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The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Mixed Mstaphors,

A German lady in a town in Ventura
County had a daughter who was her
mothers pride. The mamma bears
somewhat of reputation as a Mrs.
Malaprop, and is also a prosperous
merchant On one occasion the
daughter, who assists her mother in
the store, was, by dint Of hard work
among relatives and friends, chosen
as queen of a street carnival to be
held in the town, Maternal pride
ran riot in the elder woman's breast
To a friend she burst forth in this
hcstatic strain:
20 mein Mollie! She vas so peau
tiful as neffer vas! Dere vas no ger
rel so beautiful as mein Mollie! Und
she vas sooch a goot cook-mein
gracious she vas sOoch a goot cook:
Und she vas sooch a goot dressmak
er-O dere vas no gerrel like mein
Mollie! Und she vas de best clerk
vat | effer haf in mein shtore! Und
she vas a goot musicianer-O mein
Mollie vas de greatest gerrel vat effer
vas-she vas yust Jack of all rab'
bitsJ Los Angeles Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Pantonime,

Certain gestures are absolutely iden.
tilted with certain feelings. To shake
ones fist is to threaten; to hold up ones
finger is to warn. TO indicate thought
we place the tips of the fingers on the
forehead; to show concentrated atten-
ton we apply the whole hand. To rub
the hands is everywhere a sign of joy,
and to clap them a sign of enthusiasm.
1t would be easy to multiply exam
Nles Affirmation, negation, repulsion
are all Indicated by motions that every
one understands,
1t Is the same. in quite as great a
degree, with natlonalities, in spite of
the original diversity of the races that
make them up. The mimetc charac-
ter results at once from race, from
history and from climate.
The gesture of the Englishman is
fierce and harsh he speaks briefly,
brusquely; he is cold. positive, forceful,
His salutation is cold and accentuated,
but his handshake is loyal The ges'
ture of Germany is heavy, good-hu'
mored and always ungraceful. Many
of the Slav people are unwilling to look
one in the face, and they have false
gesture.
The Spaniard and the Portuguese,
although dwelling in southern land,
gesticulate little; their language is
rhythmic, slow, solemn; they are grave,
their salutation is a little theatrical.
The Italian is lively, mobile, lntelli.
gent, gay; his language is harmonious,
sonorous, warm and luminous like his
country's sky. The salutation OF the
Italian is quick and full Of feeling his
gesture colored and exaggerated Lon.
don Answers.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
HORSE STEALING A LOST ANT,
pecadence Of a Crime That Was Com.
mon In Illinois.

mon IN tIIlnolS.
"Horse stealing has become almost
lost art in Illinois," said a sheriff.
twenty-five years ago the crime was
one OF the most common, but it grad
ually became unpopular on account
Of the measures taken to suppress it.
I'm the first place, the sheriffs of
The different counties formed an asso-
citation, held meetings, and made plans
TO act in harmony. Farmers and stock
dealers organized anti-horse-thief asso'
Citations, and dealers in horses became
more cautious in their purchases.
'As sooE as a horse was stolen the
members of the association In the
neighborhood started in pursuit Of the
thief, and, there being so many OF
them, every road, cartway and bypath
was followed, and it was smart thief
who escaped them. In the meantime
the sheriff of the county, having been
notified, sent out kilograms and postal
cards to brother sherifRs, chiefs of po-
lice and village and township con.
stables, and the description of the
stolen horse was soon in the hands of
so many watchful people that it was
almost certain to be seen and recov.
cred.
Sometimes the pursuing parties re-
turned with the horse, but without the
thief, and then dark rumors spread
abroad as to the fate of the criminal.
Stories of a grave in a lonely creek
bottom or of body found floating In
the river became current, and thus a
certain horror was added to the crime.
THE punishments for horse steal.
ing were made severe and, what was
of more Importance, were rigidly en-.
forced. Legal bubbles never saved a
man, and 1t became a common saying
that a man found with halter in his
possession was cerlain to be convict
ed. The juries, made up largely of
farmers, might be fooled into acquit-
ing murderer, but horse thief could
not escape conviction at their hands.
So ii was that the business became
Improbable, and the number of horses
stolen these days is comparatively
small"
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
AUTOMATIC MEMORY.

One may have an excellent memory,
and yet during the busy seasons find II
impossible 10 remember all the bust.
ness details which require daily at,
tention. For this reason a new device
is a step in the right direction.
1t consist Of a smooth surface, on
which are number Of perforations.
Close to each Of the latter is a mnem.
onic word, or symbol, and connected
with them are pegs, or markers, which
can be detached, II necessary. In this
way those words or symbols which one
desires to remember during any day
can be left unobstructed and others
can be covered by the pegs.
A device Of this kind occupies little
room, and. whether 1t II kept In the
pocket or on desk, viii frequently
be found Of much use.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Magenta Hair DYE plslIked.

A remarkable case Of wife assault
has been heard at Leeds, England.
The prisoner, John Burns, came out
of Jail on a Thursday, and on the next
night threw on to the head Of his wife
bottle Of magenta dye, with the
result that she was dishgured by the
striking change in the color Of heI
hair.
She had washed 1t In twenty bowls
of soda and water, but had not been
able to get rid Of the dye. The man
was sent to Jail for four months, with
hard labor.-Stray Stories.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
THE NURSERY SHOE.

1t is proposed to erect gigantic shoe
on the Worlds Fair Grounds as an at
tractlve feature for the children, and at
the same time to put it to the practical
use Of a nursery and playground. 1t is
planned to build II to correspond with
the ideas conveyed in the rhymes Of
our childhood, and to maintain diff
ferent compartments especially fitted
up for the comfort and amusement OF
the little ones. Uniformed and trained
nurses will be IN attendance TO care
for them while their parents are View
Ing other attractions.
A movable sidewalk is suggested TO
add to the novelty Of the structure.
The shoe would have the appearance
of having been worn by a great giant
and various patches and holes will be
used as entrances, exits and windows,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
FIRST FIGHT UNDER The FLAG.
Fought on Land, Was at Fort stanwH
New York.

New Horks
The FIRST conflict waged under the
thirteen Stars and Stripes on land
after their direct authorization, is
known to have been at Fort StanwiX
subsequently renamed Fort Schuyler
in Rome, n. Y. The fort was invested
by the British on the I'd Of August, at
which time the garrison was without
the authorized standard; but they had
n description Of the design, and soon
formed a flag from materials in the
fort. Victory perched upon their rude
and hastily constructed banner; and in
one sortie made by the Americans they
captured ive of the enemy's standards.
BY an order of Congress, approved
by the President January 13, 1904, the
flag was changed on the first day OF
May, ensuing, so as to consist Of IF
teen stripes and the same number OF
stars. This continued to be the design
of our flag until the year 1915, when
the Union embraced twenty States.
On the 25th Of March. in that year, oD
the motion of the Hon. Peter H. Wend.
over, of New York, Congress passed
an act entitled "An Act to Establish
the Flag of the United States" 1t
read as follows:
''Sectlon |. BE it enacted. etc, that
from and after the fourth day Of July
next the flag of the United States be
thirteen horizontal stripes alternate
red and white that the Union have
twenty stars, white in "a blue field
Section III. And be it further enact
ed, that on the admission Of every new
State to the Union one star be added
to the union Of the flag; and that such
addition shall take effect on the Fourth
OF July next succeeding such admis-
sion. Approved. April 4, 1878"
The flags of the United States have
since continued TO be Of this construc.
tion; so that, whatever their variations
to indicate the branch Of the Govern
ment service to which n special flag
belongs, every one shows by It's red
and white stripes the number Of colon.
ies which originally formed the nation.
while it's white stars in a blue ground
will tell the number of States now EN-.
braced in our local Union,-George j.
Varney, in New England Magazine,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Odd l,sms From Eyery,~hsre.

While a square dance represents
only half a mile Of walking or moving.
an average waltz takes dancers over
three-quarters of mile.
The biggest casting ever ordered
was recently made at Chester, Pa. 1t
was for the propeller shaft of a steam
er and weighed over sixty tons.
Greenland glaciers average 1000
feet in thickness, move fifty feet day
and discharge into the sea four square
miles OF ice yearly 1000 feet thick.
Platinum has long been mined In
the Similkameen, ABOUT 160 miles east
Of Vancouver 1t Is said that China
men have been earning living wages
for the past fifteen years by recover
ing platinum from the placer deposits
Of the Tulameen river and also Of
Granite creek.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
a Futile Mercy.

The Society for the Prevention ~
Cruelty to Animals means well by It's
distribution Of couple Of thousands
nf bonnets for horses. But there will
be no real diminution of the aggregate
suffering OF the world as long as the
society contents itself with giving
oonnets to horses. A horse cannot
talk at night or go through a mans
pockets when he sleeps of exhaustion
IN the gray dawn. Nor can a horse
obtain credit at a milliner's, to the
dependency Of the man who has ac,
CURED the right to pay some ones
bills. What is needed is a Society
Tor Distributing Bonnets to Indignant
Females. A mere horse has not soul
enough to know II its bat Is on
traight
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
CUT IN TWO TO SAVE LIFE.

Toronto surgeons are proud Of an
unparalleled feat performed at the
Toronto Hospital The patient, a Ia
borer, was suffering from spreading
gangrene, which affected both legs and
must infallibly have proved fatal In
a short time. The only hope was to
cut off both legs. 1t was not mere
case of amputation. The whole Of the
thighs had to be removed, the hip bones
being separated at the upper joints and
the nerve branches destroyed. The
man was, in fact, cut In halves. The
operation was n brilliant success.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08

much amusement for the numerous
holiday parties who frequent the pal
ace grounds. The partitions between
the walks are Of clipped hornbeam,
and are about five feet in height The
puzzle is to get to the centre, where
seats are placed under two lofty trees,
and many are the disappointments ex
perienced before the end is attainedi
and even then the trouble is not over, 1t
being quite as difficult to get out as
TO get in.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Watch for a town, Congress Heights
n af
Lannthv Scotch Sermons.

The length, breadth, depth ana
thoroughness Of the Scottish sermon
Of the eighteenth century was vividly
portrayed by DR.. Watson, better
known as Ian Maclaren, recently. A
subject, as he remarked, was thor
uughly thrashed out In those days.
One text furnished a minister with
eight sermons; another spread his
comments and explanations upon a
passage Of eight verses over a period
of nine months, while n third com
menced course of addresses to his
congregation on the Epistle of st.
James in 1866 and whole generation
had passed away before it was com.
pleted in 1882
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Clock Bun by a oeYser.

A curious clock is described as hav'
ing been recently put into commission
IN a small western town. The machin.
cry, which Is nothing but face, hands
and lever, is connected with a geyser,
which shoots column OF hot water
every thirty-elght seconds. This spout
ing never varies to the tenth of sec.
ond. Every time the water spouts up
It strikes the lever and moves the
banda forward thiIty-elght seconds.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08

artistic excellence are combined ms
they are in these two examples from
Milan, Italy.
The monument Of Leonilda Monti
presents a lifelike statue Of her faith
full hound gazing at her sculptured fea-
lures and bewailing his loss, and on
and about the low, fat tomb of Err
mengildo Tostigli five nude children
are playing and tumbling like kittens.
These singular monuments are given
In Reclam's Universum.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
Streets For the sun.

Many new cities in the West are laid
OUT with a view to having the sun to
shine from side TO side in every street
at some time Of the day The avenues
run northeast to southwest and the
streets northwest TO southeast. In
winter in some of our New York streets
running east and west the sun never
shines on the pavement.-New York
Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
THE rosTIah1 MONUMENT.

Many queer memorials of the dead
have been erected by pious relatives
in accordance with their own peculiar
fancies or those Of the defunct. Sell
dom. however, does one see monu-
ment in which singularity Of taste and
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
MAZE OR LABYRINTH,

This maze is a correct ground plan
of one in the ga. lens Of the Palace OF
Hampton Court. No lcgendry tale Is
attached TO it of which we are aware
but its labyrinthlne walks occas:.lp
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08
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shat numbers Of our paper sent W subscribers
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M,YT IMPORTANT OF ALL--In every letter
chat yoS write US, never fail 10 give your hill
address plainly written. name, post-ofiOe,
county and State.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-08

Talk is cheap, and yet some people
make very extravagant assertions.
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sPANlARps HONG RARLe.
Paying an Old claim That Had .. on
wiped Out by War.


Washington. Sept 25.-The treasury
department has begun the distribution
OF s2s. 800. the sum received from tho
government OF Spain as one OF the an.
nual payments OF indemnity due under
the treaty OF 1884 The continuation
OF these payments Is regarded as a
marked evidence OF the high sense OF
honor cherished by the Spanish people
IN meeting an obligation.
Abou, 1918 some American merchant
ships were seized and destroyed by
Spanish national vessels. and when
the matter was brought before a tri.
bunal an award was made IN favor Of
the Americans for the amount Of their
losses. The principal was converted
by a curious Spanish method In per
petual rentes and the Spanish govern
ment has met the interest on these
With great regularity ever since the
treaty OF 1884.
4 rule Of international law, war
abs. .ely extinguishes treatises pre-
yiously existing between the princi.
pals. bur the Spanish government did
not regard Itself as thus relieved by
It's recent war with the United States.
and the only discomfort TO which the
scrip holders were subjected was In a
slight deferment OF two payments dur
Ing the war.
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IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
"a wnI Convene at Colorado spyings on
Monday week

It VIII Convene at Colorado spHngs on
Monday week.
Colorado Springs. Colo. Sept 25.-
Preliminary arrangements for the pro
gram OF the four days session Of the
Irrigation congress has just been an
nouuced. The congress oonyenes Mon
day. October 6. at 2 p. m. After the
opening exercises there will be ad-
dfesses by senator's. congressman aud
governors A reception will be ten.
dered President Walsh and delegates
by the Chamber OF Commerce at the
Antlers hotel at o'clock in the even
ing
Tuesday viii be devoted 10 a general
program. snd there viii be a discussion
on forestry and colonization. In the
esenlng there will be illustrated lee
thres on ancient irrigation and views
of Rocky mountain scenery.
On Wednesday there VIII be dis
cussion OF the national Irrigation act
~ leading experts and lawyers.
On Thursday the congress VIII act
upon resolutions and the dosing e1er-
clses will be held.
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LOCAL OPTION law
State Revenue Agnt Points 0ut
Methods to Enforce.
ADVISES OFFICIALS
lie Says the Law Can BE Enforced by
2 IBjunciIons Under the statutes.
lie also Demands Proceedings
Against the Lawyers.

Austin. Sept 25.--state Revenue
Agent J. d. Cunningham has sent out
the following letter:
Austin. Tex. Sept. 2i.-To the Dis
,rlct and County Attorneys in the
State: Dear sIrs-You will pardon me
for calling your attention to a few
statutes Of the state. TO which. II the
attention of your district Judge was
called IN a proper way. and the statute
expressly makes Il your duty so 10 do.
a writ Of injunction could be obtained
which would save expense 10 the state
and facilitate prosecutions for certain
oifenses
In counties containing local option.
where the courts are laden and bur-
dened with information and indlct-
mentz for violations OF local option
and occupation tax laws. II the district
attorney or county attorney would
take the same evidence upon which
the Indictment was based and ask for
writ Of injunction In behalf OF the
state under article s015. Revised Stat
utes. the law would be more efectualiy
enforced. This writ Is statutory
right given the state 10 enforce a reve-
nue. law. and Is cumulative OF all other
remedies (see Art 3Ol6. Revised stat
utes. and Art. 3ii. Penal Code. and
Hitler ys. Alvarado. 20 3. W.. 1908.
whore the supreme court has held that
all the remedies may be applied al the
same time and IN different courts
against an individual until ,he tax Is
PAID.
This law above referred 20 Is ap-
propriate and applicable also 20 law
yers and every other taxpayer that
treats with impunlty the occupation
tax law II Is the imperative duty Of
the district judge. when asked by the
district or county attorney In the
proper way. 20 grant a writ Of iniunc-
tion against any lawyer practlcing In
his court who has failed 10 pay his
tax II Is the district court that
licenses lawyer (see Art 255. Revised
Statutes. and Art 50f9. Revised Stat
utes. and Art li3. Penal Codel. making
II a condition precedent 20 his practic-
ing law that he pay hts tax. and when
the showing Is made before your dis
trict Judge that the lawyer practiclng
before him Is delinquent he can with |
hold the right from him 20 practice |
law until the tax is paid This is ur-
gent. as not one-third of the lawyers of I
the state arc paying their tax.
u know it Is unpleasant FOR you I
but J conceive II my duty TO call your
attention to this law. that expense nee /
ossary 10 Indictments may be saved % /
the state. and Il is a clear-cut. near /
way 10 the enforcement Of the law 1
Will you aid me? Let me hear from .
YOU J. ID CUNNINGHAM.
state Revenue Agent"
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A GERMAN CONVICTED.
Given Ten Years on . Charge Of frsaeh
eiy in south Africa

London. Sept. pa dispatch froEl
Cape Town says Max Ernest Henschel,
a German subject has been convicted
Of treachery and sentenced by a mill
tary court at Pretoria to ten years Inn
prisonment at hard labor.
The evidence in the case showed that
last March after having taken the oath
OF neutrality. Hensehel started for Ger
many. carrying with him a numbe- OF
Kafir curiositles among which we're
found. when the curiosities we're ex-
amlnod al the frontier, certain docu-
u,ents addressed by Commander Bey-
ers 20 former President Kruger and
Dr. Leyds, the Boer representative In
Europe.
The prisoner pleaded Ignorance as
the contents OF the documents, but ad-
niitted that he had been promised sS-
00e for delivering them.
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wnilam.towa n,.sLer. s,nr,.d.

Harrisburg. Sept 25-The big break
or at Williamstown was operated Wed
nesday aud over 200 wagons Of coal
handled No Interference was attempt
ed by the strikers. The breaker al
Lykops win soon be started TO run out
the coal mined this week. Both build
ings are strongly guarded There are
over 300 men at work In the mines In
Lykens region which Is In the lower
end Of Schuylkill county.
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A SPIRITED CONTEST.
Democrat. Of Connecticut In a Fight a.
20 Platform aud Nominations.

Democrat. Of Connecticut In a Fight a.
60 Platform aud Nominations.
New Haven. Conn. Sept. 25.-With
the prospect OF a spirited fractional
battle over the enforcement OF the
Kansas City platform and a close con
test for the head Of the state ticket
600 delegates. representlng the Demo-
cratic party. assembled In state con
yention here to-day The pro-
gram includes the nomination OF can
dldates for various state Offices. can
dldate for the new office Of congress
man-atlarge. choice OF the new state
central committee and the adoption OF
a platform for the campaign. When
delegates went into session the contest
between the supporters OF AelDert'
Cary and Hid~feld and Mayor Chas.
Thayer OF Norwich for gubernatoriai
nomination. was still In doubt and the
platform situation equally unsettled.
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Purehasiag Fiorid. Lands.

barlow. Fla. Sept. 25.-It is an
nounced that Judge George Holcombe
OF Arcadia. Fla. has closed a deal for
over 400. 900 acres OF De Soto county
land along the KIsslmee river. and Is
negotiating for the purchase OF lands
on the northern half Of kissimee Is
land on the Osoeola side. Il Is under
stood that a portion OF The land will
be stocked with sheep and cattle. the
remaining land 10 be planted in va
rious grasses.
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Prisoner BADLY Beaten.

Texarkana. Tex. Sept. 25.-w. J.
wilkerson. white man confined in
the east side county jail. was set upon
and beaten In a terrible manner by a
negro prisoner named Bat Wilson.
One OF Wilkerson's arms Is broken.
several ot his ribs are fractured and
he Is thought to have also received
internal injuries. His wounds may
prove fatal
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Erprs.. M....pr.r Accidentally sho,.

Paris. Tex. Sept. 25.-James War
lick Of this city. who Is an express
messenger between Galveston and Pur.
cell. |. T.. 10 at home on a lay OF on
account OF an accident a few nights
ago az Marietta, |. T. A 22-calibre
rife had been sent by express and
was left loaded. In taking II out u
the car at Marietta the hammer struck
the door. causing II to discharge. The
bullet took effect In hts foot.
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Austin. Sept. 25.-The governor will
leave tomorrow at 3 p. m. for Dallas.
to open the fair. after which he will
proceed with a party OF Texas officials
TO ST. Louis 10 select a site for Texas
.Nhibit Ee will be absent on week.
Lleutenau, Governor Browning will as
sums charge OF the executive DEPART
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Marcy 4. Recommended.

Shreveport. La. Sept 25.-In the
case OF Lee and Mack Burke, charged
with the murder OF M. o. Threlkield
the Jury returned a verdict acquitting
Mack Burke and finding Lee Burke
guihy OF manslaughter. With recon-
mendation 10 the extreme mercy Of the
court
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Hlllsboro. Tex. Sept 25.-The negro,
John Oliver. who Is alleged 20 have
shot his wife and another negro near
Aoullla. has been arrested BY Consta-
BILE Autrey. II Is learned that the wom-
en- are stlll alive, but badly wounded