Ligonier Banner., Volume 38, Number 48, Ligonier, Noble County, 25 February 1904 — Page 2

: = GUNE AWAY. : And T find a silver ladder /V\/ ‘ Slanted ‘gainst the tarther wall, : Where the moonbeams in the gladtime Of our two ilves used to tall, - And the wind outside sighs softly, - Half as if you'tried to call. > And T go the old way softly ¢ To the white ana silver bed, 4 : And the clothes are sadiy tumbled, As of oid, and half the spreaau Hangs outside, and on the pillow : Is the imprint ot a head. E~'ry night I wake and softly THrough the shadows nmber brewn Seek thé couch as oft I sought it— - When a yellow tousied crown,, ‘ - Presscd the pillow—just to find if You had kicked the covers down. Ev'ry niaht—g\'om' couch is left, dear, Just as'when you went away — Ev'ry night I creep besice it Where the laddered mbonbeams play; But the couch and heart are empty Where your wee head used to-lay. - : of Sk Oh. my tousle-head, my baby! ot Do you know it? Know the rod ; Of yvour going scourged me heavy? Know the thorns my feet bave trod? . llnow you've taken my heart with you To the very throne of God! —J. M. Lewis, in Houston Pcst, ]

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: (Copyright, 1903, by Daily Story Pub, Co.) $8 v [LLY doesn’t seem as bright as L usual, Louise. \ Been doing too much, I'm afraid.” . ; Henry Felton pushed back his chair, adjusted his ampie coatwaist 'with. | ‘a series of little downward jerks, and settled- his doubled chin in corpulent complacency, while mild interrogat_i()n was expressed behind his eyeglasses. He had enjoyed a very satisfactory repast. It seemed good to get up.from the cify to the fresh mountain air and the attractions of Laughlin’s table, for the modest summer hotel -nestling | among the hills boasted an appetizing | amenu. _Those trout. Ah-h! - He could have eaten a couple more. His wife, by his side, for the Laughlin house ranged its guests—not yet be4ng given over to modern seating, and l family tables—gave him a quietly indulgent giance. : T _“Yi’;u arg’ always imagining, my dear. Camilla is perfectly well, I am sure. -Sally Terriss' may tire her a trifle. I ‘have never sgén such-spirits.” “How de;’Sflly happen to come? | Thénght she always went to the shore.” | “Oh, just a freak. She keeps Irving on the jump from morning until night. lialf the time Camilla absolutely refuses tojoin them—they take such appalling trips. The idea of a girl fishing the Ravine.” 7 : “I presume Milly and Radway—l haven't got to calling him Irving yet—understand each other pretty well,’eh?” “Yes, I imagine that is settled between them, Henry, but they are keeping it quiet. 1. haven't interferred. ] Rather unexpected, his turning up here, but he is a queer fellow. It has been go- ‘ ing on so long that no one will be surprised. Last vear he followed us 'toi Gloucester, hung around for a week and departed. Nothing came of it.” © ““Well, he is entirely worthy, I guess, ’ and his income is all right. It won’t be a bad match. Come on, they are waiting to clear the table. Let's go-out to the piazza. I hear Sally carrying on.” Yes, Sally was “carrying on” as usual, and Irt\'ing' Radway’s eyes sparkled as the vivacious girl related to a smidng ’ group her extrication from the -perils of the Ravine. “It’s a beastly place,” cried Miss Terriss, “wildly- exciting! ’ I'm going again; Milly, you should have been there. Mr. Radway was actually obliged to carry meacross. I wasdreadfully afraid he would drop me. Im-(. agine it!” - ' ~ Camilla’ Felion_ smiled faintly. “He is strong and sure-footed,” she returned. “You are safe enough, Sally.” : - , .- “O-ho! you know, then. Perhaps my fisherman has lugged you-over raging | torrents, my lady.” Her irresistible laugh pealed forth merrily.- “Did he hold you so? Or so?” her.round white | arms explaining positions of close dis- | comfort- ‘“And when he set you down, did he—?? e ‘“Ahem!” inferrupied Radway, loudlly. “Ididn’t intend to deposit my fajr burden in quite so damp a spot. It was too bad that your feet should be wet after a dry passage, but you couldn’t ; wait, you know.” | -- His . bantering voice held a note of warning. The girl caught the cue quickly. “Yes, you dumped me right down in that horrid puddle and never apologized. I might have been a bag of meal for all the sentiment you displayed, and the surroundfngs were. s 0 charmingly romantic, too”’ I hope he did better with .you, Milly?” : : “Mr. Radway has never had the opportunity,” said Camilla, coldly, looking intently at;bo{h‘ in the dimming light. Why did not Irving meet her} eye? Sally, too, was suddenly quiet, gaz?ng out at the near hills with an exclamation of interest as the edge of the moon tilted over the pine tops. % The others’ chuckles died away in the 1 consideration. of fresh. conversation. No one minded Sally Terriss, anyway. No one? The young man shrinking ‘into the shadow:'with a quick beating heart, wondering why he had been insane enough to give _way»i,o?that impulsive caress. She had invited it—yes, that soft arm had clung lingeringly about his neek, the dancing eyes had beckoned, the sweet, parted lips were very-near. And her lashes had drooped. with a happy sigh before she laughed and chided. ©Oh, the witch! Her spell had been upon him all that day, drawing him nearer and nearer, away from himself, away from Milly—Milly, who was ‘lO give him her answer that very night—he so unworthy. Bah! it was nothing ~—Sally knew nothing of his attachment. She flirted with every man and meant no harm. It was only one of those littje things that happen. He was fortunate to have checked that reckless tongue, though. =~ &« : Thus he endeavored to make smooth “his dereliction, glancing by degrees at the slender figure, standing now by the white pillar. . i Miss Terriss suppressed a yawn. “I'm chilly,” she observed, rising; “I have to write a letter. Good-by for an hour,” and departed. Sally was always irrel- ~ Her going scaltered the group. “J think your father and-I will go in, too,”’

observed Mrs. Felton. “Don’t catch cold, Camilla.” g - Presently they were alone, the two, who, in three years, had, with no pledges, promised each other much. Both knew whither they were tending, half unconsciously forging a chain which needed but one riveting link for lasting union. The pale, proud, thoughtful face in the moonlight. The man in the shadow, Only last night he had spoken lightly, but earnestly: ‘“Milly, will you tell me to-morrow evening how it is to be? 1 have waited my year.” Others had been about. It was buta whisper, when he said “Good-night.” She had smiled in his eyes and nodded, sending him from her happy and satisfied, confident and secure. He knew she would come to.it in time, and it was such a sensible match. - - Yet as he sat there, waiting, waiting, something seemed lacking.. Nonsense—utter nonsense! But after all, a subtle, cooling change. Camilla would come to him in a few moments now—her pure l}ps his at last, her calm hands’ gentle pressure;, his arm: about the slender waist. Surely, what more could be desired than' this fulfillment of his long, long dream? = - Overhead, from a chamber window, trilled a rich voice, a few vibrant, feeling notes breathing of love and warmth and longing. : i ‘ To the man's cheeks the blood sprang hotly. So had she sung to«him by the brook in the sunny day. Again he was lifting the light, nestling creature in'his arms, the scent lof her straying hair in his eager nostrils, the brilliance of her eyes glowing in him, her breath, that soft arm bare against his neck. Again his pulses racked with that quick, passionate kiss, and again =he laughed hoarsely, even as upon the stream—for it was nothing. He hardly saw the girl come toward him in the moonlight. Only when she stood before him and her sad, clear words fell upon- his ears, did he remember, and he shuddered, trying to hate himself. .

Camilla put her hand upon his head. “Irving,” she said, and her voice was unlike Milly Felton’s, ‘‘a year ago t@day you agked me to be your wife.”” Radway reached up for her fingers, and they closed firmly upon his own. “Lastnight you told me you had waited the 12 months I begged for, and now you are listening for my decision. Wait! do not interrupt me. In all this time I have prayed for and expected but one result. Last evening I felt there remained no obstacle—l let you see that. Since then, [ have been thinking for both of us, Irving. I want you to help me. It is very hard.” . - : He made no reply, save to stroke the soft hand: ' . "I believe we can be happy together,” the girl continued with a little sob. “But are our feelings all that they should be? Do we mistake affection and admiration for something more? I am afraid- for you, Irving—afraid for myself. How may we gauge what is called love? In vou' there lies a fire I have seen flame and sparkle. I do not call it forth. - People say I am cold and reserved—perhaps I seem so, but underneath there is something which startles me. Alas! youdo not kindle it. If you did, I would—l would—oh! I would not be satisfied with so little as to stand here with my hand’in yvours. Yet that isalll feel I want from you—you with- so much to give. Cannot ‘you_ understand?” “Yes,” answered Radway, quietly, I ‘do, dear. You do’'not love me, that is, all.” : i “And you, Irving—am I not right? If you can honestly say you do, I will try again. It seems hopeless now, but I will try.” : ‘“‘No, Milly, it is useless. Yes, you are right. 1 thought I loved you. Let us endeavor to forget it all.” > =5 A great flood of relief surged through him, as he bent his lips to the cold, trembling fingers—free! :

. So they remained for a full minute, motionless, silent, thankful. Then the girl stooped and kissed him tenderly. *‘Good-night!” she whispered,‘ and ran quickly in. Irving Radway sat and looked at the stars. Truly, the hand of Fate was upon him. “It is all meant,” he reflected. “I will not fight it.” How natural thesteps ‘behind him -seemed. He did not even start when Sally Terriss spoke. Her words, too, fell as if directed by his own over-powering wish. ' “Come.” she coaxed; “take me down by the little pond. It islovely there, and not late.” 1 : . Her tosch upon his arm as they strofled down the path, her ripple of wom?s like the song of the brook. Yes, he would tell her, there by the moonlit water, now so nefr—so near. “I've been writing to Jack,”’ rattled Sally. ‘‘He's the best old thing—never scolds. 1 told him all about this afternoon and that tender embrace.” “Your brother?” queried Radway. “Brother! I like that. Jack is Mr. John Banning, and I am to be Mrs. John. We've only been engaged three months, so it isn't out yet, What's the matter? Yon made a noise like one of those bull trogs. Dizzy? Here, let me hold you, !so.‘s Better? - That's right. What was I saying—oh, yes! You see, when you carried me across the brook I sort of shut my eyes and made believe it was Jack. I wrote him you were a staid rrg’ature. and an awfully poor substitute, so I guess he will forgive me. What, go- | ing back already? Why! we have just come out.” - =

* “Let’s see, Louisa,” remarked Mr. Felton three days later, “I came up on Tuesday. and young Radway left early Wednesday morning. Was that it? I hope 1T didn’t frighten him off.” “Oh! no, Henry. Camilla told me they decided to be simply friends, and I suppose he felt it rather keenly. For my part, I'm quite disappointed.” s 2 LT T BRI z || “Bacteria iw the Bills, : Prof. Black, of Wisconsin, declares that there are 97,897,432 bacteria on a one dollar bill. We knew the humber was large, remarks the Washirgton Post, but could never keep the bill long enough to-ean‘plege the count. - 7 7 “TiExcusable, : . Mr. Joseph Gotobed resides in Kansas, A man with that name, remarks the Chicago Record-Herald, might almost be pardoned if he exhibited a disposition to lie around. : ; The way to appreciate that you are growing old is to tackle some job that used to be fun in the golden days of youth, - :

f STATE NEWS ITEMS |

el AN INDIANA BOY. He Delivered the Cruiser Variag to the Russian Government. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 16.—The Russian battleship Variag was delivered to the Russian government by an Evansvillé boy, He is Fred W. Schneider, son of William Schneider, a business man of this place. Young Schneider is now the electrical inspector of New York city. The Variag was built by the Cramps, for whom Schneider worked at the time. When the boat was completed Schneider was selected as the man to deliver it to the czar. The czar was much impressed with the voung American, who wore the uniform of a Russian lieutenant, and he spent a week 'in the palace in St. Petersburg. The ship was received with great pomp by the Russians. > eSR e e EVANSVILLE WATER FAMINE. . Several Factories Closed Owing to Lac}f of Water. ¥vansville, Ind., Feb. 17.—Because of the breaking of intake pipes at the new waterworks station several days ago Evansville is experiencing a water famine. - Several manufacturing plants have been closed and others are expected to suspend owing to lack of water. The street car service was suspended Tuesday. Since the accident to the waterworks plant the city has been supplied with water by two pump boats. Tuesday these were damaged by floating ice and no relief is possible until a pump boat can be brought from Cincinnati. In the event of an outbreak of fire_ Evansville would be helpless. > ! \'

MISS EMMA F. CHASE’S WILL. A Number of Beneficiaries Are Mentioned in the Document. Laporte, Ind., Feb. 17.—Mrs. Ida C. V. Collins, Mrs. Maybelle Collins Savage and Mrs. Maria A. H. Martin, all of New York city; Mrs. Marie Louise White, of Michigan City, Ind.: Miss Grace P. Jones and Mrs. Abbie C. Thornhill, of Oconomowoc, Wis.; Miss Julia Harger, of Watertown, Wis.; Miss Marion Gould, of Minneapolis; Miss Florence Cadwallader, of LaGrange, 111., and Trinity cathedral in the Michigan City Episcopalian diocese, are beneficiaries of the will of the.late Miss Emma F. Chase, a prominent and wealthy church woman, which was probated Tuesday in the Laporte circuit court: e : - THE MASKED BANDIT. Man Who Held Up;the Town. of McVille Is Still at Large. : Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 17.—The masked bandit who boldly raided the town of McVille Monday night, holding up several stores and slightly wounding ‘Charles Burch and Thomas Raper, has not been captured. The horse upon which he made his escape was found Tuesday in this city. The police throughout the state have been notified to arrest the bandit whose description is given. It is helieved that he rode to this city, arriving just in time to board the midnight,train for Indianapolis. ~ J - Wabash Horse Sale. = ‘Wabash, Ind., Feb. 17.—There was a large attendance at the combination horse sale of Daugherty Bros. here Tuesday, horsemen from all the middle states being present. The highest priced animal disposed of was Cressed, sold by S. F. Shully, Defiance, 0., for $1,500; -Red Bell, Rockhill & Fleming, Fort Wayne, was sold to W. W. Warden, of lafayette. for $7OO. In all 20 horses "~ were sold for a total of $5,000. v $ . e | Fireman Killed and Three Hurf. | Evansville, Ind., Feb. 15.—Peter Harshbarger, fireman, was instantly killed, and Carl E. Ward, engineer, Henry A. Laswell, engineer, and Hugh Flannigan, fireman, were seriously injured in the collision of a freight train with a light engine on the Louisville & Nashville railroad here. The Star Manufacturing Co. Failure. Wabash, Ind., Feb. 15.—Walter S. Bent, receiver of the Star Manufacturing Co., gas engine builders, which we_nt‘to the wall a year ago, sold the buildings and machinery for $7,100 to John Barcus, of Rensselaer, who will resume operations in another line of business. . : President Mitchell Shocked. - Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16.—President Mitchell, of the mine workers, was greatly shocked by the news of Senator Hanna's: death. They had been ingimately associated in the Nationa¥ Civic Federation and since the settlement of the great anthracite strike had been very close frineds. Parry Sends His Sympathy. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16.—President D. M. Parry, of the National Association of Manufacturers, who differed diametrically with Senator Hanna on the industrial ‘problems of the day, Monday night sent a telegram of condolence to Mrs. Hanna. - Will Occupy Hanna's Seat. - Washington, Feb. 17.—Senator Beveridge will occupy the seat whieh Senator Hanna’s death makes vacant. For the past four years Senator Beveridge has had a seat on the democratic side ‘of the chamber. e National Bank to Reopen. ' Munecie, Ind., Jeb. s — C. I, Church, of this city, a member of-the board of directors of the First national bank of Matthews, which closed its doors Saturday morning, stated Sußday night that the bank would be reopened within a week's time. Signed With Cedar Rapids.. " Richmond, Ind., Feb. 15.—Zora Clevinger, the crack athlete of the Indiana university, has signed with the Cedar Rapids baseball team in the Three I league. Several teams were after his services. e ,

RUNS HIS OWN RISK. The Status of a Man Who Voluntarily - Drinks. : Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 15.—Judge Leathers, of the Marion county superior court, virtually decided that when a man becomes intoxicated voluntarily he runs his own risk if he suffers any injuries. George J. Smith brought suit against Malachi Kelly and, the Indianapolis Brewing .Co. for' $2,000. After he bought liquor of Kelly he fell and broke his leg, but Judge Leathers held that he could not recover damages from Kelly because he sold the liquor, as he (Smith) was guilty of contributory negligence, and that the stat‘ute was made for the wives and others who suffered from a man’'s intoxication and not for the man himself. ,; WINDOW :GLASS BLOWERS. They Will Meet and Arrange For a il Convention. Muncie, Ind., Feb. 15.—About 60 window glass blowq)ers, representing as many glass federations of the gas belt, met Sunday and perfected arrangements for a convention of the glass workers of the gas belt to be held in Muncie February 27, 28 and 29. At this convention an attempt will be made to settle the questions which have been the cause of considerable difficulty to the glass trades in general. Unlike other meetings held in Muncie, this one will have the same effect as a national convention. John Phillips. president of the Window Glass Workers of America, will be here. OIL STRIKE NEAR SELMA, For the First Time in History It Was Found Below Salt Water Depth. Muncie, Ind., Feb. 16.—For the first time in the history of this field, oil was discovered Monday several feet below the salt water depth in a well drilled near Selma. There is now 700 feet -of oil in the well. The discovery will revolutionize drilling in this section, as heretofore all wells have been abandoned after encountering salt water. : . ‘lnterests Lessors. Indianapolis, Ind.;, Feb. 17.—The supreme court of Indiana Tuesday handed down a decision of importance to the oil and gas fields. In effect it is that when a 'person or corporation leases land to drill for gas it can .not terminate the lease by failing to pay the rental within 60 days after it bhecomes due, if the land owner objects to the termination and insists on being paid. . The Stevens Whipping. . Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 15—The grand jury failed to find indictments against any one accused of being connected with the whipping of the Stevens girls and the- Negro Shively, which occurred in this city about a vear ago. The men under bond were David Gray, Tillman Cox, Lee Jackson, lon Shaw, Rolla Jackson, Pikey Branam and l.ossie Braham. o . The Two New Leagues. . Richmond, Ind., Feb. 15.—The proposed gas bejt baseball league, and also that known as the “Interurban league,” have both failed to materializeé to the extent that preliminary organizations are being looked after, and the promoters of the organizations appear to be at sea. : Daring Hold-Ups. Bloomington, Iné., Feb. 16.—Early Monday night in the little town of Mackville, in Greene éounty, one man robbed two stores and two residencesg, and seriously wounded Thomas Raper and Charles Burch, both of whom -are proprietors of small business houses, and escaped. : o

. ; Palmer University Dissolved. Muncie, Ind., Feb. 17.—Dr. T/ A. MeWhinney, president of Palmer u‘niversity. announced its dissolution. Francls Palmer, of: New York, willed $lOO,000 to the university on condition that another $lOO,OOO be raised by nguary 1. This was done, but_litigation stopped the Palmer bequest. Indiana Mourns. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16.—N0 other death in recent years, with the possible exception of the late Presidents Harrison and McKinley, has caused such genuine sorrow here as that of Senator Hanna. The leaders of his party in Indiana vied with those of his own state in loyalty to him. st o : Will Attend the Funeral. Indianapolis, Ind.;, Feb. 17.—1 t has been definitely decided tarat Gov. Durbin, his staff and state officials to the number of 20 will go in a special car to Cleveland to attend the fumeral of .Senator Hanna. ' They will take with them a magnificent floral offering. - : Mitchell Sends Condolences. : Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 17.—President Mitchell, of tae United Mine Workers of America, has sent a personal telegram of condolence to Mrs. Hanna, saying that in Senator Hanna's ‘death - labor had lost ‘a sincere friend. ° i Wants Coggswell and Groeschow. .. South Bend, Ind., Feb. 17.—Evansville Céntra} League club wants Charley Cogswell, the heavy-hitting right fielder, and Groeschow, last year's shortstop of the Greens, and is willing to pay a fancy price for them. '+ Glass Factory Resumes. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 16.—The Evansville glass factory resumed operations Monday morning, after being closed two months because of market conditions. - Employment was given to 150 men, and later 200 will be employed. ‘ , i Water Famine Threatens Evansville. Evansville, Ind.,, Feb, 16.—A water famine threatens Evansville owing to the crippled condition of the waterworks, The pressure is very weak. It is not known-when the repairs of the plant can be finished. 5

~ MILLS OF MANCHURIA. ‘ Growth of the Flouring Industry Ha) | Been ;_Rup'ld in the Last > ‘ Few Years, ' Harbin is the present center of the flouring-mill industry of Manchuria and is destined to become one of the great flour-producing centers of the world. It is situated in the heart of the valley of the Sungari, on the banks of that stream, where it has the advantage of water transportation from the wheat fields, as well as transportation by rail from,three different directions. It has, in addition to this, cheap water transportation to the sea, two lines of railway reaching the ocean-—one at Vladivostock and the other line touching it zs Niuchwang, Dalny, and Port Arthur. In 1900 the place did not contain a single flour mill or produce a pound of flour. In 1991, at the time of my first visit to the place, there was one mill producing 150 barrels a day. In 1902 there were two mills producing 750 barrels 'a - ,day. In the -early. part of 1903 there .were six mills, with a daily production of 1,440 barrels. ‘ln October, 1903, during my last visit, I found eight mills, with a tc+al daily capacity of 3,800 barrels, erected at a cost of $618,000. T was informed tha{’tv;m more were in process of constaruction, and that early in 1904 Harbin will have ten mills in operation, with a-daily capacity of 4,600 barrels of flour.* Most of these mills are fine structures of brick and stone, provided with excellent modern machinery from Germany and Austria. Why these mills have not been provided with American machinery I am not advised, but am inclined to the opinion that American manufacturers have neglected to take advantage of previous suggestions to look after the trade. As the:construction of mills is likely to continue, it would be a wise plan for our people to give this section some attention. : . On the Chinese Kastern railway, 150 miles south of Harbin, there is a new modern flour mill (the Quan Cheng Tsu mill), producing 150 barrels of flour per day: at Kirin there is another new mill of the same capacity; at Mukden there is a new mill, just started, with a capacity of 100 barrels per day; Port Arthur has a flour mill of recent construction producing 150 barrels per day. In Manchuria, by the early part of 1904, and within three years, flour mills producing 5,000 barrels of flour a day will have been built, and it is my opinion this is only the beginning. ; HENRY B. MILLER.

WOMEN IN POSTAL SERVICE. : v Germany Follows the Exampie of America in Employing Them in the Dephrtment. While women were employed in the postal and telegraphic service of France and England as early as 1820 and 1830, Germany did not make a trial of feminine service until 1874. The main circumstance that led to the employment of women at that time was a scarcity of available men. When later the administration of the postal and telegraphic services were combined under one head, a general discharge of the women who had obtained positions in the service followed, largely, so it is reported, because Postmaster General Stephan, who wielded a determining influence at the time, was irreconcilable in his opposition to the employment of women in the postal and telegraphic service. Hence, all women engaged in the telegraphic service, were removed, and only a com‘paratively small number of those employed in the postal service reluctantly retained as a further experiment. Three years later, in 1876, these also were separated from the service of the empire. The successor of Stephan, Postmaster General Podbielski, was favorably disposed toward the employment of women. He laid considerable weight upon the successful experience with women in foreign countries, especially in the United States. Through his support and influence women were again introduced into the postal service, though only in limited mumbers for the purpose of further trial.., The result was quite as satisfactory as had been expected, and sifce .then the number of women in the German postal, telegraphic, and telephonic service has been.rapidly increasing, until to-day they comprise an invaluable and indispensable part of the same, J. F. MONAGHAN. USING AMERICAN HORSES. Animals f#om the United States Being Introdnced /into KFrench Cav- - . Aalry Serviece. : { P SRR e ‘ Numerous inquiries have been madei at this office by Americans concerning! the demands- for horses from the United States, and several horse deal-] ers have requested information on’this subject. a o ; ; Limoges is the headquarters of.the‘ Twelfth Army corps, and the horsesf of the light and heavy cavalry need renewing constantly, as the life -of an; army horse is only five years of active service. - =i A number of American horses have§ been introduced into ' France for cav~i alry service; some have not given satisfaction, because they were pressedf into "service before they had becom acclimated. It usually takes -a. forj eign horse the best part of a year inl Francé to get into good condition, especially if he comes from the westerni plains without being trained. ° i This business could be greatly dej veloped by intelligent painstaking ef forts. The particular requirements o the French market should be followed such as the helght, weight, etc. ¥Frenc horse breeders are exporting many ‘horses to Russia for her army, and horses are consumed as food in all European countries. This branch of tae trade is very remunerative all over the republic. | / . _. WALTER T. GRIFFIN. / Carriage Trade. ! A. leading vehicle trade journal, of France, says that the automobile, in’ spite of its rapid development, has not done the carriage builders, outside of Paris, any harm, and has only affected the builders of heavy -carriages in that city, | - s - The Snuqe-‘li;;{irk Applien. Jenkins—They may sneer at my books, but they’ll be read long after some of the popular books of the day ‘are forgotten. | ’ ‘ Berken—And I suppose you might say the same about'the multiplication table.—Boston Transcript. - o

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{ ‘Although women do mnot ovcupy a position of much influence in either the pubc.or private life of Japan, yvet the past decade has witnessed quite a change for tHe ‘tter in the social.conditions of the isiand empire. and most of the reforms are ue to tlie empress—a woman of rare tact and some ability. Uwder the old rulesa panese husband couid gdivorce his wiie whenever it suited his fancy, without comensating her in any way for the loss of her best ycars. She was nothing more than n pbedient slave, to be petted or kicked as it pleased the man’s fancy. Now an agition is on foot to change all this and provide alimony fcr divorced women, =~

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One of the rarest kinds of photographs is here reproduced. Tt wastakenat Lassa, the holy, city of the state of Thibet, by a Kalmuk noble, the first ever taken,(\and carried away) at that forbidden city. It represents Mongolian -and other Buddhist pilgrims measuring the whole circuit of Lassa with their length by walking about five feet and tHen falling prone upon the ground. The pilgrim falls as many as 8,000 times during a day. Some of them at first fasten littie boards on - their hands to mitigate the shock, but when;more inured they come down on their bare hands. Thibet is at present being invaded by British troops. s . :

vertiser. If is a slice of Central America, with a fine seaboard, fringing a large and avealthy country. It is not utilized by Great Britain. and has no regular communication with the mother country. Its only connection with the outside world is by an occasional banana _steamer from New Orleans, or a leaky logwood schooner infested with cockroaches. The colonists are a community of hermits, so far as the great world is concerned. They have no cable communication with any part of the globe, and they generally hear of a great event about six months after it has happened. They celebrated King Edward’s coronaticn on the day originally appointed for it, and did not hear of his illness until weeks later. Wheh at last the king was crowned, his royal subjects in British Honduras were holding intereession services to pray for his recovery. Probgbly they are now rejoicing over the close of the Boer war, and in a month or two they will be exciting themselves over the Venezuelan blockade. . Wenlth of Canadians, ' The per capita wealth of England is 210; that of Canada $240.

- HORSE PRIDE. : ligh Spirited Animal Would Not All low Another Horse Help Pull - - Hard Load. Ll He was a fine-looking bay, an excel. lent specimen of horseflesh, and he looked decidedly out of place hauling a loaded coal sleigh, says the Hartford Courant. -He was a snappy fellow, like those animals one sometimes sees at the-circus. He would- have done credit to - ‘any @ good fancier of horsefleshy He was merely ~ doing his duty hauling the load. of coal up one of the steep grades on the East side. He was forced from the center of the roadway toward the curbing, where the slush and snow were ‘the deepest. ~ Like ali good horses, he knew when he was tired, and of course he stopped. His driver appreciated the situation and allowed the animal a chance to recover himself generally. ~The horse was soon quite refreshed and ready for work. He tried to start, but ke couldn’t; his sleigh runners were imbedded deep in the slush. Another sleigh happeneéd along, and, having no load, the occupants tendered their assistance. They tied a rope on to the forward end of the coal sleigh. and made an effort to move it. The rope snapped.. This operation was repeated three or four times with’the, same result. The fine looker of course grasped the situation and eyed the newcomer thoughtfully. Then, at the word from the driver, he started up the :hill and brought the load safely to the toi).' ‘“Merely horse pride.,”" said one - man who : had watched the performance. - : BECOME LIKE THE INDIANS. White Children in Oklahoma Imitate Their Red-Sklnqedl?'lnymn'tea— : A Teacher’s Difficulties. . The first public school at the. Red Store, a frontier Indian trading post, in Oklahoma, as old as the military post of Fort Sill itself, has revealed the fact that white children through association with Indian children have taken on far more of the. cusfoms, manners and

speech of the Indians than the latter have of their white playmates. = > Nearly all the white children of thedisirict have been reared among the Indians, associating with them and attending school with them. They have learned to paint their cheeks, put feath-ers-in their hair, wear gaudy sashesand brass finger ri?s and earrings and shoot the arrow to the mark. e Now that a district school has been established t¥e ‘teacher has met the greatest difficuity of her life in.teaching these little Indians the ways of civilization. They have the highest regard for authority, having had it instilled by mission teachers, in :the Indian school they have attended. biut they insist on preserving the Indian customs. . ol T e They read their lessons .aloud in studying as they were taught fo do in the mission school, They do many things obnoxious to the district teacher, who is seeking their reform, and they almost absolutely refusé to depart from the customs they have learned. - st Fibas llllteutef Soldiers. Half the soldiers of the czarare illiterate. R : i

- LITTLE POINTS IN DRESS. .'llhlpn.ble Frills That Will Be Feae X tures of the Costumes of the AR Spring Season. % In the newest fur trimmings-ermine is ingepiously combined with darker furs. - Brittany embroidery adorns some of ‘the collar and cuff sets so much in vogue. There will be a golden gleam to all the trimmings of the coming season, says the Brooklyn EXglé. » . For spring and summer the waist of Persian lawn will take precedence in'the _ cotton group. : 2 Light toned velvetsare much in de-_ mand for ball gowns. . " For the spring the voile costume ' will be the leader. ¥ - Walkingsuits of voile on the order of the French tailofed style are the latest. - - Ribbons will be extensively used for- - millinery purposes this spring. One of the season’s novelties is ribbon _with a gold effect. Included among the ornaments for :- spring hats are large gilt and silver plaques. o ) . Braids will play an important part in the trimmings of the spring and summer. S Popular patterns for buckles are the butterfly, Grecian head, ivy leaf with medallion, and T.ouis XVI. designs. Gauze and tulle strings are predicted on the dressy creations in spring headwear. ; 7 : - In laces net effects lead fér dress and hat trimming, the list including- chantilly, point d'Alencon, lierre, point de Paris and Val: ; . A new combination for belt buckles and jewelry specialties is that of colored irridescent enamels with light silver or gold. .’ - Golden brown; in combination with deep cream lace or a-touch of gold trimming, continues the favorite color for ‘receptions and afternoon wear generally. - Green will figure conspicuously in the millinery for the coming season and hats have already ~appeared adoried with shades of yellow and orange artistically blended. | - JUST HOW TO RUN. An lllnutra@lon That Certainly Left Nothing in Execution to Be ' y Wished For. T Mike Murphy, Yale's athletic- coach and trainer, has just begun'to train his string of runners and hurdlers for the spring games. He was putting a number of freshmen through their paces on the circular track in the gymnasinm, relates the New York Times. After all of the green men had been given a short ‘try-out, one of them, a man who had won a little reputation as a runner at a Massachusetts preparatory school, ap‘proached the trainer and began to asik ‘him some technical questions as to the _best method of running. s "~ “In changing from the long stride to the sprint, at the finish,” said the freshman, ““is it better todraw in the arms a little, or would you advise throwing the head back and the chest forward.“slowly ‘or as quickly as possible? And wouldyou advise a reaching stride for dlis-. tance running, or do you think the _curve in the knee shouldbe kept to some extent? I've always wanted to ask an authority about these particulars.” “Mike” regarded the inquisitive freshman a moment in silence. “Thenhe shifted his cigar from one corner of his mouth to the other. R ~ “Son,” he drawled, slowly, “did you ever work on a farm?”’ o “Yes,” replied the freshman, wondering what that had to do- with running. “Well, suppose you were about a mile away from the house—and were dead ‘hungry—and some one rang the dinner . bell. Probably you'd get home in a hurry—and you wouldn’t pay particular attention to the size of your stride, either. That's the way you want to run—just remember that you've got to get there.” -

' A TIN WEDDING. in Celebritlng‘ It There May Be Suf- . flézent Drol}ery to Make It Amusing. i There are so°many things about the celebration of a tin wedding that can be made amusing that it is rather a' mistake to take it too seriously. The best plan is to bring in as many drell features as the imagination will suggest, without making the provocation to amusement too much. of an effort, says Woman’'s Home Companion. . 2 : It is not feasible to have the invitations. sent out on sheets of tin, but to the cards on which he invitations are written may be attached little strips or tags of tin. The wording of the invitation may_be as simple as one chooses. There camnot be very much ‘done in the line of tin decoration, although I have heard of taking the sheets of tin from which tinsmiths have stamped patterns and utensils, and putting these up as a background for flowers. The. many bright; irregular points of the tin caught the light, and in the openings were thrust bunches of flowers, ferns and greenery of different descriptions. The effect was ‘odd, but pleasing. ~-All the flowers that are put about the room should be in tin receptacles instead ~of in cases of glass or china. The bouquet carried- by the bride should be placed in a tin funnel, to serve as a bou‘quet holder. If this is decorated with ribbons it will be very pretty. The brightness of new tin will contribute to the gay effect and be of va#ue wherever it is used. £ 2 ‘Hashed quwi Potatees. - - Chop four cold potatoes fine and add one teaspoonful of salt and a very little .pepper. Put a tablespoonful of butter in the frying pan and turn it se it runs all over; when it bubbles put in the potatoes and smooth them evenly over the “pan. - Cook till they are brown and crusty on the bottom; then put in a teaspoonful of chopped parsley and fold over like an omelet.—Good Housekeeping.. - e .. To Cure a Cold. ! _Glycerin and lemon juice is said to to be a cold cure. It is very palatable to take, and a teaspoonful or so should ‘be taken each half hour as long as the cold continues. Lemon juice alone wiil often cure a feverish cold, and in cases of influenza the patient craving for a cool drink will find strong lemonade invaluablEA 2 2 g 5, : e - Sugar for Tart Fruits. S _lf cranberries, rhubarp and like acids are not sweetened until nearly ready to be removed from the fire, they wil not peed nearly as much sngar.. = .