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XEW TYORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C. CARLTON....... <.....Herald Square XEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPBEN B. SMITH. . 20 Tribune ll-llllnt CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House: P. O. News Co.; Great Nonghern Hotel: Fremont House: Auditorium Hctel. NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Waldorf-Astoris. Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Unlon Square; Murrsy Hill Hetel. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE. ...1406 G S MORTON E. CRANE, Corresponden LW ERANCH OFYICES—:i21 Montgomery, corner of Clay. open untll 9:3 o'clock. 200 Hayes, open until 3:30 o'clock. 633 McAllicter, open until 8:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until #: o'clock. 1841 Mission, open until 10 o’clock. 2261 Market, corner Sixteenth, open until § o'clock. 1036 Valencia, open until § o'clock. 106 Eleventh, open until 9 o'clock. NW. cormer Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until 9 o'clock. 2200 Filimore, open until § p. m. AMUSEMENTS. Vaudeville. . “Beacon Lights.” California—Herrmann. Grand Opera-house—""Hamlet.” Columbia—*"Florodora.* Chutes, Zco and Theater—Vaudeville every afternoon and evening. Albambra Theater— The Brownies in Fairyland.” Albambra—Royal Itallan Band, Sunday evening, October 13 Fischer's—Vaudeville. Sutro Baths—Open nighta. . _— PROMOTING DISORDER. HE case of the people against lawless and dis- orderly journalism has been tried and decided in'favor of law and order. But the plaintiff in ! the case should watch with care a revivescence of ;whnt at present seems a dead evil. ~By common consent the Hearst papers have been selected as the worst and foremost examples of a - | policy ‘desigiicd to undermine respect for law, con- | fuse the ideas of rlght and wrong, and to present vice and crime in the garb of virtue and honor. The sustained and insidious steps by which those papers went steadily forward from heroizing vulgar criminals to incitement of the murder of the Presi- | dent ‘is an interesting study of the cultivation of the abnormal by suggestion. Train robbers and mur- derers in this State were giorified and praised, their | criminal courage and cunning held up to admiration, unil all weak and williul minds were convinced that they were men of merit, worthy to be imitated and { deserving of the praise bestowed upon them. At the same time the sworn cfficers of the law, who in the midst of peril and difficulty were trying to bring them to justice, were stigmatized as “man hunters,” every effort was made to thwart them by giving pub- licity to their plans, znd their failures to catch the cunning felons were gloated over, The Examiner put crime on the stage in a drama that celebrated stealing and murder as virtues, and it did all this by holdiag up what it calls “the rich” as deserving to be despoiled and as the proper victims of the thief and assassin. When Garrett and Williams were trying to rid Arizona of the worst gang of thieves and murderers that have infested a district since the days of Murrell and the Mississippi pirates, the Examiner settled . a writer in that Territory to assist the scoundrels and abuse the officers. Perhaps no more outrageously criminal - journalism was ever known than its exhibi- tion of -sympathy for robbers and murderers openly declared in that affair. Every law officer in Arizona, Federal and Territorial, who did his duty was pur- sved with a venom and malice most appalling, and every escape of a criminal was hailed as a triumph of virtue. When {elons were convicted they were encouraged to cherish vengeance against the day of their liberation, when they were to seek violent re- venge upon the officers of the law concerned in their capture. | Al this work in journalism was done in that strabismic style of bathos peculiar to the Examiner school of writing, and was displayed sensationally. Carrying the same habit into politics, it was natural that the President, his Cabinet, and all charged with the execution of the law, should in their turn get the same treatment as the local officers who in this State AUCTION SALES. By P. J. Barth—This day, at 1 o'clock, Furniture, at 414 McAllister street By F. H. Chase & Co.—This day, 100 head of German Army Horses, at 1732 Market street. Closing Out Sale—This day. at 11 o'clock, Surreys, Spring Wagons, etc., at 1140 Folsom street By J. J. Doyl- — Wednesday, October 8, at 11 o'clock, Horses, Wagons, etc., at 327 Sixth street. < IS THE WORLD BETTER? WO eminent clergymen in the East, during a T recent convocation of their church, took occa- sion to record their opinion that the world is not only worse than ever, but that its tendency toward stili worse moral conditions. We think that these religious pessimists err. Their error lies in a wrong estimate of the conditions which they are comparing. If they would realize that thete was always good in the world, and learn that the history of remote ages recorded evil deeds and left the good without a witness, they would con- clude that this age is neither better nor worse than any that preceded it. There is the evidence of anal- ogy that every age has been characterized by the goodness and morality of man. In the remote past, as now, the evil deed, being exceptional, finds a rec- ord, while the good, being common, is for that rea-- son unnoticed. The same system that produced Dionysius produced zlso Pythias and Damon. David sent Uriah to be killed in the front of battle, but when he mourged for Absalom it was an expres- sion of the passion of paternal sorrow, common to all men In every under all systems, in the Occident and in the Orient, those who iiave had a vision of truth have turned it toward their fellow men as a means of bettering their conduct and sweetening their lives. The humen heart did not wait for any special dispensation, or system of theology. Its promptings were toward the right and against the wrong ‘from the beginning of man’s self-conscious- ness. Those who claim for one dispensation or one revelation, over all others, a special and more than natural influence ove man, may grow weary waiting for expected results transcending all that had gone before. Delay may make them pessimists, and by seeking an ideal in causes that cannot produce it they may despair and turn upon man with an expression of bitter disappointment. But to the philosopher all ages have been good, all men capable of seeking the truth, all plastic to the effect of moral example, all appreciating their weak- ness, able to discern and deplore their fall, and scarcely any who would not rise again and be clean. It is so with this age, which has in retrospect thie inspiring view of all“that has gone before. The sings of the past, though more frequently inscribed in Listory than the virtues, surely have not been pre- served in form and features that allure imitators. The heart of man nceds no history to tell him that always men everywhere have felt as he feels, have had the same choice between good and evil, right and wrong, that is his, and have as often chosen the truth and rejected the false, and have as bravely staked all on their choice. Past ages having been better than they seem, their wickedness was like that of to-day, the exception and not the rule. Man now is better, noticeably bétter, than ever before, since he is learning to do right because it is right, and not in hope of a reward or fear of punishinent. If one were asked for a quality that distinguishes this above 211 periods in the past, this is that quality. Men al- ways did right and shunned wrong, but more men do right now for right's sake than ever bejore, and fewer do right from the lower motive of a reward promised or a punishment threatened. ~ If these pessimistic and complaining clergymen would consider man as a reasonable being, with an eternal germ -of good in him. and less 2s a clod to be fashioned into shape by some external influence, their indictment of the age would be quashed for non-statement of facts sufficient to justify it. e——— It is believed Lipton would like to try again with the same yacht, but with another captain. He wishes the cup just as much as ever, but he is not quite so eager to go to the expense of building another boat. is age, and Arizona had tried to make life and property safe from the Examiner’s felon friends. During the recent disorders in this city the police were the victims of tlie same policy. The only.way for an officer to get the Examiner’s praise was by perjured neglect of his duty. Now it need not be wondered at that this sort of journalism, persistently indulged in San Francisco, Chicago and New York, has come to bé considered by the people as a standing menace to public order, and men are alarmed when these papers declare that the destruction of order and of law is their purpose. Announcing that “the rich” are in favor of law and order, “the poor” are educated in the belief that law and order, therefore, are oppressive of them, and must be destroyed. All men who stop ic think know the falsity as well as the danger of such education, for they know that the so-called poor are the greatest and first bene- ficiaries of the law and of its scrupulous execution, so that this sinister teaching is for the undoing of the very class to which it is addressed. Being at last awake to the crimes and offenses of such journalism, the people should beware of its cun- ning and persistence; and watch for its furtive and covert renewal, and zdminister prompt pumshmcnt when it appears. Such has been the prosperity of the country during the past summer that the revenue reduction act, which was calculated by fiscal experts to reduce the revenues by $40,000,000 annually. will actually reduce them by less than $25,000,000. The surplus in the Treasury is piling up and Secretary Gage is kept busy devising means to get it into circulation again. It is an old saying that a surplus is better than a deficit, but all { the same it has its drawback: | W withdrawal from the British turf it was re- ported that his decision was due to dissat- isfaction with the treatment he had received from the racing authorities there. Mr. Whitney has now in a public letter denied the report. He says: “Nothing could be further from the truth. I have received nothing but courtesy and fair treatment abroad. We | Americans have invaded England with new methods of training and riding, and with - American-bred Lorses have won a fair share of the stakes. It would have been perfectly natural if these successes had given rise to some jealousy in sporting circles, but | T have never had evidence of the existence of such a feeling.” Having disposed of the erroneous report, Mr. Whitney goes on to explain why he retired from horse-racing abroad, and in doing so has presented a statement of facts which have an interest for a far wider circle than any that would have felt much con- cern over the original story. Mr. Whitney’'s retire- ment is due to his beliéf that American racing has now become as notable as that of England, and that it is no longer necessary for American horsemen to seek the English tucf in order to find sport of thé highest kind and prizes worthy of their best efforts, Mr. Whitney says: “The dominating reason for withdrawing my stable from England is the success of the efforts of late years to raise the standard of racing in this country. Certain gentlemen have de- voted most of their time to this work, and I consid- ered it my duty, as one who derives great satisfaction from horses, to second their efforts in every way. It was for this reason that I co-operated with them to revive the Saratoga Associatfon and abandoned a contemplated trip abroad this summer. The send- ing of our best horses abroad ‘depreciates the quality of the sport at home and diverts needed revenues which should be contributed to enrich our own stakes and encourage breeding here.” It is conceded by Mr. Whitney that Americans having eligible horses likely to win what he calls “one of the classic races like the Derby, the Oaks or the Leger,” might justly send the horses abroad, be- cause “winning one of those races reflects credit on our breeding and is properly ‘'a matter of pride to Americans.” With that exception, however, he holds that American money and American horses should be used for the advancement of American racing. AMERICAN RACING. HEN William C. Whitney announced his : FRANCISCO CALL, 5 ; e e tion against the tariff and will | ! Such sentiments will have the api:roval of ail who TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1901, are interested in American racing matters. There is no reason why there should not be established in this cotntry racing events holding ju§t as high a place in the history of sport as the classic events of Eng- land. Racing on this side of the water ought to be good enough for anybody. It is of course pleasing to our national pride to have an American horse, ridden by an American jockey, carry off the blue rib- bon of the British turf, but it will be still more grati- fying to us when we have racing events in our own country of such a high order that the victor in one of them’ will be accounted higher than the uctor in the Derby. The proposition that the Philippine Islands shall be called McKinley Islands has not been received with favor in any part of the country. It is.believed the change would irritate the natives and would not | add anything to McKinley’s fame. .The subject, therefore, goes over for the present, but can be taken up at the next silly season. R FREE TRADE AGITATION. EPORTS irom Boston are to the effect that the New England Free Trade League is about to enter upon a new cémpaigu of agita- ~prosecute it with greater vigor than for many yeafs past. It is an- nounced that at the next meeting of the léague the increased couiprehensiveness of its membership and its work will be marked by dropping *“New England” from the title and starting the new agitation as “The American Free Trade League.” The reports state that all members who have been consulted favor the proposed change ‘of title. The league has members in thirty-six States, and upward of 40 per cent of them reside outside New England. It is believed the national title will attract additional members and will moreover make tlhe league more popular with the masses. Arrangements have been made for the publication 'every week of articles in favor of fiee trade, and among the writers will be professors at some of the greater universities of the country. The articles are to.appear in newspapers in all parts of the Union, and gonsequently the effects of the agitation will be felt to a greater or less degree among all classes of the people. An attack of the kind proposed is likely to prove a matter of serious concern to the country. The Democratic party, without a leader and without a. platform, will doubtless be quite willing to swing into line with the Free Trade League and give the move- ment all the assistance that a strong though dis- credited political machine can render. Several of the foremost Democratic papers have, in fact, already spoken of the advisability of reviving the fight against protection as a means of reuniting the party. The campaign of the Free Trade League must therefore be looked upon as something more than a mere academic discussion. Unless the move- ment be vigorously combated from the start, we may yet have another period of industrial disturbance caused by subjecting our fiscal system anew to the turmoil of party strife, and all the evils of the old agitation will return to plague us. It is to be noted that the league will not attack the protective system directly. The former agitation was conducted under the speclous title, “tariff reform,” and the new campaign is to be waged by similar tactics. The Boston correspondent of the Spring- field Republican says the special subjects which the league proposes to consider in the coming season are the tariff in the tropics and reciprocity especially with Canada. It is believed that a considerable number of Republicans can be brought over ‘to favor reciprocity, and that by their aid and that of the Democrats it will be possible to wear away many of the protective features of the present tariff and so bring about divisions in the Republican party itself. It is but a short time since we had ample experience of the results of intrusting free trade doctrinaires and Democratic politicians with the work of framing a tariff. That experience can hardly have been for- gotten by the people, so that the chances of success for a free trade movement at this time are slight, but ous. Reciprocity as defined by Republican platforms is a wise policy, but unless the people are watchful definition. Several of the so-called reciprocity treaties now before the Senate threaten some of the be arranged they might be as dangerous. Once more then the people must rally for the defense of Amneri- T ——— Russia is said to have adopted the American festival plains, and now it remains to be seen how long it will be before America adopts the Russian system of con- A MAY INAUGURATION. BY the frequency with which the Eastern press bring about a change in the dates fixed for the inauguration of Presidents and the terminations to be brought up for setttement- during the winter and will constitute one of the important measures of The plan is to change thc date of inauguration to some day later in the spring. The benefit will be the weather of stormy March to that of balmy May. 1t w)ll add something like tweo months to the short valuable aid to legislation. Congress does not get down to work much before the holidays, and accord- 4, it has but little more than two months in which to transagt business.. Again and again measures of reason of .the shortness of the term. The addition, therefore, of two months to the short term would Under the present rule each Congress has to do most of its work during its first session, and accord- summer and occasionally well into the fall. If, how- ever, the second session did not close until the end sity for a summer session during the long term. Tt is stated that many Senators and Congressmen Moreover, the District - of Columbia Committee appointed to take charge of the movement is conduct- none the less the new agitation may prove danger- it will not be easy to confine reciprocity to that greatest interests of California, and should new ones can industry.. Its foes are again on the war;‘)ath, of Arbor day for the planting of trees on her vast serving such forests as she has. discusses the movement in Washington to of Congresses, it would seem that. the issue is going the coming session: something more than that gained by the change from session of Congress, and in:that" way will be a ingly, when the term of a Congress. closes on March great interest to the country have been defeated by greatly promote public welfare. ingly such sessions frequently extend all through the of April or early in May there would be no neces- have declared themiselves favorable to the change. ing the campaign of education on the subject with | great vigor. Some authorities have been’quoted to the effect that the change can be made by statute, but the prevailing opinion is that nothing less than a constitutional amendment will be sufficient. Un- questionably an amendment would be most satisfac- tory, despite the difficulty of ‘obtaining it, and accord: mgly that plan will doubtless be ndopted when the quiestion comes up. | of Cities, PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT AT FORTY- THREE YEARS THE YOUNGEST CHIEF EXECUTIVE William Henry Harrison Was the Oldest Upon Assuming Office, Being Sixty-Eight Years of Age at the Time. T each graduated thres Presidents. following table: HEODORE ROOSEVELT is the twenty- served a second term after being defeated for re-election after his B eight elections since and including the first in 1789. TFive men died in office—three from assassination. Twenty of the twenty-five different men were lawyers. Seven Presidents were born in Virginia, three in North Carolina, two in Massachusetts. William Henry Ha: being 68, while Theodore Roosevelt at 43 is the youngsst chief sxeeutive. fir: rrison William and fifth man to serve as the nation’s chief executive, but Cleveland st term. - There have been twenty- Mory College and Harvard have five in Ohio, three in New York, was the oldest upon assuming office, Additional data is shown by the Birthplace. . | Pontics. | Vocation. College. *George Washington *“John Adams...... . *Thomas Jefferson *James Madison *James Monroe. John Quiney Adams. *Andrew Jackson. Martin Van Buren iWilliam Hernry Harrison (Virginia John Tyler.. \ ir, James K. Polic iZachary Taylor Miliard Fillmore. Franklin Pierce. James Buchanan *tAbraham Lincoln. Andrew Johnson.. |Virginia (b) Grover Clevela: “Benjamin Harrison. *William McXKinley. ‘Theodore Roosevelt INew York. ia) Republican. Republican Republican. D 2 Repub“(‘al\. Republichn. Republica Auther | *Elected for or served a second term. \tDied in office. (@) Democratic party of to-day claims lineal descent from the first Republican party. I (b) Re-elected after Benjamin Harrison. L e ANSWERS TO QUERIES. I ELSINORE HOTEL—M. P., City. The Call's.Index. does not show that the Elsi- nore Hotel was destroyed by fire at any time within the past twelve years. - SPANISH - PAPER—B., Cal. contaffi the name of any paper published in the Spanish language in California. HOMESTEAD—M. M., City. A husband has the right in California to select a homestead from the community property with the consent of his wife or he can select one from his separate property. Sacramento, ROME—A. P. 8., City. The various names that have been applied to Rome, Italy, are: The Eternal City, the Queen the Seven-Hilied City, the Nameless City, the Mistress of the Werld. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS—M. K. C., City. When Columbus started on his voy- age to discover the land that afterward was named America he left with vessels that were furnished by the Spanish sove- reigns. Queen Isabella pledged her dia- monds and jewels to raise money to equip him. ON THE MARION—Subscriber, City. There are four paid men on board of the Marion, the vessel turned over to the Naval Militia of California. They are paid | by the United States Navy Department to which they belong. They are caretakers of the vessel on behalf of the Go\ern- ment. S. P. Q. R.—Roman, City. The letters “S. P. Q. R.,” often seen in representa- tions of ancient Roman _life, were in- scribed on the military standards-of. the Roman empire and are an abbreviation of the Latin phrase, “Senatus populusque Romanus,” and mean “The Senate and the people of Rome."”" ROOFING—Subscriber, Madison, Cal. As this department does not advertise any business it cannot inform you the business address of the roofing company named. Correspondents who want the business ad- dress of any firm or the names of business houses should always inclose a . self-ad- dressed and stamped envelope. PORCELAIN—Ella, City. Porcelain may be cleansed by the use of castile soap and hot water. If it is ornamental a brush should be used to remave dirt from the parts that cannot be reached with a cloth. If the porcelain has become discolored it is by reason of some defect through which foreizn matter has got un- der the glazing. Such cannot be removed. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY—-Mrs. S. 0., City. This department has not the space to give in detail how the wireless system of telegraphing is operated. If you will go to the Free Public Library you will find <everal interesting articles on the subject in volume seven of the Cyclopedic Review of Current History, 1897, and in volume nine of the same, 1899. The method is fully explained in these volumes. BASEBALL—Player, City. The first baseball match took place in Hoboken, N. J., June 19, 1846. Baseball had been originated about nine months before, hav- ing gradually grown out of the old game | of rounders into townball, and on Septem- ber 23, 1845, the national game was estab- lished by the organization of the Knick- erbocker Club. Its growth was so slow that it was not until 1860 that Philadel- | phia organized a club. THE POLKA—Dancer, City. The polka is of Bohemian origin. dating back to 1830, the music for it having been written at the dictation of a servant girl of Elbe- teinitz by a local musician named Neruda. In Bohemia its name was nimra, the pol- ka designation heing a corruption of *pul- ka” (half), on account of its short half- steps. It was danced at the court at Prague in 1835, in Vienna in 1839, in 1840 in Paris and in 184 in London. VOLUNTEERS—A. 8, City. The fol- lowing figures show the States that sent out the greatest number of volunteers during the Spanish-American War: Mustered in. Must'd out, State. Men. Offi's. Men. New York . 5,924 717 | 17,238 Pennsylvania 619 | 11,696 614 | 14636 Illinois ... .489 | 10,453 487 | 11,667 L TR 48 | 9,557 508 Al Massachusetts g 6,234 273 Michigan 5,185 Texas .. 5,054 no| 4,834 The difference in the figures at muster- ing in and at mustering out is that at the mustering in some of the regiments did not have a full quota and the remalnder was sent on later. These figures.do not give the losses by death, discharge for various causes and desertion. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION—T. N., City. The United States constitution pro- vides for the succession of the Vice Pres- ident in case of the death, removal, res- ignation or disability of the President and gives Congress power to psovide what officer shall succéed in case of the dealh, removal, etc., of the Vice President. 1793 Congress provided that in such a L th> President of the Senate should suc- ceed and then the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This was of ‘doubt- ful constitutionality and attended with some inconvenience and dangers. Hence Congress in 1836 provided that in such case the succession passes next to the' Seere- tary of State, then to the Secretary of the Treasury, then successively to the Secre- tary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General, the Secretary of ths Interior and the Attorney General. The newspaper directories do not | PERSONAL ‘- MENTION. Judze J. M. Manning of Ukiah is at the | Congrcssman J. C. Needham of Modesto is at the Palace. Dr. Charles C. guest-at the Grand. Isaac Miner, an extensive lumber dealer of Humboldt, is at the Lick. Land Agent W. H. Mills leaves shortly for the Pan-American Exposition. J. C. Kemp Van Ee, mininT man, is a guest at the Palace. Ex-Senator Frank J. Mofiit of Oaklind | leaves Tuesday for a short trip io Ne York. Wiiliam Vanderhurst, one of the leading merchants of Salinas, is a guest at the Palace. William L. Lenhart, an extensive cracker manufacturer of Pittsburg, is at the Palace. Willar H. Henderson, recently connect~ ed with the Lick House, left yesterday for an extended tour of the East. F. A. Umsted and W. B. Bishop, manu- facturers of barbed wire, with a factory at Pittsburg, are among the arrivals at the Palace. E. Gerber, banker, is down from Sacramento for a few days, and has made the Palace h headquarters. James Horsburgh Jr., assistant general passenger agent of the Southern Paciflc | Company, returned yesterday from a five- | weeks' sojourn in the Fast. Dr. John J. Gallagher, the well-known | physician, and formerly autopsy surgeon at the Morgue, is expected to return from | Europe Saturday after a two-years’ course of study. iEe Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Oct. Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—F. J. Hunt at the | Navarre; Mrs. A. Louderback, J. Dickie, B. Jamieson, Miss H. Jolliffe the Murray Hill; Eldridge at the Astor; W. J. Colt T. Deyle, O. L. Stevens at the Gilsey; E. Drake, L. Kalman at the Herald Square; F. Holz at the Sinclair; F. C. Hotaling, Mrs, A. P. Hotaling, P. Priest and wife at the Holland; G. H. Jones at the Broad- way Central; D. Knight at .the Marlbor- ough; O. Lohan and wife at the Belv dere; A. Marriott and wife at the Barthoi- ai; E. Ryan at the Imperial: S. M. Sellers at the Hoffman; D. D. Stark at tha Victoria; L. Theurkoff at the Girard; N. L. Walter, J. J. White at the Grand. From Los Angeles—C. J. Balfour at the | Morton; S. J. Ballard at the Astor: N Foster at the Park Avenue; Mrs. P. F. Mason at the Earlington; J. B. Van Nuys | at the Savoy. From San Jose—C. J. Blaney at the Na- varre; C. B. Clough and wife at the Man- hattan. From Oakland—Miss Kellogg at the Vic- toria; Mrs. H. Matthews at the Murray Hill. From Sacramento—J. H. Stevens at the Albert. S. J. From San Diego—Mrs. F. Pattison at| the Park Avenue. Californians in Washington. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7.—The fol- lowing Californians arriver and register- ed here to-day: At the National—F. Gou and wife of Santa Barbara, J. V. Young and Thomas Bonner of San Francisco. At the Shoreham—Frank H. Barker and wife of San Francisco. At the St. James—W. Harris and Mrs. M. Dewett of San Fran- cisco. A REAL CRUSOE. You will, T am sure, be glad to learn that I have discovered the final resting place of Robinson Crusoe, writes a correspond- ent of the London Sketch. He was ap- parently a worthy tradesman, who lived at Kings Lynn, Norfolk, and died at tha anclent seaport at the end of the elgh- teenth century. His grave is in St. Nicho- las Chapel there, a fine large church built in connection with the parish church of St. Margaret’s. While deciphering some of the inscriptions on the gravestones with: which the church is entirely paved 1 discovered near the font a slab which stated that “Elizabeth, wife of Robinson Cruso,” was buried there in the year 1761. This immediately whetted one’s imagina- tion. Lower down the slab said that “Ann, daughter of the above,” was also burled there in 1762; and below this—mir- abile dictu!—was the following: ‘““Also on this side of the south pillar lies interred the remains of Robinson Cruso, Upholder, who departed this life on August 6, 1791, in his sixty-second year.” We stood spell- bound and did not mind in the least the lack of the final “e,”” as we knew that our forefathers were not particular about such small matters. After our first emotions, however, we began to fear that he could not be the genuine Robinson of our childhood, whose thrilling adventures enthralled our fancy. It was evident that this good Cruso was not Defoe’s wanderer, but simply an hon- Besides, T find on est trader in Lynn. consulting the book that Defoe’s hero when he settled down ashore in 1705 was then 73 years old. However, Robinson Crusoe’s grave is in Kings Lynn, and 1 am glad that I have seen It. Another in- scription that seem: character and may therefore interest you, is the following: “In memory of Mr. Thomas Hollingworth, an eminent beok- seller, a man of the strictest integrity in his dealings, and much esteemed by gen- tlemen of taste for use neatness and ele- gance of his bindings." . Falk of Eurcka is a| the well-known | a Fish Commissioner and | 7.—The following | A. S. Bellinger, J. B.| o0 savor of a literary T B e ] f CHANCE TO SMILE. | Mark Twain is writing a book to ha published 100 years after his death. It is { evidently Mark’'s intention to take pos- terity by the forelock.—Atlanta Constitu- tion. say,” remarked the talka- at barbers are too fond of tive barber, | conversation.” “Oh! that's all wrong,” replied the man | in the chair. “It's soliloquy they're fond of.”—Philadelphia Record. i ‘ “Some peo; | A London physician calied upen a lady the other day to offer to vaccinate her y refused. \11\1 the doctor, | “what vour objection is? The lady said she feared the transmis- | sion of disease. | *“But, madam,” said the doctor, | the purest of calf lymph.” “Then, doctor,” replied the lady, settles it, for we are vegetarians, l\nown."~—Pmshurg Dispatch. “we use “that you A dapper young negro applied at the Treasury Drepartment for a pesition. nything, sah, anything.” What State are you from?” He drew himself up proud: | the first State in the Union, s: ew York No, sah; Al Bul Alabama isn’t the first State in the | Union.’ “Alphabetically speaking, Getically speaking.”” sah: alpha- ‘Washington Star. *“All that hinders me from being as fleet | as you,” the dray horse said to the racing | horse, “is this long hair on my fetlocks. It impedes my motions. If T could have {1t cut off T would run against you, best three in fiv ““All right,” replied the racer. “I_will remove that long hair for you, and we will have a go.” So he gnawed the dray horse’s fetlocks free from the long hair, and the two ran race, with the result that the dray horse was ignominiously beaten. But the racer jeered and laughed at him so scornfully that the dray horse kicked him to death. You can’t always tell how an ipstruc- tive little incident Is going to turn out.— Detroit journal. Every man knows how to stare at a woman he doesn’t know so she won't have the heart tc act indignant at him. | The look of dread on a girl's face at her reddipg is generally about as big as a fly dmwnlng in a hogshead of molasses. A woman will forgive a man for break- ing her heart, but when he once compelled her to change her mind she will hate him forever. If the average woman stood as much from her husband as she does from her hired girl all the world ash heaps wouid sprout Marechal Neil roses.—New York Press. NOVEL TELEPHONE SUIT. The Hegan Mantel Company filed suit against the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company in the Jefferson Cir- cuit Court yesterday, asking damages for $1000. The petition says that the plaintiff sub- scribes to one of the two-line telephones of the defendant. It is what is commonly known as a party line, having two ter- mini, numbered 601A and 601Y. respective- ly. The plaintiff further alleges that the defendant, upon placing the telephone, agreed to maintain it free from defects of all kinds for the consideration of the sum of 3650 a month. The -petition continues further, | defendant has dafly for a period “that of at least two months next preceding August 15, 1501, sent calls over the plaintiff's line | and caused plaintiff’s bell to be rung when neither plamtiff nor any one in its employ | or any one upon its premises was desired. nd that plaintiff has been subjected to a continuous annoyance and has lost much time in answering said calls and attend- ing to said telephone in answer to the ringing of said bell, at each of which calls plaintiff or some one in its employ would discover that the call was not meant for 601A, which is plaintiff's telephone, but would be intended for some other tele- phone.” Plaintiff says that it has repeatedly no- tified the defendant of this annoyance which has caused the loss of so mueh val- uable time and which was due to defend- ant’s negligence, but that nothing has been done on the part of the latter to correct the trouble. 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