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HKNDIillSON BROS., Gea'l Ateota. ChlcM". lit
BELIGIOIS.
Dr. F. E. Clarke Is soon to leave Boston
on a soutlacrn tour In the Interests, of the
Christian Endeavor movement.
Old Christ church, Boston, Is In need of
repairs. The Iron railing In front of the
church will soon be replaced by a new one.
Bells are never used In Mohammedan
Tnosques. The Moslem race detests bells,
under the delusion that they cause the as
semblage of evil spirits.
Mrs. J. K. Scott of Evajiston. 111., has
been re-elected president of the Woman's
Jiapllat f oreign Missionary society ol the
The Tinntlxt ilennrnlnatlnn has five ainncl.
, 1 . - c r. H IfW Akiin.tM In nnual. 117 I
;.Ah. 1 in .r:w7a.h'i- 3.-.-.
niMOchurihnr '
rri ri. Ul.. lTn... OI..JI s I
to be Immediately begun in Washington
near the Catholic university. When finished
It will be the largest Gothic monastery In
Ari.. I
lllfl HCW Al 'lllllil CS. 1 1 flUUBO VI OIUUIVB IB I
n.frA ni,.i rro.. I..,,.. .n
average forty bibles every minute, and I
thla number can be readily doubled. Every I
year 600 tons of paper is used for Oxford I
ilblea alone.
Blahon Satterlee In a recent address
said: 1 ne jewa are preserving me noma 1
and family better than we christians are 1
dolng. I do not know how to account for
li, but I do know It to be a fact."
Rev. Aloystus M. Blakely of the Passion- I
1st fathers of New York has obtained per-
mission to return 10 uuigana 10 continue 1
his missionary work, which the persecution
by the Turks interrupted several years ago. 1
There are nearly 14.000,000 scholars re- I
ported In the Protestant Evangelical Sun
day schools of the United States and
Canada, and there are more than 6,000,000
members In the young people's societies of
these countries.
Prof. Henry C. Vedder D. D.. In his new
book on "The Bautlata." says there are
now 60.000 Baptist churches, with 6,464,700
members, In the world. Adding the num
ber of those sects that are essentially Bap
tist, the grand total is nearly e.uuo.uou.
Biahon Thoburn. who has lust arrived In
thla country rrom intua, speaaa most en-
couraa-lngly" of the mission work in that
country. The Improvement among tho
famine ornhans Is. the blshoo says, amas
Ing and wonderful, and many of them
promise great uaetuiness,
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine last Sunday
preached his final sermon aa pastor of
Pilgrim church, New Haven Conn. In the
course ot his address he made a few biting
remarks, these among others: "A man In
thla Dastorate may degenerate and conform
to type, he may stay three or four years
by aid of diplomacy and much grace, or he
mav an mad. Therefore an essential Quali
fication for thla pastorate is a keen sense
of humor. Here we have the anomaly of I
n church Increaolna In membership by the
hundreds and at the same time lta business
a flairs going to ruin, aiuuiugn managea
tv business men who are successful and
wealthy. Their Idea of a church la a place
to come to once a week and hear something
that won't Jar on thfir sensitive nerves
end go horns again. The preacher Is their
hired man. He may be brainy, but must
not be too brainy; social, but not too social:
religious, but net too religious. He must
trim his aalls to suit every breese."
OIT OK THE OKDIXARY.
Nearly all the royal families of Europe
employ American dentists.
One factory at St. Etlenne, France, made
last year 26 cannon to oe usea against
hailstorms.
Seventy-nine nor cent of the population
of the I'nlted States were born within the
state or territory of their present reaionce.
Mrs. Mary Meeker Neville has Just ceie
brated her 10th birthday at Younastown
O. Her alx sons, veterans ot the civil war.
are all living
A aDeed of elahty-two miles an hour for
fifteen miles has been attained on the Mid
land Railway of Kngland. wltn tneir new
compound locomotives, witn a sou-ton loau.
A proclamation has been lasued in China
to the effect that the Demons "dealln In
magic spells to befool people and those
propagating evil teachings and evil arts"
are to be beheaded.
The mountain laurel has rauaht the fancy
of the legislators of a New England com
monwealth, who prerer t as a representa
tive state flowir to the coy and modest but
delicious trailing arbutus, the mayflower
of the Pilgrims and the Puritan.
Plerpont Morgan hea a gold dinner serv
ice, said to be orth S.0ii. which was pre
sented to him by William 11. vanaeru'it
when he (Morgan) made an extensive sale
of New York Cvntral "lock In Europe. It
la a reproduction of a service In the British
royal family, but the Morgana are not fond
ot display and aeloom use It.
Because he wou'd not put a crape band
on hla hat when lila partner'a wife died a
Brooklyn man ha been shut out from the
formers will. The bereaved husband re
sented the fact (hat hia partner would not
a how him even 76 cents worth of sympathy
In bis 1
It Is Interesting In view of recnt licensing
legislation In England to note that between
3i0 and 400 public houses are owned bv
members of the House of lorda I-ord
Iierby Is by far the largest owner, with
sewnty-two Hcrnaed hcuata. The duke of
Bedford has half a hundred house. O
member of th cabinet the duke itt Devon
eiitte baa fully -seven.
THE SPRING BRIDEGROOM
A Necessary Part of the Ceremony, but
Neyerthele a Ncneutity.
IMPRESSIONS OK ONE WHO WAS THERE
Overwhelnilag Importance mt the
Bride Casta a Deep Shadow the
Mil Who la Tolerated Some,
what Uraclously.
The Idea of a bridegroom In being scsred
at the altar, says the New York Sun, sug
gests a wasteful excess of unusual feeling,
for no one notices and no one cares about
him. The attendants at the church or
house function are Interested only In tho
bride, her appearance, the cost of her
frock's trimmings, and, Incidentally, her
emotions.
Who, for Instance, is troubling himself
as to the manner of the bridegroom's dress
ing for the occasion? And yet there arc
few who, even if they have not been pres
ent at such a sentimental time, have not
pictured the scene of the dressing of the
bride over and over; the weeping mother,
the deft maid; the presents arriving at the
last moment; the bridesmaids crowding
Into the apartment. In their frilly frocks:
the bride timorous and doubtful, or care
less and happy?
But what ' cf the bridegroom? Who
dresses the bridegroom? Does he tie his
own tie. DUt his o
n studs In his linen?
Does he' have to pack his own bag and for
get hi. own toothbrush. .. 1. the proper
way with bridegrooms? there Is a certain
largeness of view about a man who forgets
the trivial at such a time
Doe. his favorite bull pup chew the .hoe
that he ha. forgotten to put on In his
"vu ha8teT De' ne ,oI,C8 b,mMl1
highball while he keeps the open
V . , fl, ,.wltD
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'l goodly words I thee endow?
Or 1. he fortunate enough to posses, a
valet, one of those mysterious rrencn
products who come Trom some unknown
chaos of like experience and have about
them on the morning of the ceremony a
rather .ardonlc grin, as If they knew well
where It wa. all going to end!
Who will throw light on the convention
ality, of this time, from the bridegroom'.
standpoint?
What does he think about the obey
of the marriage service, which some of the
more radical fathers are willing. It property
approached, to omit from the service?
. Does he have a few Inward qualm, as
to the first time when, a difference of opln
Inn Birlintr he may quote with emphasis
h fact that she promised, and wonder
what he will do or say If .he laughs a.
she surely will?
The one unfailing statement that I. made
about the bridegroom Is that relating to
hi. farewell bachelor dinner. Thl. 1. where
he score.. .Such an Important Item a. this
could not be omitted, ana is, consequcuwj.
....... frnm the oblivion which hover.
. . - -t- ..hmii n1 thnna-hts.
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There was a time When me Dacnciur
lvn the night before. For
dinner Wa. given iiw ' . .
obvious reason, thl. custom naa Dowea to
fc. -.! one and It 1. easy l j
V happier one, anu ii
what kind of dinner took piece uy i
length of time which elapse, between It
and the ceremony proper.
c.tim. a week or ten oay
and the bride, if he be a .en.lble young
woman, will not omana 100
fiancee', time and attention In that Inter
. . v. ni nrobably tell her. it .he
a.k. the last few day. should be spent In
thoughtful medltation-a g.enersl sobering
up, so to speak.
TBa rroyu--.
of Alphonse are rarely
V'"r . . , .v.. ...ra
made In the manner staiea m
novel. Alphonse Is very apt to torgei o..
lines or hU cue. ana wuu w.-.
knl.ht ha may have approacnea ta 1"I
. . t. llahln I O f At aS
ehologicai momeuw
rattled as Maeterilncss iJ. -
ik. nnnAPt IITIIf V COmCli
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It Is a pity that that particular part 01
1 preliminaries could not be left in
nntal prelimina " .
h. rare of the loquacious sex. Tnia, 01
eourae. does not Imply that some no om
take It. bv force of arms, so to speak.
. -....1 jtn it an erapefullv. She
,, . , , th,t hA Ba
would never forget to say that he was tne
only one she ever lovea, as aipuoubo 1.
. o do,
. . Kp,.h. iBIicon of mutual admlra-
Itt th8 twlgnt lexicon 01 muiuai
tlon, forever means perhaps a year, ana
eternity a decade, and she would never
,..,. over tj,ese words, having learned
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them in mat volume. ipuuuo i'
stammer at these times, careiesaiy using
the unabridged edition,
One bridegroom Interviewed will do for
many.
'What did I say to her when I asked
her?" he repeated, walking up and down
with his hands In his pockets and looking a
little as a child looks when caught with
his fingers In the marmalade.
"Well, do you know," he went on, with
look of engaged fright which be had worn
ever since the engagement was announced,
"do you know, I suppose It might be said
that I never er really asked her, right
out, I never thought of it until well
something come up about her father, and
then It occurred to me that I had never ex
actly treated her right In the matter. 60,
then I said:
O. by the way, Fanny, I believe I never
asked you. Will you have me?'
"You see we had decided on the color of
the dining room paper and Just how much
we might leave toward wedding presents
and It did seem a little late.
"But Fan isn't a girl to stand on cere
mony. She laughed and said 'Certainly,
Juit exactly as If I had asked her to have
a lemon Ice
"That's what I like about Fan, she Isn't
st sll conventional; In fact. I believe we
never were really Introduced In the Mr. Sc
and So let me present you to Miss So and
So style. We just met at a picnic or a
house party and took the matter into our
own hands.
Speaklasr he Coversor,
What did you say to her father?" he
waa asked.
The bridegroom lost bis sir of pleasing
I reminiscence,
That." he admitted, "was the most
awful experience I ever bad.
"For days I felt pretty savage toward
Fan. It seemed to me that as she had been
elastic about other conventionalities she
might stretch a point here, but I believe
she enjoyed my discomfiture
"A. It was her father, jiot mine, I felt a
I If she might run the affair and just say to
me kindly, .now, dear Tom. don t you
worry about pa. I'll tend to him you just
come In to supper Sunday night and It will
be all fixed.' There didn't really seem to be
any starving need for me to make myself
miserable, end st first I thought shs would
look st (he affair just as I did as some
thing to be svolded rsther than run Into.
So I said, one day. In rather an offhand
manner:
' 'I suppose It will be necessary. Fas, to
say something or other to the old man,
won't it?'
"She started right up."
"'Would you like to see him now? shs
asked.
I dragged her back quickly by ths skirt
heard the lining rip.
" 'Not now,' I said, hastily. 'What's
your hurry?'
"I hsd sssumed. of course, being girl
ot such Una, delicate feelings, she would
say. 'Oh, It Isn't necesssry.'
"After thst twe or three times, she hinted
gently that her father was home, but I was
awfully obtuse. Tbea she spoke right out
and aaksd 11 I didn't want ts see him for
Curious Old
There are two men In Southport, Conn.,
who have the rasor fad. There Is a good
deal 6f rivalry between them, though It
has not yet come to a clash of weapons.
The reason Is that the two men have be
come adepts, not so much In wielding
ratora as In collecting them, studying their
material, telling their age as a farmer
does that of a horse by Its teeth, and re
lating atorles of who used them, or how
they were obtained from some distant
country or strange civilisation.
The two Southport rainr connoisseurs,
relates the New York" Tribune, are H.
H. Perry and Francis P. Sherwood. The
first prides himself on being the "Father
f Rasor Collectors," while the second.
Ithough confessing he first obtained the
Idea from Mr. Perry, nevertheless Relieves
that he has a superior collection. Mr.
Perry now has 400 roosts, while Mr. Sher-
wood can fall back on 1G0, Including tim
extremely rare blades.
The members of the Perry family were
not only good shavers when young, but
when grown men es well. So many r a tors
lay about his house that, eight years ago.
Mr. Perry cut himself with the Idea of
making a, collection of rotors. Accord
ingly, he asked all his relatives to send
him old razors, and soon he had obtained a
large number. Many of these rasora have
a family history. One shaved his grand-
father, and another scraped off the first
down from his fathers chin.
But the family collection only sharpened
Mr. Perry's ambition. Every rasor he got
seemed to whet his deslro for more. Mr.
Perry then began visiting pawnshops In
this city, Boston, New Haven. Hartford
nd Bridgeport, and whenever he taw a
rasor In a window within the shadow of.
the emblem of St. Nicholas he would nsk
to examine It, and would, In moat in-
stances, buy It for a few cents. When Mr.
crry and his wife went abroad last fall
he continued his hunt for rasors and drove
many a aharp bargain with European cut-
lery dealers and curio merchants. Mrs.
Perry also began to take a keen Interest
In rasors, although acknowledging that she
naa eeen inings more neautirul. She some
times worried over her husband In his ex
plorations after rasors, and feared he
might get Into a scrape, but as yet, she
says, he has always come off without a
scratch.
snythlng. One time I had an awful head
ache and couldn't brace myself up and the
other time I had had a cocktail with my
dinner and I wouldn't Insult any girl by
asking her father for her at such a time.
"Then she began to treat me rather oddly.
and I saw that something wss wrong. I
could not imagine what It was. but after I
had surprised her in tears a few times, I
made her tell me. She told.
"I made a clean breast of It. I was deadly
afraid of her patent and admitted it. I
would rather have faced a den of lions with
the door open than go down and ashy for
Fan's future of her father.
'It rather amused her for she had always
bullied her paternal relative a little and
could not believe that anyone would be
really afraid of him. I argued with her.
nut it made no difference; she was simply
obdurate, unconventional in everything else,
she was conventionality Itself in this.
'I must ask blm; that was the sum and
substance ot it all.
"Finally a brilliant idea struck me.
" 'I'll write to him,' I announced gayly.
" 'That would be. fine." she snswered
with a gentle irony, 'particularly as he
knows you are here every day. It Is so
romantic, too, to ask a girl's father for her
In a typewritten letter.'
It don't have to be typewritten,' I re
sponded gloomily.
Do you suppose pa would give up his
evening paper to worry over your hand
writing?" "That Was a facer, but it was deserved. I
bad to give up the letter-writing scheme.
Solving; the Problem.
" 'Couldn't I just drop into the office
casually, hand him a good cigar and ask
blm then?'
"She sighed wearily.
" 'Pa would just look over bis spectacles
at you and growl out: "Well, young man,
I'm very busy. What can I do for you?"
You'd run, I know you. Besides he always
has three clerks in the office with him; you
don't wsnt to ask before them, do you?'
" 'Couldn't I meet him on the corner r
this was the desperation ot weakness and I
showed it in my voice and manner.
'He doesn't wait on corners, as a general
thing, for young men to come up and ask
for his only daughter.'
Then I meditated a little. As long as It
bad to come, It seemed to me tbat perhaps
it might just as well come then.
I bad not slept for two or three nights
worrying over it, so I said with assumed
courage: 'Where is be?' She pointed toward
the door that led Into the library. Then she
turned away and burled her head in the sofa
cushions.
"I thought at the time she wss a little
worried herself notwithstanding her appar
ent surety, but I believe thst she wss in
fits of Isughter; In fact, she confided to me
that she never ssw snyone with such a woe
begone face on as I had, and ber sense ot
humor is wonderfully acute.
It la essy to Imagine that a man who has
lived through bis days of sentiment and Is
busied with money-getting end the rise snd
fall of stocks only must find It a little ri
diculous to hsve a young man speak ef bis
daughter, with whose shortcomings be has
been acquainted for many years, as the
fireside sngel or, I should say rasing sngel,
the only comforter, the joy ot the home and
similarly complimentary terms.
"But so long as it was Incumbent upon
me to do as Fsn wished, I bad determined
to do it in style. I would make just as
flowery a speech as it wss possible, ons
tbat I would not be ashamed to repeat to
Fan when I returned. I had practically
tabulated It in the night watches, but, la
the trip from drawing room to library, 1
went all over It again; It ran as near as 1
csn remember something like this:
"'Have sowed tny wild osts; not sn oat
since I met your lovely daughter.
" 'Attracted many times; susceptible to
beauty In its various phases, perhaps, sir,
you csn understsnd this, having been sb!
" 'Never really loved but once ber.
" 'Bright star of hope; the only girl.
" 'A dutiful, loving son to be.
- 'Income $3,000.
'Prospects grandfather, 14, feeble,
" 'Family simply delighted. She will be
a daughter.
" 'We love each other.'
"Now, I don't think that was bad for a
starter. Ot course I Intended to amplify
It a little and make It less staccato In
style.
"But some wsy, when I looked in the den
snd saw him sitting there reading a book.
bis feet In bis slippers snd the evening
paper by bis side, my new-found eloquence
simply dried up. I couldn't think of a
thing to say.
"I felt In my pocket for a cigar. I re
membered sll at once that 'Nip' had gone
down two shares snd I remembered that
Fan in a burst of confidence ene day told
me that pa was deeply Interested In 'Nip.'
Hlttlea- the Plee.
"He bad his pipe In bis mouth and be was
biting It bard. I rattled the curtain a
little, but he apparently did not bear.
"Then I coughed; still be did not bear.
"At last I mustered my few flickering
gleams of courage.
'Would you be so good,' I stsmmered.
"Us looked up then aad glanced at me
Blades
Boms of the Perry, raiors have stories and
tradltlons twined ' about them which
heighten their value In their owner's eyes,
One Is said to have shsved the chin of
Napoleon, having been picked up on the
field of Waterloo, where It was found In
the deserted baggage of the French em-
peror. It was made by Shepherd, and was
discovered by the collector In a New York
pawnshop. For certain reasons, however,
Mr. Perry has never believed In the truth
fulness of the Gotham broker.
"Napoleon had such a close shave at
Waterloo," says Mr. Perry, "that he didn't
need a rasor."
Another rasor In the collection, accord
ing to the story told by a friend of Mr.
Perry, who gave It to him, was used by
Lafayette. The French officer Is said to
havo stopped at a Connecticut house for
the night, and not wishing to appear be
fore the maidens of the community with
sn unshaven face he used the rasor which
his host kindly lent him. There Is nothing
on the old blade now, however, which
could be used to prove the story. -
At the present time the Perry collection
Includes representatives from the United
States. England, Germany, Ireland, Swe
den. Denmark, Syria, Italy, France and
China. Many of them are of a goodly age.
and though, it is hard even for a con-
nolFscur to tell how old a rasor Is. Mr.
Perry prides himself on always hitting
it right, wlthlrr a year or a few months.
The rasor which he regards ss his oldest
Is one made by Simon Butcher, the prede
cessor of the famous firm of Wade &
Butcher. According to Mr. Perry, It was
mode about 1750. Like all rasors of that
period. It Is hand wrought and shows the
marks of the hammer on Its steel. It Is
twice as heavy as the 1903 rssor, and one
would hardly think now of using It for Its
original purpose. There is a Tolly Ho
rasor In Mr. Perry's collection, which Its
owner regards as almost as old ss the
ancient Butcher. At any rate, it Is far
more valuable. There are not more than
three or four of Its kind In this country.
and Mr. Perry says it Is worth about $15.
Mr. Sherwood, the rival rasor collector,
only began his collection of razors two
years ago, but he has given Mr. Perry
such sharp competition that he now hsi
almost one-half as many blades. In his
over his spectacles you know the wsy an
older man does when he wants to mske a
younger one feel ss If be were as green as
pickles. He gazed st me fully a minute
and I stood turning at least three different
colors.
"Then be yawned a little.
'"You want Fan?' be said. 'Her mother
told me. I hope you will be happy. Make
yourself perfectly at home.'
"He shook me by the hand, keeping bis
other In its place in the book.
"That was all.
"Then I went back to Fan. I don't
think I ever felt smaller. I determined to
get even with htm some time, when we
were better scquslnted.
" 'What did he say?' asked Fan.
'"It Isn't so muchwhat be said.' I an-,
swered gently, my lost composure having
returned, 'as what I said.'
"I thought It a pity that the speech
conned in the midnight hours should be
lost, so I recited it to Fsn.
" 'That is what I said,' I ended triumph
antly. "She was awfully overcome. I never saw
ber so gentle and sympathetic as she wss
the rest of the evening.
"I hsve often wondered since then if Fan
ever asked ber father what I really did say.
I don't b-lleve she ever did, for she's aw
fully proud of me and she certainly could
not be if she knew."
When It comes to the financial part of the
ceremony, the spring bridegroom, although
be may be more or less of a nonentity at
other times, bss no reason to complain ot
oblivion. He may not only pay tor the
bride's gift, the souvenirs tor groomsmen,
the bouquet for the bridesmaids, but a hun
dred other Incidental expenses will keep
blm from sinking into utter forgetfulness.
Said another bridegroom Interviewed con
cerning thla Important event In his life:
"The one memory thst stsnds out In my
mind with startling distinctness is the
fact that I forgot to pay for the brides
maids' bouquets. I bad asked my fiancee
to order them and have the bill sent to me,
as I thought she would know so much bet
ter what was appropriate. Then the mat
ter was entirely out of my mind.
"When we returned after along and, I
might add, expensive; honeymoon, one of
the first callers at our nest was father-in-law.
Did be come to see bow the turtle
doves were getting on? Not st all. After
he bad looked disapproval at several ex
pensive furnishings, be drew the bill from
the florist from his pocket- and banded it
to me, saying be thought there bad been a
little mistake.
"Ths bill wss for $100 and I wondered
how I could have been such a fool ss to
hsve ssld It didn't matter how much they
cost. It did matter a good deal. It seema
to me tbat If father-in-law bad been a man
of fine feelings he would hsvs paid that
bill without saying a word. No man likes
to face bis past in tbat way."
' PRATTLE OF THE YOII4GSTGRS.
Sunday School Teacher Well, who was
sorry st the return ot the prodigal son?
Little Girl The fatted calf.
"Oh. mamma," exclaimed S-year-old
Margie the first time she saw hall falling,
"tome look It's wslnln' pills!"
"Willie Taddells," said ths school teacher,
firmly, "you have a big piece of chewing
gum in your desk. Bring it to me in
stantly." "Yea," replied Willie; "but It ain't the
flavor you use. Yours Is orange sn' this is
wlntergreen."
"I'll take tbe biggest piece you've got,
please," said Willie to the hostess, who
had asked blm to have some cske.
"Why, Willie!" exclaimed bis mother,
in dismay.
"Well, Ma, you told me not to ask for
a second piece."
Tbe minister called at a certain West
Philadelphia home just after be had corns
to his new pastorate. The small boy was
present long before hl3 mother csme down
stairs to greet the dominie. Trying to be
cordial, the minister ssld: "How old are
you, my little man?" "I'm 6 at borne, (
In school and I on tbe cars," was the de
lightful reply. -
Clsrence's entrance to the kindergarten
was delayed by a severe cold In tbs hesd
When hs was finally able to taks a fling at
knowledge In Its rudimentary forms his
mind wss still embittered with memories
of past sufferings. When tbe teacher
showed blm the picture of a man and put
a ftw simple questions to blm concerning
the five seuses hs could not put ths psinful
thoughts entirely aside. Still bis answers
did credit te bis native Intelligence. He
said tbst the mouth was to eat with, the
eyes to see with, snd ths ears to bear with.
but when be came to the nose hs tell down,
"And what Is tbat for?" asked the
teacher. f
"To blow," replied Clarence, and be
couldn't for tbs life of Mm see why every
body laughed.
Two Connecticut Men Who
Have the Kazor Fad
search for rasors Mr. Sherwood has nl-
ways endeavored to obtain steel which had
a character of Its own. He wants a raior
with a past, so to speak. For example, ho
has a Roberts rasor over a century old,
which waa found In a secret drswer of an
ancient sea chest In a Falrtleld farmer's
attlo. Here It had been since Its former
owner had parted with It. This rasor, Mr.
Sherwood says, recalls the time when Fair-
field was a busy shipping center, and
cargoes of rum, molasses and all kinds of
nueer things, found their way Into the
port from the big world outside. An
other rasor of the Sherwood collection came
from the bottom of a well, where It had
been resurrected by a farmer, and ground
down so that It now looks more like a dag
ger than a rasor. '
Among Mr. Sherwood's collection are
many specimens of finely etched blades,
although rust has obliterated some of the
more delicate markings.. Thus there Is a
picture of George Washington on one blndo,
dressed In full Continental uniform, with
his name above his head and an Inscrip
tion beneath his feet. On another wide.
old-fashioned, heavy blade, mode by Georgo
Savage At Sons, Masonic emblems have
been etched, doubtless to convert a Mason
Into being its user. On a third are three
links to catch the Odd Fellows' trade.
This Idea of catering to certain sentl-
ments Is shown In several specimens,
mainly of English manufacture. On one
side of the handle of a Joseph Elliot blade
there Is stamped "'New York," and on tho
opposite side "Independence." A reminder
of civil war times Is to be found In a rasor
which bears on Its blade, "The Union Must
and Shall Be Preserved." More recent
specimens of steel etching show the Crystal
Palace of London and the Chicago World's
fslr buildings.
The gem of the whole collection, accord
ing to Mr. Sherwood. Is a handsome rasor
made by Milnes of London, with a handle
of tortoise shell. In which are depleted
four hunting scenes. The first picture Is
that of a man loading an old-fashioned
flint lock musket The second portrays
the hunter starting for the woods with his
dog. The next scene finds him firing his
fowling piece, and In the fourth the sports
man Is returning home -with the droop of
fatigue, but nevertheless with a goodly
bunch of game.
QUAINT KEATI RES OF LIFE.
A pretty little Incident occurred in Gov
ernor La Follette's office In Madison, Wis.,
while President Roosevelt was holding a re
ception there. The Milwaukee Free Press
describes two little girls who edged their
wsy into the crowd in the office. Their
dress Indicated that their borne was not
furnished with all of the good things which
children like to have. Governor La Fol
lette, seeing the children, asked them if
they wanted to see the president. The
smaller of the two shook ber bead, abashed
by the big crowd. The governor pressed them
to see the president, when the larger one
spoke up and said: "We don't want that,
but we would Ilka something else."
"What would you like?" asked the gov
ernor. "We d like that flower," replied the little
tot. "Papa is sick at borne and could not
come, and we'd like to give him that
flower."-
She was told she could bsve the flower,
and she was so bappy that she cried with
joy as she seized the large American
Beauty rose. Willing' hands stripped several
of the vases in t he governor', office, and the
children had all of the flowers they could
carry to cheer up the sick father, whose
happiness they thought of amid all of tho
excitement of the presidential reception.
President Andrew Johnron lived at Green
ville, a town of 1,800 population and one
of the oldest In the state, sbout sixty
miles northwest of Knoxvllle, Tenn. The
building be occupied for a shop when fol
lowing his trade still stands, and the old
sign is allowed to remain In its place over
the door, reading ,"A. Johnson, Tailor."
Every now and then some old citizen turns
up one of his receipted bills for msklng or
repairing garments. He left no son, snd
the Patterson family, the descendsnts of
bis daughter, still occupy bis former resi
dence. Henry Strelts of LaCrosse, Wl.., was re
pairing A pump when the curbing caved In.
burying him in debris up to his shoulders.
A. Wolf, who saw tbe accident, ran to a
nearby barn and brought the garden hose,
one end of which Strettz put In his mouth.
A second cave-In then occurred, burying
Strelts under twrv feet of earth. On
account of tbe ct ntlnual cave-Ins It took
four hours to get him out. He wss unhurt
and smiling when tsken out.
The Scandinavian bridegroom presents to
bis betrothed a prayer book and many other
gifts, which usually Include a goose. She.
In turn, gives him, especially in Sweden,
a shirt, and this he- Invariably wears on
bis wedding day. Afterward he puts It
away, and under no circumstances will he
wear It again while alive. But be wears It
In Bis grave, and there are Swedes who
earnestly believe not only In the resurrec
tion ot the body, but In the veritable resur
rection of tbe betrothal shirts ot such hus
bands as have never broken any of their
marriage vows. Tbe Swedish widower must
destroy on tbe even of his second marriage
the bridal shirt which his first wife gave
blm.
It is doubted if any negro in the state ot
Missouri ever hsd a list ot more distin
guished wedding guests than did "Judge"
Addison Greene, the venerable janitor of
tho court of appeals, who was married to
Ellen Jordan of Jefferson City by Judge
Guinotte the other afternoon. Those pres
ent included the entire bench of the court
of appeals, clerk ot the court, his deputy,
the marshal, the criminal judge, ten county
officers, five prominent lawyers snd a score
ot deputies.
A man who has been traveling In Iowa
has bit upon sn odd use of corncobs. He
ssys: "I made a trip throughout a big part
of Iowa recently, and I found severs! grain
shipping towns that bad corncob sidewalks.
In spits or whst one would think about It,
cobs make a pretty good walk. They are
a little rough at first, but when ths cobs
become trampled down the walk is smooth."
Joseph Psrk, New York millionaire, head
of tbe Park Tllford Grocery company,
left a will disposing of an estate worth
between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. Most of
the property Is bequeathed to bis two sons,
Hobart and George C. Park. Mr. Park
leaves a large sum for the endowment of
Christ Episcopal church at Rye-on-the-Sound,
of which be waa a member. Mr.
Park. It Is said, set aside $30,000 for the
maintenance of Sam Brown, bis aged negro
coachman, and wife.
Tbat the ratUeanake uses bis tail to de
coy birds has been observed a number of
times by a correspondent of tbe Sclentlflo
American, who says: "Tbe snake bides blm
self la tbe tall grass and Imitate, tbe
bussing of a bee. Tbe insectivorous birds,
such as the phoebe snd kingbird, are at
tracted by tbe sound and become an essy
prey for bis seakesblp. I have seen rattle
snakes concealed in tbe dense foliage of
trees twenty feet front tbe ground prac
tldng the same deception en the birds
sad getting the birds every time."
The following notice wss posted the other
day on the bulletin board of s famous Lon
don club:
"Will the nobleman who purloined Cap-
tain 'a umbrella kindly deliver it to tbe
hall porter?"
A well known peer, taking umbrage st
this slight on bis order, accosted Captain
and demanded an explanation.
"Well, you see." was the reply, "ths
rules stste that this is a club tor noble
men and gentlemen. I am certain no gen
tleman took my umbrella; hence there was
no other conclusion to conn to."
It Is fortunate for one Georgia youth
that Governor Garvin ot Rhode Island Is a
physician snd surgeon ot standing. ' Ths
governor and a number of northern friends
were st Andersonvllle to attend the dedica
tion of a monument in memory ot Rhode
Island soldiers who died in Andersonvllle
prison. While the exercises were in prog
ress a carriage team took fright, ran away
and upset ths vehicle. Edwin Callaway,
one ot the occupants, had bis leg broken,
the jagged bone severing an artery Gov
ernor Garvin, on bearing of the boy's
plight, hurried to bis help, tied the sev
ered artery and. cut the broken bone, just
In time to save tbs sufferer from bleeding
to death.
The oldest family In the world, not in
point ot pedigree, but of longevity. Is said
to live in Bell county, Kentucky. Lewis
Green Is 83 yesrs ot age; his wife, Virginia
Green, Is 92 years old. They were married
seventy-three years ago and went to live
on a farm at the mouth of Bingham's
creek, In a bend ot tbe Cumberland river.
Tbey are still living In the sama bouse
to which they went as bridegroom and
bride three-quarters ot a century sgo. Tbey
have ten children, the youngest ot whom
is now 43, and there has never been a
death in the family.
No greater sensation was ever caused
at Butte, Mont., than by the appearance
on the street recently of twelve young
women in men's evening dress.
The young women were giving a "stag
party," when it occurred to one of them
that it would be a lark to show them
selves on tbe street, but, now thst they
realize how they have shocked tbe com
munity, they are most regretful of their
boldness.
As they walked, two abreast, down ono
of the principal streets of the city they
attracted a crowd of boys who recognized
the deception tbat was being attempted,
and finally had to flee from the gathering
tumult to their homes.
The matter has been taken up by the
leaders of society, who threaten to ostra
cise tbe young women who were concerned.
The story of the Indian who sentenced
to be hanged for murder, was allowed his
freedom without bonds upon his promise
to appear at the time and place fixed In
the decree for his bsnglng, a promise which
was faithfully kept. Is matched by another
which comes from tbe same section. The
territory of Oklahoma having no peniten
tiary, its criminals) are cared for by its
neighbor, Kansas. A man walked Into the
prison at Lansing a few days sgo and
presented a letter to tho warden, which
said the bearer had been convicted of man
slaughter and sentenced for, a term of four
years. As be wss known to be bonest, tbe
services of a sheriff were dispensed with on
the ground of economy.
STUDY OF GAELIC TONGUE
Proarrese In Tvreatr-Fivo Years te
Rescue Irish Llteratare and
Music Front Oblivion.
During the last few years there has been
a remarkable advance in the study of na
tive Irish, or Gaelic, a tongue which was
In a way to become wholly forgotten when
patriotic Hibernians started a movement
to rescue It from oblivion. Many societies
were organized In Ireland twenty-five yearj
ago for fostering the study of the language.
art, music and literature of the country's
ancients. They were Just In time, for tho
disuse Into which the Gaelic had fallen wai
so pronounced that Its scholars eiflly were
numbered.
The Irish societies at home were supple
mented by others In various parts of tin
world. The one In this city gave Its annual
musical festival last week, and ti e pro
gram was largely composed of songs writ
ten in the old tongue. There are rlmllar or
ganisations In Rursla, Central Europe end
different Irish centers of America. The
movement Is not confined to the Irish, how
ever, for scholars ot all nat'oni have begin
to take an Interest In It, on the ground that
the ancient literature Is worth preserving
for other than sentimental reason i.
The local organisation's history has been
contemporaneous with the general progress
of the work, for the advance of the move
ment , has been witnessed almost entirely
wlthls the twenty-five years during which
the New York society has flourishel. A
quarter of a century ago the Ireland of
Colonclle, the learned Cormac, the heroic
Brian and the "Golden Age" waa but little
known so few could read Its story. Tho
Society for the Preaervstlon of the Irish
Language, a Dublin association, was at
work In 1878, but its total membership. In
clusive of several branches, was less than
1,00). The growth of the movement Is shown
by the fact that last year's "Olreaehtas"
ana convention of the Gae'lc league in Dub
lin was a gathering representing an affilia
tion of 475 branches, with a membership of
60.000.
In 18S0, out of a population of 5.45),000
Irishmen, there were less than T&O.COO who
could speak Irish, but last year It was esti
mated that there were 700,000 who spoke the
language, though the total population had
dwindled to 4,500,000. In this estimate It
was calculated that the loss by emigration
from Ireland fell largely on Irlsh-speaklng
communities. While the school authorities
of Ireland declined to have the language
taught in the public schools In 18S7, It I
now taught in different Institutions of
the Island. In 1880 a couple ot paragraphs
printed In Irish waa all the periodical
literature the ancient tongue boasted. Thess
appeared In a remote corner of a Dublin
newspaper, the Freeman. Today, on the
other hand, the Gaelic league publishes a
monthly magazine and a weekly news
paper In Irish, three private weekly pub
lications sre urging ths study of the litera
ture and art of the ancients, and nearly
every periodical of Ireland prints between
a column and a page in Gaelic-
In 1880 It was said that Irish muslo bad
disappeared and that It was no longer to
be heard at Irish concerts, but nowadays
every concert given by a typical Irish or
ganisation devotes st least a part of Its
program to native songs. Leas thsn fifty
persons attended a conference In the Inter
est of the Irish language held In Dublin In
1882, and the meeting excited little public
attention even at home, but In last year's
convention, which lasted more than a week,
there were V entries for ths literary snd
musical competitions, snd the vlaltors num
bered thousands that came from Ireland,
England and far-away countries.
Many wealthy Irishmen have given money
to the movement, and thla year there are
plans In the wind to establish a college
where nothing but Gaelic will be spoken, as
well as to found libraries for Irish books
and conservatories where Irtah melody will
have its place.-New York Times.
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Business Bather Quiet Last Week Owing
Fartly to Cool Weather.
VERY FEW CHANGES IN RULING PRICES
trlkea Prevent Jobbers Mavkiavar Ship
ments Early In tbe Week, bnt by
tho Close They Una Attain
Canaht ls wltn Orders,
Trade with Omaha Jobbers last week waa
rather light. Comparatively few buyers
were In the city and mall orders for Im
mediate delivery were also moderate. In a
great many lines this la what Is called a
between seaaon pnrlod. aa retailers have
received their spring and summer lines and
there hss hardly been enough trade as yet
,..b.rwk ',""s' stocks to any extent,
with the advent of warmer weather the
demand In the country will undoubtedly
show a marked Increase, which will, of
course, make a big Improvement In the re
rr business with local Jobbers.
The strikes In Omaha have very naturally
had a bad effect upon business. The first
parJ rf ,!n9 weck fro'sht waa badly con
gested, but the latter part of the week
more teaming was done, so that Jobbers
cleaned up their Immediate orders In very
satisfactory manner. A great many of the
Jobbers, such as the wholesale gTooera and
hardware men. have trackage of their own.
so that they were enabled to fill their or
ders promptly and their customers received
their goods on time. The general opinion,
es expreased by the wholesalers. Is that
from this time on they will have no trouble
whatever in shipping out their orders with
the usual promptness.
But while Immediate business has been
?ulet, future orders are coming In very
reely. Traveling men have been, meeting
with unusually good success and aa a result
they have captured more orders for fall de
livery than ever before this earlv In the
season. They are very confident that they
can continue to show a good Increase dur
ing the remainder of the seaaon. as the out
look for a good fall trade seems to Improve
each week.
The markets have shown very little
change during the week under review. Even
groceries are selling- In shout the same
notches they were a week ago. There
have, of course, been a few changes hack
and forth, but most of them are not of
much Importance. Collections are reported
as being very satisfactory snd when
warmer weather arrives Jobbers expect
they will be still better.
Saa;ar Market Abont Steady.
The sugar market is in just sbout the
same position It was a week ago. The de
mand Is Increasing quite rapidly and prob
ably will continue to do so for some time
to come. Prices, though, are the same as
they were a week ago.
The cheese market Is a trifle firmer and
all offerings are being freely taken. The
demand Is apparently in excess ot the sup-
pIo
ocal Jobbers 1 have received opening
prices on Japan teas and find that uncol
ored teas are 4o higher than they were a
year ago and basket fired bo higher. The
general belief la that these high prices are
oniy temporary ana mat in a snort time
there will be a sharp decline. It Is claimed
that the new crop will be a very large one
and that the present high prices are simply
owing to a temporary scarcity.
There has been very little change In tho
coffee market since last report.
The dried fruit situation Is also un
changed and the same may be said of
canned goods. Trade In these lines Is re
ported very fair for this time of the year.
Regarding tho general volume of busl-.
ness wholesale grocers say that trade Is
all thev could expect, taking everything
Into consideration. The strikes have not
Interfered with them to any extent and
they report that they are making all ship
ments promptly.
Dry Goods Trade Rather Qalet.
Local dry goods jobbers report trade
with them as being only fair. Very few
visiting merchants were on the market, aivl
while traveling salesmen picked tip a good
many orders they were not very large.
Merchants' stocks are quits complete, as
trade In the country has not been very
eavy as yet owing to the lack of warm
aather. In a short time Jobbers hope to
see a big Improvement In the slsing-up
business.
The msrket on cotton goods continues
very strong, and those who are In a posi
tion to know say that the price of raw
cotton seems to be up to stay, at least until
the greater portion of fnll goods have been
made up, as no new cotton will be avail
able until October or November.
The strike situation nt the eastern mills
Is also making leading lines of roods
scarce and manufacturers are notifying
their customers that thev will be unable to
fill anv Inrge orders on Cantons. domestlCH
and blankets made by mills Involved In
the strikes.
Advance orders for fnll goods are still
comnlg In very freely and are more general
than ever before. As has been previously
mentioned, merchants are afraid that un
less thev buy early they will be unable to
p-ot ttee ci'nniry line of roods, which
explains in port the large number of orders
that jobbers r.ow have on their books.
Kuril mp re Jnat Abont Steady.
The hardware market Is In Just about
have been a few minor changes, but none )
of enough Importance to be worthy of men- I
tlon. The same conditions govern the mar- J
Vet ns have been previously reported. A
liberal demand and a shortage of desirable
lines of goods. The volume of business
being transacted locally Is limited only by
the amount or stocK tn.n can ne ODiainen.
During last week business was affected
to some extent by the strikes, but still
pot enough to do any serious damage as
the wholesalers have trackage of their own
which embles them to get out their goods
promptly.
Not .itneh Demand for Leather GoodaT
Boot and shoe men are still calling the I
reorder business rather quiet. They aro I
waiting for wnrmer weather, when people 1
will have to lay aside their winter foot '
wear. So far this spring th weather has
rot been warm enough to brl lg oxfords Into
demand, and It la that clns;i of goods that
will be worn verv largely by both men
and women. Retailers are very confident
that thev are going to do a very nice busi
ness, and although they bought otilte
freely at the beginning of the senson It Is
thought there will be a good reorder busi
ness. Traveling men are meeting with good
success In landing future orders, so there
la no complaint on that score. Orders for
fall rubbers are also coming In very freelv -owing
to the prospects of higher prices
after June 1.
Frnlts and Produce.
The demand for fresh fruits was Just
about normal last week. The strikes, no
doubt, had some effect upon trade, but still
perishable goods were kept moving, so
that no serious lossos were sustained. The
latter part of the week Jobbers reported
that they were filling their orders aa fast
as they arrived. There have been very few
changes in the market durlnn- the week.
Strawberries are naturally tho m-t popular
line and are selling at ahout 11. Apples
are now practically out of the market, es
most of the stock that remains Is not In
very good condition.
The tendency of prices on vegetables is
naturally downward, but still tv,e receipts
have not been very heavy owlnt to the
cold weather, and consequent!' nrlces have
not been going down as rnldly as they
would otherwise. New southern potatoes
are beginning to arrive quite freely, an
are selling at 44 cents rer pound, or r:
per barrel. Old stock Is getting pretty
well cleaned up.
The market for butter, eggs snd poultry
has shown verv little change during the
week, as supply and demand has hn
running about even. If anything, though,
the butter market Is a little weaker.
Parental Confession.
When Kate comes home from school I sit
And gase In wonderment,
I used to scold her quite a bit
Them scoldln's I rspent.
She calmly throws her book aside.
Bo queenly and so cool;
We view her with reaoect sn' pride.
When Kate comes horns from school.
She knows a lot o' words so long
They simply tire your throat;
She really can't abide a song
Unless It's sung by note.
We never chat nor sing, though
We used to as a rule.
It's grand, but kind o' glum, you know.
Since Kate come borne from school
Washington Star.
Wkst Wo Want.
We live on sdenttfle fare:
No single day seems good
That Is not properly begun
On patent bresktast food.
We've countless kinds of malt and oats.
Ws've fifty kinds of whest.
But, Oh, that we might have not foods,
But something good to eat I
Washington Post.
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