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Sumorous Jcpartrarnt. "Give U? Tim?." The first number of the National Monthly, a publication in charge of Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is out. Its object is the advancement of the interests of the Democratic party, and Mr. Mack says in his salutatory: While I have very pronounced views on questions of party policy, and purpose from time to time to give expression to them, I do not propose to enter upon a campaign of disagreement. What the party wants now is more issues on which we can agree, fewer on which we disagree. Because we have met with many reverses In the last forty years we must not accept the impression that the Democracy is Inherently weak. Mr. Mack must have heard of the two friends, both fond of controversy, who met after a long separation and renewed an old dispute. One was a freethinker, the other a man of orthodox religious views. Adjoining from the dinner table to the library, they lighted cigars and sailed in. Their host, an old bachelor, knocked oft from the part of listener about 10 o'clock and went upstairs to bed. At midnight he awoke and heard the disputants still at It. "Say," he called out from the head of the stairs, "how much longer are you fellows going to keep i{ up?" "Until we agree on something," was the reply. "Haven't agreed on anything yet?" "Not yet." "Started at Genesis?" "Yes." "Where are you now." " w K/v/vlra Ai me rauiiuc uw<w. "Going through to Revelation?" "Yes. If we don't agree on something before we get that far." "What time Is It now?" "Midnight only." 'When does day break?" "About 6. Give us time, man! Give us time!"?Washington Star. Experience of a Chinese Court. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, commander in chief of the battleship fleet while going to the Pacific, told the following story apropos of justice as in iho American court at auiuiiuoivivu iu -?? ?? Shanghai: "Four men were in the dock," said the admiral, "when his honor mounted to the bench. Three were Chinamen and the fourth a sailor from my ship. The Judge said to the first Chinaman: " 'What Is your name?" '"Ah Ling,' was the response. "'What was the matter with you?' asked the judge. " 'Dlunk.' " Thirty days, and get out of here,' sentenced his honor. 'Next. What's your name?* " 'Ah Sung.' responded the second Chinaman. " 'What was the matter with you?' " 'Dlunk.' " Thirty days, and get out. Next What's your name?* "'Ah Lee,' replied the third Chinaman. "'What's your trouble?' asked the judge.' " 'Dlunk.' " 'Thirty days. Next, what's your name?* "'Ah, h?1, give me thirty days and let me go, was me piumpi i cpi> u, the American sailor." By No Means Angelic.?Eugene Walter, the playwright, at a dinner, was accused of pessimism, says an exchange. "Well," said Mr. Walter, "I am not a pessimist, but I don't believe that human nature is by any means angelic. We are all much alike. The best we can do is to curb our faults and favor our virtues. "What faults should I curb?" a very pretty young lady asked. "Well," said Mr. Walter, "I should think you'd have about the same faults a?.?W am A 1U*U <vt?l T 1 lr/-?/l i?An IU t'UlU txa a IIL1IC Sill a uwivcu iw jvoterday. She's a charming little girl, and as we conversed alone In the drawing room while waiting for her father and mother to come down I said to her: "'Have you got a sweetheart?' "She smiled and wriggled, 'Yeth,' she said softly. " 'Well,' said I. 'I'll give you a quarter If you'll tell me who he is.' " 'Tommy,' she answered In a low voice, and I gave her the quarter. "A few minutes afterward she said suddenly: " 'Now, If you'll give me another quarter I'll tell you who my other sweetheart is.'" She Escaped.?Intelligent men and women hurrying along a street presumably have individual objects in view and yet, between Franklin Park and Pennsylvania avenue people paused yesterday to watch: A young man rolling two automobile wheels together, as a boy rolls a hoop; A laborer who let a section of gas pipe fall from his shoulder to the pavement; A batch of children playing hopscotch ; A balky horse attached to a buggy, and a young woman in such ridiculous slippers that she could barely peg along. In line with these exciting incidents was a thin-faced woman sawing tunes on a fiddle, and with an open-mouthed bag dangling suggestively from her arm. She escaped notice.?Washington Star. He Accepted the Apology.?A prom inent New York lawyer is noted lor ms ready answers and skill in repartee. When a young practitioner he appeared before a pompous old judge, who took offense at a remark the lawyer made criticising his decision. "If you do not instantly apologize for that remark, Mr. Blank," said the judge, "I shall commit you for contempt of court." "Upon reflection, your honor," instantly replied Mr. Blank, "I find that your honor was right and I was wrong, as your honor always is." The judge looked dubious, but finally said that he would accept the apology. Spelling.?"I couldn't spell it for the police, so I said Samuels," was the explanation given by Lazarus Sirnonovskl when asked at the city police court why he had given a false name. Thus does real life plagiarize from the old story of the man who wrote to his doctor that he had mumps. When the medical man arrived he found the patient suffering from rheumatism, and remonstrated with him on being misled. "I know; but not a sou! in the house could spell rheumatism," " was the excuse.?London Globe. Jttiscfllanrous Reading. THE KAISER'S ARMY. An English Girl's Impression of Ger* many's Fighters. Take an average British soldier and put him for, say, three months' military training, Into the German army. What would be the result? Twelve weeks out of the thirteen would be spent in solitary confinement for Insubordination and insulting a superior officer, while in the last week he would probably be executed for killing one. This is not intended as a slur upon the British soldier; for, although he rives up his life and body to the ser vice of his country, still lie retains his individuality and his self-respect. Such is certainly not the case with the German soldier; for what self-respect can a man have who is habitually addressed by his superior officers by such epithets as bandy-legs, pig-dog, fool, idiot and so on? Since every man, who is not an absolute idiot or physically incapable, Is compelled to serve, it can be well imagined that the German army, as a whole, is not conspicuous for symmetry of form, nor beauty and intelligence of countenance; therefore, it seems more than hard that a man who, through no fault of his own, is afflicted with some personal defect, should have this affliction publicly derided and jeered at with remarks prefaced by one or more of the foregoing alooMnnlao of snppoh The under-offlcera are the worst offenders in this respect. "Hi! you bandy-legs, don't stand there looking as conceited as if you were the only Billy ass in the whole regiment," is the sort of wit in which the noncom, indulges at the unfortunate private's expense. Poor fellow; for the time being he is a machine?the property, nominally, of his country, but, in reality of the man who happens to be in command over him, and woe betide him if he offend his sergeant. He must have no thought, no will of his own. Perhaps he never had much of either. All the better for him when he becomes a soldier. "" > ?"oin thmich a man re iivn auu ?>.VUo.., ? fuses to submit to such Indignities without a struggle, but repeated confinements to the cells and bread and water diet soon break his spirit. If not, there are worse punishments. As soon as he realizes that he gave up his manhood when he took on the uniform, he can get on fairly well, provided he is thick-skinned. His work is arduous, his rations poor, and he Is rewarded with the munificent sum of 2 S-4d per diem (in a cavalry regiment it is a little more); but he can console himself with the reflection that two years will see the end of It This is the length of time he has to serve, I unless he happens to be the son of rich people, when one will suffice. But there is a great and marked difference between the two. The rich man's son must succeed in passing an examination and then, during the year, must keep himself in uniform, food, lodging and everything else. It costs anything between 150 pounds and 250 pounds, according to the regiment he is in. Although he has to drill and work with the others, he is generally better treated, has more privileges, and may pass his spare time as he likes, provided he does not leave the town without permission. The under officers are fairly decent to him, although sometimes they may be cutting. "Where are you -going to, Schmidt?" said a non-commissioned officer to a gentleman private. "To dine, sir," came the reply. "What?" roared out the sergeant. "Officers dine, we eat, but you?you feed, understand!" and this to a gentleman born. The German soldiers on parade are not a pretty sight, nor an Imposing one. They are mostly undersized, underfed and overworked. There Is a splendid assortment of knock knees, bandy-legs and squints; but, remember, Germany can put 3,000,000 men of a sort on the field. And the uniforms! They are not beautiful at best; but when you know that each man gets his predecessor's garments?or what Is left of them?it mav be Imagined that a regiment of soldiers is an impressive spectacle. I have seen a little man wearing a coat three sizes too large for him. It was belted in at the waist, the skirts forming a ludicrous frill; while a little way down the line a great burly fellow did his best to stand in a way which put less strain upon the seams of his nether garments. They each have a decent suit of full dress parade, though. An element of fear runs through the whole army, the men being afraid of each and every superior. The sergeants fear the lieutenants, who, in turn, fear the captains, and so on, up to the commanding general. He, being at the top of the tree, has no one over him, so let us hope he fears his Maker. Judging from his language, he does not. All officers swear loudly and well, but none so wholeheartedly and fervidly as this pinnacle of power. The gem of the Germany army is assuredly the lieutenant. He is a thing of beauty and a joy forever?in the eyes of the fair sex, at any rate. No matter how much popular opinion and inklnoA,! Innllna uuuias^u uusci vaiiuu maj utviiuc against him, to the German girl he is perfect. His conceit is ineffable, his appearance very ordinary, though sometimes you come across a handsome one; his knowledge Is astounding; his opinion of himself, his abilities, and everything pertaining to him, could not be Improved upon; although very young, he is generally as blase as an old roue of 60?and his uniform Is charming. I do not blame a lieutenant; he can not help himself; he Is the darling and the idol of every girl to whom he condescends to speak. So what wonder if he is self-satisfied and spoiled! Of course, there are exceptions. There are as unassuming, good-hearted young fellows wearing the German uniform as are to be found anywhere, but they are not the rule. Against the older officers I can say nothing. They have had this nonsense knocked out of them long ago. They have too much hard work, and. unless they have a good private income or rich wives, too little money to Indulge in tomfoolery. "Are?er?the English officers?er?as erinonteti ffphiirletl as we German?" said a young lieutenant to nie upon being Introduced. My answer was sometimes to the effect that the English officers were not so conceited (eingebildet) as the German, and he seemed surprised, quite hurt, In fact, that I was not overcome with gratitude at his condescension in speaking to me at all. He had to learn that in England it Is the girl who condescends. But a lieutenant has to work hard? very hard?at all kinds of drill exercise. He has to instruct a squad of men In history and war-game"?no 8 sinecure if you know the men?and he receives instruction upon the same subject from his colonel, besides which n he generally studies one or more for- tl eign languages. n His pay Is very slender, too. I won- ei der if an English officer would credit b the fact that a German lieutenant, by it no means In his first year, receives d 178. 6d. per week for his services. A rr lieutenant told me so himself. "i What wonder, then, that they con- "i tract debts, which the wife-to-be has "i the onus of paying. But, in spite of a all, they are a happy-go-lucky, light- h hearted set of fellows, with a charm tl that is all their own, and, I must say, I spent a very pleasant two years in a k German garrison .town.?Pearson's a Weekly. tl m w HUNTING IN PHILIPPINES. b 18 Game Moat 8ought?Charge of a Herd h of Wild Carabao. a Since the terrible baguios and cloud- 1)1 bursts of last October the wild game of the mountains has come down toward e< the valley much closer than ever be- 8( fore. It is possible to get good shoot- " ing six hours out of town, although the better grounds are further away. Wild 11 . W Car&bao, deer and pig are the principal " animals sought. The hunters arrange w with friendly native hunters who with 81 hunting dogs beat the bush. lr Mr. Thomas, principal of the high a school, a few weeks ago assisted by ^ some very clever native hunters 61 brought in five deer. A few weeks 81 since the hunters were in ground so ' rough they could not use their ponies. h They stood along one side of an open- u ing and sent the dogs into the bush ex- e' pectlng some wild hog. Instead ten wild carabao walked out briskly and snlfTed the air. The boys as briskly p looked for a tree. Mr. Thomas at the b head of the line dropped a "forty-five ninety" soft nosed bullet through the 84 lungs of the rear carabao. The animal n plunged ahead, snorting blood, which p stampeded the whole herd. a On they rushed down the line as the boys "shinned" up a tree. At the lower a end of the line was Mr. Harpst, who tc only could find a little bush right in ? the line of the carabao rush. As he 11 climbed the bush it began to bend, and on the bunch came right in his direction. By a good chance shot one of j* the boys hit the lead carabao on the nose. The animal snorted and turned to one side; all followed him except the ' animal shot through the lungs. Mr. * Harpst sat quietly in the bush, and luckily the wounded animal did not ^ see him as he rushed by within a few feet. Then dropping to the ground he sent a bullet breaking a hind leg. Still the animal, on three legs and snorting *( blood. Dloughed ahead. The boys fol- J lowed as he went into the woods. Fi- 11 nally, tangled with underbrush, he fell c' exhausted and died. These carabao seem to have a his- p tory. The old settlers shrug their ? shoulders and with bated breath tell of a time years ago when some rich Fillplnos had large corrals located In the mountains to prevent disease. Then ^ 3ome outlaws killed the owners of the g corrals In a series of foul murders to . Ifi get their cattle. On a dark night when trying to drive the carabao away they ^ stampeded and went to the mountains; and it Is said that the wild herd are the offspring of the old corrals. A tame strain still seems to run in the calves. A while ago when an old carabao was shot the little calf remained by her side. The hunters approach- n ed and slipped a noose over the little 8 fellow's head and led him away.?Tuerueearao corresnondence Manila Times. _ . a " ' * ' w A Plea For Tolerance. a The bitter attack recently made on S the memory of Alexander Hamilton P has received adverse criticism in all P sections of the country. *1 The world changes, and the patriot- h ism of today may be the treason of tomorrow or the treason of today becomes patriotism in history. Wash- b ington, JefTerson, Adams and their compatriots were traitors until sue- ? cess crowned their efforts and then before the world they became patriots, n Few men who have served our repub- 1 lie have been the subject of as vlru- n lent attacks as those directed against o Washington when he was president, b To read them in this day is to cover p our cheeks with blushes of shame p that men could be found thus in their c intolerance to defame a man render- ii ing such exalted service. He, too, like A Hamilton, was the victim of the slan- d derer, led away by partisan hatred, tl Hamilton while secretary of the treas- a ury was charged with a serious of- o fense. He acknowledged his fault, ti He may or may not have been the vie- r tim of unprincipled adventurers, as t! his friends claimed, but this one lapse ii from the strict path of rectitude did d not make him "a contemptible rake." t He rendered the most important ser- h vices to the country, on the field and n in the cabinet. When the govern- b ment had not a dollar in its treasury ? it was Hamilton, as Webster said, who "struck the rock of public confidence ana aDunaani streams 01 revenue gushed forth." j, Hamilton's very fall proved the need of tolerance. His opponent was branded as a wilful and deliberate murderer, committing a great crime 8 to rid himself of a political and pro- n fessional rival. For fifty years that ^ was the verdict of the American peo- P lie, and in a work still accepted in * many parts of the country' as accurate it is said of Burr that he "became 2 an exile in Europe and was every- 0 where shunned as a felon and an out- 0 law," when the exact contrary is a true. In Europe he was received with 8 distinguished honors by kings and * princes and the learned of almost ev- 8 ery college and university of Europe. e Jeremy Bentham, one of the purest ^ and noblest of human beings, was one a of his most ardent admirers. 8 Tt I u nnu? a /I m 11 otl hv nil pnnrlltl men that Hamilton was altogether In 0 the wrong in the controversy that v brought on the fatal meeting with n Burr. In the case of Burr there Is another strong indictment of intoler- ? ance. For nearly a century he rested n under the condemnation of the people, * who charged him with treason. It Is ^ now conceded that he was the victim 8 of political malevolence. What was ^ treason In him became exalted patriot- P ism in Bowie, Travis and Crockett and ^ John Tyler and James K. Polk, for they did forty years later just what 0 Burr designed to do. * A statue of Hamilton would call to 1 - - * * i-. . ti minu ana repeal me siory ui ms gai- lantry on the field of battle, the fact ^ that he was one of the builders and * the chief defender of the constitution, and that his genius brought prosperity and wealth to an Impov- r erished young nation.?Washington S Post. M MANY MULE8. ome of tho Various Classifiescations. Kansas City is the world's greates larket for mules, those useful anlmah lat have helped make Missouri faious, yet few persons other than dealrs know anything about the versatiU easts. To the average person "a mul? i a mule," and that's all. But the ealers will tell you very different Th? rule man will talk of "cotton" mules mine" mules, "pitters," "levee" mules sugar" mules, "rice" mules and ever mahogany" mules. He will talk about mule's "conformation," estimate hl? eight to half an inch and classify hint ie minute he looks at the animal. Over half the mules sold on the maret are "cotton" mules. Most of thenr re bought from Dec. 1 to March 1, bj ie southern planters, or the dealer? ho supply them. A "cotton" mule must e a good mule, although an extra irge one is not demanded. Th? eight varies from 14 to 161 hands nd the weight Is from 760 to 1,10? ounds. Trim, smooth haired mulee rnt show breeding?the Missouri varlty?are the kind sought for by the suthern dealers and called "cotton' lules in trade vernacular. Next In importance is the "construeon" mule. With the opening up ol ork after the financial flurry this class as In demand. The railroad contraction camps want big, rugged annals. Style Is no object Big-footed nimals are In demand to make the rawing of heavy loads In loose dirl isler. Where levees are under contraction a larger mule still Is used. A construction" mule is 15 to 161 handJ igh. A "levee" mule should not tx nder 16 hands. They are often hitch1 singly to two-wheeled carts, and 8 ig animal is required. But the mule that brings the hlghesi rice is the "advertiser." Size and reeding both count here. For "adversers" or "wagon" mules, as they an cmetlmes called, big, well-shaped icely matched animals, that make th< asserby turn and look again?In short team that advertises the owner?an ie kind that bring the big prices. Thej re gradually taking the place of horset >r heavy delivery purposes. Many loll firms use them, sometimes hitching iem three abreast. "Mine" mules are a distinct type; ley must be broad and chunky, bui ot tall. The average height Is H ands. "Pltters" for hauling ore In unerground tunnels should not be ovei 2i hands high. An Ideal "pltter" li tiaped like a dachshund; he has a long ody and short legs. Almost any coloi -111 do for a "mine" mule except white t the mine entrance a white mule getf irty and looks unkempt. Down In th< jnnels he remains just white enougl > frighten his mates. To the llttl< pltter" mule In the flickering light 01 le tunnels there Is something so unanny about his white brother thaton< rhite mule In a mine will create ? ante. Then there are "sugar" mules anc rice" mules used on sugar and rlc< lantatlons. "The "sugar" mule Is t Ig, fancy priced animal, but the "rice* lule need only be rugged. Mules usee 1 the lumber camps are called "logera." The principal requirement agalr i not style, but ruggedness. When th< all carries from the Central America! imber camps the mule men call th< nimals "mahogany" mules. The government buys mules descrlbd In their specifications as "wheel" rules, "swing" mules, "lead" mules riding'" or "saddle" mules, and "pack' lules. Government mules must tw ound and from 4 to 8 years old. Theli Ize varies. Almost any kind of a mule will do foi farm worker, although the farmei rill often outbid the representative o big firm for a pair of "advertisers." trangely enough, the farmer, the grea roducer of mules, owns a very smal er vein ui mem. musl ui uieiu uic u tie hands of the great users of th< ybrlds, the southern planter and con' ractor. Mules are high in price now. A goo< lg "construction" mule sells for $221 1 Kansas City. A well-matched pali f "advertisers" will bring $500. Why is there such a demand for th< lule? The reason is not far to seek 'he "fool mule" of the comic paper li ot such a fool after all. He takes can f himself, and the barn men of an} ig teaming company will tell you i air of mules will outlast two or threi airs of horses at hard work. A mul< ould give an athlete points on train ig. He will not overeat or overdrink ifter hard work he will not eat o: rink until rested. He seems to knov hat he cost his owner no small sum nd will not allow a careless driver t< verwork him. He is not of a nervoui emperament, and loses no energy wor ying, as a horse does. To the disease: hat attack the horse in the south he 1: mmnne RvervthlnQf considered, thi emand for the mule Is a Just trlbut a his usefulness. Mlssourians shoult ave a proper pride In the Mlssour nule, the Ideal beast of draught an< urden for the south.?Kansas Cit; itar. A TREASURE SHIP. low the Centurion Captured a Gold Laden Spanish Vessel. Of the many incidents of Anson" reat voyage round the world in th< middle of the eighteenth centry, now as made a greater Impression on th< opular mind than the capture o he great treasure ship Nuestri >enora ue i^auauuugu, uii npn 0, 1743. In the first place, the valm f the prize was enormous; in the sec nd, the duel between the Centurloi nd the treasure ship was a fine sin le-ship action; and in the third place he victory came at a time when An on's fortunes seemed to be at a lov bb. when one disaster after anothe ad reduced his squadron to one ship nd when sickness had reduced hii un's crews to two men each. The nuestra Senora de Cabadonga r, as it is also called, de Covadonga /as a treasure ship from Manila, com landed by Don Geronimo Montero, am iden with specie and merchandise !he was sighted at sunrise from tin last head of the Centurion, and Maste tichard Walter, Anson's chaplain an< ilstorlan, tells us that "a general Jo; pread tnrougn tne wnoie snip. Salleons nearly always cruised In cou iles, and It was supposed another mus >e near. The Centurion at once stoo< oward the Spaniard, and before eigh "clock her officers could see the enem: rom the deck. The firing of a gun bj he galleon was taken by Anson's met o be a signal to a consort to mak< iaste and rejoin, and "to amuse th< )ons" the Centurion herself fired a gut o leeward. But Don Geronimo Mom pro had no consort, nor did he underate the prowess of his opponent. Th? ipan lards knew they were face to fac< ,-ith Anson and the Centurion, ant they were keen to tight. Throughout the forenoon the two ships crept closer and closer together, till by midday only a h league separated them. Then the Nuest tra Senora de Cabadonga brought to C i under topsails, with her head to the northward, and at the top-gallant mast- a head the standard of Spain was flying. J Anson was not slow to accept the ) challenge, and he laid his plans with ! great foresight. Into the tops he sent J thirty picked men, the best small arms w , marksmen In the ship. His broadside a , guns were manned only with two men \* i each, and to them he gave Instructions h t to do nothing but load their gun. The i rest of the men were divided into gangs n i of twelve, with orders to move up and e Snnrn tha hntterv fnr the sol? numose e of running: out and firing: the guns as i they were loaded. It was an unconr ventional way of fighting; continuous i Independent Are was the last thing the t Spaniards expected, and it threw them h i into as much confusion as did the dlss aster which oveitook them within a , few minutes of the opening of the fight, b I A mass of mats and hammocks in the i netting of the galleon caught Are, burn- b ing Aercely and blazing up nearly as I high as the mizzen top. The two ships were practically within pistol shot, and 8i it was probably some gunwads from . the Centurion which started the blaze, t To free themselves from the danger w i was no light task, and it took the Span. lsh seamen some time to cut the net. tings away and tumble the Aaming b I mass overboard, and in the mean while ) Anson's marksmen in the tops were t subjecting the galleon's upper decks k . to an incessant fusillade. Walter deL scribes the effect as "prodigious hav, oc," and adds that the marksmen suc, ceeded in "killing or wounding every w . officer but one that appeared on me L quarter deck, and wounding In partlcu- e lar the general of the galleon himself." t The^ fight raged on for two hours, I Anson changing from round shot to n . grape In the second part of the engage} ment with deadly effect The ships were so near that some of the Spanish n 5 officers were seen running about with I much assiduity to prevent the desertion j( ? of their men from their quarters, but r all their endeavors were In vain. After , having as a last effort fired Ave or six , guns "with more judgment than usual," s r they yielded up the contest; and the galleon's colors being burned off the ^ ensign staff at the beginning of the ent gagement, she struck the standard at j, I her main top-gallant tnasthead. The Centurion did not escape undamaged; e at the moment the galleon struck Anson was informed quietly that his ship a was on fire near the powder room. He received the news without apparent ^ emotion, and taking care not to alarm t his people, gave the necessary orders for extinguishing the Are. The specie in the Nuestra Senora de j Cabadonga included 1,313,843 pieces of eight, and 35,682 ounces of virgin sll- 0 ver, and the total value of the prize was assessed at ?313,000. And in this connection it is interesting to note that two other Spanish treasure ships cap- I tured by English commanders bore names similar to that of Anson's prize. Thero was the Nuestra Senora del t , Rosario, which Drake took, "and In It b j great booty," from that moat haughty of Spanish seamen, Don Pedro de Val- a j dez; and the Nuestra Senora de los o } Remedloa, which was taken very richly p J laden by the Royal >.'amlly privateer off t C&pe St. Mary's, three years after Anson's great capture.?London Globe. t m i TRICK8 OF MEMORY. d , Some Remarkable Instances of Phe, nomenal Powers. 1 r The average person does not use 11 more than 3,000 words In writing and f r speaking, and the professional wrl- 8 r ter's supply seldom exceeds 6,000, yet f Victor Hugo commanded 8,000 at will, 11 - says William Lamed In Llpplncott's. ' ? Cuvler, the French naturalist, and * 1 Louis Agasslz, the Swiss zoologist, ' , could promptly give the names, ac- c nArrllnu tn na refill patlmntps. nf over ' . 5,000 animals In addition to the ordinary words they knew. Dr. Asa 1 Gray, the great botanist at Harvard, 5 knew 8,000 plants by name and at r sight, and the late Dr. Joseph Leldy, for many years president of the Acad* emy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, was able to use at will 25,000 3 words?this vocabulary embracing 3 what he knew of four languages, In[ eluding English, medicine, geography, 3 geology and a general science, togeth2 er with a large number of technical ? terms. If we investigate and compare certain ^ feats of memory, we are tempted to ber lleve what has often been averred that ir while memory may be, as Dr. Johnson i( puts It, "the primary and fundamentt al power without which there could s be no other Intellectual operation," . yet It does not belong to the higher s mental processes, Is a faculty rather 3 than a function of the mind, and may e be abnormally developed In a brain e which gives no other indication of ? - . . . i j strength. The famous Antonio MagiaI bechl, of Florence, knew at sight ev- ' j ery book In his great collection; and ? y It Is further related that a gentleman , to test his memory, lent him a manu- ? script and, after Its return pretended 1 It was lost, whereupon Magliabechl repeated Its entire contents. A mod- 1 em instance In kind Is that of Mr. Spoflford, for so many years the 11- * brarlan of congress, whose familiarity ' 8 with the contents of the great library ? e is startling. Yet we should also keep e In mind the negro boy, William Ash, 8 who was employed in a New York t book store. It was claimed for him j a rvnrttfm nn O m nnc f hp * mat, Having 5iunu u|/ amwi.0 1 books there, he could indicate the 0 place of every volume In stock, though - the classification is complicated and 1 the books numbered by the thousand. ' f? A Cruel Process. Very few of the people who are the r proud possessors of belts, pocket- c r books, card cases and numerous other r '? articles of snake skin realize the 1 3 agony that the demand of civilization J for fads has meant to the original ^ owners of the material from which r ' these articles are made. It is difficult to skin a dead snake [ * and the skin Is often spoiled in the \ operation, while on the other hand, c e It is a simple matter to skin a live r snake and the skin thus gained is v * worth more. Dead snakes bring 2 to ^ 5 cents, according to their size, and c live ones from 25 cents to $1. y One of the largest snake skin com- o * panies has factories in Sumatra, 1 When a snake Is received from a t 1 hunter It is seized adroitly by an op- li f erator, one hand squeezing the neck h f and the other holding the tail. It is * 1 then attached by the neck to the n b trunk of a palm tree, an assistant v a holding it by the tail. With the point of a knife the operator cuts the skin Just below the head and pulling with all his strength peels It from the c * writhing reptile, in the same manner , that a woman peels a pair of gloves g " from her hand. While this Is taking J place the assistant holds the body as i rigid as possible. ti C0NUNDRUM8. Why do most of the Chinese people ave to walk? Because there Is only one Cochin Ihlna. Why do birds In their little nests gree? Because they'd fall out If they didn't Why Is a night key like a full moon? Because there's a b In both. What is the difference between a man rho lives at a hotel and his occaslon1 twinges of rheumatism and a man rho is perfectly well and lives at ome? One is well some days and has rheumatism others and the other Is well very day and has a room at his mothr's too. What made the fly fly? Because the spider spied her. What made the quail quail? For fear the woodpecker would peck er. , wnat maae me iari larir Because she didn't want to let the aker bake her. What herb Is most injurious to ladies' eauty? Thyme. Why Is the letter A like a honeyuckle? Because B follows it. Why is a woman's age like a floral redding bell? It is never told. When is a note of hand like a roseud? When it Is matured by falling due. What did Jack Frost say when he issed the rose? Wilt thou? and It wilted. Why Is a widow like a gardener? Because she tries to get rid of her reeds. What is it that Is queer about flowrs? They shoot before they have pistils. , What trade does the sun follow In the lonth of May? The trade of mason (May sun). Why is asparagus like many serr>ons? The end is the part the people enoy the most. At what age may a man be said to elong to the vegetable kingdom? When long experience has made him age. What Is the difference between a bg*s tall and a rich man? One keeps a-wagging and the other eeps a carriage. How did Henry VIII differ from othr men as a suitor? He married his wives first and then xed them afterwards. The name of what chapter In history loes a person mention when asking he servant to put coal In the fire? Philip the Great. What Is the difference between the 'rince of Wales and a bombshell? One Is heir to the throne and the ther Is thrown to the air. A MINISTER'S STORY. t Didn't Have the Intended Effect Upon the Congregation. It Is said that a New England mlnlser once told the following story Just >efore the collection was taken up: "I have heard of a man, prosperous .nd well to do, who went to church >ne Sunday and put a cent?Just a ilain copper cent?In the collection lOX. "On the way home he was overtaken iy a sudden heavy shower, and having 10 umbrella, crawled Into a hollow Dg by the roadside to keep himself [ry until the downpour was over. "Soon the log began to swell, and he wetter It got the more it swelled intll the sides Anally closed In on the irosnerous citizen and held him in a ;rip like a vide. "The rain ceased, but the unfortulate man was unable to move hand or oot. He shouted for help, but no one teard him. He was about to give up n despair when he suddenly thought if the cent he had dropped into the collection box that day, and it made lim feel so mean and small that he crawled right out of the log without iny further trouble. "Now, if you expect to get caught n a shower and be obliged to take reuge in a hollow log on the way home, >y all means put a cent in the contri>utlon basket! If you don't anticipate l crisis of that sort?well, you will mow what to do when the basket Is mssed." The minister expected a shower of lilver and bills to follow this story, )iu unioriunaieiy just as tne cuiieclon began a black cloud passed over lead, it suddenly began to sprinkle, ind the pennies fairly rained into the :ontribution basket. Only one quarer, a solitary dime and a lone nlckle vere found among the coppers, and hey got in before the shower began. The congregation, it seemed, had eft their umbrellas at home, and they vere not taking any chances. He Got It Wrong.?A lady, while gong downstairs to dinner, had the mlsortune to step slightly on the dress of i lady In front of her. The man on vhose arm the former was leaning said iloud, rudely, so that the couple in front night hear: "Always getting in the way, like Ba aam's ass!" Upon which the lady whose gown lad been trodden on, turning round, redied with a sweet smile: "Pardon me, it was the angel who itood in the way and the ass which ipoke."?Tit-Bits. THE ONLY WAY riany Yorkville Citizens Have Discovered It. Just what to do when the kidneys ire affected, is a question that con:erns both young and old. Weak kidleys neglected in children lead to lifeong suffering. People of advanced 'ears, with less vitality, suffer doubly, n youth or age, languor, backache, ? !l.. rmA irinary irregularity, uruiucsii <mu tervousness make life a burden. There la one remedy that acts dlectly on the kidneys and cures these roubles. Doan's Kidney Pills owe their rorld-wide fame to the fact that they ure sick kidneys and cure them perrianently. Follow the example of this rorkville citizen and you will be coninced that this Is so. James Huggins, formerly of W. Main it., Yorkvllle, S. C., says: "For several ears I was subject to spells of nerv- I usness and I was also bothered by a lull ache across the small of my back, /iv kldneva were weak and the secre- 1 ions were unnatural. At times I was n such a bad condition that I could lardly get about. Finally I procured )oan's Kidney Pills and the use of two r three boxes cured me. I now feel nuch stronger and better In every ray." i i Fort sale by all dealers. Price 50 1 ents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, I few York, sole agents for the United itates. Remember the name?DOAN'S?and I ake no other. ; ' NEW | PERI Wick Blue Flame 0 is tbe only oil stove built with a CABINET and keeping food hot after cooking. Also on which to stand the coffee pot or teapot aft Fitted with two nickeled racks for towels simplicity and convet _ size*?with or without J I with your dealer, write A^Iteyb, 2 1 aAiMA aaamaK fr\r ^?W'?? VllVUgl* IVI UK pi VflJEtLf the kitchen, aunp or ct every occasion. If not -^^^^our nearest agency. jgjT^p?I IMPORTAh TO SUMMER | IF YOU ARE GOING TC THIS SUMMER YOU SI MEANS BUY SOME OF TRAVELERS' jj By carrying your money in this w; I of Loss on Account of Theft, and ages you would enjoy by having t s or Bank in the United States or i a Cash These Checks Without Your jj And if they are lost You can get Don't think about taking a tri j Travelers' Checks?they will save We Sell All Kinds of Foreign THE NATIONAL 1 \ |TABSOLUTELY ROCK HILL - - SOU W. J. RODDEY, President. IR Qfc | In All |" I the World ) of Piano j? ? b tag c You will never find a piano J Just like the artistic Stieff. ? J ? There Is an individuality h X about the Stieff piano all Its X J own. ? ? That beautiful singing, ? ? sonorous tone, wondrous vol- X a ume and perfect action, place a A It In a sphere above all com- A X parison. X A I Why should any one buy ^ ? an Inferior piano when they ? Pr X can buy the artistic Stieff or X of w a Shaw Piano direct from Its a A maker? The price Is within A X reach of the most economical X V buyer while the grade Is be- j I AT X yond competition. X Don't take chances of buy- X I Ing a cheap or medium grade J 2 La A piano. Writs Stieff. A L ?..J" Z Ghas. M. Stielt i I C Of Manufacturer of the 2 _ T Coui L Artistic Stieff Shaw and C Stieff Selfplayer Pianos \\U 1 SOUTHERN WAREROOM. I E] I 5 W. Trade St. J _ V V r } CHARLOTTE N. C. J J C . H . W I L M O T H, ? Ml] la# I FIC] ? Manager. ? on I X DRI Mention this paper. V ANI * Tl stocl 1785 1909. the COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON coloi 125th Year Begins October 1. and* ENTRANCE examinations will be j? | held at the County Court House pron on Friday, July 2, at 9 a. m. All can- ^ didates for admission can compete In (he October for vacant Boyde scholarships. ... which pay $100 a year. One free tul- J*' tion scholarship to each county of South " Carolina. Board and furnished room * In Dormitory. 112. Tuition. 140. For catalogue address. ?fl HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. ** 44 tf 5t* Jr CLOTHES CLEANING. Or" 1AM prepared to clean gentlemen's your clothes and ladles' skirts in a thor- you anghly satisfactory manner, at rea- slrat sonable prices. Work may be sent dl- good rect to my home or left at W. E. Fer- A(= guson's store. Mrs. R. R. McCLAIN. L V Colored Card Board and Blotting Paper in large sheets can be had at fhe Enquirer office. 1 HI Stove% warm days and ^ itchen fire make lg a burden?then time to try a New :tion Wick Blue V % i Oil Cook-Stove. H rvelous how this B does away with V n discomforts?how t keeps the room in irison with condl vhen the coal fire was ?. The I CTTTIAIM I riA/iivii , 0 Cook-Stove ' TOP for holding plate* has useful drop shelves # er removing from burner. . A marvel of comfort, lience. Made in three Cabinet Top. If not our nearest agency. very one wants?handtrior; strong enough for >ttage; bright enough for with your dealer, write id OU Conpaey ITTRAVEL * ) TAKE A TRIP IOULD BY ALL OUR CHECKS ay you Avoid All Danger I enjoy the same advant- w :he currency. Any Hotel any foreign country Will Having to Be Identified, your money back, p without carrying along i you lots of trouble. Exchange. * * UNION BANK { SAFEU ^ TH CAROLINA ! A B. DUNLAP, Cashier. I professional awards.. W. W. LEWIS ^ [TORNEY AT LAW iTORKVELLE . . - S. C. ? Opposite the Court House on West liberty Street. A. T. CA.RTWMGHT RGEON DENTIST YORKVILLE, 8. C. OPPUCS HOURS: 9 am. to 1 pm.j 2 pm.to5 pm. flee upstairs In the Moore build- over I. W. Johnson's store. w IHUM D UADT J i vi ill iii i inn ATTORNEY AT LAW No. S Law Range if YORKVILLE, 8. C. J. S. BRICE, i TORNEY AT LAW ^ Office Opposite Court House. i ompt attention to all legal business 'hstever nature. GEO. W. S. HART, 9 TORNEY AT LAW YORKVILLE, 8. C. w Rang*. 'Phono Offic# No. 58 . Finloy. Marion B. Jonninga. INLEY & JENNINGS, YORKVILLE, 8. C. Tie# in Wilaon Building, oppoaita i Housa. Talaphont No. 128. ODGE * * MBLEM * AKDS | IB JOB PRINTING DEPARTMT OP THE ENQUIRER OFE IS PREPARED TO FURNISH SHORT NOTICE EMBLEM ADCSS CARDS FOR ALL LODGES ) SOCIETIES. Qle Cards are of rood quality of Ic arid the design or emblem of order Is embossed in appropriate rs and gold. Hie Price for 100 Is, including Printing of Name Names and Numbers of Lodges, 1.50. Mall Orders will receive % upt attention. e can furnish Emblem Cards for following Fraternal Orders: ue Lodge, F. and A. M. Jjm rnvii ruwiw. A A. M. and R. A. M. combined, nights Templar, trine and Shrine combinations. T.. R. A. M., and F. A A. M. oodmen of the World. . O. U. A. M. you are a member of a Secret sr you should have Cards giving name and the lodges to which belong. Cards are especially dedo when traveling, and make 1 souvenirs of good times. Idress M. GRIST'S SONS n JOB PRINTING DEPT. ORKVILLE ? ? ? 8. 0.