Wallowa chieftain., February 06, 1902, Image 7

e stops.
THE DAWSON TRAIL.
5pt down to your work, you dog of a
slave dog!
let down to your work, I sny!
It's n tough, hard trail we've come, dog.
And the camp is far nwav.
1'iiM for the life of us both, dog,
l',.r dark in the end of day!
Get down to your work, yon dog of a
doc! '
i Set dnwu to Jhnur work, I nay!
lied is the Hiii! ii the southern sky;
lied is the trail 'jr hincj the Bleigh;
Pod is the foot of the sled-dog gray;
Cold is the end of day.
Get down to your work! Shnll a man
for a dog
Throw n man's life away?
The trail grows dim, and the tree trunks
gray ;
In the northern sky the maidens play;
The goblins dance in the Milky Way;
Black is the end of day!
Harper's Magazine.
8
PRIVATE LANGFIELD.
HEX tlie men of the service
left Yuldoz to build the mili
tary Hues through the Interior
of Alaska, Langfield went with them.
He was undeniably plain, undersized
uud over sensitive, mid that was why
lie felt certain that Holly could never
love him. To be mire, lie had had no
intent lou of loving her, but when six
feet two of well-developed manhood,
in the person of Tom Perry, came down
from Circle City prospecting, Langfield
found Intentions and love had uotuiug
to do with each other.
Tom and Holly had known each other
In the States, und Lnuglicld watched
with hopeless pain the renewal of their
friendship. She had grown shy with
Ji i in since Perry came, and there could
be but one reason, lie argued. He (lid
not blame her; there was nothing lu
liitn to inspire a woman's love, and
Tom . So lie packed his flute and
his knapsack and left with scarcely a
farewell.
The men were uot fond of Langfield.
lie hail a way of shrinking into him
self that only Shivers, the camp mas
cot, u lank, mongrel Siwash with the
stump of n ttill, understood.
l.angtieUl seldom joined the camp
fires, but when the fever broke out
Lniigticld was the lirst to offer his ser
vices. He was uot afraid of contagion,
be told the sergeant, and anyway there
was no one at home who needed lilni.
After that he and Shivers took up their
iuurlers in the hospital tent.
The fever had Its run, but only one,
thanks to the nursing, was borne up
the trull nud laid away under the snow,
I.anglleld pinned a piece of spruce
scantling .nnd drove it In by the mound,
but his baud was unsteady, and his
eyes were heavy and dull.
The top sergeant, on his rounds the
next morning, found him sitting up in
his blankets. His face was swollen
Jiml discolored, nnd lie was talking ex
citedly to Shivers.
"You mustn't let Dolly get the. fever,"
lie said, "she's so little. Nor Tom
promise me you won't let Tom." Shiv
ers whined nnd thrust his muzzle Into
bis master's palm. "She couldn't help
loving him," Langfield continued de
fensively". "You know she couldn't
yourself!" lie fell back on the pillow
and tossed restlessly for a moment.
"It'll be cool up there under the snow,"
lie begna again, "and I won't be heavy
to pack. And say " He sat up, pull
ing the dog close to him, "may be she'll
forget that my hair was red."
The men were very tender to Lang
field after that, and Shivers seldom lert
bis bedside.
When, some weeks later, he became
convalescent, he seemed smaller and
slighter than ever, nnd his hair shone
more vividly red against the pinched,
white face. They curried him out into
the sunshine, but bis eyes wundered
regretfully up to the snow.
In a month iie was nt his post again,
doing the work of two men, with
scarcely the strength of one.
He went down the mountain one
night an hour behind time. The trail
was slushy, nnd the early gray twi
light lent n soft Indistinctness every
where. Suddenly he pnused. From
somewhere there came a faiut cry,
weak nnd indistinct, but undeniably
human.
I.angfieltl made a trumpet of his
f hands. "Hel-lo!" he shouted, aud
strained his ears for ,'he reply.
Some ten feet down the trail a gla
cier strtV.Jo had gullier out the bank.
Its Icy, slate-colored waters fell almost
perpendicularly over the rocks. Creep
ing to the slippery edge, he peered over
and called again. A faint voice nn
swered. - i
A steep, shelving path was Just vis
ible, nnd he clambered down to t.
scratched and torn by the brambles nt
every step. A little further on a roll
of blankets impeded his way, and he
hnew that somewhere in the ravine be
low he would find a prospector.
The man proved to be n big fellow,
but the light was too dim to see his
face. The force of his fall had wedged
one leg between the crevices of rock.
ml it took LnngQeld's entire strength
to extricate him. He pressed his can
teen to he stranger's lips, and rubbed
him vigorously.
"It's no use," said tho- -man at last,
"I can't make it!" and wink limply
on the bank. f
The night wore on. Slowly the gray
skirts of dawn swept across the east
ern sky. The prospector could not see
I.anglleld'B face, but the slight, droop
ing shoulders seemed familiar. The
pain was growing unbearable, and he
groaned.
Langfield started. "Yea, yes," he an-
-I--H"t"H"H"H-4"H-H-
I
! ! ! ! -i i
RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS UXDKK
HINGS that a railway postal
clerk must remember have in
creased in such volume that one
would think every cell of his brain
would be tilled with the name of a
postollice or railway connection, and
the wonder is that the clerk's mind
does not falter under the pressure. De
spite these facts, cases of insanity
among this class of public' servants are
rare. One Chicago postal clerk main
tained for several years a record of
21,01)0 cards (which take the place of
letters in examinations) with an aver
age per cent of correct distribution of
a fraction over !!) per cent. He knew
how to reach that many offices In sev
eral States by the shortest, quickest
route, and lie knew the correct, location
of each office in its State.
A clerk on the New York and Chicago
railway postollice must know the cor
rect location of every postoftice in a
group of States made up of Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Nebraska, lu these
seven States there are 12,317 postof
tices. Not only is the clerk required
to be "up" on the general scheme,
which means the correct location of the
postotlici's In each State, but he must
L'tlfiw linw tn I'.nwli flirt ti-lwil.) 1'MMHI
Viostollices from one or more stations.
'I A 1,11.' IMllilllnor tutticn.iti flil.Mi nit1
Minneapolis underwent no fewer than
seventy-eight examinations in fifteen
years, learning 13,.'0(i otliees in llftecu
different sections of the United States.
In some of these examinations he was
required to make a Chicago city distri
bution, which means that while run
ning over the country nt the rate of a
mile a minute he must distribute letters
to the carriers of the Chicago delivery.
He must know not only where every
public building and leading mercantile
house is located, but also how to divide
the numbers on a particular street so
that he can "tie out" his letters to the
correct enrrier, according to the route
of the latter. This same clerk made
thirteen examinations in ten mouths,
with un average correct distribution of
09.88 per cent. In twenty examinations
he came out of nine of them with a
elenr 100 per cent each.
Think of such a task, taking into con
sideration the puzzling similarity of
mimes that are used to designate post
ofiices. Then, too, must be considered
the fact that there are hundreds of
cases where in each State is a postoftice
of the same name. For instance, in the
States named above there are five post
otliees named Hamilton, six Grunts,
four Garlields, four Genevas, four
Smithvilles, four Spurtns and live Jef-
swered absently. "I'd forgotten," and
jumped to his feet.
The morning light was flooding ev
erything, and It fell upon the two men,
as they looked into each other's eyes.
Langfield drew in his breath with sud
den sharpness. The other muttered
an oath aud leaned weakly back to
ward him. "You!"
The mnn nodded.
The lines on Langfleld's face were
tense nnd drawn, and he steadied him
self with an effort. "Well," he said at
last, "it's three miles to camp, and we'd
better be moving."
There were a few drops left in his
canteen, lie offered them to his com
panion, converted himself into a prop
for the wounded side, and the slow,
painful journey down the trail began.
Neither of them talked much. The
mist hung midway on the mountain,
and when they emerged from it the
compauy's quarters lay on the ledge be
low. Already the cnhip was astir.
The two men upon the path paused,
exhausted. Langfield eased the sick
man down and threw himself beside
him. lie bad uot eaten since the day
before, and was weak and giddy. For
the first time Perry's helplessness
tempted him. Why should this man
have everything which he had been de
nied? Langfield mechanically slipped his
hand to the sheath in his belt, stole u
glance at his compnulon, and saw that
his eyes were closed. He drew out the
knife and held it behind him.
Just then Perry gave a stifled moan.
The sound brought Langfield to his
senses. What was this he had intend
ed to do? A fit of trembling seized
him. He rose to his feet, though he
reeled ns he did so. There was a swift
movement of his right arm, and some
thing glanced in the light and fell far
below them in the brush.
"No one needs me," he thought, "and
Tom "
, ,
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT i TH TTTTTTTT
2
Ufl 9 V Ma" Klerks Hcmories J
WUilN t "avi!y Taxed. t
1 5Mfr 5 'J 5 'i' "X l 'J' t h 'I1 'H1 "H1 '! '!
EXAMIXATIOX OF SCHEMES.
fersons, nnd so on. In some Instances
there Is a postoftice of the same name
in each of the seven States. As one may
Imagine, tills only tends to confuse the
average mind.
Periodically the clerks are examined
at railway mall hendqunrters. Packs of
cards, each card bearing the name of
a postoftice, are furnished' n candidate
for examination. He takes a position
lu front of ft case of pigeon holes label
ed with the names of different railway
post offices throughout the country. He
"throws" the cards, distributing them
to proper routes, just as he would pack
ages in a ltostnl car. After he finishes
the examiner goes over the cards nnd
charges up the errors the clerk has
made and gives him ills percentage of
correct distribution. The clerk also is
exn mined on general and "standpoint"
or station schemes at different times.
There are some features altout the
work that one would think would ren
der it impossible for a clerk to main
tain his "lay" of the States, which he
is expected to work. He may have a
run which lands him in Chicago to con
nect three leading railway postolfiees
running between Chicago nnd New
York. With but little notice he may be
taken off the run and be brought to
Chicago in the afternoon Instead of
2:20 n. m. Notwithstanding this inter
ruption, he goes on with his work with
but few errors.
It is asserted at railway mail service
headquarters that there are clerks who
have reached the capacity of their
minds In the matter of remembering
names. They now remember so many
that it would be absolutely Impossible
to learn another Slate or part of a
State. It would seem that of the mill
ions of cells in their brain machinery
none are left to fill, all having been
taken up In the prosecution of the ex
acting duties imposed by their occupa
tion. Another queer phase of the work is
that not always do the clerks who
stand the best examinations and make
the best averages show the best rec
ords in the car. A mun may have a
State in the most exact manner, but
lack ability in rememlerlng railway
connections or something else which he
Is required to remember.
The evidence of wonderfully reten
tive memories is found in the general
run of examinations made at headquar
ters. In one year at the offices of the
sixth division of the railway mall ser
vice in Chicago 2,42" examinations
were made. Cards to the number of
nearly 3,500,000 were "thrown" and the
average per cent of correct distribution
reached 0S.4S Chicago Pecord-Herald.
"Come," he said aloud, ' we must get
you down for your wife's sake."
The man did not reply at first. When
he did his voice was a trifle husky.
"I have none," he said,
Langfield stared at him. "Why Dol
ly " he blurted out. "She " He
began and stopped again, but Perry un
derstood. "N o." he replied, with an effort,
"she didn't want me." He turned his
head aud looked unseelngly across the
valley. "There was someone else," he
said.
"Someone else? Langfield stupidly
repeated.
"Yes." answered the other, "and it
seems the fool couldn't understand!"
There was a moment's silence. "She's
waiting till the company's ordered
back," he added.
Langfield drew his hand across his
forehead. The snow, high up on the
mountains, seemed a swimming sea of
white; the little stream beside them
roared like a cataract lu his ears.
Perry made an effort to rise, but fell
back in a spasm of pain.
"She loves my God, man!" he cried
vehemently, "are you an Idiot? She
loves you'." Ladies' World.
Gave Him' an Idea.
"Well, of all things!" exclaimed Mrs.
Henry Peck. "This paper tells of a man
who was declared usane and his wife
got a divorce aud now he gets the
courts to declare him sane again. Now,
what do you "
But Mr. Peck was out of the room
and walking swiftly through the hall,
murmuring:
"I wouder where they give short-time
rates on padded cells." Baltimore
American.
Did you ever have a person tell you
a lie and you knew he was not telling
the truth? Think of it the next time
you start to tell a falsehood.
AUNT CINDY'S RECIPE.
The Washington Girl Found Ont How
to .'take !-weet 1'otato Tie.
A Washington girl wns recently visit
ing in Lynchburg. Ya., and while there
was greatly Impressed with the perfec
tions of the sweet potato pies that obi
Aunt Cindy, the cook, used to send up
for the delectation of the company.
Such richness, such sweetness, such
tlakincss of crust, such delicate and
delicious blending of flavors were never
before obtained by mortal hand. So,
armed with pencil aud notebook. In true
cooking school style, nnd fortified by
permission of her hostess, she ventured
into the kitchen to learn the sweet se
cret. "Come In, honey, come in, an' make
yo'se'f welcome," said Aunt Cindy af
fably, when her visitor modestly pre
sented herself rit the kitchen door. It
is needless to say that Aunt Cindy wns
a relic of antebellum days, and valued
accordingly.
"I want to get your recipe for sweet
potato pies, auntie," seating herself ou
the chair Aunt Cindy had hospitably
wiped with her apron.
"Law, chile. I des cooks out o' my
hald; I don't go by no writiif," replied
the old woman.
"Certainly, but your proportions must
always be the same or your results
would vary." The Washington girl was
a cooking school graduate with "one
cup" of this, "two cups" of that and
"three cups" of the other fresh In her
mind. "loot's begin with the eggs," she
continued, observing the old woman's
puzzled face. "How many eggs do you
use?"
"Well, yo know how aigs Is, honey,"
replied Aunt Cindy, judicially; "some's
big an' some's little; sometimes dey's
skeerce, an' sometimes (ley ain't. I des
puts in de aigs 'cordin' to de size 6b
'em an' how many I'se got."
"How many sweet potatoes do-you
use?" asked her questioner, somewhat
bewildered.
"Dat's 'cordin' to de size oh de fam
b'ly, ob co'se." said the old woman.
"When we all got company, as we mos'
in ginernlly has, I uses mo', an when
dey ain't nobody but des we all,, hit
don't take so many."
"How much butter?"
"Right smart o' butter," responded
Aunt Cindy emphatically, evidently
thinking she wns accurate at last.
"Ain't nothin' good widout butter, uu'
I always puts in er plenty."
"How about sugar?" questioned the
young woman.
"Sugar to tas', honey; sugar to tas'.
Some folks likes 'em sweeter'n others;
we all likes ourn tolerbul sweet."
"What else do you put In?" was ask
ed before the book was closed In des
pair. "Oh. des wbutever's handy," nnswer
ed the old woman. "Sometimes I puts
in er little cream, but yo' don't haf to
do dat; des 'cordin' to wedder you's got
nny er not; nn' er pinch o' spice, but
dey ain't no spechul rule 'bout season
In'." "I nm very much obliged to you,
aunty," said the Washington girl, po
litely, if Insincerely, ns she gathered
up her book nnd pencil and left the
kitchen.
But Aunt Cindy was not to be de
ceived. " 'Pears like folks dese days
can't understan' nothin yo' tells 'em,"
she remarked when the young woman
was out of hearing. "Fo' de war' when
I wuz er chile " But as Aunt Cludy
turned toward the stove, says tho
Washington Star, her reminiscences
were lost in a cloud of fragrant steam
that arose from a saucepan where
"right smart o' butter" and "sugar to
tas' " were bubbling in toothsome har
mony. HAVE BEEN WEDDED flfTY YEARS.
WILLIAM NABKR AXD WIFE.
Mr. and Mrs. William Naber recently
celebrated their fiftieth wedding anni
versary at their home, Enochsburg, Ind.
Naber is a retired furniture manufac
turer, well known In Cincinnati, where
he and his wife resided for many years.
They were married at Holy Trinity
Church. 5th street. Cincinnati Post.
Our Nation's Dead.
In seventy-five separate and distinct
national cemeteries the bodies of near
ly 300,000 soldiers who died during the
civil war are Interrod, and the decora
tion of their graves with flowers on the
fixed day has become a national cus
tom. Some of the cemeteries contain
each a silent army of over 10.000 sol
diers, in serried ranks, marked by the
white headstones, on nearly half of
which is Inscribed, "Unknown." The
world may be searched in vain for any
thing similar or kindred. There is no
other such impressive sight. Scrlb
ner's Magazine.
We have a great horror of becoihing
so rich that we can afford a butler who
will laugh at our way of pronouncing
French dishes.
The larger the mortgage on a farm,
the more likely it is to be called "Clearfield-"
HAPPY WEDDED LIFE.
MANY LIVE IT, BUT ALL HAVE
THEIR DISAGREEMENTS
When tlie Old Couple ut Their Golden
WeJdinx fay Tin jr Have .Never Onar
reted, Do Not Take statement na Lit
erally True, for They l'rubab J Have.
An old couple in New Jersey recent
ly celebrated the sixty-eighth anniver
sary of their wedding. The newspaper
reports closed with the statement:
"They have never had a quarrel." Fie
queully. Indeed, almost Invariably,
couples ou the occasion of their silver
or golden wedding decline that tiny
never had a quarrel; thai the serenity
of their companionship never has been
interrupted by harsh wolds or tho most
trivial bickering.
Never give any credit to such state
ments. The persons who make them
may really believe them at tho time,
as warmth aud kindness of infatuation
Intensified by the occasion corrupt the
memory of aged couples and move
them to boast of their goisl fortune. No
one should criticise this failing, which
is hat'iuless alul even beautiful, but
which nevertheless is treason of the
cold truths. The old mau sits nt the
head of the table with his old wife at
his side. Both have been toasted and
it is necessary to reply. He rises and
says: "We have lived together for
half a century and have never quar
reled," and tlie good wife, in her black
gown and her best laces, beams on her
children, her grandchildren and assem
bled friends, and coullrms the false
hood with a nod.
Frequently, too, younger couples cir
culate tlie same fiction about them
selves. In company they are very de
voted to each other. She continually
gives him playful flllllps ou the cheek,
ami "dearest" is the coldest name by
which he addresses her. From their
own stories it appears that their mar
ried life has been uninterrupted beautl
tude. They bask in each other's
glances aud are exalted, transfigured
by love.
Other young couples, who are fond
of each other and who get on very well
together, though not without little
quarrels, may behold how extremely
peaceably the first young couple dwell
together. Perhaps a young wife will
accuse herself of being too quick of
temper and too sharp of tongue. Per
haps both will think that their mar-,
riage has not been as successful as it
might have been. Then they may put
their arms about each other, deplore
past quarrels and past hardships, re
new their vows of love ami resolve U
make the future atone for what cannot
be undone.
Such self-crlmlnatlons will do no
harm. Such renewals of the vows of
uffecUou will make a day or a week
more pleasant, perhaps, than It would
have biK'ii. It is well for husband und
wife now and thou to beg pardon of
each other. But no young couple should
believe that, because they fall out once
In a while, exchange sharp words, lose
their tempers and spoil a dinner by
quarreling, their marriage is a failure;
a failure, nt hvist, by comparison.
Nothing could be more untrue or more
uujust to themselves. All married
couples have had their little bickerings,
and when any couple sny they have
lived together fifty years, or even ten
years, without a quarrel, they are
either the one exceptional couple out
of one thousand or they say what Is
not true. True, the husband may never
have attempted to stab his wife, nor
the wife plotted to poison her husband,
but be sure they have more than once
scolded each other, taunted each other,
been angry at wit-h other and, in short,
quarreled outright with each other.
They haxe been reconciled, of course;
their life together 1ms been harmonious,
except for occasional discords; they
really love chcIi other;but believe this,
they have had their ' quarrels. - Sail
Francisco Bulletin.
IS YOUR EUTTER GENUINE?
No Need for HouMmi When 1 here
Are? Juii e Way of Toting 1 1.
There are so nuiuj kinds of butter
and butter substitutes on the market
nowadays that '.he housekeeper is of
ten unable to ascertain if site has real
ly got the genuine article or not. Here
are two tests that will enable anybody
to discover whether spurious butter
has been foisted ou them.
One of the best ways to learn Just
what sort of stuff Is being spread upon
the family bread is known as the "boil
lug teat." It was Invented by a detec
tive about ten years ago, and was, or
course, used simply for the purpose of
discovering whether or not merchan
dise being sold as the genuine urtlcle
was spurious. This lest couslsig mere
ly In boiling briskly a small portion or
the sample and observing Its behavior
the while.
Melt the sample to be tested In an
old iron tablespoon, hastening the pro
cess by stirring with a small splinter of
wood, as, for Instance, a mutch with
the phosphorus removed, or a tooth
pick. Then, Increasing the heat, bring to
as brisk a boll as possible, and after
the boiling has begun, stir thoroughly
the contents of the spoon not neglect
ing the outer edges two or three times
at Intervals during the boiling, always
shortly before the boiling ceases.
Genuine butter boils usually with
veryjlttle, if any, noise, and produces
n abundance of "foam." "Process"
butter and oleomargarine sputter as
they boll, and produce practically no
"foam." The composition article may
produce a little, but the amount Is so
small that It can easily be distinguish
ed from the genuine article.
The utensils required for another
method of testing-are one hnlf-ptut tin
measuring cup, commou lu kitchen use.
ninrked at the half and quarters, or a
plain one half pint tin measure, or au
ordinary small tin cup. two aud three
quarters Inches in diameter and two
Indies lu height, holding about one gill
nnd a half; a common pan, about nine
and a half incluw iu diameter at the
base, and a small rod of wood tho
thickness of n match and or convenient
length for stirring, and finally a clock
or watch.
This process Tor distinguishing oleo
margarine N us f.dlows: I'se sweet
skimmed milk, obtalued by selling
fresh milk In a cool place for from
twelve to twenty. four hours, aud re
moving the cream as fully as possible.
Half till the half pint cup with tins
milk, or till the smaller cup mcntloncil
two-thirds, measuring accurately tho
gill of milk when possible; heat nearly
to boiling, add a slightly rounded ten
spoonful of butter or butter substitute,
stir with a wooden rod. and eoutinui)
healing until the milk boils up.
Ketnove the milk qf'rom the heat a
soon as it lias boiled up, and place In
the pan, which has been prepared, con
taining pieces of Ice with very llttlo
Ice water, the Ice to be In pieces tho
size of one to two lien's egg.
Fragments of Ice melt loo rapidly.
There should be enough of the Ice to
cover two-thirds of the bottom of tho
pan. '
As the Ice melts the water will, of
course, rise to a higher level. Stir the
contents of the cup rather rapidly with
a rotary and a crosswise motion In turn
continuously throughout the test, ex
cept 'during the moment of time requir
ed for the stirring of the Ice water
in the pan.
This stirring should be at Interval!
of one minute, and Is accomplished by
moving the cup about lu a circle
around tlie edges of the pan.
If the sample is oleomargarine, says
the London Mall, by the time the stir
ring lias been going ou ten minutes,
sometimes in a very much shorter
length of time, the fat will gather lu
a lump or soft mass, and will harden
quickly. If It does uot gather it Is
either genuine or "renovated" butter.
Kit her of these two methods of testing
will enable you to find out what sort
.of stuff you are buying for butter.
GETS OUT DIVORCE CHART.
Give Htatea of tile Union Where the
' Law la I.rtiirnt.
An enterprising publishing firm has
put on tlie market u rather unique docu
ment. It is nothing less than a divorce
chart of the Fulled States, from which
unhappy couples can quickly learn in
what State they can get be separated
with the greatest celerity and ease.
"By a mere glance," It explains, "the
particular information sought may bu
obtained. The form and manner In
which tlie laws are placed before tho
reader lire as simple of comprehension
for the layman as they are for the law
yer." Tlie chart, it Is fo be feared, will do
much to put a damper ou the divorce
industry of South Dakota. Idaho, Ne
braska and Nevada are equipped with
Just ns rapid fire divorce laws as the
more widely advertised Shite. In fact,
they beat South Dakota ou one very
material point, for while the Inst named
State does not permit the remarrlago
of a guilty defendant the other throo
lay no restrictions on either party. They
also require less notice of uu action
thrill South Dakota, construe causes
Just as liberally and demand no longer
residence.
But easy divorces can be lift tl In tho
ICast Just as well as In the West. Staid
old Connecticut, Maine and Delaware
bother themselves not about length of
residence, so long as the cause origin
ates on their soil. They also provide a
liberal liuuilier of causes foi uplcs de
siring separation to choose from.
South Carolina Is tin- most inhospita
ble State of all to the would-be divor
cee, says the Salt Lake Herald. Tint
laws there are strict, to the verge of
bltleiiess. But In the majority of States
this Interesting chart shows that to n
couple so nilinled divorce can be very
easily obtained nnd In some tlie untying
of the knot Is not much more dllllcult
than the tying.
The, Pullman Sleeper.
"I heard a funny conversation not
long ngo on u Pullman," siild a travel
ing mail. "It was bedtime nml two la
dle near lue were getting themselves
ready to turn In. They were talking
iihout the iiicoiivenluces of It, when I
heard one remark:
" 'Well, I must say that I do not like
these sleeping curs at all.'
"'b,' responded the other in a more
cheerful frame of in 1 ml. 'wait till you
have lived uwlille In a flat, us I have,
nnd you won't think tlie sleeping car
Is so bad, after all, ' Detroit Free
Press.
A Proposition.'
First Rummer Girl I liked Georue at
first, but I've become tired of him.
Second Summer Girl Yes? That has
lieen exactly my experience with
Harry!
First Summer Girl-Indeed? Why
can't we arrange an exchange of pris
oners? Puck.
According to Contract.
Joakley I understand there's consid
erable talk now In naval circles about
some orders that were forged very
skillfully.
Coakley Aha, another scandal, eh?
Joakley Oh, no. They were orders
for some 8-lnch guns. Philadelphia
Press.
Educational Institutions tn Mexico.
There are thirty-three museums, 139
libraries, forty scientific and literary so
cieties, and 702 newspapers in the Mex
ican republic.