Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 27, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 January 1898 — Page 1

VOL,. 28—NO. 27.

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WHEN MOTHER LOOKS.

Tr'icefeiber such a lot of things That happened long ago, When me an' Jim was six years old—:

An' now we're ten or 80. But those I remember beslAThe ones I 'most can seeArc the things that ttse to happen

When mother looked at me.

time in church, when me an' Jim Was snickerin' out loud— The minister was pray In' an'

The'people's heads was bowed—| Wo had the biggest kind of joke About a bumblebee, But thingsgot-qulet rather quick &|||

When mother looked at me. i*' ,.

And then there's some times when I think T've had such lots of fun A-goin' in a-swlmmin with the boys

Down there by Jones' run. But when I get back home again—fust 'bout in time for tea— 4 There's a kind of difTrent of feeling comes

When mother looks at me.

That time when I was awful sick

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An' the doctor shook his head An'every time pa come around ^5 Ills eyes was wet an' red •./ I 'member her bands on my facQ,

How soft they used to bo, Somehow the pain seemed easier

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When mother looked at me.

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As r»"jeer as queer can be, ^Maki ^everything seem different WhifnT

Wh«Jn -mother looks at me.

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I ain't afraid of lier. She's about the nicest person You'd find most anywhere Hut the}.queerest sort feeling,

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ON THE QULJIVE,

Congressman Faris seems to have made decided hit at the Republican "lovefeast" at Indianapolis this week, in his remarks against civil Service. According to jjy.be newspaper reports his speech was received with unbounded enthusiasm. Here what the Sun said in its report of the proceedings: .0

Chairman McCiulough called "the Republican roll of congressmen for speeches. Ilomenway, of district t, wasn't here.

Faris, district 5, responded. He also upheld the Dingley law. "There is a little too nmch^of the"late ftd minstration involved in the present administration, he said, and the crowd went wild over the roundabout reference to civil service. Four times the enthusiaatlc, audience .krql$e4^ continued for several seconds, feats were I thrown in the- air and bedlam prevailed.

He said that he was loyal to the administration. but he regretted to say that "the 5 trail of the serpent is still there." More chi:e.is, and louder thau ever ensued. "If

I itm a spoilsman," he said, "bocause I would rather have my friends in office than Democrats, then call me a spoilsman!" he shouted, and his hearers burst into deafening applause. He suddenly stopped and said: "I wonder if I am breaking the pro-

gramme." "If you don't say it. I will," said a voice and the applause was renewed.

He said that he could now go back to Washington clear in his opinion as to the position he should assume and the applause when he left the platform was more vociferous than ever. Scores crowded about to shake his hand. It was more thau evident, that the Republicans are agaiust civil service.

Due of the gold Domocr^ts evidently tioes not like our congressman's attitude upon*the civil .service question. He writes to the Ga» itte finding fault with Mr. Faris because, after the latter had been elected he stopped the "Gold Democrat" on the street, and asked Jtfter the condition of the hitCc's family. The Gazette writer, who signs himself "A Gold Democrat." is evidently an unsophisticated article. If Mr. Faris had stopped him on the street before election and inquired after 1' the welfare of his family he might have charged ft to politics, but that Mr. Faris should, after he was elected, .stop a Democrat on the streets, and inquire after the health of his family, shows that the card writer is not "up to suuff." and a kicker.

Still he says in his eard that his respect for Mr. Faris was measurably decreased by ^is apparent snobbery." Q. V. would mill but one guess—possibly two-to unc the author of a card who would call a man a snob because he passed the compliments of the day to a mau of the opposite party because he respected him. Q. V.'s knowledge of the Gold Democrats who voted the Republican ticket last fall be'gcivuse they hone&ly felt that the Demo'jbratic platform was wrong is, that they l»re not card writers. They, as a rule say .nothing and saw wood. The Gazette's ^correspondent is not in the habit of "sayJug nothing."

MODERN PHILOSOPHY.

Wf*paper Trulsmi Gathered Fronf Various Sources. Convention is life's funny bone." »ver obtrude any advice unasked. Aim at cheerfulness without levity. & Never dispute if you can fairly avoid its The only real fool on earth is the jealous UK I.

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*. The thermometer of marriage is the docfetor's bill. §|W' Babies pTObabtyltry«Wulialf tbetlme for fnu.

If a man has no dost his name is lusually mud. A woman will cry until bar eyes get all ^-mi and her nose snuffy, and then go and kins her husband, with the Idea that she

looks beautiful "smiling through her tears.'

Never show levity when people are engaged in worship. Never judge a persoh's dharacter by external appearance.

No girl likes to kiss other girls.. unless slie is very imaginative. If a man *has- horse sense he should know when to say neigh.

Say as little as possible of yourself and those who are near you. ."4 .- rts

If the cat scratches you ft is always the sign of the Maltese cross. Never affect to be witty, or jest so as to wound the feelings of others.

Never court the favor of the rich by flattering either their vanities or vices. If the mercury goes higher than usual next summer blame it on the Dingley bill.

If a man would follow the advice he gives to others we would soon be perfect. If women were as fond of appearing in jjrint as in silk there would be more lady writers.

No girl can sob her heart out and chew peanut brittle at the same time with any success.

If canes were to go out of fashion some youug men would have no visible means of support.

No man was ever blamed for being a gentleman, but many have been falsely accused of it.

Never dispute with a man more than seventy years of age, nor a woman, nor an enthusiast.?-

I wonder why, whenever a man talks with a girl he is afraid of, his necktie works up in the back..

Never ridicule sacred things, or what others may esteem to be such, however absurd they appear to be.

The more self-possessed and dignified a woman acts the easier a big-eyed baby can make her go all to pieces.

Always take the part of an absent person who is censured in company, so far as truth and propriety will allow.

Probably every man who doesn't act decent to his friends has an idea that he always tries to love his enemies. *. No girl in the world ever looked lovely when she was sitting alongide the steam raidiator to dry her hair with a fluffy towel under it.

FASHIONS FANCIES

Pelerines for fur are the stylish thing to wear with the tailor gown The long stole ends are trimmed with innumerable tails, and the effect is charming. Bows of black or colored satin ribbon decorate some of the new fur boas, set in at intervals the entire length.

Petticoats of silk moreen with taffeta silk ruffles are recommended for qualities, which the all*taffeta skirt does not possess. The material comes in a variety of pretty colors.

One of the novelties of the season is the Shaped flounce of black net embroidered with jet, silver, steel or iridescent beads. It is all ready for use, aud freshens up a black satin skirt wonderfully.

Among the countless fancies in neckwear are the empire ties of Brussels net in cream or white, with tucks and a lace edged plaiting across the ends. They fold twice around the neck and tie in a soft bow or four-in-hand. Shorter ties of this sort, folding once around the neck, are worn with linen collars and silk shirt waists, and are vastly more becoming than the plain little bands or silk or satin.

Ascots of heavy cheviot, either white, blue or pink, that pass around the neck, like a stock aud then tie in a puff in front, fastened with a scarfpin, are worn by a large majority of the scrollers with their sailor-made jackets.

How lo You Walkf

No two people walk exactly alike and the student of character finds as much to interest him in the way people walk as in any peculiarity they may have of feature. Quick steps denote agitation slow steps, either long or short, suggest a gentle or contemplative turn of mind.

Turned-in toes generally characterize t%e absent-minded and a stoop the studious and deeply reflective, whose thoughts are anywhere rather than with themselves.

Obstinacy is indicated by the slow, heavy and flat-footed style of walking, while miserliness may be suspected from short, nervofts and anxious footsteps.

Sly, cunning people walk with a noiseless. even and stealthy tread, resembling that of a cat. A proud person generally takes even steps, holds the figure upright and the head a little back and turns the toes well out. /-"'it '"y

A gay and volatile person trips lightly aud easily, in sympathy vrith his or her nature. Character is shown by all sorts of oddities in gait, but for grace and elegance no civilian's walk will bear comparison with that of the man who has received military training.

Ford & Overs&reet have taken the room to be vacated by T. H. Miller, at 52S Main street., and expect- to move their stock of clothing and furnishings into it about the 1st of February. They will close out their stock of shoes. T. H. Miller has not yet decided on his new ioca-. tiun. but is thinking of a room in the Mo Keen block. It is said that the Kleeman Dry Goods Company is figuring ou the tat&U&g to be vacated by Ford & Over-

•'AMUSEMENTS.

'THE BROWNIES.''

One of the most popular entertainmel given in the Terre Haute this season that of the Brownies at the Grand night A large crowd witnessed the pfl|formance, every feature of which was fully equal to its advertised merits. A mating is being given this afternoon, and it Is likely that the crowd this evening will be one of the largest of the season. ,»

MUBBAY MACK.

Our old friends, Murray & Mack, the popular Irish comedians, with their big farce comedy company in their latest absurdity, "Finnigan's Courtship," aie headed- this way and will be seen at the Grand* on Tuesday night, They have always brought a good show, consequent ly are Itlways welcome. In these days of new stars, new pieces, and new management, it ife "kinder good for sore eyes," as the saying goes, to have the standard article come our way. "Finnigan's Court! ship" is fully up to its predecessors in the series of Finnigan stage stories, and Murray & Mack are winning goldetf opinions and sheckles with it. The situations and business of the piece are verjf funny and the laughs it draws forth eve# from the hypochondriac- are so infectious that one laughs.and laughs again. There is plenty of singing and dancing, two big concerted members in the specialties.,

TIM MURPIIY

Tim Murphy, clever, quaint and huintirous, is announced for an engagement at the Grand, on Wednesday evening next on which occasion he will present the laughing success, "Old Innocence*" and1 the latest character novelty, "A Texas Congressman, or TwjOu^Can Play at the Same Game." -5 "Old Innocence" is a dainty, humorous yet pathetic picture of home life, a story true to nature, and appeals to the finer feelings of every man and woman. Special mention should be made of Mr. Murphy's supporting company, which is exceptionally strong, even to the most menial characters, and includes that celebrated little lady, Miss Dorothy Sherrod, a comedienne as beautiful as she is fleve£|f which speaks volumes for her beauty,

THE SPAN OF LIFE.

Next Thursday night that highly realistic drama, "The Span of Life" will be presented at the Grand. It is claipedg ^hat the company engaged' t6 present this extraordinary play this season is superior in many respects to the original. An entire new set of scenery has been painted and those wonderful stage effects, the lighthouse on Coffin Rock, the ocean liner under full headway and the almost incomprehensible human bridge will no doubt arouse as much enthusiasm as ever.

WHAT IIAX'l'ENEP TO JONES. "What Happened to Jones" is the production of a Chicago newspaper man, George Broad hurst, and i'j is one of the dramatic hits of the year. Of all the recently extolled crop of farces which havecome out of New York reports indicate that "Jones" is probably tl:e best. The company that gave it for three months at the Bijou should be able to keep any audience highly amused, and the wellknown reputation of "Jones" himself is a veritable cocktail to the theatrical appetite. ."What Happened to Jones" will be at the Grand next Friday night.' \?M

Old timers who look backward to the period when May and Flo Irwin used to do a song and dance together will realize the possibilities of the stage when they learn that the merry May has made an offer of $30,000 a year for a New York theater. Besides coining money May's also planning to'star a music hall comedian, who has made a hit. And in spite of bard work this feminine funmaker keeps putting on tissue.

Henrietta Crossman has won new laurels by a feat of memory, Bronson Howard's "Ypung Mrs. Winthrop" was announced, but the MS. of the play was delayed in the mails. Miss Crossman had acted the piece, for a season, playing the heroine and Mrs. Dick, and she undertook to remember the whole play and dictate it to a stenographer, 'this was done the parts copied out, and the piece duly rehearsed. When the MS. arrived the omissions in MisS Crossman's version were found to be immaterial.

Thomas W. Keene once wrote to Edwin Booth asking his opinion as to the real or feigned madness of Hamlet. The great actor responded: "The subject is,* as you know, one of endless controversy. I have b?en questioned so often about it that I usually find it safest to side with both parties in disputes over the matter. Yes, I confess I do not consider Hamlet mad—except in craft. My opinion may be of little value, but it's the result of many weary walks and talks with him for honrs la the wings.n

Eddie Foy is .one of the recent additions to "In Gay New York's" comedy forces and his training and temperament fit him to the sort of work involved in giving this merry piece of trave&try and extravaganza work. He plays- the part of a stranded actor manager, burlesques Kellard's performance in "The Heart of Maryland" does a grotesque dance specialty with Jeanette Bagenrd and a half dozen other specialties, either alone or with other members of the company. Foy himself thinks t&afc he has struck at !a.«t the line of work to Which, he is best, fitted and as be is what is kxftsrn in iOa£p& parlance as a "jntidoewvK fa* will likely add a large meii*a«e 0! ipier

-TEKRE HAUTE, IOT., SATUEMY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1898. '-TWENTY-: YEAR

5^ew York" always the liveliest, swiftest show of recent years. "In Gay New York" will be seen at the Grand soon

TheGeisha, which appears at the Grand soon, is presented with an -unusually, strong company. It is a comic opera somewhat reminiscent of the "Mikado." The scene is laid in Japan, and tells of the troubles and fun of a company of English ladies and naval officers who come in unpleasant contact with the governor of the propince. With his privilege and habit of taking anew wife every time he feels like it, he takes advantage of a joke and tries to marry one of the English girls, -who has assumed the Japanese costume in a spirit of fun, and to get even with a flirting fiance. m.

ANNUAL ELECTIONS.

JtfT. M. I.

The annual meeting of the Young Men's Institute was held last evening in the hall oyer the National State bank. The election of officers resulted as follows:

Presidest—George W. Hoffman. •Vice president—Joseph Wrenn. Second vice president—Daniel 0*Mara Financial secretary—Edward Schaff. Corresponding secretary—W. Cronin. Recording secretary—W. Huer. Treasurer—John Gerdink. Marshall-John J. Johnson. Executive: board—S. C. Cronin, -J. Weisner, D. J. O'Connell.

It'was decided to'take the rooms over McKeen's bank, when the Elks,- thei present occupants, remove to their new .rooms in the Grand Opera House building.

T. H. LODGE NO. 157, I. O. O. F. Odd FelloWs' lodge No. 157, elected the following officers Tuesday night:

N. G.-$!. M. Gilmore. V. G.—F. M. Bryant. r. Financial secretary—A. G. Balch. Recording secretary—A. M. Freeland.: ^Treasurer—G. A. Noyes. Trustees— F. W. Beal, J. Strow, ,k, O. Hammond.

FAUIi IlEVEKE LODGE, NO. 573, K. OF I1 The following Officers were chosen at tfie annual election of Paul Revere lodge, £fo. 478, K, of P., Thursday night:

C. C.—Elmer Rhodes. Y. C.—Percy Luce. Prelate—A. P. Eichelberger. M. at A.—Wm. L. Bishop. I. G.-Wm. Wheatfleld. \, O. G.--A. G. Lyons.

F.—Geo. WolfT-*^'

M. of Ex.—F. L: Connelly. K. of R. and S.—E. E. Lawrence. Trustees—L. D. Bledsoe, O. E. Fryatt. Representatives—Ad. Neukom. John Kadel.

OUIENTAL LODGE, NO. 81, K. OF t'. Oriental Lodge No. 81, K, of P, held its annual election of officers Tuesday night. The following was theTesult:

C. C.—W. W. Dickerson. V. C.—J. H. Caldwell. Prelate—J. H. Simmons. M. at A.—Dr. F. D. Rich. I. G.— Nicoll Wallace. .. 0. G.—Simon Witham. Iv. ]R. & S.—Jas. L. Price. M. of E.—John H. Lutz. j. M. of F.—John R. Harkness. Trustee—J. H. Simmons. Representives— A. E. Eiserj" Harkness and T. J. Griffith.

OCCIDENTAL LODGE, NO. 18, OF I\ Occidental Lodge, No. 18, Knights of Pythias, held its annual election Monday night with the following result:

C. C.-C. L. Burcham. V. C.—W. L. Williamson. Prelate—A. T. Murphy. M. of W.-B. F. Dengler. K. of R. and S.—George F. Sweeney. M. of F.—John F. Petri. M. of E.—C. W. Jackson. M. at A.—Walter E. Davy. 1. G.—Olan Brownson. O. G.-W. J. Bell. Representatives—John F. Petri and A. F. McKee.

Trustees-S. C. Budd and W. D. Miller.

\«w Year Resolutions.

Good resolutions are acknowledged faults, and, therefore it is well to make them, even though human nature may be too weak to keep them.

If every one owning a broken resolution were to allow it to prevent him from making another to what a deplorable condition would humanity soon descend! li every volume were to be removed as soon as the resolution printed were broken how rapidly would the mountain descend to the proportions of a mole hill!

If every good resolution which will be made this year were to be printed, with an account of the circumstances which led to it, what a mountain of interesting volume there would be!

There is a story of a drunkard who on many succeeding new year days had made a resolution to take no more strong drink, and on one occasion he was bantered quite mercilessly by his companions when he made his annual announcement, and asked to count how many times it had already been broken. For a few moments the old man was buried in thought then his face lighted up hopefully and he made reply: "Wa'al, pards, stid o'gittin' me

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you've perked me up right

smart: for I've just thought as bow the' fleet year I broke my resolution in an hour second year, I kep1 it all day third' year, two days last year, a whole week and this year I'm goiu' ter break the record or bust! If I keep peggin' away at it, that resolution will amount to some* thia*jfc*w*

Many «f the churcfaes held watch parties, lut a^U) the old year, and'

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FACTS FEMININE.

Dayton, Ohio, boasts of a Young Women's League which shows what cour age and perseverance may do. It was begun in 1895 by a few working girls, who desired to form a club that, would be of practical help to all self-supporting women. Several society women were induced to become the Board of Directors and aid the girls by their counsel. The second year of its existence the league, which had begun with fifty members, had increased to 500. At the present day it numbers 800. The league has rented a club house, where they have a library and reading room, and hold classes in bookkeeping, stenography, millinery, dressmaking and cookery. The graduates in these classes receive diplomas from the league. An annual fee of $2 constitutes membership, with the right to vote, while $5 gives admission to classes, including the well-equipped gymnasium. A lunch room is conduced at the club house, where a good meal can be procured for 11 cents. To this restaurant any one is admitted, but the league has a lunch room in the working quarter of the town for working girls only, where a substantial lunch is given for 10 cents. The club, which is self-supporting and selfgoverning, is already raising money to build a club room of its own," any many of the girls pledg6 themselves to collect $10 a year for this object.

it seemS like downright cruelty when parents go to work deliberately to dissipate the illusions that their children have concerning Santa Claus and other Christmas fictions. Perhaps you .think there are no such individuals, but we know of at least three sets of adults who have agreed to tell their little ones directly they are old enough to understand that there is no such person as the much-revered saint, who was to them in their own childhood the best beloved and the most adorable individual in the world.

Now, if they are selfish and envious, and cannot bear to have their children think that the gifts they receive are from one who is a stranger in the home, we can pardoti but not condone the fault, but if because they themselves have dissipated all the fiction of life and discovered its stern realities they think it necessary to open the eyes of their children before those innocent optics are ready to be spread wide to the glare ,o,f unvarnished facty then we say that they are not the sort of parents we choose for our own or the sort we would want,any children who are dear to us to possess.

What is the sense of trying to set a man's head on a boy's shoulders? The process only makes him priggish and precocious, it lessens his enjoyment of life, and what possible good can it do the grown-up to whisper away a tissue of bright dreams that have been his gladsome company whenever Christmas is spoken of.

Let us all believe in our Saint Nicks as long as possible, cling to our ideals until they are forcibly wrested from us. The realities of life are not apt to make us appreciate our existence any more. In everything keep just a little something in mystery and the zest of living is increased four foldr If the guileless belief in Santa Claus is cherished by the youngsters, foster it, and when the knowledge comes to them that after all they have been worshiping at a misty shrine, you feel much more comfortable over their disappointment than if you had been the one with all too candid words to break into atoms the idol of their childish imagination.,

Hospitality is a virtue—there is small doubt about that. It is more than a virtue, however it is frequently a standard. Nations, as well as indvidnals have been proud of the reputation for hospitality, and have striven to keep it up, for hospitality supposes a freedom from narrow ness, a cordiality of spirit and a cheerfulness of heart which all go to the making of an enviable character. No man who is mean is ever known to be hospitable, neither is oue who is unusually selfish and self-centered. There are few who would be otherwise than pleased to hear them selve termed hospitable.

But the extreme of every virtue bocomes a vice, and hospitality is no exception to this natural law. To every investigator it becomes apparent that each virtue has a sound, wholesome mixture in its essence of common sense, and that the virtue is more efficacious in proportion to its possession of this saving quality. When this proportion is lessened the virtue becomes proportionately weakened, and, deprived of the bar to its going to extremes, is transformed into the opposite. This, then, is one of the dangers of the hospitably inclined. Charity endureth all thin ?s, but this endurance ceases to be a charm inhospitality, for by exercising it the latter lays itself open to abuse.

It seems to be a law of human ttatnre that anything which invites abuse is prettify sure to receive it. It is, unfortunately, a fact that a certain class in this world makes a regular business of abusing hospitality and of presuming on its elasticity to a grievous extent. With not the slightest semblance of claim the members of Ibis class will settle themselves down upon people of hospitable reputation, and with as much calmness as coolness transfer their own burdens to the .shoulders o£ their unwilling deputies. Imposition is thing to. be resisted always and energeti caUly but unfortunately people of a hospitable disposition are either reluctant or unable to take a decided stand, and to refuse to bear the burdetl thus shifted upon them. Tb»y dislike toVouod others' feelfor it is prored'by experience that

those without the slightest regard for others' feelings have the most sensitive kind themselves. Or else, those imposed upon lack the mortal courage to speak the plain refusal of unwarrantable dea

Beauty is no longer dissolved in tears under even the most trying circumstances. It is hard for us to believe that sobs and swollen lids once had aesthetic value. Du Maurier has cast a glamor about the Swbet Alice of the old song which makes the reading world of to-day condone thefact that she

Wept with delight If you gave her ftsmlle, And trembled with fear at your frown but this trait is now recognized as a distinct drawback to her attractiveness, and the type is dead beyond redemption, unless it may be said to survive in the person of Elsie Dinsmore.

The "feast of sorrow" is no longer spread for the delectation of young lady readers, says Li ppincott's Magazine. Our own heroines, as portrayed in the ill us-: trated magazines and elsewhere, are of a type which may be called strapping, and unalloyed cheerfullness is depicted upon their! countenances. As a result, it is probable, of reaction from what may be called the era of false sentiment—an era, strangely enough, coincident with the times of Scott, Jane Austen, Maria Edge-: worth, Charlotte Bronte, Dickens and Thackeray—there is at present among young women a tendency to affect hardness rather than softness of heart, a gay audacity rather than "melancholly sweet and frail" and shrinking sensitiveness.

It is doubtless due to this reaction that the gentle women of Thackeray have temporarily fallen into uumerited contempt. A

A short-skirted girl flying along on her bicycle with merely a mocking backward glance at the masculiue world is perhaps a more inspiring picture thfttf* Amelia weep ing over George's letters. A calm-eyed athlete college woman is certainly in many ways superior to Lady (Jastlewood with her tender agonies. And yet—and yet—is there not now and then a subtle sense of loss?

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I for one confess that Thackeray's type of woman is to me more charming by far than the heroine of to-day or her living prototype. But both are* extremes, and between them lies the golden mean which we may. see in Rosalind and Portia.

To-day's "fashion of hardihood' will doubtless pass like Yesterday's fashioft of excessive softness, but for the present one is almost tempted to say, after the Lady's Book manner: "There is a void in the bright Armament of womanly perfection. Alas for the Lost Pleiad of Sensibility.".

PEOPLE AND THINGS.

British landlords are said to own 20,000,000 acres of land in this country, an .area larger than that, of Ireland. !,

Hard times multiply the enlistments in the army, and most of those who enlist give absence of employment as the in-' flueucing cause of their action.

The burial of a colored veteran's body in the special G. A. R. plot at Hiawatha, Kan., so incensed the widow of a white commander of the post that she had her hushand's body disintered and reburled in a private plot.

In London judges, artists, lords and gentlemen attend prize fights in evening dress. The other evening when Croot was killed by Barry by a blow in the twentieth round most of those in the at|dience were of the upper class-

Mayor Robert Van Wvek of Greater New York has been honored by having a cocktail named after him. To ,build it, take a goblet of fine ice, three dashes of orange bitters, one-third of sloe gin and two-thirds of torn gin. Stir and strain. Serve with fruits

For the temporary relief of the unemployed during seasons of industrial distress the Belgian government has adopted a plan which provides for feeding, lodging and clothing the unfortunates in return for work on the streets, the garbage dumps and public improvements.

William Washington Browne, of Richmond, Va., who died the other day was the only colored bank President in the country. As executive head of the savings bank of the Order of United True Raformers, he bad much to with other bankers and business men and enjoyed the confidence of all.

SOMETIMES wildly improbable fiction seems to anticipate the discoveries of sober science. The last remarkable thing in surgery was the operation by the Swiss surgeon, who removed' a human stomach, after which the patient was restored to good health-nand good appetite, also/ Readers of the earliest numbers of Harper's Magazine, many year* ago, may remember the amusing skit on "Skitzerland," a country located near the center of the earth that was once visited by an American who fell into it from a hole in, his garden. In this interesting land it was quite the 'thing to detach one's eyes, ears, or stomach at pleasure. If a man did not want to go to the opera in propia person he could send his ears. If he wished to take dinner on Christmas day at the Skitzer-cafe de Baur he unbooked his stomach and sent it. Many pleasant little items relating to the muscles, nerves and members of the Skitaserlanders might be related if necessary. If the fanciful article had included an account of the late surgical operation it would have, seemed as wildly improbable as the rest.

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