NEWS NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
FORTUNES OF WAR WAVERING,
Government Retakes Gracias, Rebels
Threaten Puerto Cortez.
Washington, July 15. Official ad
vices which reached the state depart
ment yesterday confirm the press re
ports that the Honduran government
forces have retaken the small town of
Gracias, and add that they arc about
to move to the more important city
of Choluteca. To this extent the gov
ernment appears to have the advan
tage. On the other hand Honduras is
menaced from the northern border.
On the Caribbean sea border there
are continually reiterated reports of
attacks on Puero Cortez, while Gen
eral l.ce Christmas, whom the state
department officials style a soldier of
fortune, is reported in the country
just a few miles from Puerto Cortez.
The force mentioned in one of the
dispatches as being on a small island
about in miles distant from Puerto
Cortez is presumably the one from
which an attack is feared.
The state department is being fully
.advised of the situation in the whole
Central American district, but Mr.
Dodge, the minister to Honduras and
Salvador, explains that reliable infor
mation is difficult to obtain.
The United States and Mexican
governments still continue to use
their best efforts to keep peace in
that part of the world, but have gone
to the extent thus far only of offering
their friendly mediation. The Amer
ican cruiser Albany is now on its way
from Panama to Amapala, the Pacific
coast port of Honduras.
PACIFIC COAST HIT.
Dealers Do Not Get Chance to Bid
on Supplies for Canal.
Washington, July 17. Unless word
is received from Colonel Goethels to
day to the contrary, Pacific coast
dealers will not be considered in the
purchasing of supplies by the commis
stary department of the canal com
mission. Captain Beggs, general pur
chasing agent for the Panama canal
commission, in a statement given out
yesterday, said that poor steamship
service on the Pacific coast is respon
sible for the decision.
The Pacific coast merchants have
requested that some of the supplies be
purchased there and shipped to La
Boca. Captain Beggs says that if
supplies werfl purchased on the Pacific
coast and there should be a failure to
ship on a vessel it would be 20 days
"before another shipment could arrive.
On the Atlantic coast shipments can
"be made every four days. Twenty
davs is too long an interval for the
shipment of fresh food, says Captain
Beggs. but prunes and dried peaches
might be purchased on the Pacific
voast.
Gunboats Ordered to Unrestville.
Washington, July 18. Orders have
been issued by the War department for
the gunboats Vicksburg and Princeton
to proceed at once around the horn to
the Caribbean sea, a distance of 14,000
miles. Both vessel are out of com
mission. The Vicksburg is at Mare
Island and the Princeton is at Bremer
ton. Conditions in Honduras are re
sponsible for the rush. The gunboats
will stop at Amapala, where the cruiser
Albany is now stationed. 4)rders have
also been issued for the gunboat Mari
etta, now Jat Jamaica, to proceed at
once to Porta Costa, on the Gulf coast.
Balks at Canned Speech.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July .- -President
Roosevelt has refused an offer to
make speeches into the receiver of a
talking machine for the purpose of
making records for public sale. The
president attended to official business
this morning and this afternoon assist
ed Mrs. Roosevelt in entertaining the
members of the St. Hilda society of
Christ Episcopal church. The society
assists in the parish charitable cases,
and Mrs. Roosevelt each year enter
tains its members.
Gunboats to go East.
Washington, July 18. Acting Sec
retary of the Navy Newberry has an
nounced that the gunboats Princeton
and Vicksburg, now at Bremerton and
Mare Island respectively, on the Pa
cific coast, will be brought to the At
lantic in a short time. Both vessels
are now out of commission. They
will be fitted for the voyage and ad
vantage will be taken of suitable
-weather conditions to make the trip.
They will be used for coast defense on
the Atlantic.
Increase Border Posts.
Washington, July 16. Ambassador
Creel, of Mexico, who has been in con
ference with Acting Secretary of State
Tiacon regarding the alleged violation
of the neutrality laws along the Mex
ican border, was given again the most
positive assurance of the intentions of
this government to prosecute all neu-traliK-
offenders. An increase of the
army posts on the border is possible,
as Mexico already lias indicated her
Intention of adding to the number.
Knocker on Navy Visits President.
Oyster Bay, L. I., July 18. Henry
Iteuterdahl was the guest of President
Roosevelt yesterday. This is the first
time the writer has seen the president
since his criticism of the navy. It is
understood that Reuterdahl went over
the whole article with the president
and pointed out to him the basis of the
criticism.
Meyer for Secretary of State.
Faris, )ulv 11. According to ad
vices received here from Washington.
William H. Taft recently announced
to certain of his friends his purpose,
if elected president of the United
States, of appointing George von L.
Meyer, at present postmaster general,
. to be his secretary of state.
WARSHIP TO GO SOUTH.
American Vessel Sent to Honduras to
Investigate Trouble.
Washington, July 14. It was an
nounced at the state department Sat
urday that an American warship will
be sent to Port Amapa'a, Honduras,
to investigate the reports that Hon
duras revolutionists are rapidly push
ing forward with a view to capturing
the city. These messages were re
ceived at the state department Satur
day. From the tenor t)f the tele
grams, no apprehension is felt th;t
the dispute will involve other Central
American republics.
Dispatches from Salvador Saturday
state that a number of arrests of Sal
vadorean revolutionists have been
made by the Salvadorean government
because it was thought they were aid
ing the reva'ution. The Honduran
government is evidently trying to
suppress the distui bances.
In accordance with the request of
the state department, the bureau of
navigation Saturdav afternoon issued
orders to the protected cruiser Al
bany to proceed at once to Amapala.
The Albany is now at Panama, where
she had gone from San Francisco to
take "marines to preserve peace in the
coming Panama elections. She will
carry 100 marines to Amapala, the os
tensible reason for her visit to the
Central American port being a threat
to the Honduran government to pre
serve peace. After the Honduran rev
olution is-quitted the Albany will take
the marines to San Francisco.
LABORERS PLAY MERCHANT.
Ancient Game Worked Successfully by
Means of Lying Passports.
Washington, July 16 Acting on re
ports showing that many Japanese who
come to this country on passports in
dicating that they are merchants or stu
dents or members of some other branch
nf the. exempt classes, later take their
places as laborers, the government is
planning " to increase the activity of
agents keeping the immigrants under
surveillance.
The officials believe that Japan is
using every effort to live up to her
agreement not to issue passports to
laborers, but there is little doubt that
the regulations are continually evaded.
It is believed that a careful watch on
the immigrants after they have reached
tins countrv soon will lead to a solution
of the problem.
The work of the immigration commis
sion on the Pacific Coast under the
direction of Professor F. C. Mitchell,
whose headquarters are in San Fran
cisco, is progressing successfully, ac
cording to his reports, and he is to he
ullowed more agents for field work. He
:s folowing the immigrants and deter
mining their social progress. He finds
that Italians, Mexicans and Russians
have showed marked advancement.
Granddaughter of Carlisle Married.
Washington. July 14. Miss Laura
Carlisle, granddaughter of John G.
Carlisle, former secretary of the treas
urv in Cleveland's administration, was
married last week in the rectory of
Cathedral church to Lewis P Pitkin,
of Boston. Rev. W. T. Russell, pas
tor of the church, was the officiating
clergyman. Only former Secretary
Carlisle and William Kincaid Carlisle,
father of the bride, were present at
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Pitkin
Vt Washington immediately after
the ceremony, and will travel until the
middle of September. They will spend
lie winter in either Washington or
Boston.
Keep Eye on Coreans.
Denver, July 15 Secret service
men are said to be watching the
Corean patriotic convention in the
chapel of Grace Methodist church, in
this city, because of a report that the
foreigners came to this country to
learn army and war tactics for use in
''reeing their country from the domi
nation of the Japanese, but there was
no indication of such a purpose in the
proceedings yesterday, which were
entirely peaceful in their tenor.
All Well on Nebraska.
Washington, July 17. All are well
on board the Nebraska, announced
Commander-in-Chief Sperry, of the
Atlantic fleet, in reporting the Ne
braska's rejoining the fleet in a wire
less telegram by way of Honolulu.
Because of the appearance of scarlet
fever on the Nebraska, that vessel left
San Francisco two days later than
the other 15 vessels of the fleet.
Will Visit Oyster Bay.
Washington. July 14. Senator
Bourne has returned to Washington
from a week spent in the North. At
the invitation of the president, he will
spend a day at Oyster Bay. his call
being purely personal. He also wit
nessed the boat races at Schnectady,
and spent the rest of the week on the
Hudson. He expects to leave in a
few days for Bar Harbor.
Will Attack Puerto Cortez.
Washington, July 15. A dispatch
received at the state department yes
terday from Consul Brickwood. at
Puerto Cortez renews the report that
an attack upon Puerto Cortez by rev
olutionists is imminent. General I.cc
Christmas is reported within a few
hours' distance with a revolutionary
force, and another force is on a small
island 18 miles away.
Living Memorial for Cleveland.
Washington, July 15. President
Roosevelt has issued orders that the
name of the San Jacinto forest re
serve, in Southern California, is to be
changed to the Cleveland forest re
serve, in honor of the late ex-presi
dent. The reserve was created by
President Cleveland, who inaugurated
the forest reserve (olicy.
DRY TICKET CHOSEN.
Chafin and Watkins Will Carry Banner
tor Prohibition Party.
Columbus, O., July 17. For presi
dent, Fugene VV. Chafin, of Chicago.
J'or vice-president Aaron S. Wat
kins, of Ada, Ohio.
The above ticket was nominated
yesterday by the Prohibition national
convention, both men being chosen
unanimously. The full indorsement
of the convention was not, however,
given to Mr. Chafin until after three
ballots had been taken.
Chafin, who was a delegate to the
convention, was escorted to the plat
form. He was formally declared by
Chairman Scanlon to be the presi
dential nominee, and in a speech re
turned his thanks for the honor which
had been thrust upon him, declaring
that he would rather be the nominee
of the Prohibition party than the suc
cessful candidate of any other party.
Both the presidential and vice-presidential
nominees are candidates for
governor in their respective states on
the Prohibition ticket.
Eugene W. Chafin, who leads the
Prohibition party this year is an attor
ney residing in Chicago. He is a na
tive of Waukesha, Wis., and for some
years practiced law there. He was
at one time candidate for governor of
Wisconsin on the Prohibition ticket,
and was this year placed in the run
ning for the same position in Illinois
by Prohibitionists of that state.
The forenoon session of the con
vention was devoted to the discussion
and adoption of a brief platform,
which is possibly the .shortest on rec
ord, containing not more than 350
words.
TRIES NEW EXPERIMENT.
Fleet Maneuvers Controlled on Land
by Use of Wireless.
London, July 17. England tried
yesterday a new experiment in naval
warfare, t he conducting of a battle
from land by wireless. Over 300 ves
sels are now maneuvering in the
North sea, engaged in a sham battle,
the movement of every vessel bein.-
controlled by wireless by experts in
the admiralty othce in this city.
As each ship changed her position
or fired on the "enemy" the move was
reported to the naval experts here.
They sat before a map showing the
situation at every m'nute. Markers
were moved about on the map, much
as pieces would be moved on a chess
board, the moves being flashed to the
vessels by wireless.
It is claimed that this svstem would
be better in the controlling of ves
sels than by an admiral in action, as
the men on land can receive reports
from the front and work out the prob
lems while removed from the exciting
scenes of battle.
The experts who conducted the bat
tle from the admiralty office would
not comment on the result. They
simply said it was satisfactory.
DREADED ARGENTINE ANT.
Will Destroy Orange and Fig Crops
of California if Not Killed.
Oakland, Cal., Julv 17. Professor
C. W. Woodworth. head of the de
partment of entomology of the Uni
versity of California, has reported to
Governor Gillett that the dreaded Ar
gentine ant has made its appearance
in California, in East Oakland.
Professor Woodworth states that
unless measures are taken at once to
drive out the pest it will utterly de
stroy orange and fig crops in the
state.
The Argentine ant is a small insect
only an eighth of an inch long, but is
of a fighting nature, and has driven all
other ants .from Eat Oakland.
It is one of the most dangerous
pests that has ever been brought to
the United States from a foreign
country. According to a report by
the Louisiana crop pest commission.
he ant has destroyed millions ot dol
ars' worth of property in that state.
Express Train Goes Into Ditch.
East Stamford, Conn. Tulv 17.
One person was killed and several
others injured when the fast White
Mountain express was ditched a few
miles east of here yesterday. Phy
sicians and a wrecking crew were
rushed to the scene on a special train
Dashing along at a rapid rate of speed
the engine struck a defective rail The
mured passengers will be brought to
this city, and it is believed that
orompt medical attention will prevent
more deaths, although some of those
injured are said to be in a precarious
condition.
Millions to Lower Grade.
New York, July 17. According to
a statement made vesterdav bv an
official of the Chicago, Milkaukee &
St. Pam railroad, the cost of the Pa
cific coast extension of that svstem
will be about $.",000.000 more than
the original plans called for. This
Increase in the cost of work is due,
it is said, to a decision to run the
road at a lower grade over the moun
tain division than the officials first
figured on. The whole work now
calls for the expenditure of $77,000.
ooo. but there will be no shortage of
funds.
Striking Miners Buy Guns.
Birmingham, Ala.. July 17. Father
H. E. O'Grady, a priest of St. Cath
erine's Catholic church, is heading a
-ommittee which will make an effort
to bring about a settlement of the
coal miners' strike.
It is reported that every hardware
store "and gun store in Birmingham
has depicted its stock of firearms, and
that buckshot shells arc being ordered
by telegraph. Last night sevral strike
breakers were brought to the district
from adjoining states.
Mosquitoes Kill Cattle.
High Island. Tex.. July 17. Mos
quitoes are killing cattle by droves on
ranches around the Gulf coast region.
Great clouds of the insects hover over
pastures where cattle feed, and literal
ly drain the animals of their life blood,
causing them to die from weakness.
One ranchman has lost 200 head in
ten days, and pastures are strewn with
the carcasses of deal cattle.
MANY DISTRICTS
HIT BY STORM
Hail Hurts Grain in Ncz Perce and
Camas Prairie Districts.
Dei Chutes Fields Are Also Cut Down
by Hail Crop Damage Will Reach
$300,000 Much Rain in District
Southof Columbia Man Struck
by Lightning.
Portland, July 16. Various sections
of Oregon and Washington have been
visited by unusually heavy rain, hail
and electrical storms throughout the
past days, causing considerable dam
age, especially to grain fields. The
storms, which began Monday with a
heavy downpour in Morrow, Wasco,
Gilliam and other eastern counties,
were, followed by severe hail and elec
trical disturbances in several sections.
Perhaps the most serious damage
occurred in the Nez Perce and Camas
prairie districts. In this section a
hail storm began Tuesday and con
tinued yesterday. The ripening grain
in a belt 15 miles wide is reported as
practically ruined. The yield in this
section would have been very heavy,
and the damage is estimated at $300,
000. Jn the vicinity of North Yakima,
Wash., yesterday, there was a violent
electrical storm. The damage was
small, but one man, C. M. Harring
ton, was struck by lightning and per
haps fatally injured.
A heavy hail storm in the Des
Chutes district has ruined some of the
best grain fields in that vicinity. Crops
on five of the best Tygh ridge farms
are a complete loss.
Jn all the counties south of the Co
lumbia rain has been falling. In some
cases it has been of benefit, but in
most instances the grain is too far
along to be greatly helped, and the
yield will be considerably below nor
mal. RUEF BONDSMEN PROTEST.
Assessor Takes Them at Their Word
on Property Valuation.
San Francisco, July 16. Abe Ruef
is again in trouble. The latest woes
of the fallen boss make Job look like
a rank beginner. Ruef says he feels
like an automobilist who has just
been stranded in the middle of a pro
hibition state and not a horse in sight.
Abraham's troubles began afresh
when the men on his bail bonds dis
covered that the luxury of writing
their signatures upon the documents
was going to be expensive work. They
find they will not be allowed to pay
just once for the joy of helping their
old friend. Abe, but that every in
quisitive deputy assessor would en
deavor to learn whether they had
been making or losing money.
Announcement made at the asses
sor's office that the sworn statements
made by the persons on Ruef's bond
would be accepted as the basis for
their tax this year is the bombshell
that has created such widespread con
sternation. Of course, no one ever
tells the assessor how much money
he really has, but ordinarily there is
no harm in letting the court know
your financial standing. As a result
of the latter course increases of from
.10 to loo per cent will be made in the
assessments of nearly every person
who signed the Ruef bonds. In one
instance the amount will be raised
from $!',00 unsecured personal prop
erty to $1.1.000 cash in the bank which
the bondsman told the court of. but
forgot to mention to the assessor.
TRAIN WRECKS OVER.
Railway President Invents Device That
Stops Them in Danger Zone.
Chicago. July 16. Preparations are
being made by the members of the
interstate commerce commission for
next Friday's tests of devices which,
it is be'ieved. will prevent the col
lision of railroad trains. A joint com
mittee of the American railroad com
mission will see the tests that are to
be made. -
George Wristine. president of the
Tennessee Central, who invented the
device believes it will prove effective,
o that by its use collisions will be
made impossible.
The device is placed at each end of
a railroad "block." While a train is
in the block this device serves as a
lookout, and should another engineer
disregard the stop s'srnal at the block,
the device catches and sets the air
brakes, bringing the encroaching train
to a standstill.
Laughs at Old Durkee Suit.
San Francisco, July 16. Attorneys
for the Southern Pacific railroad here
yesterday said they are not worried
over a suit filed in the federal courts
Tuesday by John A. Kuykendall, ad
ministraator of the estate of former
Governor Charles Durkee. of the ter
ritorv of Utah, against the Ilarriman
Hnes" for $n.22O.O00. The suit is filed
as the result of an old claim against
the Ilarriman lines, growing out of
i sale of stock made in 1S6.1. when the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
linos were constructed.
Twelve Die in Colliery Fire.
Fottsville. Pa.. July 16. Twelve
men were killed yesterday in an ex
plosion in shaft No. 1 of the Wil
liamsburg col'iery. operated by the
Susquehanna Canal company. F.ifht
others have been rescued, suffering
from horrible burns. More men re
main in the mine, where they were
trapped by the explosion, and it is
feared the death list will grow. Every
effort is being made to reach the im
prisoned men, but the flames make it
difficult
JAPAN CHANGES TUNE.
New Cabinet Bases on Armyjand Navp
Retrenchments and Economies.
Tokio, July 15. Marquis Katsura,
leader of the progressive party, who
was ordered by the emperor to reor
ganize the cabinet, has announced his
appointments. Marquis Katsura will
be both premier and minister of finance.
Minister of War General M. Terauchi
and Minister of the Navy Viee-Admiral
M. Saito are to retain their seats in the
new cabinet. Count Komura, now am
bassador to England, is to be minister
of foreign affairs, but until his return
from England General Terauchi will
act as head of the foreign ministry in
connection with bis duties as minister
of war. Baron T. Hirata, formerly
minister of agriculture and commerce,
is named as minister of home affairs.
M. Goto, president of the South Man
ehurian railway, is to be minister of
communications. K, Komatsuhara, for
merly vice-minister of home affairs, is
to be minister of education. Viscount
Okabe is minister of justice and K.
Oura, formerly minister of communica
tions, is to be minister of agriculture
and aommerce.
Baron Katsura has gathered most of
the members of his former cabinet
about him. The new cabinet is ex
pected to inaugurate a policy of re
trenchment in expenditures for the
army and navy.
The fact that Katsura is to be the
head of the ministry of finance as well
ns premier indicates that a careful
watch is to be kept on the treasury.
This new policy is in response to a
eeneral demand from the people of
Japan.
STORM DAMAGE SLIGHT.
Heavy 'Rains at Heppner Cause No
Serious Losses.
Heppner, Or., July 15 Monday's
heavy rain storm was not so serious as
at first reported. Other than the de
struction of four small bridges and the
covering of lawns with sand and debris,
the actual loss is very slight.
A foot of water covered the floor of
the electric power plant at the mouth
of Donaldson Canyon, wetting the belt
ing so as to stop operation of the ma
chinery, and the city was in darkness
for the one night.
In Sand Hollow the hay crop was
considerably damaged by the overflow
of water, "which covered the alfalfa
with mud and laid it flat on the
ground.
Lightning struck a barn belonging to
B. F. Clark, who resides about 15 miles
north of Heppner. Two horses were
killed in the barn.
The O. R. & N. train was unable to
go out yesterday morning, owing to
drift which lodged on the track at
Valentine, a small station near Lexing
ton. COAL SHORTAGE ALREADY.
Sertous Situation Expected in British
Columbia This Winter.
Vancouver, B. C, July 15 Accord
ing to a dispatch received here reports
gathered from various parts of the
prairie west outline a rather serious
prospect in regard to the fuel supply
for next winter. Following a serious
shortage in the winter of 1906-7 coal
dealers and the consuming public
stocked up largely last summer, but
the winter turned out so unusually
mild that the need for these precautions
was not apparent.
Railwavs last winter had abundant
rolling stock owing to the light crop,
and there was never anything approach
ing a famine in any district. This sum
mer, however, the financial conditions
forbid the dealers to carry large stocks
and prevent consumers from laying in
even an average supply ahead. At the
same time it is already clear the rail
wavs will likely be blocked in an effort
to handle the immense crop, and in a
month or two a large coal movement,
will be physically impossible. If.
therefore, a severe'winter follows, the
situation may become serious.
Escaped Convict Returns.
Michigan City, Ind., July 15
Thomas McCarthy, aged 40 years, for
whose capture the warden of Indiana
state prison here has had a reward
standing for three years, returned to
prison last evening voluntarily and
gave himself up with the prospect of
serving 12 years more. He went to the
Pacific Coa'st and after leading a pre
carious existence he joined the Salva
tion Army at North Yakima, Wash.
His conscience troubled him and after
he had earned enough money he started
back to prison, paying all his own ex
penses. Would be Candidates'
New York, July 15 Local leaders
of the Independence party announce
that the national convention of the
pnrtv. which has been called to meet
in Chicago on July 27, will complete
ita lmsinesQ in two davs. The Inde
pendence party leaders state there are
four candidates in the field for presi
dent. Thov are: Howard S. Taylor, of
Tllino's; N. W. Howard, of Alabama;
Thomas L. Hisgon. of Massachusetts,
and Charles A. Walsh, of Iowa.
Heney Anxious to Let Go.
Pan Piesro. Cal.. Julv 15. Francis
J. Ileney. who has been making a brief j
visit in this city, addressed a large
gathering here last night. In the course j
of his speech, referring to the San j
Francisco graft prosecutions, he said: j
"I liken mvsclf to a man with his hand j
on a bear's tail. If anyone will help j
me lot go I will never take hold of it ;
again." !
Tom Piatt is 75. j
New York. July 16. Senator Tims. I
C. Piatt was 73 years old yesterday j
He spent the anniversary quietly at !
the Oriental hotel at Manhattan
beach. He is very feeble, and he had
few visitors.
Old Favorites t
Th Drummer Boy of Sklloh.
On Shildh's dark and blood ground, tha
dead and wounded ly ;
Among thorn vu a drummer boy, who
beat the drum that day.
A wounded soldier held him up, bin drum
waa by his side ;
n clasped his hand and raJaed M eyes
and prayed before he died.
"Look down upon the battlefield, Oh,
Thou, our Heavenly friend I
Have mercy on our alnful aoula!" tho
soldiers cried, "Anwn I"
For, gathered round, a little group,
each brave man knelt and cried 1
They listened to the drummer boy, who
prayed before he died.
"Oh, mother !" said the dying boy, "look
down from Heaven on me ;
Receive me to thy fond embrace; Oh, take
me home to thee !
I've loved my country as my God ; to
serve them both I've tried."
fie smiled, shook hands; death seized the
boy who prayed before he died.
Each soldier wept, then, like a child ;
stout hearts were they and brave.
The flag his winding sheet God's book
the key unto his grave.
They wrote upon a single board tbesa
words: "This is a guide
To thflse that mourn the drummer boy
who prayed before he died."
Ye angels round the throne of grace, look
down upon the braves
Who fought and died on Shiloh's plains,
now slumbering in their graves.
How many homes made desolate, how
many hearts have sighed ;
How many like the drummer boy have
prayed before they died?
Sweet Marie.
I'jre a secret In my heart, sweet Marie
A tale I would impart, love, to thee.
Every daisy in the dell
Knows my secret, knows It well
And yet I dare not tell, sweet Marie.
When I hold your hand in mine, sweet
Marie,
A feeling most divine comes to me
All the world Is full of spring,
Full of warblers on the wing,
And I listen while they sing, sweet Marie
CHOBU8.
Come to me, sweet Marie,
Sweet Marie, come to me,
Not because your face is fair,
Love, to see;
But your soul so pure and sweet
Makes me falter at your feet, sweet
Marie.
la the morn when I awake, sweet Marie,
Seems to me my heart would break,
Love, to thee.
Every wave that shakes the shore
Seems to say it o'er and o'er,
Seems to say that I adore sweet Marie.
WTien the sunset tinta the west, sweet
Marie,
And I sit down to rest, love, with thee.
Every star that studs the sky
Seems to stand and wonder why
They're so dimmer than your eye, sweet
Marie.
Cy Warman.
A Case of Courtesy.
"There Is always time enough for
courtesy," says Emerson, giving voice
to a gentle truth which too often gets
overlooked In the great, noisy, worka
day world. Arthur Ruhl in his article
on Santiago, published In a recent Is
sue of Serlbner's Magazine, gives an In
stance of politeness and deference
which took on a national character.
The most Interesting performance 1
saw was in a schoolhouse. It waa a
normal school, where a number of very
earnest young Chileans were learning
how to teach. The principal, a girl of
twenty-five, was hearing a class read
the English fable about the hare ami
the wicked condor.
Tooair-r aleotle hare-r-re," the.,
read, in extreme embarrassment, for
some were quite grown up. Then tho
pupils lined up and sang a national
song, then In English "America." It
was a polite attention to the guests
which no Chilean would have received
in the United States.
After that the pupils drew a lon
breath, smiled up to the gallery where
we stood, and sang, quite correctly and
with tremendous feeling, "My Old Ken
tucky Home." All I could do waa to
put myself in the place of a Chilean
who would drop by chance Into a New
York school and have the pupils stand
up and sing his national anthem, fol
lowed by an ancient popular song of
Chile.
Thl Day " Time.
"Dls yer day an' time." said Brother
Williams, "Is too much fer me. Ef dar
wuz a Joshua llvin' who could make da
sun stan' still he do it so he could save
on de gas bill, an' ef Jonah wuz livin
now an' a whale didn't have any mo
sense than ter swaller him he'd Ian
dat whale high an dry an' sell him ter
de lie trust, an' ef Lot wuz gwine 'long
wld his wife an' she wuz turned into
pillar er salt he'd bull' a fence roun
her an' 'lect hissef president er a salt
trust! Hits de rushln'est, grab all age
1 ever wuz In. Iey not only rides da
llghtnln', but dey done staked off de
stars, an' dey knows des how many
hours a day de fireman in de sunt
works, an' dey Is slick enough ter tie
tin cans ter de tails of de comics whnt
go Marin' roun de sky ! We is bo wise
on our own account dat wisdom itse'f
looks foolish. Whar we'll fetch up I
! dunno. All I dHs know is dat we
! gwine fast enough ter make yo' head
I nwlrn!" Atlanta Constitution.
Some people take as much iuterest
i In a neighborhood fuss as they do la
religion.
Some people who make themselve
too free should be locked up.