Agricultural note by Spaip: "Barb
wire will not keep out Yankee pigs."
Now that the Congo railroad is com
pleted, it is interesting to recall the
words of Stanley that "the whole of
the Congo is not worth two shillings
without a railway."
China lias moved its capital from
Peking because that city is too near the
Russians at Port Arthur. It is a cu
rious fact that the most populous na
tion on earth is the one most helpless
and badgered.
One man has'died of homesickness
at the front. But, strange to remark,
General Shafter has not reported a
single case where a chap has died
through grief at being separated from
'\lie nicest girl in the world."
Mexico has 11,512 schools; of which
58"2 arc supported by the states, 3212
by cities, aud 2442 by individuals or
societies. The actual attendance at
these schools last year was 490,746,
and the amount appropriated for the
support of public schools was about
63,500,000.
When it is again in order for the
writers aud not the fighters to speak,
it will be interesting to hear Captain
Malmn's revised views on the influence
of naval power on history. He can
secure a number of useful hints from
such authorities as Dewey, Schley,
Sampson, Evans, Philip, Sigsbee, Clark,
Ckadwick, W.iinwright, Taylor, Hob
son, etc.
The people of Wisconsin are to
present a bronze badger to the new
battleship Wisconsin, aud some citi
zens of the town of Lone Rock say
.'hey have a live badger they will give
to the ship il'the officers will accept it.
Wisconsin is noted for having had a
live eagle in one of its regiments dur
ing the civil war they say; why should
it not have a live badger on its battle
•liip now?
Notwithstanding the large amount
of its Chinese indemnity, Japan finds
itself in financial straits, and lacks
capital to carry on its largely increas
ing volume of business. Business
men in all parts of the empire are
qaaking urgent appeals to the govern
ment for relief. But with the pur
chase of new warships aud other ex
penditures the imperial treasury finds
the demands upou it all and more
than it is at present capable bf meet
ing, and is considering new schemes
of internal taxation to make up the
deficiency. Germany found itself in
a financial crisis only a few years after
the payment of the huge French in
demnity, the lesson of both cases be
ing that the booty of war does not
always pay its cost nor provide an in
exhaustible fund for the nation that
gets it.
It is not so very long ago that Korea
was a close corporation, and, of
;ourse, Laving no foreign trade what
ever, it is interesting and surprising
to know with what rapidity it has in
creased since 1893, when it had $3,-
000,000, and in 1897 it had grown to
Ji11, 000,000. The Japanese troops,
duriug the Japan-China war, spent
large sums of money in the country,
which furnished the Koreans with a
purchasing medium. Later there was
a large influx of Chinese merchants,
and the government, in 1897, made
largrf' expenditures for public works,
causing a great increase in trade.
Americans are somewhat interested in
Korea, in its gold mines and in the
construction of electric roads.
Those people who think that Amer
ica is not as patriotic as it used to be
—who think that the vast army of
workipgmen are not lovers of their
country—should do a little investi
gating, comments the Chicago Times-
Herald. They would find that some
where about the home of nearly every
laborer there is displayed the Ameri
can flag, and in thousands of instancs
right by its side is the Cuban flag with
its single star. They would find that
in the thousands upon thousands of
public schools the children from the
homes of the laboring men are fore
most among the enthusiastic and pa
triotic children of the land. Those
who think that this government is in
danger of being overthrown by an
archists, socialists, or any other class
of dissatisfied, restless spirits, are far
wide of the mark. This government
is founded in the hearts of the people,
and they are intelligent enough, to
know that up to date a better govern
ment has never been organized. They
believe in it, they love it, they will
Beek to make it stronger and and bet
ter, and their hands will always be
raised against every effort to destroy
it. The United States was never
stronger than it is today, and it wan
never growing stro"»v*" *••*••• it
f/i in these times.
Lieutenant Hobsonhas declined the
offer of SIO,QOO for ten lectures. An
other evidence of the man's inherent
bravely.
With thermometers in firerooms
registering 200 degrees, it must re
quire more courage to stay below and
keep a ship moving than to stand on
deck to be shot at. Remember the
firemen.
Assuming that the combined circu
lations of all the leading
newspapers amount to 1,000,000 Cwpie?
a day, the increase of one cent in the
price all around costs the citizens of
the Windy city no less than $3,650,-
000 a year.
In view of the assertion recently
made by the Spanish newspapers to
the effect that "there are no colleges
in America"it is interesting to know
that we have 430 universities and col»
leges, 8472 professors aud teachers
therein, and 124,684 students.
It was significant of the trend of
English feeling that at the Fourth of
July celebration at Constantinople the
Americaus resident along the Bospo
rus were taken to the Princes Islands,
where Minister Angell was residing,
in the British Embassy dispatchboat.
There were present, also, a large num
ber of English officials (all wearing
American colors), and even Admiral
Woods Pasha, of the Turkish navy.
It was a graceful courtesy, which we
may be sure the Americans appreci
ated.
The Frankfurter Zeitung, a leading
German paper, reviewing the war and
the role Germany has played, regrets
the attacks of the German press on
the United States, aud arrives at the
conclusion that Germany lias behaved
in a "thoroughly injudicious manner."
It says: "Two German vessels at Ma
nila would have sufficed amply, and in
the future we hope the foreign oflico
will take into its own hands the set
tling of all incidents in connection
with Germany's foieign policy,includ
ing those relating to the navy,"
A Pennsylvania commission,charged
with the difficult task of devising
some means whereby convict labor
can be utilized without interfering
with union labor, has found, after two
years of inquiry, nothing better, un
der existing statute restrictions, than
the New York plan of utilizing such
labor in the making of supplies for
state institutions. The members of
tlie commission approve of the Euro
pean plan of making army stores and
equipments in the prisons. That plan,
of course, is not applicable in this
country, where ordiuarily thero is no
such demand for war material, but
Pennsylvania is supporting 30,000 in
sane in its various hospitals, audit is
believed that the furnishing of sup
plies for that indigent army would
keep all the prison inmates in the
state busy.
The authorities of Portland, Ore.,
believe that they have solved the
problem of economical street sprink
ling, and the explanation of the way
they do it is a revelation of how that
far Western city is gridironed with
street railways. There are at least
thirty miles of track within the city,
as the contract for sprinkling covers
that amount of highway on which
rails are laid. Each mile of the thir
ty is to be sprinkled once daily, Sun
days excepted, the work to be done
by the street railroad company with a
motor sprinkling cart. The city fur
nishes the water,and the railroad com
pany distributes it for S4OO a month.
Not counting the cost of the water,the
expense is about sl3 per mile per
month. That is certainly less than it
would cost the city to do the work
through its street department. The
cost per city lot of fifty feet frontage
is about seven cents a month.
The New York Tribune says:—
Amid all the talk about German in
terests at Manila, it is well to bear in
mind that there are only four German
trading-houses in that city, that there
is no direct line of vessels between
Germany aud the Philippines, and
that no cargoes are ever sent from
either country to the other. The
amount of German trade must there
fore be small. It could not well be
large. The chief products of the is
lands are sugar, hemp and copra. Ev
idently no sugar could be sent to
Germany, which is a sugar-exporting
country. The hemp goes to all parts
of the world, but chiefly by way of
Great Britain. The copra is practi
cally all takeu by Great Britain and
France. The tobacco, now a minor
product, goes chiefly to Spaia, or did
before Admiral Dewey • interfered
with the trade. It is one thing to
protect existing interests. It is an
other and very different thing to try
to establish new interests.
A SOLDIER'S HEART.
Where Is the heart of a soldier, A little song and J little prayer
His thought, his hope and his dream, * And a wonder in the fuce.
When the rifles ring and the ballets flint And a "God suve papa and bringhim back
And the flashing sabres gleam ? In the goodness of Thy grace! '
Oh ! not on the ileld of battle,
But far and far away, Yes. there is the heart of a soldier,
His heart is living the old, old hopes, Where wife and baby are.
While his sword is red in the fray. Though bis eyes and his will may rollow
The light of the battle star;
And there is the heart of a soldier— Though his baud may swing the sabre,
A little home on the hill, And his bayonet charge the foe,
A white-faced woman, a little child, The soldier's heart is away, away,
That stand by the window-sill; In the home where they miss him so !
ON SPECIAL DUTY. *
An Episode of the Si:ge of Boston. l
BY CYRUS It. STOWEI.I.. 112
On the second day of .January,l776,
[ was handed a communication to the
sffect thiit"Captain Nathaniel Cashing
is requested to present himself at
Ueadquriters at 2 o'clock tomorrow
ifterucon to receive instructions from
General Washington in regard to
special duty in Boston." To ex
plain how I became a captain in
the Continental army and the rea
lon 1 was selected for special service,
it will be necessary togo back several
months.
Before the war began I was a peace
ful resident of Boston. I had been
well educated by my father,he having
gone to England when a young man
to study there. He also, forseeing
that there must be war between us
»nd the mother country, taught me
(he use of arms, so that I became very
proficient, especially with the sword.
My fencing was improved from another
source. At a social gathering in '74
[ met a Frenchmen who had been a
prominent iigtire in the French court
»nd a famous and almost invincible
iwordsmau. His last duel caused so
nuch trouble that he left France to
leek a fortune in the new world. This
aian took a liking to me and taught
me the French method of fencing,
but, being unwilling to drop the Eng
lish style wholly, I combined the two
*nd always used a French dagger in
my left hand. From this time on, in
ali friendly contests up to the begin
ning of the war, I was never bested,
but what I could do in actual conflict
was yet to appear.
On the morning of the 19th of
A.pril, 1775, I learned that an expedi
tion had left Boston to destroy mili
tary stores at Concord and was not
tnuch surprised to hear later that
:here had been a light. I saw some of
the returning men the next day, and
they were in a bad condition. Many
»112 them were wounded, and ail were
iijsty and half dead with fatigue.
About two weeks after this I packed
jp some of my clothing and other
property and quietly slipped out of
the town, armed with a letter of intro
iuction from my father to Colonel
William Prescott. At this time 1 was
25 years of age and very strong aud
active.
To explain directly my service with
fJeneral Wt shington, I must come
down to that glorious day, June 17,
1775,and the tight on Breed's Hill,
now called the battle of Bunker Hill.
We wol'ked hard the night before and
:ontinued throwing up defences in the
morning right under tire of the man-of
war Falcon in the stream below.
When, at last, almost 4 o'clock in the
ifterno.m, the British troops started
jp the hill all was tiuished. Colonel
Prescott had appointed me a lieuten
ant, and I had command of a squad of
men in the redoubt. As the attacking
party came in Rliot of the works they
began to lire, and we had great ditti
3ulty iu preventing our men from
doing the same. One or two excited
Americano did tire and many more
brought their guns down to take aim.
Without thinking of the consequences
I jumped up on the parapet and ran
along kicking up the guns and thus
prevented their discharge. I forgot
til about the enemy, but they were
brought forcibly to my mind as I
lumped down, for a bullet struck the
silver handle of my sword. My name
was engraved on the sword-hilt, and I
found that the ball had cut off the last
three letters, leaving it "Nathaniel
Cush I paid no attention to
this then, but it afterwards did me a
good turn. This was the act for which
Colonel Prescottsaw fit to promote me
to the position of captain and later
recommended me to General Washing
ton. When the latter took command
of the army 'he honored me with a
place on his staff. The rest of the
battle is a matter of familiar history
now, so I need speak no further about
it. And now, having explained my
position, I will goon with my story.
When I presented myself at the
headquarters of General Washington
on the afternoon of January 3 lie
greeted mepleasantly and immediately
stated what he desired me to do.
"There is some danger in the trip I
wish you to take, captain," he said,
"bnt with your usual careful and in
telligent work I think you need have
no trouble. Tako a boat tonight,
which I will have ready with sufficient
tuen at the water's edge, off Potter's
Hill, Dorchester Neck, aud go across
to Boston. I have you go from there
because no enemy will be expected
from that side. Go arouud the South
Battery, and you will find a quiet
place to land jnst beyond. From there
make'your way to the house of Samuel
Perkins on Treamonnt street almost
opposite the King's Chapel. He
knows you, a'nd at the door in the
rear of the house will be prepared to
deliver some paper* relating to the
condition of the town. After you have
received these find out for yourself as
much as possible about the condition
of the people and the plans of the
British. The best way to do this lat
ter is to hear the conversation of the
English officers. If you are captured
you will be hung without delay, but
I rely on you aud shall expect you
b«ok safely."
In'accordance with these directions
I was rowed quietly across the bay
about 7 o'clock, making a wide circuit
of the Battery. The night was cold
and cloudy, and there was not much
danger of being seen. Although mid
winter there was no snow on the
ground. A landing was made without
difficulty on the beacti near Milk
street, and, leavingorders for the boat
to wait, I started quickly up towards
the centre of the town. I did not ex
})ect any trouble in the lirst part of
my duty. Many people were about,
the men being dressed just as I was,
for, of course, I did not wear my uni
form, and the streets were dark in
spite of the lamps put up by the se
lectmen at long intervals. I was
armed only with my sword and dag
ger, and these would cause no com
ment, because it was a common cus
tom to wear ornamental rapiers, al
though few of them would be service
able in combat.
On turning into Marlborough street
I came upon the old Province House,
the residence of General Gage, the
governor. Here, almost two mouths
later, an event happened that caused
a laugh togo through the entire
American army when it became known.
The soldiers celebrated Feb. 22,1776,
in honor of General Washington, it
being his first birthday anniversary
while with the army. The men were
greatly amused to hear that the Brit
ish had unintentionally doue the
same. This celebration was in the
form of a grand ball, the most impor
tant and last of the season iu the
Province House, called the Queen's
ball.
I kept to the right,by the Old South
Meeting House, and then crossed over
and went up School street to Trea
mount. Here I found the Perkins
lionse without trouble aud, going cau
tiously to the rear, knocked on the
door. It was opened by a middle
aged man,who said softly before I had
time to speak: "Oh, it's you,captain,
is it? Come in here. Don't make
any noise." I stepped inside the porch,
and he left me, but soon came back
with a small paper packet. "Here
are the papers," he said in a whisper;
"now get out of Boston as soon as
you can." "But I was told to look
around a little," I answered. "If you
stay here after 10 you will be captured,
for General Gage has issued orders
for the arrest of anyone found ui the
streets after 10 o'clock without a pass
from him," said the man, whom I now
know was Samuel Perkins. "All
right," I replied, "I'll get away by
that time. Good night." "Good
night and good luck to you," lie whis
pere I back, and then, after putting
the papers iu au inside pocket, I left
him aud went out on the street.
After thinking the matter over I
had come to the conclusion that the
best place to overhear conversation
relating to the condition of the town
would be in the riding school the Brit
ish officers had established in the Old
South Meeting House. So, when I
reached this place, I entered boldly
with the other spectators aud went
upstairs to the balcony. Seeing a
vacant seat behind several officers, I
sat down ' there without disturbing
them. They were watching the riders
below, who were then raciug their
horses around the floor aud jumping
them over a bar fixed just in front of
the pulpit aud discussing the merits
of various men. This did not interest
me, but 1 listened more attentively
when one nsked, "Are you going to
the performance in Fnneuil hall next
Monday, Frank?" "What's that?"
"Why, General Burgoyne's play, 'The
Blockade of Bostou.' All the officers
in the town will be there, and most of
those at the works in Charlestowu
will come over." This bit of informa
tion was of use to the American cause
when I made it known. General Sul
livan had planned a raid on Charles
town several days before I left the
camp, but the ice on the river was not
hard enough to allow the men to cross
on it, aud so the plan was giveu up.
Taking advantage of the thick ice aud
the absence of the officers in Boston
on the night of the play, January 8,
he sent over Major Knowltou, who
commanded the rail fence on the day
of the battle on Breed's Hill, and the
major burned several buildings, in
cluding a bakehouse, and captured a
number of prisoners. This raid
caused a general alarm in Boston nud
broke up the play iu Faneuil hall.
A short time before 10 the specta
tors began to leave the church. As
the officers iu front of me arose, one
of them turned around and gave a
surprised start. Without looking
straight at him, I could see that he
was eyeing me sharply, and I knew
at once that he must have seen me
somewhere before. To give him the
impression that I was an acquaintance
whom he had met iuthe town, I looked
up and bowed with a "Good evening,
lieutenant." He returned my bow,
saying, "Pardon me, but will you
please tell me who you are?" "I am
a citizen of Bostou," I answered. The
lieutenuut looked at me, as if trying
to remember where we hai met, and
| then it flashed across my mind why
I his face seemed so familiar to tne.
When the British came over the re
doubt on the third charge at Bunker
Hill I had a personal encounter with
an officer whom I afterwards heard
was Lieutenant John Barry, who came
over on the Cerberus with General
Clinton in May, 1775. He had a rep
utation of sincerely hating evervtting
American, and this was the man who
now stood before me. Our duel on
the hill was short,but very sharp, and
ended in my wounding him. As he
fell and I joined the retreat he called
out, "I'll kill you on sight for this if
we ever meet again!" You may be
sure I was not in a comfortable frame
of mind at this recollection. I saw
that if he remembered me something
desperate would have to be doue and
so looked around quickly for some
chance to escape. Only ten feet away
was a heavy door, standing open,
which led to the belfry above. I knew
this had bolts on the other side and
resolved to take chances in that direc
tion.
When I told the lieutenant I was a
citizen, the other officers drew around
and asked my name. I was about to
give a fictitious nam- when Barry cried
out, "Heine that man! He fought
against us nt Bunker Hill!" I struck
out with both lists to make an opening
aud knocked down two of the officers.
In an instant I was through the door
aud had it locked on the inside. My
purpose was to cut off the bell rope
aud use that to escape with while the
door was being broken open,but when
I went upstairs I found a coil of rope,
so I took that instead.
I opened a belfry window and, after
fastening the rope, slid gown on the
roof below. Here I cut off the rope
with my dagger as high as I could
reach aud left the end hanging, run
ning along the roof to the rear with
the rest. I fastened the rope to a pro
jection and, crawling over the edge,
slid to the ground without the least
trouble. Running up towards the
front of the church I dropped one of
my gloves, which I had worn up to this
time, in Milk street aud the other
around the corner on Marlborough
street. I did this to give pursuers the
idea that I had gone towards the com
mon, as that was the most likely place
for a man to try to escape to the op
posite shore. This ruse, as I subse
quently learned from a deserter, worked
perfectly. The gloves were of an un
usual color and having been noticed
by the officers in the church were rec
ognized when found. Lieutenant
Barry was so anxious to capture me
himself that he neglected to have the
guards warned to be on the watch,
aud this was another thing in my
favor.
After dropping my gloves Iran
through a lane below the church to
Water street. I intended to work my
way down to the boat from there, but,
after eluding several guards, I found
myself in King street by the Town
House, ciJI id the State House after
the war. Here I was startled by a
cry of "Halt! Who goes there?" I
was just getting ready to run when an
answer came from in front of the
building, "Citizen, with a pass."
"Come here and show it," ordered the
guard. As you may know, the Town
House is set right in the middle of
King street with an open space all
around it. I went around in this
space to a position where I could see
the two men without being seen by
them. The guard looked at the pass,
said "all right" and then, giving it
back, went up Queen street out of
tight. I watched the citizen while he
stood still, with a bundle on the ground
at his feet, carefully folding the paper
up, and the idea came into my head
that I could use that pass. He was
facing uie,so Iran around thebuildiug
to the other side. The man was just
putting the pass in his pocket as I
cauie in sight again. I never liked to
hit a man from behind, but this was a
case of necessity, aud so 1 struck him
hard, just behind the right ear, with
my list. He fell with hardly a sound,
nud I quickly tied his feet with his
belt and his hands behind him with
the rope from the bundle he had been
carrying. In the bundle I found a
piece of cloth, among other things,
and tied this over the man's mouth to
keep him from making any noise when
he recovered. Then I secured the
pass and placed him and his bundle in
the deep doorway of the Town House.
I decided togo at once to the boat,
using the pass to get by any guards I
should meet. At the first lamp in the
street I stopped to read the pass. It
ran as follows:
Head Quarters, Boston,3rd .Tan. ,1776.
The bearer, Nath'l Cushman, citi
zen, has His Excellency the Com
mander-in-Chief's permission togo
about inside the advanced lines at any
time between the hours of 10 and 12
touight. Ja: Uuqt-hart,
Town Major.
To all concerned.
I smiled as I thought how near
Nathaniel Cushman was to my name
aud after putting the paper away
started on. At Water street I was
challenged by a guard aud showed
him the pass, which he took under a
light to read. "Are you Nathaniel
Cushman?" he asked. I answered
"i'es." He didn't seem to be satis
fied, but said, "How do I know you
are? Can you prove it?" I had a
habit of standing with the weight of
my body on my right foot and my left
hand on the hilt of my sword. As I
stood trying to think of some plan of
action I assumed this position aud one
finger came in contact with the dent
made by the bullet at Bunker Hill.
"Yes," I replied, "here is my name
engraved here,' and I drew my sword,
"except that part of it has been
rubbed out by a rebel bullet." He
read the words on the handle, "Nathan
iel Cush " and then thought a mo
meut, while I stood with the rapier in
my right hand. Then he said, "I
suppose you're all right. Go along."
He never knew it, but these words
saved his life, for I was all ready to
mn liim through if he decided to ar
rest me or call for help. I proceeded
ou my way, while the guard went up
Water street, and soon came near
where my boat was. I was congratu
lating myself on my escape, when I
heard the sound of a man running
along the street behind me. I sup
posed that the guard had changed
his mind and was pursuing me, so I
started to run. Up to this time the
sky had been cloudy, but now, as I
was running by a field,the moon came
out brightly. I looked back and was
astonished to see that my pursuer was
none other than Lieutenant Barry. I
thought our little affair might as well
lie settled now as any time and so
turned into the field. I drew my
sword and stood on guard waiting for
my enemy. He came up panting and
seemed to be delighted to find me
ready to fight.
He came at me savagely, and as soon
as our swords met, with a feint and a
quick, strong turn of the wrist the
Frenchman had taught me, I sent his
weapon flying through the air, saying
at the name time, "I noticed you were
out of breath, lieutenant. We will go
on when you are in better condition."
He glared at me and went slowly to
pick up his sword. We came toirether
again, but this time he was mere care
ful. We fought for some time and
finding he was equal to me in English
fencing I tried a little French. I had
a dagger in my left hand, but had not
used it up to this time. Now I lowered
my sword, leaving my "guard wide
open. He thrust straight at my heart,
as I expected he would, and I turned
his weapon out with my dagger. I
meant to kill him then, but my action
was so unexpected that he lost his bal
ance and fell, his sword leaving his
hand and falling some distance away.
I could see by the expression 011 his
face that he expected to die then, Lut
I waited for him to rise. When he
did so he made no attempt to regain
his rapier,but asked, bluntly, "What's
your name?" "Captain Nathaniel
Gushing," I replied, "aide-de-camp to
General George Washington, com
mander-in-chief of the Continental
army." "Well, captain,you're a gen
tlemen, and I'd like to shake hands
with you," and he did so. "Now,"
he continued, "I can't fight with a
man who has spared my life twice, so
I'll not bother you any more if you
are willing to let matters drop." I
gladly agreed to this,and the lieuten
ant went back the way he had come,
while I went to the boat. I never saw
Barry again, but heard from a pris
oner the next winter that he was killed
iu the battle at Brooklyn, Long Island,
ou Aug. 27 of the same year.
The information furnished by the
papers of Samuel Perkins was valu
able. In the packet was a map copied
from the plan made by Lieutenant
Page, un eugineerof the British army,
in 1775. This included the town of
Boston and all the intrenchments and
fortifications of the English army. It
showed General Washington so much
that he planned an assault 011 the town
to be made by crossing over on the
ice from Roxbury and Cambridge in
the latter part of February. This
plan was disapproved by the field offi
cers in council of war, and so the gen
eral reluctantly abandoned it. In its
place he began to make preparations
to fortify Dorchester Heights and
Noddle's island and successfully car
ried his plans out, as is well known to
everybody now.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
A white tar has been invented.
In Lapland, it is said, dress fashions
have not changed for 1000 years.
A boxful of earth from the Garden
of Gethsemane was sprinkled over
Mr. Gladstone's coffin.
A chasm thirty miles in length has
been excavated by the waters of the
Grand Falls of Labrador.
Iu Persia a bonfire plays an impor
tant part in the marriage ceremony,
the ceremony being read over in front
of it.
A Brighton (England) young man
has killed himself because his wife
made fun of him for kissing the ser
vant girl.
Seymour Keyse, postmaster at I«lan
lieiin, N. Y., has an apple tree which
was brought from Holland in the seven
teenth century. It still bears fruit.
The dragon-fly can outstrip the
swallow. It can fly backwards and
sidelong, to right and left, ».s well a»
forward, and can alter its course on
the iustaut without turning.
A strange custom is followed by
Mexican farmers. They use oxen of
one color in the morning and another
color in the afternoon. They do not
know why, but they know that it must
be the right thing to do because
their forefathers did it.
At the sunset hour, in Seoul, Korea,
a town bell proclaims the fact when
the sun has vanished beneath the
horizon. No man is allowed iu the
street after that hour, under penal'.y
of a flogging ; but, strange to say, the
women are permitted togo around as
usual, visiting their friends, or stroll
ing for pleasure.
ltemovrd (lie of n Kunawa v Groom.
When Bramwell was arrtsted, after
a brief honeymoon, he was in Pratt
county, near the west line of the state,
where he had gone on some business,
without the thought that his bride
would discover his crime. The sheriff
did not wish to humiliate the old mail
by putting handcuffs on him, so he
removed the prisoner's wooden leg
and hid it away under a car seat, thus
rendering him incapable of a run.—
Kansas City Journal.
A Mutter of K»ct.
Yeast—Did you say your wife could
talk 250 words a minute?
Crimsonbeak —No, what I said was
that she does. —Yonkers Statesman.