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EDUT. - .VBW MEXICO,
As Dole li over nix feet high It Is
ttbvlonely unjust to speak of him. as
several papors do, as h low schemer.
Tho governor of Idaho seeks election
to congress on n no-necktie platform.
ITldPUtly Ifd ..ntet 0f nmhlBR" With
hlai.
Willi nil hh nrewtnsss (leorge Wash
ington WM tttOdm ettOUgh to be (in
flattened with on birthday M If he
had hud a doien.
Highway robbery l mentioned or
Chicago's chief of polite M n indis
rretlrn. We had supposed It to bo a
popular amusement.
"The heart expands.'' tare young Mr.
Kdlaon. "whenever one thinks Intent
ly " If the reverse of this It true there
are persons whose heeds will even
tually become thr site of a rocoatitit.
Ix-liar haa now told more than 4,
poo.oon bushels of his contract wheat,
tlii- tut Ik of it wing abroad. While he
refuses to disclose the price received.
It la known that he cleared tamo
profile In the transaction. It la ru
mored that Letter haa already con
tracted for the aale of all of hla enor
inniia holdings If this la to. much
higher price may be looked for.
"Lewis Carroll," who was a great
mathematician a well aa the author of
the delightful "Alice" bonks, once
inil.liehed a series of "propositions"
(list sounded like Hurlld. The follow
ing waa one of them: "A discussion
may be raised upon any jtolut at any
distance from that point." Thla con
venient but time-consuming principle
weins to be In high favor In our vari
ous legislative bod I mm.
Six nlghl-lunch wagon were started
by a temperance eoclety of New York
city, in the hop of leoscuing the At
?nace of eaat aide saloons. The sates
last year amounted lo almost twenty
ttiouaand dollar, the prof) la of wblsh
go for len in the atimmer for the slak
poor. Philanthropy la ererywhere
learning the rltnl truth that effective
reform cornea not from railing at ox
isting evils, but In providing worthier
tutl.atltutea.
The presidents of two Important
New KhRland untveridtlea acree that
few (oIIukp men really ko wroni:."
J'cw ollKi men are excusable for not
Wing rlKht. There Is no excuse for u
(oIIcro inn ti to Mime out of collnRo tin
educated; and one of the reetilts of
education Is nblllty lo see the folly, to
eny nothltiR of the eln. of wrong-doing.
1'urely as a matter of policy, the col-li-Re-bretf
man. If anybody, should
mild going wrtiiiR.
The trading-stamp usually burloa In
lt patrons ImUJi the eeneo of humor
end that of lirojmrtlotis. A woman re
Ktitiv stopped a street-car afler pay-
i i t f.ire. and timk a rcturr ctt !
'" I" Ret a forxotten tradlnc-card
l i'fore making some trilling purrhatea.
Tin- price of the extm fnree exactly
balanced the value of the "gift" on five
dollars' worth of Hoods. The law
HRHlnst tradliig-Htanipf may be un
constitutional, but It Is a moral pro
est against the habit of trying to get
Mimethlng for nothing. Moreover,
considering the real value of the
"gifts.'' the something is usually less
than nothing.
The countess who represents Mrs.
H aant In this country recently oxplaln
id In a lecture that the thsosophlsta
Mtleved In "a cauaeleee cause from
which emanates the first cause, that Is
when manifestation takes placr," and
how "from that emanate rays of spirit
which permeate all matter." That Is
ertalnly going hack to the beginning,
to the greet void which was apparent
ly Incapable of production a state of
tiothlnRnesa. however, from which
something lKan. Hut one of bar
listeners said, after profound and
b ad -racking thought- "I don't know
v'it she means: I vant to know what
i It": and thr remark was received
v.ith applause.
President Hooker T Washing-ton of
the Tuskettee Institute tells some sig
nificant Mecdotea ehowlug the seal of
the colored people for the culture of
t eir rare One day a lame black
woman, seventy years old, who waa
Ix.rti In shivery, hobbled Into his offlce,
holding something In her patched
apron "Mr
"I'se Ignorant
Washington.'' she ssld. ,
snd poor, but I knows
you is tryln' to make better men and
women at dls school. I knows yon Is
irtln' to make a better country for us..
Mr Washington I ain't got no money.
I '" I want you to take deee six eggs,
and put 'em Into de eddlcatlon of on
n !e bo)s or girls.'' The poor wld-
two mites'' could not have taken
en apter form, and pages could be
written from the hint In lbs good
aunty'a presentation speech ''
If people could only feel that they
were getting value received for their
(axes they would be much more roady
to pay them I'nfortunatsly they can
not feel tbl American city govern
ments sre notoriously inefilcleNt snd
corrupt. The rented v is In the bands
it the f-opW They an have hoNSOt
covernment If th ' reat'.v want It
I trtly eaoagh to ork t g It, and wo
belle e that in time the appeal ta ihjn
ronorteMS) of tbe American people, an
if not that, certain I the appeal W Infir
fears, will hate a marked offost in de
crrar-ing Ota tat (roods.
MAYOR OF CHICAGO.
CHARMS THaT NODOflV WOULD
suspect,
Una a Library of I'rom .ioo In 4.000
Volumes A (treat ItenUer I'miil of
NpnrU of All Kln.UVer Unlike I1U
I'miKiut I'nlbcr.
(Special I-etlor.)
OU might not
poet It from hla re
rent achievements,
but Carter II. liar
rlaoii. the reigning
mayor of Chicago,
la a lover of hooka,
and owns a library
of between S.0O0
and 4,000 volumes, '
of which many are j
German and many ,
ore French. From thla you might
KUess that he la something of a llngu
let. and the guess would be correct. He
! aleo an amateur rhemlit. a success- j
ful fliherman. a notable hunter and nn '
onthitalaatlc wheelman. In fact, to ute I
the latiRUHee of one of hla frlen.la. he
haa "aa many fade aa a seminary girl."
In II km re and face he la comely. 11- la
of middle size, staudlng 5 feet SH
Inches In hla ahoea. nnd ItalanctnK ien-ny-in-tho-alot
machines at IBB pounds.
Hla features are regular, hla complex
Ion Is free from blemlshea, his ayes are
clear, and he shaves clean with the ex
ception of a mustache, which he trains
In romantic curves, He parts his hair
In the middle and trains It also to look
swset. He Is S years old.
Ho never attended a plain American
public school. When a boy ho and tho
other Harrison children were taken by
their mother to tlermatiy. where Car
ter nnd hla brother entered tho Holdol-
CAIlTim It. HAtUUHO.V.
ncrg uymniisium. rir anme reason
tho boys did not fancy Heldolberg otsr
much, and after ton months' Mny thore
tho family migrated, traveling for a
summer through southern France, the
Tyrol nnd Switzerland, after which tho
boys entered tho (lymiinMum at Alien
burg. Whllo thore he was a schoolfel
low of a number of Juvenile royalties
nnd other youngsters of notable Uncage,
nnd between him nnd the young I'rlnco
of Saxony a genuine rloso friendship
sprang up. Later, aa a son of the mayor
while the world's fair was on, he made
n,- .ri..
oll.er of the
world's great folk, ittnong them the
Duko of Veragun, the Marquis of Ilar
ImiIos, Kulalln, the Spanish Infunta, and
I'orllrlo Diaz, the president of Mexico.
After finishing at Altenburg he pre
pared for college In a Chicago Jesuit
Bohool. nfter which he went through
Vale ntnl Inter studied law and was ad
mitted. His pmctlro never amounted
to much, however, and when his father
was mtiile world's fair mayor, young
Cat-tor H, took over the father's real
estate liUHlnoee, and, with his brother,
William ProsUm Harrison, carried It
on till tho old man bought the Chicago
Times. Their conduct of the paper waa
a terror to many In Chicago. It had a
circulation of perhaps 30,000 when they
took It, but they supported the Pull
man strike, rut the price to a cent, and
railed the sales to 80,000 a day. They
thought they had a rtnch on Chicago
Journalism then, but they must hart
been wrong, for they were afterward
glad enough lo sell out, and the paper
la now merged with the Chicago Herald
under the title of the Chicago Times
Herald. When tbsy began with the Times
, young Carter look the chair of manag
1 tug editor and his brother was msd
business manager. After a wr l or twi
, - perhaps a month eub wa. d .;
fled with their Job. and they !.onpil
, places. Perhaps the resulting encn-
trtclMes of management both unstalrs
and downstairs had something to do '
with tbelr ultimate abandonment of :!.
publishing business.
Carter II. Harrison's .hemi-t int....
ligations were mostly conduct, il when
ha was a bov. 1 1 la iUm ...i ... i.. ...
the cupola of the family residence .m:
bs took great delight In monkeinK
with exHloslves snd compound of
fearful smell. Once a friend of the fam
lly, who was passing the house.
horrlned by the sound of a muffled de
toiiatlon. tbe crash of glsss snd the
splintering of wood, (llaaclng upward
he saw that the cupola was badly
wrecked, while volumes of black smoke
were pouring from the nanelsas sashes.
At the same time the vilest odor Ima
ginable saluted his nose, and in a mo
ment young Harrison, smudged In the
face and with torn clothes, emerged
from the wreck. In bis hands the boy
carried a dish of soms liquid, from
which more of tbe black imoke was
rising. Hastening lo the edge of tho
roof, he put the dish down, but so ears
lassly ss to spill the liquid, which ran
over the edge of tbe saves snd strtaked
the newly painted side of the house
Itverywnere the liquid dropped It left
a broad, corroding, brown path, and
these streaks spread In every dire,
tlon. disfiguring the hsuee
that It had to be painted all over again.
sfj
Young Harrison Is said to have begun
the study of chemistry In tho hopo of
dteraverlns some new photographic
emulsion. He waa one of the first am
ateurs In nil Chicago to take up pho
tography, nnd ho still uses tho enmorn
a good deal, but he has forsworn chem
istry. He Is not fond of telling tho story of
his chemical exploits, but ho does do
light to tell fish eiorles of which ho la
the solo hero. Hempstead Washburn
of the famous family of that namo, who
once defeated the cider Harrison for
mayor, and who has nccompanlcd tho
present mayor on many Ashing excur
sions, says tho storlos told by the lat
ter are strictly true, and Chicago be-
lierea them all Implicitly. His fishing
ouint inriudoa almost too many rods
reels, lines nnd hooks to bo counted, bo
sides more varieties of flies probably
tnan any other American ny-flsherman
has In hla possession. This Is account
ed for by the fact that whenever ho has
been abroad ho tins fished In all tho
good waters he could And. nnd his gear
Is suitable to the Nile and tho streams
of the Alps, as well as those of northorn
Michigan Bn, unuthern Florida. They
say he once caught 6B0 trout In four
days In Michigan, while In Florida he
Hooked and safely brought to land
five hundred pound JewAsh, Ho has
many pictures of Ash and anglers In hla
house.and a wholo section of his library
is uevoted to books on Icthyologlcnl
suujerts. An enthusiastic Chicago writ
er not long ago declared that the
mayor could give cards and spadca to
mo man in charge of the fish tlopart
ment at Lincoln Park. Chicago, nnd
men neat him out.
According to this writer. Mr. HarH
eon Is as well posted about four-footed
and feathered creatures as ho Is about
Ash, and could undoubtedly care for
tho animal houso of Chlcago'a Zoo bet
tor than the men now In charge. Ho
Is generally acknowledged to bo ono of
tns mlRhtlost of mighty hunters nnd
tho stories of his achievements as
Nlmrod would All a big book. He has
had several narrow oscapes from In
stsnt death, one of which occurrod
while he was managing editor of tho
Times. He and his brother wont Ash
ing for grayling In one of the streams
that drain tho northern peninsula of
Michigan. Just rh they were beginning
to have some mighty gocd luck they
heard the crncklo and studied tho hot
breath of an approaching forest Are,
Haatlly Jumping Into thnlr wagon, they
started to drive away to safety, but
while crossing a corduroy brldgo on a
Head run their hnrsea broke through
The trees wore on Are on both sides of
the shallow stream spannod by tho
bridge and there was no tlmo to lose,
but it would not do to nbnndon, tho
horses. So, working In tho scorching
nent. they got plauka under tho nr.l
mnis. pried them out. and, lifting tho
wagon around, got away flnnlly by an
other route. Hut the hair and beard of
both brothers wore winged and their
clothes had holes burned In thorn. An
other tlmo, when tho brothers wero
fishing, Cnrtor II., who was wading a
turbulent stream, stepped on n bowlder
that turned under him, and was
thrown Into the water. His big boots
neteu iiko the air tanks of n life boat,
and kept him nlloat. but, unforttinnto
ly, his foot wero up and his head down,
and he was thus carried nlong nt least
1R0 feet dewn a ort of rapids. Hal?
Strangled as he was. however, he
grasped the submerged roots of a tree
and then climbed to safety. Ho was In
Florence Italy, when the earthquake
that destroyed so many houses and
killed not a few occurred. When the
shock came he was asleep In the Hotel
de Vllle. It wss split ssuuder, ami he
considered that ho had a narrow escape
then. For two or three nights after
ward he and his family slept In an open
square, but aucceeded In escnplng to
Switzerland without suffering any real
damage, Not long ago a palmist es
suyed reading the linos in Mayor Har
rison's hnnds and discovered theroln
most of the qunlltles uttrlbulod to his
honor In this story. The palmlit de
elarnl the lines showed tho mayor to be
a good Judge of human nature and that
he had a strong will power, was niilck
tempered and hated deceit. His friend
ships were strong, nnd his capacity for
hate made him many enernlt. He was
fond of bl home and children and was
MAYO It HAltlllllO.Vg HAKI).
a great loer of beauty. Tho life Una
showed the mayor bad s strong consti
tution snd that he wss free from dan
ger of early death, though he was In
the habit of taking many Journeys and
would take many more Those were for
pleasure only. He was not a spend
thrift, but had luxurious toe to. out.
door life waa declared to be his special
bobby, and he wai an enthusiastic
sportsman.
I'rralilrnt Andreus on NewiHiper.
President Andrews advises young
men not to go Into the newspaper bust-neos-he
calls It "Journalism" became
if thsy do they will have to be either
drudge reporters or else sell th.....
solves to the propagations of opinions
which are net luwr own.
liana n
Aiairewa reauy in ug that all th. ..
Itorfal wriiers who orltlalsed him last wolklng up La Salle avenue he Inform
year vera writing against their eon ner ot the "rgea preferred against
vIotJonsT-St. Paul Plonter Press. bir, snd she dropptd to the psvemen(
WRECKED IN SLUMS.
PITIFUL BTOHV OF A
GOOD WOMAN.
ONOE
lEi-Contlct llecelveit In llvangelUI's
Home Coolly Wreck II Victim nml
Heir (tontlcted of Contplrsey to 1(111
llllnllMllll,
HLIOI0N, mission
work, Infatuation
and fall. Such Is
tho history of Mrs.
Catherine M e y o r
at Chicago, whoso
strange experi
ences and associa
tions with Corydon
Millard placed htr
before a bar of
Justice to answer
to a criminal charge. Safely ensconced
In a comfortable heme, with naught
to disturb but the household duties,
this heroine of one of the strangest
tales lhat was ever chronicled from
the facile pen of novelist grow Inter
ested In tho mission work porformed
by her husband and entered Into the
duties attendant on a crusade In the
slums with all the ardor of an en
thtislnstlc disposition. Whllo thus cn
Kngod she made the acquaintance of
Corydon Mlllnrd. who had Just been
mndc n convert to the faith of tho
mission, and whoso prepossessing np
penranco mmlo him a fnvnrlto with all
connected with the work. Mr. Moyor
Invited Mlllnrd to his home, and It
was through his Instruemntnllty that
Millard's appearance, which was In
dicative of a vagabond life, experi
enced a startling transformation. Tho
evangelist readily sympathized with
Mlllnrd, who told pitiful tales of a good
home lost through love of liquor, nnd
at the suggestion of his wife ho sup
plied funds to rlotho nnd feed his con
vert. Millard soon proved a valuable
adjunct to the mission. Ilolng pos
sessed of n melodious baritone voice,
he was delegated to lend the singing,
llefore many days the wlfo of his bone
factor became Infatuated with him.
Dally he called at the Meyer homo nnd
nightly escorted Its mistress to tho
mission fields, whore alio llstonod In
rapt attention lo his songa of the '.Ion.
So constant wero t hoi r attentions, ono
to the other, that neighbors soon be
gan to whlspor "that Meyer had best
let his convert go." Hut this ho re
fused to do, nllrglng that Millard was
a truo Christian and dosorvlng of help
and sympathy.
About tho flrst week In Mny. 1807
Mrs. Meyer loft her homo for the pur
poso of visiting friends, nnd Mlllnrd
also disappeared from tho Meyer lire
side. The absence of both at that time
has remained n mystery until the oth
er day, when Mrs. Kato Conlln, house
keener at the Height hotel, 12 Loomls
street, was called to (ho stand by the
nttorneys engaged In prosecuting the
couple nnd testified that In the first
week of Mny. 1897. Millard onmo to
the hotel on loomls street and rented
n room for himself and wife, giving
the name of dray. Bho testified that
they remained at the plare until Juno
22, living togother constantly--taml
then left ss mysteriously as ttfey
ciuno. She positively Idontlfled dray
as Millard and tho u.niuu whom ho
called his wlfo as Mra. Kathorluo
Meyer, then In court. She supple
montod her remarks with tho state
ment that Mrs. Meyer came to her sev
eral weeks before tho trial and asked
her to nnswer nny Inquiries relative to
her residence at the plare In the nega
tive, and to tell nnyono who called
that she, Mrs. Meyer, had resided there
alone. The long summer evenings
wore tedious to tho couple Soon they
foil nway from tho mission work nnd
It was alleged that they spsnt tho ma
jority of their evenings on the back
CORYDON MILLAUU.
porch of tbe Meyer home, busily en
gaged In tbe consumption of large
Quantities of beer, while the huaoand
continued his labor In the slums. It
was an one of those occasions that
Meyer alleged that his wife and Mil
lard had been overboard planning a
conspiracy to deprive him of his life.
Ont day In the spring af last year
Mrs, Meyer learned of ths arrest of
Millard on the charge of stealing a
llr uf shoes. Then ensued a great
dimeully. 8he went to the home of
Attornoy Phillips and, according to
Mr. PhllHps' story, sho wanted to sign
hands for the partner of her platenle
friendship. So he wont with her to
the Bait Chicago avenue station nnd,
leaving her In a drug store near the
station, he went to the desk sergeant
to learn of the exact condition of at-
While there he said he flrst heard of
the conspiracy charge against Mrs.
Meyer nnd Millard. Hastening back to
the pharmacy he called her. While
jkfe
In a faint. Phillips alleged that sht
came to his houso that night and beg
ged permission to stay until she could
arrange bands, meanwhile asking that
ho negotiate a loan on some property
Hint she possessed. In this refuge she
remained for a period of three weeks,
nnd during tho trial she accused Attor
ney Phillips with unlawfully detaining
her there. Some time nfter sho was
arrested nnd with Millard, arraigned
before Judge linker to answer to a
charge ot conspiracy against tbe life
of Meyer. Hut the experiences had
been too much for the dbllcntc woman,
and her system began to break down
under the strain. Tho ease was eallod
many times, but each time was post
poned on account of hor Illness. Fln
nlly Judgo linker, growing weary ot tho
continued dolny, ordered that the ease
proceed. The disclosures wore start
ling. The man who had Imposed on
tho simple evangelist proved to be an
old Jailbird, with a history well known
to tho police He won the eon of i
minister, 4t years of ago, nnd during
the course of his existence had served
many terms In the state and county
Institutions for burglary nnd Inrceny.
Millard's voice made him many
friends. During one of his terms In the
Jollot penitentiary his religious nlr
and splendid singing abilities brought
to him the post of leader ot the prison
choir. Ho appeared tittorly Indifferent
of tho woman whoso ruin ho had caused
during tho days of tho trial. When
ever she wns able to be present In the
court room he would not deign to
vouchsafe her n look. For four dnys
tho Jury listened lo the evidence In
the ciisn and returned a verdict ot peni
tentiary for Mlllnrd and $100 fine for
Mrs. Meyer.
Throughout tho Inst day of the trial
the woman hnd nrlson from n sick bed
to bo In nttendntice and remained prop
ped up In n chair In tho nnto-room.
Whon tho Judge called for her to bo
brought to tho bar ot Justice It was
necessary to carry hor. It had been
suspected that the woman was sham-
CATHWUNI? MUYUH.
mlng, hut hor wan face and fever
parched lips on that day turned a tide
of symtathy In her favor. It waa con
ceded by nil present In tho court room
Hint tho days of Katherlne Meyer wero
numbered nnd Hint her appearand be
fore the higher tribunal to answer to
the crlmo of conspiracy to murder
would bo In an Intorvnl of n few
months.
Sho still clings with vigor to tho man
who has wrecked her formerly peace
ful existence nnd nvors that tho trial
Is but the part of u gigantic scheme on
the part of hor husband to have her
Incarcerated In some asylum or oatiso
her death through the excitement nt
tendnnt on the trlnl and thereby obtain
possession of the property that Is re
corded In her namo.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A WcmsN Hhoott a SI. I .null I'ollrtinan
anil Tlisn Herself.
Hlchard J. Halloran, a policeman on
the St. Louis force, was fatally shot
with his own pistol the other night by
Miss Nellie Mangnn. who then turned
the pistol on herself and put a bullet
In hor brain. Tho nttomptcd murder
nnd stiloldo wns the result of disap
pointed love. Tho shooting followed n
qunrrol, during which Miss Mnngati
hogged Hnllornn to marry her. He re
fused, nnd she, In mad dosporatlon, be
gan shooting. For several months It
has boon understood In the neighbor
hood of tho girl's home that Halloran
ami Miss Maugan were engaged. Tho
patrolman walked the beat nn which
the girl lived. Hecently It became
nnlHM that there had been a quarrel
and Halloran had hrokou off the en
gagement. Hoth are dead,
A CipiirMK"-""" Wiiinmi.
At Penge ollee ststlon Inst evening,
III tbe pretenre of the local detachment
of the P division. Mrs. Jane (lower, ot
Arthur road, lleekenham, wns'present
sd with a stiver teapot and purse of
money for having rendered assistance
to l'allec Constable (leorgo Harahlln on
Dec. SS. The constable was endeavor
lug to arrest two prisoners and was
violently attacked. Several men looked
on and refused to help. Mrs. (lower
went to ths esustable's assists rice. She
took bis whistle from his tunic and
blew it till another policeman came to
Uls aid. When the men ware brought
before the bench the magistrate com
mended Mrs. (lower for her iducky ac
tion. London Telegraph.
!lei lHk"ler Hum Mm.Iou.
Hequlmalt. in llrltlih North Ameri
ca, is the only plane In the llrltlsh
empire, neeordlng to a recent cllmato
logical report, that exceeds Iondon In
cloudiness, iisquimalt la slso the
dampest place In the empire, while
Adelaide, In Australia. Is the drvest
Coylon Is the holiest, nnd Northwest
Canada the coldest pessosslon that the
nag or nugiami neats over.
For use In plaso uf toe ollr on a hi.
cycle a plate It attached to the iVee,
having a recess In wish a projection
on the pedal fits to hold the rider's fool
In place
A WOrtP OF ADVICE.
To These Coming to Alaska or the
Klnndlke Uotri l lel.lt.
Ono thlnj; should bo Impressed upon
every minor, prospector or trader com
ing to Alaska, to the Klondike, or tho
Yukon country, and that li thiknoe,?
slty for providing on adequafl) and
proper food supply. Whether procured
In tho States, In tho Dominion, or at
tho supply stores here or further on,
this must lie bis primary concern. Up
on tho manner In whloh the minor ban
observed or neglected this precaution
moro than upon nny other ono thing
will his success or failure dopond.
These supplies must be healthful and
should bo concentrated, but tho most
careful attention In the selection of
foods that will keep unimpaired Indefi
nitely under nil the conditions which
they will have to encounter Is Im
perative. For Instance, as bread raised
with baking powder must be rolled up
on for the oh I of pnrt of overy moel,
Imagine the helplessness ot n miner
with a can of siwllod baking powdor.
Duy only tho very host flour; It Is tho
cheapest In tho ond. Itxperlonce has
shown tho Uoynl linking Powder to
be the most rolinblo and the trading
companies now uniformly supply this
brand, ns others will not keep in this
climate. Ho euro that the bacon Is
sweot, sound nnd thoroughly cured.
These nro tho absoluto necessities upon
which nil must placo a chlot rollancc,
nnd can under no circumstances bo
neglected. Tboy mny, of course, be
supplemented by ns many comforts or
delicacies as tho prospector may bo
nblo to pack or dealro to pay for.
From tho Alaska Mining Journal.
A hook ot receipts for all kinds of
cookery, which Is specially vnltmblo for
use upon tho troll or In tho camp, la
published by tho Uoynl Unking Pow
dor company, of Now York. Tho re
ceipts nro thoroughly practical, and tho
methods aro carefully explained, so
that tho Inexperienced may. with Its
nld, readily preparo everything requi
site for a good, wholesome meal, or
even dainties If ho has the necessary
materials. Tho matter Is In com,pact
though durable form, the wholo book
weighing but two ounces. Under a
special arrangemont, this book will bo
sent free to minors or others who may
deslro It. Wo would recommend that
every ono going to tho Klondike pro
euro a copy. Address tho lloyal Bak
ing Powdor Co., Now York.
i
MINSTRELS' HUMOR. j
Witty Answer of no Irishman tVlio
"Never Argued with n I-ndy."
Tho minstrels of Ireland nro not all
gono from tho highways nnd bywnyo
ot Urln, says an exchange. Tho mourn
ful harp and plnlntlvo plpo mny havo
given wny to tho breezy banjo nnd
crooning violin, but tho songs which
theso accompany nro the songa ot Ire
land still. ,Down by tho rotton Clad
dngb wharves ot old (lalwny town I
camo upon a rapt audience, ways n
well-known traveler, enthralled by tho
dulcet notes ot Tim Ilrcnunn, tho "wan
dering minstrel of Tlppcrary" one ot
tho sweetest singers I over heard nnd
ono who would havo been great wero
it not for his lovo of "tho cinder In
it," as they aptly term tho west of
Ireland mountain dew. I had scon Tim
many times boforo In Ireland. Our
tramplngs had brought us Into the
samo rotations of nrtlst nnd rcsponslvo
auditor so many times that ns bo
tipped mo a comforting wink ot recog
nition I noticed Hint his violin had
boon replaced by tho tompornry.though
omplo musical makeshift ot a banjo
wrought from tho bend ot an ancient
Irish churn. In tho pauso following
his ballad I felt emboldened to tosa
him back his wink, with tho query;
"And, Tim, why didn't you bring tho
churn. with its hoad?" "Faith ycr hon
or," ho replied, In a flash and with a
wlnsoroo smile, holding tho ohurn
hcad banjo aloft so all eould soo, '"faith
I novcr arguo wld a lady nn', yor
honor, a bould Irish wooman ctud at
lis other Indl"
Jf. W. Ayer Hon,
N. W. .ycr & Son, tho successful
nowspnpor and mngnzlno advertising
agency ot Philadelphia, havo Issued nil
announcement stating that Albort O.
Hrndford and Jarvls A. Wood wore ad
mitted to partnership In tho Arm Jan
uary 1. The new members aro not be
ginners In tJio advertising business.
They havo been connected with N. W.
Aye' & Son for years and have worked
their way to tho top by careful atten
tion to business and painstaking work
(or the firm and Its patrons. In con
nection with the new partnership sn
nauncemont, N. W, Ayer St Son review
the history of the firm. From nn hum
ble beginning in 1808. wheu the busi
ness of the flrst year amounted to but
$15,600, the concern has Jumped slowly
but safely until Its annual business
amounts to over f 1.W0.8O0 a sum that
represents a dally payment to newspa
per and magazine publishers ot fl,M4).
Chicago Times-Herald.
AtlonlsMiis;.
Mother "And what do you think of
my daughter's French, Count?"
Count "Het cos ze most astonishing
French I hat evalro btwrtl." TId-lilta.
FROM EVERYWHERE.
Deauty ma lo only ikln deep, but
the plump girl gets the noit tandem
rides.
Tbo pawnbroker who (rkos the mast
Interest in bis business has the least
lirlnolplc
Out of sight Is never oat or mind
with truo levers, wbe turn thr gat
very low.
London has 000,000 hajjico, Paris -has
90,060 hemes. Mew York has 115,
MO houics.