FATE’S SAD ROMANCE.'
THREE BROTHERS UNDER DIF
FERENT NAMES.
_
Troth Stranger Than Flrtlon—Chance the
Klement That Unite* the Fraternal
Trio, Two of Ita Member* Having
Li»*U Long la the Name Cltjr.
From the Chicago Daily News: The
strange story of the separation in
childhood of the five sons of Patrick
Dolan, at one time a blacksmith at
Lockport, N. Y., after the death of
their mother and the happy reunion of j
three of them—all that are now liv- j
ing—came to light with the visit to Chi- I
i ago of Fred Dooley of Rochester, N. j
Y., who is now dividing his time be
tween the homes of his long-lost rela- j
tives. Probably the most peculiar fea- i
ture of the story Is that all but two of ;
the brothers grew to manhood under
different namect and for several years
two lived within a few miles of each
other in Chicago and at the same time
each was prosecuting a vigorous search
lor the other. The brothers now living
and enjoying the reunion are: William
Doolan. a hardware merchantjtvlng at
1231 Madison street. Thomas Dolan,
assistant engineer in the fire depart
ment. connected with engine company
No. 67. Fred Dooley, a barber in
Rochester, N. Y. The two who died
since the separation were: Danial Doo
ley. lately a baker at Rochester. James
Doolln, who was a sailor and claimed
Buffalo as his home. The story is best
told by Thomas Doolan, whose efforts
in finding his brothers have never
waned since he first took up the search.
He gives the following narrative:
"Years ago my father, Patrick Dolan,
and my mother, whose maiden name
was Katherine Green, settled in Lock
port, having come to this country from
County Louth, Ireland. Father was a
blacksmith and I have been told was
fairly prosperous. The family consist
ed of five boys. While we were all in
tender years mother died and soon
after father placed Daniel. Fred and
myself in the Sisters’ Orphan home at
Rochester and then disappeared. Since
that time nothing has been heard of
him and it is likely that he is dead.
William was adopted by a man of the
name of Casey, and an elderly woman,
one Daughn, cared for James. Later,
however, James was also placed In the
Orphans’ home. I soon tired of life in
the home and oue night ran away and
went to Wilson, N. Y., where for sev
eral years I made my home with an
old farmer whose name I cannot re
call. For years I never heard from my
brothers and drifted about the countrv
doing almost anything that was honest
and upright for a living. I came to
Chicago, was married, and now have
three children. I often wondered if I
should ever again see my relatives
and had almost given up hope when
you can imagine my surprise when two
men walked into the engine house and
announced that they were my broth
ers. They were William and Fred, the
latter having come from his home In
Rochester, where. In an odd manner, he
bad learned of our whereabouts. It all
came about this way: Recently Daniel
Frawley of this city established an
agency for a Chicago brewing company
in Rochester and be rented a store nest
door to Fred’s barber ship. He was
well acquainted with me and had also
known William. Fred corresponded
with us and finally we were convinced
lhat our relationship had been estab
lished. Further Inquiries convinced us
of the death of Daniel and James. We
bare also discovered an aunt In Seneca
Falla, N. Y., and she has assisted us in
1he search for father. The aunt’s name
la Mrs. Mary Celery.”
WhuloWi Parrot In Hat tin.
■“He was in his iron cage hanging
right over the front of the tower
there,” the tar went on. In answer to
several questions. "He didn’t seem to
mind things much, either. He just
kept cussing to himself quietly. But
h shell went through the starboard
holler, and then I saw the lieutenant
come down from forrard with a bloody
towel twisted round his leg. Still we
and the bird stood those Dagoes' pep
pering well enough, popping hack at
’em and working along with one pro
peller, till all of a sudden a shell burst
aft and knocked the steering gear sky
high. 'Shut up!’ yelled the bird: ‘shut
up! shut your mouth!’ and he went on,
swearing away like a good one.”
Mr*. Muybrlek Aftlu.
In the British house of commons
Friday during the debate on the home
office vote, Mr. Michael Davltt, mem
ber for South Mayo, broached the ques
tion of the imprisonment of Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrtck, and represented that
she was in ill-health. Mr. Davitt said
in the course of his remarks that to
"release this American woman would
he a small step in the direction of es
tablishing good feeling between Eng
land and the United States.” Sir
Matthew White Ridley, home secre
tary, replied that he thought the re
ports of ill-health were exaggerated,
but be promised to make inquiries.
Ambiguous.
"Do you remember," said Miss An
cient to Colonel Crabtree, "how when
you were a young man you proposed
to me and I‘rejected you?” “It is one
of the happiest recollections of my
life,” said the colonel, with an air of
gallantry. And Miss Ancient is still
wondering.—Punch.
Tht* Nettle* It.
“There can be no further doubt that
Commodore Schley is really a great
man. “Why?'’ 'Good old ladies who
claim to have been his nurse are begin
ning to bob up.*—Cleveland Deader.
QUEER COLONY IN PARAGUAY.
Ilulei Whlt'li Uovrru a Sett lenient of
Australlmia lu South America.
From the New York World: One of
the strangest colonies in the world is |
probably that of Cosnie, fouuded In
Paraguay by colonists of English blood
from Australia. The property of the
colonists Is all held in common, and
all their work is done in common
cultivating, building, housekeeping—
but each family may occupy a house
by Itself. There Is no currency but
labor, and every colonist has to give
the colony thirty-six hours' labor a
week. If he works longer he estab
lishes a labor credit which he can draw
on at a»y time. Only teetotallers are
accepted as colonists. A single man
may put in extra labor to provide him
self with a bouse ou his marriage. If
labor to his credit is not sufficient the
colony will allow him an overdraft to
a certain amount. He could have as
large a house as he chooses, although
he would be considered foolish to have
a larger possession than he needs. Hav
ing paid for his house he can draw
upon his surplus labor for anything
else he requires, or be can use his leis
ure for cultivating his garden or any
other private purpose. While the
house has been built by the man's la
bor he cannot, however, sell It. It is
only his to occupy. Cosme does not
want single men, although single wom
en would be welcome, being scarce, as
in most new communities. The women
are occupied with knitting, sewing,
washing and other womanly occupa
tions, but when a woman is married
the colony makes no more claim upon
her. She Is doing all that the com
munity requires in managing her
house and attending to her children.
Men are married at 21, women at 18.
There is no religious service, but the
community lives on the Ten Command
ments and on its own ethical prin
ciples.
QUEER FIND IN THE PACIFIC.
I)*r*IU't Cano* wltli a l.ot of H»h
1‘lckod lip by a Merotiwiitinaii.
From the Baltimore Sun: On board
the Hawullan bark lolanla there Is a
curiosity in a native canoe made by
some of the Pacific islanders. Wh“e
on the voyage from Honolulu last Au
gust for Hong Kong to load matting
for Baltimore an object was seen in
the water to the leeward. Captain
McClure changed his course, and. run
ning close to It, found It to be a mam
moth canoe. He had the ship’s car
penter put Into the canoe, which was
nearly filled with water. When once
inside it was almost impossible to
stand up on its slippery bottom. To
make his position more exciting the
carpenter was seen fighting with a
large fish, which was making desper
ate efforts to escape from the boat. A
sharp hook was thrown the carpenter,
and it was not until he had slabbed the
fish several times that it was conquer
ed. When the canoe was hoisted on
board a number of small fish were
found swimming about. The large
fish weighed seven pounds. The ca
noe is twenty-five feet long, cut out of
a solid log, with rearing ends, which
would give ihe log It was hewn from
a diameter of at least five feet. There
is not a semblance of iron about it,
but. along the gunwales are holes in
which lacings of hide thongs are used
to hold to and for serving the oars.
Places are cut out for the thwarts,
which were made of pieces of bamboo
placed in the niches while wet and
allowed to shrink. There is also a
place in the bottom to step a mast.
Capt. McClure thinks the canoe be
longed to some of the natives of Bal
llngtang Island, in the Bashes group,
from which the lolani was about twen
ty miles when the curious vessel was
picked up. The presence of the fish
could not be accounted for.
Autograph Mania.
While visiting this country, Dickens
one morning receiving a letter purpor t
ing to have been written by an Eng
lish laboring man and his wife, in
which, in rough phraseology, they
stated that they heard a great deal re
specting the beautiful books he had
written, and the good he had done for
“ns poor folks,’’ and asked his permis
sion to name their little baby boy after
him. promising to so educate him that
he might fully appreciate the works oi
the novelist. Dickens sent a letter
stating that he was proud to know that
his name had been conferred on the
child in recollection of his writings,
and wishing that the little one raignt
become all that his parent* hoped to
see him. adding that if he could ever
learn that he had been the means of
awakening in the little one any new
love for his fellow-creatures, and a de
sire to help them with his sympathy,
he should feel much pleasure In the
knowledge. This first letter, it ap
pears, was merely a subterfuge on the
part of the aon of an officer in the ar
my. who was desirous of obtaining the
autograph of the novelist for his col
lection. He was ashamed of the mean
trick he played upon Dickens, but from
it he gained a far higher appreciation
of the character of the writer than he
otherwise might have had.
A Napoleon of Finance.
“That shows what you can do in
this country," said the man with a loud
voice 68 he rang up a nickel with a
view to stopping the car. “John’s one
of the most remarkable self-made men
we ever had in Wayne county.” “la
that true?” "I should sav so. Won
derful man! Why, that fellow came
here twenty years ago with $50. and
last week he failed for a round half
million. Beats the band what a rustler
can do in this country.”—Detroit Free
Press.
At the Race*.
“Hurrah! They are off!” Tramp
(with luncheon)—“So am I!”—Tit
Bits.
I
RETURNS OF BRITISH TRADE.
lurrtmcit Export of Machinery and In
riWanwl Import* of Ollier Article*.
British trade returns fur the six
months ending June 30 show a slight
increase in the exports, principally in
machinery, but the imports continue
to have the same tendency to augment
the adverse balance already noticed at
the end of each previous mouth of the
present year. The excess of imports
over exports for the last six months
amounts to $495,756,250, being over
$100,000,000 greater ihan in 1897, and
more than $144,000,000 over 1896. The
steady and continuous decline in Brit
ish trade appears to be attracting a
good deal of attention from foreign
governments, among others the Swe
dish, which has caused a special re
port to be drawn up on the subject.
This report, comparing the production
of iron ore In England from 1871 to
1895 with that in Germany and the
United States, shows the Euglish out
put to have gone down from 16.087,000
tons to 12,249,000, while the German
output has more than doubled, and that
of this country has risen from a yearly
average of 4,532,000 to one of 14,288,0181
tons. The production of ore for the
same period in Spain increased nine
fold. The production of pig iron in
England as compared with that pro
duced all over the world has sunk
from 46.3 to 27.5 per cent, and that of
this country has risen from 16.1 to 30.9
per cent. In the output of coal Eng
land still has the lead in the world's
production, but is gradually losing it.
her proportion having fallen from 47
to 34 per cent, while that of Germany
has risen slightly from 17 to 18 per
cent, but that of this country from 17
to 30. Of the general trade of the
four greatest trading countries, Ger
many, France, Great Britain and the
United States, the first and last named
have increased each 16 per cent, that
of France has steadily declined, and
that of England has increased only 2.5
per cent. The state of things descrlp
ed in the Swedish report appears to be
causing something of a panic In com
mercial circles In England, and more
attention is being given to the growing
competition of this country. The fear
that Germany was going lo prove the
successful rival of England in the
world's trade Is giving place to a
greater fear of the unrivaled power
of production of this country, and of
Its singularly advantageous position In
respect to the most thickly populated
section of the earth, western Europe
and eastern Asia. The startling rev
elations of the trade statistics of this
country for the last year have opened
wide the eyes of those in England who
have hitherto regarded Germany as the
most dangerous competitor, and the
danger is recognized to be the more
serious because the rivalry of Germany
was in price only at the expense of
quality, while that of this country ex
tends to both price and quality. Sure
ly a greater than Germany is here, says
one of the English financial organs,
commenting upon the wonderful show
ing of American trade statistics for the
last fiscal period, and it asks in all
seriousness if the moment can really he
at hand when England will cease to he
the shopkeeping nation of the world,
and will have to take off its hat in
farewell to its former customers and
retire from business.—Ex.
Oldest of the (ilua-Hlowtn,
James Laughlin Michels is the Grand
Old Man of the glass blowing trade.
His experience extends from the days
when methods were crude and unde
veloped to this age of machinery and
rapid production. It began with the
apprenticeship labor system, at the
very inception of the conflict between
capital and labor, and covers the stir
ring period which witnessed the birth
of trades unions and the emancipation
of the workman, mechanic and artisan.
And in this vast movement Michels
took a most active part. His efforts
find their fruit in the Amalgamted As
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers, and in the Window Glass Work
ers' association. To Michels belongs
the distinction of having laid the foun
dations on which both of these power
ful unions were built, and he has lived
to see them wield a mighty influence
In the industrial world. Michels Is a
hale, hearty man. He is still at work
at his trade. He is.yet able to lift the
blower’s pipe and turn out single or
double strength. He is the oldest
glass blower in the United States still
engaged at his trade. His form is
erect, his step firm and his lungs sound
as a drum. His intellect is keen and
a brightness about his eyes shows tlie
intelligent, kindly disposition of the
man, old in years hut young in spirit.
He was born near Newvtlle,' MKflln
township, Cumberland county, Penn
sylvania. March 17, 1832.—Pittsburg
Dispatch.
KmmidmI It Oat.
"Now, Tommy," said the Sunday
school teacher to a member of the Ju
venile class, "which would you rather
be, the wheat or the tares?” "The
tares,” answered Tommy. "Why, how
can you say that when you know
wheat represents the good and tares
the bad?” "Oh. that's all right,” re
plied the precocious youngster, “the
wheat gets thrashed, and the tares
don’t.”
Cnulaced.
Mr. Litchfield, the art dealer, when
exhibiting some panels of tapestry,
telegraphed for the return of one thus:
"Send panel eight by ten, Venus and
Adonis. Litchfield." A puzzled clerk
sent on the message to the eity of
Litchfield, and received the reply: "No
such Aim as Venus & Adonis known
here. Try Manchester.”—Tit-Bits.
Shr Had Tried It.
“Is it any fun getting a man to teach
you how to ride the bicycle?” "Fun!
Why. I’ve been taught three times.”—
Tit-Bits.
J
GOSSIP PAID IN KIND.'
Tb, manor bonae rras let at last—tbn '
rent was high and It stood empty a j
long time— to a family from New York
- so said the tongue of popular report
- and all the Partrldgevllle gossips
were ou the qul vive.
*Tve aeen ’em,” said Mrs. Peter Pep- j
percourt, whope husband kept the vil
lage dry goods store.
”No!” said Mrs. Doxy, who lived on
a pension and affected extreme gentil
ity. ”ls it a large family?’
"Only two,” said Mrs. Peppercourt,
“hut such a heap of baggage! Piano,
guitar case, easel, nineleen trunks and
four valises! And a carload of furni
ture! Bedsteads, all French walnut j
and gilding, with canopy tops, and j
crimson satin sofas, and—oh! 1 couldn't
begin to tell you what else, if 1 talked
from now until doomsday!”
‘‘Dear, dear!” said Mrs. Doxy, ' and
only two of ’em, you say?”
“Only two,” said Mrs. Peppercourt,
“an old gentleman and his young
wife.”
And when Miss Jemima Judkins
came tip to tea In the afternoon she
brought more newe.
“Their name Is Egerton,” said she.
"Mr. and Mrs. Roland Egerton! Isn't
It a deliciously romantic name?”
"How do you know?’ cried Mrs.
Doxy and Mrs. Peppercourt in chorus.
”1 saw It painted in big white letters
on the end of the sewing machine box.”
said Miss Judkins. “And I saw her at
tbe porter’s lodge this afternoon giv
ing some orders. She Is as fair as a
poet's dream. It is but too common a
tale—youth and beauty bartered for
gold. I wouldn't sell myself to an old
silver-haired man like that, not for
a king's ransom!”
“Humph!” uttered Mrs. Peppercourt.
who had no particular sympathy with
the age of romance. "Perhaps you
might—If you had the chance! Never
mind about that Just now,” as she saw
tbe crimson stain of wrath mounting
to Miss Jemima Judkins’ sallow cheek,
"but about these people. Seem pretty
stylish, eh?”
"Beyond all question,” said Miss Je
mima, loftily.
*T11 call next week," said Mrs.
Doxy.
She did, but to her regret nobody was
at borne, and the visit was not re
turned.
"8tuck-up creatures!” said Mrs.
uoxy.
Miss Judkins about this time re
ceived an Invitation from her cousin,
the widow of Archer, to spend a few
days with her at her cottage at I»ng
Branch. Mrs. Archer's paid compan
ion had left her on a visit to some aick
relative or other, and Mrs. Archer felt
the need of some one to snub, scold,
and have handy In general.
“I’ll go," said Miss Judkins. “Se
rena Archer is very trying at times,
but Serena Is rich and I need a change.
Oh. yes; I’ll go.”
At the end of a fortnight she came
home again and was promptly invited
by Mrs. Peppercourt to tea.
“Well,” said Miss Judkins, “what
news?”
"Not much,” said Mrs. Doxy. “Hugh
Ebert has failed.”
"I’ve been expecting It ever since
his wife got that new Nile green silk,"
said Jemima, rolling up her eyes.
"Parson Grinder’s got a call to West
Brlerly.”
“All the better for us.” said Miss Je
mima, maliciously.
"And Mrs. Ronald Egerton has left
that poor old husband of hers all alone,
"MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!”
wnue sues gone on io Bong Branch,
gallivanting like any young girl. Didn’t
happen to nee her, did you?”
Miss Jemima drew a significant sigh.
"Eh!” echoed Mrs. Doxy, setting
down her teacup.
“Yea, 1 did see her,” said Miss Je
mima. "And 1 wish—I do sincesely
wish, for the honor of humanity and
the peace of yonder poor, old, deluded
gentleman up there at the manor house
— that I hadn't.”
"Now, you don’t tell us!” says Mrs.
Peppercourt.
"I did sec her,’ solemnly went on
Miss Jedkins, driving out with a young
gentleman -bathing in the surf with
the same young gentleman— walUing
at night with the same young gentle
man-whispering love to the same
young gentleman in a summer bouse
on the beach.”
"How do you know?” cried Mrs.
Doxy. “Were you near enough to
hear?"
"No,” said Miss Jemima. “I didn’t
hear! But I could easily tell from the
devotion of their manner what was go
ing on?’
"Of course,” added Mrs. Doxy, “there
will be a divorce suit, and then, Jemi
ma, my chance or yours will be as good
as any one's for the affection of the
dear, misguided old gent!”
Miss Jemima Judkins hesitated and
doubted, but was talked over at last,
and, accompanied by Mrs. Doxy, start
ed for the manor house.
Mr. Egerton, who sat reading in his
library, looked up in some surprise at
this incursion. Mrs. Doxy introduced
Mias Jemima Judkins;” MiBS Jemima
then performed her part of the cere
mony by Introducing "Mrs. Daniel
Doxy.” j
Mr. Egerton bowed low. (
"Ladles.” said he. in all courtesy,
"to what do 1 owe the pleasure of thia '
call?"
"It's your wife, sir," burst out Miss
Judkins.
"My wife?’ repeated the old gentle- (
man.
"Yes, your wife! At Long Branch! \
Flirting and carrying on with a young ;
man within an inch of her life! While ,
you—ah. my heart bleeds to think you i
should be the victim of such wifely
treachery!”
Mr. Egerton looked bewildered, then
amused. He pulled a little red velvet
case containing a photograph from his
vest pocket.
"Is this the gentleman?" asked he,
opening the case with a spring.
"The very one!’* cried Miss Jemima,
tragically clasping her hands. "Oh! I
hope—I do hope he Is not one whom
you have unwittingly fostered in your J
bosom, reverend sir!”
“Well. I believe I have done some
thing of the kind,” said Mr. Egerton,
rubbing his chin. "The gentleman Is
tny son. Roland Egerton, Jr. The lady
whom you are pleased to call my wife
Is his! T am a widower of 25 years'
standing!”
"They—they're not married!" croak
ed Miss Jemima.
“Certainly they are,” said Mr. Eger
ton. "Indies, I wish you a very good
morning. And after this you will,per
haps. lcaru to mind your own busi
ness!"
And so the two gossips retreated In
great discomfiture. But as to taking
Mr. Egerton's advice -It Isn't likely
that they did.—Buffalo News.
Plenty of Coal In China.
Abundance of coal and iron exists in
every province in China, the coal field
of Shansi alone being probably the
largest which Is yet known in the
world, while each of the other valuable
minerals, except platinum, invites
profitable work in many parts of the
empire. The use of most of these earth
products, as well as certain methods
of obtaining them, has indeed been
known to the Chinese for thousands of
years. The tradition that coal was the
chief fu I of the people many centuries
before Its value was known In Europe,
at a period anterior to the Christian
era, Is to a certain extent confirmed by
Marco Polo, whose remarks on the sub
ject indicate that the use of It ob
served by him as being general must
have begun lon$ before his time. “It
is a fact that all over the country of
Cathay there Is a kind of black stone
existing in beds in the mountains
which they dig out and burn like fire
wood. It Is true that they have plenty
of firewood also, but they do not burn
it, because these stones burn better and
cost less."—Yule's “Marco Polo," Vol.
I„ p. 395. But though thb long-con
tinued usage of coal by hundreds of
millions of people may seem to render
it doubtful whether any considerable
quantity is left, it is, on the contrary,
practically certain that this residue Im
measurably exceeds all that in many
ages has yet been recovered. Partly
owing to the superstitious fear of let
ting out the “earth dragon," and chief
ly, I imagine, from Ignorance of ef
ficient measures of pumping, the soil
has nowhere been pierced below water
level, and I believe that no shafts are
deeper than 100 feet. In fact, not only
coal, but other minerals have been
taken merely from the surface, and,
according to all experience, therefore
what remains below- must be in vastly
greater quantities—The Contemporary
Review.
Ctnm of Hoy Fever.
‘ The season is approaching,” said a
prominent physician to a Star writer,
“when a great many people who suffer
from what is known as hay fever, and
as but few who are susceptible to the
complaint know how to avoid, muen
less cure it, a few remarks about the
nature and treatment of the ailment
may not be uninteresting. Hay fever
is a nervous affection usually, most
prevalent during the spring and early
summer, from which the poorer classes
and mere especially those living in
populous towns rarely if ever suffer.
It is known only to the educated,whose
nervous systems are highly developed,
and thougn not in any sense danger
ous, it is at all times very Irritating
and troublesome. The smell of hay,
grass, the pollen of flowers, the odor
of fruit, dust or draught will generate
the complaint or excite an attack In
persons subject to it; but rain or damp
weather invariably brings relief. At
O! e time it was generally supposed
tb>t the odor of bay when being mown
or c rted could alone Induce the affec
tion, hich is closely analogous lo
asthma, but recent observation shows
that its prevalence is entirely inde
pendent of the existence of hay fields,
and is really a nervous derangement.
A visit to the seaside, a trip to sea, or
residence in a populous town, will.how
ever, remove the asthmatic tendency,
but one of the best remedies Is tobac
co smoke, retained in the mouth as
long as possible. The inhalation of
the steam of ten drops of creosote in
a pint of hot water is also good, or 20
drops of spirit of camphor to the same
quantity of water makes a very effec
tive inhalation. But the affection be
ing a nervous one, tonics and nour
ishing diets are more essential than
any of these palliatives, which merely
afford temporary relief.”—Washington
Star.
Sot Given tn Giving,
Teacher— I hear your mother ha*
scarlet fever. You must not come to
school till she is well, as you might get
the dlrtease and give it to the other
children. Tommy—Oh, you needn’t
worry, teacher. She is my step-mother
and has never yet given me anything.
—FliegtT.de Blaetter.
ELIAS DUDLEY'S FORTUNE.
n« (IrdrriK) V.«* President Hannibal
Hamlin Ont of Ht« Store.
One of the largest estates In Presqns
Isle. Minn., belongs to the heirs of
Klias Ihidley, an old-time merchant of
the town, whose prosperity was largely
due to the fact that he one* ordered a
vlre president of the United States oat
of his store. Dudley was an old school
Quaker who came here from Pennsyl
vania years ago and carried on a small
trade In buying funs from the French
Canadian squatters. He sold a few
standard groceries and kept sock*,
mittens, and cheap clothing. Though
he could have made himself rich In ai
short lime by selling liquor and tobac
co, his conscience would not allow him
to keep either. So firm was he in his
principles that he would allow no one
to use tobacco In hie store. In the
.summer of 1864 Hannibal Hamlin of
Bangor, who was then vice president
came up here to enjoy n week's fishing
In Squaw Pan lake, and called at Dud
ley's store to pure base the needful sup
plies for his outing. While -.elting for
his goods to be put. up. Mr. Hamlin
lighted a cigar ai.d walked up an*
down the floor. Dudley, who was in
the back store, detected the odor of
tobacco, and came out In a towering
rage. "Mr. Hamlin,” said he, "get out
of my store at once. Nobody Is allow
ed to smoke here. If President Lin
coln or Queen Victoria should come
Into my store smoking I'd drive them
ont the same way 1 do you. Go now.
and never darken my doors again with
the smell of tobacco about you.” Mr.
Hamlin threw away his cigar and apol
ogised. After that he told the Btory
to his acquaintances as a good joke on
himself, and before any body in Presque
Isle wap aware of thle fact old man
Dudley was famous. The prohibition
ists took him up and petted him. an<t
nominated him for congress. Mean
time the anglers of New England, be
lieving that Mr. Hamlin knew all the
places where fish would bite, flocked
here by the stage load, and every one
of them fitted out at Dudley's store.
When Dudley died In 1880 he was the
best-known man in Aroostook county
and waa worth nearly |100,000.—Ex.
liOnf-IMiteuct Mall*.
A letter sent from New York ti
Bangkok, Siam, travels overland to 9a»
Francisco and thence by water, reach
ing its destination in about forty-three
days, having been carried nearly 13,000
miles. A letter mailed here for Ade
laide, Australia, also goes via San
Francisco, travels 12.846 miles, and is
delivered usually within 36 days. New
York mail destined for Calcutta goes
by way of London, traveling 11,130
miles in 29 days, while mall sent from
this city to Cape Town, South Africa,
goes 126 miles further in two days'
less time. Mall communication be
tween New York and Hong Kong or
dinarily consumes one month of time;
the letters go by way of San FranclBco,
and cover 10,600 miles of distance. To
reach Melbourne, Australia, from this
city, a letter will travel 12,265 miles Jn
about 32 days, and to reach Sydne^a
letter will travel 11,670 miles in 31
days. The mail route from New York
to Yokohama, via San Francisco, is
7,348 miles long, and about 22 days aro
consumed in transit. To to Hono
lulu from this city a letter travels 6,646
mileB in 13 days. Leaving New York
on steamer days, mall matter Is sched
uled to reach Rome in about 10 days.
Madrid in ten days, Txmdon and Liv
erpool in eight days, Rotterdam in nine
days, St. Petersburg in eleven days.
Berlin in nine days, and Athens and
Alexandria in fourteen days. Com
munication with South American porta
is much slower. It C.Kes twenty-four
days for a letter to go from New York
to Rio Janeiro, which is only *bo".l 50
miles further from this city than is
Alexandria. Mail matter going from
New York to Buenos Ayres, which is
8,045 miles distant, consumes 29 or JO
days.—New York‘Times. ^ »
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A Nit of History Recalled.
From the Chicago Tribune: ‘‘I was
disgusted with the captain of the com
pany," remarked Mr. Rqulnford. "Miss
Jordie made the flag presentation
speech in a clear, distinct voice that
could be heard by everybody in the
crowd, but Capt. Srudsby mumbled h*»
words in so lew a lone that I couldn't
hear a word be said, and I stood within
six feet of him. A man ought to be
able to rise to the occasion as well as
a woman.” "Yes,'' absently respond
ed Mrs. Squinford. "That reminds me
of the time when we were married. I
spoke my vows, as you remember, in
a clear, distinct voice, and yon mum
bled something I couldn't understand,
although 1 stood within considerably
less than six feet of you.” Mr. Squin
ford mumbled something, hut seemed
unable to rise to the occasion, and the
conversation closed.
A New Idem.
The man who believes in making the
worst of everything happened to see
the Washington monument looming
up in the distance. Immediately he
heaved a deep sigh. “What’s the trou
ble?” Inquired the friend. "Don't it
suit you?” "Not quite.” “It has been
approved by the monument experts
from all parts of the world.” "It is
very good as far as it goe6. But if
some enterprising man would fit it up
with mercury and a gln.es tube what a
fine thing it would be tor measuring
this weather.”—Washington Star.
She Leads the Procession.
“It's no use; wo can’t keep up with
Maud.” "What's the matter now**”
"She's got engaged by cable.”—Chi
cago Dispr.tch.
Heredity and Insanity.
Nearly a quarter of all cases of in
sanity are hereditary.
