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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1905)
0 O O O O t ,yq<e the pledge «4 the la-ague of the ■ < r<*»it is witli the desire topres«-rvcyou Mbm tlie ingniful«! sufferiugs that conic with Intemperance, and to secure y«»ur happiness in this world and in eternity. 'I'he drink haidt has spread throughout ' the world ami counts its victims by . huiidr«ls of thousands. There are JUX> saloons in Han Francis«-» where men aiai women can make beasts of them- selves. These plnces thrive on the degradation of the people; therefore, the church sets itself against drinking. Tlie saloon in the home—the sidelmard where liquor is constantly found -must lie condemned as an evil. At a birth, from it liquor is disjtensed; at a mar riage, from it liquor is dispensed ; ât a death, from it liquor is dispensed, <>n all important occasions liquor is dis pen*«i, and it is degrading. It ia a great evil against which the church must make a bold stand. Temperance is a virtue that must lie cherish«!. It brings its blessings in thia life, and at the hour of death it is never regretted that one has been a sober man or woman, boy or girl.” BANIioN RE< olthîlî. DEEE SEA ( I RREXTS THE GULF STREAM ANC ITS COURSE THROUGH THE OCEAN. » |>>r Irregularities Are Known tu Occur In Both the Direction auil In (Be Velocity of Thl. Peculiar plier ot the Atlaaile. Seamen sometimes scein to forget that even the most permanent of ocean currents, are «sen -donnlly driven out of their usual track by a succession of strong winds from on«' direction, uml the fairy tales with respect to the al leged vagaries of the gulf stream told so frequently only tend to show that navigators rather too frequently re gard that river lu the ocean as not less firmly fix«l in velocity and direction than if It were »owing to the sea be tween banks formed by the solid earth of our planet. As a matter of fuct, ever since the gulf stream was first discovered about four centuries ago it was recognized by thoughtful naviga tors that fixity of tenure did not and could not bold for that vast body ot relatively warm water cushioned off from the Atlantic coast of America by th«' colder waters of th«' Labrador cur rent even as fur toward the equator as Florida. Were it not for tlie gulf stream, or, more accurately, the east ern extension thereof, the average air temperature in the winter would be not less than 29 degrees below the freezing point of water on u Fahren heit thermometer registered at the Shetland Islands. As matters stand tlie presence of the relatively cold cur rent from the Arctic wushing our shores, Inside of the warmer gulf stream, closes up the harbors of New foundland at the same time as the gulf stream extension Is keeping the Nor wegian coast clear of ice even as far to the northward as tlie North eape. To put It another way, St. John’s, N. F., is sometimes elos«l with ice even us late In the year as June, while Liverpool, which is 2 degrees farther to the north, has never been in that condition since tlie glacial epoch. in fact, it lias been seriously sug gest«! that by diverting the course of the gulf stream Into the Pacific, through the narrow neck of land join- ing tlie two Americas, it would be quite possible to freeze out a consld- ernlde portion of Europe. The cool Labrador current setting southward from the Icy regions ndjncent to the north pole iinpliig<*s with greater veloc ity than usual upon the northern mar gin of the gulf stream In certain years. Cyclonic storms traveling up from the southward deflect it also, and conse quently the gulf stream, although prob ably the most permanent of all the great o«N?an currents. Is not invariable either In velocity or in direction. Gen erally speaking, this ocean river in the lower latitudes of the Atlantic is driv en westward by tin* prevailing easterly Winds netlng upon the sea surfuee uu til th«' western side of the gulf of Mex ico Is attained. Then«- It follows the land till an outlet is found through the strait of Florida, which, being both narrow and shallow, causes the veloc ity of the current to Increase. Thence It sw«-ps northeastward outsid«* of the Labrador cool current hugging the coast until the banks of Newfound land are reached. About there the gulf stream proper Is said to lose its identity as such, but the warm waters thereof are driven by the prevailing westerly winds toward the United Kingdom, Norway and even Spitsber gen. Many Irregularities are known to occur in both the direction and the velocity of the gulf stream from time to time, consiHjuent on wind changes and variations in barometric pressure. 1’rlor to the age of chronometers most extravagant views were put forward by navigators and others In a hurry to the effect that by tlie aid of an ordinary thermometer the longitude could tie ac curately determined If the shipmaster would but trouble to take a series of sen surface temperatures when in the vicinity of the gulf stream. Similarly the sea surface temperature was re- gnn!«l In al>out the same geographical po.ltIon us an Infallible guide to the proximity of lee. Neither Inference is true. High temperature indicates tropical origin and low temperature in <11 cutes polar origin gt*ueral^- speaking, but lieyond this it Is dangerous to pr«l Icate. The relatively warm water may lie in a very abnormal position for tlie iierlod of the year owing to nntnral causes, and a full of 25 degress Fahren heit is Hometimes experienced In a short ship’s length on the mingling places of the warm gulf stream ami c«>l«l Iuibrador current on a beautifully clear day without tlie slightest sign of tee of any kind above th«' boundary line of sea and sky. Many a sailing ship, after vainly trying to rench New York, has got badly lc«l up and run to the warmer waters of tlie gulf stream to tbnw out both hor crew and her gear, but neither the tongltnde nor th«1 pres enee of l«?e can la- rightly determln«'«! solely by the nld of sea surface tem perature«. Neverthelers »he use of the Bra Hurtai-e tiiefihometer is not to tie despised, becaus«' It is undonM«11y of approximate nsHlstan«* In defining a ship’s geographical position. The line of separation of the two currents, tlie cool Labrador and the warm gulf stream. Is often noticeable either by the vivid blue of the «alter gulf stream in close proximity to the green rolor of the fresher Izilirador current or by the ripple on the margin. It Is sal«1 that a blockade runner from Wllmlng- ton, N. C., when chased by a Federal cruiser, manage«! to escape by tlie ob- nervation of this frlendly ripple. The blockade runner edg«1 Into the enr rent more favorable for her. while the cruiser kept in the adverse current nnd lost the prize.—American Syren and ■hipping J1M What Ednratlon la. In a eeinp-'M.tlen upon "E.lu. itlon” • boy «nre a t*ote, "Ed» :iti->n 1« going to school. which 1» 1>clng m.-irkr-l ev ery day and exnniiwsl on paper and then promoted, and If you are a girl you gradiVlte an<l have flowers, but If you •!» a lioy p>u don’t have :! >w< you only go to < oil. a» ” A sp. ■ «hat unique, deplorable, but «♦mprqlienalve ■«Initlon. If you want to get through life siiKMitlily, serenely ami happily, you must cultivate a eh«-rful ttispoiiitioii. It may 1* very hard at first fur those who have naturally a despondent vein running through their natures; they have much to overcome. The most trifling thing in the every day events of life will call forth tills d«q>oiid«-iicy, which if not put down will eventually end in melancholia — a disease that liaflleH physicians ami fr«piently l>rings the victim to the walls of tlie insane asylum. When the disease reaches this stage, it is tlie lieginniug ot the end, nothing will lift the pall of gl«s>m that hassettledover them butdeatli. But you say, “ I have inherit«! my melancholy disjsisition, then all tlie more reason tliut you should shake oft' the shackles tiial bind you, ami which if not curbed witli a strong will ami determination San Francisco is the place to see the to break yourself of tlie habit will not only wreck your life but make those consequences of intenqieranee in its around you very unhappy. Every time worst forms. I have seen young girls you throw oil’ a d«q>ond«-nt hksh I . ou not over fifteen or sixteen years stag have scored one for victory and you gering on the streets in company with will find it easier to banish it the next repulsive looking men, all under the ef time; furthermore you will find the fects of liquor; boys who ought to lie at attacks of melancholy growing farther home and asleep, being dragg«l along and farther apart Don’t imagine for by their companions w ho were almost a moment that this merry old world is as laid oil' as themselves, trying to lead abusing you and lay all your trials an«i them, and steer them out of the way of tribulations, all your gloomy grave IMilicemen who would have taken the yard thoughts to it became you are whole bevy in a patrol wagon and fated to live on this sphere. You landed them in the City Prison tosolier shouldn’t complain; if your thoughts up. Saturday night is a gala time for were half as fair and your disposition those who love the cup that cheers but half as sunny, you v^ould be a marvel who forget that it is also the cup that of happiness; tlie trouble is we put a brings the racking headaches in the blot on the pat t of tlie world we live in morning and a disgust for themselves by living only in its shadows. We owe that they have fallen and given in to an apology to those around us every a weakness that takes their hard earned time we allow ourselves to fall into the week’s wages, and rolls their families of depths of dispair. Look around and we the necessities of life. ’Tis a pity that can always tind someltody worse oil’ these men should be paid off Saturday than ourselves. We have our health, night, for if they had to report for duty others are lingering witli every breath tlie next day they could not afford to one of torture, and yet in their agony indulge. It is bad enough to see men smiling at those who are ministering to staggering along tlie streets, but heart them and reassuring them—that it is rendering to see a woman forgot lierself not so laid ; it might be far worse. You to that extent. A woman not thirty can gather roses by reaching out your years old was staggering along tlie hand, you may have to stand on ti]»-toe streets at midnight in this city re to reach the sunflowers that turn their cently, and in her arms was a dead wise little faces to thesun witli all their baby which had died of neglect. The petals expand«! to catch every nly of intoxicated mother thought tlie child its brightness. You may have to go was sleeping. Hef neighbors stat«l down oil your knees to find the shy, that site-had been drinking hard for fragrant little violets nestled coyly in several «lays and they had had to give their green leaves, but they pay you tlie hungry children left at home some for tlie trouble and teach their own thing to eat. little lesson of being satisfied with tlie BRIEF REVIEW. lowly places when they cannot reai-li tlie heights. Everyone of us have our Success o! Mosquito Campaign. ambitions, but there is no earthly need A striking example of the efficacy of of falling into the depths of dispair lie cause we fail to reach tlie pinacle of our 'exterminating mosquitoes to prevent hopes and aspirations. It is not always disease is to Is? found in the cas«- of the easy t<» make a joke of our misfortunes, yellow fever épidémie at Laredo, Tex., but 1 have seen people do it under the last fall. This city is situated on the most trying circumstances. For in Rio Grande, with one part in Mexico stance, I saw a man so sadly crippled and- the other on tlie American side of tlie other day, that you could almost tlie boundary. The outbreak of yellow wonder why he could have the heart fever in September was soon brought to to ever smile again. Yet he had the the attention of the United States Gov merriest face and tlie happiest voice ernment, and its medical officers im imaginable, He had lost Isith limits mediately address«! themselves to tlie just lielow the hips and was strapped problem, supervising all medical work on to a little cart just big enough to on the Texas side of tlie river. Tlie pa hold his body securely. With a piece tients attlicted with yellow fever were of iron in his hand lie managed to pro- carefully screened, and a relentless 1 s-l tlie cart up ami down the sidewalks search was made for the mosquitoes, and across the streets witli the gr«-at«?st all Infected premises lieing disinfected, ease. With all his misfortune he was so as to kill the insects, and water pools not a beggar, but sold pencils on the and other (siesible breeding places cov street for a living. He had a cheery ered with oil. The result was that on word for this one and that one as he the Texas side of the river only 10 per passed. If you bought a l>elicil it was cent of the inhabitants suffered witli all riglit, l>ut there were no sour looks if the disease, while in the Mexican part you failed to put a nickel into his hands. of the city 50 per cent were afflict«!. I saw tills sadly afflicted man approach So thoroughly' was the work done in another man who bad l««'n injur«! in the American part of tlie city that in tlie same way, l»otli of his lower limbs November no traces of tlie mos«|uit<>es were gone, and he was also strapissl on could lie seen. As mosquitoes are re- to his little cart and sold pencils fora s)M>nsilile for tlie transmission of dis living. The first cripple slip;>«l up eases other than yellow fever, such a quietly behind liis friend in trouble, record should Is1 encouraging to those and slapping him on the back, said who have boni working to stamp out cheerfully, “Say, old fellow, how’s • ’ the ]>est during the present season. your corns?” "Same as yours, I Fat Cadets Barred. guess,” said the man with a smile. At Went Point it lias lieen decided Day after day these two friends met and exchanged greetings. They were that no’ fat cadet may go into the always cheerful and seemingly happy cavalry, because he must lack the agil and content«!. Other abte-lssi¡«1 men ity of the ideal horseman and must pass«l them who apparently had every prove a burden to his steed. "Exces thing to lie thankful for, but their faces sive weight,” says General Burton (inJ were so hard and so devoid of all sym s|>ector), "is ruinous to a horse, is pathy and kindness that they fairly cumbersome to a rider and weakens the chill«! you; they had forgottoV.-lUDv..to -■ endurance of tlie individual.” s-nije and if anything had tempt«! •r Ancient Ceremony at Cork. them to give.vent to a hearty laugh Xn nnclent'-custonr still prevails in they would have l>een surprised at the <«^k. Every three years the Lord- sound of their own voices. 1 saw this jovial disn<is!H‘.»'t .msiri-. Mayor proceeds in his state barge to festisl by two crippl«! men in a street th«5 mouth of Cork linrlmr and throws ear. One bad lost liis right limb just into the *sea'a (fart that has a gilded bead »nd a shaft of mahogany. The Is-low tlie thigh, and he had board«! th«' car, taking a seat in the corner; a ceffcniony implies the dominion of h’s few bliM-ks farther on a man Ixiaril«! I iiwii over the adjacent sea with all inlets and islands. tlie car wholiad lost his left limb in the same way, and took his seat la-side the • • Indian Rhinoceros. other cripple before lie dliserved him. The Indian rhinoceros is n«-nrly e-- When lu' «lid, hi' laughed heartily and -tiii(;t. There are two spa-iniens ill the said, “Say, Mr. Conductor, there's mdy London Zoological Gardens and two one whole man here, you can’t ring on the European continent. Very tew two fares in for us.” Everybody in tlie are left in tTie Wild state in India and ear laugh«!, and none more heartily Aataun, an«l unless spa'ial measures than tli«' two cripples ami the conduct, ’shall la* taken for their preser vat ion tor. It was Itidlcrousbut no one would they will soon disappear. have dar«! smile at the misfortune of th«-cripp1«l fm-ti if they had not broken Slaughter of Rats th«1 ice ami relieved the strain that, On the «locks of fjondon in one year «•very one in the ’ear felt, l>uf were too 7i>,4rtB-wati» fia'A» lieen destroyed,' l»ut l*»1ite ami too sympathetic to slio.v. the ni«iic*r'offieer of health for the We can cultivate a fheerful, happy «1 • - port is doubtful whether that was as position as well as we can a gloomy and iiiuvh gs the tjafural increase of births sour one tliat freezes tlie kindly feeling over dcaUis, and more vig. »rotis HieflH- of those we meet, ami it is a dufy’we i»r«y< ar« to Is? taken. owe not only tooersclviv but toothers. , IriAnce by Phonograph. Archbishop Riordan address«! a The Vienna police are about to ex- __ large class of boys and jgirla on the teni- perim^ut with a phonograph in taking |>qram‘e question the otl^er <fcy Mui ■ prisoner’s answers 1» questions ask«l gave I Iasiii gixsl advice, which it .would in th«* preliminary examination, so that Is- w«-U for all boys ami girls to hear and »ben the Mttual trial takes place there heed. He said, "In •laiin«te«h^'to' i«e no dispute as to what was said. o A a « Q » . • A • FREYER’S PREDICAMENT. A WOMAN AND FASHION l.uill<r«u> ln<l<lrul lu the Lite of the Fumous I'alnter. I isb I ku Fur a skirl. Th« ItandHosie. Wilts a«»*l s^ull«4 Sus ot HU-itasa Bsta«l«y. This is nu excellent design for a skill for plaid as well ns plain fabrics At the east corner of Bolton street It Is circular in shape ami may be of (now 81 l’lecadilly) thery tlouctebe«l one or two piece construction. If made when the nineteenth century was still of plaid goals it should be cut with the young a club «levot«*d to daud? ism.' di ners de luxe aud high play, or. to s;«eak cynically, the ruin of mind, body and estate. It whs calk'd Waller's. Its presiding geuiUM. or "perpetual presi dent.” was Beau Bruuimel. famous for his cravats, his quarrel with the prince regent and his phenomeual good luck at the then fashionable game of mn- cao. tine evening be found the gam ing table so full that there was no r«s»m for him, but seateil there was a friend of his whom he knew to be too IKsir to play for tlie extravagant st ski's affix-ted by tlie habitues ami who prob ably would not have been there ut all but for the rosy Influence of a good dinner with plenty of wine. After u wonl or two the frlemls changisl plan's, an«! before long Bruuimel rose the richer by fl.SiJO. This sum he faithfully shared with his friend, say ing, “There, Tom, go home aud give youi wife am! brats a supper ami play no more.” The action was kindly and the advice goal. uml. though the words lii«-k«sl somewhat respect, the pill was ONE OB TWO PIECE SKIBT. well glkl«i. Toni wus th«* handsome, matched bias edges at center of front. witty, spoihsi sou of Richard Brinsley Darts arrang«! In upper part give a Sheridan, of Toni it has been said smooth fit over hips. Provision is in.uk that lie was endow«! with nil the wit for Invert«! box plait or habit back of Ids father, all the cbarm of his moth and for round or m«llum sweep. Black er and the goal looks of both. Few and white plaid was acleded for the men s«s-ni to have been more universal making, but several materials are suit ly lik«*d, and when George Colman able, such as serge, in ihair. cheviot and wrote. "I love and esteem Tom Sheri broadcloth. The medium size requires dan heartily and wish success to any five and three quarter yards of forty- si-heim* In which lie Is lnterest«l." he four inch material. only expressed a general sentiment. A few specimens of Tom’s wit have Cloth CoMtuuioN In Favor. been preserved. None is better than A great many navy bin«1 cloth cos a reply to his foolishly indulgent fa tumes are to lie seen. Generally the ther when remonstrating with him for revers and collar ire in contrasting col sola«' Imprudence. The father ended ors red, blue mid green velvet being by saying, “Why, Toni, iny father the most worn. II ge and gray are would never have pernifttwl me to do much In favor, mid t ere is a distinct such a tiling.” whereuism Tom repll«l return to «'overt «-.Kiting ill public fa In n tone of assault'd indignation. "Sir, vor. Some si:ur. t w >nien are wearing would you dream of comparing your sack ba k e.iats in this material with father to mine?" — Longman’s Maga tniniensi* pe rl butt >:is; others wear the zine. same material made with tlie popular “skirt” bas. ■:<■:. A remarkably pretty THE LAND OF NICOTINE. figure is reqmred to stand this Inno vation. Skirts are almost without ex Snioklnir Seenn to De an Eanential ception made with two »ounces very Part of Japunewe Life. slightly g > ed and bordered with rows 1 think every man. woman and child of stltel log or bias folds of the ma in Japan smokes. This may be an ex terial stitched. White cloth Is still aggeration, «specially as regards the much vv«» i Women seem to cling to children, but ft is no exaggeration to th mem i’-y of the successful “white" say that smoking Is as much a part of sum:..er. g.nvn mid have transferred the everyilay life of the p«»ple as is their fidelity only to a warmer edition er.tlng or drinking, and It Is Indulged of the same charming fashion. in by women with the same lnno«'nt, nonchalant enjoyment ns Is exlilbitisl Imitation Fur. by the men. It was a bit of a shock Among these new and most wonder to me when I first came to Japan to ful false skins, which are also employ «"Ollie face to face with this fact be ed for dress trimmings, coats and hats, fore I had an opportunity to form any the crushed velours, with the markings sort of Impressions of the little women of icily Iamb, are perhaps the most In whom I was prepar«! to be so in Men. Ma y a smart evening coat Is tercsted. I bind«] at Nagasaki nnd constructed of this pseudo skin. Ermln- almost immediately took a train for «1 rabbit skin turns out Inexpensive Moji, whence I was to go for a trip scarfs and fiat muffs, which velvet through the interior. It was early rosettes and applications further en morning, anil, being in the midst of the hance, and there are others of a silky rainy season, everything was soggy plush so deliciously like chinchilla that damp. the simulation Is scarcely regretted. The first class carriage Into which 1 wns shown was anything but first For Houne Wear. class; it was unclean and bailly ven For real utility and ••ood appearance tilated, nnd Its only other occupants the princess wrapper I h recommended, we«<> two Japanese ladies and a man. and by the tasteful select ion of 111a- Tl'.c women bad evidently Just flnlslicil terials It Is rendered qnlte correct for breakfasting in the enr nnd were now afternoon or morning wear, The pat- sitting on their feet upon the seat ab tern Is tight fitting, with dosing nt the solutely enwrnpp«! In clouds of the aide. The front Is fitted by darts which most evil smelling smoke, which they extend to the shoulder. This not only puffed from long cigarettes. They were beautifully <lrcsse<l In silk kimonos and were undoubtedly gentlewomen. 1 knew that even then, when I lia«l si’en so few. nnd I must confess I was rntlier annoyed, because their daintiness R«'ui«l to lie entirely destroyed. But after n residence of months I think I would rather see them smoke than not They do It so daintily, so Innocently, with such frank enjoyment, and so constantly, that it seems a very part of their quaint Japplness.—Eleanor Franklin in Leslie’s Weekly. John W. Preyer, the fatuous painter of still life, was a remarkably small siMs'Iinen of the genus homo, differing, however, from ordinary dwarfs lu the symmetry mid exact proi«orti«s* of all the parts of bu diminutive frame. When between twenty aud thirty years of age his fresh, ruddy ami beardless face ami the shrill ami boy Ish tone of his voice caused people to take hitn for a child of about eight at the most. This illusion was still fur ther heightened by Lis dress, a short black velvet Jacket with a large turn- down collar, over which his smoothly parted hair bung in thick clusters. When about this age Breyer paid a visit to Munich in order to ins|a*ct the art treasures in Unit city uud also t-> visit bls old patron, Master Cornelius, a former president of the Dusseldorf academy. When Preyer called at the house of the latter be had gone out. and tlie servant who bad answered door ran to tell her mistress that a tie boy was waiting outside to see master. The lady went to B|>eak to visitor. "What is It you want, my child?” she asked the painter, who at the approach of the lady took off ills velvet cap ami luade a deep bow, saying in a shrill voice: "1 wish to speak to Mr. Cornelius.” “He is not nt home at present, but if you will step inside you can wait for him. He will not be long." So saying, she took the little fellow Into the parlor and offered him n stool to sit on. In u short time the fair hostess became quite cliarimsl with her youthful visitor, and at Inst she lifted him on her lap and listened with Intense delight te the Innocent prattle of the clever "child." Suddenly the door opened. and Cornelius himself ap peared. Taking In the situation lit a glance, be cried “Ab, gasl morning, Mr. rreyer. How on earth did you get here?” “Mr. I’reyer!" And with a shriek Mrs. Cornelius Jumped up. tumbled I’reyer on the floor and fled into the next room, while Cornelius and l're.ver. after the latter had picked himself up again, laughed till the tears stream«! down their cheeks. The former had some difficulty in getting bls wife to come back again. At last she muster ed sufficient coxrage to allow herself to be formally introduced to the strange visitor, who was retained ns a guest to dinner, over wldcli the amla ble hostess presently regained her for nier self possession. A WINNING SCHEME. The Power of Timid Beauty to !)!■- arm Wrathful Shoppers. A woman whose stern visage spelled trouble, says the Philadelphia Record, stepped up to the complaint de-k tn a big store. Baek of tlie desk was a timid miss one of those Dresden doll girls who never seem to lose their baby ways anil at the sight of the wrathful shopper she seemed to shrink a bit, while into her wide blue eyes came what the poets would style the look of a startled fawn. The indignant cus tomer began a tirade about some mis take that hail lxx-u made In connection with a purchase, but her anger disap peared when she saw how much the shopgirl seemed to take the matter to heart. Finally, after calmly explaining th«' fault, she went away smiling. “It’s a great scheme," remarked the observ ant manager with the air of a man be stowing bouquets on himself. “You see. in every large business establish ment there are bound to be mistakes occurring “all the time. When cus tomers come back and kick about er rors they are usually In an unreason able frame of mind. If there was a man back of tlie complaint desk or a strongmind«l woman, we’d have all kinds of trouble smoothing out the kinks, because the customers would keep their fighting mood on when they encountf’red somebody who looked able to take care of himself. But to go up against a pretty, timid girl dis arms them, and In a minute they are cool and ready to tglk over the situa tion peaceably. The men kickers could not raise a row with a handsome girl, and the women—well, their motherly Instincts are tonchai nnd they become good humored.” HEROISM IN ANIMALS. It Is Not More l nconnuon Thau Is Brute Muternnl Affection. CURIOSITIES OF SUICIDE. Trivial Condition r. Th nt Have Ted Ip to Self Destruction. It is a strange fact that nearly all great men have a tiuge of melancholy In their blood and nre subject at times to periods of great depression. Napo leon nt the beginning of his career was In great financial distress and was pre vent«! from drowning himself only by the timely pecuniary aid of a school mate. Bismarck is said to have de clared after the battle of Sndowa that he would have killml himself had the Prussians been lieaten. and Byron while writing "I'hiido Harold" declared lie would have blown his brains out but for the reflection that It would give puawme to his mother-in-law. The reasons for self destruction are often very curious. Men have frequent ly been known to put an end to their Ilves to esca|x‘ toothache or other pains, while the dread of disease has b«*n known to aff«-t the mind to such ini extent that the victim has destroyed himself rather than face it. Weariness of mouey and g w>d things to eat have been the cause of suicide. One man drowned himself In the Seine because of the color of his hair, which was flaxen, and another shot himself be cause his clothes did not fit him. A girl threw herself Into the Dnnube because tier «impnnlons laughed at her corpu lence. and n Frenchman took poison to spite his mother-in-law Itecause she in sisted iipdn living with him. TOM toHERIDAN. FBINCKHH WBA1TLB. I A Wonderful Memory. Some years ago there was a strollln : player at Edinburgh of the name o' William Lyon, who bad a moat aston ishing memory. He one evening made a bet of a bowl of punch that he would at the rehearsal next morning repeat the whole of the Dally Advertiser from lieginning to end. Being called on the next day, he handed the newspaper to I a gentleman present to see that lie re peat«! every word correctly. This task he accomplished without making tli«- slightest error, through all the varieties of advertisements, price of stocks, nevi dents, ete. gives excellent lines to the garment, tut is eve? so moot ea râler tô îit tuuB the old fashioned dart, Tlie model pro- vldes a pointed collar, und it may be made In high or point«! n«-k. Made of blue cnshmere. with trimmings of cream wool lace insertion and lace. It Is quite elaborate enough for any wear, but Its charm Is not by any means lost when It Is developed of polka dot out ing flannel. 'Thr Chiffon Roche. Puffed chiffon ruHlings are a new Idea and a good one. A puff of chiffon, a band of lace and a ruffle of chiffon and tliere’M a pretty cuff or top of taxi ice without labor whatsoever. And when used for cuffs they cpji tie turned with the edge forward or back, ns the taste prefers. They're very pretty, and they are sure to sit well and to stay. The price Is only $1 a yard. Two Different Th I no«. Nell—So she’s fallen In love with young Roxley. Belle—You don't any I Nell Why. surely you heard about it? Belle—No. I merely heard she whs go- Ing to marry him.—Exchange. Rrlplna the took. Boarding Mistress What are those boarders grumbling about now? Serr ant—They’re roasting the beef.—New Torte Press. • Sfn lina many tool«, but n lie la the handle which fits them all.—Holmes. A writer on natural history complains that men lire prone to regard mascu line courage iu defense of others as a virtue purely human. In reality self sacrifice for the female sex or for the young is part of the scheme of nature, anil every male thing is strong and splendid In appeurnni-e bccaus«* he is the descendant of those who have proudly held and guarded “the privi lege of death.” Another writer tells a story which illustrates this point. Two entomologists, bunting nt night, clam ber«! over a gate with their swinging L.nterns anil found tlieniselves In a tlekl filkil with sheep. The result of their coming was panic nnd a furious stain- ja-de. The sheep charge«! belter skelter iway from tlie lanterns nnd lniddl«l to gether nt the far end of the field. But there wns a ram among them, nnd as the flock scurried away this creature stood firm, covering the retreat. Then, steadily and majestically, the huge ram advanced with lowered hea«l toward the myxterlous lights and pressed them hni-k t.«i the gate .This J.« only one graphic story of many that might be told of masculine courage throughout nature. Man has some virtues which anininla. so far ns we can Judge, know nothing about; but heroism the pride of nffonllng protection to the weak and daring death for the ««»cnrlty of tlie flock—is not n human nttribnte alone, any more than Is maternal af f«-t!on. Debits nn«l Credits. “Yes,” said Mrs. Millionaire proud ly, “we married our daughter very well, I think. We gave her n dowry of $2.000,0<JO. and you have no Idea how many noblemen there were after her. She’s now a countess.” “Y sb , I read It nil in the papers," re turn«! Mrs. Cheerful smilingly. “We didn’t give onr daughter any dowry nt all. nnd she Is very happily married td a successful young business man.” “No dowry?” “None. It wasn’t necessary. In th«« matrimonial market, you know. It de pends on the girl whether she Is sc cepted as a debit or a credit.” Aftag the full meaning of this had percolated through the lntell«-t of Mrs. Millionaire a col<lp«ts seemwl to arise nnd make itself felt. New York I’ress. FACTS IN FEW LINES There are many signs of a great «am- i» n-iiil development lu the western la lands of Alaska. The United States pays nearly IL- OtMl.otsi a day to foreign ship« for car rying its products. Rats glv«' trouble in thq London un- <!<-i ki --ini,! railway by eaMag the rOe her Insulutloii off the wires. A Kunaus mail claims to have, a swarm of I «as« that made twenty pounds of honey in three days. The army of school children in New York Is larger by 100,000 than th«’ armies which fought at IJaojaiig. The Birmingham (England! health department furnishra f«-dlug Imttles for the children of Impoverished pa tients. A man of Halifax. N. 8., wanted ii vacation so badly that he pawned a cemetery lot In order to pay the ex penses of oue. For manufacturing 150,<ks> bottles ot “wine” out of chemicals and exporting it as Hungarian wine a firm at Buda pest lias b«-«'u fined $57,500. Th«' Russian department of commerce and nav lgatlou has ilecldtsl to aliovv women to beconu1 employees In it ns bookkw-pers and typewriters. A Polish girl of Brooklyn went to the cemetery to pray ut the grave of a relative. While she was there n tomb stone fell on her and klllal her. The longest name In the world is be- liev«l to b«' that of Miss Annie Keolio- anaiikalnlnliueakiivveli'iiikaiiakii, whose letters were address«! to Honolulu. A girl who has worked in a restau rant at Colorado Springs for a number ilf years has Just come Into n tkly little legacy of $2,000,000 from a distant English relative. link beams 1,000 years old recently were removal from tlie Blue Bell Inn, Bedllngton, England. They have been made into handsome furniture by a local manufacturer. The skeleton market shows a slump, anti prices have fallen sharply owing to the Riisso-Japnuese war. Th«' Boer war scut first grade skeletons down to $17.50. They promise to be lower now. A big searchlight Illis been placed in tlie upper geyser basin of th«- Yellow stone National park and is turn««d on the ge.vsera when they piny nt night. Th«' effect is said to be strangely beau tiful. The Royal Bunk of Canada lias b«'ii given the contract of disbursing the $31,000,000 borrowed by tlie Cuban government to pay the veterans of the army and other claims growing out of the war for freedom. Governor Gessler’s castle, ni'iir Kuss- naclit, on the Lake ot I.tieerne. famous in tli«' history of William Tell s ex ploits, lias been sold to a company which will convert tlie ancient strong hold Into a modern hotel. The natives of India take more aud more to beer. Formerly the consuinp- tion was very small. There are now, however, many large breweries, and last year tlielr combined production ng- gregatwl nearly 9,000,00») gallons. Paul Reimers, a German dt'corator, was so fond of reading Ills Bible in working b >urs that the foreman took It away from him nnd found between the leaves a large umount of g«>l<l leaf. Reimers bad been stealing regularly. There la activity, combined with anx iety, in Lancashire (England) coal mining circles. Many of the mines are near to the exhaustion point, and explorations In search of new ones are being carried on that will cost n large sum. Rio de Janeiro’s health department !n an effort to abate n plague of rats offered 10 cents for every dead rat. Tlie consequence was that a syndicate was formed for the Importation of the vermin, nnd it wns making money when It was exposed. On tlie doi-ks of Ixindou In one year 70.800 rats have been destroy«!, but the medical officer of health for the port is doubtful whether that was as much ns the natural increns«' of births over deaths, and more vigorous meas ures are to be taken. There Is a big Maltese cat In th«' rail road shops at Indianapolis which is the pet of all the railroad men in that city. She is said to have killed 10,000 rats and mice In her time, but now she has adopt«! a family of four baby mice and Is carefully bringing them up. The so call«1 "sweet potato" is no potato at all, but belongs to an entire ly different family, being truly an en larged root of a creeping, twining vine, which lias a blossom something like a morning glory. Sw«>t potnt<s'H nre richer In starch and sugar than the common potato. The greatest of the world’s manu factories of hairpins Is at l’alnswick, a village in tlie Stroud valley, at the foot of the Cotswolds. There are no fewer than 300 persons employed In turning out these trifles of the boudoir, and hundreds of automatic machines nre In constant operation transforming mill's of •»ire into tons of finlalied pins. A French consul from Chinn, Inter view«! by the Purls Eclair, says that (lie work of the Japanese In China Is Immense, and its effects nre already striking and disquieting for Europeans. Everywhere Japanese are to be found ergatUzlag the sour.-try and lustruetlag the people. These Instructors net ns spies nnd have even push«! down to the French Tonkin frontier. The Canadian authorities nre <!<>)lg1it ed over the success of their experiment in Instructing their fishermen In the Scotch methods of catching nnd pack ing herring. A shipment to New York of Canadian herring put up by Pro fessor Cowie and his Scotch fishermen at Canso brought from $12 to $15 n barrel, which Is equal to the hlghe t price obtain«! for Scotch or Norwegian herring. The ruling price heretofore received for tlie Canadian catch has been from $5 to $d. The Voice of the Worltllfr. "Poverty 1s no disgrace,” said the ro mantic young woman. "No," answer«! Miss Cayenne, "and It Is no great recommendation eltho-." —Washington Star. He who gives tip the smallest part of a secret has the rest no longer In hl» power.- Richter. That Is ths tTng«ly of every wom an’s life She Is pretty for a few years and ol<f for a great many.—Mrs. Cralgie.