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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH,!, 1899. 81.00 PER ANNUM. 4 Whenever China ootids Russia's pressure on one eiJ and England's on the ether it feels like the prospective victim of a folding-bed accident. America again leads the world. A New York City young fnan can boast of more than ten thousand creditors, which proves the confiding nature of our people. Tho late Colonel Wiring's report on Ilavana declared that unless the most thorough sanitary reforms were im mediately instituted in the Cuban capital there would be an epidemio of yellow fovor in this country. The modol town of Full man has ended its career as a community fenced in by the rules of its late pro prietor. Tho idoa was anomalous and contrary to tho niunie;;al life of the country. That Mr. Fullnitn should work out a plau for a town a the latter were a part of his estate vt inconsistent with the ainbitioi. t great capitalist and manufacturerjYtit he forgot what municipal initiative and responsibility mean, and now Ameri can national life had its start in mu nicipal beginnings. A deoision of the Illinois Supreme Court now makes Pullman a part of Chicago, where it can learn to think and act for itself. The decision is also a reminder to cor porations that village or town lifo ehould not be treated as an investment scheuio apponded to a manufacturing concorn. ' The Government of , Sweden,' through its statistical department, has compiled a tabulatod statement of the number and distribution of telephone's in nso throughout tho world the compilation including 1895, 1800, 1897 and 1898 reoords. The growth of tolophonio communication is well illustrated iu this. The number of instruments in nso in all countries is given as 1,288,163 or, approximately, ono for every 1000 inhabitants of tho earth. Tho United Slates naturally loads, with nearly 773,000 the 1890 rooord), with Germany in the second placo, recordiug 151,000. Tho total distance covered by tho wires is 1,609,500 miles. Of courso, when the inhabitants of barbario countries, like a large part of Africa and of Asia, ore eliminated from the calculation, it is likely that we'have at least one in strument for every 800 inhabitants of those parts of tho earth whero the tolephone system is known and used. Compressed air has beon developed as a great power, and is soon to be putiuto praotical operation on cor tain railroads. Think of all the dirt and dust that would be saved the summer travelog were cars to be oper ated altogether by this foreol Frivate street carriages may also ultimately be run by it. The cost ia said to bo slight, and the power enormous, Na ture is nothing if not prodigal with her favors, and her secrets are never intended for the special few, phil osophizes Harper's Bazar. So soon as the majority can understand the latest of them she yields it over, and she is not half as rr.luotant about re vealing herself as we are slow in per ceiving what 'he extends tyat. It is interesting to remembor that the hith erto, invisible and immaterial forces aose which within the century nave been put to the highest use, and that while mon have been mourning the decadenco of those crafts which wade the glory of other times, they have been steadily progressing into the realm of higher revelations and to exoellenoe on a different plane. . i j f Massachusetts has been the first to establish a State sanitarium for con sumptives, founded upon the princL plerot the great sanitaria in Europe, and a special interest attaohes to tho first report of the institution, particu larly as the Legislatures of some other States are to bo asked to create like institutions. Tho visiting physicians of the hospital say that it has been a source of gratification and surprise to see how quiokly and contentedly the patients have adopted the special hy gienic methods used for treatment, viz., almost constant life in the open air, whether by walking or reolining on the piazzas, and the ingestion of nourishing food.. The remarkable change in the aspect of these 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 general condition of tho patient. They say 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 efit to individuals, but an object les son to the whole community, to prove the valne of fresh air and good food for not only the cure, but the preven tion of disease. I A TALK WITH MADAME OREYFUSi $ ' . P Her Story About Her Husband, the Famous Pris- O 5 . oner of Devil's Island. O . This Interview with Madame Dreyfus lias been obtained by Hiss Mary B(.encer Warren only after great difficulties. Her correspondence while she was In Paris was tnmpeied with, and even the letters tOjSXir ofllce have met with similar treatment. fl I an writing this in Paris, v 're nearly every question of the dais relegated to the background, and the Dreyfus case is still the one absorb ing topio of tho honr. 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 the situation here tho difficulty one has in gaining even the location of Madame Alfred Dreyfus I People are simply afraid to say what they know, they may be speaking to a polioe spy; and whatever their own private opinion may be, they would rather not state it, or, in fact.'-be drawn into any conversation on the subject. Said a prominent French personage to me when we were disoussing the mat ter together: "Donot write to Madame Dreyfus and trust to the post; your letter will be opened. Go to her; or, it yon 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 I" .For some time now Madame has re sided at a quiet little village on the Seine, a few miles out of Paris. Here she can 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 the house stands in a charm ing garden, 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 propared Madame Dreyfus for my visit, and in a few moments after I arrived we wore engaged in an ani mated conversation, The fksk 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 the painful case of her husband, and compelled as she is by tho force of oircnmstanoei to keep herself be fore the pubiio, yet she shrinks palpa bly from self advertisement, and would prefer, if possible, to live alto gether apart-front the world. "For the children's sake" a bright, cheerful faoe belies the aching heart that must be the lot of her who isforoibly separ ated from one who is dearer to her than life itself. And for "the chil dren's sake" the mother has an added desire for seclusion. Tho bright- eyed, merry, and altogether light- bearted little ones do wot understand the sad tragedy that has darkened'Avhom their home; they think that their father is traveling, and talk joyfully of his return, planning in their artless way the many things to be done when "father comes home." It is better to kcop thorn in ignorance as, long as possible; and in response-to my re quest for photographs, Madame Drey fus tolls 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 the public There are no photographs of either of them iu existeuce, and she would rather that such continue to be the case. One could not press the mat ter it would be both indelicate and unkind but when I sought permis sion to reproduce the portrait of Cap tain Dreyfus, I was rather, surprised to hear that the gentleman had only been photographed oio in his life that was many years ago, when he was a young lieutenant it was done by. a friend and bore very little resemblance to the clever and energetio 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 husband in the house, neither has she the remotest scrap of his writing. The reason for the non-possession of the fas is latter is obvious; the authorities weWSugh too anxious to establish the euilt of the captain to leave much in the house whioh might be helpful to his de fenders. Much is said about the monthly let ters the unhappy prisoner at tho Ilo da Diable sends to his wife, but no one need land the leniency of the Govern ment in this respect these letters never reach their destination. They go to the Central prison and are there filtered. It is only what the authorities are pleased to allow which ultimately reaohes Madame Dreyfus. Even then the contents are sad beyond all ex pression, and though the captain de clares his trust in God, and believe his innocence will be ultimately estab lished before the world, yet be cannot prevent the ring of despair at his lot and the occasional expression of acute suffering beooming paramount. His devoted love for his wife runs through every epistle, and one cannot but feel the deepest sympathy for the unfor tunate soldier iu his gloomy exile when he writes such words as the following: "How all my love for you comes 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 I am the sport of a horrible nightmare;. . . but rest assured that if I am success ful in treading this Calvary to the end it will be for your sake, my poor darl ing; it will be to avoid for you a fresh sorrow in addition to all those you have already supported. . . Your cour age, your devotion, are sublime;. .. . yon are assuredly one of the y lest women of the world; my ad yftion for you is such that if I succeed in drinking my bitter cup to the dregs it will be in order to be worthy of your heroism. I wring my hands in grief for you and for our children!. ...All around me is profound silence, broken only by the moaning of the sea. Do not weep, 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, large, 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 have separated 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 unuAteroble thankfulness that so muoh oosjart was acoorded her. Need I say that it is extremely painful to Madame Dreyfus to recall the past? Her marriage, unlike many in France, was one of pure affection, and over the first few years of wedded oxistenoo no cloud came. The has band was absorbed in his profession and his home, and the wife in her hus band and household. When not at his duties, Captain Jfreyfus was invari ably with his viSe; in her own words, "We were all in all to eaoh other, What it must have been to suoh couple when they were suddenly and forcibly torn from each other no pen oan describe. Without a sign or word to warn them of the impending catastrophe, Captain Dreyfus was ar rested at the instigation of the secret police, and charged with selling army secrets to a foreign government. Held guilty by the army and the oountry before he was tried, a secret court-martial professed to prove him so, and the unhappy man was sen tenced to be degraded from his army rank and to suffer perpet- Aal imprisonment, It was said tat the time that the country to the 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 bers this week who believtbat Eus sia, ana not uermauy, waerthe coun try, and that in the face of reoent events the French simply dare not mane tne papers public or, at any rate, would resist doing so until the last possible moment. Strong pres sure has now been brought to bear upon the authorities, startling revela tions have taken plaoe, certain docu ments in the case have beon proved to bo forgeries why not all? A very cursory examination of the writing of French officers shows a striking family likeness; mistake as to authorship is probable, and imitation would not be an impossible feat; and this is the steadfast opinion of Madame Dreyfus. Aterriblo mistake has been made; her husband s writing does closely resein ble the famous bordereau, and this has been the primary cause of all the mis ohief. Having once found him guilty. the War Ofllce has persistently refused to entertain the remotest idea of his innocence, but has gone on wilfully to deepan his apparent guilt and shield themuflves at his expense from their initial blunder. Madame Drey is absolutely certain that a thor- reaction lias 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 she 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 inspected, can such conclu sions be wondered at J 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 quavering 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. And the final interview be tween husband an wife! Concerning this Madame can only recall the bitter agony they both endured and ner 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 unsullied honor. Madame Dreyfus cannot speak too strongly of tho absolute honesty and integrity of her husband a man, she asserts, "who would not only never be 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 the unequal contest, and assures me that God will eventually completely establish his innoeence. 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, majestic, 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. CasBell'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 18G6, 250,000 sheep and goats out of a flock of 400,000 gave enough milk for the making of 7,150, 000 pounds of cheese. In the manufacture of Roquefort cheese tho sheep and goats are milked in the evening, after their re turn from the pastures, and after they have been allowed to rest for an hour or eo. The evening's milk is heated almost to the boiling point, and then it is set aside. ' In the mornii g 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. The object of this is to hasten tho "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 ports cf summer and winter barley, with plenty of sour dough, and some 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 they are taken to the market in Roquefort, where they are sold to the different makers of Roquefort cheese. These manufacturers continue the ripening of the cheeses by placing them in the very damp caves which abound in the precipitous walls of the limestone hill which almost complete ly surround the village. The cheeses are left in the caves sometinfcmore than a month, daring which time salt and brine are rubbed into them, and they are pricked fre quently with long needles to let the salt penetrate into them and also to accelerate 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 soorched-up little oriental kingdom, no living human can dis crfttjate between the good and the bad coinage with as much accuracy as these apes. These monkey cashiers possess the faculty of distinguishing the rude Siamese counterfeits in such an extraordinary degree that no trained banker can compete-with them in their unique avocation. In plying his trade the ape cashier meditatively puts each coin presented to him ia his mouth and tests it with grave de liberation. From two to five seconds is all the timo this intelligent animal requires in making np his decision. If the coin is ail 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 displeasure at being presented with the counterfeit by giving vent to much' angry chattering. St. Louis Republic. Bapld Transit For Mall. Anextraordinary scheme has been mooted in India, namely, one for the construction of a pneumatio tube line 4100 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. The engineer ing difficulties include the great height of some of the mountains to be crossed in Asia Minor and the maintenance of power-houses in remote plages. 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, one of whom had been killed by the other hitting him with his pickaxe, gave the following lucid de scription of the!act: "You sec, he pecked he with a peck, and he pecked he with a peck, and if he d pecked ho with his peck as liard as he pecked he with his peck he'd 'a killed he instead o' he killin' o' he." London Chronicle. PUZZLE DEPARTMENT. wt33(x. The solutions to these puzzlos will ap pear in a succeeding issue. B3 Word Half Square. 1. Toconsign; 2. A vegetable; 3. To coin; 4. A witticism; 5. A preposition; 6. A letter. B 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. 65 A Bliombold. 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; G. An old namo for reave; 7. An affirmative; 8. A musical note; 9. A letter. 56. 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. Vowel Changes 7. Style, stole, stale, steel. 2. Bass, boss, Bess, buss. 3. Lear, lore, lyro, lure. 4. Loose, lace.Jlico, lease. 0. 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. Liue, lane, lone, loon, lean. 11. Ream, roam, rhyme, room. 12. Sight, sate, suit, seat. 50. Sevon Pied State Capitals Madison, Salem, Cheyenne, Jackson, Boise City, Atlanta. 61. Charades 1. Jack, straw jackstraw. 2. Harp, sigh, chord harpsichord. 3. cell, Lent ex cellent. 62. Five Beheadments L-arch, a-bout, y-ours, t-aunt, t-eaJ Indignant Freaks At a meeting of the human curiosi ties connected with the Barnum & Bailey show, now on exhibition at the Olympia, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Where as, the press and pubiio of both hemi spheres, without just cause, have for many years past gratuitously and voluntarily bestowod the term 'freak' upon all human beings differing in any way from ordinary mortals; and whereas, the term 'freak is opprobi ous, and without any speoifio mean ing ia an anatomical sense; and whereas, we feel that the term so uu justly oonferred upon us, without our consent, is an indignity; and where as, booause, fortunately or otherwise, we are possessed of more or less limbs, more or less hair, more or less bodies, more or less physical or montal at tributes than other people, and which might be taken as additional charms of person or aids to movement, as the case may be; and wherea3, because we, differiug so from the ordinary or regulation human being in that we have certain marked and diatiuotive characteristics of mind or body, we hold that to be no reason whatever for being called 'freaks;' therefore, be it resolved, 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 latter 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 the Gold Fish. A West of England paper states a problem whichi at present perplex ing the authorities of Morrab Gardens at Penzance: 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 perches in the trees near either of the two ponds. - Awaiting quietude and chance he dashos into the water, secures a gold or silver fish, flies up to the elms, and makes a dinner. That digested he finds another oppor tunity, and bas a fish tea. Now, kingfishers are not plentiful, except in Oxfordshire. They are certainly rare about Penzance, and, nnder 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. Whioh is it to be shot bird or Ashless pools? A Cosmopolitan School. In the Federal Polytechnlcal School in Zurich there are this year 1234 students, of whom 918 are matricu lated iu a regular course and 31G are "listeners" so called. Of tho "regu lars" there are 546 Swiss, 87 Austrians, GG Germans, 36 Russians, 32 Italians, 23 Rumanians, 20 Americans, 20 En glishmen, 19 Hollanders, 19 Scandi navians, !) ' .enchmen, 8 Luxemburg ers, 7 Dai, a, 5 Greeks, 5 East In dians, 5 Servians, 4 Turks, 3 Bul garians, 2 Belgians, 1 Portuguese and 1 Spaniard. Zurich letter in the Chi cago Record. . FltlleM Children. The late Lady Taylor, wife of Sir nenry, gave a child's party, at which the effigy of a man, possibly a Quy Fawkes, was burned. The children went home in great exultation: "Lady Taylor has been so kind, Shebiirnod. a real man for nsl'i P THE DEATH OF A NOTED FOX. For Tears He Had Been a Faithful Stand - tr of the Eager Hunter. 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 tragio end a few dtys 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 Hants with a pack of twenty hoands, turned ont for a hunt. After beating around the Valley Forgo hills for an hoar, the hounds suc ceeded in "jumping" old George Washington, and a lively chase fol lowed. Foxey did some lively run ning among the hills for half an hour, and then made a break across the open country toward New Centreville, with the hounds iu close pursuit. From Cedar Hollow the fox made a good run through Charlestown Township, and then headed for Valley Forge, with the hounds very close to his heels. Finding that he was likely to be picked np in the open stretch of country that lay before him, he popped into a groundhog holo .when about half way back, and none too soon, for the hounds were closo on him. The banters got picks and shovols, and, as the hole proved shallow, they uncov ered him after an hour's digging. The fox was muzzled, 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 the dogs were cn him, and before Mr. Davis oould alight from his horse the old fox had been nearly torn to pieoes The hounds were driven away and when the hunters came up and saw what had happened they almost oriod, for they would rather have lost a horse or cow than lost old George. Mr. Davis secured the brush. Old George was a great runner and had figured iu many big hunts. Ilo was frequently captured and kept for big drop-hunts, aud, while he xJten 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 an unsports aanlike end. Progress. The gentleman who had rung tho bell several times before the servant let him in, was looking surprised and a trifle apprehensive when Mrs. Blykins came into the room. "I called," he explained, "to in quire about your husband's health. He and I belong to the same organiza tion, and several of the members de sired me to call and soo how he is getting along. We were very sorry to hear of his illness." "It's very kind of you," she an swered. There was a crash which shook tho chandelier. She paid no attention to it. "I think it will be only a day or two before he is ablo to get out and go down town," she added. The slamming of doors echoed heavily through the house "lias ho been dangerously 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 morning. But bofore noou he had discharged the trained nurse, quarreled with the 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 and his brother, Prince Henry, first acquired the germs of that passion for the sea which has had so potent an influence over their lives. In 1871 the Crown Princess Frederick took her two elder boys for a change of air to Wyk, a primitive little bathing-place on the Schleswig ooast. Just at that time Herr Weut zol, of Hamburg, had built for himself a oixty-ton yawl, the first sea-going croft that ever flew the pennon of the Nord-Deutscher Regatta Vorein. While cruising in the North Sea he anchored the yacht one day off tho fishing-village, and the two young princes, who had never enjoyed a near view of such a vessel, displayed a keen interest in all that concerned it. This came to the owner's knowledge, and he ven tured to offer to show them over his yacht and to take them ont for a sail. Their mother graciously gave hor con sent, with the result that Wilhelm and Heinrich had such a treat as had never been thrown in their way before For they were kept very strictly to their work as lads, and their pleasures were purely of the dotuestio 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 Hnbles. Babies of civilized nations would open their eyes in wonder if they should see the queer contrivances which the babies of the native tribes of North and 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 tree when she is busy. Iu South America and some parts of Africa reeds aro woven 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 contrivanoe the child has free use of its legs, although its arms aro securely fastened by the cords. THREE WOMEN IN WAR TIME. I. One said, with a smile on her proud young lips: "I biiro brothers tbreo; they are far on the sea, Por thoy serve on tho decks of the fighting i ships! Li it strange that war comes home to me?" n. "And I, had I father, brothers or friend, I would give them all at my country's call! My sorrow Is, I havo none to send. And my share ia the glorious war b small!" III. But the third arose with faoe aglow: "Mine are a hundred thousand strong Wherever my countryman meets the foe And my heart's In the war the whole day long!" Edith II. Thomas. HUMOR OF THE DAY. Edna "I believe that young Mr, Jimson is half-witted." Marie "As much as that?" Tommy "Maw, I don't git enough butter for my bread." Mrs. Figg "All right. I'll give you less bread.'' 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 spaoe in our flat." "That so?" "Yes; we even have to uco the family skeleton for a hatrack." Chicago Record. "Buckles soems to bo making money out of his degenerate poetry." "Yes, he might be called wise in his degeneration. " Indianapolis Journal. Man ruzos on tho meroury And still his bouI is vexed, As, all alert, he wnits to soe Which way It's K'lutt 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, oaptain, were yoa ever boarded by a pirate?" Captain Storms "Yes; he charged mo $11 a day for a hall bedroom on the fourth floor." Indianapolis Journal. A pessimist Is one who views The world through glasses that aro blue; Who, It he 11 ads a dollar, stews And kicks because It wasn't two. Chicago Dally News. Moth "I overheard some callers saying this room is furnished iu ex ecrn,Mo taste." Other Moth "Why, tho idea! I nover ate more palatable upholstery in my life!" Detroit Jour nal. She "Have you noticed that Mr. Shortleigli 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, he was as badly broken up as a compound word is after a stuttering man gots through with it." Judge. "Yes," sho said, bitterly, "you loved me thon and now!" She" paused and sighed. "It it merely a revised passion," be calmly replied. "I still love you now and then." Clevoland Plain Dealer. "How many passengers a day do you handle?" asked tho platform -bore. "Only the young and good looking ones," the car conductor explained, idly watching an old woman with a big basket struggle from the car. Cinoinnati Enquirer. Small Boy "Mamma, was General Washington blind?" Momma ,-Of coarso not. Where did you get that idea?" Small Boy "Nurse took me to th' Old Ladies' Home to-day, and ehowod me a woman that he kissed." New York Weekly. "Did sho ask you if she washe only girl you had ever loved?" "No; she said she wouldn't insult me by in-, tiuiating that I had so neglected my opportunities. And besides " "Well?" "She said she didn't have to ask; she could tell." Chicago Evoning Post. Modest Ilequlreinent. Tho surgeon of a military station during the Civil War was noted for his flowery language, which never failed, even nnder tho most trying cir cumstances. He was not popular, and the officers treated him at times with scant courtesy. On one ocoasion the Colonel appro priated the surgeon's tent for a mess table, without the formality of stating his intentions. The surgeon sent a complaint to the general in command, in which he said, "I have not so much as a fly to inter pose between my head and tho star decked heavens about me." .This document went through tho nsual routine, and was at last returned to the Burgeon with the following en dorsement: "Colonel R. will cause a fly to interpose between the head of tho complainant and the star-decked heavens above him as soon as possi ble." A Colony of Outlaws. (Vriters of fiction have ftequentlr pictured the idea of an unknown tropi cal paradise being turned into a gen eral asylum for outlaws and criminals. In the Bonin Isles, not far from Japau, such a refuge has actnally been dis covered. Men of every nationality, who havo male civilization too warm for themselves, have decamped to this ideal rendezvous, leaving the police to record the unsatisfactory result of their investigations as "gono abroad." No rates or taxes have to be paid, and government seems to bo entirely dis pensed with. Tho discovery was made by a Japanese vessel which called at tho islaud. In future the aliens will have less freedom aad consequently less happiness, for the Japaneso do minion will have to be recognized. Tho dream is over, Western Morn ing News.
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