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FLORENCE, OREGON, FRID A Y . MARCH 15, 11)01.
H n r d v r to S ay X o T h a u Y ea.
TRAVELERS’ GUIDE
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G A R D IN E R
ST A G E
L IN E .
A persis­
tent cough is
firs t a
friend, for it
gives warn-
ingof theep-
proach of a
deadly ene­
my. H e e d
the warning
before it is
too late, be­
fore y o u r
. l u n g s be-
c o m c in­
flam ed , be-
f o r e th e
doctor says, “ Consum p­
tion.” W hen the danger
signal first appears, help
nature with
H. H. B arrett, Prop’r,
Stage Leaves Steamboat Landing on
the Umpqua for Florence Saturdays.
Returning, Stage Leaves Florence
Sundays.
Extra Trips When Necessary
Charges Reasonable.
JBdge Second D istr ic t..J . W.
nb aecu tin g A ttorney. .Geo,
EUGENE-FLOIiENCE
STAGE LINE.
C O U N TY O FFIC ER S
E. Bangs,
Judge........................ H.
K. Riucaiu.
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................J. R. Hill
Commissioners j ..........JI. D. Edwards
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jì S u p erin ten d en t... .W . M. Miller
........C .M . Collier I
toner/?” . '/ ..........G. W. Griffin
Justice of P ea ce..................C. H . Holden
C onstable......................... G. C. Cumpton
Single fare - - _ - 5 00.
Round trip - - — - 9.00.
Tickets for sale a t E. B angs’
livery barn, Eugene, and a t O. W.
H u rd ’s oflice in Florence.
CITY OFFICERS.
P räsid en t...............
■Sard of Trastees
gacorder......................John I. Butterfield
treasurer...........................°- 'v - Hurd
, .......... ....... G. C. Cumpton
SECRET SOCIETIES.
, A A.M. Florence Lodge No. 107.
BUTTE
THROUGH TICKETS
BOSTO N A N D
TO
ALL
P O IN T S E A S T am i S O U T H
Fnr Inform ation, tim e card«, maps and tic k e ts
ivery Thursday evening in Meyer A etc., c a ll on or write
e's H all, Mapleton. Oregon. Brotli-
R . M c M urphey ,
in good standing invited to attend. General A gent. Room s 2 and 4, Shelton Block,
T. J. N bblv , N. G.
EUGENE, OREGON.
1 P hilfs , Sec.
A. D C H A R L T O N ,
8.
A ssistant General Passenger A gent,
255 Morrison SL, Cor., Sd.
i O F . Irene Encampment, No. 42,
P o r tla .n e t, O r .
leeta in I. O. O. F. ball in Florence
ind and fourth Friday of eacli
Members of this degree are
ially invited to attend.
8. J. S eymour , 0 . P.
CASSIDY & SON - - Proprietors.
i. Pan., Scribe.
F lo r a n o s , O r e g o n .
MORRIS ♦** ..u.uu,
Tables furnished w ith all the
„ 0 . F.—Mignon Lodge No. 105.
Rebekah Degree, meets in Meyer & delicacies of the season. Give us
■’s' Hall, Mapleton, the 1st and 3rd
■day evenings in each month.
a call.
M attie C. H udson , N . G.
F . C . B ean , Sec.
E l k P r a i r i e H o te l.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
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Twentv-three
Miles W est
Eugene.
ON E U G E N E AND
FLORENCE
STAGE
ROUTE.
ATTORNEYS
Money Saved
By
Patronizing it.
A. C. WOODCOCK,
i A tto r n e y a t L a w ,
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D on’t delay until your
lungs are sore and your
cold settled down deep
in your chest. Kill the
enemy before the deadly
blow kills you. C ure
your cough today.
O ne dose brings relief.
A few doses make the
cure complete.
CIo/x
H *11A
H e wns h most worthy young man,
with a fondness for discussing soclo-
I.glcnl and moral questions, and once
started on fils hobby be could scarcely
be headed In any other direction, lie
had been quite devoted In his attention
to one young woman for ns mueh as
six months, but she had been unable to
bring him to his senses, though she
w as w illing to confess that she hud
tiled repeatedly to do so. Of course
she bad done It in the delicate w ays
Women have In those matters, but
w liat lie needed w as a club.
Not a great while e g o be was railing
ns usual, and as ubt'~l lie w as neglect­
ing sentim ent for som ething that only
made a girl tired. This time he was
moralizing on the tem ptations of llfu
and the proneness of people to yield
without making the proper cITort
rgainst them In w hatever form they
might appear.
“H ow ever,” he said In conclusion,
displaying a commendable spirit of
charity for the weak. “It Is a very diffi­
cult thing for any one to say ‘No.’ ”
Here w as an unexpected chance for
her.
“And conversely,” she responded
slow ly so lie could get the full force of
It, “it should be very easy for one to
say ‘Yes.’ ”
He looked her straight In the eyes at
last, and a hush fell upon the scene.
“L'm-er-um,” lie hesitated, “Miss
Kate, am 1 a chump?”
“It Is very difficult for one to say
‘No,’ ” she said with a pretty little
sm ile, and inter sue found It quite easy
to say “Yes.”—W ashington Star.
H I.
G e n ia l
R e c e p t io n .
General Starr, a gnllunt old soldier,
had an Irrepressible dislike for young
lieutenants fresli from W est Point. In
1874 General Starr was In command at
Fort Kiley, and one day an orderly
came to his quarters with the message
that Lieutenant Morrison, Just from
WeRt Point, wns nt the post ready to
pay Ills respects and report for duty.
In response to this m essage the old
general wns starting for his office,
when his wife, a motherly old soul,
plucked liiin by the sleeve and suld,
“Now, general, promise me tlint you
won’t be rough with that young man.”
"Rough?" said the old man. sm iling
amiably upon Ills matrimonial
..n-
panlon. “Why, I’ll I k * peaches aud
cream unless the young dog riles me."
Reaching his office, the general was
confronted with n dapper little fellow
ns spick and span as though he had
Just come froTn the hands of his barber
and tailor, w hile he had the half super­
cilious air that Rcems Inseparable from
the first stages of uiilltury education.
Looking the young lieutenant over
for half n moment, the old general said
with great dignity: “Flow do you do.
Mr. Morrison. I am pleased to see
you.” Then ns a llnsli gradually mount­
ed over Ills weather beaten features he
added: “I am alw ays glad to see you
young men from the Military neadeniy.
You—you—(he-e the general ended with
a roari you think yourself so hanged
sm art!”—Kansas City Journal.
A C fc n r m e d L i f e .
The scenery along the Kentucky riv­
er above and below Harrodsburg has
been Justly compared to the highlands
of the Hudson. Towering cliffs hun­
dreds of feet 111 height Impress the be­
holder.
In “H istorical Sketches of
Kentucky" nn Incident Is told of one of
the highest of these.
' Jotham Strout was hoeing eorn In the
bottom Just opposite the ferry, when
hts attention wns attracted by a rat­
tling noise above his head. Looking
Bp, he w as staggered at seeing a man
tum bling down the fearful precipice,
now touching and grasping at a twig,
now at a root, without being able to
rheek himself. Finally, with a crash­
ing of limbs, he landed In the top of a
I buckeye tree about 60 feet above the
general level of the bottom.
Mr. Strout ran to the place with all
I haste, dreading to And a dead man and
hot doubting he would be terribly In­
jured If alive, for the distance the man
, had fallen wns 170 feet, anil from the
last point where he had touched the
rock to the top of the tree where he
lodged w as 45 feet.
Fancy Mr. Strout’s surprise, then, to
find the man standing erect at the foot
of the tree, feeling of his arms and
body.
“Are you hurt?” cried Mr. Strout
“T hat’s w hat I’m trying to find out,
my friend," wns the answer. “It's my
Impresslou tliut I am alive, but rather
sore.”
Not a bone w as broken, and despite
a few bruises the man seemed to be as
sound as before the terrible fall.
“That fellow bore a charmed life,”
was Mr. Strout's remark whenever he
told the story.
D c lffh to n
a n d t h e I* o o r S t u d e n t .
Of Lelghtou’s hearty, eager helpful­
ness many Instances might be given.
Here Is one. After a certain prize day
at the academy a student was passing
through tne first room ou his wny to
Three sizes: 25c. for na ordinary cold;
the entrance. H e looked the picture of
50c. for the herder colds; $1.00 (be most
economical for older cases.
dejection and disappointed v.retched-
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“ I consider your Cherry Pectoral
ness—poorly nnd shabbily dressed and
NOTARIES. £
tho best rem edy for colds and
slinking aw ay as If he wished to pass
coughs and all th r o a t affections.
I liavo used it for 30 years aud it
out of the place unnoticed. Millais and
certainly beats them ¡ill.”
Leighton, w alking arm In arm, came
A. R. BUTTOLPH,
D. It. L i . vnky ,
Dec. 20,1898.
U nion, N . Y .
along, pictures o f prosperity.
Leighton caught sight of the poor,
W r f f o t h o H o n f o i 1,
Tf yon hnvenny com plaint w hatever
downcast student. Ix*nvlng Millais, he
ami d esire tho best m edical advice you
darted acrosa the vestibule to him and.
can possibly receive, w rite th e doctor
freely. Yon w ill receive n prompt re­
taking the student’s arm, drew him
ply, w ithout cost. Address
E P lor n o © ,
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O r e g exi
DA. .J. C. AYER, Low ell, Mass.
back Into the first room and made him
4
sit down on the ottoman beside blm.
fc
Putting his arm on the top of the otto­
FRANK B. WILSON.
man aud resting his bend on bis hnnd,
Ix-lghton began to talk as he alone
could talk, pouring forth volumes of
earnest, rapid utterunees, ns If every­
own selection) to every subscriber. Beautiful
F L O R E N C E .-- - OREGON Cher
plates aud illusti aflons. Orlgl
»red lithographed
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thing In the world depended on his
latent,
it, Artutlo,
ar
exquisite and strictly up to-date desli
words conveying whnt he wanted them
to convey. H e went on nnd oil. The
shabby figure gradually seemed to pull
Itself together, and nt last when they
both rose he seemed to have become
another creature.
Leighton shook
Dressmaking economies, fancy work, household hints,
hands with him. und the youth wcut
short stories, curiunt topics, etc
Subscribe today.
Only 50o. yearly. Lady agents wanted, tivud for torma.
on Ills wny rejoicing.
It Is certain tlint If other help than
advice were needed It wns given. But
It waa the extraordinary zest nnd vital­
ity which Leighton put Into his help
T ir e d M e ta ls .
which made It unlike nny other. He
It Is a fact of comparatively recent fought every one’s cause as others
discovery In chemical metallurgy that light their ow n.—London Telegraph.
metals lose their vitality from repeti­
tious of Rlioeks and strains and may be
O x f o r d ’s W i t t y B is h o p .
A G e n e ra l B a n k in g B u s in e ss For ladies, misses, girls and little children That eer said, ns the expression is. to suffer
Two stories are attributed In The
tain stylish
_ __ ••chic ’ effect not attained by the nee of any
. ------ Have no equal (or stylo and perfect tin from fatigue—that is, they may be Rnllway Magazine to the witty bishop
other -----.
patterns
Transacted on Favorable Terms
worked till tin'" m olecules fall to hold of Oxford. He wns once tnlklng to
together.
some boys In a school nnd said to them:
Drnfts IsMUCd on the principal c itie s of the
An Is familiarly known, bars o f tin, “Now, my boys, I dure sny you think
United States and foreign countries.
rods of brnss oml wires of any metal It's a very fine thing to he a bishop.
Interest allow ed on D em and C ertificates of
will separate owing to fatigue If bent But I assure you I’m n very busy man.
Deposit when le ft stated period.
backward and forward continuously. I have to go about nil over my ilioeese,
C ollections receive our prompt atten tion.
Ea«lir put together Only 10 and IS cents each none But by careful experiments, however, and I hnren’t time to study like you
aiglier. Fold in nearly every city and tow ».J r by mall. the fact Is made to appear thnl a rem­ have. In fact, nearly all my study has
City and County Warrants bought.
A sk for them. Absolutely very latest up-to-date styles.
edy exists for this condition of metals i to be confined to only one Hook. It be­
T H E M cC A L L C O M P A N Y .
W . E. BROWN,
D. A. PAINE,
■M-ii. w„i n t. .................. ... ».r* cw,, a. «. If the overstrain does not border on 1 gins with a ‘B.’ Do you know w hat It
President.
Vice P resid en t.
rupture, and this remedy Is very much , Is?” "The Bible, sir; the Bible.” shout­
F .W . OSBURN,
W .W . BROWN,
like that which is applied In the ease I ed the boys all together. “No,” replied
Cashier.
A ss't C ashier. !
of an overworked human frum e- 1 the bishop, with a merry tw inkle In his
TONSORIAL
-
PARLOR.
. . TR Y THE . ,
namely, rest.
eye. “It’s called ‘Bradshaw!’ ”
Feather edged tools recover their vl- j The other story Is «till better. On
tallty better than any other. Of course one oeenslon when he alighted from
Hie length of time required for tills rest (he train at W heatley, the station for
.;irlis with different metals and the Cuddesden palace, nu officious porter
M ARION MORRIS, P p o i ’ r i e t o r . amount of strain to which they have i rushed up to him and asked, "Any arti­
been subjected.
cles In the vail, my lord?” "Articles,”
Hard metals, such ns Iron and steel, , said the bishop grimly. "Yes, 30 arti­
use up one mid two years’ time In the ; cles.” Off hurried the porter nnd wor­
process. On the other linnd, soft met- ' ried the guard almost out of his senses
Shaving, . . .
15c.
nls, like lend, retain their cohesive by the wny he searched the van nnd
force longer and also require less rest, j detained the train. Presently he came
Hair Cutting,
-
- a.qc.
—Pearson s Weekly.
hack to the bishop with a crestfallen
Razor Honing, -
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35c.
expression o f countenance. “There are
Y V liy J o h n L n u f f h e d .
only seven, my lord." “Only seven?
Scissors Grinding,
- 15c.
"I don’t know what Is coming to n»,” Ah. you’re a D issenter then, 1 should
sighed Mrs. Jones ns she handed the think.”
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paper over to her liiishnnd. “I'm sure
L a e k la ff I s R o m a n ce .
things are had enough already.”
"Why. w hat’s the matter now, my , “Sw lgsliy hasn't a particle o f ro­
Washington Street, Florence, Oregon. dear?” murmured John, with a mouth­ mance about him.”
"1 never thought be bad. Any new
ful of muffin
“Matter, Indeed,” snorted Mrs. Jones. proof of It?”
"Yes. He w as railing on D aisy
"Just like you men. Haven't the poor
WANTED.—Capable, reliable person In evftry rate, w ater and other rntea all been In- Hwlnnerton. You know Daisy. Little
countv to represent large com pany of solid ct ( used, and now the paper« say the thing, but full o f poetry. Hwlgshy said
S e w in g M achine» w e m anufacture and th eir
financial, reputation;
salary per year, paya
birth rate Is going up. They ought to— be wondered where they met the first
prices before you purchaae an y oth er.
ble w eekly; |3 per day nlmolntely sure and all j Now, John, what are you laughing at?” time, and Daisy In her poetical wny
THE NEW HOME SEWIHB MICHIHE CO., expense«; ftralcht. bona fide, th f n l ’c «alary, n o ) —London Standard.
said she guessed it w ns In the gloam­
O R A N G E , M ASS.
! commiHsion; salary paid each Saturday and e x - !
ing. Hwlgsby looked puzzled, and then
M Union Square, N. T.
Chtaaffo, HL Kt Louis, Mo. I j>onse m oney a<l v'fi i»'<• I each week. HTANDAltJ) 1
wliat do you suppose be said?”
I t M n y tie P u s h o r I t M a y B e P o l l ,
Dallas, Texas.
San Franciwo, Cal.
Atlanta, Ga. I HOUSE, 334 DKABBOBM «T., (T.IEAG0.
41-11
“Give It up.”
Politician—My boy, the door to every
FOR 8ALE BY
“Maid be guessed she wns mistaken,
nuccessfol business Is lalsded "Push.”
Good dealer« wanted in every town.
Thoughtful Youth—Isn't your busi- because be couldn't recall any apart­
Write (or pricea and terms to San Fran
ment boose by that name.”—Cleveland
le s s a successful one, silt-?
ciaco, CaL
Politician—W ell, yes: I flatter m yself Plain Dealer.
WANTED— ACTIVE MAN o r OOODCHAKAC
that it Is very successful. Why do you
ter to d eliver an<l c o lle ct in Oregon, for old
eatnblished m aiiofactr.rlnv w holesale house.
A a . l.t l a s H I . M e m o ry .
ask that?
a year, anre p ay. H onesty more than expert
Bobby waa «(lending the afternoon at
Thoughtful Youth—Because, air, 1
eiw e required. Our reference, a n y bank in any
' city. K iic J om aelf addressed stam ped envelope.
see your door la labeled "Pull.”— D e ­ his aunt'« and for some moments had
M anufacturers, Third Floor, 331 Dearborn Ht.,
been gaalng out of the window In a
troit Free Press.
. Chicago.
painfully thoughtful aort of way.
D ress.
"'What make« you bo serious. Bob­
Rome women In thia world have a by?” ssked hts sunt.
It. artificially digest« the food and aids new gown every other week, while
"Wby, ma told me that 1 must re­
Nature in strengthening aud reeoo*
are other women who esteem member not to ask for anything to eat,
■tructing the exhausted digestive or­ there
gan«. I t lathe latestdlscovereddigestr them selves lucky If once In three and 1 am trying to remember It.”—
ant and tonic. No other preparation months they get n chance to look Union Rlgnal.
Ostekly sssarsd. OKI FIK DT71 WKIW PATBMT
can approach It In efficiency. I t in- through n fashion magazine.—Somer­
OITATJITD
fc»»4 mod« I, sketch or phot' with
T f c . U m b r e lla .
■tantly relievesand permanently cures ville (Mass.) Journal.
isssripttws Ihr ftssrsysstM ts patentability. 4S FA0I
KAMO BOOK FA«!
Omtaiaa rsfbrsaess asd hill
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion,
Heartburn,
J
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c
k
—1
made
tw o rails thia after­
ighmaM»«. WBiTS FOB OOFT OF OVB BFBOIAL
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, The United States never coined gold noon, and 1 must hare left my urn-
0 FFTB 11 is IB s mos« I ila s rs l prspostttoa sysr mads ky
s '«teat aMsrasy, aad rv iB Y tlTTBWTOB BMOVLD
Slclx Headache, Gastralgla Cramp«and pler-ea of a higher itviiomlnallou than brill« at the last place I railed.
B1AD TT bsSars applyiag for patent Address:
all other results ot imperfect digestion. |2 0 . Some years ago a Jewoler at Sou I Tom—How do yon know but that you
PriceSOc. and (1. U r i d l i f contain« t'.i «me!
mail Mx. Hook it I »txmt<l,.pep»i»in»tledf»u« l iniielseo struck gold pieces of the left It at the first place?
P ru ereo to* S. C . o - V l T T a c o . C k ie o a » value of $50, but that wns on private • Jack— Because there’s where I got It
FA T C R T LAW VKRS,
u B n h M l., W A S H IN G T O N , P . Ç .
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MBYBK A KYLU. accouuL
NOTARY
0 O. F . H eceta Lodge No. I l l , meets C H IC A C O
kvery Wednesday evening in I-odge W A S H IN G T O N
B, Florence, Oregon. Brothers in
P H IL A D E L P H IA
it standing invited to attend.
E. A. E vans , N. G.
NEW YORK
tE8BYTERIAN ;CH UR C H ,Florence.
D regon. On every Sabbatli in eacli
oath, Sunday-School at 10 a. in. and
glior Endeavor Society at 2 :3 0 p. m.
I the Second and Fourtti Sabbaths of
Bb month, preaching services at 11 a.
1 cordial invitation to these services
Extended to all.
A. W ight .
Preacher in charge.
r
s
O. U . w .
>. 0 . F . Maple Lodge N o., 130. meets
c
4
N o ta ry P u b lic , S u rv e y o r
Regular communication on second
I fourtti Saturdays in each month.
E. W . C obb , W. M.
K B , M ills , Secretary.
C. P kil , See.
u
All through freight on the stage
either way between Eugene and
Mapleton, will he charged a t the
rate of two cents per pound during
the m onths of October, November,
December, Jan u ary ,
February,
March and April, and one cent per
pound during the m onths of May,
June, Ju ly , A ugust audSeptem ber.
M. Morris
Wm Bernhardt
L. Christensen
D. W. Stibbens
Perpetua Lodge, No. 131,
i meets every 1st and 3d lnesdays
n month.
Members and visiting
Jthren in good standing are cordially
■ted to attend. A. O. 1 unkic , M. W.
I. K notts , Recorder.
Proprietor.
Stage leaves] Eugene for F lo r­
ence daily except Sunday at 6 a. m.
A rrives at Florence the day fol­
lowing a t 10 a. m.
R eturning stage leaves Florence
for Eugene daily except Sunday at
a t 2 p. ra. A rrives in Eugene a t 6
p. ra. the day following.
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Digests what you eat.
A J u k . o n O ffe n b a c h .
M. Ernest Ilium told a Joke which
he nml some friends played on Offen­
bach when “La Belle Heleue" wa«
about to be produced. The composer
w as most anxious that Ids airs should
uot get about before the first night and
bad asked ttll bis company to be most
j careful uot to let any one hear them,
1 but tils tunes were so catchy that It
was Impossible to help singing them.
One day Blum and Ills frleuds wet»
sitting opposite Offenbach In a enfo
» lien one o f them began to hum n lead­
ing air of “I.n Belle Helena.”
“Who taught you that?” cried Offen­
bach In a rage.
“No one,” replied Blum. “I have
known It for ages,” and they all agreed
that their nurses used to sing It to
them when they were elilblreu. Pre»-
»ntly Albert Wolff, who w as one of the
party, began to slug another of tho
airs.
“Wliat!" cried Offenbach, “you know
that too?”
“I composed It m yself,” said Wolff.
Offenbach then saw that they were
playing a practical joke ou him and de­
manded the name o f the slugor w h o
hail sung them the opera. They re­
fused, and so the composer threatened
that lie would fine every one In the
theater unless they told him. So Blum
I aud his friends stood up nnd began
the first chorus of the first act and de­
clared they would slug the Riiale before
the whole enfe unless Offenbach re-
lented. The composer. In terror for
Ills music, gave lu. beaten by hts own
facility in writing music.
A G n i t r o n c m l e C y c lo n e «
All men aud women ent. If they
dou’t, they won’t last long, and no one
need worry ns to whether they count
for much or not. But good eaters are
usually very depend-ou-able. By good
eaters I do uot mean large enters or
greedy eaters, though I may Include
some of both, but 1 mean the men and.
women who enjoy what they ent and
show no disposition, cither from dys­
pepsia or other form of Indigestion, to
quarrel with their food.
Gluttons, however, are not very love­
ly. I sat at table ouc» with a woman
at a summer resort who every day for
dinner nte 12 enrs of corn from the tub.
That Is more than the regulation mid­
day feed for n horse. And In the opera­
tion she grease*.! her hands and her
cheeks, and every uow oml aguin her
nose was decorated with $ ie well l e t ­
tered gi n Ins. She w as a sight, and at
the end of the table she bred a famine
that It took w allers to relieve. And
she was In repose not by any means a
bnd looking woman, but In action—In
notion nt the table—she was a kind of
human cyclone, leaving desolation In
her path. She had bnd three husbands
nnd Is a widow ngaln. W hst became
of the poor men I never know. Maybe
she ate them.—John Gilmer Speed In
Criterion.
W h e n B ees B e a t T ro o p « .
It Is on record that a swarm of bees
ns weapons of war were used not once,
hut twice, and with the best possible
effect.
When Thenilseyra, In Pontus. w as
besieged by Luculltis. the Romans em­
ployed turrets, built mounds and made
huge nilues Iqnea t li tlie city. While
they were creating the mines the peo­
ple of Thenilseyra dug down through
the enrth to the mines and then cast in
upon tho Roman workers bears and
other wild uulmuls, together with a
swarm of bees.
History repeated Itself In England
when the Dnnes nnd Norweglnns imide
their attack upon Chester, .about ten
centuries since. The town w as held
by the Saxons nnd some Gallic allies,
who tried stones mid boiling wuter up­
on the besiegers without effect As n
Inst resource they collected nil the bee­
hives nml npset them Into the enemy's
enmp beneath the city wall.
This had the effect of making things
“hum," so to spenk, nnd It Is recorded
that the enemy were so hndly stung
tlint they could move neither arms nor
legs.
A G o od L in c o ln S to ry .
Mr. Lincoln said ouce that the best
story ho ever read In the pnpers of
him self wns tills:
“Two Quakeresses were traveling on
the railroad nnd were heard discuss­
ing the probnhle termination of the
war.
“ T think,’ said the first, ’that Jeffer­
son will succeed.'
“ 'Why does thee think 80?" asked the
other.
“ ‘Because Jefferson Is n praying men.'
“ ‘And so Is Ahrnlinm n praying tnan?
objected the secouil.
" ‘Yes, hut the Ixird will think Abrn-
hem Is Joking,’ the first replied con­
clusively.”
« h e W arn t h e O n a ,
Bridegroom (after the eeremnnyV-•
Maud, you nnd 1 are now one. It ouly
remains to be decided which Is the one.
I tried to win you, didn’t I?
Bride— Yes, Harold.
"And I won. That seem s to settle It.”
"Not quite, llnrold. You tried to win
me. You succeeded. Then you ere the
■ Inner, are you uot?”
"Yes. dear.”
“And I am the won."
T * . P a t i e n t C h in e s e .
An example of patient industry 1«
the sorting of hogs’ bristles ns It Is
carried on St Tie l-tsln. China. Each
bristle of the OUO.OOO kilograms export­
ed from Hint place Inst year bail to be
picked out, tnensurid nnd placed In
the huudle of hnlrs of corree|*oadluff
length, nnd the different lengths by
which the balra are sorted are numer­
ous.
B e s o m , a n d B .n .r lta a ,
The married nnd unmarried women
of the United States of Colombia.
South America, are designated by the
manner in which they wear (lowers In
their hair, the senoras wearing them oa
the right side and tho seuorltas on the