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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-12
Lnioie nnd Bernhard in Contempt.

PHILADELPHIA, June li.-Judge Rails
ton. in the Common Pleas Court to-day.
granted a rule against Second Baseman
Lajoie and Pitcher Bernhard, OF the Cleve-
lard American League Baseball Club. TO
show cause why an attachment for con-
tempt of court should not be made against
them. The rule is made returnable In this
city Monday next The order Of the
court was made on the petition OF John 4.
Rogers. OF the Philadelphia National
League club who stated that the players
had disobeyed the order OF the court re-
strainiag them from playing with any base
ball club other than the Philadelphia Ma
tional League organization.
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MIR. ROOTS SPEECH.

The secretary OF war was the last speak
err He said in part: "At the very time that
this great institution of military instruc-
ton is rounding out it's first century of
existence the attention of our people has
been sharply concentrated upon this in
crease necessary for military learning and
military science by the events OF the past
few years and the conclusion which has
been reached finds expression in the action
of the national Legislature. The laws of
Congress have enlarged the number of your
CORPS and have just devoted to the en-
largement of the conditions OF the academy
the munifcent sum OF S2,u0oOOO 10 be I'm
mediately expended, with authorized eN-
penditure OF Ss.50 900.
The secretary then spoke OF the recent
work of the army, telling how IL gave 10
the island Of Cuba what II mad won Iea-
leased the imprisoned, healed the sick,
cleaned the jails, opened hospitals and
asyums and dotted the Country from one
end TO the other with schools. Continu-
ing he said: Its clear-sighted courage
made straight the way from the sea TO
Picking. In the Philippines, that great
stretch OF country extending for more than
a thousand miles from north TO south, it
mas put down an instruction of seven
millions OF people that to-day peace
reigns from the nOrthermost point OF Luzon
20 the sOuthermost island or the southern
archipelago, and with the sword il has
carried the school books, the blessings Of
peace and self-government and individual
liberties, so that to-day within three years
after the commencement of the great strug-
gle that began In February. 1890, nine
tenths of the men who took part in the in
surgent government are now engaged In
sustaining American liberty"
In conclusion Secretary Root spoke Of the
criticism 10 which the army In the Philip
pines had been subjected. and amid great
cheering said that the public officers of
the United States would see 10 IL that the
men OF the army should not be condemned
unheard-
The afternoon exercises were brouEht to
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Poor Card at Latonia.

CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE card at La
tonia to-day was the poorest of the meet
ing. The fields were large and had but
little class to them. Scortic. who was
beaten by a cheap lot on Tuesday. came
back to-day and won in a gallOp. Winners
and odds: Lutes Fonso, 4 10 l; Our Sallie
3; Olentz, TO ?; Sir Christopher, 8 to l.
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ST. LOUIS, June n.-Favorites and sec
ond choices won in equal proportion at the
fair grounds to-day. The feature in the
attraction, a six-furlong sprint, was cap
tured in impressive style by Mickey D.
from Frank Bell by length. Terra Firma,
a candidate for the st. Louis Derby won
the mile and eighth hands down and
worked out the Derby route, one and a
half miles, in 2:34 fiat. A bad start killed
Haviland's chances in the third race. Win
ners and odds: Pourquoi Pas, ? to l; Brix-
ton, TO 5; Varro to /; Terra Firma, to
s; Mickey D., to l; w. b. Gates, 3 to !.
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Entries at Tcrre Haute.
. lac Indianapolis journal.

Special 70 the IndianapoIls Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 1.-THE
early closing stakes for the Terre Haute
Trotting Associations fall meeting have
filed satisfactorily. The horses for the two
$1,000 races. the 2:1S pace and the 2:2O trot,
do not have TO be named until next month.
There are twenty-one entries for the former
and eighteen for the latter. For the four
81, 500 purses there are entries as follows:
2:l4 pace, twenty-one; 2:2S trot, sixteen; 2:15
trOt seventeen. The entries represent the
leading stables of the year.
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TROUBLE AT rERRE HAUrE.
Captains of the Local and Evansville
Teams Put on the Grounds.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. June n.-Both
Walters and Kennedy, captains Of the two
teams, were put out of the game to-day.
Kennedy was removed from the diamond
by two policemen after he pushed Umpire
Hogan 10 the ground. The diamond was
cleared twice by a body OF seven police
men, and at the end of the game Hogan
was escorted by officers 10 a hack. Pol
chow lost the game by giving six bases on
balls in succession. Evansville protested
RHE
Terre Hautel 0 1 as 2
Evansville ii 0 0 o 0 ) O-5 5 2
Batteries-Harris, Simonton and Starna-
gle; Burchen Polchow and Seisler.
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Special to the Indian polls Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind, June u-Coroner
FRANK Green was at the scene of the
Bailey-Cameron tragedy Tuesday evening
but he has not yet made his report. Mrs.
Bailey says Bailey had no cause for jeal-
ousy of Fred Cameron and that she had
very little 10 do with the Camerons for the
last year on account OF his jealousy. she
says Bailey frequently made threats
against her life, and she had left him for
coed and never expected 10 see him again
except in a divorce court Fred Cameron
denies that Bailey had any cause for zeal
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LONDON, June 1.-THE Prince and Prin-
cess OF Wales, the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught and Princess Henry of Batten-
burg were present at the grand coronation
concert which was held in Albert Hall to-
night. The hall was crowded with very
distinguished audience.
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MOVEMENTS CT STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. June 11.-Arrived Patricia.
from Hamburg: Teut0nic, from Liverpool
and Queenstown. Sailed: ManitOu, for
London St Louis. for Southampton; Lau-
rentien. for Glasgow. Germahic, for Liver
pool: FrIesland, for Antwerp.
QUEENSTOWN June u.-Arrived: Ma
jestic from New York. New England from
Boston, for Liverpool, and proceeded
Sailed: Ivernia. from Liverpool for Boston
SOUTHAMPTON. June lI.-Arriycd: St
Paul from Nc. York
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Bey of Tunia Dead.

TUNIS June n-Sidi All, the Bey OF
Tunis, died this morning. sidi Ali was
born Oct. 5. 1917. He was the son of sidi
Ahsin. and succeeded his brother. Sidi Mo-
hamedez-Sadok. Oct q, 1872. The deceased
Bey is succeeded by his son Mohamed.
who was born in 1855. The reigning family
OF Tunis has occupied the throne since
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Manager FogeI supplemented.

NEW YORK, June u.-President Freed
man. OF the New York Baseball Club. to-
day decided on a change OF managers for
the team. He appointed George smith, the
second baseman and captain, manager In
place OF Horace Fogel. who has held that
position since the New York players began
to practice al the Polo grounds three
months ago. Fogel will act as agent for
the club in the selection OF new players.
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Score by innings;

Earned runs-St. LOUIS, 8. Washlngton,
2 Two-base hits-Keister, Carey. Home
run-Powell Sacrifice hit-McCormick
Double plays-Burkett, Mccormick and
bsses"Burkett' Heidriek. Keister. Hit bv
pitcher-By Townsend l.. Bases on balls
Lon Powell. 4: off Townsend. 2 Struck
out-By Powell. 8: by Townsend, . Left
on bases-St. Louis. 4; Washington, 10.
Time, $50. Umpire-connelly.
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Earned runs-CleVeland. ?: Philadelphia,
/. Two-base hits-Fultz Davis. Home run
-Lajoie. Sacrifice hit--Bay. Double plays
Flick, Lajoie and Goch1auer; Bonner and
Davis. Bases on balls-Of Plank, 2; of
Wright, l. Hit by pitched ball-By Plank,
l. Left on bases-Cleveland, Z; Philadei-
phia, s. Struck out-By Plank, 2; by
Wright, 2 Attendance-3,1 49. Time-1:55.
Umpires-O'Laug and tombstone.
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Ten-Round Bout at EIwood.
q Indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the IndlanapOIls journal.
ELWOOD. Ind, June I.-Kid Hubert, of
Louisville, KY, who has been in training
at the Coliseum here for several weeks,
and Jimmy Handler, of Kansas City, have
been matched to box ten rounds before the
Coliseum Athletic Club here a week from
next Monday night. Both are clever men,
the promoters of the club feel that they
can secure police authority for legitimate
bouts.
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CONVICTS SURROUNDED.
Militia and Citizens Cunning for Muir
derous Penitentiary Birds"

SALEM, Ore. June n.-Tracey and Mer-
rill, the convicts who escaped from the
Oregon penitentiary Monday after killing
three guards. are tonight surrounded in a
tract OF timber probably 900 acres in ex-
tent one mile east of Gervais, Marion
county. Two companies of national guards
and about 100 citizens, all heavily armed,
surround the timber and the escape of the
conVicts now seems impossible.
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DETROIT, June 11-Frank Dillon won
this afternoons game for Detroit. With
three on bases in the first inning he drove
the ball to the center field fence for
three-base hit In the third he scored Elber-
field with a single TO left field. The fielding
of the whole Detroit team was splendid.
Dillon and Casey making especially fine
stops Score:
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Princeton. :; Harvard. O.

PRINCETON, n. J.. June lin a seven
inning game that was a pitchers battle up
to the last inning the Harvard baseball
team was defeated by Princeton's nine to-
day by the score Of Z 10 O. Princeton won
on her superior all round work. Her bat
ting was much better than that OF Har-
ward In fielding Princeton played an
errorless game and ran the bases well.
Harvard had three errors. each OF which
cost a run About seven thousand people
witnessed the game. Among them was for
mer President Cleveland. Score:
Princeton .................l . 900 Al
tJr,,-o-1 n a q n n n
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers, Thunderstorms and Cooler
To-Day-Friday Uncertain.

WASHINGTON. June u.-Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Indiana and Illinois-Showers. thun-
derstorms and cooler on Thursday. Friday
partly cloudy; probably showers; fresh
south winds. becoming variable.
For Ohio-COntinued unsettled weather
on Thursday and Friday. with occasional
showers; cooler Thursday; fresh south 10
west winds becoming variable
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Totals ...''S I q 10
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ST. Valentine Sold for $4,000.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE yearling sales
were continued to-day at Gravesend when
those from the Millbrook stud and H. T.
Oxnard were offered. Il. S. Gardner bought
the bay colt St. Valentine by Himyar-
Bracelet. for 81 200.
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CAPE TOWN, June 1l-An extraordinary
issue OF the official Gazette, published to-
day, fixes July 10 as the limit in which the
Beers or rebels who surrendered will re-
ceive the benefit OF the peace terms All
rebels surFendering before that date will be
merely disfranchised for life and will not
be subject TO trial or punishment. Excep-
lion Is made In the case OF field coronets
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natl, 2; Philadelphia,

Earned runs-Cincnnau, 2; Philadelphia,
3. Two-base hits-Hoy. Steinfeldt Three
base hit-Hallman. Stolen bases-Dobbs
Doom. Left on bases-Philadelphia ,; Gin
cinnati, s. Double plays-Steinfeldt and
Beck; Magoon, Beck and Steinfeldt. Bases
on balls-Off Frazer, 2. Struck our-By
Frazer, 3; by Phillips 2. Time-1:25. UNI
pire-Emslie.
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Good Pitching by TAYLOR.

BOSTON, June 11.-Taylor pitched mag
nifcent ball for seven innings to-day, not
Boston player reaching first base. Boston
tied in the eighth and won in the ninth OH
a single, pass and two-bagger Attend
apoa o5O
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Left on bases-Toledo, 6; Louisville, T.
Two-base hit-Myers. Home run-Clymer
Sacrifice hits-Burns, Cannon. Spies. Stolen
bases-Gilks ~, Clymer. Flournoy, Spies
Double play-Kerwin and Cannon. Struck
out-By McNeal, /; by Coons, 2. Bases on
bails-Of McNeal, 2; off Coons g. Hit with
ball-Schriver. Time-2:05. Umpire-Has-
kell. Attendance-500.
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Earned runs-Boston, 2; Chicago. l. Two
base Eits-Carney, Demont, Tinker. Three
base hit-Chance Sacrifice hit-Cooley.
Stolen bases-DeXter, Chance. Double plays
Long and Tenney; Demont Long and Ten
ney; Tenney, Long and Demont. Bases on
balls-On Eason, 4; off Taylor, g Struck
out-By Taylor, ?. Time-l:43. Umpire Can
tillon.
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Score by innings:

TWo-b2se hitS-Dillon, gilbert. Three
base hit-Dillon. Sacrifice hits-Seymour,
Casey Gleason. Stolen bases-Harley, Nc
Ginnity, Mercer. Bases on balls-Om Me-
Ginnity 2; off Mercer, g. First base on
errors-Detroit ?. Left on bases-Detroit,
5: Baltimore 8. Double plays-Elberfeld.
Gleason and Dillon (2) Time-1:40. Umpire
Sheridan. Attendance-2T59.
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Left on bases-Chicago, Z; Boston. B.
Two-base hit-Parent. Three-base hit
Strange Sacrifice hit-Jones. Stolen base
Daily. Double play-Gritlith 20 Sullivan 10
Isbeu Bases on balls-Of Griffith. . Struck
out-By Griffith ?. by Young, i. Time
ia UmDire-CarrutheTs
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poweIrs Home Run Won for ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, June ll.-Powells home run
in the second inning gave st. Louis a good
lead, which Washington was unable 10
overcome. though they hit Powell freely.
Townsend allowed but six hits. Attend
ance 20l5. Score:
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She Is Now Lady shaw.

FUNCHAL, Madeira. June u.-Brig. Gen.
Sir Frederick John, Lugard the British
high commissioner OF northern Nigeria. and
Miss Flora l.. Shaw, the author-,ournalist
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A Day OF LIghi

For woman's guidance is found in the
fact that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton cures female weakness and the dis
eases Of the delicate womanly organs
which darken the lives of so many wom-
en- with suffering and sorrow. That ray
of light has penetrated many darkened
chambers where women moaned in mis-
cry, and has guided them out to health
and happiness. "Favorite Prescription "
is not tonic, not palliative, but pos
tive cure for the diseases which are
peculiar TO women. 1t gives vig;r and
vitality. 1t banishes nervousness. head
ache, and all the aches which come from
a diseased condition of the womanly
organs. A temperance medicine, il con-
tains neither alcohol nor narcotics.
UIwas troubled for three years with liberation
and female weakness and my doctoT gave me
but little relief writes Mrs. lulu Hunter Of
Attention. ST Louis Co. Mo. II saw an adver-
tisement in the paper Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. I began the use Of il about year
ago. took five bottles of IL. and one bottle Of
Golden Medical Discovery. and my health is
better now than II was for years. I have also
recommended these medicines 20 some Of my
friends, who suffered from female weakness,
and good results have followed
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Lajoie's Home Run, with Two Men on
RaSeS. Did Not Win.

CLEVELAND, June I1.-Philadelphia
won to-days game by punching their hits
in the first and ninth innings. Lajoies
home run gave Cleveland its three runs.
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TOLEDO COULD DO LITTLE WITH
THE LOUISVILLE PITCHER
Scored Only Once, While the Colonies
Tailed Four Observation-Disclosures
Team at Home.
Louisville -. 4-ToIedo $500.
American Association.

TOLEDO, June u.-Toledo lost to Louis
Vile to-day in a well-contested game. 1t
was very much pitchers battle, of which
McNeal had little the worst and a little
loose nlaV aSSiSf ed Score
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Notoriou. Brigand Sentenced.

LUCIA, Italy, June 11.-Mussolino. the
notorious brigand. was sentenced to-day 10
Imprisonment for life.
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SIX straight for Chicago.

the first and third innings the chcagos
won their sixth straight and played their
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National and American Leagues.
American

PHILADELPHIA, June u.-Philadelphia
defeated Cincinnati in a light-hitting and
faultless fielding game. Attendance, 1,05s
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Local observations on wednesday.

Pre-. TEN. Ri Wind Weather. Pre-
Z a. m....es.T So IS South. Cloudy. 069
Z D mars So 50 s'west. PIT cl'dy 900
Maximum temperature. IS; minimum tempera-
ture, So.
Comparative statement OF the mean tempera-
ture and total precipitation June Il:
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T.. w. GROVE.

This name must appear on every boz Of
the genuine Laxative Bromo Cuinins Tab
lets. the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure &c.
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Grand Coronation Concert

and head OF the colonial department of the
London Times, were married here to-day.
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ALL THE RUNS EARNED
CINCINNATI DEFEATED BY PHILA-
DELPHrA IN ERRoRLEss GAME.
National and American League Con-
tests Close, Most of Them Being
Won by Margin Of One Run.

Philadelphia 3-Cincfnnati -.
Boston ....... 3-ChicagO ..... =
Rain elsewhere
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Other Games.
Southern Association.

Little Rock. 4; Birmingham, /.
New Orleans, S; Nashville, o.
Memphis, 4. Chattanooga, ?.
Shreveport, /; Atlanta, 8.
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Totals 80 s.2s 10 0
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OYSTER. BAY. Long Island, June H.
Mrs. Thsodore Roosevelt and her children
arrived here to-day.
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third consecutive errorless game. Attend

Totals "a II q Is Of Totals -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-22
How Birds Nitrate.

Many of the smaller and weaker
birds. like the fly catchers, vircos.
wrens kingicts and bluehirds, in order
TO avoid their enemies. the hawks.
make their long lights by night. stop
ping for rest and food in the daytime.
The larger and holder ones. like the
hawks and crows, and those of OK.
tremely rapid flight, like the swallows
and humming birds, migrate fearlcssly
by day, and there are some, like the
Canada geese. which travel just when
they choose. by day or night. Migrat
ing birds usually fiy at n height OF
from one 10 three miles. and this ena
bles them to see the rivers, the noun
tain ranges and the coast line BY
these they direct their course, the old
birds remembering the way they came
before and the young ones following
Woman's Home Companion.
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Life consists in a series Of changes of
tissue. ana the human economy is sim
ply. so far as it's material part is con
ccrncd, n machine and primarily de-
Ponds on food as the most important
tactor in keeping it In working order
When II is said that we commence TO
lie ms soon ms we are born, IT of course
means that certain parts OF the body
immediately begin to perish; their ex-
istcnce is ophemcral; they come and
20, are replealshed and decay. They
are the dying parts Of that system of
life which may last little while, but
which must eventually yield to the In
eNorable law OF nature. The nails. the
hair. etc. are observable as an instance
" this decay. The same rule applies
10 every other organ and tissue OF the
body, though it is not palpable TO the
naked eye. The skin is always peeling.
The food that is taken I'm the one hour
nourishes the system and elects that
which was taken the hour before.
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FIND HE SUNNY SIDE.
Try 60 Get out of the Gloom and tho
shadows of Lite.

Nothing contributes more to the high
est success than the formation of the
habit ~ enjoying things. Whatever
your calling in life may be. whatever
nisfortuncs or hardships may come to
You. make up your mind resolutely
that. como what may. you will get the
most possible real enjoyment out Of ev-
Try day, that you viii increase your
capacity for enjoying life by trying to
lind the sunny side Of every experience
Il the day. Hcsolutely determine that
YOU will see the humorous side of
things No matter how hard or I'm.
yielding your environment may seem
TO bc, there is a sunny side IL you can
only see it, The mirth provoking fac
nifty, even under trying circumstances.
is worth more to n young man or wo-
man starting out In life than n fortune
without it. Make up your mind that
you will be an optimist; that there
shall be nothing of the pessimist about
YOU; that you will carry your own sun
SHINE wherever you 70.
There is longevity in the sunny soul
that eases our joits and makes our
sides shake with laughter.
There is wonderful medicinal effect
in good cheer. Good news and glad IT,
dings have magic effect even upon
nvalids.
We often see n whole store or factory
or home transformed 10y one sunny
soul On the other hand, we have seen
them blighted and made dark by a
gloomy. morosc. fault finding person.
Christian Advocate.
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Peculiar Table Customs,

In book entitled Domestic Man.
ners of the Middle Ages" we are told
that in those days dinner tables were
covered by a ''nappe," or tablecloth.
Upon it were placed n large saltcellar.
bread and cups for wine, but no knives
or plates. The reason for the absence
of the knives arose from the common
practice in vogue of people carrying
their own knives in sheath attached
to their girdle.
In an early work, written by Lyd.
gate-"Rules For Behavior at Table,
the guests are told to bring no knives
unsecured to the table, which can only
mean that each one was to keep his
own knife-that is, the one he carried
with bim-clean.
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A Faaou. Compliment.

OF famous compliments paid to the
fair sex the supply is so large and daz
cling that IL is matter OF no small
difficulty TO pick out the brightest
gems, but. II the following was IN
looked for it certainly deserves n place
among the best: Fontenelle when nine
ty years old passed before Nine. Hel
yetius without perceiving her.
"Ah." said the lady, that is your
gaIlantry. thenl To pass before me
withoutever looking at meP'
'If had looked at you, madame" re
piled the old beau. II never could have
passed you at ALL"