The Portland daily press., 1899-08-12
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.
AFTER THE STORM.

DE roof blew OIL de cabin,
De limb broke OF de tree,
But l KEEP myse'f a. singin',
An 10 didn' bother me.
But de tear began to trickle
An purity nea' turn pale,
When seen de watnh-miliions
Dat were nunotured by do hall.
-Washington Star
During a golf match between tie Rev.
DIR. Sterrst aud Justies Harlan of the
United States Supreme court, at the
Chevy Chase Golf club, near Washington,
the doctor discovered his ball teed up In
tempting style for ilns brassie shot.
With the utmost deliberation he went
through the preliminary "wagales. !" and
with n supreme effurt-mised the ball.
for fu1ly a minute be gazsd Mt tbs tan
taIizfng sphere without u terlna word
At length Justice Hariau remarked, sp1-
emnIy: "Doctor, thst was the most pro-
fame silsnce ever listened TO-"
"Wby areyou Shaping your forehead In
that manner, Tommyf'' asked a mother
ct her little s-yearold son 'Tause,"
was the unexpected reply. 81 was linking
bout doin' somea1' ns1ghiy."
The grave Of william A. Hubert, at
one time president OF the old National
Baseball League, is marked W th tomb
stone In the shape of baseball. When
MIR. Hubert died, In 1872, some Of his
old associates set about to show their love
and respect for him, and the result was
the monuments In Gr1celnnd Csusetsry.
Chicago. 1he baseball is made of rsd
granite, about twenty inches In diameter,
showing the seams as they appear upon
one OF the Tails used in regulation guines.
Across the tep appsar' In raised ietters:
"W. A. Hubert, PRESIDENT National
Lague. L. b. Is. q. lS5d-isS2.'
Ruuysrd KipIing's ~Di ums OF the Fore
and Aft" has been thrown out of the
Sunday school library Of the Methodist
church at Charlottesville, Ind the
chHTge that it was ''fairiy reskinu With
profanity and the most outrageous slang -
having been sustained.
1t was indeed surprising to leorn that
the Puerto Ricans have protested against
the execution Of an American murderer
In the island, ON the ground that capital
punishment Is at variance with their
traditions and customs.
Willie, aged 5, accompanied his mcthl r
to q dinnsr pSrty at a neighhor's ons
evening. After dessert had been served!
the little fellow aslxed for another piece
Of pie. why, Willie" said his mother.
81 never knew you to ash for second
piece Of pie at home." "No; Knew 1t
wasn't any uss." replied Willie, as he
proceeded with his pie-sating.
The English court was ordered to wear
mourning for ten days at the recent death
of the young heir to the Russian threne.
The ladies' were to wear black dresses,
white gloves. black or white shoes, feath
ers and fans, pearls, diamonds or plain
gold or silver ornaments The gentlemen
wore black court dress, with black sworcs
and buckles. The cours changed the
mourning q few days before laying il
aside altogether, the ladies wearing black
dresses with coscred ribbons. flowers,
feathers and ornsmtnts. or gra ay or white
dresses, with black ribbons, flowers,
feathers and ornaments. The gentlemen
coatinued the same mourning.
At an intsrminably long performance
of "Monte Christie" with Charles Fech-
ter In the character of the hero, the cur
tain rose for the last act at quarter ef
one in the morning. Bsehter Was discov-
cred sitting In oontemplatiye attituGe.
He neither moved nor spoke. just then
u clear, sad voioe in the gallery ex-.
claimed; 81 hope we are not Keeping you
up, sir''