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Gossip and Stories
About
Prominent People
New President of the Omaha Commercial Club
mi
Drew the Biggest Salary.
p"Vr. DODD, who has resigned as
I f " I general solicitor of the Standard
1 I Oil rnmnanv. nmhahlv drew the
largest salary of any Individual
In the United States. Mr. Dodd
has tor years drawn an annual salary of
$150,000. The only other salary drawn by a
lawyer which can' compare with this Is
that of Francis Lynde Stetson, who re
ceives an annual retainer of $50,000 from J.
V. Morgan A Co. This retainer Is given
s!mply for the purpose1 of allowing Mr. .
Morgan to have the . first call upon the!
nervier, of Mr. Stetson. Whenever he Is
consulted he receives an extra fee. Sir
Clinton Dawklns, the head of tho London
branch of J. P. Morgan & Co., receives
an annual salary of $250,000. In addition he
receives a certain percentage of the profits
of tho firm, which during somo years have
amounted to a larger sum than his guar
anteed salury. Outside of Mr. Dodd about
the largest salary drawn by any Individual
In. this country Is $100,000. A large number
of persons are known to draw this salary.
The largest salary drawn by any railroad
president Is understood to be $75,000. Both
-V J. Casnatt and James J. 11111 are said
to draw this salary.
IVsrrowlf Escaped , Spelling;.
Senator Frye says that when ho was a
boy he narrowly escaped being spoiled by
a Quaker grandfather. Toung Frye was
rrolug on a trip to Boston and Just beforo
he. started his grandfather said; "Thou
n rt going to Boston. Here is $3 for thee
tif spend while there." The youngster ac
cepted gladly, of course, "but," he now
says In telling the story, "I did not know
nny Boston boys In those days and conse
quently saw nothing to spend the money
for. Returning to Maine after my city
visit, my grandfather called me to him
again. 'William,' said he, 'didst thou spend '
the money I gave theo?' I had, of course,
to confess that I hadn't, whereupon he
said: 'William, give It back to me.' and I
did as, requested. That sad experience
taught mo a bad habit, for ever since when
1 havchad any money I have spent It to
prevent its falling Into other hands."
Leader of Russian Workmen.
Father Oopon, the Russian priest promin
ent In the recent disturbances at 8t. Pet
ersburg, la about 35 years of age, a Ruthen
lan by blood, not a Russian. He was edu- '
cated at a theological seminary In the gov- .
ernment of Poltava. After leaving tha'
seminary he remained In that, province,
and It was not until the death ot his wife
that he determined to complete his studies)
at the theological academy in St. Peters
burg. While a student at the - academy
. he took a very active part In the work of
an Institution which has' for Us object, the
dissemination of religious knowledge " and
ethical teaching among.the workjng classes.
Oopan acted as head of one of the branches
of this Institution, and, constantly hav
ing ocaslori to enter factories and address
the operatives, he was appalled by the con
ditions of life which he found there and de
termined to do all that lay In his power
to Improve them. He -conceived the Idea
of founding the Worklngmcn's union (Ra
bochly Soyuz) In order 'to give effect to
nls schemes. His career at the academy
lasted six. Instead of the normal four,
years, as Illness compelled him to return
to Poltava for a prolonged period. On
concluding his course at the academy he
determined, as It was Impossible for him
as a widower to obtain a position as a
parish priest, to remain In 'St.' Petersburg.
Since 1S98, without having any definite curp
of souls, he has preached and taught in
the suburbs of St. . Petersburg and labored
in the Interests of the Workmen's union. .
Royalty on a Vacation.
When Emperor William goes on a cruise
with his big yacht. Hohenzollern, he leaves
a good deal of his royal dignity ashore.
Of course, he Is "boss" of the vessel, but
the fresh air and the freedom from , ne
cessity for dressing formally seem to afford
him much relief. It amuses him to go
, poking; about the machinery, and he even
' pays frequent visits -to the kitchen, to
watch the cooks and perhaps take a hand
himself In the preparation of the food. It
Is a great sight to see his majesty ascend
from the kitchen to the upper deck with a
plate of pork and beans and mashed peas,
sit down on a little chair with the plate
between his knees and proceed to polish
off its contents with evident relish and a
tin spoon.
Farnrll's Superstitions.
The daughter of Mr. Justin McCarthy
gives soma Interesting reminiscences of Mr.
Parhell. Sho mentions one curious instance
of his superstition: "One evening Parnell
was talking to mo at the coffee stage of
dinner, and I, gazing ut him with rapture,
was vaguely stirring mine and gohvg to
drink It, when ho said: 'You must not
drink that; you have stirred It the wrong
way, and It would be unlucky. Oct an
other cup.' "
Blaine and Sherman.
Judge D. K. Watson of Ohio, formerly
a member, of congress, but now a mem
ber of the commission to codify the. laws,
tells In the Baltimore American a story
of how one day ho called on Mr. Blaine
when he was secretary of state to make a
Breech at Lancaster, O. Mr. Blaine be
came reminiscent when he heard the name
of the town. ''
"I taught school once at Lancaster, when
I was little more than a boy," he said.
"It was a summer school and one hot
day, when half of my pupils were asleep
and the' other half so restless that I '
wished . they, too, . were asleep, I sat at
mydesk half asleep myself.- -Looking out
of. the. window,; I saw two big boys coming
up the road. I knew them, and I knew ex
actly : from previous experience what they
were, up ,to.. I watched them, , determined
that if . either of them tried any of their
pranks there would be two boys getting a
thrashing that afternoon. It was a favor
ite trick of theirs to come up to tho school
and suddenly lean in through the window,
pull ono of t,he scholars by the hair until
he screamed and then run away and laugh.
The boya come up to the window and,
leaned In, and as they did so I Jumped
for them, so that they ran away. 'Those
two boys were named, respectively, Wil
liam Tecumseh Sherman and John Sher
man. "The next time I saw Secretary Sher
man," said Judge Watson, "I told him
that story of how near he came to being
thrashed by Mr. James G. Blaine. Then
Mr. Sherman became reminiscent.. v
"Do you know," he said, "that when
Judge Ewing adopted my brother Wil
liam ' and sent him to .West Point every
body was amazed that he did not send
mo Instead of Bill,' as everybody called
him, for I was the fighter of the family.
Lancaster In the days of my boyhood con
sisted really of two towns North Lan
caster and 'South',' Lancaster. I had, by
whipping every hoy of my size in North
Lancaster, gradually become" the .bully of
our village, and a blacksmith' son had
by the sanie process become the .bully of
South- Lancaster. , It was inevitable that
sooner or later we two champions must
meet and fight It out. . So one Saturday
afternoon we, went outside 'the town and
got ready for the fight. Both of us stripped
to the waist and we had just squared oft
for tho flrot blow when my brother-in-law,
who was mayor of the town, drove up in
a buggy. The first thing I knew I felt the
sting of his buggy whip across) my bare
shoulders and then he took me by the
scruff of the neck and, dragging me over '
the buggy, told me that what I had just
got was only a foretaste of what I would
get when I arrived homo. Then he turned
to the blacksmith's son and told him that
his father was on the way to the battle
ground and that by the time his father ,
got through with him he and I would
have nothing to choose as to who had .
got the worst thrashing. I know that I i
got on . awful whipping, and the black
smith's boy told me he got the worst one
,ln his life. Certainly, we never fought It ',
out as to who was the real champion of -Lancaster."
Kitchener's Active Career.
General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum,
commander-in-chief In India,; has Just en
tered upon his thirty-fifth year of army
service, he having Joined the royal engi
neers as a lieutenant on January 4,1S71.
Ho remained exactly twolve years a lieu
tenant, being promoted to captain on
January 1 1883. From, that point his pro-
si. .
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i St. Valentine's Day
Sends
Its Artful Messages
A
MRS
f
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A Fenst of Sentiment.
LL kinds of messages, sentimental,
comic and cutting, to the number
of 1UO.W0 or more, will be re
ceived and delivered by I'mlo
Sam's host of mail carriers on or
before Tuesday. The pleasant features of
tho practice so vastly outnumber the ob
jectionable ones that the observance cf ft.
Valentine's day has cenwed to become the
target of the novelist or tlio text of ttio
cjnle. The pulpit tacitly acquiesces In t tic
nnual enlargement of the stationery busi
ness and tho hnriiHsmciit of the rostmcn.
Tho press Invariably refers to the whole
sale distribution of Cupid's doves and dog
gerel in the mild paternal Ktrahl suitable
to the discussion of events of such impor
tance as tho appearance of Frring bonnets
or an outbreak if the meaele. There Is
probably no day of general ohservanco
which causes a slighter perceptible agita
tion cf the surface of society than that of
St. Valentine. To the young miss about
to enter the channel domain of woman
hood, how IiihIkiiIMi ant are t!ic ceremonies
of the day of independence In comparison
with the rites of St. Valentine's, morning!
How unportentous are tho guns that echo
the glory of tho -patriot fathers on the
morning of the Fourth of July, when con
trasted with the postman's ring on Feb
ruary 14! But tho young Ir.lcs to whom the
world is all flowers and sunshine, nnd who
sees a silver lining to every little cloud in
her social horizon, is not the only fair one
whoso heart strings respond to the sugges
tions of St. Valentine's day. Who may
.read the thoughts that arise In tho ma
terrihl heart of her mother, as the post
man's knock startles her from a reverie
that goes back twenty years to a February
IV that can never be effaced from her
memory? Wh'ut pen may deecribo the
feelings of the maiden -aunt, serene and
prim, as tho letter carrier hand her an
offensive missive, coarsely descriptive of
the delayed yet flickering hopes of a mat
rlmonial offer that are supposed to ani
mate the fmninino breast until its last
pulsation has been stilled?
W. S. .WRIGHT.
motion was somewhat rapid, he passing
through, the ranks of major and lieutenant,
colonel to that of -colonel in little more
than five years, his colonelcy being dated'
April, 1888. He became major general in
1896, lieutenant general In December, . 18D3,
and general In June, 1903. Lord Kitchener
Is now In his 55th year.
Mark Twain starts an Inquiry.
The following story, vouched by Harper's
, Weekly comes from York Harbor, Me.;
"Say, yer know thet Uterrary chap thet
hed the Furnctis cottage up on the hill,
two years ago last summer Mark Twain,
I b'lleve they called Mm. Oee! ye'd never
think ter look' at 'm thet ho could wtito
books!
"Wal, he uster come over ter my house
an' set fer hours to a time while I spun
yarns an' told 'im abaout Tork folks an'
things. Seemed ter be reel sociable like
liked ter smoke on' talk, an' Joke with an'
old fool like me.
"Wal, one day he come ter me lookln'
kind o' worried like, an', his hair was all
ruffled up like he'd been aout In a stiff
nor'easter, an' ho sex: 'Cap't Brooks, can
you tell me If there ts an osteopath at the
Harbor r 'Wal,' sex I, 'the', mebbe, but I
ain't never ketched ono on 'om on' I've
been fishln hero nigh onter forty years.'
He looked at ma kind o' queer, an' then,
sed he guessed he'd go up ter the drug
store an' enquire. '
"Wal, I went home an told the old
woman abaout It, an' sho sez: .'You big
fool, Jed Brooks, 't ain't no fish,' 't Is a
bird.- So then I went Inter the best room
an' took ' dawn the cyclopedlum my boy
Steve hed when he was ter Harvard col
lege, an' I'll be durncd If It want no neh
at all, nor no bird neither, ' but a new
fangled kind of a doctor!"
Conrtly Correspondence,
Two Georgia gentlemen, N. A. Morris and
W. W. Osborne, have had a misunderstand
ing. Mr. Morris writes to Mr. Osborne in
this gentlemanly fashion: "The only al
ternative left me Is to denounce your as
sertion as a willful and deliberate lie and
brand you as a malicious and. common
"liar." What the assertion was Is of no con
sequence, of course. With equal dignity
Mr. Osborne replies: "The language used
being the purest blackguardism, coming
from a typical blackguard and being used
for ho other purpose than to disgust the
public with the controversy, is. treated by
me with the same contempt In which I
hold the author."
Banker Afraid of Westlnghonse.
Mr. George Westlnghouse, the famous
Inventor of the air brake, ' has a remark
able power over men. An incident, related
by World's Work, demonstrating this oc
curred In the president's ofllce in one of
the largest Pittsburg banks a few years
ago. The president's private telephone
rang several times and Anally answering It
tho president said: "Mr. Smith Is not In
now."
A visitor hearing the remark looked as
tonished and asked: "Mr. Smith, why did
you tell him that you were rtbt In?1'
Mr. Smith answered; "That was Mr.
Westlnghouse at tho other end of tho line.
He Is a peculiar man and has a marvelous
influence over other men. It Is impossible
to refuse him' when he asks for anything.
He wanted mo to come and see him and If
I should go and ho asked for a large sum
of money I would let him have It. And
wo are not now In a position to make the
loan." ' .
Tersely Told Tales Both Grim and Gay
Curious and Romantic Capers oi Cupid
i pi
Elopement on av Loc
)LLY CHRISTIANSEN and C S.
Brown eloped one day last week
from Chincsestore, a small town
In tho mountains of Madeira'
county. California. iney niw
neither horses nor automobile, but their
elopement was nbne the less romantic, for
they floated thirty miles down the flume of
the Madeira Lumber company on a log.
Brown, who Is a cousin of the girl, came
from Stockton on a vacation and he and
Polly became Infatuated with each other.
Her father drove the young man off the(
place, but while Chrlstensen, who Is a
wealthy lumberman, was away. Brown
camo and he and Dolly walked live miles
to the flume and were soon shooting oyer
the mountain cattyons at a dlziy speed,
. clinging to the log for their lives.
Tho water loses its speed on the plains
and when within a few miles of Madeira
they got out and walked the rest of tha
distance. They were three hours In ths
fume. They left In the evening for Fresno
where they were married. :
$
Cauaht la tha Trap.
The mayor of an Iowa city who at the.
beginning ot the year 19C1 announced that
' every spinster or widow, every bachelor
or widower who should receive un offer ot
marriage within the twelve months und not
be wed. would be subject to a tine of from
$5 to $23 for each offence, has been hoist
with Ids own petard. Being a bachelor, he
received during the year Just ten proposals, .
and to escape the necessity of Imposing a
fine upon himself he has taken a bride.
Yet there are those who would say that a
man Is getting oft oheap for a mere matter
of $;'00.
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American Bride la Philippines.
i Mls Mlnnls Schlungel of Belolt, Wis.,
' wsrt to the Philippines some time ago to -marry
Hoke Simpson, also of Beloit. The
brldo writes home that all the natives of
the surrounding country met them upon
, their arrival ut Han Estaban after tlnflr
marriage ut Manila nnd cucortM them to
their home In Santa Maria, a distance of '
four ihlles. Tho brldo and groom rode In
a two-wheeled cart drawn by an ox, and
their baggage was borne tu carts drawn
by bull teams, then a cavalcade of 200 na
tives followed on foot. At every house,
they passed the rest of the. natives came
out to greet them. In the evening the
natives gave a big reception to the bridal
couple and there were welcoming addresses,
scngs and an orchestra.
Fled from tlie Altar.
Arrayed In all the glory of wedding finery
and with 300 pairs of admiring eyes looking
on, Frank Vencunas refused to take Miss
Helena Hasklna for his bride in St. Joseph's
Catholic church In Mahoney City, Pa.
The bridal pair were at the altar, with
hands clasped. Turning to Vencunas the
priest asked, ' "Will you take this woman
for your wedded .wife?"
"No," was the reply from the bridegroom
In unmistakable tones as he turned and fled
Into the street, pursued by several friends.
Miss Haekina swooned Into the arms of
her' maid 'of honor, and when revived was
led sobbing Into the sacristy. Meanwhile
friends had overtaken the recreant bride
groom, but to their. importuning be turned
a deaf ear. ,
, "I wonlt marry her." he said, "and that's
all.. there is to It. She Is a good woman,
but something bids me not to wed."
Vencunas Is ' years old and Miss llas
klns Is 19.
"
Golasr It Blind. .
To go Into wedlock blindly Is said to be a
habit common to the state of matrimony.
In Manchuria, however, the blindness ot
brides ts Intensified by heavy veils, which
hide their entire faces. The wedding pro
cession, which begins the nuptial cere
mony, proceeds through the streets of the
village, starting from the bride's home, and
thence to the church. Tbe bride walks, as
do all those In the procession, on stilts. Her
veil Is so heavy und wrapped so closely
about , her head that two supporters are
necessary, one on either side. In this man
ner she ts conducted to the altar, where
she meet? her husband to be. The custom
Is symbolic of the absolute supremacy of
the Munchurlan husband. The wife must
follow blindly In whatever he elects to do.
She must trust herself Implicitly to him. It
Is not recorded that any American girl
Lavs become Manchurlan brides.
' Ambition Rudelr Shattered.
lONGRBSSMAN BURLESON of
Texas raises a great deal of cot
ton on his .plantation and some
times has difficulty in getting la
bor to pick It. Lost season the
negroes In his vicinity got up a revival In
the cotton picking season and but little
' work wss, being done. . One of his best
hands, having ''got religion," came to Mr.
Burleson and told him. of having seen a
vision. "Do big clouds come a-rollln' an'
tremblln', and on each- o" dem was do
letters P. p.," said the darkey. "And what
do you suppose the letters meant, Sam?"
asked the planter. "Oey Stan's for 'Preach
Christ,' sji' I'se got to preach de gospel."
Oh, no, they don't," said Mr. Burleson.
'"Those letters meant 'Pick cotton,' and
that's what you're going to do, Sam, or
'I'll know the reason why."
Sometimes They Mean That.
Dr. Madison C. Peters of New York. In '.
one of his brilliant and humorous lectures,
adverted to the manneas and customs of
that wealthy and proud section ot the com-,
munlty that Is grouped under tbe generlo
name of society. -
"I have no fault to find with society," Dr.
.Peters said. 1 "Too often, though, being hu
man, It has defects, and one of its defects
today Is, I think, a lack of fine manner,
of Intellectual elevation. f -
"Too often society is struck a telling blow
by such a if answer us an elderly country
'squire once made to an inquisitive young
man."
Here Dr. Peters turned to the blackboard
behind him and scrawled upon it four im
mense letters R. S. V. P.
"A young man," he resumed, "asked the
country 'squire what those letters meant
at the foot of an invitation. The 'squire,
with a little chuckle, answered:
" 'They mean Rush in. Shake bunds.
Victual up, anJ Put.' "
The Kernel of the Matter.
Sixty years ago the Amerlcun revolution
and the war ot 1813 were near enough to
stir the young Yankee spirit in a way un
known to the modern boy. In that day'
meu were still alive who could tell tales
of a winter evening which gave life to the
poems and school book anecdotes ot the
next morning's .lesson. The old-uhloned
Yankee boy Wats' much aware that 'once
we beat the British. Such ait old-fashioned
boy now a gfuat grandfather tells a story
of the luaty, humorous school days of 184a'
Ills vlasa was 'reading the history of the
close of the revolution. The day's lesson
dealt witlv affairs Immediately following
the surrender of Ixird Cornwullls to General
Washington. .
When tho first boy rose to read the other
boys were-observed to be snickering behind
their books. But the reader, with solemn
mien, proceeded. Invariably rendering the
name of the British commander, which oc
curred frequently in the paragraph, as
"CobwaUls." . ;
"Why, Jesse," interrupted the puxsled
teacher, finally, "why do 'you keep saying
'Lord Cobwallls?' It Is Cornwallla, don't
you know?"
"Yes, ma'am, I know his name used to
be Cornwallla," said' the youngster, de
lighted at getting the desired opportunity
so easily, "but that was before General
Washington shelled all the corn off him
at the battle of Yorktown." Youth's Companion.
The Deadly Tellets.
.The late L. Clarke Davis, the noted Jour
nalist of Philadelphia, was an admirable
angler and almost as good a shot.
Mr. Davis and a prominent Philadelphia
physician went to Now England one au
tumn to shoot over the preserves of a very
rich Bostonlan. Tbe edltorMnid good luck
with the 'birds, but the dootor was unable
to make a decent shot.
The keeper was a Scot, and the poor
marksmanship of tho physician angered
him. At every miss he would snort and
grunt. '
"Ye're doin" pulrly," he would say. "Man,
ye're doin" pulrly."
"Indeed, I am doing poorly," cried the
physician, after an lnexcusablo miss.'
"What's the matter with the' birds? I can't
kill tne of them."
"Write "em a prescription, doctor," said
the keeper. Kansas City Journal.
Mistaken Identity.
Bishop Potter tells this story on himself:
He was preaching In a small town up the
state and utter the sermon ho held un in
formal reception. As the lust man In the
line received by Dr. Potter approached the
latter ha said: "Doctor, I never heard a
belter sermon in my life." Dr. Potter says
he was somewhat surprised, becuuse no
one In the church had seemed to evince any
particular Interest in the t-ermon while It
was being delivered and he was glad to Und
one man who had beuu impressed.
"Wliat point Interested you most?" Jjr.
Potter Inquired of hie admirer.
"Weil, ill tell you," returned the latter,
I
"You are the first man I ever heard ex
plain what Sodom and Gomorrah moanc
Until I listened to your sermon I always
thought Sodom and Gomorrah were hus
band and wife." Brooklyn Eagle.
Cut Paper Xovelty.
Tills year's greatest novelty is the cut
paper work. It is cleverly done with folded
tissue paper cut In tho desired pattern,
then opened and fastened with paste or tiny
Clamps. All of the newest valentines this
season huvo something or other of the
cut paper work on them, made to represent
, teapots, mud turtles, vases of flowers, bal
loons, umbrellas, mushrooms, hearts, lutes
and an lnflnlto variety, of fancy forms in
gay colors. ,
pcautlful and attractive as are the cin
"bossed cards-of foreign importation, the
most Interesting of . these favors of tho
llttlo blind god are to be found In novelties
of domestic make. One: of these, which
would be of uso to a 'girl troubled by a
: too persistent wooer, is in tho shape of a
baggage tag, having a silken cord In the
eyelet Instead of a string. It ta printed In
ordinary style on one side, but when turned
over should give tho recipient a decided
Jolt, as It bears the following hard-hearted
message: "You've "tagged after mo long
enough."
Cupid's cable, another oddity, amplified
from the same idea used last year. Is a copy
of a cablegram. Tho printing on It reads:
"These offices are open on February 14 for
tho receipt of love messages only. Tho
cables are everywhere and connect loving
hearts all over the world." A mate to this
Is a legal summons to the court of love. A
postal card, with a loving message on It,
ha marked In ono corner, "Postage, two
kisses." Probably, lristead of sending this
card bymall, ,tho giver will deliver It In
person In order to collect tho postage due.
Some of the Fanny Ones.
Cards with merchandise of various kinds
In miniature bearing appropriate verses are
among the quick-selling varieties. There is
about everything Imaginable from tiny au
tomobiles to little rubber boots. A card
with a microscoplo rair of boots attached
to it has tho following expressivo nnd
hearty sentiment written on one side: "You
bet your boots I love you," nnd one simi
larly slangy, having a piece of chewing gum
glued on In the right place, nvows that "I
chews you, by gum." Popcorn pasted on
another card will be useful In helping along
omo bashful swain and Intimating that It
Is about time for him to put the vital ques
tion, while still another curd of about tho
same order of useful suggcativrness has
frradis of rice and littli- shoes sprinkled
over Us surface, with the simple question.
"Wo lldn't you like to huvo sVmio of these
thrown nfter you?"
"Save one smllo for nie" Is the request
penned ovi r a cheerful-looking brown flask,
-o small that It couldn't possibly contain
even the gllmrmro' one sort of a smllo nd
mired by many men. Trading st:unps, too,
tako tin Ir place In the long list of novelties,
and l'u.id's trading stamp book declare
they will llKht the tires of love, pay tbe
lent, patch broken hciirts and are good for
cold feet. Ono of theso card valentines has
no printing or writing upon It whatever,
yet tho meaning of It cannot help but be
plain to the luckless wight who receives it.
for tied upon the center is a llttlo white
silk mitten.
o Mitre Ynlaar Com leu.
It Is rather a good sign to note that the
comic valentine of the coarse and vulgar
variety is fast becoming a thing of the past.
They can no longer be found except In the
mot out-of-the-way places, und the modi
fied styles which havo taken their plnjes
can hardly be called objectionable.
It must not bo forgotten that tho florists
and candy dealers also send out many
missives, of love on this Balnt's day, for
which they aro already ' preparing to fill
large ordeis. At the florists fancy boxes
aro In evidence,, which will contain the
floral offering. Most popular among tho
flowers nt this season aro tho violets, but
It is said the Illy of the valley will bo a
close favorlto this yeur. Roses, too. are
In great demand, as well they should he,
slnco they nro tho flower of love. In the
candy stores there Is a wldo variety of
appropriate novelties to choose from.
Candy hearts of nil sizes for the. llttlo
ones, and heart-shaped bonbons and elabo
rate hand painted, heart-shaped boxes of
clwcolates for "my lady fair," will prove
attractive St. Valentino offerings.
Particularly new this year aro tho postal
card valentines. They are printed like tho
ordinary postals and bear tho Valentino
sentiment where tho message ls usually
written. Besides being easy to mall they
havo tho advantage of novelty. .
St. Valentine's Poets.
Ono very touching little ballad which
might be fittingly Fent to a Daughter of
the Amerlcun Revolution or a Colonial
Dame, Is this:
You boast about your family Wee,s
Your grand fat her great t
Your undo nnd mint;
Tint your family tree, , '
From what I can sec, I "v
Must have been n rubber plant.
A representation of t,he historical rubber
plant, you see, decorates tho margin most
appropriately, . v '
Now, this was gotten out more particu
larly for the west, in the region of Carrln
Nation's homo. - We call It Uncle Sam's
toast and Illustrate, the card with his pica
ture in color end several bars of "Yankee
Doodle," and this Is the toast:
Here's to the ladles boot luck to one-.
May I be the one she's to marry '
Hero's to all people under the sun
And every nation but Carrie.
To my valentine.
A decidedly patrjptlc souvenir of the day
Is a card with the American flag and sev
eral bars of "Tho Star Spangled Banner,"
with the following vorse attached;
While this flag floats
O'er this land so free
. Mv love for you i '
Will Meadfast be. ' . i
Your valentine . ' '
I'll always be.
Thero aro some fellows who will enjoy
sending this "Sacred to the Memory of
8. T. Ingy." It's gotten up In tho shape
of a mourning announcement, with black
border, tombstone, funeral wreuth, Re
quiescat In pace und all. It'll give them
a shock ut least, and tho lines may present
a Bubject for thought. The epitaph reads:
Never known to treat a friend;
To take your turn s others do;
But when It comes to this, your end,
This stone will have to tie on you.
Then there are scores of others In this
lino, uuch as "You Make the Dust." show
ing a card with dustpan attached; "Cure
for Love," .a card with a mitten In en
velope;' "Cupid's Vote," In the shape of
the well known blanket ballot; "Key to
Happiness," card In shape of baggage tag,
with key attached, and so on. But these
are sufficient o show you the trend of
Valentino fashions of the day.
Quaint Features of Current Life
Tolstoi Inuble to Answer.
Once, In Moscow, neur the Borovltchskula
gate, ho (Count Tolstoi) saw a persistent
beggar asking alms, who exclaimed: "A
little penny, brother, in tha namo of
Christ !"
A police officer approached; he was young,
martial, and wrapped In the retaliation
sheepskin. At sight of him the beggar
fled, hobbling away in fright and haste.
"Is It possible," said ToUtol to himself,
"that people are forbidden to ask charity
In Christ's name In a Christian land!"
"Brother," he said to the policeman!
"can you read?"
"Yes," said the officer, politely, for Tol
stoi has a grand air.
"Have you read the Bible?" 1
"Yes."
"And do you remember Christ's orders
to "feed the hungry?" and he cited the
words. The policeman was evidently trou
bled; he i turned to bis questioner, and
asked:
"And you, sir you can read?"
"Yes, brother." , I .
"And have you read the police regula
tions?" "Yes. brother."
"And do you remember that begging In
the main streets is forbidden?"
The prophet found no unswer ready.
Why, Indeed f
Frederick B. Tallmadge, president of the
New York chapter of .the Sons of the
Revolution, at a recent dinner of the so
ciety talked about children's questions.
"Children's questions," be said, "are al
ways curious, always Interesting. ,1 have
no sympathy with those who consider them
a bore. Indeed, I have more than once
seen the Ingenious and simple question of
a child electrify a whole, roomful of languid
people as a cannon shot would do.
"Such a question I once heard anked In
a crowded parlor by a little boy of 7 years
a charming little fellow In a blue velvet
suit.
" 'Mamma,' he piped, In his high, clear
voice that was . audible to the Remotest
coriieii-'mumma, tell m why does papa
always scold nurse when you're there, and
play hldo-aud-sovk with hr whoa you're
absent V
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Child Resened by Horse.
HILE playing on the pavement In
front of her home In Bedford, Pa.,
Ruth O'Hara, a small child, fell
under the feet of a horse. The
child's mother looked on In hor
ror, expecting to see her crushed to death.
But tho horse backed away from the chilo,
then grasped the little one's skirts with his
teeth, and lifted her gently upon the curb.
The horse lost two molars In the operation,
and the grateful parents of the little child
are going to get him some crockery teeth.
'A Man of Letters.
Epitaphs continue to furnish entertain
ing reading, and tho Louisville Courier
Journal cites an instance. "I was In a
little town In South Carolina tho other
day," said J. P. Phillips of Atlanta, "and
saw one of the most remarkable tomb
stones I ever heard of. The- postmaster in
the town had been a- popular man, and
when he died the citizens raised a fund to
erect a monument to his memory. It was
a large shaft of marble, rpon the thee
of the shaft was carved a letter, addressed
to the dead postmuster, and bearing a
stamp. Beneath was written- the Inscrip
tion, and this is all It said: 'Ho wus a man
of letters.' " .
Five Hundred Dollars for a Hiss. ,
"One stolen kiss, $o00," Is the memoran
dum which was, placed on the Cleveliuid
police court cash record last week, and
represents the exact amount whlii Henry
Hoffman parted with for the pleasure of
one sounding smack which bo pluced on
the pi nk check of a young woman. Hoff
man arrived In Cleveland with a very
thick roll of bills in his trousers pocket.
,After watching several bartenders mixing
'drinks fur some time he sullied . forth to
see the town.
Neur a 'street corner he cpled a rounded
cheek behind a fur boa and without morn
ado planted a sounding kiss upon It. Tho
young womun blushed, but when a patrol- -man
had collared Hoffman rhe -declared
that sho would not anp-ar axainst him.
The patrolman, however, sent him to polb-o
headquarters und with tho charge ul dis
turbance against him.
Tho prisoner had $1,070 la bis pocket and
promptly peeled off five $100 bills for a
cash bond for his appearance In court
next morning. Ho failed to appear and the
bond wus forfeited.
Wise BlrdS.
. At Fort Apache, Arizona, there are num
Triers of ravens, shiny black birds, much
bigger than crows. One day a dog took a
bone out onto the parade grounds and
settled down to gnaw it. Two ravens flying
by spied him and thought they would like
the bone, too. They went down and circled
about the dog's head, talking to each other
all the time. I'Jvery now and then they
would make a dnsh at the bone, but when
ever they were within reach the do"
snapped at them. Finally olio of the ra
vens lighted on the ground behind the dog.
whlio tho other still flew about his head.
Then the raven that was on tho ground
went up close to the dog, seized the end of
the dog's tall In his bill and gave it a
hard pinch. When the dog whirled round
to see what was hurting him, the raven
that wus in front of him pounced on the
bone and fkw away with It and the raven
on the ground Jumped quickly nslde, spread
its whit; i:ud flew after its mute. .
Municipal Dug; Wagons.'
San Francisco's "hug wagon," tho Board
of Health's latest enterprise alining toward
the extinctlcii of all forms of germs and
dungeroua bacilli, had a practical test, ac
cording to the Chronicle of that city. The
various variot'.es of germs were placed on
cariU und buried in tho center of pillows
and mattresKeii, -which were pli;ced In the
oven or sterilizing box. Steam to the
amount of thirty pounds' pressure was
turned on, und after twenty minutes It was
withdrawn mil it formation of chemical
gases was allowed to enter tho vacuum.
Whether the crms met Instant death
cannot bo ileti rnilned "until nfter a post
- mortem, which u now in progress at the
city laboratory. Tho Blerlliznr, the first
of Its kind to b- built, tj Heir-propelling
and hii-4 a speed of alout Ave miles an
hour. The mac Idne reseinblos a steam road
grader somewhat in appearance aud weighs
nearly fuur tons.