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ROYALTY AT THE RECEPTION
Wearisome Duties Imposed on Those
In High Position.
How royalty and their suites ever
manage to survive those weary hours
of standing is always a mystery to ine,
Bays "The Countess," in the London
Outlook. "You get used to it in
time," say the maids of honor, but ap
parently not till they have been car
ried out two or three times in a faint
do the gentlemen-at-arms tightly but
toned up in uniforms and smothered in
helmets get used to the ordeal.
It is within the memory of many
how in Dublin a certain distinguished
viceroy in the middle of a drawing
room gave the order to c\ose the
doors, and having cleared the room the
entire viceregal party sat down on
the floor in various stages of collapse,
and I often wonder how it is that our
own king and queen are not similarly
overcome on these occasions. Royal
ty is the best paid profession, but as
suredly, it must be also the most
wearing.
THE JOKE OF A KING.
Historic Hoax Perpetrated by Gusta
vus III. of Sweden.
King Gustavus III. of Sweden had
been frequently invited to the little
court of Schwerin. In 1783 he paid a
visit to Germany and" as soon as the
Duchess of Mecklenburg heard of his
approach she prepared fetes in his
honor. But Gustavus, who disdained
the petty courts of the small rulers,
sent two of his attendantsa page
named Peyron, and Desvouges, a valet
who had formerly been an actorto be
entertained by the duchess. The two
personated the king and his minister,
Baron Sparre, and sustained the char
acters throughout. They accepted as
their due all the homage meant for
their master, danced with the Mecklen
burg ladie." who were presented to
them, and Peyron went so far as to
ask one of the ladies for her portrait.
Meantime Gustavus was enjoying him
self elsewhere in secret.
Overlooked a Detail.
A Long Island farmer came to
Brooklyn with his wife to do some
shopping the other day. On his way
back the thought came to him that he
had forgotten something. He took
out his notebook and went over each
item, checking it off, and saw that he
had made all the purchases he intend
ed. As he drove on he could not put
aside the feeling that there was some
thing missing. He again took out his
notebook and rechecked every item,
but still found no mistake. He did
this several times, but could not rid
himself of the idea that he must have
forgotten something. When he
reached home and drove up to the
house his daughter came out to meet
him, and, with a look of surprise,
asked: "Why, papa, where is moth
er?"Mail and Express.
The Long-Suffering Editor.
A Queensland contemporary re
cently published the following: "Our
foreman printer recently measured
up the space occupied by obituary
notices in the Herald during the last
couple of months or so, and found it
made three and three-quarters yards.
This is so much dead loss to the pa
per, and if a fatal epidemic struck
the town ruin would stare us in the
face. We have, therefore, decided to
future to charge for such notices. So,
when people feel like dying, we hope
they will give directions to their next
of kin in respect of paying for the
same."
Painting the Dome of the Capitol.
The dome of the capitol at Wash
ington, is being painted. Every five
years its coat is renewed and 15,000
gallons of white lead are used in the
process. The work is being done by
eighteen men, under the direction of
"Billy" Lewis and "Al" Ports. The
latter has been employed for such
work about the capitol for thirty-nine
years. Ports is the only man who
ever climbed to the top of the Statue
of Liberty surmounting the dome. He
did this on Labor day. 1894, and fas
tened a garland of electric light bulbs
around the neck of her majesty.
Congo Road for Motor Cars.
The Congo Free State government
is cnstructing a road in the northern
part of the state for the transport of
passengers and goods by means of
motor cars. The new route, of which
nearly 450 miles have been completed,
will join the important trading centers
of Dongu and Lado. While making
the road a local engineer hit uprm the
happy idea of driving forty elephants
up and down the projected highway
until the thick undergrowth was
trampled down, allowing the natives to
complete the task.
No Royal Road.
St. Clair McKelway believes that
the journalism of the future will be a
profession and that men will be espe
cially educated for it. They are and
always have been. Did that important
and valuable member of the profes
sion never hear of "the hard school of
journalism?" There is no other, and
never will be, worth a pinch of snuff,
in our humble estimation. The uni
versity of experience is the one which
gives the real degrees in journalism.
Was Always Running.
The Duke of Argyll tells this story
of Winston Churchill, which shows
that the talent for talk developed
young in the author and member of
parliament. Some years ago he visit
ed Harrow, and noticing a boy run
ning around the cricket field all by
himself asked what he was doing it
for. "That Lord Randolph Church
ill's sen, and whenever he talks too
much we make him run three times
round the cricket field"
THE TRAINING OF A CHILD.
Several Important Points That Must
Be Remembered.
To teach a child with success re
quires only common sense, good judg
ment and gentleness. There are, how
ever, three other important points that
must ever be foremost in the mind
of the teacher.
First of all, she must remember that
to teach is to impart instruction not
to find fault with ignorance, with lack
of comprehension, with listlessnoss or
with forgetfulness. Often, indeed, for
these last named faults, poor teaching
is to blame. Second, there is the
inflexible rule that requires a teacher
to prepare every lesson carefully be
fore giving it, in order to present It
in an interesting and intelligible way.
Third, there is the ever present dan
ger of overdoing, against which the
teacher must always be on guard.
In the beginning short lessons fre
quently varied give the best results.
Ten or fifteen minutes for each study
is enough, and this time limit must
not be overstepped so long as to
morrow represents another day.The
Household.
VITALITY OF BURNS' FAME.
It Is One of the Great Facts of Our
Literature.
"The inquest" on Robert Burns was
concluded long ago, but from time to
time the findings are reviewed by crit
ical writers, as in a recent symposium,
says Collier's. A curious result thus
chances. From every such inquisition
the poet emerges the more radiant and
triumphalthe critics are lost in the
splendor they have evoked. It Is one
thing to make literature it is another
and quite different thing to write about
literature and the makers thereof. This
is a truism, and yet the distinction is
often confused, especially by the writ
ers of criticism. Burns has survived
several generations of critics, many
of whom made a vain bid for remem
brance by their praise Or dispraise of
him. The vitality of his fame is one
of the great facts of our literature.
Just an Incident in Georgia.
Mr. Bud Spinks was awakened tho
other morning by a Strang, grunting
noise in his room, which proved to be
the voice of a medium-sized alligator
that was warming itself by the smol
dering ashes of his fireplace and inci
dentally trying to swallow his boots,
which he had placed there to dry, and
which he had bought on the install
ment plan and had only made one pay
ment on them. The saurian had suc
ceeded in swallowing one boot and
had the other downclear to the
straps, which Mr. Spinks seized and
pulled it out. The 'gator is now on
exhibition at Minche's drug store, but
will soon be slain in order that Mr.
Spinks, who is going around with one
boot and one slipper, may recover the
other boot.Adams Enterprise.
The Roentgen Rays Failed.
Hearing of the efficacy of the
Roentgen rays for the removal of
hairs from the upper lip a lady, in
Hanover, age thirty-five, applied to
Dr. Karl Bruno Schurmayer, a prop
erly qualified doctor and Roentgen
ray specialist, for treatment. He
operated twice, but Instead of remov
ing the superfluous hairs the opera
tion resulted in the skin of the face
becoming red and the lips swollen.
The lady thereupon brought an
action against the doctor and was
awarded $60 damages, against which
he appealed, but the decision has
just been upheld.
The Development of Africa.
In Ethiopia and the Soudan, the
work of development and exploitation
is progressing. The treaty recently
concluded between King Menelek and
the British,*^ government probably
means the early construction of the
Berber-Suakin railroad via Kassala
(costing some $15,000,000) and the
subsequent extension of the Kassala
line southward to Lake Rudolph,
where eventually it will form a junc
tion with the Uganda railway, at the
same time marking a long step toward
the realization of the Cape-to-Cairo
scheme.
This Lunch Was a Success.
A lady in Budapest recently gave a
charitable lunch party to the poor of
her district. She placed no limit on
the number of invitations, and the re
sult was that 3,000 people arrived, all
eager for the treat. Eventually the
police had to draw their sabers to keep
order among the revelers. There were
no two opinions about the success oi
the function. The guests to a man
declared they had never assisted in so
intense and exciting a lunch before in
their lives. They were quite cut up
when the time came to go.
Different After Five Years.
William Glackins, who admires
Whistler, cited the other day two let
ters written by a collector of etchings
to a certain print seller. Between the
letters there was an interval of five
years. The first said: "I do not want
etchings by Whistler. They impress
me as if flies that had fallen in an ink
well had walked on old paper." The
second letter said: "Send me every
etching by Whistler the price of which
is not ruinous."Philadelphia Record.
Got It.
At the close of the third act the
gifted tragedian was called before the
curtain. "My friends," he said, ap
parently much astonished and embar
rassed, "your kindness overwhelms
me. I have striven conscientiously to
win your approval, but I was not pre
pared tor so magnificent a welcome
and in the suprise of the moment I
find myself utterlyI hesitate for
want of a suitable word "Rats!"
shouted a gallery hoodlum.
HE 80LD HIS HEAD.
Per-iilar Condition in Which Wealthy
Russian Finds Himself.
A curious story comes from Russia
about a man who sold his head. About
the year 1865 there lived a man at
Keff with an enormous head. A Rus
sian scientist, Prof. Walker, In order
to secure the head for scientific pur
poses, bought it from its possessor for
500 roubles. The condition of sale
was that it should only be delivered i
after the man's decease but when
the transaction got abroad a great
scandal was created. The professor,
however, stuck to his bargain, and the
big head applied itself to business.
Fortune smiled on the latter he fell
heir to a big fortune, and then he
began to feel uncomfortable at the
thought that the head belonged to an- i
other. He went to the professor, offer
ed him 1,000, 1,500, even 2,000 roubles
if only he would give him back the
absolute ownership of his headpiece.
But the professor held out, and for
aught that is known to the contrary he
is still holding out.Pearson's Week
ly.
TO CURE A COLD.
Uncle Allen Sparks Knew of Many
Infallible Remedies.
"Uncle Allen," asked the young
man, "do you know anything that's
good for a cold?"^,
Mr. Allen Sparks opened his desk,
took from one of the pigeonholes a
large number of newspaper clippings
tied with a string, and threw it over
to him.'
"Do I know of anything that is good
for a cold?" he echoed. "My boy, I
know of six hundred and twenty-seven
infallible ways of curing a cold. I've
been collecting them for forty-nine
years. You try these, one after the
other, and if they don't do you any
good, come back and I will give you
one hundred and sixteen more. Bless
jme!" added Mr. Sparks with enthu
siasm, you can always cure a cold if
you go about it the right way."
He dug up a bundle of yellow, time
stained clippings out of another pig
eonhole and the visitor hastily left.
Good Word for Mosquito.
The announcement comes from
Washington that the New Jersey mos
quito is really a blessing in disguise.
I Not only is its bite not. dangerous,
but, it is asserted, this voracious in
sect destroys poisonous immigrants
of its genus that come from the south
to threaten people with malaria, yel
low fever and the like. All this may
be true enough, but it is not likely
that the long-billed New Jersey variety
will be cultivated as household pets
until some way is devised to muzzle
them during their working hours. Few
of us can stand the loss of blood nec
essary for their salubrity.Indianap
olis News.
Necklace Awaits an Owner.
A strange story is told about a dia
mond necklace which was found at one
of the English court balls some years
ago. One of the late queen's ladies
in-waiting picked up a diamond neck
lace from the floor. A lady came for
ward and claimed it. The finder, how
ever, declared it was her duty to give
it in to the lord chamberlain's office,
as this was the rule with regard to
anything found in the palace. The
lady protested in vain, but. the oddest
thing was. that this necklace never
was claimed, and is probably still at
the lord chamberlain's office.
Hare as a Universal Provider.
-In the economy of nature the hare
is the one creature that stands be
tween most of the carnivorous animals
and starvation. In the northern woods
where snow lies on the ground for
more than half the year, and where
vegetation is of slow growth, the hare
serves as a machine for converting
birch twigs into muscular, lean meat,
and providing it in such quantities
that hawks, owls, wildcats, weasels
and foxes can live in comparative
luxury. A pair of hares under favor
able conditions produce 70,000 indi
viduals in four years.
Cats to Kill Prairie Dogs.
The owners of an enormous sheep
ranch in Montana suffer so much loss
from the consumption by prairie dogs
of the tender shoots of grass, that
they have determined to import cats
enough to exterminate the dogs. The
first company of 100 cats is being re
cruited at St. Paul. A facetious writer I
in the New York Pos* shows anxiety I
for the future of the cats, their work
being accomplished. He says if they
do kill the prairie dogs they -will have
the choice, subsequently, of starva
tion, cannibalism or brigandage.
A Healthy Spot.
The healthfulness of a certain sum
mer resort is advertised by this story.
Recently a visitor began to talk to
an old resident of the town in question
and asked him his age, whereupon he
said: "I am just over seventy."
I "Well," said the visitor, "you look as
if you had a good many years to live
yet At what age did your father die?"
"Father dead?" said the man, look
I ing surprised. "Father isn't dead
why, he's upstairs just now putting
grandfather to bed!"
A Real Bargain.
"In time," said the struggling artist,
i "that painting will be of great value.
All you have to do is to tuck it away
in an attic somewhere and keep it
for about 200 years, by which time
I will have become one of the old
masters. Then you can sell it easily
for $10,000. You see, I know the rules,
but unfortunately I am not in a finan
cial position to carry them out. So,
if you want a real bargain, I'll let you
have this little gem for $1.50."
THE EXPANSION OF RUSSIA.
Nothing Stops the Progress of the
Giant of the North.
The progress of Russia is like the
spreading of ink over blotting paper.
There is no natural barrier in Persia
to throw her back or head her off,
such as the mountainous frontier of
India. But the prospect of Russian
absorption of Persia is not practical
politics to-day. Neither is it practical
politics nor healthy patriotism to
hound on Great Britain to occupy,
finance, protect or claim rights in
every country which lies upon her
road to India or Africa or America or
the South Seas. Such a policy is mere
ly suicidal. We can barely govern
efficiently our present possessions.
Fresh large responsibilities in Persia,
in China and ultimately in Turkey
would simply weigh us down to the
gunwale and finally sink us.London
Cnrohicle.
FAD OF A FAMOUS JACKDAW.
Bird Took Trips on Buses and Gave
His Foes a Tongue Lashing.
The Brixton jackdaw, which was
found dead recently in the bar of the
Angell Arms at Brixton, London, was
a great celebrity in his own way. All
jackdaws have fads of their own, and
the favorite fad of this particular bird
was to travel all over London on omni
buses, trains and cabs. He was thor
oughly well known to every 'busman
in the Brixton district he used to
take his seat on a bus beside the
driver, and would chatter most volu
bly till the journe- 'o the city or else
where was accomplished, when he
would fly back to his Brixton home.
He was a bird of strorg likes and dis
likes, and when any of his master's
customers failed to find favor in '.-is
sight he would assail th^m with the
most embarrassing flow of language.
Billiard Players.
The game of billiards has grown in
popularity of late with the fair sex.
According to Shakespeare, Cleopatra
played billiards with her favorite,
Charmion, in the year 30 B. C. At
present the best women players are
the French, who frequent professional
games and eagerly follow the billiard
news of the day. Patti is fond of the
game and had a table made in this
country to take to her Welsh castle,
for which she paid $2,500. Among
American billiard players' of repute
are Mrs. George Gould, Mrs. Edwin
Gould, Mrs. Almeric Paget, Mrs.
Bxirke-Roche and Lillian Russell. Bil
liards are said to afford excellent ex
ercise.
Minister Bowen's Wife.
Mrs. Bowen, wife of our minister to
Venezuela, talks very entertainingly
of the Venezuelans, whom she de
scribes as models of domestic virtue.
Many are also very beautiful, but they
go out very little in public, being of
Spanish descent. Mrs. Bowen, who
is slight in figure and of girlish man
ners, was a Miss Clegg of Galveston,
Tex. She is fond of pets, and among
the unusual ones entertained at the
legation in Caracas are several par
rots, a fine peacock and some monkeys
which are allowed to roam at will in
the garden.
The Deacon's Climax.
""Yes," said Deacon Stuckup, "the
works of Providence are manifold.
The omnipotence of the Almighty is
seen in al) things, great and small,
high and low. The good Lord who
made the great mountains made the
smallest insect that crawls over them
the good Lord who made the mighty
ocean made the smallest fish that
swims in it the good Lord who made
man, the greatest of His works, made
the smallest flower of the field. The
good Lord, brethren, who made me
made a daisy!"
The Methods of Novelists.
And here is Maxim Gorky paying
$150,000 cash for a beautiful palace on
the banks of the Volga. This is the
reward of the skilful use of his pen
in glorifying the tramp and the out
cast, and vilifying and scandalizing
their opposites in Russian society and
politics. It is frequently thus, though
Tolstoi began at the other end of the
social ladder, sacrificing a title and a
fortune for the rewards that have
come to him as a novelist and a cham
pion of the oppressed.
Few Motor Cars in Portugal.
Motor cars as yet show no signs of
being used in Portugal. Last year only
twenty were imported, of which
eighteen were French, one English and
one German. The bicycle trade is
also languishing only 572 bicycles
were imported in twelve months222
from the United States. 151 from
France and 35 from the United King
dom. The population of Portugal is
about the same as that of London.
London's Army of Horses.
In a recent paper on "Electric Auto
mobiles." read before the Institution
of Civil Engineers, Mr. H. F. Joel
stated that in London alone there were
over 16,000 licensed horse-carriages,
apart from private vehicles, trades
men's vans, etc., and it was estimated
that over 200,000 horses were stabled
each night in London, necessitating
the daily removal of more than 5,000
tons of manure and refuse.
Too Much for Him.
"And do you mean to say," ex
claimed Farmer Brown to a policeman
in. Lebanon, Pa, as he gazed at the
trollev wire, "that that thing is used
for travelin' purposes?" "Yes." "Hu-
man beln's go that a-way?" "Of
course." "Good-bye" "Where are
you goine?'
1
"Back home. I'm get
tin' used to the steam cars, but I'm
duraed ef I'm ready to be sent by tela-
gra,ph."
TO GET RID OF RATS.
Writer Recommends Dipping the Ver
min in Varnish.
All tradesmen being liable to the
incursions and depredations of rats,
it may not be out of place to mention
a method of getting rid of these pests
which is recommended by a corres
pondent of the Birmingham Daily
Post. This consists in thinning down
with petroleum ordinary slow-drying
tar varnish such as bedstead makers
and japanners use and pouring the
mixture into the runs of the rats.
The vermin are said to loathe the
smell of the stuff, and will do any
thing to get clear of it. A still more
effective plan is said to be to catch a
rat alive, dip it up to the neck in the
varnish and turn it loose. Its fel
lows will flee from it as from the
de'il. The dipping process is said to
be harmless to the rat. But some
ironmongers may not care to "dip a
live rat up to its neck."
A GOOD PLACE TO BE "AT."
Incongruity of Surroundings in a Wild
Country.
One of the strangest sights I ever
saw in a wild country was a little min
ister garbed in solemn black, white
"dog" collar, buttonless vest and stiff
black straw hat. The dominie was
standing in a leaky .boat in the midst
of a primeval woods, fishing the boil
ing waters of a mountain torrent. At
his back a cataract roared and
pounded the rocks, churning the water
to white suds above him the eternal
snow glistened on the mountains, and
but a few yards away a gaunt cinna
mon bear was quietly nosing among
the driftwood.Dan Beard in the
World's Work.
Here's a New "Drink" Cure.
A novel remedy for the "drink hab
it"or, rather, for enabling those
who have "sworn off" to remain
"on the water cart"consists of ice
water drunk through a raw potato.
i Take a bowl of ice water and a pota
to. Peel the potato and cut down one
end of it unfil
it can be easily insert-
ed in the mouth. Dip the potato in
the ice water and suck it every time
a craving for strong drink comes on.
It is claimed that this treatment will
effect an absolute cure. The why and
the wherefore are not stated, but the
process is e"ch a simple one that
there can bo no harm in trying it if
any or.^ is afflicted with a thirst
which they really and truly desire to
lose.
To Cut Record Diamond.
In Amsterdam a syndicate has been
formed which will bear the great ex
pense and risk attending the cutting
i of what is the largest known diamond,
the Excelsior. The Excelsior was
found at the Jagersfontein diamond
mines of South Africa in 1893. It has
the size of a hen's egg and weighs in
its present raw state 970 carats, which
is nearly twice as much as the Kohi
I noor weighed before it was reduced
to its present size. Specially con
i structed machinery has to be em
I ployed for cutting the Excelsior and
I great care is used in Insuring its safe
ty from theft.
Luncheon a Decided Success.
A lady in Buda-Pesth recently gave
a charitable luncheon party to the
poor of her district. She placed no
limit on the number of invitations,
and the result was that 3,000 people
arrived, all eager for the treat.
Eventually the police had to draw
their sabers to keep order among the
revelers. There were no two opin
ions about the success of the func
tion. The guests to a man declared
that they had never assisted at so in
tense and exciting a luncheon before
in their lives. They were quite cut
up when the time came to go.
Remarkable Sea Monster.
A remarkable sea monster was re
cently caught in Port Fairy bay by
some fiishermen. It measured nine
feet six inches in length, had a tail
like that of a screw tail-shaft, no
teeth, a nose like a rhinoceros, a head
like an elephant, two dorsal fins, four
side firs and two steering fins. The
skin was black and very soft. The
most experienced fishermen say the
specimen is altogether new to them.
They cannot hazard a guess as to the
species. The fish has been sent on to
the Melbourne museum.
Corean a College Graduate.
Roanoke college at Salem, Va.,
#hich has had more foreign students
than any other college in the soutn,
will this year graduate the second
Corean to take the degree of bachelor
of arts anywhere in the world, the
first being Kin Beung Surb, who re
ceived his A. B. at Roanoke in 1S98
I and his A. M. at Princeton in 1899.
Kinsic Kimm, who will be graduated
I this year, is so good a speaker that
he won a prize in declamation several
years ago.
From Immense Wealth to Poverty.
George Kettler. an aged cobbler
who died recently in Argentine, Kan.,
at one time was worth $12,000,000.
Kettler was of German birth, and dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war operated
a large shoe factory in Hanover.
Profitable army contracts swelled his
fortune to the figure named, but he
lost everything in speculation. Then
he came to this country penniless to
begin life anew.
Woman's Logic.
As one phase of life this is interest
ing. A woman was overheard to re
mark to her companion: "Yes, she
was terribly sore about that day she
lost $45 on the races." "What did
she do it for?" asked the man. "Why,
she must have some fun she works so
I all the rest of the time."
THE SMALL BOY'S LONGIf
Part of the Show That Was Woefi
Disappointing.
Little Willie's fatner took him
the show. It was a variety show,
lng with a sketch called "The Afri
Belle," in which, after a mission
had been bound to a stake by a lot
dancing savages, he is rescued by
chief's daughter after the manner
Capt. John Smith. This last part
the show Willie's fatber thou
would please the boy immensely
the son and heir fell into a state
gloom at Its close. On the way ho
the fond parent inquired: "Wil
didn't you like the part where all
savages come out?" "No," repl
Willie with a sigh. "Me and the of
boys play that. When you pay to
to a show I should think they mi
kill the missionary."
PEAS FROM PHARAOHS* TO
Their Product Unlike Anything Kn,0
at Present.
There are bargains and finds to
made in the plant world equal to
picked up in old curiosity shops. So
i time ago a Glasgow gentleman
ceived from his son in Egypt an
i velope full of peas, which were
to have been found in the tomb of
i of the Pharaohs. He sent them tc
friend of his at Kames, in the Isle
Bute, who sowed them. They gr
I up into plants quite unlike anyth'
known at present, strong and ab
six feet high, with a great white fl
er having a red center. The pt
were long and full of excellent pe
This new old variety found a ret*
sale at good prices.
Muscular Christianity.
Prof. Bryce, in his biographi
study of Bishop Fraser, of Mane
I ter, tells of a clergyman of Fraai
diocese who had knocked a man do
who had insulted him. The bisli
i wrote him a letter of reproof, po
ing out that exposed as the Church
I England was to much criticism on
hands, her ministers ought to be
careful of their demeanor. The
I fender replied by saying: "I must
gretfully admit that, being gros
insulted, and forgetting in the heat
the moment the critical position
the Church of England, I did kn
the man down, etc." Fraser was
lighted with the turning of the tab
on himself, and afterward invited
clergyman to visit him.
Superfluous Boys.
A British parliamentary pa
shows that, as usual, nearly 20,
more boys than girls were born
the British isles last year. Whe~
then, the "superfluous woman?"
boys die, during the first weeks
months o* life, at a far greater
than the supposed "weaker vesse
In a few months they have sunk to
equality and soon woman takes
I lead, numerically, and keeps it,
i merically. The reason is not un
nected with the larger size of
baby boy's head, for which he eit
I pays the penalty very early or re
the rewardif woman will forg
the hintlater.
Why He Disliked Spelling Reforr
Senator F. Dumont Smith of Ki
ley lectured on "Words" in Wieh
Kan., a few nights ago. He is
spelling reform, and in advocating
in his lecture said that he knew
only one argument in favor of the
way and that was given by an E
lish bishop who declared that
present method of spelling helped 1
churches. According to the bishc
"By the time you can make a boy
lieve that 't-h-r-o-u-gh' sp
'through,' that 't-h-o-u-g-h' sp
'though' and 't-o-u-g-h' spells 'tou
you can make him believe anythin
Motor Cars in Switzerland.
Should the experiments in progn
in the neighborhood of Berne prove:
successful as is anticipated travel'
to Switzerland in the summer of t)
year will be able to cross the m*r
tains by motor car instead of
usual post diligence. The actual tri
will be made in tne spring, and
result, if successful, will be not
to allow travelers to make the di
ent journeys in half the time, but
open th-3 mountain roads, which are
present closed to them on account
the horses.
Much Money in Tramps Clothe
A lot of young fellows in an O
town had a good time with a tra
last week. They took him into a sh
gave him a good bath, shaved
and cut his hair. They then bou
a new suit of clothes, white shirt
stand-up collar and dressed him
complete. But when they attemp
to burn his hobo clothes he objec
and fought for them with fuch
peration their suspicions
aroused, and upon searching
found $1,400 sewed up in the coat.
Girl an Excellent Athlete.
Miss Agnes S. Wood, the champj
basket ball player and all-around
lete of Vassar college, has beaten
girls' record at running and aim
equaled that of men, despite the
that her gait was somewhat impe
by a rather cumbrous costume.
does not allow athletics to interf*
with her studies and will graduf
near the head of her class.
Few Automobiles in Washington
Official Washington does not
i kindly to the automobile and vc
i few persons in the executive or
lomatic service are seen in vehic
other than carriages. The presid
is too fond of horses ever to take
the craze. He has always shown
preference for surreys and seld
drives out of town in any other
t-f vehicle.