i "Men are peculiar things," said the
matron to the caller. "As long as I've
been married I've never been quite able
to understand Mr. Cloober. I don't be
lieve there ever was a man who thought
more of his family or took more pride
In them, and yet "
"I think that anybody might be proud
of two Buch lovely girls as you have,"
Bald the caller.
"Mr PlnKow In ' ani l . U-
10, Dam i,ue iLitx u Ull,
"He really is. He thinks everything of
them and they can do almost anything
with him. I often say that he will do
more for them than he will for me. Yet
he's peculiar about that. I think they
J are girls to be proud of. I don't say
jv juhi oecause i am their mother. I
think any woman would say the same.
- I declare I don't believe I ever saw a
prettier sight than those two girls were
when they were dressed for t!ie ball the
; other night Did you see them? No,
, of course; you weren't there, were
your
; "I did have an Invitation, said the
caller, "but you know how It Is with
I me. It's so hard to get Mr. Welslle to
go anywhere of an evening."
! "Well, Geraldlne was In pink and
Ethel was in blue, and the costumes
: weig made almost identically the same.
I do think Mrs. Modez has exquisite
, taste. She's expensive, but It's really
I worth while to pay the prices she
charges to get the results. At first she
said she positively couldn't make the
dresses. She would design them, but
"-" that was because she simply couldn't
resist doing that. She has an awfully
' artistic nature, you know, and Geral-
dine and Ethel appeal to Jt , Finally
she hurst out: 'Oh, you dears! I'm Just
going to make those frocks for you if I
lef everything else go.' Wasn't that
perfectly sweet of her?
"So she made them. Eygpore silk,
and when she showed me what It was
did you ever see any of It? It was
Imported for the first time only about
three months ago and It's Just the love
liest, most delicate material I ever saw.
Too delicate, I'm afraid. I don't believe
It will ever clean. But it made up so
beautifully that I'm not sorry now that
f,,f . --,. . y.,t. ,1. f. tiif.it, t ti fi ff. - --.. ..-
("i'vi iji iiijminiigiianjiimijiignmnjii,nij
GOOD
Short Qtories
$ :
An old Georgia negro having told the
Judge that he had "been in three wars,"
was asked to name them, when he re
: plied : "I wuz a cook In de Conf edrit
war, an atter freedom broke out I wuz
; married two times !"
A certain nobleman well knov-n to
f society, while one day strolling round (
' his stables, came across his coachman s
little boy on a , seat, playing with his
toys. After talking to the youngster a
'ehort time he said: "Well, my little
man, do you know who I am?"" "Oh,
yes," replied the boy ; "you're the man
who rides in my father's carriage."
' ' She had buried three husbands, and
the fourth lay cold while the under
taker measured him. And she was
known in the Kentish vllage to have
put aside something more than hus
bands. "It Isn't, p'raps, the right time
to mention such a matter," said the un
dertaker to the widow, "but If you was
nnnKing oi lu&mg u mui a-uw,
that comes of being precipitous," re
plied the widow. "I've Just took the
Wrber what come to shave the corpse."
A gentleman from ene of the North
ern States hurried to Texas to the bed
side of his son, who lay sick with a
very high fever. The doctor who had
accompanied him was very anflous to
procure some lee for his patient,- and
the father approached a group on the
" hotel piazza, inquiring Where he might
get some ice. None of the group made
any response for some time, but when
the Inquiry was repeated, one man
finally renounced tobacco Juice for ar
ticulation. Striding to the end of the
balcony, he ejected the Juice and made
reply : "Well, who ever heered o' Ice in j
the summer tlmel
"It will be Impossible for ns to trans
act any public business to-night," said
the president of the city council, "be
cause of the lack of a quorum." "Mr.
Chairman, said the new member, aris
ing quickly, "I have been elected on a
pledge to my constituency that I shall
work untiringly and unceasingly for the
upbuilding and uplifting of our city,
and I now and here move that a- com
mittee be appointed to consider the im
mediate purchase of as good a quorum
as the market affords, and that the
. committee be instructed to secure the
quorum and have it properly Installed
. by the next meeting night And fur
, thermore,"he said, with a fine patriotic
tooch, 'let us obtain a good American
quorum, and not one of those ancient
Roman things I"
Mr. Travers, the famous New York
wit, once met atdlaner a pompous En
; 1 glishman who was "doing" the gUtes.
He had letters aplenty attesting his Im
portance letters from Gladstone,
DUia, Salisbury, and Churchill. He bad
I chose it. I think with a little careful ,them with the greatest solicitude possli
pressing it will stand one or two more,We. say the New Orleans Picayune,
wearlngs if the style hasn't gone out. j 1'b.U Incident was recalled yesterday
And she had some perfectly beautiful ; &y gentlemen in New Orleans who knew
lace to go with it some she broufeht O'Neal and the white family which at
back with her from Paris the last trip.flr8t owned him and then were the ben
she made. But I was going to tell you eficlaries of his affection. The owner
about Mr. Cloober. ' as John Johnson, a prominent sugar
"I had Mme. Clancy come over to planter of Rapides parish. Before the
dress the girls' hair on the evening of war Johnkm was the owner of a
the ball and it was exquisite the way! large plantation and of many slaves,
they looked when they were all dressed. Among the Blaves was a mulatto, Wll
As I say, I don't know when I ever, Ham O'Neal, who, like many of the
saw a prettier picture. 'Now, darlings,' j more intelligent slave had ben taught
I said, 'papa is in the library and you ( trade. O'Neal was trained as a
must go down and surprise him.' Soiwper, and proved not only a skillful
they went down and tiptoed up behind
blm and then, when he looked around,
they dropped him a curtsey.. It was too
sweet!" V '
"I'm sure It must have been," said
the caller.
But will you believe me,' my, dear.
that man Just looked at them without
so much as a smile and then gave arranged to purchase the freedom of his
grunt and went on reading his paper. wife. He was advised that it would
I declare I was out of patience. 'Well jb better for him to purchase his own
papa,' I said, 'what do you think ol .freedom, so that every cent he there
your daughters? Why don't you look I after made could be devoted to the
at them?' ' ; I purchase of his wife and other rela-
"I looked at them, he said, Just as jee. But O'Neal had early deter
short and snappy as could be,;' 5. mined that his first earnings should
"'Well, don't you tbf thatHhey jfree his wife, and the suggestions were
look charming?' I ask?'" ; . . laisregarded. It was not until after
"Oh, I suppose the oil "itiY Pchase had been effected that
he growled. 'It seen" t tnatxtuey realized his mistake and sought to
ara ttiaaaA mit a rfrtiv , TlWir than'
... - ,--
necessary.' Then btewv n with that
paper of his. X" """Li".' v -
.T a.-ZZ -ihM
such daughters; I-sald. ;'All -right; .IIW money P1!
deed! That's all you have to say, Is ,aom' ' w,t? returning to ooiuiage.
it? Come on away, my dears ; your i fan. able, to work for whom
papa is too much engaged to payany , Pea8ed PPly his earnings
attention to you ' ' ;..... j w he pleased, O'Neal soon saved enough
"He felt in 'his breast pocket' and to 'hl wlff 8 trm
pulled out an envelope and tare 1t on"-"1 " that J h fnier;
the table. 'I hardly think that you will I , From l'd at 8p0 1 Nea1, "
.t to h rprv th,i.inatin hpn to have been tue case with
" - .
you look at that; he said.
"T nnonnl It nd whnt An van lln.
pose It was? Mrs. Modez's bill for the
dresses. And really hot so very much,:
for her. And those darling girls stand-
Ing there! Don't you really think men
are peculiar?" Chicago Dally News.
talked everybody tired before the din-1 O'Neal continued to prosper after the
ner began, and Travers saw visions ol war, which had practically stripped his
a bad meal when he discovered the En- former master of his wealth. An un
glishman to be- his neighbor at tabla fortunate shooting affray, In which Mr.
There was never a stop to the fellow's Johnson was killed, added to Ihe fam
tongue. When the oysters were brought ily's troubles and made the children
on, he began : "Now, It Is a question aependent upon others. 0'Neal,was the
as to whether or not the oyster has first one to offer assistance, and the
brains ; scientists dispute the Idea." help he proposed to give was not mere-"T-t-t-they
certainly have some," re- ly temporary. He agreed to support
torted Travers. "Your proof, sir," chal- the son and daughter of his former
enged the Briton, eager for argument. ' master, paying their, expenses until
" -wh-wh-why, sir, the o-o-oyster know
h-hah-how to shut up.'
FOOD ITT FOB THE GODS.
Oblo Editor Slng-a Poem to
Glory of Buckwheat Cakea.
the
There is nothing In this world that
so completely surrounds the human ftp-
petite and makes It a willing captive
on one of the cold December mocnings
wnen a boreal blast comes rushing.
k0:? 1, ; I , . tbe Tery
. . lt ,
dish of hot buckwheat cakes, gener
ously moistened with ' a sage-spiked
gravy, off of a reeking-hot pork steak.
, This Is not altogether a delicate com
bination, but It is, . If one takes Into
account the nay and the freezing air
outside and the shivering snowflakes
that are trying Ho slip In under the
windows to get warm. It is then that
a tt . . ... ,. s. , .
puffs. He wants something that fights
th .i.. Kin rru n , l4 ,
Ji6
ihT,. ;",;:: I , . I ;
thing and the pork steak to assist It.
Now . nni mm.
about pork and suspect It is too strong I
, 1 "M"1"""'
for their delicate digestion. Go to.
What is that kindly odor floating like'how manf ju ,s, a auul lo' ot
r e nM If flnnt tab! Innff tA M.il a
a sweet Incense spirit out of the kit
chen that flavor of the frying pork
steak, and the delicate incense of the
sage along with it, and the month
watering sight of that browned pier
of buckrheat cakes what is it all
but loving nature's urgent Invitation
to abandon your cowardly suspicion
and partake'yl
Of course this does pot apply to
Afflv fnv xchfn tha Inhnnr Inmiura an
peeping from under the dead leaves and
the soft zephyrs are playing tag with
the morning sunshlne-but now -look
without; listen to that arctic roar;
see the snowflakes freezing to death,
hear those Icicles falling from
th
neighboring roof Is it time for straw
berries and parfalt? No, indeed; pass
the buckwheat cakes and more of the
steak and gravy, please; let the polar
winds howl. Columbus Journal.
Beajamlaltea An Few.
About 94 per cent of otherwise nor
mal people nse the right hand In pref
erence to the left; 6 per cent are left
handed, and It Is a curious fact that
one-third of the 6 per cent are ambi
dextrous. Portland (Ore.) Journal.
Hla Buatneaa.
"I know a man who ls always anx
ions to treat- everybody he meets.'
'He xust be very generous.'
"Not a bit o, Tt He', . doctor."--1
Baltimore America
SOUAXTCX 0? A SLAV
Airaaeed Maaajr for Edaeatlaa
Former Master' Calldrea. . .
Permitted by bis white owner, to
purchase hi. own freedom and that
at his wife with money he had accu
mulated through his Industry, Wil
liam O'Neal, a remarkable negro who
has Just died at Cbeneyville, La., years
afterward educated a son and a daugh
ter of his former master and cared for
mechanic, but a Bteady worker, faithful
und economical.
Belonging to ;an indulgent owner,
O'Neal was given many liberties not
usually accorded slaves, but Instead of
wasting bis time he worked for hlm
lelf and laid aside his earnings. When
fi bad saved a sufficient sum he ar-
I 1
Again the indulgence of Mr. Johnson
was shfl,wn ,iie permitted O'Neal and
u,iu to arrange
bUuw!f to arrange the matter s
so as
i man, nntrmaa TTa ivnf-lniipil t hln
many negroes,
trade until he had accumulated a small
T?nd en VL a ef,ral
ehandise store at Cheneyville. His
business was a success, and he soon
b?u,ght B?ia11, fa,"? f hts tneJi
riving it br her for life. He next bought
t place for himself a small residence
Rnri bItHt nnroa nf tho hoar Innri.
they had acquired an education.
This act of O'Neal's won for him the
admiration and respect of the entire
community, which had formerly re
garded him merely as a good negro.
The two children he educated grew
to maturity, married and moved to
rfl(t whn n.NpB, mnHn.t ro.
Blde ,n CneneyvUle conducting his bus!-
ness. When his mother died he Insist-
ed the t he had ,ven her
...u.rl. . x,.. L.,
oeiug ujiriuui.eu.HUjoug uer oiuer neirs,
declaring that he had enough
l
O'Neal was known In New Orleans
In a business way. Ills credit was good
at all the wholesale houses with which
he did business, and he was regarded
as a good business man.
The Boy's Opinion.
They Is 2 kinds of magglsenes one
kind that has powder In them and
stores and a nother kind that doesn't
v a i.u ,u
i have any powder In them or enny thing
else xcept advertising my father .ays.
the last dont xpload very often but they
. .,
bn8ts P sumtimes.
I u l I,
glsenes the second kind. I dont know
(FagcA tb viVJ i v lane .vy 11, &vau a
maggisene the second kind, not the
ferst becaus most of the pees is about
silver pitchers for $2 doilers and $.40
' T"?:
$1. dollar and how to study law by
male for $.50 cents anl how to rase hens
and squobbs for $1. doller and $.25
j cents and about sope that flotes and
' pictures of stockings with legs In them,
and niggers with dippers In his hand
and a w J "V 2 ""V"
e!" w,?t Jnny lfc'08 llttl9
,r withou close on set-
ng In tubs and outermobiles and moter
a,fJ,ga "'T' nd to,Iet
and bull dogs and most everything else
in tnis winu xcepi stones. saeeeM
Magazine.
Serloaa Fob.
"Bow do you manage to write st
much light comic stuff?" asked the In
quisitive friend. '
"By settling down to heavy, serious
work," answered the Jokesmith. Kan
tai City Times.
Unci Ebea.
"Trouble," said Uncle Eben, "general-
fy commands sympathy, 'ceptin' wbeni
a man 'pears to be glttln' a whole lot 1
of lnjoyment out of It aa a topic for'
conversation." Washington Star.
Don't be unhappy. When onhapp)
er get to aeaTen.
' A POLITICAL FAMILY, Womm
i The Countess of Carlisle, one of th house?" said one woman to another, as ,
most brilliant of living Englishwomen, the trolley passed by a magnificent res
is a rampant Radical In politics. Her idenee.
husband, the earl, la a Conservative of "Oh, I don't kuow." replied the oth
the old-fashioned type, who regards the er, carelessly." "It makes me feel tired
T Awtn Kt. f .m tiixt tt Innb at it F.vr alnpa mir
the BriUsh constitution. -The children
of this distinguished couple, of whom
there are eight surviving, exhibit the
same diversity of political cpinlons, the
men generally boldng the views of their
father and the women those of their
mother.
. r.UA,tnn. n, , i,w r.ar.
lisle that she was "one of the most val-
..n ... u- th i . . i in.
uable assets of the Liberal party." In-
deed, the Is universally acknowledged
testing a Birmingham division for Par-
lament the chamberlain remarked to
him: i i
"If women were allowed to stand for
r - - i
election, I rappo-e we should have your .
mother down here running asalnst you
as B-Uberal candidate."
It. my defeat, so long as l was beaten
oy a tiaaicai, wouiu cause uer more
satiBUcTion than my election. And my
sister Dorothy Is the same way."
It Is an interesting fact that when
this famllv esnouses oDoosite sides In
public It Is the side on whlcn the wom-
pn in found that most often wins.
en are rouua xnai most wen w us.i
nmbedaS "tIh was
elected by a large majority .
One of the Issues was the House of
. w ... i
ljOrUS. LiOTO. iUOIl!LU U1UUC BCVC-liUi
Knpeches Jn favor of maintaining unre-
stricte'd the legislative, powers of the
peers. And his sister, Lady Dorothy
Howard, who has Inherited her moth -
er's gift of speech, as often demolished :
them, demonstrating, to the huge enjoy
ment of her audience, that en unfet
tered House of Lords constituted the
greatest obstacle to legislative progress
In the kingdom. At one of the meet
ings addressed by Lord Mo.'peth, Lady
Dorothy distributed leaflets, advocating
J ' l
Liberal principles among the people ror
whose enlightenment her brother was
engaged in propounding Conservative ,
doctrines.
While canvassing, brother and sistei
frequently ran across each other, when
there was a lively exchange of banter.
"I say, Dorothy," exclaimed Lord
Morpeth on one occasion, "It is no use
your going In there!" Indicating a
house which he had Just left. " "I havt
secured that little lot."
J'l suppose you moan that you've kiss-
a. v. i i. .. . . t.iA .1 m nlAnn tho hn f 1 ir nnntrv n-Jie an 1 II -
. t. . . : . i no. ,i m willing that It should be put
aougnty roe oy ner opponents, uueu wncunui 6U. u ...j ...... afra- u ,..i.t
her eldest son, Lord Morpeth, was con-.with the fine system of heating we ffjt
(4-ftll the- babies hi the faintly 1" was ' where It itches. . ."'i' $7,000,000. Another rich woman la Mis
the retort "At that game 1 admit I j- Little Elmer Mamma, please give Alice de Rothschild, who is very char
am no match for you, but I can beat me another lump of sugar for my cof- Itable and has a great hobby for gar-'
von nil hollow when It comes to talk-lfni. t drnimwl itiftip. Mnmmn WhArn rionlno
ing over the men. When I leave that
honse I shall have captured that little
lot' of yours for the other side.
So It proved, accordmg to a contrlb-
utor to the London Daily News, which
records these divisions In the noble
house of Carlisle.
Perhaps the most striking thing about
nr,quarrTe"nb:r
nwer quarm. iiiej ui ,
lltlcally ye they live together In the
sw cetest unity.
Machine calculate Wagca.
A new wages calculating machine of
English make has recently been brought
out. The design ls free from small and
intricate pieces of mechanism which
are generally a prolific source of trou -
ble. This Instrument Is a time and la-
bor-savlng device employed In the case
of piece work, for quickly finding, with
out calculation, the proportion of the
total balance money thatjs due' Individ
ally to any number of men sharing prof
its OA the same contract the divisions
being proportional to each man's fixed
uany or wrea.jr u...r, ... "
work; is paid for on the premium sys -
tern the instrument can, also, be used
for finding the time allowance that is
to bemadded to the actual time occupied
on the contract.
The instrument consists of two large
wheels, with broad flat faces, mounted
on the same spindle. Ihe spindle ls
carried at each end in bearings fixed
to tile wooden supporting stand. One
of the two wheels is securely keyed to
the spindle, and the other ls free to re-
volve. A spring of sufficient strength to
er, presses the loose wheel against the
other. Technical World Magazine.
Doean' Dare.
"You fellows may find it all right," weather. This stone was found In
said the man In the corner of the smok- Finland many years ago by an ex
Ing compartment, "but in my business piorer, and has since been watched
I can't take people as I find them." by scientists with great Interest It
"What is your business" asked the presents a white, mottled appearance
man whose suit case was covered with
labels.
"I'm a
Press.
photographer." Cleveland
An Indian woman was in Horton this
week, arm In arm with her man. in-
stead of trailing along meekly behind
blm. The "new woman
Idea seems to
be obtaining on the reservation, and the
first thing we know tbey will bav
clubs and federations out there. Hor-;
ton (Okla.) Record.
Wanted to Know.
Compositor About this story headed
"Wheeling In West Virginia?"
Editor What about it?
Compositor Does It belong to the
eerie, of article, on American cltle. of
doee it go on the sporting pagel
DID NOT WANT FINE HOUSB.
Said It Made Her Tired
Look at Maaaloa.
"Isn't that a perfectly beautiful
friends, the Smiths.-went to Europe
and asked us to live In their house
and take care of it for them I've been
a changed woman. I was simply tickled
to death over the prospect; but after j
I had lived them a month I thought
I differently. No servant would stay
'where there was so much work. The ,
polished floors got dusty if you turned
cAiir hnpl?- nn tliom ThA liincnnlppnt
your back" on them. The niagnnicent
bathroom was a nightmare to keep
nearly froze to death. I was never so
happy as when they turned and we
. . .
could move back Into our own little,
warm, convenient, not-stylish, two-by-,
four of a house. I
The other woman looked thoughtful
over this diwription. For it Is true
beautiful architecture, tne nanusome
furnishings, the open fireplnces or the
ornate reception hall that makes a
home homelike; in this day of scarce
and high-priced as well ns Inadequate
! servants these things mean more trou
ble than anything else.
... ... . . ,
it is not tne size or ine minis nor
, , ,
that make that plac most livable. Put
j J 'f ZZlYT
ln at all to do with tne making or a
roni hnmo
t
There is more than one family llv-
Ing happy, hearty and comfortable In
a six-room bouse who are getting more
out of life and their house than many
p' man uoes in ms uuty, unconi- j
fortable and most expensive mansion,
Fine feathers, so the proverb runs,
make flue birds; but flne birds do not
make fine homes, as many who know
can testify.
Do not envy your neighbor her flne
house, gentle reader ; rather than being
n l,nn- It t ft.nn lllroln It!
l" "Cl " 13
ls a veritable burden upon her back.
Philadelphia Telegraph,
Teacher
Donald, why ire fyou
scratching your head? Small Donald
Cause I'm the only one that knows
, did you drop lt dear? Llttle ue
.dropped It In er In my coffee.
Teacher-Where's the north pole, Llechti. She ls only ten years old, and
IIarry? IIarryDon.t know. Tencher i9 the daughter of the Jungfrau rail-
What! you don't know where the way ' managi-r. She was born and
th, pole ,8? narry-No, ma'am; if reared among the Alps, and learned to
j did them explorer fellows would be climb like a goat when hardly more
out of a job th(m an nfftnt
tt,e "-Papa has everybody Mrs. Hetty Green, portrait Is being
gQt & gonl? Pnpa1 8upl08e B0 my exhibited In one of the New York pic
son AllenWell( pnpili do you'ture showlng her wei)rinthe
yhink you could open your mouth wide small black bonnet with n bit of white.
enough so I could look down your in which Bhe ls Been so often. Strange
throat and see If you have one? to say, she has a small curly-haired
One morning Uncle Bob was engaged dog In her arms, which Indicates that
n shaving himself, and his small she Is at least n lover of animals. '
nephew was an interested spectator, j- At the last general election In New
1 "Clarence," said his uncle, "don't you. Zealand there were 203,597 men nnd
wnt me Jo shave yon, too?" "No, un- 212,875 women on the roll. There actu-
cle," replied the llttle fellow. "My
whiskers ain't ripe yet" j women. In fourteen contests the
"Mamma," said llttle John, "where women voters outnumbered the men.
do good little boys go?" "To heaven, Of the candidates elected in these four
dear," replied his mother. "But I teen constituencies only one was un-
i mean when they are alive," said the
lmle felow don.t kn0Wi nngwtr.
ed the mother. "I suppose they stay
. ftt me." "I thought maybe their
mamina8 took .em to the theater some-
tUm,B.,-
"Moral courage," sSId the teacher, its possession. In some cases the ob
addresslng the Juvenile class, "makes Ject hns been on view for some time
tna An ivhnt ha thlnla la i-lcrht iurti Wfnt-A ilm fnl-fHMir n-liu ill m-ni'pi1 prha
fhe of hg
T . , , . t
lustration?" "Yes, ma'am," nyiswered
Johnny. "If a feller hns candy an
eats It all bisself an' ain't afraid ot
mora, courflge
th' other kids cainn' him Btingy that'!
Barometer Stone.
There exists a stone which ls said
unfailingly foretells changes in, the
in sunshine, gradually turning from
'erav to black as a rainstorm ao -
proaches. The stone Is composed of
clay, niter and rock salt In dry weath-1 nve Pcr cent 01 P" tin- tne record
er the salt In the stone Is prominent, err of thls metal 1,88 never been eeo-
but when the air is filled with moisture
tne sal1 aosoros me moisture ana turnt
. olack- tmw forming the barometer,
Petrarch.
Petrarch lived seventy years. The fa-
, mous sonnets to Lauru, the only pro
ductions by which the poet is now re-
membered, were ail written within a
period or twenty years, during whlcn
time the Intimacy continued. Petrarch '
i had been writing sonnets to Laora for
) about sixteen years when the lady fan -
cled .be discovered symptoms of . not
unnatural weariness and plaintive!
asked, "Are yon tired to eoo&r
m.t, THE WZAXXXNOSt
ataa Bean Bolter Boa ate Belief ta
1 Benevolent Brutality. -
At that center of beans and brains,
Boston, lives Dr. Andrew Christian, a
! successful Back Bay physician, big,
I athletic and 30 'years old, who Is the
latest to be heralded as a champion of
the theory of the survival of the fittest
"If mothers would be willing to have
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had a little child born
and it was deformed or showed that It
would be mentally weak, then I would
to death
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mal and ane. those whose ancestors
wer fjean of ,lfe and we balanced
mentally.
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with as nearlv nerfmt mnthpr nnil fnth.
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er, mentally and nhvs eallv. as nosslhle.
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against society.
Bridge builders in San Francisco art
lu'd $5 a day. ,
The printing trade in Canada em-,
ploys almost 10,000 people at an annual
wage list of $3,540,885.
' . . . .
eiras, wnen percnea on trees or
busaes, are natural weathercocks, aa
they invariably turn their heads to the
wind. I-
The purest breed of Arab horses are
the Kochlanl, whose genealogy has
been preserved for 2,000 years. .They
are said to be derived from King Solo
mon's stables.
The richest woman In Orent' Rrltaln
u Miss Einliv Charlotte Talbot, who
0WM two nin!rnflopnt PsffltoM whi.-h Rh
inherited from her father, worth ahnut
j younge8t mouutnilieer who ever
Lt fw nn th. T,,,frn -,mit t. i,i
ally voted 221.611' men and 175.048
married.
not gpwmy Known tnat there
8 a room In the British Museum set
apart exclusively for forgeries. In the
time the museum has been In existence
pub,lo , not admitted to the room la
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j The King can do no wrong, but there
is one Innocent thing that no sovereign
ever does namely, to stand with his
. back against a wall. At the royal stand
at Newmarket or elsewhere bis majesty
Invariably leaves ample room for per
sons to pass behind him, so that he
may escape having perpetually to reply
to their salutations, which he would
be bound to notice did those people pass
In front of him. London Chronicle.
Recoverla" Waate Tin.
There are acres of dump heaps In
every city of the world literally cov-
' ered with tin cans and similar articles
iof tin plate, In which there is at least
nomlcally done. The solder entering
Into the manufacture of these articles
ls secured by the simple process of heat
ing the mass until the solder runs and
goes to the bottom, but for one reason
or another it has never been possible to
regain the tin. This has now been
achieved and is being extensively don
jn Copenhagen by an electric process.
Widows are often said to be "fas-
clnatlng." They know how to handle
1 the men ; that's the real truth about It.
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u ,nd lnterestlng.