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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1904)
STRIKES AND In riven t yenrs tlio growing frc(iiiMii-y n ml persistence of ntrlkeit ns n nioiinn of clarifying Uin Industrial atmosphere have forced themselves upon tho ii t (in I ton of those who, although nut ncllvo pn rtlcljuiiil In such cxpi llcnts, share III nil the mult of liuliintrlnl n k1 ( n 1 1 on. Tim mngnltuilii of soimi r cor Ml strikes linn ilnno much to i'iiiphnnlr.o the dnninKo l'iio to bunl ncnn mill tint Interest which tlio Kniornl imlillo renlly linn In tlin actum of lii'liiK n llilnl mill lniiiirtliil party. In lint Inst few yenrn conciliation n nil iirlillriitlon luivn conic forward nn remedlen for nlrlki-x. In tlio Unlli-d Htntcn strikes luivn never liccn Illegal unless nceiiinpiinled by violence, tint In Uuropo llii'y with iiiiIII recent yenrn prohibited by Inw. Among llic grrnt lnlior iiplicn viiIh In till country ono of llt moot historic In tlio strike In IH77 on llm IViinsylvmilii Itillroml, In whlcli much ilmiinKO wmi itoiio mill troops with cn lied out. In INW tlio toli-Knipli operators were railed out, mill the entire American telegraphic system wan tied up, Tb f union Homestead strike nt llm Carnegie works In IMl- wim tlio most bitter 1 1 ill 1 1 nl rlu I I'onllU't In American history mill Involviil n nmigulnnry linttlo bo twecn private dcli-cllvcs nml unionists. In wlilcli many were kllli-d nnd wounded. Tlio un'Uiiiinhlo (.iileiigo slrlko of 1M1I originated In nil effort of tint newly-organized American llnllwny Union to olilulu favorable terms for tlio striking employes of tlio I'ullniiin cur works. There were street rnllwny strike In Mcveral larKc cities In 1IKM), nnd In tin) following year n great nteol strike. In IIKTJ the antliriii lle coil strike enmc nearer to producing n fntnliio In that t-omiiiiHllty than any previous event, Tlio oilmen of strikes are manifold. Tlio most frequent ratnii', however, In the wane question. Ill prosperous Union nlrlken are likely to occur on no vtiutit of ilenialiitn for higher wugc. In tlinen of business depression tliero linn been uiueli liuliintrlnl troiililu on account of atteinptn to ileorenne wnges. 'J'Jie regulation of working liourn linn nlno furnlnlieil freipient cause for labor nplienvnln. .Many of the recent nlrlken linve liml their origin In n iletermlnn tlon of tlio ineiuliern of trades uiilonn In nfllllntn only with fellow mum hern. Hullo nn frequently n resolution on tlie part of the employer to avoid llcrlmlimtlon hot ween union and non-union lnlior linn been productive of In dustrial trouble. Of ntlll Inter origin In the nympntlietle ntrlke, In which tlio workmen of one trade, convinced of tlio righteousness of tlio ratine .of n Uxly if striking- workmen of nuotlinr trade, decline to Inbor nt tliclr unuul nvo ration until Juntlce prevails. IIOW 10 TIC KNOTS. First, male n plnln overhand knot - In Fig. 1. Take the end II, plnco It over mill under tlio part A, nnd ilrnvr the cuiln lightly; then It will appear nn In Fig. 2. If you place tlio ends In tlio other direction they will innko whnt sailors call n "cranny knot," n term of ridicule lined of one who tlrn tlio knot tliun tliroliKli mlntnke. Tlio square knot cnu be ennlly undone. If yon want n knot Hint will not nllp In doing x niiiiAUK on nrrn khot. lip liundlrn with twine, tnko another turn, nn In Fig. .1. Ijiy the pnrtn together nn In Fig. 4. Then curl the part A over B, bringing tlio end up through the loop nn In Hi;, fi. Now enrry II around and under A, panning It down through the loop nn In Fig. tl. Tlih knot will not nllp. A limn onn nit In 0 mid bo holnteil to nny height In nnfety. Thin In tlio kind of il knot to make If you wnnt to lend an ix or a home by n halter, an It will not nllp nud choke the anliual. Thin In really the inn.it Important knot that In made. It In handy In innkliik font a boat's painter mid In tying tlnh Illicit ii I id nlnkern. NtWSUOYS 01 JAPAN. The newsboys of Japan have been reaping n harvent during tlio hint nix montlin, The iieoplo of Japan are ureal rendern, and, benlden, they are exceed IliKly patriotic mid Intensely Interested In tlio war with Kunnln. A Japanese newnpaper generally linn ino IiIk Innuo III the uiorulne, coutnln liiK Hewn, cartoonn and ndvertlno iiientu, about like our papers. Then after that extrnn aro printed nil day Iouk, and nometlmoH up to uildiilKlit. Tlio extras ar,n printed on little, slips of pnper Junt larK" enough to contain tlio Item which In the cause of tlio ex tra. These little handbills aro printed only on ono sldo of tlio paper, nnd sometimes nn extra consists of no tnoro than twenty or thirty words. Then next day each pnper prints In Ita reKUlar edition nil the dispatches print ed In the llttlo extras of tlio dny be fore, with tlio hour nud niluuto of pub- iir.itALDiNu x vicTonr. llcntlon, and thus they keep tally ou "scoops," All day Ions crowds of men nnd lioys wait In front of tlio nowspaper olllccs to got tlio oxtniB, Thoy wear very llttlo clothing Just n short Ul niofln nnd trousers that look Ilko loose HWlnimliiK trunks. ICach ono has n dash of cotton cloth tied nrouud his vnlst, nud to this nro linottcd Ihreo, four nud sometimes six mid seven or dinary dinner bells. Tlio bells linnr on a ' t " I . THEIR CAUSES. Ketn n hunch of pxtrnn he ntnrtn off on n ilcnd run down tlio mldillo of tlio ntrcet. Tlio belln make n terrlblo chit tor and the people ninh out to buy tlio wnr nown, for they know thnt tlio belln ineiiun n frenli war extra. Tlio extrnn go Ilko hot rnken, nnd the boyn get nil tlio wny from live rln (which In nlmut a quarter of n cent of our money) to flvo neu (or two and n half renin) for thorn. The belln nave the boyn tlio trouble of crying their papers, nnd, benlden, notify everybody x nowLinit knot. nt onro thnt there Is nonio bis wnr news on nnlo. MOULTON MADE QRANO MASTER ClitcnKonii Olvcti llluhrnt Honor by Kiiluhta Teitiiliir. rienernl (leorRe M. Moulton, com innndcr of the Kecond Illinois Volun teer Infantry dtirliiK the Spnnlsh Ainerlcnn wnr. brli;nde roinnuinder of the Illinois National lluard nnd a (1K.1K11AI. UKUIK1K 11. 1IUL1.TO.V. member of tlio St. Ilernard Command ery. K. T Chicago's famous com uinndery, ws elected (Irand Master of tlio KnlRhts Templar of America nt the conclave In Kan Francisco. Snratojrn, N. Y was selected as the next place to hold the grand encamp ment, which will take plnco In 1007. Tho Dreaded Arllnt. Tlio thought of possible cartoons cannot well bo. nbseut from tho uiliids of men whom nil the world knows. Ii. A. Tollemaclie, tho niitlior of "T'nllts with Mr. (llndstone," tells pot In tho book n dtory whlcli pre sents the stattvimmi In mi nttltudo not fninlllnr In ordlnnry representations of tlio great man, Ono stormy dny during ono of Mr. Oliidstono's visits "to lllnrrltz ho walked from his hotel to call on Mr. Tollemncho, who wns ninazed to boo thnt Mr. (llndstouo enmo without nn umbrella. Mr. Glndstono lauKhlngly explained that If Uio high wind hud happened to turn Ids umbrelln Inside out, n pic ture of him In that forlorn plight would liavo found Its way Into half tlio comic pnpers of Europe. A Wnninn Would Ante "TTore'n nn nd 111 ills nnner nlinnt dnt dorf ycr slolo," Bald tho first tough, "nn it says -iiownru u reiurncu nn' no questions naked,"' 'N'o micstlons asked?'" rcnllert Ihu other tough. "Dnt can't bo ills dog; I slolo ins nog irom n woman." unw olle Slnudnrd nnd Times. All tho world's n stage aud all tho women Insist ou huvlug Bncuklm part. PHjfionc0, At n recent Hireling of tho Cnmern Club In Loudon, Dr. H. (Jrucn de nerlbed Ills new Unlit lens, ilenlgni-d opeclnlly for milking photiigrnphn with nliort exponuren In ordlnnry night llluinliintloii. Fluid leimon were orlg Innlly employed to ovfreomo the dllll ulty of eliroinntle nberrnlloii before tho combination of Hint nud crown Klas wns Invented. Dr. (irucii em ploys them for tholr "photographic ra pidity." They alio possess extraordin ary depth of focus. (!ood results were obtained with snap shots In various I healers with the ordlnnry stage Illu mination, and eteu kliieinatogrnph pic tures of ntago nrenes were inndo with out special lighting. It Is hoped that lennen of thin description will greatly widen tho Held of photogmphy. According to a writer In Mines nnd Minerals, there nro In use In sumo dep mines wlro ropen, or entiles, only a few Inches in diameter and a in lie long, on the cuds of which hang buckets, or platforms, by which miners nro let down Into or hoisted from tint bowels of tint eiirlh with n speed greater than thnt of the nverngo rail road train, In many canen these long cables form the only means of commu nication between the bottom of the mine and the surface of the earth. In some nines-the weight of the cnblo greatly exceeds that of the material to be rnrrled, nnd the problem of malt ing It nulllclently flexible t be wound ou drums requires the highest skill for Its solution. Ixing cables nro inndo tupertng, so thnt the cross section In creases with the amount wound off. The recent (Jerninn Mouth I'olar ex pedition added much to our knowledgo of the antarctic continent. It showed Hint the westerly shore of thnt mys terious land descends steeply Into a deep sen, nnd thnt It In occupied by n vokmilc formation. Tho Inland Ice covering tho continent Is regnrded as without doubt tlie most extensive gla cial nrea now In existence, on tho earth. It presents a picture of tho Ico nge which once prevailed In northern America nnd Kurope. Evidence was found thnt In former times tho nntnrc- tic Ire extended even farther than It does to-day. Iirge marl no mammals mid flocks of rare birds were found frequenting the ronnln, and Herman scientific enthusiasm found gratifica tion In tho study even of the micro scopic bacteria dwelling In thnt far cold land. The earnentneM with which tho problem of mechanical flight Is bclug attacked Is nttested by tlio elnborato equipment of tho "laboratory of nero dynainlcs" recently erected at tho Catholic University of America. Among tho apparatus Is a woodon tunnel fifty feet long with n crosn-nectlon of nix square feet. In vyhlch a wind of any desired npeed can be generated by means of a suction-fan placed at ono 'end of the tunnel. In the wind current thus develoied nro plnced ob jects of n great vnrlety of kinds nnd nhnpen, wluwo resistances, lift, drift, surface friction, etc., aro to be deter mined. A pressure gauge that can b read to lens than one ten-millionth of nn atmosphere Is uned to determine the pressure at all points In tho stream of air. Tlie objoct U to furnish trust worthy data for calculations In aero nautic. PLAN TO EXCHANGE BABIES. ClenrlnB-Houna r Which Different Nationalities Are Traded. Ono of the curious things run across In Kuropo In tho scheme of a French man named Mlchncl Ureal, broached as long ngo ns 18Sd, and which Is being ngnln taken up. It consist of a wholennlo exchange, n swapping of children from ono fain- II) to another. Hero Is n rnrislnn fnther In modest estate, with n son. This man has an ambition thnt hi child shall have n thorough knowledge of German. Tho proper thing would be to plnco the child In some German family for a while. Hut tho difficulty for the father s to discover Junt tho right sort of family ono who would receive tho child, and, nbovo nil, ono who hud n child to swap. The l'nrlslnn father would bo spending no extra money In housing tho German child nnd teach ing It French, while his own wns cnt lug nt n German tnble. Meanwhile two nations were understanding each other better. It was n splendid scheme, If only It could bo carried out. What was needed was n baby bro ker, as It were, an exchange, n clenr Ing house for children, an agency to keep tnb of families willing to swnp children nnd to engineer tho swap, A man nnmed Tonl Mnthleu enw tho chance, nnd Improved it during the va cation period last yenr. lie had pre judices to overcome. After a deal of letter writing ho won the Indispensa ble, not to say tnovltablo, sanction of college, professors, of great authors, prominent lawyers nnd members of Parliament. Ho even succeeded in placing .nn order for flvo children on trial. Ho devoted a whole year to booming tho enterprise. And It was lionrt-brenklug work, Ho would win tho approval of n rot of English or German or Scandinavian families, only to flud In Ids own land no readiness to trndo. And yet, In spite of every thing, ho hns succeeded In n measure. Tbo scheme. Is working and Mr. Mn thleu has dccldexl to found n society nnd push tlio Idea for all It Is worth. An elnborato system of correspond ence has been drawn up nlready. Thoro Is a precautionary exchange of photo graphs first nnd n severe cross-examination of nil concerned. Tho closing detail of tho railroad Journoy, under suitable, escorts In tho caso of girls, nro easily looked after by tho ex change. CANADA'8 OLDEST HOUSE. Structure Wns lCrected Three Cen turies Aso-Of Historic Interest. What changes nro suggested by tho Item of nows from Montreal printed Inst week, stating that tho oldest build ing In Canada, n dwelling houso In I.ongueiill, opposlto Montreal, had been burned, and adding that tho Btructuro was vrccteil threo centuries ngo, "and thcro Is somo evidence that It nnli'dnlen thin period by nt lenst fifty yenrn!" Leaving out tho extra half century, which almost certainly Is iliiit to local pride nnd not to history, tho houso was old enough, for Its ex istence covered practically the link ing, not only of Cniiadn, but the Unit ed Htnles, with the exception of Flori da, say tho Toronto Mall and Ex press, When the houso was built Canada wan jouug. Carller nnd lloberval had explored It somewhat mid had gnuo up the Kt. Lawrence to Ilochelnga, where Montreal In now, but had miido no per manent settlements. In 1('I Cham plain planted the llrst colony In Arca dia, and in 1G08 founded Quebec. It Is said that the old house was built some years before the fortification nt Iin gueull, which were erected In 1(112 to protect tho Infant settlement nt Mon treal. If no, It wns Indeed nn outpost of civilization. Hlnco It wan built tho new world has grown up, the colonics once divided by Franco nnd England have been united under Ilrltlsh rule, and ngnln have separated Into the Do minion of Cntindn nml the United Ktates of America; the rent of the world has undergone changes as grcut From Its windows wnlchers could linvo seen attacks by Indians perhaps the house Itself wns nt times n fort nnd echoed to wnr whoops could have seen excursions by French and Indi ans ngiilust tho colonics to the south and Incursions of English from those settlements; could hnvo wntched tho Ungllsh succeed tho French ns mns tern of New Franco; have seen tho Americans In possession of Montreal. Not fur to the southwnrd tho Unit ed Htiites hns come Into being. For eight-score of yenrs tho house wns on the frontier, with nn enemy constant ly near nt hnnd. Then tho enemy be enme n friend and has stayed so; how good a friend perhaps those In whoso possession the house has remained do not yet know. The building was not on tho main lino of tratllc, cither actu ally or theoretically. Most of tlie great events of North American history hnv occurred nt n distance from Montreal nnd Innueul, but through nil the yearn of lighting nnd of peaeo tlie old house stood. We In Amerlcn have not so many old buildings of any sort that wc can afford to lone even n farm house that has existed from tho be ginning of our history. LIVING RENT FREE IN LONDON. Unscrupulous Persons Who Take Ad" ?ttiitaicc of the Law's l)la7. Many people in Eondon make a busi ness of living rout free. "It 1 almost Incredible'," said the head of a large firm of bouse agents the other day, "tho number of persons who never pay rent from one year's end to another. The method Is. cither by bogus ref erences or by Impressing a sense of their good fnlth on a house agent, to obtain tlio lease of a house, most fre quently over 50 a year In rent, and when the landlord applies for his rent to defy him. When he attempts to eject tbem by legal process they stoy until tlio very last day tho law allows, and then clear out bag and baggage. ond start the same operation elsewhere. As they always furnish on the hire sys tem, distraint 1 of no service -to the landlord. "Their object of taking houses of a rental over 50 Is to got above the Jur isdiction of the County Court, which Is mora summary In its method than tho high court" To a smaller extent tho delay In volved In ejectment by County Court action 1 also taken advantago of by exploiters of the law' delays, but these methods aro not so Impudent as that of "Jumping" a house, which Is some times adopted. Not long ago a house owner, on look ing through his morning paper, ob served that a man who had been charg ed with assault was reported to live at one of his houses, which he had sup posed to hnve been vncant for twelve months. On Investigation he found that it wns occupied by n tenant, who re fused to clear out Tho usual legal form had to bo gono through, nnd It wns a month before the landlord got possession. Similar cases hnvo happened where tho "Jumper" has gone -the length of taking in lodgers, or oven of selling the house. Landlords sometimes prefer to buy n tenant out rather than Invoke legal process, nnd n quicker procedure for ejection than the courts allow would bo welcomed by landlords nnd house agents. I.ondon Kxprcsa. Poplar Trace as Lightning Hods. In Holland the I.ombardy poplar is often used as n lightning rod, and is planted near haystacks nnd Isolated farm houses. This poplnr has tho habit of growing nenrly vertical, with the branches In nn upright position; ns soon as tlio rain fnlls tho water runs ulong the branches nnd forms nlong the stem a constant stream of water from the toil to tho ground. When lightning strikes in the vicinity, the tree being the highest object has the best chance of being hit, and when the lightning strikes tho treo it find in tho stream of water which flows down tho stem a safe conductor towards tlio ground. Of course the stream goes seldom In a straight line, nnd at places where tho limbs Join together tho flow of water take often another direction. Tho limb may be doomed, but tho haystack is saved. Oldost Treo In the World. It Is said that the oldest treo In tho world Is a bo treo at Adnuradhapura, Ceylon, which was planted close to a Iluddlilst shrlno In 245 II. C, nnd Is therefore 2,148 years old. Legend lias It that tills treo sprang from a branch which severed Itself by miraculous tinwor from the sacred treo under which Gautama becamo Buddha, tho enllgutcned ono. No Sloro than Wijlit. "I'd Ilko to hnvo your check for that little midnight aupper I served at your houso last month," said tho caterer. "You'll hnvo to wait until I get tho doctor's bill for curing mo of indiges tion," replied tho victim, "That comes off your till!." Philadelphia Tress. Whon a mother hns nil her work dono up and sits down to rest, tho baby discovers It and wakes and cries, A Jolly good fellow is tho one who foots tho bill. OUK BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROUS 8AYINQ8 AND DO ING" HEflE AND THERE. Jokes and Jokeleta Hint Are Hupposed to Have llccu Iftrentlr Horn Haylnic and Dolus:' that Are Old, Curious nud ka llkiiable The Weck'a lfumor. Tlie foreign nobleman entered the old man's prlvnte office. "Mr. Mlllyuru," he began. "I love your daughter, and nsk her hand in marrlnge." "Hem!'' exclaimed old Mlllynnn, musingly. "What are your lowest terms?" Whr He Vfmm a Blceptlc "No," snid tlio village landlord, "I don't believe 111 advertising. "You don't," cxclnlmcd tho hnrd- wnre drummer. "Why not!" "Ilecnunc I advertised for a wlfo In n matrimonial paper once; that 1 why." "And failed to get one, eh?" "No, I got one. That' the trouble." Needless Alarm. He The fellah actually thwea.tened to blow my bwains out! Hhe Oh. how could he? Of course ho wasn't serious. Considered Clever. "Johnny Jones Is awful clover. Ho always finds ant In the Ice cream at the picnic." "I don't see anything clever tn that" "Ye; be say they are In there and no one will eat IL Then he Inu all for himself." flnre BIstl. "I know she Is a young wife." whis pered the matron with the pruno Jar. 'Why so?" asked her friend. 'She actually thinks she can bake a pudding like the Illustration on the package." Certain l'roof. Ida Are they really so rich? May I should say so. W-.cn they slipped several spoons and saucers In their grips the hotel clerk said it was merely the souvenir hobby. Bafest Way. Rllan By heck! Yeou can learn to raise bees by mall these day. Cyrus Gosh I That' a good way to raise them. Then you won't get stung. Iong BtrlnB. Ernie Mabel captured a foreign no bleman at the beach and 1 going to marry him. Eva You don't say. nas ho any thing In his own name? Ernie About forty-four letters. He's a Itusslan duke. In the Old Barn. Sally Of course I know Silas loves me. Why, wo have a flirting system. When he stamps his boot onco that means, "I'll meet you at tho cow pen." When he stamps twice that means, "I'm your sugar plum." Molly That must be tho stamp lan guage I read so much about Consideration for Mother. Mnminn Johnny, you havo broken that vase. Johnny Well, don't take off your slipper, mamma; you might cut your foot IIow True I 'It's strange,' remarked the break fast cynic, "but tho 'young man with tlie weakest lungs can often blow in the most money." Quickly Concealed. 'My boy," said tho bonevolent par son, "I hope you do not hide your light under a bushel?" 'Light?" echoed tho lad who was learning to smoko In the barn. "Why, when I hear dad coming I hido tho whole cigar under n bushel." Where the Conlllct liases. "You weren't always such an early riser." "No," answered Mr. BHggtnx. "But out whero I live now you'vo got to get up early to wake other peoplo with tho lawn mower Instead of being disturbed yourself." Washington Star, ltnergettc. Philanthropist But, my dear man. why do you beg? Beggar Because I'm ono of thoio men that must keep busy. Detroit Froo Press. Not Clever. "IIo's a handsome fellow, isn't be?" "Yes, but ho knows it," "Well, bo does everybody! how can ho help It?" 'Perhaps bo can't but ho could help letting anybody else know that be knew it" Detroit Freo Press, Waata of Time. Tho experienced highwayman w talking about his apprentice. "I never will learn that fellow any thing," ho growled. "He hold up people thnt ain't seen a penny for days." "Did he hold up a beggar?" asked the friend. "Worso than thnt He held up a man coming homo from summer vacation." Just a Illlnd. "You young scamp," exclaimed the lrato merchant "whnt do you mean by leaning back In my chair, placing your feot on the desk and smoking a cigar etto?" "Why, It' fcr your own good, bon," exclaimed the office boy. "When your creditor enme around and catch a gllmpso of mo dey'll think you are out" Her Trouble. First Hoarding Mistress I've seen It figured out that people can llvo on 12 cents a day. Second Hoarding Mistress Ahl But you can't get them to do It Brooklyn Life. Pure Winner. Brown Green sent a dollar to a man who advertised a method for beat ing tho slot machines. Hmlth Did ho get tho Information? Brown Yes. lie received a card on which wan printed "Keep your money In your pocket" Cause and Kflect "What deprived you of your lib erty, my good man?" asked the per son who was doing a llttlo missionary work behind the bars. "Takln too much liberty," answered the prisoner, whoso specialty was pock, et-plcklng. Poaitblo Explanation. "It Is said," remarked the remarker, "that Intellectual women seldom make good mothers. I wonder why?" "That' eay," replied tho homo grown philosopher. 'They don't often get a chance." Where Experience Counts. Tlmklns I understand your friend Eggbcrt ha left the stage. Hlmklns Yes. He quit the stage to accept a Job a track walker with some railway company out West The Dlaarnoals. Doctor So you think you havo In somnia? Spoiled Darling Sure of it doctor: I can't sleep after nine o'clock in tho morning. Detroit Free Press. Naturally. Cora What 1 your favorite pet in the animal world? Dora Man. Ills Explanation. 'In spite of the Insinuations we bear," said the patriot "there are men who leave public office a poor a when they entered It "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "nowadays a financier has got to bo a politician, but It doesn't follow that a politician 1 a financier." Washington Star. The Moat Expensive. "I suppose you have spent a great deal of money for pictures." "Heaps of It" answered Mr. Cum ror. "What Is the most expensive picture In your collection?" "Photograph of a titled son-in-law to put In tho family album." Wash ington Star. "The Better the Day," Etc. The Her. Mr. Goodman I met our old friend Kwoter on Sunday. Mrs. Goodman Still as fond as ever of quoting aphorisms, I suppose. The Ilov. Mr. Goodman Oh, he's getting .worse; he abbreviates them now. He had a string of fish when I saw him, and when I reproached him for fishing on the Sabbath ho said: "The b. tho d., the b. tho d." Phila delphia Press. A Poser, "It is getting to be a problem with me," said tho noisy politician, "how to keep the wolf from the door." "Stand on your steps and mako one of your stump speeches when you seo him coming." Detroit Free Press. The Usual Secret Nell She Intends to bo married very quietly; In fact. It's a secret Belle How do you know? Nell All tho girls are talking about It Philadelphia Ledger. Why They Win Battle. Henry Vlgnaud, the popular secre tary of tho United States Embassy at Paris, tells of an amusing incident in connection with the negotiations be tween the French Foreign Office and tbo Japanese Embassy looking to recip rocal trade concessions. It was de cided to open to free trndo some three port in France and a like number in Japan. The Minister of Foreign Af fairs of the republic chose Yokohama, Kobo and Hong-yang. When an oral communication of tho choice oX the French was made to the Japanese am bassador he sold nothing, but mere ly smiled. During his next call at the foreign office the Oriental advised the French that His Majesty' government bad selected for Japan the threo French porta of Havre, Marseille and Southampton. At this the French For eign Office officials wont into flu of laughter at the absurd blunder, and pointed out that Southampton was a port In Bnglana. 'We were quito aware or the fact, responded the urbano Jap, "and Hang yang is in Korea," Woan' Homo Companion. GOOD j SfcortJ tofies j Thnt sudden cabinet changes aro apt to bo contusing to tbo officials of tlin United State In otlior parts of tlio world Is evident from a message re ceived at the Navy Department from Admiral Yntcs Stirling, of the Aslntlo squadron. Since Paul Morton of Chi cago, tho now Secretary of tho Nnry, was sworn Into ofTlce, some Instruc tions were sent Admiral Stirling, and, with the usual brevity of the cnblo code, were simply signed "Morton," tho last namo of tho Secretary, Ad miral Stirling answered promptly n follows: "Instructions received! will bo carried out Who Is Morton? Stirling." In tho "Uenlltle of Irish Llfo." Ijy W. S. French, 1 this nnecdoto: "I have heard n story that upon one occasion the Bishop of London asked tbo cele brated actor, Garrlck, If ho could ox plain how It was that he and his clergy failed to arrest tho attention of their audiences, although they preached ev ery Sunday of the realities of tho world to como, while ho (Garrlck) filled crowded house with tlie most rapt attention, although they know perfect ly well that all ho was saying was fic tion. Tho reason la very plnln, my lord,' replied Garrlck, 'you deal with facts ns If they were fiction; I deal with Actions as If they were facts.' " In Cuba, one night during the El Cancy affnlr, Gen. Lnwton was watch ing a lot of his soldiers filo past and among them ho noticed a burly negro corporal, a six-footer, who, In addition to two guns and two full enrtridgo belts, was carrying a dog. Tho sol dier to whom the extra gun belonged was limping alongside hi comrade. The general halted the overloaded sol dier. "Look here," ho said: "you marched all night fought all day, and are marching again." "Yes, sah," re sponded the negro. "Then." said Law ton, "why on earth nro yon carrying that dog?" "Why, general," said tho negro, with a grin, "tho dog" tired." Jay Hambrldge, the artist spent last summer in a sleepy New England vlllnge where the older Inhabitants are opposed to anything modern. There wa a meeting of the hose company one night and one of the younger members announced that there was a sum of money left In the treasury. Ho suggested that a chandelier be bought with It But at this Juncture one of the old inhabitant slowly arose and cleared his throat "I'll vote dead agin any such a fool plan to squander money," he announced, firmly; "for what's the use of buyln one of them dem things when it's likely thcro Isn't any one in tho hull company that knows how to play it?" A Japanese youth, who obtained a. situation with an English firm on trial, was asked by the cashier a few day after his appointment to write to a customer who had been owing money to the house for a long time, and who seemed to have no Intention of paying. "Write briefly and politely," said tho cashier, "but let him understand dis tinctly that we expect the money with out further delay." The letter waa written, and on the following day canra a check for the amount due. The sur prised cashier asked the new clerk to show him a copy of the letter which had been so effectual. It ran thus: "Dear Sir: It you do not send us at once the money you owe us, we shall be obliged to take steps which will cause you the utmost astonishment. Respectfully yours." MUSTANGS ARE DYING OUT. Hardy Western Ponies Are No Tonger Numerous on the Frontier. Everyone who has lived on tho fron tier, especially In the southwest will feel a pang of regret at the announce ment that tho little mustang, or broncho, Is slowly but surely passing; away. They were popular with tho Western pioneers because they wero hardy, easily kept and cheap. Tenia once had scarcely any other horses except mustangs and Choctaw ponies, but that pioneer ago has passed. Since the organization of the Texas State Fair the horses, In common with all other live stock In Texas, havo greatly Improved. The fair Itself has been the principal factor and In centive to the improvement of Texas horses. In the earlier years of tho as sociation the heavier breeds wero largely exhibited there. Then the heavy draft horses of the Clydesdale, Norman and Percherou tjpes were seen In largo numbers. Of late years, however, the tendency seems to be toward the lighter breeds mostly, such as Cleveland bays and American trotter. The last-named breed Is particularly in favor in Texas Just now. It seems that the drain made upon our country for horses by the Spanish- American war and the war in tho Transvaal has caused a dearth of de sirable animals. The demand for "family horses" Is unusually good and the energy of breeders seems to bo now especially directed to high-bred. American trotters. It seems that this class of horses Is paying the breeder much better at present than any other. The large-slied trotter Is eliciting much interest from the farmers as well as from the town people. Many fanners are buying them for breeding; purposes, seeing good money In this highly popular claB of horses. Tho sales of those animals are by no mean confined to Texas buyers cither. They are being purchased by horse fanciers in many parts of the Union for abroad as well as at homo. Many good sales of saddle and har ness animals nro being made dally at the fair. Japanese Firemen. With all his enterprise, the Japanese dislikes to hurry. Firemen going to a (lro mako tho occasion a ceremonial affair. With their beautiful uniforms tho companies march and counter march nnd dance in leisurely state, no matter how serious the flro may be, Borne men enrrylug pall? and ladders. but more bearing banners, as If iiauie could bo extinguished by a display of magnificence. tlio wearer's hip, mid as soon us ho