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t 50 r-; j. BERTY LbL
p. ?rgn Phlladelphli North America;
o fhe North American would be thi
" list to advocat-5 a y.oldins to ever,
equeat for the Liberty Bell to b
jent hither and yon as a sort c
sideshow attraction for unlmportan
.ocal celebrations. But there ha
come a plea for its preie:iee fro;
across the continent which we thin
should be heedel.
Since the time when Seward va
called "the fool of a century" fo
paying a few mil'.ions to Russia fo
Alaska, then deemel a barren, icj
worthless wilderness, there ha
grown a wonder city beilde a hai
bor in which all the navies of th
earth might lie in snug anchjragt
And through that splendidly typica
American city of Seittle there pans3
every year the go!den harvest o
Alaska, a thousandfold greater a.i
nually than the cost to America fo
all that territory.
And all the wh'li, southward o
Seattle, Portland has been growing
in size and stability worthy th
name eastern touris's give to it
"the Phlladelphli of the West.
Benlde the Coljmbla river, whos
pure flood makei the Mlsslssipc
ugly and the Hudson petty and ur.
impressive, with snow-cappod mowi
talna in sight of the city's streots
with every home the center of i
garden, bowered with every varlet,
of bloom, Portland la as proud of it'
beauty as it Is of Its commercla
strength and conservatism, and
ibove all, of its Americanism.
Those two cities are to celebrate
their arrival at full stature unions
American cities. Next summer thej
invite Americans who know only thi
iast and Europe to look upon ou.
west. And, therefore, we thliil
ill at- this plei which como3 t
Philadelphia deserves the most re
syectful and frUndly consideration
To His Honor, the Mayor, the Se
loct Council and the Commot
Council, Philadelphia, Pa.
Gentlemen:
The Portlnnd Ros9 Festival nn
the Alaalta-Yukon-Paclflc Expos!
tlon of Seattle are extremely anx
lous to have the dear old Libert,
Bell brought to the Pacific coas
In June, 1909. This sacred mem
orial. whoje thrllllntr tones In
spired our forefathers, has neve
visited the great golden West
We feel that it would prove a val
ubie elucator to the rlalng gener
atlons, and ins.lre them with thf
patriotism that proves a sheet nn
clior to the windward and a bill
wark to our civil and rellgloun
liberty.
It you, honorable gentlemen, wll
pass an ordinance making it los
slble for us to secure the pres
ence of the Liberty Boll, we wll
Immediately arrange the financial
details connectod therewith. Wt
will send a guard of safety to
meet the Bell and its guard ol
honor at the state line, and watch
over it care'ully until It lias
passed out of our state confines
Already the Mayors of hundred
of cities and towns along the l"s
slble routes the Bell might travel
have volunteered to give the von
Diablo and worshipful relic a wel
come worthy of the importance
Tens of thousands of school chll
dren would gret the bell and
smother it wl'.h flowers as they
sang patriotic songs In coinnienio
ration.
In the event of a visit by the
Liberty Bell, we asiure you that
progress through the land will be
the march of a conquering hero
triumphant in a great and noble
cause. With the sincere hope
that you may grant our roquet
we have the honor tj anbscrlbc
ourself, youra very sincerely.
The Portland Rose Festival.
We can conceive of no more In
8pl ring lesson lv pUrlollsm than
would be provide I by that Jealously
guarded Journey of the Bell from the
Dataware to Pugn sound and the
Columbia.
It Is wise and proper to ko?p that
.o.ial relic from becoming a cheap
ened, ever-traveling trinket. it
should never leave Us shrine save
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and over the
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e Spanish ad
let the Bell
lonor, to thP
fathers one
the strongei
)1W I
rfntgre
oivel, guarded
!j jfi-er on earth over a disputed de
ree of latitude.
Let those ne.v geieratbns o,
trong Americans ses for once thi
acred thing which to them is bui
name. Among tens of thousand:
reverence will be inspired and r
..itiment Inculcated more dea;
han we of the East can conceive
rown careless as we have through
cnualntance during generations witt
ie concrete reminders of the na
on's birth. '
The fostering of that spirit is
eed of the nation now. Purely sen
imeital as the results would be, tht
hole country would find ultimate
rofit in the sending of the Libert)
.ell to lliwe Pacll'i-j el ls.
Fever Sores.
Fever sorei an 1 old chrjnic sores
hould not be h-aled entirely, bu'
iionld be lie;)t in heilthy condition
'his can bo done by applying Cham
orlaln's Salve. This salve has nc
uourior for thh purpose. It Is al
:o most excellent ior
chappec
and dis
sale b
ands, sore nipple a, burns
ise.i of the skin. For
iurnatigh & .Mayfield.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
n the County Court of the State o
Oregon, for Wal'owa County,
i the Matter of the Estate o
Murcha J. Brown, Doceased.
Notice la hereby given, that the un
erslgned, the administrator of th
istate or Martha J. Brown, deceased
ms li ed his final account of hit
dministratlun of the Bald estati
vith the Clerk of the County Cour
l and for said County of Wallowa
nd that the County Court of said
allowa County, by order duly mad(
,nd entered, has fixed Thursday, Feb
uary 4th, 1909, at the hour of ler
'clock in the forenoon of said day.
13 the time, and the County Court
oom in the County Court House ii
he City of Enterprise, in said coun
y, as the place, to hear objections
o said final account and settle thf
;ame, All partle3 Interested In sak
Jta.e having objections thereto, il
;ny there be, aro notlflod to pre
;e:it the same, In writing, at said
ime and place.
Dated tills 4th day of January
909.
J. A. BURLEIGH,
Ulmlnistrator of the Estate ol
.Vaitha J. Brown, Deceased.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS Ir
Nutioiiul ForcHt Notice is heroliy g-ivei
hat the Uuula (UtHcriheri twlow. embracing- 112
icrea, wi'.hin the Wnllowa Nutiunul ForeHt, Ore
0:1. will lie Mubjvct to tiettlenient und entry unde
he prtivk'iunM of the homestead laws of th
JniUil Slates unit the act of June 11, liHKS (S
!tat 23.11, at the Uniliil Suites lund ollke at U
iraiiilnon Murch 4. liHKi. Any aeltler who Wfe
ictuully and in iruod fuith claiming any of sail
ai.dn for agricultural purposes prior to January
1, l:Hrti, und has not abandoned same, has a pref.
-rence right to make a homesteud entry for thi
umiB actually occupied. Suid lands were lister
ipon the applications of the perHons mentioned
low, who tiuve a preference right subject to tht
trior right of any such settler, provided sucl
iettler or applicant isquulitled to make homesteau
tntiy ai d the preference right is exercised prioi
o Murch 4. llHitt, on which date the lands will bt
tultject to setl lenient and entry by any qualiflei
jerson. The lands are as follows: The KVs 01
Wl. Sec. 1. of NWk Sec. 3B. T. 8 N.. K.
18 K., liMcd upon application of Maggie S. Beecher,
if Enterprise. Onwon. NV4 of SVVtd, Lec. ,
iKW of NKW. HYM of SEW. Sec. 30. T. 2 S.. R.
17 E.. application of Adam K. Sheets, of Joseph,
)reg.m. NEW of SK1-.. Sec. lil. SMi of NWW,
.MW W of SWW. Si-c. 22. T. -i S., R. 47 E., applica
.ion of tieorge W. Fifher, of Summerville. Ore
Cnn. W ol SW W. Sec. 17, Ey of SEW, Sec. Is,
P. 2 S.t U. 47 E., applicition of i'erry A. Foster,
if Joseph. Oregon. NEW. Sec. 18, T, 2 S.. R. 4i
application of George Kellogg, of Joseph,
Jregon, N'of NEW. SWW of NEW. N WW 01
JEW, Sec. 7. T. 2 S It. 47 K.. application ol
Walter Vatidcll. of Elgin, Oregon. SWW of NEW.
,VWof SEW. NEW of SWW. Sec 6. T. 2 S. K.
17 E., application of John tlray. of La Grande,
.Iregt n. Freil Dennett, Commissioner of the
.ieueral Land Ollice. Approved Dwember 211,
dH8, JeKse E. Wilson, issistunt Secretary ol
.he Interior.
Lists UKU, l'JOS. 19tJ, 11H17.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interior.
U. S, Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, December 8th, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provls
Ions of Act of Congress approved
June 27, 190G (31 Stats., 61"), we
will offer at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. in., , oil
he 28th day of January, at this of
fice, tho following-described land:
WKj SE'.i Sec. 29, W4 NE4 Sec.
32. T. 1 N, H. 43 E. W. M, Serial
No. OlSl.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on
jr before tha time designated for
sale.
F.
A.
C. BUAMWELL. Register.
A. ROBERTS. Receiver.
GAME LAWS.
Any person knowing of any viola
tlon of the game or fish laws of tht
state, or of persons not properlj
keeping screons over lrrlgatloi
ditches, are requested to notify
JOE CLEMON3,
Deputy Slate Game and Forettr
Wanlen, Zumwalt, Oregon. 41tf
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For Thanks.
By Charlotte Crrulher.
Copyrighted. IMS. by the Associated
4' Literary Press.
4 mtAAvi
When Dick Warinj? suddenly mar
ried pretty Linda Mills, to whom, he
had Just become engaged, Uncle Hen
ry Waring danced wrathfully on the
hearth rug and uttered direful predic
tions. "I don't blame you for wanting to
marry Linda," he said angrily, "but
you should have waited another year
before taking a wife and setting up
housekeeping. To my certain knowl
edge, Dick, you haven't got $500 out
side of your salary, and"
"I have my two hands," Interrupted
Dick, with a dramatic gesture, "and I
assure you. Uncle Henry, my wife
shall not suffer."
"Folderol!' snorted Uncle HeDry.
"Your wife has two hands also, and
I'll warrant she finds a use for them
In a thousand ways yuu never thought
of. Why, If you were to meet with
an accident or have a long illness
what Tveuld you do?"
"I v.ould go to work then, Mr. War
'n::," said Linda, with spirit.
"We will manage very nicely. Un
cle Henry," said Dick haughtily. "I
am sorry you feel angry about it;
but, ns I have explained to you, after
Linda's nunt died she was practically
homeless, and I persuaded her to mar
ry me at once. It's my fault."
"That doesn't better the matter, you
young Idiot!" retorted the choleric old
gentleman. "Linda could support her
self by her music for a yeur or two
till you could earn enough to support
a wife. As It is, you will suffer pov
erty and deprivation and be sick of
each other before a year rolls round!"
Having delivered himself of this
sentiment, Mr. Waring glared angrily
at bis adopted son, and Dick, inherit
ing the same family characteristic to
a degree, glared back at him.
Then, tucking his little wife's hand
In bis arm, he left the commodious
"SO HEBE YOU ABE," SAID CNCLE HENBY.
and comfortable abode of his boyhood
and sought a home of his owe.
Uncle Ileury, left alone, polished his
eyeglasses vigorously and looked up
at the picture of Dick's father which
hung above the chlmneyplece.
"I've douo the best I could for him,
Jimmy," he murmured huskily. "He'll
have to paddle his owu canoe now."
The next day he wrote to Dick and
offered the two young people a home
with blm. Linda could assume charge
of the household, and Dick might take
his old place as the favored son.
Dick made no reply for a we;'k. r.:ul
then he merely scribbled a few lines
to say that they had furnished a Litle
house at 5 Clement street, where they
hoped Uncle Henry would come and
see them.
But Uncle Henry did not go.
A year later Linda Waring was put
ting the final touches to her dinner
table. It was Thanksgiving day, and
Dick was home for the holiday. She
could see his dark head bent over a
book in the next room.
Presently Linda crept In and sat
down on the floor beside his chair.
"What Is the matter, Dicky?" she
asked softly. "Something is bothering
:rou."
"It's Uncle Henry," confessed Dick
fraukly. "I have felt beastly mean for
the last twelve months since we have
been estranged. He has been like a
father to me, and well, I'm ashamed
of myself." He reddened under her
loving gaze.
"Why didn't you say something be
fore, dear?" asked Linda after a little
pause. "You know I spoke to you
about asking Uncle Henry to spend
Inst Christmas with us. but you said
he would not come, so 1 gave it up."
"I was a fool, Linda." said Dick
forcibly. "Time and again I've felt
that I must be friends with him once
more, and after the bank closed 1
would take a walk. Intending to stop
In aud sec bliu. but the minute I got
within sight of the house all this
cursed Waring obstinacy would rise
up and scud me past the house like a
hot."
"If that la the case," tald Linda,
arising and bending over him, "I shall
put on my things and run around and
drag Uncle Ileury here by main force.
I have laid a plate for him and"
it is our place to go to him, Llndn."
said Dick soberly. "Let us go to
gether." "But my lovely dinner:" protested
Linda, with a wistful glance toward
the kitchen.
"Let us take it with us. I want Un
cle Henry to taste your pumpkin pies,"
replied her husband. Jumping to his
feet.
In half an hour the toothsome din
ner wits snugly packed in two baskets,
and the Waiings turucd their backs on
5 Clement street and boarded a trolley
car.
When they reached the Wariug man
sion Dick ran up the steps like a boy
ami pressed the bell button.
After a long wait tho door opened,
and the displeused countenance of
Mary Michens, the cook, was thrust
forth.
"(Jood evening, Mrs. Michens." said
Dick pleasantly. "Is my Uncle Henry
at home?"
"He is not!" replied Sirs. Michens
souiiy. "Queer doings I call it when
a lady bus cooked as Que a Thanks
giving dlnuer as ever I see for him to
set before It a minute and then Jump
up and order It all to be packed in
baskets: And him aud William has
went away with It and me a-prouilslng
my sister she should have a taste of
that turkey and all I"
Dick hesitated. "Perhaps he has
pone to see us," he said In a low tone
to Linda. "In that case he will be
but k before long. Let us wait for
him."
Within an hour Mr. Henry Waring
entered his house, very dejected and
slightly irritable. "Take the baskets
away, William. You and Mary Mich
ens can divide the contents between
you. Take your evening off, both of
you. I wish to be alone:"
Whereupon Uncle Henry flung open
the library door and stumbled upon
his nephew and Linda sitting before
the cozy fire.
"So here you are:" said Uncle Hen
ry, blowing his nose violently. "Just
been around to your place nobody
home."
Somehow no one could explain
afterward Uncle Henry found him
self sitting on the couch with nn arm
around each one.
"You were right about some things.
Uncle Henry," said Dick humbly. "I
can see that if I had waited a year
Linda would not have had to work so
hard. Most of the burden of econo
mizing has fallen to her share. Show
him your hands, Linda:"
"Won't:" said Linda saucily. "But
we managed to get along somehow.
Uncle Henry. It took lots of love, but
we were well provided with that com
modity. And now we have brought
our dinner! Shall we eat lt,togethcr?"
"By all means," said Uncle Henry
briskly. "The servants are all away,
and we can have the place to our
selves." ?'If you like. Uncle Henry, Linda and
I will break up and come and live
with you." said Dick slowly. "You
are sure you won't mind having a wo
man In your bachelor paradise?"
Unde Henry looked from Linda's
sweet face to Dick's stronger and
more manly and with a deep content
in his eyes.
"Folderol!" said Uncle Henry, with
vehemence.
Makes Brave Men Cowarda.
It has been proved that the compara
tively harmless bombarding, so far ns
wounds are concerned, of a besieged
town is terribly demoralizing to the
bravest men. When a shell bursts nenr
a group of twenty men It may kill one
and wound two, while the remaining
seventeen escape without a scratch. It
will be found, however, that many of
these are never the same men again.
No matter how Iron nerved they were
before they are now irresolute and
timid, and all their faculties are weak
ened. Very often they are jeered at by
their comrades because of this change,
but this Is utterly unjust. In fact, their
brain and spinal cord have been In
jured by being violently shaken against
the walls of their bony cavities. The
same thing occurs In railway colll-tlo-.s.
People who were robust become
t.ul.e feeble and nervous, though they
my not have received a scratch. This
vui'locj state in the case of soldiers is
well recognized by doctors under the
name of the mental injuries of explo
sives. The Injuries are really cmite ns
physical .as a shattered leg, for they
consist . of a kind of bruising of the
very delicate tissue of the spinal cord
and brain.
A Roman Fortune Teller.
A fortune teller of a lower order
who lives In a dirty and obscure
house Is constantly applied to by Jeal
ous lovers. A girl who has a hated
rival sends the latter under the veil of
friendship to consult the fortune teller,
who la prepared beforehand to fright
en her from her pursuit of the man
she loves. While the has mixes the
cards and the girl wateliea three
knocks are heard at the doer.
"That is a bad sLju," says the
witch. "It means tiat yau are not be
loved." The fortune teller continues to lay
Uie cards several times, but always
wlti a bad result. Tba girl is told that
the uiaa she loves has no Intention of
marrying her and Is advised to have
recourse- to all sorts cf magic, for
which she pays a considerable sum.
The rival who has seut her also pays
the witch, who thus earns a double
fee. The objects sold by the witch ns
charms are many aud various. One Is
a bit of ra?, another is a purse con
taining salt, a bit of hay, some barley
and some ual's. Tasse,chnrms are said
to lose tlfeir power after a month or
two. when they must be replaced.
Chambers' Journal
The '
Scrap Book
A Doleful Future.
Two ladles, who bad known each
other In years gone by, met on the
street. Both of them were married to
musk-inns. One of tbem, who had been
married for some years, was pushing
a baby carriage in which were three
Cue triplets, nil girls. The other ludy
had been In the bonds of matrimony a
couple of weeks.
"What beautiful children!" exclaim
ed the newly married one with Inter
est nfter the two friends had exchang
ed greetings.
"Yes." replied the proud mother,
"and It was the funniest coincidence.
At our wedding supper the boys who
played with my husband In the or
chestra serenaded hlru. und they played
Three Little Maids' from 'The Mika
do." Isn't that queer?" j
The uewly married one gasped for
breath aud turned pale with horror, i
"Merciful henvens!" she gasped. "At '
our wedding supper a couple of weeks
ngo Tom's friends serenaded him
also, and they rendered the sextet
from 'Lucia.' "
WOMAN'S SPHERE.
Tliey talk about a woman's sphere
As though it had a limit.
There's not a place In earth or heaven.
There's not a task to mankind given,
There's not a blessing or a woe.
There's not a whisper, yes or no,
There's not a life or death or birth
That has a feather's weight of worth
Without a woman In it-
Then He "Caught On."
A prominent politician at a dinner
recently was Joking about his repeated
attempts to be elected to office.
"After a time," he said, "I shall be
In the position of the man, somewhat
the worse for wear, who came into a
dance lu Texas. The floor manager
saw blm ni:d led blm out. He came
back. Theu the floor manager pushed
him out. He came back again. Final
ly the floor manager kicked him out,
and he rolled down a flight of stairs.
At the bottom of the stairs be consid
ered the matter. 'I know what it
means,' he said. 'They can't fool me.
Those people In there do not want me
to attend that dance. "
Both Sold.
Southern hospitality Is proverbially
geuerous. In "The Old Dominion" Mr.
Thomas Nelson Page recounts an in
stance showing that this hospitality
was not always appreciated. A guest
asked the loan of a horse to carry him
to his next stopping place, a town
which lay at a considerable distance.
The host accordingly lent him his
horse and sent along a negro boy it
was before the war to bring the horse
back.
After several days the boy was still
missing, and some one was sent to
hunt him up. The messenger found
blm at last and demanded why he had
not returned with the horse.
"'Cause dut gent'man done sell de
horse." was the reply.
"Well, why didn't you come back
and sny so?"
"Hi! He done sell me, too," said the
boy.
No Thoroughfare.
An Irish author, remarkable for the
flatness of his nose, showed such civil
ity to an American lady in London
that she expressed effusive gratitude
to him and effusive admiration of ev
erything European.
"However," she added, "being a free
spoken American woman, I always say
what is uppermost, and therefore I
must frankly tell you that 1 can't get
over your nose."
"Bedad. ma'am," rejoined the author,
"that's not to be wondered at, for the
bridge is broken."
Opera House Filled.
"Speaking of one night stands re
minds me of how I tried to break a
long Jump In New England," said an
actor. "There was a little village mid
way in the Jump that Kahn'a Guide
gave ns having an opera bouse, with
Joshua Perkins manager, rent $25 a
night. It suited my purpose admira
bly to He over there one night, and, as
I knew there was no other theatrical
company In that section, I went con
fidently to Perkins to hire the theater.
He kept a store and was In his shirt
sleeves. I made my request.
" 'Well, you cjin't have it, be re
plied. " 'Nonsense,' said I, thinking some
local entertainment or meeting was to
be held. 'Postpone It Buy them off.
1 will give you $50 bonus.'
"'Nope. It I'll ye ye can't have
it.
"'But why not? Why can't I play
in the opera house?
" 'Because the opry bouse ' full of
hay.' "
Duty.
Duty Is a power which rises with rs
In the morning aud goes to rest with
us ut night. It Is coextensive with the
action of our Intelligence. It is tbe
shadow which cleaves to us. go where
we will, and which only leaves us
when we leave the light of life. Glad
stone. By Combination.
An Englishman in want of a coach
man had an Irishman apply for tbe
situation, when the following conver
sation took place between them:
"You know. Pat. If I engage yon I
shall expect you to do things by om
' blnation. For Instance. If I tell yon to
j bring the carriage around at a given
! time I shall expect the horses with It,
and driving gloves, etc."
!."Yes. sorr." said Pat
ne was duly engaged and gave sat
isfaction. One day his master came to
blm In a hurry, telling blm to look
sharp and go for a doc-tor, as bis mis
tress was ill. Pat was gone for a long
time, aud on his master grumbling at
him for bis delay be said:
"Sure, they're all here, sorr."
"All here?" said the master. "What
do you mean?"
"Didn't you tell me to do things by
combination?"
"What's that got to do with it?" said
the master.
"Well." said Pat "I've got the doc
tor, the parson and the undertaker."
He Won His Case.
"So you want a divorce on tbe
grounds of cruelty?" asked the great
luwyer.
"Yes. sir," replied the plaintiff.
"What sort of cruelty was It?"
"Well, sir, for three consecutive
nights my wife took tbe doormat In."
"Took the doormat in? How can you
consider that cruelty?"
"Well, you see, Monday night was
lodge night, Tuesday night was a
smoker at tbe club and Wednesday tbe
annual blowout. 1 got home each
morning at 4 o'clock to find tbe door
locked and the mat taken In."
"But where does the cruelty come
In?"
"Where does the cruelty come In!
Why. didn't 1 have to sleep on the
bare step without anything to rest my
weary head on?"
Even Honors.
One of tbe New York delegates at a
big political convention was approach
ed by an old acquaintance who was
badly down In bis luck. Sidling up to
the delegates, be said:
"Say, Billy, lend me a twenty, will
you? I'm short."
The New Yorker went down Into his
pocket. Ashed out a big roll and band
ed a ten dollar bill to the seedy one.
"Say. Billy," said he of the touch. ''I
said twenty."
"I know you did," said the politician,
"but 1 think this way is fairer. You
lose ten and I lose teu. See?" Suc
cess Magazine.
The Modest Third.
Early lu the congressional career of
Mr. Blaine, when Thnddeus Stevens
died, who for ten years hud dominated
congress, Mr. Blaine, who entered tbe
bouse the same year as the late Sena
tor Alllsou, remarked to a friend In the
rotunda of the capital : "The death of
Stevens Is an emancipation for the
Republican party. He kept It under
bis heel."
"Whom have you got for leaders?"
queried the friend.
"There are three young men coming
forward," was Mr. Blaine's reply.
"There is a young man to be beard
from," pointing to Allison, who was
passing. "James A. Garfield is an
other." There was a pause, and Ifie friend
asked, "Well, who Is the third?"
Mr. Blaine gazed up In tbe dome and
said quietly, "I don't see the third."
Beauties of Nature.
Tbe pleasure that we take in beauti
ful nature is essentially capricious. It
comes sometimes when we least look
for It, and sometimes when we expect
it most certainly It leaves us to gape
joyously for days together In the very
home land of the beautiful. We may
have passed a place a thousand times
and one. and on the thousand and
second It will be transfigured and
stand forth In a certain splendor of
reality from the dull circle of sur
roundings, so that we see It "with a
child's first pleasure," as Wordsworth
said of the daffodils by the lakeside.
Stevenson,
A Reasonable Doubt.
Au Irishman whose band bad been
badly mangled In an accident entered
the Boston City hospital relief station
in a great hurry. He stepped up to the
man In cbarge and Inquired:
"Is this the relief station, sorr
"Yes. What Is your name?"
"Patrick O'Connor, sor."
"Are you married?" questioned the
officer.
"YIs. sor, but Is this the relief sta
tion?" He was nursing his band In
agony.
"Of course It Is. How many children
have you?"
"Eight, sor. But sure this Is tbe re
lief station?"
"Yes. It Is." replied the official, grow
ing a little angry at tbe man's per
sistence. "Well." said Patrick, "sure, an' 1 was
beginning to think that it might be the
pumping station."
Going Too Far.
When Mr. Volney Streamer wn
visiting Mark Twain at his Beddlusr
home he remarked on the picturesque
appearance of a windmill In the dis
tant landscape. It was not a wind
mill, however, but the tower of the
Congregational church at Redding Cen
ter. When the clergyman of that
church came to see Mr. Clemens tbe
latter told him that one of his guests
had called his church a windmill, add
ing. "I think that was going a little too
far." Putnam's Magazine.
A Lunatic's Seme.
There Is a place near Glasgow.
Scotland, where a railway track runa
for some distance beside the fence of
a lunatic asylum. Not long ago some
workmen were busy repairing the bed
of the railroad when an Inmate of
the asylum approached one of the la
borers and from bis position on the
Inner side of the lnclosure began a
somewhat twrsonal conversation, n
mate-lliwl work that! Laborer
Troth an' It Is. Inmate Wblt pa
dae ye git? Laborer Sixteen bob a
week. Inmate-Are ye main-it? Ln-borer-I
am. worse luck, and have six
children. Inmate I'm thinking, ma
man, ye're on the wrang side o' the
fence.