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TO-. MAKE THE.X RAISE.

He Swallowed a $40 bill: and Way
Suggested to Recover IL
From the New: York Times:
One of. ABE Gruber'S constituents
who had. been out of a. position for
some time came to- him recently with
the request fora loan of: $40. Il: X;
IA have a. Job TN tsiglt,'' he said
that 1 can land with: the aid of: a
$40 nOte.n -: ~'. 'a., -
He got the $40 all right, and after
thanking the lender for that; and past
favors,' went out with smile on his
face: -. ~, :.*+' ::
But=he came back very?soon wearing
a look Of deep detection and wanted
a1.othert so; saying: .~
II was walking down the street with
the SO in my mouth. where I put it
for safe-keeping, and a-thinking Of this
job, when all Of sudden I swallowed
it."
Mr.. Gruber, reaching down in. his
pocket, handed the man a quarter and
said:
Here, 60 down stairs and, buy some
ipecac, swallow it, aud see If you
cant make the K raise ..
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KANGAROO RATS FARE FAR.
Arrive at Denver from Costa Rico
In Load of Bananas

From the Denver Republican:
One of the most interesting cur1os-
tiles seen in the Denver wholesale
market in years came in carload OF
bananas, which: arrived yesterday. The
car was consigned to the Humphreys
Commission company, and Nesting in
one of the largest punches Of bananas
was g. female kangaroo rat with a lit
ter of young. Six little ones not over
two or three days old chung trembling
to their mother in fear when disoov-
cred. = .."~';.'
Not until the bunch Of bananas was
hung up in the banana room were they
found and only then by one Of the en-
ployes hearing the heavy breathing Of
the mother rat: They were in nest OF
leaves firmly fastened to one of the
sprouts. No great difficulty was ex-
perienced in capturing them and they
were put in a warm box, which they
seemed to welcome. after their long
ride in a refrigerator car. From all
indications the chances seem excellent
for both mother and young to survive
their rough experiences and receive
the benefit of Colorado's health giving
climate 49,
The mother rat Is somewhat larger
and darker, than the common brown
rat. Her tail is longer and curls like
that OF an opossurn. The kangaroo. rat
gets its name from the fact that, like a
kangaroo, it has pouch over its belly
III which it carries its young. In times
of danger the little ones run to their
mother for protection, when she places
them IN the pouch, Where they they are
entirely concealed from view. They
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near TIE Gould country home at IrV-
ington-on-, the Hudson, made a tour OF
adfs'1s seois z On xsfs
by=lkt1at Ienoi ~ who issgen-
eraf supervisor of sewing. So
1t -fs her purpose to@gain more init
mate knowledge Of the methods of in
.'S w. B tEaaaa{ax {y in.
to her oAn%scho6E'f She was especially
interested in: domesties~s science work,
a department Of which shers school
makes a speciality:
In 147 East. broadway Miss Gould
was welcomed W MIS- Wilson, general
supervisor OF. Domestic science and Miss
L. E. ~Pearce. the principal. She
visited in turn the: leather works, the
normal training, miflihery, weaving and
domestic science classes When for
NAL Introduction was made = BY: a
teacher a look =: of pleased surprise
passed over the face of each child and
the response, How do you do. Miss
Could. in concert. Was, most hearty.
Miss. Gould expressed much interest lin
the work of each class. iaShe inquired
Of each teacher as to her methods, and
took especially notice of the individual
work OF the children themselves, saying
word of warm praise" or asking a
question: : =: ''-'~ = *::.1~ r.
The Climax Of the entertainment was
reached. in the domestic science de
partment, where, Miss Could found d
snow white table spread with d dainty
repast, prepared by six little girls.
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Bits of HumOr,

From the Philadelphia Press 81
Teacher-"Say they aren't', or they
are not " You must never say they
ain't.'" = r"
Tommy-"Why not?
Teacher-"Because it amt proper,
that's why"
Pikes-How can a mountain know
when t. fcho?. sikes---Perhaps it has
mount. t6Aars:-Harvard1 Lampoon.
Father 2Well, my son, what did you
learn at the. school today? Little Proc
tor-Not to sass. Tommy McNutt!--
Chicago Daily News .:. -
What is Absolutely Safe.-7Grymes-
Presence of mind is d great thing in
a. time sof danger isn't it, Gobang-
Yes hut absenee sof body IL prslferap BE.
TOWN and Country. y IT,.
What Worried Him. Cousin Madge
so you,were in love!, And did she re-
turn your love? Bertie-No, and worse
still, she didn't return. any of the pres
ents gave her:-Brooklyn- Life.
Bessie" said~ her mother" did you
peel your apple: as Hold you to-, do be-
fore eating. it?'. =. Eyes, MOTHER re-
piled Bessie. "Aad what did you do with
the peel?" "Oh, I ate that afterwards"
:-Tit-Bits ....
The sower.-=:' But ia ther,' replied. the
erring son, you know. every young fell
low has tos.sow his. wild oats" Eyes,"
answered the father, but you ought to
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WOODEN SWEARING.
From the Washington Times:

From the Washington Times: IL
A New York newspaper is compiling
an informal dictionary Of what it calls
deaconal Oaths. (This means swearing
in which deacons can indulge, and has
nothing to do with the word diagonal,
unless In symbolical sense, as the
word may be supposed to get at a
certain meaning by a "catercornered"
or devious path.) Such oaths are
darn II vum," Gosh all hemlock''
and the like. -
1t is odd, when one comes to think
OF it, that this kind of swearing seems
to be peculiar to America. The Eng
llshman either sWears good, round
oaths or he confines himself to clas
steal calculations such as by Jove!"
The Deuce" is about the only wooden
swear-word which the Briton has
evolved. The Yankee has a host of
them: What is the reason of this? ?
Is the American more reverent than
the Englishman, or merely more timid,
or is it that the old Puritan tradition
still grips him? DO we have more
deacons in proportion to the popula
ton that they do in England?
Some OF these mock oaths are fool
lsh and some are grotesque and some
are uncouth, but there are a few OF
them that are racy and picturesque
In their proper place. When a coun-
tryman of certain type says darn"
or "dern,' in a certa in tone and with
certain expression of face, It has
all the force of the more emphatice
verb, with a humorous element added.
It is as If some inner self, untouched
by the irritation of temper, sat apart
and Knocked at the speaker. The impli-
cation is that the situation demands
some sort of language, and it is not
worth wasting profanity on, therefore
let the thing be "darned" and the pro-
pr1et1es satisfied. One cannot imagine
the man who says darn it!' getting
into very unpleasant temper about
anything. To use the word effectively
he should be that kind Of philosopher
Pho is never bothered by circum-
stances because he always, in the
words Of one of that ilk, makes 'em
stand round.
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R0CKEFElLER'S VIEWPOINT.
ThouRht His Physicians Had Better
Thing Than Standard OIL


Thing Than Standard Oil.
From the New York Tines,
When Mr.. William Rockefeller had
appendicitis :Dr: Mckinney was called
in to perform the necessary operation
After his recovery Mr.. Rockefeller
received the doctors bill in due course,
and, drawing a check; went to pay the
account in person. In the conversation
which followed appendicitis was nat
urally their main theme.
"You told me-" said Mr.. Rockefeller.
while I was sick, doctor, that every
body in the world had a vermiform .ap-
pendix.''
''With a few exceptions + believe
that to be the case" answered the doc
tor.
"And that, sooner or later" pursued
the oil magnate, "every one would have
to be operated on, either to cure or
prevent the disease"
: *"That is the generally recognized
opinion among the medical fraternity,
was the answer. 80
"Well," said Mr.. Rockefeller, rising,
if you will pardon my saying so, it
seems to me that you have a: better
thing of it than: has the Standard Oil
Company
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ALEXANDER DUMAS.

From Harper's Weekly:
= There is a ROunda bout Paper on A
Lazy Idle Boy, whom the author over
took more than once on the river walk
at Chur, whose lazy hands held "a little
book, which my lad held up to his face,
and which, I dare say, 50 charmed and
ravished him that he was blind to the
beautiful sights about him. 49,. What
was it that SO fascinated the young
student as he stood by the river shore?
What was the book? Do you suppose
is was Livy, or the Greek. Grammar?
No; it Was a. novel;. 1t was OAR
tagna11 locking up Gen. Monk in a box,
or almost succeeding IN keeping Charles
the First's head on. It was the prisoner
of the Chateau dr., cutting himself
out of the sack fifty feet under water
and swimming to the island Of Monte
Cristo. o Dumas! o thou brave, kind,
gallant old Alexandra! I hereby offer
thee homage and give thee thanks for
many pleasant hours. I have read thee
(beings sick in bed) for thirteen hours
of a. happy day, and had the ladies of
the house fighting for the Volumes"
It. is hundred years since gallant old
Alexandra was born; and nearly sixty
years since THE Three MusketerS" and
Monte Cristo" were written, but grave
and laborious persons can still read
those romances joyously for thirteen,
hours day or more when sick abed or
otherwise warranted in such self in
diligence. AS for the lazy boys. they
read them just as greedily as ever. 1t
is one OF the standing compensations
for being born into this world of per-
picking conditions that for each new
conner D'Artagn Porthos, Athos and
Monte Cristo are waiting, unimpaired,
and just as good as new: It has never
been claimed for the guardsmen that
they are, specially improving compan-
ions, but the world has been the hap
pier for knowing them, and was never
bit the worse for their acquaintance,
and certainly it does we'll to cleave 70
them and count their remarkable in
ventor among the imnortals.
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MAJOR PRUDEN A PENMAN.
From the Youth Companion

From the Youths Companion:,
There is an interesting story about
the late Major o. l.. Pruden, who was
one of the assistant secretaries to the
President and who had been a conf
dental adviser in almost every cabinet
family since General Grants admin
stration. When he was a. poor boy,
working in country store in New
Jersey, he developed great skill as a
penman.
At the beginning of the Civil war he
enlisted in the Eleventh New Jersey
Volunteers
When he signed his name at the
recruiting office the sergeant was inn
pressed by the beauty Of the signature,
and detailed him for duty as clerk to
the recruiting officer.
Ills talent as penman became
known at brigade headquarters, and he
war ordered to clerical duty at Alex
andrla, Virginia.: Later he served in
washington in the office of Colonel
Holt, Judge advocate general of the
army. .r~ 80 .s>. ..4,-' .: ~~.~.~-,.>:ss y.
One day Colonel o: E. Babcock. mill
tary secretary to President Grant; was
40 SA-S oAASC VI ltfC- dUvOCdCeA
general Pruden was at his desk, prac-
Using some artistic fourishes. Uncons-
clous that he was being observed, he
threw on the floor some of his experi-
ments with pen and ink. Colonel Bab-
COCK picked up one of the scraps, ex-
amined it critically and made up his
mind that man with such a skillful
hand would be valuable on the White
House staff.
One of Major Pruden's best pieces of
work was an engrossed copy of the
Constitution of the UnitedStates sent
by President Cleveland to the pope on
the celebration of the golden Jubilee 1t
was conveyed to the pope by a special
courier from the United States It now
occupies conspicuous place in the
archives Of the Vatican. among the
cherished souvenirs Of the pope.
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PREFERS CABIN TO
SPLENDID MANSION
Abner Robbins Owned Il Railroad,
Mil to Prove it Wouldn't Pay.

Abner Robbins. who. died recently
at Union Ore, aged sixtynine years.
was one of the wealthiest and prob
a bly, the most eccentric character in
Eastern Oregon. He owned railroad,
but never accepted a pass on 1t, and,
it is said, had never ridden on it. Pre-
ferring a cayuse to his steam horse.
He also possessed a fine residence in
Union. which his family occupied. but
the greater portion Of his time was
spent in a cabin near Drewsy. He had
three large general stores in Eastern
Oregon, filled with clothing, yet he
only wore. overalls, cheap cotton
shirt, a pair of cowskin boots and an
old wool hat. He owned a $4,000 flour
mill in Drewsy, but had never been
inside it, although he passed by It
almost daily. With every reasonable
luxury on earth at his command,
always pleading for him to come and
remain at home, he preferred rude
cabin in. the alkai desert, board bed
and bacon and beans, and the compan-
ionship of cowboys and sheepherders.
Some six miles west Of Drews> there
is an old log cabin about 10X12 feet in
size. The crevices between the logs
are unchinked, pieces of cloth and
eunny sacks hang over the openings
for windows, and thin board suf-
fees for the door. There is a crude
fireplace, and by it hangs a frying
pan or skillet, coffee pot and kettle.
This is where Robbins prepared his
meals. In one corner of the small room
is a bedstead, two sides of the wall
furnishing half the support for it. and
q post, with two rails attached to the
wall, furnishing the other support An
old mattress, some old blankets that
look as II they had never been straight
ened out since first placed there,
formed the bed Of the owner of a
quarter of million. In short, he pre-
ferred to live the life of a prospector
or the old-time pioneer to that of lux
ury as regarded by the world.
The story Of how Robbins came to
build a Touring mill at Drowsey and
then let it go to ruin is an interesting
one. A smooth-talking commercial man
came along and convinced one of Rob-
bins friends Touring mill would pay
at Drewsey; that If a mill were built
the ranchers would turn their atten=
ton to raising wheat. The friend be-
came enthusiastic and sought Robbins
assistance. The latter explained that
it9gVould not pay; that it would be
y.aks before wheat would be raised in
thfs4section to any extent; that irriga-
cation would be necessary, and that
this would require time. But the friend
saw all kinds of fortunes in 2. Touring
mill, and insisted. Robbins became i'm
patient and said:
well; 60 ahead and build your mill,
and I'll pay for it., just to show you
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that you are wrong, s.
z:Fs The friend believed iii putting III: q
good one while he was at it. and or
dered the very hest machinery from
"ohio.. "a four-story building was
erected, ditch was dug~along the
banks Of the middle fork of the NAL
heur River, and a turbine wheel was
put In, and as fine mill completed as
was ever constructed of the same
capacity. Before the water was
brought to the wheel the protector OF
the mill became impatient and pur-
chased a large steam engine and the
mill was started. 1t was run for a
few months at a dead loss, and then
shut down. 1t now stands there, the
window frames all knocked in by mis-
chevious boys the machinery rusting
and going to wreck without dollars
insurance on it. Robbins paid the bill
without murmur for he foresaw the
end in the beginning. He had never
been inside the mill and never spoke
OF 1t, although the road from Drewsey
to the cabin runs along by the side Of
the mill. r.
Abner Robbins was born in Boston,
Mass; in 1888. He was shoemaker by
trade. He sailed from Boston and
went to Sacramento, Cal, in 1853. He
mined in California and was steam
boat captain and followed the. mercan-
tile business. He moved to Jackson
Vile, Ore, in 1858, came to John Day
In 1868, and came to this section in
1877. The Robbinses had two children.
The son died and the daughter married
James Lucky, and they now live in
Portland.
Mr. Robbins was fine violinist and
singer and jig dancer. No greater
pleasure was afforded him than to
have a company of cowboys visit his
cabin and put in the early night in
dancing and singing.
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Oriental: rLoRic.

From the July: Harper L magazine: =
"a man bought three pounds OF meat,
and brought It home to his wife to cook
for dinner, and then went his way to
his place Of business in the bazaars.
The wife was hungry and ate: the meat.
In the evening the :, man came home
and asked for his dinner. -.
"There is no meat" said the wife,
"for the cat ate it,
Bring the cat" said the man, land
pair Of scales
weigh the cat,"- said the man. The
cat weighed three pounds. >, ,...-:
If this is the cat" said the man,
where is the meat? And if this is
the meat, where is the. cat?'
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WITNESSES MANEUVERs FROM THE
=. DECK OF THE WAR YACHT
MAYFLOWER.
GIVES REWARD TO GUNNERS
URGES EACH MAN TO TAKE PRIDE
IN HIS WORK.
Then Presses Money Into the Hand
of Each Giving $40 to O'Don-
nell, the Pointer.

VASCultu were pIcClSclV luOSc WHICH
tive battle.
After witnessing the work OF. the
crew OF number nine gun-the winners
went to- the gun pointer, w. J; O'Don-
nell. and, shaking his hand said: You
did well-excellently.
In an embarrassed manner. O'Donnell
saluted
Calls for Winning Crew.
The shooting of the winning crew
was Dhenomenally good. At an aver
age range Of 1900 yards they fired TWEEN.
ty shots. and made sixteen hits. two of
them being bulls eyes: At the conclu-
assembled on the quarter deck to wit
ness the presentation of the prizes Of
fered by the president.
Mr.. Roosevelt addressed the officers
Il wish to say word to all the Off
at the, show, you have made: today.
hope this viii be but the beginnning of
stand as the crack -gunship of the navy.
Now. Just one word to the enlisted men
and the sailors, both to the men behind
the gun and to those in the engine room,
the men at the guns can do nothing.
1T is a credit to the navy as a whole
when the crew of a single ship does well.
Every, man who does well reflects credit
upon the navy: every man who does bad
can count, upon all on board; this. ship.
as upon all aboard all other ships in the
navy; l expect that each man so win do
his duty as to reflect credit upon the
navy as a whole. 1 should like. now. to
see the winning crew."
y, The f3pr men COMPRISING the crew.
ley. &. c. Grimm. and A. w. Hide
brand stepped forward by order Of Lieu
tenant W.. w. Phelps
Pleased by Crews Work.
The president addressed them as fol-
Il am very much pleased with the
work you have done today he said.
up this record It viii be difficult to ind
better Six-pounder crew III the navy.
In the training of first class gun point
ers is the solution of the problem Of
obtaining the highest efficiency of the
navy.
the M mcMber*' e Of the! the c S;"A As he did
SO he pressed a five dollar bill into, the
HAND of each, but gave twenty dollars
to O'DUnnell. 49,. :.
Adverting later to his giving Of prt-
res to the successful gun crew the tres-
spondence with the secretary, of the navy
regarding the matter Of offering prizes
for special excellence in gun pointing.
He believes there is no better way to
improve the craftsmanship Of naval gun
ners, than to excite among them friendly! QEl
Tke president today called the petty
officers of the ship about rim and in a
brief talk impressed upon them the. inn
portance of performing we'll their duties.
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live chiefly on bananas and at other tfhs-
These little strangers came all the
waysfrom Port Limon, Costa sRica; and
are theI frat: 6f their kind toE visit this
city In fulty ten years: -
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LEWAM!KE OF BAROTSELAND.
Monarch Who Fail. to Play the
Kings Part for All It's Worth.

From The Now York Sun
Our dispatches from London report
that Lewarike, king of Barotseland, is
shining figure IN the. West end and
Toasted greatly by the ''Hupper Suck.
les." We can hear the marine cable
throbbing in the fierce current Of Mr..
Alfred Austin's ode:
On swift sure wing soar and sing
Our dusky daisy, Afric's King.
With sweeter breath than ever famed
a poets p1nions, lungs. expand,
And chant the chief Of Barotseland!
There is no spark in all the Park
Can hold candle to our dark.
Windkissed and stalwart, manly-tan-
Strong Sovereign of Barotseland.
He dimes with Earls and Mayfair girls.
And all Belgravia around him sWirls.
There is no Swell In all Pail Mall
o. light more bright than Day. o, grand
And eb0n Lord of Barotseland.
II all the sweepings Of the Rand
Wers piled led 8nsap "a held the% cheap
So and so on, Alfred, King Lewanike
is enjoying himself, and our only regret
about him is that he doesn't appear in
royal African dress or undress, but
wears a frock coat and gay trousers
from Bond street and a tall hat and
patent. leather shoes from st. James
street. A good old fashioned African
king could teach the English many
solemnties of etiquette and show how a
really. sacred king, a king with sacred
nessoozing- ON every, pore, should be
treated; by his, subjects. There. were
and *are. African potentates every inch
a king and dangerous for other folks to
handle :Sss: -. 81 srf-tt!. ~ t:::-. ~
The king of Mann Niam-oh, there's
a king. He eats alone: and no man may
see the contents Of the dishes that hold
his xacred, food and live. The: sacred
remnants of it are dumped into sac
red pitt r, Light your pipe with a. coal
from his sacred fire and you're dead
man. The King of Congo had the same
sacred habit of solitary feeding. The
dog that entered into the room where
His Majesty was eating was dead
dog; even the kings son had to die for
a similar intrusion. The king of Da-
honey so hedges himself with divinity
that it is death to see him. To be sure,
there was a king of Dahomey who was
screened by a sacred parasol from his
people. And there was the king of Can
ma. Mr.. Winwood Read offered him a
glass of rum, probably the real stuff
from Medford. The monarch was too
wise to refuse, but he had to hide his
face and the glass in a big towel. It's
a. trife uncomfortable to be SO prefer
sacred, and etiquette may be more
burdensome~t than a crown. Still, Afric-
an. Asian, South Sea etiquette is the
genuine article and the limitations in use
at European courts are as wishy~washy
things in comparison.
Lewanike is an emancipated African
king and not one of tAe old and most
sacred sort Now as long as a man is
in the king game, ne ought to play it
for all it is worth and spare not single
fr;ll. Still, we wish Lewanike we'll and
hope he will not be too daring with the
champagne and the Brussels sprouts.