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Show unv A Stwfy tectemnusirv ry C?ZziTJ JBm I sad sti ORCK. lltu ly la c.Mtre.a liana ortltriarra, iirrtan hare tirlf lreB'.L ttJ era. I wf liu itlu-r- n riinicn n4 H iJ-r- .r llr rskncunt, ilirir lifcr sod dl!lia,andItelr b)Slcl bmi tblr mental luli.)o lik all o'inr buidkO (tktlm kflt a a . la nm Tbofe Lax aha ear In and ol he lng 10 th IP wrasioti tax tsif , 4k :. f ''ill j af sry u lr y ?' kt adxir legislative l yt-i- '! ar awr a auu'd fat aba bn talked a hr dclrd h! at If lb oic u.an bad been yotineer f alexpy ojua In lb tbr ll.il I abn III, b lilted ti ' v .A' l I.V-ff i $ f'.vV-Os-- -, .3 MV uv c d Jui' "" WtUAij . - r Vi.r, w"','-7i- i t v.vt2 v - ;r.V 7 cal on any other sitbjoil Iban tb li.ieroceanlc ranab Tbm it aaa to 7 bfor tb face of L!a oraturf. Tl.er aaa tubaiasr to inator Morgan' usd Ibla nun h can not b fjld Tor Iba of ci of Ib fl!)tant atd coral nl Into Ib tnra. Tbc age.! one aorda llrrcrd and lilutiilnatcd l taga Wbn b ren to prk roanr of tb cul'.ragu of Mr. Morgan retreated to lb restaurant or lh eloak mom Ony rare'y did h lak ajipirent nolle of tb uruilng d'm oerteer. Once, alacly or unalaole, k an Id a lib autnelhicg of patboa In bla vole tbat be alrhd b cmitd talk In tb lunrb mom, for there k aould b aur of an Con-rre!io- and ) tire. II bad Mr. Morgan arna no Imj erlallrt. In hi benrt of the outcome of ih poller of hter uncheekakJd. Tillman turned and knowledge of the awfulness of bis situation came to him. For once, possibly for the first time in bis life, he was staggered to speechlessness. He strove for words, but they eame not at his bidding. His face was first black with something like anger. Then the cloud cleared and a smile broke through. Speech returned, and two words came: "Boracic acid." It was boracic acid, but unfortnnateV for Mr. Tillman, it had been put into a black and suspicious bottle. A sore throat was the reason for Its carrying, and while the South Carolinian is a man of known truth, he would not let tbe matter pass until he had passed tbe bottle and had forced him comrades to smell the stuff and make clear his temperance record. Neither senate nor bouse makes light of pension pleas In the presence of the galleries, but some of the would-b- e pensioners play comic roles ClaimIn the committee rooms and corridors. ants who can prove things are treated as old soldiers and old soldiers widows ought to be treated decently and reverently. Congress in Its weakness cas voted pensions on many an occasion, though doubtless knowing tbat the pensions were unearned and undeserved. but the day of that sort of thing is passing, if it has not altogether gone. One member was asked to use his influence to secure an in crease of pension for the widow of a soldier. There were papers forwarded to him which bora on the case, and these he turned over to the committee on pensions after bis bill Jiad been introduced. Tbo widow did not get her money, and it was not long before the whole house knew why. Tbe member who had espoused the widows cause had been In congress for years, and the Joke at his expense was too good to keep, and one after another of bis colleagues walked up to bis desk and congratulated him on the wisdom shown In the plea which was In written form, be had turned in to the committee to win tbe widows case. It is perhaps needless to ray that the member had never read the plea. It set forth tb fact that while tbe amount of pension Increase the widow of the soldier hero asked for was large, it must be understood "that 6be came of good family, moved in the best social circles, and was 1q peed of a large sum of money to keep up fifrcarances." Upon occasion senators and representatives permit their constituents to da their talking for them In congress. Petitions coins In floods at times, with the object of securing legislation by In the Smoctt case, and in external pressure. the pure food and army canteen matters the pleas of the people came In by the tens of thousands. The members of both houses present these call attention to their import and then allow the petition to do the rest if they are potent let-fsr- s, enough. Senator Latimer of South Carolina once introduced a good roads bill calling for the expenditure of government millions for the Improvement of thj highways. The automobilists all over the country began sending letters of approval. They pressed their friends into the writing service, but, that they did not always pass upon the persuasive merits of tbe friends' productions is shown fairly well by one letter on the good roads' subject received by Senator Cullom. It read like this: Dear Mr. Cullom: Please vote for this d d bill, and you will oblige a fool friend of mine who runs an automobile. Yours more or less sincerely, It was a Chicago man who wrote this appeal. There were others like unto it. The good roads bill still sleeps. In the older days the school readers contained the story of Ill Try Sir Miller. Probably everybody knows who "Ill Try Sir Miller," was. Certainly eveybody ought to know. Gen. James Miller then a captain, was the hero of Lundys Lane. He said he would try to do the thing necessary for the thrashing of the enemy, and he did it, and Ill Try Sir, took the place of his Christian name James. The Shepherd of the Black Sheep jf. Ac- Laughter," says Professor Sir Charles Bell in the London Strand, is convulsive action of the diaphragm. In this state the person draws a full breath and throws it out in interrupted, short and audible cachinnatlons. This convulsion of the diaphragm is the principal part of the physical manifestation of laughter; but there are several accessories, especially the sharp vocal utterance arising from the violent tension of the larynx and tbe exoressiot of the features, this being Of back nifirw clot under tb entire house provide accommodation for laundry, on plentiful ouroelve We In Amrlc prld a beating apparatus, atorag purpo. bave made (he great progrru lth ome reaoon, for, nation; and among all Iba record of aorld hardly a parallel can b found to tb advance made ty the United State In uiecb-inlca- ! Invention, Indus-I- t ini development, and ccromerrlal In the comparatively short progre period since this nation had Its birth. Ther Is on reaped, bo ever, hlrb this must frankly admit, in marvelous record of advance has not been sustained; and that la In regard to tbo development of original work In architecture. Her, America baa don little mor than "mark time." In spit of tbe remarkable progress, we have made In other line of endeavor,' It cannot be said that tbe conventions architectural ancient based on old aorld traditions bave up to tbe present time adapted themselves thoroughly to the new conditions of our national life and environment Individual architects have dealt Second Floor Plan. successfully' with Individual problem; , g th UI HtKK fesr expan-aion- and the note of aarnln that eame from bla lips aaa frequent nrtd forceful. One day, after outlining tb position aLlch be believed bl country abonld take, hi voice tame bnett to him. Senators atariir g to leave their eau aunk back and llsened. The aords fairly rang through tlie chamber. Thla aaa what be arid: "In tbl lofty nultude we can prove the virtue of tbe republic before the eyes of all mankind. or we can act Ha light as a beacon to warn coming generations that, even In the highest reach of power and advantage, thla republic the cynoeure of all eyes la affected to the core with tLe ein of covetousness, and Is aflame with the consequent lust of power tbat Is attended with the usurpations, tyrannies and oppressions which have marked the course of the oligarchies and despots that bave disgraced tbe history of other nations." The senate of tbe United States stands for dignity. Sometimes the dignity Is overdone, but, on one occasion the Sena'.e was undignifled to tbe point of striking several older senators with horror. Senator Tillman of South Carolina waa mak-nnothing less than an Impassioned speech. He wag reaching toward yie akle of pratorrj jrbca ocSator Warren left his seat, uflseen of Tillman, and took station behind the South Carolinian Tbe speaker bad both bands high over his head directing the soaring of his thoughts and words. His hand stole Warren took a step forward. to Tillmans side, slipped into his pocket, and came out again holding in Us clutch a big black hettle. Afi iinoonscious Tillman went on with his words ot 5re. Warren held his find aloft In full view af tSis preying officer, of his colleagues and the crowds gatfarics. There was a gasp, then a smothere and simultaneous gurgle of horror from a huaAed throats, and then roaring laug- Professor Sir Charles Bell In Strand Calls It a Convulsive tion of the Diaphragm. dlr u "-d spreebx-St ib i baae-men- 7r Juba T of AU-batilir frota llil Matsecure Margin, Ut yxar lb unf. la a. narked tar mnU vcrnm-n- t Ik af United Kat th br adoption lateroreanlc Mont mn rout1 for 0 ll la Ha b latbibla till lb wn&l evil, but of f abidi b oUala 4 In hit mar tahia la in J ts r of lb eons! Ibaa I boa man (albrrnt by any otlcr tvucaior Moreau au tn of tb nuH lb linit of lb liana to ib pjl"ilr ml rear of n.an, fm of Ib flipran', li.al !r Morgan' U.J. i and s Ihm-- riri ' ed from a vestibule opening off tbs Upstairs are two large porch. ix KfT oa il prrtalnms la ih bedrooms opening directly off tbe bail f litl f.f Ih Mtden building, far ul)ert at tbe stair landing. Earb room I on id aunt of hi accommoftCdllar, Author and Muiulwluw. M amply provided with la, au haul dnubl. IK hlshel authority the front bedroom having two dation. 11 lhro aubJarUL AddrrM oil Inqulrlr well appreciated conveniences la William A. Hadford. No 111 XVrtl of throe !ao entered dibathroom I Tb Jarkauo boulevard. Chicago, 111 , and only t fur tuclua loo-cothe from reply. upstairs bail A rectly ntap IViltUm A. luafurd Mr urilea a more intense form of the smile. In extreme cases the eyes are moistened by the effusion from the lachrymal glands. There you have a scientific definition. But it is clear that mankind would hardly take the trouble to go through tbat experience if that is all that laughter consisted of. They would not regard a Dickens or a Mark Twain as a benefactor merely because a perusal of their writings produced that. No; even the philosophers know that laughter Is something better than that something Internal that there is such a thing as Bilent 'aughter. Hobbea calls laughter "a For years several representatives in congress tried to secure an appropriation to be used for the building of a monument to General Miller at Petcrboro, N. II., near which town Til Try Sir" lived on a farm before the nar of 1812, and (or years after its close. The representatives who bad the matter of rushing tbe bill In hand used (he words o'f Captain Miller at Lundy's Lane to express their own determination to secure a victory. They certainly did try. and the speeches that were made before the library committee of congress held patriotic appeals in every sentence. Apparently, however, it was easier for Miller to capture a battery against odds than it was for members of congress to capture the dollars necessary to build a monument of enduring stones to his memory. It was a case of try and try again. While the cause of Miller, whose heroism was worth a dozen .monoments, was bett.it pleaded, congress voted rnoue? for memOHala to other men less deFinally, however, a New Hampshire serving. member who bad been digging into history found out something about Ml Try Sirs career which was not generally known. Congress had been told time and again that Captain Miller not only had shown conspicuous gallantry at Lundy Lane, but that prior to that fight he had thrashed a superior force of British and Indians at Managua. Congress had also been told that Miller had commanded the center column of General Brown's army, which routed what was apparently an overwhelmingly greater force of the British at Fore Erie. These things didnt ynake an impression. Congress seemed to think that Inasmuch as Miller was a soldier that it was his business to defeat superior forces of the enemy every day in the week without imposing any monument-raisinduty on posterity. The New Hampshire member, however, found out that after the war of 1812 Miller went back to his farm near Petersboro, plowed fields, chopped wood and milked tbe cows Instead of going to Washington to ask the government to do something for him on account of his record. Millers popularity was such after the treaty of peace that the government probably would have been glad to give him anything that It had to give. When Ill Try Sir was asked why he was playing Cinclnnatus instead of taking a Job in Washington, he replied: When men begin leaving the farms for the cities the nation will begin to decay. Congress was told of this saying of Millers, and either admiration for his choice of a farmers life or else belief that he was a prophet who before long might have the truth bf his prophecy proved, brought a favorable report from the committee on library in the matter of the monument at Petersboro. sudden glory arising from a sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly. If a laugh is a benefaction and the provoker of a laugh a benefactor, why are there more statues to dull people than to witty ones? Who was the greatest laugh promoter In history? It was said of Sidney Smith that he was the father of 10,000,000 laughs. Laughter, said Lord Rosebery recently, is a physical necessity. We live under a sunless sky, surrounded by a melancholy ocean, and it is a physical necessity for the English nation even for the Scotch nation and the Welsh nation to laugh. It exhilarates all social relations. Was not," his lordship added, the laugh g of Sir Frank Lockwood something that would make a stuffed bird rejoice? And those who listened to the splendor of merriment which he could impart by that laugh realize the intense value of that emotional exercise. Alibt Father (having cautht his a lie) Havent I always told tell the truth? son in you to Son Yes, father; but you also told me never to become the slave of a habit. Do you ever think of the irrevocable nature of speech? You may find, years after your light word was spoken spoken, that it made a whole life unhappy, or ruined the peace of a household. Stopford Brooke. etc. The covered front porch, which has a substantial look about It, extends across tbe entire front of the house, and has its own special attractiveness as an outdoor sheltered retreat for rest, recreation, or the entertainment of guests. The house can be built complete for about $2,200 to $2,300. WAXING FLOORS BY MOTOR New Invention to Save Labor and Strength Has Been Introduced a in Berlin, Germany. but we can hardly yet be said to bave evolved any truly distinctive and typically national American . style of architecture. It la possible, however, tbat tbe drift to suburban life now to noticeable, may yet bear positive fruit along this line. For in the country, man absorbs tbe sunshine, breathes Gods air of heaven, and is at least free to express himself; and I pity the man whose heart does not respond to the "call of the wild, with Its respite from tbe cramping and belittling effects of an unbroken residence amongst the surroundings of a crowded city life. And if a peoples architecture as it is certainly true is a mirror of the nations character and a reflex of Its environment, then we may hope that some day this drift hack to nature will bear its appropriate fruit. Even within the limits of our cies there are outlying, sparsely built districts where mapy of the delights of real country life are still available; and for a small family or a young married couple of moderate means, the little cottage shown in the accompanying perspective view and floor plans offers an attractive suggestion for a home of their own. This house is 19 feet 6 inches wide, by 38 feet long, not including the front porch, which give3 six feet additional length to the house. It therefore accommodates Itself well to a lot The entrance door at 25 feet wide. the left leads into a vestibule opening directly into the most Important room in the house, a commodious living room well lighted on two sides and connecting with the spacious dining room immediately behind it Tbe passage from the dining room to the kitchen at the rear is through the pantry, and the kitchen Is also enter- five-roo- New household uSs for the electric motor are being found one by one. This time it is a machine for waxing the floor. The apparatus, which has' just been introduced in Berlin, Germany. where Jt was invented, consist of an electric motor, the bottom of which is formed by a strong revolving brush. The motor la connected with one of th electric light sockets; the chambermaid takes hold of the handle and moves the small motor from one part of the room to another until the whole floor is polished. The wax Is. of course, applied before the polishing begins. Thus the work can Be done much quicker, more perfectly and without any effort on the part of the operator. ' Every moderHllat "in Berlin Is being provided' with one of these electric floojTjlishers. In the old fjjOaeci way the polishing of hardween floors requires much labor and strength, for the floor haa to be covered with wax, and this must be rubbed with brushes until the wood Is as smooth as Ice and shines like a huge mirror. This work takes up much time and has to be done quite frequently. In houses with large rooms it is so that the maid servants often refuse to do It and men have had to be employed for this special purpose. dlffl--cu- lt Timely Advice. "Why, my poor man, you are starvHave another piece of meat! ing! Why didnt you stop along the road somewhere and ask for food? "I stopped at the doctors, maam. Just beyond the bend in the road." Didnt he give you anything? Just advice. What did he say? He told me that with my temperament I must be careful not to eat too 'i much. A Chance to Practice. Well, I have come to call on your father and ask him for your hand. . Oh, I am so glad! Are you really glad, dearest?" I certainly am; you know I have been taking lessons in first aid to the injured. |