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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1901)
BANDON RKCORDKR. The Atlipuliin il Toil nr. Tbe Athenians (line Into I lie year round nntl, whenever the weather will permit, In tlic opt'ii nlr. As the hinted icnsoli ndvnnces llio dinner limir Is set later niul Inter until In August :30 or 10 becomes tliu comtnon thing. Fancy going to tlic theater fiTlcr Hint! Vet tlio open nlr performances nre liberally patronized, niul they ilo not Is-gln, of course, until nfler tllnner. The legend "Cnrtnln rises promptly nt I)" Is mart! niul a iIi'IiinIoii, ns many for eigner bus fiomiil, to his extreme nil noynnce. Tlio out of door dining mid tlio sky roofed tlienlcrs nre so typlcnlly (Jreok tlint tliey serve ns n link between mod ern unci classical times. The old (Sreek, us everybody knows, was tin outdoor man, his house M-rvIng ns little more than n sleeping place and storeroom. Tlie Atlieulnii of today dines In n gar den, on his terrace or In n park. If lie Is loo poor to possess any of these ac cessories, he pets Ills (able upon tlio eddewnlk. .Many of the cheap restau rants impropriate the walks for dining rooms. One Is often compelled when taking an evening stroll to dodge In and out among dozens of tallies cover ed with reasonably clean linen and lighted by means of candles, whose llames are protected from the wind by means of glass globes. Serlbner's. llortnrs' "Cut Niips." The "cat naps" Indulged In by tliu Into Dr. William Pepper constituted a standing Juke among his Intimate friends. He had the faculty of going to sleep at will and waking up when he willed. He would sometimes when un der n mental strain keep n roomful of patients walling while he slept soundly In Ills private olllce for three iillliuteH or live minutes, or 111 long as lie wish ed. Then he would resume Ills ilntli.-i, greatly refreshed. Another prominent physician has n queer habit of napping, although he only takes one a day anil that directly nfter luncheon, which with him Is a hearty meal lie repairs to his olllco niul throws himself In 11 chair at a point where the polished wood lloor Is not covered by the rug. He holds n bunch of keys between the forelluger and thumb of Ids right hand, which Is nllowed to hang loosely over tliu arm of the chair. Then he dozes o!T, but It Is never more thnii 11 doze, for tliu 1110 incut Ids fingers rel ix the keys drop to the bare lloor, acting as an alarm clock. It Is scarcely a nap Just a brief re laxation of the menial and bodily faculties. The doctor calls It Ids slobln and If he misses It he says he doesn't feel quite himself for the rest of the day, Philadelphia Record. Ami Vi-t III- !! Write. Among the public scnanls who an worried by foolish questions the supe Intended! of mails In Hie postolllco gets his full share. One of his visitors 011 a certain occasion was a uiaii who said to the deputy who answered tlio call nt tlio window: "I inn going out of town today and want to gel 11 letter to my brother, who Is on board tliu Majestic, and she not due until Wednesday. 1 don know where he will stay In New Yuri or where be will go from hero. Can you help met" "Certainly wo con," unlit llio clerk "A inn II 1 10:1 1 goes to nice I the steamer, mid If you address your letter properly nud put domestic postage on It It will bo delivered nil right." "ltut how shall I address It where Khali I send Iff "Address It 'John .Smith, passeiiiter 011 boa nl Incoming steamer Mujeslh due 111 New York, Pec. li!.' 'Hint will reach lilm." "No city? No nothing?" "That's nil-Just ui I told you." The man thanked the cleik nod went nwny, and enino back a llltlo later with an addressed letter In Ids hand. "Say," ho wild to tlio clerk, "about that letter. I've addressed It and stamped It all right, but I lie man name Isn't John Smith. How about Hint?" Now York Tribune. Oiu- Wiij nt !iIIIiim: litm. "There Is a fellow In our olllce who Is 11 chronic borrower," snld a young man employed In 11 large Market street es tabllshmeiit lecelitly. "lie not Into nearly everybody In the place before wo nil mnde up our minds to stop lend lug. Ho has owed me J- for nearly 11 year, but I'm nearly square, ntiliiiiigli I10 lias never paid me 11 penny of It. That sounds queer, but It Is Hie truth. b. I'll tell Jim how I've worked It. "Kvcry once In nn Idle one of the fel lows will mi). 'I'm Koine to luske So und so glo 1110 what he owes me next pay day or know the reason why.' That s my ehuuee, and 1 enminlly re- innrk, 'I'll bet yon a quarter j 011 don't get It.' t'simlly the fellow lake uie up, anil when pay day come lie lone Uls bet, for Sound so never puya In Hinall bets of q miners and dimes, luncheons and cigars I have nearly got back tlio amount I originally loaned to the chronic tHirrower. " - Phlhidctnlilii llecord. A Ca l.lm-nlu W1111I1I ol TilUr. All clients knew tout, with "Old Abo" as their lawyer, they would win their caso-lf It was fair: If not, that It ns a waste of time to take It to hint. After listening some time one day to 11 would bo client's statement, with Ids eyes on the celling, he cwuiik suddenly round In his chair nud exclaimed: "Well, you have a pretty good eiuo In technical law, but a pretty bad ouo In equity and Jimtleo. You'll haw to get some other fellow to win this etuo for you. 1 couldn't do It. All the time, while standing talking to (but Jury, I'd bo thinking. Lincoln, you're a liar,' and 1 belluu 1 should forget myself and ny It out luud."-Suitt'M. ISnr liisomiilit t'lirr, llrowu-Huy, I've lieen trjtug the lin eal cure for IiimiiuuIh that I eer heard of. It Is for one to count each broHtti that he exhales while lying lu lust. Smlth-Ahl' Then yuu go to alvep. Hrown-No, but nfter n little while a fellow gcta rattier lutvreated In Hit work, and tlio night paamw away mi quickly that he doowi't lulml lying Mill no long.-Urooklyn Uftt. "lie wus In the U-jUlature (wo years," read n notice of departed citizen: "came within un ace of nolug to cougrcu, held a government oUlee Dvu yearn nud iluiilly dlod a Cliiintluu." Atlanta Coiutllutiou, j Polly Larkin, j Tlio Harvard I'nlvcrslty faculty lias required I ru Islsm Hterner of .Keller Church, I'a., to leave the university oil account of too much work and ton little '001 1. hterncr, who Is a second year man In the graduates' school, lias Im-cii working to secure 11 degico of doctor pliysles In iimtlieiiiatles and lias fn- iiienll.y studied all day nud all night III tile meantime living at a cost of lew than (en cents a mini, composed clilelly of soups, hot water nud graham bread lie was observed by the professors to lie breaking down, nud an Invustlga Hon followed which resulted In Hit edict that Sterner must quit. The young until, who iloscrviM all the ered Its In the world for his ainbllion am Ills detei iiiliialiiiu to succeed III spill all dilllcilllles, one of the worst of willed was practically starvation, Is broken liearted over Hie result of the investiga tion. It looks to Polly that I hex professors who have sounded tin- dentil knell to all the liopis of this young man, should 111 1 1 1 1 1 1- so raie a trait in lilm to the extent Unit lather than si lilm leave the institution they would endeavor to arouse Hie inleiest of some philanthropic person In the young man's behalf, and they would give lilm Hie assistance that be requires and which they would never miss, to pursue Ids studies. Tliev study would nee be disappointed 111 lilm If he kept Id lii-alt li and was allowed to llnl-h hi studies. The young man lias provci that he possesses lU-tcimlnatloii am sterling qualities Hint go to make tin successful and reliable business man lie has set bis heart 011 going through lake away his chances of pursuing Ills studies mid It may lesiill In everlasting falluie to 1 1 1 11 1 in everything lie may limleilake. lie stands in Hie line of advancement. Then dou't put him hack for Mimetlillig becaiiliot help, but let wiine person with mine money than knows what to do with piove bis lieiiefaclor by giving lilm the where withal to g. through the university 1111 haiupeied by poverty and hunger and with the understanding Hint when In is able lie w ill pay it back with inleiest. This he would no doubt be able to do and it Would be 110 net of dial II v. If I'oll.v had money these me the kind of people I would help stiugglllig students, helpless little ehiliheli and aged people whose lives me almost run and who fed that there Is no place for llieni In Cod's loot,-mo I mid that they me only tiiciimhraiicis. Heaven help them when that time comes. An old gcnllcm.111 w ho has lived his three-scon-years and ten said Hie other day: 'Tolly, I think that when men and women get to the uille-stoiie that I have reached hi life's journey, then ought to Is- a ltut to put them out of the way and let llieni enter peacefully and quietly the last long -deep (hat knows no awakening. I consider sui cide a el hue for any sane man In com mit, and I would not -line do it, but if a law wus made compelling us w hen we get beyond the age Hint our woikeoiiuts for anything, and when wean- consid ered old mid childish mid out and out Uick iiuiiiImts, o respond to Hie ilealli- all and let it be an easy and quick voyage over llii' river My, it would Is- a gissl thing, and a gleal many of us old fellows would be reud for the Umt- 1 1 111 1 pale when he eaiue for us and lie would not have In beckon nunc than once. Do you know what mv sou wild lo nie Hie other day? It has been 1 'ink ling in my iieail ever since. I veil Hi hi I to give him my opinion 011 a suit ed that was under discussion, ami h ailed mean oiu iisu alula tutck num ber and asked what I knew alsilit II. He said I was hi my dotage and I hud Is'llcr go oil' and die. What do you think of that? 1'ietty hard, Isn't It, lo hae local the bread thai sustains me at his table. He'll feel Icllcved when in gone, lie used lots' IheU-st of Ui, mid I was proud of any thing that lid. I can't understand what has hanged him mi. I waslalklogto wuiie f my old lileuil. the other day, and I llud that I mil not the only fellow that fools he U In (he way, Mini is walling patiently to U galhensl to his long lent. lh I hud gone U.foie I knew my Uiy had dimmed -., but I upsiv tiscMi thus. Thespiing Is piittlugon ais iiev altln- if buds and IiIimmiiiis and naturallv III v 111I111I !vci't In the spring attlie of our own fmr ih. That ever comfoi tubu lin l-wnt.t, Hist It fnli always iniikw theweaier Usik as neat a a new pin l!l Is-moie jHipular than ever, I 1111- glne, for the sty lis. ale .is ilaiutv, pietly and a elaUunic as you can do- liv. Lacis., tucks, eiulitnldery and the lliit-st uf mulls, India lawns, etc., form Hie material, for the handsomest ones. I'lieu theie Ua new material for shirt- wull made of linen and silk In strip.! and plain ellW-t- that the men-hauls III tell you is the "wcllct tliluy out" for slilrt-WHi.li.. The penvdi, daintv illmltiis, and dellealely colonsl line glugliauis me all In vogue for onlluary weur. Ilul the style of (ho shirt-waist vary from iue imi. msimiii-. emuvlallv I in regard to the cull's. Thev 110 longer ' haxe the dw-p HII' eull, but lllth isutl 1 ullk, which uimMint tooulv wldo IktLliil it lit 1 arM ftikliuitMl i lilt tn.i,l little Krl Union, and IhiIUiu hoi, i lolugaway for the nreistuit with vmir pretty gold and Mwt links. Howevw, Uonly a fad, and a ivlurii In jour1 golden link. U only a .,iuthm. if tlnw.1,. "Oil' with your haw." In iw win !? T'im. .r ,W'W Sj,r'"B U"U will nut U- tllut uvwyiiur uu-4 to auy wn.i.t,Uiit worn .h.hMly Imek fiW, tliofiiw,iiliuwlngywirfrHnkos4iooMii. nance, orebs, if tiitmi at all, It is the turban shnpo that tilts to one side of the head hi the same epiettlh way that the turbans have U-en worn all winter, although J'ollv must coiifes that In some Instances II Is decldely overdone nud eail-i-s one uneasiness fur fear the wearer Is going to lo-e her bat. They are not a hit uneuy, however, for they know the vuluunf gissl, strong hat pins and pin their faith to them. The wi-e heads among the fair -ex are not buy lug their spring millinery ju-t now though, hispid-of the allurements, and then-mo many of tin- milliner s win (lows but are waiting patiently for Hie Faster tide, when ovcrylxsly Is su poed lo emerge foi Hi from the quiet of the Lenten si-u-oii, like the butlerlly from the chrysalis. Speaking of hilts thai are to Is- Worn back on the head, exposing tin- face to Hie full glare of the sun, I'olly has U-eti untieing for a long time that more women have tho-e ugly little nouses between the eyi-s then men. Others have noticed ami asked " Why."' with a big Interrogation point after the ques tion. It Is simple enough. .Men pril led their eyes In a way from Hie awful glare of the sun, from the pavements and buildings, by wearing hats that have brim enough lo protect llPm 111 a way, while ladles insist on following Hie style and wear their hats tilted hack, and forming 110 probs'tion what ever, and, as a punishment, inu-t wear the ugly little squint or wrinkle be tween the oyo BRIEF REVIEW. 'New Speciet ol X-Rays Discovered, l-'.x 1 n -t i 1 1 11 -i 1 t.-s with a new process somewhat similar to Hie celebrated Itoeiilgen, or X-rays, are Is-ing con- luctetl in great secrecy at a Iterlln In stitute, according ton commilliiciitioli lecelved at the Slate Depai lin-ul from 'niisiil-f - nil (iueiitlierat l-'ruukfort, erniany. The new species of rays me ailed llacqueral 1 uys, after their ill overcr, a l-'lench chemist, who Ill's! put Ills dl-covery bcfoio the public in ISti'i. In the furor Which Hie Itoeiilgen rays created in the medical world thi-e llacqueral rays were lost sight of. I'he iwpcilinciils me said to have di lo-eil tin. inet lli.il ail elilllelv new emeiit is responsible for (he llaequeial rays and Hint they render ihiiot.every uispaieiit substance luminous hi the lutkucss. ( 'oii-ul-t ieliel il (int'liMi says that the new rays make it po-slbh to tell genuine diamonds from artillcial ones in tin- daik, which lad w uh prove of gieal practical importance 111 i-sllng. The e.spellmculs, It Is staled also hiiveileuinlistiatedthat raysi man ating from a larger quantity of tin new elemclils make Hie air -ileli a eon liiclor of elccliicily as In promise thai the propeity can In- iltlll.ed hi whclces Icgraphy. The lo-nltsof (lie eperl- meuls, It is slated, will belaid before mpeior William, "which" siys tin 'onsiil-tieiienil, "m-ciiis to indicate that the discovery Is regaidcd as one of great iinpoitaiice. I low .1 City Allium Its People. I'or leu eopis-ks (." cents 1 e cry thing Unit I'laga Park, in Warsaw, aH'onls is yours. There ale opcu-air thcaties, Punch and Judy and oilier side shows, outdisir attraelloiis, such as walks, giovi-s, fountains, boating of i-M-ry eou ceiMible kind, 1111 i ry-go-roiinils, lugs, ilaneliig pavilions, lunch counters, athletic courts, Milt drinks, bnl not a iiropoi aicoiioi m any lorin wliati er cor uie very iiuit'ones men-ale uiclo- suu when- they make s.. ad plin, piny giuucs of nil kinds, learn to sing popu In r and folk songs, t ruin themselves physically under the dlnrtlon of a grailllalcd kliuleigarlen. I'lie old. isiys navi races ami oilier allik 'ic con lesls. Primes are ghen for gissl iIcihui nielli and protleieiiey ill the games. In lens than two years, the aullmrillos khv this jiark has already ai-coniphshiHl an appreciable amoiinl In dcwiling the tone nl llviiin 11111011K the ptmiei .-la-x. of the city. V.ut Gkd llekU (11 India. ( 'a lent tn eoi iivpondent of the Lou don i :pi".s says that coal is found in abundance over very eteiise acres in Itengnl, In llydemliad lliivmn m 1 pper .ssuni, uie cei 11 is 1 iirnviinc nud elsewlieie, and thi-re is one rich mil Held lium miles lu eMent which lm as yet M-atvoly lus-n loudusl. Kvcn moie iniNiitalll than the aid which iniiimi is mi 1 may yei lenuer in me em pire is the enormous ti .. uliis It udl give lo Indian indllstriiw, liianv of thy must luisntaul ol which have only laiiKiilsliisI lu the wt Iss-uum of the ismt of foivigll isml. The kirgio-t curN-t in the world is In WluilMir tWle. It is III fivl ill IhvhiIIIi and isintiiills ..s.soiii,.! .(ileliCK. I'he weavhiK of it .s-cuplisl twcnly-dght men foil Hi vii months. l-'.lglit huudnil Hiul llfly thousand mile of leli-urNpli w Inn un- in uk in the woihl. llnglsiiil hiu Csu- tuhi, ;K)aooj Austmba, lii,nin. l-'orly-one Puh havi ls-lougs to the tinier of St. IWuisliel, 10 to that of Si. erMuew, anil l to tliat of M. Doiiiiulo. M l,Kl'', ' JH.0i Sunday. ",,,t, " t nlU-d 4H with i!, '"'vw iww-newmul M.lUd.lOiJ mjilU. T.,u' r'1''"1 f lw " ,u",,r V . uuwr "H""T) ,,M Hor,- .... "w ln,,'" ' Uwmn hair h mv iiiamn Hitn eiuiHoy limn o niOIV . 1... .. .Ml bl 1. 1 I w.w.a. 11 Mi nMIy dwM till uo uir ,.t,,n... 1... 1 . . .T In the (leniiau amiy mmrlv inM carrier plgisms !m. M THE PRESIDENT AT PLAY You should have seen the president at play a few wit-ks nso. It wns a very pretty sight. Utile Leonora r child of S or fi, came one day to the White Hotmo to we -Mrs. McKInloy Leonora arrived all starched and frill ed and with her best and primmed manners to the fure. Her old black mummy nurse was with her, nud II was evident that Leonora had been In atructed to he very polite and not to sit down 111 the presence of Hie mis tress of tlio White Houe unless press ed to do so and, above all. to nnswi all questions promptly. I'.otli the pres Idem and Mrs. McKInloy received the child. They did nil they could to mnki her feel nt home, but Leonora was evl delitly 11 good deal nwed. At Inst Mrs. McKInloy, obnervlns the years of tin old bind; mummy, pressed her to sit down niul the cUIM. too, but Leonora said adinonlshlngly to her nurse In an undertone nud holding herself bolt up right: "No, mummy. Servants iiumt not sit." "Why, Leonora," said Mrs. McKIn ley, much utuuseil, "niaiiimy's an old woman. And vou sit down yourself.1 "Oh, jos'in." returned the child grnvely. "ltut, (hen, I'm people." This reply iienrly bowled the presl dent over, and he and Mrs. MeKlnley snillcd broadly. Then Mrs. McKInloy took out her watch, which colitnlus portrait of tliu president. She he'd It out 11111 said conxlngly: "I.eononi, you caimut tell me of whom this Is a picture." Leonora drew near and scanned tlic open watch. ,V bright look swept over her face. "Oh. yes'm: 1 know who It Is." "Well, who la It. Leonora?" "It's Dewey." This was altogether too much foi Hie president. Hp went on" Into a fit of laughter. Icng mid luta.-"'l lie ( .111 giessnian's Wife" In Saturday livening V si. Ills I'lril llnlliiiij lllilr. An old m.in who lias been a funnel for fW yenis In Missouri says: "Wlien I began farming, I plowed will, a wooden pliw, cut wheal and oats with a sickle and thrashed tlu-tn out by the tramping prm-css, cut the meadow with 11 scythe nud used a wooden tootli liar row. Much of tho wheat and corn I raised was ea'en by ih-or, turkeys and prairie chickens. It was no uncommon sight to see as many as -0 deer In a herd. Just think of the Jiumi from an ox team to a railroad! I remember 1. y Hist trip on tlio cars. It was In 11. 1 think. My wife and I drove from Ilarinorv to Ashley to see some filr-uds. When ut Curryi!'--, we con cluded to take n trip up Into Audrain county to Vii"lalla. Well, when the tinlii sturted and wo w. re nioxing on-r the prairie Hie experience was so pie. is lug mid imw'l that I couldu't help thinking of Hie wonderful ag. . It felt so good to be wheeling through space that we remained aboard until - e reached Mexico, Hie county seat of Au drain county. It was wonderful to go that far and back In a day." I.iiUi- siiirui'im lli'i'uiiiliiK Sciiri'i', Inspector . II. Sheppanl of the i'n miillan department of fisheries says la Ills annual report that unless some tiling Is done tn pre. ciii it sturgeon soon will be prnetleally cllnct lu the ljike Huron mid licorglan bay ili-nli t. lu the northern part uf the dlstrtit, cs peclully in Uike Mplsslng and iUei leililliig Hierefroia, tliey are still pli-utl fill, but they lire being lauglitered at 11 1.11 rfu I rule, one lino h.-iiing shipped lO.non poiimls of cat Ian- in the season As the roe Is Hie part uf the llsh Hint Is of Hie most Milne, and it is taken Just before spj wnliu- the sturgeon ba no chilli co 10 reproduce Itself, and Hi end must shortly cmae. Mr. Sheppnrd HtionK1 advises drastic measures of protection for the tisli for n few year. Tin- Curls I'lHIIllilllls, The fountains of Paris areninong tilt most Interesting features of the clt and the autlioi-ltlcM are cureful to in creiiso their Httraethciiess w believer u n opportunity arises. .'01 evpeiliuent lias been tried by w hl h Hie waters will Irs mo luminous. A sort of golden yel low will alouo be employed, but Hi' wati is will nssuuie the appenrnuce of Ctlscmles of -dtllUellds II lid lopintcs. The edict will be a, nlin-il by means of eli-ctrlc lights ami - oloreu glasses pluc cu ariuiiiti tne naMns in sucli a win that the beauty of the fountalu will nut U diminished when sisui by day nglit. I'lili-rs' riilillWil l'riiilu-.,. In January, 1S71, M. TUIer uiai the follow lug remarkable prophecy: "WiS-n ever Hugluml Is In conflict with a for elgii power Kiiioh will see her colonies rally and co -.poraio with her. Without the sllghtei.: oipenso to her they will equip ilieir snliller. their ouly niiibi tion iH-liig to show their closo union with her J to ilemouttrato that their Mircagili niul eneriry n at her dlstsi sal. Just as her resources are at thelra. I pnillct this in ,ptu of your smile of lucn-iliillly and all hough iH-rhaiw none or us will iiu- to wltueiui It." L'nlteJ Australia. 'I In- i:n, r Vox lluuilutc. It would Is- tuetis to denr that the Boiucn age of fov huutlug Is over, llounda, horses am Uuutstuen were prolwibly never Utter than they are now. Hut the fae of thai couutrr Is hanging The uuldeu age lasted to uie urtles. N,.- rallwitya have turned aome of the falren dUlrlets of Kugland mio tin- 11: cues 0f u gridiron. Win. 1. every w here K-ing more generally uc,t for fencing puriHwcsi, l'oe uitut gin way More the lucreMseil culture ..f phcasauu for ihootlog.-HilIoburgh Itev letr. tisateru oyster da uot rtproauiv well In the colder water of Oregou ml Waiblugtou. au attempt la to Is uiaile. ibervfon-. to acclimate there the Hue large oyater of uprtheru Japan. Al aa ejjierlnieut In St. Joaeph. Mo.. eat wa appan-utly killed by a shock of elevtrleliy cirefully ailulalstertHl Two hours after Hie heart bad eeaed to beat the current ws revemsj, and lb aetxiud sliodt rwtored the heart heat, faintly at And. hut roWint stronger mil l t. Mt Uis tlnally r has.. I. 1, pi, if 1 j,,,,! frisky .is n.- NEW SH0RT STORIES. Itul.rrl li. I-"' nm' '"" '" ll.irsi IH-ln-rnl Wlui-li-r's Jtls liiUi VniKMir llhln'l J'iirKi-1. If I were an artist like you. I would draw a true picture of Traveler, repre senting Ids ne proportion, muscular figure deep chest niul short back, strong huuinlas. lint legs, small head, broad forehead, dcllcntu cars, quick eye small feet and black mane and tnlk Such a picture would inspire iioet, whose genius collld then depict Ids worth and describe Ids endurance of toll, hunger, thirst, bent, cold nnd the dangers and sufferings through which he passed. He could dilate upon his sugnelty and affection nnd his Inva riable response to every wish of Ids rider. He might even Imagine bin thoughts through the long night march es nnd days of battle through which he has passed. Hut I nui 110 artist nnd can only Kay he Is a Confederate gray. I purchased him In the muulilallis of Virginia In the nutumn of 1M1I, ami lie has been my patient follower ever since to t.eorgia, the Cnrollnns nnd back to Virginia. He fried 1110 through the Seven Days' l.niili. nrnunil lllehtnond, tho second Manassas, at Sliarpsburg, I'rcderlcks burg, the Inst day at Cliancellorsvlllc, to Pennsylvania, at Hetiysburg and back to the Rappahannock. Prom the nmnlnnlirelnpllt of the campaign 111 ISO I nt Orange till Its close around Pe tersburg the saddle was scarcely off his back, as he passed through tho fire of the. Wilderness. Spottsylvanla. Cold Harbor and across the Jni .es river. la wns In almost daily requisition In the winter of lhlil-.l on the long lino of de fenses from the Clilckalionilny, north of Illcliuiond, m Hatcher's Itun, south of the Appomattox. In the campaign of lMio he bore 1110 from Petersburg to tho final days nt Appomattox Court 1 louse. You must know the comfort ho Is to me lu my present retirement. Ho Is well supplied with equipments. Two sots have been sent to I1I111 from Lliglaml, one from the Indies of lialll- moro, and "in- was iniuie ior nun 111 Ulchinonil. lint I l.-nik his Mwirito is the American middle from St. Louis. Of all his companions in loll -Itlch-monil, Hi-own lEoan, AJax and quiet Lucy Long he Is the only one Hint re tained his vlg r. The first two ex pired under their onerous burdens, and the Inst two failed.-Hubert II. Lee, Jr.. In Prank Leslie's Monthly. Cem-riil Wlii-i'li-r' Mlstiil.i-. At Washington one day not long ago It was raining hard and the street cars were crowded with passengers more or less bedraggled. Amen.' them was Oenernl Joe heeler. Next to UK M IU'r Ill'HIIIKIl KXt'LAXATIO.V. hlui was a woman wearing a timckln tosh who rose to get it at Fourteenth and I- streets, lietieral Wheeler no ticed an unibrelln leaning against tho ear sent. He grubbed tho umbrella nud inn after the woman, caught her ut the door and said, "Pardon nie, madam, but you left vour umbrella." The woman looked piiulcd, but took the umbrella, lieueral Wheeler rostuii Ida scat. Then a woman on the other side of him gnve a littlu scream and snld. "Why, yon nasty old man, you gave that woman my umbrella!" Theu she appealed to the conductor, lieueral Wheeler apologized, hut the woimiu snld. "Now, you Just get right off , the car and get It for me, or I'll (unify ihe poike!" Meekly the veteran tumbled off ititu the ralu ami ran aft er the woman with tho tnnekliiiiuli He made a hurried explanation, cut the umbrella aud rushed back to the wait nig car. A be handed It linck to1 it owuer he wild: "I trust vou will panion me, madam. I assure you It mm mi a mistake." The woman idn- ed nt him. "1 dou't kuow about tb.n she sniffed. "I dou't bdiee you are any notter tliau jou ought to lk."-St mm HIputoh. , Mr. Armour Didn't I'nrurt, A venerable looking man strolled lu. in uie late l p. Armour's oiliee a few years ago and asked for the head of me nrni. lie lutrodi d himself as th. lonelier of the chod iu uorthern New ortt which youug Phil had In IMS at tended. The venerable old ui-niUnon, was inciiueu to be obsequious. vrmour uni not warm un. inst..n,i of that be asked the old man whether ne retuemiHTiHi that he had ex nulled a boy ouce for taking an Inuiveut H.i witii a giHHi looKing girl gdio.dmn liuiOlatlug the hoy o much that he mm ruu away to taiifornla when tbe irqi uvi-rianu uau to ik made lu a w agon. The old pedagogue trhnl to nvi.laln riuour Mill he did not want am- v! plnnatlou. hut he was i-uouirh nt .n in. dian uot to urofe frientUhln man who bad treated bliu as meanly as that when a hoy. V CtimtUr. 'Do you think neoule in ih woiM will follow tbe lame n.v.n.. tlona they do berey asked tbe 2olu l'ig l.idy r Xo." said tbe chunhuiiiii- !. will attend to his uuu tuwinJ, theiv." -Srracn stanui.. . Sunday . consultation at n.- n..-. boapittu wr out weU attended bj the working el.,, th viorklngman pre ferring ,o lose a day's work ratiUT ,,iall r w "f bu hours of ' ai-SS ..Q Suu ft,' ,' Through way, nmy tummeti 1 look, H through 1 glM, And rc dd ol Ikws ind flowtrt And lughln children paw, And in h blif blue lunbonnet 0n other Utile Iiim- A lin ho tlied the millowi Skim jut lyond hr hand And shew the HuUr fifd ind tpd And nt of inns birdi t"""" And felt Hot blnlj were Wry folk On wins to fair) land. In her warm flt he carried, Trudirlni; o'ir hills and dales, In tin) I'lf-en laid and welshed Ai It In Ulry ales Tlie nalt tliit catches tsts!lnls When sprinkled on their tails. A little and wlntful, W In. gareil up tho far tVy. And n acliisl for fairy things and wings In tain and wondrred whyi W little Ian, 1 wonder atlll, tould alie he really If ..,, -Harriet rrmott Spoflord In Collier ALLAH AND AMERICA, A rcrslnn I.t-Ki-ml A' "ii- Cri-ii inr's Isll to Hurlli. In Persia. on a morning after the ver min had bieii particularly vigorous, 1 said soinctnlng caustic about getting i.i.- to Coil's country. An Armenian who had reposed In utter comfort In the same carauinsnry heard It and smiled. living an Armenian, he hated the Persians probably. Incidentally the Persian reciprocates. Well, this Armenian, rubbing Ids hands and with his head skewed over on one side, said: "Tliu Persians have a legend for everything. They have a legend for what you said Just now. It Is this: "Allah-that Is (iud-once snld to tils angel, 'I will see His world which I made' "And so Allah and the angel descend ed Invisible In a cloud to tho earth, and the first place nt which they ar rived was Frauce-tliat Is, In Furen ghlstan. And there they taw Hie rail roads, and the tramway s and the the aters, and the great plftt.ro galleries. And Allah looked In disappointment mid said: 'Alas, no! This Is not the world which I made. I nuule none of these things.' '"So they Journeyed to Inglczlstan thtit Is, Lngland - and there were mighty ships In the hnrbors nnd huge mills which mnke nil soils of things nnd food ill plenty. And again Allah said: 'Alas, no! This Is not the world which I made.' And everywhere- tliey traveled in the cloud Allah looked upon the laud and said, 'No; this Is nut It.' "At Inst, In despair, the nngel led the way to Pei'sln, and Allah sat himself down upoi a very I11J1 mountain, ami. looking far on every side, he saw nei ther railroads nor tramways nor thea ters nor picture galleries nor ships nor mills nor schoolliouses nor plenty to eat. "And Allah said: 'Yes, at Inst. This Is the world which I made. Not a thing Is changed. The people whom I put there I ive done nothing.' " Why didn't lie come lo AinerlenV I asked. "Sir." aiisweied the Armenian, "In Persia they had not even heard of America."- Harper's Weekly. An lllil Neil .li-i-si- seliitultiiiosi'. The pupil of today would think his opportunities very great If lie could see the school equipment of a hundred yi ill's ago. A Morris county (X. .1.) school of that s'l'lod Is thus described In an old letter of one of Its attendants: The biilldi g was constructed of logs, and instead of glass for windows. sheepskins were stretched ncr the ipei tures uinile by sawing off an neon- iniial lug The windows had one merit- they prevented pupils from being I ii-rrupled In their study by what was going on outside. The time was legiilnieil by an hourglass, ami th pupils drank water fioni a turn bier in.ide ol a cow's Innu or from ground shell. In spile uf these differences of equip incut, the schools ot u century ago re setuhled those of today lu one notable rcspect-they hud for the most paii tin- same gieat literary woiks that an the siainhirds of our language no, 'Ihe greatest literature Is fortunately tne possi-s.ion of many centuries. y us ii Hull., in- uau is-on trying all evening to make a good Impression. Ilu had told all his liuuiurou stories and had glu-n one impassioned speech from "Cyra no. nut wus still unc-onsolous, Thick shinneu. lie lallid to Perceive all her ellorts to get i-ld of hllU. Filially theie was a ileep silence. Fidgeting, he grew iionum, mid cast about for sonic lliilig to s.iy I") you wear that stilt of oulhir us n rule.' Iiektaiiiiuer..,l roolUlili- , "No." the haughty maid icplled frig miy , as a coiiur. Theu he tltHl.-Xuw York Times. iii-r Diiiiiioii r roiiiiiiii,,.i,. -o, mi ai miss Cayenne, "I don't re ior pie wm eontluually pav coniWuients." "Hut It Mior lion." au amiable dsKs. "P,.llkui. !... .1... .... i", uui m iiauu reiuinils uie mui some people are willing to pay ouly what eostt tbem nothing ami what they dou't really owe."-Wnsiii,i,.t.. Star situ ut II,,. Wruutt Tin,,. F.inployor-Mr Itedluk. vou fn ,.rr yesterday afterumm under the plea of being III I miw jou afterward going to the races, nnd vou .li.ln-i . . iK-atall unwell. all 1. icr- i nil ought to Imvn nfter the seioinl race, ir. I seen tne was liad ii'uigh Ihi-n.- nt-ltiu. It Is folly to atteuint tn ,.i, d. It uiaitcrs not in which dlree 'Ion a man face, he m.... nt ,. 1. .. . ;.. '" hi. Uck on half the eugo.Newi. V1" Tbe strength of wtxsi in.... ...... Itsdeusltv. f" '.is.ii'liillnn i,f ,, , The 8-yea rohl SOU (it .-I H.I .I.....I, . who bad henml his father . .., . . .. to bl work." .vent to the Ua. above bis own lasi w.k ! When Mrs Itlaok auswvri T .. . youug man sitld 'Ph-a-4'. Mrs Itiank glr. cor..e down and play with er is in, , i k",U Vlrs ,H"k: is lo no couil'ti.iii n. play - "Wh.tr i: c ,;,,,, ,. , . auxioolv Is. edruiA lu' A new ordinance lu Seattle tr prohibits side entrances to snloont i-icbieu ins .ic-uu.s ure seB( . Denver to Ireland as the rooJ "tj noorer classes. "si Arrests ests In Cleveland last year I I l!),ii'J.'l as compared with iv he red In INK) and 11,-loLMn 1S!)8. In southern Franco. n-li.n i .. 20 cents nnd milk 15 cents - new wine has been lately on Mle. in I limited quantities ut 2 cents a qui Arizona newspapers declare tliatd , minimi,, nnd mountain '"I ate sleps are taken for their iTtsprn, I Hon The legal rate of Interest In Caruj, I Is now Ti per cent, the reduction fromj per cent having been made by a ,J utu of the Dominion which effect .Inn. 1. l-ntlfot-ntii's ttl-cstihint ln their vote in the largest hall n rnnicnto In the presence of aa k incuse asseinbUigu, Including tlje- dubi. ..( .1... ..,,1,11,. u..li...,la " ' Ul ill.; i .-v.,vi, Cotton has rangcu in price. fr. $1.P0 a pound during tl10 war to U than r. cents n pound lu 1S!3. Inn,, last two and a half years It las rls,, IIOUI l CUIUS lU J-.l.l CCUIS, In the present house of represent, Hves of the Japan diet there am v, farmers ".'1 barristers, 1'j oillelals, mcrcnauis, n newspaper eilitors, Jd tors nun in iiiemocrs witnout uxed pre fessloiis. i ne averngu cosi ot innu lu soutLpn flermany suitable for tobacco culture ti ?1'J7.."iO a Hessian lnorgen, which u equal to three-quarters of an Amerlcaj acre. Tlie total cost of production u ... if.i.i.fM a inorgcu. Coal Is the latest discovery In Yu'.c It has been found In unlimited qua--- tics, nud tho grunt trading company are supplying It at reasonable tatM The chief deposits aru In Itock Crcrt, only (i miles trom Dawson City. The olllclal report shows that darlst 1000 the number of pilgrims to Lourlot was wivino. among whom were I cardinals ami ;io archbishops niul blib ops. Of water from the grotto 103,(n) bottles were dispatched to nil quarteri of the globe. I ho servants In some of Hie best places in hiiangimi club together oeJ pay a cook to provide nnd prepare the r food for them nt a cost of ' ?2.50 Met lean a month, or uboiit $1.23 a montl In gold, or a fraction ovcr-l cents a da; lu our money. Din ing lMWi the total value of mub exported to all foreign countries trsi $."ir..iHiii. while during 1000 the flgurei reached .f.'l.'.ll'.i.uOO. .Memphis used u bu tlie great distributing point for mules, but Louisville hns rcccull; tak en precedence. At a small village nvnr Namur I discovery has been inn do of 1)00 piece) of Roman money In a pel feet staled pieservatlon belonging to the tlilrJ uni fourth centuries and bearing clllglesol no fewer than 1." different ouipcron mid empresses. Autograph letters of famous men trill be far tarei' lu the future than dot. ircat men of today content theiuselrei wllh signing their names, often with rubber stumps, to typewritten docu ments, and It will bu hard to get murb sentiment from typewritten manu scripts. The undent Spanish mission of San Hucuuw'iituru wna established In Cali fornia In I7M'. The mission bools show that In !m years the monks cl San lluena Ventura had brought Inside the fold II.STtI Indians. The Hue stone structure of the mission built In 19X still stands. lu consequence of emigration tlirre Is a greater preponderance of women la Xnrway than lu almost any other coun II y in lluropo. The census of 1S0I showed that there was an excess ol women over men of almost 70.000, while lu IS7U this excess only amount ed to -l.'l.tSMI The government has created some huge forest leserves In northern Ari zona mid promulgated rules for tfcelr iigiilatloii wltli a view to prevent tlielf spoliation and to preserve them froQ lire. 'I'he principal lumber mills ' Ailznna are situated at Flagstaff anJ Williams, In Coconino county Street trees, properly planted anil eared for. work a remarkable change U the value of residential proptrty AW one with doiibls on this subject stiouM look Into the history of Washington. Minneapolis. Milwaukee. Iluffalo anJ other cities where a compreliensh system of street planting has been car l ied Into effect. The bank notes issued by the 'e3' icibotteiis Fiiskilka bank of Swede" and dv?icr private banks must he pi sound for payment within one year ot I hey will bu forfeited. Swedish banU hate hitherto Issued bank notes asgi'0' eial . ui ieney. lint now a law has l111 pas, it which gives the national or state lank ibis privilege alone, a' " 'In- ease iii Denmark. The author or u book which has soU well lias adopted a novel scheme for ailMMilsing it. He has had a large quantity of o.ce!lent Hgyptlau clga teites made, and on the wrapper ' cadi lu gold loiters Is stamped i' f his book. He has scut pack' ages of these cigarettes to Ills friends wltli the request that they sealtM them where they will do the iaot good The otllclal Hag of the Pan-Amerl' can exposition nt Ituffnlo was selected from ::oo designs and Is the production of Miss Adelaide .1. Thorpe. In upper eoi tier Is a slnele white star on him- tleld, typifying North America- On a iisl Hi. 1. 1 In tin. iiunnslte COTOer i'.:-e four stars, representing the South oru Cross constellation and Souin Muerica. The i enter of the tfZ J 9 I agonal white I nr bearing t'" i-' '1,1'11 eagle of liberty, with n gid i ,u Its talons. luscrlbed. "Pax l-d " A Smooth .Imiier. . He-Do you think you really wanteo n new dress now? She Vou don't know auythlng aM1" It. I wish I had known before I 0 rled you what a ftupid you nre, He You might have guessed easily, when I offered to marry a'- lowa inmost from the date of admission has been called the HawS! eye State. Ila wkeye was the name o a noted Indian chief, who In the ear' days caused no little trouble alone tne western bonier of American clvllW' tlou.