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TREAT IS WS
TIME IN WHICH IT NIGHT
RATIFIED ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
MARROQUIN OIVfM fUlL PCWJi
jREPORT THAT COLOMBIAN CON-
GRESS HAS PLACEL iMATTER
IN HIS HANDS.
iROOStVELT TO TAKE NEXT STEP
CAN TAKE UP NICARAGUA ROUTE
OR ALLOW MATTERS TO
DRIFT.
Washington, Sept. 24. When the
state department closed yesterday at
4 o'clock it was agreed that the Pan
ama canal treaty was dead, although
eight hours yet remained within which
the'Colombian congress might take
.-affirmative action upon it Nothing,
however, had been received during the
day, either from Minister Beaupre at
Bogota, or from Mr. Herran, Colom
bian charge here, which gave the
slightest hope of a favorable issue. A
report is current here that the Colom
"bian congress in secret session has
-clothed President Marroquin with full
.power to -negotiate a treaty. -If this
report shoulu turn out to be correct,
President Marroquin, who is counted
a friend of the treaty, coulu proceed
tuntrammeled bv
The Fear of Future
reckoning with his congress. In any
event President Roosevelt must now
take the next step. He can *uot to
-proceed under the Spooner act and
take .up the Nioaraguan route or he
scan allow matters to drift for the
present in the hope that a way may
yet be found to straighten out the
.present difficulties in the p'.k of the
JPanama route.
Contrary to his custom during the
.summer. Acting Secretary Adee of the
state department, remained in the city
last nigh*, in order to be on hand to
:act promptly on any information which
might come from'Mr. Beaupre regard
ing canal matters at Bogota. Up to
D:30 o'clock, however, nothing had
"been received. Dr. Herran, the Colom
bian charge, also waited anxiously for
.news from his government, but
Likewise Was Disappointed.
Colombia, it is known, is anxious to
keep alive the canal negotiations.
What form her new proposition with
that object in view will tale, id not
known in Washington. One interest
ing feature in connection with the leg
islative situation in Colombia is the
fact '.hat the terms of one-third zl the
members of the senate, numbering
nine, will expire on the 20th of next
July, when the life of the present
congress ends. The nine senators, it
is said, are averse to the canal treaty.
The hope of the advocates of the
itreaty will be to elect senators in
their place? ".'ho are favorable to the
convention. It is expected that the
campaign for the legislatures will be
made on this issue.
TURKEY MAY YIELD.
Shows Signs of Giving in to Bulgarian
Demands.
London, Sept. 24.The Balkan situ
ation presents a somewhat puzzling
.aspect. Turkey is showing signs of
yielding to the Bulgarian demands,
and it is evident from the daily meet
ing of the council of ministers at the
Yildiz Kiosk that, some sort of negotia
tions are in progress with the object
of averting war.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Constantinople these coun
cils concern two possibilitieseither
to make an arrangement, satisfactory
to the Macedonians or obtain from the
great powers promises of neutrality if
it is found imposible to avoid a war.
Apparently both Turkey-and Bulgaria
are anxious to repudiate having taken
the initiath in the negotiations.
The Sofia correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph asserts that the over
tures came from Turkey and were
welcomed by the Bulgarian minister,
on the condition that deeds were sub
stituted for wo--c.i and that the cessa
tion of wh61ess.' inassacre should be
come an accots-^hhed fan. He adds
that a pacific solution,-JL it comes,
will eman ite from Constantinople,
where the. Bulgarian representative is
invested with full powers, and the ne
gotiations arc said to be proce'eding
-satisfactorily.
FELL EIGHT STORIES.
Turned Three Somersaults but Es
caped With Giight Injuries.
New York. Sept 24. Tailing from
the eighth floor of a building in course
of erection at 20 West Eighteenth
street, a distance of about eighty feet,
and turning three somersaults in his
descent, Joseph Heiser, an iron work
er, escaped with only a slight lacera
tion of two fingers.
Policeman Not Guilty.
Norristown, Pa., Sept. 24.After be
ing out fifty minutes the jury in the
trial of Harry McElmoyle, a former
coal and iron policeman charged with
the murder of Patrick Sharpo, a strik
er, brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Man Jumps Overboard.
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 24. Whiie
the passenger steamer City of Straits
was en route from Cleveland to De
troit a well dressed man jumped over
board and was drowned. The suicide
Xook place opposite Port-au-Pelee.
THE GOAT AND THE PLUG.
Old Darkey Was Satisfied the Animal
Could Read.
Three colored men were discussing
the intelligence of different animals.
One claimed that the dog knew more
than all other animals put together.
The horse was favored by a second
man, but old Peter Jackson said that,
"in my opinion de goat am de 'telli
gentest enter livin'. I kin prove dat
de goat kin read. I saw film do it,
an' I know it am true. Several days
ago, I wuz walkin' down street,
dressed in mah best suit ob clothes,
an' wearin' mah new plug hat. When
I got down on de main street I seed
a billboa'd on which it said, "Chew
Jackson's plug.' A goat wuz standin'
thar when I passed, an' when I wuz
about ten feet away he must hab rec
ognized me, for de next thing I knew
I went sallin' out in de mud. When
I looked 'roun', dat goat wuz chewin'
mah plug hat for all he wuz worth.
Gem'men, da is no question in mah
mind about de 'teiligence ob de goat.
He am a wondah."
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
Why Conductor Thought Women
Should Not Have Ballot.
How many-sided and how funny is
the life load in a city street car. Not
long ago a woman gave the conductor
of one a dollar bill. On receiving the
change she counted and recounted it.
"This Is not right," she called after
him. "Ain't, eh there's 95 cents.
Don't suppose yer wanter ride free."
She made another mental calculation
and blushingly subsided. As the man
reached the rear platform he was
iieard to grumble: "And them's the
things as wants to vote."
Wig Good Cause for Divorce.
The widow of a large estate owner
in Germany, who recently married a
count of small means, has obtained a
separation from her second husband
on exceedingly novel grounds. Alter
the marriage the bride discovered
that her husband wore a wig and re
ceived such a shock at the sight of
his bald head that she took a violent
antipathy to him, and commenced
proceedings against him. Her suit
was successful, and she obtained a
separation after three weeks' mar
riage. The .grounds upon which the
decision was based were that if she
had known of the wig she would
never have married the count.
Will Loan Money to Poor.
A body of philanthropic New York
ers have formed themselves into the
Personal Protective Loan Associa
tion, with the purpose of loaning
money to the poor at 6 per cent per
annum. The capital of the organiza
tion is $10,000 and the incorporators
are Thomas M. Mulry, Edward F.
Cragin, Rev. Dr. David J. Burrell,
Father A. P. Doyle and Robert B.
Miller. Individual money lenders
never charge less than 30 per cent,
and sometimes a great deal more.
There are 300 pawnshops in New
York.
Had to Pay to Find Out.
At one of the New YorlP?theaters
they are playing a piece called "A
Fool and His Money." A preacher
from Wisconsin was visiting Gotham
last week and in passing the theater
one evening was curious to know if
the play conveyed the proverbial les
son suggested by its title. Stepping
up to the box office, he inquired re
garding tho matter. "I think," said
the suave party behind the grating,
"that the moral of the piece is that
the fool and his money gather no
moss. It will cost you $2 to find out
exactly." The preacher murmured
"Thank you" and withdrew. He tells
the story himself.
New Way to Do Time.
Dr. Lillinksjold, of Butte, Mont, is
credited with having adapted hypno
tism to a novel purpose. The doctor,
having been placed under arrest, tried,
fined and sentenced to gaol for twenty
days for some small infracton of the
law, deliberately hypnotized himself,
saying he -would awaken from his
trance at the expiration of twenty
days. All efforts to awaken him were
unsuccessful till the end of that peri
od. As a mean of "doing" time, or of
whiling away long intervals, Dr.
Lillinksjokl's plan is probably unique.
Inspecting American Railroads.
J. T. Tatlow, John Wharton, George
Banks, F. T. Dale and H. O'Brien, offi
cials of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
railway of England, are in this coun
try and will make extended inspec
tion of American railroads. They
have been viewing things in several
eastern cities and will shortly vist
Chicago. They represent the me
chanical, freight and passenger de
partments of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire road.
The Coming Man.
"Mrs. Frisbie is suing her husband
for divorce." "Indeed? What is the
trouble?" "Well, she says she tried
not to mind when Mr. Frisbie used
her curling irons, wore her shirt
waists and borrowed her collar but
tons. But when he besan to go
through her pockets and extract her
small change after she was asleep
sl.e felt that patience had ceased to
be a virtue."Brooklyn Eagle.
Costly Skipping-Rope.
A skipping-rope has been presented
bj a fond Pittsburg millionaire to his
six-year-old daughter. The handles
are gold, studded with an odd jewel,
while the cord, the finest procurable,
cost more than a dollar per inch.
When the child grows a little older
she will be able fully to appreciate her
papa's \ft. At present she treats it
i -.j Twe an ordinary rope
THE NEW ARMY RIFLE.
It Is Practically Certain to Be the
Best in the World.
The new United States army rifle
Is a remarkable evolution in small
arms since the old Springfield single
loader had its day. Practically twelve
years cover the period of the develop
ment, although the experience of the
Spanish and Philippine wars has nat
urally made the progress more rapid
since 1898 than before that time.
When the Krag was made the basis of
the army magazine rifle there was
more or less criticism, but it was
poorly conceived. The Ordinance de
partment has never regarded any
model as necessarily a finality, but has
ever been bent on improvements.
Consequently modifications have been
numerous and steady, and there is no
reason why, with this constant appli
cation of experience and inventive ge
nius the United States service maga
zine rifle should not be equal to any
In the world.Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican.
BOY WAS TOO PREVIOUS.
Came Near Causing Physician to
Lose a Patient.
A doctor tells a good story in con
nection with a lad who until recently
was in his employ. It was part of
this youngster's daily duty to answer
the surgery bell, and usher the pros
pective patients into the consulting
room. One morning there presented
himself at the surgery entrance a
mechanic, with whom Buttons was on
speaking terms. "Hullo, Jackson!" he
remarked, "what's the matter with
you?" "Oh, I just want to see the
doctor," replied the visitor. "Have
yer brought yer symptoms with yer?"
inquired Buttons, '"cos that's the fust
thing he'll ask yer about. If yer ain't
got 'em ye'd better pop back an' get
em." "And would you believe it?"
adds the doctor, "that fellow was actu
ally about to act on the boy's advice
when I entered the surgery!"Pear
son's Weekly.
Take a Look at Venus.
Young man, when you have finish
ed your dinner to-night, go up to the
roof or out in the street or yard by
your home and take a good, long look
at the star of the evening. She will
do you much good. In the first place,
the mere fact of your having thought
enough to spend the time to do this
will. aid your mental development. In
the second place you will have to lift
your eyes and chin from the mire of
the street about you to clean glory of
Omnipotence. In the third place, you
cannot look for five minutes at Venus
or at any other planet or star without
absorbing into yourself some of the
calm, silent power which wheels this
universe along its unbroken track,
with never a slip of the tire or jostling
of the axle.New York News.
Charity in England.
Some idea of the charitable disposi
tion of the British people is found in
the report of the charity commission
ers, just issued. The total value of in
vestments held by the official trustees
of charitable funds at the close of
last year was 22",314,735, divided
into 22,798 separate grants. The ag
gregate income from stocks, securities
and annuities aggregated 646,517 in
1902. During the three-quarter's end
ing Dec. 31, 1901, 1,670 new charities
founded by will or deed came to the
notice of the commissioners, involving
a capital of 6,500,000 and upward.
Differing Views on Providence.
A recent traveler in Macedonia
writes: "The views on Providence
entertained by Turks and Jews re
spectively and the extent to which be
lief influences the conduct of each
are well illustrated by the following
anecdote: A Turk and a Jew were
one day in a boat. Suddenly the
weather changed and a fierce squall
arose. The Jew proposed that they
should turn back at once. The Turk
was for going on. 'Fear not, my
friend Allah is great,* he said, 'Allah
is great,' retorted the Jew, 'but our
boat is small.'"
Wrong Foot Out of Bed.
Ahout half the world puts the wrong
foot out of bed in the morning. But
which is the wrong foot? It is a
superstition as old as the hills that
if the left foot touches the floor first'
you will have bad luck that day.
Probably many men avoid this by
sleeping on the right side of the bed,
so that in rising the right foot natur
ally comes first in contact with the
floor. It is said to bo a fact that most
i people lie on their right side because
1 of the prevalent notion that the heart
I has freer action.New York Press.
What We're Coming To.
As we have already transmitted fair
ly recognizable pictures of individuals
by wire we may be able, before long,
to do the same thing without wires.
Why not? And then for the wireless
lychromotelepantophonophotoscope
by which we can see everybody, hear
everybody, talk to everybody, when
ever and wherever we please without
cost. anywrhere
on the surface of the
globe. And then, hurrah for a short
trip to Mars just to inflate our chests
and show off!Magazine of Humor.
The Development of Mexico.
Facts in regard to the commercial
annexation of Mexico are given in the
National Magazine. Twenty-eight mil
lions of United States capital is now
invested in that country, and forty
Mexican investment companies in Chi
cago are sending in a million dollars
a month. In the city of Monterey
alone $10,000,000 was recently invest
ed in one plant The Standard Oil
company has invested $18,000,000 in
Mexican mines within two years, and
will put in $40,000,0 more.
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 etrangest 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.
Take a bowl of ice water and a pota
to. Peel the potato and cut down one
end of it until 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 s^ch a simple one that
there can be no harm in trying it if
any one 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
pease and risk attending the cutting
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
noor weighed before it was reduced
to its present size. Specially con
structed machinery has to be em
ployed for cutting the Excelsior and
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 thte func
tion. The guests to a ma(n declared
that they had never
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i
a
tense and exciting a liSgieon 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 fiiskermen. 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-fins 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
6pecies. The fish has been sent on to
the Melbourne museum.
Corean a College Graduate.
Roanoke college at Salem, Va.,
,vhich has had more foreign students
than any other college in the south,
will this year graduate the ..^second
Corean to take the degree of bachelor
of arts anywhere in the world, the
first being Kin Beung Surh, who re
ceived his A. B. at Roanoke in 1898
and his A. M. at Princeton in 1899.
Kinsic Kimm, who will be graduated
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 $45 on the races." "What did
she do it for?" asked the man. "Why,
she must have some fun she works so
hard all the rest of the time."
THE TRAINING OF A CHILD.
Several Important Points That Musi
Be Remembered.
To teach a child with success re
quires only common sense, good judg
ment and gentleness. There are, how
ever, three other important points that
must ever be foremost in the mind
of the teacher.
First of all, she must remember that
to teach is to impart instruction not
to find fault with ignorance, with lack
of comprehension, with listlessness or
with forgetfulness. Often, indeed, for
these last named faults, poor teaching
is- to blame. Second, there is the
inflexible rule that requires a teacher
to prepare every lesson carefully be
fore giving it, in order to present it
in an interesting and intelligible way.
Third, there is the ever present dan
ger of overdoing, against which th$
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. Thia
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 the
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
fitraps, 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, hut 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 whicn
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
ro two opinions about the success of
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 I
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 for so magnificent a welcome
and in the supxise of the moment I
find myself utterlyI hesitate for
want of a suitable word "Rats!*
shouted a gallery hoodlum.
SHE DID NOT DRINK.
And Consequently Did Not Need First
Floor Rooms.
American pushfulness is an unlim
ited quantity. The women are as ir
repressible in socitty as the men in
commerce. A certain visitor to the
Riviera fonnd tnis out recently. He
was occupying first floor rooms at a
well-known hotel. An of a sudden,
without any introduction or prelim
inary, a note was brought to him
eigned by the wife of a well-known
American millionaire. It asked him
whetner he would object to giving up
his rooms to her niece. He was much
amazed, but wrote back inquiring
whether the niece drank. Mrs.
Mrote in reply, in surprise and indig
nation, winding up with an emphatic
statement that her niece did not
drink. Lord concluded with
the following note: "Lord re
grets that he cannot give up his first
floor rooms to Mrs. 's niece,
for he is convinced that, as the young
lady does not drink, it is very much
easier for her to get up stairs than it
is for Lord ."London Tat
ler.
A NEW BOILED DINNER.
Little One's Astonishment Natural Un
der the Circumstances.
"I have a little niece," said the ra
conteur of the Sewing Circle, "who
is never so happy as when she is al
lowed to visit the kitchen and watch
the servants at work. Fortunately,
her mother has good-natured servants
who rather enjoy having the child
around, so many are the charmed
hours which Jessie spends downstairs
making little pies under the cook's
superintendence, -and pretending she
is 'grown up.'
"The other day she descended to the
laundry to oversee the family wash in
her busy little way. She gave one
look of utter astonishment as Mary
put on the clothes to boil, and then
fairly flew upstairs to her mother, ex
claiming:
'Oh, mamma! What do you think?
Mary's cooking the clothes tr din-
ner!'"New York Times.
Cheerfulness Counts.
The Cosmopolitan says the longevity
of the medical man is materially less
than that of workers of other profes
fiions. Only those with a sound
physique, other things being equal,
can win in a struggle for success. The
sick look with confidence to the well.
Tney demand the hearty dogmatism
that comes from the overflowing of
animal spirits. They enjoy the cheer
ful optimism that comes from a good
digestion. They lean upon the doc
tor in their weakness and yield willing
obedience to his kindly influence.
Much of the power possessed for good
may be outside of pills or potions, cor
rect theories or sound deductions.
American Medicine.
Bait!
A class In a Sunday school was list
ening to a lesson on patience. The
topic had been carefully explained, and
as an aid to understanding the teach
er had given each pupil a card bearing
the picture of a boy fishing. "Even
pleasure," said she, "requires the exer
cise of patience. Look at the hoy fish
ing! He mup* sit and wait and wait.
He must be patient." Having treated
the subject very fully, she began with
the simplest, most practical question:
"And now can any little hoy tell me
what we need most when we go fish-
ing?" With one voice was the answer
shouted"bait!" "V31
Evicted Kaffirs,
The correspondent of a London pa
per, writing from British South Afri
ca, says the Kaffirs are bound to in
crease in population more rapidly
than the whites, whom they already
greatly outnumber, and, being barred
from work in many cases by the im
portation of cheap labor from India
and forced to leave their land hold
ings, which they retain only under
lease from the Boers, to whom it has
been allotted, and under liability of
eviction, a serious uprising of the na
tives is not beyond the possibilities of
the near future.
Losses by Drought in Australia.
The wheat harvest of 1902 in New
5outh Wales is only one-tenth -of the
harvest of 1901, and this represents a
loss to the wheat growers of over 2,-
000,000. The losses in grain, hay and
vegetables are at least as great in the
aggregate, while the disasters of the
pastoral industry are on a yet more
tragical scale. In the flocks and herds
of the state there is a decrease of
47,401 horses, 319,461 cattle and 15,-
669,632 sheep! Taken at low rates,
this represents an immediate cash loss
of something like 8,000.000.
J_
Had Him in Doubt.
"Is your wife a good manager?"
"I really don't know." "Don't know!"
"No. You see, I always thought I had
pretty much nay own way in every
thing, hut the other day I got hold
of an article on the diplomatic man
agement of husbands, and since read
ing that I'm not at all sure that my
wife hasn't been managing me right
sJong. If that's so, you can put her
down as one of the best and cleverest
managers that ever lived."
A Mother to the Girl.
The woman who had lost her maid
at the moment that she was expecting
visitors went to the janitor in her
distress, hoping that he might be able
to find some one to help her out. He
was Hibernian and effusively sym
pathetic. "Shure an' it's too bad," he
assured her, "an' you afther bein* a
mither to that girl!" As the girl was
as black as a negro could be, the
woman took the compliment with res
Tvations.
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