The rinsing of the century promise
to lie one of unexampled slaughter,
Librarian sny tlint people who rend
novels ond nothing but novels ore
nliont 70 per rpnt. of renders In the
public book Institutions.
Mexico In the past nine yenra has
doubled Kb revenues, doubled Its ex
ports, doubled the number of Itf) file
torles, nnd multlpllpd by thruo Its
banking cnpltnl.
A Maryland woman tin Instituted
on original nnd profitable Industry.
8he scours the rurnl districts of Vir
ginia nnd the Cnrollnns for pieces of
rolonlul furniture, which Blip buys nt
email cost, has rpnornted nud after
wards bpIIh In llnltlmorc at a large
profit.
When Europe gots through wonder
ing nt the build, endurance and skill of
our ntbletlc college nuMi, understand
that they nre but n type of millions of
other young men In tho United Ptntes,
she will nlso underBtnnd why It Is thut
the American nrmy, In personnel nt
least, bus no superior on the face of the
globe.
It mny not be commonty known Unit
New York state has n Inw which re
quires Unit cltlcB of the tlrst nnd sec
ond classes shall erect nnd nitilutiiln
free public. baths. A bill was Intro
duced In 1S!I5 making the establish
nipnt of bnlliB compulsory upon cities
of the first nnd Hecond class. The pro
Visions, brlclly nre tlnit such a number
of free bnths shall be established ns the
local bonrd of health mny deem to be
necessary. Each bnth Is to be kept
open not less than 14 hours pncli day,
nnd hot nnd cold wnter nre to be pro
vided. Buffalo nnd ltochester linve ul
rendy compiled with the law, nnd Al
bany ond New York City have the
work under way.
The force of hnblt I Indeed strong,
ns those who think to revolutionise the
world In n day discover, lint ton ure
still put on the back of men's cents,
though the sword-belts they were
meant to hold up have been out of use
many generations. Now the builders
of automobile! are struggling with the
same sort of londage to tradition.
They put dashboards on their vehicles
as If they expected them to kick up a
lot of mud In front, they even adorn the
tops of the dashbonrds with a fancy
metal mil on which to rest the reins;
and so on throughout It will probn
bly be many yenrB before automobiles
will cense to look like ordtnnry vehicles
with the horses missing.
Is bravery nn Idenl which Is reached
by cultivation? In other words, Is It
nn Intellectual conception? If It Is not,
how does It hnppen that real bravery
Is so common among boys? Impulsive
acts of courage, such ns jumping Into
the wnter to save a drowning com
rade, are not uncommon among boys,
but they lielong to the pinolpinl con
duct of our species. Cool, determined
facing of odila is not often seen among
boys. On the contrary, cowardly con
duct, too often prompted by vindictive
feelings, Is altogether too common.
One sophomore never goes forth to
linae a freshman, nnd when the youth
ful mind conceives the Idea that a Na
tional wrong should be avenged, the
outcome is generally an assault by a
crowd of boys on some one or two in
offensive persons. Such performances
do not encourage belief in the natural
bravery of our siieclcs.
Our cities seem destined to sprend
out, until the concentering of niuut
clpal life, ns It now Is, will be practi
cally ended. Electricity will co-operate
In other ways, by making transit inuca
more rapid and supplanting steam pow
er. As a consequence manufacturing
will be carried on less and less lit huge
factories and congested centers. We
muy fairly foresee a new sort of city
as well as a new sort of country a
city disseminated or thinned out over
a vast territory. This will be hastened
on by the fact thnt the coal famine has
come sooner ban expected; and the coal
age will curry with it the steam age.
The use of steam power liegan about
1830; and, according to Professor Or
ton, It will barely last till 10:i0. He tells
us that the known coul de
posits of America are rapid
ly nearlng their exhaustion.
The exhaustion of European beds be
gan lost winter to be felt with revo
lutionary force. The draft on Ameri
can coal will as a consequence be much
more serious and will shorten the
S ten in ."go. We have harnessed elec
tricity none to soon. The full conse
quences cannot be estimated; but w
do not count ourselves among the
prophets when we nay that we are sure
that country lire will hereafter not
mean reniotenets from the b.-st evo
lutlon of the age, thinks the New
Xork Independent .
The Bride mat Changed tier Mind
"You say you don't believe In fate,"
you fellows," snid young Fred Jul Inn,
as he entertained a party of boon com
panions In his bachelor rooms. "Well,
that's because, at present, you haven't
had an opportunity of Judging from
personal experience."
"Well, and have you?" asked a
chorus of voices.
"Rather! It was a little Incident
that occurred about six months ago,
Interesting to me, at leant end It
you like I'll tell you all about It."
"IH." said his friends, ami the yonng
man lounged back In his chair, and
with his eyes on the fire commenced
his narrative without more ado.
"It wns one lovely day In the July of
last year," sho began, "and I was start
ing Jubilantly off for a month's holi
day at Scarborough. Knowing my
luxurious habits as you do, my friends,
you will not be surprised to hear thnt
when I reached King's Cross I selected
a corner seat of a first-class smoker,
and provided myself with plenty of
cigars and magazines. To complete
my anticipation of a pleasant Journey,
Just as I had settled myself comfort
ably and the guard gave his whistle,
the door opened and a pretty, excited
young lady came bustling In. She
seemed relieved at having caught the
train and sat down In a state of breath
less and smiling exhaustion.
"I looked over at her from my cor
ner, so did a loudly dressed, bnunder
Ish looking young man from his, for
sho was an extremely pretty girl, with
brown curly hair, small features, and
tho daintiest little figure In the world.
I frowned at the loudly dressed young
man, and he frowned at mo, and Just
then the girl looked up and caught my
glance of admiration. She stifTonel,
and then her eyps fell upon my cigar,
which I had left smoldering In my
band, and a look of Bevere displeasure
came Into her face.
" 'Are you aware, sir,' she said, aus-
terely, 'that this is not a smoking car
riage?' " 'Isn't It?' I answered, looking up
at the window. 'Why, 'goodness me,
they must have forgotten to take the
label down.'
"Tho girl followed my glance, and
at the Bight of the partially obliterated
letters, half concealed by the blind, her
face crimsoned with mortlflcatlon.and,
biting her Up, she took up a paper hur
riedly to hide her confusion.
" 'I have made the same mistake, my
dear,' said a kindly matron on her
right 'It doesn't matter much; a llt
Ue smoke won't hurt us, will it?'
"'No; I must change at the next
station,' she returned sweetly.
" 'Excuse me,' I broke in, 'but this Is
an express train.'
" 'Do you moan to say It doesn't stop
at Peterborough?'
" 'It doesn't stop at all,' I said, 'un
til we get to York.'
"'I'm so sorry,' I murmured, turn
ing to the girl. 'Can I assist you In
any way? If It Is a case of necessity,
you know, we can communicate with
the guard.'
"0, no that Is I mean I don't
think It would be considered so, she
stammered, her face suddenly suffused
with blushes. 'You see, I was going to
a wedding.'
"The elderly matron smiled. I had
all I could do to repress my amuse
ment, while the loudly dressed young
man In the corner sniggered audibly,
" 'O. well. I shouldn't let that worry
me, It I were you,' I said soothingly.
'It's disappointing, but they will be
able to fix It up all right without you.'
"The blushes deepened and the girl
hung her bead.
" 'I'm afraid they I mean, I
' She broke off In confusion, and the
old lady bent toward ber.
" 'I quite understand, my dear,' she
aid. 'It wouldn't be a wedding with
out the bride. I'm sorry for you, but
you musnt fret It can't be helped
now, and you must send a wire di
rectly we get to York.'
"This seemed to raise the girl's spir
A WAR THAT MAKES 'APPY 'OMES.
Some persons look at the effects ot
the South African campaign In one
way some In another, says a London
newspaper. One of the oddest Is
surely that of the widow of a certain
Tommy who fell at Colenso. A lady
visitor went to condole with ber, when
(A looked Bp with mile and said.
its, and she began to laugh, a little
hysterically perhaps at first Then she
thanked me prettily for doing nothing,
and begged me to smoke, and declared
she really didn't mind the smell at all,
but rather liked It. When the train
rushed through Peterborough she
laughed more merrily still, and was
so charming and unaffected thnt long
beforo we reached York we were chat
ting, together like old frlenda. We
found out then that we had mutual ac
quaintances, thnt our respective homes
were situated but a few miles from
each other, and many other Interesting
facts.
When the trnin drew up, I proposed
to BPslBt her In finding out tho tele
graph ofllce, and thither, therefore, we
went
" 'I don't think I'll Bend a wire after
all,' she said hesitatingly, as we found
the place.
" 'Why not?' I Bald, In some sur
prise. " 'Because becaiiBo I think I'll go
straight home.'
"'But think of the anxiety of the
poor chap,' I said feelingly. 'Why, he
may be thinking nil kinds of dreadful
things have happened to you.'
" 'Sho stood Irresolute for a moment;
then she picked up a form and wrote,
and, for the life of me, I could not re
sist looking over. All that sho said
was:
" 'I have changed my mind. Phyl
IIb.' " 'Of nil the cool cheek, that Is the
coolest,' I thought.
"But I Btepped bark and protended
to be much Interested In the compnny's
time-table.
" Now we must find out tho next
train back,' I said, as she turned again
to mo; 'and then we will have some
tea. You must want some badly.'
" 'But your trnin you will surely
lone It,' she murmured.
" 'York Is my desUnatlon,' I said un
truthfully. "After that I found out there was
no train for hnlf an hour, and we took
our way to the tearoom, where my
pretty companion made me her willing
and sympathetic confidant. She was
unhappy, very unhappy, at home, ond,
In an Ill-guarded moment, had agreed
to a runaway match without the
knowledge of her parents. Now she
was thankful, very thankful, that she
had been prevented. It seemed like
fate. That was the summary of ber
remarks.
"There now, you fellows," broke off
the narrator abruptly. "I needn't tell
you much more; only that we each
exchanged cards, agreed to see one an
other in London, and that we parted
cheerfully at York."
"And did you fuIllU those promises?"
said one of the listeners, with Interest.
"O, yes! We have seen some little
of each other since then."
"And her name?"
"Will soon be Julian," said tho
young man promptly. Penny Pictorial
Magazine,
Ilahyloiilen Explorations.
Prof. Herman V. Htlprecht, the
Babylon Inn explorer, who In the spring
of this year went to the east to super
intend tho excavations In Assyria and
Babylon In the name of the university
of Pennsylvania, doecrlbes in a letter
Just received the Important results of
his Journey. He says: "The results of
our researches exceed everything that
has so far been known about Babylon.
We found the great temple library and
priest school of Nippur, which bad been
destroyed by the Elamltes 228 B. C
The library conlsts of 16,000 volumes,
written on atone, and covers the en
tire theological, astronomical, linguis
tic and mathematical knowledge of
those days. We also unearthed a col
lection of letters and biographies, de
ciphered the Inscriptions of many new
ly discovered tombstones and monu
ments, and espied, finally, best of all.
6,000 official documents of Inestimable
value to the student of ancient his
tory. The net result of our Journey
consists so far of 23,000 stone writ
ings." A Sparrow's Odd KxperlMioa,
An escape of a sparrow at the home
of Mrs. Susan Fox of East 2d street on
Thursday is remarkable enough to be
worth recording, says the Oil City
Derrick. The bird In some manner
tell Into the chimney and from there
made its way through two elbows and
several points of stovepipe Into the
bock of the stove, through the damper
and under the oven Into the ashpan,
where Its fluttering attracted the at
tention of Mrs, Fox and she rescued
It. There waa a hot fire In the stove
at the time, but the little bird seemed
to be none the worse for its peculiar
Journey.
with on air of mingled deference and
confidence: "Oh, mum, do you trouble
about '1m? 'E was allays a bad 'un.
I've got a nice lot of money from the
newspapers and other kind friends
enough to keep me comfortable. Oh,
mum, this 'ere wv'i made , tot of
'vmm, H hu.-
WHOLE TOWNS MOVED.
Beatvt and AH Thy rontnlnad tVheclsd
la Nnlghbarlng Villi,. ,
One of the most extraordinary Ppc
tnelcs In the world has recently been
witnessed III Mix county, P. !. Six
large towns, Including Edgnrtown, Old
Platte, t'listallii, Aeadi my, Colvln nnd
Jasper, have been torn up by the rout.
Every house nud business structure
In nil these towns hue been "snaked
off" Its foundation, mounted on wheels
hitched to 24, and In some Instunco
40 horse tennis nnd started on the
long trek across the prairie townrd
Platte nnd Ucildes.
There nre new towns on the lino
of the Milwaukee railway, of whien
the Yankton nnd Tyndnll branch, now
In course of eoiistructlon. Is the first
railway line the country hns ever bad.
When the railway wss surveyed, In
stead of bitting nny of the One towns
then In existence, It followed the rich
lowlands In the middle of the country.
The towns surveyed on Uie line of the
road were named respectively Pl:ilt,
(Soddcs, Lake Andes, Wagner and
Avon.
People living In tho old towns have
been lighting hard to Induce the com
pany to change the route, but falling
In this, they decided to move bug nnd
baggage, houses, business blocks nnd
all, to the new towns. Within a week
where have been vlllngifl of from HKK)
to L'imio population thpre will be noth
ing but n lot of poles In the ground,
surrounded by rugged stone founda
tions. The growth of Platte within n Week
discounts nny fairy tnle. All the old
buildings from tho old town of Platte,
many Inlles nwny, have been hauled In
and set In lots In Main street.
Two churches ure In course of erec
tion, and nn opera house was among
the structures commenced. Three hun
dred nlrn nml teams nre grading the
streets. The Impression created In
the mind of visitors Is that somebody
has taken n contract to build n city In
"t hours. The town sito company re
served the Is'st corner lot In the place
for nny man who would set up n "
room hotel, to be completed within
(10 days.
A Michigan ninn accepted the offer
by telegraph, anil bis itdrance guard Is
now at work. The hotel Is to be of
brick nud stone, electrically lighted
nnd thoroughly modern. An artesian
well, sunk HOO feet deep, Is throwing
n stream big enough to supply a town
of fiooo people. The Immediately
available supplies of lumber, stone,
brick, steel n;id building materials
wero exhausted recently, and tide
grams were rushed everywhere giving
orders.
In one Instance n four, story frame
structure )0 feet by 40 was hauled 11
miles on nn ordinary wagon, with the
gearing. Ingeniously arranged by a 40
horse team. The building will be
placed on a foundation In the new
town, nnd the plastered walls were
not cracked In transit Onmblers nnd
other questionable characters hnvo
made their appearance In large num
bers, but the town bus already organi
sed a police force, and there ts little
disorder. Cincinnati Enquirer
There Wr Ten,
I'ntll recently every person who
crossed a certain bridge over the Seine
hi Purls bad to pay n small toll, and
mi old pensioner wns stationed nt the
entrance to the bridge to collect the
money. Pollutant objections were
mixed on the toll, nnd nil possible
tricks were resorted to In order to
nvold payment.
One afternoon a band of 10 students
came up to the bridge; but before
they started to go over a man drew
near and said:
"You walk urross, nnd I'll see what
I can do about getting you through
free."
The little compuny walked nlong
together until they reached the pen
sioner's box, when tho mnn went up
to the toll-collector, and, taking out
a handful of coins, began counting the
students In a somewhat loud tone of
voice.
"There nre nino," , ho Bald, after
counting very delllierntoly.
"I beg your pardon," replied tho
Iiensloner, "there nre 10."
"No, no, my friend, I'm sure there
oro nine," persisted tho other.
Then ho proceeded to count them
again, even more slowly than before.
By the time he hnd finished the stu
dents lind renched tho other end of
the bridge, nnd wero disappearing
from view. Then the man said to the
collector:
"Certainly, you nro right. There
ore 10. But I don't know them, so
whnt does It matter to mo?"
Ho then laid his coin and sauntered
across, calmly whistling the "Mar
sclllulBe." DUeoverad bj Small Telescopes.
It is more often than not that the
smaller telescopes startle us with the
sudden discovery of some new celes
tial body. Indeed, the Instrument by
which the German astronomer recent
ly discovered the new planet Eros nt
the Urania observatory In Berlin can
not be described as one of the gigantic
ones. Before the discovery of Eros
the nearest planet to tho earth wns
Venus, which nt certain times ap
proached our globe to within 25,000,0 HI
miles. Eros, however, our nearest
neighbor In space. Is about 13.000.000
miles distant With only a six-Inch re
fractor Dr. Swift hns alxo discovered
some eight comets nt the I.owo ob
servatory. Boston Globe.
M I Nmnberi In Slain,
The number of rooms In a bouse, of
windows or doors lu a. room, even of
rungs on a lndder, In Slam, must al
ways be odd. Even numbers am
considered unlucky.
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Washington County Banker Found Guilty ol
Embezz ement Sholbr Tubs Co.
Plant to be Rebuilt.
Among those granted pension last
week were: John Slater, Ktna, $n;
Mary E. Wordcll, West Brownsville, $i;
Mary E. Lawrence, Shnron, $12; Alson
N. Squires, Eldred, $6; David Blair,
Saltshurg, $io; William Stewart, Port
Royal. $io; Abraham Goss, Philipsliurg,
$8; Thomas K. McCarty, Couucatit
villc, $6; Lindsey Currie, Cheswick,
$12; Alexander C. Miller, Apollo, $ioj
Aaron Eakman, Export, $io; Jamej
Stitt, Natrona. $6; David A. Coons, Gal
litr.in, $io; Mary A. Rose, Oakmnnt,
$8; Mary E. Lingrnfclter, East Free
dom, $8; Edwin Girish, Beaver,
James A. Morrow, Pitrairn, $io; Lem
uel P. Wordcn, Mcvcrsburg, $17; Eden
Hutchison, Philipsburg, $8; Mary J.
Odcll, Mansfield, $13.
After the refusal nf the supervisors of
South Strabane township, Washington
county, to build the sample road near
the county home, under the direction
of the government, George W. Came
ron,. C M. Berry and W. M. Davis,
farmers of the same township, met and
ngrced to accept the proposition of the
government for a sample road, the ex
pense to be met by private subscription.
Arrangements have been completed
for the removal of three sheet nulls of
the Republic Iron and Steel Company
from Sharon to Vandcrgrift.
t The Sharon works of the National
Steel Company is engaged on the con
tract of turning cut 4.000 tons of stsfl
blooms for Germany. A movement it
on foot to increase the size of the town,
Allegheny College, Mcadville, is fo
have an observatory, the gift of Mrs.
Mary M. Newton, of Batavia, III.,
whose husband was a student there in
the '40s.
Joseph Kelly, who lives on the farm
of the late Sriliiua Beer, near Madison,
Westmoreland county, in whose house
was found $16,000 in cash in an old
chest a week ago. made another find
of about a half peck of gold, silver and
paper money which was secreted in an
old chimney and which will aggregate
as much if not more than that found
a week ago in the old chest.
Collins Hamilton, who.has served halt
of his 40 years in prison and who was
but recently released from the Western
Penitentiary, has airain run athwart the
law, having just been arrested for rob
bing and beating an aged farmer, Wil
liam Rinkle, who lives on Laurel Hill,
above Lnughlinstown, Westmoreland
county, where Hamilton has lately been
living, close to his old haunts.
Mablc Waldcr, of Pymatuning town
ship, Mercer county, was awakened tlv!
other night by a peculiar noise in her
bed. She awakened her father and upon
investigalion discovered a garter snake
about 14 inches long coiled up in one "f
the springs. It is supposed the rcpile
crawled up the vines at the side of the
house and then dropped into her room.
State Treasurer Barnett's report for
August shows a balance of $5,527,108.43
in the general fund and $2,252,455.09 in
the sinking fund. Col. Barnctt has al
ready paid nut about $15,000 of the
school fund appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year, and he will begin next
week to distribute the fund at the rate
of $1,000,000 a month.
A company of farmers has been or
ganized for the purpose of developing
coal lands in the vicinity of Georgetown
and Hookstown. Beaver county. Sev
eral test holes have been sunken, and
coal found which is said to be almost
if not quite as good as the Pittsburg
coal seam in such depth of vein as to
amply justify its development.
A sensation was created at Breedtown,
Venango county, by the arrest of Rev.
C. E. Portcrficld, pastor of the Baptist
Church, on a serious charge on the in
formation of a 16-ycar-old girl named
Gochring, a member of Rev. Mr. Por
terfield's flock. Portcrficld is about .V
years of age and has a wife and two
children,
It has been announced that the plant
of the Danville Bessemer Company, of
Danville, has been purchased by the
Lake Superior Iron and Steel Compa
ny, of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. Hie
steel rail mills will be dismantled and
the machinery shipped to the Canadian
works. The purchase does not include
the plate mill.
Dr. F. M. Clark, of Erie, has removed
a lizard from the stomach of Mrs. Mary
Saurborn, aged 65 years. Nearly a year
ago, after swallowing some water, Mrs.
Saurborn felt the presence of some for
eign substance in her stomach, which
at intervals has caused intense pain. The
lizard was three inches long.
Officials of the Shelby Tube Compa
ny, whose plant was destroyed by tire
some weeks ago, have decided to re
build. It is the purpose of the compa
ny to expend from $200,000 to $.po,ooo
in the new plant, which will be used m
the manufacture of novelties and spe
cialties. Marion Christy, the 16-ycar-old
daughter of Frank Christy, of Green
ville, has the distinction of being the
only woman who has swam the Conne
aut lake. The daring feat was watched
by a large crowd of people. For jc
minutes she battled with the waves.
The new mining community of Ells
worth has been made a borough by the
court, being carved out of a part of
Somerset township, Washington county,
the decree of the court being filed in
the office of the clerk ol courts Tues
day. Mrs.'Grestner has brought suit against
Alexander McClain. late mine boss at
the Pittsburg Coal Company's mines at
McGovern, Washington county, charg
ing him with criminal negligence in
causing the death of her husband early
in Julv.
Towns along the Kiskiminctas river
will be connected with Grecnsburg and
other Westmoreland county towns by a
trolley line from Apollo tc Jeanncttc,
the right of way for which has been se
cured. "Guilty in manner and form as in
dicted." This was the verdict returned
by the jury against Samuel Hazlctt, of
Washington. F'or the second time the
aged banker is found guilty of embezzle
ment as a banker.
The Commissioners of Warren couniy
have decided to collect no bicycle tax
this year, nor hereafter until the consti
tutionality of the State sidepath law,
which levies tax of $1. is established.
TO A STAR,
Am 1 the only child snake
Hetientli thy midnleht lienins?
If so, for penile slumber's sake,
The brighter he their (Irennml
Hut slinuldst then, travelling the deepv
The silent angel see
Thar puts the llttlp enps to sleep,
Ilrk'lil stnr, rpincinlipf nipl
John H. Tahb, In Youth's Companion.
HUMOROUS.
Tommy Pop, whnt Is nn optimist?'
Tommy's Pop An optimist, my son, I
n man who lends money,
Johnny Pnw, when n mnn express
es nn opinion, can he collect express
charges on It? Paw lie rail If he n
a lnwypr.
Honx Despite bis grent wealth,
old (lotrox Isn't nn Interesting con
rersntlonallst Joax Well, ho tall;
In money syllables.
Pnssenger Ouiird, have I tlmr to
sny good-by to my wife nt the burrle:-?
titiurd I don't know, sir. How long
have you been married?
Wlgwng Whnt do you think of the
new woman? Feedwell I don't think
nnythlng nbout her, unless she hap
pens to be a new cook. .
Woman Customer Will arsenic
whiten the complexion? Druggist
Yps; and It will be permanent If you
tnke a large enough dose.
Blobbs Even the working man may
climb up In the world. Klobbs Cer
tainly. The laborer who carries a bod
is nlwiiys worthy of higher.
"What Is your lilen of nn Intellectual
woman?" "One who can say good
by to a friend without holding the
screen door open 20 minutes."
She They sny If you enst bread on
the water you will find It lie If you
should try the experiment with any of
your brand you could only find It with
a dredge.
"lsnbel. you nre can-less; you ought
to have n pluee for everything nnd
everything In Its place." "I do have
a place for everything. Harold; but
somehow or other when I gpt to the
place the thing Isn't there."
"I suppose people very seldon eros
that desert?" Interrogated the tourist.
"Only absconding bank cnshlers, stran
ger," responded Amber Pete. "But
bow can they stand the broiling sun?"
"Well, yon see, there is generally a
cloud over them."
"How much will your opinion in thl
cnHc be worth?" asked the prospective
client. "I enn't tell you how much
It'll be worth," answered the lawyer
who Is nceuKtomed to make fine dis
tinctions, "but I can tell you how
much I am going to charge you for It."
HER ONE EXPERIENCE.
The Official Didn't Think Her Kntlllod to
a I'leftnsr.
"Is this the place where yon get a
licence to run an automobile?"
"Yes, lundam."
"Well, I would like to get one, if
you ptense."
"Whnt experience hnve you hnd In
running nn automobile?"
"Oh. n little."
"Indeed! "
"Yes, sir; I rnn one once."
"I'd I understand you to say once,
madam?"
"Yen; but I nm quick to learn and I
picked up a good tunny points that
one time."
"What was the motive power, mad
am? "Gasoline I think."
"Are you not positive?"
No, sir; I climbed right up without
looking under the wheels."
"How did you proceed?"
"Well, Henry turned thp power on
nnd I Just held the wheel."
"Did everything work smoothly?"
"Yps, until I attempted to slow up."
"Whnt happened then?"
"Why, It increased in speed."
"Then you hnd lost control of
vehicle?"
"Yes, but It would never have
curred If there hnd been horses In
was stopped?"
"Four blocks."
"Did an officer stop it?"
..ti. u 11 111 a. 1 1 11 1 .,11- 11. 1111 11,' mi.
very slight."
"Indeed!"
"Yes, only a wheel oft the automo
bile and the driver of the truck thrown
from his seat But I gained a good
deal of experience that one time and,
I think I am entitled to a license."
But ihu offlclul thought differently
and told her so. Chicago News.
A V) tt Old Church Kiliflra.
The oldest Protectant church edifice
now standing. I would say in reply to
an Inquiry, is that of St Ethelburga
at the little village of Lymiuge, near
Canterbury, Kent county, England,
nnd was erected In the year 033 by
the daughter of the Baxon king Etbel
bert of Kent Her mother waa the
Christian Princess Berthu, daughter of
King Cbarlbcrt of Frouce. nud through
her Influence Ktherbert and his court
were couverted to Christianity. Ethel
burga married King Edwin of Xorth
uinbrta In Gl. After he was slalu at
the battle ot Heathtield the widow re
turned to Lyuilnge and devoted tb
remainder of her life to works of piety
and benevolence among others the
building of the church. In which she
was burled In 04?. Her grave la still
pointed out The church was nearly
destroyed by the Danes In (MIS, but
was rebuilt by Archbishop Dar.can of
Canterbury. It has been restored
several times since with the same ma
teriula aud without ulterlng the plans;
10 that it now stands almost exactly
the same us wheu first em-tad nearly
KtOO years ago. A. E. Curtis, in Chi
cago Hecord.
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