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Show . THE SALT LAKE T1M S SAW GREAT CHANGES. VETERAN JAMES WHALEN TELLS Of HIS THIRTY YEARS' ARMY LIFE. Fought In Two Wan Has Been a Pri-vate During Uin Whole Career Carried a Musket al Flnt and a Repeating Hide Later Influence of Wire In Camp. "If I had my life to live over again I would enlist in tho regular army at a ' much earlier age than thut when I en-- i rolled myself with it in 1843." The speaker was James Whulen, one of the oldest inmates of the Soldiers' home, in Washington. Though 78 years of age he appears no more than CO. His figure it as erect, his step as firm and elastic and his whole bearing as graceful and ener-getic as that of a man in tho fnll vigor of youth, while his head is completely covered witli a thick growth of hair, but slightly tinged with gray. Though he has known little of school Instruction or the study of books ho pos-sesses that natural intelligence and rare power of observation which learn from everything seen or heard, and which soon make their possessor a profound scholar in that greatest of all learning, a knowledge of men and things, lie ' also possesses the natural genius of an orator and writer, and when he once be-gins to talk npon some subject which arouses his interest and enthusiasm he rattles away with a fluency and elo-quence that seem incrediblo in one so comparatively unlettered. "1 was 30 years of age when I enlist-- ' ed," he continued. "That was in W3, and I was CO when I retired, in 1S72, after thirty yours of faithful service, during which I jMissed through the two most important wars, with the exception j of the revolution against Great Britain, j in which tho United States ever engaged tho war witli Mexico and the late civil war. I think tho Mexican war of great-- ' er importance than that of 1812, be-cause it added to our country an iin- - mensa territory of almost priceless valuo. CHAM1E8 IS GUNS. ' "Though I am more than eight years " nd the three score and ten allotted life of man I constantly think jpeak of myself as a boy, and it is when I consider the wonderful &es that have taken place in our (try and its military service since I shouldered one of Uncle Sam'l is that I realize my ago. Tho only Us we had then were heavy, clumsy d muskets that contained only one ball j t a time, and had to be loaded from the nuzzle after being once discharged. j "We did not even have cartridges. With an old fashioned ramrod we first rammed down pome powder. Then we Placed a bullet in the palm of our hand, I fd it with powder, poured powder 'all into tha gun, rammed them rammed down a small wad of pa-oe- d a cap on what was called the of onr gun something that no I giinmaker or user knows any-bo-und then we wcra ready to ' different from the needle guns, I rifles, the Winchester and m Vius of the present day! A ,Si carrying a twelve $'s rgest gun we hud I methin.!? ferritid. ...noiis are sixteen , I g a ball weighing fltit) , j T . ..iti requires 2.)0 pounds of j , ' . to fire it, and which will pcrfor-- , reel plate sixteen inches thick at ince of twelve miles. . was but a short time after my en-f- it before I became convinced that in the army has a far easier, p'eai-iif- e and u much better chance to . f and do well, if he behaves hin.-aa- n in any meninl position snch of a laborer or servant, for of it. The officials an interest in a private lows a desire to be faithful and j re his condition, and will encour-- '1 him in every possible way. 'ES IN TIIK ARMY. v, as elsewhere, the man uoney will be always I the contrary, if "' there is no , t, uu- - le jtion - Aifcwany- - J, thfng better than dauy IaTior for daily bread, can do better. ' r "Though only officers are now permit-ted to have, their wives with them, yet l when I became a soldier in 18-1- and for ' many years afterward a certain number of women were allowed to each company t in n regiment as laundresses. These women were the wives of the private soldiers, and as I was so fortunate as to secure one of these positions for my wife ( I was able to have her with me until the j i breaking out of the late civil war. This . practice is still observed in all tho armies of Great Britain and her colonies, and I ' . think our government mado a great mis-- ' take jn abandoning it. Married men with wife and children by their side make the best soldiers. "The presence of those dear ones re-strains a man and tends to make and keep him ever sober, faithful and brave I in tho discharge of his duty. In time of battle he has a more direct interest in ' j winning tho fight than the single man, or he whose wife and children are in per-fect safety hundreds, perhaps thousands of miles away. Ho feels that ho is bat-tling for a personal stake, and accord-ingly puts forth his highest, best efforts. ."In this respect a British soldier has a . marked advantage over the Americat, I ! though in every other way tho condition of the former is not so good as that w. tho latter. Tho British soldier is not so well paid nor so well fed, and his chances f for promotion are not nearly so good, but I to be allowed to have wife and children with him more than compensates him I for all his other disadvantages." Chf ' ) J . cago News. f . ? mGGESTED BY NATURE. I WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF GRAY AND COPPER. tin) of the Latest Dainty Fixing for Women Who Are Beautiful anil In the Fashion, Too The I e of Astrakhan nil Persian l.amt). ' Special OrroEnotxIenrrl New York, Nov. 20. A conplo of rears ago I was sailing down New York lay, and over to tho west great masses if leaden lined clouds were banked np, lick and morose looking, as if heavy rith impending storm and disaster. Just is the boat enmo abreast of the Statne nf Liberty the setting sun, big and bloody, noke through tho somber clouds, giving io each of Ihci.rr. border of coppery red flint gleamed like the glowing embers in ' t tire, sometimes dull and then again laring up with ft dazzling brilliancy that caused the wholo heavens to glow quivering lines of lurid flame. How rand and beautiful a si'lit it was, with mm tUINTV TTTTVGS FOR PRETTY WOME. Pie tall sentinel with her uplifted hand ippearing to point out new beauties and lories I cannot paint; but it was all one orgeous opaline flame on its back-roun- d of cold, dull gray. I sat back and watched its ever chang-ing forms and tints, and then wondered nhy some one did not think of it an I leviso a gown that should be all somber, leaden gray with a bordering of this rich, litminous, coppery red, and now I Ind as among the most elegant and styl-- i h combination of colors just these very Hies, which proves that great minds do iometimes run in the same channels. The combination of these two colors Is a daring one, but indescribably rich; but it must bo made by a master hand. The gown must be the clouds with the royal lining. Pne newly imported gown for home wear that I saw at a grand ipening of tho finest Paris costumes waa if soft and rich faille in dark slate gray, with the front breadth of coppery red relvet and with sleeves of the same. Another toilet had a skirt of gray ladies' cloth embroidered in darker ihades. With it was worn a jacket of ;oppery red, closely braided with very lark gray soutache, with vest and upper deeve of gray velvet, darker still, and " rolling collar of the lame. The hat carried out the Sdea, with its chandron bows ar bwish pink plumes. It seems as t hough the use of as' ind Persian lamb is r(i svery day, and sleo; ire often made ot sleeves are made oi Ing with tho dress lame material, and the tan be made of two materials v 1 tnd the sleeves differ from both, ire made very long, and, while 1 Ihe top, grow very narrow at the lome of thein buttoning closely i forearm and others being laced. Flounces and rose plaitings are very pretty, aud form a desirable break in the leverity of the clinging style now so gen-ira- l. The old (style of having four or Bve narrow pinked out ruffles scantily gathered and overlapping each other is rery pretty and dainty. This is for silks ind light goods. Hardly any home toilet is now thought lomplete without the addition of one of the fancy little ruffs, ties, jabots, or feather or lace boas. In the illustration M mMmm gray and corrr.p. noni. Is a jabot ruff mads of black lace, with a silver edge. It requires four yards of chiffon point to make it. The founda-tion is of net, in a plain band, with a tab In front on which to tack the gathered lace. Beside it is a pink ostrich feather collar, with tie of black velvet ribbon. This is universally becoming, and the ends of the ribbou can bo as long as tho wearer likes. Tho crepe lisse rn!T is made by tacking tog"lher two or three pieces of ordinarily full crepe lisse ruf-fling. Pink, yellow, white and lilac are all used in this, also black. It i3 tied in the back. Some young 'S like tho soft surah and India ilk ties in dark colors, with bright polka dots. Others like the dainty planed fulling collar, shown above, made of four yards of point d'esprit lace, white over colored ribbons. There are styles for all tastes. Olive Haiipee. whether any tear stains wero visible on her face she opened the door as little as possible, that she might not be seen. Her mother-in-law'- s maid stood in the hall. "Mrs. Clifton is ready to see yon, ma'am, whenever you wish to come," the girl said respectfully, "Very well, Jane; I will bo there in a few moments." And giving another peep into the glass to be sure that her eyes were not red Elizabeth went to make her regular morning visit to the invalid. The young cor.plo had spent the flirt part of their honeymoon in a pleasant trip to Niagara, returning thence to' pay a visit to the elder Mrs. Clifton in her pretty country home in one of the pict-uresque valleys of Pennsylvania. The bride had never seen her husband's mother, und had rather dreaded the of making her acquaintance. She fonud her very charming, but was haunted by a secret fear that her ad-miration was not returned; she fancied that she was undergoing a critical scru-tiny from the fond parent whose only child she had married. This morning Elizabeth particularly shrank from the interview, for she feared thut her face was a telltale one. However, the visit must bo gone through with; so, sum-moning all her courage, she boldly knocked at the door of her mother-in-law'- s sitting room, and was at once ad-mitted. "Good morning, my dear," said the elder Mrs. Clifton in a low, sweet voice, and the young lady knelt to receive her usual kibs. Tho invalid prossed her pale thin lips against Elizabeth's soft rosy ones, and then, laying her hand gently on her daughter-in-law'- s shoulder, looked mildly but searchingly into the npturned face. "How do you feel this morning, moth-er?" asked Elizabeth gently. "Very well, thank you, for me. But how are yon, my child? Didn't yon sleep well last night? Your eyes look dull and heavy." "I have a Blight headache," answered the young wife, hoping thus to account for hor clouded face. "How did you think Henry seemed when he stopped in ay good morning and good-b- y to you ' he came into breakfast?" she eon- -' ug to speak carelessly. "cry well splendid," was s'You think bo. too?" I ik lyes, Kt v in antique silk STtdSLiow, artistically waxed. Aroun ders hangs a military cape of ta, of 1 is a long, . Prince A1i t7oat aTa waistcoat ' fancy stuff. His boots are n an ht polished. From watcl poc'ket a curiously carved golden charnr f hangs on a black silk fob. He carries a slender gold headed cane. His figure is light, sinewy, graceful, almost jaunty in its bearing. He stops now and then aud looks around J wj" t he won viraiof a; ' n whiN i wand" ' "(tintrj An ele' ti veet f t i I and he va it ' ", il j almost sta, 1 f , Ti courtly sail tur fy la 1 , v i for the brig (iris wno K food as th. The writer Jin at the opera t hcr night, carrying his nine-ty years as though they wer twit thirty. He enjoyed the music heartily, and be-tween the acts visited the various boxes to chat with the occupants. This is Gen. George W. Jones. Dubuque Cor. Chi-cago Times. ONE (K . MORNING. " Flowers Mood on ' , window Bills; all sorts of pretty knit and femi-nine appointments brightened up young Mrs. Clifton's morning room, while over everything tho soft autumn sunshine fell with enhancing touch. The golden rays lingered longest in the chestnut braids which crowned the bride's shapely head, but they found no reflection in the face beneath; its beauty was clouded by a look of sorrowful per-plexity. Elizabeth Clifton had been married just a month, and the first shadow had come over her happiness. "I suppose it was some tiresome busi-ness that upset Henry so," she sighed, 'for it was just after he had read his letters; it must have been the one he thrust into his pocket that had tho bad news. But how completely his manner to me changed! I don't understand it. When I asked him if anything was the matter ho actually mumbled something I couldn't make out, and then the clock struck, and we heard the whistle of tho train; that provoking train! it always comes at the wrong time. But the worst of all was his not kissing me good-by- ! To be sure, he had done so once when he first got up from the breakfast table, thinking he wouldn't wait for the mail, aud I know he was irt a hurry when that whistle sounded, for it just gives him time to reach the station; but it wouldn't have taken a minute to say good-b- y again,' and instead he rushed off without a word!" By this time the young wife, in spite of herself, was crying quietly. But she was a brave girl, and did not give way any more than she could help. After a little she decided to go 9ut and take a walk. She would probably have time before her mother-in-la- had risen, aud the fresh air might do her good. No, she would not sit and mope any longer; so, jumping up suddenly, Elizabeth care-fully removed all traces of weeping, and put on her garden hat. She was about to step toward the door when a knock 60unded thereat. Looking hastily in the mirror to see SITE CAN HOLD HER OWN. WOMAN'S RECORD OUTSIDE THE REALM OF DOMESTICITY. Queens of Nation and Queens of Flnanre. Amnion Who Hare Met Men In Deadly Conflict Keceut Instances of Women in Business. ' Whenever woman achieves snccess outside the domestic circle f(jr somo nn- -' explained reason she obtaiifc a notoriety greater than that of a man who has been equally fortunate in business, literature, art or management. To many people it seems an ever recurring wonder that ' representatives of the "weaker sex," s E. HOCOHTON. 'undertake enterprises ttions which range in 'servant girl to that j inds woman is an 'it whon she over-- r power to cope d of enterprise Wght worthy comment. f phenom-'1- 1 cond-itio ' evenn., ... . back street, stroll-- 4 with an empty bag "ftcbup," said the Rev. Mr. ha' yo' gwan so sly wid dat -- h in de eberninT s yo' don' spec' I'se after chick- - n Doolittle!" exclaimed Brother Ik, Jp indignantly. o!" replied the Rev. Doolittle. "Did I say's 1 spec's yo' ob dat? But I got jes' hj uh to say, Brer Reachup, an' dat is, ef I draps into yo' house t'mah' to dinnah an' axes yo' fo' a wing an' a piece ob de brew' sn' de piece dat goes ober de fence las', wid plenty ob gravy, an' yo' says yo' hain't got no chicken. I'll j spec' yo' ob p'varicatin', Brer Reachup, i dat's w'at 1 will." Chicago Special Press Bureau, t j AN ARAB tVdfTf' MO. A Cruel A Hark of One Trltie tTpoa An other In the Wild ef Afrit. Soon after Tippo Tib's occupation of Stanley Falls in 1879 minors reached Yabuli and the neighboring villages of oppression and persecution by the Many-em- . Chiefs met together to inquire each other the reason of this invasion Less than three years after fctanleyl tight with the Bnsokn at the mouth of the Aruwiini, the Manyema mercenaries of the Arabs attacked and destroyed sev-eral villages higher up the same river, having traveled overland from the Congo through the dense forests below Stanley Falls; and descending the Aruwimi river b canoes they laid waste all the village by the way, capturing men and worcen and imposing fines of ivory fur their re-demption npon tiiose of tho r.ativas who were fortunate enough to escape to the woods. Although every precaution wu taken by the people of Yabuli to guard against surprise, they instinctively felt impend-ing evil and a gloom settled over the village affecting young and old alike. They all appeared to realize their iso-lated position, escape being impossiM os their neighbors were at enmity with liem and with each other, and the poor wretches lived in a condition of fear bordering upon panic. At last the evil day arrived. Early one morning, just before daybreak, they were suddenly startled by the loud re-port of the Manyema guns. The forest around the village appeared alive with armed men, who rushed among their dwellings from all sides, firing reckless-ly, sometimes in the air, into the doors of the huts, and at the panic stricken savages, who rushed toward the woods for shelter. A few of the braver natives stood their ground and hurled spears and knives at their assailants, but one by one they dropped, shot by their bru-tal enemy. i After firing their muzzle loading mus-kets many of the Manyema rushed npon Ihe natives and clubbed them with the butt end of their guns. The women en-cumbered with their children, whom they were bravely trying to carry off to the shelter of the woods, were soon over-'ake- n by the Manyema, who roughly threw them to the ground and bound f ' dr anus and bars. Nearly must come it is great fun and your husband, too; isn't he at home?" ' "Mr. Clifton was called away today on business," answered Elizabeth, "and I'm afraid I can't leave mother for any length of time." But the party would not accept this excuse. Mrs. Clifton the elder was used to being alono they knew that, and she young Mrs. Clifton must be lonely, with her husband away. Protestations wero useless; so finally, seeing there waa no way of escape, Eliza-beth yielded gracefully, only stipulating that fhe must tell her mother-in-la-where she was going. Two or three of tho party wanted to go in her stead, but this she positively refused to allow. There was a farm a short distance up the road, whero their conveyance awaited them, and Mrs. Clifton agreed to meet them there. Some of the people would have insisted on accompanying her; but, being possessed of quick intuition, and divining that the young brido was in no mood for company, Miss Earlo dragged the whole party toward the meeting place, leaving Elizabeth to hurry home alone. "If they have had a tiff she had better forget her misery in company, after she has had time to recover herself," was Miss Eurle's wise reflection. Young Mrs. Clifton informed her mother-in-la- of the invitation, which she was of course urged to accept, said good-by- , and went to her own room to make some changes in her toilet. She lingered over the process as long as possible, putting off the moment of join-ing the merry makers until she felt she must go. Then she started out at a very laggard pace. Hardly had Elizabeth entered tier room when her husband knocked at his mother's door. "Why, Henry! yon have got back very early." cried the invalid in surprise, when her son appeared in answer to her "Come in." "Yes, Ormsby was away; I couldn't do anything. I shall have to go to-morrow," Mr. Clifton answered, as he stooped to kiss the face upturned to his. "If I hadn't known you expected F.e home this cvoning I would have re-mained all night." This total ignoring of his wife s tied Mrs. Clifton, and one look inf son's n face strengthened her - - lies! they must ie -- onde Corny"! r mf, "Kit Kitty," the hero' . xtrangely enough, is a market j livinjf at one of the river vil-ttl- e higher up than Teddington. bMail. - r.er aestination she nc e outside the wood Wa. ww ;hebranv ,most denuded co days before had glowed in all i and gold glory of autumn. Then nembored that it had stormed the us day one of those violent aTS.TtK como We 'tlTi i Elizabeth wnX--H if ,". mum over every one was the winter 1 come? Left alone in her qtiiet room the elder Mrs. Clifton leaned back in her arm-chair looking grave. "Poor child! I wonder if they have had their first quarrel? Well, 1 suppose it must come some timo. They will be all right by evening. I am sorry Il iry was obliged to be gone all day; I wish I could help them," and she ended her so-liloquy with a sorrowful shake of the head. j In the meantime Elizabeth did not get ' a chance to enter the wood; for, as she stopped by the bent tree, she glanced np the road and saw in tho distance a party of ladies and gentlemen whom she fancied she recognized. They evidently knew hor, for they waved their handkerchiefs, shouting and gesticulating frantically. As they came nearer she saw that they wero the yonng people belonging to sev- - eral families in the neighborhood, all of whom bad called on her and at whose houses she had visited. Elizabeth stood her ground. "There is no use in retreating into the wood," she told herself; "they would only follow and hunt me up. I must submit." She did so very unwillingly, however, for she did not feel in the least like see-ing strangers; she consoled herself by thinking that they probably had some object in view and would soon go on their way. She was disappointed in this, for no sooner had greetings been exchanged than the foremost of tho party Miss Earle, a young lady to whom Elizalieth had taken quite a fancy and who was a favorite of Mrs. Clifton's cried out: "How lucky! We were just coming to the house after yon. We hal planned a picnic for today, but yesterday's storm has made the wopda too damp, so we have decided to take a straw ride instead. Yon Yan. I had heard before that crabs wero good bait for black bass, aud think-ing that I might get some fun out of them as well as anybody else I went over to Lake Keuka outlet to bait. I banged around in tho creek for three hours turning np stones and slopping about in the water knee deep, and suc-ceeded in capturing five little crabs. " 'Well,' I said to myself, 'that isn't a very big lot of bait to start on a day's fishing with, but I guess 1 won't have any trouble getting two or three nice bass, anyhow.' "I waa about leaving the creek when I met a small boy. Ho was a Penn Yan small lx)y and ho had nerve, and he hailed mo familiarly and said: " Hullo, mister. What you after?" "1 told him I was gathering crabs for bait, but that they were powerful scarce. " 'What'll you give me to get you someV inquired tho small boy. "I thought it would be a nice thing to have a couple of dozen or so of crabs, for I'd want to be going out after more bass the next day, and knowing what a tough and tedious time I'd hud getting only five, I thought I'd make it worth tho boy's while spending a day tugging and sweat-ing among tho stones, and so I said I'd give him live cents apiece for crabs. " 'How many '11 1 git yon?1 he asked. ' 'Oh, all you can,' I replied, feeling that all he could get would certainly be few enough. " 'All right!' he said, and I went np the lake a mile or so with my five crabs to get somo bass for my snpper. I fished all the rest of tho day and never got as much as a bite. It was supper time when I pulled for home. " 'The next man that says crabs to me,' I (said to myself, 'it won't go well with.' "After snpper I was sitting in my offien, feeling a little sore yet over my day's fishing, when a knock came to the door. I opened it, and there stood the small boy I had hired to gather crabs for me. I had forgotten all about him. '"Hullo, mister!" he said. 'I got tome!' "Crabs were the very last thing I was hankering after just then, but ef r8e a bargain was a bargain. " 'All right,' I said. 'Fot "The small boy stepped asit mediately appeared again, acco., by another small boy. Each boy .., in a big tobacco pail. Each pail . filled with crabs. " 'Great heavens!' I exclaimed. 'How many haye you got? " 'There's two thousan', mister,' said the small boy I had bargained with. 'But we'd 'a' got a lot more if the pails 'had lieen bigger.' "Two thousand crabs! If you'll take the trouble to 1 " i that you'll find ' that at five con ' " W crabs will come to just an that was BUEt " were crndr, for gS nie that the ns) crabs to m- - chtiny-'"- ' . ljrtUUk ilmal- r- ''CUmad Bow Dr. Tompkir.i Found Halt Fnor.Cll to Flah for Kius All Ills Life. "I like to do a littlf!ack bass fish-ing now and then," said Dr. Tompkins, of Penn Yan, "bnt I'm not one of those enthusiastic people who can't get along without it. The other day, though, a friend of mine came in with a fine catch of bass, and the sight of them rather put me in the humor of going out andgotting lot myself. "What did yon catch 'em with?" I asked my friend. "Crabs," he said. "We call crawfish 'crabs' in Penn saiu taizaueiu ' hougut, r " t 0ff 11 Vf"M I D P A 1 of ink UU IUU It L--M U but a a - toiiMjr t VII 'Sf jf ll EZ" matW I J A-- I I I I I V I kaa a - I m m mmm 9 fcf '' ' ' jl! ' is the Only Reallr J Enterprising Daily in Salt Lake. , The Latest Possible News at the Earliest Possible Hour is THE RECOMMENDATION OP THE TIMES. BECAUSE it is Fair in its Dealings, Honest in its Opinions, Just in its Decisions. Becauseit Publishes the News from lo to 2o hours ear-lier than anv newspaper in Salt Lake. Because it is Reliable. Be-cause it caters to no King, Fawns to no Bosses, nor follows the dic-tates of no Faction. Because THE TIMES is Clean, Bright, News v THE TIMES IS THE POPULAR CITY PIPER. IT GIVES ILL THE NEWS TUE TIMES IIASI LARGEST CITY CIRCCLATION. v .A re-- 1 s .S T , V. th nt t!Kx ' jar tA. V7 nT","A Flower. XV.': tin ono of the prettiest the northwest. oh! whaf orories the roses could tell there! The senator's favorite relaxation all sum-mer is to pay diligent attention to his flower beds. Constituent, caucus managers and other gentlemen who want to whisper little suggestions in the senator's iar find him every evening armed wiU a hose sprinkler going around among tho flowers, and as they talk they follow nim around from bush to bush. They might not get all they want, but the senator has pleasure and relaxation from his garden work, ai d boasts the prettiest kept lawu aud Cower beds in Lis neighborhood. Senator Evarts has a nic garden, but he does not deserve any special mention for it. It is Mrs. Evarts' particular cara and pride to spend her mornings weed-ing the beds, and when tho senator and herself sit down for their after dinner talk they get a great deal of pleasure from viewing tho bright blossoms all around the windows. Washington Let- - ter. "Money Goes." The old saying that "money goes" was illnstrated recently. A customer tendered a f20 bill. Tho tradesman had it changed by a neighbor, who, being in a hurry, gave a pocket piece of $10 iu gold of the issue of 1881, which he prized highly and did not want to part with. He went to the tradesman as soon as he had given the valued coin, and the lat-ter went out and hunted tip the custo-mer to whom he had given it. He had bought some cigars at a neighboring store and had given the gold piece in payment. Upon going to the cigar store it was found that the proprietor had trans-ferred the coin to a saloon keeper near by, and at that place it wis found that the saloon keeper had used it in liquida- - ting his brewery bill. The next day a neighbor went to the brewery ami found that the cashier of that institution had just parted with the coveted piece of money to a dissatisfied employe, Tlu individual was at last located aud th coin recovered. Cbica iro Times. j IIU Celestial Jokelfft. John I went to a Chinese laundry to I have some washing done and a crazy Chinaman drove me out with a poker. f James Indeed! What for? John A new way to iron a caller, I t cujFte. Pittsburg Bulletin. f: What a Dollar Will Do. four gentlemen sit down to dine in a hotel. They sit for some time, yet none of the waiters pays any attention to their j wants. They are hungry. After a mo- -. ment's consultation each of the famished ' guests lays a dollar beside his plate. ; There is a marked change in the be--; havior of the waiters. The four gentle-men eat a hearty meaL The waiters become interested. The four leisurely pick their teeth and calmly put their dollars back into their pockets. They even smile. The waiters don't. Jury, England's Torpedo Repair Shop. The Vnlcan, new torpedo depot ship, was laid down at Portsmouth in June, 188M, and was intended to be. completed some time next year. Siie is of 6,620 tons, 12,000 horse power, and designed for a maximum speed of twenty knots. Her armament is to consist of eight 4.7-inc- h and twelve three-pound- quick firing guns. She is also a floating fac-tory for the repair of torpedoes, tor-pedo boats and their engines. It is im-possible to exaggerate her usefulness to a squadron, and it was of extreme im-portance that she should bo got out of hand with the least possible delay. Now I am informed that the mount-ings and snpports of her 4.7-inc- h gunl are considered insufficient, that they are being strengthened, and that this in-volves the pulling up of deck and th pulling down of cabins at t'je cost ot much time and money. Is it Mr. White and the constructors, or Elswick and the gunners, who are to blame for this latest bit of misuanagmueut?--Londo- a World. ' ... . A Wealthy Innnrauro M,ia. Henry B. Hyde, fie multi-millionai-insurance man of New York, was once all insurance solicitor and a member of small club up town. He occasionally talked life insurance in a business wa t whi' spending his evenings at tho els' ' This was not considered tho proper thing by somo of the irilded members, aud Mr. Hyde was notihed that tinlcs. he desisted ho would be expelled. AfUr ' that Mr. Hyde talked less insurance ia the clrb but a great deal more outside ftnd started on a cart er which has made Lim one of the. richest insurance men in ) (Uiuiitxv.Kjrhnniro , Antiquity of Wearing Moornlos;. The custom of wearing mourning for deceased relatives and friends is of ex-tremely ancient origin, dating back to a remote period of history. Even nations observe this time hon-ored fashion, although, as a role, they do not mourn in dismal black as doe the eulightened Christian. Janness-Mil- - . W Uaaaziue., . 'J I |