DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL
Saturday, January 27.
wasnvngton, Jan. 21 . in a session
' of two hours today the house passed
' the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying 115,216,103, incorporated
in which 1b a provision that the eight
hour law shall not apply to a'ien labor
era on the Panama canasl. In addition
it passed 262 private pension bills and
' read the Mann general bridge bill,
making it the unfinished business for
Monday,
Chairman Hepburn today reported to
the house his railroad rate bill with the
favorable rec mmendation of the entire
committee. The bill will come up
r next week.
Friday, Jan. 26.
Washington, Jan. 26. The first at-
tempt at filibustering during this ses
sion occurred in the house today on a
Democratic endeavor to defeat the pro
vision of the urgent deficiency bill
waiving the eight-hour law for foreign
laborers on the Panama canal. The
amendment was placed in the bill in
committee of the whole after the house
had divided many times on every pre
text which Williams could make the
cause for a vote. When the bill was
finally finished, late in the day, a de
mand for a separate vote and roll-call
' on that amendment was made and or
dered, at which time the bouse ad
journed. The vote will occur tomor
row. The amendment was ruled out
of the bill on a point of order on Tues
day, and its insertion today was effect
ed under the provisions of a special
rule brought in from the rules com
mittee for the purpose.
The only other controversy of the day
resulted from an attempt to increase by
$115,000 the amount for meat mspec
tion by the department of Agriculture
This increase was refused after an am
mated debate.
Thursday, January 25
Washington, Jan. 25. The house
passed the statehood bill according to
schedule today. The Republican oppo
eition spent its entire force yesterday
and no effort was made to defeat the
bill on its final passage, only 33 of the
"insurgents" voting against it. The
bill passed by the vote of 194 to 150
The debate which preceded this vote
began at 11 o'clock and was practically
featureless so far as any hope was en
tertained of changing the measure in
the slightest degree.
The bill as passed provides that Ok
lahoma and the Indian Territory shall
consittute one state under the name of
Oklahoma, and that Arizona and New
Mexico shall constitute a state under
the name Arizona. Should the terms
of admission be ratified by the reei
dents of the two former territorites,
their respective state constitutions
must contain clauses prohibiting the
eale of intoxicating liquors and plural
marriages. The constitution of Arizona
must prohibit the sale of liquor to In
dians forever and that of Oklahoma for
21 years. There are many other stipu
lations concerning schools, courts and
political subdivisions of the proposed
new states. '
Washington, Jan. 25. The foreign
affairs of the United States continued
to hold the attention of the senate to
day, the Moroccan and Dominican mat
ters being immediately at issue. Money
was the principal speaker and he talked
for over two hours in opposition to the
course of the administration with ret
crence to both 8n to Domingo and Mo
rocco. He contended that there was
danger of becoming involved unneces
sarily in the affairs of other countries
by participation in the Algeciras con
ference and that this country was not
sufficiently concerned with the conduct
of affairs in Santo Domingo to justify
our course in that island. He also took
the position that the president had
transcended his authority there. Hey
burn spoke in support of the annexa
tion of Santo Domingo.
Wednesday, Jaunary 34.
Washington, Jan. 24. -- When the
smoke of the liveliest legislative battle
of the session had cleared up in the
house today, Speaker Cannon and his
organization were in complete control
and the joint statehood program of the
administration had been adopted.
Previous to the vote the debate on
the rule had proceeded under high ten
sion. The speeches were short but
the word uttered were hot and full of
sting.
The rule adopted provides that the
bill granting statehood to Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory as "Oklaho-
Hague Delegates Chosen.
Washington, Jan. 22. Secretary
Root today announced that the Ameri
can representatives to the approaching
conference to be held at The Hague will
be Joeph H. Choate, formerly ambas
sador to England ; Horace Porter, for
mer ambassador to France, and Judge
Rose, of Little Rock, Ark., ex-president
of the American Bar association.
Besides these delegates there may be
others, the number being conditional
upon the Russian representation, and
there will also be a number of secre
taries, stenographers and interpreters.
Newlands' Plea Against Bill.
Washington, Jan. 23. Senator New
lands today concluded his statement in
opposition to the Philippine tariff bill,
in the hearings now proceeding before
the senate committee having in charge
this measure. He took the position
that it would be cruel to the Filipinos
to accustom them to a subsidized price
for their sugar and return them to the
world's price, about $35 a ton less,
when ths Philippines are separated from
this government.
BODY OF LAWMAKERS
ma." and Arizona and New Mexico as
"Arizona," should be debated until
o'clock tomorrow and then voted on
without opportunity for debate. The
house adjourned at 5 :30 o'clock, after
agreeing to meet at 11 o'clock tomor
row.
Washington, Jan. 24. Mr. Lodge
today presented in the senate the pol
icy of the administration in the matter
of the Algeciras conference over the
Morocco and also with reference to
Santo Domingo. He defended the
course of the president in both in
stances, contending that our represent
ation at the Moroccan conference was
essential to the protection of American
commercial interests and that only by
the course pursued in Santo Domingo
could foreign nations be prevented from
seizing the custom houses of that coun
try and securing a position there which
might threaten the approaches to the
Panama canal.
Tuesday, January 23.
Washington, Jan 23. For more than
three hours today Spooner occupied the
time of the senate in explanation and
defense of the course of the adminis
tration relative to the Moroccan con
ference at Algeciras, Spain, and in con
nection with Santo Domingo. The
speech was delivered to crowded gal
leries and to a well filled senate, ar.d
received careful attention throughout.
Washington, Jan. 23. The eight
hour law cannot be abrogated for work
on the Panama canal and canal com
missioners cannot receive additional
compensation beside their salaries as
commissioners. These two changes in
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
now under consideration by the house
was the net result of today's session.
Innumrable amendments seeking to
perfect the bill as to canal ground pur
chases, purchases of coal for the navy,
etc., consumed time in discussion, tut
met defeat when a vote was taken.
When the session ended, about half of
the bill bad been considered. It will
be laid aside tomorrow, when the state
hood bill is to be brought in and to
have the right of way until disposed of
Monday, January 22.
Washington, Jan. 22. The question
of regulating railroad rates took prac
tically all of tne time of the senate to
day, notwithstanding. that no bill with
that end in view has been reported
from the interstate commerce commit
tee. The discussion of the subject was
in connection with Clary's speech, Al
drich, Foraker, Bailey and Newlands
being the principial participants in ad
dition to Clay himself.
Clay advocated the passage of a bill
which would give the Interstate Com
merce commission power to regulate
rates, when complained of, and said
that, if there was no legislation along
that line, the country might count up
on agitation of the question of govern
ment ownership. In that connection,
he referred to the large vote given Mr.
Hearst in the late New York municipal
election as an indication of the poplari-
ty of municipal ownership of public
utilities.
Washington, Jan. 22. With a point
of order pending, the eight-hour clause
of the Panama canal item in the urgent
deficiency bill was buffeted about in
debate during the greater part of to
day's session of the houae. The debate
was general and the point of order
which will be made by Hogg of Colo
rado, or by Williams, the minority
leader, can only be made when the sec
tion is considered for amendment.
While the eight-hour provision of
the Panama part of the bill is what is
objected to most strenuously, speeches
were made for and against the adminis
tration's canal policy. Williams, the
minority leader, declared the work of
digging ought to be done by contract,
De Armond, of Missouri, immediately
contended that this could not be done
successfully, and Burton, of Ohio, urg
ed that congress should scrutinize ap
propnations. Hepburn, of Iowa, urged
the necessity of centralization in re
sponsibility, and wanted the president
held responsible for the work.
Unite on Rate Bill.
Washington, Jan. 23. After a con
ference lusting all the afternoon, the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce today agreed upon a
rate bill to be known as the Hepburn
bill, and to be reported to the house
with the unanimous recomendation of
the 18 members of the committee.
Wants Philippine Secretary.
- Manila, Jan. 23. T. H. Pardo de
Tavera has resigned his position as a
member of the United States Philip
pine commision, assigning as a reason
his belief that the Filipinos should
have a portfolio. His resignation has
offered an opportunity for one of his
colleagues to express a desire that in
the future there be a Filipino delegate
in congress. Commissioner Lie is re
ceiving thousands of congratulations on
his appotnment as governor, which is
universally approved, thongh many re
gret ths transfer of ex-Governor Wright.
Irrigation Engineers Confer.
Washington, Jan. 22. Irrigation en
gineers of ths department of Agricul
ture, under the direction of El wood
Mead, are in conference in Washington
to outline the work for the coming sea
eon. A. P. Stover, of Oregon, and II .
O. Raschbachsr, of Idaho, are attend
ing ths meeting. These engineers are
not connected with the Reclamation
service, but make a special study of
water resources, ths dm of water and
drains problems. '
SEARCH FOR LIFE.
Steamers Patrol Scene of Disaster to
Valencia.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 25. The
wrecked steamer Valencia now lies sub
merged and broken, but a portion of a
mast stands above water and tne fleet
of steamers and tugs have today been
turning their attention to patrolling
the vicinity with the hope of finding
boats, rafts or wreckage still afloat with
survivors, though the chances are
small.
Ashore, several parties have been
toiling over most arduous trails, some
carrying succor to those who were
washed ashore, others scouring the
rugged rocks of the shore line seeking
for any survivors that may have
reached shore and be lying hungry and
helpless, and others are engaged in the
melancholy duty of recovering bodies.
Of the total company of 154, but 33
have been definitely accounted for, and
three men, believed to be other sur
vivors, were seen on shore from the
whaling vessel Orion, near the wreck,
huddled about a fire. Six survivors
have been taken up on the Salvor;
nine, most of them so badly cut up and
bruised, without food, and so overcome
that they could not stand, much less
walk, are still camped at Darling
Creek, a telegrsph hut, and 18 others
were picked up by the City of Topeka
With the three seen troin tie Orion
a mile and a half from the wreck, add
ed, the survivors total 36, leaving a
death list of 119 persons. Not a woman
or child is among the saved.
Scant hope is entertained by those
on board the patrolling steamers that
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any others win De recoverea, ior me
doctors ou rescuing tugs say the limit
of human endurance will have been
passed before that time.
WRECKAGE COMING ASHORE.
Undertow Snatches Nude Body From
Party of Searchers.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 25. A dispatch
from Cape Beale says that Lightkeeper
Paterson has returned from the wreck
over the trail ana reports mar ine
steamer Valencia is no more. Pieces
of the steamer and her cargo were scat
tered along the beach when he left
The first thing seen by the party from
Cape Beale was a trunk, evidently that
of a foreigner named Frank .Novak,
and rauers and clothing were found
with that name.
A nude body was seen in the surf,
but before it could be reached ths un
dertow took it out and it sank in deep
water. Two bodies were recovered from
the wreck, but neither could be identi
tied.
The beaches near where the ship
went ashore are covered with broken
cases of canned fruit, butter, lemons.
oranges and pineapples.
HEYBURN STRIKES SNAGS.
Arouses Antagonism That
May Kill
Pure Food Bill.
Washington, Jan. 26. The pure food
bill, that had a tair prospect of passing
the senate a week or ten days ago, may
find rough sledding before it gets
through. Senator Heybnrn, who has
the bill in charge, made an able pre
sentation of his case when first he call
ed it up for consideration ; he met all
objections and did it in a friendly way.
But several times since, when the sen
ator has brought the bill before the
senate, he has made unfortunate re
plies to criticisms, and has aroused an
tagonism. The senate cannot be driven;
no senator can compel the senate to act
a accordance with his wishes. It is a
case where more votes are caught by
sugar than by vinegar. This fact has
pparently escaped the attention of Mr.
Heyburn.
Indeed, the junior Idaho senator, in
talking with his colleagues, has stated
boastfully that he does not propose to
bend to the managers of the Republi
can party in the senate; he will not
obliterate his individuality, but will
assert himself, and by sheer force put
bis pure food bill through. This is an
unfortunate attitude, for once the sen
ate becomes satisfied that Mr. Heyburn
proposes to ride over it rough-shod, and
drive bis colleagues into line, just that
soon the senate will demonstrate that
the power of a single senator in legis
lation is very small, particularly if he
be a comparatively new senator. Un
less Mr. Heyburn changes his attitude
and "stands in" with the leaders he
will not get his bill through.
MeCall Sells Palacs.
New York, Jan. 26. John A. Me
Call, ex-president of the New York Life
Insurance company, has parted with
what he hed often spoken of as his
most prized possession, the summer
palace he erected and furnished at
Long Branch at an expense of $S0O,
000. The purchaee price was about
$360,000. Of this amount Mr. McCall
receives only about $100,000, as the
property is mortgaged for $250,000.
The principal encumbrance is a mort
gage for $150,000, given to the New
York Lafe Insurance company.
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Battle In New York Streets.
New York, Jan. 26. A score of Chi
nese engaged in a revolver battle in
the streets of Chinatown today, which
resulting in the death of two Chinese,
Ch'ng Yong and Lee Soon; the mortal
wounding of a third, and the serious
injury of a fourth combatant. The
battle was between members of the two
rival societies, the Hip Sings and the
On Leongs. Chinatown was full of
visitors at the time, witnessing the cel
ebration of the Chinese New Year.
Ghre Isle of Pines to Cuba.
Washington, Jan. 26. Ths senate
committee on foreign relations today
voted to report tbs treaty with Cuba
reding ths Isle of Pines to that repub
lic. Ths treaty was not amsnded.
ESCAPE ALIVE
FROM VALENCIA
Eighteen, Half Dead, Found on Life
Raft by Steamer Topeka.
Another Raft Out at Sea Rescued
Say Ninety People Were Left Sti
Clinging to the Rigging, But Can
not Long Survive Vessel Said to
Have Broken Up.
beattle, Jan. zo. A special repro
sentative of the Post Intelligencer wires
from Port Angeles at 3:30 a. m. that
the rescue ship City of Tokepa picked
up a liferaft at 1 o clock yesterday af
ternoon six miles off Cape Beale with
18 survivors of the Valencia on board
The men were in a pitiable condition
and almost dead from exposure. The
work of rescuing them was dangerous
The men were too exhausted to even tie
a rope around themselves.
The raft put out from the wreck
when the Queen was sighted and at
tempted to reach her, but before it
could get within sighting distance that
vessel put about and headed to the
straits, where she spoke the Topeka
and told of seeing the Valencia. When
the Tokepa hove in sight the ratt was
once more manned and put forth, with
the result that it was rescued.
The survivors told terrible tales of
the wreck of the vessel. They said that
she will break up before morning and
every soul on board will be lost. Wnen
they left the ship, there were about 90
people still on board, most of them
clinging to the rigging.
After picking up the raft, the steam
er went in search of another raft which
the rescued men said had left the ship
earlier in the day. The vessel ran fully
20 miles to the other side of the wreck
looking for the craft, but no sign of it
was to be seen. It is the general im
pression that the raft foundered. It
was utterly unable for human beings to
live long on a raft in the terrible sea
during the rain and bitter cold wind.
Vessel Reported Broken Up.
Victoria, Jan. 24. A dispatch re
ceived by W. F. Bullen, of Esquimau,
one of the owners of the steamer Sal
vor, from bis brother, H. F. Bullen, on
board at Bam field, says the Valencia
broke up this afternoon. Since about
noon yesterday assistance was impossi
ble because of the heavy seas.
BURTON GOT MILEAGE.
Senators Stand In with Evasion of
Rules to Help Him.
Washington, Jan. 23. One of the
most remarkable procedeures in the
history of the senate occurred today in
order to avoid a technicality which
prevented Senater Burton, of Kansas,
from drawing his mileage for the pres
ent session. in order to have his
requisition honored, it is necessary for
some official of the senate to take oath
that he had seen the senator in the
chamber, but since the indictment and
conviction of the - Kansas senator, he
has not appeared in the chamber.
There is no disposition on the part of
any one to withhold the mileage, and
the senator, therefore, was asked to
step from the cloakroom into the chain
ber for a moment in order that be
might be seen by some official. He d
clined, but an employe engaged him in
conversation in the cloakroom near the
entrance to the chamber. The employe
suddenly turned the senator so that he
facted the chamber and, the attention
of the officials previously having been
directed toward this door, he was seen
from the chamber. It was then certi
fied that Senator Burton was in attend
ance and his mileage was paid him.
Flood Sweeps Valleys.
Weston, W. Va., Jan. 25. A heavy
rain storm resembling a cloudburst
passed over the southeastern portion of
this state yesterday, flooding Cherry,
Holly, and Elk rivers and carrying
away bridges, houses and many million
feet of valuable timber. In Rich wood
the water rose five feet in the houses.
The water came up so suddenly that
men, women and children had to wade
waist-deep out of their homes to the
mountains. Over 12 miles of the'Holly
river and Addison railroad was washed
away near Hurley Junction.
Amend Exclusion Law.
Washington, Jan. 25. Representa
tive Foster, "of Vermont, introduced a
bill today modifying the provisions of
the Chinese exclusion act so that
merchants, students and other classes
entitled to enter the United States may
do so without being subjected to the al
leged indignities complained of by the
Chinese government. The bill provides
that after Chinese have been admitted
to the United States they areentitled to
trial before they can be expelled.
General Wheeler III.
New York, Jan. 23. Brigadier Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, United States
army, retired, is seriously ill at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith, in Brooklyn. He has been con
fined to his bed for three days with a
bronhcial affection. There is fear that
his illness may develop into pneumonia.
Entombed in Coal Mine.
Poteau. I. T.. Jan. 25. News has !
been receivd here of an explosion in I those of Anna's new dress. The hat
mine No. 6 at Witteville, a mining vil-, wng white, with pink trimming on It
lags three miles from here, and it it . n Was very hard to make, especlal
said that 38 miners are entombed. 'j tie bow on the front, but It was
Elder Brown's B1 Hit.
Pa and ma are Methodists, and all
children, too.
And pa's a pillar la the church, and owns
a whole front pew,
And" pa and Mr. Watkins, who's a big,
bald-headed man,
Go 'round with little baskets getting all
the cash they can.
The preacher always talks with pa when
meeting is dismissed,
And when there's extra doings pa's in
vited to assist.
And our Presiding Elder, Reverend
Ebenezer Brown,
'Most always stays at our house every
time he comes to town.
I used to be afraid of him. He seemed so
big and tall
And kind of sad and solemn-like, I
couldn't smile at all.
We children hardly dared to speak when
he was in the house;
But every one just slipped about as quiet
as a mouse.
Ma suid we needn't feel afraid; that he
was just the same
As pa or any other man, except a bigger
name;
But we all feared that he could see Just
every thought we had,
And so we kept a-trying not to think of
something bad.
But
one time In the morning when
the
family was at prayers.
And Elder Brown and all of us kneeling
by our chairs,
We heard old Rover he's our dog be
gin to whine and growl,
And then old Tabby she's our cat-
well, she began to yowl.
Twas 'way out In the kitchen that the
two commenced to spat;
But in a minute here they came a-tear-
ing, and the cat
Ran right up pa's bent back until she
reached his shoulders, where
She stopped, and said to Rover, "ion
just touch me, If you darel
We knew that there'd be trouble. Rover
is so very proud
And sort of overbearing that he never
has allowed
A cat to dare to boss him; so he made a
ereat big leap.
And he and pa and Tabby, they all tum
bled in a heap.
Oh, say, but it was awful! I saw broth
er Iienrv grin.
And sister Lucy snickered; but it seem
ed a dreadful sin.
Till Elder Brown laughed right out loud
to see the funny fuss
And since that time we've naea mm,
cause we know he s just nae us.
Nixon Waterman.
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The Liberated Rope.
Take n stout rone about twenty feet
long, and hand it to your audience for
Inspection. After they have examined
it, let one of them bina your wrists
together with a hanakercmei.
This being done, have one ena or
the rope passed over the handkerchief,
and let the cords then be heia up Dy
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one or tne company. iucoi.
the person holding the enas to pun
one way, while you pull the other, to
show that the handkerchief is tightly
tied.
There Is apparently no way of get-
tine the rope off, except wueu iue
ends are released or the handkerchief
untied. You soon explode this idea,
however, for after making one or two
rapid movements of your hands and
rrhs, you throw- the rope on ana ex
hibit your wrists still tied.
Wonderful as this all seems it is
ry simple, and requires but little
ractlee, as shown cieariy Dy me ac
companying Illustration. A ran or
the rope is rolled between the wrists,
ntil It works up through the handker
chief and forms n loop, mrougn wincn
ou pnss one hand, and then by giving
the roiw a smart jera it comes ou
easily.
How Jemtte MinagM.
On Jessie's birthday her sister Anna
Invited her to go to the matinee. Jes
sie was happy, ana ran t ten ner
mother.
O mother, only think! Anna's go
ing to take me to see tie 'forty
Thieves'!" And then a shade came
ver her bright face. "I do wish.
mother Oh, I do wonder if "
"What Is It, Jessie?"
"I would so much like to take Ara
bella."
Hut I think I wouldn't dear. It
ould be rather a troublesome thing
to do. You couldn t carry ner in your
unl."
"No," said Jessie, regretfully, "but
maybe
"I don't think of any way you could
take Arabella, oald ner mother. "ou
had better leave her at home, but you
can mane ner n new arcss 10 wear ou
your birthday."
Mothers think of such nice, interest
ing things to do, and Jessie was soon
busy over a fine new suit for Ara
bella. The dress she made for her was
white, covered with little pink dots.
anj had a plaited ruffle on the skirt
cn tried to make the sleeves like
HOW THE THICK 18 DOSE.
becoming to Arabella, and at last it
was sewed firmly In place.
Just as Jessie was finishing the hat
she thought of such a good way to
carry Arabella to the matinee that
she laughed out with delight, and ran
to tell her mother.
"O mother, I know, I know what I
can do! Arabella won't get lost and
she won't get crushed or crumpled,
and she won't make anybody any
trouble. I'll fasten her In the crown
of my hat" So Arabella went to the
matinee, and next summer she is go
ing In Anna's trunk to Europe, for as
Jessie says, "If you're a paper doll
you can find a way to go to places."
Youth's Companion.
A Rleh Boy.
"Oh, my," said Ben. "I wish I was
rich and could have things like some
of the boys that go to our school."
"I say, Ben," said his father, turn
ing round quickly, "how much will
you take for your legs?"
"For my legs?" said Ben, In sur
prise. "Yes! What do you use them for?"
"Why, I run and Jump and play
ball, and, oh, everything."
"That's so," said the father. "Yon
wouldn't take $10,000 for them, would
you?"
"No, indeed!" answered Ben, smil
ing. "And your arms. I guess yon
wouldn't take $10,000 for them, would
you?"
"No, sir."
"And your voice. They tell me yoa
sing quite well, and I know you talk a
little bit You wouldn't part with that
for $10,000, would you?"
"No, sir."
"Your hearing and your sense of
taste are better than $5,000 apiece at
the very least; don't you think so?"
"Yes, sir."
"Your eyes, now. How would yoa
like to have $50,000 and be blind the
rest of your life?"
"I wouldn't like it at all."
"Think a moment, Ben; $50,000 is a
lot of money. Are you very sure yoa
wouldn't sell them for so much?"
"Yes, Bir." ;
"Then you are worth that amount,
at least Let's see now," and father
went on, figuring on a sheet of paper;
"legs $10,000, arms ten, voice ten, hear
ing five, taste five, good health ten,
and eyes fifty; that makes a hundred.
You are worth $100,000 at the very
lowest figures, my boy. Now run and
play, Jump, throw your ball, laugh and
hear your schoolmates laugh, too; look
with those $50,000 eyes of yours at
the beautiful things about you, and
come home with your usual appetite
for dinner, and think how rich yoa
really are." Churchman.
How Beea Embalm.
Bees, says Horbis, can embalm as
successfully as could the ancient
Egyptians. It' often happens in
damp weather that a slug or snail will
enter a beehive. This Is, of course, to
the unprotected slug a case of sudden
death. The bees fall upon him andi
sting him to death at once. But what
to do with the carcass becomes a vi
tal question. If left where it 's, it
will breed a regular pestilence. Now
comes in the cleverness of the In
sects. They set to work and cover it
with wax, and there you may see it
lying embalmed Just as the nations of
old embalmed their dead. When it is
a snail that Is the Intruder, he Is, of
course, impenetrable to their sting; so
they calmly cement his shell with
wax to the bottom of the hive. Im
prisonment for life, with no hope of
pardon!
Grptes of the Sea.
In the archipelago of Mergul, off the
coast of lower Burma, lives the "sea
gypsies." Instead of carts, they own
covered boats, in which, with their
families, dogs, cats, chickens and pets,
they float about on the sea and wan
der from island to island. By day
they fish or harpoon turtle or dive for
oysters. But every night they put
back to the shore. If the weather is
bad at sea. they land with their do?s
and then poach, catching porcupines,
squirrels, armadillos, hog. deer, and
the like, of which they make savory
stews, as American gypsies do.
Washington Tost
A Great Salt of Clothes.
George Hewlett of Beacon's Bottom,
England, has published In a local news
pnjer the following handsome testi
monial: "I teg to say that William.
Stevens of Town End, Radnajre, meas
ured me for a suit of clothes, which
was made by his son, Vernon, then a
lad. I have worn the same on Sun
days and at other times for forty -seven
years, and they are good now, and not
a stitch has given way."
An Entirely New Reading.
Tls better to have loved and lost
than to have married and bought fur
niture on the installment plan. Kan
sas City Times.
If a man only had nine lives, like a
rat he could Insure them all and col
lect on one occasionally when he got
hard up.
Every man gets more than he thinks
he is entitled to In the matter of mis
fortunes. With the exception of humorists,
nearly all men are funn.