THE ON ATI A DATT/T BEE : STXHAY , .TTT/T 2 , 1899. IT
Copyright. UW , by Joel ClmndUr Harris. )
I'AHT Mil.
Flit , the KljltiK Squirrel.
Mr. Coon was a nine-clays' wonder with
the children , but U ( ell out with him as It
/ells out with everything wo possess he
ceased to be Interrntlng. He was not neg
lected so far as his food was concerned , but
ho coaxed to be the center of attraction.
Other things won the nttcntlon of the
youngsters , who were In noulse different
In this respect from other children , or from
their elders. Especially was this the case
when , one day. Aunt Mlncrvy Ann. who was
going to move to town with her former
master , came to bid them all goodby. To
Aunt .Mlncrvy Ann thin going to town was
like traveling to some foreign country ,
though the town was but a abort distance
from her old home.
She came to say goodby to all the chil
dren , as wjc-11 as to the grown folks. On her
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SWEETEST SUSAN HOLDING THE
SQUinREL.
arm she had a small basket , and this , he
declared , contained a small present lor Bus
ter John and Sweetest Susan.
"Ef you had ter guess what 'twuz 'fo'
j-ou got It , I'd hafter tote dls basket back
homo wldout takin' de led off. " So much
she said by way of preface.
"It's a bird , " Sweetest Susan guessed.
Aunt Mlnervy Ann laughed and shook her
bead. "It can fly some , " she admitted ;
' 'but 'taint no bird. "
"It's a bat , " guessed Buster John.
"Dcy ain't no feathers on it ; but 'tftln't
to bat. "
"Well , it can't be a flying flsh , " cald Bus
ter John.
Again Aunt 'Mlncrvy 'Ann shook her head.
" 'Taint no flying flsh. Ef you want flyln'
fish you'll hafter go tcr dem what seed um
fly. "
"Why don't you guess , Drusllla ? " said
Sweetest Susan.
"Kaze I already know what 'tis , " replied
Drubllla.
"What Is it den ? " snapped Aunt Minerry
lAnn.
"It's a whlpperwill. Dat's what 'tis , " re
plied Drusilla.
"Ef I had dc will I'd whip you here an'
now ! " exclaimed -Aunt Mlnervy Ann , ear
nestly ; "dat's how much whlpperwill I got
In dish yer basket. "
"Don't tell us what It Is , " said Buster
John. "Just tell us a little something about
it and let us GUCBS. "
"Well , " replied Aunt ( Mlnervy Ann , "It
kin fly , ylt 'taint got no wings ter flop. It
makes a ties' in do tree , and yit 'taint no
Jjlrd. "
"Oh , I know what it Is ! " cried. Sweetest
Susan ; "it's a It's a what Is It , brother ?
You know. "
"I'm glad you think so , " said Buster John |
"Hut If I was going to make a sure-enough ,
guess. I'd say It Is a flying squirrel. "
"Dar , now ! " exclaimed Aunt Mlnervy Ann ,
laughing "De mule's yone. " This was a
current expression among the negroes when
they surrendered an argument or settled a
contention. The one who was shown to bs
In the wrong In any matter would say , "Do
mule's yone. "
"So Aunt Mlnorvy 'Ann ' carefully lifted the
cuver of the basket , reached her band In and
drew forth the cunnlngrst and most beautiful
little creature the children had ever ecn
the daintiest and cutest of all the tribe of
four-footed animals.
A * might have been expected. Sweetest
Susan went Into ccstacles over this wonder
ful little creature , which can fly without
Kings ; and which , though It is the wildest
and most elusive of animals , is tame the
moment It is captured. It lay cuddled In
lAunt Mlnervy'w hand in apparent content ,
and closed its pretty eyes as she gently
troked It.
"Oh , it's minol it's mine ! " cried Sweetest
Susan.
"Well , take it. then. " eald Buster John ,
with apparent generosity.
Swoptrst Susan held out her hands , and
then drew them back , as her brother knew
sboould "If It quite tame ? " she asked.
"He's tame ter me. " responded Aunt Ml
ncrvy Ann. "I cotch him ylstlddy. "
"Tlicn's he's not tame , " said Sweetest
Susan decisively , putting her hands behind
herShe
She was sorry the next moment , for Buster
John , remembering what ho had beard Old
I'nuntaln say about the harmlessnesa of
llyInc squirrels , and how sinful It was to
kill them , since the act always brought bad
litfk , lifted the little creature tenderly from
Aunt Mlnervy Ann's hand and placed it In
his own. Then , relenting a little , ho placed
it In Sweetest Sudan's band.
Aunt Mlnervy Ann nodded her head vigor
ously at this and drew Buster John toward
lirr. exclaiming : "Et you allera do dat
you'll make a fine man a mighty fine man ! "
( And , strange as It may seem , though Buster
John forgot most of the tine-spun advices
received from his ciders , be never failed to
remember this simple statement of Aunt
Mlnervy Ann. Perhaps it was because Aunt '
Mlnervy Ann's words were charged with
earnestness. Anyhow , they stuck in the lad's
mind and stayed there.
It was all Sweetest Susan could do to
keep from "loving the flying squirrel to
death , " as she said. Its coat was a smooth
and as soft and as fine AS silk , end It seemed
to enjoy the stroking and gentle caresses to
which Sweetest Susan subjected it. E < ven
Drusllla was delighted with the flying
squirrel and wanted to hold it In her apron ,
being afraid to touch it with her hands.
"He's mighty purty. " she said , "but I tell
yo' now , he got long tushes in dem little
jaws. Ef you don't b'llevc me you kin dci
look and sec. "
Buster John and Sweetest Susan were too
much interested In the beauties of the little
creature to expose any of Its ugly features ,
even if it had any. They had never seen
a flying squirrel before. There were many
of this species on the place , but they were
no shy and elusive that the children caught
only fleeting glimpses of them between sun
set and dark. They could see something
dark flit' before their eyes , swooping from
some 'all tree- nearly to the ground ,
then circling upward to another tree ;
they could hear a chirping curiously
like that of a sparrow , and the flying
squirrel would be gone If It could bo said
to have come. Therefore the little fellow
In hand was twice precious , once for the
sake of Ua'beauty , and once for the sake of
Its rarity.
"I don't sec how anybody ever cotch one
un um , " remarked Drusllla. "You see em
flip ! an' deyer gone ! "
"How did you catch him , Aunt Mlnervy
Ann ? " asked Sweetest Susan.
"I ain't got tlmo ter tell you right dls
mlnnit , " replied Aunt Mlnervy Ann. "m
go tell de niggers on de place goodby , and *
den I'll come back , an' ef you ain't fln * out
for yo'se'f , I'll up an' tell you kaze I hear
a heap er talk 'mong my color how A'on
done larnt you all hots' ter talk wid de
creeturs. I ain't never b'lleved it mys'ef ;
but if you all tell me how I cotch Mm alter
I come back frum de quarters , den I'll know
it's eo. Dey's sumpln' in me dat tells ine
right pine-blank dat ef folks can't talk ivld
de creeturs it's der own fault ; an' ylt , when
you come ter think 'bout it hard an' strong ,
it don't look natchual. "
Aunt iMlncrvy Ann went her way for the
time being and Sweetest Susan , holding the
flying squirrel against her rosy face , said :
"Your name is Flit. Remember that ,
please. 3s'ow , Flit , you must tell us some
thing about yourself and how you hap
pened to let Aunt Mlnervy Ann catch you. "
"Who ia that talking ? " chirped the flying
squirrel. "I'm awfully sleepy. This is my
time for sleeping. What is 'Flit' ? "
"Flit Is your name , I'd have you to know , "
HE 11A1SED HIS HEAD AND MADE HIS
TONGVE QUIVER.
replied Sweetest Susan , "and I want you to
tell us about yourself. "
"Well , give me some water , " said Flit ( his |
words sounded like the notes of the scng j
sparrow ) , and don't keep me awake too long , j
I didn't have any sleep yesterday , and I
haven't slept any today. "
"You should be good and sleep at night , "
Sweetest Susan declared.
"I can't sleep when I'm hungry , and when
the shine-ball goes down I have to wake
and hunt for food. I'm awfully sleepy now
and hungry , too. "
"Whar dat box er scaly-barks you all
had ? " Inquired Drusllla. "Ef you'll git
some I'll crack um. "
"What are scaly-barks ? " asked Flit.
"Small hickory nute , " replied Sweetest
Sus'an.
'instantly Flit was wide awake , making a
chattering noise such as a small bird might
make. That is the very thing I want.
Make haste , make haste ! " ho cried.
Drusllla was soon cracking the scaly-
barks and In a few moments Flit was sitting
'on ' "his hind legs in Sweetest Susan's band ,
rating the "goody , " as the children called
It , as fast as Buster John could pick It out
with an old shoemaker's awl. The little
creature was very dainty about it , too. If
the meat of the scaly bark happened to be
the least spoiled or wormeaten be promptly
rejected it and called for better food. And
between times be told of some of his recent
adventures. c.
"Not so very long ago , " said Flit , looking
curiously at a piece of the meat of a scaly
bark and turning It over and over in his
nlmblo forepaws , "I went home before Ilia
sblno-ball came out and there I found a big
black snake curled up in my bed. He
raised his head and made hie tongun quiver
and I was afraid to go in. I didn't know
what to do , I knew if the shine-ball came
out and found me away from home that I
wouldn't be able to Eee what was going on ,
for the shine-ball Is so bright that It liurtt *
my eyes.
"I wandered about among the trees , Jump-
ing from one , to the other , until finally I
remembered where a woodpecker had had a
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nest In & big plno not far off. I had seen
him hiding some acorns there and at night I
used to go there and see how they tasted ,
and I thought If I could get there by the
time the shine-ball came out I could get a
little rest. Well , I went to the pine and
crawled into the woodpecker's nest. But
It was very uncomfortable and had n bad
smell. There waa no soft bed in It , such
as I bad at home , and everything about It
was rough. Tbe door Now I don't think
you ought to cat all the good ones your
self and pick out the bad ones for me.
Why , that last piece was black on one side. "
This was addressed to Buster John , whoso
appetite for scaly-barks had asserted Itself
when be began to pick out the "goodies"
for Flit.
"There now , that'a better , " said FIU.
with a satisfied chirp. "The door of the
woodpecker's house looked towards the place
where the shine-ball comes from , and every
thing about it seemed to bo wrong. But
it was the best I could do. I crept In and
curled up for such sleep as I could get In
such a place. Iwent to sleep , too , for I
was very tired. How long I slept I don't
know , but when 1 woke 1 was hot. The
shine-ball was looking right In the door
and I was nearly suffocated. "
At this point Flit pretended to sneeze to
show bow he suffered from the heat.
"There was only one thing to do , and this
I did. I crawled out and went half way
down the tree , where the trunk waa large
enough to hide the shlno-ball. There I
stretched myself out on a limb and tried
to believe I felt better. Did I tell you the
tree was dead ? Well , it was. Outside of
the woodpecker's home there wasn't a hid
ing place In it. The pine was standing
alone , and the only way to reach the thick
words where I lived was to travel a pi ' .
of the way on a zig-zag fence.
"Now , I didn't like to do this. To be out
in the light is bad enough , but to travel on
a fence with the shine-ball and everything
else looking at you is worse still. So I ,
stretched out on the big limb , not far from
the ground and tried to be content. I
didn't know how long I lay there , but all
of a sudden I felt the wind rushing down on
me , and under the limb I went like a flash ,
and none too soon , for as I went under a
big hawk came swishing by eo close that I
could almost feel her feathers brush me.
Well , I was so frightened I began to pant.
I had often heard of bawkR and bad been
warned against them , but I never saw one
before. Did you ever see one ? They are
terrible.
"This hawk was not satisfied. She ,
swooped and circled as I do when I make a 1
long flying Jump from tree to tree. She
circled upward and sailed around overhead.
I couldn't see very well for the glare of
the shine-ball. "
"What de name er goodness is de shine-
ball ? " Inquired Drusllla.
"Why , it's the sun , goosey , " answered
Sweetest Susan.
"I couldn't sea Tory well , " said Flit ,
"and so I went on top of the limb again ;
but I had hardly stretched out there , think
ing the hawk was gone , when I felt the ,
wind again , and this time she didn't miss
me more than a hair's breadth. Up went
the ha-wk again , and I thought
it would be best for me to .
stay under the limb. But this didn't help me
much. The hawk began to call her mate
and in a very short time there were two i
of them sailing around. The biggest one
came slowly down and lit on the limb right
over me. She leaned forward and looked at i
me and of all the horrible creatures you
ever saw she was the most horrible. She
breathed as loud as a 'possum snores.
"I came "very " near dropping from the
limb. I moved toward the body of the tree
and the hawk moved after me and tried to i
reach mo with her hooked ibeak. I made a
dash and went 'round the body of the tree
and as I did so the hawk's mate came
swooping down. iBy this time the other i
hawk was on the wing and 'by ' the time I |
darted on the other side she was ready to
swoop. This wouldn't have lasted long.
Some one came along and said 'shoo' to the
hawks and they flew away , and then I felt
that same somebody take me from the tree
more dead than alive. "
"Where are your brothers and sisters ? "
asked Sweetest Susan.
"Well , you know how It is in the woods
and fields ; it is everybody for himself and
everything for itfelf. Once out of the nest '
you must look out for yourself. As for my
brothers and sisters , I wouldn't know them
If I were to see them and they wouldn't
know mo. Sometimes I see my mother and
she always has a hickory nut or a sweet
acorn to give me , but as for the rest J
know nothing about them. It is very com
fortable here , < where you have somebody to
clean out the hickory nuts for you , and I
suppose I'll never see any of my kind any
A BIO HAWK CAME SWISHING BY.
more. A little more water , if you please
Juut a drop. Thank you ! Now , if you'll
put me in a nice soft place I'd like to take
a nap. "
But before Flit could get any sleep the
children felt in duty bound to show him to
their mother and to their grandfather. The
White-Haired Matter , who never allowed
any one to kill or pursue the gray squirrels
on bis place , took the liveliest Interest In
Flit. He took him to the library , sent for
some ginned cotton and made him a nest
behind gome books on the top shelf , which
was not too high for the children to climb
to , and there , for many a long day , he made
his home.
The library was in a room that had not
been originally built for holding books , and
the shrives were built against a window ,
the back of them being boxed In at that
point. Flit soon discover * ! that there was
a broken pane behind this boxing , nblch
gave him an easy way of going out and
coming in. He went out and in to to much
purpose that he soon brought a wife home ,
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very Interesting family , composed of his
wlfo and four plump children the wonder
and delight of Sweetest Susan , and. Indeed ,
of all who saw them. Mrs. Flit -was shy
at first , and insisted on scrambling out In
great haste when Buster John or Sweetest
Susan came to sec the little ones , but she
eoon grew accustomed to these visits. The
four young ones were as tame as kittens
from the first , and remained so ; and It
was sometimes amusing to see them swoop
down from ttie top shelf to the head of some
unsuspecting visitor , who had been carried
to the library , where the Whlte-Halred Mas
ter transacted all his business. Sometimes
the wives of the neighboring farmers , who
calledon _ business , were purposely asked into
the library by one or the other of the chil
dren. They never failed to utter wild
screams when they found a tvlld thing about
fat fat size of a big rat running about over
their heads and shoulders.
Incidentally , the children learned one In
teresting fact in natural history from Flit.
They had heard , or had read , that squirrels
store up nuts for winter use. But when
they mentioned this Flit's surprise was
great.
"Why , what nonsense , " he chirped. "In
cold weather we find plenty on the ground
under the leaves and In the trees , too. We
bury them for use in summer , before the
acorns and nuts are ripe , but we don't need
then ! much after the whiskers begin to
grow on the roasting earj. In the fields.
When the weather Is very , very cold we
sleep , and nobody gets hungry when asleep. "
After so long a time the voice of Aunt
Minervy Ann was heard , calling the chil
dren. She had been around to the quar
ters , saying goodby to the negroes she found
there and sending farewells to to those who
were absent. Major Tumlin Perdue , her
former master , and Miss Vnllle. her young
mistress , were going to move to town and
town was a great place In Aunt MInervy's
imagination. To go there to live was some
thing wonderful ; she didn't feel at all cer
tain that any of her old friends would ever
see her again and she said so , shaking her
head solemnly.
"You see me now , an' you better look at
me good , kaze I dunne when you'll see me
any mo' . When you tell ol' Aunt Mlnervy
fJ
Ann Perdue goodby now it may be fer de
las' time. Mars Tumlta an' Miss Vallie
gwlne , an' i'm bleeze ter go wid um fer ter
keep j up de name er de fambly. I dunne
nothin' 'tafl about -dese town doln's ; dey
may wipe me up , er dey may wipe me
down ( , er dey may wipe me ooff'n de face er
de yeth ; but you kin put yo' 'pen'ence in
one thing : Ol' Mlnervy Ann Perdue will
be dar while de wlpln' gwlne on. You kin
lay your las' thrlp on dat. "
Having told the negroes goodbye In this
solemn manner , Aunt Mln rry Ann now
came to tell the white folks farewell. And
first she called for Buster John and Sweet
est Susan ; but the children would not hear
to any goodby so early in the day. They
insisted that Aunt Mlnervy Ann should stay
to dinner and tell them a story. She pro
tested , and they insisted. Finally , driven
into a corner , she exclaimed :
"Ef you tell me 'zackly how I cotch dat ar
flyln * squlr'l I'll stay an' tell you a tale
'bout a dlamon' mine dat I'd like mlght'ly
ter happen wid Marso Tumlin. If it had a'
betn a she nuff dlamon' mine. But you getter
ter tell me de fust pop ; no guessln' . "
"Tell her , brother. " said Sweetest Susan.
"Well. " remarked Buster John , "two
hawks were after the squirrel1. He was on
a dead pine. One would try to catch him ,
and then the other. You came along
through the field and saw the hawks , and
drove them away. Then you saw Flit , and
picked him up and carried him home. "
Aunt Mlnervy Ann made a wild gesture
of alarm. "Whar my things ? Whar my
basket ? I'm gwlne 'way fum here. I ain't
gwlne ter stay whar wltcberments gwlno on
In de broad light er day ! G ! ' me my bas
ket an' lemrae go ! "
But the children knew she was only pre
tending. So they clung to her , and in
sisted on the etory.
IMlATTI.n OK TUB YOrXfiSTBKS.
"Did you ever laugh until you cried.
Tommy ? "
"Yes , only this morning. "
"What at ? "
"Well , pa stepped on a tack and I lauglied ;
then pa caught me laughing and I cried. "
Papa I hear you were a bad girl today
and had to be spanked.
Small Daughter Mamma Is awful strict.
If I'd known she used to be a school teacher
I'd told you not to marry her.
Mother fhfarlng Ethel say her prayers )
And let us all live to a good old age .
Ethert I'll not pray for aunty to live to a
good old age.
Mother ( atound iWhy ) ?
Ethel 'Cause she's ashamed of her age
now.
"Oh , George ! Who opened the canary's
cage ?
"I did. You told me a little bird was
a-wblspering to you when I was naughty ,
so I know It must be biro , at there wu no
other little bird about. So I opened the
cage , and the cat's eaten him. That's wet
he's got for telling on me. "
Billy Hopkins found two small bojj on
the street the other day , one crying , while
the other was threatening him with further
castlgation , says the. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mr. Hopkins approached the victor of the
fight and said :
"Come , my little man ! You should have
no trouble with your companion ! "
"I didn't have no trouble wid him , " was
the answer. "I licked him wid one hand ! "
First Schoolboy 1 wish we hadn't had
dat ol' war with Spain , an' got all dat new
territory. It'll jus' make our geography
harder.
Second Schoolboy 'Course it will. Fin"
t'lng we know de teacher Ml be askin' us
ter name all dem Philippine Islands ,
The other day , says the Washington Post ,
a colored urchin accosted the foreman of a
street gang at work on the sewers with this
request : "Boss , gimme a match. "
The good-humored boss was about to com
ply , but , thinking to inculcate a lesson in
manners , ho stopped , with his fingers in his
match pocket , and said , suggestively : "If
ifwhat ? "
In all seriousness the boy made answer :
"If y" got one. "
He got the match.
HIS SAD LITTLE SAY.
Harper's Bazar.
I have seventeen doll babies and a. cat.
I've a dozen and a half of coiored blocks ,
I've a pair of tennis racquets and a bat ,
I've an elephant that wears a pair of socks ,
I've a bank that has a pretty key and locks ,
I've a. lot of books of story and of fable.
But , alas ! a cruel fate my wishes mocks !
I canont have the things on mamma's table.
On that table are Ions Pins for mamma's
hat.
And beside them stands the loveliest of
clocks.
There's a lot of butterflies , a golden goat
That my mamma wears to fasten up her
frocks.
On the floor I have a farm with horse and
ox ,
With a farmer and a boy we all call Abel.
But , alas ! a cruel fate my wishes mocko !
I cannot have the things on mamma's table.
My dear daddy brought me home a kitten
fat.
And of sheep I have at least a dozen
flocks.
Uncle Jlmmie sent me up a woven mat
That the little Injun children made of
shocks.
I have tiny boats tied fast to tiny docks.
I have a fair-haired baby sister christened
Mabel.
But , alas ! a cruel'fate my wishes mocks !
I cannot have the things on mamma's table.
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A newly patented carriage top has spring
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the top , on which the curtains are wound ,
the new method of attachment being much
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In a new burglar alarm a plate is Inserted
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extending In line with the door , to start the
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located at the bottom of the window , with
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attached to each other at the ends by steel
rings , the central parUi being bent oppositely
with the seat clamp on the upper side and
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To Indicate the number of calls sent to the
central office on a telephone a new register
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attached to .the weight to maintain the
tension , taking up the slack when the wire
runs low.
A Maryland Inventor has patented a bi
cycle steering wheel to take the place of
the handle bar. the new device belnc of
oval shape , so that it can be turned part
way around to bring the grips clote together
or wide apart.
Children will enjoy a new firecracker ,
which is manufactured In strings containing
any desired number , with a contlnuoun fuse
which may be lighted at one end to fire a
whole bunch In succession , or separated for
single explosions.
A rustless metal hes been patented by a
Pcnusylvanlan , composed of ingredients in
proportion as follows : Iron , 100 pounds ;
chrome , one-half pound : tungsten , one-
quarter pound , and nickel , one-quarter
pound , with a small quantity of Baft.
An improved mucllace bottle has the
stopper formed of a hollow tube , closed at
the top and screw.threaded at the lower
end , with room inside for the handle of the
brush , alfowjng free use of the latter when
the tube is removed and makinc an lr-
tigbt closure.
A simple blryrle rack is formed of a
wire bate , having a U-ehaped vertical holder
GOOD COFFEE
would be cheap if you had to
pay $1.00 a pound for it , but
you don't.
Known everywhere bj its
bloc wrapper and yellow label.
! S
: COFFEE
Is the best and no better can be secured , even though you
were willing to pay ten times that amount.
Put up only in specially prepared boxes , one pound in the berry. For saio
by all grocers.
Importers and Roasters :
Minneapolis , < X. CO. , Minnesota.
TURKISH T. & P. PILLS brings monthly mon- i
strtint ion sure to th < ) ilajr neverdlsappotni
Jl. box. 2 boxes will help any caso. By mail.
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at one end , with a pivot formed at the
rear In which is mounted a double loon bent
at right angles to adjust iUelT to the xlze
of the wheel.
Dust is prevented from entering a ball
bearing by a new imporvement. In which
the shaft on which the balls revolve is
grooved toward the outer end. with a pack
ing ring of soft material set lust back of
the groove , causing the latter to take up
the dirt.
By an Ohio man's improvement in chan
deliers the burners can be lowered for light
ing without drsturblng the flow of cas. each
lamp being carried on the lower end of a
vertical pipe suspended in clamping pockets
to be released for lowerinc. with flexible
connecting pipes to supply the c-as.
Students can become expert typewriter
operators without the expense of buvinc or
renting a machine by the use of a Xew
Yorker's invention , consisting of a frame
carrying a series of keys which can be
arranged to correspond with the kevboard
it is desired to learn , the keys having spring
to return them after each stroke.
CON.VLIJIAMTIISS.
A man seldom marries bis first love ,
chiefly because it is impossible for him
to marry himself.
All of Washington society that knows what
is what was startled the other day by Sec
retary of State Hay , who appeared at a swell
wedding in a white flannel suit. The ther
mometer at the time was nearly 100 out of
doors , and somewhat higher than that figure
inside the church.
A woman notary public In Colorado , who
was recently married , asked the attorney
general what name sbe should use officially
in the future. He has replied that bho must
sign all documents as before her marriage ,
for he finds no law compelling or even au
thorizing a woman to drop her maiden name
on the simple excuse of marriage. In fact ,
ho says that there is no authority for a
change of name at marriage or at any other
time.
time.Most
Most of the titled bachelors of England
have tried to storm the cltadef of Miss May
Goelet's heart , but she has resisted them all.
At last , when gostlps on this side of the
water bad come to the end of their predic
tions and Miss Goelet still remained heart-
whole , the news Is cabled that the heiress
has capitulated to the eix foot eight inch
guardsman who was chosen to lead the
queen's jubilee procession because he was
the tallest man in the British army. When
she is 25 Miss Goelet wllr come Into a for
tune of Jl'0,000,000. Captain Oswald Ames ,
the man of her choice , Is poor , comes of a
good old county family , has no expectations ,
but ia a magnificent specimen of manhood.
Startling happenings are rapidly crowding
Into the life of William Wllion Sloan , Jr .
the 20-year-old Harvard student who was
to have served as chief usher at a fashiona
ble Cambridge wedding , but who himself
married the bride. Rose Lincoln Kdwurdes ,
a few hours before the time set for the orig
inal ceremonies. Young Mr. and Mrs. Hloan
are now In New York City. Within twenty-
four hours this is what happened to the
college boy : Tuesday afternoon. May 21 ,
be was to have been head usher at hla
friend's fashionable wedding , but instead he
eloped with the bride-to-be and married
her. Wednesday morning bis father , a mil
lionaire of Buffalo , disinherited him.
Wednesday noon it was discovered that the
college law which forbids the marriage of
freshmen expelled him from Harvard. The
elder Sloan , who with bis wife and daughter
was in Boston Wednesday , called at the
home of the bride's parents In Cambridge
and expreifced hie displeasure at the mar
riage. He said that the boy would have
to take care of himself , and be Intimated
that be might take measures to annul the
marriage on the ground that the boy was
under the age of consent. Mrs. Edwardec ,
the mother of the bride , had expressed , It
Is said , her displeasure at the marriage be-
Ueca her daughter and jouux cle n.
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