THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO, PA.
n mm m
'onspicuous for Lack of Im
provement in Novelties
MERICA A GOOD BUYER
jmIu'i Trade nnd Commerce while
Grade In Methods arm Well Kstnb
Bslied Merchant of the Fair
Widely Varied How We Bargain
for Her Skins and Hides.
Hljnl Novgorod, literally and ronl
: tho "New City," counts back a
actlcally uninterrupted series of
inual fair for upward of six cen
rlei. Nljnl, as it is familiarly
'.Had, Is logically and topographl-lly-
tho meeting place for all the
isslas.
The Fair city ltnelf Is built upon
e flats across the river, or, rather
vers, for It is her thsK the Volga
d Its tributaries, the Kara and Oka,
9L A pontoon bridge connecting
two towns is built every summer
id taken down In the fall, so that
may not be Injured by the winter
tods.
Nowhere on earth can be found a
ore truly cosmopolitan crowd than
sembles every fall at the Nljnl
Ir, and the Jargons of tongue
ould puzzle even expert Interpret
s. The sounds of English, French,
arman, Italian, Spanish, mix and
Ingle with those of Chinese, Indian
id Persian. When we consider the
ist volume of the trade transacted
these six weeks, and that traders
id workers not only do buslueis
Te, but here live and find their
nusemcnts, we do not wonder at
i general activity of the fair lt
if. The actual amount of business
'iring ench fall fair amounts to
ft two hundred million dollars,
via not considering the contracts
ir future delivery which would ln
.ase It vastly.
Russia lacks aggression commer
. ally. Nations must go to her for
ares rather than that nhe present
w goods for observation. It Is tho
ade that comes to her rnther than
lat she reaches out to grasp thnt
institutes her commerce. By far
! greater part of the merchandise
mrketed at Nljnl Is brought to the
lr by water. For weeks before tho
tlr is opened the rivers are allvo
1th every sort of craft bringing in
a cargo, and for weeks after tho
'.ose of the fair the rivers likewise
re tho scone of active tralllc. Nljnl
i tho terminus of the railway from
'oscow, and Is In communication
1th all the lines of Kussla and tho
stern world, while the Volga and
s tributaries connect it with the re
ions of Central Asia and Siberia.
: is a slto unrivaled; being directly
a the chief route, all travel and
afflc from Siberia converge there.
Tho American leather-buyer Is
reatly in evidence at the Nljnl fair,
. fact not so strange when we ro
lembor that American shoes are
te finest In the world and every
where so acknowledged even in
'aria. It is tho American shoo
lanufncturer who has made shiny
ather shoes n thins of utility as
ell as beauty, and hns called upon
ie Russian empire for the where
withal to do It.
The original patent leather win
.ost unsatisfactory from the point
f service, but it held vogue becauso
f Its smart appearance. So Amcri
an manufacturers set about produc-lg-a
shiny leather that would com
lno beauty and satisfactory sor
lce. Coarso grained boat or cnlf
tather was used at first, and for this
fi first "daub,'" as it is called, had
a bo unusually thick to fill In the
.leqnallties of the skin and make a
mooth surface, which, after much
andpnperlng, would take tho final
oat of varnish that insured the do
ired degree of shinlness. The result,
: goes without saying, was a thick,
aflexlble leather that soon -racked,
lie "daub" and varnish both, so that
ho leather gained an inevitable
eputatlon for general unreliability.
The experiments continued till nt
ast a skin was found that In Itself
fas sufficiently closegrained to '
ho daub without heavy or undue
filling," giving a leather thnt was
leautifully shiny, but still flexible
.nd thin. Tho coltskln tilled all
heso requirements. It is flexible,
mlnently so when compared with
ts congeners, and requires a very
hin "dnub" to fill In tho pores, so
hat its good qualities are not lost In
ransformatlon into the n;ithor of
,:om mere1.
The question was to get a suffi
cient supply of these sic ! n s. Tins
markets of the world were scanned,
'onsular reports consulted, and the
result Is a close relationship be
tween the manufacturing shoo cra
ters of America and the vast and
froen steppes of the Italian em
pire. And to-day a goodly and grow
ing number of the population of the
United Spates tread In shoe leather
grown in Siberia and marketed at
tho Nljnl fair. Leather buyers from
all over the world gather there, but
by far tho greatest quantities of tho
coltskln are bought, for our New
England factories. Each year finds
the American purchn: ' of skins
heavier thun before. The qualities of
these skins and the perfection of tho
processes of manufacture, have re
deemed tho shiny leathers from the
stigma, of unreliability they so long
carried, so that ono may now gratify
his taste for stylo in footwear with
out mu'evia'iy depleting his Income.
rittshurpr Dispatch.
News from the Rusiio-Js panose
war camo more quickly and accu
rately than it did during the Span-lab-American
conflict.
Americans ix the fau fast.
Scnnt Opportunities Offered for Pro
fessional Men.
In response to numerous inquiries
from the United States regarding
tho Orient ns an Inviting lleld for
young men who have entered tho
professions of law, medicine and
dentistry, Consul Anderson has
written at considerable length to tho
state department, explaining tho
methods nnd practices thnt obtain in
China. The consul does not offer
encouragement for young men who
contemplate going to China to en
gage In n profession. He says:
"While there is always more or
less disposition on the part of some
young men to push Into untried por
tions of the world, not only for
travel nnd experience, but also for a
livelihood, the number of Inquiries
received by foreigners in China from
peoplo in the United States and else
where as to opportunities to engage
In business, nnd even to practice tho
professions here, seems to indicate
that thj-e rather a well defined
movement toward the Fnr East
among some classes. In countries
like Great Rrltaln, Oerraany, Franco
and others with colonial connections
this movement has existed for many
years and Is a recognized course for
a certain portion of tho nation's pop
ulation. But such a movement in the
United States is new and notable,
and probably indicates a turn of na
tional development and national life
which merits attention.
"Business opportunities In the
Far East, are comparatively well un
derstood In their attractive ns well
as in their unattractive phases. Op
portunities for tho practice of the
professions, however, are compara
tively unknown. In some lines of
professional work in the Far Enst
there are well-defined limits of pros
perity nnd adversity, but In others, i
the result of Anglo-Saxon effort Is
vet to bo shown. One reason for tho
movement among young men to
como to the Far East to practice
professions is in reports which have !
come to their ears of exceptional op- 1
portunlties enjoyed by other men, of
the good fortune of somo men in
building up largo business connec
tions and of the earning of large
fees by men in practice here.
"That largo fees have been earned
in medicine, law, dentistry and oth
erwise is to be freely admitted. It
does iini follow, however, that nil
practitioners her ;tn earn fees of
this sort, or that tho opportunity
will como here any oftener than it
does In the United States. If It were
trnn u-hlr"h 1 tirohfi hi V tint tho PUMP.
that tho avernge earnings of profes- i
. slonal men In any line hero aro
greater than they nro in tho United
States, it is to be considered that in
creased cost of living, Increased ex
penses for books, medicines find sup
plies nnd the absence of other things
which go to make life worth living
may combine to render practice here
less profitable and satisfactory In the
long run than practice In Euroio or
America. Nor hits the young pro
fessional man here any better chance
of work or advancement than ho hns
at home. Generally speaking, nnd
considering matters In all tlulr
lights, I do not hellevo that yount;
men In America have anything to
gain by attempting to build up a pro
fessional practice In China."
' i til
Miss Hose Cleveland,
sister of former President Grover
Cleveland, nnd an author of consid
erable merit, Is known In the Stato of
Maine ns "The Queen of Seven Hun
dred Aero Islafid." Twenty years ago
she paid $4,500 for this Island, only
a few miles from Camden, nnd since
then sho has realized $200,uu0 from
the sale of house lots.
Fast Idioti Irish Cler'xynian.
The Rev. Dr. Charles Tindall.
chaii'-ellor of CIirNt Church Cathe
dral, Dublin, who died recently, was
reputed to be the best dressed cler
gyman In Inland Many stories tiro
told of the elegance of his attire. An
Irish clergyman once said to Chan
cellor Tisdall's tailor: "Make a pair
of trousers Just like th" trousers you
ninko for the chancellor." 'fae order
was executed, nnd in a few days tho
clergyman entered tho tailor's shop
to complain that tho moment he sat
down a rent appeared In bis trou
sers. "Oh," said tho tailor, "I made
you n pair of trousers like Chan
cellor Tisdall's walking trousers.
Thoy were mado for walking, not
sitting. No wonder thoy burst when
you sat down."
I Reflection of a Chambermaid.
I Many are culled and few ure up
' bofore noon.
! '.' a long hall that has no urn in.
4' en must work and women must
sv ee;.
Coming ugentu scud their baggage
! before. Judgo. .
81 CCKSS OF POFF. PIUS -X.
Due to Ills Democratic Habits nnd
Love of Simplicity.
The manners of Plus X. have been
the key to his personal success ever
since lie was elected Pope. Porn
from humble parents nnd raised
when still In his prime to the highest
dignities In tho Church, he never lost
sight of the fact that ho was a son of
tho peoplo and that all his ecclesias
tical work was to be done for tho
people, even for those whom the
orld considers ns tho last In the so
cial scale. When still Patriarch of
Venice, while flattered and sought
after by the most prominent peoplo
of that city, ho never forgot to give
Borne of his time to the poor and tho
hnmblo. During his management of
tho Venetian diocese he Is known to
have spent many a night In the hum
ble dwellings of poor country priests
when on his pastoral visits, and al
though n prince of the Church, h
was always ready to enter the most
miserable tenements in pursuit of
his work of charity and religion.
He always entertained such an
humble opinion of himself that when
the death of I.eo XIII. was an
nounced nnd his duty as a Cardinal
called him to Home for the election
of his successor, he never dreamed
of even the possibility that he him
self would be the choice of his col
leagues In the Sacred College, nnd
bought a return ticket to the Eternal
City firmly convinced that he would
be back to Venice In a few weeks. .
Succeeding n Pope of noble and
aristocratic birth, Plus X. found that
many of tho formalities of llfo in tho
Vatican were not suited to him and
forthwith abolished many of theso
formalities which for centuries had
been in vigor nt tho Vatican and
more strictly so under his Imme
diate predecessor. On the very day
he was elected, when the scdarll
brought tho sedan chair to carry
him to his Apartments from tho con
clave hall, he gently but firmly pro
tested thnt he would rnther walk
thnn ride! In n box.
The same happened with tho port
able throne which tho Popes have al
ways used when going to or from a
ceremony. Only In a few solemn oc
casions, when tho ceremonies had to
be held in St. Peter's, Plus X. con
sented to sit on this throne, but on
all other instances, when tho cere
monies were to take pluco in tho
Vntlcan pnlneo itself, he always de
clined to be carried by tho bearers
and walked to the meeting place as
any simple prelate.
The democratic manners of Tins
X. are very popular with his Intim
ate secretaries and the prelates of
his entourage. Soon after his elec
tion, finding that custom prescribed
that the Pope should take his meals
all by himself, he rebelled and or
dered thnt the table be always set
for six persons. Excepting tho
breakfast, which consists of n cup of
coffeo which he takes alone in ills
study, ho partakes of all his other
meals together with his private sec
retaries and during tho repast con
verses familiarly with them, gener
ally in the Venetian dialect. For the
first few months of Ms pontificato
tho Vatican cooks had a hard time
to pleaso tho democratic tastes of
the new Pope. The elaborate and
formal dishes prescribed by long
usage for the Pope's table ho ab
horred, and was never so happy as
when his own sisters prepared for
him a plain Venetian meal and
brought It to the Vatican for his din
ner or supper. Ills ndverslon to any
elaborate repast compelled hhn at
last to discharge tho Vatican chef
and replace him with a Venetian
who did the cooking for him when
still a bishop.
Ono of tho traits which have made
Pius X. very popular to the Roman
people nnd to all his personal visi
tors is the democratic way in which
ho receives them at tho Vatican. Un
der tho preceding Popes a visitor
before approaching the head of the
Church wns obliged to make tho
three formal genuflections, ono at
the threshold of the Papal apart
ment, a second inside the door and
tho third when approaching tho
Pope. Plus X., however, soon dis
pensed with these formalities, and
hns been known to go and meet his
visitors at the very door nnd escort
them out, no matter how humble
their position in life, before they left
tho apartment. To any one who tries
to kneel before him Pius X. prompt
ly extends his hand and insists on
tho person rising. Ho may allow his
visitor to kiss bis hand, but he Im
mediately cgunterttcts the humble
ness of the act by i.sklng his visitor
to take a Feat near him.
Amoii:; other signs of the Pope's
democracy wuh the nbolltion of many
ofilclals whose duties had long censed
t.i exNt, and who had become purely
ornamental ndjuncts of the Papel
Court. lb would if he consulted only
his individual desires, abolish tho
court altogether, but he realizes that
tli; exulted office he hold.-; demands n
certain amount of state, and ho lays
asMe his personal inclinations In this
respect.
Again, he forbade the members of
Ms establishment kneeling whenever
he passed, ns had been the custom
for centuries. This perpetual hom
age, this inability to walk In tho
garden or in the corridors of the
Vatican without every person kneel
ing grated on him. New York
World.
What He Meant.
"Good morning, ma'am," said Wil
lie, dolling his cap.
"My! what a polite little boy!"
exclaimed Miss Passey. "Do you al
ways take oil jour cap like that to
ladies?"
"N)'m; only to old ladies."
American Hebrew.
KOVAI, MATCIIMAKIXO (JF.N1US.
Has Done (rent Thing for House of
Denmark (ilvo Norway n King.
In it family sense old King Chris
tian of Denmark Is certainly the
luckiest sovereign In Europe. H 1
all duo to tho fact that someone
either the King or ono behind his
throne -has a most marvelous ge
nius for matchmaking. Denmark is
about tho smallest kingdom in ex
tent on tho continent, nnd the mon
arch hi in self, when ho came to the
throne, was about the obscurest
Prlnco In Europe. Hut Ho is the
father of one King nnd tho grand
father of another, slnco Norway
elected Prince Charles to be its sov
ereign, under tho title of King Hn
kon VII. Christian is also fnther-ln-lnw
of King Edward of England nnd
grandfather of the Cznr of Russia,
besides htdng prominently connect
ed through his offspring with most
of the other royal families of Eu
rope. Leaving out of consideration the
brilliant mnt cites made for Chris
tian's grandchildren tho following
matrimonial cntcbes were made for
his children:
Tho eldent son. Prince Frederick,
heir apparent to tho Danish throne,
married Princess Louise, daughter
of Cnrl XV., then King of Sweden
nnd Norway.
Tho eldest daughter, Princess
Alexandra, married tho Prince of
Wales, now King of England.
The third child, Prince Wilhelm,
married Olga, Grand Duchess of
Russia, and was elected King of
(
1 d'
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j
King; Hakon VII. of Norway.
Greece under the title of Geoglas I.
Princess Marie Dagsnar. tho
fourth child, married Alexander III.,
the late Czar of Russia. She Is now
the Dowager Em press of Russia, her
son being the present Czar.
Tho fifth child. Princess Thyra,
married Prince Ernest August, Duke
of Cumberland, who hoped to bolting
of Hanover, but his kinsman, tho
Emperor of Germany, sat upon his
claim.
The sixth child, Prince Wnldemnr,
married Princess Mario d'Orleans,
eldest daughter of tho Due do Char
tres. Princo Charles, grandson of Chris
tian, King IlaUon VII. of Norway by
virtue of election by the Norwegian
peoplo. "Hakon" is a favorite name
in Norse history. Tho Prince's mat
rimonial fortuno was made 10 years
ago, when the favorite daughter of
Kin?: Edward VII. of England (then
Princo of Wales) became his be
trothed bride. Princess Maud la
three years older than her husband,
the new King, who is only 33, hence
probabilities point to a long reign
for the couple. His full name, not
counting his brand new ono be
stowed upon him by his adopted
country, is Princo Christian Fred
eric Charles George Waldemnr Axel
of Denmark. Husband and wife are
first cousins and King Chrstlan is
grandfather to both; but royalty has
matrimonial privileges and handi
caps not vouchsafed by law or cus
tom to ordinary mortals. King Ha
kon is also the second son of the
Crown Trlnco of Denmark.
King Hakon holds n commission
ns lieutenant in tho Danish navy. He
is likely to continue to hold it,
though now tho sovereign of a for
eign kingdom. Ho wns the subject
of a serious quarrel n few years ago
between his grandfather and his
father-in-law, then Prince of Wales.
Desiring to bo near his favorite
daughter the Prince of Wales ar
ranged with tho Danish court that
Prince Charles should transfer his
commission from tho Danish to tho
lirltiah navy and that the young
couple should take up their resi
dence in Iiondon. Then, at the last
moment, old King Christian changed
his mind and vetoed the scheme.
Had Charles become un Englishman
then ho might have missed his pres
ent chance of becoming King of tho
realm which fate seems to have
created especially for him.
King Cbirstlan U a democratic
nnd unconventional old monarch,
considering his brilliant family con
nections. Pittsburg Gazette.
A Foregone Conclusion.
A certain teacher In a history ex
amination asked a class of small
girls: "Who was Virginia Dare's
grandfather?"
Small Hetty had forgotten. But at
lust a brilliant Idea occurred to her.
Sho wrote, "Old Mister Dare, I rock
cn." New Orleans Picayune.
ANnrx cmi.nw.N.
Is there any happier
Viit' wniii.m in this world titan
5 .-- that mother whose each
successive little one seems
to her but one more dar
ling" migcl lo continually
lift her thoughts toward
the sunshine of perfect
happiness? But sorry is
the lot of that jnHir moth
er to whom motherhood
lias ceased to lo a
cause of rejoicing,
but has become in
stead n burden to
dreaded nnd
lix)kcd forward to
with melancholy
nnd apprehension.
"About three
months before our
last baby was born
(which is our
fourth), writes
Mrs. Nellie Carl, of
Mvrtlcpoint, Coos
Co., Oregon, "my hmlth mns very ptwr. I hud
hern liuulili-d fur nlmut rtM yrnr with frttinle
flUrrnc. I doctnrcd with kxm1 rthvoi-inn bill
ohlnnird no relief. o I wrote to the World' Hi v
Ions;iry Mclii-nt Awtcintiun. Btnl wnn advifte'l
o take ltr. Tierce's l;avoiite rrrcriptinti ami
' f.ohlcn Metlienl Iri'overy.' I did. no. mid hid
hftjtpy to any my he.ilth twnn lo improve nnd I
did niy wot k up lo the Ir nnd felt Kplrndid.
"I got Along fmelv dtirititf eonfinement. nd
hnve the healthiest fiRtiy I ever mw W lien he
wns three months old tie weighed eighteen
pounds: he ts now seven months old nnd weighs
twenty-four pounds. I cnu say I have tmd no
return of mv old troubles. 1 thnnk you very
much for the good you hsve done me."
Any woman may write to Dr. R. V.
Tierce, of Iluffalo, N. Y., a statement of
Iter case, which will te considered in ab
solute confidence by this physician who
stands amouo; the foremost socialists of
the century in the treatment of women's
diseases. He will send her (in a plain,
sealed envelope) sound, sensible, valua
ble advice free of all charge.
Dr. Pierce's great thousand-tinge, ill
lustrntcd Common Sense Medical Ad
viser will be sent free, papcr-ljound, for
si one-cent stamps, to pay the cost of
mailing only, or cloth -bound for 31
stamps.
JAPS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Have Entered Into Lively Competition '
with Americans. 1
Satisfies gathered In San Francisco
In regard to the Japanese engaged In
business show that they have entered
lively competition with Americans In a
large number of occupations which the
Chinese do not invade. There are 8"i
Japanese hotels In San Francisco, CO
restaurants, 1fi intelligence offices, 9
shooting galleries. 11 billiard rooms
nnd "fi houserlcantng offices. These are
all licensed; and there is a large num
ber of iin 'licensed cobblers, butchers,
Janitors, porters and domestic servants.
Exchange.
How Meerschaum Is Mined.
"Meerschaum is mined like conl,"
said a pipe dealer. "It Is a soft, soap
like stcne, and In Asia Minor Its min
ing is an important Industry.
"The crude meerschaum is called
hamtash. It Is yellowish whits In color
and n red oay coat or skin envelop
it. The blocKs cost from $2.") to fl'oo a
cartload. They are Btift enough to cut
with a knife.
"Tin sr blocks In rummer are dried ;
by exposure to the sun. In winter a ,
heated room Is necessary. I
' r'liiiilly, the meewhaum blocks nr :
Ported into twelve grades, wrapped in '
cotton and packed in cases with tho I
greatest care.
"The bulk of nil this meerschaum
goes to Vienna. There the best pipe
maker:: in the world live." Philadel
phia liulletin.
Cheap Cottage Exhibition.
A "cheap cottage" exhibition was re
cently held at I.etchworth, in England.
A number of comfortable cottages were
shown, which, including the builders'
profits, cost less than $".'i(J. They were
Intended to make a wholesome, com
fortable home for the worklngmnn and
his family, and not to be "glorified pill
boxes," to quote the Duke of Devon
shire, who Is one of the foremost ad
vocates of the "cottage city" idea. ;
Ileauty wns sacrificed for tiltillty and
healthfultipss.
"The laborer's wife cares a great
deal more, or should, for sixpence a
week loss rent than for all the art in
all Uuskin's.
Vigorite Is New Explosive.
A new explosive is exploding In
Bavaria about ten times as explosively '
as the most powerful of any would-be
rival concoctions, and has been chrls- .
toned vigorite. Prof. Schultz and Mr.
Gehre are responsible for its existence
and use a new type of nitrous com
pound in its manufacture.
When combined w ith saltpeter it Is
particularly sensational; It is not af
fected by friction or Impact, by damp
or by frost. When ignited in the open
air vigorite does not explode, but burns
slowly. Worka will bo constructed be
fore long at 1 ehr-on-the-Mu!n for Its
nmni'1 lit-t ure. Exchange.
HUMPHREYS'
fcpocifics euro by acting- directly on tho
sirk )iirln without disturbing tlio rest of
tho system.
Nk. 1 for Fevers.
No. 2 " Worms.
No. !i " Teething.
No. 4 " Piarrh.ua.
Ko. 7 " Coughs.
Ko. 8 Neuralgia.
Ko. S) " Headaches.
No. 10 " Dyspepsia.
No, n " Suppressed Periods.
Ko. 13 " Whites.
No. 13 " Croup.
No. 14 " The Skin.
No. 15 " llheuiiiiitism.
No. 10 ' Miliaria.
No. 19 "'Catarrh.
Ko. 20 " Whooping Cough.
M. 'il " "the Kidneys.
No. 30 " Tho Bladder.
No. 17 " La Grippe.
In small bottles of pellets that fit the vent
pocket. At PrnggUts or mailed, iiOfc. each.
Medical (luido nmilml free.
Humphrey' Utxl Co., Cor. William John StrMU,
1 JC -
.lt 1
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AM I'.HTon.H maim: TO Ol:i- IV
Fakir (ienenloglsts Thrive
(irowtli of Latest ',i,
With
Of recent years not only nninn
tho wealthy but among tte w,.n lo
do, there hns grown up n deslt. t
know one's ancestry, n desire which
has been fostered by the grown, of
patriotic societies requiring n l.-vr-lutlonnry
ancestor or one who foiu.lit
in the Colonial wnrs. Here u w,,.ro
the professional genealogist mm,.,,
In Ono of theso fakirs said in n.
fence of IiIh trade: "Well, whnt
would yon do? The newly rh h mMn
who wants n pedigree nnd Is wl!!in
to pay for it, wants a first rlas cur
with kings nnd nobles In It and 1
plvo it lo him. He may have como
from n long line of peasnnts - in all
probability d4d ho descend but if
gitvo him his real pedigree he would
kick mo out of tho house, if 1 (;UI
by hook or crook, carry his line back
to his first ancestor In this country
tho reft Is ensy. Onco on tho other
side or the water with Puttie Abbey
Roll, Doomsday Hook nnd PiiTke'i
Peerage at my disposal, my fancy
takes free range and my client get
his money's worth.
Another way in which tho weak
ness of human nature Is shown Is by
tho assumption by Americans tn
coats of arms to which they have no
right whatsoever. Tho manager of
on of the carriage manufacturing
establishments In this city. In re; h
to n question ns to where he got the
coats of arms which he placed on the
pam is of the currlages of his wealthy
customers, said: "Oh, It Is this way.
A customer comes to me It Is gen
erally the woman of the family and
says: 'I would like to have our coat
of arms on tho panels of our new
conch.'
" 'What are your arms, niadainT
1 ask.
"'Oh, I don't exactly know.
Haven't you n book that tells?'
" 'Certainly, madam.' And I take
down Hurke's Peerage or General
Armory and turn over tho pages to,
let us say, Smith. 'Smith, Sir Robert.
Irish baronet,' I read.
" 'Oh, no, Hint's not it,' snys my
fair customer. So I look further.
" 'Smith, llaron Gravesend,' I ven
ture. " 'W-e-11, perhaps that I a It.'
"I turn over a few more leaves:
'Smith-Vavasour, Duke of Hillings
gate.' " 'Oh, that is it!' cries tho de
lighted customer, und on to tier
coach doors go the arms of the noble
Duke of Hillingsgate, with whom,
ever after, the whole family claim
relationship. New York Mall.
COST OF r.ll.LI AKD HALLS.
Oiviii to Scarcity of Ivory Price
Doubled in One Year.
Every billiard player knows the
delicacy of the ivory ball. Every man
who owns bis private table knows,
nlso, the great cost of theso balls,
due to the diU'r-ulty in securing the
ivory from which they are made.
The product from which the best
balls are cut nnd polished is found
only in the tusks of elephants, al
though ivory dentine la obtained
from tho tusks of tho walrus ai
well.
Pecause of tho qualities essen'IM
In n properly prepared billiard bull
the dentine found In the finest kind
of elephant tusks is tho only kind
that Is used in their manufacture.
Owing to its scarcity the price of
billiard balls has steadily increased,
thoso of the regulation sle, " ;!i
inches, having advanced in price
from $8.. In to $16 in one year.
This Increase in cost is not due to
a trust in ivory or in ivory balls, as
the manufacturers themselves have
been as unxious ns anyone to secure
some material which could be sub
stituted for ivory in tho manufacture
of good billiard balls.
Tho regulation ivory billiard ball
hns, as billiard players know, great
susceptibility to atmospheric condi
tions. Sometimes the balls are
"quick" and respond promptly to
"English" nnd the slightest touch of
the cue. At other times no amount
of skill cnu prevail upon them to
work properly. When a set of
ivory balls Is moved from one place
to another the experienced billlardl.se
knows that they must not be un
wrapped or taken out for three days.
If they nro exposed to the new at
mospheric conditions they "catch
cold" nnd aro likely to crack or chip.
Thankful for the Car.
Superintendent Foster, of the New
Orleans Street Railway Company,
formerly with tho Boston and North
ern at Salem, tells the following
story of tho days when "spotter"
were much in evidence on the cars:
A young follow who had charge of
ono of the Salem Willows curs dur
ing the rush season was suspected of
more than ordinary "knoeklugdown"
says tho Roston Herald. Ho turned
in his trips at the Salem ollice, mil
tlio ciishlor, who was aware of what
was golii'; on, snid "Thank you.''
Next trip ho turned In still less, mil
tho polite cashier thanked him again.
Tho next trip lie brought in still Vi
money, but tho cashier was tiier
with his smiling "thank you."
"What the deuce aro you thank
ing nio for?" asked the conductor.
"For bringing in the cur," replied
the cashier.
Tho test of excellence applied to
Japanese swords yeurs Hgo wus very
rigid. It was to suspeud the blade
horizontally, edgo upward, under
tree, und a good weapon was e
pected to cut in twain any leaf tnat
fell upon It.
Japan's annual tobacco crop "
about 40,000,OUU pounds.