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A newly arrived Westerner Avas confronted -
" fronted in a street of NCAV York late
jit night by a ruffian with leveled re
volver , who made the stereotyped de-
-tnand : "Give me your money or I'll
blow your brains out. " "Blow aAvay , "
paid the Westerner ; "you can live in
JsTew York without brains , but you
ean't without money. "
1 A South Sea Islander , at the close
/pf a religious meeting , offered the fol
lowing prayer : "O God , we are about
.to go to our respective homes. Let
tot the Avords AVC have heard be like
Ihe fine clothes we Avear soon to be
[ taken off and folded up in a box till
another Sabbath comes around. Rath
er , let Thy truth be like the tattoo on
ur bodies ineffaceable till death. "
The recent death of Martha Canary
better known as "Calamity Jane"
has revived many tales of her remark
able adventures in the West during the
early troubles. Once , it is related , she
jwas riding In a stage-coach driven by
Jack McCaull , a notorious character of
pcadwood , S. D. , when a band of In-
aliaus SAvooped doAvn. McCaull Avas
jwounded , and fell back on his seat.
( The six passengers in the coach were
helpless with fright. "Calamity Jane"
scrambled to the seat , lashed the
horses into a run , and escaped. It was
this same McCaull who afterward AAas
fiiade the most memorable example of
f'Calamity Jane's" Arengeance. McCaull
khot "Wild Bill" Hickok from behind a
{ tree , for a reason never known , after
J'Wild Bill" had staked him. When
"Calamity Jane" heard of it , she start-
fed at once to find McCaull. "Wild
bill" was her friend , and the fact that
she had once saved McCaull's life did
deter her from taking it. "I gave
him once , " she declared , "I'll take
: k now. " She came across him
Bectedly in a meat shop , seized a
r , and , threatening to brain him
moved , waited till her friends
. AAras onfe of those who
him over a cot-
I'.th grim satisfac-
fain kick his life
Walter Wellman
I
liie other day , of a
< ? bullet of an as-
i'sident Cleveland
his two terms as
ind lived in Mad-
'n u , . demeiu'ed fellow im-
that he AA-as in love with Mrs.
'
Cleveland , and used to send her a love-
letter every day. One morning , Mr.
Cleveland was coming doAA-n the steps
of his house to drive to his law office
in William street , when this crazy fel-
POW met him face to face , and pulled
the trigger of a pistol aimed straight
fit the heaA'y figure standing on the
Bteps two yards aboA'e him. By one
of those miraculous interpositions of
Chance , the cartridge missed fire. Be-
ifore the miscreant could use his weap
on again he Avas seized and carried
way. He was found to be insane , and
in less than 24 hours was placed in an
asylum , Avhile the story , was kept out
of the neAvspapers. I was at the house
iwithin a few minutes , and the pistol
fwas given to me. I haAre it yet ; also
the bundle of crazy love-letters. It
jwas a Avell-made rim-fire revolver , and
every other cartridge exploded at the
first trip of the trigger. Mr. Cleveland
jprobably OAves his life to the chance
that the one cartridge which- had too
fthick a rim was the one which the in-
'eane chap tried to fire. "
AMERICAN FARM CONDITIONS.
jje Sizs of United States Farms
Greater in 19OO "Iliau in 1800.
The average size of farms for the
country as a whole < r.is greater in 1900
khan in 1890. This , is , of course , a
Jnathematical corollary of the fact that
! the farm acreage increased faster
than the number of farms. It has al-
Xcady been pointed out , however , that
.the additions to the farm acreage in-
( dudcd large tracts of unimproved land
an the Western States , used as grazing
jfarms. While this has materially af-
ifected the average size of farms for
'the country as a whole , in the older
portions of the country there are no
Vindications of any general movement
{ toward a consolidation of farms , or of
tendency on the part of farmers
{ toward the cultivation of larger farms.
Jn the Northern States east of the
Mississippi there was no very marked
change in the size of farms. Massa
chusetts , Rhode Island , Pennsylvania ,
* Xew Jersey , Ohio , Indiana and Illinois
[ showed a slight diminution in the
average farm area , while the other
States in this region showed a slight
Increase. In the Southern States east
X f the Mississippi , on the other hand ,
the increase in the number of farms
far exceeded the increase in farm area ,
and consequently tlu * average size of
ifarms was materially diminished.
* J Only one-half of Hie total farm acre-
fcige in 1GOO was reported as imprn-ed ,
out this represents a gain over 1800 of
, o7,17G,436 acres. Most of this increase
in the crop-producing area of the coun- (
ftry was contributed by the States of
the Middle West , the greatest exten-
iin being shown in Minnesota , where
the increase during the decade exceed-
ted 7,000,000 acres. Increases of be
tween 4,000,000 and ' 5,000,000 acres
' [ were reported for Iowa , North Da-
, 'kota and Oklahoma. On the other
lhand , in many States the area of im
proved farm land was smaller in 1900
Ithan in 1S9D. A decrease is shown in
Jtfll the North Atlantic States , especial'-
Jy in New England , This is due priii-
I.
clpally to a change in the kind of
farming carried on in those States ; the
raising of corn and wheat for the mar
ket , having become comparatively un
profitable under the influence of West-
era competition , has been largely
superseded by dairy farming and mar
ket gardening. In these pursuits ,
; which are , of course , stimulated by the
proximity of a large urban population ,
, the Eastern farmer apparently finds
it to his advantage to cultivate less
land than he once did , but to cultivate
j it more intensively. Accordingly , the
less fertile lands , and the meadow
lands that cannot be mown with machines -
' chines , have in many cases been conj -
j verted Into permanent pastures. The
increased average fertility of the land
retained under cultivation , the use of
the silo , and the growing tendency to
cultivate corn and forage crops , in
stead of hay , for winter feed , are all
factors which contribute to the same
end enabling the farmer to raise on
a sruallr area the winter feed for the
animals that can be kept , during the
summer , on the enlarged area of pas
ture land. Century.
PRESERVING THEIR DIGNITY.
A Little : Mnsiiiem Transaction in
"Whicli Kach ' Vas Successful.
"Being in Constantinople , " said the
Philadelphian who had circled the
earth , "it was up to me to buy a
Turkish scimiter. I believe they all do
that except the Germans , who run to
pipes. In looking through the bazaars
I came across a weapon that had an
ancient look and was assured that it
had been worn by a Turkish general
fifty years before. The price asked
was about $20 in our money , and I
promptly declined buying. As I did
so the merchant tore his hair and
cried out :
" 'What docs this man want ? This
weapon has slain twenty men. Is it
not good enough to hang on the wall ? '
"I was about to pass when he asked
me what price I would give.
" 'Not over $10 , ' I replied.
" 'Now may my beard be singed and
my hair torn out by the roots , ' he
howled as he walked about. 'I give
you the word of a believer that this
sword has slain thirty men , but be
cause I must raise money to-day I
will take $15 for it. There it is
yours. ' ,
" 'Not for § 15 , ' I replied , knowing
that he would come down to my fig
ure.
" 'Then let the blight fall upon me
and mine forever more ! I say to you
and all men are rny witnesses that
this sword has slain forty men , and
yet you cavil at the price. Not § 15
for such a relic ? To-day I go buy j
another wife and money I must have , j
Take it for $12 aud know that you :
have robbed me. ' i
" 'I said $10 , ' I replied as I looked
carelessly around.
" 'And may I never sleep or eat
again nor say my prayers , ' he fairly
howled as he tore off his robe. 'Here
'
is a sword that has slain its fifty men ,
and lived in history , and yet you look
upon it with contempt. Ah , if I did
not need money within the hour ! Bob
ber of the unfortunate , take it at $11
and begone. '
" Til pay you $11 on one considera
tion. Tell me truthfully how many
men this scimiter has slain ? '
"lie looked at me for a minute and j
then stroked his whiskers and replied :
" 'If I answered sixty you would
think me a liar , and if I answered ;
none you would have to lie to your j
friends at home. Therefore , that each
may preserve his dignity , hand over .
your $10 and take the sacred relic
away. ' "
Law Too Costly a. 1/axury.
A lawyer , addressing the Louisiana
Bar Association , declared that litiga
tion has become so much of a luxury
that lawsuits are diminishing ; that the
rrcat expenditure of time as well as
) f money required in the prosecution of
i lawsuit deters men from resorting to
the courts for the redress of their
'
grievances. A Southern judge was
quoted as saying that he had spent
sne-fourth of his professional life wait
ing in court houses for his cases to be
sailed. The delays of the law are an
incient grievance , but it is not certain
Lhat they are an unmixed evil.
The deliberate procedure of the
courts may not encourage litigation ,
ant it promotes settlements out of
; ourt. Substantial justice is often
reached by compromises which save
: ime and court costs. The slow rneth-
Dils of the courts have resulted in vol-
intary arbitration in certain trade dis
putes. Much of the law's delay is due
; o the technical errors of lawyers in '
the conduct of suits. An examination
) f the records of appellate courts show-
? d that a large percentage of appeals
were on points of practice. A more
.horoughly trained bar would , there-
lore , hasten suits to judgment. Legis-
ation being largely controlled by law- '
fers. it is somewhat surprising that
ivoidable delays in procedure have not j
) een removed. Their removal , accord-
ng to the Louisiana attorney , would
end to increase lawsuits and profes
sional emoluments. Philadelphia
ledger.
Another Funeral Needed.
Representative Sibley of Pennsylva
nia went to Mexico , a time ago , to look
ifler some interests he has there. Be-
ng a vigorous and energetic man , he
vas worried by the shiftless habits
> f the natives.
One day in the City of Mexico he
law an imposing funeral procession ,
"Whose funeral Is thathe asked
if a Dian passing.
"No sabe , " yaid the man.
"Good ! " shouted Sibley ; "now If they
rill bury inauana , too , this country
rill amount to sometlxias. " Saturday
iveutng Poaf *
HQW TO CRiPPLi
Ithar Powers Can MaVIt Ilei
by Cutting : Off Its Moiiny Xio-Iy.
An article on Russia ' ibLshe.1 ii
u'European , a journal of in eriUitidia.
iifluence issued in Paris , 'jas altiaca-i ]
10 little attention in the I < uropa.
> ress. The author is the Danish p. b
icist , Bjorustjerue Bjornsoii. He a
tumes that Russia is an undesirable
Ind dangerous element in Eurpe n.C
ksia , and as a means of thwarting he *
lurther advance proposes that o.hc
nations stop supplying her with nr.'ii
> y. Since 1899 , the writer estimates.
Russia has borrowed abroad $700uCO ,
K)0 ) with which to build fleets and t
naintain an army no less than to es
tablish the gold standard and buih !
railways , and M. Bjornscn seems In
: ake it very much to heart that "tin *
arger part of this foreign gold , which
las maintained the Russian institution
lud served its plans of oppression ai.d
) f conquest , has flowed from the coun
try of 'liberty , equality and fraUr
airy. ' "
"It is admitted in France and Anier
ca , " M. Bjornsoii goes on to say , "thai
vithout French gold the Russian insti
: utiou would have gone to smash loni ;
igo. No centralized power , even ih
best , is , for any length of time , c.ipabl
) f governing so many and varied pee
? ks. No hand , no matter how pov ,
rful , can stretch ever such an enoi
nous territory or unite so many con
I'ary destinies , created by varied cli
mates and by numerous -acial and re-
iigious differences. But what the best
jovernment , what the most powerful
hand cannot perform becomes chaos
ind misery under a feeble autocratic
power or a bureaucratic institution
.hat is mercenary and mendacious , un
stable and oppressive. Without the
foreigner's aid it wouLl have destioreJ
Itstl ? , whether by revolution or b.v
isphyxla. What , hswer , would have
been most natural would have been a
general disintegration of the adminis
tration of the ccljsjal masses of Rus
sia according to a scheme of federal- !
Eation. ,
"With the aid of thoforeigner's gold
ill the inflammable material of this
formidable accumulation of in ustica
and distress has been able to subsist
antil it has become a danger to xis all.
L'nless a Avar pr'platcs liar upon hoi
cei-hbors a ar ' . liich wouLl be fol
lowed through long years by thunder-
iiiirs and tumults she will continue to
20 art them as of yore. On this point
tluhsian and foreigner agree. But war
will come. If up to the present time
the all-powirfu ! Russian institution
luis not recoiled before any of the
means taken to prolong its existence ,
Kir/ should it recoil bel'ore war ? 'What
ever t1 result of the Avar , one tiling
is certain the payment of interest
vill qease. Russia will thank the aid
? iven her by state bankruptcy. " Pub
ic Opinion.
Tj'pical City of America.
The results of recent investigations
how that Philadelphia is pre-emi-
icntly the American city. In 1790 ,
vhen the first census was taken , and
or at least two decades afterward
Philadelphia contained more inhabit
ants than any other American town.
Ls early as 1810 the population of Phil-
delphia was 113,210. According to the
: ensus of 1900 Philadelphia contained 1
,293.097 , of whom 998,357 were na
ive and 295,340 foreign born. In not
L single ward of the city are there
'
lore foreigners than natives. Of those
nhabitants both of whose parents i
vere born in the same foreign conn-1
ry , 221,590 claim Ireland as the birthj j
ilace of their parents ; 159,233 , Ger-1
aany ; 53,029 , England ; 44,320 , Russia ,
nd 27,060 , Italy.
Of the native born population of
'hiladelphia (998,357) ( ) , 814.548 Avere
iorn in Pennsylvania , 30,978 in NCAV
ersey , 23,184 in Maryland , 21,893 in
sew York , 20.GSS in Virginia and 1C-
55 in Delaware. Comparatively few
esidents of Philadelphia were born in
SCAV England or the Western States.
? hat is to say , Philadelphia does not
xercise upon those sections of our
ountry the magnetic attraction exert-
d by NCAV York.
Of foreign born residents in Phila-
elphia only 05,384 are naturalized. It
oilov.'s that the political influence of
lie so-called "foreign vote" is insig-
ificant. Harper's Weekly.
Catching Kins-Tail Monkeys.
Ring-tail monkeys , one of the most
aluable and expensive of the smaller
nimals , are caught in an interesting
ray. A cocoanut is split in two and a
auana Avith a piece of Avood running
tirough it placed lengthwise through
lie nut , the tAvo halves of which are
raAvn together by wire. Then a hole
3 cut large enough for the monkey's
aAV to enter. The monkey spies the
empting nut from his tree. He hops
OAvn , looks it over , sees the hole and
mells the banana inside. He is fond
f bananas. Putting his paw in. he
rasps it , but the Avood prevents it
rom coining out. Then the catchers
ppear and the monkey runs for a tree.
ut he cannot climb because of the
ocoanut on his paAV and he AA'ill not let
o of that , so he is captured , pawing
rildly at a tree trunk.
The Ounce ol" Prevention.
Cholly What makes you think old
figgard thought you had come to him
3 borrow money ?
jack oh , he began talking right
way about how hard up he was.
iomerville Journal.
What Happened to Muldoon.
O'Toole Muldoon sthruck his
isthidy.
McKick Is he in jail ?
O'Toole NaAv ; he in th' harsepittle,1
-Baltimore American.
A man Is punished so much for talk-
ig too freely'that an oldonan usuallj
ilks less thaa a young one.
FANCY TAILOJGWJOWN.
IT IS RAPIDLY COMING INTO POP
ULAR D MAND.
Tendency IB on. Account of Reaction
Against Zibcllincs and Other Kouuh
Cloths Velvet Likely to Take Promi
nent Place Amen r Winter Fabrics.
Tork correspondence :
* EEPING ' track of
the recent rulings in
the uses of cloths
requires close
watching. Already ,
with winter yet to
\ be reached , there
has appeared a
* change in the stand
ards set positively
only a few weeks
ago. Then it seem
ed as if there waste
to beno escape
from zibellines and
their kind , in either
plain or elaborated
tailor-mades. Very
soon it appeared
that the more novel of these weaves
were not suited to elaborate make-up ,
and tailor-mades that depended for
dressiness on their trimming began to
come out in smooth cloths. At that stage
tailors were incline'1 to sniff at these
models and hint , A- le admitting their
beauty , that the o r grade of goods
was newer. Now tli t's a simple state-
the newly stylish shades represented ,
and many fancy weaves Thevlatter are
noticeable for originality , goods of equal
novelty being hard to find elsewhere.
As to the use of these , it would seem
that many of them are too fanciful for
employment except as trimmings. But
stylish dressmakers when urged to in
dorse this impression are inclined to be
come non-committal and to hint that
whole gowns are to be made of such vel
vets. Dressed-up women will be a gay
array if such is to be the case , but nat
urally no dressmaker can see anything
regretable in that prospect Then as to
trimming with such weaves , it will tend
to liberality of amount and rather to
showincss of treatment Combinations
in which velvets are to be a factor are
promised in large numbers. Girdle belts
of velvet will be a mark of stylishness.
Velvet insertions will be many , and the
in-set pieces may be numerous and of
fanciful xh'apc if the wearer desires them
so. Velvet ribbon may be let in through
the mesh of coarse laces , and sash ends
of the same will terminate in handsome
fringe. Yokes of this material will ap
pear on both bodices and skirts , and the
more conventional bandings , collar , cuff
anil pocket finish of it will reappear. In
all of these the velvet may be plain ou
fancy , according to the ideas of the in
dividual. While the novelty sorts are so
showy that it would seem ns if they
would warn most women to use them
warily , if at all , their numbers and va
riety insure numerous purchasers , so
this * winter's "velvet season" is likely to
be memorable.
For the accompanying pictures , models \
selected from fashions
were exclusively i
having good indorsement Just now J
A TAILORED ZIBELLINE AND A COMBINATION OF TWO SILKS.
mcut of no especial significance as it
appears in print , but spoken by a tailor
it is a most potent message. Yet it was
not enough to induce women to surren
der altogether to the mixtures and nov
elty weaves , undeniable as was their
stylishness. So dressy tailor gowns in
cloths of smooth surface and fine tex
ture became in demand , and now it
seems as if they might take almost as
high rank as they did two seasons ago.
They're of the fancy tailor-made order ,
of course , with quite as elaborate trim
ming as they had when they last were
abundant Some of the ornamentation
is hardly of the character of tailor finish.
That's where the "fancy" comes in. But
if this point brings some incongruity , it
is not to be detected except by close
analysis , aud the latter is forestalled by
the favorable impression such tailoring
creates.
According to early promise , this is to
be a velvet season. Such was the prom
ise a year ago , and a year before that ,
yet little came of it beyond a sprinkling
of velvet dress-ups and not a great deal
more of outdoor gowns. The velvet used
for these gowns was almost without ex
ception plain of weave and solid of color.
The sh i le usually was moderately sub
dued , too , though now and then a greener
or a blue took on assertive hue. Prac
tically all of velvet that was fanciful
in weave was reserved for trimmings ,
and as such was employed sparingly.
This winter there is 1'ely fo be a radical
change. Anyway , the means are at hand
for it , for the stocks of velvets include
the usual 'fine array" of sljlid 'colors , with
there are many show dresses more im
pressive for bold treatment than for
beauty. These are not represented in
this selection , though the latter is well
marked by tasteful originality. The
gown of the small picture Avas tan silk'
voile , Avith elaborately embroidered
front and skirt yoke. Sleeve puffs were
of silk to match. At the left in the next
picture is a tailor gown of brown zibel-
liiie , with finish of brown cloth and
stitching. Beside this is a blue silk dot
ted Avith green , its passementerie com
bining the two colors. Plain green silk
trimmed waist and skirt. An elaborate
pattern gown is first ha the next picture.
It was gray cloth embroidered in black
silk , and was made up with plain graj
cloth and black velvet as shown. Then
NOTICEABLY UP TO DATE IN TRIMMINGS.
conies a tailor snit brown cheviot in
browns and 'yak lace collar with brown
silk ornaments. The bro-vvn velvet end
passementerie trimming of these skirts
is eloquent of the new trickery with vel
vet Last here is a blue silk voDe heav
ily edged with black brussels. In this
dress , which in its way is a typical one ,
another promise of not long ago Is brok
en or badly bent. Women were to turn
away from lavish lace trimmings , ac
cording to this prophecy , and among the
simple , inexpensive methods of employ
ing lace trimmings that -were to come ha ,
edging was to be one. This picture
shows a sample.
Lace robes and spangle and flittered
net dresses are to be the fashionable
evenine costumes the coining season.
MJtfCAN LOYJERS AMERICANIZED.
Mexico , the country of mystery , ro
mance and hot tamales , bull fights ,
cock fights and sombreros , dashing caballeros -
balleros and dark-eyed senoritas. with
Ls restrictions and grave-faced duen-
oas , is the scene of a revolution , more
warmly waged than the usual Latin -
country opera boulte war.
The American Invasion is responsi
ble for the conflict. American men and
women have gone to Mexico annually.
The freedom of the girls contrasted
with the restricted life of the raveo-
haired Castilian girls , w-ho. from infan
cy , were reared in an atmosphere in
which the only men were members of
their own families.
Mayhap the Mexican beauty saw her
sweetheart through the httliee work
screen , or leaned from a balcony while
be , lacking the daring of Romeo , was
forced to stand on the pavement and
whisper sweet nothings. When ad
mitted to her home he could not see
her alone.
In Chihuahua the young men and
women have tired of this ancient
method of courtship , and have formed
a "bachelor club. " The young women
will go to the club without ehaperones
and will be escorted to their homes by
the men. To prevent mistakes , each
member has promised not to marry for
one year. The or ranizatian has croftt-
ed excitement , and the * conservative
Mexicans are indignant. The members
of the club wereChappy at hist ac
counts.
HIS CENT CAM I BACK.
Biuall Coin Travels''A-row ml uti.l Fin *
ally Ketarns to Owner.
Take an ordinary copper cent piece ,
stamp it with a private mark , put it
into circulation , and what are the
ehances that you wil. ever see it a ain ?
rhere is one man who says that , he
tried the triv.-k and sneceoclel at it. Ha
is a business man , who rtfases to al
low his name to be used in print about
the storj * , but he tells the tale to many
af his friends , and he vouches for its
truth.
In 189i , he snys , he found a cent
piece dated 1893 in the restaurant of
Lhe Lafayette Hotel. He pocketed It
for luck , and as a memento of a jolly
little dinner scratched his initials on
it just over -the feathered head , while
m the cheek he added thoee of the
aotel. Until 1S9G he treasured tha
lorn , then drew it out of his pocket
ivith a handful of other change , and
Before he realized it the cent piece had
jone the mysterious way of all money.
A year ago he chanced , being of a
curious turn of mind , to fall into con-
, * ersation one evening -with a profes-
; "onal beggar at Broarl an.I Chestnut
; trcets. He upbraided the man for
jetting so much money for nothing.
"Oh , " said the beggar , "I don't get
o much. That's all I've got in the
ast hour , " and he held up a cent
> iece.
At that moment the electric light
iell upon the coin , and the business
nan , to his amazement , caught sight
> f the letters "H. L.-on the cheek of
he face. He took the coin and exam-
ned it more closely. Sure enough ,
here -were his own initials just above
he feathers , -where he had placed
hem a half dozen years before.
At once his prejudice against beg-
ring vanished.
"I'll give you a dollar for that coin , "
te cried.
The beggar grew wary at his eager-
less and demanded ? 5. Needless to
iay he got it , and also , of course , the
: ent piece _ has never since left the.
msiness man's watch chain. Phila-
Lelphia Press.
"Was Ready to Fight.
A well-known Portugese engineer ,
I. Mesnier , happened to be passing
a his boat near the American squad-
on , which is at present anchored in
he Tagus , when ho was nearly struck
> y an overripe apple which some one
ad hurled from the cruiser Brooklyn.
An indignant remonstrance only drew
rom the sailors who were looking cut
genial string of Yankee pleasantries ,
'he irate engineer then pulled up to
tie cruiser and , denouncing the Amerf"
jans as cowards , Insisted that titj ?
aould send his .card to the pommaSfflk
r , whom he
formally challenged to a
uel.
Thus , attitude quite won the hearts
f the Americans , who , after freely
pologlzing for the exnberance of spir-
5 which had led to his being offended ,
iw him off , now quite mollified , with
round of cheers. London Leader.
Hardships.
An Atchlson. mother admits that the
lost difficult thing she ever attempted
as to ask her daughter the morning
fter her commencement If she -would
'ash the breakfast dishes. Atchlson
lobe.
In keeping a scrapbook about yomv
iff , don't keep everything.