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n'" I I I IililMIMIl I - fl MMI ii ai I IInI I I I 1 H aIAI IM g MII..A.. .. . . . . . ... .. . . . . . -. ... * - ** THE LAFAYETTE GAZETTE. VOLUME I. LAFAYETTE, LA., SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1893. NUMBER 18 S- - --- , ------ ,''-" " 3'Y r a u l1 P. 1'P lTtEmTuR Im I*. - MIY HOUSE IN THE AIR. ren ms: I notice the house that I build in the air, beg With the architect Fancy to plan it. firs T\ lth claptoards of clouds and with shingles o sto: mist. ab And with paint of aerial amethyst, at I btands more firmly the shock of time's rude you wear and tear, And is not solike to get out of repair liti As my house with foundation of granite. And though scoffers may jeer at my house in pa the air an With gibes that are glib and sarcasti. ai Those fird-headed fellows of dollars and cents, Whose whole life consists in collection of rents. shl Have never yet been in my parlors up there, I A And sat in my easy and dream-haunted chair hil In the waling cloud turrets fantastic. No mortgage, ye thrifty collectors of rents. Or Can you Clap on my cloud-bosomed mansion; th Nor real estate broker can enter its walls. i For the draibridge comes up, and the port aullis falls; fence, ye vulgar profane, with your pride and wI pretence, lit No welcome for you; so arise and go hence From this home of the soul's expansion! UZ Then stay with your ledgers, and cipher and so plan, And jeer at the house of my vision; I, snugly ensconced in its vapory walls, yC Or, watking entranced in its shadowy halls, ca - Can laugh in my turn at your ciphering clan, That has made such a tragic distortion of man, And hold your whole tribe in derision. -S. WV.Foss, in Yankee Blade. tI th bachelor. I T 18 Sbachelor atI found r ty the ladies ill immediately t bachelor Ipaper know that the when I say I r vas an old ': bon was not married at flor at fora t the fact that ladireds theill immediately put away this paperm o muchn disgusthat I was afI deid to address them.o a read it particularly 1 hasten to whstate thathe ue? married now. the cAlso,thatge the reason was not married at forty wascheor, not myas I want of admirbtion for tuses and dies, bgust the fachot that I admired them too rather lonell. I respected the some much that I was obs lifraiged to paddreess them. I Once or twice I wd s in love; but what a had the use? I had not the cotrage to I declare it. At forty I was a bachelor, " and k s I was tired of hoarding houses . and disgusted with hotels I hired a flat and went to housekeeping with a single servant-a black boy. C It was rather lonely coork,e in and some- t times I was obliged to pretend that I ormwas a married man and tpict my wifer. I had gone ni a visit to her mother to I keep myself from getting the blues. I house-noty imainary wife waspoor always for I pluap little woman, witash black eyes and nice little hands with dimples in I them. I could sometimes believe that she would really coirs e in and sit lown at the table antd pour out the tea, I backd formed such a perfect picture of her. I had taken the tpper floor of a small house-not because 1 was poor, for I was not, but because I was desirous of retirement and did not madent anyonera -clumping upstairs past me-and below sote ono elht kept house. This person used that conservatory for a kitchen, I must exth gplainss. Sroof wasme uformer tenant had conerted. the back porch into a conservaing, impelletord by and had had it all illech in with glborss of coursloneliness. I leaned. Whoerer lived on the floor elpedw at that time had again made an nltera tion. here ws once a consittle itchenory stove now stood a little colting stove and over the side panes of glass hung white curtains; but the glass roof wasife! ulncoveretd. One morning, impelled bythat th curios ty which is bofootfall I of loneliness. I leaned over my window ledge and peat ped down. I saw below a little kitchen, with a little table and a little stave. At the little table sat-my wife! What I mean is that imaginary being whose footfall I was always hearing on my floor, who in day dreams sat at my table and poured out tea-whose actual absence I consoled myself for by sup posing that she had gone to take tea with her mother-sat there in proper person, round, dimpled, black-eyed, as my fancy painted her. She was eating her breakfast all alone, and she looked as though she did not like it. I was sure-sure from the very first-that she was not mar i ` 6-a ,,! ,i ! 7! SHE TOOI A InOsE. rled, and from my unseen post I watched S her every movement until my black servant, with the remark: "'Massa, dem Aere griddle cakes is all gettin' spiled,"' troused me from my reverie. However, that was not the last time Isaw her. She sat a great deal in that conservatory, the most blooming rose it ever nourished within its glass walls. She .swed there and read books there, as well as ate there. I sawv her concoct dainty puddings for one, and pies which lasted her four days, and I was as sure Providence intentled her for me as though I had asked an oracle and been told so. With an opera glass I could read the very pages of the book site read, and all the while she had no idea that iny eye was on her. At last I took astep-a bold one for me. I bought a book-thle last new one of an authoress she had seemed interested in-and left it ait her door witith this on the fly-leaf: **DEAe MADAM: YOU werO so much inter eastd in that book of Mre Edwards' thMtI ventured to send you another, wnieh hope may prbve ae Intereating. You will, perhapS. be surprised when I tell you that you read the first tour chapters of that book without Ob stopping: that you then marked the place with a bookmarker with a harp on it; that you cried at the tenth chapter, and kissed the book when you closed it. YOUR SPIRIT FameD. "' " Through my peeping place I saw the little woman take in the book; saw her read the inscription with amazement. put her hand to her head and ponder. and then draw one of the white cur tains and look out. A young man was shaving himself at a window opposite. chi I saw that she at once pitched upon thi him as the sender of the book. wbt The next day she put blue shades up. en Once, watching her from above, as thi though I were an angelic being without o: wings, I saw her come in from a walk in. with autumn-leaves in her hand. After- act ward she ironed them and made a alt little wreath of them, which she hung me up over a little looking glass. The th: next day I bought and left at the door crc some hothouse roses. we "Since you care for autumn leaves you will care for these," I wrote on a I card, and signed it "Your Spirit sti Friend," as usual. th This time she laughed softly and put c them in water, and sat and looked at s them a long while. Then she peeped out of her window again. The young . man was not at the opposite casement. ie Then she shook her head, and after a L* time she took a damask rose from thle cil bunch anihput it in her hair. The next p time I sent the flowers I wrote on the card: hi "You wore a damask rose from the bl last bunch I sent you. WVill you put a m yellow tea rose in your hair this timne?" to How I watched! I saw her look, w half pleased, half frightened. At first hi she only put the roses in a vase, but at 18 last she did take one, and it was a tea di rose, and pinned it in her black braids. I kissed my hand to her from my ele vated situation, but she did not know it. dl So for at least six months I watched. fa and sent her flowers and fruit and tt books and little gifts of all sorts. iBut as for asking our mutual landlord for Ii an introduction, I never thought of of that-it never occurred to me. I should fr not have dared to speak to her if I had cl been introduced. The autumn and the winter passed, b, and it was often so cold that I was r< obliged to scrape away the frost from te t my peeping place to see her; but I did d o it, and let me assure you that I did it iý most respectfully, and with the most p a gentlemanly feelings. I played the spy, ft bt ut it was with the deepest veneration. a e Spring came. Little green buds were I; on the trees, and she opened the window 13 to let in the air and wore pretty, light- tl I colored .garments. Now that the win- k e dow wasi open she drew her table o farther away from it and nearer the a the wall. This was more convenient a to me. ' One evening she sat down at her n table to write a letter and I got my it glass and found that I could see the n words upon the paper. Mly hope wat .d that she would allude to her unknowc I friend. It was gratified. She did 11 After some talks of persons and things I I knew nothing of, she wrote thus: f "*Now. dearest Lizz.e, I will tell you of the ic strangest thing that has happened to roe. I have no friends in the city. nor have I seen any one watching me; but from some mysteriout source books, papers, magazines, flowers and y fruit are tent to me. 1 have had tickets to t matinees. At first I was afraid to go to theme but I tried it and no one spoke to or lookled a" me. Everything this unknown does is don', delliaetely. I really have begun to get inter '. ested in him. 'Who can he be?" I often sy t) at myself. 'Why does he hide himself? If hr ilies me. why does he not obtain an introduc tion * '-Perhaps he is deformed or disfigured in 'e conie way; hbut if lie were I should certainly feel that .so fine a soul deserved a better bodIr. His taste it: perfect. WVhen he marks passages I in a book I know I shall like them. In fact. to 1 confess to you a truth which I would admit to '5- no other lIving beit:f, I am half way in lose nd with him. lHow foolish of him to keep his in d cognito when in so many ways he makes it manifest that he loves me." n, I read those words with joy and re- 1 treated to my room to think them over. 1 Having done so, my resolution was ar ° rived at. I seized a sheet of paper and )n wrote upon it these words: y - "DEAlt MADAtIim-I am neither deformed nor al disfigured in any way. Your flattering opinion of me is so delightful that, though modesty ea prompts me to contradict you, I cannot brine myself to do it. Inneed I want you to think cr even better of me than you do. for while I am as wholly in love with you, you are only half way. I inclose my photograph. At the same time I ll make you an offer of marriage, and will prove to you my respectable position in society and hemy ability to support a wIfe. And bow I have lm learnea so much concerning you I will explain sr if you will send me a line to --, station -, box 40. The line that I desire is an answer to my offer. Will you have me if, on meeting, you are not disappointed in me!' Thanks to my glass roof I was able to see that dear little woman write "yes," or words to that effect; and I called upon her next day, and now I no longer dream that she is my wife. She pours out my coffee and makes my home a paradise. When I told her all I have told you, she said: "You ought to have been ashamed of yourself." She was in duty bound to say it, but, between you and me and the rose, she did not mean it.-London Tid-Bits. An Expressive Expression. "I heard an expression the other day in New York," said the drummer to the hotel clerk, "tlthat while it may be old to some people was new to me and struck me as rather appropriate." 'eWhat was it?" asked the clerk. -k 'The morning of the naval pai-adc," went on the drummer, "was damp and cold and about as disagreeable as one could wish the wedding day of his me worst enemy to be, and as I stood on atthe ferry, crossing from Jersey City, a it great big fellow from the west came ls out of the cabin onto the delk where I stood. 1 glanced at him and with a shiver he said: 'Ugh, it's like the ies breath of a stepmother, ain't it?' vs "Haveyouever hea~d that before?" concluded the drummer, and the clerk said he hadn't--Detroit Free Press. - -Leveling Down.-A country squire, when passing through his stables,.found le his coachman's little boy busy playing ldwith his mates. "Do you know who I ast am, my little friend?"' he asked the child, who appeared to take no notice Or of him.' '"Oh! yes: you are the g-rn'lh:i ter- what rides in pa's carriage."'-le l'ctil , F'errancais Illutre JOSEPH JEFFERSON. m( lea Charaoter and Work of Amerloa's -4T Greatest Comedian. ide sin SKarty Struggles Succeeded by Unparalled ter Trlmpti - Versatlllty WVhich Seems gi Iarvelous-The Actor's Famous du Roles--ls Later Years. te [Special Lettnr.l gr The true delineator of dramatic Sal characters must learn sooner or later Ne that strong contrasts are the effects by, which arouse enthusiasm in an audi- me ence. It was to the deep impression La this thought made upon the mind of Cri Joseph Jefferson that the world is I indebted for one of the greatest char- the acters ever enacted on the stage; and pr< although not wholly, but in a great measure, to that same impression is that famous comedian indebted for the crown of glory which he so deservedly wears. Joseph Jefferson would with out doubt have become a great and famed actor in any case, but his stumbling, almost accidentally, upon the character of Rip Van Winkle was certainly a powerful auxiliary to the success he attained. Joseph Jefferson was nearly thirty years of age before he secured any pub lic recognition. This was in 1858 ats Laura Keene's theater in New York city, as Asa Trenchard in Tom Taylor's play of "Our American Cousin." He made a great hit and for the first time in i his stage career enjoyed the pleasura ble sensation of seeing his audience moved on the instant from laughter to tears. It gave him a sense of power which his dramatic instincts warned him to cultivate. In the summer of 1859 the actor went to a farm in Para dise valley in Pennsylvania for his va cation. He was in a fever of unrest because he rwas not able to find just the Character he wanted. While at this farm one rainy day, lying in the loft of t the barn. on the hay. he was reading Si "The Life and Letters of Washington R r Irving." Suddenly the remembrance b, i of the "Sketch Ilook" came to him and re I from that his mind turned to the quaint m character of Rip Van Winkle. I He went to the house and got the t book and began rending the story. The C s result was his gathering up such ma r) terial as he could from three previous ! i1 dramatizations and by adding some t ideas and situations of his own. He l t produced a play which was both satis- c factory and disappointing to the t • author. It was not until some years e later, when in London, that. Dion 0 v Boucicault revised the ivork,mnaking it t- the representation as the public - i- knows it to-day. I c Mr. Jefferson's Rip Van Winkle must C e always stand, not only as one of the finest, if not te finest, of all stagei oul have been sufent to have es .tablished a laaing fame without any rthing lse. Everything, however, this comedian reducation. *is fathcr and grand V.f father, both of them named Joseph, Swhen he took the part of the child in .rosErn JErrEnsox. S"Pfinest, f not the finest, of all stage 1 itheater in Vashington. Joseph Jeffer es reprey entto, 182.ut as the great mars, es to ially atrpice in his own repertoire. In in variousy with it is, of country. He went throug these twas chand at ther as ing out have been uficiean t to have esf - the army of the United Sfame tates into the r thing else.urnin Lr- Everything, however, this comedian to the nortn is anhe actredby lineage and by or educatious theaters, father and grbeind- in on father both of them named Joseph, c were noted dramatic artists. ne Thefore he was thiswenty-one hetch began his am o think seriously of three years, enlf he tookand was mpart of the child in ste ronglyoppose the math of Rolla" at a Jd theater in ash persiston. andoseph Jthffer di son was bornok place in a church in Philadelphia, Febra ary 20, 1829. His earlier years, espe t cdeially after the death of his father ife eou 1843, were spent as a strolling player in various parts of the country. ate rle went through Tex, r.s and at the break it ing out of the MexYork icand star he followed Son. the army of the enited States into the no land of theral years'onte durmas. eturning he to the north he acted at and managed rhe various theaters, at one time being in Me partnersip with Jotripn wals particularlr. e Be mfore e tremeas twenty-one he began Sin perfect sympatheriously of settling downor ob in enll hi s trials, and aterwa d when onactress strongyoppeets he wouled the match, but young Jhe was always greersistednt ands "thone oed ding too acthem." in a church in Phil he being present. o characters Mr. Jffersodin has playedome in ehis time is a very for a his idabl the on tinent. The Australiancres the Brierly in the "Ticket-of- Leave-an." Cii iany times in the early tisys~and never sueeeeded in making noh of it until A he did what was coneidered nothing less than sacrilege,chaning portions of fo "The Rivals" over to suit his own ideas. The world at large has long since passed its verdict upon the mat ter. Excellent as was Sheridan's ori- s1e ginal play, Jefferson has certainly pro- a5 duced a version more to the publio taste. Mr. Jefferson has played and made great successes in the characters of I Salem Scudder in "The Octoroon," du_ Newman Noggo in "Nicholas Niekle- obj by," Dr. Ollapod in a "Poor Gentle- in i man," Dr. Pangloss in the "Heir at con Law," and Caleb Plummer in "The use Cricket on the Hearth." cop In character Mr. Jefferson is one of bat the most genial men in the dramatic sco profession. He was married the second I ele loa co: fro dui des to up dlis the JEFFERaOs, As "BOB ACRES." time on December 20, 1867, to Miss w Sarah Warren, a relative of William Warren, the comedian. He has ever oi been liberal in the extreme to his breth ren in the profession, giving time and of money whenever he was called upon. It was Joseph Jeffcerson who first prof- a fered his assistance to the family of George Holland after the death of that & genial comedian. - It was Mr. Jefferson who went with u the son of the dead actor, at Mrs. Hol- n land's request, to the pastor of her g church to ask him to hold the funeral services in his church, but who refused upon learning the profession the do- P ceased had followed. It was to Joseph ' Jefferson this minister of the Gospel c said that though he could not hold the f funeral services of an actor in his church there was "a little church arouni the corner" where the funeral t services could possibly be held. In re- q lating the event Mr. Jefferson did s not appear to care about the slight yes, insult-to himself as a member of g the deposed profession, though there is n no doubt he did feel it keenly, but it a cut him to the quick to have his dead e friend's son hear such a slight put upon his father. Mlr. Jefferson was probably r never so much incensed in his life ashe was at that unfeeling minister. Joseph Jefferson is in these days rest ing upon the laurels he has so well earned. He confines himself to two or three of his favorite characters, mainly "'Rip Van Winkle" and "Bob Acres," and it is hardly probable he will ever again essay any new role. He is not perhaps too old, for though he is 63 years of age his health and I general physical condition are excel lent. lie does not spend so much of his spare time at his plantation in = a Louisiana as formerly. He is inter ested in politics and is a warm personal a friend of Grover Cleveland. Although b a man of much liberality, he was never, a like his father or his grandfather, im , provident, and is now worth about $5-~00,000. The last new venture he en tered into was with the late "Billy" Florence, when they organized a com- I n bination to produce a line of the old time comedies. The venture was high Sly successful, from both a financial and I- artistic point of view, and was in oper 1* ation when brought to a close by the 1-4 death of Mr. Florence. ur comedian he is both a writer and an ig artist. There are various paintings on ad exhibition wnich testify to his genius Sin the latter line, and if there were ly nothing else to recommend him in the le former, his autobiography in the Cen 's tury Magazine, well written and full " of sparkling humor, established his b right to a high rank. Jorx J. FuLILua. A Lesson in Patriotism. S Little American Girl-Did you see or the Goddess of Liberty? re Visiting Boy-So. Where? in "Oh, .you must have seen it Its he awful big, and stands on an island all neby itself, holdin' up a light The ferry of boat goes real near it." "Wot's it for?" on "For? Why, to make folks patriotic, or- to be sure. She's a real American lady. res Her dress was made in Paria."-4Good A PECULIAR INDUSTRY.I H How Old Tin Cans Are Utlliszed e2 Nowadays. Belted to Recover the Solder Used to It C Mlaklng and Sealing Them-Other Com- I merctal Commoditles · es ced from the Vats. In the suburbs of great cities an in- T dustry has sprung up, having for its It c object the recovery of the solder used are in making and scaling tin cans. In T consequence the formerly despised and Rec useless tin can has acquired sufiecieni fee' commercial value to rescue it from the 12 1 back lot dumping ground and garbage fee' scow. ch. Under the present system of street cleaning, New York city's refuse is loaded on scows from docks located at convenient intervals along the rivet front, and then taken to sea and dumped. These docks have double decks, the upper projecting sufficiently to allow the contents of a cart to fall upon the middle of the scow, and be distributed by the trimmers who keep the vessel on an even keel. The trim by Pa S.ran fei TIE UTILIZATION or OLD TIN CANS. d tic mers also select everything of value - with the greatest care; rags, fat, bone, tic metal, paper stock, etc., being stored pa on the lower deck of the dock. The pa silver and jewelry form no small item ed of the contractors' profit, and the total ro value of a scow load is estimated at an c1 average of two hundred dollars. ITI The space between the dock plat- 6 forms is often closed in with odds and ends, and the interior converted into a miserable habitation by the trimmers, men and women, who thus herd to gether, their supplies being drawn from the dump. These dumping docks are the princi pal source of supply for the industry we illustrate, and a wagon load of tin cans can be bought at such places for four or five dollars. The furnace is an old soap boiler, into which a few sticks are thrown; the bowl is then filled with cans, a quart of kerosene poured over them and ignited. The heat developed by the oil is not great enough to attack the tin, but melts the solder, which flows to the b oottom of the bowl. The solder recov i ered from a load of cans averages for ty pounds. After this process is com pleted the tin plate scrap is sold to ~uake what is called "acid." Into a large open vat containing waste acid, acid ferric sulpate, s ulphuric or hydrochloric acid, e the scrap is thrown and allowed g to remain until the tin is stripped from the iron underneath; more scrap s and metallic iron is added until the so lution is neutral. The tin thus dis- t solved is used as a basis for the t preparation of stannates or other tin c compounds, and by dyers. The iron plate is rolled into balls for melting, the ferrous sulphate purified t and sold as commercial copperas, and the remaining acid used in repetition hof the process.-Scientific American. The Inventor or Billiards. The English are very fond of the I t game of billiards, and a letter has been I L- discovered in the Britain museum which gives the origin of the national - sport. It was invented by a London t- pawnbroker, whose name was William * Kew. Kew not only lent money but I d he sold cloth, and for the latter pur r- pose had a yard measure with which he usedl to compute the amounts. One day, to distract himself he took the three round balls which are the em blems of his trade-they may still be seen in front of certain shops in Lon don-and, placing them on his counter, began to hit them about with a yard measure. lie found it made a pretty game. He got a kind of skill in mak ing one ball glance off the other, and his friends who saw him thus employed railed the game Bill's yard. It was soon shortened into billiards. But the Te-d was the instrument with which the balls were knocked about and the dificulty arose what to call it. They caUtd it after the name of the pawn eo..ter-a l-ew. A Fragment of the Moon. A remarkably fine specimen of mete oric iron (which, according to Prof. Tshermel's views, is simply a piece of ore projected through volcanic agency from the face of the moon) has been sent from Rockingham coun ty, South Carolina, to the state m seum at SColumbia. Its greatest length is not above 12 inches, and its thickness through the thickest part is about 2 e inches. lIn general shape it is flat, though somewhat concaved on one side a and convexed on the other, asif broken an off from the outer surface of a rounded on and larger mass. It is entirely coated us with a thick crust of dark brown re rust and weighs 25% pounds. S A Trolley Balloon Line. al 3Ir. Opha MIoore, of Columbus, O., 1 has proposed a system of aerial navi fgation which does away with the ne cessity of transporting a heavy motor. He proposes to use balloons to carry the passengers, and to provide each K* balloon with an electric motor. The balloon is to be driven from a trolley line. The motor is to actuate a screw. Its Exactly where this plan surpasses the all system of cable traction applied to vy- balloons does not appear. The trolley lines are supposed to act also to Lold the balloon on its course. The poles tic, are to be about one hundred feet high. sy. The air ship is to float 40 to 100 feet o above them. l'arachut4 descents ae proposed, if necessary. hI Es FOR THE PEOPLE. i was Perspeotivo and Floor Plans for a exp OCharming House. m.N Yor It Contalns Nine Large and Well-Arrged fan leoms and Presents an Ezcellensea Appearsance-iaterial to Be Employed. This nine roonthouse will cost 53,000. p. It contains nine rooms, all of which are large and conveniently arranged. me The sizes of the rooms arc as follows: fan Reception hall, 10x20 feet; parlors 18 feet by 13 feet 6 inches; dining-room, 12 feet by 13 feet 6 inches; kitchen, 11 7 feet 6 inches by It feet 6 inches; one tal chamber, 12x12 feet, and three 12 feet tee tin tbe asn thi A CJARJIIEG RESIDENCE. nii by 14 feet 6 inches, all chambers being provided with large closets. One feature of this house is the ar- cu rangement of the fireplaces, all hav ing one common chimney. There is a sliding door between the reception hall and parlor, the two parlors and also between the parlor b and dining-room. The vestibule is Ox6 feet. The stairway leads to the second floor from the reception hall. The dining-room is divided from the reccp- I'i tion room by a cased opening. on b: There is an entrance from the recep- la tion hall into the kitchen, through the sh passage leading to the basement. The g g pantry is5xl feet 6 inchesand isprovid- yc a ed with drawers and shelves. The dining de 1 room is provided with a large china ar u closet. The front veranda is 8x34 feet. The basement wall will be of, rubble 0O 16 inches thick. Studding 24 10 on er i, -s Sr 1 a; Ij Senters; Joist 2x10, 16 on centers; sill d xl; wall plates x112. id The ends of the porch will have P stone columns supporting t-:e roof, as f o shownby perspective. The siding will I be 4 inch O. G., laid . inches to 0 the weather. The chimneys are to be a in of pressed brick above the roof, capped with a stone cap. The apex of the t e gables and the dormers will have com ed position carving. The end of the gables will have on round butt shingles. The plastering throughout the entire house is to be two coat work. The e reception hall, he kitchen.pantry, dining-room and vesti en bule will have sand finish. The finish n will be of pine snd pilaster trim with al corner and base blocks. American onglass double-thick is to he employed m throughout. The entire house will be t sheathed with matched fencing over r which tr paper will be placed. The cl exterior of the house will be painted a no dark brown. The kitchen will have a :o er, pl io ga n cnnemlink ai ard ed ' f amroon col*or. Tsreeton all men a i be of a d yelo and the at o - wos rdi l e ofk a' / peao t a wainscoting. The entirle house will be Tat, Electric bells will be provided and ded The shingles for the roo will be extraid ted Star A Star. wn The tinting of the vestibule will be of a maroon color. The reception hall walls will be of a dark yellow and the celineg will bae of a light yellow. The : parlor walls will be of etdark peacock avi- blue with a light blue for the ceiling. no- The dining-room walls will be dark In to. dian red and the ceiling will be tinted r a salmon color. Theore will be picture ach molding in each room. The The owner will furnish mantels, co. U1y pealtion carving, shelf hardware and t to will be three-coat work. The roof will Ood EOx A. W. KOrz. les igh. Wour Mllion Parmni. A00.000.00'· oeassy's D.atttaU. It was in the definition class; teacheV was giving out the words to spell, and explaining them at the same time. "N-a-p, nap, that means a little sleep, you know, Johnny. K-i-n, kin, that means of a family, belonging to the family; do you understand?" "Yes, ma'am." Pretty soon the class was called up again, and the word "napkin" came Up. 'Can anyone tell what napkin means? What is it?" asks the teacher. "I know," yells Johnny; "a sleepy family."--Harper's Young People. Her Conclusion. The youth of thirty summers was talking to the girl of twenty about his teeth. "Just think of it," he said, "I'm cut ting a wisdom tooth in my upper jaw." "People don't have wisdom teeth in the upper jaw," she contended. "But I'm cutting one," he insisted. "Pshaw," she said, as women argue "that isn't a wisdom tooth, that's just an ordinary intelligence tooth," and the young man refused to continue the discussion.-Detroit Free Press. . Good Judges. Bat Selisfh. IMrs. Livermore-Now, I think that a nioe chuck steak is more tender and much juicier than a sirloin. Mr. Feeder-Yes, I have known a great manny people who preferred that cut to any other. Mrs. Livermore (decidedly pleased) -And they were good judges, I sup pose. Mr. Feeder-Oh, yes; they all kept boarding houses.-Life. ,Ian, Poor Man! Mrs. John P. Cox (irritably)-Heres I'm dressed and waiting, with a dress on that cost you nearly a hundred dol lars and a hat that cost thirty-fivel I should think you would be anxious to get out and let people see how well your wife is dressed instead of dilly dallying around in this way. What are you doing, anyhow? Mr. Cox (from next room, meekly) One moment, dear. I'm trimming my cuffs.-Puck. Something lie Forgeot. "No," said Mr. Peck, the grocer, gloomily, "'there's no money to be made in the grocery business now. Take sugar, for instance. There's nothing in sugar." "You forget sand," replied Larkin. Judge. TIE CIIANGES IANYY THINGS. "But, papa, you said you were in na hurry to have your girls married." "Yes, my dear, but that was ten years ago."--13arper's Bazar. An Accomplirshment. .e Music Teacher-I am sorry, Miss is fighlyfe, but after trying your voice 11 I cannot advise you to persist in taking o vocal lessons. You can never become ) a singer. d Miss Highlyfe-I-ut I never wanted ie to. You ought at least to be able to a- develop my voice so I can converse with ease in an opera box.-Chicago Record. lier Point of View. 3o Husband-Do you know that every Li, time a woman gets angry she adds a ti- new wrinkle to her face? 4h Wife-(-o, I did not; but if it is so, I th presume it is a wise provision of in nature to let the world know what ed sort of a husband a woman has.-N. Y. be Weekly. cr The Stamp Problem. he "It's a shame," said the economical a wife. "I thought I had a splendid idea, a but these new postage stamps are too 'd smalll" "Too small!" echoed her husband. "Yes. I wanted to use them for win dow shades."-American Industries. A Cool Proposition. Bill Collector-I want this bill paid at once. Student--How much is it? "It is five dollars." "Five dollars? Well, here is a pairof pants worth seven dollars. Hand out my change."-Schalk. In Good Time. Old Lady (excitedly)-TVhen is thsc train due? Railway Porter-In two hours and forty minutes. Old Lady (with a sigh of rellef)--I am so glad I am not too latel-Demo rest's Magazine. A BEAST. f be an ed She-This fur rug is very beautiful' STo what beast does it belong? He (caudidly)---lo me--Jury. ad Eneouragement to Poets. h- Poet--And you will print my posem? se Editor-Yes, sir, in the puzsle deo ill partment, where it belongs.-TesS Siftings. A ItRealistle Tragedy. Be's in trouble: so's his wife4 Blecause he tried, they may. \Po lead a 119,000 life