B.CiDoX RECORDER.
BREAKFAST IN ENGLAND.
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l«u to Ike data trf »ba aarllaat mb
«!>« W breakfast. bus uatll a ceatarp
«g > it couslated <sily vt a draft
ala
«a text of chocolate. Thera were only
two Btaala a day-dinner, ranging from
• o'clock In the morning la the fifteenth
oentury to noon ta the seventeenth,
and aupjier, which similarly advanced
from 5 In the afternoon to 7 o’clock.
Pepya, for instance, went down to the
admiralty at 4 and 5 In the morning
on no other breakfast than half a
pint of wine or a dram of cordial.
But In the eighteenth century dinner
was gradually postponed until 5 or fl
o'clock In tlie afternoon. When It
passed midday bre»u*»“» sevatne a
... ,...j «uu a meal. Before thia
hunger had demanded the addition of
bread and some such relish as radishes
to the morning draft
But when, a hundred years ago, cold
meuts and tish began to be served at
breakfast tlie utmost surprise was ex
pressed. Its novelty made It fashion
able and led to the giving of breakfast
parties. Eleven or 12 o’clock was th»
hour, and it was declared to be par ex
cellence the meal for poets. Tom
Moore was an Inveterate breakfaster
and after the trencher work sung for
the company's entertainment.
Breakfast finally became an Institu
tion, as a necessary oasis In the long
stretch between supper overnight and
dinner the next afternoon. This ac
ceptance of breakfast a century ago
thus made England for the first time
a three meals a day nation.
and if we cannot find them, manufact
ure them through distorted visious.
The latter reminds l'olly of the seared
brown autumn leaves that fall tattered
and torn to the ground, trampled upon,
for there is nothing in them to attract
]>eople who are hunting for the bright
and lieautiful. A bright, happy face
can do more missionary work in a
minute than asour-visaged person, w ho
is continBally harping on what is re-
quired of us from a religious point of
view, and yet their doleful and woebe
gone looks a|ieak ill for the creed that
has brought llwiii so precious . little
|s«ce of mind that they remind you
constantly of walking tombstones. It
seems as if there was even only one lit-
tie ray of light to pierce the darkness
of their lives that it would radiate,
throwingout its beams and lighting up
the faces with smiles that telegraph
tlie thoughts of the soul to others.
Beautiful are the people who have
ixtnmxl their three-score and ten years
and yet retain the autumn of their
lives—serene, sweet and unruffed, in
stead of bowing their heads over the
memories of other years and shutting
out the joys that might l>e theirs in the
present. There are some people fast
approaching the one hundred mile
stone, but they are so lovable, interest
ing and take such a keen interest in
the affairs of tlie day, that they never
ap|H-ar old, and they almost lead you
to believe that they have found the
elixir of youth when they have only
learned the art of keeping their hearts
young. “Y’ou are just as old as you
seem, Polly,” said an eighty-year-old
friend when some one was commenting
on her youthful appearance. As long
you keep your heart young you will
find that your iiersonal api>earance
res|N>mls and the lines of old age will
not have a chance to settle in your face.
Keeping the heart young is the key to
the whole thing. I never intend to
grow old, and I don’t let trilling things
annoy me; neither do I allow myself to
lose my temper for that is one of the
worst things you can do to destroy that
quiet composure that is so essential in
keeping, not only your looks, but your
heart youthful.”
Ntotere has played a queer prank this
fall «id plant«, shrill» and trees that
Mt tolplxtovl tounty ld<«mi in tb.- xprillM
have taken on laid» and I>l<«*■•<• that
hsik strangely out of place. Lilac
buahes are tip|>ed all over with little
bunches of lavender Howers. They are
not the greet lovely bunches that de
light all flower lovers, but every branch
is ornamented with a duster of Howers
about as big as a walnut, dainty and
sweet. Tile magnolias are covered with
creamy buds and blossoms, and this is
Novelid“"- The Bankslia roses, both
cream and white, are in full blossom;
so is the fragrant white jassamine.
Fruit trees have forgotten that their
their crop has just been harvested ami
they are entitled to a rest until next
February, and are putting forth their
fruit blossoms. In some places the
trees are covered witli Howers. On the
line of the California Northwestern
I tai I way there is the strangest kind of
a freak. Fire had scorched one side of
an apple tree* until the leaves withered
and fell ull’. On the other side xr« the
green leaves and rijx? fruit and tile side
void of all foilage is covered with apple
blossoms. Fruit growers all over the
country are wondering what this ca)>-
rice of nature means—whether it signi
fies a total failure of the fruit crop for
the coming year or not. Some of tlie
old-timers shake their heads disnutlly
over tlie coming hard times for the
FOOD FOh THE CAT.
fruit raiser and prophecy no fruit or at
least very little for the year 1905. It
Puss Should Get Green Stuff Both la
remains to be seen whether the pro
Winter anil Summer,
It Is a common thing to hear women phecy amounts to anything but talk
say that they cannot keep growing a id dismal forebodings.
plants of any kind In their rooms on
account of the cat, who persists In
nibbling and biting the leaves and new Speaking of plants reminds me of a
buds as they make their appearance, query from a little friend, the other
sometimes destroying In the course of day, in regard as to how she should
a few weeks some favorite or rare decorate her home for some little social
fern or flower.
function. “It must not be too elabo
The reason for this seeming vandal rate, or expensive, Polly, and yet I
ism Is perfectly plain or ought to be. want it to be unique and out of the
The cat requires green food If It Is to ordifiary.” After much discussion, it
BRIEF REVIEW.
be kept healthy and happy and takes was decided to give it an autumn effect.
the shortest road to getting It
Not Acquainted.
In summer, following this need of Everything in decoration would per
“Away back in 1860,” said George
Its system, a cat will eat grass freely. tain to autumn in coloring, etc. The
In winter or In the city, when this hallway was decorated in wild grape VV. Harvey, the popular restaurant pro
supply of green fodder Is cut off, com vines that were a mass of brilliant foli prietor, “the presiding genius at our
mon sense suggests that the cat be ar age. The gas jets shown through raw-box counter was a very good-na-
tificially provided with it.
shades of yellow and red tissue paper, tured but intensely ignorant black man
For Its own sake as well as for the giving a very pleasing effect. Autumn who had but lately landed in Wash
safety of the Boston fern and the rub leaves and branches banked the fire ington, and who, prior to coming here,
ber plant, why not plant a cigar box
of soil with some quick growing thing place and their long, graceful tendrils had lived all his life in Charleston, 8. C.
like oats on sorrel and let the cat help twined themselves over pictures, chan This negro was so deft in his work and
deliers and doors. Bouquets of im so obliging that he sxm had a big circle
itself?
It will soon realize the glad fact that mense chrysanthemums were scattered of friends, and some of the famous men
the plants are meant for It, as proved here and there. But the dining room of that day used to engage him in con
by the fact that Indulgence brings no called forth the greatest admiration o’ versation for the fun of listening to his
aftermath of slaps or scoldings.
the guests and they were not slow to <xld replies. 1 recollect that on one
As one crop falls sow another and express their appreciation. Here bolts < jeasion one of our patrons was asking
keep It up till Mother Earth provides of ribbon in three mahogany shades
old Tom as to his acquaintance with
a more liberal supply of her own, and
your cat will bless you.—New York were used with telling effect and inter celebrities of the period. Asked if he
mingled with autumn leaves. The rib knew Sam Houston, Stephen A. Dou
Tribune.
bon’, with yards of red and yellow glas, Alexander H. Stephens and Chas.
S uv I iir Ilin N ckh ti vcn .
maline, were carried from the chande Sumner, the old fellow shook his head
The mnn who made a big hole in the lier to the center of the table, care being and denied all knowledge of these illus
barn door for the old cat to come taken to make it as airy looking its pos trious Americans. Half a dozen more
through ami a smaller bole for the kit sible and arranged in tlutfy lover’s
were mentioned in quick succession
ten must have had a kinsman In tlie
Englishman who went fishing with knots around a mirror on which stood and again Tom had to admi. that he
Captain Andrew Haggard in the Lake a sparkling cut glass dish filled with was unacquainted. “ ‘I tell you how
St. John country and whose adventure the autumn fruits and nuts. The table it is, boss,’ said he; ‘I isn’t bin up in
cloth was caught up at each end with dis part of de country bery long, an’
Is related In "Sporting Yarns."
The two men, with Indian guides, were a bow of the three mahogany shades, dem niggers you called off is all stran
about to shoot n terrific rapid in two and in the pocket thus made were gers ter me.’”—Washington Post.
canoes. Captain Haggard, who could ; aced autumn leaves and vines ar
swim, lmd little fear. Chambers, his ranged with careless grace. The name
New Disease For Autoists.
companion, who could not, expected cards were exquisitely painted autumn
“Auto legs” is the latest and most
certain death.
“What shall I do If we upset?” he leaves in water colors, with the name fashionableaflllction which human pro
written in gold across the face. There gress has developed. Medical science
called.
“Tie the camera under your chin," were three leaves in all, the inside would call it atrophy of the muscles of
called back his companion. "It's hollow leaves bearing on the first the follow the leg, superinduced by lack of exer
and will make a good life preserver.”
ing quotation from Longfellow’s “Au cise and nerve-deadening vibrations
He was vastly amused to see Cham tumn’’:
caused by the rapid movement of the
bers adopt the suggestion and hang the ‘‘Lke flames upon an altar shine the sheaves; horseless vehicle over rough ground.
camera under Ids chin. A moment Ard following thee, in thine ovation splendid, Overzealous devotees of the “devil wag
Inter, however, as they came Into L
Thine almoner, the wind, scatters the go'den on” are warned that if they do not
most dangerous place, Chambers
leaves!"
walk more their legs will shrink and
snatched It from bls neck again nnd
On
the second leaf came the menu, dwindle from disuse, and will eventu
placed It carefully right side up In the
and on the third and bust leaf was the ally become too weak to lx-ar their
bottom of the canoe.
"What was the matter with the life quotation : “ Flowers are the sweetest weight. In the gymnasium at Hart
preserver?" aBked Captain Haggard thing God ever made and forgot to put ford, Conn., Was a rich young man
when they had safely descended.
a soul into.’’ The leaves were tied to with fine, muscular arms and body, but
"Why, I Just happened to think," said gether with red and yellow baby ril • very wobbly legs. He had entered the
Chambers, in all Innocence, "that If we bon. Lying ujrnn each name card was gymnasium to get his legs strong
upset I should get the pictures wet, so a lovely little souvenir representing an
enough to carry him when necessary.
I put it back in the boat.”
autumn leaf in enamel. The sand He had ridden in an automobile almost
wiches made of deviled ham ami tongue continually for four years, and now
Saved Him DooL«.
were also in the shape of leaves. The when he tries to walk his legs pain him
Farmer Dockridge was hastily awak
encd in the dead of night by Alf, the bread was cut very thin, buttered and greatly. A muscle sling has been
hired man, who told him tlie barn was spread with the meat, the two slices lashed to his knee joint, which keeps
on tire. Instructing; Alt to blindfold pressed firmly together, and then a dipping and bending involuntarily.
the horses and lead them out through sharp tin cake cutter the shape of a leaf He has entered the gymnasium for a
the back door. If there was time was brought into play. It brought out year.
enough, he hurriedly donned his trou the sandwiches in the desired effect
His Name For Pulpit.
sers, rushed into the summer kitchen, without breaking them in the least.
grabbed up a screwdriver and ran out They w-.-re s»*wod on platters decorated
A Chinese carpenter at Rangoon, who
to the barn.
with small autumn leaves. The salted had Ixx'ii employed to construct a pulpit
The roof was burning fiercely, but almonds were in autumn leaves made for a new Anglican church, sent in the
he dashed Into the building nnd began
bill for the work in the following form:
with frantic haste to unscrew the of stiff pa|H-r and fashioned and colored
-hinges of the smooth pine door that bv the young hostess with tlie help of “To one preaching tub, fifty rupee«.”
two friends. Strawberry and lemon —New York Evening sun.
opened into the corn bln.
Alf had succeeded In getting the on jello sparkled in their autumn shades
It isa g<xxl thing to look on the bright
horses out safely, and the sparks were through their covering of whipped
falling round the old man; but lie stuck cream. Everything was in keeping side, and if you can’t find a bright side
go at the side next to you with a lot of
to bls task until he finished It, and
emerged front the burning barn, carry with the autumn idea, and was about elbow grease and (xiliah it up till the
Ing the door, just as the roof fell In. as pretty and unique a little social reflection cheers you.
"That's a good deal of a risk to take gathering a-* I have ever attended. I
.No matter how discouraging the out
for the sake of saving a bit of kindling forgot to say that a young lady with a
ro«l." commented a neighbor who had voice as sweet and clear as the carol of look may lx-, a man knows that he will
been awakened by the flames and lind a bird, sang “Coming Through the never be so |xx>r that he can’t afford to
run over to see If be could be of any Bye” as a wind-up to the pleasant little keep a dog.
use.
gathering.
"Kindling wood!” exclaimed Farmer
It is dollars to campaign buttons that
How many of us will reach tin* au
Dockridge, pointing to the pencil
no matter who is elected the |x>litlcians
tumn
of
life
and
come
through
it
marks that covered the door. "See
save their own l>aeon every time.
them Aggers? There’s all my business bright and cheerful instead of brown
accoents fer the last six years. That and sere? 11 depends wholly upon our
Somehow philosophy solves problems
doo»*s wnth more than the hull barn!" selves what kind of autumn leaves we much more satisfactorily if a man has a
will represent. An unselfish life, filled tneal ticket in his pocket.
Monnmenti of Far«.
Throughout Korea a number of mon with gtssl deeds, a disposition to look
It is hard to tolerate the self right
uments are still standing which data on the bright side in the face of all dif
from the war of 1592, when Japan in ficulties and making the lieet of dlsa)» 1 eous attitude Id the man who has never
vaded Koren with 30.000 men. These pointnienta, trials and tribulations, is Ixx-n found out.
"monuments of ears,” as they are very apt to leave an autumn of cheer- ,
I f you have to tell your secrets to some
called, mark the burial places of 1Q.000 fulness depicted on our faces, while the
ears which were cut from the bends of reverse leaves ua soured upon the world, one tell them to the eat. Hhe'll die
liefore she Will reveal them
the Korenns ns trophies of victory.
There are many of these monument« unhappy ourselves as well as those
A sh<x*maker is of the opinion that a
tn Japan also, for some of these grew- around us, borrowin* tr<4ll>le, never
>irne relics were ¿nkeu liome by the sving the 1 eauty and the real worth af B an should lx* built from the ground
anything, but rather hunting for Haws,
Okn^uWlng army.
WASHINGTON LETTER
CAVALRY HORSES.
(Special Correspondence.)
The fact that the Russian ambassa
dor, Count Cassini, and bls daughter,
Countess Cassini, have been guarded
for several mouths by secret service
men developed upon their recent visit
to New York city. The Russian am
bassador went to tbelr hotel In a car
riage. The secret service men followed
them In another carriage and remained
all day about the hotel. Count and
Countess Cassini attended a perform
ance at a Broadway theater, where ths
secret service agents were just as mueb
In evidence as they had been.about the
hotel earlier in the day.
The explanation la given at the state
department that information was re
ceived four months ago that Japanese
in this country harbored designs to
kill or barm the count and countess,
and at the request of the Russian gov
ernment, but against the wishes of
Count Cassini, secret service men were
detailed to guard the ambassador and
bis daughter against attack.
■■«Hah Military Method of Trnlala«
I hem to Swim.
A Remarkable Book.
The second smallest book In Wash
ington is In the library of the navy de
partment, and It is a volume of consid
erable Interest and value. The book
is about two inches long, one and a
half inches broad and one-third of an
inch thick. It was published In Lon
don In 1783 and contains an exhaustive
account of the sinking of a British
man-of-war, the Royal George, off Spit
head in AugUHt, 1782. The binding of
this remarkable book consists of two
oaken boards, sections of the cabin’s
wainscoting of the Ill fated ship. It
Is understood that tlie original binding
was torn off and the oaken binding
put on by an officer who secured' the
board from a section of the Royal
George at tile time It was raised and
removed from Spithead harbor
Naval Hospital Estimates.
FEATHERED MIMICS.
In bis annual report the surgeon
general of the navy, Rear Admiral P.
F. Itlxey, has submitted the following
estimates:
For improvements of the hospital at
the navy yard, Washington, $60,000;
naval hospital, Sitka, Alaska, $10,000;
renovation of present hospital at Nor
folk and additions, $200,000; renewal
of present hospital buildings and erec
tion of quarters for medical stuff, na
val hospital. Pensacola, $50,000; acqui
sition of additional land adjacent to
naval hospital, Yokohama, Japan,
$3,(MM). Recommendation also Is made
for a naval hospital at the naval sta
tion, Charleston, and one at the naval
station, Olongapo.
Oatriehe« Hour Like Lion« and Jay«
Are Great Imitator«.
"The roar of the ostrich resembles
the roar of the lion because the ostrich
stole from the lion this sound, even as
one playwright steals from another a
plot.”
An ornithologist made that odd as
sertion in a taxidermist's shop. He
went on to elaborate it as follows:
"Birds from the ostrich down are lm
itatlve. The ostrich where he lives
alone is silent, but In a country where
lions abound he roars. Why? Because
for centuries, admiring the majesty
nnd grandeur of the lion's roar, he
gradually learned to roar himself. Be
lieve me, It Is tine to see an ostrich
throw back his little head and emit a
roar like thunder.
"Buntings Imitate pipits, nnd green
finches imitate yellowhammers. They
seek their food In the winter together,
and they gradually steal each other’s
call.
“The Jay Is an Insatiable Imitator.
Some Jays will Include iu their reper
tory not only the whoo-oo of the kite,
the scream of the buzzard and the hoot
of the owl, but also the bleat of the
lamb and the neigh of a horse.
“Even the nightingale imitates. In a
nightingale's perfect song I have often
heard the tlp-slp slslsls of the wood
warbler and the bub-ub-ubble of the
nuthatch."—Washington Post.
Capitol Enlargement.
Few questions to come before con
gress at the December session are of
greater Importance than that involved
In the proposed enlargement of the
capitol. It will be recalled that the
senate last spring, instead of author
izing the enlargement of the capitol.
for which the bouse hnd a second time
voted, established a joint commission
to investigate the subject. Its report
Is nearly ready. Of the two plans chief
ly under consideration that Involving
the smaller extension will probably be
recommended, which means that the
front of the capitol will be brought out
Just far enough to give the dome a
solid base instead of having It rest on
a portico on Its east front, as now.
New 8w 1«« Minister.
Dr. Leo Vogel, a lawyer and secre
tary of the Swiss legation at Berlin,
who has been appointed minister to
the United States, was, It is said, sec
retary of the Swiss legation at Wash
ington about ten years ago, and, ac
cording to the practice of the Swiss
government, Is now eligible for promo
tion to the higher grade of minister.
Mr. Fernand du Martberay, the
present Swiss minister to the United
States, was appointed In February,
1903, but is now away on leave of ab
sence, and the affairs of the legation
are in charge of Mr. Ernst Probst, sec
retary of legation.
PROPER BREATHING.
Use the Nostrils, Not the Mouth, and
Take Deep Inhalations.
Did you ever observe whether you
breathe through the mouth or nostrils?
It makes a wonderful difference. When
we talk we are forced to breathe
through the mouth, says the Philadel
phia Inquirer. When not speaking the
lips should be well closed, and the
breathing should be entirely by the
nostrils, but this Is not ull. The habit
of slow, measured, deep breathing that
covers the entire lung surface Is of
more value and Importance than you
will ever believe until you have tried
It, and when you have established the
habit of breathing In this manner you
will say some remarkable things In Its
favor. It will reach all points of your
physical system. All the benefits that
occur from a healthy condition of the
blood will In a greater or less degree
be yours, for the manner nnd complete
ness with which the Inhaled air comes
In contact with the blood In the lungs
are of the utmost Importance to every
vital process. The lungs are a kind of
furnace, in which the oxygen of the
air is consumed and combined with
other elements, n process necessary to
life, the perfection of which depends
upon the purity of the air and the man
ner of inhaling it.
Emperor William*« Gift.
Emperor William’s gift to the Amer
ican people of a bronze statue of Fred
erick file Great will be unveiled by the
Baroness Speck vou Sternburg, the
German ambassadress, on the espla
nade of the army war college, Nov.
19, In the presence of the president, the
cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the su
preme court, the admiral of the navy,
the chief of staff of the army and of
ficers of the army and navy In Wash
ington. The principal address of the
occasion will be made by President
Roosevelt.
Blahop of W'nahlnarton.
After having been without u resident
bishop for two years, the Methodist
Episcopal church In Washington now
hns Bishop Earl Cransmn, until recent
ly stationed at Portland, Ore. The ap
pointment of Bishop Cranston as resi
dent bishop of the District of Columbia
was made at the last general confer
ence of the Methodist church, held at
Los Angeles In May.
His term of appointment Is for four
years, and he will be the head of Meth
odism at the capital for that length of
time. Bishop Cranston is one of the
most dls»tognl«h«d prolstes In the Unit
ed States. While not so well known In
Washington, except to the clergy, be
hns a reputation on the Pacific coast.
Tlie Throne of Enslnnd.
Some authorities bold that the coro
nation chair in Westminster abbey Is
entitled to be called the throne, as be
Ing tlie one occupied by the sovereign
at his or her coronation. Others main
tain that the throne In the house of
lords Is really the official throne, as It
Is occupied by the sovereign for state
purposes at the opening of parliament.
Others again say that there Is no ?ec!
throne In the strictest acceptation of
the word and that all the thrones or
chairs of state In the various palaces
throughout the kingdom are equally
entitled to be called "the throne," inas
much as they are used as such when
the sovereign happens to be in resi
dence at that particular palace and
bolds any levee or other strictly official
reception. The most general opinion,
however, seems to be that the throne
in the house of lords Is really entitled
to be culled “the throne of Englund.”
Continents! Hall.
Continental hall, the building to be
erected by the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution south of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art on Seventeenth street.
Is expected, when finished, to be one
of the handsomest structures of Its
kind In the national capital. The cor
nerstone was laid with appropriate
ceremonies last April. The building Is
to cost n<< more than $300,000. Mar
ble is to be the material used. The
frontage on Seventeenth street Is to be
210 feet and the structure is to occupy
85,000 square feet of ground. The first
floor will be devoted mainly to an an-
dttorlum, which will have a seating ca-
paclty of 2,000.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
Bow Bella.
To be born within the sound of Bow
Bells has tieen a distinction for centu
ries. The famous old bells which have
rung so long over London, It may not
be generally known, are situated In
Cbeapside. where they may still be
seen and heard. The street which pass
es beneath them Is today the busiest In
all London and is wholly given over to
business, so that few people today are
actually larti within the sound of the
famous bells.
The most interesting aud amusing of
ull the sights of Aldi-iaiiot, England, la
the big reservoir, or lake, where CSV
airy horses from all parts of the world
are trained to swim with a thorough
ness that rivals even the Italian system
of horse training.
It is well known, by the way, that
cnvnlry horses In the Italian army gc
through almost as much training al
though they were Intended for a circus,
and the writer has often ^een amazed
to see patrician Roman officers riding
tlielr tine chargers down steep flight»
of stone stairs and down especially
constructed precipices which look al
though they were especially invented
to encompass the destruction of both
horse and rider.
Again, the writer witnessed the as
tonishing army maneuvers of the Ital
ian troops In the river Arno at Flor
ence and also at Spezzla, the great
naval arsenal of Italy. The Count of
Turin was seen leading his regiment
"out to sea,” the prince often dis
mounting and himself swimming with
one arm about his charger’s neck.
The newly received horses at Alder
shot, however, coming as tlie.*do most
ly from inland regions, have a dee;;
seated objection to the water, ami us
tlielr riders are for the most purt sownt
lly clad Indeed the struggles between
tutor and "pupils” are ludicrous In the
extreme. If it is found absolutely
impossible to coax the animals Into
water deeper than their knees or girths
collapsible boats are used and the re
fractory animal dragged by main force
beyond his depth, when he has to swim
for dear life.—II. G. Roberts In Har
per's Weekly.
Bill Sr»'« row.
I
1
Bill Nye, the humorist, once had i
cow to sell and advertised her as fol
lows:
"Owing to my 111 health I will sell at
my residence. In township 10, range
18, according to the government's sur
vey, one plush raspberry cow, aged
eight years. She Is of undoubted cour
age and gives milk frequently. To a
man who does not fear death In any
form she would be a great boon. She
is very much attached to her present
home with a stay chain, but she will be
sold to any one who will agree to treat
her right. Rhe Is one-fourth Shorthorn
and three-quarters hyena. I will also
throw In a double barrel shotgun,
which goes with her. In May she
usually goes away for a week or two
and returns with a tall red calf with
wabbly legs. Her name Is Rose. I
would rather sell her to a nonresident."
CHOICE
MISCELLANY FACTS IN FEW LINES
Frlneo Heat >’• idea »1 Royalty.
The French professor of'l’rince lien
ry of Prussia ottff day read to him
tL following exercise for translation:
"Sovereign ladles have not merely an
air of majesty, but a gracious deport
inent peculiar to them.” The prince
laid down bls |>en and raised his band.
"Have you any remark to make?" ask
ed the teacher. "Only this: Do you of
do you not wish to teach me to be
truthful?" “Certainly, I wish to teacb
you truthfulness.” “Let me tell you
then, that I have known sovereign la
dles all my life and never noticed In
them any majesty or peculiar grace of
iK-portment. Quite the contrary. Ought
we not, therefore, to omit the phrase
you have just read?" The professor
said that he respected the scruples of
his pupil. He could not, however, cor
rect an exercise txxjk which had liven
carefully Inspected before being set
down on the list for study. Besides,
tlie taste of a boy of twelve differed
from that of nn adult He might here
after see majesty and grace where be
now sees none. Henry took up bis
pen and wrote out the phrase In
French. He then uttered a groan and
observed, “It’s an awful shame to foist
such books u|x»n us.”—London Truth.
A Philadelphia Beggar's Method.
One of the professional beggars
whose "lay" Is along Broad street from
Chestnut to South has evolved a new
style of approach which Is bringing
him in large returns. He studies the
feet of passersby, and when he sees
a man coming along in new shoes or
in shoes that have been recently
shined he takes a stand directly In the
way of Ills Intended victim and stares
hard at those same shoes. Of course
the pedestrian stops short and looks
down at hfB feet to see what is the
matter with them. Then the beggar re
marks as If to himself, but In a tone
which you may wager the victim bears
well enough:
“My, I wlsbt I had a pair of shoes
ns good as them is!”
Thus the beggar has accomplished
two things. He has forced the pedes
trian to stop and pay attention, which
Is half of the professional beggar’s
game In every case, and he has secur
ed a fine Introduction for a “touch.”
There Is usually a nickel in It, at any
rate, and sometimes there is a pair of
shoes, which can be conveniently
pawned.—Philadelphia Press.
Testing Eggs For Age.
A new and Blmple method for testing
eggs Is published In German papers. It
is based upon the fact that the air
chamber In the flat end of the egg in
creases with age. If the egg Is placed
In a saturated solution of common salt
It will show an Increasing Inclination
to float with the long axis vertical. A
scale Is attached to the vessel contain
ing the salt solution, so that the incli
nation of the floating egg toward the
horizontal can be measured. In this
way the age of the egg can be deter
mined almost to a day. A fresh egg
lies In a horizontal position at the bot
tom of the vessel. An egg from three
to five days old shows an elevation of
the flat end, so that Its long nxls forms
an angle of twenty degrees. With an
egg eight days old the angle Increases
to forty five degrees, with nn egg four
teen days old to sixty degrees and
with one three weeks old to seventy-
five degrees, while an egg a month old
floats vertically upon the pointed end.
Demnnd For Homan Hair.
The largest dealers In human hair tn
New Y’ork, who practically supply the
hair crop for the entire country, are
authority for the statement that the
demand for this commodity was never
as great as It is at present. The result
Is that the price of all shades and
styles of human hair Is rapidly soaring
upward. There has been an advance
in the price of first class hair of from
80 to 50 per cent within the last three
months. The present Indications are,
judging from the size of the crop now
being Imported, that there will be a
still further advance In prices during
the winter months. One denier said
that it Is almost Impossible to supply
the demand for first class gray halt-. A
wig of grny human hair of fine quality
Is worth Its weight In sliver or perhaps
even In gold.—Boston Transcript.
Swimming For Soldiers.
Many valuable lives would certainly
be saved annually If swimming formed
a portion of the national curriculum
for soldiers. During the bathing season
there were several fntal accidents
to soldiers whose lives would have
been saved could they have swum a
few yards. During the South African
war there was a cnse of a retreating
detachment which could not fetch a
boat from the other side on nn unford-
able stream, although no enemy but
the water offered opposition. A couple
of fair swimmers could have per
formed the service with ease, nnd. the
river being nnrrow, the little commnnd
would have been ferried over before
the pursuing Boers arrived on the
scene.—London Globe.
The World's Mali Service,
The aggregate annual letter and
newsnaiier mail of the world amounts
to 32.500,000,0110 pieces, of which 8.500.-
000,000 go through the United States
malls. We have 75,000 poatofflees nnd
600,000 miles of postal routes, with a
yearly travel over them amounting to
t>00.000,000 miles. The service costs
over $150,000,000 n yenr. The receipts
now almost equal the eitpendltures and
have doubled In the last ten years. In
1800 the total receipts were $8,000,000,
which was considered an extraordinary
sum. But for $22,000,000 spent in es
tablishing the rural free delivery,
which now serves one seventh of the
population of the United States, the
poatoffice wonld be self sustaining.—
Success
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Aneioat Trees.
In the sequoln groves of California
there stand trees so old that they may
well have cast their leaves and shed
their seed on the night of the Nativity.
On Mount l-ebanon the survivors of
the groves which escaped King Solo
mon's fourscore thousand hewers still
stretch their gigantic arms and scatter
their cones tor the children of the west
to carry away.
Christianity Is graving in India fast
er than the population
American railways handle about
$12.ots*.ooo worth of grain a paar.
More than one third of all our export
trade has been In the two great crops,
wheat and cotton.
One hundred million bushels of grain
are sent every year t* the mills of
Duluth and Minneapolis.
A water reservoir at Manchester,
England, Is sinking, and the cause Is
believed to tv coal mining nearly un
der it.
The Chinese government Is to receive
£300 a thousand for all the Chinese
coolies shipped to the South African
mines.
The druggists of Rome have formed
a corporation to bring suit against
Baedeker for saying that their shops
are unreliable and expensive.
The sardine famine which has exist
ed on the coast of Brittany for several
years promises to txs relieved this fall,
as the catches are now running heavy.
Two hundred school children nt Chi
cago struck lava use the principal of
the school was removed. Tbelr moth
ers also struck—with slippers and tlie
children are now In school.
In Ixmdon the unusual heat of last
summer gave a further vogue to the
straw hat and made silk hats so un
popular that the factories dismissed
many of their workmen.
The London Tailor and Cutter gives
this valuable advice: "For cricket,
boating, tennis and football Jewelry
must be eschewed, but for motoring,
fishing and golf It Is indispensable.”
Between the two oceans we raise one
fifth of the world's wheat, four-fiftlis
of its corn, one-fourth of its oats and
four-fifths of Its cotton. Tills harvest
Is the foundation of our prosperity.
The practice of oiling the roads has
been Introduced in India, at Bombay.
It is found that If the oil Is allowed
to soak in slowly no obnoxious mud Is
produced, and the result Is a success.
The Agricultural bank of Sofia has
decided to buy 5,000 iron plows, 200
grain sorting machines and 500 bar
rows, to be distributed among Its pa
trons to increase the revenues of the
farmers.
It is reported from Tokyo that ths
Russian prisoners of war of Jewish
and Polish origin now held in Japan
have expressed to the officers in charge
of them their desire to become natural
ized Japanese after the war.
A violin player witnessed a lively
street fight at Paris not long ago and
began to play in order to soothe the
two combatants. It had the opposite
effect, however, for one of the fighters
drew a knife and stabbed the violinist.
All the five planetary satellites dis
covered since 1846 have been found by
Americans. They Include Hyperion,
the seventh satellite of Saturn; Die-
■nos and Phoebus, the little moons of
Mars, and Phoelie, the ninth moon of
Saturn.
A mall bag captured by the Boers In
1899 1ms Just been recovered. It con
tained forty-seven registered letters, In
which were about $350 Iu cash, a num
ber of postal orders, a draft for $1,000,
documents Involving a sum of $25,000,
cheeks, official papers aud two wills.
Every one nowadays, owing to the
'disclosures of scientific Investigation,
believe« that sugar plays a more Im
portant part In the dietary than a mere
condiment. It Is a food and when used
Judiciously In combination with other
foods adds markedly to the value of a
ration.
Ireland Is making a bold bill for a
leading position In the British fruit
markets. Orchard cultivation Is being
encouraged by the authorities nnd ar
rangements are being actively prose
cuted for the dryinft and packing of
fruit. In “American fashion,” for ex
portation. The Irish fruit is among the
finest In the world.
A Danish electrician named Paulsen
Is credited with having successfully
attempted a curious feat. It is said
that he has been able to operate the
keyboard of a typewriter at a distance
without any visible connection between
It and the instrument at liand. It Is
added that he has also discovered a
new kind of “electric wave" whose
existence has been suspected, but
which has never until now been re
vealed.
An English writer has been devoting
his attention to the elimination of un
necessary things and has succeeded 1»
presenting a tentative list of article!
which mankind does not need. H<
holds, to begin with, that the resident
of a city does not require a watch. He
gix-s so far ns to say thnt an umhrelln
Is not Indispensable. Then he points
to superfluous buttons on wearing np
pnrel, such as those on the back and
on the sleeves of frock coats.
The total production of gold from
the mines of tlie world for 4K1 years,
or since there have been any record of
the same kept. Is officially given at
$10,693,236,302. The total production
of gold from the mines of the United
States since Its discovery Is given nt
$2-539.503 I to. Of this th» eastern and
southern states produced $32.4112,648.
leaving $2,507,010,492 as the amount of
gold produced by the mountainous
country west of the meridian of Den
vei."
At a meeting of the Society of Hyp
nology and Psychology In Paris the
other day a report was read from Dr.
Korovlne of tlie Moscow Asylum For
Inebriates, where experiments for the
cure of drunkenness by hypnotic sug
gestlon have been carried out for three
years. Dr. Korovlne claims 22 per
cent of radical cures out of florae 3*M»
patients. He says that out of 323 pa
tients hypnotized 84 4 per cent did not
drink alcohol for a week. 33 8 per cent
for three weeks, 27.7 per cent for more
than a month, but only 3.1 per cent for
the whole time of the treatment that
Is to say, for six months
Mon»» In Some Clothes.
Hoax Jbblots has gone Into the
clothing business. Joax He ought to
do well. There's money in clothes.
Hoax—There s never any tn mine. -
Philadelphia Record.
Hlo Whinttnl Look.
“My husband Is getting to be a eel
entlflcMvhlst player.”
"Is he? I’ve Ix-en wondering lately
what mad» him look as If there was
The great struggle of life Is first for not much more left In the world that
bread, then the butter on the bread was worth trying for.”—Chicago Ree
and last sugar on the butter.
old-Herald.
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