Moro than $760,000 worm '
clal milk wa. exported la.t
Germany and France to the United
State.
Tho latcat census of tlie population
of Italy shows that tho birth rate,
which was 37 per 1,000 In 1880. had
sunk to 82.47 per 1.000 In 1001.
For tho bcncOt of tho lake com
merce tho West Neobtsb channel will
be opened at a co.t of 5.000.000. The
work will require four yean time.
Russia haa a number of monasteries
In Palestine. A recent traveler was
.urprUed to nnd them atrongly fortl
Ded nnd having loopholes for guns.
The linkers and Confectioners' In
. nntnn Issued Its first char-
- - - .t- . I 1 .
.... . i.i union of the craft in
iMrtn itira recently. The local be
gins with seovnty-two members.
n-i. in.iun camnlng In tepees on
tho grounds surrounding the Indian
building at tho world's fair number
.. ilmn ttiO and represent many
different tribes, some of them almost
extinct
Mme. Ilornhnrdt tho French trage
dienne, employed a young artist to de
sign some stage dresses for her. Sho
was delighted with tho work, and on
bearing his price, exclaimed: "More,
more. You have only asked working
pay. What I wish to pay for Is your
talent." and she forthwith doubled tho
amount.
lSxnortors of gold always prefer to
ship In lwrs rather than coin, simply
because of the greater subjection of
coin to abrasion In transit They can
not be packed as closely as bars. It is
said .that $1,000,000 In American ea
gles may show as great ft loss as $100
from abrasion In being carried from
New York to Tarls.
Iceland, cut off from the rest of the
world save for slow malls. Is to be
linked to other countries by means of
wireless telegraphic connection with
the Shetland Islands. This U to fob
low the action of the Icelandic Par
liament, at Its last session, In voting
a yearly subsidy of $0,390 for twenty
years for that purpose.
The public works committee of Bir
mingham, England, In submitting to
the city council a proposition for the
construction of an additional under
ground lavatory, etc., announced that
where small charges are made there
are profit possibilities In conveniences
of this kind. The committee said that
the four underground lavatories, etc.,
were paying the city a net proflt of
$2,-133 a year.
Eloquent of the state of affairs In
London's fire department is this no
tice issued by the Are chief: "I have
noticed that, when turning out at
many stations, the movements of the
horses are very slow. Instructions are
to be given that the horses are to be
trained so as to come up to the appli
ances smartly. I desire that later on
the horses shall go to the machines
without being led."
Travelers say that there Is a certain
Indefinable, unnamable smell peculiar
to Japanese steamships that makes life
on board of them not worth living.
It has been traced to 'da Ikon," a large
leaved vegetable as dear to the Japa
nese palate as cabbage to the Teu
tonic. It Is a kind of white radish,
boiled and cut in strips and served in
everything. "The smell and flavor are
repulsive beyond anything the East
has offered to onr senses," says a war
correspondent
The Unlversallst church at Portland,
Me., has a mammoth organ. In It are
over 5,000 pipes, the smallest a pic
colo, being half an inch long, and tho
largest a double open diapason, or
82-foot "C" pipe. Tho vox humana
stop alone, having sixty-one pipes, cost
$000. The four plperooms are each
as large as an ordinary bed chamber.
The organ was voiced by J. II. Brown,
who voiced the organ at Westminster
Abbey. The organ Is blown by a
three-horsepower electric motor.
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie cares little
or nothing for Jewels. When she goes
out to a function or to the opera she
sometimes wears pearls, but these are
not of fabulous size or price. Thoy
are extremely modest and afford quite
a contrast to the Jewels which some
women wear. At best Mrs. Carnegie
does not care for functions or society
In general. She makes a delightful
hostess at Bklbo Castle, where she has
received royalty, and these are quail
ties which always win with the higher
classes abroad.
DO MAD FROM MONOTONY.
UButlioiie-Keepers Often Buffer From
the Inevitable Isolation.
People who read books and all do
In this day will recall Kipling's story
of the lonely llghtkeeper who became
mad from the monotony of his situa
tion. While the story was fiction, it
nevertheless was In accordance with
many actual occurrences. A corre
spondent submitted the question to the
lighthouse board and found that, while
there hud been no such cases as that
of Kipling's character, Dowse, there
bad been many which showed the mad
dening effect of monotony and Isolation
upon the human mind.
The madness of tho lighthouse Is
much like that of the desert, for they
aro traceable to a like cause. Iu the
desert there Is monotony of silence. At
ea there Is monotony of sound. One
Is as bad as the other, since both de
rive their entire pain from mental ef
fect It Is a foarful disease, not yet
fully understood, though many noted
alienists have made a study of It
This government maintains 1,500
lighthouses, and about 100 of them
re Isolated, and communication with
the outside world may bo Interrupted
sometimes for mouths.
If & man Is taken from the ordinary
walks of life, where ho mingles with
hit fellow man, and sent to a light
house where no human face Is 6een
except that of the ever-present assist
ant ond so nound Is beard save the
roaring of the wind and wave, he has
been transferred from normal to most
abnormal conditions.
In a remarkably short time keeper
and assistant have talked out Then
they begin to wear on each ot ber, and
soon they fall to quarreling. Some
times melancholia attacks one Of them,
and unless be Is speedily rciuwcu ui
nieutal balance Is uisturueu. nu.
the disturbance becomes exjreme It
takes either a homicidal or suicidal
turn and tho unfortunate Ias Jo be
watched closely anil somwnuics ..-un
filled, to keep Mm from uoing vioieui-u
to himself or others.
It Is well known tuat in .-uinoi
r-.. iii,t i noted for the number
of men who have gone craxy In It, and
for that reason Is an object of Inter
est to students of mental diseases. It
i. .. ,-..r-h,i,u- knows, a niece ot en
gineering of the very highest order,
being In that respect scvoim umj .v
the famous Kddystone ngni.
More than n year wns consumed In
getting a foundation for It. and so high
arc the tides nnd so terrific the storms
,( o, otitrnnco to the light Is more
than forty feet abovo the water. Then.
one nbovo the otlier, como u m
rooms occupied by the keepers and
used for storage purposes, then tho
watchroom. nnd finally tho lantern.
The tower, being circular nnd space
greatly In demand, naturally every,
thing Is mndo to conform, so that no
room shall t lost. Even tho beds on
which the men sleep arc curved. Ev
erything Is round. The government
bns done the best It could to make life
there p bearable as possible, and
keeps five men statloued there, so that
r t-n nshoro as often ns the
imv .... " - ...
chance Is afforded without detriment
to the service. Indianapolis !eiuinn
MEANING OF "IjHODPY."
Not So Mnch Manipulation of Fabrics
"I would like you to toll roe Just
what is meant by the term 'shoddy' as
sod In clothing." said
the young man who was looking for
clothing lu the store of n weIMnform4
clothier. "I have heard of 'shoddy" all
my life, and I do not Just understand
exactly what la meant by It"
"Well." repeated tho clothier, 'sbc
dy" U used in the construction of many
fabrics which go into the manufacture
of clothing for both men and women.
It Is so skillfully combined Jn recent
years that It Is not possible for any
but an expert to detect It until tho
goods ar worn to some extent 'Shod
dy' cloths aro made from cheap yam
spun over cotton warp. These yarns
are spun from woolen rags chopped
Into vrastl?, then carded and spun into
thread of various sixes and strength.
The cloth Is soft, nicely finished, and
attractive in appearance, and compar
atively free from Imperfections. The
goods cost the clothier from 15 to 80
cenU a yard, and a larger yardage Is
miianmnl than of any other kind of
goods manufactured for men's wear.
"For the last few years inere u
not been as much manipulation of fab
rir. formerly, owluc to the reason
ableness of the prices for wool, but
quite recently clothing wools have ad
vanced to such a level mat nianuiac
turers have been forced to resort toj
.-ho ti nf substitutes In order to pro-1
duce a cloth that Will meet the popular
demand. One of the advantages or me
shoddy Is that It can be woven Into
patterns similar to those of the most
expensive woolens, which Is not al--.,,-.
r,i with resDect to cure cotton
yarn, which being bard and wiry does
not neld Itself to soft enecu.-uui.-a
Observer. . .
IS YOUR CLOCK SET FA8T?
Pleasant Deception that Is Very Com
mon in Households,
It is a common thing to find the
clocks In nine out of ten households
either fifteen minutes or half an hour
fa3t. and should you happen to be In
a hurry or mention the fact that you
have to be going, you are at once reas
sured by the fact that you have no
cause to hurry, as tho clock is so much
ahead of the time.
Has It ever occurred to you why
clocks are usually put ahead? Borne
physicians have said It Is due to lazi
ness, for it Is such a satisfaction to the
lazy man to find when he has to get
up at 7 In the morning, and strains his
half-closed eyes to look at tho dock,
that It Is a half hour fast and he has
so much more time to doze, with the
result that be oversleeps himself any
how, and misses his train or boat
Said a Walnut street watchmaker,
when asked about the subject: "Yes,
It Is a peculiar thing with most people
to put their clocks fast and, while
there may be some satisfaction In It
when it comes to dozing a little longer,
there Is really no advantage In It for
when you wake up, say, at 6 and
glance at the clock and It registers
0:80, the fact remains that It Is a half
hour fast While this may make you
feel easier, knowing that you still
have thirty minutes to doze, I confess
I don't see much advantage In It.
"Why not have the clock rlghtJ It
Is the same thing In the end.
"Siinnose railroads wero to put this
Into practice, bow many trains do you
think people would miss mereuy i mi
mittinir pleura fast Is reallr only a
pleasant form of deception which peo
ple like to practice on tnemseives, dui
It does more harm than good." Kan
sas City Star.
Every I'erson Has a Home.
One thing Oklahoma may boast of
Is her homes. In but one State In
the Union North Dakota do so large
per cent of the people own their
homes as In Oklahoma. The census
of 1000 shows that 71.8 per cent of Its
people own their homes. This Is a bet
ter showing than was made by any
of the adjoining States. In Kansas
only 50.1 per cent of the people owned
their homes. In Arkansas 47.7 of the
people owned their homes. Compar
ed with the Eastern States the show
ing of Oklahoma Is still more favor
able. In Massachusetts only 35 per cent of
the people owned their homes. In
New York 83 1-3 per cent, and In
lthode Island 28.0 of the people owned
their homes. Moreover, In no State is
there so largo a per cent of the homes
free of mortgage and debt as they are
In Oklahoma. The census of 1000
show's that 03.5 per cent of the families
of Oklahoma have homes free from
mortgage and debt, 28.2 per cent of
the families are living In rented
homes, but only 8.3 of the families
living In their homes bad them wort-
euged. Kansas City Journal.
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
ty Do tntcntors Neglect the
N inventor and a housewlfo
I practical side ot kitchen work tho other day.
I when the Inventor expressed his surprise that
I tu ,wit.r Minus hAil heon found for dolmr the
hundred and one odd things which aro still done
tn the kitchen lu the mme laborious mnnner
that prevailed when he wa a boy. Ho said
that If be had to do "housekeeping"
ways of accomplishing a lot of things which are now done
by main force; and expressed his surprise that women.
who are supposed to bo too weak to attempt any heavy
labor, regularly do things which would bo a severe test
upon the muscles of the strongest man.
"Well, there are certain things which have to be done."
said tho housewife, "And most peoplo have only maids
In their kitchen."
"Why, I would put In a llttlo motor." began the In
ventor; when a pair of surprised eyes told him that this bad
never before occurred to the housewife.
It is certainly a curious fact that Invention, which has
done so much for mau's work all along tho line, has done
so little for that of women. Ot course. It has done some
thing. The housewife was nblo to mention several labor
saving devices which could now be bought at tho depart
mental stores; but they made up a pitiful total wheu com
pared with the myriads of Inventions that have come to the
assistance oj nmn, It Is safo to say that the averngo type
writer carries almost as many patents as kltcheu shelf.
Of course, men are very willing to buy a&y llttlo work
savers for the kUehen which aro luveutcd; but It Is a sentl
mental demand upon whtoh these devices must depend for
their profits not the Iniporatlve demand of increased pro
ductlou. Yhn a kitchen produces a meal. It produces all
that can be required of It. To lessen the labor ot producing
this meal. Is not to produce two meals; It Is only to produce
one meal more easily,
Yet a priceless economic product would bo tho result
of this Invention. Woman would be given more time. It Is
doubtful If the human race can buy any more valuable
thing than a hlghor average of leisure for tho women who
work. n many oases, they are the mothers of tho next
generation; and' they cannot be given tpq much time to pre
pare themselves for tho bringing up of that generation
In the best way. An Invention or set of Inventions which
should give the women of Canada two extra hours a day
for mental Improvement would tell Immensely on the more
material productiveness of this country when tho children
of the present shall have become the producers of the
future. Montreal Spit.
Destructive fpret Fire last
HE Bureau of Forestry of
"B"" I Department of Agriculture has published a re-
I port upon the "Forest Fires In the Adirondack
Js I in im " This renorr. which Is most Instruct
ive, estimates the direct loss from the destruc
tion of timber, building, etc., In thoio tires at
$3,500,000. In addttloa to this $175,000 was ex
peuded In futile efforts to extinguish the fires. The indirect
loss caused by the destruction of undergrowth. Injury to the
soil, destruction of fish and other game was enormous, but
no estimate of It could b attempted. The fires occurred
between April 20 and Jqne 8 of last year, at the time when
the breeding and nesting season was at Its height and In
the conflagrations a great number of young animals and
birds nd some that wf full jtrpwn
the streams and lakes perished in great
the heated waters and some from the lye leached from the
ashes left by the fire. Over 000,000 acres of woodland were
swept by the fires, much of which Is the property of the
State. Tba fires originated variously. It was a time of
rotracted drought and the whole region was filled with
dry and highly combustible materia),
began along the railwas rrom spans ana cinaers rram tpe
locomotives. These ware fjue largsly to carelessness, as
they could have been prevented. Other fires started from
camp fires and smokers. Many were of an Incendiary orl
gtd, and the reasons assigned for the Incendiarism are
peculiar. Jt seems that the law provides a fund for paying
laborers for fighting fires, and that tho rate of wages
allowed being greater than for other labor, men set the
woods afire In order to get employment In fighting the
HISTORY OF AN OLD CLAIM.
Creek Indians Boon to Come Into Pos
session of Thousands.
The loyal Creeks will soon receive
the cash on their old war claims, says
the Kansas City Journal. The entire
amount of the original claim was $1,
200,000, but after long years of wait
ing and many conferences between the
Indians and congressional committees
It .was finally scaled to half that
amount. The Indian most Instru
mental In securing the award' was D.
M. Hodge of Tulsa. For his services
he was allowed to retain 5 per cent
of the amount collected. This circum
stance alone shows that the Indian
hod but little hopes of ever getting
anything out of the government The
claim was pending more than thirty
years.
The largest claim Is that of Cella
Scott, a resident of Coweta. The claim
is $23,000. Tho other claims range
down to a few dollars or even cents.
A large number of persons residing In
the vicinity of Tulsa will get large
amounts. Tho principal of these Is
Lincoln Postoak, whose check will ag
gregate about $0,000. Ex-Oov. L. C.
I'erryman will get a nlco little slice;
so likewise will several others. Sev
eral boys who never saw $100 In their
lives will get various sums ranging
from that amount up to $1,200 or $1,
600. What they will do with this
money no one knows. Hut all have
agreed upon one thing viz., get rid of
It as soon as possible. All sorts of
schemes are hatched calculated to part
them from the money.
Cella Scott Is the daughter of tho
organizer and leader of the loyal
Creeks, who left their homes along tho
Arkansas river In 1801 for the north.
He was neither clilef nor soldier, but
n medicine man, in whom the Indians
had Implicit confidence. Seeing the
exposed condition of his tribesmen, he
went to the chief of bis faction and ob
tained permission to lead them out of
the Egyptian darkness overhanging tho
country. Tbey located at I.elloy, Kan.
The refugees started from their homes
on Christmas day. They wero away
fiom home nearly five years. Many
men who have since been famous In
this history of the tribe were In this
retreat. Among them were Pleasant
Porter, present chief of tho trlbo; also
I.egus C. I'erryman, twice elected to
that exalted office; llkowlse David M,
Hodge, who has signed every treaty
of his tribe since the civil war. He haa
also personally known every President
and many congressmen and senators
of the United States.
The refugees were followed by tho
southerners, led by the rebel Gen,
Cooper. They traveled In a north and
west direction toward Coffeyvtllo. On
Illrd creek, north of Tulsa, near Slrta
took, the prusent borne of W. 0. Bog-
Editorials
Kitchen?
were discussing the
ho would get easier
J rlously.
Year,
the United States
Tho
ANY
perished. Trout In
numbers, some from
if.any of tho fires
ers, present uhlef of the Cherokee, n
fight took place. Oen. Porter com
manded 111 this fight in which ho wns
wounded. A number of other skir
mishes took place along the route, but
nono worthy of special mention.
The Indians left fine farms, or
chards, good houses, and thousands of
dollars' worth Of live stock, all of
which was carried away or destroyed.
From this arose the loyal Creek
claims, so soon to be paid.
EA8IER TO BE STORE MOBEL.
Requirements Not as Bevere as Ther
Were In Former Times.
There has been a great change lu
the last few years In the requirements
of the "store model," said the malin
ger of the suit department In n fash
ionable shop the other day. "Formerly
certain correct proportions were re
quired which If not after tho Venus
standard were at least after that of
Paquln. Hut now tho main thing nec
essary In the model Is that she shall
have 'stylo' and 'carriage,' aud of
course average size and roundness of
contour without strict regard to pro
portions. 'The elaborateness nnd looseness of
costumes baa brought about this re
sult. The trimming nnd biding of the
figure In the present day tnllor-made
suit Is so complete that a particularly
good 'line' Is no longer require L The
fact that a larger model Is selected
than formerly Is the best Indication of
tho change In woman's measurements,
duo to the straight front corset and
partly to tho change ot sentiment
which demands broad shoulders, and
select clothes accordingly.
"The model now In demand has
usually a 25-Inch waist, where It was
formerly absolutely necessary that It
should bo under 21, A 37-Inch bust In
preferred, where 80 used to be consid
ered the Ideal. Thirteen inches across
the shoulders Is now considered nono
to broad, though tho hip measuro ac
complished by the model who adjust
herself strictly to tho new average 1
a couple of Inches smaller than former
ly, being about 41 V4.
"These measurements are the aver
ago ones of the gowns that are sold
even moro than ot the wearers them
selves. Tho plan of buying a large
size to bo fitted down so as to obtain
tbo broad shouldered effect la almost
universal, and while the greatest mis
take a saleswoman could mako former
ly was to suggest that a customer take
a size larger than she thought neces
sary, now It Is often received ns a com
pliment." Chicago Tribune.
Fewer Death by War.
If a French writer on military sub
jects Is correct, tht advocates of peace
can no longer fall back upon war's In
(Ml
M
tlames. Many of the fires occurred upon private game pre
serves. These are attributed to Incendiarism due to the
strong feeling against private ownership of these Inuds mid
the exclusion ot hunters. State reservation wero llred be
cause, the law forbids the cutting or removal of wood from
them. llnltlmore Sun.
Work of Yellow Journalism.
T Is not service, nor oven alleged service, to
tho public that constitutes yllowno; It Is
holstcrouamuM, viiuiitlug, morbidness, extrava
gance, the magnifying of slight accidents Into
tragedies and bonfires Into holocausts.
White papers are sometimes taken In by
dispatches from Europe, booauie ycllowlatn ex
ists there s well as here; but they do not orlglnnto thoso
dispatches; they do not "dress up" news In the homo office;
they print only what they believe to be true, ami print It
without trying to make the renders believe thnt It Is the
most tremendous thing Unit ever happened.
Sensationalism Is llko other agencies for excitement lu
that It creates a constant mid Increasing demand fur more;
honeo the tendency of the yellow paper Is to grow yellower
nnd yellower, because nny lnpo Into mihrloty uud culm Is
resented by Its almost llllternte pntron. He must be kept
going by mental stimulants which arc Jmt ns harmful to
him ns cocktails. He wants bis news strong rather than
true, and It ho ever reads an editorial does not want It to
preach or Inform, but only to rouse. And If Its editor
ilirusM himself Into his vision as tho greatest of men. the
lender's mind has been brought by tit reudlug to a state
thnt makes him almost ready to admit It Urooklyu Kagle.
Jap Oflkcrs and Their Pay.
IL1TAHY efficiency being so much bound up
with the national existence of Japan, tho army
officers naturally take their profession very se-
Their pay Is small, and few have
niucu yrivniv menus, su uuu im-y uvp in a wry
modest way compared tu the uftlcvrs of many
other armies.
A uiajdr geucral only gets the equivalent of about 158
a year anltnnry pay, a captain (30, nnd a second lieutenant
18. Most appointments mean additional pay, but foreign
service does not. Messes have been established In some
regiments, but as a rule, the officers only have the midday
meal together. Jnpauese food Is cheap, consisting as It
does chiefly of rice and tlli; while rich and poor alike drink
the Inexpensive liquor nf tho country, "sake." For this
reason entertaining eipeuses come to very little, and the
officer U enabled to. maintain his position with but small
outlay.
Ai In tho Continental armies of Europe. Japanese ofll-,-imw
practically live lu uniform, and the latter Is serviceable
and iiuMensle. Mttle attention Is paid to smartness and
appiMM'xp generally, though all are Invariably neatly
dressed I'roiiiotlou Is Chiefly by selection, especially lu
the hlglici i links. New York Evening Tost
Spirit of Kochlessnca.
probably most accidents on American
railways or all kinus are iiuo to recKIessuess.
The same Is true of accidents from other vehi
cles. Manifestations of this disposition are to
be seen on every side. Coachmen exhibit It by
driving heavy carriages at full speed around the
most busy aud crowded corners of large cities.
Messenger boys show It by propelling their bicycles llko
mad whenever they get where there seems a good cbauce
to run anybody down. The automobile chauffeur acts as It
It wns no part of his business to look out for peoplo ahead
of him. and apparently thinks that the man or woman
whom be runs down receives only his or hrr deserts for
getting In tho way. Everybody who operates any sort of
vehicle, from the locomotlv engineer to the laborer or
clerk hurrying to bis work on a motorcycle, seems to have
become possessed with the Idea that It Is his business to
go as fast as he can. but no part of bis business to take
care that he doesn't kill anybody. This combination of
speed madness with recklessness Is causing more casual
ties in the United States than all other causes together.-
Kansas City Journal.
creasing destructlvcneas to human life
as an argument On the contrary, he
claims that experience shows that the
greater the destructive power of mod
ern rifles and artillery the less Is the
percentage of men killed. Outing the
Seven Years' War botwen Germany
and Austria aud tho dynastic wars of
tho eighteenth century the rival armies
ipj;:. 1 Cre at a dlstanco of one hun
dred y iiJj, and after the first few
alleys charged with tho bayonet or
pike. The average loss tn thoso wars
was soronteon per cent of the total
number of combatauts. During the
time of the Civil Itcvolutlon and the
Napoleonic era the losses wero nlxteon
per coni. In the Italian war and Cri
mean war. "'i Improved weapons,
the lost .' :. ; loorteon per cent. In
lSI. In the 'var of Prussia against
Austria, ' U Improved needle-guns
nnd greater dlstanco, tho losses were
seven per cent In the Franco-Prus-sinn
war the losses sank to five per
cont This Is both fortunate and un
fortunate, according to one's view
point Hut the financial argument for
peace cannot be gainsaid.
Picture Saves a Monkey.
How a monkey pursued by a boa
constrictor was saved Is told by A. I,.
W. Gootschnlk, United Btntes consul
nt Guayaquil, Ecuador. Tho big rep
tiles have a falling fgr monkeys and
theso agile llttlo pets must keep a con
stant lookout for them. If Jocko drops
Into a dozo bo Is likely to "wake up
dead."
On the occasion with which the story
deals a monkey's llfo was saved by tho
picture of tho American eagle. The
consulate sign nil over tho world Is a
fine reproduction of. the king of birds,
In full color and with outspread wings.
A new Hlgn had Just been received and
was waiting on n chair Inside tho
room.
A big bon constrictor chased tho
house monkey across tho yard and
through the open window. Jocko was
making a good race, but n losing oue.
Ho was In tho corner quaking with
fear nnd very near to death's door
when tho pursuer confronted the pic
ture of the eagle In It memiclng at
titude. A snake fears engles even
more than It craves monkeys and that
particular reptile turned tall nnd went
out of the window a quickly ns If the
devil wero nftor It.
That monkey was a smart monkey,
and now whenever It wants to take a
nap It goes to roost over the picture
of the eagle.
Consolation.
It may be dat yo' sweetheart
Dons 1st' you feellu' blue,
nut de melon coollu' In da well
Wld a ripe, red heart fer youl
-itlsuts Constitution.
WHKN TIMBO 'WERE FLUQH.
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Nome and DawsoisVWsr I.lvslr Towns
Only a VswIYears Auo,
"Yes, tho flush! wild nnd woolly
days of tho Klondike and Nomo lire
now matters of hlstta-y, snld a Mon
tana man who was lu the country from
the start of the boom to tho present
time. "It's about tho same ns tho
history of all the Western mining
camps In th Ikioiii days. Tho first
men to go Into tho Alasknn country
wer of tho vonturesouie nnd reckless
sort. Money emtio to them by tho
thousands with hut little effort, and
It went about as easily as It was pan
ned out of the gravel. It la different
now. Things have grown to a normal
condition and the milling business I
conducted along legitimate lines. 1 can
rcmranber when there was not n dun
lly tn I.awson or Nome. Now both
of these places have settled down.
They hav schools and Witirche nnd
the ha nun ion rum llfo Is a thing of
the past.
"I conducted a variety theater In
Dawson during the early boom, The
only female society there was tho
variety performers and they made all
kinds of money. Nearly all of the good
lookers married men who mads big
stakes and quite a number have turn
ed out all right. The salary of a wom
an who could do something oil the
stage varied from $100 to $250 per
week and they had to be supplied with
a room besides. At this tlitio eggs
sold for $1 apiece nnd flour $100 a
sack and hnrd tn git nt thnt. Musi
cians were paid $KM a week while
the lender of an orchestra got $150.
"I recall ono night after the regular
how was over In the theater 'Hulft
water lllll' bought $.1,000 worth of
ticket for the dance tin 1 1 and Invited
everybody to dnnce. 1 have seen htm
buy a whole case of eggs at once
when they were telling for $1 ench
Just to keep somebody else from get-,
ting them. 'Swtftwater' got his unme ;
from tho fact that he crossed tho ICIun J
dike river nt high wnter on n log and i
bent nil the others out to the claims'
and had all he wanted located before
any one elo could reach the place.
He cleaned up, all told, between $200.-
000 and $300,000. I remember a Mon
tana man who lived nt White Sulphur
Springs who spent $2.5UO for cham
pagne in on night I weighed out
the gold for a man who paid $3,33.1 1 3 '
for a barrel of high wine. All this
has now changed. Gambling tins been
closed down entirely Imth In Dawson
nnd Nome and there Is little or no
exrltnnieiit it la still a good country
for legitimate business of nil ktijd.
It future poaslhllltli-a cnmiut k6 con
ceited. In natural resources 1 con
sider It tho richest posieaslou In (he
domain of Uncle Bain." Chicago
Chronicle. ,.
1Ll
Glva Tather a Bouquet.
I've seitrrlied the msfstlnrs aud papers,
for In, these msuy days.
Hut I hsreu't found posin thst (Ires
fsthsr sny praise.
I've looked thtm orsr rsrrfully, I've read
and studied all.
Hut the sturdy reureientstlvs of Adam's
early fall
Seema to have escaped the nolle of the
poets" lucid powers.
And the ou who bit tlis spple first has
slhered all their Sorter.
Why no bloom from all the ilitu of the
poet's floral land
Was ever given father, I could uever
understand.
While mother sat bl(Ie the fir and
darned the children' socka,
Waan't father out huitlln' to gather In
the "rocks" l
And when Ileauy had the ferar, and
Hesay was so sick,
Who tumbled out for doctor, and brought
blm double quick!
I would not rob dear mother of on alogl
bit of praise,
For faithfully ah did her duty tn child
hood' anxloua dara.
And til through youth she w mother
erir kind and true,
Dut I've got quite chunk of praise to
hand to father, too.
How he worked and wt and grumbled,
whistled, auug and smlted,
Tolled until till bark waa bent for moth
er, home, and child.
I am not feellu? grouty became mother'
praise la aung,
For I remember ber sweet kiss on my
lips when I was young.
Hut I also recollect a (reat big, burly,
manly form,
Whose heart wa where It ought to be.
whose smile waa broad and warm.
And I think It would be Just, e'en In this
later day.
When we're picking flowers for mother,
to give father a bouquet
Cleveland Leader.
Friendly Illrd at Prey.
Every farmer and gamekeeper
should have a copy of tho biological
survey's report on the stomachs of
birds of prey Hcsldes Immense qunn
tltcs of mice hawks nnd owls kill
snakes, rats, weasels, skunks, nnd
squirrels, nil of which species destroy
more or less young gnmo birds nnd tbo
eggs of game birds. Theruforo It be
comes necessary to know whether the
bird of prey himself or all theso other
enemies kill tho most game before
Judging of his barmfulness. The kill
ing of hawk or owl Is probably almost
always the killing of one of your game
preservers, whether or not ho takes
somo game In pay. You might ns well
abolish policemen becauso they soiuo
tlme offend.
Sportsmen wngo wnr ngnlnst herons,
kingfishers ond fish hawks, Now, since
It Is well known thnt the main devour
ers of trout spawn nnd fry, for In
stance, are not nny kind of bird, but
certain species of fish, you are proba
bly helping thin your trout by removing
these birds, slnco tho latter doubtless
prey more on the spawn devourern
than on tho trout. This Is plain, bo
cause trout nro swifter nnd henco hard
er to cutch and live commonly In deep
er water tbnn other species; so that
what the heron nnd kingfisher get nro
no doubt generally tho enemies of your
trout Forest and Stream,
A Coldly Praotloal Thought.
"Those people who secured Ameri
can In dependence were very careless,"
said Senator Sorghum,
"In what wayl"
"If they had presented tho Fourth
of July possibilities In tho proper light
tboy could have got about everything
tbey wanted from the fireworks manu
facturers." Washington Star,
lteporter Senator Illlklns has abo
lulely nntlilng to sny. Editor Well,
boll It down, We ai terribly crowded
to night. - Puck.
Drown I Smith tho boa ovvr at
hi hoilao? Join1 - .Mr. Smith any ho
Isn't, but I tit k t notice lie pick out all
the now wall puper. -I'liu'lnnntl Trib
une. Mr. 'Iliu I ill lx -Is lour chauffeur a
safo man to rldo wit lit Mr. Knot
Hlovte Why, certainly! No pollceiiinu
hn succeiMti'd III cntchlng lilm yet
Town Topic.
Mr. I'hugwnti'r -Jmluli, nhrr I
there such n thing as a laundry trust t
Mr. t'liiigwaler Where Wlint do
) on suppoHO the I'lallioii ltulldlng lu
New York Is for
"Arthur, dear, don't you think It's
rnther intra vacant nf you to eat butter
with thnt delirious Jnni" "No, hivo;
ri'onoiiili'iil. Hiiine' plet'si of bread doc
for Ixith."- -Tit lllls.
Mnglslnilii (stonily)- -Didn't I tell
ion tho hist Hum j nil vcr hero I uovnr
wan tril ion to conn' before me again
Prisoner -Yea, sir, but I couldn't make
tho policeman ludlevo It. New Yorker.
"Aro J on nt nil fnmlllnr with
Plato" nsked Mm. Oldcnstle. "No,
that' one thing Joslnh always blalnea,
me for. lie ray I never uiiikii real
close friends with nuylHiily."--l'hlla-dolphin
Ledger.
After a iimni sevcru reproof than
usual, lltlln IIi'kbIc, who I extniordln
nrlly sciislllie, thought diligently fur n
minute, nnd then snld: "Mamma, Isn't
thero nny wny n child cuu get a dl
oreu from Its pnrents"
"Some aclrntlsls," began Mr. (Jay,
significantly, "consider kissing danger
ous. Do you)" "Well," rrplled Mis
Smart, "I think It would be for
My big brother I within cull."--ICi-change.
I'nlr I'nssi'iigcr I'vi) paid my fnrej
once. Why do you ask for It again
roiidtictnr I beg p union, Inly, but
you look so much puttier every tlin
I pas through thnt 1 thought )ou
wore another pengiT. Chicago
New.
FnriuOr Hoptoad I diinno a tlioin
city folks Is so Inr.y, nftvr all. Farmer
Trofnig How's thnt, lllriiml Farmer
Hoptoad Duo of tho clerk nt that '
hotel wIiito I put up wuz up nhcad nf
inn every inornln'. try to IkmI blm a
I would! Phltndt'lpblu Press.
"When young fellers begins a court
In'," said Fanner Unicode, "they Jeet
gits crazy, an' thet thnr boy Jim o
mine nln't no exception." "What's Jim.
bin n iloln'l" asked Former Bnrcer.
"Hnugi'd If he didn't go Inter tnwii
jestcrd'y an' spend a hull sixpence fur
a toothbrush,"'
"Yes," said tint lioardlng chool
teacher, "I think thnt la a model letter
for you to wrtto your fiance. Dut of
course you will copy It, leailng out
those numerous space" "Oh, dear,
no!" replied the girl. "Those ar for
dVnrest.' I havo It on a rubber
atainp."--Dtrolt Fr.o Press.
Mr. Pinny -l wns going to ask you
to try tht llttlo trick. Multiply tho
year of your ago by thruo. subtract
twenty on from tho total and what'
tho answer) Miss Kutc You should
bo "Mo to guess the answer at unco.
Mr. Ptmjy What I It Mis Kut
Nono of" your business. Philadelphia
Pro.
The honest man (to theater door ton
dor) I see that you have !gu In Ui
lobby snylng that ticket bought of
speculator will not be nceepted. Now,
1 want to Inform you thnt I liought
my ticket of n speculator. Door Ten
der (with a sickly smile) -Say, you re
former give me a pntn In th solar
plexus! G'wan In! Exchange.
Edgnr hnd bren nsked to write a
composition about tho camel. This I
what h evolved: "Tho ciiinel hn four
stomachs, and cull go four week with
out feeding them, romomhertug th.
week by counting the stomach ho hnp
pen to bo using at the time; and so,
coming In out of tho field mice n
month, ns rogulnr u n clock, for hi
breakfast, which Is mostly water."
They hnd been talking a they
walked. She hod remarked pnruir
thetlcnlly: "ih, It must bo terrlblu to
a mnn to bo rejected by u woman."
"Indeed It must." wn his repono.
Then after n while, Willi synipnthotlo
dUlnguniiousncHs, sho exclaimed: "I
don't think that I could over hav thi
heart to do It." And thoro camo n
Hence between them ns ho thought It
over. Tit lilt.
In a small vlllngo lu Yorkshlro an
old laborer onco wont Into n neigh
bor's cottnge. In tbo corner of tho
llttlo kitchen Htnoil n grandfather
clock, on tho dial of which wns tho
customary figure of an old man holding
a scythe, a ml nbovo wus Iliu time-worn
Inscription, "Tempiia fuglt." Uioklug
wisely up nt tho clock, tho old man
snld to tho owner: "Aye, tenipus.
fugltl Ha me man us made ours, I seuf
Tlt-Iltts.
General "Phil" Sheridan waa at ono
time nsked nt wlint llttlo Incident did
he laugh the most. "Well," ho said,
"I do not know, but I always lauijli
when I think of the Irishman and tho
mule. I was riding down tho lino ono
day, when I saw an Irishman niounleil
on a mule which wa kicking It leg
rathtr freely. The mulo finally got It
hoof caught In tho ntlrmp, whon, lu
tbo excitement, tho Irishman remark
ed! '"Well, liegorrah, If yo'ro goln' tr
got on, Ol'll get offl"' Now York
Tribune.
Told Iter Noorot nt I, set.
"A woman can't keep a secret," de
clares tho mero man.
"Oh, I don't know," retorts tho But
tery lady. "I've kept my ago u secret
since I was 24."
"Yes, but one of these days you will
give It away. In time you will sim
ply have to tell It."
"Woll, I think that whon a woman
has kept a secret for twenty ycura
sho come pretty near knowing how
to keep It." Judge.
Many people mlstako longing to b
rich and great for ovldeuc of soul-hunger.