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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1901)
MNDON RECORDER. BTTortl of n Tliuiiannd l'leoc: What do you think of u sword blade that contains n thousand sheets of met- IT Vet they art! not uncommon mid, as you will readily Imagine, are of orl- entnl workmanship. Our painstaking, limit-in dnpnneso mentis are tlio raal:- ers or tjicm, and a few days ago I had t,nr.oirrt:i:;.rr1,.,' method of manufacture oxnlnlnrd. ' i'ho blades of tli.. Rnlmm nrn mn.lo from magnetic Iron ores. Tlio stocl Is produced In small, very thin sheets, and the workmnn begins by llxlng one of them to the end of an Iron rod which , ., V, . . .. .. ru""' nil f.tlini rmntl ht.w.t. .Ill , I . .nnuH ..,..-, mi,,,,, rucvin 1111LII IIIU union has u length of about eight Inches, a width of nbout two Inches and n thick- Hess of a little more than a quarter of nn Inch. This bar Is brought to a whlto hent, doubled on Itself and hammered until It Is down to Its original dimensions, This process Is repeated 15 times. Pour " ., "J" . . " "" i . J nnd l.ented. the m.erattmi bnln.. rencat- cd five times. This process makes the . . .1 Biiperposeu layers so tlun mat a saner contains at least n thousand sheets of metal, ir you mm one or those sworos mm nas a veined appearance, you may itin.w it m i-mmi-ii ii lint-mini.- n.j.m.,. t -i , I. !..... I ,...l I.... iron lllltl mei-l IH'HIK nuiin.-lt.-ii mKviiiei. -New York Herald A Wnrii Kept iilni Up. An nbseiilmliided nirnlltc was the cause of much amusement at a .Mem- pins hotel a few niglits ago. i e reg- isiureu vnrif niu-i nu(ii.i. i..,. " go to Ills room right off. About 1) o'clock, his iiHiial bedtime, lie remark- nl l tlio clrrk that lie be eved he would "remain." "All right," said the obliging man behind the counter. The big clock ticked off another hour, and the old man iddrcssed the clerk again: "I say I believe I'll remain." ll l I-.,!,,,, a II II null lllJ . I ill intlli'lll n.i. When the hands on the dial pointed to 11. the old fellow, u ho was so sleepy he hordly knew where lie wos "at," called out In a half angry voice: lly the eternal. I say I believe I'll wnolii!" Again the clerk assured lihn of his permission, but the situation was be coming critical, and something had to be done. 'When yon ate ready to retire," sold the clerk. ")oti can get your key at this desk.' "Itetlre," said the ojuspcrated guest "That Is the very word Pe been try ing to think of for wo bonis, (live me the key to my room. I'll sleep tin til 1U o'clock In the morning to make up for lost tlmo!"-Mcmphls Sclmltur Cnniprteiil, lull I iii-nnnr. A. A. ('iillagher, district passenger agent of the Missouri I'nclllc railroad, wlille en route south was taken pi!te 111 and was compelled to stop at Mont gomery, Ala. lie went to a hotel and sent for a physician. The medical man said: "Von have a case of pneumonia nnd must have a nurse." "All right." said Callaghcr. "Do you know a good nurse you can scud to look after me1'" The doctor said he did -nnd would have the nurse at the hotel within au hour. In about an hour a colored wo man who measured about nine feet In girth put In nn appearance, and (inl lanhcr nuked her If she had ever nurs ed sick people. Yes, Indeed," she replied. "I'zu had considerable tpcrlcnce with ailing pus- sons. I missed .Marstcr .lolm. ami lie iiieoi ncii i iiu-scii ansucss ,.w,, .inn Hho died'; then I missed Mistress I.u cy's sister. Tno doctor didn't think bIio was so very poorly, but she done died." "Havo you had any other experl ence In nursing?" asked (lalliigher. "Yes, Indeed. Only last week I left Colonel Carter's home, where 1 missed me coiouci ror uvo days." 'Well, did tho colonel get well?" ask- -11 iiiniivi , I "No. The colonel he died, too. hut Dr. Jones, who 'teiided him. run a knife Into the colonel and opened him up. The doctor had been out late tlu I night uoforo ami was a little uecwius. lhe klllfo sort of slipped and Jllat I about cut tho colonel's heart out. Then the doctor in Id all h couldn't tave hlin." "You seem to bo a good nurse," said Gallagher, "and you're engaged." -Clu clnuatl Ku(iilrcr. MlstiinU Him i' or tin I'ftiiLi't, Tho bishop of I'ly. Uml Alwyue Compton, Is a t;enerul "all around fa vorite" with the royal family. A few niontbs ami Ids lorilNldti was vlsitlinc tho Duke and IHichi ss of York at York House and, lsdug pusKlnuately fond of children, asked If he could t-eo and liuve it clmt with the young lorU "hopefuls." I'tiiK-e Kdwanl of York was brought Into the room. "Who Is this kind gelitleumn who ha. como to set. you?" asked vtry proudly the duchess of IkjiiiiIo Trlnco ltdwaril. "What are you going to say to hhuY .Say: 'How- do you do, Lord- Lord what, now?' " l.lttle 1'rlncv Ulward looketl curious- ly in ins lortisuips gauere and long coat ami then ipnvely replied: JJIlow do you do. Lord -Unl help IIU loriWilp waa Ituniensely tickled at this salutation and aid later to tho DukoofYorL: "Why, tho future klug of Kuahuid ujwiook mo for (luy ruwkMl"-I.on. uoum.a.1. The recent census inkcn throuichout Switzerland has shown a reuutrkahle Increase In the number of Inhabitants. IVrhaps the iu.l eJitniordlnary grow th Is In the canton of Zurich, whoso popu lation In 1SSS numbered 337.1t, but l.en-.l OUI.IO.,, will I now It Is 11M.O30. tin Increase of P0.SI7 Inhabitants In 12 veurs. This Is con- Bldcred u world's record, (lenovn has Increased by 21,112 persons during the same period. I'titladrlpblN Krllii lliitillrll;. It was during the natural hUtory hour. MGlvo mi." aukml ttm tun(.hi,p "nn examplo of the alleged dwtdtful char- acter of the cat." "Iu restaurants It Is sometimes laid to pass Itself off for a rabbit." answer- ed tb head boy.-l'hlladelpl.la Times. ! ! ! .... 1 think teachers liuiko a terrible ml tiikosoinetliiii In tlio way they talk to ttt. UtUin In the school-room. Harsh mitlU ,,. ,,,.,, u(, foWlUwi ,v tlt. toc.,cr; ,,t , .he.... T,le w"r,U I' (1"-,lr hnltU "k" " lliorn lung nfler tliu teacher hits In Meted the wound, and It give them 1111 Insight Into anything hut the lieatitlfiil and enviable side of life of the teacher. I Mo-d children look upon their teacher nl llrst lis something Isirdcrlngon per I fectlon, and harsh and unkind words leave a mark mid Khaki their faith to extent that Is positively eruel. The oilier day a tiny iiitic girl who nan jnn entered the school a few days liefore, left the lunch milustcd that she had inlun with b..r mid nm nil the wuv h()(11. , u roM.bll( fr i1(.r ni hc-r that her mother had promised .-curing til" coveled ttwblld her MHo feet fairly Hew to net back In .1 it r. UI... nine inr uio tuicniooii wk not- had no time to eat her lunch, but she uiis hniiiiv In nlutiirini: how pleased ..,r t,,.,.,,.r would ! with the ovc v ... .i,,, i u t,. i. , .,. ,,.,, ,,1,1i11,P l'"r'" 1 1,1 itivLiimiihl ..' - . . . . . piULiil It m.-iiu-iii;u mi rain ni n., m. .mi tile blackboard, and tills particular ill' Ho gill's sentence pioveil to H uinnler cnir or drv. Shu knew nearly all tu, r(Mt on tliulsiuid, but her own had m(, H (H, u,r tl(), .. dpl.se htu- ,,, ,.,,, u,, ,,, i..,,,,!,,,,. ...i..,,. i. " .............. .... "i"i'Kn '"" '" " """ "" " gouell iiersemeiire. i lie wusuivo in He face inilveied and her rcat blue eves lllled with tears. Hho could not i-Vclier the lovelv rosebud now, lor the ,.II0u,r "despised stupid Klrls," and H, , t , f()r A), ,K. . ... ... ..... I ..I...I I ....I ..f II. ..I till!.. li....d IKHlillllTi Ill-Ill. "Mil in mill, nil" I . . , -lien miImh.I was over she piwed out Holding Ibe nHCiniil hi llie loins oi her dress, and when she uot out of the bulhllUKshe handed It to a little girl. All Its beauty was none and she felt only the cruel thorns that could pain her no woie than the teacher s unkind words. No matter what the teacher limy do III the fiituic, she can lievt blot out the winds that hurt (his Utile child and brought tears to the big blue eyes, iter limn wis siuiiy snnnon nun (lie lonelier ould not have soon for gotten It had she Instill the child say In her lllth- hearl-hrokeii way, "Von can have the tosebud; I don't want II now." Some child, en would not have cared, for they would possess that Imp py-go-lucky disposition that never bor rows trouble and never take anything to lieitil; bill Ihcic are hosts of little elllldien its sensitive lo harsh uohls and milliners as the most delicate and fragile llnwcrs are to the frost's ley touch. Tolly's hcalt goes out to tin wee folks, and again I say teachers make it cruel mistake when they so fur forget themselves as to speak harshly and In a way that holds the child up to the ridicule of (heotherscliohirs. I rial and tribulations will como hhiii enoiigl without encoiiulerlllK sorrow in their nicie hahyhisul I'Kspiently you licnr I lit) leiuark on the street ns well us other place In it gnrd to some petty crime committed or n,,. dlsttirl.iuu of the ponce, ns the legal fmU.mlty w,m, ,ve , "Oh, It s only the o,k of it drunken soldier," and with nit all' of ImllH'crence (hat would make one shudder who limlcixlood and was familiar Willi scenes III the lives of (he young enlisted soldiers w ho lived In the whllte tents that spiend out over tK. ,,.nk sandhills of the I'nvldlo, when llie couiitrv was crvlng for vol u i, us' ix to go to the front dining the ,,. , nil, !. I I. , I "m" ""' ' "-- dler," and who is responsible for the now iilall or ninny 01 iiiwm isiys; roily leiiu'inls'is ilUtinetly gouig out to the I'resldio one evening when the fog was milliisr like mill. The sandhills werv Li,,,,. ,. i,i1,i.v Willi ubl,.. i.n,u . the meadow itlo with white daisies In the spring time. fiintpllrcM tllekertsl and smoldered, tending out liioieginy smoke limn cheery blame. The men many of tlieni mele Isiys- sat aroiiiul the jssir iim1vo for a tiro ami tilts I to keep up their coiimge the lst way sm- rlble. Some of them wing, others told Inkcs, and wuoe lew found eomfort In talking of tlmplonnlrworiumie Many loftheui were bluoimd despondent with homeHiekiiisw, mid uddisl to their mi IHU,i,u. fmoi tlmt suuive mw llu attacks of bad cold that omlcd In pnen nioiila and can Its I many a hoiutwlck , . , . . , , . , 'lr Uy to lit long ho ue and Ins hud iil tit the cemetery of the l'rwildlo. .MiHt nf tlieni would not lisve thiHight II hnnl had they fallen in llulitluy nir their country, but lo Ih esiss to the fns that H'iietratsl their tlilu eUithltig puro!iasl font warmer cllmatw than S,,u KmncUis., and to illerfimnii.ml m,d ,o..us.icknt, t,s.,h,Hm.lW,t fntin ,"', mlly fnmi the elUvU of the tr, "' """ " for. tstntnge to my, aaUsms pmlg up In ,m, vlomity hs thick a muolinioms after a warm rslu. The dtmiM werv tliruw ti wide hhii, and Uten was intuic, ,ttixlittr. tnke. and aUiv.. all lb.. Wlirmtl, tm, w. wlM lM, u( tlio lialf-fnacii boy who hail imit ,,., !,, '" ",r' y'ir 'K I "''' auviwNi ui niih uio eueap wiiisny tlmt would eotiutoniet the tliimMeauil make them I forget a well the wgouy of homealuk 1 1 cm. Hoys w ho werv modoJs of iro prittty got their tlmt tniU fur lbiiur lu tlioso w roU'liml pises that hii out lu- IdiU'OHiwiU nl lolrtli aud furgvtfulnw ,H t,M s. i.btfr right mi our own unorws. "Why uv tliy allowed?" uu uftii Ksui queiy with Polly pl,v ..r'nnnui,-. r lam im.,. I,,.,,, tliUBo dens of (Instruction why wero not cotlee-liousoM started, with mirth and imislo and plenty of sandwiches and stenlnliiL' hot ten and eolleo that would Imvoeheorcd but not Intoxicated and helped to tide them over the discom forts of tlio Ioiik, dreary wait for hun dreds of the despondent Isiys who had never Iteen away from home liefore anil who wnlteil linputleiitly mi the fog swept shores of the 1'aelllc for the or ders that would send them to foreign shoros to light for their country. If dentil came by shot and shell they were prepared fyr It, for having enlisted they must take their chance, but they did not calculate on dylnx like sheep on the shores of the (ioldeli (late from ty phoid fever (which could have leeu avoided) and pneumonia. Is It any wonder that many of them fell ami -ought oblivion from trouble, hnnie- 1 sicklies, etc.. In the saloons that made the,,, welcome? Knowing tl Ireum- KinneoH, I'oiiy never Hues lo near any one my, "It whs only it drunken w'l iller," for rlglil Here, on our own coast, he became addicted to the habit. I'tdly heard of it bright little Is.y the other day, who-o llrst huprtwiou of Kan I'rnnelwo liay Is worm ns'onillig. On Isdng earned on to one of the ferry- Iui-iIm Iiu liiMMiiiiu vtirv iiiiii.li liiliri-Ntml. ..ml .,1, Inn nr.. nn. I .ivi.1,,1 ,! "HI n " " i.i.iul 1....... I--,,, mini.,. ,l,,u-,i lu.ri. , ,, ,, , i. i i i. oig puuoie. it n in tiei-poiK mini the remark of another bright Is.y on seeing the buy for the llrst time. Ho was iiumioumieti lor u moment, ami astonished Ills parents by saying, The I .on I'm got the biggest hall-tub I ever saw." BRIEF REVIEW. Italy's King Studies Politics. Victor ICmuiatiliel III Is now to par liamentary life, as during his father's lelgll lie kept iplllc out of politics. Tint onlv time ho Is ever known to have ex pressed tin opinion was after the disas ter of Adowa, when ho came o.presly to Itome to warn King llumbeittigahist Crispl, his reward being it month's con- ll IIDlllI'lif 111 ii fi.rli-i Mi. U iiiiu-i.v. , ,...i.. i uniiri) imi-s niuu iiiu nil' mu uuii i. fit it . . .. i , i ..i wonting oi in iinoii o t, it m on n every oepoty nas nee iiiiioeiii f 10 lion dally III 1 1 a. III. 1 le Is icproi-ented its a mini of sidling honesty, so that this Initiation into pollllcnl Intrigues ciiiiuol fall lo be ii L'lettt illsllluioii. but will materially help to a Just estlmute of persons and things. He certainly start 1 . . i r ,i , .. ... .. . . hail he ascended the throne than by a scries of nets He gained, at one ImiiiuiI, the love ami eoullileiice of the nation, whleh Is'foro hiul been something less than lukewaiui. Now what Is required for a tthmipluiiit llnlsh Is lo prove him self above all energetic, in 1 1 1 to have the true Intel wis of n NiiHerlug country at hem t. So far he has shown every dlspoMltlou lorulllll this Ideal. Stjlltmerv .oid I'uel. I t.i i linn 1 li I liil-rlsoo. nil nlteestol' of our ox-l-riHldcnt nnd ,i signer of the , ., , , , , ieiarimo.i o. imiepem.e nee, was ion o or the gissl things of this lifeitud a high liver. While it member of the Hixt fnngi'CMa, which mot III rililadelphiti, oil one occasion lie was lollted by a Irieiid its he left the congressional hall. Wishing to ask his friend to join him in it laiiuper, he lisik hint to a certain place nml called for two glasses of bluntly ami witter. Tho limn In charge icpllcd that liipior wits not included In the supplies furnished Congressmen. What Is it, then, that I sec the New Kngluml member come here tiiul think?" "Molifses ami water, which they havo eliargtsl to stationery," was the leiCy. "Very well," aald Harrison, "give me I hrandv nml waterniiil eharue ll as fuel." l',...,- i n, tv.i. it. nieio miv iioiuiiusw ill every large city in the country larger ami more valuable eolleclloiis of brle-H-brae and ail furniture thaiinivlolH' found in the private itiiHrlmeiitH of the Kxeeiillve Mansion, but It is a question whether ii.-... i- i ii... i i. -...i i i.i. A linn- m iiiv ii-iikiii mm iMi-ftutii til the laud any other half so Interesting, uiiniy is, oi course, h universal cltar- seteristlc of the art 1st le gems scattered through the home of the President, but belter than that lathe fkel Hint nl. most everv niece Is fmiiirbt with mom. oti.s. and a,KlHllon thai make It a U'l proliably hair are the glflsof kings and rulers tokens of approeliit ion from friendly nations ami the remainder having Ut'it fashlolitHt ihvIm1I.v for the While House, have no duplicate any w here eUt lu the wwrhl. Mis ltireiiiv Alma Tatlema, tlaugli ter of the arlWt, aityottntHs. herseli as the tsliior of a new isrlmllcal ealltsl The Herb of (I rats-. Its aim will I. to bring ahoul a Mum lo a simpler life and IU tlUtluctlve feature will l the MtuMIII.U. ..f lllll-Ml.,......u Aul.l.... . I ..M.i.-i..-.siviii, ittiiHiii, i is-rsonulillek aud Illustrations. A ( 'levcuuid Inventor baa uen grant' tsl iteut for a novel hill-climbing ilevieti for autti4iHblU, which autoiuali- eally lower the gear of the vehicle ae coming to tlte uteeimeiM of the tie line I to ! mounted, - l the iewels buloiiulinr to Dim llniuhl crow n an suuuommI to U wnnh Hh... iiiMILiii. .rf suaui, " "V me omy uo inwt Kuronmu capi-1 wi. mat nvvwr uve iwt tHHidsl by a niu wan? imhhiuu tutu si. iviers- bury. If the earth's aurfiuw were level the water of tuooit woukl mverli to a iWpth of OtU fccU A maiilinmlliMtaUMit twenty time a "HEAP SMELL." .Tin- imiinn Knur wimi w "" Wljerr lo ' mini S'onie Indians from Buffalo Hill's Wild West, arrayed In bright colored blHtikets and an exceptional amount of face paint, were toklns In the sights of the city one ofternooti. IhiT ltro" ed down Walnut street, single Hie, and bended by a buck who now and then uave a Brunt of satisfaction wlien some thing that pleased him caught his eye. they halted In front of a drug store aim snxed at the window tll'plny for a moment. Then the band Hied Into the establishment ami liesan to look urotiml. The clerk thought the place was go ing to be besieged nnd that he was like- Iv to low his scaln. but when the "big chief." who acted as spokesman, ad dressed film with the customary Indian greeting of "Howl" the clerk regained . . .i. !, .. i, ..n. c mpos.ire eno ign ui u , v. ,.r..,t...t l.v l. Hunan's finger lo n - L)W the clerk produced n bur of ,. 'i'lt, i)rnv,, t0ok It gingerly. r moved the wrapper, smelled it ami nit Into the toothsome looking article I tvin. .. .1....M ,.ii,.i ..f .1lan1insnri Ik ,,,. ,in,. , ,,, ,,,erk. With ,BUHl,,, ool ue rt.,narked. "Heap mni'It!" The clerk began to tremble, and tin Inilliiti nntnteil to 11 iurft1liu Isiuie III the showcase. T ie bottle or pci'iimu' . .... i. ..ii i.i Was nillllleil 10 llllll. I llf minim It hi both hands for a moment, closely l,.,vU- roiiiined ,,' ,.,',.. .lltchlnz It as If (h, ,,x,,,.t,.,i t to exiilode, ami took a omf HnilT at the bottle, gave a grum or satisfaction, handed the clerk soitii money and led his bund of braves nut of the store, to tin-delight of the fright eiietl clerk, who had not been In tin practice or waiting on real Indlans. Knnsas (.'lly .loin mil. ANECDOTES OF FORREST. Vli tin- Conli-ili-liili- l.i-nili-r lli-cllii-t-il to I iirri'l'l IIU Slii'llllli:. "(leneral I'orrest of the Confederate army," said an ex-Confederate otllccr, "was a military genius of the tlrst nink. Without pre Ions training or any developed taste In that direction he went Into the army from a place as overseer and attained commanding rank absolutely by merit. Itoiigli and . . . , . . , t ,, - uncouth at llrst, lie became hi later lift I jj t.()Urlly K,.Ilt lilnitll whom it was ,1 . .,,,,. nIlli . ;mnv. ,, R.mi,r , llUe occasion some time aft or the war coming up the Totiiiiiui w-lth lilm I wanted to Introduce a Joillig woman who was under my es- ert. " "d he was Haltered by the I'f'iuest. but that he could not meet her unless she knew perfectly well who u wnH nml tlmt )lL, was mi, UM n high esteem by the northern ptsiple I -liiil on account of the Tort Pillow ull'nlr. 1 assured hhn that she was ful- ly iippilsctl of his record, ami then he went with me to meet her, and she told me later she had never met a more at tractive man. "Karller hi Ids career that Is, be fore he had learned to spell he was asked by a young lady to put his auto graph In her album. He wrote Ids name as requested anil under It his title, 'ma jor general of calvary,' as he spelled It. The holy called his attention to It In a ,I"Ilt;"u' nnd he looked at It n moment, and with a fiillV'onsclou.s- ,, u WUH ,,,,.,,, , ,, n,Kar(1 ,, .,, i,t.flMtlf nl and scarcely to be ,.M,ected humility he said, 'Let It stand to show how Ignorant (ienernl I'orrest Is." There are not many men who would have done that. 1 Imagine, ami It was the little things that showed the man's true greatness." New York Sun. "A. MiC. I n ii I In Hit." I'robably very few persons who fre queiuly use ftic expression "As mini a a hatter" have Tiny Idea as to what It means or why n hatter Is necessarily any more subject to Ills of anger thau a plumber, a blacksmith or a enrpen ter. The expression Is saitl to have como Into use half a century ago, wheu the tuauufacture of hats was done wholly by hand, 'llie most striking lu,n" mmvA ',,' proe'" as mat of tlte m-uuii u ii inr irii. tut iiaurr iimt mppeti i ne mass oi wool ami nair rre I llllelltlv lulu tint wati.r: thpll ai.lalnir n utlck In each hand, he belitliored tho mass most vigorously, topping now anil then to get Ids breath, until the material was matted together hi '' "f The lively beatlniM ",1ll"l',tl''', ' f''"- If the wi nn were actually Incensed, gave work gave rite to the familiar simile. An rurtni t iniir.t. "Tbe, hail a lively hovlug match at bpiluter's the other night. llow ""HI "Splinter came home late, ami at u "Z .Z.. . .. . . " "s ' Uud tliouk-lit It was .ouielio.!.-' H....r. So he struck out wildly with both lists and succeed iil tn knocking over two inluis and severely bumping bis own "!"'' 'Hut why do you call It u boxing match r 'Itecaue Splinter put up his ktiue. kles against Ida wife's uulms."-Cleve land Plain Dealer I'lir (liinil Xnll'a Jollr, Two gentlemen of tho cloth wsr standing on a corner the ntlmr .1... t..t.ta...l - .1 .... . . ' .ui .tivuiij iiu-j tvi're latKlllg aliotlt x tra service to Iks held during the week "I anticipate a great nwakeulng in oiy church." said the Urst speaker "My iieojihj uvr go to slp." Mlt tie secoud 'Ah. there come my qar. replied to " . '""' ""f-uj.- U . juurniL I on W,-l, lllKUlaril, Aner all. kUKcestatl the cheerful 'w 1 "") t a blesnlDg In disguise." ,f ' returned the tUsgruntled on. "I mat mv that i ' - mii inn n lUQre prreei aisUl.."-VaslilBctiin iwt .. .."Trr- llnneroleui Did UeutUjwaH (to fellow paoofn - llow fait we travel! Hut ah. yuog man have you evr thought of tb atcbt of tlnisi TUlDk of the ellS hours of youth, tii eoldeo days that swiftly pass away. ia you rr counied tbe wluutea- llsttertbr iiureHirnte and suspl e.ou.,-U,.s, s,e you trying to ,lo . Sell me a wateb? l.eudcu Nugget. SHOULD TH . .'GO TO WAR j,, ,i , v..- i , var bet wein Ureat Hrm. M -ei I ,"' the 1irt ami most ,,,, ,-, i lb- ti,.ggle would be tor tin- imimiu'l "f w'"- shm,la l.'reat lirltaiii siicit.sI In retaining the command of the sea Prance would thereby be reduced to a condition or Imisitence no far us offensive opera tions are concerned and would sooner or later te obliged to submit lo the will of her rival, although, It Is true, the war might last for a long time. If, on the other hand, Prance should suc ceed In wresting from Great llrltaln the command of the aea ami In keeping It, Great llrltaln would be so much more hopeless anil Impotent than Prance In similar plight would be that the war would teruilnote quickly. In a word, Prance, even without the mmtnond of the sea or anything op proachlng to It, remains capable of ircilnncwil resistance tiratiy. oecousc she Is a self supporting country; sec ntniiv iipenose the Prciich national sentiment and strength are already concentrated within her lwrdcrs. and thirdly, because she stands among the best eoiiliined of the military powers, while Great llrltaln. deprived of the command of the sea, would collapse with relative rapldity-llrstly, because the Is In no sense a self supporting country; secondly, because her national sentiment and strength are scattered over the world and cannot be coucen tratml save by way of tho sea, nnd thirdly, because she is not a military power according to the standard sot up by Germany, France, liussia ami Austrla-Hungary.-W. I-alnl Clowes In Nineteenth Century. "i-llmv .Intiriiitltsiii." Yellow Journalism Is successful from a llnanclal standpoint. Tho profits of tho New York Herald last year amounted to nearly $7."0,000, or about $2,000 per day. Mr. Pulitzers net profits for the same time were $500, 000, his Income having fallen off since the New York World dropped from cents to 1 cent. The New York Jour not, It Is generally mult i tood, cniin out even, although Mr. Hearst might haw made money had he not continued to Invest more lit pushing his clrcula Hon. This young newspaper inagnt' seems determined to have his papers bought In every town In tho United States, and Ids ambition to that end knows no limit. Thus far Ids result ate unprceodentad. The .New York Kveltlug Journal has a circulation iu Iloston alone of 30,000. Mr. Ileuuett and Mr. I'ullnser are each worth OOo.ooo, all of which has been made In the newspaper business. Thu Hear? estate, on which Mr. Hearst can draw Imlellultely, It seems. Is worth more than $.'!0.i 100,000, aud $S.ooo,000. It I estimated, has already been Invested In the New York Journal nml Chicago American, without any profits as jet Allen Sangree In Alnslee's. .suutli Amerli'Hii .Intr, It Is stated (hat a South American shrub called yervn or ycrbn or ycrb; mate is destined to attract consider;! hie attention In the near future. Prom Its leaves a ten Is Infused which pos sesses the proortlos of Invigorating without Inebriating, to which may be added the sustaining properties usual ly attributed to coffee. The plant Is a small evergreen shrub of the holly family. Verbal Is the native name for the places wucro It Is found grow ing wild along the Paraguay river. Natives have for centuries prepared the tea by gently roasting the green leaves until dry enough to grlud to a iwwdcr. Systematic attempts at culti vation are now to be made, tho belief being held that mate should hold a place In the markets of the world equal to ten or coffee. Others say (ho taste must be acquired, like eating olives. London Globe. An Air Torpedo. The newest war engine la an nlr tor- Iiedo which, after a alight Initial ve locity Is given to It, propels Itself for n distance of uearly four miles. It Is of aeeret construction and has been iwteutod by a Swede, Major .Unge, whose government has granted money to hlin for the undertaking of experi ments. Tho forward movement of tho tiro- Jectlle Is effected by means of a gas wuicu, escaping and flowing out tltrough the channels of a turbine fixed nt tho bottom, drlvea the torpedo with Increasing speed. Auy kind of ercussiou explosive may bo used. This projectile Is tired from a specially constructed cauuou anil la uolseless. The Initial veliwltv being low, there Is no recoil aud not me slightest danger to the tiring imrty. Ilur Illinium, in I,, -nt. 'The bar business," says a bartender quoted by the Philadelphia Itecord. "ah ways falls off after the llrst of the your uu uunug lA'ut. The fellows who wear off at New Year's seldom keep their pledges very louo. tboiiL-ii nn,, tim depression really only lads for about a month or so. Then Lent comes along, and that always means ti fulling off lu trade. You would be aurprised to know how many men there are who abstalu from liquor all during Lent. It in n ease of total abstlneuee. too aud the men who make un their minds tn it tick to their reag' itlous. The same men usually abstalu during Lent even- year." Tim qnoi'ir. Will, The will of Queen Victoria win .u to proved, for the probate court has no power over the testament of the aoverelgu. and there exists no maeliln cry by which probate, can be granted Hie exact contents of the will will, therefore, not be nude kuown to the PUbllC though doUbtleSS SOIll,. Inf.lrmn. tlon will be forthcoming as to the gen eral tenor of lite document. The only royal will whleh bat ln-eu published sluoe that of Ueury VIII Is. we believe, that of lieorge I .-Loudon Qob Whr III" l.lfc Wii. m I'mtnrr. "Yea. 1 eoualder my life a failure." "Ob. Henry, bow aad' Why should you say tr-atr "I Sieiit all my time making money enough to buy food aud clothes, aud tbe food disagrees with me. aud my clothes deu't tit." Life lll I'erttuit Hups, Mrs. Uleepylxe- Henry, tbe clock Just weut of. a form l OI....... I. . U'l.. . . .ZT l ZZ T , ' Ohio Suit, KumaL NEW SHORT STORIES. Beiiolnr MHt.iirt n Wrestler A IiitrlllBent llorsi Ml.look Htm nr liny r'nke. Although threescore years and ten, Senator S.ewa.t Is still a orous man ami wuiuo uiiw of GO to a wrestling lengc any mail .i. in i.u enrlv days Senator Stew art was a great athlete, and wrestling was his particular forte. The early days with Senator Stewart go back to the tlrst half of tho century. Mr. Stewart remembers, for Instance, tho Tippecanoe campaign. Tho political meetings of that famous struggle were enlivened bv wrestling matches, and one especially competent wrestler trav eled oround the country seeking con tests with persons who hod been at tracted to the meetings. Mr. Stewart, then a boy In Ohio, had some reputa tion ns a wrestler, nnd no wns inum-if to challenge tho professional. "I no ticed." said the senator yesterday as he laughed In recalling tho episode, "that tno nirin had one faulty movement. I watched hlin carefully, and then I was willing to meet him. In less than ti minute I had thrown him nn arm's length nwny. Of course I did not nt tempt to repeat the trick, for he had seen his error." One of Senator Stewart's diversions was to throw two men at once. Ho savs that this l n much easier task than throwing one man and chuckled as ho remembered how ho had van quished two ambitious othletes In the presence of a large crowd. An InlrlllBrnt Horse. A funny story Is going the rounds In Paris, says a correspondent of tho Chi cago Tribune, concerning nn Intelligent horse belonging to Itaron iteuo Lullo vllle. The baron Is one of tho heavi est drinkers In Paris clubland. Ho Is said lo bo eclipsed by only one man In Paris. The latter Is Lallovlllo's newly arrived Ungllsh coachman, who never has been sober long euoiigh to loam the Paris streets. Several of his cliibmatcs asked the baron how ho found his way homo nights. He replied that his horse knew Paris from end to end nnd that ho on ly needed to say where he wanted to go. His hearers being Incredulous, the baron offered to wager any one $200. "MAXIM'S, IK YOU I'MIAPE." Three men took the bet. Ill front of the club was found I.allevllle's brougham, with the coachman asleep. "Oood evening, Nellie," said the haron. The hor.se looked around us though returning n greeting. "Maxim's, If you please, Maxim's; only around the corner." Nellie halted before Maxim's door, tho coachman still sleeping. Alighting, the betters Insisted that It was a trick ami that the coachman was shamming bleep. "Then whisper to Nellie where you want to go," said Ullovllle. One whlsiiered In the animal's ear. "Moulin Ilouge." Off went Nellie toward Mont Murtre. Half way there the men, partially sat- Islletl. woke the coachman nnd told hlin to stop. Another got out and told the horso to go to Cafe Stmt I.az.ire so quietly that the coachman heard nothing. Uouud turned Nellie, stopping n minute later In the courtyard of the railway statlwl! Perfectly satisfied, the men returned to the club, pa Id their bets and offered enormous sums for the horse. The Imron sultl he wouldn't sell her for n.000 louls. lie had bought the animal from a deaf coachman who always pretended to be able to hear, relying ou Nellie to never make a mistake. Opportunity, In one of the old (Jreek cities them stood long ago a statue, livery trace of It has vanished now. Hut there Is still lu existence an epigram which gives us an excellent description of It. stid as we read the words we can surelv ills cover the lesson which those wise old Greeks meant that the statue should teach to every passerby The epigram Is In the form of n conversatleti be tween a trauder ami the statue: "What Is thy name, () statue'" "1 am called Opimrtunlty." "Who made thee?" "Lyslppus." "Why art thou on thy toes J" "To show that I stay but a moment " "Why bust thou wings on thy fect'r" "To show how quickly I puss ,v " "llut why u thy hair so long 'on thy forehead?" "That mcM may seize me when thev meet me." "Why. then. Is thy ht.n,i so ,,aj blud?" "To show that when I have once passed I cannot be eaught."-Chrlstiap Press I 'a tt I im' DainaiiiU, cousclentlou young The man ol i fashion now brushes bis hair diner ently when wearing a hit. Chancellor Tlsdalt. the acknowledged Iteau llrum ' mel of Dublin lu his youth, had inex presslbles variously cut "or walking i and for sitting ami once sat down In ! ibe former with disastrous results, Not long ago a milliner advertised with a newly Inveuted hat that It "uecessl tated the mouth worn slightly opeu " " " " tuuic u ucxw vauity - A LONDON CJiLINAJi, THE FOG THIEF AND HOW HE PLIES HIS PECULIAR TRADE. llr oprmlri nolillr oth In the Cltr an nn llie Tlinniei Carries Od 111 I'luntlrr 1'rtiin Vitus unit Cb Shriintlftl In llie llense Gloom. Thousands of thieves long for fog with a great longing. Incredible as It tuny seem, pioperty worth tens of thou sands of pounds Is every year stolen from vims and lorries alone lu Lcmhm streets. Unite nine-tenths of this prop, crty disappears during fogs. The leaders of the fog thief gangs usually have some little capital to start with. One of them affects to be a cartage contractor on a small scale, lie takes very quiet premises that have a high boarding round and that are not overlooked. If he has plenty of cellarage, all the better. He has at least one smart trap and horse atitl two and sometimes three rogues to go with It. it Is during the lute foggy afternoons ami early evenings of winter that the hauls are made. Streets with ware houses and not shops that are lighted brilliantly and early on each side and that are often congested with tratllc are mostly chosen. The small and smart though dingy and Inconspicuous looking trai plunges Into the thick of the trallic. It soon, In the gloom ami murk, places Itself Immediately behind a van or lorry piled with packages of various kinds. The men In the quick trap are all on the alert. One of them, a man chosen for his Immense physical strength, goes to the head of the pony on some pre text, lie soon has u packoge down from the van In front, lie Is provided with sharp cutting Instruments, and he has a powerful piece of strap with a hook at one end. If there Is a boy sit ting behind the van, the men In the trail contrive to get hlin down by di verting his attention. Hvcn with a view to distracting the possible atten tion of carters, the thieves generally get up an altercation, or "barney." among themselves or with others. They are men of colossal Impudence and powers of abuse, and ull attention be comes riveted upon them. In one case not far from Parrlngtloii street last De cember they carried off one parcel of furs worth "00, the van boy being temporarily blinded, ns alleged, by a hid with the thieves blowing some snuff Into his face from a pea shooter ami then disappearing. One of the most notorious of these fog thieves was a lithe young fellow who crept along the back of n pony to Its head, American Jockey fashion, and hooked what he could from out of the van lu front The great hauls of these men nre when they follow cabs and private car riages from a railway station. In such cases they generally use two traps und horses. A cab Is marked that has ap parently valuable luggage on the top, This Is followed till some dark street Is reached where the way Is narrow or congested; then the driver of one of the trails, that has a very swift pony harnessed to It, deliberately drives across the head of Ibe cub or carriage horse. Of course there Is nn angry ultcrcu tkr .w.1 iW.'Mt 4s- Hoing" thu thieves on the other trap have got Into the Immediate rear of the luggage la den vehicle. One of the thieves goes along Ids horse's back and lifts the lug gage down. One of the hauls effected last whiter In this way was worth S.0X) und was the properly of Mr. tlo Sllvu, an Argen tina millionaire. The robbery took place not far from St. Pancras' church Just before the shops were lighted up, As the summer sun brings forth myriads of living creatures, so does a Thames fog bring out upon the dark and apparently deserted river a vast horde of thieves. At least o dozen of the wharf and lighter owners complain of losing from their respective wharves us much us from one to six hundred pounds' worth of coal alone every year The render cau learn at auy river side house frequented by tugboat men that there nre scores, liteuUJy scores, of tugs on the river tlmt have never bought a iieiinyworth of coal for great numbers of years. Tho Thames police would tell that same reader that mcu have retired on competences who have been renorted to have made their whole ortuue out of coal stolen with Im punlty on the river. The police are helpless over the vast expanse of river and hi the labyrluth hie backwashes. If they ruld one of the pirate boats lu the gloom aud dark (less, the spoil Is turned out to the bottom of the river lu a trice. If this sort of thing can be done to such an extent with a commodity like coal. It may be Imagined what befalls other valuable property on wharves or lu lighters. The fraudulent picker up of the river blesses the fog. The picker up U a man who notices that certain barges with valuable cargoes are moor ed In such a way that. If they broke loose, they would entull vast expense The picker up sees thnt these barges do bieitk loose. That part of his work he does iu tltatl secret. And then, mak ing plenty uf noise about It at tills stage, ho rescues from danger the very barges that he has set adrift und seuda lu a heavy salvage claim,-Lou don Answers. At'liU Tlmt Are llrmli In ('Imlertl, The acid of lemons and oranges Is fatal to the cholera bacillus, L'veu If placed upou the rinds of the fruit the germs will not survive longer than a da.-Ladles' Heme Journal. Ill the (icorglnn language, spoken lu the mountains between the Caspian and Illack seas, tluthi uieuns mothel and mama father. One Cinitlnir, 'Could you icil me the meaning of me worn cataclysm ' " he asked of the street car passenger who wns folding UP his newspaper. "Are you going to ride two or three blocks farther?" was queried lu reply "Ye8i "dr." "Then you'll see one The conductor has carried that sharp uoscd woman two street past w here she wanted to get off already, aud she'll wake up soon and start a cataclrsm that'll nrob- nu'y jump me Cur off the trackl"- Pair, Washington Post,
