Nebraska Newspapers

    Dakota County Herald;
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
IOHN H. REAM,
Publisher.
,Iv?n tt remnrkaUe streak of good
(?k wouldn't cure n Iioru pessimist.
We notice the statement that the
jrohlom of aerial travel Is ; liesilvod
again this year.
empire )n the Boat. But the naval pro
gram which the admiralty has prepared
nnd wants the dumii to approve la con
sidered wild iot only by all the Hb
erali but by many of the conservative
editors nml writer as well. The fotal
to be spent In nine years 1 conelder
nbly over n billion, ami the appropria
tions for tills year for new construc
tion pnd same Improvement work at
ports ami navnl stations amount to
n,.-ion,(in. This certainly seems far
too ambitious n program for a country
strii'gling with a famine In some prov-
. . : ------ Iiieis and suffering from poor crop
L'ldcntly members or the I ha w ram- , ,nilu.,r d political dis
order and stnrgoring debt burdens. Al-
!ly ttrver dij;-ocred the secret of living
happily eref afterward
Who says arllsls are :-d p-m !l :i ! V
A Ihwlin arlist has Just married a
rotiinu worth $,;,0)0,(k:0.
We are rather Inclined to like the
scientist who says a man shall 1 lie In
bed at lerst twenty minutes iiiier wak
ing up in t!ie morning.
After all Ainerleaii licit ors have
married foreign titles there will III
1o left fhe fiolifiliilc girls to become the
happy wives of American men.
One gentleman blew ofT nnolher
man's collar wlih a shotgun. This
coins' a rather heroic method, hut If
It was celluloid bo was Justified.
Chicago Is eoon to have the world's
largest hotel, containing 1.17- rooms.
Jnst Imagine what a foree will be need
ed to keep theiu all supplied with he
water!
Young Maxim has Invented a "silent
II rearm." First they took away the
moke of battle, then the gay uniforms
and now the noise. War Itself will
have to go next.
In the opinion of a Chicago preacher,
girl who can't cook shouldn't marry.
It might also help some If the average
married man knew a little more than
lie does about cooking.
Tho Oregon Short Line Uallroad
Company Is, going to distribute an
extra dividend of 75 per cent nuiong Its
Stockholders. It ought to be ensy for
the officials of that road to flud good
Jobs In the East
"Mythomania" Is tho new scientific
name of the disease that a fillets people
who prevaricate merely because they
prefer not to tell the truth. Hut old
"shorter and uglier" will continue to
be used when men get angry.
A German efTlcer has commented ad
versely en tho standing army of the
United States. Like a good many oth
er people, lie may change his views If
he ever sees our army In motion In
stead of standing around awaltlug or
ders. In mid-ocean, during heavy weather,
a liner recently slowed down for an
hour while the ship surgeon and anoth
er physician operated on ono of the
coal passers for appendicitis. The oper
ation was successful, The Incident Is
pleasant to think about a great ship
lying as steady as possible In pitching
seas while a skillful, cool-headed sur
geon makes his sure strokes.
most the entire press has opposed the
schemes of the admiralty as foreshad
owed Im send olllclal statement, nnd
bus pointed to the need of agrarian re
form, which will cost a g'd deal of
money, or universal primary education,
or public works and other thing that
r re essential In themselves, and, In
addition, conditions of pacification and
regeneration. Hut It is reported that
the court. Including the Cfar himself,
is determined to force the acceptance
at the program as It stands. Indeed,
the dnma has already been told by high
bureaucrats that It would be dissolved
If It should decline to ratify the naval
budget. What the Oetoberlsts and the
other moderates and conservatives In
that Imdy will do remains to b seen.
The fanatical reactionaries. It Is be
lieved, will vole against the naval pro
gram In order to bring aliont the disso
lution threatened. They love tho navy,
but their hatred of the dumn and of
reform Is deeper. Terhaps, however,
the government will finally agree to
compromise on an alternative progTam
of more modest proportions to cover a
shorter period. The prospects of new
foreign loans will have something to
do with Its attitude.
pi
THE ROCK OF CASHEL.
tllatorla Shrine, Whlrh XV mm the
Scene of an Arrfal Mnaaaere.
Few, If any, f-celesiastlcal ruins In
Ireland are more Interesting than those
which crown' the far-famed Hock of
Cashel. -The rock Itself Is ono of the
most conspicuous landmarks In the
south of Ireland and towers like an
pther Gibraltar above tho Golden Vale
of Tlpperary. For more than el, 000
fears Cashel was the seat of the Kings
of Munster and Jn the very days of St.
Patrick the famous rock served the
purposes of religion. In the middle of
Ihe fifth century a synod was held
there, attended by st. Patrick, S.
Allbe and St. Dcclnn, and It was then
hat King Aengus, who had been bap
tised by the great Irish apostle, com
memorated his conversion from pagan
ism to Catholicity by erecting a church
ipon the rock. Other buildings d
foted to religious purposes were subse
quently erected, the ruins of which
still remain. These ruins comprise
Corniac's Chapel, the erection of which
Is attributed to Cormac MacCullmin.
King of Munster and Htshop of Cashel.
who fell hi battle in !K)S; a cathedral,
built by Donald O'Hrlen. King of Lim
erick, In lldft; a hall for the vicars or
the choral, built by Archbishop O'llt
dlan In 14'.'1 ; an old episcopal palace,
which was originally a strong castle;
the remains of an abbey, founded by
David MnoCarvill In 1200. and n myste
rious round tower, !(l feet in circumfer
ence nnd fK) feet high. There still ex
ist several portions of the ancient wall
by which the whole was formerly sur
rounded. Architecturally, Cormnc's
Chapel Is the' most graceful of all the
buildings, exhibiting high finish of
workmanship, and Is proof of the high
civilization In the arts which Ireland
had reached at that period.
The ruins of the Hock of Cashel,
like other ecclesiastical relics In Ire-
Woman'a Ingenuity with a hairpin,
and her Invincibility when armed with
a hatpin, ore well known. A new Im
plement has now been addod to tho
feminine equipment a pair of rubber
shoes. Four persons wero entangled
In the colls of a live wire In New York.
No one dared to help them until a
young girl came along, took off her
rubbers, and using them as gloves,
handled the wire skilfully and safely.
When she had tied It round a telograph
pole, she walked quietly away, after
having refused to give her name.
The necessity, which sailors under
stand so well, of making everything
fast on shipboard, was Illustrated by
a recent neglect of the precaution on
,he steamship Persian. The vessel was
coming op tho coast from Philadelphia
te uosten, when a heavy steel safo
broke loese from Its chocks, and for
an haw fought a battle wnth the sail
ors like that which Hugo; In tho fa
nious chapter of "Ninety-three," de
scribes as taking place on the Frendi
man-of-war. The safe first daRhed
from the captain's cabin, and plunging
through the door, started down across
the deck. Fore and aft and from side
to side tt lurchod and plunged, smash
ing or carrying away everything In its
path, and threatening the lives of the
men at, every rush. Finally, by the aid
of ropes, furniture and capstan-bars. It
was checked, lassoed and made fast.
TIiobo who had a part In the battle will
, read 'Ninety-three" with new luslght
hereafter.
Some think that a line set In very
large type Is strong and convincing,
but all strong men are not Fix-footers
and a wild yell Is neither polite, elo
quent or reasoning.
In all legitimate advertising It Is
better to be definite. Separate one arti
cle from nnotber clearly. Make each
proposition distinct. Exhibit the feat
ures as you would a picture. Indi
viduality Is an asset of ell goods and
should be of the representation of them
In the advertisement. People of this
age like facts and the really Interested
buyer likes them best of all.
A newspaper may boom a town
through Its editorial columns, but a
critical Investor looks to the adver
tising columns for substantial evidence
of push and life. To( him they are the
thermometers measuring the intensity
of public warmth. They are the pulse
which Indicates the healthy condition
of the collective body of the people.
They toll him whether or not the com
munity Is up to times In business mat
ters.
A large advertiser says: When I
read an advertisement that Is particu
larly attractive to me, I assume that
It will be equally attractive to others.
When I read a line of argument that
appeals to nv I reason that the same
lino will convince others. Suppose you
take the question of position. Do you
yourself rend more frequently the ad
vertlsements which are at the top of
the column or page or those at the
bottom? What dlimlay attracts you
most? Then about prices. Are you
tempted to buy a SI article because
It Is marked down to 75 cents? The
argument which caused you to consider
It will serve you In turn when you
write about the special price you de
sire to make.
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larger, abstract eont'.df rations of life
lnd discipline and character.
Hut elose liixiii these ooiifhlen-.'cs fol
lowed the talc of the seven sets of 111
muses lo which the Warrens had fallen
victim. It was surprising bow many
crlarn they had passed, considering thcil
present rond I tlon of liealtby lnlMrroii
n.w. Ill the talk of their mother, scar
let fever, bolls, diphtheria, ndonolds.
flatfoot, misplaced teeth, mumps and
appendicitis rioted In a sott or grim f s
tlval. The stories of these experiences led
nowhere. The mother had suffered the
suspense of operations upon her chil
dren, but she bad no Intcret-t In the
marvels of modi m surgery except o
far as they concerned her own nursery.
Child-study suggei-'ted to her only
Mary's nervous temperament and Har
ry's slow acquirement of the miiltip.l
( at ion table.
After a month of daily liitlmncv V
the health or the Warren c'iH.livi.
viewed through the medium of their
mother's absorption In tln-m. Miss spin
ster loft the serslde. She wan not ns
much heiiclitcd ns usual by her s'ny
there, and when K.-iinc one asked Ini
why not. she replied rather quizzically
"Hecause the place w:s not fitppHii'
with one of the essentials of deceal
modern life an IsilnPvl hosplfnl fo
the diseases from uhich other people'
children have recovered!" Youlii's
Companion.
SLANG IN THE NAVY.
There I n niiii" f ir Almiivf I'. vcrr
thlnic INr Sailor rrn.
The navy, like every other profes
sion, has Its own X't slang, and the
"argot" of those who serve under the
white ensign is perhaps richer nnd nnre
varied than that of any other calling,
says the Pittsburg Bulletin.
Tinned beef Is Invariably referred to
as the "accident." This is a somewhat
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THIS FAMOUS KOCK OF CASII1CL.
Educatlou has two Bides, the mate
rial and the Immaterial, nnd of these
the Immaterial is the nobler; but ho
. severe, apparently, la the contest among
Individual, for wages, and so keen
among nations tho struggle for suprem
acy In commercial and Industrial pur
suits and operations, that the advan
tages of education In the Intellectual
and spiritual development of mankind
. are often kept out of Bight, The Danes,
. In their eople'a high schools, have bet
ter than other nations, succeeded In
combining the two sides of continuation
school work. Agulmt the danger in
volved lu excessive utilitarianism I'rof.
Sadler utters a timely warning: "Let
OS uot identify the world for which we
aeek to train every child solHy with
the world of material Iiitercats ami of
Visible thliitfs. I At us not forxet. la
our edueiitlonnl plapa, the weight that
Should be (ittadmd to the claims or the
spliiaial r"ttlin. whose frontiers Iran-
actud palltleal fionMer. and whjse
roinmouv-eHllli U la h.ave:i."
The war with J 'p " 1 fl I'ussl-i prae-
tteaMr wllhfrtit a navy. . It Is not sur
prUing t tj:: t he should he tlil.iUll
and plain:!!',-? !he co-i'lr.: 'l ia of u new
t.vl. m--I ,i ;.'..; :'.: ;:.tvil pro trim
vculd Iv t-ki-a f eryrt i'u a Miattc.'
of i'cuiio. A iv.i...::;.iii'.c pr.jraai
Would r-; e;.'!iI.' n.v I'! Imi I f icls
the ! of i'.irt Art!: ;r. t d.-tstilug of
the lio.'tc. if an li e-.'iee p ir 1:1 tho
A Change ( Name.
"Father," said Tommy Bardell of the
William Henry Harrison grammar
school, "you want to come next Sat
urday afternoon and see us play a
game with the Oliver Wendell Holmes
football team. We're going to do 'era
up."
"Do you belong to a football team?"
asked his father. "It Is news to mo."
"Do I?" exclaimed Tommy, proudly.
"Well, I reckon 1 I'm the quarter-back
of the Tornadoes.
"The Tornadoes? Who nro they?"
'That's the name of our school
team."
"ll'mph! And you are going to play,
a game next Saturday, are you? Well,
I'll go and see It."
The game took place according to
announcement, and the Tornadoes were
beaten by a score of 2(1 to 0.
"Tommy," wild his father, overtak
ing him while ho was on his way home,
what did you tell me was the name of
your team?"
"The Tornadoes,"- answered the boy,
"but we're going to change It to some
tiling else. We ain't eveu a fogl"
Frrni-h Family Statlntlra.
The number of French families, that
Is to say, households, with or without
children. Is estimated at 11,315,000.
Of this total I.S0I.7J0 families have
no children, 'J.lMiil.171 have one child,
'-'.IM'1,!7S have two children, l.O-I.J. 2."t
have three, !)S7,.!'.)J have lour, ftiM.idS
have live. V,-Jl have six, 1S2.1KM
have seven, !1,7-1 have eight, 4i,7'J8
have nine, UVi;!: have ten, S.llOo have
eleven, :i,."iOS have twelve, l.J'17 have
ihlrU'cti. .Vd hive four.'een, -M! imvo
UTlceu, 7: have sixteen, ;i have bcvcii-,
tcin, aid. Dually, 4. families have
elghte.'ii or more. Itopubllquu Frun-ch;c.
land, could tell many a tale of tragedy
and many a glorious story of martyr
dom. None Is more thrilling than the
dreadful massacre under the Irish At
tllla, Morough O'Brien, Baron Inchl
fluln.' It occurred during the wars
Which raged in Britain and Ireland be
tween the Parliamentarians nnd loy
alists, with the Catholics In Ireland
forming nt one tlmo a distinct party.
O'Brien was n product of his times
tho victim of an execrable English
law Inflicted upon the Irish people.
This law constituted what Is known ns
a Court of Wards, an Institution cre
ated for the purpose of seizing the In
fant children of the Irish Catholic no
bility nnd rearing them In hatred and
horror of the faith of their fathers.
O'Brien had been seized as n child and
reared In this mnnner, but It cannot be
said that he was taught to exemplify
nny of tho virtues of Christianity.
O'Brien threw In bis lot with the
parliamentary forces, fighting against
King Charles of England, who after
ward lost his bead at Whitehall, and
received tho command of the antl-roy
el 1st forces In Munster, with the title
of president. He fought with fanati
cal seal against tho Catholics and roy
allst troops, burning and ravaging bis
way through Munster like a second At-
tlla. But the crowning act of his ca
rcer was the massacre of Cashel. He
besieged and stormed the city and then
attacked the cathedral, In which worn
en and children nnd others of the In
habitants had takeii refuge. His sol
I dlers were ordered to give no quarter
' and mercilessly they carried out the
command. When the doors nnd win
dows had been riddled with volleys of
musket balls the troopers were sent In
to finish with plko and saber tho work
which the bullets had left Incomplete.
The floor of the cathedral was piled
high with the bodies of the dead and
twenty priests, who had sought nhcltcr
under the altar, were dragged out and
slain. O'Brien reflected "credit" that
day upon the Court of Wards.
Gone are the horrors of those times,
but their memories endure. The peas
nntry of Tlpperary still tell stories of
Murrough of the Burnings, so called
because of the towns and villages nnd
humble homes he consigned to the
flames. And before them rises the
Itock of Cashel, hallowed In song and
Story and made sacred by martyrdom
to remind them of the dark and ijaln
ful valley out of which their church
has emerged triumphant.
Uolrtuil fjr nn Oliver.
Xlh-s Ann Tenquo Mrs. Sharp, 1
miiKt cay your Utile boy has been very
badly brought up. lie was very Imper
tinent to n e this morning.
Mrs. S'larp Indeed, my dear Miss
Ann T."e;u It Is not my fault, for I
Hill Oi.tiuil:liy telling the dear child
Ihiit nloe all things be must lie re
cp,w,tful to old a if and iulVruilty.
Mlsu Au:i Tempie- Well, 1 never 1
Pc.i.., tho uiu.i to I'.unes vt J Dalilinore American.
AN ISOLATED HOSPITAL.
Mother Would IVraUt la Tellliiar of
- llrr Children's SlfLueaaea.
Mrs. Warren had aeveu children. Iler
new acquaintance at the seaside hote!
had reason to know tho fact. A genial
sympathetic spinster, without eve
nephews and nieces, was a godsend t
the talkative and doting mother. She
poured into tho patient ears of the tol
erant old maid the life-story of each of
the seven little Warrens.
The differing temperaments of the
children, the problems of getting their
education, the arrangements for the
coming-out of the oldest daughter, am!
for the catnplng-out of the younge.s
Sou the conscientious scruples of lies
sle and the lawlosness of Clara all
these made the substance of the coiiver
tlon during the flr.-t days of Jaij. Stlil
by skilful management on tho part of
Miss Spinster, these questions could
souietlnie be used as Introduction to
BY
THE
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BaaL-JlBl 1 SSSlkB-BlaB SJSMBBhaaV mmm aWBHaT
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EXPERTS TO GOVERN 0UIL CITIES.
By President t-llnt ot Harvard.
I Is'lii vo that a board of five select
men would le safer, more Intelligent,
and In the end more deims-ratle, than
an initiMTiule mayor or our present
system. We need iv.en as agents of
: lit pc "U who are competent busl
ucstc men aad have proved themselves
to be such. Municipal business has
'jo'-om very compiicuted ami ihmhIs
exix'rt service. 1
We can only g.-t expert men Into
our ell.- bi:l:ies. as great business
I'BUilUCNT U-,0T eorpolvtl.:lls get theill. Thevo co-p -
ratlons are governed by a mi:;!I bi.d.v of directors, whose
chief function Is to select eK-its. The' dirts-tors have
to be men capable of directing the grand KdU-les of the
corporation.
We want in our cities men who have proved their
competence In llielr private business. The commonest
objection Is all In the word "uii-Ainerlcan." So many
good things nowadays are un-Aiuerleaii. So many I have
heard called that when tir't proposed have later proved
their worth ami Ikhmi adapted. rnh:nocrntlc Is another
such word.
Whatever policy will get th work of the people well
done ought to be democratic. It It Isn't now. Those are
the very conditions or the lite of democracy. But no form
of government will be good irovernm-iit unless dhere be
behind it the voting population which' desires good gov
ernment.
suggestive name for the food in ques
tion and proves that the sea Is conduc
ive to the sense of humor. The "at
mospherics" are the wireless telegraph
iperntors, while "blue lights" stand for
the gunner. "Bow lights" is the name
given to any man who sports specta
cles, while the signalman Is known as
the ybuntlng-tosser." a sailor's cap Is
descrilied by the slangy seaman ns a
challnk grummet," and If a man Is an
habitual boaster it Is said of him that
he Is always "chawing his fat."
The "chief buffer" is the chief boat
swain's mate, "chippy" Is the carpen
ter, while the latter's mate and assist
ants are unkindly referred to as "wood-
spoilers."
i ne naru-woruea stoKer lias many
names, being called among other things
the "clinker" and the "cUnker-knocker.
Marines are called "Jerlnes." while the
first lieutenant Is usnally referred to as
Jluuny-tlie-One." The master-at-arms
rejoices lu the mysterious title of
"Jonty."
When n sailor says he Is "dining out'
he means that he will be prevented by
punishment from Joining his messmates
at a meal. The rum nnd water dlspens -d
on cer'aln days to Jack Is affection
ately referred to as "Fanny," the pre
served mutton which ho eats at dinner
being called "Fanny Adams." The
spoon with which he stirs his tea or
coffee Is called a "glbby."
A marine Is contemptuously entitled
a "leatherneck,' a hammock Is a "kip-
soy, and a sailor Is a "flatfoot." A
seaman under the age of 'M is myste
riously referred to as n ''N'ordenfeit,"
while a Bailor with an unusually large
cranium Is called "nutty."
When a man Is going on leave ho an
nounces that he Is "on gens" (on gen
eral leave). A lazy fellow Is known
as a "proiier pheasant," while "raggle
Is a term of endearment, since to be
raggle" or "brass rags" with a man
(that Is, to keep cleaning rags In the
same bag as his) Is to be sworn chums
with that person.
If a sailor has a second helping at
mess he calls It "rounding the buoy"
and If, after overeating himself, he
desires the oiliclal as the "poultice
mixer." This name Is also applied to
the sick-boy attendants.
If a sailor Is given to Indulging In
sentimental outbursts he Is said to have
his "snlveling'valves" open; if he Is
dong a night watch on the quarter dock
lie Is described as "studying nstronomy
lind If he has drunk not wisely but too
well, be is called "tin hatted."
AMERICAN CITIZENS REAL RULERS.
By ChanxfeHor Day ot Syrn.use University.
The citizens always have Is-en greater tliau
the otliceholders, for they create the otlii-es and
select otllceholders, who cannot select them
selves. The people are the President, the
Governor.
These ore names for their will, their au
thority, and their power, their agents. This
Is a good reason why they should defend such
olllces and those who occupy them, for they
are represented In them, and their self-respect must suf
fer by any degradation of the Instruments of thetr self
government. Aud this Is why men chosen as represent
ative rulers can never afford to forget whom they serve.
That remark of one or our Governors that "the jieople
want a governor to rule them" was the opposite of the
truth. It could be reversed and Im true. The people
should rule the Governor. They make the laws and the
Institutions nnd they determine the erson who shall lie
called Governor. And he can rule nobody. He can
simply not for the -ople in carrying out their rulershlp
and enforcing under w cil-ilctined limitations tluir laws.
He has absolutely nothing ll'iat they have not given him.
Ai'd any assertion of any other authority is a usurpation
and an impertinence. Even his discretion is buoyed, an
unmistakable channel.
The citizen is supreme. One-half and one of' the clti
r.ens of the State can control it absolutely by the choice
of oue of their number to execute their will. And they
have said what number of ihe whole shalPaiiieud consti
tutions or make laws. All of the Governors and Judges
and Presidents nnd Cabinets combined cannot do it.
The iK'ople. however humble and unlearned and ob
scure, can do what no persons by virtue of any ollice or
position or wcnlth or Influence can do. And If they do
not do these things, aud prevent things which they do
not approve, It Is because they are Indifferent and un
worthy of their citizenship, or have sold to the deu.a
gogm-s the birthright of the primary and tbe ballot.
WHAT TO READ AND HOW TO READ IT.
By T. P. O'Connor, M.
Beading Is part of the great universal "pnr
sult of happiness." Also It Is a sea to drown
care and a sword to kill time. U Ifl a pastime,
like golf, only a much better one. I read l
eaus I enjoy reading. I try net to pretend
to like things I don't like and whea I am
bored I try candidly to admit the fact. I
have again and again failed to get through
masterpieces, or even to perceive that master
pieces are masterpieces. Therefore I no longer attempt
to read them. But at the same time I do not make a proa
floe In my quest of enjoyment of discarding every book
that threatens to prove tedious.
The main principle which should underlie tbe reading
of every man Is the esthetic, or intellectual bliss to be
derived from reading. His perusals should fall luto twe
divisions the disciplinary and the purely Joyous. When
he Is liegluulrig to form his taste In Imaginative liter
ature his disciplinary reading should consist of classical
Imaginative masterpieces. As time proceeds, the Inex
perienced student, growing-experienced, will discover that
his Joyous reading approximates more and more to his
disciplinary reading. He will discover that the verdict
of the ages was right, even though it did not accord
with bis own early views. He will discover that tbe rea
son w hy the classical writers from Homer to whom you
please are esteemed nnd Immortal Is not primarily be
cause they are deep and correct, nnd restrained, and
F.hapely, but primarily because they give Joy, sheer Joy,
to the largest number of cultivated readers.
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ORDER COMES THROUGH STRUGGLES.
By Dr. Paul Carua.
Ethics teaches us all struggle must be un
dertaken lu the service of a higher and
greater cause than our egotistic self. He
alone will conquer who flghts: for something
greater than his personal Interests; and even
If he Is vanquished lie will still have the
satisfaction that his Ideal Is not conquered
with him. He will find successors to do his
work. His Ideal, If genuine, will rise again
In his .successors, and they will accomplish a final vic
tory for his aspirations.
Tlx' Teutonic nations In many respects, it appears, are
the most successful peoples In the world, because of their
stern ethics of undaunted struggle, to which they have
adhered since prehistoric times. It was no disgrace for
the Teutonic warrior to be slain, no dishonor to be van
quished ; but it was Infamy worse than death to be a
coward, it was a disgrace to gain a victory by dishonest
means. The enemy was relentlessly combated, maybe ho
was hated, yet it would have been a blot on one's es
cutcheon to treat hlTn with meanness. It was not un
common among these barbarians for tho victor to place
a laurel wreath upon the grave of his foe whom In life
he had combated with bitterest hatred.
A wonderful harmony results from the conflict of an
tagonistic principles. All order proceeds from the an
tagonism of factors that work in opposite directions.
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EVERYBODY LIKED HIM. j
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At an auction in a storage Warehouse
the auctioneer bad but Just restored
harmony between two females, each of
whom believed herself to be the pur
chaser of two pigs in a blue china
automobile, when a small voice piped
up, demanding to know when tho kit
tens were to Im put up for sale. Hie
auctioneer paid no attention, says a
writer lu the New York Sun. because a
roll-top desk was In danger of going
for six dollars and a half. Again the
small voice arose, and as no one an
swered, It died down.
The roll-top desk finally brought
twelve dollars, and In the triumphant
moment that followed, the auctioneer
heard the small, persistent person say
ing :
"Please, aren't you going to put up
the kittens?"
"Kittens?" said the auctioneer, won
dering If ho had missed a lot.
Here the small person was raised on
some one's shoulder, lie proved to be
a black-eyed, curly-haired little chap.
Every one smiled and asked him what
kittens he meant. He was quite abashed
bv so much attention, but managed to
lisp out :
"The men that drive the horses said
the kittens what lives In the box are
going to be sold, and I want one."
As a grimy list containing four cents
was held out for tho auctioneer's in
spection, the small person grew so In
popular favor that the kittens were
sent for, and he was allowed to take
his choice. lie trotted off. having
bought the only live Block of the morn
Ing, but holding It so tightly round Its
fat little walst-llne that it stood small
chance of being live stock long.
Men smiled tolerantly after thp re
treating little figure, and even the auc
tioneer was moved to momentary sl
lepce, all of which gss to show that
the simple, natural child is never real
1r out of fashion.
men glanced at each other with looks
which admitted their own stupidity.
"Now, as to whether the man's eyes
ought to be dosed, I don't know, as I
have never noticed."
And then tho bachelor girl was sud
denly overcome with confusion as a
chorus of delighted shrieks and shouts
arose from the assemblage present.
HAILED AS THE ''NEW PATTL"
Threw llaltlea o Kaplurera.
Many strange adventurers were en
countered by BoyU Alexander in his
Journeylngs in Africa. In one famlne-
strUkou village young girls were of
fered to the party for food. Elsewhere
tbe people, lleelng before him, threw
dowu babies In the hope of staying
their hunger and su stopping tbe white
men's odvanco.
Mine. Lulsa Tetrazzlni, who scored a
success at her first appearapee In New
York, slnglmr In "La Travlata," was
hailed by the London critics on her
appearance In l-.ngland as " tue new
l'attl." She has been singing In opera
for eleven years. Mine. Tetrazzlni Is
a -;::
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II ME. TtTltAZZINI.
tirrloua, Indeed)
To the principal of a school for poor
bovs In Loudon the father of one of
the lads wrote tbe following noto lu
explanation of bis son's absence from
school : "Sir : Please excuse John for
being away, as be has Iss-n very bad
with Information ou the inside."
Some way a country girl looks worse
with her checks painted thau a town
girl.
People too ea.s'.ly get lu the hublt of
having troubles.
finve llerarlj A war.
The group of friends stood admiring
ly before the latest picture by a well
known Illustrator which ornamented
the wall of the bachelor girl. It repre
sented an exceedingly athletic young
man In the act of engulfing a fluffy
ruflled young lady ami imprinting a
passionate salute upon her upturned
lips.
The young ladles gush.sl over it with
enthusiasm, while the men agreed that
It was very lifelike.
"There Is one serious defect In the
picture," announced the bachelor girl,
after the first outburst. "The artist
has made ono serious mistake, at which
I am surprised. Can any one pick it
out?"
All agreed that It seemed perfect.
"Don't you bio that the girl's eyes
are 0111?" said the bachelor girl.
"What girl, I asli you, ever received
a real kiss, such as Is portrayed here,
with her eyes not blissfully Hosts!? A
woman always closes her eves when
he Is kissed by the luaa she is fond
of."
The women all agreed that the criti
cism was true and said ht strange it
was they hadn't noticed It. while the
a native of Florence, and first appear
ed In opera In her native city as Inez
In "L'Afrlcalne." She has sung In al
most every country of the world
though having yet to make her first
appearance in France.
'I lie Over-Strict l llrarlun.
Postmaster General Meyer, at a din
ner in Washington, was advocating
postal banks.
"These banks," he said, "have so
many good points nnd so few bad ones
that they who find fault with them
have to exaggerate and dwell on their
defects like an oltl librarian I used to
know. This librarian was very strict
and ct usurious. Once, when I was a
Ixiy, 1 returned a volume of Scott to
him. He, as usual, looked closely Into
the tuink's condition before marking It
off on my card.
" Tage ne sum, glaring at me
over bis spectacles, 'u bole.' Then h
turuetl the leaf. 'Page 00,' he added.
'another hide.' "
.V well known eonniience operator
loiifesses that he can rob three wise
::icn while he Is becoming acquainted
with u fool.
Success Is uot always pleasant. There
is the tucccb.sful vaccination, for In
stance.
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DINNER SERVED AT OPERA.
Queen Seta Fashion of Giving; Box
I'nrtlea at Coven t Garden.
By having her dinner brought frort
lucklugham Palace and served In the
rear of the royal Iwx during tho Inter
val between the first and second acts
of the opera on Thursday night, the
Queen set n fashion that society be
lieves will not only become popular for
the charm of the Idea, but will also
solve the practical problem of minister
ing to t.ie appetite at early perform
ances without missing parts of tho
opera, says the London correspondent
or tne .ew iork Times. Owing to the
increasing demand for the rendition of
operas without cuts, the eating prob
lem nas recently become very acute at
the long performances. The situation
becomes especially annoying when tho
performance begins as early as 6:30,
as was tbe case with "Siegfried" in
English at Covent Garden on Thursday.
uuring tne general scamner to nel?h.
boring refreshment bars and sandwich
depots between the first and second
acts four attendants carefully carried
mro tne rear or tne royal box a smalt
table, already set, and containing the
Queen's favorite dishes. The food had
been prepared at the palace and kept
warm by means of patent heat-retaln-lng
devices.
Thus Queen Alexandra, with on or
two friends, was able to turn from the
stage tc dinner, which thev bn,i ti
to enjoy heartily before the beginning
01 me next act. lien the cnriAin
ascended the attendants diss nrwfi pot
with the dinner table as silently as
iney naa appeared.
Many persons believe that box dlnnm-
parties will be accepted as really
smart and sensible functions as Co-
vent Garden In the future.
I'nnlue Ad vcrtlaera.
A merchant in State street took a
novel method of advertising his wares
last week. Two show cases of the up-
rigut variety stood in front of his
door, and on each was planted a dog
ciressed in gaudy blankets and be
decked with miniature "plug" hats.
Each held a stick in its mouth, from
which were suspended In banner fash
ion placards setting forth the merits
of the merchant's goods. One or the
dogs was a splendid specimen of a
brindle bull; the other was an Irish
terrier, the saucy expression of whose
face was accentuated by the "plug" hat
cocked raklshly over one ear. The two
eyed the crowd somewhat bashfully
ami anon looked at each other as
though to say: "To what base usta
may we come at last?"
Judging from the expressions heard
in the crowd, which almost blocked the
tuorougurare, the dogs were more
detriment to the storekeeper's
than an aid. They shivered in ti
keen 'air, despite the protecting blan
kets, and looked so wistfully toward
the store door, as though begging to
lie released from their exposed posi
tion, that the people were more moved
to pity them and condemn the store
keeper than to purchase hU goods.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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trade
The average man will stand without
hitching a good deal better than If tied
with an apron string. ,