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T Fh ilai>e]j>iua. Dec. fl> 1TOT.
L r _i received your letter 0*
tr the post of yesterday. With
Ito the notes you write me
Vleli you to do by them as you
your own, ns I do not want
e itlier principle or Interest.
| t would be most for my Inter-
w by them as you propose. The
[you mention, of adding to the
*, go as to give me a dairy room,
ry much and would leuve It to
;ment. t think It would be
It large enough to take of
[that cold victuals, etc., may taot
i m with dairy affairs. I should
1 10 b ave it compleated ir possb
nre I return In the spring, but
hter has set In with great vlo-
Lre. and the rivers are already
up, so that I fear we shall not
eiiauce of getting amy cheese
are but Just getting Into
s. and the vice president Is not
-ived to sit sis months togeth-
egulatlng debates, moderating
and reading papers is a laliorl-
ib and what. 1-fancy, the present
Iocs not like so well as rocking In
Ivot chair or amusing himself
[he vibration of a pendtlum. I
hever yet seen the southern man,
Ington excepted, who could bear
[application for any length of
What a ringing wonld here have
Jin all the Jacobinical prayers
|ene end of the United States to
her if somebody else had done so!
| are all well. The cold weather
Jitlrely put .a stop to the yellow fe-
|ml no person would How suppose
lucb a calamity had ever befallen
Jjty. The synod recommended
If fasttng and prayec^The differ-
jbetween this plac/and N. Eng-
|was this: Being recommended by
|y of Presbeterian ministers, none
|e church clergy would Join In It
shop in the city was open as
and a very small proportion of
Jihabltants attended Worship. Bus!
|and pleasure went ou ns usual,
comber me to Mrs. Tufts and all
friends. From your ever affec-
[te Abigail Adams.
\ ; - / AlhkUt Appetites.
“The actual amount of good toast
beef that a table of athletes' will con
sume,’' writes Walter Camp In The
Century, “is something appalling to
the uninitiated. , Three members of a
i Yale football team once-went to Cam
bridge to wntcb a match between Har
vard nnd some other team. These
three inen .stopped at a hotel lor thelf
luncheon. Among other, things the
spokesman of the party Mured three
portions of cold roast beef. -But, sir.’
said the waiter, ‘two portions will bo
a great plenty for all three of you.’
The giant of the party looked up bland
ly at the servant and said, 'You bring
the three portions and then Watch us
eat It.’ \
“When the writer was captain of the
team, long before the days of special
method In manageiheut. the eleven
were to play at Cambridge nnd. leaving
New'Haven the afternoon of the day
preceding the match, weut to a Boston
hotel for dinner and the night. Most
of the men were readily collected at
one or two large tables, but a certain
rusher, being late, bad seated himself
at a table In a distant part of the din
ing room, and he was told by the man
ager to 1 order his own dinner. That
boy’s dinner, aud It M needless to say
that It was without wine, came to the
extraovdluary total of $13.85! H-» was
quite able; to play the next day, how-"
ever.”
THE BRITISH TOURIST.
|lViui Pleimnnllr Surprised by tbs
Train Boy** Attentions.
British tourist sat In the car and
idly across the bleak prairies,
felt a slight touch and, looking
imd. found that a uniformed youth
deposited several ruddy oranges
|hc seat
ie didn’t wait for-the money.” re
lied the tourist, -gazing from the
to the rapidly retreating train
le never does.* said the fellow pas
ser, with a knowing smile,
jli. 1 see! It is one of the advan
ces of your great railroad system.
■ fruit for its patrons.”
pie British tourist was just peeling
\ second orange when a dainty pack*
‘ of chocolate confectionery was de
bited on bis knee.
The Aokn on Ibi Snake Charmer.
Hear Admiral Robloy D. Evans when
a young officer was on the Indian sta
tion In the man-of-war Delaware. With
several others he set up a bungalow on
shore. He tells in "A Sailor’s I.og."
published by the Appletous. what hup
pened to 4 snake charmer that came
along: •
“The unfortunate thought came to
one of our men that it would be a good
Idea to get the Mohammedan drunk to
see what he would do. So be prepared
a dose for him that was very effective
He poured a good stiff drink of brandy
Into a beer glass and then tilled It with
gin Instead of .water. The charmer
took kindly to the drink and In a short
time rolled out of bis chair on to the
floor very drunk and was soon tost
asleep.
“The bag of snakes bad not boon
thought of up to this time, but It also
fell, and the inhabitants quickly spread
over the floor. In the meantime live
American officers took to the table and.
drawing their feet up. carefully
rnulned there until the snake charmer
slept off his dose. ,He snored quietly
while the snakes crawled over and
around him. but it was a to:tg time be»
fore he Anally came to himself, secured
Ills pets and took them away. We did
not repeat that experiment.”
“ Chronic Condition.
Prospective Tenant—Qf course the
house needs repairs.
Owner—Hub! Did you ever see a
house that ’n't’-rlmlinRsnoJIs News.
' i —.1 ifwBiltriTiriiHi' n
Clocks With “Wheels."
“Clocks are certainly queer thlhft.”
■aid the man who waa tinkerin': at the
hall clock la a suburban bouse the oth
er day. “They get cranky spoils Just
like people. Sometimes they rcnlly act
as though .they were bewitched. A
friend of mine hod a little clock that
had behaved Itself and kept good time
for years. One day It took a notion to
lay off for awhile, and they couldn’t
get It started again. My frtend’a wife
was cleaning the room several days
afterward, and she took the clock and
laid It down flat on Its back on a chair,
tt started to go at once and ticked
away at a great rate, but as soon os
she placed It on end It stopped again.
Well, they set It. and for a time it act
ed all right as loug ns It remained on
Its back. But tt soon got cranky again
and refused to go. The other day. Just
for fun. they turned It upside down,
and, would you believe It, that crazy
clock started off again. Now tt only
runs when it Is Standing on Its head,
and they are wondering what new fool
ishness It will develop next”—Boston
Record.
Can be properly run without being
. Advertised,
“A few mouths ago, lood which I
ate for breakfast would not remain
on my stomach for half an hour. 1
used one bottle of your Rodol Dys
pepsia Onre and can now eat my
, breakfast and other meals with a
if , be , T, X< ' Ia J me<i enthuslas- relish and my food is thoroughly di-
ally.-this is delightful! When l re- tw...
n home, 1 Klinll write a paper on the
ejlence of American travel.
11 less than ton minutes he was the
Iplent of another package. It was a
c box containing a black cigar and
0 matches.
"No wonder you Americans like to
vel.” he said, lilting the bitter end
the cigar. Then he found that a
mic publication had found its way
his seat
"This is great!” he grinned. “I am
lag to tip the boy. Wait a moment.”
The train boy baited, and the tourist
id out a dime.
“What Is that for?” asked the boy.
"For yourself.” /
“You owe uie a half, mister.”
"Owe? l thought you were giving
ese things away?”
‘|Not today. The half, please.”
"But why don’t you'take the money
ten you leave the stuff?” '
^Because we’d never sell It.” .
The tourist reluctantly handed over
he coin.
“Oolng to write about the excellence
f American travel?" asked the fellow
Passenger.
“Not I,” responded the British tour
st. -i am going home and tel! the na-
ion about the train robberies over
iere!”— Exchange.
gested. Nothing equals Kodol Dps-
pepsia Cur© for stomach troubles’ H,
S. Pitts, Arlington Tex. Kodol Dys-
i iepsia Cure digests what yon eat.
i. L. Hicks.
Advice From iIm- Rea.
On one occasion in the II ft lee an ama
teur dramntic performance was given
In Ban Francisco for the lanieflt of
some deserving charity. Among the
perforrpei-s was the late Hugh Farrar
McDermott, the poet, mid In u box was
Mr. Mills. The play was some elaasic
piece, and the acting was so twl that
what should have been a tragedy m-
camo-a farce. In the lost act Mt-rs-r
mort dropped bis sword aud- stooping
awkwardly,' picked It up. Then- wgs a
titter lu the audience, which lik-feaseil
asthe luckless performer asked. “What
Sb#il I do Will* rids eqv«iomed binder
From the banker's sox «tqn> In n
queer stage whisper,, "Stab yourself.
Hugh, and be done with ItP—Frank
Leslie's Monthly.
Vitality of Hebrews.
If the fnture population of the earth'
'* to be estimated on the basis of race
vitality, then there ia no questiou but
that tlie Hebrews will yet be In the
Majority. Statistics show that the
average longevity of the Hebrew race
*® greater tbau that of any other. Their
cumbers must therefore be Increasing
relatively to every race, and they cer-
tAiDly are. Whether It is doe to the
sanitary measures enjoined by tbelr re-
lU’ton or because of native vitality Is
for students of sociology to decide, but
the fact still remains. Yet pumliers
fi:p not always to control the destiny
A Serloos Complaint.
What made you leave your place wlf
dnt geuqnan?” asked Miss Miami
BroWn. “Didn't be pay you right Y”
“Yea.” answered Mr. Erasttis Pink-
ley. “He paid fus’ rate, hut bis clothes
, was so out of style dat I was almost
’ foheed to keep out of society.”—Wash
ington Star.
Waited For the Appropriation.
“Yes. he has cut loose the dogs of
war.”
“What was bolding them back?”
“The sinews.”—Cleveland Plain Deal
er:
“The Doctors told me my cough
was incnrable, One Minnte Cough
O ire made me a well man.” Norris
Silver, North Stratford, N. H.—Be-
cause you’ve not found reliet from a
of the race, aud it ia to be supposed stubborn cough, don’t despair. One
|“ at fraternity nnd good sense are slow-1 Minnte-Cough Cure has cured thons-
/ "'IP 1 ' 1 * <*“ distinctions. - - Bo*- an( j, an q it will cure you. Safe and
^ lobe sure. R.L. Hicks.
Sleeping Car Ethic*.
It seems that there Is an unwritten
code of sleeping car ethics which has
Its tine distinctions. The International
says: “The seasoned traveler enters
the Pullman as If It were a room In a
club with which be IS familiar, but
which he h£is not visited for some time.
He stows sway his belongings, accord
ing to hta habit put# on his traveling
cap and a pair of light shoes or slippers
dnd overgaiters, gdta out his qowspa-
pers and book and, not forgetting 111*
smoking outfit, is ready to be com
fortable. Be it remembered that If.
slippers be donned they must always
be accompanied by overgniters, for
without these latter the slippered foot
Is not permissible under the unwritten
law of aleeplng car travel.”
When California W«« pnlwown.
In nn old geography printed In IS15
appears tbe'followlng; “California Is a
wild and almost unknown land.
Throughout the year It Is covered with
dense fogs, as damp as uuheslthful.
In the Interior are volcanoes aud vast
plains of shifting snows, which some
time* shoot columns to gre.ut heights.
This would seem nearly Incredible
were It not for the well authenticated
accounts of travelers,” — »
And no advertising pays better than
newspaper advertising, The news
paper gods into the home* of the
people and is read through. ,lf bar
gains arc offered, they make a note .
of it.
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first-close advertising medium.
As it is read by the people very
generally in this county and by
many m adjoining counties.
Hot Satisfactory.
”Mose,” said Mr. Subbubs. “I want
you to clean out ray cellar tonight.”
••’Deed, sab.” Mose protested. ”|
kaint do no wuck talk dht at night, aah.
dat would be aatisfnct'ry 10 yo’. sail.”
“Why. not? You’ve of leu cleaned
out my chicken cooj) at night.”
“Yes. salt; hut I reckou dat wuzn’
•ntlsfnet’ry to yo’, sob;”—Philadelphia
Record. • — -
A Humble Apology,
“We feel that an apology is <Jne.” ex
plains the editor of the Splkctown Blla-
sard, “to the estimable young woman
who teaches at the schoolhousc In Dis
trict Na 5. Through the wretched
blunder of a worthless tramp printer
whom we trusted with the setting up
of an Item Just as we were closing the
forms for our last week's edition we
were made to say that 'Mias ltuhy Mc
Connell. the handsome and popular
teacher In Riggs neighborhood. Is tt*.
proud possessor of an elegant new-
black beard.’ v We wrote It ‘black'
board.’ Chicago Tribune.
•
Going ky Contraries.
“When a lady says ‘No,’ she- means
"Yes.’ ” observed the philosopher oftbo
boarding bouse, “and when b« papa
throws you down -the front steps and
swears at yon until you have disap
peared in the gloom there seeum to be
something contrary about him, too.”—
Baltimore American.
A Real Heed.
“Why, oh. why.’’ walled tha-woman,
picking up the watch at bee feet and
hotdltif ff to her car, ”do«sq!.t some
body Invent a watch thut you,can drop
without Its stepplogr’-Nnw. York Bun.
DHWeolt to TWMt
“Well, what la the matter with your
husband?” the physidaot asked as he
laid down his repair Ut and removed
his gloves.
“Imaginary Insomnia,”' replied 1 Mrs.
Fosdfek.
“Imaginary insomnia?®' repeated 'the
physician Inquiringly:
“That’s wliat it la He thinks be
doesn’t sleep at night, but be gets Jots
more sleep than 1 do.”—Detroit Free
Press.
A FMtoMpbra
Wife—There's a burglar down cellar.-
Henry.
Husband—WeR, my. dear.- we ought
to be thankful that we are up stairs.
Wife—But be’U<ceme up. here.
Hus band—Thett we'll gariowu cellar,
my dear. Surely a- ten room house
ought to tie W* enough to hold three
people without-crowding.—1 otrolt Free
Press. __ ✓
Eczema, saUrtienm, tetter, ciiaflbg,
ivy poisoning 1 and all skin tort’res
are quickly cured by DeWitt’s Witch
Haz“l Salve. The oertnin pile cr.re.
R. L. Hicka.
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