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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCII.l, 1899. 81.00 PER ANNUM. rv i V 3- Whenevor Chiua notices Russia's pressure on ono sidn and England's ou the ether it fools like the prospective victim of a folding-bed accident. Aincrioa again leads tho world. A New York Citjr young man can boast . of more than ten thousand creditors, which provi"i tho confiding nature of our people. Tho late Colonel Waring's report on Havana declared that unless the roost thorough sanitary reforms were im mediately instituted in the Cubau capital there would be an epidemio of yellow fovor in this country. The modol town of rullmon has ended its career as a community encod in by the rules pf its late pro "priotor. Tho idea was anomalous and contrary to tho municipal life of the country. That Mr.- Pullman should work out a plau for a town as if the . latter' wero a part of his estate was not inconsistent with the ambition of great capitalist aud manufacturer; but he forgot what municipal initiative and responsibility mean, aud how Ameri can national life had its start in mu nicipal beginnings. A decision of the Illinois Supreme Court now makes Pullman a part of Chicago, where it . cau learn to think and act for itself. The decision is also a reminder to cor porations that village or town lifo should not be treated as an investment schemo appended to a manufacturing concorn. Tho Government of Sweden, through its statistical department, has compiled a tabulatod statement of the nurubor and distribution of telephones in uso throughout tho world the compilation including 1895, 1890, 1897 aud 1898 records. Tho growth of tolephonia communication is well illustrated m this. The number of instruments in uso in all countrios is given as 1,288,103 or, approximately, ono for orory 1000 inhabitants of tho earth. Tho United States naturally' loads, with nearly 773,000 (the 1890 rooord), with Germany in the second place, recording 151,000. . Tho total distance covored by the wires is 1,509,500 milos. Of courso, when the inhabitants of barbaric countries, like a large part of Africa and of Asia, are eliminated from tho calculation, it is likely that we'have at least ono in strument for every 800 inhabitants of thoso parts of tho earth whero the tolophone system is known and used. . Compressed air has been devoloped as a great power, and is soon to be put iuto praotical operation on cer tain railroads. Think of all the dirt aud dust that would bo saved the summer traveloswere cars to be oper ated altogether by this force I Private street carriages may also nltiraatoly be run by it. Tho cost is said to bo slight, and the power enormous. Na ture is nothing if not prodigal with her favors, and her socrets are never intended for tho special few, phil osophizes Harper's Bazar. So soon as the majority can understand the latost of them sho yields it over, and she is not half as rr.luotant about re vealing herself as wo aro slow in per ceiving what 'he extends to us. It is interesting to remembor that the hith erto inv(siblo aud immaterial forcos 5ose which within the century ave been put to the highest use, und mat wnue mon nave been mourning the decadenco of those crafts which made the glory of other times, thoy have been steadily progressing into . the realm of higher revelations and to excellence on a different plane. a . - Massachusetts has been the first to establish a State sanitarium for con sumptives, founded upon tho princi. pies of the great sanitaria in Europe, , and a special interest attaohes to tho first report of tho institution, particu . lorly as the Legislotures of some other States are to bo asked to create like . institutions. Tho visiting physicians oflhe hospital say that it has been a ' source of gratification and surprise to see how quickly, and contentedly the patients have adopted the special hy gienic methods used for treatment, IfUz., almost constant life in the open air, whether by walking or reclining dri the piazzas, and the ingestion of nourishing food. Tho remarkable change in the aspect of thoso patients after even a short stay at the hospital at Rutland would convince the most casual observer of the efficacy of the treatment upon tho goneral condition of tho patient. They eay the moral effect of this tomewhat military disci pline is an important factor in ac . complishing at the hospital what would be almost impossible at home They believe it will be not only a ben ofit to individuals, but an object les son to the wholo community, to prove the value of fresh air and good food for not only the curt, but the preven tion of disease. A TALK WITH MADAME DREYFUS Her Story About Her Husband, the Famous Pris- . oner of Devil's Island. This Interview with Madnme Dreyfus liss been obtained by Miss Mary Bpeucer Warren only ntter great difficulties. Her correspondence while she was In Paris was t.impeied with, and even the letters to our office have met with similar treatment. I am writing this in Paris, where nearly every question of the day is relegated to the background, and the Dreyfus case is still the one absorb ing topio of the hour. Furthermore, I have just returned to the city from a long and interesting chat with the much-to-be-pitied, brave and true hearted lady who is one of the -victims of this nineteenth century tragedy. It is not easy accurately to picture tho situation here tho diifioulty one has in gaining evon the locatiou of Madame Alfred Dreyfus I Peoplo aro simply afraid to say what they know, they may be speaking to a police spy; and whatever their own private opinion muy be, they would rather not state it, Or, in fact, -'jo drawn into any conversation on the subject. Said a prominent French personage to me wheu we were discussing the mat tor together: "Douot write to Madame Dreyfus and trust to the post; your letter will be opened. Go to her; or, if you have anything you wish to say by letter, send a trusty messenger, or deliver it personally." This from a country whose boast is "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity 1" . For some time now Madame has re sided at a quiet little village on the Seine, a few mile3 out of Paris. Here sho caa obtain greater, soclusion for herself, with fresh country air and the delights of a garden for her chil dren. The village is beautifully situ ated, and thehouso stands in a charm ing gardon, bright with flower-beds and lawn, flanked by pine, acacia and other trees. The letter which I had carefully deposited in tho hands of a servant of the house two days before had prepared Madame Dreyfus for my visit, and in a few moments after I arrived we wero engaged in an ani mated conversation. The ficst thing of which I became convinced was that the lady with whom I was talking was extremely anxious to avoid all unnecessary pub licity. Well aware of the great inter est the countries of Europe are taking in tho painful case of her husband. and compelled as she is by tho force ot circumstances to keep herself be fore the puuiio, yet she shrinks palps bly from self advertisement, and would, prefer, if possible, to live alto gother apart from tho world. "For tho children's sake" a bright, cheerful face belies the aching heart that must be the lot of her who is forcibly separ ated from one who is dearer to her than life itself. And for "the chil dren's Bake" the mother has an added desire for seclusion. Tho bright eyed, merry, aud altogether liaht hearted little ones do not understand the sad tragedy that has darkened their home; they think that their father is traveling, and talk iovfullvof hia return, planning in their artless way the many things to be done when "father comes home." It is better to keep thorn in ignorance as long as possible; and in response to my re auest for photographs. Mndnma llrpv- f us tells me that she is sorry to have to refuse, but that she does not wish either her own or her children's feat ures to becomo familiar to tho public There are no photographs of either of them in existence, aud she would rather that such continue to be the case. Ono could not press the mat ter it would be both indelicate and unkind; but when I sought permis sion to reproduco the portrait of Cap tain Dreyfus, I was rather, surprised to hear that the gentleman had only Deen puotograpned onco in his life than was many years ago, when he was a young lieutenant it was done by a friend and bore verv littlo resemblance to the clever and energetic Captain of the Staff of more recent days. Any portrait which has appeared of either husband or wife is neither authentic nor author ized, and is, in fact, only imaginative, Madame has no photograph of her nusoanu in the house, neither has she the remotest scrap of his writing. Tho reason for the non-possession of tho latter is obvious; tho authorities were too anxious to establish the guilt of the captain toleavo much in the houso which might be helpful to his de fenders. Much is said about the monthly let ters the unhappy prisoner at tho Ilo au Diablo sends to his wife, but no one need laud the leniency of the Govern ment in this respect these letters never reach their destination. Thoy go to the Central prison and are there filtered. It is only what the authorities are pleased to allow which ultimately readies Madame Dreyfus. Even then the contents are sad beyond all ex pression, and though the captain de clares his trust in God, and believet his innocence will beultimatelv estab lished before the world, yet he caunot prevent tho ring of despair at his lot and the occasional expression of acute suffering becoming paramount. His devoted lovo for his wife runs through every epistle, and one cannot but feel the deepest sympathy for the unfor tunate soldier in his gloomy exile when ne writes such words as the following: "How all my love for you conies home to me at this moment! It is solely the thought of you, my poor darling, that enables me to struggle on.. .To think that I am accused of tho most mon strous crime a soldier can commit! Even to-day it seems to me that T am the sport of a horrible nightmare;. . dui rest assured that if I am buci-psr- iul in treading, this Calvary to the end it will be for your sake, my poor darl mg; it will be to avoid for you a fresh sorrow in addition to all those you nave already supported. . . Your cour age, your devotion, are sublime:. .. . you are assuredly one of tho noblest women of the world; my admiration for you is suoh that if I succeed in drinking my bitter cup to the dregs it will be in order to bo worthy of your heroism. I wring my hands in grief ioryouana lor our children!. . . . All around me is profound silence.broken only by the moaning of the sea. Do not weop, dearest; I will struggle to the last minute for your sake and for that of my children. Embrace them tenderly for me." Words cannot describe the love of poor Alfred Dreyfus for his children, and they are children to be proud of. Pierre, his mother tells me, is the liv ing image of his father. He is tall, well-built, and thoroughly manly, giving the impression of a more ad vanced ago than the seven years which can actually be credited to him. He has a high forehead, largo, dark eyes, nose of the Grecian type, and a firm but sweet-tempered mouth; a very intelligent, bright boy in every respect. He still remembers his father, spite of the four years whioh hare soparntod them, and he evidences the most profound love for the mother to whom he is so dear. The little Jeanne resembles her mother very closely in features, but, unlike her, has very fair hair and big blue eyes. "Great as is your trouble," said I to Madame Dreyfus, "it would be far greater were it not ior the children." And the mother's answer was one of almost unutterable thankfulness that so much comfort was accorded her. Need I say that it is extremely painful to Madame Dreyfus to recall the past? Her marriage, unlike many in France, was ono of pure affection, and over the first few years of wedded cxistonco no cloud came. The hus band was absorbed in his profession and his home, and the wife in her hus band and household. When not at his duties, Captain Dreyfus was invari ably with his wife; in her own words, "We were all in all to each other." What it must have been to such a couplo when they were suddenly and forcibly torn from each other no pen can aescrioe. without a sign or word to warn them of the impending catastrophe, Uaptain Dreyfus was ar rested at the instigation of the secret polico, and charged with selling army secrets to a foreign government, Held guilty by tho army and the country before he was tried, a secret court-martial professed to prove him so, and the unhappy man was sen tenced to be degraded from hi army rank, aud to Buffer perpet nal imprisonment. It was said at the time - that the country to whom tho secrets were sold was Germany, an additional cause for the howl of hatred which was directed against the so-called traitor. But there are not wanting many in the country now and i nave conversed with num bors this week who believe that Bus sia, and not Germany, was tho coun try, and that in the face of recent events the French simply dare not make the papers public or, at any rate, wouiu resist doing so until the last possible moment. Strong preS' sure has now been brought to bear upon the authorities, startling revola uons nave taken piaoe, certain docu ments in the case have been proved to oe forgeries why not all? A very cursory examination of the writing of renoh omcors shows a striking family likeness; mistake as to authorship is probable, and imitation would not be an impossible feat; and this is thj steadfast opinion of Madame Drevfus Aterriblo mistake has been made; her husband's writing does closely resem ble the famous bordereau, and this has been the primary cause of all the mis chief. Having once found him guilty. the War Office has persistently refused to entertain the remotest idea of his innocence, but has gone on wilfully to deepen his apparent guilt and shield thomselves at his expense from their initial blunder. Madame Drey fus is absolutely certain that a thor ough reaction has set in, and that thousands of honest French hearts are sharing her faith in her husband's in tegrity and honesty to his profession and country; but sno perfectly agreed with me that it was not safe for friends to give expression to such sentiments, When one's movements and visitors are watched, and one's correspondence closely mspectod, can such, conclu sions be wondered at? Madame Dreyfus is not one to make a display of her grief, but it has smit ten her hard, and all her natural bravery and self-command cannot keep her mouth from quivering and her tones from faltering when she tells how the blow literally stunned her, and how for a long time she could not actually realize the truth of it all. Aud the final interview bo tween husband and wife! Concerning tnis Maaame can only recall the bitter agony they both endured and her own imploring appeals to her husband to face the trouble and not sink under it: to trust to her untiring endeavors to establish his guiltlessness before the world and restore him to their midst with unsulMed honor. Madame DreyfuB cannot speak too strongly of tho absolute honesty and integrity of her husband a man, she asserts, "who would not only never bo capable of a mean action, but ut terly abhorred underhand tactics and shifty intrigue. Neither wealth nor advancement would have won him , from the path of simple duty; and it is my implicit belief in and knowledge of all this which has given me courage to continue tho unequal contest, and assures me that God will eventually completely establish his innocence. In two or three months I hope to have him with me again, for I am sure that when all the papers are examined at the court the truth will come to light. The devoted wife inspires me with her faith and courage, but I can only grasp her hand iu silent sympathy and presently assure her that every englishwoman is feeling for her in her great trouble, and each and all would rejoice to see her own hopes realized and Captain Dreyfus tri umphantly restored to his family. Do you want to know something of Madame's appearance? Picture to yourself, then, a lady, tall, majestio, yet graceful, with a wealth of dark hair beautifully arranged, a clear complexion, large, expressive eyes, and a sweet though sad smile. A face that shows marks of suffering, but on which the predominant expressions are straightforwardness and kind ness. Emphatically, Lucie Dreyfus is a lady of great beauty. Cassell'a Magazine. ROQUEFORT CHEESE. Some of the Processes Connected With Its Manufacture Explained. Roquefort cheese, the delight of modern epicures, is made of a mixture of goat and sheep milk. The reputa tion of this cheese extends back into dim antiquity, and Pliny mentioned it in his writings. It is made chiefly from the milk of Larzad goats and sheep, and in the records of France it is stated that, in the year 18G0, 250,000 sheep and goats out of a flock of 400,000 gave enough milk for the making of 7,150,' UUO pounds of cheese. In the manufacture of Bonuofort cheese tho sheep and goats are milked iu the evening, after their re turn from the pastures, and after they have been allowed to rest for an hour or so. The evening's milk is heated almost to the boiling point, and then it is set aside. In the morning it is skimmed, heated to ninety-eight degrees and mixed with the morning's milk for coagulation. The curd is well kneaded with the hands and pressed in layers into molds with perforated bottoms. A thin layer of moldy bread is put be tween each layer of curd. ihe object of this is to hasten the ripening" of the cheese by supply ing the germs of the green mold pe culiar to cheese. The bread used for this purpose is made before the pre ceding Christmas of about equal parts cf summer and winter barley, with plenty of sour dough, and aome vine gar. When moldy enough, it is ground and sifted, moistened with water, and kept from the air until used in mak ing the cheese. The curd remains in the molds for three or four days. Then thoy are taken to the market in Roquefort, where they are sold to the different makers of Roquefort cheese. These manufacturers continue tho ripening of the cheeses by placing them in the very damp caves which abound in the precipitous walls of the limestone hill which almost compIctO' ly surround the village. ine cneeses are lett in the caves sometimes more than a month, during which time salt and brine are rubbed into them, and thoy are pricked fre quently with long needles to let the salt penetrato into them and also to accolerate the process of moldering. Monkeys as Coin Testers. It is said that the great apes of Siam are in request among the Siamese merchants as cashiers in their count ing houses. Vast quantities of base coins are .known to be in circulation in Siam, and, according to advices from that scorched-up little oriental kingdom, no living human can dis criminate between the good and the bad coinage with as much accuracy as these apes. ihese moukoy cashiers possess the faculty of distinguishing the rude Siamese counterfeits in such au extraordinary degree that no trained banker can compete with them in their unique avocation. ; In plying nis traao the ape cashier meditatively puts each com presented to him in his mouth and tests it with grave do- liberation. From two to five seconds is all the timo this intelligent animal requires iu making up his decision. If the coin is all right it is carefully deposited in the proper receptacle; if base it is thrown violently to the floor.. while the coin tester makes known his disnleasnro at heinc nreRAntail much angry chattering. St. Louis Republic. Rapid Transit For Mall. An extraordinary scheme has beoa mooted in India, namely, one for tho construction of a pneumatic tube line 4400 miles in length, between London and Bombay, for the transportation of mails. The theory is that these could thus be conveyed from the city to city in twenty-four hours. Ihe engineer ing difficulties include the great height of some of tho mountains to be crossed in Asia Minor and the maintenance of power-houses in remote places. This air-pipe project is still very much in the air. Pall Mall Gazette. How He Did It. A Sussex laborer who was giving evidence in a case of manslaughter, arising out of a quarrel of two com panions, oue of whom had been killed by tho other hitting him with his pickaxo, gave the following lucid de scription of theact: "You see, ho ocked he with a peck, and he pecked e with a peck, and if he'd pecked ho ith his peck as hard br he pecked he with his peck he'd 'a killed he instead ho kiliin' o he." London Chron icle. MGtotaaoiGieie ttK PUZZLE DEPARTMENT. The solutions to these puzzles will ap pear in a succeeding Issue, 14 S3 Word Half Square. 1. To consign; 2. A vegetable; 3. To coin; 4. A witticism; 5. A preposition; C. A letter. S4 Curtailment. 1. Curtail excellent and leave formal. 2. Wholly and leave to abandon. 3. To refresh and leave magnificent. 4. To chide and leave a small ani mal. 5. Anger and leave a tattered cloth, 68. A Khoinbold. Across 1. A celebrated essayist; 2. A small wax candle; 3. A naval hero; 4. At no time; 5. To set again. Down 1. A letter; 2. A proposition; 3. A presuming person; 4. Ajar; 5. Fresher; 0. An old numo for reavo; 7, An affirmative; 8. A musical note; 9. A letter. CO. 'Letter Knlguia, In tent not in camp. In moist not in damp, In past not in now. In peaceful not in row. In jealous not in slow. Whole a gem you surely know. ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS PUZZLES. 49. Vowol Changes 7. Style, stole, stale, steel. 2. Bass, boss, Bess, buss. 3. Lear, lore, lyro, lure. 4. Loose,lace,Jlico, lease. 5. Moan, main, mien, mine. 6. Bite, beet, bate, boot, boat. 7. Dine, deign, dune, dun. 8. Liver, lever, lover, laver. 9. Beau, bane, boon, bone. 10. Lino, lane, lone, loon, lean. 11. Beam, roam, rhyme, room. 12. Sight, sate, suit, seat. CO. Seven Pied State Capitals Madison, balem, Cheyenne, Jackson, Boise City, Atlanta. 51. Charades 1. Jack, straw jackstraw. 2. Harp, sigh, chord harpsichord. 3. X, cell, Lent ex cellent. 52. Five Beheadments L-arch. a-bout, y-ours, t-aunt, t-ease. Iiultguaiit Freaks. At a meeting of the human curiosi ties connected with the Barn urn & Bailey show, now on exhibition at the Olympia, tho following resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Where as, tho press and public of both hemi spheres, without just cause, have for many years past gratuitously and voluntarily bestowod the terra 'freak' upon all human beings differing in any way from ordinary mortals; aud whereas, the term 'freak' is opprobi- ou s. aud without any specific moan ing in an anatomical sense; and whereas, we feel that the term so un justly conferred upon us, without our consent, is au indignity; and where as, because, fortunately or otherwise, wo are possessed of more or less limbs, more or less hair, more or less bodies, more or less physical or mental at tributes than other peoplo, and which might bo taken as additional charms of person or aids to movement, as the case may be; and whereas, because we, differing so from the ordinary or regulation human being in that we have certain marked and distinctive characteristics of miud or body, we hold that to bo no roason whatever for being called 'freaks;' therefore, be it rpsolved, that we, a majority of tho living human curiosities in tho Bar num & Bailey show, emphatically pro test against the application of that word to us, and severely condemn its general assignment to those who, for their benefit or otherwise, were cre ated differently from the human fam ily as the lattor exist to-day; and re solved, that, in the opinion of many. some of us are really the development of a higher type, and are superior per sons, inasmuch as some of us are gift ed with extraordinary attributes, not apparent in ordinary beings." Lon don Times. The Kingfisher and tho Gold Fish. A West of England paper states a problem which is at present perplex ing the authorities of Morrab Gardens at Ponzance: A bright-hued kingfisher comes and goes with much regularity. His iridescent plumage daily flashes in the sunshine about 1.30 p. in., when he perohes in the trees near either of the two ponds. Awaiting quietude and chance he dashes into the water. soeares a gold or silver fish, flies up to the elms, and makes a dinner. That digested he finds another oppor tunity, and has a fish tea. Now, kingfishers are not plentiful, except in Oxfordshire. They are certainly rare about Penzance, and, under ordinary circumstances, the life of the Morrab Gardens' visitant would be spared. But this diet is costly, and the fish in the pond, often fed by tho crumbs of admirers, are of more general interest than the bird. Which is it to bo shot bird or Ashless pools? A Cosmopolitan School. In the Federal Polytechnlcal School in Zurich there are this year 1234 students, of whom 018 are matricu lated in a regular course and 31 C aro "listeners," so callod. Of the "regu lars" there are 54G Swiss, 87 Austriaus, CC Germans. 3G Russians, 32 Italians. 23 Rumanians, J20 Americans, 20 En glishmen, 19 Hollanders, 19 Scandi navians, 9 Jrenchmcn, 8 Luxombnrg- ers, 7 Danes, 5 Greeks, 5 East In dians, 5 Servians, 4 Turks, 3 Bul garians, 2 Belgians, 1 Portuguese and 1 Spaniard. Zurich letter in tho Chi cago Record. PltllcH Children. The late Lady Taylor, wife of Sir Henry, gave a child's party, at which the effigy of a man, possibly a Guv iawlies, was burned. The children went home in great exultation: "Lady Taylor has leen so kind, Shebiirnoil a real man for us I" f THE DEATH OF A NOTED FOX. For Years He Had Been a Faithful Stand by of the Eager Unnters. George Washington, the hoary and sporty old fox that has lived in the South Valley hills at Valley Forge, Penn., for so many years and has fig ured in a score or more hunts, met with a tragic end a few duys ago by being torn to pieces by a pack of hounds. About a dozen members of the Per kiomen, Port Kennedy, Washington and Black Rock Hunts with a pack of twenty hounds, turned out for a hunt. After boating around the Valley Forgo hills for au hour, the hounds suc ceeded in "jumping" old George Washington, aud a lively chase fol lowed. Foxey did some lively run ning among the hills for half an hour, aud then made a break across the open country toward New Centreville, with the hounds in close pursuit. From Cedar Hollow the fox made a good run through Charlestown Township, and then headed for Valley Forge, with the hounds very closo to his heels. Finding that he was likely to be picked up in the open stretch of country that lay before him, he popped into a groundhog hole .when about half way back, and none too soon, for the hounds were closo on him. The hunters got picks and shovels, and, as the hole proved shallow, they uncov ered him after an hour's diggiug. The fox was muzzlod, and Darl Davis, of the Black Rock Hunt, seated him on the pommel of his saddlo and started off for Valley Forge surrounded by the pack. He had not proceeded far, however, when the old fox mado a wild leap and went bounding among the hounds. He had scarcoly touched the ground before a dozen of tho dogs were on him, and before Mr. Davis could aught from his horso tho old fox had been nearly torn to pieces. Ihe hounds were driven nway and when the hunters came up aud saw what had happened they almost criod. for they would rather have lost a horse or cow thau lost old Gcorgo. Mr. Davis secured the brush. Old George was a great runner aud had figured in many big hunts. Ho was frequently captured aud kept for big drop-hunts, and, while he often mado narrow escapes, he always man aged to save himself by some trick or good stroke of luck. All regret that ho was fated to meet such au unsports manlike end. Progress. The gentleman who had rung tho bell several times before the servant let him in, was looking surprised and trifle apprehensive when Mrs. Blykins came into the room. 1 called, he explained, "to in quire about your husband s health. He and I beloug to the same organiza tion, and several of tho members de sired me to call and sco how he is gettiug along. We were very sorry to hear ot his illness. it s very kind of yon," ehe an swered. There was a crash which shook tho chandelier. She paid no attontion to it. "1 think it will be only a day or two before he is able to get out and go down town," she added. The slamming of doors echoed heavily through the houso. "Has ho been daugorously sick?" "Not until to-day." "But I understood you to say that he was convalescent." I think I may say he is so. He wasn't well enough to be dangerous till this moruing. But before noou he had discharged the traiued nurso, quarreled witu tne cook, smashed a rocking-chair agaiust which he stubbed his toe and thrown the canary bird out of the window. Those are always hopeful symptoms with him, and I feel fairly justified in saying that he is convalescent." Washington Star. The Kaiser's First Yachting Trip. An eminent nautical authority re lates how the Kaiser aud his brother, Princo Henry, first acquired the germs of that passion for the sea which has had so potent an influence over their lives. Iu 1871 the Crown Trincess Frodorick to6k her two elder boys for a change of air to Wyk, a primitive little bathing-place on tho SuhleBwig coast. Just at that time Herr veut- zol, of Hamburg, had built for himself a sixty-ton yawl, tho first sca-going craft that ever flew the pennon of the Nord-Deutschcr Regntta Vorein. While cruising in the North Sea he anchored the yacht one day off tho fishing-village, and tho two young princes, who had never enjoyed a near view of such a vessel, displayed a keen mterest in all that conccruod it. This came to the owner's knowledge, and ho ven tured to offer to show them over his yacht and to take them out for a sail. Their mother graciously gave hor con- sont, with tho result that Wilhelui aud Heinrich had such a treat m had never been thrown in their way before For they were kept very strictly to their work as lads, and their pleasures were puroly of tho domestic order. For months they talked of nothing but this experience, and tho highest flight of their ambition was to possess a yacht. Vanity Fair. Cradles of Indian llublc. Babies of civilized nations would open their eyes in wouder if they should seo the queer contrivances which tho babies of the uutivo tribes of North aud South America and Africa have in place of cradles and cribs. The Indians of North America strap tho infant to a board, which is slung over the mother's shoulder or over the bough of a troo when she is busy. Iu South America and some parts of Africa reeds aro woveu to gether, forming the letter "U." The infant is placed in it iu a sitting posi tion and securely fastened with cords. While in this contrivance the child has free use of its legs, although its arms are securely fastened by the cords. THREE WOMEN IN WAR TIME. Ono said, with a smile on her proud young lips: "I Luvo brothers three; thoy aro far on the sea, For thoy serve on t' 1 decks ot the fighting t ships! Is It strange that war comes home to mc?" n. "And I, bad I father, brothers or friend, I would give them all at my country's calll My sorrow Is, I havo none to send. And my share In the glorious war Is smalll" nr. Eat the third arose with fnoe aglow: "Mino are a hundrod thousaud strong Wherever my countryman meets the foe And my heart's in the war the whole day long!" Edith 51. Thomas. HUMOR OF THE DAY. Edna "I believe that young Jimson is half-witted." Mario much as that?" Mr. "As Tommy "Maw, I don't git enough butter for my bread." Mrs. Figg "All rifrllf, T'll triva vnn oaa pnml Indianapolis Journal. "Mamma, what kind of a bear is that?" "That's a cinnamon bear, dear." "It doesn't smell a bit like cinnamon." Chicago Tribune. "We are terribly cramped for space in our flat." "That so?" 'Tes; we even have to uso the family skeleton for a hatrack." Chicago Record. "Buckles seems to bo making money out of hia degenerate poetry." "Yes, he might be called wise in his degeneration. " Iudianapolis Journal. Man gazes on tho mercury And still his soul Is vexed, As, all nlert, lie waits to too Which wuy ifsgniug next. Washington Star. Teacher "Thomas, can you tell me which battle Nelson was killed in?" Tommy (after a moment's reflection) "I think it was his last." World's Comic. Miss Gush "Oh, captain, were you ever boarded by a pirate?" Captain Storms "Yes; he charged mo $11 a day for a hall bedroom on tho fourth floor." Indianapolis Journal. A pessimist is ono who views Iho world through glasses llial aro blue; Who, If he llads a dollar, stews And kicks because it wasn't two. Chicago Dally News. Moth "I overheard sonio callers saying this room is furnished iu ex ecic,')lo taste." Other Moth "Why, tho idea! I nover ate more palatable upholstery in my life!" Detroit Jour nal. She "Have you noticed that Mr. Shortleigh is paying a good deal of attention to Miss Cleverton?" He "Yes, and it's the first time I ever knew him to pay anything." Chicago News. Askins "How did young Pokelong take his rejection by Miss Brisk?" Toller "Oh, ho was as badly broken up as a compouud word is aftor a stuttering man gets through with it." J udgo. "Yes," she said, bitterly, "you loved mo then aud now!" She paused aud sighod. "It it nieroly a revised passion," ho calmly replied. "I still love you .now and then." Cleveland Plain Dealer. 'How many passengers a day do yon handle?" asked tho platform -bore. "Only the young and good looking ones," the car conductor explained, idly watchiug an old woman with a big basket struggle from the car. Cinciunati Enquirer. Small Boy "Mamma, was General Washington blind?" Mamma ''Of courso not. Where did you get that idea?" Small Boy "Nurse took me to th' Old Ladies' Home to-day. and showod mo a womau that ho kissed." New York Weekly. 'Did sho ask you if she was the only girl you had ever loved?" "No; she said sho wouldn't insult me by in timating that I had so neglected my opportunities. And besides " "Well?" "She said she didn't have to ask; she could tell." Chicago Evoning Post. Modent lleuulrement. Tho surgeon of a military station during the Civil War was notod for his flowery lauguage, which never failed, evon under tho most trying cir cumstances. Ho was not popular, and the officers treated him at times with scant court jsy. On oue occasion the Colonel appro priated the surgeon's tent for a mess table, without the formality of stating his intentions. Tho surgeon sent a complaiut to the geueral in command, iu which he said, I have not bo much as a fly to inter pose between my head and tho star decked heavens about me." This document went through tho usual routine, aud was at last returned to tho surgeon with the following en dorsement: "Colonel R. will cause a fly to interpose between the hcod of tho complainant and the star-decked heavens above him as soou as possi ble." A Colony of Outlaws. Writers of fiction have frequently pictured tho idea of au unknown tropi cal paradiso being turned into a gen eral asylum for outlaws aud criminals. Iu tho Bonin Isles, not far from Japau, such a refuge has actually been dis covered. Men of every nationality, who havo ma le civilization too warm for themselves, have decamped to this ideal rendezvous, leaving the polico to record the unsatisfactory result of their investigations as "gone abroad." No rates or taxes havo to bo paid, aud government seems to bo entirely dis pensed with. Tho discovery was mado by a Japancso vessel which called at tho island. Iu future tho aliens will have less freedom and consequently less happiness, for the Japanese do minion will have to bo recognized. Tho dream is over. Western Morn ing News. ( 1
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