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The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
PYroteohnical IsIand.

The latest budget of news from the
native kingdom of Tonga mentions
the disappearance of an island in the
Pacific under circumstances that seem
to lend some color to apopular super
stition. On October 10, 1885, the in
habitants of the Tongan capital wit
messed one of the grandest natural
pyrotechnical displays of the CEN
tury. Some thirty miles to the
northwest q submarine volcano sud-
denly started operations, throw
ing columns Of steam and feathers
of fire to an estimated height
of IL, 600 feet. When the perform.
ance was over and people thought it
safe enough to approach, it was found
that new island six miles long, two
miles broad, and 800 feet high had
been added to the map of the world
1t was christened Falcon Island, but
nobody cared to settle on it. People
who promenaded it's surface had o
sensation akin to walking on pie crust.
Fragile and unsubstantial rs it was,
it managed to live for exactly thirteen
years, finally sinking and disappear
ing from human view on October 13
in the year of grace 1898. No matter
what the "Thirteen Club" may say,
if that bold body is still in existence,
which we doubt, there is something
uncanny about that particular num-
Der. London Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
TerrIhle Pcsta.

Travelling has its advantages ant
its disadvantages. Major Waddell, ir
his new book, relates some expert
ences which few travellers in the Him
alayas, or anywhere else, would care
TO duplicate. Foremost among these
is the encounter with leeches IN the
damp forest OF the Teester valley.
A leech that is furnishing, Major
Waddell explains, is no thicker thar
a knitting-needle. In such o condi
tion, he is a dangerous enemy to ev
cry two or four-legged creature that
crosses his path.
In that forest, hungry leeches stood
alert on every twig of the brushwooG
that overhung the track, and on every
dead leaf in the path. AS the travel
ers approached, they lashed them.
selves vigorously to and fro in a fran.
tic effort to seize hold Of one or other
of the party. The instant they
touched their victim, they fixed them.
selves firmly, and then, by a series OF
rapid movements, reached vulnerable
point, and once there lost not an in.
slant in beginning their surgical oper.
ations.
The servants and coolies, who
walked barefoot, were badly bitten.
From their ankles and legs little
streams Of blood trickled all day, and
at almost every step they had to stop
aud pick off the pests. 1t was often
hard to dislodge them.
Major Waddell and some Of his
friends took the precaution to dust
their stockings with tobacco-snuff and
bind their legs from ankle to knee
with 'putties." But the leeches were
not to be kept out. They crawled
through the eyelets of the travellers
boots, and caused them much discom.
fort.
1t was upon the poor cattle and
goats and ponies, however, that the
leeches made the most determined at
tack. Their legs were always bleed
ing, and the little pests would lodge
in their nostrils and hang from their
eyelids, and from every vunerable
part Of their body. Major Waddell
attributes the remarkable absence of
four-footed game in these regions to
the prevalence Of these tormenting
croa turaq
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

Civilization has up to date greatly
restricted war. Certain causes that
were formerly prevalent may be con-
sidered as now practically eliminated.
For example. no sovereign could m0ke
war simply to crafty his own amii-
tion, or desire for revenge. Such a
career as that of She first Napoleon
would not be possible to-day, even
should another genius arise quite his
equal as warrior or statesman. Nor
can nations ever again be plunged into
war on sudden impulse, since infcr-
nation is too quickly and widely diff
fused, and public opinion makes itself
too rapidly felt. Moreover, public
opinion viii no longer tolerate wars
of pare conquest.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

The Paris peace commission cost tho
Government 3155, 1922. The Philip.
pine commission cost S136, 42O.5Z.
The Investigation Of tho conduct Of
the war by the commission of which
General Greuville NJ. Dodgew presi-
dent cost S1O5, 14454 The work Of
the secret service during the war cost
Sl8,S62. 9G. Tho investigation OF con.
ditions in Cubh and Porto Rico by
Robert ?. Porter and Gonzalo G.
Quesada, which resulted in the disso-
luton Of the insurgent army, cost
Sl3, 50. Tho investigation into
affairs of Porto Rico cost S12, ,637.5 81.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

simple words, but with such oxouis
site art that one who read might al.
most see tho pretty picture of the
girlish Faith, with her pure, trustiul
eyes, and the boyish lover who bent
to kiss her cheek beneath the orchard
boughs. Then the story of the young
lover who went away, who grew older
aud sterner, who struggled and won
and forgot.
After while he took the pen and
wrote again.
A month later the editor was star.
tied to find among his personal mail
at the Office an envelope bearing the
postmark of Raynor.
"My Dear Ford-I have read the
story, Under Orchard Boughs, in
the Now Days, and though You have
changed the names of the people and
of the place, 1 knew at once that il
was our story. But, dear, you should
not have ended it as you did. When
Fred Reynolds falls asleep in the lit
tie railway station, where he is wait
ing for his train, and the young girl
comes in with her armful of apple
blossoms, whose fragrance, stealing
into his dreams, makes him fancy
himself once more in the old orchard
when he wakes to find it but dream
and knows at last the one thing his
life has lacked in the midst of it,
seeming prosperity; when, seized
with a sudden heartsick longing for &
sight of the Faith he had known, ht
rushes to the ticket Office and asks fo
a ticket to the little village; ah, Ford
why did you not let him carry out hi
first impulse, why did you make hin
hesitate and turn his back on the hopt
he might have made mis- own?
ST cannot say more than this
you care to come to Raynor you will
find me waiting in the cid orchard
and you will find me still
GATH THoRNn."
Ford Ashcroft crushed the letter il
his hand with n muttered impreca
tion. "CowardW he said to himself
fiercely. Couldn't have fount
enough literary material without drag
ging poor little Faith into print? L
was a dastardly thing to do, but wht
would have thought she would have
seen the thing. And now"
He hastily put the letter in hi
pocket as the sound of voices wa
heard in the hall The next momen
the door was thrown open and two
children rushed in, the older one ex
claiming breathlessly, Papa, papa
the carriage has come, and mamma il
ready, and you said you'd go to wild,
wiv rs to-day, 'causeit's my birthday
and I'm six years old"
Ashcroft picked up the child ani
gave her half dozen kisses in honor
of the day. Then he went for drive
with his wife and little ones, the
pathetic letter from Faith Thorne still
in his pocket.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
The AdaplnbnIty of ON noaIe..

DR.. Carl Schlatter, of Vienna, who
not long ago showed that the stomach
was a superAuous organ by removing
thas Of woman, who lived, and got
along perfectly well without ono, has
cast further doubts on the use of our
internal machinery. He recently re-
moved six feet of the small intestine
from an Italian who had beon stabbed
in brawl. That intestine is believed
to play IN important part in absorbing
food into the system. Tho italian,
however, gained in weight after the
operation, the eight months after eav-
ing the hospital reported that he had
lost few pounds, could not digest
the solid food no had been accustomed
to, and didn't feel like working,
though he was in pretty good health.
The Lancet admits that DR.. Schlat-
ter's operation shows that third OF
the intestine may be dispensed with,
but is astonished at the wonderful
powers of adaptation Of tho human
body.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

The protection Of the birds Of our
forests has really become a vital ques-
tion in this country. The ornithologist
aud the farmer unite in their plea.
The ornithologist fears the extinction
of the bird race if the Wholesale slnugh-
ter now prevalent does not cease.
The farmer declares that he almost
fears for the life of man himself since
the destruction of the birds means
the destruction of the field products
by the all-peryading worm. II rests
largely with women to settle this
matter, If they decline to wear dead
birds on their hats, and it in wretched d
taste, the miliner will no longer buy
the birds, and the slayer Of the bright.
plumaged songsters will seek more
profitable employment.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
The Hnhn.

Julian Ralph, in Harper's, gives a
picture of babu-an English-speak-
ing Hindoo--that none Of Kipling's
writings give. Mr.. Ralph and a friend
presented what sounded like a simple
letter of introduction to a Hindoo
clerk in India, and the next morning
the babu presented himself to the
Americans and said that while they
were in India he was their servant.
He had put his business in other
hands and would act as courier for
them during their stay. He refused
any compensation, and regularly de-
Quoted any commissions offered him
by merchants from the price of goods.
In one place he obtained silver orna-
ments for them at an advance of only
one-sixteenth Of the bullion value.
When asked the secret in the letter of
introduction that made him give up
his business to serve stranger. he
said il was friendship; that friend
ship was holy thing, and bound one
to heavy obligations. eve must do
our utmost for every friend, of
COURSE" he said, "and is it not the
same with You Americana2"
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

Meanwhile the bees had worked in
through Ouden's netting and were
warming up in way that made hin
howl like a lost soul; hearing his cries
the superstitious Mexican decided thai
the devil had got hold of his employer
and that it would be of no use to try
getting him out. Then recollecting
that Ouden wore gold watch and sew.
eral seals he decided that he would
wait till the devil got done, when he
would draw the body out and get
something for his trouble.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
KISSING GOODBYE.
swsotneartl You that never could grIevo

swsetheartl You that asver could grlevo
me-
Whose love gave the song for the sigh,
You arc kissing your dear hand to leave
me-
You are kissing goodbye, and goodbye.
know that the greeu's in tho meadow
know that the blues In tho sky,
And the lake feels the lark's living shadow;
But, sweetheart you're kissing goodbye.
Could not the birds chanting above you
Restrain the dear steps that would straw
The lilles--that whispered; "Wo love you" B."
Hold still your dear heart for day?
Could not all the rvers-sweet-sing
Find never a loving reply?
An, sweetheart the sad bells are riuglngl
You are Kissing goodbye, and goodbyel
Did Autumn's dear, lavish caresses
Fall soft on your forehead, unknown?
She blent all the gold Of her tresses
With the beautiful brown OF your ownl
From rosy, rich woodlands she called you
Her queenl But you leave her tc
sighl
Her red realms have never enthralled you
Sweetheart You are kissing goodbyel
Love comes from rare, garlanded bowers
From many a crimson retreat,
And weaves you Il song OF the flowers
A song that Is tender and sweet.
And while TINT dear song he is singing,
Your lips all his sorrow deny;
For the bells their farewells are still ring
ing;
Sweetheart You are kissing goodbye.
Goodbyel for the lrst--for the last time
Goodbye to the dream OF the years;
But sweet from the wales OF the pnstime
Comes Love that gave sunshine for tears
Comes Love with a smile that is tender
love that has known not sigh.
But farewell eurth's peace and earth
splendor,
Tor sweetheart You're kissing goodbye
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.

Finally the unfortunate honey
hunter stopped yelling, and Jose
crawled out on the derrick, got hold
OF the knot and drew up ON the rope
until he had slack enough to fasten il
TO one of the stakes at the foot of the
derrick. Then Ouden, thinAing that
he was being rescued, called out
something, and the Mexican terrified
at the cry, ran off and hid in the edge
of the valley. Thinking that he
might not be very far down from the
pulley the honey promoter began
climbing out on the rope. Finally,
just when he felt that he could not
draw himself an inch further up, his
hand touched the pulley and then he
drew himself out Being unable to
find any of his men he decided that
they had deserted him and he started
off for Del Rio on foot.
About dark the Mexican camo back
to the derrick, and, seeing the coil OF
rope lying on the ground, he imme-
diately jumped at the conclusion that
his Satanic majesty had flown out Of
the "Bow" with Ouden and that
there would be no use to wait for
chance to get the watch and seals; SO
he started for Del Rio, and, knowing
the country, got in on the third day
afterward. He told the truth as he
conceived it, and a local merchant
who knew him to be trustworthy
fellow decided that Ouden had prob.
ably fallen into the honey cave, or
else been murdered. In either event
he thought is his duty to wire the lost
mans friends in K G. He did so,
giving the particulars of the unfor.
tunate affair as he conceived them.
In about three days four sad-faced
friends got off the train at Del Rio
and began making arrangements to go
up into the "Punch Bowl" country to
search for Ouden's body. While they
were sitting in the store owned by the
merchant who had wired them a
ragged individual who looked as if he
might have been covered With glue
and then dragged a long way through
the dirt and bushes stopped moment
before the door, and after taking q
good look at them dashed down the
street at a run.
This strange conduct so excited the
people who happened to see the fell
low and who had been Watching him
ever since he had dropped into town
that part of citizens with lariats
started out after him. After rather
exciting chase he was caught and lead
up Main street to the store from which
he had started to run. Then the four
gentlemen from X. G. recognized him.
It was Ouden, and that night the
town of Del Rio laughed loud at his
expense. 1t is said that the thought
of honey now makes him sick, and it
is certain that he will run at the men.
tion of it.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
soldier. wearing "Doe ohooIs.' -

American soldiers in the Philip
pines are all wearing "dog checks"
A "dog check" is o lead medal about
the size of dollar, with the volun-
teer's name, regiment and company
stamped on it. 1t is hung on leather
string around the neck, aud serves to
identify the dead or severely wounded.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

URING three e
days Ford Ash
croft, editor oi
the popular
n ow ID q Y S
Magazine, has
been kept at
hom e by a
wretched cold.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
THB Suburban CITIZEN.
WASHINGTON. o. C.

The English press was amazed at
our "hysteria" during the Spanish
War. Yet not even at news Of the de-
struction of Cervera's feet was there
anywhere in the United States an out
burst that could bo compared with
London's frenzy when Ladysmth was
relieved
According to the labor bulletins OK
Massachusetts, Boston servant girls
keep on their kitchen shelves volumes
of Goethe, Schiller, Eliot, Dumas,
Thackeray, Victor Hugo and Shake
5peare. One can imagine tears for
the sorrows of Werther an6 Charlotte
splashing into thepancake batter, and
the sputtering scrapplo forgotten for
a comparative criticism of Mary Cow.
den Clarke. The cook book weepa
alone, and tho bursting sausage and
thoinsurgert apple butter bubble hap
less protest. Beautiful idyl Of homei
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31

A curious illustration Of the innate
conservatism Of British ofIicialdom is
furnished by the tardy victory of COM
mon sense over foolish but ancient
custom in the matter of the color of
uniforms for soldiers upon active SER
vice. Now, as everybody knows,
Tommy Atkins is fighting in drab
from head to foot, and the Boer rife
men have taught him to paint his
bayonet and dye his horse, but this
revolution in attire mas been brought
about only recently after an agitation
that was begun fifty years ago. The
present khaki suit, or something very
like it, was recommended by n special
military committee, appointed to in
yestigate the whole matter as long ago
as 1883. But the bravery of scarlet
and gold had irresistible attractions
for the magnates at atheadquartors, who
ciung to all the pomp and circum-
stance of war until compelled by ab-
solute necessity to abandon them
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New Jersey has town whose young
men are both religions and progress
sive. The town needs q new church
and they have met the need by a
sweeping proposal for self-taxation.
The following schedule has been pro-
posed One call, evening, 10 cents;
one call, afternoon, cents; one hug.
light turned on, 20 cents; one hug,
light turned down, 40 cents; moon
light hand squeeze, 16 cents; kisses
in the dark, so cents; kisses by lamp
light, 27 cents; kisses with mamma
present per dozen, IT cents; invita-
zion to tea, 81 cents; buggy ride, 10
cents; buggy ride, one-arm kind, l9
cents; hammock swing, 36 cents; ex'
change of photographs, AZ cents; say
ing yes" Sl.9s; fixing the day, 1
cent. The only difficulty with this
plan is that it presupposes au idyllio
honesty OF confession which would
soon carry man back to Eden.
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
THE sUnuRBAN OrrI.

THE SUBURBAN ClEI-
ZEN is a permanent institu-
hon--a fixture at the Natlonai
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify to
the good work Il has accom-
plished during the past five
years in the line OF suburban
Improvement. It is the only
newspaper I'm the District OF
Columbia that malntain9 q
punching bureau, whose duty
70 is TO punch up the authori-
ties and keep them awake 20
phe needs OF the suburbs, on
that account IL deseryesa ana "
receiving substantial enconr
2gements
The suburban citizen., 1900-03-31
Under Orchard Buughs.
BY Ida Kenniston.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10

Pittsburg Dispatch: A cut in the
price of sugar of 10 cents 100 pounds
was announced by the trust yesterday
and promptly met by the Independent
refiners. A short time ago an advance
in price was made of a similar amount
The net result. as il appears to the
proverbial man up a tree" is that the
advance in the price of sugar caused
an advance in the quotation for Sugar
Trust stock, while the cut has had the
opposite effect. In a word the price of
refined sugar acts as a lever for man
ipulating the stock market, where more
money may be made in a month than
can be made in the refining of sugar in
year, by the most approved methods.
The science of stock gambling is work.
ing sure thing" and if the Sugar
crowd" is not doing this, it is neglecting
a golden opportunity and is wronged by
outward appearances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10

the car. The 1notorneer stopped. The
woman boarded the car and waved her
hand to the children. The car started
OFF. 1t had gone half a block when one
of the children. started after it crying
and yelling at the top of his voice He
stumbled along in the snow waving his
arms in a frantic manner. The tears
were running down his face Several
women were passing on the sidewalk.
They ran to the chi1d's relief. The Wo-
man who had boarded the car grabbed
for the bell rope.~ The people in the car
waiting on the switch rushed to the
doors and looked out Everything was
confusion. The numbering child reach
ed the car. The woman had reached the
rear steps.
Here it is" she said and handed the
child a paper Brownie. He stopped cry
ing. The people in the neighborhood
drew a sigh of relief and after q delay
of several minutes the car proceeded on
its way and the conductor said few
things.
1T were. de. blow dat mos killed
father and de look she gave de guysi
Why, it would make er hole. in a pine
fence" said Patsy Free as he stopped
the elevator between floors of a Topeka
department store and told the bundle
wrapper about it.
She was a beaut No. use talkin'
but de way she give de professor at the
silk counter and the gent in the shoe
department the cold han and de CLASSY
stare was enough to scratch EN- off de
card and sent EN- back to de stable
without DRAWN fer a pisiticn in de So
ciety free for all
She use ter be, one o. de TO hundred
here few years ago but she went west
and her unlike 'dopted her and now she's
an heiress. She came back fer er visit
and desc guys what use ter do de hop
with her before she was so many was
jes falling over themselves ter git next
to der cold bullion. She steps up tod
silk counter. De guy wild de yard stick
and de scissors, he says says he, why,
how do you do Miss and be stuck
out his paw clear up to de shoulder like
he was gOin ter giyeser a right arm
bout holes and throWed her head up in
bout holes and throwed her head up in
de air and hully, gee, yer ought'er seed
de look she give I'M
4" I beg pardon. sir she says wild a
whole note on de- sir and a tree beat
stop afterwards, I have not the pleas
ure of your acquaintance. A yard Of
liberty silk, please
Bias or straight2' he asked and he
tried ter look like er Klondike iceberg
but he didn't freeze heT-a,- bit. Bias,
she says right short like an den she
says like de Queen err Sheba, take it to
the shoe department. please an she
sailed off wild her club topS'l an her
racing jib set. She got de shoe clerk
goin in de first roun
Glad to see you Miss says de
clerk and she give him de look ez much
as ter say Willie, I guess III have ter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-10

to the occasion, some vegetables, bread.
butter, but no pie. For supper they
have meat. potatoes in some style. but
generally fried, bread, butter and tea.
Some, who have but two meals a day,
get along on SO cents a week OF course
they cannot do heavy work on two
meals, and they do not labor. I cannot
say that 1 would advise you to adopt
this SO cents or S1-47 a week fare but
the chance is open to you if you wish it.
The arrangement is not called a CO.
operative club, union or anything OF
that sort. No application has to be
filled out. The last member who joined
stole a pair of shoes from a shoe store
and the police judge gave him a week.
If he works making small stones out of
larger ones he will cost the city $1.47
for the week at 7 cents a meal, but if he
does not work he will only have the bill
of fare served twice a day and it will
cost only SO cents to furnish him with
the balanced rations. AS I said before,
I do not recommend this plan of chea p
living. The next time you write send
me some parched corn.
Very truly yours JACK.