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The Western news., 1902-02-26

minutes" announced Recorder Broyles.
ITO let everybody have a peep at the
curio."
Silently the 500 bill was passed
around.
Don't let It pass that newspaper re
porter" called out the recorder. 1T
may give him fit, but he should not
let the opportunity Of lifetime go by"
Now. George" the recorder said to
the finder. 1.-The officer says you found
that fortune and knew 1t belonged to
Bill Curry, and instead of giving It to
the owner you tried to get 1t changed"
Il nebber knowed perzactly whut
hit wus. ledge Briles." explained the
prisoner. II nebber seed sech ez dat
in mer bawn life berfore."
ut was Bills bill and probably came
from Billville." the recorder said
''Such an act is liable to bill you for the
chain gang. There's many q man who
has been rolled into the pen upon such
billow. But am going to let you
60 this time, because l believe you
didn't really know what the thing
was"
"Jest glib Bill de ole ting. Jedge
Briles," exclaimed George IAN de mex
time finds de lax OBJ dat Ise gwine te,
let hit lay dar."
! That's all right" said the recorder
according to the Atlanta Constitution
1.-THE billow won't toss you up thi,
time. for we all owe Bill our thank,
for having a look at the financial curl
| osity"
The Western news., 1902-02-26

to say what dresses the wardrobe Of q
well-dressed woman should include
You know there is the yachting woman.
the hunting woman and many other
classes of good dressers, who have
styles Of their own. Every woman
must be her own Judge.
II believe that Paris will always be-
the leading city for fashionable dress
wearers. Fashions started there. and
l believe that it will always keep In
the lead.
English women are just learning
how to dress. As they have learned
from their American cousins, Will
take great Interest while In this coun-
try In watching the American woman'S
style.
"rhe Boer war has greatly affected
the London woman tailor's trade. 1t
would be considered wicked In London
to-day for q woman to buy an elaborate
wardrobe with all the suffering in evil
dence all about her. The English wom-
an has forgotten dress for the time
being and Is ministering to the poor
who have been most severely afflicted" :"
The Western news., 1902-02-26
cAlLpuEss.

The west Is as pink as 4 baby's toes.
The stars from their coverts peep:
Kissed by the white moth mods the rose;
The breeses are breathing. Sleep"
The shadowy bat through the NAPLES
fits:
The street ls still and dim;
And there in her window my neighbor
sits,
Singing her cradle hymn.
know those words that she gently
> Do you wonder. forsooth, that l
Should shape my mouth to the mother's
tunes,
The flow Of a lullaby2
know. know! In my dreams full oft
Have l entered a dear. sweet land
And cudd!ed body. dimpled, soft,
And fondled tiny hand.
Oh. God. my dwelling Is bare and lone,
Though riches its walls invest;
Take all-and give for my very own
A watch DER a wee ones rest.
Or show. pray. to my aching eyes
Why thou by thy will has wrought
That my heart should brim with Its
lullabies,
My arms hold naught. hold naught!
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Western news., 1902-02-26
His sweetheart's Letter.

A colonel. on his tour Of inspection,
unexpectedly entered the drillroom,
when he came across a couple of SOL
diers. one of them reading q letter
aloud while the other was listening,
and. at the same time, stopping up
the ears of the reader.
"What are you doing there?" the
puzzled officer inquired of the former.
"You see. colonel. I'm reading to At.
kins, who can't read himself. a letter
which has arrived by this afternoons
post from his sweetheart"
"And you, Atkins, what in all the
world are you doingT
"Please, colonel, l am stopping up
Murphy's ears with both hands. be-
cause l don't mind his reading my
sweetheart's letter. but I don't want
him to hear a single word of what she
has written."-London Tit-Bits.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

KECONNO1TER1NE POSITION FROM WALI
I'll
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Of
a
until trouble China broke Then the Seventh cavalry ordered
addition
these there West Point which give drill These
bareback
saddle They standing acked and
shoulders and go through all sort. Of fancy movements
drill The principal features Of . drill raising and fence scaling
side this climb They Do this by mounting others
place the foot of they dash forward while the directly be-
cade and throwing leg over the top Of the fence with rush
held New York All
The Western news., 1902-02-26
ENGLISH WOMAN'S TRIBUTE
no AMERICAN WOMEN'S CLOTHES,

Lady "Algy" Gordon Lennox Is
known in king Edwards set as "the
best dressed woman In England but
she said, white on a visit to this coun-
try recently. that the American woman
was the best-dressed woman in the
world. She said:
Il do not know how l received the
title Of the best-dressed woman In En-
gland To my mind the American
women are the finest dressers In the
world. We In London can tell them
at a glance. They look well dressed.
because they look comfortable.
Comfort is the guide in the selec-
tion Of the well-dressed woman's ward
robe. The success OF the American
woman in the art of dressing Is In the
primary question which she always
asks herself: win this become meY
She does not follow the fashion slavish-
ly, as does her French rival. who trails
after the fashion year in and year out,
with no thought Of whether the gown
is becoming or not"
II am an advocate Of the short skirt.
and have several in my steamer trunk.
which l will wear on long tramps out
in Colorado. These tailor-made skirts
have revolutionized the rules Of dress
all over the world. It would be hard
The Western news., 1902-02-26
A Marriage In Persia.

Before dinner is served the bride
goes to the bath accompanied by fe-
male relatives and friends. At night,
as the procession Of the bridegroom
approaches. aims are distributed. and
women and children look on from
neighboring roofs. Loud cries from
the women welcome the bridegroom
on his arrival. while the bride. care
fully yelled, mounts the horse await
Ing her at the door, All the men who
have been feasted and entertained Join
In the procession. In which lanterns
are borne. The brides departure ID
the signal for the discharge OF fire.
works and great beating Of the big
drum. The nnai ceremony is similar
to one observed by the Arabs and the
Copts; namely. the sacrifice Of sheep
These are killed as the bride steps
over the threshold Of her new home
One wonders what the idea is under
lying the sacrifices. Are they intend
ed as acts Of propitiation inherited
from an earlier age. when people thu.
endeavored Ito appease the anger o.
the gods," or of the spirits Of thei,
ancestors? Or is It merely q way o
sealing in blood an important act ant
nant?-Woman's Home Compan
| ion
The Western news., 1902-02-26

popular usage. Justice Brewer has
been asked by a citizen Of Memphis to
say (which is officially and politically
proper, The United States of Ameri-
ca are a nation OF The United States
Of America IL q nation. -" The emil
nent Justice replies that the plural
form IL the proper one because 1t ID
the one that IL used In the constitu-
tion. Justice Brewer always will be
loyal to the constitution. In speeches
and in writings he will Invariably say
that ''these United States are" But
nearly every other American citizen.
ignorant or unmindful Of the language
Of the constitution. will say and write
"The United States H." The plural
FORM, which was universal once. has
given place to the singular form. and
grammatical revolutions no more go
backward than do other revolutions. II
the constitution 10 to be the guide then
the plural form should be used with
Congress, and Mr.. Jefferson was quite
right when he said Congress witness
ed at their last session" But Presi-
dent Roosevelt, unmindful Of the con-
stitution and the precedents. begins his
message "The Congress assemblies this
year." This must shock Justice Brew
er. In speaking officially Of the United
States in state papers, statutes. and
treaties Il 10 better that the old form
should be preserved and the United
States be spoken Of as these" and
'.them." But popular speech Is some
thing which neither laws nor Supreme
Court dicta can change. and the mass
Of the people will stick to 1t that the
United States 'is" a nation.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

The necessity OF remodenng the
White House and thereby changing In
srrangemsntor or appearanceo Of building
which tho American people would much
dislike to zee altered may possibly be
avoided By plan now before Congress.
1t u proposed to erect an Office build
ing for the President and his executive
staR. II was certainly the intention OF
the government that the White House
should be tho Presidents home, and
that Il has always been: but It hsa
come to be also his once. The spaos
required for odloe purposes now Cd
croacheD On that needed for domestic
purposeA The erection Of q suitable
building Q few hundred yards away
seems q reasonable and effective RENE
dy,
The Western news., 1902-02-26
Truth viii Out,

s. 8. Teacher-I was very sorry to
hear, Sandy, that you went fishing
last Sunday: you should certainly set
q better example than that. Now
here's a little boy Cturning to new
comer) who doesn't go fishing on the
Lords day. Do you, little boy?
New Comer-No, sir.
6. 8. Teacher-Ah! thought as
much. One look In that innocent face
was convincing. And why don't you
20 fishing on Sunday, my little man
New Comer-'Cause there isn't no
fishing where I nve.-Boston Courier.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

I'm drowning" cried the child.
"Well both be killedv'
Even In the face Of this very possi
BILE result the hoy felt embarrassed at
speaking to lady. albeit 30 small and
helpless one.
"Oh, g'wan." he answered. "Just lie
easy. Ill save yer"
Then his eye fell upon the ferryboat.
She was coming back! Rows Of eager
faces lined her rails. and he heard
cheer and wondered vaguely what they
were "hollering" about The little girl
was terribly heavy. and the weight Of
his clothes was dragging him down.
Once or twice the water washed over
his face, and he reused himself to fresh
endeavor and thrust out frantically
with his legs. Hours seemed to elapse
before a louder shout directed his At
tention once more to the boat He
heard the swinging swish Of q rope
near his ear, and. grasping it, knotted
1t securely about the child and him
self. 1t was all over. They were
saved. But as the rope frightened
something seemed to crack sharply In
his head. the boat swelled to giant
size and floated away into the air. and
he was sinking-sinking.
He came to himself slowly. wonder.
ing IL he was dead. There was hum
Of voices all about him. and a hand
had been thrust within his shirt and
pressed close to his heart. He decided
not to open his eyes until he could col.
lect his thoughts. What a beating he
would get for this! Once more he mur
INJURED. "Oh Gawd!' and this time |,
was not prayer.
A man was speaking somewhere neal
him!
II tell you, II that boy lives, he'll
never go barefoot again. No, sir! He,
mine from this time on. He's savet
my Marion. and I'll make his forum,
for it. Yes, sir!'
And another voice was replying, "Oh
he'll live all right. bully little chap!'
Curiosity overcoming fear, the DO,
opened his eyes. He was lying upol
the deck. and it was the college maj
whose hand was at his heart. Hi
companion. holding flask. knelt at tn
other side. There was circle Of anx
ious faces all about him. and facin
him stood an elderly man, fumbling hi
watch chain and repeating emphatica.
, ly, "I'll make his fortune. Yes, sir!
There were tears In his eyes and roll
ing down his cheeks. and the boy im
mediately conceived q contempt fo
. him.
"Cryin' like kid bout nawthin.
: he reflected.
Look at that! exclaimed the co
lege man. Hes all right. You're a
!, right, old fellow. Brace up. now!"
The elderly gentleman relinqulshe
his watch chain and knelt beside hin
"My boy" he cried. you've save
. my Marion's life. and I'll make 70,
fortune for it. Yes. sir! Do you kno
what you are? You're hero. that
:. what you are Yes. sir!''
A hero! Like those in the newsp
pers! The boy looked straight in II
speakers eyes
l. "Ah, g'wan," he said.-New Yol
The Western news., 1902-02-26
A CURlO IN MONEY.

HE Plea that He Didn't Know What
the 800 Bill Was Saved Him.
Found a what7" exclaimed the re-
corder at yesterdays police matinee
when an officer began to tell how the
prisoner, George McPharr, Darktown
citizen, found q 500 greenback bill
which belonged to Bill Curry. where
is that bill?'
The bill with a big 'C' in one corner
and 500 mark in the other was pass
ed over to the recorder.
"Can l have q sQuint at thatY the
court clerk asked.
..Would like to see it myself" re-
marked the fat policeman.
II am going to suspend court nve
The Western news., 1902-02-26
In Search of Realism.

The management Of ladies' club In
London. after advertising for q chef.
received an application from an indi-
vidual who said he required no wages.
The committee were curious to know
the reason for SO disinterested pro-
posal. and learned that the candidate
was a writer who desired to produce q
book on women's clubs. The commit
tee promptly rejected his offer and
engaged a female cook.-Brussels In.
dependence.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

The United States has already
achieved industrial supremacy. 1t now
remains for this great democracy to
teach the world how the relations be-
tween labor and capital may be ad-
justed for all times on the basis Of
mutual respect by employer and en-
ploye for the rights Of the other and
absolute justice. II the United States
can point the way to the solution OF
the gravest problem Of the century II
win render an important service to hu'
MaOitY.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

We expatiate with pardonable pride
upon our national achievements In me-
chanics, in industrial development and
commercial expansion. We boast, and
we boast with reason, that In these d.
rections the United States leads the
world. The fact Is patent and II does
credit to the American head. But we
also lead the world in another direction
that does equal credit to the American
heart. The munifcent and enlightened
philanthropy Of America Is not paral-
leled BY any nation on earth. No other
nation comes within the range Of COM
parison. The record for the past year
In this regard is splendid demonstra-
tion that we are a money-giving az
well as a money-getting people.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

There 10 . woman's league In the UNI
yersity ol Michigan which is organised
in groups Of twenty, composed Of ten
first-yea1 and ten upper-class giris.
Each uppss-ciass girl has freshman"
assigned to hef special charge. and b
expected to be the freshman's guide.
philosopher and friend, and to intro
duce her to that social side Of college
life which the drst-year girl generally
sees dmly and afar of through tears
OF homesickness. A gracious inspira-
ton IL at the back Of this idea; but 1t
is to be remembered that although the
girls brother is less tenderly welcomed
by his elders.-is sometimes introduced
to college society ON all fours, 30 to
speak.-he also ends by getting &C
quainted.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

The worst feature Of this submarine
navy bustnes6;" said the Chronic OBJ
jector, ''is that It will be sure to lead
a revival Of the tank drama after our
next war"
The Western news., 1902-02-26

1t 70 an old adage that the still pig
gets the swill. The motorman makes a
lot Of noise with his gong. The con-
ductor IL q quiet SOUL but he gets the
nimble nickel
The Western news., 1902-02-26

4 German chemist demonstrates that
sawdust, after 1t Is chemically treated,
is good food. 1t ought to be useful to
people with wooden legs.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

The Colombian revolutionists who
held Colon for few days captured
the city by boarding a railway train
outside and paying their fare to the
terminus. A new idea IN warfare! The
ancient catapult, the modern siege, and
in the twentieth century admission by
ticket.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

A Chicago man tried to commit muir
der and suicide because his wife
wouldn't kiss him. This rather upsets
the claim the women make that men
have to be coaxed after they are mar
ried
The Western news., 1902-02-26

John D. Rockefeller has shaved OF
his mustache. But he will find that
lresident Harper viii succeed in recog-
nizing him just the same.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

There 10 something in the law OF COM
pensafton, You could not change
places with Rockefeller without assum-
Ing his dyspepsia.
The Western news., 1902-02-26
BRITISH wAsPs NOT DANGEROUS;
Rarely Use Their etings Save In Self.
Defense.

Rarely Use Their etings Save In Self
Defense.
The common wasp, AZ q rule, keeps
its sting for self-defense. 1t will bite
a ly in two with its jaws II It gets In
its way ON a window pane. but it does.
not use Its sting even when trying to.
rob q beehive. and tackled" by the
bees. The latter will push a wasp
away five or six times. hustling him off
the footboard. without provoking It to
sting. But II bee endeavors to sting
the wasp. 1t then grapples with It and
stings back. killing or benumbing the
insect almost at once.
British wasps are fussy and excita-
BILE, but not vicious. like many OF the
Indian wild bees. However crowded
or uncomfortable they may he. they
very rarely quarrel with or sting each
other. as, for instance. when number
are on the same window pane. fretting
and anxious to get out Only when the,
entrance to their nest Is threatened do
they become actively aggressive, and
then as a rule the attack Is not begun
till the person who excites their fear
interposes between them and the en-
tr. nee to the nest. A setter dog was
noticed to turn and bite itself. whim-
pering with pain, just as the party
were sitting down to shooting lunch
con by the side of a wood in Yorkshire,
saws the London Spectator.
The dog being tired. had lain down
on the hole Of wasps nest. and five
or six Of the yellow insects were sting
ing It at once: but they did not touch
the persons sitting close by.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

Andrew Carnegie thinks the govern
ment should try the experiment Of q
subsidized theater, which Is a delicate
way Of saying he will not
The Western news., 1902-02-26

Whenever we meet an undertaken on
the streets. we wonder II he Is think
Ing that he has something in his shop
/ that u Just our 1T
The Western news., 1902-02-26

When a woman tells her friends that
she doesn't want a thing for Christmas
and will be Very Indignant II they
give her anything, that is her way Of
being coy.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

The rulings Of Justice Of the Su-
pseme Court concerning question of
grammar win be received with serene
Indifference whenever they clash with
The Western news., 1902-02-26

Coll-liver oil hasn't half % bad
taste - tho man who wears . sack
coat with Q high silk hat.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

Tho speech Of Herr Won Buelow on
the Polish question makes clear the
fact that Poland's future lies In the
plSt.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

II q man doesn't know how and when
to bridle his tongue, 1t is self-evident
that he n short on horse sense.
The Western news., 1902-02-26

In the midst Of lite we may be In
death-but It 10 advisable to postpone
the interment.
The Western news., 1902-02-26
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Poverty with contentment is better
than wealth without happiness.

How much better one feels for hav-
ing abandoned q degrading habit
The Western news., 1902-02-26
sarah Loves Sweets,

Sarah Loves Sweets.
.Srhey say that Sarah Bernhard nib.
bles candy most Of the time"
"And she has very bad teeth"
"But such q sweet voicey'- Cleveland
Plain Dealer. 81
The Western news., 1902-02-26

Length Of Submarine Cablea
The aggregate length of the worlds
cables Is 187 .353.l72 nauti-
cal miles.
The Washington times., 1902-08-07
Mr.. WHITES RETIREMENT.

Andrew d, White, United ambassador
Germany. will private life will be received with regret be-
i'll lose the of Not that
Nh White has well earned for from the time of his gaua
Yale in the fs he has been of the busiest of Americans
Withdrawal such scholar and diplomat public
always 10 be looked upon something of a misfortune
Ambassador Whites history intensely interesting In what
he abored whether that of education, politics amba
life been uniformly brilliant successful He
has represented his country of its important tribunals for
the adjustment international and has filed responsible
the diplomatic service.
In the educational world he has been leading spirit and has done
place the American upon the high level that marks lis
present superiority and presages future
With pen and voice he has participated the discussions that have
preceded the settlement of vital national questions and has exhibited
broad grasp all such subjects that his opinion has een accepted
asf from the bench
White he
responsibility. will find resttu pleasure the
has excellent
md valuable to his comtrymen.
The Washington times., 1902-08-07
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

With the withdrawal of Senor Sagasa the minister, from his
upon of Wia per-
cabinet well scooed in the
public demands by tempong inevitable that the dying monarchy
will bitter political experience if further what
issue may be 5 probenatical
questions, the merits of which under discussion
pending. The governmental leaders, exercising peculiar
diplomacy, delayed the disposition
has been one of the dominating pre-
vented many an outbreak that seemed imminent.
With the loss of this rewd acieial. however there
pent-up what considered
FORMS Spain does enough triumph
the 1t question whether Sasaa himself could have
longer controlled the situation by within his
brilliant coronation of the young king holiday
the ordinary Spain has had little
the contrary she has had much weep
prestige have told dangerously upon public
per.
tie opinion of her statesmen the better policy
delay ACTION achievement questions affecting
They forget the lesson that Kingdoms
lost by pr1crasnaton
The Washington times., 1902-08-07
FOR THE HONOR OF HUMANITY.


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