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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1901)
ft t , ill4' r BAN DON RKCORDEB. I. oil lu Rilf Aittiilrolliin, It hnppelled III nn "I." iiir. He wns tnll, handsome nml Just n little too well dressed nml wiih rending n iinmplilot mi which Mood out In letters Inrgp enough to lie plnlnly legible to the op jiftxtti" row of passengers the title, "Correct Dross." They nil notlcoil liltu. fcir lie was really beautiful. There wns no doubt ns to whnt lie wns rending Tin passengers followed it nlinost line hy lino nml knew Just wlnit mrt or the oasny he hnd renched, It begun ulien Ms eyes left the hook tilnl glnneed dubiously nt Ills cloth top ped p.'itent lenthers. He shook Ids lieiul slightly ns he saw Unit the upper wits of n trill too pronounced n put tern. Next he took In his trousers, nml ii lihiml smile of Kiitlsfnctlon wreathed his fuee There wns a slight frown wlu-it In eoiepared Ills waistcoat with the hnhcrihi Ih'I-'h inmilial, hut Ills coat iitid hat were evidently Irreproachnhle. The end of the Inventory mid of the ppeetntorx self control nunc when the I'ciiiitiriil one began to ml mil c In the buck of Ids wateh ease his neckwear, Ms shlrl mid the faultless curves of his enlliir A titter from the two girls In the corner, mid the whole heliehflll cKp'oih'd. The tmidel of pulvhrltuih hulked up. shut his hook with a snnp. blushed furiously mid left the enr nt the next Million. New York Mnll nml P.XploSS. An innliiir Hilinilt KihiIimI, The storleH are common enough of til iiiiIiicm holng turned nut (o ipienrli nn iiutoiii. mid, on the other tin tit). It hits not Heldoiu hnppi'iicd i l..il 11 very liiliuditne coillhigiutloii '1.1- pilsn muster for 11 'celeNtlal dNpliiy " lu the nii'iniilrs of Huron Stoekuinr tilt tiinllsliig illieidote Is relaled of one llerr vou lindotvlt., who was given to milking the 1110HI of easily picked up llifuiuiutlnii. A friend of the liaron went to 1111 evening party near Krnnl; fort, where he expected 10 meet llerr von Itmlowltz On his way he snw . I hi rti burnlm: slopped his cnrrlngc. ns Hinted the peoile mill waited till tin llmiicN wele nearly extinguished. When he arrived at his frleud'H house, hi foiiml llerr von ItuilnwIU. who had previously taken tin- pmty to the top of the building to see nil niirora. diluting on teriitrlill magnetism, electricity rle. Itnilowlt. itsi.cil Stoekiunr'N friend "Have you seen the heiiullflll anrorii horeallMV" lie replied: "Certainly I wns theie myself. It will soon hoover." An e plamitlon followed as to the. Imrii on f.re. ItniUiwItz was silent Home ti minutes, then ho took up Ids lint nml quietly disappeared.- Knowledge. tliileU Ulll.-.l, "It wns simply 1111 exhlhlllnn of nerve mid quick wit," sulil the old limike who wns dining at his club with a number of friends. "No one but tin paying teller knew what wiih hnppet lug at the time, nml whnt might have been a tingedy wns turned Into 11 com edy by Ills (pilcl; wit. "During the noun hour one ilny nn old inmi nppronehed the pnylug teller nml inesenteil n check for ?t.()00,000. With It wns 11 hndly written letter to the effect Hint If the Immediate pny incut of rlio olieck wiih not forthcoming the teller would have his head blown off. He wiih nothing hut a crank, but he had come tinned for business, nml If the wit of the pnylng teller hnd fulled him for 1111 Instnnt there might tin v been n tragedy. Hut the paying telle coolly took up the check, glanced nt It nml then handed It hack with the n mill U Hint the crmik hnd neglected to put a stump upon It. lu nn Instnnt the crunk wns full of npologlcs nt his o it night mid departed to get 11 stamp. took but a moment to notify (he police, mid the crunk wiih put where theie Is no danger of Ids demanding (ho pny incut of tiny more $1,000,000 cheeks nt the point or 11 gun. "-Detroit I'rco Press. The ItllaalNtia, An Kiigllsliintin lu Itusshi stiys tent "we may dislike ltussln ns we will nml pcrlutps must, but there In no denying thnt the men nml women of Itusshi mc good lookers." The men are "tall ami well built." The "women, especially those or the upper classes, have a grace mid fascination thnt Is nil their own." The writer adds: "I am tired of hear lug Digllidi people suy that this Is nil show ni.d that If 1 knew them better I sliutild be greatly disappointed. He bind good looks nml refined tumuierH I have found the depth mid sincerity of the Scotch combined with the wit nml humor of the Irish." Srrluua 'oniilnlnt, Asklt Whatever lifetime of that pa Unit of your yon were telling me about some time ago? Dr. Sokuin Oh. lie' got a complaint now that'll giving me n great deal of trouble. Asklt-Indeed! Whnt Ii It Y Dr, Hokum-ll's nhout the aiuoiint of my lilll.-Phllmlelphln Pies. IIhiI I'nrlii. Mm HlKhblower I tou t furxet, my dear, Hint In conversation tin Interest must not be allowed to Itag. Olaru-llut I'm mre I do my best, imimiiia "Muybe no. but while the plnulst wni pliiylug I thought once or twice that I detected you listening to him." Life. Srholnatlr Aci.lriiraa, "rrofessor. how did 1011 come to pose to me lu the fare of my continued liullffoiTUeoV" "I proceeded on the general prool tlon Hint whatever n woman seems tu bo iitie ln't."-Chlcngo Iteeord. 'fuel. .Mlfcs llflhor mho tins licen handed 11 photographi oti. whnt an awfully homely creature! . June 1 mu ih glad you think It does nut look n tilt like inc. - lUxton Trail serlpt Tlio street car nml ornulliuiieii of ParU choree (I cents for Inside and 3 cent for outside scat, a 1,011 1 lt essen tin), but n long wait, even of houri, may bo roiulrcd to get It. One trails for U ulluwetl 011 it 0 cent fare, but none on a a cent fare, Unnlou him no trauu for system, and the charge la projRir Honed to dlatnuec, with more or leaa tlpiilug. Ileillu atrcet railway buvo Juat adoited h uuifortu fure of ia ccuta without trniufcra. ooeoaoooooaooo 0000 000 ooeol Qj . ............................. g 9! T, -T . a ?! ii 11 1 . Y 1 .AlVrs. of - - t0 01.-... ....:et BSDBgaiiiiioBesaMiHHll "JIow do they all live, I'oll.V.'" nsked 11 friend us we oilg;cd our wuy llirouth tilt cniwil Hint thronged one of our prliielpnl htreets 011 11 Kntiiriluy nfter 110011, which Is geiienilly hsikul upon as 11 wirt of hiilMiolldny,mid everylsHly who can Kut out Kciicrully inaiuiKcn to do their nhojipliiK then, or nttenil the liuitilico or proiueliude up and down the streets, looking hi Hie slioW'Whidows, olisorvhiK the Htylen, some of them four fully mid wonderfully made up, Uki. "Yon would Im ustoiilsheil to know how hoiiio of tliee richly and stylishly (Irosiod people do niantige to live," I replied to her I'licsttnu. "They have practically 110 litiii-ckccpln to do They llvo in two ristnis and 11 tiny coal oil Htovo Is their only menus of Kttliig 11 meal If they, had to iletienil upon tlicnihclvcM. Hut they live, mid limn nge to llvo well, mid I will "how you how they do II." As It was alsnit the hour of o'uloek In the aiteruoon wc Hteipcd Into one of the ninny delicacy Htoies mid wulclicil with Interest the filing and coiiiIiik of the many peoplo who patroul.e the-e Hlonw every day of the week, unless It Is .Sunday, when wniie of the fortilliale ones Indulge In a French dinner admirably cooked nml served. One of the Iltt ladles who en tered was daintily and elegantly at tired, and was one of the fniiilllnr fuecs seen nightly during the season of grand oporn. "(live me tell cents' worth of rare roust beef, live cents' worth of browned potatoes mid plenty of gravy; yon can give me live cent v worth of caullllowcr, live cents' wor. f hot bis cllll, and tell eellls' worth of Inploca pudding," shesald tooneof the attend ants. In 11 few minutes she pned out with 11 smoking hot dinner, currying It in little paper I sixes furnished by the Hlorit for Hint purpo-e. "Thnt is an ex cellent iliiincrfor tlility cents," wild my friend, "and she could not have gotten up the siiiiieuienl, counting luel mid nil the Ingredients, for utmost tieble the miioiint, for Hint was prime roast Ix-of she iceelved." "Shelmsgot herbreak fast 11I-11," said Hie attendant, -nilllng nt the easy way some people have of getting along In Hie woild. "She al ways gets enough for two incnU." The next customer got ten cents' worth of eorulH'cf and cabbage, live cents' worth of mashed potatoes, live cents' worth of hot bieull, Just out of the oven, mid u nickel's worth of doughnuts. Then lu came 11 frail little woman who lisiked like she needed the U'M mid heartiest meal the store could produce. "llv me live cents' worth of vegetable oii and a live-cent loaf of bread," she stud wearily, as she glanced at the piping hot and savory meats. "Uoudn' If It Is the best she call uU'oid'.'" n-kod 111 V friend. "Yes," said the busy at teiidatit, who oveiheard the conver sation, "hilt she is so proud Hint sh would bo Inn ! for life if nuylsHly should suggest helping her." Hut we did not have much time to dwell on thelitis' fortunes of the little woman whin pride was so great Hint she would go oil smiling through the world in I lie ftu if fate that had ordalued Hint she must sillier for ntlieix. A sprightly Utile woman entered who leiiiiuded Fully of 11 saucy Utile wren, she was so quid mid bliil-llke in all her movements "(live me hair of a run-toil chicken ten cents' woith of cold lulled limit sliced thin, a nickel's woith of S-ir- atoga chipped piituli-, ten cents' woith of crunls'iry Jolly, ten cents worth of crab salad, a nickel's worth o (ionium salt pickles ami 11 hot nihiee pie, asiiulek as you can," ami with lu vailoils orders In her hand presently flic was tripping oil! as though sheen joyed the novelty of living lu this way It wns mi little trouble and everything cisiUeilJiist right. "I want twenly-ll vo cent worth of New I'ligluiul Istllei dinner ami two omnlorry pies," Ktld it mail who had been Impatiently wait lug his turn, mid he received euougl for a siutdl-sed family. "Thin all sivuis ery strange In me, Polly," said my fiieiid, "but what convenience II nint Is to Uiimc who are obllgisl to ll e mi a iniMlcmtc Hilary It not only Sim fuel but gives them a greater vailety tliali they would ever think of iisiklng for llioiu-clvix, I wish you would ualue over your bill of fnrti for to-day," lio sold to one of the atloiidiints during a lull hi bu-iuew. Well, to K'gln willi. In the soii line we have vegetable, uiutlou broth with pitul Uirley, and clam chowder. Ill the llsh, we have fried rock is, I sil leli- smelt, tnmcods and isxhUli Kills. We have all kind of cold nimts, turkey and chicken, lHitlo prime must ksif, a leg of lamb and mist jnirk, all ready to U horvisl hot; Nvf stew with vegetables, tripe Spanish sdvlo, and lamb Nitple, pig's hond and cabbage. also corulnvfaud cabbage, lu the way of vegetable we havegnvu peas, cauli llower, carmts, swivl s)ltdisw, mahed and browned isitatis. We lmc all kinds of mi In 1 1 coiiitnutly on hand, and when It come to (he deceit, iherx'an ilis.,eokiHiiml puiillngH,stow(sl pnnns.. etc." "Well, you pays your money and you laki your choice," iuotl my friend. It Is astouMiiug how iiuiiin peoplo In Hits oily ntroulie tln-odell-caey sttiuw rwthur than Ik Mhetvd by getting up a numl, which w-IUy would not Is half mi well eisikedorof ni grvtit variety. So many ptsiple latmr under the Im- prcAslou that the Miuunvr Is the only M'lixm (n vUlt the country. What a mistaken Idea It Is, for NovtunU'r and Ikivmlvr are to Polly's inliid the most delightful part of the year to vUit the iH'iintiy Theiv h 110 dunt then and the walking i gin I the sharp ft'st Ih air exhlllarntlng und refreshing unit It brings nscM (o your checks and the sparkle of glowing health to your eyes. 1 tools 11 rldeovcr the California und Northwestern Hallway recently and hud my ideas lu regard to visiting the country In Hie fall months verified. Nature has Ih-cii wondrous kind to this section of the country, nnd I found a iiiinilcrof visitors wholiad alo learned the Msjret of enjoying a trip to the country when the rush of the summer was over, the dust laid mid the hills am! valleys apiicnrhig in new emerald tints in place of the ru ft shades of summer. Kerns had sprung up hi the canyons mid sheltered nisiks ami lined the banks of Hie creeks with their lacy, dainty leaves, and HippIox, California's own golden (lower, were blooming hi the greatest profusion, although it was Hie llrt of DccciiiIht. lu the hills and canyons Autumn had lss'ii generously iillig her paint liru-li togisid elleet and had turned the follngeof the wild grape vine to gorgeous crimson and gold, the autumn leaves vicing with the ruddy glow of liollyberries mid great clusters of nsl manaulta berries. Let those who must take advantage of the hilin iner vacation lo go to the country dur ing the warm, dusty months, but the person of leisure will show wUilom by taking the crisp, faiiltliss days of fall for their outing. BRIEF REVIEW. Uottles Start Prairie Fires. It litis bisjn ill-covcrcd that many of Hie prairie tires that have destroyed the grasM 011 Hie ranges in Montana and lu the western part of Dakota have locn started by the concent rat ion of the rays of Hie sun upon broken Iss-r Istttles that are scattered freely along the cattle (tails and wagon roads, which oiler a new argument for the temperance folk, says an exclitilige. Nimieious Hies linve nlnrlcd far away from human haunts mid Imbibitions, miles lsyoml (he reiieh ofspaiksofa locomotive, and fariucrM and rancher have Is-en so mystified as to their origin that several investigations have been made. When a lire has lieon traced to Its source lu al most evcrv instance a broken Initio has been found with evidence around It to convince the investigators that It was the cause of the mlehlef. The curved glass was found in such 11 position as to focus the rays of (he sun upon a tuft of I dry bunch gru-saiul start a llaiue. Queen Victoria's PearU. When (Jiieeu N'lctorln ascended the throne, all the Jewels left by (ienrgo III and Ucorgo IV Is-eame hers. Among them was a fine pearl necklace that had belonged lo (juccii Charlotte, wife ol (liiirgo 1 1 1. Sisin after Ihetjucen's marriage to the Prince Consort, the King of Hanover claimed the pearls us part of Hie crown Jewel- of lltiuover. The claim was submitted to the law olllccrs of Kiiglaml, who had, though Willi reluctance, to give (heir decision against tlie(uccii. The pearls are now worn oil great occasions by (ho Duchess of Cumberland, sister of Hie Princess of Wales. Immediately on the decision Mug made known, the Ka-t India Company priscntcd tin Ijiicen with a line set of pearls far superior lo Hume site reliiiiiisusl, Educated Men in Demand. Never before was the call for trained men o loud as now. They are in do- mniiil everywhere. Not only in tin professions, bu( nl-o in bu-lniiw houses, iiiiiiiiifacturlng house, mid even on the farm, they are in great demand. Tin farmer who understands chemistry, who Is able to analyze the forces of nature, to mix brains with hlssoll, will be the great fanner of the future. There Is mi Increased dcniauil everywhere for cnUcgc-ciluciitisl men. Wc llnd tlicni occupying the Ust hisIHoiis lu our lu surauee, banking, luaiiufaotiiring and transportation institutions. Never Ih- foie was the call for lilvmlly educated men mid women so great as to-day. limiraiKV Agalnit Strikes. An insurance ugaiiist strike is the Idea In Austria. A numUir of uiniiu fnctiiroiN huve adopted the plan of pay1 lug a certain percentage upon their ii- speellvo (Hiyinlls Into a common fund. In the event of 11 strike occurring in Hie works of one of theiii an Investiga tion is made by u eoumiKlct represent ing the association, and if It Is decided that the strike was dtvlahsl uiiutly Hie Idle factory Is liidoiiinllled from the fund. On the other hand, if tboisun niltttv IIiuMIm ciiiim of the strikers Just there l no Indemnity. Canadian Militia. The Cunadiau militia eoiisi-ts of about lO.IHicl men, and although legisla tive power exists to enable the govern ment to kis'p up Km strength by Imllnt if occasion should arUe, and to cull ilsiii the entire male population between 18 nml 10 yiairs to serve under arms hi case of emergency, service has Kvu hcerfully oll'erod and no dllileulty .- imrlonced lu keeping up (he proHr troiigth of the font. Many Chinee) tempi have windows made frimi the white iiiuthiust)f-Hnrl found In oyster. dieUs. The nmtttrlal Is iierfeotly tmiisinuvnt and looks like pal gltutt. Austria Is (ho country most lenient to iiiurdoiMrss In ten ywiis Mhi imrHius wtjiv Amiut guilty of murder, f w hum only !i wen put to death. I.ouNNl'V of I'miieo drunk tho Hot oup of colIKi iiKK.lt hi Woptorn Huroinv Colli was then worth t0 a pound. LiiikI 111 Unglaiid U StM tlnum a vain- ublo as it wils i t yours ago. Of tho .M.oui lnw cries iwHtuuttsi to(.u lu tl world. liioaiv 111 Hnrniaiiy. PASSION PLAY REALISTIC. The HfTrrl of Iiir Wllnif I'immi One V.'oiiinn'a 111 The Woman' Home Companion L.t.au Hell writes of her experiences ni Oherarntnergnu and of (ho Impres sions uiuilu upon her by the great Christ drama. She ' concludes with these vivid words: "As to the play ltelf, 1 wish 1 need my nothing nlotit It. My mind, my heart, my noul, haie nil been wrench id nnd twisted with such emotion as U not plcusnnt to feel nor expedient to speak about. It wns too real, too heartrending, (00 awful. I hate, I nblinr, myself for feeling things bo acutely. I wish I were a skeptic, a icoffcr, nn atheist. I wish I could put lay niluil on the mechanism of the piny. I wish I could believe that It nil took place 2,0o0 yenrs ago. I wish I didn't know that this suffering on the stage wns nil actual. I wish I (bought these peoplo were really Tyro lose peasants, wood carvers nnd pot ters and'that nil this agony wns only a piny. I hate (lie women who are weeping all nroiunl me. 1 hate the men who nre letting the tears run down their cheeks and whose shoul ders are heaving ith their sobs. It Is so n .vful to see a man cry! "Hut, no; It Is nil true. It is tnkltig place now. I am one of the women nt (he foot of lite cross. The miguish. the cries, the sobs, are nil renl. They pierce my henrt. The cross, with Its piteous burden. Is outlined ngnlnst the leal sky. The green bill beyond Is Calvary. Doves (Inner In nnd out. nnd liullerllles dun across the shafts of sunlight. Tlio expression on Christ's face is one of anguish, foiglveness and pity unspeakable. Then his head drops forward on his breast. It grows dark, the weeping becomes himeiitiillon, and as (hey nppronch lo thrust the spear Into Ills side, f 1 om which, I linve been told, Hie blood nml water really may he skcii to pom- forth, I turn faint and sick and eloe my eyes. It has gone too far. 1 am m longer myself, but a disorganized heap of nicked nerves ami hysterical weeping, nnd not even (lie descent from the cross, the rising from the dead or the triumphant ascen sion enn iiuisole me or restore my bal ance. The Passion play but once In a lifetime." .!! II S,..., The experiment was not a success. Frequently she hnd complained Hint he wns not ns he used to ho. Hint Ills love seemed to have grown cold mid Hint ho was too prosaic nml mutter of fact. So w lion ho found one of his old love letters lo her he took It with him the next time lie was called away from (he city, made 11 copy of It nnd mnlleil It to her '.lohn Henry." she exclaimed when lie returned, "you're the biggest fuel Hint ever llwd I belle. o you Iiiim1 sufli'iiliig of the brnlii What did .urn iiiean by sending tno that trnshV" 'Trash in dear." he o.po-tiilntctl "Yes titisii Just sickly, scntlnielitnl UOtlsi'llsl' " "That Isn 1 Itow you described II when 1 first wrote It mid sent It to you.' lie pintested. "You said then U was tin ihtiiest. sweetest letter evel written, mid you Insist now thnt I havi changed and you haven't. 1 thought I would try to" "Well. you didn't succeed." she In teri'iipuil. nml she wns until for two ilnjs Sometimes it Is mighty illtllciilt to plcnse a woman --Chicago Post. Diiura In fliliiti. III China doors are often round, lent shaped or semicircular, in placing them the bulldei usually avoids Inn In one opposite nnutlicr lest evil spirits Unci their wuy from the street Into tin recesses or the building. The door ways separating the courts or a garden are usually or an elaborate kind, and the octagonal form Is one or the mosl popular Itellglous superstition asserts Itself lu Chinese iirchllis ture. and Hie universal sncrcilness ol in. numerals throe and nine Is shown . the arrtiiigcment of temple doors. IIhic Is a triple gute way to each ot 1 . hulls of the Imperial pnhtcc, and the .ami' order prevails at the Ming tombs, mul tlio sacred person of Hie emperor when lie was In Ids IV king home could mil) be approached even by the highest olllclnls after three times three prostrations '1 he 'lcmpli of Heaven tins a triple roof, 11 triph nimble stalrwi .mil all Its mystic symbolism points either to three or Itf multiples. The I. ml) iititl (li ftilirn. All Kngllsh woman residing lu India one evening found to her horror that a huge cobra had is.lhtl Itself nbout her vera tula rails, near which she snt play ing the violin, site wns too near the snake to run vv Ith surety, so she contin ued pliiylug while she gradually edged away At tlrst her only Idea was to keep the creature thus engaged while she escaped but w hen she had gained 1 surer dtslniice and perhaps fnsclunt is I ley Hie unwonted sight n strange In spiration seined her. She played air lifter nlr of different characters. The eflect wns magical. That snnke behaved like an anient, hot blooded disciple of Pagaiilnl. Kvory variation In the music, whether of volume or or tone, produced Instantly u eonvepond lint chHiige In the attitude or the cobra. U she plM.wd u lively ihiuof. It sunyeil Its IhhI.v sldewu.vs III ipilck time and )et lu isracerul curves. Oiiih she struck a number or fnlse mites In rapid suo vsslon on piirH). The oubru vv lucisl and writhed in pain ns If suddenly struck with a whip. Thus tin cis-mure behavisl like n mad iiiusletNii till the lady, gelling tired of the ssirt. gradually vvurkitl herwir farther and further ami then fj'tnle 11 sudden tmlt Into her room and Winged the dour, lonvlng Hit cobra to WMiidcr dlMsiiisolato to It lair lu tin fields Tin IV 111 pit- of 7rn. All tlml remntu or the grvut tvmple (if Kelt, which was TVO years lu build ing. Is lo It futilMl alsjut ISO yunU from the fisit of the Acropolis nt Atb I'tlS TIM' miiiis coilMut Of III COluillUH f tUe Coriiiihlau onler UH reet In dl ijetcr and Ut rft high. It vats l!w atsoml Is . st tfuidt ertt titl by Um (ret ks. one nHrlur to It In slat ltlog (In 1 1 tuple ei Djaiin at I'pbcsua Ae tMnliuii tu a IcMeiid. Us founduilon wai bulll lor DiiValam. the 1 1 reek Noah. vv b fr,.in tins kmt wUuMtl the wa- I ten. .,( I tie r . , SOIISIUC 111 I'lH-aiug 1 , c : h said to be tht ri.!et Jii i 1 h vvb . ti tin flood dlsapuai-M.1 "THE FULL DINNER PAIL" "The 'full iV tter poll" slogan which the Itepubllcniis worked durlug the late campaign was hit upon by mere accident." said a New York newspaper man who was In the city recently. "The Idea suggested Itself one day to Hraiit Hamilton, who Is the present art editor of Judge, but when ho mention- I -1 it to his associates In the office they (erelvcd It coldly. You see, Hamilton c iiiis from a smnll town In Ohio v hole dltinor pulls lire ns plentiful ns hlnckberrles, but In New Vork no workman would thiol: of lugging Minimi such 11 mnchlne, and they are llmost absolutely unknown. None of the rellows lu The Judge ofllco had ever seen one. "What do they look like, uiiyliovv' nsked 11 member of the -t.ilT. "I'll drnw you n dingrnm, re plied Hnmlltoii. but when ho attempted t 1 do so he round tlml he hnd forgotten I, ,v the confounded thing looked, lie e.iiihhi t lemeinber whether the cup nt to. hmeiit wns on the top or the bottom. Just then .linmermnii. the ctirleu t.irist. enme In. Hello, ZI111" ex- Initio l Hamilton. 'Did you ever sit a dinner pull-tin old fashioned tin dln- pull, with 11 knife sticking on the outsider "Did II' replied .Im. who Im lists of having painted sly.s In his curly dnys. 'Why, I used to carry one of 'em myself:' However, when he at tempted to draw a picture of the con nivance lie fell down almost as hard as h.s elder. Til go out ami tlml one or Ihi renl things,' he said, and accord ingly ho and Flohri mid Tom Higglns r The Judge lit t department organized tlumselves Into nil exploring expedi tion und Nturted out. Arte f much prowling thej discovered u bona title pall nt u household supply store und ' re It buck lu triumph, lliiiniltoli used It us 11 model for a T nil dinner pml' which he Introduced Into ills next rili'tooii. nml the tiling untile such 11 hit Hint It was soon afterward adopted as II cninpiilgn emblem by the Itepiililleun national committee" New Orleans I'linos-Democrat. riiiti-t'lltiH Cur Siiviiki-s. Nearly Jo imgllslimen lire now nt work 011 seven umbiellns for nu Ashiiit lee chief mid his fnlthful stuff. There Is nothing under the sun a chief can wear, not even excepting a cast 01T silk hut or n red lined cavalry coat, so cnl diluted to strike nwe Into the minds of refractory nutlves nnd &o Imbue tliein with 11 spirit of obedience ns n "glng lua 1 1 " Traders when they want to ob tain free access tu the country of 0110 of the hostile tribes mnke presents of worn out clothing to tho natives or even a "gamp" to a particularly obstl- mite nnd pugnacious chief. A London syndicate of Gold Const traders has given the order and Is paying for the iimbrcllus In question, which will be given to bribe the vnln dusky warriors. When finished, the umbrellas will be gorgeous beyond the drcain of the most Imaginative negro. For the chief the present will be nearly 1." feet across, quite a decent sized tent. In fuel, on state occasions It will be so Used The bundle will then lie stuck In Hie ground, nml six slaves will net ns tent pegs. The muterlnl from which It Is being iiinde Is silk, mid the colors nre to be "red. white nml blue!" Itotiml the edge will lie a deep, rich fringe end 011 the top an elaborately chased cap surniotititeil by a Itrltislt lion, rumpnut For the stnll' the innbrelhis will be siiuievvhat smallei nml less majestic London Impress. (iisllh-sl I'lelur.- In I he VVurlil, The eostlli s ,k lure in the world Is owned by the Duke of Marlborough, rtho lias 11 luige Hint vetj expensive collect lull of pictures, vv hleh hits come low 11 to him from the oi l -mil Duke of Miit'llHiroilgh The rarest of thorn is he Hlelihellii Mililoiiiltl. painted by Itiipluicl hi I eii" ami now valued tit ;u".ii.ihhi. The picture was originally painted tor the Church or the Sen I at Perughi. It is eight feet high, representing the Madonna ami child seuted on a throne. w ith a tlgiue or St. .lohn the Haptist 011 the lett and that of St. Nicholas or Hall .m tui r' ii. the lust two being lire sixe Its high value l due to tho fact Unit It Is one of the bci preserved of the pictures of Ituphael which nre now In existence. It has Is-en proH)sed to the llrttlsh government to buy this pic ture St. Louis ( SIoIh-Democrat. rtlllli .Vlrii In CunureaM, Congress always has Its runny man. Sometimes there are two or three. The fut.nj man or thU houe Is Private .lohn Allen of TuhIo. He has held the in sltlon for the past lu or 1" your Heliite hlui was Sunset Cox. whose tu ait wns broken because the house would not (ake hlui seriously long enough to niiike hlui speaker. Allen also has Ihs-ii handicapped by his lopu tntlon as a humorist, lie Is the ablest 1 uin in Mississippi and the best known, t od yd he ha never been able tu m- 1 c mi election to the Semite. This is Alien's last congress, nud so the plait will tie v ueaiit soon. It will probably be tilled by Champ Clark. When Sena te r Mu- 11 of Illinois was lu the house of it 1 tutu os, his reputation wus that of a humorist and nothing else - A lush e s Msiaxllle. 1 1..- Urn's (iiri 111 the .ntl.11.. Fairly reliable statistics show that l.;.Wi(V0.Oii hens' egs will have Is en laid In the Fulled State durltii. (he year liMi. a startling estimate tin I. v. Iiiusiumh as these oirs stood one 11 lop of another. sjut to bult. would make a column Mil, (US mile In alti II. de. uearlv twice the height of (In to. soi from the earth when that nrb l. ais-u ovriheiid The auuual value . f (Ids unaluct e.-itsla that of au.v miu "ial exispt eeal aim Is greater , than that of our ulc Inm.-llnat,,), Trauaerlpt. Ciinerriilnu Vomnii. Miss S(dtkurl (ginrUna' Ob. Mr. Sharp, you know a woauau I onlr as ld a she looks Mr Sharp She ouxbt lo be tUankru. sua isn't as ynunx as br acls.-Dnntli Prw Ri lH-rt Hums, taw dlvlilesl XU ah- ef owiU wlfeahliv Into trn irt. 11 .si n h on. I: good nriiaw. S: 'i l- I isl eliaruia. 1 Tbe remalnlti; two . . s oered fortune, education, t.iu. ly Plood. MASTER OF HIMSELF. T, Ts.l Was I'nluae Onm, but tb ttar stood II. That wns 11 unique way in which Mr. Smith, a m-rchant of nn f"" , , ,l(atoy. Is said to Hivc 'cs tl,.. .v...u.g applicants who came to I him. II, put a sign In his window: "iJ.v. Wages l:f to the Hlght One. As each applicant nppenred the mer ,!,t asked. "Cnn you rend 1h t. 1 ,k the boy into n quiet room, ga I ,, , ., ,e book nnd bud. him rend ,uthent n break until told lo stop. When the reading hnd been ;oluB on f. ., r. vv minutes. Mr. Smith dropped ,1. to the ttoor nml then rose and ueveil sit.ili. nrtlelcs nbout Hie room Vhls was stillicieiit to pique tin curiosl- t, ,,r sni f Hie cnndldiiles. I hey l,,ke,l up. lost their piaee on the page, hlun.leieil. nnd the merchant said: You nine .top I shall not need you t present I want n boy who is inns tend himself." H the render wus undisturbed hv Mr. .s.mtl.'s movements, a lot or roguish nappies were tumbled out of a basket nml .-iicournii.il to rrollc about the tl,.r Thl proved loo much for most r 1 he hoys They looked, hesitated nml were dismissed. Ili.y nrter bov underwent the same tna-'mctit tmtll over tin hnd been tried a l hnd rulled to control their curiosl tj At length, one niornlng. n bo; rend s'leiiilllv on without manifesting any distre 'to look nt the puppies. Stop!" said the merchant finally. "Did vou see those puppies?" "No. sir." replied the boy. "I could lint see Hieiu and read too." You knew they were thero?" "Yes, sir." "Are you fond of dogs?" "Yes. sir." "All right. I Uilitk you will suit me. sithl the merchant. "Come tomorrow. Your vvnges will start tit $1. nnd If you prove tiuisti r of yourself, as 1 think y.ni will, yon shall have $U. perhaps tiinie." It was not ninny weeks before the wnges wen SC. and promotions follow ed Now the young man tills n high position In the store. - Youth's Com panion. FLOATING FIELDS. Ili-.l.lea Tlii'lr llrntllr The Ar ! I'rMetlenl I'm- In China, It wns Dr. MucCovvan who some .icurs ngo described the manner In which floating Held and gardens nre formed In China. In the month of Ai! II a bamboo raft 10 to 12 feet long mul about half as broad Is prepared. The poles are lashed together, with Interstices or an Inch between each. Ovei Jlils a layer or straw nu Inch thick Is spread, and then a coating two Inches thick of adhesive mud Is taken from the bottom of a canal or pond which receives the seed. Tho raft is moored to the htink in still water and requires no further attention. The straw soon gives way and the soil also, the roots drawing support from the water ululic In nbout "U days the rnft becomes covered with the creeper, und Its stems and roots nre gathcied I'm cooking lu autumn Its small white petals am! yellow stamens, nestling uuioiig the round leaves, pre sent a very pretty appearance. In seine places uiurshy land Is profitably oultlvnted In this manner Heslilcs these limiting vegetable gar dens there nre also Hunting riceflclds. Fpon rafts constructed ns nlsive reeds itul adherent mini are placed ns u IhMirlng soil, which, being adhesive nud held in place by weed roots, the plants are mainiuiiieil In position throughout tin seu.son The rice thus planted ripens in fiiitu iV) ti, TO In place of 100 days The rnfls nn cabled to the shore. Homing on lakes, pools or slug gish streams These floating fields serve to nveti famines, whether by drought or Hood When other Held were submerged mid their crops sod den or rotten, these Hoaicd and nour ished, and when a drought pievnlled they siibshled with (he millng vvntei and. while the s0I nroiunl vvn m Id. advanced to maturity Agricultural (remises contain plates representing rows i.r extensive rlcetlelds mooted to sturdy trees 011 the bunks or rivers or hikes which existed formerly in the lacustrine regiiuiMif Hie lower Yung-iae and Yellow- rivers.-Uiooklyu I'aglo. V ('iililaiiin iif lilrat, Sir Henry Howoith i a writer of uinrk. certainly or icsenreh. for hi "HItory of Hie Mongols' took inuny yenrs of steady nml millions inquiry Ami thereby hangs a tale which. It Is said, he has iiften told against himself Dm- evening, when inking in to di r a hi.') vv ho hnd been lightly primed us lo his grea( subject, there was a stmnge conversation: "I understand. Sir Henry, tlml you an- fond of dogs So mu I." "Dog, madam? I really must plead s-uiltless 1 uotit. t n llf theni!" Indeed: .Mid they told nie you had i.rttteu a famous history of mongrels!" - Yorkshire PoJt . n llliiiiiirnl In.iipr, A colored cltUcu gave a Justice of the lieace a big. fat s..mih, tls n wedding fee. Meeting the Justice a venr after hi marriage, tin former auld: "Well. Jim. how do you like msrrl...i lifer 'Well, sub." was the rente. "..II I li say 1 I wish Fd eat dat missiuiI" At lama c UUMUUUon An lllitrnnr. "What makes you o iai" nat.-t.ii 10. mother. "The teacher kent Ilia 111 Ikaaj-Mllt.. I couWu't and Moscow 011 the map of i.urope. replied Johnny. 'And 110 wonder you couldn't tlml Moscow! It was burned down lu IbP. If nu outrage to treat h child thm way!" WlWll ltAfUf.w, at...- . 1 . . ' i - ,...v, ni-,v rsl uiirotiuc... , n (Jerwany. thoy were for a lour time .s....,,,,, cuiuvausj merely as a curiosity. No one ate them, even pigs refusing them. Inpllal lluuiur, Herv. u n atory from the llaptlst cm . fence at Leicester, it , about a 1 ilnlster He fouud bltnaelf at chapel iue woriilug without hla sermon. "Mr dear br.-tl,r..n " he exclaimed. "I can idy tn, ,, what Ood will send ice but tonight I will cou.e back better prepared."- Jal Mall Oaxette I IF I WERE KINO OF I R ELAN'S Ur loTt'i a match In btiut; lor arery oower 11111 diowi; Hr Itttlt r'i a Illy, Her vtlvet fheak a rox. Ilr lock., bkf glllygowin flans; (oldtti to her knetj It I tte kin? ot lrtland, Jl miffn ahc'J luraly be. Iltr ejai arr tond lorjf tmorii. And audi .now U if en L'n the heaving hawthorn tuid Ai crcitt her bodice treen. The thrushet. hen ihe'i tilk;r,g, Sit llitenlnt on the tree; It 1 nere king ot Ireland, liy queen ahc'J aurely be. Iter folk look more above for berj 1 know the darling better; 80 I've let down my lore lor her All In one iccret letter. And here'i tier inmer back to me; My heart, my heart keep ateajyl' II 1 Here King 01 ircianu; I'm king I'm king already Altred ferceval Cratca In Ojny THE STORE DETECTIV1 AI Tlnie-a He Mnlica II Inpt,,! For Olliera Tlinn Tlitrtea, j A young woman who sings in n id choir In this city was In one of tb partmcnt stores the other dnr Hie detective employed there ttl beilo her and, pointing to a wrj with a long enpe mid a bag at 1 Joining counter, said: "Just wntch thnt woman work"! The singer snw the wouinn take! nrtlelcs from the counter whejl bhopglrl wns not looking and them Into her bag. "Why, she Is stealing," she sallj "Yes," snld the detective, "nnd t will follow her to the next counter! mu you will see her tuke more thla The singer wns Interested, onfl wnlkcd along with the detective. more articles were dropped In tbel and then the detective arrestcij shoplifter. She inndo- the usual i uml protested her Innocence. Ttj tectlve nsked the singer If she vd step buck to the otllce with bin corroborate Ids chnrges, and she unconscious of further trouble. wns no doubt ns to the shopllfl guilt. She came of n respectable! Ilv. nnd she convinced the slnzcri she took the articles not hcc.iiM needed them or the money that would bring, but because she baJ shoplifting hnblt. When these ructs were settled! detective thnnked the singer ror bi slstnnce nnd told her that slip ma lu the police court nt I) o'clock otj following morning ns n witness! wns the singer's turn to make n 1 She protested agnlust being ilrsl Into n police court nnd snld tint notoriety would seriously Injure b her work The detective Insisted,! hnd the charge against the sltopll not been withdrawn before tbe renched the court (he singer Tl linve been one of tho witnesses, denounced the detective nml the 1 which employed him for Imposltil Its patrons hi that fashion, anil tiP going to make It her business berei to keep out of the way of store deJ Ives Had the singer been forced! to court her punishment In the ( queiit notoriety would have beerl most ns hnrd ns that Indicted ot shoplifter. New York Sun. The? Hollow llonra of lllrdi.l The hollow bones of blrd are nuently cited as bcautirul Instance providential mechanics In htilldlna strongest ami largest possible with the least expenditure of maw and this Is largely true, nnd yet t like ducks, which cleave the air I the speed or nn express trnln, natl long bones tilled with mnrrovvon rated with rut, while the lumbe hornblil, Hint fairly hurtles over tree tops, has one of the most comp ly pneumntlc skeletons hnaslnj permeated with nlr to the very toe' and the ungainly pelican Is neart well off. Still It Is but fair to say the frigate bird nnd turkey bum creatures which nre most nt case en Hie wing, linve extremely Hsbt hollow bones; but, comparing one with another, the paramount lu tnnce of a pneumntlc skeleton to a Is not as evident as that of u pnec Ic tire to n bicycle. Popular Sd Monthly. DlaadtHlitaKra nt Tnll Mra, or nmnnrtlnn tr. (liele lower I thut Is, smaller than they ought I iiiihiiki in lump rnticiiii nr in I'liiii the struggles or life with lo"- more harmoniously proportioned Hons, In a long and fntlgim g succumb to campaigning unless. verv rnrelv tin. pnui. fhov have knit and svtnmetrlcnl frames A S or n InrheM la nuonllv the than . . . . lie A l.llernrr Cnree-r. Friend VVImi tc i--oit- con d.ilnz 1 ,..1.. tin. ..ru Frlcud-Oh. he Is doing literary 1 U he? .... ,, .,, aiijf(usv- tu, -I , . ...i -j . , ... . 1 ...I ,ta suusv. loers, (inn vviicu lurj vt Hie money he writes for the paper want.-Detroit Free Press. Thiol. a llr'a IniDorlnut. "Itlowhai'd has a big opinion of scir." "How big?" "Well, he's hcclunlnir to Imagine After the convict bns served donned the suit of clothes given reference. Tl. a a T . .. . V ijv it-Kctaoic ivory 01 r.. m--- amount to ll.frfXi tons per nnuuta. . uuiiuii liurLUuaeu lu -- ana ehlpped In a closed exprcs 1 was mUslug. Investigation that It hud gone back to Its MU -iriuauou or uuman uouics log greater nrogress In Prance I anv other nomitt-i- WIiIIa nn tub! tluent it Is slightly navanclug l there In nn .lil,n,Mt. tn llila 03' or disposing of the Jead that likely to lluger for Kreral gBtt to cota.