engagement with a Duluth audience.
There were only three persons In the
church that knew the secret, and great
as the general enjoyment of the lecture
OF MONTEVIDEO KNOWN
wan these three bad au eujuym.ut in it
ALL NATIONALITIES.
that was all their owu. One was the
manager of the local le*'”ne burval. uud
the other two were bu».ness men.
Lc from Minersville, Pa., and
\\ Ueu Dr. Hillis reached Duluth be
'J'.aJe
Millions in l ruguay —
came
jauntily attired iu short trousers
known Civilian in ronth Arneri*
and polka dot stockings, hardly a At
railors of the Wor d,
outfit for the lecture platform. He had
»lipped a fishing trip Into bls lecture
South Amer;, a s eastern itinerary, and he reached Duluth fresh
^■at I ruguay » pretty cap :al.
from that sport. He expected to meet
an American who is better his baggage there and get from It the
to the ..timers cl all u.i \ - t ... a attire that goes with his lectures. It
a.d. ..i;:a. .u
«•■..«! i .
did not become certain until the audi
gB» Evans, of Montevideo.
ence was waiting that the baggage had
more than forty years Mr. uot come, and furthermore that it
■■».«- the iiv-t prom.n.i.:
would uot come In time to equip the
g^Bte'ideo's port, having tr**;,. a lecturer for that eveuing's appearance.
^■>. _ auing
Luckily, there was a friend at baud.
|K..
. ■
One of the busiuess men referred to of
^■t ompetitiou in the harbor, it fered to lend Dr. Hillis bls dress suit.
it
m Minersville, Pa.. .hat tl. s This relieved the situation. Now the
million.« re set out :
th-- business man Is of heroic frame, though
of about Dr. llillls' height. When the
.' *‘>1 the <*qi.at*>r. li.s
harbor of Montevideo was as doctor enured his borrowed suit a
^■l-.ard a sailing ship. He »aw a grave discrepancy was noticeable,
|^B to make money, and left hl» though It was not so serious that It
!■, .tart a busim »* .m ». .. e \ : t. r seemed likely au audience would see it
In a large ball. The hour was late, so
|B .. ade an . x . li. nt s at t.
\. 11
a r.s ked by the u.at. p.. at..m» the party proceeded to the church, be
ing join«! by the second business man.
■partner.
meant another beg-nnlng and to whom the situation was explained.
Not another soul In the audience no
^■ally a harder struggle than the
^■nit Mr. Exalts had not startl'd ticed the misfit, and the people In th«
secret were congratulating themselves
^■submit to failure. He was look
ou their success when the lecturer be
success and meant to And It.
■ :.s second race for fortune li'.s gan to warm up to his subject. As he
^■valuable possession was a boat did so It became necessary for him to
^■w Iilcli he personally served his make a gesture, and he solemnly raised
■ to the vari.ms ships. The stock one hand aloft. With It came the cos
tume, and the broad collar, expansive
■ he carried In this same craft oft
Kt. presented his entire . apital. and shirt bosom, and massive shoulders
■ rough harbor of Montevideo any rose until they threatened to engulf the
■;.
render him again penniless, features of the lecturer. The three men
^kd many narrow escapes. Finally in the secret at this caught the speak
■ad made a sufficient amount of er’s eye, and with one accord they
■y to enable him to send to Baltl- shook their heads. Indicating that such
■ Md.. for a craft which would gestures would not do.
A sparkle of Intelligence and appre
■ all weathers With the new boat
■ added prosperity, until Anally It ciation of the situation in the lecturer's
eye showed that he had caught the
■red a steam tug and several light
hint, and for some time he refrained
B> handle his enormous trade.
■os|>erlty In business made outside from gesture. Habit was too strong,
■tments possible. These were han- however, and again the hand rose, and
■ wlth so much foresight that as again was bls countenance threatened
■evideo expanded the Evans prop- with extinction In the copious folds of
■ Increased In value, until to-day his costume. The gesture was arrested
B atv worth millions. Mr. Evans at half flight, however- Chleugo Inter
Ocean.
■etircl from active business. He Is
■eded by Ills former clerk. Manuel
■nl an American citizen of foreign
Bitage.
■r Evans has specially endeared
■-if to the officers of every navy
■h has had ships upon the South
BntiC station. These warships have
■vs been his especial charge, and no
king craft ever entered the harbor
Nature at times grafts a branch Into
■ontevideo that was not met by au another or Into the trunk of the tree,
Bh'. boat carrying ice, fruits, fresh probably when friction wears off the
Blslons and all those things which bark down to the growing layer, so that
■ Impossible accompaniments of a union is possible. In all grafting. It is
■ cruise. To naval officers Mr. Evans essential that the Inner layer of the
keen a banker, and many an officer's bark come Into contact with that of the
■ has blessed this man from North stock In which the graft Is made,
jerlca when she arrived at Monte- though It be only one side of the graft,
eo and found her husband's ship not as In cleft or split grafting.
Lin i>ort. 'If you arrive at Montevideo
It may not be generally known thr.t
Ido not And me there, go to Evans,
the fluid which surrounds the oyster
■will take care of you and see that
bears a closer analogy to the gastric
■want for nothing.' were the travel-
instructions Issued to officers' wives secretion than anything else In nature.
In they started to join their bus- In addition to the solvent proi>ertles of
Ids on the station. Even now there this fluid It Is not without Its nutritive
Ino change save the substitution of properties. Consequently all persons
Itlnl for Evans In the instructions. who are accustomed to eat oysters
I the system inaugurated by the should lie ever mindful that as little as
possible of the juice should tie lost.
inder of the business Is still main-
There was recently added to the
led under his successor.
pince his retirement from active aquarium at Calcutta a gigantic crab,
Lines« Mr. Evans spends most of his nbout two feet In diameter across Its
L at the 'Quinta del Evans.' a mag shell, and having legs three feet long,
Lent suburban estate on the out which was captured In a drag-net in the
fits of Montevideo. This quinta l>e- Indian Ocean about a mile from the
Les a familiar spot to all visiting shore and at a depth of forty five fath
berlcnns, for one of Mr. Evans' great- oms. After lielng placed in a large
| delights Is to entertain visitors from tank It devoured the fish and smaller
L States."—Douglas White, in Afns- crustaceans that were Its fellow-prison
ers. and iHter In the evening surprised
rs.
Its keepers ami visitors by emitting a
RAINED BATS AND HAWKS.
white phosphorescent light, strangely
llluminnting the gloomy corner where It
■tn Blew Aboard the Ship Iron the
had concealed itself between two boul
■ Last ant Hawks from the West.
■ > steamship Curityba. which ar- dera.
The village of Bracket in Belgium,
■ed at New York the other ilay from
■ban ports, had a weird experience enjoys the fame of having originated
■th winged things on her trip up the one of the most celebrated of domestic
Bast. When she was off Matanzas au fowls. The Belgians do not hesitate to
■-shore gale, permeated with tropical assert that the Bracket hens are un
lolsture. piled the combers about her. equaled for the excellence and number
■ the blast came thousands of land of their eggs, while the roosters have
■rds and big bats. Mate Bregman develo|s‘d. thanks to generations of cul
Bys the bats literally covered the ship. tivation and the Influence of "crowing
Boating on all the rails. He says they tournaments,” a power and rhythm of
voice equally unrivaled. The breeders
■peared to l>e a "cross Iwtween a vain
■n and a squirrel.” When the weath- have a theory that the musical contests
■ moderated and dawn came the bats In which the Bracket roosters are train
Here near enough to one of the Baha ed serve to develop the peculiar quali
ties of the race. However this may lie
mas to venture leaving the ship.
■ A hundred or more miles off Florida It Is certain that cultivation has differ
te Curityba was visited by what the entlated these fowls from all others.
Among the more recent tasks Imposed
Bventh mate, who Is English, declares
■as a flock of "heagles.” The eighth upon that busy new servant of man.
Mate says be believes they were electricity. Is the acting as an assistant
wliowl»,” and the ninth mate positively In the operation of dyeing When
■Snorts that they were " *awks.” What cloth soaked In aniline sulphate Is
ever they may be called. Captln Hoppe placed lietween two metal plates cou
Bnd hit men captured two of them, nected with the opposite ends of a
■thlch measure, according to the new dynamo, and an electric current Is
Bltramarlne reporter who was sent out passed through It. the sulphate Is con
By the ship news experts to get the verted Into aniline black By altering
Bam, "about eight feet from tip to the strength of the solution and of the
■Ip.” There were altogether twenty current, shades varying from green to
Bagles or hawks or owls In the fl«x-k pure black can be obtained. In the case
■ '.e news collector at quarantine re of Indigo, the cloth Is Impregnate«! with
a paste of Indigo bitten nd caustic alkali.
Borted the Invasion of birds thus:
I "’>n Thursday, w hen off the coast of The electric current converts the Insol
■lorlda. two hawks, much exhausted, uble Indigo blue, by reduction of oxy
few aboard the steamer and rested on gen. Into Indigo white, which Is soluble,
fit.** veseel's spars. One of the crew and on lielng exposed to the air t*ecome»
■ent aloft and secured the birds. On oxidized once more and turns bine, thus
the following day a large number of thoroughly dyeing th« cloth with that
Birds were sighted; some flew near the color.
•trainer. Captain Hoppe shot one but
Bfsman k on Diplomacy.
galled to secure It as It fell Into the
Men who think they are statesmen
kater. Another In trying to alight fell
and diplomats by nature might, at any
It’’« the funnel and was burned In the I rate consider the words of Bismarck
ntimace. All the bird* appeared to l>e ••Diplomacy." be says, "la no shoe
kxhauated. and had evidently been
1 maker's stool on which one can sit
plown off the land. The two captured . stretch a kuee strap and put a patch on
v> rd« are hawks of the species common 'a hole, diplomacy Is to t a ■ A
w lib-b
ly known as Ashing eagles.”
I . an be learned by years and developed
NDOFNAVALMEN
N
Science
®ivention
by rote on a roller; diplomacy Is an art."
LECTURED IN BORROWED SUIT.
Th»t 1« Why Dr. Hillis Male <Mi Gee-
tare« to Iialuth Audience
Many people In the audience that re
cently greeted the Bev. Dr. Newell
Dwight Hillis, pastor of Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn, wl.en be lecture«I Io
Duluth, Minn., were somewhat puzzled
by the expressions that fitted «cross 1. s
face from time to time. His actions,
too. particularly certain gesture«,
aroused some cariosity am* ng the ob
serving, and many wondered If be was
brav,*< aa attach of Ulueaa to keep b e
Electric Danger from
[
I
,
I
Wire I'rn. rs
Lightning baa killed so many cattle
while they were standing near wire
fence« that It is proposed to diminish
the danger by means of ground wires
which will conduct the electricity lato
the earth.
--
— ■
—
We hope we do not lack sympathy
for the enthusiasm of youth, but we
don't like tc hear a college 'yell."
Don t »pend any aony la trying to
hide a asoaotaia.
ANOTHER
the
AID TO MATRIMONY.
SUPPOSE WE SMILE.'
Ring-Bearer a Feature of V-'p-to»
Date Vt eUdinas.
At many of the up-to-date weddings
the riug-bearer is au important feature
of the bridal procession as it slowly
marches up the aisle. Usually thia
functionary is a small boy uot so
small, however, that he will lose the
precious circlet with which he is en
trusted dressed as a page and carry
ing with much importance the satin
pillow that bolds the riug.
This is not au alisolutely new feature
of weddings, but it is oue that should
be encouraged by fond parents who
would have the ceremony go off with
out a hitch. As tbiugs are uow. the
wedding ring is a fruitful source of
trouble. When the groom take charge
of it himself he luvartably forgets iu
which pocket be put it. and It is ouly
produced after a nerve-racking pause
and much fumbling.
When It is Intrusted to the care of
the best man, It is as like as uot to be
dropped by his nervous Augers as be
awkwardly essays to baud It to his
friend. Therefore, the little ring bearer
In doublet and hose Is not only a pic
turesque addition to the weddlug pro-
cesslou as he walks along beside the
flower girl be Is also Important for the
preservation of peace ami tranquillity.
It Is prophesied, by the by. that the
fashlouable wedding with Its brides
maids. Its maid of houor. its flower girl,
its music and flowers and chattiug.
criticising host of spectators will soon
be a thing of the past.
A goodly number of young folks In
smart circles have recently slipped
quietly away after their engagements
have beeue announced and beeu mar
ried at a clergyman's house simply to
avoid this ostentatious display.
Men have always beeu restive under
a custom which is to them theatrical
and trying iu the extreme, but they
have yielded as the American mau usu
ally does to the wish«*» of the women.
Now, however, even femininity seems
to begin to look upon the fashionable
wedding as a great bore and as un
necessary expense, and in consequence
slips away quietly with the mau of its
choice, foregoing the pleasure of court
trains and tulle veils, and Is married
with the gardener and cook of the rec
tor as the sole witnesses.—Baltimore
HUMJRCUS PARAGRAPHS FROt
THL COMIC PAPERS.
rt -asant
Invoicnls
Worl«lO\er
Occarrin«
ths
mg. that Are V b«r-
ful to Old or Youug
iuuut Uelrc-
tious that Everybody Will L.ojoy.
Captain I've been noticing lat« ly
that many meu aud some l» tty officers
are often drunk! Acvrdlugly. I order
that hereafter when anyone has l«ecn
drunk he shall himself report it to me
tlte next day.
Petty Officer I have to report, hie!
cap'u. that I was drunk yesterday.
Captain But you are drunk uow!
Petty Offi.vr Cap'n, I'll, hie! reimrt
this drunk, hie! to-morrow : -I us« re
Geeellscliaft.
Wuuted Nmsllar Siae,
"Well, Itastus, did you take those
pills I gave you yesterday?"
"Yas. sah; 1 took 'em. but. say. boss,
•f yo's gwlne to give me eny mo’ to bike
woan yo* put 'em In a smaller 1 h > x ? 1
ba«l a mighty hard time to swallow dat
«s' box.”
Often Heard.
Gne Way to Fscspe.
LARGEST OF ALL DIAMONDS.
"Oh. I'm so sick of tncn!'' sighed the
society gtrl. ”1 feel as though I never Weighed Nearlx Half s I’.'uutl W Oils
Vucut. and Is of the F.rst Water.
wanted to see a mau again.”
No single object exhibited at the
"Thru, why dou t you get married?"
»ugge.ud tbs' observing girl.- l'hl!:id«'l Paris exposition eveu remotely a;»
preaches iu value tbe gleaming "Ju
pbia Press.
bilee d amond. as It lias tie, u calli d iu
Presence of Mind.
commemoration of the jubilee of tbe
Pbysiiiau Now. sir, you must make
re gn of the Qin < n of England It la «
up your mln«! to smoke less.
diamond of the first water and of a
I'atieut Why, I Uever smoke at all. !
beauty aud size that leave auything
Physician laffis tiug to I* auuoyedi
known heretofore far behind. This
ll'm! Don't interrupt me. sir. As I was largest and most costly of all diamonds
sa.vlug. you must make up your mind to weighs iu its present shat»e ’Jill* «-arats.
smokele»» iKiwder shells, a fowling I
while tbe uext largest, tbe "Orloff.”
piece and all that sor t of thing iu otb crow ning the Ru»slau im;>er;al sceptre,
er words, take a guuuiug trip.—Pliila
weighs but ltHlx carats. Also as re
delpbia Press.
gard» whiteuess aud tire, as well as in
the wonderful perfection of Its cut the
T»ed to Make-t’f»
New Nurs«- Pleas«', mum. I can’t >lo "Jubilee” excels all Its rivals.
For tlie time Lieiug this Goliath
a tbiug with the baby. He cries all the
among precious stones is still owned by
time.
Mistress—Well. 1 declatw! llow stuph! a syndicate of capitalists «xmnected
of me! His oilier uursaa were colored with tiu* Jagvrsfouteln luluv. In w hich
girls. You'Ll liud some stove polish lu it was found. W itli n gard to the price
oite can tuirdly *|asik al«out ttiat until
the kltcbeu. New York Weekly.
the atoue baa beeu »old, au event w bleh
Ila«« an
la doubtless not going to take place In
First l«zy Man After all, a clay pip« a hurry, for the guard stationed by th«
has au advantage over all other*.
. showcase containing tlie »(«arkling gem
Btvoud Dltta How’s that?
gave it* value at KOUO.tXXl franca,
First lazy Mau Well. If you let it whether correctly or not 1» hard to »av.
fall ou the paveuieut you medn't trou Only one thing aeetns assured, namely,
ble about picking it up.- Weekly Tele that the stone shown to the admiring
graph.
crow«ts tn the palala on tbe Esplanade
des Invalid,« 1» paste, while Its original
A Com pl*inf«
"De w ay dese railroads la run.” com 1» kept somewhere In tvecure custmiy-
Tills gem was found on J une IUI, IK fl,
mented Meandering Mike. “Is au out
at Jagersfoutelu. In the Orange Pre»
rage."
"What's de matter wit ’emT’ asked State. The «tour was picked up by a
native while he was loading a truck,
Pioddlug l’ete.
"Dey «lou t take no account of de ami although a white overseer was
comfort of passengers. De Itlea of milk standing nenr him he managed to se
in' us u*e ordinary boxcars dis hot crote it, and kept It on bls ja-rson for
weather lnstid o’ Axin' It so's we kin some time. In tills case, however. It
get lu somewhere« uex’ to de cold star did not app,str that he proposed stealing
the gem, but only w I »lied to deliver It
age!*'—Washington Star.
personally to tlie manager. This he did.
Io for Weforiu.
and as a bonus be rroelved £150 and a
Suuutoriug Sim llere'a a piece In dis horse saitdle and bridle. The diamond
pa|>er wot says more meu die frvu woighcl In the rough exactly 071*4
overeatlu' dau from bullets.
carats, or about 7 1 10 ouu<*es avoirdu
Tired Treadwell -(!«*>! We got to be pois. Unfortunately It had h black spot
moro careful about ourselves. Dis ting at>ont the middle, but It was so placed
of earin' eight meals a day Just be as to allow the stone lielng cut Into two
cause you ain't afraid to ast fer 'em Is a with the a|*ot falling out
habit dat It's dangerous to let grow ou
GOOD LOOKS A HINDRANCE.
| you.
Patrice—I told Willy If he kissed me
I'd «eream.
Down on Chineee F*»«hion«.
Women of Hosaolg Exterior Succeed
News.
"What Is Bessie shrieklug alsiut?”
Bent in Business Pursuits.
Patience—And what did lie say?
As a class, women regard gM«d looks
“Oh. nurse plaited her hair Ln a pig
The Officer Was Satisfied.
Patrice—Ob! he said he thought I had
Sir William Turner, a Scotch savant X very musical
scream. Yonkers tall, and she won't have it.”—Indian M thetr most valuable asset In life, yet
if they are to engage lu business they
spoils Journal.
of note. Is au authority on electric fish, Statesman.
Sud that beauty la a handicap they can
having given much study to their pe
aot easily overcome A few years ago.
culiarltles. At a “smoker” recently
THE USUAL WAY.
wheu womau began to enter busluei«»
given by the British assoc.allot; he told,
life In considerable numb« r*. a baud
with much gusto, bow he once got the
tome face was esteemed a great ad
best of an unduly inquisitive customs
vantage. Today the reverse ts tme.
officer. "When first I went to Edin
Those still youthful can remember dl»
burgh,” he said, "the professor to w bom
tluctly wheu it was next to lm|M>sslli|«
I was assistant possessed a very rare
tor a homely girl to get a situation.
specimen of an electric fish. Though,
Good looks were Insisted iqx.u In t)|>e-
in a general way. like any other fish to
wrlters aud stenographers, and mer
all appearance, anyone who touched
chants were then under the Impression
this specimen received an electric shock
that pretty clerks brought trade. It
of such severity as to put au eud to auy
took some time to oxplode that Idea.
further desire for close acquaintance
The pretty clerks certainly attracted
with 1L A professor on the continent
crowds to their counters, but they were
who was greatly interested In electric
crowds of dudes and loafers, w ho woul«l
fishes expressed a strong desire to see
buy a 5-cent paper of pins aud theu
this Edinburgh specimen, and at the
llrt awav three or four dollars' worth
beginning of the autumn vacation 1
»f time, while the women, who constl-
was intrusted w ith the duty of convey
i tute four fifths of the patrons of all
ing It. In a specially constructed box.
retail houses, had a strong aversion to
across the channel for his Inspection.
‘«eIng waited upon by a professional
Ou arriving on tlie other side I assured
beauty. Moreover, no dependence was
the customs officer that I had nothing
to be placed In the clerks ttiemselvea.
to declare, but. unfortunately for him.
The h.Uldsomest girls were pretty sure
the appearance of th» box excited his
to be vain and "touchy,” ami when one
suspicion. I repeated my assurances
proved really valuable ahe was morally
of bona Ades aud informed him that
certain to get married at tbe very time
Flr»t Miner How’s business at Klondike?
the box contained a fish. As he still
ter service* were most needed. No prnc-
Second Miner Picking up.
appeared unsatisfied.” continued Sir
deal men begun to see that pretty clerks
Wllllatn. speaking In characterlsth-ally
lid not pay. as a cold bualneaa proposi
Keeiiintr It Quiet.
First Doubt of Her Love.
measure«! toues, ”1 advised him In—the
"Do you really love me, John?”
She (as her lover Is aliout to start on tion. and the same discovery was pre»
—most—courteous manner, that an In
"Awfully, Katie!”
a Journey around tbe world)—My dear Hilly made at the offii-e*. Typewriting
vestfgntlon of the contents of the box
"How nice that Is! But dou t tell any Adolf, w ill you be true to me w hen you belles made more trouble than they
was inadvisable. He, however, was a
They demoralised their
are far away? Promise me that you were worth
somewhat determined man and ob body, for the world!”
(Pause of a few moments.)
will write to me from every town you fellow employes and cronted no end of
served that he had letter see about It
lealousy am! bitterness and friction In
.
"Do you really and truly love me. visit
for himself. Accordingly he opened
H«- Oh, Ada, Is It lov« that prompts many cases, perhaps In most, the poor
the lid of the box, Inserted Ills baud, John?”
“To distraction, Katie!"
you to say this? Ada, sweur to me, do girl wasn't In the least Io blame Rhe
aud----- Well. I hail no more trouble
"Well, don't tell anylssly— but me!"— you really love me or are you merely couldn't help being good to look at, and
with the custom house.”
was probably trying her best to atteml
Chicago Times Herald.
collecting foreign postage stamps?
Miss' Costume.
to her own affairs, but the idiotic incn
Stray Stories,
Ha 1 the Symptom*.
wouldn't let her. However, result» are
Count de Tie* You -was married
the only things that count In business
These Hsnse.
Wire, wasn't ye. Wrest?
Architec t -Aren't you ready to bull«' nowadays, am! a few years ago a big
Everett Wr«*t No: I uster stammer your house yet?
reai tlou against beauty s« t in. ami uow
purty bn«l Dat's wot innkes me heal
Bnduard No, I’ve only g«H gq.tss pretty faces are at a discount.
tatlu' like ami kinder timid In my saved up; 1 want *5.000.
Cotlid Not Be PtiotOKrapIXMl.
apeveb.
Architect- I thought you were going
When Miss Helen Mould visited the
to
select
one
from
our
“
Book
of
*J,5cs
He’d Tsken the Metlicine, Too.
'tenth annual convention of the rail-
House« ?”
I road department of the Young Men’s
Brainard- So I am. That's wlmt I
I Christian Association at Philadelphia
need the |5,000 for Standard and
the newspaper artl»t» were I muiik I to
Times.
'»ketch her as she ap|s'ar««l at the re
Ireptlon. To thia Mlaa Gould objected
Khe Couldn't Hee It.
Mrs. Hoyle Educutlou 1» a great ■tr«Hiuoualy, but the artists were n«*t
routed until tlie railroad meu thn at
thing.
Mr«. Doyle -Oh. I don't know; I'v« Hied to demolish the plmtograpliers’
been stmlylng Frcgicb for two years expensive cameras and tear up the art
ami now my hualuml won't ltd me go b lists' cnrdlaatrils A score of newspa
per photographer» ami artists appeared
tbe Paris exposition.
'at tbe Y M C. A. building early and
Before the Bslnesrnatlon.
I were Informed that they coul«l Mt en
“They say Miss Singleton is ■ trans | ter with their maebinra.
nilgrationlst"
I A dozen burly railroail mm were ap
Customer I wish you'«l give me a
"Yes. She thinks she must one« have pointed to smash all cameras found In-
copy <>f the prescription you filhd for Is-en tbe wicked flea whom no man pur side the building and bar np Mil nrt
tue last W eek.
I lata materials The picture men then
sueth.”
Druggist I'll have to give you the
waited outside When Miss Gotild ar
The Cause of His Affection.
original.
rived with Mrs Mage a flank move
Ma
Tommy,
you
to
lov«
pa
bet
Of rough cheviot made with Eton
“Why?"
ment was ma«le ami their carriage was
coat and finished with stitching In
"WelL to t*'ll the truth, I «-an't read ter than you do me.
driven around to a able entrance.
Tommy Oh, ma. I don't mean to. but
clover leaf des'gn.
It”
The men of pictures rushed to the «Ide
y' see, pa alius has his pockets full o'
door, but upon arriving there .found tbe
The Sh«»e.
Hr Eaplain».
nickels.
women surrounded by over fifty tall
Hereupon I ventured to reason with
Mamma Why do you call blm
men.
who forme«! a l»sly«'iar«l <l«ar
woman.
A Grease-Spot Suit.
"Jonesy ?"
"Your conventional Immunities,” 1
Johnny Well, you see. bls name Is
A man whose wife found much fault into ths building shutting the cameras
urged, "are not compatable with the Jones, but we «all blm "Jotrewy” for with him iwobsbly wth jostle»—on s<- >ut completely.
In the crush fo rlo«e out the picture
new possibilities which you «eek to as short
count of his untidiness, weut to s tailor
men Miss Gould and Mrs Rage were
sume! There is where the shoe pinch
to or«ler a suit of clothe«.
lnrsrlsl.tr Wn.
11 most crushed themselves
They
es!”
“What kind of gootbi do you want?”
“t.ra lou-!" exclaimed the greet nier
«wmel «mazed at the exeilemsnt at
The woman gave me a withering
asked
the
tailor.
chant's friend, "your r-.tabl shuient 1»
flrst but soon learned the catiae and
look.
"All wool ami exactly of thia color,”
simply stupemlous. That tall. Im(ios-
helped to deprive the picture men of
“Pinches!" she exclaimed most scorn
Ing looking man In that group yonder la replied the customer, presenting a enm snap shots.
fully. "It's a mile too big! I could
the general manager, or souM-Uiing, I pie
wear two sizes smallerf’
A C’rlrbratrd Mln*.
"It Is Lard to tell Ju«t what color this
Oh. what a futile thing mere logic suppose ’’
Onr^. after eipoaing the ridlculoOM
Is." rejoined tbe other. los|Mv-tlng It
"No.
that's
a
new
fifi-a-week
clerk.
seemed now!—ftetrolt JournaL
blunders of the editor of rertalti old
Tbe slwirt. quh-t llttb- man Is the gen "Where dl«l you get It?”
play«. Jan««* Russell Ixvwgll concluded
"1
cut
It
from
my
last
suit.
”
On U heels.
eral manager."- Pli'!a<lelpb!a Press.
"It «loesu’t *vtn to have any figure " with tb« remark: "In point of fact, we
Not only Is the bicycle In Cathay a
"No. thia la wtiers »»me grease gut ««a ' must apply to thia gentleman the name
<; >«-«t *nb«tltste.
fact, but the Coreans have taken to
Mrs. Julelyu- Don't you iiilM ;tour ft I cut out tbe entire spot. I want of tbe first king of Sparta ” No one
wheeling. Consul general Allen re
porta that two ex cabinet ministers busbaiMl very m ih h, i»W tlrnt b• It something a grease spot won't show on. i ren>emt»ered. of course, what this was.
bat when they looked It up they found
■set”
may be seen on the streets of IWul on away?
After a lengthy explanation the talker . it was Eudauddas.
Mrs. GolIgbUy Ob. not at all! You
wheels, getting more pleasure out of
of money. aud Slirreed.-d Is ronvlnrltlg him that there ' We all know that «ome people are so
their machines than they ever got out •ee. he left tue p
md a newsp ap«*r was no cloth of that kind la tlie mar worthless that they need an old fash
of their office«. The consul general at bro»kfa«t 1 JuISt
there thinks there Is a good field in up In front of h Is piiice and Imlf the ket
[ oned whipping, but no on« «larss say
Corea for Amerb-sn bicycle«. whDh al time forget that bs* r****1illy Isn't there.
No
Oats
f>«r
Tblnr-se
Horse«.
ready constitute a majority of those Mexican Herald.
known, after
Oats are not raised in Chlua and not I It la now j
owned tn that country.
She *<>«I«L
fed to burses ex ept to tbe racers in tbs years of »X[>*rlai«-ntlng that "wishing”
Willie Wimple» Will you love me trsimug season.
About the only difference between
lues no good.
aughlng and crying is that laughing «Leu I am gone?
Of course th« ten >«ax vid Job« 1» Meo hare lost more by crowding tbsa
Ds sy Dimple» Yes, tae-ed, Lf you'll
Irisa the romers of the mouth up aud
they have by waltlug their turn.
de csd«.
go uow.
Q
HOW LOVE IS MADE IN MEXICO.
I onog Mra.iH'l Women Rarely Meet,
oiil; iu I’reseuce ut'Girl’s Relative«.
Scuora -ulelaida Vasquez Schlaffiuo,
a Meat,»;, aumau, lu a paper In th«
Wui in s Home Companion, entitled
The s. al Np re of Mexican Wom-
eu." » rites aa fullows of cuurtabip be
yond the Itlo Grande:
' A Mi x can girl r« a Ilze» she 1» a miss
af some importance wheu she has at
tracted the attention of a would-be < av-
sller, w hu has seen her at mass or dur
ing a promenade <>n the plaza. Without
the formality of au introduction he dl»-
^atehes letters glowing with words of
(dmlratiou ami devotion, and nervously
awaits a reply. In the meantime he
visits the locality of her home, hoplug
to catch sight of the object of his ad
miration at tbe balcony or as she
»merges from the house to atteud
tburcb. He patiently but p, rs.stently
promenades backward aud forward iu
tbe street, for custom forbids his en
trance to the house, uud Is happy if
favored with a glume from her lustrous
black eyes. No ridicule is strong
enough to dampeu bls ardor, and uo
objections >f Irate parents sufficiently
powerful to subdue his passion.
"Msxlcau lovers rarely meet, foreven
f the young mau Is related to tbe fatu-
Jy of tlie young lady, aud has been a
taller at the home, tbe mere fact of Ids
paying attention to her puts a sever«
restraint ou his Intercourse with th«
family. After a time, if thlugs have
progrossed favorably, he la admltteii
»» an accepted suitor, aud Is raeelved
by tbe girl always accompanied by her
mother, who usually doea all the con
versation. But love finds mauy forms
>f expression, aud stoleu glances, uever
luspected, speak volumes for tbe lov-
trs. As the suit progresses many an
tvealng passes with the girl at the win-
low or balcony, and her lover In the
•troet below, wholly oblivious of the
passer by or his ualve or caustic re
mark. The duration of a courtship de
pends upon the formality employed, tlie
aieaus at commaml of the parties, and
their age. Consent for the marriage Is
lemamled from the parents of the girl
by the suitor's father, who Is accom
panied by a priest, that the pledges may
he made the more binding.”
ENGLAND'S GREATEST TENOR.
Sims Reeves, VV bo Dle<1 Recently in Com«
pMrrttive P«*verty,
The death of Sims Beeves, which oc-
curretl not long ago In Sussex, En
gland. removed oue of the greatest
singers of his day. For
many years lie ranked
as the first of English
tenors. Il«* had a voice
of wonderful purity
aud sweetni'ss that cap
tivated all who heard
It, ami although 7»
wheu he died It had
sims hsxvks
lost but little of It; rate
quality up to a short time ago. Reeves
was boru near London ami early dis
played great mnsleal talent. Before lie
was 14 he could play on several musical
Instruments, but uature had endowed
bin; with a magnificent voice which
needed but little tralulug to bring out
Its richness, lie made bls public ap-
pearance In 1H31I «ml met with Imme
diate success. Later he studied under
French ami llallau master« and while
In Milan hi* appeared lu "Lucia I-atn-
mermoor," his singing winning ths
highest praise. He returned to bls na
tive land It; 1847 ami was Immediately
recognized ns England's leading tenor.
He never acquired tin* great fortune
that lay within hl« grn«p fttid «lied In
comparative poverty, lu INI1.’» he mar-
rled Miss Lttcconiba. an opera «Inger,
ami started on a singing tour of Aus
tralia. He became bankrupt and was
recently grant«*«! a civil pension of J.'cO
by Qui'eti Victoria, which »av«*d him
from utter destitution.
Carried Grauilina'a Picture.
Rome time ago wheu Prince Henry
of Prussia, who, aa all kuow. Is the
graudsou of tjueeu Victoria, was at
Hong Kong, the captain of a British
trading steamer sailing out of that port
was walking round the graving <lo«-k lu
which the Prince's tlagidilp was being
brushed up, when he »aw an officer
staudlng near the gangway leading
from the quay to the ship, and. lielng
curious to have a look over the vessel.
I m * saluts,! with a "Good morning, sir,”
and asked If be bad any objection to
bls having a wnlk through tbe sldp.
"Not at all,” replied the officer, “I
shall lw delighted to escort you round.”
After showing him over tbs different
parts of the warship the officer took the
captain Into bls cabin. He offer,*«! him
a cigar aud a glass of wine, and they
had quite a friendly chat together. Be
fore leaving the captain liapj>em*d to
glance round tbe cabin and saw a photo
of Victoria. Raid Its to the officer:
"I notice you have a photograph of
the Queen of England."
"Yes,” answer«*! tbe officer. "I al-
ways carry one of my grandmotlter's
pictures with ms.”
What the captain’s feelings were
when be found he had been en cama
railerls with tbe admiral. Prince Henry
of PrusHfa. can I m * better Imagined than
described.
French <'«>l«>nlM» I’rvmoU* slavery.
Boer III treatment of the native races
In South Africa has met with no con
demnation. says the London Tele
graph an<l. after all. there Is nothing
very remarkable In this when the mat
ter la viewed by the light of the dl«-
closure« jnst made by Jules Durand,
late deputy mayor of Notitnea, In New
Caledonia. He states that the prluclpnl
Ann of Noumea, even when they do not
go in themselves for slave-dealing, sell
tbe weapons re«iulrod for the pmi»>«e.
When they tiercelvt tbe luggers of sixty
tons burden landing at or near their
shores the natives bide In tbs brush
wood. but the dealers are canning and
lur« them out by plausible offers for
the purchase of provision«. Roon th«
slave« are put on board. A few guns
have tempted tbe natives, and alcohol
has won the chief over to ths cause of
civilisation.
Tnrkry’» Order for Gone.
Tb« on Dr of 2<M guns and two d»
> troy er« fur the Turkish navy has l*eea
placed with Krupp of Essen, notwith
standing that the tender of Armstrong.
Whitworth A Oo. of Groat Britain was
more than *4«)0.<»)U less than that of the
German firm.
Tber*'s always r<>oui at tbe top- but
few men car« to dwell la au attic.