The times., 1899-07-11
PICKED UP AT RANDOM.

novel experiment is to be tried by the
War Department in supplying the troops
now doing garrison duty in Cuba and Porto
Rico with pyjamas. Ten thousand suits of
the loose flowing garments have been or
dered and the regulations will be amended
to require all enlisted men to sleep in their
new 'togs." II is claimed that the idea
originated in the brain of General Brooke,
who held that the present system was IN
night gowns be furnished for use when
taps had been sounded.
The new official pyjamas will be gorgeous
affairs in plaids, stripes, and odd mixtures,
and viii be made from French madras.
Aside from the cool comfort of the rev
garments the troops will have great pride
in the knowledge that they are part of
the most luxurious army corps in the
world, and that even the exclusive com
missioned officers will not be arrayed in
more gorgeous garb than they. The new
undress uniform might even prove useful
in hostile country as a sudden attack
would call forth legion of strange figures
garbed in all the loud horror of golf
outfit and the-shock to the nerves of the
enemy ought to be enough to scatter their
forces.
The New York correspondent of a Mil
waukee paper either is possessed of a Won
drous imagination or has lost too much
sleep of late. At all events the wild ma
tives of Philadelphia will be even more
ferocious when they see the manner of
advertising they have received. Here is
an extract from the New York letter in
the issue of July 5: "a Philadelphia vii
lage-the real thing'-is now on view at
Glen Island. Sixteen dusky islanders, with
any number of children, form the colony.
They arrived few days ago direct from
Manila, bringing a native equipment to
start their town in the new world"
The correspondent further states that
the natives are musical as well as pic
turesque,'' and that they are new to
American eyes. Poor old Philadelphia may
be a little slow, but this is a slander and
ought TO be investigated. Surely the ma
tives'' at least realize that they have been
living for some time in ''the new world -
The sea serpent has lost its old draw
ing powers and the Ganymedes who pre-
side over the destinies of summer resorts
/ have been compelled to resort to new
schemes whereby the wary city folks"
may be lured One desperate would be
host thus announces himself in the columns
! OF Maine paper: Good water, good COM
pany, good everything Menus printed in
English. Hash will be called hash. Posi-
lively no kissing bugs or other nuisances.
Hot water or corkscrews furnished in case
of Illness" The above ought to attract
even a weary summer resorter.
Following the decision that the janitor
of fiat is absolute monarch of the prem
ises, comes another from a New York
Judge who has declared that a tenant is
but an employe of his landlord and must
obey the latter in all things. Recently a
landlord telephoned his tenant to come
around with the rent. The tenant said
come and get it if you want it." Where
upon the landlord grew huffy and said he
would sue the tenant unless the money
were brought to him with humble mein
and abiect apology. Here the matter rested
and the landlord has just had the matter
decided in his favor. 1t cost the tenant
$500 to find out that to the select list of
the plumber, the ice man and the janitor
must be added the landlord.
While other cities were treated to pa
rades, oratory, and pyrotechnics on July
1. il remained for the town of Forest, Har-
din county Ohio. TO witness what was
probably the most unique public enter
tainment ever given on sucn an occasion.
1t happened that the editor of the 'Forset
Review had grown weary and hungry
waiting for certain subscriber to pay up
and at last sent the latter a sharp dun
for the money. The subscriber grew in
dignant and told the editor that he could
and would lick him in public on the Fourth
If the editor would agree to make the af-
fair a part of the holiday exercises. The
editor did not back out but sharpened his
wits and prepared for the fray.
ring was erected on Main Street and
the combatants went at it without gloves
The editor having right on his side. man
aged to clean up the paving with the sub
! scriber in three rounds. and at last re-
ports there was not an unpaid subscriber
on the books OF the Review" All OF
which goes 10 prove that if it is sin TO
fuse to pay a subscription to the home
paper.
The Island of Guam may be little fell
low and may not know a whole lot about
the meaning Of independence, but 1t is
fact that the residents of the above pos
session fired the first gun on the morning
Of the Fourth of July and were celebrating
the day twelve hours before the residents
of the District of Columbia. Iloilo and
Manila followed with salutes two hours
later, and Porto Rico was ahead of any
coast town in the United States The last
gun was fired in Alaska just as the dawn
OF the new day was coming over Guam
again So that Guam is not such an I'M
important point after all.
THE BRITTON FUNERAL.