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ADDITION TO AMERICAN NAVY j
There went overboard from the gov
ernment ways in the Brooklyn navy
yard Sepf. 29 a battleship the superior
of any of her type save her sister ves
sel, the Louisiana/which was recently
launched from the yards of a private
shipbuilder.
The Connecticut and the Louisiana
are two of the most powerful battle
■fhips that have ever been built. The
Resigns were found to be so satisfac
tory that they were adopted for three
later battleships subsequently author
ized by congress, these being the Ver
mont, the Kansas and the Minnesota,
all now in course of construction, but
none very far advanced toward com
pletion.
Designed for giving heavy blows
and for receiving them, the main
points of interest about a battleship
lies in her battery and system of ar
mor protection. The Connecticut is
designed to carry a battery of four
12-inch rifles, eight 8-inch rifles, twelve
7-inch rifles, twenty 3-inch rifles,
The First Connecticut.
twelve 3-pounders (automatic), eight
1-pounder (automatic) eight machine
guns, two 3-inch field guus and four
torpedo tubes.
“It goes without saying,” writes the
naval expert of the Scientific Amer
ican, “that this is a tremendous bat
tery. All the guns are of the latest
high velocity, long calibre, rapid-fire
type. The 12-inch has a muzzle veloc
ity of 2,800 foot seconds, an energy of
46,246 foot tons and a penetration of
iron at the muzzle of 47.2 inches. The
8-inch gun has also a velocity of 2,800
foot seconds, and its energy at the
muzzle is 13,600 foot tons, while it is
capable of penetrating 31.4 inches of
iron at the muzzle. The 7-inch gun
is fifty calibres in length, has a veloc
ity of 2,900 feet per second, a muzzle
energy of 9.646 foot tons and can pen
etrate 28.7 inches of iron at the muz
zle. The excellent 3-inch gun has the
high velocity of 3,000 feet per second
and a muzzle energy of 874 foot tons.”
By reason of her memorable trip
♦round the Horn and her splendid
work at Santiago, the Oregon has been
popularly regarded as a battleship
inequaled. The Oregon certainly
was and still is a superb fighting ma
chine, but her chances of winning in
an encounter with the Connecticut
would be about the same as those of
complete steel deck three inches in
thickness, which slopes toward the
sides of the vessel to a junction with
the side armor below the water line.
It is also sloped forward and aft to a
junction below the water line with
the stem and stern.
In addition to the belt of Krupp
steel that protects the waterline near
ly 8,00'J cubic feet of corn pitch cellu
lose will be driven in back of the belt
armor throughout the length of the
ship, the mass being tightly rammed
into a steel cofferdam, which is
worked in as part ol the structure of
the ship. Should a penetration of the
belt occur the shot would probably
pass through the corn pith cofferdam,
but as soon as the water followed the
saturation of the corn pith would
cause it to swell with great rapidity,
until it acted with an obturating ef
fect in closing the hole.
Before the shell could reach the en
gine room or boilers or magazines it
would have to pass through several
feet of coal stored in the coal bunk
ers, and then it would have to effect
a very oblique penetration through
the sloping sides of the three-inch
deck. If it should penetrate the three
inch steel deck several feet more of
coal would be encountered, and it is
pretty safe to say that such frag
ments of the shell as might reach the
vitals of tiie ship would have lost so
much of their velocity as to be capa
ble of doing very little harm when
they got there.
Ir is interesting to note that in the
building of the Connecticut and the
Louisiana there has in n a rivalry be
tween the government builders and
the Newport News Shipbuilding com
pany, which has had no parallel in
this couutry. The vessels were au
thorized by the same congress and it
was stipulated that one be built at a
navy yard, the other by a private en
terprise.
The Newport News company got the
contract for building the Louisiana,
and the work of constructing the Con
necticut was intrusted to the New
York navy yard. The Louisiana was
so far ahead of the Connecticut that
she was launched several weeks ago.
This would seem to indicate that pri
vate shipbuilding enterprises can turn
out battleships faster than can the
government at its navy yards.
But it should be recalled that no
vessel had been built at the New York
yard since the Maine was construct
ed, whereas numbers have been con
structed at the hands of the Newport
News company. The one had already
been equipped with every necessary
appliance, whereas on the other hand
these had to be supplied.
Moreover, the men in private em
ploy might work overtime if they
liked, whereas the other being in gov
ernment employ had stipulated hours
of labor, and there being no govern
ment warrant to hurry work these
worked the regulation hours and
ceased.
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Latest Addition to United States Navy.
John L. Sullivan if now pitted against
Jeffries, the new champion of the ring.
The defense arrangements, accord
ing to the expert authority quoted, are
the most complete to be found in any
design built or building today. There
is an unbroken belt of Krupp armor
from stem to stern, which is eleven
inches in thickness at the water line
amidships, and tapers gradually to a
minimum thickness of four inches at
the ends. Associated with this is a
i in length and lias an extreme beam of
7!) feet lo inches. She displaces 16,
000 tons, is fitted with triple expan
sion engines, and is designed to have
a sustained s^a speed of eighteen
knots an hour. Her engines are of
! the vertical triple expansion type and
| are supplied with steam from Babcock
& \\ ilcox boilers. The indicated
horsepower is 16,500, the coal capacity
2,200 tons. Her complement ia 42
oL'cers and 761 men.
Rounded Out Name.
Judge D. Cady Herrick, Democratic
candidate for governor oNNew York,
was baptized plain Cady Herrick, the
name having been selected by his
mother. But this did not please his
father. The latter thought that Cady
might be softened into Katie—and his
child was a big, bouncing boy. When
the boy attained a few years his fath
er told him to write his name D. Cady
Herrick. He said: “The D will signify
the only letter of the alphabet for
which it stands. If people choose to
think that it stands for a name in
stead of a letter, they may; but as for
you, w'rite your name D. Cady Herrick
-r-D. to please me and Cady to please
your mother. Then we’ll both be rep
resented.”
Lady Grey a Crack tihot.
Lady Sibyl Grey, who will accom
pany the newly appointed governor
general of Canada, Earl Grey, to
America, inherits her father’s sport
ing proclivities. She is an expert
angler and a crack shot. Last year
at the Crystal Palace, she scored sev
en bull's-eyes in succession.
Ajtogether she is a fine type of the
aristocratic English sportswoman,
full of life and vigor, and delighting
in ail forms of outdoor recreation.
Stage Coach for Fair.
A six-horse, thirty-four-passenger
eoach of the tally-ho style has arrived
at the world’s fair from Yellowstone
National Park. It will be used to con
wey distinguished parties over the
grounds. The coach will be handled
■fcy John Reynolds, a veteran driver.
Long Life of Usefulness.
George H. (“Laundaulet”) Williams,
mayor of Portland, Ore., is 82 years
old. He served as attorney general
of the United States during Gen.
Grant's second term and was United
States senator for six years.
Soldier’s Enduring Fame.
“Dulce et decorum est pro patna
! thus it has always been and
tnus it will be so long as international
disagreements continue to be settled
by resort to arms. Not only do patri
ots deem it sweet and becoming to
die tor their country, but the mem
ory of those who fall in defense of
flag and country is cherhfhed more
sacredly than that of those who
achieve the greatest and most benef
; icent triumphs in the arts of peace.
Xo other fame is so enduring as that
of the military hero. On no other
are honors so gratefully bestowed-.
This is demonstrated in the history
of the United States- quite as conclu
sively as in that of any other country.
—Washington Post.
English Speaker to Retire.
Mr. Gully, who has entered his 70th
year, will probably retire from the
speakership of the house of commons
before another birthday comes round
It is predicted that by this time next
year the first commoner will have a
viscounty and a pension of £2,000
per annum. Mr. Gully, should be re
tire next year, will have occupied the
| chair for exactly a decade, or only
one year less than Viscount Peel, his
immediate predecessor.
Has Ideal Health Resort.
Senator William A. Clark of Mon
tana has built on his Vegas ranch lif
Lincoln county, Nevada, a fine hotel
and sanitarium. It is a beautiful spot,
and the Montana millionaire has de
termined to spare no expense in mak
ing It an ideal resort.
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Ex-Mayors of New York.
The deatty of ex-Mayor Franklin
Edson of New York, whose term of
office was 1882-4, leaves Edward Coop
er, Hugh J. Grant, Thomas Gilroy,
Robert A. Van Wyck and Seth Low
as the surviving ex-mayors of the city.
AS THE WORLD
REVOLVES
HERO OF SCIENCE DEAD.
Late Dp. Finsen, One of the World’s
Greatest Benefactors.
Dr. Niels R. Finsen, who has just
died at Copenhagen, deserves to rank
among the great heroes, as well as
among the great benefactors of mod
i ern times.
The healing power of light had
j been recognized, in a general wav,
| by the medical profession long before
his time, but little practical use had
been made of it. When Dr. Finsen
was a young student in Copenhagen
university he began a series of in
vestigations to discover to what prop
erties of light its curative influence
was owing. He was naturally of frail
constitution, and excessive exertion
: broke down his health. Nevertheless,
with indomitable perseverance he
continued his work in the cold, hu
ppo/: A?JZ5 J?.
mid climate of Copenhagen. His
| efforts were at last rewarded with the
j important discovery that part of the
rays of the sun’s spectrum destroy
bacteria, while others possess the
healing nature which physicians had
long ascribed to the ray of light as a
whole.
The first successful test of Dr. Fin
sen's important theory was made at
Copenhagen in 1894, when he cured
many cases of smallpox, and even
saved the patients from being scarred,
merely by hanging red curtains at the
windows of the sick room. He later
; found a way to concentrate rays of
the ordinary electric light so as to
cure long standing cases of the dread
ed lupus or tuberculosis of the face.
If Dr. Finsen had chosen to keep
his plan of curing lupus a secret and
to employ it only in his private prac
tice he could have made a fortune
out cf it, and it would have been
deemed professionally ethical for him
to do so. But, inspired by the same
generosity and desire to relieve suf
fering humanity which prompted him
to continue his investigations at the
cost of nis health, he made his meth
od public.
Dr. Finsen was but 43 years old.
j Overwork cut short his life. He was
a true martyr in the cause of hu
manity. Mankind loses more by his
early death than it would by the pass
ing of many statesmen and soldiers
ing of many statesmen and soldiers.
HONORED BY FELLOW VETERANS
I
gem*04/. ff.Vjeoyrncw
Gen. Henry V. Boynton, president
i of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland, which recently held its
reunion at Indianapolis, is a distin
guished soldier of the civil war and
later was widely known as dean of
the newspaper correspondents at
Washington. He was made a briga
dier general by President McKinley.
Oldest Window-Light Blower.
Moses Myers of Quinton is the old
j est window-light blower of Jersey, if
! not in the country. He is past 70
| years old and still in active service.
! He blows double-thick rollers. Myers
has fifteen children and has just
, taught his youngest son the trade.
H*s sons are all glass-blower,s, but
the father can blow as full a day as
the best of them.
Aged Presidential Elector.
One of the gentlemen nominated for
presidential electors, by the Pennsyl
vania Republicans has seen his 85th
birthday. He is George Van Eman
I^wrence of Monongahela, ex-con
gressman. He used to be a locally
famous fox hunter. He voted for
William Henry Harrison in 1840. He
j is five years older than Judge Par
j ker's running mate..
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Output of Copper.
More than half of the world’s out
put of copper is produced in the
United States. The total production
in 1903 was 565,820 long tons, of
which the United States contributed
298,650 tons; Spain and Portugal, 49,
740; Mexico, 45,315; Japan, 31,360;
Chile, 30,930, and other countries
smaller amounts.
Famous French Statesmen.
M. Combes, the French minister,
who has become famous by his war
against the religious orders, has a big
head, strongly marked features, slop
ing shoulders and & bent back. Del
casse is almost a dwarf.
Vessels Fitted 1Vsth Ears
That Will Warn of Danger
Terrors of
Submarine War) ,
Engines
and of
Ordinary Peri7s
Dissipated
by the
Novel Appliance
Pictured '
Here >
The terr r in which submarine
boats have ’ hitherto been held by
>cean vessels in time of war promises
to he entir ly dissipated by the ap
pearance of a simple apparatus, which
• he inventor, J. It. Millet, calls “ship’s ,
ears.”
With this new device secret sub
marine attack is, the inventor claims,
made impossible, and all the former
disadvantages of the bell buoy and
the lighthouse, particularly caused by
a heavy fog. are done away with, for
the new “ears” catch sounds under !
ihe water and locate exactly the point
of the compass from which they
come.
In making use of the idea of trans
mitting sound signals under water the
originators of the scheme. A. J. Mun
dy and Prof. Elisha Gray of Poston,
were pionpers. When they started
their work in the summer of the Span
ish war they had no idea of making
“ears” for vessels, but when the re
sults were finally turned over to Mr.
Millet last year he soon had his work
running on the lines on which it was
finally completed.
The principle of the invention has
been established largely by experi
ments, but the method had not been
made practical. Mr. Millet undertook
to make it so and has apparently suc
ceeded.
The invention has been installed on
steamers of the Metropolitan Steam
ship company, and for four or five
weeks these vessels have been using
the apparatus constantly for the pur- ,
pose of testing its accuracy under ail i
conditions.
The captains of the sb amors have
reported to the officers of their com
pany that they have been able, in
variably. to locate at three miles dis
tance the Boston lightship, upon 1
which a submerged boil was being
rung, when the vessels were approach
ing at full speed.
A striking instance of the efficacy
of the device occurred a short time
ago when a steamer was approaching
the Boston lightship on her return
from New York. Owing to a severe
gale, which had been blowing for sev
eral days, the seas were mountain
ous. As the steamer came up Boston
bay the lightship was obscured by
rain and fog. Not hearing the fog
horn on the lightship, the captain
of the steamer turned to the signal
apparatus and, adjusting the ear
pieces, immediately heard the sub
marine bell ainl got his direction. Five
minutes later, having proceeded on
his course, he heard the whistle on
the lightship for the first time.
The receiving apparatus 'of this
unique submarine telephone has two
receivers, one for each side of the
vessel in which it is installed. These
are enclosed in iron cases, screwed
into the hull of the vessel below the
water line. A connection is made by
wire between the hull and the wheel
house where the telephone box is i
placed. *
By moving a switch to the rurht or
loft and then holding the earpieces 10
his ears, the listener can ascertain
wketlv.r or not there is any danger
Co warning of danger ahead, and
where it is located.
This method is so accurate that, the
steamers using the system have often
f'.unrl their direction within one
point, and by a little maneuvering of
the vessel a captain can always get
his direction with accuracy.
The vibrations which he hears are
initiated by the bell that is hung over
the side of the lightship or suspended
in the water at the end of a cable
from a lighthouse or bell buoy. The
bells are struck by a hammer exactly
like a bell in the air. only with more j
force. These vibrations are taken
up by the receiver on the sides of the
vessel and transmitted through the j
telephone.
A type of apparatus designed for
fishing boats or small vessels of any
kind includes a receiving box. with a
ball receiver, which is lowered into
the water. It is obvious that some
sounds would be too delicate to pene
trate the side of a vessel. To meet
this case, a receiver has been invented
which is lowered directly into the
water and picks up sounds of com
paratively small intensity.
To appreciate the importance of
this invention to the maritime world
it is only necessary to consider that
at the present moment there are no
sound signals in the air which can
be trusted.
SOME CURIOUS JEWELS OF ANCIENT DAYS
Symbolic Ornaments With Histories Attached.
The first jewels were seals and sig- i
nefs. The material might be gold,
silver, iron, copper, etc. •
A next step was the ladies begin
ning to wear them as ornaments.
Number 1 is a ring of English fab
rication. It holds a large emerald cut
in the form of a basket. From this
diamond stems spring, tipped with
ruby flowers. Hence its name, “The
Flower Ring.”
A handsomer, perhaps, but less val
uable. jewel is represented in Num
• tiers 2 and 3. It has a sad history. It
was given by the unfortunate Queen j
of Scots to her husband, Lord Darn
ley. On the bezel, or part that holds
the stone, are the initials of the
fiances—H. (Henry) and if. (Mary).
On the circle are cut, the words “Hen
ry L. Darnlev” and “15G3,'’ the date
of their marriage*
Figure 4 is a jewel that contrasts :
strangely with the preceding. It is
the symbol formerly used in Jewish
weddings. The material is gold, beau
tifully chased. The bezel represents
the Temple of Jerusalem in minia
ture. Both parts of the ring are cov
ered with Hebrew characters.
Original and curious is the ring,
in
mother-of-pearl, shown in Figure 5. !
This kind of jewel was fashionable
in the middle ages. Their hollow
tops, closing with springs, were secret
hiding places for deadly poisons, to
be used on the wearers themselves,
or another, as circumstances might
demand.
The “Schlag." or “Blow," Figure vj.
is a massive ring made of copper. Its
only ornaments are five sharp points
rising high above the bezel. The style
is ages old. but they are said to be
still commonly known by the Bavarian
peasants for attack or defense in
their village broils.
FEARED SHE LOOKED OLD.
Proffered Courtesy in Street Car Irri
tated Elderly Lady.
“Do I look so old?” asked a gentle
faced, elderly lady anxiously. With
out waiting for a reply she continued:
“You see I entered a crowded street
car the other day. All the seats were
occupied and I had to stand clinging
for dear life to a strap. I had been
shopping and was rather tired and I
suppose that ma’de me appear older
i.han I really am—I’m only fifty-seven.
| you know! That’s not what I call old!
And I usually feel so young. Well,
ihen. you can imagine how humiliat
ed I felt when a woman who was, I
declare, at least ten years my senior
got up and offered me her seat.
“‘Pray keep your seat,’ I said hur
WASHINGTON BUILT OVER CITY?
Recent Discoveries of Interest to
Historians and Archeologists.
Was 'Washington once the site of a
great city, long forgotten, unknown to
the modern archeologists? Did there
live and thrive on the North Ameri
can continent a race prior to the Az
tecs? Are there treasures of art
buried under the soil of this capital?
Wherefore, then, the mysteries of
stone Just unearthed In the digging
for the foundation of the new build
ing for the House of Representatives?
Far below the foundations of the
houses destroyed to make room for
the new edifice these fragments have
appeared, and the memory of man to
day runs not back to the time when
structures were there as to call for
these deep-laid bases. Nor do the
oldest inhabitants know of any one
who remembers having seen or heard
of such. Washington was built upon
virgin soil, so far as city creation
was concerned, in the judgment of its
founders. Here were farms and smail
dwellings, a manor house or two, and
an unbroken record of freedom from
riedly. ‘I don’t mind standing in tt<.
least.’
“You should have seen the loo!
,that old lady gave me. It made im
feel I was a hundred years old. Sh
took me gently by the arm, and ac'
tually forced me down into the seat,
and then said to me in a sweet, kindiy
voice:
“ ‘My dear lady, if you were my
mother do you suppose I would allow
you to stand?’
“If I were her mother! She actually
thought I was old enough to be her
mother! Well, perhaps I’m on the
brink of the grave, but I don’t feel it,
which is one consolation!"—New
York Press.
The wise man learns something
every time the fool blunders.
the inroads of the city-makers. The j
North American Indians did not build
cities. They did not dig into the soil
to found their structures. Here, then, j
is a problem for the historians and
the archeologists to solve.—Washing
ton Star.
Knew Where It Came In.
“And did you beat the little boy
in the foot race, Willie?” asked the
interested father.
“Why, say. he was a puddin', pop,”
answered Willie.
“A what?”
“A puddin’.”
“That’s not a nice name to call your j
little playmate.”
“Why, pop,” said the boy, who was
anxiously waiting for the dessert, 1
“the puddin’ always comes last,
doesn’t it?”
Oldest Union Pensioner.
Patriarch Fish, a Seminole Indian,
is said to be the oldest living Union
soldier and pensioner. He is 119
years old and draws a pension of $12
a month. He was a member of com- |
pany K of the Indian home guards.
Guard Health of Mikado.
Although the emperor of Japan is
in excellent health, he is always at
tended by physicians. There are four
eminent medical gentlemen attached
to the imperial household, one of
whom is within call at all times, night
and day. His majesty's pulse and
temperature are taken four times j
every twenty-four hours in the pres
ence of two of the doctors when they
relieve each other of duty, and the
results are carefully recorded, just as
if he were a patient in a hospital.
The prince imperial and his baby sens j
are subject to similar medical sur
veillance. He has two aud they have
two physicians always in attendance
and a log book is kept of their physi- '
cal condition like that of the mikado. i
Clothes Tell the Story. i
The cable brings the news that a
series of gowns has been designed 1
for a certain American actress, each 1
representing an emotion. They are '
named appropriately: “Incessant Soft 1
Desire,” “Thoughts of Strange I
Things,” “The Vampire,” “The Tan ’
gible Now,” “Dirge; or, The Death 1
of Pleasure,” “A Silent Appeal,” “The <
Meaning of Life Is Clear.” ’ i
The idea is capable of indefinite ex- <
pausion. What household does not I
know the feminine trappings that
might be called “The Cook Has Quit"? i
Does not every domestic hearth shel- s
ter “The Nursemaid's Day Off”?
“Company Is Coming" warns many a
returning husband of the impending
fate. It is the universal language of
duds.—New York Sun. h
Irish Land Purchase System.
The successful working of the land f
purchase system m Ireland Is once <
more the chief feature of the annual K
report of the land commission, which 8
was issued Aug. 30. There were only
twenty-two defaulters among 70,000
tenant purchasers.
CURED HIM OF KICKING.
Gentle Hint of Hotel Manager t:
Patron Enough.
An incident that greatly am us
Thomas Taggart occurred at thf
French Lick Spring hotel, situated or
property of which the Democrat it
national chairman is part owner.
Among the steady patrons of th*
iotel was a chronic kicker. Nothin*
n the accommodations suited him
The climate made him suffer agonies,
ind the society and general surround
ngs bored him to the last degree. Ht
was not backward in making hit
grievances public.
The manager resolved to ci thi
complaining or get rid of the - .• -t
The next time the man told i im i
:ale of woe the wily lan lor ym a
chized with him.
“You do suffer greatly." ] . . ai l as
tie turned away, “but think how muei
worse it is for me than for you. .
nave to stay right here and < i. i -e it
You can go whenever you i . "
The man did not go, but L* vet
complained in the manager's , . .
again.—New York Tribune.
Exonerated the Editor.
When the plant of a Colorado ■
paper was wrecked during the no;:
"lots recently Gov. Pennypack* r.
Pennsylvania, was reminded ol
experience of a Pennsylvania *
“This man,” said tlv govern ■
“published a country weekly. It w
luring a political campaign, and £
marching delegation, acrompane i by
a biass band and bearing hug. tran
carencies. passed the place of ptibliea
lion. One of the ins-Tipt :o* s
touched the editor that he nuked t
the window and waved a i. pi
3f cloth and shouted appro; .
“In an instant the marcher- broke
-anks. clattered up thci stair.-, v • .’]■ '
the printing plant and almost •* •
■?*ed the editor. When citiz ’
fe~ed the marchers explained t: *
editor had wilfully flaunted a : u 1
flag ir. the fa<*?s ol passing Am r:
£r»d patriots.
“Thereupon one of the pr.uter*
made a statement and imm ;.i !y
fund was made up for the r -t r-it. •
of the wrecked plant. In his excite
c ent the editor had seized the print
ers’ towel.”
Whistler First Told This.
It often was said among the ae
quaintances of the late James McN. ii
Whistler that he would rather ruak
t new enemy than a new friend. Oi
course, he was eccentric and pccu
dar, but those who knew him well
swore by him.
As an artist he was a master, and
ie loved all things beautiful. He was
Sond of books and poetry and ocra
sionaily he wrote some verses him
self, but could never be prevailed up
)u to publish them. He was a goo 1
critic, and knowing this, a friend
came to him one day with some
verses written by a young man who
wanted an honest opinion of them.
\fter reading the verses Whistler
landed them back to his friend, who
said:
“Do you think he can sell them?"
“I don’t know' where.”
“Well, what do you think he ought
.o get for them?”
“If he throws himself upon the mer
jy of the court, I should say about oix
nonths.”
Better Than We Think.
We fret at this, we fume at that.
We murmur if we suffer pain;
Much fault we find if we are fat.
If we are lean it is our bane;
We grumble if we 3ee it rain.
And haply from the sun we shrink:
But though we nurse a peevish strain.
The world Is better than we think.
And if a comrade wear a hat.
To criticise him we are fain;
And we are often vexed thereat
if ’tis his whim to sport a cane;
If he be glad we call him vain,
tf he be sad from him we slink:—
But what from cavil shall we gain?
The world is better than we think
And if we c-hanco to meet a rat.
It is our wish that he be slain.
And straightway we procure a cat
That she his odious blood may drain:—
But life is life and in the main
Twere nobler not to break its link—
Compassion should control th brain;
The world is better than we think.
Envoy.
Friend, guard yourself from every >: a —
And when life’s freer drafts yea it Ink.
Love's beams for you shall nev> r w.u.-:
The world is better than we thir.k.
—A. T. Schumann.
Forethought.
The widow of a wealthy but irrev
?rent man wished to have an impos
ng funeral for her departed, and en
gaged the services of a noted preach* r
who lived at a great distance from
their town. After the funeral she
thanked the eloquent man for his I0112
tnd beautiful discourse. The minister
said to her:
•‘Madam, when I passed through
your town I noticed quite a number of
churches. As jour husband always
lived here, he must have been known
to the ministers of this place. I am
at a loss to know why you engaged me
to speak at his funeral, as I am a
stranger to him and they knew him.’
“The reason I employed you to
speak was that the others knew him
:oo well,” answered the widow.
A Proper Roar.
A few days ago George Ade. while
inducting a rehearsal of his new
:omedy, “The College Widow,’ at the
harden Theater, was greeted by a
Granger. “I am very glad to meet
fou Mr. Ade,” said the stranger. “I
00, am a playwright and I would like
o have some advice from you. I have
:ompleted a play and all arrangements
lave been made for the production ex
:ept one little detail. I have a scene
vhere wild lions are supposed to be
oaring. I have been unable to find
iny stage appliance that will make the
toise desired. Can you tell me how I
an get this effect of the roaring
ions?"
“Just fine one of your actors $2.”
ras AdeCs reply.—New York Tele
ram.
Simply Senators.
One day during the last session of
ongress a party of tourists, headed
y a professional guide, were being
hown through the Capitol.
As the party stopped for a moment
0 glance through an open door of the
lenate, one of the sightseers ob
erved: '
‘ And there are our national solons’”
“Solons!" repeated the guide in a
one of disgust. “Solons nothing*
’hem’s senators!”
