The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 05, 1899, Image 4
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Autumn.
Oh the wheat is wearing whiskers
And the corn is wearing silk.
And the stocks are wavingjtassels all
so fair,
And the berries blush for pickers,
And the cows give buttermilk.
And the thistle down is .floating in
theair.
And the argus-eyed new tater
Is a-peepiu'from the hill.
And the flax says, won't you twist
me into twine?
And the ghost-dust covered ini 1 lei
Is a-grinding at the mill.
And the punk'in is a-pullin' at the
vine.
And once more 'tis Indian summer
u'notbavV tlilnbv
1' U J I lie r:?irviicri o oiiiwu j iV ^
And the little ones are swinging on
the gate.
The melon ami the cucumber
Arc both making much ado.
Anil tire oflteeseeker's seeking oYi
the State.
And we hear the loud exhorters.
For 'tis now camp-meeting time
And the ehickensjaie a laying very
low.
And the harvest moon -gives quarters
To all those without a dime,
And lovers stroll where gentle breezes
blow.
And Jack Frost Iris nest has fea.
thered,
. And the squirrels are in glee,
4n.d the thresher's hum is h?arc
5 \ throughout the land,
And the nuts will soon he gathered
And we'll have a husking hee.
.. And nature's music heats the Kosss
hand.
And tire eider press is grinding
All tire nectar from tire fruit.
And the fa mer takes his swine unti
^ ' the fair,
^Aful we see the gourd a-cliinbing
While the prices follow suit,
And the thistle down is floating ir
the air.
?From Bede's Budget.
LAY ASIDE THE PISTOL.
Example and Precept Against Carrying
Deadly Weapons.
Dr. James H. Carlisle, the honored
president of Wofford College
contributes the following article tc
to The Spartan:
Many years ago a young man of good
family and high personal character
(who afterwards adorned the Bench
in our State), was* a student in Union
An officer came one day to arrest
him for a trival offence. The young
man playfully pulled out his pisto]
and said he would not be arrested
thinking the officer would understand
it. But the officer leaped from
his horse declaring he would carry
out his purpose at the risk of his life
The young man afterwards said, at
that moment, his whole nature be
came suddenly changed, and he neti.?t
hu wmilii have shot thf
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officer if he had rushed on him. He
ever afterwards saw the great foily
and danger of going antied.
In another county two men, representing
excellent families, had some
difficulty that strained their friend
- ly relations. In an excited interview
one used words which seemed
to embody the two terrible words sc
insulting to an ordinary man, "Yoii
Lie." A pistol was instantly drawr
by the other and presented witli
words amounting to "Take that back
or fc?ke this." The- pistol was discharged
with Xata! effect. The unfortunate
man who had been passionately
charged by a former friend
with untruthfulness, was now charged
with murder by the court. Years
of imprisonment were assigned him.
At that tiir.e an accused person could
not give his testimony. But lie told
his lawyer that he did not intend t<i
fire the pistol, but to hold it so that
explanation might follow, but in the
excitement of the moment he pulled
the trigger. The Governor remitted
a portion -of the sentence. But
through life the man slayer must
have bitterly rued the moment when
he put bis pistol io his pocket that
day. Tho man who ha ?itually goes
armed now, habitually goes prepared
in a sudden gust of passion, tc
take the life of a human being for a
real or supposed offense. Instead ol
beginning the day with the the humble
petition, "Bead me not iul<
temptation," he goes deliberately
into temptation. The custom ol
carrying deadly weapons does nol
encourage the feeling and spirit of a
truly brave man.
Several years before the civil war
there was a time of angry discussion
in the {Senate of the inireu statesOur
Senator, James H. Hammond
was advised to keep a loaded pistol
in his desk, as the reign of violenc*
..imght be suddenly ushered in. He
wrote to a friend afterwards, "I kept
it in my desk f??r a few days, until 1
found it was making a onward of me
and I got rid of it." Witnesses could
be summoned from penitentiaries
jails and from common life to-day
who will say with sobs and tears
"How I wish I had never formed
the hahit of carrying a pistol."
William M. Evarts. secretary ol
state under President Hayes, mad*
perhaps the best and his worst puns
from railway platforms while travel
ing with the presidential party.
They had ascended Mount Washington
by a steep cable road, and
other tourists, gathered from all
pirts of the country, called for ?
speech.
"We are not strangers," said Mr
Evarts, genially ; "we have all beet
born and brought up here."
No man ever thinks he has attained
his proper position in the world
until he is able to look down or
somebody.
An axiom goes without saying
Would that earthly bores wenaxioms.
Even when they make a long story
short, very few people leave out the
scandal.
Figures may not lie, hut they are
suspiciously active in politics.
If you want work well done, and
without heart-bnrningand bitternes*
do not got dear friends or n lutivej
to do it.
Five hundred dollars invested in
Wall street will keep an American
family on muccaroni almost indefinitely.
What a man says in an after-dinner
speech should not he charged
against him, but generally credited
to some one else.
Nothing embitters failure so mueli
as reaching it through the advice ol
some one else.
Tl e men who succeed with intelleotual
women do not tell them they
admire them for their intellects.
Too many people in this world do
things for the sake of an encore.
The <r??v?rft.tiher_of all men should
be worldly wise.
There are not enough persons who
are willing to be honest it it loads to
rags.
True charity originates in the heart
and esc:t;?? > by way of the pocketbook.
When some people feel run down
they acquire the bicycle habit and
run others down.
The ups and downs in a man's life
include his efforts to get his income
up to his expenses and his expenses
down to his income.
Most of the wonian who visit dryfcoods
stores in summer arc looking
for a blue in cotton goods that will
wash.
I
OIL MILL MEN MEET.
Some Talk of Building a Central Refin1
ery.
The cotton oil mill men of the state
who are outside of the trust held a
i meeting at the Columbia hotel last
night. As is always the ease the
i members of the association were extremely
reticent as to the purposes
of the meeting. They disclaimed
: any intention to meddle with settled
j values of seed and the product.
j Some vague hints were made about
j building a central refinery, but no of*
i fieial information about it was given
out. Mr. L. \V. Floyd, of Newberry,
is president and Mr. A. C. Phelps, of
? Sumter, is secretary.?Columbia
Record, Sept. 29.
I A CHICAGO ART STORY.
. j The number of artists in Chicago
j was increased recently by the arrival
! of one from a distant city who during
his leisure moments strolled about the
down town streets seeing the sights.
Passing a store where a number of
paintings were displayed in the windows,
he stepped inside to look about.
. Standing before a landscape about 10
by 14 inches in size, he assumed the
manner of an admirer of art and
awaited the approach of the proprietor.
The latter advanced, smiling and
I rubbing his hands. He greeted the
visitor cordially and said:
"You are an admirer of paintings, I
see."
1 "Yes, to some extent," was the reply.
"That is a pretty bit of scenery," the
dealer returned, "that you are looking
at there, that little clump of green
1 trees and the red house. It has a
charming atmosphere about It. Don't
P...,,,,., a* ?t
yOU Uliliii. .' H nu ilie name, j uoi uo iv
( is, we are asking only $15 for it That
over there is a companion piece, same
size, same frame. Now, if yon would
like to buy the pair," he continued, becoming
very earnest, "we could let you
have them for?let me see. Take them
along for $25."
* "Well, it's evidently a fair price, but
the fact is 1 don't want to buy. 1 am
a painter myself."
"Oh, you are an artist!" smilingly re'
marked the dealer. "Well, perhaps
I you would like to do some painting for
us?"
] "Oh, 1 don't know; perhaps so. But
. what do you pay for a canvas like
i that?" indicating the small picture un:
der discussion.
^ "Well." replied the dealer, becoming
' confidential and stepping up close to
his caller, "that is a cheap painting,
! and if you can paint them fast you can
make good money."
t "Well, what do you pay?" asked the
artist impatiently.
"For that size we are paying
! cents."
b
Whea Willie Had tbe Measles.
When 1 had the measles, year ago,
; Ma she said, "Now, Willie, dear, you know
You've got the measles, so you must be good
An stay indoors a3 all sick children should."
I Gee, I was good! - The fellers used to call
1 An yell for me, but I wouldn't go at all,
> Because I had the measles. Jes' broke out
I As speckled as a turkey egg, about.
I
! An ma, she fed me on ras'berr, ?am,
*At we only have for company, an Sam?
Sam, he's my brother?didn't git none. Cake
An chicken pie an all good things she'd bake.
But bread an butter an bacon, like Sam had,
I didn't, 'cause my appetite was bad.
| Oh, nothin was too good for me, you know,
When 1 liad the measles, year ago.
' An sometimes, when ma said I could, I took
The great big fam'ly Bible down to look
I At pictures?Moses in the rushes, jes'
| A little baby in a basket?yes,
, An David choppin up the gi-unt. Then
There was old Daniel in the lions' den.
With growling lions, crouchin in the dark,
Ten times as many as at Lincoln park.
When I had the measles, year ago,
Gee, I lived high! An one day Sam, d'ye know.
He blubbered some 'cause he'd had 'em once.
An I felt sorrj\~ Pa mys he's a dunce.
But I guess not, for thinkin of the jam
All locked up tight. I quite agree with Sam?
1 Worst thing 'boot havin measles is that when
You've had 'em once you never can again.
? ?Chicago Record,
k
f Why Billingsgate?
Bailey (eighth edition, 1787) calls a
? "Billingsgate" a "soolaing, impudent
slut,1' and Pope and other writers use
the word in much the same connection.
" When did this notoriety first attach to
Billingsgate, and is vituperation a distinguishing
characteristic of all dealers
| in fish? (Vide Chambers' English Dio.
tionary, 1872.) There seems no reason
. why profanity should be more closely
I associated with Billingsgate market
than with Covent Garden or old Smith'
field. But may not Billingsgate have
: suffered for the sins of others? Between
Billingsgate and the old bridge was the
j favorite haunt of the riverside rough.
All the down river tiltboats started and
arrived. at this point, and rascaldom
, reaped a ricxi Darvesc at ima paruuoiar
I spot. The space swarmed with 44 b'low
bridge" watermen, the worst specimens
of their class,
f De Foe has left on record his unfavori
able impressions of the tiltboat men,
; and in Dr. Johnson's days the slanging
and swearing of Thames watermen, and
indeed of many of their fares, had become
a riverside nuisance. The stream
j was crowded with merchant vessels.
| Men-of-war were moored off the market
The whole neighborhood was often in
commotion, as press gangs arrived with
i fresh consignments for the tender off
the tower. Thus blackguardism seemed
naturally to gravitate toward theneigh
borhood of the market, though not
' necessarily to the market itself, of
1 whose frequenters it may in all charity
be inferred that they had the average
low class Londoner's disregard for the
' delicacies of speech.?Notes and Queries.
( Shah and Csar.
What more dramatic than the con,
trast between the swift and bloody death
of the successor of the monarchs whose
I kingdom had already grown old when
; j Caesar's galleys first touched the shores
; I of Britain, and the triumphant inanguJ
ration of the reign of the ruler of the
,; youngest or hiuropean powers, witn
i princes, ambassadors and nobles bowing
! before the throne, an armed host around
I him and a dazzled and bewildered na.
I tion shouting in their madness, "It is
I the voice of a god and not of a man!"
I In still more vivid dramatio contrast
stands the shining figure of the young
i czar in the central pavilion on the Khodinsky
plain, surrounded by a gay
crowd of laughing women and obsequious
courtiers, while the bands play
; Glinka's "Life For the Czar," and,
j within sight and hearing rolls toward
1 j Moscow the long line of wagons laden
! with the corpses of 8,000 of his sub!
jects?poor dumb animals slain by the
; carelessness, cowardice and imbecility
i of his officials. "Ave, imperator, morturi
te salutant!"
The catastrophe will, in a country so
; grossly ignorant and superstitious as
Russia, overshadow the whole reign.
. Why had no care been taken to propitij
ate a hostile fortune? Why, as in a Roi
man triumph, had no slave been placed
! in the chariot of the victorious general
j to whisper in his ear that he was mortal??Nineteenth
Oenturv.
At 2S a man's ambition is to enter
j the White House. At78 his ambition
is to keep out of the poor house.
Educate Your Bowels With Cuscarets.
i Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
JOe, '25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money.
WASHINGTON^ LETTER.
The Dethroned Queen?Statue of Oliver
P. Morton?The Isthmian
Canal?Capital Notes.
C
Lllluokalani, former monarch of the
Sandwich Islands, has decided to establish
herself permanently at the C
American capital, and. although her
heart often longs for Hawaii, her
dusky highness will speud the rest of
; her life in Washington, where the leg- i t
islators of the country will occasion- | (_
ally hear from her regarding the
wrongs she has suffered at the hands v
of an ungrateful country and through t
the connivance of Uncle Sam. L
i ?-*.> ol??i Jo M'l'iNPornntlv t
VJlievu liii, uo 10 ii i v . ^^| v
called here, has not surrendered her i]
royal prerogatives without a struggle
and still insists upon the ceremony v
that surrounded her when she was on s
the throne. No one is allowed to sit \
when she is in the room until he re- v
ceives a signal from her to do so. She
is invariably addressed by her attend- I h
ants and friends as "Your majesty" ii
those who neglect this title being an- u
grily reproached for so doing, and n
every one is expected to back from her q
presence. A young colored girl who e
applied to Queen "Lil's" lady in wait- t
ing for the position of maid to "her i
majesty," on tteing told all that was e
expected of her. said indignantly: "No, e
miss: no. miss. Had 'uuf to work for t
a darky, anyhow, but a darky dat 1
spects all dat?not ef 1 knows it. not f
ef 1 knows." o
Statue of Oliver P. Morton. t
Indiana will place a statue of one of I
her most eminent sons, Oliver I\ Mor- d
ton, in the hall of statuary at the capi- t
tol as soon after the couveniug of con- f
gress as practicable. The statue, of < '
heroic size aud made of Italian marble, a
is the work of Charles II. Niehaus and a
represents Indiana's war governor in I
the act of delivering an oration. The e
family of Senator Morton have taken 1
the deepest interest in the statue, his 1
youngest son and namesake, the late 1
Oliver P. Morton of Chicago, having *
been one of the committee which ar- v
ranged for it. and they regard it as an s
excellent likeness and a most satisfactory
piece of work. Coming home c
one evening during the war" from a
long, forced ride. Mr. Morton was *
stricken with paralysis, from which he
never recovered and until his death
used crutches. With these evidences
of his lameness he is invariably asso- v
ciated by those who knew him in later c
lne, but there is no hint of this infirm- *
ity in the Niehaus statue. The sub- *
ject stands erect and firm in the full *
vigor of his prime, wearing a long ^
beard and dressed in the "pigeon tailed"
coat worn by statesmen before and *
during the war. *
The iiithmian Canal. *
It looks as if another session of con- *
gross would go-by without action on ^
the isthmian canal. At least, Profess- 1
or Emory R. Johnson, a member of c
the recently appointed isthmian canal (
commission, who is now in the city, *
expresses his belief that no formal re '
port of that commission can be pre *
sented with a twelvemonth. The pres- s
ident especially impressed It upon the 1
commissioners that they should make *
their investigation so thorough as to N
leave no question open for future ex- '
amination. This takes time. They ?
might present to congress a preliminary *
report before the coming session was
far along, but this would be unsatisfactory.
It Is claimed that there has
been altogether too much preliminary
information on the canal question and 1
uot enough of the other kind. It is N
1
reasonably certain that the opponents 1
of the canal will be able to fight off any *
action which would have to be based t
on an advance report. Mr. Hepburn s
of Iowa, however, says that he shall 1
Introduce his bill at the December c'
sessiou.
Dixie For a Training Ship. li
The auxiliary cruiser i;ixie is iu w
converted Into a training ship for the 1
practical education of landsmen in the c
navy. It is estimated that it will cost 0
about $,">0,000 to put her in condition {u
for such use, but those who favor the
plan say that the results to be obtained ?
will justify the expense. There are
many naval officers, however, who feel ?
that the present system of naval training
of enlisted men is an expensive
luxury. An officer who takes that view
says that the government could put a
landsman through Harvard university ^
for the same money that it expends to \
prepare him for service in the navy, j
He added that the worst feature of the
whole matter is that, in spite of the T
vast sums of money spent on their t
education, only about 5 per cent of the $
naval apprentices remain in the nary, s
preferring to employ their knowledge Y
in better paying civil pursuits. p
Arrangements have been made t
through the regular diplomatic chan- t
nels for the resumption of commercial
relations with Spain. To this end Min- c
ister Storer at Madrid has been In- *e
structed to take such steps as will lead t
to the usual commercial treaties between
this country and Spain. He has
reported that there is every Indication
of the speedy settlement of the various
questions involved, and he expects no
difficulty in arranging the treaties.
President McKinley has decided not
to take any extended western trip. He
will go to Chicago next month to be
present at the laying of the cornerstone
of the government building and
may run up to St. Paul, but will go no
farther. Mrs. McKinley's health is assigned
as the reason for cutting off the
far western trip. She has returned
from the summer vacation feeling
much better, but is manifestly not
strong enough to endure the strain of a
long railroad trip. 13
When General Shafter retires as a
hricadier creneral in the regular army t.
next month, he will be continued as a u
major general of volunteers as a reward
for his services around Santiago.
The vacant brigadier generalship will
probably go to General Lawton.
Carl Sciiofield. (
Cornering? a Liar. 0
He?This scene always makes me
feel in love. v
She?In love? This is our first walk v
here, and you told me you never loved
before. Explain yourself.?Pick Me s
Up. a
Bears and Lambs. e
Stubb?One-half of the world don't I }l
Know what the other half is doing.
Penn?That's because the other half
Is doing them.?Chicago News.
f 3
To I'ncle Paul Krusrer.
Keep your powder good and dry, Oom fiui; |
Never close your weather eye, Oom Paul; |
Ha\e your ride clean and bright, j Y
Look to fore and after sight,
They are planning day and night? i ,
You will need to watch them all,
Oom Paul, Oom Paul. ! ft
Shoot to kill 'em when you shoot, Oom Paul; |
They are coming for the loot, Oom Paul;
They'll be gathering yeu In. 1
Just as sure as sin is sin,
For they know you have the "tin"?
You must battle for it all,
Oom Paul, Oom Paul. 6^
Then get out your little gun, Oom Paul, tl
For you don't know how to run, Oom Paul; pi
Don't dteoai about the right e(;
When a rattlesnake's in sight,
And his piun head shows fight
Don't you do a thing at all,
Not a thing to him at all, 1(
Oom Paul, Oom Paul. ?Pilot
V
)EMOLISHED BY DYNAMITE,
low CIiinn*H Great Wall Will lie I
ls?ed to Build Modern CitieM.
It took 2,000.000 men working for ;
en years to build the great wall of i
'hina.
Even then many parts of the wall
rere already there for the men to link
ogether. The earlier sections were
milt 2,222 years before the birth of
hrist. The tinal wall was completed
U 204 B. L'.
Now, more than 2,000 years later, the
rail is to be blown up by dynamite to
uit the modem idea of progress. It
rill be destroyed in a twinkling. It
ras built in 30 centuries.
An interesting und^striking object
esson in China's whimsical transition
n a few years from superstitious staglation
to practical advancement is furlished
in the proposition to blow the
ild wall into ruins. The proposition
manates from the new ruler of China,
he dowager empress. She is a remarkable
old woman, this dowager
nipress, to have been evolved by a
ountry like China. The wall has been
he pride of the Mongolians all their
ives. They have been reared on it
rom childhood. It has been a part
f their religion. Up to two years ago
he bare idea of removing it would
nave stricken the little yellow people
lumb with indignant horror. Even
tow had the suggestion come from a
oreiguer they probably would have
Tied out for the white devil's blood
ud called upon the empress to banish
.11 unbelieving dogs from the wall's
rotection. But it came from the great
mnress herself, who could cut off the
leads of a thousand or two of the poor
ittle chaps If they dared to raise so
uiich as their eyes In dissent, and so
he beloved wall must come down,
vith all its precious traditions and
acred charms clinging around it.
It will be like pulling the old empire
>ut by the roots and building a new
mipire of things on the ruins.?San
Francisco Examiner.
World's Largest Grapevine.
La Para Grande, the biggest grape*ine
in the world, has reached the end
>f its long outdoor life and will soon
>e cut down. Seventy-five years it
las been growing on a ranch in the
doutecito valley, near Santa: Barbara,
?al., but it has shown signs of dying,
md so the owner, Albert Magee, the
^ittsburg stove manufacturer, has orlered
it removed. From the pride of
he California vineyards the vine will
>e turned into a museum curiosity.
The Santa Barbara Chamber of Comnerce
will preserve it as a specimen
>f what the soil of Santa Barbara
ounty is able to produce. La Para
Irande has a trunk, or main stem, SY> |
eet in circumference, and the trellis,
ngher than a man's head, on which the
ipreading branches of the vine are sup>orted,
measures nearly six feet in
inch direction. In its prime this single
*ine produced full four tons of grapes
n a single year. Those days of its
rlory are, however, long past.?St.
,ouis Post-Dispatch.
Two Rapid Reader*.
Perhaps the fastest reader the world
wer knew was Gladstone. He could
ead and digest a novel of 50,000
vords, a scientific work as large or
arger, a political treatise or a history
>5' merely glancing at the leaves as he
urned them over. His eye and mind
eemed to photograph with the rapidiy
of an instantaneous camera. His
ye was the lens, his mind the sensiive
plate. In his reading he was omtivorous
to the last degree.
The most rapid reader we ever bad
q this country is John G. Carlisle, foraer
senator from Kentucky, speaker
f the house and secretary of the treasiry.
Joe Blackburn says that Carlisle
3 the most remarkable man he ever
aw; that he can tell the contents of a
>ook without looking at it and give the
ynopsis of an argument ofc being told
he name of the author.?New York
>res^.
Your Wife'* Silk Dresa.
Silk dresses are objected to by some
msbands, and to such there is interest
u the recent decision of a New York
udge:
"If a husband allows his wife to
rear articles in his presence and with
ii3 knowledge which he would orlinarily
be liable to pay for as necesaries
and he makes no objection, he
rill be liable to pay for them, for his
permission to her to retain and enjoy
hem without objection is equivalent
o ratification of the purchase."
Under this ruling a dressmaker seured
payment for a silk dress furnishd
to Mrs. Schleimer without her hus>and's
knowledge.
What Worried Him.
Beggar Woman?This cough bothers
oe so.
Pianist?Bothers you? It bothers me
aore because you cough an octave too
ilgh.?Fliegende Blatter.
A Sntlden Affluence.
"1 have returned."
As he spoke i^e handsome and bronzd
stranger brandished in the face of
he girl he loved a Gladstone bag stuffd
with bonds.
"When you refused me because I
ras poor." he said, "you little knew
rhat 1 was capable of."
The tirst question on her lips after
he had properly thrown herself in his
ruts was to inquire how he got it.
"For the last three weeks," he said
xultingly, "1 have been head waiter
i a summer hotel."?Brooklyn Life.
Couldn't Spring That on Them.
"Now, children." said the visitor who ;
ras addressing the Sunday school, "let
* ; j
ie give you a simple illustration of
rliat faith is. You see my watch chain,
'oil would not have the slightest hesiltion.
now. In asking me what time it
>, because you have faith that I have
watch." '
"Not uuless we see the works," re- ,
lied the children as one boy.? Chicago .
'ribune.
<
In Iceland men and women are in i
rery respect political equals. The na- 1
on. which numbers about 70,000 peole,
ie governed by representatives elect*
I by men and women together. I
<
A philologist estimates that of every
)0 words in the French language 18 ,
e superfluous. ]
short"news stories.
When Mr. X. Was ,4Dade" ? Empreaa
Kept Out by Soldiers?Beaten
nt IUm Oviu Ganic,
A man prominent in the politics of
this part of the country had an opportunity
recently to show his nerve, says
a Washington correspondent, and the
manner in which he stood the test won
him many warm adherents among
those who had mistaken his peaceable
qualities for cowardice. Visiting a
small town in Virginia, Mr. X. was delayed
long beyond traintime by his
business. It was necessary, therefore,
for him to remain during the night.
He made arrangements accordingly at
the village tavern for his accommodation,
and. being tired and worn out
from a long and hard day's work, he
went promptly to bed and to sleep.
Some time in the night Mr. X. was
awakened by a bright light shining in
his eves. Looking up, he espied a huge
black negro sitting before the lamp on
the table in the center of the room, his
arms folded and his great eyes, which
seemed to be all whites, gazing intently
at him. A look of horror overspread
the darky's face as Mr. X. opened his
eyes, and when he sat up in bed and
demanded in a fierce voice, "What in
the devil are you doing in my room?"
the negro sprang from his seat, panic
stricken, and, darting from the room,
shouted or rather gasped out: "Yo's
dade, mister; yo's dade! 'Deed, yo's
dade!"
The vistor did not move; but. turning
over, so he says, went comfortably to
sleep. Asking for an explanation of
this strange iucideut in the morning,
Mr. X. was told that one of the regular
boarders of the hotel had suddenly
died the evening before. After the
body had been prepared for burial the
porter was directed to watch beside it
until morning. The superstitious negro
went reluctantly to his post, and, mistaking
the room, he set himself to
watch Mr. X., who was peaceably
dreaming.
EmpreNi Kept Oat by Soldiers.
Discipline in the German army is
very strict. Not long ago the empress,
returning from a walk with a lady In
waiting, was stopped at the park gate
by a sentry, who refused to let her
enter.
In vaiii the lady represented she was
the empress. The soldier told her he
did not know her and could not let her
pass till he could get some one to ideny
REFUSED TO LET HER FASS.
tify her. This was eventually done
by another soldier, and only then did
the sentry allow his sovereign's consort
to enter her own gates.
The man has siu<;e had a special message
from the emperor highly approving
his steady adherence to orders.
Beaten at Hla Own Game.
"A good, strong bluff at the propel
time is a very good thing, but it may
fall flat," said a well known traveling
man who is at present visiting Washington.
"It was at one of the best hotels
in Kansas City a few days ago
that one of the guests stepped into the
lobby to leave bis umbrella and, not
desiring to go to his room, thought he
would try a scheme to prevent some
one from walking off with it.
"Taking a slip of paper from his
pocket, in huge black letters he wrote
the following notice: 'Beware! The
man who owns this umbrella weighs
over 250 pounds and can strike a ten
ton blow. He will be back in 15 minutes.'
"It was not long thereafter that
some one was attracted by the sign,
and he feared not the consequences of
the dire threat. Quickly taking the
coveted umbrella, he removed the paper
and, turning it over, wrote on the
back as follows: The man who took
the umbrella weighs less than 150
pounds, but can walk ten miles an
hour. He is never coming back.'
"When the big fellow returned, he
read the reply courteously, but he did
not desire even to look for his unknown
friend. The drinks were on
him, and he did not murmur. He had
been beaten at his own game."?Washington
Post.
No Shoes to Pit Him.
Booker T. Washington, the leading
colored educator of the United States,
arrived on the St. Louis.
He said he liked Paris, but thought
the exactions of fashion in that city
amounted to tyranny.
"When I went into a store a few
weeks ago to purchase a pair of shoes,
I could not find any large enough to be
comfortable," he said. "I was gently
told by the storekeeper that it was not
the fashion to wear large shoes in
Paris."?New York Letter.
Fitthes For a Master.
A Minnesota man captured a kingfisher
when it was young, made a pet
of it and trained the bird to capture
fish and lay them at the master's feet
In summer the bird Is taken to the river,
where tish are known to abound,
and set at liberty. It poises high in the
air and. suddenly dropping, grasps its
victim and promptly delivers the fish
to its master.
A Feat of Horsemanship.
M. Charles Cottu, the son of Baron
Cottu. has ridden from Vienna to Paris
in 12 days and 14 hours on his mare
Irish Lass. This is a record, the best
previous time being that of a Hungarian
officer. Lieutenant Zubowitz,
who accomplished the journey in 14
days and 5 hours. Both the rider and
his mare finished in excellent condition,
considering the swiftness of the
journey. Quite a crowd of enthusiasts
welcomed the horseman on his arrival,
and numbers of cyclists on their steeds
of steel went to meet hint.
Medical Value of Sun's Rays.
Professor Sinclair, a high authority,
says we are on the verge of great
therapeutic discoveries concerning the
value of the sun's rays. It can cure j
face ache, nervous debility, insomnia,
weak lungs and chilliness. It is a finer
stimulus than wine, electricity or
massage. The sun's rays must shine
long on the parts affected.
Experience.
Deepin Love?What is the best day
In the week to get married on, old
jhapV
Hadder Knuff?Friday, my boy; then
you'll have something to blame It on
ifterward.?Tit-Bits.
STAGE GLINTS.
Andy Mackay is filling time for
"Natural Gas." with Kddie Girard as
the star.
George Richards and Eugene Caulield
will reappear again this season in
"The Teitiperanee Town."
It is announce*! that Robert Edeson
will soon retire permanently from the
stage in order to engage in business in
Porto Hieo.
Pauline Moran, the really clever burlesque
and variety show performer,
has made a hit with her act at the Alha
in bra. London.
Edward Irenaeus Stevenson Is to
lecture in London on "The Relation of
Music to the Dramatic in History, f iction
and the Literary Theater."
Lee Harrison. Jeanuette Bageard,
Carrie Elberts, Editli St. Clair, Georgia
Caine and Peter Curley will be the
cast of the Rogers Bros.' new play.
Willie Edouin will appear in "Floradora."
the new musical comedy by
Owen Ilall and Leslie Stuart to be
produced at the Lyric theater, London,
on Oct. 2T>.
Theodore Spiering announces his
withdrawal from the music school
with which he has been identified for
the last year and also states that his
assistants, Otto ltoehrborn and William
Diestel. as well as the 'cellist Herman
Diestel. will retire with him from
the institution.
Robert Downing, who recently entered
the realm of vaudeville, is quoted
as declaring that he has decided to
turn comedian. "I have up my sleeve,"
he says, "a plain pastoral play of life
in Indiana which, while it is mostly
comedy, rises to some intense if quiet
climaxes, and to that I will pin my
principal hopes for next season."
In ^Kag Harbor Folk" James A.
Heme will present on the stage as
truthful and artistic a dramatic picture
of tln? shoremen of Long Island
as he did of farm and seaside life in
Maine in "Shore Acres." All the scenes
will be laid in the picturesque little
town of Sag Harbor, and for every
character he has selected an original
from among the quaint people of this
once thriving whaling port.
THE TROTTING CIRCUIT.
Joe Patchen is simply unbeatable on
a half mile track.
Page, 2:09%, is stepping fast on the
New York Speedway.
Woodburn farm retires from the
breeding business this fall.
Heir at Law's (2:05%) broken leg is
doing nicely, and he will recover.
Much Ado, 2:13%, relishes split heats
and has never yet won a race "off the
reel."
Bush, 2:091,-?, may be seen at the
races later. She recently worked a
half mile in 2:13%.
J. D. Callery, the Pittsburg road rider,
has bought the fast stallion Russellwood,
2:14%, by Atwood.
Lord Vincent, 2:08%, now priced at
$20,000, cost George Tod of Youngstown,
O., just $1,000 last winter.
Eula Mac, 2:27%, the first 2:30 2-yearold
trotter of 1899, is by McKinney,
2:11%, out of Balance All, 2:29%, by
Brigadier, 2:21%.
The 4-year-old trotting filly Neeretta,
who won in 2:12% at Santa Rosa, Cal.,
Is the first foal of her sire, Neernut,
2:11%, by Albert W.
Joseph II. Ake and Daniel Wise of
Sykesville, Pa., have purchased the
promising green pacing mare Alice
Ake from John H. Patchen of Patchen
ville, Pa.
Governor Pacheeo,' the brother of
Palo Alto, 2:08%, bought by J. J. McDonald
of Cuthbert. Ga., at Hon. W.
J. White's recent sale, is to stand in
Kent uckj' next year.
The Maid, 2:05%, was timed a half in
one minute and three-quarters in 1:31
in the $5,000 Nepouset purse at Readville,
but was unplaced, although the
best time was but 2:08%. Fearful
breaks destroyed any chance that she
might have had.
WHAT THE SHOPPER SAW.
Net robes and allovers patterned
tastefully with large paillettes in cuirass
designs.
White ostrich feather boas, in which
mink tails of the softest variety are
intermingled as reliefs.
Mousselines de soie and plisse chiffons
in shades of cornflower blue,
mauve and automobile red.
Beautiful grenadines for winter evening
wear, on which antique designs are
wrought with tinsel or silver traceries.
Velvet stock collars showing appliques
of steel beads, from which a
pretty fringe depends over a chiffon
front.
Bodice garnitures composed of Jet
with pendant fringes, in which variously
shaded jewels are tastefully interspersed.
Large picture hats ornamented with
some tissue material, long ostrich
plumes, jet ornaments of various deRiens
and tulle strines.?Dry Goods
Economist.
DO YOU KNOWThat
simple massage prevents baldness
?
That palm oil is the best and cheapest
corn cure?
That the use of dental floss prevents
the teeth decaying?
That lavender oil rubbed on the face
prevents insect biting?
That orris root and powdered soap
make the best tooth wash?
That lemon juice and salt remove ink
stains from colored goods?
That the smallest wound should be
washed with warn) water and carbolic
acid? '
That five minutes' rest guards '
against nervous prostration, since a
stitch in time.?Ladies' World.
Buying Birds to Free Them.
Miss Marie Dalroyde, the London actress
who recently inuerited a large 1
fortune, created a sensation on a thor- <
ougiifare of that city last week. While *
passing a stall where a bird dealer had '
a large stock of wild birds in cages 1
she purchased a dozen linnets, opened I
the doors of their cages and let them 1
fly away. ?
rinding she had not money enough *
[ in her purse to procure freedom for all I
! the warblers, she returned home for 1
1 X J*! *.U . 1 C
inure auu, revisiting me man, purcuaised
and liberated every wild bird in his *
Btoek. An immense crowd of people ^
gathered, and many of them warmly
commended her kindly act.
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Quite the Reverse. ^
Osmond?Well, you've never seen 1;
me run after people who have money.
Desmond?No; but I've seen people
run after you because you didn't have ]<
money.?Baltimore Jewish Comment. \
tl
The most celebrated battle steeds of C
the civil war were Cincinuati, Traveler b
and Winchester, the favorite charges L
of Grant, Lee and Sheridan. 8j
? st
The first postoffice was opened In
Paris in 1402; in England In 1581; In ^
America in 1710. ( x
WOMAN AND FASHION.
A Tailor Made Cloth Costume?Lnr?e
Flowers For Ilais ? Gown
For Little Girl.
The costume represented is in Swedish
beige cloth, ornamented with
stitched hands and ground of white
cloth. The bolero corsage is cut low,
and the yoke above is of white cloth I
TAILOR MADE CLOTH COSTUME.
stitched all o\?er. The bolero buttons
down the side of the front with three
steel buttons. The skirt is a tunic over
a ground of white stitched cloth and
Is edged with stitched bauds of the
same cloth.?Paris Herald.
Large Flowers For Late Summer
Hutu.
It is not considered extravagant to
decorate a hat with live or six clematis
blooms, each measuring four inches or
more across. Sometimes they are chosen
all of one shade, but the most effective
arrangements are in graduated
shades of mauve and lilac or mauve,
lilac and white. Other goodly sized
blossoms that some milliners are affecting
are the arum and Japanese lilies.
The first is shown in white and yellow,
sometimes with a black pistil, or in
black with a yellow pistil; the second in
white only. The most approved method
of arranging them Is to lay them
along the edge of the brim, whereas
the blossoms of the clematis are generallv
arouDed at the side against the
crown or upturned brim. Some few
milliners affect a taste for sunflowers,
but as in its full blown condition this
is rather garish looking it is imitated
In its earlier stage, when the petals,
just unfolding, exhibit their under
sheath of green calyx.
None of these flowers are mounted
with their owu foliage. Iris leaves
knotted In bows or otherwise after
the manner of ribbons or else in the
form of couteaux come in nicely as an
addition to such decoration. If these
leaves are considered too dark, ribbons
are substituted.
Gown For a Little Gtrl.
The sketch pictures a smart little
pelisse in scarlet serge which will be
found both useful and beautiful for
cool autumn days. It is cut all in one,
with the bodice portion opening from
FOR AUTOMX 'WEAR,
neck to waist in stylish revers, revealing
a vest of white cloth trimmed with
diagonal lines of scarlet soutache
braid. The collar baud is also of the
white cloth, enriched with lines of
braid. A big collar of the red serge
adorns the back and, together with
the refers, is bordered with stitching.
The skirt portion fastens at the left
side of front under the white cloth
belt. striped with red braid. The
9leeves have a little fullness at the
shoulders and are adorned with cuffs
3f white cloth lined with scarlet braid.
?Philadelphia Ledger.
The output of sardines on the Maine
?oast is likely to be increased from
;XX),000 cans in 1893 to 2.000,000 this
rear in consequence of the introduction
)f a new canning mtchine.
Nlffhtrobea For Brides.
Trousseaus contain nightrobes of
svlilte silk, and young women who can
ifford this sort of thing are having
:hem made in all conceivable shades of
ight silk. Delicate blue and pale yelow
silks make exceedingly pretty
jowns. They may be elaborately trimned
with lace if one desires. The
jowns for brides are made with short
lowing sleeves, the revers and collar
>elng embroidered with flowers traced
u their natural colors. Lace is used
is a yoke, the silk falling in graceful
olds. Ruffles of silk edged with fine
ace are a popular form of finish.
There are now published In Paris
:,585 periodicals, nearly 100 more man
vere Issued at the corresponding date
ast year.
Bride Betains Her Name. 1
There was a curious marriage at To- j
do a few days ago. The bride was
iiss Lydia Kingsmill Commander, and
be bridegroom the Rev. Herbert N.
'asson. By prenuptial agreement the y
ride is to retain her own name?Mrs. (
ydia K. Commander; Mr. Casson will
:ill be known as Mr. Casson. It is not c
ated whether the fntnre members of i
le family will be Cassons or Com- t
landers or half and half.?New York a
ribnne. a
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR.
One of Detroit's wealthiest men has
a big farm out in the state and runs It
on business principles. lie lias a nephew
with plenty of money, but no ambition.
The uncle called this young
man into the olliee and told him he
would do well to get away for a time
from his present associations.
"Why not go out to my farm for
awhile and take charge of one of the
departments?"
"Departments?"
"Yes. I have a man at the head of
the farming department, one in charge
of the dairy, a head stableman, a
chief gardener, and so on. Every man
makes regular reports. There is a
bookkeeper, and 1 know to a cent how
things are going. Try it. You'll have
a change, it will be healthy, you'll acquire
regular habits, and you may be
come interested in the business."
The novelty of the thing attracted
the young 1nan, and he went.
"I'm the water board," the nephew
telegraphed within a few days.
The uncle replied, asking an explanation.
"I look after the water supply," came
by return mail. "If the river or wells
run dry, I'll notify you at once. Meantime
I'm a political machine. Every
man on the place is pledged to vote as
I direct. They think that because I'm
the 'governor's' nephew I'm the boss,
with power to promote or advance."
The uncle is out at the farm now,
wrestling with the situation.?Detroit
Free Press.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
The first requisite of a bride Is a
large capacity to be foolish and not
care if she is.
A little boy is nine-tenths, devil and
one-tenth angel. He would be bad
enough if the proportion were the oth:
er way round.
The girl who wants to get married
and can't may deserve pity from somebody,
but the girl who can get married
and won't deserves the admiration of
the world.
If women weren't so dead setr on doing
the things men don't want them to
do, probably they'd be Just as contrary
not doing the things men want them to
do.?New York Press.
The Wise Cop.
"Now, young feller,*w'y will you cry?
Do try to remember your name. It
can't be so long ago since you "Woe
christened."?Scraps.
* Abaentminded.
The Professor (on his summer vacation)?My.
dear, this is where our railway
journey ends. We shall wheel the
rest of the way on a smooth turnpike.
The Professor's Wife?I know it, but
where is our tandem? I didn't see the
baggageman put it off the car.
The Professor?The tandem? Sure
enougn: l Knew i nau lurguueu buuic
thing!?Chicago Tribune.
Reflection on the Father.
"See here, Aloike," said an aged Irish
citizen to his grown son, "Oi be afther
hearin this mornin that yez broke up
th' meetin at th' hall las' noight an carried
on with a high hand. Th' nex*.
thing yez know yez'U be draggin yer
ould father's name into yer're scrapes
by causin people to say that yer're a
chip offen th' ould block."?Ohio State
Journal.
Deserved to Be Kicked.
"Barlow is a fellow who has abso lutely
no tact." ^ ...
"What has he done?"
"I took him around to call on the
Frost girls the other night, and he sat
there and fanned himself all evening ^
and declared at least a dozen times
that he never knew It to be so hot before."?Chicago
Times-Herald.
Now She's Got Him!
"Harry tells me that his father died,
of Indigestion," said the bride of a
month. "I'm awfully glad I found it
out."
"Why so?" asked her dearest friend.
. "Because," was the reply, "Harry
will never dare refer to the bread and
pies his mother used to make."?Chicago
News.
The Gate Is the Goal.
"The race for the Golden Gate between
the soldiers and the reception
committee is very exciting," said Mr.
Bloom field.
"Both parties have struck their very
best gait, no doubt," added Mr. Bellefield.?Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Noble Animal.
Trader?Don't you want to sell that
horse?
Farmer?Naw. 1 keep him extra to
haul broken down automobiles back to
town.?Indianapolis Journal.
Caefal Literature.
"What Is your idea of 'hammock literature,'
Aleck?"
"Any book that's big enough to keep
the flies off my face."?New York
World.
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Hie Heart All Right. ?^
"You are all right," said the doctor *
after he had gone through with the
regulation thumping and listening with
his patient. "Not a trace of heart disease.
Fifteen dollars, please."
The patient drew a long breath and
remarked: "1 am sure now I have no
heart disease. If I had, 1 should have
dropped dead when you mentioned
your fee."?Boston Commercial Bulletin.
It Seemed Uneless.
"I'm a good deal interested in the .
new planet they are preparing to
study," remarked the man who finds
relaxation from business in astronomy.
"A new planet!" echoed the trust
magnate reproachfully. "What was
;he use! We don't own all the earth
ret!"?Washington Star.
Something Noteworthy.
"What has he ever done to make
ivorld remember him? Nothing?absolutely
nothing. He has never"?
"Hold on, now. You're getting ahead
>f the subject. He's made enough
noney to keep his heirs fighting and A
ds name in the newspapers for years
ifter he is gone."?Chicago Times-HerilcL
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