50 a a THE DAILY GLOBE, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1907. GRAND JURY Reports a Number of Indictments Against Miscellaneous Offenders. The grand jury, which has been deliberating in New Bedford since last Monday, made its report before Judge Holmes in the superoir court yesterday afternoon. A true bill for murder in the first degree was found against Henri Gomes. was not arraigned, however.
District Attorney Swift stating to the court that further preliminaries are pending, an indication that Gomes, who choked his wife to death, will be committed, probably, to the hospital for insane criminals at Bridgewater. No bills were found against Kozimiry Masluka, Joseph Kornelius Adam Pizystas, Jan Bizojluski, of New Bedford, charged with robbery. No bill found either against Peter J. Pinkston. True bills were found against the following whose pleas are given with their names: Napoleon Wood, charged with larceny, not guilty.
Joseph Bokluklewicy, charged with larceny, not guilty. William Harrington, breaking and entering, two counts, not guilty. John Hirst, breaking, entering and larceny, 12 counts, guilty on each count. Leon LeSale, not guilty. Jerry Jourdain, alias Jerry Godson, charged with assault, not guilty.
C. Louis Therrien, charged with assault with intent to commit rape, three counts, not guilty on each. Henry chargedke alias Harry Clouthier, with burglary, six counts, not guilty on each. Maria A. Manezes, charged with polygamy, guilty.
Louis Levesque, charged with rape, guilty. John Coelho, charged with breaking, entering and larceny, three counts, not guilty on each. Ross Landers, charged with forgery and with intent to steal, not guilty on each count. Louisa Minor, charged with lewd and lascivious cohabitation, not guilty. Francisco J.
Nicholas, allas Frank Silva, charged and lascivious cohabitation, not guilty. Henry Mathews, charged with larceny, guilty. Trepinna, alias Guisseppe Tropcans, assault with intent to kill, not guilty. Further consideration of the prisoners' cases will not! be had until next Monday, when the regular criminal session of the court opens. SOMERSET.
A number of the farmers are having to plant their garden seeds over again as they have not come up, owing to the cold and damp weather, and their strawberry beds are blasted in a good many cases. James Wilson has gone to New Bed. ford, where he is on the grand jury. William Bosworth, formerly of this place, has accepted a position as night watchman at the car house of Providence and Fall River street railway, at Swansea. George H.
Hood has just returned home with a new horse, which he has purchased of out of town parties. The Sewing Circle of Baptist church was held in the vestry of that church on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Cushman, of Taunton, who has been visiting in town for a few days, has returned home. Henry O.
Hatton, who has been visiting his nephew, William Manley, of Taunton, has returned home. A number of people from this place went to Fall River this morning to witness the circus parade. The cottage meeting of the Congregational church will be this eveing at the home of Mrs. Wililam Bartlett. The funeral of Amelia Randall will be held at her late residence on Main street at 1:30 o'clock, Friday afternoon.
Captain Charles Luther af the schooner Sally W. Ponder is home for a few days while his vessel is discharging at Taunton. The parcel of land on County street, which was sold on Wednesday afternoon to satisfy the claims of the mortgage, at publio auction, was purchased by Joseph Chace of Pottersville for $235. Owing to the stormy weather the gang of men who are at work on the Somerset bridge did not work on Wednesday. The match game of pool at the I.
O. O. F. rooms last evening between Edward Haskins and Thomas Marble, for the best 4 out of 7, was won by Haskins, he winning the first two and the last two games. Cyrus M.
Wheaton Post 182, G. A. held their regular meeting last evening in their hall on Main street. Charles Pierce, who quite badly poisoned recently from the smoke of running ivy, which he had put into a brush fire, is able to be around again. Mrs.
Charlotte Thrasher is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Borden, of Fall River. TIVERTON. A letter is on file at the Town hall. from Sergeant Edwin Snow, which he asks for the contribution of a sum of money to represent Tiverton in the Cape Cod Pilgrim monuments now in course of erection at Provincetown, by a memorial stone, with the name of the town and the date of its settlement engraved upon it.
These one size polished surstones, of Quincy, granite, are of blue, faces. The monument will be 250 feet high, feet higher than Bunker HIll monument. Mr. Stone goes on to say that there are already eight cities and towns represented, with about 25 more promised, and Tiverton was at one time in the Plymouth colony he asp thought the town should be representin this memorial to the the memorial stone is broken in transportation, another one is to be furnished free of cost. A few days since an automobile, in turning round, crashed into a summer cottage on the plank walk, owned by a Mr.
Walsh, injuring the front of the cottage, and Sunday last another automobile attracted attention by taking the wrong side of the fence near the depot, landing its occupants on the beach among the boats. The machine was badly damaged, Emma Gifford of Tiverton has sold to Peleg Wilcox of of of of of of of of Tiverton, the Hicks lot, so-called, situated south of Hillside cemetery, Tiverton Four Corners, containing six acres, more or less. Leda Lacouriere of Fell Bier sold to Ovide Ouillette of Fall River, a dwelling house and four lots of land situated. on Stafford heights. nominating committee of the Border Local union has elected for president, Rev.
Clair F. Luther, Little Compton; vice president, Edward L. Macomber of Westport; Secretary, Carrie B. Gidley, South Westport; treasurer, Frank E. Almy, Tiverton Four Corners.
The next meeting of the union will be held in August at Cadman's Neck, Westport, Mass. Newport County Pomona Grange will hold its regular meeting in Little Compton Grange hall, Tuesday, June 18th. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Riddell of Chicago are at their summer residence on the Shore road, and are entertaining relatives from Cincinnati.
HE HAD HIS DOSE An Ineident of the Terrible Battle of Montmirail. In February, 1814, the French army made a aeroic stand against the allied forces of Europe, and in one week retrieved for a short but glorious period Its lost prestige. Though composed largely of half raw recruits, escaped from the very center of 250,000 foes, attacked an army of 70,000 men, won 4 battles and captured 68 cannon, 5 generals and 28,000 prisoners! After the terrible Aght at Montmirail Major Bancel, staff surgeon to the guard, was attending the wounded as well as he could, close behind the columns still engaged. Looking up from one unfortunate man whose wounds he was dressing, he perceived within short distance an old mounted chasseur of the guard, who was tranquilly smoking his pipe and watching the surgeon. Bancel did not at first pay any attention to him.
By and by he noticed the man again, still in the same posture, tranquilly smoking his pipe. "What are you doing there?" cried the surgeon. "Smoking." answered the man. "Does the major forbid me to smoke?" "What!" returned the officer. "Aren't ashamed to be loafing around here while your comrades are covering themselves with glory?" The chasseur blew out a cloud of smoke and, driving his right spur into his steed, made him execute halt turn.
Then he said, taking his pipe out of his mouth: "Look, major. Don't you think I have got my dose as it is? Can I do anything more?" The major looked. The chasseur's leg was shot off half way between the knee and the ankle, so that his left foot was hanging and dangling against his horse. The veteran's question required no answer. But it may be surmised what care and attention the surgeon lavished on the imperturbable chasseur.
LINCOLN'S GROCERY. Result of One Partner's Hunger and the Other Partner's Thirst. A giant in stature, he was as awkward as he was strong. His rustic appearance was enhanced by an ill Atting suit of homespun. Thus at the head of the ox team he made his debut in the outer world, without means, without education, without influence.
This may seem a sorry beginning, but let it be remembered that it on that day he had graduated from Harvard in a fashionable coat the gates of history would probably have been closed against him. Mr. Lincoln's Arst business venture resulted in downright failure. He formed a partnership with one Berry, under the Arm name of Berry Lincoln, to carry on a grocery, for the purchase price of which the Arm note was given. Berry was a Jolly, irresponsible soul, who was born thirsty and who gave his undivided attention to that part of the stock known as "wet groceries." Mr.
Lincoln, on the other hand, having a keen appetite, devoted himself to the crackers and cheese, smoked herrings and other edibles at the dry end of the shop. This happy adjustment rivaled the familiar case of Jack Sprat and his congenial spouse, but the meager stock could not long withstand the inroads of hunger at the one end and thirst at the other, and a crisis came which required the sale of the remnant of stock. The purchaser defaulted, and Mr. Lincoln was left to pay. all the 'liabilities task which plagued him for several years.
Thereby he had impressed upon him a legal proposition that a partner is liable in solido. It is related that Mr. Lincoln bought barrel of a cu mer, in the bottom of which, amor other rubbish, was found a copy "Blackstone's Commentarles." This was a great find for the law student, but as the book thereafter engrossed his attention the grocery business collapsed. Thus ended the Arst V. Quarles in Pus nam's.
A "Jumble Bird." In the West Indies is found bird called the sunset bird, because hah an hour before and belt An hour before sunrise it utters its peculiar cry of "Solell coucher!" The natives call It a "jumble bird" (a bird possessed of the and say that to kill it would bring death to its slayer. Another bird found in the same region is the "Soufriere bird," which makes its home near the volcano of Soufriere, and among the natives there is a strong belief that the Arst individual to see this bird will die, while the most horrible torture by evil spirits awaits the man who kills Journal. Call Early Fer Good Ones. At the end of a big ball one of the guests went into the cloakroom at 3 in the morning to put on his things, and the attendant came forward with 8 coat. "That isn't my coat," said the guest.
"Mine is a perfectly new one." "A new one? Oh, I haven't any new coats left after half-past The Locality. you in pain, my little man?" the kind old gentleman asked. "No," answered the boy. "The pain's in me." A FRANC FOR A LIFE. Exciting Adventure With Moslem Fanatio In Algeria.
Near the western end of Ouar In a lonely street (for most of the men were sleeping from 12 to 8 during the heat of the day) I met a stalwart Rim from the mountains, writes Rev. W. G. Pope, who was a missionary in Algeria. Accosting him with the usual Arabic salutation, I asked him if he could read.
He answered, "No." "Where do you live?" "In the mountain, twenty miles west." "Have you a sheik who can "Yes." "Then will you please take him this book, with my greetings, and ask him to read it to you all?" it is a "No; the story of the life of the Messiah." He then turned and asked if I was a follower of the Messiah, to which I answered, "Yes." Then arose his Moslem fanaticism, for he was An Aissaoua, a terribly fanatical section of the Moslems in Morocco. Drawing his knife and holding it over me, he uttered one word, "Shahed!" (witness), meaning that I was to say, with my forefinger raised, "There is no God but Allah, and hammed is the prophet of Allah." I felt white, but tried 1 to look courageous and unconcerned. I remonstrated with him for so acting his Amel's guest, but all to no parpose. He reiterated his one word, "Shahed!" His knife was an ugly weapon. It looked like a piece of sharpened barrel hoop with two pieces of goat's horn fastened together to make a handle.
Knowing the Arab's love of an English knife, I asked him if his knife was an English one. He answered that he had made it himself. Remembering that in one pocket I had a franc in silver and coppers and in the other a French louis, I determined to buy the knife if possible. Taking out my small change, I de cided to try that first. I referred to the fact that the English were very proud of their knives and I would much ch like to take back to my country a Moroccan knife to show what others could do and offered to purchase it.
The sight of the French coppers and glistening piece of silver was too much even for his fanaticism. He undid his leather sheath, restored the knife to its place, looked once up and down the street to see no one was lookIng, then, with apparent joy, exchanged the knife for the money and the book and went off happy. Which of the two felt the happier I cannot tell, but I never forgot that my life in Ouar was purchased back for a paltry Post. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. No man is as wicked as his thoughts.
A whittler never whittles his own furniture. Being out of a job sort of tames a man down. What a lot of things people hide from each other! A man is always at least as old as he confesses to being. Men have failed in business for every reason but lack of advice. We are all inclined to waste powder when the enemy is not in sight.
One of the most. difficult things in the world is to learn to take a hint readily. It isn't necessary to go very far from home in order to become a stranger. The unpopularity of millionaires, however, is not what causes the comparatively small. number of them.Atchison Globe.
How Rossetti First Met. His Wife. It was Millais' picture, "Ophelia," exhibited at the academy in 1852, that provided his friend and brother preraphaelite, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with a wife. Millais had been altogether at a loss for a suitable model for his picture, but at length secured one in the person of a charming young lady who was employed as an assist-1 ant behind the counter of a bonnet shop. She was the daughter of A Sheffield tradesman, a beautiful and lovable girl with wealth of golden hair, by name Elizabeth Siddal.
Young Rossetti straightway fell deeply in love with the fair model. He taught her to paint and ultimately married her. Man's Precious Rib. A young lady having asked a surgeon why woman was made from the rib of a man in preference to another bone, he gave her the following gallant answer: "She was not taken from the head lest she should rule, nor from his feet lest he should trample upon her, but she was taken from his side that she might be his equal; from under his arm, that he might protect from near his heart, that he might cherish and love -Houston Chronicle. More Adulteration.
"Mrs. Sandys," said the grumbling boarder, "I am going to write to the city authorities." "Indeed, sir! What about?" "About the quality of the water. It's disgraceful. Why, I detected a distinct flavor of coffee in It this Journal. The Human Brain.
The human brain has not steadily Increased since paleolithie times, and AS Professor Lankester tells us, by way of concrete illustration, the brain of Isaac Newton was not much larger than that of an Australian black.London Outlook. Farming. Nothing will take the various social Bistempers which the city and artiftial life breed out of a man like farmng, like direct and loving contact with the soil. It draws out the polson. THE JAPANESE He la Child, Fanatio and Emotional Savage All In One.
I -Veribest- Pork and Beans are unlike any other kind -better. The pork strips are finer-grained and juicier--the beans more select and uniform. The delicate spicing exalts their flavor -gives them tang and relish. Sold without tomato sauce. The Massachusetts Pure Food Law is most stringent in its provisions.
We welcome the establishment of this high standard, and desire to announce that the Armour products are in every respect in accordance with its exacting requirements. ARMOUR NO COMPANY ARMOUR COMPANY, FALL RIVER BRANCH 34 PLYMOUTH AVENUE PECULIAR WILL CONTEST. Alleged Widow and Daughter Claim Estate. A contest of a pecullar. nature over the will of the late Charles Paine Hor.
ton of Boston, who was a summer restdent of Bourne, will come up in the Barnstable probate court next week, when there will. be a hearing on a request, for special administration. Colonel Horton, far as known. was never married, but after his will disposing of real estate valued at 000and personal property valued at $150,000, was probated in Barnstable, Jan. 8, an alleged widow and daughter appeared.
On 7 they filed an appeal from the Barnstable court, which had allowed the will. Flora E. Arlin, otherwise Horton, of Winthrop, claimsto be Colonel Horton's widow, and Adelaide S. Arlin, otherwise Horton, claims to be the legitimate daughter of Colonel Horton. The case was to be heard today, but it was postponed owing to the inability of counsel to be present.
Robert C. Heaton of Beverly, Arthur H. Phippen of Salem and Robert D. Weston of Cambridge are the executors and trustees under the will and they ask for special administration. Charles S.
Davis, of the Boston Arm of Davis, Weston Walcott, appear for the petitioners, and Sherman L. Whipple appears for the widow and daughter. The will is a lengthy document of some 20 odd articles, in which bequests are left to sisters, brothers, nephews and friends, and in the will is the peculiar provision that the trustees are given the sum of $10,000, but the will does not specify how it shall be -disposed of by them. The will states, however, that among Colonel Horton's papers there will be found a written request. to the executors expressing his the disposition of the legacy.
Continuing in explanation of this will states: "But this request la not to be taken as a part of the will, nor shall It impose on them any legal duty to comply with my wishes herein expressed. This I leave to their discretion and good faith. Nelther is it to be taken as compensation. in their capacity as executors or trustees." The paper mentioned is not fled with the will and only the trustees know Its contents. FUNERAL OF W.
P. SHEFFIELD. Held at Newport and Many Friends Attended. The funeral of the late Hon. William P.
Sheffield was held from his late residence at the head of the Mall, in Newport, yesterday afternoon, and largely attended by members of the bar and historical organizations of men prominent in various walks of life. The rain did not appear to reduce the attendance in the least. The services were of simple character and conducted by Rev, James Austin Richards of the United Congregational church of Newport, with which the deceased had been connected for many years. At the house there was simply the reading of number of Scriptural passages and a prayer. There were no bearers, and only the family and intimate friends went to the grave where Rev.
Mr. Richards read the committal service. KING TO VISIT IRELAND. His Royal Highness to Attend, with Queen, Special Race Meeting in July. LONDON, June on the heels of the published stories of disaffection in certain districts of Ireto be more serious than period of the past 20 years and in any provoking debates in both houses of Parliament, the sudden official nouncement is made that King and Queen Alexandra will visit Ireland early in July.
The news has great surprise. King and Queen will cross in the royal yacht Victoria and Albert and remain several days. Their sojourn will be marked by full state pomp and ceremony. The King having that he would like to visit a race meeting. the stewards of the Irish Turf Club have been requested to arrange 8 special fixture for July 11 at Leopardstown, the beautiful course overlooking the near Dublin.
It is understood that sea the King will present two cups on that occasion. It la significant that the King's visIta to Ireland are invariably made durIng times of alleged disaffection. He 1s. however, always received with the greatest enthusiasm. JAPS SUE SAN FRANCISCO.
Way Found to Take Dispute Out of International Controversy. WASHINGTON, June -A solution of the present Japanese troubles arising out of the assault by a mob upon A Japaneso restaurant and bath He 1s a of contradietions, and, measured by American standards, he is a bedlamite, straight from topsy turry land. He may be a Chesterfeld and cheerful liar one minute and red Indian weisher the today nett-a and sycophant and Napoleon tomorrow. We westerners have been taught to regard the little Jap as an amusing and precocious child given to obstructIng sidewalk trame with his polite contests in kowtowing, to suspending from the branches of the cherry tree his poems addressed to his friends and to dawdling for hours over the ceremonial tea, and when we see him unden the tent dap, bowing and laughing and playing checkers, he seems velvet? pawed kitten in khaki. And yet you and I have seen him in battle ramping, raging tiger, greedy of Slay bayonets and afterward drAgging himself to the field hospital, shot to rags, un whimpering, a mere bull hide wrap.
ped around will. We never know a character until we have seen it put to the test under stress -least of all the combination of sphinx and Janus known as the Japanese. So studied, the embattled brown boy strikes me as a strange compound of Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter the Hermit and Sitting Bull- -child, fanatio and emotionless savage, all in one.Appleton's Magazine. OLD VIOLINS. Reasons Why Ancient Fiddles Are Beta.
ter Than New. house In San Francisco several weeks ago seems to have been found. It is understood here that the aggrieved Japanese subjects will bring actions in their individual capacities for damages against the city of San Francisco. This they can do under the laws of California in state courts, and if it is shown that they have suffered pecuniary losses or sustained other injuries they will be able to recover from the municipality. The Japanese authorities, according to information received here, will recommend such a course, and this, if followed, it is believed, will take the matter out of the hands of the state department and out of international controversy and bring about a satisfactory adjustment of the difficulty.
CONLIN WINS ECLIPSE. Keene's Wonderful Colt Runs Game Race at Belmont Park. NEW YORK, June Keene's Conlin ran another wonderful race at Belmont Park yesterday under the most adverse circ*mstances. The rain was coming down in torrents, and the track was a seas of sloppy mud when this magnificent son of Commando-Pastorella went to the post for the Eclipse stakes, a dash of furlongs for 2-year-olds. Conlin picked up 125 pounds and was an odds-on favorite, but he receded from 1 to 2 to 3 to 5, because It was feared that he could not run in the mud.
He gave eight pounds to R. T. Wilson, Beaucoup, colt by Ornament, eight to Wave Crest and similar weight to all of others. Both Beaucoup and Wave Crest were both backed down to 4 to 5, respectively, because they had shown that they liked soft going. When the barrier went up, Conlin.
who had "bucked shins," as well as a "box hock," did not seem inclined to run. so that Mountain was compelled to go at him with vigor. Milton on Wave Crest, raced out in front with the Keene colt, but the former was literally run off his feet the first three furlongs. Then Conlin found that he had another tough customer to deal with in Beaucoup, who was full of running and was also game to the core. Through the last quarter of a mile Mountain had Conlin under the whip.
The big colt was undoubtedly handicapped by the condition of the track, but he never faltered under the terrific punishment. He was as straight as a string at the end, where in a ding dong finish he won by a head. The Bonniebrook stables' Alfar was the winner of the grand national steeplechase, at about two miles and a half, after a thrilling race. He was hard driven to beat Mr. McCann, 10 to 1, with Widener's Coligny a poor third.
Four favorites, were beaten. MORSE'S BIG MERGER. Two More Lines Get Offers to Enter the $60,000,000 Company. NEW YORK, June completion of C. W.
Morse's coastwise steamship merger, so far as comprehended in present plans, was made operative yesterday through offers to the stockholders of the New York and Cuba Steamship company and the New, parts to and Porto exchange Rico their Steamship holdings com- for the stock and bonds of Consolidated Steamship lines, the $60,000,000 Maine corporation organized last winter by Mr. Morse to take over his steamship companies, and which has already obtained control of the Clyde Steamship company, Mallory Steamship company, the Eastern Steamship company and MetropolItan Steamship company. CAPTAIN CHAMPION ARRESTED. Newport Man Pleads Not Guilty of Assault on J. K.
Sullivan. As a result of the dispute between Street Commissioner J. K. Sullivan and Capt. William Champion of Newport on Tuesday over their respective right and about Kinsley's wharf in that city, in which a shotgun was brought play.
Capt. Champion was arrested late yesterday afternoon on the complaint of Mr. Sullivan. Champion was arraigned before Judge Franklin at a special session of the court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of 'assault with a dangerous weapon. Judge Franklin continued the case until Friday, June held Capt.
Champion in $500 bonds, John T. Reagan acting as surety. Raymond Tift, the Brown University baseball pitcher, has received offers from the Detroit American league and the Pittsburg National league teams, for his services at the close of the college term this month. It is reported that the offer made by the Pittsburg management is a very flattering one. Neither, however, will be accepted, 88 the Somerville lad is contemplating taking another year at Brown University with the hopes of securing an A.
and at the same Mya witting basebail NOTHING DOING. No Conference Held at the Shiloh Church as Requested. The call sent out recently by Rev. W. H.
McLane, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church on North Seventh street to the various Baptist churches in the community to send delegates to meet in council yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the church, did not bring a sufficient number gether to constitute a quorum, and therefore another call will 'be issued within a few days. The calling of a council was for the purpose of inquiring first into the religious affairs of the church, and secondly to ascertain, if possible, what Rev. Mr. Smith, the former pastor, did with the $1245.15 which it is alleged he stated were gross receipts in his annual report to the Taunton conference for ended October, 1905. Rev.
Mr. McLane, who claims to be the lawful pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church, sent out calls to seven. churches to meet yesterday afternoon. Each church allowed three delegates so. that all attended there would be 21 delegates, but of this number only four in appearance.
They were Nelson Morgan, of the Olney Street Baptist church, Providence; Rev. S. W. Smith and John H. Jones of the Congdon Street Baptist church, Providence, and S.
B. Elbridge, of the First Baptist church, New Bedford. It was hoped that Rev. Mr. Smith shilohle Baptist followers church, would but meet they in the did not.
The former pastor sent a letter to Rev. Mr. McLane, which stated that he would be willing to meet the latter at a hall on After waiting until after 3 o'clock, Rev. Mr. McLane called the meeting and stated outset that there were not enough present to constitute a quorum, and no business could be done.
He said that he would issue another call for a meeting to be held later. Rev. Mr. McLane went on to say that the meeting was called for the purpose 'of correctIng differences now existing between the two factions of the church. He condemned the efforts of Rev.
Mr. Smith in holding services of the Shiloh Baptist church when there was only one Shiloh Baptist church, and this was on North Seventh street, where the meeting was then being held. He further stated that the colored Baptists of this city had been hold up to ridicule for some time durIng the past, and ho hoped to bring about a reconciliation of the factions. Roy. Mr.
McLane stated that in his opinion it was preposterous on the part of Rev. Mr. Smith, to have the meeting in a hall or anywhere except in a church. The discussion of the ditterences should and ought to be held In the Shiloh Baptist church. He said that if the voice of the council should be to the effect that Rev.
Mr. Smith 1g the rightful minister of the church then he (McLane) would write out his resignation five minutes. Mr. McLane touched on another phase of the church trouble that in relation to airing the differences In court. He said that a case which involved the Shiloh Baptist churen was tried in court but no definite decision was arrived at by the Judge.
A question of title to the church came into matter. Mr. MeLane stated most emphatically that civil court could settle religious differences and that the only course to pursue. was according to the teachings of the Lord. CARTAGENA.
Colombia Has the Oldest Walled City In This Hemisphere. One of the few walled cities in this bemisphere and perhaps the oldest, is that of Cartagena, Colombia, South America. The wall, which is still standing and in excellent condition, stretches Its irregular circumference several miles in inclosing what was one of the gayest, wealthiest and larrest cities of the new world in the lays of Spanish supremacy. It is said that $50,000,000 was spent in constructIng this wall, and it must be remembered that three or four centuries ago that meant considerably more money than it does now. The wall is wide enough to accommodate several teams abreast.
Its top is dat in most places, while at intervals there stand sentry boxes, showing that the wall was meant to guard the light hearted residents within its inclosure from sudden attacks either by sea or by land. At one end of the wall near the sea is still to be seen the government prison. Here there is a long row of cells, which are still kept for the use of prisoners. At present these offenders are much sought by tourists to the Spanish main, for many of the men confined there have for sale exquisite carvings on shell and York Herald. Fabulous prices are sometimes paid for old violins, and many an enthusi astic musician would part with his last dollar to possess one of the masterpleces of Stradivarius or Guarneri us or another of the famous makers of a century or tire ago.
The questioned superiority of' these old and often battered instruments has been variously, aseribed to the peculiar quality of the varnish used in their construction, to the elasticity of the wood employed and to the ripening and improving effects of age and long 256. Of late years, however, much credence has been given the suggestion of an eminent authority that the real cause of the superiority of the old instruments is due to peculiar warping of the wood to higher arch, buckling caused by the position of the "El holes and sound post. It might at drat thought be suppored that the same effect could be produced by giving an equal arching to new instrument, but the effect, if attained, is not permanent, because with age the arching increases until too great a degree of rigidity is the -Philadelphia Record. a Hotel Guest The hotel detective stepped out of the elevator and walked over to the counter. I plugged him," he said.
"Plugged him Who? What for? Where did you hit him?" quickly asked a friend who was standing by. "Didn't bit him any where. Just plugged the keyhole of his door. Never hear of plugging before? When we bare a guest whom we suspect is getting ready to leave without settling or whose credit is exhausted and fails to settle up, we Just wait till he leaves his room and plug the Keyhole in his door. Then he has to settle up or leave his baggage.
The plug fits over the end of a key. It is placed the lock and turned. The key is then drawn, leaving the plug in the door." -Kansas City Star. An Oversight. When Chappie got up the other morns ing he wandered around his apartments in his pretty pink pajamas, the very picture of woe.
the matter, dir?" Inquired his valet. "I don't know, ed. "I passed a most unhappy night." Alphonse looked him over carefully. sir," he exclaimed, "I know what was the The trouserines of your pajamas were not creased. You must be more careful, sir.
Those I had prepared for you were hanging across the foot of the bed." -Bobemian Magazine. Cannas. Cannas, where Hannibal won his greatest victory over the Romans, Is situated on the opposite side of the peninsula from the city of- Rome, on the river Aufdus and about six miles from its mouth, It was from this battiefeld that Hannibal sent to Carthage three bushels of gold rings from the Angers of the Roman knights slain in the battle. Canna. is about 200 miles from Rome.
Trapped by Ploture. A Hungarian burglar, who was once painter of considerable repute, was ransacking house when he came across the portrait of a very, beautiful young woman which had been left unfinished by the artist. He began to add the Anishing touches to the picture and was discovered hard at work by the owner of the house, who promptly sent for the police, Too Easy, Miss Cicero Here is An example for you, Wille: A boy skates two miles the first day, three miles the second day, four -miles the third day- WillieShucks! I could beat dat example widout: half trying Magazine. Reckless. Mamma-If you had two pennies, Willie, and I was to give you three more, how much would you Make it dollars, mamma.
What's the une of being stingy with make believe money? Musical Note. He -Are you musical? She -I play the piano. He Well, that's not an abe solute dental, -Pick-Me-Da..
