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Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
The ApplIcatlon Embarrassed.

There lives in certain small town
poor minister who has large family
which his salary does not begin to cover
(literally), so the congregation have do
mated cast off clothing for the children,
and even the poor minister's wife goes
to church in the last years bonnet and
cloak of a deacon's wife. The poor lady
has grown used to this and does the best
she can with the conglomeration Of
dresses, cloaks and hats which are sent
her, though the result is sometimes
rather tragic. However, she has always
felt that she did nohly by the children,
and IL the dresses and eaats and cloaks
and trousers were misfits none was ever
unkind enough to say anything about it.
One Sunday, however, she dressed the
nine hopefuls with great care and
marched them to the church. She was a
little late, and just as she opened the
door and started up the aisle her hus-
band thundered from the pulpit, Even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one OF these. He did not see the
joke, but the congregation Uttered apd
the mother was ready 70 cyy. --Ipdian-
apolis Sentinel,
~.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
SAVED HER SLIPPERS.
A hit of Hitherto Unpublished History OF
the War of 1912.

This is chapter of semiofficial, semi.
domestic history, and it is vouched for
by granddaughter of the hero's fam
lily line, Chicagoan who now lives OF
Dearborn avenue.
Prominent in Mr.. Madison's cabinet
sat, fourscore years ago, Secretary OF
the Navy Jones, the son of a famous
shipbuilder, man gallant not only in
spirit, but in dress and manner. His
fitness for his Office is attested by the
naval histories Of the war of 1912. But
the successful secretary had more wit
than hair, and a wig was a sine qua
non of his political and social life. All
went we'll with this adOrnment until
the luckless August day in 1914 when
the British marched from Bladensburg
upon Washington.
1t will be remembered that President
Madison and his cabinet stood not upon
the order of their going on that occa-
sion, but went at once-to a very re-
tired summer resort. Every one knows
how Lady dolly" remained behind
long enough to save some valuable
White House portraits from having their
eyes put out by English bayonets, but
few have heard how collected Mrs Sec
retary Jones was in this national crisis
Presence Of mind is said to be promot-
ed by absence of body. This lady dis
played in the face of danger presence Of
both mind and body. AS the secretary
emerged from his doorway, his hands
full Of such family valuables as his agi-
tated condition had allowed him to col
lect, Mrs. Jones confronted him with
the appalling words:
"My dear, you have forgotten my
slippers. You must go back and get
them.
General Ross was almost at his door
bringing Imprisonment or death, but the
unhappy man turned back to hunt the
slippers, which, it is only fair to Mrs.
Jones to add, were adorned with dia-
mond buckles. In his headlong quest for
these treasures-which he secured-his
wig dropped off in a dark corner, and
he did not dare to take time to hunt for
it nor to attempt the purchase Of an
other. The shorn appearance of the Sec
retary, hitherto faultless in all appoint
ments Of dress, is said to have very much
lessened the melancholy Of the cabinet
journey. 1t is further asserted that dur
ing the time of retirement, no matter
how depressed any member Of the presi-
Dental party felt over public and pri-
vate woes, if he but glanced at Secretary
Jones peal upon peal of irresistible
laughter was sure to follow and that the
despoiled Adonis cordially joined il
these bursts of merriment. Chicago
Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
The ns.utIs. Of the Allsrh.niss.

The Alleghanies are fertile to the very
SUBMITS, and not the least Of their glo-
ries are their magnificent forests of oak.
hickory, chestnut, maple, pine and 9TH
er noble trees, in the spring when they
are budding forth, in the summer when
they are in the full bloom of maturity
and when the laurel is in blossom, and
in the fall, when the brilliant tints of
red and gold and green and purple overs
whelm one with a sense Of Mother Ma
ture's aesthetic genius in always har-
monizing such profusion Of colors.
After all. it is the thoroughly salts
factory sport to be had with the game
sheltered in these mountains that most
endears them to the man who has any
taste whatever for that sort Of thing
The conditions are perfect The game
ranges from quail, or, as the Virginians
call it, partridge, to deer and bear, and
especially this is one Of the last strong
holds of that noble game bird, the wild
turkey. Magazine of Travel.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Jenny Lind.

Jenny Lind must have been the most
simple, unpretending prima donna that
ever lived. When she first came to Eng
land she was bound to sing only at the
Royal Italian Opera House, and when
commanded to sing at the queens con-
cert she was obliged to refuse. Very
sorry to be compelled to notify this, she
ordered her carriage and drove straight
to Buckingham palace. She handed her
card to an official, who, not unnaturally,
declined to take it in. A higher author
ity happened to pass and took it upon
himself to presentit. AS soon as her maj
esty saw it she said, admit her, by all
means. Jenny Lind appeared and said
simply that she was SO very sorry to be
unable to sing at her majesty's concert
that she thought it better to call herself
and explain. The queen was charmed
with her natural manner, gave her a
cordial reception and promised to be her
friend. TODAY
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Life In japan.

''It is curious, but accepted truth" "
comments the wife Of a naval officer
who has resided a number of years in
Japan, that Americans, as a class, do
not long stand up against Japan life
There is something in the air, or some
thing lacking in it, which is peculiarly
trying to us. So many naval officers
serving a three or six years duty there
have come home with an incurable COM
plant that it is common talk in the serv-
ice. Two admirals have died of abcess
of the liver after several years. residence
there, and other officers have had their
health seriously impaired under similar
conditions. 1 never was seriously sick
in my life till got out to the island
empire, and throughout my whole stay
fought something The English resi-
dents do not seem to suffer as we do,
which is also commented upon fact. 4"
New York Times.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
He Loves to Work.

The foreman of q bootblaoking shop
in Madison square is q continual sur
prise to the customers His employer is
a padrone, and he is left in complete
control His conduct justifies his en-
ployer's confidence. he is the hardest
worker among the half dozen employees
and frequently takes the brushes from
one of his subordinates when there are
not enough customers to keep all busy.
He never allows customer to go away
unless he is satisfied that his boots have
been polished in the best manner possi-
BILE He is ever full Of enthusiasm and
works with as much energy at the end
of busy day as at the beginning. His
humor never lags, and his muscles never
tire.
'It is as good as bracer to watch
that fellow, said rounder. "He is the
only man l ever saw who always seems
to love to work. New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
TREE PLANTING IN FRANCE.
Useless Sand Dunes Converted Into Valu
able Land With Pines.

Useless Sand Dunes Converted Into Valu-
able Land With Pines.
The French thoroughly appreciate the
advantages to be derived from systematic
tree planting. Tracts of sand have been
covered with pine forests, and the word
lande, borrowed, as it is thought, from
the German, is losing its meaning Of
waste" " Till a century ago a large
portion of the forest of Fontainebleau
consisted of bare sand hills, but the
planting of pines was begun. A variety
capable of standing the severest win
ters was evidently found, and millions
of trees now diffuse healthy and agree
able odors, besides furnishing timber
for fuel.
The decomposed fir needles, more
over, gradually form a crust of vegeta-
BILE mold, permitting the growth Of trees
and shrubs less able than the pine to
live ON air. The department of the
Landes, once a barren region, with sand
so loose that people had to walk on
stills, is covered with pines, and the
problem of draining the subsoil has been
solved, as described in Edmond About s
story of "Maitre Pierre"
The losses by fire and anxiety to pro-
duce something more remunerative than
pine are now, however, inducing
schemes of artificial fertilization. In
many French watering places dunes
have been transformed into woods, thus
holding out to seaside visitors the at
traction of agreeable shade and a change
from monotonous beach. Shifting sands
have been prevented from extending in
land. In some cases dunes have been ao-
quired by companies, which, after plant
ing them, have cut them up into build
ing lots and have seen them dotted with
villas
Elsewhere municipalities have taken
up the matter, and in large operations
the district or the department has pro
vided the funds London Times
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
THE KING or INNISHKEA.
He DweIIs on an Irish Island and Rules
a Mayo Tribe.

About g miles from Dugort, in Achiu
island, out to sea, looking like a thin
line of sand in the waves of the Allan
tic, is the island of Innishkea. One fine
morning our party started to visit it in
a trusty hooker. AS the hooker came in
sight of the shore great excitement was
visible among the islanders, and it was
very hard to realize that we were still
but 36 hours journey from London.
The inhabitants turned out en- masse.
The women and children in their scanty
garments of red flannel crouched outside
their cabins, while numbers of the men
ran down to the beach and put out in
their coracles on chance of rowing US to
land 1t was a strange scene and curl
ously like picture plate in boys book
of adventures. We knew there was a
king of Innishkea, and soon a tall,
bronze faced man was pointed out to us
as his majesty. On landing all the party
were introduced and conducted by him
to the palace, where the queen dowager,
with her daughter, bade us welcome in
true Irish fashion.
The old lady was in her picturesque
native costume-red dress and plaid
shaw over her head. The princess, how
ever, had evidently on first sight of the
hooker arrayed herself i'll modern fash
| ion to do us honor, and we were amused
on penetrating into the reception room
to find advertisements from shops in
Buckingham Palace road and st. Paul S
churchyard hung up to embellish the
wall, though only by a favored few
could they be read.
The island was destitute of any school
or means of instruction for the children,
a very small proportion either under
stood or spoke English, and there was
neither watcI nor clock among the peo-
pie, who had happy go lucky idea Of
time and troubled themselves little as
to Greenwich regulations.
There were no church bells to ring, no
trains to catch, no office hours requiring
punctuality, so when the sun was high
in the heavens they would get through
their not arduous farming duties, and
when he sank in the great waste of
waters they could sleep. The kings
word settled all disputes 1t was a
hereditary monarchy, and his people, SO
far as he was concerned, were untaxed.
Happy those states, thought some of the
visitors, where royalty could be main
tanned with so little GRANDEUR How
ever, l am in honesty bound to add we
found King Philip had other means Of
filling his Golfers besides levying taxes
on his faithful subjects and learned the
art Of making good his opportunity
whenever the Saxon stranger ventureC
to land on his shore But Innishkea hal
an interest altogether apart from its sit
uation, surrounded as it is by lovely
views of mountain cliff and rocky head
land. On this spot, hundreds of year
ago, early Christian missionaries land
ed, and on top of a shelly mount, hal
a mile from the beach, are Christian
remains of great antiquity. West of thl
island there stand also the ruins of
church said to have been built by tn
successors of St Columbia -Leisur
| Hours
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
CARDINAL ANTONELLl.
The Great Papal Statesman as He Ap-
peared to q Painter.

The Great Papal Statesman as He Ap-
peared to q Painter.
Rudolph Lehmann's visit to Rome in
1857 led to the painter s introduction to
the great papal statesman, Cardinal An
tonelh. He says:
Before me sat that execrated states
man, ''the best hated man in Rome"
in the most affable of moods His
bronzed and somewhat oriental features
were certainly far from handsome, but
they were full Of character, energy, and,
according to some, cruelty, with the
large, dark, piercing eyes overshadowed
by heavy brow, the strong aquiline
nose and the full sensual lips. He was
in a talkative mood and spoke freely Of
the difficulties that beset his onerous
ministry, of the position Of the papacy
becoming daily more threatened through
the ever increasing energy Of it's wicked
enemies, or what he called "the modern
spirits. " But" he added, ''history
teaches us that it has always triumphed
in the long run, and it will do so now. "
He also told me that the worldly inter
ests of the brothers Antonelli had never
been separated; that they possessed all
their worldly goods in common, one
brother being director Of the Banca Ro-
mana; one, the Conte Gregorio, taking
care of their vast possessions in the Pom
tine marshes, third being syndaco Of
Rome and the youngest being employed
in diplomatic missions by the secretary
Of state.
During a short rest he showed me,
with evident pride, over his elegant
apartment, furnished with all the latest
modern comforts. But the crowning cli-
max was the bedroom, combining with
the solemnity and mystery Of the abode
of prince of the church all the luxu-
ries of the boudoir of petite maitresse
The walls, the curtains, as we'll as the
hangings round the spacious four poster,
were of the heaviest crimson damask,
looped up with enormous tassels.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
BIG WARS CAUSED BY TRIPLES.
A shaven Chin Cost France Three NIllio
Lives-MOdena's BucIxet.

A Shaven Chin Cost France Three Million
Lives-MOdena's Bucket.
Many times it has happened that a
great and costly war has been brought
about by an incident trivial and even
ridiculous.
Thus the war of the Spanish success
sion is said to have been caused through
a glass Of water. A lady, Mrs. Masham,
was carrying a glass of water when she
was obstructed by the Marquis de Torey.
slight scuftie ensued, and the water
was spilled.
The marquis thereat took offense, and
bad feeling ensued between the English
and French courts, with the ultimate
result that war was declared
The campaign cost France many Sc.
we're battles-viz, Blenheim, 1904; Ra.
millies, 1907; Audenarde, 1908, and
Malplaquet 1909.
Quite as absurd in its origin was the
war that took place during the COM
monwealth Of Modena
A soldier stole bucket from public
well belonging to the state Of Bologna.
Although the value Of the article did
not exceed a quarter, it's annexation was
the signal for fierce and prolonged
war.
Henry, the king of Sardinia, assisted
the Modenese to retain the bucket, and
in one Of the subsequent battles he was
made prisoner. The bucket is still ex-
hibited in the tower Of the cathedral of
Modena.
A third instance Of a war resulting
from trifling cause was that between
Louis VII of France and Henry II Of
England.
The archbishop of Rouen decreed that
no one should wear long hair upon their
heads or chins. Louis submitted to the
decree, whereupon his wife, Eleanor,
rallied him upon his appearance. A
quarrel ensued, which resulted in the
dissolution of the marriage and Flea
nor's marriage with Henry.
By this marriage the broad domains
in Normandy formerly belonging to
Louis passed into the possession Of
Henry. Louis, hotly incensed, made an
attack on Normandy, and henceforth,
for nearly 300 years, arose those bloody
and devastating wars which cost France
upward of 5000, 900 Of lives.-London
Answers
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power u Govt ReDor
R>a!!I. q. BskasgE BBakiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
MAY MARRIAGES uNLuckY.
Old Superstition Which Has Powerful In
Auence With European Bridal CoupIes.
. ABSOLUTELY PURE

Old Superstition Which Has Powerful In
fluence With European Bridal Couples.
The municipal statistics of the citv of
Marseilles show the observer that on the
28th of April, 1894, there were regis
tered at the mayors Office in that town
no less than "a marriages Why this
enormous number? Because, according
to an ancient tradition, couples that
marry in the month Of May expose them
selves to great danger-death will soon
smite the unfOrtunates, or, at the very
least, their union will not be blessed
with children. Therefore a large num-
Der of Marseillaise lovers availed them
selves of the last days of April to join
themselves in wedlock.
This curious superstition is by no
means confined to Marseilles NJ. 10
Blaut, French Investigator, ascribes
to it an origin in Roman antiquity. The
Roman poet Ovid said that May was no
time for widows to marry or for young
girls, and adds that tho imprudent
woman who braves fate by so doing will
die early. Plutarch agrees to the truth
of this
1t may be because of this ancient prin-
oiple that the Roman Catholic church
has made the month of May sacred to
the Virgin. However this may be, the
idea has certainly perpetuated itself with
singular persistence. Tassoni, writing
about the middle Of the seventeenth cen
tury, relates that among the inhabitants
OF Ferraras many young mobiles and
princes who were married in May died
only few days afterward. cit is the
observation of this strange fact, " he OBJ
serves, that induced the Ferrarese, so
it is said, to follow the ancient custom. ="
At the present day the superstition
has not ceased to show itself in certain
regions of Italy, in Roumania, in south
Germany, Bohemia, Westphalia, Eng
land and France, notably in Saintonge
and in the Cevennes, where every one
acknowledges the truth Of the proverb,
1.-THE month Of flowers is a month Of
tears. -
Perhaps" " said Plutarch, "the
month of May is regarded as unlucky
because it comes between April and
June, the months respectively of Venus
and Juno, the tutelary goddesses of mar
riage, or perhaps it is because May is
the month of the feast of the Lemures,
the souls of the dead. Paris Letter.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
A Fine Polish For Tinware.

When the kitchen range is cleaned
out, there will be found in the flue un-
der the oven a considerable quantity Of
gray dust 1t is not ashes exactly, not
yet SCOT, but smoke deposit as near
akin to lampblack as a coal fire is able
to produoe-soft, light, impalpable,
finer than the finest flour. Not many
among those who throw this into the
ash bin are probably aware that this is
the best thing in the world for polishing
tinware. far surprising all the prepared
powders and pastes sold for that pur-
pose. Apply it to the tin with damp
cloth, and a few strokes will produce
such luster as is ON new ware or as the
engraver puts upon his zinc plates by
the use of charcoal.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
The NonprOfessiOnnl Profile Head.

81 don know how many times have
seen people, don't mean artists, but
all sorts of people. including children
draw profile heads, tits common enough
for anybody to draw them ON a slate.
scrap of paper. anywhere. T" said Mr..
Billtops, 'but I don't remember ever to
have seen any Of them draw a right
handed profile-I mean one facing to
the right. suppose there is some very
simple reason for this, but / am 40
quainted only with the fact. New
York Sun,
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Dutch Toast.

Dutch toast is a simple dish for using
up scraps Of bread. Crumble the bread
and place in frying pan with slice Of
butter or drippings. Add salt, pepper
and sage if liked. 1t should be seasoned
quite we'll. Add a small quantity Of
boiling water, cover closely so the steam
will soften the bread, stir several times
and serve hot. What with cream toast,
goldfish and fruit toast, we may have
this turco cooked bread frequently with
out its becoming monOtonous, -Phila-
delphia Ledger
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Triumph Of Bad Spelling.

Mr. r. E. Bartlett. Chelmsford, writes:
"I can beat the achievement of Charles
Edward, who. by spelling box 'botsk,
made more mistakes than the letters ad-
NIT Of. | have in my possession a letter
addressed many years ago to my father,
in which Is mistakes are made in a sim
gle word of five letters The word is,
or was meant to be, usage; the spelling
is yowzitch. There are thus five sins
of omission and eight of commission;
total, 13. London News
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
RIanna.

Excellent pianos may be bought in
Europe at perhaps two-thirds the cost Of
q like instrument here, and even indi-
viduals can import pianos to advantage
In spite of the tariff. But fact that
works pretty effectually to protect the
home manufacturer is that either the
American climate or the usual steam
heat tends to destroy the imported piano,
so that even the temptation of saving
from 5000 to $500 on the first cost does
not induce many persons to take the
risk Of an instrument that cannot stand
the climate. te.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
wholesale EIOpement.

At Delnicse, near Flume, ON the
Adriatic, 80 girls were carried on on
horseback in one night recently by low
ers to whom their parents had refused
to give them. It is not uncommon for
Croatian girls to force consent to their
marriage by an elopement, but an or.
ganized raid like this il unprecedented
and has made a sensation even IN Croa'
tia. ~ Cincinnati Enquirer.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Hairs Six Feet LONG.

In 1880 Philip Hansen, planter re-
siding near Corinth. Miss, was believed
to be the possessOr of the longest beard
of any man in the world. He is said to
have sent the Washington Anthropo-
logical society single hairs plucked from
his chin which measured " inches IN
lovofb
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
England,s Tobacco Law.

An antiquarian says that tobacco can
not be used in England save by VIOLA
tion Of law. In 1860 law was made
prohibiting the growth or importation
Of tobacco beyond a few hundred pounds
of leaves every year, ''to be used in
medicine " 1t is said that this statute
has neYer been renenled.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Preffv Thin.

They have recently made gold leaf by
eleotro-ohemical processes as thin as
four-millionths Of an inch thick, if you
can imagine that 1t was exactly Ia
798. 900 of an inch. The highest previous
thinness ever reached was 1887, $50.
This is 10, 5S4 times thinner than ordi-
nary thin writing paper.-Journal Of
EduoatiOn
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13

In the house of Pompeiian sculptor
were found 39 mallets. Is oompasses, 8
levers, several chisels, together with
Jacks for raising blocks, and nearly 80
statues and busts, in every stage Of
manufacture.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Bettered.

II would like to improve my oppor-
tuuities, said the good boy
''Get the firm to leave more money in
tho cash drawer" suggested the lad of
svil propensities, Detroit Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
~ Doubt AbOut 1t.

Jack-Great crush at the De Myllions
bali last night -
Augustus Cwho had proposed there
to Miss de Myllions and been relecss
ed)-A tremendous crush New YORK
Tines
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
Unconscious Candor.

"some women can't believe a word
their husbands say" she remarked.
"Well, canfided the other, "I'm NOS
quite so badly off as that My husband
talks in his sleep occasionally. Wash
lnQton Star.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13

Hewho unintelligently attempts what
is beyond his power must leave undone.
his own proper work, and thus his time
Is wasted, be he ever so closely occupied
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
A Dinerence,

During the reign of the second Ed
ward an OK brought 8 shillings, sheep
/ shilling, pig 2 shillings, rabbit {
shillings. and pigeons were e'cents q
dozan -'"A1
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13
A Bad Break.

"You brought all that beautiful china
back with you?' exclaimed the caller.
"Didn't you break anytbingI"
Nothing but the customs laws, " Ee.
Rned the young lady, who had just re-
lurned from Europe. Washington Star,
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13

Some sort of drink from barley has
been made In Germany ever since the
country was known.
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13

! Certain parts Of the hippopotamus'r
hide attain thickness Of two inches
Smyrna times., 1895-03-13

Lake Huron was named from thai
Hurons an Indian tribe on its shores.