The Brussels Post, 1910-8-11, Page 6V E NORMAN RELICS. ~ A , NOBLE ''' MAN.
JHE NORMAN UNREROROFT 1S
NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,`
'flopository of Many Famous Historic
Remains Is the Only Surviving,
Part of Westminster Built by Ed-
ward the Confessor—Fragments of
the Old_ Cloister Are Being Put
Together—Effigies of Monarchs.
He Was Not the Stately Chief Wolee-
ley Expected to Meet.
Lord Wolseley was stationed In Can.
ado many Years ago. On one occasion
he spent a hgUday in the wilds, build.
Ing a wigwam and praetIcing general.
17 what we should now cull the bac
to nature" cure.
it was 0090 atter 41s arrival in the
country, and aa the means of commu-
nfeaUoo were gall somewhat prima
tine be had never seen as Indian and
was twist anxious to make the red,
man's acquaintance, Some frieuds of
The Norman Undercroft, which ad- hie promised to send one or two to eee
tarn, there was an eneameat not
joins the ancient Chapel of the Pyx m, as pm
at Westminster, London has been very tar away,
opened to the public forthe first time At last one morning Lord Wolseley
for many years. was tnforttted that a chief bad called
The Undercroft is a range .of five to see him. With his mind full of the
vaulted bays; which, by the removal conventional, Indian, a man of cont -
of partitions, has been made into marling presence, arrayed 1e all the
one long obember. It is situated at glory of paint and feathers, he eagerly
the south end of the Chapel of the stepped outside this wigwam to make
Pyx, ' and 'the dividing wall, appar- :. his acquaintance. But he received a
early, has been pierced at some time rude shock when be found a wizened
by two bays, the outlines of which
fro visible. Overhead is the oldgentleman dressed in a tattered frock
,
elermitory of the monks, part of coat and ancient waistcoat.
Which is now Westminster School. I However, the general stifled his as•
These buildings are of great anti- tonishment and played the gonial host.
quarian interest, because they are altbougb horribly bored at the Imes -
practically all that remains of the sant chatter of the Indian, who had
building of Edward the Confessor. been in the service of the Hudson Bay
For many years past the Undercroit company and therefore could speak
has been mainly a receptacle for broken' English fairly fluently.
lumber, and its architeeturai beauties At length, suzioue to get rid of his
old stone and other m
have been hidden by theaterial with masses of visitor, he took a twenty-five cent
which it has been littered. One of its Piece out of bis pocket and. fearing be
three entrances has been need by might be grossly insulting his visitor.
the boys of Westminster School as a presented it to him.
short cut from the cloisters to their Tbe latter took it, looked at It care-
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gymnasium. Pally, felt the edges and then said:
As the result of the careful and "Can you mak'' it half dollarP'
judicious restoration by the Dean
and Chapter the Undercroft is now
a rectangular chamber of consider. --r• THE WET RAIN.
able proportions; it is about 110 feet
long and 45 feet wide. It is three or
four times as large as the Undercroft
beneath the Chapter House. The
four pillars which divide the Under.
croft into five bays are situated in a
line in the centre of the chamber. In
two of them much - of the original
stonework of Edward the Confessor's
buildings is visible. The second pil-
lar from the north end presents a
curious appearance. On one side it
slopesinward and downward from
the capital, forming a recess which
might be used for a small altar or an
image. The pillar has now been
buttressed. One of the bays and
part of another contain the original
vaulting. The eleventh century care.
ing of the capitals of some of the
pillars remains—not altogether intact,
but sufficiently complete to enable a
clear idea to be formed of its char-
acteristics. The use which was made
of the Undercroft in mediaeval times
is not known. It is possible, per-
haps, that it was used as a school for
the novices.
Some relics which have been found
in various parts of the Abbey have
been collected in the Undercroft.
Among the stones which were brought
to light while the floor of the Under -
.croft was being reconstructed are a
number of fragments which are be-
lieved to have formed part of the
Norman' arcading of the original
cloisters. These fragments have been
fitted together at the south end of the
chamber as a tentative reconstruc-
tion of three arches of the old arcade.
The three bosses are elaborately
carved, and one of them, which de-
picts " scenes from the Judgment of
Solomon, is in an excellent state of
preservation. Among the other archi-
tectural fragments is one which is
supposed to have been one of the
bosses of the old Chapel of St. Oath- , A Great Assistance.
erine. The carved wooden Jacobean ! "Good morning!" greeted the young
pulpit of the Abbey is also preserved man in the threadbare suit.
to the Undercroft. Most interesting The millionaire turned around In his
of all, however, are several of the plash chair,
old wooden effigies of kings and Er -1 think you have the advantage
queens of England, which it was the of me, young man;' he said distantly.
custom at royal burials to carry upon
the coffin. These images are of older "Why, don't you retnember me, sir?
date than some of the wax effigies 1 am broke. Two years ago you told
which have been preserved at the me if 1 ever went broke to come
Abbey. Those of Edward III., Eliz -around and see you."
abeth of York, Henry VII., Catherine The millionaire beamed a benevolent
of Valois, and Anne of Denmark are „Ai,
fairly complete, says The London "So I did, my son; so I did. Here le
Times, but the figure of James I. is the envelopall ready for you."
e
without the head, and that of Henry Theyounge mar took the bulky en -
Prince of Wales is simply a bare
trunk without vestige of clothing. velope, and his spirits rose like the
Some of the figures are carved out of mercury on a July day.
large blocks of wood without joints; "Ah, a little assistance, I suppose?"
others consist of separate limbs fitted' "No; a great assistance. It is a vain-
atogether. That of James I. is partly able little pamphlet 1 wrote during my
clothed in what is supposed to have spare time entitled 'How to Be Broke
been its original costume. There is and Happy.'"—Chicago News.
also to bo seen a portion of the hol-
low wooden skull of Anne of Bo-
hemia.
There Are Several Varieties, and An
Have Their Whims.
Rata Is principally composed of
water, but it should not be confused
with mining stock.
Rain always comes on Sunday after-
noons and wash days.
Wash day may be cbanged to any day
in the week, systematically or indis-
criminately, but the rain will come.
Sunday afternoon, however, cannot
be cbanged to any other afternoon.
The rain will hold off until you are
ready to go driving. and then the word
will be passed along the mysterious
currents ot the air, and a double order
of cirrus and cumulus will be hurried
in from the west.
Also In the morning, when you leave
borne and carry your umbrella and
raincoat, the rale will go away and
sulk. But it you take heart of the
fair sky and leave the umbrella and
other trimmings then the ram will
wait until yon leave the office and then
get you. Incidentally It will tuck a
few grip and rheumatism germs into
yonr system.
Rain is good for the crops, but why
it takes you• for a crop is hard to un-
derstand.
Rain never brought fame to any one
except Noah. Probably on the day the
flood began be watched the last picnic
party drive out of town in a bus, shout•
tag sarcastic things at him through the
dust
There are several varieties of rain,
but the one most popular with the
weather bureau Is called "Probably."
—Chicago News.
The Limit.
i Mr. Cribbs—Mrs. 0., I have borne
with resignation—nay, even cheerful-
nese—antique chairs that wabbled, an-
tique cloaks that were always thirteen
Hours behind time, antique rags that
some prehistoric Turks wove, antique
china, antique bowls, pans and ket.
tle, All this ,I have smiled at, but
when you give me antique eggs for
breakfast I draw the lino, madam; I
draw the line.
Palmistry.
Palmistry in its modern temptation
es divided into two branches—chiroo
aiomy and chiromancy. Ohirognomy
defines the outward shapeof the hand
and of its members, the thump and
Anger, Chiromanoy is also derived
Irma the Greek and signifies divina-
tion by the hand—that is, by the linos,
mounts and other marks on the palms
of the hand.
Moslem Wives.
Under. the Moslem laws the peovi-
ision for securing to the wife the free
and uncontrolled possession of her
property is minutely stipulated in the
Marriage contract. 'A suitable sum is
,also arranged for her maintenance in
accordance with her husband's rank,
Oak Wood.
• the oak is a histerio wood. As early
as the eleventh aentufy it became the
faverite wood of civilized Europe, and
specimens of carving and interior fin -
ash have come down to us from that
early day. the pristine beauty en-
atartoed by the eubdtiing finger of lilac.`
Persian Shawls.
The "shat" ot Berman—whence our
word "shawl"—Ls made of goats' hair.
Like the carpets, tbe shawl patterns
are learned by heart, and the work is
even finer. Children also do this work.
It is estimated that Kerman turns out
$300,000 worth of shawls, handmade,
a year. The finest product Is a fir cone
pattern, a rich color effect, made espe-
cially for tbe governor of the province,
who wears tt as a robe of boner on the
Persian New Year's day.
Ho Got Her.
"It's so long since you called upon
roe," said the girl as she came down
to the young man in the parlor, "that
I was beginning to think you were for-
getting me."
"1 am for getting you," replied the
smart youth, "and tbat's wby I've
called tonight. Can I have you?"
A Real Crisis.
"Johnnie, do you understand what Is
meant by a crisis?"
"Yes, mum."
"Tell us, Johnnie."
"Two outdo' the bases fall, mum."--*
Buffalo Express.
His Big 5111.
Guest—How long is this lease of
your hotel to ran? Hotel Clerk -What
lease? theft -✓The one 1 just gave yatl
the money fere-New York Press.
• Deepetisin may govern without faith,
but liberty ,eannot;--De Tocquevilla,
'KEPT ON PRAYING;'
Th. House Chaplain Responded to the
Journal Cterkat Appeal,
After a rather lengthy prayer by, the
eilapltiu of the house of representa-
tives a veteran member said;
"The chaplain's prayer reminded me
of the most amusing incident I ever
sew duringmy entire service in toe
house of representatives. The incident
occurred many years ago, so 1 have
forgotten the names of the actors.
"One tray the journal clerk rushed
Into the house while the chaplain was
praying. He looked through the draw-
ers of his desk in a hasty manner and
then hustled to the side of the Chap-
lain,
"'Keep on praying; he nrged ear.
nestly. 'We can't find the journal.'
"Mr. Chaplain was so startled that he
faltered in his prayer, but after' a mo-
ment he seemed to grasp the situation.
He bowed his head still loner and
continued to pray. The usual time
devoted to prayer in the house 15 about
a mlaute. Members began to shift un-
easily on their feet, to look at their
watcbes, and, Instead of bowing their
beads in reverence, they looked at the
speaker pleadingly. The speaker evi-
dently had been Informed of tbe diffi-
culty, and, realizing that the business
of the house could not proceed without
the journal, be was willing the mem-
bers should get plenty of prayer,
Aft-
er ten minutes' solid praying the
preacher showed signs of getting nerv-
ous. He knew the members were get-
ting restive, and he looked down to one
of the clerks.
'Don't stop,' pleaded the clerk. 'We
haven't found It yet.'
"The preacher did not stop until he
bad been praying for fifteen minutes,
at the end of which time the journal
clerk rushed into the house bearing
the precious book under bis arm.
"'Amen; said the chaplain, with a
WO of relief, and the speaker prompt-
ly ordered the clerk to read the jour-
nal of the preceding day's business."—
Washington Times.
RAILROAD TRACKS.
If You Must Follow Them, Walk Out•
aide, Not Between Them.
Two mea, one young and the other
grizzled with middle age, were walk-
ing beside the railroad track in a Bos-
ton suburb on their way to the nearest
station. The younger stepped between
the rails. "Better walk here," he ad-
vised. "It's better walking."
"No," replied the older man. "I never
walk on the railroad track." "But
we're facing the direction from which
trains come,' persisted the other. "It's
safe." "My son," said the middle
aged man, "I was a railroad engineer
for more than twenty years, and if I
learned one thing from the poor chaps
I've Been picked up it was not to walk
on a railroad track when there is a
possibility of walking anywhere else.
If the law stopped all trains running
on Sunday and this was Sunday I
wouldn't do it it's the fellow that's
sure he's taking all the precautions
that gets killed."
Here was a man who knew about
railroads from intimate conection with
them. His advice was the advice of a
mac who knew. Every railroad man
of experience will say the same as he.
In England the tracks are private prop-
erty, and nobody is allowed to walk
upon them, so accidents are rare. Here
hardly a day passes that we do not of the east. Among these are the Baby-, allied a_ -
read of men killed while making a ionish books inscribed on clay tablets, of the Boxer revolution and the siege
thoroughfare of the railroad right of supposed to have been prepared for public of the legations in 1900. Prince Chun
way. And usually It is noted that instruction about 65o B. C. 11 is said fs, therefore, the only man who ever
tbey were on the "safe" side of the by Aristotle that Strabo was the first
track, became confused by the top- wielded imperial power in China who
known collector of books and menu. has traveled abroad.
preach of two trains and stepped In scripts. This was about the year 330
B C. The Stationer.
"Stationery" has etymologically as
much to do with standing as has "sta.
Simpkins always was soft hearted, and tionary." The original stationers, or
when it devolved upon him to break the stationarii, were so called because they
news gently of Jones' drowning to the sold their books upon stalls or "sta-
bereaved Mrs. Jones it cost him much tions"—in London round about old St.
paper, ink and perspiration before he Paul's Cathedral, in some cases
THE COLD TUBBINIU A BABY EMPER
�.. RUR.
1plrit Rate In Its Way, But Not the Real A Chubby Little E'oy Wha Rules Over
abate as a Bath. China's 400,000,000 People,
A great many people seem to pride A ,round, chubby, fat little Chinese
themselves on being well -bathed indi. boy roles China's 400,000,000 people,
victuals on the ground that every morn. Of course this baby does not taeue
ing of their lives they jump fora short the edicts from the peacock throne,
moment into a tub of cold water. As 5 nor wield the vermilion pencil, Never.
mutter of. fact, says Youth's Compere theless, this tiny youngster sits on
ion, it is quite possible to perform thio the wonderfully carved dragon throne
feat for 365 days in the year and yet to of gold and lacquer and represents
entirely mise the real purpose of the the supreme power of the empire, tom -
daily bath, 1 Porarily vested. in his father, Prince
The cold shower or plunge is excellent Chun, the Regent, When he ascend -
in its way for those to whom it is suited, I ed the throne in December, 1908, he
that is, for the •oung and vigorous, whq. wee not quite three years old, so that
react perfectly. ' For these it Is invlgor• I in the natural order of things lug
toting and stimulating. As a cleansing reign should be a long 000, His title
process it is hardly enough,.because get- is If littler Hs annntunn achieves hie
ting clean does not mean merely letting majority and actually Comes into his
water pass over the body. ( thorn°, it will be clue to the great
To be really clean one must make sure of filial pier and love that
that the millions of tiny pores, by meant
principle y of which the skin does its work for the is, after all, the real power that holds
physical economy, are kept cleared of te empire together. The first tenet
waste products and in good working con-; of filial- love is loyalty to the ern
dition. The skin is one of the most'im• peror,.who is absolutely looked upon
octant of the scavengers of the system, as the `father and mother of his peo-
but one cannot expect it to do its work ple," for he and only he may inter -
properly if . its myriads of tiny holes cede for them at the throne of Heaven,
throw h which itgives off waste matter and only he may receive direct mes-
g sages from the Divine One,
arT blockad. ' Under the unwritten laws of the
This waste matter is largely given oft Empire of China this baby is an abso-
fn the perspiration, which is coming lute despot—a paternal despot, how -
11 sensibly
tel
isyoutoo
o 'overo- a❑
or insensibl if this perspiration le o the patriarchal man of your choice? Clara 14lorris weary travelers feel . somewhataaIIt+i
insensibly.
to products are .driven. meat is based upon p nd says that after much investigating home. This is no new idea, by my
checked the s p idea of the laws of the home a
back into the system, with the result family. As the head of a family is she has proved to her satisfaction that means, but the evidence is becoming{
that the other organs of elimination ars the "despot"of his house, so the Em- blissful thoughts are far, far in' the 00 plain that here and there a dis
asked to do double duty ; and double e o of China is the "despot" of his minority. "One dear lady said, re- gusted traveler may be heard giving'
duty le not demanded of any organ long people. The parent is master and totes Miss Morris, ' 'My dear, all my vent to hie overwrought feelings ill
without a bill having to be paid some• entitled to the services of his son 4eautfful thought at the church were a burst of denunciation. They want
how, some time. and his family so long as he lives. ( simply drowned in oil. Ob, yes, I the kind of hotel where "lifeels note
To keep the skin in perfect working Little Pu Yi, therefore, becomes the • really mean it! I was tremendously in all marble slabs and gilt bellboys",
condition an occasional bath that really sire, the father of all the Sons of love; I was pretty and happy and had and where a guest may turn eom
washes it is called for. This bath should Han, as the Chinese call themselves. ! meant to send up sine final prayer to pletely around or put on his hat with -
take the form of plenty of .warm water, His authority is a Divine right, and heaven of loving gratitude at the moo out disgorging a tip.
some good mild soap, a small brush, and a "source of, law and the foun- meat S was left by my bridegroom's There is no doubt that a large sec-'
above all, a good rough towel, for ilii he
of authority- and the owner i side. tion of the hotel public is sated twirl
final rub is really more Important than by Divine right of every foot of land I 'But, coalingy up the aisle on my the splendors of marble halls, which;
the soap and water wash. and every dollar's worth dbas° no i challenged • uncle's by the attention was dise very thatfirst
t provide
t id Thy a asness tired without
a "style"
cora-
in the empire." His empireapparently had no feet. I could not which makes a barren return far the
national debt. What is needed for pp Y
revenue he collects, for all the wealth feel them and my sole support seemed exactions on their purses and indif-
of the empire is his, and the services to come from uncle's arm. I literally threat to a table which the most,
p tore my mind from this phenomenon skillful art of the chef cannot prevent
of all his subjects (between the ages p ,
• l i if "I3waiting'`from surfeiting. Hotel guests under
Dein and for me. In a moment m
cohis subjects are hisreligion
servants; lives long. 0, God is vergood anti is onlya minor feature, no longer
comes about ed the religion y his y
d empire is based upon filial piety. It . —" I was before the clear old bishop. "folio mine ease in mine fila." They,
hazards, h is taught 'in every household and I saw the book open; my lips trent- are prisoners of luxury, slaves to and
parted on his bicycle. The day proves f theland, d the re• bled to the first word of prayer—when artificial scale of living.
most tempestuous, andto cycle home w•at subjects my eye a upon a large, rest
A Doctor's Trip. •
To render a patient urgently needed aid
a West Highland doctor recently made a
perilous night journey. Dr. A. R. Gunn, of 16 and 60) he may claim He is >Y say ng 10 myso a is
of Lochbroom, received In the early morn the servant of the Divinegore we will the modern demands of a system of
ing man urgent sell c40t a keeper's longi all
b' ' so it be authorized to ttalit together all our predatory charges of which tipping
twenty' -Bye. miles distant, and although
he lett behind a - patient who must b,
visited that night at allLazar s, e o
I every school o an , an fell ] freshly 1p Perhaps in time the people who
out of the question. To walk back by wards that toCh
road might mean the death of the patient are based
at home. The only way was to take a filial pwty, which are invariably
short cut over the hills. This course en• brought to the emperor's attention,,
tailed climbing the dreaded ,Colgacb and title and distinguisbment are tenet -
Rock, a spur of Ben Marc. By day tint ed out to those who are versed in the
rock will try the nerve of the hardiest sacred edicts of the ancient emperors,
mountaineer. By night it is the height or who by their lives and examples
of foolhardiness to attempt it. Neverthe
less, accompanied by a guide, Dr. Gunn
accomplished the journey, and after at
arduous experience, arrived at his des
tination in a very exhausted condition,
but in time to render aid to his patient.
came mese su 1 made oil stain on the crimson caret' build and run hotels will get wise to
upon exceptional acts of p
Old Cordage.
Much money is'made by the sale of by achievements in the classics or
old rope and string. Thousands of dol• notable acts. of piety. The empire of
lars are netted by the buying and selling China is the most perfect model of a
of old fishing nets alone, but this socialistic body in the world and the
amount is a mere bagatelle to the cash most imperfect in its actual practice,
that is turned over in the handling of old for piracy and crime is rampant, and
cordage at the docks. When it is con, injustice and extortion are in evidence
thefit that the cordage, not including wherever the strong dominate the
fitting, of a large sailing vessel costs weak and impoverished.
from $8,o0o to $15,000stanand that this Prince Chun, the regent, is a man
cordage must constantly be renewed it of ability and commanding presence..
will be seen that an enormous trade must He is highly educated and is not
be carried on in this particular respect. averse to adopting the ways of for-
eigners. It was he.who was sent to
The Oldest Libraries. Germany to apologize to the Kaiser
The oldest libraries of which we have for the murder of Baron Von Ket-
any certain knowledge are those brought tler, the German ambassador, whose
to light by excavations among. the. ruins death preoipitated the advance of the
— ^^ Dokin at the time
show marked virtues of loyalty to the
emperor, to father and mot% er. The
sayings of Confucius comprise the
theology of filial piety, and discus
sions and even quarrels are settled
by a quotation from the laws of the
sage. Only the emperor's family and
relatives possess entailed titles of no-
bility—all other ranks are designated
front of one or the other.
B.
Occasionally something Is to be gain. Breaking It Gently.
ed in distance by taking to the rail-
road instead of the public highway.
Tbe man who feels that be must do
this will be wise always to walk be-
side the tra?k and never on 11. It
may not be quite as good walking, but sent the following: I against the walls of the cathedral tt
be is not likely to suffer regrets in a "Dear Mrs, Jones—Your husband can- self. This is one of many trades the
hospital._Beaton Trareler. not come home today because his bathing names of which have no direct allu-
suit was washed away. sion to the commodities sold. "Gro -
"P. S.—Poor Jones was inside the cars," for instance, were so called eit4-
suit-" I er because they sold "en Bros," whole-_
sale, or because they were "engross -
Imperishable. ers," monopolizers.—London Chron-
"Do you think it a wise thing to send isle -
a boy away to college, Binks?" asked
Rippleton. 1 Candied Flowers.
"Oh, yes," replied Binits. "Teaches Rosebuds boiled ih sugar and made
him independence." into a preserve are eaten by Arabians,
"But doesn't he get out of touch with while in China candied rosebuds and
home influence?" persisted Rippleton. jasmine flowers are equally pnpular.
"Not altogether," said Binks. "He The common yellow lily that grows
gets away from the home influences, but in marshes and ponds is utilizedby
the 'touch' goes on forever." the Turks as the main ingredient of
am agreeable conserve. Candied vim
Shell Coated Trees. r lets, are very common in France,
Whole forests may be seen coated with while in Roumania and Bulgaria
shelly substances in New Holland. These many flowers are used for flavoring.
incrustations are supposed to arise from
decompositions of shellfish, which, trans-
ported by the winds, are deposited in the
form of dust on trees and plants.
The Coffee Shrub.
As a rule, the coffee shrub Brst flow-
ers in its third year and then bears
only a small crop of fruit The fifth
year is usually the time of the first
considerable yield. In Java three gnth-�
crings are made annually, called the
"early," the "chief" and the "after I
crop," but only the second Is of great
Importance. The flower enjoys but a
very ephemeral existence, as the set-
tling of the fruit generally takes place
within twenty•four hours, and the pet -
ale wither and fall off almost Imme-
diately, A coffee estate in full flower
is a very beautiful sigbt, but its glory
is very soon past.—Westminster Ga-
zette.
A Witty Suggestion.
At the time when Thaddeus Stevens
was a representative In congress a
member' of the house who was noted
for his uncertain course on all ques-
tions and who confessed that be never
investigated a point under dlscusslon
without Boding himself neutral asked
One day for leave of absence.
"Mr. Speaker," said Stevens, "1 de
not rise to object, but to suggest that
the honorable member need not ask
this favor, for he can easily pair off
with IIImaelf."
Few Wits,
IYtm—Z was confused for a bit, I eon.
fess, but it took me only a moment to
collect my wits. Her—Yes; it couldn't
take any longer than that. Go on."--
Cleveland
n."—Cleveland Leaden,.
Measures His Man.
"I can't say I've never told a ilei"
"Say the rest of it."
"But 1 never tell a men a bigger lie
than 1 think heal belleve.'r-A ltteburg
Peet*
Ants and the Weather.
Strategy.
Tho conductor put his head through
ilio doorway.
`Can't you move up to the front a
little?" he pathetically inquired.
Ants arc credited with an instinctive"Impossible3" a clear voice called
knowledge of the general weather for back. "There's a fat man wedged in
a whole season. When they are observed the aisle."
at midsummer enlarging and strengthen- Whereupon a hasty move up the
ing their dwellings it is said to be a sign aisle °netted, and the situation was
of an early and cold winter. promptly relieved.
A Settler, Motives.
Young Wife—What do you do when "Brother Titewadd is the stingeat
your husband gets Bross and Wants to member this church ever had.'
scold? + 'How can you say so? Didn't he
Wife (with experience)—I read him one give you that beautiful memorial win -
or two of the letters heused to write to
me beeU1ifore we were married.
Wasps.
Wasps are said to rank next to the
higher classes of ants in point of insect
iantence,
dow?"
He did. And why? So ho could be
gazing at it with a benevolent and
rapt expression when we are visaing
the contribution plate."
Truthful.
"I thought you said the water
Precocious Youth, wasn't over my head," spluttered the
Mother—Whet's baby crying about, new pupil who could& t swim when
Jane? ho had been pulled out of the ten
Nurse 1 don't know; ma'am, unless 11 font tank,
was whet the parlor maid said. She re- Iti wasn't over your head when
marked that Willie looked litre hisa you asked mo," replied the smart at::
add I'm afraid Willie heard hem p tendon&.
covering the pulpit steps. this feeling on the part of many.
"'Now, who did that? I thought in- patrons and try returning to some-
dignantly. That's Bice a man to fill a thing like "ye olds inn" to hold their
lamp here on the steps instead of do. trade. But suppose this is done? Will
ing his work in a proper place. My a generation of gumps who have been
beloved held my hand, but my mind educated to accept the present tinsel
clung to the oil stain and I wondered, and tip refrigerators without protest.
"Why do they use oil lamps in the feel at Home in anything else? Those
pulpit when there's gas in the body who, by example, have been taught
of the church; and why had not the to believe nothing -worth while unless
careless creature got sonic brown pa- they pay seven prices for it and hand
per and a hot iron and"—a dead sit- the eighth to the ever -expectant wait-
ence—portentous—awful came upon er might be as miserable in a hotel of
the church. My lover's hand was the olden kind as many others are
crushing mine to pain. now in the celebrated hostelries of to -
"'I tore my eyes away from the oil day, with all their luxuries and their
stain to meet the bishop's amazed lonesomeness,
ones. He bowed his head reminding-
ly—I bowed my head and stupidly
gasped, "Ye-s-er, Yes!" And I was
Harry's wife and had been married
with my whole mind intent upon an
oil stain on the pulpit stairs. Harry
says the first kisses he snatched from
his bride's cheeks on the way home
were salty ones.' She paused a mo-
ment, then: 'Heavens!' she sighed,
'How I do loathe lamp oil!' "
His Good Nature.
Well, John," said Mr. Lovelong to
the raven -year-old brother of his
fiancee, "you will miss your sister
when I take her away, will you
not?"
"Um, yes!" said John slowly.
"I will give you a penny," said
Mr. Lovelonee "if you will tell ins
what you will miss her most foo"
"I guess it will be the pennies she
gives me," replied John.
"Ha!" said Mr. Lovelong, who ex•
petted to hear some encomi"ms of his
fiancee's good nature. "What does
she give you pennies for?"
"Not to touch her front hair when
she has culled it and left it on the
table to cool," said John to the as-
tonished Mr. Lovelong.
Origin of the Name "Bloodhound." ,
The bloodhound was first known in
England as the sleuthhound, later as
the English bloodhound—not on ac-
count of his thirst for blood, but be-
cause of his pure breeding, the same
as one speaks of a pure bred, pure
blood or blooded horse. He was first
introduced in England by that good
sportsman William the Conqueror.
Later he was known in France as the
St. Hubert and in the eighth century
as the Flemish bound. There were no
real English bloodhounds in America
before those sent over by Edwin
Brough to the New York dog show in
1888. The regietraticn of the Amari
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Famous Women as Vegetarians.
The Countess of Warwick is one of
the latest converts to a vegetarian
diet, One is inclined to believe that
her ladyship bas renounced flesh food
in order to preserve the superb lines
of her figure. Lady Warwick was get-
ting very sout before she adopted a
vegetarian diet. Since then her sur-
plus fat has melted away.
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt renounced
flesh food for the reason that she
found a vegetarian diet was condu-
cive to a more youthful epponrance.
She now oats nothing but uncooked
foods. Vegetables are grated raw and
made into delicious combinations of.
salads for her. She eats raw peanuts
and uncooked cereals and avoids
wines and all other alcoholic bever-
ages.
Among other well known women
vegetarians are the Czarina of Russia,.
Princess George of Greece, Cleo do
Merode, Marie Corelli and Mme. Mao•
terlinek,
As Others See Her.
Her Sweetheart—The dearest little
woman in all the world.
Motlher—If she would only ragard
' my wishes more.
Father—She's cost enough to bring
up, still—
Brotber-She'd be all right if she'd
tape a little advice from me.
Optimist—Thank heaven for put-
ting such a glorious creature on
earth!
Old Friend—She's a fine girl, but
she is changeable,
Disappointed Lover—She talks too
much,
nivel—Her figure's all right, thanks
to her dressmaker.
Cynic—Pooh! She's like all the
rest.
Maid—I know why she appears so
beautiful.
can Kennel Club chows that they were
the first imported and the (int over
registered.
A Sure Sign.
"See hare, Mr. Binice, the yanng
man you sent to do that plumbing
work at my house was a new and in.
experienced. band,"
"Why, sir, he is a very good and
careful worker. What was wrong
about his work?"
't haven't examined his work at
all.
Then how do you know he watt
inexperienced?"
"Because ho had all his tools with
tarn when ho came and never telt the
job until he had finished
fjircumstantiel Evidence.
Mark Twain on circumstantial evi-
dence; `Even the clearest and most
petted cireunistantial evidence is like-
ly to be at fault, after all, and there.
ore ought to be received with groat"
caution. Take the case of any pencil
sharpened by any woman. If you
have witnesses you will find she did it
with a knife, but you take simply
the aspect of the panel' you will say
she did it with her teeth."
At an elevation of 2,000 teat :he
Alpine air in Switzerland is free
from microbos.
I Her Husband Was Not In.
"Husband hi?" asked the gas col
lector cheerfully,
I "No," answered the woman; "he
isn't at home."
" l,xpeeting him soon?" asked the
!collector.
"Well!" the woman replied thought-
tally, "I don't know exactly. I've
noon looking for tale seventeen
feats, and be hesn't turned up yet.
You travel about a good deal, and if
hou see a man who looks ns though
e'd make a pretty good husband toll
him I'm 'still awaiting and send him
along."
Treeless.
A woman who tools refuge in le
London shop during a heavy rain
and remarked how quiet trade was
with the owner was annoyed because'
his explenation of dull husiness west
"But just look at the weather!' rltat'
respectable lady would venture` out.
doors in it?" •
Pineapple Seeds.
The pineapple to ordinarily culti•
vated is almost seedless, seeds being
so 'rarely produced that the great tna.
jorily of growors have never seen it
seed and believe the 1rui to be wholly
sterile. But it is I'^=sib a to product).
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Liz