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KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Grand Dictator of Mannchusett.
Lodgrc XotcM.
Henry A. Kidder of Arlington, who was
elected grand dictator of the Knights of
Honor of Massachusetts nt tho recent res
ion of the grand lodge", takes up the reins
Ifbffice with the knowledge that ho has
liie confidence of tho entire order in his
ibility to successfully manage its affairs!
Beports of the grand officers show the r.f-
HENBT A. KIDDER.
fairs of the order to be In good shape, al
though a slight loss in membership, due
to misunderstanding in regard to assess
ments, is reported. This loss will no
doubt be soon regained, and, in fact, a re
action has already set In. Mr. Kidder's
advancement has been honorably earned,
as he has filled various offices in the grand
lodge in a-manner which speaks well for
the future of the order in the old Bay State
under his direction.
Forty-five lodges of the borough of Man
hattan and 21 of Brooklyn wero represent
ed at a recent meeting of tho joint com
mittee for celebration of tho anniversary
of the Institution of the order this year.
The lodge at Drakesboro, Ky., has ini
tiated 36 young men in less than six
months.
The amount received on one assessment
on the order is about $355,000.
Louisiana jurisdiction lost II vo members
by death during April.
The grand lodge of Massachusetts fixed
tho per capita tax at 50 cents semiannually.
UNITED WORKMEN.
Think Twice Before Dropplnc Ont.
CIiIph From the Workshop.
The member who drops out of tho A. O."
V. W. because.it Is "costing too much"
had better sit down and do a little figur
ing. Let him cipher out just how long he
will have to live and pay in at present or
eve-j higher assessment rates in order to
have contributed to tho order as much,
compound interest added, as will be paid
backlo his heirs at his death. Where is
the savings bank that will duplicate the
proposition? Where is the investment to
beat it? A. O. U. W. Record.
In the California jurisdiction there are
S75 lodges, with over 20,000 in total mem
bership. The Kentucky deputies aro doing such
good work that the winning of tho $2,000
prize is assured.
The membership of the jurisdiction of
Massachusetts April 1 was 54,312.
The indications are that seven assess
ments will carry tho Kansas jurisdiction
through tho year 1899.
RED MEN.
I-aTT a to Bullotlutr For Qesrees.
Along: the Trail.
Some of tho tribes throughout the coun
try aro still balloting for degrees when a
brother desires to advance, when for more
than one great sun ono ballot elects to all
the degrees, except where brothers were
adopted prior to first cold moon, G. S. D.
406, In which case a ballot should be had.
Official returns from 311 tribes in Penn
sylvania show a net gain of 3,073 mem
bers. It is now time for the tribes everywhere
to arrange for a Red Men's day. Keep
yourselves prominently beforo tho publio
if you would grow and succeed.
The membership in Missouri has nearly
tripled itself in the last great son. A
number of new tribes have been instituted.
ODD FELLOWS.
Inhatnntlnl Increase In Ohio Mem
bership LinkletK.
The jurisdiction of Ohio has every rea
son to be proud of the net gain in mem
bership made during last year. For the
previous two years there was a slight de
crease, but this year they come to the front
with tho handsome gain of 1,044. Judg
ing by reports received from all over the
state, the good work appears to lie still go
ing on. The lodges in tho rural districts
are not letting the grass grow under their
'.jet. Odd Tellows Sittings. ,
A bylaw providing for the payment of
larriage hire at funerals is illegal.
In an encampment, in the absence of
the chief patriarch, it is tho duty of tho
Eenior warden to take the place of tho chief
patriarch and fulfill all the functions of
the office. He may confer tho degrees, as
be is do facto chief patriarch.
The year 1899 is going to witness a won
derful growth in the order. Tho activity
already displayed indicates this. Lodges
ore now up and doingwhero last year they
were inactive.
The encampment branch nearly doubled
Its membership in Manitoba last year.
Appropriations from tho general funds
cannot bo made to pay car fare or carriago
hire that its members may attend tho fu
neral of a member of -their own or any
other lodge.
Grand Secretary PerJ.ins of the grand
lodge, I. O. O. F., of Massachusetts, re
ports the gains in 1898 as 64 in tho subor
dinate lodges and 57G in the Rebckahs.
New Hampshire has two lodges, tho lnr
gest of their kind in tho world Fidelity
Rebckah lodge of Concord, over COO mem
bers, and Social Rcbckah lodgo of Man
chester, over 800 members.
Tho old Odd Fellows' hall in Philadel
phia has been sold for about $40,000. Tho
proceeds will bo used toward lifting the
debt from the new "temple
Tho lodges of Indiana paid a tax
amounting to over $5,000 last year for tho
home fund.
.MASONIC.
Cnitomi of the Crnft In Colonial
Day Cast. "Went nnd Sonth.
It was the custom of tho craft in tho
colonial days of this country to lrtually
solicit candidates. Governor Shirley was
not-a Mason, but through n committee he
You will be glad of this news :
Fels-Naptha soap (which is
naptha and soap) saves half the
work of washing.
Your grocer returns your
money if you are disappointed
in it,
Fels & Co, maker, Philadelphia.
was informed that "as it has been tho cus
tom for men In the most exalted station
to have the door of our society's constitu
tion always opened to them when desired
,we think it our duty to acquaint your ex
cellency with that custom and assure you
that we shall cheerfully attend your excel
lency's pleasure therein." Could such ac
tion be obtained In any lodge nowadays as
was taken by the first- lodge of Boston in
1741? Trestleboard.
In Texas no lodge can receive and act
upon an application for affiliation unless
the applicant previously visits the lodge or
is vouched for by a brother who has actu
ally sat in lodge with him.
The new infirmary at the Masonic home,
Philadelphia, is well under way.
There Is a sublimity In Freemasonry
which justifies tho phrase "sublime degree
of a MastcrJJIason. " Every brother should
bo a sublime Mason, nnd he may be if he
wiiL
Freemasonry is a law unto itself. This
brief sentence, which is as true as it is
brief, speaks volumes.
The committee on library, Masonic tem
ple, Philadelphia, has selected George P.
Ruppas librarian. Mr. Rupp, whose spe
cial fort" is the classification and arrange
ment of libraries, commenced his duties
May 1.
Do you believe it right, honest and fair
to stay at home and let your brethren run
tho lodge and reap the same benefits as the
workers?
Colonel Stotscnburg, who was killed in
battlo in the Philippines, was a member
of Potomac comnumdery, District, of Co
lumbia, and formerly its drill master
Kniehts of the Mnccnbeen.
New York deputies have done a great
deal during the past winter and spring in
building up the order.
C. H. Emerson of Marshalltown is about
tho liveliest thing in Iowa. Ho was ini
tiated ono recent Wednesday, and one
week later handed in 13 applications for
life benefits.
Knights of Sioux City are organizing
an orchestra and glee club.
The recent Maccabeo rally in Rhodo Is
land, in which supreme officers of tho L.
O. T. M. took part, has had a good effect
In arousing interest in tho order.
Tho Maccabees of Omaha have decided
to give a Maccabee kirmess tho second
week of Juno for tho benefit of tha
families of tho Lady Maccabees who lost
their lives in the recent disastrous fire.
KniKlitH of I'ytlilnw.
Tho Pythians of Denver will erect a
handsome stone temple, of modern design,
at a cost of from $75,000 to $100,000.
There will bo at least four large halls, one
of which will be set apart for banquets.
About 4,000 Knights of Pythias wero in
lino at a recent celebration and parade at
Brockton.
Tho lat reports show 1)0 lodges, with a
membership of 0,242, in Kentucky Forty-six
deaths occurred during 1898.
Nevada has no state deputy, but has a
grand tribunal no expense attached to
same
Royal Arcnnnm.
Membership in the order makes better
men, better citizens and better husbands
and fathers. Tho Royal Arcanum has
still a mighty work to do, and every mem
ber should be filled with greater lovo for
tho institution and greater enthusiasm in
its work.
Massachusetts subordinate councils havo
invested funds amounting to $33,563.
Howard C. Wiggins is now grand regent
of New York und J. T. Rupnell grand sec
retary. Good Feliona.
Hon. J. H. McGregor of Maine is now
premier of tho order and Arthur J. Bates
of Massachusetts supreme secretary.
Tho grand assembly of Massachusetts
presented Past Grand Ruler James H.
Abercroinbio with a handsome past grand
ruler's badge and jewel recently in recog
nition of his active nnd energetic services.
Mjxtlc Circle.
The amount paid out in benefits in the
United States since its organization is
$1,500,000.
This order has 455 members in Virginia
and has paid out in the state in benoflts
$15,500. J. E. Burke is grand ruler.
The head of the order is.1). E. "Stevens,
Philadelphia, who was last year unani
mously elected president of the national
fraternal congress.
Charles F. Humrfck is grand ruler of
Pennsylvania and David Casselberry
grand recorder.
Golden Cross.
Kentucky last year received $10 for ev
pry $1 paid into the beneficiary fund.
Reports of grand officers indicate a
steady and healthy growth of the order in
tho various grand jurisdictions. ,
Modern Woodmen.
The head camp meeting at Kansas City
tho second week in June will prevent the
head officers from attending picnics be
tween the dates of June 2 and 10.
Social members who intend to 6ecuro a
beneficiary certificate should not delay.
They may wait until it is too late.
It is generally conceded that the local
clerks are tho life of the society. Upon
tho faithfulness of the clerks all lso de
pends. A deputy working for an old camp has
no right to obligato an applicant for mem
bership outside of the camproom, nor in
tho camproom, for that matter1, unless the
consul of tho old camp asks him to fill the
thair.
PIlRrim Fathers.
Supreme Secretary Shepard's report
ihows a net gain of 1,106 members last
rear; present membership, 24,164.
Tho membership of tho order by sex
was: Mcnt 13,276; women, 10,888, being
55 and 45 per cent respectively, or exactly
as in 1897. The ratio of deaths was in
proportion far moro favorable to women
than to men, for while women had 45 per
sent of membership and mortuary risk
they had but 38 per cent of tho deaths.
' There were last year 195 social members
in tho order.
iloj-nl XclghhorH.
This order is tho auxiliary of tho Mod
srn Woodmen of America.
There aro lit present over 1,500 local
camps in tho 14 states in which tho order
jperatcs. '
Tho number of certificates issued in
1895 was 1,909; in 1896, 4,017; in 1897,
5,847; in 1898, 9,299.
Locusts are an article of food in parts
of Africa, Arabia and Persia of such
importance that the price of provisions
is influenced by the quantity of the
dried insects on hand.
IODMPEDEYINDIAXS
THRILLING STORY OF A WOMAN'S
CAPTURE AND ESCAPE.
Flacky Sirs. Larimer "Wan the Hero
ine of nn Exciting Adientnre "With
the Bloodthirsty Monx In "Wyoming
Terrltory,In 1SG4.
While in Washington one day I saw
corue ont cf the department of justices
woman of attractive appearance. As
fbe paused a moment on the step .and
looked with bright, observant eyes over
at the White House and along Pennsyl
vania avenue, she presented a picture
of comfortable, placid middle age. One
of the attorneys from the Indian depre
dation claims department accompanied
her to the door, and after the bade him
goodby he said:
"That woman is Mrs. Sarah L. Lari
mer of Nebraska, and she is making her
yearly visit to Washington. When at
the capital, she always calls on her
friends in the department of justice.
The files of Indian depredation claims
contain no more romantic and thrilling
incidents than those which relate the
early life of Mrs. Larimer. Those who
meet her now as a woman of the present
day, quite abreast of the times in which
she lives, interested in all public ques
tions and fnll cf kindly sympathies, can
scarcely realize that in her youth she
was the heroine of a regular 'dime
novel' story of the plains.
"In 1864 Lientenant Larimer, who
had just been honorably discharged
from the Union army, left his home in
Kansas, accompanied by his young wife
and little child, to cross the plains for
the restoration of his health, whicbhad
given out through hard service in the
war. They were in company with sev
eral other tiaveWs and bad with them
valuable personal belongings, consist
ing of several wagons and horses, ex
pensive clothing, family jewels, a com
plete photographic outfit and nearly
4,000 in money. When in Wyoming
territory, they were surprised by a band
of Sioux Indians, who murdered three
of the party, wounded two. Lieutenant
Larimer being one of the wounded, and
captured Mrs. Larimer and her child.
The Indians took the woman and child
to their camp, about 70 miles from
tho spot where they had attacked the
travelers. .
"A" day or two after the attack news
came to the Eleventh cavalry, stationed
at Fcrt Laramie, Wy., that the Sionx
had attacked travelers on the emigrant
road and had carried Mrs. Larimer and
her child into captivity. Lieutenant
Larimer had been found, nearly dead
from arrow wounds and distracted at
the fate which had befallen his wife
and baby. The officers of tho Eleventh
immediately moved part of their com
mand np the Platte river and obtained
further information as to where the
raid had taken place. They were abont
to move against the Indians with a
force of two companies when Mrs.
Larimer came crawling into camp, car
rying her child in her arms. Their con
dition wSs deplorable. She and the child
were nearly famished. As soon as Mrs.
Larimer was able she gave a detailed
account of the position of the Indians,
their plans and movements, their de
signs against the command which they
knew would be moving against them,
their numbers and the ambuscades
which they had prepared. Her informa
tion was so valuable that the officers
were able to thwart the designs of the
Indians, not only against the pursuing
troops, but against exposed points and
trains that were on the emigrant road.
"The officers found the information
Mrs. Larimer gave as to the position
and movements of the Indians to be ex
actly as she had 'said and marveled at
the powers of observation and clearness
of memory which had endured through
the hours or torture she had gone
through. The accuracy of her state
ments was particularly verified by the
fact that one of the lieutenants and a
few of his men, who had disobeyed or
ders and followed a trail apart from the
command, fell into an ambuscade de
scribed by Mrs. Larimer and were
killed.
"Mrs. Larimer was never quite clear
as to how many hours she had passed
with the Indians. From the moment of
captivity, when they had started off
with her child and herself in their train,
she had concentrated every faculty on
watching for an opportunity of escape.
She had seen her husband struck down
by arrows, killed, as she supposed ; had
seen the wagons fired and her friends
killed and wounded. She had read of
the tortures inflicted by Indians upon
women captives, never imagining that
one day she would be their wretched
victim. She was determined, if possi
ble, to get herself and child away from
their clutches and die in some other
way than by their tortures. She had
always been a girl of fearless disposi
tion, quick in her movements and very
observant. She pretended to be bodily
in u languid and almost immovable
state. After hours of waiting and
watching their dances and listening to
their plans for further depredations,
when they had ceased to observe her,
she found a chance to slip away beyond
the fires into the dark bush. For hours
nnd hours, through two days and
nights, she struggled on, faint, nearly
dead,' until she fell exhausted in the
camp of'tbe cavalry.
"It was a happy time, of course,
when she found her young husband
alive. AH' they had in the world was
gone, but after the horrors of their ex
perience had passed away a little nnd
health was in a measure restored they
started out afresh. Mrs. Larimer has
always been the business manager of
the firm. Her husband never had his
health completely restored." Philadel
phia Times.
A doctor in France is not permitted
to inherit property left .to him by a de
ceased patient
Unlnc- the Left Hand.
The superiority of Japanese drawing
can probably be trac-d to the custom .of
that 4and to make the children practice
painting and drawing without the use
of any btick or supporting device for tho
hand. They aro taught to draw at the
uuiic time they are taught to writo the
letters of the alphabet, and they are
taught to nso both bunds equally in the
task.
Tho natural preference given to tho
right arm has been explained physiolog
ically by tho construction of tho veins
and nerves that enter tho arms, thoso of
tho right arm being moro prominent.
Tho reverse rs tlie case in tho few who
aro naturally left handed.
IS it 111.
II
Bachelor That Made
A Mistake. I I
For ten years Hugh Markleman had
been a wanderer upon the face of the
earth. Financially speaking, ho had been
successful, but for all that period of time
he had b;cn literally homeless. Now he
was proceeding to a homo of his own.
He swung open the gilded iron gate of a
pretty little inclosure, where the graveled
paths shone in the twilight and evergreens J
skirted tho path like tall old monks wrap-
Ded in cretin iertro clonks. The eottao-a
ped in green serge cloaks. The cottage
beyond a low caved, picturesque affair,
with verandas on every side exactly met
his preconceived ideas of the "desirable
country resiBencc" painted in such glow
ing terms by '-Moses Gibbs, Esq., real es
tate and insurance agent."
His countenanco expanded into broad
smiles as he pushed open the door and en
tered n pretty room on the left of tho main
entrance hall, where n glowing fire cast
ruddy reflections through the whole room
and a cushioned armchair stood close to
the velvet rug.
"Gibbs told me there was some furni
ture in tho house and an old woman left
in charge," thought Markleman, sitting
down in the easy chair and expanding his
chilled fingers to tho cheery blaze, "but I
hadn't any idea of such snug quarters as
this."
As Markleman sat there, basking in the
warmth and coziness of the scene, the door
of the adjoining room opened, and two
ladies came In, their faces glowing with
the frosty air.
"Why, Lizzie," cried the shorter one,
stopping suddenly in tho act of laying her
hood on tho table, "there is some one in
the parlor 1"
"Nonsense," said Lizzie, who, although
she had seen eight or nine and twenty,
was exceedingly fair to look upon. "The
cat and tho crickets may be there, but
who on earth besides?"
" But .1 tell you I saw him," said Sue,
gripping her cousin's arm with a sort of
nervous terror" "a great big tall man,
in your easy chair, sitting staring at the
fire."
"Fiddlesticks!" cried Lizzie, and she
marched courageously into tho room
where sat our hero.
Mr. Markleman stared hard at her. Mr.
Moses Gibbc, real estate nnd insurance
agent, had mentioned an old woman. His
ideas of old age must have been singular
in tho extreme, but ho recovered his self
possession almost immediately.
"I supposo you're Mary Ann," said ho
affably.
"No, sir," said Miss Wyman, still sore
ly puzzled. "I'm Lizzie."
"Oh, Lizzie, eh? Well, it's just the
same. I .dare say you didn't expect me
just yet?"
"No, sir, I certainly did not," said
Lizzie, beginning to wonder whether or
not sho was dreaming.
"Things look very nioo and comfortable
here, Lizzie, my girl, and now the best
thing you can do will .bo to toss me a little
bit of supper sausages or broiled ham or
something of that sort and be quick
about it, for I'm half famished. And,
Lizzie, yon might send the other girl out
for any little triflo you want in the culi
nary department. Of course, though," he
added as he drew out a bill and extended
it, grand seigneur fashion, toward tho as
tonished damsel, "I shan't expect to keep
two girls as a regular thing, although I
must hunt up a man to take care of the
horses. Now run along and make haste."
Lizzie Wyman retreated back upon Sue
Baring, with the money in her hand,
scarlet with suppressed mirth.
"Sue," sho cried the instant the door
was safely closed, "I see it all."
"That man is an escaped lunatic, isn't
he? Dear, dear, wo shall all bo murder
ed!" cried Sue, growing hysterical
"Nothing of the sort," said Lizzie ener
getically "Ho h.is only made a dreadful
blunder. Can't you sec, Sue, it's the old
bachelor who has taken the placo next
door?"
"Oh!" aspirated Suo with the sparkles
of amusement beginning to come into her
eyes.
"But, Lizzie, what nre you going to
do?"
"To cook him the best supper I can and
afterward explain to him his mistake in
the politest manner possible. Poor fellow!
He is rather handsomo, I think."
And the two girls bustled about with
skillet, gridiron und coffee btrainer, while
Mr. Markleman sat viewing the firo and
wondering what Gibbs could possibly havo
meant by talkingabout "an old woman!"
"Why, sho lias got cheeks like peaches
and hair as thick and brown and glossy
as my own!" ho told himself. "Old, in
deed! It won't bo such bad fun to havo a
servant girl liko that flitting about the
house, toho ought to havo extra wages on
account or her good looks.
Afterward he found himself seated bo
fore a tablo whereupon was spread a rich
repast.
And ho straightway proceeded to do
the best of practical justice to it. Lizzie
Wyman composedly watched him the
while.
"A very nice supper, Lizzie!" said Mr.
Markleman, refolding his napkin and
placing it on the table ere he drew out a
cigar from his pocket case.
"I'm glad you liked it, sir," said Lizzie,
smiling, "nnd I hopo that when you be
come my neighbor at Laurel cottage you
will often drop in to sueh another "
"Eh?" cried Mr. Markleman, starting
back "Ain't this Laurel cottage? Am
I not in my own bouse?"
"No, sir," Miss Wyman answered de
murely "You aro in my house, and I am
Elizabeth Wyman, your fnturo neighbor,
very happy to mako your acquaintance,
Bven after this rather .unusual fashion."
"I I beg your pardon, Miss Wyman,'
he gasped, turning scarlet and pale in a
breath "I don't see how Iovercamoto
mako such a ridiculous mistake! What, a
donkey you must havo taken me for!
"I'll go," he uttered, making a dive to
ward his hat and dropping tho unsmoked
cigar on tho floor, with a countenance of
such misery that Lizzio's womanly pity
came to tho rescue.
"You will do no such thing, Mr. Mar
klemniif." sho said "My brother will be
hero presently, and you shall stay and
spend tho eveninnt your own mistake."
So Mr. Markleman staid until Tom
Wyman camo homo from tho city on tho
evening train, and, as ho afterward said,
"ho neve? spout a pleasanter evening in
his lifol" New York News.
IS HE A WIZARD?
A Ynrn Ahont a Central Afrlenn
Trance Trawler.
Here is a yarn that has Iwn picked
up by the Society For Psychical Re
search. Dr. R. W. Felkin. who had ac
companied Emin Pas-ha on ' a tour
through Uganda and adjacent territory,
W responsible for it. He rays that some
time last year his p.irty had got back
to Lado, about 1,000 miles south of
Khartum, and that lie had been with
out letters from Europe for a year.
Naturally ho was impatient for tidingsr
In that part Cf Africa he had often
como across wizards, who pretended to
transform themselves into lions or other
animals at night nnd to travel immense
distances in this guise. They nlso 'assert
that they acquiro information .nt'roch
times about stolen cattlo and other lost
property. Dr. Felkin says that, al
though he has no explanation to offer
in regard to these alleged feats, he had
a chance to verify one of their stories.
One morning after his arrival at
Lado a man came to his tent, evidently
in great excitement, and said that the
local wizard, or "m'logo," had been
roaming about the country the night
before in the form of a jackal. Dnring
his rambles the "m'logo" had visited
Meschera-el-Rek, fnlly 530 miles away,
between Lado and Khartnm The
wizard declared that two steamers had
just arrived at this point and had
brought mails. He also described mi
nutely the appearance of an English
0ftjCer accompanying the bcats.
t ts ,, . , , a n . -
Dr. Felkin ridicnled the story. But
Emin Pasha took the thing more seri
ously. He' directed that the wizard be
brought before him and questioned the
fellow.
"Where did yon go last night?"
"I was.at Meschera-el-Rek."
"What were you doing there?"
"I went to see some friends."
"What did you see?"
"I saw two steamers arriving from
Khartum."
"Oh, this is nonsense! -Yon could
not possibly have been at Meschera-el-Rek."
"I was there," 'he wizard replied
emphatically, "and with the steamers
was nn Englishman, a short man with
a big beard."
"Well, what was his mission?"
"He says that the great pasha at
Khartum had sent him, and he had
some papers for you. He is starting
overland tomorrow, bringing the papers
with him, and he will be here abont SO
days from now."
Dr. Felkin says that 32 days later the
Englishman did arrive at Lado, and
that he brought letters for the party.
The newcomer was Lupton Bey. Of
the wizard Dr. Felkin says that he is
satisfied that the man was never out-
side his native village in his life. New
York Tribune.
DeTvey UntertniiiA a Volnnteer.
In a letter received by the relatives
of one of the soldiers- nowjn Manila
the following story .is told of the son of
a prominent state official in this city:
The soldier had been feeling unwell
for several days and was ordered to the
island of Corregidor, where one of the
hospitals is located. Strolling along the
beach one afternoon, he saw a gentle
man come sauntering along toward
him. The only peculiar feature abont
the man was that he carried a cane and
was very neatly dressed for a man on
that island. The stranger approached
the soldier and passed the compli
ments of "the day. The two fell into
erfsy conversation, and the stranger in
quired abont the hospital, the island
and all qnestions pertaining tothefierce
struggle with the Filipinos, and con
cluded by drawing on the sand with his
cane the shape of the bays and inlets
and the position of the fleet. The young
Coloradan was delightfully entertained
for a couple of hours, and only when
the stranger was ready to embark on n
slogp that put in to shore after him did
ho learn that his pleasing companion
was no less than Admiral George Dew
ey. Denver Times.
The Pacific Slope Doing Up.
The extension of explorations and ob
servations in the region of country west
of the Rocky mountains tends in many
ways to develop and confirm the propo
sition that a steadily progressive aridity
is slowly replacing former more hnmid
climatic conditions. This change is
manifest in various ways most con
spicuously in the decreasing volume of
water in many of the lakes and streams
throughout the region, as shown by the
existence of former beach lines at high
er levels, and in the profound disturb
ances and modifications taking place in
the native flora:
The phenomena which follow the ad
vance of aridity are not limited by al
titude, for, while the desert conditions
at low elevations exhibit them in their
most intense aspect, they are also clear
ly traceable to the highest summits,
where gradually dwindling glaciers and
abnormally high extensions of certain
lowland types of forest show the gen
eral trend of the climatic change. Na
tional Geographical Magazine.
WellShe Thought of It.
The mother of one of onr soldiers in
the late war was busy packing a box
containing food to send to him, and the
servant was watching the operation
Having placed the last article in, the'
mother said: "I gness that is all, Nora.
We will now nail it up. "
"Excuse me, mum,-" said Nora, "but
how is he ever going to get it open un
less we put in an ax?" Harper's Ba
zar. A Ilnrc Animal.
A white tiger was shot lately in the
Dibrngarh district of Assam, according
to the Calcutta Englishman. He was
nine feet long and in the prime of life.
The Calcutta taxidermist who prepared
the skin states that in 18 years he had
neither seen nor heard of such a thing
as a white tiger.
It .11 nut fie Torture.
Dr.Nachtigal, the celebrated African
explorer, was tne guest of a rich Ham
burg merchant Tha merchant's son, u
young man of a somewhat sentimental
temperament, said among other things
that his dearest wish was to ride across
the desert on tho back of u camel. He
thought such a ride must be very poet
ical indeed.
"My dear young friend," replied tho
explorer, "I can tell you how you can
get a partial idea of what riding a
camel on tho deserts of Africa is like.
Take an office stool, screw it up as high
as possible and put it in a wagon with
out any springs. Then seat yourself on
the stool and have it driven over rocky
and uneven ground during, the hottest
weather of July or August and after
you have not had anything to eat or
drink for 24 hours, and then you will
get a faint idea of how delightfully
poetic it is to rido on camel in tha
wilds of Africa."
31 lit mil Help.
Professor Gray By tho way, Pro
fessor Sage, what day of the month is
it? To save my life, I can't think.
Professor Sage It is tho 20th. And
that reminds me! What month is itl
Boston Transcript.
Injurious. Perfume.
Perfumes aro stated to bo injurious
to the sense of smell, to tha hearing,
the throat and tbe lungs.
I
By IRWIN THOMAS.
Like the great majority of persons, I
havo no recollection of my real early life.
My earliest recollection is tho day I came
into use. I had been sitting upon a shelf
in the store, where thero v ore a half dozen
of my kind exactly like me.
"If you want a brand new machine,
mis," I heard tho salesman say, "why,
here is one that is a beauty. It has several
of tho latest improvements which aro not
on our old typewriters."
"Well, I want now one," said a sweet,
musical voice, and tho salesman took tho
cover off inc. I saw a girl about 20 years
old. "A good looker," I commented to
myself. Little did I think at that time
that she was to be my mistress as long as
she wa? or that I should ever learn to love
her as I did in after life. Sho sat down at
a table while the salesman placed me in
front of her. She ran her fingers over me,
and I felt a thrill.
"It is a lovely machine," she said.
"Don't I get any discount?"
There was some transaction that I did
not hear. An hour later I was in Wall
street, and she was patting mo while a
well dressed man blew tobacco smoke in
my face and told her what to write. I
was with her for a year before I really
know I loved her. It flashed over mo In
an instant. It wa3 summer. Thero was
absolutely nothing to do that I could see.
About 2 o'clock tho boss came in.
"Pretty hot!" said he as'ho pulled off
his coat. "Jennie," he continued, "will
you go down to Manhattan Beach?"
"I don't see how I can," she replied,
resting her arm on me, "I am going out
this evening, or at least I half way prom
ised to go."
"Come on," said he. "Wo can get a
boat and be down there while you're talk
ing about it."
As she put on her hat to go I felt my
first pang of jealousy. The boss was a
good looking young man. He was free
and easy with everybody except his father.
an old gentleman who came around occa
sionally aud Eaid a whole lot of things
about when ho was a young man aud then
didn't show up again for another two
weeks.
As tho pair left tho office together it
seemed to me that my happy existenco
was at an end. All day Sunday it rained.
This did not lessen my fit of the blues,
and I was glad when the day was over.
Monday morning my mistress came in,
and wo wero soon at work. That after
noon tho boss was attentive to her. When
tho day's work was done, they left tho
office together. My feelings cannot be
described. No typewriter that has not
been jealous will ever know how I felt.
Tho next day I was sick at heart. I was
so ill that my upper case H, A, R, T and
E would not work. A man camo from the
factory. He was a blacksmith, who never
should have been sent. Ho said that water
had been spilled over me :.nd my keys'
were stuck. How little he suspected that
it was the brine of my tears that had
caused the rust. I ran along for awhilo
nnd then was considered permanently dis
abled. I remember the day I saw him kiss her
and saw her blush. In my indignation
my ribbon turned from black to purple,
and two of ray keys wero broken. The
next day that same blacksmith said I was
undoubtedly a defective machine. He
offered her a new one for me. and the offer
was accepted. Two hours later a man in
the office of tho company said I was as
good a typewriter as the factory had
turned out, but that I had been abused.
He understands, I thought.
After three weeks in a secondhand shop
I was purchased by a school of stenog
raphy and typewriting. Did ever another
machine go through what I did? A year
later I was seized by a deputy sheriff and
got my first glimpse of politics. I was
knocked down at auction for a trifle and
was in a public office for two months.
Then again I was back in the second
hand shop.
Who should enter ono day but my old
mistress. She wanted a machine of my
make tho only make, by tho way but
then wo all say that. Sho wanted a second
hand machine,, and I was shown her.
Time had changed us both. She did not
recognize me at first, then she 6aw my
number and cried. Sho carried me away
with her. Never, if I live, forover, will I
forget tho joy of seeing her. Sho made
mo sing, and, in tho delirium of my joy,
I divined her thoughts, and sho scarcely
had to touch my keys.
She never told mo what had become of
her other place, tho boss or the machine
that took my place. We were in a big
office now. At times she would sit and
look at mo as though she wero sorry that
she ever had partod with me, but I was
born tor sorrow, and after basking in the
sunlight of her smilo for two years sho
left mo covered up ono night. I never saw
her again.
When my cover was taken off, I was
again in n secondhand shop with a lot of
broken down hacks of Inferior makes.
Every day I think will be my last, but I
am hanging on, hoping, wishing, praying
that perhaps she has not forgotten mo,
and as tho bruto whois working mo
swears at me, as my old keys shake and
wabble, I wonder if sho will ever come.
I hopo in her old age that sho is happy.
New York Press.
Yarmonth'ti Narrow Street.
"Kitty Witches" row, Great Yarmouth,
can justly claim to be the narrowest street
in the world, the entrance at ono end be
ing only 29 inches and at tho other 66 inch
es. It gives some idea of the width when
one 'mentions that neighbors can shako
hands.and put out each other's candles
across tho street! Why theso rows havo
been so constructed has given rise to a
good deal of discussion. Some writers
give tho reason that when thero was a very
high tide the water might flow through
them; others, jn tho event of an invasion
they would prove an excellent means of
defense, or that tho ground plans of tho
rows wero suggested by the fishermen's
nets which, spread on the dunes to dry,
had a narrow pathway let between them
which represented tho rows. -Yarmouth
lias 145 rows, and their total length ex
ceeds sovon miles, "Kitty Witchos" being
tho most Interesting nnd the narrowest of
all.
I. one IlclKns.
Louis XIV, king of Franco, ascended
tho throno on the 14th of May, VMS, and
occupied it till his death on tho 1st rf
Septembjr, 1T15, a period of 73 years and
110 days. Hi wns succeeded by his great
grandson, who became Louis XV nnd
reigned for nearly 59 yoars, these two suc
cessive reigns amounting in tho aggregate
to 131 years, which is another record.
If ancient records aro to bo-belioved,
King Pepy II of Egpyt enjoyed a reign
extonding over tho extraordinary period
of 04 years.
MARTYRS TO CUSTOM.
Queer TIiIukh We Ilo liy
Inntlnot
Itnther Thnn IleitRon.
Why does a dog walk round in a lit
tle circlo beforo lying down ? Because
his ancestors had to beat out a hole in
the grass or tho snow to mako a com
fortable bed. Why does ho lay his nose
on the paws? Because) his ancestors had
to keep their noses clear of tho dnst or
mow, says the Philadelphia Inquirer,
Why does a cat wash bertelf so careful
ly ? Because her ancestors had to ba
clean, or their prey would smell them
and escape Instances might te cited by
thousands of ancient habits preserved
by animals long after they have ceased
to be nsefnl. Now, man does exactly
the same thing, without knowing it
preserves innumerable habits for cen
turies after they have ceased to have any
meaning.
Man as a street building animal is
guided by instinct far more than by
reason. A builder is accustomed to
houses with windows all over. Suppose
he puts npa corner house, where win
dows are needed only on the front. Still
he makes imitation windows on the
side wall, with lintel, ledge and sills,
and in some cases actually paints sashes
and curtains inside the frame. No mat
ter how hideous the resnlt, he is accus
tomed to windows on every wall, re
gardless of cost.
Posts nre planted at street cornen to
keep vehicles off the pavement. Old
cannon were often used as being both
nsefnl and ornamental ships' guns
sunk to the trunnions and a round shot
lodged in the muzzle to keep ont refuse.
The supply fell short, but as cannos
were popular they were made on pur
pose for corner posts.
Look at a corner post now, and you
will see that it is shaped and banded
like an old gun, with a half ball on top
in memory of the round shot in the
muzzle. Look at any iron railing. The
posts are shaped like spears, shaft and
tip, in memory of some ancient, forgot
ten usage of weapons. Spears were nsed
for the fencing of tiltyards in the tour
naments of the middle ages.
On gateposts yon will frequently find
a stone ball. Who wdtild ever suppose
that the balls on the gateposts were the
heads of tho family enemies? It was
once the custom to stick your enemy's
gory head as a trophy on the gatepost
On the gates of- towns were stuck the
beads of traitors, criminals and other
offensive persons. In old London, for
instance, the bridge gate and Temple
Bar were always decorated with ghastly
relics of the kind, and the memory of
the custom survives on the gateposts of
modern suburban villas.
On the back of a man's coat there are
two buttons, because our ancestors
needed them as rests for their sword
belts. Now that women wear an imi
tation of men's coats, they have the
buttons, too, yet it never enters their
heads that they are bnly useful for the
sword belt. And the modern dress for
sword play has no tail buttons.
When railways first came into nse,
road coaches were mounted on flanged
wheels and hauled along the track by
the locomotive. Look at any English
railway compartment today, and you
will see that it is molded and painted
in imitation of a stagecoach. Its seats,
shape, windows, doors and hatiacks are
imitations of tne forgotten mail car
riage. The hairdresser's bhop has a painted
pole in front. That pole was the sign of
the old barber surgeon and meant
"bloodletting done here." How would
a modern surgeon like such a sign in
front of his house? Nearly every 'carpet
has a flower pattern, because in th
days beforo carpets the floors were usu
ally strewn with rushes, interspersed on
state occasions with living flowers.
At the head or foot of everybnsiness
letter yon will see the address of the
person to whom it is written, because
in the days before envelopes came into
use the sheet of the letter was folded np,
J sealed and addressed to its destination.
On the flap of the envelope you will
often see a stamped mark in imitation
of a seal, because long after envelopes
were invented people distrusted the
gum and still used wax for security.
Animals have innumerable useless
habits, but for every one of these we
men have 100 almost unaccountable
whims.
The Modern Boy.
The. following quaint, but lifelike,
description of the modern American
schoolboy, given by the Rev. Sydney
Strong, will find an echo in the heart
of every mother who is the proud pos
sessor of just such a boy:
My idea of a boy:
He is half angel and half "animal.
He is -wide awake all night camping
ont, but falls asleep in church. He is
superstitions, giving a dandelion three
puffs to see if his mother wants him.
He carries a lucky stone in his pocket
He cures warts by burying the dish rag.
Burned cork, feathers, pins and father's
tarn make a whole day's show.
He stones the degs, but will work for
hours over a dog that limps with a
broken leg to the b"k door. No kinder
heart ever cared for a mother! j3 lamb.
He disturbs family worship, but who
makes us think more of heaven when
he kneels and prays?
He is half angel and half animal.
Then She "Wept.
"It's unfortunate in work like mine
to have tender feelings," said the hos
pital nurse, "bnt there are times when
I simply can't help crying. I spoke to
one of the doctors about it once and
asked him if he thought there was any
great harm in my going into the linen
room to weep. 'No,' he replied, 'not if
yon weep sterilized tears.'" New
York Sun.
The Dirty Work:.
Eidder He does the dirty work for
the pity administration.
Goode Horrible!
Kidder Yes ; he has charge of the
itreet cleaning bureau. Philadelphia
North American.
Twain "Wasn't Well.
Here is a story of Mark Twain, whoso
after dinner speeches are unique. At a
dinner to which he was invited his
name was associated with tbe toast of
"Literature" by an orator, who re
ferred with great eloquence to Homer,
Shakespeare, Milton and Mark Twain.
In response the humorist thanked the
speaker for his kindly references and
excused himself from making a longer
speech by saying, "Homer is dead,
Shakespeare and Milton are no more,
nnd I I don't feel very well myself 1''
Dotroit Frco Presu.
Earned the Rcivard.
"Ma, Mrs. Smith gave me
piece of cake."
a big
"Jimmie, I've often told yon not to
ask for anything to eat when yon are
over there."
"But, ma, she gave me the cake be
cause I told her who was ioro to dinner
last night." Chicago Record.
ni Disadvantage.
'IIow did that Scotohman enjoy golf
over heror1
"Ho said our gamo was all right, but
ho couldn't catch on to our dialect."
Chicago Record.
ntMiiTMiiiwrriirii-wa
OUR POSTAGE STAMPS.
One Man Innpectn Ererj- One Isanedl
hy the Government.
ion never bought a postage stamp!
that was imperfect, although there arel
a great many defective ones destroyed!
every year. Notwithstanding the fact t
that the government now issnes annu
ally in the neighborhood of 2,500,000.
000 stamps, valued at about $70,000,
000, one man manages to inspect "each
one of them, casting aside the ones that
have flaws of anf description, either in
gumming, printing or perforating-
Stamp experts being scarce, this one.
a colored man of the name of Johu P
Green, who was employed by Cleve
land, has been employed by the present
administration, being known as a Unit
ed States postage stamp agent Besides
his duties as an inspector, in which he
has to see also that the contract be
tween the government and the bureau
of printing and engraving is exactly
fulfilled in point of color, quality of pa
per,, etc., he has charge of the stamps
stored in the government vault and
must see that there is a reserve suffi
cient to meet all emergencies.
One billion stamps were supplied the
government from this reserve at the
time the war revenues were put into
effect and with a slight change were
made to do service as special tax stamps
and help .the country out of a business
blockade. The discarded stamps, which
are a large percentage of those printed,
are counted and burned in the presence
of a committee of government officials,
of which Mr. Green is one, and the de
struction formally certified to the gov
ernment. The stamp business is increasing
yearly. There were on hand at the last
count 309,185,570 stamps of different
denominations for distribution among
the 75,000 posteffices of the United
States. Some of the postoffices order
very few Etamps, while from towns like
Chicago there come orders at times for
as many as 9,000,000 1 cent and 12,
000,000 2 cent stamps in one order;
value of this. $330,000. Not a bad thing
for Uncle Sam, but necessitating over
time work on the part of the agent,
who has to examine every stamp before
it goes out. Detroit Free Press.
He Pulled the Rope.
Because of an inquisitive turn of
mind sub-Policeman John Atkinson of
the Twenty-second district bad his new
summer uniform thoroughly drenched
a few days ago. Atkinson was stationed
near the Undine boathouse along the
Schuylkill river. Prior to the arrival of
the parade he became, very much inter
ested in the boats and fixtures in the
clubhouse. Finally he came to assign
posted on the wall which re "Pull
the Rope and See the Monkey Jump."
Atkinson gave the rope a jerk and then
proceeded to do the jumping. He had
pulled the rope attached to the shower
bath. Philadelphia Record.
' The Top of Politenexs.
The most polite man in four counties
has been discovered. He is George A.
Tracy, the milk dealer. When you call
on Mr. Tracy, he takes you down cellar
and seats you in a chair in front of a
barrel of cider. Then he starts a siphon
like arrangement, the cider flowing iff
an amber stream through a small ljose.
Mr. Tracy then places the business end
of the hose in your month and goes
away. Williinantic Journal
To Care Senftickne.
Another contrivance for the cure or
amelioration" of seasickness has been
brought out. It is a small electric hang
ing stove, which can be put on a bracket
and fastened np in a stateroom. It holds
a cnp. which will contain liquid food
and keep it hot, so that tbepai'entmay
not have to wait an instant f.,r a swal
low of beef tea or broth, which is con
sidered almost a preventive of sickness
if taken when the first qualms attack
the traveler. The difficulty is to get tbe
broth perfectly hot. When it is half
warm, it only increases the nausea,
and the most attentive stewards cannot
wait on numberless passengers and
serve each one with food at the exact
moment when it is 'needed. Thus the
electric stove becomes a boon to all who
would avoid the approach of seasickness.
Still Standing Where He Froze.
Out on the Laramie plains, west of
Laramie, Wya. there'is a grim monu
ment to the terrors of the past rigorous
winter. Between the two Laramie riv
ers there stands a horse which was
frozen to death dnring one'of the very
eevere storms of the past season. The
animal was frozen while standing, the
snow having drifted in about him and
held the carcass erect. The snow has
since melted away and the horse is still
standing, his four feet being extended
in a bracing position. Denver Repub
lican AnOrdinance
To establish the grade upon Rock
well court.
Section 1. "Be it ordained by the City
Council ot the city of Akron, tbat the grade
upon Rockwell court be and the same is
herebv established In reference to and above
the city datum plane as follows, towlt:
At the easterly line of Bittman street.
1S2.73 feet. "
At 350 feeteasterly from the last named
point. 1S4.50 feet.
point. 1S7.00 feet.
With true planes connecting adjacent ele
vations. "
Sec.2. That thNonllnnnceMiull take ef
fect and be In force from and after the
earliest period allowed hy law.
Passed Jlav S. 1SW.
Chns. II. Isbell. K. P. Sprtgle.
Cltv Clnrk. Prest City Council.
Aproved fry the Board of City Coniml
sloners. Chns. If. IaIwII.
June 2 :i Clerk.
AnOrdinance
To establish the grnilo upon Cook
street, between Market street and
Norton street.
See. 1. Be It ordained IvvtheCityCouncllnf
of the city of Akron, that the grade upon
look treet, iwtween .Market Mreec oira
Norton street, ho nnd the same Is hereby es
tablished In reference to and nnove tho city
dntuiu plnuens follow, to-wlt:
At UltMlonil line OI .iinrKVl Mrvei. ;.
feet. , ,
At 275 feet northerly, from the north line
of Market, 219 feet.
Atffiofeet northerly, irom norm nne ni
Murker. 211 feet.
At the southerly line of Norton street.
SkVSii feet, with true plnnes connecting nd-
Jneent ele iitlons.
See. 2. That any ordinance contllctinz
with thenliove is hereby repealed.
See. ::. That this ordinance shall tnke
effect upon Its jwssnge.
PiissedMnySMMW.
Chns. II. Isliell K. P. Sprlgle.
City Clerk. Prest City Council.
Approved hj" the Board of City Commis
sioners. Chns. II. Isbell,
June 2-3 Clerk.
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