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SCOTSMEN IN KILTS
That Is Ono Sight You Will Noc See
In Edinburgh
A writer of the London Taller has
been In Edinburgh and reports as fol
lows There is one thing that always
disappoints the visitor to Edinburgh
and that is a complete absence of kilts
or rather the absence of Scotsmen In
kilts If you meet a man wearing a
kilt in the streets of the Queen City of
the Forth it will be a grave mistake to
suppose that he is the laird of Gor
muck or some other equally famous
highland chieftain lie is nothing of
the sort As a matter of fact his name
is Ilodgklus and he is employed dur
ing eleven months of the year licking
up envelopes for a firm on the shady
Bide of Lothbury avenue London E C
Another mistake which strangers are
apt to make lies in supposing that the
good people of Scotland talk Scotch I
shall never forget my surprise on the
occasion of my first visit to Edinburgh
when a policeman at the corner o
Frederic street to whom I remarked
pleasantly that it was braw brlent
nicht the nicht whateffcr told me to
push off and stop asking him conun
drums Scotsmen do not as a rule talk
at all They possess the gift of silence
to a really remarkable degree I know
a gillie named Donald who lives in
Perthshire in whoso society I have
sometimes spent whole days stalking
the elusive stag without his ever
vouchsafing a single remark of any
kind I remonstrated with him once
pointing out that such silence as his
almost amounted to taciturnity He
promised to try and cultivate a certain
measure of garrulity and after we had
walked across the heather for five
hours during which time I could see
that his brain was working feverishly
he suddenly turned to me and exclaim
ed 1ons a fcarfu earthquake they
had in Jamaica after which striking
effort he relapsed once more into his
habitual attitude of respectful silence
OLD GLORY
The Way This Name For the Stars and
Stripes Originated
The term Old Glory used to desig
nate the flag of our country is a favor
ite and the expression is a very happy
one
It is said by those who claim to be
well informed that the name originat
ed with William Driver captain of the
bark Charles Doggett This statement
appears in a history of the Driver
family and from this we find the fol
lowing facts
Driver was a successful deep sea
sailor and was at the time making his
vessel ready for a voyage to the south
ern Pacific In 1S31 just as the brig
was about to set sail a young man at
the head of a party of the captains
friends saluted Driver on the deck of
the Doggett and presented to him a
handsome American flag 19 by 3S feet
in size The banner was done up in
stops and when it went aloft and was
flung to the breeze Captain Driver
says the tradition then and there
named it Old Glory The flag was
carried to the south seas and ever aft
erward treasured by its owner
Driver removed to Nashville Tenn
in 1S37 and there died in 1SSG Before
the outbreak of hostilities between the
north and south Old Glory flew daily
from a window in the captains Nash
ville house but when the rumors of
war became facts it was carefully se
creted
When the war broke out the precious
flag was quilted into an innocent look
ing comfortable and used on the cap
tains bed until Feb 27 1SG2 when the
Sixth Ohio marched into Nashville
Then the flag came out of its cover
ing and the captain presented it to the
regiment to be hoisted over the capi
tol
There it floated until it began to tear
in ribbons when it was taken down
and a new one placed on the building
After the death of Captain Driver the
first Old Glory was given to the Es
sex institute at Salem where it is still
preserved and may be seen by the curi
ous Kansas City Journal
Too Much to Expect
Camp Meeting John Allen the grand
father of lime Nordica was for many
years a picturesque figure among the
Methodist ministers in the state of
Maine He was a good deal of a wag
and his utterances were much appre
ciated by both saint and sinner At
ono time having gone to Lewiston to
attend a quarterly meeting he was ap
proached in the street by several young
men who were evidently out for a good
time Camp Meeting John said the
spokesman who was the devils
grandmother
The devils grandmother replied
the old man in the quick sharp tone
so characteristic of his speech the
devils grandmother how do you ex
pect me to keep your family record
Cleveland Leader
Peanut Meal Bread
Peanut meal has been for a long
time a staple article in the dietary
of the poor classes in Spain Bread
made from pure peanut meal is light
and porous but it is said to bo un
palatable because of a persistent pop
pylike taste Rye bread containing 25
per cent of peanut meal cannot be dis
tinguished from ordinary rye bread
jwliile far more nutritious Sldm milk
choose is the only ordinary article of
diet comparable to peanut meal in its
tetfientaga of pltrogenougmatter
A POET MAYOR
Dr Edward Robeson Taylor San Fran
ciscos New Executive
San Franciscos new mayor Dr Ed
ward Robeson Taylor is a poet of en
viable reputation among those who
keep abreast of the poetic output lie
has published several volumes of
original verse and a valuable transla
tion of the French sonnets of Jose de
Ileredia the Cuban born poet who be
came a member of the famous group
of Parisian writers in Victor Hugos
prime
Ono of Dr Taylors original works is
a poem entitled Into the Light writ
ten in Omaric quatrains In this poem
Dr Taylor expresses his philosophy of
life One stanza may be quoted
Man is not nourished on ambrosial food
Tis Ills to work and serve and not to
brood
And if the knife of suffering cut his heart
Tho wound it must be carries with it
tjood
But those presumably practical per
sons who may fear that a poet cannot
make a good executive should find
Warn ki SSESk
DR EDWARD HOUKSON TAYLOR
reassurance in Dr Taylors general
record The new mayor was born
in Springfield 111 fifty nine years ago
educated at Boonville Mo became
both a physician and a lawyer in San
Francisco and was a member of the
board of freeholders which drafted the
San Francisco charter in 1S9S Since
May 1899 he has been dean of the
Hastings College of Law He has
wnkten much on legal and medical
matters Poetry is his passion prac
tical administration of affairs his pur
pose His election by the board of
supervisors to succeed Eugene E
Schmitz the convicted boodle mayor
Is generally commended Mayor Tay
lor Is a Democrat but promises a non
partisan administration
The election of Dr Taylor to succeed
Schmitz who is now in jail under a
sentence of five years to the penitenti
ary for extortion was brought about
by Prosecutor Francis E Heney and
Rudolph Spreckels the San Francisco
millionaire who is furnishing funds for
the prosecution of the municipal boo
dlers Until his election by the board
of supervisors to fill out the Schmitz
term the name of the poet doctor had
not been mentioned for the place
A GBEAT BATSMAN
Harry Lumley of the Brooklyn Na
tionals and His Record
One of the greatest batsmen now
playing baseball is Harry Lumley of
the Brooklyn Nationals Some of the
veteran fans hold him to be the best
slugger in the history of baseball
Others champion the cause of Hans
Wagner the Pittsburg shortstop as
the real and only thing at the bat
The fight between Lumley and Wag-
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HARRY IiUMIjEY
ner for the leadership in National
league batting has been fast and furi
ous
Lumley is perhaps the most valuable
asset of the Brooklyn organization
He has practically pulled the team
out of the mire during his several
years of heavy hitting naif a dozen
other clubs have offered big prices
for Brooklyns prize slugger but
Brooklyn smiles and holds fast to
Harry Some of these offers repre
sent a sum of money that would buy
outright some of the n lor league
teams Chicago New York Cincinnati
and Pittsburg have tru d i -tin to lure
Lumley into their rniiLst
In addition to beinc a hard hitter
Lumley can run bases IH thorough
bred In the outfield hK po
sition being the right fiel he more
than keeps op his end of the game
MEETING A CROCODILE
Tho Animal and tho Hunters Woro All
Taken by Surprise
Whlie looking for a hippopotamus it
was the fortune of the author of
Uganda to Khartum to encounter a
crocodile under somewhat unusual cir
cumstances Ho was following a fresh
track leading through the dense under
growth from the lake Inland Two
men accompanied him one carrying
his camera and the other his second
gun while lie shouldered his rille
Suddenly I heard a rustling noise In
front of me and realized that somo
creature was approaching but what
It could not be the hippo because there
was no thunderous tread but I had no
time to think for the creature what
ever it might be was upon me in a sec
ond
At two yards I discovered what it
was an immense crocodile more than
twelve feet long
I was right In its path and there was
no possible escape on either side so I
stood still with my riilo at shoulder
and waited The crock did not wait
however and in some remarkable way
it hustled me to one side almost knock
ed me over and endeavorod to make his
way to the water
To dispute his right of way would
have been folly I realized only a hor
rible soft wriggling mass pressing
against my legs In a most sickening
way Why he did not bite me I do not
know At first I thought he had done
so as he brushed against my leg but I
found it was only his horny scales that
scraped my shin And ho Avas more
taken by surprise than I Avas and for
got all about his huge jaAV and the
lasting impression he might have made
upon my legs
After he had passed I turned to see
hoAv the men would fare One had got
back to the shore and so was no longer
in view The other man with the cam
era was tho funniest sight His head
Avas stuck fast in the thick brambles
and his legs were in the air the cam
era of course in the mud beside him
I do not think the crock could have
seen him for he had literally taken a
header into the bush and his legs were
far above the crocodiles jaws
THE SNEEZE-
In Past Ages It Played a Very Im
portant Part In Life
Many odd notions still exist as to
sneezing and some persons may be
heard to exclaim Bless my soul
once Bless my soul twice and so
on after each sneeze But In past
ages the sneeze really played a very
Important part
In ancient Greece the people saluted
each other whenever any one present
chanced to sneeze As Xenophon was
addressing the Greek army in a mo
ment of defeat on a historical occa
sion a soldier sneezed Tho lines of
battlo were formed at once for the
sneezo was deemed a good omen and
the Greeks were successful
Among the Hebrews when a person
sneezed the bystanders would ss
Toblnz challm A long life to youu
In India criminals on the rack of tor
ture have saved their own lives by
sneezing accidentally
A humorous story about sneezing Is
told in that wonderful collection of
oddities Tho Arabian Nights A
schoolmaster was particular in teach
ing his pupils the value of politeness
He also told them that whenever he
sneezed they should clap their hands
and say Long live our noble master
One day master and pupils went out
for a stroll The air was hot and all
soon grew very thirsty Great was
their joy at last to find a well But
the bucket was at the bottom of the
well and so the schoolmaster went
down to bring it up The boys seized
the rope and tugged for dear life Just
as the schoolmaster reached the top of
the well he sneezed The boys let go
the rope and clapped their hands shout
ing Long live our noble master
As for the poor schoolmaster he fell
to the bottom of the well where ho
may be to this day for all one knows
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Swords Bent Double to Test Them
If you have an opportunity at any
time of examining a sword such as is
used in naval and military services
you may notice that just below the
hilt an inch or two down the blade
there is a small disk of brass Avelded
into the blade The meaning of this
brass might well escape any one not
possessed of a well developed sense of
curiosity SAvords are subjected to
very severe tests before being issued
and this brass piece indicates that one
of the tests to Avhich the sword aais
subjected was to have its point bent
right back until it touched the hilt at
the brass spot Swords that have suc
cessfully withstood this severe test are
trustworthy London Chronicle
Tested It
Willie said the boys mother Avho
was preparing to go out you mustnt
eat that cake in the pantry while Im
gone It will make yon sick
Three hours later Avhen she returned
Willie said You didnt know Avhat
you were talking about mamma That
cake didnt make mo sick a bit Chi
cago News
Too Willing
Old Lady in tears to chemist Wl
will you poison my dear lit IIttle FIdo
Hes in such such agony Chemist po
litelyWith pleasure madam Old
Lady indignantly With pleasure you
nasty unfeeling man Then you shant
do it London Answers
A Fast Train
Passenger Does this train stop any
where for dinner Brakeman Nan It
dont Passenger Then I understand
for the first time why IX to called a
fast traIn Juds
THE SHIPS RUDDER
Difference In the Strain That Comes
Upon Its Two Parts
The rudder of a wooden ship Is com
posed of the stalk and the backing
which are so joined together as to
form in effect a single piece The
complete rudder is coppered to protect
It from worms and then besides being
practically all In one piece it lias that
appearance also
The stalk is the part to Avhich are at
tached the pintles or pivots by Avhich
the rudder is suspended and held In
place these going through eyes set in
the ships sternpost The stalk runs up
through the stern of the ship and to
Its head is bolted a cap to which are at
tached the ropes by means of which the
rudder is controlled The backing is tho
blade part of the rudder
By far the greater strain comes on
the stalk and the greatest strain of all
comes on the head of the stalk the
rudder head whero it is held The
Btalk is made of the wood most likely
to stand the strain carefully selected
sound Avell seasoned oak Avliile the
backing is made of spruce or hard pine
The stalk is of a single solid massive
piece stout as an oak tree and indeed
of the dimensions of a small oak some
thing that a man can pin his faith to
if he can have faith in any Avood while
the backing or blade is like many mod
ern wooden masts built up It would
bo difficult If not impossible to find
trees tliat Avould yield planks big
enough for the purpose in a single
piece and tho built up backing made
of pieces of selected Avood can easily
be mado of ample strength to with
stand any strain that Avill be brought
upon It
As to tho stalk stout and solid as the
oak may be the head may be tAvlsted
by the force of a tremendous bloAA from
a wave upon the rudder or under the
repeated strains of long use the head
may split and so make the stalk use
less Then the rudder Is taken out and
fitted Avitb a new stalk A suitable
stick Is selected and Avorked down to
the proper size and form and very
probably the old backing is attached to
It The life of a rudder stalk Avould
probably be twelve to fourteen years
The backing might last as long as the
ship New York Sun
To Be Kept Secret
Ho was a great bore and was talking
to a crowd about the coming local
election Said he Gibbs is a good
man He is capable honest fearless
and conscientious He Avill make the
very kind of representative Ave need
He once saved my life from droAvn
ing
Do you really want to see Gibbs
elected said a solemn faced old man
I do Indeed Id give anything to
see him elected answered the bore
Then never let anybody know he
saved your life counseled the solemn
faced man London Tit Bits
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