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BASK BALL GOSSIP.
3AYINGS AND DOINOS OFF THE
DIAMOND,
fr.lnnl rraeilhiun'i line Attmitlon
Not tlontl for i"tr Vnrlc Cltili '1 lin
Cmr of Tli. mi (lor over to lift"
t til lie r Nn 1 1.
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$0. "N Freed man declares
fX I jnnd believes that
'fV , t lie does not Inter-
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fere with lila man
VT r'
nger. Nevertheless
his mnnnger nml
ton in nro pietty
coituln to got along
butter when ho Ih
nut with thorn, anil
If lie could be pur-
Minded to ncltht'i write nor telegraph
once while away, be would llml his
team nil the better for It on IiIh return.
.Inep Is nn pariiPHt, hard-working and
consistent player, ami IiIh men will
li;ie no fault to llml with the example
lie will set, He will not commit a fault
Into which .Manager Irwin may hnvo
fallen; ho will not overmanagc. Men
who know how to play thognino do not
like to bo managed too much; they ob
ject to being given Instructions In too
much detail. It Is better In the end,
ven It ninny little things aro not douu
jiiht ns tlio manager thinks they Hhould
be, to give the men tbo use of their own
Individual Judgments. They feel bet
ter for It, nntl It places upon them a re
sponsibility which they prefer. It
makes each man feel that he Is per
sonally a fnctor In the work of the
tram and thus puts him on his mettle.
The now manager will have the hearty
co-operation of his men. Kvcry player
is nnxlntis to prove that the tentn can
win If left alone. Ono of them said to
me Saturday night: "Just watch us
bustle from now on." Thus the new
manager enters upon his task at a fa
vorable time and under fortunate con
ditions. It Is too lato for New York
to reach tbo first division, but they may
get to the head of the second.
Chicago' Nacnnil Cittrtirr,
If nil the young players In the
eague today were as earnest and ns
painstaking as Timothy C, Donoliiie,
the second catcher of tlio Chicago
team, it Is probable that morn of them
would bo successful. Tbo acrago
joungster player who Is given a trial
in the fastest company In the world Is
too pi 090 to become conceited and fall
Into tbo wnys ot the older and tried
men if bis llrsl few appearances on tbo
diamonds of the big circuit aro con
luclw to some complimentary remarks
In the dally papers. Hut Donoliiie ha3
proved beyond question that ho In not
apt to forget himself at any time and
fall Into a way or thinking the learn
could not gctalong without Iilm. From
the day that President Hart of tlio Chi
cago team drafted him from the Kan
sas City team of tbo Western league
Honolulu's work has been of a high
made, nnd he has time and again slnw
rd that his whole being is wrapped up
in tbo succeed of bis team. Ho works
with the most desperate energy from
the tlmo the gamu starts until the last
man has been tutireil. Donoliiie wan
hoi n In Taunton, Mass., about twenty-
three years ago, and Is coneiiuentl
one of the youngest players In tho
major organizations. Ho lias played
professional ball for several years, but
bio Identity was hidden in tlio wilds of
tbo New England league. Ills first ap.
pcuxnnce in big company was made in
TIM DONOHUK.
lloMon In 1891, when ho was a member
of the American association team of
bat city.
The Cutr nf Trbtiun.
The statement comes from a sup
posedly authoritative source that no
steps toward a llnal settlement of the
Tebenu matter will bo taken by the
League until tho annual meeting of the
League directors in October, when the
dire will come up for formal discus
sion. How the uise will llnnlly be ad
judicated can now only bo giieshod at.
President Hyrne. ot tho Hrooklyn
elub, who has hitherto remained silent,
Is now quoted by the New York Sun us
s.ilng: "The League's board of dl
icctors had no jurisdiction f 11 4 ho innt
pr, nnd could not constitutionally in
flirt thnt line. They could havo com
pelled tho Clo eland club to lino To
bum for mnnlfist disorderly conduct,
especially as be was convicted and
fined In tho police court Hut I don't
indorse Frank de Haas Hoblson's vio
lent treatment of this Teheau ca.n Mr.
Hoblson had but one dlgnllled course
to take after the Lcngus dliertors third
Teheau, ami that was to pay tho line
under protest, and postpone the In
vesication till tho annual League
mieting. At tho mil mooting ot the
League hi Chicago this enso will cause
a big argument. Tho League as a body
might by a majority voto cciisuro Te
heau, and Killen, too. for that mntter,
as the kilter's ofTcnee tho other dny In
Cincinnati was Just us bad as tho
(jfrvolaud player and order them to
pay fines. Hut as thorn Is nothing In
tho League's constitution to empower
tho directors to rule In Biich matters
the decision In Tobeau's case l.iny be
turned down. At nny rate theio will
bo n hot tight over tbo matter." It Is
now hinted that, as a sop to public
opinion and to cover nny retreat In the
Tehran case, tbo League will probably
make hoiiio new rules providing for Bo
veto punishment for players who In
dulge In pugilistic encountcis on the
Held and are arrestPd and fined In the
police courts.
A Nnw Vork I'ljr.
Frank II. Connnughton, of tho New
York ten in, wus born January 1, 180').
at Clinton, Mass., and It was at his
nntlvo place that ho learned to play
ball. Ho was connected with several
prominent nmateiir teams at Clinton,
and his bard hitting nnd excellent
work behind the bat led to his first pro
fiHstounl engagement, in 1MM, with tho
W'oonsockot club, of the New England
league. Connnughton began the season
of 1892 with tho l'awtucket team, and
remained thero until tho club was dis
banded, when ho finished the season
F. H. CONNAUOHTON.
with tlie Lewlston, (Me.) club. In 1893
Manager Manning signed him for his
Savannah team, of the Southern Icnguo,
and ho remained there until that
league disbanded, when ho returned
north and finished out tho season with
tho Lewlston club, of the Now Hng
land league. In .lanuary, 1894, Con
nnughton signed with tho Hoston club,
of the National Ieaguo and American
association, as one of Its catchorsf ami
during the following reason he took
part in 'M championship contests, In
:i' of which he filled tho short stop's
position In a very creditable mnnncr.
At tho beginning ot the season of 1805
Hoston released him to Kansas City,
for which club ho did such brilliant
work as short stop that the New York
club, In the fall of '95, purchased bis
release. Connnughton is r.ft. ain. tall,
and weighs about 105 pounds. He has
played In all the lull Id nnd outlleld
positions, as well as behind tho bat
during his career, and has always
ranked high as a batsman.
"oll h I.IvIhr I'liturm.
There was quite a time over at tho
Hotel North, In Chicago, where the
Colts and their families were domicile!
the other evening. Having nothing to
do. It was suggested that a scries of
living pictures with drapery he
staged, and a stage was accordingly
built lu the big parlor, half a dozen ex
tension tables standing side by side
furnishing tho material. Tho pictures
woio really very good, and some of
titem quito original. "Heauty and the
lieast. with mil Mingo for tho benst,
was a hit. "Cupid and Psyche," with
Miiriugo lor unpin and McCormlck
for Psyche, was great, and "Tho Noble
Fireman." with Pecker for the ladder, Tho platform is large enough to afford
Hrlggs for the uMcued maiden, Hverltt spaco for Ills wife and two children as
as the noble lliu laddio and Donahue well us a few cooking utensils. Thus
as tlio faithful dog, was tho triumph ol equipped ho expects to make one litin
the evening. The catastrophe came fired miles n day.
about 1(1 o'clock. The picture on tar '
was "Itomeo and .luliet." and a prett , "
girl who boards at the hotel was Juliet , Chase of Haraboo, where sho was born
(r ItlUli and D.ihlrn had a dlsputo as tc In 1SG9, and after four years In tho high
Homeo, Dahteu claiming that drift was ' school of that city she entered the ttate
bowlcgged and Urlff Insisting thnt a nnlverslty in tho same class with her
fat, pudgy Dutchman would look rldlc- futuro husband. Curiously enough,
ulous in the part, di'llf was finally , sho wan probably his mast formidable
awarded the honor, and posed on a, opponent for oratorical honors, for
step-ladder, while .Juliet smiled from though Mr. La Follette won tho great
a soap-box balcony. The foot of Clrlff's Intercolleglnto debate, Miss Chaso car
hidder got caught between two of the rled oft tho Lewis prize for oratory
extension tables, the tables llv iwun-jwhcn tho two graduated In 1879. Mrs.
dor, and (5 riff, ladder and all fell La Folletto's oration on commencement
thioiigh the stage. .Juliet leaned toe dny of that year was n remarkablo one
far over to see wlnt had happened and In many ways. Instead of attempting
fell with tho balcony squarely on the t to solve the problem of the universe In
struggling Uomeo. And It took halt' iweet girl graduate fashion she took w
an hour to dig Crllf, Juliet, the Inddc;
nnd balcony out of tho stage ruins.
llliininiiil Hint.
Pitcher German Is showing goo)
form In recent games.
The Colonels hnvo had 32 men untie:
contract this season.
McJanu's Is now doing the best pitch
ing for Washington.
Dowil has made nlno homo run I.Ue
for St. Inils this season.
'Tin said that a shako-up of tho
Hrooklyn team Is on the cards.
Tom Parrott probably will play llrst
base for St. Louis next bcason.
Kx-Umplro Tim Kqcfe Is until to be
traveling for a snorting goods house.
Duffy hns been playing second biisc "cr subject tho enro and education of
for Hoston In pretty good style. 1 children.
Payne and Harper seem to bo pan- Wuen lncro two "rllllnnt young etu
nlng out as Hrooklyn's succoisful pitch- c,cnta wcro nrrlci1 two r thr 'oara
pn, later their friends predicted a career
Tho average ago of Natlonnl lengue
ball players at present Ui about L'7.
No one Is doing prettier sacrifice
work on the Hoston team than Tenuoy
Tom Daly, of tho Urooklyns, la bat
ting pooily and his throwing arm If
bnd.
Milt O. Hallow, whom Joel Chandler'
Harris has praised as tho most artistic
actor of negroes on tho stage today,
has been rc-engnged for "Down in
Dixie." . . ,. -
HELPS HER HUSBAND.
A WISCONSIN WOMAN LAWYER
AND POLITICIAN.
the Wlfn nf lU-Ciinsrt-Mnian I.a
I'ollnltn Htiiillril I.mv That Their
Wrililril Mffi MIrIiI Up Mors Con
gonial nt tbo Cnpltnl.
s I MONO the Biicces.i-
- ful public men of
. r j tho country who
iFflfiyi Mowe much of their
TTCrfrtl V'i . , distinction to their
IMI W w,vc Uobcrt ''a
llET;T!flj I Folletto of Wlscon-
l-iS "L -U. 'i.' Min.if firlllli'if . Mr
La Folletto has al
ready been In the
state legislature
And in congress, and at the republican
atato convention recently held was one
ot the lending candidates for governor.
Llko Mrs. Hryan, the wife ot the presi
dential candidate, Mrs. La Folletto is a
lawyer, and like her, too, sho has never
practiced her profession, having stu
died law that she might strengthen nnd
broaden the rare sympathy and nni'y
that exist between her husband and
herself. Like Mrs. Hrynn, nlso, Mrs. 1
L11 Folletto Is close at her husband's
side In all his undertakings, adding to
womanly counsel a deeper Insight Into
his work nnd undoubtedly proving a
factor In his career, tho Importance
of which ho would be the last to deny.
Mm. La Folletto's scholastic career
has been a very remarkablo one. He
fore her marrlagp she was n Miss Helle
WESTWARD ON
Henry Norton, a painter who has
lived in Camden. N. .1., for several
years is now on bis way to Albert Lea,
Minn., on bicycle, over tho rent- wheel
of which ho has constructed a plat
form nnd above this ho iilaced a tout
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MRS. II. M. LA FOM.KTTE.
for them that has In 110 mean measure
been verified, Mr. La Follotto was nt
thnt time serving as district attorney
at Madison and soon after her marriage
Mrs. La Folletto entered tho law school
of the state university, paving tho way
by her easy mastery of Its studies and
tho earnestness ot purpose and strength
of mt,lld whch hot uroiiRht to bear up-
on wicm tor 1111 win wumen who imvu
slnco been grndunted from thnt Institu
tion, Her course cnmplotcd, Mrs. La
Folletto stepped back Into a purely t'.o
nestle life which chc baa never alncc
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left, nut home affairs did not engroas
her to tho extent of shutting out her In
terest In her husband's career : nd
when he wont to Washington as the
youngest member of, the forty-ninth
congrcs.4 Mrs, La Follette, of coum,
went with lilm nnd during bis six vears
of service there gained a wide knowl
edge of the political as well ns the so
cial life of the capital.
Her friends say that Mrs. I.n Folletto
would make a clover politician herself,
so much does she know of political
matters and -so shrewd aio her Jud
incuts nnd so wise her opinions.
I'rrnt-nt nml l't In Hungary,
Traveling through Hungary Is trav
eling through ten centuries of history.
In utter contrast to the United Stntc3,
where everybody Is successfully driv
ing to be like everybody else, Hungary
Is llko one ot those mountains In India,
on the top of which Is eternal Ico and
descending on Its dopes through nil
Horns we ilnally reach tropical exuber
ance nt tbo bottom. At Huda-Pesth tbo
visitor will find all the refinements nnd
latent Innovations of our breathless
tlmo Two hours by rail from Huda
Pesth, the calm and simplicity of nre
renalsgance times will embrace him In
one ot the old manors, built mostly by
architects or In the style of the Italian
quattrocento, with vaulted rooms, tn-
nrmoiis hall, one story high, musing In
the breezy shade of poplars and beech
es. This vnrioty of humanity naturally
gives rise to that most exquisite of
things, to types. For the poet, the art
ist, the thinker nnd for all who need
types full of rugged Ipse, Hungary is
the land. Hut for the obstacle of the
languages, Hungary would long ngo
A WHEEL.
3i
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Norton Is a painter and has been out
of work for somo time, A brother who
lives In Minnesota promised him work
If ho would go out there. He had no
money to pay railroad faro and was
wondering what ho was to do when he
saw a bicycle parade and that gave him
tho Idea for his tent on a wheel. He
Immediately set to work and construct
ed his raft and a few days ago started
on his Journey.
have becotno the fnvorlto study ot nov
elists. As her music has a minor scale
differing from that of western inualc,
bo her peoples ascend nnd descend tho
gnniuts of sentiments In Intervals nnd
rhythms different from occidental emo
tlonallty. Ninoteenth Century.
11 hit aJfiirrlfir (Tohiih ,Iwrl,
First havo your little box of Jewelet'a
sawdust. To clean tho jewels some
warm water, castllo soap and n 1 oft
brush are necessary. A few drops of
ammonia in tho water will bo n help.
Scrub them very gently with the brush
and a llttlo soap. The brush will re
move tho dirt under tho stones very
easily. Itlnso well with hot water, dry
In n towel and put In your sawdust till
needed. Tho lntter will absorb all mols
turo thnt Is left, nnd, when nhaken off,
will lenvo tho gems very brilliant. Put
them Into It each time after wearing.
They will kcop clean for a long time,
aa tho sawdust removes particles of
dirt. Castile soap contnliiH less grease
than any other kind; hence Its uao fer
this purposes
Till I'roKrrttlvtt ,Tap.
Mr. Hurst, tho Drltlsh consul at Tai
nan, In southern Formosa.concludes IiIb
latest trade report by saying that tho
Japanese aro showing great energy in
tho development of tbo Intornal com
munications of the land, and during tho
llvo months that had passed at tho dato
ot tho report In March slnco they land
ed left more marks of their prosonco
on tho face of tho country than their
predecessors effected in ns many do
ClldU3.
HitiiKliiK On In tlu I'lif,
Newton F. Hurst, 21 years old, Is a
grocer's clerk lu Huffalo and gets $3
a week wages. Somo tlmo ago ho In
vented a car coupler, and last week ho
received a letter troni a manufacturing
linn offering him $30,000 lu cash and a
loyalty on all couplers sold fo? b'.3 In
vention. He hasn't decided to accept
the offer yet, and in the mcantlmo
holds on to his $5 a week.
SERVANTS AT HOME.
WHEN IN CHARGE Ol' THE
HOUSE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
Olijnrllntiiililo llolnitliir nml Nnlr Tlio
Mull IVI10 lAvm Nnt Dnnr 14 t'imliln
to (let Any ltrl I heir Annual 'llircn
Month' I'lchli-.
HAT'S the matter,
old man? You look
tired."
The greeting on
Monday morning
had the peculiar
Intonation that In
dicates a suspicion
of a prolonged
search for relaxa
tion on Sunday and
Its subsequent ef
fect on the nervous system, says the
New York Time-?.
"Look tired! 1 am tired, and I'm
cross nnd ugly. Do I look ns If I bnd
been attacked by nervous dyspepsia,
almost exhausted by St. Vitus' danre
nnd then left on the rack for hours?"
"Well, not quite that, old man."
"Then I'm In luck. The fact of the
matter is that I was out of the house
only three hours yesterday and then 1
went to Harlem and back In tho cable
ears. They were tho only restful hours
I had between early In the morning
and midnight. Why? Hecausc I was
the victim of the conlldence of two of
my neighbors who hae closed
their premies and gone to the
country and have left servants lu
charge. Do you catch on? Well,
some of your funny friends on
tho press don't come any where near the
actual facts when they bring out every
year tho pen-worn descriptions of the
antics of servants during the absence
of families. If my neighbors' servants
would dress up In the ilnerles of their
mistresses, and occupy the parlors. I
wouldn't mind, because the damage
would bo to the feelings of those who
should bo concerned, but when they In
vite their sisters, cousins, aunts and
nearer relatives to jamborees In tho
rear yard or basement and disturb my
peace of mind I'm ready to kick.
"The rear of my hout-e Is about thir
ty feet from the side of a large apart
ment house that has tenants that are as
quiet as they can be, usually. My fa
vorite room Is In the rear, because it
is cool and shady there. My suffering
began lu the morning while reading the
papers and I thought they wouldn't
last long, but 1 didn't know the mean
ing of servants' Invitations. The unlet
old gentleman who cloccd the apart
ments In the second story and went
with his wife and daughter about a
month ago. leaving a servant in charge,
would have been suiprl?ed If he had le
lurned unexpectedly yestordny. I Judg
ed from the conversation that the serv
ant bad Invited her brother and hlster
and two cousins to spend the day with
her In very nicely furnished rooms, be
cause they took possession of the par
lor and proceeded to make themselves
comfortable. The young men were in
thelrshlrtsleeves, and they appreclte
l the test fill qualities of the lounge)
by drawing them to tho windows and
gathering nil of the sofa pillows they
could find nnd stretching out at full
length on them. Hetween snatches or
ill the new tunes of tho variety halls
were remarks on the eerentilclllos of
the tenants.
One found a French text book and
tried to Instinct the others lu the pro
nunciation of French. Another who
thought he had the voice of an elocu
tionist recited from one of the class
ics that tho old gentleman prized.
Magazines and Illustrated periodicals
miusod them for awhile. The mixture
of slang nml good literature was not
very edifying. After lunch they tuiu
'd to gossip and the details of plcnlo
on previous occasions. The laughter
and loud talking Jarred one's nerves,
md 1 think I would be willing to pay
i month's rent for the old gentleman
If ho had returned and found tho party
In possession. I couldn't read and I
;ould hardly wrle a letter and my wife
-euldn't get her usual afternoon doze.
Late In the afternoon the visitors went
way and I thought we would have a
pilot ovpnlng, but Hint's where I made
i mistake.
"My wife remained itf home, but I
went out for a breath of air. When I
returned I henrd the most exasperating
noises from the basement ami yard of
tho Iimibo adjoining. The eervants In
charge there had Invited their friends
or relatives to spend the evening, nnd
tho way they carried on wns disgrace
ful. Tho fact that tho front of tbo
house was dark with drawn curtains
was no Indication thnt liveliness should
not bp expected behind tho gloom. The
contrast of tho quietness in June, be
fore tho family departed, with tho
nolslnes.) In July wns romnrknble and
suggestive, Tho speeches, congs and
remarks could not have been louder
If tho company had occupied an enst
shlo tenement. The dtsiurbnnco Insted
until midnight. Perhnps you don't
wonder now thnt I look tired."
The exporlenco may bo suggestive to
Uouso-owiicrs and tenants who do not
realize that they may lenvo behind op
portunities for disagreeable nnd objec
ttonnblo behavior. It may be said that
servants should bo allowed to have
somo fun, but It Is doubtful whether
tholr mnsters and mistresses would
knowingly permit thorn to havo that
fun elsewhere than tho neighborhoods
they aro willing to seek nt otlior times,
Tho reflection on the behavior of
somo servants should not bo applied to
all. Tho servants that have respect for
the fnmllles thoy servo are quiet nnd
orderly and they aro as observant of
tho requirements of a respectable local
ity as nny one could desire. They aid
in tho solution of the tervant question.
Tho outbreaks of others make the solu
tion inoio difficult,
t4Br
THEIR BONES GO HOME.
I.lTely Truile In thn f)lllinn'nt of l1
" Cliliiiiiiinn.
The bones of every Chinaman who
dies In this country are sent back to
the celestial omplie for Interment, says
the Now York World. They are shipped
In large boxes from San Francisco un
der the designation or "llih-hono" nt
the rate of $1!0 n ton. This fisb-bono
llctlon la lu order to evado the rule
of the steamship companies, which
charge full passenger rates for tho
transportation of dead bodies. Nearly
every Chinaman who comes heie Is
under the enro of the Six Companies.
Thoy sign n contract guaranteeing to
letuin the bones of the dead for'burlal
with those of their ancestors. On
every steamer leaving San Francisco
thorn are Invalid Chinese stepragn
pahHongprs who hope to live until they
leach their native country. An agree
ment exists between the Six Compa
nies and the steamship managers which
forbids the burial of these Chinamen
should they die at se.i and the Six
Companies furnish colllns of the pecu
liar Chinese pattern for use In such
emergencies. "When a Chinaman dies
at sea his body is embalmed, placed In
i sealed colli n nnd lowered Into the
bold. The expense Is paid by the
other Clunesu passengers nnd stewards
of the ship, all of whom belong to that
race1. When the ship reaches Hong
Kong the rofllus are delivered to tho
Tung Wah hospital, which gives them
to the surviving friends In China.
Kvcry Chinaman among us Is supposed
to he registered at the Tung Wah hos
pital and with the Six Companies til
San Francisco.
I.iinrlilnu- on Ree I'limptjiile.
"On the broiling days," says a busy
woman, "food Is very distasteful. I find
myself Ignoring luncheon hour, and
then In the middle of tho nfternoon an
exhausted in consequence. One neetls
nourishing food through such strain of
weather, but not heating food. If I
cannot eat at noon I at least go out
and get an egg phosphate. Thero is
both nourishment and a little stimulant
In this drink. 1 take care to go to a
place where I can see the fresh ftgu
broken Into the glass, which I find
more appetizing and nourishing than
tho extract used at some sodn fountain
counters. About fi o'clock I get a ine.
ond one, and in this way I get through
n broiling day with comfort. Two row
eggs, I find, are Milllcicnt nourishment
from breakfast to dinner, both of
which meals I force myself. If the Incli
nation Is lacking, to partake of. Phy
sicians say that systems weakened b
fasting succumb easily to tbo effects
of heat, but, on the other hand, hot
meals in the middle of the day for one
who must go on working through the
heat of the afternoon aro not to be rec
ommended. It seems to me the egg
phosphate diet solves the problem."
rrii;rrtn I In m in on ' rurtlri.
A progressive hammock parly Is
something now. At one recently given
In a smaller Wisconsin city each guest
upon arrival was presented with a tiny
hair square or cardboanl on which was
written one-half nf some chosen sub
ject. Partners were found by match
ing these cards, the man having tho lat
ter half of the oubject being privileged
to sit for live minutes with the r.lrl
who held the first part of the subject.
The lawn presented a ery pretty pic
ture, hung as It was with Chinese lan
terns and hammocks and having ing-
spread over the grass. Over each ham
mock hung a card-board each bearing n
line. The couple whose card bore the
same Inscription as that abovo the
hammock occupied that particular one.
Among tho subjects were: An Ideal
Hoy, An Ideal fiirl, Love Spoons Mnti
Chaperons. Kach man converse! for
five minutes upon ono subject, nnd then
progressed to the next hammock where
conversation upon another topic was
renewed. After each hammock had
been visited the girls voted ns to which
man had entertained them In the Ues
nanncr, and ho won the prize.
PECULIAR PHRASES.
A coi oner's Jury In Malno reported
that "Deceased eamo to his death by
excessive drinking, producing apoplexy
In the minds of tho Jury."
An old French lawyer, writing of an
estate ho had just bought, added:
"There Is n chapel upon It In whloh my
wire nnd I wish to bo burled, If dod
spares our lives."
On a tombstone In Indiana Is tbo
following Inscription: "This monu
ment was erected to the memory of
John Jlnklns, accidentally shot ns a
mark of affection by his brothor."
A Michigan edltor received some
pi-bob not long ago with tho following
noto ot explanation: "These linos wore
wiltten fifty years ngo by one who has,
for a long time, slept In his grave more
l.v for pastime."
A certnln politician, lately condemn
ing tho government for Its poLt. eat
coming the income tax, 'u rep.-rVd tj
havo said: "They'll keep cutting the
wool off the sheep that lays the golden
eggs until they pump It dry."
A morchant who died suddenly loft
lu his bureau a letter to ono of bis cor
respondents which ho bnd not sealed.
His clerk, seeing It necesaary to send
the letter, wrote at tho bottom, "Slnco
writing the abovo I havo died."
An orator at ono of tho university
unions boro off the palm when bo do
elared that "the Hrttlsh Hon, whether
It Is roaming tho deserts of India ot
climbing tho foreata of Canada, will nut
draw In Ha horns nor retire Into its
shell."
"A reporter In describing tho mur
der of a man named Jorkln said: "Tho
murdorjd wan evidently In quest ot
money, but. luckily, Mr. Jorkln had
deposited all his funds la tho bank
the day before, so that he lost nothing
but bis life,"
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