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THE PORTLAND JCfURNAli
1 " la one month The Portland Journal baa grown to toe.a we'Weyeleped JourBaU1
. It'tolt pt!d !uh1"eiulv new. fsaWres. and wrns auite Bote scoops
g various parts of ths state have been found In ila columnar . . ,,,i.
, Tl balAr bulns man of Portia nd seem w longer afraid 't f tve their
advmijtments to an independent paper. ; il !' Li-iw !'
Tha managing editor te-Alfrd 6. Bo wen. He was once a, member af the
Waaalnirtao Legislature: aaa edtled a paper in Pacific County. ,.. ..
V Ha conducted the AatorU Dully Pioneer for three years,, and wai for some
Veers the managing editor of the Portland Dally Ttlfnun.-Bln Journal.
- The advertising department of The Journal la tba beat posslbU evidence that
a! first -cites evening newspaper ought- to hare been In this aeW long a These
columns likewise evidence the fast that the business men of tha ity appreciate
tba aeneflt a periodical like thie can be to them, not only in expanding their
business, tout In the upbuilding of Portland .,'-. , v...-.'
The Journal can not help but be proud or Ha success.
;r' It has been aponteneoua. ... -. . ' '
it eotld not be ao were It not for .the broadcaused bualneaa men who Bare
airen The Journal a welcome ae generoua aa It baa been cordial.
t i. '. '.' ... , .o;,-4v:V.Y..X' : :
Be Judge WUllaaii may. be Bulled off the ticket nd Mayor Rowa aubaUtuted.
There la both klndneaf and cruelty In thla. . It la kind, of fcla trienda to remove
from the old gentleman the vexation and burden of a fruitleaa campaign, but
Otatreaalnglr cruel to imbjeot him te the humiliation entailed by hla dtatnlaaal
after he had ao reluctantly accepted, the nomination,' Mr.' Wllliamjh4a a moat
enUmaWe clUaep. bu( hla yeara have been to many, and hla lire too full of
activity, , for him to carry along for the next term- tba load -of oara Jiliat will be
tmpoted 'upon ' tha' 'Mayor c Portland. : . i'-fc. v -M' '
! , . L-h:& . , ' . ... mi ........ .mM ik.-y--: '
v Moat man Would rather ahoulder an ax and cut cordwond than be deprived of
their right of decent dlacuaelon of publlo affalra. T(St'Ptdaht IUKaevelt denlei
that privilege to auch men aa General Funawn. and w not content to taerely reprl
roand the offloen but rouat publleht to the world. iBonietlmet great dlaoomfort
la created for aome people when tha Uttla bug geta above the big on
t "what WUl tha mornlns Bapar"do" about-' 'it nbV?4r!er1nJ : in .! 'rampant,
Mayor Rowa can-put hla foot -down and atop It And the Mayor la to be the
Oregonlan'a candidate lor.' releetlon.- -Thte puU jt funn'-'phaae 6pon .the altu-
..... , "
The atreet car men at San Frandacodo well td conduct themaelvea aa gentle
men. -Per thla reaaea they are baeked by publlo aytnpathy, and that 1a a power
ful, weapon whenever Wielded. - ''' - V f . ,
Jt beglna to look aa If It will aoon be necceeary.for army offlcera to get per-
mlealon from he Prealdent to aay their prayere. .-- r f
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t Portlands building boom la the moat mibatantlal tha city, aver experienced.
'r ,-"4?,'.7. -i-.. .W;.:. .vtfv. .f . j "ft '. "..J.-
" PruiV treea look ilka banka of anow. the harveat ahould be . proline.
Beef goea up--tefora it goee down.
y"..J.'r-!--.--'"-v . in m i il ii
Broaden tha Morrlaon-atreet bridge.
McGINN USED
- - -- MAN'S PROXY
iThe Capital Journal, of Balem, print
the following about Henry McOinn. the
Oregonlan'a candidate for State Senator;
"Tha ClUaena', .ticket "at Portland haa
put up pr, Harry Lana for Senator
agalnat Henry McGinn. ! Ha "will," If he
riake A canvaatt, throw a piercing
acarohlitht on Portland poUUca. and, in
elder. tally, aome on McOinn. -f , 1 -;
Lane la known to I be cauaUo and
vKrlfllc, and can entertain a crowd with
funny atoriea at tha expenae of the other
fellow, and Judge McGinn Witt And he
haa run up agalnat aomethlng' exciting
tefore he la through, "s i'. "'
t'Dr Laaeahould., dig up Judge Mc
Ginn' e speech In the State Convention of
Republican Clube three yearn ago, wnen
he pilloried Jack Matthewai aa beyond
coTOpara' tha worat etuffer of elub rolla
in" that 6rgahlatkn,''-'P i-a
McOinn then ahowed how Mntthewa
atuflfed Republican lub rolla with tnem
herahlp that did not exist, and got him
arff into the convention on aamea .that
nere taken from the tombatonea in the
cemcteriee. - " - " , i I
"If that will not put McQlnti out of
bualneaa, he can show how McOinn onee
aat in a Simon convention on a proxy lor
a dead man from the State of Waahlng-.
ton. There are other mattera full of dl
veraion. and an Lana haa a etrong aehao
of humor he will not healtate to. flay bla
opponenti In a campaign where they bave
laid themaelvea apen completely.".
; - "About Sea Superstitions, a
Jt la a mlauke, . according to a welt
known navat officer, to auppoaa that the
aallpra of our preaent navy are free from
auparatltuycm.'; !' remember," he aald,
-only, five year ago, when I waa In the
training eljlp Saratoga, that tha old aalta
there were aa full of auperetitloua belief a
aa any ' of thdr 'ancestora could '. have
ben.' Mi'Vv.'- ... , . ...v v
"When at aea' In a dead calm, th away
Jng ot the tnaau in the motionloaa atmon
phr eomettme cauae a peculiar wall
ing sound like dlatant cries. Thie, the
old seamen aaaured us, was the moaning
or aallors lost at sea.
Another one of their pet beliefs is
that all sailors that die by drowning are J
at one transformed into Cape Horn pie-
ems. or, aa they are also called, Mother
CareJ'e chickens. Officers are supposed
to: ilad their reincarnations In wacuU?
and fnews, While the big, solitary alba
tross, following tl.e wake of passing ve
: la, are the souls of captains who have
gone idown with their ships. ' These are
. reasons why aallora never kill these birds. J
... .' 't remember tnat these tales Impressed
tne a great deal in those days when I was
still a mere hoy. On one occasion i was !
sitting in the forecastle on my watch be-
lew. chatting with the boatswain's mate, j
a -real old-timer, Whett our conversation
osas Interrupted by a low wail of agony,
vViUder than that usually produced by the j
Vnd.:, We listened In a deep, awed si
Ve. ? . ';'; 1
( ABoy,' said the hoatswaln'a mate, 'ye
l.tar that that' a a seaman's call wot's 1
been drowned. . .
"Again the wail disturbed the silence,
"'yea,' aald the old aailor, lh aa anx
iua whisper "thaf t soma old salt Wot s
lost hla life an beard this veasellkeiy
he's coma for aeavethlng he's forgoi?..
"After a while I ventured out on deck
, wails were coming from the roof . of
forecastle. I climbed up and there
f ound th captain's little son-tugging
sway at ha cat's tail, which the poor
f s 'mat ws rtaentln with the full power
i f it iunge." Grand Rapid, HeraltL,'
Cverraedy ilkea the Peacock flour be
. u a to the bast
BOWEM.
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THR0UQH0UT THE STATE
, An effort la being made In Baker City
to establish free concert during the Sum-'
mar. ' , . . . .
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: A party of Easterners are buying up
aj,tl in Eastern Oregon. i
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. Stockmen In tha vicinity of Ashland are
vaccinating 'their cattle, blackleg being
prevalent" tu the vicinity".. ,
The telegraph" lacilltlea In " Pendleioii
have beetk Increased . , , 4,( "
There were over JA) homesteads taken
up In Tha Dalles land district during
March.. ....v.',
Corvallm Is In the midst ot a building
boom. . ';
-A man named Brown haa been put in
the pesthouse at Astoria,, suffering with
smallpox,' He came from a logging camp.
According toNthe Leader ot Weaton,
wild beasts are numerous near that place.
Bicycle' thieves are at work at Eugene,
Corvallls will hold a city election Maj
lk. ' ' ' ':"", .
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. Stevenson, Wash., has a smalpox quar
antine, ' . '. :f ( ."
While floating logs at Coburg. R. A.
Duff fell into the water and a log cruahod
Bla head.'
It la sald-that th. Red Boy Company
Wilt build an. electric road from Granite
to connect with the railroad.
Mrs Frank " Epley of ' Jefferson was
badly wounded 'near her home by a
tray bullet fired by a hunter.
" '.'." "i'.iii" -in. I,
Was Only w Initiation, '
Kour pistol ahota, Bred In rapid' sue
cession yesterday j afternoon about- 4
oYlock in tha Hardman bulldlns. corner
Mulberry' and Bacond streets, caused con
siderable exdtemeht dmong those pass
ins the - bunding",', '. Several policemen
rushed up the stairway to the third floor
expecting to find Some one who had com-
mated suicide, or else a murdered man.
The eecond floor was searched but no
person could be found. About a htftidrod
people were in the building Within a few
mioutes, and excitement was running
' hlflih . Tk. nfflM WMtt In fkl Ufiniiil
noor ltherowd following.
when the third floor was reached a
door waifr seen to open and a man wear
ing a coetume. with a plume ia his hat
and badges and belts around hi Waist
walked out in tha hallway.
"What la tne trouble?" asked an officer.
"There is no t,rouJt)tf we ire only ini
tiating a member Into our secret order,"
responded the gentleman at the door, and
the crowd quietly passed out of the build-ing.-MacOn,
tGa.) .Telegraph.
Portland Symphony Concert.
r.iThe next symphony concert Will la
place en Monday evening, the nth tnst.;
at the Marquam Theater, at : p. m.
Thla will t the foarth of A series of con
certs that have proven to be "the most
successful In the way of rehderln high
class music by Jocal talent so far attained
IB Portland.., Haydn's "Military - Sym-i
phony" wlU he rendered by the orchestra,
aa also selections from Mosskowskl and
Vifti der Btucken ("Morning Serenade",
for strings by the latterr theflntroduc
tory number WJU be 'WagBer' beauttfuV
jJBxarUira, to Blenl.'!-i. ' . f ,;' ... . .v
A apeclal feature of this concert 'will
be the plana solo' by Mrs. Beatrice Bar
low Plsrke. y--f ii t-i''ki:;?!
Th sals ot seau' will open at the box
office, ot thla theater, on Saturday morn
ing, April 28, at 10 ' clocks ...
, To wash fine white wauta, all' lace and
embroidery, without damage, abate them
well. Wet -them In clear water with a
little ammonia added; then 'lay them In
an ; earthen vessel, cover with strong
White' soapsuds and set. them in the sua
for three hours-the sunlight takes out
the dirt Rinse In three Waters, blu wall
and starch. Iron 6d the wrong side, us
ing a sleeve board covered with flannel.
An odd hint for tha housekeeper's ben
efit hat to do with corks and bottled n
ordinary cork may . be made al ser-,
vlceable as a glass stoppel by steeping
it in a little sweet U. - put the oil in a
baara on the stove and wbeB.4t.Ja hot
drop In the corks. ; In a few mtnutes re
move them and fou will find them equal
to the more solid artlcleVV , ; ; J v
The French : have a way of making
even an Inferior quality ot table linen'
look well wuhoat tha aid of staroh.
Whaa the napkins are washed and dried
and ready to be ironed they are dipped
Into boiling water and partially Wrung
out between two cloths. ';: '
They asa than rapidly ironed with aa
hot a flat iron as possible without burn
ing them. Treated in thla manner they
become beautifully glossy and stiff
. IjOVELT SUNSHADUB . '
What could he wore ' ravishing or
daintier than milady's parasol this sea
son? Nothing, certainly,, and modltes
aa welt a shopkeepers exhibit with pride
tha exquisite tittle confections ' fashion
ed to go with equally lovely' gowns.
Flounces are in the minority, while frills
and ruchings are greatly in evidence and
used In all manner of charming dsvtces.
Chiffon and mouasellnet are the fab
rics which constitute the greater part of
these essentially feminine articles, though
delicate silks and even crepes are fre
quently seen.
Among the flowered styles pompadour
dealgns lead, while Dresden effects follow
closely. V '' " " ::..'
A charming little sunshade, . and ana
which will be an effective weapon in tne
hands of ah attractive bit' of femininity,
l a mass of accordion plaited chiffon ruf
fles, edged with an inch-wide niching of
black. From ferrule to ribbon twjated
handle, there are billowy masses of these
ruchetteS' running around the taffeta
foundaticn, making the loveiiest of acces
sories for a iz-omenadf costume.
CHIUFON BRAlDIIW.
A new "fancy has Just come Into play
MINES AND MINING, f
-. ,r,
The 10-stamp quarts mill for the Mat
tern property at Hornbrook hits been pur
chased and will arrive there in a few
daya. " '
Unless something unfareseen prevents,
the immense dredge of the Empire Gold
Mining U Dredging Company, which la
in process of construction on, the John
Day .river, about three-quartera of a mile
below John Day, will be launched Into
the waUrs otJJhat (tream In a few days.
Reports come from Cottage Grove that
the contract for the grading ot SO miles
of the new railroad from that city to tha
Bohemia mines haa been let and that the
work will commence about next Monday,
April It the work of setting .the 'grade
stakes being about finished. The Alexan
der A Campbell Company, ' a. Cottage
Grove firm, has the contract' for a great
er part ef the 20 miles, a Portland com
pany having the remainder..
A rich strike in the Belcher mine. In
Alamo, owned by th Belcher Consol
idated Gold Mining A Milling Company,
of which A. K. Remington, a labor con
tractor on the Northern Pacific Railway,
la prealdent and principal owner,,, 1 re
ported from the snowy Greenhorn hills.
Below la the record made b? some of
the Individual gold 'and silver mines of
the United States: ,V'
The Comstock lode of Virginia City,
Nev., has produced In gold and silver tha
enormous sum of $320,000,000." Most of the
ore yielded but IS per ton in gold. -The
Calumet has paid $50,000,000 In div
idends alone. . . i . V
The Anaconda of Butte, which was
sold for $40,000,000 to the ' Rockefellers,
paid that amount in dividends before sell
ing. , : :.. .
The Alaska-Treadwfll gold mine, with
ore running less than $3, haa paid $3,995,-
000 in dividends. '
The Ontario of Utah haa paid $13,657,
000 in dividends. 1
ThjSOWhite Mountain, Montana, $13,
000.000, the-stpek selling from 10 cents per
share to $75 inside of two years and pay
ing JO per cent in dividends each- month.
The Homeatake of South Dakota, on 3
ore, haa paid $333.1 In divlflends every day
It has run, for the past 10 years.
SUPS OF THE MIND.
To get rid of a bore give htm advice.
Truth, may be aa clear as a bell, but
it s not always tolled. I
Many a fellow who goes out for dust
discovers that hla name Is mud.
Luck is a good bit like lightning. , It
never strikes twice In the same place. T
A St Paul girl says- she-would only
marry a marrwho could give her a car
riage, because she" has' never yet been'
ahle to get a seat In a street car,
"Oeorgev dear,- I don't believe you love
me any more. sighed the tender -maiden!
Why, my darling!'; the youth protested.
"Well." eobbed the maiden, ''It only
t-t-toqk you 15 m-m-minules to say good
bye i-i-iast night!" , , , tt
He shook his heavy underwear.y ' v A
And put-his summer garments on.,'
The chances are he does , not care . '
He won't need any Where's he's gone.
A Long-Distanca 8peech.
1 Chicago, invited fo attend bsnitiet
in New York City, but receiving ths invi
tation too late, Timothy W, Xa Quattee
responded to the, toastm aster . ovar ; jooo i
miles of telephone wire .recently.
While he sat at the transmitter m 'the
Rand-McNatly bulldtnj, rjesta at the
banquet; board In' the, Hotel : Roland, In
New York, each supplied with a receiver,
1ar-tnTTspwcrtar-rt6 'Wrlefi'caned"
upon. The occasion waa a dinner, given
to Edward T. Page. 'After. Mn.Xe Quatta.
had finished the applause around the
banquet table was plainly audible at the
Chicago end of the Wlrev-Chloago Tri
bune. . - v -.. i-' , w
for braiding the chiffon and thin stuff.
Take .a atria of. chltfoA and out It la
thraa lenctha,. Braid, 'aa". ia a three
h strand braid. When ' done it should
make a rooe a little larger than your
1 thumb. Thla ia used for the border of a
toko for tha adga of the neck ot a t
eollete gown, " Lace falls over it for
evenug and la eattght here and there
hi tba thraa atrand braid,
i If prefTved. yea can border tits jrokv
of roup street dress .with tt .and.,a it
airaia upon yau ouffa and at the. lower
dga of yonY. atock.;lt i aa expenalva
trimming, but very ' effectiva A . littie
crinoline can he reUed inside the chtltoB
before It Is braided to Make a border for
tha hat brim. . Thla .entire motif can be
carried out in ahrlmp pink for bat, yoke.
belt, uffe and stock- pretty finish to
ail. - -fA'WfSiSf;-
" SHIRT WAIST BELTS.
' Belts play the mostImportant part In
adding tha finishing touches to a shirt
Waist and the most effectve and stylish
ones are of black taffeta, with large
eyelets In the hack,' through which tat
teta ribbon la run and laced to fit tha
figure.- The fronts of these belts are fln-
Idhed In a Variety of Ways. Some ore
clasped with a stunning buckle, others
simply tied with a modest bow knot
A style which Is Just as effective and
answers the tame purpose Is a black
satin or velvet ribbon wound around the''
waist' and tied in front in a bow knot
or four-ln-hand and fastened with a tur
quoise matrix, thla ia a becoming, Beat
and' convenient- style, since it may be
drawn as tight aa one wishes and is tha
most easy to adjust "
There is also a popular belt with two
buckles, one in the middle of the front
and one In the middle of the back. It
Is a shaped belt, but must be shaped by
some one who knows' how.
LIGHT MENU FOR A DAT.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit
Cereal. ' Cream.
Creamed Eggs. BakeB Potatoes.
Milk Jilscult. " j Coffee. t
UJNCI. ,
Escallojied Oyster "4 Sliced Tomatoeal
Stewed .Prunes. -"
Wafters. -..... . Coffee.. -
s DINNER.
Split pea. Soup.
Broiled Shad. . Butter Sauoe.
tutted Potatoes. -r - Cress Salad.
Charlotte Russe, Coffee.
WITH THE FUNNY MEN.
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
' Aprlf.'
, The tick ot the ticker -He
trusted.
May:
And that's the reason
, . , Hi's busted.
' COULDN'T FIND HIS PICTURE.
Passenger on Page Avenue Car I've
been Watching the papers every evening
for a picture nf that man who's so prom-
inenx out west, and can't find it. :
His Seatmate What manT'f-Passenger-Why,
that railroad man
named Merger.
SURE THING.
To kiss a maid is not amiss
If sonte"one sees the kiasea
If she has seme such evidence
Will make ot her a Mrs.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Cassldy-Oi was born in ,'68, an, a lucky
t'lng it was fur me. ' ;
Casey Waa It so? Phwhy? 'u .
CasBidy-Well, ye see the 29th av Feb
ruary is me blrthady, an' ao If '68 toadn't
been a lapo year Oi wudn't V been born
at all, at all.
DEFINING THE "STORIES."
"Yep," said Mr. Meddergrasa, "that
city feller that wrote me about the goods
he has for sale bad a ptcter of h!a bus
iness house on his letter paper, an' It
showed a 15-story building Well.' when
went down to town I went around that
way an took a look at that place, an'
blame' if il o' them stories ain't plain
lies."
' v'r 'r s
A PECULIAR POLITICIAN. "
: "He'a a mighty hard man to get along
with." aald the practical politician sadly.
"Mighty hard." f . ..
"He seems thoroughly honest."
' "Of course, he is. That's what makes
hjm so erratic and unsatisfactory. Every
Once in a white he Insists on doing some
thing simply because he thlnke he is
right without waiting to figure out What
Its effect on his political prospects it
liable to be.rt u
.FQRrCHlCAGO TRADE. -"It
looks ilka a very goodiplaho," said
the prospective buyer, "but i ths pedals
seem to be unusually far apart." "
"Tea." replied the salesman! "you see,
these pianos wefe originally built for the
Chicago trade." "T,r'?".:W
WHY HE'S A GENIUS. ,
j "I tell you that poet la a enlua".J j ,
li-"A genius? Why, his stuff is the worst
X ever read. -.. '
"I know." -Iitfv,
, "But why do you call him a enlusrf
"Because he succeeds In selling It."
COMPLIMENTARY J
Hostess O. do. Mr. BasseaU,' oblige US
with Just one more song., '"U
The Singer-Renlly, Mrs" Footenlt. I'm
afraid at this late hour I -might disturb
the neighbors. ''.:;;''i::4vi''-v
Hostess Never mind; , they ;i h
howling dog that disturbs us at Bight.
SPRING POEM,
Ball. .
: ' Bat ' ' ,
Glove, --
, Mask.
Boy , . .
. Shirks v
llle -
Mir A-.vv.-
Tt r-.V-
THE SENATOR'S REPLY, "
What we want" said tha ' earnest I
man, 'is a ballot that is absolutely in
corruptible." isvr '
VThat'S right,", answered ' Senator Sor
ghum, "and the only way to secure it IS
to bring up a generation 'o voters Who
won't toe forever tempting us politicians
to buy em. . '-
:';Making Things
hrerybady
seems J to ' have "fallen
down,',' frt speak, in yesterdays count,
except the friends of Ladd's field. '.,'- -"
i If ths' Peninsula people could have
peeped tats that-hlg hot lit The Journal
window,' tst Yamhill street, and gated
upon the heap -of ballot theretny as the
box was opened to begin the count, some
of them night have falntad. - -,
Four, thousand, one hundred and forty
six Votes had been deposited stnes ths
count of Saturday, While the Peninsula
shoved la only ts and Sellwood a piti
ful 1M.W-"'- - . .-
This won't do for ths Peninsula and
tell wood.' It's all right for Ladd's Field;,
all wrong for ths other places, y "
' This is the count yesterday: ,' '
' Peninsula .........;.,.......,.r..l7.iM '
Ladd's Field ..,..;.......,.;..KMT
,'' Sellwood ...?.
City Park
; CJrcle Park . fil
Knot Tract S60
Fulton e . e s !'- a'a a :
Clip this , coupon from Tha Journal,
ssnd in, or address It to Fair Site Con
test Editor, Tha" Evening Journal, !S9
YafnhlU Street, and your vote wilt be re
corded: - i :' ..'1?",.'-' ' , "..
JOURNAL CONTEST
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SHIRTWAISTS FOR MEN.
Unabla tc Decide Whether or Not
; . , They Will Be Worn.
Shirt walata for men for the summer
season of .1901 just now are trembling in
the balance. "To order or not to order"'
is ths question of the retail dealer, and
until he decides, some- time about May
2, "to make or not to make" will be the
query of the manufacturer.
For nothing In the line of wearing
apparel comes quicker from the bat of
the manufacturer than does a shirt
waist in many colora ..It will not be
made till men want it; men will not de
mand l it. until the lmercury column is
Hearing the (0s; and when the Ws have
been passed. When the shirt waist .is the
proper thing for another season, a hbf
summer is expected to keep hotel porters
and even hired bruisers busy throwing
the shirt waist man out of windows of
tha dlnlng-roorasi . provided the flimsy
garment Is not accepted as inevitable.
In this respect however, the shirt waist
for 190 will And It possible to avail itself
of ths cumulative victories of a stormy
past When the first frosts of the au
tumn of 1901 sent the shirt i waist to the
ragbag, It had accomplished something in
ethics it had found a habitation and a
name in civilisation. , A few men had
martyred '. to it; : a ; tew laWyers had
gained' ollenta. in damage suits against
the managements of .hotels because of it;
and, .once, at least, as agalnat all the
hrasauiar minions of a bit Chicago hotel,
shirt waist had come into the dining-
room land sat a meal out in conspicuous
comfort . , ..,'.,
Still it ta a question if the shirt waist
Is to be an institution in the forthcoming
Summer; that last season a sudden hot
spell made a sharp, demand, for this gar
ment in the neuter sender, while a 10-
degrea drop of the mercury Shut It off in
an hour. Chicago Tribune. ' V. r
A Good Word for Friday.
"Don't yon really think Friday is .an
unlucky dayT".. -.'. ';
'Nor indeed. ' why.; It was on Friday
that my husband tried to board a street
car and fetl and broke his leg." - -
Unluokyt -I guess not Ha had "all
his doctor's bills paid by tha fraternity
he belongs- to, and. he got 128 a week
jrrbm an accident Insurance policy, and
the street car' people are going to pay
him $1,000 to compromise - the matter.'
Unluckt! Well, I wish there Was a lot
more of such Fridays." 1 t '
vvHorse Had False Tail f
It Is safe to say that when Thomas
Barry, I known among ths ' cabbies as
"Foxy Grandpa," purchased a false tall
tor his horse "Rat Tall," he had ao sus
picion that this act of kindness would
almost land him tn Jail. . s & 'i
"tut Tall," through soma ailment had
lost every hair in the aforesaid, tall. It
caused much amusement to the cabbies
and much wounded pride to Barry. He
rectified it by purchasing a falsa tall that
looked almost as natural aa the real one,
especially at Bight. - - ....- i
Barry .had a call at the Twenty-fourth
street entrance of a hotel at 7 P. M. A
handsomely gowned woman- ordered him
to tAke her to ah address fat Fifth avenue.
She .entered the cab and "Foxy Grand
pa" gathered tha reins. One of them had
caught under the horse's tall. Barry tried
to yank It loose and in doing so the whole
tall. came off. " -
The woman looked forth Just in time to
sea the tail drop. She waa out of the cab
ta an Instant , .' r v '
"Vou Villain you have pulled that poor
horse's tail oft", she screamed.. "I will
hava you arrested. I am a member of
the 6. P, C A and I will report you in
the mortdng. Police! Pollcer ,v ,, ' . .
PpHOeman BeU ruabed across the street
a crowa cainereu. roor uarry stooa wnn
the detached tail In hla hand. In vain he
triad, to sxplala that tba tail was a false
one.-; "Kat Tail". looked around in silent
sympathy. . . 'i
The woman, almost too angry to speak.
commanded the policeman to arrest Bar
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ry. The crowd; increased. , The policeman
waited for an opening and finally found
a chance to explain the situation to tha
woman. She was Incredulous at first, but
on being convinced, made a rnah for an
other cab and drove oft amid tha shouts
of the spectators. . Barry regarded his
hors sorrowfully.
'You lost roe fares whin ye had no tail
and now ye are losin 'em whin ye have
wan, bedad. Jlst because it's off for the
rooment,"New Tork . Journal! , .
The' Size of Fairies.
Readew of Ellsabethlan poetry are fa
miliar, with fairies who fashion, coata
from a hat's wingr tans from .those' ot
hutterflies, coverlets from he skins-of
snakes,, wage war with: spiders, smd
make expeditions on the backs of flies.
Writers have' commonly.' "assumed that
such minuteness was. the product of po
etic fancy,' which reduced these spirits
to a else much, below that admitted by
popular bellelC; but , this. Is an error.
Folklore supplies with abundant exam
ples, of fairies who can carry no more
than a single Vtraw, Who emerge from
mole bill, and make a thread bridge
in order to traverse a keyhole.. Concord-,
ant Is the ' testimony of . language, as
when the foxglove passes for being a
fairy cap. ,' ., -. ;,"'.... -. , '. '' ,
If a slie so reduced cannot allow his
torical interpretation, still less does
othhology explain, tne qualities' of these
fays, who In power' do not differ from
their 'vr larger. ..; constant Queen ' ilob : no
larger than the jewel, of a ring, is yet
charged with the' functions of a birth
goddess.. The - least falryJ!caft steal - a
bride or a baby; tenuity is of jess con
sequence, since any tiny sprite can at will
assume gigantic proportions." -The fairies
who In one - oanton are. represented aS
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dwarfish. In the 'next may be
desoribad
as glgaatio. : -, ,., -';
. The contrast, which '. ' cannot
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be ao
counted for as arising from blsierlcaj,
memories, may be easily explaiaed by the .
early aaodea ot coneeiviAg nature. In pre,
historic ' conception a mountain might
pass tor a large man, a river Jar a tail
one, whljanhe inmates ot petty hHioeks
would naturally be Imagined aa possess
ing form corresponding to ths narrow)
limits of their' habits. - InteraatlOBal
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. Recently while an attorney for. the de
tense waa arguing s eass in ths Xh-k.
wood 3 Justice Court, i the prooeedmgs
were ' interrupted by the . braying of a
donkey. "One minute, please," said the
Judge, "I can not hear two at once." A
little later, when the-court waa summing
up, tha donkey- brayed again and the
lawyerfi rising, exclaimed "If you
Honor please. Will you speak ' a little
louder. There must be an echo In this
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