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' r1 OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL. rORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 5, 1003. EDITORIcXL COcTWcTHENT cXND TIMELY:" TOPICS. v TsSSSfr. .ckson JlMtmal mt JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprietors. AMmii THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, Fifth and Yamhill Its Portland, Oa. ALL THE WORLD MARRYING .:' -f'f A0UVPf JE corridors;; ; r ; V . ii i There have been made and aold In NewTork in the paat rr enough wedding rin,g J Two letters"whlch. were mailed from Port to reach. If placed one before the other, from the cltr hall along Broadway to One Hun- J and to New York 11 years ago were re dred and Twentieth street, a dlatanca or about 7.1 miles. This is the estimate of a manu. I turned to Postal Buperlntendent of City Da . i l tZ- , . . . - . 4 ., laciurer. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Entered at trie Postofllce of Portland, Oregon, for transml: :lon through the malle aa aecond-ela j mater. 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Illustrated, full market re porta, one year. 11.00. ordera and email Bo thorough haa educational work been tarried on In. the atate that It la a atatlatlcal fact that Oregon atanda third from the top in freedom from Illiteracy, with a percentage of 99.58 out of a possible hundred, only being surpassed by Nebraska, with a percentage of 99.66, and Iowa, with 99.63. Such Information, showing the Increasing value of the American school system, waa brought out in a recent cenaua table covering the period between 1890 and 1900, giving the percentage of children between 10-and 14 years of age who were able to read and write. The table Includes, very atate and territory. Washington haa a percentage of 99.30, and Idaho 98.77. In the list Massachusetts Is ninth. New York fourteenth, Illinois fifteenth, California nineteenth, Pennsylvania twentieth, and New Jersey twenty-first, while Louisiana atanda at the botton with a percentage of 67.12. The citizens of Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho point to the above figures with pride, and Justly so, for no more fitting monument could stand as evidence of the fact that the hardy pioneers, who came here first and settled the country, were progressive and energetic in building right foundations for the continued Intelligence, growth and prosperity of future great states. From O. R. & N.'a Book, "Oregon, Washington and Idaho." According to his calculations there have been Bent out In tha paat year soma. 600,000 wedding rings. Of these he haa manufactured more than 200,000, and In their making he haa used an even ton of pure gold. Tha rings aell from II to 15, but where they all go Is a mystery to him. ' . . ' . "There are only about five wedding ring manufacturers In the city," he said, "but theaa five are kept constantly busy with orders from all part of tha country, very month In the year. , V ; It seema aa if everybody In the United Btatea must have been married and pur chased one of my rings since I have been In business, for I have aold several million, This la equally true of my competitor across the atreet and my competitor up tha avenua. "Many people might suppose that tha 115 ring would be tha ona purchased by tha millionaire to present to his bride, and that the 13 ring would ba bought by tht work ingman, but the case is exactly the reverse. The worklngman seems to want tha wedding ring that will cover his wife's entire hand, while the wealthier purchaeer wants a amall ring, ao aa to allow room for a finger full of dlamonda and other gema. i "When you talk about style In wedding rings you are talking about something that does not exist. The atatlon in life determlnea It all. Perhapa the moat common ana moat prevalent variety, in the paat few years at least, Is that about tbree-tentha 'of an Inch In width and weighing alx pennyweight." ' At this point the manufacturer aet out on the counter 15 or 20 rings, ranging In width from a circle no more cumberaoma than an engagement ring, to the broad, thick band. "There are your styles,'' he said. They vary in diameter from half an Inch to an inch, the average being about three-quartera of an Inch." His interviewer did a little figuring on a pad, and announced that 600,000' rings, at three quarters of- an Inch In thickness, would make about 450.000 Inches, or about I7,50d feet. If placed one before the other. Thla number of feet divided by 1.280, tha number of feet in a mile, would make the tojal string of rings 7.1 miles, or the dlstanca front tha .11.. t 11 a a r IT.. .4. .1 A Vn.A.Kl-.k Ir U mUm i DUTY OF A NEWSPAPER ' Among all ancient and' modern peoples . thera have always been recognised certain relations of trust and confidence affected In . ethica and Jaw with special duties and , burdened with peculiar obligations. Such are husband and wife, lawyer and client, parent and child, guardian and ward, priest and penitent Nope of these reciprocally are permitted to deal with each other at arm's " length, but each la bound to the utmost good faith,, the fullest disclosure, the most trans .' parent candor. Otherwise the transaction between tnem is void, ana ine person wno violates the duty Imposed on him by virtue of the relation Is not permitted to retain any advantage secured thereby. This principle la applicable in a moral ' aspect to tha relation which a newspaper holds to the public which it purports to serve. It pretends to be the advocate of the , people aa against all private or special In terests. It must therefore, be adversary to ( every private Interest which conflicts with the public welfare. It can no more oppose ;, the good of tha people in aid of particular persons than the lawyer can oppose the ...... . 1.1. I .14 . kt. n 4....n ... taUIQ VI XilS VilClil 111 ttivi vi lug auvci To do ao In either case is equally to betray a ' trust under penalty of losing the respect and confidence of all mankind. Th nvwannner. therefore, can have no In terests of its own antagonistic to Its public function. It can have no secret remunera tion for advocating the cause or individuals under pretence of subserving the public good. Its Interest and Its duty ought not to be put within the possibility of conflict. It is in a confidential relation with the pub lic, and it owes to the public all that relation Implies. It is the aim of The Journal most scrup ulously to appreciate and obaerve the trust obligation. Neither its silence nor Its speech ia a secret source of Its revenue, and Its Income is earned In open and ur.devious ways. All this may not be necessary to say, for the course of this paper is its own best demonstration. Yet It is proper that the public mind shall not go unlnstructed upon our own conception of our relations. If the principles here recognized have not always been recognized by other papers; If their columnp have been lent to the advocacy of private as opposed to public Interests, It is proper that The Journal shall emphasize Its refusal to be governed by a code of news paper ethics which it does not recognize, by a clear exposition of the true principles of its conduct. Any paper may err In its judgment in par ticular cases, but an honest though erron eous course ia infinitely less harmful than a corrupt-one, for while the one is co?reeted by the current of events, the other contaminates the very springs of Influence. The Importance of absolute sincerity, truthfulness and Impartiality in presenting and discussing public questions will be ap preciated when the tremendous influence of the press is considered. People look to the press for information upon ail current af fairs, and their actions are governed by What they learn from this source. That this action may be Intelligent and effective, the Information must be correct and the discus sion honest. Otherwise the people are lulled Into a false security lq their dearest con cerns or are wrongly led to their Injury in their most important affairs. A newspaper voluntarily assuming these Obligations and receiving support upon that assumption has no moral right to falsify or suppress the truth, or explicitly or by Indirection mislead tha public concerning any public matter. And most certainly all that relates to the administration of public affairs by officers of tha law la public matter. Th conduct of these officers, therefore, in relation to their duties concerns the paper to ascertain and (-bllsh, because tt concerts the people. It cannot ignore any of these things as not being its business, because these are .what the nature of ita function obliges it to know, at peril of falling in the very cause and ex cuse for ita being at all. Not to know ia to be delinquent, and knowing, to be silent Is to be derelict "Do you Imagine." the dealer was asked, "that these rings seal 600,000 marriage contracts every year?" ."No." he replied. "Of late years it has become the custom, and tba custom Is grow ing, for both partiea to a marriage to wear the ring, and thla accounts for the Increaaa In the number made and sold. Probably out of thla 600,000 rings sold, from 75,000 to 80,000 are worn by men." "Do you manufacture engagement ringsT" The manufacturer smiled. "There Is a funny thing about that" he said. "Last year I sold 15,000 more engage ment rings than wedding rings, and I suppose my competitors have run about .tha aame. Of course, that places the sale of engagement rings far ahead of the number of wedding ringa sold." "How do you account for the .difference?" he was asked. "Well," he said, smiling, "when a man buys a wedding ring he usually means busi ness, and when he buys an engagement ring, well well he may mean anything. And where one man may buy a dozen engagement rlnga, usually one wadding ring is enough for him. How this overplus of engagement rings compares with the breach of promise suits I cannot say." New Tork Sun. liveries j5arrett ' yesterday afternoon with instructions to' return . them to tha senders. Tha return of the letter would ba hardly more than an incident In tha dally transao tion of business at the postofflca war it not for tha fact that It developed a regularly established, ' but rarely observed rule of the department. Thla rule requires that a 'per on mailing a letter and who wishes an an wer or the return of the letter within 10 day shall make 'such a request written upon either of the envelopes. All that was contained upon each was the name and the address of the sender. As such a letter is never returned unless it Is utterly Impossible to find the addressee, these two were held until all hope ef finding the men to whom they were addressed was-abandoned. This Is a reminder of another rule that was put into effect by the Postoffice ' Department some years ago. A man who had Imbibed too much in the great City of New Tork was found drunk In the street by a policeman, The officer did not arrest. him, but escorted him to a room and carefully guarded his property. As the officer would not give his name' the man obtained a photograph from him and a year later sent him a reward con tained In an envelope bearing only the of fleer's picture and the words that he was a member of the Police Department. The New Tork postmaster, declined ' to look up the policeman, but when the letter was sent to the Postmaster-General, he gave orders that the addressee be found. And the po liceman was discovered and the reward de livered within a day after the return of the letter to the postmaster. QUEER BUSINESS METHODS. The report filed yesterday by the expert' who has been investigating the affairs of-the county is of interest aa showing the serious losses which the county has suffered In the past, through failure to collect sums due to it for costs, court fees, and stenographic charges. Thousands of dollars are out standing, which should have been collected and turned Into the county treasury. It Is difficult to reconcile such laxity In the enforcement of the county's claims with an efficient and conscientious administra tion of the business of the department In volved. No business man would extend credit In the reckless way that has been done by the county, nor would he allow hla accounts to run without some earnest effort to collect them. Btill less does there appear to be any excuae for the practice of ad vancing to litigants in civil suits the amount of the official stenographer's fees. Nearly 14,000 that has been advanced In thla man ner by the county now stands on the books, uncollected. When John Smith sues Thomas Brown to collect a board bill, there la no discoverable reason why the taxpayers of the county should advance the cost, of taking a sten ographic report of the testimony. That Is what -has been done in the past, and as waa to be expected, a large proportion of the money thus advanced has not been repaid by the litigants. It is no wonder that Multnomah County has been regarded as "a good thing." 8ALVINI AND HIS SON8. , Tomaso Salvinl, who Iff to return to the United States next season, has not been In complete retirement, as many persons supposed. For the past few years he has played an engagement every winter at St. Petersburg, where. he is still popular. The rest of the year he has passed at his home In Florence. He was especially desirous that neither of his sons should go on the; stage and above all things that they should not act in Italy. To his chagrin, both of them ylecided to become actoij. Then the question came up of how to keep them out of hla own country, where he wanted but one Balvlni to be on the roll of fame. He decided to give them his patrimony before he died. To Alessandro and Lulgi he gave 125,000 on condition that neither of them should return to Italy to act. Both accepted. To observe thla condition was easy enough for Alessandro, who had already estab lished himself as an actor here and would have had a prosperous career as a star had he lived, For Luigl, who wanted to act In Italian and knew in fact no other language, there was no such easy way out of the paternal prohibition. He went to South America and made some reputation for himself, went back to Europe and played in Spain and later Increased his reputation by his appearances in Russia and the "Balkan countries. Five years ago Alessandro gave up his work here and went home to die. This end to his career softened his father's heart and when the father read continued praise of his other son's acting, he decided that Luigl should no longer be banished from Italy. Bo Luigl was allowed to act before his compatriots for the first time and his triumph satisfied his father that the name of Salvinl had lost none of Its lustre through the ap pearance of hla son on Italian soil. Balvlni acted here last in 1888, when his company was made up of English-speaking actors. Since that time he has acted at irregular Intervals. He' had accumulated a large fortune, on .which he was able to live comfortably. He fs now 73 and is certainly the oldest star that ever came to this country. Ade laide Rlstori was somewhat over 60 when she made her lost disastrous tour of th)s country and acted in English, which she spoke like a parrot and could not understand in the least. Marie Geistlnger was 64 when she came here seven years ago. New Tork Sun. Frank Davln. a prominent sheepman of Southeastern Washington, accounts for the dropping off in the demand for mutton be cause of so many farmers raising 4heir own meat. "Instead of selling all their hay and feed," aald Mr. Davln, "the grangers now use It in fattening calves and a few sheep for their own use. This means a great saving and the cost of raising is practically noth ing. Take a look through the. Willamette Valley and you will see that I'm speaking the truth." Mr. Davln ia well satisfied with the wool prices this year. "It Is hard to predict Just what the market will be next spring," he said, "but I see no occasion for worry." , ' While many of the wind-jammers that blow into this port have on board several young kittens and wee puppies, sot many of them carry hens with a brood of little chicks running about their toes. But the Blytha wood, a British lime-Juicer now in the- har bor, possesses a mother chicken "with a young family to provide for, and the whoje group seem to be getting along In ship-shape in spite of the fact that they have no gardens to scratch up. Having left Newcastle, N. S. W., with several dozen of the "birds" aboard, I the steward decided to save a few of th eggs laid during the passage and set a hen or two on them. As they were sailing up through the South Sea, a Mrs. Chicken was given a setting and stowed away in th- after cabin. In due time her family ap peared in the open air, and today all are aa happy as a flea on a sailor's back. Another one of her sex is now keeping a few of the eggs warbv and the day is not far distant when another feathered bunch will be cluck lng and Peeking around tha decks of the speedy ship, , ; j.,,.: i; i '. . "If the change of weather causes . sick- - - - -WUIWM umiv, . WUI41lfl IIV I (,. I, ...1.1 M 4. ....... . ' - i. manner u causes it. Many of our Ills and - ailments are charred to tha wthr hut in . dllva' A u.KAM.ILHii i . ... .' ' uaiiiK lus iBBJUuiisiiiiiiiiv. nnvsjirisiTiBi si iss wins- . - - r--.,w,,j, faJ w w av si rwk I fl annn a Mf l e Jk a & w m uvbiuu waiwumAS aim il h Haaaam wnmw wnaan 11. . A - M m ... kssv suattuv vs. fcUW v-auofj is) y pOBlllVOiT sorted we might be Informed more explicitly f on the Subject and thus be Dialed In nni. iion, 10 guara ourselves against the critical degree of the. particular element to avoided. . . ., - " V. ! '.. ' ' -roe weatner has been much abused, as has also the weather man, but It Is my opin io that many evil are laid to their doors for .which they are not responsible." 1 -There are many strange occurrences on Portland streets every day, which ' often4 times glvs rise to the remark that thore. Is' something new under the sun after all Tes terday afternoon a man rode a bicycle ud Fourth street having started south , on this thoroughfare from Washington street There is nothing queer In this, but the strange part of this wheel ride was that the man pushed a full-sized 'baby,, buggy along la front of him, holding one hand on the han-die-bars of the bicycle antf using his other to steady the Infant wagon. There vi some sort of an object wrapped up In ttfhkv buggy, but whether it was a tiny youth J . . ., - m AJ . . . or m. piece 01 siovc-pipe, no spectator couia tell as the man pedaled up the shady lane as rapidly as he could with safety. ' Col. L. L. Hawkins has added to the free museum exhibits In the city hall one of the best cases of specimen birds ever gathered together In the Northwest and of which be is Justly proud. Care was taken In secur ing only the rarest and most beautiful birds and the result Is wonderful. Moreover, they are ajl of the smaller species, and being; mounted artistically, add materially to the beauty and value of the department Among the specimens may be mentioned the bird of paradise, goldeA finches and species confined greatly to the trophies! climes. . - ' "There's nothing to It. that the Walla Walla wheat crop Is a failure," scornfully remarked John Green, a Walla Walla drug gist who was in Portland on business the other day. "Why, we are going to have one of the best crops ever and if the farmers don't look out they will have more money than they can spend. , Now, I'm not talking Just to Aear ray- self. This Is straight goods. ' One. woman, who owns extensive wheat lands In the Cot tonwood neighborhood, just southwest of Walla Walla, was In my store the other, day and told me that one of her fields was averaging 63 bushels, to the acre. Does that look like crop failure? "I know of one farmer who was offered 72 cents a bushel for his wheat before It was -harvested. I'd rather wait and get 80,' he said. Does that look like the people were . afraid 7 "They are always kicking before they're hurt." . HER UMBRELLA DAY. The renewed decline in Wall street prices gives evidence that the recent crash was not merely the result of differences between Morgan and Rockefeller, as was so widely proclaimed. The fact is that the process of squeezing the water out of inflated securities haa but Just begun, and until prices once more come within speaking distance of ac tual" values, it is idle to expect any real im provement in conditions. The general pub lic is wisely holding aloof from Wall street. Won't someone start a subscription for poor Jim Keene? 000 left. He has only about 16,000,- A Chicago dispatch states that Dr. Dowie, has armed the police force of Zion' City with pocket bibles, instead of the usual baton and revolver. Perhaps a similar innovation is needed by the Portland police. They -are certainly unable to do much with tha carnal weapons which they wear, and Chief Hunt might do well to arm hla men with bibles. Man's Inhumanity to his wife Is again il lustrated in, the ault for divorce brought by an Ohio woman. She based her suit upon the sfact that ahe could no longer endure the croaking of frogs in a pond near, her home, yet her husband refused to move. It's a good rule not to cross M6rrison street bridge, even, when you come to It THE YAWN WHAT 18 IT7 Have you ever thought about a yawn? What causes It, what it protests against, what effect it has upon tha system? The yawn Is an lngenioua little form of exercise of Mother Nature's own devising. It is nature's own protest against lazy blood, which is not circulating as It should, and against a sluggish system in general. Look a little closely into it and you will find that human beings do not yawn only when sleepy or bored, as is generally supposed, but when cold or bilious as well. Chil liness and indigestion produces the same sluggish condition of the blood as drowsiness does, and consequently awaken the same disposition to yawn. To understand Jpst how nature exerclsea the system by this simple little gymnastic course, think about it the next time you find yourself yawning and analyze the sensations. Tou will discover that stretching, loosening, expanding, mild as it Is, extends to every part of the body. The tingle of it can even be felt In the toes. In the entire region of the head we can actually see the physical culture In progress by standing in front of a mirror. The Jaw drops, the cheeks are drawn down, the move ment Is communicated to the brow and scalp. The tongue and throat are affected as' well as the entire neck. The same relaxation that stimulates lungs and chest is felt a moment later In the abdomen. It requires no stretch of the imagination to feel it subsequently in limbs and feet. Every portion of the body Is reached and roused. Take the hint that nature gives. Regard the growing inclination to yawn as a warn ing or a protest not to be disregarded. When It occurs for any reason but that of lnsuf-' ficlent sleep, some part of the physical machinery needs attention Something is af fecting the circulation of the blood, and consequently interfering with the work of the lungs. ' In most cases of persistent yawning, not induced by the natural lack of sleep, vigor ous exercise to be taken' at once is required. It will Bhake off the Impending chill, of which the chilly yawn is premonitory, and will do much toward remedying the indiges tion, which causes another kind. Chicago Record-Herald. MAN'S POWERS OF ENDURANCE. There is no telling how much punishment some mehcan stand when they become phelgmatlc and stoical. Chief Joseph told a story that made m'y nerves quiver. Two prisoners of the Nez Perces were bidden to prepare for death. They were in the same lnclosure. Some friend cast in a knife, hoping they would commit suicide with It One of them did sever his Jugular vein and bled to death, but the other refused to harm him self. He was finally carried to the place of execution, where his feet were broiled between two hot stones. His fingers were burned in red-hot pipes. Both of his arms were at liberty, but he was too proud to withdraw the dlgUs. His Joints were cut, his sinews' were twisted around bars of iron, his scalp was torn from hla skull and hot sand was poured upon his head. During the terrible process, of this barbaric torture the warrior continued his death song, recounted his prowess in battle and dared' his enemies to fight him single-handed.-r-New. York Press. A 150,000,000 CANAL. A syndicate of London financiers has prepared plans to cut the southern part of Scotland in half, Joining the Forth to the Clyde by a waterway navigable by the largest vessels afloat , . In view of 4he new naval base at St. Margaret's Hope, in the Firth of Froth, the canal if cut will prove of the highest strategic importance. It is estimated that, this ambitious project will cose 350.000,000. : ' l-'V '- : k : v A well-known firm of engineers In Edinburgh have .already received Instructions, and have commenced to make a survey and to prepare plans for the carrying out Of the proposal. ; , . . - j ' Including something like 10 miles of Loch Lomond, the canal is to be about . 40 miles in length - : .:,- , . v -. v-y.. a? "Don't ask me to admire a new umbrella, said Virginia, vindictively. "Don't show to met even." "Why, Virginia!" "Don't look wondering and wide-eyed at me either. If you knew what it means for you to say "umbrella' to me tonight you'i repent in dut and ashes. Dldnt you ever hear about it's being a long worm that has no turning? I could preach scathing ser mons about umbrellas; I could thunder from the platform on the subject If I had. a good chance; but I couldn't speak kindly of the article to save my life." Gertrude settled back in her chair, re slgnedly. "Of course, I won't get it you're in a mood. I suppose the long and short of It is t;hat , you left your umbrella some place and got caught in the rain." "Oh, you do, do you? Well, that's not the long of it, and there isn't any short of it.Do you eee the- chain to this wrist bag- wrenched' apart, links straightened right out? But that's nothing. An absent minded man with an umbrella that had i big crumpled horn handle sat in the same seat with me on the train going downtown this morning. First thing he did was to forget all about his umbrella and let It slip over and get tangled up with other people's affairs. Then he thought the train was stopping when it wasn't and snatched up his belongings in furious haste and demolished my property like that. Oh, don't sympathize yet wait! He, didn't apologize one word, but he did proceed to plant , that umbrella square on my foot and lift himself by rest-j lng his full weight on It Yes, it nurt naturally. 'Tm not trying to tell you a funny story, Gertrude. Tou needn't smile. As 1 came up the station stairs a girl fight in front of me was carrying a suit case, and an umbrella in one hand and holding her skirts' ' with the other. Tou know that combinations-umbrella horizontal with the sharp end sticking out at the back. - The crowd, was going up at a good pace when suddenly she 'stopped short swungher arm back and poked that bayonet of hers Into my cheekbone. VTes, ghat's what made the mark.; Just missed my eye. Well, I hobbled along and was almost to the office when I passed a tall1 hurrying fe male who was using an umbrella as a sun shade. As she rushed by me she gave a spasmodic dip with that umbrella and caught one of the points in my floating veil. Of course the new, one! And she dragged veil hat and all clear off my head and car ried It along, dangling from her umbrella, for three or four yards before it dropped off into the gutter. "No, that isn't all. I got through the day at my desk up to 4:30 o'clock without meet ing another umbrella. Then Maxine Howo walked in looking like a fashion place. My shirt waist seemed to get more crumbled and grimy every second she stayed. She took a chair close at my elbow and after we had chatted a' minute or two I felt somebody standing In the .doorway. There, If you' believe It, was that exquisite vMr. Torney met at Lake Geneva the night I had o: pink mull. Remember? Well he'd ldVked up my office address and come In to see me. I got up and started to give him. a cordial greeting. Oh, dear! . Maxine had let the end of her umbrella slip forward so that one end was behind the edge of Miss Barber's desk, and there it was, across my path a regular hurdle for me I But I didn't know I was going to take a hurdle, and my foot caught and I lunged for ward. If it hadn't been for Mr.. Atkins' swivel chair I'd have gone clear down, but that was on my way and I caught at it and sent him whirling round with his back to his desk. That didn't stop me, though. I was saved for another fate. ' I hadn't really got my balance yet and when the chair gve way I took another header and landed piuifmN in that man's arms. L bumped my head on his shoulder; Gertrude, and he steadied me very kindly, but not admtringly-oh, not ad miringly at all! , ... i . s' jd - . ...),.: 'TheiT Maxine came forward, a picture of grace, ana l went out into the nail and in troduced them to each other, and somehow we talked about nothing for a few minutes, and then I had the Joy of seeing them go down in the elevator much Interested In each other! "Chicago News. . ' I POINTED PARAGRAPHS. '. Bad ' luck generally follows In the wake of bad habits. ; v ' ' ThOse paid by other people are the tnocl popular. taxes.- - . '.- . "V ,.;. , Borne spinsters envy wives and some wives envy spinsters. . A married , man always resents advice from a bachelor. v . - Nearly all political candidates are under treaty obligations. . -1 Borne men never tire of doing goodbe cause they never do any. r - - i. 1