Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MOTMCIL lb MSf ? ud ? flutter and flirt? 1 Mil is in; Imi typewriter's rack- tack right and left ^ Witk k?Mt, atMcato din. (Mir tad UBjr, Matencnt and bill, Ofidit, receipt end dun; Be daps them open with hasty hand, .Asserting them one by one. "Beepeeted Gentlemen. 1 ' "Honored Sirs," _ Formal and mo| and trite, laptr phases of husinem life To start the letters rwht. Satire tacked in. a rebate claim _Or anm threat to ens. Down through ths thick of the stash he M(8 With ths bwinm snarl on his brow; There is never a smile in a postman's bsg You'd imagine, to see aim now. mt under a letter of formal cut And sickly commercial hue. Here ie a mimive that's trimly plump. With envelope hsnist Mas. And hs opens the flap with a careful hand. He pushss ths others by; The faltering linss sad ths faded ink He stndiss with softened eye. There's truth in the words, "My precious boy," For they're penned by a mother's hsnd. And there's something else between the lines His heart can nnderstsnd. Forgetting the cares of the businees And the roar of the city s throat. His thoughts go back to the farm the whilo He reads whst mother wrote. "We all are well, and your father *s smart, ? He's down in the woods to-day: "Tell Joe I'm filling the woodshed up/ He said as he went away. 'Ask him if ever he's found a spot That'a quite so cosy and snug As th? corner in front of our fireplace With his back on the braided rug? Tell him there's plenty of birch and beech That's hankering now to bu*n. And lots of things in the bins downstairs Waiting for hia return.' I've had fine luck with all preserves And sll my pickle^ too. Ths houss is full of the smell of spice! Sniff hsrd st this paper." True! He cloees his eves on the office walls. And the perfume the letter brings Whisners of jars on the cellsr shelves And spples ia festooned strings. He scents the savor of autumn fields ' And the fragrance of heaped up mow*. The spicy wafting* from cellsr bins And the dewy breatn of cows. Then down at the end there's the same sweet thrill He found in the words above: "Come when you can, our precious boy. From mother, with all her love." And somehow the tasks of the busy day Are full of snarls and frets; His thoughts are alow, and things move wrong, He blunders and he forgets. For the call of home is in his cars, In his eyes the old home place; In his heart the yearning for two old folks Who are longing to see his face. And he heaps on his wondering partner'a desk The whole of the business pile. "You must run it a week, o'd man!" he says; "I'm down with the folks a while." ? Youth's Companion. CUPID, CHAUFFEUR T EUF! Teuf! Teaf! Teuf! Hrrr! Wough! The au tomobile ceased its mon otonous cliant, coughed once or twice and Hub Sided into a state cf silence, and, alas! immobility. In a moment the chauffeur was off his seat, and poking about in the machinery. Then he went to the door of the carriage and touched his bat. . "Beg pardon, miss," he said, "but ?he's broke down an'U have to go to the shop. I'm sorry, but you'll have to ?et around tbe city some other way." The girl on the back seat? a tall, handsome blonde with the bluest of blue eyes? uttered an exclamation. "If this l^n't too bad! And I've got just two hours to see Washington before my train goes! Can't you call another ?uto for me?" The chauffeur glanccd around him. **Oh, yes'rn," he said. "Of course. There ought to be some here on the ?tand now, only there ain't. But I'll go in an' telephone for one right away." "Do! ? Or stay, there's one waiting at the postotiice door now. Maybe it'a for hire." The man looked doubtfully at the machine indicated. "Don't think so, miss," he answered. "That's a pri vate machine, or I miss my gue*s; ?till, I'll ask." Leaving the girl he walked over to the curb and ad dressed the young man sitting on the box of a handsome automobile. Mo ono familiar with the new horse less vehicles would for one moment have supposed that the one in ques tion was for hire. "Racer" appeared In every line of Its hulld and costli ness in the exquisite nicety of Its con struction. That anything but an Instant nega tive would be the answer to his query "whether that machine was for hire?" bad never passed his brain, so his as tonishment may be guessed when the young man on the box started, glanced at the girl still sitting In the injured .vehicle s short distance away, flushed deeply, and replied In the affirmative. Then, without waiting for further ex planation, he promptly ran his machine to the side of the other, ami halted to permit the girl to climb in. The mxt moment they were swinging down th; avenue at a lively gait. The girl leaned forward. "Ahem!" she said. "Did the other man tell you .where I wanted to go?" "Said you wanted to see the city, ma'am." returned the young man, re spectfully, but In a curiously muffled tone. Ho had kept his head averted, almost as if ho wished to conceal his features? a wish? if It were a wish? in iwhich he looked at the machine but not at the driver. When the chauffeur spoke she start ed and glanced curiously at him. as though his voice struck some dormant chord in her memory. "Yes." she said. "I do want to see the city, but I want to get to the depot by three o'clock. My train goes out then." "Yes'm. I'll get you there In time. .Going East, ma'am?" Again the girl looked at him curious ly, "Yes," she answered slowly. "I'm on my way to college." "Oh? er? you bellev^ In the higher education of womea. then?" The girl's eyes were dancing with fan now. "Under certain dream ?tanoea," she said. "Is that the Capl wr "Yes'm, that's the Capitol. T/ader ttftala circumstances. What clraum "Oh, a atapmothar at Imm. far Uv stance. Hew ?aay Senators ar* there 7" "Three kund<ed and eighty -six. I be Here. ? stepmother ml|ht be a terro? to mm stria, of court*, but most of then can get away from one borne to another, without going to college." "How? By ? the way. la that the library?** "Yea. "Why. of courae. moat girls hare? hare? can marry." Tbe man was speaking eagerly uow, but be still kept bla fact turned awajr aud threw the word* over bla aboulder. "Married! Whew! Tliat'a a rer> radical remedy. It might be worae than tbe other trouble. How many .books are there In the library?" "Two or tbree million. I believe. Ob. no! You wouldn't find It ao. I'm sure Think of growing Into a spectacled old maid! All college girls do. you knotpr Tben think of that young fellow just longing to make a borne (or you " "What building la that?" "That? Oh. the Patent Office or the Pension Office or aomethiug! Think of " "But auppose the girl has sent him away?" "Then let her whistle him back and see whether he won't come." Tbe girl glanced at the broad back of the man before her. while her shoulders quivered with slleut mirth. Tbeu she puckered up ber lips aud de liberately emitted a clear, soft whistle. Tbe effect was magical. Instantly tbe chauffeur swuug around in bis seat and faced bcr. "Bessie"* he ex claimed. "do you mean It?" The girl smiled at him. though het eyes were dewy. "Of course I do, Frank," she said. "1 never thought you would go away as fast as you did just for a word. No! No! Keep your seat. You can say all that's really necessary from where you are." "And you knew me all the time?" "Of course! The minute I really looked at you. But you'll uzake me miss my train." "Train? No train for you! I'll not take any chances now. Your interest in the city may have lapsed, but here's the City Hall. Shall I go in and get a marriage license, or? will you go it* with me?" . He had sprung from the seat and stood holding out his hands, the light of love pleading in bis eyes. "Won't you go In with me. Bessie?" he asked again. For an instant the girl hesitated; then she took the proffered baud. "Yes. Frank." she said softly. "I will go with you now and always." "Bless that old gasoline rattletrap that broke down with you." he cried. "It must have been one of Cupid's up to-date chariots in disguise. ? Critten den Marriott, iu San Frauclsco Call Printed For Pleasure Only. The little town of Eucla. which is the junction of the South Australian and West Australian telegraph systems, has a newspaper of its own, the first number of the Eucla Recorder having made its appearance last month. Th? editor, in sending a copy of his jour* nal to an Adelaide contempory. says: "The paper has been written and printed, without any professional as* sistance, by the members of the South Australia and West Australia Tele* graph staffs at Eucla. Until three months ago no one engaged In its pro* ductlon bad seen a printing press or type letters, and the press we have is one of the smallest obtainable, with which we can only print a page at a flme. No pecuniary benefit Is derived by any person connected with the pub* lication of the paper, the work belnf done In order to promote good feeling among the residents of Eucla, and to assist in turning to account some of our spare hours. The total population of Eucla is forty; this includes four females and seven children, and we hope we can lay claim to the position of being the smallest community In Australia which prints and published j a paper entirely for pleasure. We are all Australian natives under twenty* five years of age, and the production of this paper Is a little evidence against the cry we often hear that Yours Australia Is rapidly deteriorating."? Tall Mall Gazette. Crude Drug* of Bresll. A conspicuous feature of the rapidly I expanding trade between the Amazon I region and the United States is the growth of the drug trade. Brazil pro* duces a long list of uiedlcinnl herbs, roots, berries, beans, balsams and other crude supplies for the manufacturing chemist nud perfumer. Many of these are staple articles, and others are just becoming known to the trade. Here tofore not much importance has been attached to this line of exports, but ' latterly manufacturers have turned their attention to this region as a source of crude supplies. With the largely Increased and growing demand foe these products local merchants hare become Interested, and without doubt this branch of trade will soon develop Into an important factor the exports from the Amazon region. ? K. Iv. Kenneday. Inflnenreof Automobile*. One of the points of interest In th* motor-car or automobile development i.-? t lie fiict that there is a tendency by pet ;-le who have tine country houses for sale to advertise them in Hrst-class r.*dl?>r-car journals, the Increase of these advertisements Indicating nol only that the class of periodicals men tioned may become the natural medium for such advertisements, but that tho facilities offered by up-to-date automo biles for traveling long distance? quickly and easily and without regard to fixed time-tables, increasing the ra dius of a neighborhood and possibili ties of combining with country life a command of city conveniences through accessibility to them, are making coun try houses more valuable.? Marshal Halstead. The Jolly Modern Wedding* Weddings are much jollier things than they used to be. No tears! They are considered quite dowdy. All Is fun and light heartedness. How different from the old style of things! The change Is typified by that which orclst* between the heavy, old-fashioned wed* ding breakfast and the light? very light sometimes? refreshments of to-day.? I<ondon Truth. Jmpmn'n Mercantile Fleet. The mercantile fleet of Japan ranks tnvanlh In *!)?? world's ahlnnlna ?? ?? tg. Of coarse, there is nothiag new in the cult of beaaty; the only novelty lies in the extravagant fashion in which new inventions are applied to it. Electric hatha and vibration treat ment may be innovations, but cosmet ic* and medicicated baths date from the earliest age. Women have always aspired to be beautiful and have painted their faces and "tired their beads" since time Immemorial in all countries. The geisha of Japan changes the color of her lips three times in one evening, and no little Jspanese lady ever misses an oppor tunity of whipping out the rouge pot and mirror which form an indispen sable part of her toilet. Among the receipts which hare come down to us from 'our ancestresses sre many pre scriptions for the complexion com posed of marshmatiow and wax, honey of roses aQd olive oil. Mixed bathing in tubs of water thickened with scent ed bran and salutary herbs was the fashion of medieval France and recalled the days of Roman lux ury. Vapor baths date from an even earlier period, and one wonders if there Is any nostrum to-day for the preservation of beauty which was not known to those professional beauties of Prance. Diana de Poitiers anfl Ninon de 1'Enclos. The question Is: "Are women any more admired to-day for being steamed and smeared and electrified?" Is any attraction worth having which is ob tained by the painful and expensive methods we read of? I doubt It. No body is really taken In by the* arti ficially manufactured beauty. It is the duty of every woman to make the best of herself. Certs '.n de fects of complexion and figure can easily* be remedied. Physical exercises, fresh air and good diet will work wonders with those, and by the ad dition of a smart dressmaker, mlllin- j er and clever hairdresser, many a plain girl has been transformed Into a pretty one. If a woman's nose is In clined to absorb too much color and her cheeks too little, no doubt a few Judicious dabs of powder and rouge in the right places may be excusable. ?London Outlook. H#w to Have Btautlfnl Ejee. First of all. you must make per fect your general state of health. Nothing is a surer Index to bad livers than the eye. It Is dulled and the white becomes yellow, under which conditions no eye can be beautiful. Bathing the eyes In sea water in which rock sea salt is dissolved strengthens them. And another im portant point is not to fatigue them, says an exchange. The eye does not recuperate so read ily as other parts of the body, and every time those delicate muscles ache from fatigue you must consider you have done them permanent injury. It is not good to read while lying down, and you should never read by a flick ering light. The light should fall di rectly on the page, and not so as to strike the eye in passing. Some fool ish people like to show the strength of the eyes by looking at the sun. This is exceedingly injurious. If the eyes arc tired It is comforting to lay a cloth across them wet with hot water. Stimulate the muscles at the corners of the eyes by placing two fingers on each temple and massaging with a ro tary movement. Take plenty of sleep and out-door exercose. If the foreign snbstance gets into the eye, try to let the tears flow and carry !t toward the nose. This Is the point from which it is most easily extricated. Never drop anything into the eye to produce an artificial sparkle. You may clip carefully the tips of the eyelashes and rub them with vaseline at nl^ht, if you wish to promote their growth, and for tlie eyebrows brush them often and train them to grow In a proper direction. To prevent the lit}? from wrinkling, n bath of boric water after the ordinary morning ablutions U ef fective. Boric acid oinimeut Is very li"nling, when eyes are Inflamed, and it is better still to drop i.ito them a few di'o;>s of boric water. Do Men DlMI'-fo Clever Women ? Why do men dislike clever women? is a question that clever women have felt impelled to ask themselves. They u:ight go still further and ask th^jj solvej why mtst women ;.lso dislike clever women. The reasou is fir- enn? in either case, soyj the New Vork Tribune, for eex does not make any special differ ence in a matter like this. What both men an J women are looking for is the pleasant, lovalle companion, and clev er wonetl Li r? v > a way of not being companionable. There Is apt to be too mr.ch self-consciousness about them, for one thing? too much "I." They cannot resist the temptation of saying bright things, nud the effect comes to be a little like that of the acrobat who turns somersaults con tinuously. Most clever women feel clever. That Is probably what offends so in them. No one fliuls the assump tion of superiority in another lovable, whether It be superiority of social standing, personal appearance or men tality. People can be as Important ns they like, if only they won't be oelf -conscious about it. The clever woman Is generally fearfully self conscious. Humor, which helps a woman through so much and over so much that Is hard or painful or disagree able. Is not as a rule a conspicuous part of the clever woman's equipment. Being lacking In this caving grace, she grows egotistical, and then it is all up with her companlonablllty. New Kinbrolderle*. Tho spring season heralds a new reign of lovely embroideries and lace*. Gowns will be strewn with flowers embroidered in cotton, in ? much raK?d, padded fashion. Hiik embroidery will be worked In the same way. the designs showing branches and cordon* of learn, bow quels nod sheaves of flowers em broidered in silk In raised toues. from very pale tender or faded tints to bright, lively effects. Cluny lace will hare applications ot fold to enhance Its beanty. and motives will taue the form of stars, wheels, ^ marguerites and cobwebs In gold. This Is a pleasant pastime for a clever em broldress to undertake as an amuse ment. and the work looks lovely done on lace or on bands of voile, canvas or supple handwoven linen. The threads in the material are drawn and the patterns down In gold thread Id the spaces. .??s In other drawn -wort It may be done on the dress Itself or on bands from Ave to eight Inches wide, with narrower strips on the bod ice. ntcorittd Combs. Parisian jewelers have recently brought out the most dainty conceits in the ;orm of decorated horn comb* and pins for the hair. Not only are these combs nuown in browns, gray* and moss greens, but In the most fas cinating blending of these co!ora. and this blending 1s shor a to perfection in a selection of pins, the tops of which are chiseled Into the form of a branch of seaweed. In some instances the brown shades Imperceptibly luto green, while the frlngcJ edges of others show a violet or a ruddy fringe. The effect is enhanced by the trans lucent nature of the horn and by the presence of one or two small pearle set at the br.se of the branch of sea weed. An appropriate bluish-green tiuge la given to a horn pin formed of two branches of plre. the leaves intermingling at the top. A single cone, cut out of a chrysoprase, deco rates one of the branches. Keep I he Artist ft: In Mind. In the rage for articles of virtu, which has been prevalent oevernl years, the well-to-do have filled their parlor* and cabinets and mantel shelves with articles of genuine value, indeed, but in many cases of no artistic grace, says the Indies' World. A museum is one thirg and a dwelling house i* another. The two are sometimes con founded. even among the most cul tured classes. Let us religiously pre serve curiosities, by all means. Just as we preserve Phoenician jars. Ben ares metal work and Chinese bronzes; but don't let us imagine tliat because tliey are curious or ancient they are necessarily decorative. Above all, don't let; us assent to .lie converse proposition, that because pretty things a^e cheap and modern, they are neces sarily uuw>rthy of artistic consider ation. ? ?? - Discontent With Work. That there is much discontent with work among the so-called middle classes in America is due in large part to the pampering of children, to the supplying of their natural and arti ficial rrants, and to the sentimental idea that "their day of toil will come soon enough." In general, work is not a -"UTse hut a blessing? a positive means of grace. One can hardly he gin too early to impress upon childrer lessons of self-help by tasks appro prlate to their age and forces and to beget In them seorn of idleness and of dependence on others, says' the Cen tufy. To do this is to make them happy through the self-respect that comes with the realisation of power, and thus to approximate Tennyson'i goal of man: ".Jim i -reverence, self knowledge, self-control." Petticoats of embroidered cotton voile are novel. Bleached pongee is making some very handsome frocks. A little bit of silk will make just the jauntiest Jacket for wear with sumiuet frocks. Pink ribbon roses trait- around the cdg* of one of the white lace sum shades. Fashion doth make piano lampshade? of us all, with her mandate of ruffles and again ruffles. Those pliable wide kid belts are to be Just the thing to finish off the sum mer shirt waist suit. Pretty little stoles of colored chiffon take their place among the spring ac cessories which are necessities. Broad hats of shaded louisine linve a frill around the edge, and for trim ming a single liarinou'zlng wreath of flowers. A "vanity box" swung by a chain on her ariu carries iny lady's powdct puff, mirror and otl*er beautifying ne cessities. Beautifully fine hnlbriggnn stocking* are clocked with gjy colors and In new designs. For sensitive feet these soft, comfortable hose are most desirable. A bewildering corset, made entirely of soft pink satin ribbon, with the prevalent deep hips and long front. Is a decided norelty among the Lily of France model*. Benutlful silk hose supporters to match this corset. One lovely ycke wi:ti a moussellne foundation Is covered with soft shir rings of point de Vctilse. which aiso forms the grareful ruffles drooping over the shoulders and sleeves. Painty medallions of the snme design deco* rate the collar and upper part of the yoke. Brides' corbels display a grace and shapeliness quite In keeping with their elaborate deroration. In brocade silk or satin, embroidered with convention al or floral designs, the variety of mod els provides a choice to suit tlio most fastidious taste and almost tnj ntyle of figure. MiA BUH With OkMH. Bake Into flakes two pound* of nit codfish and soak one hour; change the water o&ce; make a white sauce with two level tablespoonfuls of flour, one and one-half cupfuls of milk; salt and pepper to season; butter a baking dish; put In It alternate layers of flsh and sauce, sprinkling grated Amer ican cheeae between each layer; then spread over the top buttered crumba and bake lu a quick oven over half an hour. Chick**. Boll the chicken In as little water av possible till very tender and well done. Season while boiling to suit the taste; then while hot separate tne whits meat from the dark, and chop both very fine. Place the white part of a bowl. In any design wanted, aa a circle or a cross; fill up with the dark meat, pour over It enougu of the liquid left In the kettle to thoroughly moisten it; then lay a small board over it and presa with heavy weights. After a few hours turn it out' on a platter and or nament with sprigs of parsley. C*Ul7 With Cream Dressing. Wash and cut celery In Inch pieces or smaller; put In a cool place until wanted; grate one cocoanut; pour over It one pint of boiling water; allow It to atsnd until the water is cool; then with the hand squeeze the cocoanut in the water; take it by the handful, press It tightly, and throw away; straiu the mixture through a piece of cheese cloth; stand this aside until cold and the cream comes to the surface; at serving time put the celery in a glass dish, sprinkle over It oue tablespoonful of grated onion, a little cayenne pep per and a little salt; skim the cream from the top of the cocoanut milk and pour It carefully over the eelerj-; then add two tablespoonfuls and serve at once. jOIftlXS for] the nOUSEKEEPER. Always keep your celery roots and flry them. Tliey are good for season ing soups and sauces. An attractive way to prepare maca roni au gratin is to bake the macaroni In a shell of Edam cheese. Cat flowers will last much longer if a little carbonato of soda be added to the prater in which they are stood. If the bread knife is hot new bread can be cut as easily as old. But, if you would not spoil your knife, do not make It too hot. One reason that au omelet is so often ? failure is the use of too many eggs. The more eggs the more difficult the matter of turning and folding. Four ?ggs are all that should ever be used it one time. After rice or macaroni Is cooked, place In a colander and drain off the water, then quickly turn cold water through and you will And that tbe itlckiness which is so undesirable will be prevented. A good general rul* always to re member in the use of gelatines is to (often tbe gelatin In cold water, then to dissolve in boiling water. Neglect of either part of the process will cause trouble in making jellies. The coffee pot should be washed as regularly as other cooking utensils, bftt should not be put into the water in which other dishes have been washed. It should be cleansed with fresh, hot water without soap, aud then thor oughly scalded. To cook flsli In water, do not boll it Plunge the flsli into the boiling water to sear the surface and retain the Juices, then reduce the heat so as to keep the water below the boiling point -180 degrees Fahrenheit is the de sired temperature if oue uses a ther mometer In cooking. Tinware can be kept bright Indefi nitely if it Is washed in soap suds, to which a few bits of washing soda have been added, and placed for a few lecomls either on the stove or In the tun after being wiped lightly with the llsh cloth. When warmed through t should be dried with a douiet flannel towel. Glasses which have been used for nilk and eggs should never be plunged n hot water. Immediately after using, III with cold water and allow them to ?tand. Next wash them in lukewarm | vnter, then In hot suds, and rinse. The i vault, especially If linen toweling he ised, will be glassware that sparkles is If It were cut. To clean agateware put the ware on lie stove tilled with water aud into lie water put a tablespoon of salsoda washing soda) and then after a while ise a scouring soap and you will be pleased with the result. Also put your lean pot on the stove ami a good generous tablespoon of soda and It vlll wash as easily as a cup. A little <oda put In your greasy baking pans ind keeping them warm while washing rour other dishes will help along that nost disagreeable task. f Jrate American dairy cheese and nix it to a paste with piquant muce, with a few drops of kitchen >ouquet. Pack It Into small Jars, and Hit 011 the table with toasted crackers. Many people Insist upon having the ?heese and crackers served with the ?alad. and Indeed this Is the proper lilng. Cheese belongs with snlad quite is much as It does with coffee. It | thould not be removed with the sa'.ad )lates, except at formal dinner, when !t is brought back ?Mh the dessert ?r with the Ice, If there be more thau 1 ftttA '9 ? MODERN ADVERTISING. It Um? P?Ttl?p?< IM Mm* ?tumb4??w KbiIb* ?f Himm Fi hi What i? the greatNt human achieve meat of the nineteenth century? With the twentieth century'* dawn upon the horison this question presents It* self uiore frequently than any other to those who cast a retrospective glance over the events of the century whose aun Is setting. In naui lug the tremendous engine of modern progress which answers the "inery. Morse's Agate Rule asserts thai io advertisers as a class belongs the credit for Its development. To satisfy the complex material, so cial and Intellectual wants of the man who would keep abreast of the times. It has become necessary that a con deused account of the commerce and politics of nations and of all the Im portant human happeuings be laid be fore him every day. and this, is accom pllshed by the daily newspaper, through whose instrumentality the na tions of the world shudder simultane ousiy at some horror or rejoice in uni son at some triumph of philanthropy. This is made possible ouly through the unsparing use of the submarine cable, the railroad, the telegraph, thr telephone and by the ^mp'oy tneut of a small army of news gatherers aud news handlers, and of tuett of uatlona' tuid even international reputation for special purpose*, until the expense of maintenance swells to a stupendous sum. You find a sixteen page newspaper beside your breakfast plate, and open It with the certainty of finding ac counts of all happenings worthy of note In every line of human activitj which the previous twenty-four hour? have brought forth, and this at the cost of a penny or so? a sum for which the veriest beggar in the street would scarcely thank one. And when one further reflects that the raw material? i. e.. the paper and printing Ink? in many cases cost the proprietors of the publication more than that sum, the impossible has been made possible, and a marvel unrivaled in the pages of "The Arabian Nights" has been accomplished. It is the advertiser and the advertis ing agent who introduced the benefit? of advertising to him, who make it profitable for the newspaper publish er to set these tremendous forces at work for the benefit of the man who absorbs a day of the world's history while eating his breakfast. It is not too strong an assertion to make that advertisers as n class, and those who follow the business of ad vertising as a profession, have con tributed more to the progress of the human race in the last half of tliia century than the sum total of all the benefits of all the philanthropists, pub lic and private. The glow of righteous satisfaction at liaviug assisted in this mighty re sult is to be shared by every one wlic has paid money across the advertising counter, whether for a two line want advertisement or a full page of display. ?Moss' Agate Rule. Education In Japtn. In no field of activity has Japan done so much as in that of education. Thanks to the private and temple schools, which have been 'in existence for centuries, as well as to the higher State seminaries, popular education has always been at a high level. It is greatly to the credit of the Jap anese physicians that ever since the middle of the eighteenth century they have applied themselves to the study of the Dutch language, thus opening a channel which has enabled the sci ence of Europe to effect an entry among them. As early as 18T>7 Tokio saw the creation of a sort of Insti tute for foreign science, in which in struction was given at first in Dutch, then In English. French, German and even Russian languages. The chief achievement of thi9 seminary was the compilation of au English-Japanese dictionary, while in 1858 the tlrst Eu ropean school of medicine was also es tablished there. A quarter of a cen tury ago Japan depended almost en tirely upon foreign countries for its supply of professors and teachers; now the recruits are wholly drawn from native scholars. It scarcely requires to be shown that this new system of public education proved In a compara tively short time au effective means of transforming Japan in the progres sive sense intended by the Govern ment, so that the ministry of educa* tlon may be said to have done most to weld the nation into u harmonious whole. It may fairly be inferred that this wise and full development of Ja pan educationally Is to be credited largely with the clever work now be ing performed by the Japanese tiavnl commanders and Government officials, the similarly clever work of Japan's army and navy in tin* ('hlno-Jnpan ese war of lHJ>4-.">, and in the march of the allied forces upon I'ekin.? Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Krltlah Kmplra. The HritlNh Umpire occupies about one-ttfth of tin* tin t?itn I>1<% globe and consist* of tin* United Kingdom, with its attendant islands, and about forty three dependencies under separate anu independent governments, varying in size from Canada, which is thirty times tiie si jse of the United Kingdom, to Gibraltar, the area of which is two square miles. * * ? Thus the area of the British Umpire is ninety-eight times that of the United Kingdom, while tiie area of the self-governing colonies alone is nearly sixty t:nu>s as large as that of tin* mother lonntry.? I/ord Thrltig. in t:ie Nineteenth Cen tury. Telwphonn filrl* In (irruianjr. The telephone girls in Germany ire Government employes. Kach must be of good character and live in a re? tpectahle family. The pay is fifty three and one-half cents a day. with nil advance of six cents in two years, mil those four years In service serum seventy-one cents a day. Applicant* for these positions usually wait two rears for an opening. t'irat Ainrrlv*" llnlir In Ottnm. The tlrst American baby t <> be born on the Island of Guam was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mv?. Kugeiie I ?. Ityan, and siie is now nearly two month* old. Her father is a paym.nter in tin* Navy and was on th>? < or.l d?.iiii the buttle o? Mil n i la FS.iv. POPULAR SCIENCE Dr. Hamilton Brown of Baltimore has successfully substituted bard rub ber tubes iu place of the sixth and seventh ribs of an eIghteen-year?oM patient suffering from pus formation after pneumonia, t la expected the* new bonea will be formed. Dr. Manacelne, the famous Russian authority on sleep phenomena, says that rocking Is an artUkxt method of Inducing slumber. * The process fa tigues consciousness by a series of monotonous sensations and incidental If; deprives the brsln of Its blood supply. Absence of blood from the brain makaa sleep. Recent tests show thct In fifty -one per tent, of tne esses the human right arm is stronger than the left; In thir ty-three per cent, the left Is stronger, and in sixteen per cent, they are of eqrial strength. Of fifty skeletons measured, twt nty -three had the right arm and left leg longer; six had the opposite, and seventeen showed mem bers of equal leugtH. Dr. Roux of the Prste-? Institute. Paris, reports that at last microbe has beeu found which j tay be relied on to exterminate rats and other ro dents without doing injury to other animals. A district covering three thousand acres wa . experimented on, four tons of bread and ten tons of oats, inoculated with the germ, be ing used as bait, and niuety-ttve per cent, of tho little pests being killed. Reduction by electricity of an an eurism or dilatation of t.ie aorta, the malu artery of the body. has been at tempted in nine recorded cases, but only three of the patients survived. In a recent successful attempt, the galvanic curreut was applied to a Philadelphia man for one hour, reduc ing an aneurism that extended three Inches above the base of the breast bone and was three and one-half inches wide. REWARDS OF JOURNALISM. Why the Average Newspaperman !? Fit. ted for the Public Service. In my opinion, the most attractive fields of profitable usefulness opened up by the pursuit of Journalism are politics aud the business of publishing. Those who have tried to show reasons why journalists should abstain from active participation la politics, and why they should refuse to enter th? contest for public otth-e. have never advanced an argument that will stand the test of logic or common sense. If a Journalist, in pursuit of his vocation, advocates ccrtain governmental poli cies which may be embodied in the creed of a party, there is no reason why he should decline to accept a posi tion that will enable him to have a part in the practical application of these policies when they are ratified by the people at the polls. The pro fession of Journalism requires extend ed knowledge of politics and familiar ity with the theory and practice of government. The successful Journalist must of necessity be a constant student of national issues and party politics. He need not abandon the profession of journalism to enter a public service for which years of study and training have preeminently titled him. Politics and Journalism go together; they are inseparable. As a matter of fact, the average Journalist is hotter fitted for the public service than the representative of any other profession. There is no reason why polities or legislation should be regarded ns the exclusive domain of the lawyer. There are a great many reasons why the business of the law making should not be entirely con trolled by those who make money out of tiie practice of law. If public office disqualifies a journalist for impartial and fair-mlmlcd 'discussion of public measures, then the lawyer who i? elected to Congress Is disqualified from practice in any court. There is no reason why a Journalist should ex* pend the energies of a lifetime In helping men to secure public office, when he Is himself better qualified, by experience, education and training, for the public service than most poli ticians. The proverbial ingratitude of politicians should admonish news paper writers that their surest hope of reward for party service Is in active and aggressive participation in the con tests for those places in the Federal service that are usually claimed by in competents who have no especial fit ness for them, and who hare no claim upon the party, outside that which is established by corrupt manipulation of caucuses and conventions and which, to the disgrace of modern politics, is too often recognized.? Mr. Truman A. De Weese. In the Forum. flen Franklin'* "I'hllndplptiln Treat. n Au interesting collection of invita tions to and from Benjamin Franklin during ills visit to Fngland has been placed in the University of Pennsyl vania Library. Among the letters to Franklin are some from the peerage for great and for little dinners, but perhaps the most Interesting Is one from a gentleman who described him self as "in lodgings" and unable to entertain Mr. Franklin at him home. He therefore proposed a visit to the Star and Garter, and then went on to say that ho would order a dinner at a crown a head, evidently expecting Franklin to bear his share. There is no record of an acceptance.? IMilladel* (diia It c cord. Couldn't rind Th?mi. One night the curiosity of the pro vost -sergeant of a well known regi men! was aroused by seeing a private soldier wandering aimlessly about the barrack square. lie was carrying a lighted lantern and was evidently looking for something. Accosting him. the sergeant snid: "What have you ?ost'/" "Nothing, sergeant." replfed the innn: "I'm looking for the advan* taye^ of 'he army."? Spare Moments. Ktlnd licpnrtcr. Robert Caspor, of Neii-ltuppln, Her niate*. who is totally blind, makes a living as a newspaper reporter. His in;,n:ory i? such that he can remember the exact wards ??f any spqecll. His accuracy is luarveiluu*.