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Show I An Attack on Mediaeval Chivalry, Mark Twain dislikes tho novels of "Walter "Wal-ter Scott. Ho thinks that tho spirit of clilvalry that those novels inculcate 13 a bad thing- for modern times. "It was a silly age. tho age of chivalry," said Mr. Clemens not long since. "Its thoughts woro Hilly, and Its customs wero silly. L like to aeo It held up to ridicule, not to admiration. "I am In sympathy, therefore, with a lumark that old George Carter onco made. George was smoking his plpo by tho kitchen stove whllo his daughter rend aloud a historical novel about Richard Coour do Lion. " 'Then tho noblo knight throw his glovo In tho faco of the craven carl,' read tho young woman. "Georgo looked up, Interested " 'What did ho do that for?' he asked. " 'To insult him, of course,' said tho reader. "Georgo chuckled. " 'Woll.' said he. In a superior lone, I think that there would have been moro senso In his conduct If he had kept his fine in tho glovo at tho tlmo ot throwing It.' " The Discouraged Rats. Sena lor Rowlands of Nevada was talking talk-ing about fanning. "Farmers are progressive and go-ahead," go-ahead," ho said. "They keep In touch with all tho now agricultural Inventions, and such Inventions as arc of value they adopt as soon as thoy can." Senator Nowlands laughed. "In my boyhood, in Mississippi V he said, "I knew a farmer who adopted eagerly every new farming device that came out. I "I Inspected th! farmer's chlckon-housn ono day, and found several rats scampering scamper-ing about In It. A chleken-nouso In such a condition seemed to me deplorable, and I took tho farmer to task about It Immediately Imme-diately " 'Look here. Mr. Jones,' I said, 'why don't you clear tho rats out of your chicken-house?' " 'They don't do no harm,' said Mr. Jones. " 'Don't they eat the eggs7' said I. " 'Not now. he answered. 'They used to, but now now.' ' 'How 13 It,' I atiked, 'that they have stopped?' ".Mr. Jones stroked from his Hps a slight sinllo that had appeared there. " 'I think.' ho said, 'that these hero new fangled china nest-eggs has sort o' discouraged dis-couraged 'em.' " An Old Vintage. "The lato Col. P. "U. Keyes, tho noted pioneer miner." said a resident of Virginia Vir-ginia City, ' will be missed hero; for ho had a generous hand and a witty tongue "It would bo easv to multiply stories of his charities. It would bo easy to mul tiply tdorles of hlH ready wit. I'll glvo you a story of tho latter son. "Col. Koyo.s and t went one day to lunch together at tho Virginia City restaurant that was Mark Twain's favorite whon ho was an editor here. We decided to have spring lamb. Tho waiter brought tho lamb and It was tough, with a muttony flavor. " 'Waiter,' said Col. Keyes, 'do yon call this spring lamb?' " 'That la what I do, sir.' said tho waiter wait-er firmly. 'Genuine spring lamb, that 'ore,' ' 'Ahem,' said Col. Keyes. 'What year?' " Manuscripts to Burn. Clvde Fitch, who could sell a play a week If he could write that fast, was encouraging en-couraging a budding dramatist to portfc-vere. portfc-vere. . "Keep on." said Mr. Fitch. "Work every daw Don't permit yourself to he Idle a moment. It Is In our moments of Idleness that the numbing influence of discouragement discourage-ment comes over us. In our hours of work wo never despair. "The road is uphill at first. It wan uphill up-hill for Shakespeare, for Plnero, for Sar- I ! dou. at first. All theso mon, like you. woro once beginners, and wero wneerod at and brushed aside as beginners', amateurs, ama-teurs, know-nothings. . , , "It Is. Indeed, a iremendou'a undertaking undertak-ing to get a llrst play produced. So many aro written, so few are put on. An English En-glish playwright, with a gift of humorous humor-ous exaggeration, Illustrated this fact once. Ho told mo how ho submitted a comedy to a celebrated actor, and how. In tho courso of tho conversation, thls.ac- tor had aid: 1 " 'Don't you think tho room Is rather Cold7' " 'It Is rather cold, said tho young playwright. "Tho actor rang, and a servant appeared. ap-peared. " 'James.' ho said, 'nut three more manuscripts man-uscripts on the lire.' ' Charities. Ex-Postmastor-Gencral Wynne. like many other public ofllclals. is aekod to subscribe to Innumerable charities, good, bad and Indifferent 1 The majority of these supplications tho I Poetmaster-Gonoral is obliged to refuse, on one ground or another To "cccdoto them all. Indeed, he wouiu Croesus. M .niuc to so-and-so," "I want you to mibscr 'VmlBr-Gpnerul said an old friend of..1' grand char-Wynne's char-Wynne's ono day. u if a Uls Ity It does untold good. asslct-af.nuol asslct-af.nuol rcporl-G0 can for ifftv?" cd. Shall I put you clown f or nil Tho Poslmas ter-Gon cnH h' ; !orc an(1 had never heard of the c liar iy dmm thero were at lhat ci 1 m ,n0Iltiy charities, which ho kM to n e , t worthy, standing In need ol aiice. So ho hesitated. k nc Ah-the fact Is-really. you Knov. SButntChcdolhcr Interrupted. . . j "Remember. Robert." he eald. ho g"es acrlpllon." Almost Proliibltlvo Penalty. "Justleo David J- Bre'" e,alioi k.nc there wa an Informal ttnrlTK' very Interesting It was 0 Tr tlco talk. 10 "M "A Haverford bov sa(1 . mg' man. during a lull n tho cnlMl-" cnlMl-" 'Will you please tell Ve n.Bi I tho extreme penalty for bin-,w'HF' I "Justice Brewer smiled anaJn5J " 'Two mothers-in-law " sjMf |