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efsv.ssnsshlaasn'u photograph.


The cuts printed in some OF the news.
papers and labeled "B. P. Hutchinson
were made from sketches taken on the
run. Not one of them does him justice,
while some of them are little less than
caricatures. The sketches, I dare say,
were made when he was hurrying In his
business or when he was annoyed. Mr..
Hutchinson has no photograph of himself.
Whether he ever had one made or not /
do not know. But ] have it from his own
lips that he hasn't photograph, or q
painting, or a picture Of any kind Of him
self in existence. A gentleman asked him
one day when they were at lunch il he
had never had picture taken when he
was a boy. Mr.. Hutchinson's reply was:
when / was boy / had no time for any
foolishness OF that sort. - Chicago Times.
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Mrs. Harriet peeeher stowe.

Mrs. Stowe has been described as a
brilliant, fluent conversationalist, and
withal for that kindness of disposition
in society which she transmitted to the
world through her pen. Her smile has
always been especially winning. Giving
to the world SO much fiction, it is to be
expected that she would be subject to
fits of abstraction. On one occasion q
party of young ladies was invited to
meet her at luncheon. Mrs. Stowe APP
peared, but not the expected flow of en-
Pertaining words, the outpouring of the
wealth stored within. Her principal re-
mark was a request for some one to pass
her the bread. The ladies were disap-
pointed of course, and twas subsequently
discovered that she was at the time in
quite different company from that which
realty surrounded her. She was having
a tete-a-tete with the characters of "Old
Town Folks"
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The Old man chanssa nls views,


When was boy went to visit an
austere old uncle of mine, who kept a
country store in q Florida town. He
was never known to laugh out loud or to
take much amusement out of anything.
There was big bumblebees' nest in the
eavestrough of the old store, however,
and the darkies that were always hang
ing about used to stir it up occasionally
to make fun. When a strange darky
would come around who did not know
of the trick, the boys would get him
near the nest, stir up the bees behind his
back, and then quietly get out of harms
way and watch the stranger jump when
the bees stung him.
This trick, when successfully carried
out, was one of the very few things that
tickled old Uncle Ben, and he would
watch its performance with anxiety lest
it should fail, and would then retire to
the back part Of the shop and shake for
ten minutes with internal laughter,
which only found outward expression in
his quivering stomach and shoulders and
swapping black eyes. This had been re-
peated scores of times, when one day
there came a hitch in the proceedings
One bee lit just ON the old mans upper
lip, and gave him sting that raised a
lump as big as pigeons egg there in
about one minute.
Old Uncle Ben retired to the back OF
the shop, as usual, without giving any
sign of his smart, and followed him to
see him shake with laughter. There was
no shake this time, however. The old
man called me to him and said: "See
here, my boy, you run out into the back
yard and get me lump of cold, wet
clay from the well side" l didlso, and
he sent me away again, saying that he
wanted the clay to stuff up rat hole
with. hid behind barrel, however,
and saw him clap the clay to his mouth,
take his head in his other hand, and
stamp around and swear to himself, till
| got scared. Then he took out some
ball blue from box, wrapped it up in
his handkerchief, dipped it in a pail of
water and rubbed it on his lip till he
looked like an Indian on the war path.
Finally.he Gained down, washed him.
self off, and came out looking sourer than
ever.
The next day the boys found most
promising victim, and We're preparing
to play the trick on him when Uncle
Ben came out and shouted: "Now, then,
you lazy rascals, won't have you driv-
ing off my customers with your scurvy
tricks. The first boy that touches that
bees nest will get a cowhide over his
back" And the darkies never could UNI
derstand what caused the old man to
change his mind SO suddenly about a
trick that had amused him SO many
times.--New York Tribune.
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N lie sPARE cHAMeER.

Ministers Experience with Bees at Mid
night In Country House.
Twas put tc sleep in the spare room,
or guest chambsy, of a country parson-
age, where the fScal minister's thrifty
spouse had stored her beehives for the
winter, choosing it, doubtless, as room
where the temperature was sure to be
equally chilly, and where nothing would
disturb them. They stood behind pre-
tentious screen that cut off one corner of
the room, and they were forgotten by all
the family when was put in there to
sleep. Provision had been made for
warming the room, on those rare occa-
sions when such thing was done at all,
by one of those things called 'sdumb
stove" because it has no opening in it, I
suppose, known also as "drum,"
through which the heat from the parlor
stove below passed on its way to the
chimney. The parlor stove had been lit
to greet the visitor, and the result was
that the bees thought spring time had
come, and l was awakened from my
sleep by buzzing sound.
Gracious" said to myself, shave all
the horse flies in the country made this
room their winter home and been thawed
out by the heat?" could hear them fly
ing around, and presently big fellow
lit on my hand. slapped at him and
got a well defined, but not serious, sting
for my reply. "Beesp shouted as loud
as could. "Helpl Helpr' Then l dived
down among the covers, bid myself as
well as l could and awaited develop
ments.
The good wife had heard my call for
help and reused her husband. He got
up and knocked at my door, calling to
me if / wanted anything. My answer
from deep under the bedclothes sounded
SO mysterious that he promptly burst in
the door, thinking that some one was
strangling me. He had candle in his
hand, and the bees began to gather
around the light. Not thinking of what
he was doing he brushed them away,
and was instantly stung IN about ten
places at once. With yell he dropped
the candle and rushed into his wife's
room shouting: 1.-THE bees! the bees are
out and are killing Brother M. l
told you not to put them there, and now
see what's happenedi''
He had left my door open, and the
bees followed him into the hall, where
his wife had already lighted lamp. |
tell you there was lively time in that
house for an hour or so, while lay hid
den among the blankets and enjoyed u
all immensely. The only way out of the
difficulty was to open every window and
door in the house, and the cold rush Of
air in about an hour quieted the bees,
which were then nearly all easily gath
ered UP by the family. When, with
many apologies, they came to SEQ how
great my injuries were, emerged UNI
hurt from my hiding place and laughed
at them all heartily New York Trib-
une
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NO. 913
IMPROVEMENTS III ENallsti.
Suggestions About words That nay rs
Improved by simpler Spelling.


Improved by Simpler Spelling.
We need not go the length Of the fam
atics of phoneticisrn (who would spell
wife yf, knee nee, and write eye in the
same manner as the personal pronoun y
to desire a change in the spelling of many
English words which are a stumbling
block to foreigners as well as to natives.
The instances Of 'splough," Though"
enough" borough" cough,
slough, " fought, E" in which seven words
the letters ought to have seven different
sounds, are more than suficiAt to prove
that reformation in spelling Is highly
desirable, and that plough out to be writ
ten and printed pillow; through, thru or
throo; enough, enuf; borough, burrow or
burro; cough, cawf; dough, doe, and
ought, aut or ort with the quiescent.
In like manner the verb s:to do'' ought
to be written ito du" or ito doo," and
the past tense of ito read" ought not to
be spelled in exactly the same manner as
the present tense of the same verb; but
did read pronounced I redd) should be
| written phonetically; and did eat (pro-
nounced / EFT, or / ate) should follow
the same rule. Why the double should
necessarily be employed in the words
spell, well, bell, smell, fell, and many
others, while one is considered sufH-
cient in rebel, propel, excel, repel, expel.
ETC., is not apparent to ordinary intelli-
gence, or applicable by any pathological
and genealogical reasons.
Why English writer's, takers and
printers should persist in ignoring the
past lenses of SO many verbs in daily use
passes comprehension, go needless and 80
anomalous is the lazy and incorrect
habit into which some good writers, as
well as the vulgar, have permitted them
selves to fall. 81 bid him do it now" is
correct, but ~ bid him do it yesterday"
in which the present tense is used in
stead of babe in the past, is an indefens-
ible corruption. Among the verbs which
have been deprived Of their past tepses
and their preterites may be specified to
bet, to beat, to let, to spread, to shed, to
cut, to put and to shut.
There are no grammatical or any
other reasons why they should not have
been among the verbs which have infcc-
tions in other languages, but never had
in English, though they ought to have
had if intelligent grammarians had had
the original ordering of the language.
"Can" and Unjust" have not even the In
6nitiye ito can" and ito must" Cam
has past. tense (''could'), but no future,
which can only be rendered by the para
phrase az shall be able" or at will be in
my power" "Must" has neither a past
nor fnture-''I must do it today has
to be put into the past tense by tho
roundabout iocution, II was obliged to
do it," or at was necessary that Ishould
do III" while the future of the verb fall
loir, which, in the corresponding case.
in the more precise language of the
French, Is il faut, becoming II faudra in
the future, is in English only to be ex-
pressed by paraphrase. expressive both
Of compulsion and obligation In futurity.
Nineteenth Century.
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A anew mode of calming the nerves was
one resorted to by little girl who had
to have two large teeth extracted. The
dentist who was to pull the teeth has a
piano in his reception room. His patient
came and Brought little friend. Instead
Of proceeding to the chair, however, she
paused at the piano. "Would you like
me to play for you, doctor?" said she. On
receiving an affirmative answer she exc
cuted a gay waltz, and then said: "Per-
haps you would like to hear both of us
play. Shall we try duet2" This ac-
complished, the young diplomat offered
to sing, and the doctor expressing great
delight at the prospect she did 50; then
the two little girls sang together, and
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Love and rrnu.fu,Ion 81 n,ood.

Four years ago Frederick Ayres, OF
Racine, Wis, became infatuated with
the lady who is now his wife, but she
preferred some one else. He made way
for her more favored sutton. A few days
after her engagement she became Ill and
grew worse rapidly. 1t was finally de-
cided that the only thing that could save
her was the TRANSMISSION of blood. Her
favored sutton was sorry, but he thought
he needed all the blood he had in his
system. Ayres offered himself, and the
operation was performed with successful
results. The engagement was broken.
and six months afterward Ayres married
the woman.--Chicago Times.
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The empress of Russia has her daugh-
tiers much with her, and has not even q
80 called governess for them. Her own
personal attendant and her lady of honor
serve also for them. In part this springs
from the emperor's love for simplicity Of
life, but in part, also, that they try to
surround themselves with as few people
as possible, so that as little as may BIO
concerning their private life should trans
pire to the outer world, of whom they
are, and not without good reason, much
afraid. The empress superintends in
person the education of the two little
grand duchesses, Xenie and Olga, aged
respectively IA and 0. The emperor in
his leisure moments tries to do the same
for his boys. Especially he loves to give
them music and dancing lessons, for he
thinks himself great musician, and has
a prediction for the cornet-a- piston. =
Leisure Hours.
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a FANCY.

Once, wandering DER untrodden fields
Far from the hustle of the town,
Bound by the spell which fancy Yields
climbed hill and, looking down,
Saw, In the valley far beneath,
A darksome wood, where oak trees tau
Swayed in the south winds gentle breath.
AS throbbing bosoms rise and fall
but when reached the vale, alas
And on the very border stood,
A mighty hedge could not pass
Grew oil about the tempting wood
caught within the golden ray
OF buttercups. The ripping trill
OF brooks and fountains in their play
With birth-songs seemed the wood to III
And. as listened, on the wind
There came voice. as one who sings;
oh, mortal leave the world behind,
And scale the hedge on fancy's wings
Behold, thou standest on the edge
OF that enchanted fairYland.
Thy doubts have raised the mighty hedge,
Twill vanish now at thy copmand-"
Isighed as one who doubts his dream.
saw the thorny hedge grow less;
And fainter grew the mystic CLEAN;
The hedge passed into nothingnesS
The mist OF eventide arose,
Within a barren vale stood
The day was sinking to its close
There was no dim enchanted wood
-Flavel Scott Mines In Harper's Weekly
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The fondness Of Phillips Brooks, OF
Boston, the distinguished rector of Trim
ity church, for little children is well
known. Not very long ago DR.. Brooks
was calling on friend In Cambridge,
who is the happy mother of three chill
dren--two boys and little girl. DR..
Brooks soon had all three OF the little
folk about him and was questioning them
in regard to their views of an occupation
when they should be "grown up" One
boy would be an architect, he said, and
plan Queen Anne houses; the other
thought he would be poet, like his late
distinguished grandfather. "And what
would you wish to be, my dear?v said
the clergyman to the little 4-year-old
daughter of the house. ~ think, SIR
she replied modestly, as she caressed her
doll, "that should like to be a mother
Washington Post.
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wilma Worth nrinIeInr.

Wine worth 100000 bottle is a
drink that in expense would rival the
luxurious taste of barbaric splendor when
priceless pearls were thrown into the
wine cup to give rich flavor to its con-
tents; yet in the city of Bremen just such
a costly beverage may be found. In the
wonderful wine cellar under the Hotel
de Vile, in the Rose apartment, there
are twelve cases Of holy wine, each case
inscribed with the name Of one of the
apostles. This ancient wine was depos-
tied In its present resting place In the
year 1924, 266 years ago. Ono case of
this wine, consisting of five oxhofs OF 204
bottles, cost 500 rix dollars in 1924. In
Guiding the expense of keeping up the
cellar, interest on the original outlay and
interest upon interests, one of those OK
hofs would today cost 555, 657, GAO rix
dollars; three single bottles, 2,213,812
rix dollars; glass, or the eighth part OF
bottle, is worth 340,476 rix dollars, or
about e54, 476; or at the rate Of $40 rix
dollars, or R55, per drop.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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To Free His Mind.

Grim Stanton, his war secretary, never
quite knew how to take Lincoln. STAN
ton was for exterminating such elements
as dared to ask questions. It is related
that once some one had refused to under
stand an order, or, at all events, had not
obeyed. II believe I'll sit down." said
Stanton, "and give that man a piece of
my mind" "Do So" said Lincoln;
'write him now, while you have it on
your mind. Make it sharp. Cut him all
up" Stanton did not need a second in
vitation. 1t was bone cruncher that he
read to the president. "That's right"
said Abe; chats a good one." "Who
can I get to send it by?" unused the secre-
tary. "Send itr' replied Lincoln; "send
It'll Why, don't send it at all. Tear it
up. You have freed your mind on the
subject and that is all that is necessary.
Tear it up. You never want to send
such letters; never do. San Francisco
Argonaut.
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Cooperative Cooking.

In both New York and Boston there
have been formed during the last few
years cooked food supply companies, y
which have served families over wide
area with perfectly we'll cooked food, In
large variety, hot or otherwise, accord
ing to order Some families who have
patronized the New York company &C
cord it the highest praise, not alone fol
the excellence of the food, but for the
reduced cost as compared with the ex.
pense of the home cooked food. And in
Boston l know the company has fur
nished meals to its patrons at greatly
reduced expense in as perfect state as
at the best managed hotels. -Miiier's
Journal
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The average young man cannot keep
up with the average young woman, or
at least he does not. Where the fault
lies, and for what reason, will oil come
out by and by, as the other questions at
issue are answered. If the ceaseless hue
and cry Of rs marriage failure?" or
"Is religion failurey would resolve it.
self into the question of more point. 'Is
manliness failure?" the whole subject
would be disposed of in the same an
Bwer. Detroit News
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BOYS Out Of Work.

Boys have little chance to learn any
business by which they can earn their
daily bread One trouble is that the
girls, who ought to be at home doing
homework, have taken the places of the
boys. might mention dozens of trades
where no great muscular effort is requir-
ed that are taken up by girls and which
should be held by men alone. How can
the boys secure apprenticeship when the
places are already filled by girls? While
the girls are at work the boys are idle for
want Of it; some of them sit around the
house, while others are loafing, stealing
rides on trains or devoting themselves to
other forms OF mischief. A friend Of
mine has no work, but his two sisters are
down town in store. know of hus-
band that is idle, while his daughter and
sister-in-law are employed. Cor. Detroit
News.
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phys,ea, Culture n paIt,mor..

Baltimore girls are always beautiful,
but they have lately taken up the ply
steal culture fad, which will make them
more fetching" than ever Mr.. B. r.
Bennett has presented to the Woman's
college, of Baltimore, a magnificent gym
nasium, to be called Bennett hall The
Swedish system Of physical culture is
used in the girls gymnasium. They wear
jaunty costumes and come out rosy,
merry and strong. Thus the physical
culture fad is gradually working its way
south.-E. A. Q.
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omsns of stormy weather.

Avery reliable sign Of stormy weather
Is when the sun rises clear and shortly
goes into a cloud. This indicates the
presence OF rapidly condensing moisture
in the atmosphere, which is likely to fall
soon as rain. A lurid color Of the sky at
sunrise, halos around the sun and moon,
"a rainbow in the morning." and the
sun drawing water" are due to the same
cause, and are all omens Of stormy
weather. -Exchange
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American Chewing Gum in london.

Gum chewing is an American vice
exclusively, and it is very likely to re-
main SO. There are several American
candy shops in London, but they are
veritable robbers roosts. In America a
small package of Yucatan chewing gum
costs five cents; here the exorbitant sum
of sixpence Twelve cents) is demanded
for the same size OF package and kind
of goods. We cannot hope to introduce
the vice into England SO long as we ac.
company the vice with such fragrant ex-
tortion.-Eugene Fields London Letter.
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Among The exhibits at the Indianapolis

Among the exhibits at the indianapolis
meeting Of the Western Canned Goods
association were two cans containing
beef soup, part of a lot prepared for the
United States navy in 1910. They are
owned by William Daggett, of Indian
apolis, whose grandfather was at the
head of Daggett & Kenslett, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, in the early part of the CEN
fury. The contents are supposed to be
in good condition; if not, the fermenta-
ton and creation of gases within would
break the seal. The soup is therefore
seventy-one years old
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Paint from Potatoes.

Potato paint is novelty which is said
to adhere well to wood and plaster and
to be very cheap. To make it boil one
pound Of peeled potatoes, mash, dilute
with water and pass through sieve;
then add two pounds Of Spanish white
in four pounds Of water. Different
colors can be had by the use OF the ordi-
nary mineral powders. -New York Tel
egram.
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The meanest man in Maine lives near
Lewiston. Hc had an only son, who
was drafted and killed in the war. The
father now says; ~ was short sighted in
not paying $500 for substitute, for I
have been forced to hire a man ever
since to help carry on the farm, and II
has cost me thousands above the price
of a substitute. Besides, he was a master
hand TO work and the smallest eater |
ever saw "
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LAMBERTvILLE, N. !, WEDNESDAY APRIL 49, 1890.

those Of the poor black folks about. A
common grief had torn away the barrier
Of race, color and station, and he was as
sincere mourner as old Uncle Jack,
who stood with bowed head near him.
And as the old bandanna neckerchief
seemed to grow tighter and tighter
around his throat he said:
"Iknew de Lawd would pervide, Sairy,
I knew 1t, chile, kase he alters does. ~
New York Sun.
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A New wbite pitch.

Anew white pitch for shipbuilders
has been introduced, which, it is claimed,
supersedes the present laborious, expen-
sive and inefficient method of white deck
seams by working putty into the seams
with a knife. The popularity of the
white pitch is that it is the only material
hitherto introduced of a white color that
can be run into deck seams in hot state
like ordinary pitch. The material is es-
pecially suitable for hot climates, as it
will stand sun heat which would cause
ordinary pitch to melt out of the seams.
--Phiiadelplliu Record.
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Hawarden, Mr.. Gladstone's country
seat, was invaded one day by little
olive colored man, making many gestures
and talking strange jargon; SO the ser
wants arrested him as maniac and pos
sible assassin. Mr.. Gladstone was sum-
moned to see the wretch, who turned ouS
to be a Greek professor, speaking no
English, who had come all the way from
Athens to congratulate the British states
man on knowing Homer's "Iliady BY
heart.
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A shifting Telephone.

There are some people who make queer
disposals of their telephones. A well
known undertaken of this city has his
telephone on dumb waiter He runs 1t
up to his room at night and can answer
1t without getting up. In the daytime
he runs II out Of sight after he has used
IL, and when the people who are always
waiting to "hse his telephone for
moment" drop in for that purpose he tells
them that they can use 1t If they can find
it.--Detroit Free Press.