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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
A sORDID MERCHANT.

SohDlD MERCHANI.
Something you want?" queried the
grocer, as he went out to the Old
man who had been standing around
the door for several minutes.
II see you have washtubs.' was the
reply.
Yes, sir; large assortment. WHAT
size would you like?"
Il dunno. | was jest goin' to ask
you a question. Hev you ever come
leross a piece OF poetry beginnin' 1t
Sas the schooner OF Hesperus which
tailed the ragin' main'?"
mo. SIR"
suppose?"
Probably 1 would have three
sizes Of tubs. The largest is"
Yes, know; but let's settle this
thing first. She sailed the ragin' main.
There's the first two lines, but to save
ny neck I can't think Of no more.
Must be more of course. Yes. them
washtubs are all right, but I'm more
interested in the schooner Jest now.
Never come across the piece. eh?"
mo. sir. Any -four. potatoes or
squashes to-day?"
"Mebbe so. but let's follow the Hes
perus. She sailed the ragin' main.
Where was she sailin' to? What was
her object? What happened to her as
she sailed? Let's go In and figger It
out"
'I have nothing to do with the
schooner Hesperus or any other
schooner" said the groceryman as he
turned away.
You look like that kind of man,
exclaimed the poetry hunter as he
backed off.
You go onl" shouted the grocery
man.
"All you think OF is tubs and pals
and squashes. l don't believe you
know a line of THE Star Spangled
| Banner"
Didn't tell you to go on? II you
make fuss around here I'll have you
arrested"
| "Oh. I'll go on" growled the old
man as he backed away. But l want
to say to you that If had your sordid
= soul"
cit along!"
He moved down In front OF the next
store and finished
I'D shred 1t up with Goldfish apd
sell 1t at 6 cents a pound. 1t was tbe
schooner Hesperus which sailed Lake
Erie o'er. and when the hurricane came
on she bumped herself fur shore, and
I'll find some one else to tell me the
rest OF It"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
HEAVY MAIL FROM IRELAND.
All Sorts of Mementos and Souvenirs Arc
Found in the Missives.

Found In the Missives.
Irish mail has become an item in the
delivery of letters. Christmas and st.
Valentines Day have been the only
periods of the year hitherto recognized
as generators of excessive mail Now
st. Patrick's Day has called for n place
on the calendar of heavy mails, says
the Philadelphia Press. The foreign
missives from incoming vessels are
laden with endearing sentiments of the
Emerald Isle, some of them having the
sentiments inscribed ON the envelopes.
That the memory of Erin's sons and
daughters far from home may never
lapse in the cherished memories of the
"ould sod generous contributions have
been sent here in the shape of souve-
Mrs in letters. These are native twigs
Of shamrock and strips of moss and
peat bog, in all the verdure of the soil
from which st. Patrick drove away the
snakes.
The interchange of mementos of st.
Patrick and his fame are becoming an
established custom of ST. Patrick's
Day. There is also visible evidence
that the traditions of Ireland's patron
saint are preserved in this way, just
as the sentiment of St Valentines Day
has been observed by the descendants
of every cline.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
ks Nome Associated
with
GoorSe Washington

Washington, tragedy which Washing
ton, helpless to avert, witnessed with
streaming eyes. Hardly a recognizable
vestige of this fort remains.
After seven years forcible banish-
ment from Manhattan island the Am
ericans returned in triumph in 1888,
and Washington. standing on the old
Fort George at Bowling Green, watch
ed the triumphant procession as 1t
passed in review. The old fort has
gone and the site is now being exca-
vated for the custom house. In De-
cember of that year Washington bade
farewell to his officers in Fraunces'
Tavern, in a pathetic scene which has
been made the subject Of many a pic
ture and chapter of history. And what
of that building? 1t has been mutilat-
ed architecturally and debased to the
uses of a common taphouse.
Then, In the course Of time, Wash
ington was elected president, and was
inaugurated in the old Federal build
ing at Wall and Nassau streets. That,
too, 10 gone, as is the executive man
sion on Cherry street, occupied by him
while he lived in New York as first
president.
of starvation. His stomach was as
empty as a drum and it was plain that
he hadn't eaten a particle of food for
several days. The case attracted good
deal of attention and reading about 1t
in the morning papers looked in at
the morgue to see the body and i'm
mediately recognized the tramp who
had tackled me unsuccessfully the
night before. OF course l was deeply
shocked and reproached myself for not
having listened to his appeal. 1t was
said, I remember, that there was no
reason for such death, and II he had
applied to any Of the aid societies he
would have received prompt attention.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
ARR !AE M z4 4&66Sdks@aXHsop s6!fSiIzES,aXy{H s

swer. My perception of things. II you
ask in what form would cast my pres
ent perception of things. | say, With
out doubt a poem"
You are able to carry both sides
of a conversation. have not asked any
of these"
you ask why l stay, l am explain
ing"
The lady's attitude relaxed it's stiff
ness by shade, her half smile became
a degree more balmy.
writer
You touch the point" he said, slow
ly. Il am not. l am hungry and prob
ably houseless. And worse than that,
l find hunger and houselessness are
sordid. tame. The taste of them in
the mouth is fiat, like stale beer. II
ia not like the bitter tang OF a new ex-
perience, but like something the world
shows its WEAKNESS of in me-"
The amused smile vanished in large
eyed surprise. and something more
than surprise, as II his words gave
her some intimate, personal informa.
ton.
You say strange things in a strange
way. And you came in by an acct
dent?"
And an impulse"
'I don't understand But you must
sit down. and l can find you more to
eat, If this isn't enough"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
EACH HAS SELF-DENIAL BAG
That's How Bayonne Women Are Pay
Ing on a Church Debt.

That's How Bayonns Women Are Pay
Ing on Church Debt.
Christ Presbyterian church in Bay
onne, N. j., has a debt of 1886, and
the women of the congregation have
pledged their word to pay it off before
the annual meeting in spring. They
are doing it by practicing self-denial,
and their way Of doing it has SO stir
red the admiration of their friends
outside the church that more contribu-
tions are flowing in from all sides and
the chances are that the church, in
stead of having a debt, will have a
surplus when spring comes. Each Of
the women church members has a self
denial bag. Whenever one of them
thinks that she can deny herself new
ribbons, a lot of candy, a new spring
hat, or anything else that isn't abso-
lutely necessary to life and happiness,
pop goes the money into the self denial
bag and the church is the gamer to
that extent. The money is needed to
enable the congregation to have work
started on a new church. The Ladies'
Aid Society of the church suggested
the means Of raising it. I'VE feel that
the Lord Is with us and that we shall
be able to raise the money" the So
ciety's president said the other day.
I'VE had several other ways suggested
to us, but this seemed to be the most
practical. One firm offered us a large
sum to advertise its goods. Somebody
else suggested that we issue bonds. We
didn't do either and now that our
friends are helping us we are glad we
didn't" Some of the women are max
ing bread and baking pies for their
neighbors to help pay the debt.-Ex.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
Northern Capital In the south

Many people, especially in the
North, have an idea that large per-
centage of the capital invested in
southern mills is owned by northern
people. The percentage is less than
fifteen in North Carolina and South
Carolina and but little more in Geor-
gia. In Alabama possibly twenty per
cent. is about the proportion. Until
last year it was only eight per cent. in
North Carolina
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
THE JUMEL MANSION.

but the chances were he was a poor
ignorant fellow who knew nothing
about organized charity. Anyhow he
starved while he was trying to get
help" added the big politician, sigh
ing. "and since then l have never
turned down beggar who said he was
hungry, no matter how ragged, dirty
or drunk he might happen to be-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn9

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions. Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, NY.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

A Michigan University poet says. in
rhyme which we don't quote, that Chi
cago has more Germans than any city
except Berlin. more Scots than Ayr. more
Irish than Kildare and more sinners than
any place except h-h-hades.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

The Gar evidently believes In pour
ing oil on the troubled waters. He
has made the Queen of Greece an ad-
miral of the Russian fleet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

When cheerful, brave and lght-hearted sud-
a sad picture.
1t is usually this way
She has been feeling of time expert
encng headache and backache sleeps very
and is exceedingly
Sometimes she is nearly by fantness dzzi-
ness and Palpation of the heart then that bearing
feeling is dreadfully wearing
Her husband says "Now, don't get the blues will
be all right after have taken the doctors medicine
But she does not get all right She grows day by
complaint is established
Her doctor has made a mistake
She loses faith hope vanishes then the morbid,
melancholy, everlasting blues She should told
just what the trouble but probably
information from the DOCTOR who therefore, unable
accurately locate her particular illness.
Mrs. Pinkham has relieved thousands of women from
just this kind of trouble and retains grateful
letters in her library proof of the assistance
rendered them This same assistance awaits every sick
woman in the land.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

Take Garfield Tea for constipation;
1t has this to recommend it: 1t is made
from health giving herbs and 1t surely
cures.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

Whether or not Funston's social quail
ifications are up TO the mark for a brig
aider-general in the regular army. II II
apparent that he has taking ways.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

To have your lace curtains. white skirts.
and shirt waists a dainty snow white. use
Russ Bleaching Blue the modern bag blue.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

The newspaper that Mrs. Nation start
ed in Kansas is dead. Almost any coun-
try editor could have told her that she
would need a saw instead OF hatchet
when she got to editing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
EDITORIAL AMENITIES.

why is woman like an umbrella" ?"
asked the exchange editor.
Because she's made of ribs and at
tached to stick" replied the informa-
ton editor. Why is"
Wrong. Guess again"
Because she always has to be shut
up when"
Nav. You fatigue me-"
Because she stands in the hall
and"
Nav. It's nothing about standing
in the hall"
"A woman is like an umbrella be.
cause nobody ever gets the right one.
Why is
Ring off. That isn't the answer
either"
Its better one than you have"
Don't you reckon | know whether
it is or not? Whose conundrum is this
yours or mine?"
Why, she's like an umbrella because
it isn't because she fades with age, lie
it?"
You ought to be ashamed of your
self"
Il am. Is it because you have to pu,
up when its cloudy and threatenins-
no, that can't be it. Because she's a
good thing to have in the house Why
is"
You're not within four counties OF
it."
Because you can't find any pocket
in either Why is"
mo choice. Vote again"
Il won't. woman isn't like an UNI
brella. There is not the slightest re-
semblance. You go on with your work
and let me alone
Il knew you couldn't guess it It's
beca Sc she's accustomed to reign"
Then the information editor rose in
his wrath. and they were only prevent
ed from doing mischief to each other
by prompt-and wholly unexpected
work on the part of the labor editor.
HOW TO USE A TELEPHONE.
Talk louder" Don't yell So"
Get closer to the instrument" Don't
talk SO far away-can't hear a word
you say" are some of the messages
sent by people who use the telephone
to the person at the other end of the
line. The words are often accompan-
led with evidences of i'll will and i'm
patience, at which the telephone oper-
ators smile.
Every time l hear a remark of that
kind" said the manager of a large
exchange, Il am confirmed in the be-
lief that, despite its popularity, every
body does not know how to use the
telephone"
One of the mistakes made by many
people who use the telephone is that
they do not place the lips close enough
to the instrument says the New York
Tribune. Some people make this error
because they can't forget the old-style
instrument. In order to obtain the
best results with it 1t was necessary to
keep the lips a few inches from the
box and to speak across the opening,
and not into it. Get further away
from the phone" was the cry when the
old-style instrument was in use, and
some old subscribers have this dis
tant habit" as the telephone people
call 1t, and they are usually told by
the one at the other end to talk loud
er."
IF l were to lay down rule or
speaking on the telephone l should
say: Keep the chin well raised and
speak with a large amount of air In
the chest, articulate slowly and dis
tinctly and use the lips-that is, place
the voice in the front Of the mouth"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
Mrs. Winifred AIlender's Letter.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I feel it my duty to write
and tell you of the benefit have received from your
wonderful remedies. Before taking L ydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, was misery to my
self and every one around me- l suffered terrible
pain in my back, head, and right side, very
nervous, would cry for hours. Menses would appear
sometimes in two weeks, then again not for three
or four months. was so tired and weak could not
sleep nights sharp pains would dart through my
heart that would almost cause to fall
"My mother coaxed me to try Lydia E. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound. had no faith in it, but to
please her 1 did The first bottle helped me SO
much that continued it's use. l am now well and
WINIFRED ALLENDER, Farmington, Ill.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

Come on. Billy. and get free hair
brushr'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

FREE FOR ALL.
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23

Among other counterfeit statement
circulated in this connection was on,
to the effect that "his shoesuine,
dragged behind him." investigation
proving hat strings were not used al
that period, the shoes being fastened
with buckles,
AS Chief Justice Of the United State,
Ga position which he held for more
than thrtyfour years. the longest in
| dicial tenure on record) he dined an
nually with the President but, witt
this exception. he took no part in the
social life OF the capital
The Judges took their dinner 10
gether, discussing at the table the
cases argued before them during the
day Judge Story describes them as
ascetic in their habits, denying them
selves wine except in wet weather
Occasionally, however. when the des
sert was brought on, the Chief Justice
would say:
Brother Story, step to the window
and see II it doesn't look like rain
and when he would report that the
sun was shining brightly. "all the bet
ter for that" would be the reply. "foi
our jurisdiction extends over so large
a territory that the doctrine of chances
makes it certain that it is raining
somewhere"
In 1881. after welded life of nearly
| half century, Mrs. Marshall died
The tie between her husband and her
self had been strong and tender anG
he never recovered from the wound Of
its severance
A touching instance Of his devotion
was that, although approaching eighty
and suffering from a fatal malady
he habtually walked to her grave on
Sunday afternoon, distance of mile
and half. On one of these occasions
sinking from exhaustion on a common
just outside Of the city. he was discov
cred by two negro men and carried
home in their arms. Soon afterward
he went to Philadelphia for medical
treatment, where, on July G, 1888, he
died
He sleeps beside his wife on Shock
hoe Hill, near Richmond a simple
stone. inscribed at his instance With
only the dates of his birth. marriage
and death. marking his grave.
His epitaph," said Chief Justice
Story, might have been written in q
single line:
Here lies the eypounder Of the
Constitution
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23
Gnardinr Her Teeth.

It is easy TO misunderstood and easy
to be misunderstood; and sometimes,
happily, it is easy to give and to ac.
cept an explanation.
Il did think / would never come to
see you again said a cousin Of the
prominent society woman who had
come to the country to visit her and
was about TO start homeward Its
kind Of you to ask me, of course, but
l remember that when l was at your
house in the city two years ago, you
did not seem glad to see me. You
were kind and hospitable, OF course
but l remember you did not smile once
during the entire two weeks of my
stay"
TO her astonishment her city cousin
burst into fit Of laughter.
Maria she said, Just before you
came / had the misfortune to break
the porcelain crown from one Of my
new front teeth, and as my dentist
was out of town on his vacation. had
to wait for his return. l didn't dare
to smile when any one was looking at
me for fear of showing the CHASTITY
metallic back to which the proclaim
had been attached. 1t was a strain,
Marie, but l was equal ~ it, and I did
not want TO have to explain"
And her smile, now without a me.
chanical flaw reinforced the renewed
invitation.-Youth's Companion.
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23
Chnrch ON the Rnof.

It is claimed that the structure be.
ing erected by the congregation Of the
Central Christian Church Of Columbus,
Ind, viii have toe novel distinction
of being the only church in Christian
dom that win have a roof-garden for
summer services, especially for Sunday
evenings and Tor weekday soclals and
entertainments. The seating capaCl.
ty of this novel auditorium will be as
large as the first floor Of the church,
which will be used for winter services
only. Aslate roof will be erected cy-
er the open auditorium for protection
ir case Of sudden rainstorms, but the
sides viii be entirely open, except thaC
screen wiring will be placed entirely
around it for protection from insects
it is proposed tnat potted plants OF
various kinds be placed in ccnvenien.
places IN the open auditorium.-Su-
'Ganapolis Press
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23
ls EMoTIoNs ARE oMlNcLEp.r
when n Man First Becomes Father Ht
Acts This way.

HIS EMOTIONS ARE MINGLED"
when Man First Becomes Father Ht
Acts This way.
When the average novel writer
wishes to describe a set OF emotions
for which he has no appropriate name,
he usually refers to them as being
mingled" and this, perhaps better
than anything else, reflects the condi
ton Of a man " hen he 6rst becomes o
father.
Coupled with the feeling OF Intense
pride that comes to you as one OF the
interested parties" in such momen
tous event is the kindred feeling Of
utter insignificance you also have,
which acts as an antidote.
After being ordered out of the room
by the doctor and the trained nurse
you wander aimessly down a side
street, although you cannot for the life
OF you tell what there is to be ashamed
at-and as you approach your office
you grow more and more uneasy.
And yet, while there is guilt written
all over your face, there wells up in
your heart a yeritable fountain of in.
tense egotism, which is Immediately
on tap to the first moment of conf
dence.
You assume a careless air, and carry
your indifference to the point Of inten
sity, And then in response to inquir
ies-for your face itself is a story
bearer-you announce, as if it hap.
pened daily, like the weather report
and the time table, that it is a boy
or girl, as the case may be. Thus
you run the gauntlet and finding that
the world still moves and breathes
and everybody Is inclined to settle
down, you watch your chance, and
get the first unmarried man you can
find to listen to you. You pour into
his sympathetic ear the whole story.
You tell him how much the baby
weighs, who il looks like, how you
felt. and how you feel You describe
your aspirations for that child, talk
about love and duty and education
and training, order a small bottle, sup
plement it with another get more
confidential, and finally leave him
with a sense of your intense impor
tance which only another interview
with the doctor and the trained nurse
--and the baby-can wipe out.
But all things have an end. At the
end Of a month, while you are at your
desk at profit and loss, some one
comes in, slaps you on the back, and
shouts: We'll old man, how's the
baby" And you reply, absent-mind-
edly: "Oh, he's all rightw-Life.
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23
HorseIess Fnrm machinery.

An enormous future seems to be in
store for horseless farm machinery,
and when farmers realize that their
machinery can be propelled as efiici-
emily as by horses, at less expense, by
hydro-carbOn motors, a vast field will
be opened for manufacturers. Already
experiments are being made in this d.
rection. One Of the most suggestive
illustrations of automobile propulsion
at the Paris Exposition was a moving
machine worked by double cylinder,
ten-horse-pOwer gasoline engine. The
oil tank was divided into three com
partments. one for OIL one for bat
teries, and one for water. Power was
transmitted from the motor by sprock.
ct wheels and chain to friction
clutch placed on the cross-shaft Of the
mower. The clutch was so arranged
MS to engage either one beveled geac
wheel or another placed on each side.
The machine could thus be run back
ward and forward at will. The bev-
eled gear wheels engaged a pinion
which served to operate the fywheel
shaft and cutter bar. They also trans
mitted power to the mower wheels
through two gear wheels. The fric-
tion clutch was controlled by a lever
placed at the foot Of the operator, and
the machine was steered by a crank
connected with the guide wheel in
front of the cutter bar. The driver
could cut in any part Of the field with
out dismounting, as the cutter bar
could be lifted by him from his seat
by means of a Lever. These machines
are already being made at such a COM
paratively low figure and their main
tenance is so cheap that within a very
short time they will be found on a
great number Of large farms in lieu OF
horses.
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23

"Old-Home week. meetings in New
Hampshire, in addition to cultivating
sentiment and goodfellowshlp, have
had a decidedly practical result. They
have been, according to a report of the
State Board Of Agriculture, Of mate
rial aid in promoting the interests of
towns and the purchase Of many es
tates by former residents Of New
Hampshire. The so-called abandoned
farms are much fewer in number. Re.
turns from 1856 towns show that SAG
farms, or parts Of farms, are now
held as summer homes, being occupied
part Of the year by about 1900 peo.
PIE. Permanent Improvements Oh
these farms since their purchase 10y
the present owners are estimated ia
have cost nearly S2,OOOOOO This is
only one side Of the summer home
business IN New Hampshire, the impe.
tus given to It by "Old-Home week.
meetings having led to the erection Of
new hotels and boarding houses, the
enlargement OF farmhouses for the en-.
tertainment Of summer guests, the
bettermeht Of roads and a general fur.
bishing OF rural surroundings.
The suburban citizen., 1901-02-23
Poacbine inLobdop Parks

Nearly all the London parks are well
stocked with eatable birds, says the
Glasgow Evening News, and it Is the
easiest thing in the world for the loaf
ers to kill them, clean them ana carry
them off to the nearest hot-plate for
roasting. A story is told by London
ers Of a couple Of impecunious Scotch
black-ano white artists who took a
garret IA Lincoln's Field Inn, and
lived for week on Law Court pig
cons, which are plump lively, plentiful
and tame, and would doubtless make
a good meal. In addition to poaching
in the parks there IS also good reason
to believe that many Of the rare birds
sold to shady bird dealers are shared
there