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of the fact that it is not the great, complex, and
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to their authors, hut the little, simple, and
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trivial that the average cltlKt'n would feel
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Kdison says that the profits he has received
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tions ave not been Biithcienttu pay tne cost
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ceived the idea of fustening a hit of rubber
cord to a child's bull. .11 that it would come
back to the band when thrown, made a fortune
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who is late;for breakfast. "If I were in the
business I'd make buttons that wouldn't Blip
out, or break off, or gouge out t back "of my
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veuient opportunity, put their ideas about car
windows, saueepanB and collar buttons into
practical shape, and then apply for patents
they might find themselves as independently
wealthy as the man who invented the lrou
umbrella ring, or the one who patented
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pointed to succeed the late Cardinal
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terly being in charge of ancient coins,
Is about to leave that institution to
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Cambridge.
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lived family. With the exception of his
brother, the cardinal, who died a few
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more Caleb Cushing was designated as
its presiding officer. A femule adven
turess thought here was a good chance
to make something out of the occasion.
and she came up, claiming to have cer
tain letters written by Cushinir. which
she threatened to make public and give
to the republicans unless she was paid a
large amount for them. Cushing was
greatly worried at thought of the
charge and sent for Butler to see If he
could suggest any way of getting rid of
the woman.
"Butler agreed to take charge of the
matter and went over to Bamum's ho
tel; where he found in a magnificent
suite of apartments a very handsomely
dressed and beautiful woman of the
world and possessed of abundant nerve.
Butler informed her who he was, and
that he wanted the letters. The woman
was very haughty and declined to have
anything to do with Mr. Butler or any
one else except Mr. Cushing himself. She
said if Mr. Cushing wanted the letters
he could come over and get them, but
he could not have them by proxy, and
then she want on to say that in view of
the importance of the letters and the
exigencies of the case she had no doubt
the republicans would pay her a large
sum for the letters, as they would be
most effective campaign documents.
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to have in your possession written by
Mr. Cushing are so important, and just
because they would prove such ef
fective campaign literature, is the
reason why these letters must be sur
rendered to me, and why you will not
see Mr. Cushing, and neither henorany
of his frimuls will pay a single dollar
for them.' She grew extremely Indig
nant at such remarks from Butler, and
told him that the conversation might as
well cease there, and he could leave the
room.
"Butler, however, was not to be
bluffed off. lie refused to leave, and
told her that she must surrender the
documents. She absolutely refused to
consider it a moment unless she was
paid a tremendous sum, and finally said
that if Mr. Butler did not leave her
apartments she would have him re
moved by the people in the hotel. But
ler then saw that time for p'urleying
had gone by and that he must resort to
extreme measures.
"Drawing himself up to his full
height and looking her squarely in the
eyes, he said: 'Madame, do you know
where you are?'
'She replied: i es; I am in Barnum's
hotel in Baltimore.'
'Exactly,' said Butler, 'in Baltimore,
and do you know that there are ten
thousand men who for a five dollar bill
would bo only too glad to put your
body in a sue'.: and throw it into the
Patapsco?'
The woman wilted. She saw at
once that she had a man worthy of her
nerve to deal with and that if she was
not very careful she might find herself
ill great peril, and she consented to
surrender the lettara to Butler for the
payment of one hundred dollars and
her ticket to New York. Next morn
ing Butler handed her one hundred dol
lars, a ticket to New York, and saw her
off on the train. The woman has
never been heard of from that day to
this."
A Voice from the (lea.
A message from the sea with a world
of pathos was brought in by tho tide
on the Yorkshire coast the other day.
It was written in pencil on a deal batten
and whs in these words: "Whoever
picks thin up shall know that Caller Ou
was run down by unknown stenmer.
No more time. Sinking. May the Lord
comfort my mother." The handwriting
was Identified as that of a led who had
sailed in the Caller Ou as an apprentice
to the trade of the sea. Further inves
tigal.i'in brought to light the facts that
fourteen months ago the bark set sail
londed with coal. She was driven hack
by rough weather, and after a few days
resumed her voyage, hut never reached
port. A bucket bearing her name was
picked up on the coast of Holland near
ly . year ago: but until this rude missive
came to hand nothing was known as to
her fate. The sea brought it to tho
very coast from which she sailed. All
hands must have perished, with the lit
tle apprentice boy. What a picture!
The boy scribbling hiB message, the
ship going down and the unknown
steamer disappearing. If the master of
the destroying craft knows what was
done he must feel the torments of the
murderer.
A New Month American Revolution.
The comparative steadiness and pros
perity of the Argentine Republic has
hitherto distinguished it from tho other
squabbling communities, culled, for
w ant of .a better name, South American
republics. But now the spirit of unrest
has begun to manifest ltaelf here also,
Trouble has brolien out in tho province
WEEKLY WO. 602. (
8EMI-WEKK l.V Kll IHU I
Baking
Powder
of Corrientes, and the insurrection la
spreading. The soldiers have become
unmanageable, and it is probable that
the trouble will involve the whole
army. Every indication points to the
deposition of the president in the course
of a few months. Meanwhile the gov
ernment party, it is likely, will try to
defend themselves, so we have once
more the picture of a republic a South
American republic, of course in a tur
moil. It is the old story: President and
officials elected with wild enthusiasm;
a breathing time follows, then revolu
tion, murderof the elected government,
and so on, endlessly. South American
presidents seem to be like ninepins, put
up only to be knocked down.
Queer Thing About Children.
Husband That next door neighbor's
children are very stupid.
Wife Don't be too sure about that. I
never saw children so stupid that they
couldn't understand everything you
didn't want them to. N. Y. Weekly.
Ou the Banks of the Mississippi,
Stranger What do you have the
wires on that barbed wire fence so close
together for?
Mississippi Farmer So that when the
river rises we can use it for a fish net.
Judge.
Her Tenth Seaeau.
Grace Miss Passe will catch cold if
she site on the piazza much longer.
Rosalie No she won't. She's been
trying for years to catch something.
Judge.
AI Long; Braneh.
Irate Father You have been paying
marked attention to my daughter. I
want to inform you she is engaged.
Mr. Fascinating Youngman That's
nothing1. I'm married. Texas Sif tings.
Heme, Sweet Home.
She bought some gowns, expecting that
Id Europe she would roam:
But when her husband paid for them
They had te stay at home.
Detroit Free Prjis., ...
M uv. iv uuv up a mru iu a ntue cage
Like that?
Little Girl Oh, I don't know. I bav
apretty good time and I live in a flat.
N. Y. Weekly.
Comparatively Tender Mow.
Exasperated Patron Walter, this
steak's tough.
Waiter Oh, but you ought to have
seen it three months ago. Chicago
Newa
A Fly Time.
Now doth the giddy little fly
Begin to learn to skate,
And finds his choicest rink upon
A glassy, glabrous pale.
Puck.
Chenee to Beg-la.
Sub-Editor Here is an article favor
ing a simplified spelling of the English
language.
Editor Who wrote it?
Sub-Editor A man named Smythe.
Puck.
The Philosopher. Stone.
Wiggins Old Ooodfello seems to take
the world very philosophically.
Hardup Well, you see, he can afford
to wear diamonds. Truth.
Thkrk is no investment that pays
any better dividends than doing good.
INDIANS AT THE FAIR.
Gathering of lted -Hen from Which Im
portant KobuIU Are Kxpected
The Sioux Indians of the Pine Bidge
reservation have just adjourned a coun
cil at which steps were taken to ar
range for an immense Indium encamp
ment at tho world's fair. The plan
will no doubt be successful and the en
campment will continue from the be
ginning till the end of the fair.
The council was one of the most im
portant ever held among the Indians of
North America The movement had
its origin among the Metis, or French-
Indians of the far north, and has for
its ultimate purpose a union of action
and labor among not only the Sioux
and their related tribes, but of all the
Indians of the continent It will be
proper to say in the beginning that
the hostile Indians of the coun
try have a far more wide-reaching
means of communication in America
than is generally suspected by the
whites. To the Indian the whites are
natural enemies, and every day is mak
ing the enmity not only more bitter,
but more daugerous. In a crude and
unformed way these Indians have de
cided on a general, concerted move
ment of their race, which shall have
for its purpose the restoration of the
Indian to his first estate of freedom
and independence. That council will
be held. It will be held within the
present year. If held on the plains it
cannot but mean a general uprising of
Indians so wide that no military force
now at tho disposal of the government
could for a moment stand before it. If
held as the leaders of the movement
now desire, it will be in or near Chi
cago, and will be a powerful agent in
establishing a lasting peace with the
red men.
Queer Currency.
In Dlkoa, in Adcmouah, in Logone
and elsewhere small cotton strips are
the regular currency. In Baglrarl these
Btrlpn arc so small that from seventy to
one hundred and fifty of them would
have to be pieced together to make a
shirt. In Darfoor the gray, coarse Bhlrt
ing circulates as money, and in Tlout,
in upper Egypt, this material is dyed
dark or blue and then cut into pieces of
three yards' length.
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