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WhistIer's FRIENDSHIPS.

That Whistler. the man of famous
enemies. had faithful friends is re-
called by Ford MADDOX Hueffer, writing
of the pre-Raphaelites in Harper's
Magazine. MADDOX Brown had a circu-
lar printed dra wing the attention of
all his old patrons to. the merits Of
Whistler's etchings and begging them
in the most urgent terms to make pur-
chases because Whistler was in in.
digent circumstances. The story is
that upon n occasion MADDOX Brown.
going to a tea party at the Whistlers'
in Chelsea. was met in the hall by
Mrs. Whistler, who begged him to go
to the poulterer's and purchase a pound
of butter. The bread was cut. but
there was nothing to put upon It.
There vas no money in the house, the
poulterer had cut off his credit, and
Mrs. Whistler said ''she dared not send
her husband. for he would certainly
punch the bridesmaids head"
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Pussy and ths Burglar.

A good dog has hitherto been con-
sidered the best protection against bur.
glars, but a certain old lady differs
from this view. She believes In cats,
and, her house being broken into not
long ago, she proceeded to put her
theory into practice, and with marvel
ously good results. The midnight hour
had not long struck when she heard
unusual sounds in the hall below. She
slipped out Of bed, took her faithful
feline in her arms and walked quietly
on to the landing. She leaned over.
The burglar was on the stairs. Sud-
denly in an unlucky moment he struck
a match upon the staircase. The lady
could see the burglar. but the burglar
could not see the lady. She held puss
up and then dropped her upon the bur-
glars head. The cat uttered an IN
earthly screech and then commenced
to scratch for all it was worth. Puss
was certainly the willing worker. The
next instant the man was outside In
the Observation-Disclosures Guardian.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
GETTING Into Morai Debt.

Philip d.. Armour. millionaire and
philanthropist. continually warned
young men against getting into debt.
He loved free men and despised slaves.
When asked II he admired a certain
brilliant orator he said: ""He may have
q superb voice and fine presence, but
can't you hear the rattle Of his chain3
That man is not. free. He Is under
moral obligations that demoralixs him.
He Is not speaking the deepest thing
In his soul. and l haven't time to hear
any slave talk. l want q man to be
Just as free as I am"
On another occasion he said: "Don't
get into debit mean moral debt. It
IL. bad enough to get into debt inan-
cially. There goes a young man WHO
Il mortgaged. That young man is leg
stng it along with a debt, and it will
take twice as much power to get him
along as the man without q debt.
There are other debts and obligations
that are embarrassing In their entan-
clements. Don't get into debt morally,
my boy; don't get into debt so that
you may not exercise your freedom to
1ts limits"
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
The chamois rrall.

Every day at noon at Grindelwald
there is q Sush Of visitors for the tele-
scopes in order to gaze at one Of the
most interesting natural scenes In the
Alps. 1.-The chamois trail" Regularly
at this hour a herd Of twenty to thir-
V chamois may be seen passing In
Indian fle up the yawning abysses Of
the precipitous Mettenberg rocks. sep
arating two glacierA the male animals
leading the way, tho king Of the herd
keeping twenty yards in advance and
on the watch At the bottom Of the
Mettenberg. where the slope II freed
from snow. the channels find q meager
subsistence when their usual feeding
grounds are under deep snow. It is
q curious fact that the channels de-
scend to their feeding grounds at
dawn, when there is little likelihood
Of avalanches, and return to their
haunts at IN hour when avalanches-
for this portion Of the mountain has
frequent avalanches-have already fall
en- and the danger Is past.-Geneva
Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Tho Voraeiou. cormorant.

How a cormorant dives for sea trout
and gets them is told by a writer:
II had the cormorant@ under observa-
ton only for the space of four or five
minutes. and during that short period
It had captured four sea trout, all Of
considerable size. After being under
water for a few seconds the bird
would reappear with a sea trout wrig.
Cling in its bill. But in spite of the
victims desperate efforts to escape it
was deity swallowed. and after a few
gulps the cormorant would resume its
fishing operations. One Of the sea
trout gave it considerable trouble, how
ever, for the fish struggled violently
for some moments, but was deity
placed 80 that its head pointed down
its captor's throat, and thus its own
struggles assisted the bird to swallow
it. After a time the cormorant raised
itself in the water, tapping its wings
vigorously. as though to help it pack
away its heavy repast. and then rose
heavily and winged its way up.
stream"
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
tn. Cod. Of SLANG.

It Is rather a clever notion in a re-
cent story to make two Americans
communicate with each other BY
means Of slang in a Central American
republic at a time when all kilograms
are carefully inspected. II they used
Spanish. that, Of course, would be i'm.
mediately understood. II they used
English the officials would find some
one to translate 1t. As they had no
cipher code prepared In advance, they
could not resort to 1t. Consequently
the first American t~elegraphs to the
other American in "the great and po-
tent code Of slang" Here is a tele-
gram which slipped through the fn-
gers Of the curious Central American
officials:
His nibs skedaddled yesterday per
Jack rabbit line with all the coin in the
kitty and the bundle Of muslin he's
spoony about. The Doodle Is six fig.
ures short. Our crowd in good shape,
but we need the spondulics. You
collar it. The main guy and the dry
goods are headed for the briny. Yon
know what to do. Bob."-Bookman.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Don't Give up.

Among some skaters vas a boy so
small and so evidently a beginner that
his frequent mishaps awakened the
pity Of a tender hearted If not wise
spectator.
"Why. sonny, you are getting al,
bumped up" she said. II wouldn't
stay on the ice and keep falling down
so; I'd just come off and watch the
Others"
The tears of the last downfall were
still rolling over the rosy cheeks, but
the child looked from his adviser to
the shining steel IN his feet and an.
swered, half Indignantly:
II didn't get some new skates to give
up With; I got 'em to learn how with
Life's hard tasks are never sent fer
us "to give up with;" they are always
intended to awaken strength, skill and
courage in learning how to master
them.-Selected.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Literary "Ghosts.N

According to a writer in La Revue
Of Paris. the rank and file of novelists
In France draw on an average 500 for
each book. and many Of them are
thankful to get half that amount. On
the other hand. those at the top Of the
tree earn large incomes. and some of
them undertake more commissions
than they can fulfill. Recourse is
then had to literary GHOSTS" Of whom
there arc plenty in Paris, willing to
furnish a passable imitation of any
writer's work. Popular novelists do
not always take the trouble to read
the books published under their
names. Some years ago a ''ghost"
with a grievance against his employer
interpolated in the book ordered from
him two chapters Of mime. Bovary."
altering nothing but the names Of the
characters. The woman who signed
the book in order to clear herself from
the charge of plagiarism had to con
TESS that she had farmed it out.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
A ,1...r Ph.., Of Hvpnot,.m.

The technique Of phrcno-magnetism
Is this: When the subject Is in the hyp.
motto sleep the operator. standing be-
hind him. places the tips Of his fingers
upon the subjects head and waits.
Soon the subject will begin to act or
sing or speak. Any one acquainted
with the chronological system Of local.
ization will recognize ut once that the
actions or words of the subject CORE.
spond to the "organ" on the head
which hns been touched by the opera.
tor. Thus II you touch combativeness
the subject Is very apt to square on
and strike some one or speak Of war
or a drum. II you touch veneration
he is is very apt to lift his eyes and
pray. I have heard a very eloquent
sermon thus inspired in a subject who
was gifted with a ready tongue. Touch
the organ of color and he will speak Of
beautiful colors. Touch tune and he
will sing or whistle. Touch caution
and his face will express vivid fear. 1
remember that one subject startled me
by shouting Look out!' and making
a leap that he could scarcely have
equaled In bis waking state. When I
touched the faculty Of caution he
thought he saw a snake.-Dr. George
F. Laidlaw in Metropolitan Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Confucius.

Confuclus regarded his own life as a
failure. He spoke against ambition,
yet he coveted high Office, nothing less
than that Of political adviser to some
great ruler. A man Of the highest
lineage in China, he was yet poor and
early supported himself by teaching.
His pupils showed him an extraordi-
nary devotion. The pick Of the young
men in his native state Of Lu sat at
bis feet, and it was they who trans.
mitted his tremendous influence. But
Confucius saw not his. immortal sue
cess, but his temporal failure. Only
for a few brief years did circumstances
permit him to exercise his practical
genius for government. He became
first a magistrate, then chief criminal
Judge in Lu, and, to quote Professor
Legge, "crime ceased" Confucius,
however, became dissatisfied with the
ruler whom he served, a weak man
who neglected his duty and gave him.
self up more and more to dissipation,
so he resigned his post and banished
himself.-London Spectator.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
A Clash With Gagged Python,.

Carl Hagenbeck thus described an
adventure with Gagged pythons: my
son Heinrich had no sooner opened the
door of the cage than the four reptiles,
as though by prearranged plan. flew at
him with wide open jaws. One Of
them very nearly succeeded in coiling
itself round him. but he defended him.
self vigorously, and I and a keeper
ran to his aid. but it was some min
utes before we succeeded in freeing
him. Then the largest Of the four
fixed himself firmly with his tail on a
rafter at the top of the cage and made
savage bites at US. When we had
thrown a sack over his head we had to
secure further assistance to unloosen
his tail. No Don had we with great
effort got it loose than the monster
twisted itself around Heinrich's right
leg and began to Irvine itself higher
up his body. 1t was a life and death
struggle that then ensued, but by ex-
erting all our might we at last sue.
ceeded in tearing away the reptile and
forcing 1t into a sack"
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
WET AND DRY O
Old Superstition and Cold Facts From
tho Astronomers. .

Old Superstition and Cold Facts From
tho Astronomers. .
There Is an old superstition which
dies hard, and that is that the posi-.
ton Of the horns Of the new moon
tells what the weather will be. If the
horns Of the crescent are on the same
level it will hold water, and hence it
Is a dry moon, but If it is tipped up
then the water will run out, and it is
a wet moon.
One thing has helped keep this be-
lief alive. The moon is "dry'' in the
part of the spring that is usually fair,
while it is "wet' during the season Of
autumn rains.
# this were a sure sign Of the
weather we could have our predic-
lions published many years in ad-
vance,, for an astronomer can predict
the exact position Of the moon at any
time in the future.
The cause for the different positions
OF the crescent is simple. The moon is
south Of the Jul in the autumn and
north Of it in spring. The crescent is
found by the light Of the sun falling
on the moon, and the horns are natu-
rally in a line perpendicular to the d.
:ection Of the u from the moon.
That Is all there is to this old super
stition.-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Why He Waited.

The man who Is anxiously watching
the steeple jack at work 300 feet from
the ground is approached by a pass
ing acquaintance.
"Hello. Brown" says the latter. Are
you still here? It's fully an hour ago
that I saw you standing in the very
same spot"
"That fellow up there gives me the
cold shivers." says Brown. HE makes
me feel weak in the knees"
"Going back to your officer" inquiries
the friend.
II guess So" Brown reluctantly re-
plies. There doesn't seem to be much
use in waiting any longer. I don't be-
lieve he is going to fall"
And he turned away with a lingering
glance at the intrepid jack.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer,
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Simple Transaction.

II like de 'pearance O. dat turkey
mighty WE'LL" said MI. johnson after
a long and wistful study Of the bird.
The dusky marketman seemed strange
" deaf.
SHOW could Il What arrangements
could a pusson make dat wanted to
buy dat turkey?" MI. johnson asked
after a pause.
EASY terms 'nough.n said the mar
ketman briskly. "You get him by
means o. a note o. hand"
"a note o. hand" repeated Mr.. John
son, Frightening up at once. do you
mean I writes it out and pays some
time when But his hope in this glo.
rious prospect was rudely shattered by
the .marketman. !.
"A note O. hand means in dis case
he said. with disheartening ~clearness.
"dat you hands me a two dollar note;
NJ. johnson. and l hands you de tur.
key In response to dat note"
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
THE UMPIRE WAS A N
And He Made the Kickers Play Out
the Last Inning.

+, n Last Inning.
Speaking Of the doings Of the veter-
an umpires, an old timer claims that
Honest John Kelly is entitled to the
record for freak doings among the In.
dicator handlers. Back in the Ameri
can association days. in a game played
OF the old Union grounds In Alleghe-
ny, Calvin was pitching for Pittsburg
against Casey Of the Athletics. Kelly
was the umpire. In the ninth inning.
with the score 5 to 0 in favor
of the Athletics, the first man up for
Pittsburg made a home run hit to cen.
ter, and the visiting team at once set
up claim that 1t was too dark to play.
The center fielder came all the way
In and pretended that he could not see
the ball in the gathering darkness.
"Here," said Kelly; "give me a glove"
and with that he started for center
field. "1rl see how dark it is out there"
he said. "You, Casey and Calvin. bal
me out a few" Players and specta-
tors gasped, but Kelly made good his
bluff. he went out to deep center
and, with the smoke Of the mills lying
low about him, actually caught ten or
fifteen long line drives and high flies
from the bats Of the two pitchers with
out missing one.
Then the umpire came in and, taking
of his glove, said: "Play ball. If I can
see 'em out there, you fellows can"
The game was resumed, and the Pitts.
burgs won in a great batting rally by
6 to 5.-New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
All i. Not Lion That Roar,.

A negro was arrested for stealing
coal and employed, a lawyer of loud
oratorical voice to defend him In a
Justice court.
''That lawyer could roar like q lion"
the negro said. Il thought be was 60
ing to talk that Judge off the bench
and that jury out Of the box. | got
one continuaihce and hurled up to
burn all that coal and hide the evil
dence. Then came the day of my trial.
That roarin. lawyer went up and whis.
pered to the judge. Then he came
back and whispered to me:
"'You better send that coal back or
you'll 60 to JAIL kansas City Star.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
A Hindoo Superstition,

When visits are exchanged by the
friends Of the Hindoo bride and groom
to complete arrangements for the we'd
ding great attention Is paid to omens,
which are considered especially potent
then. For instance, If the groom's
messengers should meet a cat, a fox
or a serpent they turn back and seek
a ore propitious time for the errand.
After the brides father has received
the offer he must delay replying until
n Of the ubiquitous lizards in his
house has chirped.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
The Joke as Persia Sees It.

The Man of JAM was the Joe Mil
Ter of Persia, according to Charles
Johnston in Harper's Weekly. For
some reason or other the Man of jam
seems to have had a deep detestation
Of schoolteachers," says this author.
"A teacher whose son had fallen i'll
and was at the point of death babe
them send for the washer of corpses
to wash his son.. But they objected,
he is not dead yet! Never mind
said the teacher; he will be dead by
the time they have finished washing
him."
To Bahlul a certain vizier said: RE
joice at these good tidings. The prince
of the faithful, has made thee ruler
over apes and swine" 'Take my or
ders, then" quickly retorted Bahlul,
"for surely thou art Of my subjects"
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
A Queer Hidino Place.

&. ~O00T tliOSU8 VldVOs .si
During q furious storm in Paris q
janitor was struck on the shoulder by
q small but heavy tin box which had
fallen from an upper story Of a house
in the Rue de pOuest. The box was
found to contain $1,000 in gold and.
notes. It was claimed at the police
station by an elderly woman, who said.
that the money constituted her entire
savings. which she had hidden by ty-
ing the box to the drainpipe outside
her window.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Great Al. Of Hal,ev,. com.t.

Great Age Of HaIiey's Comet.
While Halley's comet has been iden-
tilted as a member of our system for
over 1900 years, certain characters
tics Of its orbit lead us to believe that
It has been with us at least ten or
perhaps 100 times as long a that.
According to all accounts, it was a
magnificent object at the time Of the
Norman conquest In 1905. Its head
vas equal to the full moon in size.
and its tail increased to a wonderful
length.-Century. ...4
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
No Gossip.

II don't like these women who gossip
about others. Do you?"
IL should shy not. Now, there's Mrs.
Green. She's always telling mean
things about her neighbors. And Mrs.
Hunter talks perfectly dreadful about
her friends. Thank goodness, l never
say anything about anybody"-stray
Stories.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23

How He Got Out Of It.
my dear, before marriage you told
me all your doings."
ssYes, but now l have come to think
such talk sayors too much Of egotism."
-Lippincott's.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Narrow Eaeane.

6he-Of course he bored me awfully,
but. I don't think I showed it. Every
time I yawned I just hid It with my
hand. He trying to be gallanD-Real-
~ I don't see how a hand so small
could-er-hide - that is - beastly
weather we're having, isn't it?-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Another Theory DemoIi.hed

Another Theory Demolished.
ut costs nothing to be polite"
you're wrong. While I was polite
" picking up a glove for a lady yes
terday my new four dollar hat blew
OF and rolled in front of a passing
trolley car."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Got On mi. Nerv.,.

Frugal North Briton lin his first ex-
sperience Of q taxi-Here, mon. stop!
4 haze a weak heart. Gamma stand
that hang't wee machine o yours
markin' up thae tuppences.-London
Punch.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23

A man must he excessively stupid
AZ well as uncharitable who believes
there is no virtue but on his own side.
Addison.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
elnhsritsd.

Knicker-Jones Is all the time want
Ing more money. Bocker-No wonder::.
his father was q college president and
bis mother was q woman.-New York.
ann
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23

The true. the good. the beautiful. are
but forms of the Infinite. What. then.
do we really love ip them but taa In
tinite:-Gousin.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
Told Often Enough.

Told Often Enough.
II ought to know what Is right and
proper"
1907"
Eyes; I've three grownup daughters
at home to tell me."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
An Old Saying Amended.

The Man-Won't you marry me,
then? Bachelor Girl-Certainly not!
When singleness is bliss tits folly to
be wives.-Illustrated Bits.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
The othara.

81 have kings among my ancestors
5saidSthe boastful visitor. Eyes" re-
Piled Miss Cayenne. ''and also knaves
and two Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
A Test Of Strength.

doctor, have you and the, consult.
ing physicians decided what is the
matter with mel"
mot yet"
but l heard you balloting this morn
Ing"
"Oh. that was only a straw vote."-
Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
The ReouI.r Performanee.

The Regular Performances.
"When you proposed did you get
Down on your knees"
mo. But since I've been married
she's made me get down on 'em right
along."-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23

He only confers favors generously
who appears. when they are once d
ferred. to remember them no more
Johnson. ss8
The Dickinson press., 1910-07-23
FAMILY WASHING

~" ~
We are striving to make this a
modern, up to-date Laundry. One
in which the housewives of this
community will have confidence
and feel absolutely safe in send
ing any part or all of the family
washing, and be sure of receiv-
ing it back, Numbered as care
fully and we'll, as it could be at
home. Such a laundry is a great
convenience to any community,
for many times,even if the family
washing is done in the home, a
few pieces could be sent to the
laundry and you could tide over
week and in this way only have
twenty-six blue Mondays in a
year instead of ffty-two. : f:
We use only the best of materials in
doing your work. We have a con-
tract with Proctor & Gamble, makers
OF the famous "Ivory Soap" to fur
nlsh us with all our soap for 1910.
Your delicately-colored and silk
pieces are washed by hand only with
Ivory" here and you know what that
means. This is one reason why your
clothes smell so clean and sweet when
returned from this laundry. F.: /: : !:
We Do Your Work Right
DICKINSON STEAM LAUNDRY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-07
PITCHERS
MAKE GOOD
SHOWING

If Starkell and Pat Butler can
do as good pitching all summer as
they did yesterday, against the Sc
attic Olympics at Athletic park,
Tacoma will win the pennant. Not
a hit was made off either boy.
Only one little one was secured of
Annis. The Tigers had the game
all their own way and won by n
score of to 0.
Mott covered first base for the
Tigers and made a much better
Showing in the place than Blank
enship did. The fans are gener-
ally coming to the conclusion that
Blankenship will do better as
devoting his entire time
to getting the work out of the 9TH
er fellows than by attempting to
play ball himself.
Stating, a Seattle twirler, wh
did the pitching for the visitors,
was a puzzle to the Tacoma bat-
tiers most of the time and looks
like one to keep an eye on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-07
UNION HOURS NOT FOR PHILLY PLAYERS

RED" Doom, the hustling man
ager of the Phillies, doesn't keep
clock around on the training
trip. He believes the men should
put their heart into their work
and not count the minutes they
are ON the field.
Dooin's players were so earnest
that he issued but one order for
reporting and that was every
man must be on the field in uni
form not later than o'clock each
afternoon"
AS rule the majority of the
players were out for practice ev-
cry morning and the most exact
ing manager could not kick on
them. Doom .rept close tab on
the players and when he thought
they had enough work he ordered
them to knock off.
One morning Doom couldn't
find Scanlon. He sent to the
club house for the young pitcher
and when he appeared Doom
asked.
why weren't you on the
field?"
II went to the club house to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-07
Best Wire Service
OUTLAWS HAVE
A STRONG
LINEUP

SAN FRANCISCO, April T.
With every team in the California
State league strengthened and the
organization playing in harmony
with the "higher-ups" of baseball,
the state organization enters To-
day on a lengthy season which
promises to be the most successful
in its history.
The back bone Of the State
league is practically the same as
1t was last year, when the "ou:-
laws" gave the coasters a fairly
successful opposition. Frank Her-
man remains president of the
league and many of the club man.
ayers of the ''pirate" organization
hold the reins this year.