WOITLDREFORMPARIS
AND THEREFORE BEnENQER IS
VERY UNPOPULAR.
Wnnt Nothing That Wilt Saver or tho
Chicago .Midway In tlto l'nrln Kxposl
llon Urouudi Noit Year A French
l'urltnti.
Although tho Dreyfus affair Is over,
Franco continues to furnish sensation
al developments. Senator Reno Bor
ongcr, who has recently stirred up
Paris by Issuing a protest against somo
of tho proposed attractions of thoj
music iiaim during the exposition In
l'JOO, poses ns the latest figure of In
terest on tho atago of French dramatic
affairs. Senator Bcrcngcr Is credited
with bolng ono of tho foremost law
yers and philanthropists of France.
He Is seventy years old, and Is some
thing of a puritan In nppearanco as
well as In character. Ho was made a
senator for llfo In 1873 after retiring
from tho cabinet of President Thiers,
SENATOR RUNE BERENGER.
In which he held the position of minis
ter of public works. Ho took part In
tho Franco-Prussian war as a volun
teer soldier, being wounded in ono of
the fiercest battles of that struggle.
Ho Is a member of the Academy of
Science, Morals and Politics, and Is
president of tho Society for the Pre
vention of License In Street Exhibi
tions. Ho contributes liberally to
many charities, but what specially In
terests him Is the reformation of crim
inals. Slnco ho is bent upon over
hauling Paris It is not surprising to
hear that Senator Bcrenger Is not
overly popular.
FLOATING RAILROAD TUNNEL.
To He l'lnced In tho ISoiporotiH and
Weighted Dottn with Ctialnx.
What may Interest American engi
neers is tho fact that tho porto has a
schema on foot to tunnel under tho
'Josporus. There Is an enormous traf
fic between tho- two sides of tho Bos
porus, and the? dolay caused by' tho
opening and shutting of the brldgo of
boats, which forms now the only
means of communication, Is very trou
blesome A rallrbad company Is now
constructing its Hues on both sides,
but little real profit Is expected until
tho lines can bo connected. Hitherto
this has been impossible, as tho ex
isting bridges mo scarcely largo
enough for the ordinary passenger, to
say nothing of the constant Interrup
tion. Tunneling by tho ordinary way
la not to bo thought of, as tho water
Is extremely deep, with 20 or 30 feet ot
mud at tho bottom. Engineers of this
age are not to bo lightly balllcd, how
ever. Tho chief engineer of tho porto
has suggested a means ot solving tho
problem. He proposes to suspend or
float a tunnel at about 35 feet below
the surfaco of the water, allowing un
interrupted passage to vessels of tho
largest tonnage. Tho Golden Horn
has no tide. The tunnel is to bo a
wrought iron tubo about 10 feet in di
ameter and 1,200 feet long. Tho
gradient at each end would bo 50. It
would weigh nbout COO tons; maximum
weight of uny train, 400 tons; concrete
and lining, to overcome tho buoyancy
of tho tube, 1.700 tons; water displace
ment, 2,700 tons. Holding down chains
of great strength will ncutrallzo tho
upward strain when tho train Is not
passing. It Is reported thnt n Russian
firm will furnish tho structure What
tho firm has received as a guaranty
of payment Is not stated. New York
Times.
Mount Halnlcr'H NhndorvB.
A recent visitor from the cast to
Puget sound describes with enthusiasm
tho wonderful shadow effects produced
by and upon tho gigantic snowy cone
of Mount Ranler. It sometimes hap
pens that the sky, as seen from tho
city of Tacoma just beforo sunrlso, Is
covered with a dome of cloud 15,000
feet or more In height, whllo bohlnd
tho peak, toward the ast, tho sky is
clear. In such circumstances tho ris
ing sun casts tho shadow of tho great
mountain upon the cloud curtain over
head In tho form of a vast bluo tvl
nnglo, tho point of which rests upon
tho apex of tho peak. At othor times
tho shadow of tho earth can bo seen
creeping up the cone In a distinct
curve, whllo tho flush of sunset stains
tho snow above the lino of shadow to n
deep pink.
Ntlclo to tho Old Stylo.
Tho queen has u great dlsllko to
iypewrltton communications, and does
not allow any documents that aro sup
posed to emanato from tho sovereign
to bo sent out typewritten. Tho czar
ina, on tho othor hand, has taken a
great fancy to tho typewriter, and la
tho owner of a machine of typo bars of
gold and framo sot with pearls.
In Balta, Shetland Isles, a baby has
.lust beon born, tho first event of tho
'Jrind to occur thero fo'r at least 200
years.
BERNHARDT AND PATTl.
Why Dremninkor Who Love I'cnce Llko
Women of No Taste.
"When a woman Is amiable, swcol
tempered nnd easily pleased, as far ns
her dressmaker is concerned, you can
mako up your mind that sho has no
taste and depends entirely upon hor
cotiturlcro for advice and guidance,"
said a very well-known gown-builder
recently to a New York Commercial
Advertiser man. "I have been mnklng
gowns for women ot all tastes and
positions nnd dispositions for many
years, and I have never known It to
fall that tho woman of unusual tasto,
who has nn nrtlstlc temperament nnd
a sense of beauty, Is not nn easy per
son to work for, nor do her drcss
mnkcrs delight to work for her, ns ono
Is often told. Bemhnrdt and Pattl aro
Illustrations of this peculiarity. Tho
dlvlno Sara has driven more dress
makers to suicide than tho world will
over know. Sho Is untiring, tyrannical
and tempestuous. She knows what sho
wants and will brook no Interference.
Sho will tear a gown off and stamp
on It If n belt Is a trlllo askew or a
frill a thought too wldo or too full or
too narrow. Sho will keep ono work
ing until 3 o'clock In the morning to
make nn alteration, nnd I have seen
her slash n gown to ribbons In n fury
because sho said tho velvet was tho
wrong shndo nnd could not bo worn
with tho cloak made for It. On tho
othor hand, Mmn. Pnttl Is always
pleased. Sho Is patient nnd amiable
and tho fitters and sewing girls ndoro
her. Sho pays littlo attention to her
frock when sho Is being fitted, but
laughs and talks with tho dressmakers.
Sho has no very rigid likes or dislikes
in colors or fabrics, and sho Is always
satisfied if her gowns please her eye
and feel comfortable. Mine. Bcrn
hardt's tasto Is absolutely perfect. Her
senso of color, hnrmony, grace and fit
ness Is faultless. Sho has never been
scon In nn unbecoming gown, und hor
simplest frocks aro miracles ot ele
gance nnd taste. Pattl? Oh, poor
Pattl's taste Is atrocious. In fact, sho
has none Sho would wear purple and
red were ono to toll her It would bo
becoming. Her peculiar taste Is shown
even In her note paper, which Is glar
ing nnd garish and emblazoned with
crests nnd monograms and addresses
In gold and bronzo nnd silver. Mmo.
Eamcs Is always beautifully dressed
because sho goes to one ot the finest
costumers In Paris for her clothes. Sho
Is not exacting or fastidious. But Mr.
Story, her husband, designs her stngo
costumes nnd then comes tho tug-of-war
for tho wearer and tho maker!
But they aro exqulslto creations of the
costumcr's art. No other grand opera
singer dresses so well."
'passion play.
Leads Lint of Mammoth l'rodiicttans
with TOO Spoil 111 ni; 1'urlH.
Tho "Pnsjslon Play," a3 performed
every tenth yenr slnco 1C33 at Oberam
mcrgau, which is Intended to present
a lifelike plcturo of tho last days ot
our Savior upon earth, heads the list
ot mammoth dramas in the number of
speaking parts. Seven hundred actors
aro required, ranging from tho chief
actor, Joseph Mayer, who has on thrco
occasions played tho part ot Christ,
to tho littlo boys and girls who nre
grouped In the Scriptural tableaux.
Tho play takes placo In a largo open
air theater capable of accommodating
C.000 spectators. Tho villagers of
Oberammergau regard tho "Passion
Piny" as a solemn net of rellglouB
worship, and tho performances nro
characterized by tho greatest rever
ence. Tho proceeds nro devoted to tho
good of tho community, after defrayal
of tho cost of producing tho play, In
cluding a moderato remuneration ot
tho nctors. Tho principal parts aro
usually hereditary in certain families,
and aro assigned with regard to moral
character as well as dramatic ability,
and tho part of Christ Is looked upon
as ono of the highest honors attaina
ble. Tho performance, which lasts
nlno hours, is attended by many thou
sands of European and American vis
ltors.
A LUCKY VOLUNTEER.
Ono of tho luckiest of tho volunteer
soldiers who hnvo seen scrvlco In tho
Philippines Is Lieutenant Horatio L.
Lawrenco, of tho Colorado regiment.
Lloutonnnt Lawrence has won two pro
motions during his year's service In tho
Philippines nnd has come homo Just in
time to tnko possession ot u fortuno of
$1,000,000, which is snld to bo waiting
him In New York. Ho entered tho
class of "9G at 'West Point, but left tho
LIEUT. HORATIO L. LAWRENCE,
acadomy beforo graduating. When tho
war broke out he enlisted as a private
In tho Colorado regiment. Beforo the
regiment sailed ho wns mado a non
commissioned officer. Ho took part In
tho battle of Manila, and two months
later was mudo a lieutenant. Whllo In
tho field ho received a letter from a
Now York attorney, advising him of
his good fortuno. Ho Is now on his
wny to Now York to take poasesCMaa of
Jils estate
A SON OE JUPITER.
ALFRED VANDERBILT INHERITS
SG2,DOO.Oo6.
Kever Uld a Hard l)y' Work In III
Life, Hut Miinucvd to l'lcniin III
Father III llrothcr Ucts Only n
l'altry 813,000,000.
Alfrod Owynno Vandcrbllt InUarlts
iho bulk of tho property left by Cor
nelius Vandcrbllt, Sr. Alfred Gwynno
will Inherit ono-halt ot tho paternal
millions, whllo his mother nnd his four
brothers and sisters will shnro equally
what remains. Estimating tho value
of tho estate nt $125,000,000, Alfred
Gwynno will get $02,500,000. Poor Cor
nelius, Jr., will get only $12,500,
000. This seems big enough to tho eyes
of ordlnnry mortals, but many things
tend to mnko It small In tho eyes of
Cornelius, Jr. Prior to his rupturo
with his father some two youra ago,
when ciipld led him captlvo by tho
forelock nnd mado him Indifferent to
consequences, Cornelius, Jr., was
looked upon an his father's legltlmato
successor In charge of tho vast estate
Indeed ho wns specially trained to meet
this responsibility. But fate decreed
otherwise However, ho will not
ALFRED G WYNNE
starve on $12,500,000. This will easily
support him until ho enn ?ct some
thing to do. Alfred Gwynno Is tho
second son of Cornelius, Sr. Ho gradu
ated from Yale collegu In Juno last.
Speaking of him one of tho most inti
mate friends of tho family says; "Al
fred Gwynno never gave his father ono
single moment ot serious uneasiness.
Ho has been nn nvcrago boy of tho
best sort. Throughout his collego ca
reer at Yale he was universally popu
lar. Ho spent money freely, but ho
wns never ostentatious. Ho was not
trained like Cornelius, Jr., to assumo
tho responsibility ot managing tho
estate. Very likely Mr. Vandorbllt re
frained purposely from Imposing this
burden upon his light-hearted son
whose spirits scorned at variance with
business restraints, while those ot Cor
nelius, Jr., seemed to Invito thorn. Al
fred Gwynno is thoroughly democratic.
In personal appearand) ho Is tall, dark
and slender. He has a graceful, easy
manner nnd charming brown eyes. Ho
likes to enjoy himself. Those who
know him say that ho would much
rather that his brother, to whom ho Is
very devoted, should receive tho great
est part of tho millions, with tho re
sponsibility they entail. But thero Is.
no telling how responsibility may de
velop him. Thoro is wonderful stuff
In tho Vnndcrbllts.
Besides tho orlglnnl will thero aro
said to bo two copies. Ono Is In tho
hnnds of Mrs. Vandcrbllt nnd tho oth
er Cornelius Vandcrbllt has. Henry B.
Anderson, tho lawyer, has the original.
Tho war revenue tax on tho cstnto will
bo about $2,000,000. All cstato above
$1,000,000 must pay a rovenuo of 2V4
per cent. Comptroller Color of Now
York will collect tho stato Inhcrltanco
tax, which amounts to $1,000,000. This
Is tho largest tax over paid by any
CBtate. Tho surrogate will appoint an
appraiser, as In tho caso of Jay Gould's
fortune. Thero can bo no, division of
tho cstato until tho taxes are paid.
A I'rlnee'n Education.
Tho present Idol of tho British pub
,1c Is Prlnco Edward of York, oldest
son of tho duko of York, grandson of
tho prlnco of Wnles, great-grandson of
Queen Victoria, and heir In tho direct
lino of tho crown of Great Britain.
Prlnco Edward, having been born on
Juno 23, 1894, Is now well into his sixth
year, and regards himself as quite u
big boy. His brother Albort la a year
younger, and tho two princes have had,
perhaps, their sharo, but no moro, of
brotherly "scraps." Tho duko of York
Is said not to have Interfered with tholr
small wars, saying to "let them fight
It out will mako them better men."
But ho has Interfered successfully with
another weakness of Prlnco Edwnrd.
It Is customary for tho royal children,
In meeting tho queen, to kiss hor hand
and not hor cheek; but Prlnco Edward
did not lllto to do this, and objected
strenuously. Ono day ho heard somo
ono speak of "her majesty." "I know
who 'her majesty' Is," said he; "It's
Just granny I" "And " who wns tho
naughty littlo prlnco who would not
kiss granny's hand?" "That was mo,"
said Prlnco Edwnrd, unabashed; "nnd
I'm not going to kiss granny's hand."
But when ho hnd arrived at tho ago of
5, ho felt himself quite a man, and
began to do n.i other men did kissed
tho queen s band and nlways doffed his
cap In her presence
UNDERTAKER'S RHYMES.
Novel I'eaturo Introduced hy n Man In
rennnylvntilu.
"Tho nicest part of my business," n
Manayunk undertaker said tho other
day, according to tho Philadelphia
Record, "is tho writing of poems for
my patronsdirges, don't you know,
lamenting tho death of tho departed.
Maybe you have seen some of my stuff
In tho obituary columns. I chnrgo $1
per stanza of four Hiicb if tho first nnd
third and tho second nnd fourth lines
nil rhyme Besides appearing In tho
ropnpers, my works nro printed usually
on sheets of paper nbout tho bIzc of
concert programmes, with broad
mourning lines Inclosing tho print, nnd
copies nro sent to all tho friends ot tho
family. Tho recipients, If they aro truly
VANDERBILT.
appreciative people, framo tho poems
and hang them in tholr parlors. It la
strnngo how prnctico makes perfect.
Before 1 went Into this undertaking
business I thought It wns very difficult
to wrltolpoetry. Now I can wrho an
eight-stanza poem of tho dollar
grado in two hotirB. First I
get my rhymes griovc, dove, be
reave, love something llko that,
you know, and then all I havo to do Is
to fill In. If business over gets slack
I'll tako to writing poetry for tho mng
nzlncs, but I guess they don't pay as
much ns I'm nccustomcd to getting."
SAMPSON'S SUCCESSOR.
Rear Admiral Fargnhar has succeed
ed Rear Admiral Sampson In commnnd
of tho North Atlantic squadron. On
account of his years, which though not
greatly advanced aro verging upon that
period when men naturally deslro to
withdraw from tho busy turmoils of
llfo nnd to enjoy what tlmo remains
beforo them In comparative qulotudo,
Admiral Sampson nsked to ho assigned
to duty on shore; nnd In dofcrenco to
his wishes, backed by his scrvlco In
tho lato war, this request bus been
granted by tho naval authorities. Ad
miral Farguhar, who Is scheduled to
succeed Admiral Sampson, comes ot
good lighting stock nnd It tho pnst Is
any Indication of tho future, ho will
provo himself ubundnntly worthy of
tho promotion. Ho ontcrcd tho navy
somo thirty-odd years ago and served
with distinction In tho war between
REAR ADMIRAL FARGUHAR.
the states. Slnco that tlmo ho hns ad
vanced rnpldly from ono post of honor
to another. In 1890 ho was commander
of tho Nownrk. Ills shoro assignments
havo Included stations at tho Boston
navy yard, tho Leaguo Island navy
yard and tho Norfolk nnvy yard. "Ha
was commissioned renr admiral oc
March 3 last.
In the scales of bigotry, tho greatest
of men havo weighed but little.
CAN SPELL ANY WORD
judge .Kelly the premier
speller of america.
Ha IteridM nt Hi. Joseph, MlMnnrl, and
lint Had n Varloit Career a l'imner,
Lawyer und InrUt Ureall tho Indiana
Spelling MMi'hi'O.
Judgo Henry M. Kelly ot St. Joseph,
Mo., Is credited with being tho best
speller In tho United States. Judgo
Kelly Is tho nuthuv ot three Important
law books, which nro widely used by
attorneys throughout tho state of Mis
souri. When his law books were being
put In typo the printers wntched his
copy day after day striving to discover
mistakes In tho orthography, ns It was
whispered nround the ofilco that tho
Judge would pay $10 for every mlstako
of that kind the printers could And.
Every mnn would bring his dictionary
nround when the Judge's copy came In,
but never a mistake did they Hnd.
Three lnw books without ono mistake
In spelling Is n rarity, In fact, It is
unique, hut tho judgo can spell nny
word In tho EngllRh language. Speak
ing ot himself somo tlmo ago Judgo
JUDGE HENRY S. KELLY.
Kelly said: "I was born In Hamilton
county, Ohio, near Cincinnati, on tho
18th day of December, 1832. In 1837 I
moved to Henry county, Indlnna, and
settled on a farm about ten miles north
of New Cnstlo and engnged In farm
ing. I entered a district school lu the
fall of 183S, going to school In tho win
ter tlmo nnd working on tho farm tho
balance of tho time, until 1850, when 1
left tho farm nnd took up my resi
dence In Marlon, Ornut county, where
I had better school advantages, my
father having moved to that county
In 184G. Soon after going to Marlon I
studied law, was admitted to tho bar
and commenced practicing lav In 1873,
nnd I havo been engnged In tho law
cither upon tho circuit bench or nt the
bar all of my manhood life. In 18GU
I Bottled In Savannah, In Andrew coun
ty, Missouri, where I lived until 1887,
when I removed to St. Joseph, where I
now live Incidentally 1 havo given
soma nttcntlon occasionally to other
things. 1 hnvo edited newspapers, lec
tured In tho Missouri Stuto UnivcrBlty
from 1873 to 1899 upon criminal law
and practice and pleading and practice.
When I was u schoolboy going to
school In Henry county, Indlurm, n
great deal of attention was given to
spelling. Spelling matches, spelling
bees nnd polemics or debating contests
were engnged lu frequently and exten
sively throughout tho neighborhood
nnd country round about, for cdlflcn
tlon, amusement nnd Instruction, Ono
district school would challenge another
for a spelling match and tho chnllcngo
wns always accepted. Then both
schools would put In most of their time
and do ttielr best In preparing for tho
contest, and tho schools nnd scholars
for miles around would go In wagons,
on horseback and on foot. Somo of tho
best spellers In our school hnvo gouo
eight nnd ten nines to a spelling match
and tho spoiling would begin about 7
p. m. nnd last until 2 or 3 a. in, Thoso
mnlches wcro usually on Friday night.
Frequently It would hnppen thnt somo
of our spellers did not miss a word dur
ing tho wholo evening. On ono or two
occasions tho contest wan a draw, per
haps for want of lime, neither sldo be
ing able to win. When preparing for n
spelling mntch everything elso wns
pushed nsldc and tho wholo attention
of thoso who were to participate In tho
contest was given to spelling. Our
teachers wcro Infected with tho mania
and eagerly participated. They wore
generally selected to pronounce tho
words to tho spelling mntch and they
wcro closely watched and sharply criti
cised far ; n y mistakes they might
make Wo used Webstcrs's school dic
tionary and sometimes tho spelling
book."
Hreyfui Cum I.ofte a Cliurwoiiiiui.
Ono at tho peoplo who havo been
Bcrlously affected by tho Dreyfus caso
Is old Mmo. Bastion, who for years
waa tho charwoman ut tho Gorman em
bassy at Paris. It was Iter custom
to enter tho embassy at U o'clock ench
morning for tho purposo of emptying
tho waste paper baskets. Th old
woman was In tho employ of tho
French secret service, nnd, It Is Bald,
lu addition to tho scraps from tho bas
kets hIio was nccustomcd to gather up
such papers as she could find In coat
pockets and such drawers iib wcro loft
unlocked. All tho material so col
lected waa carefully put Into it recep
tacle and dollvored to another agent
of tho secret service Tho old woman
could not rend or write, und conse
quently was never suspected by tho
Germans. As n result of tho Dreyfus
caso sho has, of course, lost her posi
tion, and has, In fact, disappeared from
Paris.
WInii Futher.
Tommy Pop, why do peoplo call
death tho grim reaper? Tommy's
Pop Doesn't tho Blblo gay that nil
flesh Is grass? Run nwuy and piny.
San Francisco Bulletin.
THAT "TWANOOF OURS
An KnRllsli Critic with a Hontlhl view
of tho Matter.
It is not to bo oxpoctcd that nn ex
tremely English Intonation should over
bo agreeable to Americans, or nn ex
tremely American Intonation to Eng.
Ushmcn. Wo ourselves laugh nt a
"haw-haw" Intonation In English; why,
thru, should wo forbid Americana to
do bo. If "nn accent llko n banjo" la
recognized iib unlleslrhbld In Amcrlcn
(nnd assuredly It Is), thero 1b no reason
why wo In England should protend to
admire It. But n vulgar or affected In
tonation Is clearly distinguishable, nnd
ought to bo clearly distinguished, from
(i national habit lu tho pronunciation
of n given letter, or ndccntuntlon of ti
particular word, or class of worde. For
Instance, tnko tho pronunciation of tho
indefinite- article Tho American linblt
ually Bays "a man" (a as In 'gamo");
tho Englishman, unless ho wants to bo
cmphntlc, snyn "a man." Neither Is
right, neither wrong It 1b purely a
matter of habit; and to consider olthor
habit ridiculous Is merely to exhibit
that chtldtshuoss or provincialism of
mind which Is moved to laughter by
whatever Is unfamiliar. Again, whon
I first read tho works of tho sagacious
Mr. Doolcy, I thought It a curiously
far-fotched Idea on tho part of that
phllosophor to talk of Admiral Dowoy
as his "Cousin Goorgo," nnd assort that
"Dewey" nnd "Doolcy" wcro practical
ly tho same nnmo. I hnd not then no
ticed that the American pronounclrt
tlon ot "Dowoy" is "Hooey," nnd that
tho liquid "yco" Is very seldom hoard
In America. In tho courso of tho five
minutes I spent lu tho supremo court
nt Washington I heard tho chief Jus
tice ot tho United States mako thin
ono rcmnrk: "That, sir, Is not conBtl
tootlonnl." To our cars this "oo" linn
nn old-fashioned ring, llko that of tho
"oo" In "obleegcd"; but to call it wrong
Is absurd, nnd to find It ridiculous In
provlnclnl. -William Archer, in Pall
Mall Magazine.
A BRIOHT DOG.
llo Hurled the l'lnit Note, but Delivered
the Second.
Tho most Intelligent dog In Phoenix
Is a brown spaniel owned by tho Chl
ncso proprietor of tho Gnrden City res
taurant. Ono of tho dog's duties Is to
mnko n dally trip to Chinatown with
n bnakot containing n note. On tho
last day It rained ho was dispatched
on his usual errand, nnd hla owner
noticed nn unwillingness to go out Into
tho wet. But tho dog started, walked
slowly up tho Btrcct, now nnd thou
stopping and turning around. At last
ho went on without looking back. Tho
Chinaman watched to sco him cross tho
street to tho city hall plaza, hut ho
didn't cross. His owner started nftor
tho1 dag nnd saw him stand In n.
stato ot Indecision under tho awning
In front of Goldberg Bros.' store.
Finally tho dog set tho basket down,
took tho note out, carried It Into tho
street nnd covered It with mud. Ho
burled it with great care Tho Chlnn
mnn returned to the rcslnurant and got
a club, for n Chinaman han neither iv
senso of humor nor appreciation of
bruto Intelligence. Pretty soon tho
dog returned wagging his tall as It hlu
conscience wcro easy. Tho Chinaman
seized him by tho collar and pounded
tho hair off of him in spots. Then ho
wroto another nolo nnd put It Into tho
basket. Tho dog picked It up und
hounded out of tho door. Mud nnd rain
were nothing to him now. Ho ntnrtcd
for Chinatown by tho most direct
route, nnd ten minutes lntor returned
with an honest wag of tho tall, which
really merited approbation. Arizona
Republican.
OLDEST IN AMERICA.
If ho should live until Feb. 18, 1900.
tho Rov. John Nalllo of Trnppo, Pa.,
will bo 99 years of ago, yet In splto ot
his years he Is still preaching occa
sionally to tho members of his congre
gation In tho littlo German Reformed
Church of tho village Mr. Nalllo did
not enter tho ministry until ho was 40
years of age, so thero nro many prench
ers who have been lu tho pulpit for
a longer term of years. Ho has retired
from tho ncttvo work of his pastorate,
but when ho does preach tho littlo
church Is crowded with tho descend
ants of thoso to whom ho llrnt
THE REV. JOHN NAILLE.
preached, for ho has always had tho
samo pastoral charge. His locomotion
is unsteady nnd his volco Is feoblo, but
ho enn read tho lessons without
glasses.
Hard to Convince.
From the Chicago Record: "Young
man," said the mother of the family,
confronting him In tho parlor, "you
havo been coming to sco my daughter
for moro thnn n year. Havo you any
reason to think sho would over accept
you a u lover?" "Why, I will confess
to you, Mrs. Olasspy," rosponoed tho
youth, meeting her storn gnzo with tho
fearlessness of conscious roctltudo,
"that when sho wrapped her arms
around my nock last night and kissed
mo I was almost emboldened to speak
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