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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1901)
rHt ;f7i. . i ttv r sr. - -.---- Tin- I'llllrr's l.neUi IIiit "We wore traveling fiom HI Paso to the const,' hh Id the nilvancu limn of n theatrical combination, "and the porter nail tucked us snugly In our berths. when we were uwul.ciicd to tlic con rcIousiicrs Hint our triiln was 'held mi.' Tlic ruhhcix mart lied us out of tlio cur nnd made uk deliver, I'ortunntcly not . one of us had more titan a few dollars In cash. Hut the man who held up Hie enr jiorter gave a yelp of delight: 'Sec wnnt I vc found! Put'cmbnckl Start the train!' "Ill the careless porter's vest pocket bo 1 1 ml discovered n roll of bills ns big as the pocket would hold. It looked as If there must have been several him tired dollars. We all knew of the prof itable rnpactousuess of the Pullman cur porter, hut hover drcnuifd that his accumulations were ho large. Yet the rrienuiy Human spark or forgiveness am: sjiiipainy was m our Hearts rr the poor fellow losing so much at one fell swoop. Wu were gathered In the smoking compartment and had a con- solatlou purse under ndvlscmcht for tin; darky, when he came along hlin self: ".Mali I.nwil, tlat wns the luckiest sperlctico I done ever had,' ho said, chuckling all over. "'Lucky!' " e were astonished. A poor serv ant robbed of hundreds chuckling with glee! ""Deed, yes, gcui'mcn! Doy never look hut Jls' In only one of my pock ets! New ork Times. A Caroline Iftlnml l,-Ktnil, The Caroline Islands group Includes t i.i..- i i.. i i .1 ,i nnd fertile with rivers and springs. Among the mini v iinecr legends of these chlldrcii of the I'acllle there Is none mere highly Improhahle than their theory as to the origin of these Is- lands and their Inhabitants, They think they themselves were very strong i.. ,... i... ,.. i ,i t i.. i. Hit! in 1 1 1 ci i ill ii. rill, tifiin I'neu Hint M u-mnnu mill linr ..... children were floating around on the reef when a limn appeared from tin west with a basket of soil on Ills shnlil tiers. He had started out to make an Islnml with a uiountalii on It. One of the children cried out to lllllI, "(live US .. iii.i.. .,.,i, ..i . . i..- m. i. i ii ii ne ii ,,i,. .or our imil eniinni hu-Iiii " it,, (.mi- mo ,. handful of the earth mid threw it down, making an Island. As the limn was going on his way over the water the son slyly miiile a hole In the has- hct. so as he proceeded on his way lie left a trail of laud behind Siiilitciily he beciiine conscious t tin t the hasket scented light, and. looking around, he saw the land. In Ills anger he turned about and trod upon It, ami thus the Is lands were formed. Tin l.iinilmi Una, A bus weighs :t,'.'(S) pounds and costs fll.'i. It Is 11111110 of ash and oak except tlio paneling, which Is mahogany, and the windows are of plate glass. Itcforo a bus is allowed to earn Its '-' 10s. a day It has to U' licensed, ur, as they say, "you have to get a number plate for It." This number plate Is the whltu plate with black tlgures surmounted by a crown seen at the tall of thu tins. It Is provided by the police and costs 2. Then there Is a wheel duty of lfis. per nullum to be paid to the Inland reve nue. After miikliiK these payments any mic can run a bus hi London wherever I he likes, subject of course to the gen end rule and regulations bearing upon all vehicular trallle. Attached .n each bus Is a stud of VI horses, of which on l.v ten, or live pairs, are win ked In any one day. thus securing a complete day's rent for eaeli pair every sixth tiny. As a litis runs ill miles a day and live pairs of hores ate used It follows that n iius noise s tiay s won; is i;i miles, which lie does In less, considerably hss, t him three liours, the rate lit which he travels being between live and six mile an hour. This does not seem a great ib-nl to exact from a horse, still the work Is hard, often luwilvlug a proloiiRetl dead pull at the trot, and the crowded condi tion of the London streets uittkes It fin ril.tr lit- Ii.m...umI il lti .1..11I In i.nt .I....I I hartler by neresiilt.it lug continual ilevl iitlous out of the way of oImIiicIp and nbiupt stoppmrt-s to avoid coIIUIoiim Cassell's .MhriixIiic. Illttt II W'lllllllll l,IMi Whenever I hear tils iihiiic, 1 could faint. When 1 see him. I could sink Into the ground. At the sight of Ills haiidwrltlhi I grow cold fnuu head to font, I tremble, my heart aches so that It seems hrvitkliiK tu two. I hum to he with III lit. yet when I am with III ill I havo nothing to say. I have to chciim ami lie tuwernlilc all alone. He Is uiv thought nil tiny: Hie Ihsi hefore I sleep. Hie nrst when I nwnke. I could cry and cry. I try to read, mid I reuieinluT not a word I like plsjlng best, for Hien I mil liiiont liimtrlue that he Is listening. Hut when I stop playing and look around I Hnd myself In an euiptv room. It Is awful I call his nsuie; no line answers. I whlsicr II; still no an swtir. I throw myself on the ground nnd I my. "Think of me. tliiuk of me you shall; you must: you do think uf mer It Is great torture and n great despair. I'erUsps It Is a iiiadness tm. Hut It Is my way of loxlng. I want to love while I Ihe, If I knew for certain Hint he lonsl me me only the Joy. I think, would kill me. Love! IH you know. Mwr little s Intel, what It menus) Siiinetluies It Is a curse. Prom Orange." by Mrs. Cralgle. Hubert Illmnril ihr rinnrla. Ill the middle or Hie fourteeuHi cen tury In I'arls a new ordluaucu enjoin lug the cleansing of the streets nnd Hie shutting up of mvlnc was carefully neglected, as usual, and a terrible flflguc was the consequence. Tlio fac ulty of medicine, csllcd uhiu for a rem t-dy by the lUie. sent to Inform htm nftcr long discussion that the plague was Hie ivsuit of n hostile eoujuuotluii hug uf Hie phiuels Mars nud Jupiter A Washington iiinu coiniihiliiml till crly to Hie IMstrlci commissioners of tu pasting of advertising labeti on avca of blend sud wnntiHl Hinin to top the practice, but Ihe couituUttoii M nsaurcil him Hint tlio otllclnl cheui it' oplulou was that the uo of thee ibvla on breud Ii lu no wny Uetrliueu al to health. iobbooooo oooooTioooooonooool o so OS o; " tai at... . ......... ! ooaeoasMoeeoMMl While we were twining our hollylter rles and Christmas evergreens Into wienths and garlands to decorate our homes ami churches, and hastening from store to store for our Xmas it- nieiubrnliciM for the lovtd ones, hardly giving a thought to the less fortunate, I'liclo Sum was thinking of the soldier lioys whoso aliHcnce in a foielgn land would caiiwu many a vacant chair In their family circles, as ucll as for the Isiys In Mile who had no home to claim as their own. Last year I'nele Sam forgot the Isiys In blue and they had only Hie happy memories of by-gone Mays to remind them Unit the itttlt of j), ,M.r r,.c rnd again. AnIiiiiiiwI of the neglect Hide Sam determined to atone for the past ami commenced two months Is'fore the holiday season to send fhri-mas ships to .Manila, anil 1 1 icy were freighted with IhniMimls of tuikeys, tons of plum pudding and hundreds of barrels of eraiilMirries. One vessel carried a -Ingle order of WX) worth of plum pudding made in Chicago. Alt the Isiys In blue, from Luzon to Peking, had their Christmas dinner this year and it atoned In a measure for their ab sence from home. .Miss Jleleli (ioulil, the guardian angel flip HHiiiv tiiM.ilv children unit ihtl it lid. 1 J .'.- I m'r '"''H' 1,1,1 "I"'"1 xeveral thoiiand titulars m purenasing suuaiiie cioinmg ami various other articles lor .Minis gifts. She personally lisiketl after the purchases, and not one Inferior article found Its way Into the Xmas Isixes, MIhs ion M has done much for the sol- I,.,,!..!,. If ,.!.. I ' , , . . ....i... r.. r....i uiitcn in men uiiiin mi n iciicci o - man, leaving out the mothers, wives ami sweethearts, every vote would Ik- cast in great big letters Is'itrlug the nanie of .Miss Helen (iould. I'ollv has I il,,, .(,, diiilnitliiu for this III lie I n wolll) W,(HK. !, f seems to is- "'hers burdens and make life '"Kill lor young anil old. .Many a sickly little child owes lis return to health to Mls ( iould s tender thought- fulness. We have heiresses galore In the Culled States, but out of the entire ,,11,,,u.,. mi i:,,u u il,,. i.l.. ..., who uts her money for the good of others. The Salvation Army came to the front as well In distributing Christmas dinners and making glad the hearts of many homeless and destitute people. I'or days l-eforo Christmas Salvation A -.... I...1., I L.t. I 1.. II t.l mini iiiiii inn i itn-ni.iuiHi in nil- ruin holding a tin ls with an Inscription Hint mutely appealed to the bun led pnsscrs-by, for it asketl for your mite for a Christmas dinner for the poor. Many lespoudtsl witli ulckelsaiid dimes and an occasional ipiarler rattled into tlic Isixes, but they were few and far be tween. Not a word was uttered by these faithful soldiers of the Salvation Army In Is'halfof the win thy cause mi Its It was "thank you," in ncknnul- cdgmciit of the mite you had given Some of them were tlresl as Santa Clans and they were besieged by tin chililieli, who willingly gave up their nickels to nrove to the merrv old eoin luander of the Christmas" festivities what utssl and self-saerlllelnL' little Isiys and gills they were with the llrm u,n,,f I ! iiiward was coiiiIiil' for thelraet of mercy. One tiny golden- halitsl spilte left her mother's side ami fairly Hew to msi.l Kris Kilmitc's side, mill, vni.lilllu III- Iiiiii. I -i.l.l "I I,..-.. M miii. SiuiIm chiiw. i.nil l u.ini I.. 1.-1. ion." Down went Santa Clans' iH1v ami he t.mk the little tot hi his arms, pnmiWng hcrnll manner of k'ood thlniw . that usually come hi that famous pack that he Is supposed to carry. There uit it misty IiHiK to bis eyms and the lltlleeveiit that pleastsl the thought isiwiby doubtless biiiught Imek mem ories In his ow ii life of the days of long ago. I stissl by looking hi the pretty scene, and w isivtsl stories of w bat might have lit'ii in connection with this little hlc-ptuy. 1 saw u little golden-lialnslglrlof hlsow n wholl.pisl, I love you, Santa Clans, and the Uibv had prolmblv gmwn up and gone Into a home of her own; polhly hc had never seen the inw and downs of life, but had Uletly folded her little hands and iNimsl into the longnvt that knows no awakeuhiK; and sadder still, ihisM- bly she had wniideusl (rout the right Ntth. All rewrlim, NrlinM w ide of Hie truth, for Hrchaiice there hnd never Us'ii a little goldcn-lmlreil chlhl to ll-p, I love you, Santa Clans;" but what brought tears to his eyes unless It was the awakening of by-tyne meiuorles'.' l'olly w atehtsl w Itb a gtssl del of in- tent to v what daw would resimnd most willingly and liUniUy to the mute apu-al of the Salvation Armv for thoiis-Utninv to furnUh the issir with a Christmas dinner, and It was not the wealthy (Hsiple who had money to spans Nit nioHy ptsiple w ho dcis iidcd on iiuslrt.tsHbirtmf.iri.iivi ..,.1 x.i... had U. count every dime over ,WIV t0 i.nab e them to nmk tl... ..nr.... 1...1.I .... ' mil for tin many puivlmM that UirUt- " in.id n.i.k.M. n.u..k,. l...... ..r .i. I "V .i.-v il,i . .1 111 IIIVIH ImwsisI by the little tin tsix trvlnir to I look the other way, but endtsi m t,ir,,. Uu-k ami dcs.tlng tUU mm ami went on their way with a clear pwr mma iiguier Heart as well lis a ignier ptirs,'. tvHne h.Ml.lay buy ..n.ppisi a uichei, aim l'olly etailtl not see how thev ismltl siwiro oven a ipper, Utt there was a sumo nn ineir meesas they turnetlaway ant! Hiey invartaWy ivirritsl a IkiihhIIi- lion tlial Hie more prosperous did not always receive, for the Kilvatlou Army lad or lassie would auy softly, "(jod bless you." But the reward came to thu faithful Halvatloii Army lads and limit when the Christmas feast was reaily with Its decorations of liollylwrrles and (lowers, and whole families anil gruy-liaireil men and women wulidorlng; through the world alone and none to wish them a merry Christmas or ls-stow n single thought for their welfare, came In by the score and were served the steaming hot roast turkey, roat lecf, cranlx'rrles and veiretalilcs. numiikin and mince pies, oranges and apples, nuts, raisins, and piping hot codec that cheered hut did not intoxicate. And how they did eat; none were limited, but Just as long as there wits space for the gissl things their plates were replenished. Little children who came alone alo were treated royally. 'I bis was not all the Kalvatlon Army did for humanity this Christma.-tide, for they sent out bus- kcts galore tilled witli Chilslmas cheer for the nifdy who could not atteiii Their reward came In the knowledge tho happiness lliey nail nroiiglil (it hers, and in their hearts rang tin melody of the true spirit, "t'euce on earth good will to man." BRIEF REVIEW. Indoor Fireworks from China. The, ingenious CIiIiicmi are putting on the market indoor llreworks. Alsmt these there is neither smoke nor odor nor danger, but only a soft, maiiy-co; I I ored llltllllilmtlnn. lieMlltlnit In wei (there are many kinds; lisiks like an ordinary suck oi ptmi;. n is nrown in line, a loot long anil in clrcumlercm nlsnit the sue of a cigarette It lighted and held point downward. An opal-colored globule forms on the point and remains there until the stick burn ...mil Mill,, c II. t rm. II I J I ..1..I...I ..l -i ... i.. . i i.. .i i.. 1 iuimiiu mm no 111 Ninnvrm in menu They are red, green, blue, white, ye low a hundred lines and they dl and disappear without smoke or odor anil without lenvhiL' nnv ash. If the striken nlei f foriilliiri. llu.i- i. mil I 1 J n without titling liarm. Indis.rllrework it Is said, are aliolutely safe. In nsun iignteti only ny a wisid tire in grate It Is pleiutant to see them in the glisim A Peculiar Will New Yolk Italian died not long ago, leaving considerable property and a will. Ily the provisions of this docil incut his three tlusky-cliccked tlaugl ters are left fllOO a year as long as they remain single. And now mark t) next paragraph: "If they marry they are to receive iZM) per year. Of euursc most of us haven't -ecu the girl ul ,. .,..,.,,,,,.,,, ..v..v maker's peculiar action on the theory that the girls wv a heavy dowry in order to ollset their lack of attractions, Hut even If they are plain in appear ance, they will not lack foreagerwiss-rs And they'll be pretty bard to sub if they don't Hud husbands who are prefer able to old iiialdisiii on f.") a year, There are few young men of the pres ent day who couldn't contrive to get along Willi even the plailitst of wives on JiiMHl real money, every year, cash down and no discount. B.ijjjrt oi M.ind.iriiu. .Mandarins In China nniv Is- ill-tlu ''"hed by the birds which decorate ""'lr ""llorins, as well as liy tlielr nut ,,,ns' 'iiidailns of the llrst lank luiw " l,,r" 11 "e mug emnroidcrei " ,llt,lr ' '"'hes. Mandarins of the "ve uieir clonics mioiueti "i u" "Kureoi a ecu. .Mandarin "C l Hint milk llllVC II PtSlCOCU. .Mllll- tlarllisof the fourth rank are adorned witn a peiuan. I hoseol Hie llllli ranu '" ,,um1I.v tllstlngulslusl by the silver I'll''"-'1"1- l'li"-e of the sixth ranU arc If .....I I . 1...1.. .1.. favorctl by a stork; maiulariiiK of Hu seventh rank have a Mirtridgc; man darins of the eighth mill; ipiail, and iiiuudarliis of the ninth milk the hum bin sparrow . An lieM I'unlvhmrnt. Any infraction of Hie rule of (ilranl CollcKe Is puiiislnsl with twenty mill utes on the stool of rcs'iltani i-. When the Institution first adopttsl tliisM'heme of punishment one sdsil was enough. As the college ex iNiudtsI the stisds mul tiplied, and to-day no lervs than sixty- four minlci Instrument of diseipliiie are In mote or Icm constant use In a room devoted exclusively to the pun Ishmeiit of tbope w ho liavctruiisgrecd the rulw. Theiv Is alMilutely nothing totheilisi'lpliniug except the order tor.it on a tsunfortable stmd for twenty niln- utesaiiil "think it over." Any of the lad would sisiiier tttUea sound thrash ing and have done with it, but the stmd of repentance has proved Itself an ideal punishment, and it has com to lay at (iirard College Itubles, when tine, are from live to ten times more valuable than diamonds of the sumo weight. A four-cai rat niby may N worth frombMO to 5,0U. A ten-carmt ruby recently sold for j0,tVl. If the average iiuiu wen to attempt everything the Hoverument l""l" ' "i"' 'enr Iw wiwM lint to "evoieaismi nan a comury to uw ihsk, l..llu....L.Ll I .1.... " t ,t5UI ,n"" " "v - ,, -s , . ' he tiiaiiHty of fresh hh: wimeil on u,u' lrl' b.v ''''"'s'llnertifNUW toils "ol'ku"'l1" mmuy of nve fur elglitivii u UiiM ... .....ui, i,it t. turn oim ,HM4ml of Wllt0r ,lto v,H,r U) wt rtve isximls of Iron, A iHUid if plitisitinis tsutHeWlll U hend l,UK),uit) uiatelt. ( iw of twins occur muv in everv sixty - nine births. WANTED A RECEIPT. The (Jill l.ni'.y limt.tril L iiiiii 1'iillorr Imk limlrurll""". The old Indy was not used to travel Ing ou the Hroadway cars. She bad evidently spent her youth and middle ngu lu the rural region', but doubtless she called old Ireland bwiiu. Abe con ductor, who differed little from the rest of his kind, came through the car calling for fares. The old woman held out her hand, In which a nickel was tightly clutched, Hun drew It suddenly hue k as If she had tjimle some mistake, "I want my 'resale' first," she said In a rich DiHillim dialect. The conductor paid no heed; but hold iik out his hnnd. demanded, "Fare, please." "Hut I want my 'restite,' " she repeat cd. "No receipts, lady." said tlio stolid conductor. "I'll have to have your fare." ".My son told me nut to give up any money without irettlns a 'reatc,' lu slsted the old woman jtoutly. The kind lady with the sweet face and I'arls clothes proffered the assur ance that It was "all right." that no body got receipts. "See, I pay my fare without oue,' she said, giving the conductor a dime and (Ue woman a reassuring smile. Hut the woman was stubborn. "I want my 'rotate,' " Iie reiterated. The conductor mechanically held out a nickel to the kind lady of the I'arls gown, hut she shook Iter head, nodded toward the old woman and smllei The conductor without a word pnssed on through the ear, which liin hed and Kwayed tliiiiuuli I'nlon siiume She o the "resale" shook her head grimly settled herself back tu her seat and held on to the niekel. determined not to rcllnipilsli It without the necessary nc knowleilguient.-New York Mall and L.xpress. BEAUTIES OF A GLACIER. Set-lit Tlull Are l.tUrnril In Vision ill ii (ilnrlHr-il ( ll. The fascinations of a glacier are as witching as they are danceiniis. Apos tolic vision of a crystal city cloritletl bv light "that never was on land or sea" was not more lieautifiil than these last Ice rivers, whose unwind course Is chronicled, not by jears and centuries, but hy geological ages, sayi a Illitish Columbia conespnndeut of the New York Post. Willi white (loin cd show cornices wreathed fantastic as arabesque and with the glassy walls of ciiieialil grotto retlecllne a million sparkling Jewels, one might be lu some eaieiuous dream wm Id or among the tottering grandeur of an an flout city. The lee pillars and silvered plnnneles, w h eli scientists mil seines stand like the sculptured null Me of temples crumlilliig to ruin (illtterlng pciiilanls hang fiom the tlm of hliilsh cIiiimii. Tints ton brilliant for artists' brush gleam from the tunpiolse crystal walls, lilters that How through valleys of Ice ami lakes, hemmed lu tiy hills of lee. shine with t nzille deptl: that Is very lullnlty's self. lu the morning, when all thaw has been stopped by Ihe night's cold, then Is deathly silence over the glacial Ileitis, even the mountain ciitniaets fall imlsc lessly from the pteelplce to ledge 111 tenuous, wind Mown threads. Hut with the rising of the sun the whole glacial world bursts to life in noisy tumult Surface ilvulcU hmwl over the let wllh a glee that Is vocal and almost human. The gurgle of rliers tlowlng through subterranean tunnels becomes a roar, ns of a rushing, angry sen, Ice grip no longer holds back rock scree loosened by the night's frost, nnd there Is the rovcrberntllig thunder of the falling avalanche. .Mnili l'i I'nr l.nat Tlntr. When President Kruger sailed for niigtaiid some years ago, he was the object of much colli em to his fellow pnssengers on Isiartl the liner from Cape Town, many of whom were con sinned with curloslt when they no Heed Ills absence from the dinner table for the llrst four days out. On Inquiry they found that the carts fill Trausvanler spent the dinner hour on deck, where lie ate biltong and hUe cults. hen asked his reason, he ten Hly replied, "I have an money to fool away on expensive eating, like you Kiigllshmeii." The corresmmdeiit who tells the story nnd who was on Imard nt the time adds, "You should hnve seen the old man trying to make up for lost time when It was explained to him that his passage money Included his meals on Isiflrd." A SLlt.lll 111 l!irr- f'lnart. The oxpiesslon "There Is a skeleton In every closet" Is said to have Its origin lu the fact Hint a soldier once wrote to his mother, who complained of her uiihappluess, n, imve some sew ing done for him one who had no cares or trouM, s At last the mother found a woman who seemed to lime no troubles, but when she told her business the woman took her to a loset containing a skeleton and said' Madam. I try to k"cp my troubles to myself, but every night I am com pelled by my husband to kiss this kl etou, who was once his rival. Think you, then. I can be happy?" Ill l)lnunul. Teacher- Supie you Imd one tound of candy anil gaie two-thirds to your little sister and oue-fourth to your lit tle brother, what would you have your self? Scholar-Well, 1 giios I'd have the measles or sowethlug s's 1 wouldn't feel much like eating. Puck. Ilea rill ilk' Itnuir Humor. Landlady (threateningly) I'll C've you a piece of mj nilod oue of these days If you're not careful- Hoarder-1 guess I cau stand It If it Isu't auy bigger than tbe piece of pie you gave me. lvtrolt Free Press. Tberv U a photographer lu New York bo has adopted as n specialty tout bao of his biuluess which most plo- ure makers detest the making of Wblo' pictures. He tukss no pleturv growu insji(e. The Infancy of llritlsti maoufactur lug whs uur-wtt hy engluei'rs from Hot land, w bo supcrtuteuded Hh erKtloe of Ind and water mills. It Is one of the privileges of man to live nod b.iie but some men seem to live a great -Ual iu.-ro than they learn PROFITS OF NOVELISTS. Tweiitv vears ago Mr. Howell pub licly said Hint It would bo possible to seat nt a small table every man m ima country ho wits clearing $o,000 a year net from literary wort. Since then I have heard the returns from a single successful novel placet! at SnO.WXi. Knowing the circulation which It hnd hnd and the usual royal ties, the statement seems not impru dent To the sales, which mnko a re turn of from ?20,000 to ?2.',000 off n single noi el. there Is now not unusunl- ly ridded the still large wage paid to the novelist whoso fiction becomes the basis of n successful piny. Not long since Mr. Oinrles Frohninn said In substance Hint It wns nonsense to turn anyw here except to a novel for a play, since It cost from Jlo.iXX) to $20,000 to make a piny known, nnd the novel hnd alrendy nceompll'het this without eft-ort nnd without expense. v ,.-,... i ntnrnrv life Is eoraimrablo ... .i, ( ti.o vwrh.hr. Not n nov els drnmatl.eil succeed, but when n dramntlzed novel runs through the venr. ns nenrly n dozen have done In the past Ihe years, the return to the author will average about ?.)' a wcck while the nlay Is upon the boards. Aft er mnkltig from $'.-.,000 to $30,000 from a single noiel the author may then ob tain ns inueli more during each of the vears In which the piny based upon It holds (he stage. i. ,. i.i i... inviiUnit to ?nssln over ,,n,n.,Q lint timri. nm two recent tiln.vs which must have yielded to the novel ist playwright from $7r..O0O to $100,. 000. or half the sum earned by Trol lone In a lifetime of laborious romance. - Talcoit Williams In American Re view of Reviews. Wi I tin in I'riiti'n Itiick. The low land surrounding tlio famous Hock House, on Last Pent! street, t.er- nnmtown. Is being tilled In with eaitli The rock on which till build ing stands Is the one from which Wll tin ii I'eiin preached of old. the people of Philadelphia assembling In great crowds every Sunday morning to hear him. The rock was then very high. I'enn spuke from a towering eminence. but It Is now almost- completely cov ered, new earth having been dumped on all that i idow land where, during the Revolution, the Riblsb cavalry were eueaiiuieil. The o!tTl!ock 110110 was built, some say, hi bVS'J hy Her- haul Hendricks, but there Is another story to the effect that Isanc Shoe maker erected It with Ills own hands lu UK m. and over this tnntter main honied artiiicologlcnl arguments still go on lu tieiuiiintown. Ihe houe Is known inrlously as the Rock House, Rock Hall. Shoemaker's IIoue and Hendricks' House. There was some talk years ago of tearing It down, but such a storm of protest thereupon arose that the Idea was abandoned. Philadelphia Record. seiuiiiiri nl l.uiliry. Talk about oriental luxury! It ivo'.M make the late Representative Hohnnli of Indliinii turn over lu his grave to rea 1 the aceoiuit which the 'enate hnj Just paid for dcttiiiiilug and furnishing the room of the senate committee on linanee. l or genuine richness observe these items: I'aillins at!f iiiit cvlllniii ffiofi Stqri-e nrnamrntft . ISA Vru mrlil niantrl 250 Mien k-rfin lit..ki jr Ill Malif4tn wlriliutMi I'lie p4ir pluiili curtains (ttA Mlltun arwla ISO One sialii'tfim labia ISA One ntufAny ili-k 113 On rsvi-ti mahogany chain 4M I'our ratr clialri 210 One mil 120 One mahogany ileal. 16c These are only a few of the principal Items, in short, It cost $1,709 to tleco- rate and furnish the room In which the senate tuinmlttce on tinaiiee meets. Nearly $.',0ufl to decorate one room. This ought to give the economical statesman a cold chill. Washington Post. MUrl)- to Cauir Trouble. It Ii ,i.ld that France Is trylrg to buy lOO.Ono sipnire miles of hind from Hmxll. The Monroe doctrine declares Hint the western hemisphere Is no lon ger open to colonization by Liiropcnu powers Ihe colonies which they al ready held the.i could retain without Infringing ihe Monroe doctrine, thorSdi they tunc luce lost most of theiii. Hut they cannot, consistently with the established iiollcy of this country, ac quire new colonies or add to those they had liefore. The traditional policy of Hits country, therefore, would not per mit I' ranee to acquire from Hmill a colony twice as large ns Lngland and half as large as France If Hits were once iicrmlttcd, the Monroe doctrine would no longer be respected by other i.uropean unvers. iniulat ille Courier- Journal. A I, link lllln tUi- I'muri. When all freight iraUlc has tieon ban sheil to underground rallivai ami the automobile has displaced Uie horse for surface travel, uearli il, ....nr.. strtvt tictweeu to, pavements can he devoted to giitn turf. Cities of the tweutleth ami following centuries mat in? tree rrom mist ami the tile odors arising from uulmal traffic. The auto mobile mowiug machine may tie sub stituted for the Mitvpiug maelilue. tO the CTCHt llliornveilient uf l..iltl. I nm r.... ,.r u.,t.-. t 7 - .v";w.ui v. .luKiji M. 1.0UIS POst-DUlllltctl It.-.l llnlr l.nnklnu I'll, The redheaded gr continues to " iw ir nvm. ii mus ii reuueatitH I merles n etenograpber who receivi-,1 117 proposal of marriage at the ParU Mo?ltloii. aud uow a New Vork bul- neaw man. who advertised for a steiu.g mpuer auu some gin clerks, all with rod hair, say he prefers that kind becau they are brighter thau other 1.1 Ms. And there duenn't seem to Is- any Intention of a Joke lu his remark either. Hn ft a Io Lpres. A tlrsn slap. Very well." ewlalmtsl Dr. Quick after his quarrel with the undertaker; i ii make you sorry tor tnisr What are you going to do," retorted the undertaker "retire fiiu tmcticv?" Philadelphia Prvw. Hy hook and by crook" Is no illn slou to au aueleut manorial custom wnicn wrmltleil the ueigbbortn; oour to tain all (he wood that they eoul.1 reach and pull dorr from the for,.t i trt,s. uihig only their nel.hrj. ' cr- I JACK TAR'S GROWL. A Story Ulnntrnllnw the Snllor'i llnlilt of OrumbllnK. The author of "From Edinburgh to the Antarctic." writing of the sailors habit of grumbling, says: "The ulunera ate all the snme-that Is to say. -Monday's dinners are all alike, and "hat we have today wu shall hnve this day six months hence. Jack's forefather this day l' years ago had the same menu (ind made tte same uncompli mentary remarks about the dishes, and ion tears hi nee on this tiny Jack's i hll drcii will growl over their salt horso nnd pliimless duff." The author nlso tells this "yarn" to Illustrate that Jack's habit of grumbling can't be (nnd and must be endtlrfd: once upon a time there llvcia skip per whose wife tald to him that If she wttit to sea the poor men would never Hnd fault with their food. Her hus band tool; her with him on n vojnco, and the gooil woman imciiu.s. . - eooking m wie giuie. m-i The senlise W lis thlcl; Willi rresn no tables, the bread wns white nntl with out weevil, the meat was good, anil Hie duff was almost half plum, "ui still the men growled. Then the skipper's wife thought of the hens she had brought on hoard to lay eggs for her huslinnd's breakfast, she took them out of the coop, wrung their necks with her own fair haniK Mucked them, roasted them and sent them to the foncastie on tne ciumi china. "Now the men." she said to herself, will know how much we think of their comfort. U eight bells she stole forward to the forecastle to listen to the praise of her skill as a co .. She looked down the hatch and -n.t a big black list plunge a fork into the hen and heard a hnnrse voice gmwi. "I say. Hill, what d'ye think this 'ere bloody fowl died of?" ftireil h) rirm-(tlliit This Is an Lnglish story, and. strangs as It may seem. It made a lilt when It was told at the Lambs' club, suys the New York Telegraph. It was perpe trated by I.awr I'di-ny, the Lug llsh actor. Scleral numbers of the club spun ynrni of dubious merit when Mr. d'Orsiiy In lis peculiar wny began: "Now, gentlemen I'll lelate a story One man present pulled out his watch, nnd they all thought it was go- lug to be n serial (hie r two started to go, hut the actor stopped them hy his assurance that the story wouldn't he very long. "There wns n friend of mine lu Lou don," he snid. "who vh nn Incessant cigarette smoker. Finally ho lost his memory. Then he forgot to siuoko clg nrettcs. and he got well again." Mr. tiorssy effected tils cscnpo through the assistance of n friend who knew him when he didn't tell such sto ries. Tin Ml'iuiiri' llnlr" nruah 'Contrary to the belief of most peo ple, the camel's hair hitn-h used by art' Ists has nothing of the tumel In It." said a manufacturer of soft brushes to a writer the other day "There was a tlliu- when real cnniel's hair was used for the pin pose The ship of the des ert. Iioweier. has long been superseded b.i the homely little sipilrrel. Not only Is sipilrrel s hair very much less costly. nut it Is better, softer, more pliable nnd fur more durable. At the present day It Is doubtful If you could llnd a pound of cnniel's hnlr In nil the brush facto ries In tlris country. However, there Is no cause for (' .r that the graceful lit tie sipilrrel will he exterminated. It Is the Luropean siiulrrel that furnishes the hnlr for the brushes, the covcrln nf ,la' -'"trlcttii squirrel being too fur- ry and soft for the purpose." Wash ington Star. n Cnse. Man (to lawyer) I've been hnilly bit ten by f dog Can I get tlaW.iges'from Its mastery Law. or Did you do nnythllig to Irri tate the dog? Man- No. Lawyer-Were you on Its owner's premises? Man - Lr- yes. Lawyer-In what capacity? As a friend or Man Of eourso this Is strictly contl ilentlal. Lawyer -Certainly. Mini- Well. I wns trying to break In to his houi-e.-Iick-Mo-Up. I lir l.miilnn Ilua, 'Lnglish travelers." says a London eorrc.pi.iidein of the Ronton Tran script. -Iinve so Jeered our advertising outrages iinn architecture and scenery that I fain-led we were of nil nntion's most culpable. Hut after n sem-ou's residence In :Uglnnd I hold America ocued iiur advertising efforts are modest, etui feeble, beside tlio.. ,,f our I'.rltUh cousins. -i i-otiiivn tun Is a mere ndvertls. Ing inn with . ..i ... i . . ""' tor pas- rend l lr. Z7 . "T "r.. iwisr The destlimtlon of the bus Is marked lu Inconspicuous letters, the smallest on the canins ,l. ..,,-.,, ,Ji .... .. , ,,, ,i-,IU a tuii, -in... .i.... .. ... tilde, aud the chances of disentangling those letters from tin- male of adver tising aunouncemeuts about them lr. 1...11 .,. . ... ""'' " " n smni rr silil Hrluhl l.liilr si,mill. SmUiy tH llO Is n...... ,l..i " of h-UooIi- Ilowdle iinrthnM .ii.i.c. w- io scuotu ail oav Mamma- Why not. Saiuuiv? s"0) -'Cause his mnll.nr .II...1 ihen you die. mat I k(,n i,,., ii day? ' Momma-Ves. darling: vou mm .m. out a whole week Sammy (susnlclouslvi-nh i i-,....i Vou meun to die In v.-.ti,i n.i..m It- -... IIHI lllll .Ife. HU l.len .if un,, A talesman who uav ..n...i . rt. . " ""i 111 n iniir WhWhor h , Tm'" MU" T .m . ,V tU,U "' ,,r,,J,ullw nBln an alibi plea ou the tuart ..r . .... MaM UV, "I'Wl t'.-tn . Is a.ked was "I Iblnk I do; yes, gr, "What do jou uudersund hi itr t he talesman retiec,ed a mom,.,,, nn.l ''. l.h n hesltai 0 , 1, .', B.a.em., r. ,. , ., i'"", . l' f fWbw it h'o duJ It wain h 1 ",tn A DOMESTIC JAR a TIip Utile Dlnloirne With Wli, l 1-rni-ei-llliiKS itrrr '-nilf;4f Here's a lime uony tiinlogu wns overheard In n $21 a month d tol mil mansion one evening last i She ny, on, wny, uid I everu. you? He Hecause I was a good thing. Coj She You are becoming positJtot coarse. euj He Association. Ind' She You pay no attention whitEe' to my little wishes. lie! He-Vhat's the use of clinging . itfs after you've caught It? ijji She 1 believe you have been itrjtcl Ing again. frai He N'o such luck. her She I'm In rags. istjt He-Well, we'll do n sketch. So'ufiij She I haven't been to the tliearr?Sj two weeks. Ugi lie Yours Is a sad story. iuui She-Hrute! Ijp He Ours Is a peaceful home. nr.' She-Are you going down toirnS night? 'Ri He If I can swing you for earful She I have only $.'t lu my purse 'Si1 He-Hetty flrceti! ' 'M! She 1 saw a pair of high heeled r'iE1 cut leathers today, reduced to JS.fflafi1 I must nntl shall have. He D'Je see any men's brocanj .', ti !ti? nu She Why don't you get shaved -He-Waiting for pny tlay. :r' She Don't you know- the rent I. - the gas will be due tills pay day? He-Then I'll cut out the shave. She I wish I had never left manli- so 1 an. ! He-Others, othcrsl i? She- I have a good notion to gor?." hack to her this minute. X He Have you got nn umbrella? p She-Oh, you-you-g-g-govcrat!Jv c-c clerk! (Tcnrs. Curtnln.l-Wash.jlj ,0" ' m" arr iiIhp of Ti-pilioiic uiol,eri,Xac "Telephone numbers hnve an acjoor money value," said nn otllccr ot fvou American Hell Telephone conp:Scnl "The assertion has a strange Boii'S hut If you think for a moment oHlnit ndvnntage a business house derjetti frcni hating Its location well kmuu: the thing stems only natural. pin'; "In the course of time people's miwljl begin to associate n tlrtn with Its tJs' phone number, and If when tliey riEi to call up nn old friend they llnd 0JJ( masquerading under a new uumthat Is us much of a shock as If they called at a house with which tlieytiUfS In the habit of doing business W fniii'd It had moved nway It ?UJ' comes under the legal head of 'rl(l will.' a very elusive commodity, .bod one w hlch has Its market value. trcl, "So much Is this fact appreclateOSiff soi if our old patrons that they f P' willing to pay heavy mileage If tiillS mine away from the llelghhorllooll50., tlielr e.vchange III order to retain tta"?' old telephone address, .Many Imiiilf taut houses have followed the nor."" wind trend of business In the lastllL' years, and there lire several ciisesolJj llim's olllcc address being In tbtf town district, while Its telephone nu.r her remains so and so Cortlandt r -I'.road The linn's line to the excbi:! may be several miles long," New Vcn? Mali and Impress, iou roll A fuel Willi VlKor. hlS The .McMillans of London nublW a book of poems hy T L. lirown, tvfcrecl the Lnglish critics liu'ded hecaose1? the "ilgor of the poet's description stjie." Here Is a little sample of It ferrlng to Hie sailing of a flshiln smack: mo' So to the Jetty itrsilual ilic ai bauld, nP 1 hen one l lie tiller look I tliil rhewed and apat upun till hand anJ bivlefi Anu one tin i-.invaa aitwnk tntt Pnrlh lilirt ,.,a1.H i.u, n,t .... u-OS nn.ll lul And imlln. lay on Ihe linnairli end ar 1 cilWprb tod curetl the harbur maitcr by 1m poui eil And, rotten from ihe cunoale to the IH, Kit riddled. Inlet I, 'anlt. Glirae altUterrd. herril.lr, I la her reel car And drag lur oozy Hank Aim pi'aMI amonif tne Ufll young laughed ,lx And leapt and turned In many a aporttve bl Le ai aite inun.-d onuard u-mi her luroMrpot draft. ijy We believe this Is a poet who coti'i nliuost do Justice to the Chicago swjTj, ,111s. I he rhythmic swish of tnerdai t ker's knife and Hie turllbiu spb-Tt nf the hog lu the scalding vat ought tfn tl.rlll such a bard to the very core gj, his immortal smil. Hive us a thr Hrotvn. Chicago Tlmcs-IIerald. utl Cy, iili- Sneere tViiinl Tree. The remarkable sneeze wood tree H i until e of Nntal and other partJ Irfi South Africa it's funny name ". given to It because one cannot sn wiiuoiu sneezing violently tn The dust of Its wood lias Jsttl"h same effect as the strongest satill v is so irritating to the nose that ' ei men are obliged to sneeze even "i they are planting It r?, If n piece of the wood of this tret - put In the mouth. It Is found to ua 55 1 cry bitter taste, and no doubt It I'gJ, bUterness which prevents Insecti 6Jo any kind from attacking the tlnitff jut the "siieene wood tree. The fact that insects tlnd It so dlifcz grceahle makes its wood very valBfnii for work that Is required to last a time. Tlii I. our of 11 Mi 1 11. A sldp's log is nn Instrument 'r measuring the rate at which the vesit is going ami consists of three parugjl vl. the log chlii. the log line and th log gluss. The principle Is simply tb' a light substance thrown from vessel ceases to partake of the mo" or the vesMi as soon ns It strikes water nnd will be left Milnd on surface after n certain Interval. H" distance of the shin from this stall nry object be measured, the ni'P" mate rate of sniiing will be etven The log chin Is the ilont. the I'glH 1 Hie ineaure of the distance. nndtft log glass detines the Interval cf IIB In the old days the heaving of tb! roqujred skill and watchfulness; eluce the patent log has come Into no skill Is required In finding (be efTlw Of a vesso . It Is remihited ty nl work, nud the number of knots tbef JSs el sails per hour Is recorded oa tlt) ulnl without any hand touching it ti to 'c. Too llliih I'nr Iiianrrtloa. Count tie Koronet (who Is an ar!' aumirer of Willie's sister) - W Hat you after, my little fellow' Com tvuud here w here I iiin see you Willie (w ho U climbing ou the t t or the count s chairt-T.-m said jn skating r! ik i n top of your biaJ. I want to sev lt;-Hrooklyu Life.