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NO. 42
Unwritten History Revealed by
Grant's Letter.
SECRETARY DAVIS' REPLY
Lincoln Company Muster Roll-Larg
est Single Draft Ever Issued by
TJ. S. Was in Payment for Pur
chase of Alaska.
In over-hauling the files of the Trea
sury Department, preparing the papers
for removal to the Hall of Records,
which will se their future depository,
a great many documents representa
tive of epochs in the nation's history,
have been discovered. Transactions
long since forgotten are recalled by
faded, stained and tattered papers
which now assume an additional value
above their historic worth.
One of the apparent anomalies pre
sented in the unearthed documents is
a letter from Jefferson Dav,?, as Sec
retary of War, acepMng the resigna
tion of TT. S. Grant from the Army.
The accompanying papers in this case
reveal a little unwritten history. It
seems that the resolution of Grant to
leave the military service was con
ceived without the knowledge of his
parents, and that they did not learn
of it until too late to compel him to
change his mind. The records in this
.* case were gotten together when Fred
Grant was settling the estate of his
father, and when the government was
paying th? balance due from the
longevity pay of General TJ. S. Grant.
Back in April, 1ST>4, Captain U. S.
Grant was serving in the Fourth In
fantry at Fort Humbolt, Humbolt Bay,
California. Life in the Anny was evi
dently becoming tiresome to him, for
In that mouth he wrote the following
letter to Colonel S. Cooper, the adju
tant general f the Anny:
"I very respectfully tender my resig
nation of my commission as an officer
of the army, and request that it may
take effect from the olst of July
next" '
A couple of months hiter a member
of Congress, apparently at the request
of young Grant's father, wrote to the
department, asking that the captain
be assigned to recruiting duty. This
brought out a letter from Jefferson
Davis. Secretary of War, to the effect
that Grant's resignation had been ac
cepted. This news came as a big sur
prise to young Grant's father, who
wrote to the department to Inquire if
lt were true aud urging that the'ac
ceptance be withdrawn. Secretary
Davis sent the following reply:
"In reply to your letter of the 21st
instant, asking thal the acceptance ot
'the res'gnation of your son, Captain
TJ. S. Grant, may be withdrawn and hf
be allowed six months' leave of ab
sence. I have the honor to inform you
that Captain Granttendered his.resig
'''."."nation ?nd 'assigned no' reason why he
desired to quit the service and the
motives which influenced him are not
known to the department. He only
asked that his resignation should take
effect on the 31st of July next, and it
was accepted accordingly on the 2d
instant, and the same day announced
to the army. The acceptance is, there
fore, complete and it cannot be recon
sidered.
"Very respectfully your obedient
servant, JEFF'N DAVIS."
None of the records of the Treasury
Department is more highly prized
than the original muster roll of "Cap
tain A. Lincoln's Comrany," in the
handwriting of that famous man him
self. It was a voluntary company or
ganized by Lincoln in 1S32 to serve
in the Black Hawk War. Lincoln as
an Army officer was the same pains
taking, careful and orderly man that
he was later as President. He kepi
the muster rolls of his company him
" self, and nowhere can a neater and
more complete account be found. Al
though more than 70 years old now,
the roll ls wonderfully well preserved.
The paper is of poor quality, but the
handwriting ls still legible and dis
tinct, not a single error having been
made in the copy. 'Ehe recon' has
been bound together along the edges
and where It has been folded constant
handling has done considerable dam
age to lt
The muster roll is in charge of the
auditor for the Treasury. Quite a
fright was given to him a year ago
when it was announced that the roll
had disappeared. A thorough search
failed to reveal it, and it was given
up for lost Last week it was found in
the desk formerly occupi-d by a clerk
who was dismissed a few months ago.
The interesting document is headed,
"Muster Roll of Captain A. Lincoln's
Company of the Fourth Regiment of
Mounted Volunteers, commanded by
Brigadier General Samuel Whitesides.
Mustered out of service-of the United
States at the mouth of Fox Rinr,
May the 27th, 1832."
The roll shows that Abraham Lin
coln was the captain and that he was
enrolled with the rest of the command
on April 21, at Richland, Sangemon
. County, UL At the foot is Lincoln's
certificate as to the correctness of the
muster roll at the time of muster out.
The only other handwriting on the
document ls that of Nathaniel Buck
master, inspector and muster officer,
certifying to the accuracy of the roll
of Lincoln's company.
The largest single draft ever Issued
by the United States government was
in payment of the purchase of Alaska
from the Russian government in 1S68.
It was made payable to the Czar and
was for $7,200,000. Larger sums have
been paid out by this government, but
never in a single lump. /
Flannels in Summer.
The new boarder was not aware of
the ironclad traditions of the board
ing house and was therefore inclined
to be facetious.
"Aren't these cakes out of season in
summer?" he queried.
"I was not aware of the fact," snap
ped the landlady.
"These are flannel cakes, you know."
-Baltimore Herald.
"Sure, some wan tould me Mike
Murphy was worrkin*."
' "fli?othin' ad jbe koind. He's a walk
in' ^ijiyiate."-Puck."
It is Expressed in Vigorous Lan
guage and Appreciable Results.
BEST PARTS CROWDED
Settlements Started with a Plunge, a
Whoop and Hurrahs-Many Are
the Unbaked Conditions-Neigh
borliness the Gospel of All.
Here is the miracle .a otate-raaking
-using the word "State" In broader
sense than is the fashion in learned
dialectics. Into the scant dozen years
that have elapsed since the National
Government pave permission and ap
proval to Oklahoma homesteads there
has been compressed such history as
ordinarily demands the space of many
times such a period. Settlements start
ed officially with a plunge, a whoop,
and hurrahs: population crowded vig
orous over night: a full one hundred
thousand inhabitants could be counted
within the first twelvemonth. Thi9
was back in those days at the begin
ning of the last decade when land spe
culation was the fever of the whole
West. It was the time of Wichita,
when .Tay Gould's private car, stop
ping over night on a railroad siding,
was Kansas reason sufficient for the
doubling of real estate values for full
fifty miles around: it was close follow
ing the apex period . at Kansas City
when side street frontage commanded
the price of New York's Broadway
business stretch: it was close sequel
to the rising up of the splendid boom
of the New South, when m?tropole.?
went elbowing one another all over
Alabama and d'eorgia and Tennessee.
It is as an agricultural proposition
that Oklahoma insists most upon the
fairness of its prospec's. In no other
part of the world, aver the local rep
resentntives, can wheat and corn and
cotton be grown in the same fields so
successfully as in this section. And,
they continue, the quality of local lands
st?nde unprecedented tests in yielding
for six years in succession continually
increasing wheat crops.
Of course many are the unbaked
conditions. You drop into the Govern
ment town of Law on. for example,
and you run against pleasing street
signs like this:
: THE GOO-GOO MARKET. :
: Credit if we choose-after looking :
: at you. :
Around the corner you are con
fronted with this:.
: WELCOME TO ALL NATIONS, .
: (Except Carrie.) :
Wit perhaps, philosophy probably
but Oklahoma sure is announcement
Invitation like this. And on every
street of the town-it is a fashion not
w ion-y.oxiS?i. o? JLvexy.
business windowsill at this season piles
o? printed cartis making political an
nouncements like this.
It is easier out bera in the prairie
stretches to awaken public spirit than
It is in the older communities of the
North and East. Neighborliness is the
gospel that outruns al' eLe here: and
this neighbor y spirit It will be that
can be depended anon to subordinate
partisanship and main ain local good
faith and fame. However, this is a
look ahead of pessimistic sort. What
no man can doubt who face to face
talks to these people is that any Issue
and every .issue involving honesty is
sure of settlement, and prompt and
proper settlement, the moment actual
revelation shows.-N. Y. Times.
Dog the Hero of a Trial.
An amusing trial bas just ended at
Prague in which a dog played the
leading part. The owner of the dog,
a manufacturer, was sued by an engi
neer, who claimed damages for a bite
from the animal, which he stated had
Incapacitated him for work for a time.
He also denounced the dog as a vici
ous?. At the trial a veterinary sur
geon who was called In tried his ut
most to Irritate the dog by teasing
him. but the animal kept its temper.
The complainant then demanded that
In order to test its real disposition its
owner should be turned out of court
and the dog let loose anions the audi
ence. This was done after the animal
had been muzzled. The dog, however,
continued to display the greatest good
humor, holding up one paw after an
other and wagging its tail. Finally it
ran to the judge, before whom it sat
on its hind legs begging in a most
pathetic manner. The judge, there
upon pronounced the dog to be a veri
table lamb, and gave judgment for Its
owner, referring the complainant to
the civil court.
A Notabte Philanthropy.
M. Ohauehanl, head of the Magasins
du Louvre in Paris, has handed over
his superb property at Versailles for
the benefit of all his employees who
can show at least twenty-five years'
service, and do not receive more than
$S00 a year. The ?m?nense park has
been divided into Kt.") lots, so as to in
sure to each meritorious servant a
holding of about (?00 square yards. The
land is given free, and the employees
can erect houses to their liking. So
pleased are they with the gift that a
building society luis been formed, and
lt is expected that by next October a
little colony will be well started. A
small castle occupies a place on the
estate, and this will be converted in to
small flats for the accommodation of
aged bachelors.
A Full House.
President Roosevelt says that the
incident on the long trip that amused
him most occurred, at a small town in
Kansas where a two-minute stop was
made. The President had been talk
ing freely of his "race suicide" notion
that day. At the station in Kansas a
man stood holding three small chil
dren on his shoulders and a woman
close beside him carried two babies.
The President's speech was going
along smoothly when, suddenly the man
with the three children broke in with
a voice that could be heard a quarter
of a mile.
'.Hey. Teddy," he shouted, "can. 7QU
beat this? It's a full house, Teddy
tripHts and twins; three of a kind and
a pair!"-Kansas City Journal.
METHODS OF WEARING WIGS.
New York Politician Whose Variety
Allows an Occasional Hair Cut.
There are not many ways in which
women have a marked advantage over
men, but the conditions for them are
much more satisfactory when they
reach, as some of them occasionally
do, the wig age. At the halfway sta
tion they are to be pitied. A slightly
bald head is a distinction for a man,
while-well, it is a condition in a wo
man not to be considered. But when
it is necessary to obtain a wig the
long hair worn by the woman which
is massed in soft, fluffy ways around
her face conceals^the point of connec
tion, she can wear hev hair-hers by '
purchase, if not by birih-in as many
styles as she likes and no one need |
be the wiser as to how she came by it.
With a man it is different, and if he
does not show to the interested pub-1
lie a head of hair which actually grows
he ls not in a position to conceal the
i fact that his head covering is an In
I vestment. It is this artificial hair j
growing which makes a man's outlay
in wigs larger than that of a woman,
i A wig with long hair is expensive, in
the first place, and certain shades and
colors are more costly than others, and
a fine quality costs more than an in
ferior, but that is equally true with
hair put into the man's wig.
There Is a prominent New York man,
ane well known in State politics, who
has worn a wig for many years, and
probably not one of his most intimate
friends who have not been informed
of the fact knows it. Wigs are so well
made now that there would be but lit
tle dancer of discovery except' for the
permanent style of the ordinary wig
worn by the ordinary man. Every hair
lies always in exactly the same posi
tion, it is combed in the same way, and
ls always the same length. But that
ls not the wig of the statesman.
To give the growing effect he wears
a succession of wigs. When he comes
apparently from the hands of the hair
dresser. This has a close cut, and
seems to be exactly what it looks. As
the days go by the hair grows gr?du
illy that is. one wig is exchanged for
another and then another, until, as
the time goes on, the politician re
marks that it is the day for another
hair cut, reverts again to the first wig
of the series, which has again been put
in first-class condition by the wigmak
er, and the deception begins anew.
New York Times.
ISN'T IT A HABIT?
Running the Hand Through the Hair
After Taking Off Hat.
"Why does a man always run his
hand through his hair when he takes
his hat off?" asked Colonel L. S.
Brown of a Star man. "Did you ever
notice that a man will invariably do
this tU4hg? It is just a nervous habit.
Is " it 'vanity V It is^an old habit. I
have never known a man who did not
indulge this habit. Even men who
have no hair to run their fingers
\ through, men whose heads are as bald
as billiard balls, will brush their hands
over their heads when they lift their
hats. If men simply wanted to smooth
their tousled hair, of course, this
would afford ample explanation of the
habit. But why should a man who
' has no hair on his head do the sams
thing? It is not a sufficient answer to
say that such a man may have had a
full suit of hair at one time and that
lt is simply a matter of habit contract
ed under different conditions.
"As a rule men are unconscious of
the fact. They do not know why or
when they run their hands over their
heads. But they all do it just the
same. Go into a court room or any
place where men congregate and
where it is necessary for them to re
move their hats and watch them. You
will observe that every man will go
through the same performance. It
seems to be a perfectly natural thing
for them to do. My own conclusion is
that it is an evidence of vanity. A
man wants his hair to be just so. Origi
nally, probably, it was simply a mat?
ter of tidiness for instance; if he has
enough hair for the purpose, the law
yer will want his hair tousled, as it
gives him a studious appearance and
leaves the impression that he has been
struggling with the books. Whatever
the reason the habit is a curious one,
and one which seems to be deep root
ed In the masculine nature."-Wash?
ington Star.
Strange Currency.
In Dahomey, according to a French
official report just issued, the cur
rency is cowrie shells, of which a
sack of 20,000 ls considered the equi
valent of 1.50. Seven hundred cowries
aro worth about 5 cents.-Exchange.
This world is but a fleeting show
and all the best seats are taken.
For the Traveler.
If black is becoming to the traveler,
a handsome black net is a most satis
factory thing for the general utility
evening gown, and it will stand much
crushing and hard usage. Magpie
frocks, as the Parisians dub black end
white costumes, are also excellent for
the purpose under discussion, and if
black and white is not becoming or
sufficiently youthful, soft light gray or
champagne color is a nice choice.
The all-white costume, without which
no wardrobe is complete at present, is
a charming item of the travelers' out
fit, but soils readily, and when one is
traveling rapidly there is no chance of
cleaning it. When expense need cot
be considered, a .good lace gown either
in white, cream or some light tint,
made with two bodices, one decollete,
the other high-necked, is perhaps the
ideal expression of the evening frock
that will meet many needs and will be
handsome and mod ish. without being
conspicuously striking.
The Useful Lemon.
A bit of lemon is an excellent
bleacher for the finger tips.
Before grating lemons it is well to
wash them in a basin of lukewarm
water, for on examination it will be
found that the outside of a lemon is
anything but clean, and if placed under
a microscope it will be discovered to
have tiny black specks on the surface
of the skin.
Lemons ronv be kept fresh for a
short time by placing them in a jar
and covering with water. Hie wate;- to
be changed frequently.
PLANTS WITH OILSKINS.
They Are Protected Equally Against
Damp and Drought.
Gather a sycanic-e bur', just before
It bursts .and look at. lt closely. You
will notice that it is enveloped in
tough scales. There are cither twelve
or fourteen of these scales, which
make a close and comple e covering1
around every single individual bud.
Strip them off, and in the very heart
you come upon two pairs of what will
eventually be leaves tightly folded to
gether.
Some of these sycamore buds ate
larger than others. These, on exami
nation, will be found to contain
bunches of Howers as well as leaves.
Sycamores, like all other trees, take
a long time to make their buds for
the following season. They begin new
growth, indeed, just as soon as they
have got rid of their old leaves in the
Autumn, and go on quie ly working all
through the Winter. Hard frost would,
of course, kill the buds at once were
they not protected: while, even if there,
were no frost, the cold rains and fogs
of winter would rob the tender begin
nings of the now leaf. Bud scales.,
therefore, are grown by the sycamore
and other trees simply to protect the
buds from frost and damp. They are,
in fact, a sort of combination over
coat and mackintosh. "When the leaves
break forth in spring-generally about
the middle of April-the sycamore
buds shed their overcoats, which fall
off, and may be seen littering thc
ground beneath the tree.
Every tree of the kind known as
deciduous-that is, the trees which lose
their leaves in winter-acts in much
the same way as the sycamore; but
the form of overcoat is not alway3 the
same. Beech buds have very tough;
little brown overcoats, fringed with
white, silky hairs. The white willow
and some other irees also have hairy
or furry coats for their young leaves,
and llower buds. These silky hairs,
entangle air just as animal fur does,;
and so keep ?i""1 buds from the colo,
winds of spring.
All trees do not get rid of their
bud protections. The hawthorn, for",
ins ance, keeps I'icm on all the sum
mer. They open into small green
leaves, which ib> not fall until the?
other leaves do.
Trees are very -areful. as a rule, not
to dispense with their overcoats too
soon: but yet lli-?y are occasionally
caught napping. In 1801, for instance.,
there was a terribly sharp frost late
in the spring, and the beech leaves,
which were almost fully out, were,
caught and nipped. Tor weeks after
ward the beech trees had a brown and
withered look: but by .be end of June,'
fresh leaves pushed out from younger
buds.
Itegular oilskins are worn by the,
horse-chest nul. Anyone who - has
handled the bursting leaf buds, of tht>
tree knows how gummy anti ' stibdk
they are. The use of the gum wh?c?
the coverings o?_chestnu:''buds toctfS^I
is to protect themrfrom m??isturo as"
well as from cold.
Later on in the year plants, need pro
tection against the sun, which would
otherwise take up all the moisture In
their leaves and wilt them. The leaf
of a cabbage bas a mealy look about
it-almost as if it had been dusted with
flour. Many grasses have a similar
appearance, and so lui ve the leaves of
the Australian gum-tree. AH these
leaves, if examined under the misero
scope, will be found to be covered with
a bloom consisting of tiny needles of
wax. This stuff has been exuded from
the leaf pores in order to save the
water contained.
Wanted to Sit in Statue's Lap.
Because he wanted to .sit in the lap
of the statue of Morton McMichael,
Raymond Harrison, thirteen years old,
of Fourth and Dickinson streets, was
deprived of his liberty for a short time
yesterday. Park Guard Barrett saw
the boy sitting in the lap of fhe figure
on Lemon Hill. He ordered him down
and brought bini to Sedgely guard
house. When Secretary O'Neill asked
the diminutive prisoner why he had
climbed over thc statue the boy re
plied: "I just wanted to be able to
say I had sat there." Ile was dis
charged, with a warning to keep away
from the statue in the future.-Phila
delphia Inquirer.
When Marconi Was a Boy.
Much bas bor>:i written and said
concerning great men who were
dunces in their youth, and it appears
that Signor Mar oni must join the
ranks of those v ho showed no si^ns
of exceptional al illty in early days.
The schoolmisl ess who taught Mar
ton! at Florence in his youth, Signora
Luisa Cavallerln. now seventy-four
years old. expi er ?es unbounded aston
shment at the genuis he has devel
>ped.
"Who would tiave thought," she
;ays, "that the little Englishman, as
ve used to call him because of his
.light ligure and sedate manner, would
lave turned out ?1 genius? He always
vas a model of good behavior, but as
k.o his brain-well, the least said the
soonest mended.
"I am afraid be got many severe
smackings, but he took them like an
angel. At thai time he never could
learn anything by heart. It was Im
possible. I used to think. 1 had never
seen a child with so defective a mem
ory."
Here to Stay.
The l'nited s ates is here to stay,
md while it stays it will have upon, in
and under i's soil, in the enterprise
and sagacity of Hs men of affairs, In
Its captains of agriculture, industry
and commence, the fruitful elements of
prosper! y. The time is a good one
for considering that the real wealth
of the country consists only in small
part of "undigested securities," and
that a Wall Street flurry, or panic,
even, is not a national financial cata
clysm, nor the forerunner of cme..-^
Philadelphia Ledger.
Somebody Wears N9. 17.
The largest pair of shoes ever man-,
ufactured for actual wear in America
have just been forwarded to their
destination by a firm of shoemakers st
Rockland, Mass. The sis? ls labeiied
"17," and they are nearly 10 Liehe1?
long-Exchange. . _
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Milking; and Keeping Soap Stock*
Invariably the housewife who has a
reputation for fine soups is the one
who supervises the food left from each
meal aud sees that no bone, unless
burned in the broiling; no scrap of
meat, not tue least bit of vegetables,
is wasted. All these she uses in her
soup kettle. This indeed is thu French
woman's secret, and she helps it out
with judicious seasonings. For the pur
pose a piece of the shin of beef, with
the bone which contains the marrow;
a knuckle of veal for additional gela
tin and the cold meat and bones which
have been saved should soak in cold
water for half an hour or so and then
be brought' very slowly to a simmer.
When the meat is cooked to shreds and
the knuckles fall apart lt Is time to re
move the kettle. Many persons season
the stock while lt ls cooking, but this
practice has its disadvantages. In the
first place, wgetable Juices will cause
it to sour much more readily; besides,
once lt has been seasoned it ls impos
sible to vary it so decidedly. Then, too,
In the dally scalding of the stock,
which is necessary if the fat is re
moved from the top, much of the flavor
is lost in steam. It is an excellent plan
to fill stone crocks, each holding
enough for one day's supply, to let the
cake of grease form upon them and
when they are entirely cold to cover
them and place them in the refrigera
tor. Undisturbed and In a cool place
the stock will keep for two weeks.
Antique Engllah Furniture.
It is still quite a commo^'xperience
to find One and even va.T?ole speci
mens of old English furniture, chiefly
made out of oak, In the cottages of the
village folk. These pieces of furniture
hare .been handed down from genera
tion to geueratlon of rural folk, such
as carters, keepers, woodmen and shep
herds. How did the family originally
come by them? The explanation ls
this in many cases: Generations ago,
when the furniture, which is once again
prized greatly, began to go out of fash
ion and to be superseded by stuff which
.we view with contempt nowadays, lt
was sold, and fanners bought much of
lt But by and by the farmer, being
prosperous and desiring to be in the
fashion, too, like his landlord, bought
in its place more modern chairs and
furnishings. Then the village folk
bought for a song the despised oak fur
niture, and now once again the old
pieces have come into favor and are
finding their way back from the cot
tage to the hall.
A Quaint Settle.
A delightful piece of furniture is the
Grantly settle. The room into which it
goes should be in the mission style,
though this particular piece might go
right bi many quaint rooms not strlct
FOn HA LL OB LIVING ROOM.
ly mission. It would be attractive in a
big hall or in a living room. It may be
had in various effects, the toa brown
(dark nut color) being most liked, how
ever.
The one shown Is beautifully grained
and knotted; that ls, the wood from
which lt ls made ls, and all this is
brought out still stronger by the agree
able stain. The lines are particularly
good, and the seat is cushioned in an
equally admirable style, the material
which serves as a .covering beiug old
fashioned moreen.
Money Talk?.
"I suppose Dumley likes to argue as
much as ever and is continually worst
ed, as usual?"
"No; he's more' successful now since
he's got wealthy."
"What has bia wealth to do with lt?"
"Well, when he sees he's loBlng he
just offers to 'bet a hundred,' and that
settles it"-Philadelphia Press.
Her Xlcxv ot lt.
"Pshaw!" she exclaimed disgustedly
as she came to the most interesting part
only to read "To be continued." "I
don't see why they call these things
'continued stories.' "
"No?" queried her husband politely.
"No; they should be called 'discontin
ued stories.' "-Buffalo News.
AM Snggentetl.
"My ; ?nr Miss Daisy," said Oldbeau,
"I-er-can't find words to express my
love for you."
"That being the case," rejoined the
she end of the parlor scene, "I'd advise
you to turn the job over to one of the
express companies."-Cincinnati En
quirer.
Juni For Fan.
Boy-riease, sir, give me a sandwich.
Delicatessen Man -Will you eat it
here or take it with you?
Boy-Both.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
It IIU.UtCIlM So.
She was matter of fact and common
place,
A slim little brown eyed thins;
She had neither beauty nor wit nor grace,
She couldn't recite nor sing
Nor do anything much, except knit lace,
With a sailor hat tipped over her face.
She had never learned how to row or
swim,
And it bored her, she said, to dance,
And if any one asked her to walk with
him
She lifted her tranquil glance
And said her little decided nay
In the most Indifferent sort of way.
Yet of all the mnlds in that big hotel
Who flirted and prinked and posed
She found a stylish and wealthy swell
Who promptly to lier proposed
And married her promptly because (that'a
what)
She didn't care whether he did-or notl
-Town Topics.
The Great Emicnilal.
"Then you don't consider him ft? ex
pert fisherman?"
"Of course not. Why, he hasn't any
imagination whatever-"-Denver News.
Hotu M os quilo Got
Hts Hen)ert?e
"Do you see the glancing sheen of
yonder silvery pond?" inquired the mos
quito leader of his faithful followers.
They stared long and earnestly at the
object he pointed out.
"We do," they bummed.
"When the shadows fall." the leader
went on, "a girl and a guitar will ap
pear at thc margin of the shining wa
ters. She will play the guitar, my
brothers, but only one note. You know
the note. It Is that fatal note that the
murderous men of science have learned
that no mosquito can bear and live.
While the maiden plays that note we
may not approach the pond. But my
soul hungers for revenge against this
cruel siren, and I mean to have it. This
night I venture to the pond."
"No, no!" bummed the distressed fol
lowers.
"Do not seek to dissuade me," cried
the mosquito leader. "I must go, but
I will return. Keep silence that you
may listen. Let some of you gather
the filaments of the fuzzy bush and
with them fill my ears. Yes, yes; that's
the stuff. A little more in the left.
There, I am quite deaf. The note can
not barm me. And now for vengeance
on the siren."
Two hours later he winged his way
back to bis anxious followers. He flew
slowly, because be was heavy wltkloot.
"Clear my ears," he huskily cried ns
he sank upon a poplar leaf. They flow
to obey.
"And your revenge, master?" eagerly
asked the second in command.
"My revenge is complete," the hero
answered, with a bum of triumph. "I
bit the siren nine tiir*?s!" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
? Pair of 'Eni.
Pickax-I notice you are continually
knocking, Mr. Hammer.
Hammer-Oh, well, you are always
picking yourself.-New York Times.
The Heat of thc Future.
A citizen entered briskly.
"Send me up an ounce of radium,"
he said. "Right away. The house is
colder than a barn."
. , "What's, become of the ounce of ra
dium we sold you four years ago
asked the clerk.
"The baby swallowed it," said the
citizen.
Science had as yet discovered no com
mercially practicable substitute for ba
bies.-Llfe.
Pity Poor Pa.
"Aunty," he said to his mother's rich
unmarried sister, "stand on one leg."
. "Why, you queer child," she replied,
"what makes you ask me to do that? I
don't think I could do it if I tried."
"Well, a pelican can stand on one leg,
can't it?"
"Yes."
"Pa said you was an old pelican this
morning; so go on, let's see you."-Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Hygienic Bedroom Hints.
Every bedroom should be provided
with the essential* for healthful sleep
and the dally sponge bath.
As nearly as possible the room should
be kept free from anything that would
tend to contaminate the air.
It should be as large as one can af
ford, and thc windows so arranged that
they may be opened at the top and bot
tom.
If possible the floors should be bare
and the rugs so small that they can be
taken out of doors with ease for clean
ing and airing.
Everything about the room should be
washable.
The bed should be light and fitted
with strong casters, so that it may be
readily moved.
Many people prefer a cheap, hard
mattress next the spring and a light
one of hair on this, but any kind of
mattress is better than one that ls too
soft.
Above all, do not overfurnish the bed- I
room.
Esra; Salad.
Take four fresh hard boiled eggs, chop
whites fine, rub yolks to paste and sea
son highly with salt and pepper; chop
chives and sprinkle whites and chives
through a large bead of crisp lettuce
that bas previously been separated,
washed and drained and arranged on a
flat dish like a nest; press yolks through I
a potato ricer in the center; serve with
French or mayonnaise dressing.
Washing Fluid.
An excellent washing fluid is made of
one can of concentrated lye, one-half
ounce muriate ammonia, one-half ounce
salts of tartar and five quarts of water.
Tut the mixture in a jug and cork
tightly. Use one-half cup of the fluid
to a boiler of clothes.
Extravagance. 1
"Madam, can't you gimme a nickel?"
asked the tramp, with his eye on the
brindle pup.
"Why, sir," exclaimed the lady of the
house, "I gave you a" dime yesterday.
What did you do with it?"
"I bought a auttlmubble, Jeddy," r
plied the migratory genius. "But JW I
I needs a nickel t' pay de family of a
gentlemnn wot I run over in my keer- j
los>j ways."-Baltimore News.
Heal Reform,
"51/ husband doesn't gamble now as
he used to."
"Reformed, has he?"
"Yes, he doesn't go to the race track
at all any more. His worst dissipa
tion now is swimming, I think. At
any rate, be says be only goeB to the
pool rooms."-Philadelphia Record.
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:o:
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Parieuts, who have raised an assortment of Boys, know all about
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The Boy must be pleased as well as the Parent.
We have Boys Suits that will satisfy all hands aud promote con
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Our handsome Short Pants Suits from 3 to 16 year?, iu two or
three pwe styles, will
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INDIAN IDEAS ABOUT THE MOON , admitted by medical men throughout
the West Indies. Tho rays of the
moon in the tropics are very much
more powerful than they are In more
northern cities, and anybody with
good eyes can read a newspaper by
the light of the full moon.
Mr. Hesketh Bell, a British official
who has governed several West In
dian islands, and therefore speaks
with some authority, declares that the
moon lias a far greater influence on
agriculture and vegetation in the
tropics than in the temperate zone.
He says that seeds planted within
three days before or after the full
moon rarely come to anythiLg good.
1 Bamboos or other trees cut down at
) the wrong phase of the moon rapidly
I crumble to dust, while the same tim
{ber, felled at the right time, lasts at
! least three times as long. Indian corn
sown at the full moon rarely produces
anything, and vegetables run to leaves
and yield little or no fruit.
The average West Indian planter
goes a great deal further than this,
and is apt to regulate almost every
thing he does by the phases of our
satellite. A planter in Grenada never
has his hair cut except at the full
moon, and the same superstition pre
vails among the negro peasantry in
Jamaica.
Umbrellas Are Often Carried on Fine
Moonlight Nights.
Down in the West Indies the na
tives, both white and black, have some
very queer ideas about the influence
of the moon on mundane affairs.
Everybody will tell you that it is dan
gerous to walk In the beams of the
full moon and let the moonlight shine
upon your face. In Grenada and some
other of the more superstitious Isl
ands It is not uncommon to see peo
ple carrying umbrellas on fine moon
light nights to protect themselves
from the moonbeams, as they do In
the day from the burning rays of the
sun.
This, of course, is absurd; but there
seems to be some truth in the Cre
oles' contention that it is injurious to
sleep in the light of the moon. Many
people who have done so say that they
felt violent pains all over their bodies
next day and suffered acute neuralgia.
In a few cases the indiscreet sleepers
have wakened to find their faces twist
ed horribly to one side, and the feat
ures have not resumed their proper
harmony for several weeks.
Science can offer no explanation of
this phenomenon, but its occurrence 13
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