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At tho left Is the charming Princess Alexandra, duchess of Fife, whose engagement to Prlnco Arthur of
Connaught camo' as a complete surprise In tho center is her mother, tho princess royal, daughter of tho lato
King Edward VII., and at the right Is her sister, Princess Maud, tho announcement of whoso engagement is ex
pected soon.
GIRL MAIL CARRIER
Fifteen-Year-Old Miss Does Work
in Mountains.
Hoe Brown la a Plucky Resourcefful
Arkansas Maiden and la Always
Equal to Any Emergency
That May Confront Her.
Henderson, Ark. Floo Brown, a
bright girl, fifteen years of ago, car
ries tho dally mall from this llttlo vil
lage In Baxter county, Arkansas, to
Bakersfield, in Ozark county, Missouri,
a distance of 15 miles, and return. She
Is ono of seven sisters, daughters of
Asa Brown and wife, and all have grad
uated off of tho mall route, each hav
ing had her turn at it. It has been a
part of their education and has helped
them in more ways than ono.
Floe, who carries tho mall now, Is a
small girl, but what she lacks In size
sho makes up In nerve and ability to
get over the road in all kinds of weath
er. The route lies over some of the
roughest country in the Ozark moun
tans. Tho roads are rough and over
a great part of It the houses aro few
and far between. On a stretch of five
miles thero Is no dwelling at all, being
all over tho mountains and through
the woods.
No thought of tear, however, ever
enters" her mind. Thero are no wild
animals in the woods, and the birds
and squirrels are her trends and keep
her company. Most of tho tlmo she
carries the mall on horseback. At
times, in good weather, however, whon
the roads are worn down hard and
smooth, sho usee a single buggy. Be
sides Henderson and Bakersfield, sho
serves two other towns en route,
Gamaliel and Custer, both roadside
villages, but with largo post ofllco pat
ronage. Tho most dreaded part of her
trip at times Is crossing tho North
Fork river, a mountain stream nearly
as large as the White river, which at
times gets to be a raging mountain
torrent. Tho stream is fordable at low
water, but when It goes on a rampago
It is dangerous even for a ferryboat
to cross. One time when It was past
fording sho swam her horse across In
order to get her mall to Its deBlnation
that night. She camo out on tho op
posite bank with dripping sklrtn, but
with mall high and dry on her shoul
ders. In tho spring and summer the route
Is pleasant to ride, as some of tho
finest scenery In the Ozarks lies nloug
the way. Wild flowers and grass cover
the woods' floor and tho hills are a
masB of green, with the rocks of tho
river bluffs sticking out In bare splen
dor. In autumn, too. It is beautiful,
when tho woods present an ever
changing color, but when the winter
winds begin to blow and the days of
falling Know and blinding, biting sleot
come, It would try the nerves and
spirit of a man, but Floe Btlcks to her
post. Tho winter season is short and
tho warm spring days to come buoy
her up.
The family lives a few miles north
of this placo, and In tho worst weather
her ulsters, Pearl and Hannah, help
her out Hannah or Pearl goes after
the mail at Henderson in tho morning
and bring it to tho house, where Floo
picks It up and enrrloa It on to Bakers
field and brings back tho morning mall
from that point. They take It then to
Henderson for her, letting hor got off
and rest
Tho parcel post baa made the daily
load a great deal heavier for tho girl.
and many times tho horse Is loaded
down with all ho can carry. Some
times the load Is more than can bo car
ried on horseback, and then the slnglo
buggy 1b pressed Into service, good
roads or bad. She 1b very popular, and
does many favors for her patrons In
tho way of bringing thlngB from tho
tores for them when they aro too
busy to go to town.
Asa Brown, her father, 1b an old
man.. The family live on a farm and
ho specializes on fruit He says ho
1b glad his children wero girls, and
that bo could not got along without
OVER 15,000,000 YEARS OLD
Armadillo of Ancient Tlmea Is Re
ceived by Museum at Chicago
Univeralty.
Chicago. Fifteen million years old
and nameless. That Is the plight of
a batrachlan armadillo at the Univer
sity of Chicago. Orphaned, homeless
and broken, the armadillo Is In a
tate of collapse.
Prof. Samuel Willlston, head of the
paleontology department, U caring for
FIFE, HER MOTHER AND SISTER
i them. Boys, ho says, are always mak
ing the old folks trouble.
Tho girls havo genorally arranged
the carrying of the mall so that all got
a chanco at the district school, going
from thero to tho academy at Moun
tain Homo and from thero Into more
profitable employment or to make
happy homes of their own. Thoao that
aro married are happily married, and
tho others who are not at homo are
holding lucrative business positions.
DREAMS OF AN UTOPIAN CITY
Frenchman Sendo "World Center"
Plan to Vice-President Marshall
for Senate Library.
Washington. Vice-President Mar
shall received from Paris, Franco, for
the library of tho United States sen
ate a copy of an elaborate volumo pub
lished under the auspices of the
World's Conscience society and con
talnlng the completed plan for a
"world center city," to bo known aa
the "International World Center of
Conscience."
The volume, besidoa containing a
world history of archltocturo from the
standpoint of conscience,, contains an
elaborate outllno of what an Ideal city
should bo In order to typify the prog-
Vice-President Marshall,
ress ot tho world in all branches of ad
vancement, a comploto plan of tho pro
posed Utopian .metropolis, together
with plans of the proposed structures
nnd decorations designed to represent
the zenith of world progress.
The volumo Is by Hendrlck Chris
tian Anderson, the plan containing sev
eral proposed sites for the city, all of
them on the seashore. Among the sites
is ono in the United States on the Now
Jersoy shoro. Other sites aro in
France, England, Belgium, Holland
and Italy.
"That Is a wonderfully beautiful
Idea," said Vice-President Marshall as
he turned the book over to the senato
librarian. "As for the slto, this admin
istration stands for New Jersey."
GOES INTO FIRE FOR BABY
The Child Died After a New Mexico
Man's Heroic Effort to
Rescue It.
Arteslu, N. M. At a flro which de
stroyed tho residence of Dr. A. L.
Taylor, C. II. Hudson, a lineman,
crawled through a burning room flat
on his faco threo times to savo tho
three-year-old son of Doctor Taylor.
As ho wont through tho room a hoao
was played on his back to savo him
from tho heat Ho was forced to como
out twice without the child, but tho
third tlmo ho found tho boy on the
floor of a clonot and brought him
baok. Tho baby was so badly burned
that It died soon attor it was brought
out
Steamboat and Auto Collide.
An autoinobllo collided with a
steamboat hero. Tho auto was
wrecked. Kb several occupants wero
slightly Injured. The accident, It may
bo explained, did not occur at sea.
Tho boat was In drydock, tho driver
of the auto lost control of his machine
and It plunged down a bill and
cranhed Into tho moored boat.
tho aged animal. Ho took chargo of
It after It bad been restored to"" a
semblance of life by Paul C. Miller, of
tho university scientific staff, who dug
it up in Texas last spring.
The creaturo has several claims to
attention In addition to Its namelosa
condition. It is an entirely new typo
ot armadillo. Its rivals In the uni
versity collection have appeared with
parts of Bmall shells attached to tbolr
backs. This one has complete looso
Bhell and Is further adorned with
mall spiny protuberances on its skull.
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Are Unfailing Indexes of Men's
True Dispositions.
They Indicate Evidences of Incon
stancy, Timidity, Boastfulness, Im
pulsiveness and Carelessness
He who la Able to Govern.
London. Just as tho chin gives
qualities to tho face, so tho thumb
marks the personality of tho hand and
is an an unerring Index to a man's
natural strength or weakness ot char
acter, remarks London Tit-Bits.
The man with a long, straight
thumb, squaro at tho tip, posses good
mental capacity and can alwayB bo
relied upon to carry out succesfully
any work with which ho may bo en
trusted. His temperament Is even
nnd judicial; ho ,1s a born governor
of men, overcomes difficulties, car
rleB himself with dignity, and by his
ability to conceutrato all his facul
ties upon the matter in hand, com
bined with tenacity of purposo, rapid
ly becomes a power amongst his fel
lows. If the thumbs belong, thick and
heavy at the tps, with tho Joints
prominent, a tyrannical and cruel
naturo Is indicated everything being
viewed from an Intensely selfish stand
point A short, straight thumbs shows ob
stinacy and driving power. If very
thick and heavy at tho tip, a brutish,
unreasoning disposition will bo no
ticed. A short thumb, tapering at tho tip,
denotes an inconstant, changeable
naturo, particularly In matters of tho
affections. A man with a tapering
thumb cannot concentrnto and has
consequently llttlo continuity, In addi
tion to being unpunctual and unablo
to work except In spurts. Such a man
taken up many things, but finishes
nothing properly and often makes
others suffer from his indecision.
If the thumb Ho closo to tho band,
a cautious, timid nature is indicated.
If the thumb curvo outward at tho
tip, adaptability to people and cir
cumstances is shown, accompanied by
natural politeness and a tendency to
make compliments. Tho owner Is
broadminded, a good conversationalist,
Impulsive, generous and easy going.
If tho curvo be very marked and
the wholo thumb stands away from
tho band, extravagance and want ot
principle in money matters will bo
found, accompanied by boasting, a dc
slro to "show off," and vain prido
In any abilities or accomplishments
which may bo possessed. Tho naturo
is also highly Impulsive, erratic and
careless.
If tho first Joint that which forms
part of tho hand be full and fleshy, a
warm and affectlonato naturo Is do
noted; but It very full, sensuality
lowers tho character.
BOY OF THIRTEEN A HERO
Youth Gave. His Life Vainly to Save
Hla Crippled Chum From
Drowning.
North Llmlngton, Me. Tho neigh
bors bollovo that William Taylor, aged
thirteen years, died a horo, trying to
savo a helpless companion. His body
and that of Harry Miller, ten years
old, wore found In a mill pond closo
to tho bank.
Tho boys wore gathorlng water lil
ies when their boat was upset Miller
was a crlpplo, and the posturo of tho
boys Indicated that Taylor, who
was accounted ablo to take care of
himself In tho water, had supported
his playmato until within a few feet
of safety, when his strength failed
him.
Millionaires Succeed Life Guards.
Long Beach, N. Y. Tho regular llfo
guards went on strike hero and have
been succeeded by a volunteer corps
who numbor about a dozen mlllonaires
In their ranks.
It is in a fairly completo condition
and will bo mounted at once.
$700,000,000 la Negroes' Wealth.
Philadelphia. The achievements ot
tho uegro raco during tho fifty years
alnce it was liberated from slavery,
wero shown hero by statistics ot the
National Negro Business leaguo to
the effect that the negroes In the coun
try own chattels and real CBtate val
ued at ovor seven hundred million dollars.
itininiiiMmnniinitt
DEFIED EVIL GENIUS
By PETER BROWN.
"Seems to mo that people aro get
ting tired of being Insured," said
John Hatnbleton to his protty wife,
Elsie, nu ho hung up his hat and took
off his ovorcoat. Ho cast himself
down disconsolately upon tho loungo
and Elslo sat down bestdo htm.
"Poor business today, dear?" sho
asked, with her arms round hla neck.
"Not a cent," answorod hor hus
band. "Nor yestorday, cither. Hardly
ten dollars' worth this week. How
aro wo going to mnko tho next pay
mont on our homo?"
Elslo looked about her, at tho prot
ty living room, with tho Ivy tendrllB
peeping In at tho window, nt tho
flower beds outside, gay with gerani
ums. It was not a big house, but It
was an uncommonly comfortablo ono,
and It wan convonlently Bltuated with
in commuting distance of tho city.
They had been lured into the coun
try by an advertisement or a firm of
renl estato agents, which stated that
a now house, wun "every conven
ience," could bo purchased for thrco
hundred dollars down, and a llttlo
moro than ton tlmea that sum "tho
same bb rent." John Hambloton had
paid off about two thousand dollars,
and now It seemed as though his
homo was to bo takon away. Tho
receipts from his business were
Btea'dily dwindling.
Perhaps it was tho diversity of his
Interests that, mado him unsuccess
ful. After all, It Is difficult to arguo
convincingly upon tho necessity of
taking out burglar insurance when
you havo Just hcon telling another
man that-tho greatest danger to n
house comes from flro. And John
Hambleton was an agent for all forms
of Insurance llfo, accident, fire, nnd
burglary. So hero ho was at thirty
flvo, with a home that was slipping
out of his grasp.
"I've spoken to Stlmpson," pursued
John mechanically. "I asked him to
let ono Instalment go. Ho laughed
He Laughed at Me.
at mo. Ho said that It I didn't pay
up sharp on the day It was due, he
would take back the houso. Ho said
that was whero the profits camo In,
and that ho couldn't glvo away ex
pensive houses unless somo of the
purchasers were going to default."
"But can he take It away, John?"
asked Elsie In torror,
"It seems he can'i He's got mo
hard and fast on the agreement, suro
enough. And as It looks to mo, Elslo,
wo aro going to lose out home on the
first of next month."
"John," snld JSlsIo solemnly, "do
you know what' day of the week wb
moved out here?"
"Friday?" asked her husband
gloomily.
"Yes, dear, and If you remember,
It was your own suggestion, becauso
tho removal company told you you
could get a van Ave dollars cheaper
on that day than any other. And wo
havo had nothing but 111 luck ever
since wo came."
Elslo drew out hor handkerchief
and bogan to cry.
Their ill luck bad, Indeed, been
phenomonal. John's business had
steadily dwindled, sickness had eaten
Into their little resorve, tho Iioubo had
needed repairs which Stlmpson re
fused to make. Tho estate, firm mado
Its monoy that way, as tho agent had
truly said; it gavo good value and
watched Us captives slowly loso tholr
homos. Tho class of purchasorB with
whom It dealt was frequently In need
of funds; when this nocd bocame Im
perative, Stlmpson & Co. took hack
tho property under the cunningly
drawn clauses of tho contract.
"Well, we'll go," said John savage
ly. "Wo'll glvo the thief his houBo,
with, flro insurance and burglary in
surance thrown In. And may It per
ish with him, may it prove tho worm
ot decay that gnaws at tho bud ot
his prosperity until until "
That was a far as John could go.
They engnged a llttlo city flat,
which they found thuy could obtain
without prepayment Thoy wero to
movo in on tho 21st Elslo was too
heart-broken to stay out tho entlro
month. As for Stlmpson, whon he
heard tho nows ho rubbed his hands
and grinned.
"John," exclaimed Elslo suddenly,
"do you know what day of tho week
wo aro going to movo back to town?"
"Yes, I do," John answered morose
ly. "It's Friday, because wo can get
a moving van flvo dollars cheaper
on that day, And may the hoodoo
come along with ub and do his darnd
est" Elsio clapped her hands. Thoy had
smarted so long under their misfor
tunes ono after another, and all un
foreseen that they found a childish
pleasuro in defying tholr evil gonlus,
and Friday, tho 21st, might havo been
Friday, tho 13th, for all thoy carod.
Tho day arrived; tho house was
emptied and locked, and the house
hold goods piled In the van. In a pelt
ing rain, which proved the prelude to
a tropical thunderstorm, Elsie nnd
John made their way to tho station.
Wet to the skin, they took their
a
soats and, too wretched to talk,
tared out over the rain-swept Holds.
The hoodoo was still at work.
They reached town without an ac
cident and engaged a taxlcnb to take
them to their now homo. "We may
as well bo extravagant," said John.
"Things couldn't bo much worse."
But worso thlngB happened. A
crash, a Jar, and tho vehicle was
thrown on Its side. John emerged
bleeding from-a shower of glass. Elslo.
uninjured except for a bad shaking,
rose to tor feet bestdo him, and they
stood staring at the wreckage.
Tho taxtcab had collided with a
largo motor van their motor van,
bound for tho samo destination. Tho
van was not much Injurod, but Kb
contonts had boon flung to tho ground.
Thoro was a rent In tho Wilton rug,
tho living-room tablo was a bundlo of
firewood, nnd every ploco of glass was
broken, including tho plor mirror.
Tho hoodoo showed no signs ot let
ting up,
"You don't tnko furniture Insur
ance, do you, John?" nBkod Elslo,
thoughtfully.
"No," answered John, rubbing his
chin, "I wondor whether our homo
Is to bo found, Thero may havo bcou
un earthquake, EIbIo,"
But thoro had brton no earthquake.
Thoy found their flat, entered, and
sat down on tho floor. It had boon
nowly varnished, aB thoy discovered
about 20 Bccondn later.
"I think," saUl John, "that. I shall
go out and buy "a bottlo of pniBsIc
acid. I'd got a revolver, but the acid
Is chenpor." H
"1 wouldn't do that, doar," answerod
his wife. "Lot's go out to lunch In
stead." This proposition proving moro
agreeable, thoy lunched very well at
a hotel nearby, escaping with nothing
moro serious than a platoful of soup
over Elslo'a drosB. When thoy got
home a telegram was awaiting John
Ho toro it open. It was from Stlmp
son. "Your houso struck by lightning
nnd burned down," It read. "Can offer
you terms."
"Tho mean scoundrel!" shouted
John. "It Isn't any good to him now
ai'd ho wantB to lure us back and got
It away again after It has boon built
and partly paid for. I'm going back
to break 1i1b neck."
"But, John," said Elsie, "didn't you
carry flro insurance?"
"Yea why? what?" John's mouth
opened, and then ho seized his wife
by tho hands and thoy danced all
oyer tho varnlshod floor.
"I'll got tho whole four thousand 1"
shouted John. "I'll pay tho balauco
tluM hiuI It'll be ours, with two thou
sand to spare. I guess that hoodoo
didn't know about fire lnsurnnce."
"Lot's hurry to tho InBuranco of
fices, John," said his practical wife.
"You know, tho company may go
bankrupt boforo wo got thero."
Copyrlsht, 1315, by W. Q. Chapman.)
AT MICHAEL DAVITT'S GRAVE
Tribute Paid by Exiled Irish In Amer
ica Has Stirred Enthusiasm of
Friends of the Patriot.
Every local effort to do honor to the
memory of Michael Davltt has been
eclipsed, says a Dublin correspondent,
by tho messago which Patrick F. Hast
ings, a promlnont member of tho A. O.
H., has conveyed from tho Mayo Men's
societies of Now York to tholr compa
triots at home.
Pilgrimages to tho grave of Davltt
have becomo a common fcaturo ot
western celebrations, but tho nppeur
anco of a representative from tho
United States placing a wrenth on
Davltt'B tomb Is so unique an Incident
that the wholo of tho County of Mayo
has been stirred to unprecedented
dopthB of patriotic omotlon.
People who havo not hlthorto
through a varloty of circumstances
found it convenient to travel to the
last resting place of tho dead patriot
camo along to witness tho ceromony
and mark their appreciation of tho
thoughtfulnesB and patriotic spirit that
moved tholr oxllod brothron in far
away Now York. As bocame tho oc
casion, a certain amount of solemnity
was observod. but tho strains of nu
merous bands playing patriotic airs'
sent tho peoplo homo In anything but
a melancholy mood.
Nothing nrousos Irish enthusiasm
moro than the feeling that tho exiled
Irish do not forget those whom they
have left at home In tho old land.
Decorative Steins.
Tho affection of ornamented open
shelves in dining roomB with "steins"
is a decadent Imitation of a custom in
high favor In Germany whon tho all
vorBinlths of AugBburg and Nurem
berg, In tho sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries devoted a large amount of
Invention to tho production of drink
ing cups of various grotesque designs.
In Germany today tho cups thut have
this ancient origin aro greatly prized
by tholr lucky ownors, and whon oc
casionally sold bring high prices.
Among tho songs of Burns is one
upon a; whlstlo used by a Dano of
tho rotinuo of Anno of Denmark, whon
sho camo to England. This whlstlo
was laid upon a tablo at tho boglnnlng
of a drinking bout, and was won by
tho last drinker who waa nblo to blow
It Tho Dano conquered all comers
until Sir Robert Lowrio of Maxwelton
"Maxwelton banks are bonnlo"
after throe dayB and nights of a hard
contest put tho Dano under the ta
blo. Sample of .Mexican Unthrlft.
Acapulco, Mexico, with ono of Hip
flnost harbors In tho world, Is ono or
the most wretched towns In tho en
tiro country. It Is poorly built, tin
housoa bolng for tho greator part com
posed of ndobo with tiled roofa, whll
the majority of tho poorer claas cai.
afford nothing hotter than rudo huts
built with polos stuck In tho ground,
the fronds of tho coconnut pulma
woven Into tho aides and tho whole
thatchod. Numorous earthquakes have
damaged the buildings, and scattered
ruins and cracked walls give the town
a wretched appearance, Thoro uro no
Improvements of any kind, no sowers
water works, telophoneB nor olectrlc
lights.
Tho man who la willing to take
things as thoy como generally Audi
that some one olso has headed thorn
off.
AROU
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CAMP
FIRE
CAPTURED AT MURFREESB0R0
Pennsylvania Minister Relates Story
of Arrest of Member of Forrest's
Confederate Cavalry.
On Juno 13, 1862, Company M, Sev
enth Pennsylvania cavalry, ot which 'I
was a mombor, was captured at Mur
freesboro, Tenn. I had tho pleasure ot
meeting Rev, John lloynl Harris,
whoso father was a member of For-
reBt'B Confederate cavalry. At my
request ho sent mo tho following recol
lection of his father about our capture
writes J. II. Shustor, Beaver Falls, Pa.,
In tho National Tribune i
Tho Fodornla wero iii iree posi
tions tho Ninth Michigan, and Sev
enth Pennsylvania In tho eastern sub
urb, various detachments at tho Jail
and courthouse In tho center of the
town, and tho Third Minnesota and
Howltl's battery outsldo tho town to
tho wost Forrost's buccosb was In
keeping theBo separate and capturing
them tn dotnll. Ho first got tho cen
tral position, loavtng part -of his com
mand engnged with the eastorn body,
whleh did not surrender till about
noon. Ho then flanked tho wostorn
body, which had advanced townrd tho
courthouse, but had boon hold In chock
until tho rest surrendered.
I havo heard my father say that
tho Confederates marched nearly all
night coming from McMlnnvlllo, and
that thoy rushed Into town about day
break. Tho pickets had boon sur
prised, and no shots alarmed, the
sleeping Federals. I hoard the ex
sheriff of that county, Mr. Arnold, toll
ot slipping up on ono sentinel. My fa
ther said tho men wero still In thotr
tents, and that ho flaw a Texas Han
ger flro hla six-shooter into an opon
tent. Ho said that many ot tho men
did not havo ttmo to put tholr clothes
on, and that thoy wero marched
through tho streots bo, and that tho
Toxas Hangers amused themselves
striking at their shirts wlth their lpng
whips.
Ho himself was In ono of tho In
dependent companies. Ho saw tho
assault on tho courthouse, and com
mended tho bravery of tho defense.
HIh brother was In tho tall. BUBDCCtod
of being a spy. from hls resoratrtance
to a notea spy ana Dusuwraoxer. uui
or men In tho Jail were to bo killed
tho noxt morning, and ono Federal, as
the mon ran to tho courthouse for
making a stand, set flro to the Jail
and tried to shoot tho prlsonors. This
monmystorlouBly disappeared, and It
waa believed that ho was identified
and mado way with. Father always
said that Forrest worked his old game
ot bluff, and mado tho Federals think
ho had moro mon than ho had, and
threatened to give no quarter, though,
ofcourse, ho did not mean It
I was born about ton miles from
Murfreosboro, on tho "Jefferson plko.
From tho description of your escape
and capturo you must havo been very
closo to my old plantation homo, and
possibly you did vUlt somo of our
pooplo.
Tho prisoners wore paroled nt Mc
Mlnnvlllo, and my father wont along
to help guard thorn. Ho said that It
was "difficult to guard bo many, and
that thoy darted off into tho bushes
al! along tho way. Ho lived at Mc
Mlnnvlllo, nnd died In 1907 on tho old
plantation.
It Is a matter of record that Colonel
Mitchell wired aoneral Buoll, Juno 8,
that Colonol LoBter had told him of
1,000 Confederates being near McMinn--vlllo.
Again, Juno 24, ho warned
Buell. On tho day procodlng the
capturo Buoll wired Hnlleck that tho
onemy was In that Boctlofi. Dufileld,
In vlow of all this, seemod to lot him
self be surprised easily- Without the
Burprlso and his widely separated
forces ForreBt novor could havo mado
tho capturo. It 1b now to mo that your
command wns without weapons. That
too, seems to bo a llttlo against the
vigilance ot your officer In chargo.
General Crittenden bad superseded
Colonel Duflleld Just a day or bo bo
toro tho capturo,
Burnt Powder.
Presl8ent Lincoln's stories grew bet
tor and better as ho grow older. Ono
of tho best was told to a visitor who
congratulated him on tho demand of
tho pooplo for his ro-olpctlon. Mr.
Lincoln replied that ho had been told
that frequently, and that whon It was
first mentioned to him ho was remind
ed of a farmer In Illinois who deter
mined to try his own hand at blasting.
After successfully boring and filling In
with powder, ho failed In hla effort to
mnko the powder go off, and after dis
cussing with a looker-on tho causo for
this and falling to detect anything
wrong in tho powder, tho farmer sud
denly camo to the cohcluBlon that it
would not go off becauso It had boon
shot boforo.
Ten Pins at Antletam.
At Antletam, when the Confederates
advr.ui.eu in a solid mass, ono of our
boyB from Elmlra, N. Y climbed a
high rock, whero ho could view the
whole scene. Ho occupied his place
unmindful of the bullets whizzing like
bees around him. Tho rebels camo on
until wo could see tholr faces, and
then our battery poured canister Into
them, which mowed down a long line
ot Johnnies. Our friend on tho rock
swung his cap, and shouted:
"Bul-M-leo; set 'em up In tho other
alloy."
Captain Obstacles.
While lying In camp at Ilolla, Mo.,
In tho fall of 18G1, a captain of the
12th Missouri, whllo drilling his com
pany, marched them to a field with
many stumps, and directed that when
he gave tho command "Obstacles,"
everyone in front of a stump was to
Jump over it and the others were to
Jump, anyway, whether there were
tumps in front ot them or not
After that the boys ceiled kin
"Captain Obstacles,"
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BterTi
PARKS. NO LONGER A LUXURY
jNot Only m Health Neceeeity, But Con
stltute a Meat Imeert'a'rith
Civic Asest 4, .
One of tho latest "cltiesTo -s6urV-goneral
plan reports, Joining ln'in
the leading American cities 'In secur
ing such general scheme! of develop
ment, Is Now London, Conn. Tho re
port, proeontod by" John "Ntiiah7 of Cam
bridge, formerly of Philadelphia, con
tains the' following reasons why New
London and every city should acquire
parks:
"Thoro aro at least four reasons
why Now London should now act In a
large way In acquiring and Improving
land for ubo as parks and playgrounds.
(1) Property Is steadily Increasing In
Value. It Is not llkoly to be cheaper'
than It Is now. (2) Onco bought, park
lands Increase In value. All other pub- -Iio
works deprcclato. Pafka appreci
ate. (3) Parks pay for thomaolvee, or
moro than pay for themselves, by ma
king now real estato values, Somo ex
amples In support of this statement
aro glvon in tho appendix. (4) A sound
park policy, vigorously puBhcd by pub
lic authority, soon brings rich gifts
from private individuals. The history
of American city parks furnishes much
ovldonco in support of this tendency..
Cities that own fow parka seldom ro
celvo gifts of parks. On tho other .
hand, cltioa liko Hartford, Conn., that
havo a long and honorablo record In
public park-making, havo on equally
long and honorablo record ot private
gifts for parks.
"Parks ore no louger considered a
luxury by growing American cities.
Thoy aro classed with streets and
sewers and schools as n , necessity.
They contributo directly to health and
efficiency, to pleasuro and economic--wealth.
Moreover, they stir and nour
ish civic pride."
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Tiiim nr Limiorro Ttt r6r nnc
imcucnuuoco iu mcHunt $
New Building Regulation That Het 3
Recently Been Put In Opera
tion In England.
On Monday, Juno 9, tho first town
planning Bchomo under (John Burns'
townplanntnc act .otl9Q9 J?ecameoB-
cratlvo. Boforo doing bo it had to
pass through various stages of ap
proval by the local government board,
and also to run tho gauntlet ot the
houses of parliament.
Tho plan thus approved concerns
2,320 acres In the suburb. of Blrm-.
Ingham, upon which, according to tho
law as established by those various
authorities, not over 12 housed to the
aero may be erected. This measns
that, at about flvo persons Jto tha ,
'house', this suburb, laid out "on the
best 'of "Hues", with, opon -splico ln
abundance, will accommodate about '
140,000 persons. " ;
In most American cities two-story
housos aro erected about 40 to the
aero, nnd tho average numbar-ofcln-
dlvldualB Is- five and two-tenth's.
ThlB would mean a crowded popula
tion of 482,500 on the area ot ,2,320
acres.
International Garden City Association.
As a rosult of tho enormous amount
of correspondence relating to town
planning and gnrdon cities in different
parts of tho world and tho formation
of various associations In different
countries to deal with the propogand
lst Bidoof thorn iuoviuittBpanIntar;
national Garden Cities and Tovyn Plan
nine association has been formed.
For tho prosont Jho.OjJlCBw41L-'M,i
3 Gray's Inn placo, London, W C, and
Mr. Ewart G. Culpln will act as hon
orablo secretary. Alroady a number
of organizations dealing with theso
important matters havo Intimated
tholr willingness to Join auch an inter
national movement, and It Is proposed
to havo periodical conferences in tho
various countries represented In tho
membership.
During tho past two montiismore
than two hundred requests havo'been'""
received from different parts.-of Euv
rope, Asia, Africa, .America and Aub
tralta for Information ou civic mat
tors. v
Landscape Beauty an Asset.
The courts In several states havo
declared that landscapo beauty is air
RBB6t and that man has neither legal
or moral right to desecrate It by the
erection ot billboards. All states
should eliminate overy ono of these
objcctlonablo blots on the landscape,
oven It a constitutional amendment
bo necoBfcary in order to control the
matter. Ono year from date of pas
sage o ftho not should 4o given the
billboard companion to retire from tho,
buslnosB. This Is but fair, and wo
should insist that the billboard must
go. Exchange
Melons of Immense Size,
In tho southeastern part of Asiatic
Turkey immonBO melons are grown on
tho rich and moist land which, in tho
wot season, forms part of the bed of
tho Tigris. For about halt of the year
tho river is much reduced in elzo and
then tho melons aro produced in great
ahundanco on tho bottom lands uncov
ered. Some watermelons aro declared
by American consuls stationed in that
part of Turkey to bo as big as flour
barrels. Tho musk melons aro near
ly as largo but rounder. Neither
variety 1b of flno quality, the flesh bo
lng too coarse and not very sweet.
Locating Them.
' "Ah, tho ugly ducklings of yesterday
I wonder what has become of them
all?"
"Havo you looked into some of
these places where turkey-trottlng Is
all the ragef
Crazy.
"Why do yo think your uacle Is
Insane t"
"Beeavee he M eeeadisg the atoaey
e acuu!ate4 by a life ot hard work,
ud be oviht te be MVtof It to leave;
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