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THE LOST JUG.


A day or two ago report was whispered
along the docks that jug containing four
gallons of brandy had slipped of the wharf
at the foot of First street, and was at the
bottom of the river. Within an hour after
the information had reached the first pair OF
ears man came sauntering down upon the
dock with a sort of grapnel attached to a
clothes line, and as he caught sight of the
owner of the warehouse he said:
- Being that the ice is all ont I'll like to
graphic for that gold watch lost hers last
fall"
He was told to go ahead with all his
might, but he had scarcely made ready
when second man arrived He had an iron
nook fastened to n stout cord and le prompt
iy explained
q Being as l had nothing to do to-day /
thought I'd try and look up one O. them
grindstones that tumbled in here last fall !"
The two we're working away with their
lines when third man put in an appear
ance. He seemed considerably surprised to
find any one ahead of him. but as lie got his
srapnel ready he calmly observed to the
pair ~ t-A'ti-l
pyedireaned three nights running that
there was brass kettle down here, and ]
hought if I eould hook it mp and sell it for
~ I'd be so much ahead"
II wasn't over a quarter Of an hour before
fourth man arrived. He had an iron rake
attached to q long pole, and as he found the
trio at work he sung out
Always the way Last night dreamed
of fishing up $26 cook stove from the bot.
tom here, and come down to find whole
gang ahead Of me. Hang 1t an honest
Woodworking man has no show whatever Ia
his town .p-Detyoit Free Press.
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IA DEAD MINING TOWN.

There Is in Victoria town Of ruined
houses Matlock Its life began in 1864
with a rush of diggers. The last inhnbitant
left in 1879. In the fifteen years Mntlock
mad found fortune and seen il turn to
lross The diggers lost their wits az at
Ballarat, lit their pipes with bank notes and
played at slsittles with bottles Of wine. On
one OCCASION" says Mr. Sutherland, two
lucky diggers laid q wager about which OF
them should treat the assembly with the
largest sho:itn The first one ordered
several dozens of the most expensive wines
far more than the company could be expect
I'd TO drink with the utmost diligence. But
lie other completely eclipsed this effort by
ordering ont the landlords whole stock Of
champagne, amounting to about 200 bottles.
II was bought and disposed of in every alb.
surd way that reckless ingenuity could in
vent. This sort of conduct ruined many OF
the diggers." Deeson, the poor man who
went out one day with his children's cries
for bread ringing in his ears, and returned
with the nugget e. Welcome Stranger y
that sold for el0, 1000, was man Of good
personal habits, but he soon fell into power
ty He did not know when he bad enough.
He invested his fortune in machinery and
lost it all. He toiled on through life in pow
,rty hundred yards from the spot where
single stroke of his pick turned up for
sune. --Moncae u. Oynteay in .4,stru'iax
Letter,
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CHARACTERS IN SHOES.
4 Philosophical CobbIer Who Reads Trail
In the Way Shoes are Worn.

4 Philosophical CobbIer Who Reads Traits
In the Way shoes are Worn.
Yes, sir they beat palmistry all hol.
low. Take yourself, for instance in your
shoe see vacillation,, irresolution, tickle
ness, q tendency toward negligence or eva
sion of unpleasant duties, occasional spells
of moroseness. Show me any psrson's foot
covering after two months wear, or often
less than that, and / viii tell you that
/ persons character. If both heel and sole
are evenly worn level the weareri is clear head,
ed, decisive and resolute, good business
man, valuable and trustworthy employee
or an excellent wife and mother. IF The
outside sole is cut through, the wearer,. II 4
man, is inclined to be adventurous. nnreli-
able and spasmodic in all his acts; if .,
woman, she is predispossd boldness aandi
hayward tendencies. II the inside of the
,ole is cut through It indicates weakness
and vacillation in man aud modesty In a
woman. .. y
az few months ago there came into my
shop stranger having q pair Of shoes with
the outside Of the sole worn through and
the toe somewhat cut away, while the huh
was nearly as good as new. said to my
wife, after he went away, that mans a
sneak, and so he was. The very next day
a boy came up from the police station to ge'
the shoes, and said the wearer had been
arrested on a clear case Of sneak. theiving.
IA certain young man who has patroniz-
| ed Inc for yenrs was keeping company with
two girls, also customers Of mine. / noticed
that one Of them wore out her shoes on the
outside of the sole frst while the other
stepped sqnarely and wore down both shoes
alike. I've always had liking for the young
fellow, and Knowing TINT he was wavering
between the two girls, took him aside one
dizzy and showed him the shoes of his fames
md told him what ! have told you. The
result was that he married the square step
per and WIS happy, while the other Cir
iisgraeed herself
% | can also tell som sthins of persons
tendencies by the sizs of his shoe, the
| breadth of the sols, the con lition of the.
buttons or strings, the amount of wear on
the toe, the condition OF the lining, etc. /
would not advise q FREUD 10 marry girl
who squeezes u number four foot in NUN
Der two shoe, for such one Is apt 10 prove
vain, affected and frivolous.
:. Do believe that character cal be
nodded by keeping the shoes properly soled
and heeled Well, II has its influence.
The gait OF person is as closely connected
with his disposition AZ the expression of his
countenanee, though not 50 easily read by
most persons. To continue the wearing Of
shoe which runs over badly only tends to
confirm the habit in the persons walk. rs
Z" Your job is done, sir sorry couldn't
give you better character, but truth is
truth, aud never fatter.'' Hgf
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THE cAivALRous "pRuMMER.u

The commercial traveller is not only fore
most among adventurous spirits penetrat
ing like pioneer wherever horse or buck
board or OK team or skitf or steamboat on
locomotive can take him not only the good.
natured and optimistic fellow traveller who
always has good story 10 tell he Is about
as unselfish being as one encounters on
journey. He holds the child of weary
mother on the cara and amuses it while she
rests he gives from his limited purse to the
needy he takes time to help the aged find
their way to cars and depots he watches
the sick and stands by his brother CONNER
cial traveller in the hour of need. He may,
IN the estimation of some people, be only
drummer !" he may be, Mt times, wild and
reckless and boisterons but he has a nature
whose emotional operations are often as
delicate as those Of a gentle woman; n
nature which responds kindly to the ny.
pealing tears Of the distressed and is as
chiyalrous as the knightly riders of Old
Provence. And then, this commercial
traveller in his far-reaehing quests for trade
is creditor Of the daily press, for he has
become fruitful news reporter; if, al
times simplifying his facts too much, gen
orally reliable. The .sdrummer" has his
faults, and the road !" has tendency to
indurate him, but he is q man and brother,
and has heart of hearts whose beatings
will be heard.
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NAVAL OFFICERS, UNIFORM.
What IL Costs 20 be Property Dresssd
When Ia Command on a q. 4. vcsscI.s u

When Ia Command on a q. 4. Weasel. p
The officers of the navy were trotted ont
tonight for the third time in their new
.oggery. Once before they were paraded
At the White House to meet the diplomatic
,orps in its laces, gilt and glitter, and place
in total eclipse. The next time the navy
On foot was invited to meet Congress, prob
ably to let the members Of this body see
what large and promising body Of officers
there were in need Of ships 10 float them IN
Tonight the same champion show body Of
the Republic is again on exhibition at the
review before the Cabinet, the judges "
the Supreme Court, the Diplomatic Corps
and the Senators and Representatives. - %
Blue Uniforms. One special full-dress
coat, one fnll-dress and social-dress coat,
two frock coats, one service dress coat, one
oyercoat, one special fnll-dress pants, one
full-dress (plain) pants, two additional pairs
for service use, one fnll-dress vest, two
undress vests. With the above musk be-
included one pair of epaulets, one chapeau
one full-dress sword belt one undress sword
n y Is4H d ~ IL
belt, one sword, one sword-knot and the
necessary shoulder-straps or knots, gold
lace, &C., two caps, one helmet one pair
leggings one pair white gloves. IS aeiies
White Uniform. -Four or six white linen
duck service dress coats, which sin warm
weather shall be worn entirely buttoned
eight to twelve pairs white trousers at least,
six white vests. X. M ss.stss, ~,
In addition to- the above outfit, each
officer must have large supply Of shirts,
collars, eravats and general underwear as
it is no uncommon thing to be from forty
to sixty days out of the reach Of q laundry.
As officers only wear their uniforms when
on duty, Or OIL ,ome special occasion, they
are obliged TO have in addition to uniforms
about the same outfit Of citizens hlothing
that citizens themselves have, anda whesil iatl
sea must have a full supply Of table, bed
and toilet linen for their own use. Every
laval officer, no matter how low his rank
,r limited his pay, must have about such
an outfit as has been mentioned aboyes fDf
course the higher the rank, theu more en-
pensivc the uniform IS To- appear - with
credit to the service" 1t is often necessary
to first establish sseredit'' with some
good tailor. Tho process Of working cd p
dead horse . is pretty well understood by
most officers who depend on their pay.
The cost Of q full uniform Is at least $500.
Without doubt most of those who appeared
nsueh magnificent plmnege to-night who
depend on their pay for support were won,
dering throughout the ceremony how long
It would take them to get even with the
world again after this entertainment.
Washiaotoa Letter.
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MORE POTENT THAN POLITICS.

The careful statistician Of The BGt'.aor
MaRutdcturers Record, shows that, at the
beginning of the present year, there were in
the southern states l,276, 422 spindles and
"a, 1913 looms, an increase of 500, 433 spin
dies and 1861 looms in three and onehalf
years. Georgia is the largest cotton manu-
facturiug state in the south, the Carolinas
coming next, while even Florida shows sub
stantial progress. The value of the products
If the southern mills was about 1921 900, 900
in 1881, and had risen to about $40. 900. 900
last year. The progress in cotton manu-
featuring alone during the three years past
in the south, has led to the expenditure of
1926, 000,0 600, chiefly in the north. for cotton
mill machinery. These few facts suggest D
rapid increase OF the population Of mil
operatives and macliinists; the growth d
machine shopsfor the making of machinery,
steady growth Of the notwithstanding popu.
lation.
Then the development he coal and
iron areas of Alabama presents another fac
tor of population and immigration and po-
litical diversity. In Alabama alone were
mined last year over 900 900 tons of coal,
and the supply of iron is, like coal, appar
emily inexhaustible. Tennessee, Kentucb..
aud other southern states have an immense
storage of coal and iron in propinquity. All
these coal, iron and cotton areas will. with
in twenty years, be under transformation
from purely agricultural regions to bee
hives q notwithstanding industry. Old CON
aitions must pass away; the thunder OF the
steam hammer and tho roar of the furnace
and the whirl of the revolving machinery Of
cotton-mills are vociss more potent than
those of self-seeking politicians to break
"solid" south, dissipate preiudices and
eqaalize political forces. aa 81 Et
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HOUSE COLOR CRAZE.

Some startling changes nre being made Ia
The outside painting of house in this city.
The severe taste of former times limited the
colors to those which represented the ordin-
AIRY building materials. There were white,
brown, gray and yellow houses. Some
years ago an innovation was made in what
is called the trimmings. These latter were
usually of a darker shade. But of late we
are getting away from these rigid rules.
Every man now paints his house to suit
himself. Olive tints havs long been FASH
ionable They are found in carpets, wall
paper and upholstery. There are houses
now painted on the outside in the same
colors. There are green and red houses
green picked out with yermilion--red set
off with purple.
These eccentricities are found IN private
dwellings as well as in stores. In the case
of the latter the advertising value of bright
colors is well understood. A store present
ing u great deal of color is distinctly visible
for blocks. But why q man should have e
green or red dwelling house trimmed with
the oolors that make the greatest contrast is
another thing No doubt there was good
deal of deception in the old SYSTEM II was
not exnctly the thing TO make u redwood
mousse take on the color of a marble, brown
stone or granite palace. But wood has
advantages over all other building materials
~ respects color. Almost any shade or hue
enn he impaired TO Il. II is not seen VIII,
advantage cannot be taken of that fi,ct. 0nt
may stare when he Discovers in q command
ing situation malachite house, with brick
trimmings, but he will know at the same
time what kind of a structure it is. Certain
ly the eye rests on high colors more salts.
factorily than on neutral tints. Rows OF
,laring white houses ore not pleasant. Green
awns and Strawberries are necessary to sei
hem of, and these are out Of the q7estioa
in large cities. San Braacisco Ruhetfa.
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NO. eo2
!Tl,s chad N, sl,n Rra,y.


The sky may be clear
And the landscape look bright,
And full OF good cheer
In the suns golden light
When over the scene comes an ominous cloud
The prospect serene in deep darkness to shroud
But the clouds that appear
In the world out-of-doors,
Though the storm be severe
And a tempest down pour5,
win do us less harm, every heart will allow,
And cause less alarm than a cloud on tho brow.
A cloud on the face
OF a friend that we love
WIN hide every trace
OF the sunshine above,
Fill the heart with its gloom and the atmosphere
chill.
ike shadow of doom, the torebodIns Of III.
The infant will smile
In the fond nurses arms,
Who strives to beguile
And to soothe its alarms.
But soon Ill at ease, It's distress't viii avow
Whenever 1t sees there's q cloud on her brow.
All, many will roam, ss.sf
Seeking places more fair,
When the gardens at home
Need their culture and care;
And many bright flowers a brief race have run
because TOR long hours kept out Of the sun.
Let the sunshine come 10
IL will 90 US all good;
Its way let 1t win
Where the shadows now brood ts'
And once In the heart, 1t VIII manage somehow
10 dispel with weird art every cloud from the
brow. ah
--JoseDhtae Pollard. n thsss,o York Ledger.
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MISCELLANY.
PROMINENT WRITER'S.
Pen and Ink sketches Of wttf Knows
Authors.


IN person Walt Whitman, the g good,
gray poet" is tall, erect and stout, and
moves about with the aid Of a large cane
His white hair, thrown straight back from
his brow, and full white beard give him
patriarchal appearance. His cheeks arr
fresh and rudy his forehead is deeply
furrowed with horizontal lines; his eyes
light blue, but not large his lips full his
cheeks round and smooth his FIVE senses
are exceptionally acute his voice clear and
arm. In dress he is very simple, hut always
scrupulously neat and clean.
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain) has
paced so many lecture platforms that the
public is more familiar with his personal APP
pearance than with that of most authors.
He is compact in figure, of medium height
md has a frank, sensible face, touched with
good nature, but revealing behind that nc
small amount of resolution. His converse.
ton is replete with the humor that charac.
terizes his writings He is just forty-eight
years of age, was married thirteen years
since and enjoys much domestic comfort
with his wife and two charming little girls
at pleasant mansion in Hartford Conn.
Gail Hamilton, Or Mary Abigail Dodge,
which is her real name, is plain, brown
eyed lady, short in stature and inclined TO
'toutness. She is said to be very fond Of
iress, adopting the most advanced styles
not invariably suited to her advancing years
But she could probably argue this delicate
structure of the fe minnie correspondents
until it would seem almost profanity to
ahate a ribbon. u EY
Mrs. Margaret j. Preaton, who has done
some pretty poetry and lives at Lexington,
Va, is in person somewhat below the me-
dunn height. Her light hair, mingled with
gray eombed over the temple, is coiled in a
graceful knot behind. Her cheeks are fresh
md ruddy, giving her the appearance Of
one much younger than she really is. Hen
ineessant literary labor has subjected hei
eyes to severe strain. producing at times
almost total blindness. She is q very fluent
conyersationalist. She ia domestic, how
ever, rs we'll as literary, and her jellies and
other dainties have acquired n local renown.
Charles Dudley Warner, of medium stat.
| 's'p, - ioopuoo biouBhtiuts fenueu ana
full of character. His thick hair and un.
shaven beard are somewhat gray, but he
ooks decidedly under fifty years of age
Bjoerstjerne Bjoernson is q man of strong
and stalwart frame, bearing n marked re
semblance to the Rev. Robert Collyer. He
is about fifty years of age.
George William Curtis, fifty mime years of
age, is a tall mau with STOPPING shoulders,
the physical results of years of labors at the
editorial desk. His gray hair and side
whiskers are sometimes allowed to grow as
they please free from the pruning of the ton.
serial shears His ears are not always OBJ
,ervabe ON account Of this capillary growth.
His forehead is full, and with bushy eve.
brows projects over a pair of kindly but
earnest and resolute eyes. His other fen.
lures are large, but flexible, expressive and
| good humored. -GTeDetand Leader.
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soolErY IN WASHINGTON.

g II is not to be imagined that such o
society is well defined, or that its rules are
clearly established-thoughit is true that
the Etiquette of Social Life in Washing.
ton has been most elaborately formulated
in little pamphlet, of which fresh edition
is perennially produced, and which Is said
to sell in great numbers. It is, undoubted-
", open to the criticism of being raw, to
the same extent--but no more--that society
in London is subservient and snobbish, and
in New York illiterate and commercial.
Nothing can be more ridiculous than the
public leyees of the President where the
doors are thrown open that every person in
the street may enter them in crush, and
stand in slowly moving procession for two
hours, in order that during half minute OF
that time the President may be seen and his
arm may be wrenched. But this Is not
peculiar to Washington alone. Such pub.
he receptions are inflicted upon presidents
IN all cities which they visit. Hardly less
homogeneous are the Wednesday afternoon
receptions of the wives of Cabinet officers.
when their doors are also thrown open and
hundreds of strangers tramp through their
parlors to pay their respects The wives
Of Judges and Senators and Representatives
aaye to endure the same thing ON other
afternoons of the week. II has come to be
considered ms part of the price of publ,
station. But. no matter what Office a man
may hold, no one may come to his dinner
table without an invitation Aud 1t is in
dinners that Washington society excels.
Diplomats aud travellers from every part of
the world men distinguished in political
life, ON the bench, and in war men of
science and men of letters; women of intel.
hgence and culture, with the native grace
md beauty for which American women nre
Justly celebrated there is no such wealth
of choice in any other American city, and
there are no other dinner parties 50 enter
tanning as those of Washington ~ Century.
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POETRY.

Dat of Love and Ont OF Debt.
OF happy men, the harpiestyet
Is he that's out OF love and debt,
Who owes no kiss TO womankind,
Who has no iuns to craze his mtnd
With heart and thought and conscience free.
Where Is there man more blest than he7
"out OF love and out of debit
Motto none will e-er regret.
TO all surroundings ieeonelled,
He sleeps rs sweetly as a child;
BY neither love nor debt distressed,
His dreams but glorify his rest,
He never breads the morn to see,
For days with days ID peace agree
I out OF love and out OF debt Ia
Motto none will Ger regret. way
Who's had bis share of debt and love
Knows what's the peace they rob him OF;
And, once relieved OF love and debr,
His slavery never can forget.
No longer VIII he bend the knee,
But sing the pseans OF the free.
"Out OF love and out OF debit
Motto none Will eer regret.
For all the bliss that love can give,
There's more OF woe with love to live;
He plucks the perfect, thornless rose,
Who, honoring manhood, no man owes.
No love, no debt, all there's the key
OF life for him who'd happy be.
"Out OF love and out OF debt"
Motto none Will e'er regret.
George Brdseve
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Young rnenshouId not become discouraged
when their marriage proposals are rejected.
They should remember the tactics adopted
by William the fConqueror. and act accord
ingly. When William proposed to Flemish
maiden, with whom he had fallen in love,
she flashed upon him look Of scoin and
said he was too fresh. Or words to that
effect. This enraged sweet William, and
the next tine he met the fdir maid IN the
street he pounded her unuaercifully."
Then he proposed again and was accepted,
The girl was bound to have revenge some-
how. No7ristoaon Herald.
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Orders taken for Sheet Music at
Jobnson's Drug Store.
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