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POLLY AT THE PHONE.
4 Bird That Knows the Talk Uns
Some Fun with II Stylish
Young Woman,

The peculiar charm of parrots is that
when they do mischief it is generally
amusing mischief something that
yields a good story. Probably the
chemist who figures in recent anec-
dote is even prouder of lis pet than he
was before the pet alienated a GUS
toner.
The parrot is large and green, alert
to hear and prompt to prove that he re-
members. His cage hangs near the tel
ephone, with the result that Polly has
become quite proficient in "telephone
talk" and furnishes much amusement
to customers who have time TO stop and
listen.
The other day a stylishly dressed
young woman came PUSHING into the
shop and asked permission to use the
phone. The man of drugs pointed to
the rear, and she started in that direc-
ton. The place was rather dark, and
when she heard some one apparently
talking into the receiver she seated
herself to wait.
'Halloa, Capitalization, halloa-yes,
CIV hlc ioui -uoub lt-elSHl. les, ndllOai
who is that? Oh, yes; what? Yes;
halloa, | say; no. | didn't get that; is
that so? Well, good-by; ring off; hall
loa, central; halloa, halloa; give me-
and so on, and so on, through several
repetitions.
Then the young woman rose and adj
vanced with stately air TO the assist
ant, and asked if he thought that per-
son" intended to use the telephone all
day.
"Why, that's only the parrot. lie"
But the shop door had slammed be-
fore he could finish his SENTENCE
Waverly Magazine.
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The SERVANT PROBLEM.
This Woman Would Solve Ii by Pro-
wiling Pleasant Quarters Out
side of the Kitchen.

"Where do 1 think charity and
philanthropy ought to begin?' repeat
ed the woman who was pouring the
tea. "Why, with ones servants. Serr-
ants sitting-rooms; there you have
the key to the whole servant problem.
i mean that next in necessity to your
own drawing-room and the kitchen it
self come rooms where your servants
may receive their friends.
"A friend of mine-a woman of IDEAS
as we'll as means-has fitted up a
room on the second floor, Il pretty
room at the side of the house, and
given it to the servants in which to
receive their friends. 1t is not merely
carpoted and furnished with SIX
chairs. 1t was made artistic at a very
moderate cost. A breadth of mating
was run around the wall Just above
a couch covered with red denim. The
walls were denim-covcred and hung
with a good carbon copy or two. The
floor was stained and laid with cheap,
effective rugs-one of them being
made of coarse canvas, frngcd at the
with a paint brush with blotches OF
old blue and dull red. Pillows were
placed on the couches; here and there
were stained pine shelves for books,
finished at the top with ordinary pic
ture molding. White dimity curtains
were at the windows, and a bit of pot
terry stood on a shelf above the door.
The room was arranged at an expense
which was hardly to be mentioned, and
it was very artistic and comfortable.
"In this room the servants took
turns, arranging their evenings to SUIT
| themselves. They might entertain
your milkman, the green grocers boy
or an honest young laborer-that was
their lookout. The guests came up the
| back stairway, and the room was
! theirs.
"After time there may begin to
be a difference in the sort of callers
who come. Well-appearing, we'll
trained servants, disciplined TO soft
voices and silent feet, are not likely
to have very Objectionable friends. But
if they do, refined surroundings will
| help point out their bicctionableness
sooner than anything else. Make your
home attractive to your servants and
they will put up with anything rather
than leave you."-N. y. Commercial
! Advertiser.
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HUMOROUS.

O'Loane- You can get even with me
by paying that V you owe me-" Bor-
rows-"Eve1? Ha! that would be
odd,"-Philadelphia Record.
Milligan-"Did yez convince Casey
thot he wor in the wrong?" Mulligan
e--"Oi dinnaw if Oh convinced him, but
Oh med him own up to tn. y. Jour-
nal.
Say, l never heard two men hold
such exactly opposite views on the
same point. Who are they?" "Profes-
sional medical experts" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
II don't care for your poem, The
Song of the Lark" remarked the ed
itor. The poet sighed YEARLY. "To
tell the truth" he replied, II myself
much prefer the lay of the hen."-Phil-
adelphia Record.
'What is the name of the young noble
artist whom you will introduce to me
this EVENING"" Won HoheRstein-Wald-
heim-Langenberg- Bernfeld." as he
Distinguished" NO; he has no name
as yet."-Fliegende Blaetter.
He-"This pie isn't anything like
grandmother used to make" She-"I
guess you mean like your mother used
to make" NO, l don't. I've often
heard father say mothers pie wasn't
like his mother used to make. "-1on-
kers Statesman.
Mrs Peppers-"Don't you fret so
about burglars, John. Any man that
thinks he can steal into this house and
walk away with any of my belongings
don't know what he's got to deal with"
Mr.. Peppers-"lf he did, Marthy, he'd
never try."-Richmon Dispatch.
Il see that somebody has invented
an alarm clock that rings a fire gong
every 20 seconds for Is minutes" III
bet you a figures bretzel that | can get
my boy up quicker in the morning by
simply yelling Pancakes than you
could do it with a dozen of those fire
alarm clocks. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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FOR THE BRIDE-ELECT.
Linen, Book and Rose showers Arc
becoming Popular All Over
the Country.

The bride of to-day is being made the
recipient of many social honors. All
her girl friends pay her tribute by
these pretty entertainments, and the
popular maid must be ready for her
wedding several weeks before the event
trunspircs, for at each Of the func-
tions She is supposed to wear one of her
trousscau gowns. Most Of these af-
fairs are luncheons or breakfasts, each
with "A special feature. 4 Linen
shower for instance, consists of each
guest bringing piece of linen, doiley,
ccntcrpiecc or bureau scarf, whatever
one chooses, and rs the party leaves
the table the pieces are thrown at the
bride-to-bc.
For book shower" each guest
brings book appropriately inscribed
to her friend, with a sentiment which
the giver fances. OF course, each hos
tess can use her own ideas in planning
her entertainment, and in her invita-
tions puts in one corner what each
guest is to bring for the honored one.
Teaspoons" cups and saucers,"
plates and sofa pillows" are all ac-
ceptable. These contributions go to-
ward furnishing the brides new homo
with memories Of her girlhood days and
friends The rose shower" should be
left for the last affair before the we'd
ding, and as the bride departs an int
mcnsc bag filled with rose petals is
burst over her head, and each maid
throws handful of the fragrant BIOS
SONS, signfyiug the hope that her flu
ture may be rose-strewn. The bag is
made Of tissue paper, and the girls will
all have been saving their rose petals
for weeks for this occasion. Chicago
Times Herald.
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unable to make any progress until his
wife educated him. lie was again and
again defeated in his political ambi-
tons, but he struggled on, and finally
he became a member of the United
States senate, vice president and pres
ident of the republic.
In January, 1889, Adlai +. Stevenson,
of Illinois, was nominated for q posi-
ton on the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, but the senate re-
fused to confirm him, and he retired to
private life. Four years later he was
elected vice president, and came TO
Washington to preside over the senate
which had declined TO confirm him to a
subordinate position.
William Jennings Bryan was de-
feated for congress in 1894 and had 4
hard time earning a living for his wife
and children. But two years later he
was nominated by a great political
party for the highest office in the gift
of the people, and ever since he has been
a commanding figure in national af-
fairs. His defeat for congress may
have been bitter blow to him, and the
world must have looked dark, but he
kept on working and hoping.
In 1890 William Mckinley was de-
feated for congress, and his public ca
reer seemed to have closed. But he kept
on working and striving. Four years
later he was nominated for the presi-
1ency, and was elected to that high Of
Ace. When he was defeated for con-
gSess the world may have looked
gloomy to him, but he kept on working
and striving and success came az last.
In 1855 Grover Cleveland was defeat
ed for the presidency and badly defeat
ed. because the state of New York, in
which he had resided for many years,
cast its electoral vote against him. But
he kept CD struggling and hoping, and
four years later he was elected 70 the
presidency, having three successive
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-02-15
A MINERS HARD LUCK.
He Came Pretty Neur to Making n
big Strike on Two Oc-
cRsiOns.

at is mostly all luck in the mining
business" said II. A. Frederick a Klon-
diker from Seattle, 'and that gold is
where you find it is a surer PROPOSE
ton than any specification Of a mining
expert. Let me give you a couple Of in
stances. In the winter of ~ | was
working near Gold Hill in the FL Do
RADIO district and one SUNDAY | was at
the cabin of DR.. Carper, of my town,
who was treating a lame shoulder |
had. After the professional part of the
call was over, the doctor and !, who
were old friends, were talking of min
ing, he being in it himself more than
Goetoring, and | told him we ought to
go over on the opposite hill, next to
claim worked by man named Lancas-
ter, and stake eff couple Of claims.
But he would not have it my way at all,
and insisted that if there was any gold
there, somebody would have claimed
the territory, which did not have a
stake on it except Lancaster's ] listened
to him and we didn't stake claim, but
in June following the doctor paid $1O,-
on the same site, and out of 30 square
feet Of one of them he took 500 900, and
he is still working them. The same
year at Christmas he was feeling pref
~ good, and the day before Christmas
he told his brother and couple of men
who were working for him that he
wanted to give them Chris tmas pres
ent, and they could go into the mine
and get a painful Of dirt for whatever it
might be worth. The three took him
up and went hunting for the richest
dirt they could find. One of them did
not want to act the hog, he said but
he oyercamc his scruples and got into
the richest ground, as the others did,
and when they had panned their sclcc-
tons, one man got $32, one got $l13,
and the brother hit it for $lG4. Think
of that for painful, when n man can
get rich at it if it pays him dollar a
pan regularly. The pay streak in this
mine is seven reet thick and in places
the gold actually glitters in the gravel.
But ! am getting ahead of my story.
On the following Sunday | was with
the doctor again, and called his atten-
ton to another unoccupicd hillside
where he could stake claims, and again
the doctor turned me down. He in
sisted that | was throwing away my
right in the district to stake claim in
that locality, and for a second time |
listened TO him. On The same spot that
season a luckier man took $j0,0OO out of
his claim and afterward sold ii for $780,
900. The claim finally got did not lose
me any money, but / didn't get any big
winnings, as | might have got if my
luck and my nerve had been with me"
Washington Star.
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times secured the nomination of his

times secured the nomination of his
party.
Isham G. Harris, the confederate war
governor of Tennessee, at the close of
the civil war secretly departed from
that state, carrying with him about
half million dollars in gold, belonging
to the state. He went to Mexico, and
the legislature of Tennessee denounced
him and set price upon his head. Five
years later, when political conditions
were such that he could do so, he re-
turned to that very state, bringing with
him the money which he had taken
away for safe keeping. Then the leg
islature of Tennessee elected him TO
the United States senate, and reelected
him again and again, until he died while
occupying that position.
In 1854 fernando ID. Money was de-
feated for congress in Mississippi. Ten
wears later he was elected to the sem
ate and reelected to that position by the
legislature of Mississippi. That was
because he never wavered in his aspira-
tons and ambitions.
In 1890 John c. Spooner was defeated
for the senate by the Wisconsin legis-
lature. In 1896 he was elected to the
senate, and is now serving in that body,
and occupying important positions in
the leading committees. He is also re-
garded as one of the strongest and most
influential orators of the senate. His
success resulted from six years of con-
tinuous effort and fervent hope.
In 1894 Senator German, of Maryland,
was repudiated by his party, and his
term in the senate closed. 1t was sup
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posed that that was the last of Cor
man. But to-day he is the recognized
leader of his party in that state, and
the men who repudiated him and de-
sired his everlasting humiliation are
now following his leadership.
In 1895 David b. Henderson, of Iowa,
desired to be appointed chairman of the
committee on appropriations of the
national house of representatives.
Speaker Reed refused to give him that
position. Four years later, in 1899, Col
Henderson was elected speaker of the
house and succeeded Reed in the chair.
The power was given to him to APP
point a chairman of the committee on
appropriations, and the chairmen of all
other committees of the house.
In 1890 Thomas II. Carter, of Mon
tana, was defeated for congress. In
the following year he was made COM
missioner of the general land office, and
in 1892 he was made chairman of the
republican national committee. In
1894 he was elected to the senate, and
is now an honored member of that
body.
In 1879 Chester A. Arthur was re-
moved from the position of collector of
the port of New York, and was politi-
cally disgraced. In 1880 he was NOM
mated and elected vice president, and
in 1881 he became president of this re-
public.
These are only few of the illustra-
lions from real life which were given
by the wise old observer of events, and
as they fell from his lips they WIRE
deliberately discoursed upon to show
that lin the worlds bright lexicon of
youth there's no such word as fall"
if men and women will but keep their
courage, faith and hope frightened by
determination. The text was also
quoted "Whatsoever thy hand tindeth
to do, do it with thy might"
The pathway to success was never
"a primrose path of dalliance,' and it
is a sleeper path to-day than ever be-
fore, because of the competition in this
seething world of seltishness. But they
who toll will win. Bacon says that
''men must know that in this theater
Vi Illdll lllt II ltIllllllt III olilN W NONl
and the angels to be lookers-on," which
is a strong way of putting the state
ment that the genius of labor alone
produces success. No man may model
his life upon that of another. But every
man may be sure that the universal
law of success demands toll and cour-
age. Every man who starts upon the
ocean of life arches his sails 10 an I'M
tried and unsteady breeze. Like Cole
ridges mariner, ''he is the first that
ever burst into that lonely sea"
The wise words which an old states
man has uttered to the writer in Wash
ington may be of little avail, unless
they carry with them the lesson sug-
gested, that in every village, town or
city there are wise men and women
whose society should be sought by
young men and women, because every
one who has lived long in the land has
observed similar events about him, and
can repeat them in an interesting and
encouraging manner to those who are
trimming their sails for lfe's voyage.
SMITH d. FRY.
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for over 500 years. The stump is over
seven feet in diameter at the height Of
the fence. On its top is the church bell,
surmounted by little roof and cross.
The belfry is reached by a curious lad
der formed by Stats on board leaning
from the roof to the tree trunk.
Over the tree grows a beautiful Eng
lish ivy. This ivy has found its way
into the church through a crack in the
simple chapel. There it grows, beau
tiful decoration for the interior of the
house. 1t is green even at this sea
son.
The bell was given by the Sunday
school of old St. Peters church, Of Phil
adclphia, and the church is known as
ST. Peters Episcopal church Mr.
Cheal is the rector.
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HARD WORK COUNTS.
The Genius of Labor Alone Produces
Lasting Success.
Famous Americans Who Have Had
to Toll Patiently and Long Be-
fore Arriving at the Gonl
of Their Ambition.
Gspecial Washington letter.


7HE boys and girls, young men
and women, of this country are
u taught to respect old age, but
that is not enough. They should be
Taught to seek the society of the old
men and women in every community
and listen to the stories of their expert
encss in the years that have passed.
There is a dear old man or lovely
old Indy in every little town or village
who could be helpful to the individuals
of the rising generation, and who would
be glad to be so. Every young man or
woman who would seek their. society
would not only bring pleasure into
their fast fading lives, but would derive
benefit by drinking from the fountains
of wisdom which flow like well springs
from the minds of those good people.
These reflections come forth as the
result of an evening with an elderly
gentleman who was once a command
ing figure in the national councils, but
who is now living quiet life in his de-
clining years. He said to the writer:
"You are perfectly welcome to tell what
has been said, but | do not like to see
my name in print, and so you must not
make mention of me. There was time
when l sought newspaper notoriety, for
the newspapers make and unmake pol
itcians. But when a man leaves all that
behind him he does not want to be men
toned in any manner, except In the
obituary notices"
The venerable statesman and phllos-
opher narrated incidents which surely
ought to be laid before the reading peo-
pie Of the country, for they afford food
for thought and encouragement to
those who may be discouraged. lie said
that there are times in the life of every
man when the world seems very dark,
but that the skies always brighten to
those who keep on doing their duty to
the best of their ability. One of his il
Illustrations was this:
go into any city, big or little, and
YOU will find street corner so crowded
with wagons and other vehicles that it
is dangerous to attempt to cross. But
if you will wait awhile you Will find
that all the distractions have natural
" removed themselves, and the street
as us cltdE VI ODSl uClIOlIS tS a Nouill y
road. Therefore, when distractions
come in the pathway of life, if you only
wait, they will remove themselves. If
people would only understand this sim
pie truth, they would do less worrying
when they find their desires Temporal
rily thwarted.'
Then he added: There is a line in
one of the classics which says: The
frozen river and the leahess trees do
not complain. They wait for the sun
shine of spring and summer Wise
men and women learn to labor and to
wait. Many a man who has been de-
feated in his dearest aspirations has
risen afterwards, and been stronger
and greater than he might otherwise
have BEEN
By way of illustration he referred to
the career of Andrew johnson, of Ten
nessee, the unlettered tailor who was
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One place AT last has been discovered
where the hand organ grinder is APP
preciated. 1t is the Congo Free State
and the people there are so fond Of the
music that the missionaries have turned
t to excellent account. When they
first went there they found that the ma
lives had decided antipathy to the
maritalyOke, but they oyercame itby an
nouncing that at every wedding a hand
organ should play. The innovation was
accepted with enthusiasm, and the rush
to the hymcneal altar was tremen-
dous. So infatuated were some couples
with the music Of the ceremony that
they insisted upon being married daily
for several successive days. The Congo
Free State appears TO be the organ
grinders paradise, and if widespread
publicity is given to the fact, it may
induce an emigration in that direction,
which will not only multiply marriages
In that region, but relieve this from
the fortunes Of the much abounding
barre, organ.-C Chicago Tribune.
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TREE TRUNK SPIRE.
st. Peters Church, Mt Tacoma, wash,
Is Quaint and simple
House of Worship.

Christmas bells rang at Tacoma,
Wash, from a peculiar church spire. It
is a Douglas fir tree stump. The church,
q small, primitive structure, was built
in the midst of a rough lumber camp in
the seventies by the side Of the tree, so
that the latter might be used for "A
steeple. Bishop Morris, who is still
bishop Of Oregon, built it,
The church was built in less than a
week, but the steeple had been growing
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MRS. LOWE HONORED.
Georgia Indy Appointed to Hepre-
sent the Club Women of America
at the Paris Exposition.

Mrs. William Bell Lowe, of Atlanta,
Ga. president of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, has received notice
of her appointment as honorary presi-
dent for America of the woman's board
of the Paris exposition, and has notified
Nine. Poquard, leader of the woman's
department of the exposition, of her
acceptance.
Mrs. Lowe is one O. the few southern
women who have become conspicuous
during the past few years in the wom-
ems club movement, and she is now tho
official leader of that movement in
America. Although it is only a short
time since she became identified with
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From the way you talk" sneered
the British sympathizer, who had been
discussing the war with O'Ratferty, II
don't suppose you'll admit there's de-
cent person in England, at ALT
'No. Faith, / wouldn't say that" re-
piled O'Rafferty, because / know
there's some Irishmen Twin there" -.
Philadelphia Press.
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Married In white you have chosen all right:
Married in gray, you viii go far away.
Married in black you will wish yourself
back.
Married IN red, you will wish yourself dead
Married In green ashamed to be seen,
Married IN blue. ne will always bc true;
Married In pearl, you viii I'VE In a whirI.
Married IN yellow, ashamed OF your fellow
Married In brown. you viii live out Of town;
Married In pink. your spirit viii sink.
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'Rebecca, You seem TO have an an
tipathy to Prof. Mudder,"
Yes; he's 50 frightfully learned"
"You don't like Mr.. NoodIer, either"
mo; he's so desperately stupid" -
indianapolis Journal.
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The UuIinp pnssInn

Floor Waterbury, out, madam!
The stores afrel
Mrs. Purchase.-Oh, is it? Then I'll
just wait for the fire sale.-Phladel-
phia North American.
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Until individuality is enabled TO as
sumo the mantle Of greatness it can
probably do as much to make a man un-
popular as any other one quality
Puck.
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