The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, March 30, 1905, Image 4
1 in ?wtw?rton of i
gr?st pipit;
Wi in km s? ambaiwi*
4m of tks great Ung, and
that king Is dodo other
thu tbs coanoa plata p to
?? ?t these United States. and |n tbls
wanner of Ncailnf continuous line* of
Improved interstate highways we af
?rei^lhat the king's business demands
P?ri?Tl?W tnd temporising
*? tho? 1,1 ??tborlty who at
tempt t? thwart the will of the people
* J? *?<U?erent to this greet
IHoject of road Improvement wlU be
?wept from power with the beeom of
destruction In the hands of an outraged
??oplo ?? effectively aa did the Master
. . drove from the temple' tbose
?* ? were profaning the holy plsee,
hnd the places that kn?w them aow
??all know them no more forever. .
It has been said that the present Con
crete Is a "do nothing Congress." If
this be so, we demand that this Mo
nothing Congress" awake from Its letb
*r*y ket ltf ear to the ground that*
It amy hear the groaning of the lend
<he burdens of these barbarous
inud loads, which sre compelling tbo
people? the burden bearers?to make
bricks without straw, and then we ask
them to look up that they will be wise
?nough to hear and heed the demand
bf the people and forthwith pass a bill
creating a bureau of good roads In tbe
Department of Agriculture carrying a
?u Orient spproprlstlon so tbst these
In authority in tbe public roads
Inquiry office may be able to meet tbe
demands of the' people aud -build for
them with their aid and co-operation
continuous lines of Improved interstate
highways, that the vast capital in
Tested in agriculture may be relieved
of the heavy burdens of transporta
tion .which now so heavily oppress it;
that the rursl districts msy enjoy the
benefits of intercommunication, better
educational, social and religious prlvl
'n fact, every advantage and
blessing which continuous lines of im
proved Interstate highways would
bring to these people, to all of which
they sre Justly entitled.
If continuous lines of Improved inter
Stste highways are to be constructed,
where shsil the beginning be made?
Mlnafestly should it not be two great
est cities of this continent, New York
-4 and Chicago, be first joined In this tie
that binds?
The greatest good to the greatest
number is a principle we can never ig
nore, and since there Is more traffic,
travel and communication between
these two cities than between any other
two cities on tbls continent. It Is nianl
feet that tbls great highway ? we will
cull It the king's highway? should first
? of a>il be "the one constructed. " 4
When this great highway shall have
been so constructed,.. it will stand
through TMtVgfcg' as an enduring monu
jnont to tbe cause of good roads, bring
jng renown to tbe great cities thus
linked together, and reflecting honor
to this great nation within whose do
main it was constructed.
Who will say that this highway was
not lu the mind of the aged Hebrew
?eer, when, standing on Judea's hills,
looking with prophetic vision down
the centuries, he exclaimed: "Prepare
ye the way and make straight the high
way; let every valley be exalted and
every mountain and hill bo mude low;
let the crooked be made straight, the
rough places smooth, and let n highway
be there that the wayfaring man,
though a fool, shall not err therelp."
Prom the securing of such continuous
lines 6f improved Interstste highways
we pledge our time, our mesns and the
best efforts at our command.? From a
flood Itoads Convention speech, quoted
in the New York Tribune.
P'OSMM or the Movement.
Mr. Martin Dodge, the good roads ex
pert of the Department of Agriculture,
has reviewed the progress recently
mode in tbe movement for better high
ways, and tbe showing Is a most satis
factory one. Marylaud, the Virginias,
the Carolines aud Alabama ore the
Southern States that are making good
progress In tbe movement. Mr. Dodge
explains that the growth of tbo rural
free delivery has forced Attention to
the farmers and county authorities to
the imperative need of road improve
ment, a need that has been felt for
many years, but which has been neg
lected until supplying It was mnde one
of tbe requisites in tbe establishment
of tbe rural mall service. Deep Inter
est Is being taken in the question, now
that it has been brought up In o business
way. and county aud 8tate associations
nre being formed In nearly every State
In the Union for the consideration and
adoption of the best plans for road im
provement. In tbls work tbe Federal
. Government has taken an nctlve Inter
est and lent every assistance possible
with tbe limited funds available for th*
purpose. Experiments have been eon
ducted and tbe results explained to the
local and State associations. The de
partment has made a study of soil con
ditions, rainfall and other elements that
must be considered in different locnll
ties in tbe work of permanent road
Improvement, and the demand from
sll parts of tbe country for information
of tbls character emphasises the Inter
est in tbe subject. Several railroads
have joined in the work by sending out
special trains, carrying expert roud
builders and modern road making ma
chinery, and constructing sections of
model roads at different points along
1he1r lines. Farmers have taken keen
est Interest In this work, and the ef
forts of the railroads are greatly ap
predated by the department. The
country roads of the Suutb, cxceptln*
occasional well kept turnpikes between
cities and larger towns, have ion g been
almost a disgrace, retarding tbe dovel
opment of farms and plantations and
about doubling tbo natural cost or
transporting products of tbe farm to
11 *r*l,f*lng to know
that radical relief Is promised.
British officers can not take a course
In ballooning unless they are "good
sailors ' and hot over 100 pounds ki
?relght.
IN BOTMBTLY DESIGN*
. Ai effective tibk mt? la made of
ssft, thin totthcr, wkcoMkNt with
?Ilk, outlining butterflies and scroll*
with spangles set on, or ttrlottl tints,
ud the edge o f the skin loft itt nob
oral contour, except whew I slight cut
ting la MeMniy to finish out a bit
terfiy's wing, or hit of scroll week.
The edges ore thna boko finished thsfl
In the ordinary table ester of teatber,
being decorated with a buttnnbol*
stitch In sllla ?
AIRING THE BJCDROOM./
Even In the coldest weather the bed
should bo. aired thoroughly every day.
To simply ' threw bock the covers for s
few moments snd then make with ths
bodily heat etlll in the bedding, invites
disease. Each piece should be taken
off separately and placed where the
air can touch every portion. The mat
tress should bo turned, every few
days, snd the bed springs and data
wiped off weekly. If there Is any
danger of the "pestilence that walks
In darkness" a clean cloth dampened
with kerosene should be used <or the
springs and slsts. 1
PARAGRAPHS.
A set day for each department of the
household work and the work done
regular! j on that day will save uiultl
tudlnous exigencies of the kind that
discourage the "help" and distract the
housekeeper.
Among the first things that should
be done when the house Is opened foi
occupancy Is a thorough flushing of all
the drains In the house with hot water
and chlorides, the opening of all the
windows for sun and air and a fire In
the furnace to dry out garnered mois
ture.
There are two economies in which
the average young housewife needs to
receive caution from her elders? one,
to put on her apron when she goes to
the kitchen to cook or to tlx up a
dainty; the other, not to use sllvex
forks and spoons for kitchen purposes.
Wood, Iron and plated spoons for sucli
uses are cheap and better adapted tc
the work.? Philadelphia Telegraph.
TO HEM TABLE LINENS.
The simple rolled French hem. don?
by hand, is the approved way. of finish
ing the raw edges of damask .table
cloths and napkins. Turn a narrow
hem about a quarter of an inch, baste,
fold back again on the right aide of the
fabric, then overhand the hem to the
cloth In a top seam. When finished
flatten and press the hem in place
says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Fine damask table linen is sometlincf
hemstitched; the cloth with a two
inch hem and the napkius with an inch
hem. While this is an exceptionally
dainty way of finishlug, it cannot stand
hard usage.
Plain white damask is preferred to
any fancy weaves in color condbfna*
tlous for auy meal excepting 5 o'clock
ten, or an elaborate luncheon. Some*
times a plain line is handsomely dec
orated at home by border sprays and a
centre garland large enough to encircle
n handsome bowl or vase of flowers.
While crest, monogram or initials
may be embroidered tm linen at nny of
the large shops where linen is sold,
most women prefer to do the necessary
marking with their own ueedles.
Kidney Omelet? Chop cold cooked
kidney very flne; make an omelet mix*
ture with three tablespoonfuls of milk,
three eggs, unit and pepper to season;
put one tablespoonful of butter in a
frying-pan; when it is melted, turn in
the mixture; cook slowly until a crust
is formed on the bottom; in the mean
time, sprinkle over the omelet the
chopped kidney and chopped parsley;
fold the omelet In half, lift it to a hot
platter and serve at once.
Hominy Muffins? Mix a cupful of
warm boiled hominy, cooked to the
proper consistency for the breakfast
table, with a tablespoonful of melted
butter, a saltspoonful of salt aud a
cupful of milk; add this mixture to a
cupful and a half of flour in which has
been sifted a teaspoon ful and a halt
baking powder. In case this does not
seem finite stiff enough, add a little
more flour; lastly, add two well-beaten
eggs and bake in the heated muftin
pans.
Cuban Eggs? This recipe is for six
people. Use eight eggs, one teaspoon
ful of minced onion, four tablespoon
fuls of sausage-meat or minced bacon,
one-half teaspconful salt and one
eighth teaspoonfui pepper; cook tlio
meat and onions together over a hot
fire flve minutes; beat the eggs thor
oughly and add the seasoning; put the
pan on a cooler part of the stove and
pour in the eggs; stir till the eggs be
come thick and creamy, then pour
over buttered toast and serve.
Moulded Meat? Mince three-quarters
of a pound of any cold meat and chop
with it a small ?!!<?? of cold ham or
bacon; auii mi onion, chopped
quite flne, salt and pepper to ta?te.
a very little grated leinon peel and a
slice of toasted bread dipped, or, bet
ter. soaked in milk; mix thoroughly
and bind with a beaten egg; put Into a
buttered puddlng-dlsb and bake thr?.v
?quarters of an hour In a slow oven,
spread with a well-boa ten egg. cover
with brcud crumbs. Increase the brat,
and brown.
Chinese Soutlle? Melt a rounding tea
spoon of butter and a rounding inble
tpoon of flour, anil when it becomes
frothy add one-hnlf cup o( milk. When
smooth and thlrk stir In one cup of
grated parinesan cheese and a pinch
each of suit and pepper. T^jko from
the Are and stir In the well ben ten
yolks of three cfgs. then fold In core
fully the whites, h?atcu stliT anil dry.
Turu Into small baking dishes and
bake until a light browu. The dishes
should bo filled half full, ai tliu sout^e
should doubls In baking. Serve at
?nc*s
? fcBUMIfftfctilf.
Every Mlt-rMpMtial komld bold*
herself la proper esteeal Ind be'lerel
that site U M Independent entity; with
tight* and privilege* which others
ere bootod to recofnlse. She coodpcts
heraelf as If ehe were a force and
factor In life and occuplee a prominent
place In the world. Thle self-respect
Is eeaentlal to the success of alL It Is
only when carried to the extent of
making one nndnly conceited that It
should be frowned upon. ? We like to
see a self-respecting man or woman
going through life as If every action
was ordered hy a clear. Intelligent
mind of some particular purpose. If
the pecson did not show this power of
self-importance and assurance nobody
else would show respect or .esteem.--'
Household Ledger*
TRIM WALKING 8K1BT8.
When all Is said and done, America
Is the home of the walking skirt, in
London the short skirt Is relegated to
sports and business. For all social
occasions trailing skirts are still the
go. In Hyde Park on a Sunday In tty?
famous church parade one sees only
long, trailing gowns, held up In de
fiance of that law of good dressing
which demands for every garmeut the
right to bang In Its natural folds.
Freuch women leave short skirts to
shop girls and all kinds of "bauds."
Bvriiu ieaders of society nre only just
awakening to the dangers Inherent In
the long skirt, but tbey will wear
trains just the same. Abroad the
American girl can be picked out wher
ever she goes by her trim, well cut,
suiari, short skirt.
BLUE WITH VIOLET.
The combination of blue with the vio
let tones is one that is often seen In
costly costumes. For example, a gown
of l*arina violet chltfou velvet is
trimmed with a del blue chlffou,-tbe
chiffon malting a draped bertha effect;
a pointed girdle and long-knotted sash
ends in the back. In each knot "there
was tied a group of velvet double vio
lets in the natural tint, and little
bum-lies of them were tucked In at In*
tervals on the crystal-studded bertha.
The hat to this gown? if was won
to a fashionable restaurant dinner?
was In pearl white beaver; and tne*
plumes that made the sole trimming
were pale blue near the quill and
shaded into a pale lilac at the tips,
carrying out -the color scheme of the
gown with stunning effect.? Newark
Advertiser.
THE DEBUTANTE'8 GOWN
It must be becoming.
It must be youthful.
It Is best not too elaborate.
Chiffon is soft and becoming, but per
ishable.
Brussels net is more durable aud as
attractive.
Net needs a quantity of lace trim
ming.
Crepe de chine is unequalled for
real serviceableness.
It cleans very well and can be dyed
for a second year.
Satin-finish crepe Is as soft ahd
pretty as the new crepes aud less ex
pensive.
White liberty satin is extremely ef
fective aud n youthful-looking fabric.
Liberty silk Is pretty, but a poor in
vestment where economy Is a factor.
Pea 11 de sole in white may be worn,
but the colored silk Is too old.
A white cloth costume will be useful
for many occasions later, and may
| be draped softly so as not to appear
J stiff.? Chicago News.
? NEW FANCIES
Fur hats have never been so popular
I with women of nil ages, except the
j very young girl. Big tricornes, or
j toques, nre the most popular as to
shape, and. trimming consists iu the
simplest sort of treatment with mara
bout feathers, or stiff gardenias in
shaded colors.
Chinchilla and sable are especially
beautiful trimmed with flowers, shaded
from pink down into the deepest reds.
?Exquisite rose-strewn organdies are
In evidence for girlish evening frocks.
In some the roses are nothing but tiny
prim buds, in others great nodding
I head*.
Corset Cbvera, mnde entirely of row
J after row of lace Insertion, are side by
| side with plain little covers to wear
i as slips to them.
China silk, embroidered with sbirt
1 waist designs in wash silk, makes very
pretty blouses, which are more ser
viceable than any other kind of white
silk-waists, because they can be
washed and washed.
New lounging robes sre luxurious
affairs of a heavy silk stuff c/ilied
matelasse." One made of lavender
was lined and embroidered with white,
nnd held in at the waist by a lavender
i rill* cord.
MISTAKES OF WOMEN.
One of the mistakes of women is not
knowing how to cat. If a man Is not
to be fed when she Is, she thinks a cup
of tea and anything handy is good
enough. If sho needs to save money
she does it at the butcher's cost. If
she is busy she will not waste time In
eating. If she Is unhappy she goes
without food. A man eats if the slier* j
i fT is at the door, if his work drives, if
; the undertaker Interrupts; nnd he Is
j rljrht. A woman will choose Ico-cream
I instead of a beefsteak, aud a man will
j not.
Another of her mistakes Is not know
ing when to reat, If she is tired she
may sit down' but tlio will darn stock
ings, crochet slianls. embroider doll
ies. Dors she not know that hard
work tire*? If sho Is exhausted she
will write letters or figure her ac
: counts. She will laugh at you If you
hint that reading or writing could fail
to t ext her. Ail over the country wom
en's hospitals flourish because women
don't know how to rest.
Another mistake on the list Is their
j constr.ut worrying Worry and hurry
| u? their enemies, and yet they inig
tiwnk M their bsaonfs Women crost J
bridges before they come to theni}
sbd eveii build bridge* to cross. The} ?
Imagine misfortune and run oat to
BMetit.
Women are not Jolly enough. They
make too serlons business of life, and
Is ugh at lta little Hmori too seldom.
Men can atop la the midst of perplexi
ties and bare a hearty langb, and It
keeps tbem yonng. Women cannot*
and that Is on* reason why they fade
so eerly? there are other reasons, bnt
we will pen them now. Worry not
only wrinkles the face bnt It wrinkles
and Withers the mind. Hare a uearty
laugh once In a while* it Is a good an*
tlseptlc, end wilt pnrif? the mentsl at*
mosphefe, drive Away evil Imaginings*
bad temper and other Ills.? lluffalo
Times.
CHOOSE BRIGHT 81 DC.
She was elglity?*lgbt her last btrtlt*
day. As sbe sat by the window, her
dim eyes looking off to whore tbe sun*
set made tbe sky red shore Hie house*
tops, she was a picture of peace and
content.
Her comfortable cherry chair was a
birthday present, aud she spoke of It
gratefully.. So was the chart hanging
on the wall beside her, lettered in big
plain type with a cheery message for
each day. She spoke of that, too, and
smiled, nays the Boston Traveler.
She said that n great many nice
things had happened to her. Two or
three frleuds had been lu to read to
her. Some one had brought her a
great bunch of chrysanthemums. She
pointed to them, on the tablf. On her
birthday her daughter and grand
daughters had come to dine with ber.
The daughter with whom she lived
was so good to ber. she said, caring,
for her with untlrlug patience auu
thought fulness.
It was true she bad not been able
to get downstairs for a year, and
perhaps never would agaiu. True,
also, that her sight was falling and her
dearly loved occupations of reading
aud sewing no longer possible. She
must sit all day with idle bauds and
almost useless eyes. True, too, that
eveu while she talked to her visitors
she was in real pain from rheuuiatitm
and ailments Incident to her age.
Yet of these things she scarcely
spoke at all, except In answer to ques
tions.
"No," she said, a little ?adly, "I
haven't been out for two years."
Then she brightened up. "So yon
see," she laughed, "I don't have to
think about getting new clothes."
Instesd of mournfully expatlatlug
on her loneliness when too one came to
see her, she dw?Jt with snuny grati
tude on the pleasure It gave ber to bava
people come.
Dear old lady, sbe Is so different
from most Of us!
Who else would have missed such a
shining chance to moan over aches
and pains? With far less reason, how
many of us would have-spent the time
bewailing oar privations!
She spoke so gratefully of the long,
hsppy years that were past. She re*
membered them with pleasure. Hut
how tnsny, many remember tbat their
bright past only for the sake of con
treating it dismally with the present.
It Is disposition, not years, that
makes old age disagreeable and uu
lovely.
The old lady who sat In her chair,
with ber peaceful face smiling toward
the sunset, was more attractive than
the hundreds of peevish, fretful, coin*
plaining and discontented youuger wo
men one sees every day? not because
sbe had more, but because she ignored
the dark things and chose rather to
dwell on tbe bright side.
Vou kiss a girl to make her cry nnd
you do tbe same tlilns to make her
stop. * ?
A woman can even stop being sea*
sick long enough to hear what a fright
somebody else looks for the snmo rea
son.
, A novel pause assigned by many for
the prdmature whiteness of the hnlr of
tbe German Empress Is the treatment
that she took to reduce her figure. It
would be Interesting to know Just
what comprised that course of treat
ment. Most American women doubt?
less would give It a wide berth If It
really has that effect.
Maybe Adam did blame the applo
affair on Eve, but It Is queer he didn't
claim It was all on account of her
mother.
A girl just has to trust any ninu tlist
always pretends that he hugged her
against her will.
Even when a girl prefers the other
fellow's company she'll get tnad with
you If you don't try to cut him out.
A wife saves a great deal of money
for a man that he would spend enjoy
ing himself and spends It twice over
on clothes.
There Is nothing a man can suggest
about the education of his children
without the wife shedding tears over
his unkind point of view.
The most graceful carriage of the
hand Is with the second nud third fin
gers held slightly together) to acquire
this carriage ' practice the following
exercise: Holding the secqpd and third
fingers together, curve them nnd the 1
thumb In toward 1 lie palm of the hnnd I
until u perfect circle in formed, open |
slowly until tbe Angers and thumb are
again straight.
The tlrst regufnr English pantomime
is said to have been 'Harlequin .Exe
cuted," produced a* Lincoln's Inn
Fields Theatre, December 20, 1717.
I No man can produce great things
j who is not thorvuglily sincet'e In dPnl
1 ing with himself.? Lowell.
Train up a child in (be way ho should
go: and when ho Is old he will uot de
part fr en it.
piucK, ?)?om?iK& ;
and <kd\tentur&
HfcB WEIGHT lN WtjLD CATS.
ARM pR BIN WHI8TBN*8
etghteeh-ytar-o'.d daughter;
Sally; of EUUind County;
Texas, takra * dally gallop
on her pony pwr ber fath
er's prairie farm, accom
F
panted by-ber do* and her .38 revolver.
She has come home from tuore than one
"ride with' as many as .half a dosen
prairie cnickeus which her .38 bas
?topped In their flight. -
While oh one of her rides the other
day her d^g scared up a bnnch of wlldi
cats ont of a mesquite ridge. Fire mi
them scurried up a low, scrubby ute*
quite, but four pitched Into the dog,
made short work o t hlfli and escaped
Into the tiill grass, fallowed by three
shots from Miss tally's six-shooter,
which left but one. cartridge irk the
weapon, the git1! having AM twice at
prairie chickens on the way*
With vengeance in her heart becauso
of the doing up of her dog by their com*
panlpnx, Saliy dismounted, tied her
pony to n mesquite httsli, fttul t timed
her attention to the flv? wMdcat* lit the
scrubby tree. Hsvlug but the on?
chnrge in her pistol, and no more cart
ridges with her. she hunted up a heavy
cudgel, a gnarly piece of mesquite six
feet long, with which she would bf
able to reach any of the wildcats where
they were crouching in the low tree.
She first sent her lone pistol bullet
Into the wildcat that seemed the most
Inclined to show fight. It tumbled th?
cat from its perch, but with no mort
serious a hurt than n broken shoulder.
Thus crippled, the enraged anlinal
spraug from the ground toward th#
girl, who met It with a whack from bet
club that aent the cat sprawling. Be
fore it could make another hostile
move slie smashed its skull and killed
t.
Then, without waiting ts give the
remaining four in the tree a chance to
make up their -minds what they in
tended to do. Miss Sally swung her
club and swept the wildcat nearest her.
from the limb- it was clinging to. It
twisted around as it came dowu. and
landed with its claws fastened In tlio
skirt of the girl's dress. She jumped
back and left that part of ker skirt in
posse ssiou of the cat, and finished the
beast with another blow from her club,
ts she had despatched the first one.
The three cats still in the mdsqtilte,
ts if taking warning from the fate of
their two companions, leaped from the
tree and attacked the girl all together.
When the fight was over Miss Snily
was in a tattered and badly scratched
tip condition, two of the wildcats were
lead, and the third was dragging itself
away as fast as its injuries would let
It toward the dense high grass.
The girl, although nearly tired out
by the struggle she bad had, started
ftftcr this one to finish it, too, but it
got away out of sight In the grass. In
following It, however, she stumbled on
the dead b6dy of a wildcat, one of the
four that had killed her dog, which
had been stopped In Its flight by one
of her three shots.
After she had rested and patched
herself lip sufficiently, Miss Saily put
the five dead wildcats on her pony and
rode home with the trophies of her
pluck. The wildcats weighed within
four pounds as much as thelt slayer.
She declares that she will not be con
tent until she has run down the four
remaining wildcats of the bunch and
hung them at the horn of her saddle.
?New York Sun. . .
"JEKItY, T1IE WHITTLKR."
"Jerry, the Wliittler," wanderer over
the earth, teller of strange stories. Is
keeping "bachelor's hall" In Philadel
phia, shoveling coal for money to buy
food antl waiting for spring before
setting out in search of further adven
tures. To n Ledger reporter of that
city Jerry lately told something of his.
history. First, he was a sailor, hut
ne wtui to Montana to ueeome a cow
boy. From Montana he drifted to Ok
lahoma In the days when life was vivid
"west of ninety-six." Whether he
started west from Oklahoma on his
way around the world Is not stated,
but he did make the long tour In some
fashion, starring Incidentally as a song
and dance specialist In the music halls
of Belgium. In all Uli -wanderings he
has stuck to his sharp jackknlfe and
soft board, aud he lays claim to the
title of champion wliittler of the world.
It Is his one lasting passion. All el*e
Is vanity, he says. He has never lived
long enough in one place to be entitled
to vote, afld doesn't look forward to
doing so. His Interviewer, after find
ing that the job of shoveling coal on
the docks would not last him beyond
the winter season, asked If he meant
to go back to cow-punching. He re
plied: "No; that life was a bit too
strenuous. Once In Oklahoma 1 got
strayed from the 'bread wagon,' seven
ty-five m'les away from the nearest
habitation, and for four days had
nothing to feed on except prairie grass.
Shortly after, when I got. working as a
cattle puncher, oue of them Western
vigilance committees hauled me into
court for branding another man's cat
tle. I was lucky' not to have been
strung up. When I got iny freedom,
after serving time, I made tip my mind
to quit the profession for good."
"In which direction will you go
next V"
"My ambition now Is to go through
Yellowstone Park. I want to foot It
from one end of It to ihe other, and
tlion go farther West. I shall have a
much longer trip of it this time than
I have been making of late years, for
there Is not much to cajl uie back to
this city any more.'*
Taught Oyama to Shoot,
Twenty five years ago Horact
Fletcher taught Marquis Oyama how
to shoot. Fletcher hJtd published ?
pamphlet on how to shoot with a r1fl?
, and copies of It reached Japaq. Th<
author was In that country short!)
afteVward and was sent for by Mar
qnis Oyama, then minkter of war
Fletcher gave him lessons. He say?
that when Oyama first hit a movlnf
objcct? a teacup thrown Into tho air
he "capered about and ocreamod li
| his delight like *n oxolted schoolboy.'
AG*D If AM TAKES SAQLBL
ftllktt'tkH )Mn oli bit io??dafld
Uriy as a did thirty yssrs younger,
Edward Baker. olSteuMn Cdwftty, kil
captured single-handed dad Hire, and
frith hi! dwti hands, ad imooense Amer
ican fcagle. He btUtvttf that ho mad
living can boast of rach # ftdf*
. While walking on hla firm heM Lood
Lake, be isw ? dark object in the mid
dle or a wheat Held. He nyl It Moked
like ) fctump, but .be knew rid Sttimp*
were In that field: Th?* object Hood
out prominently In the field df snow*
Stealthily the 61d geritlemirt ap*
proached It, and saw by the feathers
ruffling In the wind that It waa a bird.
He at once concluded that It was an
eagle.
Hastening to his house, he got his
old gun and came back. He crept up,
being ready every moment to fire upon
the bird as It flew. When within a few
feet of the eagle Mr. Baker suddenly
determined to try and capture the bird
alive. He laid down his gun and
slipped up and threw his arms around
Its body. The eagle bad not seen him,
having been asleep, with Its head over
its back and ttudel* one wing.
The bltd's efforts were more than
heroic, Mr. Baker ssys, but the ploneet
kept his hold. Finally the man Becured
a neckhold with his left hand while
holding the body with his right arm,
aud he trlumpliuutly bore the onglc to
his com crib, where it Is now in cap
tivity.
The captive is pronounced n line
specimen of the American eagle. It Is
three feet' high, and measures Keren
feet from tip to tip.? Goshen (Ind.)
Dispatch In Chicago Chronicle.
SAVED A DROWNING MAN.
Plunging off Pier, 47, North River,
to rescue- a man who had fallen over*
board, Roundsman Charles Becker, of
the Charles street station, had a des
perate struggle with the drowning
man to save his own life, and then,
after bringing the man successfully to
the shore, discovered that in the strug
gle be had lost his gold watch and fob,
which he valued highly, and a hand
some new revolver.
All day a troop of small boys dived
off the pier iu an unnucccssful effort to
bring up the watch and gun and earn
the $20 reward that Roundsman Becker
offers for the recovery of his property.
Becker wan waiting on the pier for
one of his squad, when .lames Butler,
who had been balancing unsteadily on
the stringpieec, suddenly toppled over
into the water! Quickly tossing aside
liis helmet and stick, the roundsman
plunged after him.
Butler grabbed Becker around tlie
neck as soon as the latter came up,
and though the roundsman is a power
fully built man, Butler drew him under
twice before the officer, with his dis
engaged arm, managed to beat the man
off. Then, after a swim of forty feet,
the two were landed with the assist
ance of Policeman Martin, of the
Charles street station, and several by
standers.
Butler, who gave his address as No.
18:1 Houston street, explained at the
police station that he had really suf
fered from an epileptic fit. The police
look his word for it and discharged
him, with a caution not to sit 0:1 striug
pieces in the future when he is in that
condition.? New York American.
RANKIN'S QVICK WORK.
Mr. Rankin was a resident of Raw
lins, Wyoming Territory, and had ac
companied the command of Major
Thornburg as guide. The Major and
thirteen men of the command had been
killed and a number wounded, and all
the horses had been killed or wounded.
Mr. Rankin volunteered to make ?!l
attempt to get through the Indian lines
during the night by using one of the
wounded animals, and succeeded, get
ting out on the side toward which the
troops had been In march, as that was
but loosely guarded by the Indians, au<l
passing around them till, several niUes
away, he regained the trail. Early In
the morning he met a small detach
ment, driving a cattle herd, and ex
changed his wounded mount for an
other; but that one soon failed, and he
was on foot when, luckily, he found a
small force In camp guarding some
srpplies. and made another exchange,
and on that he reached the telegraph
line at Rawlins, 170 miles from where
he had left the command. He had
crossed three mountain ranges, bad led
his horses for miles, over trails too
rough to ride In the darkness, or be
cause they were too exhausted to carry
him, and had done It all In twenty
four hours.? Major Henry Romeyu, U.
S. A., in Outing.
CHARGE OF LIGHT BRIGADE.
On. the morn I ni? of Balaclnvn I wni
In a lent with eight comrades, and only
two of them returned ut night, I rode
through the charge on the left flic hut
one. the outside man being called Her
bcrt. We had not gone fur before IIer?
bert wn* killed by n ennnon bull. A
moment or two after my right-band
man had hl? head taken clpan off by n
Vonnd shot. Ills trunk kept upright
rn the horse for several yard*, and then
fell over near ine. Men and horses now
began to fa# very fast, and we gal
loped as hard as ever we could.
We got among the guns at last, nnd
If It was a proud moment for us. the
feeling was short-lived. We fully ?*x
peeted to be supported, but when the
smoke cleared we. discovered that what
we took for British troops were In real
ity Russian cavalry. They came f??r
us In a perfect c!ou?1. and we faced
about and rushed right Into them.
There was an awful clash of swords,
and almost before we could realize It
we had cut right through them. This
opened a passage for the remainder of
the brigade, nnd was the only bit of
real fighting we had; t'ie other was
only slaughter.? As told by Sergeant
Maeaulej , who died on January 0, 19U3.
Wooden Goggles.
The sallora of the Discovery on
their antarctic expedition made wood
en spectacles like this to shield their
oyos from the blinding glare of the
?un en the ?n >w.
WTT and HUMOR1
of THE DAY
A B? ? ? Qwnr.
1 often wonder if, whm florist aim
My pun* to touch,
A rose by any other name
Would cost mo much.
?Philadelphia Pi
UwtMi
"What1? the matter- with Lawson?",
"He's all write."? Life.
/
B?UMk?M Help*.
If flour Is Immediately put on oil
spilled where not wanted, In a few
hours. If sufficient flour has been used,
there will l?e no trace of It save In the
oil-soaked -flour, which burns well.
Buy lax ? New Uonact.
Mrs. Brlckrow? "How do you man
age to persuade your husband to buy
you such expensive bonnets?" ?
Sirs. Topflatte? "I take h!m shopping
with iuc, walk him around until lie
canH stand, and then wiud up In a l>on
net store. He'll buy anything to get
home."? New York Weekly.
Two Point* ol View.
"1 see that Keuator Cullom was
kit****'! by a pretty girl whose young
lunn he had saved from being sent to
the Philippines."
"How bold!"
"Senator Cullom Is considered the1
homeliest man in UUnols."
"H ;w artful!** ??? Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
lu Chicago.
"How do you like my new low-neck
dress?" asked the Chicago society lady,
an she caiuo Into the presence of her
husband, just before going out to din
ner.
"It's all to the good, dear." ivpUtd
the man of affairs, "but where 011 eiu:lh
are you a-goin' to tuck your napkin?"?
Yonkers Statesman.
An Appropriate Name.
"Why did you name your horse Lie?
Seems to me that is a somewhat ex
traordinary name." ?
"Not at all. when you consider that
he is a fast horse."
"How's that?"
?'Because It is said that a lie can ko
a mile while truth is turning the cor
ner."-- Pallas News.
A Kort of Acquaintance.
Mrs. tJrliues? "Do you know sirs.
Sykes? She lives in the same hotel
that you do."
Mrs. Joslyn? "No, I can't say that I
know her; but we are on pounding
acquaintance with the Sykses. They
tnnke so much noise we have to wrap
on the wall now ami then to keep iliuu
quiet." ? Boston Transc ript.
Tommy.
"Now. Tommy," said the teacher,
"what is this word 1 hava written on
the hoard? s- l-o- w?"
"Dnnno."
"Oh, yes, you do? think* What doel
your papa call you when you go on
uu errand and don't get back for a lon^
time?"
"You'd lick me if I told yev, ma'am!'*
?Cleveland Lentler.
Unfortunate*.
Mr?. CIreene? "I should think you'd
feed your boarders a little better. You
can't expert them to pay a good word
for you when they leave."
Mrs. Skinner? "Oh, but they do. Al
most every one of them has a grudge
against some friend of his, and he in
variably recommends my house to him.
I get lots of new hoarders that w:??
-Boston Transcript.
Merely Talking.
Doctor? "Goodness, nurse, what'* 11)9
matter?"
Nurse? "Ob, It's nothing, doctor. Ile't
just talking in bis sleep. lie's ileal
and dumb."
Hail to U0 HIiowk.
"That fellow BlnUsley is a shrewd
one. '
"So?"
"Yes; 1)9 was walking pnst a thealro
yesterday when the manager came out
and said, ?We've got the best enter*
tainment In town.' ?Well,' said ltlnks*
ley, 'I'm from Missouri,' So tne man?
ager bad to take him In and show
him."? Cleveland rialn Dealer.
It Hadn't Ocrarrml to H?i.
Mrs. Youiiglove?'Our cool; s.-r.vs
those eggs you sent yesterday were
ancient."
Orocer? "Very sorry, ma'am. They
were the best we could get. You see,
nil the young chickens were killed off
for the holiday trade, so the old hens
ure the only ones left to do the layln',''
Mrs. Younglove? "Oh, to be sure. Of
course, I hadn't thought of that."?
Chicago Record- Herald.
<.r*?pe<l <h? Opportunity.
Tess? "Mr. Saphead gave you a cam.
era for your birthday, didn't lie?"'
JesM? "Yes, and we took It with us on
our stroll through the country yester
day. Ob, what- do you think? lie
proposed to me? actually flopped down
on his knees and?"
Tess? "What did you s#y V"
Jess? "Why, I said. 'Look pleasant,
please,' and I do hope the pi Mure will
turn out well."- Stray Stories.
T wo ol n K IimI.
'?What did Sallle nay when you pro*
posed ?"
"She Ufked me If I felt ?ure she was
the brightest, prettiest, sweeten girl in
all the world. "
"And of course you said yes?"
"(in the contrary. I told her I thonght
she was a very ordinary creature."
"And of course that settled It."
"It did. She sahl It was evident we
were a perfect match. She had tl.o
?apio oplnlou ol u>?. you fce.' -Uysiou
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