BANDON RECORDER.
I POLLY LARKIN J
Nlleneln* the Qoe«tioner«.
A French gentleman who bad been
with M. de Talleyrand for twenty years
accompanied him to the congress at
Vienna after Naisileon's exile to Elba.
People naturally concluded that thia
long intimacy had made him familiar
with a number of particulars of the
minister's life and bearing also upon
the events with which he bad been
mixed up. Worried with questions, the
friend Invariably replied that be knew
nothing, but the questioners would not
be satisfied and returned to the charge.
“Very well,” dually said Talleyrand's
confidant, "I'll tell you a peculiar and
altogether unknown fact In connection
with M. de Talleyrand. Since Louis
XV. he’s the only man who can open a
soft boiled egg with one backward
stroke of his knife without spilling a
drop of the contents of the shell. That's
the only peculiarity 1 know in connec
tion with him.”
Discretion had scored a decisive vic
tory. From that moment the questions
ceased.
Political Fence«.
“The political expression ’keeping
your fences fixed,’ ” said an old cam
paigner, “is due to a remark once made
by Senator John Sherman.
"It was nt a time when the senator
had amassed the most of his fortune.
He had a farm near Ills home town,
and while preparing to drive out to it
one afternoon he wns accosted by a
book agent, who labored hard to Bell
one of bls tiooks. Mr. Sherman was
not In a mood to make any such pur
chases, ami be finally silenced the man
by saying: '1 can’t afford to buy your
book. It takes all my money to keep
my fences fixed.’
"lu reality Mr. Sherman referred to
the fences on his farm, but some of Ills
jHditlcnl associates, hearing of the re
mark a few days later, took it up at
once nnd made a political phrase of it.
It was first confined only to the state
of Ohio, Imt it luis now become so
common that no one ever takes the
trouble to wonder where It originated.”
- Philadelphia Times.
Military Crime«.
Hardship and privations do not Im
prove the temper, and Insubordination
easily supervenes, while the temptation
of drink, if it is to be had, is too often
irresistible to weak but well meaning
men long deprived of such dissipation.
Another fruitful source of transgres
sion which, if we are to trust vague re
ports, became at times epidemic was
the almost natural surrender to phys
ical exhaustion, says Major Arthur
Grlllitlis in Tlie Fortnightly Review.
To sleep on sentry is one of the most
serious of military crimes. It is inex
cusable from the military point of
view, for the safety of thousands may
hang upon the vigilance of one man,
yet the strain of some wearisome, long
protracted march or fatiguing opera
lions will sometimes explain what can
not be defended.
Nor can we shut our eyes to possible
|Ullt of a more contemptible, if not
molt flagrant, kind. Misbehavior be
fore the enemy- cowardice, in plain
English Is not absolutely unknown In
our or tiny other army. It Is wiser,
perhaps, to draw a veil over its exhibi
tion ami tlie punishment that must fol
low, yet we cannot shut our eyes to the
certainty of its occasional occurrence.
The Divinity of Justice,
Tlie one divine work, tlie one ordered
sacrifice, Is to do justice, and it Is the
last we are ever Inclined to do. Any
thing rather tlinn that; ns much char
ity as you choose, but no Justice.
“Nay,” you will say, “charity is great
er than justice.” Yes, It Is greater; It
Is tlie summit of justice; it is the tern
pie of which justice Is tile foundation.
But you can't have the top Without the
bottom; you cannot build upon char
ity.
You must build upon justice for this
main reason—that you have not at first
charity to build with. It is the last
reward of good work. I)o Justice to
your brother—you can do that whether
you love him or not and you will come
to love him. It Is all very fine to think
you can build upon charity to begin
with, but you will find all you have got
to begin with begins at home and Is
essentially love of yourself.—John Rus
kin.
The ThouKhtfnl Stork.
On a tree close to a house, within a
abort distance of the river or canal,
there was a storks' nest, with young
ones. The roof of the house caught
tire one day, and, though the fiaines
did not actually reach tlie tree, the
heat became scorching. So the mother
stork tlew down to the water, got Into
It and drenched her breast; then, re
turning to her young, she spread the
mass of cool, wet feathers all over
them. Tills she repeated over and over
again, dying to the river, going down
Into the water and returning, her plum
age drenched with wet. And thus the
nest wns saved, and tlie tender nes
tlings were preserved alive until the
fire had been got under and all was
safe. The truth of this remarkable
story was vouched for by more than
one eyewitness. -Cornhill,
What Wrrpliiu Vienna.
Tears are the result of n nervous
storm In the central nervous system,
under which there Is such a change in
the vascular terminals of the tear se
creting glands that the excretion of
water from tlie glands Is profuse. Some
excretion Is always In progress in or
der that the surface of the eye may be
laved and cleared of foreign matters
which may come In contact with It,
but the controlling center Is nt a dis
tance.
Satl«n**<l.
You would be surprised to know how
many little girls from 10 to 14 years of
age help to earn their living by selling
papers on the streets of San Francisco.
Some of them are very neatly and
warmly clad and their hands protected
by gloves, but the majority of them
seem to be attired in somebody's odds
and ends of cast-off clothing and they
are anything but neat. For this there
is no excuse, for soap and water are in
expensive, but theirenviroiiments have
possibly made them careless; then,
again, they may never have heard that
“cleanliness is next to godliness,”
and doubtless it is an unknown quan
tity in tiieir homes, where they never
see anything but tlie ordinary and note
the daily scramble for the very neces
saries of life. These little girls vie with
the lioys in selling papers, and some of
them work up a regular line of custom
ers who will not purchase their pa|*ers
from anybody else but the wee lassies
who are striving to earn their bread on
the streets. They are never missing
from their posts, rain or shine. The
wind nearly takes them oil'their feet at
times, but they cling courageously to
their stock of pa|>ers that are a load in
themselves in such childish arms, and
their voices rise above the diu made by
the wind and the confused sound of
wagons, street ears, etc. “Here’s your
morning or evening papers,’’ as the
case may be. It makes you feel that
you want a well-tilled pocket-liook to
meet the demand from this array of
little folksand you feel almost blue and
sadly out of temper sometimes to think
that you must turn a deaf ear to their
entreaties. You wonder what influence
this kind of life is going to have on the
lives of these children who havespeut
a great deal of their childhood on the
streets battling for the dimes and cents.
Some of them have already lost their
sweet, innocent look and have become
bold, rather too familiar with Tom,
Dick and Harry, and have a look of
defiance that is not in keeping with
their years, old before their time and
distrustful of people. They are shrewd
and business-like, but to Polly’s mind
they have paid a heavy price for their
knowledge, for it has robber! them of
their sweet,confiding and trustful little
ways that make the wee folks lovable.
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Children are not the only ones who
make their living by selling papers, for
there are cripples and elderly people
galore selling papers on the street cor
ners. One little woman has grown gray
in the service. Her husband was at
one time fairly well to do, but by un
fortunate speculation lost the money
he hail earned by dint of hard work
and economizing. When be found that
all was gone and that he must begin at
the foot of the ladder again he lost all
ambition, and to make matters worse
suffered a stroke of paralysis. Wearily
lie dragged himself down town day
after day to sell newspapers. Old
friends went out of their way to buy a
paper from him. He managed to eke
out a bare existence for several years
and then suffered another stroke of
paralysis. From that time on he has
been unable to leave the house, and his
wife took up the burden. For years
she has stood on a street corner, neatly
and warmly clad, selling the morning
and evening papers. She never asks
5'oti to buy one, but the old customers
of her husband and friends they had
known in their palmy days never for
get to purchase their papers from her.
It would lie easier for them and more
convenient to have them left at their
homes, but they are loyal to their old
friends. Her dark hair has become sil
vered and her face tanned and brown,
imt she always carries the same gentle,
quiet, ladylike demeanor that were her
chief charms liefore their riches took
wings. She has made a fairly good
living for herself and crippled husband,
who is fretting his life away at home.
chiffons, flowers galore and of every de
scription, but they are not suitable ex
cept for summer resorts and in some of
the |s>pular I m «rd I ng houses, etc. You
need an entirely new outfit for vaunt
ing and roughing it. < >ne of the pret
tiest outfits 1 have seen for camping
was made of blue and white ticking
with short skirts, blouse waist and
trimmed with jiearl buttons. The un
derskirts were of the same material, a
sunbonnet which resembled one of our
old-time shakers, was made of the mat
ting which comes around tea and
trimmed with blue and white zephyr
gingham. For a change the young lady
had a brown duck suit made in the
same way, and very high tan shoes
that were laced nearly to tlie knee.
These hail double soles and were made
to order, and would have lieen a credit
to an Alpine climber.
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In answer to your quest ion last week,
“Jeannette W------ as to the liest place
for an outing for yourself and the little
ones, where it would l>e convenient for
your busband to join you on Saturday
evening, 1 would advise you to get tlie
little book let called "Vacation for 1902,”
issued by the California and North
western .Railway Company.
It not
only gives you the names of places
galore, tlie summer resorts, the springs,
boarding at beautiful country homes
with al) the luxuries you can dream of,
hotels and private boarding-houses in
the interior towns, but places for camp
ing with every convenience and in one
of the most beautiful sections of country
ilk tlie United States. Tlie picturesque
scenery, tlie rippling streams and Rus
sian river bowing for miles through
rocky canyons beside this favored road.
Here you can find just what you want
and close enough to give the head of
the family a delightful outing every
week.
BRIEF REVIEW.
How Davis Was Trained.
Richard Harding Davis, like most
successful authors, had his day of grind
and uphill effort before he tinallyfound
himself in “Van Bibber," “The Prin
cess Aline," and all the'rest. He had
the usual trials of a man who starts out
to do newspaper work, and yet who has
distinct literary aspirations. The edi
tor who passed on Davis’ reportial copy
said that the hardest work lie had was
to remove the “literary touch” from
Davis’ reports, and hellnally said, “For
heaven’s sake, Dick, remember that
you are writing for a newspapar and
not for Harper’s Magazine.” Not long
afterward Davis was writing consider
ably for the Harpers, and their editors
then had to grapple with the problem
of how toget the journalistic idea out of
Davis' extraordinally clever literary
work. All of which was rather wear
ing on the aspiring young author.
Women Should Laugh.
Laughter is a good, healty, muscle
making, lung-developing exercise, and
it is as g<Msi for girls as boys. And hu
mor can lie cultivated in a girl’s mind
without any abatement of the dignity
and modesty and charm of her woman
hood. Not the unpleasant and con
stant frivolity evidenced in "smart”
speech or quickness of repartee, but the
human that looks at the world with a
twinkle in the eye and sees its absurdi
ties, its smallnesses and its fun. It
should lie part of every woman’s men
tal equipment, for women are called
upon to bear so many of life’s small
worries as well as its greater ones. The
bringing up of children, the care of ser
vants and tlie many social duties that
become a burden, ailare made easy and
possible to be put up with by a woman
with an unfailing sense of the bright
side of life. It isasensethat lasts through
life, through its many ills, its disillu-
tions, its tribulations, even its tragedies.
Forest Protection in Russia.
“\V<s>den Russia” is the name famili
arly applied to the vast forest areas of
Russia in Europe, which cover 464,508,
(XX) acres, or 36 per cent of the entire
area of the country. Yet some fear is
felt that the country may be deforested
til rough the earlessness of private own
ers, and the Government is considering
steps for the protection of the forests.
In Rus-ia, houses built of any other
material than wood are almost un
known outside the cities, and wimm I-
constitutes the principal fuel.
Ou the same street cornet for years
has stood a blind man, who has the
most dismal and sepulchral voice Polly
lias ever heard. It seems to be in
keeping with his looks, and there is a
despondent twang to it that fairly
makes your blood run cold. On a
placard hanging from iiis neck are the
words, “I am blind.” You feel that it
is your duty to buy one of his papers
Maine’s Old-Time Fast Day.
when you hear him singing out in his
Maine
is one of the few States that
dismal, rasping voice, “Morning papers,
still observe more or less seriously, an
daily or weekly.”
annual fast day. Governor John F.
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Hill, in his proclamation, which is very
Then just around the corner is a crip
brief, says: “This day, revered by the
ple, sadly afflicted, but as cheery as a
Fathers, comes to us consecrated by
cricket. His voice has a pleasant ring
oliservances for many generations. It
to it as he calls the papers and the im
is appropriate that we should continue
portant headlines as he sits in his in
to respect a custom so deeply enshrined
valid chair. He has a pleasant word
in the hearts of the people, and I earn
for this one, that one ami the other
estly recommend that the day be ob
one although much of the time he is
server! in a manner consistent with the
suffering keenly from rheumatism that
purftoseH for which it has been set
has rendered his feet useless. When
apart.”
the day’s work is done some memlier of
the family comes and wheels him home
It is supreme human folly to get bit
to his wife and children who are wait ter in politics. There must be two par
ing with a warm welcome for him. He ties. God intended it to lieso. ('an you
feels that he is independent ami a help magine fora moment the existence of
rather than a care, and he has made up only one great party in the Uniter!
his mind to be content and make the States?
best of everything in spite of his suffer
An enlightened age is robbing funer
ing and the affliction that would make
many a stronger man sink under the als of their sadness and gloom. God
says all things must die. Let us bow to
weight of his troubles.
his will in calmness and resignation.
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Senator Grab- A man culled on me
this morning and offered me *1.000 for
my vote on a certain measure, but I re
fused It.
Political Purist—Bravo! You ought
to have theapproval of your conscience.
Senator Grab—1 have.
We finally
Everybody is getting ready for the
agreed on *2,000.-Boston Post.
summer vacation and querying where
they shall go, what they shall wear,
Accnm mods tins:.
etc. The materials for summer dresses
“The shovel fish of South America,”
are fairly bewitching this season and
said Uncle Jerry, “is the most accom
modating fish there is. It has a snout are made up so daintily, not only for
in the shape of a shovel, and It will the summer girl yet in her teens, but
jump out on the bank and dig bait for for al) ages. The style of hats is also in
you to catch It with.” — Baltimore keeping with tlie summer attire this
American.
year ami has run to dainty straws,
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Steaniahip Growth.
For a time the largest vessels with
the most powerful engines afloat were
the steamship« Paris and New York
of the American line and the Teutonic
and Majestic of the White Star line,
but these were eclipsed by the Cam
pania and tlie Lucania. which were not
only larger vessels, but had engines of
30,000 horsepower. These vessels are
600 feet long, 65 feet 3 Inches beam
and 25 feet mean draft, with a dis
placement of ubout 18,000 tons. The
maximum horsepower of their twin
screw engines is 31,000, which on trial
gave a speed of over twenty-three
knots. Tlie success of the triple ex
pansion engine and the possibility of
carrying still higher pressures led to
an early introduction of the quadruple
expansion engine, where tlie pressures
went np to over 200 pounds. The 8t.
I.onls and St. Paul have twin screw
quadruple expansion engines carrying
210 pounds’ pressure. More recently
the steamer Deutschland, with the lar
gest engines actually afloat, also has
quadruple expansion engines.
The
Deutschland Is 663 feet long, 67 feet
beam, 28.5 feet draft and 23,200 tons
displacement.—Engineering Magazine.
Wonders of an Acre.
Samuel ('leek of Orland lias the most
remarkable acre In California. It em
braces a barn and corral, covering 7’
by 75 feet; rabbit hunch, 25 by 25 feet;
residence and porches, 20 by 30 feet;
two windmill towers, 16 by 16 feet;
garden, 46 by 04 feet; blackberries, 16
by 90 feet; strawberries, 65 by 90 feet;
citrus nursery, 90 by 98 feet, with 2,300
trees budded; one row of dewberries
1(H) feet long, 4 apricot trees, 2 oak
trees, 3 peach trees, 6 fig trees, 10 lo
cust trees, 30 assorted geraniums, 12
lemon trees seven years old, 1 eighty
year-old lime tree, from which he sold
160 dozen limes Inst year; 8 orange
trees In bearing. 4 breadfruit trees, 8
pomegranate trees, a patch of bamboos.
3 caIla lilies, 4 prune trees. 3 blue gum
trees, t! cypress trees, 4 grapevines, 1
English ivy, 2 honeysuckles, 1 seed bed.
1 violet bed, 1 sage bed, 12 tomato
vines and 13 hives of bees. After mak
ing a comfortable living for himself
and wife off this single acre Mr. C'leek
adds *400 a year to his bank account.—
Sail Francisco Chronicle.
In
th*
Fallnr*.
Shootintf Butterflies.
An entomologist In South America
tried his utmost, with the aid of the
most up to date appliances, to secure
some specimens of a beautiful swal-
towtal) butterfly, but with no success.
The little creature never came low
enough. Chancing to meet a native
after one of his many futile attempts,
lie mentioned the fact The native un
dertook to procure several live speci
mens for a shilling apiece and on the
following day presented himself to the
delighted naturalist with six butter
flies. It was not till the entomologist
was about to leave the district that he
disclosed Iiis method.
The natives are very skillful In the
use of their blow gun. often killing big
game with darts blown therefrom. In
tills instano the man waited till tlie
butterfly had settled, then blew a pel
let at it witli sufficient force to stupefy
it for tlie time. The capture was easy.
Order In
ing the cover. The map of the earth
has been elaborately engraved oil the
outside, and the route taken by the
newly wedded pair is Indicated by a
line of lapis lazuli, the names of the
towns at which a stay was made being
insert‘‘d in enamel.
Suspended Vltnllty In Ptnnt«.
A Germau chemist lias prepared a
fluid that has tlie power, when injected
into tlie tissues of ii plant near its
roots, of anaesthetizing tlie plant. As a
result of this injection tlie plant does
not die, but stops growing, maintaining
Its fresh, green appearance, though Its
vitality
is
apparently
suspended.
Changes In temperature seem in uo
wise to affect tlie foliage, for the plant
blooms in tlie open as well as in the
most carefully constructed hothouse.
Olive Oil.
A puzzling question lias been asked
frequently and does not appear tv have
been answered convincingly. It is this:
“Why does olive oil cost so much in
tills country?" California tins olive
orchards which rival the liest of those
In Italy. Spain and France. The de
mand In tlie United States for choice
olive oil is constant and large. Wliy is
it that tlie price Is still so high? Why
cannot California furnish all that Is
asged for?
The Norway Oath.
tors, representing not only the United
States, but England, France, Turkey,
America. “■ ••
• Juuuu I'hiua and South
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Cause For Hetfret.
|3pxcial Correspondence.)
“I never was auj- good at a barga**F
she exclaimed lu disappointment.
“Beeu cheated again?" asked her hus
band.
“Yes,” she said, “I have, and it’s all
the fault of you and the baby too. It
cost so much for the doctor last year
that I made an arrangement with Dr.
Squills to give us whatever attention
we needed for a stipulate!) sum, pay
able monthly, and there hasn't been a
t>lt of sickness in the bouse since. Noth
Ing disagrees with the baby anj- more,
and as for you—well. If you don’t catch
cold or get the grip or sprain your an
kle or something you’re a mean, hate
ful wretch, ami J won’t believe you love
me at all. Just think of paying out all
that money for nothing!”—Chicago
Post.
"Teddy’s Terrors." a strong political
club of I.os Angele*. Cal., composed of
’he most prominent busiuess and pro
fessional men of that city, have sent to
President Roosevelt Hie most unique
Invitation to become tlie guest of the
club ever received bj' a presldeut. Cali
fornia ba* an elaborate way of invit
ing president* to visit her cities, but
none of them compares with that of tlie
organization known as “Teddy’s Ter
rors.” The Invitation was not present
ed by hand, ns Is customary. It Is so
large and so enthusiastic that it had to
come by express and waa supplement
ed by tlie personal efforts and visit of
Senators Perkins and Bard.
Tlie invitation is printed on a whole
calfskin beautifully prepared for tlie
purpose. The printing is of tlie most
artistic nnd costly design and is word
ed as follows:
A Winner,
La Montt—Tibbeus Is original. He
was afraid to approach the old miser
for Ills daughter's hand, so lie wrote a
postal.
La Moyne—Of course he got turned
down ?
La Montt—Not at all. Tlie old miser
said any one as economical as Tibbeus
deserved Ills daughter's band.—Chicago
New*.
l.os Angeles, Cal., March 30, 1902.
We re goln' to have a roundup, and we
shore want yer mighty bad. Feed and
water plenty.
Stocks fat.
Brandin’
Iron's ready when yer gets here. Coma
on. will yer?
TEDDYS TERRORS.
To Theodore Roosevelt, tlie President,
Washington.
The calfskin invitation is Inclosed in
a beautifully mounted box made from
giant redwood trees of California. The
No (’onversntlon.
box contains silver and other mount
Barber—You're next, sir. Hair cut?
Pepprey—Yes, and, here, put this in ings.
Tbe invitation is a general one to the
your pocket for yourself.
Barber—Thank 5'ou, sir. I don't of president to come whenever lie sees tit,
ten get my tip before I begin, and I ap at which time there will be a "round
preciate—
tip.” The members of tlie club wear
Pepprey—I don't want j’ou to consid rough rider uniforms.
er that a tip, Imt “bush money.”—Phil
President Roosevelt is going to Cali
adelphia Press.
fornia next spriug and will undoubted
ly visit Los Angeles. Just before Presi
Look In ic For Solace.
dent McKlnle.v went to tlie west, more
"There's only one comfort to be than a year ago. be received from tlie
drawn from a volcanic eruption,” said Knights Templars of San Francisco an
tlie optimist.
invitation engraved ou a plate of solid
"What is that?”
gold and containing a diamond setting
"It must grind the feelings of the tlie intrinsic value of which was placed
coal barons fearfully to see such an at more than *500.
enormous consumption of fuel without
Speeches In the House.
being able to collect a cent.”—Washing
Mr. Cowherd of Missouri thinks tlie
ton Star.
house is growing less Inclined to listen
What It Waa.
the Home.
The French parliament was not al
ways famous for the excitement and
The Filipino«.
turmoils of its debates.
In the old
The Filipino, whether lie be an edu monarchial days, before the revolution,
cated or an uneducated person, is tem the session, of tlie old parliament
perate.
I <lo not remember to have were exceedingly dull and prosy af
seen a single Filipino drunk except my fairs.
own coachman, whom 1 had to dis
One day, ft is related, a noble count
miss. and lie was a very good coach was trying to make a speech, and a
man. They drink, n great many of very prosy speech it was, while all the
them, but they drink moderately. They other members were either chatting or
drink the vino, which they purchase at resting.
small simps that are not loafing places
Presently the president of the body
as our saloons are. but are only shops. rapped slightly with bis baton.
I have lived two years in Manila, and
“If those gentlemen who are talking
there are now. I believe. 450 shops, a to each other," said lie, "would kindly
reduction from 2.500. the estimated make no more noise than those gen
number in tlie Spanish times. But I tlemen who are snoring, it would be
have never seen a vino shop to know much appreciated by those gentlemen
It. which is an indication that there is who are trying to listen.”
no publicity about It or auy gathering
of a crowd in Its neighborhood. The
A Ship Under Sall.
few American saloons, fifty or sixty
A ship under full suil is a truly mag
in number In Manila, one can see a nificent spectacle, and there is au ex
long distance off. but not so a vino hilaration in tlie wind that sweeps
shop.—Governor William II. Taft
across tier decks which can be appre
Independent
ciated only by those who have breathed
It. But If you were 'tween decks when
Gnlfite* a Queer Eot.
she is flying along In such grand style
“I remember.” says a brakeman you would hear a creaking and groan
quoted by the I’til ladelphhi Record, ing witli every motion. A ship Is built
“when I was a boy and one of tlie fel of perpendicular frames and horizon
lows would get a new baseball bat tal planking, and as the waves shift
liow we would all want to take hold of their pressure the ship “works.” This
it, balance it critically, swing it at an wears out Hie calking lu the seams
imaginary ball ami give wise opinions first, and later on the frames them
as to its merits. Well, these golf play selves begin to weaken.
ers are much the same way. only they
Spraliiuu by tlie Card.
are grown men, and some of them pret
Mrs. Trumpem—So your friend Smith
ty well along in years too. They gen
erally get together up in tlie baggage Is tlie proud father of triplets, is be?
Trumpem—Not that 1 know of. Who
car. ami such a line of talk you never
beard anywhere else outside a lunatic said so?
Mrs. Trumpem—Why, you were talk
asylum. But when one of them pro
duces a new stick it always reminds ing in your sleep last night and said:
me of the old days and tlie baseball “Got three of a kind, have you, Smith?
bat. Each man takes it in turn, strikes Well, that beats me, old man.”
Trumpem—Did I? Well, I wonder
an attitude as though there was a golf
ball ou the floor of the ear and swings whatever made me dream such a fool
at it with all his might. And they are tiling as that?—Chicago News.
so very serious about it and so terribly
How Eioptlon« Used to Shave.
in earnest! 1 tell you, they are a queer
It is believed that there even was a
lot.”
time when every orthodox Egyptian
ran the shaving tool over bis face,
An Instenlon« Present.
A very Ingenious wedding present scalp and eyebrows at least once In ev
has been received bj' a French bride ery forty-eight hours. Unlike the Ro-
from one of her relatives, who is a tuaus of a later age. the Egyptiaus did
geographer. Tlie present is a silver not confine the privilege of shaving to
sugar bowl in the design of a terres free citizens, but obliged their slaves
trial globe, tlie upper hemisphere form to shave both face and bead.
Probably the most curious European
oath is administered in Norway. The
witness ra ses bis thumb, bls forefinger
The less a man lias in his cupboard and his middle finger. These signify
tlie 1 rinlty. while the larger of the up
or in his head the bigger family he
lifted fingers is supposed to represent
wants to raise.
the soul ol the witness and tlie smaller
to Indicate his body.
When you are young nail down a
good piece of land and don't pull out
1 tie Phillips Brooks House, at Cam
the nails.
bridge, Mass now has 559 contribu
A tmy never amounts to much until
he gets over lieing a dude.
A Car*
“Did you ever notice that, as a rule,
the persons who seek death and are
rescued from the grave never court the
society of the dark angel again?”
The propounder of the question was
a hospital physician, and he proceeded
to explain:
“What I mean Is that of all the per
sons who attempt suicide and are foil
ed but few try self murder a second
time. Probably one-half, if not more,
of all those who try to kill themselves
are frustrated. The percentage of those
who leap Into the dark river a second
time is exceedingly small. 1 have tried
to discover the reason for tills from the
lips of those who have gone through
the terrible extierience, but I have not
met with success.
"It is queer that persons, after devot
ing weeks and months to a considera
tion of so momeutous a question und
deciding to end their existence, should,
when foiled, declare that they were
fools and swear never to do the like
again. Yet this Is what Is doue in a
large majority of instances. Those who
have stared at death seem to live life
anew. The past is effaced: u new light
seems to have dawned. The sunshine
is dearer, the air is purer. It Is the
convalescent takiug great drafts of the
outdoor air with a keenness of relish
that was unknown before.”
to speeches. “I recall only one speech
this session,” said lie, “that command
ed complete silence In tlie chamber. It
was tlie speech of Mr. Cushman of
Washington. He surely had an atten
tive audience. When I first came to
congress, such tilings «ere not tlie ex
cept ion."
"Do you know the speech that held
tlie closest attention of the bouse in tlie
last congress?" interposed Mr. Brant
ley of Georgia. "It was the speech of
Brigham II Roberts of Utah, made in
bis own defense "
Increased Heal E«tule Price«.
Mrs. N'uwife—Tom, dear. I bought
this lovely cake at a sacrifice.
Tom (critically)—H’m! I thought so.
It looks like a burnt offering.
In nilluua Town.
Briggs — Are you acquainted with
Bickers?
Griggs—Well, not very intimately. 1
never saw him until a week ago. I
have already been Introduced to bls
liver and kidneys, however, but as yet
I haven't heard a word aliout Ills Btoui-
ach.—Boston Transcript.
A
Matrimonial
Ke<-oninien<latlon.
The laying of tlie cornerstone of the
McKinley Memorial Ilall of Govern
ment at tlie American university lias
directed attention to tlie northwest sec
tion of Washington, it was proposed
to Bishop Hurst when be purchased
tlie grounds for tlie university site that
he secure 500 acres iustead of 100, set-
ling aside 4t)<> acres to be sold to es
tablish an endowment fund for tlie uni
versity. it Is evident that had the
friends of tbe university foreseen the
rapid growth of tlie city In that direc
tion this would have been done, as mil
lions of dollars could have been real
ized had that amount of property been
sold at tlie present prices.
Tlie university campus was pur
chased for *1.200 per acre, and that
«’as considered a fair price at that
time, but there Is no acreage property
now anywhere to be had that is at all
desirable In that vicinity for less than
from *4,000 to *(>.000 per acre. It may
lie remembered that the Barber proper
ty of thirty acres was bought for $120,-
000 and sold to tlie cathedral founda
tion eighteen months afterward for
*240,000, and this is but a sample of
many more recent transactions. The
Cleveland home was purchased for
*30.000. sold to Mr. Newlands for *150,-
000. from whom Colonel Fleming bought
two acres. Including tlie old bouse, for
*40,000 and lias since refused *75.000
for tlie same piece.
Mr. Moody'« Early Canter.
Secretary of the Navy Moody enjoys
horseback exercise as much as the
president There is a difference be
tween tlie two men—one likes to ride in
the afternoon after lie has completed
his day's work, and tbe other believes
that u canter In tbe early morning
freshens him For tlie toll of tbe day.
The president sallies from the White
House and mounts Ills horse promptly
nt 4 o’clock Mr. Moody rises shortly
before 7 o'clock and. with a good horse
under him. takes a turn about tbe
White House and monument grounds
or does a short distance into tbe sub
urbs of the city.
Mr. Mack—If I find an eligible young
man. what shall I tell him about you.
A Court Procedure.
“No. Mr. Blagstun." the young worn- Miss Amy?
Joilae Brewer'« Wit.
Miss Amy—Oh. tell him I’m very ac
au Bald, “1 respect and esteem you. but
Justice Brewer Is not only an erudite
complished
and
agreeable
—
tell
him
I can never marry you.”
scholar, but lie possesses a prettj- wit,
"Was aud Is that your final verdict. you saw me running the lawn mower and now nnd tlien one of his sallies will
Miss Baggins?” asked the young law-, —Detroit Free Press.
bring a smile to tbe faces even of h'.s
jer. pale, but self possessed.—Chicago ’
grave colleagues on the bench. Tbe
Her Finance.
Tribune.
other day In delivering an address at
"I heard a terrible noise in the kitch tlie commencement exercises of the
en last night, Bridget. 1 hope you (lid
Cinnamon ■ « nn Antiseptic.
College For the Deaf and Dumb the
No living germ of disease can resist not break anything?”
Justice remarked that be bad never
"Sure. Ol did, mum. Me finance, the
tlie antiseptic power of essence of cin
spoken to such an audience before, but
policeman,
wns
there,
and
I
wuz
aftber
namon for more than a few hours, in
that when sitting eu tlie bench lie hud
destroying microbe* it is not less ef breakiu' the Ingagement.” — Yonkers often wished tliat lawyers were dumb
fective than corrosive sublimate. Even Statesman.
aud Justices deaf.
the scent kills them. A decoction of
PlalucMt Man In CoiitfreNN.
One In the Dark.
cinnamon should be diunk lu locali
In the prospective retirement of
“
Beware."-said
the
fortune
teller,
“
of
ties where typhoid fever or cholera
Frank Eddy of Minnesota, who leaves
a tall, dark man."
prevails.
“You are trying to black male me!” politics to go Into business, congress
faltered tlie fair young maid.—Chicago will lose Its plainest looking as well as
wetter Than a Sermon.
one of Its cleverest men. Eddy Is tlie
Tribune.
Mammy — Bless mah heart, if de
man who tells of himself that when a
chile ain’t cuttiu' his eyetooth!
political opponent accused him of being
Too Shrewd,
Little Rastus (in alarm)—What’s an
Old Gentleman - Throw away that two faced lie replied by asking the au
eyetooth, ma ui my ?
dience to look at bis face and Judge for
vile cigar.
Mammy — Why, de eyetooth, chile,
Tenement Jim — Not much, mister. themselves if he would be apt to use
watches ebry word dat yo’ tongue ut-
Go an' find yer own butt!—Ohio State tills one if he had two to choose from.
tebs. an’ etory time yo’ says a bad word Journal.
Doable«.
it’ll pain dat good eyetooth so much
Mr. Lloyd of Missouri nnd Mr. Prince
dat it’ll ache fo’ two lioulis!—Puck.
One Exception.
of llllnol* frequently are confused be
Y’oting Softsmith — Love levels all cause of their Identity. Each has a
film Identity.
things, they say.
handsome flowing niustnehe. a flue mu
Philip was saying Ills prayers before
Old Grimm—All thing* but the head. sical voice aud easy, gentlemanly ad
going to bed nnd ended ills supplica —Puck.
dress.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
tion with, “Amen. Philip Evans!”
Hard on the Parson.
Comparing Famlllea.
"Why. Philip, why did you say that?”
The village clergyman went away for
Harold—My ancestors were all hon
asked Iiis mother.
his holiday, and a neighbor took Iiis
“Well." he replied. "I didn’t want est, but they were not stylish.
God to mix me up with Brother Ed. | “That’s all right. My ancestors were Sunday duties.
After the substitute had preached his
He does act so dreadfully!”—Boston all stylish, but so far as I can learn
they wouldn't pay their debts.”-De- first sermon he remarked to the clerk
Transcript
In the vestry:
troit Free Press.
Early Explanntlon.
“1 am sorry, John, that I gave you
"And she married Jaggers, did she? (
such a short discourse, but the renson
A man needs exercise as well a* n Is tliat the dog g<>( into my stmli and
Well, well! How on earth did that I
schoolboy, but take It moderately.
come about?”
tore up several leaves of my sermon.”
"So far as I can learn. It Is owing to Some of tbe gnarled and knotted fra line*
The clerk gazed wistfully upon the
a mutual misunderstanding.” — Brook- I of early age are tbe rheumatic bodies speaker and said:
of overworked acrobats. — Schoolmas-
Ijrn Life.
"Ob, sir, do you think yon could
spare our parson a pup?”
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