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WOOING OF- WNs AMO. By Congresman Longworth to be De picted in Music by an Orches tra. Cincinnati Enquirer. The courtship of Nicholas Long -wrth and Alice Roosevelt will be told in an. orchestral composition to be played by the orchestra at Robinson's opera house next week. The compo sition is by Herman Bellstedt, the leader of the orchestra at that thea tre. Musically it describes the trip of the Cincinnati congresman and lis bride to be across the Pacific, to the imperial palace'in Peking, China, and then back again to Washington, where the wedding ceremony is de pieted. In the eourse of the musical narra tive appropriate melodies like "Alice, Where Ait Thou?" "Love's Sweet Ola Song" the wedding marches and patriotic melodies are introduced. Af 4er the festival there is a pause, showing the lapse of several years, and then the orchestra softly plays a lullaby, with which the composition ends. Mr. Bellstedt has called it "The Wooing of Alice and Nick.'" Lipton May Try Again. New York Evening Sun. Although no communication has been received from Sir Thomas Lip te" by the New York Yacht club rel ative to a fourth challenge for the %merica's Cup the impression in yaehting circles is that the Irish baro iet. will have a challenger built and will issue a formal challenge some time this season for a contest in'1907 for the world-famous trophy. It is said in London that Sir* Thomas has already consulted British designers relative to the construction of a Sham -rok IV. According to a dispatch from Lon ion, Alfred Myline indirectly admits that he was consulted on the proposi tion of designing a challenger. He -is quoted as saying that he would have undertaken the work had he been allowed to design according to the new American measurement rule. He says, however, that the New York iYacht Club will refuse to discuss the subject of measurement until a formal challenge has been issued, which 'would obviously place him at a dis advantage, as the fact is well recog mized in Great Britain that it is al most hopeless to attempt the con struction of a winning boat under the eed of gift rules. William Fife, who twice designed unsuecessful challengers, the Sham roeks I. and I., is said to have re fused to design a third boat under the old rules. The disagreement between Fife and Sir Thomas is understood to have been caused by the failure of these boats to contest successfully in the big international event, and if, Fife has even considered a proposi tion to make another attempt, provid ed the New York Yacht Club agrees to race under the measurement, it indicates 'a partial healing of the breach that may be followed by Fife' third effort even if the old rule must be ahered to. The new American measurement rule is considered by yachtsmen to: ffer a fresh field for British endei-' vor in the attempt to regain the clas sic trophy after half a century of failure, provided t!ae New Ycrk Yacht Club whieh aer; as custodain of the Amerian's C'ip agrees to the changeC in conditions. Thie deed of gift, however, is zpecifie on the subjeet, and should the New York Yacht Club adhere to its amia,ubted right the old conditions wil hold as long as de sired. erover asenrar. Charleston Evening Post.. Grover Cleveland is coming south for his health. He ought to eome to Charleston and establsi a permanent residence here, as we have before sug gested, but just at the moment we shall not urge Charleston's claim, be cause there are possibilities that the former president is wending toward a meeting that would interest the whole country and furnish theme for an historian, a poet ad an artist all at once. Henry Watterson is at Naples-on the-Gulf, which is somewhiere in Florida, but which he wants it dis tintly understood is not a resort. So sweet a disposition has come to him +ntat retrat that he gives forth Rose UMeveland, has a cotta hem Grover ought to come down and try his luck. I promise to receive him with a deputation and never to ut ter a syllable about the tariff. When he is not hunting, or fishing, we can walk the beach together, hand in hand, and commune one with the oth er of the fickleness of fortune and public opinion, commiserate Theo dore Roosevelt, whose time will come, and, looking away off toward the set ting sun, muse upon the, infirmity of man and the emptiness of his ambi tions. Not a word shall be said to re mind him of the Star-Eyed Goddess and how he jilted her. She is a mer maid now, and with the mermaids cometh only by night to tread a meas ure upon the vast deep! Has Grover heard and is he hasten ing therefore? If Watterson and Cleveland should strike hands under the sunny skies of Florida and wan der forth to intimate converse along the sands, interest in what the wild waves are saying would wane and wither. A Pertinent Question. Chicago Inter-Ocean. President Frank J. Hearne, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, of Denver, tells this story of the late Joshua Gentry, at one time president of the Hannibal and St. Joseph rail way, which is now a part of the Bur lington system. Gentry was fond of going over the lines of his railroad in old and rath er shabby clothes; At a junction! station one' day he climbed into the! cab of one of his locomotives while the engineer was oiling. : When the' engineer returned to the cab Presi-, dent Gentry pointed to the steam gauge which stood at 160 and asked: "Is that all the steam you carry?"' "Why,'" said the engineer, "that's the second time around." The man in shabby clothes asked several other questions which seemed foolish to the man behind the throt tle and finally the engineer turned on him. "Who are you anyway?'' "I am Joshua Gefttry, president of this railroad,'' said that official with dignity. "Then why in thunder don't you wear good clothes, so one would know you?'' Fur Toque a Honeymoon Hint. New York Press. One of Miss Roosevelt's favorite: hats in her trousseau is a remarkabTh toque of fur.. "And she thinks no one has.any idea where she is going on her hoheymoon after that!'' ex laimed a clever young woman. wit h; Sherlo'ek Holmes tendencies who has been reading a description of Miss Alice's furry headpiece. "Why, it's perfectly clear. If she was going to Palm Beach or some other of the sum merish winter resorts where society lits from year to year in the same~ old chase for pleasure, what would: she be doing with that toque? No, she 's going to Canada-to Montreal, maybe. Furs are just as good as; straws to show which way the wind blows." a jgg Dear Mother. "While out strolling last evening," says a reporter, "I passed a house from which emanated the inspiring strains of music from a piano and the throat of a charming young la dy." The only words the reporter aught from the song were something about "dear mother." Passing on Iand turning down a side street the reporter saw -through the kitchen window the dear mother with her arms buried almost to the elbow in a pan of dough, the sweat streaming denO* her wrinkled face sand the~ hot rage enveloping her. She was sing ing: "We'll Work Till Jesus Comes." ,Consistency. Wilmarth sighed. "Poor Boggs," he Isaid. "You remember him? You re member how he used to rant and rave over the dishonesty in our high places, the corruption in our politics and the crookedness of our financiers, and:how, finally, declaring this to be no country for an upright man to live in, he emigrated to Australia?" "Yes, I remember." "Well, he has been killed." "How did it happen?" "He got into a gun fight with a sheep herder who made s ,ue slurring remark about the laxnes.s of Ameri [ can morals,"-New York Pres;. Maa and Wife. The snow was falling. The day was still and gay and cold. Dr. Parkhurst, shaking the white flakes from his shoulders, said: "I have just witnessed an. instrue tive happening--a happening that might teach us why -some marriages do not succeed. "A man and his wife were walking down a back street. The man had his hands in his pockets. The woman car ried a basket filled with cabbage and beets. "A group of boys danced like imps on a corner. They had snowballs in their hands. As soon as the married couple had passed them they let drive. "But only the woman was struck. She got two heavy blows about the head and face. Every snowball, some 'how, missed the man. "He looked at his wife as she brushed the snow out of her ears and I hair, and then he shook his fist at the boys and shouted: 'It's a good thing for you, you young rascals, that you didn't hit me. -Philadelphia Record. Nothing Like Tact. A correspondent sends an anecdote of a man in a Midland town. A friend of his was lying ill, and he went to see him to cheer him up. "You look un common bad, Joe," he said. "Yes," said the sufferer. "Made your will?" inquired the consoler, "because I should, if I were you." There was an; awkward pause, during which the vis itor left. A moment later he returned. "I say, Joe,'" he observed, "yours is awkward stairs to get a coffin down. Good-bye. Joe, good-bye.'"-London Globe. Never Tried a Case. John H. Eldeman has been a justice of the peace in Jefferson township, Henry county, Indi aiia ,for 14 years, but in all that time, though many eas es have been before him, he has never tried one of .them. When a dispute arises between citizens. no matter what it may be, he always manages to bring about a compromise. "There's no money in that for me,'' says Jus tice Edleman, "but it saves noney foi- ny neighbors, and I generally manage to send the contending parties away in good humor.'' He reentIy attracted some attention by offering to perform marriage ceremonies for 50 cents each and provide a wedding~ supper or breakfast for the couple. Edleman, who is 70 years old, calls; his farm the "Garden of Eden." New Town Will Be Unique. A new town laid out in southern In riana, Dubois county, bids fair to for ever occupy a unique position, as one of the conditions to property owner ship is that no intoxicants shall ever; be sold within its confines. The place; is called Cuzzo and is 15 miles from French Lick Spring. Every deed issu ed contains a clause that if whiskey is sold directly or indirectly in the premises the land shall revert to its original ownei- or his heirs. When Garfield Met Arthur. "I was present the first time Gar field and Arthur ever met,'' said Gen eral Grosvenor, in reminiscent mood the other night to the St. Louis Globe-Demorat man.. "It was in the New York eampaign' of 1874, and Garfield had been making speeches in the state. He had finished up his itinerary and was ready to go homne. He and I were sitting in the Fifthl Avenue hotel when Arthur, who was state chairman came along and was introduced to Garfield. Arthur comn plimented Garfield on the goodj speeches he hadi been making, andl then asked him for a bill of his ex penses. Garfield demtirred, and said he had not expected any remunera tion. and had been glad to contribute to the good of the cause. "'We don't do business that way,' said Arthur. 'Other visiting speakers 9et paid, and you deserve more than: the rest of them.' "With that remark Arthur passed five $100 bills into the hand of Gar field, who still protesting, finally took1 it. -That was their first meeting and1 little did either think how they were to play such prominent parts in the' great political drama of the next few years.'' Half the fun of having a -good time is making people think you are haivingJ ~ better. The Archaic Cat Japhet looked out of the window and yawned. "Water, water, every where," he remarked, according to Lippincott's. "I say, Ham, do you suppose eats can swim?" "Don't know, I'm sure. Let's wake Shem and then we'll find out." "We'd better tie a string round her neck," sugested Shem; "then if she can't swim, we can pull her in." So they caught the cat, tied on a string, and dropped her from the win dow. "She can! she can!" they shouted; but just then the dinner bell rang. "Plum duff!" they cried as with one voice, and tumbled down the stairs. At first the eat rather enjoyed her adventure and swam along merrily enough; the sun had begun to shine by this time, the air was delightfully fresh after the stuffy ark, and the connecting string helped her more than she realized. But a sudden gust of wind made the ark lurch violently, the string snapped, and the por cat found herself being left slowly astern. She called for help as loudly as she could, for it took all her strength to swim, and the giraffe, who was of a benevolent nature, finally noticed her cries. "Me thinks," said he, "I hear a fel low being in distress." "Oh, don't you care," said the rat with a wicked grin. "It's only that old eat. She's always sitting on the roof to sing." But the kind-hearted giraffe looked out of the window. Spying poor Mrs. Cat, he stretched his long neck to its utmost and finally succeeded in pull ing her in. She lapped her wet fur disconso lately. "More than enough is too much," she said, and her descendants hate water to this very day.. Wouldn't Kiss and Tell. Kansas City Star. During the trial of a breach of promise case in the circuit court at Kirksville, Mo.. the defence under took to show that the prosecuting witness 's affections had not been al together cornered by the defendant. There was evidence that one Roy Mailverne had, once upon a time, kissed her without a serious repi-i mand resulting. Roy; a smart look ing fellow of the yeoman type, was called in rebuttal and vigorously de nied the imputation. 'M. D. Camp bell, on cross-examination, drowsily asked the witness: "Roy, you didn't steal into the kit hen, where Miss M. was mixing dough, slip up behind her and kiss her?" ''No, sir,'' exclaimed the witness indignantly. "Roy, you didn't steal into the kitchen, where Miss M. was mixing batter for flap-jacks, and kiss her?" "No sir; I didn't." There was a brief pause, during which the examiner looked at his half burned cigar meditatively. The au dience began to titter. "Roy, you didn't steal up behind Miss M. in the kitehen, where she was"-* "I tell you I didn't kiss her at all,', said the witness angrily. "At nowhere and no time?" said the lawyer, gently. "At nowhere and no time." There was another pause as the in terrogator calmly knocked the ashes off his cigar and studied the floor. "Roy," he said ingratiatingly, "if you had stolen into the kitchen and kissed Miss M. when she was mixing the things for Johnnyeakes, you'd be too much of a gentleman to admit it before all this crowd, wouldn't you?" In the laughter following the mild observation the witness failed to reach the significance of -the question. "Sure!" he replied exeitedly. "I ain't no Nannie Telltale." "That's all, Roy," said the exam iner pleasantly; "you say run along home now." Washington Star. "Do you think that these people will be received in fashionable so iety?" "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "I think they will go even further than that, and be received in polite society." The original tree must have been the pawpaw. But the best airship on earth may be np? ood in the air. Wea man kisbseshsie it isa Buck Ca: made wil Baking Are delicious and cold weather breakfast Made in the morn ting " over night; neve digestion. To make a perfec a thousand other & "Royal Baker and P free to any address. ROYAL SAKNG POWD Explorer-But have you had any, experience that would tend to fit you I for the hardships of an Artic expedi tion? Would-be-Member of Party-Have I? Why, I lived two winters in an apartment house where I was at odds with the janitor.-Judge. "Mercy, what a crush!" exclaimed a fair, but fat strap-hanger on a Wade Park car last night. "I've had to stand on one foot for eight blocks." "I'm well aware of that, madam," put in her neighboring victim, "but I wish you hadn't picked out my foot as the one. "-Cleveland Leader. Casey-Phiwat 's a garage ? Reilly-Sure, it's wan o' thim horseless livery stables.-Philadelphia Record. "Why do you teach your children to recite and sing?" "Well," answered the practical woman, "there has to be some way of starting people who come to see you and forget when it's time to go home.'"-Washington Star.. A STEP Ti "One thing is foreve thing is SUCCESS." A well ordered accoui important step to suc start an account here a will be encouraged by t count semi-annually of interest. The Caiumu 3xrewber' "The Bank for SAVE EY Among the various RI E SO LU T ION S forM the year 1906 don't forget to resolve to Save Every Penny that you can. There fore You Must Buy GoodiGoods CHEAP. This you can only ac complish when trading at 20. KLETTN ER'S, Headquarters of Genu ine bargains. It will be m-one to buy from us. 0. KLE wheat kes ti Royal Powder wholesome-a perfect food. ing; no yeast, no "set r sour, never cause in t buckwheat cake, and unty dishes, see the Lstry Cook." Mailed ER CO., NEW YORK. Illinois Preacher Attempts Suicide -by Jumping In Front of Nov TraiL Re v. Justin G. Wade, pastor of the First Congregational chureh, Wau kegan, Illinois, who was Wednesday arrestid by postoffice inspectors for' sending obscene letters through the mails, attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself in front of a train on the Chicago and Northwest ern railway. His injuries are fatal. The minister rushed upon the trak, and when the engine was about 20 feet distant threw himself flat upon his face. He was struck by the p$ot of the engine and was hurled mwy feet to one side of the track. A large crowd of people waiting for the train saw the attempt at suicide. Philadelphia Press. " Oo-oo-My!'' exclaimed little Tom my, hearing a church organ for the first time, "what's that'' "Sh!'' whispered his mother, "that's the organ.'' "Goodness! It must be an awful big monkey that goes with that.'' ISUCCES ~r good; and that one ~tin a good bank is an cess. One dollar will nd your efforts to save he addition to your ac 4 per cent compound r clal Bank(, r-y. S. 0. Your Savings." 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