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The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Even man in woodshed scattered mob in Kentucky.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

AshvIile is name that is heard round the world. out most of the world spell it "Asheville."
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Neither MT. Bryan nor Chicago had been consulted when the report was started that the Commoner is to be removed to the Windy City.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

France adopted the rule of the rob bers when she addressed Turkey Your money or your life"
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Contracts in the Southern League for next year will soon be made, and it is safe to say the ringboned and spavined will be sent home.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Garden seeds furnished by Con gressmen are selling at discount in the West. They have knack of not producing after their kind.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

The isthmus trouble is simmerine down to the ordinary local affair in South America.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Chicago University will not be com plete in a freak sense until 1t aoss E. Benjamin Andrews to it's faculty.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Oysters are to be plenty even if DO tatoes are not.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Two Southern sheriffs have saved five black prisoners from five coward ly mobs. and the world rejoices there ot
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Lynching bees should be postponed at least until the cotton crop Is picked out
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

General Uribe-Uribe is repeater both in peace and war.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Shamrock II has four vessels to at tend and wait upon her. A racing ma chine is very helpless.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Life is too short, Mrs. Nation thinks, to tackle the saloons of Greater New York. At tie rate of one a day she would be 100 years old before the task would be completed.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

Collection in Turkey includes a threat to smash the Sultan's nose.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27
Tom Long and Millions.

"A year or two ago, Tom Long of Walker went to New York to sell a large body of Birmingham district mineral lands which he controlled; and he tells of a novel ex- perience," said a public man yesterday.
 MT. Long carried with him some most excellent maps of his property. together with admirable and valuable geological reports and analyses of coal and iron. He called upon a young millionaire. a kind of prince of unearned increment, so to speak and the millionaire displayed an intelligent and appreciative interest in the explanations made by the eloquent financier from Walker. Finally, after a somewhat lengthy discussion as to quali- ty of coal and ore and the price for MT. Long's land, the miliionaire said:
 m buy the property.
 Good! I'll have the papers all drawn up for you today delightedly cried Mr. Long.
 No, no, Don't be in such doosid hurry, don'tcherknow.' said Millions.
 But I must, suavely said Walkers Long. for there Is some of the property that merely hold options on and some more that haven't paid for, and there- fore it's necessary that the deal be closed now
 My deah fellow said Millions. I nev- CT saw fellow in such a doosid hurry.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

The Sultan always pays when he has to.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27
New candIdate for Congress.

Dr. W. T. Coggins of Keener, Etowah county, the best Republican campaigner in the Seventh congressional district was in Birmingham yesterday and was in con- sultation with United States District Att torney William Vaughan chairman of the State Republican committee. Postmaster J. w Hughes. United States Commission CT c. D. Alexander of Attalla and other Republican leaders.
 It was given out in the afternoon that Dr. Coggins would be candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Seventh next year. Dr. Coggins de- clared that the Republican nominee would carry the district easily by 2OOo to 5000 majority.
 Dr. Coggins Is a regular practicing physician in Etowah, where he has dwelt for twelve years, and he is a man of in- telIectral force. He was born in South Carolina and reared in Georgia. He worked his way through the University of Georgia at Athens and was graduated in 1885 When he arrived at the university he had but forty-five cents on which to begin his course of studies. Obtaining work, mainly in vegetable gardens he from time to time earned sufficient money to enable him to complete the full course and obtain his degree.
The age-herald., 1901-08-27

W D. Bankston and c. M. Stanley are the only authorized traveling representa- tives of The Age-Herald in its circulating department.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
WiadOmOSCi ZwiazkOwe.
Or. 500 10 Pullman, III,

6r. 500 10 Pullman, III.
Zawiadamia sic czionk6w, to 20.
sisd,snis odbywac sic tede nsdsl "
ka.d4 3 ole sobote miesisos u cb. K.
Lshajo,aka " Rosselsnd 111-112ta
Utica S. Bogowio., sskr.
Or. 2lO 70 Filadebji. Pa.
Zswisdsmis sic o.ionkow, il 20.
sisdzsnie miesieorns odbed1ie sic
ME logo q 1890 maroa r. b., . 20.
wodu il sekretars gr. smussony Jest
dnis 10 maros prsoows6 wisosorem.
w. Kochowicz, sskr, % Clymer str.
Or. 81 70 Brooklyn, ". Y.
Zsr,sd gr. 81 ma =. 1901: FIR. lie.
siswioI, prszes; Jul. SIcsspkowski,
w~iceprsres; j. Kurlsndt, sskr. prot;
j. Jsnkowski, sekr. fn.; j. Ms6ko.
WAX, kssjsr; r. Rohmsn, msrsr.fek.
Komisjs nsd,oross: r Ksspsrsk /
T RsuObui. - J. Jsnkovski, sskr.
6n., 482 Warren str.
6r. f53 70 youngstown, o
Dnis IL msrcs odbedsie sis posis.
dreois tow. sw. Trojoy gr. 453, o
gods. 2 20 poiudniu, pod nun. 400
East Federal str podorss ktorsgo
beds rordswsne c~erty6ksty. Me.
obecnosc c.ionks podpsds ksrIs 80
oent.- w. Lsdwoh, sskr.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
q ZIEMI OJCZYSTEJ.

- Fabryka monet. q Wsrsz..
wy donoszs: w pobli.u wsi Hend.
ayka, W giuszy l%esnsj, wykry.o ia
bryke fsiszywyoh monet sre6rnyOb.
w ohwili wejscis policji. ssstsno tam
dwocb ludai prscujscyoh, ogish ma
kominie. rubIs fsiszyws, jus odlane,
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Podczas zamieszania wywoiane-
go przez strzafy Wisniewski zdoiaf
umknac.
Przypominamy PREY tel sposob-
nosci ,,Dziennikowi Chicagoskie-
mu", re "a czyn Adomaitisa czynii
odpowiedzialnym nasz Zwiqzek.
kto jest odpowiedzialnym "a czyn
Wisniewskiego?
Posiedzenie delegation.
Posiedzenie delegatow obchodo-
wych ma polnocno-zachodniej stro-
ME miasta Chicago odbylo sic dnia
23-go lutego W domu Zwiazkowym.
Nieobecne ma posiedzeniu byly ma
stepujace grupy: 20, al, Sc, 62, 81,
119, 24l, 348, 420.-Stanisiaw JAZZ
wiecki, sekr.
II Toton of Lake.
Gniazdo Sokoi Polski W Town
of Lake urzadza dnia 24-go b. m.
wieczornice z cwiczeniami dziatwy
Sokolej oraz starszych druhow,
program bedzie urozmaicony de-
klamacjami, spiewem i odczytem.
Poczatek o godzinie Tel wieczorem.
WI. Wutkowski, sekr., 4744 South
Wood st.
II Wojciecho,ca.
Ma posiedzeniu gniazda Sok6i
Polski No. l., odbytem dnia 3-go
lutego b. r, z powodu rezygnacji
prezesa d. Dobrzahskiego, preze-
sem zostat dotychczasowy vice.
prezes d. w. Szymanski, a ma vice
prezesa powofano d. w. Zychlin-
skiego. Ma posiedzeniu zas odby-
tenn dnia 3-go marca b. r. W miej-
see ustepujacego sekr. prot. d. j.
Nowickiego wybrano d. A. Dziadul.
Wszelkie correspondence dotycza-
ce powyzszego gniazda nalezy wiec
adresowac: Alfons Dziadul, 499
w. 18th St, Chicago, Ill.
Bridgeportu.
Ma posiedzeniu administrator
mem tow. Biblioteki i Oswiaty i'm.
Adama Mickiewicza, pod opieka
Grup Mar. Pol. Tow. Mar. Pol
skich W dzielnicy Bridgeport W
Chicago, pc obliczeniu ksiazek i
kwitow z pierwszego kwartalu cd
ciagnieciu rozchodu cd dochodu, o.
kazuje sic, liz W reku kasjera znaj-
DUE sic suma S37S.92, a W banku
jest ulokowana suma $125O.OO. Pro-
cent cd tel sunny wynosi $50 20, co
razem czyni W banku S13lO.20. O.
golny kapitaf biblioteki wynosi SUI
me $l6S9.l2. - J. Domanski, sekr.
finan.
Ctciczenia ~dzie,oczqt.
Ia staraniem druha w. Rajskie-
go, naczelnika zwiazkowego, a jed
n~oczesnie naczelnika gniazda So
kof Polski No. II W Chicago, po-
wstaje PREY tenn g~niezdzie oddziai
dziewczat, do ktorego przyjmowane
beda dziewczets cd 6 do II lat.
Cwiczenia odbywac sic beda W hall
CZeskiei D.. n. 1874 Emma ST. co
sobote od "a pc poludniu.
Rodzice pragnacy, by ich dziew-
czeta ~uczeszczaty ma cwiczenia, ra-
CA sic zgfaszac do powyzej wy
m%ienionej hall W poniedzialki lub
czwartki, cd SO wieczorem.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

rasowsj CD. zar.sdzia k~on6skate OBJ.
razu Chryssusa ukr.yaOwanego, po-
ciesnajsoego klec.aoa u stop krzyza
Marie. Obrax skonfskowano dla
tego, te... wyobraAa uoisniona Pol.
ske' Poniewaa do}u zpajduje sic
PodPis: ,,Nie nadsszia j~eszoae chwi.
la requirements"
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Ks.dy Dol giovy, Osiabienie ner-
WOW, bs.sennose. wyczerpanie u.
myssowe j cierpisnia powstaie . lex.
komyslnego zyoia, s,ybko lecza Se-
very OPiatki ma Dol giowy j neural
gle. Cena % OF.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
KrOnika miejscowa
. Wieczorek Wydz. Ostoiaty.

Zapowiedziany ma przyszla ME-
dziele wieczorek Wydz. Oswiaty u.
N. P. zostaf odiozony, z powodu
nieprzewidzianych przeszk6d W u
fozeniu programu, ma tydzien, cd
bedzie sic vice W ~niedziele, dnia
"a b. m. Spodziewamy sic, re to
opoznienie ME zniecheci naszej
publicznosci, ktora zawsze popie-
rata tego rodzaju zabawy przez
Wydz. Oswiaty urzadzane. Pro-
gram zapowiada sic doskonale.
I" Wstyd ola polak61.
Podczas prawyborow W 11-tej
wardzie zostali obrani delegatami
ola z~walczenia kandydatury osla-
wionego Ed. Cullertona, ubiegaj9-
cego sic o urzad aldermana W tel
wardzie, rodacy nasi @. j. Belih.
ski, j. p. Kwiatkowski j p. Niedz.
wiedzki. Gdy przyszio jednak do
gfosowania IA kandydata podczas
konwencji wardowej, kt6ra odbyia
sic W hall Puiaskiego ubieglej So
boty, delegaci powyzej wymienieni
oddali swe giosy wbrew przyrze-
czeniu, ma E. Cullertona!
Postepek ten wywofaf oburzenie
W caiej prasie, wprost p~odejrzewa-
jacej, re delegaci owl zostali pre-
kupieni, a poniewaz wszyscy trzej
81 naszymi rodakami, przeto ME-
niewfasciwosc ich postepku spada
ma ogof polski i przedstawia mas W
brzydkiem swietle. Siusznem tez
jest. Re redaktorzy pism polskich
postanowili zajac sic ia sprawl i o.
giosic protest W pismach angiel-
skich.
Ostrzezenie.
Niniejszem mann zaszczyt prosic
szanowna redakcje o faskawe zwro-
Genie uwagi PIP. sekretarzom i pre-
zesom grup, azeby wydajac apli-
kacje n a pozyczanie ksiazek z BIZ
blioteki stwierdzali pieczecia toz-
samosc podpisu, gdyz inaczej ksia-
EEK wydawac ME MONA, a to dla-
tego, re pred paru dniami dosta-
tenn do rak aplikacje sfaiszowana
cd osoby nienalezacej do wv. Mar.
Pol. Wobec tego upraszam o las
kawe opublikowanie tego wypadku.
K. Preiss, bibliotebarz.
Klinika Ora Kuflewskiego.
Dowiadujemy sic, IL prof. Kuf-
iewski bedzie Cd biezacgo tygodnia
miaf klinike operacyj chirurgicz-
nych co piatku od godz. 5 do 6 W
szpitalu powiatowym, i radzimy
rodakom naszym, ktorzyby ME
mieli czem oplacac lekarza, udawac
sic W razie wypadku jakiego do
dra Kuflewskiego, ktory ich W swo.
i'm oddziale umiesci W szpitalu,
gdzie bezpiatnie otrzymaja DO
trzebna pomoc, tenn bardziej, re W
swoim oddziale DIR. Kuflewski przy-
Jai dozorczynie polk.
Kandydaci.
IL wardzie jednogiosnie mia
nowano ma urzad aldermana OBJ. j.
r. Smulskiego. w wardzie tel po-
lacy stanowia obecnie ledwo cast
Ike giosujacych. Zaszczytem vice
jest ola mas ia nominacja.
Ma Avondale, jak sic dowiaduje.
my, original polak Gafka ma ty-
kiecie republikanskim nominacje
ma konstabla.
Demokraci zamianowali n ia swej
konwencji odbytej W ubiegly wto-
rex nastepujqcy tykiet:
Carter Fl. Harrison ma maiora.
Chas. F. Gunther ma skarbnika.
William Loeffler ma city clerka.
And. G. Ryan ma rzecznika.
w 10 wardzie, W kt6rej polacy
maja ogromna przewage, otrzymai
nominacje ma aldermana-niemiec.
Skazany.
Dnia Z b. m. sad przysiegiych
ro%zstrzygnai znana sprawe Jana A
Oskarzony zostai UNA
ny winnym i skazany przez Sc
diego Holdom ma wiezienie W Jo-
liet be- oznaczenia terminu. Kara
ia rowna sic skazaniu ma wiezienie
do lat 10ciu, a poniewaz W wypad-
I
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Jesli cierpisz ma reumatyozne be.
lie, Puohline, zesztywniaie muskuly i
bolesci W pleoach, Severy Olej Sw.
Gotharda wyleczy Gle szybko. Co.
ma so ct.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
They Were Frank.

During Bishop Newman's mis-
sionary trip around the world he
spent some time in India. One day
a lot of native pastors were called
together to hear the bishops views
on the hest methods of CARRYING on
evangelical work. Native converts,
according to the missionaries, are
apt to think they know just what to
do and are perfectly qualified to get
along without advice. Bishop New
man began his talk, but was con-
stantly interrupted by the native
brethren, who jumped up one after
another to remark that they thought
this or that would be preferable.
'SNow, look here" finally exclaimed
the bishop, losing his patience a lit
tie, eff any of you think you can
conduct this meeting better than I
can, will you please riser" There
vas silence for q moment as the
bishop glanced around the room.
Then four of the brethren gravely
rose and waited to be counted.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
Motion OF the stara.

The term "fixed," applied to the
stars, is mistake, for it is now
known that there is not a fixed star
in the heavens and probably no
such condition as absolute rest in
the universe. All the stars are in
motion, and some of them are mov-
ing at the rate of 100000 miles an
hour, or more than thrice the veloc-
ity of our earth in its orbit. It
might be thought that this constant
motion would produce continual
changes in the stellar relations and
alter the face of the heavens every
few years.
But the vast distances at which
the stars are set from us destroy the
visual aspect Of their motion and
preserve the unchanging aspect of
the heavens. None of the constcl-
lations has suffered a dislocation in
5000 years. Sirius, Arcturus and
the Pleiadcs are still in their places.
Although the 81 stars in Orion have
ever been in motion, each without
relation to any other, the mighty
figure is as it appeared to the man
OF Uz 40 centuries ago.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
A City Of Temples.

The city of Benares, India, stand
ing as it does on the edge of the
river Ganges; at bend in the
stream, presents an imposing spec
tacle viewed from short distance
along the river. A gigantic series
of CHATS or steps descend to the
river bank, and back of these are set
many splendid temples and mosques.
These edifices are the chief attrac-
tion of the city, for Benares, in
spite of its size, is not especially re-
markable as a manufacturing or
trading seat. It is from the hordes
Of pilgrims who swarm to the sacred
edifices of the city that the citizens
derive their greatest income. Less
than quarter of the inhabitants Of
Benares are Mohammedans. while
ihree-quarters are Hindoos. In the
older part Of the town colossal
Buddhist remains still lie thickly
scattered over the ground.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
CombustibIe Substances.

There are many substances which
will produce what is called sponta-
neous combustion when brought
into contact and which are there
fore sources of danger when left
about the house. Greasy rags and
rags which have been wet with tur-
pentine OF alcohol should be burned
as soon as used. sThe merest spark
may cause blaze where olive oil or
any other vegetable oil is mixed
with rags, hay, sawdust or any such
combustible material. Fine sawdust
is very combustible material and
should not be used, as it very often
is, to collect the drippings of oil
casks in shops OF warehouses.
Lampblack mixed with inseed oil
is one Of the most ;naainmable of
substances. A common source of
fire in houses comes from the tim
bers dried by the steam, hot air or
hot water apparatus. It is safest
to destroy at once all greasy rags Of
whatever kind or description, for
these may in a moment Of negli-
gence become the cause Of great de-
etruction.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
KISSES.

With little kisses shut your rycs:
l would not have them secng and wise.
For, could choose, I would have you be
Bind ever. as now. when you look on mel
wreath OF kiascs to crown your head
Thst the whole worlds crown should adoru IA.
stead
T, keep your thought OF me ever kind,
As suw, when your darling eyes are blind.
sa zach OF your hands shut a kiss;
Do YOU feel how eofr and little It isf
90 hold it gently that It may live,
Lest your hands ask moro than my hands can
give.
A kiss for ca earring In each dear ear,
And now when speak you can only hear
The heart OF my hearts heart laugh and cry.
Not the foolish words e Is stihed By.
A Kiss on your mouth. and It tears no charm
To bring you to good, to keep you from harm.
1t has no mission; yet let It be;
The rest were for you, but this Is for me!
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
Memory and Roraesfuiness.

Some men can remember moth
ing. Theirs is a great misfortune,
for experience is Of no use to them.
They walk in darkness, minus the
lamp by which wiser feet are
guided, and of course stumble as
they go. There are others whose
vile forte it is to remember pleasur-
ably all that good men strive to dis
miss from their recollection. Their
minds are like filters, which permit
that which is pure and excellent to
run through them, but retain what
ever is coarse and noxious. Their
fund Of immoral information is in
exhaustible, but tiof facts which illus
trate the best. traits ofshuman ma
ture or the Weldon and benevolence
of its author their memories are
bare. There is a very large class
that cannot remember benefits-an-
other that never forgets wrongs.
Insshort, the specialties Of memory
and of forgetfulness are manifold.
!. = y y .s-f = -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
Diplomatic Entrance.

In the year 1871, when the
government of N. Thicrs was at
Versailles and before the national
assembly had decided whether the
new constitution of France was to
be monarchial or republican, the
late Comtc de Paris visited the pal
ace at Versailles.
Just as he was about to enter M
Jules Simon met and recognized
him. Bowing low, NJ. Simon said
with much gravity:
eff we are a republic, count, you
are in my house, and I shall be de-
lighted to do the honors; but if we
are monarchy, then I am in your
house and cannot play the host"
The Comte de Paris laughed and
took nj. Simon's arm.
"Ah, monsieur" he said gayly,
<1et US go in together!"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
a BRIGHT Bow.

The gopher only remains a few
seconds in his hole, when he feels an
irresistible desire to come out again
and look about him. Taking ad-
vantage of a knowledge of this habit
of theirs, a little boy 8 years old,
who was lost for ten days in the
prairies Of Assiniboia, $50 miles
north of the Canadian Pacific rail
road, in 1886, WIS able to save his
life. The boy wore lace boots with
leather laces and used to spread q
moose made with boot lace over a
hole where he had seen a gopher go
in. Then he would lie down and
wait for him to come out again,
When "a gopher, according to his
wont, put his head out to the world,
the little boy pulled the string,I
caught him by the neck and ate him,
AS there was plenty of rainwater I'M
the holes about, the boy got along.
VERY well in this way until s search
party rescued him.-Blackwood's
Magazine. s ~ z S53'8 tt@. ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07

The people of tho United States
are the best fed people Of the world.
and consume more per head aud wear
than the inhabitants Of any other
conntry in the world, says the Chi.
cage. Tribune. The people Of the
United States consume annually l 81
long tons Of food G head, chose of
Denmark 1.56. those Of Canada is, Of
Australia 1.3, France 1.23, Belgium
l.09. Sweden l.O8, Great Britain
1.07, Germany 100. Norway 81,
Switzerland .95. Spain .85, Austria
.82. Holland 81, Russia .62, Italy
.56. Portugal .52.
- Among the odd scenes of the re-
cent food in Bradley, Me-, was wo-
man padding about her yard in row.
boat taking the weeks washing from
.hc Hue.
A clergyman at Saranac Lake
has been challenged to fight duel to
the death by a ycang gentleman who
differed with MIN on mathematic
question.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
"y.EELGG;vAv;iHiaMMER."
origln Of the Term Applied to Ala.
bara and Aiabamians.

orie'n OF the Term Applied to Ala.
bama and Alabamians.
"The term Yellowhammer' as ap-
piled to Alabama and the Alabami-
ans originated with a Confederate
soldier named Will Arnett, who be-
longed to Company A of N. B. For
rests original regiment, at Hop
kinsyille, KY, in 1861" said Major
c. H. Mutton.
"When the company from Hunts
vile, Ala, the captain of which was
Rev. D. G. Kelly, who became one
OF Forests majors, and which was
afterward commanded by I4ieuten-
ant Nance, arrived at Hopkinsville,
the officers and men were handsome
ly uniformed, and on their sleeves
and the tails of their coats were bits
of brilliant yellow cloth. Forests
troops all turned out to receive the
Alabamians. AS they marched past
us-I was in Company A-Will
Arnett, who was great wag, cried
out at sight of their yellow trim
med coats:
"sYellowhammers - yellowham-
mersl Flicker, flicker, fickcrP
"There was roar of laughter at
this apt wit, and from that moment
we spoke of the Huntsville soldiers
as sYellowhammers,' term that
quickly spread throughout the Con
federate armies and was applied to
all soldiers from Alabama. Subse-
quently it was applied to the state
OF Alabama, and so today we hayc
the Yellowhammer State.
"Will Arnett saw, of course, in the
coats of the Huntsville soldiers a
suggestion Of the familiar wild bird,
yellowhammer. Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-07
DINING TABLES.
Only Now and Then One Under which
Man Can Cross His Legs.


Man Can Cross His Legs.
sI have discovered very great
defect in the architecture of the
dining table," remarked an epicure
yesterday, "and the defect is univer-
sal. I have found in my time but
very few tables built after my ideal,
and it seems to me that some man
interested in matters of this sort
ought to start revolution along
these lines. When I sit down to a
meal, want to rest. Eating and
resting ought to 60 together. Rest
tulness at mealtime, absolute COM
fort at the table and good food of
the wholesome kind are things that
will commend themselves to most
men.
sNow, 1 have what I call a meal
time hobby. always want to cross
my legs under the table. Most men
do, I believe. And why not2 It
is a comfortable position. 1t en-
ables one to sit more erect, too, at
the table, gives one a more graceful
pose. l do not know what etiquette
says about ones legs and feet dur
ing mealtime, but l suppose it goes
no further than to suggest that they
should be kept under the table,
which is correct, I ween.
"But 1 insist that among my in
alienable rights is the right to cross
my legs, and to cross them under
the mahogany at that if it pleases
me so to do and adds to my COM
fort. What other people may think
about it does not count for SO much
as whit, and yet it is a fact that
one rarely enjoys this gracious
privilege because of the awkward,
grotesque and unhappy architecture
Of the dining table. The tables
ought to be made differently. They
ought to be roomier, SO that fell
low would have ample space in
which to cross his legs if it pleases
him to do so. Of course if one does
not want to cross ones legs at meal
time one need not do it, SO the
change could do no harm" New
Orleans Times-Democrat.