The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, November 10, 1904, Image 3
jTMl SOtlTHEWN HONEY LOCUST. 1 1
Once in tb? city peril,
Utvinc the dust ud beat ud noise of
the city.
Wandering tnrourb narrow byways.
Sadden my senses thrilled to an odor afar
^ off: *
: 'An odor juit wafted, delicate, aubtle,
. . elusive,
( Breath of the Southland fanning the brow
r of the North.
D?wn the narrow path.
The perfume nearia|, expanding, ever in
creasing,
Zngultinr roe now with billow on lillow
of fragrance,
KJnccrtain I wandered. I thought I
nmelled the awcet-brier.
The wild honeysuckle, but no, 'twaa the
locuat! tin locust!
Beautiful, shaking its millio aieK~Kra<>a
to the wind.
O'i locuat ". ce' of the forth! T<' J
iYoui- blosso:,,* of honeyed mow fall at
tremulous motion!
[Were you gladdened to Ml ae there in the
fresh May Morning, t .
That you leaned to at 10 and beakoned
with joyoua insistence?
Luminous, deliaafcs plumes, I believe that
you knew m,
'And were joyed, to the heart to greet an
old lover and friend.
P*>wn on the aoK, cool aarth.
Down at the foot, 'neath the boughs of
the white honey-locust.
Pensive there in the sunlight and ahade
ever changing.
Mused 1. dreaming again the dreams of my
childhood. t
^Musing and dreaming so lay I until the
white locuat
Huthed its low murmur and curtained
itself for the night.
? Lillian C. D. McAllister, in Lippin
cott'u.
STILL WATBS ud
PUHJNC NOOKS.
H
AVE yon got n shovel
bandy?" nuked Margaret
Leslie, dropping down on
the hard ground. "I'd like
to brush up my spinal
eord; It's been so thrlled to
*iiiitl:<-rcens. I haven't any backbone
left. Yon know, Couny, they' drill on
Van Ness avenue, right In front of
our house. Will power ean keep you
from the window, but they've been giv
ing tlieir orders by bugle, and the very
hound simply wakes me want to
howl!"
f "I know," chimed In Constance Bricc,
?waving a gold-heailed cane, to which
had been fastened a very spick and
Mpan silk flag; "there's a squad down
near us, too."
* "The other flay," went on Margaret.
"1 hud such >an experience. As I
"was coming home the soldiers were
lying Oat in the middle of Van Ness
* avenue, tiring at the enemy over an
emhnr.kiuc&t. . It was perfectly stu
pendous! Of course, there wasn't really
any tiring, or embankment, or c'n.Mny,
|>ut teeing them gave me the war
fever. I cau tell you! Oh. if I were
only a man I wouldn't be sitting here,
?or standing with my hands in my
pockets, either" (a withering glance
.nt their thus employed escort). "I'd?
goodness, Tom Scott, look at that thing
right down there in front of us. 1 am
?oing to run'tHlc BalmUe."
"What is it 7" naked Constance.
*'A great, big, horrid old cannon!"
"Oh, hurry, Madge! Of course they'll
fire n salute. Let's go home and watch
the transports from our back porch."
? "Haven't you had au object lesson in
cannon at your kindergarten yet?"
asked Torn, serenely: then, turning to
Margaret: "Baby's little dog o! war is
muzzled; doggie can't bark ai the little
durls." and he reassuringly pointed
. 5)Ut to the cap upon it.
"To change the subject," said Marga
ret, with a little cough, "did you ever
wee F'.icli an uninteresting looking mor
tal as that woman sitting by herself
over there. Her face is absolutely ex
pressionless. I'd Just like to stick n
pin in her to see If she'd tak?? 'ntcieBt
enough to squeal."
"Your hat pin with Its army button
end,'' suggested Constance. 'I don't
lieiirve she has any patriotism, for she
hasn't a ghost of a badge or button."
"1 don't see what she came for. If
?lie wants to read magazines such a
<lay as this, she'd better stay at home."
*"The leaves turn over pretty fnst.
She's probably only looking at the pic
tures? don't care for reading, you
know. How long have wc been here
now ?"
"Oho hour nml forty minutes,"
Answered Tom; then added encourag
ingly: "It's my opinion the transports
won't go till night, then steal out
?quietly."
They went on chatting of trivialities.
Then, towards 5 o'clock? they had
cot.o to Block Point at 'J? they began
telling stories.
"I heard sueh a runantlr one yester
day," said Margaret. "There was a
Klrl of Spanish descent called Anita?
Anita? oh, 1 can't remember licr last
UHsne."
".tones," suggested Tom.
' "ller parents both mine to this
country when they were mere babies.
fWie.v have newr been back. They
f have made all tbetr money here. The
'father, naturalized, has voted right
Along. And their children have been
?educated in our public schools. But,
, rud irn this war broke out. the one
touch of Spanish blood In their veins
made them akin to their unknown
brothers in their unknown fatherland.
'Anita, a belle of Santa Clara County,
?was engaged to a promising young
California!!.
"The parental smile had all the
bless-you-my ?children serenity until
?the young man enlisted: then he was
fdbldden the house and : II Intercourse
with the granddaughter of Spain.
(Well, as you can easily guess, Cupid
managed a private correspondence, but
one sad day a telltale feather dropped
Ifrom his wing, and the Spanish temper
khot hadn't been naturalized when pa
i>a got out his paiier*, flow Into a rag?
' Jlhat bade Anita choose once and for
rpver between home ties and heart ties.
a|dliln't take long. With only enough
Imoney to last a month, she plucklly
jfCnmo to San Francisco to earn her
VTTbt poor little thing!1' exclaimed
Constancy 1 expect *? fli Just
ins her ?jm out nt."
"Listen!" cried M.-jrgaret. ? .
Time wii a faraway wh^tts; ?
bell; a spontaneoci Uhrat oK*M
whistles; the deep to?e applause ol
a cannon. The transports hftd started
The patriotic city of San Vrandsce
was givin g Its cheer to the departing
vessels. Then, amid the universal
thrill of brave, hopeful excitement
came the Intruding possibility of
death and disaster, and the sires
aaaaned its low, irrepressible flob.
The crowd at Block Point eager!}
pressed forward to catch the first
gUntpse of the fleet.
.. Finally, around an obtruding point
of ttnd, came the Peking, majestic,
beautiful, awfnL Hugging her side,
la parting embrace, ?te.-.-*ed the Uklab.
chartered to accompany the ships to
the Heads for the benefit of the Red
Cross Society. At a short interval
followed the large flagship, the City
of Australia; then, at a greater dis
tance, and more slowly, glided the
smaller City of Sydney? and around
about them all, the group of friend*
to see them off, all sorts and conditions
of craft, from the 'rlvotous small fry
of a tug to the dignified old stern*
wheeler.
Suddenly there was a lurid flasb, a
terrible blast, a tottering of tbc ground
under their feet? a cannon, unseen by
tho girls, directly around the cornet
from tliem, had wished the Peking god
speed.
As each of the transports passed the
Point, tho cannon saluted, while the
military island of Al?atraz bestowed
her blessing in one long series of thir
teen guns. Slowly, but too surely, our
dear first fleet, with Its priceless cargo
of precious souls, passed from us out
of the Golden Gate. But long after
our poor earthly tatters of waving flags
were lost to their view there rested
about them the radiant glory of a
glowing sun, etheral clouds of soft
I fog, the deep. Intense azure of the sky?
the heavens hnd unfurled their red,
white and blue.
The tears fell unchecked down Con
stance's face. Margaret shivered with
1 a nervous chill.
I "Now is your hat pin ohance," whis
pered the sacrilegious Tom. pointing
to a solitary figure right In front of
them.
It was the "uninteresting mortal."
She stood motionless, looking out at
sea. Then, a moment later, she turned
her expressionless face upon their agi
tated ones.
"You have friends on board?" she
asked. In a sweet, sympathetic voice.
"No," sniffed back Constance. "Have
you?" |
"One," fell the soft answer? "my
husband."
"Your huslmndt" repeated Margaret,
for, now that she saw her close, the
wornau was remarkably young and
girlish in appearanee.
The weary, motionless face awoke in
to Its natural beauty. An exquisite
flush vivified the dull, olive cheeks.
The heavy brown eyes flashed with
pride and Joy and love. "Ye.<^ my
husband." she repented rapturously;
"we have been married just a week
to-day."? New York News.
Five Popes.
There arc Ave Popes ou the face of
tlie globe. They are the Pope of tho
Latin Church, the schismatic, or ortho
dox. Pope; the Father of the Palthfn!,
ruling in Constantinople; the Pope of
Tibet, who litis 500.000,000 (subjects,
and the schlsmntlc Pope of the Mo
hammedan world, who reigns at Mor
occo. All live are threatened with
hard times; 1004 has been unproplti
tlons to them. He of Morocco take* Ills
situation with the lightest heart, and
goes on amusing himself with scien
tific toys. He is an amiable being, and
the son of an English mother, who bar
gained in her marriage articles to M
burled in British soil at Gibraltar or
elsewhere. Since the signing of the
Anglo-French accord German agents
have given him no peace. He is glad
of this. It opens to lilm a prospect of
the Emperor William following toward
France, civilly but llrmly. a dog in the
manger policy. The llnest pastures In
Africa are In Morocco, and the Ger
mans hunger for them. Of the live
Popes. Plus X. Is the most venerable,
Nicholas the most feared. 1 lie Sultan
the most terror haunted and terrorist,
and Dalai Lama the most mysterious,
and the head of the Muslim schismat
ics the best fellow. We may see a
few of them here some day taking tho
places of Daudet's "Hois en 15x11."?
Paris Correspondent London Truth.
Sent Her by Cable.
It cost Hoke Simpson, of Santa Ma*
ria, lllcos Province. Philippine Islands,
formerly of Kansas, $10 for an affirma
tive reply to his proposal of marriage
to Miss Minnie Schnngel. of Kelott, but
no doubt, remarks the Topeka State
Journal, he thinks he got his money's
worth.
Simpson, who used to live at Law
rence, Kansas, and Is a graduate of
the University of Kansas, Is a teacher
In the Government schools In the Phil
ippines. Miss Scliungel Is a Bcloit
girl, who has been teaching for n few
years In the public nchools of Hood
Hlver, Ore. Simpson has known Miss
Scliungel for several years. Recently
he wrote proposing marriage and ask
ing her to send her answer, if f aver
tible. "by cable, collect."
Miss Scliungel wired "Yes."
Soldiers' Superstition*.
Among the numerous superstitions
of the Cossacks there is none stronger
than the belief that they will ent?r
heaven In a better state If they fire
personally clean at the time they are
killed. Consequently, before an ex
pected battle they perform their toilets
with scrupulous care, dress themselves
In clean garments and put on the best
they have. This superstition Is not
confined to the Cossacks alone, but is
widely . prevalent. It is said, in all
branches of the Russian Army.
Mow Very Strange!
"I ?otle.\" barked The Bclon, "tlitt
when t lie trees begin to leave, although
they have their trunks with them, they
remain right where they are."
"And I'll be switched." chipped In
the Leap Year Bud, "If that should
prevent us from branching out."
"Although that might be construed
as a shady proceeding," rejoined The
Scion. "I think the trees should not
take umbrage at what promises a line
umbrageous effect."
New York City.? The rest effect
aukM a prominent feature of the sea
eon end la epperent in ell the latcet
coats and Jackets. This ?erj ettrec
COAT WITH TEST.
tlve model It adapted both to the suit
and to the general wrap and to the en
tire range of seasonable materials, but,
as illustrated, is made of black velvet
with the waistcoat of heavy white silk
and the little turn-over collar finished
with embroidery. The combination of
materials is singularly effective, but
the vest is equally correct when made
from clftili, vesting or any contrasting
material that may be preferred.
The coat consists of the fronts, backs
and under-arm gores, the vest being
separate and arranged under the fronts
on indicated lines. The sleeves are
In stiff little bows at tbt front, the
loops snd ends being folded primly be
tween the velvet piss tings At the
back there are five MfMta relret
roses, set closely, and Inclining to
neither side. While thsr4r4 n tendency
to re more trimmings from the left side,
It will probably be a pawing novelty,
except possibly as to the placing of
trimming st the back or the front.
They are usually as becoming as the
trimming at the left side.
In this charming Instance the roses,
which are of medium slae, hare foliage
to hsrmonlse, standing In novel fashion
from magenta to dull green.
SkawU ? r*d me VMkln.
Slmwls arh seen In rather unusual
numbers. There are enough of tbem
to suggest a revival of the 1830 and
1850 fashion. The silk shawls arc
specially attractive, embroidered In
self or a contrasting colour. Pale sal
mon pink Is embroidered In white;
dull rich magenta has a pattern
worked in red of a deeper tone. Of
course all the usual pinks, pale blues
anil creams are also strongly in evi
dence. Pongee color, with stitchery
in white or yellow, ?ls pretty and more
uuusuai.
Girl's InpaJtr Oaatm*.
The suspender dress Is a msrked fea
ture of fashion and Is singularly be
coming and attractive worn by little
girls. This one is made of simple
plaid material showing a mixture of
blue and green, and Is trimmed with
fancy black braid, the gulmpe being of
white lawn with yoke and cuffs of lace.
When a simpler effect la desired the
yoke can be made of embroidery or of
all-over tucking and for the dress in
numerable materials might be suggest'
ert. Henrietta, cashmere and the like
are always pretty and attractive and
A L/I1E DEJIQN BT n/lT MflNTON.
large nnd full nt the shoulders, nar
rower nt the wrists nnd are finished
with roll-over tlar? cuffs. ?
Tin* quantity of muterial required for
the medium size Is four yards twenty
one inches wide, two yards forty-four
luelies wide, or one nnd seven-eighth
yards fifty-two Inches wide, with one
yard twenty-one or twenty-seven or
three-fourth yards forty-four Inches
wide for vest.
ISocllnh Kl?l Hlomci.
Kid IiIouhcs are being worn In the
north for fishing, motoring, ?,.>illng and
excursions in tough weather. They
nre to he seen In browr., dark red
and navy blue, and are lined with a
thin material. They are somewhat
costly. so are not by any means co.ii*
mnn, but they nre excellent wear and
Impervious to any amount of rain,
say* the Queen. A tolo ably fine
leather Is used, so they are not too
heavy or clumsy In app?T. ranee. On
the contrary, they are very si:iart, and,
being well made, imply tucked and
perfectly cut, are much In request by
those who can nfTord them. They nre
worn with any rough material skirt,
but they look best with black or skirts
of the same color. The wld'j crowned
motor caps are worn with them. The
caps are equally popular with peaks
lu front or t lie tint brims all round, and
are becoming to nearly all faces. The
curve that tlicy take 011 the bend by
being "speared" by severai long, fancy
bended pins Is \ cry graceful.? New
York livening Telegram.
In Pfriwlnklf Bin*.
Here's a turban, too, lu periwinkle
blue.
The material Is rich mlrolr velvet,
and though It looks extremely simple
the 'prentice linn' would falter pitiably
in attempting it. The crown Is tint,
of a broad boat sluipo, and the brim
Is composed of four plea tings set on
as like knife folds. Lltt'e stilt moire
ribbous are fjjded between and tied
nro iiiiK'Ii In vogue, while plaids and
checks offer a generous variety.
The costume consists of the skirt
with the suspenders and the wuist.
The skirt Is cut in seven gores, and Is
laid in box pleats that conceal the
seams and In Inverted pleats at tho
centre back. The suspenders aro
shaped to form epaulettes over the
shoulders and are attached to the belt,
which Is also Joined to the skirt. The
waist is simply full below the round
yoke nnd Includes full sleeves gath
ered Into .straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and three*
eighth yards twenty-seven inches wide,
two and one-quarter yards forty-four
Inches wide or. two yards fifty-two
Gint/H SfHPRSDKK < OHTL'MK.
Inehos wide, with one nml woven
eighth yard fifty-two Inchon wide mul
one-half yard eighteen Inches wide tc
make the gnlmpe as Illustrated.
Baldwin's Airship About to Ascend.
THE
New Baldwin Airship.
By J. Maya* Baltimore.
c
APTAIN T. 8. BALDWIN,
of Oakland, Cal., is the re
cent inventor and construc
tor of wbat proves to be a
very successful dirigible
airship.
The first and initial trln! of tbc cmft
was made from Idora Park, Oakland.
Since then several other trials hnve
been made, all of which proved very
satisfactory.
No high altitude was attained by
the new airship. Captain Baldwin's
principal aim was to determine if the
movements of his ship could be con
trolled. He ascertained this could be
done quite easily.
At a height of about TOO feet he cir
cled several times around the large
park, going both against and with the
wind, and moving at various angles.
After being up nearly an hour. Captain
Baldwin brought bin Hhip back to the
starting point, and safely descended to
earth. These trials were witnessed by
great crowds of spectators.
Subsequent trials have also been
made, when It was demonstrated that
In every revolution of the large pro
pel lor, and in every move of the steer
ing gear, and of the weights which
raise or lower the vessel at will, the
plans of the Inventor have been carried
Into effect. The large propellor, hav
ing two metallic blades, and nearly six
feet In dlu meter. Instead of being
placed at the stern. Is located at the
bow of the frame or car, as in most
recent airships of this type. In this
manner the airship, instead of being
puRhed through the uir, is pulled. This
facilitates the steering as well as rais
ing or lowering the ship.
The balloon, by means of which the
whole machine is raised, Is somewhat
blunt cigar-shaped. It measures fifty
four feet iu length aud Is seventeen
feet In diameter In the middle. The
balloon is constructed of a very fine
quality of silk, extremely strong and
flexible, and with the reticulated net
ting which attuches It to the car,
weighs only ninety pounds. The bal
loon is Intluted with hydrogen gas. and
at an ordinary distension pressure con
tains 8000 cubic feet.
To this bailoou is uttachcd the frame
which supports the profiling and
steering mechanism. This frame,
which Is made of strong, light wood, is
triangular in shape, the three ends
uniting at a centre at each extreme.
This frame is forty-eight feet long, and
Is very securely braced and lashed. It
has been very thoroughly tested and
will support 1400 pounds with safety.
The engine which drives the pro
peliler Is one of the ordinary gasoline
type, furnishes seven horse-power, and
weighs sixty pounds. The transmitting
mechanism Is so adjusted and geared
as to cause the propeller to make 1T>0
revolutions per minute. Just what
speed can be obtained under ordinary
conditions has not yet been dellnitely
determined by the inventor.
, The frame, or car, is placed directly
below the balloon? about twelve feet?
and weighs sixty-live pounds. The
total weight of the airship is 220
pounds, while Its buoyancy will lift
nearly 500 pounds. The rudder, which
Is rectangular In shape, five by three
aud one-half feet, Is very easily manip
ulated from any part of the car; and
the engine Is regulated by ? steel lever.
One person con very easily navigate
this airship. The aeronaut can sit
about midway of the frome, or he may
movoAbout freely if necessary without
disturbing the general equilibrium to
any extent.
A weight, which can be shifted from
bow to stern, or vice versa, permits
the airship to be raised or lowered at
will, a feature borrowed from Zeppe
1ln*s craft. Captain Baldwin Intend*
soon to construct another frame that
will be six feet longer and fifteen
pounds lighter. He thinks It will In
crease the speed and facilitate the
steering.
So_ confident Is the Inventor and
builder of success that he bus already
entered his airship in the $1.1)00.000
prise competition at the World's Fair.
Captain Baldwin expects to start soon
for 8t. Ix>iiis with bis aerial macbiue.
In working the Bliip the propeller
may be reversed at pleasure, thus
pushing the vessel backward, when
ever the same is necessary or desirable.
The trials showed tliat the ship very
readily obeyed her helm.? Scleutltlc
American.
QUI SIHTlia OEViCE.
Permits Men to F n Fion a Pit With
oct Exposure.
A rather elaborate device for the
purpose of accurately aiming a gun
from behind a wall or tree was intro
duced some time ago and attracted
considerable attention among the mili
tary men of the world. A much simpler
device to accomplish this same pur
pose has been Invented by (I. Waller,
an officer In the Swedish army. When
fikinu without kxpohurk.
soldiers lire thing from a riflp pit they
are obliged to expose their heads. To
obviate this Mr. Waller has put a lit
tle mirror on the rltle, which permits
the soldier to nlm with the greatest
accuracy and yet keep himself hidden.
Kxperlments taken with this device
have given good results. The mirror
may be taken off and hidden in a box
in the butt-end of the rifle. ? Philadel
phia Kecord.
School For Kinlgrantn.
The progress that is made in devel
oping colonial holdings depends almost
entirely on the intelligence of the In
flowing population, and as all the great
nations possessing colonies are anx
ious to build them up rapidly, every ef
fort is bent to direct ambitious, well
informed young men to emigrate to
these lands. Germany lias recently
gone so far as to establish a school for
the training of emigrants. The school
will be conducted in connection with
the Ilohenheim Gardens, and will offer
one and two-year courses in those stud
ies, such as scientific agriculture, mod
ern stock raising, etc., that It will tit
the students for their battle in new
lands. Particular attention, of course,
wlll^ be given to information relative
to tl'ie countries in which tiie students
anticipate settling.
Care of School Children In llrnanelft.
Ill Brussels every school child is med
ically examined once In every ten days.
Its eyes, teetli, ears, ami general phy
sical condition are overhauled. If It
looks weak and puny they give it doses
of cod liver oil or some suitable tonic.
At midday it gets a substantial meal,
thanks to private benevolence assisted
by communal funds, and the greatest
care Is taken to see that no eliild goes
ill-sliod, Ill-clad, or ill-fed.
AN INGENIOUS TIGER TRAP.
A correspondent writer to tin* London (?raphic: "I yon a sketch of
nn ingenious tiger trap nun! 1?.v the natives In Coin Hank liny, nn isolated
pnrt of Cochin China. It In constructed as follows. A tree log js hollowed
out In the form of n cylinder, and around both ends strong Iron spikes
are fixed, \vl* l?'li project Inwards. leaving nil aperture of about nix indies.
A pariah dog or small pig In placed Inside through a trapdoor and spi-vcn an
a bnit for the tiger, or largo black panther, which alMninds In tlie moun
tainous part of the country. The animal's paw, once pushed in to drag out
the halt, cannot he withdrawn, and In the struggles for freedom the brute
cnly the more Ktrongly Impales Itself on the spikes. All the native villages
are protected by strong palisades, but in spite of them tin- tigers make great
havoc among the Annnmitcs, frequently breaking in and carrying off natives
or their live stock."? Philadelphia Record
POPULAR
SCIENCE
A new wrinkle In three can Jttt de
livered to the Lnke Shore Electric
Hallway, of Cleveland, by the Stephen
son Company, Is a speaking tube ex-"
tending from the mo tor man's cab to
the rear platform, so that the motor-: '
man and conductor can be in constant
communication. The idea was origin
ated by Warren Bicknell. President of
the Lake Shore Company.
Radium Inflames the skin and de
stroys various kinds of life, but it*
place in medicine is yet to be deter
mined. When it shall have been found.'
useful. Dr. E. 8. London, a Russian*
physician, proposes to make its energy i
cheaply available. Experimenting wlth|
various substances, he has shown thatt
wool absorbs a large quantity of the
radium emanations, and that the "ema
nated" wool produces physiological ef
fects similar to those of radium Itself/
The wool, moreover, cau be applied to>
any part of the body.
The gliding boat of Count de Lam
bert. which has given such surprising
resuts an the Seine, is serviceable only(
in the absence of wave motion. It
consists of two skiffs. each about eigh
teen feet long, which are coupled side
by side, and which have flat bottoms,
with a scries of live transverse planes
slanting downward from fore to nft at
an augle of about thirty degrees. As;
the propel lor? which is ? between the.
two sterns? drives the boat forward,
.the Inclined planes raise the boat to
.the surface, over which it glides. With
a motor of fourteen horse power, a
speed of seventeen and one-half to
.twenty miles an hour was reached, a
rate that ordinarily requires two or
three times as much power.
The latest system of transmitting
pictures by wire? t bat of Professor
?Korn, of Munich? claims a vacuum
light receiver as an important advance.
Two hollow cylinders, one at the trans
mitting station and one at the receiv
ing station, are rotated synchronously.
The Aim carrying the picture to be sent
is placed on the tlrst cylinder and a
ray of light concentrated from n
Nernst lamp is passed through it to a
selenium cell in the interior. The tine
"pencil of light describes a spiral of
short pitch, the light and shade of the
picture causing the selenium cell to
produce variations iu an electric cur
rent passing to the receiver. The cyl
inder at the receiving eud Js covered
with a photographic tilm, and a pencil
of light from a vacuum lamp?fluctuat
ing with the variations of the electric
current? describes a spiral registering
the light and shade of the original pic
ture. A photograph is transmitted in
half an hour, 500 words of writing in
about an hour.
. HOW THEY MARRIED.
A Youthful lIuib?Bil'i Wife Become* Ills
Ouardian.
Albert Ciraylaml, of Sharon, Minn.,
Was only twenty years old, aud Myrtle
Thyme, his sweetheart, was eighteen
,whon they sought a license to wed.
"You're not of age," said the clerk.
"You must have the consent of your
parents or a guardian."
"But I have no parents and no guar
dian." replied Albert (iraylaiul.
"(let a guardian, then." suggested
the clerk.
' A queer light shone in the eyos of
the girl. "I'm eighteen yours old." she
said, "and of lesai age. Why can't I
be your guardian?"
They went to the probate judge.
Blnshlngly the girl told the Judge the
story and asked to be appointed the
guardian of Alfred Cray land, infant.
The Judge bad been young himself
once, and probably i.i love a good many
times. Ho he signed the papers ami
Myrtle Thy mo took possession of her
ward. Albert (iraylaiul. and all hi?
property? he is well ofT. The married
him right away, but under the laws of
Minnesota, she has to report to the
probate judge every cent spent by her
husband. All bis cigar money goon
Int.) th? report. When he spends fifty
conn to so? a ball game the amount
has to he insetted in a bill of particu
lars and Hied with the court.
The ymng bride even was compelled
to pay, the $'J feo for the license and
the fee t > the justice of the peace.
These expenditures s1k> had to report
t.? tli? nurt a-, "marriage expenses"
of her ward. Furthermore, she must
keep good c.vo to hi< conduct, for in
this Stat.' guardinns are responsible
for Mi* i loval as well ns the financial
welfare of their guardians.? New York
News. '
Cliln?nn llurial Cunloiim.
When a rich and important China*
riau dies his f moral in conducted with
; I. irli pomp and splenJor. His friends*
?! nd relatives, instead of pending
wreaths, send innumerable banners.
These are made of white silk, with in
scriptious beautifully worked in black
velvet, and express tin senders' good
wishes to the deceased, himself or to
member* of bis family for many gen
erations. On the day of the funeral
these banners are carried by hired
men, wlu are all dressed alike for the
(.ccasioiK After the funeral, which
lasts several hours at the cemetery, l?
over thr> banners are all brought baek,
r. id eventually grace the rooms of the
Kite Chinaman's house.
Had If ml One Kxpe rlnnee.
The two hypochondriacs were ex
changing confidences.
"Were you ever bedridden?" inquired
one.
'?Yes," replied t!:o other.
"When V'
"Three years ago. during a cycling
out In Kansas. The wind blew my
bed, wiili me <?n ii. a distance oi' seven
miles before i: lei up!"? New Orleans
Tlmes-Deinoer.it.
U'ortli KrrpllUT.
"ITo asked the firm for a raise In his
salary."
"I>id lie gel il ?"
"Yes. The.v consider him 'he most
valuable man the.i have. You see,
when he |?eU,ion<d for more money ho
did so on the grounds that he had Jusi.
discovered thai the firm could get
along wilhout him. "-Cleveland l.va;!er.