Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 234, 6 August 1912 — Page 6

PAGE SIX. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1912.

PRIVATE MEETINGS OR THE JflOPOSAL Council and Board to Take Up Water Works Question Without Delay. Executive meetings of the city council and the board of "works in considering the final provisions of the water works proposal contract are to be held, starting next Monday night, until the troublesome proposal contract has been modeled into form acceptable to both board of works and council. Mayor Zimmerman at the session of council last evening announced this decision stating that this step was taken on the advice of the city's special attorney, H. U. Johnson. "We have now Inished the water works proposal contract so that it is in satisfactory shape, as far as we are concerned, "said the Mayor." We will now go into a committee meeting of the whole, and thresh this matter out. We can hold public sessions to which the press will be invited, after we have made our decisions in executive sessions, if you desire this, but for the time being Yes (looking at two reporters frantically waving their hands in protest against executive sessions) I mean that you won't be there." "Today we were told that if flat rates were used, the big water consumers would withdraw their patronage from the plant. We must consider this and other big subjects, and our attorney thinks it best for us to hold the meetings in a committee of the whole. We have held open meetings and have been greatly helped by them. I wish to thank those who have aided us. It will probably take more than one meeting to put this contract in the final form." After some discussion, the date for the first executive session was fixed for next Monday night at 7:30 at the office of the board of works. Kicks on Sidewalks. Council opened its session with Councilman Bartel taking exception to the board ordering cement sidewalks condemned on Main street and replaced with new ones. He took the board to task for "indiscriminate improvements," but was pacified when the city engineer proved to his satisfaction that the sidewalks ordered taken up were defective. Weeds were the topic of councilman Evans' talk. It was finally decided that a test case of the city ordinance regulating the growth of weeds in the city would be made by prosecuting some one who has been warned to cut the weeds about their premises and who have failed to do so. The city attorney will take the proper steps to bring about a test of the ordinance. The oil applied by Contractor Davis, the oil man, does not "look good" to Councilman Thatcher, who objected to the manner in which it Is now put on, saying it was not scrubbed into the surface of the streets thoroughly. The matter will be investigated. Will Lancaster, who applied the white oil, has gone out of this business, his collections being hard to make, and the loss of a team of horses, finally stopping his operations. Mayor Zimmerman remarked that black oil is going to cost the city thousands of dollars, for the streets rot, avers the mayor, when water standing in the holes, finally seeps through the street surface. Councilman Von Pein announced the C. & O. railroad company has asked for bids on the subway beneath its tracks at South E street. Von Pein will get out a petition for cement sidewalks on South Fourth street from E to the viaduct. No property owners favor this move, and were condemned as "stingy" and "not public spirited" by the south side councilman. The matter will be put to a vote in coun

cil and seeius certain of passage. That the firemen at the No. 5 hose house are forced to drink warm water Is the contention of councilman Waidele who asks that a "dead end" in the water main be closed up by connecting the mains at Fifth and Lincoln street with that at Seventh and the Peacock road. Waidele stated that "when the new contract is let, we'll see that they close up their dead ends and give good water to all." The extension would cost the city rental for two fire hydrants as the matter now stands under the present contract. The police red light system, used to call police from their beats in case of necessity, will not be installed this year. The council committee working on this matter reported to council last night, showing the cost of five lights needed would be $694.61 from estimates furnished by light plant superintendent Johnson. I. A. Gormon, chief of police, took exception to the report, saying that his authorities had told him the cost would not be over $300. However, council decided that the cost could not be borne by the city this year, and It was laid over until next year. Councilman King of the printing committee reported the printing of 6,000 copies of the city ordinance regulating the disposition or rubbish and garbage in the alleys. Two kicks have been made, however. Supt. Whitaker of the crematory complains the people do not separate the combustible rubbish from the non-combustible rubbish. He says he does not get enough rubbish to start his fires with, and that the wood, paper and other like substances are carted to the dumps where they are burned instead of helping the crematory to reduce Its coal bills. King an Ambassador. The city's representation at the international meeting of municipalities at Washington, next month has been arranged for. The committee on securing pictures of the city's parks, buildings, etc., reported that such pictures, together with maps, had been sent to Washington. Dr. J. E. King will be asked to represent the city there with no remuneration. He is said to contemplate) a trip to tie capital city, at tMs

SOME EXPLAINING BY WATSON

(National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 6. In a characteristically forceful speech of approximately twenty thousand words the Hon. James E. Watson, of Rushville, sounded the keynote of the Indiana state convention here today. Declaring that "this is a government by and through political parties and while its present form is maintained, it cannot be governed in any other way," Mr. Watson explained that "a political party is a voluntary organization of individuals who believe in the same fundamental principles of government, and who, in order to give those principles the energizing vitality of law, agree to support certain well-defined policies of administration, temporarily subordinating thsir individual opinions and postponing minor matters of difference in order that they may act in unison with the great principles whereon they agree." Otherwise, party organization is but meaningless form and party responsibility disappears, he stated. Fifty years of Republican party's .history was cited by Mr. Watson in support of its capacity to enact and exeaute just laws, and declared that tJie presence of those assembled attested unwavering faith in the Republican party. Jim Wants to Know. "What reason is there why power should be wrested from the hands of the Republican party?" asked Mr. Watson. "What has it done to deserve censure of the major portion of our citizenship? What has it not done, that it could have done, to add to the morality, intelligence, wealth r happiness of the people of our land?" Mr. Watson then reviewed the history of the Democratic as compared with the Republican rule during the past half century. Declaring that the Republican party always has been dominated by moral and commercial ideals, Mr. Watson continued. "We believe that these two great principles may work in harmony and that it is possible for all men to be as prosperous as their capacity enables them to be and yet be equal. Equal rights, equal opportunities, equality before the law these are perfectly consistent with just aggregations of capital and honest combinations of wealth." "If possible there should be such a return on an investment of mind or muscle to enable every man to own his home, educate his children, and surround himself with some of the comforts of life," The tariff subject was given large attention and dealt with in detail; the tariff planks of the Republican national platform were contrasted with those of the Democratic platform as well as public utterances by notable Democrats, vastly to the advantage of the Rejpnblican policies. Quotations were used from Writings of Wilson, from the report of the London Board of Trade's investigation of American conditions and from President Samuel Gomper's "Labor in Europe and America," to prove the highly prosperous condition of American working classes. What Woodrow Wilson wrote about European immigrants and labor organizations was emphasized by the speaker. Coming down to President Taft's' administration, Mr. Watson challenged any man to show a record or more time, and if he will represent the city he ill be empowered to do so by the council. City Clerk Bescher was instructed by council to ascertain what percentage of the cost of paving South G street from Sixth to Seventh street would be undertaken by Hackman and Klefoth, coal dealers, who would be the chief beneficiaries by such an improvement. Council will then act on the petition for such an improvement. Council almost to a man voiced the sentiment last night that free market stalls were a failure. The cost of produce seems to be the same, and an agreement between the market men on prices seems to be the prime factor, stated Councilman King. He charged Marketmaster Taylor with being instrumental in setting the prices for produce 'and said he could produce proofs of his charge. The matter may be investigated. Council will take action for or against free markets at the next meeting. Councilmen Bartel, Thatcher and Wessel each declared they believed free markets were a failure. Wanted A boy about 16 years old; call Phil Zuttermeister's news stand. u A vast amount of ill health is due to impaired digestion. When the stomach fails to perform its functions properly, the whole system becomes deranged. A few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets is all you need. They will strengthen your digestion, in vigorate your liver, and regulate your bowels, entirely doing away with that miserable feeling due to faulty digestion. Try it. Many others have been permanently cured why net you? For sale by all dealers. CHILDHOOD. Do not shorten the beautiful ve3 of mist covering childhood futurity by too hastily drawing it away, but permit that joy to be of early commencement and of long duration, which fights up life so beautifully. The longer the morning dew remains hanging in the blossoms of flowers the more beautiful the day. Jean Paul Friedrich Richter.

faithful performance than that of Wm. Howard Taft in the last four years. Every act of the administration was reviewed, with particular stress n the suits for dissolution of the large trusts. "The simple truth," declared Watson, "is that the third party movement was made possible by two acts of the Taft administration: the Canadian reciprocity and the suit against the steel trust." Mr. Watson declared that Roosevelt had been for years just as ardent an advocate of Canadian reciprocity as Taft ever was, but when he got into the campaign and felt the force of the senti

ment against it he veered around to ; the other side. As to the steel prosecution, which is still pending Watson declared George W. Perkins was financing the Roosevelt movement for revenge and in hope of getting the suits dismissed. Raps At Beveridge. As to Indiana, Mr. Watson declared the crisis began in this state the very hour Beveridge learned that he could not be re-elected U. S. senator. And it began in the nation the very moment Roosevelt learned he was not the nominee of the Chicago convention. The third party movement, he stated is wholly built upon the personality of Roosevelt. Watson pointed out that Roosevelt might have named a compromise can didate at Chicago in the interest of ; harmony, but he spurned the suggestion that Hadley probably could be nominated. The charge of "stolen nomination for Taft at Chicago" was handled by Watson at great length, including a thorough review of the actions of the Republican national committee and the subsequent convention proceedings regarding so-called contests. Watson declared the nomination was not stolen, but asked : "If it were true, why leave the party and set up another one? His friends cannot prove Roosevelt was the rightful nominee by I going out to destroy the party." Mr. Watson reviewed the Demo cratic administration in Indiana, paying particular attention to its "financial mismanagement" and furnishing statistics to back up his claims. Referring to the Democratic party in state or nation, he said: "They are all honest and honorable men but they simply don't know how. They seem to utterly lack the capacity to successfully manage, from financial standpoint, the affair's of government." Mr. Watson expressed doubt as to whether the people of the country want the additional powers that some are seeking to confer upon them. He asked "what do they propose they shall do with it when they get it." He called attention to the fact that eighty-five per cent of the vote is now difficult to get out; ordinary elections polling not more than 75 per cent, and continued : "My claim is that the people now rule, and always have ruled in this country, and always will rule unless, finally fearing either socialism or anarchy, they appeal as a last resort to some strong character to take the reins of government, but under present conditions that can never be. "But above all, else, gentlemen of the convention, the limitations of the constitution adopted by the fathers must be preserved, or else the constitution itself becomes valueless." To sustain this he quoted Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice John Marshall. GOOD FORM. Haw to Writ Letter Recommending Servant. The utmost formality should be observed when writing references for servants, because the employers are judged by the writing quite as much as the woman who is the subject of the communication. As a matter of fact, a reference as much as a social letter is based on the old principle that the breeding of a woman Is always indicated by her notes. As a servant's written reference is likely to go into the hands of persons who are total strangers to the writer, it is best to employ the third person In the note. Thus it is made not unlike a circular and wholly impersonal as far as the recipients are concerned. The communication should always begin with the name of the former employer. For example, a woman who is dismissing a maid may write: Mrs. John Smith can recommend hlfrhly the bearer. Nellie Joyce, as cook or general housekeeper. She Is industrious, cheerful, interested in her work and reliable. She is entirely honest. Mrs. Smith is discharging Nellie only because she is leaving town for the summer and Nellie does not wish to go to the country. Care should be taken to put into the reference the reason of a maid's leaving, for it is the first question asked of the woman when she is seeking a new place. Another important point in the communication is that the servant's honesty should be vouched for if the former employer believes in it If she does not consider the woman above suspicion In this particular it is un- ! fair to future employers to assert that she is to be trusted. It is also wise to include in the written character the fact that the woman Is a good worker if she has so proved herself. For her own protection a person writing a reference should date it not only with the month, but with the year; otherwise. If the woman's character should change as time passes, the person who vouched for her formerly will find herself indorsing an individual as 6he would not do later perhaps. A date prevents this, for strangers reading a reference need not be influenced, by it if it is several years old. Such communication should always be written in ink. He 1 am told that be has more money than he knows what to do with. Bite Such ignorance must be blissl

FOULKE LEADS THE PLATFORM ASSAULT Richmond Man Objects to the Length of the Various Planks Outlined.

(National News Association) CHICAGO, Aug. 6. The committee on platform of the national Progressive convention got into a lively row soon after organization was perfected last night and some pretty plain words were spoken in discussing the proposed declaration of principles of the new party. It was apparent from the first that the platform probably could not be completed before late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. It is due to go to the convention Wednesday afternoon. After full discussion in the general committee the plan cf the leaders was to appoint a subcommittee of seven to confer with Col. Roosevelt and to work out the platform with him. The idea will be to condense into crisp, short planks the various ad vanced ideas to be outlined to the con- i vention tomorrow by the colonel in his so-called "confession of faith" speech. It was said tonight that practically all of the progressiveness in Col. Roosevelt's speech will be adopted in the platform. There are two or three of the more radical ideas, however, which may not be included. Col. Roosevelt, it was said, would not object to the elimination of a few proposals, but is insistent that all the rest shall be contained in the platform upon which he is to run. Present Tentative Platform. Soon after the committee met tonight the draft of a tentative platform was presented by a group of leaders in the new movement, who had met several times to discuss the matter. The draft was said to express the combined ideas of Dean Lewis of the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, Dean Kirchway of the law school of Columbia university, Gifford Pinchot, Chester Rowell of California, Charles McCarthy of the legislative reference bureau at the University of Wisconsin, Medill McCormick of Chicago, James R. Garfield of Ohio, and other close personal friends of Col. Roosevelt. It had been announced that these men had drafted a scholarly platform which was a program of genuine social and industrial justice and which would mark a new era in this connection in the United States. Foulke Leads Attack. It required an hour and a half to read this tentative platform, and immediately a dozen members of the committee attacked it with vigor. William Dudley Foulke of Indiana headed the assault. He declared that the platform should be shortened to one-quarter its length. Hugh T. Halbert of Minnesota took the floor as soon as Foulke had finished his criticism. He called the platform verbose, pedagogic and lacking in vitality. "This platform as presented here," said Halbert, "does not even note the birth of this new party. It seems to me that this fact should be set forth in terse, energetic fashion. "Furthermore, this document makes a violent attack upon the Aldrich currency plan without offering the slightest remedy. A reasonable currency plan, the question of the high cost of living and some adequate method of handling the trusts are vital points and should be set forth above all else." Several other members of the committee took a stand similar to that of Halbert, and various planks were torn apart and derided. It was then announced that the committee would be engaged in revising the platform until Wednesday morning before it would be in shape for submission to the convention. Jane Addams Makes Plea. The committee heard every one who appeared with an idea until nearly midnight. Miss Jane Addams of Hull House, was among those who appeared. She lifted her voice on behalf of the negroes and asked that the new party "stop, look and listen" before disfranchising in their convention the negroes of the south. Planks were proposed on civil service reform, prohibition, and nearly every advanced political idea of the day and the committee adjourned its public session shortly before midnight to consider the platform in executive session. After the executive session had been in progress for an hour, Chairman Lewis stated that no definite report would be made tonight and that the committee would meet again tomorrow. Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer was so nervous and "fidgety" about his works that when they were in course of preparation or rehearsal or performance be never gave himself or any one else concerned a moment's peace of mind. He was constantly making changes or alterations in the score and would sometimes write a passage in three or four different colored inks, in order to try the different effects, and then could not make up his mind which was the best. He worried over his opera "L'Afri caine"- so long, delaying, retouching and polishing, even while it was in rehearsal, that the self Imposed labor made him ill. and he died before the first public performance. Preparing Him For Matrimony. In South Africa some of the savage tribes have a peculiar ceremony which they put the matrimonial candidate through previous to his entering the marriage state. His hands are tied up in a bag containing fire ants for two hours. If he bears unmoved the tortures of their stings he is considered qualified to cope with the nagging fail? iar atd fret of married .

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Scrap Book Her Adonis. In the negro car of a railway train In one of the gulf states a bridal couple were riding a very light, rather good looking colored girl and a typical full blooded negro of possibly a reverted type, with receding forehead, protruding e y e 8 , broad, flat nose, very thick lips and almost no chin. He was positively and aggressively ugly. They had been married Just before boarding the train and. like a good many of their white loosed 6ocx-uixt brothers and sisters. were very much interested In each other, regardless of the amusement of their neighbors. After various "billings and cooings" the man sank down in the seat and. resting his head on the lady's shoulder, looked soulfully up into her eyes. She looked fondly down upon him and after a few minutes murmured gently, "Laws' honey, ain't yo' 'shamed to be so han'some?" Youth's Companion. Little Things. A soodby kiss Is a little thing. With your hand on the door to go. But it takes the venom out of the sting Of a thoughtless word or a cruel fling That you made an hour ago. A kiss of greeting la aweet and rare After the toil of the day. And it smooths the furrows plowed by care. The lines on the forehead you once called fair. In the years that have flown away. Tis a little thing to aay, "You are kind; I love you, my dear," each night. But it sends a thrill through the heart, I find For love Is tender and love is blindAs we climb life's rugged height. We starve each other for love's caress; We take, but we do not give. It seems so easy some soul to bless. But we dole the love grudgingly, less and less, Till 'tis bitter and hard to live. Andrew Lang. Completing the Order. A dear little old lady who has no idea at all that she is old made a discovery the other day. She overheard her grand nephew telling another young man something about the excellence of the "free lunch" served at a cert a i n big New York hotel. In the innocence of her perfectly dear old soul she put the information down in ber memory for future reference. Soon after that she happened to be attending a concert at this same hotel, and TEA was okderxd. the party herself, her nephew and niece went to the tea room later for a bit of refreshment. The tea was ordered, and then the dear "little old lady looked at the waiter and with a sweet, old fashioned smile and a suggestion of triumph in her manner, said: "And you may bring us also soma free lunch." New York Press. Foolish Delay. A company of colored actors playing "Othello" In Alabama. Everything had gone along nicely until they came to the scene where Desdemona's fidelity is to be tested, lago has secured her handkerchief by cajolery, with the connivance of Othello himself, that her incontinence may be established. Othello Desdemona, where am dat hankerchef? Desdemona remains silent.) Othello Desdemona, once more I ask jo' where am dat hankerchef? At this juncture an old negro woman in the front of the house rose furiously from her seat. "Go way, yo fool niggah!" she exclaimed loudly. "Wipe youah nose on youah sleeve and let dis play go onV Hall Cains's Rots. Hall Caine, with his long hair, his beard and his flowing- cape, is fairly well known to everybody, if only from photographs. This fact encourages ons to tell a story. It happened when one of Mr. Calne'i plays was running at the Wild-horses wort-drag-it's-name-from-us theater The author decided that the least h could do after the performance wa to go round and congratulate the lead ing lady. So when the curtain feE he went round behind and tapped ai the lady's dressing room door. The lady sent her maid to see who It was. The maid wentNow, the passage outside was rather dimly lit, and when the maid opened the door and saw a strange looking figure standing outside she promptly ejaculated "Ob!" in a tone of extreme surprise, shut the door and returned to her mistress in a state of some bewilderment WelL asked the leading lady, "who is itr "I I scarcely know, miss," gasped the maid, then, as a brilliant afterthought, "unless it's the bearded lady I" London Tatler. Willing to Tune 'Em. Angrily the woman walked across the floor while the shoemaker listened to her unmusical tread. "You hear that?" she said. "Creak, creak all the time. The shoes will drive me crazy. Will you give me my money back?" Tm afraid I can't do that," be said, -but TO tell you what I win do. I will take one of those shoes back and give yon another that will squeak In tune with the one you have left. New York Press. . - "

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HAGERSTOWN WINS A SLUGGING GAME

HAGERSTOWN. Ind.. Aug. 6. The Hagerstown Light Inspection Car Co. baseball team won a very loosely played game from the Connersville Alligators Sunday afternoon. The score was 17 to 4. The feature of the game was the general heavy hitting of Hagerstown and especially that of first baseman Hiatt. who got 4 hits out of four times at the bat. Hagerstown had 19 hits of which 8 were for extra bases Eateries L. I. C. Co. Rhlner and Wise. Connersville. Petty, Tressler, Clawson and Hart. Hits Hagerstown, 19; Connersville. 9. Errors Hagerstown. 7; Connersville. 3. The management would like to hear from good fast teams for all dates ahead. None but first class need write. Dick Elvord, Manager. GRAYS BEAT GRATIS NEW PARIS. O., Aug. 5. The New Paris Grays defeated the Gratis team in a fast and interesting game. Moore had the opposing batsmen guessing all the time, allowing but two hits. The lone run of the Gratis team came in the ninth on a wild heave followed by a single.

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Batteries Brandenburg & Iior. Moore & Harris. Struck out by Bran denburg. 5; Moore, 10. Two-base hits: Greys: Brown, Jennings. Wilcoxen. Stolen base Gratis. Carr. G. Phenls. New Paris: Wilcoxen and Brown. HOW TO GROW A SEED GARDEN Good Rules For the Inexperienced Gardener to Remember. The one invariable rule of the experienced gardener Is to order his seeds for the season's plantings as early in the year as seeds are obtainable. It must be remembered, too. that for the best results seeds of some flowers, annuals and perennials, and of some vegetables must be planted Indoors, nursed into sturdy growth before the season is come for outdoor planting and "grown on,4 as the gardener ex presses it, so that they may be set in the open ground as soon as the spring is sufficiently advanced to make the transplanting safe. Tor starting seeds indoors it is best to make use of shallow boxes some three or four inches deep. The florists call these "flats." and a visit to any florist's shop will supply the beginner with an idea of their construction. Avoid making them too wide or too long, for when filled with earth they are heavier than yon would imagine. In the bottom of the boxes drill quarter inch holes and over these set bits of broken flowerpots. Fill In first with coarse earth, to which sand or astfes may be added to Insure good drainage. Toward the top add finer earth until the surface layer, half an inch deep, is of soil that is finely pulverized. For very small seed fill the "flat" to within a quarter of an inch of the top of the box, sow the seed lightly, making 6ure of as uniform distribution as possible, and press these in place with a board. Water carefully with a fine spray and set the box in a warm, light situation. Larger seed are covered to rsrying depths, depending upon the size of the seed. A safe rule is to bury the seed to a depth four times Its own size. It is apparent, of course, that flats for these coarser seed are not filled so full of earth. ' It is generally advisable to fill the boxes partially to the point where the seed are to be planted, then to place the seeds on this surface at the required distance apart and finally to sift the pulverized earth on top until the boxes are filled to within a quarter inch of the top. Perennials for the garden are easily raised from seed by the amateur, provided, of course, the professional gardener himself adopts that means of propagation. Some perennials, however, are best propagated by root division. Not a few may be grown from seed provided one has the time and patience to expend on them, but there is little to be gained with these when there is, comparatively speaking, a large group that responds readily to this sort of treatment. The perennials easiest raised from the seed are the following: Adonis, aquilegia, Alyssum saxatile, Bellis perennls.- geum, beris, myosotls, phlox, campanula, delphinium, dianthus, galllardia. Geranium sanguineum, digitalis, achillea, heucbera. asters and lychnis. This list by no means exhausts the possibilities. There are other varieties that the gardener as be becomes more expert will add to his collection. A word of advice may be permissible in regard to the purchase of seeds. It is a matter of economy to buy of standard firms, whose seed may be depended upon to be true to name, good in quality and most likely to germinate, even if the price seems a little htgher than that demanded by other firms. The gardener must remember that he is seeking to gain time, to grow sturdy stock, and that he offsets both if be uses weak seed. The plant can be no better than its source, and it is well to see to it that only reliable seeds are sown. Study the catalogues thoroughly, proceed cautiously in the selection of varieties, either in flow ers or vegetables; rely on established sorts rather than upon "novelties' and, as it was suggested in the beginning, lose no time in ordering the seeds raquirsd. A Nam and a Pun. The late Nathaniel Deerlng of Portland began his career as a lawyer in his native state of Maine In the little town of Canaan. Among bis acquaint. ineM and neighbors was Mrs. L. MChild, afterward a distinguished au thoress. Being challenged one day by Deerin to produce a stanza to which bis name should be one of the riming words. Mrs. Child took pencil end Paper and at once replied as foDowK Whoever weds the yean lawyer C WBl surely nave prospects most eaesrTor what asuse his persoa sad mteUset fee tls uum Is M. Wtnnn

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Phoo by American Press Association. Billie. who Is seen enjoying a game of tennis in his own particular fashion, is owned by an English army officer who is a member of the Fortress Green Tennis club of England. Billie is a wire haired fox terrier and Is a tennis enthusiast. lie Is so well trained that he never crosses a court during play. It is only at the close of a gsroe that he appeals In true dog fashion for a partner. Then he is an life and can catch a ball no matter how swiftly It Is batted to him. Billie's chief duty, however. Is to retrieve balls lost over the walls among the borders. lie can distinguish perfectly the Fortress club balls from ' those of other clubs. It Is said of Billie that he has been known to sit for hours watching a ball lodged In a tree, waiting, the club members assert, for the law of gravity to operate.

The Cat and the Heren. - In a garden a green heron, confined by a long cord to a tree In the yard, spent much time by day standing upon one leg. his shoulders bunched up. as though asleep a most stupid looking fowl. Fristen, the cat. was much struck by his singular appearance and watched him furtively for a week or so before Tenturing nearer. She was pmtzled how to classify the newcomer. A capture did not look difficult, as lie did not fly away when she approached. . So one day she sidled closer. PJunketrs eyes were slightly opened, but he moved not a feather. Puss crouched and advanced a step. Still there was no motion. Nearer she crept, her tail beginning to twitch and her hind legs working for a spring, when, a loud "Quawk!" wings outspread and flapping, long bill stretched wide, the drowsy bird wss transformed into an avenging fury. He sprang at puss, and she fled np a tree in a flash. She decided that she must have been mistaken. . Anecdote of Leasing. Absentmindedness has bees frequently a characteristic of men of fame. It is to be supposed, no doubt, that their minds have been so wholly absorbed by great matters that the smaller, more trivial things of life bare been considered unworthy of their attention. Among men of this stamp who have suffered In this wsy was Leasing, a famous German writer of plays and books of criticism. Lesslng discovered at one period of his life that he was being robbed of his ready money by some person In his home, and. unable to determine who the culprit was. he put the servants of bis household to a test by lesvinr handful of gold upon his breakfast table one morning. Meeting a friend, be told him what be had done. "That was risky. said his friend. "How much did you leave there?" "Dear me!" cried Leasing. "I quite forgot to count" Sounds Made by Animals. Here are the proper words to use Irs describing the different sounds msde by various living creatures: The bullfinch pipes, the est mews, the cow lows, the crow caws, the doakey brays, the dove coos, the dock quacks, the elephant trumpets, the frog croaks, the hen cackles, the horse neighs, the hyena laughs, the lien roars, the monkey chatters, the owl boots, the peacock screams, the rooster crows, the serpent hisses, the sheep bleats, the turkey gobbles, the wolf howls. These are all distinctive verbs and should always be used In their proper connection, because It would be just as wrong to say that an elephant roars as It would be to say that a dock sings. Which Was Kept. There were two little kittens, a blaek sad a gray. And grandmamma said, with a frown: It will nerer do to keep them both. The black one we'd better drown. "Don't cry. my dear." to tiny ' "One kitten's enough to keep. Now run to nurse, for It's crowing tats And tim you were fast asleep." The morning dawned, and rosy and sweet Cam little Bess from her nap. The nurse said. "Go into mamma's room And look In grandma's lap." "Come here." said grandma, with a smile. From the rocking chair where she sal "God baa sent you two little sisters. Now. what do you think of thatT tsems looked st the babies a moment With their wee heads yellow and brows Ind then to grandma soberly said. "Which one are yoo going to drown?" A 8 pa re Room, prospective Tenant Tea. ifs a nice tittle bsrfroom. Emma. What counl we use it for? London Opinion. FOR SALE A good investment. e House with furnace, 7 rooms, $1,800; rents for $15jOO per month E. G. KEMPER. Miller-Kemper Co. e Phone 3234 or 3247. a