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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1914-07-24, Page 7a iates rugs. le ete knee table neat, iixed 101. npre- As Part re in table • agres t 'nes is of sizes Ivanughs - one etc.5 erich reertit. 1th T y 1 teeif 19-74 ,Ait R. S. IMILUS. .! 1 r Barrister' Solicitor, 0012VeY1Med Odd iltatbrY Public. Solicitor for Ms Ws - aloe Bank. Office In roar oftIe Dom- inion Bank, Seatorth. Money to loan, J. M. BEST,. aherrise r, Solicitor, Conveesneer and. illotary Public. Office up -stairs over Walker's furniture Store, Main' Street' leaforth. OLIICTSTRD. Morrister, SPlicitor, Couveyaneer and Miran or sale. Office, in Scott's ,block, Main street, fieatorth. ymammm•mmdmmim.sommommom•m. PladiUDFOOT, HAYS & trarzoaat. Pothri Public. Solicitor for tne Cana- dian Bank ot Commerce. Money to loan. narristers, Solicators, NotariesPbIhC iW Money to lend ,In Seaforth en Mon - toy of each week. Office in Kidd Woad ; TarrillattfAllat .34814 fallinVE, MAW 'graduate of Ontario Voted*. M7 *Wage. Au (diseases of Domestic dainals treated. Calls promptly attend- ed to and charges moderate. Yeterineri tietry a specialty. Office., and resi- dence cm Godirich street, one door east St deett's• oftles„ Seatorth. .4 51.1.1•111.1•1161011•11MOIMM• WiRiVrartiT. 11. lismor Eradiate of Ontario Veteria- hry College, and honorary member of kirsdical Association of the Ontario Teteriatt, tUeae Treats dikesses- of 1111 Domestic 'Animals by the Wit Ina- ilionagrIsciple.u. Dentistry and )01k sr s speasity. Office opposite Dicks! OK Main street, Seatorth. All or - dere lett at the hotel will:receive Droning attention. Night calla reberVed at the ;Utak hEPICA.Le C. J. WS KARN, DCM 45. Richmond street, London, Ont. Specialist: Surgery and Genito-lirin- ary Diseases of men and women. ME. 011110,1011m. BURROWS. ' ince and resideites-Ooderich street, NM of tne Methodist church, Seaforth. ?bola, No. 4e. Coroner for the County ef *arm DB & SCOTT & MACKAY. L G. &Ott, graduate et Victoria and College of Physicians and Someone. Sawa Anberre and member of the ,Ontario Coroner for the -County of Huron. O Mackay,, honor graduate ofTrinitY Illdeiersity, and gold medallist of Trine tty Medical College al raereber of the Cole fere of Physicians and Surgeons,Ontazio DP, a }LIME ROSS. Graduate a University ot .Toroitto. 'faculty of. Medicine, member of Cole !eon of Physicians and Surgeons of One Unto ; pass graduate aouxass,iu Chicago finical School of Chicago; inoyal Ophi- Roppital, London, Ruglib MINlarsity cone,ga Hospital, Londe.: Ditite-Back of tho Dwell:doe Mink, lisaforth. Phase No. a. Night sigis answered fro* reSideat% Vleterle street, *Worth. AUCTIONEER& moutAs pRow-s4, Lisesseil asitioaser or the counties Negros sad Perth . Correspondence evisments for- sale dates can be made by sailing up - Phone ET, Seaforth, or Pas 'Expositor office. Charges necoder- sse awl satisfaction rruallusteed. JOHN ARNOL[D, Licensed auctioneer tor the counties et Huron and Pertn. Arra.ngernents for tale dates ca,n be enarle by calling up Phone 41, Seatorth, or The Expositor Office. Charges moderate and satisfac- tion guaranteed. - R. at PHILLIP'S. Licensed ',auctioneer or the counties et Huron and Perth-. Being a practical termer and thoroughty underetanding the value of rarteStock arid implement paces me in a better position to ere - Satisfaction. guaranteed or no pay: Ail adze good prices. .! Charges moderate: orders .tert in Exeter will be promptly ...wetly answered. - Immediate sr - attended to.. .t C. P. R. Time Table Guelph and Goderieh Braneh TO TORONTO 06derich Lv 7.05 a m• S.00 .. Auburn -7.30 " 2.25 - .... ........ B lyth it 7.40 " 2.35 .,t Walton s.52 " 2.47 Milverton . 8.25 " 3.29 Linwood Jct... . . - . 8.15 ' 5.40 t 4 9.05 1 4.00 Arnim. Guelph.- - . . . . ... .. 9 2.3 " 4.S3 iguelph Jet .. . , ... tf 10.15 " 6.05 Toronto...... -Ar. 10.20 " 6.45 Filog Toi-toNTO Toronto Lv. 7.20 a. m. 4.30 n Guelpt. ...ct ... . . ,. Ar 9.40 " f.l0 ' Guelph 4 30.20 " 6.55 Elmira 10.69 " 7.22 •• Linwood J 11.23 " 7.42 " Milverton 11.42 " 8.02 ' Walton .. 12.16 - 8.36 " Blyth 12.08 " 3.48 ' c4oderich. . ' , 1 0.) p, m. 9.26 " r Connections a Linwood for Listowel. Com eotioust at Guelph 1t.- veit,h ynain Hue for Galt iroodatoolc, Loink,n, De:roi nd Chicago an al sterniediate lines. t Grand Trunk Railway , System. Railway Time Table. Trains leave Seaforth as follows ; 10.45 a m For Clinton Goderich Wingham sud Kincardine. . 1.20p m For Clinton and Gocierich 6 18 pm For Clinton, Wingham and Kinn& ," dine. 11.13 p m For Clinton and Goderich. 7 61 a al For Stratford, Guelph, Toronto Orillla North Bay and Paints wet BelleviIloand Teterboro and pointS east. For Stratfona, Guelph, Toronto, Mon. 'treal and points east. For Stratford Guelph and Toronto 21 p m 82p LONDON HURON 21. BRVCE. NORTH Passenger l.ondon. depat ...... Centralia, Kippen, Brucefield, Clinton, Londeeboro, Myth, l'folgra% e, i int ham, aril% e 806711 842 450 933 543 044 554 955 605 3001 811 10 09 619 10 25 685 11 15 652 11 27 700 11 40 7t13 11 50 725 Passenger Wirvzharn, depart 6 38 8 33 li,•;:i.ral,e, 6 50 3 44 iTh. t h. • . 7 64 3 56 1.,rimnr,iro, 7 13 4 0i, 1.1:lopn, 7 20 18 P,r,,-0,, tO , g 28 4 39 835 4d7 8 41 452 854 505 9 04 515 952 00 tcp;oli, .................. F.:Atvr, ctritraita, 1,c2idcgi, e. ,mrmamermmommwommamammomm* ; 1 THE HURON EXPOSITOR orld's Greatest Short Stories No. II * A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT ROBERT LOWS STEVENSON By Robert Louis Stevenson et el Twenty-four famous authors were asked recently to name the best short story in the English lan- guage. The choice of Booth Tar- kingtoti, Jack London, Alfred Henry Lawis and Richard Harding Davis was "A Lodging For the Night." by Robert Lillis Stevenson. avssmakiimmassame. (Continued frem last week) - Fie went bone) to the door and keocktel. The, sound of his blows echoed through the house with thin, phantasmal reverherations. ns though it were quite empty, but thee had scarcely died away before a measured tread' drew near, a couple of bolts were withdrawn. and one wine was opened broadly. as though no guile of fear of guile were knovni eo those wrthin. A tall figure of m man niuseit- lar and spare, but a little ent. con- fronted Vilion. The head was massive, but finely sculptured; the ,uose taunt at the bottotu. but refining upward to where it joined a pair of strong and honest eyebrows; the mouth and eyes surrounded with delicate markings, and the whole face based upon a thick white beard. boldly and sqtarely trim-- med. "You knock thee, sir," said the old man in resonant. Sourteous tones, VIII= cringed and brought up many servile words of apology. At a crisie of this sort the beggar wan uppermost In him, and the man of genius hid his head 4r1tli confusion. "You are cold," repeated the' Old man, "and hungry? Well, step in." , Arid he ordered him into the house with a noble enough gesture. "Seme great seigneur," thought Villon. as his host, settlug down the lamp on the flagged pa reetient of the entry, shot the bolts once' more into their places. "You will pardon me if I go in front" he said when this was done, and he preceded the poet upstairs into a large,. apartment, warmed with a pan •of - charcoal and lit by a great lamp hang- ing from the roof. It was very bare of furniture; only some gold plate on' a sideboard, some folios and a stand of arraor between the windows. , Some smart tapestry ;hung upon the wails representing the crucifixion of our Lord in one piece and in another a scene of shepherds and shepherdesses by a running stream. Over the chim- ney was nt shield of arms. "Will Youneat yourself," said the old. man, "and forgive me if I leave you? I am alone In ray house tonight„ and if you are to eat I must forage for you myself." No sooner was his host gone than Villon leaped from the chair on which he had just seated himself and began examining the room with the stealth and passion_of a cat. Then he stood In the middleof tire -room, drew a long breath. and, retaining it with puffed cheeks, looked round and Around him, turning On • his heels. as if to impress every feathre of the apartment on his memory. • "Seven pieces of plate," he said. "If there had been ten I would have risked n it. A fine house and a fine old master, so beip me all the saints!" And just then, hearing•the old titan' tread returning along the corridor'. h stole back to his chair and began' hum!. bry toasting his wet legs before the charcoal pan. His entertainer had a plate of meat • in one hand and a jug of wine in the other. He set 'do -wile -the platen -upon the table, motioning Villon -,to draw in his chair and going to the sideboard, brought back two goblets, which he filled. "I drink your better fortune." be snid gravely, touching Villon's cup, with his own. "To' our better acquaintance," snld Abe poet, growing bold. A mere man of the people would have been awed by the courtesy of the old signor, but Villon was hardened in that matter; he had made mirth for great lords be- -fore now and found them as black ails as himself. And so be devo egT himself to the viands with a ravenous gusto, vetille the old man. leaningback- ward, *etched him' with eteady, curi- ous eyee.g- "You have blood on your shoulder, my man," he said. Montigny must, have laid his wet right hand upon , him as he left tbe house. He cursed Montigiay in Ids heart. • "It was none of my sbedding," be stammered. _ "I had not suppbsed so," returned his host quietly. "A brawl?" • "Well, something of that sort," VII - ion admitted with a quaver. "Perhaps a fellow tnurdered?" "Oh, no, not murdered," said the poet, more and more confused, "It was all fair piay-murdered by acci- dent. I had nd hand in it. God strike me dead!" he added fervently. "One rogue the fewer, I dare say," observed the master of the house. "You may dare to say that," agreed Villon, Infinitely relievec.. "As big a rogue as there is ,betw en here and CASTOR 1 Far Mau sad Otildna. BOOTS, ° TARKiNGTOB t Jerusalem. He turned up bis toes nee a lemb. But it WAS a nastY thing, to look at. I dare say you've seen dead men in your time, my lord?" he added, glaneing at the armor. . i "Many," said the old Man. "I bayea followed the wars. as you imagine. Elave you any money?" . ] , , "I have one ;white," returned the poet.' laughing. "1 got it -out of a dead Jade's stocking in a porde She Was AR dead as' Caesar, poor wench, and as cold as a cburcb. with bits of, ribbon sticking in her hair. This is a hard world in winter for wolves and weach- es and poor rogues like me." "L" said the old man, ;ham Enguer- rand de' la .Feuillee. signor de Brise - tout, bailie du Patatrac. Who and what may you be?" . . Villon robe and made a suitable rev- erence. "I am -called Francis Villon," he said, ra poor masterdof arts or Me university. I know some Latin and A deal of vice. l I can mAke chansons, ballads, leis. virelais and roundels, and i am very fond of wiue. I was born In a garret, and I shall not Improbably die um4f the gallows. I may.add, my ,lord, that from this night forward I am ymir lordship's very obsequious servant no command." "No iervant of mine," said the knight. "Itly guest for this evening. ., . and no' more.' '' . "A yery grateful guest," said Villon politely. and he drank in ,dumb,ahow to his entertainer. - aYou, are shrewd." began the old mann _tapping his forehead, "very shrewd. You have learning. You are a clerk, and yet you take a small piece of money off a dead woman In the street. Is it not a kind of theft?" "It is a kind of theft much practiced in the wars. my lord." . "The wars are the field of bonor." re- turned the old man proudly. "There a man plays his life upon the caste He fights in- the name of hi a lord the king, his Lord -God, and all their lordships the holy saints and angels." -Put it," said Vinous "that I were really a thief, tsliould I not play my life also and against heiyier odds?" -For gain. but not for honor." • -Gain?" repeated Vilion, with a shrug. "Gain! The poor fellow wants .supper andi takes it. • So does the sol- dier in a 4ampalgn. Why. what are all these requisitions we hear so much about?" "These thing§ are a necessity of war which the lowborn must endure with constancy. Look at us two," said his lordship. "I am old, streng and hon- ored. If I were turned from my house tomorrow hundreds would be proud to shelter me. Poor people woiiI1 go out and pees the night in .the streets with ; their children if .I merely hinted that. I ;wished to be alone. And I find -you up, wandering homeless and picking farthings off dead women by the Way- side! I fear no man and nothing. I have seen you _tremble and lose coun- tenance at a word. I wait God's sum- roons contentedly in.ray own house, or, if it please the -king to call me out again, upon the field of battle. You look for the gallows -a rough, swi; death, without hope or honor. Is there no difference hetvveen these two?" *".e.sl far as to the moon," Villon ac- quiesced. "But if I had been born Lord of Brisetout and you had been the,poor scholar Francis, should not I have been the soldier and you the thief?" . . "A thief?" cried the old man. - "I a thief! If you understood your • words you would repent them." . Villon turned eut his hands with a gesture of inimitable Impudence. "If your lordship had `done me the honor to follow my argument!' he said. , • "I do you too much honor in submit- ting to your presence," paid the knight. "Learn to curb your tongue wben you speak with old and honorable peen, or some one hastier than I may reprove you in a , sharper fashion." And he rose and paced the lower end of the apartment, .struggling with anger and antipathy. Villon surreptitiously refill- ed his cup and settled himself -more comfortably .in the chair, crossing hie. knees and leaning his head upon one hand and the elbow against the back of the chair. He was now replete and warm, and he was In .nowise frighten- ' ed for his host, having' gauged him as justly as was possible between two - such different characters. The night was far spent, and in every comfort- able fashion after,all, and he felt mor- ally certain of a safe departure on the 'morrow. "Tell me one tieing," said the old man, pausing in his walk. "Are you really a thief?" "I claim the sacred rights of hospi- tality," returned the poet. "nly lord, 1 am." . "You are very young," the knight continued. "I should never have been so old," replied Villain showing. his finger,. "If I had not helped myself with these ten talents.* They have -been my -nursing mothers and my -nusing fathers." "You may' still repent and change." "I repent, daily." said the poet "There ttre few people more given to repentence than ()aim Francis. As for chnnee, let somebody change my 'cir- cuinsninces. emu, must -continue to eat, if it vere only hliat he rimy con- tinue to repent," "The elitinge 111114t begin In the heart," returned the old maii nleinfily, "My dear lord." auswered %liftoff, "de you really fancy that I steal for pleas- ure? I hate stealing like any other , piece of work or of danger, My teeth chatter when I see a gallows. But 1 must eat. I must driult, I must mix In society of sdnie, sort. What- the devil! Mae is not a solitary anlinal- cul Deus faeminam tradit Make me king's Pander, traike me abbot of St. Denis, mike we bailie of the Patatrac, and then i\ shell be changed indeed. But as long as you leave the the poor scholar Francis Villon, without a far- thing. NViiy, of course, I remain the same." "The grace of God is all powerful• ." "I- should be et heretic to question it," said Francis. "It has made you lord of Brisetout find bailie of the Pate- -tree. It has given me nothing but the quick' wits under my hat and these ten toes upon my hands. May I belp myself to wine? I thank you respect- fully. By God's grace, you have a very superior vintage." The lord of Brisetout walked to and fro with hie hands behind his back. - Somehow he yearned toconvert thel young man to a better way:of think- ing and could not make up inn mindi to drive him forth again into the street. "Thereds something more than I can understand In this," he said at length. "Your mouth ts full of subtleties, 'and the 'devil has led you very far astray, but the devil IS only a very weak spirit before Godh truth, and all bis subtle- ties vanish at a -word of true honor, like darkness at morning. Listen to me once more. I learned long ago that a gentleman should live chivalrously and lovingly to God and the king and his lady, and, though I have seen many strange things done, I have still striv- en to command my ways upon that rule.l It is not only written in all no- ble histories, but in every man's heart, If he will take care to read. You speak of food and wine, and 1 know very well that hunger is a difficult trial to " endure, but you do not speak of other wante. You have totally forgotten the great and only real ones, like a man who Should be doctoring toothache on the 'judgment day,' for such thiegs as honor and love and faitheare net only nobler than food and drink, hut in- deed I think we desire them more and suffer more sharply for their absence. I speak to you as I think you will most easily understand me. Are you not, while careful to fill your belly, disree garding another appetite in your heart, which spoil§ the pleasure of your life and keeps you continually wretched?", Villon was sensibly nettled under all this sernaonizinge "You think I have no sense of honor!" he cried. "I'm poor enough, God known! It's hard to see rich people with their gloves and you blowing in your hands. XII empty belly is a bitter thing, although'You speak So -lightly. of it. If you had- had as many as I, perhaps you would change your time. Anyway, I'm° a ttief-make the most a that -but I'm not a devil from hell, God strike me dead! 1 'would have you to know I've an bonor of my omit) as good as yours, though I don't prate about it all day long as if it was a God's miracle to have any. It seems quite natural eo me. I keep it in its box till it's want- ed. Why, no*, look you here, how long have I been in tbisyoom with you? Dia you not tell me you were alone in the house? Look at ydur gold plate! You're strong, if you. like, but you're old and unarmed. ancl I have my knife. What did I want but a jerk of the elbow i and here would have been you with the cold steel in your boviels, and there would have been me, linking In the streets, with an armful of golden cups! Did you suppose I hadn't wit enough to see that? And I scorned the action. There are iyour d -d goblets. as safe as in as ehurch: there are you, with your !heart ticking as good as new, and here am 1, ready to go out again as poor as I came in. with my one white that you threw in my teeth! And you think I have no sense of honor -God\ strike me dead!". The old man stretched out his right arm. "I will tell you what youare," he said. "You are a rogue, in ,man: an impudent and black hearted rogue and vagabond. I have passed an hour with you. Oh, believe me, 1 feel' my- self disgraced! And you have eaten and drunk at my table. But now ram sick at your presence. The day has come and the night' bird should be off - to his roost. Will you go before or after?" "Which you please," returned the poet rising. "I believe you to be strict- ly honorable," He thoughtfully emp- tied his cup. "I wish I could add you were intelligent," he went on, knock- ing on his head with"his knuckles. "Age, age; the brains stiff and rheu- ea atic "God pity you," said the lord of Brisetout at the door. "Goodby, papa," returned Villon, with a Yawn. "Many thanks for, the coid mutton."' The door closed behind him. The dawn was breaking over the white moth A chill, uncomfortable morningO ushered hi the day. Mon stood and - heartily stretched himself in the mid- dle of the road. • hA *very dull old gentleman," he thought. "I wonder what his goblets may be worth?" _ All Explained. Forester -How did you come to mar- ry your wife? Lancaster -Oh, She seemed to take a dislike to me when we first feet, and I wanted to show her she was mIstaken.-Stnart Set. • . Did Her Best to Tell. "What alis mother?" ' "She has juet heard „that despite her efforts one-half the world doesn't know • bow the other half iives."-Exchange. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR IA FACED FOUR Mita. Coolness and Daring of a Plucky Kaffir Heirdbey. Four 'Irons attacked a herd of cattle on feral at Romsey, South Africa, says the Rhodesia Herald. The berd- boy was stendIng on nn ant heap ex- amining a pair of boots he had got the day previous, when he heard a tow growl near him. On looking up he 'saw that three lions had got hold of three cows, 'while another lion stood looking on. The boy pulled off his boots and threw them at the nearest, lion, and the ,made a rush' for them with a stick, shotithag at the same time at the top of his voice to another herd - boy to bF)ing a gun. In the meantime two lions had- got their cows down, but, nothing daunt- ed, the Kafir made a rush for them, and the lions moved away from their prey. The by then rounded up his cattle (he bad 108 head), and while he was doing so had to chase the lions away several times. When he was, at , one sideethe lions would try to .catch the cattle on the other. However, he brought all his cattle safely home, though (meta the cows afterward died, the claw of a lion halting penetrated her Icing. :For cool daring it would be bard to beat thi chasing of four lions single handed and with no weapons except a pair a boots and a stick. 4 LEARNING- HOW TO UNLEARN. Modern Scientists Harking Back to Th,ales of Miletus. When we were young and knew with- out doubt that the moieoule was com: posed of two or three ultimate parts, called atoms, we listened complacently to the statement that "science, pro- gresses in a straight line, philosophy around in a circle, or at best along a helical 'spiral." Now that we are older and believe that the simplest atom has nearly 1,800 parts, we -find that per- haps the helix is expressive of science as well, observes the editor of the En- gineering and Mining Journal. We, believe, with the alchemists, that the so called elements are fundamen- Ugly the same. Mettler we will trans - mote one to another remains to be seen; we follow tbe alchemists in at- tempting it. Were one of the Greek philosophers. Thales of Miletius, for instance, to stroll itto a modern assembly of phys- icists and chemists, the language would 'be more troublesome than the ideas. He would hear the physical chemist remarking cheerfully that there is no matter, for that which we call matter Is only energy, and Thales would re- mark, "Plagiarist." The disciples of relativity, the ultra. modern physicists, would tell him that space and time are one, and Tildes would sigh to think of his boyish debates. , John Leicke. John Locke, whose "Essay -on the Human Understanding" was the first work that attracted Attention in Eng- land to metaphysical' speculation. was born at Wrington, England, Aug. 29, 1632, and died at Oates, England, Oct. 28, 1704. The chief purpose of -the es- say was to find the original source and scope of human knowledge. The con - C11[1810118 he arrived at in this study were that there is no such thing as "In- nate idea; that the human mind is as a- sheet of white paper prepared to be written upon; that the knowledgeIri thereon tten is supplied by experi- ence and that sensation and reflection are the o sources :of all our Ideas." He made the first sketch when he was thirty-eight years of age and finished It seventeen years later. The book was bitterly attacked. A Boat Survival. The dghaisa (Pronounced dysa), the gondola of Melte, is a survival, says John Wignacourt in "The Odd Man In Malta," of the oldest vessel ever used and varies little in shape from the Egyptian boats of the dead. Actually the eye of Osiris is still to be seenupon the prow. It is propelled by two ex- perienced oarsmen, one of whom al- ways stands._ When the Gregale wind is sweeping the harbors and the steam ferries are unsafe you can s111luse the trusty dghaisa. It is a gay ttle craft, painted in brilliant colors -fn this re- spect a contrast to the somber gondola of Venice. Pleasant For the Callers. Two ladies made a formal call on a distant acquaintance. The maid ask- - ed them to wait nntil she ascertained whether the dperson inquired for was In. Presently she gripped downstairs and announced that "the lady was not at home." One of the callers, finding that shehad forgotten her cards, said to her friend, "Let me write my name on your cant." "Oh, it isn't at all necessary, miss," put in the maid cheerfully; "I tdleher who it was." -New York Globe. Gone For Good. "Is it true, mother dear, that every- thing old fashioned conies back in time?" "With one exception, daughter; the woman who saved the train by flag- ging It with a red flannel petticoat She, will never come back." - Baltimore A 'infirm- . A PAIR OF SLIPPERS. Story of an Eccentric Man and a Curi- ous Monument. There stands In a church in Amster- dam an ancient and curious monument of white marble which always attracts the attention of visitors, ant? their curi- osity is usually heightened by its in- scription. On the monument are en- graved two slippers of a singular shape, Stith the inscription. "Effen Nyt," evhich in English would be "even noth- ing," or, more colloquially put, "noth- ing else." The story thateis told of this strange device is as follows: • A Certain rich man who was very nxtravagant in his tastes became pos- sessed of the idea that he had just so many years to live and no more, and he calculated that if he spent a stated nortion cii his principal every year Ids ant 7 OAP tld SO little awl does so niudi POSITIVELY THE LARGEST SALE IN CANAD life and his property WV1pil expire Lu- gether. He was lavishly generous to others as well as indulgent of hie own .whiran, and it so happened that he died ,tlen. very year he had propbeged would; be his last. He bad furthermore brought his fortune to such a low:ebb that aft- er his few,debts were paid nothing re- mained of all his possessions aside from the clothes in which he was to be buried but a pair of curious old slippers. ' Some of bis relative!! to whom be had been kind during bIS life erected this strangely decorated Monument to - mark his burial place.-;-Wasbingten Star. . - Human Strides. Mdny correspondents Wive been test- ing the length of their: stride, even those small boys who pace out the length of a cricket pitch in assurance that twenty-two long steps make twen- ty-two yards. But a 'walker from the city avers he comes as near as most men to the yard to the step on a Iona walk. He stands five feet eight and one-half inches, his a swhig from the hips and has alWays between mile- stones stepped from 1,690 to 1,710 Paces to the mile. That, of course, is a solitary walk. In a reginaent the; pace must be set by the average of the ioragest and shortest stepper. -London Opinion. Empty Bags.. Andre* Carnegie once gave a clergy- man a donation for his church and at the same time another gift for a broth- er Cler&manwho had fallen int -celeste tution. "But I doubt if he will take this money. Mr. Carnegie." the clergyman said doubtfully. "He is very proud." "Oh. he'll take it," said the ironmas- ter. "Poverty destroys pride. How can an empty' bag staud upright?" • Mean Man. a Stamp Clerk -t• This letter la ovele -weight, madam. Woman at Window - Well, of all the mean people! Why, I've mailed hendreds of 'letters that weren't anywhere near full, weight, and now that I'm -sending one just a little bit over you want to charge extra for it-, Boston Transcript. A Safe Background. A man rather untidy In his personal habits was discussing the questien of a new waistcoat with a friend. "What coley would you advise?" Jae ;asked the friend. -Why." said the friend, "I'd get one of soup color!" o- Saturday Evening Post The Burned Church. Jim (regarding damage to church by fire) -Good job it wasn'd a factory, Bill. Bill -You're right mate. Only one man put out of work, and be draws hie money. -London • Punch. , not have been made ley aressma or a person's own hair; the caps were also very large and,high and made of mate- rial which as to its kind can only be guessed. at," says Charles E. Keeler in a history and development of hats and headgear. "The largest were cupola shaped, and their use was probably confined," he further says, "to those of royal blood. They were yellow, white and red. ITt is supposed (that the yellow ones were, made of brass and were a kind of hel- met, tinia the white was the crown of upper Egypt and tbe red the crown of lower Egypt. Tbe pselaeht, a combina- tion of the white and red, was consid- ered as the symbol ef the rule over the kind. Lower fiat erowned caps 'were worn both alone and over a bated, and sometimes with a strap under the chin to hold the headpiece in place. The huge wigs were probably worn won the shaven heads, as it is supposed that the clean shaven head was as preva- lent in Egypt as it is now in tropical A.sia." A Reason For Tears. An amusing story about Dr. Archrl bald Pitcairne, the physician, Jacobite and scholar, is toJby -The Book of Dr. Pitcairn goer, but on one uge in a church fr The sermon was co preacher was %notional, coplotisly and, as it seemed., cairne, irrelevantly, He turned to - only other occupant of the pew, a stolid . countryman, and whispered, "What, on earth gars the man greet (weep)?" "You would mayte greet yourself,' was the solemn an wer, "if you Wail up there and had as little to gay." - Census Reports Take Time. - Each :United States tensue report rep- resente'a compilation of statistics for the entire countri and much time is required to make an actual eaBlinfl and to publish tile results. For exam- ple, in the census of_ manufacturer,' nuiforni reports must be securedfirom more than 270,000 establishments and In the cenans of agriculture from more than 6,00000 farms. In collecting sta- tistics from omanufacturers,- farmer% electric light and power plants, electric railways,and other interests it Is necelo sayer to allow a Wile:lent time to fill out the schedule so as not to Interfere ;with the conduct of private tnedness. Kangaroo Tendons. In 'Australia kangaroo. fanning Is dud :b Important bdustty. The hides are valuable, and the tendons extrethely, fine. Indeed, they are the best known to surgeons for sething up woundsi • and especially for holding broken bones together, being much finer and tougher than catgut. -London Globe. Defectives. "Here's a story about a man with a PriSbably an Accident. cork leg, a cork arm, a rubber ear, - "Did you notice bow pale the bride- -glass eye and a wig." groom was?" - "Het must be one of those defectives "No. How did you happen ho glanceA there's so much agitation about." -B01 - at him ?"-Chicago Record -Herald. / halo Express. Not ignorant of misfortune, 1 learn trom my own' woes to aid the wretched. -Vergil. PARISIAN BEGGARS. Clever Rogues Who Study the Weak Points of Their Victims. An accomplished mendicant, like •a clever salesman, studies his customers, discovers their weak points in he can and trades upon them. In this relation it Is of interest to note the skillful Methods 'whereby a certain class of Parisian beggars play upon the super- stitions of their victims. There is a common saying in France that giving alms brings good fortune _a saying that has pot been overlooked by the Parisian beggar. If one visits the Sorbonne on the days of examina- tion for the bachelor's degree he will see an interesting sight. The colle- glans approach, each with -his diction- ary under his arm, on his way to make the famous Latin version,, on the suc- cess of which all his future depends. A crowd of beggars surround them. "A sou, monsieur; a morsel of 'bread," the beggar will say to a codleglan. "It will bring you happiness." The candidate hurries on. "You will be blackballed, monsieur," the beggar continues. This sinister prediction always takes effect The collegian pulls out his purse, and the beggar turns away, chuckling. A similar scene may be witnessed at the Hotel de Ville on the dap; of ex- amination for certificate of ability for teaching. When there are no examina- tions in progress there may be races, and to them go the beggars, for game- sters and sporting men are notoriously superstitiona-Wa,shington Star. WIGS, HOODS AND CAPS. Shapes, Colors and Significance of Old Euptian Headgear. _ The reliefs and paintings on the walls` of the tombs and temples of the Egyp- tians show that that race of people wore thick and elegant headdresses, Rats with brims were apparently un- known. Their headgear consisted of wigs, hoods and caps 'The wigs were very likely made of leer or tow. for their- great size could A Question. "The pen is ; mightier than the sword." "Theft can the fellow with the loon - lain pen be said -to be carrying ten- cealed weapons?" --Town Topics. "mm.mmymmmmmmo Cured. "I thought it was a case of love at first sight." "It was; but, then, I took a second look."---Burfalo Express. Talent creates a work; genius keeps it from dying. -Emerson. ENGLAND'S PREMIERSHIP.. A COVeted Office That Brings Misery, to )ta incumbents. The lot of the British premier Is iiird that of the policeman in the Gilbert* ballad -not a happy one After Lord Derby had, been prime minNter, het gaid that he had had only two days in office, one being the 'day ha entered. it and the other the iday retired from it. Peel wrote: "It is Impossible or nnt not to feel that the duties are abode all human strength; at least, above `mine." Peel also once made the cunle ous statement that If his nose had not bled every night during his premier- ship he could not have borne the load of his position. Lord Palmerston was to much afe fected by his work that he had a spe! cial high desk built which neeessitata ed. a sanding position. He einalitined that if he fell asleep while trying in keep up with his work the fall would awaken hin. pisraeli frequently stated that .ptf man ocitild have any notion Of the fiv duous life, and when Gladstone ,ehatt released trona the duties of prime ri1s-4 ister be leaped head Over heels dowri a grass bank at Lord Evanstahrougla eheer delight' Lord Rosebery once emote the foie lowingaconcerning the duties Of pH/ad minister; "He has to deal With the. sovereign, with the cabinet, with .9ssel, , lialvent and with public opinion * ith :Various MIAs and degrees. Softie of his colleagues he twist convinee, sweat he may have to hunaor, some even tee cajole. It is a harassing, laborious an . unete"ens- task" -New York Times.