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TIMC ILLUSTHATHI) II KK
ArjRllst 4. 1001,
Short Stories Told
About Preachers
AI.OMHiN ( lifgymiiu I. lis a uifv - li 1 K li level or ! orutri When court Ih not
lug tnli- nr itinoi I'll iii tho Kat in session tin' table or Justice Ih nullum
ml. A frail little girl cum-' with potted plants. c'nrlher back Ih the
into a public limine ulili a Jut; to residence of the district Inspector whose
get tut I r a pint of llipior for her dignity ami comfort are both greatly cn-
pan iitM Win n tlir Jug tilled bIic hnticeil by tln certainty Hint after a few
iierwiiiHl) put down ism) tin IT pennleH un more yearn of not wry exacting service be
tlie i ounler ami slatted for Hie iloor. Tlie will retire, us ti 1m predecessors liavo done
li.iiKeepi r. although be bnnlly llliuil to ami iih all pollrriuen ami cotiHlnbleH do
frighten the tluilil llltle thing, i alleil nftor over here, on a comfortable pension. Ile-
her in a gentle vob e, "You're a li.ilf-pouuy twecti the court ami the residential part or
short, my dear." '.No, you're a hair-penny t li Ih Mall of Justin' are two colls with walls
slioit," Mhe atiHweied, ami dl.sappe.it ud. Ho clean and bods ho Inviting and all con-
uillli.tir...u t... t.i.i.C... f I .. I tl...l ll...
story is told ol an lliigllsh . iergyn.an ,,,,,. (,v , ,,,,, , ,. , opalescent globule worth Jin mm. The ship
,,o owe,, u,s nppnnu.ne,,, , a ,c living ,,. ,hJ 01llB,,,0 rillhep ,,, ,,,, lal al.
to a lucky pun He was tutor to the son lrnc(H (lf),r n ,
or a nobleman and had no long taken ,,,,,, ,,, ,,, ,, stril,chlng far
Into tliu rear, thoic charming effects In
Ish government, which received $100,00 us Its
sharo of the profits Tliu divers got one
fourth of what they cnught. The largest
Ceylon penrls cell (hero for about $300, but
they bring live or six times that In Europe
At one time the government made nearly
$1,000,000 n enr out of them, but tho pro
duet bns fallen off ami It Is now usually
losa than one-tenth that amount,
The penrl fisheries or the bay or Itcngnl,
or China nnil or the South sens nre paid to
yield nbout Jl.fmn.niio a ear. whllo those
In tho Persian gulf bring In more than
$1,000,000 nnnually.
I have seen them fishing for pearls In th"
Hay of Panama, and while there heard of
a curious lawsuit between a hlp owner nnd
somo men ho had employed to dean the
barnacles off the hull or his essel Among
tho bnrnneles, as the torv foes, a pearl
oyster was round, and In that ovster an
owner claimed the pearl, but the men re-
rused to give It up, and henre the suit.
IVnrl or firent I'rlee.
Today some or the finest nearls of the
ornamental Hhriibhery ami tasterul (lower world go to China. There Is a big demnnd
f..r- ,.,ll. It,., ll,,,u I., . . .
Tho rather or his II was natron of 1. or mem nmong tne mamiaritis tnero. .Mnn
i i ii l"lrl ""ve rairyianu.
reelor of the parish In
man's Heal was slluated.
which the iioblo-
go to India for sale to the rajahs, nnd a
i ; i l hi 1 Siiuuexi It Niiine. largo number to Paris, whence they are re-
What would be called the village green If ,,J("",',1
It were green ami bad not a more historic H"" P0"1-.1 nro S,1M "f v"1'"'' 1m"
iiatrmi was Mm. Ii ntroclcd bv the sletlt ntlil mum.. Is cnlleit n If In ..in. ln.rv nf lt ""l n mUcn so as tlley were III Hie past
aHkcd If (he young iiinu was a son of tho llatness. the Hill. Hut the full name Is I" Unman times they wero worth more than
tho living and was also present at the
funeral of the dei-emo-il lector. There was
a young clergyman present also, whose
grief was so iIciimiiihI rntlw1 that Hio nobl
leceaHcil gentleman
SlockH HUN erlrnlv kiil'l'csI lie of the Hino. ,low- Julius Caesar once presented the
"Oh, dear no. my lord-no relation at all," not so very long ugo. when scolds and "'umur or Marcus nriuus witn n pearl vai-
Hald Iho tutor. Hhrews ami drunkards and other tnlsde- n' JZlO.nno Cleopatra Is said to have
"No relation' " exclaimed the nobleman, In meaiiantH were exposed to public scorn, Hwnllnweil one worth $300,000 and she had
a surprlHcil tone. Home or them In cageH and some w ith their mother eounlty valuable Philip II or Spain
"None, my lent, he Is the curate, and I feel held lightly In the public stocks Hut received a present or n Panama pearl worth
ihluk he Is not weeping tor the dead, but such relics or a barbarous past disfigure $20,000 nnd n Spnnlsh lady or Madrid ownnd
for Ibu living." the village hill no longer. Its ordinary " wor" fn.nnn I"cnts. During a visit to
1 1 Ih lordship, who was Homelblng of a wit uses now are for n playground and once a Constantinople I was rIiowii the sultan's
and a cynic himself, was ho delighted with year ror the holding ot n village least. Hut I",nrl collection. He hns nbout a peck or
Iho bon mot that he conrerred the living when I was there nt the flower show some- I'carls of different sizes, some as big ns n
upon the ready punster. thing else was afoot on Stocks Hill a very pigeon's egg nnd somo no larger than the
- modern thing, and one which shows how head of n pin. lie has quilts embroidered
I'ein Monsabre may appropriately ho into all these Kngllsh vlllnges, with or with- with pearls, saddle cloths decorated with
called tho leather Hurko of Prance, relates mi t, consent of tho village councils, them nnd n great number or mirrors with,
Iho London M. A I". He Is Just as fond of mndern Improvements are being Introduced, pearl-studded handles, which are probabl'
a JoUo iih was his famous Irish lirollior. Upon the complaint of n few property used iiy tno women of his harem
He unco hail to preach u charily Hcrmon In owners that good water was not so plentiful
a little provincial town where he was not s B,nuhl be, the district council made
known to any of the prlestc On arriving Inquiries nnd resolved upon a driven well
at tho presbytery be put on a very conrso (nr cnmninn use The well will go down
accent and III ungraiiiiiial leal language In- 240 feet and Its cost will be nbout $7fi0,
formed those who had expected him Hint tM0 , to be paid, of course, out of tho
Pero MoiiHiibrc was not well, ho tho superior ocni rn)0s. The village council protested
hail sent 111 in lo preach In his place. The nn vnrus grounds, but It did no good,
poor prlesiH were In despair; they tried TJ0 nrKer. higher authority, hnvlng the
every irgui it lo dlHHiiado htm Iroin ,,W(,r f parliamentary taw behind It. H
preaching: they offered every Inducement ,jP(Prmncd that no one hereafter shall cntn-
ror IiIh return lo ParlH. He of courHo re- nn f insufficient or Insanitary water. So,
maliied obdiiiale to all appeals. "He'd do merrily, durlui; the flower show. Hie drill nf
his best." lie mild, "hut they must be Hitre continued to bore through tho
and give It I in a good breakfast beforehand " rnri nmi hereafter Stocks Hill, which In
He kepi up I )' Joke until ho got Into the o(lpn ,m0H wns the place of public cxpla-
pulpll. The delightful Hiirprlso of tlie t,ot)i w, tm, ,,, tn which the village
anxious prlcHts iiiiiv be Imagined when. In- nnc,cls nnd their children will dally repair
-.lead of hai'sli, provincial utterances or tho ((J ml(nch their thirst
uncouth stranger, they heard tho soft, mel- HHNUY TUCKKKY
low tones of tlie great preacher.
Probably no two ministers In tho coun- CiirpClltCr S LcttCP
try are better known than (Continued rrom Seventh Pago.)
Vincent of the Methodist Hplscopal church
and Itev Or. P. S. HeiiHoti. tor tunny years ,( lmtv,,s open the shells without wntch-
pastor or the leading Ilaptlsl church of )1K tWMf The shells containing tho pearls
Chicago, relates l.lpplncott'H Magazine. jmV() Bnrnntlnie n curious nppenrnnco by
lllshop Vincent was the leading spirit In nCM th0so who nro experienced can tell
(he ChaulaiKiua assemblies and always on t,mt tnoy ,mV() pMr,, th0ni Such shells
the lookout tor nttractlve speakerH. Dr. nro niwnvH ln, aai,i0 f(lr the proprietor or
Hciiboii had prepared a lecture entitled forrmnI, nr 'the sloop to open nnd the
"Pools." nnd he wns eagerly engaged to do- fonmnll llH,my wntches caroruHy the
liver It nt Chautauqua opening of nil the shells.
There was an Immense audience, and Dr. cnmnli.,,es nm. ovster wilt enntnln a
FIIANK O CAni'BNTRIl
Vincent Introduced hint, saying
dozen small pearls and sometimes more.
"Ladles and gentlemen, we are to have a gi)ch ovg,org nr usuny ,,,,, nm, thor
great treat this evening. In the shape of a ;hpB rn( ( nut Btm prrfPtIy healthy
I , 1 1 1 1'.. nn Mi'iwiIh liv one-- . . . . -
" , , . ,, . . oyster may cnntnin n nno, round penn oi
Here there was a ook of cotiHternatlot. In fc ,
the races on tho plntrorm nnd a ripple of h, ... ....
ighter through the audience Pausing " ... '. ""...' .... 1. ..'' '
laught
until this subsided, the speaker continued
tt .In. tt.,lil,tal ,,1,1.1 1.1 till. l.fllllllrV "
This witty Hi.rpilse caused tumultuou. '"""''K'1' V-M. and pearls wor,, $100 are
illHenned oysters. One or the biggest poarls
Intely discovered sold ror $2.r.on, nnolher
merriment, which did not Hiibslde tor n
moment after Dr. Ilonmm came forward.
There was a gleam In his eye, and every
body was curious to hear how he would
treat this unique Introduction He began'.
quite common. The Unhlng Is done on the
bnsls nf the profit In the shells and the
penrls are elenr gain.
r I lie In I IVnrl MiiUIiik.
The pearl oyster rami which wns estnb-
miiiich ami gentlemen, i am not nan ni ,Rll(, yrUUy siuj wns Prtl,d by a
big a fool ns Dr. Vincent " company with a Herman scientist nt Its
Hero the laughter broke forth again with i..,,.,. .,.,. ...... ... .,.,,
redoubled vigor IMuhIiik In bin turn, until 0V8lra ,, tllt, iu,rmnn W1W employed to
It had quieted down, he continued
"Would Imio you believe.
put a little piece of glass or grain of Baud
Inside the shell of each oyster, with tho ex
The lecturer made a graceful bow to his gelation u ,hn 0VBtrs w'xlh throw ,
i ii 1 1 mi in i , mm iiiit linn iinii Hi.'i'ii'ii linn
the secretions which form the penrls about
these liltH or glas and sand, coating them
more and more until nt Inst they became
ki""i-hiimi round penris. 'ine glass was
English Village Life
(Continued rrom Sixth Page.)
ready sally was such that It was hoiiio
lime before he could begin his lecture.
It Is related of the late IiImIiiiii of (It.
ford. Dr. Slubln. that when n certain iT'v" nn" nrlcr '""t the sand, but so
clergyman linked him for a subscription ,nr' 1 nm tn,iI' ,n" experiment hns been an
toward a Hand of Hope excursion, he ",,s"litte fnlluie.
sharply replied: "Not 1! You temperance Aml Mil It Is said Hint some Irritating
people spend more money In utilising your snb'tance Is the cause or every pearl. A
neighbors than 1 get for m dlo.e.an so- Pearl cut In two, looked nt through n
drill's." strong Iciih, shows concentric In vers like
an onion nnd In the center Is n round hole
nnd sometimes In this center. It Is said,
a grain or sand. Jewelers rrvqucntly cut
pearls In pieces nnd their experience Is
that there Is always a hole In tho center
cut, with Intervening stiles, ncross fields ,l ls lupimscd that the grain of sand Irrt
redolent with tho scent or rlnenlm: urntn. tn,r Mio oyster nnd that It exudes this
vocal with bird songs and gleaming here farbonato or lime, coating It over and over
nnd there with the Kngllsh atlluenco of wild "m" 11 becomes a smooth round ball which
flowers, Kven tho village police station Is 'lo''8 no' hurt It-
h beautiful place-at least lo look nt. Mar- IVurl iMati Inwr In Imlln.
,.V L. " i. . nro ,na or 1M" oan. both about
.. .,,,.,.,,. , .,.- r,i.)ioii nmi in the Persian cuir. Here vast
nuns ami one sees it no less in village po- nuantllles at nearls r fonn.i .i, ......-
Ileo stations. The police station In this pulng uken more ror tholr pearls than ror
vlllsge Is n combination affair. The front thdr shells. In one season bh many as
m ine iii n gi n i rm en couri. n uen cmiri ji.iwo.OOO were brouglil to the surface by
in iii cnniuu inn uiucurn wenr niuiu kiuivb niiy qivers oil tlie comt of Ceylon This
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