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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-12-09
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
DRUSILA-AND TIRE
UNKNOWN QUALITY
u - McCuIloch-WnMams.

By Martha McCulloch-Wnlams.
Urusnla's eyes were dancing wicked
ly underneath demurely downcast lids
as she stepped through the porueres 20
face zrpeth. She had kept him wait
irE ten minutes-for no other reason
than because she chose. AT least she
admitted no other reason. although
she knew very well there was a potent
one. a reason that had a local habita-
ton. and answered 10 the name OF
David Lee
The name was the only unromsntic
thing about the young man. He was
an artist a stranger. slim and tall.
very good looking. with az air OF de-
tachedness that Drusilla had found
irresistible.
She was accustomed 20 have maseu-
line ranks 90 down before her as grain
FALLS before the sickle. liz was a deli
cious novelty 20 have this man look at
her through narrowed lids and inter
rupt her in the midst OF sentence
with:
DO be quiet a minute-uutl I catch
that pose OF your head. You never.
never can DO Il over II you think about
IL and try-and ] am simply mad for
it
or maybe she would be hidden less
gently 70 stop where she stood. not
even winking- until a ready crayon
4 had done its work.
What made matters all the more en-
thralling was thai tie results were
mere scratches -smudgy bits which.
I 20 her own eyes. conveyed nothing az
all.
You don't think I bother with de-
fall-the idea r. all / care abOut-the
soul. don't you know David deigned
20 reply 20 a timid expostulation. Nv
cry picture worth while Is of soul. -
be vent on grandiloQuently. even II
Il - no more than two onions or a
brass tray. IL doesn't matter what
you paint 50 there's sOul-snd quality
in IL. Quality means soul, don't YOU
know? II you want likeness, under
stand I'm no camera"
Drusilla had subsidized. properly
awed. yet not wholly subdued. She
had taken Il cut on Arpeth when he
came that evening. as was his wont
IL had been understood ever since they
were both IN swaddling clothes thai
they would marry when she came q
+ nineteen. All through small boyhooC
and even into the period OF round
with the fact. and accepted her obedi
. euce and caresses with the air Of pa
tient sunerance that Is so eXasperat
ingly masculine. But after Drusilli
b put Up her hair and let down he
, frOcks: after she blossOmed from
, freckled tomboy into a ravishing crea
, ture Of roses and dimples. there ha'
. been a change. mighty and moving
! Arpeth had surprised himself and hi
world by falling madly IN love exactl
, where be ought. Drusilla had had he
: triumph. and had uaed Il magnani
q mously. stu. there Was a memory
q which possibly Mad something % d
2 with the present etate Of things.
IN a month she would be is. For
: month Arpeth had been madly. miser
ably Jealous At first he had been pa
i. tient and tender, only laughing az IN
n association Of bis betrothed and "a
J, artist. But By and by. something I
Davld's eyes, some subtle change &
= voice when be spoke 20 Druscilia, IA
I warned Arpeth and set him On hi
! guard. There was a man q full poo
= sesslvc instinct. under and behind a
the whim and affection.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-12-09

A scbool-tezcber had been telling 3
class % small pupils the story o. the
discovery Of America BY Columbus.
And ali this happened over 100 years
aEo." said he. IN conclusion The eyes
Ct = little boy opened vide IN wonder.
eOh. my. what & memory you've got. +"
be exclaimed - Philadelphia Inquirer.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-12-09
Who'd Have Thought Itl

lnOVIA 1usnoV sAVQ pInoM oqM
looking II up. that there are eighteen
places In the United States by the
name OF Taft2-Indianapolis Star.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Oriuin of Old Glory.

In the "reminiscences of Lord Ronald 5ower is found Il story of the origin of ihe stars and stripes.
 The star spangled banner of the American republic had its origin from sn old brass on the floor of an ancient church in Northamptonshire The brass covers the tomb of one Robert Wash ington and Is dated 1622. On it ap- pears the Washington coat of arms, consisting of three stars. with bars or stripes beneath them. On the first day of the new year, 1TI6. the thirtecl united colonies raised standard at Washington's headquarters.
 This introduced the stripes of the present, but retained the crosses of St George and St. Andrew on a blue ground in the corner. In TIT the crosses were replaced by stars. as the Declaration of Independence rendered the retention of the English element unnecessary and inconvenient. In thus adopting the arms of his ancestors as his own distinctive badge Washington no doubt intended the flag merely as private signal for his own personal fol- lowing, but it was at once adopted as a national emblem. Probably there is not another case in the worlds history in which the private arms of an ob- scure family have attained such world wide eminence and repute.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Catching a Bride.

Among certain Siberians the bride groom Is not permitted to have wife until he can catch her. But they do not give him a fair race in the open. The bride. surrounded by her female friends, awaits him in a big tent. As soon as she sees him she runs off. He follows like Hippomenes after Ata- lanta. But instead of obstacles being thrown in the way of the bride they are thrown across the path of the bridegroom. The pursuing groom falls over old women, chairs, tables, stones and fishing rods or is tripped up by ropes Only when 1t is feared he might give up and sulk and go away without the fleeting lady is he permit ted to overtake her. Then as she falls into his outstretched arms it may be imagined she utters some equivalent of "This Is so sudden!'
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Ben Eranklin's keenness.

Two incidents recall the keenhess and the thoroughness-the great twin abilities. to see and to utilize-of Ben Franklin. One day he chanced to ob- serve lady in the possession of an imported whisk broom. With his usual interest and careful consideration he examined it as novelty He discov- cred on the brush of the broom a seed, which he carefully removed. Present ly he planted it. and the growth from this seed was the first crop of broom corn in this country. Again one day when Dr. Franklin was walking by Dock creek he saw stuck in the mud wsckerwork basket, which had sprouted Carefully he fished out the basket aud carefully took it apart He gave cuttings to his friend, MT. Charles Norris. who planted the twigs in hi, garden. where they grew to great size, They turned out to be yellow willows and. as Franklin had foreseen, proved of great commercial value.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Found a Better Place.

Mark Twain said: Once when was going out to visit some friends told George, my negro servant, to lock the house and put the key under certain stone near the steps. He agreed to do so It was late at night when l re. turned. I went to the stone under which the key was supposed to have been hidden. It was gone. l hunted around for about fifteen minutes, but still no key. Finally l went to Georges house-he roomed outside and rapped vigorously upon the door A black head, which I had no diff. ficulty In recognizing as Georges, pop ped out of Il upstairs window.
 Where did you put that key, you black rascaIg' I roared
 "Oh, massa" answered George, '1 found better place for ito
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
THE REAL ROWERY.
Swiftly Passing, l. Has Never Been
 Wholly Revealed.

The real Bowery has never been written up, and probably it never will be, because it is swiftly passing. Hun- dreds of attempts have been made by those who have not even penetrated the surface of it's reserve. Its heart and soul-for the Bowery has both, as well as reserye-are a sealed book to the writers. It is a Sargasso sea lit- tered with derelicts of all worlds, drift ing back and forth with the endless ebb and flow of the tide, while all about them is the ceaseless activity of commerce, of development, moving onward and upward despite the cease less cross current, which no literary mariner. cruising in these uncharted wa;crs. csn understand.
 Those who know it best and have some skill in writing as well as some understanding are so overwhelmed by Its endless complications, it's infinity of contradictions, it's astonishing good ness and its frightful depravity, the baff1ing mystery ot it's wonderful hu- manness and it's fantastic mystery, that they do not dare attempt to write even what they kItow. Only one man in all literature could have interpreted the Bowery-and Balzac is dead.
 Most of us know the Bowery through fugitive newspaper sketches and fear some lurid melodramas. The sketches present certain phases more or less in- telligently, but the melodramas are weird burlesques. unworthy even of being scoffed at, so far as any consid- eration of truth is concerned. But these cheap melodramas, endlessly re- peated, have built up a fiction that has come to be accepted as the reality.- Everybody's Magazine.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Costly Law Robes,

An English judges outfit in the way of robes imposes heavy tax upon the newly appointed judge, although the cost is not nearly so great as 1t was in the early days of Queen Victoria. Then it was the custom for the law luminaries to attend court functions in figured damask silk gowns, with costly lace bands and ruffles. Thesi- ger, a celebrated legal dignitary of that day. is said on one occasion to have spent f100 on bands alone. The lord chancellOr's robes cost something like f15O. ard even judges stockings are an expensive ftem.. The wardrobe of judge costs anything from f500 to fG00, and If the newly fledged my lord" is attached to the kings bench division he will require five gowns, a girdle, a scarf, a casting hood black cap, three cornered cap. beaver hat, cooked hat, silk hat, lace bands and two full court suits, swords, etc., to keep up the majesty of the law.-London Globe.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
The Silver Thread.

A matron in Harlem was calling upon another matron in Harlem. Nei- ther was young, but one looked moSe so.
 Really, my dear" said the one that looked more so, you ought to have your hair treated. It's becoming quite gray in spots. See what difference it has made with me. You would look much younger-really."
 But l don't care to look much younger If I must dye my hair to do so." was the reply. T prefer to be natural. If the Lord sends me gray hair there's a good reason, and I'm sat isfed.''
 But think of your children, my dear. They're grown up now"
 What have they got to do with it?"
 "Why. don't you see? The younger you look the younger It makes them appear. And your girls are way past twenty, you know"
 The matron who was gray in spots was still looking dazed when her yis- itor departed.-New York Globe.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
I'm Retort Final.

The garrulous old lady in the stern of the boat had pestered the guide with her comments and questions ever since they had started. Her meek lit He husband. who was punched toad like in tue bow. fished in silence. The old lady seemingly exhausted every possible point in fish and animal life. woodcraft and personal history when she suddenly espied one of those curi- ous paths of oily, unbroken water ire quently seen on small lakes which are rufIied by light breeze.
 "Oh, guide, guide," she exclaimed, "what makes that funny streak in the water? No, there-right over thereT'
 The guide was busy rebaiting the old gentleman's hook and merely mumbled, "U-m-mm.
 Guide" repeated the old lady in tones that were not to be denied, Hook right over there where I'm pointing and tell me what makes that funny streak in the water"
 The guide looked up from his bait ing, with sigh.
 That? Oh, that's where the road went across the lee last winter."- Everybody's Magazine.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
MAKING NEEDLES.
From the Coil of Fine Steel Wire to
 the Finished Product.

From the Coll Of Fine Steel Wire to
 the Finished Product.
 In the making of needles coil of fine steel wire is first run into an elab- crate machine and cut into pieces the length of two needles. These lengths are gathered into little bundles, and each end of the wire Is sharpened at the rate of hundreds minute by be- ing pressed against grindstone, the sparks, flying in a continuous stream, making a miniature fireworl1 display. Two eyes are next stamped in the cen ter of the wire, which is then broken in half, forming two needles, and roughly first finished' by having the burs rubbed down.
 At this stage the needles are still soft wire and need hardening, so they are soaked in a bath of hot oil and when cool again are quite hard and brittle Then follows the polishing process, when, done up in bundles of thousands, the needles are continually rolled in sand for period of seven days, coming forth from the process with fine polish.
 Lastly they are threaded on wires, and little friction makes the eyes bright and clear before they are taken to the packing room.-Pearson's Week.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
FEAR AND ANGER.
A Naturalist Says They Generate
 Sharp Bodily Odors.

Sharp Bodily Odors.
 Do you know that when you're afraid or angry there is certain odor comes from your body?' asked the naturalist, and the friend who had been about to swear at the conductor because he had asked him a second time for his fare forgot his grouch in amazement. "Well, the wild animals know 1t If you don't,' continued the naturalist. Now, it's not all advertis- ing talk that the animal trainers have no fear of their animals, because they have to be without fear in order to get control over the beasts. Otherwise the beasts would smell the fear odor and make short work of the humans. You know how every once in awhile you read something about an innocent child handling venomous snakes with out harm. Well, it's because the child is too innocent to have any fear, so the snake is tractable with him. You notice how your domestic animals, the dog or the cat, will slink from you when you're angry even before you've uttered a word. Well, it's because they smell the anger odor. And I'll tell you another thing. If humans re- trained from all drugs, alcohol and meat they would also have the same keen sense of smell that animals have That Is the way I live, and I can smell-well. I can smell too much for a big city like this. so Pm going to hike back to the woods. where only sweet odors will come to my nostrils." New York Press.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
FooIino the Docs.

In certain part of Scotland. ac- cording to Dean Ramsey, the shep- herds used to take their collies witk them to church. The dogs behaved well during the sermon, but began to be restless during the last psalm and saluted the final blessing with joyful barks. In one church the congrega- ton resolved to stop this unseemly detail, so when a strange minister was about to pronounce the blessing all re- mained seated instead of rising, as he expected. He hesitated and paused til an old shepherd cried: Say awa's sir. We're a sittin' to cheat the doWCS"'
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
What They Said,

Did the girls say anything when they heard of my engagement" she asked, with little curiosity.
 "Very little." was the reply of her dearest friend.
 But they said something?"
 "Oh, yes; they said something"
 "Well, what was it?"
 "Well, most of them merely ex- claimed, At last."
 There WAS pause, and then she asked:
 Well, what did some of the others sayy'
 "One of them said, Who'd have thought itf' Another. 'Will wonders never cease? And a third
 "Oh. never mind the rest,' inter- rupted the fiancee. q never did have much curiosity"
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
The Bank Could Stand 1t.

A western lawyer tells of remark able instance of the convincing power of feminine logic as evidenced by an occurrence which he once witnessed while standing on the edge of a crowd that was besieging the doors of bank supposed to be on the point of sus- pending payment.
 A conversation between rosy c-eek- ed Irishwoman and her husband, who were near the lawyer, at once attract ed his attention.
 Mary" said the man, "we must push up, so ye can dhraw your money at onctv'
 But I don't want to draw it out, Roger" replied Mary placidly.
 Don't ye know, Nary" persisted the husband, that they'll lose your mon ey for ye if ye don't hurry t dhraw it
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Cricket Fiuhtinu.

Cricket fighting, national sport in the Celestial Kingdom, Is odd to see. Crickets are trained They are exer- cised and dieted. and daily, before match, smaller. weaker crickcts are op- posed to them that they may work out for themselves good fighting systems. Tn matches the betting is very bigh. The Chinese, who are tremendous gam blers often lose fortunes over cricketS, as American millionaires lose fortunes over race horses. A good cricket fight will last half an hour. The opposing crickets, each in tube like box stall, are dropped into ring with a wall around it about six inches high. A combatant to win must throw his ri- val over this wall clean out of the ring. Tiny bells are rung by the seconds. These bells have peculiar timbre and excite the crickets to very frenzy of fighting. A cricket with a good record will sell for S5 or $10, while champions often fetch $50-New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Versatile.
 Tt was as much as I could do to keep from laughing when Miss Gush- CT remarked that her fiance was so yersatile.'"
 Meaning Dumbley? We'll, he is rather versatile"
 Nonsense! He's regular idiot"
 "Yes, but he's so many kinds of an idiot" Catholic Standard and Times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
A Live Steak.

"It Is a mistake" said the president of the New York Walters club. ito think that an Englishman always wants his beef excessively rare. AS a matter of fact, the English like their beef better done than we do l once saw q waiter" he continued, "serve an English duke with cut of very, very rare sirloin The duke looked closely at the slice of bright red meat Then he said:
 Waiter, just send for the butcher. will you?
 "'The butcher, sir? the waiter stam- mered.
 "Yes,' said the duke. This beef doesn't seem to be quite dead yet
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
(From Tuesday $ Daily)

Mrs. N. F. Zimmerman left today for Loring where she will spend an outing of two week.
 Maude o. Thomas of the Beaver Oklahoma Herald, was one of the few women editors with the associa- tion.
 A very pretty informal dancing party was held in the dining room of the Stedman hotel last evening. Profs. Sumpf and Dutton furnished the music and light lunch was served.
 Miss Gertrude Templeton Jewett, managing editor of the Union Signal, the temperance publication of Evans ton was among the editors today. She was met by some of the ladies of the local w. c. T. U.
 J. A. Richardson, an editor from IndianoIa, Miss. was among our guests today. His city is where President Roosevelt appointed negro postmas- ter, and editor Richardson was sent to him with a petition of protest. Mir. Roosevelt asked the editor if he did not think the army of the United States might be able to keep a negro in the office, and the reply came back,
 yes, if the niggers hold out"
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
The Fellow Servant Law.

The United States court of appeals has decided that the fellow servant rule is not good law and has ordered the United States circuit court sitting at Richmond, Va, to reopen the suit of w. r. Snipes, an engineer of the Southern railroad, against that com- pany for damages for injuries received in wreck at Belton, s. c. The cir cult court decided against Snipes on the ground that the wreck was oc- casioned by another employee of the company, "a fellow servant" of Snipes. The fellow servant contention has pre- vjously been the barrier for railroad men and building employees receiving damages for injuries in almost any kind of accident.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Why He Was Mad.

Stubb-What's the trouble with the writer's husband? He looks angry enough to chew tacks. Penn-And he Is. She dedicated her latest book to him. Stubb-Gracious. l should con. slider that compliment. Penn-Not if you knew the title of the book. It is "Wild Animals I Have Met."-Chi. cagO News
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
1t lqnited.

Little Rollis, four years old, came to the table, where we had tomato soup, of which he is very fond. Being very hungry. he could not wait for it to cool, but hastily ate two or three spoonfuls; then, laying down his spoon, he exclaimed, My goodness, that soup is so lot it makes sparks all down me-" --DelineatOr.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Church Services
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Sunday Mass at 10 a. m.
 Sunday school at p. ID.
 Week day massat ! 30 a. m.
 SAINT JOHNS CHURCH. Rev. Robert Ewvell Roe, priest in charge.
 Sunday s a. m. Holy Communion. :45, Native Sunday School.
 II: 0o, Maths lst. Sunday, Holy Communion] and Sermon. 12:l5 White Sunday School. 3 D. m. Native Service.
 ' p. m. Evensong and Sermon. "ednesday 30 p. m., Native Ser vice.
 Saturday: ?: 100 D. ID. J. A. s. 30 D. m. Choir practice. niMeeting of Vestry first Monday ght in month: Women's Guild, first and third Thursdays. about ? 30.
 SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army holds it's meet ings in the home of Mark Brown as follows Sunday Salvation meetings :00 and : :00 pm. Tuesday evenings at 100 D. m.: experience meeting. Friday evening at ! ;00 p. m., prayer meeting.
 FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH. Tuesday 30 p. m.-Meeting of the Knights of King Arthar.
 Wednesday : 30 p. m. m.-Meeting for prayer and bible study.
 Friday s :00 D. m.-Music rehearsal. First and third Wednesday afte. moons at ? 30, Ladies Aid Society. First and third Friday evenings young ladies' class.
 Second and fourth Saturday after moons, Queen Esther Circle.
 Rev. F. Y. Fisher, pastor.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
Very Convenient.

Caretaker to prospective tenant)-- Yes, this 'ouse Is most conveniently situated. There's a music 'all close and andy, and there's pub just over the way, and pawnbroker's round the corner-London Tit-Bits.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-07-31
In Doubt,

Hairdresser (while giving lady viz orous shampoo)-Wil you have any thing on your head when I am finish ed, madam? She-I am sure I don't know I was in hopes you would leave enough hair to pin my hat to.