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Japan's Jew Treaty Regulations. Some of the Queer Rales Promulgated as a Result of tile New Treaty With the Powers. Special Correspondence Daily Item. Kobe, Joly 20, 1899.-So far as I know all my previous letters may have found their way into the pro verbial editor's waste basket, be cause I did not enclose return post age for same or enclose an addressed and stamped envelope for an acknowl edgement of the receipt of same. I would not write now only some of the recent events here in Japan in regard to the new treaties, reminds me so much of some of the,actions of some of the city councils of Sum ter io recesi years that I can't resist the temptation of showing them bow the same things look when done by others Not making allowance for tbe different degrees of civilization, some of the laws s pp ear bcrlesques of our own. On the 17th of this month, July, Japan became, according to the treaties signed by the powers of Europe and America, one of the powers of the civilized world If the statesmen of (he world have seen fit to recognize her as a po wer, ' il is ill fitting for any of us out here to express a different opinion. I may, however, add that it is the o ni versal opinion of nearly every foreign resi dent in Japan, that a great mistake bas been made. I enclose you a list of the new regulations as printed here by which all foreigners have to be governed as well as Japanese. Heretofore a for eigner was governed, tried and pun ished by hts consul. A Japanese having a case against an A merican had to bring it before the American consul, an American against an Eng lishman before the English consul. This applied to civil as well as crim inal cases Now ali come under Japanese jurisdiction. Beading over some of the mles for applications that are marked yon will note some very funny things. AU are not published io. this list. A' discussion arose recently -amongst some of my acquaintances here regarding reporting everything to the police The verdict was that it would be necessary for me to report if I should be shipwrecked at any time, and thai if drowned I must give notice of myself as a floating article. If alter that I should be so unfortunate as to be affected by any contagious disease, ' then I must report my symptoms, report any change jo myself and my physician and any change indoor medicine. If 1 acquired a new Jinrinklsha ' (honestly or otherwise) then I must report it, similarly wheo it got worn out, and I mast also obtain permis aloa to cremate the 'Rikisna when it got so bad that it would not stand a report. Finally, if aoy one paid my taxes for me, I was to report him and secare his punishment, after which if ever I got on * bicyc e it wonld be necessary to apply fox permission before I got off Speaking, of bicycles they now have bicycle license here too : $1 25 per year, and the tags are really an ornament to the wheel. It is a block of wood 4J inches by 2} inches and abouti to f thick lt is covered with Japanese writing, possibly a pedigree of the wheel or a history of your own life, and it must be carried oo the wheel I had the opportunity of witness ing one of the greatest of Japanese sights last week, the Matsuri of Geone. (Now wouldn't that jar you ?) What the actual meaning of same is I have cot been able to find out Ge one is one of their numer ous gods, and having a lot of follow ers and believers his birthday or festival is considered the greatest day in Japan. The headquarters are at the main temple in Kyoto, with branch houses all over the country. Temples are oo rarity io Japan. You will find one, whether small or large, io every 300 yards you walk But the Matsuri I must not forget to describe. It consisted entirely of large floats that would have made the decorations of the Colombia fair or Charleston gala week torn their faces to the wall They were all very similar io design and exactly alike in construc tion. They were pagoda shape to represent the temples and mounted 00 wheels of solid wood, the size of a lamber cart wheel The boose part was about 25 feet high, oo top cf which was a flag pole about 30 feet high. All telegraph aod electric light wires were removed aod re placed after the procession bad passed The pagodas were nearly aa wide as the street, therefore loco motion was very slow. The axles were square beams 10 x 10, tspered for the wheel to fit, and fastened firmly to the body. They could, therefore, only go forward or back ward, bot could not turn a corner. Curiosity led me to find out how such an uoweildy aod massive structure filled with men and boys, and drawn by men only, could torn a corner. 1 found out, and it was a surprise to see the primitive method and patt Y ence they required to turn around. The rear wheels were locked fore and aft, mall round pelee laid for skids by the front wheels, then a hundred men with a rope and ten with levers, pulled and pushed this entire struc ture bodily until it was parallel with the stree! to be traveled. Each pagoda had its own cart with levers, skids, ladders, &c, and would un limber and pack np and move on to make way for the next. The pagodas themselves were very handsome. AH the solid trimmings were of pure gold and the sides were covered with antique tapestries and embroideries, hundreds of years old, taken from the temples and returned to their places before nightfall. In the upper story was the band, which consisted of 20 cr more boys beating drams and gongs io unison. In front were the priests waving fans and occasion ally throwing ont rice for good lock. I was really glad to have seen this sight, as few foreigners were there for it, and they are only held once a year, and not regularly at that. I enjoyed it almost as much as reel racing and trust you will find some pleasure in reading my poor descrip tion of same. Irving A. Ryttenberg. T3E HURRICANE AT CAROLI NA BEACH. Viewing the'Great Storm m Com fort and Saf9ty. Carolina Beach, N. C , Aug. 16.-The Car plica Beach people are just recovering breath from the effects of Yesterday's gale. The hurricane bad been predicted for several davB, bat its delayed coming bad caused the Beach to regard it rather lightly. Soon after midnight yesterday it commenced and by breakfast time the guests of thc Hotel Oceanic found the walks across the open space be tween bed rooms and dining room a difficult perforance. All tbe morning the sheltered piazza nooks were Siled with people whose natural awe of Bach a fierce wind was almost lost in admiration of the sight before them. Billows were tumbling over each other and rising higher and higher as far as the eye could reach ; they dashed against the beach io magnificent masses that left piles of foam behind which blew through the air like s snow Etorra The hotel was some months ago moved back forty feet, in order to be quite ont of the reach of the sorf, bot towards high tide yesterday the waves regarded no barrier They rushed up the slight sand embankment ia front of the hotel, leveling it as they went, and hurled themselves np the three piazza steps spreading quite across the open space in the centre of tbe building, at the same time runniog through under the boose in an al most continual stream down to the railroad track. Tt was a test as to the solidity of the building which it will hardly experience again in many years. Meanwhile Col. JeBkins and bis sons kepi ir touch With the weather bureau. When it was learned that tbe Wrigbtville Beach peo ple bad been advised to leave for the night, owiog to the long reach of eoond in their rear, some of the Carolina Beach people hur riedly left alao, bat a large number trusting in tbe safe background of the woods which stretch quite to the river fonr miles away, regained, fascinated with the experience. Towards night, acting on fresh news from tbe weather burean that the gale would strike with renewed force abont the time of the high iide_at i o'clock a m , the botei man agers requested their gsests and the cottagers assembled there to remove for the night to a large boose on the edge of the woods, the use of which had been generonly offered by its owcer. The exodus took place promptly, although some of the guests, women as weil as men, refused to leave the hotel. The night at the Kare cottage passed slow ly, as its packed condition precloded all comfort. This morning as the exiles wended their way back over a road that had been inundated a few boors before, they learned to t sir infinite chagrin that the fifteen or twen ty people who had remained io the hotel bad rassed the oigbt quietly and uneventfully, and that had any of them wished to sleep, tbey could bave- indulged that wish in com fort and safety. Tbe steamer Wilmington tied np at the wharf for the night, and the train was in readiness at a mc ment'3 notice to carry everyone away if sodden danger came. Today the only traces of the wind around tbe hotel are in some dislodged sections of the plank walk and in quantities of debris brought in from every direction. The Best Remedy For Flux. Ur. John Mathias, a well known stock man of Pulaski, Ky., writes : "After suffering for over a week, with flax, and my physician having failed to relieve me, I was advised to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy, and have the pleasure of stating that the half of one bottle cured me." For sa ie by A. J. China. Meteorological Record. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the 32 days ending Son day August 19, 1839 : Temperature. SC M 3 E* Cu 73 CP 5" Condition ICO 94 93 94 94 93 97 88 91 97 98 81 95 94 101 102 100 98 97 93 90 91 93 95 93 91 74 73 72 71 71 71 73 73 73 74 73 73 75 78 71 72 73 73 75 76 77 75 73 73 72 70 72 71 73 68 69 65 69 74 8i. 83.5 82 5 82 5 82 5 82. 85. 79 5 79. 77.5 80.5 82 5 86 88 77 5 .83.5 83.5 87. 88 S 88 87.5 86. 83. 81.5 81.5 81 5 83.5 82. 82 74. 77 7? 5 80.5 83 5 8W SB SS SB 8 ESE 8B ESE SB S S SW W 8W BBB B SW 8W WSW W8W WSW WSW 8B ESE S SW w B3E B - NB NB HW W SW ! .33 .00 .00 .00 .00 Trace ! .00 j .00 32 I .35 i Trace j .00 ! .00 I 00 I .02 ; .13 ! .00 j ! .00 j i .00 i -oo I I 00 I ; 00 ; 1.15 i I .00 i 1 02 j I 00 I ; .00 ! .CO : ! .11 j i n ; i .co i ; .00 ! .00 ! I .00 I Cloudy C:ear Cloudy Clondy Cloody Cloudy Cloudy Cloody Coady Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloudy ?Cloody Clondy Cloody ?Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear ?Cloody ?Cloudy .Cloudy Cloudy Clear .Cloody .Clondy .Clondy Clondy .Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear ? Partly cloudy. Vegetation of all kinds suffered severely from the dry, hot weather. ! MAYOR HUGHSOWS REPLY. - j Polies Secured Convictions of Blind Tigers. Major H ghsoo received on Saturday a circular letter from Gov. McSweeney in refer ence to the e a forcejeo t of the dispensary law and inmediately sent the following reply that states the situation clearly and concisely in eo far as Sumter is concerned : Sumter, S. C , August 19, 1899. Hon. M. B McSweeney, Governor of the State of South Carolina.-Dear Sir: Your letter of the 15th inst., io regard to the en forcement of the dispensary law was received last evening. It is my desire, and that of the entire council of the city of Sumter, that the dispensary law be enforced to its fallest ex tent. Tee chief of police is instructed to keep & 6barp lookout for blind tigers, and that bis subalterns on the police force keep a watchful eye upon all suspicious characters, I am pleased to inform you that every case of detection and trial for unlawful selling of liquor in this city bas been tbe wotk of a policeman, and further that Sumter now en joys the reputation of not having a single blind tiger within its limits, and with an active, efficient and watchful police we will endeavor to sustain its reputation and keep it in the front rank of those cities where law and order prevail. We are folly able to take care of tbe city of Sumter with no friction whatever, and will always take pleasure io extending to you any aid that be desired to enforce the laws of the State, and bring vio lators thereof ''before the proper legal tribu nals for trial." Very truly yours, John S. Hngbson, Mayor. ! THE LEE HOUSE BURNED. The Firemen Have a Hard Fight in Which Their Reputation ls Sustained. The old Lee house on the corner of Main and Warren StreetB was partially destroyed by fire Monday. The house was rented by Mr. B. G. Gibson, but no one was at home, the family having removed to Provi dence early in the summer. The fire originated in one of the rooms on the second floor and wheo discovered the flames were breaking through the roof. The alarm was given at once but the bell was slow in ringing and nearly ten minutes elapsed between the discovery of the fire and tbe arrival of the reel squads. By that time almost the entire roof was in a blaze and the fiicces were burning fiercely between the ceil ing and shingles from one end of tbe bouse to tbe other. The firemen saw at a glance that there was a bard fight and a bot one before them if the bouse was to be saved, and they got down to work at once. Four lines of hose were stretched and two nozzles were carried through the end windows of the second story while tbe others were carried to the roof, shingles knocked off, ceilings pulled down and the fl-unes were fought at close quarters. Tbe reel squads arrived on the scene about 8 o'clock and by 9 o'clock the fire was ont. The roof was burned almost entirely off, and of the second floor but little is left save tbe smoked, blackened and charred walls and floors. The first floor is badly damaged by smoke and water, but the fire did not reach it. The furniture of Mr. Gibson was removed from the lower floor, but it was in a damaged condition. Tbe furniture stored in the upper rooms was a total loss. The origin of the fire is unknown and sev eral theories are advanced. Some incline to the theory of rats and matches and others to spontaneous combustion. No one bas occu pied the house regularly for several months, but Mr Gibson was here one day last week and opened it and found everything in good cooditioa. Tbis bouse was one of the oldest houses io in the city, haviog been moved from tbe country and rebuilt on the present location in 1848 by Mr. Lee, the father of R. D. Lee, Ef c. I was an old boase then, baviDg been tbe residence of Mr. William White, the father of Mr. Anthony White, for many years prior to the time it passed into the possession of Mr. Lee. COTTON MARKET. Number of bales received to date 146. Receipts today 48 bales. Market steady The quotations were : Middling, 5f Strict Middling, t Good Middling, Cf MAYESVILLE NEWS ITEMS. Public Cotton Weigher Ready For Cotton-School to Open-Per sonal Mention. Mayesville, Aug. 21.-The town is still on the move. Everybody is busy preparing for tbe fall business. Cotton picking bas begun and ic a few days the sound of the gins will be heard on ali sides. The public cotton weigher, Mr J. M. Shaw, bas built a large platform and shed at the rear of Mr. J. W. Cooper's store, and will soon be ready to weigh tbe large crop of cotton which comes here annually. With cotton and tobacco being marketed, our streets will presen t| qa i te a busy scene in a few days. The Maye8ville High School will spen on September 6, under the principalship of Prof. E." E. Tbornwell, of Fort Mill, who will probably be assisted by Miss Bettie Mayes, ef Emporia, Va. These able and experienced teachers were here last session and have given entire satisfaction to a!1 concerned. The board of trustees have purchased the Masonic ball and lot and will fit it op for school pur poses this fall. In thc near future a modern school building will be erected on this lot Kiss Cleo Burgers bas returned to her home at For es ton, much to the regret of all who met her bere. Miss Ada Mayes has returned from a very plessant visit at DuRaot, S. C , bringing with her Miss Carrie DuRant of that place, i Messrs. Brunson Cooper, of Florence, and j Robt. Cooper, of Sumter, are visiting their brother, Mr. J. W. Cooper. Tbere is to be a basket picnic at Fox worth's mill pond today, but from reports tbere will be a very small crowd in attendance. W. T. Grant, Jr. Hamilton Clark, of Chauncey, Ga., says be suffered with itching piles twenty years be- j fore trying Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve, two boxes cf which completely cored bim. Be ware of Worthless and dangerous counterfeits. -Eogbeon-Ligon Co. The Atlantic Coast Line is paying the drayage on cotton frem the public weighers' platform to the Coast Line depot. The Coast Line bas no side track to the cotton platform while the Southern bas, therefore thia inno vation. Irritating stings, bites,' scratches, woands sed oats soothed and healed by DeWitt's W'tch Hazel Salve-a sure and safe at plica tion for tortured fl?sb. Beware of counter feit -Bugbson-Ligon Co. An excursion from Charleston brought io a large crowd of negroes Monday mcciog They epent the day io tke ci tv and left for their homes at IO o'clock that nicht. PRIVATEER PERSONALS. Privateer Township, S. C , Aug 21 .-Mrs Edward Borea aod three little children, cf Florence ; Miss Emmie Mellicbamp, of Co lombia ; Misses Elise and Louise Tisdale, of the saree place ; M ES Essie Ramsey, of Mid dleton ; Capt. Richard Cain, of tbe S. C. Co-Educational Jostitnte at Edgefhld, are visiting in the community. Besides these, there have been several other visitors in our community this sommer, bat we will not attempt to mention them here, as we are unable to give a correct list. Missed Calley and Nena Wells are visiting io Orangeburg County ; Mr. Bratton Ingram's family are visiting in Darlington County and Mr. Wessie Broadway is visiting ia Asheville, in the old North State. Mr. Dwight Cain is clerking at Wedgefield and Mr. George Whilden is clerking in Rich land. Mies Victoria Baxter, of Ridgeville, who had charge of one of Privateer's public schools last session, has been chosen principal of the Pinewood school. Io looking over the list of public school trustees published in your columns not long since we noticed that two of the former inhabitants of oar township-Messrs. J. H. Christina? and L. D. Winkles-are among the trustees of the Manchester and Swimming Pens districts, Messrs. E. W. Dabbs, of the Mayesviile, and D. B. McLauric, of the Argyle district, were also at one time citizens of Privateer Towoship. In his recently published "G nerai Catalog of Forman University, 1852-1899" Dr. C. C. Brown mentions fonr of the present citizens of our township-Messrs. Isaac M. Nicboles, Whitfield G. Wells, Harry W. Cuttino and Sam F. Oateen. Sometime back The Baptist Conrier gave an interesting account of the .celebration of the ninetieth birthday of Dr. S. G. Hillyer, a distinguished educator and Baptist clergy man, cf Georgia. Dr. H Uly er was the son in-law of the Rev. Samuel Furman, D.D., who was connected with this community as pastor and who will be well remembered by many of your older readers Last week's issue of the same paper men tioned that the Re/. D. Weston Hiott, a former citizen of this township and former pastor of Bethel Charch, was moderator of the Beaverdam Baptist Association, which met this mouth at Seneca, in Oconee County. Sometime back it was mentioned in the papers that the regular Democrats of Ken tucky bad nominated J. C. W. Beckham for lieutenant governor. We don't know, bot presume that this gentleman is a relative of the Beckham family of Privateer Township. McD. F. - ? ? - Quickly care constipation and rebuild and invigorate the ea tire system-never grippe or nauseate-DeWitt's Little* Early Risers. Hughson-Ligon Co. There are no candidates announced for Alderman to fill the vaccancy ia the City Council. Io fact there is such little interest in the forthcoming election that probable candidates are not even discussed and no one bas beeo seriously mentioned. A house of refuge is needed for the hogs expatriated by the anti-hog ordinance adopt ed by the City Council. Since the adoption of the ordinance the hogs have been without the right of domicile, and they have been turned loose on the world to root for a liv ing One of the homeless wanderers has appealed to the Mayor for relief, and at last reports was making himself at home on the Mayor's premises. No owner bas come for ward to c'.aim bim, and unless some one who bas lost a bog proves bis property the police will take charge of the homelees one Theo it will not be surprising if there is a barbecue in the rear of the City Hall. An arc light will be pot up on the Graded School square to furnish light Thursday night for the Fourth RegimentJJand concert and lawn festival. A new and attractive programme has been arranged for the concert and the festival. Part II of tbe programme will be a greater success than it was last week. Refreshments in greater abondance and variety will be provided, the ladies of the city having promised to contribute liberal ly. There cannot be too much, however, and the members of the band will appreciate all volnntary contributions that they may receive. AU who wish to contribute should notify Mr. R. S. Hood, secretary and treas urer of the band, who has charge of the ar rangements for the concert and festival. Ordered to Join Their Com mands. Atlanta, Aug. 22-The recruiting officers of the Twenty-ninth regiment of United States volunteers which has been organized at Fort McPher son, have been ordered to rejoin their command. McKinley, Root and Griggs Confer. Plattsburg, N. Y., Aug 22-Sec retary Root arrived from iVashington on the noon train and soon after lunch joined the president and At torney General Griggs in the presi dent's private office. They were closeted for nearly two hours, during which time they had a general talk on all pending matters. Secretary Root, when seen by the Ap8ociated Press correspondent after the conference, said : "No, there is nothing startling to give out as a result of our conference. We had a general talk on a number of subjects, but there is really nothing of special interest to give out at this time.*"' Attorney General Griggs declined to talk on the subject of the confer ence. Gen. Merritt had a short talk to night with Secretary Root after the latter's conference with President McKinley and Attorney Genera! Griggs. Climate and Crop Condition. ! _ I . S. Department of Agricul ture, South Carolina Section. COUIMBIA, S. C , Augost 22, 1899 The week ending August 21,1899, contained a few days with normal temperature, but the week averaged about [2 degrees hotter than usual, with a maximum temperature of 99 at Greenwood. The passage of a hurricane off the coast gave fairly good rains over the southeastern third of the State where, in consequence, crops are doing well, bot over the central, western, and northern counties there was practi cally no rain, and all crops-staple field, forage and food-are failing rapidly, and their condition is very low The passing of the hurricane caused high northeasterly winds, which were detrimental to crops in the interior, and damaged rice hy whipping out grains, blew down corn, fencing and trees, and caused slight injury to sea island cotton. No damage result ed from high tides. The reports on cotton are not en couraging, as the crop over the greater portion of the State bas de teriorated from rust, shedding, pre mature opening and too early maturity. The lint is short, bolls are smali, and no top crop making. It is opening fast, and picking is gen eral Sea-island cotton is doing well ; it is opening and picking has begun. Early corn is peor and beyond im provement. Late corn stands in urgent need of rain to make even an ordinary crop Fodder pulling is finished in places and under way elsewhere. Tobacco haf vest is about finished except over the western districts, where it is drawing to close. The yields are generally satifactory, but worms are still troublesome. Rice is heading well. In some sections harvesting is under way, and will soon be general. Upland rice is very poor. It is too dry for turnips to come up or grow over the western counties. The areas of heaviest rainfall define the areas of good minor crops. Sweet potatoes are doing well gen erally. In the western portions of the State pastures are burnt np EXTRACTS- FROM CORRESPONDENTS7 RE PORTS. ^ Clarendon - Pinewood : Cotton looks well, is opening, and picking has begun in places ; very little fodder gathered this week due to heavy rains ; potatoes and peas look fine ; good weather for sowing tur nips.-R S DesCbamp8. Florence-Jeffries Creek : Crops have' declined considerably in the past two weeks ; fodder pulling and cotton picking have commenced and are being pushed ; hey crop is a failure, worms having destroyed it. L S Bigham. Kershaw-Camden : Cotton open ing fast, weather favorable for gath ering ; corn needs rain.-B Am mons. Orangeburg-Orangeburg: Weatb er hot ; fodder pulling about finished, gathered in a damaged condition owing to rains ; cotton rustiog and shedding ; picking commenced ; yield will be poor ; potatoes, peas and sugar caue doing well.-Jno S Rowe. Sumter-Catchall : High E. to NE. winds ending in heavy showers ou 15th ; no change in^condition of corn and cotton this week, except con tinued blooming on very late cotton and a more matured look in early planted, which is opening fa6t.-R J Brownfield Williamsburg-Lake City: Local rains in the county, but too late for early corn and cotton ; much cotton almost dead, and shedding ruinously; late cotton, corn, peas and potatoes greatly improved ; tobacco almost harvested, and right satisfactory yields, second growth injured some -R D Rollins DR. W. B. ALFORD, DENTAL SURGEON, SUMTER, S. C. OFFICE HCCRS-8 a. m. to 2:30 p. m ; 3:15 j to 6:30 p. ra. I Office over the Sumter Dry Goods Co. May 2-6m ANIMAL ANTAGONISM Beasts Congaed In raft-es Fig the Sake o Fighting. Fights in sheer devilment somet take place between animals in con ment. A short, sharp battle took in Edmonds' menagerie betwee lion and a tiger 40 years ago. TI was the same which had escaped f Jam ra ch's yard in what was then cliff Highway and bitten a boy. Edmonds bought it, and is said to billed it as "the tiger that swallo the child." Of course, the beast a great draw, but after a few days its new quarters the tiger mana* to draw forward the sliding shu and squeeze itself into, the adjoin! den, where a lion was confined.. fy lion resented the intrusion, but was mediately seized by the throat, a though there were tremendous si gles, the fight was practically over soon as it commenced. The tiger ne loosed its hold, and in a few minut the lion was dead. About 20 years later a fatal took place in the lion house of the Z logical gardens, Regent's park, betw a tiger and a tigress. The latter ; illtempered, and, in sparring with mate, drove her claw through his i tril, and so began the fray. The tig; threw her down, and struck her several times with his paw, but without doii serious damage, and then turned awa as if to discontinue thc fight This t" tigress would not suffer, for she spra at his flank and fixed her teeth in thigh. This was more than he coul stand. One wild bound freed him; in moment she was knocked over, and gripped her by the neck, in which his/ huge canine teeth made fearful" wounds. Sutton, the keeper, now managed to drive him off, and he used to say that when the tiger loosed his hold the blood spouted from his vic tim's neck and splashed on the roof of the lofty den.-Cassell's Magazine. LOADED WITH HARD LUCK. Several Bitter Experiences of a Youthful Runaway. Young John Kathner, an inexperi enced hobbledehoy thirsting for adven ture, ran away from home the other day with 100 marks in his pocket De termined to see the world he booked for Berlin, intending to surprise spinster aunt residing there, with whom, however, he was not personally acquainted. On reaching his destina tion he strolled about the city making inquiries for Aunt Kathner's place of abode. A woman accosted him: "What, you are from Abbau! What is your name?" On hearing It, she exclaimed: "Him mel! Why, then, I am your aunt; come home with me."- Young Greenhorn did her bidding, they supped together, and he was sent to bed. On awakening next morning he dis covered that his clothes and his money were gone, and so, too, was auntie. In his despair he rushed to the window in his nightshirt, crying out his misfor tune to the passersby. A woman with an infant in her arms responded to his appeal. "I will go and find your auntie," said she, "and leave baby with you meanwhile." Hours passed, with baby howling for sustenance. At length a constable came to Johann's rescue with a suit of clothes, and bundled him and "his infant"' off to the police station, where the inspec tor wired to the young man's father. "Your son Johann is here with his in fant. You can take them in charge on payment of the expenses incurred." Berliu Correspondence. Remarkable Eighteen latter Names. Did you ever stop to think that there is anything remarkable in a name of 18 letters where they compose both the given name and the surname? Kote the following remarkable list: Lucius Domi tius Nero, Nicholas Copernicus,. Wil liam Shakespeare, Emanuel Sweden borg and Napoleon Bonaparte, By spelling the name of the discoverer of America as the Italians do, Colombo, it, with the Christopher, makes another name of 18 letters. The above six, each with 18 letter names, are among the best known persons of history.-St Louis Republic. Democratic Greece. Greece is, undoubtedly, the most democratic nation in Europe-perhaps in the world. In southeastern Europe the rule of the Turk obliterated all so cial distinctions and swept away every vestige of feudalism. Roumania alone,! which was never so completely under the Turkish yoke, retains an aristocratic class, but Servia, Bulgaria and Greece are democratic to the core. In Servia and Bulgaria, however, the Slavonic in stinct of obedience exists, the value of which is nowhere better shown than in the admirably disciplined Bulgarian army. In Greece every man is, in his own opinion, as good as his fellow-not only socially, but morally and intellec tually. Wealth, ability and high charac ter, of course, count for something, but they are only regarded as accidental to the individual. There is little respecfi for dignities-so little, indeed, that it has been said every soldier in the army is a general, and every sailor in the navy an admiral. cabinet minister, seeking re-election to the chamber, throws open his drawing room to his constituents. Men of every rank and class of society-lawyers, doctors, stu dents, cabmen, laborers-troop in, wear ing their hats and smoking cigarettes. Not that they mean any disrespect, far from it, but they see no reason for mak ing any alteration in their usual habits. They come to express their views on the topics of the day. They interrogate the candidate at length and warmly grasp his hand. They ask any little favor they may want and go their way.-Fort nightly Review. The Worst Ever. Burgling Bill-Is he lazy? Why, honestly, if dat feller wuz goin ter commit murder, he'd do it in New York state so's he could sit down when he died.-Kansas City Independents.