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LITERARY SOCIETIES NEWBERRY COLLEGE MARCH DEBATE The literary societies of Newberry college held their annual celebration in the city opera house Friday night. This was the occasion of the March debate held each year between the Phrenakosmian society and the Ex celsior society, the two young men's literary societies of the college. A large audience was present to hear the contest. Formally invited guests were present from far and wide, including numerous students from Newberry's sister institution, Summerland college, and the occasion seemed to be a most pleasant ohe for every nne. The stronsr and friendly rivalry among active members and former j members of the two societies, each J "Phrena" and each "Excelsior" pulling for his respective team in a jolly jesting and good natured way, added zest and interest to the occasion. The question debated was: "Resolved that all immigration to the United States for a period of five year ] should be prohibited by lav:." The uebate was spirited and interesting throughout and gave evidence of j thorough preparation. The Phrenaj-r? m;??n team UDheld the affirmative &ide of the question, while the Excel sum- maintained tne negative, me judges rendered their decision in favor of the negative. The Phrenakosmian society war represented by: 'C. J. M. Blume Concord, N. C., captain, and L.* E. Blackwelder, Concord, and C. L. Epting, Chapin, debaters. I. N. Merchant, Newberry, captain, E. L. Setzler, Newberry, and Iv. W) Kinard Johnston, represented the Excelsior societv. C. C. Freed of Columbia member of the Excelsior society, presided over the meeting. Miss E. Saner of Prosperity, member of the Philomathian society was the essayist, having as her subject. "The End of a Perfcct Day." The audience was delightfully impressed iby her splendid production and the beautiful and touching way in which she rendered it. Death of Jfars. Dickert. Mrs. Mollie Dickert, widow of the late William Dickert, died Saturday night at the home of her nephew, Mr. Wm. C. Bishop, on the Ninety-Six road near Belfast and was buried ! from Beth Eden church Sunday af ternoon, service by' <the Rev. L. P. Boland. Mrs. Dickort was 80 years old. { V ; " ^ mm Rister-Ta^ lor Miss Mamie Rister and Mr. J. S Taylor were married Saturday ,'night by the Rev. G. F. Cogburn, All of West End. THE WOMAN WITH THE SERPENT'S TONGUE By William Watscn. . She is not old, she is not young, The Woman with the Serpent'? Tongue, ' The haggard cheek, the hungering eye, The poisoned words that wildly fly. The famished face, the feered hand? Who slights the worthiest in the land Sneers at the just, contemns the brave, And blackens goodness in its grave. In truthful numbers be she sung, The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue; Concerning whom, Fame hints at things Told but in shrugs and whisperings; ' Ambitious from her natal hour, And scheming all her life for power: With little left of seemly pride; With venomed fangs she cannot hide; , Who half makes love to you today, Tomorrow gives her guest away. Burnt up with by that strange soul * She cannot slave or yet control: Malignant lipp'd, unkind, unsweet; Past all example indiscreet; Hectic, and always overstrung? The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue. That on her will their fates have hung!? The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue. Defined A man from the north was driving in Florida when an alligator slit! across the road in front of him. "Sam, what was that?" he asked the negro driver. "That's an alligator, boss." A little farther along, as they were skirting a bayou, the man saw something out in the water making r great fuss, swishing and splashing. "Sam, what's that?" he asked again. "Another alligator, boss." "What, Sam, is an alligator an amphibious animal?" "What's that, boss?" "I say, is the alligator an amphibious animal?" "Yaas, sah, he'll eat a white man jest the same as a nigger." Xhe ^ Scrap -Book A ~ ~ ?? rrn^^M r 5 GUI A Li I ILL IUU rtri^UKML. Irreverent Interruption That Caused Woman Lecturer to Make Abrupt Change of Subject. I A woman of ample proportions was giving a lecture on the human form , divine. Her manPlitts:W^tllfiaJii'^ ,Kf f pPj 'jj^ '? '*w| i \ p e familiarly supercilious anil ; ^0r. 0XU,ni>l0'" round my thumb" ?she held it up?"once round my wrist; twice round my wrist, once nmiuj mv neck: twice rouri<' mv neck. once round my wai-st." Here she paused, and a shrill voice from the audience exclaimed: "Twice round your waist, once round Hyde park!" . The lecturer hastily passed on to another branch of the subject.?London Tit-Bits. PLAYING-CARDS FRENCH IDEA Invented to Amuse Melancholy PvJonarch?What the Suits Were Intended to Represent. Playing-cards were invented about the year 1300, in order to amuse Charles VI, then king of France, who was subject to tits of melancholy. 'The inventor proposed to represent the four classes of men in the kingdom. The clergy were represented by hearts, for which reason the Spaniards ?used, instead of a Heart, a eopa or chalice. The nobility and military were represented by the points <>L* spears, and the Anglo-Saxon ignorance of the meaning of the figure led to tliein being calk"? "spades." Diamonds stood for citizens, merchants and tradespeople, not because of their connection with the precious stones hnf- tjip currently. the red marks that appear upon the cards, were.intended to represent the square stone tiles of which the houses of the middle class were built. The figure we call a "club" was original 15* a clover-leaf, and alluded to peasants and farmers. Spanish cards hear a stave or basto in lieu of the French clover-leaf, and it is probably because of this that we refer to the suit as "clubs." |f I ^ CHANCING STANDARDS See hereto the angry customer blurted out to the dealer in clothes, "You sold me this suit for ail wool, and I find it more th?n half cotton." "On? moment, please," the dealer softly replied; "I said it was the best a|l-wool made now." \?/U.. I ne rkesfcuri vvuy. Tommy, ageil six, had been out for a long walk, and on his return was speedily put lo bed. Some time later his mother, going up to his bedroom, found that her fond offspring had gone off to sleep with his feet resting on that part of the bed intended for his head. She woke him up. reversed him, and then demanded an explanation. Two chubby little fists wiped the sleepiness from his little eyes, and then a plaintive voice replied: "But, mumnrfe, my head wasn't tired, J i*.. ...rtMrt *> ana my attru ?ci c. More and More Ice. It was my first week in the offices of a law firm. One member was a prominent judge, who was a distinguished and dignified appearing man, ami his austere manner always seemed to create an icy atmosphere. He was passing hurriedly through my office one morning, just as I received a to!epnone call for him. Impatiently he asked who it was. I replied that 1 did not know, hut that it was a woman with the coarsest voice I hart ever heard. After answering the rail lie grimly said: "It was my wife."?Exchange. Litcraily True. Wife?What do you mean by telling Mrs. Brown that you never a*k my advice about anything? Hub?Well, my dear, I don't. You never wait to be asked.?IJosion Transcript. Turr.ip Grew Through. A turnip with ;i^ horse !m>!I just lielow t!u* top \v;;:> fo;:n<i in liis !iv :i>i (>:;!.irli? f;ir:no:\ Tiie turnip ii;:<] ^ own ;-i.l.iit through 11n* It!!. Probably World's Oldest Fine. A f i iO tree i:i Now Zealand is estimated l>y scientists to l?e thirteen hundred years old. I LEGEND IN NEW CLOTHING Story cf Sam sen and Deli'ah as I Might Have Been, but U *CiC ubt? ediy Was Not. "N<>\v, Sammy," h.-u.;n Delilah. conx inirlv. as site arlvnncJ toward liin with her hands behind her holding j , pair of scissors. ".Inst look up tha ! tree?see the little birdie?*' And she coqm ttisldy displayed (h< gold fillings in her five front teeth Samson eouhl never refuse Pelilai anything when she Hashed ail tha , gold on hini. Delilah gently took hold of a loci of Samson's hair with her left hand hut before she could snip it oil' wit! i her right, there was a tliunderou: i KnocK on rue door. j 'Twas a man on horseback, i "Away! Away!" cried this ancien Paul Itevere. "The flood is cominj down Mount Dingus. Flee t Iie? i hence!" "Oh, Sammy!" wailed Delilah, drop ; pins the scissors. "And I just paid of the mortgage on the house this ver; | week. Now all that money is wasted ; Oh, Sammy!" Samson thought hard for a moment | Tiien Delilah flashed her teeth one* I more. "Up! Go up In the attic!" com j inanded Samson. Then he planted : j kiss on Delilah's eyebrow and sir i flew. I Samson dashed out the door an< lifted up tlio house in I?ni!i bands an< ! tied the doghouse around his neck. J And thus stood he, with Pelila! j hi.crh and dry, while the Hood rushei | down Mount Dingus and by. J "Gosh!" said Delilah to herself, aft er it was all over. "I'm glad I didn' ; cut his hair off before the llood."j Detroit Free Press. ! FREEDOM MUST BE BOUGH! _ ! And the Price to Ee Paid Is Completi Mastery of All Pascior.s sr.d Appttites. ! Freedom is not a gift, hut an at | taimnent. It does not ci?aractenz< j the state of nature, but flowers fron j the growth of personality and civiliza i tion. Action Issues from character an< there is inner discord and tiie reel I ing of restraint until the individua is happy and satisfied in his act am | attitude. i A divided will marks incomplete ! personality, and it is not a free wil Every man must win his own free i dom. lie must desire it enough t< : pay its price, and its price is the mas tery of passions and appetites. As a man gains mastery over hi; own powers and desires he is free ; Resolutions are good, because the; witness to the sense of incomplete self j mastery and to the vision of greate j self-control and freedom that are pos ! sible.?Minneapolis Journal. Original Galoshes. | The fashionable galoshes that ar j now flapping about the ankles o ! pretty girls were iirst introduced ii ! America about 1S30 in Boston. Th ; galoshes or l)oots were as ugly am ! clumsy as they are today, but wer i even more popular. They require ! Jw.iiiioV uk the manufacturer i ! had little knowledge of the u.se o i rubber gum. In winter they froz | hard and stiff, and had to be thawe J out before they could be worn, an I care had to be taken not to thai j them too well, or they would run int ! a sticky mass. In the sununer the ! gof sticky and shapeless unless ker j on ice and taken out during a rail ! storm only. No one who was anyon j tbought his or her toilet complet j without a pair. They had to b | watched carefully, for once they star ; ed to rot the smell was terrible, an i it was necessary to take them out an ' bury them. ! ' Plan War on Hair Seals. 1 Hunting hair seals by airplane an j destroying them by machine-gun fir ! has been seriously proposed to th : Canadian fisheries department by fisl ; .ormen, says a report from Vancouve i B. C. The scheme proposed and trie 1 last spring of trapping the salmon-d< j stroying hair seals at the mouth c i the Fraser river by means of set line and short laterals armed with stron ' hooks brought a measure of succes: , but was not entirely a victory over th i wise mammalia of the ocean. Tli new proposal is to come down o : them from the unsuspected height i as they bask on the sandbars in thoi sands, and pour a stream of bullet into them. I Welding Optical Glass. ' The improved method of weld in | optical glass worked out at the Uni ; (Mi Suites bureau of standards?, givt perfect union with practically no O.i: ! tort ion. and is ada]>ted for many pu poses, such as making glass cells an hollow prisms, joining h-nsos and do: in^r glass tubes with accurately li j ting Hat ends. The shaped-glass ol ject is lieatcd in an electric iurnac to the annealing point, when tin;:;]>pl cation of a small blowpipe llame a!oii the ed:;es to be united produces a quic ! weldiug. ? Unable to Choose National Tres. American forests are so rich wit infinite variety that President Wilso : is unable to name a choice l"?>r a it; tlonal tree, lie wrote to the Anieric:; Forestry association, which is co;i ; piling a national referendum as I | what tree be.vt repn'sfius .viun l a* myself," said the I're ; ident, MT lind that I am quite unab I to elioose amongst the infinite variel I and richness of American forests." t I HELPED TO CREATE NATIGfJ - Msn cf the Pony Express and th? Ov:.r. j land Stage Deserve Place on I i :_J. _ r> i msiurya rayt. ? - | T!i??re recently died in Los An?e.{*s, j 1 V/iiliam (;???>*!inir, reputed to !>e tin* last j i of the f.niious j?<>ny express riders. ! t j Tiio present generation knows lit tie ahont those pioneer times end tlie j - : wonderful way news was curried . i across the continent during the ten ? years immediately prior to the Imihlt : in? of tlio 1'nion and Soul hern Pacific ' lines, which met ;it Promontory Point, v ; Utah, in ]S'f.S. Mail and newspapers . i t???k from a montn to nnv <iavs ro 1 i , cross the continent prior to the estabs 1 lishmont of the pony express, which ! be^an lis service April 1<>, 1 re" ( duoinjr the time to ten days. Relay t j stations with change of mounts were a : established at short distances, depends i ing upon the topography of the counj try. and each rider would ride at top - ! speed from one to the other, rhanire f i horses in a trice and ^ro on. Human y ; endurance was pressed to the limit. 1.1 As an illustration of the sptfed made, ; the last message of President I>u - | elianan to congress, in December, 1S00, ? ' was carried 1? San Francisco in ei^rht j days and two hours. In ISO.'! the trans | continental telegraph line was com1 j pleted and all news thereafter went by e | wire, except such as the papers on the I coast clipped from eastern papers 3 j which arrived by mail. When the railJ i roads wf?re completed both the pony express and the later overland stage - went into the discard, remaining, liow1 ever, on short tributary routes for a number of years, some for many - years. There are many tales told of t the darinir and nerve of those hardy " and courageous drivers of the stages, passing, as they did, fearlessly through hostile Indian country and not infrer quently suffering death at the hands of war parties, in spite of the efforts made by the government to give them rniiH:irr orof pel ion. These are of the same character of tales which mark the progress of American civilization. from Plymouth Hook to Seal Rocks, In subduing the wilderness and creating a (? . great nation. 1 i__ Overheard at the Movies. j ./ His wife had a severe headache, and was sadly in need' of quiet, so , husband said he wouli}. take their j small daughter to the movies, and fur her to retire early. It v. as all one to him, as he had not consulted any program^ jtnd they en' tered ihe first theater -ire: their pathwnv nn unfortunate selection, fur it ^ I " v ' ~ - ~i 1 I was ono of the sex-prohlem plays, the j principal characters uncongenial and ! seemingly with good grounds foij dii force because of incompatibility. ' The little maiden, JtfjKer a time, caused a titter of laugjSj&r among the audience near her by sffying in a shrill r little treble: "She doesn't seem to like married life, does slie, plfpa?" The play proceeded and after an apparently violent out burs# of temper on the part of the feminine Star, the little girl's voice again rent Jjie air with: 1 "Mamma acts just that way somen times, doesn't she, papa?" He did not wait to see' or hear more. ^ but hastily left while the lights were e subdued, and the next time he will se^ lect a comedy.?Indianapolis News, s f Great Waterspout. e Particulars are published in the Me (1 teorological Magazine of a groat \va^ terspout that a correspondent ob,v served south of Cape Coniorin on a 0 day when the weather was fine and the sea smooth. The waterspout * formed between a russet-gray cloud and the sea nearly five miles from the 0 ship. At first the distance between e the base of the cloud and the surface e of the sea was 4,000 feet, and the ^ width of the column fapered from iVX) ; feet at its juncture with the cloud to ^ I 150 feet at the sea. The vortex apj peared to be a tube with tapering I J - rri,? ,v.illc SIQ(?S SlIMl a t'i'iiiiin vroiuiuii. jLii*- nunc seemed to consist of water moving ^ downward and the central column of e water ascending. The phenomenon e lasted for 13 minutes; then the walls appeared to ascend into the cloud, r. d 1 increasing His Vocabulary, ; Father recently came into posses| sion of a new automobile and garage >s | talk flew thick and fast between hus? : band and wife with the result that S. i c/m /.-lilt.!! \w??U?v :if the North side e! school, where he is learning that ie i words are composed of syllables, n| sometimes became mixed in his school s? j and garage talk. i After showing his mother the knowl6; edge that had been forced 011 him that ! day in the way of new words, Wesley j came to one with three syllables that j was not entirely familiar and called g | to his mother for help with: t- j "Hother, how many cylinders in this >s j word:'"?Indianapolis News. ? ' j Pessimistic. (1 j A minister on the occasion of a s-: marriage was at a loss in trying to t- j discover the bridegruom anions the >- j company Of young men present. Fix-' e ; ing 0:1 a young man with the biggest i-1 llower in his button-hole, he asked g j him quietly: k "Are you the happy man?" "That remains to be seen," was the solemn answer. j "Hut are you the man who is to he I, j married?" j "Oh, aye; hut that's another mati j ter." n j . 1 Improvement in Japan. ,, j First-class narrow roads are repine : i:;^" tlit* ?>!<] paths in .!:ii ;ui. savs ?!ie s-! New York Herald. Automobile rum Is, |t; j eJocrric ro ids :md light railways serv#* v i many pr.vts of the country in a sur! prising Manner, while rolling stock and * handling methods are being improved. L. I THE PALATE AND THE POCKET- j BOOK. i i The Palale and :!?.> J'<><. Icetbcolc v?re . .II i.. I in I :??..! "I. I could have sonic lM. stcr," said the I'alate, " 'twould be ^raiid. I know a place where :;ood champagne ; can even now be i'?>n:i 1.*' 1 he i'or!ii'l'nou!i said nothing, and his j byes were on tiie ground. "I greatly need." tii<* I'alate said, "a tliick and juicy steak With liiitit r spread upon it like a luscious ( yellow lake. I need some fivsii asparagus, fixed a ia i loilandaise. ' I The I'oel-eihook said nothing, but his eyes were seen to blaze. "I want some pleasant salad," the eager j Palate urged. "Whore choicest oils and Roquefort ; cheese arc excellently mersi'U. I want an alligator pear, an artichoke or two." The Pocketbook s;:i?l nothing, but his sills were rather blue." ?.Miriam Teichiivr In Judge. AMUSEMENT FOR IDLE HOUR! ingenious Puzzle Intended fcr Dom- J inoes Can Be Arranged With Paper Suitably Prepared. It has boon sii?gosto<l that, for crnmo-1 - i~. l,a I putvui^ J)IU MOlllllM n~r> llii-.ll! I'*.made of hexagonal shapes, divided into six compartments with different pips or numerals. The dominoes shown in the accompanying diagram, however, arc meant ^b*lf ??S? ? 'X X I *-ra ?X. <svi;W> I c | } j*/} |y* cjl 1 Xnt UVtv I* T {* [ ?{ ( ? o*| To? *{ (" ! I** /v?;Vsk j< ?y^ ?/L >L? X l?t * VA ?^r _ ** i^'V^ct?Wr . ux^i?/r'tf a^) #a Jio *? J8I?' iT Jf* <@s2 leiJ I * c*7 j?o!?ej J** Try This on a Rainy Day. for a puzzle?the invention of an Englishman, Horace Hydes. There are nineteen of tho^e dominoes, and the puzzle is* to place them side by side around a central domino in such a way that the sum of Hie pips ?.J11 11IK iUlJUCCUl Mill-.-? III ?iu> adjacent dominoes Avill he seven. The diagram does not.show them so arranged.?Philadelphia Ledger. Drake Had Varied Menage. The curious diet of a drake was brought to light whoa the bird was being dressed for dinner in New Hartford, Conn. In the gizzard were found: Twenty nails, ranging in size from the square or cut sbiiigie nail to the carpet tack, two wire brads used in fastening chicken wire; two pieces of corset steel, one three-quarters of an inch long; one corset lv>ok, two nails with large heads used in roofing. Alt.:? E>~ TUI c?r ourricumiu lv i-> ^ i naimi i v. . I Working on his fence a Xova Scotia j farmer took off hfe'waistcoat and hung it on a post. He set lire to some brush nn?l went on with his work. When he returned to the post his waistcoat was gone hut his watch was on the ground. Investigation showed the fire had spread and consumed his garment, but the watch hnd fallen out of the pocket, none the worse for its warming. House Thrown In With Tree. Here is an advertisement from a Onl- j n.mnn. VI.iIo \ 111 ?1 < >"11 i f 1 - ! iiuiiiiU imjftJL x vi -v , ooiit umbrella tree about 30 years old. j This is a beauty. The largest tree in j Redlands of its kind and a bargain j at $1,800. With the tree frees a live- J room plastered house and a fine lot 00 by ISO feet with all kinds of fruit. Situated on the south side. Jim Cclurnbus. After a few days in one of the city I schools, little George returned one day and asked his mother who "Jim Co- i lumbiis" was. Never bavin? read of ; the man in her school days, she ques- j tinned him as to where he had heard of him, ami lie said: "\\iiy, we siaj? i about him every day at school, 'Co- j luinbus, the Jim of the Ocean.'" Usual Result. "Josh," said Farmer Corntossel, "what was the result of your argument with tht? hired man about the Leacniii of Nations?" "Same as usual. Each of us con- J vinced the other that there's no use I o'tryin' 1(? explain anvthin' to a man ! that won't listen to reason." Mine in Oc'd Situation. A mining shaft in Soinoreivte, Mexico, is almost eraetiy on ili?* Tropic of! Cancel*, ami at no<?n on .!nn<> !ii the- j sun shines to the bottom, lighting in# j the well to a vertical depth of i.PJUj feet or more. TZTZT iriysiudi rrcaiv. Valves as tou^h as hone wa.o the: i peculiar condition found in :i saan's ! heart wiien examined :'.t Shoro<iit?"n, | England, The dorlor s,:id he iuid iu*v- j er seen siii-h :i tliinir bef?;?v. It's Style. "What make is that new !Y'li!eh ! I car the I>e Sniytiies l?ro;:.uh! ! raris?" "Their Freneh chaiitleiir t??id iwe it j ! was a Shay l?oo\er." i Kindred FccWr.g. "J ><? you ri*;!Iiy !if!i.*v?' such an j emotion a'; j?-a!oiis,\ can j?i*? ?!in- | di??-sti?;p "f <lo t It ink il can l?rin^ on In artbum." WHAT CARES TH H WIND? What rarcs r1 \vii:?i wiun ship:* ?<> down ' In do op disasivr an<l 11:?-i r j opie di'vwn! | What euros the wind.' i What cirvs the waul when from the , n:nl>;cnt sky Th.' l'.illir;; drop au.l die! What car.:s the wind? i "What carv.s ih'- wind when ice- gales blow ; And tender lambkins freeze in snow! What cures tho wind? What cares the wind when llarnes leap : far To murk t'.ie Coreets with their scar! What cares the wind? What 'arcs the wind? "lis all an Idle ' pluv. I A frolic and a pastime of the day! What can s the wind? ?Don Seitz in New York Sun. MDPcn TO r? HTWT P.ATT! F I rUilOLL! I U V1.U i I i km vrn ? ? Animals in Certain Parts of Africa Have to 3c Protected Frcm the Deadly Tsetse Fly. Flit's? in certain parts of Africa moan something more to rattle than a mere seasonal r.nnoyance, for the pestilential tsetse visits disease and death upon those that enter its domains. The avid attacks of the danjrerous insect were circumvented in a curious i manner recently, reports Popular Me- j Hmnics M.-ignzino. A number of shorthorn buils were driven overland through- three tsetse-lly belts, one 21 Protected From the Tsetse. \ miles wide. The hulls were completely clothed. from muzzle to hoofs, in sewn suiis ?jL* hea\y fabric, and their noses, eyes, horns and hoofs, the only parts exposed, were coated with wagon grease. Incased in this remarkable armor, and traveling only at night, 5" intivrt tlidV WllOll IIIC IX.-IM- Uin.v, succeeded in escaping the menace. Punished for Theft. Numerous stories have been related about the ingenious thieving methods adopted by animal pets, but the following experience of a Liverpool (Eng.) householder savors of the unusual: For some time he had been unable to discover how milk was taken from a jug deposited overnight outside the front door, and one morning recently the mystery was deepened by the disappearance of the jug itself. The matter was not cleared up until some days inter, when by chance he overheard a friend, living in a neighboring street, relate that his dog had arrived home a few days previously with its head firmly fixed in a jug, and that they had been unable to find the owner of the Jug. Enrolled in School of Life. A housewife was brought before a New York court as a truant from school. The girl was fourteen years of a^e and the board of education brought a charge against her because she had not attended school. The girl proved that she was married and the judge ruled that a housewife* is not required to attend school, whatorftt KlflV lwV Shoes of Ostrich Skin. Ostrich skins are being shipped in larire numbers from South Africa to Boston to be made into shoes of fine qunl'tv for women. Experts in the trade say the ostrich skin shoes will outwear leather shoes and will tost a sum materially less. The trade has shown much interest and it is said there are many inquiries for the shoes. Playing Safe. "It's dangerous." remarked Senator Sorjrhum. "for a man to ;ro on record with loo much advice about public af fairs. "But when you wore invited to advise the President-elect?" "I told him to shop early, and let It go at that." Anxious to 3o Fair. "Your daughter h:is invited me to dinner." s::id ihe l>;ishful your^r man. "Wen." replied Mr. Cumrox. "seem* rts yon'r?? ;i suitor l'or her haisri. I'll do heiter'n that. I'll invite you to breakfast. sn's you ran tr*'t a 1>< ter idea of wimt she looks like without her evenin' make-up." Felt His Tims Had Come. I'tvm?Miiiion <>f death wns orp-.'ri-5 enced l?y a Nova Scotia sailo?*. iV.rj rwo weeks lit- beennt 1 very resiles :in?! j walked iin* l!<?<?r. ealing Utile. Tlion j he ]?red .t post as a mate <>n a v<>. -.< ! i)fi <>ii a 1 it first (lay \va< accidentally knocked overboard and drowned. English Avislors Active. l'ii;t!re> reported for tin* tirsr j?sir < ? civil llyiiiir in KiaJand reve; ! a 1 ?>' : '()! in-iiV : 11 I (.Mill ill I 111 u : "t? .... 'liirlus. cnn-yiii.:,' Ti'.nOO ?iic<*r.< wills cMly one f:s!.il :ic<rit!?-nt. ? J:?' llilil-S WITC It R e c o r:! Chryr.antlic my m. A t I'<>rk:\!" r;i;*\ - hi' helMiim wI?;i ;i i miliuf .*> > inches w;i>; a:::< ::lc li e r:;!:i!>iis ai ih?' Kuynl Il?>r chuU* ill Loil'ioll. tl< liiiui a* .? ..... ? KiiL-I:iM<I. if W;iS :is ifie I t-sl i-liryMaiJilicuiuui ever fjrowu. ' BEAUTY IN OLD AMSTERDAM Car.ais cf Dutch Ci:y Have Caused !? U> Be Named the Venice of the North. Is :??>I;i!>11* for two { iVsvious alir>ve :> 11 others: its o'-l c;ii?;ils mid its old pictures. writes - V. l.m*as in "A Wanderer in Holland. -i.ruiy it l?tvn < ;iiI1 tlie Venice o the North; Inn wry different is ir> somber quietude from the sunny Ita: lan city among the waters. There is a beauty of gaiety and : beauty of gravity; and Amsterdam m its older parts?ou the Keizersgracht and the lieerengracht'?has the beauty of gravity. in Venice tlie canal Ij?, of course, suve:; ami oarcua are continually gliding hither and tliiiher; Ij.u in the Kcizersgracht and the ileerengra<;ht the water is little used. _ One day, however, I watched a costennouger .steering a boatload of flowers under a bridge and 110 words of mm'1 cjiii uesenue uie loveliness ui their rolled ion. I remember the incident particularly because flowers are not much carried in Holland, and it is very pleasant to have this impression of them?this note of happy gaiety in so dark a setting. In the main Amsterdam is a city of trade, of hurrying business men, of ceaseless clanging tramcars and crowded streets, but on the Keizersgracht and the lieerengracht you are always certain tu tind the old essen UUi j_mucii ^r;i\itv aiiu peutc. 2s'o tide moves ilie sullen waters of these canal:*, which are lined with trees that in spring form before the narrow, dark, discreet houses the most delicate green tracery imaginable; and in summer screen them altogether. These houses are' for the most part black and brown, with white window frames, and they rise to a great height, culminating in that curious stepped gable (with a crane and pulley in it) ...i.r i. 4l?A c?\*mhnl /if WHICH 1^, I U lliillljr V*#> LUC oj luvvi v*. the city. I know no houses that so ktvp their secrets. In every one, I doubt not, is furniture worthy of the exterior; old paintings of Dutch gentlemen and gentlewomen, a landscape or two, a girl with a lute . . . old silver windmills; and plate upon plate of serene blue Delft. . # Saw First Tobacco Smoke. It was Christopher Columbus who discovered tobacco, and ho did it on his first voyage in 1402, according to ^ a little brochure wmcu ueorge v. Dempsey of Boston, lias prepared for distribution among the members of the Algonquin club. Mr. Dempsey's account says: '"lie was not only the first European to report tobacco, but he saw the natives smoking rolls of i$ ?cigars?to light which they carried burning brands in their hands. I'opuiar impression makes Sir Waiter Raleigh, the discoverer. History discloses the fact that the . distinguished nobleman was closely and unfortunately identified with the fragrant herb, buc at the same time shows that* he did not begin to play his dramatic part on the world's stage mi ......... n-ia b.-id I ill \ CiUS tUlCl lilt ^ivui, quit it. , "At all events the 'pipe' is insep- .' arable from our vision of Raleigh, bui we know Columbus saw 'cigar smoking' years before him. Unfortunate discoverer, indeed, Columbus found a new continent, and another gave it his name. He discovered smoking, and the name of another is linked to the ^ romance of it." Indian R.^es Dyir.g Out. k. The Hopi Ind ans, more than any J other tribe, have img-cherished forms, % says a correspondent. Still here in j * 1 - eAao?> ? Jnry rloCPPf :J til'1 ISOiariUIl UL UlC nicauiu.9 ? . anil mesa country one iqay witness J sti!! the corn dance, the snake dance f and other picturesque ceremonials! \vh!ch the Influence of the white mani has as yet little changed. Among all I of the Pueblo people there has been 3 preserved much of the old Indian cul-g ture. This is easily understood when$ one considers the character of theE Pueblos. Dwelling in ancestral vll-p lages century after century, avoiding war when possible, and in their remote mesa homes resisting even the disintegrating influence of the white men, these interesting tribes have pre1 served some magnificent art, poetry and religious sentiments which are now in dunjrer of extinction, just as the white student of Indian life is beginning to appreciate their value. Growth of Christian Endeavor. j The Christian Endeavor, a young people's society, was originated by . | R*?v. Francis E. Clark, pastor of the | Wiliiston Congregational church in I Portland, Mo. On February 2, 1881, about r*>0 boys and ^rirls iw??- in the pasiors sludy and p!<- 'v?"s 10 attend and J;;i- in a I weekly prayer ! anu <wu-e ;i | uanth to hold a ?*t,i!<efr:,t;on meeting. * | Other duties. ' religh >\ literary, [ and of various kinds, were assigned to i different numbers. They met with Instant acceptance. and today there are nio:*e than T'.OOO societies in the j States and <'anada and in j f), 11: i* I Ulds. I Long Train. Th.Tv' Won; rons 01 wuod in iho I'ldted Slf.tos in 101S. >:iys. :t onrivspoinh lit. If :?.II this con' v.-^pf? put inlo <)!); 1r:iin of fiO-ton onrs i !his tn;:M would o^n-dsf of 7w.r><>2.2.^c' c.i:,im! if w>u!d t.vfco 1I71.2S4 on I cinor-. :<? pull If. Vu?s i; lasod on thr j !::;;;!in*.v of in" nwraire Araer K*:in online. Tiiis train would he r.iiles Ion?, ::n?1 would enoir ^ <-\'.> i!i<? oarth over 13 time* at lh* .equator.