BAN DON UECOTIDER.
WASHINGTON LETTER
Special Correspondence
The death of Secretary Hay will be
felt in one of the enterprises of Wash
ington about whirh little has heen
known autl whieh has a distinctly
philanthropic aspect.
Mr. Hay was one of the moving
FpiriiH hi the organization of the Wash
ington Housing association, whieh had
for its business the building of com
forlablo. spacious and modern tene
ments suited for the crowded sections
of the rity. where the working classes
ami those of moderate means have for
many years been at the merry of hard
conditions in the peculiar landlord sys
tem in vogue in the capital.
The society was started by a number
of men prominent In otllclal life three
years ago. The District government
lent its aid to the movement by for
bidding the use of alley property for
tenements.
Tills served to Increase rather than
lower rent-; for the poorer class of
people. Then Secretary Hay nnd sev
ef i of his friends came into the organ
izai.u ami gave it an impetus by the
invesUi,Mit of large sums, which ha
resulted iu the construction in all parh
of the city ot hundreds of houses plan
msl on the Hat system, but with only
two stories.
The rents are based on " Per cent
return to the stockholders. This brings
the rentals down to about half those
charged by real estate agents generally
throughout the city. The tenant who
.takes approved care of the premises
receives at the end of every year one
mouth's rent free.
Mr. Hay invented upward of $1,000.
000 in this philanthropic enterprise. He
kept his connection with it quiet if not
secret, nnd few knew that it was to
his money that the success of the asso
elation was in large measure due.
.nvy'n linn on Fnrcigrncra.
The regulations governing visitors
going aboard vessels under construc
tion have been revised so as to give
such permission only to those known
to the senior otlieer present as Ameri
can citizens of good standing and re
pute. Visitors representing foreign
governments or known to be other
than American citizens, it is provided,
shall not be permitted to go aboard
such vessels except by permission of
the navy department and then shall be
nreompsnied by a naval officer on duty
at the navy yard or works whore the
vessel is building.
ev Xnvnl KcKrulntlon.
The wearing of swords aboard ship
on ordinary occasions has Im-- prac
tically abolished by the new wording
of the regulations respecting th :r use.
a woven service revolver belt ai. l re
volver taking the place of the sword.
It Is explained by the department that
a sword is an unhandy weapon under
modern conditions on board ship or in
bouts and that it serves no useful pur
pose on occasions other than those of
ceremony. The sword will le worn,
however, at ceremonies and at infantry
and urtillerv drills on shore.
cw Mfilnl of Honor.
Actintr Secretary of War Oliver has
issued a description of the new mcd.il
of honor. It Is a the pointed star
made of silver, heavily electroplate
In gold, nnd has as Its central figure
the head of Minerva, symbolizing 'wis
dom and righteous war." An open lau
rel wreath enameled In green encircles
the star, and the oak leaves at the
bases of the prontis of the star nreJlike
wise enameled iu green. The medal is
suspended by a blue silk ribbon span
gled with thirteen white stars, repre
senting the original states, and this
ribbon is attach til to an eagle support
ed upon a horizontal bar. Upon the bar
:qpears tin word "Valor."
The reverse side of the medal is en
graved with the name of the person
honored and the place and date of the
servlv for which awarded.
Printline OJllee Furniture.
Visitors to the government printing
oilice frequently comment on the larg
amount of ..lassive oak furniture scat
tered through the various branches of
the plant, the natural wood finish and
neat and serviceable appearance of the
rfeces attracting particular attention.
It fs jiid that no printing office In tin
world is so completely furnished with
working conveniences as the big Uni;
od .States institution In this city, what
Is termed the "carpenter shop" bring
largely resjnmsible for this state of af
fairs.
What was once a plain everyday
carpenter shop has been gradually
transformed into a modern manufac
tory. expert cabinetmakers, finishers,
painters, woodworker.- and Ialorrrs
being represented in the establishment
under .Superintendent a. A. Bundy.
Modern machinery is in use, and the
best grades of wood In stock enable
thein to turn out any article which
may he desired In the olHe in that
Hue. All work Is turned out of the
rough lumber.
I ncle Sam Money.
Uncle Sam for the first time in eight
years began to count his money on
July 1, a job made necessary by the
recent change in treasurers. The gold,
silver, currency and bonds approxi
mate $1,.'J0"k 1.000. and It will take
three or four months to complete the
task.
About r,000 tons of coin will be
counted. There arc $ir.0,000.000 in
standard silver dollars. 3,fKiO,000 In
gold coin. Sioo.000.000 in United States
notes held as reserve to replace those
now in circulation when they become
unlit for further use, $lir,,000,000 In
gold certificates held In reserve, ?7.,
000,000 in silver certificates held in re
serve, $."r,0,000,000 In bonds held as se
etirlty for national bank circulation
and other minor Items, aggregating
between $1.'2mi,000,0M and $1.00.(4)0.
00i. The count eight years ago showed
$7.Vj.wi.;c0 in the vaults. In the count
the coins will be tested by weigh!'
rather than by actual count.
CAUL SCHOFILLl).
- Too aojrgreatlve.
Henry Hyde You ought to be In the
workhouse. Roofless Rufus I know
It, boss, but I Jest can't boar de idea!
Henry Hyde You shouldn't be bo
proud. Roofless Rufus 'Taint pride,
boss; it's the name o' do place I can't
stand. Cleveland Leader.
Manufacturing sorrow Is one of the
worst of sins.
1 PDLLY LARKINj
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Is man superior over woman V That
isn question that has been discussed
pro and con since the clays of the garden
of JCden when Adam forgot his chiv
alry and shifted all the blame for dis
obedience on poor Kve. He set a bad
example, for ever since mankind has
shown the same weakness and are ever
ready to lay the blame for all their
mistakes on womankind. .Not very
manly, to say the least, is it V Hut
Adam's cowardice and luck of courtesy
has nothing to do with the subject,
"Is man superior over woman?" Peo
ple who are becoming broader in their
views and look at the matter without
prejudice now come out boldly and de
clare such a belief in man's superiority
to be just a my th. Here is what one
party who has made a study of this
question says: "Man is more ingen
urns than woman; are more inclined to
be frank. They Devote more time to
study. J lave a more marked tendency
t believe in spiritualism, telepathy
and Christian Science. They have a
greater variety of sentiments, are apt
to be more habitually contented. Are
more than sensitive regarding other
people's opinion of them, are more af
fectionate, sympathetic and demonstra
tive in affection. Are moreable to con
centrate their minds upon one sub
ject. More frequently have illusions
and hallucinations, liely more upon
asthetic judgement in deciding con
duct. Have greater social inclina
tions and are better informed on scien
tific subjects. They have more acute
sense of taste and smell, have keener
sight for detection of objects. Kxeel
in rapidity and accuracy of movement
and have a more marked tendency to
physical activity." The above he
finds are the chief items in favor of
men. In regard to women he says:
They memorize and retain memory
more readily than men. Are more
easily em bar rased than men. Derive
greater pleasure from study; are more
affected by omens and superstitions;
are more inlluenced by their emotions.
Their minds form associations more
rapidly and their ideas follow each
other more rapidly Women more
frequently have presentments, and
they rely more upon religious judg
ment iu deciding conduct: they have
stronger religious beliefs and are better
informed on literary subjects. Women
exceed in keen ess of hearing and have
keener sight for colors. They excel in
manuel dexterity ami are more given
to day dreaming."
This, the writer' believes, is a fair es
timate of the characteristics of both
men and women. He is right when
he says, "the women memorize and
retain their memories more readily
than men." 1 saw this confirmed
over and over again not many months
since when 1 had to interview a num
ber of old residents in regard to the
early days. Men who stood forth
among their fellow men as being par
ticularly bright ai.d who were shining
lights in their legal professions, could
only remember very ordinary inci
dentshad to hesitate and think of
ihe things that had ptuscd. They
were groping in the dark, trying to
shake up the musty pages of memory,
peering into the crevices of by-gone
days, and yet, after hours of vain en
deavor, had to acknowledge that the
events had passed entirely out of their
minds. On the other hand every wo
man but one out of twenty recalled
distinctly all the events of that period.
Due incident brought a troop of others
and they were as fresh in their minds
as though they had occurred in the
past twelve months instead of twenty
or thirty years ago. They remembered
the slightestd etails as well. A few of
them got slightly mixed up in regard
to the dates, but on Ihe whole they
were very accurate. Out of a corres
ponding number of men, only three or
four out of the number could equal
them iu the stories of by-gone days.
I don't think the writer was correct
in stating that women were more ef
fected by omens and superstitions.
You have only to watch certain men
who deal in the art of gainliling, be it
horse races, cards or theslot machines,
to see how they watch for omens, etc.
T saw a man with his lingers flashing
with diamonds step up quickly behind
a little colored lxy and jerk oil' his hat
ami rub his hands twice in a circular
movement over his curly head. The
lny turned and angrily denounced the
man in strong language for taking
such a liberty. He said: "I wish you
ill luck ; I hate you. I hope you will
lose everything you have. I hope you
will never win again and that you'll
drop dead in your tracks." The gam
bler put his lingers in his ears to keep
from hearing the little lad's curse as
he called back to him: "Don't say
that. I didn't mean anything ; it was
only to bring luck and I had to sur
prise you or else the charm would he
broken. Take back what you said,
lad, and remove the hoodoo you have
placed upon me." The loy was obsti
nate, however, ami would not listen to
coaxing or threats. Another man who
was talking with a friend suddenly
left him and disappeared around the
corner without one word of explana
tion. In the following block he made
his appearance on the other side of the
street and rejoined his friend with the
remark, "Pardon me for my seeming
rudeness, but I had juit bought a lot
tery ticket and when I saw that cross
eyed Chinaman coming toward me I
knew it was all up with mo if J al
lowed him to cross my path. J would
not have passed that Chinaman for
fifty dollars. Not only would my lot
tery ticket have turned out a blank,
hut I would have had nothing but bad
luck for the next month. Not until a
new moon waned would the hoodoo
have been broken. You may laugh at
me and think I am foolishly supersti
tious, but it never fails to come out
just as I have told you every time I
pass a cross-eyed Chinaman. These
unfortunate individuals play havoc
with our family. My wife needed
some vegetables for dinner a few
months ago, and rather than go down
town for them she thought it wouldn't
hurt for once, so she bought what she
wanted from across-eyed Chinese vege
table peddler who goes from house to
house with his baskets. That day at
dinner the baby was taken with a
spasm, the first it had ever had, and it
went from one convulsion to another;
at (i o'clock that night he was dead.
Then one member after another of my
family was taken ill and my wife lay
at death's door for a week. J haven't
paid the last of the doctor's bill yet.
To cap the climax, just when I needed
the money most; every hand was laid
oil for two weeks' vacation while the
linn made necessary repairs to the
building and of course my wage
stopped. Now, do you wonder that I
run from a cross-eyed Chinaman like
I was lleeing from the smallpox? Call
me superstitious or anything else you
like, but no one could shake me in the
linn belief that if a cross-eyed Celes
tial crosses my path that disaster won't
follow me and my family."
BRIEF REVIEW.
Use Whiskey For This Auto.
For the first time in the history of the
automobile a demonstration of the use
of whiskey and a mixture of gasoline,
kerosene and alcohol as fuel to propel
automobiles has been made. The dem
onstration was made by Young fc Miller
at their garage, 17 C'rand River ave
nue, Detroit, before the students of the
Detroit Motor School and of the Y. M.
C. A. A single cylinder Khnore ma
chine was used in the demonstration.
Through a funnel gasoline was first fed
to the engine, followed in order by kero
sene, alcohol, whiskey, and then a
mixture of all four, an Klmorc cocktail.
With thegjisoline the machine obtained
the usual speed, but the kerosene ad
ded still greater speed. The machine
continued to run with half a pint of al
cohol and then with the same amount
of whiskey. Then camethestirprise of
thetest, a combination of all four worked
a well as any of the fuels and a speed
of loOO revolutions a minute was ob
tained. Another feature of the experi
ment was that no readjustment of the
carburetor was required when the fuels
were changed.
Forcing Spiders to Spin.
Certain green ants iu iieunslaiid,
which also make their nests of leaves
and tlowers spun together, are said to
keepspiderstospin for them. Whether
these latter do it spontaneously, or re
quire to be held as the larvae of the
other species, does not seem to have
laeii determined. In the devices of
these ants there is surely one of nature's
hints 'o human inventors. Since the
day of the spider artist in the Univer
sity of I.agalM), spider silk has been a
dream. The dilliculty of its realization
has been chietly the puguatious nature
of the spider, which prevents them be
ing kept together. Hut a machine has
been invented which seems to over
come the dilliculty. It is described as
a sort of frame, containing L'l miniature
guillotines, the blunt knives of which
descend on the waists of the spiders
and hold them fast. A number of the
threads are secured together on a hook
and slowlv drawn out.
How To Clear Bruises.
To prevent the skin discoloring after
a blow or fall take a little starch or ar
rowroot and merely moisten it with cold
water and lay it on the injured part.
This should be done immediately, but
may be applied some time afterward
with effect.
There were grand traits iu that man
Stanley of darkest Africa. I n the lYour
of his greatest triumph he was invited
to a dozen banquets. Toone invitation
hesaid, "What are banquets toone who
for the best years of his life has dined
on only a crust of bread or a piece of
dry meat and whose success has come
only from a desire to do the task as
signed him. "
Can any words be more touching or
.solemn than the address in 'lokio re
cently of Admiral Togo to the spirits of
the ollicers and men, who died while
fighting under him in the licet attack
ing Port Arthur. A nation with such
a religion and such men must indeed
be a nation of heroes and one not easily
conquered.
.London's women clerks are increas
ing now with remarkable rapidity.
According to an ollicial return their
ranks, which in IStil included 17 .Soli
young women, rose to a total of "."),7.sl,
iu the year I!H)1. Male clerks increased
in the decade by ol.i! per cent, only,
whereas their rivals advanced by no
less than "00 per cent.
Whenever a noted person lectures in
town every parent out in the country
should gather his children together
and attend. Some country lad will go
home fired with the ambition to be
come noted and deliver lectures too.
Jf has happened many times.
In your library are the silent sages of
the ages. See what messages of hope
they have for you. They wish to point
the way to the truths they once found.
Hoys like to be thought manly and
the father who crushes this spirit iu a
boy is inhuman and unwise. Yet you
often see such done.
THE IDEAL HOME.
aiiiuVt Idea CoiiMtantlj- ClmiiKc uh lie
(ironn Older.
As the male member of the human
species advances in years his Ideas as
to what constitutes an Ideal dwelling
change so absolutely that there Is be
tween the different places he would
select almost no similarity.
At three years old his Ideal Is a tent
formed from a table cover, a blanket,
a spread, a piece of carpet, or any
other material that can be so arranged
that It will form a little place into
which to crawl.
At six the best possible dwelling Is a
hut built of barrel staves, boards and
planks, and unknown to persecuting
adults, and especially to policemen.
A boy of ten would select a spacious
cave, with a marvelous secret entrance,
preferably with the entrance under
water at Hood tide, with the floors cov
ered with heavy costly carpets, ihe
walls decorated with deadly weapons
inlaid with gold, silver and precious
stones, and vwith enough food stowed
away to enable the inhabitants of the
place to live for a year If necessary.
At twenty the heart's desire Is a
room in a large hotel where the cost
would be at least $3 a day ami where
there would be a dinner at 7 o'clock,
with lots of pretty aifd rich women
present, a big smoking room and plenty
of stationery with a heavy gold mono
gram or crest stamped on It.
At twenty-five the best possible home
is a neat, comfortable modern Hat in
some respectable neighborhood, not too
far from the cars, theaters and shop
ping district, and with asphalted streets
so there will not be too much noise.
At thirty-live the only proper dwell
ing Is a town house, preferably situ
ated near houses of men whose wealth
is reckoned in the trn of millions of
dollars and who ready have consid
erable money, said house to have a
mammoth ballroom, u.uslc room and art
gallery, and in addition to this house
another country h.utsc within easy dis
tance cf the city, and still again, In
addition to the.e two houses, a mod
est but quaintly elegant cottage at
some po; ul;:r seashore resort.
At a man's testes have toned
down, ami he longs for a little cottage
In the country, where all Is quiet,
whe-e birds sing and there are chick
ens m the yard, a cow In the stable, a
gin: y i I'd of ground that continually
yie! . . i:.:" filing supply of fresh veg-otaV..--
.:i.i where all Is modesty,
sv.e. ; ...cut and freedom from the
tu.i . :.i;i..iiiccs that make life a
itii: i Ci.
At ly the cottage has grown
;i:: !' r. 1 the imm would bo con
.Vii. v. I i !.-.-s ground, fewer chickens
.ml -.:,- tables and could get along
quite nicely without the cow.
At scenty any place will do so long
as a i.:i:i i; not disturbed and has rea
sonable assurance that he will not be.
Exchange.
Victim. of (Mil JokcH.
A hospital surgeon says that there Is
more facial paralysis among bank pay-in-.:
tellers, photographers and elevator
operators than In any other classes.
He accounts for It with the words,
"Old jokes."
".lokes! How so?"
"Whenever a bank clerk-hitttth- out
a fresh, crisp bill, the man on the other
side of the window says: 'New money,
eh? Made it yourself. I suppose? It
is up to the teller to force a laugh. The
man on the chair says, 'Ain't you
afraid I'll break the camera?' He
would be mortally wounded if the oper
ator did not laugh. One man out of
every ten will enter an elevator and
say to the boy at the rope, "Lots of
tips and downs in your life, ain't
there?' The boy forces a smile.
"Year after year of this sort of busi
ness tells in the long run. The victims
come here for treatment, and we can
hold out no hope to them unless they
get into another line of labor." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Med ford n ml It.s Hum.
The American Gazeteer, published In
1810, has the following: "Medford, a
pleafant. thriving compact town Iu
Middlefex county, Maffachufetts, four
mllcf north of Bofton, lltuated on the
Myftlc river, three mllcf from ltf
mouth. The river Is navigable for
fmall velTels to this place, where It
mcotf the Middlefex canal. The town
fhlp was Incorporated In 1G30 and con
tains 1111 inhabitantf, who are noted
for their induftry. Here Is a poftofllce.
Alfo four diftillerles, which have dlf
tllled In one year 252,450 gallons of
rum."
FIRE WORSHIP.
HciiiIiiIncciiccn of It Are Still to lie
Pound I:t Scotland.
Roiuiuisreiices of the pre-Christian
days of Baal worship and fire worship
are still to be found occasionally iu
Sc Miami. A few years ago a traveler
wrote: "On the last day of the year,
old style, whieh falls on Jan. 12, the
festival of 'the da vie' takes place In
Burghcad, a fishing village near Forres.
On a headland in that village still
stands an old Roman altar, locally call
ed the Monro.' On the evening of Jan.
12 a large tar barrel is set on fire and
earned by one of the fishermen round
the town, while the assembled folk
shout and halloo. If the man who car
ries the barrel falls it Is an evil omen.
The man with the lighted barrel, hav
ing gone with it round the town, car
ries It up to the top of the hill and
places It on the 'douro.'
"More fuel is immediately added.
The sparks as they tly upward are sup
posed to be witches and evil spirits
leaving the town. The people, there
fore, shout at and curse them as they
disappear in vacancy. When the huru
ing barrel falls In pieces the fisher
wives null In and endeavor to get a
lighted bit of wood front Its remains.
With this light the fire on the cottage
hearth Is at once kindled, and It Is con
sidered lucky to keep this flame all the
rest of the year. The charcoal of the
'clavie is collected and put hi bits up
the chimney to prevent the witches
and evil spirits from entering the
house.
"The Monro' (the Roman altar) is
covered with a thick layer of tar from
the fires that are lighted upon It annu
ally. Close to the 'douro' Is a very an
cient Roman well and close to the well
several rude but curious Roman sculp
tures can be seen let Into u garden
wall."
BILL OF FARE
ON THE DESERT
Srange Sources From Which
Lo, the Poor Indian Sup"1
plies His Larder.
Some oi the Things Eaten, Reptiles
and Insects, Are Neither Invit
ing nor Palatable.
About some of the Indian villages
of the west are to be seen smull
patches of maize or a few tiny melon
patches, but these cultivated areas are
of little account as compared with the
number of persons to be fed. These,
too, are exceptions rather than the
rule, a majority of the towns having
no such cultivated fields.
In the various parts of the arid re
gion which shelters so great a portion
of (Mir barbarian population Is found
a tree remarkable for certain proper
ties. The botanical name of this plant
is I'rosopis julillora. It Is popularly
known as the algaroha. or honey ines
quite. This tree thrives with little
moisture, grows, with thick, bushy top,
to a height of twenty to forty feet, af
fords shelter from the wind and sun,
and, best of all In the sight of the hun
gry natives, it yields abundant crops
of fruit known as mcsqulte beans.
The slim green pods hang In clusters
from the tips of the boughs, often
bending the branches nearly to break
ing, so abundant do they grow. The
pods, which are six or seven Inches
long, are pulpy, juicy, fairly palatable
and nourishing.
These beans are gathered, dried and
stored In the peculiar granaries of the
Indians huge baskets holding several
bushels each and are pulverized when
wanted for food In wooden or stone
mortars, and the meal thus formed Is
soaked in water and eaten without fur
ther preparation or It is baked Into a
sort of unleavened bread. It Is the
principal and favorite food of several
tribes.
The screw bean is another food prod
uct, less plentiful, but even more high
ly prized because of its sugary quali
ties. This fruit Is often eaten as pluck
ed from the tree. It ripens the latter
part of June or In July, a little later
than the mcsqulte bean.
In some of the mountain sections the
Primus andersonll, or chamlsh, is
found In abundance. The pits of this
fruit are pounded In mortars, and the
meal Is then eaten. There are many
varieties of the cactus fruit which are
utilized for food, the fruit of the Opun
tla tuna or prickly pear being a notable
example.
The dead loco weed, the pest of the
cattlemen, is a favorite with the In
dlans. for the yellow pods of the plant
when pulverized serve as spice to ren
der some of the otherwise insipid dish
es palatable.
The roots of the cancer root are
roasted over live coals, and when
young, succulent and nourishing are
prime favorites with the red epicu
reans. Jr lowers, -of Ae yucca and agay.0. are
boiled, dried and preserved, to be eaten
as occasion requires. The young shoots
or crowns of these plants ore also
roasted and eaten. Seeds of the Arte
misia tridentata or wormwood and the
Atrlplex lentiformls are pulverized and
eaten. Pine nuts form a very Impor
tant item of food with many of the
tribes In the wooded section "of the
country, and acorns furnish other
tribes with a large part of their living.
There are other herbs which are uti
lized by the Indians as food. Indeed,
there are few plants which are not
capable of being rendered edible In
some manner. There are, however, oth
er things besides plants which are
made to satisfy the pangs of hunger.
In the animal kingdom are a number
of varieties of creatures, not clussed In
the game list of the white man, which
minister to the appetites and needs of
the red man.
There are In the southwest, particu
larly In California, bodies of bitter,
poisonous waters known as boracle
lakes. Owen's lake, twenty miles long,
Is of this class. It la a veritable Dead
sea, and, like the sea of that name and
its counterpart, the Great Salt lake of
Utah, its heavy, brackish waters do
not support fish or marine life.
At certain seasons of the year the
waters of these boracle lakes abound
In white grubs known to the Indians
of that region as "koochahee." These
grubs are the larvae of a two winged
fly, the Ephydra callfomlca. So plen
tiful are these grubs In their season
they line the shores of the lake to a
depth of several Inches, where the
waves cast them up from their watery
Incubator. The Indians ut this season
of the year camp upon the shores of
the lake, gather tills peculiar harvest
and dry It In the sun. Later tho grubs
are ground In stone mortars Into flne
powder, nnd from tills Insect meal
they bake n bread which is highly
prized.
There are a number of other Insects
lizards, reptiles and the like which are
used as food by different tribes. The
chuckawalhi, a lizard somewhat re
sembling the Gila monster. Is a com
mon article of food with Lower Cali
fornia Indians aud with some of the
tribes north of tho line. It may not be
the most Inviting of foods some of the
insect and reptilian foods arc far from
palatable but the Indian Is not In
clined to quarrel with anything which
stops the gnawing beneath his belt,
and he evidently believes that "not
that which goeth Into the mouth de
flleth the man." Los Angeles Times.
Mamma' Baby.
"Pretty? No, I won't soy baby Is
pretty," declared a young mother, "for
I can speak of him impartially even
though he Is my own, aud that's more
than most mothers can do. He has
lovely blue eyes, perfect In shape, hair
like the morning sunshine, niouth
well, no rosebud could he sweeter; com
plexion divinely fair, nose just too
charming for anything In fact, he's
faultless, but I won't say he's pretty."
Wiuitcd the Monej.
"Your money or your life!" growled
the footpad.
"Tuke me life," responded the Irish
man. "I'm savin me money for mo
old age." Cleveland Leader.
iL :.'S O' VERTUE."
I ' :.: niul ;tur Held IHkIi Kxtate
Amu:. IT tit i- Ancients.
Of high rank among the ancient and
mediaeval "herbes o' vertue" was rue.
This plant, "the herb of grace," prob
ably gained Its reputation for break
ing the spells of witchcraft, because It
was so often employed for sprinkling
holy water. Spenser includes this
herb Iu the Ingredients of a charm by
which the aged nurse endeavored to
change the current of Riitomurt's
thoughts when she fell In love with the
Image of Sir Artegal In a magic mir
ror. Another favorite amulet was ver
vain, the holy herb, which was much
used iu ancient religious rites and sub
sequently for decorating the altars of
churches. Roman heralds always
crowned their heads with vervain
when they either declared war or made
a truce.
Rosemary was valued for Its powers
of strengthening a weak memory;
hence It became the symbol of remem
brance. Rosemary was also used as
a love charm, the reason being "both
Venus, the love goddess, and rose
mary, or sen dew, were offspring of
the sea, and therefore as love wus
beauty's son rosemary was love's near
est relative." Anne of Cloves wore
sprays of rosemary at her marrluge
with Henry VIII., as this tlower was
then used by brides instead of orange
blossoms, and wedding guests wore It
Instead of will to favors. Rosemary
was also closely associated with funer
als, the mourners each carrying u spray
to drop into the grave at the conclu
sion of the service.
Powdered rosemary applied to the
face was supposed to have magical ef
fects for restoring faded beauty, and
a bath of rosemary taken three times a
day was said to restore youth and vig
or. Iu the language of flowers rose
mary .signifies fidelity In love. Shake
speare referred to this when ho made
the old nurse ask, "Do not rosemary
aud Romeo begin both with a letter?"
that Is, with the same letter. Chica
go News.
LITTLE JACK HORNER.
Only uh tp to Date "Grafter" In tbo
Hit j h of Klnic Hal.
The origin of the poetical jingles
known as nursery ballads Is In some
few cases well known. Thus "the fine
lady with rings on her fingers aud
bells on her toes" refers to the pilgrim
age .or the queen consort of one of the
English kings passing through Ban
bury, where a cross was set up to mark
her night's resting place, and ending
at Charing Cross.
The ballad of "Little Jack Horner
Is based on the following facts: Iu the
time of Henry VI I L, Immediately after
his breach with the pope, commission
ers were sent throughout the country
to seize the church lands.
One of the commissioners sent Into
the west of Englaud. that portion re-
fenv 1 to iu Kingsley's "Westward
Ho." was John Horicr. About ten miles
fr..;.i Rath and five from Frome, both
In the county of Somerset, lies the Hor
ner estate, which has remained in the
possession of the Horner family ever
since the above John Horner, when
despoiling the church of Its lands for
the benefit of King Hal. managed to
iinnr5?. considerable slice for himself
and thus originated among the sur
rounding country folk the ballad refer
ring to Little Jack Horner.
He put in his thumb.
And he pulled out a plum.
the plum being the Horner estate. The
matter was referred to some yours
back in one of the leading Hrlstol
papers.- H. Smith in New York Times
Throwing file Handkerchief.
Statement copied from an old maun
script: "In the Foundling Hospital the
Roys are bound apprentices, the Worn
en when marriageable are conducted in
procession thro' ye streets, and any
Voting Man who see one He wd
wish for a Wife is at liberty to mark
Her by throwing his handkerchief.'
The furthet formalities required pre
viotis to matrimony are not stated.
Perhaps this peculiar custom is the
origin of the expression "throwing the
handkerchief." Nineteenth Century.
STUDYING LAW.
The Luwycr'n Oilice .Not "What It
Once Wnii For Student.
Quest ions regarding the study of law-
were sent out recently to many law
yers of Illinois by the t'ulversitv of
Illinois and elicited 1.000 rep'ies. From
these It appears that the days of study
ing law iu a lawyer's oilice have pass.
ed away. Very few of the olllces have
any law students at all. Many of the
ablest lawyers expressed the opinion
that studv in n law oilice Is an absolute
waste of energy. Nearly all the sue
cessful law firms declared that they
had no time to devote to young men
who desired to study law and that such
young men were a nuisance In the of
lice. 'Hie only young man they could
use at all was one who had already
passed his examination for the state
bar and who was willing to work for
nothing for a year or two In order to
get the experience which comes from
a large office. Out of the 1,000 replies
only seven favored preparation for the
bar hi a lawyer's office.
Another striking result of this hives
tlgntion Is found In the answers to the
questions as to the proper degree of
preliminary education a student should
have before entering the law school. A
majority of the whole number urged
that every one taking up the study of
the law should complete a full college
course. Of the others a majority were
In favor of at least two years In col
lege. There was a practical unanim
ity that the completion of a four years'
high school course was the absolute
minimum which was at all acceptable
It was the general opinion that, hav
ing once entered the law schod, the
young man should give his entire time
to the work of the school and not at
tempt to combine It with work in n
lawyer's office or, Indeed, work In any
other place unless that was absolutely
necessary to pay expenses. One law
yer declared that It was a poor school
that could not keep a student busy all
the time, nnd If a boy found himself In
such a school he ought to leave It for
one which could keep him busy. Chi
catro News.
Don't place too much confidence In
appearances. A genius sometimes
wears good clothes.
THE MAGICAL DURrAN.
It BrlnKM tne '!.""
Oriental 'ru".
t, .n, nt the height of the durian
season, when all animal kind In Malay,
two legged and four legged, Is animat
ed bv an Insatiable lust for the fruit It--if
nn.i miiefc to 1111 with savage anger
against whatever stands in the way of
satisfying its appetite, for not uie least
remarkable quality cf tins remarKaoie
fruit is the amatory effect It has upon
those who consume It, says Caspar
Whitney in Outing. All durian eating
Malays man and beast, are aflame with
4.rtie ttro. The Jungle resounds with
the lighting of lovelorn brutes and the
towns awaken to courtship.
Tho durian Is about the size or a
pineapple, with a similarly rough out-
side covering armed witn nair men
spikes which are tough and sharp. It
grows on trees fully sixty feet in
height whose trunks are hare of limbs
except at the very top, and when, the
fruit ripens it drops to the ground. So
as the season approaches natives erect
small huts under the tree or near by,
from which they watch for the falling
fruit.
Those who are fortunate enough to
have such trees growlug on their own
land practically live on the income de
rived from the sale of the durian, for
in the peninsulur market It brings the
highest price of any eastern fruit. Iu
the Jungle edge, where these trees have
no ownership, the race to build the first
hut and thus establish proprietary In
terest In the falling fruit Is equal lu In
tensity to a land rush, and In the jun
gle the natives must compete also with
the wild beasts that shure man's fond
ness for this extraordinary fruit.
Once In ihe jungle as I sat smoking.
puzzling out some lost seladang tracks,
a falling durian attracted my atten
tion. The nearby trees seemed alive
with monkeys rating to first reach the
ground. One monkey that had been
left at the post, so to say, deliberately
dived from the top of the tree where he
snt, fully forty feet. Into the top of u
smaller tree below, whence he swung
to the ground. But, though he beat out
the others, the durian had disappeared.
A small leopard-like creature bad
sneaked off the fruit, and I was too ab
sorbed in watching the aerial flight of
the monkey to get more than a glimpse
of the thief. The troop of monkeys
that in tantly forgathered discussed
tho situation loudly and In very ob
vious anger.
WHERE LUCK WAS LOST.
In trying to take short cuts to suc
cess. In looking on the dark side of every
thing. In overconfidence born of a first easy
victory.
In not working to n plan or pro
gramme. In not being ready for the opportuni
ty when it came.
In sampling every kind of invest
ment scheme that came along.
In dreaming of great tilings instead
of doing the little ones at hand.
In being so disagreeable and selfish
that they could not make friends.
In waiting for somebody to, .hehju
them or give tliem a boost or for some
rich uncle to die.
In refusing to take the positions they
could get because they did not know
whether they would like the work or
not. Success.
The OutlooU 1'or HUtorr.
History must be human, making its
final appeal not as a monument of eru
dition, but as a masterpiece of art, in
which the collective deeds and pas
sions of men shall be not merely pic
tured with photographic accuracy, but
vitalized ami interpreted. Let us not
suppose that this Is a new aim. The
great historians have always held it.
The idea that Thticydides and Tacitus
neglected to consult all the material
available in their time Is ludicrous.
Gibbon knew his "sources" as pro
foundly :.s the Impeccably correct Gar
diner. Monimsen, we may be sure, had
not. like Stubbs, u body of evidence
which he dared not explore. The mus
ter historians in the future, by what
ever method they may work, will prove
themselves to be akin to these in in
sight, in power aud In art. W. R.
Thayer in Atlantic.
A Proper Distinction.
Here is a story of John Fiske which
illustrates his frankness:
It seems that one day his wife had
to report to him that their sou had
been guilty of calling Mrs. Jones, a
neighbor, a fool and Mr. Jones a much
worse fool.
Professor Fiske sent for the young
ster and when he appeared in the li
brary said to him sternly. "My son. Is
It true that you said Mrs. Jones was a
fool?"
Hanging his head, the boy replied.
"Yes. father, I did."
"And did you call Mr. Jones a worse
fool?"
"Yes. father."
After a moment's reflection the fa
mous historian said slowly. "Well, my
son. that is Just about the distinction
I should make." Boston Record.
lto.il Them Either Vr.
In his "Recollections of a Virginian"
General Dabney II. Maury tells of an
old lady In Fredericksburg who was
reduced to taking In boarders In order
to make both ends meet. On one occa
sion of peculiar stress the larder was
so empty that the good lady took to her
bed and summoned her servant. "Nan
cy," she said, "there's uothlug In the
house for my boarders to eat except
mush. But give them that. If then- arc
Christians they will accept In resigna
tion and thankfulness. And If tliev are
not Christians it is a deal too good for
them."
A Bearded Freak.
Ono of the earliest of the American
bearded freaks was Louis JasDer. who
lived In southern Virginia at about the
time of the closo of the Revolutionary
war. His beard was nine and a half
feet long and correspondingly thick
ana neavy. ue could tako his mus
tache between his Augers and extend
his arms to their full length, and still
tho ends of the mustache wero over a
foot beyond his finger tips.
A fool Is generally a person who
detects your faults while you are In
the act of culling attention to his own.