A CELESTIAL OTIJVIOA7 OF
AMERICA AJVV AMERICANS
• To “see ourselves as others see
us” is at times a mortifying experi
ence. and if all Chinamen see us like
the unknown author of “As a China
man Saw Us” the Chinese exclusion
act would win fresh friends in this
city, and every leading city on the
continent. None escape the sneers
and gibes and mockeries of this very
bitter Celestial critic, who seems to
hav.e seen , little that was good and
much that was evil in America, and
whose pen. dipped in corrosive sub
limate. has written “snobbery, bom
bast. immodesty anft brag” in glaring
letters across the whole United
States. •'His bitterest sarcasm is
poured out on American women, their
taik. their dress and their manners.
The author is supposed to have
spent some years in an American uni
versity. presumably Harvard, as there
are frequent references to people and
places in or around Boston. So
ciety folk at Manchester-by-the-Sea
have their foibles and follies laughed
at by the “heathen Chinese' in such
excellent English and with such a
mastery of the slang, the weaknesses
and folly of society, the suspicion
crops up quite often that Henry Pear
son Grattan, the missionary editor of
the letters, knows more than he tells
about the author.
He begins this remarkable series of
Hters by numbering among the prin
cipal characteristics of the American,
his “self-glorious, egostistieal. super
cilious. ignorant, superstitious, vain
aud bombastic” traits. He likens him
to the-Chinese evil spirit, who when
asked to indicate >ns possessions
tucked the earth under one arm,'
droped the sun and moon into his
pockets and the stars into the folds
of his garments, claiming everything
in sight. -
“America has been from 1492 to the
present time, the dumping ground of
the world.” writes this candid critic.
“It is. perhaps. due to the climate, per
haps the water, or the air. but the
product of these people born on the
soil is described by no other word
than American. It may be Irish
Aoierican, very offensive; Dutch
American, very strenuous; Jewish
Ameriran, very commercial; Italian
Amerfean, very dirty and reeking
with garlic; but it is American, total
ly unlike its progenitor, a something
into which is blown a tremendous en
ergy. that is very wearisome, a bom
bast which is the sum of that of all
nations, and a conceit like that pos
sessed by - alone. You see it
is insurable, also offensive—at least
to the oriental mind. Yet I grant you
the American is great; I-have it from
him and herr it mnst be so.
“The American pretends to be dem
ocratic; scoffs at England and other
lands, but at heart he Is,an aristocrat.
His tastes are only limited by his
means, and not always.. then. The
distinctions in society are so singular
that it is almost impossible for a for
eigaer to understand them. In a gen
eral sense a retail merchant, a man
who sold shoes or clothes, a tailor,
would under no circumstances find a
place in the first social circles; yet
if these same tradesmen should
change to wholesalers and give
ho selling one article at a time,
they would1 become eligible to the best
society. The vice-president is in so
ciety (the best); the President is
not. Where else could this hold? No
where but in America.
“With us a gentleman is born; with
Americans it is possible to create
one. though rarely. An American
gentleman is described as a product
of two generations of college men who
have always had associations with
gentlemen and the advantages of fam
Young Chinaman, Educated at Harvard, Writes
a Book of Scathing Criticism of the
People of This Country.
ily standing. Political elevation can
not affect a man's status as a gentle
man. I heard a lady of unquestioned
position say that she admired Presi- j
dent McKinley, but regretted that he i
was not a gentleman. She meant that
he was not an aristocrat and did not
possess the savoir faire, or the fam
ily association that completely round i
out the American or English gentle- j
man. I asked this lady to indicate
the gentlemen Presidents of the coun- j
try. There were very few that 1 re
call. There were Washington, Harri- j
son. Adams and Arthur: Doubtless
there were others which have escaped
me. Lincoln, the strongest American j
type, she did not consider in the gen
tlemen class, and Gen. Grant, the. na
tion's especial pride, did not fulfil her
ideas of what a gentleman should be."
The “Four Hundred' set is mere!- j
lessly assailed. "Degeneracy marked !
some of their acts.” be writes; "di- |
voroe blackened their records, and
shameless affairs marked them. In ,
to her costume whereby her neck,
her leg or her ankle Is exposed she
will be mortified beyond expression;
yet The night previous you might hwve
sat in the box with her at the opera,
when her decollete gown had made
her the mark lor hundreds of lorg
nettes. Again, this lady the next
morning might bathe with me at the
beach ami lie on the sand basking in
the sun like a siren in a costume »hat
would arrest the attention of a St.
Anthony.
"Let me describe such a costume.
A pair of skin-tight black silk stock
lings. then a pair of tights of black
silk and a flimsy black skirt that
comes just to the knee; a black silk
waist, armless, aud as low in the neck
as the moral law permits, beneath
which, to preserve her contour, is a
waterproof corset. Limbs, to expose
which an inch on the street were a
crime, are blazoned to the world at
Newport, Cape May. Atlantic City and
other resorts, and often photographed
: - •* •'
Limbs, to utpoM which an inch o» ihw
vmm JcroS. awt Cjav«%d bnfcvopld
!
this ‘'set,” and particularly its imi
tators throughout the United States,
the divorce rate is appalling. Men
leave their wives and obtain a divorce
tor no other reason than that a wom
an falls in love with another woman's
husband.
The dress of American men and
women, with the changing fashions
and servile obedience of all to the god
of fashion, is treated with the same
caustic pen. Evening dress is de
scribed with considerable humor, and
i the opera hat interested the Celestial.
! "There is also a hat to go with the
I evening costume,” he says, "a high
! hat which crushes in. You may sit
,on it without injury to yourself or
hat. I know this by a harrowing ex
perience.”
"One of the most extraordinary
features of American life is the dress
of women.” he says. "The Americans
make claim to being among the most
modest, the most religious, the most
proper people in the world, yet the ap
pearance of the ladies at many public
functions is beyond belief. They wear
gowns in the French court fashion,
with trains a yard or two in length,
but the upper part cut so low that a
large portion of the neck and shoul
ders is exposed. At my fashionable
i
dinner I was embarrassed beyond ex- ,
pression; such an exhibition in China i
could only he made by a certain class.
This remarkable custom of a strange
people, who deluge China with mis
sionaries from every sect under the
sun and at home commit the grossest
solecisms, is universal, and not
thought of as improper.
"if I should tell you howr many
American women asked me why Chi
nese women bandage their feet, you
would be amazed; yet. every one of
these submitted to and practised a de
! formity that has seriously affected the
growth and development of the race.
“American women exchange their |
fashions twice a year or more. Fash
ions are in the hand of the middle
Tlasses, and the highest lady in the
land is completely at tbeir mercy: to
disobey the mandates of fashion is to
become ridiculous.
”1 was told thht one lady wore a
$500 diamond in her garter. The ut
terly strange and contradictory cus
toms of these women are best ob
served at the beach and bath. In
China if a woman is modest she is
so at all times; but this is not true
with some Americans, who appear to
have the desire to attract attention,
especially that of men. by an appeal
to the beautiful in nature and art; at
least this is the impression the un
prejudiced looker on gets by a sojourn
in the great cities and fashionable re
ports. If you happen to be riding
horseback or walking in the street
with a lady and any accident occurs
f!t>P »n *n cti'&«i
it w%a !u*n* a^HTi/rf' 3i*V-r
:l\ o:Tlr.»rv ~
an., . now 11 i., the papers. To explain
this manifest contradiction would be
beyond the powers of an oriental had
he the prescience of the immortal
Confucius and the divination of a Ma
homet and Hilliel combined.
“Rails are a feature of American
life. The women appear in full dress,
which means that the arms and neck
are exposed, and the men wear even
ing dress. The dances are mostly
'ronnd.’ The man takes a lady to the
ball, and when he dances seizes her
in an embrace which would be con
sidered highly improper under or
dinary circumstances, but. the eiquette
of the dance makes it permissible. He
places his right arm around her
waist, takes her left hand in his, holds
her close to him. and both begin to
move around to the special music de
signed for this peculiar motion.”
Consumption of Tobacco.
The total receipts from tobacco
from ail sources were $44,655,808.75
for the fiscal year, against $43,514,
810.24 for the fiscal year '1902-1903, or
an increase of $1,140,998.51. This in
crease is participated in by all
branches of trade, except cigar manu
facture—here we see a decrease of
$236,756.01. As cigar manufacturing
shows the worst condition, so tobacco
manufacture shows' the beat condi
tion. Receipts for this branch of the
trade exceeded the receipts for the
previous fiscal year by $1,077,790.02.
The result of the year as a whole is
satisfactory. In the fluctuation of
business fiiom year to year a uniform
ly good condition in all lines can not
be expected. The output of manufac
tured tobacco for the fiscal year is
larger than during any previous year,
and aggregates the enormous amount
of 328,650.710 pounds.—Western To
bacco Journal.
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
'Distinguished Body Surrounded with
Elaborate Formality.
As the hands of the clock point to
12 the crier of the Supreme Court of
the United States raps with bis gavel,
the murmur of conversation ceases
and attorneys, court officials and vis
itors rise while the crier slowly an
nounces, “The honorable chief justice
and (he associate justices of the Su
preme court of the United States.”
Robed in black silk gowns, they walk
with slow and dignified steps toward
the beach and as the chief justice
appears at the entrance at the rear
they slowly proceed to their seats.
At this the crier cries: “Oyez!
Ojrez! OyeSi! All persons having
business before the honorable chief
justice and the associated justices of
the Supreme court of the United
States are admonished to draw near
and give their attention, for the court
to now sitting. God save the govern
ment of the United States and this
honorable court.”
No man entering that domelike
courtroom at Washington may w-r
his overcoat. Such is the dignity and
impressiveness of that tribunal that
some men to whom embarrassment
has long been a stranger evidence the
renewal of their acquaintance with it
by a stammering speech, a quickened
breath, a nervous manner wrhen ad
dressing the court.
Kingdom in Central Africa.
Last acquired of King Edward's do
minions are the Housea states, which
lie in remotest, darkest Africa,
hemmed in on one side by the track
less desert and on the other by a re
gion notorious for the most deadly
climate in the world. Here, surround
ed by native tribes of the lowest and
most degraded types, with no religion
but the cult of “Ju-Ju," has been for
ages a Mussulman empire, with a pop
ulation of many thousands, dwelling
in fortified towns, each governed by
its own king, but owing allegiance to
a- chief, the sultan of Socoto. Life
within these cities recalls that of me
diaeval Europe. Each is defended by
a-wall which forms a respectable de
fense. Kano, one of the most impor
tant of the Houssa cities, possesses
wails thirty feet high, with eleven
gates, protected by moats and draw
bridges. Over the gates are chambers
for the garrison and flanking towers
to shoot from. On the walls in time
of war were stationed soldiers to dis
charge poisoned arrows or to pour
boiling oil on the attacking foe. With
in such fortifications the Houssa kings
dwelt securely fn palaces, imposing
in size, though, like all the rest of the
buildings, made only of sun-baked
mud.
He Needed It.
“Amazing are questions.” said Gen.
H. C. King, of New* York, "that are
showered on the unhappy attendants
of public museums.
“In London, one afternoon. I was
standing near a museum guardian who
wore a military uniform, with a hel
met. from which a chin strap hung.
“A youth approached the man and
said:
V Would you mind telling me what
j that strap under your chin is for?’
"‘That’ the attendant answered
; wearily, ‘Ts to rest my jaw when I
get tired answering questions.’"
SrOKTSME/TS COSTLy EQX/IPMEJSTT
Many Men of Wealth
Buy $700 Shotguns
and $60 Reels When
Starting on an Out
ing A Bungalow In
the Mountains o!
Pennsylvania.
There are some men who stifle in
the city crowds and tire of the inter
esting pursuit of making money, so.
when summer comes and the fiscal
year ends, they tear themselves away
from the strong, clinging, smothering
arms of civilization and lose them
selves foe a month or two in the wil
dernesses of British Columbia or Ari
zona or the Adirondack. where they
can be alone with nature.
The big sportsmen, that is to say
the wealthy ones, who like to get
close to nature, are divided in their
opinions-as to where nature’s bound
lessness is most attractive. This year
several Philadelphians are going to
Arizona and British Columbia, for the
Adirondacks are too near the influ
ences of civilization not to have felt
its touch.
While a common A tent, a cheap
rifle, a revolver and a $2.5t> fishing
rod, w-ith a blanket and small cooking
outfit, permit many a fover of the
woods’to enjoy - his * summer * camp,
there is another sportsman wrho does
not count the cost, but perhaps that
is because he is not good in addition
of sums in three and four figures.
Of late years there have been a
larger number of sportsmen who do
not count the cost than ever. They
want the best, and they get it: but
they pay well for it. It is no extra
ordinary thing for a dealer in sport
ing goods to sell a $30 reel, for in
stance. To make such a sale does not
cause the salesman to show any un
usual interest. Neither does he be*
tray any excitement making a sale
of a couple of $70 rifles or a pair of
$M0*sh'6tgnns. Tbeyare common oc
i currences, although, as a matter of
as well admit that we don’t carry
them in stock. They have to be im
ported. The $700 shotgun is a thing
of beauty. It has Whitworth steel
barrels and the stock is elegantly
carved. It is made in Kngland, and
the man who will have it must pay
the price, and the 45 per cent, duty
on it does not lessen the cost, either.
Yet. we sell them—occasionally. The
man who can shoot, however, will till
his bag just as quickly with the $100
gun.
“Now', it is different with the $70
rifie. That is the most expensive rifle
sold. It is a 30.30 caliber, but the
bullet expands to twice its size after
leaving the barrel, and the cartridge
is a very long one. This is the most
popular game rifle, and you ca* bring
down any big game with it. excepting,
perhaps, the elephant: but even an
elephant might succumb if you knew
where to hit and were right smart
about pulling the trigger."
Was not the ammunition taken by
the sportsman alluded to enough for
a regiment? The salesman smiled.
“No: it is not too much for a party
of that size—there were five or six
going on the trip. They shoot at
everything, you know, and it takes
about the weight in lead expended
for everything they actually killed for
the larder. Bad marksmanship does
more for the protection of game than
the game laws. If every shot went
to the bull's eye there would not be
enough game left to preserve."
He was asked about the $€0 reel.
Was it not extraordinary.
“Well," he answ-ered. hesitatingly,
“that reel is intended for tarpon fish
ing. but you can use it for other big
fish. It is made of German silver, has
beautiful bearings and is the strong
est reel made. You see,” and he drew
one from a show case, “it is much
larger than the usual reel. We don’t,
of course, sell so many of that size,
although the $30 reel is frequently
sold. It differs principally in the mat
ter of size.”
The $1,500. bill the wealthy sports
man left in this one establishment
directly from the forests and used in
their rough state, without planing or
dressing. The only finished wood*
workwork used in the construction
are the window-frames, sash and
doors; also finished flooring. All
other woodwork, excepting roof, which
is of rough-sawed cedar shingles, i3
in its unfinished state. AH interior
walls and partitions are built of rough 1
logs, with mortar-filled joints. The j
ceiling of the living hall is composed
of large oak beams with plastering
between same. All floors and finish
ing woodwork are simply oiled. The
spacious fireplace in the hall is built :
of large, rough stones, with a stone j
shelf and a plastered niche above. '
The hearth is also of large flagstones.
On either side is a comfortable seat,
a nook most eagerly sought on a
chilly night, when there is no more
inviting spot than a place in front of
the burning pine logs. At either side
of the hail are located the main bed
rooms. which are spacious and well
lighted, and between the same are the
bathrooms.
The kitchen and pantry are situated
at the rear of the hall; ttey contain
all the necessary up-to-date appoint
ments. The servants' quarters are lo
cated in the attic, where are also a
storeroom, trunk room and tank
room.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Milk Wrinkles the Face.
A writer on beauty in one of the
society papers urges her readers nev
er to wash the face with soap and wa-!
ter, as being certain destruction to a
fine complexion. I cannot indorse this
view.
Cleanliness is absolutely necessary
to the beauty and delicacy of the tex
1 ture of the skin. If soap is not liked,
at least oatmeal should take its place,
and pure or distilled water invariably
be used. I once saw the result <pf on
ly washing the face with milk In a
lady who started life with a good
complexion, but before she reached
middle age had lost all freshness, and
! showed a faded skin covered with fine
1 wrinkles. Nothing equals the com*
fact, the larger number of swles are
for weapons of lesser cost.
To give a faint idea of the cost of
a wealthy sportsman’s outing, here is
a list of one who was going to take
a party with him to his British Co
lumbia camp, which is a very comfort
able one. built of logs and complete
ly furnished. He provided ammuni
tion for the party, but did not, of
course, provide arms for them. Here
is a list of his purchases:
Double-barreled shotgun ...
Shotgun .'..
Kith* .
Rifle ...
Two revolvers, at $13 .
Split bamboo fishing rod ..
Reel ...
i Caroe .
Three creels, at $5.
5.000 shells lor shotgun -
2.000 rounds for rifle .
J,000 rounds for revolver ..
Angling flie3 .
1 dosen finest Ashing lines ..
Wading pants .
I.eather coat .
Weber shooting jacket ....
Two pairs of shoes, at $10
Corduroys .
Hunting knife .
700
100
70
45
30
»>
fiO
50
15
130
68
20
100
24
12
IS
6
20
15
j
Total
$1,526
This list is not complete, for there
were flasks and cups, and holsters and
! cartridge belts and numerous other
trifles amounting to about $25 more.
An inquiry was made as to the $*00
shotgun. What was it like? What
could it be like?
The salesman remarked: “I might
does not by any means give an idea
of the cost of bis trip. There is the |
cost of provisions, enough for twice 1
the stay intended, to be added; the j
cost of horses, the railroad transpor- ;
tat ion, the employment of guides and |
servants, two of whom went from the j
East with the party. The whole out- '
ing cost the sportsman about $2,000 i
more.
Another sportsman took his outing i
in one of the wildest parts of Penn
sylvania, where game was not so
abundant as it is in British Columbia
or in Arizona, and his trip did not ; ike
him quite so near to nature .'is the
others. However, he has provided
himself with an admirable bunga'ow,
and if his month or two in the wilds
is not filled with excitements of the
hunt, it is at least spent comfortably
and in the haunts of nature.
His interesting rustic bunga'.ow,
which was designed by Charles E.
Oelschiager, is a plain, substantial,
and yet artistic, summer home. Its
total cost did not exceed $2,500. The
base is constructed of large boulders
taken from the mountain sides, and
the walls above are built of large,
rough-hew’n oak logs, firmly mortised
together at the corners, while the in
terstices are filled with mortar. The
porch posts and railing were taken
plexior. of the country woman who
i:ses early, is much in the open air,
and bathes freely in cold water. The
homely idea of washing in the dew of
the morning as an aid to beauty is
s .rnply a practical way of expressing
this fact.—Lady Greville, in London
Graphic.
Indians Remain in Canada.
Nova Scotia is behind in having
neither exterminated nor debauched
its Indian population. In this, almost
the easternmost American land, you
see fhe face of an Indian oftener than
you do in any western region except
on the reservations. They seem more
like peasants than wild people, but
they keep most of their old wandering
ways; they are guides, hunters, fish
ermen, and they live on the outskirts
of the villages, as well as on a re
serve on Bear river, and make moc
casins. baskets, rustic furniture and
other odds and ends.
When the French first came to Port
Royal in 1604 they made all the In
dians there Catholics. The French
were driven out by the English, and
their little town grew up to woods,
but the Indians remained Catholics.
The connection has helped them to
keep distinct from the whites. Some
of them are as dark as Apaches.
TROUBLE WITH THE BABY.
Youngster in Immediate Need cf
“Financial Assistance."
Old man Wilkes and his wife had
"pinched and saved” to send their eld
est son to college. When William
returned he seemed to have developed
such an amazing fondness for “big”
words that his father and mother
found it exceedingly difficult ever to
understand what he was talking
about. Dr. Uvermann, a young white
doctor, who had been partially reared
by “Uncle Ned." had an experience
one night with William’s "high-flown”
language, which experience was in a
way an illustration of the daily ob
fuscation of Mr. and Mrs. WTlkes.
With rattling haste William rang
the door bell of the doctor’s office.
Said he:
"Doctor, father wants you to come
around to our domicile instanter!”
“What’s the trouble?” inquired Dr.
Livermann.
“The baby has had a little financial
difficulty, and father ia anxious to se
cure forthwith your indispensable as
[ slstanee.”
Dr. Livermann had many and many
a time, in token of "the old days,”
helped “Uncle Ned” and “Mammy” to
tide over hard places, but he could
not think for the life of him what
sort of financial trouble their 10
months-old baby could have. As soon
as he reached "Uncle Ned’s” home
the old man at once enlightened him
by exclaiming:
"Doctoh, I sont fur you to see ef
you could do my baby any good. He
swallowed a silvah dim ’bout a' hour
ago, an* we can’t make him vomit it
up. no matter whut we give him, so
we 'lowed to sen’ fur you!”---L,ippin
cott’s.
Unsparing Criticism.
Congressman Wade of the Second
Iowa district has a well established
reputation as wit and raconteur. Espe
cially in the latter role does he show
to advantage. One of his best stories
about a young man who took a
sack of grain to an old-fashioned mill
to have it ground into meal. The pon
derous wheels revolved slowly that
only a tiay stream of meal trickled
feebly, while the young man patiently
waited. Finally his patience was ex
hausted and he complained to the mil
ler. “Do yon know,” he said, “I could
eat that meal faster than your old mill
can grind it.” “Yes.” replied the mil
ler. “but bow long could you keep on
eating it?” “I could keep on eating it
until I starved,” was the conclusive
answer of the young man.
Quite Impossible.
A woman of newly acquired wealth
went into an art gallery the other
day and said she wanted a painting
of a certain size.
“I have just what you want," the
dealer assured her, as he showed her
a genuine Troyon of the size desired—
a beautiful animal painting.
The woman looked at it for a few
minutes and shook her head.
“It won’t do,” she said; “I want
this picture for my drawing room.”
“Well?” questioned the dealer,-who
saw no reason for the rejection so far
as the drawing room was concerned.
“You couldn’t have a cow in the
drawing room, you know.”
And that ended it.—Louisville Her
aid.
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“DolHe.’
Sli*
With
She
But
sport? a witching gown,
a ruflV uj, and down.
On the skirt’
is «"lit.le. she is ‘shy.
there’s mischief in her eye—
She's a flirt!
She displays a tinv glove.
And a dainty little |()\, .*
Of a shoe; . ‘
And she wears her 1 at a-tilt
Over bangs that never wilt ’ *
In the dew.
’Tis rumored chocolate creams
Ale the fabric of her dr ains
But enough!
I know beyond a doubt
Jhai she carries them about
In her muff.
'V ith ner dimples and her cm- i
hhe exasperates the girls
Past belief:
•hey hint that she's a eat.
And delightful things like that,
• n their grief.
Tt is shocking. I declare!
But w hat does Itollie care,
_ hen tiie beaux
1 ®m« flocking to her feet.
I-!ke the bees aroond the sweet
I-ittle rose’
Moscow's Barbaric Splendor.
Xo one, so far as we know has
presented to the mind of the dislant
eader a more vivid picture of tha
larharic splendors of Moscow than Ar
thur Symons gives in this ^passage
worn his hook about European cities
‘Colors shriek and flame; the Mus
ro.ite eye sees only by emphasis and
l y contrast; red Is completed either
by another red or by bright blue.
rhere are no shades, no reticences,
no modulations. The restaurants ars
hlled with rhe din of vast mechanical
organs, with drums and cymbals, a
Treat bell clashes against a chain t»u
&1- the trams, to clear the road; the
•nusit which one hears Is a ferocity of
brass. The masons who build the
houses build in top-hoots, red shirts
'•nd pink trousers; the houses are
painted red or green or blue; the
churches are like the temples of sav
age idols, tortured into every unnatur
*’ shape and colored every glaring
color *'
His Shaving Mug In a Tree.
The Webb City correspondent sends
this “belated but interesting item '
regarding a storm which took place
near Neck City a few days ago; ‘J
N. Scott was not at home on the
night of the storm last week, hav
ing gone to a neighbor’s, some little
distance away, and being prevailed
upon to stay all night on account of
the threatening weather. When h-’
' arrived at what should have been
his home next morning he found that
his new two-room house had disap
peared, not a trace of it was visible
anywhere in the vicinity.
His shaving mug and brush, which
were in the house at (lie time of the
storm, have been found in a tree two
miles away. This leads Mr. Scott t.j
believe that if he had been in the
house at the time he would have baa
a long and perilous trip”—Kansa*
City Journal.
Sorry She Hatched Quail.
John Yeakel, residing near Urn**
port. Pa., on July 2 accidentally
killed a sitting quail in his meadow.
A bantam hen which just then was
looking for something to hatch was
placed on the eggs. About a week or
so ago six young quails appeared, and
the bantam is having lively time
with them.
The manages to keep them at home
pretty thoroughly, unless they are dn
turbed, when they hide so quickly and
effectually that their foster mother
has a great time finding them again
Big Rattlesnake Killed.
One of the largest rattlesnake
found in Georgia for several years wa*
killed on Cumberland Island July 2*.
by Miss Naomi Neill of Macon, a
guest on the island, and W. T John
ston, cashier of the Hotel Cumber
land. The snake measured 7 feet an*)
3 inches in length, weighed IS3**
pounds, measured 16 inches in cir
cumference, and had twelve rattle^
and a button. It was kilted in th«
woods about half way between the
hotel and the dock landing.— Atlanta
(Ga.) Constitution.
New Swindling Game.
A Connecticut man answered an
advertisement the other day from
which he expected to get rich. This
\ is the bait that was hung out: “Save
gas bills—the most wonderful inven
tton of the twentieth century; over
15,000 sold last year; agents wanted;
price, 25 cents. Address, etc. ’ The
Connecticut gudgeon sent on his quar
ter, received a nicely decorated booh
and with it this line of instruction
“Hang your gas bills on it and then
you will save them.”
“Grill Room’’ for Railroad.
An innovation in passenger cars hat
been planned by the general pa-sengej
agent of a western road. It is a
“Dutch grill room” on wheels. Th«
interior woodwork of the car is to be
of antique oak, writh heavy crossbeam!1
carrying wrought-iron lanterns. Red
tile ia to be used in the floor, ami a
large fireplace will afford a comfort
able corner in which to while away a
tedious car ride.
Queer Freak of Memory.
The Italian novelist, Salvatore Fa
rina, recently delivered an address be
fore the society of Psychic Research
at Milan, in which be minutely de
scribed the case of an author who. sii
years ago, completely loat his memory
for language and names, while other
wise his mind %as more active and
wideawake than ever before. At the
expiration of that period the memory
returned.
Tree Grew From Cane.
Twelve years ago John Nutt ol
Rockport, Me., had a willow stick
which he used for a cane. We placed
it in the center of a flowe* bed for
the flowers to trail on. It soon took
root, and to-day measures six feet six
inches around the trunk.
Jilted Man’s Revenge.
The jilted Philadelphia man who
sent as a wedding present to his for
mer sweetheart a miniature coffin full
of old love letters, took a delicate
means of demonstrating that his heart
had not been broken.
