Checking a Married Patriot
l HE studied nonchalance of the
Tillage telegraph operator as he
sauntered up the main street of
Gray Willow from the depot betrayed
the sense of Importance with which
he was Inwardly swelling. This pe
culiarity was quickly noted by the lit
tle group of "prominent citizens" gath
ered about the broad doorway of the
livery stable to discuss the coming cau
cus and enjoy the coolness which dis
tilled from the freshly sprinkled floor.
"He walks like a man ready to open
a handsome jackpot with a royal
flush," remarked "Hokey" Crane, the
justice of the peace.
"Say, nil" he called to the operator.
"You can't make us believe you've got
news concealed about you Just by put
tin' on airs. I've about concluded there
ain't any war outside the newspapers.
They do say Its really begun, but I've
yet to see any proofs of It."
"Well, you Just wait about an hour
an" you'll believe It easy enough," re
plied the operator.
A half-dozen tilted chairs suddenly
sought the level of the floor, and as
many voices inquired:
"What's up?" and "Come; can't y'
give us the news?"
"All I've got to say Is that you'd
bettor be down to th' station about
4:38 if you want to see a sight that
means business." And with this the
operator pursued his way up tho
drowsy street to the postofflce, there
to repeat his mission of mysticism.
On his way back to the depot he was
again waylaid and compelled to con
fess that a special train loaded with
United States "regulars" was coming
from the West. Most of the men hur
ried home to carry the news to their
families. But "Hokey" Crane was
not of this number. Instead he sought
the musty seclusion of his "court
room," and there began the prepara
tion of the Impromptu speech which
he felt sure he would be called upon
to deliver on behalf of tho patriotic
citizens of Gray Willow.
In forty mljutos the depot platform
was packed with girls In white, their
cheeks flushed with the excitement of
anticipation; with sober-faced women,
awkwardly expectant men and hilar
ious youngsters. The shout which
went up from this waiting throng as
the train loaded with troops rushed
Into the station was the first Intimation
of the actual presence of war that
reached the ears of tho orators wife,
who straightened up from the devo
tional attitude which she had taken be
side her pansy bed, where she was
weeding. The shouting was faint, but
It had an ominous, forbidding sound.
She could not clearly identify it, as she
pushed back her pink-checked sun bon
net and listened. Then came the In
sistent clanging of the locomotive bell,
followed by the puffing of the engine
as it pulled out. Intuitively the
thought of war came to her mind, and
she .was. notfk&ttised, .is th tralnJ
came Into view, to see that the plat
forms and windows were crowded
with young men in slouch hats, blue
uniforms and legglns. The four young
Cranes occupied positions of perilous
Tantage on the top stringer of the back
picket fence, where they were cheer
ing as only the American boy can
cheer at his first sight of real soldiers.
But their mother did not even call to
them. Her mind was ringing with tho
one word: War! She sat In her lit
tle, low sewing chair before the sitting
room window and began dreamily to
turn the leaves of her Bible. The
creak of the front gate aroused her and
a moment later she was unhooking tho
screen door to admit Mrs. Fink, who
kissed her with unusual fervor and
exclaimed:
"Ain't it Just dretful. Mis' Crane
this terrible war. I ain't had no reallz
in' sense of It before. But it's comin'
borne t' all of us now. You'd ought to
have heard the speech your husband
made f them heroes at th' train. It
was Just splendid. I'd be set right up
If any of my men folks could talk like
he did. I never heard such patriotism
not in all my born days. An' he's
goln' t hold a big war meetln' in th'
opry-house to-night an' raise a com
J'ny. 1 expect my boys'll enlist, but I
ANXIOUS FOR WAB NEWS,
shan't put a straw In the way of their
layln' their lives on the altar of their
country."
Mrs. Crane w-as generally referred to
by her neighbors as "such a timid little
thing." It was only under stress of
greatest conviction that she was ever
able to muster sufficient courage to
speak In revival meetings. She was
shy and gentle, and was generally
classed In the "cllnging-vlne" category
of wives. Although she was still a
young woman she had put on the
badge of meek feminine maturity a
small purple bonnet with broad strings
and purple flowers. It was the out
ward token that she recognized the
shortness of human life and was await
ing the Master's call in a proper spirit
of faith and resignation. The frivolity
of hats had been put behind her, as be
came the mother of four children.
The remainder of that afternoon she
spent In her bedroom, the door tightly
locked. When she came out there were
dark circles under her eyes and her lips
were unnaturally white. Her husband
did not come home to supper, and the
children were allowed to at bread and
milk from the kitchen table without
pausing to wash their faces. Shortly
after dusk they were marching toward
the hall with the afternoon's accumu
lation of soil still undisturbed on their
plump little races. They were clad In
THE studied nonchalance or tne tneir latter a pmy ciotncs ana tneir
Tillage telegraph operator as he mother woro the most unseemly work
Rnnntered un the main street of dress she possessed. In this condition
they took a seat In the war meeting,
Just as tho husband and father began
his eloquent plcn for volunteers. She
heard the young men lu frout of her
say: "Of course we're goln' to elect
Hokey captain of tho company. That
goes without sayln'."
After the orator had poured forth a
stream of martial eloquoueo for thirty
minutes he raised his hand lutprvsslvo
ly and exclaimed:
"But, my friends, talk Is cheap.
Deeds are the things that sroak, I
have asked but little at the bands of
my fellow citizens, but to-night I cravo
one privilege and that is that I may
be tho first man In Gray Willow to put
my name on the enlistment roll of the
company which shall go forth from
this Tillage to fight for that glorious
banner." By previous arrangement
the village band struck into the meas
ure of tho . "Star-Spangled Banner,"
while the audience yelled and stamped.
It was the proudest moment in Hokey
Crane's life.
He signed the roll during the playing
of the national hymn, and then called
upon all who were willing to lay their
lives on the altar of their country to
come forward.
The audience the largest Gray Wil
low had ever seen gasped as the mild,
timid wife of the patriot orator arose
and walked forward to the enlistment
table, her unwashed quartet of chil
dren following. After writing her
name she turned to the audience and.
In a voice louder than she had ever
been able to command In prayer meet
ing, defiantly exclaimed:
"I'd rather do It than stay at home
and take In washing. I want to lead
a company of Gray Willow women
who depend upon their husbands for
support, who haven't paid for their
- b"mes can leave behind a family
of small children for the unmarried
young men to care for."
What more she would haTe said had
not her pastor hastened to her side and
led her gently away can only be
guessed. Not a family man In Gray
Willow has offered his services to his
country since Hokey Crane began the
formation of a company. In the ver
nacular of the little group at the llTery
stable, that prominent citizen has ever
since "been lookln' for an able-bodied
man to take him out behind the barn
an' kick him good 'n' plenty 1" Forrest
Crissey, in Chicago Post.
Foolish Questions.
I saw a sweet young mother with
Her first-born at her breast;
"And what's the baby's name?" I asked
Of her so richly blessed.
She looked at me with pity, as
She proudly poised her head:
"We call him Dewey, sir, of course, "
In tender tones she said.
I met a dainty little girl
Who led a kitten by a string,
And as I stroked her head, I asked:
"What do you call the pretty thing f
She looked at me with wide blue eyes,
And, as she went her way,
"I call my kitten Dewey, sir,"
1 heard her sweetly say.
I met a curly headed boy
Who had a brindle pup;
"And what's your doggy's name" i
asked.
As I held the creature up.
He gazed at me in wonder, and
He proudly cocked his head:
"I cull him Dewey, sir, of course!"
He pityingly said.
I stopped beside a rustic stile.
And heard a milkmaid sing a song:
"And what s your bossy's name?" 1 asked,
The lassie, as she came along.
She looked at me in mild surprise,
And, as she strode away,
"Why, Dewey is her name, of coursel"
I beard the maiden say.
Cleveland Leader.
Danger Awheel.
No matter how stout a mun's courage may
be.
There are times when he's certain to
quail,
Though the blazing of battle he calmly
may see,
In peace all his firmness may fail,
Though bullets which sought in his being
to lodge.
Serenely he often defied,
He'll tremble and pant as he struggles to
dodge,
The girl who Is learning to ride.
A marksman afar will perchance miss his
aim,
When the dynamite deadly Is fired,
For e'en mathematical skill cannot claim
To guarantee all that's desired.
But when her front wheel seems to waver
a bit
And she thinks It's time to collide,
You know you're a target that's bound to
be bit
By the girl who Is learning to ride.
Washington Star.
British Wars Since 1887.
Since 1837 the British nation, though
the greatest of her interests is peace,
has gone to war no fewer than forty
one times. Many of the "wars" were
little more than military parades, like
the sending of troops to Benin.
Thick Skins.
Congo negroes are remarkable for
their thick skins. A case Is mentioned
of a black slashed with a razor In a
scuffle. The hospital Burgeon broke two
needles In trying to put in the stitches,
and at last was driven to use a brad
awl. Listen to a woman talk five minutes,
and you will hear her say, "It's Just a
shamel" ten times.
THE WIFE WOULD ENT.IST.
Uffigpvig.
Mr. Gladstone was once the Tlctim of
& curious error, either In reporting or
telegraphing. Where In a celebrated
speech bo declared, "We have burned
our boats and destroyed our bridges,"
he must have been horrified to read,
"We have burned our boots and de
stroyed our breeches."
Shortly before his death, which occur
red in 1800, Massimo d'Azegllo, states-:
man, orator, poet, the painter of "Or
hvndo Furioso," but, ubove all, the
trusty friend and valued counselor of
Victor Emmanuel, was talking to a
Frenchman, who congratulated him
upon the unification of Italy. "Yes,"
was tho reply, "we have a now Italy;
now we must endeavor to make new
Italians."
The native servants In Hawaii used
to address their mistresses aa they hoard
other members of the household ad
9resa them, not Infrequently calling
them by their first names. An English
woman determined on hor arrival In
Honolulu that hor servants should nov
rr call her Mary, aud Instructed thorn
carefully in tho presence of hor hus
band. One day, when she hod vIsHors,
her cook put his head In at tho drawing-room
door, and politely Inquired:
"What vegetables for dinner to-day,
my love?" He had heard her called
that, and seemed proud of remembering
not to say Mnry.
It happened in the spring of 18(50.
when Garibaldi was pursuing his expe
dition in Sleily. and when the words
"Constitution and Liberty" wore on
every Neapolitan's lips. "Why are you
so anxious for a constitution?" asked
a foreign tourist of his guide and don
key driver, while they were traveling
through the mountains of Sorrento.
"Well, you see, your excellency," was
the answer, "because 1 think we Bhall
be all the better for It It is now close
upon twenty years that I am letting out
niy asses to visitors from all countries
English, French, Americans; all of
these have a constitution, and they are
all rich."
The morning after n sacred concert at
which Louis XV. had been present he
sent Oaffarellt, alias Morenjano Gaetan,
the Neapolitan tenor, a purse contain
ing a hundred gold pieces and a valu
able but plain gold snuff-box. Caffarelli
was disgusted. "Is that what the King
sends me?" he exclaimed, eying the
box disdainfully; "I have got fifty in
my possession, and the least Is better
than this one. I should not mind It
if the King's portrait were on It."
"Monsieur," replied the sovereign's en
voy, "the King only gives his portrait
to embassadors." "Very well, then,"
retortd Caffarelli; "lot the King make
the embassadors sing."
A curious incident happened in the
early 00s In Paris. Said Pasha, who
was on a vl6lt to the capital, wanted a
dozen and a half of snuff boxes to dis
tribute among as many people whom
he delighted to honor. He applied to
the celebrated firm of Bapst, and the
latter undertook to provide him wliHh
the required number at the rate of four
thousand francs each. "We have only
a dozen ready, your highness, but the
moment you have disposed of these wo
shall deliver another half-dozen." And
they did. They failed, however, to com
plete the third half-dozen. They could
only furnish five. And the reason? Be
cause one of the recipients among the
second half-dozen had gone out of town
before the jewelers could get at him.
Sarah Bernhardt said to a persistent
reporter lately: "I have told you every
thing. There Is nothing that remains
for mo to say. You are as bad as Pierre
Lotl!" "What on earth has Pierre Loti
done to you?" "Oh, simply that once
upon a time he made up his mind that
he was going to make my acquaintance.
First he wrote me a letter expressing
his admiration for me, and he did me
the honor of dedicating a book to me.
I thanked him, but I did not invite him
to call on me. It was exposition year.
My Marie came to me. one day and told
me a Japanese gentleman wished to see
me. You know I am fond of curiosities,
so I told the girl to admit the visitor. It
was Pierre Lotl! I sent him about his
business. Another time it was two
Arabs who came. One of them, a huge
fellow, was carrying in his arms, an
Arab manikin. Of course, the manikin
was again Pierre Lotl. There was noth
ing left for me to do but to ask him to
call, dressed as a Frenchman of the
nineteenth century."
Not long ago there was put in at the
Louisville, Ky., telephone exchange a
switch-board run entirely by a battery,
so that the amount of calls was defin
itely indicated by expenditure of force.
The chart showed correct business con
ditions up to 10 a. m., says the Chicago
Tim-ps-lierald, and then there came a
most unaccountable drop. The electri
cian was bothered. There must be a
leakage, a weakness somewhere. Again
aud again the same remarkable and in
stantaneous drop showed on the chart,
and the perplexed telephone engineer
went from Chicago to Louisville to in
vestigate. He was with a group of
anxious managers and directors wait
ing for the significant hour to approach,
when suddenly some one looked at his
watch and called, "Gentlemen, we are
losing time," whereupon one and all
arose and passed to the nearest buffet.
That was crowded, and they tried an
other only to find it also thronged. Then
tho electrician looked at the hour. It
was just 10 o'clock, and a daily scene
was being enacted. All Louisville was
out taking a drink!
Ace of London Bridge.
When was London bridge built? It
Is impossible to say, is the reply which
Sir Walter Bosant makes in the Pall
Mall Magazine. It was not there A. D.
61, when Queen Boadicea's troops
sacked the city and murdered the peo
ple. It was not there when Allectus
led his troops out to fight the Roman
legions. It was there very early in the
Roman occupation, as is proved by the
quantities of Roman coins of the four
centuries of their tenure found In the
bed of the river on the site of the old
bridge. It is also proved by the fact
that Southwark was a settlement of
the wealthier clnss, who could not
have lived In a place absolutely with
out supplies, had there been no bridge.
We may take any time we please for
the construction of the bridge, so long
as It Is quite early say, before the sec
ond century.
The Britons themselves were quite
unable to construct a bridge of any
kind unless In the primitive methods
obserTed at Post bridge and Two
bridges, on Dartmoor, by a slab of
stone laid across two bowlders. The
work, therefore, was certainly under
taken by Roman engineers. We have,
In the next place, to Inquire what kind
of bridge was built at that time by the
Romans. They built bridges of wood
and of stone; many of these stone
bridges still remain, m other cases the
pieces of hewn stone still remain. The
bridge OTer the Thames, howeTer, was
of wood. This Is proTed by the fact
that, had it been ot the solid Roman
construction in stone, the piers would
be still remaining; also by the fact that
London had to be contented with a
wooden bridge till the year 1176, when
the first bridge of stone was com
menced. Considerations as to the com
parative insignificance of London In
the flrfet century, as to the absence of
stoue In the neighborhood and as to
the plentiful supply of the best wood
in the world from the forests north of
the city, confirm the theory that the
bridge was built of wood. We have
only, therefore, to learn how Roman
engineers built bridges of wood else
where in order to know how they built
a bridge of wood over the Thames.
ERRAND ACROSS THE STREET.
Lively Adventure In Brescia During
the Revolution of 1848.
The Count de Hubner tells In his
"Memolres" a thrilling story of an ad
venture In the Italian city of Brescia
during the days of tho revolution of
1848. When the trouble began In the
streets, he contrived to get Into a
house, taking with him two or three
other persons. Including the wife of a
minor official who had entrusted the
lady for a while to the count's care,
but who was to have certain news of
her as soon as ossible,
Tlio firing grow heavier, and the reb
els soon hud iossosslon of almost every
house In the street
On the ll)th of March, Count de Hub
ner decided that lie must do something
toward bettering his position In case
of an assault, and be forced his only
remaining servant to make a dash
across the street to the palace where
tho Austrian general Rath was quar
tered, two blocks away and on the
other side. The man was merely to
let the general know that Hubner him
self was coming, and to ask that the
gates be held ready for him.
"Myself, prudence and my honor had
a long heated argument" says Count
de Hubner. "Finally 1 pulled myself
together; I had to let Prince Metter
nich know about myself, to make a
last report, and to keep my word about
poor Madame M. I undid the door, drew
a long breath, and plunged down the
street s-
"The bullets flew nil around me, spat
tering leaden showers from the stone
pavement. As I arrived at the gates
of the palace, they swung Inward, and
in a second I was inside unscathed.
But only half my Journey was done; I
had still to go back again.
"A letter my last report was soon
completed for Metternlch, aud my mes
sage to the husband of Madame M. was
given. I had to return.
"Again the gates were opened and I
bounded forth. A veritable fusillade
followed. From every window and
housetop came the spurts of whit
smoke, and I tried to dodge forty bul
lets at once. In a minute I bad reach
ed my own door, and as I did so. I
turned to look back.
"Another man left the palace gates
at full speed, but before he had half
crossed the street a puff of smoke shot
out of a window, and he fell flat and
was Instantly lying like a log across
the gutter. The fire stopped at once
what use would even an Italian see In
shooting a dead man? .
"But on the second that ail became
quiet, to my great astonishment I saw
this 'dead man' rise to his legs like a
cat, and dash across the street Into the
half-open door waiting for him. The
sharpshooters were taken by surprise
and he escaped."
Spanish Barbarity.
The deadly work at Manila was gen
erally performed in the cool of th
morning. That these events were fully
appreciated was shown by the presence
on the Lunetta of thousands of people.
Hundreds of fashionably dressed ladies
and gentlemen "graced" the occasion
with their presence. For the most part
the fashionables came in their equip
ages . These ladles would stand in their
vehicles, determined not to miss any
part of the ghastly show. The. signal
from the commanding lieutenant that
the -victims were, dead was the signal
for these delighted lady spectators to
waTe their handkerchiefs and parasols
as evidence of their satisfaction.
As a general thing these were fright
fully gruesome affairs. There was a
firing squad of five for each unfortu
nate. This squad of executioners would
be stationed about ten paces immedi
ately to the rear of their human target
In most Instances the soldiers constitut
ing the firing squad were natives. They
were secretly In favor of the rebellion,
and no member of the squad cared to
fire the fatal shot. Consequently each
man would aim for the arm or leg. This,
of course, only added to the horror of
the affair. There was one occasion
when thirteen leading members of the
secret revolutionary society, the Cata
punan, were executed. There was not
a single instance at this execution
where the unfortunate was killed by
the first volley. In a majority of cases
three or four volleys were required,
and In ope Instance five volleys were
fired before the surgeon declared the
man dead. The announcement that all
were dead was the signal for music by
the band gay, triumphal music. Re
view of Review9.
The Paradise of Books.
To the imaginative nature books are
the keys to an earthly paradise Every
fiber that has been stretched to Its
limit In the discharge of painful du
ties sways toward It with delicious
sense of ease. Here Is the home of our
heart; here we enjoy an intercourse
that not only satisfies our social in
stincts, but draws out the latent virtue
In ourselves, though the effort we make
to be worthy of our company. Who
that has an ear for the melody lying
hid in the depths of language reads a
book in the mere sense of finding out
what the writer says! This is to be a
negative, a bit of metal for sunlight
to play upon. A responsive nature does
far more than this. He reads himself
into the Tolume.' Entering into the
scenes he becomes another living pres
ence beside those acting around him.
He fears with them, Joys with them,
gives sympathy and advice; warns and
applauds, telling all he knows or can
guess of what is to happen. No passive
onlooker is he, but a comrade, with
all faculties in action. Their wit
evokes his own, their heroism shows
him unawakened possibilities in him
self. Thus he would have said, thue
he would have done, in like circum
stances. Woman's Borne Companion.
Always hope for the best, and if you
don't get It you will at least have no
excuse for abandoning your hope.
A woman seldom cares anything
about the answers to questions she
asks.
When a man is in trouble be believes
a good many things that he would
doubt at any otVr time.
When Hot
Don't sweat and fret, but keep cool and
take Hood's Stirsaparilla. This is good
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Facts About Great Britain.
"God Save the Queen" is sung in 20
languages.
Half the ships in the world are Brit
ish. The best of them can be convert
ed into ships of war in 48 hours.
The British own the largest part of
North America, that is, Canada.
They own one-fourth of the railways
in the United States of America and
half of the railways in South America.
The total value of the United King
dom is now said to be $50,000,000,000.
Added to this, several thousand mil
lions are invested out of the home
country.
They have a million soldiers In India.
Some of them haye been brought to
Malta.
Its subjects can travel entirely round
the world without leaving the British
empire.
There are 400,000,000 people In the
British empire.
It is said that the queen would have
to live another 70 years to enable her
to see all of them pass before her, night
and day, for all that time. Chicago
News.
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Bruksoh Bey discovered the earliest
records of illustrated comic literture in
a papyrus of the twenty-second dynasty
recently found at Tonnah.
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Professor Leist, of Moscow, claims
to have discovered a terrestrial mag
netic pole at Kotchetovka, a village in
the government of Kursk in Russia.
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Used by Ancient Workmen.
A two years' study of Gizeh has con
vinced Flinders Petrie that the Egyp
tian stoneworkers of 4,000 years ago
had a surprising acquaintance with
what had been consideted modern tools.
Among the many tools used by the
phyiamid builders were both solid and
tubular drills and straight and circular
saws. The drills, like those of today,
were set with jewels (probably corun
dum, as the diamond was very scarce),
and even lathe tools had such cutting
edges. So remarkable was the quality
of the tubnlai drills and the skill of the
workmen that the cutting marks in
hard granite gave no indication of wear
of the tool while a out of a tenth of an
inch was made in the hardest rock at
each revolution, and a hole through
both the hardest and softest material
was bored perfeotly smooth and uniform
throughout. Of the material and
method of making the tools nothing is
known.
The Spanish steamer Panama, one of
the first of the enemy's vessels captured
after war was declared, has been refit
ted for use as a transport.
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has
announced that the state will present
a sword of honor to Commodore Schley,
who is a native of Frederick county.
During the naval battle at Santiago,
In which Cervera's fleet was destroyed,
the Oregon alone fired 1,776 shells.
The destruction caused by some of the
shots was fearful.
The average amount of sickness in
human life is nine days out of the year.
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.
Dear Mrs. Pinkram: When 1 wrote
to you I had not been well for five years;
bad doctored all the time but got no
better. I had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. I was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
struation was irregular and too pro
fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhcea. 1
had given up all
hopes of getting
well; everybody
thought I hod
consumption.
After taking
fire bottles of
I felt very much better
and was able to do nearly all my own
work. I continued the use of your medi
cine, and feel that I owe my recovery to
yon. I cannot thank you enough for your
advice and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubting my statement may
write to me and I will gladly answer
all inquiries. Mrs. Nell Hurst, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con
stantly being received, contribute not
a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Plnkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass.
All suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. It Is an ex
perienced woman's advice to women.
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FROGS EATEN i,N NEW YORK.
The Consumption Is Greater than in
Paris. ;
Are there many frogs' legs eaten in
New York?" the reporter asked of Com"
mlssioner Blackford.
"There Is not a city In the world,"
said Commissioner Blackford, "that
consumes so many frogs' legs as New
York."
"More than in Paris T
"Yes, Indeed," replied the commis
sioner. "While years ago the French
were commonly known as 'frog eaters,'
the New-Yorkers to-day should more
properly be called 'frog-eating people,'
rather than the Parisians. I seldom
found the dish on the menus in the res
taurants of Paris, while in New York
you can get them at nearly every first
class hotel and restaurant. This dish
Is not common In London, and only a
few of the high-grade restaurants there
prepare It."
According to Commissioner Black
ford's figures, fully 75 per cent, of the
frogs for the New York market are
shipped from the Ontario district in
Canada. The remaining 25 per cent,
come from the Adirondacks and the
State of Maine. Frogs are very plenti
ful In all of these districts, and they
multiply so rapidly that there is no
danger of a decrease in the supply for
years to come. About six of the saddles
of these frogs weigh a pound, and retadl
at 75 cents.
The largest frogs In the world come
from the State of Missouri, but tbey
are scarce and do not figure largely in
New York's market Three of these
saddles will make a pound. Great
quantities of frogs are to be found In
the New Jersey meadows, but they are
so small that a pound of dressed legs
cannot be obtained from less than twp
or three dozen frogs. Occasionally a
farmer's boy will bring forty or fifty
of these frogs to market, but the pay Is
so small compared with the amount of
work required in the hunt that no one
makes a regular business of searching
the adjacent meadows.
The frog-taking season begins about
June J. and continues steadily until
Sept, L, Throughout Canada there are
many men who make a regular busl
uess of frog-catching, while In the Ad
irondacks the work Is done by the
guides during their spare hours. The
animals are caught with a hook baited
with red flannel and suspended from
a rod about ten feet In length. There is
i strange fascination about red flannel
that the ordinary croaker cannot resist.
The moment It is dangled within ft few
inches of bis nose be makes a wild leap
at it, with jaws wide open, and Is
promptly hooked. He Is released and
placed In a big basket carried on the
back of the frog hunter.
Sometimes the frog Is found to be
sleeping. Then the hook Is placed un
der him, and a quick Jerk lands hlra.
When the basket Is filled the frogs are
carried to a pen In one corner of the
pond near the huts of the hunters, and
are kept there until there Js a demand
for them from New York. They are
then scooped out of the pea with a net
and killed and dressed.
This operation Is very simple. The
frog Is stunned with a blow on the
head and immediately the head Is sever
ed. Then the skin Is loosened at the
top and In a Jiffy It comes on like a
glove. The saddle is separated from tho
body with one blow, and the legs are
folded together as one would fold his
arms. They are packed in boxes of
chopped Ice and are ready for ship
ment. During the summer months the New
York market receives from 8,000 to
10,000 pounds of dressed saddles dally.
The retail price then reaches the lowest
notch of 25 cents a pound. As it is Ira
possible to take the frog during the
winter, immense quantities of the sad
dles are frozen during the early autumn
and stored In lee boxes. The meat re
tains Hs full flavor, and Is as good as If
It bad been killed the day previous.
A great many attempts have been
made toward the artificial propagation
of frogs from the eggs, but none has
ever succeeded. Seth Green, one of tho
most successful fish culturlsts in the
country, made many tests several years
ago, but met with failure. During the
past summer Commissioner Blackford
received several orders from France
for live bullfrogs, which were to be
used In stocking the ponds In that
country, as the supply was found to be
falling below the demand. New York
Herald.
TOOK BOOTH'S ADVICE.
One Night of Tragedy Was Enongh
for This Young Actor.
As a delineator of the traditional
Yankee character Mathlas Currier
Kimball, more widely known as Yan
kee Glunn, long stood without a rival.
Kimball has now practically retired
from the stage, and at a ripe age has
settled down to a prosaic life In the
little village of Kingman, Me,
Away back In the early forties, when
he was a mere lad, ji -little Incident
with Junius Brutus Booth, the elder,
started him in his career. Kimball was
only 17 years old at the time, and was
at work as an usher in the Lowell mu
seum. Booth, who was then In the
zenith of his power and fame, was bill
ed there for three nights. The play
was Richard III. Kimball had thor
oughly studied the play aud was con
sidered a young man of, promising
dramatic ability. On the opening night
the actor who took the part of Lord
Norfolk failed to show up. Booth was
In despair. At last some one suggested
that young Kimball knew the lines of
that part, and he was cast for it by
Booth.
Of the event the old showman says:
"When I went on the stage I was badly
rattled. Booth was Imperious affd
stern, which only complicated matters.
However, I got along all right until we
came to the battle of Bosworth Field.
In my hurry I had taken the wrong
place on the stage, when Booth hissed
out In a whisper, 'Get Into your place;'
then wheeling around he pronounced
these lines in thrilling tones, 'What
thinkest thou now, noble Norfolk?'
'That we shall conquer, my lord,' was
my reply, 'but on my tent this morning
early was this paper found.' Booth was
marking out the plan of battle on tho
sand. When I had finished the lines
he drew his sword and with terrific
force struck the paper from my hands,
saying: 'A weak invention of the ene
my r
"I was thoroughly frightened at his
fearful expression, and dodged back,
nearly falling to the floor. Booth then
repeated the lines:
" "What thinkest tbou,Norfolk, If the
pardon was offered?
"By this time I was completely rat
tled and forgot my lines. Booth stood
glaring at me like a tiger. The audi
ence were holding their breath for the
next turn of affairs. Suddenly I real
ized that something must be done. My
nerve returned, and I think It must
have been the devil that prompted me
to balance myself on one leg and drawl
out with Yankee twang:
'Well, I don't know, Mr. Booth. It
may workf
"Instantly the whole house was in aa
Where Noah Kept His Bee.
Dr. James K. Hosmer, while recently
visiting Boston, had occasion to visit
the new publio library. As he went
up the steps be met Edward Everett
Hale, who asked the doctor's errand.
"To consult the archives," was the
reply.
"By-the-by, Hosmer," said Doctor
Hale, "do you know where Noah kept
his bees?"
"No," answered Hosmer.
"In the ark hives," said the venera
ble preacher as he passed out of ear
shot. "Summer Piazza Stories" in
the August Ladies' Home Journal.
THE OLDEST VOLUNTEER.
A New York State doctor, aged 109, volun
teered his services to the president recently,
and expressed a Jesire to enter the army as"a
surgeon. Even at his advanced years he can
read without glasses, and walk 10 to 15 miles a
day. The oldest standard medicine is Ilostet
ter's Stomach Bitters, which has no equal for
indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, fevers
and bad blood. It strengthens, purines and
vitalizes. One bottle does much good.
There has long dwelt in the heart
of the Pyrenees, on the old Catalonian
border of Spain, a race of dwarfs, sup
posed by some to be of Tartat origin.
WAGONS IMPROVED.
Tho iiotn ImnNifoil C t m-, 1. n. .......
owu iolbci. juice isiom; car loaus are
on the way. It pavs to hnve the best.
Write for free catalogue. JOHN POQLB,
sole agent, foot of Morrison street, Port
land, Or.
Bow to Tell Edible Wood Mushrooms.
Mrs. 8. T. Rorer does dwellers in the
country a good service by telling them
bow to identify the ellble varieties of
mushrooms that grow in the woods.
Her article wbioh is printed in the
August Ladies' Home Journal, makes
it clear that there are very many varie
ties of these delicious, nutritious fungi,
and that they can be had in abundance
thoughout the Summer for the mere
gathering. To make her information
the more useful Mrs. Rorei direct3 how
the different kinds of the woods-grown
delicacies are best cooked, how they
can be supplemented to the family
larder as a most delicious acquisition
free of cost.
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Steam has been found very efficacious
In extinguishing fires on ships loaded
with cotton.
"Llanfair-pwllgwyngyll" is a village
in Wales that enjoys the privilege of
being counted as one word in telegrams.
THE EXCRLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care .and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fio Synur
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As, the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fia Syrup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
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established 1858. One of the oldest members of
the San Francisco Produce Exchange.' Defer
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California St., San Francisco, Cal.
A Beautiful Present
In order to further Introduce ELASTIC STARCH (Flat Iron Brand),
the manufacturers, t. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., of Keokuk, Iowa, have
decided to GIVE AWAY a beautiful present with each package of
starch sold. These presents are in the form of
Beautiful Pastel Pictures
They are 13x19 inches in size, and are entitled as follows;
Lilacs and
Pansies.
Pansies
and
Marguerites.
These rare pictures, four in number, by the renowned pastel artist,
R. LeRoy, of New York, have been chosen from the very choicest subjects
in his studio and are now offered for the first time to the public.
The pictures are accurately reproduced in all the colors used in the orig
inals, and are pronounced by competent critics, works of art.
Pastel pictures are the correct thing for the home, nothing surpassing
them in beauty, richness ot color ana
One ot these pictures
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The First Use of Field Wtisie.
Gustave Kobbe writes an article on
"The Trumpet in Camp and Battle" for
the August Century. Mr. Kobbe says:
The first use of field music of which
we have absolutely authentic informa
tion was at the battle of Bouvines, that
village of French Flanders where the
Frenob have won no fewer than three
victories Philip Agustus defeating
Otto IV of Germany there In 1214,
Philip of Valois defeating the English
there in 1340, while in 1704 the Piench
defeated the Austrians at the same
place. It was at Bouvines, in 1214,
that trumpets sounded the signal for
the victorious French charge, the first
authentic instance of a command given
oy a trumpet call.
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Husband or Lover in the Army or Navy?
Mail him today a 25c. package of Allen's
Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. All who
march, walk or stand need it. It cures
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and makes hot, tight or new shoes easy.
Feet can't lili.ster. get Sore or Callous
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The elephant does not smell with his
trunk. His olfactory nerves are con
tained in a single nostril, which is in
the roof of the mouth near the front.
It 1b a noteworthy fact that sheep
thrive beat in a pasture infested with
moles. This is because of the bettor
drainage of the land.
The attention of the publio is called
to tho professional work of Dr. T. H.
Whlto, No. 271 Morrison street,
Portland, Or. His electrical appli
ances are the most modem, and his
crown and bridge work is of such artis
tic form and finish, that his patients
are delighted not only with the looks,
but with the comfort thoy receive from
the use of suoli artificial work. All
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cured for and that by a skillful dentist.
There is no need to suffer the discom
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when they can be made useful and
pleasant to look upon without pain.
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