v..
WHILE HIS FAMILY SOJOURNS BY THE
in?
Mrs. John B. Good, Hotel De La Doe, Ocean City:
My Dearest Wife I am glad to hear you and the children are having such a good time. I miss you very
much but don't let that worry you; I will get along all right. I cut the grass and sprinkled the lawn this
evening. The yard will look like the Garden of Eden when you return. No,. I won't forget to feed the bird,
water the flowers, bring In the milk,' tie up the dog, put out the cat, wind the clock and lock the cellar door at
.night. No more at present. Write soon. Your loving husband, JOHN.
P. S. I lost the front door key, and had to climb the porch and break In the window. Where do you keep
the salt and salad dressing? JOHN.
Cincinnati Post v
SMILES COST YOU NOTHING.
Oh, let's put away the worry and the
heartaches for awhile,
And look upon the sunny Bide of life.
And meet each ragged obstacle with just
a pleasant smile.
And forget about the troubles and the
strife. N
Let's be glad and we'll be happy, and the
cares will fly away.
And we'll only see unclouded skies of
. , blue.
For, remember, that a smile is worth a
heartache any day,
And glad smiles cost you nothing
heartaches do.
Don't be grieving over errors that have
been made in the past,
But resolutely face the glad To-day;
We will meet with some discomforts, but
these trials seldom last
. If we smile the doubts and borrowed
fears away;
Let's go singing on life's journey with a
heart that's glad and light.
Filling other lives with joy and sun
shine, too,
And remember that a smile is worth a
heartache "any day,
And glad smiles cost you nothing
heartaches do.
Los Angeles Record.
The Missing Will, j
jra HE onyx clock on the mantel
Jir chimed the hour of 11, and beau-
tlf ul Norma Maynard arose to
retire. Stooping gracefully over her
father's chair she lightly kissed his
forehead, then turned, with a charm
ing gesture, to a tall, distinguished
looking man, who arose with alacrity
to clasp the dimpled hand. "Good
night, Mr. Netherby." Wells Nether
by's eyes sought hers. "My last even
ing has sped away on golden wings,
Miss Norma. Good night, but not
good-bye. I'll see you tomorrow?",
Norma's shadowy eyes fell beneath
his pleading, questioning gaze, and she
trembled as his warm Hps touched her
fingertips, but forcing a smile, she an
swered lightly: '"You may if your
train doesn't leave too early; I'm not
an 'early bird.' you know."
Turning quickly to hide the forbid
den tears that dimmed ber bright eyes,
Norma disappeared between the velvet
portieres, while Wells lighted a cigar
and stared at the carpet In moody si
lence; The kind voice of the elder
man broke the oppressive silence.
"Rightfully, this estate with its
princely revenues should be yours.
Wells. Your father was Noel Nether
by's adopted son, reared to believe he
would Inherit all, but as no will was
found, the house being burned with
poor Netherby in It, the law gave it all
to me, a total stranger, though distant
relative. It Is the height of injustice.
Now, listen. Wells," the earnest voice
continued; "I am convinced that your
affection for my daughter Is recipro
cated, and the very fact seems to me
providential."
"Do not tempt me, sir. I will never
ask Miss Maynard's hand in marriage
until I am her equal In wealth. I am
no fortune hunter."
A brief silence ensues, then Mr.
Maynard queries, abruptly: "Wells,
did you know the house is haunted?
Twice since we have lived here the
cellar has been filled with smoke, com
ing from no earthly source that we
could find. If I were a believer In
the supernatural, I would say that
Netherby's spirit could not rest after
meeting such an untimely death."
"But this is a new house," remon
strated Wells.
"True, but the cellar Is the same.
This house was erected on the old
foundation."
"What nonsense!" laughed Wells.
"Let us hope the old gentleman is not
In such bad condition he would fill
the house with smoke If he should ma
terialize."' Wells soon after retired to his room
on the first fioor. Sleep did not visit
him at once, "and he lay tossing rest
lessly, thinking of the strange fate that
had made him an outcast and caused
him to fall hopelessly In love with the
daughter of his father's successor.
The weary eyelids closed at last. The
next thing Wells realized was a queer,
choking sensation. Smoke enveloped
him and he found himself mechan
ically groping his way along the hall
to the door which led into the cellar.
A rush of condensed smoke " greeted j
him, but he kept on. When half way
down the stairs an uncanny, creepy
sensation came over him, as of some
unseen presence. He paused; a chill
crept down his spinal column; then in
the pitcfty darkness the flitting figure
of an aged man was plainly discern
ible. Wells stood spellbound, but the
phantom drew nearer.
The supernaturally bright eyes peer
ed Into his and an icy hand touched
him, while the other beckoned him
forward.
With cold drops oozing from Ms
forehead and his blood congealing In
his veins, Wells was drawn to a re
mote, part of the stone walL The
spectre stopped, and gesticulating
wildly, pointed to a rock . of peculiar
shape. Wells bent to obey the spirit's
unspoken command, and the phantom,
with a weird laugh, vanished, and
Wells awoke to find it all a dream.
But a strange sound he certainly did
hear, and smoke surrounded him. He
leaped from the bed as a portion of
the wall beside him gave way, and
the crackling flames burst through.
At the same moment the cry of "fire"
rang through the house. The terror
stricken Inmates had barely time to
gather a few valuables and effect their
escape when the seething timbers fell
with a sickening crash, and once more
Netherby Terrace lay In ruins. Next
day Mr. Maynard and Wells stood in
specting the blackened debris. Wells
looked moody and wretched, for his
train was due in 30 minutes, and he
felt that he could not endure the part
ing with Norma.
"I tell you, Netherby," declared Mr.
Maynard, "I'll never rebuild on this
spot. I believe there Is a curse on the
place. For heaven's sake, Wells, bury
your abominable pride, ask Norma to
marry you, and I'll settle this estate
on her at once, thus, your own will
be restored to you and Netherby's spir
it rest in peace. '
- Wells' fine face flushed . painfully,
but he answered firmly: "You mean
well, sir, and I love your daughter bet
ter than life, but, I repeat, I cannot
become a fortune hunter."
Suddenly Wells, who had been gaz
ing miserably at the dingy foundation
stones, gave a start, and leaned eager
ly forward, his gaze, directed at a
singuarly shaped stone which seemed
strangely familiar. Impelled by some
uncontrollable Impulse he started for
ward; his dream of the previous night
flashed upon him, and stooping he
pressed upon the triangle of rock. To
his utter amazement it slid Inward, ex
posing a tiny aperture, within which
Wells beheld a small, tarnished box.
"By the powers, Netherby, what have
you discovered?" and Mr. Maynard
stood beside him. Wells picked up the
box as though it were something sa
cred, and, trembling with excitement,
cautiously raised the lid. A legal look
ing document, yellow with age, came
SANG IN CHOIR
u -tf. i-L . .-IK .,thi ur
Perhaps the oldest members of any chcrch choir are John 'Z. Iobst and
his wife, of Emaus, Pa. Mr. Iobst has been a member of the choir In the
Moravian Church for an uninterrupted, period of fifty-seven years. Mrs.
Iobst has belonged to the same choir for fifty-two years, and sings as excel
lent a mezzo contralto to-day as ever. Their daughter, Mrs. William Jarrett,
is the leading soprano, and Mr. Jarrett the director of the same choir.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Iobst are of families of musical fame, and their
genius Is natural. Frederick Iobst, father of John Z. Iobst, toured the South
before tie war with his two sons, John and Henry, who were then mere
boys, giving concerts and winning for themselves fame and fortune. John
Glering, father of Mrs. Iobst, was thie organist in the Moravian Church at
Emaus for forty years before his death.
In the near future the church will celebrate Its one hundred and fifty
seventh anniversary, when Mr. and Mrs. Iobst will be the central figures in
the program.
SAD SEA WAVES.
to view. The next Instant Wells' hand
was grasped enthusiastically as Mr.
Maynard read, "Last will and testa
ment of Noel Netherby." Then "To
my beloved son, by adoption, William
Netherby, I will and bequeath, etc."
"Heaven be praised. Wells! Sure as
fate, Netherby's spirit burned the
house, and you have found the miss
ing will." Indianapolis Sun.
MELVILLE OF THE NAVY.
Dlatina-ulshsd Career of the -Retiring
Rear Admiral.
With the retirement of Rear Admiral
George W. Melville, . chief of the Bu
reau of Steam Engineering, the last of
the members of
the Naval Board
of Construction
who acquired their
knowledge of war
ship building from
practical experi
ence disappears.
Rear , Admiral
Melville entered
the navy through
the engine room in
1861, and has been
o. w. melviixe. identified with the
creation and building of the new navy,
many of the ideas which he Introduced
having since been copied by naval con
structors alf over the world. During
his term a chief of the Bureau of
Steam Engineering, to which position
he was appointed In 1887, designs for
over 120 large ships have been pre
pared. " Admiral Melville" was one of the of
ficers who sailed Into the arctic re
gions with De Long in the ill-fated
Jeannette in 1879, and was in com
mand of the boat's crew that escaped
from the horrors of the Lena Delta.
Later he commanded the expeditions
that recovered the records of the De
Long party and-, the remains of ' De
Long and his companions. For dis
tinguished services during the three
voyages he made to the far North Ad
miral Melvllie was awarded a gold
medal and advanced fifteen numbers
by special act of Congress.
He is a native of New York and was
educated in the public schools and the
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and
got his practical training in machine
shops. "
Useless Expeditions.
Sir Clements Markham, president of
the Royal Geographical Society,
strongly deprecates the costly expedi
tions which the various , nations sent
out in rivalry without any system of
co-operation. He considers future
north pole expeditions as worthless;
useless for geographical purposes;
useless from the naturalist's point of
view.
The process of rapid tanning by elec
trolysis has failed.
FIFTY YEARS.
HUMOil OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Odd, Cnriona and Laughable Phase
of Unman Nature Graphically Por
trayed by Kmineuf Word Artists of
Oar Own Day-A Budget of Fun.
"Here's an account of a woman who
committed suitfdo because ber hus
band had died," said Growells. as he
glanced up from his paper. "What do
you think of that?"
"I think," answered Mrs. G., "that
she married the one man in about
1,000,000,000."
Bomethiu- in a Name.
Miss Dashaway It was very good
of you to name your automobile after
me. By the way, what Is it like?
Mr. Cashleigh Well, It Isn't a thing
of beauty, but it's the fastest bunch of
wheels that ever came down the bouler
rard.
Greek Meets Greek.
Merchant Your references seem to
be all right, and "If you can put up
$1,000 cash security you can have the
Job.
Applicant Thank you, sir. But
what security can you put up for my
$1,000?
From Bail to Worse.
Patient The heat Is so oppressive,
doctor, that I almost feel Inclined to
commit suicide.
Doctor Tut,, tut! That will never
do. What you need is a change of
climate.
Pnshlnn Him Along-.
"Would you mind pinning a flower in
my coat when I go?" asked young
DeBorem.
Certainly not." replied Miss Wear
yun. "It will afford me pleasure to do
It at once."
Mr. Nokoyne I'll give you the mon
ey for a new hat next week.
Mrs. Nokoyne But that's what yon
aid last week.
Mr. Nokoyne Yes, and I'm likely
to say the same thing next week, too.
I'm not the kind of a man who says
one thing one week and another thing
the next week.
An Open Secret.
The reason for embracing
We need not seek afar;
Men loVe to hug delusions
And girls delusions are.
As Defined.
"Say, mamma," queried little Mary
alien, "what's a dead letter?"
"Any letter that is given to your
father 'to mail, my dear," replied the
wise mother.
Good Reason for Bis Penchant.
Hicks Hen peck is very fond f en
tertaining, Isn't .he? -
Wicks Yes: his wife is" always
pleasant to him when there's com
pany In the house. Philadelphia
Press.
His Reputation in Peril.
Tess He's a gay Lothario. He tries
o flirt with all the pretty girls In our
street.,
Jess I've seen him trying to flirt
with you, too. Philadelphia Press.
The Bow. Wow. .
This Mr. Wing-Wung of HungChow
Walked out with his little bow-wow.
"How nicely!" he said,
"A dog may be led,
Provided you only know now!"
yThe Way Out of It. ,
She He can't bear to have girls get
ahead of him.
He Then why doesn't he stop run
ning after them? Harvard Lampoon.
Bored to Death.
Tess Gracious! You're as cross as
two sticks this morning.
Jess No wonder. That's what I had
calling on me last night
Tess What?
Jess Two sticks. Phtla. Press.
Foor Boy!
"Your new brother Is the eleventh
child in the family, is he not?" asked
the caller.
"Yes, ma'am," said the little girL
"Have you named him yet?"
"I think we're going to name him
Jerusalem. That's what papa called
him when he was born." Chicago Tri
bune. .
Recovering From the Delusion.
Roundleigh Towne Do you believe
In art for art's sake?
Cashleigh Splash I had to for a
while, but I'm getting orders now all
right. New York Sun. .
' Then He Went.
"Will you think of me when I'm
gone?" asked the lovelorn youth, who
seemed unable to tear himself from
her presence.
On the Auto, of Course. - '
"I ran across old Hopkins in Boston
yesterday."
"Casually?"
"No; fatally." Harvard Lampoon.
A Man of Hs WnH.
Mast Support tha Family.
Dinaa: "Look hyar, Sam, we don
bin married fo' or fire days now; doan'
yo reckon yo' bettah go out an' look
fo' some wuck?" Sam: "Nebah mind
'bout dat yit I'll find some wuck fo'
yo time 'nough, but I doan' want yo
I ter t'ink ob washin' an' ironin till de
honeymoon am past." Philadelphia
Press.
Why 8h Laughed.
"Bridget," said Mrs. Hyflyte, "your
lady friend mustn't stay so late here
after. Her uproarious laughter woke
me up at 1 o'clock this morning."
"Yls, mum. I was tellin' her about
how you tried to make cake wan day
Indianapolis Sun.
Had to Get Well Sometimes.
Martha I meant to come to see you
while you were sick, Mary.
Mary Well, I couldn't stay sick all
summer to oblige you. Detroit Free
Press.
A Natural Question.
Mrs. Henpeck My!., my! What an
awful catastrophe happened to young
Jinks.
Mr. H. (absently) Eh? Whom did
he marry?
Had Nothing; to "how.
"Say, doctor, what's that last $8
item In your bill for?"
"Let me see. Oh, yes; I gar you
a thorough examination on that day.
Don't you remember?" -
"Sure, I remember. But do you op
pose I am going to pay you for that
when you took up an hour of my time
and then could not find anything the
matter with me at all?" Buffalo Ex
press.
Oae Wealthy Invalid.
"How much is he worth?"
"Six millions."
"And how doe he enjoyjixe?"
"Well, the doctors say that If he's
very careful with himself he'll be able
to sit up and make his will one of
these days!" Atlanta Constitutteo.
The Way to Civil Pervtce.
Tite There's only on way to get
civil , service.
Jenks How's that?
Tite Why, make the tip a big one.
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
Deadly Insult.
Tlredout Walker You seem so nerv
ous, Willie, what's the matter?
Willie Weariness I've been Insulted.
That' man back there said I was work
ing for him, mind you, he said "work
ing." i
He Had n Great Name.
Miss' De Style By the way, count,
it is very awkward, but I do not know
your name.
Russian Count Vould you like to
hear It?
"Most certainly."
"Den, If you haf ten minutes to
spare sit down and I vill tell it to
you," London Tit-Bits.
Keeping; Tab.
"You should sleep on right side, mad
am." V
"I really can't do it, doctor; my hus
band talks in his sleep, and I can't
hear a thing with my left ear." Town
Topics.
Couldn't Trast Himself.
Bleeker But If you and your wife
are not congenial why don't you get a
divorce? "
Meeker1 Because I'm afraid.
Bleeker What are you afraid of?
Meeker I'm afraid I might be fool
enough to marry again.
A Maidenly Amenity.
The spinster showed her visitor a
beautiful band-made lace collar and
said proudly: "This is over fifty years
old." . .
"It is beautiful," purred the girl.
"Did you make, it, dear?" New York
Press.
Our Greatest Frontier Judge.
A man who sentenced 172 criminals
to death, 88 of whom were hanged;
an upright judge, holding sway for
twenty-one years over 74,000 square
miles of the most lawless territory In
the United States; a stern, just judge,
whose name became a terror to evil
doers; a very kindly, sympathetic gen
tleman and public-spirited citiaen
few characters have been developed
In our West who have played a more
striking role than Isaac C. Parker,
United States District Judge for the
Western District of Arkansas from
May, 1875, to September, 1896. Les
lie's Popular Monthly.
Because of Principle. ,
The Rev. Frank Bachelor, of the
South Congregational Church, , Hock-
anum, Conn., has" resigned his pas
torate because leading members of his
flock refuse to abandon the culture of
tobacco. '.
Chinese Bear Heat.
Chinese firemen seem to be immune
to the fierce heat of the ffreroom on
ocean steamers, and stand up to tem
perature that would prostrate white
men.
i
There are 144,000 Mormons In the
United States.
There are about 11,000,000 Catholics
in the United States.
Last year America imported only
8,000,000 bushels of potatoes.
Automobile building gives employ
ment to 20,000 persons in France. ,
In future women will be allowed to
take degrees in the University of Dub
lin. Alderney is the only place in the
British islands where tobacco is now
untaxed.
Six hundred men are regularly em
ployed on the new steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm.
Japanese is the latest language to be
added to the list taught at the Uni
veristy of Chicago.
In London twenty-n'.ne autograph
letters and manuscripts of John Keats
were sold for 1,070.
Wisconsin is first in lumber and tim
ber products, and Minnesota leads In
flouring and grist mills.
Prussian railway cars have only
about three-tenths the carrying capac
ity of those used in the United States.
During the last three years twenty
two millionaires have died in England.
Their average age was seventyrflve
years.
Compared with 1901 the population
of New Zealand (851,063, including
43,143 Maoris) shows an Increase , last
year of 20,263.
Before he had reached his twelfth
birthday young Handel was known
throughout Germany as a brilliant
composer and virtuoso at the court of
the Emperor.
The Uganda Mission, in Central
Africa, begun twenty years ago, has
now .1,070 church buildings, seating
126,850 persons, erected chiefly at the
cost of the people.
Several new comic papers make
their appearance In Paris every year.
Rire, which was founded ten years
ago, had so much success that it has
since had about twenty Imitators, most
of which were short-lived.
Artificial teeth and "uppers" for
boots and shoes are among the new
uses to which, paper is. being put. A
substantial business firm in Boston is
considering a proposition to take up
the work of manufacturing paper
bats.
Several Chinese cities have erected
temples In honor of LI Hung Chang.
His tomb also has the form of a tem
ple. Two of Its inscriptions are: "All
countries In the world mourn him"
and "He changed heaven and revo
lutionized the earth."
Capt. S. P. James, who was asso
ciated with -the Royal Society's com
mission on malaria during-the investi
gation in India, says that in India,
anyway, the kind of mosquito that
carries malaria rarely, If ever, flies
more than half a mile from its breed
ing place.
The Pennsylvania terminal to be
erected In Manhattan will be the big
gest railroad station In the world, with
accommodations for handling 200,000
passengers a day, or about 70,000,000
or 80,000,000 a year. From sixty to
ninety trains will enter and leave it
hourly. The tunnels will be. lighted
and trains moved through them by
electricity.
A German professor has been inves
tigating the causes of insanity among
women, and has come to the conclu
sion that if women are admitted into
competition with men the Inevitable
result will be a tremendous . increase
of Insanity among the women. He
finds that the - percentage of ..women
teachers who become insane Is almost
double that of the men teachers.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell says too much
Importance is attached to college ath
letics. In a letter to the senior class
pf Pennsylvania he says: "You have
lost out of college life that which it
were better to have kept. We played
hard in my college days, but we talked
of our sports less than you do. You,
I fear, care too little for your Intel
lectual athletics. Athletic sports are
meant, as I see them, to insure that
the body shall be made and kept
sound."
It is said that Mascagni seeks dra
matist's laurels. The composer has
written a three-act comedy, which
will be staged - In October. A Rome
newspaper, the Menestrel, Is quoted as
making the following very discour
teous comment on the composer:
Composer, leader, newspaper man,
lecturer, professor and conservatory
director without a job, likewise play
wright, Mascagni would hop around
St. Peter's on one leg if he could get
an audience."
Old furniture collectors in this city
have , lately been driving prices high
er and higher. The rage for Chippen
dale and Sheraton patterns of the finer
lines is greater than ever. Chairs es
pecially fetch astonishing prices. Even
dealers are paying in some cases as
much as $50 for a single Chippendale
chair of rare pattern, though it be out
of repair. A collector in this city paid
the other day $279 for a Chippendale
armchair. Chairs of less unusual pat
tern are sold every day for $40, $50
and $100. New York Letter.
STARS THAT STEAL.
Planets and Suns May Pick Up Minor
; Celestial Bodies.
Jupiter is much- the biggest member
of the family of stars which revolve
around our sun. Consequently . the
power of his attraction Is greater than
that possessed, for instance, by the
earth. Jupiter's exploits as a burglar
have caused very considerable annoy
ance and Inconvenience to astronomers
in the days before, his powers 'were
fully recognized.
In 1770 there appeared a fine comet,
which was found to have an eliptical
orbit round the sun of so compara
tively small a size that Mr. . Lexell,
its discoverer, calculated It would re
turn In five and a half years. . But in
1775 telescopes were Talnly focused on
the spot where it was expected to re
appear, and . again in 1781 it disap
pointed all observers. Mr. Lexell
plunged Into fresh calculations, and
after much research found that Jupiter
was the culprit. The unfortunate
comet had been rash enough to plunge
into the sphere of the giant planet's
attraction, with the result that it had
been completely diverted from its for
mer orbit, and flung off into quite a
different one of a twenty years' period.
It has never been seen again by any
one on this earth, and probably never
will be.
Jupiter was also responsible for the
delay which occurred in the return of
that splendid visitant known as Hal
ley's comet. Halley found that he was
not the first discoverer of this big com
et. It had appeared at least twice
previously, once seventy-five years be
fore, and again seventy-six years be
fore that. The astronomer concluded
that there would be a further delay
in its third return, and predicted that
Its next appearance would be 518 days
later. He did not live to see it; but
in 1758, the year he had prophesied for
its reappearance, astronomers . were
waiting for it. ,.;
But they waited for more than three
months before It did actually-appear,
and then found that it was the planet
Saturn they had to thank for delaying
the comet this extra hundred days.
This same comet appeared again in
1835, this time late again. Not only
had Jupiter delayed it 518 days, and
Saturn about 1C0, but Uranus had also
had a hand in retarding it, and had
added another sixty-nine days to its
Journey.
Our own earth is by no means guilt
less. It is constantly picking up un
considered trifles of Stardust, which
range all the way from the thirteen
foot long mass of meteoric rock lately
found by Professor Ward in Mexico,
down to the infinitesimal particles
which are found on the roof of St.
Paul's, on the Arctic snows, and at
the bottom nf tho dnon son - Tt la roil.
culated that the total amount of mat
ter thus absorbed by us is certainly
that, therefore, the weight of this
world is increasing at that rate every
twelve months.
It appears also that we may be occa
sionally responsible for the disappear-,
ance of a poor, unoffending comet.
Biela's comet, . which went astray, is
supposed to have been absorbed by the
earth. That amazing shower of shoot
ing stars, which was seen on Novem
ber 27, 1872, may have been the death
throes of this misty space-traveler.
London -Answers.
ILL-NATURED AT BREAKFAST.
Where Men Are Said to Differ from
Their Bisters and Wives.
4'T thtnlr mv 'hiis1n3B nfTrkrrla ttio tha
best opportunities in the world , for
judging human . nature," said an ob-.
servant Avenue restaurant keeper,
"and my observations have led me to
the conclusion that woman, with, all
her 'nerves,' are much more good-tempered
than men, and there Is no great-
- or- TMar mfln- ar nrpn irrjir-- nnvt nil
reason to believe that my patrons dif
fer from the ordinary run ofi people;
In fact, most of them are newspaper
men, who for the most part take life
as it comes . without much complaint,
and if you take them at dinner or at
night they are fine fellows and easy
to please; but breakfast time is quite
another matter, and as friendly . as I
am with my men customers, I cannot
recall one whom I would care to pro
voke before breakfast, for this is his
favorite time to reirister kicks. First.
his very attitude signifies that the
waiter Is too slow; that he has been
there at least fifteen, minutes without
to him he's in a bad humor and finds .
fault with everything placed before
him. The steak Is sure to be too rare
or too well done and the eggs fried -
omy on one siue, vrveeaum: ue jjreiera
them so they will .upon this occasion
Lit? CWCkCU LflUWU .LSVIU OlUCOt J W k J
the time the first meal is consumed
and, having had a cup of good coffee,
he then realizes that things were not
half so' bad and that he does feel bet-'
ter and then gets in really good hu
mor. , . V - . :
With women it is different. . It may
be that an empty stomach does not af- .
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that it does a man's, but? it is the ex
ception when my woman patrons com
plain of their breakfast,' and for the
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Travelling Mechanics.
A foatiim In tha nmplraHav Mtn fit
China, says the author of "Society in
China," is the number of itme'rant
craftsmen who earn their living on
the streets. Every domestic want, from
the riveting of a broken saucer to shav
ing a man's head, is supplied by these
useful peripatetics. "
If a man's jacket needs mending or
his shoes repairing, he summons, a.
passing tailor or cobbler, and possibly, '
while waiting for his mended clothes,
employs the services of a traveling bar
ber to plait his queue. Even black-,
smith! carry about with them the very
simple Instruments of their trale, and
the bellows which blow the flame are
commonly so constructed as to serve
when required as a. box for the tools
and for a seat to rest the owner when ,
weary.
The rudest tools are all that a work
man has at his disposal, and the idea
never seems to occur to him that an
improvement in their structure is
either called for or necessary. The ma
son who wishes to move a block of
stone Knows no Deiner means ior me
purpose than the shoulders of his fel
low men, supplemented by bamboos and
ropes. The carpenter who wants to
saw up a fallen tree does so with his
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easier device of a sawmill.
So it is with every branch .of in
dustry. Many of the contrivances em
ployed are extremely ingenious, but
since they were invented no advance
has been made toward relieving the ,
workman from any part of his toil.,
. True Benevolence.
"Do you always give up your seat
in a street car to a lady?"
"Always if she asks me for it."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cost of Divorce.
It is estimated that persons seek
Lug divorce in South Dakota spend, -while
gaining residence for that pur
pose, $900,000 a year. x . .