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IN THE
Whiskey,
The Kind of a Man lie Wn.
“I was in Washington once,” said a
man at the club, “when Tom Reed was
the czar of the house of representa
tives. He was holding forth with ear
nestness on some theme to a group of
friends when that man you see over
there by the cigar counter pushed his
way through the crowd, grasped Reed
by the hand and said effusively: ‘Hello,
Tom, old boy! How do you do?’
"Reed responded in a manner that
was more of a shake for the man
than for his hand and went on with
his talk. When our friend over there
had edged out of the crowd, someone
said: ‘You didn’t seem to be happy
over him, Heed. Who is your friend,
anyway?’
“Reed drawled out, ‘He’s a fellow
from New York who knows more men
who don’t want to know him than any
other man in the United States.’ ” —Do,
troit Free Press.
Thrifty' Squanderer*.
When Napoleon entered Genoa is
1805, tlie rich patricians of the city
exerted themselves to gain the favoi
of the conqueror by kll sorts of flat
tering attentions. The most elaborate
of these was a banquet patterned after
the famous one offered by Antony to
Cleopatra.
The tables were set in an artificial
garden, floating on pontoons, which
were towed out to sea duriug the prog'
ress of the feast. At the conclusion of
the banquet—again in imitation of An
tony and Cleopatra—all the costly golf
and silver plate was flung into the sea.
This little tribute of honor to the em
peror was not so expensive as it seem
ed, for the floating garden was sur
lourded with nets, and the plate waf
subsequently recti
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1001. 1
THE ELDER SOTHERN.
a Couple of the Celebrated Cana
dian's Practical Joke..
Many stories are told of Sotbern’e
original methods of entertaining his
friends at dinner, and possibly the
most amusing is that of the belated
guest. When, late in the dinner, this
friend was announced. Mr. Sothern ex
claimed, “Let us all hide under tha
table,” and down they all went savt
Mr. Sothern himself, who remained
seated. When the tardy guest entered,
Mr. Sothern rose and received him
with exquisite courtesy, saying, “When
your name was announced, m.v guests,
for some unaccountable reason, ail hid
under the table.” After a few mo
ments of discomfort one by one they
crept out and back to their seats.
I heard from both Mr. Sothern and
Mrs. Vincent this account of an out
burst of fun at a dinner given by bim
in hi ? parlor at the Revere House: As
the guests, ten in number, were gatto
ered about the open fire before dinnei
a stout, pompous waiter, afflicted with
short breath, added the last touches te
his dinner table, already spread. Ta*
largo, square pieces of bread war.
placed with mathematical precision
one at each plate, and then he left the
room to bring the wine. Mr. Sothern
saw his opportunity and, calling his
dog, cried: “Tiger, the bread! Quick,
Tiger!” And the nimble little gray
hound bounded lightly upon the table
again and again as he heard hli mai
ter’s Imperative “Fetch the bread P
until each piece had been removed tc
a dark corner near the Are.
Upon the waiter'! return all waa al
ienee. The expectant look upon Mr.
Sothern’s face showed only that dinnei
was awaited. Standing for a moment
bewildered, the waiter, seeing no bread
upon the table, hesitatingly turned tc
the door, then retraced his steps tc
the table, examined tt carefully and
hurriedly left the room. He soon re
appeared with a fresh plate of bread,
and again at each plate a piece was
carefully placed, and be retired with
the empty plate. “Quick, Tigerl Fetch
it again! More bread! More breadi”
And once more each piece wee re
moved before the grave waiter reap
peared, and all were again silent. One
look at the table and one at the
guests, and there remained no doubt
Those poor, hungry actors had eaten
it! With a look of contempt he an
nounced dinner, and after ail were
safely seated at the table he brought
a third plate of bread and with a fork
placed it, with a gesture of scorn,
piece by piece for each person and for
the host. Tlie merry scene soon dis
armed his hostility, and before tbc
evening was over the bread in the cor
ner was revealed.—Mrs. Lucy DerbxJ
Fuller in Century.
Venn]*** and
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PICTURESQUE BRITTANY. ’
A Market Seen. In TUI. Quaint
Kr.ai-h Province,
Brittany to a land where the peasants
UU the earth In zouave trousers, torea
dor Jackets covered with arabesque
em broideries and green waistcoats
around which run lines of crimson.
The women wear short red skirts,
great medici collars and coifs that flut
ter about their heads like the wings of
doves. From beneath the points of
their black caps the children gaze at
you with wide eyes full of the curiosity
Of aninir.ls.
These people live in houses built of
sculptured granite and sleep in open
work closets carved like the mouchari
bieks of Egypt.
In spite of the "Breton Interiors" and
“Returns of the Fishermen” with
which painters swamp the market tins
face is still unknown or misunder
stood, for they should bo seen not in
pn'ntings, but U their homes. In the r
eld time streets, on market days and
when. In fair time, the tents are pitched
In the village market places.
Fiery little horses draw to market
Bsh. line vegetables and all the early
produce of Roseoll. They are spread
out upon tho sidewalk. Chickens
cackle; bleat; pigs, tied by th*
leg. strel.rTbward the vegetables, sniff-
Ing at the fresh greens.
Fanners In sabots, carrying great
blue umbrellas under their arms, with
the two ribbons of their felt hatf float
ing down their backs, pick their way
among the Dinan china displayed on
the ground—capacious soup tureens,
cider Jugs and plates covered with
painted flowers and grotesque figures.
The peasants converse with but few
gestures; they bargain la gutteral
tones.
These taciturn people forgot them
■elves in the barrooms on fair days.
Tho ta-erns are full of noise. Yon
may hoar the sound of an accordion
and th# plaintive note of the blniou (a
sort of bagpipe), leading monotonous
dances.
Into the harbor come boats laden
with flab; other boats go out. Tho
fishermen are full of business. Next
week w’ll occur the departure for the
new country. There are women who
weep.
Above all this agitation the smoke oj
the Tillage chimneys mingles with tljfl
grest waite clouds. The quiet sea ml
rare the sun—Artist Oaataigne Is
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TAX NOTICE. M|g
Additional time has been
by the mayor and council in
pay 1903 city taxes. The fl-
MUjder tho ordinance, was
Ey special order, I ami
IV lap receipt for taxes 'J.
28th, 1903 1
r n e and jfl
-svy. v*' ; 'vjgfho
' BYRON WAS BARRED,
Oean o’ Weatmln -tor Refused to A*
cept Statue of Poet.
Many years age some admirers to
lord Byron raised a subscription for I
monument to the poet, to be placed it
Westminster abbey. Chantrey was re
quested to execute it, but on account
of the smallness of the sum subscribed
he declined, and Thorwaldsen wa|
then applied to and cheerfully under
took the work.
In about 1533 tho finished statue ar
rived at the custom house in London,
but, to the astonishment of the sub
scribers, the dean of Westminster, Dr.
Ireland, declined to give permission tc
have it 3et up in the abbey, and, owing
to this difficulty, which proved insur
mountable, for Dr. Ireland’s successor
was of the same opinion. It remained
for upward of twelve years in the cus
tom house, when (1840) it was re
moved to the library of Trinity col
lege, Cambridge.
The poet is represented ia the statns
of the size of life, seated on a ruin,
with h!s left foot resting on the frag
ment ef a column. Is his right bund
he holds a style up te his mouth; la ills
toft a book, inscribed "Child# Harold.”
He to dressed in a froek eoat and clout
Beside h.m on the left is a skull, above '
which is the Athenian owl. The likeness
to of course posthumous. Thorwaldsen
was born Not. 19, 1770, and died a*
March 24, 1844.—Newcastle (Bn*)
Chronicle.
A Model SmrTejror.
The Kingman Leader-Courier tells et
an early day county surveyor In King
man county, Ivan., who neither pos
sessed any instruments nor could hive
used them if lie had. Ills methotf of
measuring land was to tie his
. together with a
long en.i.-.gh toalhia^Js^JSSr.
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