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THE GIANTS AT
Survival of a Peculiar Custom
- in the North of France.
Each year, In tho middle ot August,
Iho parleh feasts at Cambria, In
Franco, arc concluded with the march
of the giants. Tho cortege wan partic
ularly fine this year, the Gaynnt fami
ly of Doual and Iteuso of Dunkirk hav
ing responded to the Invitation of tho
Cambrians.
Tho vnrlou3 programs published at
Cambria have taken caro to recall to
mind tho origin of the Institution of
tho popular glanto of Flanders. It was
Charles V said some of these, who
endowed tho subjects of tho north with
this dlvcrtlscmcnt, to tho end that he
might engage and amuse these peo
plo of restless spirit. Others afllrm
that tho giants nroso spontaneously
out of tho soul of tho people. They
nro tho heroic warriors who have saved
tho city, and of whom the remem
brance In perpetuated under this sym
bolical aspect.
However that may bo, for the most
. part the towns of Flanders, Belgium,
Jl have their giant. For Instance, there
Is Grandfather Giant nt Mallncs;
Druon Antlgnon at Anvers, who camo
to tako part In tho fetes of Van Dyck;
Hercules nt Louvalnc; Ommegan at
Brussels; Llderlc nnd Phlnnrt at Llllo;
Goliath at Ath; Longeman at Hassclt;
Tho Dragon at lions, and, finally, Gay
ant and Reuse nt Dunkirk. Each ono
has a local history. Tho data of birth
of others Is unknown and uncertain.
THE PROCESSION OF
They are duo probably to tho dcslro
each vlllago had to make tho most
droll, most amusing and most eccen
tric display, in tho words of tho
learned M. Theophlle Denis, to amuse
big children with big playthings.
Tho willow mannlkln, which repre
sents Gayant of Doual, was construct
ed In tho year 1530, to flguro In a relig
ious procession. Gayant has been re
paired very often since that time, rind
it is believed that there exists llttlo
of tho original carcass. His wlfo dates
only since 1CC4. Tho children followed
Jacquot, Fllian and Blnbln. Gayant
is over 7 yards high, Mme. Gayant C,
Jacquot 4, Fllian 3.G, and Blnbln be
' 'tween 2.5 nnd 3. Gayant, tho most
boautiful of tho giants, who has fig
ured at Cambria In the procession of
the 15th of August, is costumed as a
soldier of tho jlxtoenth century.
A Sad Predicament.
From tho, Dahlonega (On.) Nugget:
Arch Anderson, while attending the
Baptist association tho other Sunday,
got into a very embarrassing condi
tion. At night ho went homo with
some girls to spend the evening with
an old acquaintance. After chatting
until a late hour they all retired for
tho night. After Arch had gone to bed
It was so warm he became restless and
decided to get up and slip out into
tho yard and remain a while whero It
was cool. He had not landed but a
few minutes before tho dog discovered
him, and Arch had to climb a peach
tree in haste in order to escape Its
powerful Jws. Tho dog barked so
long that ono of tho young ladles camo,
out to seo what It meant, and looking
up In the tree by tho light of tho moon
discovered the man resting on a limb
in his night suit.
'"
Evaf Muto Ilurclur.
Buffalo Special Chicago Chron
icle: At 1 o'clock the other morning
the young son of John Fllslnger, n
deaf muto, living at 473 Sherman
street, heard aolso in the shop below
his .bedroom. Ho went downstairs and
saw two men trying to break Into his
father's safe. Tho boy got n hachet
and crept up behind tho burglars, In
tending to kill them, but lost heart
and retreated to tho next room. There
ho made an outcry, expecting that tho
men would run, but they kept steadily
at work on the safe. Young Fllslnger
went upstairs aud aroused his father,
telling him In tho sign language what
waB happening. Both went down
stairs to attack tho cracksmen, who
were making a noisy Job of the safe
As the Filslngers entered tho room
tho burglars saw them and rnn for tho
window, communicating with each
other by signs. Fllslnger saw that tho
burglars were deaf mutes like himself
and was so surprised that ho forgot to
chase them. Ho notified the police,
nnd this afternoon Henry Brnven and
John Weber, both deaf and dumb, wcro
arrested. They confessed.
Talleit Man In the Philippine Array.
It is perhaps not to be wondered nt
that Agulnaldo's llttlo brown warriors
run when tho Colorado regiment ap
pears In their vicinity, for tho color
bearer of that regiment Is tho tallest
man In tho Philippine army. In addi
tion ho is a former collego football
player and has distinguished himself
by acts of bravery on several battlo
fleldB. Color-Scrgt. Richard G.
Holmes, of whom all Colorado is
THE GIANTS AT CAMBRIA.
proud, stands six fcot six Inches in
height and weighs 21C pounds. Just
before tho Spanish-American war
broko out ho was a student at Lafay
ette university, from which ho grad
uated. While in collego ho was for
two years captain of the football team.
Then ho removed to Denver and was
ono of tho first men In Colorado to
volunteer for service. At tho storm
ing of Malato ho was with tho leaders
when they reached 'tho heights and,
after ono mnn had been shot down
while attempting to rniso tho flag, and
hnd fallen with its bloody folds draped
around him, Holmes rushed forward
nnd, In tho face of a storm of bullets,
pulled It to tho top of the staff. Ho Is
said to bo tho most popular man in
tho regiment.
DotIco for Wntclilucr Letter Carrier.
Tho postofllco department In Wash
ington Is experimenting among tho
Washington letter carriers with a de
vice foe keeping tab on carriers ns they
mako their rounds from box to box,
and If tho experiment is decided to bo
a success the ncwTnyatcm will probably
bo ndopted for tho entlro country. Tho
device la founded on tho same princi
ple as tho alarm which night watchmen
pull onco an hour, or half-hour, at
tending to business. It Is attached to
the inside of letter boxes, nnd on re
turn from his routo tho carrier do
posits slips of paper which contain an
accurate register of tho places ho has
visited. If adopted by tho department
tho device will bo Intended ns much for
tho protection of honest, faithful car
riers as for the detection of thoso who
are Inclined to bo shiftless and careless.
llunson' Pocketful of Orders.
Tho Into Prof. Bnnsen thought more
highly of his scientific discoveries than
ho did of tho many orders and other
tokens of honor that were Bhowered on
him during his long life. Ho was apt
to forget to put on his crosses and rib
bons when Invited to official ceremo
nies, and his housekeeper tried to re
CAMBRIA.
mind him ot his duty by putting his
various orders In tho pockets of his
drcss-sult trousers. On ono occasion,
says tho Berlin Borsonscourlcr, ho was
invited with tho other Heidelberg pro
fessors to dine with a Baden prince.
Ho entered tho room late, after tho
guests had assembled, nnd ono of his
colleagues turned to him nnd said:
"Excuso me, Herr Goheltnrnth, but
what have you dono with your orders?"
Bunscn wns taken aback; ho thought
for a moment nnd then, plunging his
hnnd Into his left trousers' pocket,
pulled out a (1st full ot stars and
crosses. As toon ns they recovered
from their astonishment every ono be
gan to laugh, but Hansen said, good
naturedly, "Oh, I have a lot moro,"
and pulled another handful out of tho
right-hand pocket of his trousers.
TWO STORIES FOR ANGLERS.
Trout Caught Twenty-rour Hour Aflcr
It Took tho I'ly,
A well-known Albany angler hnd a
unique experience this summer trout
fishing up In Cnnnda. Ho was sent out
from camp to catch a mess for supper.
He was" fishing with three files on n
single lender. At tho first cast his fly
was taken by n good-sized trout that
leaped from tho water to grab It. Ho
evidently got tho leader on a "slack"
before tho lino was tightened from the
rod, as ho snnppcd it off and went
swimming away with the two files
and broken leader trailing behind.
Next day tho angler revisited tho lake,
and as he was looking over tho sldo of
the boat ho espied In ten or fifteen feet
of water tho big trout that had taken
his leader tho night before. A closer
examination revealed that IiIb trout
ship was safely hitched to tho dead
branch of a trco which had fallen into
the water. In swimming about one ot
tho two frco hooks on tho lender had
caught in tho branch and that ended
tho migrations of tho trout still firmly
hooked by tho fly he had grabbed.
Rowing ashore tho angler stripped nnd
dove for his prize. Ho secured it aud
a picco of tho branch, and to-day has
the stuffed trout with hook still In his
Jaw and tho other hook embedded In
tho broken branch mounted as a pisca
torial study and souvenir of tho Inci
dent. Albany Argus.
PACK MULES
And the Tremendous Load Thojr Cau
Carry.
New York Mall and Express: Tho
pack mulo is qulto as much an insti
tution ns tho team mule, and Is abso
lutPly Indispensable in the mountains.
Mule packing is n fine art, and with a
well-trained nnlmnl and n skillful
packer you c,an safely transport any
thing from a piano to n bag of oats.
When tho packer has finished his Job
in an artistic manner tho nuimal may
buck or back, kick or rear, or roll, but
ho cannot rid himself of his burden,
and ho finally gives It up In despair.
After two or thrco experiences ho will
submit to his destiny and fall Into line
with tho rest of tho train overy morn
ing to receive his load from tho packer.
A well-trained pack mulo Is always
proud of his load, and If by any means
ho gets it loose ho will step quietly out
of lino and wait until tho packmaster
comes along to tighten it. Tho most
serious objection to tho mulo, which
you sometimes find in human beings
also, is tho delusion that ho can sing.
Ono who has never heard a mulo sola
cannot apprcclato the extent of his
mistake; but llko everything else
about a mule, his song is strictly orig
inal. It belongs to no other animal
No ono can describe, nnd no one ens
imltato it.
WLMiic Wells.
In Scotland old customs dlo hard, ca
peclally In tho Highlands, ns was cvl
denced the first Sunday In May, whor
tho tlmo-honorcd practlco of paying t
visit to tho wells, tho waters of whlct
are known for their healing virtues
was observed by hundreds of persons
Young nnd old Journeyed from Inver
ness during tlio day to St. Mary's Well,
which Is situated near to blasted Cul
lodcn Heath, nnd after drinking th(
water a coin was dropped Into tho woll,
This net Is supposed to bo nn earnest
of good health nnd success during the
year. Tho practlco of visiting "wish
ing wells" has descended from fathoi
to son, and desplto the fact that man;
ministers point out that It Is not con
ducive to keeping tho Sabbath holy
and Is only fit for superstitious bar
barians, still the numbers who go tc
tho well never diminish. Not only
was tho practlco observed In parts ol
Inverncsshlro, but In Rosshlro also
numbors of pcoplo visited tho famout
healing woll of Craglo Howe, deposited
their coins, r.nd returned apparently
satisfied that trouble and sickness hnd
cffectunlly been guarded against In thi
coming year.
Why Alligator Kept Awny.
A naval ofTlcer, whoso ship was sta
tioned off tho const of Ceylon, recently
went oft for a day's shooting along tin
coast, accompanied by a native attend
ant who was well acquainted with the
country. Coming to a partlcuarly In
viting river ho resolved to have a
batho, and asked the native to show
him a placo whero thero wcro no alli
gators. Tho native took him to n
pool closo to tho estuary. Tho office:
thoroughly enjoyed his dip, nnd while
drying himself ho asked his guide why
there were never nuy alligators In thai
pool. "Because, sah," promptly ro
piled tho Cingalese, "they plenty 'raid
of shark!" Spare Moments.
The front steps aro a real clow to the
Inmates of tho house.
SPANISH MASHERS
ONE SION OF THAT NATION'S
DECAY.
They Slnnd nn he Streets In Vat
Number nnd with llmren Kffrontery
Appruiicli Unchitpernned Women
Even Worse Tlmn London Mmlieri,
Madrid streets aro by uo means al
together detectable Somo aro brond
nnd woll kept, but others nro narrow,
dirty and mnlodorous. Worct of nil,
to my own thinking, Is tho Madrid
stnro, which, hardly lcs3 otrcnslvo than
tho Paris stare, Is morojunlvorsal, says
a Madrid correspondent of tho New
York Times. It Is nmuslng to seo how
fearlessly n maiden of 18 sallies forth
alone, whllo many Madrid Bplnsters
of 50 would not go n block unnttondod.
"But why do you mind?" unit! a high
bred Madrid lndy to mo, with a puz
zled look. "Men hnvo their own heads
full of theso sllllncBS nnd thoy suppose
women nro ns foolish ns themselves.
Thoy nro much moro careful with for
eigners than with ub." Another lndy,
who, under Btrcss of family mlsfor
tuno, wna taking n few boarders, told
mo that sho had never received Span
ish gentlemen becauso ot her daugh
ters. "Foreign gentlemen, tho Germans,
English nnd AmcrlcniiB whom I hnvo
had here," sho said, "nro very Btrango
nbout that, but It Is much nicer. Thoy
treat tho girls no friends, nnd show the
samo respect tho last day ns tho-first.
Of Spaniards that couldn't be expected.
Our young men nro nil for lovcmnklng
nnd Bitch nonsense. And my daughters
have no father nor brothers to protect
thorn."
"That vory fact ought to bo their
perfect protection with gentlemen," I
said. "Oh, Spaniards nro gentlemen,"
Bho loyally hastened to dcclnro. "Thoy
nro tho most gallant gentlemen In tho
world. Tho tronblo Is, thoy nro n llt
tlo too gallant" Mndrld Is better than
tho cities of Andalusia nnd worso than
tho cities of northern Spain In its
treatment of women. A young Span
ish girl cannot walk nlono, however
sedately, In Sovllle, without a running
fire ot salutations "Oh, tho pretty
face!" "What checks of roses!"
"Blessed bo thy mothorl" "Glvo mo a
llttlo Bmllo!" And oven In Mndrld
Spanish girls of my ncqualntnnco havo
broken their fans across tho fnces of
men who havo tried to snatch a kiss
in passing.
INDIAN HEAD IN STONE.
Itcianrlcnblo l'lnd nt llamiuct Station on
Allecheuy IMver.
A romnrknblo curiosity was un
cathed by workmen nt tho approach
of the Ninth street brldgo on tho op
poslto Bldo of tho Alleghony rlvor, near
Bouquet stntlon, says tho Pittsburg
Leader. It Is tho bust ot nn Indlnn
chleftlnn made of burned red clay aud
nbout threo-fourtha llfo slzo. When
first discovered' by James Sell, nn
Itnllan workman, ho thought It was
a petrified human body, bo natural aro
tho features portrayed. It was found
under nbout fifteen feet of enrth on
tho uldo of tho hill whero tho dirt Is
being taken out to fill out tho np
proach of tho brldgo abutment. Tho
formation of tho earth nnd slato un
der which It had laid showed ttjat nt
ono tlmo there had boon a slldo of tho
earth nnd stono from tho steep hill
side. That this had been many years
ngo, howovor, Is evidenced by a largo
olm trco fully two nnd n half foot In
diametor standing near by. Tho im
ago may havo rested on a grnvo or
been burled at tho top of tho hill,
which is tho highest nlong tho rlvor,
or it may havo been interred whero it
was discovered. In npponranco it
seems ns if n mold from n doath mask
so perfcqt nro tho outlines. Tho ears,
oyes and mouth nro perfect, but tho
noso was fractured by tho workman's
mattock In excavating. Besides tho
bust tho remnants of a portion of tho
two nrms nnd hands wcro found, but
theso woro cnrrled off by two Spring
dalo boys. Thoro wns no trnco of tho
body. What tho clay Imago was used
for Is only a conjecture It may havo
been nn Idol for religious worship or
It mny havo decorated n grave. Tho
material of which It Is mado is hurd
and flinty, being a mixture of red clay
and burnt stono. Over tho hend, par
tially broken off, Is n sort of shlold or
helmet. Tho bottom of tho bimt Is Hat
and solid nnd thero uro no marks or
Indications ot its origin.
Can't (let Tliulr Morphine.
York (Pcnn.) special Unltlmoro Sun:
By request of Mayor Gelso tho drug
gists havo stopped tho salo of opium
and morphine, except upon tho pro
scription of reputnblo physicians, in
consequence tho largo number of peo
ple In this place who havo been using
quantities of morphlno, mostly by In
jection, nro In a state of consternation,
nnd mnny hnvo sought scientific medi
cal treatment. Other victims of tho
drug havo sent to other places for It,
whllo Eomo aro using hcadacho pow
ders ns a substitute. Ono York physi
cian Is treating sixteen morphlno
cases.
Tint I.Ike a Ilnclirlor.
"I do lovo dress," exclaimed n young
Bocloty hello nt a reception tho other
evening. "Then I Bh'ould think you
would wear moro of It," commented a
cynical bachelor acquaintance of mid
dle ngo. Ohio Stnto Journal.
Iteverenon fur .Mother.
The strongest sentiment of tho Turk
Is hln r-mwico for his mothor. Ho
always slnndB in her presence until
Invited to sit down a compliment ho
pnys to uo ono vise.
t.ACFS ANDTHEIR HISTORY.
"tlcautlful nnd EvertnttliiK Valencies
nem"
Point Irco Is 60-cnllod from Its
gnuzcltko needle-ground, composod ot
vory fine, round meshes, with noddle
mndo tlowors, mndo simultaneously
with tho ground, by means ot tho
samo thread ns In tho old Brussels,
says tho Homo Needlework Mngazlno.
It wns mndo In small pieces, tho Join
ing concealed by sprigs or leaves llko
tho old point, tho samo Incc-workcr
making tho wholo Btrlp from begin
ning to end. Point gntizo Is now
brought to tho highest perfection, and
Is remnrknblo for tho precision ot tho
work, tho variety ntld richness ot tho
Jours, nml tho clearness ot tho ground.
It somewhat resembles Point d'Alcn
con, but tho work Is leas elaborate nnd
less solid. Alrncon lnco, It is said,
could not compete with Brussels In its
designs, which nro not copied from
nnturo, whllo tho roses nnd honey
suckles of tho Brussels lnco aro worthy
of a Dutch painter. Lncemaklng was
at ono tlmo tho chief sourco ot nn
tlonnl wealth In Belgium. It formed
n pnrt ot female education, nnd In
187C one-fortieth ot tho entlro popu
Intion ot 150,000 women wcro said to
bo engaged upon it. But some of tho
pillow laces, ns well ns thoso ot tho
needle, havo had Iinmenso popular
ity. This kind of lnco was first mado
In tho city ot Vnlenclennes, nnd tho
mnnufneturo reached Its height In that
town nbout 1780, when thero wero
Bomo 4,000 Iacomnkers employed upon
It; but fashion changed, lighter Incoi
camo Into voguo, and In 1700 tho
lnco-workcrs had diminished to 250.
Napoleon mado nn unsuccessful at
tempt to rovlvo tho manufacture, nnd
In 1851 only two lncemnkcrs remained,
nnd they woro over 80 years old. At
ono tlmo this mnnufneturo wna bo pe
culiar to tho placo that It was said:
"If n picco of laco wcro begun nt Va
lenciennes nnd finished outsldo tho
wnlls, tho pnrt not mado nt Vnlencl
enncB would bo visibly less bcnutlful
and less perfect than tho other, though
dono by tho samo lacomakcr with tho
samo thread nnd pillow." Tho clty
mndo lnco was remarkable for Its
richness of design, evenness nnd solid
lty. It whs known nB tho "bcnutlful
and everlasting Valenciennes," nnd
was bequeathed from mothers to
dnughters llko Jewels and furs. It wns
mado by young girls In underground
rooms, nnd many of theso workors
aro said to hnvo becomo nlmost blind
boforo thoy wero 30 years of ago. When
tho wholo picco wns dono by tho Bame
baud tho laco was thought much moru
valuable. Valenciennes lnco was mado
In othor towns of tho provlnco, but
"vrnlo Vnlenclennes'" only nt Vnlen
clennes. Tho Llllo makers, for ln
Btnncp. would mako from thrco to flvo
oils n day (an ell Is forty-olght inches),
whllo thoso of Vnlenclennes would
mako not moro than nn Inch nnd ono
half In tho samo tlmo. Somo laco
makors mado only twenty-four Inches
In n yenr; henco tho costliness of tho
lnco. Modern Vnlenclennes Is far In
ferior In quality to that mado in 1780.
LO NO FELLOW'S WAYSIDE INN.
Although Two Centtirlna Old, It J KICI
Ifned nn n Ilimtolry.
"Rich In tho historical and literary
associations nccumulntcd during two
centuries of existence," snys tho Ladles'
Homo Journal for Septembor, "tho
Wnysldo Inn, built by David Howo,
still stands 'remoto among tho wooded
hills' In South Sudbury, Massachusetts.
The Landlord' of Longfellow's famous
talcs was tho dignified Squire Lymnn
Howe, n Justlco of tho peace and school
committeeman, who lived n bachelor,
and died at tho Inn in 18C0 tho last ot
his lino to keep tho famous hostelry.
Besldo Squire Howo, tho only other
real characters In tho Tales who woro
ever actually at tho Inn wero Thomas
W. Parsons, tho poet; Lulgl Monti,
tho Slclllnn, and Professor Daniel
Trcadwcll, of Harvard, tho theologian,
all thrco of whom wcro In tho habit of
spending tho summer months thero.
Of tho othor characters, tho Musician
wns Olo Bull, tho Student was Henry
Wnro Wales, and tho Spanish Jew was
Israel Edrcht. Near tho room In which
Longfellow stayed is the ballroom,
with tho dais nt ono cud for tho fid
dlers. But tho polished floor no longer
feels tho pressure of dainty feet In
hlgh-hcclcd slippers gliding over It to
tho strains of contrn-danco, cotillon or
minuet, although tho merry voices of
summer visitors and tho Jingling bells
of winter sleighing parties at times
Btlll brenk the quiet of tho ancient inn."
DANGER IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Mountain-climbing Is a fascinating
sport but also n dangerous ono. There
has seldom been a summer In which
so many accidents havo occurred to
tourists on tho Austrian mountulns,
Hardly a day passes without at IcobI
ono. They uro not confined to nny
partlculur province, though most ol
them occur In tho Tyroleso Alps.
From Tyrol tho following casualties
nro reported: A student named Stolz,
n son ot Prof. Stolz of Innsbruck uni
versity, although a good mountnlneor,
fell from ono ot tho peaks ot tho Otz
thul Alps nnd wns killed. Dr. Horz
helmer of Frankfort mot with his
deuth in conscqucnco of n fit ot npo
ploxy, caused by ovcr-exortlon.
News hns also been received of tin
death of Frauloln Wohlfahst, a youni
Vlenneso lndy, who was on tho Bren
ner with her fnthcr nnd a friend. Slit
wtnyed behind to gathor flowers, bti:
when her father returned to look foi
her sho had disappeared, Her body
iina Blnco been found at the bottom o:
n ravine.
kV'mtt ALEXANDER'S DEATH.
I New r.rn lutroduood by the Croat
Macedonian Conqueror.
When Alexander camo upon tho
Kcne, writes Prof. Wheeler In closing
lis "Aloxnndor tho Great," In tho Oc
tober Contury, Grccco was still tho old
Srocco, tho composite ot autonomous
iltlcs nnd enntons. In this form it
vas pnst tho bloom, nnd wns ripening
to seed. All that tho llttlo communi
ties could accomplish for history
through living for themselves had boon
iccompllshed. In the miniature llfo ot
diclr Isolated valleys, opening to tho
ten, thoy had developed a social nys
:cm In which, ns individual nchlovo
nonts directly counted, nnd Individual
responsibility was directly assessed,
personality gathered to itself unwonted
jonscloitsncss of power. So It wns that
hero man first, ns It wero, discovered
himself first saw with clearness tho
power and tho right of the frco human
loul. Mnn an n bate lino for measur
ing tho universe, man as a sourco ot
governing power, aroso In Grocco; it
was Greece that shaped tho law of
beauty from which camo tho arts ot
form, tho law of speculative truth from
which by ordored observations camo
tho sciences, tho law of llborty from
Ivhlch came tho democratic state. Thin
was what tho old Greece hold In keep
ing for tho world. Alexnndcr wns tho
itrong wind Hint scattered tho oocd;
gain, ho wns tho willing hand ot tho
tower. When ho planted seventy
Jltlcs of tho Greek typo on Oriental soli
hrj ncted with plan and purpose. Tho
slty wns Hellenism In tho concroto. Aa
k prlnclplo of Borlnl order, Hollonlam
was tho government ot communities of
men loented In tcrrltory.nnd tho sourco
3f nuthority was from within; Orien
talism wns tho government of territory
In which lived men, nnd tho sourco ot
authority wns from without. Tho story
of Aloxander has becomo a story of
death. Ho died himself beforo hln
tlmo. With his llfo ho brought tho
Old Grecco to Its end; with his death
tho itnto he had founded. But they
ill thrco Alexander, Groeco.lho Grand
Empire ench after Its Bort, set forth,
as hUtory Judges men nnd things, tho
Inner vnluo of tho saying, "Exoopt a
grain of whent fall Into tho earth and
dlo, It nbldoth alone."
STORY ETTES. '
A pugilist In Chicago wan giving an
Interview to a reporter recently. Tho
pugilist Is from Australia, nnd has
traveled In South Africa, so tho im
porter nsked him It ho had met Cecil
Rhodes. "Rhodes," replied tho Aus
tralian; "what's his weight?"
A llVltlsh tourist wandered Into tho
Rustlers' Retreat In nn Arizona town
recently, and languidly nBked for a 'Igh
ball. "Jake," called tho accommodat
ing barkeeper to his assistant, "tho
gent wants a eye-ball; I dunno wnt for,
but ho wants It. Go out and ketch a
Chinaman."
Friends of tho two rcmcmbor tho
quarrels that used to go on botwoon
tho lato Sir Rowland Hill and Anthony
Trollopo when they both wcro con
nected with tho postolllco. A discus
sion nroso ono day ns to tho meaning
of "official" lnnguago nnd "prlvnto"
Inngungo. "(n official llfo," said Sir
Rowland, glaring nt Trollopo, "I nin
accustomed to nscrlbd myself no your
obedient scrvnut, whereas In real llfo
you know very well that I nm nothing
of tho sort!"
Jerry Simpson tolls a story of a trav
eler who, Just as ho was writing his
nnmo on tho register of a Leavenworth
hotel, saw a clmcx lcctlcularlus which
took Its way ncross tho pnge. Tho man
paused and remarked: "1'vo boon bled
by St. Joseph fleas, bitten by Knnaas
City spiders, nnd Interviewed by Fort
Scott graybacks, but I'll bo darned It
I wns ever In a placo beforo whoro tho
bugs looked over tho hotel register to
find out whero your room wnB." i
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Cnuaei of llyaterln.
Mont peoplo do not sufficiently un
derstand that hystorln Is a symptom
and not a dlscnRo, says an exchungo.
Among tho mnny predisposing causes
which might bo nnmed uro chronic
dyspepsln, neuralgia, anemia, depress
ing surroundings nnd n great mental
anxiety nnd worry.' Sometimes hys
teria is duo to cnnul, nnd It Is a well
accepted fact that It 1b an affection
which chiefly attacks tho uppor middle
classes. Poor pcoplo have no tlmo to
Indulge in tho luxury ot a display ot
tho emotions. When the causo can. bo
ascertained, tho general trentmont
must bo directed toward Ub removnl.
Dally cxcrclso In tho open nlr, tho
morning sponge bath and a good qui
nine nnd Iron tonic nro vnlunblo nlds
toward n cure. A chango of nlr and
scene will also sometimes work mar
vels, nnd In nil cases tho patient's
mind Hhould bo kept Interested and
amused,
Wouldn't Onend.
An old negro onco, In relating hln ro
llglouB cxperlencc.avowed that ho hal
seen tho devil In bodily form. Upon
being nsked whether his sntanlc majes
ty presented himself as a whlto man
or ns a black, tho honest darky roplod:
"Neither whlto nor very black, but o
a grizzly gray." Augusta (Ga.) Chron
icle. About Itoafl'.
The old monthly (China) roses llowej
tho longest, then tho "teas." Tho firs!
to begin and tho last to remain In
flower Is tho Glolro do Dijon, but all
tho strong growing tea roses will llowoj
lata In tho Benson,
Cumo and Klteet.
Weeks Llfo la becoming moro nnd
moro of a machine overy day I llva
Mceks Yes, I understand you mar
rlcd your typewriter. Chicago News.
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