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.
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