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THE MQflKOE TISER.
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VOL. XU
Seventy-five per cent, of the en¬
listments in onr regular army last
year were of Americana.
Kur Hardie, tho British labor agi
Intor, believes that tho day of trade
onions, arc past and that an industrial
r’omtnon wealth will short bo evolved.
The only two civilized countries in
tie world in which a whito man is not
permitted to acquire civil rights or
lo own property aro Liberia ami
Uayti.
It is said that not until tho Into
Robert Louis Btevenson, who in his
>om»Ii wrote ft beautiful, clear hnnd,
ba<l the writor’s cramji and wrote so
badly as to puzzle his friends, did tho
printers bogiu to send him "clean
proofs."
From the top of tho Cathedral spire
in Mexico, you can see the entire city,
and the most striking feature of tho
View in tho absence of chimneys.
I hero in not a chimney in all Mexico ;
not a grate, nor n stove, nor a fur*
lince. All tho cooking is done with
charcoiD ip Dutch ovens.
Franco pays $5,200,000 a year in
mail HtiliHidien lor voyages amounting
to 1,125,000 sea leagues; England
pays .*5,000,000 for 1,550,000 leagues ;
tho United States $3,100,000 for 485,
BOO leagues: Spain $1,950,000 for 361,
< 10(1 leagues: Italy $1,800,000 for 543,
<»(»(> leagues; Germany, $1,200,000 for
382,000 leagues, and Austria $1,150,
000 for 480,000 leagues.
<bi tho Belgian State railways fares
nro lower than anywhere else in
-Europe. Recently the Belgian
erimiont lmve made a fresh concession. 1
For live dollars tho traveler can
tain a ticket available for one person
to travel over the entire system for
fortnight. For second-class tho charge/
is about half as much again, and ftfc r
tho first-class about double. Mk.
The year 1895 will witness a grJjH
r< volutinn m the architecture, iM
mg Nrien/'o aud uie*-nl imi> r '>venJp5^pu
New York City, predicts tho Chicago
Times- Herald, than was ever seen in
any previous year, Landmarks aro
disappearing, tho atmosphero is full of
tho dust of disintegrated brick and
mortar, while tho sky lino is obscured
by the web-like structures of steel and
terracotta which are climbing heaven¬
ward, trying to outdo Chicago.
There nro twonty-soven highway
bridges over tho Mississippi between
Braitmrd, Minn., mid Muscatine, Iowa,
a distance of 500 miles. Those above
Minneapolis nro seldom above 400 foot
long, while one at Muscatine is 2,500
feet long, not that tho river is ordin¬
arily so wide at that point, but to
make provision against freshets. .
tho fourteen highway bridges between
Minneapolis and Muscatine ouly one
is a drawbridge. It is ouly in its in¬
fancy that the rivor has been bridged
for ordinary highways.
The Now Orloaus Picayune rolaio9
that ‘‘sumo time ago a little girl in
Brooklyn was run down by a trolley
car and lost both her feet. Sho sued
for damages aud got a verdict of
$13,268.68. The money was deposit
ed with a trust company, aud the
court lias now ordered the company
to pay the girl’s lawyer, as his slj»re
of the cash, $7,244.85, leaving for
the cripple 1 1 but v 86 ’ 0 “ > 1.83 ; Probably
tho division is according to . . law, but
It would be hard to convince the aver
ago lay mind that it is a fair thing.
The jury, no doubt, thought that tho
cash was going to tho cripple, and
had no idea that the lawyer, who ap
plead to them so strongly, was coming
iu for the lion’s share.”
Book stores and newstande arc nu¬
merous both iu Englaud and on the
continent. Iu France Zola’s brooks
are displayed in greater profusion
than those of all other authors com¬
bined, from ivhich it is a fair infer
cnee that tho demand for them is
greater. Tho novel i. enormously 3
consumed there. Tho news stands
are more like American newstands
than any others in Europe, although
in England, Avrites Amber in the Chi¬
cago Times-Herald, I observed in
scores of book stores the novels of
Richard Henry Savage and Gunter,
and much other like trash. Thi*
seemed to me an indication of the be
ginning of the general decay now
slightly mansfesting itself in the Eng
lish mind and character, but the sol
itlitv of her general literature and the
trrelt eons u unit ion of it bv the Fn.
*
Jish people will li* stand 1 a deal . . of . Zola _ j
ami Savage aud Gunter before it will
be seriously affected. Tho German
and Swiss book stores display solid
matter. It is a delight to observe
8 haluBp*«r« in almo«t «rcry beek
ttert in both e( Ihtat «9tU4tri»«i
FORSYTH, MON E COUNTY, ^A. TUESDAY MORNING,
THE international UATION.
Iu England they're fnlkinj®f trouble,
And making up fro ■i ranee:
The French are inclined be ugly
The And English lead the hold Hfittfis a dance.
have put u I; placard—
It’s "Keep off fhe AU /in emus!”
Th** Ami I- reach England have ivnor^< it completely,
may nJf “let it pass.”
Japan wants a use f<»r Iter navy,
YY Idle China is willing to rest—
YVe’vo followed the course of their etriie
gle
And know the result of the test—
But Russia is looking for chances
To graii up additional land,
And when she ntgetnpfs to secure it
There’s apt to be trouble on band.
In Cuba there’s fighting already—
They’re shootilng at all that’s in sight—
And Spain is decidedly careless,
Though cinintiuig she wants to do right.
The rea lising fighting with Bismarck,
So Germany's having some fun,
And Itnly’l! be in the scrimmage
If ever the
Canadians, FT nro disputing —
There’s t; of n w ar over there;
A ruienia’s 1 fishing stories;
Hawaii souilj* i£ s doing her share;
Then of the isthmus are quarrels
In even conceivable spot,
And wlfih#' °' |r own eagle likes quiet,
—Chicn Yon in" l M >j^ lie Evening is thinking Post. a lot.
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I WISil j had been named Peggy,”
said the young wife, sobbing. “Be¬
renice Is a name for a princess or a
countess. Peg or Polly would do
well cnoiuafe$£ • receiving orders
Hi ’lien speaking-tube.
D use of making up
rattier | EgflWu's old man’s spife darling
when
it turns out like t
“But it can tun^ffliTjust as you say,
my dear,” snid Mrs. Rayal. “Give me
the particulars. More is to be gained
by submission than revolt, especially
when tho husband is much older than
ihe wife.”
“Submit!” cried young Mrs. Fisher.
“No! 1 will never do that never! Do
you suppose I married a rich man to
do the housework?"
Let nie hear the particulars, Be¬
renice,” repeated Mrs. Royal.
"Well, mamma,” said young Mrs.
Fisher, “you know I went into a house
full of servants excellent ones, too.
Josiah was very affe< as*d innate, as he al¬
ways is, and nil he me to do was
to tie his cravat, and pin a rose into
his buttonhole, and go to the door and
throw kisses to him of a morning.
And after a while It was, ‘Get my slip¬
pers, darling. Run for my umbrella,
Where Is my handkerchief?’ Very tire
some, but to be expetced. Then very
soon It was, ‘Let us send the servants
away at meal times, and wait on our¬
selves at table. It is so delicious to be
quite alone!’ Of course I agreed; and
now comes this astonishing proposi¬
tion dismiss all the servants; live for
each other! I’m to do the cooking for
him, iron Ills shirts—black his boots,
for nil 1 know! Not for economy’s sake,
but to make life beautiful! Oh, I
shn’n’t endure it. I cannot, mamma!
I shall quarrel If he persists! I did not
dress' a innn t0 1h> coolv and lauu ‘
“Be quiet, flariln*.- *»M Mr*. Koval.
“Listen to me a little while. Let iiim
have his own way, that you may have
y° urs ,n the end. It is an amiable
caprice; humor it."
A long ooim , rsatlon ^ twoon mothpr
and daughter followed, and the result
was that when Mr. Fisher returned to
his home that afternoon he found
w ife fairly coaming with smiles.
“Well. Berenice, my pet, have you
been thinking of the ideal life I nro
posed? You did not seem to appreciate
the notion quite as thoroughly as I ex¬
pected this morning.”
"I'm afraid I did not, darling,” said
young Mrs. Fisher. “But 1 ran over to
mamma’s, and she was so enthusiastic
over it.”
“Was she? was she?" cried the hus¬
band in amazement. "I fancied that
she would rather oppose it.”
“Oh! vou don’t know mamma ” said
Berenice. “Josiah. while we arc doing
"• why not *e« a eot.ugo aud a eon and
' chickens?
1 would like to milk, and
make butter, nml hunt for eggs. And
we might have a few pigs.”
“We’ll begin by degrees,” said Mr.
; l ' lshor -
! “I suppose Ave'll have to. Josiah."
! said Berenice; “but I’m AAild to take
j j things end iu hand. of their Pay the servants up
to the months tomorrow.
j and pack them off. and you’ll have nice,
! home-made cooking right aAvay.”
i “Dear me!” said he. “I shall spend
most of my time watching you at work,
1 in a little white apron, with your
sleeves rolled up.’
Db, how nice! she cried, kissing
hhu ' "° h ’ make haste about Jo ‘
slab!"
.
Josiah obeyed. By the following
night the servants had all
0nl -V Berenice remained iu the
though she had a visit from her moth- j
er. The table was set for a grand din
nor, aud as Mr. Fisher opened the door
• b imnll figure appeared at the head of
j tbs baiemeat mtra.
“Who's that?” he cried.
“Your little wife,” was theJroply.
Berenice’s fhoe was adore
smears and smudges, so were Uu
hands, so was her white apron.
“Some accident, darling?” he cried,
In alarm. :
He did not like to tell Iter that she
had a dirty face, so he lavished. and as
she threw herself into Viis arms em
I traced her like a very k/uight of cour
G'sy. I
Retiring to his own repom «:o look in
the glass, lie found thatmthe three kiss
es that she had imprint*?! on Iris cheeks
and brow had left tl; ir mark there.
He put his hand to tlh polished space
on the top of his belli, and found it
sticky, and his 'usually Immaculate
shirt-bosom had the marks of ten tiny
black It took fingers him upon some lt^ ti/me to make his
toilet, and when he olid descended dinner
was on tire table, Berenice was
striking the gong linear-splitting fash
’-m.,
“I was so afraid you would let. your
wlfelet’s first dinner grew cold,” '^he
said.
‘Not likely, love,” he replied. “But
don’t you need a glance in the mirror?”
“Oh, I shall put all vanity aside, my
dear,” she answered, “and simply lie
domestic. If you are pleased, there is
no one else to see, you know; besides, I
must wait on you. Will you carve?”
“I? Oh, certainly!” said Mr. Fisher.
“Certainly. This is-”
“Soup, love,” said Mrs. Fisher. “Of
course we have soup. I served every¬
thing at one time. But we have courses
all the same.”
’J ho fluid which Mr. Fisher tasted
somewhat resembled dishwater; but lie
forced a smile, and thought he would
“try the fish.” The next instant a cre¬
ature of the sea lay before him, much
it came from the water, save that it
was covered with a very rancid butter
sauce. It had not been opened; its
head, tail and scales remained intact.
“It does not seem quite right, some¬
how," said Berenice.
Next . tune .. , have , It cleaned,
love,”
^fiid icrall, her beef husband, is playfully. “And af
the great reliance. Where
is the beef t
“Before you, dear,” said Mrs. Fisb-er
“Shall I turn the gas up higher?”/
The husband made no remark. He
turned a ball of burned bone- and meat
about with his fork, tried/ 1 ° cut a few
scraps, gave it up as bad job, and
sighed. /
“Oil, Josiah, does " 1 t it suit you?" ask¬
ed Berenice, with pleading glances.
“Is it overdon e/ d ear?" V.
Fisher: “Bur c.v’e no doubt the next
course will amply compensate. What
have you given me. angel?”
“Apple pie," said Berenice, handing
him a large plate, on which lay a large
slice.
The unfortunate husband took one
mouthful, then said, meekly:
“I'll try the pudding, dear."
“Pudding!" laughed Mrs. Fisher.
“That Is my home-made bread, fresh
from the oven. Try a piece.”
“No, no! I’ve eaten quite heartily
already!” cried poor Fisher. “I'll smoke
a bit.”
“Oh, dear,” screamed Berenice, “my
after-diuner coffee—I forgot it.”
“The very thing, love,” said Mr.
Fisher.
While she was gone, however, he
stayed the demands of hunger with
wine biscuit from the sideboard, and
sat beaming upon her as she re-entered
with au extra smudge on her nose and
a scorch on her apron, carrying a tray
loaded with coffee pot and cups.
“Now I will show you the sort of cof¬
fee your little wife can make,” said she,
passing a cup for him.
He took it, tasted it, and beamed on
her again, then he said:
“A little weak my dear. By the way,
did you grind the beans?”
She shook her head.
“Does one grind coffee?" she asked.
“Always,” said the husband.
“I’m sorry," said Berenice. “But
I’ll get my little note-book .and
you can tell me just how you fancy
‘".‘.fN, ™up stronger?"
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ho fish ^ e11 c ean f 1 he , •, ‘ Thc *
beef , moderately done, and. lest f you
f h °! lU liave to< ? mU ° \ !,° d °’ bUy ba '
lu // , blea an( P astr '
‘‘^ever. ,~ she anstAoia^d, soiemn a l
knoAv a housewife s duty better. Give
you baker’s bread and things! Never,
my *°, ve ; And the coffee must
ground ’ 1 ^member, ,
*’Yes, he said, helping her to get the
dishes together aud put them on the
dumb-waiter; "grind the coffee, sweet
est.”
“And It was a lovely little dinner for
me to cook, wasn't it?” queried the
black and greasy object, Avhorn he
eould scarcely recognize asjiis dainty
Berenice, approaching him Avith up
raised Ups. “Kiss me ten times!” He
did it. “And Isn’t it so iovely to be
«.o„e together-I doing everyth.,,* to
nrake home happy?’
“Delightful:” said Mr. Fisher, as he
polished himself surreptitiously Avith a
uapkin. “I’m going out for a few min
p et ’
He did. , ; His . goal . was , a restaurant, , ,
During his absence Berenice admitted
her mother at the kitchen door.
S “Well?” asked the latter.
“I shall love Josiah better all my
lifeT’ said Berenice. “He has been an
angel! Oh. what a mess I served him:
and he smiled it through, My nro
fjrara is ready for dinner, to-morrow. after I receipt mean
to offer him a a
of my own, sciAing ca ,-17 thing AAi,h
| su ^ ar illst ^P d of salt ' The coffe ^ wU1
/ j be peppermint ground into into powder, my pudding and I shall by mis- put
take, and make more of my delicious
bVcad. Aud I have prepared to make
an -omelet for breakfast to-iuorrow,
and one of the eggs is addled.. It is
dreadful, when ! can cook so beauti
fully. But 1 shall always adore Jo-
1 9 laU after thi*i hl« uatlfnc* is sq bfau*
’
tifuL He has net t*r blamed me fof ■
what he believed to be my innocent j
mistake.” -J§
“It was the ouly pfe way—the only way.” i
said Mrs. Royal, =die bade her dauch- ;
ter good-night. on as you have be- j
gun. 1 advise a s pudding and friec
oysters—scorchotf oy> ters have au uu
equalled flavor, ray dear.”
Mrs. Royal return* ('. home.
Three days passe*!. On the fourtt
her daughter and sondn-law appeared
at her door. Berenice was beaming beyond
with smiles, Mr, Fisher grave
description. m
**We have come^r a little advice,
dear madam.” he sukl. 1
“A nice receipt for plum pudding, „
l
paid Mrs. Royal. j-f !
“No,” cried Mr. Fisher. “I think my
j little wife confided to you our delight- ;
f U j dream of flying quite without ser- !
rants?”
“She did. It was beautiful!” said)
Mrs. Royal. “Anti how does it sue- ,
cced?”
“Splendidly, nuitftma!" s^fast! said made lU venice. him |
“I am improving* I
tninee pie to-dfl^Hw'home '-sjjPfT. is like Ar
jgjdla.” ‘Precisely, ;
darling,” said Mr. Fisher
“butNydcm’t havg,CBOugh of your covered so
eiety. y^u Tve in tee kitchen,
my deares._ with __________ pot-black. You an
working too \ sfci<£ iard - Besides, I begin tc
understand, % u lroued shirts
citiltv sweetest, ff iwfflqjgdry work is a spe
“But I shall learn J 10 said Mrs
Fisher, “I only scl^hed s-made four bread of is youi
shirts; licious. and Ann, my oh! hom-j ani sj viAu
lj r e 4h
make home all it g Ml 5ng w
out Josiah’s lovely of go!
come and dine wltl a* to Ml
see if I have not s< IPTbl
cooking.” ffid
“That is a good fe|H Mr. Fish
er. “I shall unavnbln m !y be away from
home; but I tlfiFnk, liF le wife * - vol1r doai
mamma w’Gl see t bat my idea was,
perhaps,."roo ArcaJ an; aud vve might
get tlif*-'servants ba* *k, and see wifle in
h er / A pretty dresses il gain.”
< T always iell daughter to do as
^tier husband wishejL” wH-ll'dit# said Mrs. Royal;
“but of course I ■MWm. i with Bere
n i ce _>*
She did. It was aft J v.ery good little din¬
ner; but the next day found the ser¬
vants in their pS 68 , and Mr. Fisher
never alluded to Is Arcadian
again.—Good Coni
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Ehe c * istory.
A
passed i nto t
I beg your paido
salutation, “but can,.yoiWpare me a few
minutes of
“I am very busy, madam,” he re
plied, “but if you have anything of im
portance to communicate, I shall bt
glad to hear it. Pray be seated.”
“Thank you, no,” she said, looking
around at a clerk or two In a nervous
fashion. “I am a woman with a his¬
tory, and-”
“Excuse me,” apologized the attor
uey, seeing a fee appearing on the hori¬
zon; “possibly you had better step into
my private office with me, where you
will not be interrupted.”
She thanked him, and they went into
the adjoining room.
“Now,” he said, when they were
seated, “I presume you wish to consult
me on this matter of your history?”
“Yes, sir. That is why I am here.”
“Very well, proceed. Anything you
say to me will be held in the strictest
confidence. You were saying you
were a woman with a history?” This
very sympathetically, as au encour
ager.
“Yes. sir,” she began, as she laid a
document before him. “It is a history
of Napoleon Bonaparte, In eighteen
monthly parts, at 50 cents a month,
He threw up liis hands, but she had !
him, and he couldn’t get a tv ay until j
ho had put down his name, and now
when “a woman with a history” is men- !
tinned iu his hearing, it makes cold |
chills run down his back.—Detroit
Free Pres*._
From the Depths of the Sea.
Several months ago a Norwegian
yessel arrived at Galveston, having in
tow the hull of an English ship that
^ found float!ng on th( , surface of
the sea, after some disturbance be
neath the Avaves, either of a volcanic j
or ear thqunke nature, off the Faroe | ■
Is j eg Tlie huil wag cohered with
shells> but tbere was co t'mich water ;
judging in the hold by or apearanees,’ luu1er the/^pks, tl[ and.
se^i ship of ;
wfjioli it was part Avould to have
taken fire fifty years or so before, and
burned to the Avater’s edge. Some ]
iron-bound chests, found in the cap
cles tain's that cabin, had contained been reduced several pulp, arti- j
to ;
and a leather bag that needed to be
cut open Avith an ax. More than a
! thousand pounds' Avorth of guineas, j
I dated 1809, were found in the bag
j Among other things discovered iu this ,
tart, so «mn*e.y ulven np by the sea ;
were watches, a stomacher ot pearls ;
blackened and ruined by the water, !
and three skeletons, one of a ^ I
j nearly s even feet high. j
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i With Novel Effects.
Qn Sunday inorning not so very !
long ago. the congregation of a Lon
J don church were surprised at certain !
queer strange music coming from the
orgau. The organist felt annoyed as
well as astonished, for the effects were I
such as lie had not intended. After
service, he obtained a screwdriver and j
took out one of the sides of the organ,
Then cries of “Mew! mew!" seemed to
proceed from Hit' inside of the instru
; ment, and funher search led to the \
discovery n*g of a black-and-white cat
! crouclli at the foot of one of the large
pj pes As soon as she was set free the
cat rus hod from the church, and har
monv an d peace were restored at the
uex t musical service. j
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\ Reliable information on any subJee*
j U very difficult te set,
RAM S HORN BLASTS.
Warning Note# Calling the Wicked te
pentance.
l T HE man who
fears God also
r fears to do wrong.
' Faith In God
/ gives men faith
,. . J in one another.
[ When God says, ]
( . “Come,” he al¬
ways means it.
Tho man who
\ makes his own
god always has a j
2 ! Vs. little one.
■
What we truly
pray for we are willing to live and die
for.
While you are true to God nobody
can hurt you but yourself.
Tho road to heaven would be crowd
ed d were carpeted with velvet.
The devil can behave as well as an
angel wlien he finds it to his advantage,
The hardest kind of repentance to
bring about is repentance for popular
sins.
Nothing will bring barrenness to the
soul like looking at everything through
The real preacher is always preach- ,
lug. no matter whether he is in the pul
pit o. no .
No Christian has any right to try to
make a dollar without asking God to
tell him how.
The"man'who'gives as much as God
expects him to, never growls about it
afterward.
The people who do not believe In a
Personal devil are strangers to a per¬
sonal Christ.
No tree can become so great
can get along without the help of its :
smallest roots. |
Instead of “putting off the old man,”
in dressing him ’
some people go for o>
and sending him to college. / j
some Even- man OHO. believe a f he can .,.... be deVjpia^ a Christian
without belonging to church.
Every man who loves God with all j
his heart is trying to do something to
make a heaven of this earth. x
If you don’t know from experience
that it is more blessed to give than to
receive, you had better try it.
Some people who sit in front seats
church, leave their religion behind them
whenever they go c way from mothei^Ie home.
How much Go( ] « a llkc a
The first duty we owe to the world is
those who come within our im
mediat e Influence what Christ is to ua.
The devil is not throwing very many
stones at the man who is not as relig
l° u s la business as he Is in prayer meet
,n &*
The man who can pay his debts and
won’t do it, will some day live in a
world where all like him will be locked
up.
The farmer who tries to earn his
bread by the sweat of a hired man’s
brow will have to go without pie for
bieakfast.
If angels hear all the preaching tnat ^
is being done down here, it must puzzle
them to make out what some preachers
are aiming at.
Some converts take so much pride In
telling what awful sinners they have
been that they forget to tell us how
good the Lord is.
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? The “Lament” in Italy.
a curious and impressive custom of
,
Southern Italy is the lament which
takes place at the death of a person,
and while the body lies awaiting buri
al. The corpse is fully dressed, and ,
laid upon the bed with the head and j i
shoulders raised. Lighted candelabra
are placed at the sides. A young girl
is generally dressed in white and ■
adorned with flowers. The relatives :
and friends gather, and sit in foot an of irreg- the j
ular semi-circle about the ;
bed. At intervals they Join in a weird, j
monotonous wail that is distinctly
Oriental and le.sem es no ng mro
P ean - Perhaps a near re a n e am ap
the bier, and with wild actions,
clasping her head and tearing her hair,
wil1 describe the illness and sufferings
tb e departed one, the good qualities,
aud tbe disconsolateness of those left
behind, the mournful cry being finally
taken up by the others. One tvho has
lost a parent will sometimes keep up j
this awful death-cry for over twenty- j
four hours. But though the iamenta- !
tions are so violent, the grief of these j
people seems to be soon assauged, and
after a day or two they appear to be
fully reconciled to circumstances, and !
mention the lamented one in quite a ;
light and airy manner.—Harper’s Ba- |
zar.
;
Not Such a Pet as It Seemed.
Many of the British regiments keep
, " d the cr X eature that
U nd« beir
P f . b ^. A lad of twelve
l/iaiers ,sed^ f h au q carry for the
/ s UIX himself to be a friend
of r , jin -,:. v ;. 1 .o liglv , as it turned out.
The bear lived in a grass plot fenced
in railing . and was tied to a chain
eighteen feet long for additional secur
iry. One day the boy squeezed himself
between the rails, went up to the ’.tear,
which was then lying down, and pat
ted it on the back, saying, “Get up,
Polly.” The animal must have been
surly, for it rose at once, felled the
lad, and began to gnaw him. Al
though the boy struggled bravely with
the angrv brute, it would have gone
ill with him but for the prompt ar
rival of a soldier, who beat the bear
off .and carried the boy to the nearest
hospital, where, his wounds being at
tended to, he recovered.
Ethel—“Have you any very expen
sive tastes. Charlie?’ Charlie—“W ell,
i don't know—I’m very foud of you. "—
Buffalo Express.
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I'll- .-ati-rpri^B .1
tin' - >n licit
employed withoU^H
perism; because
tute to do somethim
and tints largely relievIBH
public generosity; becau^H
owners a chance to help tw
poor substantially withoir
any outlay in cash; and
teaches the poor of the great cl|
there is health and self-help 1
rating the soil, and eventually
turn back to the country that tide
' population which has for thirty and yen^
been tending away from farms to
wards the cities.
The success of the Detroit plan is
! ! larcelv ’ due to the energy and public
^ Jrjt of c t Corne iius Gardener, of
, Xineteenth lnfantr y, United States
Armv, now stationed at Fort t\ ayne,
inside the city limits of Detroit. His
large experience with army gardens
and in the handling of men led Mayor
j j pq n gree to appoint him philanthropic chairman of
t i le committee having the
I movement in charge, and he carried it
! to a successful issue, in spite of a
severe drought and other discourage
ments.
In response to a reque-st from the
Sunday PosGDYspafch Capt. Gardener
has written a letter detailing his ex
with the Detroit plan, and
making suggestion respectingitsadop
lion * n I* ouis - Mcanu i e .
lishing the plan here, and the Mayor
has not only approved of it but has
offercd the use of two vacant city lots
d bv him to belp along the good
work
jt j S a movement that should appeal
strongly to all who are philanthroplc
inclined. It lias the great
that it bestows charity without lower
ing the self-respect of those who
l>v it. It is the most reasonable
most practical application of the
surely find advocates and sup
porters in St. Louis who will make it a
success here as it has been in Detroit
and as ^ Promises to be in New Yoik.
Bom a Fighter.
Many men have made good soldiers
and brave commanders who, neverthe
Iess \ bad no rolish for fighting. Gen
Cudinot, so famous in the wars of
Napoleon, was a warrior of another
type, says the Youth’s Companion. He
seemed, at all events, to love war for
its own sake. His fiery temper and his
ideal of a soldier are well exemplified
j n two brief anecdotes gathered from
b j s biography, recently published,
Iu JulV) 1805; when oudinot was 38
y 0ars 0 i ( p the Emperor reviewed the
grenadiers at their camp at Boulogne.
xh e customary maneuvers were per
formed, and at the end General Oudi
no t—in command of the grenadiers—
started to march at the head of the line
before
He put the spurs to his horse, and
the steed balked. The struggle was
brief, for the exasperated General
drew his sword and gave the horse
such a stab in the neck that in another
moment the horse lay stretched upon
the sand.
That night the commander of the
grenadiers dined with the Emperor,
nud, in the course of the meal, Napo
l° on said:
“Is that the way you treat your liors
es?”
“Sire,” answered Oudinot, “when
anything knows not how to obey, that
is my method.”.
The second anecdote is even more
grim. Some one spoke to Oudinot about
the deep affection which a general
must cherish for his devoted troops.
“LoA-e them!” he exclaimed. “Do I
loA'e them? Ah! I think I do! I have
had them all killed!”
There spoke the born fighter, who
shirked no danger himself, and ac
counted it the most enviable lot of a
soldier to die on the field.
Patriotism iu the Home.
‘Every household,” says a woman,
“should own a flag. Just as much as it
should have bed linen,” a sentiment
f Rat will find few dissenters. The flag
s hould not. only be owned, but put out
on every occasion on Avlfich there is
the least excuse. Patriotism is inborn,
to be sure, but lots of inborn senti
. * .
of C 0 Unt f. Is ont f the tiingS
! , / t f r 7 ° r
haVe °° 8trongly demonstrated. *
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Lexicographers . have agreed that
“*«*> is a corruption of the Spanish
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She /after the unmasking)—I see that
strawberries are on the bill of fare,
George. He (nervously)—Yes, but they
are very sour at this season of the
i year. She—Of course; but I think I
xa ill take a few. One cannot expect
to be at their best in
M a rch, 3' 0U know.—Harlem Life.
Bo few women know how to use dry
•ooda after they get them*
OF FUN.
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"I >e man «iat <-'inos & w '\'’§g]
inos' noise." said I'm
ginerally hah time
iinyt ink e!s*>." M'as.hingion
Bquildig He's a great
yer, isn’t he? McSwilligeu
lieve he always stops short of ac^pi
criminality.—Pittsburg Chronicle Tele¬
graph.
First Boarder -What’s the star board¬
er making all that hubbub about; over
that berry pie? Second Boarder—I
guess he found the berry.—Syracuse
Post.
Johnny fools his parents— < i
It’s very sad to state—
They think he’s making garden t
When lie’s only digging bait.
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Fogg— . *
Lboks rather lai Tor a parloTTlSIB
and rather too small for a woman.—
Boston Transcript.
She—So the count’s relatives consid¬
er it mesalliance? He—Decidedly. Tho
girl has only a quarter of a million,
and tiie count owes three times as
much ns that.—Judge.
Professor (to his wife)— Elise, I have
promised to deliver an address to-mor¬
row evening on the rational exorcise of
the memory. Don’t let me forget about
it.—Fliegende Blaetter.
“Oh, my dear Mrs. -, liow glad I
am to see you. It is four years since
we met, and you recognized me imme¬
diately.” “Oh, yes. I recognized the
hat.”—Fliegende Blaetter.
She—I know I’m cross at times, John,
but if I had my life to live over again
1 should marry you just the same. lie
—I have my doubts about that, my
dear.—Philadelphia Times.
The lady arrives a little late at the
sewing circle. Servant—Excuse me,
madam, but I’d advise you to wait a
few minutes. Just now they are talk¬
ing about you!—Ilumoristiche Biaet
ter.
Gussy—Why do you so persistently
Avear the hair of another Avoman on
your head? Beatrice—For the same
reason that you wear the skin of an¬
other calf on your feet.—The Great Di¬
vide.
Artist—I'm Imlf distracted trying to
think up a subject for my picture, “The
Queen of May.” Practical Friend
Why not paint a picture of a servant
girl taking up carpets?—Chicago Rec¬
ord.
Goutran burst like a whirhvind in
upon his friend Gaston. “Will you bo
my witness?” “Going to fight?” “No,
to get married.” Gaston (after a pause)
—Can’t you apologize?—Los Angeles
He! Aid.
Sbe~ I can’t help thinking I have seen
your portrait in the neAvspapers some
where. He no -fJoubt; its often
been mistaken. publish«^ Wila* She—Then curhd. I am of not ?—
AA-ere you
Judge.
Mrs. Kicksey—I see by the head line
in tiiis paper that Spain has her hands
full. Kicksey—Yes, and if she fools
with this country she'11 have her whole
anatomy full—of holes.—Philadelphia
Inquirer.
“Here comes the carriage, Maud!
Fancy having to go and pay calls in
such weather! It’s enough to give one
one’s death of cold!” “Worse than
that, mother! Everybody’s sure to be
in!”—Boston Budget.
Nurse—Sure, ma’am, the twins have
been making a fuss all day, ma’am.
Mrs. Olive Branch—What about?
Nurse—It’s because they can't have a \
birthday a-piece, like the DuAvson chil¬
dren next door.—Tit-Bits.
Mother—“Don't you feel able to sit
up to-day?” Boy—“No, mamma, I am
too weak.” Mamma—“Well, let me
see. I guess you Avill be able to go to
school Monday. To-morrow is .Satur¬
day, and-” Boy (jumping out of
bed)—“Saturday! I thought it aaus Fri¬
day.”—Harper's Bazar.
No one hates you quite so fterjely
m tb* dead beat who ewes yeu money,,