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Governor Curtin. from horse at 106,
and my father lived to be 96. have had a
stirring lille, nave seen some sickness. and
am ROW, at u, in perfect physical condition.
/ had three or four attacks of the grip last
winter, and have survived them. My rule
of life is temperance and regularity. am
blessed with q very small appetite, and I
don't know what it is to be hungry. / have
just eaten my supper. 1t consisted of some
bread and milk, and rarely eat more than
this for breakfast. NY dinner is light, and
can go all day without eating and not
notice it I have no particular rules of
diet. I drink q little good rye whisky
every day, and smoke in moderation. do
not exercise a great deal, and have no
particular rules of health. I believe that
marriage conduces to q long life, because it
is in the course of nature.
Not Always a Healthy Man.
"At the close of the war I was very sick
man. For four years was constantly with
in the sound Of the clicking of the tele-
graph. 1t was % In the Governors Office
in Harrisburg, and in the field carried an
operator with me. Day and night my mind
and nerves were on strain, and at the close
Of the war my nervous system was broken
down. could not CLOSE my hxnd, I was
so nervous, and lokt entire control of my
self. Ny doctors told me that change of
climate was all that would save me, and
as got out Of New York. and was well
In few months.
FRANK g. CARPENTxE ;.
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TOURING In TEXAS.
Bill Eye Enjoying Life on a Very Ac-
c0mnlodating Railroad.
TALE OF TIE GENTLE CHEROKEE.
The Fat Contributors Lecture In O Jay
Town Of PennsyIvania
RENARIs on TIE LONE STAR STATE
WRITTEN FOE rHn prsrArcu.,


We are still in Texas and to-day we rode
past whole townships of cacti. All kinds of
rare vegetables grow in this strange and
mighty State. The fuzzy cactus fourishes
here especially-fourishes like a profess
sional penmsn. There is nothing small
about Texas. A ranch that does not en-
brace whole town is hardly worth assess
ing. A county with a barbed wire fence
around it is more like the customary thing.
A friend Of mine here has the best of Q
county. 1t Is fenced in with barbed wire,
which the outlaw used to cut now and then
so that the cattle would get ont and wander
away into Peru and other neighboring
places. He had to keep force Of cowboys
to "ride the lines" and examine the fence
every day, until it occurred to him that he
could make the top wire telegraph wire,
and with an instrument at headquarters he
could detect a. break and locate it at any
time. So now a line repairer and
cheap operator. who has nothing to do but to
communicate with himself all day, consti-
tute the fence force in place of the old and
expensive corps Of riders and repairers.
A Very Accommodating Railroad.
We rode up from Galveston the other day
with Conductor Taylor. He is hearty man
with genial smile filled with mirth and
gilt-edged teeth. He is the kind of conductor
who looks out for his passengers comfort.
He telegraphed ahead and got lunch for
Us, which saved our lives no doubt, for we
had to travel all day on the Houston and
Shreveport Railroad, which is said to be the
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fact that he has selected Fronoisoue Sdreeu
as his bride lady fully 80 ears younger
than himself.
M. Sarcey is not handsome man as the
reader will agree by reference to the portrait
accompanying this article. Both face and
form are thick and "podgy," and one look
ing at him would think him a dull old fel-
low, but. in truth, his is one of the brightest
intellects in all France. For years be has
been contributing IA or more columns weekly
OF dramatic matter to his paper without ces-
sation, and it can be said that his articles
are always tull of lite and spirit and the
opinion OF NO man of his time is held in
higher esteem. Besides, there seems to be
no limit to his powers. Others will at least
occasionally Drift away from their chosen
held, but M. Sarcey never. Day after day
he has something new to say in theatrical
matters. To-day it is on dramatic novelties;
tomorrow new books relating to the stage;
the next questions concerning the advance
ment or condition of his favorite profession.
Always brilliant, logical and sparkling with
ideas are the productions of this dis
tinguIshed writer, and as he is still active
and strong we may reasonably hope for a
long continuance of his much-admired work.
AJudge's Peculiar Ruling.
The judge of petty court in England
raised peculiar point in trial which took
place there recently. A committee Of
miners dismissed man for drunkspnsss.
The COMMITTEES happened to Be made up en-
tirely OF teetotalers. and whom the man who
had been discharged appealed 10 ths Law the
judge In question sustained him, and, fur
thermore, refused to accept the testimony Of
the committee. on the ground that the men
composing il were 20 extreme in their views
that their evidence was bound to be inhu-
enced. While many persons will object to
such theoretical manner Of osudustins 4
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Miss Cynthia Westover, for that is the
Young woman's name, has not always been
the idol of the Italian laborers Of the
street cleaning department and the Com
missioner's right hand in respect to fig
ures. When she was child she lived
pony-back among the Rockies with Prof.
Westover, the geologist, who is her father
In those days she spent months without see
ing woman, and ready to scream at such q
curiosity. Tor as you observe, she had no re-
minder in her own person that there was a
sex feminine, since she was dressed for con-
venience. and perhaps also for picturesque
ness and beauty as little cowboy. She
could swing the lariat when she wore these
garments, and charm squirrels She could
do, indeed, most things the Indian children
do, which makes it all the stranger that she
should be now in such a responsible metro
politan position.
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A CHARMING LITTLE COWGIRL

Picture Of the Young Woman Now Attract.
ing Attention in Gotham.
New York Recorder.1
A good many pictures have appeared In
print at one time and another Of the young
woman who is Private Secretary to Com
missioner Beattie, and who, indeed, has q
q face that is fine enough to be worthy Of very
frequent reproduction. But the picture that
Is herewith given has not seen the light in any
of the multiplied sketches Of her career.
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matte service who was Emma Eames.
stationed there when she was born. Her
childhood was spent in Boston. She learned
the value Of her voice early, and deter
mined to fit herself for the operatic stage,
going to France for that purpose. Two
years of study with Madame Marchesi and
Gounod and she was ready for active work.
Her first appearance at the Grand Opera
House was an instantaneous success. She
essayed the role Of Juliet in which she made
q great hit Since that time she has ap-
peared in several other operas, in all of
which she has shown to advantage, and
many critics think her the best singer, with
out exception. this cou untry has prod ucsd.
: The Colony on Tristan D. D'Acunha. f-.
The published reports concerning the con
dition of the inhabitants of that remote
island in the South Atlantic, Tristan
D'Acunha, are rather misleading. 1t would
appear rs if the entire colony, which now
consists Of about 100 souls, was wrecked on
the island in 1886, while in fact Peter
Green, the present head of it, is the only
one who reached the island in such a man
ner, it having been colonized years before.
Although Tristan D'Acunha is !, 800 miles
from St. Helena, o company OF British artil-
lery was placed there in 1916 to watch Ma
poleon. When the latter died the force was
Withdrawn, with the exception of Corporal
named Glass and few companions who
were left in charge of the small fort that had
been erected. Finding the soil very fertile
and the locality agreeable, the men decided
to remain when their terms of enlistment
had expired. They were also able to carry
on brisk trade with passing vessels which
added considerable TO their revenue. In the
meantime their number slowly but steadily
increased.
The island Is about 20 miles in circum-
ference and is within score of miles of two
others, one Of which, Inaccessible Island, is
of special interest from the circumstance
that it harbored two Germans named Stolten-
hof, who led quite Robinson Crusoe exist
ence there beginning in 1871. They were
finally taken off by the Challenger on octo-
Der 16, 1873. W1LKIE.
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The Record the Town Had

The Record the Town Had
Well, "the Fat Contributor" was advsr.
tised to "argy" at the hall on O certain
evening in the town speak of. and - he
did not know anything about the place or
this record, which, 1 am told, Is now forgot.
ten almost, he had no fears about it, and -
went there to honestly please and entertain
people as we'll as he could, knowing that II
they did not like his methods they had the
divine right to remain away.
Well, after the owner of the hall had 70.
ceived his fee, and had filed it carefully
away in the dried pancreas of "beef crit
ter"-which was the popular purse in that
town-he told "Gris'' that they had the
reputation there of breaking uD every show
that came, no matter what it was. Not be-
cause the show was poor, mind you, but be-
cause the town had reputation to sustain.
"Oh. yes" he said, "tne last thing was
what's called the blind vocalists Come
back here and I'll show you where they had
to jump out. Struck down there, about 80
feet, on that lumber pile. bet you it was
rich. One of 'em was deaf, and she lost her
bearings and thumped her head agin that
blacksmith shop over there. Oh, they Lii
out like scared covey of auails, you bet.
One of 'em broke his wrist when be fell,
'caus he tried to save his old fiddle from get
ting busted. SAID it was all be had to get Q
living with. You Detser not rool with tnese
tellers, I tell You. They're mighty spirited
boys, these is"
Silenced by . Woman.
Well, Griswold said that he had sErsed
to lecture there, and he believed that be
would try 1t. He began and showed good
nerve. You can imagine, however, the feel.
ings of man who is trying to wiring laugh.
ter from an audience who came to mob him,
and who had not been above mobbing Q
helpless little band OF blind singers He
got about half way through when the noise
was too great for him, and then his wife
came forward. Her eyes blazed. The
noise ceased for moment.
"You miserable loafersr" she said.
"Cowards. every one Of you'll dare you 70
make a move toward this stage. Here isA
man who has come to please and entertain,
you, and you who dare not singly touch
hair Of his head unite together to mob him.
You contemplate coyotesi You hsvea't
the courage to even rob q corpse until it is
cold.''
Then the lecture went on. Griswold had
to knock down two or three toughs OF the
door, but he said he did not mind thas,
People at the door were liable TO knosk
down something anyhow. BILL NrA
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chapter and opened his v.li... n. took Out

chapter and opened his vsliss. He took cut
hammer and = big nail. he drove the
large nail into the door frame over the
latch. Then he took big revolver out Of
his yalise. and with that In one hand and q
big beech whip in the other he went at that
school, and with wonderful generosity and
liberality, and a eommendabIe equity, he
whipped every boy in that school SO that
people passing by thought there was 4 car
pet renovating establishment inside. He
did it SO well that two of those BOYS are nov
said to be in the ministry, and two Of them
doing time in Congress for q term Of years.
Then he took his valise and left the place.
He never asked for any salary, but those
who saw him last saw him with his littls
valise in his hand, crying over the grave Of
his brother, the poor consumptive teacher
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ORDERS In A COFFEE HOUSE.
The Waiter Uses = Language Peculiar to
tN"s His EstabIishment

The Waiter Uses = Language Peculiar to
t,"s His EstabIishment
Baltimore HERALD
Any man who has ever a meal within the
portals of p full-fedged coffee house has
heard the sportiye waiter singing out his
abbreviated and nondescript orders. If you
should happen to call for roast beef and q
baked potato you will Immediately hear,
Zone daughter house and q murphyr
II 1t ID mincs pie sprinkled with white
sugsr you crave, the waiter calls aloudt
Zone dyspspsla In snowstormp
Only a few days ago I asked the waiter Of
one Of these resorts to order me some poaehsd
eggs, No sooner were the words out Of my
mouth than heard him yell,
adam and Eve adoat In mid ocean,"
But I changed my mind. quickly saying I
desired scrambled eggs He changed his
order TO "ShipBrsck Adam aud Eye"
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Whsther she muv or NAV not consider 1t g
matter for INSTRUMENTATION, 1t IL certain
that she at one time was seriously consid-
cred as mate for the present Emperor OF
Germany. The arrangement was set aside,
however, and Princess Victoria CHOSEN In.
stead. Probably Louise, etc.. u better on
as II 10, even If she does marry man well
MP In years, as he has at least the reputation
of being q good hearted old fellow, while the
Emperor's marital affairs do not appear to
be as happy or ss we'll balanced as they
could be.
AIsace-Lorraine is: German.
There is lot OF talk these days about the
hatred of Alsace- Lorraine for everything
German and it would appear as If the border
countries ceded to Germany after the Franco
Prussian war were solidly French commune
ties carried over bodily into the enemy's
country. The sensational writer's who are
continually issuing reports ought to remem-
ber that these princiralities, though under
French rule since the time of Louis XIV,
are not French in any other Particular.
During all the 200 years this splendid coun-
try was alienated from the German people,
the language of thee RhIuelanders never
ceased to be the language of the people and
even all the newspapers have been printed
in both languages. An official estimate of
the population, made in 1890. also annuls
the wild assertions. OF the ], $50, 900 persons
comprising the population 1850, 600 are of
German origin. Under the circumstances,
1t is certainly ridiculous to. assume that
Alsace-Lorraine is clamoring to return to
French rule.
A Great Am erIcan Singer.
Ifit were true that kittens born In q
bake-oven should be loaves Of bread, then
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worst In the United states. Yet 1t Is genial
ana accom- modatng roao. AL tne Hai9s
are acoommoaation trains. Inc one fode
on stopped 10 minntes wnlle taii man went
Dack TO recover MS nat, anu IL was NOT
very good hat either.
When the train pauses at station on the
Houston and Shreveport road the little
Dronae razorDacK nog comes ana eats tne
axle grease on the cars ana the lneoriated
Cherokee Indian ASSISTS ms jag on poaro tno
tram ana reproaenes the wnite man 1or
ro6Ding MIN OF MS iands. we mao one as
Fellow passenger. de wore PINK snirt,
with large. wide n9gnees At the wrists; wrists and
arouno ms neck. ne nao oeen 1!lnking, SO
l was told ny people VINO knew him. though
.1ouges AZ nrs. INA. NAY! IL was us way. ne
spoke o, the past win some sorro", anu as
ne neio M nano great Dig warm Tear
Weiled up In MS darx eye ana 1eii on my
vest: ne saiu taas ms Ioiks o"neu al tne
ooutn az one tms, pu' .ne VINE man caMe
among an 'nen, anu t"o or snLee Heaes win
oo Gays anu cosss oepri'eo 'ne" VI 'neif once
ianos'
Nobody has Been Wen Treated.
The Cherokee has not been we'll treated
of course, Neither has the negro, nor any.
body else, for that matter. The heathens
have been imposed upon, and so has the
missionary who went across the sea to
knock little gospel into him. A mission
ary VINO graouA!ed WIN me-. sne same Ie
i;.ne G.In;,;.,, ~ ;.ts ~. ha.o,e T;wSn
to- bnt hi. rsI.tivss to.da~ do not eve.
Enow , ths name, of the foIt, vho ate him
a. AZ. atha- La,J a. hs,tha, I, 80 :.
W sno INC Ia % III .h"nt ~. aa
murm9r soou usAl @ au,us sIs sas9r VI
severa! Heit mesnins Pss VIZ useI 70
DseSo s, 70 e.Ssss, cess sIa aad;n, IT, snss
sstah.aea e.. 49, 49, 49,. n,srs. ~. 49,,
..I .aoo ' nnaSt.h,.
~ W"~: F
IN 'ne oay coacn 'neIe "as Iauy WIN
snun s'Gk IN one corner oi nef mou.n,
ss.eep. lug ppsf quTs eommyI yI
uee sonk 'ne pan peyp - one ooI.u I'LL
nave sesn ths Pe oenk 'nee, WIN
nef snuI s"ao IN tns cofnsrpi Her ssgg,ns
Jaw sno .ne co!neoo stopper y, pluink
pottle-wnicn oio NOT contain Diulng any
more, noweVer-as IL peepeo from the poeket
OF ner deep ana proiouno mourning dress,
No would nave SAID 70 nimseii, now cooI
eIu te1't I uo S:Isp,
Wnicn ner nusoand secrelsa himseii any
way mat III wnat saiu' OInefs' or coulse'
might nave looked az tne matter dinerenly,
however. Everything IL OUT OF repair on
the shreveport road except the receiver ne
IL LOOKING nrss RATE
A Boy Spoiled His Lecture.
,...rrsd on,a IN N;,s;,snni Altar
had Sors .o and the roar NJ Applause had
died avav. small bow with pale. Mil
waukee brick complexion, broken here and
there by large melodious freckles, came for
ward to the footlights, and in childish
treble inquired, lis that all, captaln?
said yes, and he went away rather reluctant
ly, I thought. That is the reason why
though regarded the lecture as financial
and moral success according to Horace Gree
ley's standard-viz., that more people stayed
in than went away during the show-yet
when this boy called me captain, here In
land where you can get enough majors for
mess in 20 minutes, concluded that possibly
I|had missed it in Mississippi. All railway
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Justice Bradley. vigorously, and spend
from one to two hours every dayln
Grooming My Venerable Carcass.
81 used to be brought constantly in con-
tact with Henry Ward Beecher, and other
prominent characters of large physique, 80
years or so ago, and they were always banter
ing me about my small vitality. WHY
don't you laugh and grow fat, they would
say. Well 1 would reply, 4 laugh
enough. but don't know how to grow fat. >
Since have changed my plan of life have
buried them all.
II use horsehair mats in rubbing down."
he continued, land then put on vascline or
oil and rub into all parts of my body. The
oil taken up by the skin in this wav is as
good as iood, and it keeps the cuticle in ex-
cellent condition. This use of oil was CON-
mon among the Greeks and Romans, and
you will frd it among many savage
tribes"
How about your eating?" asked.
sol course" replied DR.. Milburn, "a
man must vary his diet according to his
habits If YOU eat a certain article the
year round it will certainly give you the
itch, The diet should conform to the sea-
son. The Duke of Montrose once put up
Itching Poles in Scotland
for the benefit of the peasantry, and you
know Sandy feeds ou oatmeal - months of
the year. The things were q subject of
considerable ridcule, but the people ap-
precIated them, and whenever they used
them they said as they rubbed: God bless
the Duke of Montrose.' When 1 come to
eating take cup OF hot water and sip it.
1t should not be drunk. That is the only
water l taste during the day exec pit glass
of water at the beginning of dinner. All
the water j drink is boiled. Then comes
porridge and fruit the former with milk and
sugar. Then some brown bread and butter,
q little fish and little bit of chop or steak,
and then wind up with two boiled eggs.
"I have eaten from two TO four boiled
eggs every day of the year for 80 years, and
when L speak in the evening l always eat
two boiled eggs before so doing. For lunch
] eat a few biscuits, a little cheese, herring
and shavings Of dried beef. For dinner at
O'Clock simple soup, one course OF meat
with one or two vegetables. green things in
spring, and above ALL onions. 1 am very
strong on onions. l believe it to be the most
valuable vegetable that enters the stomach.
I take boiled milk before going to bed,
which is the last thing, and it enables me to
sleep well. NV digestion is as perfect as
when a boy, and l think that without
doubt, any man, by adopting the same
methods that L did, can achieve the same
results.
Supreme Justice Bradley on Longevity.
DIR. Milburn here attributes his good
health and working powers to his habits of
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life. MANY OF our spry-
est old men say that
habits are little, but the
Inherited constitution is
everything. Take for
instance, Justice Joseph
P. Bradley, ofthe United
States Supreme Court.
who has, for the last q
years, been one of tn
most learned men on th,
Supreme Bench, and
who now does as much
work as any man in pub
lie life. de was born in
1913, was rs years old
lSst March, and his
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working hours are from 10 to II daily.
There 10 no brighter mind in the country
than his, and his range Of knowledge is as
wide a. that OF any other man on the bench.
met him at Deer Park during the past
summer and ehstted with him 40 to his
health. Said hei
81 have been worker all my life, and
during great part of nv career have put
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THE NEGRO MONKEY.

A Creature In London That Comes Ronv %
the Missing Link.
Black and white.l
Our portrait represents the Negro monkey
(Logothrix Humboldtii) recently purchased
by the Geological Society. His face, which
is devoid Of hair, his hands and the hair Of
his head are Jet back, SO that he has the ap-
pesrsnce Of a diminutive negro, two feet
high, dressed in 3 suit OF Rrayish fur. This
view, Of course, disregards the long prshsa-
sile tail which he possesses in common with
his cousins, the monkeys Of the New World,
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relgni u 3 Z T u 9 q,
G e orge Victor, of
Waldeck-P o mt,
with Princess Louise
Caroline Juliane, Of
Schleswig- Holstein-
sonderburg- Glucks-
burg. The groom
was born Janury II,
1881, and the bride
January 8, 1858. so
there Is a slight dis
crepancy in ages.
Princess Louis is de-
scribed as a fair, blue.
e eyed. kind-hearted
girl of more than Or
dipary intelligence.
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In Church.

New York Herald.
There's an angel up by the pulpit stair,
OF marble white and cold,
A saint OF goodly deeds SO rare
That in history they are told.
But whenever look his lips are DUMP
And his eyes are turned away.
And find that my heart and mind are NUMB
And cannot think to pray.
A girl sits down IN the pew beneath,
With serious sanity eyes,
That gaze from under her hats flower wreathS
In most demure surprise
She looks my way and her eyes meet mine
r. With a smile so sweet and faint
That find in my heart prayer diVins
To this pretty modern saint.
And i vow old VOWS 10 my ch1ldnooo mads,
As sit In the pew alone,
For like . saint that il taller made
Better than one OF stone.
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convicted of the murder
of his cousin, Stephen
Skidmore, by conmut-
ing the prisoners death
sentence to life imprison-
ment. The case is re-
markabls from the fact
that the prisoner, since
originally convicted in
1889. has been respited
eight times, both Gov
ernors, Foraker and his
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men In the United
States for many
years. He was
eminent as o War
Governor. He served
with great distinction
as our Minister to st.
Petersburg, and he
has had n long career
as a member of Con-
gress. He is in good
condition now, aud
he promises to- live
to be 100. Said he:
II owe much to a
ood constitution.
My grandfather died
from being thrown