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In attacking Mr. Chamberlain In a
speech before the Primitive Methodist
Conference the other day at NCAV-
castle-on-Tyne , England , , , the Rev. A.
T. Guttery , of Newcastle , defined the
present policy of the British govern
ment as a "reign of blood , beer and
Birmingham. "
It is related that once when Punch
printed a "cartoon representing an im
aginary conversation between James
jMcNeil Whistler .and Oscar Wilde ,
Wilde wired Whistler : "Ridiculous ;
when you and I are together we never
talk about anything except ourselves. "
"You forget , " replied Whistler in a re
turn telegram , "when you and I are
together we never talk about any
thing except me. "
Henry Labouchere says that the
speeches of Lord Rosebery always re-
inind him of the description given by
iPrince Bismarck of a certain Prussian
jstatesman : "At the first he would
{ have an opinion , then he weakened it
iby self-contradiction , then again an
objection to the contradiction , occurred
'to him , until at last nothing remained.
He was a clever speaker , but not In-
.clined to action ; indeed , he resembled
an india-rubber ball , which hops , and
shops , and hops , but more feebly every
time , until It at last comes to a full
stop. "
' The Pullman Company has made a
demand on F. P. Woolston , a proini-
toent Christian Endeavorer of Denver ,
for $200 damages to the sleeper in
jwhich he recently made his bridal
'trip. It seems that the car was cap
tured by Woolston's friends and deco
rated in a unique manner. Men's and
women's shoes and old horseshoes and
banners and things were nailed to the
Windows of the Pullman sleeper , in
side and out Nails were driven into
the car with as much abandon as if it
liad been a picket fence. When the
sleeper got back te Denver from Ogden -
' den it is said that it looked as if
it had been the target for a Catling
gun. It was taken out of service and
iput In the shops , and now the Pullman
Company is trying to make Woolston
pay for the repairs.
While in Canada Lord and Lady
Lansdowne pleased the Canadian people
ple by their friendly and unassum
ing manners , which were in marked
'contrast to those of former Governors
General and their wives. It is related
jthat at a garrison ball at Halifax the
jcolonel of the regiment that was giv-
Jng the dance came up to Lady Lans-
doAvne and said : "Lady Lansdowne ,
jwon't you give me a dance , please ?
I'm tired of dancing with these silly
Uttle colonial girls. They have no
style. I believe I'm engaged to one of
them for the next dance , but you
might be kind enough to rescue me. "
Lady Lansdowne replied , in tones loud
enough for everybody to hear , that the
colonel was urPt to associate with any
decent people , colonial or otherwise ,
.and concluded : "If this is the way
you treat your guests , I will relieve
you of the presence of one of them
at once. " Then she ordered her car
riage and left the ball.
MUCH VIRTUE IN AN ONION.
Efficacy ef the Punueat Vegetable
Manifested in Various Ways.
The idea of an onion cure may not
strike the fancy of the esthetic ; how
ever , the experience of those who have
tried it is that it works wonders in
restoring an old-racked system to its
normal state again. There are three
kinds of ioses in the onion cure , or
three onion cures , a's you may choose
to put it. One is a diet on onions.
The other is onion plasters. And the
third is onion syrup.
* It is claimed by those who believe
In the onion cure . hat a bad. cold can
be broken up if the patient will stay
Indoors and feed on a liberal diet of
onions. It need not be an exclusive
diet , but a liberal one. For instance ,
an onion cure breakfast includes a
poached egg on toast , three tablespoonfuls -
spoonfuls of friend onions and a cup
of coffee. Luncheon of sandwiches ,
made of Boston brown bread , butter
ed and filled with finely chopped raw
onions , seasoned with salt and pep
per , makes the second meal on the
schedule. For supper the onions may
be fried as for breakfast and eaten
with a chop and a baked potato.
The strange efficacy of onions is well
known to the singers of Italy and
Spain , who eat them every day to im
prove the quality of their voices and
keep them smooth. Onion plasters are
prescribed to break up hard coughs.
They are made of fried onions placed
between two pieces of old muslin. The
piaster is kept quite hot until the pa
tient is snugly in bed , when it is plac
ed on the chest , to stay over night.
Onion syrup is a dose that can be
bought of any druggist , and is claim
ed by some to be unequaled as a cure
Cor a cold in the chest.
All this is "probably quite true. Forte
to be done up with onions , both inside
and out , would be enough certainly to
chase out any self-respecting cold.
Table Talk.
LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS.
Tracic Fate of a Piratical Crew That
Put an lind to Piracy.
As late as the year 1825 the waters
adjacent to Porto Rico were infested
by a bloodthirsty band of pirates led
by a Spaniard named Confrecinas. It
jvas the proud hcwst ot the buccaneer j
tttief tnat he neitner gave nor asKed
juarter. In March of the year men-
.Jtx. -
tio'ned Captain John Drake Sloat whc
tAveuty-oue years later raised tht
American flag over California , wa
placed in command of the sloop ol
Avar Grampus. Avith orders to proceed
to the West Indies and wipe the pi
rates off the ocean. The Grampus
cruised for some Aveeks Avlthout catching -
, ing sight of any pirate vessel. One
I morning Avhile the sloop AA-as lying at
1 anchor in the harbor of San Juan a
man who had swum ashore from a
merchant A'essel captured by Confre
cinas reported that the pirate brig
Avas anchored in the Boca de Inferno
( Mouth of Hell ) , an obscure harbor
some miles up 'the coast , waiting to
attack a heavily laden schooner which
was to sail from San Juan that very
day.
Confrecinas knew the Grampus Avell ,
so to make sure of his prey Captain
Sloat placed a heavily armed creAV
and cannon loaded with grape on
board the schooner and sallied forth.
The pirates , unsuspecting any resist
ance , bore doAvn on the disguised A'CS-
sel Avith the black flag and skull and
cross-bones at the brig's masthead.
Not a inoA-e AA'as made by Sloat and
his crew until the vessels Avere almost
alongside , when the marines arose
from the deck and poured a deadly fire
into the brig. Confrecinas rallied his
men and for some time kept up a run
ning fight , shoAviug great skill in
manipulating his crippled vessel. He
Avas finally forced to run his brig
ashore. Forty of the creAV Avith the
buccaneer chief were captured by
waiting soldiers. They were taken to
San Juan , court-martialed the next
day and shot Coufrecinas Avas the
last to die. When they attempted to
bind his eyes he threw the men aside ,
ridiculed the priest and exclaimed In
a loud voice :
"I have slain hundreds with my own
hands and I know hoAV to die. Fire ! "
He fell pierced by many bullets , the
last and most bloodthirsty of the buc
caneers of that region. Harper's
Weekly.
THEY DWELL IN CAVERNS.
Residents of Normandy Dig Their
Houses in the Cliffs.
We have often heard of the cliff
dwellers and are accustomed to think
of them as a prehistoric race , the re
mains of Avhose few scattered dAvell-
ings are a matter of curiosity to tour
ists and a prize to antiquarians. Few
people know that at the present day
there are whole communities in
France whose only habitations are
hollowed in the rocky hillsides and
whose entire business life is carried
on in caves.
We had seen in Normandy isolated
instances of people liA'ing in habita
tions half house and half cave. But
they were in faraway towns and vil
lages and only the very poorest class
of people liATed in them. Our first real
cave city came as a great surprise ,
for we had just left Tours , one of the
most highly civilized cities in France.
We were riding on the road to Vouv-
jay Avhen suddenly , at the turn near
ICochecorbon , this first town of cliff
dwellers burst upon us.
High above us towered a huge mass
of overhanging rock , strata upon
strata , bearing upon its summit a
most peculiar tower , supposed to have
been a watch tower in ages gone by.
Its foundations hung over the rock
upon which they were built and it
seemed as though it would crash down
at any moment upon the village be
neath.
Scattered over the face of the cliff ,
door and windows , narrow stairways
and little belvideres could be seen ,
habitation upon habitation , In most
picturesque disorder. Walls along the
high road hid the immediate fore
ground and we looked in A-ain for an
opening by which we could have a
nearer view of this strange communi
ty. At last Ave found an open gate
and , peeping through , were greeted by
a dear little old woman , whose wrink
led , smiling face Avas surmounted by
a snowy white cap. Her doorway AAas
a bower of flowers , hollyhocks , asters ,
nasturtiums and deep June roses. By
its side was an ? ld AA'ell and a little
outhouse for her Aveed and gardening
totals. Her cheery "bon jour1' was an
invitation to enter and AVO gladly ac
cepted her cordiality. We followed her
across the little yard and were soon
seated in her one and only room.
Scribuer's Magazine.
Tliley's Confession.
James Whitcomb lliley Is thus
quoted in the Lamp : " 1 have been
catching the next train for so many
years that I have had but little time
to devote to the social side of life , and
am , In consequence , a confirmed novice
in all the gentler graces. Only a few
evenings since , somewhere , I pro-
oounccd 'don't you' with the 'ch' sound
to it , and well , you must imagine , for
I can't describe , the overwhelming ,
suffocating sense of my humiliation
when ray attention was drawn to it
And horror on horror's head ! the same
GA-eniug I was detected in the act of
pronouncing program just as the word
is spelled ! "
Making a Bali.
In making a league baseball a rubber
marble an inch in diameter is cov
ered with coarse yarn. Then a wind
ing machine gives it a layer of four-
ply blue yarn , after which it is soaked
In cement solution and dried. This
process is repeated until the exact size
is gained , the last two layers being (
Iner yarn. The horsehide cover Is
sewed on by hand and the ball Is
then Ironed. It must weigh Just five
> unces and measure exactly nine
In circumference.
Soda water is probably so-called be
cause there Isn't a bit of soda In it
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My I/odsinsr ? on the Cold Ground.
I.
My lodging is on the cold ground ,
And hard , very hard , is my fare ;
But that which grieves me more , love ,
la the coldness of my dear. .
Yet still he cried , "Turn , love , to me
I pray thee , love , turn to me.
For thou art the only girl , love.
That is adored by me. "
II.
With a garland of straw I will crown
thee , love ;
I'll inarry thee with a rush ring ;
Thy frozen heart shall melt with VTe
So merrily I will sing.
Yet still he cried , "Turn , love , to me
I pray thee , love , turn to me ,
For thou art the only girl , love.
That is adored by uie. "
III. '
But if thou wilt harden thy heart , love ,
And be deaf to my pitiful moaii ,
O , I miiFt endure the sinarj : , love ,
And tumble in straw all alone.
Yet still he cried , "Turn , love , to me
I pray thee , love , turn to me ,
For thou art the only girl , love ,
That is adored by me. "
The Graves of a Household.
They grew in beauty , side by side.
They filled one home with glee ;
Their graves are severed , far and wide ,
By mount , and stream , and sea.
The same fond mother bent at night
O'er each fair sleeping brow ;
She had each folded flower in sight
Where are those dreamers now !
One 'midst the forest of the West ,
By a dark stream is laid
The Indian knows his place of rest
Far in the cedar shade.
The sea , the blue lone sea , hath one
He lies where pearls lie deep.
He was the loved of all , yet none
O'er his low bed may weep.
One sleeps where southern vines are
dressed
Above the uoble slain ;
He wrapt his colors round his breast ,
- On a blood-red field of Spain.
And one o'er her the myrtle showers
It leaves by soft winds fanned ;
She faded 'midst Italian tlowers
The last of that bright baud.
And parted thus they rest , who played
Beneath the same green tree ;
Whose voices'mingled as they prayed
Around one parent knee !
They that with smiles- lit up the hall ,
And cheered with song and hearth
Alas ! for love , if thou were all.
And naught beyond , oh. Earth !
Mr. . Hemans.
SURGERY IN GERMANY.
American Practitioner Would Be Ont
of Place Over There.
A young surgeon who went to Ger
many four years ago to complete his
studies in pathology , recently returned
to this country. He makes this inter
esting comment on national differences
in the profession , says the World's
Work :
"It's science over there ; here's it's
the business of healing. Here one
gets the elementary things in college ,
learns more in hospital and in general
practice , and turns the knowledge into
money. The average American prac
titioner would be out of place over
there. With them it's study , study ,
study from the time they receive their
degree until they die. At the hospitals
or meeting places , they talk nothing
but shop. I have known a group of
German doctors to leave their dinner
half eaten to visit a case under dis
cussion. They are the Avorst possible
practitioners , for they are interested
only in technique. I knew a man who
went to a German physician with a
pain in his leg. That doctor spent an
hour each day for five days studying
it , and after that time he knew all
there was to know about that pain ,
but he didn't stop it. In this country
we would have treated it and thought
no more about it except to congratu
late the patient in a few days on get
ting well. They don't care for the pa
tient. He is only a specimen. I heard
a doctor say perfectly mechanically
that he hoped a certain patient would
die so that he might learn some fact
from the autopsy.
They call American surgeons copyists.
Wherever the charge is true , it is mere
ly that Americans turn to practical
service the theories they study. But
undoubtedly the Germans are doing
a great work. One man , it is reckoned ,
has added thirty thousand years to hu
man life by his discoveries. There is
no commercial end for them to gain , so
that their work , for their science , must
be their only aim. "
The difference aptly illustrates the
general difference between our "prac
tical" ways and the ways of German
learning.
Trying Not to Grieve Papa.
"There , Georgie , you not only broke
mamma's pretty dish but you told hei
a story about it , which is much more
naughty. Papa will be so grieved
when I tell him. "
"Will he feel .awful bad 'cause I did
it , mamma ? "
"Yes. "
"I'm so sorry. I know what I'll do ,
mamma. I'll tell him you did It"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Out in the AYeather.
Church They say the new moon Is
a "wet" one ,
Gotham Well , I don't see how it
can be anything else if it has been left
outdoors. Yonkers Statesman.
The world soon i eia a man who
wins his laurels and then quits.
flUHOB OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Odd , Curious und launchable Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Portrayed
trayed by Eminent Word Artists of
Our Own Day-A Budset of Fun.
"Matilda ! " shouted old Crawfoot , an
grily , "stop pounding on that pianny. "
"Oh , papa. " lisped the girl in ging
ham , "the paper says music will kill
mosquitoes. "
"Well , then , why don't you play
music ? "
Willinc to Oblijre.
Old Lady ( in drug store ) Can't you
wait on me , young man ? I'm in a
hurry. "
Clerk Yes , ma'am. What can I defer
for you1
Old Lady I want a postage stamp.
Clerk Shall I lick it for you , ma'am ?
Pafe with Him.
Mrs. Doubleigh Does your husband
ever disclose an3 * of his lodge secrets ?
Mrs. Clubleigh No , indeed. By the
time he gets home from the lodge his
memory is a blank.
Could Not cleep.
Patrol Sergeant ( during temporary
respite from night duty ) No , thanks ,
cook ; the last time I took coffee with
supper it kept me awake all night.
Poor Consolation.
"I wish I had been born with a silver
spoon in my mouth , " sighed the youth.
"Oh , don't let that worry you , " re
joined the village sage. "You'll prob
ably get a lot of gold in your teeth
before you die. "
Because of It.
"Why do they call this a free coun
try ? " asked the unwashed anarchist.
"Because , " answered the respectable
citizen , "you are at liberty to leave it
if you don't like it"
Old , Old Storv.
Jack I should imagine that women
would like originality. Seems to me
they'd hate repetition. "
Mabel Well , yes ; excepting the
phrase "I love you. "
Hobaon'a Choice.
Guest ( in cheap restaurant ) Well ,
waiter , what have you got ?
Waiter Beef steak and fish but the
fish is all out Which'll you have ?
Dangerous Place.
Ernie Are tunnels realy dangerous ?
The Bachelor Should say so. I
knew a man who kissed a girl in a
tunnel one time and he had to marry
her.
Pa'a Wisdom.
Little Willie What are dividends ,
pa ?
Pa Dividends , my son , are what the
stockholders get after the directors
appropriate their share.
Poor Girl.
Miss Gold I hear that the foreign
noblemen are demanding that the
American girls they wish to marry
must have more income than ever.
Miss Gilt ( discouraged ) Gracious !
The necessities of life are going up
every day.
Ont of the Fullness of the Heart.
Bobby Pop , did you know mamma
very well before you married her ?
Henpeck No ; I'm afraid not.
As Explained.
Peckem So young Wilkins is to be
married next week , is he ?
Enpeok Yrs , I'm sorry to say he is.
Peckem Why are you sorry ?
Enperk Because he's a good fellow
who never harmed anyone.
ICncw Her Husinei ? .
"Is your wife a good cook ? " asked
lie visitor frucu out of town.
"Is she ? " echoed the flat dweller.
Say , you just ought to be around
when she rousts the janitor. "
Misses a Great Item.
"If a young man wishes any consola-
ioii when he's preparing for his wed
ding , " said the supper table sage , "just
let him remember that he doesn't have
to buy the trousseau. "
Brother Sparks Ajrain.
"Bruddabs en sistahs , " said old Par
son Sparks , "ef de church bell attract
ed people lak de dlnneh bell de peu-s
would be filled hi two minutes alter de
fust5 rlngin. ' "
"Our front fence Avants painting bad
ly , " said the head of the matrimonial
combine. "I'll take a day off next
week and paint it myself. "
"Well , " rejoined the other portion ol
the outfit , "I'm sure no one is capable
of painting it any worse. "
Calm Before the Storm.
Husband ( reading ) This paper say3
that the greatness of a father often
proves a stumbling block to the ad
vancement of his children.
Wife Well , thank fortune , our chil
dren will never be handicapped in that
way.
Sold Again
Gunner I saw a cane that could ba
converted into a chair.
Guyer That's nothing. I saw a ta
ble that could be carried in the pocket
Gunner You must be joking. What
kind of a table Avas it ?
Guyer A time table.
Brotherly Criticism.
First Minister I noticed a sermoi
in a recent issue of Blank's Magazind
Avith your name attached.
Second Minister ( proudly ) Yes ; tha
editor paid me $25 for that sermon.
First Minister Is that all ? Why , 1
wouldn't have allOAved my name at
tached to it for $100. Chicago News.
Stranjje.
"Mabel is a good-looking lass , " re
marked Goldsborough.
"And she is fond of surveying hers
self in " added
a good looking-glass ,
Thfoclcmorton. Detroit Free Press.
Not So Sudden After All.
"This is so sudden , " urged the sum
mer girl.
"Perhaps , " he admitted.
"A little later , possibly , " she sug
gested.
"A little later I may not be disposed
to say this at all , " he asserted.
"After all , " she returned , "we have
known each other nearly two weeks
haven't we ? Perhaps it's not so sudi
den. "
The Avise summer girl makes sure o |
her first engagement in order to b
sure that the summer will not pass
without any. Chicago Evening Post
He Loved Iii-tense-ly.
Miss Debbie Taute Oh , thank you
ever so much for those beautiful opera
glasses you sent me.
Fargone I hope when you look into
the present in the future you will
sometimes think of the past New
York Times.
No More Money.
Old Lawyer Why do you feel thai
your client AA-ill lose his case ? Have
you exhausted every means at youi
disposal to
Young Lawyer No , but I have ex
hausted all the means at his disposal.
Philadelphia Press ,
Very Easy to See.
Cholly Oumpleigh I say , doc , don't
cherknow , my eyes are weak.
D.r. Krusty No Avonder. They're in
a weak place.
He Knew Her.
"Do you know her Avell enough to
talk to her ? "
"More. I know her well enough not
to talk to her. "
Strenuous Overture.
Tom Did Miss Warbler sing for you
the other evening when you called on
her ?
Jack Yes , she sung a couple ot
songs after a good deal of pressing.
To Get Revenge.
Caroline I hate him ! I would do
anything I could to make him miser
able.
able.Hazel
Hazel Then why don't you marry
him.
His Only Comment.
Mrs. Enpeck Did you hear about
that man in Ohio Avho got into trouble <
by marrying six women ?
Enpeck No ; but I'm personally ac
quainted with a man a good deal near1 ' 1
er home who acquired a job lot of i
trouble by marrying only one woman. 1
1i
Unprofessional.
Strong Have you consulted Dr. i
Glauber , the eminent specialist ?
Weakly Yes , I have , but I don't sed
how you can call him an "eminent
specialist" when he told me that onq
treatment was enough and I needn'J
come again. Boston Transcript.
Delicate Tonch.
Wife I want to do some shopping
this morning , dear. Gn you. let ra
liave a little change ?
Husband How much do you want ?
Wife Fifteen cents. A dime for cat
Eare and a nickel for ice cream soda
An Insinuation.
He I hear you are to be congratu
in ted ?
She Not at all , I assure you.
He Oh 'then it is
, true that you art
engaged to young DeBIank , en ?
Compression.
Qulnn I tell you , a man in quick
sand must feel in a tight place.
De Fonte That's nothing. Imagine
i fat man in a bathing suit thai
shrinks.
This Is No Joke.
"What should the patient do while
i waiting the doctor's arrival ? " askei
: he profesBor.
"Make his will , " replied the pnpil
; vho was wise beyond his day and r
jeneration. a
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CHIt-PREN'S INSTlW&TS.
Where Appetite I Concerned They
Should , in a Ien nre , Be Respected.
I Many ways of Infancy and childhood
'seem ' to adults unnatural ; and If chll-
flren chance , as they frequently do , to
exhibit tendencies animal rather than
estlietic , we are apt to consider them
such as to be properly froAvned upon.
contribute to one's
1'et it might often
equanimity If It were borne in mind
that child Instinct , more frequently
than reason , is in the right
For example , the lusty fit of crying
Incident to the baby's bath , although It
annoying to the mother , is
may prove
one of the best possible tonics for the
Infant The vigorous respirations and
increased activity of the muscular tis
sues conduce even more than the fric
tion of the bath toAvel to a healthful
glow of the skin. The Infant that Is
obstreperous enough to resent Avith
loud crying its nurse's efforts to soothe
It , until it is again in flannels , is not
likely to take cold from its bath.
Again , in the matter of eating , the
child sometimes exhibits singular ten
dencies. From the time a child begins
to come to the table until the period of
youth he often shoAA-s strong likes
aislikes. Just hoAV much tendencies
may be combated is perhaps of little
moment , but in the quantity of food
acsired each child should be a law
unto himself. To bribe or coax a
child to eat more than he wants is
certainly not commendable. Many
tvho , as children , are extremely "deli
cate" in their eating , develop in later
life digestive organs of superior abil
ity.
Overfeeding is never so fraught with
dangers as in childhood , and in those
numerous cases in which the child in
stinct opposes the eating of as much
food as js ordinarily regarded as nor
mal it should be respected. In the
event of a small appetite being the
evidence of impaired vitality or dis
ease other concurrent symptoms will
be so evident as to lead to consulta
tion of a phj-sician. Glowing cheeks
and sturdy limbs are admirable and
a delight to the fond parents , but to
many children they are simply not
Ratural , and no amount of food can
produce them.
In many children nature exhibits a
conservative tendency ; and the scraw-
ay limbs and sallow cheeks may be an
Indication of conserved energy , by vir
tue of wnich sjme organ or organs
may not be overtaxed during the grow
ing age.
The diseases of childhood often re
sult in temporarily damaged , organs ,
svhich time and a following of the
Instincts of observation which nature
neanAA'hile improves may entirely ov
ercome. Thus it is that many
children regarded throughout child-
iced as delicate and not likely to sur-
rive till adult life not only reach man-
iced and womanhood , but attain qual-
ties of extraordinary physical or men-
al vigor.
It is well to realize that very rare-
y are there two children even in the
; ame family similar in their physical
jquipments , and that , therefore , no
'rule of thumb" method of rearing
nem is ever eminently successful.
Wanted to See Grandma.
Master Ross Edwards , 4 years of
ige , living in Irvington , N. J. , was
cry fond of his grandmother , and
ipent most of his time at her home ,
ys the Philadelphia Ledger. One aft
ernoon he came home from play so
-ery tired that he could eat no din-
ler , and asked his mother to put him
o bed. She took him upstairs , and
vhen he was ready for bed , said :
"Now , my little boy must say his
> rayers. "
"I tan't I am so tired. "
"You want to go to heaven , don't
ou ? Then
you must
say your
> rayers. "
' | Are you doin' to heaven , mamma ? "
"I hope to , and want to see my little
'oy ' there. "
"Is papa doin' to heaven ? "
"He hopes to. "
"Well , you and papa go to heaven ,
nd 111 go around and see grandma. "
He Took a Needed Rest.
"Yoakum of 'Frisco , " as he is known
a the railroad world , is one of the
rorkers. They say he
never tires. One
ay a friend called at the Broad street
ffice to see him. it was 4 in the
fternoon. He found the president
Janmg back in a big chair , readina
ewspaper and smoking , in surprise
e asked Avhat was up.
"You see , I've worked pretty hard
*
ar the past ten "
years , said Mr Yoak-
m , and I think
I need a long rest"
The next day the same friend
ropped in again. Yoakum shook
ands in his
hearty way , but said :
Glad to see you , but I'm up to my
ves m work. I haven't much time. "
I thought you were going to- take
long rest ! " exclaimed his friend.
Chat's all right I took it yester
ay , " said the president
Evidence
of the Enemy.
It is related that a'
* "
> Pany which .fj
taa flrc(1 .
TU commanaing officer came rid-
"Why aid yon fire on those
'demanded of the lieutenant ,
else
suppose.
