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China in fiunisbitifr n chain of fortH
along licr Boaooast with Krnpp gnus.
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F. 0. Scions, tlio celebrated African
hunter, says tho flesh of Iho lion in
capital rating, lion pio being almost
as good tin veal pasty and quito as
white.
England in to lmvo no poet laureate,
not, at leant, until ouo Brines of suffi
cient distinction to bo worthy to suc
ceed Wordsworth and Tennyson.
"OladHtono thinks that there in no such
man in England at the present time.
The British training squadron,
which consists of four training cruis
er?, and in which about 1200 young
officers and seamen have annually been
trained in tho management of vessels
under sail, is to be abolished. Tho
Admiralty evidently assumes that it is
unnecessary to teach au art which, in
these days of steam war ships, might
never be practiced.
Mrs. Eliza Archard Connor's sermon
to young women, which won tho prizo
among moro than 1000 submitted, was
elaborated under the following heads:
"Do some useful work, uud do it with
enthusiasm. Lny up some money.
Be siuoero. 156 helpful to others. He
neat. Stand by your own sex. Up
hold forevermoro tho purity, diguity
and worth of womankind."
M. Martin Conway, who is lecturing
at the Hoyal Institution in London on
his recent exploration in tho Hima
layas, has traversed more ground in
those perilous regious than any other
explorer. Although his jonrueyiugs
there have covered over 3000 miles,
he says that the section of country
which he explored ooraparod with tho
mouutainous region that has not yet
been touched is as tho size of a post
age stamp to that of a large-quarto
Authorship aud book publishing are
in a bad way in Franoe, according to
a number of experts who havo been
figuring on tho situation It is said
by M. Albert Cim, and corroborated
by other experts, that there are
scarcely six novulists in France who
oan count on .receiving equal to or
abova 10,000 francs a year for their
literary work. An examination of the
books of a prominent publisher of Paris
allowed that two-thirds of the accounts
opened for works of fiction, verse,
travel, domestic economy and military
science showed considerable losses.
A volume of reasons are offered in ex
planation of tho situation, but the
facts are admitted.
Development of tho coal beds in
Western Texas promises, according to
the Bt. Louis llepublic, to add very
materially to the wealth of that por
tion of the State. Fuel is very scarce
at present in the surrounding coun
try, but that is because of the lack of
roadways from the coal fields. The
best road there until recently was
a burro path. A wagon road was
finished last year and a railroad is now
being built. It is to connect with the
Texas and Facilio at Van Horn and the
Southern Facitic at Haskell. ' The
Stato Geologist of Texas has just made
his report on the coal in Presidio
County : "On account of its quality
aud extent at well us from iU location
in a region otherwise practically desti
tute of fuel, this deposit of coal must
prove," he says, "to be a prominent
factor in the development of the west
em portion of tho State." Western
Texas .is to be congratulated on the
prospects, as are also the gentlemen
of Bt. Joseph, Mo., who recently in
vested in some 130,000 acres of hind in
Fresidio County.
In the effort to prevent the supply
ing of firearms to natives of the Pacific
islands regulations have just been
made by the British High Commis
sioner for the Western Bacillo pro
hibiting British vessels from currying
more than one rillo and one pistol for
each member of the crew aud each
bona fide passenger not a native. It
Las also been made au offense, punish
able by fine and imprisonment, for
any person to supply firearms, ammuni
tion, explosives or intoxicating
liquors to the natives of any of tho
Paoifio islands under British control
or protection. . Unscrupulous traders
have recently supplied the natives of
several of these islands with Win
chester rifies and ammunition, with
the result that the natives so armed
have muderuidson neighboring islands
and slaughtered the inhabitants. A
British war vessel on a recent tour of
the islands found that a party of these
armed marauders, notorious cunuibals,
had visited a near-by island aud
butchered the inhabitants of a lurge
village, leaving every evideuco of sub
sequent horrible cannibalistic prac
THE FLOWER OF SORROW.
Bummer eomns and summer goes,
But all month, of all years
There It falling ot tears ;
Bummer oomea and snmmor goes,
All hoars are grief's, and the sower sows :
To-dny and to-morrow
The Flowor of Sorrow
Buds and blows.
John Vance Cheney, In Century Magazine.
AUNT TABBY'S UMBRELLA.
WO of the three
Fosdiok girls as
pired to wealth and
social position.
They claimed a
few rich relatives,
who visited them
occasionally and
raved over the
"lovely fields" and
"darling cows."
but nevertheless
would have suf
fered tho pangs of
hunger before thev
would have made an effort to till these
same fields or soil their dainty hands
by milking a cow.'
Among the country relatives was
Aunt Tabitha Himonds. Hhe began
lifo with a little amount of property,
and had been known to have been very
economical for many years. Bho was a
very peculiar woman, but received due
courtesy nt tho bauds of some mem
bers of the family on account of
"what Aunt Tubby might possibly do
for thorn."
Tho shrewd old lndy intuitively
gauged those courtesies and knew just
nhoro to draw tho lino, where true
deference should manifest itself.
Tho Fosdicks were a family of six,
father, mother, son and three daugh
ters. Celinua, Clora and Mario were
the daughters, but were unlike in char
acter aud personal appearance. Ce
liuda was tho acknowledged beauty of
tho family, Clara considered hersolf
of the most importance in literary
matters, and Marie, the youngest, a
plain, sensible, good little daughter,
who made everybody happy.
JuBt now all were busily discussing
a letter just received. It was Celinda
who spoke first.
"Of all things I That Aunt Tabby
should thrust herself upon us this sum
mer I And we might just as well have
had some guest from the city who
would havo returned the hospitality
for mo next winter. And no knowing
whether we shall make anything out
of her."
"Celinda, I'm ashamed of you. Why
need you be so mercenary?" exclaimed
her father, reprovingly. Celinda
toowled.
"I'm sure Aunt Tabby is mersen
ory," she said, in a compluining tone.
"If sho would ever do anything for us
or make ns presents it would bediffer
ent, but she just scrimps all the time
aud allows ns to scrimp, too. " Celinda
tossed her head fretfully,
"And I'm sure she has no regard for
the poetry of life," simpered Clara.
"Maybe Aunt Tabby doesn't dare for
the poetry in books, but she cares for
another word that begins with p aud
that is 'practical ;' she takes right hold
to help with tho housekeeping," said
tho tired, overworked Mrs. Fosdick.
"Yes, indeed! I don't know what
wo would have done that hard summer
without her," said Marie, with a grate
ful renicmbranco of Aunt Tabby's will
ing aud ready hands.
"We ought to have souls above such
drudgery," exclaimed Clara, rolling
her eyes towards the ceiling.
"Well, Clara, I can tell you oue
thing," interposed Mr. Fosdick.
"Books nro all right enough in their
places. Folks ought to have plenty of
em and know what is in 'em, too
which is more than half of 'em can say
who have a big library. All the same,
I guess if it wasn't for this same drudg
sry as you call it, you wouldn't be
quite as comfortable as you are. "
There was a little silence while Mr.
Fosdick drank his tea and then con
tinned :
"You like pie and cake well enough,
but you don't want to go into the
kitchen to help make 'em. Seems to
me you might help mother and Mario
a little more."
"Ma .says I bother her," replied
Clara, in an apologetio tono.
"That'B because you aiu't teachable,
like Marie. She had to learn. "
"It'B no use of fussing, girls," said
Mrs. Fosdick. "Even if Aunt Tabby
is old and sometimes queer and cross,
I think we can manage."
"She needn't bo so queer," said Ce
linda. "Sho is just as sho was made, it she
is my sister, aud we've got to make
tho best of it," said Mrs. Fosdick,
rising wearily from the table.
Abuer Mason, sitting in tho kitchen,
had heard all this conversation. Ha
compared tho fretful, complaining
voice of Celinda to Chita's drawling
tones, and again with the cheerful,
practical words of the pleasant Marie.
Abuer was something more than a
farmer's hand. He possessed a fine
physique and fair educution, broadened
by a course of good reading. He
wanted to know how to run a farm.
He had views of a time when he might
ou a farm of his own aud he wanted
to leurn how to utilize every aero.
He had also had his day dreams of
the time when his home might be pre
sided over by a fair, good woman, aud
somewhere in the depths of his soul
hud been registered a purpose to make
Marie his wife.
But of this Marie was blissfully ig
norant. She worked about house ail
day aud served Abuer at table as grace
fully as if he were a titled guest.
Marie had no nonsense about her aud
respected tho young man who so faith
fully lightened her father's toil.
On this particular afternoon she
watched her futher as he stood in the
back porch, pausing for a few mo
at
menta' rest beforo sotting out for the
hayfield for tho afternoon's work. She
noticed he passed his hands wearily
over his pale, tired-looking face, and
turning suddenly to him, said :
"Pa, can't you sit down and rest a
little while? You look moro tired
than usual."
"No, child. Thoro's that lot to be
raked up this afternoon, and a good
job it is. I must be going. "
Abner came near and said :
"I'm willing to work extra hard on
it if you rest for a little whilo. I think
myself you don't look quite well. If
you will trust me I will look after
that this afternoon."
Mr. Fosdick had learned to rely on
Abnor much more than on his own
son, Henry, who, if truth must be
told, was inclined to shirk. Henry
disliked tho farm. In fact, ho dis
liked labor or application of any sort.
"Then I gness you may go on, Ab
nor, aud 1 will rest a spell. To tell
the truth I don't feel very scrump
tious," and he seated himself in the
old-fashioned rocker out in tho shady
side of tho porch. Ho soon fell asleep.
Two hours passed, and Mario began to
feel anxious, as her father seemed still
sleoping. Sho passed her hand anxi
ously over his brow. Ho awoke, but
seemed dazed. He failed to recognize
her, as he failed to recognize all the
other members of tho family. Dr.
Rome was hastily summoned, who
said ho was suffering from sunstroke,
and gently intimated that his working
days were over. Abnor camo homo
much later than usual, having stayed
to finish tho lot. He found tho family
in distress over Mr. Fosdick's condi
tion. Somehow the blow seemed to
have crushed Mrs. Fosdick. She sat
in a stato of apathy, from which they
could not arouso her. Everything
fell upon Mario. "Mario" must do
this. "Marie" must direct that.
Henry, instead of bracing himself to
help meet the needs of the place, grew
lazior than ever, and absolutely refused
to be dictated to.
"There's just one thing about it,
Abnor," said Marie emphatically ono
morning, "we have got to make our
plans exactly as if Henry were not
here. He can't bo depended npon.
You had to do his work yesterday as
well as your own. Ho is determined
to go to tho city. Let him go. I
shall oppose him no longer. Then we
shall know just what wo have got to
depend upon."
The next day Henry started for the
city, leaving his share of the burden
to full upon Marie and Abner.
"I'll do tho best I can, Miss Mario,"
said Abner. "I want you to feel free
to cull upon me early and late and I
will servo you faithfully.
"I don't doubt you will, Abner, but
oh ! if only mother had not fallen into
such a strange condition I She doesn't
scorn to care about anything, and I
don't know much. I shull have to do
pond upon you entirely about tho
farm, and if I fail to show judgment
you'll know it is because I don't know,
not because I don't care, and then we
will talk things over and get as utraight
as wo can. "
Marie was not a crying girl usually,
but just now such large tears stood in
her pretty eyes, and she looked up into
Abner's face with such an appealing,
dependent look that he felt his heart
jump straight into Mario's hands.
"It's not much that I know, but you
may trust me, Miss Marie."
Somehow Marie felt extremely com
forted from that moment, although
she could not sing about the house in
her old-time way, yet she worked and
directed with a feeling of greater se
curity than before.
Aud in the midst of it all Aunt Tab
by came. Even Marie, hospitable as
she wus, felt a bit more weary after she
had welcomod her aud helped her
place her few garments in tho neat
"spare chamber."
"Now, look a' here, Marie. I mado
up my mind to come, even if your pa
an' ma air sick. 1 can do a little to
help, an' I will, too, if you an' I can
ugreo ou a fow things."
"But you are getting old, and you
are not strong, auntie, You must not
do much; you'll got sick."
"If I aiu't caimblo there's folks in
tho world as is an'wo can get 'em. "
"No, wo can't, for we've no money
to do it with," said Marie, decidedly.
"Well, I have, an' I'll do it, pro
vided a good sniurt gal can come here
an' help you, but if you say you'll
allow Iter to wait on thorn lazy girls
an' work over their fiounees an' furbe
lows instead of helpin' you, why 'tiuut
of much use."
Mario caught eagerly at this hope of
help.
"Well, auntie, I promise you faith
fully that Celinda and Clara shall wait
upon themselves and iron their own
flounces. We will have good work
done in an orderly mauuer, aud I am
tired, Aunt Tabby."
"Well, there's one a-comin' by next
stage. 1 counted ou how it would be
an' took the liberty to have her prom
ise to come. She's a stout, likely gal. "
Marie know her aunt's compliments
would not be undeservedly given. She
ran down with a lighter heart. Abner
came in with hispailsof milk and won
dered at tho uuusual brightness of
Marie's tired face.
"You cau't always tell what folks
will do," he said, after Mario had ex
plained. "I felt as if she had a streak
of good in her which emergencies would
bring out."
And so the summer waned, and the
aged father and mother were still in
valids. ltwas vith a sad heart aud
sometimes tear-dimmed eyes that Marie
saw Aimer's favorite books gathering
a suspicion of dust upon their covers.
He hud no time for study or reading.
And then Aunt Tabby suddenly fell
ill.
"It's of no use doctoriu'." she said.
"My time has Come. I feel it, an' to
morrow I want things fixed pretty
much as I wuut 'em, au' I'll get you
au" Abner to help me tend to it." j
Bo ft timo was set apart for tho duty
to Marie a sad duty, for sho really
loved tho old lady, who had been so
kind to her.
With the renewed strength and clear
voice which is sometimes givon a dying
person, she gave a few explicit direc
tions. "Jest hand me that tin box out o'
tho upper drawer o' my bureau, Marie."
She did as she was bidden. "An' now
I want that umbcrcl o' mine out o' the
closet."
A faint smile touched Marie's lips
ss Bhe brought an old brown umbrella
that had been the derision of her sis
ters. Aunt Tabby took it in her trem
bling hands and deposited it carefully
on tho bed beside her. Then she opened
tho box.
"Now, here in this old black wallet
is a hundred dollars. I calkerlate it
will pay my funeral expenses. An'
here in this brown wallet is $200 more,
which I give into your charge, Marie,
to help pay some of the house expense.
An' here is my will. You take care o'
that, Marie, an' see that everything
goes straight as I have got it. Lawyer
Sibley drew it up an' you can get him
to road it when I'm gone. An', Abner,
I give to you this umberel o' mine.
Take good care on't, an' maybe it will
help be purtection to your old ago.
I guess that's all only, Marie yon
may give my old clothes to Mammy
Oiddons. Don't bury mo in my best
dross. Give it to her ; second best will
do !" And with these strange words
she turned her head on the pillow and
expired.
A few hours later Marie, standing in
the porch, with the sunset rays falling
about her, said to Abner :
"I hope you won't feel insulted by
Aunt Tabby's giving yon that dread
ful nmbrola. It was a singular thing
for hor to do, but you know she was
partly crazy. I know she thought a
great deal of you, Abuer. I wish sho
had done something for yon."
"Never mind, Marie, I shall not
hold it against her, you may be sure;
and as for the umbrella, if I were at all
a believer in luck which I am not
I should say the poor old weather
beaten thing will certainly bring it to
me. I shall certainly take care of it,
as she said."
Celinda and Clara were in haste to
learn the contents of the will.
"Not nntil after the funeral," said
Marie, decidedly.
And so, after those last rites were
performed, Lawyer Sibley was called
to read the will. It bequeathed $1000
to Mr. and Mrs. Fosdick, $100 to Ce
linda and Clara and $2000 to Marie.
"How strange that she did not men
tion her farm in Vermont I She has
not spoken of disposing of it ; but per
haps she has done so and this money
is the price. Still, I should thought
sho would have mentioned it," said
Marie to Abner.
The next morning it was raining as
Marie stopped into the darkened
porch.
"There's a chance for your new
umbrella, Abner," said Marie, smiling
a little. He answered with a look
which showed no signs of offense.
Now, Abner, we must make ar
rangements for you to have more help.
We can do it now. You have worked
too hard. I shall never forget your
faithfulness and you Bhall be paid as
fur aa money is concerned. Most
young men would have gone away and
loft us in such straits. "
"I don't know who could leave you,
Marie," he said, with an earnestness
which made her cheeks flush. Just
then Celinda called from the dining
room :
"I want to go out, Marie. My um
brella is broken, and so is pa's. Can't
I take yours?"
"Yes, came the reply, and they
watched Celinda and Clara as they
waded persistently through the little
puddles botween the door and gate.
"I think I'll take my new one," said
Abuer, aud he soon reappeared with it.
As he opened it a large paper fell to
the floor from the inner folds aud a
folded note also fell out. Abner read
the note first :
"To Abnor Mason : I hain't watched you
all summer for notliiu', an' I've made up niy
mindthnt what is yours will be pretty likely
to Iw Marie', too. Ho I hereby give you the
deed of my farm lu Vermont. 1 know you
will make good use of it. Koep tho old nm
berel iu remembrance of me.
'rniTUA Simnus."
It was several moments before the
young people could speak, and then
Abuer said :
"Is it true, Marie? Will you lit
what ii mine be yours?"
Marie's answer was tearfully but
happily given.
"But we will not leave father and
mother at present."
"Surely not but by and by we can
make our plans."
. When the winter snows came thoy
fell upon the graves of the aged couple
to whom sickness could come no more,
and iu the early spring Abner and
Mario went to their now home. The
old brown umbrella was carefully pre
served as a most precious relic Chi
cago News.
A Marvelous Talo,
Mr. OoonrodStiwiuter, our esteemed
fellow-townsman, caught a snapping
turtle, curried it home, cut off its head
ami threw the head over into the back
yard aud ate the turtle. A duy or two
afterward some chickens came near the
turtle's head, aud ono was caught by
the jaws of the head and the head held
it grip until it thundered. Cave
Spring (Oa.) Herald.
The Silk Hat Still on Top.
The silk hat continues to hold its
ground in London, but iu the prov
inces it has lately been almost entirely
displaced by tho hard felt Derby.
There is a brisk and increasing demand
for rescusitated chimney pots in South;
Africa aud Australia, whether by thil
natives or the whites is Uot apparent.
Chicago Herald.
OUR IIKJIIfiST TRIBUNAL
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
The Robing Konm, Where the Jns
tlcM Tut On Their Silk Vowns A
Mirror That Was Missed.
IN entering the robiug-room 1
passed through a small antecham
ber, with presses around the
walls, where the Judges' gowns
are kept, and a mirror hung conveni
ently for them to put the finishing
touches to their toilets. An old col
ored man stood bowing and smiling at
the door, and the marshal presently
called out to him, "Archie, can't yon
Bhow ns ono of tho Judges' gowus?"
In a few minutes he apperred with a
rustling mass of black silk, which he
proceeded to show off like a shop-girl
shows a jacket by putting her hands
in the armholes and presenting the
back of the garment for your inspec
tion. "How long have you been tak
ing care of tho robing-room, Archie?"
I asked, looking at his gray head and
wrinkled face. "Ever siuce the 10th
day of October, 1849," he answered,
with much pride and a flourishing
bow. This here is Jedge Shiros's
gown, presented to him by his club
mates when he was appointed. Feel
how Boft and rich the silk is. But it
won't last long. They never does, on
account of theJedges twistin' round
so in their cheers. Yes, it takes a heap
o' silk to make 'em. Fifteen yaids,
and they cost from $00 to $00, ao
cordin' to the quality."
Saturday is conference day at tho
court. The Judges meet in a large
room on the floor below tho court to
discuss the business of the tribunal.
It is a bright, cheerful library, lined
with law-books from floor to ceiling,
and looks very cozy and attractive.
Liko the robing-room, it is entered
through an antechamber, which is also
piled with law books, for they are very
much pressed for space. Noticing
this I was surprised to see one entire
wall sacrificed to a wash-stand, with an
old-fashioned mirror hanging over it
"Why don't yon move those and use
that space for more shelves?" I asked
the marshal. "What is the use of
that wash-stand when yon have such a
nice lavatory adjoining?" "Well, we
are very conservative in the Snpreme
Court," he said. "I thought myself
what a pity it was not to utilize all
that space, so one day I had the wash
stand and mirror moved away. Pres
ently Judge Field came in and walked
slowly through to the conference
room. From force of habit be raised
his eyes, expecting to seo his faoe re
flected in the mirror as usual. Missing
it instantly, he stopped short and de
manded of the servant why it had been
taken away. When the reason was ex
plained to him he mado no further
comment, except to say to himself,
half aloud, 'I've' looked at myself in
that mirror for more than twenty-five
years, and now it is gone. ' He really
seemed to feel as if an old friend had
deserted him, so while the conference
was going on I had everything put
back just as it was before, and when
the Judge again passed through ou hit
way out, and turned to look at the
vacant wall, he stared hard for a
moment, and then said, iua dazed sort
of way, 'Weill I would have sworn
that mirror wasn't there this morn
ing.'" Judge Lamar, who died last winter,
was one of the characters of the court
A gentleman of the old school, he wai
always making fine speeches to women,
and there are no end of stories told
about him. On one occasion ho was
taken to task by a lady at Bar Harbor
who thought he did not recognize her.
"Ah, Judge," she said, "I am afraid
you don't remember me ; I mot you
hero two years ago." "Roiucmbei
you, madam!" was his quick reply,
with one of his courtly bows; "why,
I've boon trying ever siuce to forget
yon." And she laughingly exclaimed,
"Oh, go away, you dear, delightful
old Southern humbug !" Harper's
Weekly.
It Was a Deserted City.
Malvern W. Cresivorth, an English
mining man well known throughout
Southwest Mexico has arrived at Ma
pine, Mexico, from a long overland
journey through the Sierra Mailro
Mountains, his starting point being
Culican, near the Pacific cousK iu the
State of Sinaloa.
He claims to have discovered a largo
and beautiful deserted city. He says it
is situated about eighty miles west of
Lake Colorad , in the very recess of
the Sierra Madres, and occupies a basin
ten miles long by eight miles wide.
Perpendicular cliffs surround the basin
on all sides, rising to the height of
hundreds of feet. The only entrance
to tho city is through u deep cauou
thirty feet wide.
Mr. Cresworth says he stumbled
onto the secret entrance by accident.
The buildings, he says, are con
structed of blocks of red stone re
sembling granite. Tho business
blocks are two and three stories iu
height and are different iu architec
tural design from the structures built
by the Aztecs aud Spaniards.
The streets are narrow, 1ml are laid
out in regular order, lu tho city is a
small park, which is overgrown with
rare flowers and tropical vegetation.
He found many strange ornaments,
but little of value. While no out) in
that section ever heard of the city,
Mr. Cresworth's story is generally
believed. New York Telegram.
A (irrat Luke State,
Florida is one of the greatest ot
lake States, if tho number of its lakes
aud lakelets entile it to be so clussed.
It has a half score of considerable
lake, including Okachohue, with more
than bOO square miles, an I .cany
scores of small lakes aud poll It . it
tered over an area forty -or fifty ui ';
Wide aud ttveial hundred utiles Juu ,
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Brick is made from slag.
Machine glass blowing is a failure.
Tho only nee of a bird's tail is to
serve as a rudder during flight.
The "Georgia thnmpor" grasshopper
baa a wing spread equal that of a robin.
Tho pearl is only carbonate of lime,
is readily effected by acids aud burns
into lime.
The diamond has been found on all
continents and in almost every country
in the world.
Alcohol is distilled from Bweet
potatoes, one bushel of the potatoes
yielding a gallon of tho fluid.
Motormen who ring gongs with
their feet get a pecufiar pedal malady
which they call "trolley foot."
In a square inch of the human scalp
tho hairs numbor about 1000, and the
whole number on an adult scalp is
about 120,000.
The latest pattern of rapid-fire guns
throw a projectile through the air Bt
the rate of 2287 feet per second, or
1908 mileB an hour.
English opthalmic authorities say
that the incandescent lamp judiciously
placed and shaded is superior to any
other artificial illuminaut in its effect
on the eyes.
Taking tho earth as the ccntro of
tho universe and the polar star as tho
limit of our vision the visible universe
embraces an aerial space with a diam
eter of 420,000,000,000 miles and n
circumference of 1,329,742,000,000
miles.
The Chicago municipal authorities
have instituted a crusado against cer
tain stockyard packers, who havo been
slaughtering diseased cattle and plac
ing the meat on sale. The present
method of inspection is reported as
faulty in the extreme. In fntnro the
licenso of every violator of tho law
will be revoked.
It is fair to presume that a vessel
which has developed high speed under
trial will always be a swift vessel under
ordinarily favorably conditions, and
the new ships of the United States
Navy may, therefore, well be regarded
as among the foremost examples of
what can be accomplished by modern
naval architecture applied to purposes
of war.
In children of consumptive parents
a number of deep respirations accom
panied by a horizontal extension of
the outstretched arms at each inspira
tion distend every part of the lungs
and expand especially the apices where
this insidious disease first appears. In
cases of contracted lung from pleurisy
such exercise will break up old ad
hesions and restore lost breathing
power. This pulmonary gymuastio
exercise in moderation should be
practiced by all persons of consump
tive parents.
The name of the Chinook wind is
taken, acoording to II. M. Ballon,
from that of the Chinook Indians,
near Puget Sound. During the prev
alence of the wind the thermometer
rises in a few hours from below zero
to forty degrees or forty-five degrees.
It is analogous to the Fohn of Switzer
land, and similar winds are reported
from various parts of the world. All
that is needed to produce them are
high and low pressure ureas, whereby
the air is caused to pass over the
mountains, depositing its moisture on
the ascent, and descending ou tho lee
ward side.
Dogs Spread Consumption.
The medical profession in Franco is.
much stirred up over the great iu
creaso of the deaths from consumption
shown by recent statistics. This dis
ease carries off five persons out of each
1000, or 170,000 a year, in France,
whilo in England the mortality from
this cause has fallen to two per 1000.
The scourge is worst in Paris, where
oue death out of every five is duo to
consumption. At Marseilles it is oue
out of six, aud at Dijon aud Nancy it
is one out of seven. Dr. Oilbert, a
specialist on the disease, says that
drunkards aro specially susceptible to
the disease, and that the tenement
houses, whore the poor live, are very
hotbeds for itsspread. In such places
five out of twelve deaths uro duo tu
consumption. Professor Cndiot, u
prominent veterinarian, says that there
can be no doubt that dogs very often
communicate tho diseuse. Ho says
that a microscopic examination has
shown thut many dos aro infected
with it. He has held pout mortem
examinations of a largo number of
dogs, which were supposed to
have died of cancer, aud in every ease
found that tuberculosis was the cause
of death. Ho says that people who
keep infected dogs about thorn are
almost sure soouer or luter to contract
the diseuse. New Orleans Picayune.
Mutton (Ironing in Popularity.
The rapid increase in the consump
tion of muttou iu this country is lurge
ly due to improvement iu the quality
of the meat. People who formerly
objected to whut they termed the
"woolly" tusto soon lose their preju
dice when persuaded to try really good
muttou.
The disagreeable odor which is apt
to accompany this meut can be avoided
if, as soon as tho animal has lost sulli
cient blood to render it insensible, ar
opening be made iu the abdominal
cavity to allow tho gases to escapc.an 1
and the wool then rapidly removed.
The carcass slu iu hi be quickly cooled
ami washed out with cold witter.
Tho sheep should bo kept without
food for several hours before killing,
and the latter operation should be per
formed out of doord, us frenh meat is
peculiarly susceptible tu bad odors. A
little more attention to these two
points would go fur touurd still fur
ther popularizing muttou uiuons' CJU"
burners. .-.New York Woild,
RUNNINa AWAY FROM MAMMA.
Running away from mamma,
liarehnnded up the streot,
Kicking tho dust into yellow smoke
With little roirulsh ft.
Tossing It over his clean white dress
Into his stocking hels,
Checking the little wooden bono
That trundles along on wheels.
Dreaming away with wide blue eyes,
And speculating why
God won't give him the golden ball
That drops In tho quivering sky.
What Is the use of that pretty pink cloud,
Bailing away so high.
If he can have a ride in it?
And it's no use totry.
If that woman grew with glasses on,
If this house Is papa's ;
Why that nice red cow won't talk to him
Looking across the bars.
Into the neighbors' gates and doors,
Under their cherry trors,
Into mischief and out again,
Wherever ho may pleaso.
Wandering at last to the old church steps,
Little horse and all,
Climbing up laboriously
Too bad if he should fall !
Pushing in with dimpled hands
The great doors strong and tall,
Letting the warm, sweet summer light
Slide down the shadowed wall.
Standing still In the solemn hush
Of chancel, nave and dome,
Thinking It Is prettier
Than the sitting room at home.
Not a bit afraid, ah ! no, indeed,
Ot the shadows vnst and dim,
Quite at home, and sura It was made
All on purpose for him.
The old, old story comes up to me
Written so long ago,
About the hoavenly tomple,
Where you and I must go,
The beautiful waiting temple,
That has uo room for sin
Something about a little child
And the wav of entering in.
Boston Transcript.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Sweet meets Lovers' appointments.
Never strike a man for five dollars
when he is down.'
Life is so short that man is but a paper
collar on the neck of time. Puck.
Ine worn-out clock usually comes to
an untimely end. Glens Falls Repub
lican. Yes, Minorva, there is a vast differ
ence between fust days and fast nights.
Elmira Gazette.
Delsarte was nowhere alongside of a
dog's tail in the art of expression.
Boston Transcript.
When money talks, even the deaf
mute can get on to its meaning with
out the aid of signs.
"The modern servant doesn't know
her place." "She can't. She changes
it too often." Puck.
When a friend turns out not to be a
trump, then is the time to discard
him. Boston Transcript.
There are some friends who can't be
good to you unless you will let them
own you. Atchison Globe.
A girl may be almost pardoned for
throwing herself at a man if he is a
good catch. Albany Press.
"There is a time for everything"
when the boarding-house cook makes
hash. Binghamton Republican.
Woman may be the weaker vessel,
but it's always the husband that's
broke. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Y'ou can always tell the boy who has
no skates, by his industry in breaking
the ice. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bakers ought to make good friends.
They can always raise something for
you iu timo of kueitd. Hartford
Journal.
"With bloodless lips, the villain
glared at her." His eyes, doubtless,
were otherwise occupied. Boston
Transcript.
"The great trouble with Duff is that
lie doesn't know anything." "Oh ! on
the contrary, that doesn't trouble him
at all." Puck.
Ho careful of your language when
talking with the elovutor boy; ho is
apt to take you up very quickly.
Boston Bulletin.
"How did yon discover sho ns a
woman masquerading as a man?" "She
sent me a letter with two postscripts."
Yankee Blade.
Hicks "Snider says he hates a ?i mil
ling. " Wicks "Well, there's nothing
c.gostieul ubout Snider, is there,?"
Boston Transcript.
Sho "This is so sudden. " He
"That's where you are mistaken. I've
been thinking about it for a whole
year."- New York Press.
A scientist, who is probably still
owing his tailor, claims that all the
diseases of Immunity are duo to wear
ing clothes.- Hartford Journal.
Wife "What would we do without
a doctor?" Hushuud "Well, we
might get along, but what would the
druggists do?" Texas Sittings.
That Nicetowu man who named his
hen "Mucdutt" has a neighbor who
culled his rooster "itobiuson," hcvausu
he crew so. Philadelphia Kecord.
"Have you gained her father's con-,
sent to your marriage?" "I cau't
tell." "He's away, eh?" "No ; her
mother is." Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Mrs. Hicks--"That girl broke only
ono dinh to-day. " Hicks -"How did
that happen?" Mrs. Hieks--"lt wus
tho only ono left. " Now York Herald.
"You cannot judge a niuu by the
umbrella he carries." "Why not?"
"Because tho chances aro it belongs to
sonielKidy else. " New York Journal,
Uuelo "Well, Bobbie, how did you
stand ut school last term?'' Kobbie--"Sometimes
with my fuco in tho cor
ner uud sometimes up at the teacher's
desk." Chicago Inter -Ocean,