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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1901)
If V it HI BANDOX RECORDER. I'rlstnntlo Color. Mrs. Ople, tlio widow of (lie gront porlralt painter, whom sonic one linn colled (lie "Inspired pennant," never, even lu lier old ngo, lost lier love of bright colors. A ll((lo girl. Ktnroa Martin, nftonvnrd known In literature as Emma Marshall, visited her one day and experienced a raro pleasure. She says: On n screen In her drawing room were hung n number of prisms, which were suspended from chandeliers be fore, (he bell shaped globes enmo Into fashion. I sat on a stool at my moth er's feet, wondering what those long bits of glass could mean. Presently the brilliant rays of tho western sunshine filled the room. "Now," said Mrs. Oplc, "thou mays( run over (o that screen and give It a shuke." I did ns I was hidden. "He genlle," said my mother In a warning voice, but I gave the screen a vigorous shako. Kmcrnld, ruby and violet rays danced on the walls and celling and delighted mo so Intensely that I Uept repenting the process; then my mother, afraid of mischief resulting, camo and drew me back to her side. Mrs. Ople looked at mo nml said: "If thou lovost bright colors, then will never sec anything more beautiful than the rainbow f!od sets lu (ho sky." Con 111 .Nil I tlriiiirt Holf. When the amateur golf chnmplonshlp was played at Wheaton In 1M7 there was hut one Chicago newspaper uuin who had the remotest conception of what the game was. Accordingly, thu newspapers, wllli the exception of the Chicago Ttlhiinc, agreed to syndicate the work and put It nil In this one tnun's hands. The Tribune refused to enter the conibliiiitlnn ami depended upon (ho exertions of a member of Its own staff. Hut the Tribune repnitcr speedily realized his helplessness ami appealed to his brother of the synilleato for aid. The latter obligingly handed over his copy, and the Tribune niaii set (o wolk to iniike a few minor changes so that Its kinship to the original should not bo too apparent. Later In tin: evening ho met his generous bene factor and told him of the changes he hnd made. "In particular, (he account of the play at the sixth hole between Kurgan ami Douglas. You snld that 'Korgun rimmed (he cup for a half.' Well, you know, old chap, that Purgim Is n bank' cr down town and u big man, wlilli Douglas Is Just one of those Scotch. men. It seemed to me rather cheap to have Korgnii doing that sort of thing for n half, so I Just made It rend that 'Korea ii rimmed the r.p with Douglas for n hundred.' " Washington Capitol. Ilr(rntiiic llnrklea, neutral Dulicsinc was n distinguish' ed French veteran, slnlu by thu l'rus Inns after the rout of Waterloo, lie was full of resource and had great skill mid presence of mind. At Tencnra, when lie was In great danger, n large fortress In front nml n savage Insur recdon lu his tear, his own common sense snved him. "Who commands at I'escaraJ" he asked a soldier. "There are two." "What is the grsilo of til rltier In command?" "A brigadier general" "Ills imme?" "Do Hi'tiHuiHgglort)." "Ills title?" "A maninls." " "Ills age?" "About 70." "Is hu well preserved? Don he keep his color?" "He Is thin nml pallid." "Is his voice strong uud manly V" "It Is weak nml dull." "Is ho lively, goy?" "Neither the one nor the other." "What dues he wear on hi bead 7" "He Is powdered, and hi Imlr Is done In locks." "Has he Isiots uud spurs?" "No; he wears silk stockings, shoes and great buckles." "(rent buckles!" cried Duhesmo. "llrlng tilt the guns nud begin firing! The place Is mine!" An Itiriise 1'nr n I'ltrdfiii. When the stern Duke of Wellington was prlllto minister under tJoorge IV, he managed the old mouarch easily enough, but when he attempted the same tactics with the joung Quccu Victoria he met his match. Kho con tnntly outwitted him. One of his earliest otllclal acts was to bring bo fore her a court martini death sentence which he expected her to sign as H matter of course A soldier was to be executed for desertion, and as the death warrant was ilnced before the )licell by the duke she raised her eyes, full of team, to his face, suylug: "Have you nothing to say In behalf of this poor man?" "Nothing," said the duke, standing at attention like one of hi own privates; "he tins deserted three times." "Oh, your Ci nee, think again," plead ed thu iueeu as If she were asking for (he life of her dearest frleud. "Well, your majesty, he certaluly Is a bad soldier, but (here was somebody who spoke for his good character, lie may bo a tolerably good fellow lu civil life." "Oh, thank you." said (he u,uo! In heartfelt (ones, nud before (he aston ished duko could utter a word of pro test she had written across the paper the word "rrtrdoued.1' Ilriirllnu the Snlilmtli. One Sunday I called at h cot luge In tho south of Midlothian ami requested a measure of milk, which was prompt ly handed (o mo. 1 ofcred (he woman who attcmled to tuy wauts a few cop jvrs, hut sue. curtly respouded. "I canua tnk siller oil u Sawbath!" I thanked her. ami was turning away When sho whlsperetl: "Mon, ye cau drop (he bawjjje In (hat tub wl' the graltb (soap' mills) lift. I'll get tluui oot tho morn!" I.onduii Chronicle, Clrtrr llllklns. "Wlklns' wife foimd some pokr chips lu his pocket." "W-hV "Well, nilklns told Ur they wore cough hzenges." "Clever of llllklns. waan't It?" "Very-she swallowed two and very nearly died."- Ohio State Journal. Polly Larldn. Any omu who It blessed with n very scnsltlvouud sympathetic nature should never pass nlong thu streets w here polll try denlers uro receiving and dispatch log coop nflur coon of chiekeiis uni other poultry, unions tliey want their ponce of mind destroyed and (heir hearts llllod with indignation. If cir cumstances uro Midi that they aru com pulled to puss by (host1 phicosnf business day nf(er day, Hit chances are they will low much of (heir sweet disjio-dtloii nml liuibor thoughts (hat would not lmriiiiiiilt with tlio three graces "fultli, liupo nml charity." In Hie Hint place, tliuro Is it law for tlio prolco- (ion of chickens from thirstnnd hiinge nml iiiincccMsiiry rough handling, but you haven't h bit of faith that tlio poultry dealers will pay nny attention to It. In tho second phtec, knowing those people ns you ilu nml their slack way of looking nt these eeryday occur- rciifOH, which umoiiiit to sisitivu cm elly, you haven't u grain of hope for anything better. Charity, you have none. If you over had any toward those, people It litis vanished long since .So,ln this pnidt'iihirpliits"o(iifc, "faith hopo mill olinrity" don't llgure. I'olly never has to puss by theso places that my blood don't hull with Indignation nml I inn sine to have thoughts (hat in l- altogether uncomplimentary to the men in this business, llcie comes a wagon with seven or eight cisips erowilcd with geese, chickens, ducks or turkeys, as the case may lie. Itatdliig over the rough stone pavements Is had enough, but that Is unavoidable. The wagon Is hacked up to the sidewalk with a force that you would think the aw fill Jar would not leuvo n live bird in tho cages. Then cisip nfler coop is diopped to the sidewalk with it bang that leaves (hem panting, btiil-cd, anil frightened nearly to death; hut the torture Is not over. OH'coluos the slats and they are grubbed by tho wing or leg ami loriiout of the ciHipnnd handed squawking to a iiimi near by, who holds (hem in this cruel wu until Jit gets his doen, and (hen they aru hus tled down stairs into u dark cellar and nut in coons iircp.'iicd fur them. It does I'olly a world of good when sonic inotheily old lieu resents the rougl handling uud gives it vicious peck at her toriiicnloi's hands that brings the blood. It Is altogether mi necessary ti be us cruel us tlnve Italian iiollltlj dealers me. Most of them are of that nationality, and their ouu thought is haste ami the almighty dollar. 'I hey seem tohcdcvold of common humanity. .Many of them belong to the class know ii its ilugocs, and y nit don't oxiecl anything Is-lter from (hem. One nf the greatest nets of cruelly, however, Is allowing ctMijmof chickens to stand lu the broiling sun nil day with not n dmii of water or fissl. The chances are that they have been sent from some interior town, and have sst- sihly been without food or witter for three or four days, Parched w ith thirst every fowl til the coop Is panting with widotipen mouths, as If begging for it drop of wilier to Hpi tease (heir thirst I have seen them struggling to get to the edge of tlio cage mill pushing their liotuU through the sluts would bury (heir bills In the mud and remain (hul wity until you would expect iheiu to ! sllllticulcd. II seems to I'olly thai here therWIoty for (he rioveiitiouof t ruelt.t to Animals should step in and Include Miultry in tlio list or tneir gissi v. oi k. Hick ehiekens, well ehlekens, lame hlckciiSHiid lill tut chickens all go Into the smile eugo, although the lough lian- lliug cause much of the lameness and broken lugs nml wings. Tliey are Jerked nil of tlio ci sip in it way that makes the feathers lly, nml not infnspientl.t , if it does not break (tieir legs or wings, disjoint them. Hut what of that'.' I'he iHinealiil the not altogether healthy and pluni-looking chickens are sold to (he cheap lent iiirants nud limiale deal- rs. 1 1 w mild make you shudder to see Mime of thus fowl that arc sold to them1 place. Them Isn't it liousckeeier w ho raises chickens for her own table but would have the poor, sick chicken killed and thrown over the fence; or, II unusually otuoflll, would have the ear ns buried for fenr of the other snillry Is-lng Infected. Another tiling that one sees fttspiciitly ill these plactw U the fowls that have not been sold ami have lam in pickle for gisslinw knows how long. Suddenly mini' cheap res taurant kcccr has ileiiianil for chick- n dinners, sihly for chicken salad for some entertainment; out come (hew chickens, Usikiiig blue and green and .ellow,and tliey are sent oil' l tho lutnkct fill. Tliey are a sight t be hold, and lepulslve l no name for them. It takes all your appetite and fondness for chicken away lor iiiuiiy a long day. You don't even want t hear the name in' chicken or turkey. During (he winter senton when m ninny dresMsl chickens and turkey are shlpHsl from the interior, as well as w hole carloads front the ICast, fur the liulldays, U another trying time for all IsHiltry lover. I have seen il reused turkeys plltsl up on the street t-everol feet deep, ami you cau rest assmed (hey were imt the eholee pick of the ooualgu- ins4it, but (he majority of tlnau were binUssl and lorn lu it way Unit would make you turn your head away lu disgust. Know lug the way of tile poul try world lu our market, it make one very wary of calling for chicken uulea It Is lu an eutlrely up-Udai restaurant, and eveu then you are rather siiy of chicken fricftsbee. Koine one asked a iiiiiv-ti.il i tin I'tlur day, ut a little afternoon Uu, that unused a gowl deal of comment and possibly a little ill feeling. Hhe Inno cently askod tho question she after wards said lu oxcu-i! for the bun of ex citement that she never had the least Idenoftreaillngoii anyone's toc "Arc ladles of. Shu Knuiulacoaddicted togam bliiig'.'" km tlio iier- that -tirr.sl up a little hornet's nest, and inu-d have caused a lieu lo Imt. in soinelssly's Isiiinet from the foninn'iinii it nti-ed. Some of the guests were inot eiiiihntic In their denials, while otheis admitted dint gambling among women existed to some extent, as far its card parties were concerned, hut dial tho-e who In dulged in thu pastime usually played with their husbands and other guests, and the amount put tip was only small, and not for the value of (lie sbtke bu( to keep up the interest and giethem an Incentive lo do their liest playing. Others stated that at every card party nil the guests played with the hope of winning the llttlo gift put up as a re ward lor (he winner of (he game, as well as f.,r (ho plensiiic (hey tisik In playing cards, hut they did not con sider that gambling. The gift was never of any great value, but it was an Incentive to tho players to carry oil' the trophy If they had Is-cn skillful and clever enough lo win the guiue. Many of the guests were card-players and they didn't enjoy the light in which their favorite pastime was Iisiked Umiii. rttill the unwelcome tiuth was forced u I ic hi Iheiu that gambling with cards wus indulged In, but comforted them selves with the fact that the pastime of card-playliigcould beabu-ed like every thing else uud hi Itself wus not an evil. Some of the guests oK.'lied their eyes in wonder, however, when the truth wa revealed that there was more than one ipiiet little club existing wheie the liicmls'rM, composed of several husband and wives, met regulatly once a week nud played cards until 5 o'clock in tin morning, ami the stakes amounted to fiom one lo live bundled dollars at every meeting of this "chosen few." The lo-crs weie not always the most amiable people to meet next day, hut their friends never siispicloued the cause. BRIEF REVIEW. Opluie ol ,i CiIKoriil.i doctor. One of Hie rari'st birds known to sci ence) was captured by the Hiiiulhcrg brothers at their stock ranch near .Nee niieli, Kern county, on the edge of the ilesett. The bird was tho I'seiidngry phus Caliroriiiaiius, otherwise, aiming plain people, the California condor. 1 1 had gorged itself on the carcass of a eow and when seen could lint lly, prov ing an easy victim. The specimen Is a very huge bird, die spread of Its wings Is-lng nenrly ten fis't. In. color It is a grayish black, slightly whitish at the tall. There Is a broad while streak under the wings. The head carries a bunch of line black featheis, but the neck is bare except ttl the base, w here there is a rufHe of black feathers. The California condor, hecuuscof Itsscarvily, is very valuable, the eggs even Mug worth alsmt flood apiece. The Cost oi Recutcrlng Mail. Many persons used to u-fiise to avail tliciiiselues of the privilege of ivgi-tci- lug their letters on the ground that to do so was to adverdse the laet that it missive was worth stealing, u hile if it were actually stolen or lust, the (Jnvern- ment would lay no coinM-iisation l Ihe loser. Two years ago an appropria tion of i-IWIIKI wits lllHlle to provide for all Insurance fund. This aninimt had 11111 asked for by the I'osloHlce Ik'- pattnicnt lu the belief dial it would not much more than cover the Indem nities demanded lu a year. The De pHitmenl was Hgtecnbly siirpiistsl, when, at the end of the tln.t twelve month, only tl.VI.Oivas found to have Isi u iwlil out oh this account. Thus it upiears thai the adoption of this sys tem of insurance hits cost the ( intern ment very little, while encouraging inall'y people lo reglslcr their letters and packages. EjtUmi lUnk Not, lu the show case devoted io exhibits if early printing from Jamn and China (lie llrltlsh Museum authorities have just placed an Interesting addition -a Chinese Imnk note Issued during the lelguof the Ihnperor llung-wu, A. D. :tin- i:iiu. This lathe earliest sihvIiucii if a luiuk note known to exist lu any ouutry, and is year earlier tluui the establishiueul at tStiH'kholui l the llrst lUiroisiiu lialik (hat issiusl notes. Msiul elghtts'ii Inches in length and half that lu w idth, It Is a curious look ing document. I'he Chinese almuiutc Is lhcuioiioMiy of Hie IbniM'mr, none oilier U'lng at- lowed within Ills dominions. .o China man deems his household complete without a copy of this uuUue ihs'ii- uieiit, on s.vouut of (he wonderful lu foriuatloii a to the lucky and unlucky lays which II contains. A the esti mate population of China Is something like kXkUKkiUo souls. It would seem that, even If a mouos.ly were worth retaining, It Is the Chinese nluianwc. I'he UvHloiikey rviiiuiUhout lu (lie venue MillVeu, laris, wa put up for sale recently and rcaliMsl fjtii, where the property originally imsI Wk. The lot iHMitprlwsl wuiie forty donkeys, a loutl-urnying organ, three motors, fit ting mid harness. 'Hie donkey weni for .t'Js. apiece. lu Charlottenburg, Uennauy, so many liihabltanu have taken aVgrevs as diM'tor of medicine (list the average Imtkueof Itfty Is only tlSa ytr, and another flfiy are In reoelptof charitable relief ludi.i iiil.ls I wit-lli-l list, tor i Itit, i. pi in il iii.n k in l ' TJI E FJ1T3NCJI I KU SOME OFTHE BRUTAUTIESTO WHICH HE IS SUBJECTED. HnrhiK nml Ollirr I'linUliiiieiils Ulilcli S..iiiflline t:ml In the Vic tim's llenlli lliiil rv Winked ill, l .l Orilercil, l- the Olllcers. Soldiers In tlio Trench nrmy are not subjected by law to corporul pnnisli ment any more tluui it has been n part of the regulations governing the Mill tnry itrndemy nt West l'olnt that ca dets should "brace" or "qualify" on molasses and prunes. Nevertheless the Krench soldier Is put through n linking process which Is most severe and several times has caused death. The French soldier Is known ns I'lcton ur Dnmaiict. Just as the Kngllsh soldier Is known ns Tommy Atkins. Dumnnet Hilda when he Joins the colors Hint lift Is not all skltdes for a soldier. The thing which distinguishes the lia.lng In the French ruiy from the hazing In American colleges and uni versities Is that It Is suggested and al most ordered by the commissioned olll ccrs. An olllccr will s.iy to a conmral or a sergeant, "You linie a man here who has done so and so." naming some trivial ofrense, more than likely to be some neglect of the deference due to the olllccr. "It would lo him good If lie were tossed lu u blanket." The olllccr turns on his heel mid walks away, while (lie unfortunate sol dier Is plnccd In a blanket, with snber. spurs, Jack boots, bayonets and such pleasant bedfellows, and the combina tion Is tossed until the hnzers are too tired to continue. This Is great sport for the man's comrndes, especially If they are half t'rtink, which they nre likely to be. This diversion has rather gone out of fnvor Just now, because several soldiers who have been tossed had tlio bnd tnste to die nftor the disci pline. In some of the French barracks n favorite method of punishment Is to hang the olTcndliig soldier up by his heels and then to spnnk him with a sword bayonet. In Algiers, where the men are far removed In the outlying garrisons from thu central authority and at the mercy of their tormentors, tliey are subjected to many forms of hazing nt the hiipgoMloll of the olliccrs. At olio time the "vllo" was much ni favor mining the linzers In the Algerian tinny of occupation. It consisted In putting a man In a deep hole made In the shape of u returned funnel dug by the Arabs In the ground us a place fur the storage of corn. The unfortunate mnn was left (here sometimes for days, with hardly anything to cat or drink nml exposed nil the (hue (o the heat of the sun. while at night the phnv was cold. Many died from hunger, thirst or cold, while many others became In sane. The mllltury authorities when they became aware of these tortures Issued an order prohibiting such a punish ment. Imt It Is still practiced hi Isolated parts of Algiers where no eye can see of which the olio-era are afraid. Several years ago l'rlnce I'lguatelll d'Arngon, a young Spanish noble, ran nwiiy from his homo and went to Al giers to Join the foreign legion, the refuge for men "with u pust." Ills friends ununtiuccd to the French mili tary authorities that the prince had gone to Join (he legion, but the authori ties were able to get no word of his arrival. At lust a soldier suggested that perhaps a strunger nki wandered Into camp nud had considerable illlll- culty hi speaking French might be the prince. The sergeant to whom the p lin re hnd spoken was drunk at the time and became umm.u-il at tho Span lard's broken French, so he ordered that the stranger be placed lu the "vllo" without more ado. Here the miserable young man remained for two days without eating or drinking, and then n -iioihI natured sentry broke the rules and gave him food. As soon as he was rescued from the "vllo" the young man started fur Spain, having most thoroughly reconsidered his de termination to enter the celebrated foreign legion. uothcr form of punlshmeu( which used to be isipular hi Algiers was the carcan." A piece of wood, usually the trunk of a tree, was used. The mail was laid on It. usually hound n that the middle of his hack would be resting ou tho wood, wiih his bend and feet hsiigtug down to the ground. Ills feet were tied to an Iron liar and his hands to another, and. left lylug face upward, hu was ex p wed for hours to the terrible heat of the sun. Some men hate survived 1- hours of this torture. A form of puiiUhineiit still popular among the French coloniul (roops-(ha( Is, popular with those who bullet It ami not with thote who suffer It Is the crapadlne" It consist of throwing (lie man face downward nud tying his wrists and anUliss behind his buck so that his wrists aud ankles are brought together -New York l'res. An l!iiilinrrnlHic l.aimti, Durlug a funny turu ou the stage at the Walnut Street theater, tiuchiuatl. one night a mtui In the balcony leaned over the railing convulsed with laugh ter. During an citraordluary burst of hilarity his false teeth llew from his mouth aud fell la the lap of a linly who was sitting lu tlio iwrquet. Those near looked up nud saw (he toodiles man watiug frantically to (be lady to pick up his teeth. This caused a gen era I laugh at hU cxiMtiso. The tcctb tvers returned by an uur.-lHeuange Xt'lirrr I lie Unlit I.ii). You say the flay was eutlrely with out a villain V "Yes that I. If you choose to omit tuesuUior." liidiaiiaiiolla 1'res. Curiously. Hie men who are easiest to cvt along with are the very meu who bars no faculty for guttluc along. lie troll Journal. In (lie present houctt of represents tit-en of the Japau diet tbere are la-' farmers. S3 barristers, 12 officials, '.v nierchauta, 0 ucwpuMr sdltor. 3 doc tor sud TO uieinU-rs without Hied pro fssslons. AuiocraiiU tellers of famous men win 1m fur rarer lu the future than nav Ureal meu of today content theiuselve wuu signing tneir nag, orieu with rubber tainps t,, typewritten docu ici nts. u u.l i w u t.c haw to get inn, i. "'Haut r:,; ttpctvrtttt II iu.tr. i s, I J 'S "THE FRENCH SHORE." Where Misery. Miunlor. IIiiiiijt noil Colli llnle l eit foiiiiillnml. Misery, sipialor and wretchedness, . ' ,'n.,i lit- an almost ceaseless struggle with hunger ami cold, are tho portion of 'he innnimnnis m me North Show." In Ne loundhilid. Their little hiimlets nre perched In the rifts lu the nlniost unbroken hills, and i... n,.-,.,. stfirins sweeti the surface nlniost to their doorsteps, while for Mvcli months of the year tneir coast ... ,. ,. .i.. i..,i .vim ten nud they nre cut off from all communication with tho outside world. The only Industry Is codlMiltig, and cod Is the sole modi tt tn of exchange. The people rarely see money, ami our .... iu .i. svstein of trading, a quintal of cod beitig the unit of value. The needs of the Usher folk are otuy sup .,n..,i lit- the Itinerant trnder, his schooner being laden with provisions, clothing and tlshlng appliances. Thus hnve these people lived for generations. They are Ignorant, for (tic means oi education are nonexistent, the children being content with what sntlslied their fathers. The common objects of every day life are unknown to them. They i.ove neither horses nor cattle. Only a few of the older folk who have ven tured south have any knowledge or these things. There are no roads ami therefore no vehicles. Travel Is by bont during the summer and over the Ice llocs dur ing the rest of the year. The few let ters for the clergy and others who can lend arc conveyed to the settlements by dog tennis during the whiter, and, save for the fortnightly visit of the mnllboat during the period of open mitigation, a steamer Is never seen by the residents. With such marvels as electric tele graphs, telephones and electric light they nre of course unfamiliar, mid their standard of Intelligence Is best Imllcnted by stating that It Is not un usual to find a Justice of the pence who cannot write his own mime. -Chambers' Jottrnnl. A MAN AND HIS VIOLETS. The Nlory f Ihe Vltnelolis Mil III Willi Iteeelteil tin' Plotters. "Yes, It was a lovely bunch of vio lets," sighed the girl who received them, "but I wish they had net er come to me. You see, It was this way: The man who sent them Is one of those nw fully nice fellows who bore you to death the kind you feel so glad to see talking to some one else, don't yolt know," she ended iippeiilingly. "Yes; I've seen the type," sympathet ically replied her nudltnr. "Well, on my birthday he sent that lovely bunch of tlolcts-porfeet beau ties they were- with n dear little note to the effect that he had to go out of town, but would be represented by these little purple chid messengers, so like my eyes and whose fragrance al ways reminded him of me. 1 thought tho note rather nice." she concluded pensively, "and put the (lowers In the pnrlor on the center (able, writing back that I had done so. Why hi Ihe world wus 1 so prompt V" she walled. "It was no more than polite." "Oh, much more! My dear. It Is al ways Idiotic to go luto details like that. Well, he did not go out of town, but was fortunately' detained uud enmc around after all to tell mo so. And those wretched violets" ".Surely they were nil light'" "1 had loaned them to Annie to wear to the Illiinks' dinner. Of course I had to tell him that the heat of tho room was too great, and I hnd put them In the iceho.x. .lust ns he was going and I was congratulating myself on my escape In sailed that miserable girl, violets and all! If he had only gone, ns he said ho would, It would have been all right. Men nre mj unre liable!"- New York Mall and Express, .tnliiiiil lVcnlliirlttr, If a female fot (vlxein get caught In a steel trap and l discovered by the male or fox dog, It Is said be Inva riably kills her, although 1 have not heard It stated that the vixen would kill the dog fox or another vlicu or the male another male. If a cow becomes Impaled on a fence and groans with pain, the whole herd Instantly rush wildly to the spot, right aim tippiucutl do their best to destroy her If not beaten off. A hog coutined with others lu a lien breaks out ami on being returned to the pen Is nt once set Upon nud bitten by the otheis Why, with ail the Instinct animals Hsstss, is the desire so strong to In jure or destroy rather than to help or rescue.' .New York Sun. tt'imil 'IliMt Cfiu Miefwlmr. Among lis mauy curious prtuc(s South Africa Includes the "sneeze wood" tree, which takes tt mime from the fact that one cannot cut It with a aw without sueostug, as the fine dust lias exactly the effect of snuff, ljveu in planing the wood It will sometimes cause sneexfng. No lustvt, worm or bariiuele will touch It. It Is very hitter in the taste, and when placed lu water it will sink. The color i light brown aud the grain very close aud hard. For dock work, piers or Jetties It Is a useful timber, lasting a lone while on. tier water. tt'liert. I lie slmo I'IhcIhiI, Young tilrl (glauclm: tremltlcsl Oh, dear! j twt are m awfully big! Practical Auntie -Hut t.,o .... them all right, don't jouv outur uin-Oh. vc tan u, .1,. ...i.... folks too.-New York Tribute. limit? liicrnn, lleffMTsr- v Iiom v. .... . - - 7 , i uu urtn g poor fellow out of a Job? Joaklev- (linelmiy' i . .- . . .. ' . . .1 11 U UXi at It Without my li.lp? Pivhiid you're v, uuiriuuin.- l uiiaiielptila Press Coal Is the latest discovery in Yukon It has been found in unlimited ouauii ties, aud the imi is., n... ' . 1 - - - - - "iiui vutuuanies ur supplying it at reasonable te7 - are in Hoc It Creek OOhy 90 mile from Dawson citj. niter. Ilssslwl. t. tap,.,.,,,,,, in pari, of South Ann r,cH wt" i. bogaiu u nnl for o .. " n en an s i I ,,, , , , I- - an' n. , ' '' NEW SHORT STORIES ttlim-ss Wnsn'l Interested. I . Iliw.li t M ii. mt. nf Kansas City tells this. The witness had been de scribing a murder, aud he seemed over- .,..if.t ilu. defendant. The auAiniis i" vv. . .. - ----- defense was an alibi. The- witness had told how he had seen uie one.... ... ,lnn..lice,1. llllinCC n JCW- ..led knife Into his heart, and he had oven gone so far as to distinguish the ort of buttons he had on his cont, nl- though It was nlgiiuime. me uv.. got hold of him something In this way: "You say you saw this murder com mitted?" ' I nin certain of It, sir. "It was D o'clock at night?" Yes. sir; the clock In the church , .. . i - '-.rf struck 0." "1 believe you said you were nbout 7.' feet a way?" Itetwccti 70 and 7o feet; somewhere along there." "Of course this killing was not done under nn electric light?" "Oh. no; It wns done In an alley. Thete were no lights there." "And yet you say you distinctly re member' Mint you saw a Jeweled knife In the defendant's hand and that the buttons on his coat had a curious little .. iiooiiV Then, musingly: "And yet you were 7.1 feet away, and It was a dark night? Now, arc you ijing wore von drunk V" "Oh, snld the witness, "you can fig ure It out to suit yourself. I don't care anything about the case anyhow." Ilnllttrr llmlt-KCcl. It Is seldom (hat any olio who Is not entitled to the privilege of the tloor of the senate manages to slip by the keen eved tlomkcepers who guard the entrance. Their watchfulness Is un tiring, yet one day during the recent special session they had to admit them selves outwitted, and by a book iigent nt dint. The feat was accomplished through a combination of unlimited as surance and prosperous nppearniicc. About half an hour before the opening of the day's session a middle aged man with a few books under his arm walk r.MIAllhll HIM IN tO.SVniSATlON. ed rapidly through the senate recep tion room mid as though he lint been in customed to do It a dozen times .1 day turned Into the lobby, lie made his entrance with such mi air of au thority that no one stopped to (pies Hon him. Kuterlng the chamber, he sought out Senator Dollher, sat down beside him and engaged him hi con vcrsatlon. In a few moments the gen tleman opened up 111 praise of the books he carried nud exhibited the sped mens, dilating upon the rate ex cclleiice of the bindings, the paper and the print. Senator Dolllvcr was tin t urallj taken by surprise to find him self besieged tight In Ills senatorial chair by a hook agent, but recotered himself enough lo nsk, "How did ymi get here?" "Oh, I Just walked In!" icpllcd the canvasser ".lust walked 111?" echoed Ihe sella lor. "Well, then." he concluded, "the scrgeiiut iit arms of the senate will in sist you tu Just walk out.'" And tin commercial gentleman was olliclally shown to the dour. Washington Times. ttei-il's tViiriiluu, The struggles of the speaker ami his lieutenants on the tloor to keep down appropriation and to curb certain committee of the hotiso thnt hate been lii recent years thoroughly domi nated by certiilu departments have brought (o light n hit of unwritten his tory of Mr. Heed's more recent regime. One day one of his chairmen came in with an enriiest request for certain legislation which the department was clamoring fur "Waal," said Mr. lteed after listen ing to the Importunity, "wait till jou get it before going out on the (erruee tu spread your plulous and to ask the de portment t hnt more It wants." lr. .triniiiir Knew x IIok. on one occasion the late Mr. Armour made a Christina nreseut nf n i. of clothe to ev..ry e,,rk lu oUJoi. Willi Hie OXCt lit lull at rm.. ll,.,r- ..11 lected good hiuiues hq,s wortu w. '. i ue exception weui In for n dres suit that cost Si"-. - 'uiuui 14111 '! hlw up 'How U IhU. Mr Mrtiitr? ..ii , . " M f (III right, of count, but I iini,.a ,. lavlb to yourself beyond all your ass., elates, ,i,, all my many years In the biisiues you Miouui minx i ruucti to recognize n lion when I saw him." tnaorn l.'iiiit.. It Is estimated ilmi , i,.,- 1,-yirw. .. " noom 4UU.UQI) AUSorn lmiiis i i... t- , viiiiett Mutes and that etir annual pn.diictlon of mohair Is alsmt I.ihiij.iksi p1Hll, "" 'ery mile tins been sold or written nlMitit Anunm - i... Uist W years, they hnve Iss-n extensive- ; m mi- , .,, rn Mnll,, n1(, ( . torle. eaneclnlK h, .... v .. . co. Netada. California an.l'iiregon. ' -In I iileii.n MrU,,, llet rich old im.-i -. - . .. . . her. I her ai'iiTiicco NlOe! Ili liArrl.ll (hrea'en her awfuiii ' y" i ii rem en lier? "Yet. threaten. ., i....... ... . . to s ho.nl.-. ,.: " nlU"WJ Caliroi-nl.i's lie. i . I .. their oU.,- Vl e Tsr . . . ,0W C8S' ntmenio ... .i"'"8 U In &.c- Uu.,seass,,.ltr,-e In T i "f 0,1 ri ff CII0PST1CIC D1NNEK3, A FAD WITH WOULD DE BOHEMIAS! IN NEW YORK. Chinese IlestnttrniiU There Tol(rt ii Pree nml Hn)' i:iliinrtlr, una eu erlnnlj Dor Jtisl Aliimt m IIe or she I'lenses. In the Inst few years n surprlslnyjj large number of Chinese restauriM, hate ninde their nppeafiitico In up town districts In New York. The tawdrj outward decorations of red and blu, lights and hugo gilt Chinese character, nre In every case the same. The same, too, are the uniittrnctlvo entrances, nj walls decorated with colored picture, of pretty Chinese girls and timrvelons ipeelmeiis of landscapes, the little ta hies covered with white oilcloth, the general dilapidation of the establish ment. Nothing about them seems at tractive, and yet these places tlirlTe, mid their number Increases with aston Ishiiu rapidity. Tho lcnstm Is not far to seek If one Is nt nil faiulilar wlthUje facts. There are several character tics of (he Chinese restaurant w hlch recommend it highly to certain classes nnd seem to Indicate, that Its popularity Is not a mere fnd. In the llrst place It should be unity, stood that most of theso places a really what they nre .supposed to U, eating houses carried on under Chine; management. The cooks are Invsra. lily true Celestials, nnd lu only n few cases are the proprietors Americans. The food Is prepared, therefore, accord ing lo the most approved methods ot the Middle Kingdom, with the result that In cheapness and savoiincss (If you like 10 It can easily outclass simi lar places run by American cooks. The Chinese Is a master of the art of male. Ing pnlntnhlc dishes out of next to nothing or rather a little of everything. Not even the Krench cook can rival him. The Insipidity of cheap chop houses nnd the snnieness of the dairy lunch counters nre thus escaped lij frequenters of these restaurants. More over, In spite of appearances the food Is prepared In an extremely cleanly manner. No one Is debarred from en tering the kitchen, and a vllt thltlur sends one buck with renewed nnpetlte to the untidy eating room. So man; who while possessed of a small share of this world's goods still affect "sjiort Iness" frequent the restaurant for Hi cheapness and grow to enjoy the hlglilj llnvoreil dishes. There Is nlso a free and cusy atmos phere nlmiit the Chinese eating house which attracts iiiuiiy would be "Itohe minus" ns well ns a goodly share of a class below the lowest grades of the city's many graded lloheinia. Visitor! loll about and talk aud laugh loudly, When the waiter Is wanted, jjine one emits a slulll yell which brings un an swering whoop from the kitchen, fol lowed sooner or later by a little Chi i lei-1' at ii Jog trot. Any one who fecli like It may si l ull luto the kitchen and try ii Utile pigeon Kngllsh ou the cool. The proprietor will teach niiyhody to use the chopsticks uud roar with laugh ter over the failures uf the not Ice. Ev erybody does as he or she pleases with in certain tcry clastic bounds. The limit Is reached sooner lu some places than In others, for while some of the houses are before midnight at least perfectly well conducted others are of more than questionable le-.pcctahllllj'. It Is curious uud interesting In note thnt under Aiiriean inaiingcincnt Hie tone of these places Is lower than when the Chinese nre lu sole control These new up town places arc not 80 good, either In a moral or a culinary way, as those down lu Chinatown. It Is usual to speak as If Mott and Tell streets were the city's sink of Inlqultr. nnd so they nre In some respects, but there nre no Chinese restaurants In the neighborhood as disreputable ns one or two up town. The clientele of tbe down town places Is above suspicion ai a rule. Chinese drop In for their mcaK nud dwellers from up town come eltlier from curiosity or becnuse they haw learned to like good Chinese cookln?. I'p town the hills of fare lire re lim ited. "Yockmiiiin," "chop siiey" anJ "chowinnn" are the pieces de reslse mice. They answer the purpose cer talnly, for '-'." cents' worth of notM kinds of chop siiey served with rlM will make a toothsome dish for two people. Tea Is served free of charge and the quantity Is not limited. W no one should Judge the Celestials' cu linary skill by these up town houses. Mnny of the guests In these restau rants conic regularly. Frequently men ami women come with palls to buy to food and take It home. Negroes are lu disproportionately large numbers. Tntf eein to like the Chinese, and Indeed the noise lu the kitchen reminds oneol Ihe similar condition of southern kite'' ens under negro management 11 evtr solemn the Chinese tuny seera I he lu public, he is a cheerful creature In his own kitchen. Talk and laugbter. even intisle during "off" hours, (toat out to the dining room. All the servant' seem ready to break Into smiles nt tt' smallest provocation. They nre alwaj' ready to exchange Jci-ts with tlielr pa trons, but familiarity never bc'tniM Impertinence. The Chinese does""' care what happens so long as he I 'e" unmolested. He likes everything to I slipshod nnd merry. -New York Tribune. Whr "WrililliiB UreHkrn.tr "In all ny experience of tvi-ddlM breakfasts." snld a guest at a w Mint "1 have never understood wry feast was called n breakfast an I not luncheon. Now I have learned III from the custom lu the Church nf E' land, where the bride nud hr' I' groom always receive the holy couiuiilt an I fore the ceretmuiy, receive It ftistlnH mid remain fasting until nfter the ding, when the meal which Is served" really a uunkfust'-New York TWW- Cotton has ranged In' pr"e fro3 ll.pi) a piuiud during tho war to If' than ft eents u pound In ISuS. In t? Inst two nnd a half years tt has r'a fiom .'. cent to l'j.75 cents. livery man has his chain ami only It U looser and lighter to cue th" to another, and he Is more at ens " " takes It up aud carries It than he drags It.-Seuecn. Tl.o T..-.. ... . . . .I v iurs iiKe tnciotiv ami "1 tlculorly devoted to tlutes. They W" seven different kinds of this oo'.i.' Instrument.