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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1902)
Boheruia Nugget lIcmAim 1IKN11V, Vubllali.r. icOTTAOn GROVE ...OREGON. fTrulh never dodges up nn alloy, no mimbcre mid were welcomed. matter whom It meets. I porting tlmt the fruit would nttract to their ntdd birds whleli would cnt tho bugs and worms tlmt Injured tliolr crops. This spring tuc result or tno past few years' core were apparent, and flocks of o hundred robins were not uncommon. As tlio onon ad' vanced oilier birds appeared In largo It Is no old error to sunnoso tlmt birds nro mi i n' t I tho fanners' cncmteit. No doubt some- AKcw officeholders ever resign and fow times they Injure the crons: but usual' tiolltleIan over reform, ly they attack tho Insect pests. Thirty - robins will keep Uvo acres of potatoes fcl.very timo n lazy man iooks at me free from bugs. The meadow lark, In tloctoithe, day becomes lougor. stead of hurting a clover Hold, eats grasshoppers In clover time. The blue Men who provnrlcnto are Just as little bird, pboebe. brown thrasher, king ftpprwlatcd arthoordlnary liars. bird, house-wren and catbird are In l i ' '" ' sect-eaters, and by their services In Kit Is almost Impossible for n man to tuc nej moro (m ,wy for tno mn o ahead fitter tio Is suro he's right. amount of fruit they take to vary their I diet Tho Connecticut experience has sWisainanooKS into uungs ior iue been duplicated In oilier States. Tho lturo qlLenaUni; una to sue up mo birds were first foolishly driven nway; uuTn6Ti. ' I then the crons suffered, and laws had be Wbnt n brilliant evcrynian was half as sbiart as thii.aiEijr" It Is nlways cowardly to spenfc ill of a mau behind Ids back, and It u often dangerous to say It to his face. Many a rapid youth finds It easier to contest his fatberts will after the oiu man Is dead than while he Is on earth. AGE OF OLD GLOliY STAR-SPANGLED BANNER IS NOW I9G YEARS QLO. rtis DenluH Win Fuuaeatett tijr Oen M'nahlnuton First Finn Wua M byjletsy Hom -TIio lhtnncr'a llattto CiirUtcnlns at Fort Btauwlx. Tho American Hag has passed Its Etb. birthday. It was on Juno 14, 1777 that Congress, then In session nt Philadelphia, resolved "that tho ling of tho United States bo 13 stripes, nl teruate red and white; tho union to bo 13 stars, whllo on a bluo tleld, rcpro tenting a new constellation, tho stars to be arranged In a circle." It has often been nsked what aug' gested the design for tho star-spangled banner. There nro in any tradition: afloat, but tho one In which there Is tin doubtedly the most truth credits th design to Washington. Tho General found In the cont-of-nrms of his own family a hint from which he drew the design. Tho cont-of-arms of tho Wash Ington family has two red bars on white ground and three gilt stars above the top bar. The American flag once decided upon was rushed through In a 7. t i. I t0 1)0 passed forbidding tho killing of lot wo snnuiu no u .,, . Tlln dono much to enlarge popular know! edge, aud now It Is uot uncommon to see people feeding blnls In order to Invito them.- A few crumbs thrown out of tho houso every day will soon attract them, aud no town resident with a small garden would tlud auy other hospitality so protltable us that 1 which bo might bestow on a family of robins or bluebirds. j xAWCansai ' spiritualist claims to be i ' nlilo to materialize tho Aiiccl Gabriel The evolution of tho abandoned farms Hut who cores as louc as tho horn Is Into something better aud more profit- omitted? aule ,uau ,uc" cvt'r Wl're before has be- t ii w s ' come a noticeable feature iu the rural There nro several kinds of talking sections of New Euclaud. The ltostou .ciachlueswou.tlio market,, but none of I Transcript culls attention to the change them can How a candle to inoso in evi- m Uerkshlre County. Massachusetts. deuce at an old-fashioned sewing circle. I where abandoned farms a few years i:" ago were so numerous that It was fear- Lord .Wfflselcy says he thinks Amerl- Uj0 western part of tho State In can BWtncrssare me ocsi in me nunu. some sections would soon b depopu Hls.predlce'ssors of some ono hundred ite, in nlaee of ih.it "flier,, h. iuv, undiiwentr years ago were persuaded ....i. l -its-: i..i.. . "-"- "o i iiou or street railways. The erection of biff nlltl lllivlnrti Iml.ild lino Lti .,,.. German mllltnry balloon was JUAt -r . " a!- UUU1UC1 UL UUH I LA 11 LIS struck" by 'iiguuimg anu jis uavigaior of mUlUT importauce have been prejlpjtated: to the earth. If this sort inaugurated. In many cases tho former ot thTug keens up aerial navigation will -i soon uecomeias uaugetvu. us uuu... residences for those who have plenty of ang ls.iror me peuesirmn. mouey t0 siend and who are anxious to ' i,., r , I ...1 Is. r. I J rh.1nn, .,t,,r nnmrranhnr . . " uiuu.-r , or a sianuaru. A couiiuuieo nan Deon ,ta ,f -. .,, noaruer nas caused Uie desert of tho qualifies hTs delight over pence In bouth la8t deca(lo , Woom aj fl a 1 1 IV 11 KJ U, I1IUU.1.I Ul u -' " .-. ...... tho gooihold Missouri mule Joke will latta be almighty hard one to on on iue reauiug puuuc. IS 5 uondonJbrokers are wearluc a badse bearfug'the words: "Permit bearer to walk,bput.the earth. IMcrpont." They 1IOCSC WUUlt: OLD ULOUr WAS UOH.t. The abandoned farmhouse has now be come a summer cottage, whose plctur- esijueness delights the trained eye of an arUsL" All this Is but the natural outcome of tho movements of social summer life. Originally the season last ed only from June uutll September and f lilt ClV'l U h l-r wna t lw t'n ! "C ad"ti. h ftr Inmenu ' Jt - UIV1)1U UUU U1IU . . .J only auot: A. btonlngton to Kastiwrt have been taken '""S, ..... . . - i came so greai mai ueany an available '.';Some socleUes are better than others. up ns weU as Ulands near shore. vnie oi iue Bwki ones. us urKuuiai iu xllose tbat are ,eft anj beli at Jueh Now York about two years ago to In- hgll flgures that onIy mlnionaIrea can struct uie cnnuren in iue teuemeni on- purcbaso and Improve them. Little by trlctaaln , the care; of domestic anmals. ,Utle the summer cottages have been Already It has twenty-five chapters In pusUeJ arther lnIanilf anJ as ,be gca the city, the members of which attend 80n has now been extended from Sen- " 'uc' tember, wben the seaside resorts close. ' those In distress. It there were more . such societies, the work of the organ Jzatlons of adults for the prevention "of cruelty would be considerably de- creased.' It lsgood.for the animals to 'be cared for, 'but It Is better for the children to learn consideration for all living things. V! V( "How much Is It worth?" Is a char acteristic Yankee, question. Light has beci" flirown on. the 'value of a new commodity uy iue recent seiuemeni uy " a certain railroad of a claim for dam ages. The claim wos that of a cbann- lngjgypung woman and was brought for'tne destruction or serious disfigure ment of her nose. There seems to , hav&bwna wide difference of opinion as toille value of beauty as represent ed In a nose. The railroad originally thought that $2,000 was about the right figure. The attorney for the heroine (she was a heroine In allowing her nose to act as witness In Its battered con dition) thought that fiUflOO was not too. high a price. Tho compromise ar rived "at was $18,000, and all the ex penses of "nurses, doctors and special ists." Now ono wishes to know wheth er a- nose ranks higher In the beauty market than any other feature. Would a chin be worth $10,000 or $25,000? An eye has value as an ornament and also as an Instrument. What about tho price to be set on n smooth and rounded cheek? And would It bo pro speculate on tho market quo tatloH fif.'aOUm pie? , Tin) report that certain great rail roads Intend b reduce tho running time of their fast trains between Chl cagwand New-York to twenty hours naturally revives speculation concern ing tuo-posslbllltles of transcontinental travel. The move, It Is said, "is an other step In the direction of bringing the two coasts at least a day nearer together," and tho Inference that such a gain in time will bo made ultimately Is by no means unreasonable. Itougbly speaking, twenty hours from New York to Chicago would mean an aver age specdof forty-five miles an hour. It might probably bo Increased to fifty miles an hour, and the total time might bo Urns' reduced to eighteen hours, but the greatest saving would have to bo made Mm the connections In Chicago nnd.-Iu the rate of speed westward. The, lines from Chicago to tho Pacific coastall considerably below forty miles an hour with their fastest trains, aud though they have an ndmlrable' acrvlco now there can be no question nboub-'tbolr ability to Increase their peed to an average that would accom plish the desired result In spite of tho fact Uiat they have a great deal of hard mountain climbing to do. For they operate long stretches of track which admit of,' as ,greut. a speed as can beattdfmjd anywhoroln the'world. If 'tho trnflle promises to be profitable enough tho trains will bo put on ns a matter of course, "-and the necessary connections will be niado with the East imi 1 1 wii i Conuectlcut farmers discovered some time ago that blrda wero their friends, and secured the passage of laws to prevent their wanton destruction. Fur- thennoreOieysaw that tho laws wero enforced. Somo of tho farmers even tet out cherry aud mulberry trees, ex- to Thanksgiving time, aud the social locality changed' from the shore to the bills, there has been a steadily Increas ing demand for these "abandoned farms" as autumn residences and sum mer residences alike. Not a few of them also have been bought for golf links and the old farmhouses turned Into.clubbouses. Thus what was at one time a serious problem has been most happily solved, and those who have been lucky enough, after moving away to the cities or elsewhere, to bold on to their land will make handsome profits. The wornout old farm has more than once proved to be a bonanza. II rds that Can Talk. Professor Scott of Princeton says that wild birds sometimes Introduce variations Into their songs, and again, more rarely. Imitate not only the songs of other birds, but the barking of dogs. mechanical sounds, like the creaking of wheels, the tiling of a saw, and even human speech. A writer In Illrd-Lore gives this well-authenticated Incident: One morning while I was standing on my back steps I heard a cheerful voice say, "You are a pretty bird. Where are you?" I wondered bpw any parrot could talk loudly enough to be heard at that distance, for the houses on the street states remained 13 behind us are not near. Presently the voice camo again, clear, musical and strong: "You are a pretty b:rd. Where are you?" For several days I endured the sus pense of waiting for time to Investi gate. Then 1 chased him up. There ho was In the top of a walnut-tree, and bis gorgeous nttlre told me Immediate ly that bo was a rose-breasted grosbeak. At the end of a week he was saying. Pretty, pretty bird, where are you?" I appointed a few days before Juno 14, when the stars and stripes were adopt ed, who were to consider the subject and report on a general standard for alt the troops of the colonies. The commit tee consisted of General Washington, Itobert Morris and Colonel Itoss. It was at the suggestion of Colonel Itoss that the committee decided to call upon the niece of the Colouel, Mrs. Uetsy Itoss, and ask her assistance In the making of the first national emblem. Iletsy Itoss enthusiastically undertook the work, and In a few days a beautiful star-spangled banner was ready to be unfurled. She had made one alteration In the design submitted by Washing ton. The general bad made bis stars six-pointed, as they were on his coat-of-arms; Uetsy Ross made hers wtb live points and five points have been used ever since. For several years Mrs. Itoss made the flags for the government. The prices she received varied It was all contract work. For those for the fleet In the Delaware the treasury paid her tU 103. 2d. The stars and stripes were used Irst for military service at Fort Stunwlx, re named Fort Schuyler, now Home, N. Y. Ic 1777. On August 2 of that year .ue fort was besieged by the English aud Indians; the brave garrison were with out a flag; but one was made In the fort. The red stripes were of a petti coat furnished by a woman, tho white stripes and stars were supplied by an officer, wbo gave bis shirt for that pur pose, ana tne blue was a pleco of Colo nel Peter Ganscvoort's military cloak. Three women worked on tho flag, and It wns raised to victory wben, on the 22d of August, the red men and the Eng lish were defeated at the fort. The banner was used at the battb of Dran dywlne, September 17, 1777, at German' town October 4 of the same year, and It also floated over the surrender of Uur-goyne. Cheers the Patriots. This flag cheered the patriots of Val ley Forge the next winter; It waved at Yorktown and shared in the rejoicings at tho close of the war. As long as the In number the only after the expenditure of great Is. bor for all tho first flags wero band made. Now great factories turn out tho national emblems by the thousands, and to-day Old Glory waves In all sites and qualities, from the little penny flags with which the school children decorate themselves to tho magnificent liken banners which float from club bonnes ami public buildings. Tho quaint little home Iu which Uetsy Itoss made the first stars and stripes Is till standing In Philadelphia nnd will be purchased by tho Uetsy Itoss Me morial Association. openTncTa CAslnEoTsTER. Clcvor Bclieineanf AdtcrtUer toHwIii dlo Their Cnitonicr. There Is never much sympathy wast ed on n man who tries to buy counter felt money and gets fooled, nor will anybody weep for tho victims of a new hoax which, writes a Washington cor respondent, wns recently unearthed by the postotllco department. lho attention of the department was cnllcd to an advertisement which ap peared In n largo iiiiiuIkt of papers, of fering for "the small sum of two dol ... ) ,11,1,., ' ,ll'l,1!,,,l.,S I immm MAHIlltD MCN AKC PBCrtlWtD. All tlilnui beluit equal, the married man Is n heller mii plajre than the rlu isl mini, I slvu hint the preference al ways, The great majority of employ ers do, Tho rwwiislhlll- ties of the married man Ida wife, dill d r e n. It o in treuittlieii his rtiar- C U. bCJIIWAU. arter, steady him, make him more mix tons tu micevcd. urge lilm In hU aiulil tluiK. lie work for the hitpplnes of Ills Wife ami little children. The tlimtiiht or them HiilileiH hi labor and makes lilm cheerful at his tank. v..... I i ..II .t.i. , f .... - lars. to tench by a "quick, safe, suro n,.i , ,,...,., . ,i., .,,., nnd cnslly learned method" how to 1 mnrrled-nml on a -cry small salary, open a cash register without the aid of , too--l resllied at once my new rcinum!- n key. The department nt once took hllltles and thine made uie more detcr- steps to secure tho valuable Information. It wns found that tho "method" was Imparted by menus of a small circular. This circular gave Instructions to se cure an ax weighing, "In order to ol- tnln tho best nuulla." In lli, nelclihor. say to an annllcaiit hood. of ten pounds. "Children?" they ak, mined than ever to succeed. 1 knew ilntf a single man failure would have elTecl ed myself alone. Now there was the comfort and well helnx of another to provide for. Krery married man of char seler feels the same way. Kmpluyers si a clans know this. "Married? ' tliey for n poiltlon. Am! Ktralglitway Cubans are not rapaMe of sorvriilnit thfiiiaclri's do not know the latter day blood tlinl lions In the velua of the Hmiif Uli, Patrliillmii and love of country al ways wilt prevail among the ('uhaui In their rITorl to make their country great. We wllfHii onr bel to advance the eaum of civilisation, ami we nhall nt roiirae look to Ihla id no I ry for both moral and prac tical support If It In m-ivniiry. Then the pupil Is to take bis position J?" sixv "'' i0 lt" wl" auii before the register bo wishes to open. I H ,i.., ,. . . , , n, ., , 1 .I....I.. i ....... nnl- fc.w iii,iiiiieui. ...... ...v . ,...., "". imiocj more than Improve the man him swiugwienx witn botn iiantis. aim tnen ' self. It acts as a letter of recommend- strnco trio register with all his might, tlon. repeating tho blow uutll the desired Marry Jmt ss soon as yon can. ymiinr result Is nttnlneil. The Instructions ""' wnen yon are certain of your alill close with tho warning that for suc cessful operation of the "quick, safe. sure and unfailing" method. It Is de ity to support your wife -and take my word for It, you will not regret the step. You will he. ainasisl how your wife will sld you In all your efforts. All thU, of sirauic mat tue operator bo alone with . course, i-reaiinnoiiea that run m.r ,i i.. ,i . - -. . .:..:-' mi-ivi,iDicr, i-ii.iiiiv woman, one wno win iielii jou This recalls the "nolato-buir eiterin- ' to achieve ymir amlillloiia. In thl, elj., Inator" which was advertised somo " 'I"', """i.ieii social tmtterlllea. years ago. The victims of that swindle !, ' T"0"""" '"feat- were honest people In search of legltl-1 r r mate Information, but the circular of run riw rnvmu iirucnr Instructions that accompanied the two I ClUK C0VlRN ""ir. small pieces of wood tlmt they re ceived for their half-dollar might have been written by the same person who devised tho new method of opening cash registers. It rend: "Catch the bug. Place lilm carefully ! on block number one. enclosed. Smite him with hlork nnnilvep tin, ,i. closed. Wipe blocks, and proceed as before." SQUANDERED $5,000,000. Br Tomm ctrtl rlmt. e pniHa lit aliow to the world that Cubs, uujer the guidance of the lulled Slatea, .-an Covern heraelf. I will Kiiaraulee that the prvple of Cuba will couatltule a goveruuieiit f r e and Independent. Hut. wllh It all, the ties of love and 'lb- ruKsinK.rr I'ai.ua. crtjr and thankful- ni- wilt cicr bind us to the people of tltls country. I he Cubans will forget all psat dirrcr- WESTMINSTER ADDEY. orlglnnl design of the circle of stars was all right, but wben In 1701 Ver mont and Iu ly- Kentucky were taken Into the Union It was decided to ar range the stars In tho form of ono huge constellation. In 1705 It was decided to add a stripe as well as a star for each State which came Into the Union, con sequently In that year Vermont nnd Kentucky were marked on the flag, one by a white and the other by a red stripe. Some wise prophet, looking ahead some twenty years or more, saw that this for each State added to the Union would mean a constant changing of the nag, and as a great growth of the coun try wns foreseen. It was soon appreci ated that by this plan the flag would In a few years becomo so large and un- Ho and bis mate stayed near us all ' P1"'1 of nlal"S a 8,r)Pe a we" ns a star last summer, and this spring tbey came again, lie is making the same remark, as plainly as ever a bird can speak. Lost by a Toy IUllooii. Diamonds and other lew-els Imvn lost In all sorts of nueer wnv i, i.. ' galnly that Its beauty would be lost. none more unusual than the accident ; A comnll"eo W08 e'ccicu in 1H12 by mentioned in tho ltostou Transcript by - !"" iwrmnncui which n diamond brooch was snatched d,cs'K". for fh.c I"?;1""1. ,,ie rc8ult wn" from the owner's dress nnd left some- , or'"m' " ""V wcro nKn" where on the great plains. I ""??', S,M nsrt on the blue A young woman was traveling by rail flem,ln11,b.B to ot Quare, with one through Kansas. At Kinsley? where '5'e' for Th nf,w S,ta,c- ,n the train made a considerable Z 1818 this planwns formally adopted by fair was in progress. Hero tho young na " woman bought of a peddler a toy bab ftr,p,CS c?V"'i " n num' loon for a little girl who had won her r 'Vn, ?,a,'C8 '.V10 V?i" T"10 ,,, "ou u, the established emblem of the union. ir..t,i i, The child was delighted with tho 1 . T"'. ; ..." 8 " plaything, and as tbey rode alomr she ;. 1 ".V."' ,uf "ow chattedw.tb her new friend and .mlled w , ,nol. bel 7 " ' tue oauoon up anu down. At length year. This deslcn ndonted In iih i. The train was rounding a curve at i ; i.T.V .7. . " ".n.K" tho moment, and a strong gust of nir i- . i.,i ' . i......... . enmn Hirniipli tbfl ear. i,.it .. " tluvllJ " "gui ' . - vM.iwii t a a carried out through the open window. Tho sudden Jerk on tho string loosened the broach, and away It sailed. Tho Jewel was so valuable that tho young woman offered n reward of flyo hundred dollars for Its recovery. Spur red by this Incentive, cowboys scoured the plains for days n oil directions, but without success. Summer girls undoubtedly will be Just as engaging as ever this year. to progress. Some of the first flags wero made under difficulties and at great cent, the greatest Ingenuity being re quired to secure the necessary mate rials for tho bauiicrs. History tells us that Mine. Wooster and Mrs. Itogcr Sherman made the first national flag for tho Connecticut troops used In the army from their owu dresses. Dullleult Indeed It Is to-day to realize that our country's emblem wns given to Uncle Sam's boys In those early days buna Ktmllah Illood Who Una Tur- nUhctl a Ureat Name. Among the men who "went the pace" England lately Sir Itobert Peel, a descendant of the famous statesman of mcra, and tliey will pull together Iu the tho same name. future. The people who have said Ike wbo flourished In the flrst half of the last century. Is the most notable. This young man. still only 33, Inherited a fortuue of $5,000.- 000, together? with tho handsome es tate of Drayton Manor. Now he Is LLCCIION Of SLNWOKS. flr ."Ifiiafor Mlllim t. Mttvn. I am oppoacd to the e I e e 1 1 u n of Pulled Htatea Hen slurs by tho l.enli lalurea of the sev eral State, and am of the opinion tint s o tu e Iriilalatlou looking to their election by the vote of the people ahonlil be enacted by loii- sh.N.iluu u .(.. great, I am aiixlmia to see the reaoliillon In troduced In the Senate, to submit to the people the Idea of eleellng United States Senator by piilnr tote, receive favor nl.lo artlon. In uir eiilnlon. Hie mein her of the t'nltiil Htatea Heuate ahoiild be elected by direct impular vote, the same, n the mrmlivra of the Hoiiae of llepreaeutatlvea. COL'NlltV NEEDS IMPHOVXO HOADS. fir rsomsa ( "How all a II we gel where we want to go through thl uiiiJT" rtigriiMfa the attention of n targe portion ot the population of the Pulled Ktatra, Even ,lu lho lougeat aeltled- (Kirtloua of our country, where one would suikm time. poiuiUtlou and wealth haa given optHirluulty to ealahllth proHr foiindallon fur eoinforlalile locomotion fur the wet aa well a the dry acaton. we tlinl the condition nearly aa deplora ble aa In the more recently acllled arena. Why I II that with flue farina, with snbatsnllal bolldlnga for innu and beatt. wllh railroad Hue culling the countrr III vrery dlrii'llon, and with bllllona added each year to die permanent wealth of the country, there la an little In the per manent Improvement of our roada? Un der the ) uli-tii preralent the rltlieiia of many illalrlcla aprml their time and oc- caalonally aume misdirected energy on the roaua, wnrn iney run out of a Job at home, regardlpaa of the voice of the road to "come and mend me and I will lie your benefactor." Th ordinary Itiilb Oitual Would much rather make two dob lars to Jingle In Ida pocket or add to the value of his private wealth lliuu to make $11) In public Improvements, even for Ilia own benefit, an lie seeks every J rnnlnile In make dollars for lilmarlt and rarely hunt work for the public, and his iielglilmr, the atipcrvlaor Iu the circum scribed road dlattlrt, often illarrgardliur Ida olllcUl duty, fall to rail out hit men at the proper time, and when called out fall o work them In (he proper manner, ami we call this a road yatem and bowl because we have poor ruadt. This country I much loo enlightened and wealthy forever to be subject to halt of It tralllc during prolonged humid comllllona, ami we miial aomi make a alart for permanent road. How? Uy lho Inauguration of a ruad ayatem by tlin govern nt of tlio United Htatea and the yearly appropriation of not leaa than $f0. OOO.INK), thl money to go to localltlct which would supplement II wllh an equal amount, the whole tu be apeut under the direction of government engineer. Where could money be spent to better advantage? Not on ipieatlonable liiiproio menu on river aud creeka, nor Iu build ing aiiperttuotia veaaela for our navy that will be old Junk In a few yean. An army of men could be permanently employed on roada and the whole country perma nently hcnclUfd, Think of III A alngl battleahlp coals as much a th building of a Ihuiiaaud mile of permanent road, aud we have s sulllclency ot the former and there can he tin iWlmte about lh need of the latter. Hurli a policy could he entirely free from politic. Then the great rapttallat like Csrnc gle, who has so liberally and Intelligent ly given to the rauae of education, would give other lullllona to lift Hit bodies of the public nut of lh mire, Ihey have given million to emancipate their mind. What a monument tu a maii'a generoally ami aagarlty would lm s stretch of per manent highway built by hi flat. 1 1 71 I HIIHAL ri!EC 0EEIVEI1Y. fir laa.ua f. Mult, H, C. The bruellla of the ratabllili mriit of rural free delivery In any lecllou ot the country are manifold, In addition to the coim-ulfiiee of country peoplu pcramiaHy In having their mall delivered to them, I regard II a a great educational factor. It not only enlarge and eipanda the mall facllltlr. but marks the development and evolution uf uewpaper aud magatlut reading wherever It I calabtlihed. It also llmiilatr an lulereat In bettar road aud encourage better public roada, It also enhance the vslao uf property In the rural dlalrlct. and promote hap pi u i-a among the muulry tvuple la their aallafartlon with their aurrouudlug. Eventually I believe that the rural free delivery will discourage the tendency to congregate III luwiia and cities aud will rlicuurage contentment with rural life. II l atao oua uf tb evidence of our adranclug civilisation, and mark the irogreaa of Ilia country In social life. Nattoual Church nnd Natlnnnl Mutian lemii of tlrcut Itrttulil, Westminster Abbey, the national church of England, wherein Edwurd VII, would have been crowned King of England bad nut his untimely IIIuch made necessnry the postponement of that event. Is crhnps the most Inter esting sacred edifice of the world. The architecture, the historical association and the monuments of this remarkable structure have formed I hemes for dis cussions nnd writings through a suc cession of nges. At an ancient period, long before nny part of the present building wns Iu ex penniless. Not long m uoutuT J'tti- slnce his numerous creditors, hoping to get' something out of the wreck, of fercd to settle on a basis of 7 cents on tbo dollar. Sir Itobert couldn't raise the money. He has bad experience with the dl votve court as well as with the bank ruptcy court He married one of the prettiest girls In Europe, Mercedes, daughter of the Ilaroness do GruhYn- rcld, of Switzerland, lint she could not tolerate his conduct nnd two years ago tliey separated aud Mercedes sued for divorce. While his money lasted Sir Itobert was the fastest thing In London. Ill stood In a class by himself aud his spending proclivities wcro a sensation. He was one of many others who were smitten with the charms of Mrs. Lang- try and both wero familiar flgures In tho Casino at Slcppe, France, where there are "little horses" to be played. Latterly Sir Itobert has been making desperate efforts to dispose of the fam ily treasures. He disposed of a splen did library, making the remark, which sufficiently Indicates his character, that as far the practical use of a- library room wns concerned It might as well bo filled with sham volumes as real ones. Cramp Pleased the Czar. Charles II. Cramp, the veteran ship builder of Philadelphia, told the other day of bis Visit to Czar Alexander of llusshi. the father of the present ruler. when he received the first order for Istcncc, tho site wns occupied by constructing- In bis yards a warublii for mll Saxon church, built by a monastic the great empire of uorthcrii Europe. o1 ot ihe 1'enedlctlno order, who The Czar received me standing nameu wio pinco nesiuru aiuimsicry, or among some dozen or more of his naval I Westminster, proi.auiy to uisuuguisii it dlirnltarles " he said, "and whllo be wn. from Ht. I'aui s in j.onuou, wuicu was irruciousncss tsclf I wus none the , cniieu ivusi jiwsier. embarrassed. You see. I was- not used TUo beginning of tho present edifice to that sort of thing nnd really wns I was a church built In the form of a wondering every minute' Just what crucifix by Edwurd tho Confessor and would huimen and what I would l. consecrated ill iwo, exceeuuig in mug pected to do. The Czar stood rather nlflccnce any sacred building nt that r Spenser, Ileaiiinont. Hen Jmison. Cow-1 per cent n month mid which bo's saved thouaiitida or nrtltnns aud laborers wbo may be In teitiornry need from being luiKcd upon by money lenders wbo exnet exorbitant rates of Interest. Ho Is at the head of these various philan thropic naaoclntlous aud Is also presi dent of tbo American Peaco Society. In 1SN7 ho endowed a fellowship of $10,000 nt Harvard College for the study of tl.o ethical problems of socie ty, the effects of legislation,, govern mental admlnlatratlon and 'private phtntithropy to ameliorate the lot of tho masses of mankind. Mr. Palno Is ono of thoso who believe that tbo strength of the strong and the wisdom of tho wlso should bo used to help tho weak aud tho foolish. Ho also believes that men and women engaged In a atrenu- nus struggle for existence cannot be helped primarily by charity or philan thropy, but by co-operation with them In directions which they themselves think will aid them. ley, Drydeii and Addlaon. .Numbers of Generals. Admiral, courtier, divines, men of letters and other distinguished IKTsouagcs nlao Hud their last reslln place beneath the uiarblo flooring of this historic old church. TO UPLIFT HUMANITY, That la What Itobert Treat I'ulne o lloalou Htrlvra to Do. Itobert Trent Pnlne. of lloston. probojily tho foremost philanthropist In America. He comes of nn old colonial family. Ills gr.-at-grandfiitlier, whose name he bears, signed the declaration of Independence. Tho subject of this FAMOUS WESTMINSTEIt AltllEY. close to me ns wo talked, and 1 found myself wishing I were a bigger mini. as ho towered above iue. Then, all of n sudden, ho nsked: 'Mr. Cramp, Iu what school of naval architecture were you educated'' " i our majesty,' I answered, 'I was educated In my father's yards. He wns educated In his father's yards. Va founded n school of naval architecture.' What put that Into my bead I will never know." continued Mr. Cramp, i'c- cording to the New York Times, "hilt It took the trick. The Czar caught me by the hand and said; 'Mr, Cramp, ymi were educated In the school that I .in glad to have build ships for my navy.' " Ills Hartorlal Condition. Mrs. aoodsoul Are these all tho spring clothes you have, my poor man? Soiled Spooner I regret ter say, mud dim, dnt I'm statidlu' In de middle uv mo trunk nt dls moment. Judge. Txyo.Pouml Gold Pieces. England Is going to coin 12 pieces In gold. They will bo about tho size of our $10 coins. Hesperato straits and crooked uctlous are often closely 'allied. time In England, Sluco tlmt tlmo tho various rulers of England have made changes In tho architecture of tho cd Iflco to suit their own tastes, but the original general pluu still dominates. The length of the whole Is Sll feet, tbo greatest width 203 feet and the height of the roof 102 feet Westminster has ever been lho place where tho sovereigns of England have been crowned, and therefore the grand est pageants of the kingdom have been exhibited before multitudes of spec tators within these tlmo-houorcd walls, The funerals of Kings nnd Queens have also taken plnco In this structure, and many ovents of national Interest have been discussed before tho bouses of government convened hero. Tho tombs and monuments In tho abbey nro exceedingly numerous, nnd the life stories of those who are burled Under tho pavement or commumorated on the walls would form a national bl Igrapby, Tbo remains of England's ucad sovereigns rest In tombs within theso sacred walls, as do also various, members of the royal family, Ono of the most attractive parts of the build ing Is tho section far-famed as the "Poet' Corner," Here lie Chaucer, sketch was born In lloston CD years ago, graduated from Harvard and spent two years In foreign travel be fore he studied law. He wns well es tablished In tho legnl profession when. somo thirty years ngo, ho determined to nbaudon law and devoto himself to IIQUKIIT T1IKAT PAIKE. philanthropic work, Ho wns ono of the foremost In tho orgnnlzntlon of tho Associated Charities of lloston, which hud dono so much to allovlato tho suf fering Incident to poverty nnd of which ho Is now president Ho fotiudod tho Wells Memorial Institute), which em braces a building nnd loan association nnd n co-operatlvo bank, Tho Working man's Loan Association of lloston, which makes loans at the rata of 1 llin Ilmvery of Moody. Tho honorable William II. Moody, of Massachusetts, who steps from Con gress to the post of Secretary of tho Navy, has won an amlnble reputation as a man of solidity of character. On tone occnalon when an opKnent protested that bo had been done an In- Justice, Mr. Mosly with quick courtesy Instructed tho stenographers to furnish nn abstract of tbo speech to the pro testing member, so that the latter might have opportunity to mark for expurgation nny objectionable para graphs. When n colleague nt ono tlmo doubt ed whether Mr, Moody's constituents would indorse n measure ho was sup Krtlng. be replied; 'I was not sent here to shako and shiver llko n dry leaf In n November gnlo whenever a protest camo from, homo, but to cxerclso my Intelligence, and to voto for mrnsiirci according to, how. In my best Judgment, they wouldj benefit or Injure tho people." Phils. dclphln Post Carried It Ono Step Farther.. Tommy wns given a new dlarv. and. encouraged to set down each day's do ings. Ho wns very proud of It s.iva. tho Detroit Freo Press, and determined! to Keep it raitiirtuiy. 'lho first day be wrote! "Got nn at- 7," nnd then continued to record Inci dents of the day. At his father's sug gestion, bo took It to his. teacher for-approval. Hho did not llko the Plimsq-"gotup.'h "Don't suy 'got up,' Toiiiiny,:"io salrtt "Tho sun doiwi't get up; It rises.1' hen ho retired tlmt night Tomm- rcmcmbcred his lesson, and wroto caro- ruuy iu his diary, "Set at 8," Provlitniitlul Dlrroronoos. "Dey tells mo," sulci Ur'er William getting off tho train after a protracted ubseuco from home, "dnt do hnrrlcan come 'long en tuk llr'er Thoinns' houso on tio rnco er do ulrtb?" "Hit sho' did!" ' "Well, I well knowed do Lawd would sen' somepln' Ink dnt on 'liu. Hit's dono ter a wise purpose." 'Hut do hnrrlcan tuk yo' houso. ton llr'er Williams " 'Ihen did Hr'cr Williams tako off i.i. brnss-rlmmed spectacles, and mon nl perspiring brow, a he groniled; "Ho ways er prpvldcncq ls past find In' outr-Atlantn Conslltutlno. Although times nro sumiosod tn bo good, geologists report collections hard,