Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1895, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. 15 HOW TO KEEP YOUNG Famous Septo and Octogenarians Write About the Secret of Youth. HEN AND WOHEN CF ADVANCED YEARS Habits Which Are Found to Be Conducive to Long Life. VOICE OF EXPERIENCE (Copyrighted, 1895, by Frank G. Carpenter.) ow TO KEEP young.” For the past ten years I have been getting advice from the famous old pso- ple of the world upon this subject. I inter- viewed George Ban- croft upon it when he was in his nine- ties, and he then told me he could ride thirty miles a day without tiring. I chatted with W. W. Corcoran as to this when he was elghty-nine, and President Hzrrison’s father-in-law, Dr. Scott, gave me his recelpt for a working old age w he was ninety-two. I know a dozen men who have passed their three score and ten, and who are famous in pubile life, who are still doing good work, and Governor Gear, the newly elected Senator from Iowa, is “hale and hearty at seventy-five. I inter- viewed Cassius M. Clay when he was over ighty, about three years ago, upon this subject, and since that time he has mar- ried a young wife and has begun another existence, Li Hung Chang told me last summer how he divided bis wo: in order to maintain the wonderful vitality which he showed at seventy-four. and T have today a number of letters and inter- views with noted septo and octogenarians subject. These letters have been ng for some time. They are ten by men and women who have long passed their thre score and ten, and still their handwriting shows that they have not lost their vigor, and their words Je with the vitajity of youth. Advice From Susan B. Anthony. The first one I give is from Susan B. Anthony, dated April 28, 1804. She Is now seventy-five, but her blue eyes are full of life, and her voice is as strong as if was when she made her first public speech, away back In 1847, nearly half a century ago. “The course of life for a young woman to lead, she writes, in order that she may h a working old age and make the most , is precisely the course of life that a young man should pursue for the 8: , and this has been so well in- dicated by Phillips Brooks that I can do not better than to quote his own words, as follows ‘To be at work, to do things for the to turn the currents of the ehout us at our will, to make our things existence a positive element, even though it he no bigger than a grain of sand in the great system where we live—this alone is to live. Long-lived people who keep up their work to the last are the people who have found out this secret, namely, that congenial work is the joy of life.’"” One of my questions was as to how Miss Anthony kept her wonderful health and working power. Her reply to this is as fol- low “A human being is born to think, to will, to enjoy a liberty bounded enly by respect for the equal liberty of others. To think cne’s f into the realm of perfect freedom of thought; to possess and enjoy such lib- erty of social action as is bounded only by the same liberty in others, and to will with all one’s power that each unit's po- litical liberty shall be conceded and official- ly recognized by each is to tread the nat- ural path of human development. Hence, I can but attribute my own extraordinary health and working powers to the fact that I have chosen such a course. As machinery in action lasts longer than machinery ly- ing idle, so a body and soul in active exer- else escapes the corroding rust of physical and mental lazine: which prematurely cuts off so many women’s lives. If I am able to do the work of daily traveling and lecturing at over three score years and ten I believe it to be simply because I have al- s worked and loved work. As to my h b atits of life, it will be plain from what I e just d that it has been impossible for me to have fixed rules for eating, rest- ing, sleeping, etc. The only advice I could give a young person on this point would te: ‘Live as simply as you can. Eat what you find agrees with your constitution— when you can get it. Sleep whénever you ere sleepy, and think as little of these de- tails as possible.’ A Word Abont Marriage. “You ask whether marriage is conducive to longevity and should women marry young,” Miss Anthony's letter continues. “Now, the answers to this are plainly: That depends upon the specitic case of marriage and upon what you mean by Young. In the orient a woman is consider- ed old enough to marry at twelve. In the occident the average age for marriage renges from twenty to twenty-eight. I should consider twenty-five a good age for ‘@ woman to marry, as by that time she has arrived at a reasoning stage, and is *here- fore in condition to make an intelligent choice among men. A marriage at this age, largely because tt is likely to be made with some intelligence, is more conducive te longevity than a child marriage. Then, if it be a marriage with a husband who highly respects his wife's individuality, who treats her in all particulars as he him- self world wish to be treated were he a woman of fine spirit, of independent thought and of self-respecting will, 1 should say such a marriage is conducive te longevity, and is an ideal human relation.” Mrs. Malaprop, Aged Seventy-Five. Of the same age as Susan B. Anthony end of equal vitality is Mrs. Loulsa Drew, who now, at seventy-five, has all the vigor of youth. For the past sixty-saven y she has been delighting audiences in this country and in Europe with her genlus, and her comedy acting has laughed more fat upon the bones of the people of the United States than the humors of “Bill Nye” or “Josh Billings.” Mrs. Drew may almost be said to be in her prime today. For thirty years she was the manager of a theater, and her letter shows that her life has heen comparatively free from the ills which ordinary flesh is hetr to. It is written from Birmingham, Ala., and is dated April 23, 1894. I give it verbatim: You have put several questions to me which are difficult for me to answer. How can I tell you that what agrees with my constitution will do so with others. I can only answer for~ myself, and shall, I fear, appear egotistical. I have always lived generously and have enjoyed my life. Many sorrows have over- taken my late years, but have not crushed my spirits. I married very early in life, on, but should not ad- vise so early a marriage generally. Still I did not have any family until I was thirty years old, and I was consequently not harassed by the care of children when I was very young. I know of no way of preserving heaith, intellectual or physical, except through the exercise of the facul- at the age of sixt ties. I have never been afflicted with in- somnia, and therefore carnet prescribe a remedy for that. In fact, I have been so singularly blessed with fine health that I am scarcely a good subject for your pur- pese.”” Bishop Ciark of Rhode Island at 83. One of the great men of the Episcopal Church is Bishop Thomas M. Clark, who has been preaching the gespel for the last sixty years. He graduated at Yale College when Andrew Jackson was still in his first presidential term, afid he was licensed to preach as a Presbyterian clergyman before Van Buren got the presidency. Soon after this he dropped Presbyterianism and became an Episcopalian, and he was made the bishop of Rhode Island more than forty years ago. He has published a num- ber of books, and now, at the age of and sleep, 4 eighty-three, he can outwork most of the young men about him. He writes fr: Providence, R. I, under date of April, 1544, in part as follows: “in reply to yours of the 3d instant allow me to say that I was born in Newburyport, Mass., on the 4th of Juls Is12, and so far as I know, with the ex- ception of a stiffness in the joints, which prevents me from walking long distanc I am as strong and weil as I ever have been. I am able to keep all my appoint- ments, at home and abroad, and to work with entire freedom—in fact, I have done more visiting within the last six months than in any other half year of my life. “Now, m reply to your questions let me say that in order to reach a working old e and making the most of himself, and Keeping up his work to the la: man should take abundant physical exer- nutritious, wholes y nal amusements. He should cult! bis mental powers to the best possible ad- vantage, while at the seme time be should be careful not to oyertask his mind with the study of books or anything likely to impair his health. Of course he must avoid every habit and indulgence which tends to weaken his nervous force, and lead a natural, wholdsome, pure and temperate life. The wo: power of the mind ought not to diminish with the approach of age, and it is possible for us to do our best work toy.ard the close of cur mortal exist- ence. “I attribute my own health, which has never been seriously impaired, and my longevity, very much to the inheritance which has been transmitted to me by my ancestors. Smoked Tebneco Fifty Years. “As to my own personal habits, I sinoked tobacco faithfully for fifty years, and then, seven or eight years ago, I abandoned it altcgether, on the ground that I did not care to be a slave of such a habit any longer. I have nct been a total abstainer, except for certain limited periods, when I re- thought that the welfare of others quired ity “I have been accustomed to s} as othér feople do and without giving muchf thought to it. In fact, a scrupulous regaml for sanitary rules and special at- tenth to bodily health have never inter- ested me very much. “In regard to marriage as conductve to longevity and everything else that is good and desirable, I think that every abie-bud- fed man who has the means of supporting a famlly Is under a moral obligation to marry as soon as possible after he has reached the age of twent If he ex. pects to live upon other people, like a para- site, he has no right to marry at all. Author of Self Help, Aged Eighty-Two My rext letter is from Mr. Samuel Smntles, the author of Self Help and of a dozen other valuable works. He also says that work is the only thing that keeps man young. His letter is. full of personal Ge- tails about his habits and his work. It is written in a firm hand. It is dated Ken- sington, London, June 4, 1804, and is In part as follows: “I have to ask your pardon for not sooner replying to your letter of the 10th April. It came to me through Edinburgh, Scetland, which I left fifty-six years eo. Since then I have lived at Leeds, but prin- cipally in London, where I tong acted as secretary of the Southeastern Railway Company: “I am well on in my elghty-second year. Abcut twenty-three years ago I had a stroke of paralysis and should scarcely be living at present, but having a sound con- stitution and giving up all work for about five years, I happily recovered, and only the other day I sent the MS. of a new beok to the printers. “You usk me about my habits. I am never idle. Work ts the salvation cf every “-human being. My wife is alive and as happy as I am. I should not have heen as I am without her. We had two sons and three daughters—one of the sweetest of the lat- ter died. But we have, nevertheless, twenty grandchildren, and one of them is happily married. We had our golden wed- ding in December last. . “I smoke moderately and take three-quar- ters of a glass of whisky at night, by the advice of my doctor, to induce sleep. Everything in moderation. I take two walks a day, one in the forenoon, another in the afternoon. On the whole I am very well.”” How Secretary McCulloch Kept Young One of the most intcresting of these un- published letters was one from the late Hugh McCulloch. He was seventy-six years old when Secretary of the Treasury, and he preserved his intellectual vigor to the last. About a year ago he dictated a letter for me on youth and how to keep it. He was not well at the time, and Mrs. McCulloch wrote the letter and signed it. In it she said: “Mr. McCulloch believes tn the golden ruie. The young man who would grow cld and sull keep young should do to others as he would be done by. He should be pure in soul and body, and be temperate in cating and drinking. He believes that tobacco and ardent spirits are injurious, and he would advise the young to let them alone. He should devote himself to business, but he should not neglect his family. He should marry as soon as he ts able io keep house, and when he finds tae woman whom he can sincerely love. “You ask as to insomnia. Mr. McCulloch has found that horseback riding has done a great deal for him. He has always be a light sleeper, and he could not sleep well when business cares annoyed him. He was delicate when he went to Indiana at the age of twenty-five, but he had to take four trips a year from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis on horseback. This exercise made him strong ard vigorous, and he kept up in after life. It was his chief exercise when m the Treasury Department. Secretary McCul- Icch has always been domestic in his tastes. His pleasures have been in his family, and there that he nas gotten his rest and His ys have always been fouder of home then of any other place, and their father was their favorite com- panion. He therefore had no black sheep in his family. Sons and grandsons are Tespectable mea, so far, God bless them!” From Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Few men in the United States have done more literary work than Thomas Went- worth Higginson. He has written a dozen different works and he has been one of the leaders of advanced thought, In the United States for years. He is now eighty two years of age, but he is in good phy: cal condition and is still at work. His ze- ply_comes to me on the pages of a note- beok, with the questions on one side and the answers opposite them. It is short and to the point. He says he does not use tobacco nor liquor, and yet many who use them reach a healthy old age. He sleeps eight hours every right, and takes a cold sponge bath daily. He can’t say whether marriage is conducive to longevity or not, and he adds that “many unmarried people live long. He thinks twenty-five is a good age for a young man to marry, and advises young men who wish to reach eighty “to have regular habits and ‘to work moderately but persistently in some good cause.” To such as can't sleep he says: “Diminish the strain upon your mind and avold care from annoyance and evil.” How Herbert Spencer Works. Mr. Herbert Spencer, the great scientis‘, is now eighty-five. He was a sickly boy, and he has never had good health. Still his life has been spent in hard work, and | he is now one of the most skillful men of the world in the art of taking care of him- self. He does most of his work by dicta- tion, and he saves Kimself in every possible way. He has for years been troubled with insomnia, and though he is a good talker he will not enter into discussiong in the evening. He drinks tea and smokes cigar- ettes. He firmly declines to do everything out- side of nis own work and he has a litho- graphic rey which he sends cut to all cerregpondents who write as to matters which do not relate to this. His life shows that work and care are the secrets of his wonderful working old age. Huxley is another old scientist, who writes me that he cannot supply the information which I want. His letter is an autograph one and the hand is firm and clear. FRANK G. CARPENTER. The latest Invention for summer wear is the present electric bonnet fan, both beau- tiful and cooling.—Trath, TIPS FOR TRAVEL| How Baggage is Cared for by the Railroad Agents, SOME OF THE PRECAUTIONS ADOPTED Reading Character From the Variety of Luggage in Use. SYSTEMATIO SAFEGUARDS ———— T THE PRESENT time the status of af- fairs in the local railroad baggage rooms can be likened to that of the bar room of olden t!mes, when a knock down and drag out was the rule instead of the exception. From day- break until mid- night trunks are coming and _ going, and it might be said that there is hardly an hour in the twenty- four t! does not deliver up its trunk. “The Washington traveling people come and go with the rise and fall of the ther- mometer,”’ said one of the brightest clerks at one of the local baggage rooms to a Star writer one day during the past week. I can tell when I open my eyes in the morning and glance out the window -| Venient contrivance for holding the stuff, whether we will have a quiet or busy day. If it looks ilke rain or gives promise of be- ing cool, one-half of those that intended going out of the city will postpone their trip for a day at least. If it is close and sultry and the indications point for a hot spell the people simply leave the city in a rush, ‘On every train you will find people who growl at the crowded condition of the cars, yet It is almost imposs'ble to calculate what the size of the traveling crowd will be on each day. T can always pick out the wise and shrewd travelers. They get their trunks to me a day ahead of time, and if it is raining they are the happiest, as their wisdom tells them th will have plenty of room, Traveling in the heat can never be pleasant, although the roa do their best, and why the public pick cat hot d to get to the seashore Common sens lowing day is red hot, they are safely shel- red on the plazzas by the and with the cool breezes blowing in their faces can smile contentedly as they view the swelter- ing new arrivals as they rush Into the hotei and up to the register, and,of course, get the second-choice rooms. Character i Tranks. “The new fad of telling the character of Fersons by an analysis of their hands, lips, cars or cyebrows Is not to be compared with what I can do down here In the way of character reading through the trunks we handle. As soon as I cust my eyes on a trunk I can tell whether the owner is wealthy, poor or belongs to the new rich. Whether he Is selfish ond stingy or big hearted and liberal. It may seem strange to you, but the wealthiest people hold on to a trunk the longest. Whether from fond recollections or in a spirit of economy L am unable to say. “That trunk over there just out of the manufacturer's hands belongs {o a promi- nent saloon keeper, who has made lots of money the last year, and his wife is going to the seashore to spend some of it for him. An old trunk would never do for them, but everything must be new, and I'll wager that when the lady comes down here to take a train she will resemble the trunk in newness of apparel. The thoroughbred traveler dresses comfortab and the trunk that goes with him or her speaks for itself. Then the poorer people that are glad to be able to tuke a two weeks’ vacation will hold on to a’trunk too long, and a handy rope is brought into use. They run the risk of having their trunks smashed open, and out of kindness of heart our men here have often given mere strength to the trunk by additional binding. They know the condition of the owners as well as I do and help out on the ba of a fraternal feeling. “In variety the baggage handling ad- Junet of a railroad is perhaps the most im- portant and mest carefully looked after of It is to be supposed that the passen- can, to a certain extent, take care of emselves, but with their belongings it Is different. It has to be guarded, and enough safegusrds are thrown aronnd the lugsace to give it tne importance of a gold or sil- ver shipment. On Great Occasions. “Of course, the situation in this city can- not be compared with New York, Phila- delphia or Chicago, as in those cities nearly as much room is given up in the railroad stations for the care of the baggage as to the accommodation of the passengers themselves, but we do pretty well, and on stated occasions will put to blush even those cities with our baggage display. In late years the Masonic conclave, the Knights of Pythias and G. A. R. reunions would come under that head, and our regular terrors are the presidential in- augurations. The G. A. R. reunion beat anything I have experienced. ‘Travelers’ trunks are allowed to weigh 0 pounds, and it is rarely that they ex- ceed this figure, but if they run up to 260 we let it go, on the ground that scales may vary somewhat. If it were only trunks that we had to handle we would consider ourselves lucky. The fact that we are re- quired to handle all kinds of stuff, both dead and alive, makes the positions any- thing but sirecures. Even in the cases of trunks, contact with them is not as pleas- ant as might be imagined. For instance, you can recall the trunk that traveled frcm New York to Chicago, and then back to Pittsburg, containing the remains of a wealthy Englishman, who had been mur- dered, and then cut into pieces and put in a trunk to conceal the crime. “Then the immigrants give us a scare every now and then. They get the impres- sion in their heads that everything in this country ‘is tremendously high, and they earry-in their trunks everything imagin- able. We recently came across a trunk that we were sure contained a corpse, and, aiter notifying the police, all hands fathered around to see the contents. You can imagine their hilarious shouts when it was discovered that the trunk contained about fifty pounds of German cheese, with an elongated name. The Size Tells the Story. “There is as strict a fashion, or I might say etiquette, in regard to trunks as there is In dressing. Nowadays no one thinks of going abroad with a Saratoga trunk, and it ts almost the universal rule that no one will take a flat ‘trunk to the geashore. When a flat trunk is dumped down here in the baggage room I know almost to a cer- tainty that Europe is its destination. I was tcld by a knowing lady once that the cause of this discrimination was on account of headgear; that is, bonnets and hats. When a person takes the trips abroad headgear. plays a very small part, while a tour of the sez shore resorts calls for bonnets and hats galore. “The Saratoga trunk, with Its oval top, cortains therein a gocd-sized hat or bonnet compartment, while to pack a hat in a steamer trunk would assuredly mean its ruin. Of course I am not saying that the desire to buy dainty headgear in Paris 1s the cause of carrying only one hat on the cutgoing voyage. ot long since there was a trunk re- ceived here that I almost imagined wanted to salute me so familiar has it become. I know positively that it has made three trips around the world, and on this last round was bound for Japan. A few years back that trunk would have been a great curiosity, as then it was fhe general cus- tom for all the hotels in Europe to place a Jabel on trunks received, thus carrying a sort of advertisement all over the world. When trunks arrived home that had made the grand tour of Europe there was hardly a spot on the piece of baggage that was not covered with a label. Many people, in- stead of kicking at this sort of cheap en- terprise, looked on it with favor, as it ap- parently gave them an air of importance and substantiated their assertions of being jn every nock and corner of the old coun- try. What a cry would go up should the hotel keepers of this country adopt that Tule. Fashion Also Prevails. “A new idea in régard to trunks which I have but recently noticed is the fact that zine is taking the place of leather and wood in their manufacture. They are very sub- stantial, and, from my experience, I would advise their use... They will outlast a leather trunk, look ‘better, and, I believe, do not cost as much. The ‘knights of the road,’ the traveling salesmen, were the first to discover this fact, and what they do not know in regard to traveling, its comfor:s and discomforts, and also getting the most for their money Is hardly worth knowing. “Immigrants care rothing for fashion or rules, They simply catch up the most con- and then pack it to bursting and start on their voyage. An immigrant train is some. thing of a holy terror to the railroad bag- & master, as there are no handies to a majority of the stuff, and work similar to that performed on the docks has to be gone through with whenever the lugsage is shifted. Large tin boxes with oval tops ere generally used by this class of trav- elers. They are not limited to any certain weight, and I have seen them weigh as high as four hundred pounds. They have Stoves, kitchen utensils, househould furni- ture and other like stuff in them. It not infrequently happens that the scents ema- nating from them remind one of anything ut those from a flower garden, “The losing of trunks frequently occurs, and three times out of four the owners are to blame. We have a system that is almost perfect, such as checking off at every sta- tion where the trunk leaves the car, but the handicap of ignorant and meddlesome passengers is a hard one to overcome. Trunks are very similar, and we have to watch very close when it comes to making the first ck. Ih known people to go up to a trunk, lay their hands on it and say it is theirs, and they want it checked to such and such a place, and even while talk- ing about it the rightful owner would put in an appearance. A scene invariably follows before the mistake is straightened out. Mistaken Identity. “Some time ago we had rather a peculiar case of mistaken identity with a treasury It official and a trunk as the principals. Was a case of one man being dive from his trunk, with the treasury man, who was going abroad, as the corespondent. It happened in this manner: The trunk was on a trugk at the station when the party of the first part came along and had it sent to New York, thinking it be- Icnged to him. From New York it was put on board a vessel and sent to Southampton. The mistake was discovered on board the vessel and the case put in the hands of the steamboat company. They referred it to the transfer company, with the result that the trunk finally reached its proprictor. “Such mistakes as this were Hable to occur at any time until a short time ago, When the hotels and local express cotn- panies were required’ to use checks or tickets. The iatter are made in duplicate, one of which is given to the owner and the other tied to the trunk, so that identi- fication is thus made easy. Mistakes be- fore were Hable to happen at any time and ec eany was always thought to be in ‘ault. “If the traveler will take the ordinary precautions it is really a difficult matter for a trunk to be lost. As soon as a piece of baggage arrives on a train the number of the latter, the day of the month and the month is chaixed on it. This is neces- sary, as storage is charged after the fi twenty-four hours. Fer the second twer four hours twenty-five cents is cha ‘ged. After that ten cents fs charged for each day or a fraction thereof. This js done for the protection of ,tna;company, otherwise persons would take adyantage of the leni- ency a) the company and let their ba se rema®” “ere as long as convenient. o> +. WITH GREAT NaxEs. Grover Cleveland Remained, While Benj. Harrison ‘and D. B. Hill Went. Not long ago a siore. on the avenue was rich in three cats. ‘They were all and had been ingentously named “ min Harrison,” “1 Cleveland “David Bennet Hill,” respectively. related to a Star writer by the former pro- prietor of these interesting felines that through their babyhood and youth, and, indeed, until they were named, they agreed perfectly, and dwelt together in amity and peace. But no sooner were they black given these historic names than their nearest friends noticed chilliness springing up between! them. Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison treated each other with obvious coldness, while David Bennett Hill on one er two occasions fell heir to actual vio- lence at the claws of Grover Cleveland. Matters ran on and the relations of our three cats became even more strained than ever. ' It was plain that some new arrangement would have to be made, for, under existing conditions, the store was all too small for this tremendous triumyirate. The propri- etor himself was canvassing a list of near and dear friends to select a couple on whom he might bestow two of his non- agreeing pets and so bring peace to all by a separation. But before he had de- rmined on the beneficiaries, the cats, who ntly had the same matter under con- sideration, settled it for themselves. One morning the store was opened and Benjamin Harrison was not there. Grover Cleveland ani David Bennett Hill went about the affairs of the day as if nothing had happened, and gave no sign of miss- ing their companion. It was clear from the action of David Bennett Hill, however, that he. too, had some plan in his min The next morning following the disappea: ance of Benjamin @arrfson, David Ben- nett Hill was gone, and Grover Cleveland was left in proud possession of the store. No great disaster had overtaken Benja- min Harrison or David Bennett Hill. The: had simply moved. Benjamin Harris was afterward discovered living at a store on F street, the good-natured proprietor having admitted him to full membership. He had come there crying and saying in cat language as plainly as he could that he was lost, and the merchant took him in. David Bennett Hill on his part, having evidently a taste for the dramatic, attach: ed himse!f (o the stage force of the New National Theater, and can be seen any night behind the scenes by those who are favored with a visit back of the footlights. Grover Cleveland remains at the old stand and conducts himself as if he were in a much more pleasant frame of mind since Benjamin Harrison and David Bennett Hill have found new fields of existence. This may well end the story, for with cats as with humanity, “all's well that ends well.” ee A Cheerfal View. From Pearson's Weekly. “The following story 4s told of & corres- pondent who has recently returned from a trip to the far west of the United States: Two men who had been sitting together in the seat near the door of a railway car became engaged ti gp animated contro- versy, and their loud voices attracted the attention of all the: other passengers. Suddenly one of therh rose and sald: “Ladies and gentlemen, I appeal to you to decide a disputed point. My friend here insists that not morejthan three persons out of five belleve.they: have souls. I take a more cheerful view of humanity than that. Will all of'yu who believe you have souls raise your right hands?” Every hand in the car went up. “Thank you,” ne geid, with a smile. “Keep them up just a moment. Now, will all of you who believe in a hereafter please raise your left hands also?” Every hand in the car went up. “Thank you agaim,” he said. “Now, while all of you have your hands raised,” he con- tinued, drawing a pair of revolvers and leveling them, “my friend here will go down the aisle and relieve you of what- ever valuables you m@y happen to have. Lively now, Jim.” ———_+e+____. Written for The Evening Star. Rest. Out from the chrong on passion bent, Into the quiet, the calm content; Out from the turmoil, out from the crush, Into the sileat, into the hush. Out from the garish light of the sun, Into the shadow, the day near dene, Out from the surging, out from the strife, Into the peaceful, into the life. Out from the sin, the sorrow, the shame, Into the love that will not blame. T. K, j the s1 HOGS AS SNAKE KILLERS How Twenty-two Porkers Vanquished an Army of Rattlers. Five Hundred in an Hour and a Half— Uncle John Lake Ridding a Cow Ranch of the Reptiles. California Letter, New York Times. The southern end of this state is noted for its rattlesnakes, and many adventures are reported with the reptiles. A desper- ate and almost indescribable battle between a horde of rattlesnakes and a bunch of hogs occurred a few days ago on John Li place. at the foot of the San Jacinto mountain. This branch of the San Bernar- dino spur of the coast range has long been nected as the home and rendezvous of thou- sards of rattlesnakes of the dusky brown species, which have been looked upon with dread by hunters, because they have al- ways been exceedingly aggressive and dan- gerous. For years this mountain had beer the terror and dread of the people ef the vicinity, and it was seldom that any travel- er or hunter had the temerity to cross the ridge at or near a certain point, so nume- rcus and deadly were the poisonous repules. But all that has been changed, owing to the fact that John Lake has imported from North Carolina a bunch of long-nosed, leng- legged hogs, which, from their elongated appearance, have been dubbed “slugdig- ger: Uncle John had been so pestered and annoyed by the army of snakes which infested his cow ranch that he set his wits to work, and finally hit upon the pian of importing these iank and bony swine, which had the reputation of being inve' ate enemies of the snake family. Ue haul- eu over the mountains tweniy-two big hozs of this species, 4d placed chém in pens, where they were well fed and treated. When the old man concluded that his muscular pets were sufficiently acclimated and at home he released them, and early in the morning, while it was yet cool and the snakes were haif benumbed or asleep, he went up the mountain to a spot where he knew the reptiles dwelt by the thou- san All along the path ne dropped ears of corn until he reached the side of the snake pit, a sunken spot on the side of the mountain, embrac! about half an «cre. Here he threw down a bishel of loose corn, and, with his boys, teok shelter in a low tree. Within a few minutes the satisfied grunts of the porkers were heard as they followed the trail of corn, until the whoie drove of hogs broke into view from the un- der! h. came on until they arrived at the pit, where they stood for a minute cr two until the old boar, an imm e fellow, came up, When he teok the lead and went grunt- ing down the bank into the pit. AH the other members of the family followed, un- til the twenty-two hogs w in the small amphitheater of a half acre. By the time they had thoroughly c: the corn nakes, aroased by sat cf the @ the h % sun and the noise cf the cre mor began to appear from the dozen and then twenty, then dred rattlers writhed ‘their Lthe bodies from the'r holes and looked at the hogs ing tongues. Two or three hundred snakes ina mass of slimy, surging bodi2s began to dray them- selves toward the hogs, but they had rot crawled more than thirty or forty feet away from the cr2vices in the rocks before the old boar gave a shrill, infuriated squeal, when the whole drove of hogs was among its enemies, The scene which followed cannot be put in words. The few spectators would not have missed the sight. for a ranch. The hogs charged their enemies, picking them up in their jaws trampling them under foot, while the kes shook their ratth and struck their enemi . The fight raged for half an hour, a hog re- treating for a moment's rest, and then re- charging into milst of the wi ripping pling the he ground was rally cover At one tin 1 covered with snake: "t appear to care for their bite mn. He would reach around, ake in his jaws, throw it to the . and then hold it there with his feet intil he tore its body to pieces. This he kept up for haif an hour, retreating but a breath of air or a brief rest, at again. In less than an not one snake few which had e crevices ,before agal old boar, th and, led by th oot up and turn over the rocks, ‘YY now and then exposing a rattler which had hidden his body away from his porcine enemy. When a snake was thrs exposed, there was a rush, and in a jiffy + that rattier was torn into little bits. In an hour and a half not a living snake could be d the hogs were to all appear- und and hearty as ever. Uncle picked up his feed sack and made a trail of corn back to the house, but the hogs did not follow, seeming to prefer the flesh of the snakes to the corn. Ever ce then the drove of hogs has re- mained in the mountains, coming home only to get a change of food. The hogs e cleaned out the snak Uncle Jehn says that there were not less than 590 rat- ilesnakes killed in the fight, and not one hog was hurt. ——_+2-+___ V Bodices for Strect Wear. A pretty fancy that does away with the horrid stiff choker collar that fairly gives one the sore throat from sympathy is to make the fronts of bodices V, back and front, for street wear once more. Some of the thin frocks have a full front, coming from the shoulders to a point under the belt in front, and set over a square- throated full front, which stops just under the chin, where there is a hollow, as though Cupid might have Kissed it. A pretty, plump girl, with a bodice like that, will get herself stared at vigorou: be- cause there ts ething simply fascinating about the style. The thin maiden can fol- low the same fashion, but she must top the square of with a frill of lace, which covers up the bo! and leaves her almost as fas- cinating as her plumper sister. The round waist {ts threatened. It isn’t becoming to everybody, ticularly the short, thick woman, and so she is slyly adding a frill of lace to it, or a ruffle of rib- bon, or a close set row of ribbon loops, or Vandyke points of the same bound contra: is color. Sometimes ment is quite effective, but not always. Amateurs would better let that addition severely alone. The jackets get shorter and shorter as to skirts, and are top-heavy with Sleeves, There Is no sign of abatement of the fever for imitation gems on hats and gowns and wraps, nor of the eraze for silver and gold ornamentaticn. If the women are let alone free silver talk will die a natural death, for they won't leave enough of it to coin in any ratio. The woman who has not a pound or two of it scattered about her person is’ of low estate, indeed. —_—.__ Dainty Untrimmed Lawns, As the long summer Gays creep on, the desire for simple attire grows stronger, and dainty untrimmed lawns take the place of the more elaborate: challies and summer silks so- overloaded with ribbons and lace. The favorite style is a plain, wide-hemmed skirt, made moderately full, and a plain, unlined waist, slightly gathered into a belt back and front, with crossed fronts and a ruffle of the material around thenmeck. The sleeves are commodious ones, built on the shirt sleeve plan, and there is a belt of rib- Lon or a crush belt of the same. Green lawn, and green and white is the popular thing, because there is something so cool Icoking about green. Next to that, yellow in some shade has the call, yellow and white being extremely pepular. A pretty white gown seen on the avenue the other day is worth a descrip- tion. It was a sheer Victoria lawn, pure white, made with an ungored skirt. Abogt the foot was a band of red and white striped lawn, twelve stripes of red, thirteen of white, and not very wide ones. Six inches above that was another band of the stripes just half 2s wide. The plain gather- ed bodice had three bands of the red down the back, and three down the front, and the rather wide soft shirt collar and flaring cuffes were of the striped. The description scunds tame, but the gown was as pretty as could be. There was a girl with the wearer of the red and white, who wore a green and white treated in exactly the same manner, KIPLING INTERVIEWED. He Wasn’t Easy to Talk to and the Reporter Got Discouraged. From the Boston Transcript. I saw Rudyard Kipling the other day. He was on board a train on the Central Vermont line. I got aboard at New Lon- don. A few seats ahead of me, and facing me, sat on ordinary-looking man in a straw hat of a few seasons past. His face struck me as a familiar one. It came upon me that it belonged to none other than thé talented Anglo-Indian. I arose from my seat and walked up to where sat Mr. Kipling. I should have known better. Is this Mr. Kipling?” He turned around as if somebody had called him back from the Simla hills or the Sihk country. He looked at me sharp- ly for a moment, then answered rather Lrusquely: “Yes, I am Mr. Kipling.” I explained that—that—in fact, that I was a reporter, and hinted that I was looking for an interview. I was looking for blood. end. ‘Mr. Kipling, I suppose you—ahem, I suppose you are taking a little trip?” looked at me sharply. ‘Yes, that is just what I am doing.” I believe you were in Boston a short while ago?” “Yes.” By this time I had taken the empty seat opposite the great author, and was trying to look pleasant, “And you were a guest at the home of Professcr Norton of Harvard?” Another monosylable. “What do you think of Boston, Mr. Kip- ling?” “Beg parden.’ “What is your opinion of Boston as a center of literary activity?” What do I think of what?” Of Boston as a Hterary center.” “Of Boston?” He became quite unaccountably afflicted with a deafness, which was exceedingly annoying, besidcs being ili-timed, as I was going to leave ihe train at the next sta- tion. Finally things came around in such a way that he could answer with a mono- syllabic “yes.” That saved Boston! “I suppose you are out on a little out- ing?" Yes,” he answered, wearily, “a kind of little outing: that’s all.” “May I ask if you are going to any place in particular? He looked at me over his double-refract- ing glasses, with their cheap metal frame. Then he looked at me again. Finally he spoke: “Young man, I have been a newspaper man much too long for this sort of thing.” I bowed myself from the presence and resumed my veat. In a few moments, much to my relief—and perhaps Mr. Kip- ling’s--the train stopped at my station. As the train pulled out of the station I rs ht my last glimpse of Mr. Kipling, sitting in the smcking car, with a cob-pipe between his teeth. I have mede up my mind that if I am ever assicned to interview Mr. Kipling I shall resig1 my position on the spot. I had rather interview the king of the Cannibal Islands or Coach Watson of the Harvard crew, or get the temperature of un iceberg than try to get anything out of Rucyard Kipling, author of “The Light That Failed,’ “Plain Tales From the Hillis,” and “Tae Story of the Gadsbys.” This is final. . —--—_—~ee_. Cable Codes and Rates. From the North American Review. It is, of course, well known that there ts great pressure on the cables at certain lours—just about the time when the street traffic becomes congested opposite the Mansion House, while at night the wires are comparatively idie. Again, the code system must greatly impede and hamper the working of \the service. One man is known to have paid £3,000 for a good code. These codes are semetimes oversignificant. ‘Chus the word “man” might mean “Read- ing’s declined one-tenth,” “Pennsylvania's rose one-fifth,” and “New York Central steady.” And again the word “wormlike” means in one cote: “The price is ten shil- ngS; appearing nigh as compared with your market. We took refusal until to- morrow, and shall buy unless you immedi- ately instruct us to the contrar This message of twenty-cight words was sent as one word, to the disgust of the share- holders and managers of the cable com- panies. No code can properly anticipate ler family message. o en prepared are ult to prepare a ied program of the diversifiell ily tife. An attempt was matie ago to charge double and treble de words. But the merchants were an apparent social mes- that “John married Eliza,’’ d the most recent market rates for corn, leather and cotton goods. I may here compliment the oflicers and men Of the cable companies on their cour- capacity, high ability and intelli- gence. The accuracy with which they work is simply astonishing. But they cannot please everybody. Some persons are intolerant of the slightest di The other day a man made a great ‘urbance in a London office because he had to wait twenty min- utes for a reply from New York. It must be abundantly clear from what has been said that in the charge of one shilling per werd the public is paying not only for the ecmpanies’ services, but for their founders’ blunders, their miscellaneous and their faulty finance. It is paying for abandoned cables, for superfluous cables, for unneces- sary working staff and apparatus. In a word, the pubhe is paying, as already pointed out, a million a year for what could be supplied at £130,000. ——_+e+______ . Fourth of July Flies. From the Philadelphia Press. Jefferson was fond of telling a story which illustrates in a forcible manner the importance that absurdly insignificant mai- ters may sometimes assume. When the de- liberative body that gave the world the Declaration of Independence was in ses- sion its proceedings were conducted in a hall close to which was situated a livery stable. The weather was warm and from the stable came swarms of flies that light- ed on the legs of the honorable members, and, biting through the thin silk stockings then in fashion, gave infinite annoyance. It was no uncommon sight, said Jefferson, to see a member making a speech with a ge handkerchief in hand, and pausing at every moment to thrash the flies from his thinly protected caives. The opinion of the body was not unanimous in favor of the document, and under other cireum- stances discussion might have been pro- tracted for days, if not weeks, but the files were Intolerable. Efforts were made to find another hall, free from the pests, but in vain. As the weather became warm- er the files grew worse and the flapping of handkerchiefs was heard all over the hall as an accompaninrent to the voices of the speakers. In despair at last some one sugsested that matters be hurried so that the bedy might adjourn and get away from the flies. There were a few mil¢ protests, but no one heeded them, the im- mortal declaration was hurriedly copied, and, with handkerchiefs in hand, fighting files as they came, the members hastened up to the table to sign the authentic copy and leave the files in the lurch. Had it not been for the livery stable and its in- mates there is no telling when the docu- ment would have been completed, but it certainly would not have been signed on the Fourth. seo Women at Chess. From the London Telegraph. For the first time in the history of chess, there was contested yesterday a bona fide match by a club team of lady players. They represented the newly established Ladies’ Chess Club, and their opponents Were gentlemen from the Metropolitan,who yielded the odds‘of a knight at each beard. It will be interesting to feminine players to learn that this first’ pubke match of their sisters was marked throughout by the most pleasant and courteous demeanor and bear- ing between the ladies and their opponerts. Play began at 8 p.m., on fourteen boards. Some of the ladies had to strike their col- ors very early through falling into palpable errors in the openings; others, however, defended themselves more stubbornly. Mr. Marsden, the honorable secretary of the Metropolitan Club, discovered to his cost that the playing strength of the ladies was not to be despised, for giving his opponent, Mrs. James, a queen, he lost the first game. Miss Hooke added another victory to the credit of the sex; and, though finaily the ladies’ club was defeated by a score of * to 5, the result is not at all bad for a firs: venture. I should have said that | It would have | amounted to just the same thing in the | RENEWING THEIR YOUTH. A Strange Story From a Nebraska Villoge, The Villazers Excited Over the In- creased Health und Vigor of the Older Inhabitanis—The Ex- perience of Two “Vets.” A World-Herald report evidence of rerewed activity of so of the village of . Who Was a ment ae Towa volun ms du: war, a following explanation so fi e bin eit ts concerned: eerie n July. 1868, while my company was on to Austin, Tex. i was attacked m_of the worst B ing weal remained “unconselons for sey summer since T have beet unah of the sun, and have bee Taere was in my head etch Increased until Its would’ burst, and it eaused a th and palpitation of the heart set. it silghiest ngise would set my heart eral times it has rendered me un from seven to ten hours at a time. In addition to this the rheumatism extended up my eutire side until it drew my head down on my shoulder. T lost. my rength and flesh and was totally unfit for work. For twenty-eight years I have consulted puysl- clans and $ without deriv ing any inaterial benefit. My aliments increased in intensity until T was assured that there was no hope for me. During” last it into the butcher business, but the dampness from the fee inereased my rheumatic pains to such an ex- that I was not only compelled to quit the business, but was confined to my house and bed for nearly six mont “In Novi case of a man who had the aitn from which T was su use of Williams’ Pink Pills for Pa er 28 1 purchased a hox, astonished to know that I felt t had for six months past, and befo half a box. The ringing in my ears in volume and finally left me. The pain from the rheumatism gradually left ie, so that within one werk from the time T took my first pill [was able to sit up ja bed. On Januery 1 T was able to go cut and walk around a little. ‘The palpitations of y heart entirely ceased. On February 9 I was 80 therough!y cured that I accepted a position night watchinan ‘n the Forest Lawn cemetery, re, maining doors from 6 pain. until 6 have gained in t from 144 pounds, w fghedt in mber last, to 172 pounds, weigh now. For nerve building and for enriching the Mood Pink Pills are uneacelled. ‘They may be had of druggists or direct from the Dr. Williams’ Medi- cine Co. tady, N. ¥., for 50 cents per box, I had used an to lessen GLAD TO BE IN JAIL: His Neck Not So Likely to Be Stretch- ed There. From the St. Louis Republic. Opposite the stage station and hotel was a shanty with a sign of “Jale” over the door, and I strolled over there and asked of a man sitting at the door and smoking a pipe: “Kin I take it that this is the county jail “You kin, sir," he promptly replied. Not much of a jail.” “No, sir; but it's a rew country, you “Any prisoners inside?” “No, sir; I'm the only prisoner, and they allow me outside.” “Where's the sheriff or jailer?” “Gone off huntin’.”” “And left you all alone?” “All alone. I'm purty comfortable, how- ever, and my time will be out in about six months.” “But I should think you'd run away,” I said as I offered him a cigar. “Whar to?” he queried in reply. “If I go to Glass Valley, the boys will hang me fur hoss-stealin'. If I go to Ridge City, they'll hang me fur stealin’ a mewl. Over to Euchre Bend they want me to pull hemp fur robbin’ Bill White. I might git up in- to the mountains, but the durned Injuns would try fur my scalp. The safest place fur me is right here, and I hain't sayin’ a word.” “My friend, would it hurt your feelings if I should ask why you were sent here?” “Not a bit, sir. I killed a man.” “You did, eh. But how—how— “How did it happen? I was sent to jail = ylar instead of bein’ hung.” “Oh, they didn't keer nuthin’ ’bout the Killin’, and gin me two hull months to walk oft in. As I wouldn't go, the jedge he said it was contempt of court and sent me up here fur a y'ar, so he could have the use of my cayuse and guns free gratis. Don't happen to hev a new deck of keerds with you, eh? “Sorry to say I haven't.” - “I was in hopes you had. The jedge will be up this way tomorrer, and I'd hey the keerds all marked and play him the best three out of five to see whether I drawed pay as a jailer or scrubbed along as a prisoner.” ——____+e-+ THE CIGARETTE HABIT. How He Stoppéd 1t When Hix Friends Gave Him the Cold Shoulder. From the Louisville Commercial. “Did I ever tell you how I managed to cure myself of the cigarette habit?” asked a cholly the other day. I told him he had never explained the mystery to me, and that I had spent many sleepless nights in consequence. “Now, you are joking,” he said, with his neat ttle lisp; “but really, on the extremely deceased, I have stopped it entirely, and it was the easiest thing In the world. I used to smoke from four to five packages a day, and sometimes more. One day I made up my mind that I would quit. I do not mean that I would quit smoking, but I meant that I would stop buying them. I smoked those 6f my friends. Finally, it became a bore to my friends to have me always asking for ci- arettes, and they sometimes said they didn’t have them. Thus, my charity smokes gradually became quite seldom. Finally, théce was not a young fellow who knew me who would give me a cigarette. By that time I had about gotten rid of the habit. One day I felt like I Would enjoy one, and I bought a package before I thought, lit one, and it actually tasted so bad that I threw it and the package away. Since then I have never smoked. I do not use tobacco in any form. You may give this receipt to your friends if you de- sire. It cured me, and did the job quickly and effectively.” ——_—_+es—__ Japarese Armor. 3 Frem the London Daily News, An accidental but important discovery ts announced, writes a correspondent at 10- kKohama. “It must have occurred to many of your readers that, although the fights in Manchuria have been called very severe, the Japanese losses have invariably been few, and thcse of the Chinese were heavy. Much of this disparity has been due to bad marksmanship on the part of the Chinese, tut a part of the immunity has been owing to the fact that to keep out the cold the Japanese wore a quantity of floss silk vrder “their clothes, This is a very light and flexible material, and in many cases has acted as a bullet-proof shield. It is important enough to deserve attention at the hands of the British military authori- ties.” ——+e+—____ There Was Another Way. From the Richmond State. A conjuror was recently performing the old trick of producing eggs from a pocket handkerchief, when he remarked to a little boy, in fun: “I say, my boy, your mother can’t get ezgs without hens, can she?” ‘Of course, she can,” replied the boy. ‘Why, how is that?” asked the conjuror. he keeps ducks,” replied the boy, amid roars of laughter. Why She Couldn’t Use Them. From Tid-Bits. , This is what was heard in a theater the other night. They were in a private box, and she was both pretty and well dressed. But she was in a bad temper because she could not see the stage. “Why,” said he, trying to mollify her, “did you not bring ycur opera glass?” “I did, but I can't use it.” “Is it broken?” 'No, but I forgot to put on my bracelets,” Always Tuke Mother's Advice, From iLife.