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The Southern herald., 1901-11-29

april fool! You dear, old foolish
April fool! 0 Tom, you are an April
fool and I'm an April fool, and that
career is the biggest April fool Of all,
for it's fooled both of Us all this time;
and now there isn't any career worth
as much as you are and | wouldn't
have one if there was. ] don't want
anything but you, Tom"
In one household there is no holi-
day that is so religiously kept as is
All Fools day, or that is celebrated
withsomueh pompan circumstance,
for it is the anniversary Of the resolu-
tion Of noted Miss Somebody from
Somewhere to give up her career and
toeomeand dwell like an angel among
men
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
FINE FLOUR BAD FOR TEETH.
British Dentist Thinks 1t the Cause Of
Dental Carries.

AT the annual meeting Of the Brit
ish Dental association Mr.. Thomas
G. Read read a paper on "Some Chem
ical Changes in the Mouth During the
Mastication Of Bread Composed Of
Roller Four" and contended that the
increase in dental carries during the
past 40 years was due to roller-milling
having largely replaced stone milling,
and argued that modern bread itself
directly caused the destruction of
tooth tissue, as there was a greater
amount of acid generated in the
mouth during the mastication of
bread composed of roller flour than
when composed of stone-milled. 1t
appeared that wherever the roller mill
was in operation carious teeth were
found, instead of the sound ones of
the days of the stone mill.
1t has been noticed in various parts
of the world that natives in the in
terror had better teeth than those in
the towns and those near the coast.
| 1t was found on testing acid that the
roller flour breadholus was much
more acid than the other. Mr.. Hugh
Candy. chemist to the London hos
pital, having tested both kinds Of
bread, reported that he found in the
case of the bread composed of stone
milled -four that the acidity remained
stationary; whereas in the case of the
bread composed of roller flour masti-
cation appeared to promote an in.
crease of 43 per cent. in the acidity.
Dentistry, said Mr.. Read, was a lib
eral profession, and besides correct
ing the ravages of dental carries, it
was their duty to endeavor to prevent
dental carries occurring. After long
discussion it was decided that Mr..
Reads paper should have the careful
consideration of the profession
iLondon Chronicle.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
REAL HEROES.
The Msa. Who Are Studying Yellow
Fever in Cuba.


In an ineoBspieuOus building in
Cuba a group of patient physicians
and a number Of humble men and
women, some Spanish, some Ameri-
can, have been writing page Of his
tory. They are trying to discover the
means by which yellow fever is trans
mitted, and they are voluntarily put
ting their lives at stake 'in the cause
Of humanity and the interest of
science" to test the various theories
which have scientific support.
One group lived for three weeks in
q building purposely made as unsani-
tary as possible. Sunlight and fresh
air were excluded. Each day the in
mates wore clothes taken from the
bodies Of patients who had died of
the fever-clothes still foul with inde-
seribible filth. Each night they slept
IN the beds and wrapped themselves
in the bedclothes Of yellow fever VIC
Tins. Their only safeguard was pro-
lection from the bites Of mosquitoes.
Another group lived in wholesome
conditions, but exposed to the bites of
mosquitoes which had previously fed
upon sufferers from the fever, and
still Others submitted to the injection
of blood from those who were already
afflicted with the disease.
Of these true martyrs in the cause
Of humanity, large number endured
the torments Of the fever. Their
names have not been heralded abroad.
Even the physicians who made the ex-
periments were accustomed to speak
Of them as Cease No. 1,""Case No. 2, !"
and SO on. They gave themselves to
the work with no thought of honor
and no desire of reward. But day
after day and night after night they
endured with quiet courage the sus-
pense which is often worse than GER
tainty, and when they we're stricken
suffered without complaint. Three
of them have died.
The names of these heroes deserve
to be known and honored, says
the Youths Companion, Their deed
was truly glorious one, and it has
accomplished its purpose, for theil
self-sacrifice has established a basi:
Of scientific knowledge, which, there
is every reason to hope, will be the
means of saving thousands of lives in
years to come.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
"PIKER" WHO BET A FORTUNE
Wealthy chicagOan Who CANDLES in .
Businsssliks Way.

Among all those who go to Sara
tOga no one plays a stronger game
against faro bank than John W.
Gates, Of Chicago.
His wagers are always large, and,
as he plays to give the house as little
percentage as possible, it is said that
he has succeeded in holding his own
fairly well.
The New York Herald tells Of how
few years ago anoisy bustling stran-
ger made his way to one of the faro
tables in the Saratoga club and
bought five stacks Of checks at 800
stack.
He placed his bets on the layout
and expressed the desire to get quick
action. The dealer showed an in
clination to wait upon the conven-
fence of a quiet gentleman who fire.
quently consulted "tab" and bet
four blue checks on various cards.
This delay went on for some time,
to the undoubted annoyance of the
stranger. He made audible remarks
about "piker" who would hold the
game when other men desired to win
or lose their money.
Finally he pushed stack Of his
checks over to the gentleman with
the "tab," saying:
Here! Play those and don't be
so much afraid of losingyour money"
James Garfield, the proprietor Of
the gambling house, who was stand
ing near by and who saw the incident,
tapped the stranger on the shoulder
and asked him to step aside with him.
After getting out of hearing of the
other players he said;
"My friend, if you cannot carry
yourself as a gentleman l should pre-
fer that you play elsewhere. FOryou1
own information l will tell you that
the gentleman whom you just insult
ed is John W. Gates, president of the
Illinois Steel company. The checks
that he is playing, four on a card, are
worth $500 each. So you will sec
that your 'piker' is betting just &c
times as much as youare."
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
Ladies' Hats and Head aches.

A medical man recently published
a letter in which he stated that he
had been called in by several married
ladies who said they suffered from 8
peculiarly irritable kind Of headache
which had recently begun to trouble
them. The husbands of nearly all of
them told him privately that they had
never found their wives so disagree
ably snappish-anything seemed to
annoy them, especially when they had
their hats on. When the correspond
ent in question asked to see these hats
he found them very much alike
large structures of straw, with masses
Of flowers and ribbons towering high
into the air. The weight in itself was
too heavy for the delicate Uranium Of
a woman, but worst Of all was the
anxiety the lady must feel IN keeping
such thing poised Oh thshsad.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
BREvIrRs OF FUN.

Any summer girl is willing 10 CON-
promise by returning the young mans
heart and keeping the ring.-ChieagO
Daily News.
An Expert.-Ted-"Is he a good
chauffeur" Ned-"Excellent. When
ever his auto runs away he smashes
into something eheap."-Town Top
les.
Driver-"Waiter, this chop is very
small" Waiter Ia new hand Yes,
sir; but you'll find it will take good
while to eat it."-Glasgow Evening
Times.
Young Lady-"oh, Mr.. Green, l
don't know what to do with Efhel
She is so miserable because she hasn't
had her donkey ride. Would you
mind giving her a pick-a-baekr-
Punch.
Mrs. Knowles-"That is a beauti-
full recommendation you gave to
your cook. OF course she deserved
it?' Mrs. Milton-"Of course" Mrs,
KnOwles-"But what do you really
think about the girl? Ihaye written
recommendations myself, you know" "
Boston Transcript.
Caught.-"0h, myl" she ex-
claimed, impatiently, "we'll be sure
to miss the first act. We've been wait
ing a good many minutes for that
mother of mine" "Hours, / should
say" he replied, rather tartly.
"0ursF' she cried, joyfully. ooh,
George, this is SO suddenp- -Philadel-
phia Press.
at seems to me-" said the friend,
cautiously, "that a man ought to
avoid becoming too dependent on his
wife, however much he may esteem
her Judgment and skill" 'That'l
right" answered Mr.. Meekton. "And
Henrietta recognizes the fact. She
lets me sew on allmy own buttons. p
Washington Star.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
OLD SWANS

They came together with a "howdy dor
Old friends who hadn't met for many a
year.
He was a weedy bachelor, it's true.
AND she a spiuster Of most welcome
cheer,
They'd "gone together in the oIden days
DAYS long spun out behind them both,
1 wot:
To one another's wonder and amaze
Slight things came up thai neither had
forgot,
"You used to think that Jenny was a gem; =
Said he: "Ahs you. you taneied freekly
Joe"
cit brings old times a-talkin' over them"
Said he: "fn thinkin' jist the same, you
know"
"And Jennys hair was golden-was it
notg'
said he; 81 swear that Joseph's hair was
red"
"You picked out Jenny from the choicest
lot.
said he; "And you picked Joseph cat
instead
And then a little chuliness there fell
Between these old-time friends Of long
ago.
On Jenny's modest beauty she would
dwell,
While he kept lingering along on Joe.
"Iut Jenny didn't seem to fancy you
said he: And Joe he hooked another
girl"
Ills black eyes looked into her eyes OF blue
Till fancy seemed to take another whirl.
And then arose the dream Of olden days
While Memory it took them for its own;
This spinster she has still woman's ways
And he. Oh, he has been so long alone!
A pair of friendly hands they met-and
she
Just sighed beneath a whisper More
than Joer'
And then the happy bachelor, said he:
Sweetheart, ] never knew 1 loved you
sor'
Horace Seymour Keller, in n. Y. Sun.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
PERSIAN CARPET WEAVING.
All Ions BY Boys from Eight to Twelve
Years Of Age.

Areplca OF the famous carpet from
the Mosque of Ardabil, which is now
preserved in the South Kensington
museum, London, is being made at
Tabreez, Persia, the center of the car
pet-making industry of that country.
The Towering and designing of this
carpet are absolutely unique. A hand
painted design Of the original has
been furnished to the Persian weay-
ers, and SO skillfully is the work being
carried out that it is stated by the
English consul general that when
completed it will be equal in every re-
spect to the original carpet, SO faith
fully is the work being reproduced,
both with regard to coloring and de-
tail The carpet is being woven by
boys ranging from eight to twelve
years of age. They sit in serried rows
before their looms. Their method Of
procedure is to pull the wool from a
reel suspended above their heads in
their left hands, and with fiat knife
provided with a crooked point in their
right dash the thread, with three
movements, through the web strings,
hook it into the desired knot, cut off
the surplus ends and start another
knot. The work is carried out with
sucn remarkable rapidity that it is
almost impossible to follow the move
ments Of the weaver. Before setting
tHwork the weayeIs closely study the
painted design which they have to re-
produce and then depend largely upon
their memories TO enable the work to
~ completed. Their memories are so
Irliable that it is very seldom they
will refer back to the painted design.
When working upon complicated
pattern the foreman of the loom-a
boy about IA years of age-walks up
and down, calling out in curious
monotone the number Of stitches and
the colors of the threads to be used.
The Persian rugs and carpets are
made by hand throughout, and none
but vegetable or natural dyes are en-
ployed. 1t is to this fact that the
longevity and durability of the Per-
sian rugs are attributable, especially
in connection with the colorings-
Scientific American.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
FROM A CHERRY BOUGH.
A Japanese Love Affair That Ended in
Double Suicide.

A double suicide which occurred
at Kamakura has attracted some at
tention, says the Japan Mail. 1t was
caused by the old trouble, love. The
man, Suda Toichi, had been instruc-
tor of bookkeeping in the Keiogi-ju-
ku and secretary Of the Tokyo Ko-
shinjo Intelligence bureau), both of
which postShe recently resigned. The
woman, Saito Chiyo, was of good
family and the possessOr Of consider
able property. A few years ago she
married Ito Rebuket, cabinet mer-
chant, the man being gadopted into the
family Of his wife. Three children
were born, but the union appears to
have been unhappy. The wife en-
deavored unSuccessfully to persuade
her husband to agree to a divorce, and
finally she ran away to join her lover
Suda, carrying with her a sum of
1900 yen. Legal proceedings were
then instituted by the husband, and
the guilty pair, seeing no hope of es-
cape, committed suicide by hanging
themselves from the bough Of cher
ry. An exceptional feature of
the affair was the remarkable deliber-
alton shown by the unhappy couple.
Each had the face covered with white
cotton cloth, the man tied his feet to.
gether and the woman bound cotton
cloth about her waist to prevent any
disarrangement Of her garment.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
LIFE OF CONSTANT DREAD.


Abdul Hamid, the sultan Of Tur-
key, is 50 filed with the terror Of as
sassination that his magnificent PAL
ace Of Yildiz is q monument TO fear.
II is, or is meant to be, assazsin-prooi.
bomb-proof, ssrthquake-prooi, fire.
proof, mierobe-proof. Architects and
engineers are constantly rebuilding
ii, and some new secret retreat is al
ways under construction. The epalaca
is surrounded BY wall 80 feet high
and the choicest troops Of the empire
stand guard about it. Says a writer
in Everybody's Magazine:
One day the sultan received n.
Vambery, the Hungarian orientalist,
informally at the palace. This was
not an unusual thing, for the pro-
fessor had been Abdul's tutor, and
was almost his intimate friend. Quite
naturally, therefore, the sultan turned
to one Of the guard in the apartment
and ordered him to retire.
The guard took a step backward
and halted, as rigid as before. Abdul
repeated the order, with the same re-
suit. Once more he commanded, and
this time the man obeyed. Then the
sultan, smiling, explained. 1t often
happened that he wished to show an
apparent faith in guest. He ewould
order the guard to retire, and the
guard, after that one step, would re-
main, the sultan meanwhile going on
with the conversation under the SEEM
ing impression that the man had
really gone. The man understood
that only the third command was 10
be taken literally.
When the sultan had finished this
confidence he invited the professor to
sit opposite him at the little table and
have some tea. Now, the sultan does
not take sugar, and so he forgot to
offer any to his guest. The bowl was
at the sultan's elbow, and the pro-
fessor was not used to asking mon
archs to wait upon him. Still, he
hardly wished TO drink the tea as it
was, and he leaned over the table to
reach for the sugar,
In fash the sultan was on his
feet, his hand at his pocket, his face
pallid. The gesture Of the harmless
old savant looked to him like assassi-
nation.
Again, when the prince Of Samos
was retiring from an audience, he
stumbled, in his backward steps, and
fell. Instantly the sultan pressed a
spring behind the throne. The wall
opened and he vanished within, safe
from the suspected attack.
Abrupt gestures in his presence
often cost very dear. The histories
of several victims Of such mistakes
are on record. One was a gardener
in the royal park, whom Abdul shot
dead for rising too quickly to an at
titude of respect. Atanothertime he
found the child Of palace servant
playing with his mislaid revolver and
had her tortured in the hope Of dis
covering a plot.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
THE RAG BAG AID THE MAN.
Picturesque Phase Of Life That Is
Rapidly DISAPPEARING

Rapidly Disappearing
An excellent man who for 80 years |
or more was familiarly known as
'Dough-dishes" his own con-
sent, too-died the other day in lit
tie New England town. In former
times he was a ragman, tin peddler,
and he and the lazy old horse that
drew his big wagon travelled a route
that took them across parts Of three
states. Everybody along that route
knew in what month, and about what
time of the month, to look for him.
''Dough-dishes! Dough-dishesp
ran the call with which this peddler
frequently introduced himself when
he drove along village street or up
to a lonely farmhouse. Dough
dishes for the women, round combs
for the little girls, jew's-harps for the
boys and suspenders for old fellers
like me. Bring out your old rags and
y'r empty flour barrels, and les trade
for some dough-dishes!p'
Thetin peddler would sell his wares
FOR cash, but he was quite as willing
to take rags in payment; and in those
days the rag bag was an institution,
The mistress of the home was very
likely capable tailor and dressmaker
as well as cook and dairymaid-at any
rate, ready-made clothing was not SO
common as it is now-and scraps and
clippings Of cloth accumulated fast.
After the best pieces had been re-
served for patches, some Of the Others
would go into the little girls patch
work and some would be begged to
clothe their dolls. But the tin peddler
was never forgotten, and when he ar
rived the rags were ready, tied in neat
bundles-white rags in one, colored
rags in another and wooden rags in a
third. Then came the contest of wits
between the woman and the peddler,
and finally the settlement that salts
fled both and added dough-dish or
some dippers or strainers or milk pans,
or maybe shiny britannia teapot to
the good wife's collection.
The tin peddler who bore the odd
nickname was in every respect a
worthy and useful citizen. His wagon
was a real convenience to people who
lived afar from shops, and to many an
isolated household he brought a
wholesome breath from the outer
world; but he stabbed his horse and
sold his wagon none too soon.
'"lrade amt what it used to be"
he said, when he retired on his mod
est savings. "There was a time when
| could put in a week or two drivin'
round quite good-sized city, and do
a fust-rate business; but there's too
many stores now-and not enough
rags"
Ragmen Of this type, says the
Youths Companion, still survive, but
every year sees them retreating far
ther and farther into the "back coun-
try" Probably there are as many rag
men now as there ever were, but most
Of them belong to the lower immi-
grant classes. They stick to the cities,
have no outfit but a shoulder bag, and
spend most Of their time wandering
in back alleys and raking over ash
cans. The police keep a suspicious
eye on them, and one, at least, of the
great cities has forced them to take
out Licenses, that petty thieveries may
more readily be checked.
The original Yankee ragman had
little in common with these. Their
presence is poor compensation for the
loss of that picturesque and striking
fgure-and the downfall Of the fam
ilY rag bag.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
Hospital Telephones.

1t is stated that telephones are to
be placed in the wards Of one of the
Paris hospitals, within reach Of the
bed-ridden patients, SO as to enable
them to communicate with their
friends outside. There will also be
an arrangement whereby the tele-
phones may be switched on to wire
connected with concert hall, 50 that
the performance may be enjoyed by
The invalids.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
TWO APRIL FOOLS.
BY ELEANOR HOLLAND.

Copyrighted by Daily Story Pub. Col
1T looks said Halle as she tied
up a roll Of paper with jerk Of de
cision that set the bow by the ears, 1T
looks like flying in the face of Provi-
dence or saucing ones grandmother
or some other dreadful thing to take
new resolution on April 1st; but
Ill do it. 1t will be kind of justice,
fitting farewell to all my foolish
ness and perhaps she added with a
thoughtful little smile, "a fitting be-
ginning for my future foolishne,s."
All that day she had worked, burn
ing manuscript, tearing up half fin
i,hed sketches, turning ont drawers
Of keepsakes, and ruthle,sly destroy
ing notebooks. All this time she was
living over the dreams that were
dreamed when these things had
meaning, They had nomeaningnow
and She had come to the decision that
life for her had noneeither.
All these years she had been wad-
ing about in deep water in search
of a career. She had been brought up
with the idea that there was a great
one waiting for her somewhere, that
if she developed her numerous tai
ents and left nothing undone that
should be done why-it would come
that was all, and she would be the
famous woman her family friends
believed it inevitable she should be.
Il might have known" she said,
holdingupabedr gauze gown in
which she had acted in "The Honey
moon," "that such a Jack-of-all
trades as myself never could be mas
ter of any particular thing. Dear
me! how pretty this was and what a
happy night it was when wore it,.
Everyone said You'll miss your
calling if you don't 60 on the stage,
and | believed them! Well-Illkeep
that. 1t won't hurt TO have just one
trophy Of my amateur laurels; but
that's the only one. Pinot have any
thing else around me to remind me
of the dismal past"
So with a tender little pat she put
the rosy thing aside OF course it
wasn't because dear, stupid old Tom
had admired her in it that it was
saved from the RELENTLESS fate which
was Detailing the rest of her former
treasures. Nor was it because she had
kept iton when the play was over and
had worn it home that night, and
Tom had told her how dearly he loved
her and she let him hold her in those
big, strong arms Of his for just one
little minute, while she laid her head
on his shoulder and told him of course
she idolized him. Since then Tom
had proposed with praiseworthy regu-
larity once a fortnight and Hally
always said "to be sure love you"
But the career she wanted and must
have loomed up between them.
There were poems. She dragged
them into the garish light of day and
relentlessly consigned them to the
CRATE, which was becoming quite con-
gested through being made the altaT
Upon which so many sacrifices were
burnt. aspiration" ;" "Longings,
My Heart and all the rest were re-
duced to ashes. Not one was spared
and if protesting tear or two was
shed-well, "there would have beer
no rainbow had the heart no tears,
she told herself.
But it was cold comfort and in time
she almost wished she had left the
whole thing for some one to do for hel
after she was dead.
She had finished her work Of de
struction just as daylight was slip
ping into twilight and after pokinl
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29
The Pessimist.

II a pessimist is born with a silver
spoon in his mouth he expects II to
choke him to death sooner or later
Chicago Daily News.
The Southern herald., 1901-11-29

They came together with a 'howdy do?'
Old friends who hadn't met for many a
Little Falls herald., 1901-06-21
WILL ENcoURAeE THE soERs
Loss Of the Guns u Considered seri
Gus Matter.

Loss Of the Guns ls Considered a seri-
Gus Matter.
London, June 17.-The serious re-
verse which Lord Kitchener reports
is the first accident of the kind that
has happened to the Australian con-
and it is supposed to be due
to neglect OF proper picketing. Al
though it is Offset by the defeat in
flicted upon Dewet, the loss of the
guns is regarded as serious matter,
which will encourage the Beers to
continue the struggle.
More or less fanciful accounts are
published on; the continent of alleged
peace negotiations, but there is moth.
ing in them, and nothing has come OF
the interview between Mrs. Botha and
Mr.. Kruger beyond revealing the fact
that Mr.. Kruger will listen to no pro-
posals unless they .are accompanied
with a guarantee OF the independence
of the republics. :. =
The Daily Mails Cape Town cor
respondent says that Cecil Rhodes,
speaking at Buluwayo Saturday, pre-
dicted that a federation of South Afri-
can states would come in three or
four years, but he contended that to
grant selt-goyernment to the republics
before; federation would render fed
GRAFTON impossible,