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Never argue wun a man wno cu
talk louder than you.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt never does
much talking. As a suffragist she
Would be a complete failure.
No pretty woman will wear a hat
pin that Interferes with life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness.
A St. Trillin naatni aavm 4V.a
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14 roads to hell. It will require a lot
vi gooa intentions to pave them.
Never kill a practical Joker. He
may be the father of seven or eight
children who need his support.
Mr. Edison's storage battery Is
working, but the pessimists have not
given up all hope of making it a failure.
Rev. Clarence Barbour Is sure that
"bridge whist hardens women's
hearts." And dish-washing hardens
the hands. So what's the use?
M. Rostand's new play, "Chanti
cleer," is a dramatization of the barn
yard. It is now up to somebody to
dramatize a cold storage plant
There is not a woman In the Wyo
ming penitentiary. We hope this con
dition is not due wholly to the fact
that women are comparatively scarce
In Wyoming.
And now Dr. Wiley, the pure food
expert, says hens are laying smaller
eggs than they used to, and that they
are bred to do it. We are glad to
know it Is not their fault.
A Washington paper is telling men
how they should conduct themselves
at a wedding. Some men are in
greater need of being advised how to
conduct themselves a year or two
after the wedding.
It seems that in the year 1300 eight
cents a day was high wages for an ex
pert artisan. We move to have the
scale of prices of commodities reduced
to the 1300 standard with present
wages left untouched.
The Filipinos are frightened at the
army maneuvers in the Philippines.
They remember too well the real thing
to be persuaded thla is play. It is
well, maybe, that such an impression
Is left upon their memories.
If every man had the courage of his
convictions, if be were not afraid to
try his wings, If he were not weighted
down by considerations of ease and
comfort, the world's progress, rapid
though It be, would not be so slow as
U la.
Noise is systematically fought in
certain German towns. Dr. Autrbach
of Frankfort has founded a "Society
of the Enemies of Noise," which num
bers many adherents throughout Ger
many. The society issues a monthly
organ, and is already making some
noise in the world.
A Turk who wished to become i
resident of this country has been de
ported because he said, when he was
Questioned by the immigration offi
cers, that he believed it would be right
for him to marry all the women he
could support The officials probably
had reasons for believing that his
Judgment as to what would consti
tute support was faulty.
WIdo publicity should be given to
the recent action of a New England
Judge who fined a high school student
$25 for cutting a page from a maga
zine on file in the public library in
his town. The mutilation of books or
magazines in any library, public or
private, Is an offense which should al
ways be severely .punished, for the of
fender Is robbing all future students.
It would be fortunate if at some place
in their course all high schools should
provide for lessons of respect for all
public property, trees and shrubs in
the streets, school buildings and town
halls, as well as for the contents of
libraries.
The busiest immigration agencies In
this country are the immigrants who
have settled here. Of the 108,286
aliens classed as immigrants who
landed at the port of New York in
the month of March, according to
Commissioner Williams, only 2,611
crossed the ocean on the mere chance
of finding work. All the rest were
bound direct for regions where friends
and relatives on the spot had led them
to expect employment No factor has
anything like so much to do with the
rapid distribution of the lnpouring
floods of immigrants as the unorgan
ized system of intelligence by which
the tens of thousands of Italians. Hun
garians, Russians and Austrlans are
guinea to a definite destination. If
industry Is depressed and emolovment
suddenly fails, as In 1907, the effect
Is soon felt abroad through tne warns
channels of communication. The reg
ulation of this huge movement of for
eigners eeeklng opportunities in a
strango country to gain their' bread
has become almost wholly automatic
On the whole the transportation com
panies have probably far less to do
with It than has generally been be
lieved. One strlcking fact Is that' the
high cost of living In this country,
which is the cause of universal com
plaint, seems to exercise no influence
in checking immigration. Is it bo
cause the rate of wages, appearing
high In the eyes of foreigners, ob
scure all adverse considerations, or
because the foreign laborer practises
habits of thrift and self-denial here
which, In spite of the high cost of
living, still leave him confident of tar
ing far better here than in his native
country? Tbe question occurs, how
long in his new surroundings will hi
and his children remain proof against
the national habit of extravagance?
The advice to think, read, lorm Ideab
before indulging in free and ulimitcd
conversation is good for men as well
as women. The lady who boldly ac
cused many representatives of her sex
of imagining that Inconsequential
small talk serves every purpose should
be Invited to lecture before young men
Carlyle's eloquent tribute to silence
was amusing In' view of his own gar
rulity and verbosity, but there is a
golden mean between taciturnity and
extreme economy of speech, on the owe
hand, and perpetual chatter on the
other. The way to that golden mean
lies through Wudy of good books and
attention to things that matter, to seri
ous and Interesting questions of the
time artistic, social, literary, political.
Fortunately, women and girls to-day
are not open to wholesale Indictments
for Inane gossip and trivial talk. The
tendency is distinctly toward reading
and thinking. For example, an Inquiry
at Wellesley showed that out of 450
undergraduates 160 read some news
papers regularly, 230 some good week
ly, and every girl some monthly.
There Is marked Interest in classical
fiction, the drama, poetry even, and in
the modern snort story. We do not
imagine this showing at all exception
al. Turn to the programs of the
women's clubs all over the country,
and the range covered is astonishing.
The modern woman or girl makes all
knowledge her province, and that has
been recognized as a characteristic of
the age. Still, the empty-headed chat
terers have not disappeared from the
face of the earth, and the gospel of
reading and thinking Is by no means
superfluous. It Is not out of place
even In college halls and fraternity
houses. It may be said, roughly, that
to make men and women read and
think, to cause one word to be ut
tered where five were uttered before,
is to confer a great benefit on humanity.
ESTABROOK'S COMPANY.
Troop RalKed la New Enjrlnnd to
Suppress Mormon Rebellion.
Dr. George C. Estabrook of Rockland
Is one of the few men now living who
saw Fort Sumter fired upon. He is
also a survivor of a company which
responded to President Buchanan's call
for 2.500 men to suppress the mormon
rebellion in 1857, the Kennebec Jour
pal says.
That a company of 100 men was
raised In New England to assist in
subduing this rebellion is an unrecord
ed item of history that is probably
not known to-day to more than a few
score persons. This company was
raised In Camden by the young dry
goods clerk Estabrook. Accompanied
by the Hon. Edwin Estabrook, whose
brother-in-law was assistant secretary
of state, and Nathaniel Jones, a promi
nent Camden merchant, young Esta
brook went on to Washington and was
granted a personal interview with
President Buchanan.
. He gave quiet attention while Estv
brook explained the errand which had
brought him there, but exhibited the
keenest interest when he saw the com
pany papers, the heading of which had
been prepared by Alvln R. Dunton of
Camden, author of the Duntonian sys
tem of penmanship, probably the finest
writer of that period.
"Did you write that?" asked Presi
dent Buchanan.
Estabrook made haste to disclaim
the credit and explained who had
done It.
"Well, that's the finest writing I
ever saw," said the president, and he
gazed at it some time, lost in admira
tion. In the end the company was ac
cepted as a tribute to the young man's
loyalty and promptness, but President
Buchanan explained that the govern
ment would send only those troops
nearest the scene of action, so the only
company raised in New England for
the purpose of fighting mormons re
mained peacefully In the background.
Congratulation.
Old Nurse (to newly married couple,
after viewing the wedding presents)
Well, my dears, you ought to be
very 'appy. There ain't a thine amon
'em as a pawnbroker wouldn't be
pleased to 'andle. Punch.
Of the 1,023 locomotives built by one
firm last year, 197 were electric
First Child We've got a new baby
at our houa. Second Child (coii
temptuously) We've got a new pa at
ours. Presbyterian Standard.
He I asked your father's consent
by telephone. She What did he say?
He He said, "I don't know who you
are, but it's all right." Home Life.
"Why are you so sad?" "My wife
has been ordered to the country for
three months." "I understand." "No
you. don't; she won't go." Fliegende
Blatter.
Teacher Jimmy, you look very pale
this morning. Are you ill? Jimmy
No, ma'am. Ma washed my face this
morning herself. Woman's Home
Companion.
Pa But, young man, do you think
you can make my little girl happy?
Suitor Do I? Say, I wish you could
a seen her when I proposed! Cleve
land Leader. N.-
"He seems to be cheerful." '"He
Is. He found a dollar in an old suit
of clothes yesterday morning, and now
he thinks his luck has turned."
Detroit Free Press.
"So your wife wants to vote?" "Not
exactly," replied Mr. Meekton. "She
wants the opportunity of voting if she
wishes. Then she will do as she likes
about It." Washington Star.
"What did you do in the army?"
'Most of the time I was In charge of
a squad of men." "On special duty?"
"No they were taklne me to thi
guardhouse." Cleveland Leader.
Editor Have you got that poem on
the political situation ready yet? Dis
tracted Tame Poet Not quite, yet.
But I've got the rhymes fixed, ' and
I've only go to fill in the lines
Scraps. "What makes the trust maenate
look so worried?" "He has Just read
that the American farmer Is very
prosperous, and he feels that, he must
have overlooded something." Hous
ton rose
Actor I have been in your company
now for two years, and I think It's
time I had an Increase in salary. Man
agerAll fright, you can have the
parts In which there is eating.
Fliegende Blatter.
A When I was In the East I met
with many begging dervishes. B I
thought they called them howling
dervishes. A That's what they be
come when you don't give them any
thing. Meggendorfer Blatter.
First Boy Where yer goin' In such
a rush? Second Boy (on the run)
Fire alarm! First Boy Where? Sec
ond Boy Boss said he'd fire me If I
wasn't back from his. errand in ten
minutes. Boston Transcript.
Old Nurse (to newly married cou
ple, after viewing the wedding pres
ents) Well, my dears, you ought to
be very happy. There alnt a thing
amongst 'em as a pawnbroker would
n't be pleased to 'andle. Punch.
"I am a poor man." "When we an
married I can learn to cook." "Hadn't
you er better begin practicing," sug
gested the thrifty suitor, "while your
father is yet supplying the raw ma-,
terlal, so to speak?" Stray Stories.
Mother Do you think that young
man has matrimonial Intentions, my
dear? Daughter I certainly do, ma
ma. He tried to convince me last
night that I looked prettier In that
two-guinea hat than In the three
guinea one. Scraps.
"So there is to be a divorce," said
the woman who discusses everybody.
"It seems but a little while since he
asked for her hand." "Yes," replied
the rude man. "He got the hand all
right. But It turned out to be a mU
deal." Washington Star.
"So your wife Is a suffragette?"
"Yes," answered Mr. Meekton. "Why
does she want to vote?" "I don't think
Henrietta really desires to vote. She's
merely tired of talking to me. She
wants a larger and more Intelligent
audience." Washington Star.
Murphy Poor O'Reilly is dead. And
a good old soul he was. Casey Yls,
and a thoughtful wan, too. Sure, be
fore he died he called all his creditor
to him and told thim where they
could borrow enough to cover what he
owed thim." Washington Star.
Suitor I suppose your father ii al
together taken up with business? Her
Little Brother Yes, dad thinks of
nothing else. That must have been
why ma said to sistef last night that
if you meant business It was about
time you talked to papa. Brooklyn
Life.
Gunner You can't get the best ol
those railway porters who bang your
things about I labeled my trunki
"China," and thought they would
handle them with unusual care. Guy
er And did they? Gunner No; but
blamed If they didn't ship 'em all the
way to Shanghai, and I haven't seen
'em since. Tit-Bits
KXPTCJ OTt THUGS COOKS.
Bow British BoTereiara'a Heals AM
Prepared br 10,000 Chef.
Mr. Menager, the head cook at Buck
ingham palace, occupies an important
post in the royal .household. His sal
ary is $10,000 per annum and he is
recognized as being one of the greatest
culinary artists In the world. The
royal kitchen and the whole kitchen
staff are under his complete control.
. Opening off the main kitchen at one
side of it are half a dozen smaller
kitchens, and on the other side there
are four offices, where the clerical
work In connection with the kitchen
department are attended to. One of
these offices is Mr. Menager's private
room.
Mr. Menager does not live In Buck
ingham palace, but has his private
residence close to it. On arriving at
the palace usually about 11 o'clock In
the morning his first care is to in
spect the lunch menu for that day,
which has been prepared by his first
assistant, and also the menu for break
fast the following morning. He then
prepares the dinner menu for the fol
lowing day a task that occupies him
usually a couple of hours. -
No two- dinners at the royal table
are ever the same. Certain dishes are
from time to time repeated, frequently
by special request of the king, but
what may be termed the general
scheme of each dinner is always dif
ferent. One of the side kitchens is
reserved solely for Mr. Menager's use,
where he carries out experimental cu
linary operations and is constantly
elaborating and working out new ideas.
Some dishes have taken him months
of preparation before he has decided
to put them Into the menu. There is
one particular sauce which Mr. Men
ager Invented some years ago to which
the king has a particular liking. Mr.
Menager was making experiments for
over three years before he served this
sauce to the royal table.
There are many dishes, by the way,
which can be tasted nowhere except at
the royal table. The secret of their
preparation is known only to Mr. Men
ager, and he guards such secrets with
great care. None of his assistants has
the least notion of how these special
dishes and sauces are prepared. They
simply have the handling of the raw
materials and each assistant carries
out different directions In its prepara
tion for the table.
The dinner menu is submitted every
day to their majesties for approval;
but this is a mere matter of form, for
neither the king'nor queen ever thinks
of altering or interfering with Mr.
Menager s arrangements.
At 3 o'clock a report Is laid before
the great chef by the order cook of
the various meats that have been or
dered in accordance with Mr. Men
ager's instructions of the day before,
and also what is called a kitchen re
port is given to him by the head as
sistant cook which Is a detailed state
ment of the manner In which the din
ner for that night is to be prepared.
After seeing that everything is in or
der for their evening's work, Mr. Men
ager generally leaves the palace about
4 o clock, returning at 6:30, when he
never falls to make a personal Inspec
tion of the various ranges, ovens and
stoves and takes a careful note of the
temperature in each.
The preparation of the royal dinner
Is then begun. Mr. Menager remains
in the kitchen while the work is go
ing forward, keeping a keen eye on
everything and everyone, and Issuing
rrom time to time instructions to his
first lieutenant. At 8:50 exactly a bell
is rung and the servants who are to
bear the dishes 'to the state dining
room enter the kitchen.
At 9 o'clock dinner is served, and
Mr. Menager's work for the day is
over". He remains in his private room
until 10 o'clock, when he receives a
message from the king commending
the dinner. This is a ceremony his
majesty never forgets to perform.
London Answers.
Sclf-Snprlflce.
"I guess I'll go back to the country,"
said the gentle grandmother.
"What's the trouble?" inquired her
son-ln-law. "Aren't we treating you
right?"
"Yes. But the baseball season is
here, and I won't be able to resist the
temptation to see the games."
"No. If I am seen In the grand stand
looking hale and hearty I'll be almost
sure to spoil somebody's excuse for be
ing away from the office." Washing
ton Star.
The Specialist.
Servant Come quick, sir. Madam
is in a fit! t
Husband Just like her. She knows
my specialty is diseases of the chest,
and she gets an illness for which I
shall be obliged to call In another doc
tor. Pele Mele.
Wllllngrlr. '
He I asked your father's consent
by telephone.
She What did he say?
He He said, 'I don't know who you
are, but It's all right Home Life.
Home is a place where a man can
do as he pleases if be is married to
the rl(jht woman.
FASHION HINTS
kMmm J
A very attractive white foulard with
black ring dots, has two deep bands of
black on the skirt, one at the knees, and
the other as hem.
4 The deep crushed girdle and cuffs are
also of the black silk.
.FAMOUS DUELS IN XSOLABH.
rlmo Ministers Son-at or Gave
Satisfaction In Field of Honor.
At least four of England's prim
ministers entered the "field of honor,"
a "Student of the Code, In a letter to
the New York Sun says. The Duke of
Wellington challenged t Earl of
WInchelsea in consequel ta of the
earl's remarks on the Catholic ques
tion. They met in BatUrsea fields.
Lord WInchelsea received the duke's
fire and then fired In the air.
The Rt-Hon. William Pitt was chal
lenged by George TIerney, president
of the board of control, on account of
certain objectionable remarks made In
the House of Commons. They met on
mtney common. Two shots were ex
changed and Pitt fired the third time
In the air, when a reconciliation was
effected.
George Cannine met Lord Castla-
reagh on Putney common. They fought
in signt or the windows of the house
In which Pitt died. Both missed. At
the next exchange Castlereaeb'a ball
entered Mr. Canning's thigh, inflict
ing a slight wound. The two states
men assumed their places for a third
BDot, when the seconds, seeing the
blood streaming from Mr. Canning's
wound, put an end to the combat.
Benjamin Disraeli likened Daniel
O'Connell to the impenitent thief on
tne cross. O Connell also used lan
guage which was not narllamentarv.
and Disraeli offered to castigate the
irishman. O Connell declined to mei
him. Disraeli then challenged Morgan
O'Connell, the accuser's son, but Mor
gan O'Connell also declined to meet a
Jew on a "field of honor."
Curran, the Irish orator, fought four
duels. The first was with Capt St
Leger, who had Insulted an Irish Ro
man Catholic priest. The captain fired,
but Curran did not "It was not nec
essary for me to fire at him," the Irish
wit afterward wrote; "the gallant cap
tain died three weeks after the duel
of the report of his pistol."
The next affair was with Attorney
General for Ireland Fltzglbbon. The
parties were to fire at pleasure. Cur
ran fired first, and then Fltzglbbon
took aim for nearly a minute. On Its
proving ineffectual Curran remarked:
"It was not your fault, Mr. Attorney;
you were deliberate enough!" The
third duel was with John Egan, an
Irish barrister who had the nickname
of Bully. Egan was "of immense size,
as brawny and almost as black as a
coal porter." Curran was facetious on
the subject of Egan's size, and they left
the field reconciled. Egan became
Curran's second .In Curran's fourth
and last duel, with Lord Buckingham-
Richard Brlnsley Sheridan fought
Mr. Matthews, "a gentleman of fash
ion, at Bath in order to vindicate the
reputation of Miss LInley. It was
done in theatrical style. They fought
with swords and great courage and
skill were displayed on both sides.
Sheridan disarmed his adversary and
compelled him to sign a formal retrac
tion. Mr. Matthews again challenged
Mr. Sheridan. The parties met on
King's Down. The battle was desper
ately contested. After a discharge of
pistols they fought with swords. Both
were wounded and fell to the ground,
where they continued to fight until the
Jeconds separated them. It was found
that Matthews' sword was actually
broken off In Sheridan's ear.
By the time you see where you
made your mistake it Is too late.
It usually takes a stronge. hfit to
Induce a visitor to go than wi.s rr
tnlred to get him to come.