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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1902)
IK YAL EM TINE DEMOCRAT I. M. BICB. HEBBASKA. > § GOOD Short $ torie $ Dr. Parr , on meeting Lord Chancel lor HSrskine , with whom he was friend- said : "Erskine , I mean to write epitaph when you die. " "Doc tor" answered the great lawyer , "it Is almost a temptation to commit sui- -cide. " Gladstone told Lord Ronald Gower vthatonce when he visited Rome he ac- jddentaHy met Macaulay , who Intro duced himself to the statesman. On "Macanlay's telling him that he took a idaily walk in St. Peter's , Gladstone asked him what most attracted him in * that place. "The temperature , " was the answer. Udmond About 'was once invited to * the house of the Princess Mathilde , omd before dinner , seateJ beside his Ibostesg , he was sending oft"a brilliant < iisplay of fireworks. Looking up he noticed that the Count Nieuwerkerke ms coming over to join in the conver sation. "Go away , " he called to him , 'S&unillarly ; "leave us alone , you great , Jealous person ! " At which the prin- < cess rose , touched her finger to the bell , * nd.said to the servant : "Conduct M. .About to his carriage ; he is not diiiin here to-night. " . The late Lord Dufferin was fond of { relating an amusing experience which occurred when he was returning to Ire- j&rad from a diplomatic mission to be married , and his engagement to the beautiful Miss Hamilton had just been lagnoonced. He lauded one evening on { the platform of a small country station near Clandeboye , and hired a driver to > iakc him the four or five miles , but Jlie was so uiuflled up that the driver Dialled to recognize him. Presently Lord : Jufferin asked : "Any news about -Tiere ? " "No news , " grumpily replied * ? lhe man , "except that the beautiful Miss Hamilton is going to marry that Togly fellow , Pufferiul" I ? -t Some years ftjjo a Philadelphia preacher inaugurated in his Sunday chool the practice of having the chil- quote some Scriptural text as they their pennies into the coutri- Uratton box. On the first Sunday in Iguestion. a little shaver walked up and ald : "The Lord loveth a cheerful giv er. " and in dropped his penny. "Charity tiall cover a multitude of sins , " and dropped the next. "It is more blessed U > give than to receive , " quoted the thlrd , and so oh" Just then , up waller 1 < & little fellow with the unmistakable remnants of molasses caiidj' on his chubby face , and , as he dropped his jcent , he bawled out : "A fool and his money are soon parted. " M. Hugues le Roux tells of a con- Tersation with Guy de Maupassant-in -wiich he , Le Roux. narrated the story f a Kansas cattleman whose remorse , .after defrauding cattle buyers by sell- Ing water-logged cattle in order that flic might get enough money to buy his slaughter a piano , was poignant. The cattle man was described by Le Ro.ux MS unable to sleep , and as going forth -ait night into the cold , wet fields to * hiver , beat his breast and pour forth 3iis agony of soul. Maupassant is said do have responded : "Right there is the Difference between the man of France nd one of another race. The French -peasant , if he had played such a trick sipon the buyers of his property , wouKI 2iave been intensely proud of it. " Very Peculiar. "That Miss Bradish is one of , the most peculiar girls 1 ever saw. She and .il met in London last winter , and we've , ' , l eon very good friends ever since until va. couple of weeks ago. Now she bal-ely -speaks to my. I can't account t'or it. We wore talking one evening about cleveroineu. . We both agreed that tal ented AVOIII. n are seldom beautiful. " "You prob.lly : made some remark ihat she didn't like. " "No ; 1 was careful about that , and . she showed no sign of her unaccount able'coldness until 1 asked IKT whether , if she could have her choice , she would prefer to be talented or beautiful. She Tiever answered the question , and has N 3 > een different toward my ever since , peculiar girl I ever saw ! " Greeting the New Moon in Pi.j' ' In Colo , the mountainous interior of Yiti Lev.u. the largest island of thy yiji group , the natives have a curious : .method of greeting the new moon. On seeing the thin crescent above the hills -they salute it with a prolonged "Ah ! " ? ait the same time quickly rapping on : open mouths with their left 'iaiids , thus producing a rapid , vibra tory sound. An old chief , when asked regarding Ihe meaning and origin of this curious custom , said : "We always look audvlrant for the Jinoon In the sky , and when it conies we jflo as you see to show our pleasure at ' finding it again. We don't know ihe meaning of what we do. Our fathers' > always did so. " Peace may have Its victories , but the victories of war are far more produc tive of gold lace. If a thing isn't true , why try to make ? believe that it Is ? Why not the truth on every subject ? Why yoarjelf 1 . . . / * ' * JT LIFE IN PIONEER DAYS. People Have an Easy Time Nowaday * * Saya the Forty-Niner. "People nowadays have things pret ty easy , " said a grizzled man who drove an ox team 2,000 miles across the country to California in 1849. "Boys and young men who talk about 'rough- Ing it' don't really know what the word means. It is true , too , that women lead easy lives compared with the hard ships our mothers encountered. I was thinking of my mother last night ; we lived in the country and game was in the woods close at hand. My mother- used to take down a gun from over the door and go out and shoot a wild tur key whenever she wanted it. She was thoroughly feminine , too ; but she could do things when she had to. "Sometimes a man was compelled to do woman's work , too. On the way across the plains our oxen gave out. We had to unharness twelve out of the twenty we started with , and leave them to die by the way. Then we left one wagon behind we had two big wagons at the start and also we threw overboard our little cook stove , barrels and boxes , and everything we could spare to lighten our load. I re member I had to throw a good blanket- overcoat made of a fine Mackinac blanket that cost me $20 and was quite new. "By mistake somebodjr in our mess threw away my little trunk.and left me with just the clothes I had on my back. In a little while I needed a change of raiment and hadn't even an extra pocket handkerchief. We couldn't buy many garments ready-made in those days ; but I remembered how my moth er used to shoot turkeys and I decided that it wouldn't kill me to try to make myself some underwear. So at Salt Lake City I bought some heavy muslin , needles and thread and a pair of scis sors. Well , sir , after that I sewed all the way to California. , "I made myself some highly credit able and comfortable garments yes , sir. The other boys wanted me to make them some , too , but I said I vouldn't take in sewing until after the gold scare was over. When I came home , " concluded the grizzled one , according to the Detroit Free Press , "and my moth er saw my work she nearly had a fit. The stitches wore pretty big , of course , but they held the material together as \ong as I needed it yes , sir. " Baby Girl a Regular Sandow. The city of Maiden , Mass. , boasts of having a phenomenon in little Gladys Martyn , Avho is a marvel of strength She is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Sedgwick Martyn , and is only 2 years 10 months old. Her father is the new pastor of the First Unitarian Church , says the Boston Herald. , The child is perfectly developed , and her strength is due mostly to the way in which she was brought up. When only a few days old Mr. Martyn began to try teststipon her and has continued them daily , making them more severe as she grew older. Her father holds the single-arm record of the world for lifting and holds the record to-day of this country for heavy lifting , doing many tasks which , it is said , even San dow does not attempt. He Can lift 1,204 pounds dead weight from the floor. During the years that he studied at Columbia College he held the ama teur record for short-distance running The girl has inherited in many re spects the strength of her father , and delights in doing feats which many athletes are unable to perform. One of her feats is to lie prostrate on the floor and a. , w her father , who weighs 170 pounds , to stand upon her abdomen , ohe can stand upon her head for an in definite time , and is a wonderful contor tionist. With her head on the edge of one chair and heels on another , she lies between them and holds a thirty-pound weight upon her abdomen. Her own weight is only thirty-four pounds. She can hang for almost an indefinite time by her toes or fingers. She Oujjht to Know. Four-year-old Ruth was seated on the Hoor 'tending to the cares of a large- family of dolls , one member of which was in rather a dilapidated con 'lition. -How old is flint dollie. RuthV" in- iiuireil a visiting Jru-nrt. "She is 50 years old , " answered Ruth gravely. "Why. Kuthie , " exclaimed Sister Margaret. "I don't think she is as an- L-ient as that. " "Margaret , " and the large brown eyes were raised in suiiirl.se , " 1 cer tainly fink 1 ought to know the ages of tny own children. " And Ruthie was right. The doll had ) een her grandmother's. Little Chron icle. Titles Cheap in Bavaria. It is not expensive to become a noble n Bavaria. To be made a simple "von" osts a matter of $375 ; to be raised to ihe "rltterstaud. " $500 ; to be made a 'freiherr. " * 1,21X ) ; to be made a "graf" osts $2.500 , while to be made a prince osts only $5,000. These prices are for mly one person , but the government cindly makes reductions in the case of vhole families wishing to turn noble ill at once. Forests of the Philippines. Captain Ahem of the forestry bu eau says he saw large tracts of virgin | | 'orests in the Philippines with 10.000 o 20,000 cubic feet of magnificent lum- er per acre , where the trees were nore than 150 feet high , with trunks [ lear of branches for * eighty feet. Fif- y valuable hard woods are now offer- a id to the world. 1 Love is a capsule in which silly talk : swallowed , thus disguising the un leasant taste for a while. Hypocrites pay cream and live skim illk. The 22 shipyards of Germany em ploy 60,000 men. More than jL40,000 men are engaged In anthracite coal mining. Victoria , Australia , ships to London each year about $8,000,000 worth of butter. A great fortune has been made from the wire device and rubber cork for beer bottles. There are 6,050 establishments in the United States , with 46,647 acres , where flowers and ornamental plants are cul tivated. Shorthand was first taught by M. de- la Valde in n treatise entitled "French Tachygraphy , " printed in 1774 ; in it 400 characters were used. The leading industries of California are in close rivalry as to annual prod uct. Sugar and slaughtering each pro duce about $15,000,000 , while lumber , flour and fruits each show about $13- 000,000. v The union of junior machinists re cently formed in Chicago is proving a success , more than 100 boys having al ready joined. Similar unions have been organized in New York , Pittsburg , Mil waukee , Kansas City , St. Louis , Oma ha , San Francisco , Cleveland and Phil adelphia. Boys of any age who have worked six months at the trade are eli gible. The drug clerks of Chicago , who for some time have had an organization of their own , but have not been able to accomplish much , have united with the retail clerks , and have enrolled as Lo cal No. 552. This step is most signifi cant. For some time the drug clerks hesitated to take it. They felt that a drug store was a little bit different from a dry goods store , and that a man who was employed in the one must be a little bit different from a man who was employed in the other. Actual economic forces , however , proved stronger than artificial social barriers. By themselves the drug clerks were doing nothing. United with the retail clerks they felt they could do a great deal. The two organizations were natural and inevitable allies. Now the alliance Is consummated and in it there will be strength. To-day the retail clerks , and with them the drug clerks , are members of the Chi cago Federation of Labor , and send delegates to the fortnightly meetings of that body. They are completely identified with union labor. They have pledged themselves to buy only union- made goods and to urge upon their employers the use of the union label. They are a part of unionism as much as the carpenters , the plumbers , or the cigarmakers , and their absorption into the union system is an instructive event. They have shortened their hours of labor , have had their wages raised and other conditions improved , and are now enthusiastic trade union ists. HE HAS 47 LIVING CHILDREN. Now Has a Sixth Wife and la Only 1O2 Years of ARC. On the farm of Jason Gibbs , in Car roll Count y , Tenn. , lives a remarkable old negro. His name is George Gwinn , and he is one of the few centenarians in Carroll County , being 102 years of ige. But the most remarkable feature in connection with this old darky is the extensive list of his lineal descend ants. They number more than 200. Gwinn was born in 1SOO on Gwiuns Creek , Carroll County. While yet a young man George was married , and jy his first wife had four children. He s now living with his sixth wife , and by the entire six is the father of forty- seven children. All of the forty-seven are still living ; all are married , and have had an average of three children each , making 140 grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Gwinn's first wife was taken from him more than sixty years ago. sold into slavery and carried to Little Rock. He never saw her again. He then mar ried Iris Dickson , an Indian woman. He then took unto himself Charlotte Thomas. Maria Mathias , and Minerva Randle. Gwinn is rather lively , considering his extreme age. Although compelled to go about with the aid of a cane , he can still work some and very often does a fairly goodlay's work. He uses neither liquor nor tobacco , having quit both several years ago because he thought they were undermining his constitution. His mind is still good and he delights to gather about him a crowd and talk of events of four-score years ago. A New Ijenten Entertainment. A "Kaffee-Klatsch" or , being inter preted , "Coffee and Chatter , " is a vari ation of the afternoon tea. Being of German origin , with the coffee should be served the various kinds of cake and bread peculiar to that people zwie back , pretzels , sandwiches made from brown bread with caraway seeds , and the small cakes which the German bakers Lave in great variety. The cof fee should be of the best and served ivith whipped cream. It should be nu- lerstood that at a "Kaffee" the guests jriiig their work and "make an after- loon of it. " Invite them at half after { and serve the refreshments at 5. A ittle music js in order , or the enter- ! ainment would lack its German clinr- icter "homoly" music , ( that encour- [ iges others to contribute what they lave to give. It is a great mistake to lo things too well. Ladies' Home Jour- IT WAS A LOAD OF HAY ITS PASSAGE THROUGH CITY RE CALLED OLD TIMES.-1 , Sweet Beflections Came to the "Wearied Man Who Had Once Been a Bare- Footed Country Boy , Living : Near to Nature's Heart. It was only a load of loose hay that passed through the city street , but it filled the atmosphere with sweet per fume and Hooded the memory with de light. The day was raw and damp. Piles of dirty snow lined the sidewalks here and there and mud-stained ice cov ered the streets to a varying depth. The air was heavy with carbonic gas , the sky was overcast , the chill of March penetrated the1'system , the trees were black and cold as though life had forsaken them , the chirp even of the sparrow seemed stilled. Along passed the load of hay and all was transformed. Vanished were the dreary surroundings of man's prison like city ; forgotten the disturbing con sciousness of the steady grind of brain or muscle , or both , extending down the years from the hopeful days of youth through the discouragements of man hood toward the only rest of life the grave ! The petty cares of life , too in significant to crush , but so pressing and so constant that they corrode the mind , deaden sentiment , crush out joyous- ness , kill the spirit of true happiness , create distrust and disgust and raise doubts as to the whole Christian scheme of man's destiny , ceased. The scent of the hay was in the air ; it pene trated the lungs like a revivifying breath to the dying and like an angelic messenger summoned memory to the green fields of summer , vocal with the songs of birds and the music of the in sect world. > Above , the sun was shining bright and warm and the blue sky in its calm repose and inviting mystery called from its depths to the spiritual heart Around , all nature was jubilant The green-vested trees threw their grateful shade across the grassy mead ; the river glided on its course to the sea the symbol of the soul's search for its Uncreated End ; the distant farmhouse looked "bright and peaceful ; cattle browsed in the pasture and men were at work in the meadows curing the new-mown hay and keeping time to the tuneful harmonies of nature in song and whistle. Nature's heart was near. And again came up the thoughts that so many of us , country-reared , indulged in in child hood the longings , the desires , the an ticipations , the hopes and delights and joys and pleasures that filled our minds ! And faces , too , came up dear , vanished faces , some long since cold and marble-like , now resting beneath the yew trees in the rural graveyard ; others gone , God knows whither ; oth ers still , like our own , filled with life's vexations and trials and uncertainties , their brightness vanished and their bloom decayed ! Was there a particular face ? one of especial brightness and loveliness , of bubbling joy * and of ex quisite delight , the sight of which made our being thrill , the thought of which filled our minds and soothed our souls like a cool spray falling over a fevered brow , and the suggestion of being ever parted from which was like a death sentence well , who wants to tell ? Yet happy is the man who can dwell upon that face to-day without confusion and without compunction. And from the spot where we can see the men curing the hay we can look to the church and the school , the distant village and the sky-kissed hill beyond wliich once lay our great unknown Avorld. There we dreamed our dreams and built our castles and formed our ideals. How the future glowed with the light of our hope and confidence and how easily we hewed our way to man's false ideal of fame ! The load of hay has moved on its way. Its sweet scent does not long linger in a crowded city. The heavy atmosphere again assails us. Our eyes rest on the mud-covered ice and the bleak trees and the piles of brick and mortar * where sentiment is dead and trade is king. Yet we are the better for this little excursion of memory. Yet are we more purified in spirit for the little ramble where the new-mown hay is cured. And every time in future when we see a load of hay we will thank God for its presence and > pity that man from our heart , even if he were 100 times a millionaire , who can not rise higher than to ask its price. STORY ABOUT EDWARD CLARK , Famous Capitol Architect's Extreme Care in Spending Public Funds. "The late Edward Clark , the archi tect of the capitol for so many years , taken all in all was the most careful 111:111 in the way of expending public money that 1 ever knew , " remarked an experienced treasury official recent ly , "and his accounts , running.way up into the millions , were always well within the law and appropriation. lie would not expend a penny that was not appropriated in distinct terms und Look no chances. "I remember on one occasion , having business in his office , when a well- known man , a. newspaper writer , by the way , came in and urged him to have a sign Jpainted with the words To the Dome' on it and placed on the iloor leading to the dome. It was dur ing the centennial y ar , when the capi- t"l was. overrun with visitors. Mr. Clark admitted that the sign would < a great convenience to visitors and o h rs , but said he could not have it sainted because there had been no dis tinct appropriation made for it. There wns an appropriation made that year for 'painting the dome' and the news- mar argued that a small amount ' ' tels * : & * iiimmf'tuf' ' ' " EASILY-MADE TOY STEAMBOAT. Make a boat of strong cardboard , as shown in figure. The rudder , turn.n * about a pin as axle , is connected with the sides of the boat by two pieces of thread of uneven length , giving the rudder an angular position. A tub of water is the ocean on which our little boat will steam about. Two pieces of wire , bent as shown in figure and fastened to the sides of th * boat like hooks , hold an eggshell , the contents of which you have sucked out , leaving a little hole on one side , as shown in figure. The shell is filled with water up to the little hole and represents the boiler , placed on the two pieces of wire , with the hole to the rear somewhat above the rear wall of the boat. To heat the boiler we use half of an eggshell placed on a piece of cork underneath the boiler , with a small piece of cotton in the center. Pour some alcohol on the cotton and set fire to it. The water will begin to boil in a few minutes and a fine stream of steam will leave the hole of the eggshell. The pressure of th steam on the air will move the little boat in the opposite direction that is , for ward and we have a steamboat steaming without wheels or screw. of that appropriation , say 50 cents , surely could be used to have the sign painted , but Mr. Clark would not yield. "The newspaper man determined to carry out his idea for the accommoda tion of the public and went up to Charley Armor , a sign painter on D street , and had the sign painted , pay ing for it out of his own pocket. He then put the sign on the door himself early one morning and it remained there for over twenty years. "Ten years aferward I happened to be in Mr. Clark's office at the capitol when the same newspaper writer came in. The subject of the sign came up and the newspaper man said he thought he would put in a claim to Congress for the 50 cents he had paid to have the sign painted. Mr. Clark acknowledged that the sign had been a great convenience , but that it was on the door without authority of law and had been for years. " 'I have often thought of having it taken down , ' said Mr. Clark , 'and have frequently spoken to Senator Morrill and others who by public consent are looked upon as guardians of the build ing , but find that .they think it has done and is doing more good than harm and have consented to let it re main there , but I am not sure it Is there properly. ' "Why don't you take it down , then ? ' asked'the newspaper man. Mr. Clark thought a moment for an answer and then gave the old one , 'There Is no appropriation for the work. ' "And this reminds me again , " said the official , according to the Washing ton Star , "that if some'public-spirited citizen cares to expend another half dollar the continued absence of the appropriation , additional one , I mean- on a similar sign , it will be welcomed by the visiting public , for the sign of which I speak rusted out and fell off several years ago and there has been none there since. " TEACHING LEADS TO INSANITY. Grave Warning to Women from a Ger man Scientist. According to Prof. Zimni of Berlin , women are peculiarly unfitted to hold the post of professional teacher. Through an exhaustive series'of experi ments conducted among German wom en school teachers the Berlin scientist comes to the conclusion that women wtio teach school ultimately wind up in an institution for the insane. Up to this time it has been thought that school teaching was peculiarly adapted to women. It was pointed out that if women had to work , that was the best branch of industry for them the one attended with the least exposure to hardship and the least strain on the physical being. After examining all occupations in which women make a living , such as telephone girls , sales- woinen , domestic servants , govern esses , factory ellipses , secretaries , nurses and the like , the conclusion has : been reached by tlie German investiga tor that there is more prevalence to ward insanity among women teacners than among women engaged in any other work. While no statistics for America have been carefully compiled on this partic ular point , an examination of the lu nacy repgrts for even one State New York brings out some'startling and 1 significant facts. The period covered by the statistics extends from 1880 to the present time. The State hospital reports for New York .for annual pe riods since 1880 show a gradual in crease among insane school teachers from year to year. Taking two typi cal years 1SSS and 1880 it appears that during the former year there were S.G1G insane women , employed in educational life. Women employed in commercial life , such as stenographers , clerks and the like , numbered but 22 insane , while saleswomen and shop keepers numbered 257 insane. Seam : stresses and factory workers numbered 1,472 insane women , while women doc tors , artists and others numbered but , (55. ( In 1897 there'were 1.154 women employed in higher education who be cameinsane , as against 090 domestic servants , 14 artists , 39 typewriters and clerks and 139 factory hands. The Berlin doctor does not stand alone in his conclusions. He is sup : ported by nearly all medical authorities' who have gone exhaustively iuto the subject of women's occupations. w ENORMOUS FEES. j Royalty and Rich People Pay Dearlj for Medical Treatment. In the medical world some enormous , fees have been paid from time to time.- In 1762 the famous Hertfordshire phy-1 sician , Thomas Dimsdale , was sum moned to St. Petersburg to vaccinate the Empress Catherine II. He was In ( the city less than a week , but so sue- , cessfully did he accomplish his task ? that he was paid a consideration of. 12,000 , in addition to a life p'enslon of1 500 a year. Another costly vaccina ting operation was that performed a few years ago by Dr. Butler upon six Indian Rajahs , and from each of his patients he received 10,000 for lesa than a day's work. When King Edward , or the Prince of Wales , as he was then , lay at death' * door with typhoid fever , the famous- William Jenner was called in for a period of four weeks,1 and in return he ? was paid at the rate of 2,500 a week and given a baronetcy into the bargain. Nor was It by any means unusual for him to receive a fee of 500 for an hour's consultation with less celebrated patients. , But royalty Invariably pay their med - ical attendants highly. The late Sir Morell Mackenzie journeyed to Berlin to relieve the sufferings of the Emperor Frederick during his last illness , and secured a fee of 20,000 , while Prof. Zocherine , of Moscow , who was called to Livadia when the Czar Alexander III. lay dying , was presented with a check for 15,000 , in addition to all ex penses , for a two day's attendance upon- his illustrious patient. Dr. Yowski , the- famous oculist , pocketed a fee of 7OOO for attending the Shah's son at Teheran some years ago , a figure completely put into the shade by that captured by aa English army surgeon , who paid occa sional visits to the Rajah of Ranipur India , when that potentate was suffer ing from an acute attack of rheuma tism. The patient did not wait for him. to send in his bill , finding his treatment beneficial and rewarding him with a draft for 10,000. The highest medical fee ever paid , however , became the property of a blind physician , Dr. Gale , of Bristol , , who cured a wealthy patient of a dis eased knee by electric treatment and ; in return found his banking account richer by 50,000. Pearson's Weekly. The "Porerty Lmncheon" Is Popular- " "Poverty Luncheons" offer a good way of combining pleasure and philan thropy. Half a dozen girls agree to- meet at the home of each , in turn , once- a week , or once a fortnight , for lunch eon. At every meeting each guest brings fifty cents , which is given to- some charity , and each hostess pledges herself not to exceed three dollars 'm preparing her entertainment. These prices and contributions may , or course , be varied at pleasure. At the- close of the meal the hostess must tell the price paid for each article of food , ' which the guests note upon their menu , cards. A sample menu would be : Can ned bouillon (15 ( cents ) ; creamed cod fish , served in green peppers (40 ( centsp two pounds of chops (50 ( cents ) : with puree of French chestnuts (15 ( centsp ) salad of chopped apple and celery with mayonnaise , served in red apples (35- ( ceuts ) ; pineapple ice served in the whole rind (45 ( cents ) ; coffee ( S cents ) ; bread and butter (15 centsTotaL ) 2.23. Ladies' Home Journal. Slander .Defined. You cannot slander a man who loses it poker. You can only slander th& man who wins. At least that Is what the Supreme Court of Xew York said recently in throwing out the famous Fidelio Club case , in which the plaln- iff asked for ? 50,000 damages because : he defendant said he had cheated. It is no slander to say a man cheated at ; ards , but k is a slander to say he von money by cheating. You cannot iheat and lose. The court views that n the light of a paradox. A Perpetnai Praiser. "So he writes poetry for a living ? " "No , for a dead. His specialty I ' pitap'hs. " Philadelphia Bulletin.