Heppner Weekly Gazette
FublUhed Every Thurdaj.
HEPPNER.
...OREGON.
The old bachelor always Is wedded to
(omctliing.
It !s sincerely to le hoped thp.t poor
Crete at Inst will have a stable govern
ment by George.
of Congrpss Is gradually assuming the
aspects of n hall of the nation"s great,
but should we set about building a
Westminster it would only be a causal
of wrangling among our statesmen or
politicians as to whom we should honor.
Fame Is impartial; she sees to it that
her sons are not forgotten, be their
memories enshrined beneath Gothic
arches, in classic crypts, or In the heart
and history of a nation.
Perhaps the exact point at which a
boy becomes a young man Is when he
begins to call a revolver a gun.
General Miles has had a cigar named
after him. Still it doesn't follow that
even In this case his fame Is going to
end In smoke.
A contemporary says library books
may spread disease. In that case Spain
at least may congratulate herself that
she is In no danger.
England has just launched the big
gest battleship In the world. Evidently
England hopes to be elected a vice
president of the disarmament convention.
At the latest congress of mothers
spanking youngsters was approved.
Though not members of the National
League, the mothers believe In making
base hits.
A play dealing with the DreyfuS case
has been tried In Germany and scored
a failure. No wonder; who ever heard
of a play consisting of one hero and a
chorus of villains?
The American wives of British states'
men are the ablest diplomats that the
United States ever sent abroad. One
friend at a foreign hearth-stone -Is
worth a dozen politicians sent across
the sea as ambassadors, ministers or
consuls.
The first external revelation of the
"dry rot" In men Is a tendency to lurk
and lounge, to be at street-corners with
out Intelligible reason, to be going any
where when met, to be about many
places rather than any, to do nothing
tangible, but to have an Intention of
performing a number of tangible duties
to-morrow or the day after.
According to Spanish authorities, the
debt Incurred on account of troubles In
Cuba up to 1805, when the List Insur
rection broke out, amounted to about
$100,000,000, and since then the expen
ditures had been Increased by $450,
000,000. Notwithstanding that the Uni
ted States had declared that It would
assume no responsibility for the great
Cuban debt, the Spanish people believ
ed to the last that eventually this coun
try would share In the burden of this
debt To this large sum must be added
nearly $30,000,000 as the cost of the
naval vessels and equipment destroyed
at Manila and off Santiago. The losses
on vessels and stores captured by our
blockading squadron and the losses of
Interrupted sommerce cannot be esti
mated. Above all, the war cost the
kingdom the loss of Its sovereignty In
the entire West Indies and possibly of
much In the Pacific; destroyed Its Influ
ence as a naval power; and reduced Its
standing commercially and financially
among the great nations of the world
by many degrees.
WOULD i WERE A BOY AGAIN.
sunny
Oh. would I were a boy again,
When life seemed formed of
years
And all the heart then knew of pnln,
Was wept away in transient tears.
When every talc hope whispered then,
My fancy deemed was only truth.
Oh, would that I could know again
The hnppy visions of my youth.
'Tis vain to monrn that years have shown
Now false these fairy visions were,
Or murmur that mine eyes have known,
The burden of a fleeting tear;
But still the heart will fondly cling
To hopes no longer prized as truth,
And memory still delights to bring
The happy visions of my youth.
Mark Lemon.
UNCLE CALEB'S WILL.
The chronic rivalry between England
and Russia Is the most serious phase
.of the foreign relations of the United
Kingdom. Russia and England have
gone so far In Asia that they can hardly
avoid extending their already Immense
possessions and Influence In that conti
nent. Sooner or later the growth of
their territory and trade rights must
lead to a crisis compared with which
the Fashoda dispute was as nothing.
A soldier needs other things besides
a handful of hardtack and a gun. A
clever woman who visited the Southern
camps as a correspondent, and then
went to Santiago with the nurses, tells
the ladles' auxiliaries that some of
these requisites are coru-salve, Jnek--kutiea,
court-piaster, plug lotmeco, ana
socks without seams. It Is a hetero
geneous assortment, truly; but her sex
having been engaged, all through the
ages, In learning how to make men com
fortable, one feels like taking the worn
au's word for It.
Some changes have been made In an
old house In Philadelphia, In which ev
ery American should have an Interest.
Beneath Its roof the colonies threw off
the yoke of England, and declared
themselves Independent States, and It
was the bell In Its tower which rang
out on that long ago July day, and pro
claimed to the world the birth of a new
nation. In the course of time the old
edifice has been greatly altered. Rooms,
a steeple, even whole buildings have
been added to It Doors have been
built up, and stairways torn down. For
two years patriotic Thlladelphlans
busied themselves with the task of re
storing the old house to Its original con
dition. At first they depended wholly
on tradition to guide them, but as the
work went on a picture of the original
building drawn by an architect was
found, and when the plastering was
torn down, doorways and arches cov
ered up for more than a century came
to light. Some of the original doors
and carved wood used In decoration
were found In obscure corners of the
cellars. The whole building has thus
been restored with zealous care to Us
first condition; an oblong colonial struc
ture simple and dignified In outline,
flanked on either side by small wings,
with which It la connected by open
arcades. The useless relics which had
accumulated during a century have
been swept away. The hall In which
the Declaration was signed, stands as
It did on that first Fourth of July when
that Instrument was signed. There Is
the table behind which John Hancock
sat, and the very chairs which held the
stern, grave men who signed away
their title to property and life for their
eounrry. i'Jvery American should make
a pilgrimage to the old house which has
a prophetic meaning for all mankind.
The tendency of the times big fish
eating little fish is well Illustrated by
the consolidation of eight Boston
banks. It Is only a question of time
when the example set by Boston will
be followed In other cities. The consoli
dation and nbsorptlou will doubtless go
on, but when In the end all absorbable
Is absorbed and the process of amalga
mation begins on the big concerns what
nn awful crash will come then! Thirty
years ago a house In London, which
had absorlH'd nearly everything outside
the Rank of England, went to the wall,
and depositors with Overend, Guruoy &
Co. lost over $.".0,000,0110.
From a recent nrtlcle in the Engineer
ing News It seems that the Panama
canal Is again on a good basis, with fair
prospects of the ultimate success of the
gigantic enterprise. After the bursting
of the Punania bubble and the conse
quent scandal in the company s
affairs were put In the hands of a liqui
dator and remained In his charge until
four years ago, when the concession
and nssets were transferred to a new
company of French financiers, with a
working capital of $13,000,000. No cash
was paid for tho assets of the old com
puny, but a stipulation was made In tho
conveyance providing that a certain
part of tho residuary profit of the canal
should go to the holders of stock In the
old company after charges on securities
of the present company are provided
for. Tho new company seems to have
set alwiit Its work In a thoroughly prac
tical manner, Its engineers ascertain
ing tho lift of the locks, tho height of
location, tho control of the Chngres
River and details of the great Culebra
slide nnd how It best can be controlled,
All of theso engineering problems have
been successfully met, and It Is now
definitely stated tho work can bo com
pleted In ten yenrs at nn expenditure of
$100,000,000, ns against fl2."i,ooo,ooo
on that part of the canal already cut
So far no effort has been made to Inter
cut any government or country In the
work, but after the report of the en
gineering commission Is submitted,
with statistics by M. I.eroy Beaulleu
and other eminent statisticians as to
the prolwblo tralllc and earning power
of this luteroeeanlc waterway, a move
ment will then probably Ih made to get
some government to tnko over the en
terprise. If tho estimates presented
enn be relied upon tho remaining part
of the canal will only cost nltout tho
mini said to bo necessary for tho con-
it ruction of the Nicaragua route.
An Austrlnn prince, commenting on
the criticisms of socialists and nn
arclilsts, said: "My trade Is royalty,
and I Intend to work at It" Tho Prince
of Wales works at that "trade," nnd
finds the work hard, unremitting and
exhausting. During his visit to Ireland
In 1NCS, he Worked at his "trade" and
showed himself a master workman, be
ing equal to every occasion, nnd never
stulpd. There were presentations, re
ceptions, receiving and nnswerlug nd
drcKHcH nnd processions, lie had to
walk, ride, drive, breakfast, lunch, dine,
mip, review small armies, Inspect col
leges, libraries and cuttle shown. He
took part In balls, nnd seh-cted for pnrt
ncra the most Important ladles. lie
listened to scores of speeches, and nn
swered them. He examined, with re
spectful Interest, pictures, books, relics,
bones, fossils and logwood; anil he nev
er showed himself "bored," But even
the most exacting trades have their
gleams of sunshine. While the Prince
nnd Princess of Wales were on "exhl
bltlon" at Dublin, an Irish girl, mount
ed on n horse, jumped over the barrier,
dashed through the crowd, and galloped
nlHt the f il Hue king nnd queen, ex
claiming: "Thank you, every one! I've
secnilioni! Shall go home happy!" The
Prince, who has tact, smiled, raised lit
lull, and the Irish crowd, quick to take
In the sltmitloii, cheered.
Some well meaning Amcrlenn have
recently In-coiiic quite exercised over
the fact that America has no Vnlhallu,
that we have no building set nstde In
which can Im perpetuated the names
and glory of our great men, says tin1
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
P.nglaud lias her Westminster Abbey,
rnuii'c her Pniiihcoii, nn I Germany her
historic Vii I tin 1 la. near ItntlsUiu; but
America- what? In this one particular,
at mi)' rate, (he American people have
looted cautiously nnd slowly. In no
one building have we gathered memo
rials of our great men; no single hall
lias been chosen n the burial place of
our nation's beloved nnd honored cltl
tens. But tisk the young American,
Sk the schoolboy or the newsboy to
tell what he knows of Wtmhliigton,
llntienek, Lincoln, Grant, Klicrmmt nnd
the other grmt American. That boy
can tell you more than any graven tab
let, nnd llowery epitaph. The memo
rials of America's great men live III the
IichiU of the American people. Amerl
ra lis, Indeed, had a long and an bou J Koloinon whs the w isest iubq In bis
red iUt of grent men, and none of day, but then, of course, that will leu;
I He in baa been forgotten. Tlit Library , before your Hint.
Why GlrU Can't Threw Htralght.
The difference between n g'rl'a throw
ing nnd n boy's Is this: The boy crooks
his i-Uhiw, nnd reaches back with the
upper part of his arm nearly at right
angles with his body, and the forearm
nbout nt nn nnglo of forty-tlve degrees,
The direct net of throwing Is nccom-
pllshed by bringing the arm back with
n sort of snnp, working every Joint of
the iirm from shoulder to wrist. The
girl throws with her whole mm rigid
the lny with his whole nrtn relaxed.
Why this marked nnd unmistakable
difference exists mny lo explained by
tho fact thnt the collar bone In the fem
lnlne anatomy Is some Inches longer,
nnd set some Inches lower down, than
lu the mnsculliie frame. The long,
crooked, awkward Nine Interfere with
the full nnd free use of the arm. Tills
Is the rensoii why a girt cannot throw a
stone; but she Is his equal In many
Held sports.-Saturday Evening 1VL
Hawaii's Ucm Ii or Refuge.
In the Sandwich Islands there Is a
spot culled the Rock of Refuge, If the
criminal reaches this rock before cap
ture tie I safe, so long as he remains
thoie. Usually his family support him
with food until lu; It able to make tils
escape, but he la never allowed to re
turn to his own tribe.
OU MEAN that you
can't put yourself out
to give your mother's
brother a night's lodg
ing?" said Caleb Chev
erel, bitterly.
The March wind,
bearing dust and grit
and bits of flying paper
on Its restless wings,
came whistling around
the corner, lifting the
old man's faded com
forter's ends and
turning his blue nose a
shade bluer still, while Mrs. Larklns,
his eldest niece, stood In her doorway,
filling lip the aperture with her ample
person In such a way as to suggest the
familiar legend, "No admittance!"
Mrs. Larklns was stout and bloom
lng and cherry-cheeked, dressed In sub
stantial alpaca, with gay gold brooch
and eardrops, which bespoke anythln
but abject poverty.
Uncle Caleb was thin nnd meager and
shabbily dressed, with glossy seams In
his overcoat and finger-ends protruding
from his worn gloves like ancient rose
buds coming out of their calyx.
I'm very sorry," said Mrs. Larklns,
stiffly; "but we have but one spare
room, and that is at present occupied
Of course I should be glad to do all I
could for you, but "
I understand, I understand," said
Uncle Cheverol, turning coldly away.
'I'll go to my niece Jenny. I wish you
a very good evening."
Mrs. Larklns closed the door with a
sigh of very evident relief.
I dare say Jenny will take care of
him," she said philosophically. "Jenny
has a smaller family than I have. But
I don't see why he came up to London
Instead of staying peaceably down In
Tortoise Hollow, where he belongs.
Mrs. Jenny Eldertop, Mr. Cheverel's
youngest niece, had a smaller family
than her sister Rebecca, but then she
had a smaller Income as well. She had
Just finished a vigorous day's cleaning
when Uncle Caleb was announced.
"Oh, drat the man!" said Mrs. El
dertop, wringing her parboiled fingers
out of a basin of steaming soapsuds,
"What sends hi in here, Just now of all
the times In tho world?"
And she went downstairs nngra-
clmioW enough to the street door,
where her husband was welcoming the
old stranger.
"Como In, Uncle Cheverel come In!"
said honest Will Eldertop. "We're all
upsldo down here we mostly are, now
that the spring cleaning Is going on,
But there's room for you If you don't
mind the children and their noise and a
little smell of whitewash in the spare
room."
Mrs. Eldertop's welcome was by no
means so cordial. She looked, to use a
common expression, "vinegar and darn-
lng needles" at tho visitor, while lu her
Inmost soul she calculated the proba
bility of the cold boiled ham and tur
nips holding out for once more at sup
per.
"Come, Jenny, don't scowl so," said
Mr. Eldertop, when Uncle Cnleb had
gone upstairs to wash his hands and
face. "Ain't he your uncle?"
"A good for nothing old vagabond,"
said Mrs. Eldertop. acidly, "without a
half-penny laid up ahead."
"For nil that he's your guest," said
her husband, "nnd you're bound to be
civil to him. And hero's his overcoat
now, with a lg-ag rent In it. Just
mend It while you're waiting for tho
kettle to boll."
"I won't!" said Mrs. Eldertop.
"All right," retorted her lord and
master. "Then 1 11 take It next door to
Alexin Allen to mend."
Now, Miss Allen, the tnlloress, who
lived In the adjoining house, was pret
ty nnd buxom to look upon, nnd Mrs.
Eldertop hnd nursed comfortnbly a
Jealousy of her for the last four years.
"You'll do no such thing," said Jen
ny, tnrtly. "Hand It here."
And she threaded a needle with a
black silk nnd thrust her finger Into a
thimble, very much ns a determined
crusader of old might hnve donned
sword nnd shield for some encounter
with the Moslem.
"Whnt's thnt?" said Mr. Eldertop;
for a folded paper fell from the pocket
of the garment as his wlfo turned It
upside down.
"Some tomfoolery or tho other," an
swered Mrs. Jenny, brusquely.
"I fancy you're mistaken," snld Mr,
Eldertop. "It's the rough draft of a
will."
"But he's got nothing to leave,
shrieked Mrs. Eldertop.
"I'm not so certnln of thnt," retorted
Will. "Just look here, Jenny! 'I give
nnd bequonth to my two beloved
nieces, In equally divided parts, tho
sum of 10,000 pounds, nt present In
vested In consols, nnd "
"Go on!" said Mrs. Eldertop, breath
lessly. "Read the rest."
"There Is no rest." said her husband.
"That's the end of the paper. It's only
a rough draft, I ten you. And now,
what's your opinion of Uncle Cheverel's
fortunes?"
"lie's been a miser all along," said
Mrs. Eldertop, her face growing ra
dlnnt. "Making up poor mouths and
traveling around the country with all
this money In the funds. A regular old
character Just like those one rends
about In novels. Put It back, Will put
It back. We've no business to be pry
lng Into Uncle Caleb's secrets; but
what a blessing It Is he came here, In
lend of stopping at Rebecca I.nrklns'."
And when Uncle Cnleb Cheverel came
downstairs he was surprised at the
sweet smiles with which tils ulcce Jen
tiy welcomed him.
"Been mending my cent, eh?" said
I'Dd Cuevml Thaok'c kind!,
Jenny. I cnught It on a nnll yesterday.
nnd I was calculating to sew It up my
self, when I could borrer a needle and
thread."
"I'm glad to be of use. Uncle Caleb,"
beamed Mrs. Eldertop. "Johnny, put
on your cap and run to the grocer's for
a smoked mackerel for your uncle's
breakfast. I hope you found your
room comfortable, Uncle Caleb?"
Before she slept that night Mrs. El
dertop put on her bonnet and shawl and
ran round to the Larklns' mauslon to
Impart her wonderful tidings to Sister
Rebecca.
"You don't say so!" cried out the as
tonished matron.
"Gospel truth!" said Mrs. Eldertop.
"I saw it with my own eyes."
"He must come here," said Mrs. Lar
klns, resolutely.
"Not If I know It," said Mrs. Elder-
top. "He's my guest, and my guest ne
shall remain."
"But If I'm to share equally with
ou," said Mrs. Larklns, "1 ougnt 10
show him some attention, the dear,
generous-hearted old man!"
"Lest he should alter his will,"
shrewdly remarked Sister Jenny. You
always were a worldly creature,
Becky!"
"No more than yourself!" said Mrs.
Larklns, bristling up. "But It's my
family I am thinking of, Jenny. I'll tell
you what I'll come round and see him
to-morvow."
"But don't you breathe a syllable
about the will," said Mrs. Eldertop, In
a mysterious whisper.
'Oh, not for worlds!" said Mrs. Lar
klns, fervently. ,
During the next week Uncle Cheverel
was overwhelmed with civilities. On
Thursday a new suit of clothes arrived,
with Mrs. Larklns' best love and com
pliments. On Friday Mrs. Larklns
came with an open barouche to take
dear Uncle Caleb for a drive In the
park. And on Saturday Mrs. Eldertop
burst Into tears and declared she
should never be happy again If her
mother's only brother didn't pledge
himself then and there to make his fu
ture home with herself and Will.
Uncle Caleb looked a little puzzled.
"Well," said he, "If you really make
a point of It but I was Intending to
meet Cousin John at Gravesend"
MUSICAL PRODIGY.
ficorgla lian a Six-YenrOld Girt Who
Com pones Wonderfully.
Musical prodigies of tender years
have been reported and commented
upon from many places. But In most
such cases the abilities have lain In the
Interpretation of the works of others.
Composers of music under 10 years of
age have been very rare In the world.
Georgia now comes to the front with
the statement that her borders holds
one such. The prodigy In question Is a
girl of C years, who, It is said, composes
leisurely followed th:'Ir laborious moYe-iii(-nts.
Then came a curious and unexpected
sight to Mr. Edwards. Every pigeon
closed Its wings, and they appeared to
be the size of sparrows, and down they
came past the hawk at a terrific rate.
That astonished the hawk. He actual
ly dodged the dropping birds and miss
ed half a dozen wing strokes before he
got In full chase of them. When he got
down to the barnyard not a pigeon was
In sight some were In the cote, some
In the porch, two lu the well-house and
one In the kitchen. The hawk had
been outwitted completely. It Is a
question how the pigeons managed to
check their fall, as they did not slack
en up till they were about fifteen or
twenty feet above the ground, when
they scattered In all directions to es
cape the hawk.
GOING IN FOR POULTRY.
IgS"
EULA vaughan.
both Instrumental and vocal music of a
high order. She Is little Eula Vaughnn,
and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Vaughan, live In the village of Bow
man. When Eula was only 212 years old she
was known to play on the organ, while
held in the lap of a nurse. Owing to
the fact that there Is no piano In her
home, as the sole Instrument her par
ents possess Is an organ, her playing
has been confined almost entirely to
that. Still the youngster can play on
the piano very well indeed, for It seems
to be as natural to her to play on either
organ or piano as It Is to breathe. At
the last commencement of John Gibson
Institute she played an accompaniment
"Dear uncle, promise me to stay here on the piano for the orchestra without
always," cried Mrs. Eldertop, hysteri
cally.
Just as you say, Niece Jenny," as
sented the old man, complacently.
Mrs. Eldertop felt that sho had car
ried her point.
But when Mr. and Mrs. Larklns enmo
on Sunday afternoon to press a similar
petition Uncle Caleb opened his eyes.
"My Importance seems to have 'gone
up' In the market," he observed, quaint
ly. "I never was In such demand among
my relatives before. But I can t be lu
two places at once' that's plain."
And he decided to remain with Mrs.
Eldertop, greatly to the Indignation of
the Larklns family, who did not hesi
tate to hint boldly at unfair advantages
and undue Impartiality.
But Just as Mrs. Larklns was rising
to depart, with her handkerchief to
her eyes, little Johnny Eldertop came
clamoring fora piece of paper to cut a
kite tall from
Go along," said Mrs. Eldertop, Impa
tiently.
"We've cot no paper here. Go to
Amelia."
Hold on, little chap hold on!" said
Uncle Caleb, fumbling In his overcoat
pocket he hnd been Just nbout start
lng out for a wnlk when the Larklns
party arrived "here 8 a bit as Is of no
use to nobody."
And he produced the "rough draft"
nnd bestowed It ou Johnny,
"One side's written on," said he,
"nnd t'other ain't. It was lying on the
floor In Mr. Watkns' law office, when I
stepped In to see If Joseph Hall was
enndoved there ns porter still. An old
chum of mine Hall was In Tortoise Hoi
low. I cnu't bear to see even a bit of
paper wasted, so I axed the clerk If It
was of any use. He said no It was
only a draft of Dr. Falcon's will. Dr.
Falcon made a new will every Blx
months, he said, so I Jest picked It up
and put It in my pocket Everything
comes In" use once In seven yenrs, they
say, and this Is Just right for little
Johnny's kite tall."
Mrs. Larklns looked nt Mrs. Eldertop
Mr. Eldertop stared Into the spectacled
eyes of Mr. Larklns.
Uncle Caleb chuckled benevolently
ns little Johnny skipped away with the
piece of paper which had been freight
ed with such a wealth of anticipation
The Larklnses took leave without
nny unnecessnry formula of adleux,
nnd Mrs. Eldertop took occnslon to tell
Undo Cnleb thnt perhaps he hnd better
prosecute his original design of the
Gravesend visit
"Because we're expecting compnny
to-morrow," snld she, "nnd our best
room will be wnnted for a while. And,"
she ndded within herself, "I will take
good enre It sha'n't be empty ngnln
Just nt present"
So Uncle Caleb Cheverel went to
Gravesend, where Cousin John was ns
ptHir nnd ns wnrm-henrted ns himself,
nnd ho wns never Invited to return to
London ngnln.
Five yenrs Inter Uncle Cnleb depnrted
this life nnd left behind hliu 20,000 In
consols willed to John Clark. To lit
"dear nieces," Jane Eldertop and Re
becca Larklns, he left 3 each to pay
for tho trouble he put them to when he
visited them. To say thnt there wns
Joy In the nieces' households when the
wilt wns rend would te to any what Is
false, for If the old man could have
guessed at all the unkind things that
would be uttered regarding him I doubt
If he would hnve left them even 5 each.
Chicago Times Herald
even practicing the numbers. Her
father Bays she can repeat any compo
sition she has ever heard played
From earliest years she seemed to
have an idea of harmony. One day her
uncle, Professor J. B. Vaughan, hap
pened to hear her play. He wrote the
music down as he heard It, nnd so
clever was the composition that It has
found a ready sale at the music stores,
Eula's touch Is remarkably sympa
thetic. She is very pretty and small
for her age. Her musical talent Is not
confined to either the piano or organ,
for she hns a pleasing childish voice,
which gives much promise for the fu
ture. Often when Eula Is playing over
some music she has heard she adds
variations of her own.
As Eula plays her face brightens,
and It seems to those who hear her
strange Indeed that so much feeling
aud expression should be seen In the
little face of so young a child.
MONSTER GLOBE.
To
Be in America' Exhibit at the
Paris Exposition,
An Immense globe, over twenty-five
feet In diameter and weighing three
tons, was exhibited by the General
Electric Company at the mechanics'
fair in Boston a short time ago, and It
Is to be sent to Paris, where It will
occupy a prominent position at the ex
position In 1900. This monster globe,
which represents the earth, Is of papier
macho, on a framework of wood, and
at the exhibition rested on a black
pedestal picked out with gold. Two
thousand seven hundred square yards
of papier mache In nine layers of 300
square yards each was employed In
the construction of the globe, the build
ing of which occupied Just two months.
The continents and oceans were deplct-
od by the scenic artist of the Tremont
Theater, Boston. The north pole Is In
dicated by an incandescent lamp of
100 cnndle power. The globe was built
In fifty-four distinct sections, to a scale
GIRLS IN BOXING GLOVES.
Trained at Their Homes by a Frofes
lonal of II 1th Standing.
A professional of world wide celeb
rity teaches the art of boxing to howl
ing swells at the New York Athletic
Club. About a year ago there was a
"ladles' day" at the club ond two of the
members gave an exhibition of spar
ring. None of the fair visitors had ever
seen anything of the kind before, and
all were delighted. A sister of one con
testant wns present and at once deter
mined to learn "to box." With this
end in view she sought and consulted
the Instructor, saying that she could
beat her brother at golf and tennis and
now wanted to surprise him by learn
ing to use the gloves. The Instructor
American Countess with Feathere.
Treasures in England.
Owing to her extreme youth at the
time of her marriage the countess of
Craven was expected to have a troubled
life lu English society. Miss Bradley
Martin, It will be remembered, was
barely 17 when she married the earl of
Craven In New York. According to all
accounts the gloomy predictions have
not been fulfilled. Lady Craven has
grown In graces since being transplant
ed from her native land and Is now
even more comely than she was In her
maiden days. Her somewhat unique
fad is poultry raising, In which she has
been remarkably successful. A writer
In a London society Journal has this to
say on the subject:
'Such a multiplicity of varieties and
colors as one finds In the Countess of
Craven's flocks at Coombe abbey Is ab
solutely beyond description. In fancy
waterfowl her ladyship Is especially
rich, and her pride In the various treas
ures that Inhabit her charming War
wickshire home Is justifiable. AVhat
ornamental duck breeder does not fear
competition with Lady Craven's multi
colored Mandarins, Carolinas, and Ba
hamas? And what visitor to the dairy
or Crystal Talaee show has not been
struck with the beauty of those birds,
whose dazzling brilliancy stamps them
as the most elegant of the webfooted
tribe? Likewise In the ornamental
geese classes her ladyship's name Is
LADY CRAVEN.
found at the principal shows, represent
ed by her wonderful Gray Cerlopsls,
White-feathered Sebastopol or beauti
ful barred Magellanic. But one circum
stance above all others has established
Lady Craven's name In the poultry
fancy, for In her we have the pioneer
exhibitor of the handsome buff-laced
Wyandotte, an American variety that
has so leaped Into public favor during
the twelve months of Its existence as
to have established Itself as a favorite
forthwith. Her ladyship Is nn ardent
fancier and Is strong In the belief that
the feathered tribe tends not a little to
enhance the picturesque beauty of
country life.
TEACHING THK SOCIETY GIKL TO BOX.
agreed to give lessous at her home, un
known to all but her mother. He found
an apt pupil and In a couple of months
wns delighted to hear the brother tell a
fellow member that "sis picked up a
whole lot about boxing, don't you
know. By jove, she actually landed on
me to-day In the gymnasium at home."
So much success could not be kept se
cret. The young woman told one or
two of her girl friends, and now the
club Instructor has a number of female
pupils belonging to the most exclusive
circles of the 400, He finds that they
learn the various positions readily and
are wonderfully quick with their hands.
The costume required is an ordinary
fencing dress with the regulation ath
letic shield for women. No bodyguard
or shield Is necessary, for In teaching
omen to box the Idea of striking hard
blows is eliminated. At the same time
woman who becomes expert as a
sparrer would always be able to de
fend herself against an attack. She
would have the physical confidence
which conies from trained hands and
wrists. A special style of boxing glove
Is required for women. It Is a large,
soft glove, exactly like a man's, except
that It has a padded arm or gauntlet
which extends up the arm from the
wrist to the elbow. This protects the
arm from any bruise or knock without
Incumbering the wearer's motions in
any way.
Female pupils are first taught to de
fend themselves and then to attack.
One of the first results observable from
a series of lessous is that the pupil
shows greater courage. She does not
fear even a smart tap, being chiefly
concerned in endeavoring to return It
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CHARACTER IN HANDWRITING.
Undue Conalderat'on.
A physician was aroused alxuit mid
night by repeated gentle tappings at
his door, and, on getting up, found an
Irlshmau living 'n the iielghlMtrhood
who solicited Ula luimedlatu attend
ance for his sick wife.
"Have you been here long?" asked
the doctor.
"Iudade, an It's a half hour OI've
been tryln' to arouse you," was the re
ply.
"But why In the world dldu t you
ring the night bell?"
"Faith, an' Ol did think bt It, but 01
was afraid It umlght dUthurb you."
Met Her Waterloo,
Jack-Retribution has finally over
taken that talkative MUa Chatterton.
Tom-Indeed; bow, pray?
Jack She was married to t pugilist
last week.
of 312 miles to the linear foot. Its ex
net diameter Is twenty-five feet two
Inches. The ixnlestnl Is sixteen feet In
diameter. Small Incandescent lights
nre scattered nil over the surface,
There nre 400 of these lamps, and each
Indicates the location of some typical
electrical Installation, Including those
for street car propulsion, mill or mine
work or lighting purposes.
. good Idea of the extent to which
American Idens In electrical matters
hnve sprend nil over the world Is gain
ed from this method of distributing
lights on the glolte. Each country Is In
dicated by Its flag, the stars and stripes
being over not the United States only,
but Cuba, Porto Rico, the Sandwich
nnd Philippine Islands also. The In
side of the gloIe Is equnlly Interest
ing. The entire Interior Is richly up
holstered. The decorative c do.- sch mi
Is worked out In pink and green. The
air Is kept cool by electric fans aud the
lighting Is by electricity.
Easy Way to Make Accurate Analysis
of a Person's Disposition.
For a little Impromptu fun wten
few friends happen to drop In ask each
one to write any quotation that pops
Into his or her bead and carefully sign
name In full. Pen aud Ink are better
than pencil but the latter will answer
In a pinch. If the writing Is dark this
shows a leaning towards athletics and
a love for outdoor life and sports. If
the letters are slender and faint the
writer Is reserved and rarely shows
emotion or becomes confidential. Slop
lug letters indlcnte a very sensitive
disposition, whereas, those that are
straight up and down evince ability to
faco the world and throw oft the
"slings and arrows of outrageous for
tune."
Curls and loops are out of fnsMou
nowadays, but any Inclination to orna:
penmanship Is a sure Indication of a
leaning toward the romantic and sent!
mental, while the least desire to shade
a letter shows Imagination nnd a ten
dency to Idealize common things,
the some letter Is formed differently by
the same person this shows love of
change. Long loops or endings to the
letters Indlcnte that tho writer "wears
his heart upon his sleeve," or, In other
words, Is trusting, non-secretive, aud
very fond of company. If the "y" ha
a specially long finish, this shows nf
fectatlon, but if the same person Is als
cnreless about crossing the "ts," the
combination is an unhappy one, as
points to fickleness In work and affec
tation. A curved cross to the "t.
the Incurving of the first letters of
word shows an affectionate and good
naturod disposition If tnken separate
ly; but If the two are Indulged Id by
the same writer It is a sign of Jeal
ousy.
Writing thnt Is rather small points to
cleverness, quick Intuitions, a llkln
for one's own way, brilliant lutelle
and One powers of penetration. Routn
Jolly, comfortnble-looklng letters beto
ken a disposition to correspond
With these hints In mind it will be
surprising to find how many caps may
be found to fit ourselves and our
friends.
IN AN ELM TREE.
Where Eome Kansas City Boys Built '
a "Nest."
Some Kansas City boys, seeking a
new vent for their ingenuity, have
built a house In the branches of an elm
tree thirty feet from the ground and
BOYS' NEST IN AN ELM TREK,
made their "nest" there. The house Is
12 by 0 feet and has three windows and
a door. It is large enough to accommo
date probably a dozen boys at a time.
The walls are covered with pictures.
It took a week of hard work to build
the house.
or
The Lord's Prayer Written In a Dot.
A machine has been Invented which
Is composed of most exquisitely gradu
ated wheels rubbing a tiny diamond
point, at the end of an almost equally
tlv nrtn, whereby one Is able to write,
uiKin glass, the whole of the lord's
prnyer within a spnee which meas
ures the two hundred and ninety-fourth
part of an Inch in length by the four
hundred nnd fortieth pnrt of nn Inch
In brendth, or nbout the measurement
of the dot over the letter "1" In com
mon print. With this ninchlne any
one who understood operating It could
write the whole 3,5(17,480 tetters of the
Bible eight times over In the space of
an Inch -a square Inch. A specimen
of this marvelous microscopic writing
was enlarged by photography, and
every letter and point was perfect and
could be read with ease. Saturday
Evening Tost
First Cap of Coffee.
Louts XIV. of France drank the first
enp of coffee made In Western Eurcpc.
Coffee was then worth 2S a pound
Too titiarp Tor a Hawk.
An observing Southern sportsmno
told recently alout a flock of pigeons
that measured brains with a hawk and
came out ahead. II. 8. Edwards own
ed a flock of pigeons which one day
were cut off from their cote by a largo
hawk. The pigeons knew thnt If the
hawk once got above them at least one
of their number would go to make a
n.eal for him, and so up they flew In
circles, going higher than the hawk. It la fortunate for tut people that fri
Th latur kept under tb pigeons, sud . doctors ait gossips.
Early Chinese t'olnae.
Chines coinage In the thapt f f a
knlft ass been traced back as far at
2240 B. C
Prima Facte Evidence.
Old things often take on new Impres
sions under a new definition.
A certain learned Judge, famous for
his brogue and his wit, was asked by
a Juryman what wns prima f.iele evi
dence. The Judge replied lu bis broad
est HllH'rnlan:
"SupiKtslu', me good ninn, you were
goln' along a road an you saw a man
ponilii' out of a public house nn' sup
M)slu'yousnw him dhrawln' the shleeve
of bis cont across his mouth, that's
prima facie evldlns that he wns after
havlu' a dhrluk."-Youth's Compauloo.
Perilous Feat of Cossack.
A perilous feat was performed by a
Cossack In a menagerie at Moscow,
He was directed to clean the cages
of some of the tame animals and
sponge the brutes. By mistake be en
tered the cage of a savage tiger with
a bucket of water and coolly pro
ceeded to wash the animal. The tiger
liked the novel sensation and quietly
submitted, delightedly turning ever
fart f Ha body to the Cossack.