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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1906)
TWO BRIM GONE Disastrous Hoods in Willamette Valley Streams. RESULT OF CONTINUOUS RAINS Main Lino of Southern Pacific Block aded - Snntlam and CUcknmat Unplug Torrent. Portland, Nov. K. I'IihiiIm Id tin' Hit nt In tn and Mnllalii rivers, dinned liy the !'' nt ruins, have wnidicd away two Hi till ln-rn I'm llli- bildr.es ami n-n-)'') another 1 1 1 1 m j ! f The mil J ii lln' at the Hiniili.ru Pacific Ih fT 1 1 i ii 1 1 y bloc kaih il, pi t hups for weeks. The bridge ihkimh tin- Hunt I it nt at Jeffer mm was curried away last night, block ing tin- (ilia I f I IIihv The HmiIi Hh lit lit in bridge "ii tln Woodbiirn Natron luamli was waidicd out yesterday. Tim MmIIjiIii bridge Ik ho hhuliy Hint It will not I'm i t tli- plumage of train. The bridge Of till- (I. W. I'. IICMlMH till' "liit kamaii near Oregon City In nimnfe. Oilier I ii n i ii : Ii it h In-ill a 1 1 k iiml at u liit t hour hu t night tin' streams con 1 1 li 1 1 1 1 1 to I I.e . I 'jimmi'Iik i' Mains to 'it 1 1 f 4 ii- it 1 ii ami tin- 1 ' t I Willamette valley an Ix-Iiik muled over tli" WiMt Side division of Hi.- Southern I'm lib- to CoivaUls and i v -r tin- ('orvalllH V- Laidcin inukM In Alliaiiy, beyond wlil Ii lni- the Si Mil ll 111 I'lllltlc-'M 1 1 M repotted char. Freight I" n fiiMi'il at Portland for n l nt h north of Albany on the Kant Side, I.oral passengers iiml ft" U'l service will In- tn it 1 n t it ! ii 1 between lhi wn-i ked bridges. Tin' Ovcthuid having I'orllanil )-ch-tipluy iiiornliiK lni'1 " narrow csYapc from a drt;iHl rniiH wreck. A maul half hour after tin- train crossed tho bridge Inn fi-i't of tin- falBi-work mi -! ri 1 UK 'Ik1 structure wan swept away. Tin' rlvr rout IiiiumI to -1 m rapidly ami lull' litMt night the remaining falHc work went out, allowing the ;:or foot Heel span of thf new bridge In process of erection to fall Into the raging river. Tin- Haul lam bridge has been under going recount ruct Ion for houk1 lime ami falhi work Iiml been built to sup port thf weight of traliiH while tlx' olil wooden structure wits being icplaccd with a new steel bridge. Had tin' lu-w I r 1 1 1 K ' Ix'i u In or IIk- old niic l-ft In tuit no damage would prohably havi' 4iiTui red. Tin- Overland train, ! u In I'ortlaml IumI night, wiih diverted from thi tualii IIih at Albany ami this ar rangement will lie continued until i I a 1 1 1 a K Ih repaired. Passenger traltiH will In- operated locally between rort laml mid J'-CT' rson. A w rei king rrew wiih put to work nt the bridge yeiitenlay ami an attempt made to Have It from going out. b t the Sautlaiu, swollen by the heavy rains of the punt few days, continued to rife rapidly. At n late hour hint 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 11 WIIH repotted IIS rlHlllK six J n lies an Imnr. The llood aim) disabled the Southern Pacific bridge mi the Woodbum- Nat ion line, ami cans, d heavy damage to sawmill men liv the breaking of booniH. (.Jiianlltlcs of cm d wood he. longing tn (lie Lebanon paper m 11 1m were iiIho washed away. Reports from J ITernin Indicate that much i damage will be done before the flood tttlhsldcH. THE NEXT CONGRESS. Chicago. Nov. X.--Returns r reived up to 1 o'clock thin morning show that the UepubllcaiiH liave elected Con ercHHineii and tin.' Deinocratn lt3, iih followH : Htale Hep. Ih'tn. Alabama ArkanhiiH 7 Callfoniia 8 'oloralo 3 Conned lent fi Delaware 1 Florida icorKla Mali 1 IlllnoU lit Indiana 9 Iowa 1 KntisaH 8 Kentucky 4 I.ouIhIuiui Maine 4 Maryland 3 MaHHachuHcttH 11 MlchU-an 12 MlnneHota 8 MlHtdHHlppI MlHHourl 4 Montana 1 NchraHku 5 Nevada New Hampshire 2 New JeiHey (i New York 25 North Carolina North Dakota 2 Ohio 17 Oregon 2 I'ciuiHylvanla 2t Rhode Inland 1 Month Carolina Month Dakota 2 TcllllCHHCl) 2 Tex iih Utah Vermont Virginia WaHhliiKton , WoHt Vlrglnlu AVlHCOIIHll) "Wyoming Totals 223 163 Saved From Ocean's Maw. Now York, Nov. 8. HobcikmI wlim thoy wore about ready to drop Into the ocean from the derkhoiiHO, nix men, 1 ho rrew of tho Nova Hoot la liarki'iitlno White WlngB, and hor ca) tuln woro brought to Mils port today by tho German tank straniHhlp Mnnn liclm, which arrlvod from Shields. The captain Ih M. J. Mclx'od. and tho niato Alexander LuHoombo. With bulwarks JuHt nwttHh and her caro of 200,000 feet of lumber covering tho ocean, tho burkcntlno was dlucovered drifting. - All Under Civil Service. WaHhlngton, Nov. 8. Tho President today made an order which will bring nil employes of the Internal Revenue 'fcJorvlce under the Civil Service, ttUGMLS FOR GOV- tRNOM OF NEW YOflK. Mearat Carrlca Moat Cltlta, Dut Total It Ajalnt Him. New York, Nov. 7.- According to rctiiriiM tecilved np to an early hour HiIm tii'irn I iik. CIniil'H II. IIukIk'H, II' publican ramlldale for (iovinior, Iihh hMcn 'luted by r.n.onn or more plural lly. OulHlde of Ureal' r New York, with Kill fieri Ion dli'llclH iiiIiimIiik, Mr. IIukIi''" bun u plunillty of about 121.- m M. In (ireater New York with till election dlMlllctM tiilHMlllK, W. It. Mi an. I, the Democratic and Indepi ml elx e I.eiiKii" camlldatf, hail a plurality of 75. D'M. Mr. lleaiHt carried all tb" boioie,,M l.f the HP-liter (My, U'KpIt" the fact that the early r' luniM Ki'i tiM"! to Indicate that he had Iom) Itrooklyli. No detlnlle flKurcH are yet available iih to the I'-HultH with r'Hrd tn th" Htale oIllceiH, and both Democrat nnd KepublicatiH are HalmliiK vbtorbu from Lieutenant (iovernor down. The IndlciitloiiH lire that the Htat l.iK.lt'lntine will Miow little t'lmtiKo I" Hh political funk up. The Tammany Judiciary ticket In New York County, with the exception of Otto ohalnky for (ieneral HenhloiiH .ludK Id publican, Iihh been elected. The Judiciary noinliiatora' ticket wiih defeated. State Chairman Max I' IhtiiHen, of the Indfpeiid' lice League, claluiH that llcari.t haM been i b eted, lie n rtt out late hint IlklM telee.raillH to all Inde pendence I .clique w utilHTH to be oil Kiiard to Me thai th) Vot wiih counted. New York, Nov. -AccorditiK' to in complete rHuriiK from all over the Htate received up to 10:30 p. tn., CharlfH K. lliiKh'X. Ih H publican camlldatf. ban been elected (Sovernor of New York ntal out William Ran dolph II'-arHt, the nominee of the Democratic party and the Independ ence I.eaKue. by approximately a plur ality of 4U.000. Two yearn bko (Iov ernor HIkkIhh wiih elected on the It" I'libllcan ticket by 80.500. Some doubt was cxprcHHcd tonight iih to the fate of the Democratic and Independence ICHKUe tickets oiltHlde of Mr. HearHt, neveral of the New York new-HpapiTH which hav' been Hiipport liiK Mr. IIukIich declaring that tin re wiih a cliimci. for the Hubordlnate ofTl cerH of the Democratic and Independ ence I.eaKUO combination having been elected. The latent figures HeeniH to Indicate that Mr. HukIx-h' plurality above the llronx exceeil 115.(100. To offHet thlH, Mr. HearHt'H plurality In tlreater New York will probably be from 75.0H0 tn KO.tiOO. In Hrooklyn, where Senntor Tatrlck II. M'Carren made a bitter fluht aKiilnst Mr. IlearKt. the latter carried the borough by a Hinall plurality, prob ably 4 .oho. At one time It Heemed that IIukIich had bcn HiicccHsful In Hrook lyn. but the late returns were nil htroiiKly In favor of the Democratic candidate. Mr. liVarHt has been Klven n major ity of nearly 7u,mi0 In Manhattan and the llronx. tiin ' iih county, which in ctudeH I.onK Inland City, has gone for I learnt by from f. tiiio to K.OoO, ami Itliliinond. Staten Island, has nlno Klven tin? Democratic candidate a plurality. IMPORTANT RESULTS OF ELEC TIONS. New York Hepnbllcan Governor and 1CKlHluturo. l'robahly no change In CoiiKrcHsnien. l'ennHylvanln Hepubllean Govern or; no chanse In ConKrensmen; Hepub llcan 1CnlHlature. MaKHachiiHtttiiHf publican Govern or. Htate ticket and I.ej;lHlature; no chaiiKe In ConKreH8tnen. Colorado Claimed by both pnrtleH, although IndicatliiR favor Hepubllcans; Hepubllean Legislature. California Hepubllean thronnhont. Idaho Governor In doubt. Congress men and I.eglHlature probably Hepu llran. Montana Uepubl lean Congressmen nnd majority of Legislature. Illinois Hepubllean Htate offices and I.eglnlature; probably no change In Congn HHinen. Nebraska Republican Governor and no change In Congressmen. Wadsworth. of New York, and Rub cock, of WIhcoiihIii, defeated for Con greHB. Telegraph Ohio Victory. Columbus, O., Nov. 7. At 1 o'clock this morning Senator Dick, chairman of tho Stnto Republican committee, sent the following telegram to Presi dent Roosevelt and to the chairman of the Congressional committee: "Ohio Republican by not less than 75,000 and elects 17 Republican Congressmen, three IMmocrnts, with one district in doubt." Chairman Garla r, of the Democratic committee, still refuses verbally to concede the election of the Republican ticket, the nearest to tint being a statement that the Republican plurality would not exceed 25,000. In California. Gooding Loses Home County. Holso, Nov. 7. Scattering returns Indicate that a landslide hns over taken tho hend of tho Republican ticket In the north and central portions of the state. This (Adnl county has gono against Governor Gooding by a majority of a few hundrfd. Kootennl and Latah counties In the north are claimed by tho Democrats to be ngalnst Gooding, while Washington IClmore, llolse, and other central coun ties appear to have gone the same way, Ran Francisco, Nov. C. From mea ger returns received from various sec tlons of tho state up to 10 p. m., 011 lett, Republican, for Governor, Is prob ably elected by about 10,000 majority, with Hell, Democrat and Union Iabor, second, and iJingdou, Independence League, third. GALE ON ATLANTIC Eastern Coast o! Canada Strewn With Wrecks. SAILORS GO DOWN WITH BOATS Four Men Swept From Life-Raft Many Reach Land After Ter rible Experience. Halifax, N. H., Nov. 0 DlHputchcH today have been pouring Into this city brlnrlng im-wh of vckmIm wrecked or In iIIhIichh, of wlri-s prostrated and of damage done by gale ami sea along the counts of Nova Scotia, Cape lire ton, New llrtiiiHwick and Prince. Kd ward Island. Four v hm-Ih were driven ashore; another, having everything movable on deck wanti'-d away, was fori ed to put back to the port from which idie had Hail.-d, and the steamer Turret it. II, w hich w lit aground on tin- north hide of Prince L'dward Ih land laid week, w.ih driven farther iihhore and will probably be. u total wreck. The storm was more violent In Noi t Im in In r la ii l Strait, Two mhoonerH and one baik were swept aground in tills httait, and a third schooner was wrcilicd near the Lantern entrance. The Norwegian bark Adeona trbd to weather the gale off Rexton, N. P., but dragged Imt anchorH and ground ed on North Reef. She sprang a leak and, according to the lat.Ht Informa tion received here, live of the 12 men coiihI It ui Ing her crew bad been drowned in an attempt to reach shore and the other seven were still on board and In Imminent danger of be. Ing swept overboard or dying from ex posure. The tremendoiiH seas made it hnpoKiilble fur any vessels to go to her assistance. Near the same place the schooner Alexander, lumber-laden, w nt ashore. The Windsor, N. S., schooner Ome ga, after being partly dismantled by the storm, brought up on the rocks at Pox Point, on the northern coast of Nova Scotia. Her crew of four men was rescued when almost overcome by exhaustion and exposure. Four of Crew Are Mitsing. North Sydney, N. S., Nov. ;. The Oaspe, One., schoon' r Torrldon. Cap tain Landon, coal laden, from this pert for Gaspe was wrecked on Melners Inland yesterday and four of the crew, who boarded a raft hastily construct ed, are missing. Captain Landon and the otherH of the crew were rescued. The vessel Is a total loss. SQUAW MEN LOSE CLAIMS. Supreme Court Decides Against the Whites Who Married Cherokeei. Washington. Nov. fi. The Supreme Court of the I'nlted States today af firmed the decision of the Court of Claims In the case of Daniel Redbird, the Cherokee Nation and others vs. the I'nlted States, known as "the White Man's Case." The rase in volved the long-pending claims of be. twein 2.000 nnd 3.000 white persons to participate In the distribution of tho land and funds of Cherokee Indians because of the marriage of white men to nik'tnlii rs of the tribe. The decision wss favorable to the Indians. The Indians strenuously Teslsted tho claim, contending that they had never by law recognized right of property on account of Intermarriage. In pass ing on the cases decided today, the Court of Claims held that the tribal lands are not communal lands, but that whites who acquired citizen ship by marriage prior to 1875 have equal Interests as Indians. In the enses of marriages Into the tribe since thnt time, it was held that no right of property had been acquired except by those who had paid Into the com mon fund the sum of $500. The Court of Claims also held that white hus bands of Cherokee women, who have abandoned their wives, have forfeited all rights as Cherokee citizens, In cluding that of participating in the sales of Cherokee lands. S.uspect Lite Treachery. Sheridan, Wyo., Nov. 6. A mes senger arriving at Arvada from the headquarters of tho Tenth and Sixth Cavalry reports n change In the plans. Tho Utes will be brought to Arvada ond taken from there by rail, instead of marching overland to Fort Meade, as was at first proposed. They should arrive nt Arvada tomorrow evening. Treachery on the part of the Utea Is believed to be the reason for the change. Many dissatisfied Utes still advise reslstence to removal from Powder River Valley. River In Old Channel. New York, Nov. G. The Southern Pacific's ofllce here was officially ad vised today that the break In tho Colo rado River leading to the Imperial Valley and Salton Sea was effectually closed by the engineers yesterday. The old channel of the river Is being rap Idly scoured nnd will take care of the normal flow of water. The dam and levee nre nine miles In length and wl'l be rapidly pushed to completion and will take care of the river above ex treme high water. Wireless From Tonopah Camp. Tonopah, Nev., Nov. 6. Postmaster L. M. Mushet announced today that plans are now practically completed for wireless telegraph service between Tonopah nnd San Francisco. A wire less plant la to bo Installed in this camp, which It Is expected will work direct with San Francisco. French Squadron- for Jamestown. Paris, Nov. 6. France will send a squadron of warships to the opening of the Jamestown Exposition, April 26, 1907. PEAR V WILL TRY AGAIN. Mes.ige From Labrador Intimates That He I Not Discouraged. Lenox, Mat-H., Nov. I - That Corn rriini'br Robert L. Pc-iry i ik minified unuttual dlllb ultb s In his search for the North Pole wiih Indicated In fi telegram received today by Mori Is K. JfKKiip, president, of the I'eary AY'tlc Club. The rnost significant portion of the telegram, how-ver, was that con talnlig an Intimation that Command er Peary would again try to find the North Pole, The telegram follows: "llopfiiale, Labrador, by way of Tw illlngate, New foundland - Steamer Roosevelt now lure. Repairing rud der and nii-iii, taking ballast and awaiting arrival mall steamer to se cure i oal. "Return voyage Incessant, struggle with Ice If) Cape York, September 21. Then storms and head winds to Lab rador coast, October 2.1. "Carried away two rudders, stern post, and two blades of propellor, fore lop mailt and spank'T boom; lost, erne boat; nurri'-d all coal and some Inter ior beams, using wood and blubber along coast. "ICxpect to communicate again from Chapeau pay. All progress will be slow. Have no anxiety for our safety and give no credence to exaggerated reports. "Roosevelt Is returning this year for additional supplies and for rt-pairs. Several tons of whale meat and dog food thrown away last fall after poi soning a number of dogs. Other sup plies lost by breaking of Ice In April. "PKARY." New York. Nov. 0. Although Com mander P'-ary failed to Teach the N'ortti Tnle Sicrt-tarv If L Hrlde- man, of the peary Arctic Club, be lieves mat tils real in rear-rung rariner north ought to be a subject for Na tional rejoicing. Mr. lirldgman, who received the tniMHate from Commar.d- er Peary, announcing his return to civilization, telephoned the news or Mr. Peary's safety to Mrs. Peary, who happened to be in the city. "Thank God be is Bare," was er flrsf comment. Then she nlled Mr. Hrldgnian with questions regarding the details or the news ne naa re ceived from her husband. Mr. lirldgman told her that her hus band, while he had faile-d to reach the pole, because of Ice, had now the dls tlnetlnri of hnvlni? irone farther north. having reached 87 degrees 6 minutes, a point 32 minutes nearer to me .-sorm Pole than that reached by the Duke of Abruzzl expedition in 1900. In dis cussing Peary's dash late last fall, after he had time to study the Com mander's message more closely, Mr. lirldgman said: "I am sure it has been the ambition of every true American to see the etaro on.t Rtrlna first at the Arctic pole. And that It should be an Amer ican who should reach the tannest north Is little les;', gratifying. It is evident Peary has had the same ex pert' nre of getting on drifting ice and being carried away from his goal that other explorers have had. Probably no either man living would have gotten off so well as Peary has. He found himself on Ice that had been broken up by a storm and was taken in a contrary direction. It Is likely that he and his party went to the limit of human endurance before they gave up. ns instanced by the eating of the dogs." "Will Penary ever make the attempt again?" "I do not know. Although it was said by the newspapers when he sail ed away that if he failed this time he would never try again, he never told me that, and I was quite close to him. I consider that one of the wonderful features of this expedition is the fact that the Roosevelt is coming home with the entire party despite the hard ships they have experienced. "Peary probably reached within 203 miles of the North Pole. He passed the Abruzzl party by about 30 miles." This was Peary's fifth attempt to reach the pole. Other sledge journeys were made in the years 1892, 1895, 1900 and 1902. The following message of congratu lation for Commander Peary was re ceived today by Mr. Rrldgman, secre tary of the Peary Arctic Club: "Penry, Care nridgman. New York: Very hearty congratulations upon your splendid achievement. "William s. rmusr:. "Edinburgh, Scotland." Get Insurance on Dummy. Dig Rapids. Mich.. Nov. 6. To prove that a wax figure rests In the grave supposedly occupied by Lnfora S. Raker, alleged defaulting cashier of the Northern National Rank of Big Rapids. James Donovan, millionaire lumberman, will have the coffin ex humed. Donovan says Paker Is alive and well, and was last seen headed for Honolulu. He asserts the wax figure was prepared In New York and sent to Rig Rapids to deceive those who sought Raker's arrest on a charge of bank looting, to the tune of about $2,000,000. Order for Ten New Cars. Omaha. Neb., Nov. 6. Orders have been given by the Union Pacific for material for ten new motor cars, which will be constructed at once In the Omaha shops. New machinery of the value of $125,000 has been ordered to be used In the manufacture of these motor cars, but the work will not wait for the arrival of the new machinery. Construction of the ten cars now or dered will proceed simultaneously. They will have gasoline engines of 200 horsepower. Bull-Baiting at Colon. Colon, Nov. 6. The celebration of the third anniversary of tho founda tion of the Republic of Panama con tinued here today. There was a bull baiting and other amusements in the afternoon, and fireworks In the even ing. A thanksgiving service was held and a reception by the Consular offi cers. Reading Road Raises Wages. Philadelphia, Nov. C The Philadel phia & Reading Railway Company an nounced today an Increase of wages of 10 per cent to all employes whose salaries are leas than $200 per month. "You look uncommonly cheerful," re- I marked the Junior partner to the se nior, as th latter threw back the cover of his dcHk and prepared to at tack the mall. "Do I?" askM the senior, smiling. "I didn't know It." "You look as If sorneltody had left you money," pursued the Junior. "You want to take care how you come Into the ollleo lieamlrig like that or the of fice loy will Uj asking you for a raise." The senior composed bis features to nn expression of gravity for a moment, but the smile came out ngairi, broad ened and broke into a laugh. "That's not so bad either, considering," he said. "Put I give you my word I never thought of It U fore." "Of the boy?" "Of ha, ha! Say, do you know things have been going wrong with me this morning? I don't know when I ever got up feeling uglier. See my chin?" "Cut yourself, didn't you?" "Yes, I cut myself, but that wasn't the only thing. I got up late to fiegln with and that nearly always makes me mad when I wait to get up early for any reason. I figured on finishing rak ing up the leaves on the lawn and burning them in the back lot lefore breakfast. I worked like a nailer last evening on the Job and I had quite a pile ruked up. Well, when I looked out of the window I saw that the wind had come up and scattered them all over where I'd rakeeL Thnt was enough to make a man mad, wasn't It?" "Certainly," said the Junior sympa thetically. "Then, when I took up my trousers the change fell out of my pockets and one coin rolli-d under the bed. I struck a match to so where It was and the flame caught the fringe of the rounterpnne and it got scorched pretty badly. It was a counterpane that my wife thought a great deal of, too. I burned my hnnd a little besting It out not enough to hurt n jreat deal, but NEW MAEISCHAL COLLEGE AT ABERDEEN. The new Marischal College nt Aberdeen, Scotland, which has Just been, completed. Is shown In the Illustration. It was dedicated recently by King Edward during the quarter-centenary celebrations of the University of Aber deen, of which Marischal College and King's College now form a part The new Marischal College is said to be oue of the most beautiful college buildings In the world. Practically the whole side of oue 6treet was razed to make room for It and among the houses demolished was the once handsome man sion In which Lord Byron nnd his mother spent some years of poverty while the poet was attending the Aberdeen grammar school. Marischal College waa founded tu 1093 by George Keith, fifth Earl Marischal of Scotland, who was born In 1553, and who died In Dunottar Castle In 10.23. Dr. George Campbell, the celebrated author of "The Philosophy of Rhetoric," was at one time at the head of Marischal College. As a memento of Ryron's residence on the site of the school. It Is suggested that a statue of the poet, preferably la granite, be erected at the new college. ORIGIN OF POSTAGE STAMP. Hariuuld'a riot Made Its Need Plainly to be Seen. Chicago postal officials have officially announced that the origin of the post age stamp had been definitely discov ered after much Investigation and turning of the leaves of aucleut official folios. The story of the origin of the mod ern postage stamp Is the tale of a lit tle deception practiced by a serving woman In a little Inn In a remote Eng lish country many years ago. Rowland Hill, then postmaster gen eral of his majesty King George IV., was doing the llarouu Al Raschld act In rural iwstofilees. He had stopped one night at the little inn, which, In the typical manner of English Inns, had Its nle served by a pretty barmaid. The postman, entering, announced a letter from Australia for the wench, and said tho charge upon It amounted to a shilling. The barmaid took it In her hands, and eyed loth sides of the paper, which had come half around tho world, most wistfully. Then, wip ing her eyes, she returned It to the postman with a sigh, saying that she was too poor to pay the charge. Rowland Hill pitied her distress and himself advanced the shilling. The girl had said: "It Is from my poor brother In Australia, whom I haveu't seen for years." When he told her Bhe waa free to open tho letter, she manifested some reluctance, and no delight Her em barrassed manner uroused the suspi cions of Mr. Hill. Refore leaving the Inn next morn lug he questioned the barmaid at length and finally drew from her the confidence that she didn't need to open the letter, since there was only enough to make me feel like snylniS thlngi lie-st left unsaid. I Just cnught a glimpse of the coin nnd I tinik It for a gold piece. I had a couple of them In my pocket and I'd only picked up one, so I crawled under the tied after It I'm a pre-tty tight fit for the space, by the way." "You're riot ns slim ni you used to be," said the Junior. "Go on ; my heart aches for you." "I got n lock of hair tangled In tha wire springs. You needn't laugh. I haven't much hair, but I had enough for that. I promptly extracted part of It ond part of It I left there. Then I got my jienny and backed eut, knock ing my head ngalnst tho side rail as I did so. As I rose to my feet I saw the to gold piece nestling coyly against the fot of the bureau. Ho It's no wonder I cut myself when I shaved or that I was not exactly pleasant to my wife at tho breakfast table when I bUste-red my throat with the coffee and she told me I usually made such a fuss If It wasn't hot "l don't blame you,' said the Junior. "P.nt that hardlyexplalns your pleasant humor now." "Well," said the senior partner, "I started for the train full of gall and bltte-rness, and with four minutes to make It Wlsner was ahead of me, Y'ou know Wlsner, don't you? That pursy, dignified chump we met In the drug store last time you were down. Well, here came the train In and I was still 2M yards from the station and Wlsner was a hundred yards ahead of me, when he stubbed his toe and went rolling and spravllng right Into the middle of the worst puddle of mud yoa ever saw, his hat under him. "I didn't 6tcp. I made a spnrt and I Just got on as the train pulled out. I looked back then and saw Wlsner scramble up, covered with mud. He grabbed his hat, made a short rua and then, seeing it was no good, stop ped and shook his fist at the train. If you could have seen him! "I'd been having hard luck myself, but well, I've been feeling happy ever since." Chicago Dally News. -1. - mi www the envelope, mion which In faint char. acters were notations taat told all her brotlier had to say. Before the latter left England, the girl said, she and ho had devised a system to cor respond without expense. They agreed that when either received a letter, he or she was to handle It fondly, while protesting inability to pay the charire. and after reading the secret notations to return the letter to the postman. Rowland Hill went back to London and devised the scheme to compel the payment of the postage before send ing the letter In the mall. Thus from a poor girl's cheating tho government of England out of a shilling was bora the modern postage stamp. Practical Girlhood. "Whatever else may be laid at the door of the school girl of to-day, she can't be said to be Impractical," said a Virginia matron who has beeu visiting; friends In tho city. "My friend has a 17-year-old daughter who has been, spending a vacation with her parents. For sophistication she Is ahead of any one I know. I felt myself a child la worldly wisdom beside her. "She Is as pretty as a picture, and when she sat on the front steps In the evening admiring glances were cast la her direction every time a man passed, the house. "One young fellow was evidently hard hit It got so he would walk half the eveulng and almost fall oft the curbstone In his efforts to look at the girl. Finally I asked her If she had noticed him and If she knew bis name. " 'Know his name? Well, I should say,' she replied. 'I've found out his name nnd where he lives aud where ht borrows his money,' " Washingtoa Post Mi mm i