BANDON RECORDER
THETONG TAILED TROGÔN
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Most Gur»u»as Blr4 Is «Lu Mw
tloaal laklta at U»*l««uU*.
By far tbe most interestlug bird em
bieui of a modern state to tbat of tbe
rspublk- of Guatemala. It has beeu
adopted as the national treat for so
long that, pertly through the taste for
stamp collecting, tbe existence of one
of tbe rarest and most beautiful of tbe
bird creation baa been made far more
widely known than it otherwise would
have been. There Is a race of birds
called trogoua, most of which have
very line feathers aud remarkable col
oring. They are found In India and
tbe Malays, but are most numerous In
Ceutral and South America. It was
from their plumage that the Mexicans
made their famous mosaics of feather
work.
From the tall feathers they
made tbe lustrous green helmets of
their kings and nobles. The moot gor
geous of all was tbe long tailed or re
splendent trogou, wiilcb was kept as a
sacred or royal bird in the palace of
Montezuma or in one of the two houses
which formed the royal menageries.
Adequate description of tbe bird is al
most Impossible. It has a rounded
plume on the head, cascades of feath
ers falling from the lan-k over the
shoulders, plumes falling over tbe tall
a yard long and a most elegant con
tour. Tbe color of the whole of tbo
upper surface and plumes la a moat re
splendent golden green, tbat of tbe
breast and under parts crimson or scar
let. Such Is the national emblem of
Guatemala.
Gibraltar’s Stary.
In 1704 the rock of Gibraltar fell into
tbe bauds of tbe British by assault
Tbe Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt com
manded tbe troops and Sir George
Rooke tbe fleet, and in tbe remarkably
abort time of four days tbe stronghold
surrendered. Many times tbe Span
iards attempted to get back the key
to the Mediterranean, but without suc
cess, though on one occasion they got
500 men within tbe fort, but failed to
re-enforce them. In 1720 it was lu tbe
mind of ministers to give back tbe
rock to Spain, but so great an agita
tion arose against such a step tbat it
was abandoned.
Tbere followed a
siege by Spain aud France, which last
ed from 1727 to 1783. On Sept. 13,
1782, uo fewer thau 40,000 men con
stituted tbe besieging army, aud In the
grand attack delivered on tbat day 200
beuvy guns, 4T ships of the line* aud 10
batterlug ships were employed, aud
upward of 5,000 red hot shots were
tired at tbe fortifications. Sluce then
the poaaeaalon of Gibraltar lias re
mained undisputed.
W««4«rM Little Fa41oek aid Chula.
lu a curious old book entitled “Tbe
Wonder* and Curiosities of London”
there are the following particulars con
cerning a minute padlock: 111 the twen
tieth year of the reign of Queen Eliza
beth Mark Scarllot, a blacksmith, made
a lock consisting of eleven pieces of
steel, iron and brass, all of which, to
gether with the key, weighed but a
small fraction over one grain. He also
made a chain of gold, consisting of
forty-three links, which, after fastening
It to tlie lock and key above men
tioned, he put around the neck of a
common flea, the whole being so mi
nute tbat the little Insect could draw
them over a silver plate with perfect
ease. All of these together, lock, key,
chain and flea, weighed a slight frac
tion less than two and a half grains.
Mew EasInaS Peaaat Brittle.
Boll one and a half pounds of brown
sugar, a half pint of New Orleans
molasses, a half teaspoouful of cream
uf tartar and a half pint of water to
the "hard ball” degree. Then add a
piut of small peanuts and continue
the boiling until It cracks easily If put
In cold water. Add a quarter of a
pouud of butter and let it Just boll In.
Then remove from the fire. Add a
large teaspoonful of blcarlainate of
soda dissolved In a little water, stirring
It in. As soon as it begins tu rise pour
it out upon tbe marble or dish and
spread it thin. When cold, break It
up. Tbe thinner It Is run tbe tietter.
Small Spanish peanuts are the l>eet.
and they must be removed from their
skins by placing them In boiling water,
as is done for blanching almonds.
Grawth uf Oar Laaaaase.
To give some Idea of tbe tremendous
growth of tbe English language It may
be mentioned that tbe words aud
phrases uuder tbe letter "A” have in
creased since the middle of tbe nine
teenth century from 7,(MX) to nearly
00,000. So enormous Indeed has lieen
the growth of tbe English language
tbat It would be practically Impossible
for the moat learned man to be ac
quainted with every word. Intelligent
persons, even those engaged In the
learueil professions, do not make use
of more than from 0,000 to 8,000 words
all tuld, although tbere are properly
belouglug to our language over 200.000.
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A4aa«*s B4rtk4ax.
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»urmerly Oet, 23 was regarded as
Adem's birthday. Theologian« of tbe
sixteenth aud seventeenth centuries
wasted much scholarship In efforts to
settle both tbe manner and the date of
creation. Dr. John Lightfoot, vice chan
cellor of Cambridge, a Hebrew scholar
of European reputation, published a
statement to the effect that, after years
of research, be bad succeeded in dis
covering tbe precise moment when the
earth "rose out of chaos" and man
made his appearance upon it. This
learned divine declared that "heaven
and earth, center aud circumference,
were created all together in the aarne
lustaut and cluuda full of water,” and
tbat "thia work took place and man
was created by the Trinity on Oct. 23.
4(MM B. C„ at * o’clock in the morning.”
As Jack Saw It.
Jack, who la five years old. cams
home one day last week crying that an
other boy had bit him.
“Why didn't you bit him back7“ be
was asked.
“I did.” be answered. “I bit him back
trot"-New York Times.
According to »neat P Bicknell, gen
eral superintendent of the Chicago Bu
reau of t'bar! ties, poor cooking and
untidy housekeeping were the under
lying cause of the separation of four
hundred couple» in Chicago last year.
He stated that tbe four hundred cases
to which be referred were those that
actually eauie under liis uotiee in tbe
pursuance of bis official duties, lax
methods of housekeeping on tbe |iart of
a woman formed tbe ’cause In each in
stance for their desertion by their hus
bands. The wife would Iheu apply lb
a divorce on tbe ground of desertion,
though primarily she was responsible
for tlie trouble. Each of the four hun
dred eases eaiue to Mr. Bicknell’s no
tice through the ileaefteil wives’ appli
cation to the Bureau of <’liar I ties for
assislance. “Piiy'tia,’lie true.” But,
then on the oilier side, Polly wonders
bow many of the several hundred other
divorce suit» in Chicago occurred from
the fact that the wives deserted be
cause there was nothing to cook or they
had to earn the wherewithal to pur
chase the bare necessaries of life and
support a lazy bustiaud? Possibly this
phase of tbe divorce eases has not pre
sented itself to Mr. Bicknell or come
uuder his official notice, but it is an
o’er true tale tbat to constantly being
repented -by shiftless, good-for-nothing
hmdiands, and in uumtiers tally, if not
exceed, tbe four hundred cases of poor
eookiug and untidy housekeepers. 1
admit that tbere is no excuse for un
tidy housekeeping, for soap and water
arectieap, and one would think for their
own peace of mind they would keep
things orderly, pick up tbe hundred
and cue things that accumulate from
day to day, have a place for everything
and teach the children to put things
where they tielong. There is no excuse
for unoombed heads and uu washed
faces, from the mother down to the
baby, who should always lie kept sweet
and clean On the other baud, there
to uo excuse for a man laying lu l»ed
until the breakfast Is overdone and
cold and keepiug tbe family waiting,
then making his ajqiearanee hi bis un
dershirt, head uneomlied and nails In
mourning, cross and surly and grum
bling lieeause the breakfast has not
tieeu kept piping hot on the l»aek of
the stove until he saw til to get ap.
Queer how one side of a picture in real
I fe presents another, isn’t it?
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I recall an iucident of one man, a
typical specimen of the uon-proviiler.
He was a widower for the second time,
death having mercifully claimed (lie
tlrsl, when her strength failed her and
she could no longer make the living.
Tile divorce court freed the second, and
she left him with a large family rang
ing like ste|»M up to fourteen years, tlie
latter having cast his fortune with
strangers rather than remain under the
parental roof. Then the lov«-l<»ri< wid
ower spruced up, and with an eye to
business wooed aud won a sweet-faced
factory girl who worked lu the mill in
the little town where he lived. He
borrowed enough of her money to pur
chase a wedding ring, pay the preacher
and pay for a back drive gbout the
town following the ceremony, which
took the place of a wedding trip. It
took them an hour to make the circuit
and cost tbe happy lieuedict’s bride one
¿dollar. Then they repaired to a restau
rant where they enjoyed a wedding re
past of bam and eggs and pie not “like
bls mother used to make.” The next
morning Bhe resumed her work in the
woolen mills, while he remained home
to see that the children washed the
breakfast dishes. Taking pity on the
little wife Anally, some kind neighlsirs
tried to get work for the husband, who
pleaded that he could And nothing to
do. Oue lady found some carpentering
(which was his business), amt walked
blocks in the burning suu to And him.
Fiually she discovered him leaning on
a street corner and around him was a
miniature bay of tobacco juice. The
lady informed him that she had se
cured tbe work, which would lie fol
lowed by something else until he could
secure permanent employment. He
was not as much elated over tbe pros
pect as the kiud-hearted lady had sup
posed he would be and, after shifting
from onefoot toanothersald: “I thank
you most heartily for the interest you
have taken in me. I won’t take the
work to-day, however, for I would have
to walk about Ave blocks foe my tools
in tbe burning sun, and it’s enough to
give one a sunstroke. If I can I'll send
the children down for the tools to-nlglit
Mid will try uud get tbere to-morrow
morning.” The lady fairly gaa|>ed in
astonishment, but remarked, “Your
wife walks over a mill twice a day ami
wo?kc-Uke a slave.” “il«:' she’s tired
to it,” replied her considerate husband.
“Nhe'a not used to it; she’s dying by
Inches and you eanuot see it because
you are soselAsh,’’ and she turned away
in disgust. Needless to say he faili-d to
report for duty and the work was given
to somebody else. A few month« later
death released the wife and there was
genera! rejoicing among the tielghlsirs
to know that she bad escajs-il from
bondage. The children were taken by
relatives aud friends, and the unhappy
man, now tbat he had no one to sup
port him, tired of his miserable exis
tence and ended II all by drowning
himself. Ha left a note stating tbat
“this life was nothing but a farce."
Others who knew hliu thought it was
akin to tragedy, as far as hh vlct ms
were concerned.
Jul Foe a Lark.
Tbe young ladles of Trinity Metho-
Rabbit Hunter- Do you like bird«7
dial Episcopal Church Intermediate
Bird Hunter-Sure! 1 love 'em!
Epworth I<eaguers of Han Francisco
Rabbit Hunter- Then eat my rabb.t
have formed a plan whereby they hojie
fur a iark.—Harvard Lampoon.
to enable a large number of people, who
would otherwise have to remain at
home, to attend divine service regu
larly evciy Sunday morning and even
ing. in tlie vestry of the church they
will take care ot tlie infants of tlie
people i-eeidnig in tbe neiglil«>rh<MMi
wt»<le tlie parents attend the regular
service. Tiiey are prepared to make
tlie tmbie« comfortable and happy and
hope thus to do much practical good.
No diailit there will la* an additional
musical program in many different
keys from tlie vestry-room of tbe church
tbat tbe regular clmir is not counting
on. There will be discords ill lhe mu
sic that will prove almiMt distracting to
the mothers straining their ears to
catch a paitn ular voice that touches a
tender, anxious and res|M»nsive chord
ill l|*-r heart. Then tlie always plausi
ble excuse for not attending churoh—
“I could not leave tlie baby, ami 1 can't
lake it Ina for fear of annoying ot liers”—
will lie a tiling of tlie past in thia par
ticular church ami some other excuse
must la- invented for tlie guilty nou-
attendaiiis. O'heruhurches will watch
with intere»t tlie success of this new
move on tlie part of tlie Epworth
Leaguers, and should it lie Micoeesful
and tlie membership increase, a« it is
hoped it will, no doubt Hie League nur-
series will la-generally adopted in many
uf tbe chuiclies.
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“Esther D------ ” sends a letter to the
question I mix that she Is als»ut to move
out of tlie State, anil she lias many
tsioks and magaziiiCH that she does not
know what to do with, and wants me
to suggest a way of getting rid of them
that will give others enjoyment. Send
them to Hie Presidio for the soldiers, to
the Almshouse, the Old Peoples’ Home,
the Sailors’ Home, thel'ity andt'ounty
Hospital, orphan asylums, eie. In fad
there are many places and even many
private homes where they would la-
welcome visitors and while away many
a long hour happily, making lhe read
ers live in new scenes, at least for the
time lielng.
NEW SHORT STORIES CHOICE
Ll II««« CkaM’s tout Words,
Historical fancy has put Into the
mouths of dying great meu words
never uttered. Farewell
which they____
phrases of the eminent must naturally
be in keeping with tbe life records of
those who spoke them; consequently
the world generally will always be
more ready to believe tbat William
Pitt exclaimed. "My country, oh. my
country!" as he passed away than It
will l»e to credit tbe story that his last
intelligible words were a request for a
meat pie.
Ll Hung Chang has not been dead
long enough to have bls "last words
published for the edification of man
kind. so tbat the tale told by Dr. Rob
ert Collman. Jr., of Philadelphia is en
titled to whatever assurance of contra
diction or emliellishiuent is couferred
by priority of publication. Dr. Coll
man, who is now visiting Philadelphia,
Is private secretary to Prince Su. lord
high chamlierliiln to the euii>eror of
China, and was one of the physicians
wlm nttended LI Hung Chang during
that great viceroy’s last Illness. The
other was I>r. Velde, a German. The
night before Li Hung Chang died Cull
man and Velde made their usual even
ing visit. They had been dining at
their club and wore dress clothes. Tlie
sick man surveyed their eostumes with
a twinkle in his eyes and remarked:
“Ah, evening dress! Have you come
to dine with me?"
Then be turned In lied and lapsed
into unconsciousness, from which he
never afterward rallied.
At least this is tlie story attributed to
Dr. ('oilman.
Mixed the Statue*.
It is related of a rural Scotchman
who wns visiting Glasgow that be was
shown among other things tbe statue
of Sir John Moore, which Is an erect
figure,
He brought another country
visitor soon afterward to si-e the
statue, but, not living to|M»graphfeally
posted, arrived at the statue of James
Watt, which is in a sitting attitude.
BRIEF REVIEW.
How Snakes Fascinate.
The cobra of the Cape fascinates birds
by coiling itself on a branch, erecting
its head and swinging toand fro. "Hun-
downei” slates that the snake will go
on ''fascinating” and keeping the bird
twittering ami unable to leave the tree
in which it is ''for hours,” and that if
the bird is driven away it comes Imek.
This may lie a ‘ yarn” But from llie
curious fascination which non-terrify
ing objects, such as. “lark glitteis,”
have for some birds, and their apparent
inability to resist hovering around the
lure, the far great luesiiieiizing |s>wer
of the serpent may lie conjevlureil.
Movement, more or less regular, is al
ways part of I he means of fascination
employed by snakes Their fondness
for music of any kind is not extended
to the sound of the human voice sing
ing, which snakes clearly do not ap
preciate at all. They only care for tlie
“instrumental music,” which includes
the concertina, tom-tom and Jews harp. “HE SAI POUS "<S<-K 1 SAW IIIU l.AHT.”
Feeling somewhat puzzled as to the
Buchanan’s Birthplace.
Identity of what was before him with
Withill the walls of a log hut I »rated what lie recollected to have seen, he at
formerly in what is known as Stony length disisised of the difficulty by ex
Battery, a few miles from here, in claiming: “Odd, mnn! He sat down
Franklin county, says a Mercersburg since I saw- liim last!”
corre«l>ondeii t of the Ph iladel ph la Press»,
Another by Lackaye.
waslsirtion April 23, I7«l, the ls»y who
It is perhaps Just ns well that Wilton
iiecanie the fifteenth President of the
Lackaye be credited witli saying all
United Slates—James Buchanan. A the bright things nttrlbuted to actor«.
few years ago tile |»eople of Mercersburg They have to be laid at some one's
saw tit to preserve tills relic, and with door or else they cease to be interest
tbat object tn view the lint was re ing.
At a banquet of the Dramatists' club
moved for a Couple of miles from Hie
original site to its present place, at the held recently It Is recorded that the
edge of town. Since then the local in witty Wilton said-many good things.
terest in the little structure lias <iie<i Among others he told of the man who
submitted a play to him. He (Lackaye)
away. It was rented not long since to
couhl not see luuch that was new in it.
a oolored family, and to-day, save for
"Anyway, it was written by au
their occasional ministrations, receives American author,” declared the man.
neither care nor repair.
trying to awaken Mr. Lackaye’s pa
triotism.
Durable Submarine Cable.
“So I see,” replied the actor—“type
A test has just lietn made on a see- written.”
At the same banquet Augustus
tiou of the ocean cable lietweeu Cien-
Thomas,
the geographical playwright,
fuegisi and Santiago, Cuba, to deter-
spoke on “The American Drama.”
mine the question of durability of an
“Let us remember,” began Mr.
India mblier coated submarine cable. Thomas.
Tbe line was manufactured in 1873 and
“The Maine,” interrupted Charles
laid In 1881. The section tested was Klein.
“And forget 'Colorado,' ” chirped
picked up in 1360 fathoms of water and
was found to 1« in |>erfect electrical Wilton Lnckaye.
“And how Charles F'roliman refused
condition, llie copper conductor not
re-
having suffered during its twenty ‘Arizona’ and bought ‘Colorado,’
marked Marshall P. Wilder.
y are’ submergence from the attacks of
any sulphur In tbe lubber coaling.
Tbe “le” la Ship«' Marne».
Captain H. St. George Lindsay of
The Czar’s Kitchen.
the White Star liner Celtic was asked
Tlie Uz-xr’s kitchen In St. Petersl urg tbe other day why it was that his
is said to outvie in magnificence even company persisted in giving Its steam
that of Hie most lavisli of American ers what seemed to him «lieti singular
millionaires. Not only are Hie walls ly t’.J fitting names—ns Cymric, Cedric,
Geòrgie and those proimsed for tbe
and ceiling of black marble covered
two recently put on the stocks, Co-
with valuable ornaments, but many of rinthlc and Atbenlc. Why always this
thr kitchen and pans, which originally “ic” at the end of the names?
lielonged to the Emprrw« I sllierine, are
"Well." respouded Captain Lindsay,
of solid gold. The kitchen statl'is on a "we believe, you know, in keeping up
par with thegeueral niagnificence. The the famous ‘Ic’ galaxy, following Ma-
head chef, who receives a princely sal JiBile, Geraiintc, OcciuJe and tbere«t
and it is possible that the next boat
ary, is assisted l»y alsmt 270 (»ersoiiH.
tbe company builds will lie named the
Charles Henry Giblis, keiqs-r of the Scasi c."
“bug light” at Nantucket, annuahv
aliout July atlh receives a cheek for $1,
bis yearly salary. This old lighthou.-e
has lieen put out of action by shifting
sands on lhe south «ids of Nantucket
harbor, but the Government allows till*
aged mariner to live in it and pays him
the smallest of Federal salaries.
< 'anada’a forests are found to lie equal
to supplying the world with pulp wood
alone for Mil years on the lamia of 1,5«) -
(100 tons of manufactur'd pulp a year.
Graes ask the Glasses.
Bishop Willierforce used to tell n
story of a greedy clergyman who.
when asked to say grace, looked anx
iously to see If tbere were champagne
glasses on tbe table. If tbere were, he
began, "Bountiful Jehovah!” Hut If
be saw only claret glasses he said,
“We are not worthy of tbe least of
U*. nuxelea."_____________
Strateav.
MISCELLANY HUMOR OF THE HOUR FIRST VIEW OF WHITE MEN
r«>t at Ea<laa4*» Ware.
Su Bear aa4 Yet >• Fa*.
If we consider total expenditure, tbe
Routh African war I» the most expen
sive war tbat England has ever waged,
with the single eieeptloti of the twen
ty-three years' war with France (17*3-
18151. the great cost of which was
nearly four times that of the South Af
rican war. Tlie Boer war. however,
will have cost over twice as much as
the war with the Americau colonies,
two and a half times as much as the
Seven Years' war, more than three
times the cost of tbe Crimean war and
from four to ’ifty times tbat of any of
tbe other wars. Taking tbe duration
of the wars Into consideration, tbe
South African war Is by far the most
costly war that Great Britain has ever
been engaged In. Tbe average annual
cost of tbe Boer war Is over £53.-
«00.000. Tbe war with France (17H3-
18151 cost £30.150,000 per year, or
aliout 08 per cent of the annual coat of
the South African war: the Crimean
war coat about £35,000,000, or 05 per
cent; the Seven Years' war and tbe
war with tbe American colonies coat
each less than 20 per cent, and no oth
er war has come up to one-tenth of tbe
average annual coat of the South Af
rican war.— “Annals of American
Academy.”
It was recently lu a well known club-
rocm. Tbe party num tiered a dozen, all
prominent hs-ally aud some wboas
fame Is mure iban local. A good spirit
prevailed iH-eause none but tbe best of
spirits hint lieen flowing, and tbe spirit
manifested Itself In a brilliancy of
speech that bubbled from every one
present to sueb an extent tbat an Im
promptu tiMiHtmaster was chosen to
keep It In curb by having each «peak In
turn.
So lip rse Mr. Toastmaster and.
casting bls eye aliout the tssird, let it
rest iiimiii Hie man tlie fountain of
who»* elispieiice was first to tie let
loose.
“Gentlemen,” said the toastmaster,
“as liecomea the occasion I will In-
tnsluce tbe wittiest man first. Mr”—
(puuae).
"Gentlemen. I take pleasure In Intro
ducing to you one whose name Is a
household word In Buffalo"— i|*ause
mid embarrassment).
'•Gentlemen, It affords me great
pleasure to Introduce a man whose
mime «tiinds for civic pride aud all
that is best In this community”—
(IHiuse mid embarrassment).
“Gentlemen, tbe man I am aliout to
call U| m > ii first Is known to me for the
past twenty years and to some of you
The Paper ot Today.
perhaps longer. I will not dwell upon
Only paper of the very best quality his qualities, his taleut. They have
Is now made from rags, the bulk of imide him famous. You all know to
that employed for newspaper and book whom I refer. The man whose name
work la-lug manufactured from wood rushes to all our lips”— (a long pause).
pulp. Other materials are also coming "I refer to the third geutlemau to my
Into use to meet the enormous demand right.” And as the toastmaster sat
for paper, and plants which were at down amid an uproar he said to bls
one time supjiosed to be of no econom nelghl»or, 'TH tie ha.iged tiut his name
ic Importance are contributing their wouldn't come!” — Buffalo Evening
liber to the manufacture. Among the Tl Illes.
new materials may lie named bagasse,
It Would Seem Bo.
tbe refuse of the sugar mills, formerly
Singleton—I'm lietweeu his Sataulcal
a waste product save that It was em
ployed for fuel. Rice straw, long only majesty and tbe deep sea this morn
used as bedding for cattle. Is also en ing.
Wederly- How's that?
listed In the service of the |>aper maker.
Singleton — Miss Willing threatens
In the meantime protests are being
raised against the quality of the paper me with a breach of promise suit if I
made from these substitutes for rags. don’t nmrry her.
Wederly— Well, wouldn't It be better
It answers tbe pur|«»se of ephemeral
literature, but there is good reason to to marry her?
Singleton—I don't know,
believe that it lapldly deteriorates and
that tiooka made of it will have but a have to dress her for life,
abort life. It is somewhat humiliating it's a case of dress or redress.—Chica
for us to have to acknowledge that our go Record-Herald.
modern documents cannot compare In
permanence with those written on
Egyptian papyrus before our own his
torical [»eriod began.—Chambers’ Jour-
I'sefal Light.
Stationed off the island of Islay, on
tbe west coast of Scotland, at the Ot
ter rock, there Is an Interesting and
novel lightship, which Is dem-rilled In
Cassell's Magazine.
It is unmanned, yet it can lie relied
on to display the warning light to
guide the mariner on this dangerous
coast. It Is a very Ingeniously con
structed vessel and the only one of its
kind in existence. In Its two steel
tanks sufficient gas can be stored to
supply the vessel for several mouths.
Experiments have sbotvn that the
light may be depended upon to burn
continuously for months at a time. The
approximate duration of the light can
always be predetermined, and there Is
no danger whatever of the light being
extinguished either by wliol or spray.
Tbe light Is visible at a distance of
eight to twelve miles. The lightship
also has a bell which is made to ring
automatically by means of an Ingeni
ous device which utilizes tbe gas as It
passes from the tanks to the lantern to
work tbe bell clapper. The light Is not
Interfered with In the slightest degree
by the device for striking the bell.
Cat Forty-two Years Old.
She—Ah, men don't know what wo
men have to l»ear! They suffer lu si
lence.
He—I know. That’s their greatest
Buffering.
Human Mature f
“I wonder If Higgles Is making any
money writing books?”
"You can find out easily enough. Ask
him if be would advise any of his
frieuds to go to writing books for a
living.”
“And If he is suceeedlng blmself be
will say yea. I see.”
“Not at all. If lie Is succeeding, be
will say uo.”—Chicago Tribüne.
Herr Pohl, president of the German
Society For the Protection of Cats, has
His Little Mistake.
just published tbe results of his Inves
Nodd—1 shall have to postpone that
tlgution lu regard to the age which It Is dinner for a week.
possible for these animals to attain.
Todd—Certainly! Nothing wrong, 1
Cats, he says, are like human beings hope?
In one respect. The more iieaceful and
Nisid—Oh. no. Hut when I asked
better regulated their life Is tbe longer you I was under the Impression that
they are likely to live. As a proof he It wus tbe cook’s night In.—Harper’s
points out that a favorite cat In tbe Bazar.
royal castle of Nympbenburg has lived
IMaeoaeaslag Csaeesslua.
to be forty-two years old and conse
“Do you think you could be happy
quently may fairly claim to be consid
with a mail like me?” said Willie
ered the dean of cats In Germany.
That this remarkable animal has still Wlsblngton earnestly.
“Oh. yes,” answered Miss Cayenne
some youth In her is evident from the
“I think so. If be
fact that she gave birth to a kitten two after a pause.
yearsago. Moreover, the kitten thrived wasn’t too much like you.”—Washing
wonderfally and attracted much atten ton Star.
tion when It was exhibited at tbe ex
Strategy.
position In Breslau.
Daughter—Papa did not take the pa
per to the office with llini tilla morn-
Flsh Destroy Lotos Bed«.
Ing.
The beautiful Egyptian lotus beds
Mother-He didn't? i’ll bet it’s got
which for tbe past qunrter of a cen a lot of stuff showing bow women can
tury have lined the extreme westerly trim their own bonnets.—New York
shores of Lake Erie from Monroe, Weekly.
Mich., to Point Place are threatened
with complete annihilation by fish,
Their Frleadly Way.
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. At the
One of the worst things aliout falling
present rate of destruction, which has into a bole Is the number of people
been going on for the past five years, who gather on tbe bank to |s>lut out
it is said by good authorities that not tbe routes you could have taken to
a single lotus bed will exist in tills lo ivold falling in.—Atchison Globe.
cality within the next three yeurs. Tbe
carp has found that tbe roots and
A Mistake.
bulbs of the lotus make splendid food
“Mrs. Pluinin holds tier own well,
for hlais-lf »nd family, and they have doesn't she?"
completely exterminated thousands of
"Hut It Isn’t. That's her sister's
acres of these water Cowers to satiate elilld.”—Philadelphia Bulletin.
their appetites.
A Vaalsblaa Pewnie.
Mr. I’enry says that the tribe of Es
kimos living on the shore of Wlisle
sound. In Greenland, are the most
northerly people In the world. Their
Isolation has differentiated them from
all other raises. They do not exceed
200 In number and are being destroyed
by an unknown disease which appears
to be a slow malignant fever. Lleuten
ant Peary became personally known to
every man. woman am.’ child la-longing
to tbla remote and perishing commit
Blty of human beings.
Dees.
Daughter—Papa did not take tbe pa
“
I
don't
see
why
you call him greedy
ler to the office with biui tbls morning
when be gave you his nice large apple
Mother - He didn't? 1'11 bet It's got
to divide.”
The census of IM)| shows that there • lot of stuff showing bow women can
“That's Just It. of course 1 bad to
trim
their
own
tsmnets
New
York
are 13,1*7 negroes to every IIMt.tMNt of
give him tbe biggest piece.”
Weekly.
whiten, omupared with 13,57* in I nno .
We see others as they are not: our
In Switzerland tar sprinkliug has
Georgiana-Julia and Jack don't stay selves as we should like to be. Satur
been adopted with success to lay the out at their new country place at all.
day Evening Poet.
dust on macadamized road«.
George- Why ?
“Oh. they want to be In town all tbe
It la not the loudest church liell that
l-ess than mie acre in Km in Norway time to tell everylasly how uiucb they brings tbe most money to tbe collection
la used for grain growing.
like It out In tbe country.” Life.
box. -Washington Post.
Th. Hand That l«»4 to «»auk My Pa.
'.Vhsti t <n '•own tn
r where
There', always lot. of c.ke and pie,
1 spread my bread with Jelly there
And stuff up till I nearly die!
The greatest fun you ever .aw
Is elidin' from their steep roofed shed.
And th. hand that used to spank my pa
Is th. hand that pat. me on the head.
1 tear around and yell and make
All kind« of noise, and they don't mind;
They have no baby there to wake.
And both of them are awful kind
Tbe goudeat man I ever «aw
Ie grandpa, with his hair all gray.
And the hand that uaeo to apank my pa
Bewa up my trouaers every day.
—Chicago Record-Herald.
Ths Kids u4 Berslac UU m Frtah«-
sssd ike ladles«.
it Is «mall Wonder that ths first view
of a white man created terror among
the superstitious Indiana A striking
instilnee of this occurred when the
Wallawalla Indians first saw Captain
Clark of the Lewie and Clark expedi
tion. Thinking to propitiate the eav
egee and allay their fears of tbe white
meu. he planned to visit a village of
tbe Wallawallas before the arrival of
the rest of bls party.
kk Ith this end In view, be sat out to
cnv the Colombia river lu a canoe,
takl ig three meu with him. On tbe
way he shot a crane and a duck, both
of which fell near him. Hs lauded be-
fore five wigwams placed close to each
other, but not a persou was visible,
aud the doors, which were of mat,
were dosed. Holdlug bls pipe In baud,
as an Indication of good will, be push
ed aside one of tbe doors and entered
tbe lodge.
Inside were thirty men. women aud
children huddled together In terror.
He went to them, shook each by the
band aud said some friendly words,
expressing by word and manner bis
kindly feeling.
Their apprehensions
were alleyed until he took out bls
burning glass and lighted bls pipe by
tbe rays of tbe sun. Consternation
again prevailed, and what might have
occurred but for the timely arrival of
two chiefs who knew the white meu
cannot be told.
It seems that the Indians had not
seen Captain ('lark, but they bad seen
tbe white crane which he bad shot
fall Just before bls appearance. They
had also seeu tbe duck fall at his shot.
They counseled the fall of tbe birds
with his advent and thought he bad
fallen from the clouds.
Tbe sound of the rifle, which they
had never before beard, they believed
was a signal to announce tbe white
man’s coming. Small wonder, then.*
that their hardly allayed fears were
again aroused when he brought down
fire from heaven by means of bis burn
ing glass.—Youth's Compaulou.
POULTRY POINTERS
I dirge roosters with small bens is a
very poor combination.
Scalded milk and cooked rice will
often stop diarrhea in fowls.
Indigestion, one of the worst diseases
among poultry, is often caused by sour,
moldy food.
Eggs Intended to be hatched in an in
cubator should uever be allowed to be
come chilled.
lu order to have poultry tender and
Juicy they must lie fattened quickly.
Two weeks of good feeding are usually
sufficient.
Use plenty of lime in tbe poultry
bouse. It will kill lice, la a good dis
infectant, will purify the air, It de
stroys vermin and prevents gapes.
One of the best ways of feeding oats
to isiultry Is to put them In a tub at
night, pouf scalding water over them,
let them stand until morning aud feed
them warm.
When the fowls are closely coufiued
or when the ground Is covered with
snow, they must have bulky food. Cut
clover hay well steamed Is good, as
are also cabbage leaves.
Some st Baras’ Phrases.
Here are a few specimens uf Burna'
happy phrases: "Tbe best laid schemes
of mice and men gang aft agley;" "Tbe
fear of hell *a the hangman's whip, to
haud the wretch In order:’’ "But pleas
ures are like poppies spread; you seise
the flower, Its bloom Is shed;” “Ob,
wad some power tbe giftle gie us to
see ourselves as ltbera see us;” “Man’s
Inhumanity to mHii makes countless
thousands mourn;” “Nursing her wrath
to keep It warm;” "The mirth and fun
grew fast and furious;” “What’s done
we partly may compute, but know not
what's resisted:” “Princes and lords
are but the breath of kings;” “The
rank Is but the guinea stamp; a man's
n man for a' that.”
Hetnovina Tnmor. Early.
If It were geuerally known among In
telligent people that great numbers of
innocent tumors sooner or later be
come malignant and that malignant tu
mors often simulate benign tumors aud
remain quiescent for a great while, tbe
sufferers would unhesitatingly consent
to tbe removal of these morbid growths
In their luceptlon. long before the pos
sible advent of serious mischief, or
when the cure might be effected by mi
nor operations which would leave tbe
smallest scars, especially in such parte
as the face, neck, arms or hands.
The Mwbber.
“I made an angel cake tbat was ele
gant aud one that waa awful,” said
Maud. "This is tbe third, aud It will
decide as to whether or not I can be
considered an expert.”
"I could tell this was tbe rubber,”
said Harry as he trletl the cake. “It
tastes like It.”
■ aataaatlas.
“I didn't ring your fare up yet,” said
the conductor, bolding out bls baud.
“Oh. that's al! right,” whispered the
passenger who was trying to evade
paying. “ 'Just keep It In your pocket,
I wou't tell the company.”—Cblcugu
News.
Mereeaary.
"But you don’t think he’s mercenary,
papa?”
"Why, yes, 1 do. I'm afraid be re
gards marriage as a get rich quick
schema!”—Puck.
Mu Cuaapartsaa.
First Boy .My mamma tielongs to
one of the first families
Second Hoy Pooh! That's notblug.
Mine belongs to one of th* last fami
lies.—Lifa
Oiataeeata Fraa* Wbatea.
G m 4 Behsase.
Spermaceti, which Is often used in
ternally in catarrh and other affeetlous,
as well as in tbe form of ointments for
wounds and excoriations of the skin. Is
obtained from the head of a monster of
the whale kind which abounds lu tbe
south seas, while the highly esteemed
aiuliergris Is only a condition of dis
ease lu the same animal.
“To what do you attribute tbe cura
tive properties of your springs?” asked
a visitor at a health resort.
"Well,” answered tbe proprietor
thoughtfully, “I guess the advertising
I've done has had something to du with
It”
Materai
“He seems down on everybody these
The martyrs to vice far exceed tas days.
What’s ths matter, do you
martyrs to virtue, both In endurance think r
and number Cvltou
“Ob. he's down ou bis lock.”