o
o
reward and Folly hope« that it will be
BUYING RUBIES IN BURMA.
full measure and that she will get a
A
peculiar Method of Baraaiola* Far
portion of the {«ward here ou earth.
BANDON RECORDER
Ike I'recions Stour«.
EXCHEQUER TALLIES.
Wooden Moaer T
Tims « arreal
Wooden money In the shape of ex
chequer tallies was current prior to
the establishment of the Bank of Eng
land In llitM. Tallies was the name
given to the notched sticks formerly In
use In England for keeping the ac
counts of the exchequer. They were
square rtxM of hazel or willow, in
scribed ou one side with notches Indi
cating the sum for which tbe tally was
an acknowledgment and on two other
sides with tbe sum In Roman charac
ters.
When tlie transaction was complete«!
the tally recording It was split length
wise, so that each section contained a
half of each notch and one of the writ
ten sides. One half, called the tally,
or check, was given to the person for
whose service it was intended, and the
other half, called the counter tally,
was retained In tbe exchequer until its
corresponding tally should be brought
In by the person who had last given
value for It.
It thus became a current token rep
resenting cash. After the establish
ment of the Bank of England govern
ment payments were made through its
ngency. Tbe use of tallies In the ex
chequer was alsillslied by statute 23.
George III. The old tallies were by
nets 4 and fi. William IV., ordered to
Ite destroyed, and It was burning them
that caused the conflagration by which
tlie old houses of parllanlent were de
molished.— London Tit-Bits.
AN ABRIDGED BIBLE.
Why Only tbe Two Covers and a Few
Tatter« Were Left.
At a gathering of several ministers
one of them, who is opposed to the so
called "higher criticism," told tbe fol
lowing story:
“One day a member of a certain
church, who had listened attentively
for five years to the preaching of bis
pastor, took to the divine bls Bible,
which was truly a sight to behold, with
whole books clipped out here or a pas
sage gone there. Indeed, between the
covers there was little else left but a
few shreds of paper. Tbe pastor was
horrified and rebuked bis parishioner
for using the Bible so shockingly. The
parishioner meekly replied:
“ 'It Is all tbe result of your preach
ing. When I went home from church
each Sunday I cut out of tbe book that
which you had criticised in your ser
mon of that day. That verse on tbe
Trinity was an Interpolation, so out
went the strong verse. Then tbe can-
oniclty of this book and that wqs
doubtful, so out went this book and
that John did not write the gospel
of John, so out went what was called
the gospel of John. This bit of history
was not history, only allegory, so out
went that false and deceiving thing.
Positively, sir, I have been faithful
with my shears, and this Is all the
Bible I have left—the two covers and a
few tatters.' ’’—Baltimore Sun.
The Nnbnmrlne Boat.
One of the earliest suggestions of the
submarine was that of a British smug
gler, Johnson, who Invented a boat
♦hat was to travel under or above wa
ter, With this vessel he proposed to
carry Napoleon from St. Helena, but
the emperor died while the boat was
under construction. The adherents of
the emperor promised Johnson $200,-
000 on the day the boat was ready to
start and an Immense sum if it proved
successful. Some years later Johnson
built a boat with which he experiment
ed in the Thames for the British ad mi
ralty. In this connection it may be
mentioned that one of Napoleon's mar
shills, Massena, began life as a smug
gler on a large scale, and Commodore
Thurot of the French navy of that
time obtained bls knowledge of the
British coasts while iu tbe employ of
a smuggler.
Drawrinir Two Tlilngr« at Once.
At an evening pnrty it was remarked
that nobody could draw two things at
once. Sir Edward I.andseer. who was
present, replied that he thought he
could, and, taking a pencil in each
hand, he drew simultaneously and
without hesitation with the right hand
tlie profile of a stag's bead and all its
antlers complete and with tbe left
hand a lovely horse's bead. The acts
of draftsmanship were strictly simul
taneous and not alternate, and the
drawing by the left hand was as good
as that by the right
Von Dulow’s Advice to a Girl.
It is to Or. von Bulow that Is debit
ed the curt criticism of a young and
very pretty girl's effort on the piano
forte. When she had struggled through
one of Bach's fugues after tile fashion
of the ambitious maiden aspirant and
ask««! the great master what he would
advise her to do, "Go and get mar
rled.” he answered as he turned away
and left her.
The Snow Leopard.
In the highlands of central Asia lives
the snow leopard, which never de
scends below tbe snow line of tlie
mountains. Its color is a gray, inclin
Ing to buff. A few large dark spots
show about the lower parts and a num
ber of smaller ones congregate alxiut
the head and the neck. The back and
the sides are marked with faded look
ing brown rings or rosettes. The com
paratively enormous tail of the animal
Is fully as long as Its body.
A Korea* Custom.
In some parts of Korea, anil among
some Korean families. It is tbe custom
for bridegrooms to dwell under the
roofs of their fathers in-law until the
first son has been born and attained to
years of mnnhixxl. Should any Ko
rean. however, stay In the house of lit«
bride's people for more than three
days after his wedding, he is com
pelled to remain for an entire year.
The Kfs-iety of Prevention of Cruelty
to Animal» iu San Fnuiciseo is doing a
gissi work, ami its members are a ter
ror to js-rsotis who allow their temjiers
to get the better of them and vent their
wrath on their horses, poor, faithful
tx-axts of burden, w ho struggle under
their heavy tusk and are cruelly beaten
when their strength fails them and
the over-loaded wagon refuses to move
from the xjxit. How tbe bish falls and
iiow the horses struggle to do the work
that is required of them. I have seen
great welts raised on the larkof horses
and 1 have seen others with fresh bleed
ing wounds where careless drivers had
allowed them b» fall, jarring, bruising
and cutting themselves oil the cobble
stones. Nine times out of ten the
drivers would vent their wrath at the
result of their own carelessness by
swearing until you wanted to put your
fingers in your ears to shut out the
sound of their profanity. Old and
crippled horses have lieen driven until
they w ere ready to drop in their tracks.
Tlie member» of the society, a number
of whom are young ladies, have done
much to bring about a better state of
affairs, still there is vast room for im
provement. The members cannot be
all over the city at once, ami it needs
some one patrolling the streets in the
interest of the society at all times.
Every section should be represented.
jiot long since 1 saw a pathetic
oa one of the streets of San Francisco.
An old decrepit man was driving an
old worn-out home attached to a rick-
ety wagon that' looked as if it would
not stand many more journeys, and
both owner an«l horse apjx<ar<«l forlorn
ami forsaken ami as if they hail out
live«! their days of usefulness. The
wagon creaked under its heavy load as
the horse struggl««! to gel it to the top
of the hill. Several tiint«« the owner
stop|x«l ami r«*te«l, but it was a steep
hdl ami a long way to the top. Filially
the strength of the horse gave out com
pletely ami all the coaxing ami urging
of the ol«l inuii could not inspire the old
horse to make another effort, until he
got down clumsily ami heavily off his
seat, and, going up to the faithful
old animal, put one arm att'ectionately
alxMlt his iirek and sai«l, “Why, Bar
ney, what is the matter with you, are
you clean tuckered out? I be, too, Bar
ney; but we must get to the top with
this haul, Barney, it's got to lie deliv
ered this morning.” The horse whin
nied as though he umiersttxxl the situ
ation, ami as his master tixik hold of
the bridle ami attempt««! to leaii him
up the hill, the hors«- niaile one su
preme effort, straining every effort to
move the wagon, still it did not move.
“Come on, Barney, eome on,” coaxed
the old man, ami with the next effort
Barney gave one convulsive shudder
and sank to th«1 earth dead. Instantly
the old mail wason his kne<* lx*ide the
animal and crying bitterly over the
loss of his faithful friend. “He’s been
my support, my stand-by ami my g«xxi
old friend for over twenty years,” he
said. “I raised him from a colt and
we understand each other. Just to
think I killed him by making him
draw this load up the hill. Oh, Bar-
ney, I wish I’d gone in place of you.”
The old man cried on unmindful of the
crowd that hail gathered and sat caress
ing the head of Barney until the au-
thorities sent to lake him away.
I know of one young lady who is
never seen without her star or badge ot
membership. She is a terror to evil
doers and has been the means of mak
ing a large number of arrests. Rich
and jxx»r alike came under the ban of
her displeasure, although she shows
more leniency toward the latter, if
anything, for she realizes that many
times the jHiverty-stricken drivers have
todei>end uixin these crippled animals
as a means of sup|x»rt and cannot atl'ord
to give them up. Recently she called
BRIEF REVIEW.
up the manager and one of the propri
etors of one of the largest express and
Origin oi a Uniform.
delivery concerns in the eity and took
The late Sir “Harry” Keppel had
him severely to task for permitting a among other distinctions that of being
lame horse with ugly-looking sores on tlie great-nephew of the man who first
its body to lie driven l>y a careless and designed a British naval uniform. He
indifferent driver. She reminded him was Augustus, first and last Viscount
that he was a Mason of high standing Keppel, who tilh«l as many signboards
and a Knight Templar, a member and in his «lay as Granby was to till later.
«lie of the stand-bys of one of the lead Born a second son to William Anne,
ing churches, and then proceeded to second Earl of Albemarle, in 1725, he
denounce him in the strongest meas died a popular hero, in 1786. At 22 he
ures for his cruelty to a helpless animal. wa« a poet captain, ami in command of
All hecould say in response was, “Why, the Maidstone frigate. He had chased
Miss B----- , I am suprised.” That did a Frenchman inshore off Belleisle, had
not save him from the wrath of the run his own ship aground ami lost her
young lady. She told him that she —under Mme. Sarah Bernhardt’s din
had ordered the driver back to the ing-room windows, you may say now.
stables with the animal under penalty He and his crew were presently ex
of arrest if he failed to comply; further changed, and he was waiting his court-
more, she lmd 'phoned to the secretary martial. Meantime, as he wrote to
of the society in regard to the condition Saumarez, he was occupying himsel',
of the horse and he hud promised to at the King’s request, in evolving a
look into the matter at once. She naval uniform. His idea was French
threatened to have him (the proprie gray ami silver. But George II hap
tor) arrested if the horse was again pen«.«! to see the Duchess of Bedford ill
taken out of the stable. “Ypu may lie a blue riding habit with wiiite facings,
a Knight Templar, but you don’t live which is why the navy wore her col
up to your creed,” she said as she hung ors ami not Keppel’s.
up the ’phone without giving him a
chance to reply. The result of the little Tried Leather Boots for Thibetan Yak
lady’s interference was that Secretary
Yaks, which are the beasts of burden
Howard called and looked at the horse
in Thitiet, are very sure-foot««l and a
ami immediately eondemmsl it a« being
g<xxi one will carry a load of more than
incurable, and the [xx>r tired brute was
2IM) pounds safely along the steejx*t
led off ami shot. This young lady loves
hillside. They can exist on the scanti
all animal«, and whether it is a dog,
est grass, but grain fixxl suits them for
cat, horse or any other animal, she has
a few days only. Eight miles a day is
pl««lg««i herself to look out for them
g<xxi average work. A recent traveler
and work for their protection. She is
tried leather Ixxits for his yaks, with
faithful to her vows. Frequently she
out success. Tame yaks are white,
comes home bringing a half-starvisi or
black, gray ami brown, and all inter
sick kitten which she doctors up until
mediate gradations of these colors.
it becomes sleek and fat and then finds
a home for it. More than once she lias The wiki yak is invariably black, ami
in early spring his winter coat almost
comedown upon the ¡xiundmaster with
iwee|s the ground. At such seasons
all of her tiny might ami rescued some
wild and tame are almost indistin
yelping canine for is distressed owner.
guishable ami a story is told of a big
Polly has a world of r«*p»«.-t for this lit
game hunter in Thibet who shot Ilia
tle protectorof dumb brut«*, and I only
own ixiggage animals by mistake.
wish then- were more like her in every
city ami town.
Odd Mail Package
Half covered with postage stamps,
a large ctx'oanut, in all its hairy covei-
ing, was received through the mails at
th«1 Louisville iHMtofflce, says tbe Cour
ier-Journal. The nut was plainly ad-
dr«*st«lon one side, where th«1 hair ha«l
been scrap««! off smoothly, and was de
livered by the postman with his regu
lar mail. Of the many unkjue paek-
ag<* and “things" received in the mail
this wax the <xl«k*t, for th«1 c<x«>anut
was without wrappings of any kind,
an<i di«i noteven have a tag attachtsl.
The nut wax address»«! in ink on «>ne
smooth xide, and just above the address
were the stamps.
Mrs. Minnie Maddem Fiske, the
well-known actress who has been play
ing tui engagement at the Grand Opera
House, San Francisco, won the respeqt
ami admiration of every lover of ani
mals the other day, when she caused
an old eiek horse to be put out of its
misery, offering to pay whatever the
owner should ask, if the poor lieast
could not be relieved of its misery in
any other way. Hhe was out rilling
when she discovered the boy driving a
sick horse which was hitched to a
butcher wagon. She immediately or
dered the boy to stop and proceeded to
examine tlie horse. When she found il
untit for work she accompanied the boy
City of Tall Constables.
to the butcher shop and pleaded with its
owner for mercy to be shown the sick | Cape Town enjoys a certain distinc
animal. The man was indignant and ' tion in respect to the height of Its con-
rebelled at her interfernce, but finally «tabhw. The tall«*t is a giant 6 feet 8j
obeyed when Mrs. Fiske ordered him ' inches in height, There are five men
ot release the horse from work, This ranging from 6 fret 3 inches to 6 feet I
good Samaritan then went to the stable inches, three men between 6 feet 2
where tlie horse was kept and instruct- i inch«* and 6 feet 3 inches, twelve men
ed the men in charge to bestow every from 6 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 2 inches, and
care and attention to tlie sick horse at 17 between 6 feet and 6 fret 1 inch.
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her expense. Hhe reqm*tod Secretary '
It is stated that a large majority of
Holbrook to obtain powaroion of the
animal, if he had to buy it from the women lecturers are married. Noone
owner. Mr. Holbrook finally persuad ever doubled that. Hobby's r<*ign««l
ed the owner that the horse hail out* exprewkfti gives the simp away. Wifey
lived its usefulness, lieing old, feeble' practices at home.
and covered with sores, ami he per-
mitted the animal to be killed. Mrs. I . If the heart.« and brains of many peo
Fiske ha-> l>een a life member of the San ’ ple could be fumigatisl it would lie a
Francis««» Humane Society since Feb very much happier world.
ruary 26, 1901, and she holds a« well a
Your piQUs «shorter may slip up on
life membership in the humane socie
ties in all the principal cities of the the text but he never forgets the con
United States, anil has devoted much tribution box.
The peculiar business methods of ori
ental merchants are illustrated by tlie
manner of buyfbg rutiles in Burma. Iu
the examination of rubles artificial
light la not used, tbe merchants bold
ing that full sunlight aloue can bring
out the color and brilliancy of tbe
gems. Sales must therefore take place
between U «. m. and 3 p. til., and tbe
■ky must be clear.
Tbe purchaser, placed near a win
dow, has before him a large copper
plate. The sellers come to him one by
one, and each empties upon this plate
his little bag of rubies. The purchaser
procts-ds to arrange them for valuation
In a number of small heaps. The first
division is into three grades, accord
ing to size. Each of these groups is
again divided into three piles, accord
ing to color, and each of these piles in
turn is again divided into three groups,
according to shape. The bright copper
plate has a curious use. The sunlight
reflected from it through tlie stones
brings out with true rabies a color ef
fect different from that with red spi
nels and tourmalines, which are thus
easily separated.
The buyer and seller then go through
a very peculiar method of bargaining
by signs, or. rather, grips, in perfect si
lence. After agreeing upon the fair
ness of the classification they join their
right bands, covered with a handker
chief or the flap of a garment, and by
grips and pressures mutually under
stood among all these dealers they
make, modify and accept pro|»osals of
purchase and sale. The hands are tiien
uncovered and the prices are recorded.
—Jewelers' Circular-Weekly.
ANCIENT CHAIRS.
Looked Like Dem«»eraey.
Th« Seal« I «ed h» «ho £«> pilaus In
Karly Historic Times.
Mrs. Beira Lockwood of Washington
has for some time been almost a daily
visitor at tbe eapiiol. looking after
some legislation In which she Is Inter-
«*sted. She wears a high poke bonnet,
parts her hair in the middle and in
many other way* suggests the carica
ture of the venerable maiden supposed
to represent Mistress Democracy.
One day she was on the t!o*r of tbe
house Just before the day’s session was
to begin. M rs. Lockwood strolled
down the middle aisle In front of the
Speaker's desk in earnest conversation
with Colonel Ike Hill, tbe Democratic
whip, when Representative Champ
Clark in sonorous voice exclaimed:
"Bless niv soul, there comes Ike Hill
and the living Mistress Democracy!”
The attention of members was gen
erally attracted by that exclamation.
They immediately r««x>gnized Mrs.
Lockwood's r«>semblance to the cari
cature referred to. Mrs. Lixkwood,
however, only smiled and waved her
hand coquettishly as she disappeared
through the doorway under tbe escort
of Colonel Hill.—Washington i’ost.
What He Had.
Representative James Madison Gud-
ger of tbe Asheville (N. C.) district has
a cousin whose name is also James M.
Gudger.
With that characteristic
which holds in many communities for
readily designating persons, this cousin
is generally known as Black Jim, be
cause be has a darker complexion than
tbe representative.
Black Jim Is a lawyer and was once
honored by his fellow citizens with an
election as prosecuting attorney.
JAPANESE PROVERBS.
They Are More Picturesque In Lan-
KUMKe Than Our«.
“Roses have thorns” and "Walls have
ears” are as common in the Japauese
sp«?ech as In our own. We say "More
haste, less speed,” but the Japanese
phrase Is “If in a hurry go round.”
In this country we very often remark
that “accliients will happen in the best
regulated families.” The Japs, on the
other hand, with an eye to tlie pictur
esque, vitalize it, so to speak, in their
“Even a monkey sometimes falls from
a tree.” One of our useful English
sayings Is "Those who play with edged
tools must expect to cut their fingers."
In expressing a similar thought the
Jap goes u» one better so far as pic
turesqueness Is concerned. He says,
“If you keep tigers you are likely to
have trouble.” One of our standard
maxims is to the eff«»ct that "oil and
water won't mix.” The Japs have not
Improved on this, “You can’t rivet a
nail in a custard" is their way of put-
ting It . “Tlie lotus springs from the
mud” 1 is their poetical expression of
the common thought Hint "out of evil
good may come.”
What could be more suggestive ami
at tbe same tiuie so poetic as their
“Scattering a fog with a fan?" When
a Jup undertakes tbe impossible his
neighbors do not scoff at him or mock
him. They simply say that lie is
"building bridges to the clouds” or
that he is "dipping up the ocean with
a shell." Failure in such a country
must be as delightful as success In our
more material land. "Thine own lieart
makes the world" is worthy of Emer-
Bon or Browning.—Rochester Post-Ex
press.
WILD DOGS OF ASIA.
Fierro Anlninls That l’nr«nr nml Kill
Benrs Hud Tigers.
The quality of courage possessed by
bunting dogs of Asia appears in a
marked difference of habit from that
noticeable in all other carnivorous
beasts. As a rule, each ferocious ani
mal lias its natural and favorite prey,
which may vary In different localities,
but is In each case the easiest and
most profitable victim. Tigers, for in
stance, are cuttle slayers or deer kill
ers just as cattle or deer bapjien to
be most abundant in their district
Leopards prey on goats, sheep and,
when they can get them, on tame dogs;
wolves on sheep and cattle, stoats or
rabbits and bares, atnl weasels on rats
and mice. But, though the jungles
which they visit abound in defenseless
animals, the wild dog does not limit bis
attacks to these. Tbe packs deliberate
ly pursue and destroy both the black
and Himalayan bears and tbe tigers,
affording perliaps tbe only instance in
which one carnivorous species deliber
ately sets itself to hunt down and de
stroy another From their rarity, the
uulnhablted nature of tbe jungles which
they haunt an«l their habit of bunting
at night—which a probable suggestion
miikes the basis of the early legends
of tlie demon bunter and "liellequin" at
a time when the "red dogs" still re
mained in Europe—observations of
their uabits are rare.—London ¡Spec
tator.
Spots oa the 1'nr or Anima««.
Although we are told that the leopard
cannot change his spots, it is certain
that tbe markings ou tbe fur of some
animals do change. Especially la this
true where the animal has a distinctive
winter coat. This change lias been
studied by Barrett Hamilton, a British
naturalist, who is of opinion that
whitening of the fur generally ac
companies development of fatty tissue,
which is manifestation of insufficient
oxidation and hence of atrophy, which
shows itself in a whitening of the hair.
In some animals—man for instance—
this atrophy Is manifested by baldness.
That fat men are often bald is thus
something more thau a coincidence.—
Success.
The Tick of a Clock.
The "tick tock” that is universally
regarded as the sound of both pendu
lum and spring clocks has bt*en investi
gated by Dr. Bosenbach, a Berlin psy
chologist. He finds that the "tick”
results when the right arm of the es
capement anchor strikes a cog of the
wheel moving upward, while tbe
“tock” is produced when tbe other
arm strikes a cog moving downward.
The different conditions give different
acoustic effects.
Seats more or less resembling stools
—that Is, seats without back* were in
general use among uatious poaaenalng
a certain degree of civilization iu pre
historic times. What those were like
in tbe early historic period we know
from au examination of Egypt lau
monuments, from a study of Greek
vases or from Eutruriau or Roman au
tiquitles that are stored tn European
museums. Tbe Egyptian deities are
seated generally on granite bloeka, the
backs of which are raised a few inches
only, giving a distant resemblance to
a chair. That tbe Egyptians bad seats
more comfortable for domestic use is
possible, but we have every reason to
aupiHiae, although they possess««! a
high degree of civilization, that their
idea of home comforts was not that of
modern times.
The common people probably sat ou
blocks of stone or wood or sprawled
alsiut on the ground with some sort of
curpet that also served for a bed. The
Etrurians, ancient inhabitants of Italy
before the arrival of the Romans, ap
pear to have preferred the reclining
[ his nre, in which they are usually rep-
res nted on the sarcophaguses in tbe
museums.
WHEN YOU CAN'T SLEEP.
Juat Pretend You Don't Want to and
You’ll Soon Drop Off.
When we are kept awake «roni our
fatigue the first thing to «lo Is to say
over and over to ourselves that we do
not care whether we go to slt-ep or not.
In order to imbue ourselves with a
healthy Indifference about it. It will
help toward gaining this wholesome
Indifference to say: "I am t«x> tired to
sleep, and therefore the first thing for
me to do is to get rest««! in order to
prepare for sk'ep. When my brain is
well rested it will go to sleep; it can
not help it. When it is well rest««! it
will sleep just as naturally as my lungs
breathe or as my heart beats.”
Another tiling to remember and it Is
very Important—Is that an overtired
brain need* more than tbe usual nour
ishment. If you have been awake for
an hour and it is three hours after
your last meal take half a cup or a
cup of hot milk, If you are awake
for another two hours take half a cup
more, and so, at intervals of about two
hours, so long as you are awake
throughout the night. Hot milk is
nourishing and a sedative, It is not
inconvenient to have milk by the side
of one's b««l, and a little saucepan and
a spirit lamp.—Leslie's Weekly.
WOODEN BREAD.
It la Possible to Mnke a I'alatahle
loaf From Sawdust.
“A FLUSH OF SPADES, MAY IT PLEASB
YOVll HONOH ”
ing a good fellow, he was on excellent
terms with the county court. The judge
and the attorney were lioth fond of
the game of draw and during the pro
longed sessions whiled away much of
their spare time evenings at that popu
lar diversion.
One day, following a long "sitting"
the previous night, five negroes were
brought in by Mr. Gudger under in
dlctment for an affray.
“What have you, Gudger?" inquired
the judge sternly as he looked at tbe
array of defendants.
“A flush of spades, may it please
your honor," replied tlie prosecuting at
torney.—Washington Post
A Dueling Adventure.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the Sal
vation Army used to like to describe a
dueling adventure that befell him In
India during his residence in the Pun
jab.
Mr. Booth-Tucker was In the British
civil service at the same time, but he
already Inclined toward the Salvation
Army, and such an inclination made
him naturally a foe to brawling.
He was seated in a lonely railway
station one afternoon when a German
soldier, a tourist, entered. This Ger
man had been drinking. He was In a
bellicose humor, and he began at once
to pick a quarrel with Mr. Booth-
Tucker. The latter said nothing to help
on the quarrel, but nevertheless the
German worked himself Into a frenzy.
Finally he exclaimed:
“One or the other of us two, sir, will
not leave this room alive.”
"Stay here and die, then,” said Mr.
Booth-Tucker, and be arose nnd went
out quickly, slamming the door behind
him
Tile Senutor'i Sendoff.
Senator Dillingham of Vermont, the
successor of the lamented Morrill, last
summer made an extended trip through
the west and up to Alaska.
The senator says that while he was
In Idaho he was much struck by tlie
strength of character m,.l the inanll-
ness so characteristic of the men of
that state. Tbe party with which the
senator was traveling put up for sei
era! days with a rich miner whose
manner of thought nnd action acquire I
in tbe rough days of prospecting and
poverty has in no way been changed
by tbe acquisition of enormous wealth
When the time came for the senator
to Any goodby to the miner the latter
shook the statesman's band with great
fervor, saying as be did so:
“Senator, we like you here. You're
an easterner and a successful man, but
you're no stuck up aristocrat. We like
you. sir. because you're free and easy
nnd no gentleman. In fact, you're just
like us!"~iiew York Tribune.
L'n reason able.
"What are you kicking about?”
asked the lawyer.
"Why, we won the case." replied tb«-
client, “but I can't »««e wbat I get out
of R."
"You get enough to pay your lawyer's
fees, don't you? Wbat more do you
want?"—Chicago Post.
Hl« Em««.
"How dare you. air!" exclaimed tbe
Indignant girl.
”1 couldn't help It. Maud,’’ pleaded
th* Bo<* penitent young man. "You
M rs. N'uritch—I think I’ll take thia
I consider time as a treasure, de
were *n maddeningly kMnble!”
watch, Y’ou're sure It's made of refined
time,
means
aRd
effort
in
establishing
Mil, it Vn* fully ten Won«!* («fore
gold, Jeweler—Certainly. Mrs. N'u- creasing every night, an« that which
Ixtve
dishx'AteH
the
liver
and
eotlfc-««
9i>e q«4* •«*•<* *1* 4ftica«D Xftb- anil maintaining similar societies *n
rltch—Because I do detest anything every day diminishes soon perishes
Mexico. Verily, she sliall receive her the tewllights.
that ain't refined.—Philadelphia Ledger. forever. Sir William Jones.
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CHOICE MISCELLANY
NEW SHORT STORIES
I
As long ago as 1834 Professor Aute
rlth of Tubingen succeeded In making
a tolerably good quartern loaf out of a
ileal board. Everything soluble was
removed by maceration and boiling,
tbe wood was then reduced to libers,
dried in an oven and ground, when it
had the taste and smell of corn flour.
A sponge was then made by the uddi
tloti of water and the sour leaven of
corn flour, and it was baked and found
to be better than a compound of bran
and corn busks.
Wood flour boiled in water forms
also a nutritious jelly, which the pro
fessor found both palatable and whole
some in the form of gruel, dumplings
and pancakes.
Professor Brande has also recorded
the making of bread from woody fiber.
He says: "Before me Is a specimen im
ported from Sweden. Seeing tbe close
relation between tbe composition of
starch and lignlne. the conversion of
the latter into bread does not seem so
remarkable." He also cannot praise
the quullty of such bread.
Administering Fiber.
The most common mistake made by
beginners in the administration of
ether is that of forgetting to lessen tlie
proportion of the substance wbeu full
anaetbesla is established—that is. con
tinuing to make their patients respire
an atmosphere as highly charged with
its vapors as when getting them under
its influence. It is a matter of sur
prise to physicians how very little
ether will often suffice to keep a pa
tient well under its Intlueuce toward
the close of an operation, and tills
small quantity will always (tostpone
vomiting until the operation is com
pleted.—Medical Review.
Glaum Cop«.
The first glass cups were made at
Alexandria. Some were colored like
Bohemian glass and decorat««! with
glass pastes, imitating precious stones
and cameos. Some were opaline, oth
ers clear as crystal and still others
formed of opaque layers welded to II
gether like the faiiious Foriiahii vuse,
in which the white upper layer had
been cut away like that of a cameo,
leaving a blue ground around the Ag-
ures.
I fe1 Japanese Business Man.
Before the rexbtfatiou the better
class Japan«*se estrenie«l It a degrada
tion to work. A tradesman was despts-
ed. Tuday there 1* hardly a luau of
Japan who do«1* not follow some call
lug. Tbe older men. the grandfathers,
may stay at home, but the sons the
restless, uHxiern, progressive sons of
the new Japan are not happy unless
employed. The spirit of Buxlri 'i Jap :i
is In them. They are as del >:<«l to
their business as to their homes. But
they keep them well separatist and
apart. The Japanest* who cun affonl
it has his office In tbe big city, but his
home in the suburbs. During tlie «laj
be Is in the midst of tbe busy stir and
whirl of the city, but after 4 o'cltu k In
the afternoon be is hurrying toward
the grateful ix-ace uud ix-auty of bis
country home. The first tiling be does
on reaching home is to bathe and re
move all the cloth«1* he has worn at bls
office or store. With the changing of
his busln«*s cloth«1* he lays aside all
thought of busiuess. In bls home he
finds desired rest and recreatlou. He
Is by nature a lover of leisure. Few
business men 1n America would leave
their ofli«««« so early or would take so
many holidays. The Japanese busi
ness man takes all the holidays he can
afford. He is at home most of the fete
days. He goes with the family to s««1
the carnivals, the temple uud flower
festival*.—Hunter's Wi-ekly.
A«l«lreMBln* the Queen.
The divinity that doth hedge a king
express«1* itself in some curious ways,
and to people who are not accustomed
to associating with these exaltixl per
sonage* royal etiquette is in many
points very puzzling. To those who
meet Queen Alexandra constantly it
probably do«1* not seem strange to ad
dress her as “ma'am,” but to unaceus-
torn««! ears this monosyllable does not
sound <;ulte reep«ctful. Yet, according
to the Ladles' Field, tlie queen la ad
dressed as "nia'ani" by all tbe mem
bers of the upper classes, the term
“your majesty” being rarely ustxi ex
cept on formal occasions, while th«1
Princess of Wales and al) th«1 princess
es of the blood royal of England are
address««! In the sxme way. Th«1 king,
the Prince of Wales and all the other
English princes are address««l as "sir."
Yet foreign princes and princesses
bearing the title of serene highness
must not be addressee! as sir or ma'am,
but as prince and princess. A letter to
the sovereign must begin thus: "Ilfs
majesty the king" and below tbe sin
gle word, “sir.” Tbe conclusion of the
letter would be word««l somewhat ns
follows: “I have tbe honor to submit
myself your majesty's most bumble
and devot««! servant," etc.
Valise Boat.
A boat large enough to carry six per
sons may be carried in a valise or cor
ner of a trunk. This is because tbe
principle of tbe pueuniutic tire Ims been
applied with such success to boat build
ing. These boats are of two kinds,
either of rubber cloth Inflated with air
and divided into two compartments, or
of a series of Inflated tubes colled
lengthwise. These are fitted with
pneumatic seats. and the onrlock h are
buckled on the skies. When deflated
they are reduced to tlie smallest con
ceivable weight and compass, and the
process occupies only a few moments.
Experiments prove that these craft
will not founder in the heaviest seas.
They are so buoyant when tilled with
water that they will float a weight of
several hundred pounds, while the rub
ber of which they are constructed is
absolutely proof against puncture. This
invention promises an entirely new era
in boat building for purposes of sport
and travel.
How Rickshaw Men Learn Spanish.
Tourists In Nagasaki, Jiqian, are
often surprised to hear the sampan men
and the rickshaw men In the street
shout Spanish words to white passers
by—as "Hey, amigo!" ("Hey, friend!"),
or "Hombre!” a common exclamation
of attention, meaning "man." In the
stores the salesmen also use similar
terms, as "No sabe,” meaning "Don't
know,” etc.
The explanation Is simple. Tbe Japs
themselves do not know that they are
using Spanish words. They believe
them English slang. They have learn
ed them from American soldiers home
ward bound from tlie Philippines. Tbe
Yankee boys, used to employing Span
ish phrases in speaking to Filipinos, in
Btlnctlvely do the same with the Japs,
forgetting that their language is dif
ferent.
Tbe Ma<l<- Crosses.
According to the English papers, the
latest society craze seems to be the
game of magic crosses. These crosses,
of small size and in a number of vari
ous colors, are laid on u table iu a
straight line, and the person holds a
magnet, which he moves slowly down
the long fine of crosses. One by oue,
but not in rotation, the crosses are at
tached to the magnet, ami when they
The Seriotift Poet.
are at last all arranged in order the
“Sometimes.” said tlie poet, •I am expert can gain nn insight into the
almost afraid that I take myself loo character and fate of the experiment
seriously."
er. Even cabinet ministers have con
“Oh, well, never mind,” replied his sulted the magic crosses.
hind hearted friend, "there's no harm
done if you do. Everybody else re- Report and a Greeting In One Breath.
Rear Admiral Goodrich, U. 8. N., de
gards you as a joke.”—Chicago Record-
lights In telling of an incident in con
Herald.
nectlon with the seismic disturban««
Same Thin«.
which waa felt Christmas morning of
"He's employed by tbe railroad com 1800 at San Francisco.
pany now, I understand.”
"I was in niy quarters," he said,
"Yes; he has charge of the puzzle 'unaware of anything unusual, until
department.”
1 was awakened by an Irish orderly,
“The what?”
who, after knocking at my door in the
“He makes out tbe time tables.”— most respectful manner, said, *1 have
Philadelphia Press.
tli’ honor to rayport th' compllmenta
av th’ officer av tb' deck, who says
He Adrlaed Him.
there's been an earthquake, an’, fur
Hadley—He asked me to give hint n thermore, 1 wish you a merry Christ-
little advice. Belding—And you gave mas.’ "—Boston Record.
It to him? Hadley—Ob, yes; I didn
i
’t
care much for bis friendship, , you
The Friendship of Ynnth.
know.—Boston Transcript.
Two boys brought up together some
times remain fast friends for life, but
A L’«e For Her Money.
Felicia—Do you buy many books, not so commonly as one might sup
Patricia? Patricia—Dear me, no. It pose. “I thought you had a little friend
takes every oent of my pin money for with you today, Tomnyr.” said a lady
cab hire and beauty culture.—Indian- to a child who was walking about
alone and dlaconsolate. “I have a little
apolft Journal.
friend, but I Jiate him!” was the reply.
And the words contain a whole essay -
When a Bnn marries in some other ful of comment upon the value of
church everybody wonders Whether he friendship founded solely upon pro
will <o With bla wife or she with him. pinquity.—Landon Spectator.
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—Washington (la.) Democt*.
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