The Rice belt journal., November 07, 1902, Image 6

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8 RAGE AND CORNERS.
Mti . of Preservlpg Consti.
t Aid to Trusth.
ifn ved methods of preser
fodsftffM devised by science
- been iupplied to constitute an
u*4 for mankind, enabling
rn'~n the good things of one
1-0e14another and to correct the
bA., one year or country by
dance of. another. But cold
' i, t appears. its disadvan
ine it enables the catpita4lst
or the supply of perishable
&znd exact a higher price,
Bj~itimore Sun. The market
e glutted with peaches or
told storage man can put
ply away to wait for a a
higher price. While the
uAbus increa:es the avail
Mpply and tends to prevent
St the same ti.nme steadying F
Sjreventing violent fluctua
increases the control
rket exercised by com- a
- there is a limit to the tI
t combine to affect prices, f1
gin the case of wheat or si
are not so perishable as It
eggs. Theoretically the w
id be able to control the st
Y of wheat and be able le
drvaton prices, but in fact as
:do so and cannot do so.
yp the prevention of loss
e may tend, by lncreas- ro
al; supply of a given ar
ar its average price. fo,
S WOOD ENGRAVING. WI
oU dLie Contend for the Hon.
Sdo'tfethe invention.
abe 2naroversy was at one time tioi
're abt.AJe- suntry that .could me
the the originated wood engrav
e ina simple process was call
s g'asi Egyptians for -the pro- cha
ent pe, and it has been as- leas
e Chinese printed from moi
artree as early as the and
The independent orig. mer
t"e art has been generally T
1 Germany among modern reac
Sthe Cologne district a St. Beft
Swhits has often been re- prise
i~aA-IERICAN NAVAL BASE IN CARIBBEAN SEA.
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S.-growth of the govern
regarding the amount of
should exercise over the
T" West Indies and the
g territory may be inferred
reas in the program an
tew weeks ago by the
eat. The statement was
t, owing to the unset
k.prevailing in this part
the gunboat Bancroft
d to Porto Rico as a
. it has been nec
tour fag in some tur
Am rican port, much
.fap been lost and, extra
by dispatching, a
40bk or Boston. It 1
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R. produced, was cut In 1423, a St. Se
bastion in 1437 and a Madonna has'
'nati- been dated 1418. Playing cards were,
however, in use in France in the mid
eser- die of the fourteenth century, and the
ence figures were impressions from wood
an blocks, states the Scientific American.
'ling It is allowable for France to dispute
one the priority of Germany, and many at.
the tempts have been made to claim the
by art as due to French enterprise. M.
,old Henri Bouchot of the Bibliotheque Na
ran- tionale, now declares that a part of a
4st block with a representation of a crru
Lble cifixion has been discovered in a coun
ice, try town of France. The costumes
ket are evidently those worn in the mid
or te fourteenth century, and it is as
put sumed that the wood block belongs to E
ha some time between 1340 and 1350.
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iii- NOT WHAT HE EXPECTED.
ant s
ug How Mr. Ingalls' Lesson in Politeness S
ta- Was Wasted. sl
o01 M. E. Ingalls. prominent in railroad a
m- affairs of the middle west, has a rule c
be that callers must send in their names
as, from an outer office and await his s
-r summons if he desires to admit them. to
3s It is told of him that, not a great
e while ago, the rule was ignored by a t
ie stranger, who swung wide the door, di
le let it close with a bang, and jerkily tr
't asked: ell
1. "Ingalls in?" ha
"I am Mr. Ingalls," replied the rail- tli
1- road man, his choler rising. wil
"So?" queried the stranger. "Letter no
for you." to
And he handed over an envelope. "W
When Mr. Ingalls read the contents he a -
appeared surprised and asked: 1
"Do you know what this says?" clod
"Yep." replied the stranger. "Sta- mai
tion agent in our town said you'd give $'j
me a job if I brought that to you." lHe
"Indeed!" commented Ingalls. ironi
cally. "Well, do you not think your
chances would be better if you at T
least knocked before entering, re- con]
moved your hat when you entered, of I
and asked for 'Mr.' Ingalls instead of ever
merely 'Ingalls'?"
The stranger looked discomfited.
reachtl for the letter, and slowly left. Ti
Before Ingalls recovered from his sur- Ial, e
prise, there was a knock on the door. Dass
seemed advisable, therefore, to sta
tion the Bancroft 1,200 miles nearer
the scerne of action, where she would
be able to reach her destination in
two or three (lays from the receipt of
orders from Washington.
Scarcely had the 3ancroft started
when the navy department decided to
anticipate by nearly six months the
naval maneuvers to be held next
winter, and ordered Rear Admiral Jo
seph B. Coghlan to assume command
of the newly created Caribbean di
division of the North Atlantic squad
ron. Admiral Coghlan expects to
hoist his flag on the Olympia Oct. 20
and sail for Culebra Island, which
will be the headquarters for our Carib
bean naval force. In addition to the
Se- and, responding to his 'Come in!' the
has' tranger re-entered softly, removed
ere, his hat and gently inquired:
nid- "Is Mr. Ingalls in, sir?"
the The magnate. dc,.ply impressed with
ood the fact that his little lecture had pro
:an. duced quick results, said cheerily:
ute "Yes, my fliond-I am he. What
at. can I do for you?"
the "Do for me?" came the answer.
M. Then, louder: "Do for me! You can
Va- go to the devil for me, you bald-head
Sa ed little duffer! That's what you can
ru- do "
in- And he departed, slamming the door.
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A PATRON OF ART.
Boston Woman Who Was Mistaken
About Value of Her Purchase.
One of Boston's "patrons of art"
stepped into a picture store on Boston a
str"et the other (lay, and, after an in
spection of the stock, called a sales- a
d man and asked the price of a bit of
"Th ree fifty." was the reply. "You may
send it to my address." she said, and
ttook her departure. at
At few days later she was ag-in in
a the str.'e. wearing a look of extreme
dismay. Having located the clerk
from whom she had mad.- the pur- Sc
chase, she inquired if some imistr:e
had not been made in the price. "I
think not." he said; "have you the bill toi
with you?" "Yes, here it is." "I see we
no mistake in it." "You don't mean for
to say that the price was $:',0?" a
"Why, certainly, and we considered it ag
a very low figure." bo<
Taking the picture from under her of
cloak, she handed it back to the sales- We:
man, saying. "I thought the price was ant
$^:.5o from what you said."--lostoo pt
Herald. mai
Paris Has Bad Summer. ask
The summer season of 1902 will
count among the worst in the annals '
of Paris. It has been a failure in .":
every way. the
Steamers on Swiss Lake.
There are 65 steamers on the Swiss
Ial.es. The largest can transport 1,200
passengers. ,
flagship Olympia there will hbe seven
!r other vessels in Admiral Coghlan's
d division.
n Culobra Is one of the several small
fi islands off the eastern coast of I'orto
Rico which we acquired from Spain
d when that island was ceded to us by
o the treaty of Paris. The largest of
e this group of islands is Vieques or
t Crab Island. five miles from Porto
- Rico and eight miles from Culebra.
I It has a length from east to west of
twenty-one miles. with a width of six
- miles and forms the southern bound.
I ary of Vieques Sound.
Culebra is only about half the size
of Vieques island. but has been given
the preference as a naval base on ac
count of its fiTe harbor.
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THE CHURCH HE FAVORED. ii
Philadelphian Gives Reasons for His l
wpth Religious Leanings.
pro It is told of the late Senator Matt w
Carpenter that one day while chat- o!
ting with friends in a committee room as
the conversation turned on the rela- pE
wer. tive merits of religious sects. Nearly ax
can every member of the party belonged
cad- to some church, and there had been
can an animated discussion, Senator Car
penter pacing up and down, listening H,
or. intently enough but saying not a so
word. Wo
"What chllrhci do you belong to, Car- fy
penter?" asked one. the
(en "I don't belong to any." the
"Why don't you join one?" we
"I don't want to. None exactly ani
on suits my views." kn
in- "What nre would you join if you ka
es were to feel forced to a choice?" a
of "The Catholic. by all meDans."
.y. "And why the Catholic?" dil:
ay ~"Because they have a purlatory. and oue
nd that's a motion for a new trial."-Phil- has
aelilphia Iedger. the
int tha
De REPENTED OF HER BARGAIN. p
Boarders and
r- oarders ppctite Too Great for mara
e Landlady's Pocketbook. dlisa
'I There can be no mistake about it, ofte
II for the mistress of the house is a lapit
a woman of verity, and she vouches wort
n for the truth of the story. She keeps is v
a large boarding house, and not long then
it ago a man came and engaged table anat
board for four persons. He was a man cunn
r of good appearance, his credentials the
were everything that could be desired skini
s and she areed to take the party. But way
upon the day set for their arrival the
rman c'ame alone.
'When will the others come?" she A
asked him. visits
"To tell you the truth." he replied, very
'I am the only one; but I have a Irish
.c:mnewhat unusual appetite. and I p14Y the
the rates for four Ipeople for myself." slum
To say that the woman was aston- time
S PLAN OF TH- RESTOPREDº" WHITE HOUSE.
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A-.-Pree ent'e fouse. B-East Terac. C--West Terrace. D--Exeutve Oees. Pb .
tranci. G'--Vort, Coihjwre. 'H-North Portico. I-South Portico. J' 'and' K--Emtrauces. 'I c+
It is nut often that the plans of  n~ -,
o it is not often that the plans of an
architect are executed after he has
h been dead for three score years. but
in the "restored" White House, as
they work is now going on, the design
of Jamnes Hoban is for the first time
worked out toward c3 mpletion. Ho
han came to Washington in 1792 to do
sign a house for the president. Part
of It was built and at different times
ished would be a mild expression. but
it" seemed a fair arrangement, particu
is larly for her side of the bargain. That
was until the man had been boarding
itt with her for a week., and then she was
at- obliged to ask him to leave, for she
'm said he not only ate enough for four
la- people, but for a boarding house full,
ly and she could not afford to keep him.
n Skinning Pearls.
*r- The lapidary was skinning a pearl.
1g He had on gloves of a very delicate
a sort of kid, and tae glasses that he
wore had lenses or such great magni
fying power that nis eyes, through
them, looked as big as saucers. "I
wear gloves," he said, "because the
hands perspire freely in this work,
Y and perspiration has often been
known to discolor pearls. This stone
was injured by the accidental drop
ping on it of some acio. The disaster I
discolored it. you see. With this very
delicate little tool I am removing its t
outer skin, and it' I find that the acid
has filtered through and discolored i
the inner skin also, I may remove t
that as well. A pearl, you see, is com
posed of concentric layers, or skins, ij
and you c(an. if you are a clever work
man, peel it down and down until it fi
disappears. That eperation, indeed, is p
often d!one by the apprentices of the p;
lapidary trade. They work on spoiled,
worthless pearls, and the experience tr
is very good for them. It teaches cc
them a great deal about the pearl's fo
anatotr . and it gives a wonderful
cunning to their hand. The pearl is nt
the only precious stone that can be to
skinined. To skhin it is often the only so
way to rlecture its milky color."
Let It Go at That.
A Boston lady who is a district po
visitor bLcta:e much interested in a at
very poor lIt appare,'tly respectable
Irish family I atmed Curran. living on
the top floor of a great. building in a
slum ( eistrt of her paris:i. Every su,
time she vi::iil the Curlrans she was fru
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other parts were added until the
original intention was quite lost sight
of. When President Roosevelt again
"moves in" the White House will
front toward the Potomac instead of
on the avenue; it will have vast wings
nearly 500 feet long. The east room,
the blue room and the green room
will be retained. The dining room
will be thirty feet longer. There will
r, lut annoyed by the staring and the whis
rticu- pering of the other women living In
That the building.
ding One day she said to Mrs. Curran:
was "Your neighbors seem very curious to
she know who and what I am, and the
four nature of my business with you."
full '"They do," acquiesced Mrs. Curran.
him.. "Do they ask you about it?"
"Indade they do. ma'am."
"And do you tell them?"
sarl. "Faith, thin. an' Or do not."
cate "What do you tell them?"
he "Oi just tell thim," was the calm
gui- reply. "that you rre me dressmaker,
ugh an' let it go u! r.'-d't
the Wanted Something Simple.
)rk, Marriagec might easily becom,
een terrifying than it is to a timir
one if it were ;o be guarded by sucl
'op- ventionalities as those which ala
ter the young man in the Southwea
ery whom the New York Evening
its tells.
cid Not long ago a large clothing h,
-ed in New York received a letter f
vre the remote Sottnwest, to this eff 
m- "What is the proper dress for a gr I
as, in the afternoon?"
rk- The c(lerk who opened the mail %"
it ferred the inquiry to the livery 4e
is partment, and tile head of that cje.
he partment dictated a brief reply:
d. "Bottle-green roat. fawn-colorel
re trousers. with top boots. silk bat with
es cockade. We can make you prices al
's follows:"
ul In about a week came a plaintive
is note: "I always knew it was expensive
)e to get married, but can't you suggest
ly something a little less elaborate?"
Some Luminous Plants.
Several species of moss, a lily, a
t poppy. and a nasturtium are luminous
a at night.
e
a Sugar in Grapes.
a Grapes contain 12 to 26 per cent ,f
r sugar-more, that is, than any other
3 fruit.
be ample accor nlodation for guests,
and all the basement and terace of
one wing will be given over to the of.
flees of the executive The White
House will be the nost eliglhble abode
for the purpose in the land, and while
no grandiose scheme of architecture
ia to be ineorporatel, it will all stand
otr what may be clearly called the
American or colonial style.