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SCHANTOX. MAIICII 0, 1902.
After virtually confessing Hint It lia.s
no standard of business honor In Us
t'liurges for uclvei-tittlng, the opinions of
the Scranton Times as to circulation
need no longer lie lfedetl. Yet at the
same time wo still stand ready lo ac
cept Its original proposition, and re
lent our loquest Unit it name time and
Place.
AH Eyes Are Upoii America.
-TTHAT TH13 visit of Prince
it Miry lo tins country has
opened the eyes of Germany
to our resources, is Indicated
daily by the dispatches from Reiiln.
J.cadlnp: newspnpeis of that kingdom
that h.ive heretofore been satisfied to
print news fiom America, two weeks
old are at ptesent publishing columns
In the way of e.ible dispatches concern
ing the tour of the emperor's repiesen
tatle, as well us telegrams dealing In
other topics of Inteiest. It has been
Intimated that the extra expense In
most instances will pi event the pay
ment of dividends to the stockholders
of the German papers this year.
nut the Intel est in the United States
is not confined to Germany by any
means. The London newspnpeis aie
receiving mote cable intelligence con
cerning America than at any previous
period, even during the most Important
presidential campaigns. The press of
Paris, which has hitherto ignored
American topics, lias opened Its col
umns to extended cablegrams, and ttie
journals of Madrid and other cities in
Spain are also showing interest In
American affaiis that was not exceed
ed during the Cuban war.
While Piince Henry's visit may be
largely lesponslble for the interest
manifested in Germany, It is probable
that the position of the United States
on the Chinese question has much to
do with attracting the attention of the
Old World to us. The keen foresight
and diplomatic ability manifested by
the representative of this government
during this trying times at Pekln, and
the disinterested spirit that has per
vaded all of our efforts for the bet
terment of the oppressed hordes of the
Orient, have caused Americans lo be
justly regarded as belonging to the
greatest nation upon earth.
Tlic delight with which Miss Roose
velt's telegram was received at Hetliu
shows that ('inporor AVUllam appre
ciates an occasional departure from
the stilted phrases of royal address.
Our Industries Favored.
fT I IKK 13 can be no doubt says
1 the Commercial Advertiser
fl that the decision of the In
tel national conference ut
I'russels to abolish bounties on Ku
ropcan sugar Is highly favorable for
the American Industry. Some doubt
seems to have risen as to the effect
upon prices and the volume of ship
ments from foreign couutiles such ac
tion will have: but the conclusion
ought lo be easily enough reached that
in both respects the conditions of com
petition will shape themselves more in
favor of the United States. Germany,
in one of the principal shipping coun
tries of I'urope, lecelves Its bounty in
the form of a rebate of the domestic
tax upon that pait of the beet-sugar
product which is designed for expert.
With the removal of this rebate the
price of German export s.ugnr will nat
urally rite, and there will bo less in
ducement both for production and for
exportation. In other countries where
a bounty, cither direct or indirect, is
paid, as in Fni'nce, Itusslii and Hol
land, tlio effeeV-Mwill clearly be the
same. So far as our homo market is
concerned our sifgar growers and ie
flners have always been amply protect
ed by the BJ'ni, of countervailing du
ties; or, IrCbttitr words, the system
which finputeftuit extra, duty on im
ports equivalent to Ttie bounty paid
abroad. But in tho outMilo markets,
wherever tho American ami the I3u
jopcan products conio Into competition,
the abolition of foreign bounties will
work Iiuliu'or of the llrst named. The
agreement of the Brussels conference
does not go into force until Septem
ber, 123, ' but Its enactment can be
lookcnCiJorwai'd to us liuvlug u most
important bearing upon some of the
pending reciprocity tieaties, and par
ticularly upon the controversy which
begun n year ago w(th Russia over the
ijuestppu. of sugar bounties,
WIIRSs03arre and Plttston may not
have beeu the best governed cities
in thejstate, but they can Jay claims to
having been the best watered.
The iccent success of Paderew&kl's
new opera In New York, which seems
to have been a production of genuine
merit, prompts comparisons of his
career with that of the great Wagner,
and furnishes Interesting contrast.
Notwithstanding his recognized ability
as a musician, it was only with the
greatest cjllllculty that Wagner could
persuade 'persons of Influence to take
Interest In his earlier operas, and ho
absolutely refused from the first to
make any concessions to the public
lasle. I'titleievvflkl, on the other hand,
has not only mnilc money freely Willi
his talents as u plaitlsl, but he lliuls
plenty who aie willing to assist In the
production of his first guinil opera unit
Immense audiences willing tu attend
the limuguiat renditions.
The Sultan of Turkey very hulurnlly
lepudlntes any lespoiislblllty for the
capt'ivlty of Allss Stono and the ex
penses of her lolease. Tho royal fol
lower of Mahomet can sec no pleasure
In beating the burdens of an enter
prise in which ho had no "rake-off."
Aro Colds Contagious?
IIII.M the medical, frater
nity have for many
years devoted much time
and research tu contem
plation of various contagious disease.,
until of lulu but little attention has
been paid to some of the prevalent
and danL'croiiH of the Ills that aflllct
mankind. In the work of protecting
the public against small-pox, dlptherln,
scarlet fever, and oilier well known
diseases, the physicians have In years
past Ignored many maladies of tho kind
which are It Is now believed fully as
contagious and dangerous as the most
virulent of infectious disorders. One
of the more recent students of these
diseases In an nrtlcle In tho Lancet
advances the theory that colds are
contagious and backs his argument by
citing the experience of members" of
Artie expeditions who are never trou
bled with colds while thev are In tho
uninhabited regions of the far north.
Nansen and his men, the writer states,
never caught a cold during all the
three years of his voyage, nowithstand
ing the utmost exposure, but directly
they reached civilization on the coast
of Norway, though still within the Ar
tie circle, they all sulfcred badly from
colds. lie also cites the experiences
of exploreis in high, uninhabited
mountain regions, and voyagers on the
sea or travelers in deserts, who enjoy
Immunity from colds. The physician
says: "No doubt it is possible to have
an Inflammation of the nasal mucous
membrane, us of the conjunctiva, from
some simple irritant, but such an event
is rare, whereas the ordinary infectious
cold is by far the commonest of all
diseases. Surely, therefore, it is im
portant that its infectiousness should
be frankly recognized."
It lias long been known that the
cold contracted by one member of a
faintly generally affects the entlie
household to a greater or less extent,
and the irritating influenza tymptoms
in a neighborhood usually become epi
demic at certain seasons of the year.
Yet no one seems to have heretofore
thought that these ailments could pos
sibly be contagious. Now that it has
been so many times practically demon
strated that the cold in the head and
disagreeable cough are as easily trans
mitted as are any of the well known
infectious diseases, the scientist who
can provide "a. remedy that will have
the effect of vaccination in rendering
the neighbor of the victim Immune,
will confer a blessing upon humanity
almost as great as that bestowed by
the discmorer of bovine virus.
Mr. Schwab's fi lends no sooner .be
gin to mention his name for political
honors than some one appeals In print
with an article endeavoring to explain
how he won at Monte Carlo.
Scotch Students Grateful.
--ir-IU2 intimation that the Scotch
jj students would be too proud
JL to accept the gift of 510,-
000,000 tendered by Andrew
Carnegie to assist theili in obtaining
the benefits of university education,
seems to have been entirely unfounded.
It has' been announced that no less
than 0,000 students have already made
application nndL',411 have been assisted
at ii cost of over $100,000. The admin
istration of the fund Is conducted In
such a manner that self-respecting
young men can take advantage of it
without any saciiflce of their independ
ence. They are permitted, If they de
sire, to repay the fees advanced to
them and some of them have already
done so, One student was the lecipl
ent of an unexpected legacy and nn
other won a scholarship, so that they
did not require assistance.
Cheat benefits are certain to come to
the Scotch people In consequence of
Mr, Carnegie's magnificent gift to the
cause of Scotch education The Scotch
man In nearly every instance Is worth
educating. 'lie is generally a man of
brains and endowed with energy and
perseverance. Hen Johnson usserted
that "much may be made of a Scotch
man, if ho be caught young." Mr. Car
negie is a Scotchman by birth and ho
clearly believes that this Is true.
The most stai tllng metamorphosis of
the hour is revealed in the announce
ment that Mr. Hogg, or Texas, Is a
lion in London,
The Silk Industry.
" V "SUJ" silk industry has been an
attractive one in various
forms for many years, and
numerous efforts have been
mado to establish It on a llrm and pay
ing foundation. At ono time is was be
lieved that silk worm culture could be
successfully carded on In this country
and at very little expense by ulmost
anyone. The idea was so captivating
thut thousands of men, women and
even children embarked In what after
wards became known as the moras
multleaulus fever. This appellation
was derived from the botanical name
of the mulberry, on the leaves of which
the silk worms feed, Tho venture
proved a complete failuie. Later at
tempts were made to revive Hits form
of Industry In Phlludephla, with such
Indifferent results that they were
abandoned.
Endeavors to establish silk manufac
turing Industry by working up the rav
product have met with better results.
Indeed, the extent of the process Is
greater than generally supposed. Ac
cording to the Census Bureau, there Is
now u capital of $31,082,201 Invested In
the business, and no less than S13 es
tablishments engaged In tho manufac
ture of silk. This does not Include
firms that make a bneclalty or supply.
Ing these concerns with the necessary
w
machinery. Tho Importance of the In
dustry Is emphasized by the statement
that (m.-IIO persons, 31,797 women, 0,4l3
children and 23,20(5 men, are elnployed,
and that their annual wages amount to
$20,082,101. Tho yearly consumption of
raw silk amounts to D.VGO.CG." pounds,
costing $40,72l,87ri. From this goods
valued at $t07,2(!,2oS are made. There
thus remains u balance of $4r,u52,l80
above the cast of the raw product and
the wages of the employes, a very fair
result, apparently, for an infant Indus
try. Ten of tho states ore largely inter
ested in the silk manufacturing' Indus
try, and among them Pennsylvania
holds second place, having $20,891,042
Invested, and furnishing products val
ued at $31,o72,fl2tf u year. New Jersey,
which holds first place, has $29,2SS,ii)2
Invested, and produces annually $.19,
!)C(i,CC2 worth of manufactured silk. Tho
two states, It will lie seen, have nearly
two-thirds of all the capital Invi'stcd
In tills Industry in tho country. Con
necticut lanks third, with $12,100,777
Invested. The somewhat surprising
fact Is noted that of the ten states
most deeply engaged In silk inanufac
lurlng, California Is the least interest
ed, there being but $30X,S47 capital In
vested, Tho natural presumption
would be that, being on the Pacific
coast, and so much nearer the source
of the raw, product her interest would
bo much larger. The returns of tho
Census bureau concerning this Indus
try are very gratifying, as proving tho
triumph of American enterprise in the
face of many difficulties. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Colombian government has at
last lit t upon a plan that will undoubt
edly put an end lo the trouble that has
been experienced with the too active
revolutionists. American gunners will
bo hired to mnn the government ves
sels and it is expected that they will
sustain their reputation behind the
peace persuaders by demolishing the
revolutionary fleet in short order.
Maud Goime, the Irish Joan of Arc,
is causing uneasiness at tho British
embassy at Paris, wheic she has been
making revolutionary speeches of un
usual warmth. If Maud cannot create
a sentiment in her behalf in the vicin
ity of the campaign or the original
Joan, the might as well study another
role.
The announcement that a bill is be
fore the Massachusetts legislature pro
viding for the creation of a Greater
Boston Will bo a surprise to those who
have always been under the impres
sion that residents of Beantown re
gal ded tho remainder of the universe
in the light of a suburb of Boston.
The announcement that General
Botha has decided to keep up the war,
and is already mapping out the sum
mer campaign, seems to have emanated
from a "lone fisherman" correspond
ent. Itesidents of the highlands can
scarcely appreciate the woes o f the
flood suffeier, but they understand the
features of a first-class article in the
line of blizzards.
The prospects yesterday morning
were somewhat discouraging for the
people who imagined that they were
"shoveled out" for the season.
As an elfecl of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance, Bussia is beginning to notice
a visible expansion in the chest of tho
average Chinese diplomat.
Prince Henry can undoubtedly add
his approval to the volumes of testi
mony setting lorth the delights of a
"personally conducted" tour.
General Ftiustou's assertion that the
Philippines are as "peaceful as Ken
tucky" does not entirely satisfy the ap
prehensive. The hydrophobia scare semes to have
died out, leaving many worthless cms
about our streets unmuzzled.
The elements seem in a fair way to
break a few more records before spring
actually sets In.
PNEUMONIA IN THE AGED.
11 om the New Vuik Herald.
At tliit sea.un pneumonia tu the aged geiiei.il
ly nieaiu death. 1'icileiick J). Tappen lui pjsjed
uttay nfter a thou attack of the dhca.se, ami
.Mr. Sl.irqu.iud, ibiiiK of the eanie malady, lias
jut been bulled. Slaich, with Us Hidden ill.
malic change, U pre-eminently a thiealcniiie
month, not only to the weak, lint aln to those in
iiibiist liiulili. Sir. Tappen, although pJot the
thue scoie jeau and un, v.n a. welPpieseiwd
man, lie had an excellent heiedltary pioiuUe ol
lung; lire. Ills honuied father, tuiily to the la't,
reached the nlnolj-e.ir limit and died of old
age.
As usual iir ca.es similar t tho-o of Sir. Tap
pen, the ciUN was not leaclied. Ihe lun tioj
hie, a a complication lo all attack of eatanlul
thioat ullection, wan speedy In iti drielopnient
and oieipowerlug in its inlilatoiy puigie., The
end came dining Ihe iliat congettho stage of
tho ailment. The f&Uiii was Incapable vt com
batting the exhaustion of a iiuch.uiically (tippled
icspltatlou. The more of lung imohed, the
gieater uiu the diniculllej in IhU respect agalut
whiih the patient miut euuteiid, It It aln.iys a
ipiest'oii of Maying power iluilnj this clitlcal
peilod.
Later on, when i.yiiiptonis piogiets fatoialily
and tho cliols is icaehed, n good piognosl iciy
much depend upon the quick tlraiing of choked
tube. When fieo epeiloral!on doe not take
place tliero is dinger of oidliuiy blood poison
ing fiom accumulated ilifliiiunaUny pioduct.
Tills complication may happen In guio caws
I'U'ii befoie the pneumonia jus (cached its limit.
Ill fact, the leading medical authorities contend
that septicaemia, or blood poUonlng, is one of
the in tin came of death In mot instance'', nml
in piout of this opinion nfcr lo the fact that
immediately befoie and for wnio time utter the
(litis the phjalial conditions u( the lima tlaio
.lie iiiulteiid. Thus, iiotwithilaudiug the tunes
leinalued choked, tlieie Is a sudddi il.auge for
Ihe better; the tcmpeialure Urow, tho pulwj ini
prom and u geuetal itttculi; leactlou is Ue
claied. jjueli an occniienca would, liQucur, he
an liiipoi-lhility if ineio mechanical olMiuetloii
to inpliJtlon was tho main factor in explaining
the pivvlous )iuptoin. ,
MR. BRYAN'S NEW HOLE.
l'lum the I'ittebuie C'aiettc.
'Ihe Hon. William Jcnnlnst lli.van, who can
not airy )U uvvn piecimt In l.lncobi, XcU., in
a piestdential election, U hard at woik on an
other campaign ol education thinly UisgiilHd m
a lecture tour. Jlr. Ilrjan appealed in Pitts
burg latt night and unloaded a lot of ids well
known campaign uttcunccs on his audience in
the f oi m of a non-partitjii address, sir. Dryau
doe? not call ft talking politic, and ho uuy
not consider that he talU politics, but Mr, Iliy.
an, even it hu did not mention the mine of a
political patty for a jear, would talk polities
just the same. Ho can't help it. H i$ a part
of hU bclug. And at each election id ideas aio
scut further to the rear. It U (lie fashion now
for Democratic convention to ignore Doju and
Uryanbui, and iir. Ilrjan U endcavoiine to
change the fanliiou by anpcjlin;; to (he people.
OUTLINE STUDIES
OF HUMAN NATURE
Defeat of a Pnternnl Purpose.
He had been banning around my jtirt for some
time, and I n that linltVH something was done
befoie long, he would won become n member of
tho family. I hail frowned Upon the matter light
f i uin the tlart, as f didn't think he was cood
enough for my (laughter, lint from the begin
tilng I simply cnn.tlluted n hopeless minority, as
my wife thought he was a peifcct piragou. I
thought 1 knew belter, and when, one Sunday, I
saw him at a. ball game, 1 was cure of it.
I am a great lover of the Amriie.ui game, and
Sunday is the only day that I have lime to at
tend. I luio alwiijn been very careful lo kc'p
fiom my wife Ihe tact that I ever attended n
gainc of ball on Sunday, us (-he M a very strict:
ibniili member, and Mews with honor any one
who seeks pleatne on tho Sabbath. So, when I
siw the young man there at the game, I thought
I Ind found n way to bilng l.ir oier to my Bide,
knowing full welt that if I did, bis ..bailees of
becoming a member of the family wcie might v
Mini. I hadn't the slightest Idea that he bad
seen me theie, nml I thought I could startle nil
admission from him that would show' him up In
lila tiuc color", and without danger to nuiclf.
So, when he called the other night, 1 said Mai
denly; "oung man, wheio were you 1.1st Sundiy?"
"Oh, 1 Just pat two rows ahead of .ion," lie
ansueied ea-llv.
, That threw explanations bick on me, and left
me gasping for breath.
"I'lno sermon, wan't It?" he added a moment
later, coming to my leicuc like the trump be
is.
"Oh, jour dear fellow, did ,ou go to chinch
and say nothing to me about it? cried my
wife. "How lovely! What was Ihe text?"
1 was simply incapable of answering, and again
the joung man filled die bieaih.
"Ninety and nine," i-ald he.
The score wasn't quite as bad ns that almost,
though. Say I He's the finest joung man that
ever drew brenlh, and he can have an thing lhat
belongs to me. Detroit 1'icc Piess.
It Jarred Him.
"Pat" was assistant cook on one of the dining
ears on the (treat Western lor.d, tunning into St.
Paul. Ho was ouitlnatu and lll-tempcied. The
chef was equally so, and, as a remit, constant
vv.irf.ue waged between them.
Ono djy last summer Pat vvas making ice
cieani, and, in .pile of the chef's warnings, in-
b'.-tcd upon silling in the doorvvuy of the pintiy
while be turned the freezer.
The train, going up giade, made a sudden
Jiiuh, and Pat and his can of ice rieain fell out
of the door, ns his superior officer had predicted.
Fi antic with fright, tho rlief, in his white cap
and apron, tore ihiough tho tialn, looking for
the conductor.
"Slon Pleu, Stoiiaieur Conductor," he died,
wringing his hand', when he found that pcisun,
"e Ice cieam freezaiic he fall out. and iit go
wiz heeml fctop ?e t-.amway or we will h.if pas
deceit pour U diner. Trouble, tiouble always
wiz rat Iikhmaii."
Tiie conductor pulled the bell and slopped the
train, but it had alieady gone two miles past the
tpot vvbcie Pat bad lolled out.
They backed the train, fully expecting to find
Pat's mangled body bcide tho track. Instead,
they p.nv him coming over the ties on a run,
cariing on his back the ice cieani fieeer.
He climbed nn the train, looking foolis.li, but
all he ever said of bis miiaculoiis escape was,
"He r,ob, it jailed me some. It did tliol!"
Caroline I.ockhait, in blppincotl's Siigaine.
Her Intentions Good.
She really intended paying her file when she
boaided the stieet car, for she had lei. cents
i-aved from the biigain-diy scrimmage, but the
conductor happened to be a gentleman, and hy
laying the faie himself saved her a weair walk
to the family l evidence. She bad the ten cents
with her when she boaided the car, and she still
lnd the money when the conductor came through
on his tiip for faic.s, but she did not piy the
conductor. It was all the moloim ill's fault. Willi
her aims full of bundles, she was compelled to
hold tho ten-cent piece between her teetii. The
nioloi nun tinned cu the anient, the car gave a
jeik, und she gave a stall.
"l'aie, plcie," said the conductor, and she
tinned pale.
"f can't pay ou," she slannneied, going from
wliiie to red and fiom led luck to white.
"But I can't cany jou for nothing," lemon
ctiated the conductoi,
"I know it, but I can't help It. I bad the
money when J got on the car, hut but I swal
lowed it."
A itiugh fellow, nn the other ldc of the car
snoitetl a rude lamth, but the conductor was a
gentleman, and without another word ln pulled
the lvgister rope for another faro and pas-cd on.
St. Paul (ilobe.
Where He Got Off.
Detective George Tail, of the city hall force,
was liding uptown in a Thlitecnth sheet tiolley
car ljit 1'iid.iy when a coined man of his ac
quaintance came in and sat down in the next
sent. After a brief that the deteotive said:
"Ale you superstitious, ham?" "No, sub," 6aid
Sam, "Well, it's a good tiling you'ie not," said
1'all. "Tlieie's a cio-seyed woman sitting oppo
site." ""a-i, sub, dat's light," chuckled Sam.
"And up in the cciner there is .1 hunchbjek."
"Vn.s, tub, I sees him." "hee tho number cf
tho car up tlieie? It's 3U." "Wis, 6uh."
OUT
When the vvoild of waleis was parted by the
stioke of a mighty lod,
Here ejes wcie iiist nf the landrf of earth to look
on tho face of God;
The white mists lobed and throned her, and the
sun in ids oiblt wide
Unit down fiom hN ultimate pathway and
claimed her ids cho-.cn bride;
And he that had formed and dovvcied her with
the dnvui of a low! ipiceu,
Deuced her the stienslh of inlgh'y hills, the
peace of the plalni between;
Tho silence of utmost duert, and canons illled
' and liven,
And Ihe iniislu of wide-thing foicsW vvlicic stiong
winds thout to heaven. "
Then IiIkIi and Huit lie set her, and bade the
giey sea. guaid,
And Ihe lean saud-i clutching her gaiineul's hem
keep sum und solemn wind,
What dieauii she knew us she waited! What
stiango keels touched her shoio!
And feet v.eut into the stillnos-s, und letuiued
to the sea no more.
'Ihey p.i-cd through her dieain like shadows
till she woke one pirttiiant morn,
And watched Magellan's white-winged flilpi
swing louud the ice-bound Hour,
bho tlullled to their musteilul ptcaigc, those
iluuutleu sail, trout afar.
And sighed as she leaned to the ocean till her
face shone out like a our,
Ami men who tolled in tho drugdlng hives of a
world as flat a. a flour
Tlullled in tlieii- souls tn her Uualitcr, and
turned with hand tn tho door;
And cieoilj as Iioji.v us Adam, and feud a ulJ
t.i Cain,
IVU.dcit on the ear that haikeucd and lauyht
that far rtfiaiu;
Into Uunuroni by light forgotten, and pilsons ol
gihu despair,
Hope came with the pale reflection of lur star on
the svvooiiliiK sii;
And tho old, hedged, human whirlpool, with its
seething; miseiy,
thiols through ns a pent-up liver bleaks through
to tho healing tea.
t
Calling calling calling reilstlc-i, impeiativc,
StlCillg
Soldier, Dud priest, aud dreamer she diew them,
a mighty throng,'.
Ihe unmapped .es took tilbute of many a
daunllesi band,
And mauy a bravo hope measured but bleaching
bones In the sand;
Vet for cnu that fell, a hundred sprang out to
till Ids plate,
For death ut her call was sweeter than life In a
tamer race,
Sinew mid bono the drew themj sttel-lhevred
and the weaklings shrank
Crlm-vviought of granite and iron were the mm
of her foremost rank.
"And this Is Thirteenth street wc arc on, oit
know." "Vim go 'long, suh." "The tasli leg.
Ister, ns you may obxrve, shows the figures
l.Hl.'t." "Va, tub." "And this H I'rldiiy,"
"Va-ns." "Abo It is (lie thirteenth day ol tlia
month." "(Jult o' foolln', mnn." "It Is now,"
said the detective, pulling out his watch, "just
euclly 1.1 minutes past" 'ihe coloud man had
il'en lo his feet, "t ain't supalistltlous, Mlst.ih
rail," he said, "but hrah's whole I gits (iff.
Von do make a linn mighty onealnf.ible."
Philadelphia lteeord.
The Lawyer Collected His Bill,
This Is not ii story nbout cold weather, but It
Is a good one for cold weather lending. It hap
pened one nice, warm i.lght lnt summer.
A local .voting lawyer hnd a bill lo collect fiom
a limn win) had the money to pay It, but ie
fined, and whom it vvas useless lo uic,beriuisc his
propeity was all In his wife name.
The young lawyer belongs to a mandolin club,
and, Willi a paity of four of Ihe oilier dull mini
bei, all vvltli their instalments, was icttirnlng
from practice late one night, and, It ehnneed,
pawed tho house of the man that owed the bill,
"I!oS," eahl the young lawyer, sttuck with an
inspiration and explaining the situation to them,
"let's sit on this old dulfer's porch and play a
couple of tunes, I'll nuke a bluff, and in.ibo
I'll get thai money."
The plan vvas agreed In, and 1n a' moment the
five wcie stiung out along Ihe poicli of the man's
house, twanging their mandolins and singing fli.it
well known serenade, "Oh, 1'ioinlso Jle," as fol
lows; "Oh, promise Ine, some day ou'H piy
that debt. You've pioinlsed, hut ou haven't
paid It ct."
It was lcs than tlnee minutes befoie a window
In the second stoiy went up with a bang, nml the
man who owed the bill stuck his head out.
"W'at'ell?" he inqtilicd in tint nice, courle
ous tone oidiiuilly used by men placed In a
similar situation nbout 1 a, in.
Tho situation was explained to him, mid the
otuig lawyer ndded: "We've trot a few nnre
songs left, and we'ie going through the whole
list and come back again tomoirow night it ou
don't pay that bill. If jou have us m rested
ou'll he the laughing sloik of fhe whole town.
You've got to pay, and that's all tlieie is to II."
I.Ike Davy Ciockett's squiuch, the man who
owed (he bill came down and pltd the money. -Slllvvaukeo
Sentinel.
Prince Henry's Decoration.
One evening in the middle eighties, Piince Hen
ry of Piu-sl.i, just rotunnd fiom a long vo.vago
In the Par Hast, found himself at a ball in the
lloyul Palace in Merlin. Instead of his nival
uniform of commander, be had donned fhe unl
foini of the l'irst legiment of Toot Guaids, in
which he vvas then a lieutenant. A cipluiii be
longing to the tame legiment soon, accosted him,
and, noticing certain insignia on his arm, said
to him gruffly: "Do you not know, sir, that It
Is against the legulatlons to wear foreign or
ders." "Yes, sir; but my grandmother conrened this,
and"
"Tlieie is also another regulation which sajs
that foreign oideis are not bercditaiy. You will
repoit to our captain tomonow."
"Yes, captain," humbly replied the piince.
"Put I said my grandmother 'conferred' this
she did not 'give' it."
"Ah, and what do jou call it, young man?"
inquired the officer with a slight touch of cuiios
ity. "The Older of tho Garter, captain."
"Never hc.ud of it. Stust be some fake decora
tion. I shall look into this matter myself. Who
did jou say your grandmother was?"
"I didn't say, captain. Hut she is called
(Jueen Victoiia." New York Tribune.
Choice Lamb and Elsh.
Senator Poster, of Washington, and Sir. Loud,
of California, live under the same hotel loof. A
few weeks ago when one of bis constituents had
forwaided him a line lamb, which was served on
the Californian's table, he tent a choice cut over
to the senator. '
"(Jive him my conipliinenU," quoth Sir. Loud
to the waiter, "and tell the senator that this
lamb never tasted an thing but milk."
Tho das of tho session flew by, and not long
ago n waiter appenred at Sir. I.oud's elbow- one
evening, beaiinga cut of magnificent salmon. It
vvas sent by Senator Poster.
"Ilut I want to know whether this salmon
came from Washington or Oiegon," averted Sir.
bond, with the bearing of a connoisseur.
Soon the waiter letuincd with the leply: "The
senator says it is a Puget Sound silnion, and it
has never tasted anything but cream."
Tins satisfied the legislative cpicuie fiom Cali
fornia. Washington Post.
A Snake Yarn.
The usual Irnveleis were telling the usual snake
stories round the jusn.il camp flic. One of them
appaiently had noMiiiig much to tell, for lie de
clined to take any part in the conveisatiou until
the experiences of the- othciit had become ex
hausted. Then he roused himself leluctantly.
"I did once kill .1 snake," he confessed in
differently; "I stw it Ijing by the side of the
load and I picked up a stick and broke its back."
"Well, there's nothing remarkable about that,"
said the others, looking disappointed.
"Nothing whatever," admitted the man who
had told the tale, "except that the stick I
picked up happened to be a cobra." London
Chronicle.
WEST,
Stem as the laud befoie them, and stioiujr aj the
waters uo-wed;
Men who li.id looked on the face of defeat hur
counted the li.ittle lost;
Uncrowned uilers and statesmen, shaping their
dally need
'i'o the law of biothcr with biother, till Ihe
vvoild stood by to heed;
'Ihe sills ol a gieater tmplie they hnved and
hainnicied and turned,
And tho toich of n larger freedom fiom their
blazing hilltops burned;
Till the old ideals that led them grew dim as a
childhood's dieaiu,
And C'asto went down in the balance, and Man
hood stood supitme,
'Ihe waudereis of eaith turned to lu-i outcast
of the older linds
With a piomUo and hope In their pleading-, and
she leached them pitying IiamU;
And she ciied to Ihe Old-Woild titles that drowse
by the Ikislcui main;
"Suill mo join weaiy, house worn broods and I'll
send jou Moil ugalul
I.o, heio ill my wind-swept reaches, by my mar
shal!! d peaks of snow,
Is loom for .1 laigcr rcaplni," than your o'er-lillcd
lickl-i can glow ;
Heed of the. Man-Seed springing to stature and
sticugtli In my sun,
1'iec with u Utilities! Ireedom no battles of nun
have won."
Kor men, like the gum of (he cornnildi, giow
small In the huddled iruvvd,
And weak for the breath of spaces wheic a soul
may speak aloud;
Tor hilli', lll.o fctaiivv.ijB to heaven, shaming tho
the level track;
And sick witli the clang of pavcun-uU and tho
nuiU of tho liafilcklii',' pack,
Grcatuevi is burn of kumuicss, and bieaih of a
bieadtli mofound;
The old Antaean (able of tieugth renewed from
tin) giouud
Was a human tiuth for the ages; since the iiom
of the IMcihhth
That man among men vvas stiongcst who stood
with Ms feet on the earth!
Nation are men grown greater with the coure
of their acotinlei
Tore-shaped In tho womb that bore them to the
ultimate fall or the;
Doomed by a dull horizon, or damned by a tread
mill path
To sink into solid slumber, ci tumple tho gupes
of vviath:
But tliamed by Her tameless grandeur, what
eoul could bo mean und pool?
Upheld by Her lofty couiuge, wlut heart would
fall to endure?
As the blood cf the biea.t that suckled, the
sons In their manhood aie
ihe hat mothered a biood of lion's cubi, and
they bear her uama afar.
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ALWAYS BUSY.
We place ou sale today -200
pairs of Men's Buamcl
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Double sole styles you like.
The Sttoe you need just
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Oar Low Cash Price, $3.00
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Surplus, 550-000
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Open Saturday evenings
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In order to make room
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of from
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off regular prices.
Mercereau & Conned,
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in
Office Oeske and
Office Foiifire I
OTSfewersftis
SeSe of
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ii is M
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Opinions expressed by the leadlhrf
duBlgncrn and fashion modistes indlcatq
that of the prevailing materials 'for
tills Hcnwcm'H vrenr tho ulinnr Vml untt
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clliigliiK plain fabrics will I10K. Stat
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Our assortment of crisp, sheer ma
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They comprise all tho new coloring in
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Crepe Melange Elumiuo
Voile Tilcluiige Siamoisc
Orcpe (In Nora" Hansacking
Voile Moiicliet Kolicnncs
liroclic Poin- Granites
telle Venetians
Crepe rte Paris Canvas Cloth
Pcan lie Grant Amazon Cloth
Rayijrc Chenille VIgoreiix
Grenadine Solo Albatross
Crepe dc Chine Prunella
Biarritz Cord '
Sample dress patterns of some of
these materials are displayed in our
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to all those preparing to teach.
This school maintains courses
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