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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1906)
u ; IN OCEAN DEPTHS. PECULIAR AND WONDIRFUL ANI. MALS FOUND THERI ! . ! Unknown Fern 9 of Life Drouoht to Light Dy clcntlot-Have : Their H:1lJlt : tlono en the VCi'1 Ded of the Sea. -Among the few myslerlcfI remainIng on earth for the explornt1Ht or mau , Ilorhnpll no no In moro Intemstlng than lho Iccrot or the deep ! Jea. Few'Jeoplo [ have corn'ct 4dCl1s nR to the correct doptha of the grcnt oceans , which \'ary from u few fnth. ems to five mlleR and lUorc , mernal darlneslJ nnd RI/ence / reIgn In these rrent ahysses , nnu the most torrlfic terms of the son have not th ol1ght. .cst effect In the placeR whcro Iount. Jiverest , Acnncngua and ether moun. tnln Hlants would dloappenr below the lIurfacc. The Cact. Is thnt the corn. moton ! at storm wnw'S does not c ' tend lower than 600 feol. 'rhls dellth Is also the extreme limIt ot light , whllo the mout onslUvo photographIc i plate fall to show light effects e\'en nt. a depth at 200 foet. The dragnet at the scIentists ha'oI I brought to light numerous unknown fJJecltnens [ of anImals fr01l1 dUpU1B of 12,000 to 16,000 feet , nome of whIch show the most IJocullar and wonder. , ful torms. Among the most remark. able of these are some Ush. Soverlll oC these hava o'c nnd their battle" nro covered with selr-lllumlnl1t1ng phosphorencent r.pots , natural Ian. terns whIch servo to IISht. up the 1m. medlato sUrl'oundlngs of these In. habitants at eternal darkness. Oth. elS nre blind , but Ilossess , In 1I0u of solf-IIIumlnatlng power , pecullnr feol. ' . - , , I Melanocctuc Johnsohnl Caught. at the , Depth of 13,000 Feet. , ers- width take the pll1co of o'cs. Ono ppecles 11na n. regular finger above Its 'mouth. 'I'wo of lho. most IntoresUllg opeol. mens of fish have heen brought up trom extreme depths-tho poculll1rlY j I1l1llped Nacrurus AURtralls from 16- , 000 teet and the still marc wonderrul Molanocotu Johnsohnl trom 1:1,000 : , . toot. Attached to the tremendous mouth of the latter Ush 10 a great \ bag , larger than the rest. of the body , which Is delJtlned as n. temporary re- ceptaelo for Cood. : Many of the lower anImal rorms how bcauUCul coloring In tints ' . 01 red , grc.en , orange : nnd vIolet. ' . Among the remarkable dlscoverlc wblch 111\0 been made durIng the deef f3ea cxplOl'aUons were bowldOl'S roun " at a dlstnnco of more than 700 mllm I tram the coast. or I urope. These I [ bowlders are smoothly polished I1n I \ I i i I j I ! ; I I , ! 1I 1 NacruruD Australis Caught at the t . bepth of 15,000 Feet. t'rooved In such mnrlted nhapc as h exclude the e1Toct. or currents as I J1osslblo" cause of 1t. The probability 11'1 ' that these bowl deI'sJavo , In ) Jrehlstorlc times , heel .transported to theIr ) Jlaco of findln ! by Icebergs from the slaclors of Eu Ifope. With the meiling ot the borg : .tho boWlders were dO\lolJlled \ at tIll .ocean bottom , from whore , "flo , thousands of ) 'oars , they have heCi . . . - 'brought up to light again , mute wl1 } ' 110SS0S of the wonderful Ice porlod 0 : the glebe , and , at. the same tlmo , 0 . . t I the proud achl voUlonts of motIor : I 1 I3clenco. \ : Treed by 3 Der. 11 ! For tbreo hours II. J. Wells , a Carmr. livIng near 1\Ialung , squthellRt. of S / II Paul , \vas held up on It sllrn lJallllng is few ynrds Itway rrom hIs house by \ big hlnck boar. , " Wells had gone through Isma ' woods In'Hearch at oomo cattle whlc \ had strayed , and as ho went along III tratl was confronted hy It hear whle rose upon his hauncheo as If to ntlne I him. Wells , bolng unarmed , thre hlB hat at the bear , and whllo the al1 mal wOI-rled It. . the farmed cllmlJed tree. tree.Tho The bear fqund the tr(1o , too smll ( or It to climb , and nftor SIJQndlr three hours gnuwlng at the roots WI finally drIven v.way by a sl11all do whIch hl\.d been attracted by011 crIes tor holp. , . Letting by PIn and C lndle. The old custom of 10lUng [ lrel11ls by the aid of a cnndle antI Illn has bo , observed nt Padwol'th , a vl11ago 1 tween ReadIng IUld Newbury. ' 1' candle was lIghted and a 1)ln stucl , I to It. ' 1'hen bIds were called ror UII t 'tho phi , owing to the hoat. o ! the CI dIe , drollod out. J. ' 1' . Strange : cured the lemmc ) ' wHh nn ofter fOvon I1oundn.-I.oI1l1on Evonlu& , Stl _ rd , " , - . LIFT FROM THE IRON AGE , . Ixpllnntlon For Presence of Hugo Dowlder In Vermont. Among the nalural curl03lUe of Vermont. florlHlJiI [ none Is more won dcrful thnn the hugo bowlder or sop \ " p ntlne rock altuated on a barren hm sldo pasture near the farmhouse of Leonard Parle In Grafton. Just how and " " "en thIs Immcnst1 rocl" 20 feet 111' .tnt , 20 feet In dl. ameter and WQllhlng prohably 300 tons , cnmo to Ill ! present rosUng pl lco 111 a prolilem whIch hall puzzled many persons. . As no Glmllar tleposll ot serpontlno roele Is Imown In that [ Iart. of the I - - - - _ . _ - - countr ) ' the most reasonable theory 111 thnt thl9 bowlder : lIHI a smaller rork Ittg ! near it. were brought from Lllbrador , where the stano 19 found In abundance , b ' a rIver of Ice , and as the glacier Gradually moIled It was . left In Its present. posItion. It Is supposed that the rock Is a i i speclmon oC the noble or preclou ! ! serpentine , whIch Is a rare metal , dnrk grL'n In color , and suscepUblo ot fine polish. PIKE HAD WOUND WATCH. Timepiece Long In FIsh's Stomach W:1S Stili RunnIng. That truth Is stranger than fiction , and a great. deal stronger , Is ovldenced by the experIence that. berell a Iller. ! chant oC Goodrich , says n correspond. ent. or the DetroIt Journal. Last spring the mOl'chant sJent [ a { ow days at. a small "alce south at horo. and whllo fishln1 ! ho lost his gold watch. The water was of great. depth anu be gave It. up for lost. DurIng the sum. mer , with a party of frIends , all men of excellent reputation , he mtldo an. other fishIng oxcurslon to the lake and pulled In a fine eIght-pound pIke. The astonIshment. of th" party can be 1m. .aglned when they found a gold watch lodged In the gullet. of the tlSll , and UpOI1 being extracteu It wall found that tllo watch was the ono the merchant had lost , and 1t was running and had lost b\lt. three mInutes In that time. 'rhe watch berng a stem wlnder and the atem projecting downward Into the throat , the plauslblo SUPlJosltlon Is that In masticating Its food the fish wound up the watch dally. DISPLAY MADE BY NATURE. Thunder Storm Stirred Thlnge Up In Electrical Establishment. An occurrence that has just. taken place at Amfens shows that whorJ there oxlsts im elecli'lcal establish. ment. of any size nothing more tlmn a good , robust. thunder storm Is need. cd tor provIdIng a tllsplay of natural firoworls all II. acnlo thl1t loaves noth. Ing to be doslred 'In the way of large. ness. Arou ed by ullusual noIse In the ractory durIng a storm the othm' nIght , the mnnuger or the olect1'lcal worls nt the stntlon was mot. by a wonder. ful spectncle on entel'lng the place. 'o nrtlflclal dlsllay [ ever prqsellted n ncene so falr 'llke. 'l'remendous showers of sparlcs WC ( J bolng Hlven oft from every machIne 111 Ute place , whllo the1'o was a deafenIng c1'aclcllug us fl'ol11 a hundred sJutter. ( Ing rlres , a machlno mlln 'hnd seen hh ! oed burned to 0. cInder all ho sat tc el1t It , all the electrIc bOnR were sound Ing and the telephoneR had beet : wrenched from the walls. 'fhe currcnt had to bo shut. oft be fore order was restored. Nctt da e\'er .thlns worled as smoothly as I there had been no dIsturbance. AFRICAN SEDAN CHAIR. - 11't. t.a a 11 PrImItive seuan clmlrs used In A h rIca arc nmdo by suspl'ntllng a uurro' 10 Reat. { rom a heavy pole. : h : k Klttcnc In Court. \V Aldp.nnun Donohue , of WllIwsbarr II. Pa. , In ol'lhr to settle ( \ case whle 1would tl't : the judgment IJr l1 Solomo : 'ho oUlI'r tlay ordered the dlsJlutants I 111 111111 . .tra..s and Ia\'o the decision I II ; the , , 'ilnllc'r. 'ro go back to the begl 16 nlng , . . . .Is . Mlnnlo CustCIownR a Cll g , It fretlllCI1Uy "hilled the next d04 la'nOIhbol' ( , Miss li'annlo toore. n cenU ) ' dllrlnr. ono of thelio visits remaIned several days and Ft\VC ; blr : to tllI'CO Itlttons , When It went hon . es MIss Custer locled It UII. MlslI 1\100 on CumlJlalllot1 to the II1\1nl1no soclo JC. that MIss Custor was Iteelllllg the c he { rom the l"ttons , l1nt1 un.o 1cor so In. to hlvo thuto founa that 1\IIs8 Ioo Ul clr med the ltlttens , whl10 l\11ts Gust 111' said they were llQrS , 'I'he caqoVO so. Into Donohue's court. 110 confe.'lli of ho was \IIllIhlo to decltle Il/1tl mlldo l' 111' two lJull straws. Miss Custer 'TC i got the l\lltcnJ. : - - - - - LOOKS AFTER BANKS DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLE OF THE CURRENCY. William Dlrrct RIdgely Has OnerOUD Dullec In Hie SupervisIon of the Flnlnelal Institutions of the Country. A doctor for banls that are sick , a policeman for banls that. are well , I\nd an executioner for banks that nead the ax. Such , strIpped of tbo flummery of his title , Is the compo troller of the currency of the United S ( tes. \ A dIsgraceful number at bankers are In jail. 'fhere are 13 In the Ohio lIenltentlnry , Others llI1ve gonu away In stealth nnd vanlshC\ ! among the un- Identlfietl. Some are In the graves at the solf.murdered , And there would be more In prIson , more In bIdIng and more' In perdItion but for the govern. mental doctor , pollceman nnd execu. tloner , ' . 'rltes James D. Morrow In the CIncInnati l nQuIrer. SInce 1901 the name at tbat officer has been WllIlnm Bnrret RIdgely. Ho Is a buman treasure hOllse for hoard. Ctl romances nnd tragedIes In money -tho father confessor , IlS well as the rod of wrath , the detector and phy. slclan of contrite , 0\11 and ailing cashlcrs and presldonts. Consequont. I ) " , he was a good mnn to IntervIew. More < > ) 'er , ho comprehends hIs busl. ness , was born Into It , and nurtured by It. IIls grand CaUter was dIscount clerk In St. LouIs for the old United States bank , or whIch Nicholas DId. 'dle , the famous financIer , was presl. dent. The Rldgelys have been mon of wealth and power at Springfield , In I111nols , for 72 years , ono genoratlon foUowlng another In banks , gas , street 'rlllroaus , coal , Iron anu steel. WilHam , Barret Is 48 years old , a 'clvll engineer rron the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stltuto , a coal miner , a manuraoturer and' an export accountant and money lender. At one of 1\11' . Hanna's unique brealc. { asts at corned beet hash and varIous trImmings , conversation turneu to the state or the national treasury. "Well , " J. PIerpont Morgnn asked , "If the gov. ernment needs more gold certificates why doesn't It print thom ? " The greatest. banker In Amorlca Instnntly llerceived hIs contusion. But the words were out and vexation could not recall them. How.ever , a Populist wou1l1 not have blushod. And therein was all the dtrrerence. Why do banks shut their doors I , while doposltors wrIng tholr bands and tear their hearts In the street How can thetr security bo made greater ? Who gets the money that Is Btolen , and who are blamed tor It ! : thert 1 "Thore Is a domInant. man In near ly ovel'Y banlt In this country , " say ! Mr. Hldgely. "When he Is honest ane a genius no ono suffgrs. Even so , hc necds supervIsIon , and havIng com mon sense and Integrity he does nol object. to It. Sometimes the domlnanl , man Is a director , vlth many a11lel nnd hazardous Interests , AgaIn , h ( may bo the presIdent. wllh factorIes 01 I real estate on hIs mlml and hands . Possibly ho Is the caslllor , who think ! he sees a short cut to wealth throug } : . a brolwr's o 1ce. No matter what. h ( Is , whether ho has visIons In dream ! or revelations by word ot mouth , h ( would be almost lanrmless It hIs dl I rectors checlwtl him UlJ In person nnl' ' I IJut truth and \'Igllanco on bls tracks I And the supreme court at the Unltet . States makes the tUrectors of III banks responslblo for 'the acts at thel : officers , " "What would Increase the seC\l\'It I of state banks , Including trust. com I llanles' ! " I ; . "A system of dIrect supevlslon anI examination by fearless nnd hones pUblic lclals. 'rhe dread of Inspoc tlon Is a wholesome lJower for good I fancy the examlnors of nation 11 I hanks accomplish moro by the sllen Influence of theIr presence thl1n II . any ether way. " "Is the ba't11 ( officer who expects t 'put It bacl , ' any lcss a crlmlnnl tha : the man who taltos It willI a darl , lal tern and d'llIullllo ? " ' ' 'Ho Is the greater criminal and b all mlds the more dangerous. The pc llce know the robbers who carry jln , nlos , Unrortunatoly , thoru Is ti' ) d rectory of the other Cellows. " Pac's Popularity. Secretary Bonaparte at a dInner I Washington descrlbetl with a smile letter that hnd como to him In 0 : [ Ilanatlon of the exclusIon of aallora I unlfol'ln from dance 11II1Is. " ' 1'hls letter , " said the secretaI' : "Informed mo that thq jackles WOl r- lwpt. out of these halls because the IV were too attractlve , , bo auso the ' cn I tured all the ladles and the cl\'lIIal wel'O 10ft. In the cold. " 'rhat reason WIlS amusIng. strl' 0 , lng , fiatterlng , but somehow It WIlS 1\1 : h ( . luUe aatlsractor ' . n , "It sug ested to mo the remal to tbat a slage drlvor matlo to a frler lo of niln , ' n. " 1\1) ' friend , a h'ememlous admIrer I It. Iidgllr AlIan Poe , hoarded tIlO stage . : > r drh'o to Fordham , where In a SIllU e. cottll e ) oe wrote 'lIerenlco , ' ' 141g ( It and other Im1l10l'tal tall's. th "Tho stugo ( lrl\'er was of an I .10 tlnlsltl\'o turn. lIe ! laltl to m ' frlelll ro Ii. 'Wh ) ' are ) 'ou so anxious to go ty Fordhn1l1 , sir' ! ' at " 'HOCIHlIIO Pot 11\01' there , ' sa nt my friend , rfJ " 'rho drl\01- grunted , er " 'Poe wouldn't ba' bCC'1 { lllUI nt thought of It ho'd ( 'III ) ' Ihed : 'ut. FOI oIl ha1l1 , ' he aald. 'It wasn't on that I 110 count ho'l3 fame a : It wlla on I\CCOU IU , 1 of thom there ponlOS nnd tales. ' ' . \ _ . h WEAiHeR : PROPHETS AT WORK , I Predictions Reach Washington From All Over the Country , ! - 1 The of1icl:1ls of Uncle Sam's wcatb r bureau. recelvo many copies of dire I ful predIctions made by long.rango weather forecasters , as they art termed. The long-rangers hn'o : 1'0' ' cently been bobbIng up In all section ! or the country. There are tour 01 thorn known to be In PennsYlvania two In OhIo , se..erl\l In New York New England , and quite a number It the DomInion at Canada. It Is thE opInIon of some of Ule weather of ficlals that most of the long.rango pre dIctions are based upon the olU.tlmt sIgns , omens and suporstltlons thai rollcs1seu before the Introduction 01 the scIence of meteorologr to .Coretel the coming of storms , rain , sunshlnt nnd snow. The Uylng ot crows , wllu ducks ane. ether blrdo toward the south told 01 U10 e < > mlng at a storm : pigs carr'lnE straws to theIr st.s meant tbo ap proacb of a cold wave. There ar' ether long.tlmeahead weather proph ets who prolllcate their forecasts 0 : dIsaster on tbo recent. earthquakes , hurricanes and the 1IIe , and take 11 for granted that otbor similar dls. asters w111 follow In the continuation at the freale weather In ovldence throughout the year 1906. Ono of the latest and most. terrlty. Ing at the long-range forecasts thai were made the other day pretends to foretell that. Ule winter w111 bo the most severe on record. "At best , ' saId Prot. Edward B. Garriott , at Prof WIlUs L. 1\Iooro's official staff of fore- .castol's , "the so.called long-rangt forecasts are the merest guessworlt If the men who make them could real Iy foretell weather conditions correct ly as far ahead as they profess the ) can , theIr names , tames and fortunel would be Ilssured III a mIghty shor : sptce of time. I SHOW GRATITUDE OF NATION. " Fine Monument : ; to Men Who Helped Cause of Liberty. Tbo'love at thb people of tbe Unltec States for : MarquIs LaFayette , thl Frenchman , who In time of our great est need gave his purse and person t ( the servlco at this country , has can lInued throughout all the years thaI ha vo Imssed slnco those dark days When. 30 years after he had rent1eret such valuable and distinguished liel [ to this country , LaFayottte decIded t ( rovlslt. It. ( In 1824) ) , congress resolve ( that. "Whonevor the presldont shall bl Informed at the time when the mar , quls may bo ready to embark , a nation al shIp with suitable accommodations be employed to brIng him to the Unit Otl States. " But LaFayette's modest ) torbade this and he toole passage In E . prlvato vessol. When It. became known that ho was to revisit. ArneI' lea , every citizen prepareu to give hln n hearty welcome , and before his ar . rival people were wearing LaFayett4 ribbons , LaFayette waIstcoats , LaFny cUe feathers , hats , caps , gloves , etc. and c.vell the gi ger caltes wer4 stamped with his name. He was glv J ell II. continuous ovation in the 2' states nnd later congress erected I magnificent stat\1O to hIm , In honor 0 the man and of "tho servIces he ren dered to America , to the world , and te liberty. " The stntue standn In LaFayettl square , the most. boautlrul ot 1111 t1l4 - many eharmlng parlts In which thl city at WashIngton abqunds. Another statue In na } < 'ayette parI , 's that of Count. Hochambeau , whl commanded 6,000 'French soldiers Ben to aId the Americans In 1789. Th , stat\1o was presented to the Unltel States by Pranco. LABORERS ARE IN DEMAND. Work on Public Improvements Cor slderably Delayed. - . . . , Owing to the scarelty of Illbor the o lclals of the engineer department c the distrIct. say the vant. alUount. at In IJrOVen1ent. work on atreets and road . scheduled for this wlntol' wlll bo COI slderably dolayed. There arc at pre : ent. about GOO men emJlo [ 'ed on th district Improvment wprk , but Engh eel' of lll'ghwnys .Bunt , under whos sUJorvlsl [ n thlt ! clagn of worle come : wants nbout 200 more , and he has rl sortcd to advorllslng fOl' the worlcmol but. even after thIs he Is not sangulll or nny successful results , as the ord nal' ) ' laborers can get better pay an hours and lighter work Cram the vaT ous conttactOl's , and by worldn ! ; r ( the latter , ho sa's , the mon will g ( [ lnld ever - weel" whereas in the dl trlct the nre [ Jald only once ever ) ' t\V r , weel.a , which methOtI Is not acceptabl 'e to the a\'erago laborer , eSleclally [ t11 iY colored men. D" Mr. Hunt. stated that thIs Is 11l IS second , tlmo In 16 ) 'ears that the dl trlct go\'ernment has been forced 1 k. I\dverUso ror labor. As a genornl rul Jt he says. there are moro men 100ldl1 ror l'tnprovement' work thnn the tll 'k trlct cnn emJloy. [ Mr. Hunt Is lIlt Id Ing this class of wOl'lmen two dollal a day , and It uecessnry to avert a 1 of bor famine It Is posslblo he wlll rail to th ? wage as an attraction. Lll )1' Wealth Found In Sand. According to a hulletln Issued 1 n. the Unlled Stat geologIcal surv ( : I : the total production of sand antI grate to el In 1905 was 2:1,17.1,967 : short tall valued at. $11,199,6 Hi , nn a\'erll1e vnll It ! [ lor ton ot 48 cents , IIlthough the val , \'arled trom sly. 1\11(1 eIght cents tea a ton , according to the use to whll eh the snml wns put , 'd. The total output of crude borax IC' 1905 was 4GIH7 short. tons , valued nt $698,810 , In 190t , an Increase of G tons In QuuatJty and $ : :20,33,1 : In vnlt . . - - - - - - . . - PLANNED TO MURDER I DOG DEL.IBERATELY ATTEMPTS I . TO ASSASSINATE RI AL : I AnImal Proved Itself Capable of Subtle - tle Plotting and Much Boldnese of Executlon-5imllar Calia- Recorded. Of premeditated cases of brute ns. sasslnatlon there are sovernl remark. able Instances on record. They ml.I1l. fest. the facility of contrivance , at mo. tlve , and of Inductively assimilating cause and effect , which , It not notu. ally human reasonIng , comes perilous. Iy near to It. I have maI'o than one rccord of , that character , says 11. wrIter In the Pall Mall Gazette , thIs Instance for exam. pIe : A few years ago I was on a vI nit to a Westmoreland .clergyman and was accompanied by a favorite Scotch torrler. It. mnde Itselt asreeablo to every member of the family but one- a largo Nowroundland rotrlever l'g , who showed subdued sIgns at jeal- ousy. Ono day both dogs dIsappeared and were absent tram the house maI'o ' than two hours , when ho large one ret.urned home alone. I was anxious about. my own and wont In search of It , and passing through the vlllago I met. a gamekeop. er whom I knew well , carryIng In hIs arms the poor brute , soakIng wet. and In an exhausted state. He revealed the causo. While altung on a bank of a rIver nbout a mile trom the parson. ago he saw the two dogs , apparently out for a frIendly ramble , approach to the watersIde on the other sldo : they lay down close together , and In a few mInutes he was astonIshed to see the bIg dog sUddenly grIp t.he terrIer - rIer by the baek of the neck and leap Into the water wHh It. 'fhero In about two feet at water It deUberately stood and held the terrier under the surraco. My frIend saw that there was noth. Ing but death for my dog , but as he could not cross the river without. goIng - Ing around by a brIdge nearly a quar- tOI' of a mile away , he tlred a shot close to the head of the would.bo CIL' nine assassIn. Tha.t startled It. and , letting the terrier loose , It sprang to the bank and bolted for home , My frIend then ran uroung by the brldgo , and when ho got. up to the scene of the medHated murder tound my dog lying on the bank In an exhausted state , just. havIng trength to crawl out. 'Ve have here , maUve , ' conul. va.nce to reaUze the maUve , and skll. ful deliberation In the operl1t1on , and It that. Is not reas'Jnlng I should bo 'glad of a definition of "rel19onlng" whIch would exclule such a perform. ance , _ I have recorc1s or a similar nature- In an cases the outC'ome or jealousy , and maInly manifested among the mammaUa of primary gregarIous bab. .its , especIally tbo ram 11) ' Canidae. 'That arIses tram the enrly fierce struggle tor lite , 0101'0 especIally the .struggle bver prey. As a matter of 'tact , although the dog was the first wild animal domesticated by man , It. still dIsplays severnl or Its far off pre. hIstorIc traits of wild lite , and tQls Is ono of them ; rounding and worrying sheep Is anotber. Jealousy over food or partial tavor. Itlsm to others Is rare among the cat trIbe. and their leIsurely consumption of food Is another strIking trait of their ancient habit or solitary hunUng , The habIt of domestic cats becoming Inveterate poachers Is another evl. dence of the "old Adam" sUIl survlv. Ing. Unhappy Love Aff"lrs. A clergyman dl:3cusslng unhappy love affairs sa1tl : "Many 11 love tragedy Is caused by a husband's pI' mlso to a dying wife that. he will not marry agaIn. He \ . thinks when ho mul\Cs tbls promIse that. It. will be easy to keep. Whether It. Is easy or hard to keep It Is a pr01l1- Ise rarely. if ever , broken. "TIme and agaIn wIdowers have sought me out for advice on thIs sub. 'joct. 'I'hey arc In love , but they promIsed - Ised theil' dead wIves not to marry agaIn , Shnll they crealc or keep thIs Ilromlse ? I can only advlso them to do as their consclenco dIctates , "At the same tlml1 1 think It. Is sel. fish for d'lng wl\'es to extract. such promIses from their broken.hearted husbands. Such lJromlses. : by the way , are rarely extracted by dyIng hus. bands from brolten.hearted wIves. But then when the dead husband's will Is read It Is usually found that It the wIdow mal'l'les ugaln the money Is all taken from her. So It comes to the same thIng In the und , doesn't It. ' ! " Col. Church's Christian. When Col. Church nm e hIs final ex pedltlon tor the CalJture of Port Hoyal and had arrIved at ? tit. Desert Harbors 10 ho was visited by so\'ernl members 01 s the IndIan trIbes or that nelghbOl'hooti Among them was one old man wh ( asked to' be permitted to partake 01 the l'erresbments , whIch were about t ( be served , 'I'ho colon.el told h11n he must be ChrlHtt n first. Ho roplled that he was ono already , and rolling UJ hI ! eyes , solemnly uttel'ed these wOl'ds : "Adam - Eve - Noah - Jeremlal - eelzebub - Solomon. " " 'Vhnt. do YOll menn ? " 1191ced thl colonol. Looltlng hard at. the junk botUo , 01 the table , tbo old man answered : " 1 menn rum , rum aplenty. " All Details Arranged , "Dcar , " whlspored the oloplng lover "what sllall we do wIth the rope lad der ? We shouldn't leave It hanghlJ . In thore. " at I "Oh , that's all rl ht , " replied thl coy damsel , "IJIL saId he'd pull It. \1J 10 amln so we couldn't. Iot back. " " ' . . - . , . ( . . . . . . 1 - - : - : : ; . = PECULIAR IDEAS OF BUSINEGe : ' Maine Shoemaker Sees. FInancIal Mat. ters In Pecull 1' Light , A shoemaker on the coast of Maine having been asked by a summer cottager - tager for the amount oC his bill tor a certmn cobbling job , replied : "It shall be 7 cents If you pny cash , nnd fiO It I put it 011 U10 books. " The patron- unable to see the WIs. dam of such a s'stem , asked . Cor an explanation. "You see , " anlc1 the sl1oom ker , wIth a smile , "It ydu pay me Ule 7 cento down I male a good profit , ' and If I put. It on the booles for 50 I don't lose so much If youuevar pay me/ ' The ahoye tluanclal lJolnt. or view may be matched anI ) ' by n somewhat shullar ono which ! s held b ) ' a Nan. tucket. storelteeper. One of hIs cus. tamers hnvlng found that whIch ho considered an unusually good cIgar for five cents , thought ho would economIze - mIze by purchasIng n number as a dIs- count. "How much do you ask for these by the hundred ? " ho : lI ked , "SIx dollars , " roplled the store. Ieoper. "What ! " asked U1C patron In blank 'astonIshment. "Do you mean to toll mo that you ask more Cor them by J the hundred than singly ? " "I do , " said the storekeeper , who. , notIcing the puzzled nil' of the other , continued : "You see , I lay In a couple of boxes at the begInnIng of Ule sea. son and they usunlly pull me through the summer nll rIght Ir I sell them one or two at a time. Now , If I should sell them all for $ 'Li.iO a hundred , I'd cut. my prom down , for some ml11lon. alres would como along and buy boUI boxes at once and then I'd have to send to Boston for more , and while they were a.comIng there wouldn't bo anythIng Cor anybody to smoke , and there would be trouble all round. I tell you llve cents apleco for the cigars - gars Is all rIght , and wIlen a man has o 'much money that. he can afford to buy II. box at a time he ought to be willIng to pay at. the rate at sIx cents apleco t r the luxury. I tell you , I ain't. been a-runnln' thIs here state Cor nlgb onto 27 years wIthout. learnln' nothln'Harper'sVeekly. . Gull a Match for Eagle. "What an enormous gull ! " "A Skua gull , madam , " saW the boatswain. "TIH t. gull could kill an eagle. " "The great bird was brown. It flow beautifully on Its b-oad brown pInions. "As soon IlS one or the smaller whit ! ! gulls sccured a titbit the Skull with. out any difficulty overtook It and seized the prIze. "The people at Foula In tbe Shet. land Islands , madam , raIse nnd train SIma gulls , " the boatswnln went on. "They use them as 11 protection against eagles. "The lofty rad Randstonc cUffs of Fouln are haunted by eagles that prey on the fiocks. Every day the eagles swoop down and steal a chicken , a lamb or a young calf , They have been getting so numerous Intely .that Hle - people , knowing the Skua gnns eould lick them , started a gull hatcllery. "The gulls , whIch do no harm to . the farms , love to fight. the eagles and by degrees are reducIng the number at the denIzens at the red cliffs , "They have a lon fight before them though. Not. tor 80me years wl11 tha marauding eagles tlnally dIsappear. " Too Truthful. Norman lIapgood , the journalist. and essayIst , was dl3cusslng AmerIcan newspapers , "It Is not enough that . our papers shall tell the truth , " h9 1 saId. "Truth te111nl ; In ItselC Is not particularly wlso 1101' praiseworthy. Indeetl , It Is sometimes the reverse. "Thus a yonng man called on young lady ono spring mornIng very i early. He had Ills bIg automob11o I along. . lie wanted to glvo the ; } 'oung lady a morning spIn through the coun. try. - I "A' little gIrl , the yonng lady's niece , ' answered the bcll , " 'Is your auntie In ? " saId the young I mM. \ " 'Yes , sir , ' saId the lItl1e gIrl. , " ' 'I'hat's good.'horo Is sh01' 116 I went 011. I " 'She's upstaIrs , ' said the IIttlo gIrl , 'In her nlghty lool\lng over the balus. trado.Short StorIes. Every Little a Help. Anybody who has vIsIted CornIsh , ; \Ie" has heard or "Unclo } < 'reeman" Hatch , as he was clilled b ) ' all , vIm I ! tnew him , as genlnl and jovIal an old I genUenmn as ever was "squlro" or a . . . . . I prosperous country town. t He had a good.naturc , ready wit , and was very qulcl , with hIs answers , He operated a sawmill In the vl11age , _ and In. hIs employ was a mau named . "Shu" Parltor , , whose wages wore ai- , ways overdrawn. He was a drawling , ohUlIess sort ot a man , In dIrect con. trast. to "Uncle Freeman. " A Saturday night came and "Sltn , " rully realizing the ract. that hIs wllgel\ were overdrawn , yel mIghtily In need ) ot cash , approached "Uncle I"reeman : ' and In a hesItating Bert or way sad , "Unclo I're man-could ' ' you 01'-01'- lot mo ha\'e a little money to-nIght' ! " QuIck as a lIash came the r IJl- "Yes , Slm , just as IIttlo as you wal1t. " Bawls Himself. "I should think ' " 'ou would cry , saId the school chum , "when your 1 husband comes home Intoxicated. " "It's no use , " sIghed the weary wIfe with a faInt smllo , "lIo heats mete to It. " Quite the Contrary. "Docs ; } 'our husband [ llny ravorltcs when ho goes to the races ? " \ "No , " answered young Mrs , Torklns , ) "at least , from the wa ) ' ho talks after the race , 1 shouldn't say the ) ' wera favol'lles. "
