LtA YOUNG POET.ii
Starr ol Two Rnjnctlons ind 3
. an Acceptance. $
jjj TranxltttiHl From the German j
4s by Louina Waring, w
Ho gazed at the double letter In
bis hand, not fully conscious as yet
what it meant for him. This was the
end of so nuch Joy In creative work,
of such boundless hopes! "Regret,
not available for us." The letters
grinned at him derisively. He hasti
ly slipped the fatal paper Into a port
folio, but ever before him flitted
those gray, cold words, "not avail
able." All through the air they
danced; the walls of Ills room were
lotted with them. He could contain
himself no longer within these walls,
which had witnessed his Inspiration
mil hopes, and on which were now
wi ll ten in black letters, "Regret, not
jvailable." 1
He rushed out. Life, and nil It
jontalned was hateful to hi in; he
hated tne whole universe: the plnin
"bourgeoise" pi 'olng her oiTspring
along in a go-' ; the yo. :
and girls with tin.:.- ltt..'.i ;u.:iuets
was there ever a tllller game? the
old Indies knitting and munching
Kaffoekuchen (coffee cake); old men
strolling along, their eager talk in
terrupted now and then by a little
ioughing spell; and then those sweet
hearts with their mien of blissful
Imbecility. All of them he despised,
the whole conceited lot of them. The
pa-;. was filled with these ridiculous
people, v-ho were enjoying the early
spring and seemed glad to live, not
knowing what it was to have one's
work returned with "regret, not
available."
The mall was one trembling mass
of glitter. The tender fresh green
of the lindens was as yet not too
iense to prevent the sun from filter
ins through, making bolden blotches
on the blond heads of young girls
and glorifying the shabby black
gowns of the old ladles.
A general disgust filled the young
poet. He turned into a side path.
Here about the fish pond walked pa
tient governesses with their rich
charges; on every bench sat a pair of
lovers, on every tree a nightingale.
He stared into the water as if eager
to murder the poor little goldfish
disporting themselves on the sun-
flecked surface. Oh, if that pond
were not so shallow, harmlessly shal
low like the ordinary German read
ing public, he -vould not have be
grudged them the pleasure of haul
ing h'R dead body out of the water;
they might then understand that
once more indifference and lack of
appreciation had '"riven a poet to
his death. He walked on rapidly,
regardless of those who came in his
way. Those whom he jostled rough
ly looked angrily at him. This
pleased him, for he felt himself at
war with the whole world.
The heavy laden spring air soon
overpowered him, and he looked
about for a place to rest. All the
seats were taken. At last he found
a bench with but one occupant, a
young girl. He sat down on the ex
treme end. Resting his arms on his
elbows he burled his head in his
hands and gave himself up to brood
lngs. He did not care to see the
la'.ighing sunlight.
Just along the line of vision, out
of the corner of his eye, he saw a
small foot, shod in a gray gaiter; a
dainty foot, which moved slightly,
but regularly. He followed the
movement mechanically. Something
quieting to his nerves seemed to em
' anate from It. His tempestuous
mood soon gave way to one of mel
ancholy. All pain seemed to have
vanished, and he was conscious of
but one wish, and that was that that
little gray body might keep on sway
lng Indefinitely. Gradually he got a
glimpse, of a blue skirt, then a very
slim waist, and finally a delicate pro
file. The lips quivered, and tears
were visible on the long lashes. He
dropped his eyes, and resumed watch
lng that moving foot.
Here, at last, was a woman who
was not giggling and chattering like
the rest of them. She was a sufferer
like himself. Birds were jubilant
and from the distance came sounds
of voices from the merry throng
which thought life good and nature
benign. .
The sound xt a suppressed sob
aroused him. Involuntarily, he
turned towards her. The girl, over
come by grief, was nressine her hand
kerchief to her eyes; wiping her
tears, she looked at him askance.
He could contain himself no long
er. Moving closer, he addressed her
In modest, respectful terms: "Don't
put any restraint on vour feeline
I, too, know what sorrow is. Could
I perchance be of auy assistance to
you? To be sure, we are strangers,
uui misery loves comnanlonshin.
"I thank you," she answered in a
cniicinke way, scrutinizing him close
ly; "no ono can help mo. I am so
unnappy." And again her tears be
gan to llow.
( "You are right," he said sadly
'Who can help another? No mm."
"In order that you may not think
me iooush," she began hesitatingly
or think Heaven
((he had In reality thought Heaven
knows what of her) "I will tell you
all. I got a letter which disappointed
u.eouiuny, a letter of refusal."
Indeed!"
"You see, I am a governess by
"Ah!"
u'iaJen au.re 1 had " position
--on tun uruei letter came."
"Mv dnni Phni.ini. .'
tala in this world, and one should
.ui on anyming with conn
dence," he replied with the acrid bit
terness of the dlsannnlnto
"You are right on should not,
"'"'"" poomna satisfactory i
""uiiuauou, ana I am
Blind mimlnlnn "
good musician
He bowed slightly m acknowledg
went of such accomniuhmonta
"All that was asked wag that I
should send my photograph. I did
uu unr a lew days received
letter from the old ca , I mean
"u(. "oj-mg i was too yawing "
, "Such Injustice!"
"Do you not think so. too? II
Isn't my fault, and I can't add to my
years just for the time being."
"There are so many children to be
educated, unfortunately," he added
pessimistically. "We are a rising
nation. Look about you right here
In this park and see the swarms of
uman beings."
"Indeed, there are a fearful lot of
children; but if you knew what it
meant to find a position, the demands
that are made! Very likely I'll prove
too young for other mothors." She
looked about her helplessly.
A smile lit up his handsome, mel
ancholy face. "Don't let that worry
you, llcber Frauleln. Too young!
Don't you aee that this 'too young Is
in truth the highest compliment, that
it rouses envy?"
She shook her head dubiously.
"I am willing to wager that the
woman in question Is a 'mater famll-
as' In the forties, void of graceful
nes, who is suspicious of youthful
curves. Or else a well-preserved
middle-aged person still vain of her
lopks, who does not dare to have a
young and pretty governess about
her. Those whom fate has placed
above you would willingly exchange
places with you, be twenty-one, and
avo life before them."
"Are you a poet?"
"Why?" he asked, brushing a curl
back from his forehead.
"Because you look like one."
He blushed and hesitated for a
moment. "Yes," he answered, sigh
ing deeply, "but the world will not
recognize me as such. He stopped
short, not knowing whether to con
fide In her or not. Hers were such
soft, such dear brown eyes! "We
are in a measure companions in sor
row. I, too, received a letter which
crushed me mercilessly."
"Perhaps you, too, are too young."
"Yes," he almost shouted; "too
young! that's It. The 'old ones' don't
want to recognize us because we are
coming on and they will have to
yield us their places. They are get
ting uneasy on their toppling thrones.
I can see him before me, the old
worthy who rejected my work an
elderly chap, with bald head and an
mbonpolnt. You laugh, my dear
Frauleln? I am sure he is bald and
has a paunch, like all those in au
thority and high In ofllce, and he
wears spectacles; for the eyes grow
dim when one has a book of lyrics
for breakfast, a drama for dinner.
nd a novel for supper to review. A
sad office, this literary censorship!
And what does such a demagogue
know himself?"
"Never mind, another may appre
ciate your work," she said consoling-
"Perhaps; or J may write some
thing else. I feel within me the
strength to create a hundred works,
better than what I have done. I see
It before me, still vague, but I shall
hold it." HIb hand clutched the air.
'We shall hurl something at those
old fogies which they shall not dare
to ignore."
The little governess looked at him
as young girls are apt to look at a
oung enthusiast when he tells them
that he Is about to revolutionize the
world.
"You will, no doubt, become cele
brated some day; you are still so
young."
Yes, I am young!" he exclaimed
exultlngly. "We are young, the
world lies open before us, to us be
longs life."
"Listen to the nightingale," she
said, almost piously.
It sings for us! Spring Is ours,
and the poor old critic sits in his
smoky room and reads poems on
spring, and your mater famllias may
at this very moment be discovering
a new wrinkle under her eyes."
The girl laughed a little cruel, tri
umphant laugh. "After all, it is de
licious to be still free on such a day
as this," and in a dreamy way she
drew in the spicy, balmy air. "It
may be wrong that I rejoice In It so
fully."
No, you are right. Don't you be
lieve In fate? Isn't It a special act
of Providence that we two should
meet here to-day?"
"Yes, I believe in fate," she whis
pered. "We must meet again, must
we not? Fate decreed that we
should become closed acquainted."
By this time there was little space
left between them on the seat.
"I don't know, exactly."
"Only as long' as the lilacs are In
bloom till the Jasmine blossoms
till the time of roses! You must
help me in my work. You give me
courage, faith, and inspiration. When
will you come back? To-morrow?
After to-morrow?"
"I cannot come after to-morrow.
"Then, Auf Wledorsehn, to-mor
row," New York Evening Post.
The Traveling Salesman.
"Better than a letter from your
if.. Kwpotheart or even President
Roosevelt, Is a letter from your firm
increasing your salary," was the In
teresting comment of H. J. Williams,
of La Crosse, sitting In the lobby of
the Klrby House. "I Just received
uch an epistle this morning, anu I
feel like a prince.. Had I received
notification reducing my Btipena
I would not have boon greatly sur
prised, because my sales recently
have boen nothing to brag of, and If
the firm thinks by giving me a finan
cial lift my results will ho more no
ticeable, It won't be disappointed,
because I am going to start out to
day and work like a major and prove
to my people that I am worthy of the
confidence shown me. There are
times in the life of a traveling sales
man, when, no matter how hard he
tries, he doesn't do enough business
lu a day, or even a week, to make
him feel like thinking of his occu
pation. And tiieu again, the re
verse takes place, but between these
two we ' manage to even up the
sales. '
"Persistency Is what wlnB with us
fellows. No matter how angry your
customer gets after the fifteenth or
twentieth refusal to give you an
order and you 8re not convinced he
needs something In your line, adopt
the scboolday proverb and try again.
Your pluck may elicit his admiration
unless be throws you bodily out of
V. . v. .. .1 nlnn (Imn. Allt if fan
ma diuiq, auu uiuo uuiua ww "
fyou land him." Milwaukee Evening
wiscoauin.
tHE FACTS ABOUT COBALTS
WHAT IT IS AND WHERE FOUND.
No Great Demand For the Mineral
Heretofore, Hence (t Hat Not Been
Extensively Mined Mr. Editon't
Discovery May Create a Demand
For It Original Form of the Mineral
and How It It Obtained The Form
In Which It Appears in North Carolina
and tha Localities Where It It Found
By JOSEPH HYDE PRATT.
The North Carolina geological
and economical survey has, during
the past two or three weeks received
a great many letters regarding the
occurrence of cobalt In North Caro
lina, and it has been thought that a
short article giving a description of
the occurrences of the cobalt and the
localities where it is known to occur
in North Carolina would be of in
terest. Cobalt is a material that is very
similar to nickel and nearly all the
minerals In nature that contain ono
of these metals contains also a small
percentage of the other. There is
great similarity between the two
metals and in the reduction of the
ores both the nickel and cobalt go
Into the matter, which is afterwards
refined and the two metals separa
rated from each other. "On account
of the small demand for cobalt,
there has not been a great deal of
prospecting directly for deposits of
this metal; while on the other hand,
the demand for nickel has constantly
increased so that deposits of min
erals containing this metal have
been prospected for in. many sections
of the country. Up to the past two
years all the cobalt has been ob
tained In this country, and Canada
has been as a by-product either in
nickel or lead mining and smelting,
and there has been no direct mining
for cobalt ores. Recently, however,
new sources of supply of cobalt ores
containing but little nickel lias been
found in Canada, which have result
ed in the production of cobalt In
some quantity and this could be in
creased very largely If a sufficient
demand for the, metal could be
created. These deposits are along
the line of the Temlscuming &
Northern Ontario Railway, ninety
miles northeast of the towu of Sun
burry, Canada. These caves carry
a considerable percentage of cobalt
and are rich in native silver, which
makes the ore very profitable min
ing. Missouri Cobalt Ore.
In the United States the only co
balt ores that have been mined to
any extent are the lead ores at Min
La Motte, Mo., which contain con
BlderahJe percentage of cobalt and
a very small quantity of nickel.
These are melted to a slag contain
ing lead, nickel and cobalt, which
Is afterwards refined. The prlncl
pal use of cobalt which Is in the
form of the oxide, Is In manufactur
lng pigments, the principal one being
known as cobalt blue. With nickel,
however, the principal use has been
as a steel hardening metal and some
experiments have been mad 3 with
cobalt for this purpose. T'lere Is
not, however, a distinct enough
property of the two metals t) war
rant the use of cobalt to any extent
as a steel or Iron hardening metal
as long as its cost is so much higher
than nickel. If, however, a special
use can be devised for it, as has
been advocated by Mr. Thomns Edi
son. In the manufacture of storage
batteries, there should be a consid
erable Increase in the demand for
the metal, which would warrant
more prospecting for sources of sup
ply, although the present known
.sources of supplies of this metal
can satisfy a very large Increase in
the demand.
There are a number of minerals
that contain a considerable percent
age of cobalt, principally in the form
of sulphides, arsenides at .1 oxides.
The principal minerals ami the ones
more constantly met with In nature
are as follows:
Llnnaolte: A pale, stool gray;
brittle mineral which tarnlBhes quite
readily to a copper red color Is as
hard as steel, has a rpeclfic gravity
of about 6; it is quite commonly
found in octaherval crvstals. but
also occurs to massive. It 1b a cobalt
sulphide containing sometimes a con
siderable percentage of nickel. This
mineral Is also known aa cobalt
pyrites.
White Cobult.
Cobaltte: This mineral is a co-
bait arsenic sulphide of a silver gray
to steel gray color, sometimes with
a tinge of red or violet. It Is of a tin
white color and also massive, vhen
the color is apt to change to a steel
gray or a grayish color. It is as hard
as steel and about 6.5 in Bpecific
gravity. It la known also as tin
white cobalt and gray cobalt.
These minerals have not been
found in any large masses, but are
'more apt to be more or less spar
lngly disseminated through rocks
and also through veins containing
other minerals. These minerals
In decomposing would form carbo
nates, sulphates, and oxides and co
bait, which would be entirely differ
ent In appearance from the minerals
from which they have been derived
The more common alteration prod
uct would bo tha oxide and this is
apt to be found largely mixed with
other minerals, so that little or none
of It has boen found In the free state
The principal sources of this ox
id i of cobalt are In association with
the mineral psinlomelane, one of the
manganese ores and that variety
known as wad, or bog manganese,
In certain localities this wad or bog
manganese contains considerable co
bait oxide, when it is known as
asbollte. These minerals are In
color Iron black, steel gray, and re
sombling somewhat a soft amorphous
variety of graphite or black lead
for which they have at times 'been
mistaken.
Asbollte: This is also known as
Mack cobalt, earthy cobalt and co
bait oxide. . It contaius sometimes
as high as thirfy-two per cent, of
cobalt oxide.
Tbe North Carolina Deposits.
Ia North Carolina none of the sul
phtdes or arsenics, the original me
tallic minerals of cobalt, have been
Identified, but In a number of locali
ties the oxide, or asbollte, has neon
observed, associated with manga
nese minerals or ores. The princi
pal localities where the asbollte has
been found are as follows: A few
miles southeast of Cary, Wake
County, where black manganese co
balt minernl can be observed for a
quarter of a mile, outcropping oc
casionally on the surface. A little
prospert work has been done here by
sinking pits and making cuts across
the vein, and It has shown It to be t
probably contlnumlcaceous schist
extending in a general direction
north twenty degrees east that can
be traced from Bessemer City north
eastward Into Lincoln County. These
schists contain throughout nearly
the whole area numerous small
seams, incrustations and stains of
black manganese material which
gives reactions for cobalt. Some of
this material Is largely Iron oxide
when It Is more of a reddish or yel
lowish ochre color, but the most of
It Is black.
At the Ormond Iron mine, one
mile southwest of Bessemer City,
there is a considerable quantity of
this material found mixed with the
irou ore, and it may be that It was
the cobalt which went into the pig
iron that gives this Iron its repu
tatton for hardness and toughness.
At the Long Creek Gold Mine, situ
ated about six miles northwest of
Dallas, Gaston County, masses of
quality, taken out of the Asbury
shaft, were thickly encrusted with
niammllary masse3 of asbollte or
earthy cobalt. About a mile north
east from the Long Creek mine, on
the old Llncolnton, YorkvlUe, S. C,
road, near the summit of Cross or
Paysour Mountain, a band of rock
tineen feet wide across contains
veins and seams of wad or asbollte.
Following this vein in a northerly
direction, It descends the west slope
of Cross Mountain and fifty years
ago a number of openings had been
made on the asbollte seams. Some
of thi3 material was analyzed and
gave 13.26 per cent, of the cobalt
and nickel oxides, the larger amount
of this being cobalt. The same for
mation can be traced Into Lincoln
County and similar seams of wad are
observed.
The original minerals from which
this cobalt oxide Is derived may be
oue of the sulphides mentioned
above, or one of the sulphides that
contain both nickel and cobalt.
Where It 1j Found.
As all the cobalt identified In
North Carolina has thus far been as
sociated with psilomelane wad, it Is
such deposits that will attract the
most attention in prosecuting for
this metal. This mineral has been
found at a great many localities
throughout the State, as at Scott's
Hill, Burke County, near Lenoir,
Caldwell County; at Gillespie s Gap,
near Bakersvllle, Mitchell County;
on Cove Creek and Richmond Creek,
Haywood County; near Buckhorn,
Chatham County; Murphy, Cherokee
County; Franklin, Mason County;
Webster, Jackson County; and Zir
conia, Henderson County.
The simplest test of cobalt is by
fusing up some of the powdered
mineral with borax, the cobalt oxide
giving to the resulting borax glass a
deep blue color. This test is so deli
cate that it will show even traces of
cobalt and can be used even when a
large percentage of nickel is asso
ciated with the cobalt. Charlotte
Dally Observer.
MYSTERIES OF "RED DEATH."
Strange Sect That is Said to Havo
Many Adherents in Russia.
In the Russian journal Ural are
given some amazing details of a mys
terious Beet known as the Red Death.
The Beet has its headquarters at
Ekaterlnoslav, and has many ad
herents throughout the region. They
have their temples and meet at night
for their mysteries, in which red
wine forms a considerable part.
The feature of this strange sect
which most strikes the outside world
is that associated with its title.
When one of the sect Is at the point
of death he is carried to the temple,
in which is a room with no window,
but covered celling, walls and floor
with red.
There is no furniture, but on the
floor are two cushions. The victim
who, In the jargon of the sect, is
"ripe for glory," is laid on the floor
with his head on one cushion and left
alone for some time.
A young maiden clothed in red
then enters, slowly approaches the
body, and if death has not already
taken place, puts the second cushion
over the victim's mouth and holds it
down until all sign of life has gone.
Author of Lentlier Stocking Tales.
He had little systematic education.
His character was developed and
affirmed before his mind was either
trained or stored. His taste natu
rally suffered. Taste is the product
of tradition, and of tradition he was
quite Independent, quite ignorant.
Fortunately, ho was also ignorant
of its value, and when at thirty ho
began to produce literature his
energy was uuhampered by diffi
dence. But It was inevitable that
the literature he produced should be
extremely uuliterary, and noticeably
so in proportion to Its power. Ills
talent was not distinctly a literary
talent. He had not eveu a tincture
of booklshness. Of the art of litera
ture he had perhaps never heard. It
was quite possible in his day singu
lar as it may seem in ours not to
hear of It. He left school early and
was a sailor, a man of business, a
gentleman of more or less leisure
enough, at all events, to encourage
a temperament that was aristocratic
and critical, aud not in the least
speculative, adventurous, and aes
thetic. From "Cooper," by W. C.
Brownell, in Scrlbner's. v
Excessive use of drugs is the cause
of death of 20 per cent, of the popula
tion c Austria, according to official
stattstlt-s, while 44 per cent, of the
medical profession lu tliut country die
o heart disease.
11 ' i
?Sj)ljlar Jcieqce
Dr. Th. Mortensen, of the Zoo-t
logical Museum of Copenhagen, is
In Washington to study the fish In
the National Museum..
The trials of electric locomotives
within the Simplon tunnel have
given a speed of forty-three and
three-quarter miles an hour, which
would reduce the passage through
to about seventeen minutes.
The range of years over which
cancer Is likely to occur is practi
cally the same In both sees forty-six-sixty-four
but the mean age of
incidence of the disease is 55.2
years in males and 49.9 years In fe
males. The latest theory about appendi
citis is that advanced by Dr. Alex
ander Schmidt, of Altoona. who be
lieves it may be caused by the min
ute metallic particles that get into
tinned food when the can opener is
applied.
A writer In the American Ma
chinist stated recently that a steam
pipe of six inches diameter was cov
ered with a wooden box of twelve
inches diameter which was filled with
a sawdust mortar, one barrel of
lime in five of sawdust. Before cov
ering the pipe nearly 700 feet In
length It condensed 1440 pounds
of water hourly; after covering It
condensed 195 pounds hourly.
It Is at last definitely settled that
the six new battle ships decided upon
by the French Government to rival
the Dreadnought, are to have a per
manent protection of a special kind
against torpedoes. M. Bertln, Chief
Construction Engineer to the French
Fleet, has made the announcement
to the Academy of Sciences. The
protection is to consist of Internal
armor-plating inside the vessel at a
certain depth below the waterline.
But nothing very heroic is claimed
for the system. The most expected
Is that a battleship even badly hit
by a torpedo can be kept afloat.
The diamond has now to yield its
place as the hardest substance
known. The title henceforth belongs
to the recently discovered metal
known as tantalum, which cuts it
self but diamonds only wear out
their own edges against it. The ex
periment was tried of working a
diamond drill continuously for seventy-two
hours on a sheet of pure
metallic tantalum one twenty-fifth
of an inch thick hardly thicker,
therefore, than a sheet of substan
tial note paper. The speed of the
drill maintained night and day was
5000 revolutions a minute. At the
end of the test the Bheet of tanta
lum, so far from being perforated,
was only slightly dented but the
diamond in the drill was worn to
a stub.
INTEREST IX ZAPUPE CULTURE.
Capitalists Investing In Mexicun
Lund For Raisins Fiber Plant.
Zapupe culture continues to be a
field of largo Investment for many
capitalists of Tampico, Mexico, and
also of many investors from the
United States. Within the past
month there have been six large
concerns, two of which are located
In New York and one In Kansas
City, that have sent their represen
tatives to Tampico to look carefully
Into the question of zapupe culture.
Three deals In land suitable for rais
ing the fibre have been made, and
several others are pending.
The nature of the plant has many
things to recommend It to the
planter; It is very hardy, runs little
stocks, matures quickly and la3ts
fifteen years, Is not dopendent to
any extent on climatic conditions or
moisture, and the fibre is extracted
from the leaves with economy. There
are sevoral grades of zapupe and
planters havo not as vet come to an
i agreement as to which is the best.
'I ho Industry is in its infancy as
yet. Planting at present is more in
the northern parts of Vera Cruz,
though there are several large tracts
set out In Southern Tamaulipas as
well.
Experts say that the zapupe fibre
is far superior to henequen fibre,
can be used In the manufacture of a
much finer grade of material, and as
such will command a good deal
higher price. On the other hand,
one experienced, wealthy and in
fluential planter in this State claims
that whila zapupe is undoubtedly a
good thing, henequen in these parts
Is better than zapupe, and far better
than it ever was in Yucatan.
Wind .Men Successful Fishermen.
Three blind men fished skilfully,
sldo by side, in a launch off Anglesea,
drawing in blnck bass and flounders
at the rate of one a minute. They
never missed a bite. They never
failed to land u fish. Only the cap
tain had to bait their hooks for them
; but then tho captain baits the
hooka of all deop-sea anglers as a
rule.
Tho sightless trio, smiling, said
that blind fishermen were not rare;
that In the institution where they
lived a full third of tho inmates
fished.
They pointed out that fishing is a
sport BliiRularly suited for the blind.
To sit still, to catch fish by "fooling"
thorn on the line, is, Indeed, the only
Bport where the blind are at nn din.
i advantage. Ely fishing, of course, is
beyond them, on account of the dif
ficulties of the cast.
Side by side in the rocking launch,
hauling In the bass and flounders
briskly, their faces growing redder
and redder with sunburn, the three
blind men fished and Bmoked and
chattered, and at the day's end it
was found that they had severally
caught more fish than any other man
aboard. Chicago Chronicle.
"Grass" widows means In reality
courtesy widow, from the French
word "grace." ...
THE TEKFECT TOMATO.
Formerly Cultivated For Its I'oaufj
of Flower and Fruit.
What a great discovery the to
mato was as an article of food. While
most food plants are of compara
tively ancient origin, there are
plenty of people living to-day who
can remember when it was only an
ornament cultivated for the beauty
of its dainty blossoms and handsome
fruit. While its beauty was ad
mired, it was considered like the
poisonous oak, dangerous to even
handle except by "dark complected"
persons. Years of acquaintanceship,
howeVer, wore off the superstition,
and a few "fool hardy" persons actu
ally owned up to having tasted the
fruit.
From this small beginning has
gradually grown a use that makes
to-day an industry with a combined
capital of over thirty millions
of dollars, which disbursed millions
of dollars to Its employes every year
and aggregates an output of two
hundred and forty million cans.
This product goes Into every house
hold in the land and Is as familiar
an article of diet as any other of
the staple products of the soil. Each
year sees an Increasing consumption,
and the more Intimate the acquain
tance the greater the U3e.
Tho reason for this is obvious.
There is no better appetizer, and as
an article of seasoning the tomato
Imparts a taste that cannot be Imi
tated. It is so distinctive that its
presence can be located even in min
ute particles, yet the pungency has
everything that delight3 the palate
and nothing that offends the nostril.
The growth of Its general popu
larity dates back to the time of tho
first successful packing houses.
When the use of the tomato as a
food was established, demand made
It necessary to have a cheaper price
than the local market gardener
could afford, and to meet this first
the glass jar and then the tin can
as a dimlnisher of space were called
Into requisition. It was found much
cheaper proportionately to raise one
thousand bushels than ten, so by
the aid of tho tin the cooked product
could be placed on the consumer's
table at a price so reasonable as
to enable Its dally use. Moreover,
the article put In the can is brought
fresh picked from the field, hermeti
cally sealed and immediately steri
lized by heat, while the uncanned
fruit is frequently shipped for hun
dreds of miles before It is used as
a food. Thi3 art ideally ripened
fruit must be gathered green, and
the red color it finally assumes is
the withering of the hungry tissues
that should havo fed the fruit with
tho red nourishing juice that 'comes
from tho soil and by the aid of na
ture Is thus transformed. No pre
servative is used by the canner, B3
tho action of heat insures keeping
tor an indefinite time.
There Is nothing more wholesome
than this rich, rlpo fruit dumped out
of a clean white can ready for use.
The taste is equal to the fresh fruit
and every semblance of waste in
Bhape of rind or core has been re
moved. The very sight and smell
are irresistible, and the most Insis
tent appetite can be sated because
of its absolute harmlessness. Its
healtjifulnes3 has never been at
tacked and the rich Juices, colored
as the life giving fluid act as a tonic
even for the invalid stomach. There
is no home where its visits are not
welcome, and the table of cither the
millionaire or peasant is alike fa
miliar with Its presence.
France's Way With a Colony.
Consul Skinner writes from Mar
seilles that the colonial methods of
France in Algeria are rather more
scientific than our own.
The colonization portion of Al
geria is almost equal to France.
But it is moro mountainous and less
evenly watered, and Its conquest
only dates back some forty years.
The native population doc3 not ex
ceed 4,000,000, and the white race
numbers only 60,000 persons, of
whom rather more than one-half are
French.
Algeria contains IS, 641 miles of
national roads and other highways.
In the interior more than 16,776
miles of wires and nearly COO offi
ces aro devoted to the postal tele
graph and telephone services.
The olive trees take a foremost
place, those in bearing exceeding
6,000,000 and yielding approximate
ly 39,625,570 gallons of oil, with an
average value of $4,632,000.
The government of Algeria choos
es annually regions which it connects
by highways with the neighboring
centres. To these districts it brings
tho water necessary for Irrigation.
Tho government also causes to be
built the public buildings esentlal
to a village, and provides the admin
istrative, educational and medical
services.
The following qualifications aro
essential: (1) French nationality,
(2) headship of a family, (3)
knowledge of agricultural matters,
(4) possession of sufficient funds for
tho working of the concession (min
imum $965 ), and (5) au -agreement
to reside during ten yours on the
land granted.
Co-operative Cut ami IL-n.
A new form of co-operative home
making was discovered the other day
in a barn at Rogers Park. A Mal
tese cat and a brown Leghorn hen
were In partnership in a manger.
Botwcen them they have threo white
kittens and eleven eggs. The hen
was Bitting on eight of the eggs and
one of the kittens and the cat was
lying on the other three eggs aud
coddling the other two kittens when
the novel menage was discovered.
When the hen goes to eat the cat
tries to keep all the eggs warm.
When the'eat goes to seek food she
leaves her kittens in charge of the
hen. Apparently the kittens are
three or four days old, and tbe eggs,
U is Judged, have been In Incubation
for a longer time. Mr. Touhy won
ders whether the cat or tbe chickens
will be more surprised when the lat
ter break forth from the egg-shells.
Civic o Tribune.
With the Furmy
Fcllotos
Still Fraying For Man.
She's got a brand-new auto cap,
She's Rot some auto clothe;
She's got a pair of goggle, and
A smell-guard for her none.
She's got a veil quite big enough
For a mosquito bar;
And now she's praying for a man
Who's got nn auto car.
i Yonlcera Statesman.
Can Out-Throw Mother.
Mike '"Kin yure -woifo cook aa
good as jure mother used, to, Pat?"
Pat "She can not; but Ol nlver
mintlon ut. She kin throw consid
erable betther." Judge.
Knew His Plnc
"What did you think of your
daughter's graduation essay?"
"I didn't permit myself to think
about It," answered Mr. Cumrox. "I
simply did my duty and admired It."
Washington Star.
As It Was in the Moiimlng.
"Mammy," said Pickaninny Jim,
as ho watched the meteors falling,
"does you see all dat brighteuess
comin' down?"
"Yaa, indeed."
"I know what makes it. De cullud
angels has been put to work sweepln
up de golden city." Washington
Star.
Wealth's Drawback.
"Senator, how does It seem now
that you have attained wealth and
Influence?"
"Well," replied Senator Badger,
with a far-away look in his eyes, "It's
relieved me of a lot of worry, but
it's getting mighty tiresome trying
to make a fork take the place of a
knife." Milwaukee Sentinel.
He Has.
"Pa, what does savoir-faire
mean?"
"Well, I don't know that I can ex
plain It exactly, but the man who
can looked tickled and interested
when somebody starts to tell a Btory
that he has heard about twenty times
before has It, all right." Chicago
Record-Herald.
"Aw, is dat all you shot?"
The Sportsman "Naw. I've got
to git a wagon an' go back for de
bears an' things." New York Jour
nal. Couldn't Hay Things.
Mrs. Church Did your husband
play golf while you were at Pine
hurst?" Mrs. Gotham "Only one gams
He said that -as the hardest he ever
played In his life."
"How so?"
"Why, he played with a minister!"
Yonkers Statesman.
The Honest Salesman.
"But why do you call this ham
mer the 'Happy Thought?' Inquires
the customer. "I see nothing out oi
tho ordinary about it; it seems to be
no improvement over any other ham
mer." "It isn't, sir," replies tho sales
man. "It is simply called the 'Happy
Thougnf because you never have It
when you need It."
Natural Mistake.
We stop on the sidewalk and look
at the man who Is digging the nar
row, deep, long excavation.
"Is somebody going to establish a
cemetery here?" we asked in sur
prise. "What?" replies the man with the
Bpade. "Naw!" This is the base
ment for the now Vestibule Apart
ment House." Puck.
Reassuring.
Mr. Nervey. "I suppose you know
the object of my ca 11, sir. To ba
brief, I want to marry your daugh
ter "
Mr. Ro::ley "13r7 What? I'm
surprised that you should think of
such a thing. The idea!"
Mr. Nervey 'Norsuuse! You're
prejudiced against tho girl. She's
all' right!" Modern Society.
A Lesson iu Honesty.
"The clerk gave Maggie half a
yard mora ribbou than she asked for,
and she chuckled all tho way home."
"Why didn't she tell him about
It?"
"Oh, she thought she was gottlng
the extra amount for nothing, until
the found she'd made a mistake, too."
"What was it?"
"She'd paid for the extra half
yard." Detroit Free Press.
Useful CitUtfllB.
The Lady "WhyMon't you go to
work and earn your living?"
The Tramp "Axiu' yoro pardon,
ma'am, but ef eiuh,eaU as me went
ter work dcr'd be more work for th'
undertakers."
The Lady "Why, how s that?"
The Tramp "De noospaper jokei
writers would starve ter death,
ma'am. We all has our uses In dut
world, ma'am." Chlcugo News.
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Dan Iloone, Jr.