A C T ON J E T T Y B ILL.
IDE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
ay, March 20.
^ ^ f t l a r c h 2 0 .— In less
the senate voted away
public funds, lh e
1,000 <
ried by the pension appro-
ill, wkieh brief document was
ibjaet 1 very little di-cus-
fhe n J lo a d rate bill was laid
'tttfM Py and the major por-
the S i i « was devoted to the
¡ n R o f the fortification bill.
^ ^ ^ H o n the question of the
for aeacoast fortifications in
was
discussed at
itb H e result that all provis-
fortifications in these
■HySniinated.
The consider-
^ ^ ^ H a su rtt was nut concluded
as also
nef discussion of tlie
M conference committee to
^ ^ M l l providing for punieh-
^ ^ ^ ^ K tu r e divulgence of gov-
^ ^ ■ t s so as to make the in-
a extend to senators and mem-
l the house of representatives,
was left undisposed of
time.
March 20.— The house
esentatlves today did business
microscope in one hand and the
king appropriations for the eal-
its officers and employes in the
The result was that, although
iurs were spent in reading the
tive
appropriation
bill
for
ment, less than 25 pages were
sted.
The spirit of economy in
things was all absorbing. Points
sr were made and many of them
:atal to proposed increases in the
as of officers, janitors, doorkeep-
icssengers and laborers,
oint of order which made the en-
room of tne house cost $270 in-
of $280 a year, as proposed,
d a constitutional debate of more
an hour on the point as to whether
touse could-do a» it saw fit in the
tr of fixing the salaries of its em-
is. The conclusion seemed to be
it could, and that it prescribed its
action by its rules. However,
i rules prohibited increasing a sal-
rithout provision of law.
i
Monday, March 19.
ashington, March 19.— There were
3 speeches on the railroad rate bill
le senate today. McCreary, Bailey
Heyburn were the orators.
Me
ry announced his determination to
for the b ill whether amended or
but aaid that he would not object
reasonable provision for the review
he Interstate Commerce commis-
’s findings. Bailey replied to crit-
ns of bis suggestion for a prohibi-
of the luspension of the commis-
i ’ s orders by courts below the Su-
ne court. He contended, that con-
is had the absolute power to pre-
he limitations for the epurts which
rentes, and cited a large number of
isions in support of his position,
yburn advocated a review provision,
expressed the opinion that, even if
rere omitted, no person could be de-
ved of his right of admission to the
irts.
Washington, March 19.— The house
lay reached a compromise on the
estion of abolishing the grade of
utenant general in the army, pro-
ling that it shall not become effective
til October 12 next, in order that
nerals Corbin and MacArthur may
promoted before their retirement.
An important bill, declared to be the
st step toward a reorganization of the
nsular service, was passed.
The
11 already ban been acted upon by the
nate. It reclassifies the service and
creases the salaries to the extent of
1 70,000 a year.
Friday, March 16.
Washington, March 16.— For an in
ant in the house today there was a
lose in the vigilance of those who
ave been on guard to prevent legis-
ition which would take away the
ank of lieutenant general in the army,
nd the chances of Generals Corbin and
dacArthur for promotion. Prince, of
llinoia whoae bill abolishing the grade
n question is the regular order of bus-
ness nnder Call of committees, slipped
nto the legislative breach. There was
in immediate call to arms on both
rides, and for three hours the friends
of the generals filibustered against the
bill.
The net result was that the previous
question ia odered on the bill and an
amendment is pending, having been
offered by wrosvenor, of Ohio, which
extends the time of the operation of
Revise Second-Class Rate.
Washingt , March 20.— The house
d ^ H p n postoffices and postroads
reported the postoffiee appropriation bill
today.
It provides
an
of $191.373.848 for the
fiscal yc tH 9 0 7 , or $913,221 lees than
the modifled estimates of the Postoffice
d e p a r t T h i t amount exceeds the
a p p l^ ^ H o n for 1906 by $10,351.755.
Legislation for freeing the mails of
heavy matter and for gaining informa
tion to ;?e< lassify mail is included in
the bill. One provision appropriates
filO.OOO to nay freight on supplies.
AM E a t C h in o o k S a lm o n .
^■•W ag* on, March 20. — United
Htateemm»' -, «nd a few Favored mem
bers of the house feasted on royal Chi
nook n la c ! from the Columbia river
today, B a t o r Fulton acting as host.
A big 50-pound fish was cooked and
served Oregon style, and liberally
served, to every senator with bis lunch
eon.
8o popular has fresh Columbia
T iv e »«fc n m tiecome that it is hnpossi
ble to hold a quorum in the senate
w be* w e of these fish is being served.
the b ill so as to allow the promotion
of the two officers named.
On this
amendment the house was voting, but
without a quorum, when adjournment
was bad until Monday, when the vote
w ill be completed.
At present it
stands 78 ayes and 83 noee on the
amendment.
Previous to this, the first real fili
buster of the session, there had been
four hours of debate on the legislative
bill. Shackleford opened the program
with a severe criticism of Speaker Can
non, which he was not allowed to fin
ish. Then followed a somewhat lively
debate on the appropriation bill.
Thursday, March 15.
Washington, March 15. — William s
occupied the last few minutes of today’ s
session of the house, which was short
ened on account of the Republican
statehood caucus, in a sarcastic speech
on the division among his opponents
on the statehood bill. He declared that
a reference of the bill to a committee
before the house had bad an opportu
nity to vote on the senate amendments
“ would be the most high-handed ty
ranny that ever took place from the
speaker’ s chair.”
The Townsend resolution, conferring
additional power on the Interstate
Commerce commission to make the
special investigation authorized in the
Tillman-Gillespie resolution, regatding
the relation between certain railroads
and the coal and oil industries, was
passed.
Washington, March 15.— The senate
today contineud consideration ot the
railroad rate question by listening to
the reading of a report on that measure
by Tillm an. His report was read at the
request of Aldrich, who said he was
curious to hear the opinion of the
8outh Carolina senator. Brief attention
was called to the message of the presi
dent transmitting the letter of the sec
retary of War relative to the recent
Moro battle. Bacon spoke of the k ill
ing of the Moros as “ slaughter,” and
Lodge deprecated criticism until the
facts should be known.
The house
resolution giving the Interstate Com
merce commission authority to admin
ister oaths in connection with its in
vestigation of charges of discrimination
made against railroads was adopted
without resorting to the formality of
requiring its reference to committee.
Wednesday, March 14.
Washington, March 14. — The rail
road rate bill today reached the contro
versial stage in the senate. The ques
tion came up in the regular order of
business shortly before 2 o ’clock and
held the floor until the doors were
closed for a brief executive session
shortly after 5 o'clock.
Rayner was
the chief speaker of the day.
Among
the senators who were aroused by him
were Foraker, Lodge and Doliver. Both
the Ohio and the Massachusetts sena
tors took exception to Rayner’ s conten
tion that the railroads have interfered
with the framing of the bill and For
aker also expressed himself as dissatis
fied with the intimation that the rail
roads are represented on the floor of
the senate.
Warren addressed the senate on the
bill extending from 28 to 36 hours the
m i luring which livestock in transit
on railroad trains may he confined
without change, saving that the meas
ure was in the interest of hurnanitar-
ianism and should be passed. He said
that the extension of time was to be
made only upon the request of ship
pers, and that it would not work a
hardship on either owners or their
sto.k.
Washington, March 14.— The second
day of general debate on the legislative
bill developed limited discussion of the
retirement of aged clerks intersperced
with a speech on statehood by Babcock,
of Wisconsin, one on the restriction of
immigration by Gardner, of Massachu
setts, and a presentation of reasons why
the jurisdiction of Pederal courts should
be restricted in certain cases where it
was acquired because of the citizenship
of the litigants being in different states.
Babcock said the house bill was one
of the greatest legislative outrages ever
enacted; that the senate had properly
amended the bill, and he favored the
senate amendments. Babcock dwelt at
length on the reasons why Arizona and
New Mexico shonld not be united as
one state.
House Rivers and Harbors Com m it
tee Will Soon Meet.
WRECKAGE BURNED
0
Washington, March 16. — Chairman
Burton, of the house rivers and har
bors committee, said he would call a
meeting of bis committee at an early
day to consider Senator Falton’s w ill
appropriating $400,003 for work on the
jetty at the mouth of the Columbia
river. The committee is due to arrive
here from its southern trip by Saturday
or Sunday and it is probable the meet
ing w ill be held some time next week.
I f it shall be the opinion of the com
mittee that this separate hill should be
presented to the house and pressed on
its merits, the bill w ill be reported
without amendment.
There is every
reason to believe that the committee
w ill favor the appropriation of $400,000
inasmuch as the chief of engineers and
secretary of War have both stated that
this amount is absolutely necessary to
preserve the jetty work from destruc
tion and have specifically stated that
any lees amount will not answer.
There is a report that the members
of the house committee may favor en
larging the Fulton bill by adding pro
vision for three or four other emergency
projects, so as to make it virtually an
emergency river and harbor bill, such
as was suggested earlier in the session.
This is not certain, however, as the
committee has had no meeting this
session, end its sentiments cannot be
accurately ascertained. I f the bill can
be so amended without making it a
general river and harbor b ill, its
chances of passing the house w ill be
brighter than would the bill making
an appropriation for the Columbia river
alone.
C O N S T IT U T IO N FOR C H IN A .
Commissioners Predict This as Result
o f Study o f America.
New York, March 1 6 .- - Prince Tsai
Tse, H igh Commissioners Shang Chi
Heng and L i Cheng To, envoys of the
emperor of China, their secretaries and
attaches, sailed on the W hite Star
liner Baltic today to continue their
investigations in England, France and
Belgium. The prince said last night:
" I have greatlv enjoyed my visit to
this country, and the uniform courtesy
that has been accorded me, including
the reception by President Roosevelt,
has deeply impressed me with the
friendly attitude of the American peo
ple. I believe that such contact makes
for a better understanding and must
bring benefit to both of our peoples.”
That China w ill soon have a contsi-
tutional government is the opinion of
some of the commissioners. Announce
ment of this belief was made by one of
the secretaries of the commission just
before the Baltic sailed.
It followed
a brief conference between all members
of the party.
“ We have been making a compre
hensive study of the political situation
in this country,” he said, “ and have
seen the application of yonr laws and
the workings of the governing bodies.
I believe that China w ill soon have a
constitutional government.
I t w ill
probably be modeled much on the lines
of the British constitution, but will
contain some of the good features of
your own constitution.”
W R E C K K IL L S 150 PE O PLE .
Head-On"Collision o f Fast Passenger
Trains in Colorado.
Pueblo, Colo., March 16. — No. 1,
southbound, and No. 3, northbound,
passenger trainB on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad collided head on near
Portland, Colo., shortly after midnight,
and it is reported at least 50 persons
are killed and a large number injured.
R elief trains have been ordered from
Pueblo and Florence. A t this hour de
tails are unobtainable.
Meager but authentic information
from several sources states that the
number killed in the collision will
reach 150. The craches caught fire and
most of the victims were roasted to
death.
Monty fo r Guns and Pow der.
Washington, March 16.— The senate
committee on appropriations
today
completed the fortifications bill, and it
was reported by Senator Perkins. It
carries appropriations aggregating $5,-
618,993, an increase of $780,000 over
the amount appropriated by the house
b ill. The increases are: For mountain,
field and siege cannon and equioment
and machinery for their manufacture
at arsenals, $290,000; for the erection
and equipment of a powder factory and
or seacoast cannon, equipment and ma
Measure Oregon Streams.
Washington, March 20.— The Geo chinery for their manfacture, $365,000.
logical survey has formed a new hydro-
Did They Steal Money?
graphic district, comprising the states
Negr York, March 16. — The grand
of Washington and Oregon. The head
quarters of J. C. Stevens, bydrographer jury which is investigating evidence in
in charge, w ill be at 351 Washington the insurance matter submitted by
street, Portland
Mr. Stevens is train District Attorney Jerome is at sea as to
ed in engineering, and has had several whether a political assesment by a d i
years of experience investigating the rector of a corporation constitutes the
The members of
hydrography work in the arid states of crime ot larceny
the West. H e is well qualified for this the jory questioned Mr. Jerome on the
important work.
The Oregon state matter and at his suggestion the matter
surveyor at present co operates with was placed before Judge O’ Snllivan, of
the Court of General Sessions, who w ill
the government geogaphical anrvey.
render an opinion next week.
Claim fo r Exploded Shell.
Will Nationalize Railroads.
Washington, Mach 20.— A claim for
$15,000 has been presented to the War
Tokio, March 16. — The parliamen
department by the parents of three tary majority in favor of nationalisa
children who were injnred by the ex tion of railways is reported to be in
plosion of a shell on the American lake creasing tnd there seems to be little
camp site near Tacoma.« This shell was doubt the project w ill be csrried
fired during the maneuvers two years through.
Work on the elevated rail
ago, bat failed to explode.
The chil road in Tokio, suspended during the
dren were playing with it recently and war, has been resumed. Japan and
exploded it. The department ia nnable Ruasia are planning to exchange im
to pay tba claim, and w ill refer it to perial envoys to aignify tha restoration
congress.
I of peace.
Certain That Thirty-Five Bodies
Are Reduced to Ashes.
Hoy«
TRAINS COLLIDE IN COLORADO
Flames Do W ork So Thoroughly That
Only One Body Has Been
Identified.
Pueblo, Colo., March 17. — A wreck
accompanied with horrors
exceeded
only by the Eden disaster, which oc
curred August 7, 1904, on the line of
the same railroad, resulted from a
head on collision of two passenger
trains on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad four miles east of Florence,
Colorado, at an early hour yesterday
morning.
The trains were the Utah-
California express No. 3, west bound,
from Denver, and the Colorado-New
Mexico express No. 16, east bound,
lrom Leadv i lie and Grand Junction.
They met on a sharp curve and were
less than 200 yards apart when the en
gineers discovered tin t a collision was
imminent.
The disaster was made more horrible
by the manner of the death of many of
the passengers, variously estimated
from 20 to 35. Fire swept over the
wreck, ongulfing the victims in a
cauldron of flame and leaving only
charred and blackened bodies to tell
the tale of slaughter.
A list of injured given out by offi
cials of the railroad company comprises
32 names.
None of the injured are
dangerously hurt, and it is believed all
w ill recover quickly.
It is reliably reported that but one
body is sufficiently intact to make re
cognition possible, all the others hav
ing been incinerated. The identifica
tion of the victims who succumbed to
the merciless flames is only possible, it
is believed, through a comparison of
lists of rescued and missing. No ac
curate estimate of the number of dead
was possible by reason of tha fact that
so many of the bodies were practically
destroyed.
One of the pathetic tragedies of the
disaster was the wiping out of all but
two of the fam ily of Taylor Hewitt, of
Lebo, Kan. Father, mother, daughter
grandchild, and the wives of the two
sons are missing.
The sons, A . E.
Hewitt and W. L . Hewitt are among
the injured in the hospital here each of
them having leg fractures in addition
to other injuries.
A C T LIKE C A T AN D DOG.
Russia and Japan Ready to Spring at
One Another.
St. Petersburg, March 17 .— General
Grodekoff’ s order issued yesterday ex
cluding Japanese from Russian Man
churia, and at the same time beginning
the distribution of land among the dis
banded troops whose familis are helped
by the government to emigrate to Man
churia, and the fact that many officers
are dispatched to Vladivostok daily in
dicates that the situation in the Far
East is considered unsafe. A lamous
general who recently returned from
Manchuria is quoted as saying:
“ Despite official and diplomatic de
clarations at Tokio, we believe the
Japanese consider the war unfinished,
and that they w ill seize occasion to
conquer the Amur region from Harbin
to Lake Baikal. Their military forces
in Manchuria have been strengthened
rather than diminished, and officers
allow no one to visit headquarters.
Even Englishmen are excluded.
“ TLe disorganized state of the Rus
sian army in Siberia favors the plane
ot the Japanese. This is the reason for
General Grodekoff’ s order and General
Rennenkampf’ e excessive severity in
crushing the revolution at Chita in
Trans-Baikalia.
Robbed o f Large Sum.
Great Falls, Mont., March 17. — A
Tribune special from Kalispel reporta
the lose of $8,000 by the O’ Brien Lum
ber company at the handa of highway
men.
John Peterson, a trusted em
ploye, was carrying the money from
Kalispel to the works at Timers, about
nine miles distant.
Near the m ill he
was stopped by three men. One held
the team, another held a gun at Peter
son’ s head, and the other secured the
currency. The robbers were disgnised,
but are believed to the be men from
that locality.
Russia Threatens China.
Pepkin, March 17. — The 8eoul au
thorities have sent an official dispatch
to the Pekin government stating that a
large body of Russian troops has pene
trated to Wusuli and Helunkang, near
the northern frontier of Corea. This
extraordinary move is perhaps intend
ed as a demonstration to influence the
Rasso-Chinese
negotiations,
which
show little progress.
The Pekin au
thorities wired instructions to the Tar
tar general at Helnnkang.
Bond Company a Fraud.
Loaiaville, K y ., March 17.— Charges
of fraud and insolvency were made in a
suit filed late yesterday against the
American Reserve Bond company, of
Chicago, asking for the appointment of
a receiver. M illions of dollars belong
ing to investors all over the United
States are involved in the suit, which
was filed in the United States court
for the eastern district of Kentucky by
l4 v i Hake and Mary Welch, investor*
in the company.
Heroine
1 'rm lU rn li.
The second President of the United
States, John Adams, was the sou of a
farmer of moderate means, who was
compelled to work constantly for the
support o f his family. When, at the
age o f 21, the son graduated at Har
vard College, his education was his
only capital for his start In active life.
Andrew Jackson was born In a log
hut In extreme poverty. He grew up
In the woods o f North Carolina, living
in the home o f a relative, where his
mother worked to support herself and
her three children.
James K. Polk, the eleventh Presi
dent, spent his early life on n new farm
In the wilderness of North Carollnn.
His father placed him in h store, with
the Intention that he should enter the
mercantile life ; hut his dislike for
business was so great that, at the age
of 18, he was sent to the Murfreesbor-
ough Academy to fit for college.
Millard Fillmore w «s the son of a
New York farmer, and Ills home wns
an humble one. When he was 14 yenrs
old he was sent away from home to
learn the business of a clothier. But
five years later he entered a law office,
and at the age of 23 he was admitted
to the bar.
James Buchanan was born In a
small town of the Allegheny Moun
tains. His father was poor, and by
bis own ax built his home In the w il
derness. When James was 8 years old
he was placed nt school, and six years
later entered Dickinson College, where
lie graduated with the highest honors.
It Is well known that Abraham Lin
coln was the son of parents who were
the poorest o f the poor. TUI he was
more than 21 his home was a log cabin.
His attendance nt school was limited
to a few mouths. From early life he
wns compelled to depend on himself,
not only for his living, but also for ills
success In his business and his profes
sion.
At the age o f 10 Andrew Johnson
wns apprenticed to a tailor. Previously
his mother had supiiorted him by her
own labor. He was never able. It Is
said, to attend school. His education
he gained by his own efforts at night,
after working all day at his trade, and
by the help of his wife.
The early home o f General Grant
also, on the banks o f the Ohio, more
than fifty years ago wns without many
of the comforts o f civilized life. Till
he wns 17, when he was sent to West
Point, he lived the life o f a common
boy In a common home.
Janies A. Garfield, like so many of
his predecessors, wns born In a log hut.
When he was a year and a half old
his father died. The family was poor.
When he had senreely entered hla teens
he was doing a man's work In the har
vest field. He lenrned the carpenter’s
trada He worked on the Ohio cnnal.
He was determined, however, to have
an education, and, leaving his plane
and scythe, he worked his way through
the preparatory school, and, with some
help from his friends, wns able to grad
uate at Williams College.
The lives o f many of the Presidents
prove that no boy Is so poor hut that
he may hope to attain the highest hon
ors which the American people can
give.— Philadelphia ledger.
Whpn
I’ a p n
la
A n ar.
Darling papa, here la I
Writing you a letter;
And I hope ’at you will try
To write me on ’at’» better)
For I don't know what to say,
Lea’ I aay I love you.
An’ when you are far away
I geta awful blua.
Here I put a great big klaa
On thia black Ink blot,
So I know you cannot miaa
Finding the right apot.
Now I hug you very tight;
I ’m eo aleepy—eo good night.
A c c ord in g
to D o r o t h y .
ing out his money,’ ’ Is the sun, and
the golden pieces which slip from his
fingers are the golden suntieams.
The queen, sitting lu her parlor, la
the moon, and the honey Is the moon
light.
The diligent maid, who Is at work
In the garden before the sun, her king,
has arisen. Is the daybreak, and the
clothes she hangs out are the clouds.
The blackbird which comes by and
ends the song by nipping off her nose
Is the sunset. Thus w * have tfie whole
day In a pie, If not In a nutshell.
________
%
A M elnjcm m .
A metagram Is a puzzle In which
various letters are changed. I am an
animal; change my first and I fly, my
second and I am another animal, my
third and I am an Inhabitant o f South
Africa, my fourth and I am a small
ship.
Answer— Boar, soar, bear, Boer,
boat
TIow
It
O rigin ated .
Do you know that the expression,
“ Sure as eggs Is egg*,” was never
meant to be as ungrammatical as It
sounds? The original was sure as X
is X.
KINGDOM OF BORNEO NO MORE.
Great
llrlta ln Adda Another
Lflat o f P o a a e a a l o n a .
to H e r
The ancient kingdom from which the
great island of Borueo derives Its name
ceHsed to exist Jan. 1, 1906, and Great
Britain made yet .another addition to
her over sea possessions, for this, o f
course, In crude words, Is the Interpre
tation o f the diplomatic announcement
that “ an agreement had been concluded
with the Sultan which provides for the
appointment o f a British resident, with
powers to control the general adminis
tration of the state,” says the New
York Herald.
The conclusion wns long foregone.
There is no combination service In tbe
law of nations, and the white man has
been busy removing the eastern poten
tate's landmarks for many years past.
Southwestward the British North Bor
neo Company has been pushing until
its boundaries rested on Brunei bay,
while the territory of Sarawak has been
as steadily working to the northeast.
Nipped between these two opposing
forces, the ultimate fate of Brunei waa
only a matter of time, and, after exist
ing finally as a mere strip o f territory
on either side o f Its solitary river, It
has at length come to form a part o f
Greater Britain.
Very different wns Brunei In tha
days when we first hear o f I t
Va r
theina touched here 1505, but only long
enough to remark that the people were
Ydolaters o f sharp w y t and manner
of lyuyng not greatly to be dlscommnn-
ed.” It Is to Plgafetta,
Magellan’s
friend and comrade, that we owe the
first real account o f the place. Here
he was royally entertained by the king,
who had numbers of trained elephants
and horses, forts with heavy ordnance^
gold vessels and spoons, silk embroid
eries, porcelain dishes, and. In Bhort,
all the adjuncts o f a high civilization
a good deal o f I t no doubt borrowed
from the Chinese, whose money was In
sole use. These people were Moham
medan Mnlays, who must have estab
lished themselves on the Islands centu
ries before, for the Dnyaks were the
subject race even In the aouth, Malay
rule extending, nominally at
least,
throughout the Island.
Brunei, like Labuan, which Is now to
tie administered with It, Is rarely vis
ited by travelers, hut It Is, neverthe
less, one of the most remnrkable cities
o f the far east, being built entirely on
piles In the water, In a lake-llke reach
o f the river, and thus meriting the title,
frequently conferred upon It, o f the
Venice of the east. Vessels anchor In
Its main atreets, and the children can
swim almost liefore they know how to
walk. Its market Is not less singular
a dense pack o f canoea, now dispers
ing. now swarming like a hive o f beea,
the occupants being nearly all women,
wearing hats as big as umbrellas. The
busy scene, the Incessant shouts o f the
crowds and the marvelous dexterity o f
the paddling are not likely to be soon
forgotten by the spectator. But there j
Is little In the wny o f trade In Brunei.]
Coal, Indeed, there Is, and In this re-!
spect the British territories In Borneo!
may some day prove a very useful a»-;
set, hut otherwise they can not be said
to produce much except creese*.
Dorothy Is a sweet little maid o f two
Unmoved#
and a half. Her father never carries
a cane, and when a caller came In
“ Isn’t this hazing something dread
with one one day she was observed ful?” said the solicitous parent
standing before It rapt In contempla
“ Well,” observed Farmer Corntosae?
tion.
“ you must consider that the boy that*
“ Well, Dorothy,” said her mother, at school standln' on hla head or dots
“ what's that?”
exercise* to expand his cheat air
Dorothy looked up with a puzzled plowl'n eleven miles a day In tha
expression. “ Umbwella without any sun, nor gettln' blister* on hi# hat»
clothes on,” said she.— Llpplncott’s.
with a scythe.” — Washington Star.
T h e Story o f a K a n e r y
Rhym e.
Every one knows the rhyme, “ Sing
a song o f sixpence,” but very few
people have any Idea that It Is any
thing hut a nursery Jingle. It Is, how
ever, an ancient and Interesting alle
gory.
The fonr and twenty blackbirds rep-
I resent the hours. The bottom o f the
pie Is the world, and Its crust Is the
sky which overarches I t The opening
o f the pie signifies the dawn, when
the birds begin to sing, which Is In
deed a sight for any king.
The king, who Is represented ss
“ sitting in the counting bouse count
I a . M a d ra s .
Tha postman passes on hla dally round
And envy then gnaws at the aeh|-
heart.
Ah, bitter la the day whan It la foum
That of the 8mart Set some are no
quite smart.
— Indlanapolia News.
In after year* when a man m
his first !<>ve ho ■" happy In the bell
that It were better to have loved a
lost
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No man can love two women slm
taneously— after one of them finds
out.