The Sunday Oregonian., January 07, 1900, Page 21, Image 21

THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, POETLAKD, JAOTAKY 7, 1900.
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Grandma's Cool: Boole
The windows are cay -with new novels that
shine.
In bindings of -wonderful hue.
They are wondrously fair as they stand there
in line
To tempt any one -who may view.
There are books about fairies.
And big dictionaries,
And historiete grave, and the rest
Tet of all of the wise prints.
Tales or practical hints.
My grandmother's cook, book eecms best.
When stone bruises came to my Juvenile heel
It told how to conquer the pain,
And bow to make soap or apply lemon peel
To remote some Insidious stain.
"What to do It portrayed,
ror a. drowning man's aid.
And how to make blackberry "wine;
And how to clean paint
And cure people "who fault
ily grandmother's coot book 'was Una.
2o frivolous poems! No fiction to nil
Our lives with a. vague discontent!
2fo jong, prosy essays! 'Tw&s written with skill;
The author said just what he meant.
Of cooking, 'tis true.
TVbat my grandmother knew
Twas beyond any volume to state.
But for hot drops ani such,
"When we'd eaten too much.
Uy grandmother's cook book was great.
"Washington Star.
OREGON IN PHILIPPINES
History of the Second Regiment
From. Its Organization to Its
Master Oat.
An authentic narrative of the Second
Oregon volunteers while In the Philippine
campaign has just been published by the
Hicks-Judd Publishing Company, of. San
Francisco. The boot contains av history,
written by Rev. Peter MacQueen, of the
operations of the American forces, land
and naval, in the archipelago, from the
opening gun. "by Admiral Dewey's fleet
May 3, 1898, until the departure from the
islands of all the volunteer regiments.
Karl Irving Faust conceived the plan of
the publication, and personally superin
tended the work of gathering data during
the campaigns of the volunteer regiments
against the Filipinos. The portion devoted
to the Second Oregon volunteers was
written by W. D. B. Dodson, of the reg
iment, who took part personally In most
that is described. This wiH prove inter
esting as being the words of an eye-witness,
written mainly while the work was
yet in progress, and before reflection after
the ei-utement of conflict had passed from
mind.
Taking the National Guard of Oregon
as it was at the time of the declaration
of war against Spain, the narrative details
the oseranizatlon of the Second Oregon
-volunteers, and covers the trip from this
country to Luzon. The position of the
different companies taking part in en
gagements with the Filipinos is given,
the number of -wounded or killed, date of
engagement and other information con
nected -with service in the field. Consid
erable space is devoted to the work of
the Second Oregon at Malabon, tfie day
of the advance northward on Malolos,
which was the sharpest engagement of
the regiment while in Luzon, and, in fact,
one of the most trying positions on any
single regiment of the American troops
fighting the Filipinos. A. fair idea of some
of the difficulties the American soldiers
were called upon to meet may be had
from a study of the lntrenchments from
which the Oregon boys drove the enemy
that day In view of the deadly result
of charging trenches in South. Africa,
there grows a sentiment of surprise at
how American soldiers, using a vastly in
ferior rifle, unprotected by artillery, could
drive intelligent human beings from such
formidable works as were encountered at
Malabon, with no greater loss than was
suffered by the Second Oregon that day.
"Campaigning in the Philippines," which
is the title of the book, will be regarded
as en Oregon hook by all who followed
with particular interest the career of the
state's regiment taking part in the Span
ish war and the Filipino insurrection.
ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD.
A "Well - Known Authoress, Wno
Comes of Old" Puritan Steele
There are few readers who are not fa
miliar with the books of Elizabeth Stu
art Phelps, and there are few writers in
America who have had better opportuni
ties for literary training. She comes of
Puritan stoclc Both of her grandfathers
were Congregational ministers, and her
mother s father, Rev. Moses Stuart, was a
widely kntown scholar and theologian.
Mss Phelps' father, Austin Phelps, was
also a clergyman, and in her early child
hood he removed from Boston, where she
was born, to Andover, Mass., where he
was professor of rhetoric in the theolog
ical seminary. Both Professor, and Mrs.
Pheb were authois of much-reputation.
Mrs. Phelps died when her daughter was
orY eight years old. Miss Phelps was ed
ucated at an excellent school in Andover,
kept by the widow of one of the profess
sors of the seminary, and while there she
developed her talent as a story-teller, and
her little circle of playmates was con
stantly entertained by her tales and fan
cies, which later she was to give to a
mjch larger audience. Her first literary
erture was a story which was printed in
the Youth's Companion, written Tvhen she
was 13 years old.
In 'SM she began "The Gates Ajar." a
book which embodied her personal Ideas of
the future life. This was published four
years la'er. and called forth at once a
storm of criticism, favorable and "unfavor
able This book has been followed by a
large number of books; novels, short sto
nes and poems, while her most popular
"book at the present time is "A Singular
LSfe" published in 1S96, and the book
whlrh she regards as her most important
work is "The Story of Jesus Christ." pub
lished In the fall of 3SS7. Her latest vol
ume "Loveliness." is written as a pun
gent protest against vivisection
In 1SS8 she was married to Mr. Herbert
D Ward, of New York. Since their mar
riage they have collaborated several books.
Their home is at present in Newton, Mas.,
hut ther spend their summers at a sea
side cottage at East Gloucester.
COXOXXAXi HOMESTEADS.
Marlon Harland's Latest Venture
Oilier Recent Publications.
"More Colonial Homesteads and Their
Stories," by Marion Harland, Is the sequel
to "Some Colonial Homesteads and Their
Stories," by the same author. The colo
nial homesteads to wbloh her pen takes
us new are Johnson Hall and Its Inmates,
at Johnstown, N. Y.; Morven, the resi
dence cf the Stocktons, at- Princeton, N
J , Scotia, the Glen-Sanders house, at
RS'-LIDL
Schenectady, N. Y.- two Schuyler home
steads, at Albany; N. Y.; Doughoregan
Manor, the Carroll homestead, at Annap
olis, Md.; the RIdgly house, at Dover, Del.;
Belmont Hall, Delawaie, and the Laidue
and Wentworth houses at Portsmouth, N.
H. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.)
Current History, publisned at Boston,
Is the only publication devoted to record
ing systematicaly. In compendious cyclo
pedic form and proportions, the present
day history of the world from the view
point of an unbiased observer. Each num
ber Is a faithful mirror of the world's life,
putting on permanent record, in conven
ient form for future uee, the story of hu
man achievement along all lines, and af
fording a broad and luminous Insight into
I the manifold phases of the present-day
progress of mankind. The Boer troubles
in South Africa; the Intricacies of the
-Dreyfus scandal In Prance; the Philippine,
Hawaiian, Samoan, Alaskan, Venezuelan"
and Chinese questions, and hundreds of
other topics somewhat hazy In the minds
of ordinary readers, are here depicted
clearly and concisely so that an intelligent
grasp of each topic Is given. The work is
a storehouse of information for every one
ELIZABETH STUART
on all matters of general Interest In all
'parts of the world; not superficial or frag
mentary; but Intelligent, comprehensive,
systematic, impartial; presenting facts, not
opinions nor tedious discussions; in plain
Engllshr with contents uniformly ar
ranged on an easily comprehended plan;
thoroughly Indexed to facilitate reference;
and preservings the rules of good literary
style and due historical perspective. It
supplements all cyclopecaas and other ref
erence works, and all periodicals, dally,
weekly or monthly; and is an invaluable
aid wherever reading matter is used or an
up-to-date equipment of knowledge is ap
preciated. Fables In Slang.
Shrewd characterization and quaint phil
osophy abound In George Ade's "Fables" in
Slang." The. cleverest sketch Is that
which describes a preacher who put his.
sermons in the plainest English, and "set
up for illustration of his points such his
torical characters as were familiar to his
hearers." Finding that this method
caused him to lose standing among" his
pewholders, he changed tactics and
charged his sermons with remote and oc
cult Illusions, with the result that he
rebounded into esteem as a man of pro
found learning. The moral of this fable
is: "Give the people what they think
they want" (H. S. Stone Co., Chicago.)
Little, Brown & Co., Boston, are pub
lishing a new edition of Alpbonse Dau
defs works which will be welcomed by all
who delight In the writings of this richly-gifted
French author. The translation
is by George Burnham Ives. "The Na
bob," the third book of1 the -series, con
tains an estimate and critical analysis of.
Daudet's work by Brander Matthews.
"Daudet," says Mr. Matthews, "may lack
the poignant Intensity of Balzac, the ly
ric sweep of Hugo, the immense architec
tural strength of M. Zola, the Implacable
disinterestedness of Flaubert, the marvel
lous concentration of Maupassant, but he
has more humor than any of them and
more charm more sympathy than any
but Hugo, and more sincerity than any
hut "Flaubert."
A Confident Tomorrow.
An interesting parallel can be drawn
between "A Confident Tomorrow" and
"That Fortune," a story written by
Charles Dudley Warner at the same time
that Brander Mathews was at work upon
"A Confident Tomorrow." Both are
American in spirit, and both optimistic
In each, an ambitious young man comes
to New York, falls in love at first sight,
and after a good, hard struggle, gains a
footing In the world of letters, and wins
the hand of the girl he loves. And in each
there is another girl, loving the hero just
as truly, and doing all in her power to
help him, but having to stand by un
noticed and see him fix his affections else
where. But the stories are far from being
identical. Mr. Warner takes his readers
into the Connecticut hills that he loved
as a boy, while Mr. Matthews, who Is per
haps the representative "New Yorker"
among the literary men of today, keeps
them in the city. (Harper & Bros., New
York.)
My Lady and Allan Darke.
"My Lady and Allan Darke' by Charles
Donnel Gibson, is a romance of the end
of the last century. The plot is worked
out on an Island off the coast of Virginia,
where Allan Darke is held as a closely
watched captive by a courtly, old-time
planter, whose personal history is hidden
from the reader, and whose slaves dog
the captive at every step. The reason of
Allan's captivity is not disclosed, and can
not be guessed until the end of the story.
My Lady is the daughter of Allan's captor
willful, beautiful and passionate, but wom
anly. (The Macmillan Co., New York1.)
A Young Savage.
Juanita Kyle Is the "young savage"
whose father had rapidly made a fortune
In Colorado. She- had led the free, un
conventional life of the West, riding,
shooting, dancing with ranchers. Her
father, wishing to give her social train-1
j "-- ' -te- 1
; ' M V
Ing, secures her a home In a New York
family, once rich but reduced In fortune,
refined and judiciously kind. How she at
first shocked the Latimers; how she was
gradually "tamed" by the patient invalid
Ism of the mother, the alarming illness
of a daughter, and yet more by the pres
ence of a son all this is told in an attrac
tive style In Barbara Yechton'B- "A. Young.
Savage," and makes a- thoroughly read
able story. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Bos
ton.) Mr. A&ulnaldo-'s: Case Once More.
In the course of about 500 pages, Mor
rison I. Swift proves to his own satisfac
tion in "Imperialism and Liberty," that
"Imperialism" cancels" the constitution
and takes the life of popular government.
He sees in expansion the- spectre of mili
tary despotism, and says that conquest
is only cash-paying philanthropy. Bryan,
Hoar and Billy Mason are "We, the peo
ple of the United States." but who is
Mr. Swift? (The Konbroke Press, .Los
.Angeles, Cal.)
Stygian- Tales
"The Enchanted Typewriter," by John
ICendrick Bangs, is-the story of a machlno
which the author discovered in a garret
and put together. It was of no earthly
use, but spirits took possession of it with
Interesting results. Boswell and Xantlppe
tell lots of queer things about hades. The
chapters on golf, "Solomon's Information
Bureau" and "Henry "VHI's Information
Bureau" are amusing. (Harper & Bros.,
New York.)
Henry Drummond's "Writings
"The New Evangelism" is a volume
made up of papers found among the ef
fects of the late Henry Drummond, who
Is best known by his "Natural Law In the
Spiritual World." In addition to the title
address, the volume contains "The Method
of the New Theology and Some of Its
Applications," '.'Survival of the Fittest,"
PHELPS WARD.
"The Third Klngdbm," "The Problem of
Foreign Missions," "The Contribution of
Science to Christianity," and 'Spiritual
Diagnosis." (Dodd, Mead & Co., New
York.)
AMONG THE MAGAZINES.
Various Features of the January Is
suesLiterary Happenings.
The Appletons have reduced the price
of the Popular Science Monthly to 25
cents.
S. S. McClure, founder and editor of
McClure's Magazine, announces his pur
pose to enter upon a general book pub
lishing business. He is also planning a
new monthly periodical to be called Mc
Clure's Review.
Caspar Whitney resigned from Harper's
Weekly January l. He will begin the
publication of a monthly magazine de
voted to sport, travel and adventure, and,
when the season advances, of a weekly
paper to cover current comment, news,
criticism, etc. He Intends to make his
magazine of a high class.
For the benefit- of people who have
found It difficult to. get an authentic state
ment of just what was done at The Hague
conference last summer, the Review of
Reviews prints the full text of the arbi
tration agreement now before the United
States senate for ratification, with an ex
planatory statement by Professor John
Bassett Moore, of Columbia university.
Dr. Watson (Ian Maclaren) makes a line
beginning" of his "Life of the Master," In
McClure's Magazine for January, with
chapters covering the period' of youth
and childhood. An interesting contribu
tion is Governor Boutwell's recollections
of Blaine and Conkling and their rivalry
in the republican national convention of
1SS0. "The Luck of the Oregon Mall,"
by Alvah Milton Kerr, is the story of how
la runaway boy saved a passenger train
bound for Portland.
Among the 13 strong articles in the Jan
uary Forum are found the following:
"The Tariff a Live Issue," by Congress
man Albert J. Hopkins; "German Art of
Today," "by Ferd Avenarius; "New Crimes
and Penalties," by Hon. Samuel J. Bar
rows, United States commissioner of the
International prison commission; "A Liv
ing Profit and a Living Wage," by Ed
ward J. Smith; "Some Defects of the
Kindergarten in America," by G. Stan
ley Hall, president of Clark university;
"Does Golonlzation Pay?" by O. P. Aus
tin, chief of the United States bureau of
statistics, and "Wagner's Personality,"
by Gustav Kobbe.
The Macmillan Co., New York, began
the publication on January 1 of Its new
monthly magazine, entitled "The Inter
national Monthly." The object of the
journal Is to make more accessible and to
offer In a literary form to the general
reader the work and progress of the sever
al departments of knowledge; to publish
essays-by scholars both in this country
and abroad, and present in a manner sim
ple and clear, contemporary thought. The
initial number has six essays, as fol
lows: "Later Evolutions of French Crit
icism," by Edouard Rod; "Influence of the
Sun Upon the Formation of the Earth's
Surface," by N. S, Shaler; "Recent Ad
vance In Physical Science," by John
Trowbridge; "The Theatrical Syndicate,"
by Norman Hapgood; "Organization
Among American Artists," by Charles Be
.Kay.
John Bates Clark contributes a vigorous
and valuable papers to the January Atlan
tic on the best way of "Disarming the
Trusts." He discusses the questions of
centralization and of monopoly, the at
titude of the people, the kind of leglsla
tlon needed, the difficulties in the way,
and the opportunities for future improve
ment. William DeWltt Hyde discusses
"Reform in Theological Education." John
J. Chapman voices his creed of political
reform In a happy combination of para
dox and satire entitled "Between Elec
tions," The root of our political . ills
he finds In a mood of subserviency. R.
Brlmley Johnson contributes an Inter
esting review of "England in 1839," from
the point of, view of a man of letters.
"The Future of the Chinese People" Is
of the North China college, near Peking, J
mt Wb$gfmitwh
How to Be a Hero.
"1 should like to be a hero,"
Said a little lad one day.
As he gazed upon the picture
Of a soldier tall and gay.
"Tou can be a hero, darling,"
"Was his crandma's soft reply,
"If at play you're fair and honest,
And j on scorn to tell a lie.
"If you stifle angry feelings.
Sinful thoughts crush firmly down,
Sver praying, always trying
Tours shall bo a hero's crown.
"For, remember this, my darling;
Hero hearts of men grown old
Beat at first in breasts of children
"Who were tender, true and bold."
Pittsburg Dispatch.
ALL FROM A DEAD MOUSE
How a- Hindoo Merchant Acquired a
Great Fortune by Seizing Upon,
an Opportunity.
. Once upon a time several rich Hindoo
merchants were whlllng away the time
talking over their affairs. All except one
were of the opinion that In business no
one could gather wealth who had not a
solid capital to begin with. Then he who
held differently and who was the richest
of them all, spoke up and said:
"Of a truth, It is very easy to acquire a
great fortune, when oue has but to add
treasure to treasure. As for me, I earned
my riches without so much as a groat to
begin upon Listeni and I will tell you my
story.
"My father died before I was born. He
had been very rich, but my mothbr wa3
only a poor" widow, without support or
protection. All the wealth that her hus
band had left her was taken from her by
greedy relatives, and, as she even feared
for her life, she sought refuge at the
home of a friend of my dead father.
"There it was that I was brought into
this world. My dear mother, of whom J
later j. Decame tne soie support, was men
obliged to gain her livelihood Q3 best
she could. She had t'o work -very hard for
very small wages. Notwithstanding, she
managed to save enough from her scanty
earnings to pay for a master vvho taught
me to write and to figure "
"On the day when I completed these
humble studies, she called me to her and
said: 'As your father wa3 a merchant
before you, so, also, should you be a mer
chant. There is in our town a rich bank
er who is called Wisakhila. This generous
man makesi a practice of lending capital
to the sons of merchants who have lost
their own means. Go and pray him to
open his purse unto you, as he has done
unto others.'
, In a Bad Humor.
"No sooner said than done. But when I
entered the private office of the banker
he was In a very bad humor. I found
him scolding roundly a young man, the
son of a merchant, who stood before him
with bowed head.
" 'Do you see that, deadmouse on the,
floor there?"" he exclaimed angrily to him.
'There is a piece of merchandise out of
which a smart man might make a for
tune. As for you, good-for-nothing, I
have-already lent you an ample sum. Not
only have you failed to add to your capi
tal, but by your folly you have squan
dered It all At these words I advanced
toward the banker and spoke:
" 'Allow me,' said I, 'to borrow from
you the piece of merchandise of which
you spoke.' So saying I picked up the
mouse and went my-way. Notwithstand
ing his anger, the good"man was so struck
with my simplicity that" he could not re
strain a smile.
"In the street I cams' across a grocer
standing in the doorway of his shop
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troking a beautiful cat. I offered him
my mouse. He accepted it, and in ex-
change gave me a few hanfiils of peas, j
I carried them home, roasted them and
made my way to the outskirts of the
HER LITTIiE
town, taking care to bring with me a
water jar filled to the brim with fresh,
cold water. Arriving at a crossroad, I
seated myself in the shade of a great tree.
I was scarcely settled when along came a
party of wood-cutters, their shoulders
bent beneath their loads, and their faces
'tanned by the sun. JJ arose, and, bowing t iu board when she found her poor dog
humbly before them, set forth my peas j was dead. Oddly enough the center" of the
and refreshing drink As a reward each ! table was bare. ,
made me a present of two bundles of When the merry supper had almost end-
fagots, which I carried to the market.
I sold them, and with the money made
in this way I bought some more peas, a
larger quantity this time, audi repeated
my course of the previous day.
Preparing: for Opportunity.
Soon I was able to set aside the greater
part of my fagots, and notwithstanding
by selling the remainder I quickly earned
so much money that at last I could buy
up all the stock of the woodcutters. I
continued selling4 some and saving obme
until I had collected a considerable quan
tity. "The rainy season was approaching, and
In diie course the rain fell In torrents,
and dark clouds obscured the sky. As for
several weeks it did not cease raining the
roads leading to the woods were soon
quite impassable. Tho -weather, too, was
yery cold, and soon there was a great
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.scarcity of Are wood, which, in conse
quence, rose in price. This was the 'timb
to sell my stook. I made a neat profit. 1
rented a stall at the market and stored it
warn different kinds of merchandise. By
Prudence anrl Ynr-ot-hmio-'h- T oimnomii Its1
my enterprise. My, trade extended from
uo.y w aay, so xnat arter awnue I was
able to retire with a competence, respect
ed by all my fellow-citizens.
"Then I ordered from a skilled gold
smith a golden mouse, which I sent to
Wisakhila, the banker, from whom I had
borrowed my .first canltal. The srood man
perceiving that notwithstanding my youth
I was well versed in business affairs, and
that I had turned to good account some
thing which even he had reckoned at little
value, gave me his daughter in marriage.
"This, then, is the history of rhy for
tune, which proves that money is not al
ways essential to amass wealth in busi
ness." The Brooklyn (N. Y.) Eagle, which first
published the foregoing delightful tale,
declares that it should find a place in a
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J&Ct innocent little 'Rastus cheerfully obeyefiNew York "World.
new edition of the "Arabian Nights." Its
strong Oriental flavor would seemingly en
title it to that distinction.
"BAKED IN A PIE."
Not Four and Twenty Blackbirds, but
Fifty Pretty Goldfinches.
At a recent children's birthday party
in New York city there were all sorts of
amusing games "ring-around - a - rosie,"
"London bridge," "hunt the slipper,"
"blind man's buff," and the like, and the
little folks wero rather tired and hungry,
and quite ready, says the New York Her-
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"u' lu Xtt-" "ll" ""c iU' "'c "
to the supper table when the time came
for that event,
One corner of the table held Little Red
BROTHER.
Riding Hood, just as we all knew her, I
with the big wolf beside her. The oppo
site corner showed Cinderalla In all the i
glorjof her ball costume, and the Prince
courting her. The third corner held Puss
in Boots, and the fourth corner gave a
faithful representation of Old Mother
cu iUfflu one in tne arawmg-room Degan
playing on the piano, and one little girl
at the table began to sing?
Sing a song p' sixpence,v
A pocket full of rye, ,
Four and twenty blackbirds
Baked In a pie I
Soon the other little ones joined In the
song? and then, just as It reached its
climax; the portieres1 - were- drawn aside i
aim uitr ouuer enierea, entirely niaaen i
Denind an enormous pie.
Fifty pairs of eyes followed that pie's
march around the room, and stfw It safe
ly deposited in the vacant centeV place on
the -table. Every little face was turned
toward that wonderful cullnaryachieve
ment, as the little hostess was requested
to cut It and open it.
As she put the knife in the sides fell"
away, and instead of four-and-twenty"
blackbirds there were 50 goldfinches in
THE FIRST TdG OF WAR. .
lit tie wicker cages, and each little girl and
boy had one to take home.
CASH WOUMJN'T BALANCE.
Old Lady of Tbrea-ineedie Street Has
r a Dxiclc Fit.
Years ago, when- the electric telegraph
was new and a myatery o the masses,
there came trouble one Saturday night In
the Bank of England. The business of the
day had been closed, and the balance was
not iright. t There was a deficit of Just 100.
It was-.not the money, but the error, that
mustfbe found. For some of those clerics
there cculd be no sleep until the loop had
been taken up. AH that night and all
Sunday a squad of clerks were busy. It
seemed as If fh& Old LsGy of Thread
needle street would go crazy over that
100. It -was surely gone from the vaults..
but n0 Penmark told where.
Meantime a young clerk, on his way
home Sunday evening; fell to thinking or
his busy companions at the bank, and sud
denly a suspicion of the truth flashed,
across his mind. On the following morn
ing he hurried to his post of duty and told
his chief of what he suspected. The mis
take might have occurred In .flacking some
f boxes of specie which had been sent to
Southampton for shipment to the West In
dies. The chief acted upon the sugges
tion. Here was an opportunity fo test the
powers of the telegraph lightning against
steam, and steam with 48 hours the
start. Soon the telegraph man asked a
man in Southampton, "Has the ship Mer
catbr sailed?"
The answer came back; "Just weighing
anchor." Little Vastus.
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a)l de-watah outen dat well? Leggo dat pump!
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Wc. ... . -
"Stop her In the queen's name," flashed
back the lightning.
"She Is stopped," was returned.
"Have on deck certain boxes (marks
given), weigh them carefully, and let me
know the result," telegraphed the chief.
The thing was done, and one box was
found to be somewhere about one pound
and 10 ounces avoirdupois heavier than its
mates. Just the weight of a hundred sov
ereigns. "All right! Let the chip go!"
The West Irdla house was debited with
the 100., and the Old Lady of Thread
needle street Tvas happy.
The Popcorn Man.
There's a queer little man lives down the -treet
"Where two of the broadest highwajs meet.
In a queer little house that's half of it glass,
"With windows open to all who pass.
And a low little roof that'a nearly flat,
And a chimney as black as papa's best hat.
Oh, the house Is built on this funny plan
Because- it's the home of the popcorn man!
How does he sleep. If he sleeps at all?
He must roll up like a rubber ball.
Or like a saulrrel. and store hlrrcalf
' AH huddly-cuddly urder the shelf.
If he wanted to stretch he'd scarce have space
In hla bare little, spare little, square little
space.
He seems, like a rat cooped up In a can.
This brisk little, frisk little popcorn man!
I know he's wlee by the way- he looks.
For he's Just like the men I've seen In books,
"With his hair worn off, and his squlnty eyes,
And his wrinkles, too oh. I know. he's wise!
And then just think of the way ha makes
The corn all jump into snowy flakes,
"With a "pop! pop! pop!" In his covered pan,
This queer little, dear little popcorn man!
CllnUn Scollcrd, in "A Boy's Book of
Rhymes."
liittle Helen.
'"Little Helen was punished one day, and
when night came this prayer was added
to "Now I lay me": "Please, God, take
care of father and mother and make
brother and me good. And please take
care of our skins, for mother spanks
them, and it hurts awful, for the Savior's
sake, amen."
The same youngster, who always calls
satan Old Wicked, one day asked:
"Mother, Is Old Wicked black?"
"Yea."
"Is: his hands and face all over black?"
"Yea."
"And he never dies?"
"No."
"Well, mother, -won't you paint ma
black?" Times-Herald of Chicago.
Clever PIceons.
The pigeons In Palace yard, London,
have a clever trick. A dozen or more of
them will gather under the nosebag of
a hor3e. Suddenly and evidently by pre
arrangement, all the birds fly up. The
horse, being startled, tosses hi3 head, out
comes some of the crraln and tht ninnq
seutie awn to eat It.
Topic Him Too Liberally.
.. "George, George, mind; your hat will
be blown -off. ifyou lean so far out of the
window," exclaimed a fond fatherfto his
little son, who was traveling with him in a
railway carriage. Quickly snatching the
hat from the head of the refractory
youngster, papa' hid It behind his back.
"There, now, the hat has gone!" he cried,
pretending to be angry. And Georga im
mediately set up a howl. v
"Come, be quiet. If r whistle your hat
will come back again." Then he whistled,
and replaced the hat on the boy's "head.
"There, it's back again, you see." After
ward, whiie'papa was talking to mamma,
a small, ehriH voice was herff. saying:
"Papa, papa, I've thrown1 'mjp'hafc out of
the window. Whlstleagaih, 'trill you?"
AH Worlc and JTo Play.
There Is no "eight-hour law" in Lon
don for small boys who have to help earn
their Hvinsr, and probably If they heard
o a 10-houx day they would think the
news too good to be true. The London
Leader presents" the. typical case of H. O..
aged H, who attends the Baker-straet
school, Stepneyr v ,.
Out of school H. O. works 'for a shop
keeper. Here-Is his daily rdund:
Work, every weekday morning, S to 9.
Scho61, 9 to 12."
Work, every dinner time, 12.30 to.'l:-J5.
School, 2 to 4:30, ,
Work, every Saturday, 8 A. M. to 12:SC
A. M., midnight
Work, every Sunday. 11 A. M. to 2 P. M.
Wages, Is 6d weekly.
Breakfast, dinner and tea. One penny
allowed for supper..
Total time at woric,per weeku5J bours.
Total time at school, per "week; 27'
hours.
Grand total, SSi hours.
And in London there are hundreds up-
f on hundreds of boys who work jusf Hko
little H. O, Youth's Companion.
Know When- Sunday Comes.
It ia an undoubted fact, says the Phila
delphia Inquirer, that many animals are
able to tell from other days "the day
that comes1 betwixt the Saturday and
Monday." The tradesman's dog; that ac
companies its owner on week days makes
noattempt to turn out on Sunday. Spar
rows andother birds that come to school
playgrounds for the unconsidered trifles
they may pick up at luncheon time do not
show up on Sunday.
Ravens, crows and rook3 are most fear
less and do most damage on Sunday,
well knowing that the man with the gun
Is an absentee on that day. A dog that
visits for his private ends the baker's
shop every week day morning, stays at
home on Sunday. Other dogs that have
been tied up on Sunday have been known
to hide themselves on Saturday to avoid
this Interruption of their freedom.
Game of Tradci.
A very lively game divides the company
Into two sections. Allst of trades or play
ers must be decided upon, enough to give
to each person some trade, and there
must be two of each kind to represent
mowing, horseshoeing, carpentering, sew
ing sweeping, knitting, or playing upon
the piano, jewsharp, violin, drum, etc.
At a signal given by the leader the piano
plays a merry tune and everybody starts
off to represent whatever art or trade haa
been assigned them, and each one must
find his or her duplicate. It rests with the
players to represent their trade or art as
well as possible, since those who are latest
In finding their duplicate must suffer tho
odium of being very dull at the game,
and may perhaps be asked to wear a
dunce's cap.
Little Bo-Peep.
Little Bo-Peep haa lost her sheep.
And can't tell where to And them.
Leave them alone, and they'll come home,,;
"With a butcher's bill behind them. '
Llttlo Bo-Peep fell fast asleep.
And dreamed ehe heard them holler, ,
But when she awoke she found It a joke.
And sold it for a dollar.
She took a chop and tried to stop
The gnawing: pangs of hunger;
But one va3 endugb; she found It too tough.
And she wished the sheep had been younger.
Xew York Journal.
Xlvely Game.
JTn the game of musical chairs,
the chairs are placed side by side, the
seats facing" In opposite directions, ono
less than there are players. Someone' at
the piano plays a lively march or dhnce
tune to which all the players" trip gaily
round the row of chairs, when suddenly
the music ceases just when you don't ex
pect it and every one tries to sit down.
Of course, somebody is- left without a
Lessons in Natural Philosophy.
One day the son of a man noted for his
philosophy came before him for correction, and
as the father prepared for business he- re
marked: "My son, I will endeavor to give you a- lesson
In natural philosophy and tan our Jaekqt at
the same time. Given, a boy and a cake, awl
the cako disappears because the hoy can't.
Given, a switch and a boy, and the boy wlllido
all the howling. Given, a well-licked, boy and
an active memory, and the tanning may not
have to be repeated for a month. That's about
'all today."
"But what sort of a gad did you us, father?"
asked the boy as he checked his sobs.
"One cut from th!3 favorite peach tree, my
son. I nev er use any other la this sort of busi
ness." Two days later the philcespher walked In hla
garden, to discover that hl3 peach tree hadt bee a
cut down, and when he cried out that soma
enemy had put this Injury upon him the licked
boy stepped forth and promptly saldr
"Say. fathr, Jt was no enemy, but simply
the continuation -of our lessons In natural
philosophy. 2qw that thera is no morepeaoh
tree I get no more tannings!," Pittsburg Dis
patch. chair, and so It goes on till only one chair
Is left, when It oecomes very eseitIngH for
a chair is taken away each time, the mu
sic ceases.
Tantalirlng;,
"What is the meanlng'of the word tanta
lizing?" asked his teacher.
"Please, ma'am," spoke up little Johnny
Holcomb, ' It means a circus procession
passing the school and the scholars nott
allowed to Icok out." PItsburg Dispatch.,
En iff ma.
My first is in bun, but not in talk;
My second Is ia twenty, but not In tenj
My third is in run, but not in walk;
My fourth Is In cock, but not In hen;
My fifth 13 in nun, also In net;
My whole Is the name of an English poet.
"Was SoniethThXeYv.
"Anything new?" asked the monkey,
coming as near the cage of the his snake
as his own limitations would permit!.
"Well," said the smoke. In an Injured
tone. "I don't see where your eyes are!- I
tSjftS -rtvtymk?
shod my old skin yesterday."