CHOICE MISCELLANY
Ant Which Knt Hock.
Tlit'
engineers m charge of a tele
graph Hut' at Hongkong wen surpri
il recently by tl tNooverv tl: l ahout
.'ven miles of their .-ah!.', though It
was wen protected and Initl under
ground in a concrete trough, had been
severely uamage.'. rr the creator
jwtrt the length ova! hole lia.l been
btuvj quite through tin rasing down
to Hie tapper win itolf.
It ws agreed that insects must haw
iHH'i: the authors of the mischief.
though what kind of Insects was not
om a might bo possible to llml
one which enjoys perforating lead. Hut
these inserts seemed to have drilled
the holes not in order to make a pas
sage, but by way of making a meal.
They had taken a dinner of six courses,
consisting ilrst of tarred rope, then of
lend, then of twisted rope, then of tape.
men or hemp liber and lastlv of India
it . .
runner. 1 ne cupper strand had been
too much for them.
i on .ons ot the damaged cable were
sent to the Natural History museum
with a hope that some opinion might
fee given and the oracle replied that
there could be very little doubt that
the damag' was caused by white ants.
.Specimens f their peculiar forms of
ajHH'tite and industry are kept in the
museum, which .show not only that
they will car lend, hut will also here
through Imrd sandstone rock. London
Spectator.
No Secrecy In Technical Work.
Tl: c who have been reading the
technical journals of the leading in !us
trial countries during the pa-t winter
must have been impressed by the un
usual publ r. given t. method of
production ami the detailed design of
apparatus still in course of develop
nietit. It would win ns though the old
policy of secrecy in such matters had
largely disappeared. Not only have
works formerly forbidden even to large
customers been thrown oeti to the in
spection of projverly credited hitors.
but technical processes still incomplete
ly develoied have Ihvii der1lHd in
papers before scientUie societies. The
spirit of the s-ieiitliie investigator has
posessed,he engineering world during
the lat six mouths, and progress has
been corresjondiiigly rapid.
It has been generally recognised far
some years that the day of secrecy in
lMisiness was past, but the publicity of
late has nevertheless Ivecn surprising. -Kugineeriug
IJei-ord.
Dummy "Hornes."
The varitHi dot '.in incut of the pat
eiit otlice tciji with odd an;! .sb.ird
devices, but one of the oddest idea
yet put forward is a dummy horse, fie
which patent has recently been grain
od a Canadian invent or.
The object of this horse is to avoid
trouble with nervous animals which
are apt to run away at tiie sight of a
motor car or carriage. It Is intended to
be attached to the motor car for t!.
benefit of the real horse's nerves.
in order mat the "horse may serve
Its full puroe of utility It is mad"
with a hollow Ixwlv. in which are to be
stored the tools, extra gasoline and
other things required by the-mororman
The automobile honi is fastened in
the mouth of the dummy, ami at night
tine eyes are lighted up. one being green
ami the other red. ami are supposed to
starve the same useful puriMe as star-
banrd and inrt liglits on lMard ship.
A Hint From Carolina.
It is to I' hoped that one tf the lirst
tilings: done aiMKird tlM' new battleship
ouib Carolina when it is completed
will to tg-iuise a class in the pro
auiciation of its name. J.et tin- crew,
irom tin captain down, be trained to
Smh Car-o H-aa." Tlie word "Caro
lina" is phasing to the car ami is in
Its? American application of historic
stenfuVaitee. The early colony was
Matron! from tin I-atlu in hou r of
Charles II.. who made the original
grant to the eight lords proprietors In
WJl. It is therefor' particularly dis
tasteful to South Carolinian to hear
Jfeir state referred to as "South t a'li
tia" ami themselves of "South Ca'
k"fians." SiH-h corruptions of the two
words are totally ine.Y.eusjblo. Let the
wr of tin "South Car-odi-na" be
trains! hi the proer pronunciation of
sbe tiaute. and ierhaps in time north
erners who fniiip hi contact with the
men of the ship will catch the habit.
Hut. for heavtis sake, do not have a
strdi Ca'liua" in the rniteil States
uavj - Columbia State.
The Island of Pearls.
A rise in the price of pearls two or
tluve years ago produce I great ac
tivity among the pearl tihers of the
VAe.ueian islands of Margarita,
whose name Is the Latin word for
pearl and whose gems were fought
over by the early Spanish explorers.
About 2.hm) men find constant em
ployment in this business, which has
ls thrilling moment-, since the open
ing oj' a hholl dredged from tho pearl
oyster banks may disclose a jewel of
great price. The Margarltan pearls
are of line quality, usually white or
yellow, with an occasional black one,
and such a one is greeted with joy. for
It b?ars a high value. About $1500,000
worth of pearls are found near Mar
garita every year.
I.Ikeil the Prescription.
About ji year ago lr. Cray lost a
wallet containing a large sum of mon
ey. He offered a liberal reward for its
return, but the party who found It
thought the whole thing was better
than the reward. The other day the
doctor entered his coal house, and the
llrst thing he saw was his wallet, and
protruding from the end was a card
hearing the inscription, "Doctor, please
fill this prescription again." Garden
City (Kan. Herald.
Xittitml CniKH of I'eurK.
Home curious things have been found
In the briny deep, but one of the odd
est Is an ecclesiastical c.nblem made
of earls which was washed ashore on
tin coast of West Australia. There are
ttiue good sized gems in this natural
curiosity. These have been joined to
gether to form a perfect Latin cross.
Seven pearls of equal size comprise the
upright and two more form the trans
verse piece. The joining has been the
work of nature. The odd prize, dis
covered In a pearl oyster, Is said to be
worth at least ?."o,(00. It Is called the
Groat Southern Cross pearl.
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unc any, the oxen having laoonousiy
toiled through sand to their fetlocks,
these people, with the sun shining in
their faces, passed a square railed in
closure. Leaning from his horse, the
captain read the inscription printed
upon an upright headboard, r.oy walk
ed at his stirrup:
"S a c r e d, siiered," she spelled.
"Sacred to tle memory of the Uatman
family." Her father touched her shoul
der, and with her foot on his, she
sprang to his pommel, where he clasped
her tight with one arm. Then the
wagon tiled slowly past, and every
driver and ull the oC er men and wom
en of the train read the epitaph and
lo iked with serious eyes ahead. Theh
experiences were sobering them rapid
ly Nevertheless, they told each othci
encouragingly, the Oatman family,
murdered by the Tontos, were simply
unfortunate. Why. look at this Kob
Instin train aud the Oatman train was
one wagon. j
"Who was Mr. Oatman':" question
ed Hoy. her head agaiust her father's
breast.
He ran lightly over the history hi
reply- the treacherous visit of the In i
dians to the lonely camp, the sudden
attack, the murder of the parents and
Infants, the braining of Lorenzo, the
captivity of Olive, the oldest daughter,
ami little Mary Ann. He impressed
uimn her the difference in their own
circumstance, yet he felt her shriuk,
as it were, into his tlesh. and involun-,
tarily he pressed her closer.
"What did we come for. paw?" sho
whispered.
"Come for: Why. r.oy. the valleys ;
of California, where you shall be a,
millionaire's daughter some dav. 1 1
"S-ti-c-r-e-tt, mcred" she yjteUal. ;
hope." he replied almost gayly, foi ;
that purple gned of gold was always J
blooming before his eye even along
the ond!e
:i!id. Yet
stretches of glistening I
what was his deire more ;
than another man's - the tloire to bet-
ter himself? Inspired by it. men run'
over the earth like ants. i
uneduy they discovered the bones of '
a man of all paths along this track
less way. that they should have fo!-;
lowed in his footsteps and by his gar-;
mcnts and his pack thev knew him. :
It was the man who had shouldered;
hi effects, growling, and started on J
alone months before. How had he en-j
d u red the solitude and the hardship to
this point': Great heavens: The buz- j
raids that wheeled and slowlv passed
through the air like Homing Hakes of
smut!
Ami then the Indians appeared by
twos and threes, stunted, ill favored
creatures, who ate beans and drank
coffee by the camp tire such a lire,
made of old "buffalo chips" and dried
cactus trunks: Now and again, too,
several of the cattle were missing,
unce in an effort lo regain them the
men brought home a pony, an un
tamed, pinto thing, with wild eyes and
pink nostrils, and then Tige, the dog,
came In with an arrow through his '
hind leg. ,
They passed through a fringe of :
hills, and the way was rock' and bad. '
The precious cattle were eager eyed ,
and growing gaunt by that time. And !
then the Colorado river: How majes-'
tic its sweet Hood! How full its green ,
banks! How rich and suggestive it
promise! To those longing eyes it
seemed like "the swelling of .Ionian." !
The Mojave Indians were there, of
course, for their villages were just on
the other side, but they were at peace
with the government, and there were:
no more dangers of any kind to be
feared, thank Cod:
"Paw," said Hoy, and the captain
noted how tall she was growing and
how rounded out and plump, "paw.
these are the Mojaves. and they had
the Oatman girls in captivity, didn't
they?"
"Yes. they did, but they bought 'em j
from the Ton to Apaches," he replied
quickly. '
"And what was that verse little Ma- I
y Ann sang when she was dying over .
there in the chief's tent?" Poy persist-
ed. Strange how that bloody history i
clung to them all!
The captain paused a minute, then 1
drew the brim of his hat over his eyes
as he repeated in a husky voice: J
How tedious and tasteless the hours ,
V"hn Jesya no longer I see.
aweet prospects, sweet Mras ana sweet
flowers
Have all lo'it their sweetness lo inc."
It had been his old mother's favorite
hymn, and now to meet with it here
under such circumstances!
That afternoon one detachment of,
fighting Indians drove off the cattle j
herded a mile below the camp and an- !
other appeared suddenly In clouts and,
war paint In the mesqulte bushes ;
round the wagons, and clouds of ar-i
rows filled the nlr. Thej retreated from
the Held by and by, when their chief '
fell, dragging ofi their slain, for thouwh
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meir visit had been a surprise it had
received n warm welcome, but the cat
tie had faded away like mist, and these
while people seemed nt the mercy of
the savages who had chosen to show
themselves enemies.
What decision should the captain
make; Stay there and starve he could
not. Co forward he must not. Turn
back: Suffer that alkali and sand
again, that mirage by day and comet
by night, that burden of dread, once
more": Must it be? There were a few
tethered oxen left, his own faithful
horse, the guide Sevadra's mule, bu
they were sore footed and worn. Be
fore night a steer aud three or four
rows straggled in. They must "have
Wh'U too frightened or too unruly to
swim the river.
At 10 that night there was a desert
ed camp by the river, for two wagons
had stolen out. laden with pro islons.
and all the people hail followed them.
: Kij:h t wagons were left standing b3
themselves, the open emptiness of
their hoods seeming to contain each a
single dark eye spying into the night.
Kach eye saw by and by a great lire
built. A curious Indian tried the rock
ing chair; another ripped open a feath
er tcd and sent the contents living; a
third broke in the top of the stove in
sheer wantonness. Then each eye in
the liare and iiame might have wink
ed, for a couple of casks wen- tapped,
and the Indians began to drink the
liery contents. The soul of the Indian
turns to liquor, and here was some so
good it had been brought fwm the
lowa bottoms ior medicine. It was
serving its iirpose now.
lue two wagons traveled hacic an
hour and paued. In the .stillness of
the night there came across the dis
lance the war whoops of drunken sav
ages, and the wagons stole still far
ther away, every human being in the
train afraid to breathe hard lct he
bring the dread that lay bel hid upon
tlu niand so they were spare I.
i u ey reached the (.latma i graves
again some three months hr.er. their
two wagons as dilapidated : s a man
and 'inan a ceuturv old. Among the
rest in the wheel tracks there followed
laggingly a forlorn looking girl, the
reiii.;;ns oi a prauce yet in her car
riage, riex-es of cowhide we;e lashed
to her feet aud legs, ami iter burnt
eyes listlessly took in the gr.ive fence
and the printed headboard and the
muddy (Jila tl wiug between red banks,
the sun shining on Us sluggish waters.
It was r.oy. To look at her one might
know all thoe "signs" had come true.
The silence of death was on each of
the company as in sombeiness and
gloom they cast a deadened glance at
the lonelf mourn!. How was time
changed for them since that other pass
ing: And yet there was a blessing -no
lives were lost.
Their "riery, untamed steeds" were
an ox and a cow and an ox ami a steer
to one team, and hitched to the other,
P.iu-k and lias ley. one day old Parley
lay down in his yoke to rest his trem
bling limbs, and when he tried to rise
he fell back dead. His experiences
bad been too much for even a willing
o. to war. nen mey luiciieu an
other of their treasured cows old Puck
turned Ins head and looked at her
mildly and pityingly, then meekly tng-
again at his burden, as if he had
now accepted the last insult that could
be offered him.
Next morning fast was broken with
a little hour stirred m boiling water
and a bit of "jerked" beef, the size of
two lingers, lo each man, woman and
child, the remains of the last slaugh
tered cow. As the wagons tiled away
faithful Tige. the comforting compan
ion of their wanderings, made no ef
fort to follow. In vain was he coaxed
and begged with tears. Willi the gaze
of dying love he watched them depart,
and so they remembered him to this
day, ha dry jaws between his stretch
ed out paws, the dumb farewell of a
dog in bis eloquent eyes. That day
they began to moisten the under part
of the cattle's tongues with a few
drops of hoarded water.
"I could have drunk every drop of it
after them." whispered P.oy in agon
ized shame.
"Pe paw's own boy, now. and brave
as a boy should be. You know you
lake the place of the boy paw always
wanted.'
"I know, 1 know," she whispered
again, resolving to be brave Indeed and
bear it all with the rest.
Adelaide no longer knitted. She was
lank and hollow eye I and walked by
the side of the other slab sided worn-
j an in the ankle deep sand. The youn;
er child had ceased even to fret and
endured uncomplainingly in Its seat in
the wagon. How many miles vet to
! Zuni-oh, how many miles back?
; "II it hadu t been for those two
I n,.: i .
j .ie.n.iii momicii. nun mm cu .irs.
t Robinson. Somehow she ha-" never for
j gotten to harp on that strim. . -he seem-
1 ed to think they had got her into
this deadlv trouble. The captain ierk
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) cm his c,;m loiwani. and there si;i;,c,i
j the Mexican guide, aleri and grim, pi
loimg t lie way. lie chewit a lusl'. t
night aud diy. and tho women "; !
eti each other m ruling old Lucy and
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in.-, iiiuie. .wier mat .Mrs. lioicnson
dropped the senoras forever.
TO UK CONTINUKO.J
k: ; i ou.
After all, wh.n's tin tm-V No mnt
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i it now o;iio we may ng;u. we o-.- im
the end; n matter how much w may
seemingly conquer, in the end we are
wrchhcdly ImniIcu: no mailer how
much we are in the public eye. within
two wcoics anor our death we are too
uv.iw to in- i. imeu .loom. I nere IS
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only one time in the world, ami that is
now. Lawrence fKan.j World.
SiiMpleloiiN.
Junior Partner The bookkeeper has
been married nearly six months now.
benior Partner-Well? Junior Partner
Well, he hasn't asked for a raise in
salary. Senior Partner Heavens! We'll
have to have his accounts examined.
Philadelphia Press.
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NEW SHORT STORIES
AhollHltcd the Chancery Conrt.
Many tales are told of the high hand
ed action or county courts, but none
equals the story of the court of Maury
county. Tenn.. which abolished the
chancery court of the division at the
Instance of Senator Cannack. Car
mack himself was once a member of
the Maury county court, and every
farmer, no matter how far In the back
woods he may live, knows Cnnnack
mid calls him Ned.
While visiting Columbia, the capital
of the county, during a recess of con
gress Cut-mark, then a representative,
strolled into the county courtroom,
where the quarterly court was In ses
sion. He took a seat in n corner and
listened to the county orators. A bill
"IJARX THE CHANCEV COTE!"
was presented for window shades for
the chancery courtroom. Instantly nn
excitable justice was on his feet.
"Iarn the chancey cote! Let 'em pay
for their own window shndes. That
cote ain't nothitf but an expense no
how." During his torrent of invective
against the offending body Carmack
scribbled a few lines in a notebook
and gravely handed the sheet of paper
to one of the solons sltttug near him.
When the orator llnishcd, Carmack's
neighbor arose and presented the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That it Is tho 5en.se of this
court that tho chancery court Is a useless
jonso and burden to tho count v. There
for- lo It resolved that it be declared nnd
Is lioivby abolished.
One or two of the justices looked at
Carmack suspiciously, but the resolu
tion was put to a vote and carried with
enthusiasm by an overwhelming ma
jority. -New York Times.
nu.siiicnn Mixed AVIth Religion.
Representative lirousard of Louisi
ana tells of a man who lived in New
Orleans who was a cotton broker dur
ing the week and u full Hedged preacher
on Sunday, says tho Washington Post
He mixed business with his religion In
a manner surprising to the natives
Several years ago there bad been great
upheavals In the markets, nnd the bulls
and bears had been having a high Jinks
time. The entire week was one of In
tense excitement and strain on the men
who dealt in the staple. Fortunes were
made and lost In a Jiffy. When Sunday
came the broker-preacher went to his
church, ascended the pulpit and began
services as follows:
"We will sing to the praise of the
Lord in opening these services the
Four Hundred and Twentv-seventh
Hymn long staple.
"The good man." says the represent
ative, "meant to say 'long meter,' but
his mind was evidently on the fleecy
staple In which his ensh was tied up."
Lodicc'R Grim Ilnmor.
Senator Lodge's sense of hut
Is a
grim one. at least so avers a
certnln
committee clerk In tho senate.
One afternoon early in the last ses
sion there were a number of clerks
engaged In a room Just off that of the
senior senator from Massachusetts.
All at once they were aware of the
sudden appearance of the senator. Ills
brows were wrinkled Into the sternest
of frowns.
"Who Is It." demanded he In n per
emptory tone, "thnt Is smoking that
cigarette?"
Whereupon tho guilty man Immedi
ately began to apologize nnd threw
away his half smoke.
"Oil, Ifs you," said the senator, with
a half smile. "Then Til thank you to
hnnd mo one. There Isn't a
single
York
cigarette
Times.
In mv room." New
I'roGt and Lou.
William Allen White tells a story il
lustrative of the tribulations of nn edi
tor of a paper In the west In the old
days. Away bnck In tho early eighties
n notice nppenred In n journal pub
lished nt Dodge City which ran nn fol
lows: "In vie a' of the fact that wo cannot
pny the road tax of $10 nssessod
ngnlnst u tills year we have been sen
tenced to a certain period of confine
ment by the Judicial authorities of this
state. Consequently there will be no
Issue of tills pnper for tho next three
weeks, but ns tho state will, of course,
have to board us wo figure that wo
shall come out some $20 ahead." Har
per's Weekly.
Lonjororth nnd LoiiKfcllovr.
Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati
while a student nt Harvard college
wns on a certain occasion Introduced
to tho poet Longfellow. Grasping Mr.
Longworth by the hnnd, Mr. Longfel
low Immediately said, "nere Is an In
stance where 'worth makes the man,
the want of It the fellow.' "Boston
Herald.
Queer Lot of .uiiich.
Miss Death was brought to the Ger
man hospital in Philadelphia to be op
erated upon for appendicitis. Sho was
a daughter, she said, of an undertaker.
The name of the surgeon who was
chosen to perforin the operation was
Dye-Dr. Frank Hackett Dye.
When the operation was over Miss
Death was placed In charge of two
nurses.
Miss Payne is the day nurse; Miss
Crone is the night nurse. The patient
recovered rapidly, and In a short time
bade good by to Dr. Dye, Miss Payne
and Miss Crone. -Fuel.
WASHINGTON LETTER
fopecial Correspondence.
Hear Admiral Paird, superintendent
of the state, war aud navy depart
mcnts building, has nearly completed
plans for a pair of light high speed
hydraulic elevators to be installed in
the north wing of the building near the
Pennsylvania avenue entrance.
The new elevators are destined to re
plai c the big hydraulic elevator in
si.M.ed in ISM), which has practically
outlived its usefulness. It is large
and heavy and requires considerable
steam power to operate. It is almost
constantly out of condition and fre
quently shuts down for repairs. Owing
to its prominent position, however, it
Is called upon to carry two or three
times a. in;;uy passengers as any other
elcxator in the building and when
i lo.sed causes general inconvenience.
It is expected that the two high
speed elevators which are to take its
place ill render much more satisfac
tory service. Pun by improved ma
chinery and requiring less steam pow
er, the change will make a decided sav
ing in the mailer of time and expense.
The ,ev A I in'-house.
Oliicials of the District government
recently visited the site for the Home
Industrial School For Colored Children
on the municipal farm Just across tho
Potomac from Alexandria, Ya.. and at
the same time inspected the group of
building being erected on the site of
the new almshouse. It is anticipated
lli.it both institutions will be complet
ed and ready for occupancy by July.
There is rising a building
longer
than the capitol of the Tinted States."
xplaiued Puilding Inspector A-hford.
The long building of which Mr. Ash-
ford spoke comprises the four wards.
or practically four buildings connected
by a system of corridors and porclx?s,
l'h foundations for this immense
structure are being laid, and at tin1
southwest corner the wails ot one
ward have been erected partially.
A feature has been made of the corri
dor?, and porches connecting the wards.
Facing the southwest the inmates of
the almshouse will be admirably ac
commodated with sun parlors, and the
idministrative force will be able to
go irom one winding to another, m-
i hiding the hospital, without going
from under roof.
I'olite Car Conductor.
In Washington the relation between
conductor and passenger are so nearly
ideal that visitors from other cities (ran
h.udly believe their eye. The con
ductor here does not j.iw the passen-
gers aud is not jawed, liotu parties
act uppurouuy on me assumption mat
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they will get along very well if they
treat each other as human beings.
Awhile ago a conductor found that
his pocket had been picked aud lie had
lost a hit of tickets, amount ing to r?10
in value. An item to that effect ap
pearing in tin- newspapers, the passeu-
ers who were iu the habit of travel
ing to and irom their otlncs on his
enr made up a purse of $H and sent it
to him with a mite to the effect tliat it
was In recognition of his unfailing
courtesy and consideration.
rillntinc the Capitol rch.
For the llrst time in forty years the
ironwork composing the arch of the
dome of the capitol is Itcimr painted.
A small portion of this ironwork was
Pointed twenty years ago-. Now the
entire dome i being painted. The dust
of forty years has accumulatil on that
anil iicirly hall an inch thick. It i a
very dangerous piece of work that the
painters are doing, and it gives the
many sightseers that pas through the
r.'iuuda a creepy feeling to sec them
working up under the roof, seveiity
tive feet above the stem' ttoor.
.uvj- to Honor Admiral .Jones.
Alstant Secretary Loom's has form
ally asked the navy department to
-cud a squadron to France to bring
home the Inidy of Admiral John Paul
Jones. This is in accordance with an
understanding already reached le-
twceii Secretary Morton and Mr. Loo
mis. The duty will probably be in
trusted to Admiral Sigshee. command
er of the cruiser squadron that has
been stationed Iu the Caribbean sea.
The squadron consists of the armored
cruiser Prooklyu and the protected
cruisers Calvoston. Tacoma and Chat
tanooga. It is necessary to bring the
body to this country before the end of
June, as the laws of France will not
permit it to be kept above ground
loiiirer
The ew I-'Ire Ihmt.
It is expected that the new lire Iniat
Fire Fighter, recently launched at Wil
mington. Del., will be ready for duty
by the end of June. It cost .?."i.UPi.
I'he vessel is tt feet iu length ami
has a beam of twenty-two feet, with a
nine foot draft. It will le capable of
making twelve knots an hour. As lo
Its equipment, it will have a displace
ment of ('., ii i gallons a minute and can
throw fourteen two ami a half inch
hose streams, with one ami a quarter
inch tips. It will also have two deck
monitor pipes that will lie capable of
throwing two and four inch streams
respectively.
The arlleM Tree.
The (Jarm-ld tree in the botanic gar
den has this novel history: At the fu
neral ceremonies of President Carlleld
a small seeding branchlet of acacia
was placed by a member of the Mason
ic fraternity on his collin. After his
burial this seeding plant was brought
to Washington and planted in Its pres
ent location.
Convention Unit Project.
With more than $70,000 already sub
scribed for stock and Mr. Charles C.
(Hover having consented to act as
treasurer, the project of the Washlng-
ton Auditorium association to erect in
this city a big convention hall is meet
Ing with llattering success.
CARL SCHOFIFLD.
IlisianccN at Sea.
That man was laughed at who on
hi lirst voyage said that the ocean
did not look so large as In supposed
it would, but he was not alone iu ex
periencing disappointment. The her- ;
l.oii at sea gives no Idea ot the lim
itless water beyond. A sea captain de
dares that the average landsman can
not see more than ten miles from the
ship in any direction, and it would
lla ve to be a mountain or some station-
ary object for him to be able to dis
tinguish it. The masts of a ship are
said to be visible to the naked eye no!
more than live miles.
WOMAN AND FASHION
Foe Warm Day.
H'l. . 1 2...
me Mint waist suits continue to
hoM the.r own as prime favorite, and
a pretty linen suit, such as shown k
the illustration, is desirable to have
toady fur tnrtu days.
It is an excellent mode! for separate
waists: also for remodeling plain
waists, as the tucked sections in front
and center portion of back, which Is
tuckinl to simulate a graduated double
box plait, may be made of a contrast
ing falirie.
It is a most cTecMve design for
pique, or while or ooIo.-.M thick. lawn,
oii:l's Lisnx sriT.
taffeta, foulard, mohair, line serge,
cashmere, nun's veiling or albatross.
Tucked section of English eyelet
embroidery form a pleasing decoration
for the skirt. The fronts and sides are
circular and cut in one, to give a yoke
ami paneled effect that Is entirely new
ami novel. The skirt closes under dou
ble Imx plait that falls in full nnd
graceful fdd to the foot. The model
is well adapted for use as a separate
ski, l: aio for remodeling a close fit
ta.g skirt, as the cut out panels nor-
iuU the use of different or eoritrnstlnir
I "
material
Lincii Suit.H.
The majority of linen suits this year
have Jong severe coats, relieved per
haps by a deep lace or embroidered
linen collar and cuffs to match. Some
few of the skirts are absolutely plain.
although flaring well alMitit the feet.
P.u: tucked cud plaited skirts are
i robably u.ore i:i vogue. This stvle of
l.rt may car the ground by as much
is three inches, but can be lower if so
short a skirt hi not becoming. The ex
aggeratedly long coat is seen, but the
ittfiltitiH ttirt'o-.pnuter 1 without ques
tion smarter. Some coats are tight
liti iig. while others are so loose as al-mo-t
to come under the heading of
Ikix b-iek. The sleeve should be on
the leg of mutton order full at the
d: inii'cr. graduated slowly to a com
paratively tight ciitY.
Summer Slips.
Summer slip for the women who
dislike wearing sheer blouses directly
over corset cover or chemise are made
of tine lawn or china silk. They are
ut on tiie same lines as the blouse,
"ut cut low and made without sleeves,
with an edging of tine lace. They are
really a sort of corset cover, only kept
severely simple ami bloused just a wee
bit. H ive it button down the back.
Shirt W'nlst lJejtlirii.
One of the most charming of the
new shirt waist modes is the surplice
wai-t shown in the accompanying cut.
It has won Its way into the feminine
hcirt because of its long lines nnd
grace giving effect. The three back
ward turning tuck give breadth to the
shoulder and tapering lines to the
back,
suiplie.
The stitched
front Is neat
fold edging the
and effective, In
SUItl'MCX SIIIItT waist.
no way detracting from the pretty
chemisette. The latter is removable
and may be made of the pretty wash
able materials or embroidered French
llannel. The sleeve is unusually fetch
ing, with the tiny tucks extending un
der the cuff and the larger ones above.
For developing the waist In the me
dium size three and five-eighths yards
of thirty-six inch material are re
quired. Setting Her Itiuht.
Mrs. Housekeeper-Jane, are the
eggs boiling? Jane (late of Poston)--
Most assuredly not. madam. I may
jcaft - ly say, however, that the water Is
in
which thev
are Immersed. Phila-
delphia Press.
! True Ueonomj-.
! "So you have bought your wife nu
other expensive ring. Isn't that a waste
of money?"
"On the contrary, it Is true economy,
for she won't require half so many
pairs of gkre a formerly."
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
In the IJzty'.H "Work.
"And then," according to the author
of a late book, "a wild shriek rent the
air."
And:
"The two people hiding behind the
lilac bushes felt their blood curdle."
And:
"Again came the wild, weird shriek.;'
And:
"Looking into each other's face3,
they found them the color of marble."
Ami:
"That sound again that terrifying
Found which made the heart stand still
ami the listeners to gasp for breath."
And:
"With a moan of despair, Aspasla
slowly sunk on the cold earth, and
Ibtmhl stood looking at her like one
-Jru- k dumb."
At!-! tlren, after an interval of ten
miiiiitci. .
"All-of a sudden It came to them
that ts:e sounds were produced by a
imrfb-r licking her ten-year-old boy for
drinking up the molasses on his way
lome from the grocery, and life went
on with them iu the same happy strain
a of ytr Tire Is full of such mis
takes, though, and one can't be too
careful about getting the labels mix
ed." Detroit Trlbuue.
Tlcsciiti-d It.
"CerahJ." said the young wife, notic
ing how heartily he was eating, "do I
o fc as well as your mother did?"
C raid put up his monocle and stared
it l.er throimh it.
"Once for ail. Agathn," he said, "I
beg you will remember that, although
I may seem to be iu reduced circum
stances now, I come of an old and dis
tinguished family. My mother was not
a cook." Chicago Tribune.
Xo Time For Detail.
An American speeding over the con
tinent of Europe in bis automobile
asked of his chauffeur, "Where are
we?"
"In Paris!" shouted the man at the
wheel, and the dust flew.
"Oh. never mind the details!" irrita
bly screamed the American million
aire. "I mean what continent?" Chi
cago Post.
Giving HIiu Advice.
oung Masher (to rival) I say, old
fellow, I hear you are an excellent
runner. Is that true?
Hival (eagerly) Hather!
Young Masher- Well, then, run home.
Mystcrlou.
"St) you have read your daughter's
commencement essay?"
"Yes." answered the matter of fact
father. "I am dum founded. I can't
understand how anybody who can
write so sensibly and profoundly
would chew gum and wear high heel
ed shoes." Washington Star.
The Wiuiiiiii'ii "Way.
"Many a married man who might
make a fortuue is handicapped because
Ids wife Tenia mis too much of his at
tention." "That's right. Just as soon as for
tune begins to tlirt with him his wife
gets jealip. Philadelphia Press.
All lie Knuntl.
"I trust," the new Joke contributor
wrote, "you may tind something to at
tract you in this butch."
"Huh:" grunted the editor. "I find
an error in spelling. The word 'batch'
should bo 'hoivh.' "-Phihuleiphin Ledg
er. Kvhleace.
Nellie Do thoy have airships in Eu
rope? Willie I gtiess so. At least I heard
Aunt Molly say she was going to take
a Hying trip through there this sum
mer. Detroit Free Press.
A Cnnc of Compulsion.
Willie There's another fellow in the
back parlor with sister.
Castleton What Is he doing there?
'She knew I was coming, didn't she?
Willie Oh. yes. But she begged him
to stay. Prooklyn Life.
Ilur 'Km Out.
Sins a sonK of Maytlme.
Pretty fiowors and queenrs;
Gnats now have a gay time
Hoist your window screens.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wauls the t'hanee.
"Late again. Mr. Iirown! Late
again!" chirped the manager. "I be
lieve you'd be late at your wedding."
"Ah I" murmured the married man.
"And a lot Inter, too. if I got the
chance again." Chicago Journal.
uhit ino.i.
Jlmson Why is Smiley wearing thnt
black band around his leg?
Crimson -His mother-in-law was bur
ied yesterday. New YorkTimes.
Hot Inconsistent.
"Straight party man. Is he?"
"Yes. but he's crooked." Boston
Herald.
Why, Thenf
"Did you finish your shopping today,
my dear?" asks the model husbaud.
"Yes. I think so," answers the trust
ing wife.
"You think so?"
"Yes. I don't know, though. You
see. 1 went to get mv hat aud there
were so many nnd all of them so pret
ty that I got five of them." f
"Five? Why did you do that?"
"I really I must have lost my
head."
"In that case, why get a hat at all?"
Chicago Tribune.