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The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23

that time of year, because there was
one customer In the habit of buying
very largely whom he felt that 40 one
else in the Office could possibly salts
fy. Finally this man became SO i'll
that he was obliged to be absent from
his Office. Shortly after his recovery
he met his old customer In the street
and went up to him with diffuse apol-
ogies for not having been ready to at
tend to his purchase. The customer,
having finished his business some
days before to his entire satisfaction,
looked a little surprised and said:
"Oh! Weren't you there, Mr. Smith?
I did not know it. am sorry you
have been ILL.,"
The strain Of self-importance is
greater than we know Indeed it is
often selfimportance, and only that.
which is the true cause Of nervous
prostration. The great strain of un-
necessary and selfish responsibility is
an octopus which, II it gets hold Of a
man and begins to drain him, cannot
often be cast OF without great suffer
Ing.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Saw Real Chinese Life in Hon6kong

the harbor, and ran the two sampans.
She also acted as my foster mother
and sometimes took me in a sampan
to collect or deliver laundry, and l
found myself endorsing the establish.
ment among the ships of my acquain-
tance. Often my foster sisters" took
me in tow and we visited the neigh.
bors or some theater, or took delight.
full rambles into the country, climb
ing the terraced hillsides to get a
view of the splendid harbor. l really
enjoyed being Jack in clover" for the
time, and acquired a great fondness
for the Chinese life as l saw it. AS a
sailor I had let my hair grow long,
and l now braided it in a pigtail, put
on the national costume, and with
tan and a little tint applied by my
merry relations" passed we'll
enough for native to have a good
deal Of sport and to perpetrate num-
ber Of jokes, one of which came near
landing me in Chinese prison, if not
on the execution block--Pearson's S
Magazine.
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Tartars Of European Russia Are
of Diverse Origin-Armeniano
Businesolil<e and Peaceful
People of tho East.

A word about some of these war
ring elements, Tartars and Armenians,
in the Caucasus region: In the first
place the former: are not "Tartars" at
all, but ''Tatars." The word is prac-
tically the same in Persian and Chi
nese and probably means nomad or
an archer. The letter ''r" has crept
into the spelling doubtless through an
ignorant confusion of "1atar" with
"Tartarus,' which means hell, because
the Tatars were supposed to be such
ferocious people, According to the
encyclopedia "the term Tatar is loose
ly applied to certain Tungusic tribes
originally inhabiting Manchuria and
Mongolia" The Manchus. the reign.
ing race in China, are Tartars. In
the course of the westward movement
of the Mongols the term Tartar OBJ
tanned vogue among the civilized peo-
pies of western Asia and eastern Eu.
rope and came to be applied with lit
tie discrimination to the hordes of
Mongols who descended from time to
time upon the frontiers of occidental
civilization and to the civilized peo-
pies subdued by them. Ultimately it
come to be used almost If not quite
as synonym for Turkish. The Tar
tars of European Russia are of d.
verse origins. Most of the peoples
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
One Bed Sufficed for All Present

Wal, reckon I kin stand it if you
kim So we unhitched, went in, and
found twas only a two-room shanty
and just swarmin' with children. He
had six from four to eleven years old,
and as there didn't seem to be but one
bed, me an Stony was wonderin' what
in thunder would become Of us.
They gave us supper, good hog and
hominy, the best they had, and then
the old woman put the two youngest
kids to bed. They went straight to
sleep. Then she took those out, laid
them over in the corner, put the next
two to bed-and so on. After all the
children were asleep on the floor the
old folks went in the other room and
told us we could go to bed if we
wanted to. and, bein' powerful tired
out. we did.
We'll. sir, the next morning when
we woke up we were lying over in
the corner with the kids, and the old
man and the old woman had the bed"
-Lippincott's Magazine.
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"Soilin1 Pools" We'll known to
tho Monarchs of the Glens-
Fight to tho Death Among
Themselves.

There are certain spots known to
and recognized by the deer in most
forests called 'soiling pools,'" says an
English writer. "They are usually
peaty pools to which the stays resort,
often at night, to wallow and have a
good time generally. Here have oc-
casionally seen them rolling on their
backs, though more often black bub
bles bursting sluggishly on the sur
face of the water have told me that l
have come just in time to miss their
late occupants. was spying distant
hillside one day last September when
some bright object flashing in the sun
caught my eye. and looking through
the glass l saw it was a stag. He
was standing shaking himself by the
edge of one of these pools, the water
flying of him in all directions. 1t was
the sun flashing on this which had at
tracted my attention. The pools are
much used in the fall of the year, be-
ginning approximately on Sept. 90,
known in Gaelic as the day of the
roaring though, of course, the exact
date varies very much according to
the season. l have heard stays roar
as early as Sept 10. though this is
rather unusual. 1t is more of bel
low than a roar, and is quite awe-in-
spring at close quarters. more es-
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Mistake Made by Many Busines. Men

Imagine Themselves OF Much
Moro importance Than They
Really Are-Time Wasted In
Constant Rush.
Annie Payson Call, writing in the
American illustrated Magazine, under
the caption Every Day Living"
points out very clearly how great
many people, business men especially,
work themselves into the idea that
they are fearfully busy and rushed.
when, as a matter of fact they would
accomplish a lot more II they took
things leisurely. She says:a
The average business man in this
country seems always to have an at
mosphere Of rush" about him; even
when he is sitting down you feel that
he wants to take out his watch, If he
does not actually do soy many men
have apparently lost the art of taking
real vacation. remember an anec
dote Of . prominent man whose fam
lily begged him to 80 of for rest be-
cause Of his extreme fatigue, who as
serted over and over the impossibility
Of leaving his business. especially at
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Louisiana Hospitality Proved
Equal to the Occasion. Though
Unlocked for Demand for
Space Made Strain.

A group of drummers were trading
yarns on the subject of hospitality,
when one, little Virginian with a
humorous eye and delightful drawl.
took up his parable thus:
Il was down in Louisiana last
month travelin' cross country with S.
J. Carey (the same being Stonewall
Jackson c., at your service), when We
kinder got lost in mighty lonesome
sort O. road just about dark. We rode
along a right good piece after sun.
down, and when we saw light ahead
tell you it looked first rate. We
drove up to the light, findin' twas a
house, and when hollered like lost
calf the man came out and we asked
him to take us in for the night. He
looked at us mighty hard, then said.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23

:. Homole0S 26. IN Organization
tllat Has Spread Rapidly and
Promises to Accomplish Mucl,
/: Of Worth. Se:s ss.s IN
&C. A. How, N Y, H o 2e,' was
the name and address on the register
at the Beals hotel, and it is believed
that it was the first time it has ever
been seen in this section, says the
Norway, Me-, Advertiser. The III o.
Of the address was written with two
and six above and below respectively.
the bar of the "H,' with the "O'' en-
circling the entire combination.
This sign is found very often in the
middle and western states, and Is the
trademark Of the Homeless 26. Last
Thanksgiving day twenty-six lonesome
travelling men we're at a certain hotel
in Pittsburg. Pa. They had a dinner
together and formed society. to
which they gave the above unique
rame. They said that twenty-six
cents should be the entrance fee, and
quarterly dues, good fellowship with
temperance and with economy, and
promotion of the drummers' comfort
should be the aim.
The clerk of the hotel consented to
act as secretary, but soon his duties
were SO enlarged as to make neces-
sary the establishment of a salaried
office, and now S. N. Williams is sec.
retary of the association. with more
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Journey Down the Road to Yesterday

But, alas! I bring thee nothing from the
years but temples gray
And a dream that lies all broken on the
road to Yesterday.
And l plucked a radiant flower on the
rosy way of Youth,
Twas a blossom fair and fragrant from
the spreading bush of Truth.
AL my life l swore to keep it and cherish
it-so rare
Was it's leaf and stem and odor and its
beauty was so fair:
But the struggle grew so bitter, and so
denser grew the throng.
could not keep it overlong.
And l thought We might discover as we
wandered on our way
It's poor bruised and broken petals on the
road to Yesterday.
But, o Heart If hopes lie shattered all
along the weary way.
We are better for the sorrows on the
road to Yesterday:
CleanSed OF arrogance and evil. purged OF
all our foolish pride
Chastened. humbled. better fitted for
what fortune may betide.
If l bring thee naught l promised. I will
offer thee instead
NObler aims and sweeter dreamings-for
my little dreams are fled.
And the sweetness Of COntentment leads
my cherished soul away
From the dreams that lie all broken OH
the road to Yesterday
-Clevpland Lender
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
The Warning Peoples in the Caucasus
styled Tartars are of Turkish stock,
but very mixed physically.

styled Tartars are of Turkish stock,
but very mixed physically.
In their own tongue the Armenians
call themselves "Haik" and, according
to their language, they are entitled to
rank as very old branch Of the Ary-
an stock, in some respects intermed-
late between the Aryans of Europe
and the Aryan peoples of Greater
Asia. Physically they are of prim.
tive type, short and thickset, dark
skinned and Of "exaggerated brachy-
capitalism" or short-headedness. They
inhabited in early prehistoric times a
considerable portion of Asia Minor
and have contributed to or borrowed
from Aryans Of other types, Semites,
Caucasic peoples and Turks. They
are industrious and intelligent and
good business men. In many cities
of the east they are the principal mer-
chants and money lenders. Most OF
them belong to the Armenian church.
Armenia at present is merely his
torical conception. The ancient land
is divided among the Turks, the Rus
slams and the Persians and the Armen-
ian people have been scattered over
Asia Minor and much of Europe. The
revolutionary movement, inspired by
the Russian nihilist propaganda. has
attained to formidable dimensions
since 1885. The news of the butchery
of Armenians by the Kurds stirred
Europe and America in the years 1895
and 1896. Thousands of Armenians
were massacred in Constantinople in
AuouSt 1926
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Ways of Stays in Scottish Highlands

pecially if the roarer is himself hid
den.
THE end of the season is always
the most exciting time for stalkers.
Stays then are all on the move, and
great fights take place. have never
had the luck to witness real big
pitched battle between two champions.
doubt whether they often fight to
the death, but the number of stags
with broken and damaged horns which
are met with after the autumn season
is over show that pretty severe con-
tests do occur. Stays always maneu-
yer, when fighting, to get their oppo-
nent down hill. They have trcmen-
dous power in their hind quarters, and
in this position can use it to the best
advantage. Deer do not fight only
with their horns, as both sexes will
rise erect on their hind legs and strike
savagely with the fore feet, the sharp
edges Of the latter making 4 very
nasty wound.
"A rather curious fact with regard
to the fights between red deer, illus
trating the toughness and elasticity
of their skins, was told to me by a
Dorsetshire agent. There was big
park full of red deer on the estate, and
a large number OF stays had been
killed owing to fights. On skinning
the dead ones he found that, though
in many cases the lungs and flesh
were pierced through and though, tho
skins themselves were comparatively
uniniured"
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Heart Of Mine. tho Twilight Deep.
ems to q Denser. Duller GRAY;
Lot Us Link Our Arms and
Wander Down tho Road to
Yesterday"

Heart Of mine. the twilight deepens to a
denser, duller gray.
Let us link our arms and wander down
the road to Yesterday:
And. as sweethearts. stroll together down
a leafy way and long.
Let us gather blooms of memory and
weave them into song.
Heart OF mine, We may discover as We
wander on and WOO.
All those little lanes and byways that our
eager childhood knew.
And perhaps Wen bear some sweetness
from our journeyins away.
AS We wander on together down the road
to Yesterday.
Here pledged thee fame and riches-ah,
We both of us We're young.
And we heard no note of music but the
song Of Promise. sung
BY the voice of Youth, grown merry in
the carelessness Of play.
And the sunshine was ali mellow as we
passed along that way.
Heart OF mine, l pledged thee greatness
and l promised thee a crown
Fashioned by the hands of Effort from
the jewels of renOwn.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Travelling Men Form ! Strong Society

than 5000 members travelling men and
hotel men at whose house
no liquor is sold. In fact, every
applicant for membership must be rec.
commended BY member in good
standing, and should the joiner prove
unworthy, the sponsor is henceforth
without the pale. T..
Every Homeless 26'' man feels in
duty bound to aid his brother. If that
'frater is sick physician must be
called and the association pays the
bill. II he is without position, 5000
of the family are looking for a job for
him, and at his death $2,500 are given
to his relatives. One member has died
since the association was formed, his
death occurring in an explosion of
an oil tank, which wrecked a train
near Pittsburg a. few months ago.
Then an assessment of twenty-six
cents brought $1,000.
Another direction which the society
has turned is the erection of hotel.
and they are carefully considering the
erection Of $4,000 building, where
the man without place to call home
can 60 and be cared for until work is
found One of the social features is
that whenever any of the members
are together they have a little dinner.
The further development of this
young but virile association will no
doubt bring forth social and insur-
ing element of considerable power.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23

African l<ivor Traced Back 20
Spring from. Which Wells Few
Drops Of Water that Grow to
Gigantic Stream.
Major A. St. H. Gibbons followed
the mighty Zambesi river from it's
mouth to its very source and found
the spring from which welled the
first few drops Of water. He writes:
"As we progressed the undulations
became sleeper and higher, the sur
face being covered for the most part
with small deciduous trees fifteen
feet to twenty feet high. Here and
there the slopes are covered with high
bracken. Seven or eight miles
brought us to a small pool, which the
guides asserted to be the beginning
OF the Yambeshe.' To make certain
that this was the true source, traced
the stream back along the eastern
bank until it entered another stream
200 yards farther down. Here it be-
came obvious that the Malunda were
fraudulently attempting to shorten the
journey, as this stream is quite SUBJ
s1dlary to the one it enters. Then.
following the course of the latter for
rather more than couple of miles
and crossing three or four small trib-
utary streams on the way, I at length
found myself standing over the first
drops Of water which go to make up
the mighty river of which l had seen
so much"
Continuing, Major Gibbons says:
'"The river has it's origin in a deep
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Arc Not tho Aborigincs of New
Zealand - Ancestors Settled
There Eight Hundred Years
Aao.

The Maoris are not the aborigines
of New Zealand. This is the story OF
their. coming, as told by a legend
handed down from chief to chief, from
generation to generation: Te Kupe. a
priest, lived on an island called Ha-
waiki, supposed to be Hawaii. He in.
Cured the displeasure Of his chief
and was compelled to fee for his life.
He secured a canoe, and stocking It
with provisions, padded out to sea,
leaving his home and his friends, as
he thought, forever. He was mourned
as dead, but about year later he re-
turned with a glowing story Of q
wonderful country he had discovered.
He gave graphic accounts Of ito
mighty forests. It's burning mountains,
steaminE lakes and huge birds. The
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Sailor Owned Entire Household
for Few Weeks and Mixed
Among tho Natives a. One of
Themselveo.

Looking about in Hongkong for
congenial household wherein to make
my home for a few weeks, I fell in
with a most friendly Chinaman-an
elderly person whose family consisted
of himself, his wife, several children.
two sampans and certain wooden gods
of various sizes and degrees of pow
err I acquired the whole for SIS and
was supposed to own everything, in
cluding the gods, for period of three
months. with board in the bargain.
The food was good, too, we'll sea-
soned and palatable, though did not
always know just what I was eating
gained flesh and | really saw some.
thing of China during those three
months. The old man found his chief
occupation in being head of the house.
hold and smoking opium, while his
wife did washing for the vessels in
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
A Brave Man.

do you see that little man over
there in the blue suit?"
Yes, what about him."
"Bravest man in town"
HE doesn't look it. What has he
done?"
Had the courage to sit on the
porch in his shirt sleeves on one Of
the most fashionable streets in the
city. y."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Found Source Of the Mighty Zambesii

depression at the base Of steep, wood.
ed undulations rising very abruptly
for the first thirty feet, and then with
decreasing steepness for another
twenty. The water. oozes from black,
spongy bog, and quickly collects into
definite stream of clear, cool water.
Tall trees, thickly interviewer with
an entanglement Of vinelike creepers
and underground, spring from this
basin and inclose the bed for the first
few hundred yards of its course. Such
is the character of the Zambesi source
and such is the character Of the
sources of nearly all, if not all, the
streams having their origin in the dis
trict, though the basin from which
the main stream of the Zambesi
springs is sleeper, narrower and deep
er than any other of the many vis-
tied.
"As lay that night beneath the
bivouac of branches the boys had put
together for me it was perhaps nat
ural that my mind should linger on
the many and varied scenes had wit
messed between the boggy springs
below me and the mighty river with
its four-mile wide bed up which we
steamed fifteen months before. The
expedition was then large one; 500
porters barely suliced to move our
equipment overland. was now
worming my way over what was prob
ably the most remote region of the
continent and in very reduced circum-
stances-four boys and five donkeys."
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Echo-like.

"Eckert's wife is very strong-mi:d.
ed, you know, and she always calls
Eckert Echo"
Il see. He just repeats the things
she says, eh?"
Not only that, but she wants to i'm
press on him that he's not to speak
until he's spoken to-"
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Naming No Names.

I'm glad don't live in Germany
right now.' said the man who was
trying to occupy three seats at once
in the street car. I'm afraid Of chol-
era"
NO doubt you are" said his neigh
Dor. savagely. Il know a farmer who
had whole drove die Of it the other
day. ."--CleVeland Leader.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
CONCENTRATIONS with a Stinq.

First fond mamma (whose hopes
have lately been dashed)-"Our hearth
est congratulations on dear Violet's
engagement, Mrs. Hookham."
Second fond mamma (whOse hores
have been realiZed)-"Thank you. We
are delighted. Capt. Norton is such a
charming fellow"
First fond .mamma-"Yes, and so
self fsacrificing"
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
An Important Exception

Helen has a rather unpleasant dis
position, hasn't she?"
We'll, I've never known her to say
a good word for any of her acquaint
ances, with one exception"
And that was"
"Herself"
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
He Stayed Up.

Father-Robert, is it not about
time that little boys were in bed?
Robert (aged 6, carelessly glancing
at his watch)-Really, father, must
be excused from venturing an opin-
ion. 1t is subject in which I have
little interest; have no little boys.
you know
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Not to Be Disturbed.

N00 20 &c OI8IOT0eoe
Queery-You're got Morris chair
at your house, suppose.
Henpeck-Oh, yes.
Queery-They're great, think
Don't you enjoy it?
Henpeck-I do, when get chance
but Henrietta's cat usually gets there
before me.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
ShreWd Barber.

THAT barber seems to be doing a
rushing business"
"Yes. He has invented hair tonic
that smells exactly like gasoline"
"But-er-l don't see the point"
1T tickles the vanity OF his patrons.
They so around smelling Of gasoline
and this gives the impression that they
own automobiles"
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A Frank Admission.

Il used your hair renewer and now
look at me-
Did you take it internally or ex-
ternally?"
Can it be used either way?"
"Certainly. 1t doesn't make a hairs
difference which way You use It,"
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23

Where Wealth Takes Second Place.
There is one thing about our wan
ing democracy that greatly pleases
me-"
And what is that?"
1T is the fact that when it comes
to giving girl a seat in street car
the pretty girl has the call over the
merely rich girl every time"
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Not Too Hard.

Rather hard to lose your daughter.
eh?" said the guest at the wedding.
NO." replied the brides father: ut
did look as If it Was going to be hard
at one time. but she finally landed this
fellow just Us we were giving up all
hope. e."-Fhiladelphia Ledger.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23

Tender.
They famed the chieftain with
palm branch, for the day was hot. and
he had eaten heavily.
What kind OF a minister" he
asked. was that we had for dinner?"
The court fool, jingling with his
bells, replied:
Prime minister, sire."-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Placing Him.
Yes, he's a quarterback in COL
lege."
That's football, isn't IT,"
Yes, quarterback is football
What is he in his studies?"
"Oh, he's away back in them
Houston Post.
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Not Mean to the Postmistress.

Here's postal card for you. miss.
said the village pOstmistress.
"A postal card!" exclaimed the vii
lagc belle Who's been mean enough
to send me information on postal
card?"
Il think he'd been mean II he'd put
the information in sealed envelope
so | couldn't have read it."-Yonkers
Statesman.
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Suspicious.

But. Rosa, If you have no talent for
painting. why not take up chemistry"
impossible. papa The other mem.
hers Of the Emancipated club would
think l was trying to learn cooking in
a roundabout way."-Meggendor
Batter.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Changed His Mind.

.Crittick--I saw Nuritch looking at
one Of your paintings the other day.
D'Aubcr-Ah! I'm glad Of that He
intimatcd to me that he might have
something for me to do
Crittick-Yes. while he was looking
ut it he told me he had intended to
let you paint his back fence, but he
didn't think he would now.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-23
Il Was the Tone Of Voice.

whats Maude crying about now?"
"Oh, she asked her husband If he
would marry again in case she died
and he declared that he wouldn't"
well, nothing wrong about that"
mo; but you should have heard
him say it,"
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Well, Hardly

Magistrate-You say you stole the
crabs because your family was starv.
ing: yet have been given to under.
stand that you keep three dogs.
Prisoner-Yes, your Honor, sir; but
I couldn't ask my family to eat dog
meat sir,