Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907, April 27, 1900, Image 2

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JIM AND JOE.
Bays Jim: "There's Joe;
I -wouldn't be
Like falni, you know,
Kcr I kin see
Mistakes he's made.
I'll let' you know
ThereM lie ti change,
If I vii Joel"
Says Joe: "There's Jlra;
I wouldn't make
Mistakes like him.
Per mercy sake!
They're plain enough
To all but him.
There'd be a chance
If I was Jim!"
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&
' When God made this
Old world He gave
. To Jim an' Joe
A place to Ike: (
Hut no one sence
, It's come to pass
Has furnished 'em
A lookin' glass.
i-lnuAnapolls Sun.
"Capitol Is forever changing hands.
of course, sir," proceeded Mr. Holster,
"but survives the ordinary mutabilities
or life. I called to say that I can oner
you nt the present moment some pecu
liarly profitable Investments."
"Hut, my dear sir. you forget that I
have not yet handled a penny of this
Inheritance, and am not likely to for
6ome time." e- KO.M very ancient times sieges
"That Is so. of course, Mr. Summers. I IS wori. much Inoguo. and it I
No man understands the vexatious de- astonishing to read the list of at
lays In obtaining possession of distant tl,,ults to reduce the famous cities of
Inheritances better than I do. But still. I ivrhaps the tlrst siege of which
sir, this Is Immaterial. The association anJthlue Is known was that of Imetra.
of your name, as a man of capltali with ' ,vnct, was beleaguered by King Minus
mine would, at this Juncture, enable us ' o( Assyria, with an army of 400.000
to purchase some property for a very 'mell Hway back lu the year 2131 H. O.
smalt cash payment-, which I could not j xhe city fell. It Is recorded, through a
acquire on my Individual credit with- Utratagem devised by Semlrtmls, the
out a present sum which I am unable I wl(c 0r WIU 0f the King's officers, and
to command. If you will call at my the King promptly rewarded her by be
otllce on Monday I can satisfy you as nemllng the otllcer and marrying her.
nature or tlio . rhebes. In Boetln. was besieged tnree
times. In those days the ultimate vlc-
J His Uncle's Fortune. J
to the advantageous
transaction."
"I am obliged to you for your offer.
Mr. Bolster, and will look luto the mat
ter on Monday, but with the distinct
understanding, you know, that I have
nothing to offer you but my name."
"Quite sutllclent, quite sufficient. I
assure you, air. summers: proiesieu
tory or defeat Tor wnoie armies wus
sometimes decided by single combat, n
:hampion appearing from each army
for the purpose.
By till odds the most celebrated siege
of antiquity was that of Troy, eel
united because It became the materti.
OU are In a particularly cheerful
mood, I toll, for a man who has
got to the end of his resources."
"My dear boy. If you want to drive
the last nail Into the bos that will bury
you under a ton weight of cold shoulder
pull a long face when you are In diffi
culties, and turn seedy. Besides, a
man Is never at the end of his re
sources." i "Well, I suppose a Over Is of no use
to you'"
"None In the least!" said Bob Sum
mers, witu a light laugh. "Ulve me a
month to myselfr Ted, and good-by till
then. One month from to-night and
this is the 5th dine with me here."
They parted on the steps of the cafe.
Summers watched his friend out of
sight, theu took a cab to his chambers,
paid his man a month's wages and gave
him a mouth's holiday, packed a port
manteau, locked up his rooms, gave the
key to his housekeeper and, half an
hour later, was smoking his last cigar
In a first-class compartment of a soutu
western train with his last $o In his
pocket
In .the nest Issue of the Dormouth
Times appeared this Item of news:
"Some men are lucky! Mr. Kobert
Summers, sou of the late Richard Sum
mers, of Dormouth, who has been read
ing for the bar since his father's sud
den death, has Just Inherited a fortune,
estimated at from $400,000 to half a
. million, left by an uncle who settled
early In life lu Chile. News of the
death of his wealthy relative and of
the fortune bequeathed to him reached
Mr. Summers, who happens to be stay
ing at the Dormouth Arms at the pres
ent time, by the last South American
mails. We heartily congratulate our
fellow townsman."
. Mr. Bob Summers read this with a
placid face In his sitting-room at the
Dormouth Arms, while chipping an egg
for his breakfast.
"A very comfortable sum," he solil
oquized. "Not too small for the covet
ous and not too large for the credulous.
They will turn up presently."
Before he had finished breakfast a
note was handed him from his old tail
or, whose name and account he had al
most forgotten. It begged the favor of
a renewal of Mr. Summers' esteemed
patronage. A couple of circulars strong
ly emphasizing the claims of local char
ities followed, and no less than six beg
ging letters In an hour.
"They must fancy that fortunes are
remitted by cable!" Summers com
mented on these prompt recognitions of
his admission Into the ranks of the
dunned.
To the other evidences of newspaper
popularity was added the usual atten
tion of a visit from his landlord, who
hoped Mr. Summers was comfortable.
Ho had known Mr. Summers' father
for "well on to forty years, slr,and
remembered hearln tell of a brother
,,who went to South America In the 50s.
,Vcry sad news, sir; but" brightening
"he seems to have Improved bis time,
Blr."
"Yes," said Bob dryly; "an affliction
with compensations. Er will you send
someone with my hat and get a mourning-band
put on? Uncle, you know."
Bob lounged up to the window Just
as a carriage stopped In the road be
low. "Lady Wheedle," ho murmured, "by
nil that's marvelous! Has she still got
her daughters on her hands?"
A noto was hnnded out, and the car
riage drove on. The note came to him,
as he had half-anticipated, for by this
time he was becoming prepared for ex
tremities. Lady Wheedle's compll
fonts and condolences with Mr. 'Sum
mers on his bereavement ("The old
feline!" he muttered. "What a quick
.scent she hasl") and would be greatly
pleased If Mr. Summers -would dine at
Wheedle house on Monday, tho 11th,
strictly en fnmllle.
lie had scarcely dropped the noto on
tho table, with its conspicuous cont-of-arms
uppermost, when a Mr. Bolster
I was announced.
I "Bolster! Bolster! I don't re
call "
"Owns a deal of property hereabouts,
sir," explnlned the waiter, with an apol
ogellc cough, 1
, "Oh, ah!- Yes. Show him in."
' Mr. Bolster appeared a gentleman
of n bustling aud confident manner,
with a keen eyo and an expansive stylo
of conversation.
"IIopo you will pardon this Intrusion,
Mr. Summers, and particularly on mat
ters of business; but capital, sir, knows
neither births, marriages nor deaths."
"The deuco It doesn't!" thought Sum
mers; but he said nothing to Interrupt
tho flow of words.
Mr. Bolster, rlslue to take his leave. "I for the ereat Homer's Iliad. The siege
presume an equal share In-the profits lasted ten years before the combined
will be satisfactory to you? Thank 'Greek armies, toru by Jealousies aud
you! well, good-by till Monday. Shall petty differences, reduced It nnd burn
we say 10?" ed It to the ground
Bob stood for a
moment, his face
wearing a smile that was a trifle sar
donic, when the waiter reappeared
with the announcement that 'Squire
Merryweather presented his compli
ments, nnd could Mr. Summers receive
him? The new visitor turned out to bj
a white-haired gentleman oi amiauu
countenance and suave manners.
"You know me, Mr. Summers." he
proceeded to Introduce himself, "as the
head of Merrywcather's bank, no
doubt? I called to express my sym
pathy with your bereavement, and to
ask you If we can be of any service to
you?"
"Why. you are extremely kind, sir,"
said Bob. in acknowledgment: "but you
realize, doubtless, that I cannot open
account on a solicitor's letter of advice.
I should require something more tangi
ble," he said, with an Ingratiating
smile.
"I fully appreciate your position, Mr.
Summers. That will come In good time.
You will probably settle down In your
old' home, and I believe I may say that
Merrywcather's has a reputation for
solidity and for consideration toward
its customers that cannot be exceeded
elsewhere. But pending the realization
of your prospects, it has occurred to us
that a little present accommodation
might bo acceptable."
"You are doubly kind" said Bob,
with some difficulty restraining a de
sire to clap the old gentleman on the
back "doubly kind! I dare say, my
friend. Lord Wheedle" with a gesture
toward the open note on the table
"would oblige me for a few weeks, but
jou realize the Indelicacy one feels In
Imposing on personal friendship?"
"Perfectly, Mr. Summers; the reluc
tanee Is most natural. But as between
us the matter would have a purely bus
iness character. Shall we say an over
draft for ?Jo,000 on your acceptance at
three months?"
"You would place me under an obli
gation I could not forget, Mr. Merry
weather." "Let It be so, then. Will you call at
the bank before 1 ? Thank you."
With Monday forenoon came the In
terview with Mr. Bolster, and he
emerged from It the half owner of a
building estate, for which he had un
dertaken to pay $100,000 In one, two,
three and four years.
Out of at least a dozen schemes sub
mitted to him, with the rosiest assur
ances of profitable Investment, he se
lected three, which he negotiated dur
ing the week. He bought a wharf, a
fleet of coasting vessels and a tin mine
lu the vicinity. By depositing the deeds
with Merryweatbers' bank as collateral
security, he obtained an overdraft large
enough to enable him to complete these
purchases on very favorable terras, and
then ho Instructed his solicitors to
amalgamate the three properties In a
syndicate.
Altogether this was tho hardest
month's work In Mr. Kobert Summers'
life. He felt that be could not endure
the strain of It much longer, and, more
over, there was some peril In prolong'
Ing It.
Ho gave the last of the four weekf
to realizing on his Investments, and
tho Incipient boom his enterprise had
started made that an easier task than
he had anticipated.
Tin was rapidly rising In tho market,
for one thing, and ho disposed of hit
interest In tho Dormouth tin and coast
ing syndlcato for a profit of $15,000
Bolster was very glad to give him a
?5,000 profit for his half share In the
building estate. lie was able to paj
off his overdraft at Merryweather'i
uud retire with a clean $17,000.
Ho gave no Intimation, however, thai
the game was up. nis popularity wai
at no time so great, nor his nnmo sc
persistently on everybody's tongue, at
when ho was packing his portmanteav
to return to London, on the evening ol
tho fourth of tho mouth following hli
arrival at Dormouth.
Ho met Ted Crnlg at tho very spot oi
which they had parted a morith before
"What's all this rumor," exclaimed
Craig, "of your having como In for i
fortune?"
".Good heavens! Hns It got hero?"
"All over tho shop, Bob."
"Well, I have a small oue."
"Some old uncle In tho West Indies
wasn't It?"
"Tho place Isn't material, Ted."
"What did ho die of?"
"A nowspnper paragraph."
"Queer thing! Aro you going bacj
to DormoulU?"
"Neverl"
iVi'wk.-rr ... r-, , M "H
HISTORICAL SlbUfct.
Cltis Out Have Uii Bravely Defended ABnIiul AsmhIU
by Enemies.
...ial..l..itt
When the Uusslnns nnniiy wumj-
the allies captured 4.000 cannon, be
sides a great amount of stores uud am
munition. Hleuc of l.nckiinw.
The revolt of the llcngal army i'7
und'the occuimtlon by the rebels of the
Imperial city of Delhi led to the siege of
that place nnd the eventual restoration
of British supremacy. But the hu'P
was ewtly. and the city was won buck
onlv nfter the most desperate Hunting
on the part of the English and the most
determined rssanits. The siege or
I.ucknow. from 1S57 to 1KIS. wan "llll
another proof of British pluck and dog
gcd determination. Mutineers sur
roundel (he city In which the slender
garrison was Inclosed. Tho rebels
threw-up Intrcnchnients and planted
,. nmimd the post, some or inem
Wthlu fifty yards, and they continued
i nmir ii relentless storm of shot ami
shell luto the place day and night for
thrco weeks. Assaults were attempted,
but they were bravely repelled ami the
mines laid by the enemy were couutcr
miiiixi lu- the L'arrlsou. With a large
niniii,..r of women and children and a
scarcity of men aud short supplies of
r.,HuiMiii tho condition of tho be
leaguered garrison was a desperate one
mill it uiim Inst In time that Outrum
nnd Hnvclock came to Its nld, with a
force that was In turn lieslcgcd by the
large numbers of rebels who surround
ed the city. This was terminated by
tin. nrrlviil nf Sir Colin Campbell, who
succeeded In withdrawing tho garrison
In safety. Then came the taking of
the city from the rebels by the British,
who. lu turn, la-came the successful be
siegers. Investment of Vlcksliuri:.
The siege of Vlcksburg In our own
civil war was of moment. Partially
surrounded by marsh land It was a
dlucult place to Invest, and It was only
afler desperate struggles around the
city that Its siege was completed. The
garrison underwent privation nnd suf
fering, for no supplies could be taken
In ami shells were continuously falling
Autllt lTHn Jcriinnlcm.
The city of Jerusalem was besieged
no less than eleven times uud was the
scene of countless horrors. In the year
503 B. C. Nebuchadnezzar besieged the
city aud It was valiantly defended for
eighteen months. The walls were beat
en and shaken by the catapults and
towers were built by the besiegers,
from the tops of which great rocks
. . .1 .,!...... .....I
I were uuncu uun u upuu me suunem iiuu
j Inhabitants of the city. Famine set In
and the streets were tilled with the
I dead. I'lually a breach was made aud
the city fell. The tenth siege of Jeru
salem, which was carried on by the
Crusaders, was one of the fiercest aud
most bloody and nt lts termination
fully 70.000 Mussulmans were put to
death within Its walls. Tho besiegers
In those ancient limes were usually
armed with cross-bows and approached
the walls by means of great rolling
towers. Catapults aud battering rams
were used, while the besieged had re-
T
ONE Ol' THE MANY SIEGES OF JEIIUSALKM.
course to throwing rocks, burning In the streets and among the buildings
pitch, boiling oil, Greek lire nnd other
things down on the heads of the assail
ants. In one of the sieges of the Cru
sades the inhabitants threw down nun
dieds of bee hives among the besiegers.
It Is unnecessary to state that the
weapons were very effective.
Home underwent a full baker's dozen
of sieges. Athens has Buffered thrice
In this way, while Babylon twice fell
Into the hand3 of n besieging army.
Alexandria has undergone seven, Con
stantinople five, -Belgrade eight, Antl
och three, Tyre six, Naples eight aud
rarls seven. The longest siege on rec
ord was that of Azoth In Palestine,
which for twenty-nine years withstood
the advances of Psamuietlchus, King
of Egypt.
Snraeoasn and St. Sebastian.
In the present century, one of tho
most remarkable sieges was that of
Saragossa In the Peninsular war, when
85,000 French surrounded and took the
formidable city In which were almost
Impregnable fortifications manned by
B0.000 Spaniards. The fighting wns
fierce. Mines destroyed building nfter
building In the city, tho French gradu
ally winning their way Into tho be
leaguered place. When It finally sur
rendered 40,000 people had perished,
tho number of deaths from disease at
times reaching between 400 nnd 500 a
day. Sixteen thousand shells were
thrown and 45,000 pounds of powder
were exploded in tho mines,
In the siege of St Sebnstlan In 1813,
whero tho French gallantly beat oft the
allies for a considerable time, there
were 70,503 shells fired against tho city
and more than 500,000 pouuds of pow
der.
SleKC of ficliantonol.
Tho siege of Sebastopol by the allied
armies in the Crimean war was one of
tho most tremendous eveuts of its kind
of tho century. Tho Itusslaus had for
tified themselves strongly In tho city,
whero they had a force of 45,000 men
and nu Immense quantity of guns, am-
munition and plenty of stores. Tho
sufferings of tho French and English
armies during that siege of 1854 and
J855 were frightful. Inadequate provl
slou bad been mndo for tho campaign.
Men died by tho score from disease.
Tho hardships endured from tho sever
ity of the weather vq& frightful. Tho
battles of Ilalaklava aud Iukermann
wero Incidents of this siege, each of
them worthy of a place In tho list of
tho world's flerco struggles. A hurri
cane wns another of theso Incidents.
And tho storm of tho elements wns only
a typo of tho hurricane of shot and
shell which marked the continuance,
and especially tho close, of tho siege.
sent rrom the Lnlon fleet and works
After forty-live days tho city catiltu
lated. The garrison consisted of 15,000
men and tho Inhabitants numbered
30,000. They were reduced to eating
mules aud dogs before the end of tho
siege.
In the Kriinco-IViiNvlan War.
During the war between Germany
nnd France lu 1870 and 1871 there were
three Important sieges, those of Stras-
burg, Metz and Paris. Strasburg was
Invested by 70,000 German troons.
whllo Its garrison consisted of 10,000
I'rencumon. uioso investment caused
famine to make Its appearance aud tho
city was surrendered after six weeks
of siege.
Tho city and territory Immediately
surrouudlng Metz were considered lm-
prcguauie and it is traversed by the
river Moselle so that Its supply of water
is inexhaustible. But when tho French
withdrew to Metz they wero followed
nnd gradually hemmed In by scientific
operations on the part of tho Germans.
jiier moro man two months the
French wero compelled to surrender
160,000 men, Including 0,0Qp ollleers, bo
siues m,uw sick mid wounded. The
Investing army wns only slightly larger
man me nesiegcd.
On tho 10th of September, 1870, tho
uerman troops nnd closed around Paris
with Its 1,825,000 Inhabitants nnd
400,000 troops. Tho outermost lino of
defences stretched In a great ellipse
twenty-six miles In circumference. But
tho Prussians erected works nnd dug
trenches nnd no supplies could be taken
Into tho city. Food ran short. Sortie
nfter sortlo was made by great bodies
of tho French, but they wero met and
repulsed by tho besiegers, and tho flnnl
agreement to surrender tho city was
nmdo on the 28th of Jnnuury, 1871.
Blcjre of I'lcvun.
Tho defense, and slego of Plovna In
tho Husso-Turkish war of 1877-78 form
ono of tho most thrilling chapters In
modern military operations. Tho ltn.
sinus, with their slrong armies threo
tunes attacked tho Turkish arm lew
tho vicinity of Plovna, each tlmo lin
ing with n disastrous renulso. Finnii.
with overpowering numbers, tho city
was surrounded nnd all tho roads worn
blocked. With 120,000 Itusslans out.
side, tho 45,000 Turkish soldiers could
only expect to prolong tholr reslstnnco
until It should be terminated by stnrvn
tlon. Tho Investment wns completed
on tOY, 'i nnd early In Decerning Mm
food supply had run extromelv low.
only a small allowance of meal a day
being given each soldier, Tho weather
was severe. Snow and frost nmn.i
tho garrison untold stirfcrlng. Their
clothe were In rags ami fuel wim
worth Its weight In gold, ho nenrco Iiiul
It become. Finally the food wns all tint
gone anil n sortie was decided upon. It
was carried out with th" ulniimt brav
ery lis had Ihc resistance of the place,
but It was vain anil n surrender wits
made. Ilefore the sortie the death ruto
lu tho clly wiih H per cent, a month.
When (lorilon I'VH.
A siege- that touches the heart of
every Anglo Saxon Is that undergone
by the brave Chinese Gordon lu Khar
toum lu IMKI-HA. Surrounded by vast
hordes of the MiiIhU'm troops, his little
hand held out for 317 days wllh no
relief. At last, wearied by the constant
watching, the garrison wns tnki-u by
surprise, according to (leu. Kitcheners
Idea of how it happened, aud lion. Gor
don was umssucred.
LAW AS INTEHPnETEP.
The fact that n person mortally
wounded cut bis own throat and has
tened his death Is held, lu people vs.
Lewis (On!.). 45 !. It. A. "S3, Insuffi
cient to relieve the person who in
lllcied the fatal wound of his liability.
Notes ami mortgages owned by a kip
sou who is domiciled In another State,
but kept within tho Statu by an agent,
are held, In New Orleans s. Hlemple.
Advance Sheets V. H.. p. I III. to btt sub
ject to luxation by Hie laws of tho
Slale lu which they are held.
Guaranty of the prompt payment of
a Hole Is held. Ill Holm vs. Jailllesoll
(III.), 45 L It. A. SHI. t" be not iilillllllod
by a Judgment declaring the note void
for want of authority lu Hie owner who
c.ccutcd It. as against one who took
the note lu reliance on the guaranty.
A slnlute retroncllvely vacating nl
tachnienls Is held, lu King vs. Cros-
Advance Sheets t!. S.. p. 31. Inapplica
ble lo attachments levied lu other
States at a lime when by tho opera
tion of tho Insolvent law the Insolvent
had not liceti deprived of dominion and
control over his credits.
Asfsoment of shares of stock In a na
tional Isiuk without any deduction for
debts or for Investments lu nonassess
able government ImiihIs Is held, lu Me
llnnry vs. Downer (I'mI.i. 45 !. It. A
737, to be unlawful when State Imnl-s
are not taxed on shares of stock, nnd
are allowed a deduction of debts.
Constitutional provision against laws
rcsiH-ctlug the establishment of religion
Is held. In llrndllcld vs. Itoberts. Ad
vance Sheets i:. S., p. 121. Insufficient
to condemn nil appropriation by Con
gress of money to it hospital owned by
a corporation coniixmed of the mem
bers of a particular church or a moims
He order or sisterhood therein, but sill
Jcc-t to no visitation. NUKrvlslou or
control by any ecclesiastical authority
whatever.
A statute compelling a county to pay
three-fourths of the value of proiK-rty
destroyed by mob or riot, Irrespective
of ability or exercise of diligence to
protect the property. Is upheld lu Chi
cago vs. Manhattan Cement Company
(111.), 45 L. It. A. b4S, ou the ground
thnt It Is a police regulation for tho
better government of the Stale, ami
does nut violate constitutional provi
sions against statutes Imposing taxes
tipiiu municipal corporations for cor
Iiorato purifies.
UOHf
"Glriiono Moddnr."
One of the effects of tho war In
South Africa Is to be found lu the
registers of births lu the several dis
tricts of England, some very peculiar
names, arising out of the Transvaal
campaign, having been bestowed by
patriotic but Inconsiderate parents ou
their children. lu a populous town lu
Lancashire, for Instance, there Is n
little boy rejoicing lu the uncommon
name of "Mafeklug," given him lu hon
or of Ills uncle, who formed oue of the
garrison of that town under Colonel
Baden-Powell, while In one or two In
stances the name "Volunteer" has been
given to children as evidence of tho
Intense Interest which hns been taken
In tho departure of the "citizen sol
diers" to the front
The nnines of severnl of tho leading
engagements which have up to the
present been fought figure prominent'
lu theso registers, such as "Glencoe.
a very popular nnmo for a boy Just
now;"Dundee," "Eland" (the full name
"Elandslaagte" having apparently
proved too much of a mouthful), and
"Belmont," tho Inst a favorite namu
for girls, whllo one boy living near
London will have cause In a few years'
time to bemoan the hard fato which
saddled him with tho name or"'(llcu
coo Moddcr." With what must bo
looked upon as a daring anticipation of
eveuts, a girl In North Loudon has
Just been registered ns "Itoberts Pre
toiia." Spcaklug of Pretoria reminds
one that several children already bear
that name, though so far no oue bus
had tho courage to name his offspring
"Bloeiufonteln;" "Mmberloy," how
ever, has been utilized hovernl times.
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Paniell family
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Piiiiiiiii wniir - uti
line l.e..tL..u . . WT ft.
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the royal
sharply.
John llownid l'nrh,,i i
tho brilliant ,,( ,
yet lie hns lak I'll . . 1
HIM. Ill 1H73 '.""I.
Parmilcau,,. ,., ,,;
to lota o hero i . "'
peach.giowlng i,
in mi iiiriiiiug
'""Wnitl
; lr'Miro for r ai,,,? fiM
they found tin. i, L f. ,
condition and n tl,niI.
Joi.n should en..r vmSL
Ho declined i .. r.it I,!,,?
used, bin .. 1111
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"'' no aijocli
younger l'nriu li re,,,.!,.,., .
and made history f..r,ilf.l
the elder ruHin,.-,j (l, ;
enlilo thu lln.i . "l
peaches from iiuu Ktne .
iiiiii Him i mi n
joiiii Howard 1-imit.ii id,
peach farm ho uim tinted ft
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I. life Sgjmgi
he spun ...,ui. ,f puwy
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trlcitle. lie It
uclghltor. Hiul 1
monosyllables, it.
which
when he wns iu.i t.iniiinj.
IIo led this l.r. tor i'i
When disaster n io !. i BUJU
cd brother he r. r.m .1 t .j2a2
matter except xpmi 'iiiJtj
In his ability to n ncjili
foes. ITpou 'he di-mli cf (j-jjfT-gy(
art. John returned i Irtr pg
elected to Parlhumiit H'Mderan
lo make himself li-i!er rf hcHptl
iwrty there, but nus U' SnoSsTi
esesntlnl for b ndcrsliiji. faffdoit
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TYPICAL VILLAQECffijp'jjf
p)W8B'
II I.I lie AIhiiiiiiU I'.vrrjrwki JftJHUilr
l'urtn of ftitith AranbSacrAm
More Is a picture of a iyfSSTK
cross nt Han I'rnnrisro. a ?mfo ni
near Pari. In the provlnti i0g-
Hemes, Brazil, mi t tie rrWo wf.
. a
, uerstji
Kinrh,
Icnmati
mm
mm
norican
pnjtlloTi
ddlSln
! bettor
''In
rhojpe
'bo'.ooS;
BlIAl
no
LEVTVf-tV k
n i ii .i ii-
The I'rUonni- Wuh Mixed.
"Prisoner," said tho Maryland Jus
tice, as tho case wns closed. "Vou have
been found guilty of stealing n pig be
longing to Col. Chllders. Ilavo you
anything to nay before I pass sen-tencoV"
"I hns, sab," answered the prisoner.
as ho roso up. "It was all a mistake,
ledgo-all a nilslnke. I didn't dun reck
on to steal no pig from Kuniel Chllvers.
What I was artcr was a hawg belongln'
to Mnjah Dawson, nn' how dem two
animals got mixed up and do constable
found do meat In my cabin inn gwluo
to boddcr mo 'till I como out o' Jnl! nn'
lick do olo woman fur not keepln' bettor
wutch at do donlil" Washington Post.
Wjrr In Now South Walrs.
In New South Wales tho government
has fixed tho minimum wages of rail,
way laborers at 7 uullllng, or uiout
f 1.75 a day.
IT .Afford?
ran
Ml 'Vtoro
AB1
TVriOAL HHAZIMAN VltUS'
rfFPvMPiai
.jfl m m m m
fiBuBB !
1 wns m( M.tKnu
r..u,.iit,..l ..II ,1... unnnlL
.i -i. .1 ,, .. i...iiB,r ,
viirmi Bcruciuxiou, iiiciuwv ' ,
and a pair of pincers. 'tfS
object lesson lu the paglaf -
may bo said to commence'
Dial of Peter, which la i
tho frolicsome cock, euros
wholu curious structure
Not AH T.fff. HJSS
"Can you tell mo who AWlwiu
nsked tho old mall of tb P.dEii".
the book store. I?!?"".
"(it cmirHii I mil." '
was tho chaiuplon Jlar of iffS
nun Iiuu. Did anvoilO ("i
Hills'"
ii-.,.. ..i. v..u untied ff'i
I l, nil. n, jAl
nnd ilinn in v buttons If lb?!
lm viH elvliiL' mo ft husbo
i ii,. ..... a nniiias'
iM'Jl lllllll Clllin uiu -
. .. ... ..!! .... I.ltll ''Ti
w uai uoiiwe icii uu
Post.
A Mtornry HhocJ Wf,
Vl.ry fond of wW Wmm
.... ul..l.l HUU T-l-Wll
.1....1 H HTIJi
Heui urm. . .,..11
i imvn lust been rt'"
V
K'"u' ., tl
i. lnntt ftt sum I
" .i-l.lW
nffect mo llko uovtwwy.t
'I'm
Mcektoii.
I never
nrrect mo nuo uo .
Tho men who wrote 80Uie
to think they Know
gnino than Henrioua
tuu Stuo