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MB RAMMUfO ABMY MESACK Ht bouta Jours! of Agrlcullurc. "Ue.eot exhibitions in Fiance ought U) care the B st rampant imperiulif t of h;H deire for a atand- fourth of Jul? eornroi'e in this ingaruiy. 0Mfj an organization is country should be rfquirel to snp- dsnneroae and a demoralizing pj n man who could he depended machine. It in merely a great com-j Upon to make the eag! "cwm in pany of hutchi t organized to kill 'hi? bifrhost tone it will gire that "Oreyfui incident cloeed." Also "to forget the past so yon can think solely of the future;" further "with you and all my comrade', 1 pro claim vtve I'trmeo." If any 'uture and destroy. 1 he founders of oar government never intended that wo should have a regular army. Tbey thought and wrote and spoke only of a slate militia, organized for de isnce. never for conquest. No army Is mentioned in the constio tion; it ia always the militia, the American volunteers, the best fight ers in war that tbe world has jet produced "Yet, in spite of constitution, re straint, the executive DM Uiat'U conKreifsion tl permission into au thoriiy to organizo a regular army of ne hundred Ibnoaand roeo, not for born" ilefrnce, but to 'mpier friend li itlona and pa' rl -wo in Au the priooiplM that oottcUtuta t lie 0OTDer-aUnt of the American republic. 'When OODRieM meet! ita fj rat duty aboold be la kin ok n props ffoa under llits nrmv. All further enlistmentc shoulJ he '.opped, es-ti'imt-s ibool I be cut down, api.ro printions ibotjld le withheld, pro motion! iboald ba denied, mid every poesibbl thing done weak en and reduce the army. Ten thnii-imd men, or even five thou- iand, re enough for the regular army of u republic. No republic car endure that tolerate the 'tern ira lizing and debasing inllueiuea of a large standing army. EnOOOragC ii state militia, bat foster the reg ul .r i riny only as you would f dangerous reptllt that is, pull out It! fangs and oraab its head. No republic Deeds an army when every citizen is -a, soldier ready to die for his country and bil home." A gWBT KOK U'lLD. It ia generally kniwn that the e.ilth taken out of the Witsalert rand mines in the Transvaal iaenor inous, but it i only after one known the precise prutits which go to the fortunate ibaraboldari that it can be properly appreciated, Hm total amount paid in dividends by t'.e i:old producing mines was in 18, 7,150,000; in 185)7, 118600,000 and in 1898, $86,460,000. Few oi the mines paid loss than twenty five per cent on tbaoapital invested, and many ot them one hundred per cent. One paid three hundred, and another six hundred and seventy-live per cent. Alter noting these figures it be comes easy to undei stand the re mark made by Bit Alfred Mllner the day lie left Kngland to return to South Africa, when askd by a re porter what would be hia policy with regard to the Transvaal. "If," he said, "you saw a solid pile of gold worth five hundred millions sterling over there with 20,(K)0 Boen armed to the teeth sitting upon it, what would you do?" Less enigmatic was a statement by Mr Lionel Phillips, one of the Land millionaires: "We don't care about the franchise; we want the mi nee." French secretary an engagement. General Otis is usin.? stra'egy to weaken the Filipinos, fie offers $40 for each gun surrtndered. The Filipinos, though, are n t sur rendering any arms in response to the tempting ofler. Otis had better watch borne talent closely else ht may get a stock of second-hand guns the securing of which would n weaken oof Aeietio brothers, U be, in the least. The Yankee sel 'l ei, , a , ),.,,,, i- i , . ,; indie (Oil paternal government. The Pacific Coisl will get a ta-ti of trusts, that is If tlity eat crackers The Coast concerns have been organized into a trust with . A i .1 . ' i ,, .A . I m I i,iAru,uuu capiiatizilion. ine stock, like the flour from which crackers are made, is watered nc half or more. L'nn and Man n counties have a C'jnily object leseon ot slack su perviaion of public bridge building The joint riantiam bridge, at Stay ton, built only leu years ago at a cost of $1K,000, in giving away and unsafe. Poor sujieriulendency, per haps none at all. Salem quotations of wheal yeater day, Sept 8, weie only 49 cents for new and 60 ceuts tor old. And Salem enjoys cheap water trans pjrtatiou. Truly there are other things more valuible than "old wheat in a mill" ihtse days. Li Huntington interests have s Hired Control of the Crocker hold iugs of Southern Paolfio railroad stock. The shares, numbering 3 10,000, liave au approximate value of $10,000,000. Huntington now baa aOcoIute c uitrol of ihia vaat railroad property. 1 he situation in the Transvatl neeuiri to ou that th'i boors are wait ing fur lain to provide water aud grass, while the Briiiau only await arrival ot ilieir troops which are huiriedly being lorwarded on trans porta. tiuite an event in Portland will be the starting up of ex Gov I'en- uoyer's sawmill about Jauuarv lat It has been abut down several yoars. A largo force of meu will be employed in the industry. Senator Mark llannn, who has been interyiewed upon tbe subject, says that congress will do whatever the president wishes and support whatever policy ho may adopt. The St Paul Pioneer Press has a very suggestive cartoon, especially to the people who object to Uncle Sain running a polygamous govern ment over in the Philippine, Bold islands group, or haying any partnership therein. The cartoon shows Congressman Ko 'erta, of Utah, handing his can! Inscribed "Sultan of Q S, I'tah," to the Philippine monarch who, in return, hands his card, "Sultan oi Sulu,"to our muchly married Utah congress man. Compliments are even. The Salem Journal lain. ties horrible pun on an unsuspecting public. It says: "The recent cor set trust recently organize! will no doubt aqoaeae some of the siutll concerns ipuitc tightly." Many hopyards in the lower por tiou of the valley are leased to Chinamen. The leases are gener ally made for five years at $16 ptr acre per year. The Transvaal and Orange Free States can put .10,000 men into the field. It looka HsifGrfat Britain may get a good tight for her money. The French secretary of war issues a high sounding manifesto asking the army to cousider the Michigan barbers, like thoio of the craft in Oregon, have been licensed in all towns whose popula tion exceeds ten thousand. The poetically asli .i y,.,BR n,Bn of tbe city who peaaed the foiiowiug la eutitled to the blue tibbou: 1 met a ulrl of the . Ami gently took Uer Btfr I though' r, pop ij - Hut I didn't have ikoBaV Tll t'oRRSX'T TlllNti. -KtHitl M- Murry U Uktag a plees of low Brouud near tht, afsaenle cemtr.r. It will take two ear loads to put In IBS -.mount reottlrsd, lft,0M Issi He gets ble ui lug from North Yamhill. Thin U lbs way to riHlalin low grouud. In fact tiling would bein,flt inrly all the lan.1 In We.lern Oregou greatly. MEXICAN ASSASSINS. THE MURDEROUS REVOLT IN THE TA09 VALLEY. Owt of lb llHSdW American Who Were Trapped kr ae Mrl aaa Onlr () l.ifiiptd Dratb (bar i.) nrf or BaJlat. jjohn Albert, who ended bis '5aj" at (rValaenburg. :o., had excltlnj ad Scnttirea In every section west of the pllsslsslppi. He saw two wars and took an active share In tho Indian up risings, yet when on his deathbed ho Was asked to dlctata to a reporter the scene he conaldered most exciting in hla life be chose a theme with which few If any of bis countrymen are ac quainted. The revolt in the Taos valley, If ever ft ca ne to the ears of the authorities, was never universally disseminated. It appears on no page of common his tory, and, although for horror It com pares favorably with the massacre at tbe Alamo, no novelist has seca fit to make It a centraHheme. The section now known as A'ew Mex ico was formally taken possession of by tho Americans in the spring of VUG. General Kearny was ni' thr.t time In command of the Invading forces. lie made his headquarters at Santa Fe and remained I" nctlvs su perintendence for more than a year. At the expiration of that period the growing need of troops en tho Facifle coast led to bis withdrawal to Lower California. He left two regiments with a military governor In charge. Charles Dent, with a handful of men, was left to guard Santa Fe. Tho Mex ican governor. General Armljo, had fled on tbe advance of the hated Yan kees. His people, no matter what their secret thoughts might be, had been tbe most peaceable of subjects, yet fbe body of the army had not been gone two months before the Americans saw that trouble was Imminent. Tho only man who eyeaped has told the story 'more graphically than any pen can portray it. Arroyo Honda was a town of some L200 Inhabitant, mostly Mexicans aud PnsMo Indian. It lay In the Santa Fe district, but too far awajr for aid to come. The total "f Americans in the place was 17, most of whom were rough trappers and mountaineers. The entire town turned out to an Impromptu mass meeting on tho plaza. It was decided to revolt nnd return to the Mexican authority. Well knowing that tho band of Yankees, altliougb compara tively lnslgnlllcant In numbers, would resist such a step to die last. It was determined to shoot all on sight. Fur this purpose the mob spread through the town. Bqt throng) eocua source or ofnar QevwDor Bent bad received a tip. Ha seat off to Santa Fe far bdp and then, gathering ait uttra band about Mm. fled to tko octy rcfoge the place afforded. "lbs next morning," satd Johu Al bert, "they commenced tbe attack by sending la to us a dag of truce, de manding ear arms and ammunition and nn unconditional Btfris del of our selves. I told the' boys they could do as they pleased, but I knev treachery would lead ns to certain death In tho eud, uinl 1 was golna to die with my gun In my hands andmot'bu murdered llko a common dog. "This was tho turning ihIiu In the matter, aud they nllcaaeliitl.d t tight it out as best they could. The men who came to make a treaty with us went lwct. Their forces were m i reted behind ths brow oC a hill near by us, and one of them, after a manner of the wild Indiana In opening a battle, catno to Xho top of the ridge aud dauced a Jig and sang n song of dtfilm.ee. I knew the time had come, nnd the soon er tho bloody work commenced tbe sooner wo would knusr our fate. "We of the mountaineers had col lected In a building of considerable size and the only onetln the place that was two stories In height. Tbe danc ing Indian was within gunshot, nnd I killed hun. Billy Austin stood close be hind me, and when, another man came to drag tho body back Austin shot htm. Uy this time my guniw a loaded. nud I Killed a Udrd man. Then the hurrah commenced, and (the air was filled with ballets trom the guns In the hands of the men who lay behind tho top of the hill. The bullets rattled against the bouso like hall. There-was not n jvlndirw left In It Aittiough wo 8av wo were lu a trap, we foughuon. "When tho BUB: was setting, the Mex leans made a furious charge and sot fl.ro to the houso wo 'were In and got uuder the walls of other hnlldlngs. Soon everything wasablazc. The up roar of the yelling- Oends on the out side aud the excitement of tho men on the Inner sldt was deaCautug. Wo tried to escape by digging through, tho floor down Into tho urajmry. Tie house waa flllUig with ataxJcMS, ami every thing was In confusion. Fortxmately for mo In the coufuakai Itescaped from tna bouse. 1 don't know how many shots were lined at me, but none took effect I hiwl a bullet In my clothes, MM cot off the brim of my hat, aud nn othcr cut tho band, ami I lost It from my head. In tho excitement I forgot my coat and was out in the world alouo without coat, hat or friends and with 140 miles of mountain road be tween me and safety." Albert wandered for throe davs ovef tho mountains without food and ex posed to tho bitter cokl. Ho reached the American Ituvs at last, the first to brlug news of the uprising. Of conrse, pram a regiment arWvad 4a tim sewftc th Tw valluy kir QjUlettssl. it waa not long after that that flat Mexi can wat broke, out. Oue-iiatf csf that natlou was transferred to Uuele Sain. in otxuulerctlon of whk-h old swore wre wtpvd out No penalties were exaettM for the Anvyo Honda massa cre, yfct It must BO few, as one of the most item me lu our western Clncti Uiu Emjuer. ffo it to Opra a lets Book. floM the book with its buck on a tm-xitb or covered table; let tbe front board down, then the other, holding the leaves in one hanJ while yon open a fw let ves at the back, then a few at the ..ont, snl so go on. alternately r aing hack and fmnt, gently pr. ssins; r' . n the sections till yon reach tbe Otef of tbe volnmo. Do this two or hr- time and y n will obtain iiw teal re-n!t. Open th volnme violently er tsislstatj in sny one place and yon will likely break the back and canse a tart in tbe leaves. .Never lorce tan ,ck If it does not yield to gentle 0 ig rely npon it tbe back Is too tig tl f or nrc:y lined. A .-.nDi.isseor many years ago, an rseeDeat customer of mine, who . .... u.. r,nrf.tte how to ban- lllcnmui do i- ika, came into my office when I bad an expensive binding jost brought from tbe bindery ready to be sent borne. IK before my eyes, took bold of tbe , M ,. . ind tightly holding tbe leaves S M .HAITI in esch Inmd, insteau ox auoiu (res pie, rlotentry opened it in tbe renter and exclaimed. "How beautifully m or bindings opes I" I almost fainted. He had broken tbe back of tbe volume, and it had to be relonnd. "Modern tiding Practically Considered," j William Matthews. Out the VMI Wuman. A pastiius which obtains "mong the faraclaai of Korea, known as the rJog offol widows," consists of a raid by some disconsolate widower and hi I li iends ou some village known to con tain 1 young widow, tbe forcible abdnc lir n '- the lady inqne-tion and her mar rli lb tbe widower. An instance of luij li.nd has recently come to our no tice. A widower living in one of ths villages of Kangwba with 11 friends went to a humlet close to the walls of Kangwba city wbera a widow lived Bad SlSSd and curried off. hf. r oni9 what cf sl attle. s yonng lady It so happened, however, thst they han mis taken ths house nnd unfortunately -ot b jld of the wron lady. Early the Bt tt morniui; an ind:nnut posso came in pnrsnit, but the. men who hud commit ted the dastardly deed succeeded in sladlng them. Tb'j young lady, bow tver, whs rescued, and after the honse of the widower and Its contents hjd In n completely demolished ebe was etc rt I borne in triumph by bor hus band and his friends. Kobe Chronicle. KELLAR'S GREAT MEMORY. EFFECTS OF CHLOROFORM. iinok Iwlaataa m-nanl. The people of Gauutia. in Bengal, hnvo n barlnrous practice' called hook twinging. They deck themselves out with garlands, and then assemble to gether to undergo the most horrible tor ture. A wire ahont a qnsrtcr of an inch in diameter and seven feet long is pierced t r nU Xk tongue, und tbfn Ibe srretcfaed being will dinra for svr bitlf an bonr with the wire still bawg log through the tongoe. B ims of tlietu form themselves into a t .. od are thm sewed together by a wbre nesdle threaded with cord. Thoy sred by m- arms and look like berrings OB a wire when ready for the book. It is thon;:ht that the victims are dro :i dcuii-idernbly befcrehund, owing to the sule 11. dazed expression they weal throngboBtj but sometimes one or two faint aud are with great difficulty hi. 1 light round ugaiu. When Home ! Sweet. Fewer n Ives would sit louesomely nt home w ! lie rtielr husbands roam elae Whcre In search of entertainment If more wives realized that home should be something besides a clean place to eat and sleep In. Men "hate" wom en's tea parties and large show func tions, hut they llko dluner aud supper parties. Many families refrain from entertaining becnuso they cannot do so on nn expensive scale. It Is. how ever, possible to give small dinners and Uppers that nre both enjoyable nnd inexpenstva Ask people who either do or will like each other, and If you wish tin' women to have a good time have Just ns many men guests as wom en guosts. If the men nro to have a good time, make sure that some of the women are pretty and Mattering. Men like to he flattered. Oh. yes, they do. Gentlewoman. nulled Rlee. Thomas Mnrrnv th nnfed rhat n many cooks do not know how to do so simpie a tiling as to Doll rice properly. Each grain of rice, he says, should be distinct, whole, but at the same time tender. To accomplish this, a small quantity of rice should be boiled in a large pot nearly filled with water. Pot it into cold water and a little salt and boll rapidly for 20 or 80 minntea. Teat the grains occasionally, and when a fli-ht pressure between the thumb and firdinger will crush them they are done. If allowed to boll till the grains burst or boiled In a small quantity of water, tho grains will stick together. When done, drain off tbe water and set tho rice on tho range, where It will keep warm. Exchange. 'lay Crnpa on lee. Farmers who live lu tho vicinity of 1 .uushi-go lane, in soutlioastern Wlscon j sin, derive a pro tl in ble Income from j the Inke each wluter by harvesting an? ou hn )Ce. ino shallowness of the water In the lake bed causes the grass growing ou the bottom to project considerably nbove tho surface, nnd wlRvn the Ico forms the hay can be cut with great ease, though It cannot ho got at the rest of the year on ac count of the boggy nature of the laka bottusu. WhUs the puaralatioa of tnmt Jevt increased only 19 per In the lass 00 years, ths number stats official, ac cording to M. Turqaso, shows an In ereass of 121 per cent Tbe shopgirl would enjoy her iob ; better if the learned to sit on tbe coun- tsr wbsn not busy Galveston Nswa II Aided the Mo.lclao In WS Seeoad Sla-bl Trleka. The second sight trick as perform ed on IBS) stag calls for a man .1.,.. memory." said a former theatrical manager. "Some years ago I BtteaO ed one of llcury Kellar's entertain ments with Mrs. Scott gMdOB BU lady assistant sat Miudfold.sl on the stage and do-eribed different articles WBlCfa he picked up at random through the audience. When he cm Mnply pointed to a curious little areaa charm which Mrs. Blddons had loaned to me nnd 1 was then wearing ou my watch chain. 'It was a green Intaglio, said the assistant In reply to Kellai". ques tions; a very peculiar llttlo medallion, which was presented to Mrs. Bcott Bld dons by the sailors of a vessel bound for San Francisco from Australia.' -We were so astonished that we al m.f fail nnt of our seats. After the show we went behind the scenes with v..nu Ur-itPiirv aud some other the atrical folk who happened to be pres ent, and Mrs. Blddons proceeded to corner the magician, who was au old friend. '.Now, Iiarry,' she said, T want you to tell mo honestly how you knew about that locket' "Kellar laughed. 'You recollect I came over from Australin on the same ship,' be replied, 'and I would certain ly know that stone If I saw It In Chi na.' Tie would say no more, and 1 pre sume, of course, that be conveyed his Information to the stage through bis system of cues. But tho marvelous part about It was his prompt recogni tion of the charm on my watch chain. The presentation on shipboard had taken place all of seven or eight yen re before."-New Orleans Times-Democrat LIKE THE PROVERBIAL CAT. How the Professor's Deak Come Back al Ills Owa Expense. The young lawyer has good taste In antiques and lias done mnch browsing about In search of them. He kuows the places In Worcester nnd the neigh boring towns where those who like old furniture aud have the money to pay for It may find what will delight their souls. 80 It was no more than nat ural, when the professor sold his desk, which was of ancient design, but of doubtful age, aud began looking for something better, that ho should con suit tbe young lawyer. The man of law was delightfully sympathetic. "1 saw Just what you want the other day," he said, "but I'm afraid It's gone now. I'll keep my eye out for the next few days." "Well, If you sea anything really good." satd the prsaaswoc, "bay It add hold tt for sjs M is ant sale to let a bargain go Sao long. Only Vst m ktuv as sooa as yon can. so that 1 won't beShuylng one too. It would be a gruat favor." "Not at all," aald the lawyer. "It's a pleasure to buy a good thing, even If you are not to keep it yourself." In a day or two the professor receiv ed a Joyful note. Tho young lawyer's mother had found Just what the pro fessor wanted a beauty, ono of those rare old bits that they canuot counter felt, and such a bargain, only $10. The professor was charmed. Ho Imme diately sent his check to the young lawyer with nn enthusiastic note of thanks nnd n request to send up the desk. He waa In the hall when It ar rived. He tore off the sacking and in spected his prize. It was his old desk that he had sold a few days before for 8.60. Worcester Gazette. Odd Tendencies of Slano;. A writer In tho Journal des Debate complains of the process of degrada tion which Is going on In the French language. The peasantry, for Instance, frequently speak of the ass, a humble partner in their dally toll, as "the min ister," and other words of dignified Import are applied to equally humble, if not actually base, uses. The same tendency, however, appears, to be showing Itself lu tiermnny, where the title "monarch" passes current In modern slang as a designation for tramps and footpads. Tho other day a noncommissioned officer In charge of barracks at Danzig addressed this term to a troublesome private Just as a captain happened to bo passing. Tbe latter at once reported the Incident, and tho barrack master was brought before tho magistrates on a charge of "leze majesty." Evldonco was adduced to prove that In east Prussia "rascal" and "mon arch" were convertible terms, so that tho court acquitted the prlsouer, al though be loses his rank and his pension. A Valnable Trocklond. Perhaps as costly a commodity ns any that Is carried lu considerable quantities In truckloads Is Sumatra to bacco, such as Is used for cigar wrap pers. Sumatra wrappers cost from $1 to 2 a pound, and the Import duty on them Is $1.83 a pouud. This tobneco Is Imported In small, compact bales weighing 170 or ISO pounds each. Duty paid Sumatra would tie worth about $000 a bale, and there can be carried on a truck flftv bales or mor: an timr 60 bale truckload of such tobacco would be worth about $30,000.-New Tork Sun. Bent of Ilia Indnstrr. Mrs. de Cohen I hear you'vo got a very Industrious husband. Laundress Yes, mum; he's always flatteg something Kr m t vj. gMU iaora Jewish Oommenc Snrh Thai Burglari Would Sot gM It on Sleeving Peraoaa. That burglars of the.moro advanced type can and do use chloroform lu tho commission of their crimes Is a belief widely held and rarely contradict.'. and yet there Is, curiously, little fuim! datlon for It. Indeed, those who ere most famlllur with tho administration and effects of nuaesthetlcs assert that there Is no fouudutlon at nil for It ex. rent in the imagination of sensational writers and In tho needs of people w hose losses cannot safely be explain ed by statements of fact. The qi . .. tlon has been raised recently by Mr eral robberies In which chloroform U said to have been employed, and opin ions of the experts are strongly against the possibility of such use. One of the physicians Interviewed Is .quoted ns saying: "As far as known chloroform and ether have never taken effect ou a healthy sleeping person without that person knowing it Both of these anaesthetics are at first stimulating and Invigorating in their effect and will arouse a sleeping person. The en tire system Is excited, and tbe heart beata violently and fast. The use of either chloroform or ether or any oth er anaesthetic by burglars Is absurd. It frequently takes physicians with their various appliances from 10 to 15 minutes to put a person under tho in fluence of either of these anaesthetics, and often a patient will become so stlmulntiHl and active before the ef fect Is secured that It requires several strong meu to hold him." Tbe Idea that the mere Introduction of chloroform Into a room would cause unconsciousness was derided as ab surd. Even if doors and windows were air tight It would take several gallons of either anaesthetic to so fill a room with the heavy fumes ns to af fect a sleeper on a bed of average height And the first effect would be, not deep sleep, but excited wakeful ness. The chances are, then, that when anybody claims to havo been chloroformed by burglars there li something queer about the case. New Tork Times. CAMEL'S HAIR BRUSHES. The Term a Misnomer Now, Ftt Squirrels Furnlsk the Hair. The camel's hair brush used by art ists has nothing of bactrla lu It. There was a time when real camel's hair wu used for this purpose. Tho ship of the desert, however, has long been su perseded by tbe comely squlrreL Not only Is squirrel's hair very much less costly, but It' Is better, softer, more pliable aud moro durable. At the pres ent day U Is donbtful If you couHDad bofifct f CBArs ffelr ru all fjs brush factories tu the tend. Bcvr, there is no caoe for fear that tte graceful little squirrel wlH be e.xtsml cared. II Is the ITuropean squirrel that furnishes the hair for tho Trruidics, tb covering of the American squirrel be ing too furry and soft for the .purpost. It is somewhat tho same way with the coarser brushes. Tbe bristles iiwrt prized tome from Russia und India, aud tho wild hogs of Germany fnrulth their quota. Tho great American hog runs to fat nnd puts forth practically no bristles. In tho countries above mentioned the collecting of bristles Is quite uu Important Industry ainougtbs peasantry of certain districts. In com paratively few cases arc they strip ped from the dead body of the hog. The usual method is to discover the haunts of tho animals and to gather the bristles from tho trees against which they rub thcmselves.-New York Sun. German poetofflce employees are not permitted to marry without tbe special permission of the government The entire collection of coins and medals In the British muaeuin consists of nearly 250,000 specimens. The Woman and the Car. It's a strango thing about women and cable cars when the time comes for them to part A man or a hoy will Jast naturally drop off tho car and start along the street as if nothing had hap pened, but let a woman attempt to emulate his example and sad wort docs she mako of It. Even a rsin day costume doesn't help her out an, for skirts have lftUc to do with her bungling method of leaving the It Is a matter that cannot be explained so easily as can her Inability to thro a ball, for in the latter case anatomy is at fault. Sometimes she puzzles over It ner self, but In the majority of cases sne gives tho matter no thought, hut sim ply rises, grasps the railing, ana, whether the car is at a standstill or In motion, steps off backward. ome one should be able to offer a reason able explanation of tho very PP'" fnct that her Impulse lu that case Is to do tbe Incorrect thing. Even when BJB carefully studios the -subject and trains herself to face In tho same direction which the car Is movlug it new "seems natural" to ber.-NeW lor Sun. The Flank March. "Stonewall died," ran one ot most popular fables, "and two nge came down from heaven to ink back with them. They went to tent He waa not there. They wm to the hospital. He was not tuer They went to the outposts. Bs not there. They went to the meeting. He was not there. B0 nsw had to return without bim. hut wn they reports that ho had dJsapPj" they found that he had made a nan march and reached heaven mi fhEm."-"Stenewall Jackaon," W tenant Colonel G. F. B.-Henderson. B adewiea is- a This was eettwart on a oaWVj tho other owenfe. 2!ZflB woman ctrmbhd fa ami toah a p" an otherwise vacant seat w slumbrous conductor took the ana -j that she banded him, and l rang up the fare, "One?" agtta sontnraidodly. , -, its Tes, and don't try. to bo fanny, snapped. Sew i'orkr Stm. "dBr" -- - '