Gh&NGIIG the on'QLDGLORy
The admission of Oklahoma Into the
tJnlon has necessitated the rearrango
mrat of the stars on the flag to admit
the symbol of the new State, ami it
has been a big task to rearrange the
tars on all the military Bugs of the
country.
Various Ideas have been advanced for
the simplification of the field of stars
on Old Glory. The difficulty In adding
new stars la that the rows are neces
sarily made np of uneven numbers, and
AFTER LONG YEARS.
Dear, whom I would not know
If I passed you on the street.
Bo long and long and long ago
Are tho days when we usd fa m?f,
Ton may be glad to hear
That somewhere out of the blue
'Come vague sweet dreams that bring you
That I often think of you;
That now and then I thrill
At a rustle In the dark ;
That I start as the wind sweeps over the
hill,
As I see the fire-fly's spark.
Somebody stepped on my grave?
Or somebody slipped out of yours T
I cannot Mil I There are ghosts that
era?
A bit of the love that endures.
Harper's Magazine.
AUNT HANNAH'S PARTY
"Dear me, Ezra!" said good Auut
Hannah, "I do wish something would
happen ! Laud o' liberty I I get so aw
ful tired of this monotonous life not a
Ingle neighbor less than a mile away
an' not a chick or child at home. I
ought to be ashamed to complain, and I
ami But I do wish something would
happen right here In front of our house !
Something to look at!"
Aunt Hannah, good soul, little
dreamed that before three hours had
passed sometbiug would happen.
The one great event In her monoto
nous JIfe was the daily passing of
the overland passenger trains, which
brought their eager tourists to Califor
nia or carried home returning wander
ers back toward the rising sun.
Iu Aunt Ilannah's dally life this sim
ple passing of the trains grew to be an
event of importance. She could catch
tantalizing glimpses of women's fair
faces and the laughing eyes of little
children as the Overland flashed by,
not three rods from her own front door.
Sometimes she waved a snowy dish
towel at them as they rushed past, and
looked wistfully after them till the
long cut hid the curving train.
But on this particular day Aunt
Hannah's heart almost Btood still in
her ample bosom. For the Overland
came into sight, running more and more
lowly, and finally coming to a labor
ing, clanking stop almost at her Tory
door.
Such a thing had never happened be
fore, and Aunt Ilannnh was filled with
wordless excitement. Something had
happened at last ! Uncle Ezra was stir
ring around near the house, keeping a
watchful eye upon old Dobbin, the
white horse, which was patiently walk
ing never-ending miles in the treadmill
which pumped water for the house and
garden and the neighboring orchard of
young orange trees.
Aunt Hannah speedily informed him
of the great event, and Uncle Ezra, as
wonder-filled as she, walked down to
the railroad track to see what might
be wrong.
Aunt Hannah, from the porch, heard
him say hospitably to the conductor:
"Why, yes, we've got a telephone. Come
right in an use it."
And in a few moments that won
flerful creature the blue-uniformed,
brass-buttoned conductor of the Over
land was standing on Aunt Hannah's
bright rag carpet and talking In crisp
curt, masterly tones to some unseen de
linquent at the city ten miles behind.
It appeared that some one had blun
dered.
The passengers swarmed out of the
cars aud wandered aimlessly along the
track. Then the women and children
began to stray into Aunt Hannah's
front yard, looking with genuine tour
ist curiosity at every little common'
place thing that met their eager gaze,
For this was a tralnload of brand-new
tenderfeet from the far East, most of
whom were stepping upon California
oil for the first time In their lives.
Aunt Hannah was radiant and over
flowing with hospitality. Before ten
Wluutes had passed she had discovered
u old lady from her own town lu
Iowa, nd a young lady from Boston
who had known a second cousin of
Ezra' first wife's nephew or some such
Bear relative. Aunt Hannah was in her
element Every rocking chair she pos
23) nV"
this makes It Impossible to firrange n
field of stars Unit is iwrfectly balanced.
In order to obvliite this difficulty It has
been suggested that the stars be placed
In a circle, so that no ciatter bow many
new States and stars are destined t
apply for a place In lh future they
eonld all be provided for by the simple
expedient of adding constellations to
the end on tic circular Itne. This is
a radical departure that has found
some favor with the government offi
scssed and every straight-backed one
as well, she brought out Into the front
yard under the great drooping pepper
tree, and her unexpected guests sat
around and asked highly Intelligent
questions of every official they could
waylay. Noon came, and the long
train stood powerless to move. Un
accustomed rivulets of perspiration
trickled down the portly conductor's
face as he walked up and down In Ill
concealed Impatience.
Aunt Ilannah's hospitable soul ex
panded. "I'll fry every egg on the
place," she said, "and steep that five
pounds of coffee I've Just got, and cut
up the six loaves of bread I baked yes
terday, and open every glass of Jelly
I've got, but these women and children
sha'n't go hungry!"
So she bustlr-d Indoors and tied on
her second-best white apron, made a
fire and set things going In her usual
capable way. "I.ai'd !" she said. "It's
a long time since I had such n run
of company ! Of course, they could get
their dinner on the train, but niebby
good home cookln' '11 taste good to 'em !
Anyway, it wouldn't look right for me
an' Ezra to set down and eat an' not
ask 'em!"
The young lady from Boston tied on
Aunt Hannah's very best white nprtgi.
beautifully Ironed and smelling of old
fashioned lavender, and carried plates
and cups and forks and spoons out to
the waiting travelers under the great
pepper tree.
And when Aunt Hannah's famous
coffee began to send forth Its enticing
fragrance, one by one the men came,
'I DO WISH SOMKTIII.NU WOULD HAPPEN.
too, standing around looking sheepish
ly expectant.
They sat on the porch steps and
waited patiently for empty cups. Then
the big pan of dougrnuts went around.
and generous slices of Auut Ilannah's
fresh bread and golden butter and de
licious dabs of Aunt Hannah's finest
Jellies and preserves.
The two dozen eggs did not last long.
but Aunt Hannah, helped out with crisp
slices of home-cured bacon, which, as
the blue-uniformed conductor said, went
right to the spot
The white-capped waiters served a
few select souls In the dining car of
the Overland, but Aunt Hannah's was
by far the more popular lunch. She
bustled about, flushed and happy. It
was like a treat beautiful party a
surprise party! Something had hap
pened at last
Out of the abundance of her gener
ous heart Aunt Hannah had fed the
multitude, but the multitude was not
content to have It ho. The brass-buttoned
conductor himself (who had set
a very bad ettample by eating of Aunt
Hannah's cooking Instead of the col
ored chef's) passed his olilclal cap and
gathered in a shining shower of sil
ver, which ho presented with a neat
little speech to Aunt Hannah.
Then the ever-present tourist cameras
came Into action, and Aunt Hannah
was taken with her big white apron
on by at least a dozen amateurs. Thou
there were other snapshots, too Un
cle Ezra In bis overalls, the great pep
per tree, the disabled engine, the per
spiring conductor, and even old Dob
bin himself.
The old lady from Iowa and the
young lady from Boston Insisted upon
helping with the dishes, and there en
sued a merry clatter from the kitchen.
Some of the young folks gathered
around Aunt Ilannah's parlor organ
and sang old Gospel hymns, or looked
over Aunt Hannah's plush-covered pho
tograph album on the marble-topped
center table.
At last the conductor wiped his
streaming brow and shouted "All
aboard!" and Aunt Hannah's beauti
ful party was over. There were hur
ried handshakes, and one or two Im
pulsive hugs and kisses for Aunt Han
nah, many cheery words of thanks and
cials Intrusted with the work of re
arranging the l!ag, but It lias not been
thought expedient to adopt the Idea
without apical to Congress and through
Congress to the nation, for It Is felt
that such an Imjiorlaiit matter as the re
designing of (lid Glory Is a matter of
full national consideration.
I'ar-seelng It lens have xliited out
that in time the adilillon of new States
and the unavoidable division of slnglo
States Into double or treble common
wealths will ho crowd the Held of stars
as at present arranged that It will look
inartistic and unsatisfactory. Tho
greater the immlier of stars the smaller
will be the symbols, for the compare
tlve sle of the held cannot be changed
without spoiling the flag and destroy
ing the apjiearaiice of the finest bannei
on earth or sen. This problem Is bely
it. i! by patriotic persons who taM
i i;. ( In national matters, and s.
; designs are on nie at mt
v..,.- in .n' that aim to provide au ar
tistic and striking arrangement of Stan
that, like that suggested by the clrculai
array, will pcnui'of the addition of a,
great number of constellations without
making the Hag look at n Utile distant
like a slri'H'd banner with a Jack ol
pure white, as would be the case were,
the blue Held Crowded with stars.-
Willlamsport tl'a.) C.rlt.
appreciation, and then they nil ran to
ward the cars and scrambled aboard.
Auut Hannah, looking aud feeling
twenty years younger, stood on the
porch and wntched the long train as It
got Into motion and slowly pulled out,
wntlng her white apron In response to
a score of waving handkerchiefs, and
cr.uld scarcely see them for the tears
which dimmed her kind eyes.
And thus she stood as the long train
entered the cut and slowly disappeared
from view.
She and Ezra began to carry the
chairs Into tbs house. Aunt Hannah
w;is a little tremulous from excitement.
"Ezra." she said, "when I wished this
mornln' that something would happen
I didn't really want the Overland
should break down, but I'm awful glad
It did!"
"My! My! I don't know when I ever
did have such a good time! And, Ezra,
here's $27 that conductor took up in
bis cap. What. In mercy's name, can
I do with so much money? Oh, I
know! I know! I'll pay Ella's fare
oufvhere Ella's and the baby's! Seems
like I ought to use It some way like
that, seeing my opposition restaurant
took a lot of customers away from the
dining car on the Overland !"4-New Or
leans' Times-Democrat.
tier Mairle Word.
"I .want some black silk galloon,"
said the shopper in the big department
store to her companion. "WheYe do
you suppose I can find It?"
"Ask the floorwalker," said the West
Side woman.
"Oh, he's too haughty. He'll simply
wave his hand vaguely and tell us
something about the number of rooms
over, and we'll have to hunt for It our
selves anyway."
"I'll ask him."
In a moment she returned, accompan
ied y th; floorwalker, all smiles and
atiention. II' gallantly escorted them
to the right counter, called n saleswom
an, mid Instructed her to give the ladles
careful attention, aud then liowcd him
self away with magnificent salaams.
"Mow did you do it?" gasped the
shopper.
"! said, to him: 'Yon are the floor
manager, aren't you? lie became my
slave at once. I never say 'floorwalk
er.' In the first place, I don't like the
term myself, and I should think it
would be rather offensive to any man.
So why should I Inflict It on him?
'Manager' sounds much better, Is fully
as accurate, and you see It certainly
makes a much more effective appeal."
-C hicago Inter Ocean.
Art In Spanish Bank -Voir.
To battle the counterfeiters who are
both numerous and cunning in Madrid
the Bank of Spain has pursued the
policy of changing Its notes with great
frequency and retiring each Issue as
fast as Ksslble, Bays the New York
Sun.
The bank has now determined on a
new plan. It has placed an order
for a series of notes with an English
concern and it will rely for safety
ujmn a special color process. In ad
dition the notes'nre to present pictures
of well known buildings in Spain, ex
ecuted with a perfection that will tlefj
counterfeiting.
"The pictures are to be so beautiful
that amnteurs will be tempted to frame
them," says one Spanish newspaper
"Hardly," rejoins another, "the cost ot
the set will be 1,(175 pesetas, you Bee."
To the Spanish mind $.138.50 Is a great
deal of money.
Pilled ha mil.
It Is better sometimes to know wha:
not to do than to be ixwsessed of al
toho positive Information- of the unl
verse. Thus was the boy of the I'hlla
delphla Press story wise beyond hb
years.
"Are you after the Job as office boy?"
asked the merchant.
"Sure!" replied the youngster.
"Any previous experience?"
"No, sir, nothing previous about me
an I don't whistle."
"Hang up your hat !"
Then lha Uoarrrl Craned.
They were having tho usual family
quarrel. As was also usual, she couh
not convince him that she knew where
at she argued.
"Didn't I go to school, stupid?" sh
screamed.
"Yes, dear, you did," he replied calm
ly. "And you came back stupid,"
The Bohemian.
1 I -i-. , . . ... ... i - J
SUBSTITUTES FOR TOBACCO,
tlaar cif Them Have llelel'erlaas
K fleet I pun Health of Smoker,
How would you enjoy a pipeful of
wood shavings saturated with a strong
solution of pepper as an afler-tllnner
smoke? Strange as this may seem for
substitute for tobacco, It Is. neverthe
less used as such by Indians along the
Alaskan coast, says Health. Their
mouths are often made raw by the
practice, and the eyesight of many Is
affected by the strong fumes.
It Is no uniommon practice among
farmers to smoke the leaves of the to
mato aud potato plants. While these
plants both contain a narcotic poison,
the smoking of leaves In moderation Is
harmless, Exsesslve use, though, pro
duces a heavy stuisir from which the
moker awakes with a terrific head
ache ami a feeling of utter exhaustion.
Insanity and suicide have often been
?auscd by the immoderate use of these
two weeds.
Ithubarb, beet and even garden sage
:eaves are all smoked by fanners, but
are perhaps the least harmful of sub
it Itutes for tobacco.
Iu Jamaica "ganjah," a variety of
Indian hemp, Is smoked by all classes
with terrible results. It Is stated that
it was this weed that was used by the
leaders of the Indian mutiny to drive
the sc'toys Into the passions of raging
mania which they exhibited during the
campaign.
"Coltsfoot tobacco" Is smoked by the
rustics In small country places In En
gland and is called by them "the finest
remedy on earth for catarrh." It Is
simply a powdered form of the leaves
of the common coltsfoot, a plant found
growing wild In chalky soil, although
some say that It Is Injurious to the
eyes, and It certainly does relieve diffi
cult breathing.
In Sweden a weed found growing in
the hills, known as mountain tobacco.
Is smoked in great quantities. Like
"coltsfoot tobacco," It 1b ixiwdercd be
fore using and causes the smoker to
become a mental aud physical wreck.
Dried holly leaves, the bark of the wil
low tree and leaves of the stag's horn
sumach are all smoked by the Ameri
can Indians and are the least harmful
of tho substitutes for tobacco.
"Indian tobacco" or the leaf of a kind
of lobelia is smoked extensively and Is
extremely poisonous. "Touibckl," an
other species of the lobelia largely
used In Asia, Is smoked iu a water pipe
and produces a decidedly unpleasant
odor. Those who smoke It regularly
become intensely nervous and are sub
ject to curious hallucinations.
f'r'''e'-r'rrrWrrA
AN APPARITION.
In the old days, when Boston,
through ber "plain living and high
thinking," was earning the laudatory
titles that have clung to her ever since,
a certaiu woman of advanced intellect
and character, who may be called Miss
Elizabeth Amory Pelham, came Into
town from one of the suburbs to hear
a lecture on au abstruse topic. Her
friend and schoolmate, Mrs. Wellmnn,
who was a brusque, lovable body, neith
er Intellectual nor ambitions of being
thought so, also went to the lecture,
chiefly because everybody else was go
ing.
About o'clock there tame up a
storm so violent that the lecturer and
his audience hud to go home In a del
uge. Miss relbam stood lu the vesti
bule of the hall, talking to Mrs. Well
man, and lamenting that she must
drive home that night, especially as
she had to be In Boston early the next
day to give a talk on physical culture.
"Why do you go"?" axked Mrs. Well
man. "Come round and stay with me."
"But you're crowded," objected Miss
I'elhain. "You've Just been saying your
house Is full."
"Oh, so It is, iu a way; but I'll put
you In Lavinla's bed. She's only P. you
know, and not very big, ami she's been
sound asleep now for hours. She won't
know you're there till morning."
Her friend accepted gratefully, ana,
In due time crept into bed with La
vlnla.
The next morning, while Mrs. Well
man, who was destitute of "help,"
stood coaxing her kitchen fire, a little
while figure flew Into the room and
launched Itself upon ber. It was La-
vinla, no longer asleep.
"O mother," she gasped, "there's
something dreadful in l room! It's
tall and big and it's got great long
arms, nnd It keeps waving them and
waving them over Its bead, Just like a
windmill, and It's awful !"
Mrs. Wellmnn pushed her away, and
shot a sulky damper into plnce.
"Go right along back and get dress
ed!" she commanded. "That's nothing
but Elizabeth Amory Pelham taking
her physical exercises."
A tluurrelsoine Family.
Mrs. Edgerioii Blunt But why did
you leave your last place?
Applicant I couldn't stand the way
the mistress and master used to quar
rel, mum.
Mrs. E. B. (shocked) Dear me! Did
they quarrel very much, then?
Applicant Yes, mum ; when It wasn't
nie an' Mm, It was me and 'er.
olilly Considered.
"I, sir," remarked the self-important
statesman, "was never approached with
a proposition of graft In my life."
"That fact," answered Senator Sor
ghum, "may be a recognition of yout
honesty, aud then again It may be a
reflection on your Influence." Wash
ington Star.
Not KUulble.
"Didn't that new nurse come that 1
engaged for little Mortimer?" aBked
Mr. Do Style.
"Yes," replied Mra De Style, "but
die wouldn't do. She bad nothing but
blue dresses to wear, and blue, you
know, U only for girl babies y pink li
for liny. "Philadelphia Tress.
I'Jia (tuarrel.
"You call yourself a isn't and writs
iiymes about the virtues of Peekabos
oapV"
"And you call yourself nn artist?"
"Well?"
"And make comic valentines."-"
' Clevelund Main Dealer,
I
Opinions of Great Pdp'crs on Important Subjects.
ABOLISH THE QRAND
ITIZENS of Wisconsin are
tf I well pleased with the operation of the law
I abolishing the grand Jury system. Under
U1VT in w lun till v'i iii.t 1 1 ,ii .wi t
fore the prosecuting attorney, who gives
the accused a chance to la heard, aud If
the facts seem to warrant furthtr pro
ceedings, a preliminary hearing Is held before a coni'to
tent court.
The meritorious feature of the system Is that It does
awsy with the ex parto methods which are characteristic
of grand jury investigation. To brand u mini as a
suspected criminal by means of an Indictment, without
permitting lilm to make a defense. Is unjust and harmful.
It may be contended that tho Wisconsin law lodges
too much power In one man, the prosecutor, who. If lie
be a venal man, might defeat Justbe nnd permit rogues
to escape punishment. But this criticism Is not Hound.
For even under our grand Jury system the prosecutor
possesses extraordinary Influence lie conducts the ex
amination of witnesses, and iir most cases the Jury acts
on his recommendations. If be were unfaithful to his
trust or in league with evil-doers, he could make a farce
4f the hearing, or, falling In that, could draw defective
Indlctmeuts or afterward lie so indifferent In bis prose
cution of the accused as to Insure an acquittal.
But nearly every community can cite example where
grave Injustice has been worked through ex pnrte bear
ings before grand Juries, and the marvel Is that the ieo
ple have so long endured the Institution. Sentiment
against It has grown rapidly during the Inst Tew years,
and the experience of Wisconsin should hasten the day
when the grand Jury will be discarded by every State la
the Union. Toledo Blade.
ILLITERACY IN THE U NTT ED
MKHIGAXtt are accustomed to reirard their
I country as one of universal education,
I where illiteracy, at least among natives. Is
vinuunj uiitvuuwii.
In view of that fact, some figures col
lated by the American Journal of Educa
tion are instructive. They show that the
United States is one of the most illiterate civilized na
tions In the world
According to the census of 1900, 107 itersons In every
1,000 In this couutry were illiterate that ts to say, they
were persons ten years old or older who were unable to
write In any language. Thus one person in every nine
of ten years and older Is illiterate. But see how this
compares with England, Scotland or Holland, where only
one person in forty Is Illiterate. ,In Switzerland one per
son In ICC cannot write. In Denmark one In 500, In
Sweden nnd Norway one in 1.2&0, and iu Germany Il
literacy Is virtually uuknown. The ratio in 1003 among
all the army recruits was one In 2,500, and illiteracy is
probably less among the German people generally than
among these recruit.
These facts, ns the Journal of Education says, are not
uch ns to give Americans reason for pride. Nor can
(--:
I
I BOAT.RACE IN THE EAST.
4-
The American and tbe British uni
versity crews are not the onljr crack
oarsmen who send their racing craft
hooting through tbe water to the
cheers of a watching, excited throng.
The Burmese boat races on tbe Irra
waddy are no less worth watching than
those of the Thames or Hudson. Sir
James Scott gives a description of one
of these events In his book on Burma.
At four o'clock In tbe afternoon tbe
sun still beats fiercely on the mlle-and-a-balf
stretch of river above and below
My-an-oung. The whole population of
the town is out, and excited family
parties from acores of villages about
are gathered on the banks of the Irra
waddy.. Girls wearing the brightest of
Ilk handkerchiefs, young men scrupu
lous as to the set of their turbans, and
Staid old men and women all crowd to
gether lu bustle, excitement nnd an
ticipation. October has come, and with It tho
time for boat-racing. My-an-oung has
challenged Thokn-kna, the hitherto un
conquered champions of tbe low coun
try. Tbe goal of a Burmese boat-race Is a
curious affair. At the point of finish
boat Is anchored In the stream. A
long bamboo stretches across Its bows,
and through this Is run s rattan which
projects a few inches from its mouth.
Each of the boats has Its own side on
which to pass, and as It rushes by, the
bow oarsman drops his oar, rises,
Batches at the rattan, and pulls out
the long cane. Sometimes both get It
at the same time; then the boats up
set, but tbe bowsman who has presence
of mind to stick to the rattan wlus.
In this particular race one boat,
that of My-an-oung, Is decorated with
tbe figure of a peacock; Its rival bears
tbe sign of three fair flowers. Tbe
crew of the former Is young, a fine,
strong lot. The other chew Is older,
with muscles of steel. .The boats are
fifty feet long, but draw only a few
Inches of water.
Tbe boats take their places and a
hush falls on the crowd. It Is neces
sary to propitiate the guardian spirits
of the river with votive offerings. In
tbe stern of each boat crouches a man,
holding a bunch of plantains, cooked
rice, flowers and betel for the water
gods. This Is a precaution which must
Hot be omitted, or there Is no know
ing what disaster may befall.
Now the boats start and the bustle
and Jin begin once more. Everybody
Is talking and shouting. The Peacock
(aim. Tbe trainer of the Three I'alr
k'lowers lets out a yell, and that boat
purts ahead of Its rival. The people
of My-an-oung are In despair. Old
women tear their scanty hair, girls rush
to the water's edge, and the young men
end boys ruuh into tbe river up to their
seeks.
Oo-obn, the old trainer of the Pea
cock, shaking as If lu palsy, shrieks,
"Yonk-kya!" The crew quicken their
stroke and tbe boat shoots toward the
goul. Both bnws throw down thulr
paddles at the siiuie time nnd catcb at
the rattan. The Peacock's mail comes
DP triumphant, bearing tbe long caue,
lud My-an-oung Ik happy. Tbe great
out race l over cud the Peacock has
Von.
JURY.
we excuse ourselves on the ground that we receive great
numbers of Immigrants from the less Intelligent peoples
of Europe, for In many States Illiterates of native parent
al outnumber those whose parents were born la for
eign lands. In the State of New York In 1000 there
were 1S.00O illiterates of foreign birth, but 29,000 who
were Ixirn iu this country. Moreover, In tbe large cities,
where our foreign population Is meet largely congre
gated, tbe percentage of illiteracy Is lower than In cities
of '.Tt.noo or less, and in tbe large cities It Is do greater
than In the country districts. .
Iowa and Nebraska lead all the States in education,
having only twenty-three Illiterates per thousand. Kan
sas Is next, with Washington, Utah, Oregon, Ohio. Wy
oming, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, Indiana,
Idaho aud Wisconsin following In the order named. Illi
nois has forty-two per thousand. The other extreme h
represented by Louisiana, which has ."So per thousand.
-Chicago Journal.
reported as lelnz
VEUY
takes on new duties to the public, establishes new bu
reaus, and is placed under new laws as the occasion '
arises for such laws. By aud by, as these things are
done one by one, and not always with due regard for
what has been done previously, there are Inconsistencies
and even conflicts between the haphazard addition.
Then the legislature undertakes the work of amplifying
and codifying tbe law.
Congress engages In this task from time to time, tak
ing one general class of laws on each occasion. At on
time It goes carefully through nil the laws relating to
the army and Its government, and brings Into harmony
all the statutes passed In more than a century. At an
other time It takes up the coinage laws and unifies them.
During the last few weeks it has been codifying the
criminal laws. .
Many Inconsistencies and not a few conflicting pro
visions had crept Into the statutes. A committee ot both
houses of Congress sat during the recess and presented a
single bill which covers the entire criminal law of tho
general government. In all similar cases It employs
similar phrases which the courts have Interpreted, sl
pi I flea tbe language used and makes it more concise,
drops provisions that have become obsolete, and In gen
eral makes the law what It should have been If all tho
several parts of It had been passed at one time.
The national criminal law uot only has force In tho
territories, and in forts, navy yards aud other places
under the exclusive Jurisdiction of the United States,
but It extends to offenses against national banks, tbe
post office, and any department of the government and
any company chartered by act of Congress. Youth's
Companion.
STATES.
NEW STYLE OF DTNNEB CAKD.
Flower Hark I pun Which Repose
a C ard with Kama of the Gueajt. -
For" even an informal luncheon or
dinner guest cards at each plate do
much to facilitate the seating of tbe
different members of the party, Bays
the New York Times. Even the most
clever hostess will frequently forget at
the last moment Just where she has de
cided that each guest would find the
most congenial neighbor, and a mis
take of this sort might have really se
rious consequences were there any rea
son why any two persons should be
separated, while It would be a pity for
two persons who had been carefully
chosen out for each other beforehand
to be placed by mistake at opposite
ends of the table. When she Is con
stantly entertaining, however, albeit In
an Informal manner, elaborate dinner
cards will come to quite nn Item In the
course of the winter, yet It must be
ackowletlged that there is nothing es
pecially pretty nbout tbe plain gilt
edged card, aud certainly It does noth
ing to make the tablp more attractive.
A new style Of dinner card lately
brought over from Paris is certainly
Ingenious, for not only does It; answer
all requirements from an economical
standpoint, but it also adds much to the
effect of the table.
This little novelty, consisting of a
tiny wire rack on the order of a tripod
or miniature artist's easel, with one leg
In the back and two In front, and a
tiny rack to hold the cards. Tied or
wired to this small rack is a tiny clus
ter of artificial flowers made with the
perfection only attained by French
workmen, which completely cover the
wire stand, .while on the rack reposes
an ordinary pusteboard card with the
name of the guest Inscribed upon It
The flowers may bo changed according
to the decoration of tbe table roses.
marguerites, ferns, carnations, etc.
and If desired fresh flowers may be
tied to tbe rack with bright-colored
rionon, ana ror a large luncheon or
dinner this little ornamentation wlM do
much to help out the picture given by
the flowers, crystal, gold and sliver.
Tliese little racks could be quite eas
ily made with soft copper wire, aud
the few clusters of artificial flowers
would cost little or nothing and would
bo delightfully -easy to make up. The
dinner cards are but a small Item and
altogether make quite a charming ad
dltlou to the table; but tbe hostess had
better be watchful lest theso card racks
te taken away as Souvenirs, as Is said
to have htippenMl once In the case of
Individual silver salt cellars when they
were first Introduced.
line Short.
She asked him If he was the photog
rapher. He wild he was.
. She asked him If he took children's
pictures. He said he did.
She asked him how much he charged.
lie said, "Four dollars a dozen."
"Then I'll have to go somewhere
else," she replied; "I only have eleven."
Success Magazine.
IteveiiKe.
"It took you an awfully long time to
pull thut fellow's tooth," said the as
sistant.
"Yes," answered the denllst grimly,
"He married tho girl I Joved!"
Shake the hand of some men, and
ou shake a secre ou! of Uer
UNIFYING THE LAWS.
growing Institution, from family
El up to a nation, finds it necessary sow and
I then to undertake a process of rearrange
1 n.cinf r ailmnl IHtMitlnn rtr nf allmlnattnn
of unnecessary articles or customs which
were useful once, but have become uselesn .
or even obstructive. A growing country
HABITS OF INDIAN TKLBE3.
Always Honest, According to I. ra
ta rer Who Lived Aatni Them.
At the regular meeting of the Social
center of No. 14 school held recently.
Col. Samuel P. Moulthrop gave nn ad
dress on "The American Indian', says
the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Mr. ''Moulthrop took with him some In
dian relics and presented a series of
lantern slides, many f which he bad
prepared himself.
' Mr. Moulthrop explained In detail tho
condition of the American ladlans bo-
fore the colonization of white men la
this country. Tbey should not bo
called American Indians, said the
speaker, but simply Americans, for the
name was given them by the first ex
plorers and they were the only true
Vmerkans In point of fact. If the dis
covery of America had been delayed
1,000 years tbe ladlans would have
been as far advanced In civilization as
tbe people of the old world, said the
speaker. He said that many of the In
dian triles who lived In the western
part of New York State had been thor
oughly organized for many centuries; .
the confederation of the five nations
claiming to be over 1,000 years, while
the tribe known as the Iroquois was
300 years old
Mr. Moulthrop told of a visit bo had
paid fi one of the elections of the In
dian tribes and said what ho noticed
particularly was that the women vote.
This has always been the custom among
tho Indians, he said, and. the rots of
one woman against a. man proposed for
the office qf chief Is sufficient to throw
that man out of the running.
One of the best characteristics of the
Indian was his honesty, be continued,
and this was true In spite of tho many
assertions to the contrary. He gar
several Instances bo had known person
ally to Illustrate this fact The speak
er then called attention to tho relics
on the table beside him; many of
which were works of art coming from
the tribes In the great Southwest
B ancle's Bad Break.
Mr. Bungle nlways takes a deep and
sympathetic Interest In the welfare of
his fellow roan. While out for a stroll
one day he met a friend, who seemed
In a great hurry.
"Hold on, Jones," said Bungle, grab
bing his friend's, arm. "Why this
rushr
"Bungle," said Jones, removing his
hat and wiping bis brow, "I'm hotfoot
ing it to a specialist I believe my
brain is affected."
Mr. Bungle, to allay the fears of bis
friend and show tbe customary com
miseration, said, Jovially:
"Pshaw, Jones, you shouldn't worry
about such a little thing as that"
"Wb-hatr
"I mean you shouldn't let such a lit
tle thing as your bralu that Is, Mr.
Jones, you shouldn't get so excited over ,
nothingof course ah, good day, Mr.
Jones !" Bohemian.
At the Muxeum.
"See that toad? It was burled for
more than a thousand years In solid
rock. What do you suppose It would
say If It could t-peak?"
"If It overheard vc; it probably
would say that yon a 1 1 1 r." Phil
adelphia ledger.
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of alnnera.
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