The Sunday Oregonian., February 25, 1900, Page 21, Image 21

THE SUNDAY OEEGOMAN, PORTLAND, FEBEUAET 25, 1900.
21
WJthBqpfiS
The Bookworm.
The Bookworm's an otatrta grab,
"VN hether be 0 alt alone or In & dob.
A stupid books which seem to as & bore.
en a worm win turn their pagoa o'er.
Ii Solomon or aomtinny amm
The etriy ree4-Mrd ootehoe the bookworm?
-Oamtpn "WettB in Life
GROWTH OF NATIONALITY
Corf rBmrat Jfere in SftBScr of Over-
ikadowlBS State Authority Tkan
of Being; SvorahadeTved.
Professor Joint Buomh's new volume,
G- wth of Nattowaltty In the United
iS c :s ' is the fruit of lectures which
Ljc followed lor & series of years in
un. rxaasroom a. study of the oeostltu
13 of the Unite States. They "break
i.i somewhat front the technical aad
f xnal character of that chart of Hearties
a'i discuss Its connection, In aevetoB
n.cnt with the national ltte it has so ma
t ia, y aided tn calling forth, and. with
the soc al 1 fe which has sprung up from
.. It is thus a vital, quite as much as a.
.& growth that k considered, and the
two together constitute a social stud.
Nationality," says -the author, "stands
icr the sympathetic activity of a people
d every portion of It la the pursuit ef
.her common prosperity. The social,
commercial and intellectual life of the
u.on becomes one freely participated
.n by every dttaea according to the ca
I&nty which belongs to Mm." The first
c'-tslacle to this tmlty of sentiment at the
1 mo of the foundation of our govern
rriiit was the narrow provincial life led
lj ihe several colonies, which gave rise
t a rbtrlcted policy and to unreasonable
, - .udicec Title embarrassment was,
Teer, overcome by the rapid devatop
iliJ of commerce and of social life.
T ii - general government is far more in
aa'er of unduly overshadowing state
.. iior ty than of itself being overshad
owed by the states."
The second great danger to national
"u It was the question of slavery, which
cu.ni'P In due tine, to the arbitrament of
iar a war so thorough and extermtnat--pas
to root up and sweep away the in-
x ution which had "been its occasion.
The race problem which it left behind is
a found of irritation, but not of nauonal
iAition as both North and South are in
tcrsUd in nock the same way in its
.. imate solution.
Ihe present danger which besets the
rational unity is a contention among
. ases as to their respective rights in
the state. For Instance, during the past
ftw years, we have seen "a favoring by
I-rWiue law by one and another form
of production, as those interested In them
1 a e won the legislative ear, with bo
t din reference to the public welfare;
tnc allowing of various franchisee to be
appropriated by private persons; unequal
a vantages extended by public-carriers to
Mo several portions of the community;
tr-e corruption of political life and the
cbtuse of poHtlcal power by the use of
wraith in securing and protecting these
. a&? privileges, and the unequal distri-"b-..
ion of public burdens in taxation."
Professor Bascom. concludes as follows:
Po tical life has thw separated itself
f 1 nm social life, and becomes a subordi
raic and corrupt term in the general
E ugg e for wealth and power. Hence
He coi elusion of what we have said
ar d ha e to say the growth of nationali
ty mupt always mean the collective
grov, th of political Institutions. Industrial
id turns, and class dependencies, ever
i- more harmonious submission and min-iv-ration
to each other. That political
1 moment which expresees existing social
furors is sound and wholesome, that po
ll cal activity which creates and pur
sues its own ends is superficial and eor
rup" Our nationality is to be fully won
or finally lost in the apprehension and
pursuit of our social welfare." (G. P.
Putnam 8 Sons, New York.)
EDITOR F HARPMR'S BAZAR.
Miss Jordan, One of the Best
Eqnipped Je-nraalists la America.
Miss Elisabeth G. Jordan, who has en
tered upon her duties as editor of Har
per s Basar. Is the youngest editor that
w ckly has ever had. In fact it has only
had two others, the late Xiss Mary L,
I h, who suggested its plan and scope to
M rs Hnrpor. -and Macnaret S. Sang
e't, who assumed the editorial chair
s1 01 ilj after Warn Booth's death. There
v, s an interrognunt, during which S. S.
Tenant occupied the chair, but that was
orJj for a short time. Miss Jordan, who
is jut 31 years of age, was born In Mll
w uk. Wis., and educated at the Con-
f 1 1 Notre Dome and the University of
U .scorisln At tn convent she won the
oss of honor, -wtoou carries many privl
1 cis with it About M years ago Miss
Jvrlsn went to Now York to enter the
W-nalistie neht. Sho accepted a repor
t 'id' position on the World, which she
p 1 fr one year, the other nine years
or ame poster were spent in the edi
tor a departments. Mms Jordan Is one of
tho bi t-equlpped Journalists in the coun
tr She stand high in her profession.
and C lon"l Harvey is to be congratulated
or the wisdom of wis selection. Miss
Jordan will Fay nothing as to Her plan of
action as editor of the Baaar. for she in
tend' to let her work speak for Itself.
Three jcirs ago Miss Jordan published a
o.ume of short stories called. "Tales of
the :i Room' through Messrs. Scrib-nc-
The boak was unnsuans- weU re
ceded .
XtnetcoH-tk Century Liberties.
"Liberty of the Nineteenth Century" is
the fruit of yearn of study of Ute de
velopment of political and reMgtoue lib
erty b Frederic Ma Holland. The au
thor review Napoleon's work. poUtteal
and religious reform in Europe ana Amer
ica and the nagwi emancipation movement
in the United States Napoleon, ho says,
made the 90 paarc ending with an more
glorious than any later period, an much
more wretched Bargains and oompre
miss were the dtetlncthe restarts of
th rongreec of Vienna When alt the
p under ha boon divided, the royal rob
bers united tn a declaration acknowledg
ing Jeeus as tho only sovereign, and reo
omrr.orKMnjr the dnUy and universal prac
tice of religion The advance in freoiom
has been so rapid, tho author says, that
h Americans enn no lomrer ruchtfunv
saj that the are the onty people able't
to goxern thomserMK. If any nation can
maintain a fro press, just laws, and
r ections of local maptotrates, it ought
'o enjoy those rights, however slight may
be its fitness for hwmntna- a republic.
Respecting the centraUstng tendencies of
government Mr Holland mum; arts that K
oud be w 1 for reformers to try to re
strict the pi-'a'lo-' or govmtraeet ae
ordiaf p tho following rule Nothing
to "be undertaken by a national govern
ment, which can be done as well by mu
nicipalities; and nothing to be attempted,
either by a local or central government,
which can be done as well by private
citizens, acting' singly or In voluntary as
sociations. (G. P. Putnanfs Sons, New
York.)
"Wife of His Youth.
A new and hitherto unexplored field In
literature has been opened up by Charles
W. Chestnutt In "The Wife of His
Youth; and Other Stories of the Color
Line." The nine shortwstorles of which
the volume is made up present the negro
simply as a human being, without the
exaggerated pathos of the purpose novel,
or the equally exaggerated and sometimes
fantastic humor of the negro story. The
underlying idea is the negro problem the
tragedies accompanying the evolution of
the negro toward that point where racial
NEW EDITOR OP
MISS ELIZABETH G. JORDAN.
distinctions are not maintained. The
opening story presents an old problem,
that of the husband who has spiritually
and intellectually outgrown his wife, but
under novel conditions, and makes the
hero solve it righteously and nobly. The
lesson of the stories is that even if a
man rises in station he has responsibili
ties of family and race which he cannot
shake off. To the extent that he attempts
to free himself from these responsibili
ties, to that extent is he less of a man
than before. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co.)
Expedition to the Philippines.
Another volume of the Harper series of
books on tho Spanish war and its results
describes General Merrlt's expedition to
the Philippines. It is entitled "The Ex
pedition to the Philippines," and is by
F. D. Millet, who went to Manila as cor
respondent of Harper's "Weekly and the
London Times. When General Merrltt
arrived at Manila he found that Spanish
prisoners who had been captured by the
Filipinos were weak from hunger. Ho or
dered them fed, ignoring Agulnaldo's
protest. The incident nmrked tho besln- contalnsl ..Art as a Means of Expres
nlng of the troubles between the Amerl- b w j stillman; "Japan's Entry
cans and the Insurgents Mr. Millet is j ft world's Politics." Garrett Jrop-
convlnced ttet the great hope of the reb( . America and Eu-
eis after the battle of Manila bay was . ta w V wiir. "t, ,H,ro t
to capture Manila and sack It. During
the siege of the city the insurgents were
not recognized In any way either as en
mies or allies. They participated in an un
authorized way in the assault upon the
city, but after the Americans took pos
session an order was issued forbidding
armed natives inside the lines, and this
regulation was rlgidiy enforced. From
this time forward Agulnaldo's followers
became more aggressive and Insolent and
it was the expected that happened when
the rebellion broke out In all Its fury In
February. 1S99. (Harper & Bros., New
York.)
BOOK KOTES.
Beacon Biographies of Nathaniel
Havrthorne and John Brows.
Two recent additions to the "Beacon
Biographies" are "Nathaniel Hawthorne,"
by Mrs. James T. Fields, and "John
Brown," by Joseph Edgar Chamberlain.
Mrs. Fields' sources of Information are
independent for she knew Hawthorne well
and in her little book dras freely upon
much recollection and correspondence.
She was allow ed perfect freedom to quote
from all the Hawthorne books published
"by Houghton. Mifflin & Co., and adding
her own observation has sketched a
charming outline. Mr. Chamberlain pre-
seals a picture of John Brown, separating
hlm as much as possible from the contro-
I. "Say, sister, dis wasWa' laaxamy
am poet awy. Let's roll it down the
versles and hatreds which commonly arose
ia old times at the mention of hte name,
and without inquiry into the effect of hs
work. "Yet the story of Brown Is so
strongly simple." says Mr Chamberlain,
"so utterly governed by an ideal, so glow
ing and tragical, that any one who follows
It closely is likely to find himself kind
ling before he is avyare of it." (Small,
Maynard & Co,.; Boston.)
Originality of theme, strong emotional
Quality and an Oriental atmosphere are
displayed In Miss Mary McNeill Fenol
losa's volume of verse, Out of the Nest."
About half of thfr pieces reflect Japanese
habit and thought and the others are
founded on native ballads or are descrip
tive of Oriental life. "Envy" and "After
the Storm" are particularly pleasing.
(LHtle, Brown & Co., Boston.)
"Songs From the Psalter," by Richard
Arnold Greene, contains 50 songs founded
upon as many different psalms. (G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York.)
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
South. African War Discussed in the
North American 'Review.
The North American Review devotes a
generaous amount of space in the Febru
ary Issue to the South African war. Un
der the general heading of "The "War for
an Empire II," two groups of three ar
ticles each deal with two distinct phases
of this topic, the one being "The Military
and Strategical Situation," the other
"The Rivalry of Races in South Africa."
Outing for Fehruary is a magician's
wand that transports Its readers out of
their environments through the gates of
enchantment to far off lands and pleas
ant pastimes. The South naturally
claims a preponderance of space, for there
"the opportunities of outdoor life are "in no
way restricted by climatic conditions.
Ex-Secretary of State Olney will con
tribute to the March Atlantic Monthly a
HARPER'S BAZAR.
notable political paper entitled "The
Growth of. Our Foreign Policy."
Louis Zangwlll's complete noval in the
February number of the "New XJppln
cotf1," entitled "Tho Siren From Bath,"
Is a refreshing antidote to the colonial
romance which has been so popular for
some time past. Modernity, however, is
not by any means the only merit in Mr.
Zangwlll's half-humorous, half-pathetic
talo of English life. In it, a stilted,
would-be schoolmaster gets entangled) In
the charms of a siren, whose heartless
conduct leads him Into truer pathways of
love.
Two articles in the Engineering Maga
zine for February, "The Economic Con
quest of Africa," by Colonel H. G. Prout,
and "Concerning the Actual Condition of
tho Panama Canal," by Charles Paine,
share equally the position, of leadership.
It is noteworthy that while Colonel Prout
Is very critical of the great African trans
portation project the Cape-to-Calro rail
way, Mr. Paine Is most favorably Im
pressed with the practicability and suffi
ciency of the Panama canal, of which he
has just made a personal Inspection.
i hort Story' by E. Charlton Black;
"Recent Work In the Science of Religion,"
by C. H. Toy
E. D. Beach has begun in Harper's
Weekly a department of literary comment,
under the name of "Notes .of a Bookman."
Mr. Beach's work on the Saturday col
umn of the New York Sun Is well known,
and the charm which has made that col
umn so readable In the past Is the chief
characteristic of the notes which the
Weekly Is publlslxlng from time to time.
One on Daddy.
A high-school girl said to her afther
tho other night:
"Daddy, I've got a sentence here I'd like
tp have you punctuate. You know some
thing about punctuation, don't sou?"
"A little," said her cautious parent, as
he took the slip of paper she handed him.
This Is what he read:
"A $5 bill flew around the corner."
He studied it carefully,
"Well," he Anally said, "I'd simply put
a period after it, like this."
"I wouldn't," said the high-school girl;
'Td make a dash after It." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
ID
Heart Tonic
In Mexico, vanilla Is much used as a
heart tonic. The plan is simply to take a
piece of vanilla, such as Is used for flavor-
ing, and to chew it.
SAD STATE IN WHICH
st'f uo
hlhT
2. "Cat's fle scheme.
LVjwb -jr-
New Version.
There was a. little slrl
And she bad a little curl
"WTiIch hun In. the middle of her forehead:
"Wberv the weather was cool
'It crimped aceordins to rule,
"When tha weather was hot it looked horrid.
Brooklyn Eagle.
ELSA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mite "Rosebud" Receives Plump Lit
tle "Chocolate Cream" and
Other Tiny Friends.
Elsa Sheaff's hair is golden and forms It
self into 11 three-inch long ringlets that
cluster around Elsa's shapejy little head
even more becomingly than do those of
Pinkie, her favorite doll, around Pinkie's
head. Lottie Cain's hair is black, making
a fuzzy covering for her small pate. El
sa's eyes are blue, and her cheeks are as,
pink and fresh as the .petals of a Her
mosa rose. Perhaps it is the appearance
of her cheeks that has given her the pet
name, "Rosebud." Lottie's eyes are dark,
well surrounded by white, and her com
plexion Is like a piece of satin of a pretty
brewn shade.
If Elsa resembles a rosebud, Lottie may
be compared to something almost as good
a plump chocolate cream.
Last summer, the little girls lived on
Yamhill street and near each other? Their
tricycles. helped them "become acquainted.
""ou ride mine,-, little colored girl, and
I'll ride yours," Elsa said, after they had
been passing each other and repassing for
at least 16 minutes. But just as .a well
worn shoe1 was placed on Elsa's pedal,
some one, tat the wirdow of a near-by
house called, "Lottie, get back on your
own tricycle," and Lottie scrambled to
obey.
"You'll come home with me, wron't you?"
the chocolate cream asked of the rose
bud, who consented, although she felt
afraid of the woman who had objected
to the exchange of tricycles and who
proved to be her new-found friend's
mother.
Blade Baby Dean.
What do you think Lottie's mother held
in her lap? A funny black baby, that,
when it cried, seemed to have the Inside
of its mouth lined with red flannel.
"Ain't he cute? His name's Dean," Lot
tie said.
"Yes, but I wouldn't have named him
that," Elsa replied.
"What would ou have named him?"
the colored woman asked.
"Corn," answerc Elsa. You see, she
had understood Lottie to say "bean," in
stead of "Dean."
The baby's mamma laughed at the joke;
nevertheless, Elsa was frightened, for she
showed big white teeth In doing so, and
this made Elsa think of the story of Red
Riding Hood. You remember the wolf
showed big white teeth, ju3t before he
tried to eat Red Riding Hood. So Elsa,
edged near tho door and. at the first
chance, slipped out, Lottie following.
"We'll play in my aandpile now," said
Elsa, leading the way to the Sheaff back
yard, in a corner of which had been
dumped, for Elsa's especial benefit, a
wagon-load of sea beach.
"My spade's gone," exclaimed tho small
proprietor, after having mounted the pile
and taken a hasty survey. "I 'spose some
stealer's got it," she added, In disgust.
"Is this it," Lottie called, pulling a long
handled toy from behind: a clump of rasp
berry bushes.
"Yes; I'll give jou a bouquet, little col
ored girl," said Eba, stepping from the
sand to her garden, near by, and picking
two fuchsias, six daisies and a spray of
The Parrott I won't do a thing to that fresh
bird next time .he comes out and calls me a
cuckoo Types.
baby-breath.. They were received with a
grin of pleasure.
"You call me 'little colored girl don't
you?" Lottie ventured
"Yes," Elsa answered.
"Well, jou won't do It any more, will
you? 'cause my name's Lottie Lottie
Cain."
"All right, Lottie; but you'd better go
home now 'causo it's time I and my
mamma were starting for down town."
Bids Lottie Good-B.
Elsa escorted her caller to the gate,
then, joined Mrs. Sheaff, who was out
on the porch, enjoying the fresh air.
"Lottie's a nice little girl. She hunted
MISS JACKSON'S WASH1N'
See " 'J"
'Gracious!
3.
up my spade. We'll have her at my blrf
day party, won't, we, mamma?"
"Where didi you find Lottie?" Mrs.
Sheaff asked.
"Right out here on this sidewalk. She
Can come to my party, can't hfe?"
"Wo'll see," Mrs, Sheaff replied.
Elsa was not satisfied. A suspicion en
tered her mind that there were diffi
culties she could not quite understand. In
the Way of having Lottie at the approach
ing party.
"Do you sink her mamma ud let her
come?" she queried. At that time, Elsa
had not learned to pronounce "think"
correctly.
"I suppose she would," answered Mrs.
.Sheaff.
"I'll ask her If she wants to be Invited,"
Elsa remarked.
"Don't say anything to her about your
party," and the llttlo girl, though puz
zled to know why she was; to say nothing
about it, did not ask questions. Next
morning the Sheafrs went to Clatsop for
a short stay.
The first tricycle ride taken by Elsa af
ter their return was In the direction of
Lottie's. Great was her surprise at find
ing the small cottage deserted. She hur
ried home to bear the news, saying: "Lot
tie's moved away, mamma; how'll we
know where to find her for the party?
SWEET INNOCENCE.
!
t
- , fir ,
ffi "' ( J
Mother No, darllnc you mustn'.t have any
Eva Please, mother dear, I don't mind' Al
I wonder If the postman can tell where
she's gone."
When the time for sending out the In
vitations came, Mrs. Sheaff had a sick
headache, so she asked Mr. Sheaff to
write the notes.
Lottie Is Invited.
"Lottie's first, Fred; fix Lottie's first,"
insisted Elsa, who, when she was not
skipping ally about the room, clutched
tho edge of the table and stretched on
tiptoe, in order to see the pen move over
tho paper. When Elsa Is excited, or very
much In earnest, she calls her father and
mother by their names of "Fred" and
"Emma."
"Lottie; who's Lottie? I don't see her
name on this list mamma gave me," Mr.
Sheaff said.
"Emma didn't put it down; but I want
her, anyway. She's Lottie Cain, and we
don't know whero she lives, but maybe
the postman does."
So he wrote: "Elsa Sheaff. requests the
pleasure of Miss Lottie Cain's company
Friday, from 2 until 4," and placed the in
vitation In an en elope, addressed "Port
land," but without street and number.
That night, when Elsa was being un
dressed, she said Innocently: "Fred and
I sent Lottie a letter today, mamma. Do
you sink she'll get It?"
What a happy afternoon was that of
the party! It was well that Mrs. Sheaff
hnd -thmic-ht -to have Rocvfttafld's dftlft and
other treasures ready to be handed around
amongthe guests, for the hostess was j ing it; but this was found to be a mis
so excited and glad she could only clap take. The fish were In a school some feet
her hands and dance about, or run to the below the surface, and were In all prob
window and look down the street to find If ability making the sounds by striking
any one eise was coming now we ring-
lets bobbed, and how nrettv tho bOW Of
light blue ribbon, pinned to the shoulder
of Elsa's white dress, looked, as its long
ends streamed when she ran.
Lottie; Comes.
"Here's Lottie," she cried, finally; but
In turning from the window too quickly
she fell over a footrest. Then she
screamed: "Pick her up, Emma, pick her
- r ' - . - . --
up. She's hurt all over." For a minute J
It looked as though the party wouldn't
go on, but smiles -were shining through
Rosebud's tears by tho time black L6t
tie was brought Into the room. And how
happy Lottie looked at finding herself, in
the midst of the prettily-dressed girls and
bright-faced bojs, and upon seeing the
toys scattered about and the white-covered
table, trimmed In pink, which showed
through the sliding doors.
After two or three games, such as "hunt
j the thimble," and "drop the handker
chief," they took their places at the tabre.
There were flowers In the center and a
Dlnk-frosted cake, upon which burned
four tiny candles to show that Elsa was
four years old. Above all, there were
present-a doll fan and a paper mando
lln. filled with candy, for each girl; a
whistle and a paper banjo, full tif candy,
fni- onoVi Hot-
for each boy
Lottie beha ed beautifully. Probably she
thought she must be just as good as pes-
WASBRQUGHT HOME.
New we'e dene It'."
sible. But one thing' happened to em
barrass her.
It was Intended that the lemonade
should-be sipped through straws, and nev
er having taken lemonade- this wa,-Xitftt(e.
made it bubble. Mrs. Sheaff tried to show
her hew to manage her breath, but etHl
the losaosade bubbled and, flnaJly. Bottle
had to fey her, straw down, ana drink
from the glass. 'The- other chjgdren mae
It easier tor Lottie, by laughing as though
they conelderpd it funny, instead of Ig
norant or rude.
After the candy and ice cream and sand
wiches had been eatn, more games were
played, only on the lawn, instead of in the
parlor. Some of the children weren't wal
ing to go home, when the time came, and
one little boy was even naughty enough
to say he wouldn't go; but Lottie started
off at the first mention of A o'clock atone,
too, although she was only 6 years old.
Elsa dtdn t want thft party to end. About
an hour after every one had gone, her
mamma found her curled up on thestalrs
and crying.
"Why, what's the matter. Rosebud?"
Mrs. Sheaff, asked.
"Oh, my birfttey's all over, and Pm
only 3 years eld, again," Etes. sobbed.
' A. MAGTHRE.
SOTJNB-PRODUCIG FISHES.
Peculiar Noises Mnde by Xambera of
the Finny Tribe.
Any one who has slept In a small boat
with his ears a few1 inches from the water,
says tho Philadelphia Inquirer, in an
article on sound-producing fishes, has
heard strange crackling sounds sometimes.
I They appear like a series of cracks or
electric shocks, but what creature pro
duces the noise no one seems to know.
One of the most remarkable of ail the
sound-producing fishes Is found in Chine,
seas, and an account of its actions has
been given by Lieutenant White, of the
British, navy. He was engaged In some
special work at the entrance of a river
and came to anchor one night In shal
low water. Presently strange sounds be
gan to be heard coming Up from the
bottom. They were described as resemb
ling the clanging of bells and the beat
ing of drums. The men were demoralized,
and attributed the noises to spirits, it
being said that a crew of pirates had gone
down there, but the officers were con-
more pudding you'll feel uncemfertable.
ly Sloper.
vinced that the noise was caused by some
sea animals, and Investigation showed
that it came from, a school of fish that
mado the sounds by clapping their teeth
together.
The great Australian lung floh, so
called because, when under water, it
breathes by it3 gills and when out by
its air bladder, utters sounds that have
startled men. This fish, which attains a
length of six or eight feet, has a singfu-
lar habit of leaving the water at times
and crawling over marshy ground. While
doing this, it utters a singular barking
sound of such peculiar resonance that
at night it can bo heard a long distance,
a sound very much like that of the Cali
fornia drumflsh.
That whales utter sounds is asserted
by many, and ono is known as the cry
ing whale from the sounds It makes. A
certain village in France was- once thrown
into consternation by cries which were
heard from the sea. at night, and when
those who mustered up sufficient courage
reached the water, they found a school
of whales had stranded and were making
the sounds.
The drumflsh is one of the few fishes
whose sounds are heard while they are
in the water. The late Spencer F. Balrd,
of the Smithsonian Institution, made some
interesting" experiments with them, and
In a report described the strange sounds
they made. He had the impression that
the fish "were directly on the bottom of
j.t. 1 .t ... .it.
1 the vessel, and were in some way strik-
, tneir pnaryngeai xeexn togetner. ine
. nonn"l; nrnAitcpH thv those tteh biui oftnn
1 - '- '-
had a singular effect upon superstitious
seamen, who discovered Omens in the
weird nolsee.
HIS FOUR-FOOTED FRIEND.
Prisoner In Tower of London Fed
With. Pisreons by a Cat.
There seems to be no dearth of stories
concerning wise dogs, but it has been quite
generally supposed" that the cat is leaking
in intelligence. An historical tale gives an
instance of rare devotion on the part of a
stray cat, which Is dead long years
ago, even though It may have lived out
its full nine Uvea:
In the 16th century there was in the
Tower of London a captive. Sir Henry
Wyatt. He was confined for a very long
time In a cold and narrow cell. In which
he neither had .enough food to eat,
clothes to warm him, nor a bed to lie
unon: so badly treated, indeed, was the
t unfortunate man that, but for a devoted
little attendant whleh regularly visited
him, he would, probably have died of star
vation.
The attendant was a cat, which. It is
said, came down one day to his dungeon.
He sladlv welcomed her. and "by making
i much of her won her lo W The attaea-
' ment to the lonely prisoner haying- been
"Here's youah washia'. Miss Jaekson.'
thus begun, the cat used to come to ami
several tin each, day. and wfcot aW
she wooM aomitthwin carry a pge j to
him.
TXfe aroso, however, the difficulty as
to how to cook tho birds but Sir Henry
saki to ate jnUer- "9upposBg I prtvda
any better fare, w'B. you dress it for me"
"I may twbU enough agree to do that '
replied tho man, tatnMns; probably how
llt::o preopeol 9rn wan of Whig called
upon to carrjj. ottt atar promise Then,
much to Ato scstonteansat Wyatt told
bun about bis little visitor, and from
that time, whenever a ptgmojt was brought,
'fife keeper atom y Jrowwd it for bim.
GOTHJ3TS 9X Sr3tAXO.
Xtosxas to Peel Potatoes at Helen
Goal? Tarrytomm Softool.
Earl GtelteaV the Jasooue hoy soprano o
the Chwrab o tho Hoavuntj JNaa, in New
York, receatlr spoht a fhw days with
Helen X. GtfuM at nor Iruwnttart, Tany
town home. Miss Gould took hint tn vtelt
her school, whore tho children are tmngtet
deraeetie usefulness, as well a beoMum.
When the distinguished vhwtoca amtvX a
lesson in potato fvyimr was m ptlai'awi.
"Ob," eried Sari, "I wtea I eoute
frypotatoes."
You shall." said hie hooteos. and ho
was provided wtUt a potato and a katfe.
The skin was lengthonmy into lint Jns
cinating, dangling sacral which, an enrary
body knows, ia the nolo object of paaMng
potatoes, and Barl wns deeply absorbed;
"I wish you cottht Stan for tn chil
dren," said Mlse Gould, "but there ia
ao plaao."
"That doesn't matter," said inn ttttto
soloist, "but just lot mo finish, thfe JmsC
There' I did it without a break."
Then be turned around, with, tho po
tato in. one hand and the kottfe la the
other, and sang "Tho Last Rosa of Shim
mer." Next Juno Earl Gullek gees to
Mxae. March for Instruction, la Parte,
and later to London.
SURPRISED INSPKOToR.
Very Remarkable Answer lay Bag
llsa School Ph.
A school inspector hi an Jnglnih. meal
district received some vary mfeamf an
swers to the questions which ho pcoBSunfl
ed at an examination. One question.
says a writer hi CorahlM, wan: "Way dtft
Elijah pour water on tho snerMeo?" To
which, a girl answered: "To make a,
gravy, eAxl"
When the same girl wue asked to noma
the three creeds, sno replied:
"Apostle's, Lyceum and frartnaceowo."
Another said that the Roman Christiana
used to frequent tho "Capoleumsi."
A third described a welt-known Dora
picture as "Christ leaving tho petrotaum."
One girl was asked: "What do you
know about the cuekoo?" "Fionas, sir'
she said, "It doesn't lay its own ana, elk."
Mr. Croyuon, an inspector, who trying to
get the class to toll htm. what weapon
Samson used In the Wiling too PhttftmMos.
Thinking to aid them, he lah Ms hand on
bis cheek and said. "What Is tins?"
' The jawbone of an as"' they cried.
A Bad Little Boy.
(For 3B9"t. rMMtaw
When "Vfaeb-lafCtOR wm a Mt-tlw Bey
He teek Mb batea-et small.
"Whh wfcteh. to wawton-r i anuy
Hie fath-w'e f rutt- tM tall.
A ehery-ry tree so nourno-mg
"With fcraa-ebas wa-rtag: afaja.
Till to his boy-loh eyes It attmtd.
To lean a-gahwt the say.
He defied fcfe eoat; he whst-tn to
A. quaint okt rag-raw lf ;
He felt Mm-Mrtr it itntn. sad urailutt,
The oth-frr'BejB wre met.
Down carae the tree, oat wm Ms eke,
As-tOB-teked at the noim.
And kiad-ly gave Mm Mhsty-tea r
So good for nt-Oe Boye.
The m&M-y folks call thai a boas.
They aaa't ear faith istottef
"We Know that Oea-er-al Wima lag win.
"Was aace a Jlt-tle "toy.
An Astonished Cat.
Several days ago, says the Brooklyn
Eagle, five or sfx sparrow worn u unking
away m the gutter immediately m leant
of an engtaehouaet whan a caa aropt
aorese the street and pounced upon ono of
them. Instantly the victim's compaatoca
sent up a war cry, which was as IsiimwHy
A Selfish Little Elf.
HK ean me Bui nag. and lay
say
r worth my weight
They coif m . ifipujn
I'm 'ma ehma ymnjjeM;
And Papa aajni r"m jm anoat
The Tmdnwt sM ht town
And yt be neuhWfc tt-aaa ma
off
For Queen "Ytetorta'a erowa.
And I tMak H's very ftmny
That tHey tMnfc a C mv
"Vrhea some gaapl
trust me
As far as they eouht see.
I'm very, very
rm sore oC that mreahV
And Mamma says gMk ammo i
am
A eettteh little en.
3tfaCT anV JfllnCa
answered. From aonsotap and tree, tho
sparrows flocked to the scene. "Wttit wMr
ring. hissing cries of noisy ran, they
fearlessly attacked tho offender.
For about 90 seconds tho dnaod cat en
dured the blows from perhaps m beans,
and twice as many beating whaam. Then,
still holding her prey, she struggle away
from the infuriated birds and ran htto the
engine-house. Tho plucky little faWowo
followed her Inside, but soon nave up the
chase, leaving her with ncr dearly sunn-lit
dinner, a sadder but wiser cat.
An Aowootlo.
(Ia memory of Majwr-Oeatral Hwror W. Iaw
tea. U S. V, who was Mile m action at Son
Mateo. Luson, PhUlppwn lolsmfe, December .
ISM)
-Let Mm who mertts bear atom the prise
XMtom bripk-t win- ever aafc thy fame,
America, knows nan at gteaMr worth than thee;
WUhn her records is no mtiw name
True son thou wert-rellmj, avure fearlessly
On OmmmntN pant ry dOMfe heroic shine
Kane but thyself, Lawtoa, ham made thy glcry
tame.
Winiam. H Taj lor
OlaUa, Poaghw Owiaty. Oennm
Xatlve Daughter's nraJcyma, o. 2.
My Sret Is la loos, but not to wm.
My second n la sorrow, oat not to sin.
My third 1b In eoaaa. out not to bay, ,
My fourth Is Ik go, MM not to stay. '
My fifth let m dollar, bat am to dime, j
My sixth Ib to. osnvicr. bat not to crime. i
My sevwttt. to to Man. but.aot in low,
My eighth is in rake, but not In hoe ,
My Birth to to groan, bat not to ripe
My whole is a Journal of the JSxpanslonlfitM
type Mln Lavene Madden.
Sellwood, Or., Feb. , 1900.
HH&s
Ax
1 Y