UiUJULli ,
IN THE NATIONAL
Friday, Juno It
Washington, Juno 1, Tho snato to
tiny passed tho 1)111 regulating tho lia
bility ol railroad companies (or Injury
to employes, but Daniels gave nolco of
n motion to reconsider, wliioli, II it pre
vails, Will llAVk thO effect o( again
bringing Ilia qtiostlou before the senate
or consideration.
Tho reiunlniiiK tlmo of tho ojioiiIiik
session was ilorotiMl to ft speech Ur
Morgan In support of tho assertion of
American rontrol In tho Iilo of Pines,
Mini to ft discussion of tho resolution
irerurlblng lolloy for tho govern
ment In tho puruhasa of supplies for
tho rtiiiift citiiftl. Htoua opposed tho
amendment as useless, nml attacked tho
president its weak nml wavering In jot
Icy. Alter protracted executive ses
sion tho senate adjourned until tomor
row. Washington, Juno 1. A hlackdraped
leik In tho hull of tho homo of ropre
aeiitatlvcs covered with June (lowers,
brought ft shock to nlmoit svery morn
bur when tho homo convened todny.
It told, with pathos nil of Iti own,
the itory of the passing of Kobart
Adams, Jr., Uta ft congressman from
tho Hr-cond Pennsylvania dlitrlut, from
the scenes of limy, active Ufa,
Following the reading of tho letter,
Morrell presented ft rnolutlon direct
ing the ssrgoaiit'at-arms to make the
nreessary arrangements for the fuuerftl,
expenses to be paid out of tho contltl
Hunt fund of the homo, mid then, aa
further mark of respect, the home ad
journed. WaahliiKton, Juno 1. The aenato
committee on prlrllrtc anil elections
today voted that Huioot, of Utah, waa
lint entitled to hla aeat. Tho reKirt of
the committee wilt be ready for the
Donate next Friday,
Thuraday, May 31,
WaahliiKton, May 31, The Henate
today paased the Knox linrnunlty bill
nnd the oinnlliua lighthouse bill, and
with practically no debate passed the
military academy bill, and waa only
prevented from passing tho employers'
liability bill by a motion at 2 p. in. to
go Into executive aeaalon.
Moat of the afternoon waa devoted to
conalderatlon In executive aeaalon of
the nomination of Judge James Wick
orsharn to bo udge of tho United Ktatea
circuit court for the dlatrlcl of Alaaka,
but he waa not continued,
WaahliiKton, May 31. The Demo
crats of tho home reaumed their fili
bustering lactlca today, and demanded
roll ralla on every osslhlo parliamen
tary point. Notwithstanding theao to
lloua delaya, tho home passed the dip
lomatic and conaular appropriation
bill, carrying an appropriation of $2,-
734,800. A number of amendments
wore adopted, chief among which were
changing the salary ol ambassador to
Japan from f 17,600 to $12,000, and
fixing the salaries of the ministers to
Belgium (John Harrett), The Nether
landa and Luxemburg at t0,000 per
year, Inatead of 112,000, as fixed by
tho bill when originally reported.
The legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill nnd tho jvost
olllce appropriation bill wero sent to
conference.
Tuesday, May SO.
Washington, May 20. Henxtor Per
kins made mi effort In the senate today
to secure a subsidy of 1217,000 a year
In addition to tho amount now paid to
the Oceanic Btcamshlp company, ply
ing between Kan Francisco and Austia
Ha. Tho Bum la tho sumo as curried
lor that company by the shipping bill,
which ptsaod tho sonata early in the
session, nnd when Patterson aakud Per
kins why he did not wait for the pass
nge of the shipping bill, tho latter re
plied that "hope deferred mnkoth tho
heart sick," The amendment was do
dared out of order on n point raised by
Olny.
Washington, May 20. During the
conalderatlon of tho diplomatic nnd
consular bill today in the homo, nn In
tereatlug dohato waa had on the amend
ment proposed by Lonpworth, of Ohio,
to Appropriate 11,000,000 for tho ac
qulaltlon in foreign capitnla of proper
nilus nnd buildings for tho embasilos
and locations of the United States for
tho residence of ambassadors nnd min
isters to foreign countrlea.
Longworth, In urging his amend
ment, which went out on a point of
order, insisted that, by providing real
dunces for our ambassadors tho question
of rent would bo ollmlnntod, IIo raid
Torrent of Antl-Smoot Petitions.
Washington, May 20, Protests
ngalnst tho retention of Itced Smoot as
n senator of tho Unltod Htates floodod
tho sonnto today, as follows: Mlnno
eota, by Senator Olupp, 0,802 j Indiana,
by Senator Hemenway, 8,341; New
Hampshire, by Benator Galllnaer,
3,206; Kentucky, by Benator Black-
burn, about 2,800; Alabama, by Bena
tor Morgan, 801 ; Kansas, by Benator
Long, 14,802; North Carolina, by Ben
ator Simmons, 3,008. It Is said that
petitions will bo received from every
stats and territory In the United States.
HALLS OF CONGRESS
Hint wna now tho Urgeat ncccainry ex
potiio, With n residence provided by
tho government, n man of moderate
nieana could live in a dignified way on
hla salary.
Monday, May 2(1.
Washington, May 2H. The sinate
today sunt the lallroad rate bill to con
ference, listened to a long defenie by
Kittredgo of ft sea level sanal nnd throe
Democratic speeches on the resolution
In relation to the purchase of cnnal
supplies In foreign markets, and dovot
ml tho remainder of Its time to tho
poatoftlco appropriation bill.
No objection was rnado to the an
polntinuiit of tanking members of the
Interstate commerce committee as con
ferees on the rnle bill, and they were
not Instructed In any manner. They
re Klklns, Gullom nnd Tillman.
Washington, May 28. Karly In the
session of the house today Willlama,
Mlaa,, the lloor leader of tho minority,
mnde the point that there was no quor
um preaent, and it took a call of tho
house to atart the whenla of leglalatlon,
After the appearance of a quorum, the
house concurred In amendment made
by the senate to number of homo
bllla, The houao reaolved Itself Into
"city council" for the consideration of
bllla relating to tho Dlatrict of Colum
bia. The compulaory education bill for
the dlatrlrt occupied moat of the day,
being finally placed on llapaaaago. On
u dlvialoti, the nbeenco of a quorum waa
disclosed. Willlama made the point of
no quorum, and a call of tho houao en
atied, the vraa and nays being called on
the paeaage of the hill.
Saturday, May 20.
Waahlngton, May 20. During the
course of a Unlets day's legislation on
the diplomatic and consular bill In the
house today, Champ Clark, of Mis
souri, stated that ho had heard whis
perings that the Chinese exclusion law
was to be modified to affect all classes
of Chinese, with the exception of coolie
labor, lie gave notice that, if there
was any such Intention on the part of
tho majority, he would fight such
change to the last ditch; that he had
been somewhat instrumental In putting
tho Chinese exclusion law on the stat
ute hooks, and that for one tie would
not agreo to Its modification.
Under general debate, tho house hav
ing met at 11 o'clock for furthor con
alderatlon of the diplomatic bill,
apechea wero made by number of
mombors and this subject took a wide
range, from penalonlng the Miaaourl
tnllltla to tho rate bill.
Will Need Mora Money.
Wnahlngton, May 30, What mem
bers of the house committee on appro
priations regard as an absolute disre
gard of the law authorising tho con
struction of tho new building for the
department of agriculture is revealed in
the hearings before that committee on
the sundry civil appropriation bill. In
1003 congreaa appropriated $1,600,000
for this building. It was tho general
understanding that this was for tho
erection of complete building for the
accommodation of the entire depart
ment. It was with some aatoniahment that
the members learned last week that
"somabody"had ordered the construc
tion of two wings of what may be some
day a completed building and that the
two wIiibs have practically exhausted
the $1,600,000 nppiopr nted for a com
plete structure. Tlin wings, when
completed, will, according to testimony
given before the committee, bo Inade
quate to house tho department lorce,
nnd congress will bo called upon to np
proprlato another couplo of millions to
till tho spneo between the two wings.
Smoot Will Hold His Seat.
Washington, May 20. Konator
Hmoot of Utah will, in all likelihood
survo through Ida term, which expires
two years from next March. A canvass
of the senate committee on privileges
and elections shows that it stands 7 to
6 in favor of a motion to expel him
from tho sonate In pieforenco to a mo
tion to excluJo him. The exclusion
advocates aro llurrowa, Dolllver, Knox,
Hopkins and Dubois. Those favoring
expulsion aro Forakor, Ilevorldgo, Dil
lingham, Balloy, Overman, Pettus And
Frailer.
The differences between the two par
ties Is that, in ordor to expel Hmoot, it
would require a two-thirds voto of tho
sonate, while to exclude niorely takes a
majority voto.
May Not Confirm.
Wellington, May 28, In tho light
of tho attitude assumed by tho eeiate
subcommittee on Judiciary, It Is quite
probable that Willlamg O. Bristol will
not bo confirmed at this sosalon at dis
trict attorney for Oregon, Tho sub
committee Is not favorable to Bii'tol'a
confirmation, yet does not go to the ex
tent of recommondlng the rejection of
his nomination. It will probably make
no report to the full committee, which
means that the committee will not ro
port to tbe ssnats and no action will be
taken before the adjournment.
MUCH TO DE DONE.
Many Measures to Come Dofore tho
Senate and House.
Washington, May 20. Tho sonnto Is
counting on a busy week and tho pros
pect Is favorable to long work days nnd
lew Interruptions. There aro two ap
propriation bllla ready for conaldsra
lion, and tho sea level canal bill, hav
ing boon made the unfinished bualnesa,
will Ih pressed as steadily as circum
stances will permit. In addition, con
ferees will be appointed on the railroad
rare bill; tho nomination of Mr. Karnea
to I) postmaster of the city of Wash
ington wilt receive attention, and the
bill declaring a policy In the matter of
the purchase of Panama canal supplies
will be considered.
The senate manifests a disposition to
devote serious consideration to the ca
nal type bill.
The general plan Is to press the con
sideration of tbe appropriation bills as
dlly as possible, The poatofUce and
naval bills will be ready for conaldera
tlon early In the week, but It la not yet
decided which will be given preference.
Both will present features that will
arouse debate, and It Is a foregone con
clusion that especial attention will be
given to the provision In the naval bill
for a new monster warship.
Conference reports on the agricul
tural and legislative appropriation bills
will probably be made before the close
of the week.
The canal supply bill will be debated
at some length, and Benator Itayner
will bo among those to be hard on that
measure.
Work on the sundry civil appropria
tion bill will begin in the house this
week. This bill Is larger and carries
moro money than any preceding sundry
civil act. The aggregate will bo in the
neighborhood of $03,000,000. There
will be a great demand on the part ot
members to make speeches relating to
items affecting tholr particular home
districts, and Chairman Tawney esti
mates that it will require fully a week
to consider and pass the bill.
The controversy between the pure
food and Immigration bllla will follow
the diapoaltlon of the naturalisation
bill.
It Is planned that no adjournment
will be Uken for the observation of
Decoration day, Wednesday.
The Democratic filibuster to empha
sise to the country that no progreaa la
apparent, on the statehood agreement
Is consuming considerable time in the
house, itollcalls to determine tho
presence of a quorum have begun each
day's session, with few exceptions, and
Minority Leader Willlama announces
his Intention, encouraged by a "round
robin" from his colleagues, to continue
these methods. The statehood con
forees announce that an agreement on
that measure is In sight and may be
reached during the week.
ALL PULL TOGETHER.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho Form
Interatate Development League.
Spokane, Wash., May 20. An Inter
atate Development League, embracing
the representative organisations of Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, and work
ing harmonloualy for the good of the
entire Northwest, ia the project that
waa launched at the conclusion ot the
elaborate banquet in honor of the Port
land visitors at Spokane. It was de
cided to leave the working out of the
details to comlttees to be appointed by
the Portland Commercial club, the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce and
tho Low U ton Commercial club.
It ia expected to have the organisa
tion perfected In tlmo to havo the first
meeting of the new Interatato Develop
ment league held at some point In
Washington early next fall.
Mr. Wilcox's plea for aid for an open
river met with a most cordial response
from all the speakers who followed
him. Proaldent J. J. Ilrowne, of tho
Spokane Investment company, and a
former resident of Portland, made an
exceptionally strong plea for aid.
Mr. Wilcox very cleverly stated that
tho month of tho Columbia was also
the mouth ol the Spokane, the Snake
and every other river draining the Co
lumbia basin. In asking the aid of
8pokane in placing the work on the
south Jetty on a continuing contract
basis, as he expressed It, "so some of
us will live long enough to boo It fin
ished." Fight of Independents.
Cleveland, May 20. Tho Leader
says: "Independent oil men will call
upon the railroads this week to correct
the rate discrimination disclosed at last
woek's session ot the Interatate Com
merce commission In this city. It will
be tho first formal notice of the inde
pendent nil men's determination to got
a 'square deal' from the railroads. The
fight In Ohio and the eastern part of
the country will be carried on through
the National Petroleum Association,
while a similar association will attend'
to the western end."
Black Sea Ports Blocked.
Odoata, May 20. On account of a
strike of seamen, 16 sUamers ure un
able to leave port, and conditions are
becoming serious. Stevedores threaten
to loin in the strike if they are com
pelled to do all the work. Shipping is
practically suspended at all ports of tbe
Hack sea.
NEWS OF THE WEEK!
In a Condensed Form for
Busy Readers,
Our
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Resume of tho Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events '
of the Past Weak.
Conferees on tho rate bill have
agreed on almost alljpolnts.
Patterson has been nominated for
governor by Tennessee Democrats.
A new schedule on lumber has boen
made Northwest lumbermen by tbe
railroads.
General Greeley advocates the erec
tion in Ban Francisco of barracks capa
ble of housing 60,000 refugees.
The California legislature has con
vened in extra session to give relief to
the earthquake and fire district.
Madrid authorities have arrested an
Kngllahman who is suspected with hav
ing connection with the throwing of the
bomb at tbe king.
The rxar has been warned to be care
ful In making his decision on the pend
ing land bill. Tbe peasants threaten
to rise if refused land.
Gloon overspreads Madrid in conse
quence of the bomb throwing on tbe
occasion of King Alfonso's wedding.
While the fettivitlse continue there Is
no zest.
Striking Mexican miners Just, across
tho line from Aritona attacked a party
of Americans. In the fight that fol
lowed the killed on both sides resched
46. Troops have been sent to tbe
ecene to preserve order.
Japan la reported to be preparing for
war with China.
Railroada may be fined millions for
giving the Standard Oil rebates.
No agreement has been reached on
several important amendments to tbe
rate bill.
The Traders' Insurance company baa
offered a compromise to Ban Francisco
policyholders.
Mayor Dunne, of Chicago, rays noth
ing can be done to Improve tbe sanitary
conditions of the stockyards.
Dr. Louts A. Welgel, the first Amer
ican authority on the Hocntgen ray, is
dead as tbe rseult of cancer contracted
from working on tbe machine.
King Alfonso and Princess Kna are
now man and wife. Tbe wedding waa
one of great splendor, tttf ruler In
Europe having a personal representa
tive present.
Just as the Spanish king and queen
were about to reach the palace after the
wedding a bomb wac thrown at the
royal carriage. Its occupants escaped
unhurt, but 18 persons near were
killed.
Roosevelt has prepared to force the
meat packers to agree to government
Inspection. If they refuse be will
make publlo tbe entire findings of his
special commission which Investigated
atlalra in Chicago.
Bontnern Morocco natives have re
belled against tbe sultan.
In a battle between British troops
and Zulus, 70 of tbe latter were killed.
Senator Burton has announced that
be will resign If a rehearing Is denied.
More than 60,000 people took part In
the Memorial day parade at New York.
Two tnoutand marines have Just
been arrested at Odessa, Russia, for
disaffection.
The government will establish a
number of wireless telegraph stations
on the Northwest coast.
Customs oOhtals at Tacoma have
seised 36 pounds of opium which was
being smuggled to Portland.
The Dinger Hermann trial has been
set for June 18 by the Judge before
whom the hearing will come.
A Norwalk, Ohio, court has fined
sevon bridge companies $300 eacn and
costs for Illegal restraint of trade.
Insurance rates In Portland aro like
ly to be increased 26 per cent on ac
count of the San Francisco disaster.
The Hawaiian government band has
arrived In this country for a tour of
four months. All the larger cities will
be visited. The organisation has been
increased to 60 members.
A revolution is on In Guatemala.
Hermann's trial may be postponed
until October.
Nine persons were killed In a train
wreck at Louisville, Kentucky,
A change Is probable In the Russian
cabinet, Bhlpofl ia to be premier.
Floods drowned five persons in Ne
vada and did great damage to property
In Ooloraado,
- JaE(Efi
It has been discovered that many of
tho rocent great bush fires In Now
South Wales and Victoria, Australia,
woro caused by the phosphorus pasta
laid down to kill rabbit. As soon as
tho mixture dries It catches flra under
tho heat of tho sun's rays.
Of tho W?2J nqunro miles of En
gland and Wales, MIm Nora K. Mac
Munn finds that 20,482 aro under 2.VJ
feet In elevation above tho oca, 10,305
ore between 260 and 000 foot, 10,470
aro between C00 and 1,000 feet, 4,099
are between 1,000 nnd 2,000 feet, 300
are between 2,000 and 3,000 feet and
four aro moro than 3,000 feet.
Tantallte, tho metal recently employ
ed In Germany for making nn Improved
filament for electric lamps, has found
another use. Messrs. Hlcmcns nnd
Halske have produced pens of tantallte
which are aald to bo at tho same time
border than steel and more elastic than
gold. Tantallte Is very resistant to
chemicals. It Is tho Intention to em
ploy this metal for tho manufacture of
various kinds of tools.
To euablo people to send tbelr rplccs
to their friends through the malls Is
the ambition of three French Inventors,
who havo united their Ingenuity In the
production of a wax-like material
called "aonorlne,'' which may bo spread
uKn a post card. Spoken meninges
may bo Impressed upon tho prepared
cards by placing thorn In a phono
grnphlc apparatus. Into which tbe
sender seaks, and tho receiver of such
a card has only to put It through a re
ceiving phonograph In order to bear
tho toIco of bis friend as In a tele
phone. Ono of the strangest cargoes a ves
sel could posaluly havo was unloaded
nt tho London docks toward tho clone
of March. It consisted of several
sacks filled with dried flics, consigned
to a largo Ann of grain merchants.
Theiw flies, exported from Brazil, havo
twit purchased for use In tho manu
facture of food for chickens, cngo birds
nnd tbe like. They were caught on the
Hirer Amazon by Brazilians, who trav
el up tho river In flat-bottomed boats
nnd who aro provided with gauze nets
with which they capture tbeso Insects
In millions, as flics hover lu dense
clouds over many of the swampy
reaches of tho Amazon. The flies thus
caught aro killed and dried In tbo sun.
Xeuman Tobias of Kingston. Ja
maica, has Invented a rcmarkuble lock.
Tho combination consists of four sets
of twenty-four letters of tho alphnbet.
which can be set to a sentence In most
modern languagca. When one letter Is
UHd lu ono alphabet and another In
tho mx-oihI set and so on It becomes
a very complicated matter Indeed. Fur
thermore, Instead of letters, tho In
ventor has employed four sets of nu
merals. Assuming that tho lock Is set
to a figure In tlw number of 3,030,303,
030,303,030, It would tako any one
who undertook the Job of unlocking
tho safo 00,000,278 years 200 days 80
minutes and 30 seconds working at tho
rate of sixty numbers a mlnuto to ar
rive nt the proper combination. During
Unit time ho would havo no time for
eating, drinking or sleeping.
TALKING OF GRIZZLY BEARS.
Iluitlrr 3r Wild Anlniala Art
llttimcraui Onlr When Attacked.
"Iii the mountains of Wyoming,
whoro I havo huuted for years, you can
find any kind of savago animals that
you get In America except alligators,
(irlulle.i. black bears nnd mountain
llous are commonly killed there," saya
Hugh Snlrerly of Sheridan, Wyo.
"Homo of the men that como out there
to hunt think that If they sttr 100
ynnls away from camp they must bo
armed to the teeth for fear of being
attacked by a bear or a "painter and
killed. There's a heap moro danger of
getting killed on account of leaving
your gun nt home when you go down
Market street Someone might shoot
you on tho street In n big city, but It
Is dead sure that a bear or a moun
tain Hon will never attack you unless
you drlvo him to It.
"I'vo hunted through tho best dis
tricts for big game In this country and
I'vo seen a good many grizzlies, but
I'vo never seen ono of them go nftor
n man unless ho was cornered or
wounded. If you run Into a grizzly
bear In n lonely place you'll hear a
grunt, something llko that of a mam
moth hog, and then there will be n
mighty crashing of underbrush as ho
make off In the opposite direction as
fast as ho can go. All you enn general
ly seo of n mountain lion Is a tawny
atreak as ho makca off at Incredlblo
hihxmI. If hu bus any Intention of
going nfter you It must bo his Inten
tion to go around tho world nnd catch
you In tho rear, for If you are standing
to tho east of hi in bo Is sure to go duo
west
"Mountain lions In the winter tlmo
will follow sleighs at a dlstauco, wall
ing as they go, but there Is nothing In
that to Inspire terror, for I don't think
they have ever beeu known to cloaa In
on anybody. Their terror of human
beings Is tho thing which makes them
bard to shoot In all the tlmo that I
havo been In tho mountains I baro
never beard of anyono being attacked
by a wild animal that has boon left
strictly alone. But I'vo known men to
be killed even by deer when tbo brute
was driven to desperation.
"Grizzlies aro tho bent game In the
world. When you one get their dander
up they aro aaragn fighters and tha
hunter's llfo U In danger every minute
unless he Is a good shot and has a
steady nerve. If you ever get within
roach of tho grizzly's paw you are a
dead one. These stories of men killing
them with knives In hand-to-hand
fights are about nn reasonable as It
would be to talk of stopping a locomo
tive by getting In the way of the train.
If tho big fellow gets a chance to de
liver one blow It Is all over. There
was a grizzly up our way that tho cow
boys called 'Big Ben' who killed about
ICO steers before ho was finally shot
He would break a steer's nock with one
blow and then he would lift him np
and carry htm off to a secluded place.
Grizzlies look awkward, but they are
mighty light on their feet and they can
beat any man fn a foot race." Louis
ville Herald.
A EUDE JOKE.
One can display no greater breach of
courtesy than In deriding anything
which a peoplo bold sacred, no matter
bow absurd tho object of veneration
may seem to tho foreign mind. In an
Incident told In "Temples and Kle
phants," by Carl Bock, tbo Siamese,
audience showed by their silence and
restraint A politeness superior to the
funmaker In tbo ring, although tbe
circus men belong to a nation supposed
to be moro civilized.
Tbo sacred white elephants of Slam
aro clearly albinos, but they are sel
dom, If ever, white. Their usual color
Is a pale reddish brown, although there
may bo a few real whlto hairs on tho
back.
An English circus at ono time visited
Bangkok, where tho performances wero
witnessed by the king and princes. One
day It was announced that n "real
whlto elephant" would tako part In
that evening's show. The circus was
crowded.
After tho usual program bad been
carried out two clowns camo Into tbe
ring.
"Did you ever seo a whlto elephant?"
asked one.
"Oh, yes," answered tho other. Tho
king's got a wholo stableful of them."
"No, tho king hasn't They're all
chocolate. I will stow you tho only
genuine white elephant In tbo world."
A small Indian elephant was led Into
the ring as white ca snow. Tho audi
ence gave a gasp of admiration and
reverence. The animal went through
various tricks, tumbling about grind
ing organs, and so forth. As It per
formed tbe secret of Its color gradual
ly leaked out Whatever tho elephant
touched became white. Presently the
first clown told the second to "rub his
red nose on tho twast and 'twould leavo
Its mark on him."
The audience had been growing very
still They saw that tbe so-called
white elephant had been chalked all
over. When tho clown mado his speech
It was received by an ominous silence.
Their religious belief was being ridi
culed. With ndmlrablo restraint, they loft
tbo circus without any sign of annoy
anco; but onco outside, thoy eiprewed
their confident belief that tho proprie
tor would bo punished by Buddha.
Curiously enough, not ninny daya after,
tho trick elephant was killed, and not
much later tho circus proprietor died.
When tlw Slameso heard of tlto calam
ities, they declared that It was a Just
manifestation of Buddha'e wrath for
the dlsresixx-t shown to tho sacred nut
nml. Nut to lln l'ut Dunn,
A parish clerk who prided himself
upon being well read occupied his Beat
below tho old "three-decker" pulpit
and whenever n quotation or extract
from the classics was Introduced luto
the sermon he, In nn undertone, mut
tered Its source much to the nnnoy
anco of the preacher and amusement of
tho congregation. Despite all protests
In private, tho thing continued until
one day the vicar's patience belug qulto
exhausted ho leaned over tho pulpit
side and Impulsively exclaimed : "Drat
you, shut up!" Immediately, In tho
clerk's usual sententious tone, camo the
reply: "His own."
Ancient, but It Goea.
Fecbles (about to bo operated upon
for appendicitis) Doctor, heforo you
begin I wish you would send and havo
our pastor, tho ltov. Mr. Blank, como
over.
Dr. Sawem Certainly, If you wish
It but ah
Feebles I'd like to be opened with
prayer.
There Is usually but one end to a
woman's line of talk and that U tht
beginning.