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The Lona Bamboo.

An Englishman was once rallying T native of India upon his faculty in iy ,ng. The native at once replied Why, sahib. we are all more or less liars in my country. and if one tells a story another immediately caps it There were two young men of n. country who had a boosting match and one said, My father is so rich and has so many horses that his stable is of such extent as to take a horse eleven months to go from one end stall to the other 'Shabash, brother re piled the second boaster, that is yer: good. My father has bamboo So long that he can sweep the clouds away with 1t when they obscure the sun in harvest time.' Hi, hi! ex claimed the first. That Is very won derful, but. pray, brother, where does your father keep such a long bam. oooT Why. you stupid was the an. swer. in your fathers stable, to be surer"
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fne Donkey vn the Stage.

''st'B curious" said theatrical man tger who had experienced many ups and downs. now the stage develops jealousies. once had show on the road in which 1t was necessary to make use of horse and donkey We got the animals well ;rGiaed fot their parts. and on the opening nigh they gave a first class performance On the following night, however VIZ were unable to get the donkey to move out of the wings. Prince, the horse went on without any trouble whatever but Jack-that was the name of the donkey-eoud neither be coaxed nor driven out before the footlights. We finally had to go on with the perform ance with the donkey left out. After the show was over we got together and tried to find out what had been the matter Nobody could offer an eI- planation until one of the stage hands happened to pick up program, which showed that Princes name was print ed in the same kind Of type we used for Jack. We got new lot of pro- grams the next day with the donkey's s name printed in type which was near. ly twice as big as that which we used for the horse. After that we never had the slightest trouble. e."-Chicago Record-Hera]d.
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 We show you exactly how to work successfully Handle Farm and aanch also in country-tWo selling chances at every house. Write to- Gay for samples and outfit; letter must give age, experience, time to devote Address Hollands Maga- Zine, 591 Main St, Dallas, Texas.
 FTI7ANTFD-A BOY 16 TO 20 YEARS old who wants to work and earn his salary. Good chance for pro- motion to the right boy. Address En own handwriting. P. 0. Box, 92, Pine Bluff. 3-26-6t.
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Pretty Ahsentminded.

A book about George Canning and his friends contains among its anec. dotes two which deal with Hookhan, Frere and the absentmindedness for which he was noted. Frere married Lady Errol, and while they were en- gagged he took her into supper at a ball. While they were talking he drank up the glass of wine he had poured out for her and then took her back supperless to the ballroom. After the wedding he went straight from the church to MT. Murray, the pub. fisher, who asked him to stay to din. ner. to which he very nearly agreed, remembering only just in time that Lady Errol was waiting to start on the honeymoon"
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Whissise % . Letter Writer.

Early Mf. Whistler as . letter writer became a parsonage to be reckoned with. His pen was very frequently dipped in gall, but 1t is joy to read him, with bis very delightful personal style No one ever wrote quite like him. Hamerton, with whom he had many passes. always to the critics great discontinue, once, in reviewing his Symphony In White" stupidly called attention to the fact that there were many other tints in the picture besides white There was, he main .ained. the reddish hair of the woman for instance; her flesh color, . bit & blue ribbon, and so CD. Whistler re ponded: Bon Dleu did this wise per ,on expect white hair and chalkec faces? And does he then, in his az bounding consequence, believe that Umphony in F contains no other note but shall be a continued repetition of FFFF?ss Fool" And, of course, the world is familiar with Whistler's studied insolence in his reply to com munication in the New York Tribune by Hamerton, who romplained that Whistler refused to aEswer his letters Whistler referred to the writer as "a MT. Hamerton," which made Hamer' ton perfectly furious and so served Whistler's ends.-Arthur Hoeber In Forum
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improved tho Opportunity.

The Empress Eugenie had long en treated Napoleon III. to confer upon Rosa Bonheur the cross of the Legion of Honor. He had refused because he did not wish to found precedent fo1 bestowing 1t upon woman. Being called across the border into Spain Napoleon made Eugenie regent in his absence, and she, with woman wit took advantage of her authority to con fer the honor upon the great artist Na poleon laughed on hearing his wifc's confession, but the act stood.
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Scotch Profts.

"We have decided" said the head of a Glasgow firm, ito conduct our bust ness in future on the profit sharing principle. We shall begin at once on the basis of last ye0r's results"
 I've are delighted to hear it," replied the foreman, speaking for the men May we ask what were the last years results?"
 "We lost thousand pounds" said the employer, land, therefore, on the profit sharing principle, there will be . reduction of 10 per cent in your wages."-Dundee Advertiser.
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Stood Up For Him.

Dolan-So Casey was runnin me down an ye stood up for me? Calla- hanoi did. O siz to him, Casey" sig Ol we're honest an truthful an ye're no coward. an ye work hard an pay yer dibtA an ye don't get drunk an lick yer wolfe, but in other re- spects ye're no better than Dolan!'- Puck.
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Hia Objection.

The Lawyel--Madam, what is your age? The Opposition dnterruptin.,- Your honor, submit that my honor able opponent is melting the witness to perjury. Leader.
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His Ambition.

'-Tommy," said visitor to the five year-old pride of the household. "what would you do If you were president of the United States?"
 "I wouldn't let anybody wash m. neck or comb my hair" was tn" prompt reply Exchange.
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FOR SALE-SNAP IF TAKEN AT once, Furniture of 11-room house, now doing fair business. Owner leav- ing; you can keep house; investi- gate. Add. SNAP, Care of Graphic.
 325-3t
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Her Aands Full.

"Poor woman: she has scarcely time to eat and sleep."
 "Nonsense! Why. she Is rich and has no duties whatever"
 "But she tells me she reads all the latest novels. s."-Cleveland Leader.
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His System,

Wife-John there must be a lot of Iron in your system. Husband-Why do you think so7 Wife-Because you invariably lose your temper when you get hot.
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6EEANTED TO BUY-A GASOLINE
 engine from to 1 horse power, with pumping jack, to u5e ill pumping water, state price and condition Haywood Farm Co, Sherrll, Ark. 3-236t.
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Der trade. Few weeks required. Splendid trade for poor man Be your own boss. Gan start shop with small capital or work sl2 to s20 weekly. Good demand for Lar Ders. Further information free. Moler Barber College, Memphis, Tenn. f;-t9 Ct ]
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Not Quite So Rad.

Polly Prim-They tell me fou are a dissipated young man. Now, sup pose you never see the sun rise. Jscl Rapidde-No; don't stay up O11u that Ats.-PhiladelpAia necoUl
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Wanted.

sB7ANTED-MEN TO CLEAN MAR Bic and granite tombstones in the cemeteries of every city and town. Easy, nice work Experience un- necessary. Make S. to BIO per day. Particulars free. E. P. Hart, 226 West filth Street. New York City.
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Favors.

Stella-What were the favors at her dinner7 Bella-Well, all the guests thought they did her a favor by com ing. and she thought they did her a favor by leaving.-New York Sun.
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Mean Comment

Ella-Her face speaks for itself. Dtslla-Yes. and it | pestty piaiA talk -Chicago NoVA
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08

George Ward, nifty years old, superin-
tendent OF a Lawrenceville steel mill,
today is considered one OF the wealth
lest men OF Pittsburg, owing TO the fact
that he acknowledges his wife for the
last six years. each night, S65 nights in
the year. has been able to extract from
his pockets SIC in cash, real silver or
paper dollars, 100 cents TO the dollar.
Even the real men OF wealth Of Pitts
burg. not the ones sometimes called
millionaires. but who only are worth
about 10000. tonight are gazing in
envy at Ward. who today filed suit for
divorce, and in his complaint acknowl-
edges his wife was able TO extract the
Mrs. Ward is fifteen years younger
than her husband. He was a widower
before he married this wife, and has
grown children by his first wife. The
second wife, according 10 Ward, doeSn
like the stepchildren, and is in the habit
Of ordering them from the house fire.
0uentlN. Then. again, according to
Ward his wife is in the habit of goinS
out for pleasa evening and return
ing home in the wee small hours Of the
morning, Just in time TO beat him TO his
trousers, in which she always knows
the sixteen repose for her.
There might have been no divorce
suit had il not been that one morning
in taking the sic. was so inconsiderate
as TO forget TO leave him enough with
which to purchase breakfast when he
got downtown. This made him real
peevish, and he went TO his lawyer
forthwith and brought suit for divorce.
Pittsburg Dispatch TO the New York
Telegraph.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
Little Miss EaIes.,,

A rare thing is a really good story
for girls, but the collaboration of
Emilia Benson Knipe and Alden Ar
thur Knipe in Little Miss Fales' has
resulted in a tale Of the good old
fashioned sort done with a natural
ness and charm which lift il much
above the average level Of its kind
The book has just been published by
the HarperS. 1t is a tale that is
quaint, wholesome. and eXciting-not
too childish, and not too grown-up in
its sentiment.
Little Miss Fales is named John
because she should have been born a
boy, and the fact that she turned TO
be girl prevented her from inherit
ing her grandfathers fortune. which
goes 10 a boy cousin instead. She
does, however, inherit the or home OF
the FaleSeS in Germantown and in
sists on keeping il. despite the fact
that she and her mother have not
enough money TO maintain the place
However, her pluck and her unCon-
scious power of making friends win
out in the end. She and the boy
cousin, who are great friends, discover
that a railway is being put through
Fales. learning that part Of the LAND
profit. actually interviews the presi
comes her friend. but il is only afte,
the plan OF a rascally lawyer 70 cheat
her OF her rights has been discovered
and frustrated in an exciting way tina;
she becomes secure in the possession
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
CANNED GOODS IN THE SOUTH.
Tomatoes Less Active But Firm, While
Corn Situation Is Strong.

Advices from Baltimore covering
conditions in the canned goods market
there at the end Of last week reflect
feeling of continued frmness on to-
matoes and corn, though reporting less
activity. Thomas J. Mehan * Co.. writ
ing on Saturday, says:
Gamers OF tomatoes are apparently
content with their position, and show
little desire to push the sale of their
spot and future deliveries. The demand
during this week was chiefly for the
spot goods with instructions to hurry
the shipment, the same character Of
buying that has been the feature in this
market during the last two or three
months. Continuous buying Of that
big blocks Of merchandise without
causing the notice and comment that
movement OF large proportions. The
market for spot tomatoes this week
closed shade firmer, If anything, than
the closing of the week previous. and
1t Will be but short time when the
quotations for spot and futures must
come together. Though the buying of
future tomatoes was smaller this week
there was an element of strength TO IL
that was surprising to buyers who tried
to place large sized orders at a frac-
tion under the asking prices, but met
with no encouragement. While the can
ners will accept orders for moderate
quantities at today's quotations. they
appear to be Indifferent whether or not
they get any more orders for futures,
preferring to await further develop
ket demand, ETC., when the canning sea-
son for that article opens in August.
The very hot weather of last week and
the lack of rain for several weeks are
certainly not beneficial to the growing
crops of tomatoes and corn, and there
is much uneasiness, especially about
corn.
The corn Gamers show no indications
OF weakening in their views as to the
size of the coming pack, nor as to their
prices for spots and futures. At pres
ent the indications point to stronger
market after the canning season for
corn is over, and the size of the pack
is ascertained. String beans are rather
quiet after the sudden advance in the
week previous, which holds firmly
There seems to be no doubt that some
grades of peas, all over the country,
will be short-pack this season, and to-
days prices on those grades may look
very cheap next fall. Sweet potatoes
are very firm as to futures as well as
spots, and they are expected to be bet
| ter. Spinach is stronger, and the No
| 10 size is getting to be scarce. New
| beets are being packed and are ready
! for shipment when wanted."-Journal
OF Commerce.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
How ~O,d Gloryy was Namo.i.

Writing IN Harper's Weekly. M.
Moore Morgan describes the manner
in which the American flag obtained
it's name. "Old Glory" The naming
Was spontaneous. shouted out by Cap
tain William Driver. when his vessel.
the Charles DOggett, was presented
with a new flag on his return TO Salem.
in 1891. Captain Driver always kept
his dag in his camphor-wood sea-cheSt
which had accompanied him in all his
voyages around the world" says the
author. During the Civil War. the
Captain was living in Nashville, Tenn
essee, and many attempts were made
by COnfederates to destroy "Old
Glory" but the hiding-place was never
discovered 1t was sewed into quilt,
and remained there until the Federals
captured the city. when the old man
climbed the Capitol dome and hoisted
il. The flag now in the Essex 1nsti-
tute at Salem, Massachusetts, which
is claimed to be the original "Old
Glory" is stated TO be a substitute put
forth by the Captain for the better
protection Of the original 1T is eN-
pected that Mrs. Roland (the Captain s
daughter) will present old Glory to
the Historical Association of Tennes-
see. and together they will again be
united in the city where sleeps the old
sea- captain."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
A Death-Trap which Antedates Adam.

Near the city OF Los Angeles there
exists tar-swamp in which animals
and birds have been mired and
trapped since the dawn OF the Quater-
nary Epoch, says John c. Merriam,
writing in Harper's Weekly. But it
was not until recently that the bones
found therein were discovered to be
remnants OF prehistoric animals, in
Guiding the extinct great wolf, Amer
lean lion, saber-tooth tiger. camel,
elephant, ETC. The relatively great
number OF carnivorous animals" ne
writes. (which 10 the most striking
feature Of the Rancho La Brea fauna,
Is undoubtedly to be accounted for in
large part through the Turing of
carnivores into the asphalt by any
creatures which may have been en-
trapped in the tar Such live bait. by
its struggle and cries. would undoubt-
edly attract cats or wolves, and not i'm
probably several carnivores might be
led into the asphalt by the same bird,
bison, or colt 1t is easy to imagine
an animal caught In the black ooze
surrounded bZ group Of tar-bes-
I
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
The Little Things.

My dear, the little things 1 did for you
Today have brought me comfort. one
by one,
AS through the purple dark a shaft
OF sun
Strikes far at dawn, and changes dusk
to blue;
The little things it cost me naught to
do
Remembering how slow life's sands
may run,
Today a web of purest gold have
Across the gulf that lies between US
two.
oh, dead and dear, the many little
thinRsi
The loving words j did not fail to
say,
The kiss at parting, the caressing
touch
What shriven peace to me the memory
bringsi
And weeping at your open grave to-
day,
No single pang because did too much!
Myrtle Reed in Harper's Bazaar.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
A Hair's-Breadth Escapc.

The hairs breadth escapes in which
the writer's of historical novels have
the reputation Of reveling may not
seem quite so improbable if we take
for analogy an anecdote of the sort
related by Marion Harland in her au-
TOPOGRAPHY. This Rev dictionary
Renaissance" writes the author, lis
always renewed by the sight of an old
Virginia plantation gate swinging
gratingly on ponderous hinges and
kept shut by the fall of a wooden
latch, two yards long. into a wooden
hook set in the gate-post- My grand
father, Captain tSeriing,' was at the
head Of foraging party near York
town, when they were cahsed by Brit
ish troopers The Aemricans scattered
in various directions and escaped for
the most part, being familiar with the
country by-Ways and crossroads
Their captain was pursued by three
troopers to high plantation gate. The
Virginian opened il without leaving
the saddle. shot through. shut the
gate, and rammed down the latch into
the socket hard. The pursuers had 70
alight to raise the latch, and the delay
gave the fugitive time to get away"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
A summer Menu.
Has sin EIahorata

noticeable point in the woman's
linen costume this year, however. is
that, while the tailored lines run to
the simplest, in the dress. il is nearly
always offset by an elaborate hat
This may be in the form Of a floral
turban, or something built up in the
nabob' turban form, of masses OF
tancy toulard, or tulle, with shot eff
Iects; or, II may take the form Of a
large, wide-crowned hat with a huge
bird upon il, massed and yelled with
tulle. This shot effect has even in
Vaded the field OF the linen itself.
or which few examples have met
my eye, though invariably in very
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
The Siren of Ruu RIM

To the issue Of Harper's Weekly for
July 23d the Rev. Michael CIune con-
tributes a remarkable story Of a con-
fession told to him by the late secre-
tary OF Jefferson Davis. To win the
first victory for the South, and thus to
unite the Confederacy, "a lady en-
dowed with wonderful beauty left
Richmond for Washington with the
tacit approval Of Davis. She ingrati-
ated herself into the confidence of
McDowelPs chief OF stan. The offcer.
intoxicated by her beauty, ensnared
by her wiles, undermining OF conse-
quences told her the time OF McDow-
elrs advance. She sent the inform
alton to Richmond by trusty messen-
ger, and along all the telegraph wires
around Richmond there ran the sum-
mons for troops from all adjacent
places. The battle OF Bull Run was
decided by troops from North Caro-
lima who debouched from the cars
while the battle was IN progress"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
CAT STICKS TO SHIP
THAT CREW ABANDONED

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. 81
There must be some of the spirit of
Captain Lawrence in Billy, a large
black and white cat which had been
the mascot of the BraZeria, the
freighter that stranded on the shoals
here Friday.
When the crew was taken off Billy
was forgotten. The sailors thought
he had been drowned or washed over
board, but this afternoon, just before
il was decided that the Brazeria
couldn't be saved, a boatload of SAL
wage men, rowing out to the tossing
ship, saw the cat drawing his tired
legs back and forth across the deck.
When the rescuers clambered
aboard they found Billy in a sad
state. He had had neither foor nor
water.
Here. Billy" called one of the
men.
The cat looked up YEARLY but
didn't move. When the words were
repeated, Billy started aft.
Grab him, he won't come willing
ly," said the man.
Two others started for Billy, but
the cat leaped over the fallen mast
and fed up and down the deck. He
was too weak to last, and a pursuer
caught him.
Billy clawed the man. but had to
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08

OF her home. Glimpses OF foreign
travel and many little incidents which
endear plucky Little Miss Fales 70 the
reader enliven the story. The authors
have not omitted TO dwell on every
aspect OF the tale that has an especial
charm for children.
There is even a delightful secret
panel in the old house in German
town. 1t is not often that writer's
about children can make a little girl
accomplish so much: but Little Miss
FRles is no less a child because she
does things.
The book has been carefully and at
tractively made, and Frances Rogers
has provided a frontispiece which il
reproduced in color.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-08
HE INSISTED ON

He was one of the grim and glum
men in Washington whom il is said
that no applicant for a position has
ever approached. 1t was not that he
was so stern in appearance. but he
had a voice which fairly bristled with
irony and sarcasm. before which even
the stoutest heart might quail. His
favorite remark, when speaking to
some new employe. who had been en-
gagged by some other member of the
firm, was:
"Our first requirement is absolute
correctness in figures" the last three
words always in italics.
One day two young ladies ventured
into the privacy of his office; they
wore an imperious and somewhat
saucy smile. Bedecked with beautiful
compleXions. empire gowns and pic
ture hats. they were beyond the pale
of criticism.
What we first insist upon is cor
rectness in figures" said the G.. G.
man. not looking up.
Civil and unabashed they shook
their sunny curls, and smoothing their
hipless skirts. remarked in perfect
unison: We are told that our figures
are absolutely correct. We were once
in a Florodora seXtette."
They got the job.
However. there is a sequel: One of
the attractive young women worked
in the office of the ogre; she was eX-
pected to keep his desk in order. She
had strict orders never Ito touch any
thing" while on the other hand she
must on no account allow dust or
waste paper TO accumulate on the
desk.
And for heavens sake, when get
stamps for a special purpose. don't so
and send them all out on letters"
twenty-five stamps had lain on the
desk for three days; the young woman
knew they belonged in a certain draw
er. but thought it wiser TO adhere to
the order, touch nothing" This par
ticular morning the ogre arrived in an
especially eXasperated frame of mind
the breakfast coffee had not been
quite right.
Here" he roared. The young wo-
man briskly came forward. How
many times have l told YOU never &c
leave stamps lying around? Take
these and put them where 1 can't see
them"
With surprising speed she whipped
the stamps from his hand, drew them
across her tongue and with a def
movement plastered them upon the
shiny bald pate of the irate gentle
nan. With a low bow and a polite
good morning" the lovely young lady
in the hipless gown left that office for
ever and foreVer.-Joe Mitchell Chap
pie. in Affairs at Washington" in the
National Magazine for August.