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SUBPENOERS.
Society has frowned on the mascu
lino suspenders. So tbo suspender
must go has gono almost, say thoso
who sell 'wearing apparel for men. It's
tho ago of tho belt. Manly shoulders
must bo unhampered by straps; only
tfjo patient diaphragm Is to be subject
ed to a harness. So passea another
useful device, sacrificed to fastidious
ness. Wo used to cat mashed pota
to with a kntfo till somcono with su
percilious manners camo along and
told us tho fork was tho proper uten
sil for that Important duty. Formerly
pooplo poured out their hot coffco into
saucers, "blew" It cold and then drank
It from saucers, all unconscious of tho
terrible Impropriety Involved. Nor
was It formerly considered an Indica
tion of boorish origin for ono to sip
tea from a spoon. Oh, these, changing
times! Suspcndors gono tho way of
tho blcyclo and tbo crocheted necktie!
Is no one bold enough to do them rev-
crenco? Fashion is n tyrant. It takes
no cognizance of man's various
shapes Ills embonpoint, his fullness
or deficiency of girth It meroly is
sues a flat and expects all to obey. Tbo
time Is opportune for a now declara
tion of Independence. Lot ovory man
who prefers suBpcndcrs to a belt buy
a pair forthwith and wear it in defi
ance of tho world.
Bo mo people aro determined not to
let Christopher Columbus rest in
peace. Not long ngo a celebrated
Jo wish rabbi Insisted that tho great
explorer was a Jow, and now comes
a member of tbo Royal Geographical
society with tbo claim that Columbus
was a Spaniard and not an Italian.
Tho Spanish scientist says that the
veil of mystery that has tor four cen
turies enshrouded tho cradlo of Co
lumbus has at last been torn asldo to
roveal him without doubt or argumont
as a Spaniard. Dr. Horta says that
the Italian llncago of tho discovered
-was accopted becauso thero was no
"authentic, respectable and authorized
historic documents" to provo to tho
couli&vy. Cn tho other hand. In
Spanish historian says tbo only ac
cepted proof of llio Ilullau birth of
Columbus was his own statement that
ho was born in Genoa.
An Englishman In Shanghai was
twitting the eldest son or Dr. Sun
"Yatsen about his fulWo cosmopoli
tanism. "Nobody knows for certain
where your father was born," he said.
"Canton claims him and so does Hon
olulu. Before the revolution bo had
not been here in China for many years.
Tho English port of Hongkong was
the nearest bo ovor approached. I
don't seo how your father can call
himself a Chinaman, and in fact, I
don't know what to cali him." "Part
of what you say Is truo," answered
tbo son of the famous patriot "For
fifteen years my father was a man
without a country, but now," and the
boy smiled proudly, "a country has
been made for htm."
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Mr. "William A. lladfortl will ansirer
questions and eIvc advlco FHEB OP
COST on ail subjects ptrtalnlntr to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, h
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Hadford. No. 17? West
Jpcknon boulevard, Chicago, III., and only
cncloso two-cent stamp for reply.
Ireland is to send a deputation to
this country to protpat against tho,
landing at Quoenstown of certain mon
.tally defecttvo persons alleged to bo
Irish and having Irish names, but de
clared to bo from other countries of
origin than Ireland. Theso objection
ables aro excluded from the United
States as undesirable Immigrants. Ui
Is said they havo no claim on Ireland.
Certainly thoy havo no claim on tho
United States.
The mines department of Canada is
proparing un official announcoment
that the nfffiottvo smelting of Cana
dian ores Is n commercial possibility.
The iron business has undergone a
revolution every fow years for moro
than a century. Is another duo? Will
It result in the general adoption of
electric smelting?
Scientific experiments demonstrat-'
Ing that caffelno is fatal to rabbits
and that nicotine paralyzes tho optic
norvo, should Impress tho public.
Hereafter no truly humane persons
will give tho rabbits coffoo for tholr
breakfasts, nor put cigars, smoking"
or chewing tobuccoJ In tholr own or
others' eyes.
In New York there Is a mart, who
has boon married 11 times. Nobody
except a Now York waiter could pay
alimony to ton women.
Loudon has a hotel that has gained
fame through Us onions. Certainly a
smart bid to famo.
A naturalist informs us that tbo lob-;
ster Is becoming extinct, but the two
legged variety wo have with us always.
A college professor has solved tbd
myBtery of the curve ball, but it takes
a horny handed lowUrow to hit 'em
whero they ain't
Bossy, tho hygienic cow, now looks
hungrily upon her owner's straw hat
that will soon bo hers to devour.
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tiftvo dropped
and becotno Christians on tho surface,
it least. Tho "mission girls" allow
themselves to bo clad from nock to heel
In whlto "Mothor Hubbards" and in
Apia all the womon wear somo scanty
covering for tho upper part of tho body,
though nono of them will put on shoos
tnd stockings excopt whllo attending
church. But In most' other respocts
those lovAblo brown puuplu live as they
Hlways havo lived.
This Is notably truo concerning the
coromonies, thoso of dally observance
as well as thoso which mark somo great
occasion. It was my good fortuno to bo
la Samoa at a tlmo whon It was possible
to witnoss various coromonlals not oftou
ienn. Mnlloton was recently dead, Ma
taafa was elected king by n majority of
tbo peoplo and Tanu had boon chosen
by tho minority and, what was more
Important, by tbo Protestant mission
aries. From all parts of the llttlo archi
pelago the adherents of Mataafa had
assembled on Mullnuu Point, Just outsldo Apia,
and there took piano nlmnBt dally somo decid
edly picturesque doings,
Biggest and best of these, naturally, was the
coronation of tho white-haired old chief, though
tho word Is a misnomer for thero was no crown.
Mataafa sat nlono in the confer of a large open
space, and all around, In tho shelter of palms
and banana trees, wore thousands of natives and
Jio entlro whlto population of Upola Island. Tho
ting's own house was turned over to tho con
suls, navnl officers nnd othor distinguished per
sons. Whon all was ready live nnclont "talking
mon" representing tho chief districts, ndvancod
until within a hundred fuel of Mataafa and do
llvered long addresses to him upon his duties
as ruler, concluding with tho ndmtulstorlng of
what passed for tho oath of office. Tho king
replied with utmost dignity, rising to Bpeak, and
tho talking mon thereupon closed In on him nnd
nnolntcd his head with n sacred oil. Ills
maJoBty then retired amid tho loud cheers of
his peoplo, and tho mat of tho afternoon and
tho ovenlng was given up to feasting. Tho Inno
cent rovolrjoa wore not lessoned by tho fact that
bloody war was Imminent. On tho other sldo
of tho town were encamped the forces of Tanu,
and to prcclpltato the conflict thero was needed
only tho decision of tho whlto Judge of tho su
premo court that Mataafa's elaollou was Invalid.
That camo later, nnd po did tho fighting.
Next day wo all wont out again to seo a "talo
lo," or food procoaslon. Onco moro Mataafa sat
ih state, and beroro hint filed his subjects, a long
lino bf mon, women nnd children. Leading tho
delegation from each district or village was its
psppclal taupo. tho maldnn who is designated
official hostess of her vlllago and who ratalnn
tho office until her mnrrlngo. Sho was attired
only in tho old-tlmo lava lava, or skirt of bark
clo(h, nnd her ornaments consisted of flowers,
wreaths nnd plenty of palm oil. Chanting som
ancient Bong in archaic language, sho danced In
advance of tho slowly moving nnd chanting pro
cession for somo fifty yardB and tliuii xwilted un
til tho talking mon who led it reached her side.
This was repeated all nlong tho beautiful path
way until tho "throne" wns reached. As each
person passed tho king ho or sho toBsed In a
hoap boforo his majesty somo article of food.
Ono might bilng a llvo pig. trussed up but
squealing; another a squawking fowl, or a fine
fish wrapped In fresh leavos; anothor a huge
bunch of bananas, or a baskot of pineapples.
But not ono was without his offering, even If It
was but a breadfruit or a pleco of taro. So,
dancing and singing, the parado paBBcd, nnd
then, wl'hout any sense of tho ridiculous, broko
up, turnjd back and helped the king cat up all
tho gifts. That waB Indeed a monster feast.
Perhaps tho peoplo ate up Matnafa's food with
tho loss "compunction becauso thoy know how
abstemious ho wns. Ono 'morning 1 called on
his majesty by appointment and found him nt his
breakfust. Tho royal meal consisted of n bowl
of kava and two bananas; big purplo ones of a
variety not known hero; and tho king courteous
ly offered to sharo tho fruit with me. Grave,
wise-looking and big physically, mentally and
morally, Mataafa sat thero cross legged In his
slmplo hut and chattod with mo about his loved
friend, Itobert Louis StovonBon, munching his
banana and driving away tho flies with his fly
flapper. Ho was a truo nobleman nnd bis death
last summer desorvod moro than tho four-lino
It Is truo that many thousands of
city dwellers who havo, In tho natur
nl lovo of tho country, a love for a
home with grounds and gardens are
unablo to havo what thoy deslro for
various reasons, prlclpally because of
a lack of means.
City dwellers aro compelled for tho
most part to llvo In flats or apart
ments with never n look at trees or
grass. Privacy so much to bo desired
Is out of the question because of the
common hallway; nnd tho tramping of
Jeet overhead Is a constant reminder
that tho plnco Is not a homo but mere
ly n place to stay.
Tho whole Idea of tho builders of
city "homos" Is to economize space
and get nil tho rooms possible on a
glvon pleco of ground In order to gain
revenue. All sight Is lost of tho ar
tlstlc and everything mupt bend to the
ono purpose of Income. Tho occupants
llvo along and constantly dream of a
llttlo cottago with a fow vines and a
garden placo In the back yard, and a
place for tho children to play where
they will not be under tho constant
espionage of a Janitor with a groucn
This is all wrong and It Is unneces
sary. You may be a salaried man.
You may think you cannot do any dif
ferent. You have not tho money to
buy tho ground, it Is truo, and author
ize n builder to put you up a house
such ns you want. You have always
take to him the plan of tho house
shown horo and say: "Now, you are
In tho business of building and sell
ing houses on small payments. You
want your customers satisfied. Prob
ably you aro going to build a number
of houses In tho next fow months.
Now, hero Is n houso that Just suits
me. If you will build it I will take it
on tbo snrao terms you would ask for
ono thul you might build from' somo
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now."
Thero Is no probability that the or
dinary real estate man would refuse
your terms. And what would you
have? Yoi would havo the same
houso you would get If you owned a
lot and built on It. Now, the house
shown here Is ono of the popular bun
galow type of bouses and Is especial-
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A Texas editor declares that he bad
red the Congressional Record regu
lorly'for two years. Perhaps he Is
taking it as a remedy for a chronlo'
afce of insomnia.
New York Immigration officials are!
detaining a man who speaks nothing;
tut Latin and Creek. That m&aS
should have landed at Bbstou.
notlco It received
in the newspapers.
Perhaps the German papers paid somo tribute to
his momory, for tho Germans in Samoa, though
thoy could not maintain him on the throne
ngnlnst tho Americans and tho British, recog
nized hlB worth by mnklng him high chief of
German Samoa after the partition of tho Islands.
The making and drinking of kava is a dally
ceromony of tho Samoan household. Kava Is
tholr ordinary beverage, but thero is never any
relaxation of tho formal etlquetto connected with
Its consumption. It is made and served usually
quite early in the morning. Already tho mem
bers of tho family havo taken their dally bath
In tho sea or, preferably, In a stream or fresh
water pool, and tho women havo drossod their
abundant black locks. The big wooden kava
bowl Is taken down from tho hut post and tho
maidens proparo tho dried root of tho piper
methystlcum. Formerly they chowed It nfter
carefully rinsing out their mouths, but In later
times It usunlly Is grated. Ono of tho girls sits
In front of tho bowl nnd pours wntor upon the
kava, meanwhllo stirring It with n masa of
fibrous root which serves as a strainer. 'This
from tlmo to time she tosBCB ovor her shoulder
to nnother girl, who shakos from it tho debris
nnd throws it back Into the' bowl. Kvory( mo
tion, tho stirring, tho tosBlng, the shaking, is
done In a stated way that must not vary.
finally the drink is browed and the fact Is an
nounced by the clapping of liundB. TIjIb 1b n
general Invitation to everyone within hearing to
enter and participate, nnd tho sound Is a wel
como ono to tho thirsty wayfarer. Neighbor and
Btrangor aro alike welcome Whon all aro seated
In a clrclo as largo ns tho houso permits, tho
maiden who mado tho kava procoodB to servo
it. Filling to tho brim the polished, thin shell of
a half a cocoanut, sho sends It by another girl
to tho member of tho household or tho guest
who Is hlghcBt In rank. Ho receives the shell In
both hands, and with tho salutation "nianula"
good health apd fortuno empties it nt a single
draught To remove the cup from the lips bo
foro it Is empty is a serious breach of etlquetto.
Tho nowcomer in tho lalands finds this some
what of a task, for nt first kava Is not a delect
able boverago, tnBtlng much like soapsuds, nut
tho liking for tho drink grows rapidly nnd ono
soon admits that It Ib both refreshing nnd de
lightful. Having emptied his cup of kava, the drinker
roturns tho shell to the maiden by spinning It
ncross tho floor, never by tho hand of tho girl
who brought It to him. My first nttorapt to do
this Bent tho cup so far wide of the mark that
It altogether upset tho gravity of the occasion
and covered mo with confusion.
Not only In tho morning does the kava drink
ing tako place. It marks all important events
or conferences, and onco It was my privilege to
bo present whon ovory single point of old-tlmo
etlquetto was rigidly observed, evon to tho chew
ing of tho kava root by the maldons. I had car
ried to Mullnuu nn lmportnnt bit of Information
for tho Mataafa leadors a tip that tho British
wero to land a party of marines to search the
point for weapons and whllo tho guns wero
botng hastily concealed In tho bush or1 carried
aboard canoes, tho loadora were usbmnblcd to
dlBcusB tho nows. Ab thoy tnlkod threo really
handsom taupo maidens prepared tho kava In
tho good old-fashioned way, nnd so nicely was it
done that I bad no desire to docllno tho cup oven
If common courtesy had not demanded that I ac
cept It without hesitation.
Perhaps In writing of ceremonies tho marriage
ceremony should not be omitted. But that rite,
aa wo know It, really 13 omitted by tho Samoana,
except those who havo been educated by tho
missionaries. Tho latter always domand a "mis
sion mnrrlngo," but other natives still aro satis
fied with tho ancient forms, which consist in tho
main of an exchange of presents and a feast
Divorce with them is oven ensler, for the dis
satisfied ono merely leaves his or her mate. But
whllo tho marriage Is In'forco tho Samoan sots
nn example to moro civilized peoples In the mat
ter of conjugal fnlthfulnpss. Lack of dress does
not necessarily mean laxity of morals, tho opin
ion of tho casual tourist to tho contrary notwithstanding.
HOW ANIMALS LIVE IN WINTER.
Winter Is coming, and tho wild creatures in tho
north nro proparing for tho cold months. Somo,
like the squirrel, store up food, but many moro
go to bed to sleep through tho cold days when
food Is scarce. This winter sleep is called
hibernation.
Each animal chooses somo comfortablo plnco
for Its long rest. Tho woodchuck rolls up In a
burrow in tho hillside; the coon and bear find
cavea among tho rbeks. Many of tho warm
blooded animals do not sleep all winter, but take
long nnps from which they awaken on warm
days,
Tho coldblooded creatures hibernate, too.
Snakes knot themselves up under a log or rock;
toads, wood frogs and tortoises push down In tho
soft earth; mud turtles and water frogs bury
thoinBelves In tho bottom of shallow streams and
ponds.
They all sleep until hunger wakes them, and
tho first thing thoy do In the spring Is to hunt for
a good meal.
If you want to see something hibernate It Is
easy to keep a box tortolfe or a water turtlo all
winter, In a box of earth and moss with a pan of
water at ono side.
Beforo thoy go to sloep don't forget to food
them every two or threo days bltB of raw moat
or earthworms. Thoy do not caro to eat every
day and ore able to go a long tlmo without food.
A box tortoise which a boy has had In the
house for two years went to sleep the first winter
Just aa though he were out In the cold, but the
second winter ho only took short naps nnd had
become eo tamo ho would eat out of tho baud.
Mabel It. Goodlander In tho Churchman.
thought that even If you bought a
houso you must tako ono already
made by some rcnl estato firm and
pay -heir high price.
Now listen. Tho real estato man
has selling expense He has advertis
ing bills, olllce rent, clerk biro, main
tenance of salesmen, and many other
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A Slight Mistake.
"What are you doing hero? I Bhould not think
such un out-and-out horsomnn as you would And
pleaBuro in a musical farce."
"I don't caro anything about tho fnrco. I camo
to seo tho ponies thoy said woro In tho piece."
Mutual Distrust.
"You wouldn't toll a trusting girl things you
didn't mean, would you?"
"No, indeed," ho answered. "Say, you wouldn't
ring In n dictagraph on a fellow, would you
now?" Louisville Courier-Journal.
Superfluous.
"Why does a ship havo to havo nn anchor?"
"To keep her fast when sho Is at a port or
whero sho wants to stop."
"But doesn't sho always koep her hold?"
GOATS USED AS FIRE PREVENTERS
Getting the speed mania li ono form)
of insurance against old age.
California forest flro fighters havo
bit upon a practical idea to provent
the spread of conflagrations. Iu their
primeval foroets when a flro has once
Started It Is liable to devastato enor
mous tracts of country, and so the fire
fighters make huge cleanings or
breaks, aa thoy are locally tanned
on the, possible line of fires. Theso
breaks, which are fifty feet wide or so,
according to the height of tho forests,
are, however, rapidly filled with now
vegotatlon, and so keop It from de
stroying tho usefulness of the ttro
breaks, thousands of goats aro being
pastured free of chargo by the gov
ernment in order to keep down tho
growths of weeds and brush. Goats
will perform this service whllo pick
ing up a living, thus saving tho for
est service much money every year,
whloh would otherwise go to gangs of
mon armed with hoes and other woed
oxtermlnators. Such small growths
aro a serious mennco In caso of for
est fires, as during tho dry season
thoy will carrytho flames right across
tho barrier deslgnod to check them,
and then no ono knows what will happen.
World's Largest Freight Ships.
The largest vessels in the world do
slgnod for carrying freight exclusively
are the Col. James M. Schoonmakor
and tho William T. Snyder Jr., built
for operation on the Groat Lakes.
Thoy measure ovor al G17 foet, mold
ed beam 64 feot, molded depth 81
foot, with a dead weight carrying ca
pacity at 20-foot draught of 18,200
tons. Tho vossels carry water bal
last In side tanks and in a double bot
tom which Is 0 feet deep. The total
water ballast capacity Is 9,440 tons.
Eaoh vessel is equipped with a quad
ruple expansion engine of vortical in
verted type with an estimated horse
power at ninety revolutions per mln-
ute of 1,000.
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expenses In addition to his profit, that
flguro In the price of any given house.
It is safe to say that this real estato
man would bo glad to eliminate this
expense If he could make a deal that
did not Involve all these factors. He
builds to sell. Suppose you were to
HOUSING PROBLEM IN ITALY
Really Helpful Scheme That Has Been
Started by Prince of the Roman
Church.
In Italy a Roman cardinal has gone
beyond more discussion, beyond the
forming of societies and committees
for the relief of the ill-housed. Cardi
nal Cnssetta has given up many acres
of his own private lands to bo
divided in lots among the poor peas
ants of tho district, nnd has moreover
provided them with materials for
building thereon cottages for them
selves. Tho property thus given Is
to be under tho direction of the com-munc-t.
of each district Tho big land
owners of tho country nro not exactly
pleased. "Tho cardinal Is a Socialist."
was the cry raised by many, and they
went so far as to complain to tho
popo. Pope Plus sent for his cardi
nal. But It was only to say. after
learning full particulars: "Eminence,
your theories aro thoso of Jesus
Christ; I give my blessing to tho good
work you aro doing for tho Inborers
of the land." Tho Living Church.
ly attractive on account of the fact
that the porch Is included under tho
roof of the houso. Nor Is It expensive.
It ought to be built complete for f 2,600.
This houso Is 31 feet, 6 Inches wide
and 33 feot long. It has an attractive
porch with strong lines. The design
Is one that will make every person
look at the house as he passes by; and
It Is ono that will always sell, If at
any future time' conditions should nrlso
that would cause you to want to dis
pose of It That you Cannot do with'
a houso, which, unlike this one, has no
Individuality.
There Is a large Jiving room 16 feet
squaro, nnd at tho right of this Is tte
dlnlng room 13 feot, C Inches by. 12
feet In dimensions. Tho kitchen Is
reached from tho dining room through
a passageway. This is a good ar
rangement for tho reason that all
smoko and Bteam from the kitchen
will bo kept out of tho dining room.
Ono of tho good features about this
house Is tho fact that It Is well lighted,
and every room will be bright and
cheery. ' ""
The second floor Is reached by a
stairway leading from tho living room.
On this floor aro two bedrooms which,
with tho ono on the" first floor, pro
vides threo in all. '" Tho bathroom la
located at tho end of a hall that ex
tends through the house, thus assur
ing plenty of air on summer nights
through the windows at each end. An
unusual arrangement nnd ono that
will appeal to every housewife Is the
fact that thero aro six closets In this
house, providing plenty of storage
place.
Business Before Pleasure.
Edwin Booth, tho barytone, tells of
an exporlcnco he had recently In an
Ohio town. He had bnen engnced to
sing by a local Chautauqua association
and when ho nllghted from tho train
tho chairman met him. A
"If It rains this afternoon we wlllT
havo rehearsal nt three o'clock," the
chairman announced to the singer.
"If it doesn't rain tho rehearsal will
be held at five o'clock."
The effect of rain on rehearsals
puzzled Booth and finally he asked the
chairman to explain.
"Well, It's llko this," he was told.
"Our pianist drives the sprinkling
wagon. If It rains he won't have to
sprlnklo and can be with us at three
o'clock. Of course, If It doesn't
rain ho will have to sprinkle and
"Oh. I understand," Booth Inter
rupted. "It's a case of business be
fore pleasure."
Even the Chanticleer.
Clarence was leaving early that
night. The cuckoo had Just sounded
the eleventh hour. In tho back yard
the family rooster uttered a maudlin
crow. "Clarenoo," called her father
from an upper window, "will It trouble
you to step around back of the houso
and throttle that rooster? He heard
the door close and he thinks it's daylight"
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Chlcagoan's Auto Invention.
Franklin J. Morgnn of Chicago has
patented an arrangement In connection
with a steering mechanism at one
side of the body of an automobllo of
threo seats diBposod in a single -row V
and each comprising a complote seat
and back. Ono of tho end seats Is
located immediately in rear of the
steering mechanism and the middle
seat is abruptly offsot in tho rear of
the lino of the adjoining ond Bents
and its back is correspondingly off
set The occupants of the middle sent
is so situated that he will not causa
any Interference with the steering
operations.
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