GOOD BY TO STEPS
NO MORE CLIMBING AFTER ELEVATOR
IS CONSTRUCTED.
Judge Ryan Asks City Council For Fran
chise to Operate Elevator! and Electric
Railways He Has Been Working on tb:
Project 13 Years. .
At List night's meeting of tlio city
council County Jndge Thomas F. Ryan
asked for a 15-yeur franchise to con
struct elevutors, to cany freight and
passengers, on any street or streets in
the city, to ran from the lower p:irt of
towu to the top of tlio bluff. Ho also
linked for a franchise to construct an
electrio railway on Fifth s'rojt to the
city limits and on Center street south
to Caucmah. The railway is intended
to connect with the elevutors and if the
construction is pushed the company
which Judge Ryan will form will ex
tend the railway out to Molalla and
other portions of the county. The
ordinance was read and will come up
at I he February meeting of the council.
Ever since 1889 Judge Ryan has been
figuring on the project of building
elevators to carry passengers and'
freight from down towu to the bluff
and to connect the elevator with an
electrio railway on the bill. With
Tom P. Randall he trk'd for over two
years to secure nn ordinance from the
council and was successful in 1SU1.
After that franchise was granted Judge
Ryan applied to the county court for
a right of way for his railway line on
the Mollala road but it was refused,
the court taking the position that the
road was too narrow, although but two
of the property owners living along
the road had signed the petition to the
court praying that the right of way be
granted. The promoters of the project
had subsidy subscribed to construct the
electric railway six miles out on the
Molalla road and to build and place
in operation two elevators, but after
they were turned down by the court
the matter was dropped.
SEATIN3 CAPACITY OF 1000.
Oregon City's New Opera House Will Accom
date a Lot of People.
The announcement that tlio Oregon
Water Power & Railway Commpany
will construct an opera house in the
upper story of its new freight house
with a seating capacity of 1000 is
gladly received here. It is certain
that more people would attend the
aters wero the building situated more
centrally and tlio new play house
will probably bo the means of bring
ing l etter shows here than the average
has been. The interior will bo ar
ranged so that tho floor may bo used
for a ball room or for any public pur
pose The galleries will bo perma
nent, seating (iOO people, but the re
served tiers on tho lower floor will be
a takedown arrangement, so that the
floor may be entirely cleared. The
new structure will bo commenced
in a short time and will bo on the
corn cr of Main and Third streets.
CHURCH SERVICES.
At St. Paul's Church the services
next Sunday will be as follows : Cele
bration of the holy Communion at 8
A. M. Sunday school at 11. Morn
ing prayer and sermon at 5 p. m.
Tho sermon at tho morning service
will be on "The Star of tho Epiph
any," and at tho 5 o'clock services
on "Sons of January." At this
service Miss Mary Conycrs will sing a
new effertory solo.
Annual Epiphany Party.
The annual Epiphany party and
parisli reunion of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church was held in Willamette hall
last evening. The hall was crowded
with the guests of tho church. A short
program was rendered. There were
songs by the Maccabee quatette and C.
A. Miller, and rercitatious by Francis
Galloway and Miss Bessie Warner.
Brief talks were made by Revs. Simp
son and Chambers, of Portland. Re
freshments were served and dancing
was indulged in untill a late hour.
Annual Meeting of Ladies Aid Society.
Yesterday afternoon the annual
meeting of tho ladies Aid Society of
the Congregational Church was held
in the church parlor. The society was
entertained by Mrs. E. S. Bollinger
nnd about forty members were pres
ent. Twelve new members were re
ceived. -Tho afternoon was passed in
conversi.tion mid refreshments were
served. All of the officers tf the so
ciety were re-elected for the current
year.
Pernio Installation Next Monday.
Crystal Council, No. 101, Order of
Pendo, met last Monday evening to
install officers but the pressure of oth
er business was so great that a iost
ponement wrs made until next Mon
day evening v hen the fo'lowiug officers
will be installed: Alice Cosrer,
Councilor; L D. Taylor, Pi.st Cocn
cilor; Maggie Bruner, Vice-Counoih r ;
May Taylor, Secretary ; Jennie Boylcs,
Treasurer; Emma Ecntly, Chaplain. ;
Eiumn Thomas, Guide.
JOINT INSTALLATION.
Meade Post, 0. A. H, and Meade Corps, W.
R. C, Install Officers Monday Evening.
Over 100 membes of Meade Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, and
Meade Corps, Women's Relief Corps,
sat down to a tempting repast in Wil
lamette Hall last Monday evening.
Tho tables were ladeu with delicacies,
served by the ladies of the corps. The
occasion was the joint installation of
the post uud corps and was the biggest
event in Grand Army circles that has
occurred in some time. The installa
tion of the corps by Past Depart
ment President Mrs. Emma Galloway
was especially interesting. The cere
monies werre conducted with music
and flags. S. P. P. C. Dauchy in
stalled the officers of Meade Post and
after the conclusion of the installation
the comrades indulged in remin in
censes of the days of 1801 05. Fol
lowing are the ollicers of Meade Post:
Jacob Martin, commander; L. W. In
gram, S. V. Commander ; Faxon Hay
ford, J. V. Commander; C. A. Wil
liams, Adjutant ; G. A. Harding,
Quartermmaster; A. B. Moore, Sur
geon ; J. Doremus, Chaplaiu ; C. F.
Horn, Officer Day ; C. W. Midlam, Q.
M. Sargeant ; F. H. Eoach, Sargeant
Major. Thy new officers of Meade
Corps are : Mrs. Martha Beach, Presi
dent ; Mrs. Margaret Williams, S. V.
President ; Mrs. Julia Tingle, J. V.
President ; Mrs. Mary A. Ingram,
Treasurer ; Mrs. May Bradley, Secre
tary; Mrs. Laura Williams, Chaplain;
Mrs. Paulino Schwatz, Conductor;
Mrs. Clara Mooe, Guard; Mrs. May
Chase, Asst. Condnctorr ; Mrs. Malind
Stewart, Asst. Guard; Mrs. Jennie
1$. Harding, Musician; Mrs. Rosina
Fouts, Patriotic Instuctor ; Mrs. Hen
riett Doroums, 1st Color Bjarer; Mrs.
Annie DrajxT, 2nd Color Bearer ; Mrs.
Amelia Martin, 3d Color Bearer; Mrs.
Louis Freemn, 4th Color Bearer.
Installation of Encampment Officers.
Falls Encampment, No. 4, Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows, held its
installation of officers in L O. O. F.
hall Tuesday evening. Installation
was conducted by Deputy Grand Pat
riarch E. A. Leigliton, who installed
the following officers: E.H. Cooper,
chief patriarch; J. F. Clark, senior
warden ; C. Midlam, high priest ; A.
H. Finnegau, junior warden ; E. J.
Noble, insiao sentry; C. O. T. Wil
liams, secretary; T. F. Ryan, treas
urer. Next Tuesday the members of Falls
Encampment, together with their
families, will go to Portland as the
invited guests of Golden Rule and
Ellison Encampments, and assist in
a joint public installation. After the
installation is held, a banquet will
be given to tho visitors.
Ancient Foresters Have a Spread.
Court Mount. Hood, No. 81)80, Anci
ent Foresters, initiated a , candidate
at its regular meeting last Monday
night. It was intended to hold instal
lation of officers but owing to high
water in Washington Installating
Officer Johnson did not arrive and the
installation will bo held Monday,
January 11). At the close of Monday
night's meeting refreshments were ser
ved and a social time was indulged
in. A lodge of Companions of the
Forest is in tho process of organiza
tion. A charter list has been secured
and as soon as tho necessary formali
ties are through with, the organiza
tion will bo effected. The Compan
ions of tho Forest is the women's aux
iliary of the Foresters and like all of
such auxiliaries is a great help and
benefit to the order. The ancient For
resters are growing steadily and now
have about 50 members.
Foresters Installation.
Court Robin Hood No. I), Foresters
of America, will install officers to
morrow evening, January 9, at Red
Men's Hall. Visitors will attend the
installation from Portland, after
which refreshments will bo served.
The following officers will be installed.
J. P. C. R., G. S. Freeman; C. R.
M. P. Chapman; S. C. R., M. Sugar
man; treasurer, J. A. Moore ;F..S. ,
F. W. Humphrys; R. S., W. E. Mar
shall; S. W., C. Rothe; J. W., G.'W.
Martin ; S. B., Fred Terry ; J. B. , J.
Shobe ; trustee, G. S. Freeman.
Royal Arcanum Install.
The (Ulcers-elect and several of the
members of Clackamas Council No.
2007, Royal Arcanum, went to Port
laud Tuesday night to join Oregon
and Willamette Councils in the instal
lation of officers for tho ensuing year.
The joint meeting was held in Aud
itorium Hall. After the council and
installation ceremonies, a spread was
tendered the visiting brothers by the
Oregon Council.
Maccabee Installation Tonight.
Tualatin Tent, No. 74, K. O. T. M.,
will install its officers tonight. State
Commander Sherwood will conduct
the installation and the officers are :
Commander, F.Gilligau; Lieut. Com.,
Lake May ; Record Keeper, E. E.
Taylor; Finance Keeper, M. Hyatt;
Chaplain, R. Vaughn ; Physician, E.
A. Sonimer; Sargent, R. D. Miller;
Master at Arms, J. R. Tun.er; 1st
Master Guard, C. Ross; 2nd Mister
Guard, F. Daliug; Sentinel, J. A.
Thornton; Picket, A. N. Fusoil
HITCHCOCK'S BIG AX
SECRETARY IS DOLNG THINGS TO ORE
GON OFFICE HOLDERS.
Surveyor-General Henry Meldruni Is Accused
of Neglect ol Duty and His Office Is
Said to Be Dilapidated He May Be Sus
pended Temporarily.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock,
following his breach with Commis
sioner Binger Hermann, is seeking the
scalps of his subordinates in Oregon,
and Surveyor-General Henry Moldruin,
well known as a Clackamas county
politician, is the man selected to sat
isfy the devouring appetite of the
secretary. A Washington dispatch in
this morning's Oregouian says:
Secretary Hitchcock now has before
him charges that have been preferred
against Surveyor-General Meldruni,
of OrepoM, which promises to result in
tho suspension, if not in the dismissal
of that official. Some time ago the de
partment became dissatisfied with the
manner in which the office was being
conducted, and a thorough investiga
tion made by its special agents. It is
their report that is now under con
sideration. One of the most serious
charges against Meldruin is that he
is addicted to the use of liquor, and in
consequence it is said neglects his
duties, being frequently away from
the office during ofllco hours, leaving
its control to subordinates. The Secre
tary does not wish to act hastily in
tho case, but will probably temporar
ily suspend Meldruni, placing the
office in the hands of one of his own
men for reorganization, as it is now
reported to be thoroughly dilapidated.
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Daniel Keller has brought suit in
the Circuit Court for a divorce against
Annie Keller, on tlio grounds of cruel
audinhuman treatment.
Katherine Ilolzman has brought
divorce proceedings against Frederick
Holzman, charging him with cruel
and inhuman treatment.
Annie L. Clowser has brought suit
for a divorce in the Circuit Court
against John Clowser, of Barlow, on
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and non-support. The plaintiff
asks for tho custody of the. two minor
children.
Decrees of divorce have been handed
down in the Circuit Court in tho fol
owing cases : Fannie . Kingsbury vs.
Jesse Kingsbury; Agnes Leland vs.
Joseph Leland; Sarah Terwadow vs.
Herman Terwadow ; Fred Kiseer vs.
Bertha A. Kiseer; Annie Clifton vs.
Samuel Clifton; Clara Dunn vs.
Thomas Dunn ; W. H. Hall vb. Laura
0. Hall; Nellie Fields vs. Arthur
Fields.
Justice of the Peace Stipp has com
pleted the jury list for District No.
4. From this list will be dawn the
jurors who will serve during the year
1908. .Tlio, district embraces the pro
ciirets of Oregon City, Willamette,
Aberuathy. Maple Lane, West Oregon
City and Cnnemah. The jury list
follows: Charles Swallow, John
Gaffuey, James Shelly, M. McGee
han, Joseph Beaulieu, E. L. Johnson,
Pat Harris, Samuel Jones, Elmer Dix
on, W. H. Smith, A. D. Hill, A. F.
Jones, William Rauch, W. Lawson,
J. H. Darling, H. J. Harding, Charles
Moran, Sam Ronke, J. A. Randolph,
W. W . Marrs, John Everhart, Luther
Mooro, F. M. Darling, Duano Ely,
Tom P. Randall, J. C. Warnock,
A. F. Parker, Solomon Garde, John
Morris, Fred Baker, C. Hettman, Tom
Hankins.Evan Williams.Eli Maddock,
C. G. Miller, C. C. Babcock, William
Partlow, Ward Lawton, W. H. H.
Samson, William J. W. McCord, John
Hickman, August Mautz, J. A. Jones,
Ernest Matthies.Richard Prier.George
T. Howard, Weldou Shank, Rol ert
Wilson, Allan Frost, Frank Forsburg.
Tho Fellows will case has at last
been settled and nn order was made
by the county court yesterday for tho
distribution of tho estate, which iB
worth about 17000. The will was
contested and newspaper readers will
remember that somo very interesting
testimony was produced at tho hearing
of the case. The contestants have
put in a claim of $2.)0 for costs, and
this amount is reserved from the dis
tibution until February 7, when the
hearing will be held.
John Kizer was yesterrday appoint
ed deputy road supervisor of district
No. 1, at New Era, Ho lives across
the river from New Era and there are
about 15 people, whoso work cannot
be handled to an advantage by the
supervisor, who lives in New Era.
Pode Jones has been appointed con
stable of Justice district No. 8, in
which Marquam precinct is situated.
The vacancy waB caused by tho re
moval of the former constable from
the precinct.
Born. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Guyton, January 1, at Grass Valley,
Or., a daughter. Mrs. Guyton was
formerly Miss Cora Mocre, of this
city.
THE QUEEN OF SPICES
CINNAMON, DELICIOUS AND SUGARY,
AROMATIC AND PUNGENT.
Tho DineoTerjr of II. Valuable Prop
erties Antedate Recorded Hiaforr.
Something; of It Car and the War
la Which It I Produced.
Cinnamon Is In Itself unquestionably
the most delicious of all spices, being
sugary as well as aromatic and pun
gent Many thousands of pounds are
consumed annually In every civilized
country, and It Is also highly appreci
ated by even semiclvlllzed and bar
barous nations where cullnury art aud
medicine have as yet made little prog
ress. Its uses In sweet cookery are Innu
merable, There are very few fruits
which are not Improved in preserves,
pickles and pastries by the addition of
more or less of this delicate bark. It is
an essential flavoring in all spice cakes
and ill many varieties of pies and pud
dings. In chocolate, confectionery,
candles, cordials and liqueurs cinnamon
contributes un Incomparable flavor.
Its medicinal value is well known
as nn antispasmodic and carminative
nnd tonic. Its use is recommended as
a preventive and remedy for cholera,
and in seasons when stomach troubles
prevail cinnamon drops are recom
mended as the most wholesome form
of candy for children.
The discovery of the valuable prop
erties of cinnamon antedates recorded
history, as It Is mentioned in the Bible,
in the book of Exodus, as one of the
Ingredients of the sacred oil with
which the priests were anointed. So
highly was the sweet bark esteemed
hy the ancients that even a small piece
was considered a tit gift for a king. It
Is always mentioned as an especially
choice substance hy Greek writers pre
vious to the Christian era. It Is said
that the Aral) traders, who first
brought It to Egypt and western Asia,
surrounded It history and production
with special tales of mystery aud
magic.
The clnnnnraon tree Is a member of
the laurel family, which-In the tropics
Is represented by n large number of
aromatic and medicinal trees and
shrubs.
There are several closely allied cin
namon trees, but the finest bark Is pro
cured from a species native to the Is
land of Cevlou, distinguished by bota
nists as Clnniimouluui zeylanlcum. lu
a state of nature this grows to be a
tree from twenty to thirty feet In
height, with rather large, oval, entire
margined leaves and yellowish flowers
succeeded by small, brown drupes re
sembling acorns In shape. The grayish
brown bark is Internally of un orange
color, which changes upon drying to
the characteristic brown which Is the
recognized name of a particular shade.
Almost every part of the tree yields
some choice substance and Is especial
ly rich In oil. The roots yield camphor
nnd the leaves itn oil resembling the
oil of cloves and often substituted fur
It, while from the fruit a substance
called cinnamon suet Is manufactured,
which Is highly fragrant and from
which In former times caudles for the
exclusive use of the king were made.
In the latter part of the eighteenth
century, while England was for a time
in possession of the spice Islands, cin
namon plants were among the choice
products that were Imported Into vari
ous other tropical regions, including
the West Indies, where in Cuba and
several other Islands It has become a
considerable article of commerce. Un
der cultivation It is not allowed to
grow into a tree, as the richest bark is
taken from shoots of from two to four
years' growth. The young tree Is,
therefore, cut and shoots from the root
are encouraged to grow. The majority
of these are cut when about ten feet in
height and the bark Is detached In ten
or twelve inch lengths. After lying In
bundles for n few days the bark Is
scraped by hand, both outside and n,
until reduced to a thin sheet These
sheets are then made up Into compos
ite "quills" by placing the narrower
and shorter pieces inside nnd rolling
tightly, forming llrmrods, which after
further drying are made into bundles
weighing about eighty pounds and
wrapped for shipping. Grocers divide,
assort and very neatly combine por
tions of these quills into small packets
for the convenience of their customers.
The oil of cinnamon Is made" by
grinding the coarser pieces of the bark
and soaking them for two or three
days lu sea water, followed by the
process of distilling. Two oils, one
heavier and the other lighter than wa
ter, are the product, both possessing
similar properties. The color varies
from cherry red to pale yellow, the
latter being preferred by most pur
chasers. ''
The work of distilling is light, and
an oil equal to the best Ceylouese is
now produced In Trinidad and various
other localities in Cuba and other West
India Islands.
As cinnamon commands a good price
and Its uses are coutluuully multiply
ing, there Is every inducement for ex
tending the area of Its cultivation, both
In the eastern and western - hemi
spheres. St Louis Republic.
A CrUla Met Half War
There were strict orders In the Phil
ippines regarding looting, and one day
a lieutenant's suspicious were aroused
by a private whom he saw peering ea
gerly under the piazza of a bouse on
the outskirts of Manila, writes Dixit
Wolcott In Harper's Magazine.
"What are you doing there?" he de
manded In his gruffest tones.
"Why. sir." said the soldier, saluting,
"I'm only trying to catch a chicken
which I've Just bought"
Lieutenant K. stooped and caught
sight of a One pair of fowls.
"There are two chickens under
tliere." he exclaimed excftedly. "I
bought the other one. Catch 'em both," .
OURWATERSUPPLY
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Six Hundred Consumers Are ' Supplied sod
Good Fire Protection Is FurnUbcd Fil
ter Plant Is ulvlaf Qood Satisfaction
Total Indebtedness Is $85,225 JJ.
The eleventh annual report of the
board of water commissioners was
presented to the city council last night.
It says in brief that an eight, inch
centrifugal pump, the duplicate of one
suppling the settling tanks, the same
to be used exclusively for washing
filters, has beeu installed- during the
summer. It is so arranged that it can.
pnmp into tho settling tanks in case of
emergency. The receipt from collec
tions from July. 1 to December 81,.
were 14470.60, and the total receipt
were $.5272.05. The disbursements
were 15293.11. The approximate value
of the city water works is $85,220 33.
Tho operating expeusos and fixed
charges for 11(02 were $4070 05. The
gross receipts for 1903 were $1)084 48
and for 1001 they were $8288, a net
increase of $71X1 43. The indebtedness
is as follows: Bonds bearing -6 per
cent, interest and having; one year to
run, $10,000. Floating debt at 0 per
cent, interest as outstanding warrauts, .
$11)4,31 49; total indebtedness, $29,
431 41). Six hundred consumers are
supplied through 6 miles of mains,
and fire protection is furnished from
sixty improved hydrants. The filter
plant lias now beeu iu constant opera
tion for nearly a year and in all that
time the water delivered into the
mains has been clear and sparkling and
the plant, which has cost $21,160 C4,
lias given the best of satisfaction.
Textile Workers Install.
Local Union No. 837, United Tex
tile Workers of America, held a moot
ing Tuesday evening iu their hall.
Twelve new members were taken in.
The following officers were installed
for the yoar : G. H. Marley, pesident ;
Maxwell Telford, president ; M. J.
Gleasou, recording and corespoudiug
secretnry ; E. E. Howell, treasurer ; J.
G. Beucke, financial secretary ; Win.
Wickham, guardian.
Union Trouble Ended.
The troublo between . the painters
union and Johnson . & Andews, who
were declared unfair for subletting a
painting contract to 8. 8. Mohler, a
non-union painter, was adjusted at a
meeting of the federal labor union last
Monday night. All sides of the ques
tion were presented and the contend
ing parties have agreed to drop the
matter. Tho difficulty will probably
result in the establishmen tof a central
labor body in this city.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Samuel Wolfor, of Needy, one of
tho prominent citizens of that part of
the county, was doing business iu Ore.
gon City Tuesday.
Floyd Warren, of Portland, visited
friends iu this city Sunday. '
Miss Anna Samuels, of . Portland,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Jones last Sunday.
Hon. Frank Williams, of Ashland,
visited W. S. U'Ron yesterday. Mr.
Williams was a member of the direct
legislation and helped the referendum
to victory last Juno.
John Luolling, from' Contra Costa,
Cal., is visiting his brother A. Luel
ling in this city.
Miss Harrio Versteig, who has beeu
stenographer for the Oregon City Mail'
ufacturing Company for the past six
years, has resigned her position to
enter the employ of Neustadter Bros.,
of Portland.
Mrs. W. H. Samson, who has been
viry ill for several days, is rei prted
much improved.
Tualatin Tent Knights Oregon City
Aggombly, United Artisans,, will hold
its monhtly members social in Wood
men Hall tonight.
Care In (hooalna; Glasses,-
A dealer In optical instruments de
clared that It gave him real pain to
note tho careless manner In which half
the persons In New York wear glasses.
"It is a wonder to mo," he said, "that
they don't bring on blindness. Id tho
first plnce, tho frames should always
bo fitted to Individual faces Instead of
being picked up Indiscriminately with
out regard for fuclal peculiarities. The
size of the lenses Is another important
consideration. Most of the glasses I
see on the street are too small. They j
should bo aH large as the face of the
wearer will permit for a lena of good
size not only affords better protection j
to the eye, but is more becoming than
a smaller one. Another tribulation of
the weak eyod Is duo to the reflection
from the edges of unframed glasses.
The eyelashes should be attended to lu
order to get tb best results from a
pair, of spectacles. Many lashes aro
worn so long tiut they brush, against
the glass. This U decidedly Injurious
New York Times.
""""nervous energy. .
Daat Overoraw Year Aeeeant la taa
BaaJc .( latere.
Too have a deposit of nervous energy
placed to your account In the bank of
your body. It may be large, lu which
happy case you are a millionaire In
strength and accomplishing power., or
It may be so microscopio as to- need,
careful husbanding and little expendi
ture to keep It from dwindling out al
together. But mauy millionaires become pau
pers, and some "dime savings" swell
Into millions. It depends upon the way
the capital is managed. You may
think you have so much, that there la
no need to be economical. You get up
in the morning and feel , the blood '
bounding through your veins like moun
tain cataracts, aud yon think you can
turn tho mill wheels of the world.
You work day and night or you play
day and night, which is sometimes
more exhausting, and go at the limit of
your speed all the time. You are over
drawing your bank account of euergy,
and that needlessly, for you probably
have enough to last a long aud useful
lifetime. It pays to sit down aud sharp. .
en your tools, and It adds cent per cent
to your body bank deposit..
Another with not half your brains
or bustle will get ahead of you In the
end, for he makes every act. every
thought, go straight to the murk. He
wastes no effort Everything- he does
means something. It helps toward some
given end. You spend a great deal of
ammunition on your quarry because .
yon are overanxious. Ue keeps cool,
takes steady aim and wings his bird.
You get wrinkles and frost tipped
temples and become a bankrupt lu vi
tality when you should 'be In your
prima Yeu have overdrawn the best
and most valuable bank account the
Lord ever placed on the books of life
the ability "to love and to work and to
play aud to look up at the stars."
A MONTE CARLO LEGEND.
Taa Starr taa Croupier Tall of taa
Wandering- Jew.
All gninblcrs are superstitious, and
some of their pet superstitions are now
o old us to have acquired the respec
tability of venerable tradltious. Tbe
croupiers of Moute Curio have an In
teresting set of traditional superstitions-of
their own, most .of which aro
entirely unknown to the many thou
sands of visitors who toy with the
"tiger" In that gilded court of chance.
The most striking of these Is the
tory of tbe WUuderlng .Jew, which the
croupiers believe-as fervently as they
do -that the bank .will dowu any "sys
tem" that ever was invented. There
la one day. and one day only. In the
year on which the rooms of the casino
at Monte Carlo are closed that Is on
Good Friday. When the rooms are
opened on the following day, they say,
the. first person to enter the "Grand:
Nouvelle Suite de Jeur" Is an old man ;
of venerable appearance. lie wastes
no time; but, walking straight to one
of tbe tables, he places .with the trem
bling fingers of extreme old age a
piece of money upon a certain number.
The wheel Is turned,, the croupier's ua
sal cry falls upon the ear, announcing
that the number' selected by the old
man has won. With a bitterly savage
exclamation the aged man seizes his
winnings, throws them about him and
hurries from the room to disappear, no
one knows where.
He la the Wandering Jew,1 and until
bo can lose a bet at Monte Carlo ho '
must continue his wanderings. .Get on .
tho "blind.Blde" of any of the old crou
piers of Monte Carlo, and they will tell .
you this legend. Have they seen him?
Of course they have and are fully per
suaded that the aged and mysterious
stranger is none other than the man
condemned to perpetual earthly wan
derings nearly 2,000 years ago.
An Obstacle to Piety.
A story told by a western congress
man Is about two brothers, Ed and
Jim, who dealt In wool at their homo
In Iowa. Jim went to a revival meet
lug (unthinkingly, ' the congressman
says) and "got religion." In his first'
burst of enthusiasm he told his brother
of how much better he felt since his
conversion and urged Ed to come into
the fold.. The latter pondered gravely
for a time and then said: "Ain't any
doubt but what religion's a good thing,
and I'm glad you've got It, Jim, but I
guess you better let me alone just
now' he continued reflectively "You
soe, Jim, one of us has got to weigh the
wool." '
Chase That Prong,
Learn to laugh. A good laugh Is bet
ter thun medicine. Learn how to tell a '
story. A well told story Is as welcome
aa a sunbeam lu a sickroom. Learn to
keep your own troubles to yourself. .
The world is too busy to care for your.
Ills and sorrows.
Learn to stop croaking.. If you can
not see any good In the world, keep tho
bud to yourself. Learn to hide your
pains and aches under pleasant smiles.
No one cares to hear whether you have
the earache, headache or rheumatism.
Thoach'fnl Nature.
"How wondrous Is nature!" sighed
the dreamy eyed person.-
"You betl" answered ' the practical
man. "Why, you know how little love
is. lost between tbe Hibernians and the
Africans, and Just look how nature has
arranged things ao as to prevent the
Irish potato from coming In contact
Witt . tbe blackberry." Baltimore
American.
Merely a Bastreatlaa,
"Man proposes and woman disposes,''
remarked tbe young man who gets quo
tatious twisted.
"Well," replied the beautiful blond on
tbe other end of tbe sofa, "I'm disposed
to do my part If some man will do bis."
Three minutes later . she . bad hla
Isnded-Chlcago News.