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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23

0OneJ 1O0I II SOOUfC De q pse0Juve 70 Do
q foKber 10 Them tito boys.
wait 20 years. What 1 say 1 stand be-
hind. You know me-
ooh, well, then" said the matter-of-
fact Mrs Baker, If that's the case
then I'd better say yes at once and
save time. But, really, Shadrach," she
added, 81 ought to tell you that the
gentleman was only my Cousin Barna-
bas, who'd been talkin' of buyin' my
wood lot and who'd come over to offer
me a price for it,
When, the valiant Mr.. Badger re-
turned to his cousins residence he was
accompanied by a hundred men and
boys armed with pitchforks, clubs and
brickbats. They were prepared to cap
ture the lunatic at all hazards, but they
were not prepared to have that per-
son meet them at the door with his
arm about the plump waist of the wild
Ow.
AS the disappointed crowd was leav-
ing, Mrs Baker saw her two sons
sinking away with it, and called them
back.
"Peter, you and Abner come here
this minute" she commanded.
"Are them your children, Sophrony"
asked the petrified captain; them two,
there?"
Eyes. certainly, Shadrach. I forgot
you had never seen them. Boys, why
don't you look at tie captain?"
A smile. somewhat grim, but denot-
ing intense satisfaction, slowly spread
over Capt. Peters face.
"Sophrony," he said, GIVE always
felt it in my bones that it would be a
pleasure ter be father ter them two
boys"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23
THE GIANT OF GIANTS.
He Is Twenty-Five Years Old and Al.
most Eight Feet High, in His
Stocking Feet.

According to scientists who have
carefully examined him, the man
enjoys the distinction of being the
tallest person in the world. His name
Is Feodore Machow, and he comes of
an old Russian family. He is now
about % years old and is 23S cent?
menters in height. He especially sur
passes all other giants now living in
the length of his head, and in every
other respect he is of the greatest sci
entific interest The New York Herald
says that all the other giants who have
been seen in Europe were from ten to Is
centimeters smaller than he is. their
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23

you amt out Of here in one minute,
you'll have a lesson in fyun' What
| say l stand behind. That's what
folks say who knows me. Now, git."
"Oh, Barnabas, don't go!" pleaded
the trembling Sophronia.
II guess I'd better, SOS to git
help" stammered Mr.. Badger; 81
guess-perhaps-I The last
word was spoken in the dining room.
The protector had fed.
Nov then, Sophrony," said Capt.
Peters, I'm sorry to bounce your
company in that fashion, but ] amt
been through what I've been through
jest to stand By and see another chap
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23


Story Tcller)
Watterson waited for his young mans
report. 1t came to be II o'clock at night,
and he had not submitted a line The
colonel started on search and found the
young man in his room with his feet en-
a table, smoking a cigar and reading
book.
Here, sir" shouted the colonel, what
are you doing? Where is your article?
You have written nothing that can find.
What are you doing here loafng in this
manner while the paper is waiting for
the news?"
why, colonel" the young man re-
piled with panied surprise, Il am carry
ing out your orders. | am reading Pen
dennis to improve my style"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23
Mince Pie History,

Christmas mince pie was originally
a compound O. the choicest spices and
edible productions Of the orient II
was eaten in commemorarion of the
offerings of the three wise men who
carried rare spices, frankincense and
myrrh from afar to the infant Christ
born in the manger.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23
DiscOuragers of Suicide.

A favorite method of suicide in
Japan lately has been to leap over GER
tain waterfalls. So frequent have such
occurrences become that police are
now constantly stationed in their
neighborhood, and large notice boards
are erected bearing inscriptions in
large letters, of which the following
translation is an example: 'Do not
drown yourself here! Intended sui
cides are warned that heaven disap-
proves Of the utilization of Kegon wa
terfall for the purpose. This is certi-
fed to on the best priestly authority,
and serious consequences in the here
after are guaranteed. To drown here
Is also forbidden by the prefectural au-
thoritieS"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23
He Helped Some One.

mo-" he said, disconsolately, g"
wasn't able to do anything for Christ
mas"
"Why not?"
'Oh, I only had a little money, and
put it on tn, wrong horse"
"Well. don't feel downhearted, old
man. Your money probably helped
out somebody's Christmas all right
enough. ."-Chicago Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-12-23
Not the Christmas Kind.

1t is not the rainy-day stocking that
gets hung up at Chr.stmas.-Judge
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
Nr11nhr.

9ittsburg, 3d., "a. 6ebruar.
- 9aS aug bier groBen 9ebduben
beIte6en0e S6ulBe'I8e @tablifement
Der y2(merican Bridge So" gu Yttz
&eeszRod5 ging 6eute total in Slam
men auf. Der 8erIuIt betrdgt circu
100000 uno an 200 2(rbeiter 1pers
ben beTddftigun85IOs. Die 8erte ges
b0rten Der nltniteO Steel Corpora
tion."
6tQout8, "a. Je6ruar. - Der
8aggoni6uppsn unO 67 8aggOn5
Der st. 2oui5 uno Subur6unz8aiIz
nuD" gu De 6obiamont tpurben 6eute
eingeGI6ert. 8erlnit ca. 100000.
N}eribian, N}iF., "A. 6e6ruar.
- 9as 5auptge6Guoe unO bic 0Gz
i8ret 0es nMiiiiIiiPPi 6emaIe GOIz
lege," Topie bret 8o6n6Gu7er ipuroen
I'm 3 lt6r beute frii6 Our6 6euer 3erz
7t0rt. Der 8erluIt lit 6eOeuteno.
@lHdli6er WeiIe entfamen Tdmmtli6e
200 S4iilerinnen Der Gr3te9ungSan@
itaIt,
8rtbgePort, Conn.,, "a. 5e6r.
- Sin 6euer brad 6eute g2u4mittug
in ben au5gebe6nten GebduOen aus,
nel6e bic @tnterquartiere bes Bar
mum &c 8atIeD'i8en Cirrus 6ilOen,
uno bic W}enagerie, iOpte bic gun3e
Girtu5 2tusFoffirung ent6ielten.
lin 4.15 paren bic 6lammen unter
Gontrole. 8iele @dgen purOen 3erz
ft0rt ober 6ef6Gbigt. Der 8erIuit
lpirb duf $4,000 Bis 100000 ges
fhGRt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
Die GrIebrten

INN Ed5 iiber Qar Sielss ni6t sinig. Sarin abr
Fimmen ne nit aacm 9olt, iibsrsiu, oaB bic Ct.
EeruarOzQrdutcrpiac F9 nit ooaem &ebtt Oss
Ruiss als bsitts 6eilmitt'l tur NogeHs, Stber=
NM Rirrfuleioeu trircueu g9tun Ropf= unO Rift
ftni6mer,en, Sdpdds Uattigteit 6erjtlopicn,
S6lpinocl Il. Ool. Gu6 mabuin, oaB 3br i9iDer
franf tio, 10 qcbrauatt ia fcinf otr lanoldniigen
Onndiof5ereitn ipel6e ni9t nur Mot belttn ions
bern burdj ibrc giftisen 9citanOibttle, ME Gusdz
fiber, uur no1 mebr ibaotH. 9sbIan9t autlH
ME st 9ernarbzRrduterpileu Die iir p @sHts
in alien spotbffeu lu bGben nno'
lllp. p.YlL IL. 3&lM -.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
@6retli6e TOIacn rinrr GOailiun.

8ier gtienba6n PofcIerf5 unb 3tpet
anOere, unbefannte DtGnner 5n
8srea, nabe GIeDeIanO, O., BEL
Ie6en6i8em Qeibe ger0ftet. = TiinF
anOere 3u8beOienitete f4per pers
IeBt.
GlebeGunb, o., "a. 8e6ruor.-
0ur6 etne GouiIipn in Der IeBten
Raht nube 8erea, auf Der y8ig Spur
8aRn," 3piI4en einem peItli8 ge6ens
ben Perfonen5uge unO einem Ditli4
gebenoen 6ra6t3uge, erlitten bier
@tienba6n 9oitclerts ben 6lammens
tOO unO mebrere unoere 9erTonen
purOen i6per berleBt. Die 9afaz
giere, unter peI6en Ii6 Diele 2e6rer
unD S9ulIuperinoenten uuf i6rem
0ege na4 Cincinnati befunOen, ents
tamen obne eripG6nenSnert6en 66az
Den. Die bier ungIidli6en BoItcIert8
paren in ibpem 8aggon, pel6er
glei6 na9 Der GouiIion 3geuer fling,
glei6 Staten in elmer Sale gefdngen
unb pur0en Bel lebenbigem 2eibe gez
rOitet. QlGe @aggons bes 9erIonenz
3uges, 3net uu8genommen, berbrdnnz
ten. Der S6auplaB bes l1ngIiids
Iiegt nur etli9en NIeilen ipeItli8 BON
Glepelano, unb Elm Grtru3ug purbe
fofort abgeI6idt, nm bic SoDten unb
8ernunOeten bier6er 3u bringen. 9u5
6euer unter ben Sriimmern nuroe
obne 3peifel our6 bic 6erabgeItiir3z
ten 0eGampen i'm Snnern Der Dags
gpns peruria9t. Die Sobten iinD:
6. %. SmiIep, 8OFclert, GIebelano;
j. %. &reismann, PoitcIert, gtncins
natl %. 8. 8Iadpeu, G6efz9oFs
Glerf, GIepeIano, unO 8. %. Dulz
portb, 9oitclert, BON GIeOeIanb. Ser
leBt puroen: 8iuiam 6if6, gleDez
Lamb, neutrality-suspicious.; So6n Ser
guIon, 6radt3ugfiibrer; SOiepb GOuLz
9oFo9ier3ugz6ei5er; 0li4oel 86ite,
Bafugier3ug3gDnoutteur
Die 2ei9en 8ladpeu'8, Smile1'5
uno &rei8mann purben in bem 9oItz
paggon Fait total Derbrdnnt. Bals
NORTH Iebte nod, als man i'm bers
aus3Og, itar6 ieOO4 BALD no66er uuF
bem @egs no6 bem 6oipitol. Sin
g}iBberitdnOniB Der 8efe6Ie ioG bic
8ataitropbe ber6eigefiibrt 6aben. 2lue
gOItfa6en gingen bur6 Den 8ran0
Oerloren.
(Spdter.) = g5 feut ii6 berous.
baB auBer ben bier PpitcIert8 nod
3fpei un6efunnte W}dnner, bermut6z
li8 Sramps, Our6 bic GoGiiion umz
tamen. S6re gGn3li4 bertO6lten
2ei6en ipurDen unter einem Der bul64
berbrannten 8ie6paggons gefunOen,
Die SOenttfi3irung 6ieier lln8IiidIis
dine lit unmDgli9.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
tsItern tan,ten, ainber erfidten.

8rainerb, Minn., "A. Jebr. -
WG6renb ii4 gilbert S4uI8 unO 5rau
geItern Abeno auf einem 8aIe awii@
firten, fling lire 8Obnung 6euer, uno
sipei &inber, pelhe unter Sb6ut Ell
ner dlteren @9peiter gu 6auie gelai@
len pprDen pdren, eritidten.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25

8dblt, Die erite QuOte auF bic SCRIBE
rung Der rSmproOement Company
i'm SeIammtbetrage bon $4,5OO,OOO.
Die bominifanif8e &egierung bat
eingepiligt, pd6renO Oe5 eriten Sob
res $225,OOO in monatIi9en 4uOten
bon $1875O gu entrt9ten.
Die politif4e Gage in Santo 0os
mingo lit nod feline georbnete. 1lns
ruben Iinb in 8arabond an Der @ii6z
tiiIte porgefommen. Der &riegSmtniz
iter bat ben 8efebl ii6er bic Sruppeu
iibernpmmen.
6 6pIeta unter 6rtttf DEN
5ruppen.
2tOen, "a. 6e6r. - .Me6rere Sale
BON Gbolera iino unter ben englii8eu
N2ttglieoern Der SomaIilano Grpez
bition bOrgetommen, pel9e 9roBbris
tannien gegen Den toGIen MuQab ents
fdnot fat.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
gsrmiidlts telsarapbii6e seaeidsn.

- 9O4n. S. ). Regi5 nurOe 8es
ftern in Der &at6eorale gu 9itts6urg,
9a., als @oabiutorz8eI6Of Der 0iOz
3eIe 9ittsburg cOnIetrirt. Die Gr3bis
I90fe RDan bon PbiluOelp3ia uno @lz
Ger bon Cincinnati amtirten.
- Der italieniI9s U}arine 2ieuz
tenant Goluri, Elm Mitar6eiter DON
Signor Marconi Bel Der 9erbollz
tommnung Der OrubtlOien 3elegrde
p6ie DermG6lte ii4 geitern Ru4mittag
in Surin NIT 8aroneB Soa Dt Rus
6ini.
- Gapitdn Ra6ter bon bem aosz
mos Qinien Dampfer gSotmes"
bat 6si Ieiner Qlntunft in San 6rans
si8co 6eri6tet, baB Der 0ampfer unz
9sp06nli6 f8neres 8etter auf ieiRer
5u6rt Don 6amburg bate, unb baB
in Der 8iScapa 8ai, pel3e Der
0ampfer aud paiIiren muBte, benz
llnpetter 18 Sdiffe gum Opfer 9es
fallen iino.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
9ur9 bas 9epartenent.
2luspets ii6er BEN Stdn0 Der
paItimOrrr acknowledgements.
DON Baltimore. WRE..
am 81. DECEMBER 1902.

8tiummtts Gnfommcn iDdbrtuO Ots
5ubrcs ......................... $746oO95
8ciammte Au=gdb.n pdbreuo DTS
5abres ........................... 79.491.O9
GrunoeiQent6um .................... $46,75O97
Attitn unO GbljgatiOntn, ntl1s i'm
9eiibt Der GOnpnenis fno........ 4j9,775.Q
8adr i'm Eireuu uuO in DER 9auf.. l005S.90
2tecuten 6ont 9ilaHSen. 6269U3
gtdrfruertb pom Attieu uuO C6liqaz
tiOn,n absr Dem gu8perrb. s7,858.O4
8rutto : 5ut6obcu............. $61O71l98
Ti5t 3uQttdnbtne @utbabtH.
9ltticn Der GOmpagnit.. SS,4180O
Nbi6rcbuuacu pomGud=
tpertbe BON 8ruHociz
gtHtbum ............., 16,GJO9f
1otal ............................ 25,16897
G:iammtc 3uQcttanOtut Gjutbaben.. $5S5,543U1
8crbiuDI id btcitcn:
9ctto gtrnq pon unbc=
sabltcn 9crluitcu ..... $40, 75L35
Gcummtc nibt ciH8elau=
f,ne 9rdmicn ........ 43G492I
99icOcr ju bclHIprudcn=
Der 9ctraa Der 9cr=
fbsrtcu uuf immcr=
fu1brenot fS,utrptrFbt=
ruuesz9oliteH, 9j BRO
sent Der trblltcucu
9rdmitn ootr 3cppFtcn 25.579G8
On Die @ttiondre nod
ni6t bc3ublte 8adr=Sis
plbcnDsn .............. 4,+SI.+6
Gommiifoncn, WdtlcrQtz
biibreu unD duOere an
aa;nttn unD N(atltr
i6ulOioe 9;tr6pt go. d,6875
geiammtbttrag oacr DISQUALIFICATION SG,4l045
1ltberi6ub I'M gctrtii Der 9olittn=
Sububtr ......,................... 500, 1926
Ginqc,dblter atticn4Ropjtal ........ $200,OO0O0
5nbabtr .......................... 32L3o5.53
9etraa Der ON 81 Seiembcr 1902 i'll
otn Der. Statten III &rdit btfinD7
ii6cn Qolictn ................... 1885,,
9ctrqa Der ipdbrtn0 pts 5abre5 1902
in MarblanO onsatH,Gttn 4oliten 5,3l2 10000
auT oas 0lurpldnOtr @ri66it in 1902
rmpfanqcns Qrdmi,n ............ 47,g7u
Su 0Idrptuno pdbreuO 1902 beS1bltc
geriuits .......................... 19,S@9
Su 9ldrDldHo tudbrcno 1902 ctngttrt=
tene 9erluite NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 27,00259
stddt Marb mo, 9trii ibtruueg=
cpurtemeut, 9ireau ots e ON
III liars, ga / ore Osn u i5ebrudr
1903. Sn rc6treinimmuup nit Den oiicntlideu
ulqcm;intu @eitbtR bri6eiuiqe ib biermit DaB Das
9orfebtnDt Gin pdbrbsit5qetreusr Ausjup aus Dtm
gugptiit Der pSdltimcrer fSeutr=9ert8eruuqs
Gompaeuit" BON Baltimore, 0lo., bis sum 81.
S3ember 1902. ME cr in oititm 9iireau tinOt=
rei5t nprDcn, 1T.
GIopO @itfiuiou
(56B,70 8tribsrunes =Gnmmifdr
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
gcrtrieben bic Reaer aus ibrer Rittc.

Snbiana, Pu, "a. 5ebruur. -
@Or 3ebn Sogen i4OB Der gegerSter@
ling 2titen i'm naben Srte 8elrund
ben 8u9fii6rer @eIton SbOmas nnO
perpunbete i9n f4per. &tten ent@
fam, tporaufbin Die peiBen 8emob@
ner alien glegern Oes Ortes - ettpd
20 an Der 3a6l = befablen, it4 gu
entfernen. 9u Der 8efebl unbed4tet
bIieb, 10 rifen Die @eiBen geitern sin
bon ben Negern bspobntes 8retterge>
bGube ii6er i6ren 8Opfen nieOer. Die
Reger fammelten ihre Siebenia4en
unb begaben ii4 uuf einem 5ra4t3uge
ndh 8intpnbdle.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
GreiIrs Ghebaur bsrmnaIIdt.

g2enburpport, N2uii., "a.
sFe6ruar. - WilIiam 9erli9p unO
feline @attin, Elm betagtes Gbepaar,
lpurben 6eute in ibrer bieiigen 8oR@
nunq gu SoOe Derbrannt. 2tuf pelfe
DeiTe bas 5euer ausbru4, 1T ntat
befdnnt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25

q AT = "a l. a.
Tragt die 9DieSOte, Die 8Ihr mmaG8kauft Rat
':ss5s Ssss6t &>z1NzzSa4
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-25
8uiiif DE Il nterne f.
m Il n gen.

9etersburg, "A. Gebr. = Der
G3ar bat ben iofortigen 8au Der pro-
ieftirten s5oenialimi : Rapanaz8a6n
befo6len, I'm ben nOt6leibenoen Sim
nen 8ei9GFtigung gu gebsn.
Die ruFii4 periif4e 8ant pirO
8ur 3eit Drganiiirt, un0 5pur nit
6ilialen gu M}osfdu, Stills, 8atu,
gripan, Sa6ri3 un0 Se6erdn.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18
A Nice Little Task.

An expert mathematician once set
himself the nice little task of calculat-
ing the number of different ways in
which fifty-two cards of a pack can be
distributed among four players, thir-
teen to each, taking every possible COM
bination and Formulation.
1t would be no use to present the
answer here in a long row of figures,
for no one can realize to himself what
such a numerical array really conveys,
nor would it be much better to play
with the words billions and trillions,
seeing that these are mere words and
nothing more to most of us, but the
following illustration is more likely to
be appreciated by the ordinary reader:
If the entire population of the earth
were to deal the cards necessarily day
and night for 1OO,OOO.OO0 years, at the
rate Of a deal by each person a minute.
they would not have exhausted the one
hundred-thousandth part of the num-
Der of essentially different ways in
which the cards can be so distributed.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18

Lucius Chittenden claimed the record
for signing his name as a government
employee. 1t was in 1862, while he
was registrar Of the treasury. A bond
issue of $10,O0O,OOO was made neces-
sary by the efforts of our minister to
England, Charles Francis Adams, to
prevent the delivery of two ships build
ing in England to the C~onfederates.
The bond issue was necessary to fur
nish security against damages If the
case should go against the United States
IN the English courts. Chittenden vas
notified at noon Friday to get the bond
issue out. and he did so in time to have
the bonds taken to New York by spe-
cial train at 4 o'clock on the following
Monday. Not three years G he pre-
pared a magazine article in which he
Gains to have signed his Rame 300
times in seven hours at hat time, and
to have reached a speed of ten sigma
lures a minute. In all be signed his
name 1880 times in the period given,
and had to have the aid of an army
surgeon to care for his arm after the
first twelve hours. He did not stop to
eat, but took food in liquid form, he
says, and slept at his desk.-Washing-
ton Post
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18
Ladies. Attention.

1t is earnestly requested and desir-
ed that there be a most excellent
kitchen and pantry display at the
fair. Mrs. w. c.. Burrus is the super
intendent of this division and she is
working hard to have a creditable
display. There should be no vacant
shelves in this department. Every
woman in Roswell should contribute
something, not for the premiums of
fered but that the display in the wo-
mans department shall be up to the
standard with the display in the
other departments. If you have not
already a fair catalogue come to the
RECORD Office and secure one. In
the list Of pies, cakes, bread, pre-
served and canned fruits, etc., you
will surely find something which you
can contribute t. the success Of the
fair. If you cannot get your ex-
hibits out TO the grounds Monday
Mrs. Burrus is willing to receive
those articles in her department
which dry quickly on Tuesday morn
ing. Get your thinkingcap on, and
prepare to enter something in this
department.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18

In the middle ages at the girdle were
hung the thousand and one odds and
ends needed and utilized In every day
affairs. The %scrivener had his ink
horn and pen attached to it, the schol-
ar his book or books. the monk his
crucifix and rosary, the i%nnkeeper his
t%allies, and everybody his knife. So
many and so various were the articles
attached to it that the fippant began
to poke fun.
In an old play there is mention Of a
merchant w o had hanging at his CIR
die a pouch. a spectacle case, a pun
niard." a pen and ink horn and "a
handkerchief. with many other trim
kets besides. which a merry companion
seeing said 1t was like a haberdasheT's
shop of small wares" In another early
play a lady says to her maid: Give
me my girdle and see that all the fur
niture be at II. Look that %ciZers, pin
GERS, the penknife, the knife to close
letters with. the bodkin, the ear pick
er and the scale be in the case"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-18

In the thirteenth century the use a
the scarlet hat, which distinguished
cardinals, was sanctioned by Pope In
nocent Nv. Throughout medieval
times the wearing Of a hat was regard
ed as a mark of rank and distinction.
During the reign Of Charles l. the Pu-
ritans affected a steeple crown and
broad brimmed hat, while the cavaliers
adopted a lower crown n a broader
brim, ornamented with feathers. In
the early part of the reign Of Henry
v. hats became popular, and In the
time of the wars of the roses all men
of high and low degree with the ex-
ception of 'prentices, who wore caps)
wore hats. The cooked hat made its
appearance in the reign of James IL.
and could be converted into a variety
Of shapes. 1t was known under sew
eral names, as the Brigadier, the Rami-
lies, the Regent and the Frederick.
Even to the present day the naval
full dress is incomplete without the
cooked hat, and on the continent many
functionaries, civil as well as military,
continue to YEA 1t. Our old militia.
line and field officers used to wear
them of immense proportions. The
round hat. such as Ben Franklin wore,
was taken to Paris from this country
by the young officers who fought for
our independence under Rochambeau
and Lafayette. 1t met with great ia
yor there.
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Antiquity of the Pump.

Machines for raising water may be
said to be as old as civilization itself,
and their invention extends so far be-
yond written history that no one can
say when h art of lifting n dis
tributing water began. Egypt. the land
of unfathomable antiquity. the oldest
civilization of the orient. noted not only
for her magniicence and power, but
for knowledge, wisdom and engineer
ing skill. understood and made prac-
teal use of such important hydraulic
devices as the siphon and the syringe.
the latter being n remarkable inven-
ton and the real parent of the modern
pump. Whether or not syringes were
ever fitted with inlet and outlet valves.
thus making the single action pump, IL
not known. But bellows consisting of
a leather bag set in a frame and work
ed by the feet, the operator standing
with one foot on each bag. eXpelling
the inclosed air. the exhaust bag being
then lifted by a string to refill it with
air. implies the use of a valve opening
inward. and ii is difficult to conceive
of a continuous operation without one.
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Roots md shoes

Boots are supposed TO have beer the
invention of the Carians. They were
mentioned by Homer, 907 p. G.
Grecian women possessed twenty-five
kinds Of footgear. which may be
classed as hose which cover all the
foot up to the ankle and those which
simply tied on the top Of the foot with
wide ribbons or straps. The practice
of shoe and sandal wearing can be
traced back for some thousands Of
years and is probably of eastern origin.
Frequent mention is made of the shoe
in the Bible, from the book of Exodus
to the Acts, and there is mention made
of a shoe latchet as early as the time
of Abraham.
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which Was the Guilty ones

Shortly before Major J. B. Pond, the
lecture bureau expert" was taken
with what proved to be his last illness
he was entertaining three friends in his
office at the everett House when one
of them, in commenting upon the ma
jor's book, THE Eccentricities of Gen
ius," asked:
Major, you have at one time and
another known all the celebrities. Tell
me, what sort of comparison would
you make between Talmage and Mark
Twain?"
That is rather a difficult question to
answer" replied the major, with a
mischievous twinkle in his eyes. But
II you will promise not to ask me to
elucidate I'll say this: One of them
lied only when he had to, and the other
lied whether he had to or not"
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Parliamentary "Poppfnr.,

A member of congress had been pay
ing attention to a young lady for a
long while and had taken her to at
tend the house until she was we'll
posted in the rules. On the last day
of the session as they came out he
bought her a bouquet of flowers and
said to her, May l offer you my hand
full of fowers?" She replied promptly.
Il move to amend by emitting all after
the word hand" He blushingly ac-
cepted the amendment and they adopt
ed it unanimously.
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Food and Character.

A scientist has recently been investi-
eating the effect of food, particularly
vegetables. on the human character.
He affirms hat a diet Of carrots ameli-
crates harsEless Of character and re-
duces rvo irritability; peas create
joyousness. while turnips have a de-
pressing influence. Cabbage is good
for pulmonary complaints, while lettuce
acts as a scdative upon the human
frame owing to the opium contained
in its milky juice.