THE AMERICAN.
PRINCE OF WALES DISCOUNTED.
firm lau porta tCar Tkat
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I ee ftnc he rounds of the press
an item about the prince of Wales' d
tars, said the old tobacconist, w ho for
run generation has disarm-.! nlco-
line, to the patron of an un n hotel.
According to tne story thy are made
me nnt-si tour-year Muck ty the
moat expert clicarniak.r In Cuba, and
after being wrapped In gold leaf and
ou paper, aiampea with the prince'
creai. ana pacKea in mahogany boes,
mey coi ii. 11. it. 11 jo apiece. That a
pretty good cigar story, but American
overs or tne weed can discount 1C
ur, prominent Importing firm
01 ntw iorit now having made lot
of the very finest Havana cigars, which
will cost, when the duty la paid on
mem. just U.Z apiece. They are In
tended as presents. In packages of ten
i me iirms principal patrons, who
will then be able to boast of smoking
ths costliest cigars ever made. The
highest-priced cigars I ever sold In
Washington were fl apiece, and they
coat me JSOO a thousand. Most of them
were aold singly, but the last box of
fifty was taken by a man who Intended
them as a present to a friend In the
treasury department who bad done him
aome especial service.
That was during the war. when some
cigars sold six for $5, that you could
almost duplicate for S cents. What
effect the present troubles in Cuba will
have on the price of Imported cigars
remains to be seen, but many smokers
would like to see the Island annexed to
the United States simply for the tobac
co. Talking about steady smokers, I
have a customer who for fourteen years
baa bought the same brand of cigars
from me, and In that time he has paid
ma over $4,000." Washington Paper.
CAT CAUSES A SPOOK SCARE
Cranston's Old Insane Aaylum the Seen
of a Midnight Mystery.
A cat belonging to J. II. Northam of
Evanston, 111., was the cause of con
siderable excitement In the northern
part of the city the other night. Mr.
Northam lives on the outskirts of the
city, and next door to his place is a
large brick house which years ago was
a private Insane asylum kept by Dr.
Gray. Since Dr. Gray left the house
has been unoccupied, and It Is thought
by the superstitious that live in the
neighborhood to be haunted. For five
years or more no signs of life have been
seen there, and on the night in ques
tion sounds like the moans of a little
child were heard coming apparently
from the attic of the old building. Later
a light was seen. The light was first
seen at the windows on the ground
floor, and some time after its rays
streamed forth from a little window in
the attic. Then the moaning sound
ceased, the light went out and all was
quiet about the place. The affair caused
considerable talk, and the next day
Policeman Huber and several men de
cided to make an Investigation. Mr.
Northam does not believe In spooks,
and It was decided to ask him to ac
company them In the search. As soon
as he was told of the mission, however,
he was able to throw light upon the
mystery. His pet cat, he said, had en
tered the building during the day and
when night came refused to come out
and set up a mournful howl. Mr,
Northam lighted a lantern and went
after his cat.
NO MAN'S LAND.
The Moat Imlalrd Kpot la !Sr atlaad. !
All Tarlit lauabttaau
If the spirit of Itarthul-miew Gosnold
could return to this world and would
hover over No Man's IjuiJ. It would
likely l greatly surprised at the lltt
progress hkti haa tteen made toward
Inhabiting that loland since It was first
eled l y the KiiKUnh naxUator in th
year lwz. says the Iolon Globe. N
Man's Ijifnl. it Is said, was given th
name of Martha's Vineyard by GownoIJ
which name h- afterwards transferred
to the main uunmi. in its rude and cul
tivated mate It could not have mu.
resemi'leti tne vineyards or the past,
and why he should have called It a vine
yard Is not quite apparent. If the wild
grape was proline men. it is certain!
not now. and beyond a light growl
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oi nuniiriiriij ouimh alio iriar Inere
is nothing elde Whirl) nourishes there a
present. No Man s l.nn.1, a small Island
lies about eight milra south from Ga
Head light In the Atlantic ocean, an
Is llktiy tne mom Isolated rlare In th
eatilern part of the I'nlted Slates. There
in no account or the first settlement
inn 1X1111111. uui ii present there are
only two families living there. The his
tory oi mem- inranKe people living on
a small Island against whose shores the
mighty Atlantic Keats with a deatenin
roar and Tor weeks at a time with sue
mad rush that to land or launch
boat Is ImposHible, Is certainly renlet
with Interest. No Man's Land is an eutr
shaped Inland about three miles in iir
cumrerence Dy one mile whie. and the
present total population numbers twelv
persons. These are divided Into tw
families, as follows: Ueorge Itutler, wife
and five children; Charles Lewis, wife
and two children, and Israel Lewis,
brother or l harles. When It Is stated
that often these eople have no com
munlratlon with the outside world for
a period of six months at a time, that
neither a daily, weekly nor monthly
paper, or even a leiier reaches them.
except tnrougn the kindness of the fish
ermen who visit the shores In the sum.
mer time, their condition can be better
imagined than described. To reach No
Man s una at uns season of the vear
Is a hazardous undertaking, and unices
the weather is favorable It la an lm
possibility. It Is also an Impossibility
for those people who live on the Island
to reach the mainland, so high does the
urr run against the shores, especially
at this time of the year. There Is no
point on the Island where boats can rlda
safely at anchor, and the fishermen who
visit there during the spring and fall
seasons are compelled to haul their
boats ashore each night. Ench fisher
man has what are called boat ladders
built from the beach banks to the water's
edge, low tide mark, and with the. aid
of a yoke of oxen their boats are hauled
high and dry at the close of each day's
nsning.
BRODIE'S HUMANE ACT.
Arranges for a Christian Burial of Car
oline Hathaway.
Caroline Hathaway, who committed
suicide In Boston last week, was given
a Christian burial by Steve Brodle.
"Tell Mr. Jones," he said through the
telephone at the Reynolds hotel, "not
to spare any expense, for I want to see
the girl get a decent burial. And when
they are picking the coffin out have
them remember that the best Is not too
good. Let there be silver handles on
the side and let the shroud be an ex
pensive one, for she deserves it." The
body of the unfortunate girl would have
been conveyed to potter's field only for
this timely interference. "The girl Is
an utter stranger to me," said Brodle,
after sending this message, "but that
does not hinder my seeing her burled
right I'm not much at religion, but I've
got a heart just as big as other people.
When I got that cut in my throat last
summer it started me thinking. The
girl 'is not so much to blame for what
she did as the ones who drove her to It.
TEST FOR DRUNKARDS.
Boston Alderman Would Have Then
Spell or Walk a Chalk Line.
Councilman Lane of Boston lately In-
troduced In the city council a resolution
Instructing the committee on police to
report a measure that will compel the
officers In charge of the different police
stations in the city te apply a test to
man when arrested on a charge of
drunkenness. In other words, the offi
cer In charge must by some means yet
to be decided upon determine the size
of the "jag" carried by the party ar
rested. Mr. Lane claims that there are
dally cases where officers arrest per
sons against whom they have a grudge,
locking them up on a charge of drunk
enness, when, in fact, the person ar
rested is sober. Mr. Lane thinks a good
test would be to have a man walk a
chalk line or spell some words. Falling
In this he would be declared drunk. One
councilman suggests asking each man
to tell the time of day or night through
an Illuminated keyhole.
Remains of a Monster.
L. W. Stacy, who arrived at Yellow-
atone from Powder river the other day,
told of the finding of the carcass of
some extinct monster whose remains
are as large, but unlike, the mastodon.
Mr. Stacy said it was on the east fork
of the Powder river that a number of
men were out when one of them dis
covered an immense spinal column,
which in size is equal to that of the
mastodon. The head of the animal is
gone, but there remains, including the
tail, thirty feet of the vertebrae and
tail bones. It was at first supposed that
the bones found were tho. - of some
monster serpent, but on cToser examin
ation it was found that the remains ol
the legs were burled in the ground to
a depth of seven feet
It is estimated that the annual sales
of German toys in England amount to
$10,000,000.
There are 300 negroes in the universi
ties of Europe.
A Jay at the liox UflHce.
A theater treasurer bumps up against
many adverse forms of human nature.
If some bright box-offlce man were to
embody the many humorous Incidents
which happen at his window in book
form It would be an interesting contri
bution to light literature. One evening
while the Bostonlans were In New
Tork, a couple bearing unmistakable
evidence of pastoral life came up to
the Broadway theater. New York, box
office to buy two seats for "Prince An
anias." The man was a wizen-faced.
dried-up specimen, with funny straggly
whiskers on his chin like the Reuben
Glue of the topical song. The woman
was a counterpart of the Aunt Ouhella
of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The man ap
proached the window adjusting his
spectacles and probing In his pocket for
money; the woman fallowed close at his
heels.
Got any seats for the troupe to
night?" inquired the man.
"Yes, sir; two good seats In the middle
of the house," replied the treasurer.
"I'm a little particular just where
sit, when I come to town, the man
added.
"These are two of the best In the
house right on the aisle," responded
the treasurer.
"Sure they're good seats?" hesitated
the jay.
"Sure; I saved them for you," said the
box-office man.
"A large, rectangular smile embroid
ered the farmer's countenance and he
put his money down and slowly moved
away. The wife, who had been an
Interested listener to the conversation.
grabbed her husband by the arm and
said:
"John, how did that man know you
were coming to-night?"
"Sold, by thunder!" he ejaculated,
"and that chap there seemed a nice
sort, too."
Treasures of Arrhaeolngy.
The Museum of Archaelogy of th
University of Pennsylvania has just
received from Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell
two gourds set with silver and twt
silver tubes, which are used by th
people of Paraguay for drinking mati,
a native tea, which has never yel
found favor outside of that country,
The museum has also received from
Miss Ashhurst two of the rarest packi
of cards in this country, one of which
entitled "The Game of Oregon: Th
Way It Was Settled Between Brothei
Jonathan and John Bull, by Professoi
Punch, Boston, and Published 1816 by
Saxton & Kezt," is believed to be tht
only one in existence. The cards, nine
teen in number, bear colored picturei
of Indians and Indian ceremonies: "Big
Bug, the Medicine Man, A Crow War
rior," "Shoo-de-ga-cha, or Smoke;'
"Sioux on the Move," "A Mandan Rain
maker" Dr. William Pepper has deposited t
beautiful specimen of a Sioux stoat
war club. The collection of Americas
Indian ethnological material is being
carefully rearranged, with the assist
ance given by Mr. Frank Cushlng, and
Is becoming highly representative If
its character.
War Should Mot Affect the Price of Teat
The wily merchant who begins to put
up the price of tea on the strength of
the China-Japan war should be fore
stalled by the wily housekeeper who
stores her head with useful knowledge.
According to good authority, Indian
and Ceylon teas have been absorbing
the market for some time. These teas
are considerably stronger than those
made from the Chinese leaf, permitting
two or three brews to a pot against onsj
of the Chinese, which is one reason for
their supremacy, and there are other
reasons not so direct and palpable to
the laity, which yet operate in favor ol
the Indian and South Sea tea.
The street beggars in Barcelona have
entered Into a solemn covenant to with
draw from circulation all the two-
centime pieces which they reoelve from
the charitable public, so as to compel
their benefactors to give them the cola
next In value viz.. fit e centimes.
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