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THE TRAMP’S PARLOR CAR
A
Horn« FrBB» Wfelafe Ua
la Otten Dlslodget.
A casual observer might wonder why
the rods bolted through the timbers at
either end are placed under freight
cars. They are not put there for hoboes
to ride on. but to stiffen the fluor of the
car. Sometimes there are four, two
close together on each side, but more
often there are six. separated by equal
distances.
At the center, where the rods are rid
den, there is ofteu room between them
and the bottom ot the car for a man to
■it almost upright, though with bls
bead bowed forward, but where there
are six rods the hobo usually Iles
acrons them like a steak on a gridiron.
While tt* train Is moving slowly it is
easy as a rule to drive him off by
throwing coal or rocks at him. If it is
going very fast, there is danger of kill
ing him, and that Is likely to get the
brakeman in trouble (from ten years to
life is customary).
There is one other way of removing a
hobo from the rods under a freight, but
the brakeman must be a man of steady
nerve, quickness and physical strength;
also lie mujt know exactly where the
bolsi la before he comes off the top to
get him. Dropping from the train a car
or two ahead ot the one under which
the man Is riding, the brakeman has
time to brace himself before that car
reaches him (the train should be mov
ing only slowly); then be seizes the
hobo by the coat collar or Uy his arms.
The motion of the train dot's the rest,
■ nd th*
*■ «trapped on the ground
—Leslie's Weekly.
in their clothing whatever, except to
wear a broad baud of crape arouud tbe j
arm I* I ween the ahoulder aud the'
eltiow. I have seen meu with tbecrai«« '
liand ou tbe sleeve iustead of tbe bat as
formerly. However, 1 dou’t think it is
a fa«t that ia going to take very well, as
i
■siwparatively few have adopted it. Do
you kuow, some people think I am
uever happy uu !« ms there is an epidemic
or fatal disaater or aomelhing of that
kind goiug ou? Now, that ia not kind
and it la uot true; somebody has to be
iu thia business, why uot 1? But you
call rest assured 1 am never happy to '
•
know that others are suffering ”
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1 imagine I hear tbe readers of Illis
column saying, “how in tlie world «lid ,
you ever manage to get on such a
melancholy subject, Polly?” ami 1 can
only lay the blame ou the cheerful
undertaker who wanted to tell me a few
of his trials and tribulations, and ex
plain that Improvements were con-
■tantly being made in Ins chosen calling
that would serve to make less mournful
tbeiiread presence of tbe destroyer to
tbe living.
»»»»
*• Do you believe in the resurrection of
the dead, Polly'.”’ arked a friend tlie
other day, and I answered, “ Yes, even '
as I do that the flowers which wither
and die at the touch of the frost's icy |
hand in the Wiuter, wdl lie resurrected
and spring up with the first breath of.
Rpriug and awake to new life and lie
crowned with buds and blousonis fair
aud sweet. Nature preaches it to us I
front season to season. Why should we
waut to believe, why should we believe
that deatli ends all? It is only tlie,
sleep from which we waken in lite land
beautiful.”
A COMEDIAN’S TRICK.
k»M fey Whleh Hs g»eaF»a Am»t
sad Had His D»*<» Raid.
Many amusing stories *t'e
of Joe
tiain«*a, s comedian »f
time ot
I'hurles IL, sometimes called “Count”
Halnaa, It is said that be was arrested
one morning by two bailiff** for a debt
of £20. when be saw a bishop to whom
lie was related passing along in bis
coach. With ready raxzuri-e be imme
diately saw a loopboia for escape, and,
turning to tbe men, be Baid, ”L«t me
•|>eak to his lordship, to whom 1 aw
well known, and be <1H Pu>’ the debt
aud your charges into the bargain.”
The lialliffs thought they might ven
ture this, us they were within two or
three yards of the coach, and acceded
to the request. Joe boldly advanced
and took off bls hat to tbe blabop. Hl»
lordship ordered tbe coach to stop,
when Joe whispered to the divine that
the two men wen suffering from such
scruples of «-onsdeuc» that he feured
they would bang themselves, suggest
Ing that ills lordslip should invite them
to his house uid promise to satisfy
them. The blslio) agreed, and, calling
to tbe bailiffs, h» said, “You two men
come to me tomarrow morning, and I
will satisfy you.’
The men booed and went away-
pleased, and eary tbe next day waited
on his lordship, who, when they were
ushered in, said, "Well, my meu, what
ure these scruplag of conscience?”
“Scruples?” rolled one of them. “We
have no scrupled We are bailiffs, my
lord, who yesterjuy-arrested your cou
sin, Joe Haine« for a debt of £20, aud
your lordship kindly promise«! to satis
fy us.”
The trick
a strange, but the result
was strang^, for his lordship, either
appreciating its cleverness or consider
ing himself bound by the promise he
had unintfntionaliy given, there aud
then settl with tbe men in full.
WASHINGTON LETTER NEW SHORT STOR’ES CHOICE MISCELLANY
¡Special Corrsapondence.)
The subject of a new public building
to lie located on the square bounded
by Jacksou place. Seventeenth and H
Strom » and Pennsylvania avenue. Just
north of the state, war and navy de-
partmant building, is under discus
sion by the senate committee on pub
lic buildings aud grounds.
beuator
Fairbanks, tlie chairman of this com
mittee, some time ago Introduced a bill
in the senate providing for a building
on this site for the dejiartments of state
and Justice. That bill baa beeu under
dlscussiou, aud it baa already beeu de
cided by the committee that aueb a
building should contain offices for the
president of the United States, so that
It will probably be styled the execu
tive, state and Justice buildiug.
The square Just north of Pennsylva
nia avenue, between Jackson place
and Seventeenth street, is regarded as
admirably suited for a buildiug in
which tlie offices of the presideut can
be located. It Is contemplated to con
struct between the building aud the
White House a tunnel, so that when
the president desires he can pass from
his office to bls borne without going out
of doors. This tunnel will be lighted
by electricity and ornamented in such
a way that it will appear, lu fact, no
different from a beautiful corridor in
tlie building.
Young ladies must be scarce iu You
Bet, • promising luiulug town m Ne
vada county. A few weeks ago two
youug tueu, resblents of the town, ad
vertised for wives, with the result that
they are very happily married and are
the envy of ail the rest of the miserable
old bachelors. The success ot their 1« 1*
low workiueu led six other young men
to eu ter the ranks of the benedicts by ad
vertising lu the Grass Valley Uuion-
Herald for wives to share their lot, “for
richer, for poorer; for better, for worse.”
While the young men would uot allow
their uatues to be published they are
kuowu to be prosperous and |«ossesse<i
of abuudaut tueaus aud arc amply aide
to provide for their wives. You Bet is
loetfled in the heart of the mountains.
Mining is the chief Industry, but there
is one serious drawbaca, there are but
few wotueu iu the vlciuity. “C'arrv
the news to Mary,’’ for here is auotber
inau advertising for a wife to share his
joys and sorrows, aud according to his
own statement be 1» no trifler. Tin
postmaster of Hau Francisco has re
ceived a manly, straight-forward letter
After White Hossa Rats.
from Hlepben Ash, of Meiltta, Honotua
A new rut catcher has come to town
i-ounty, Cal., iu which be says: “Hav
bent ou exterminating the rats at the
ing xea«i in the Han Francisco papers
White House. He’s willing to work
hs|S you have been the recipient of
l»y the day. Job or scalp. His card
uuiu«ro«s letters front K»stern girls de
reads': “W. B. Linthicum, Professional
siring husbands, would you kindly give
Rat Catcher. All Work Guaranteed.”
me the address of one or two of the girls
Linthicum, who came here from Bal
who are looking for husbands. I am a
timore, is a constituent of Represent
Parore For Plaster PatcBes.
ative Wachter. He saw Mr. Wachter
stone cutter by tra'ie, with steady work
Plaster patches were introduced ln
ami offered to send at once for his "In
■nd good wages. Enclosed find stamp
England in the reign of Edward VI. by
struments” — eleven ferrets and flvs
for
reply.
”
The
postmaster
sent
him
a foreign lady who in this manner in
dogs.
• lilE BULGARIAN.
genlously concealed a wen on her neck. the addresHes of a number ot women
"For heaven's sake, don't bring them
They became such u craze aud were from Detroit, Troy and other cities who
BRIEF REVIEW
to the capitol!” pleaded Mr. Wachter,
A Peewlkr Fellow. He la Hither a
carried to such exaggerated lengths have written him in reply to the story
who at once wrote Secretary Cortelyou
Hibldler or a Peasant.
that they were Anally lampooned out circulated through the East that five
asking that the president consider
A Hone’» Sense ot Smell,
of sight. The men, as well as the wo hundred Tacoma men were desirous of
It Is aetrange country of contrasts,
A horse will leave musty hay Ull- this Bulgaria that people have so long Maryland in distributing any |>atron-
men, stuck themselves over with these obtaining wives from the far East.
age connected with the rat killing in
touched in his bin, however hungry. watched ns a danger spot. Tbe peasant
beauty spots, No lady of fashion con-
dustry.
Now, Polly would like to know what
aldered her l let complete until she
He will not drink water objectionable is a heavily built fellow, with a Kal
Linthicum claims to be the cham
was equipped with her little box of is the matter with California with all to his questioning snitl', or from any in uk nose if he happens to be pure bred pion rat killer of the world. He esti
patches cut in her favorite design. If cities, towns and villages, with their bucket which some odor makes often- ' from tbe original Samoyede stock, mates that he has exterminated more
one happened to come off In company, wealth of pretty aud attractive na- sive, however tliirBty. His intelligent which b> uot likely. His language has than a million rats.
she hurriedly replaced It with a fresh five daughters who would make
"I could clean out that White House
nostril will widen, quiver and query become Slavic, which means a lan
one from the box.
charming wives aud preside admirably
guage In which “beefsteak” is “mpiph- In a few days,” he said. Linthicum will
over
the daintiest bit ottered by the
At length patching in England went over their homes? What possesses
tekl” and "omelet souffle” is "omlet remain in town until be hears from
so far that party spirit was symbolized these young men to g<> far away from fairest of hands, with coaxings that cuplile.”
Secretary Cortelyou.
by the position of the patches. A letter home for the queen of the hearthstone? would make a mortal shut his eyes and | Tbe Bulgarian is a peasant or a sol
Rat traps, rut poisons and rat killing
swallow
a
mouthful
at
a
gulp.
A
mare
in the paper on June 2, 1711, tells of
dier. He knows no other trade. As a suggestions continue to pour into the
»»»»
a visit to the Haymarket and the dis
is never satisfied by either sight or farmer the sheep Is all in all to him, White House.
“Yes,” sahl the undertaker, “the whinny that her colt is really her own | food and clothing and companionship,
covery by the writer of three classes
Au tneon»rational Preaidrat.
of women In the boxes all differently tasluou changes lu funerals and wear until she has a certified nasal pns>f of says a writer in The Era. He lives in a
The other day the president para
patched. Upon inquiry be discovered ing apparel for mourning, just as II
the fact. A blind horse, now living, hovel, does not understand why be lyzed some old conservatives by being
that those who patched on the right loes f< r anything else. Come in aud
will not allow the approach of any ( should be taxed and makes bls women seen In the street playing ball with
side of the forehead were Whigs and <ee the latest things we have in coffins.
slave in the field. He is called close- some boys. The president didn't know
stranger
without showingsigns of anger
those who favored the left were To
Now this pearl gray casket has J uh I not safely to be disregarded. The dis I fisted, churlish and suspicious and has who the boys were, and it did not make
ries, while those who patched indiffer
, Borne of the virtues that ofteu go with the slightest difference to him. They
ently on either side were a neutral been prepared to send out for tlie wife tiuctiou is evidently made by bis Hense those qualities.
were having a flue time when lie came
party, whose faces bad not yet de of a very wealt hy man ou C--------- street. of smell, and at considerabe distance. | When Bulgaria became practically
along, and the sight of their joy was
clared themselves.—Harper's Weekly. Money does not count with him aud we Blind horses, as a rule, will gallop free of the sultan, there were many
too much for him. He promptly asked
have orders to spare uo expense. The wildly about a pasture without striking - Turks left in the country. These are
to be let in. and the first tiling tlie boys
AuBBatiB Daly’s Wit.
gray cloth covering the casket cost four the surrounding fence. Tbe sense of gradually being crowded out. but there knew they were pluying ball with a
An actor who knew Augustin Daly dollars a yard, the white satin lining
smell informs them of its proximity.' Is still a mosque in Christiau Sofia, and president of the United States who did
well told this story of the great theat three dollars a yard, and tbe lace about
Others will, when hmseneti from the | lu the palace of the sobranje, or parlia not approve of the particular curve
rical manager’s ready wit:
the pillow a dollar aud a half a yard. stable, go direct to the gate or the bars 1 ment, where the members have better they affected and liegan teaching them
“We both chanced to be depositors In
accommodations than the lords of Brit a new one. For ten minutes be delight
and victims of a bank which suspended You see all of the unpleaaant feelings opened to their accustomed feeding ain on the Thames embankment, some
ed them and apparently himself and
me
experiences
wbeu
usually
looking
payment. Like otbei-B, when the news
grounds, and when desiring to return, twenty Turkish deputies always sit to
then went on bis way. while the young
of the disaster became known we bur at a casket disappears. It is so con after hours of careless wandering will gether and exert an Influence that they
sters cheered him off.
rled off to the bank to pick up what In structed that oue side lets down and distinguish an outlet, and awaits its i never could do In their own land by
It is thut sort of tblmr that a stool shea
ih .
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ul U. U V«
formation we could, and coming down the ends are thrown out so that it looks
uinciai Washington until it is bolding
avmww uiLU tuv eireei like the oecupaul is reclining on a little
Every Saturday the members of the
its breath in wonder. They never suw
Mr. Daly's foot caught In the mat. and. bed of tufted satin. Wbeu the form is
sobranje are paid at the rate of 15
To Reclaim Site of Fort Lee.
the like before, and it tiles in the face
with some difficulty, he managed to placed lr> the casket a dainty lace can
francs a day, all in silver flve franc
The site of old Fort lute of Revolu pieces. These peasant lawmakers knot of anything else they ever heard of,
save himself from fulling. I was en
opy is erected over her. Thus, you see, tionary fame is to lie reclaimed, con
and nothing but the president's per
tering the building, and, seeing the
It up In handkerchiefs, grin slowly and
sonal popularity saves him from severe
only the most pleasing thoughts remain verted from a mo quito swamp to a
mishap, I ran up. saying:
shake the Jingling pieces playfully in
“T hope you have not hurt yourself.’ in regard to one who is sleeping her properly kept reservation, and marked one another's face. They are playing criticism.
His pel expressions also come in for
” ‘Oh, no; thank you,’ he replied, Ì last sleep. Colored flowers and ribbons by a monument.
When the State at statesmanship yet, but fairly well much comment, as many of them are
only lost my balance.’ ”
are used much more than they used to Board of Health of New Jersey drained upon the whole.
those popular as a rule among country
tie. Iu days gone by, everyone thought off the polluted waters of Paiker’s Pond,
folk and rarely beard in the city. He
The Skin of My Teeth.
Function»
of
Fralt,
that only white flowers and white rib
edified some persons who were with
In the book of Job appears the ■en bon could be used, and now it is every a sluggish pool on the Palisades, some
Tlie Medicine Brief thus summarizes him in the cabinet room the other day
2000 feet back from the cliffs, indisputa
tencs, “I am escaped with the skin of
thing from violet to piuk aud cream ble evidences were found that tills the various uses of fruit in relieving by exclaiming, "By gosh!” and in the
my teeth,” which Is modernized "by
colors.
In Hawaii, you know, the bleedlug place for ma aria and mosqui diseased conditions of the body. The spuce of two hours he bad used It a
the skin of my teeth" and gives the
list is worth keeping: Under the cate number of times. Interspersed by "hind
brightest
orange Is use«l at funerals, and toes had been a military post. The
idea of a narrow escape, one so close as
gory of laxatives, oranges, figs, tama sakes,” to which was sometimes added
to be Just by the thickness of the akin a whole garland of it made of paper, or Daughters of the Revolution and mem- rinds. prunes, mulberries, dates, nec
on the teeth, which is so thin that no some queer substance, is laid entirely ben of the Society for the Preservation tarines and plums may be included. "alive.”
Elkina* Lnek.
microscopist lias yet been able to find around the coffin lid.”
of Hcenic and Historic Places became Pomegranates, cranberries, blackber
The elevator conductor beard three
it. “To cast In the teeth” means to
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interested, and research disclosed the ries. sumac berries, dewberries, rasp bells. It was the senatorial signal. At
throw defiant reproaches or Insults
“For young children or babies we fact that the neglected spot hail once berries, barberries, quinces, pears, wild the same instant came another three
spitefully, as one would cast a stone at
cherries and medlars are astringents. bells. The man glanceil at the Indicator
the exposed teeth of a snarling dog. usually use white caskets, white hearsen been an important strategic point in Grapes, peaches, strawberries, whortle
and saw that one signal came from the
“Tooth and nail” denotes the manner drawn by white horses with tbe trap Washington’s campaigning. The site berries, prickly pears, black currants
l>aHeinent and the other from the top
of an action full of frenzied fury, typl pings all of white, although the olb< r of the old fort is to lie restored to its and melon seeds are diuretics. Goose
floor. It was evident that two senators,
fled by biting and scratching, as when day a gentleman who was to lay hi» Revolutionary aspect, as far as possible, berries. red and white currants, pump
one at each end of the shaft, were In a
two belligerent cats make the fur fly.
little six-year-old daughter away ch«s«e the State of New Jersey and the Em kins and melons are refrigerants. Lem burry to get to the senate to answer the
a light pink plush for the little casket pire State Society Sonsof the American ons, limes and apples are stomachic se roll call.
A Dlllaent Pullee Official.
and had It lined with creamy satin. Revolution having each appropriated datives. «
The elevator cage was between the
A man who was "wanted'' In Russia
For younger jieople we use either white, *1000 to begin the work.
two extremes. The man at the rope
Tfe« Rest Care.
had been photographed in six different
lavender or gray cloth; for elderly
Quiet and warmth are the medicines did not hesitate. Taking a coin out of
positions, and the pictures were duly
gray,
black
and
purple,
the
latter
people
The NatiocalMus-um at Washington of the four footed philosopher. If a bis pocket, be gave It a spin ami cov
circulated among the police depart
ered it with his foot. “Heads up. tails
meuta The chief of one of these wrote moat frequently for some distinguished helps with funds to support theexploia- dog is ailing, be tolls himself Into a
down!” he Baid.
to beadquarters a few days after the person. Home people won’t have any tions in Egypt which Dr. Flinders ball In a warm corser and eats little or
The coin bad fallen bend upward.
issue of the set of portraits ami stated: thing else but a metallic cask t and Petrie, the great Egyptologist, b mak nothing til) be is well. Many times rest
The elevator ascended to the top story,
“Sir, I have duly received the portrait others, who can well afford it too, ing. Aa its share of this year's finds it Is the only medicin» needed by the sick,
but we seldom follow this example. end that is why Senator Elkins reach
of the six miscreants whose capture is nothing but the cheapest wotMieu cas
has just received ten papyrus manu The bl[H*d loses the instinct of the ani ed the senate chamber ahead of Sena
desired. I have arrested flve of them, kets, varnished and with iron handles
scripts dating from about the birth of mal. He fumes, frets, takes stimulants tor Quarles.
•nd the sixth Is under observation and
Tbe styles have even ehanged tn an Christ. They are moatly bills of lad Ing ■ nd medicaments aud gives uo chance
District Wants L obb .
will be secured shortly.”
Congress will be aBked to lend the
nouncing that it is a house of mourning for camel trains, receipts for gcssls, etc. to the recuperative forces of uature.—
District *11,000,000 for necessary pub
by the crape on the door. That is so
Philadelphia Record.
AccorglBir t*» GBBter.
lie Improvements. The list of Items
The “old log schoolhouse'' at Camp
The phrase "according to Gunter" old-fashioned that you seldom ever see
embraces a filtration reservoir for Po
DantBaea. Olive Groves.
remains In our language as a perpetual It now. It gave place to stiflr black Run, Westmorland c >unty, Pa., is said
There is an ancient custom under tomac water, a complete system of
memory of Gunter, the English mathe rosettes and long ends of cloth hanging to tie the oldest schoolhouse in this
maticiau. who was born In 1581 and on the door for elderly people, black and country. It is very primitive in all its which the olive groves around Damas sewage disposal. lu’provementM ot ti»
died in lG2t>. .»Imost to th« preBM« whit« combined for the middle-aged appointments, but the teacher, Miss cue are guarded Dy official watclimen streets, roads ai.d highways of the
to prevent the trees being stripped by District aud the reclamation of the
time the works of Gunter were con »Id
and pure white f>>r the young people. Celia J. Miller, who Is only 10 years of
ered standard. He was the Inventor of
thieves. But on a certain date the gov Anacostia flats and their conversion
the surveyor's chain, of the logarithmic That eveutually gave way to a pretty, age, has enlisted the help of the “big ernor or some magistrate Issues a Into a public park.
The amount of the loan to tie solicit
line, of tlie quadraut, of the scale bear graceful bow-knot of Illusion and rib boys” to make some Improvements.
proclamation warning all owners of
lag h!s'«scicr «nd anyt6?r< lu mathe bons. Now when a bfehy pasHes away
oljve tree.« that they BOtt pick their ed has been ain-eed upon »ixJtFelve of
A scheme has been promised to em fruit, for after a certain date It be the fourteen citizens’ associations of
inatics to be right must be "according we tie two or three rosebuds with white
to Gunter.”
illusion and long streamers and hang It ploy the tidal fl >w from the docks of comes public property. If a rarmcr bus the District of Columbia, and these
bodies will co-operate in securing that
on the door. White or daiutily-colored Dundee, Scotland, for the generation of bis crop only half gathered wbeu that
His Dyspepsia.
•urn.
flowers with white illusion and ribbons electric power through the agency of date arrives, the public will gather it
'You oq you take aa” at. taor fcr
GI vb »fee
O»*« b fefeu»*.
turbine wheels. 'The flow from two ■for him.
for
the
young,
and
the
same
colored
luncheon every day?”
The government piiuiing office turn
of
these
docks
is
said
to
lie
capable
of
flowers tied with lavender or purple for
rotsoa of the leoritlow.
“Yes.”
ed out senate bill No. Co, introduce«!
“Well, you ought not to have dyspep the older people who have pa-sed away. producing 22n horse-power for sixteen
it is said to be a remarkable fact that by Mr. Hale, with Its title reading. “A
We no longer darken up a room wherein out of every twenty-four hours of the the poison of the scorpion gradually bill providing for the retirement of
sia.”
"But, you st*, I spend twenty-flve of the quiet sleeper is resting until it looks a»/-
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loses its effect upon a human being aud pretty officers and enlisted men of the
those minutes deciding what 1 want to like a tomb, but we let in the air and
that man suffers less and leu each navy."
Fireflies are sold nightly by peddlers
rat”—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. sunshine.
“Good Idea?' said denntor Tillman.
Neither do we cover the In the crowded quarters of Toklo and time be Is stung. One bold philosopher,
pictures on the walls lu crape or turn other Japanese cities. The insects sell it Is related, had the courage to follow "Retire all the pretty onea. and give
He Boll*« It D bwb .
out this principle to the furtlwat extent Bob Evana a chance."
A begiuner In newspaper work In a them to tbe wall, as has tieen doue in for 3 rin spice, a rm tieiiig eq al in and made scorpions sting him repeated
C am . B chofikld .
days
gone
by.
People
feel
just
as
badly
southern town who occasionally “sent
value to the twentieth part of a cent.
ly until be bad become poison proof
Na D»forM*a CXI b » b » b .
•a
they
ever
did,
but
there
is
no
need
of
■tuff" to one of the New York dallies
and suffered but little Inconvenience
“Did you ever see a deformed or
picked up what seem«-«! to him a "big casting a greater gloom over them when
By the rectification of the India and beyond the transient pain of the punc
crippled Chinaman?" asked a gentle
story." Hurrying to the telegraph of you can just aa well make them ia- 1 Thibet frontier, which has now been ture.
man. There waa a negative .eply. and
lice he "queried" the telegraph editor: member that this is not all of life, but i completed, 350 square miles have tieen
tlie questioner continued: “I d >n’t
The Gr»B»r •••feeler.
"Column story on so and so. Shall I there is a reaurreetlon coming. As it i added to British territory.
A wealthy gentleman who owns a think you ever will. If a Chlnene ctilM
send ?”
was In days rone by people could not
country seat on one occasion nearly 'Is born deformed, it ia made awa.v
The reply was brief and prompt, but
look much farther than the tomb, It
Ho powerful b the new electric light lost his wife, who fell Into a river with aa soon na possible. Just liow the
to the enthusiast unsatisfactory. "Bend
was all so doleful, dark and dismal» < on Dunkerque lighthouse that Its beams which flows through hie estate. He an babe is killed I d > n t kBow. but it i«
tluu words." was all It said.
t
Yoy may
v bible at a dbtanee of forty nt ilea. nounced the narrow escape to hl» never permitted to lire.
“Can't l>e told in less than 1.200,” be There ie a new fad In mourningapparel» are
friends, expecting their congratula travel all oxer the world and you will
wired back. Before long the reply too. I suppoee you have noticed It,
tie«er ace a crippled Chinaman. When
Many |>eople, instead of wearing a deep
The use of a bioycle b offered by a tloua.
came:
One of them—an old bachelor wrote an accident itefslls one of then». It«' 1«
“Story of creation of world told in mourning veil and all the real of the I lady who advertised for a kitchen maid
aa follows: "I always told you that riv made away with too. This la a pirt of
Try lt."-New York Foot
IMtraphenialia, don’t make any change I In a Surrey, England newspaper.
er was too shallow!”—Tlt-Blta
their religión, and they adhere to IL"
Jastlee Gray Net a Bled.
A Reaarkabla ■>*«■■.
No one who sees Justice Gray of tba
As a part of the water resources of
United Mtn les supreme court sitting the country the United Mates geolug
•oleninly upon the bench or walking leal survey is studying the wouderful
with grave and dignified mien up
Florida springs and lakes from which
I'eunsylvania avenue after the court moat of the rivers of the state hair
has adjourned would I a II»ve that he Is their rise.
susceptible to humor. In fact, through
Klasengen spring. In Polk county, is
out his long service on the beueb only one of these. The water baa a tern
one instance is recorded where he perature of 7W degrees F. and is strong
deigned to exhibit a Jocular mood.
ly Impregnated with sulphur. Iron ami
It was the day when Judson L. liar other Ingredients that characterise ar
mon. tbeu attorney general, was muk- tealan waters in that reglou.
The
Ing an argument before the court. He spring la evidently a natural artesisii
bad occasion to display a map showing well.
the locality in which the land in dis
The water all comes from one point,
pute wua situated aud held it up for gushing up vertically with great fore*
the inspection of the court. It was a through a circular orlflce in the bottom
very small map aud difficult to see of the basin, aud, although the Ivasin
from the lieitch. Mr. Harmon referred la thirty feet deep or more, the force 1»
to It aa "a birdseye view.”
so great that the water directly over
Juath-e Gruy »quiuted bls eyes in the the orlflcea Is considerably higher that
effort to discern the map. "Mr. Attor the surface of the lake at the banka
ney General," he said In deapair. “I re
While swimming in this deligbtfu:
gret to tell you that 1 am not a bird.”
pool It Is fouud to be exceedingly dittl
And then the Justice, chuckling over cult to keep in a position over till»
the outburst of humor, sank buck in spring boll and Impossible to ■Ink In
Ilia sent and watched the attorney gen the water at that point. The outflow
eral fold up the tiny map.
of the spring, as measured by the hy-
drugraphers of tlie geological survey,
N b Choice.
was found to be 14,« mm > gallons each
Representative Cannon tvegan his po minute.
litical career by running for the ( hm I-
tlon of state's attorney In his town.
Dallas of • G.e.t,
His opponent was another young law
A guest's obligation Itegfns with the
yer who, like Cannon, liad not made reception of the Invitation. It siioiil«!
much headway In the practice of law.
be either readily ami courteously ac
hut Imth candidates went U|H>n the cepted or promptly and courteously de
stump and promised to do great things clined.
if elected.
Nothing Is more trying to the pa
One «lay, •■ the rival eamH.Aa.ew went
tience of the hostess and to the tempet
down the street together, they were of the cook than a belated dinner guest.
joln«*d by the Judge of the court. He
Perhaps no Invitation once accepted
step|ied in between them, taking each should lie more strictly kept than this
y.iung man l>y the arm.
one to dine. A guest should lie at tlie
"Wliat are you laiys making all this hostess' house flve minutes before the
fuss alsiut?” he queried.
hour apiKiinted. and, to use another's
“We want to lie state's attorney,”
expression, "Nothing but death should
they replied in unison.
hinder.”
"Well.” said the Judge, laughing. "I
We should go to any function resolv
ought to take some Interest In the mat ed to lie entertaining and easily enter
ter. but I doli't. No matter which one
tained. An appreciative, responsive,
of you is elected, there will l>e no crim animated guest lifts part of the re
inals sent to Jail.”
sponsibility from a hostess.
If out
dinner partner liores ua. we «‘an pre
Wanted to File a Claim.
tern! to be Interested, at.d thus show
Into Senator Warren’s committee
our good breeding and compliment
room the other day came a lady well
ivotli him aud our hostess.—Woman’»
dressed and apparently intelligent.
Home Companion.
"This Is the committee on claims?"
site said Inquiringly.
A b Odd Draft.
“Yea, madam,” replied the clerk.
A pretty anecdote comes from Brus
“I am thinking of going out to Wash-
sels illustrating the generous spirit ot
a banker of that city.
The banker is fond of outdoor exer
else. As an exhibition of his skill it
skating he made his autograph on lilt
ice in a very artistic manner.
Some gentlemen, having admired hit
signature, proceeded to write above II
as follows:
“On demand I promise to pay foi
the benefit of the poor the sum of 5.0UC
marks.”
They sawed out the block of ice and.
having cail<*d a cab, proceeded to tli*
bank and carried the frozen note ot
hand—of foot, we nieun to the cash
ler's counter.
The cold temperature happily pre
vented the melting away of the ley
draft, and the banker, having been
ap|s>aled to. ordered it to be paid.
:!
A b Americas City la Easiand.
“THIS 18 TH« COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS?''
ington or Oregon,” remarked the lady,
"and 1 want to flle a claim for 1H0
ucres of good land.”
Tlie clerk of the committee was com
pelled to explain to the visitor that she
had come to the wrong place and that
the claims which congress settled were
pimply debts ngainst the government.
- Washington Post.
An Ambitious Roy.
President Morgan G. Bulkeley of the
■Etna Life Insurance company and ex
governor of Connecticut tells the fol
lowing story of his son: One day while
governor he was In conference with
some of bis friends when bls son came
in, and one of tlie men remark«*!,
"Well, governor, I supivose you expect
this youngster to be either president of
the United .States or president of the
.Etna Life Insurance compuny.”
"Which would you rather tie, bub,”
the governor asked, "president of the
United States or president of the .Et
na?”
After some hesitation the answer
came: “I don't want to lie either, dud.
I want to be a locomotive engineer.”
Jail
Before Latla.
When the Prince of Wales received
h«s degree of I.L, D. from Cambridge,
tlie public orator of the university de
ll vcr«*d a lengthy Isatin oration, but
his royal highness read Ills reply in
English. After the ceremony was over
tlie prince—then the Duke of York-
|.«ld a friend that lie was blessed if he
Understood a word of what the public
orator find said.
"Well.” replied the friend, "you knew
It was in Latin. of course."
"Iaitlu!'' exclaimed the duke. "Goal
heavens! No wonder 1 couldn't make
It out! I'd rather do six months any
do I~tla.” —
A Story Apropos.
Former Fire Commissioner William
C. Bryant, manager of the Brooklyn
Times anu secretary ot tue American
Newspa|>er Publishers' ass.iciatloii.
was the flrat s|M*aker at a dinner on
iroard the Kronprina Wilhelm a few
days ago. He said he expected to Ire
called upon to s|>enk. but not so early
In the proceedings. The occasion re
cant’d to him the epitaph on the mon
ument erected to a twenty-eight-year-
•Id man in Connecticut, which read,
”1 expected this, but not so soon."
Near Manchester, England, there is
rapidly being built a new town that
will lie the home of some 7.000 work
men. The town is unique for England
in that It is being built upon strict
American lines. The Westln- 'muse in
terval* are at the back of the work, for
their large electrical plant Is located
near by, and the inhabitants of the
town will lie employed In the works.
Alvout 1,000 bouses have already been
erected. The streets are living laid out
after the American plan and Instead of
being named in the English fashion are
being nuiutiered consecutively. Both
the streets and bouses will be lighted
by electricity. Americans have the
work of building In charge, and the
whole enterprise is a marvel to the
Britisher.—Municipal Journal and En
gineer.
A t'Blqne Notice.
The Axtell (Kan.) Anchor recently
printed the following unique notice:
“We wish to bring to the notice of the
triends of A. L. Gllland that his phyal
clan has cautioned him against any
sudden starts or Jerks. It lias been
the custom many times when greeting
the old gentleman to take advantage
of Ills extreme tickllsbness. The sur
geons say that a mun of bls nature,
after undergoing such a critical sur
gical operation, would lie liable to be
lafdly Injured by a sudden start. There
fore bis friends should not greet him
in the old way by talking their Anger
tn bls ribs.”
Tl»e Home of Mrs. Garni».
Perhaps nothing makes one realise
more the extent to which London must
have changed during the past thirty or
forty years than the disappearance one
after another of Dickens landmurks.
Take, for Instance, some of the recent
demolitions which have been brought
«taint by the county council's selieme
for a Kt rand to Holborn thoroughfare.
Only a few weeks ago the writer went
to look once again at the liarlier’s shop
In Kingsgate street. High Holborn. over
which Mrs. Gamp was wont to dwell.
Tlie whole of Kingsgate street, lias now
disappeared.—Temple Magazine.
Mecca ot Sasthers Megroea.
A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says that West Vlrrinlr. is rapidly
tiecoming more and more the Mecca of
the negroes of the south. The climate
of that state, as a whole, is congenial
to this race, and the great coal and
coking industries In operation In al
most every county, together with the
extensive railroad construction Itelng
carried on. furnish ready as well aa lu
crative employment for negro labor-
era, of whom 15,000 are employed In
the mines.
Tfee Little Garden.
There Is much comfort to be found
In a garden. I have watched a poor
woman at a little box of flowers at a
window, growing radiant with happi
ness as each bud blossomed and smiled
upon her gentle band.
Water your
little garden and tend It well. A little
love for sunlight, a little sympathy for
rain, and the garden of the heart may
bloom with beautiful deeds and fra-
grant thoughts. Though the beauty of
the rose Is brief, yet the perfume may
be preserved, like the memory of a
kiss, forever.—Schoolmaster.
Fs«d and Calta.
A writer In The Lancet says: “Since
( I began to study diet I have been ae-
, tonlabed at the number of cases of
which I have beard, even of medical
, men. who by eating leva and not so
often bare found that their ausceptlbil-
( Ity to colds has quite gone. Such facts
, ■ » I bare met with point to the cooclu-
eion that '*
It *"
Is “
the system
overcharged
‘
with the prodnets of food which was
not required and can act only aa a poi
son to every organ In the body which
la moat ausceptlble to colds.”