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I A CONSUMERS’ LEAGUE THEY WONT BUY FROM SELFISH EMPLOYERS. r - Fair Wi|H Bad Good Hours —Reports oa Retail Haases Ara Oathared and The? Ara Boycotted If Found Want* tad—Grand Idea HERB U a league of New York wom en called the Con mi mera' League of the City of New York, aaye the World. The object of this organization la to recommend to Ita membera and to others Interested In _ the welfare of Working women and girls such retail bouses In this city aa the league finds Just In dealings with employes. The shop that has Its name down on the favored list gains much trade from the thousands of members of the Con sumers’ League. These members and their friends will not trade at or lend their Influence to a house that Is not fair. Just what It takes to make a ■hop “fair" Is laid down by the league under four headings: 1. Wages A fair house Is one In which equal pay Is given for work of equal value, Irrespective of sex. In de partments where women only are cm piuyeu unt minimum wages arts to week for experienced adult workers, •nd In few Instances are below fS. 2. In which wages are paid by the week. >2. In which fines, If Imposed, are paid Into a fund for the benefit of em ployees. 4. In which the minimum wages of cash girls are |2 per week, with the same conditions regarding weekly pay ments and fines. Regarding “hours" the league says a fair bouse Is one In which the hours are from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M.., with three quarters of an hour for lunch; In which a general half-holiday Is given on one day In each week during at least two summer months; In which a vacation of not less than one week is given during the summer season, and in which all avertlme Is compensated for. A fair house, with proper “physical conditions," is ona in which work, lunch and retiring rooms are apart from aach other, and conform In all respects to the present New York City sanitary laws, and in which the present law re garding the providing of seats for saleswomen is observed and tbs use of seats permitted. Another requirement of a fair house, according to the league, is one in which humane and considerate behavior to wards employees is the rule; In which fidelity and length of service meet with the consideration which Is their due and in which no children under four y teen years of age are employed. Houses that are up to this standard get their names on the Consumers’ League list. The Governing Board in its last recommendation directed patronage to twenty-eight different houses as fair houses. Nine of these are on Broadway, between Eleventh street and Thirty-first street; three are In Sixth avenue, nine In Twenty-third street and the others are scattered throughout the retail territory. The President of the Governing Board of the league Is Mrs. CharleB Russell Lowell, of No. 120 East Thirtieth street; treasurer. Miss E. Stone, No. 25 East Forty-fifth street; Recording Secretary, Miss Caldwell, No. 120 East Thirty fourth street; corresponding secretary. Miss F. J. Pomeroy, No. 101 Park ave nue, and there are eighteen other ladles on the board, all representative New York women. The members of the league receive regular reports of the treatment em ployees receive In the big shops, and they distribute their patronage where the worslngwomen and girls have what the league calls "fair play." Several of the largest bouses in New York are not on “speaking terms” with the league members. Branches may be started all over the country. tli«igri»t»!ijr of llamlto. y Oeneral Charles Hamlin and son, VMMI !«■ m. ISWMIMH, and arranging the extensive man* of valuable matter already In Ueneral Hamlin's possession for nn extended biography of the late ex>Vlce Presi dent Hannibal Hamlin, which will be written by them. The history will be correct In overy detail, and It will be n valuable addition to tho political his tory of tho stirring times In which the late distinguished Hangortan lived and which he helped to make. A Mews Trtefc A certain married lady of llopo aal up till IS o'clock tke older night wait ing for ker husband to c«mo homo. At lent, weary and worn out with wotting, the weal ta her bedroom to retire and found the miming husband thorn lost asleep lastead of going dona town, ha had gaae ta hie room ribs wan so mad that eha wouldn't »r«ah la him for a week,— Hope i Mabel Ktamlasr Ae Awsteel biMs« k The trtaagwlar bridge at Crawlaad (A Meielnahlr*. wbi.h waa prubatdi la tea dad aa aa emblem of tho trlalty. In the moat aactont Uothle structure rw maleiag tali re la th* kingdom It was erected about the yeer of our lard boo MsOsews to lee Pee It la aatlmatod that the auwhor el tlebrwwe ta imadea is about lee.own at Ipe.gaa There are IM*t Hebrew « hil grwa attoadtag the tmadwa beard and Hebrew vwluatery mbeote et the Inner TREADING ON UNSAFE GROUND. I That *•« mi to Hr th« flwmn Oplnlaa of KniUgil'a V«i*iotl»« Pollop. It la fully apparent that England has reached the point where she la com pletely Isolated In Europe, and that her selfish policy, which Is to undertake no obligation for friends while trying to Induce them to protect her Interests, has forced her to stand alone among the great powers. Now, by her ven turesome Indiscretions, she has plunged Into complications In all part* of the world. Ultimatum here, ultimatum there, but no strong armed force to redeem her big words with brave deeds. Now an arrogant tone toward half-clv lllzed peoples; now an Inflated air of as sumed patronage; now a clattering of the sword and a threatening with Arm strong cannon; at the same time, not the physical strength to crush on the spot even a meeting of savage*, aaya a Berlin paper. English policy in Venezuela la th# same as elaewhere. The Venezuelan government now has published docu menta which prove Just about conclu sively the Injustice of England's claim*. From th* Information received by ua from the Venezuelan consul general In Berlin, It la perfectly clear that the British, according to the Increase In value of territory before supposed to be valueless, have pushed their boundary further and further In tbe course of th* fifty year*’ negotiations, that they have raised their demand* higher and high er, and that they have declined per sistently to settle the dispute by arbi tration. Now England is In a position where she must face at least a coalition of Central American republics, and per haps will not be able to relegate th* North American union to the part of a spectator. Sir Charles Cameron Lees, governor of IlflHuli ritilana ha a hinflpf! In Kni!« land. * • • Aa far as a Venezuelan attack on British Oulana Is concerned, ho has no fears. The whole thing, he says, Is only a lot of big talk on the part of Individual Venezuelans. He re gards It as unlikely that the Venezuelan question will cause any considerable ex citement in the United State*.' On which side the big talk is to be heard Is, however, very easily determined just now, SHOE HEELS OP WOOD. Compressed Pulp Is Wow I.'sed Kitenslve ly In tho Shosmehlng Trsds. One of the latest features of wood pulp industry I* the manufacture, In Haverhill, Maas., of shoe heels from that material, white pine and other klnda being used for the purpose. In carrying out this art the plan, as de scribed, consists in reducing the wood In the usual way in digesters, after which the pulp Is put Into a tank and mixed with the substancea necessary for Imparting to heel stock the neces sary requirements, such as alcohol, lith arge, tar, degras and flsb glue, a thorough mixing of these with pulp be ing followed by soaking the same for a day or two, so that the liber may be penetrated, when another application of materials occurs. Tbe object at thla stage Is to harden the pulp somewhat, so that It can be rolled Into thick sheets and handled, shellac and borax accom plishing this, the pulp thus having tbe consistency of cement. At this point slackened lime Is put In, and, as this hardens when dry, the pulp must be rolled Into sheets and cut into heels before the hardening takes place. With needed rapidity tbe pulp is now drawn from the tank In sheets, it being just tblck enough, and there being specially arranged rollers and adjustments at the bottom of tbe tank for effecting thia. A series of pressures through press rol lers reduces the sheet to the right thick ness, and the sheet Is next placed quick ly upon the bed of a cutter; the wheels are now started, and In a moment the platen falls, forcing a hundred or more cutters upon the sheet, shaping out a heel each. _ Old Charrh Keatoradi The magnlflcent old Church of BL Saviour's, Southwark, which has been undergoing restoration for somewhere about six years, Is so nearly completed that In another three months It could be reopened for service If necessary funds were forthcoming. Except the abbey, there Is nothing like It in London. Irish Hull Crrdttsd to HUiusrrk. At the time of tbe Schleswig-Holstein difficulty. Prince Bismarck raised a laugh by aaylng there waa only one man who fully understood that ques tion and he was dead. GRAINS OP GOLD. None more Impatiently suffer Injuries than those who are moat forward in doing them to others. Wo are sent lato this world to mahe It hatter sod happier, and In propor tion aa wo do so wo make ourselves both. Concentration Is the seer »t of strength In polities, In wnr. In tr»do~ In short, la nil msnsgemeal of human affairs. It has been beautifully said that "the volt which covers the face of futurity was woven by the hand of mercy,'* Take heart, nil who loll all youths la humhte situations, nil In adverao cir cumstance#, and those who labor ana# pretested If It be but to drive lbs plow. Strive tu do It Well It ealy to sol bolts, mahe good ones or to blow the bellows, beep the Iron hot. It in M tontlon to bus I see* that lifts the foot higher upon the ladder Tba wteb to succeed is an element tn every undertaking without which, achievement ta Impossible The am hi th*M to succeed Is the mainspring of ae Itvity, the driving wheel af Industry, the spur tn intellectual end mural prw grew# ll given energy to the Individu al, enthusiasm to Ibo many, push in the nation It makes ik# iiffweaeo bo* twson a people who move a* O Stream and a people who stead llbe a pool POUND AN APT PUPIL. flow tha Affd Hof Tmght th« Pap U Ntanri Hanfinal Ovar tha Mon«a. From the Detroit Journal: The fol lowing dog story la told by an old res ident who haa never been required to present affidavits, but will do so If de sired, although a resident on Piety Hill. He has an old dog. a spaniel, that for nearly twenty years has been the moat faithful of guardians. Bummer or win ter, fair weather or foul, as soon as the key was turned In the lock of the back door he has taken his position at the threshold, and not the slightest sound escaped hla Investigation during the night In hot weather the family have never hesitated to leave the door open for ventilation. In all these years the first riser In the morning has never failed to find "old Rover” alert at hla post at the threahold. Then, relieved of bis charge, he Immediately retired to his bunk In the woodshed for slum ber. The faithful old fellow la becom ing decrepit and his master recently carried home a bull terrier pup with a pedigree of great length and the bluest of blood; an unlettered pup from the kennel of Its mother; full of playful ness, free from every care, thoughtless and perpetually hungry. That was three months ago. and the pup Is now K months old. For a time the old brown spaniel had no use for the frisky little white-haired fellow, so entirely unlike himself, that ran under him. jumped over and upon his back,grabbed hla long and silky ears and attempted to run away with them, but after a time it was a clear case of grandfather and the youngest baby. This Is the situation now: When the key Is turned it Is the pup that takes the position at the threshold, while the old dog, confi dent of the faithfulness of hla proxy aentlncfl, retires to hla piece of carpet and snores the night through. Not only does the terrier remain on duty all nignt, nut me moment someone is asur In the house she retires to her bunk for sleep, just as the old dog did for so many years, The owner has tip-toed down to the door at all hours, but has never found her napping. "You can not make me believe that this is In stinct, unless you concede that Instinct Is thought and Intelligence, and that dogs have the power to communicate them," he declares. "Three months ago this pup knew absolutely nothing, except how to play and eat. It? sole companion baa been the old d'jg, and to-day the pup knows all that the old dog knows, and the old dog kiows the pup knows It, and has retired from business fully aware that his dutlea have been left to a competent and faith ful succeasor. I’m going to take the pup to a frtend'a house for a night or two and see If the old dog doesn’t Im mediately resume his post by ths door.” How She rotmS • Mom do Plano Miss French (Octave Thanet) thus ex plains how she got her nom de plume-. "Octave was the name of a school friend. It Is both French and Scotch. I thought if I could fl: d another name to go with it that waa both French and Scotch 1 would adopt that. I waa riding on a train one time when we stopped at a way station, and on the siding near where I sat was a freight car painted red. On the side was chalked the word ‘Thanet’ What It meant or how It got there I have not the slightest idea, but I decided then and there to adopt It. Lots of people still think that Octave Thanet Is a man." Making Perfume*. In the collecting of perfumes two pro cesses are employed. In one the grease process, boxes with glass bottoms are Drenared. the bottom being covered with purse greaae, or suet, and the flowers, gathered fresh every day dur ing the season, are laid on trays In the box, the grease being laid to absorb their fragrance. Nwan Foot Fropeller. A steam yacht was once constructed with propellers on the principal of the swan toot The progress of the boat was quite satisfactory, and the pro pellers would have been a success were It not for the fact that the experiment being made In the Thames, they were continually interfered with by the roots and floating wood. Duplicate Wedding Present*. "Do you know that Snlgley Is the father of twins?" “Yes, I heard It last night at the club. Did you bear what he said about It?” "No. What?" “He said that they were the first duplicate wedding preaenta that Mrs. Hnlgley and be had received.’’ WIT AND HUMOR. Teacher: "Johnnie, give tne the ueme of the Urgent known diamond." "The ace." An exchange haa an article on "Why lleea Make Honey." They make It to roll. "The editor," aald a contemporary, "who aald hla mouth nover uttered a lla probably apok* through hia auee." A pblloaopher aaya, "My friend con* ducted hla future wife to the altar end here bla leadership cam# to an end" Home • irked Yankee aaya that ha haa "laventod a new telegraph," Ha pro* poaoe to place a Una of women ttfty •t«p* apart, and raw mil the nawa la the tret aa a profound aorrwt. A Married roupt* aat down tbo alher night la a game of < arda. Hhe "What ire ywu going to pUy for’* Ho: "Any thing you like " Hhe "fait ua play far • new |arkat dear. If you Uao I akalt have the rhutMlng of It. aad If I Iowa mu aba 11" Merited American Treakman "Did I p*ae my etamlaallOB. prof a an art" (•vofaoaor, with proud acorn ' No, niff* •« daneoa rrwabla, raduat with aaaitaa, ITofeaaur You wleoaderetood me, you failed all t“ In-urrlgiltle y'reehmag 'Ah but I won a hot, you aoaf" f*r» baoor at agger* , EXPLORED THE WILDS REMARKABLE TRIP OF A GIRL THROUGH AFRICA. ■•I Juat Kalarnnt from H»r trrond Jourouf Through lltthorto I'noiplorud Ruglona — f arnnnlarad Motif Horttahlpu ••4 naagaru. ISH Klngaley, the Kngllahwoman who ha* juat returned from a trip through the Cameroon* re gion* In Africa, la the aenaatlon In England Juat now. Mlaa Klngaley’* trip, which Is the second one ehe has made, w*s for the purpose of atudylng the "fetiah” cus toms of the native* and for collecting epeclmens of flah for the Hrltlah mu seum*. Hhe went 2f>0 miles up the Ogowe river, much further than the Vtencb can guarantee protection, Hhe started In a canoe with eight natives. The canoe journey was a long one, and nearly a do/.en times the craft waa up set and Its occupants were thrown Into the water. The current waa atrong and Ml** Klngaley had several narrow es capes, being saved more than once by clutching the rocka In the rapids and by holding on to them until the native* righted Mic canoe. Mlaa Klngaley bad the mo»t remarkable adventures In the Kangwe country while traveling over land from the Ogowe river to the Remb we. The Kangwe* are cannibal* of the moat pronounced type, always at war with each other, and one of the few trlbea In Africa who eat their own dead. Mlaa Klngaley had with her three ele phant men or hunter* of the Kangwe tribe and four DJutna men. Aa the lit tle band approached each Kangwe town, If mum fntinri In he In a Mate Of de fense, and the leader of the band very often fell Into some trap which the In habitants hail laid outside the town for the enemy. As the expedition had no proper bandages, when one of the car riers wa* Injured, he had to have hi* wound* bound up with leave*. When the Journey was resumed Mis* Kings ley found the traps numerous and every kind of obstacle place In the paths. Miss Kingsley did not come across one burial place In the Kangwe country, but she found that In most of the native mud huts pieces of human bodies were being kept, Just a* civilized people keep fresh meat and other eata bles In their larders. Owing to tribal fighting, Miss Kingsley had to make a detour and came on the aa yet un explored Lake N’Covl. She crossed this lake and passed a night on one of the numerous Islands In It. As far as Ml** Kingsley could Judge, Lake N’Covl was about ten miles wide where she crossed, and about fifteen miles in another direc tion. She also crossed the little-known range of mountains called the Sierra del Crystal. These varied from 6,000 feet to about 8,000 feet in height, and at the foot of each group was a mud swamp, in which the explorers sank nearly up to their necks. Miss Kings ley will return to West Africa in a few months to make further explora tions. SPOKE WITHOUT LOOK1NO. How • Bus/ Orocmr l<o«t » I)o«lr*blo Customer. She Is Just one of the very prettiest women In the whole Southwest, and she has come to Washington to spend the winter. Her skin Is like the heart of a white rose. Her eyes—well, her eyes are Just the color of Mrs. Joseph Thompson’s eyes down In Atlanta, the color of the high light In a glass of old sherry, and her hair Is as red as a frosted oak leaf. She Is sensitive about that glorious hair, and this is a story of something that happened to her a fortnight ago. She had planned a din ner to celebrate her going to house keeping, and a canvas back duck was implicated in It. Ho she went n-mar ketlng, and found her way into a shop or stall where game is sold. "Have you any canvas backs?" she said to the salesman. The man hesi tated for Just a moment. Then from the back of the shop the proprietor’s voice bawled out: ’’No; but there's a nice red-head.*’ And then an astonished clerk was laft staring after an extremely indig nant woman who swept out In a bias* of temper and dead-leaf hair.—Wash ington Post. DO YOU KNOW That potash put down tha drain pipe# will prevent a plumber's blit. That henslne rubbed on tha adgaa e< carpet la a aura preventive af moths. That la cooking spinach, n grating nutmeg much improves th* flavor. That It Is wall ta add a little vinegar la tha water la which salt fish la tanked. That to removo peach stains, soak la milk for forty eight hours, or ruh with lemon Juice and anil That If a sprig of parsley dipped la vinegar ta antea after aa anion, no un pleasant ad or from the hrenih can he detected That lea crania aaauld be froaen la n warm place, fur tha mere rapid tha melting ef the Ice, tha quicker Ike l«a cr*am fVaeaea That la pickling slum halpa to make tha pu ktea crlep whits horseradish and nasturtium seeds pretsai the vinegar hem becoming muddy That tansy ie a aura preventive wf moths, and that If the lea tea are sprinkled hewly about wwntene and furs they will never he meth eaten That atone Jere fur he so and coke he see should he arr'.ued twice e week | In eummsr weather, sunning, ll petal Me, tv keep meld from gathering ASTONISHING A SALMON. Row Impatient fisherman Lost Rts Ksys. It la a good maxim to have patience with a weeded flah; Indeed, this vir tue often stands the angler In good stead, says the Hlack wood's Magazine. \ I once knew a friend of mine put to serious Inconvenience for want of 1L He had hooked a heavy aalmon, and this flah lay down and sulked, as aal mon will do once In half a dozen sea aons, though not nearly so often, If properly handled, as some people sup pose. My friend waa a good fisher and allowed hla flah to take no liberties; nevertheless this salmon lay down In a deep, black pool. Hvery known *« pedlent waa tried to stir him; atone* wer* thrown In—the only result w** that the flah took leisurely turns and returned to hla stronghold. The an gler got below him, above him, along side of him and pulled on him to th* limit of the strength of hla tackle— all to no purpose A fine afternoon was ebbing Away and Ash In the river were on Ihe Job. What waa to be done? A bright thought occurred to the sportsman. He had a bunch of keya in hla pocket the keya of all hit most sacred repositories. They were on a ring that opened like a hinge. Fit ting this around the butt of bla rod, without having the patient* to re move the keya, he ran It down over the point, and the whole bunch went rat tling down the line and lodged on th* salmon’* nose. It had a splendid effecL away went the flah like a dog with a tin kettle at Its tall; twenty, thirty yards of line whizzed from the reel, and then there came disaster. The point of the rod flew up; the flah waa gone; back ram* the flies, but back did not come the keya, Thirty seconds would have sulJlIced to remove the keya before using the ring; fish and ring might Indeed have been loat, but the keya would have been aafa KV/ v fc«nu Improvement Over the Average Fortune Telling lie vires. A quaint old superstition Is to this day held In Poland to the effect that two lighted candles set afloat on the river by two lovers will, by their conduct, foretell If the course of true love will run smooth or otherwise, aaya the Princess. The "lovers' can dles” are launched at a very pretty water fete that lakes place every sum mer on that part of the Vistula which runs through Poland. It commence* at sunset. The river is thronged with a procession of little boats, containing masked ladles and gentlemen. Bach person carries two wreathes and two candles, the latter representing the per son carrying them and the object of his or her affections. They are light ed, fixed firmly in the center of the wreaths and laid side by side In the water. Should they float down the river close together It Is a sign that their lives should be united. Should they drift away from each other it is a sign that the lovers will be parted, and should thev only drift asunder for a little way and further on come to gether again it is a sign that the loved ones will only be parted for a time and all come right in the end. There la much method and order about the ar rangement of this procession. The boats glide along in rows, so many abreast, and after tbe first row have proved their wreaths they move away to the sides and the others come for ward In succession. The river Is well Illuminated and a large concourse of people assembles to watch the proceed ings. The scene Is a charming one and reminds one more of fairyland than of anything else. Swallow ad a Safuty Fla Little Marguerite Freeman, the 6 year-old daughter of Harry T. Freeman of 30 Taylor street, Newark, suffered lor five weeks with what was supposed to be membranous croup, and even now it Is said that she really had the dis ease. She got occasional relief from the doctor’s treatment, but there was no permanent Improvement. The last at tack was so severe that yesterday Dr. Joseph Fewsmlth recommended a resort to tracheotomy. When tbe Incision was made in the throat the doctors found between the trachea and the vocal cords a large safety pin. which was held In place by Its spring. It was quickly removed and tbe aperture was closed. Last night the child was reported to be doing well, and It la believed that ah* will recover rupldly. ralltlral KlghU la Australia. An agitation In favor of Increased political rights la In progress oa tho Western Australian gom neiaa. An aaaortntlou. termed iba Mold Kiolda' National league, baa been formed. and a platform adopted demanding fact li lies tor political registration, parlia mentary representation on th* baaia of population, n reduction of railway rntna and of eustoma duties, especially on Ibo nareaanrlea of Ufa, improved rail* way communication and full eonaidere lion for tba interests of Iba gold Held* ta against tbe seaboard and agricultur al district* A r*MM«I HHar. la n recent tanue of tbe Host#, Kan, Democrat. tba editor aald; "Last Hal urday ntgbi al Id #‘clo»b was another snntvvraary fur us. aa II mad* l.dd* days sine* ** stepped out af 'h# hack d*»r of our o«c- and broil* our ba larad wbldby bout*, pledging navar t* use lb# vtla stuff again To our cer tain knowledge •* bar* kept lb* faith,” Moo Ms tier VMwOlr Thar* live* a man in Warn*. Mo. aba ant notoriety in n Simple, lasapaa lire, though unique, way Three >ears •go ba resol»*d to heap an sc count of lbs clothespins be shoultf ba called upon in bay. dine# then b* ban purchase* luriy doses and hi# wit* neither iskaa in washing nor >*•»* lb- m tor kindling. VICTORIA BURIED WITH HONOR* Haw Small* >t Do* Bad a Fu* •ral Worthy *1 a Prior*. From the Buffalo Express. Probably tho most novel funeral ever seen la New Jersey occurred In Rahway ob Sunday afternoon The corpse waa that of a dog, said to be the smallest of Its hind In America, If not In the world. Victoria waa a pure black-and-tsn ter rier. Her history la Interesting. About fifteen years ago the late Mrs. Oarbon ettl of Rahway, who was at that time a performer In Barnum’e circus, was en gaged In a tour of England with the show. She was exceptionally clever In handling horaea, and ahe frequently re ceived presents from her admirers. On* day In Manchester a man sent his com pliments to the fair rider, accompanied by a basket, which contained the small est mite of canlnlty she had ever beheld. The dog accompanied her on her travel* all over the world, and though It never grew to robust size It was always healthy, and she became sincerely at tached to her pet. In due course of tlm* Mrs. Oarbonettl left the sawdust ring and settled down In Rahway. Last sum mer she was thrown from a buggy and killed, and her hueband, who is a farm er near Rahway, presented the dog to Miss Mary McCann, who waa with Mrs. Oarbonettl when she met with the ac cident. Victoria waa about six lncbe* long and her bead waa leas than four Inches from the ground. She weighed about eighteen ounces when In good condition. She was not capable of learning many tricks, but after year* of patient training her mistress suc ceeded in leaching her to alt up on her haunches and sneeze. This latter me compllshment. It is said, was responsi ble for her death, as she sneezed so much that asthma set In, and after an Illness of I-as than an hour she died. As a mark of regard for the departed canine Miss McCann had a New York firm manufacture a miniature coffin, which waa covered with embossed whit* plush. The coffin was nine Inches long, iivw " me aim i i/ui ij f an u me wvu/ vs Victoria ana arranged In it aa If she waa taking her dally nap behind the stove. Before the body was committed to the grave an amateur photographer was called In and several pictures were taken of the animal. The dog wag burled In Miss McCann’s garden, and the bereaved woman says a monument will some day mark the resting place of her departed friend. Maperatltlon* Among Animals. Many authors have alluded to the su perstition about the porcupine, that It posaesses the ability to shoot Ite quills to a considerable distance and thus to wound those who anger It. In proof of the notion the fact that dogs are oftea found with porcupine quills sticking la their mouths and throats Is sometime* cited. The quills do not get there, how ever, by being thrown from the porcu pine, but on account of the eagernesa of the dog attempting to seise the ani mal and so fixing the quills In his owa flesh. Pliny says that among the Ro mans of his time there was a belief that stags could, by their breath, draw ser pents from their holes In the ground, and after getting them out would tbea trample them to death. The early hunt ers of this country relate many Inci dents concerning the enmity betwsea deer and serpents of all kinds. It 10 well known that stags would oftea, without hesitation, attack rattlesnakes, and by jumping high In the air and de scending upon the serpent with the for* hoofs drawn closely together would cut the snake to pieces. Tbs country peo ple of England, as well as several other countries, have an Idea that the red of the robin’s breast was caused by th* drop of blood which fell upon it at th* crucifixion. According to the story th* robin, commiserating the condition of Christ, tried to pluck the crown of thorns from his brow and, In doing so, got Ita breast wet with the blood flow ' Ing from the wounds. The color became permanent, being transmitted from gen eration to generation, and thus, accord ing to the legend, tbe robin Is a perpet ual reminder of the sufferings of Christ. —Exchange. _ Where Washington Drank. General Daniel Butterfield, whos* country home la at Cold Spring, N. Y„ haa offered as a gift, through the Vil lage Improvement association of that place, a handsome tablet, to bear th* following Inscription: "Gen. Wash ington, In frequent visits to tbs Ameri can troops encamped near by during th* war of tbe revolution, drank at this spring and gave It Its name Col* Spring." _ I’aab It Along. Indiana physicians are mad becaus* one of their number has taken to ad vertising, and It is said that, out <*! re venge, and disgust, all of them may take to advertising. Thus. In ths most mysterious ways. Impelled by the most I'ontrary motives, does ths great cause of human emulation make Ita ad vance*. ~Grind Fork* (N. D.) Herald. fan** Meal Ike Kogllefc »»«»»■ After levernl year* of t(retell war fare. and the payment of many Ihou laada of dollar! In tout title*, th' firm er* of Her leu county, Michigan, have given np fighting Ihe Kngliih eparrow poot. long W»|M HiWi* la Teiaa, The kingoet wagon bridge In tb* world M altunled nl UilveMoa, Ten. It In »or« (ban three ail lea long, Mg •pan* the till teat on bay fra** north to •noth i<»* «r i"-* Aluioit tb* only monument of tb* Human dominion In Kgrpt, tb* tor treat of Hobylon. nt Old t'airo, ta being lorn down to mebe way for modern build ings. __________ ratal t no *n»*u Tb* uittof»lly free* nt Oalord baa appliafe.ea for ft ruling ltd Itgeiani la ago agon