FROST ON THE PUNKIN.
L k frost Is on the pimkiii anil the
fodder'a III IM ahock.
,, ,u hear 1 lie kyouck and gobble of
the atrutliu' i n i . . . k .
I ,),, chickln' of tbe guincys, nd Ihe
elm-kin" of till- Inn-.
I (). rooster's hallylooyer as be tip
toes on tbe (MM)
k tkro'i Hi'- Haste testa la we
in' at hla ln--r
L lb.. rUiu aun to greet him from n
I night of carerul real,
. , - tkt houae, bare bended, ami
. -. oM to 1000 me uvea,
L. .!. rroul la on me 1'iiiiMu nnu me
fishier a IO me SSVCBa
', something kind o' hcirtylike
tnit the ttaaMpbtn
mi tin' I""1 "f aiiniiiirr'a over end the
lisilill tun ' ucre
. ,i., ii... H .... ., i , i...
,,ohi on t tie trees,
a$ at ant hi of the linnitulo' birds
(0j luizzin' of the btOH
the aV' ao appctizlu'. Ittd the land-
Kie through the bate
, erftp nml sunny morning of the
cnrl.v n ii t ii in n days
pi. inr' that no painter baa the color-
r to mock
ken toe front i on the piiukiu and the
fodder a in the ahock.
husky, rusty ruatle of the toaaela of
the mm.
id tin- nikpin' of the tangled leaves, aa
g 'U-n II the tnoru;
ie atnldile in the f urriea kind o' lone-
soiucliko. lint atill
Iprcnchin' sermoni to ua of the barna
they growod to fill;
he atratvatai-k in the medder, and the
reaper In the abed:
Ihe bosses in their alalia below the
clover overhead
It acts my heart n-elickln' like the
tlekln of a clock.
Ibrii the front la on th? punkiu and the
fodder h In the ahock.
lames Whitcomb Itilcy.
ad.' ! know how anxious yon are ft
take the whole linxxl under vour Srlng,
anil I know loo well what !ta skelter
moans to urge mi to mii y mi. when fOOt
heart aaya 'yea,' you ,ear mother ajiiK"
Ho the little family stayed many
weeks, I'npa llalley eomiiiir down ev
ery Bight Ami no dear did they he
roine to Nan that It waa only with feel
ings of sadness that she thought of the r
l-:n Itljr.
It waa the iaat Saturday of vacation.
Nan had taken Buhy May into the ham
mock lu the orchard ami had Ring her
to ilet'ii In her arini. "You little dar
ling. I wish I might keep you always."
ahe whispered, aa ahe gazed down Into
; the iweet. roay little face.
Looking up ahe saw bondlfll over the
haninioek tally's papa. "I wlali I dared
to any the aatne thing to you, Nan."
whlavorod he, ua he looked Into Nau's
II deal
It c.
i HIS la the itory of how Chicago
Mil with grade croaainga, muln-
cotldcuscd from the Chronicle:
Fifteen year ngo Chicago wan Inter-
hliisblng face. "I have wished to many ! lected In every direction nml nt all via
UN'S KINDERGARTEN
1!
F ever I was thankful I MB
il. I- minuie," said Nan Gray,
us she threw herself lu an
cbllf on the piazza. "It did seem
I If school would never end, but ev
filling hns an end If you ran only
lit for It, and this Messed day winds
the term, and now for a good sum-
(era rest rrom teaching the young
ea nml all its attendant nllllctlons."
"Well, denr, art' you tired'" said her
other ns she entered.
"Tired to death, and I believe I al-
ost wish I might not see a child again
kill .September. Don't, please, don't
ke nny children to Isinrd ut tbe cot-
thls summer, mn."
Why, Nan Cray, I always thought
ma loved children."
"So I do, mamma, but after one has
ten a pound of chocolates she doesn't
re for any more Immediately, doci
e? Dou't you understand?"
"Yes, Nan, I see. We will announce
0 children need apply,' so dou't
rry."
The next morning Nan and George.
Ith their mother, started for their
)iise at the beach, where they were
1 take n few boarders. On the steamer
tting near them was a young man
Ith three children nud a nurse maid,
he youngest child was about a year
d, a bright, pretty little thing. The
iher two Here boys, perhaps 3 nud "
ears old, with sweet faces and cun-
Ing ways.
"Natl," said Oeorge, "go and ask him
F ho doesn't want a nice boarding
lace for the summer. That's Just
rhat you've been looking for In the
'ay of boarders, you know."
Nan flash"'. a look at her brother.
In turned her eyes to the broad ex
mse of sea, but In spite of herself
er thoughts would come back to tbe
roup uear by. "I wonder where they
golug. Where's the mamma? Per
ips she's dead. He dOtl look sad and
irlous. How lovingly he holds the
Itle boy!" Hut It was nearly time
ir onr travelers to land, nud they be
in to pick up their bundles and bags.
"Look, Nan. they laud here, too. I'll
(t a cookie they nre coming Id uuswer
thnt 'ml' for a few bourders you put
the paper. Jolly! wouldn't It be a
ke on you, though, sis?" And George
luckled heartily.
"Dear me, I ought to have added 'No
lilldren." but I forgot. Do you sup
M they can be coming to our bouse,
l"Tme will tell. Nan." said her moth-
', auilllug. They walked briskly on
id reached their house a few minutes
advance of the "kindergarten par-
," as Nan's brother called It
Looking around, they observed the
ftw man evidently Inquiring the way
Mwbere. He had stopped the local
merchant, and from all nppear-
Ices was liellig inrccieu io me iiray
bltagf. lu a moment cume a ring at
ke ilobr. to which tieorge responded.
l)oes Mrs. Gray live here?" inquired
ke stranger, who was leadiug the llt-
boj of 3 or 4. Closely following
las another boy two or three years old-
ami tbe nurse with the baby girl ou
fr arms.
tieorge, though Intensely amused nt
pin's predicament. Invited the party
very politely, and spoke to bis
ni"tlier.
I Nan. w ho had dropped Into a chair In
'to further part of the room, sat gaz
ing out of the wludow Into the orchard.
She ieard the gentleman lutroduce
II as Mr. Bailey and tell her
Ittiotiier that he had seen the advertlse
kant ; t1(, I(:1I,r, hi Wlfe died about
a year ago, ami since that time his
"other had been with him nml looked
' liis uttle ones and directed the
""lots. Hut Illness In lier own home
l called her there, nml for the sutn-
nt L ast she must remnin nway.
After seeing the "ad" yesterday he
fceliled tills morning to give the babies
sail down the harbor and see If any
Jngeinent for a summer home could
made In case a suitable place wns
'oun.l. 'ii,,, doctor had advised the
'shore, and he wanted them near
'"ough the city so he could see them
'vry day. "I assure TOO thev are cood
eblldron, Mrs. Gray, and Nurse Mary
see that they trouble no one. I
pay you well If you will let them
Te a home with you for a while."
Otherlv Xfra P.rnr trnnlil him anlit
lminedlatelv to his nleiirllnfr hnt
H4 remembered her promise to Nan.
Iteming herself, she beckoned Nan
to a side room. "Well. Nan. you have
rd the nlea nint m ...t-v
I "Oh. dear." said Nan. "I dont see how
ran MT 'tin n-ltl. lll.. M .W
things right before ui. If I had
lJ been a Utile wlaer on wording that
times tun summer that l might liwajri
have you nenr. Won't you give tip
your large school and take a smaller
one? We will tie good pupils."
"I am not used to mixed grades."
snld Nan, mischievously, "but will try
It If you wish It very much. Hut I
must tell you a little story tlrst. Per
haps you won't care for such a teacher
then." So Nan told blm of her weari
ness at the close of school, and the n ir
row escape he had from being summar
ily dismissed when be applied for buard
for his bnbles.
He understood perfectly, and with a
loving kiss to both occupants of the
hammock he slipped a ring on Nan's
linger. In the early fell Nan became
Mrs. Halley. and happiness reigned lu
the Bailey klndergnrten.
GEN. CIPRIANO CASTRO.
the
OKN. CASTUO.
Who Him Foiiulit Ilia Wuy to
Presidency of Yrnrxiielu.
Gen. Clprlano Caatro, the new presi
dent of Venezuela. Is only 80 years old,
but he has been lu olltlcs for a long
time. He wns always
one of the wannest
supporter of the Lib
eral party, and took
part In the war of de
fense during the rev
olution that was led
by Crespo. That gen
eral did nil he could
to Influence Castro tu
bis side, and even of
fered him a portfolio.
but Castro could not be persuaded to
take It. The reverse. Indeed, was the
fact, for Cnstro severely criticised
Crespo's administration. When Aud
rade's stai; began to rise Cnstro led a
movement against him and Crespo.
After the failure of the "Mocho" Iler
nandez revolution the man who Is now
president successfully defeated Mo
rales and Larrla and became the domi
nant military power of the country.
With his new success came hordes of
followers, and Castro, after carrying
numerous towns, at last took the capi
tal Itself. President Cnstro Is n highly
educated young mnn nnd a hnrd work
er, but he Is handicapped with that ex
ploslveness of character thnt Is the
greatest handicap to the Lntln race.
i Hunting the Froplo ty Machinery.
Our first ceusus. made In 1795.11)0 wed
the population of the United States tr
be live million, and the couut coat Uncli
Sam, who was comparatively poor then
one cent for each person. It Is estl
I mated that the twelfth census, to b
made In June, 1000, will show that out
people number seventy-live million, ami
thnt the Item of clerk hire, in the Cen
sus Bureau alone, will exceed $6,000,
000. Clifford Howard, writing of "LIow
the Next Census Will Be Taken," In
the Ladles' Home Journal, says thai
"although the work of enumeration will
be completed by the first of July, It will
probably be two or even three months
later before the last of the schedules
are received at the census office; for not
only must they all be first examined by
the supervisors, but In many cases they
will probably require revision because
of some error or Informality. The act
ual counting of the people will not be
done until the schedules are turned Into
the census office. The enumerator?
simply gather the facts, nnd the office
force In Washington does the counting
and the compiling, which Is done by
electricity. In 100 days all the facts re
lating to 75,000,000 people will be tabu
lated."
Sorry He Maid It,
There are so many things In this
w icked world we would rather not have
said. Mean thlugs. spiteful things, un
feeling things, reckless things which
trickle over the lips before we realize
It An estimable man In town has a
wife w ho Is a good woman, though she
can never be a candidate at a beauty
show. He admires her, however, and
as he Is the one to be pleased her lack
of loveliness Is a small matter. One
day he was tnlklng with some friends
about his disposition.
"No," laid he cnndldly, "you rnrely
see me get worked up, nervous and
cross. 1 nm the easiest person lu the
world to please."
"One glance at your wife shows that,"
replied a denr fiend, who Is the suul
of politeness, nnd who, poor wretch,
really meant to Imply she did not have
the looks of a nagged or brow beaten
woman, nnd must get on easily with
him. But. oh, It didn't sound that way,
nnd thnt man would glndly have given
$10 down for a hole In the ground Just
alout that time. Louisville Times.
slble angles with railroad tracks. Ev
ery track wns laid at the grade of the
treeta or alleys it crossed. Accidents
generally fatalities, for grade cross
ing accidents rarely stop short of the
death of the victim-were of dally, al
most hourly, occurrence. Chicago be
gan to murmur and rebel ngalnst the
grade crossing It wns determined to
abolish them once for nlL
The railroad companies were willing
to elvnte or depress the numerous
tracks, but were uot willing to under
go the hardship anil expense of tbe liu-
I pllshment. They held that neither
they uor the city could afford the ri
pens.' even If they could stand the In
terruption to their ordinary business
while iheir tracks were lelng elevated
The tlrst objection raised waa that
the mads would practically be forced
to suapend bualneaa while thla work
was going on. The Mayor thought dif
ferently, but lu conclusion aald let
them suspend then, for the Uvea and
limbs of the people were valuable be
yond any mere financial computation.
But It was nlso shown by engine, ring
exierts thnt the elevation could be ac
complished without substantial Inter
ruption to traffic, n contention which
has been demonstrated dally ever since
the first carload of material wua dump
ed In n right of wny.
ENGLEWOOD AND WKNTWOBTH AYENl'ES.
prOYCment Gunrds nud watchmen
were maintained nt the crossings, time
tables were public property, und the
roads saw no reoson why they should
be called upon to bear millions of dol
bit - extra expense to remedy the dull
culty.
The grade status In Chicago to-day Is
an excellent exemplar of what Chlca
gonns enn do when they will It. Hun
dreds of miles of tracks have been ele
vated or depressed, hundreds of cross
ings abolished, either subways or via
ducts containing the offending tracks,
and tbe roads have paid out nearly
Took Him at His Word.
"Thar's one er them agents what
sells clocks on a credit wants to see
you right off." said the new farm hand.
"Hang the agent!" exclaimed the
farmer: "I don't want to sec blm or his
clocks!"
The new farm hand vanished and did
not return for an hour.
When he put In an appearance he
asked:
"Wbar'tiouts roun' here does the cor
oner live?"
What In thunder does you want with
the coroner?"
"Well." said tbe new farm hand, tak
ing a sent on a stump and wiping the
perspiration from his brow with bis
shirt sleeve, "I hanged blm!" Atlanta
Constitution.
AuatralUn lallroad Fre.
The railroads of Australia have never
discovered that It Is possible to take up
tickets on the train, hence the passen
ILLINOIS CKNT.MAI. AT Mm STRKKT.
f 17,000,000. The city has not been at
any expense nt nil In accomplishing
this feat Ninety per cent, of tbe tracks
no longer menace the public on foot or
horseback or lu carriages. Every
Bpndtful of earth, every block of ma
sonry, every bolt In every piece of Iron
provided for by ordinance has been put
lu place. f
Chicago won the fight ns she gener
ally wins whatever she seeks. But It
was a long, botoly contested und Inter
esting contest Just the same, for the
big lines nre no menu antagonists, ami
bad many fairly sound arguments to
advance to show they should not bear
The roads did not deny thnt If the
thing could be done It would be a vnlu
able thing for both sides, but the muds
nlso decllued to couslder the proposi
tion In any guise. They had laid their
tracks under charters und ordlnnuccs,
had compiled with the luws, nud no
body or corporation could disturb their
possession. They sometimes carried
this contention to Buch an extent as to
buttle umong themselves to preveut
Home rival Hue from crossing their
rights of way. Work was done on
Sunday and holidays to evnde. If possi
ble, the Interference of police or sher
iff. But these attempts were always
met by a like determluntlon, result
ing tlnnlly lu defeat or compromise.
u ... u the roads learned that the
courts bad held that the power lay In
the city, under general regulntlous of
police ns well ns under charter pro
visions, to force changes of grade to
meet modern necessities, they naked
who would pay for It. When told that
they would be expected to do this n
new light wns commenced, for they nt
first ubsolutely refused to do auy such
thing.
It wns discovered to the deep disgust
of the companies that they could be
forced to ulter any grade uauied ami
nlso be forced to foot tbe bill. Then
the element of suggested compromise
entered luto the controversy cat ly lu
1880, The companies began to spur for
wind nud suggest that each side pay
hulf.
But tbe city had won every round In
court uud was uot Inclined to help one
little bit. The roads were successively,
notified to begin the work. No exact
plan wus adopted, but proniea were
furnished by the city engineer as n
IiiisIh for the work. The mails might
do It any wny which seemed beat to
them, provided they did It. But with
masterly Inactivity they did nothing.
work. But the alleged loaa due to In
terrupted tratllc has bOM proved to In
tuit a dream. The mods auffered Incon
venience, to In- sure, but no Hue loat n
Niund of freight or a single paaaeiiger
on thla account. The tribunals also
disappointed the legal lights by calmly
' saying the city would force tiio mails
to do w hut w as Heeded.
Not an Inch of truck has been etnb
Halted according to the new grade
without a peralsteut light lu w hich all
the skill, fen-sight and acumen of the
companies baa liven expended. The
expense, ua has Ken shown, has bON
enormous, even If no other coat hud
been Involved than the filling lu and
retaining of the roadbed within the
limits prescribed. But every step lu the
prOg POSTI lOII has been fought over bit
tarty, eo tolling additional iipinn ou
the roads. So far aa the city la 0M
corned, the battle haa been substantial
ly without expciiae licyond that pro
vided for lu the ordinary administra
tion of public affairs.
Jan. 1, USA "ot a tulle of the hun
dreds of tracks lu the city bud been
elevnted. Piobably somewhere Uear
'J.iHIl crossings were lu existence. In
one j ear last year nearly llai i mas
lng were eliminated. This la a mere
straw to show how rapidly the tide aet
In the other way when once the city
got dowu to business. With every
rtOOlIni on grade In the beginning of
the Initial year of actual elevation, the
year closed with some fifty Btlloi In
the air ami n large number of danger
ous crossings, especially on the south
side, no longer menaced the people.
Seven years ago every train, freight
or passenger, which entered the city
poked along hluvvly from tlie limits to
the depots with very few exceptions.
Ordlliancea provided that only a Per
tnln speed should be maintained Inside
the city limits, that the peril to pedes
trlnns or other citizens In the i Ity
might he reduced to n minimum. Some
few eipresa trains ruahed nlong at a
high rate of speed, but they were
guarded at block intervala for all or
seven miles. (Jutes were dropped
when the trains were half a mile illa-
apparcnt. for the mads were tangled
up. and each had Its owu pnrllcnlnr
tight on Ita hands. The Northvveatern
waa the accond lo get to work, for In
lVHt plana were submitted for the ele
vntlou of the Galena division, which,
with some uiilmportnnt modifications,
wen- decided upon aa food working
plana.
FOLIAGE RECALLS BISMARCK
Ilriuictira of Tree Hlt Numa of llrr
man Htiitriitii.
lieruiiiuy'a mnn of blood and Iron la
still rVtBen Doted In tiM fatherland In
many unique ways. Bismarck, It ap
ls'iira. has left his Imprint upon (ier
many to tbe extent of controlling the
aliaic of Its apple trees. This lan't the
ploiisauteai thing in the world for
young Kaiser WUbottn to realize, par
ttettkatiy w hen the knowledge la forced
upon bltn 111 ao abrupt n manner us it
was the other day at flllOHlholU
The lvaNcr waa Journeying to Alaace.
On the way he slopped at Monrepos,
Qelaonhclni, the grsitest fruit nursery
lu Herman). The Emperor haa ruther
a fancy for horticulture, ami, Indeed.
Include! It among his numberless spe
cial hobbles. Ilia host was Baron Yon
Lade, proprietor of the orchards. When
the circuit of the orcharilt ami gardens
hail I i made Baron Yon Lade said:
"Now, I lieg leave to show your niaj
esty the finest grown fruit tree In the
world." The Kaiser nmlnbly consent
e, to look at the tree nml found It tin
enormous- growth trained to grow In
tile outlines of the eight letters of Ills
tnarck's name. Thll very Teutonic feat
had been accomplished by planting
four llltlc'tmes close together and clip
ping and training them constantly.
Next to thla prize tree waa one which
Baron Lade cnllcd tbe "Blamnrck cup. "
It was Ingeniously trained to the form
of a communion cup.
These wonders did not Interest the
BmOerOf as the Baron had anticipated.
Indeed, the great man wus obviously
vexed.
Then the Baron bethought himself,
lie turned to a tiny tree lu the adjoin
lug gnrden.
'.. K. W. & (J.
SUBWAY, KiTII ST. BOLL, L'N DEIt 1
ItAlLWAY.
WEST LAKE AND HOCKWELL STHEETS.
all the expense, Interruption to traffic
and worry in. Mental to such a colossal
undertaking. But In the end they had
this to do Just the same. First It was
held by the lines that they could not
be compelled to elevate their tracks or
lu auy other manner alter the grades.
This point was argued laboriously af
ter months nnd even yenrs of skillful
research In the law books; It took the
highest court In the State but a few
minutes to destroy the Illusion.
Ten years ago the question of elevat
ing tbe tracks was a isilltlcal Issue In
this city. Pnrtbs battled over the
question, one side being Inclined to the
belief that the city lacked the power
to force the roads to act and the other
certain the power existed. But by the
beginning of lsi It was no longer a
dividing question. No candidate for
Mayor could hope to win unless out
spoken In fuvor of sending up all the
tracks and ninklng the roads pny the
bills. To-day no ndmlnlstrntlnn looks
noon the otiestlon aa anything more
The city sent warning after warning
am) even threatened to begin the work
Itself. Then the last legal act of the
fight wns comm. tn-ed: Injunctions were
applied for. These failed.
Meanwhile the general managers bad
formed an association for mutual p.o
tection. This wns held out to be an
association to protect business, pre
vent rate-slashlug, nnd by concert of
action get all roads luto line on a gen
eral policy. It wns really designed to
fight the elevation scheme. But even
Injunction-made laws failed them, for
tbe courts held that the city hnd tin
power to act. It looked along In the
years Juat before the World'a Pair as
If a direct conflict would take place bo
tu M 0 the city offlctfl on one hand and
rond employes on the other.
Expert engineers declared thnt It
would cost as much or more to elevate
or depress the tracks as It had coat In
the original construction of the roads
Koad attorneys, using this aa a basis.
argued that the hardship on the roads
than a mere matter of detail. Ordin- WBg Kr(,at that even conceding the
ances must le drawn ami accepted ny
the roads and work done under them
as regularly as streets are paved or
cleaned-ln fact, more regularly than
can Is? said of the daonlng process.
eers are locked In tbe cars to prevent Harrison
nr of them from stealing a ride, and ,..t ,n ,.t nt uiv matter In a busl
when they arrive at their station are ! BeAR.ike manner. The roads at first
buitled out through a turnstile and bold I laughed at the Idea as a vision
up for tlcketa.-Sau Francisco Chroa-! VJ nlan uUt.rv impossible of accoui-kit.
p -,wr of the city to force action no
court would force such an extremity
of hardship. The lawyers also argue)
thnt thla exiotiae, heavy aa It would
Is-, would be but a trifle when compnr-
I'nder the administration of the elder ed with the loss entailed by tbe Inter-
a determined effort was mptloo of traffic. The contention of the
eiperta regarding the cost haa DM
proved to l under rsther than over
the actual expenditure. It haa coat the
taut, nud the gongs rallied without
ceasing until after the rushing expreaa
had passed. There Is no diminution of
this speed today. It Is rather Increas
ed, for the trains can run nt sixty miles
an hour without running the slightest
risk of killing n citizen at uuy grade
crossing.
With the World'a Pair coming on,
one road saw the advantage of elevated
trucks to hurry visitors dowu to the
grounds. By the time the ceremonies
of dedication In October, I8U2. were ull
arranged for the Illinois Central had
elevnted Its tracks ns fur south lis M
street. Like nil others, this roud fought
the whole thing bitterly, but. seeing no
escape, the mnd accepted the ordin
ances passed to provide for tbe work
on Its Hues. These ordinances are real
ly plans carefully prepared to obviate
engineering dltlh ultles and enable the
line to elevate or depress the tracks at
the smnllest estimated cost. The city
pnys uothlng, but has enforced Its dn
mandl until few roadl wish to make
the tight any longer.
This beginning Inspired the people
and authorities with reason to feel that
the grade crossing would have to go.
It nlso taught the railroad companies
that all they could do would be to fight
for time; they must nil get In the hand
aragOII In Ibi end. So when the World'a
Fair Mayor waa elected It was believed
that considerable progress would be
made. One thing had militated against
progress, nud that was that the city
was trying to do t'Mi much at once.
The city had been trying to battle the
combined romls na a combination Or
illiiati.es were being prepared which
were blankets com ring the entire aya-
tem In the city. These necessarily full
I'd from too great complication.
In 1SU3 a change lu plan waa Innug
Hut here, your majesty," he said.
with unction, "Is a tree that will eclipse
these and all others. I have called It
'Wllhelm der Grnaae.' Your mnjeaty
can ace that the letters are already
partly formed.
After w hich the Kaiser went on bis
way propitiated.
in vr.KsrT
ATBsTtfl A0
TMACKa.
uruted. It waa decided to go at the
ronda In detail, taking one or two at a
time, drawing up ordinances on engl
neerlng schemes agreed uHin Is-tween
the city engineer and the experts of
the roada. All other roads would be left
alone for the time being, the city deter
mining to fight the enemy in detail In
roads about .'Ai.taJO n'ie o do the , stead of In bulk. The result wis at once
SMALLEST REPUBLIC,
Two mi. I u Hulf Hrjuurr Mllra, with n
ropiilntinn of Hlsty.
The smullest republic lu the world
Is thnt of I. .voi.iui. an Island about flvi
miles long, with an average width of a
little more than half a mile, situated
about a dozen miles to the northeast
of Sardinia. The totnl population of
the whole republic does not exceed flo,
hut they elect a President every six
yeats. and u Coiiucll of alx members.
nil of whom serve the state without
pay. The women of this island go to
the polls and vote with the men. nml
ever since It becuine a republic. In IHSU,
all public business has been transacted
without turmoil: the elections taking
place without any high party feelitig or
undue excitement
In lKIU King Charles Albert of Sar
dinia granted the Island of Tnvolara to
a family of the name of Burtolooul, but
In less thnn half a ceuttiry the Inliub
Itauls threw off the yoke of monarchy
nnd took to themselves the right to bu
governed by thvmaelves. This little war
did not ii In nil the world, ami waa quite
a peaceful one. King Pnul I. relgnel
until ss-j ami on Ida deathbed requeu
ed thnt none of hla klu should succeed
to the thmue. nnd as no one claimed
the honor four years later the peop'e
decided to draw up a constitution, and
Tavohira lias been a very successful
little republic alnce.
Twelve years ago Ita Independence
wna recognized by Italy, and, It Is to be
presumed, other powers would have
recognized It also If they had known of
Its exlalence. Tbe Inhabitants live
principally by fishing and raising fruits
and vegetables. T hey fear no sudden
Invasion, for they dispense with any
nrmy or nnvy, nnd. presumably. In cnau
of need, would rely upon the entire
population to uphold the freedom of
the country.
Adulterate It Thomarlves,
A process tins l-en Invented nml pat
i-u ted In Brazil for preparing coffee In
ta Molds by a system of compmailou.
It la argued that not only will there lie
leas expense In exMirtlng coffee In this
form, but thst the rustomor will be
more certain of thua receiving for bis
use the pure, unadulterated article.
"Your dog see m a to follow you with
out orders." "Yes, be wouldn't take
any orders from me. He's been In the
family long enough to know tbe real
Isiaa." -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
She What's the difference between
a dimple and a wrinkle? He Ob. about
tblrtr or forty years Town Topics.
SMOKELESS POWDER COSTLY
II . i Million Dollar' forth Proved
to lie Worllili-Mi.
i v -iy I li r. il -e I expense of a
military establishment under ihe more
s. . i ni.e me.hods now employed Is
ibaruly Illustrated In the discovery
that about hmf u million dollars'
worth of auioklcsa DOWdW for aencoiiat
guns turns out to be worthless, through
all Ullexpecteil iiet. rl. rattou In Its
pialHy. .Military experts have supios-
fsl that the smokless powder manufuc-
tnrml for the I'nlted States army was
Ihe best ever made, says the New York
Pest and a contract was not long ugo
llgOed which Involved Ihe expenditure
of about 11,000,000 for a supply of It
But It Is stnted that recent experiments
at land Hook showed that the smoke
OM i . wder How ou hand Is vvorae than
valueless. A tell Inch gun was being
filed wllh charges ffOtQ u supply that
l.nd been stored for I boo! two yea i a
and it delayed detonation occurred,
which bunt the gnu. n new one, valued
at Hi i.i si. An examination of the
powder revealed the fact that It had
BBdorgOM chemical changes of aome
aort and all of the supply on baud Is
supposed to lx squally nffectcd. Ex.
ptrtl will now try to discover the cause
of the deterioration, ao as to tiiuke tta -Deeded
change In the formula. Mean
while the contracts for manufacture
muat be ItVlpeUdfd, nnd If a war should
break out It might be neces.nry to nan
the old variety of black powdot. Ap
pOiaatlj large chnrges to the pofit and
loss account must be allowed for 111
estimating the coat of keeplug up with
the times lu warfare.
REVIVES A SCANDAL.
Wrddlnu ltrliiB to Memory nn Affair
Back, Oftea stir Arsaj Ctretsa,
One of those sciimluls which now
and then atlr army circles has Just had
an Interesting Mquel In the marriage of
Second Lieutenant
Frank E. llatu
ford, of the Fifth
Infantry to Mrs.
Mae O'Brien,
widow of the late
Lieut. Michael J.
O'Brien, of the
a ui e regiment
The scandal oeeurnsl at Fort McPher
sou. Ou., early lu 1NDT. Lieut. Pom
ford, while engaged to marry Miss
Nina BonMyn, daughter of t'apt. Henry
llotnoyn, of the Fifth Infantry, paid
such marked attention to Mrs. O'Brien
that the iNdrothnl wns summarily
broken by ("apt Itomcyn. This, of
course, led to a grent deal of comment,
nml Lieut. O'Brien, meeting Oopt Ho
meyn ou (lie parade ground, accused
him of circulating scandalous stories
alxmt Mrs. O'Brien, t'apt. Itoineyn'a
reply was n sharp slap In the face.
Lieut. O'Brien placed the matter be
fore his aupcrlor olllcers, and Copt. Ko
ii.. vii waa coiirt-iiiarilalisl and seu
ti'iieed to dismissal from the army, but
the sentence was reduced to a repri
mand. He la now on the retired Hat.
Lieut. O'Brien died aome months ago
lu Florida. During the Chinese Japa
nese war he was sent by the I'nlted
Stub's Government to take observa
t Ions ('apt. Itomcyn hns n reputation
us an Indian fighter.
An I. n. IP as Chain.
Some weeks ago a gentleman left a
small package at the home of a young
lady upon whom he was making his
first call. She wrote him a note telling
him he had left It. He wrote her one
telling her It was some dlhles, and that
-he might appropriate It to her owu use.
She wrote again to express her ap
preclatloii. He npllcd to express his
appreciation of her appreciation.
She retaliated with nn ex
pression of her appreciation of his np
prec hit Ion of her appreciation.
At the present time the expression of
appreciation Is going fnrwnrd In arith
metical progression ns the letters
mull 1 1 I v . ami as they contain something
a little more serious In Its nature there
promises to be some very Interesting
complications resulting from n corre
siomleiice, presumably for the expres
sion of appreciation.- . Memphis Scimitar.
Ills; Hen's Tone.
Whatever complaints may be made
against the tone of Big Ben, the famous
London clock, uud musicians say it Is
a terribly bad "E," at auy rate, every
one will acknowledge that the clock lu
Ihe House of Commons tower Is a won
derful timekeeper, not varying a second
In time all the year through. The
mechanism for setting In motion the
massive hammer which brings out the
tone of lllg Bell's sixteen ton Ixi'll Is
very Interesting. The striking machin
ery la driven by weights of about a ton
and a half, which hang on a shaft 174
feet deep: and It la so arranged that
after the chimes are over the hammer
falls on tbe big bell within one second
of Greenwich menu time.
Timothy's Mlalsks.
Timothy Knockdown, the auctioneer,
took his wife for u seaside trip to
Margate.
On the second day of their visit Mr.
K. evinced a strong desire to return
home. "Aud pray for what reason.
Timothy?" angrily lugulred his better
half.
"Simply because everybody knowa
my buslueas down here. To-day, for
luatance, 1 have been confronted by at
least forty grinning boatman who rem
inded me that It Is "a nice day for a
ah.' " sadly responded the unhappy
auctioneer. - Answers.
The secret of good looks la often a
good stomach.