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DOG THREW A FIT
IN A SAUSAGE FACTORY.
Never again will W. Propert Carlton
take tlie family dog with him when he
goes out to huy the family sausage. He
did so yesterday, and the only salary
which will go into the family purse Sat
urday will lie that delivered by the ghost
to Toby Claude. That given to the bary
tone must go to cover the damage done
by the dog.
The trouble was chiefly due to Carl
ton's ignorance as to the private char
acter of the dog. He did not guess the
animal had a predilection of fits. When
he bought it at a recent Dachshund
bench show, he took no pains to inquire.
Thar would have reflected upon his, abili
ty as a dog judge. He merely paid tlie
price and looked important.
Therefore he saw no good reason for
not taking the bowlegged creature with
him yesterday when Miss Claude, other
wise Mrs. Carlton, pointed to the empti
ness of the family larder, and he hied
himself away to the perpetrator of
„Wienerwursts.
"He would make fine sausage, wouldn't
he?" demanded Carlton, proudly lifting
the beast to the counter for the admir
ing gaze of the Teuton. "Tender, young,
sound of limb and gentle. No fear of
him causing indigestion. Perfectly quiet
and peaceful."
But these ecomiums were rudely inter
rupted. Events began to transpire with
in the dog. Their outward reflections
were sudden, loud and distinct.
At first he seemed to be scratching
for rats. His firstf trip of his paws sent
a ditih of bologna into the lap of a frau
dozing against the iceenest. The second
dashed a head of cheese and its glass
dish to the floor. Weinwursts and liv
er sausage began to fly.
Stop him! Take him away! I'm
ruined!" was the way the proprietor
Viewed matters.
"He's bewitched! He's mad!" yelled
Carlton. And he climbed a cracker box.
The frau made a dash for the door,
knocking to the sawdust a large chunk
of roast beef and a plater of butter.
The Dachshund was working his way
along the counter like an educated seal.
He was foaming at the mouth and man
aged to contaminate all in his path be
fore removing it to the floor.
Sight of the wreck and the ruin of his;
pretty sausages got tlie keeper frenzied
with courage. Seizing a meat cleaver he
persuaded the dog to be quiet.
Then he demanded recompense for the
damage. There was nothing for Carlton
to do but dive into the family resauces.
—New York Telegraph.
HOW À KISS WON THE
ELECTION.
The sensational report telling of the
recovery of the long-lost portrait of the
Duchess of Devonshire has reminded
some of those who met Lord Dufferin
when he was in New York a few years
ago. a guest of the St. Andrew's Society,
and a neighbor at the banquet table of
Joseph H. Choate, of some delightful
anecdotes which he told of his grand
mother, who was a sister of the Duchess
of Devonshire, writes Holland in the
Philadelphia Press.
The sisters inherited their father's
fondness for politics and were of no
little influence in the political life of
Great Britain of their time. The Duchess
of Devonshire at one general election
teas very anxious that Charles James
Fox should be returned to parliament.
The contest was exceedingly bitter and
promised to be very close. A ministry
in which her husband was intensely in
terested was at stake. The Duchess
started forth herself upon an electioneer
ing trip, pleading with everyone she
knew who had a vote or influence to give
it to Fox. There was a butcher in one
of the smaller towns of the district which
Fox sought to represent who had sup
plied meat at the country residence of
the Duke and Duchess.
The Duchess, who was a born aristo
crat, could, nevertheless, be In politics
an ultra democrat. She sought this
butcher, knowing that he had not only
his vote. but. as we say today, controlled
a half dozen more. She pleaded with
him to support Fox. although she knew
the hutcher was of the other party. The
meat seller was flattered by her atten
tion, and yet he knew the value of his
vote and influence, and at last he said:
"I will make a bargain with you. I'll
plump for Fox and make my friends do
it. provided you'll give me a kiss."
The Duchess looked at the butcher for
an instant, and then, before he knew
that his offer was accepted, she smacked
him full upon the lips and then said:
"Now. I've paid the price; you must
keep your promise."
lie was as good as his word, and de
livered six or eight votes to Fox which,
hut for this pleading, would have gone
to the opposition, and they saved the day
for Fox. He was elected by a majority
of three.—San Francisco Bulletin.
GROVER CLEVELAND
LACKED THE NERVE
"If Grover Cleveland had possessed y
little mining nerve," said an old Lead
ville, Colo., miner, "he would be an
owner in one of the biggest gold pro
ducers in Colorado.
"In the early '90's Jim Shinn formed a
company which lie called the Cleveland
Leasing company, and sent Grover Cleve
land a block of the stock. Prospecting
was carried on until the treasury was
depleted, and when the stockholders were
asked to contribute further Mr. Cleve
land was among tliise who failed to re
spond. The company quit work and
gave up its lease on the Cleveland lease.
"This claim is now one of the group
owned by the New Monarch company
now paying »50,000 a month in dividends
and is in the center of the rich ore chute
recently opened."
RAISING KANGAROOS.
A movement has been started in France
Which has for its purpose the preserva
tion or, rather, the cultivation of the kan
garoo, which bas been rapidly proceed
ing toward extermination. Dr. Brisson,
a French surgeon, says that is likely soon
to he an exceptional demand for the ani
mal in consequence of the success attend
ing the use of the kangaroo tendon in the
hospitals- It has been employed in scores
of instances to tie up the fractured b.nes
•f a man's leg.
How I Won 516,000 Francs at Monte Garlo
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My breaking the bank at Monte Car
lo was the result of luck. I am a be
liever in one's lucky star. I have been
frequently "broke" myself, but invari
ably good luck followed fas.t upon the
heels of misfortune. Onee all my house
hold property was sold by auction: the
next day a fairy godmother reinstalled
me luxuriously.
I did not take much money with me
to Monte Carlo. The day I broke the
bank I went to the table with only one
thousand franes. I crossed the hall wear
ing a black velvet dress, a white lace
collar and a pale blue girdle. I wore
500.000 francs' worth of pearls, around
my neck. I mention this because my
pearls always bring me luck.
I played trente et quarante. I put my
bill of 1,000 francs on the black. It was
all I had with me, and I risked it. Had
I lost, the demon of play or of
venge would have been aroused, and
probably I should have raised money on
mypearls, even though one string of
them was, a favorite present. I left my
2.000 francs down and won again. Then
I had 4,000. Soon I had 12,000 which Is
the maximum. I would gladly have
doubled the amount, but the rules of
the establishment are inexorable, and tie
one down to 12.000.
I won the maximum thirteen times
In succession. Imagine thirteen times
12,000. By this time there was great
excitement in the hall. The king of
the Belgians, the prince of Monaco and
some multi-millionaire Americans came
in. The news that I was winning
spread like wildfire. I was the cynosure
of all eyes. King Leopold, with his
wonted gallantry, congratulated me.
I am very superstitious, and having
ROOSEVELT TO THE LITTLE BOYS
(New York Journal.)
"Stick to your work, boys. You*owe it
to yourselves to use what Is in you.
Never give up. If you do you'll sink,
because you desevre it.
"Act square by others, us you expect
them to act square by you.
"Never do anything cruel to a smaller
boy or girl. The brave man Is always
tender and kindly towards others.
"Boys, in life it should be as in a
football game; don't play foul, but hit
the line as hard as you know how."
Thus spoke the vice president of the
United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to
seventy-five homeless boys in the West
Side Boys' home one night last week.
Roosevelt's father was one of the found
ers of the home and he has always taken
the greatest interest in it and its in
mates. So has his sister, Mrs. Doug
las Robinson. Every spring she and her
husband have given a line dinner for
the boys and last week was the ap
pointed time.
Other fashionable women and men
were there. The boys are from 10 to
15 years old. Their faces shone from
soap and water, their hair was plas
tered down, and they wore their best
clothes. The long table, laid on the first
floor, groaned under turkey, chicken
salad, oranges, ice cream and cake.
When the vice president entered the
room the boys jumped from their seats
and cheered for "Teddy" until the
windows rettled. Roosevelt was in his
element. He helped to serve the dainties
to the boys and kept urging them to eat
all they could, but they needed no urg
ing.
After dinner and more cheering for
their hosts and "Teddy" the boys
inarched to the assembly room on the
second floor. The fashionable women
and men grouped themselves behind
them, the vice president got on a low
platform. He first told the youngsters
that the governor of Alaska used to be
a newsboy in the Newsboys' home.
"Every boy here can work his way up
to the top if he has the right stuff in
him," said Colonel Roosevelt, who was
very happy, "If you take up anything
By Mademoiselle Liane de Vougjr.
won the maximum thirteen times. I
stopped for thirteen times through fear
of ill-luck. Then I came back and be
gan to play again. I won the maxi
mum thirty times.
That made 516.000 francs I had won al
together. Then I stopped ahd went
away. The table had to send for monsy.
In other words, it was broken. There
was a delay of some six minutes. Dur
ing this interval the fever of the game
had subsided in me, and tills was why
I went away.
No wlet me explain. Strictly speak
ing, tlie bank is never broken. But
there is a suspension of the game for
some minutes. Trente et quarante and
the roulette are opened each morning
with a capital of 500,000 francs, respec
tively. On several occasions well known
punters* have played the maximum with
such success that they have exhaust
er the bank of the table which thep
patronized. Then the play had to be
suspended for a few minutes. During
the intervals the attendants tapped the
vaults for more money. This is what
happened when the late Sam Lewis,
Monte Carlo Wells, and myself broke the
bank.
People talk of systems for breaking
the bank. One may as well speak of
reaching the moon in an automobile.
Take the roulette table, for instance.
There are six chances,—namely, manque,
passe, pair et impair, rouge et noir.
There is (0) zero, and there are num
bers from 1 to 36. There are the doz
ens and the columns. All these give
an opportunity of lietting about 300 dif
ferent ways. There may be, let us say.
100 people punting. Each one backs his
own particular fancy. What is the re
stick to it, fight your way to the top.
Don't stop until you get there."
Then he told them how he shot moun
tain lions out west and how his "Rough
Riders" fought in Cuba. The boys' eyes
were like saucers, their breathing was
audible as they listened.
"The mountain lions are like some
men," said Colonel Roosevelt. They
have bad reputations, but they're not so
bad as they are painted. We had two
kinds of dogs—hunting dogs, that trailed
the lions, and fighting dogs, that tackled
'em. The hunting dogs would follow a
trail for hours and hours. There's pei -
severance for you. The fighting dogs
would climb the trees after the lions.
The trees were only pine trees, the first
branches close to the ground—the
branches very close. The lions would
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Doctor—Tour right leg seems to be ■ horter than the left one, but I'll try to
fix it for you.
Jonea (who has met with an acciden t)—Well, Doc, don't pull It too much.
i*u1t? Almost Invariably the bank can
Hay the few winners.out of the losses
suffered by those who bet in an oppo
site direction. Then there is the zero,
vfhlch is always a good 10 per cent in
favor of the bank. If you keep on long
enough it is Impossible to beat the game.
Breaking the bank is pure chance. I
tlofg any one to go there thirty days, in
sjuceession and come out a winner.
I always play the black. Why? Not
for any scientific reason. I don't like
red. It reminds me of blood. Black sug
gests mystery. This is why l like It.
' Many people, seeing that L had won
by putting my money on the black, fol
lowed my example. They lost. When
the •visitors saw that l had broken the
hank they applauded me. The game Is
honest, that is to say. subject to the
qualification that the odds are In favor
of the hank.
That evening 1 gave a large dinner
party. I am now building a house with
my winnings. I have given souvenirs
of my success to my friends. I repeat
that winning is a question of luck, not
of system. I know absolutely nothing
about systems. I try to play with my
winnings. Voila tout. Innocent peop'~
always win. The patron saint of Monte
Carlo favors the beginner.
LIANE DE POVG Y.
A NEW SPORT RIDING
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A few ocean travelers are now enjoy
ing the novel sport of riding the "sea
horse." This "sea Horse" is not the
marine animal which zoologists know
by that name. It is an electrical con
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Tlhe'dogs shook themselves and climbed
■the tree again. There's pluck for you."
And so on pointing morals. The boys
wished it had lasted all night.
CUTTING TEETH AT THE
AGE OF SEVENTY-EIGHT,
Cutting teeth at the age cf ner.r'v 78
years is the remarkable > xner.ence of
Mr. Charles P. Brewer, a well known
cattle dealer of Baltimore. There are
three new teeth, and they grew to such
length that he broke them off, as they
lacerated his tongue.
The new teeth made the ! r appearance
about six months ago. There were three
of them. They grew in the front lower
jaw. Mr. Brewer has never been both
ered by his teeth, and has, never been in
a dentist's chair.
Cases are rerorded in the German
Ephemerides of teeth appearing in the
trlvance in the gymnasium outfit aboard
the new cruising yacht Prinzessin Vic-j
toria Luise of the Hamburg-American
line. A gymnasium itself Is an unusual
enough institution aboard ship, and Ini
this particular instance the equipment]
comprises the latest forms of Dr. Zan
der's system of apparatus. J
One of the appliances affords all the
varieties of horseback exercise, a con-1
ventional saddle, stirrups and other ac- j
eessories being provided, and with them
suitable adjusting mechanism, so that
the whole outfit can 'be given fliore or
less violent vertical and slightly horl-i
zontal reciprocating movement through
a system of cams and connecting rods, |
simulating very closely the motion of
the animal in life. j
An electrical apparatus for giving ex
ercise to sea travelers is a form of couch,
moving back and forth over a set of (
rubber-tiled wheels, bo placed as to
gently massage the back of the person
who is reclining upon it. j
More violent massage of other parts of'
the body is obtainable in several addi
tional machines—one, a so-called vibra
tor, which on trial is found to admirably j
justify the choice of name. The princi- i
pally interesting feature about them all
is found in the fact that the actuating
mechanism of each is a small electric
motor. I
Two hundred and thirty-two thousand
eight hudred and twenty-one women are
employed in English cotton factories;
only 147.245 men.
jaws of a man 122 years old. and many
others of a similar character." |
A case is known of a female, in her
98th year, who rut twelve double teeth, j
mostly in the lower jaw.. Another cut
several straggling teeth at the age of
74: and another remarkable feature at- P
tending this case was that the patient
at the same time discovered her sight
to such a degree that she was able to
dispense with the use of spectacles |
One of the most singular instances of
the kind, however, is given by Dr. Slade
in the Philosophical Transactions for
Ll.l. 1 he patient was his; father. When
-o years old he cut an incisor tooth,
wdiudi he had lost 25 years before; and
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complete row.of teeth. When he was S2
they all dropped out successively and
when 84 they all successively reappeared;
so that at 85 he had still a perfect set
of teeth. At the same time his hair
changed from white to a dark hue and
heaH°hy dition seemed more v,sorous and j
Several physiological authors hate'
firmly denied that a third set of teeth
does ever appear. This in unfair, for
many modern authors give testimony
to the reverse. Dr. Bell, of the Univer
sity of London, and a highly esteemed
surgeon and anatomist, saw an Instance
in which four front teeth appeared at
the age of 80.
DAW TO ENCOURAGE EARLY MAR
RIAGES:
Pennsylvania is the latest state that is
trying to encourage and regulate mar
riage by new methods. Representative
Roth of Lehigh introduced a bill in the
state legislature lately which provides
that a male citizen of Pennsylvania over
forty years old making application for
a marriage license shall pay to the clerk
of courts a license fee of $100. This is to
be turned into the state treasury for the
purpose of maintaining homes for women
over forty years old who have not had a
suitable opportunity or offer of marriage, j
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"You ought to *• *' — the lark."
"Well, if I had to perch all night on a
cold twig, I suppose I'd be giad to.'*—
Chicago Record-Herald. jup
GEN11S OF A NEW YOIK POLICE
MAN WHO CARVES IN WOOD.
The New York police force with Ita
7,000 men has many geniuses in Us
runks.
Former teachers, Arctic explorers an j
lawyers are on the force, but recently a
new genius has come to light in tlie
personality of Officer Conrad Schellen
berger of the Twenty-eighth precinct,
located on East Eighty-eighth street,
between Avenue A and First avenue.
Mr. Schellenberger boasts as ills av.i
eatlon the skill of artistic wood carving
and engraving, and he hus several night
sticks beautifully worked by ills deft
hand that testify to his artistic talents.
He has carved three sticks, but the
most Interesting one is his own, which
he carried on night duty from the data
of his appointment in May, ISS5, until
November, 1900. This stick has seen
very trying times and all kinds of ser
vice.
Officer_ Schellenberger was for many
years located at police headquarters on
Mulberry street, and for years did duty
on the Bowery and throughout the Red
Light district. He ha< served under
Deputy Chief Pevery when tlie latter
was a captain; also under Deputy Chief
McLaughlin of Brooklyn, and undet
Captains Cross and Allaire.
Mr. Schellenberger was an engravei
before he joined the police force in 18S5
For ten years he worked on gold and
silver and for several years he put in
scriptions and scroll work on the class
rings of the West Point cadets. It was
not until he became a policeman that he
conceived the idea of wood carving, but
on the first trial he found that he was
even more successful o nwood than he
was on metal.
Three highly ornamented night clubs
are the result of his seven years' labor.
In moments of recreation when he was
not patrolling the streets or doing sta
tion house duty. Mr. Schellenberger could
be found studiously at work on his night
stick.
The result of his labor is a marvel.
What onee was a repulsive looking in
strument of torture is now an aesthetic
piece of work. The jackknife has been
the instrument of transformation and in
the deft hand of Officer Schellenberger
has worked wonders. Every policeman
has associations that cluster about his
night stick, but there is no club in the
city speaks for itself as does this one
The triumphs and reverses of Ojfflcer
Schellenberger's career die carefully
noted on it.
The top of the club has been trans
formed into a skull-altd crossbones. On
one side of the stick is carved "Faithful
Unto Death," and on the other side a
cross can be found with I. H. S. carvel
on the limb. At the right of the cross la
a smaller cross, the emblem of faith, and
on the left Is an anchor thlie emblem of
hope. At tho foot of the cross is a heart,
symbolic of charity. Under the inscrip
tion "Faithful Unto Death" is carved
"Police Department," in the form of a
barabola, and in the space surrounded
by this figure is cut "City of New York.' 1
Beneath is carved the figure of a wo
man, and below is a grotesque mask.
Under his name is a figure of Colum
bus, and below is a female figure. At
the end of the stick is a map of the
Western hemisphere, surmounted by an
eagle with outspread wings, and below
Cape Horn is the slogan of the Spanish
American war, "Remember the Maine."
With all these figures and inscriptions
mentioned there is also a picture of a
police officer saluting his sergeant, and
between pictures and Inscriptions leaves,
flowers and scrolls are carved, as well as
his monogram, "C. S.," beautifully
worked.
Mr. Schellenberger is now at work
carving a stick for Officer Wagner, and
has already put upon It a crucifix and a
fae simile of the meritorious madal which
Mr. Wagner has won. He has also done
a stick for Roundman Bauer of the West
Thirtieth street station, on which he has
carved skull and crossbones and a po
liceman's helmet.
WROTE HIS OWN
FUNERAL ORATION
George Inwood, 88 years of age, of
San Francisco, died the other day. At
l>is funeral services there was read an
oration which was wiitten and put in
print by him some years ag0 ' and whic l>
was distributed among the mourners,
®*r. Inwood was one of the earliest
settlers in California, having crossed the
P Iai ns on foot in the early 49 s, before
the gold fever brought its tide of immi
gration. His eccentricities made him a
well-known character,
About 1849 one of the churches in San
Francisco, so Inwood claimed, became
indebted to him for $6.000, which ha
could not collect. In 1861 he published a
pamphlet, in which he set forth his
claims and the treatment he had re
ceived. Some years later he wrote the
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sitlon to the immisratlon of Chinese,
" hich he . SPt f . orth ,n tests on the fence
sun 'ounding bis home,
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REPUTED POOR MAN
HAD SACKS OF GOLD
In taking possession of the effects of
John Siebe!, who died Friday at the Lane
hospital, San Francisco, the public ad
ministrator found in a vault of the Call
fornia Safe Deposit company six greasy
chamois 'bags containing gold coin to the
value of $2,730.
Siebel's acquaintances looked upon him
as a poor man. For a number of years
he had been employed as janitor in an
office building on Sansome street. He
slept in an attic room in the building
and seldom ate a good meal. Last week
tho superintendent of the building found
the janitor helpless in his bed and had
him removed to the Lane hospital.
Siebel was well known to the stock
gamblers who years ago operated on
Pine street. At one time he was wealthy,
but lost his fortune in speculation,
The money taken from the safe deposit
vault was incrusted with grease. The
persons who handled it were .uncertain
as to its genuineness until the coin had
been scrubbed.
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pospite the reports of injury to the
[fruit tree» of Georgia by the recent
frosts, it has been ascertained that U-
damage was hut slight, and a crop fuiiy
jup to the average wul be gathered.