NEW SHORT STORIES
A Plnlsi Clot liea OIHehil.
Whether or not Judge Sherman, the
newly elected lieutenant governor of
Illinois, will appear In evening dress at
-official functions is uncertain, but his
antipathy to such conventionalities ere
ated much amusement upon the occa
sion of a banquet at the Union League
club.
The judge had been asked to speak
at the gathering. When he presented
himself at the door he wore a business
"VOU fANSOT COME I.V WITHOI'T A DKKSs
SUIT, SAH."
sulL The coloretl man on duty did not
know him. lie looked the guest over
and said:
"You cannot come in without a dies
suit, sah."
"Hut I have no dress suit." was the
response, "and I think 1 shall entei
without it"
"No. sah; you cannot come in unless
you put on evening clothes." said the
negro. "If you want a dress suit' I can
get it for you."
"Hut 1 do not want a dress suit." re
marked the judge, "and you may tell
your master that L. Y. .Sherman is at
the door and that it is no dress suit or
no speech."
The next few minutes were devoted
to explanations and apologia, and the
Judge sat at table in his ordinary busi
ness attire. Chicago Record-Herald.
A IlcIitriouM Xtniinrc.
Dr. J. Everist Cathell. a clergyman
of Des Moines, la., was spending a few
days in Mont mi I while off on a holi
day. He visited the different churches
and in one of them noticed an odd ar
rangement of the prayer desks. Wish
ing to understand the reason, he looked
around for the sexton. No one was
about except a workman in the rear of
the church. Approaching him. 1 r.
Cathell said:
"My man, 1 am an American clergy
man and have found much of interest
In these Canadian churches. Hut there
is .something here that 1 do not under
stand. Can you tell me if this is "high
church' or not':"
The workman considered the question
seriously for a moment and then ie
plied: "I never heard that question nked
before, sir, but 1 believe it is thirty-live
feet to the ridgcjHiie." l.ippincott's.
An Old Title.
"It's an old story, but well worth re
peating." said Representative Cooper
of Texas while talking of the Novem
ber election, says the Washington
Times.
"Many yuars ago a distinguished offi
cer of the army, who also held the po
sition of chaplain, offered prayer be
fore the regiment. He summed up the
causes and objects of the war the war
with Mexico-and asserted that it was
no wr of conquest, but annexation
only, concluding his supplication to the
throne of grace with. 'I refer you. good
Lord, to Polk's message on this sub
ject.' "
The Dour I.Iheil Him.
Professor Van luke of Princeton ad
dressed a New York Sunday school re
cently. In the course of his remarks
he referred to the fact that inconse
quent reasoning and errors of logic are
common among the y.ung. Hy way of
illustration he told of a little Princeton
boy who was walking with his mother.
They passed a house where a dog was
running about on the htwn. "That dog
likes me. iimmuia." said the child. "How
do you Y.uow that':" asked his mother.
"Because one day he tasted me." said
the little chap confidently.- Philadel
ohlu Uecord.
The Hreel.s AH Itllit.
Jean Maxwell, who became the
Duchess of Cordon and by her own In
genious methods ntif.ed up the regi
ment of Cordon highlandors, once had
a painful misunderstanding with the
laird of Craigmyle. The laird was su
perintending the in iking of bricks
when she called. "Well." -die asked,
"and how do the bricks get on':" Craig
myle. who had only recently discarded
the kilt, replied In pure Aberdeenshire.
"Muckle obleeged to yer grace, the
breeks war some tlcht at llrst. but
they're daelng weel enough noo."
.Meant to Compliment.
This was the felicitous compliment of
the mayor of Coventry to Queen Eliza
beth after the rout of the armada: "I
always thought, your majesty, that the
Spaniard, when he attacked you, got
the wrong bow by the ear!"
He Wan Home Early.
Mr. Newed (two weeks after marriage)-
Don't sit up for me tonight,
dear, as I may be detained downtown
until after midnight. Mrs. Newed
Oh. that'll be all right. Hy the way. In
vase you should return before I do,
kindly leave the gas burning In the
La 11. will you?
A Worker.
Knicker Can he accomplish much?
Knocker I should say so. He can do
as much as the man who didn't mean
to. -Harper's Bazar.
f DOROTHY
By
LAFAYETTE McLAWS
C(jin'u?U, JinV, tumLafauttU McIaiich
I
'D ride like sin and make my
pistol Maze," George answer
ed when I asked what he
would do If he should hap
pen to fall Into the hands of the ene
my. Then ho added: "But don't you
worry about me, Dick. You look out
for Dorothy and Aunt Cattie. You are
too young to go no war, but a southern
boy is never too young to take care
of the women of his family.
Then he rode off to Join his regiment
and left Dorothv and Aunt Catherine
weeping and me sulking. It seemed
pretty hard luck to be left behind mere
ly because I was only twelve years
old, when I was as eager to be a soldier
and light for my country aud my prin
ciples as nny of the men who marched
to the front.
George's letters were infrequent and
short. Just a fevr lines scribbled before
and after each battle. When we had
news of the second Shiloh he was
wounded and in prison. Dorothy and
I set out.
Ten days after the battle as we ap
proaehed the camp of the victorious
army the boom of heavy artillery came
across the hills. Dorothv leaned for
ward and struck her horse. I won
dered If another battle were on and
knew the same thought was in her
mind.
The pace she
ride was short.
set was hard, but our
Under a mile we jerk
ed our horses back on their haunches
stopped by the sharp "halt" of a pick
et. 1 showed our passes, aud the sol
dier directed us to General (.rants
headquarters for the day, a lonely old
farmhouse on the brow of a hill about
a quarter of a mile from the camp.
After some little delay a guard led
us in. I knew at once It was Grant
himself, a thickset man with a heavy
brown beard. In a faded blue uniform.
He was seated by a table In the mid
dle of the room, while a tall man with
his back toward the door stood scruti
nizing some papers spread on the
table between them. Dorothy stepped
into the room and 1 followed her.
"The lady, sir." the guard announced,
.tnd General Grant looked up. then
rose to his feet. The tall man turned,
and the light of recognition dashed
into the eyes of Jack Kellogg. my
brother's classmate ami hum at West
Point, who had visited' us the summer
bef re the war broke out. When he
saw Dorothy, his face Hushed and he
started forward.
"Dorothy!" he exclaimed
Dorothy's face was like chiseled mur-
ble. and she greeted him with a cold
bow. saying:
"We have met before. Captain Kel
logg." i Women have quick eyes. We
hadn't been In that room half a mln
ute. yet she had noticed the change in
his rank. Bowing courteouslv to the
older man, she said: "General Grant,
my brother Is among your prisoners of
war, taken at Shiloh. He was seri
onsly wounded and may now he dying
or dead"
"The letter you bring me is from an
old classmate, a comrade of whom I
was very fond," the general said, kind
ly giving her an opportunity to con
trol her feelings.
"My uncle."
"Then you must give me the pleasure
of shaking hands with you. Though
your uncle and I do not always agree
in our opinions, we are still friends
and I shall be g3ad to serve his niece
in any way that lies In my power
His cordial handshake and the sin
cerity of his tone brought the color
back Into Dorothy's cheeks and stead
ied her voice as she thanked him and
added:
"I wish permission for myself and
my younger brother Richard to see our
brother. Colonel Fletcher."
turned and introduced me.
Then she
As he handed our pass to Dorothy he
said:
"As you wish to see your brother 1m
mediately. Miss Fletcher, Captain Kel
logg will act as your guide."
We did not see Grant again during
the ten days that we worked for
George's exchange, but on every visit
to the prison we met Jack Kellogg. He
did all in his power to help us, but not
once did Dorothy unbend or treat hlni
with anything but chilling courtesy
The night we took George away Kel
logg rode with us for several miles
They seemed to forget the difference In
their uniforms and to cling to each
other as they had not done during their
life at West Po:int. Toward the last
Kellogg rode ahe-id with Dorothy, and
I dropped behind wir the ambulance.
"Will you go to Mlllview, Dorothy?"
I heard him ask, naming the plantation
where he had visited us.
"Yes." she answered. "It Is much
cooler and George's wound will heal
much more quickly there than in An
gusta." "This moonlight reminds me of my
last night at Mlllview. Do you rem em
her. Dorothy?"
If she heard she made no answer,
and after a little I saw him lean to
ward her and pluce his hand over hers
as it rested against her saddle.
"I can never forget the promise you
gave me that night I will always
hope that when this war Is over, when
things are settled and You still love
me a little, do you not, Dorothy?"
She turned her face toward him, the
moonlight shining full upon It, and I
think I never saw her look more beau
tiful. She smiled, and her voice was
as calm and sweet as though she an
swered the most commonplace ques
tion. "No. I do not. I am a daughter of
tlv south, and we do not love her ene
mies." When George's wound healed he
joined the army In northern Virginia,
Dorothy became an angel of the Way-
side homes. Aunt Cattle continued to
manage the affairs of the plantations,
and I, at the heck and call of both,
did all that lay in my power toward
supplying the needs of the men In the
Held. Then news came of George,
wounded and In prison. Dorothy and
I again took to the saddle.
Exchange of prisoners was not as
easy it mm iicen. and George's rank
a'i i !: i f ict that he was a West Point
gradual w1. had resigned within a
year to in the Confederacy told
a.rainst Ihm. We tried every way for
Ins exchange until our onlj' hope was
in an appeal to the president. Wei
were warned that it would he impossi-
hie to s
but Dot
pass across the lines,
isted until we were
stopped?"
red back.
It was?
ry night on which we
turned our
orses' heads south. Everj-
thing was
frozen up. Clouds were
3cudding across the moon and piling up
In the east as If preparing for a great
snowstorm. 1 he soldier detailed to
act as our escort through the picket
lines was Inclined to be talkative, but
he got no encouragement from Doro
thy or me. We were returning de
feated and thoroughly disheartened. At
last we came to the road leading to
Washington. There It lay, broad and
straight In the moonlight, and we were
to turn our horses' heads in the other
direction. I looked up and met Doro
thy s eyes. 1 he expression which I
read on her face startled me. though
for an Instant I did not understand.
She gave the signal "follow me," and
before I had time to draw breath her
horse was on a dead run straight down
the road toward Washington.
uur guaru emptied ms pistol so
quickly that the live succeeding shots
sounded like the echoes of the Hrst
They whistled dangerously near me,
but Hew wide of Dorothv. There were
shouts and calls and oilier pistol shots
from pickets, but still we swept on, our
horses' hoof beats ringing sharp and
clear on the cold night air.
I hen came other hoof beats, and as
the moon burst from under the cloud
I saw two horsemen galloping down a
side road from the camp. I drew out
my pistol and dug my spurs into my
horse. Dorothy was going like the
wind, fully Hfty yards ahead. The
moon was covered again, and we gal
loped on In the shadow, the hoof beats
behind me growing more distinct. The
moon came out. I turned In my saddle,
took aim and streams of llaine leaped
from my pistol until everv chamber
was empty. The weapons of the men
vho pursued us wort' as busy, and I
felt a sharp stitch In my side, then
knevv- that my hat was cut, but there
was no slack in Dorothy's pace, ami I
drew a deep breath and thanked God,
Again we rode in darkness, aud I
took out my last pistol and made
ready. I knew the two riding behind
had the advantage, since they might
take long and sure aim. They rode
facing us. while I had to turn In my
caddie and lire almost wild. We were
going uphill, and I used my spurs
cruelly, hoping to gain some little on
the more heavily burdened horses of
our pursuers.
The clouds passed, and I saw Doro
thy as a silhouette on the top of the
hill. A pistol shot rang out. anil I
turned In my saddle.answering with the
last ball in my weapon. The horse in
the lead staggered, lurched forward
and fell on Its head. I reached the top
of the hill. Dorothy was well down the
slope, still holding her pace. I knew
the piece of horsetlesh she rode. She
had raised It from a colt, and It would
go at her urging as long as there was
breath in Its body, but my own boast
was weakening, and I knew if the
horse behind held Its pace I would soon
be overhauled.
A cloud blotted out the moon, and 1
tried to reload. The horse behind was
so near that I could hear his pantings.
When I turned in my saddle 1 saw It
had gained many yards. There was a
black object In the road in front of me,
and my horse swerved to one side and
stopped. The beast behind me was
coming in great leaps, and the mftn
held his pistol leveled. '! lie moon
Hashed out from beneath the cloud.
"Jack," 1 shrieked, "don't shoot!"
My warning came too late. With
the bang of his pistol I heard him
exclaim. "Great God!"
The next Instant he was down on
the ground, lifting Dorothy from her
dead horse, ne held her In his arms
as a mother would hold a lost child,
pressed her cheek against his own and
stroked her hair. Nor did she resist.
Then he set her on his horse and.
Hinging his anus about her, stood
with his face buried In the folds of her
skirt. She sat like a statue: her face
was white and still as the unbroken
snow In the Holds around us. Finally
she looked down at him. lifted his
cap. touched his hair and stroked It
caressingly.
Your shot did no harm." she told
him, ami her voice hold all the reas
surance of a gentle kiss. "It only put
Peggy out of her pain a little sooner.
She was wounded, poor horse, as we
topped the hill."
I knew his bullet had been aimed for
another mark, and the horror of what
might have happened was wringing
his soul
TO H K CONTINUKD.J
PAUL'S WALK.
Knvorlte I'romcnnilc In
(he Old
Dnyn In London.
In the old days, especially during the
reigns of James I. and Charles I., the
nave of St. Paul's cathedral was popu
larly known as "Paul's walk." because
It was the favorite promenade of wits.
gallants and fashionable idlers, who
met there to gather or retail the latest
news.
The nave and body of a cathedral or
church were then regarded as much
less sacred than the chancel, and this
explains. If It does not excuse, ihe fact
that they were often given over to all
kinds of profane and secular uses.
At St. Paul's there were stalls and
bazaars with crowds of busy buyers
and sellers, giving it the appearance of
a fair. I'surers occupied the south
aisle and horse dealers the north, mak
Ing it, as Fvelyn called It. "a stable of
horses and a den of thieves." Shake
speare makes Falstaff buy a horse at
St. Paul's as he would at Smithtield.
Courts of justice were held and fu
neral banquets and churchwarden's
feasts were celebrated there, and, ac
cording to Stubbs, traces of these
usages lingered on into tin? middle of
tne seventeenth century. London
Globe.
I-Tiinl.
Mlstnh Johnslng Can't yo' gib me
no nope, Liza Miss Jackson Once
an' fo all, Mlstnh Johnslng. I tells yo'
I won't be no man's cullud supplement.
- puck.
ucujHk
WOMAN AND FASHION
.Iniuity Outlnir CoNtmue.
This very attractive bolero suit i.-s i
made of dark blue linen, tin; decora
tion consisting of bands of heavy in
sertion of the same color. One huge
button fastens the Jacket at the neck.
The Jacket Is short, with onv box
plait nnd one side plait In each front,
a wide box plait and two side plaits In
IMiAITIil) IIOLi:i!U st ir.
the back. The sleeves are pl.iited In
the same manner, but many prefer a
short, full sleeve liui-hed v.-.tli a hand.
The skin is gored, each g re forming
one plait, and is ornamented with in-
ertion to match the jacket. Summer
serge or i!i.i:iir v. oultl be equally serv
iceable for ih.s Mm.
The I'.tiieliMl llnlero.
The pan- . i b.i.cro is new anil more
becoming t a full figure than the
plainer jacket without this becoming
addition.
The smarine-s of a paneled bolero Is
nowhere in ie conspicuous than in the
back form, where two broad panels,
like twin sloes, reach from the collar
less top to the top of the girdle, and
die ;i imi! panel cutis with medallions
if l.tc reach down a tritie over the
t:h
k of ihe girdle.
Tie panel- are treated with a row of
I. maker's -inching around the
dges. The two back panels are laid
o-e igeiher in the back ami nearly
cover it lietween tne snouitiers. i ne
bark panels resemble postilion tails
.md a second set of three, not quite so
'road, but a little bugor. and likewise
tipped off with medallions of lace, are
arranged as postilions below the gir-
me i ne iroui panels aiso reaeu uie
front edge of the bolero, but these
jacket fronts d not always touch, as
a vest of lace or mousscline do sole or
of all over embroidered bastiste is of
ten worn beneath the Jacket.
Tlie PnlTy Slceif.
l'lie sleeve, whatever lis length and
whatever Its character, simply must be
puffy and bouffant at the sh mlder.
Dressmakers are running in little frills
of silk upon the lining to support the
fullness of the sleeve, and for the heav
ier matenals the chiffon broadcloths.
siciliennes. draps d'etes ami such puffs
of princess haircloth are tacked to the
sleeve lining to give the requisite smart
outline.
niblion'.i the Tiling.
Ribbon, ribbon everywhere. There is
hardly an article of woman's outer ap
parel that cannot be made or trimmed
with some of the new soft ribbon.
Pompadour Is in highest favor, with
or without n border of black or coloretl
satin. Faille, a soft, coarse weave, in
every beaufiful shade, satin taffeta and
louisine are nil equally fashionable, be
sides velvet ribbon in every width.
Froi-k For n I.lttle Mnlil.
l'lie little girl's wardrobe, like her
mother's and grownup sisters', must
be replenished in anticipation of the
warm summer davs. when manv frocks
will he needed. The illustration shows
a pretty dress of thin material, which
Gnili .S SUMMEIt DKESS.
serves the twofold purpose for morn
ing or afternoon wear, since the waist
may be made high or low, square neck.
with full length or elbow sleeves.
Quantity of material required for me
dium size, four yards thirty-two inches
wide and one-fourth of a yard of all
over.
Xcnr the IlmiKrer I.lne.
In an account of a recent London
tragedy a slip Is made by a contem
porary. It explains that "three doc
tors arc In attendance, but the woman
is not yet dead." Not long ago a dally
nearly got Into a libel action by saying
that a patient was "no longer In dan
ger, though Dr. X. is still visiting him."
-London Globe.
Silence In Golden.
Mike Phwat Is n good openln fer a
young mau? Pat His mouth when he
kapes It shut.- -Puck.
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WASHINGTON LETTER
(Special Con - .-poiulcncc.
Washington is not a city of small
things, notwithstanding its limited op
i portunitles in tne hold nt , nercc
ami manufacturing as compare! with
oilier cities. In the District of i!um
hla the public works for the benefit
pf the people are planned and executed
Mi a large scaie. Probably in no other
comiti mily of approximately ."UO.ihjo
lull. i iitants are such immense projects
of improvement earned on as are exe
cuted in the District of Columbia.
The improvements now being execut-
for the benelit of the District's
citizens and the cost of the individual
projects are as follows: Sewage dis
in-al system. .Ti.uUo,oiIJ; tiltration
piant. .s:;,-l".s, new municipal build
ing. ;i'J,."itU,tJt)ti: railway terminals, in
chiding damages to property, etc
s,:j7u,0l)0: elimination of grade cross
mgs. .sluuu.uou: Connecticut avenue
bridge, J?7i;i),UU; highway bridge am
approaches, $l.l!)(i.UUO; Anacostia
bridge, $o7.",000; total estimated cost
of improvements. $17,001. JOo. Of this
amount the District of Columbia wil
pay one-half, while the I'liited States
government under the "half and half
arrangement will pay the remainder.
Thv Downfall of Hilly.
Hilly, the unconqiiered butter, the
pride of the White House stables and
the joy of the president's boys, Is laid
up with a br tken leg. In a stall at the
other end of the building, down by the
Corcoran Art gallery, is General, the
carriage horse, placidly munching his
oats. There is not a hint of triumph
in the old bay's demeanor, yet from all
accounts his good right hind hoof laid
his gjatship low with a single stroke
and thereby put the bully of the
neighborhood out of business.
Iletnrn of Confederate Kin km.
liefore the distribution of Con fed
crate Hags authorized by congress was
begun there were stored in the upper
rojins of the w;v department oi l Hags
of the different states. About a hun
tired of the.se belonged to I'nlon regi
ments. while the remaining 110 were
Confederate Hags taken at the close of
the war. P.efore 1SS7 twenty-two Hags
had been returned by different secre
taries of war to former Union states,
and twenty-two Confederate Hags had
been delivered, mostly to the organlza
tions In northern stales which hail cap
turod them in battle.
I'ien lek I n In the .Mono iimmi t Crotiiuln
Kvery warm sunny day between 1"
and 1 o'clock numerous small picuick
ing parties, composed of young ladies
employed in the bureau of engraving
and printing ami the department of ag
riculture. may be seen under the trees
in the Monument grounds and the
grounds surrounding the departmental
buildings south of the mall.
When the noon whistle blows at the
bureau of engraving and printing
groups of young women, sans hats and
veils and careless of what the sun ma
do to their complexions, come trooping
out of the various departmental build
lugs near the mall, swinging their
packages of lunch back and forth,
laughing and chatting aud apparently
as happy as a crowd of children off for
a picnic in the woods. They seek out
grassy plots within the shade of the
trees, (lounce down upon the ground,
spread out their skirts, anil then, amid
the singing of the birds and their own
bright chatter, proceed to dispose of
their noonday meal surrounded by na
lure and Uncle Sam's possessions.
The Xi'iv ln Ion Stilt Ion.
l'lie work of laying the stone in the
superstructure ot the new union rail
road station has begun. The entire
building will be constructed of beauti
ful white granite. The foundations
have practically been completed, and
much of the steel structural work-
about L'.oon tons has been placed In
position.
Tlmukci! hy Seerelnry Tuft.
George '. Fills, the laborer at the
Washington barracks reservation who
is credited with having saved the stat
ue of Frederick the Great from dam
age. If not from destruction, by the ex
plosion of a package of powder some
time ago. has received official acknowl
edgment of his action In a personal let
ter of commendation from Secretary
Taft.
Tree Willi HiMorleH.
In the grounds around the White
House stands a stately American elm
said to have been planted by President
John Qulnoy Adams. It forms a con
spicuous object, towering above the
surrounding plantings on the mound to
the southeast of the White House. An
American elm was planted by Presi
dent Hayes in March, 1S7S. near the
west entrance of the north roadway
approach to the White House. A sweet
gum tree was planted by President
Harrison in April. 1S!VJ, In the lawn
northeast of the White House. A scar
let oak was planted by President Mc
Klnley March. 1S0S. In the lawn west
of the White House bordering the walk
now leading to the executive oflices.
An American elm brought from Arbor
Lodge, Neb., was planted April 22.
ISO.', In the agricultural department
grounds by J. Stirling Morton, secreta
ry of agriculture, to commemorate Ar
bor day, of which he was the founder.
PiimwIiik of n Ilelie.
The huge terrestrial globe that has
revolved In Its stand In the executive
otllces for more than twenty years has
unci to give way to sonieiumg mon
modern. A new and up to date globe
has been lustalled In the otllces and the
old one hauled away for a secondhand
sale. The old globe has been the friend
of many presidents and has often been
consulted. During the Spanish war
President ilefvinley used It frequently.
Captain Loelller. the doorkeeper of
presidents for thirty years, remembers
It In the Arthur administration ttrst
and thinks It was In the executive of
flees prior to that. It was printed by
Mnlby of London.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
Generonn.
Mrs. Quiverful-Tommy, did you give
your little brother the best part of that
apple, as I told you? Tommy Q.
Yessum; I gave him tlf seeds. He can
plant 'em an' have a whole orchard.
Cleveland Leader.
lie Hart to I.ntich.
"I had to laugh the other day"
"You don't mean you were absolutely
compelled to. I hope?"
"That's Just what 1 mean. This was
my employer's joke." New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
A New Wnllri-xx.
After br-ii.g without a girl for a week
the mKi.e . of .i Harlem apartment
was shov. iii an applicant over the Hat.
She had i.L.o lilei.d in !;. r promises
of privileges in the way of afternoon-:
am
far
nights olf. She !i;tl even gone s
as to extend the hour of the girl's
return on these nighs and to agree to
her using the sewing machine after her
work was done.
The new girl seemed pleased, and the
mistress was beginning to hope, 'lhey
walked back into the dining room, ami
the girl had actually removed one hat
pin from her hat. Then her smile fad
ed. "Do you do your own stretchin'?" she
demanded.
"Do we do our own what?" asked the
puzzled mistress.
"Stretchin ." repeated the new girl.
"I don't understand."
"Stretchin'." repeated the girl again.
"Do you put the stuff on the table at
mealtime and stretch for It. or do I
have to shullle it around?" Harper's
Weekly. .
The Trump' IteveuKe.
Housekeeper Here. you. just
you
leave, or I'll set the dog
Tramp Please, mum
"Get out. I say!"
"Yes. mum. I'll go If you want me
to. I only dropped in to tell ye of a
in w and sure cure for freckles and red
hair. mum. Good day. mum." New
York Weekly.
l Is lea ill up:.
Miss Flderleigh- The publisher of
this paper ought to be arrested. It's a
fraud.
Miss Younger Why do you think so?
Miss Flderieigh- Because there are
six whole columns in it headed "Pro
posals." ami they are all about measly
old building contracts. Chicago News.
o Help eeilcil.
Clara- If you try to kiss me I shall
call for help.
George Why? Can't you hold me
alone?
A Slight Confusion.
"That young man says he is heart
broken." said the sympathetic girl.
"That is a common mistake among
young people." answered Miss Cayenne.
They are always mistaking broken en
gagements for broken hearts." Wash
ington Star.
Let Off.
"Now," asked the lawyer, "have you
ever written a musical comedy?"
"Must 1 answer that question?" the
witness Implored, turning to the Judge.
"Oh, no. never mind If It will incrim
inate you."--Chicago Record-Herald.
AveniKcil the Same.
"Yes," says the first beauteous dam
sel. "I had live proposals at the recep
tion last night."
"I had but one." remarks the demure
damsel, "but It counted the same as
Ave. The man stuttered." Judge.
At the Thenter llrhearsnl.
"Oh. I feel as If I should Hy!" ex
claimed the leading lady nervously.
'Well," said the low comedian sar
castically, pointing, "there are the
wings." Somerville Journal.
Enrlr Cnrileiilnsr Pointer.
Amateur What's the quickest nnd
easiest way to mako a hotbed?
Old Timer Soak the mattress with
eroaene and touch a match to It De
troit Tribune.
Fein I ii I ne Intel licence.
"Do you believe men like women with
ntelligence?" asked the serious girl.
"Yes," answered Miss Ca venue "pro
vided they have enough of it to refrain
from impressing a man with his Igno
ranceWashington Star.
Hniv Sphiikch Are Prepared.
Sponges are prepared for export In
the following manner: After being
bought in the local market they are
carted to the shipping yard of the pur
chaser, where they are cut aud trimmed
nto proper shapes and sizes. They are
then washed and thoroughly dried, bo
ng generally spread In the sun for that
purpose upon canvas or old sails. Next
they are assorted according to varie
ties and then packed by means of hand
presses into bales weighing from 20 to
loO pounds. Sometimes the sponges
are bleached by being passed through
a solution of white lime and water so
weak as not to injure the fiber of the
snonge
Ilemnrnclcttft ProKre.
In every great business the chief
trouble Is to And a powerful and pion
eering staff. It Is frequently achieved
In these days, and especially In Ameri
ca, by a series of remorseless experi
ments. One person after another gets
his chance, and nine-tenths of the num
ber are Hung upon the street. British
Weekly.
FACTS IN FEW LINES
France's national debt exceeds Rus
sia's by one-third.
Greece and the Ionian Islands pro
duce more emery than any other coun
try on the globe.
The eost of the Rrltish expedition In
to Til N't was ? 1.0i"',7r0, all of which
India will have to bear.
Fifty years ago the first steam Are
engine built for the city of Boston was
exhibited lu Baltimore.
Old Calabar, the headquarters of the
pouthern Nigeria government, ha3 Just
been connected by telegraph with Eng
l.i u d.
Beer In the United Kingdom contains
8 per cent of proof spirit, while the
lager beer of the continent contains on
ly 1 per cent.
The British admiralty has decided
that gray is the best all round color
for torpid craft and a change to it Is
to be made from black.
Drought In the Hawaiian Islands is
cauing serious loss to the sugar plant
ers. In some districts water for house
hold purposes is being sold by the gal
lon. In his book on the Kongo Edmund
Morel estimates that In four years the
Belgian soldiers and ollielals hnve plun
dered the natives to the extent of $30,
ik;0.!OO. London has discovered, to Its horror,
that the big electric lamps on the
facade of the Mansion House, the lord
mayor's olllcial residence, were "made
in i le.-iiiany."
I '.taut mortality Is reported to be
greater in Prussia than in any other
country except Russia. The deaths
the Hrst year are U to 7 per cent In
Sweden. 1.1 in France nnd 23.15 In Prus
sia. Fox hunting seems to lie on the -wane
In England. Some attribute this to the
inroads of the automobile and others to
hard times and "the loss of mail hunt
ing men during the South African
war."
The finest spices In India, specially
prepared, are sent to the royal kitchen
of the British court. Juices come from
Calcutta, while special factories in
Malta and In Ireland prepare preserved
fish and sardines for the royal house
hold. Captain Leonard of the Indian med
ical staff lias invented a useful instru
ment for cases of snake bite, which are
so common in India. It consists of a
small lancet mounted In a hollow han
dle, which is Ailed with permanganate
of potash crystals.
A disastrous Are occurred at the
winery of Thomas Hardy & Sons, who
own the oldest vineyards in South Aus
tralia. The nearest water mains were
half a mile away, so the firemen play
ed jets of wine on the burning build
ings for an hour and a half.
By way of celebrating the centenary
of Don Quixote next May theMarquesa
do Squllacke will arrange a great fes
tival In Madrid at which all of the
guests as well as the servants will ap
pear in the costumes of the time when
the knight is supposed to have lived.
Argentina is In a prosperous condi
tion and the national wealth Is fast In
creasing. During 190-1 the number of
Immigrants arriving In that country
was 130.000. Numerous railroad lines
and other public works are In course
of construction and others are project
ed. The eight ambassadors of the Ger
man empire in Madrid. Rome, Wash
ington. Constantinople, Paris, London,
St. Petersburg nnd Vienna, are all mem
bers of the nobility. Their emoluments
are SLTi.000 in the first three cities
named. 30.in;o In the next three and
.:;7."iPO In the last two.
The smallest full grown elephant In
Europe Is on exhibition In Loudon. He
Is thirty-three inches lu height and
weighs "30 pounds. When he was talc
on to a photographic gallery the other
day for his picture he went In a cab.
A luncheon of buns and brandy and
water was provided for him.
Society in Washington seems deter
mined to Introduce "the continental
Sunday." and ministers and laymen aro
struggling against the movement. Sun
day ilii ::ers are becoming more and
more popular, and there are Suuday
theater parties for evening concerts,
followed by gay supper gatherings.
Ilerr Bark mover, who occupied a
confidential post In the Germanla ship
building yard at Kiel, has been sen
tenced to n year's Imprisonment for
selling secret plans of submarines con
structed by his Arm to rival German
yards. He was In receipt of a salary of
?l.."."o a year. lie sold himself for
$2,7r0.
The British mint has boon busily en
gaged In coining farthings. Until very
recently the farthing has been almost
an unknown coin In many, perhaps the
majority, of the British possessions.
They are only coined to encourage
thrift In the colonies. By Introducing
the smallest coin of the realm a saving
can be effected on purchases of small
quantities of goods.
When Major William E. Stewart of
Easton, Md., learned that he had an
account at a Baltimore bank he wrote
the cashier saying that he knew he
used to bank there, but supposed that
ho had withdrawn his deposit long ago.
lie received the reply that the books
showed a balance of OS cents In 1S75
nnd that there is now to his credit
527.00 as the result of thirty years' In
crease. W. A. Frye of Newport. Me., began
running for selectman eighteen years
ago and always fought a hard cam
paign, but up to tlds spring has always
been beaten by u few votes. This spring
he wns n candidate "Just from forcp
of habit. Been downed so many times
I sort o got used to it nnd looked for
wurd to it ns n spring tonic." he said.
But when the votes were counted II
was found that Frye. the chronic can
didate, had actually won.
A "Wn-ite of Ilrcnth.
"You can always tell an English
man." began the Britisher boastfully.
"But It would only be a waste of
breath." Interrupted the Yankee, "be
cause ne mums no Knows it an.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Qiinlllleil.
He- Here Is an account of a minis
ter':' wife w'?o took his place in the
pu pit when ho wns ill. She Hud she
had any previous experience? He
Why. I suppose she had frequently
preached at him when he was wdl.