THE SPONGE MAY SOON K BARRED FROM CITY SCHOOLS
A BOY VISITS A KING.
FINDS EDWARD OF ENGLAND AN
AFFABLE MAN.
The company ha* built an extensive,
complete and central »team bakery and
kitchen covering more than an acre of
ground, and connected with the princi­
pal railways. Here meat, flour, egg*,
vegetables and fruit will be received
direct from the farm*. Prime joiut*
w ill be sold to consumers. The boil­
ing parts w ill lie converted into dressed
provisions, soups, and beef teas to com­
pete with i in1 large mportal
elgn meat*. The kitchen will prepare
family steals in tin- form • ' ste
pie*, consisting of a pound of meat
without bone, six |s>und* of vegetables,
cereals and dried fruit, sufficient to
provide a savory dinner for six persons
at a cost of 24 cents. The meats used
are beef and mutton only. The vegeta­
bles range from potatoes to spinach.
Of cereals there are twenty three va­
rieties. Including several American
breakfast foods. The service of the
dinners will be on lines similar to those
which workmen have already proved
to be successful.
A Washington high school cadet,
who. without ludueuce or introduction,
recently had a talk aud iuuch with
Klug Edward iu li * palace. thinks the
British monarch is almost as demo-
cratic lu his manners as the new occu-
l>aut of the White House
This lad is Wilbur Johnson, »on of
a Washington storekeeper He set out
alone ou a camera tour of England, and
Incidentally came to Marlborough
house, King Edward - res de:
“1 handed the guard a pls-e of sil­
ver," remarked the cadet, iu telliug his
adventures, "and went Inside the gate-.
Securing a good view. 1 planted my
tripod aud got the focus, when 1 was
startled to see an elderly gentleman
standing directly iu front of me.
" 'Hello, sonny. XX hat ate you going
to do?' he asked.
I "He told me I could not take a picture
of Marltairough house, that the camera
I must be stopp«*! somewhere, and that
The sponge is coming into disfavor in the St. Louis public schools.
they drew the line at the King's pul
"There are excellent grounds for the objection, too,” says Chief Dispensary Physician Jordan. "They are a good
ace.
carrier of germs, and extremely liable to be unclean.”
"1 fancied he was a clerk, and. hand­
“The make-up of the aponge shows the possibility of its retaining germs. For that reason the use of the sponge
ing him my card. I asketl for his. Then
has been largely abandoned in surgery and absorbant cotton used instead. I should recommend the use of a cloth. Ona
1 nearly dropped. for lie said:
of the most dangerous practices in connection with the use of sponges is by children spitting upon a sponge. Diphrheria.
tuberculosis and other communicable diseases may be spread by this means. Especially if the sponge were passed from
•'1 haven't a card; I'm tlie Duke of
ane child to another. Something less expensive anl oftener destroyed, like a cloth, would be less dangerous. 1 believe."
Argyle.'
"The use of the sponge is passing in the public schools,” stated Assistant School Superinteadent Murphy.
"Th*
"XX'ell, w hen I had n- "Vered. lie
aponge in its very nature ia uncleanly, and, of course, children cannot be made to keep them clean. For several years
asked tne if I wanted to see the king.
we have been discouraging their use.”
That. I itsHiired him. was Just w hat I
most desired. He smiled and said he
now, bow would you like the fellow you outhouse st tbe other end of the house. might be able to arrange It. 1 was to
THE SNOWDRIFT
On opening tbe door, out stalked the present myself at Marlborough house
were going to marry to behave?"
When night dropped down, the fields
“O, that Is soon told," answered Mll­ huge bird quite bewildered. Some pro­ at 3:30 o'clock. At that hour 1 haud«*l
were dark and dun.
llcent. “In the first place he must be posed shooting It. but by general con­ my card to one of the two guards. lie
Storm sprites were out—we heard the
attentive, my knight. He must be sent it was to be allowed to go. It ■ disappear«*!, and a moment litter was
north wind blow;
back agalu. taiwing ami calling my
Then when arose the slowly wading sun. ways courteous, alw ays ready to Inter- followed the party, and at once Install­ name. 'Mr. Johnson.'
fed
ed
himself
as
one
of
them.
They
pret
my
every
fancy.
He
must
send
me
Morning came mantled- in a robe of I
"That room was tlie most beautiful 1
flowers and sweets, take me to tbea- him with part of their own rations, and
snow.
petted him all round. He loves to ever saw. All mosaic and gilded chairs,
White grew the landscape; every field
"Must every man do that sort of march at the head of a party of the and beautiful furnishing'. At tlie far­
and knoll
regiment, and if the regiment is on the ther end—it seemed a long way off to
thing?”
Shone forth transfigured by the mow -
"Every man who wants to win a wo­ road he is sure to be at the head of the me—stood a man lu a black I’rlnce
storm’s spell;
Albert coat alone. 1 looked at him,
man must I m * prepared to make sacri­ column.
The trees and fences stood In motley fices. Then my lover must study all
On outpost duty he Is a valuable and my first thought wits 'a big bur y
droll,
warning of ap- mam’ Then, when I got to thinking
Half dark, half whitened by this mira- my whims. He must be able to read scout, and gives timely
me
like
a
book,
to
be
loving
and
yet
proaching
danger.
Twice
has he saved that this man was nt tlie head of all tlie
cle.
masterful, manly yet tender."
the picquet from being cut off, and he British empire. I Iwame nervous.
"As 1 walked toward him 1 was at
Dick Carlyon groaned audibly. “Then is looked on by all as a real hero.
But where the stone wall held its Parian
He had been christened by the name a loss to know what to do. 1 lutd to
it's all up with my ever having a shot
weight
Of snowdrift, like some Alp or Apen- at trying to make a girl care for me. 1 of*“Bobs.” and knows bls name well. decide iu a hurry, so 1 Just raised my
nine,
can’t do any of the things you mention The regiment does not know what to lmud and salut«sl him as 1 would salute
We saw a sculpture man could not create. I can only lie a great clumsy idiot, all do with him when the war Is at an end. ajty officer of our cadets.
Smoothed off and chiseled by some
"The King's face was very pleasaut.
right on a horse or behind a gun. but
hope to bring him home.
touch divine.
and he stull«*! a little. He returned my
no good at making a girl happy.”
salute aud extended his hand to me.
"But don't be so downeast. Mr. Carl-
IT NEEDED NO PALMIST.
Mute wonder of the myriad molded snow.
XX'e shook hands.
Pure as the stars that sentinel the sky.
Observing Fye Could Easily Tell
“ 'I see you are an officer,' began the
What art could improvise and fashion so.
Home of Her Faults.
King. 'In some military company.'
Unless some godlike power sped pro­
She was very young ami very pretty.
" 'No, sir, I am only a private.’ I it li­
créant by!
She was stylishly gowued aud her iiat severed.
Here plinth and cornice, architrave and
was a “dream." Tbe man who was
“ 'Ah, I thought you were an officer.’
frieze,
with her evidently found no charm
“Then I explained to him that our
Lift up a beauty to the day and sun.
wanting. But the woman who sat on officers wore shoulder straps. He a*k«*l
Amidst the silver of the tinseled trees.
her other side, being an observant, criti­ me all about the high school cadets,
Thtat never Phidias or Canova won.
cal stranger, noticed several things as saying that he'd heard of our compau
—Country I.ife.
the car sped on that masculine blind­ les, and 1 told him.
ness failed to detect.
"The King smiled now and then. He
She noted, for Instance, that the blue seemed Interested, and asked many
velvet stock about the girl's neck was questions about the cadets.
i A ONE-SIDED WOOING
pinned
on. From the side on which she
"I was terribly upset, for I bad no
♦
sat one of the pins—just tbe common idea what to do w lien with a king. My
♦
+++*
article—was plainly visible. Then- face was burning red, and 1 was always
such a little thing, but it counted so afraid he was going to ask me some
Y? 77 E was a big-limbed, brown-
much In the other's estimation of the thing I could not answer. He asked
Jn
Lact'd man, aud somehow lie
glrl-a wire hairpin had been carelessly me how 1 liked London, and I assured
looked awkward amid the glit­
stuck into tbe golden coils of hair hint that I could not complain.
tering artificiality of a bailroom. He
among the pretty ones of shell. There
“At last the King leaned forward nnd
was Just the sort of being one asso­
was a button missing from one of the tapped a little silver bell. A servant
ciated with big game hunting and the
gloves, too. It showed only once, when in gorgeous livery appeared anil bowed
/ * y ■ ' ' r') the girl happened to raise her band, but low before his Majesty. Then lie bowed
wild regions of tbe earth. He seemed I
as much out of (dace at a dance as a
the other woman took it in at a glance. to me. The King ordered ten. nnd tin»
rice pudding iu a Parisian menu.
It was served
“DOFS THE GIRL KNOW YOU ARE FOND When the girl leaned forward In her man brought It to us.
"Miss Bainbridge!”
seat, moreover, this keen observer saw In the small«*st kind of cups, and with­
OF HEB?”
"Mr. Carlyon!”
a part of a sr.fety pin just visible be­ out milk or sugar. 1 was about to ask
The man's voice was apologetic, tbe yon! After all. I’ve onry given you my low the narrow belt, and she knew that for tlu-so, when I thought that some
girl's frankly amazed.
view. Perhaps the other girl-----”
the smart skirt hail been hastily ad­ people don't use them and that it might
"Fancy tlndiug you at a dance!" the
“There is no other girl!”
justed.
not be Just tlie right thing. That tea
girl went on. after the first flush of sur­
Then a bit of girl's conversation float was fine.
Again Millicent's face became scar­
prise had died a natural death.
cd over to her.
let.
"Just after we lutd ten the King nnd
"Yes, It's not much in my line, But
“Now, you know.” the pretty young I—a tall and very beautiful woman eti
"Why, wliat do you mean?” she cried.
the fact is—well, 1 came to see you.”
“Well—1 (I, what an ass I am! 1 thing was saying earnestly to her com­ tcred. It was Queen Alexandra, but
“To see me?"
thought—1 hoped perhaps you'd give panion, according to the New York she did not look at all like any of her
"Yes. I wanted to ask your advice me a lead, It was you I'd fallen in love Tinies, “I'm not a bit superstitious and plctur«.*«. Site Is far better looking
I don’t believe In fortune tellers or any Now, 1 hadn't expected to see tlie King,
on a subject that has been worrying with. Miss Bainbridge!”
me a great deal, You're alsiut the only
Mllllcent could hardly keep from such nonsense. But I went to one ol and to meet Klug and Queen both was
girl I know whom I thought 1 could bursting Into a peal of merry laugh­ these palmists and had my hand read a trying ordeal. My face became more
the other day. Just for the fun of it. r«*l than ever, I suppose, for I did not
tackle without fear of being laughed ter.
at. Can you give me a dance?”
"Why on earth didn't you say so at And what do you think the woman told know just the right tiling to do.
Mllllcent Bainbridge could hardly once, Mr. Carlyon?” she cried roguish­ me? That 1 was awfully careless about
"The Queen held out her hand. I
help smiling at the almost boyish man ly. "It would have saved such a lot my things. That I hated to mend or wa)k«*l to her, kneeling, bent over It.
tier In which the sunburnt young giant of trouble. Why, there’s the music for sew and never could keep my room In Now, 1 knew better than to kiss her
order; that 1 always mlslahl my gloves liand. for I had read something about
voiced bis semi apologetic avowal.
tbe next dance.”
and little odds and ends and had a time that In books. I took her ham! In mine
"I shall be delighted." she said, sweet­
Carlyon rose somewhat heavily.
ly. “What shall It be?”
"Ah. well, be cried. “I've made nn finding them when I was going out and kiss«*! tlie back of my own hand.
She said I always left everything till Then the Queen ‘rals«*l me.' as you
“O, I don't care—I mean I do care, Idiot of myself for nothing."
the last moment and then rushed about might say.”
only I can't dance, so it can be polka,
"For nothing? Am 1 nothing?”
waltz, or what you will. But I know
The young man paused. Something nnd dressed in a hurry. And, do you
Young Johnson admit* that he was
you're a good dancer, so It had tauter in Millicent's dancing eyes awoke com­ know. It's so. That Just exactly de­ in gnat confusion, and heartily wished
be one you don't mind sitting out.”
prehension tn his mind, absolutely un­ scribes me. Now. don't you consider himself safe back in hl* hotel. The
“Shell we say number six. polka?”
used as lie was to the bewitching co­ that remarkable? How on earth could Queen, however, asked him a few ques
Number six arrived in due course. By quetries of the sex capricious.
she have known?”
tlons, and he told her of hl* little sister
The man seemed deeply Impressed.
that time Mllllcent was devoured with
“Y ou ' d - not laughing at me. Mllll­
and brother, who admired her greatly,
The other woman smiled.
curiosity to know what Carlyon could cent?” bi asked soberly.
he assert«*!. Th«' Queen said:
possibly want to ask her advice about,
Mllllcent grew grave In a moment.
"Dear little girl," of the stator, and
He
Could
Wait.
ilow big and handsome and frank he
“No. you dear, darling old simpleton,”
sent both her love. Aft<-r a few mo­
“
Here's
the
devil
to
pay,
”
exclaimed
was! So different to the usual run of she answered in a voice that made Carl-
ments she left the young American
the old man. coming In with a handful
men encounted In a London ballroom.
yon's ptjlses quicken; “there, how does
again alone with the King.
of bills.
Carlyon bore his partner away in tri­ that strike you for a lead?”
"Again I did not know what to say,”
worry
about
him.
dear.
”
said
"Don't
umph to a secluded corner of the con­
And flat was all Dick Carlyon's woo­
he remark!*!. "I bad read something of
“
He
knows
that
you'll
settle
the wife,
servatory. As soon as they were seated ing.-Cuba go Tribune.
the royal jewels having been moved
with him hereafter.”—Atlanta Constitu a short time before from tlie Tower of
he burst out:
tloft.
Proud or His Position.
"I’ve fallen In love. Miss Bainbridge.
Ix>ndon to Marlborough house. I had
One of the Scottish regiments In
I've known you a good long time, and
A Freak's Failure.
the audacity to ask King Edward to let
"What's tbe matter with tbe sword me see them. He besltatetl a second,
I want you to tell me how a fellow Is South Africa has for Its regimental pet
to make sure of getting a girl to return a huge male ostrich, which has proved swallower?”
then assented.
itself on several occasions a friend In
“Why, some smart person brought In
bis aff»>ctlon."
“XX'e went Into a smaller room on the
Millicent’s face went crimson. Then deed. Its first appearance came about a blade of grass and asked him to swal side, and then I saw the Jewel*. Queen
In this v ay. A party had been sent to low It.”—Philadelphia Bulletin.
the color ebbed away.
X'ictorla'» crow n, which weighed thiity
"Doe* the girl know you are fond of destroy a farm house that had lieen tbe
nine oun<-«*t. was there, with Its sap
Warning from Insurance Men.
hiding place of the assassins of several
her?" she said, after a slight pause.
phire that I* supposed to have come
Sew
Orleans
Insurance
experts
warn
“She hasn't an Idea." answered Carl­ of the men. and. when the house had
the people that the city may l>e burned down from Edward the i'onfessor. and
yon emphatically. “And I'm such a bees er pt led of Its occupants, the
down any time If the present careless ■ Iso the sword of Edward the Black
rough sort of fellow I don't know how horses 8nd cattle driven off. a fearful
Prince; the crown of Mary IL; the
methods of handling oil are tolerated
to begin Supposing you were the girl. noise » u beard coming from a little
»word of Excal.bur of K ng Arthur of
the Round Table, ami many other won
derfttl relics. It took us some time to
view them, and 'luring this time the
King said not a won!.
"XVben we got back I wanted to get
away. I was afraid it was not right to
takeout my wat< b, but t I did so. It was
five minute* past 4. 1 1 had been With
tb* King half in h ur.
“ 'XX'ell. I »aid. 'I've got to get back.*
“The King snld ‘Good by’ pleasantly,
■nd hoped that I had enjoy<*l the visit.“
STI DÏ IS EXPRESSION
ODD INSURANCE CASE.
All
Ilunii
I pun Whirl« One of
D o *1 F i r-1.
Tw>i
Hl MOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Curious and
Laughable l-bases
lumas Nature Graphically Por­
ed by 1 minent Word Artists of
Yeast I see a Philadelphia corni*»«
er has written a quickstep.
Crlmsonlieiik Yes. and I hear they
are tfsing it In Chicago for u funeral
malli. Yonkers Statesman.
Just Bruun.
Mr. Figglt- Are you almost through
w ritlng that letter?
Mrs. Figgit­ Dear me. no! Why I
ela ve only got to the postscript. Ohio
State Journal.
Will Hr Gl.id tn lleur Tt.
Blobbs I see there's a movement on
foot to coin half-l ent pieces.
>1' 'Illi» licit w .11 I»- good nows for
|w I."
nice in the collection basket every Sun­
day for many years.- Philadelphia
Record.
The Man-W Im- It id n't-Get-off.
“For deep-laid. underground, double-
dyed contrary meauness give me a
woman.”
“Goodness—what do you mean
“They always go to cleaning h, I URO
Just when a man Is thinking of going
tisblng.”—Chicago Times-Herald.
The Point of View,
"Britannia rules the waves In war.”
w e said to the Boer patriot.
"Indeed?
I
thought
Britannia
waived rules lu war," responded be,
with some bitterness manifest In his
spits ■ h.—Bal11 more A merlesn.
Wax Disappointed.
“He said he would kill himself If 1
wouldn't marry him."
"Well?"
“He didn't do It; the mean thing.'
A Timely Hint.
Justice Ketietlck has de. lilt d tlie pe­
The women should quit wearing
culiar Southwell inheritance case,
white feathers In their hair. No one
which was tided in the Supreme Court
admires the white feather, even wheu
in Buffalo several months ago. l'eter
it is shown in a whim of fashion.—
Southwell and his second wife went
Atchison Globe.
found dead in bed at their home lu Aus­
Too Bud.
tin, l*a. one night in January, UMM).
“Do you know. Miss Frlsbie.” said
They had been asphyxiated by gas.
the large-headed young author, "my
Southwell left an lusurauce policy for
most brilliant thoughts come to me 13
».'{.(Kit) issued by the Royal Arcanum
my sleep?”
and made payable to Ills second wife
“It's a great pity that you are trou­
He left two children by his first wife
bled with insomnia.” added the young
Johanna and George XV. Southwell.
lady. Detroit Free Press.
They claimed they had Inherited the In­
surance money, but relative* of Mrs.
Free Bulbing.
Southwell No 2 also claimed it The
“Did you notice. Weary, dat some
administrator of the estate, John It.
English doctor says we bathe too
Gray, refused to turn It over to either
freely?”
of the sets of claimants until the courts
“I'm afraid dat hits me. Limpy. I
decided who was eutitled to it. Then
never paid a cent for a bath in all my
the Southwell children brought suit ill
life.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tlie Oilier Y lew.
the Supreme Court to collect tlie money.
No Golf.
"It seems to me," said the lady with
Everything hinged on the question
"The pastor said this morning that
of which of the asphyxiated couple died a sexere glance, “that the newspapers
we should go to church, no matter how
first. If Mrs. Southwell died first, she print some dreadful things."
“Yes," iinswered the reporter; “it of­ bad the weather is.”
could not have inherited the Insurance
“Why. that is the only time I cau go.
that was made payable to her; It would ten makes me sad to think that people
Then there's nothing else to do.”
insist
on
doing
shocking
things
and
then have reverted to Southwell's next
us to write aliout them.”—
of kin. his two children, but if her compelling
'
Poor Sufferer 1
death occurred even a single moment Washington Star.
Philadelphia Man -Can you do some­
Inter than that of her husband, then
thing for me. doctor? 1 am dreadfully
tlie ownership of the money must have
troubled with insomnia.
passed to her, aud tqioii her death to 1
Physician—I am sorry to hear It.
her next of kin. Those next of kin
Philadelphia Man Yes, some nights
I cannot get to sleep after 9 o'clock.—
contended that lite husband had died,
first. Southwell's children held that
Somerville Journal.
Mrs. Southwell hail died first.
Good Taste.
Each side produced uumerous modi- i
He Wondered.
cal experts at the trial to prove by the j
disclosures of the autopsy on the bodies I Mrs. Whyte She learned to speak
that the particular side they represent­ French In six weeks.
Mr Whyte—I wonder how long It
ed was right. The result was that when
the trial was finished, the question of will take the folks over In France to
survivorship win still a very doubtful learn to understand her. Somerville
one, and tbe delicate task of settling Journal.
the case was left to Justice Kenefick. I
Mixed Breed.
He spent much time on It and surprised
X. That dog Is a pointer, Isn't he?
some of those Interested by the manner
Y. Gad. no! He's a dlsappolnter!
in vv bleb lie disposed of the case. He
■ Ind No Cause for Feur.
decided in favor of the Southwell chil­
Her Father He claims to love you
dren, holding In part, as follow*:
nnd yet Is afraid to speak to me. What
"It would serve no useful purpose to
sort of a goose Is he? I was not afraid
“It Is bad form to dip your bread in
discuss hero the reasons assigned by
the gravy.”
the various medical witnesses for their to usk for your mother.
She Yea, I know. But but you wee,
“Yes, but It's good taste, mamma.”
answers to this question, inasmuch tt*
she did not have the same sort of a
the court, after careful consideration,
A Better Way.
father 1 have.
Dramatist In my new play the hero
has reached the conclusion that it
Just About.
gets killed In the last act.
would !><■ mere conjecture, surmise nnd
Uncle Jason (at the seaside hotel)—
Manager—That's a mistake.
speculation to essay the decision of
Dramutlst—Why ?
survivorship in this euse upon such tes­ What's the difference between the
Manager He ought to be killed In
timony. This controversy must be de­ American and European plans. John?
Galey Oh. about the same difference the first act.
termined, therefore, upon the assump­
tion that there Is no proof to decide as between embezzlement and robbery.
Competitlve Eva ml nut ion.
which of these Individual!« predeceased — Puck.
Mr. Hopkins—What would you do if
the other. Under such circumstances
Unsophisticated.
ft Boston girl quoted Emerson at you?
the civil law Indulges In presumptions
Jack That little girl I'm in love with
Mr Simpson—I’d ask her to name the
based on age and sex to aid in deter­ now Is a perfect little wild flower, Presidents of the United States.—De­
mining the survivorship of person* per­ fresh as a daisy. Why, she's never even troit Free Press.
ishing In a common disaster. The com­ been waltzed with.
Uncle Eph'm Crushes u Doubter.
mon law, however, recognizes no pre- | George Well! well!
“For all your pretending to be so
sumptions ou the subject. In tbe ab­
Jack—That’s true. Never been any­
wise, Uncle Ephraim.” said the colonel,
sence of evidence the fact Is assumed thing but engaged a few times.—New
who dwelt in the big bouse on the hill,
to be unascertalnable, mid a rule of ills- 1 York Weekly.
"you don't know how to bring up chil­
trlbutlon has been adopted whereby
Afraid to Look.
dren. lutok nt that young rapscallion
property rights nre disposed of as If
of yours that's always robblug my or­
death occurred simultaneously.
chard.”
"Under the certificate of Incorpora­
"Dat don't make no dlff'ence 'bout a
tion of the society as well as under Its
man's wlsd'm, cunnel.” said Uncle
constitution and laws referred to ntaive,
Eph'm, austerely, "bow he done brung
this fund was Intended for the widow,
up bls chlllun. King Solomon hisse'f
children, relatives or dependents of the
raised a boy dat turned bad.”—Chicago
Insured; It was not In the power of the
Tribune.
insured to designate as beneficiaries
Both Kinds.
the person represented by the defend-
A Boston "fuueral director" displays
tint. Yet the practical effect of sus­
in front of his establishment a sign
taining the defendant'* claim would
which reads: "Undertaking wholesale
Is- to divert tbe fund from the Insured's
and retail."
children and pass it directly t<> the rel­
atives of tlie ta'iiefielnry. Judgment
Why Not?
"Are you looking for work?
Judge-You say tlie defendant turned
Is directed for tlie plaintiffs according­
“Looking! I should say so! In dees
ly, but without costs.”
troublous times a feller has to keep hi* and whistled to the dog. What follow­
eyes peeled for work or he'll run right ed?
Ti iii <‘-S h vhitf.
Intelligent witness.—The dog.—Stray
A new time saving appliance for the Into It.”
Stories.
The Desired Result.
embarkation and discharge of malls
Her Dearest Friend.
First Chinese Diplomat-The for
and baggage at Dover. England, and
May—Jack was saved by a bullet
Calais, France, the terminal |s>lnts of elgn diplomats are holding another con
striking my picture, which he carried
one of the cross-channel mailboat ser­ ference to-day.
Kecond Chinese Statesman—Well, let In the breast pocket of his tunic.
vices, has been Installed. It Is an elec­
Lucy—Is that so? Well, I should say
trical gangway, and Is constructed us hope they will reach a misunder­
your picture would stop a four-inch
upon the system of an endless platform, standing. Puck.
it conveys packages of any weight She Mould Do the Following Then. shell. Stray Stories.
ashore at the rate of one In fifteen sec­
To the Astronomer*.
“I could follow your footsteps all my
onds. when working at normal speed. life long, dearest!”
Still survey the heavens
Even the heaviest sacks of mall and
For all that you are worth.
“Oh, yes; you say that; but when we
baggage are brought ashore with re­ are married no doubt you'll always We may have to bunt a planet
When the trusts own all the earth.
markable celerity ami facility. The walk about ten feet ahead of me. Just
saving In transshipment is more than like all other husbands."—Stray Sto­ —Washington Stsr.
half the ordinary time.
ries.
Mau's Dress SMO a Year.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt's statement
Barred Out.
Bs-ware of Needless Words.
"I have decided to be a hospital that a woman cau dress well on »3ta> a
Don't write "photo.” "photo only.”
“printed matter,” “calendar” or tiny nurse,” said Amy. "I saw It stated year caused a tailor the other day to
other descriptive phrase on mail pack­ that 75 per cent of the unmarried mon discuss the annual coat of a man's
ages unless you desire to pay first class fall In love nnd propose marriage to drass.
The average man, he said, had two
postage rates
Most people do this tbe women that nurse them through
suits, a winter and a summer one. that
severe
Illnesses."
without knowing that it Increases the
"1 saw that statement, too,” added last him at least two years, aud two
rate
Package« should have n<> In­
overcoats, one for fall and oue for wln-
dorsement « hatever on the wrapper ex­ Mabel; “but my recollection Is that It
The
ter, that last him three years,
said
pretty
nurses.
”
-
Ntray
Stories.
cept that which strictly iwrlalns to the
suits, at »»i each, divided by twij <tbs
return card and address.
number of years ut their endurance»,
it aud the coats at a similar figure divid­
Mpanlsh Income Tax.
The new Spanish Income tax sched­
ed by three, would cost $.'>'•■ Two pairs
ule Is bused on the Idea of taxing busi­
of shoes would cost $10, two hats »7.
ness profits wherever found. Banks
aud a moderate amount of linen and
must pay 15 per cent of their Income
underwear abont »30 more. That makes
Effect on Different Face*.
to the government, besides 5 per cent
Mrs. .XI y les - That bat makes your the grand total of the average man's
more on all dividend« paid, while or­ face look very short.
annual expenditure for dress only »NO,
dinary corporations must pay 12 ¡u-r
Mr*. Styles That's funny. It made and the tailor said he thought many
r cent on divi- my husband's face look long. - Stray persons got through on even less.
cent on In- cine and H
demta.
Tbe rich man who goes out a good
Stories.
deal will spend often »LOU) or more a
And th«* Hesat.
A Familiar lllnstratioa.
year on hta clothes, and the tailor men­
"Why do you call them iieauty a ad
“Now, Johnny,” said tbe Sunday tioned. says the Philadelphia Record,
tbe beast.' when he
as such a mc¿ school teacher, "you may tell ua what
the names of two young millionaires
sort of a fellow ?"
■ prophet la.”
- heap Dinners in Isinilon.
who each lavish from »2.500 to »3.0JO
"Because, yon see. lie's * literary
"Why," replied Johnny, "It's a fellow annually on their wardrobes.
A company has la-rn formed in Ix>n-
lion.”- Philadelphia Bulletin.
that's always lookin' for a Stance to
don. the promoters of which propose
Some smiles look as though they had
Philadelphia
Why do the people take so much lu say *1 told )oft au.'
to provide the tailoring classes with
beau soaked iu vinegar.
Prana.
dmiiers at Use rate of four cents each. terest iu marrying stories?
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