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.
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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,