviklous of tbe vbsrUir awl
ordiuances of the city of St. Jobus, attd
tlie eatiuiate ui tbe city t-njtlueer. ou file.
The eUKiueer'a estiutate i iBl.lS.
Hid uitikt he strictly iu aicoroaitce with
priuted blank which will be futw
Uhed 1111 applivatiou at the office ol tbe
recorder of the city uf St. Johns. Attd
anid improvement must be couiptctml ou
or before 6u days froui the last publics.
tiou of notice of piotMMhl for aabl work.
No prupoaali or bid will bt considered
itulesa accouipauied by a ceitiAed chock
Jwyable to tbe mayor of tbe city of Si.
olius, certified by a reuaut4blo bHHk
or au siuouut eul to ten wr cent, of
tbe aggregate ikouossI.
Tbe right to reject any and all bids is
liereby reserved.
Hy order of the city council.
V. A. RICH,
City Rawiibr.
Published iu the St. Jobus Ksvltw
August 0, luaiul J, 1912.
The following list of legal Uluk
are kept for sflle Ht tliU offlc) nnd
otlier.s will be ntltletl as thu deiumul
arises;
Warranty deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds, Realty and Chatttt! MqxI
Bogus, Satisfaction of Mortgflfius,
Contracts fot Sale of Rwilty, lTUbi
of Sate, I.eatuM.
All tlmo blanks at th Uniform
price of 300 pur doion,