'Rodner'a Ride.
tn that soft mid land where the broetes
bear .
The North and th South on the gonial
lr,
Throngh the County ot Kent on affair
of State
Rode Caesar Ilodrev, the Delegate,
Burly and big and bold and blolf.
In his three-cornered hat and hi coat of
MUff,
A foe -to King George and the English
etate
Wm Caesar Rodney, the Delegate.
Into Dover Village be rode apace,
And his kinsfolk knew, from his anxious
face.
It was matter grave that had brought
him there,
Vo the counties three, upon the Delaware.
"Money and men we must hare," he
aid,
"Or the Congress fails and our causa is
. dead ; .
(Jive us both, and the king shall not work
his will
We are Men since the blood of Bunker
Hill !"
Tomes a rider swift on a panting bay;
"Hollo, Rodney, bo I you must save the
day,
For the Congress halts at a deed so
great,
And your vote alone may decide Its fate !"
Answered Itodney then : "I will ride with
speed ;
It is Liberty's stress, It U Freedom's
need.
When stands it?" . "Te-night; not a mo
ment spare,
But- ride like the wind from the Dela
ware." ' ...
i i
"Ho, saddle the black! I've but half a
day,
Knd the Congress sits eighty miles away,
Tut I'll be in time, if God grants m j
grace,
To shake my fist In King George's face."
lie is up; he Is off! And the black horse j
flies I
On the northward road ere the "God
speed !" dies.
It is a gallop and spur, as the leagues
they clear, ,
And the clustering milestones move a-
rear. ;
It is two of the clock ; and the fleet hoofs!
fling
The Fieid.sboro' dust with a clang and.
cling.
It is three; and he gallops with slack
rein where
rhe road winds down to the Delaware.
Pour; and he spurs into Newcastle town.
From his panting steed he gets him
down
"A fresh one, quick ; not a moment wait J"
And off speeds Hodney, the Delegate.
It is five; and the beams of the western
sun
Tinge the spires of Wilmington gold and
dun ;
. Six; and the dust of the Chester street
Flies back in a cloud from bis courser's
feet.
It is seven ; the horseboat, broad of beam,
At the Schuylkill ferry crawls over the
stream
And at seven-fifteen by the Rittenhouse
clock
lie flings his rein, to the tavern Jock.
The Congress is met ; the debate's begun,
And Liberty lags for the vote of one
'"When into the hall, not a moment late.
Walks Caesar Itodney, the Delegate.
Not a moment late, and that half-day's
ride
Forwards the world with a mighty stride ;'
For the Ac? was passed ere the mid
night stroke
O'er the Quaker City its echoes woke.
At Tyranny's feet was the gauntlet flung;
"We are free!" all the bells through the
colonies rung.
And the sons of the free may recall with
pride
rhe day of Delegate' Rodney's ride.
Elbrige S. Brooks. -
Cnrloas Place Names.
' Chicago Is an Indian word, meaning
wild onion or skunk weed. Chesapeake
Is also Indian and Is variously inter
preted as highly salted water, great
waters or country on a great river.
Chautauqua Is also an Indian word
and has had several Interpretations, as
foggy place, a bag tied In tbe middle
preferring .to the shpe of the lake), a
place where a child was washed away,
where the fish are taken out, place of
easy death or, finally, place where one
was lost. Des Moines Is usually sup
posed to refer only to the Trapplst
(soaks, and It is also connected with
aa Indian word meaning tbe road. Ni
agara is an Indian word, signifying
across the strait or at the neck. Shen
andoah is Indian and means the sprucy
stream or a river flowing alongside of
high hills. Massachusetts means near
the great hills or the hill shaped like
an arrowhead or, again, tbe blue hills.
Mississippi means great water or gath
ering In pt all the waters or an almost
ndlesa river spread out. Leslie's
Weekly.
Ills Kick.
A traveler putting up at a small
hotel out In California brought the
porter up to his room with his nngry
utormlng.
"Want your room changed, sir?
What Is the matter?"
"The room's all right," fumed the
gfuest, scsrchlngly. "It's the ilea I ob
ject to, that's nil."
"Mrs. Hawkins!" shouted the porter.
In an uninterested sort of n voice, "the
Kent In No. 7 Is satisfied with his room,
tut ho wants tha fleas changed." Hur
ler's Weekly.
Tlsier tat I'lrrman'a Maneot.
Although firemen's mascots anil pets
are not uncommon, the men at the
central station In Main-hosier, N. II..
have one that is u-.iusii.il. it Is a large
tiger cat which has o overcame the
usual feline aversions us to ride to the
fires on the apparatus with apparent
enjoyment.
; , .
The greatest pity lu the world Is
when two friends who have lieen use
ful and agreeable to each other juar
IsL
WOODCHTJCEHCK '
t havs chased fugacious woodchucks over many leagues of land.
But at last they've always vanished in a round hoi In the sand;
And though I've been woodchueklng ninny times upon my soul
I have never bagged my woodehuek, for ho always found his hole.
I have chased my hot ambitions through the mendor white with flowers.
Chased tlcm through the clover blossoms, chased them through the orchard
bowers j
Chased them through the old srruh pnstures till with weariness of soul
I at last have seen them vanish like a woodchuck In his hole.
But there's fun In chasing woodchucks, and Ml chnse the vision still.
If It leads me through the dark pine woods and up the stony hill;
There's a glorious expectation that still lingers In my soul.
(That some day 111 cafch that woodchuck ere he slides Into his hole.
B. W. Foes, In Yankee Blade.
"I have heard of persons whose hair
tvas whitened through excessive fear,
but I never saw any one so affected."
Bo I spoke to Dr. Maynard, as wo sat
on the piazza of his pretty villa, dis
cussing the different effects of terror
on dissimilar temperaments. Without
replying to me, the doctor turned to his
wife and snld:
"Helen, will you please relnte to my
Id friend the Incident within your
own experience? 'It Is the most con
vincing argument I can advance."
I looked at' Mrs. Maynard In sur
prise. I had observed that her hair,
which was very luxuriant, was white,
but It only heightened the brilliancy
of her flue dark eyes.
The doctor nnd I had been fellow
students, but. after leaving college, we
had drifted apart. I was Vow on a
visit to him for the first time since his
marrlnge.
Mrs. Maynard smiled os she saw my
eyes fixed on her snowy hair over her
shoulders, and, seating herself by her
husband's side, related the following
story:
It Is nearly two years since my hus
band was called on one evening to
visit a patient several miles away. Our
servants had nil gone to a wake In the
vicinity, the dead man being a relative
of one of our serving maids. Thus I
was left alone. But I felt no fear, for
we had never heard of burglars or any
eort of desperadoes In our quiet vil
lage, then consisting of a few scatter
ed houses. The wlnlows leading out
on the piazza were open as now, but I
secured the blinds before my husband's
departure, and locked the outside doors,
all except the front one ; this I left for
the doctor to lock after going out, so
that, If I should fall asleep before his
return, he could enter without arous
ing me. I heard the doctor's rapid
footsteps on the gravel, quldkened by
the urgent tones of a messenger who
awaited him; and, after the sharp
rattle of the carriage wheels had be
come but an echo, I seated myself and
soon became 'absorbed In the book ' I
had been reading before being dlsturb
ed by the summons.
I But after a time my Interest suc
'cumbod to drowsiness, and I thought
f retiring. Then the clock In the doc
tor's study struck twelve, so I deter
mined to wait a few moments more,
feeling that he would be home very
I booii. i cioneu luy ikjuk, put uu auri?BB-
lng gown, let down my hair, and then
returned to my seat to patiently wait
and listen. Not the falfitest sound dis
turbed the stillness of the night Not a
breath of air stirred the leaves. The
Hence was so profound that It be
came oppressive. I longed for the
aharp dick of the gate-latch and the
well-known step on the gravel walk.
I did not dare to break the silence my
self by moving or singing, I was so
oppressed with the deep stillness.' The
human mind Is a strange torturer of
Itself. I began to conjure up vivid
fancies of ghostly visitants, in the
midst of which there occurred to me
the stories I bad heard from supersti
tious people about the troubled spirits
of those who had died suddenly," like
the man whom my servants had gone
to "wake," who had been killed by an
accident at the sawmill.
In the midst of these terrifying re
flections, I was startled by a stealthy
footfall on the piazza. I listened be
tween fear and hope. It might be the
doctor. But no, he would not tread like
that; the step was too soft and cau
tious for anything lest wily than a cat.
I As I listened again, my eyes fixed on
(the. window blind, I saw the slats
. move slowly, and then the rays of the
moon disclosed a thin, cadaverous
face, and bright, glittering eyes, peer-
lng at me. O horror! Who was it?
or what wns it? I felt the cold pers
piration start at every pore. I seemed
to be frown in my chair. I could not
move ; I could not cry out ; my tongue
accnied glued to the roof of my mouth,
' while the deathly white face pressed
1 closer, and the great sunken eyes wan
dered lr. (heir gaze about the room. In
a few moments the cautious footsteps
enme toward the door. "Merciful
heavens!" I cried, In a horror-stricken
whisper, as I heard the sound of the
latch, ''the doctor In his haste uiuxt
have forgotten to turn the key.".
I heard the Trout door open, the step
In the hall, and, helpless as a statue,
I sat riveted to my chair. Thu parlor
door was open, nnd in It stood a tail,
j n'u "'an, whom I never before beheld,
He was dressed In a long, loose robe.
I a sort of gabardlue, and a black velvet
.unj. ,,r,iM ,..,.iu,i n v.mH
forehead, under which gleamed black
yes, bright as living coals, and placed
so sear together that their gasa was
preternatural In their distinctness;
heavy, grizzled eyebrows hung over
them like the tangled mane of a lion;
the nose was sharp and prominent;
the chin was overgrown with white
hair, which hung down In locks as
weird as the Ancient Mariner's. He
politely doffed his cap, replaced it, and
then said, in a slightly foreign accent:
"Madanf, It Is not necessary for me
to stand on any further ceremony, as
your husband, Dr. Maynard," here he
again bowed profounlly, "has nlrendy
acquainted you with the nature of my
business here to-night. I perceive," ho
added, glancing at my negligee robe,
"that you were expecting me."
"No," I found voice to stammer;
"the doctor hns said nothing to me
about n vlstor at this hour of the
night."
"Ah, he wished to spare you, no
doubt, a disagreeable apprehension,"
he returned, advancing nnd taking a
scat on the sofa opposite me, where
for a fewimoments he sat on the sofa
opjiosite me, where for a few moments
he sat nnd eyed me from head to foot,
with a strange glittering light In his
ryes that mysteriously Impressed me.
"You have a remarkably fine physique,
madam," he observed, quietly, "one
that might deceive the eyes of the most
skilled nnd . practiced physician. Do
you suffer much pain?"
Unnblo to speak, I 'shook my head.
A terrible suspicion ;tvas creeping over
me. . I was alone, miles away from aid
or rescue, with a madman.
"Ah," he continued reflectively, "your
husband may have mistaken a -tumor
for a cancer. Allow me to feel your
pulse," he said, rising and bending over
me.
I thought It best to humor Mm, re
membering It was unwise for a helpless
woman to oppose the as yet harmless
freak of a lunntlc. He took out his
watch, shook his head gravely, laid my
hand down gently, then went toward
the study, where on the table was an
open case of surgical Instruments.
"Do not be alarmed, madam," he
said to me, as I was about to rise and
flee, and In another Instant he was by
my side, with the case In his posses
sion. Involuntarily I raised my head, and
cried: "Spare me! Oh, spare me, I
beseech you!"
"Madnm," he said, sternly, clasping
my wrist with bis long, sinewy fingers
with a grip of steel, "you behove like
a child. I have no time to parley, for
I have received a letter from tbe Ger
man emperor, stating that he is desir
ous of my attendance. I must start
for Europe Immediately after perform
ing the operation on your breast" and,
before I could make the slightest re
sistance, he had me in bis arms and
wns carrying me Into the study, where
was a long surgical table covered with
green baize. On this he laid me, and,
holding me down with one hand, with
the strength of a maniac, he brought
forth several long leather straps, which
bore evidence of having been recently
cut, and with which he secured me to
the table with tbe skill of an expert
It was but the work of a moment to
unloose my robe, and bare my bosom.
Then, after carefully examining my
left breast he said:
"Madam, your husband has made a
mistake. I And no necessity for my In
tended operation."
Ah this I gave a long-drawn sigh of
reyef and prepared to rise.
"But" he continued, "I have made
the discovery that your heart Is as
large as that of an ox ! I will remove
it so that you can see for yourself ; re
duce It to Its natural size by a curious
p recess of my own, unknown to medl
cal science, and of which I am sole dis
coverer, and then replace it again."
n began to examine tbe edge of tbe
cruel knife, on which I closed my eyes,
while every nerve was In perceptible
tremor.
"The mechanism of the heart Is like
a watch," he resumed: "If It goes too
fast the great blood vessel that sup
plies the force must be stopped, like
the lever ef a watch, and the works
must be cleaned, and repaired, and reg
ulated. It may Interest you to know
that I was present at the post-mortem
examination held over the remains of
the beautiful Imlsa of Prussia. Had
I been consulted before her death, I
would have saved her by taking out
her heart, and removing the polypi
netween winch it was wedged as in a
vise, but I was called too late. The
king and I had a little difference -he
wns German, I am French. I trust that
Is sufficient explanation."
He now bent over me, his long white
beard brushing my face. I opened my
eyes beseechingly, trying to think of
some way to save myself. "Oh, sir,
give mo nn anaesthetic, thut I may not
feel the pain," I pleaded.
"Indeed, Indeed, madam, I would
comply with your wish were you not
the wife of n physician of a skillful
surgeon. I wish you to note with what
ease I perforin this difficult nieratlon.
so that you may tell your husband of
the great savant whose services he se
cured, fortunately In season."
As he said this he made the final
test of the knife on his thumb. How
precloug were the moments now ! They
yere fleeting all too fust, and yet an
eternity seemed compressed In every
one, 1 never fainted lu my life, and
I never felt less Ilk swooning than
bow, I summoned all my present's
of mind to delay the fearful moment,
fervently praying In the meantime for
my husband's return.
"iHxjtor," said I, with assumed com
posure, "I have the utmost confidence
In your skill ; I would not trust my
life to another; but, doctor, yon have
forgotten to bring. a napkin to stanch
the blo.xl. If you will have the good
ness to ascend to my sleeping chamber,
at the right of the hall, you will find'
everything you need tor that purpose
In the bureau."
"Ah, madam," he said, shaking his
head, sagaciously. "I never draw blood
during a surgical operation; that Is
another one of my secrets unknown to
the faculty."
Then, placing his hand on my bosom,
he added, with horrible playfulness:
"I'll scnrcely mark that skin, whiter
than snow, and smooth as alabaster."
"O God I" I cried, as I felt the cold
steel touch my breast; but with the
same breath came deliverance.
Quick as thought a heavy woolen
piano cover wns thrown over the head
and person of the madman, and bound
tightly around him. As quickly was
I released and the thongs that bound
me soon held the maniac. My husband
held me In his arms. He had noiseless
ly approached, and, taking In the hor
ror of my situation at a glance, had.
by the only means at hand, secured the
madman, who was the very patient he
had been summoned to attend, but who
had escaped the vigilance of his keeper
soon after the depnrture of the mes
senger, who had now returned with the
doctor In pursuit of him.
As tho poor wretch was being hur
ried away, he turned to me and said :
"Madnm, this Is a plot to rob me of my
reputation. Your husband Is envious
of my great skill as a surgeon. Adieu!"
I afterward learned that the man
wns once an eminent surgeon In Eu
rope, but much learning had made him
mad. When he bound me to the table
myfhntr whs black as a raven; when
I left It, It was as you see It now-
white as snow. The Argonaut
SILVER CENTER CENTS.
Another of These Rare I'nlted States
Coins Has Turned I p.
A curious cent dated 1702, which
hns come Into the hands of a coin deal
er, Is snld to represent the first attempt
to strike a coin of this denomination at
the United States mint at Philadelphia,
says the New York Sun.
On the obverse Is a rather ugly head
of Liberty to the right, with hair flow
ing behind, and below, In small figures,
is the date "1702." Around the border
Is Inscribed "Liberty Parent of Sci
ence & Indust" On the reverse Is a
wreath, Inclosing the words "One
Cent," with "1-100" below, and sur
rounding the whole central device Is
the Inscription "United States of Amer
ica."
The piece Is much smaller than the
ordinary colonial cent being about tho
size of tbe half cent struck In tbe year
following. It la composed of copper,
but before placing the blank lu thu
coinage press a email plug of silver
had been Inserted In the middle, and
the rarity now Is known to coin col
lectors as the "sliver center cent." It
is said the intention in putting In this
plug of silver was to bring up the In
trinsic value of the coin to exactly 1
cent
It Is thought thnt the cent was the
design of a blacksmith nnmed Peter
Getz of Lancaster, Pa., a self-taught
engraver, who was employed at the
mint when that Institution first began
operations In 1702, and who cut tbe
dies for several other varieties of the
early coins. The same design was
struck In plain copper, but without tho
silver plug, and this variety, too, la
very rare.
The Inscription on the obverse of the
silver center cent Is the same as that
borne by the Interesting "dlsme" and
"half dlsme," also struck at the mint
In the same year from Washington's
private plate, the bead of Liberty oa
the two latter coins being posed for by
Martha Washington, It Is popularly
supposed. The latter coins also are'
rare, but do not compare In scarcity
with the llver center coin, of which
only five are known to be in existence.
A fine specimen brought $160 at tha
Smith sale a year or so ago.
While regularly struck and Issued
by the United States mint engravers,
still the silver center cent was for some
reason rejected by the authorities and
so never got Into general circulation.
This particular specimen has been in
the possession of a small country mer
chant for forty years, and he was over
whelmed with surprise to learn that
tbe coin was regarded as one of tht
rarest ef the United States coins.
la tha Interest at Client.
It was his first circuit, and, more
over, he had to defend his first client
who was a better known than respected
burglar. In an interval he approach
ed a veteran member of the bar and
sought for advice.
"And how long do you think I ought
to make my speech to the Jury, sir?"
be finished up.
"I should say about nn hour," said
the old hand.
"An hour! Why, I thought ten min
utes would be ample! Why so long?"
"Well," said his adviser, "you see,
they can't sentence him till you're fin
ished, and the longer you talk tha
longer he'll be out of Jail." Tlt-Ults.
Maiiara.
Nlngarn Is a corruption of the Sene
ca word "neagara," meaning "across
the neck," an nil union to a strip of
land between the lakes. The nuinu has
been subjected to ninny changes since
the discovery of thtf cataract, more
than thirty different readings being
found In the writings of the various
early explorers and geographers.
The trouble with ttouie men who
claim to bo trying to muke the World
Better, Is that they seem to have
tackled the Job because of a feeling
that lbs world Isn't good enough for
them.
Ho far as we are concerned, If tha
people have all the Information desired
about tbe swastika, It will be ull right
for tha papers to drop the subject
mm
Opinions' of
THE MAW WITH THE HUNCH.
11. I Just had a hunch." That Is the way
the successful mon often explains a partic
ularly wlse'and remunerative move on his
part to the friends who want to know how
he did It "Lucky dog," the less success
ful ones remark as they walk away. Was
he lucky? Or did he simply use a little of
the ordinary amount of brains with which he was en
dowed. Where did he get the hunch? His "lucky" In
spiration came from a habitual. Intelligent use of brains.
The "lucky dog" simply put two and two together and
believed that they made four. He combined logic with
confidence and won.
The man without the hunch Is what he Is for two
reasons. Either he Is too Indolent to put two and
two together, or else after he had put them together,
be was afraid that he had made a mistake and that
they made something else besides four. A logical mind,
ever on the alert to benefit the owner, almost without his
conscious volition, Is a product of careful training. .
If yon are complaining thnt you never hnve had any
lucky hunches, set yourself now to grasp the full mean
ing of every minute Incident that arises In connection
with each day's work. Do this every day. Do not let
each day be complete In Itself. Relate each day with
Its complex activities to each other day. Boon you will
discover that some Incident of to-day has a direct benr
tng upon some incident of some other day. You may be
the only person who has made this discovery. If you
are energetic, you will use It to your own advantage.
And there you are. Your lucky "bunch" has come. Try
It Don't be envying other lucky dogs. Make yourself
an object for envy. Chicago Examiner.
THE CAPITAL CITY.
FFOUTS are lelng made to create In Wash
ington a great national university. Such
an Institution would find already made In
the Congressional Library, the Museum, the
Smlthsoulan Institution and tho vnrlous
scientific departments f tho government,
an enormous material equipment better
1 1
.. m.,mmt
than the oldest and richest universities can afford. These
departments would also provide, to supplement the regu
lar teaching force f the university, a rich corps of spe
cial lecturers and assistants.
Whatever mny come of t"hla plan, It Is a significant
expression of feeling long cherished In this country that
. the national capital eught to be tbe chief center of In
tellectual activities.
The older cities of naturnl growth and commercial
ART IN TAPESTRY WEAVING.
aorw slan Novel and Interesting
Color Schemes In Testllea.
One of the oldest weavlngs known
In Europe Is the Norwegian tapestry,
- I . I 1 1 .1 I V . 11 I .1
wr, ns ii is i-nueu m norwaj, picture
! weaving." The word "picture" In prlm
. Itlve times was used In place df the
; word "painting," and the art of weav
' lng dates back to the eighth century,
' long before the art of painting was
known In Norway. The weaving of
Norwegian history nnd sages Int"pIo
; hire tapestry" seems most to have
flourished at the tme of the Invasion
; f Normandy by the Norsemen and at
the time of the Crusaders.
Tapestry belonging to these periods
Is exhibited in the museums of Norway
and is different from other textiles not
only by reason of the mythological sub
jects chosen for representation but by
the manner of weaving, the design,
however elaborate, being made abso
lutely reversible, alike on both sides In
color as well as In outline.
Like most handicrafts, this weaving
was almost forgotten until recently,
When the museums and a talented Nor
wegian woman, Mme. Frlda Koebler
Hansen, caused a. revival of the beau
tiful art Mine. Koehlcr-Haruten's
Works have become world known, hav
ing been sold to European museums,
to the board of education, South Ken
sington, and to the royal houses ef Eu
rope. At the universal exposition In Paris
In 1000 a aeries of these textiles was
awarded the grand prlx and the same
honor was accorded exhibits at the
World's fair at St Leu Is as wall as la
London, Hamburg and Turin. The Jury
at tbe exposition In Paris gave the fol
lowing concise description and appre
ciation of Norwegian textile art:
"Norway's production of tapestries
bas been a revelation to the whole
we rid. a nation here ap
pears which possesses In full measure
an original talent of undeniable value."
In tha Norwegian tapestries tbe wool
nearly always abows a mixture of dif
ferent tints In one and the same color.
A few strong colors are chosen and the
wools dyed la these colors are mixed
together before they are spun Into
yarn. It Is precisely the theory f de
composition of tone so modern In Its
application to painting. Every Inch ef
the yarn Is woven especially for the
place where It Is to stand in the fabric,
as every tint la especially mixed for
Uie painter's brush.
riarthlasra ef Aaoteat Children).
The most primitive toy Is the dolL
It dates back to prehistoric times and
is found in every part of the wrld.
! This one would naturally expert to
find. A child, seeing Its mother nurs
, lng other younger children, would Imi
, tate the example with an linprwlspd
UUM, "J " I f I, -
than history. Many of the other toys
at preseut In use date fromthe earli
est times of which we hnve any rec
ord. In tbe toinhs of the ancient F.yi-
tians, along with painted dolls having
niovuble limbs, hnve been found mar
bles, leather covered bells, clastic b4lls
and marionettes moved by strings. An
clent Greek tombs furnish clay dolls,
toy horses and wooden carts and sbtps.
Iu the Louvre there aro some Groeo
Itoman dolls of terra cotta with mov
able Joints fastened by wires. Grtk
buhlea had rattles. Greek boys playod
with whipping tops. So did tbe boys
ancient Koine.
A I'erfrrl Fellow.
Jones Who Is the really perfect
man, I should like to know?
Brown The man your wife was go
lxg to marry If she badu't married
ya 1 Philadelphia Inquirer.
WEW.
BO
Great Papers on Important Subjects.
supremacy, New lork, Philadelphia Boston, and newer
cities, Chicago and San Francisco, have necessarily, each
as metropolis of a section, remained the brain enters
of the country. Washington has never filled out and
disguised Its artificial framework. A seat of power and
beauty, It has not become a city of homes.
As national unity develops, the capital city must be
come more nnd more the heart of the country, Berlin
and St Petersburg, hardly less artificial "In the manner
In which they were decreed as national capitals, Indicate
the possibilities of the city of Washington. It Is becom
ing a favorite place for wealthy people to live In winter.
Ench year an Increasing number of the Interesting throng
drawn to the city by special Interests finds permanent
lodgment there.
The geographical position, the natural facilities for
traffic, without which no city can have healthy life, tha
unlimited resources of the government to build up a
model municipality, all conspire to make Washington la
every sense one of the great cities of the world. Youth's
Companion.
OW and
result of knowledge that the theft of timber, lands and
minerals, and monopoly of the range, will no longer be
permitted. Much of the honest opposition to the crea
tion of national forests comes . from a wrong Idea of
their purpose and use. They are the first outcome of a
general policy that Is slowly taking shape In the public
mind the conviction that our natural resources, forests,
waterways nnd land, are put here to.be used In a defi
nite wny, and that this use must be open to all alike.
National forests are created to Insure to the home-builder
and to home Industries a perpetual supply of timber,
to preserve the forest- cover on watersheds, and so to
Insure a steady and constant stream flow, and to make
certain the fair nnd lawful use of forest and range.
They are open to all persons with the sole restriction
that their permanent resources shall be used In such a
way tha't they will not become exhausted, but- will re
main for the use of others In the future development
of the nation. The wise use of all their resources
timber, water, lands, minerals and range Is encour
aged In every way. The chief aim Is to make them
large factors In the upbuilding of the West aud In tbe
permanent wealth of the entire country.The Outlook.
"PUNCH YOUR JAW," SAID
GRAND DUKE
While apeedlng toward Parla Grand Duka Michael Michael ovltch waa pot
t the trouble of coughing as a speedier car whizzed past leaving a cloud sf
dust Indignant tha Russian ordered his chauffeur to "catch that Impudent
dog," and the driver did hla best, overtaking tbe offending car in a auburn,
where the owner had stopped. When his car came up with tha man whose)
dust he took the grand duke alighted, his whiskers standing on end, so Infu
riated was he, and approaching tbe car, In which the stranger had taken his
seat be shouted: "I demand au apology from you, sir! I am a grand duke,
and want an explanation of your want of respect" He added some lasaltlssr
epithets as emphasis.
Calmly looking over the spoiled offspring of royalty the stranger replied I
"Well, I am an American, and If you don't stop your gab 111 punch your Jaw."
The terse reply cooled the ardor of the man at whose word millions tremble?
la benighted Russia. Tbe unconcern of the Yankee tourist was such a shock
that tbe grand duke turned hastily and went back to hlc car.
sBSfflSS'
The "lead" of a very cheap pencil
la often nothing but coke.
Tho poaaport system dates back to
the time of tbe Crusaders.
One-seventh of Groat Britain's for
eign commerce passes through the Suez
canal.
An average of 8(H) persons are killed
In the United States each year by light
ning. This means one In every KJO.OOO.
John Bull figures out that his coun
try bus Ixten successful in Nl! icr cent
of the battles In which It has engaged.
The Bishop of Victoria, at Hong
kong, who is appealing for help, 'has a
diocese In Southern China nearly ns
large as half of F.uropc.
Members of the. church defense com
mittee of Iliitfland are pledged to make
church and hWhoI the foremost con
sideration in voting nt elections.
Many French vineyards are likely to
be turned Into we gardens. Tho per
fiwne factories pay $Uini per kilogramme
for pure esseihv of roses, and the de
mand Is greater than the supply.
The production of okxmiar,r:irino lu
the year ended June 30 rote to tW.'.tNS,'
RTiO jhiuihIs, aa Increase of l,r),S41M91
pounds over lbOU. Tbe government dc
rived au lui"m f fStf7.Hl from its
tax on the nrtlcle.
Tho head maid of the Queen In-
tucnr of Italy makes a thousand pounds
NATIONAL FOREST POLICY.
then from the West come protests
Nl and complaints against tho policy under
I which tbe national forests are managed.
I r. . . i i . u A
ooriic DL UiriHJ lie U1BUO 111 kuuu ihilu, huu
should be met with a clear statement of
Just what the national forest policy Is and
how It Is being cnrrled out, others are the
YANK TO GRAND DUKE.
MICHAEL.
a year from the sals of her mlstrasaf
cast-off clothes, which are given to her
aa a perquisite. Tbe purchasers ars
for the most part American tourists.
Since 1800, when the Grand Army of
the Republic liad 400,483 members ca
rolled. Its numerical strength haa beea
cut down almost one-half. There art
only about 12,000 comrades now. Tba
losses by death run up to 0,000 or 10y
000 a year. Tliere Is practicaly no
chance to gain recruits. Cleveland
leader.
The murder of a family In e lonely 4
country in ilungury bas had a re
markable serjuel. Gypsies are suspect-,
ed, nnd every trlle nnd caravan In the,
province surrounding Budapest haa,
been placed under arrest on suspicion.:
It Is believed tho government will.
utilize the occasion for stamping out
nomadism In Hunjary.
Colonel Clowry, president of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, en
tered tho company's olllce at Joliet, IlL
fifty-five years ago and offered to wrk(
nil months ns a messenger without pa
ir he -were allowed to learn telegraphy."
i the end of that time he -was an ex
!rt operator and was given an office
at Iitn-kiort He won his military Utla
lu the civil war.
Deanltlon of Memory.
"Willie Green," said the teacher,'
"you may define the word memory."
"Memory," said Willie, "is what wa
forget with." Philadelphia Record.
Wlten people are in trouble about all
their friends do for them la to aay
"It too bud!"
