TOPICS OP
THE TIMES.
HumU li the smoothest cltbr.cn In nil
Europo. ,
Johnny Dull ban helped himself to
another chunk of dark meat
Only one more- year to tho nppoar-
nco of tho platform ranter, no is
tour-year political locust
Mi.or Hint the smnllnox germ haa
been discovered, steps should be taken
to vacclnato blm at once.
Now that union labor has discovered
shut (tin Intunctlon U a two-edged
word we may look for soinu merry
combats.
Dr. narrows says that the way to
cure criminals Is to exterminate their
Til tendencies, tn many cases mis
would not loavo much of the criminal.
Mr. Carnegie ought to ofTcr to pro
.m. f nin iin of self-supporting In
sane asylums for poor old millionaires
who are driven crazy oy people "u
want something for nothing.
tn ntirlr evorv rUSO of UCPOtlsm In
public office It will be noticed that the
son-in-law comes In nnd sits with the
family when the public pie is cut
lie should never bo overlooked.
a man worth millions leaves his all
to his many nephews and nieces, with
the Injunction "to marry. If ho had
been married hlmseir tie wouiu proo
i,lr hnve had no millions to leave.
There seems to be a fine chance for
an argument here.
Mr. Watt still maintains that Shakes
peare was no master of modern Eng
lish. Any seventeenth century poet
whn mnli! not write twentieth cen
tury English must have been of a very
ordinary quality. Mr. wait, we pre
sume, writes thirtieth century Eng
lish. A woman has obtained, a divorce be
cause her husband Insisted on her sit'
ting tip late at night and studying.
It Is bard to please women. Most of
them are dissatisfied because their
husbands want them to go to bed early
and pay no attention to the time the
bead of the household comes In.
Now that a Chicago pedant has dis
covered that the bard of Avon was a
cheap punster, a murderer of the
king's English, and as poor as a spel
ler as some of the university students
of the present day, perhaps the foUJ
lowers of Ignatius Donnelly .win quit
trying to prove thftt'LotofBacon wrote
, .Uiose stupid, witless productions com
monly known as the plays of Shakes
peare. At any rate. It Is not our business.
We are not a nation of Quixotes, but a
nation of people engaged, with much
success, In minding their own business.
It Is quite certain our bits of exports
of cotton goods or kerosene, or what
ever. Is not an object for which Amer
ican public opinion would Justify our
lighting to extrudo Russia from Man
churia. As little Is It an object that
would Justify us in Joining any "alli
ance" to that end, in defiance of the
sound tradition that is as old as our
nation. And It Is not oven certain, nor
even likely, that our trade, such as It
Is, Is at stake. It seems as If It might
perfectly be saved by the frank and
manly diplomacy which we nave of
late been exhibiting.
Despite deceptive appearances Uncle
Sam Is really a modest sort of a fel
low, who does not believe that be has
nothing to learn from the rest of the
world. He Is prepared to admit with
out humiliation that some things are
probably done better In London, Paris
and Berlin than In the United States.
But there Is this to be said to the
credit ot American manufacturers. As
soon as tbey discover that an article
superior to home manufacture Is pro
duced abroad they at once secure a
model of the foreign product and be
gin to Improve tbclr own goods. They
do not wait for years until an ex
position is held somewhere in the
world to get a "copy" of the finer and
more original product
Judge Llndsey, of Denver: "Every
man found guilty In my court of cruel
ty to animals must go to Jail; there
will be no other sentence In this conrt
to long as I sit on the bench. Tho
sooner tbis Is understood the better
It will be for the community." A Jail
sentence Is severe, but not too eevere
for the man who maltreats the brute,
over which be Is master. Let him
meditate In the seclusion of a cell tho
responsibilities of a living soul that
has been given domination over the
beasts of the field and the fowls of
the air. What a friend of man tho
horse has beenl That noble animal
was companion and assistant to men
when history began Its records. lie
has plowed man's fields, borne his
burdens and carried him to battle.
Civilization would hare come slower
upon the earth but for the horse.
Often abused, frequently neglected,
be Is always man's willing slave.
What right have you to mistreat him,
even though you bold a paper you
call a bill of sale? Tour race owes his
race more than you can ever repay,
And the dog. lie was the staunch
helper of the stone nge man. In all
periods of history ho has been a trust
worthy friend, constant comrade, de
voted guardian. Ills name Is In Itself
a synonym of loyalty. To all of these
man Is a god. Shall their deity, to
whom tbey look In dumb and bumble
worship, reward their trust and fidel
ity by lack of love and Justice, by
harsh and cruel treatment? For
shame! As Ood rules man, gently
and with compassion, so let man rule
beast and bird.
"Ilcre goes another fool," shouted a
man as he Jumped from the deck of a
New York ferryboat. By the time his
body was recovered he was dead, and
bis body was carried unrecognized to
tho morgue. It is a most depressing
fact that there were between 8,000
and 0,000 of such "fools" last year,
a marked Increase upon any previous
twelve months, This prevalence of
suicide Indicates that n grave national
danger confronts us. In the multi
plication of our wants. In tho In
crease of what wo call tho "neces
sities" of life, we are losing sight of
tho value of life Itself. Men measure
themselves by what they own, nnd a
sudden loss of property therefore
brings tho vnlno of existence down to
ntlior nro overwhelmed by the
vastness and strenuous life ot n great
city, and a sense of their own insig
nificance nnd helplessness drives them
to self-destruction. In all these cases,
the underlying cause Is a lack of self
valuation. A man or woman becomes
riiumniml ami snvs: "Nobody values
me, therefore I amount to nothing aud
might better be out of the world."
It Is peculiarly tragic that there should
be so many suicides at the present
time, when all great world-movements
have become so rapid and Interesting.
Almost every morning we rend of a
new triumph of science. Travel has
become safe and comfortable In nearly
every country. Inventions and dis
coveries such as the past never dream
ed of are to-day common-place facts.
This Is an age when the lines of
Wordsworth should be true: '"TIs bliss
to be alive nnd glorious to be young."
The terrible fact that over 8,000 a
ronr think otherwise shows that thcrt
must be something out of gear In our
social machinery.
No provision of nature Is wiser or
more bcnoflclent than that whereby
the terrors of youth grow neutral or
amusing In the retrospect The stone
bruise, the bec-stlng and the green
apple colic are still tender memories
but not In the original sense. "Speak
ing day" In school was one of the
hardest of boyhood's crosses. It
caused our hearts to thump and our
knees to knock together, yet the
thought of dropping It from the cal
endar would cause a pang to many
a gray-haired boy whose son never
knew the fervor with which his father
used to address the Carthaginian. The
solemn and time-honored occasion
seems to be -In danger. Letters of pro
test have appeared In the newspapers.
The men who write the letters doubt
less had to take their turn as boys
at declamation, and If they were real
boys, hated It as cordially as their
children hate It to-day. But and It
Is a very large but they know now
what the declamations were for, and
what they did. They see. If they
arc men In any sense leaders ot their
fellows, how useful Is the ability to
get upon one's feet and say what one
has to say simply and effectively.
They know, too, that the accomplish
ment lsrar, Speeches In town meet
ing, at alumni dinners. In fact on
social nnd public occasions or nil kinds
bow dull most of them are, and bow
Ineffective! Yet the men who make
them, who drone along for a dreary
half-hour because tbey do not know
bow to stop, may be able and Interest
ing even racy and entertaining, talk
ers when oft the platform and at their
ease, "Stage fright" Is all that alls
them. They have never been trained
to face an audience. Self-possession
leaves them when the need for It Is
most urgent and self-consciousness
takes Its place. It Is Jnst this train
ing wblcb speaking day helped to sup
ply. The mimic "Spartacus" learned
more than Roman history when be
harangued the Imaginary gladiators;
ratrlck Henry became familiar with
more than American history when he
addressed bis schoolmates as the
House of Burgesses. "Beautiful
Snow," "Blngen on the Rhine," "Cur
few," and all that lovely collection-
would any old boy or girl to-day spare
them from hla memory! Will any
permit such a good old custom as
speaking day to pass unbonored and
unwept? We hope not
A STATUE OF THE "GRAND OLD MAN."
What Is declared to be the be
counterfeit presentment" of the late
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone ever
made Is the statue herewith repro
duced, wblcb was recently unveiled In
the north transept of Westminster ab
bey. The statue Is of tho finest Car
rara marble and shows the dead states
man as a D. 0. L. of Oxford. The
royal family of England always feared
more than It admired Gladstone, but
since bis death It has come to a reali
zation of the fact that he was a pretty
safe man, after all, and the placing ot
tho statue so promptly In the placo
reserved for the elect Is a recognition
that he possessed qualities which will
cause his fame to grow greater as
the years go by.
Method In It.
"That trolley car conductor Is the
biggest fool of a bore I know."
"Not at all. He may be a bore, but
he's no fool."
"Whatl Why, you can't stand on the
back platform a minute before ho be
gins to talk you to death "
"Whereupon you go Insido where you
belong nnd leave the platform clear.
That's his game." Philadelphia Press.
Hard tn TlellflTe.
ICwater There's a good deal of
common sense In that old saying about
"giving tho devil his due,"
Ascum How does be get bis dew?
Do you think there's really any hu
midity there? Philadelphia Pres
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Alarming Immigration,
n I.MOST every nation In the world
M creasing uumber ot Immlgruuis to tho United Slates.
Utst mouth the uewcomeis numbered U.M.iOO, belug
30.000 more than for April of 1002. The total for the
year may reach 1.00O.0CO. or half the population ot Chicago,
the secoud largest city In the country.
Is so great au Influx of foreigners
Many In n cuudltlou to know say that
motcd largely by mlncowncra nnd railroad managers, who
wish to be kept supllcd with cheap labor, aud who do not
care particularly whence It comes or
desirable material out of which to make American citizens,
or whether Its presence may not contribute to social or In
dustrial disorder.
Many of the great railroad systems approve of unre
stricted Immigration because It swells their profitable emi
grant business. They have their agents In Europe soliciting
that kind of busluess. The greater the number of meu
nnd women that can be Induced to come to this country
and to buy tickets to Interior points
roads make. They offer low ocean and rail rates, which
tempt the emigrant and yet are profitable to the roads.
While some great employers favor unrestricted Immi
gration because it gives them cheap lnlwr. the labor uulons
may reach the conclusion that for that very reason unre
stricted Immigration must be harmful to their Interests
because It will lead Inevitably to a reduction ot wages.
When the supply of labor is much In excess ot the demand
the maintenance of a high wage scale become Impossible.
While n large percentage of the Immigration Is unskilled
labor, it must be remembered that many uulons are com
posed of men who do that kind ot labor. Numbers of
women and children are coming from "sunny Italy" and
are offering their services to whoever will buy them. They
come with no Industrial experience; but there arc hundreds
of kinds of work requiring little skill
taught to do. They have strength and
Wages which seem low to Americans
the Italians.
The adult Italian or Slav may be
days In a coal mine or a railroad construction camp. The
children will not be. They will look for occupations of a
higher order. Some of them will learn
the number of skilled workers.
there will be nn excess of. workers and
The labor organizations bolonglug to
eration of Labor asked the last Congres to bar out Illiter
ate Immigrants. The object was to keep down the unde
sirable cheap labor Immigration. The
panies, which make money oft their steerage passengers and
drum up business throughout eastern Europe, and some
Western railroads which are extending their lines, protest
ed against and defeated the legislation, "organized labor"
petitioned for. Considering the swelling tide of Immigra
tion, much of It of nn undesirable nature, trie labor leaders
probably will nsk the next Congress in emphatic language.
to order the exclusion of Illiterates to
labor and the high standard of American cltlzenshln.
Chicago Tribune.
A Word About the Quiet
Rl'SH and strenuousncss are the striking characteris
tics of life in this epoch. Success, according to the
prevailing notion, consists In getting something,
whether it be wealth, public office, social position.
notoriety or power, which lifts the possessor to eminence.
Failure, In'the general opinion, consists
the ruck. To be undistinguished Is to
be contented In obscurity Is to be contemptible.
In all this Jostling, pushing, scrambling, elbowing scrim
mnge which we call the strenuous life, a man has little
opportunity to step aside and look at tho
the side-lines. Let a man stop a second
Into the game. If he lags a moment If he
Instead of following the ball, he Is sent
an eager substitute takes bis place.
The best success, nnd the kind most
sists rather In being than In doing or getting. To most men
this knowledge comes with years and wisdom when It Is
too late to begin again. The men that hare made the great
est success in tho world's eyes have borne witness to the
wisdom of those contemplative men who
In their own minds and not In striving
of themselves. To grow Inwardly Is to
I MAPLE-SUGAR THAT WAS.
Many a New Englander brought up
In the country has passed a confection
ary store In the city where he 'is been
exiled nnd has stopped to look at the
cakes ot brown sugar with scalloped
edges Ingeniously marked, "Maple
Sugar." No doubt he has wished that
the sign told the truth, and has gone
on his way, shaking bis bead and re
membering the time when real maple
sugar wns plenty In his father's house.
The method of making maple sugar,
the days and nights In the woods, the
boiling down of the sap nil this hearty
good story has been told many times,
and there Is nothing to add. But tbcro
are two aspects of the difference be
tween the old sugar and the new which
are not so generally known.
In the old days maple sugar was
not simply nn abundant luxury; It was
a necessity. And strange as It seems
to us, the luxury was cane sugar, such
as we buy now for a few cents a
pound.
Before tho time of modern manu
facture and cheap freights, "store
sugar" was expensive In the north,
and especially In the country. Many
an old New Englnnder grew up with
out any sugar except that which was
manufactured In his back yard. Maple
sugar was, then, to the northern coun
tryman a necessity, like potatoes and
ham. It wag only when white sugar
became a common commodity tho
world over that the making of maple
sugar became a sort of special In
dustry to supply a confection for city
markets, nnd n part of the stock of
that thick manufactured stuff sold In
bottles as maple syrup.
Another change took plnce In the
manufacture of real maple sugar,
which no doubt has robbed It of some
of Its old flavor. Instead of tho wood
en spiles driven Into tbo trees to con
vey the sap, Iron ones are now used,
and Instead of a hollowed half-log to
catch tbo sap, the modern maple sugar
maker uses nn Iron pall. Thla may
seem llkeanlmprovement, and the same
old sap, ot course, flows Into these
modem receptacles. But It may be
that mnpla sap, like other delicate
fluids, takes part ot Us flavor from
tbo vessel that holds It
In boiling down tho sap sheet-Iron
aro used In place of tho old generous
kettle. And thero Is a complex gas
pipe apparatus through which the sap
pnssos from tho storing tank to the
warming pan.
Ttit w, t ii v nadii In th
cess comes from
Is sending an In
stances.
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year, would project
his soul he might
natural or desirable?
UAt becu nua what
Immigration la pro
sclenco might be
book. San Francisco
whether It will be
the more money the
mules or horses,
with good gravel
they can speedily be
willingness to work.
seem at first high to
willing to spend hla
ilar suggestion to
trades and Increase
en times grow dull
wages will go down.
the Atnortran fed
steamship com
protect American
Life.
of not rising above
be unsuccessful: to
hurly-burly from
for breath to get
stands Irresolnto
off the field and
worth having, con
seek contentment
for things outside
be successful. Suc
THE "STAR-SPANGLED BANNER;"
AN EPISODE OF THE PHILLIPINE WAR.
THE music ceased. Every man listened. There was a hush In the air,
and the descending sun cast long shadows In tho field. Through the
tangled masses of trees that bid the Philippine musicians, a few figures
could be seen moving boldly out on the enemy's works.
Then a beautiful thing happened: From the distant camp came a rolling
throb of drums, and the Insurgent band swung grnndly Into "Tbo Star
Spangled Banner." There was a moment of yawning surprise, and than
tbo wholo Kansas regiment, stretched out for nearly a mile, leaped from the
trenches and stood on top of the earthworks. Every soldier drew his heels
together, uncovered, and placed his hat over hla left breast
It was the regulation salute to the natloual anthem. As the music rolled
forth, clear, high, splendid, the Kar.snns straightened themselves and re
mained motionless while the enemy continued to play the one supreme psalm
of America.
Tbe whole line was exposed. Not a man carried a weapon In bis band.
Yet not a shot was fired. The Filipinos watched the bareheaded American
regiment, and played on. It wns one of those psychological moments when
some profound sentiment unites thousands of hearts when the Pentecostal
spirit descends, and the passions of men are stilled In tho presence of a com
mon altar.
"Ob, say, does tbe star-spangled bnnncr still wave
O'er tbe land of tho free, and the home of the brave?"
What was It that stirred the Insurgent Asiatics to play that anthem?
What was It that Inspired a whole regiment to bars Its breast to the
enemy In order to solute the music?
What power held the forces of death In leash while Kansan and Malay
faced each other that burning day?
Why did tbe rugged men In khaki shed teas?
And when tbe anthem was done, and tho splendid line still stood erect
and uncovored on the breastworks, why did that roar of applause ascend
from the Philippine camp?
Never was there a loftier sceno on a Held where men were met to shed
each other's blood-a noble challenge, nobly met
When It was over thoro was an Interval of silence; but as the light died
out ot the sky, and tbe stars appeared, tbo sound of rifles was beard again.
The dreat Highway.
ui,ini faahlon of all modern food
production, Is light In color, thin ond
clear, and has not tnat smeu ami taste
of tbe woods which belonged to that
made In the cruder way.
Vaccination In Japan.
ttrt.na in Knirliinri and America tho
utility of vaccination is still doubted,
and the right of public enforcement
of It disputed by numerous fanatics,
,i iimt in little Julian, tho
youngest of civilized nations, not only
Is vaccination compulsory, uui re
...in.n,n nt atitcd periods Is rigidly
enforced. By an Act of Parliament
passed In 1800, and at once signeu oy
tbo Mikado, re-vacclnation at porlods
of five years was mado compulsory
upon every Japanese, whatever his or
her station in life. Vaccination is dono
with lymph from calves only, wmcn
Is procured from vaccine establish
ments owned nnd controlled by the
government, and which Is distributed
gratis. Any attempt to evade re-vnc-clnatlon
at tbo stated period Is made
ii k 1 1. , "Tcnso, and Is trailed n J
wlllilu and does uot depend on circum
,
-11 If oven- innu. ones or twice dm'lug a
himself, meutally, out of the melee aud
endeavor for a short while lo gel a uroauer ouuoos
...I... 1,1. ...Irltnnl luvirlnir lldlrllltf tutu tho rectus Of
compare his present self with what be
. . . a . I
tf nopei 10 ue, auu iuujtvi uiu.w
.,-i-Mlnv Ilia elimination of cou-
ulded by tho reading of soms meditative
uuiiciiu.
Good Road.
A GOOD road la one that will reasonably meet the
peculiar demands of the locality aud Its conditions as
to character of tralllc, topography, available mate-
i V rials aud tltmnclal resources. For mauy roules a
very narrow roadway will sutllce. With Infrequent travel
of comparatively light vehicles ouly, a light construction at
a corresponding cost will bo permissible. At the other ex
treme, for roads over which many wagous heavily loaded
with ore. metuls or quarry products, aud drawn by many
even tho most substantial form of the
ordinary classes of construction, at all within financial
possibility, Is often Inadequate, and tn such places some
form of steel road may be found more economical, In first
cost as well ns In maintenance. Soms localities are favored
or stone with which hard roads can be
built at small expense, nnd their topography and soli are
favorable to easy aud thorough drainage, an Important con
sideration. The people need, also, to be taught how to use good ronds
after they are built. One little example of what should uot
be done Is the habit of follovvlug the same track lu the
middle ot the road, which soon produce ruts by concen
trating the wear both of the wheels and of the horses' feet.
To meet this difficulty. In some parts of the country signs
hare been put up alongside the roadside with admoni
tion: "Do not keep lu the middle of the road," or some sim
distribute the truffle over the whole width
of the roadway. Experience with various materials, Im
plements, methods of construction aud maintenance, aud
types of bridges nnd structures Is yielding useful knowl
edge which should be made as widely available as possible
for the benefit ot those having charge of road and street
work. The Engineering Record.
War and Long Life.
IT Is not always true that war shortens life. The sole
survivor of the Greek War of Independence, who was
brought to the notice of King George the other day. Is
said to lie 103 years old. and the last survivors of our
wars have often reached a much greater age. Mr Joseph
Fayrer. one of the King's physicians, has spoken to a man
who fought In the battle of lluxsr, which took place In
17tH. William Gillespie, who saved the colors at Preston
Pans, and Is on the roll of Chelsea pensioners, died lu
Dumfries at 10 aud the last survivor of the capture of
Gibraltar lived to be 115. Thomas W I in ins, who died lu
1701, near Tuam, In Ireland, had fought In the battle of
Londonderry In 1701, and Phoebe Hessel. the Amazon, who
received a bayonet wound at Fontenoy tn 1743, lived to be
10S, receiving a pension from the prlrate purse ot Grorg
IV. until her death. A veteran of Cullodta draw a pension
for sixty yean and died aged 10(1, and a man, whose born
was shot under blm at LVlgohtll In ItH- died, ninety-four
years later, aged 113. There Is now no survivor of Water
loo. but Madame Ulvron, of Vlcsvllle. Hatnault saw tbt
ground drenched with blood, and Napoleon riding "as If In
a dream." Loudon Chronicle.
Protection for Willing Workers.
THE cure for the paralysis of industry which Is caused
everywhere by the locking of horns between employe
and employer Is available whenever the public Is
ready to apply It It consists of full protection for
the thousands of laborers who always prefer work to ldle
ness. Protection, however, does not lie only In long sticks
carried by the police for use In momenta of positive vio
lence. It lies first In public opinion so general and so de
termined to give men their rights under the law that th
misguided sentimentalists who keep pouring the encourage
ment of praise on the leaders of coercion shall not prevail
against It. Where law rules Idleness cannot last for any
length of time in any civilized community. New York Sua.
grave dereliction against public
health. The result Is that smallpox,
once tho curse of tbo Isuiuds consti
tuting tho renlm of Japan, Is now all
but unknown. Similar results are re
ported from every country where vac
cination Is made compulsory and rigid
ly enforced,
Kindred Dtiortooiiilim,
"I have no patience," said the large
man with tbe blue nose, "with people
who acquire, enormous fortunes."
The doctor with tbe short practice
sighed soulfully and replied:
"I ngrco with you, my friend. Un
fortunately, I have no patients with
that class either." Baltimore News.
Kansas Cuttle Ilaiioh.
A tract of 20,000 acres In western
Kansas has been bought by Indiana
and Ohio capitalists for raising polled
Angus cattle.
About the most helpless thing ou
earth Is au automobile seven mile
from n country store with Us gasoline
nir i m. Oi 1 .
WCEDINQ THEM OUT.
How lbs Minister l'oiuiJ the Man Wlie
lililii't Hlaii.
"I smllo over It even now," declared
tbo well-known minister of tho gospel
who wns In it reminiscent mood. "It
was my first church and I was am
bitious to imiko n good shuwlug. Wo
were siully lu need of now church
nnd 1 decided lo innko nu attempt lo
get one. The cougregiltlou wus nut n
Wealthy imo nnd I fully realized that
It would be a dlllleult matter to secure
tbe needed funds. Knowing that many
aro sensitive over the fact that tbey
nre not able lo give ns much as others,
I tried tbo plau of having them write
the a mount they were willing to give
upon n curd mid put It lu n small en
velope that I furnished.
"Well, I collected the envelopes uml
took them In my study to look over.
The amount pledged was very satisfac
tory but there was one card calling for
J 100 that was unsigned. At first I
thought this wns nn oversight then
thinking I recognized the writing. I
was not so sure Thero was only one
member who wrote n band like It and
that wns Deacon Jones, a man who
had n reputation of being very close.
Now J 100 wns none loo much for blm
to give, although I bad not eipeelcd
to get more than f'.'.'i from Iiliu. 1 ills
tluetly remembered seeing blm make
a groat show of dropping hla envelope
In the bat when It wan passed and
as there was no card with bis name
I felt sure that the unsigned card was
hla and that ho waa aware that he had
not signed It.
"Well, tho next Hundsy-rcnirnibcr
I wns yoiing-1 resolved upon a lld
plau," continued the minister, accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press. "I aroe
aud requested all those who had baud
ed In an envelope the Sunday before
to stand up. This they did, (be deacon
among them. Then, as I read a list
of givers I had mnde from the cards,
I requested them to be seated. One
by one they sat down, and when my
list was exhausted only tho deacon
was standing, and he was pretty red
In the face. I blandly rxplalnid mat
ters, luvlled the deacon to sign bis
card, and nfter he had done so. much
against bis wllj. I announced the hymn
"Praise God Tom Whom All Blessings
Flow.' "
I THE HOME-MADE BALL. 1
$-
Two grown up Iwys of sixty were
standing In front of n window In which
were displayed all sorts of game aud
sporting goods. There were several
boxes full of baseballs which ranged
lu price from ten cents lo a dollar and
a half.
"Our young fellows have too much
of their fuu ready-made for them."
said oue. "Look at those baseballs,
which my young gentleman of ten or
fifteen with his allowauce of several
thousand dollars a week." the other
grlnued-"mon or less, buys by the
dozen, throws around and loses. 1
doubt If he has so good a lime as 1
did. Ever make n baseball?"
"Uundreds of 'em. Hundreds of 'em.
Do you remember bow we Used lo
watch for old rubber boots so we could
use the heels?"
"Yes, Indeed Ileal rubber, tbey wero
then, too. Made a line core. If you
didn't stnrt with n good core, the other
fellow's ball would bounce higher. A
fellow wnn pretty poor stuff that
couldn't bounce bis ball over the shed."
"Aud mother used to give us tho
yarn. That never seemed extravagant
to her. although maybe she objected If
we spent a nickel for candy."
"I used to get enough ynrn to make n
ball from my old Aunt Emma, as pay
for holding live skeins,"
"Did you put hard twine nn the out
side before you put ou the cover?"
"Yes. Fine, hard twine or small fish
line. That was a Utile more expensive,
but well, I made great balls!"
"So did I. My brother taught me to
cut the cover from old boot tops. Quar
ters, you know pieces shaped llko
pieces of orange peel."
"Yes, I've Hindu 'em Hint way, too,
but sometimes wc cut the leather In
two dumb-bell-shaped pleres, like those
balls In the window there. Then wo
sewed 'cm with waxed thread."
"Say I'm going lo leach that boy of
mine to make n bnseball. There are
some things absolutely necessary lo a
liberal education. Good-by!"
"Good-byl I suppose I shall see you
at the directors meeting at four?"
"Ileal Indian."
A young woman recently received
Instruction In the art of Indian basket
ry, and bad made several copies of
Indian baskets of which alio waa very
proud. A friend, who had been living
In Arizona, called upon the young wo
man, who showed the baskets with
considerable pride.
"They nre really very well done,"
commented tho visitor, "but of course
they are not tho real ludlau bas
kets." "Why, Mrs. Sawyer," Indignantly
exclaimed the maker, "how can you
ssy that, when I Just told you that I
mado them myself?"
Ono Point of View,
"1 ooi very much afraid that you do
not nppreclato the spirit of a free coun
try." "
"Oh, yes I do," answered the man
who had recently landed In New York,
In a dialect which It Is needless to re
produce.
"What do you unuersmnu uy a rrce
country?"
"It Is a ulace where you are free tn'
do ns you ehooso If you can mnimgo to
get on mo punee lurce. vtasuingtoil
Dlploni iay.
Mrs. Housekeep It's almost Impos
sible to get a servant girl these days.
You've got to keep telling them what
they must do uud even then they won't
stay!
Mrs. Unkt Gracious, uol I onlj
manage to keep mliiu by constantly
telling them what they aro respectful
ly requested to do. Philadelphia
Press.
Col ion Mill nt (Julio.
A cotton mill to be built at Quito,
tbo capital of Ecuador, must be cur
ried ou the backs of mules through
tho Andes, passlug a point 10,000 feel
In altitude.
Tbo largest iiiulu ou earth, a fi-yrnr.
old Jluiiul, belongs to Mlclmul Murray
of Hereford, Mo. Hliu Is eighteen
hands, or six feet high nt the shout
iters and weighs 1,703 pounds,
Germany has built the finest, fastest
vessels alloat, although alio Is uol geo
graphically u niaiitlmo country, and
uo other country la so largely depend
ent ou others for tho raw material
which enter Into tbo making of a ship.
A duel ou bicycles was receutly
fought lu Paris. The two combatants
were placed fifty yards apart and then
ordered to charge. They rodu nt om
another nt a furious pace, but over
shot the murk and fulled to meet.
Wheeling quickly round, tbey returned
lo tho charge, mid this time came to
gether with a terrific shock. Both
were thrown, while tbo seconds, who
were following behind, also on bicy
cles, fell III their turn, nnd both wero
Injured. Neither of tho combatants
touched tho other with Ills sword, but
lu falling one run his weapon lulu him
self and his opponent Injured hla leg.
A scientific examination of thu oil
deposits lu the great coast prulrlu ex
tending from Louisiana through Texas
to Mexico, a illntancu of ueral hun
dred miles, haa recently been mudo
by Prof. It. T. Hill, who describes
Ids results In tho Journal uf th
Franklin Institute, ilio oil was first
struck In 11U1 by a drill holo driven
1,100 feet deep, through clay aud quick,
saud. More than two hundred wells
are now lu operation, ami one has
been sunk to a depth of more than
three thousand feet. Sometimes hot
water Is struck below the oil, aud
sometimes the ull Itself la hot. Tbo
deeper It Is found tbo more salt thu
water Is.
There are about two hundred thous
and stars between tho first and iilulli
magnitude, the number of each lesser
magnitude being about three times that
ot the next higher. Now, If tills rutu
of Increase wero continued down to
the seventeenth magnitude, there
would be uhont UOO.(M,0H) visible.
It) the beat uiodrrn telescopes, tele
scopic observation nnd phelographlc
charts show nothing nppro.iehlng this
number. Tbo latest estlmato does not
exceed ono hundred million. As th
Instruments reach further and further
Into spare they find a continuous di
minution lu tho uumber of stars, thus
Indicating an approach tq the outer
limits of tbe strllur universe.
When the natives of Paraguay drink
tea they do not pour It from a ten-pot
Into a cup, but Ull a goblet Hindu out
of a pumpkin or gourd, and then suck
up tbo hot liquid through a long reed.
Moreover, the tea which they use Is
altogether different from that which
comes from China, belug made out of
th dried and rousted leaves of a pxlm
like plant which grows lu Paraguay
aud Southern Brazil. The natives ssy
that this tea la an excellent remedy
for fever aud rheumatism, and chemi
cal tests which have been made by
German physicians seem to show that
there Is good ground for this state
unit. Certain It is that tea is widely
used throughout Paraguay lu rases of
Illness, and that, so far as has been
observed, the effects produced by It
are highly beneficial.
Innovation, on (tie l-'arm.
The prairie West Is more progressive
than most peoplo believe. It takes up
the new Ideas quickly and pushes them
to the limit. In rural delivery the
States of Kansas and Nebraska are as
progressive as Ohio. Out ou the plains.
100 miles and more west of Kansas
City and Omaha, are Ibe rural wagons
making Ihelr dally trips. Tho towns
are mostly on tho railroads running
east and west. Must of tho rural
routes run north and south, nnd each
covers approximately fifty miles In tho
round trip, serving ItH) families. Out
on tbe edge of Kansas, close to tho
Oklahoma Hue, where only n few years
ago It was a cattle range, aro the white
wagous, From tbe little town of Cald
well go seven wagons, serving 700
families. Out on the ranches, where
the cow-boys aro 'watching tho im
proved herds, the morning Kansas City
papers with tho full Associated Press
now a up to 2 o'clock In tho morning
are delivered at 10 a. m. Every event
of Importance lu tbo world's history
of the last twenty-four hours Is thus
known. Fast mall trains have brought
the pnpers to tbe county sent and tho
carriers started nbout 8 n. m. on their
trips. Leslie's Weekly.
New Kinds ur Bullets.
It Is generally supposed that nothing
save a metal bullet could commend It
self for tho purposo of man-killing In
war. That such a missile is more
powerful for long-range shooting may
be true enough, snys tho Ilegtmeut;
but for destructive purposes at a short
distance a bullet of paper or tallow
has greater effect. During some re
cent experiments lu this direction It
was proved beyond doubt that whero
ts a metal bullet penetrated n deal
plank an Inch In thickness nnd left a
neat hole, n pasteboard bullet bad a
far greater destructive effect upon tho
target. A paper bullet passing through
six pieces of tin placed nt n distance of
a foot apart buckled tliem up so ns to
be of uo further use, whereas a melnl
bullet merely left n small round holo
nnd In no other way disfigured tho
tin.
An Aged Scholar.
A penpnnt womnn named Mntlnuio
Huguet, In tho Hum Commune of Iho
Sommo Department, lint put herself
to school nt seventy years of ngo, Do
plorlng hor Illiteracy, tho old dame nt
last summoned courage some months
ngo to nsk tho village schoolmnsler If
he would teach her lo read, "Then
Is not n moment lo lose," said that
worthy fellow, with lender humor
"we'll begin this Instiiiit," nnd, pro
ducing the alphabet, bo there nnd
then administered to his nged pupil
her first lesson In tho mysteries or
ABO. But mother Huget wns mi
npt scholar. By Infinite docility ami
dillgtnco sho wns nblo to spell n Utile
at tlo end of several weeks, could
read In a few months, and can imw
Indite n Utile letter ns well us mull
of her class.