THE CONSTITUTION.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE
GREAT DOCUMENT,
Written Upon a Long Roll and Cut
Up Into Five Parts — The
Amendments and the
’ rnatures.
The original Coustitution of the
United States, says Harper's Round
Table, was written upon a long roll,
that was afterward cut up and put
under glass in five oak frames two
inches deep, and fourteen by nineteen
inches insize. In four of these frames
are parchment sheets, easily filling the
space, on which are written the Con-
stitution of the United States. In the
fifth frame are the signatures, and the
resolution submitting the document
to the States for ratification. This is
the original of our National Constitu-
tion—the only Constitution our re-
public ever had. Most States of the
Union have had from two to half a
IN THE ITALIAN STYLE,
Design For a Handsome House—Fin-
ish and Accommodations
{Copyright 1895.)
The villa of modern Italy is charac-
terized, when on a moderate scale, by
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scattered irregular masses, great con-
trasts of light and shade, broken and
plane surfaces, and a large variety of
Exterior materials: Foundation,
brick ; first and second stories, clap-
boards ; roof, tin.
Interior finish: Three coat plaster,
sand finished, tinted colors to suit
owner, in halls, dining and sitting
rooms; elsewhere hard white finish.
Plaster centers and cornices in hall,
parlor, dining-room and sitting-room
and large front bedroom. Main stair-
case, oak. Dining-room and hall
floor, also trim, oak; elsewhere floor-
ing and trim of soft wood. Bathroom
and kitchen wainseoted. Panel backs
and picture moulding in principal
rooms of first story; chair rail in
dining-room. All interior woodwork,
with exception of parlor, grain filled
and finished natural with hard oil
varnish, Parlor trim white and gold
paint.
Colors: Trim, including cornices,
casings, etc., cream white ; clapboards,
pearl gray; roofs, red; sashes, dark
green ; outside doors and brickwork,
oiled.
Accommodations: The principal
rooms and their sizes, closets, etc., are
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dozen Constitntions, and the Empire
State has recently changed its Con-
stitution again.
The lines of this original Constitu-
tion of the United States run across
the sheet, and the penmanship is very
coarse. The preamble, which so many
of you can repeat, is separated from
the text by a narrow space, and there
is no attempt at fancy lettering in the
opening words, as there is in the
Articles of Confederation. Many of
the signatures are the same as are
found at the bottom of the Declara-
tion of Independence. The amend-
ments, even the very first one, do not
form part of this original, but are
written upon separate rolls of parch-
ment, and preserved in tin tubes that
stand in the corner of a closet. The
number of these tubes is greatly in-
creased by those that contain the
official ratifications by the States. The
earlier of these ratifications includes
approval of the Constitution and of
the earlier amendments. Later amend-
ments, such as the celebrated Four-
teenth and Fifteenth, adopted at later
dates, required separate ratifications,
and separate tubes.
Twelve States are represented by
the thirty-eight members who affixed
their signatures September 17, 1787,
after 4 session of over four months.
- They occur on the original in the fcl-
lowing order :
Go. Washington,
from Virginia.
New Hampshire—John Langdon, Nicholas
Presidt and deputy
ilman.
Ptassactusetss —Nathaniel Gorham, Rufus
King.
Connecticut—Wm. Sam’l Johnson, Roger
Sherman.
New York-—Alexander Hamilton.
New Jersey— Wil. Livingston, David Brear-
ley. Wm. Paterson, Jona. Dayton.
Pennsylvania—B. Franklin, Thomas Mif-
flin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, Tho.
Fitzsimmons. Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson,
Gouv. Morris.
Delaware—George Read. John Dickinson,
Jaco. Broom, Gunning Bedford, Jr.; Richard
Bassett.
Maryland—James McHenry, Dan. of St.
Thos. Jennifee, Dan’l Carroll.
Virginia-—John Blair, James Madison, Jr.
North Carolina—William Blount, Richard
Dodds Speight, Hu. Williamson.
Houth Carolina—J. Rutledge,Charles Cotes-
worth Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce
Butler.
Georgia—William Few, Abr. Baldwin.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary.
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A statue of Abraham Lincoln, by
John Rogers, which has been set up
in the Manchester (N. H.) public li- |
brary, represents the President as |
studying a war map. The statue is |
one-third larger than life-size. }
outlines against the sky, the blank
wall on which the eye sometimes re-
poses, the towering campanile boldly
contrasted against the horizontal line
of roof, broken only by a few strag-
gling chimney tops, the row of equal-
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whole house with inside and outside en-
trances and concrete floor. Wide por-
tiere openings connect dining and sit-
ting rooms and parlor and hall; plas-
ter arch in parlor; open fire places in
parlor, dining room, sitting room and
bedrcom over sitting room. Portable
range, sink and boiler in kitchen.
Laundry with two set tubs in cellar.
Bathroom with full plumbing in second
story. Attic unfinished but floored
for storage purposes. Separate stair-
way to campanile. Insidesliding blinds
to all windows of first and second
stories.
In the vicinity of New York this de-
sign as described, not including man-
tels, range or heater, would cost a lit-
tle short of $7500, though in mary
sections of the country where labor is
cheaper, it could be built for ten,
fifteen or perhaps twenty per cent.
less.
The design however is subject to
many feasible modifications according
to the wishes of the builder, who
should, however, always consult with
an architect that he may not destroy
the artistic appearance of the house,
and who may advise him as to the
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reduced in size; portico may extend
around parlor side; any or all fire
places and part of all of the plumbing
may be omitted ; parlor may be divi-
ded in two, making the rear portion a
library; double sliding doors may be
substituted for portiere openings; din-
ing room may be enlarged about four
feet by dispensing with passageway
from kitchen to hall
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«The Angel of the Trenches.”
This famous woman, says the Ladies’
Home Journal, is living quietly in
London, oppressed by the weight of
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
seventy-five years and many infirmi-
ties. She is much troubled with
rhenmatism, and rarely sees any one
outside her household, but daily gets
letters from admirers in all parts of
the world.
—_————
‘Books Do Not Communicate Disease,
In this time of popular talk cone
cerning disease one instinctively feels
afraid of the books from the public
library, with their unmistakable signs
of much handling by all sorts of per-
sons. The librarian in a great local
institution says, however, there never
has come to their observation any case
of contagion traceable to the exchange
of books. —St. Louis-Star-Sayings.
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Evolution of the Baseball,
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Fruits ot a College Education,
Three Williams College graduates
met at the athletic club the other day.
One had taken a course with a view to
becoming a minister. He is now a
doctor. The second had taken a law
course. He is now a newspaper writer.
The third had taken a course to fit
him for medicine. He is now a min-
ister.—Chicago Tribune.
window of the projecting balcony, the
prominent portico, the continued ar-
cade, the terraces and tke variously
formed and disposed outbuildings all
combine to form that picturesque
whole which distinguishes the modern
Italian from every other’ style of ar-
chitecture.
A leading advantage of the Italian
style is that an addition can readily be
made at any time, and often with
great improvement on the original
structure. This is a strong point eon-
sidered with reference to American
building. Hundreds. of persons of
moderate fortune desire to improve
their residences at a future period,
and by adopting a design of this style
a little forethought leaves everything
in a favorable state for additions, yet
giving at the same time an appearance
of present completeness.
A general description of the design
illustrating this article is given below:
Dimensions: Width, 40 feet; depth,
54 feet.
Heights of stories: Cellar, 7 feet 6
inches; first story, 10 feet; second
HAILSTONES —NATURAL SIZE-
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The hailstorm which recently swept
the southeastern portion of Nebraska
was the worst in the history of the
State.
der vegetation, which was cut down
and beaten to the ground. The green-
story, 9 feet 6 inches.
| bouses in Omaha were wrecked and !at radon,
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the plants destroyed. Glass was
broken all over the city by the hail-
stones, which were of unusual size. A
photograyh of some of the hailstones
| was taken shortly after the storm had
| passed, and the samples were gathered
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Odd, Curious and Laughable Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Por-
trayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Day—A Budget of Fun.
Sprinkles of Spice.
In order to reduce his weight
He purchased him a wheel;
Before he'd ridden it a week
He fell off a good deal.
—XKansas City Journal.
The plumber now steps down to make
room for the milliner.— Philadelphia
Record.
Miss Oldun—*1'd like to see any man
alive kiss me!” Mr. Sharp—*“I guess
you would.”—Yonkers Statesman.
Robbins—*“Higbee is a genius.” Brad-
ford—“Can do anything, I suppose?’
Robbins—“Yes, anything but make a
living.”
Beggar—“Ach, my dear sir, I have
lost my leg.” Gentleman—*“Very sorry.
I haven't seen it anywhere about.”—
Wiener Luft.
Some women are so ill-mannered as
to go right into a store and try to inter-
rupt a conversation between the clerks.
—Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
“How is it that you are still a bache-
lor?” inquired Cags. “I don’t know,”
said Taggs, “unless it’s because I never
married.” —Philadelphia Inquirer.
Nervous employer—“I don’t pay you
for whistling.” Office boy—‘“That’s all
right, sir. I can’t whistle well enough
yet to charge extra for it.” —Truth.
She—‘“No, Mr. Blunnderre, I cannot
entertain your proposal. The tfuth is—
I am engaged to marry your father.”
He—“Why, the old idiot!"-—Indianapo-
lis Journal.
“What do you think of the financial
question, major?’ “It's ahead of me,
sir. The fellow who borrowed my last
dollar left town last night.”—Atlanta
Constitution.
He (resuming his seat after a brief
visit outside)—*“What an atmosphere
of realism there is about this play.”
She—“Yes. Smells like cloves.”—Chi-
cago Tribune.
Mother—“You are at the foot of the
spelling class again, are you?’ Boy—
“Yes'm.” Mother—"How did that hap-
pen?’ Boy—*“Got too many zs in
scissors.” —Tid-Bits.
“Why, she actually cut Mr. Storfling-
ton, and Storflington, you know, is one
of the better sort.” ‘Yes; choice cuts
come high now, but we must have em.”
—Boston Transeript.
He'll soon be here—the fellow who
Asks if it's warm enough for you;
And likewise he— which is much worse—-
Who jokes about him in bad verse.
—Kansas City Journal.
Jack Borrowit—“I woke last night
and found a burglar in my room.”
George Genrus—“Well! Well! Did you
succeed in borrowing anything from
him ?’—New York Weekly.
“That’s about as crooked a piece of
work as I ever saw,” mused Uncle
Allen Sporks, looking at the track the
lightning had made on the body of the
big tree.—Chicago Tribune.
“Which is my part in this duet?”
asked the prima donna of her husband,
who was tenor. “Your part? Here it
is, of course. The one with the last
word in it.”—London Punch.
Hoax-—“Have you seen D’Auber's
new painting? He calls it ‘Friend-
less.”” Joax—“Yes; it's remarkably
realistic. T understand a base-ball um-
pire posed for him.” —Philadelphia Rec-
ord.
“Have you heard that the big sleeves
are going out, George, dear?’ “Yes, my
love, I have, but I don't believe it.”
“Why not, pray?’ “I don’t believe they
can get through the door.”—Harper’s
Bazar.
Mr. Dunn (unpaid bill in his hand)--
When shall I call again, Mr. Owens?
Mr. Owens—Well, it would hardly be
proper for you to call again until I
have returned the present eall.—Har-
per's Bazar.
“Doesn’t Mrs. Noowoman strike you
as a person of remarkably decided opin-
fons?’ “Naw. She can’t make up her
mind, apparently, whether she wants
to be a gentleman or a lady.”--Indian-
apolis Journal.
He—“Wasn't Brown's wife named
Stone before she was married?’ She—
“Yes, and it was a very suitable name.”
He— “What do you mean?” She—*Oh,
nothing! Only she threw herself at
his head.”—Life.
Fozzleton—Every {imme you measure
me for a pair of trousers you measure
me a little short. Tailor--That isn't
my fault. Fozzleton—Why not? Tail-
or—Because you always come in that
way.— Brooklyn Eagle.
“I want to see a big, roomy flat,” ex-
claimed the pompous man, as he strode
into the real estate agent's office, “and
I'm in’a hurry, too] “You'll ind a
mirror in the washroom,” replied the
clerk, politely.—Chicago Post.
Dauber—I heard a fine compliment
paid to my painting of ‘“Mephistophe-
les” to-day. Critique—What was that?
Dauber—A fellow looked at it for a
while and said: “Well, that looks like
the devil.” —Philadelphia Record.
“Married!” sighed the elderly friend.
“Marrjed and with no provisions for
the future.” “No,” smilingly chirped
the young bride, “there are no provis-
ions for the future in the house. He
just detests canned goods.” Indianap-
olis Journal.
A little girl was overheard talking to
her doll, whose arm had come off, expos-
' as that."”-
Ing the sawdust stuffing. *You dear,
good, obedient dolly. I knew I had
told you to chew your food fine, but I
didn’t think you would chew }it so fine
Philadelphia Inouj fer.
HIS FINANCIAL CAREER.
An Account Opened and Closed in One
Brief Minute.
When I go into a bank I get rattled.
The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle
me; the sight of the money rattles me;
everything rattles me. s
The moment I cross the threshold of
tempt to transact business there I be-
come an irresponsible idiot!
I knew this beforehand, but my sal-
ary had been raised $50 a month,
and IT felt that the bank was the only
place for it.
So I shambled in and looked timidly
round at the clerks. I had an idea that
8 person about to open an account
must needs consult the manager.
I went up to a wicket marked “Ac-
countant.” The accountant was a tall,
cool devil. The very sight of him rat-
tled me. My voice was sepulchral.
“Can I see the manager?” I sald, and
added solemnly “alone.” I don’t know
why I said “alone.”
“Certainly,” said the accountant, and
fetched him.
The manager was a grave, calm man.
I held my $56 clutched in a crumpled
ball in my pocket.
‘“Are you the manager?’ I said.
“Yes,” he replied.
“Can I see you?’ I asked, “alone?”
I didn’t want to say “alone” again,,
but without it the thing seemed self-
evident.
The manager looked at me In some
alarm. He felt that I had an awful se-
cret to reveal.
“Come in here,” he said, and led the
way to a private room. He turned the
key in the lock.
“We are safe from interruption here,”
he said; “sit down.”
We both sat down and looked at one
another. I found no voice to speak.
“You are one of Pinkerton's men, I
presume,” he said.
He had gathered from my mysterious
manner that I was a detective. I knew
what he was thinking, and it made me
Worse.
“No, not from Pinkerton’s,” I said,
seemingly to imply that I came from a
rival agency.
“To tell the truth,” I went on, as if
I had been prompted to lie about it, ‘1
am not a detective at all. I have come
to open an account. I intend to keep
all my money in this bank.”
The manager looked relieved, but
still serious. He concluded now that
I was a son of Baron Rothschild or a
young Gould.
“A large account, I suppose,” he said.
“Fairly large,” TI whispered: *I pro-
pose to deposit $56 now, and $50 a
month regularly.”
The manager got up and opened the
door. He called to the accountant.
“Mr. Montgomery,” he said, unkind-
ly loud; “this gentleman is opening an
account; he will deposit $56. Good-
morning.” \
I rose.
A big iron door stood open at the
side of the room. .
“Good-morning,” I said, and stepped
into the safe. .
“Come out,” said the manager, cold-
ly, and showed me the other way.
I went up to the accountant’'s wicket
and poked the ball of money at him
with a quick, convulsive movement, as
If I were doing a conjuring trick.
My face was ghastly pale.
“Here,” 1 said, “deposit it.” The tone
of the words seemed to mean, “let us
do this painful thing while the fit is on
us.’
He took the money and gave it to an-
other clerk. He made me write the
sum on a slip and sign my name in a
book. I no longer knew what I was do-
ing. The book swam before my eyes.
“Is it deposited?’ I asked, in a hol-
low, vibrating voice.
“It is,” said the accountant.
“Then I want to draw a check.”
My idea was to draw out $6 of it for
present use. Some one gave me a check-
book through a wicket, and some one
else began telling me how to write it
out. The people in the bank had the
impression that I was an invalid mill-
fonaire. I wrote something on the
check and thrust it in at the clerk. He
looked at it.
“What! Are you drawing it all out
again?’ he asked in surprise. Then I
realized that I had written fifty-six in-
stead of six. I was too far gone to rea-
son now. I had a feeling that it was
impossible to explain the thing. All
the clerks had stopped writing to look
at me.
Reckless
plunge.
“Yes, the whole thing.”
“You withdraw your money from
the bank?”
‘Every cent of it.”
“Are you not going to deposit any
more?’ said the clerk, astonished.
“Never.”
An idiotic hope struck me that they
might think something had insulted me
while I was writing the check, and that
I had changed my mind. 1 made a
wretched attempt to look like a man
with a fearfully quick temper.
The clerk prepared to pay the money.
“How will you have it?’ he said.
“What?”
“How will you have it?”
“Oh.” I caught his meaning and an-
awered without even trying to think
“In fifties.”
He gave me a fifty-dollar bill.
“And the six?” he asked dryly.
“In sixes,” I said.
He gave it me and I rushed out.
As the big doors swung behind me, T
caught the echo of a roar. of laughter
that went up to the ceiling of the bank.
Since then I bank no more. I keep my
money in cash in my trousers pocket,
and my savings in silver dollars in a
sock.—Stephen Leacock, in Life.
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Julia—"Do you consider Mr. Nippy a
mean man?’ Nellie—“Mean? Not only
mean, but cowardly. Why, he never
will take a seat in a street car for fear
he will have to give it up to some wo-
with misery, I made a
man.”’—Boston Transcript.
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