Lincoln County leader., December 07, 1900, Image 7

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SORROW IS BUT FOR A DAY.
Let us dream let us siug by the way,
"Sorrow is but for a day!"
The world is rolling beneath the blue
"With ever the sweetest of songs for you.
And answered shall be the prayers we
pray:
"Sorrow is but for a day!"
The rivers iu music say,
"Sorrow is but for a day!"
The hills and the rills the song repeat
To the listening violets at your feet,
And the high stars sing on their heaven
ly way:
"Sorrow is but for a day!"
It is but for a day for a day;
It will fade it will vanish away;
And over the darkest the thorniest sod
We shall reap in the beautiful lilies of
God.
And the wearisome winters shall blossom
like May
"Sorrow is but for a day!"
Frank L. Stanton.
$ A Thunder Shower.
rp HE sua was shining brightly
II when Lucy Manning went down-
town, and It was oppressively
hot, but she looked dainty and cool . in
her crisp ruffled lawn and white hat
Having bought a few yards of ribbon,
a shirtwaist, "marked down to half,"
and an Ice-cream soda, she started
home. The trolley car was almost
empty and shebok a corner seat, near
the front.
Suddenly the sky grew dark, light
ning flashed, thunder roared, and rain
came down In torrents. The conductor
struggled nobly with the curtains, but
before Lucy's were down she was wet
through. She looked at her gown sor-
i "tHEKK'8 THK GLOVE I LOST LAST W1X
TKK." rowfully ; the color was running; it was
ruined. She minded the gown's plight
more than her own.
"What a pity," she saidto herself; "I
was sure that it would w'ash.",
Just then a tall, good-looking young
man appeared at her side.
"Good-morning, Miss Manning," he
said; "pardon me If I offer you my over
coat. You will catch cold in that thin
gown, I am afraid."
Lucy drew herself up haughtily. "No,
thank you, I shall do very well as I
am."
"But I Insist," and LawTence Fulton
dexterously wrapped the coat around
her. Then he sat down on the same
seat, but so far away as to be almost In
a puddle.' Lucy eyed him furtively.
"I don't care If he does get wet,"
thought she. "Mean thing. I wonder
how he happened to have his overcoat
with him this hot day."
Presently her conscience began to
trouble her. "Mr. Fulton," she said,
"why don't you sit farther over this
way? You are In the wet."
"I am perfectly comfortable, Miss
Manning, thank you."
"That's absurd," answered Lucy.
"You are almost In a puddle."
"It doesn't matter," said LawTence.
"Nothing matters now," he added, half
under his breath. But Lucy heard him,
although she gave no sign.
The car sped three blocks, but neither
Vif the young people said another word.
j.U Superior street Lawrence arose,
(bowed, and left the car.
1 "Goodness," exclaimed Lucy, almost
aloud, "he has left his overcoat." But
the car was already at Chicago avenue.
When Lucy arrived at her gettlng-off
place the rain had ceased. She emerged
from the overcoat a much-bedraggled
object. "I feel like a freak," she said
to herself, Impatiently, as she walked
two blocks In her wet and spoiled
linen'. wItu tlie heavy overcoat on her
jnrm. The sun had come out again and
ndded to her misery.
Arrived at home, arrayed in dry gar
ments, and, happily, feeling none the
worse for her wetting, she ruefully
purveyed the overcoat.
"I suppose I must send It back; he
.will never come for it after last night."
She shook It out, preparatory to fold
ing It, and a long white glove fell to the
floor.
' "Whv. there's the glove I lost last
winter at the McDonald's dance," Lucy
.cried.
"Stupid boy, to take It and car-
- ...
ji arounu.
But her heart softened
tie. "That was the meht after be
BOAT THAT IS INDEED AflPHIBIOUS.
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This is a peculiar boat called "a warpiag barge" that is in use on British
Columbia rivers. Navigation on many of thsse streams is obstructed by falls and
rapids over which it is impossible for a boat to pass. The Alligator crawls around
these obstructions in the manner shown in the picture. It is a flat-bottomed
craft with a strong winch and cable in the bow. "When it is necessary for the
boat to make a trip overland the cable is carried out ahead and hitched to a tree,
the steam winch is started, and the winding in of the cable pulls the boat ahead.
asked me to marry him. O, we had
such a good time at that dance."
"Lucy, have you heard the news?"
cried a younger sister, bursting Into the
room. "Grace Anderson is engaged to
Mr. Worthy."
Lucy gasped. "Who told you, Molly?"
"Grace herself. She was here this
morning. I can't stay to talk now. I
want to tell Frances," and the impetu
ous young lady whisked herself away.
"And to think to think that I sent
Lawrence away because I thought that
he and Grace were were too much
together. Sam Worthy is Lawrence's
best friend, and of course he was nice
to Grace. And he wouldn't tell Sam's
secret even to clear himself. O, dear,
dear!"
"Mr. Fulton, ma'am; come for his
coat," said a maid, at the open door.
"I'll see him, Nora."
Lucy gathered the great coat in her
arms and carried It to the drawing
room. "Miss Manning," said Lawrence, as
he came forward, "why didn't you send
It down by Nora? It was inexcusable
for me to leave It on your hands, but I
forgot all about It."
"About me, too?" asked Lucy with a
blush.
Lawrence started. "Lucy, what do
you mean?"
"What I said. Did you forget me?"
"My every thought was of you,
Lucy."
"Well, I forgive you, Lawrence. I
don't like quarrels."
Lawrence was wise enough to accept
"forgiveness," and to assume that It
covered last night's offense as well as
to-day's."
By and by Lucy asked curiously,
"How did you happen to be carrying
that heavy coat on this hot day?"
"O, that's easy enough, dear. I was
bringing it home from the office for
mother to pack away, in camphor or
something. She asked me to do It way
last April."
"Just like a man," commented h.Is
fiancee, sagaciously. Chicago Tribune.
POSTOFFICES OF THE SEA.
How Mail Matter Is Taken Care of on
the Blar Ocean Liners.
A work with which but few persons
are familiar Is that performed by the
men of the postal department of the
big ocean liners. Twelve hours for
each of six or seven days occupied In
passage, they labor on a pitching, toss
ing vessel in a small space about fifteen
feet square and three stories high.
Electric lights gleam night and day In
the compartment where the postal
clerks work, for It Is hard enough to de
cipher the addresses on the foreign mail
matter, even in the light of years of
experience. The sea postal service Is
INTERIOR VIEW OF
now Iu Its tenth year and Is In opera
tion on twelve trans-Atlantic vessels. It
has proven such a success and is of so
great an advantage In expediting the
foreign malls that the government Is
considering the establishment bf the
service In other vessels.
The postal clerks are usually located
In a small room below the berth deck
with low ceilings aBd narrow berths.
In this compartment the separation
racks are placed. The compartment of
the racks are Libeled with the principal
cities of the country towards which the
vessel Is bound, and It Is the duty of
the postal clerk to have all the mall
delivered to the ship upon leaving port
ready for distribution when Its destina
tion Is reached. On one aide of the
room li a separation table on which
registered packages are sorted and
which holds a small pair of scales for
weighing them and stamps for marking
supplementary mall.
One deck below, reached by a narrow
companion way, are the newspaper
racks great iron gridirons with big
yawning sacks of canvas suspended be
neath. Into these pouches the third
and fourth class mall matter Is thrown
with marvelous precision and rapidity.
A trap door in the third floor leads to
the cellar of the floating postoflice, one
deck lower, and here the bags of mail
are deposited when the ship leaves port.
As fast as a dozen or so are emptied by
the men at the separation table and
distributed at the cases, another bunch
is hauled lin. Thus hour nfriw V mil In
fair weather and foul, toll the men who
earn their livelihood by facilitating the
exchange of news, of business matters
and other expressions of the human
emotions. It Is no sinecure to hold the
position of postal clerk and great ex
perience Is necessary to enable one to
fill the place properly. The worth of
good men Is appreciated and the gov
ernment pays well for service In thl
line.
ARE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Trades' Organizations Have a Legal
Standing in New Zealand.
Trade and labor are organized
throughout New Zealand, and as such
are recognized and legalized by the
state In the act of 1894, says the Lou
don Dally Mall. The very title of that
act, though not changed, originally ran:
"An act to encourage the formation of
Industrial unions;" and the whole spirit
of the movement Is that both employers
and workmen should form their unions
and associations on representative lines
under the provisions of the act, and
that all questions should be dealt with
by the unions and societies up to a cer
tain stage, and then brought by them,
and them only, before the boards of
conciliation, and ultimately, If neces
sary, to the arbitration ourt.
The trade and industrial unions of
New Zealand are required to comply
with all the ordinary business safe
guards which should surround the cor
porate bodies which they form, and then
but not till then they are registered
by the state and plnced In a position to
act and be heard In Industrial disputes.
Pennltlesare attached to all breaches of
the provisions controlling the unions,
and In some cases to enforce the award
of the court they are heavy, the maxi
mum being 500 for each union, and fall
ing the recovery of this there falls a
maximum liability of 10 on each mem
ber of It.
The effect of this registration Is to
make the union and all its members
subject to the Jurisdiction established
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A SEA TOSTOFFICE.
by the act, and although the registra
tion may be cancelled on the applica
tion of any union, this Is done under
due safeguards; and no cancellation Is
permlted during the progress of any
conciliation or arbitration proceedings
affecting the union which applies.
Neither does such cancellation relieve
any union or Its members from obliga
tions Incurred In any previous award of
the court. No workman may leave his
work, or employer lock out his work
men during a dispute.
A great deal la said about the notori
ous lack of moral courage In men. The
women are nearly as bad; when a wom
an la carrying . package of dry goods,
and goes Into a rival store, she nearly
Always hides It
JUST LIKE TWO PEAS.
American Actress and Irish Mar
chioness Like Twins.
It Is not often that two persons not
related by ties of consanguinity are re
markable for their resemblance to each
other, yet there are occasionally such
phenomena. On a recent visit to Lou
don Miss Julia Marlowe, the American
actress, had the pleasure of meeting
her double iu the person of the mar
chioness of Dowushires, an Irish lady
of quality. Feature for feature the
two were exact counterparts of each
other, and a stranger to both, meeting
them together, would avow they were
twin sisters. It Is needless to say that
both are charming women. They are
alike In height, weight and coloring.
Miss Marlowe Is justly considered one
of the handsomest women on the Am
erican stage, while the marchioness of
Dowushires Is looked upon as one of
the most charming members of the
Irish nobility, and, what Is even more
to her credit, she Is a peculiarly sweet
and accomplished woman. Before her
marriage she was Miss Hare, grand
daughter of the earl of Llstowel, and
by her marriage to the eighth earl of
Downshlres. the Irish beauty, whose
JULIA MARLOWE'S 1KI8H DOUBLE.
pulchritude in a single season had woi
her widespread fame, became one o
the richest Irish peeresses, second only
to her sister, marchioness of London
derry. Like a genuine daughter of
Erin, this wealthy and titled woman
prefers her Irish homes to those her
husband owns In England, and, true to
the traditions of her family, she Is a
wonderful horsewoman. Her little 5-year-old
sou, Viscount Hillsborough,
has been taught to master his pony
under her own eye, hand and direction.
Coming herself from Irish people, one
of the marchioness' proudest boasts Is
that her husband's family settled In Ire
land as long ago as 1573, and that her
boys will grow up to be genuine Irish
men. Now and then she leaves her
favorite home in County Down for a
glimpse of the London season, and she
Is not alone conspicuous in the May
fair drawing-rooms for her beauty, but
also for the fact that she rarely or never
wears any Jewels. With a wealth of
rich hair and faultless throat and arms,
this beautiful woman creates a more
flattering Impression without the com
monplace pearls, diamonds, etc., that
her sister peeresses find absolutely nec
essary to their pride and good looks.
WILD MAN ON A MOUNTAIN.
Our New Island of Tutulla Has a Genu
ine Human Curiosity.
In a letter from Civil Engineer E. It.
Gaylor to his family In St. Louis, dated
Pago Pago, Island of Tutulla, the fol
lowing Incident is related:
"Here Is a sensation a real, genuine
wild man. Twelve years ago three
Solomon Islanders (cannibals), who
were brought to Upolu to work on the
German plantations at Vallele, escaped
from Upolu, built a rude raft of logs
and drifted by wind and wave over the
seventy miles of unknowu sea to Tu
tulla. Here they lived for a time In
a mountain retreat. One was shortly
afterward killed by the Sanioans, and
some time after this happened the re
maining two parted company and never
jgaln met.
"A week ago on a mouutaln side, over
hanging Laulu, In an almost In
accessible fastness, a wandering Sam
oan found a banana patch, a small taro
Held and a rude hut, and caught a
glimpse of a man as he disappeared up
the mountain side.
"A party was orgnnlzed which de
stroyed the plants and tired the but.
Yesterday a naked man, armed with a
bow and arrow, tall, sinewy, long
haired and blacker than your wildest
fancy could paint him, stalked Into Ana
and pointed to his mouth, demanding
food. They brought him over to Fago
Toga the principal town on the Bay of
Pago Pago. His face, arms and body
were finely tattooed In black lines,
which could hardly le seen against his
ebony skin. He stood head and shoul-
, ders above the Samoaus and white men,
who regarded him with the greatest re
spect. He Is accused of slaying sev
eral Samoans who have disappeared In
late years." ,
HwIhm TourlNta.
England no longer furnishes the larg
est contingent of tourists In Switzer
land. The Germans and French but'"
surpass the English In uumbers.
Tapa, what Is the vain pomp and
glory of this world?" t "My son, It's
the things we preach against when we
aou't succeed In getting them." Life.
To Hide It: Hewltt-What are you
raising whiskers for? Jewett Well,
I don't mind telling you that I am
wearing a necktie my wife gave me.
Bazar.
"I've got the best of the ould rail
way company for once In me lolfe."
"How Is that, Tat?" "I've got a return
ticket to London, and" (In a whisper)
"I ain't coming back." Tlt-Blts.
Ills liberal policy: "I believe In tak
ing some things for granted." "Yes;
when you lent me the novel you said
was so delightful, I noticed the leaves
were not cut." Chicago Record.
"My parents may come between us,"
she faltered. "If they do," he exclaim
ed, hotly, "they must be pretty small."
And he pressed her still closer to his
manly breast. Philadelphia Record.
His uncalled-for apology: He You
told younsniother I was sorry for hav
ing made an Idiot of myself at her dinner-party
last night what did she say?
She Oh, she said she noticed nothing
unusual, George! Tlt-Blts.
Yes. But he died happy." "Is that
o?" "Yes. Almost his last words
were that at last he was going to a
place where golf wouldn't be the only
burning question." Harper's Monthly.
Recognized Him: Mrs. Casey (read
ing war news) Wan soljer wor mor
thal wounded, and his lasht words wor
"Gimme whisky." Mrs. Dolan (whose
husband Is at the front) Hlvlu blip me
fatherless children; thot wor Pat-
Bazar.
"You say you were In three wars?"
asked the Judge of the colored prisoner.
"Da what I said, jedge." "Name
them." "Well suh, I wuz cook fo' de
8ojers in de war wld de Spaniels, en
den I bin married fo' times." Atlanta
Constitution.
First Parrot Say, that girl has been
to England since she was here. Sec
ond Parrot What makes you think so?
First Parrot Why, she used to say;
"Polly, want a cracker," and now she
ays: 'Tolly, want a biscuit." Indian
apolis Journal.
Johnny's current history: The teach
er asked the scholars to write a sen
tence in which the word "chaste" was
used. Johnny Wise, who keeps posted
on current events, wrote: "Agulnaldo
Is the most chaste man there Is." Bal
timore American.
Opportunity provided: "It's no won
der those Japanese troops cover them
selves with glory." "What do you
mean?" "Why, the other foreign
commanders are polite enough to let
them do all the dangerous work."
Cleveland Plain Denier.
Sallle de Witt-That's Mrs. Allle Mo
neigh. She has been married and. di
vorced five rimes. Noel Little How
remarkable for one so young In appear
ance! Her matrimonial reigns must
have been very short. Sallle de Witt
Mere showers! Brooklyn Life.
N money In It: "This comes from
making love to the daughter of a gen
ius." "What is the trouble. Tom?"
"Why, her father has Just Invented a
parlor-clock thaf sounds an alarm at 10
o'clock, turns out the gas, and opens
the front door by a wire spring." Chi
cago News.
Jackson See here, Jlmson, that con
founded dog of yours kept up a contin
ual howl under my window till 3 o'clock
this morning. Jlmson (firmly) It
wasn't my dog, sir. Jackson I'm glad
to hear that, old man, because I hated
to ask you to bury the body; to whom
flld you soli hlm?-Llfe.
A Slim Excuse A Connecticut girl
fell from her bicycle and hurt her knee.
When they examined the Injury in the
drug store they found she had on three
pairs of stockings golf, plain white,
and the every-day sort No doubt her
excuse for wearing all that hosiery was
thin one. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gratitude: Young Lady Give me
one yard of why, haven't I seen you
before? Dry-Goods Clerk Oh, Maud,
pan you have forgotten me? I save4
your life at the seaside last summer.
Young Lady (warmly) Why, of course
you did! You may give me two yards of
this ribbon, please. Boston Journal.
Didn't Follow Directions: Indignant
patron Youadvertlse to cure consump
tion, don't you? Dr. Quack Yes, sir;
I never fall when my Instructions nre
followed. Indignant Tatron My son
took your medicine for a year and then
died. Dr. Quack My instructions
were not followed; I told him to take
It for two years. Tld-Blts.
The Chinese minister had Just been
to see the Secretary of State. "What
was the result of the conference be
tween Mr. Wu and Mr. Hay?" asked a
gentleman. "The general uncertainty
of Chinese news makes It dltticult to
say," was the answer; "I have not yet
ascertained whether Mr. Hay got
woozler or whether Mr. Wu got hazier."'
Washington Star.
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