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The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
Fourth Century Shorthand.

That shorthand was used in the an
Client world is well known, but our in
formation is still scanty, and any adj
dition is welcome. 1t may therefore
be worth knowing that there is In the
Armenian "Acts of st. Callistratus"
a reference to the employment of ste
biography. A translation of this is in
cluded in Mr.. f. @. Conybeare's "Ar-
menian Apology and Acts of Apollo
MUS and Other Monuments of Early
Christianity" The account of Cal
listratus was probably written in the
first half of the fourth century. 1t in
cludes several long addresses of CALI
stratus to his fellow soldiers in expla-
nation of the mysteries of the new
faith for which he and forty-nine of
his comrades became martyrs. Per-
haps with a view to giving them au-
thority as verbatim reports, the. COM
piler says:
But there was q certain scribe of
the law court who was near to the
prison, and he listened to the discourse
Of Callistratus, and he wrote it down
In shorthand on paper and gave it to
us, and we set in order with all ac-
curacy the record and outline of his
thought"
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
Thackeray,s Facial Appearance.

In 1910 or 1850 Charlotte Bronte
wrote of Thackeray: ITO me the broad
brow seems to express intellect. Ger
tain lines about the nose and cheek be-
tray the satirist and the cynic; the
mouth indicates a childlike simplicity,
perhaps even degree of irresoluteness
In consistency-weaknes In short, but
a weakness not unamiable." And Mr..
Motley, writing to his wife in 1858.
said: Il believe you have never seen
Thackeray. He has the appearance of
a colossal infant-smooth, white, shin
ing, ringlety hair, fiaxen, alas, with ad-
vancing years; a roundish face with a
little dab of a nose. upon which it is a
perpetual wonder how he keeps his
spectacles."
This broken nose was always a source
of amusement to Thackeray himself.
He caricatured it In his drawing. he
frequently alluded to it In his speech
and In his letters. and he was fond of
repeating Douglas Jerroid's remark to
him when he was to stand as godfather
to friends son, Lord, Thackeray, l
hope you won't present the child with
your own mugr' .-.a4 i-
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
Rural COurtinG.

On the shores of the Moray firth-the
spot need not be more specifically To-
calized-there Is a hourishing little viii
lage of some 400 Inhabitants, con-
sisting chiefly of fisher folk. The young
man and maiden do not court in the
orthodox fashion. Their method is
much more prosaic, and what is char
acteristic of one case may generally be
accepted as characteristic of them all.
There is or course an occasional in
stance of genuine old fashioned court
ship, but that is rather rare excep-
ton.
Mother" said one young man on his
return from a successful herring fish
ing, I'm goan to get merrid." 'Weel.
Jeems, a think We sh'd just gang an
ask yer cousin Marack." And as he
had no particular preference. he went
straight away to ask her.
"Wull We TAX me. MarackT was the
brusque and businesslike query which
he put to the young woman In the
presence of her sister Bella.
But Mary had promised her hand to
another that same evening. 81 Gamma
tax We. Jeems," was her reply. and
then. turning to her sister. TAX We i'm,
Bellak." And the sister took him.
Chambers Journal
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25

nothing Gf lis fate. nor could the in
auiries instituted by my father solve
the mystery. | rallied at fate. prayed
to die If only could visit his grave.
know where he was sleeping with my
violets over his heart. as he had said
they should always lie.
"The weeks dragged into months. ana
then suddenly came news from Nash
vile that he lay there in the govern
r1pTrt f1os11ft5tf; with other Federal ieFis-
oners he had been recently exchanged,
and If wished to see him alive | must
come at once. OF the horrors of that
trip and the days among the suffering
and dying you can never know, but |
nursed Langdon back TO life, and when
we reached our northern home 1t was a
more sensible, thoughtful woman that
he led to the altar, and, my dear, in the
first few years of our married life
Whenever the old thoughtless words
rose TO my lips | recalled the violets
which he had worn over his heart
through the battles and the marches,
and whenever | became selfish and
thought my husband was not doing
everything he could to make me happy
would steal away to my room and
look into the pages where these with
cred flowers lay. violets may be mod
est, but they can recall memories which
no naughty American Beauties can
boast"
Edith was very thoughtful as she
kissed her aunt and went to her room.
There Oh her tea table the maid had
placed n vase filed with American
Beauties. She flushed as she looked
at them. What had she said to Jimmy
about hating violets?
That evening when Jim Barber call.
ed ON his fiancee Edith was wearing
the violets. He elevated his eyebrows
slightly, then bent down to kiss the
tender, upturned face. Edith was look
ing unusually pensive.
II thought you hated violets. Didn't
you get the roses this afternoon"
Edith smiled.
IL won't fib. Jimmy. l do like roses
best, but when you send the violets-
why-why, that makes them different
you know"
Jim. rather surprised at the sudden
tenderness and gentleness of his within
steal sweetheart, held her close to his
heart, At last she raised her head and
pulling some violets from her corsage
fastened them on his coat. Again he
stopped to kiss her hands as she whis
pered:
"You don't think. Jimmy. that
there's going to be war-very soonr'
Jimmy, who belonged to the national
guard, glanced at her curiously.
"No, dear"
She sighed happily and murmured
SIN very. very glad"
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER rs, 1902.
A Nations Defense.

Nations Defense.
One of the younger poets of England
has written:
Get We the sons your fathers got.
And God will save the queen.
The idea OF these lines comes out
graphically In story told by Mr..
Harry de Windt In his book. FINLAND
as 1t Is"
Years ago an Englshman made the
acquaintance Of q Finnish schoolmas-
ter In the town of Oulu. The traveller
expressed surprise that Russia should
have allowed Finland to keep her cur
rency.
Russia dare not take 1t from usv'
was the reply.
"Dare not! Why. you could not fight
Russiav'
ooh, yes, we could. We make guns,
and very big guns, right here In Oulu.
We have an important foundry. Do
you care to see it?'
The Englishman followed his host
with doubtful curiosity until they
reached the gates of large brick
building. from which came running a
troop of children.
There" said the Finn, pointing 20
the building, schoolhouse. there is
our foundry, and there are our guns,
at present on their way home to din
ner. The weapons of my country. sir.
are civilization and humanity. and they
will be victorious over the deadliest
engines forged at Kronstadt." -Youth's
Companion.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
he maid when her mistress isn't look.

he maid when her mistress isn't look
ing"
Burton saw no application to himself
In particular and took the shot at his
sex as piece Of badinage. He retort-
ed laughingly, you wouldn't have him
kiss her In the presence of her mis-
tressT
Miss Kingsley had been In the house
just one month when Burton went
through the operation of personal
stocktaking. you're not a Ouida
Adonis, JIM" he told himself, ''but you
seem to be a decent, fairly good looking
sort of chap, according to everyday
standards; you are good tempered, rea-
sonably domesticated and willing to
beSpme more so. of a tolerable dispo-
sitfon and financially in a position to
marry a modest maid"
When man holds this kind Of COM
munion with himself. 1t goes without
saying that he is In love, and Jim was
frank to himself, at least on that cues
ton.
Although no definite time had been
fixed upon for Miss Kingsley's depar-
ture, Burton felt instinctively that her
stay was coming to an end. There
was a premonition Of farewell In the
air, and, although his acquaintance
was only six weeks old, he determined
to take the desperate step. Now. a
proposal Is delicate and difficult mat
ter, and Jim felt that of all the known
and approved methods only one suited
his temperamental and physical make
up. The romantic was out of the cues
ton. the fippant too extreme on the
other side. the abrupt too unwise. the
roundabout beyond his compass.
therefore he planned what he believed
to be style of his own.
She was playing the piano. He wa.
leaning negligently at the side.
suppose you are looking forward
10 the opening of the grand opera sea-
sonF he inquired, with deliberate in
tention to discover the date of her de.
parture.
NO; that is one of my disappoint-
ments. l leave on Monday"
Jim was silent for awhile. II wos
part of his plan.
Il shall be very sorry. 1t is a pitv
you VIII not remain in New York alto.
gether."
Ihank you. You are very kind"
ms, with a frank smile into his ewes
ulsconcerted Jim somewhat. He had
expected reply with a why" in Il.
He tried it again.
Il wish you could remain"
"But can't"
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
!. A KISS IN
. THE DARK
BY j. P. CCJGHLAN
CnpYrighf. 12Ql. by ]. II. Coughlan
By ]. P. CCJGHL-AN
COPYRIGHT. la0l. hx Up. coughlan

No excuses for his conduct can be
offered further than it was his first Of
Tense. and the whole thing was done
in an offhand, unprecedented sort or
way. Besides, Mollie was really an at
tractive girl.
Burton had been living with the Low
dons for a number of years and had al
ways been regarded as one of the fami-
ly, so much so, indeed. that his real po-
sition, that of a boarder. was kept in
the background.
The Lowdons did not like to think Of
themselves as keeping boarders" and
saw no reason for a descent in the So
cial scale simply because Jim Burton,
their old friend, lived with them In
this comfortable home and bore le-
Ultimate but fixed share of the ex-
pense.
Martha had been a stock feature In
the Lowdon home for years when sud
denly she was replaced by Mollie. The
contrast was speculative. Martha. the
hard faced, the stern, that martinez OF
the kitchen, the scourge Of laxity, was
a million removes from Mollie, the APP
pie checked. the smiling, with Irish
mischief in her eyes and the comether
on her lips. Burton thought the change
splendid. At breakfast he smiled cheer
fully into Mollie's bright face in shame
less, good natured admiration.
What wonder. then, that three or four
evenings later. when Burton was enter
ing the house and found Mollie in the
dusky hall lighting the lamp, he should
tiptilt shat dimpled chin and kiss the
inviting lips?
THAT'S for your good looks, Mollie."
he said and went upstairs three steps
at a time. In the rear he heard a
stified shrek that died away in a soft
chuckle. AS he dressed he smiled
complacently at himself in the glass.
Burton dined out that evening. AT
breakfast next morning he found a
second Martha. Mrs. Lowdon appar-
emily did not think the matter worth
explanation. She had other matters
on her mind. Turning to her husband,
she said: "Jim must dine home this
evening. I want him to meet Eta.
Eta" she continued. speaking to Bur-
ton. sis my cousin. She is going to
stay with us here for month or two.
She is a charming girl. You'll like her
awfully. Jim. Now, be sure and be In
time for dinner"
Burton was politely interested. He
did not look forward to the prospect
with any great joy. Mrs. Lowdon's
friends were usually a duty to him
| and involved more attention than he
was at times willing to give. His meet
ing with Eta Kingsley that evening,
however, put matters at once on an en-
tirely different footing. Rarely had
Burton seen so much demure viva
ciousness. A sparkle and a ripple in
her laugh foretold pleasant things.
Her smile was sometimes in reserve.
Burton had his first acquaintance man.
ners. He was little slow trifle i'm.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25

MRS. MURRAY SHOWED EDITH A SMALL
BOUQUET OF FADED FLOWERS.
chose them. Perhaps, as you don't
care for them, I may take fewT
flake them, of course said non
chalantly.
mo; | want you to give them to
me-
"Wonderingly | selected a small
bunch and handed them to him. Then
I laughed nervously.
"'Dear me, Langdon, you look as Sc
rious as IL you were going to a fu-
neral
"To something worse than that.
Marcy, dear; to-war. And these will
remind me OF the sweetest girl in the
world. my slender, blue eyed violet,
who is going to be brave till come
back
"A chill crept over me. I saw my
pettish folly, my one sided quarrel, I'm
their true light. What n penitent girl
I was, and how complete was our
reconciliation. how tender our parting!
Then. when he had kissed me goodby
for the last time, took what was left
or the violets and pressed them lie this
book"
Mrs. Murray opened an old fashioned
collection of verses and showed Edith a
small bouquet of withered flowers tied
with white ribbon.
you of today cannot realize the hor-
rors of the civil war. Mother and
sewed necessarily for the soldiers. 1t
was all we could do. This labor of
love, with frequent letters from Lang
don, who was with the western army,
kept me alive. Separation had taught
me how deep was my love for him.
AFTER the battle of Stony Ridge
came word that Langdon had been ter
ribly wounded and left on the field I'M
I'll aid could be sent to him, but when
the hospital corps arrived he was not
to be found. and the messmate who
wrote the letter had been able to learn
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25

MISS kIN6SLEY WAS FRANKLY CONDEMNA-
TORY OF THE PLAY.
portant and pleasantly serious. They
talked books. plays. business and
horses. Miss Kingsley was from Ken
lucky. 1t was a hotchpotch of con.
versation. Burton felt that he had ac-
quilted himself well. but there lin
gered an uneasy, consciousness that
Miss Kingsley was ."guying" him when
be talked up to the dignity Of his thir-
ty-three years. 't
"You must be awfully prim. Mr.. Bur-
ton," she remarked suddenly, appar-
emily apropos of nothing In particular.
"Primp he echoed. momentarily shak-
en- out of his self possession. my gra-
cious! Why do you think thatT'
''Oh, don't know. 1t Just flashed
through my mind that you never do
anything frivolous"
Mrs. and Mr.. Lowdon laughed, and
Burton. a faint tint on his face. looked
at bis plate and laughed too.
A few days later the four went to
the theater. On the way home Miss
Kingsley was. frankly ccndemnatory
Of the play. The hero" she told Bur-
ton. was. to begin with. a fool. and in
the next place I'm sure he wasn't half
as good as be was pictured. There
aren't such men living now. except 1t
be In Kentucky. Men who pretend to
that sort OF standard there are In plen-
ty. but In secret they drink more cock.
tails than are good for them and stay
out late at night and. suppose, kiss
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Edith Dean entered her Aunt Marcy's
room with a great bunch of violets on
her jacket They filed the room Will
thr.- perfume and seemed the spirit OF
their wcarer. n slender girl with decI
blue eyes and pretty, pensive way OF
carrying her head. Mrs. Murray greet
ed ncr niece atfectionat, ly. They were
strillingIy alike-the same eyes, lips
and wavy hair and the same quick
nervous way of speaking.
How beautiful your violets are!"
"Oh. yes" replied the girl carelessly
Jimmy always sends me lovely flow
ers, but I'm getting so tired Of violets
don't see why he didn't get American
Beauties i..stead today"
She tossed her coat carelessly on the
couch, crumpling and crushing the VIC
lets. Her aunt looked up quickly and
then drew the girl to the stool at her
side.
Edith, your words remind me Of a
story. May l tell itT'
The girl nodded her head delightedly.
cit was in the spring of 1861. | was
a gay. spoiled girl, like you. and Lang
don Murray, to whom | had been en-
gagged for several months, was my
helpless slave. While our social pleas
ures differed slightly from those of the
present day we, too, loved pretty
gowns and flowers, so when Langdon
promised to send me. for a certain
dance, the prettiest flowers he could
find I naturally expected something
quite handsome in the way of a bou-
quet. Instead of the roses had hoped
for there came only bunch of violets,
not violets de Parma. like yours, but
the simplest of fragrant blossoms.
was In a fine temper, tossed them aside
and went to the dance unadorned with
any flowers. If Langdon felt hurt, he
showed no sign, and his very self re-
straint annoyed me the more. l was
disgracefully pettish all evening and
on the way home had little to say to
my long suffering escort.
"The next evening he called IS usual.
and I'm the meantime mother had res
cued the discarded vlolets and placed
them In a vase. He crossed to the
piano and touched the half faded flow
ers whimsicilly. Then he turned to
me with unusual gravity and tender
ness.
$50 you didn't like my vioiets, Mar
cy, dearT
"Childishly shook my head.
"T thought, dearest, they were the
reflection of your eyes. That's why
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
A Pig Race.

Some years ago. In celebration of the
Jubilee of the International club at
Baden Baden. a pig race was held on
the Ifiizheim race course. The pigs
were trained by being fed once daily
for a fortnight at a certain spot on
the race course. On the day Of the
event the animals were let loose by
the starter (alias swineherd) a few
hundred PAGES from the feeding
troughs and scampered toward the
goal in wild confusion. emitting loud
grunts of satisfaction. The prizes were
arranged according to the regulations
of the turf, and each pig was painted
its own color-red. green. blue body
and yellow head. etc. The sight was
intensely amusing and one not easily
forgotten.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25

"You can"
"HowY'
81 should like the right to keep you
here"
us this proposal?"
Jim nodded.
"Well, l am very much iattered In
deed, and think l would like to ac-
cept you-now. keep your distance.
please-if'-
"Ifl Yes! If what?
eff you comply with the conditions
Do you drink?"
mo"
Good! You don't stay out late at
nightT'
mo-
Excellent! And, suppose, If mar
ried you. you'd never kiss the maidT
"Neverv' said Jim fervently.
"Stay where you are, please. Have
you ever kissed the maid"
what! Kissed herY' cried Burton
In righteous indignation at the impu'
tation on his taste.
mol Mollie, l mean. | hear she was
very attractive girl"
Burton was about to founder into
confession and an explanation, but a
twinkle in 'Etta's eye saved him. NO
he declared stoutly. II never kisseu
Mollie. l kissed your
He had her In his arms, and she Gu
pitulated. ~ - -
81 never debited up that kiss against
your character" she told him, DE
cause knew from the way you did IL
that 1t was the first attempt"
And now Jim is wondering how sue
knew.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25
She Made Herself Understood.

She was young and innocent lookine
and coy and shy, and the half dozen
men among the passengers on OnIa.
go street car the other day causn'
themselves looking at her more 'nan
once and almost wishing they had sue
a daughter. Presently another giri sO'
in, and the two exchanged exciann
lions Of surprise. Two minutes ia'e.
the last conner was saying loud enous"
to be heard all over the car:
"Dear me, Madge, but your new na'
is stunnerr
"Yes? Do you like itT
'It's perfectly splendid. II must INV
cost at least S."
"Five dollarsr' echoed the coy ans
shy and innocent "Why, my oiu ~,
coughed up fourteen bones for THIS ID"
and we got So of at thatF
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-25

MT. Botts-l think, my dear, ! have
at last found the key to success.
Mrs. Botts-well, just as likely as
not you'll not be able to find The key
hole.
A Cats Love For n Donkey.
In the bowels of the earth, says a
correspondent, | was a witness to one
of the most pathetic friendships that
ever existed between animals. In this
certain mine there was a cat which had
lived in the underground stables for a
great number Of years. 1t was always
to be found In the stall belonging to
an old donkey when the animal WAS
resting from its labors and would very
often accompany the donkey In Its
working journeys a mile underground.
One day, owing to the carelessness
of its driver In unloading it, the poor
little animal suffered a severe strain
and was unable after to do Its daily
work. For nearly a couple of weeks
the donkey lay In agony In its stable.
and during that time the cat scarcely
ever left Its friend. Sometimes the
lads would drive 1t away. but 1t would
stealthily steal back again. and when
the donkey died as a result of its in
juries the cat began to howl pitifully
and would not be comforted.
But the climax came when they
were taking the donkey's carcass to
the surface. The cat began to scratch
and fly at the men who were removing
1t to such an extent that 1t had to be
killed.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
WILL BUILD PANAMA CANAL.
General Keys Says Europe May be
 Asked to Do It.

AA0ACa " 1O ~
 Larendo, Texas, Feb. n.-A Monterey, Mexican special says: Colombia stands ready to duplicate any concessions Nicaragua is will to make. Their need be no question about the title of the Panama waterway. The United States can have 1t with a guaranteed title. Colombia is willing to give the United States full control of the territory through which the canal passes. It wants the canal built and in the event the United States sees fit to choose the Nicaragua route the government Of Colombia will take steps to interest European powers in the completion of the Panama canal"
 These declarations were made tonight by General Raefel Reyes. Colombian delegate to the Pan-American Congress and in all probability the future presi- dent of Colombia, who is now among the visiting Pan-American delegates who are at present the guests of this city. Gen. eral Reyes stated that he had not yet fully decided, but intimated that he would return to Colombia within the next few weeks and take the presidency.
 "The Panama canal can be completed in four years time" continued General Reyes. 'It would take at least eight years to build the Nicaragua waterway Reports stating that the territory of the Panama canal is deadly to workmen arc false. The climate of the section is more healthful than Nicaragua. There Is every reason why the United States shoulc decide on the Colombian waterway, but regardless of what action that country takes the Panama canal will be built With the United States out the Europear powers will take hold and the Colombian Government will certainly give them all the assistance possible"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-12
PANAMA MEN JEALOUS.
They Desire to Be Consulted as to
 Canal Matters.

Panama, Feb. 1.-The news that Senor Silva, the Colombian Minister at Wash ington and Admiral Walker. President of the canal commission, are engaged in drawing up a canal protocol, has not been well received in Government circles here.
 Acting Governor Arjona informs the correspondent of the Associated Press that the interests of the isthmus have not been consulted and that 1t Is hoped the special representative of the depart ment of Panama. Bacundo Mustis Du- rand. will be able to induce Senor Silva to ask for sanitary Improvements at Panama; the construction of an aqueduct and system of sewerage.
 It Is believed however. that the re- newal of work on the canal will mean the end of the Colombian. revolution. At q meeting held here this afternoon, q large number of the inhabitants of Panama who are prominent politically and so- cially, decided to send the following mes sage to SenOr Silva:
 eve applaud your efforts with regard to the canal. and We will help you ef- fcaclously. The future of Colombia Is involved and the Colombians. particularly those of the isthmus, hope and trust that the purpose of your patriotic labors will be realized.