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$f$ CAMPAIGN SPEECH. Small Boy Persisted In Hear¬ a Every Day. ing It nator Vest was making a buggy len in southeast Missouri some , Missouri official, . ago’ 1 said a driver was a small boy, who was impressed with (lie importance is distinguished visited passenger, by Vest the t each town hurried his team to a convenient L bar n and then raced for the '/house 1 or wherever and the perched ‘speakin’ bim- ’ to take place, the with painful regularity on seat He Invariably turned his 1 the senator and took in every 011 if his life of the speech as very tided on it. iually the lad's continued consple- 1 presence among ids auditors an ] the senator, and he kindly but reminded the boy that it was v him to attend necessary. for every '"make the same speech often .each enough time, to have heard it , lt by rote, so just put in your in the future looking after the • he admonished his youthful r. objection, the spite the senator’s was again in the front seat the day and the following day. This ed Vest, and he thundered: 7 hy do you persist in always oc ng that front seat? Didn’t I tell i make the same speech every It's as old and stale to you as it me. Why insist on hearing lt and again?’ want to see what you're going to hen you fergit it,’ answered the Vest capitulated.”—St. Louis Re HE ELEPHANT FLEET. It Is Used by the British Gov¬ ernment In India. elephant fleet is one of the strau and most deadly departments tallied by the British government dia. It is a large fleet of coast steamers specially built for the port of elephants. India’s popu is one-fifth that of the entire All these people use elephants, use them for draft work and for hunting, and in the arenas of the e states they even pit them st one another and against wild s. The elephant fleet transfers nimals from Dacca, the trapping raining headquarters, to the va districts whence comes the de get an elephant aboard ship is a lt and dangerous task. The ani ust wade through the surf to a raft, and this unknown surf, so and tumultuous, often terrifies addens him. If in his fury he liters a mahout or two he cannot atly blamed. Once on the raft, gs are tied to pegs, and the slow o the ship is uneventful. But a great band must be arranged the elephant’s belly, and a crane hoist him up some twenty or feet to the deck. Here again ephant cannot be set down as in ble if, losing his head in that cedented aerial jour:’" . lie mur xmie more mahouts. pros s, albeit stained a JLtle with ma blood, the elephant fleet for years has plied up and down the coast, embarking and disem >g its heavy, unmanageable t. —New York Press. The Appreciation of Music. .re would appreciate music aright, just remember that its beauty de not upon the composer alone, pon ourselves also. Deep calls eep, and the harmony of sound, li appealing primarily "to the out jear, frorn must be answered by a har within ourselves. The culture we bring to the hearing sic, the wider our sympathy, the exquisite will be tlie echoes it awakens in the soul. If we understand the composer’s mes we must co-operate with him. ust reach out to him with all eulties. if we do that, the reve of music will ceaselessly renew auty, ever turning unimagined a to gladden us.—Itedfern Mason autR*. An Ugly Looking Lizard. u g the lizards of Australia the } devil” (Moloch horridus) is Icfl in its ugliness. From the Its nose to the end of its tall Mid Is covered with tubercles nes ’ ^ut in spite of its danger I*pearance lt is quite harmless, asures about seven inches In 1 has a flat body, a small and Q , a cylindrical tail. It fre sitndj places, feeds largely on n< is more or less diurnal in ts powerful limbs fur V’ are 1 strong claws, which it mgging . the sand, in which lt wholly or partially buried. Defined. ls difference between ■“sSbJssr' o8k,Ki • noble hlS Kallant reply. haraeteristlc of women; J a lamentable defect In ibler H ! r ^ yM 0p#ned Tarticiea *’!' ’ lsn,t writing any , ho ■mi y " to manage a Uow m' V !er ~ No: she knoWa ftecord S ,eS . Inarrie( l.—Philadel :or-w, Enou9h s * id - rdest -£j ml 1 Xe T UP of WUh? Prison C life is , * it ° nT,Ct - U U furious even JAPANESE CADETS. Military School Exercises Include Hana to Hand Conflicts. In the Japanese military school, where I saw a Spartan system of edu¬ cation, the exei\ Des of the cadets with pikes, tides and broidswords were not approached l.y anything of the kind that I hau witnessed in Europe. It was fighting of (he tteri-e.it character. At tlie end of the struggle there was a hand to hand combat, which lasted until the victors stood triumphant over the bodies of the vanquished and tore off their masks. In these exercises, which were very sex ere, the cadets struck one another fiercely and with wild cries, but the moment a prearranged signal was giv¬ en or the fight came to an end the combatants drew themselves up in a line, and their faces assumed an ex piession of wooden composure. In ail the public schools prominence was given to military exercises, and the scholars took part in them with enthusiasm. Even in their walks they practiced running, flanking and sud¬ den, unexpected attacks. J lie history of Japan was every¬ where made a means of strengthening the pupils’ patriotism and their belief in Japan’s Invincibility. Particular stress was laid upon the country’s suc¬ cessful wars, the heroes of them were extolled, and the children were taught that none of Japan’s military enter¬ prises had failed.—McClure’s Maga¬ zine. A WA RSHIP’S RAM. The Huge Steel Beak Is Capable of In¬ flicting Terrible Injury. A modern ram is nothing more than a huge steel beak, or sput, w’kieh is fitted to the prow of the battleship for the purpose of destroying an enemy’s ship in time of war by the force of collision. Indeed, should a vessel suc¬ ceed iu driving her ram against an¬ other warship the blow, if delivered at full speed, would be sufficient to crush in the ship’s side and sink her immediately. A battleship’s ram weighs about for¬ ty tons and is cast all in one piece. It is of solid steel and capable of strik¬ ing a tremendous blow. Shell proof a man-of-war may be made, but the skill of the naval architect is unequal to the task of designing a ship that can resist the ram. Great care must be exercised in fix¬ ing such a heavy piece of steel. The method generally adopted is as fol¬ lows: The ram is suspended from a strong derrick, the bottom end of which is attached to the extreme end of the vessel’s keel plates. The gap between the ram and the uncompleted part, or hull, is walled tight compart¬ ments. The weapon is so fixed that it strikes just below the armored belt, where resistance is weakest, while it Is so shaped that the ramming vessel can by reversing her engines easily disentangle herself from the ship she has struck.—Philadelphia Record. The Word “Person.” General Benjamin F. Butler, it is said, once asserted that a woman was not a “person,” and a London suf¬ fragette insists that the word “person” In its legal sense includes woman. The wmrd has had an interesting history. Signifying by etymology something to make a sound through, the Latin “per¬ sona” began by meaning an actor's mask with its mouthpiece. Then lt meant the character represented by the player—“dramatis personae.” Then lt came to mean the part or character one sustains in real life, anu so the “persona ecelesine,” the man who rep¬ resented the church, became known as a “person” In a special sense and was eventually spelled as “parson.” On the other hand, “person” faded away to mean just anybody. And so. though a woman naturally resents be¬ ing referred to as a “person” in or¬ dinary talk, many women no less nat¬ urally desire to count as “persons” In the eye of the franchise law.—Chicago News. Bishop Butler’s Generosity. So many examples of episcopal cu¬ pidity have been cited of late that the average reader may be excused for be¬ lieving the bishop of a century or so ago to have been an Incarnation of greed. But against the Luxmores, the Watsons and the Porteouses may be set the saintly Butler, whose “Analo¬ gy” Is still used as a text book for clerical examinations. Butler kept open bouse at Durham, where he dis¬ pensed hospitality with a lavish hand. On one occasion a man called at the palace soliciting a subscription for some charitable object. “How much money is there in the house?” asked Butler of his secretary. The secretary after Investigation replied that there was £500. “Give It to him, then,” re¬ plied the philosopher bishop, “for it is a shame that a bishop should have so Biuch.”—London Chronicle. His Occupation. A big, brawny fellow in answer to a question in a justice’s court as to what he did for a living said: “Well, sir, in the spring I ketches an' sells young mockin’ birds, in the summer I mostly sells rattlesnake but¬ tons for rattles fer the babies, but in the winter 1 sometimes has to chop wood.’’—Atlanta Constitution. Enlarging th« Limit, “You are very foolish, Alfred. That Is your third cigar, and you know the doctor limited you to one a day." “Yes, denr, but I’ve consulted two ether doctors, and each has allowed me one cigar a day; total, three!" Every person has two educations— one which he receives from others and one, more Important, which he give* himself.—Gibbon. THE COVINGTON NEWS RACE ON ICE. The Skates That Got Away and Those That Were Recovered. Thackeray once asked one of the men who let out skates on the Ser¬ pentine whether he had ever lost a pair through the omission to exact a deposit, and he replied that he had ne\ er done so, except on one occasion, w-hen the circumstances made it al¬ most pardonable. A well dressed young fellow w’as having his second skate fastened on when he suddenly broke away from the man’s hands and dashed to the ice. The next instant a thickset, powerful man was clamoring for another pair. He was a detective in pursuit of Ms prey, and a very animating sight lt was to watch the chase. He was, as he had boasted, a first rate skater, and It became presently obvious that he was running down his man. Then the young fellow determined to run a desperate risk of liberty. The Ice, as usual, under the bridge was marked “Dangerous,” and he made for lt at headlong speed. The ice bent be¬ neath his weight, but he got safely through. Ttie sheriff’s officer followed xvith equal pluck, but, being a heavier man, broke through and was drowned. “His skates,” said ttie narrator of the ineldent. “I got back after the in¬ quest, but those the young gentleman had on I never saw again.”—London Telegraph. The Salt Sea Legend. There is a legend in the Norse scalds which explains why the sea is salt. The “bountiful Frodi,” whose mythical reign was a golden age indeed, pos¬ sessed a quern, or hand mill, which ground out gold and peace, but which would grind out stores of anything de¬ sired by its owner. Two giant maid¬ ens, ruled over by Frodi, were the grinders. In an evil day a sea rover came upon the scene, slew Frodi and carried off the quern and the two giant maidens who worked it. When the sea rover’s vessel was right out at sea he ordered the maidens to grind salt. At midnight they asked if they had not ground enough. The sea rover, angry at being awakened from his sleep, *ommaiided them to grind until morning. Now, the giant maid¬ ens naturally enough worked very quickly, so as they went on grinding the load of salt grew so heavy that it sank the ship, and now the sea w T ill continue salt forever. Looked Too Far. There was an English farmer, a Somersetshire man, who once owned a telescope. The old man remarked to a friend at a local race meeting that the gentry nowadays had glasses for both eyes and added that he "had had one once for one eye, a right good one lt was, but now it was no use at all— no, not to nobody.” “Why not?” asked the friend. “Well,” he said, “it were a good one. I could see miles wi’ en. I could see plain the steeple of the church five miles off. But missus’ son John, he borrowed en, and he tried to see the steeple of t’other church, ten miles off—and tried and tried and couldn’t. And that strained it, and it were nev¬ er of no use any more—no, not to no¬ body.” _ A Troublesome Mirror. “Mamma,” said Flossie, "this old looking glass Isn’t any good.” “Why, what’s the matter with lt, dear?” asked her mother. “Every time I try to look in lt,” ex¬ plained Flossie, “my face gets In the way." As a Corollary. “Are marriages made in heaven?” “As to that I can’t say, but I do know this much.” “What’s that, Peleg?” “There’s lots of courting done iu church.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. Fat Singers—W ny 1 A medical gentleman, writing in Comoedia, explains that the physical massiveness of the majority of famous singers comes mainly from abnormal development of the lungs. We must confess that we had been under the Impression that it was due to a lauda¬ ble effort to make grand opera amus ine.—Punch. I Genuine Peruvian Guano B i Untouched by the Chemist or the c Manufacturer =2 B B B For TOBACCO B ISIS COTTON, TRUCK & rr. \ sr E Peruvian Guano C orporation B B CHARLESTON, S. C B How About Tbat New Spring Suit? Getting time you were thinking about it? So it is. We’ve thought of you long ago. Just drop in and let us show you, Bring a friend or two if you like. We are always glad to see you. LEE BROTHERS, Covington, Georgia. A Road Made of Ants. Of the ants in Venezuela Professor HilraniBingham says: “At one place on the sandy trail the ants h id formed a living causeway over the fine sand of the path in order to facilitate the great speed at which the majority wished to travel. The causeway was over two inches wide and from one to three ants deep. So firmly did the ‘biSdgeites’ hold together, I lifted the causeway four inches from the ground by thrusting a stick underneath with¬ out breaking their formation.” Overfeeding. “Men drunk from liquor and men drunk from overeating ire most sus¬ ceptible to pneumonia and die of it,” said a Chicago health commissioner in an address. “The majority of cases of pneumonia are of patients who con¬ tracted the disease after a drunken de¬ bauch or who were drunk from over¬ feeding.” the commissioner continued. “People drunk from overfeeding, I think, are almost as Immoral as those who stupefy themselves with liquors. The effects of pneumonia in such pa¬ tients are much the same.” Tact. Harry—What in thunder did you ask that fellow what time it was for when you carry a watch that is always right on the notch? Dick—I merely wauted to give him an excuse to exhibit his watch.—Boston Transcript. 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