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Mr. Gladstone is tho freshest, live
liest, most thoroughly up-to-date
"bao number" existing in the world
to-dny.
The n timber of unmarried women
in .Euglnnd and Wales excoods tho
number of unmarried men by nearly
200,000.
Germany and Spain are now con
nected by n submarine cable 1250
miloi long the ends of whioh ore at
Guidon and Vigo. It is the first
link in a series of linos to be extended
to Brazil and tho United States by
way of the Azores.
The death is recorded in England at
the age of nt leant nixtoen of an ant
(not auut) of Sir Johu Lubbock. This
large black insect, whose name was
Mothnsolab, was brought home to
England yoars ago by that celebrated
naturalist, and by him studied to great
advantage. Its home was in a oosy
glass house on tho scientist's desk.
The widow of a stage driver who was
killed by a treo falling upon him
whilo driviug by in South Vancouver,
British Columbia, sued the town for
115,000 damages, and a sympathizing
jury, oftor a' three days' trial, has
awarded hor $10,000, the claim being
hat the troo was known to be danger
ous, and should havo boon cut down.
Cologne bus boon celebrating the
carnival by a historical and artistio
w, procession around the Cathedral, in
' eluding young womon who represented
St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins, tho
town tower and tho mercenaries em
ployed by the arohbishops when they
Were seotilar priueos. It is asserted
that tho carnival has been held at
Cologuo sinoo pro-Cbrietian times and
that it is tho direct representative of
the Boman Saturnalia.
, It is said that "horror partios" are
now tho rago in Missouri. We do not
know just what sort of ontvrtalnmeuts
those are, comments the New York
Observer, but wo havo an impression
that this "horror" business is being
overdone, both in duily journalism
and in general literature. Tragedies
are not propor . aliment for tho mind,
which was nover meant to live on that
fori of food. It is high time that a
Jbealthicr state of publio opinion on
? tbissubjoct was assiduously cultivated.
Tcu million dollars moro is to be
givon by Barouess de Uirsch for the
benefit of the poor Hobrews in this
oountry, and espoolally in tho City of
New York. Tho fuudwill be especially
dovotod to improving the conditions
of those in the quarter where they are
so closely crowded as to make it al
most a ghetto and providing moJol
suburban home?. Theeo, and the
various schools und other plans of
bencvolouce, ill, like all Hebrew
charities, be nndcr tho beet manage'
incut, and need to be.
Tho youngost president of a ropub
lio is undoubtedly Jacob Q. Smith,
who is not yet in his seventeenth
year. It must be 6aid, however, that
the dominion over which President
Smith rules ia the George Junior Be'
publio, of Freeville, N. V., which hat
done much in the way of teaching
young waifs and criminals the moan
ing of government and law. Jaoob
Smith was an expert thief and the ter
ror of bis neighborhood when he came
to the Ri publio, but he immediately
began to reform, showing an exoep
tioual dosire touoquire knowledge,
lie baa been a model boy in overy re
spect sinoe then and now ia a member
of the Methodist Church, in which he
conducts a Sunday-school class. Bv
industry and economy he managed to
Eave enough money to take his younger
brothers out of the slums and has al
ready made one of them self-support
iuor. "Jake." as be is familiarly
known, TJus held (very office in the
gift of the Republic.
The editor of the Christian Observer
of Louisville, Ky., has had a canvass
niado of the churches of that city,
with a view of ascertaining bow many
attendants they have, the number of
members and the nnmber added in
1890. Eighty-four churohes report a
membership of 25,423. The attend
auoo at the morning serviae of eighty'
(even churches is 14,588; of eighty
five churohes at eveuing service, 10,
483,of eighty-four churohe i at Sunday
sohool, 13,820; of fifty-treo churchef
at prayer meeting, 2207. The number
of meu who joined iifty-four churohes,
last year was 480 ; the number of per
sons of both sexes who joined seventy
churches tho same vcar was 2337,
From the returns of seating cupacity
it would appeur that the evangelical
churches lor whites have room for
about one fourth of the population of
tho city. It is stated that seventy
per eeut of the white population of
Louisville over twelve j ears of ago,
arc not church members.
BITTER AND SWEET.
fho apple that (trows the highest Is the best
upon the tree;
The rose that Is most fragrant always has
the sharpest thorn: .
Che pearl that Is the purest lies within the
deopest sea,
Vnd the deeds that live the longest aro of
bardrst efforts bornl
fne love that's won too lightly Is not treas
ured as a ftemi
The words that flow too freely never have
the greatest weight;
tfan appreciates his bloaslngs if he has to
strive for them,
But he nevor knows their valuo If they're
passed up on a plate.
Cleveland Leader,
A IUKRUW ESCAPE.
II E last time I bad
seen Charlie Bndge
was years ago, wben
I bade him good
bye on the platform
of the station of the
little town where
we both lived, and
be bad shouted
the train - moved
away that be would
write in the oonrse
of a day or two.
remembered him
well a seedy look
ing figure in a well worn brown over-
coat, a rather dirty collar round bis
throat, and an old topper that bad
done duty for many a rainy day, and
was past irontug. A merry-hearted,
good-natured fellow was Budge ; ever
empty of pocket and open of heart ;
rather woak-mindod, and easily im
posed upon.
He nevor kept hts promise of writ
ing, and for eight years I bad beard
nothing of him, when, not long ago, a
rap came at my door, and in came
Charlie Budge, exclaiming:
"Hullo, old chap, how are yon?
"Budge I Why, who on earth wonld
havo thought of seeing you?"
"Didu t know you wore in town.
lid boy, or I'd have come before. Saw
four name in some paper the other
Jay and your address. So here I am."
As we talked over old times I ob
lerved him curiously. Jnst the same
aid Budge, with the addition of a
heavy moustache His bat was exaotly
like the Bame old topper, very napless ;
his collar might have been the iden
tical ono he had on when I lust saw
him, whilo bis shirt front and frock
ooat were rivuling eaoh other in de
crepit old ago. I asked him to lunob.
At first bo could not stay, having a
most important engagement in the
city, where bo was about, it appoared,
to preside over a board of directors.
The same old liar 1 Afterward be re
lented and did stay, saying the meet
ing could wait.
We talked of many things. He had
apparently tried most occupations abd
mastered none. Now he was on cer
tain compauy promoting sobomes,
whioh, he said, was risky work, as he
bad to cbanoe losing large sums of
money. I glanced at bis shabby coat I
Where was be living? At Brixton,
nd I must go over and dine with him
5U Thursday evening. I really mast.
"Got bachelor diggings, don't yon
know, old chap, and we'll have a rare
jld time of it."
So I accepted. Then be told me he
was engaged to a "fine girl, old chap,
awfully luoky fellow to get her. When
m I going to be married? Not quite
lure, but between you and me, I fanoy
shall make a stroke of luck soon, and
then oh, I say, yon shall be 'best
man' yon must. Amy '11 be delighted,
She's a splendid girl. Money? Oh,
ihe's a bit down on ber luck now.
Clover girl, though. Does typewrit
ingwell, I must say good bye now.
Don't forgot Thursday, old chap."
On Thursday I went over to Brixton,
and after considerable wandering
reached a small back street and
knocked at a dingy door, which was
opened by a slatternly looking woman,
who showed me into a room where
mine host awaited me. A curtain
hung across this room, barely conoeal
ing a bed and washstand.
"How are you, old chap? Hopo
you don't mind small diggings, but
they're awfully oomfortable. Just one
room, yon tee; I find it handier than
having a separate bedroom no fag
going from one room to the other.
We'll have supper in a trioe. Hope
you don t mind a cold collation?
The "cold collation" shortly revealed
itself npon a grimy table cloth, and
consisted of small meager elioes of
cold beef, a bottle ot mixed ploklos,
some bread and abont three ouuoes of
cheese.
"Mrs. Wilkins, cried nudge, as
that inestimable personage was leaving
the room after baviug laid the above
banquet and scattering some knives
and forks promiscuously upon the
table, "we shall want some coffee,
please. Would jou kindly get us
tome. You'll have some, won't you.
old chap?"
I noddod. Mrs. Wilkins stood with
ber arms akimbo and scowled.
"Where's the money.Mister Budge ?"
'Oh, oertamly, certainly, Mrs.
Wilkins. Why, dear me, 'pon my soul
1 haven t got anything less than
sovereign" Mrs. Wilkins sniffed.
"Eh? Well, if you don't mind lend
ing me a shilling, old boy. Thauks
awfully."
Budge did the honors of the meal
in truly aristocratic style. He became
exceedingly confiding:
"Now, old chap, I'm going to tell
you a secret aud put you on to a good
thing ia the burgaiu. I've chummed
up lately with a fellow named Mars
wort n, who's an awfully clever chap
and up to all sorts of tips. Well, he's
got one or two of us to go shares with
him in a graud scheme. I'm not at
liberty to tell you exactly what it is,
but it's a big affair. He knows more
about the ins and outs of company
promoting than I do, aud he's just
turted a syndicate for booming the
thing, and if yon want a good invest
ment. I think I can aar it will ray you
nearly cent for cent; at any rata,
Marsworth says it onght to. I wouldn't
tell any one el so, but for the sake ot
old times I've given you the tip."
Momohow my sonl did not yearn for
this tip, and 1 gave Budge distinctly
to understand, and nrged this point
emphatically, that I was absolutely
short of spare cash.
"Well," he eaid, "I'm sorry, for
you might have made a good thing
out of it. But lot mo tell yon some
thing else. Marsworth's put mo on as
secretary, and this morning he came
to me in rather a way ; he'd made
some technical ui it take just a little
legal slip, or something and there
was only one way out of it the signa
tures of the directors to some docu
ment or other ; I never bother abont
these things, you know. He'd got one
man to sign, and he wanted my namo.
Then , be could raise capital at once,
and he's promised ns both a hundred
pounds on Saturday. Did I sign?
Bather, my boy."
"But, is it all right?"
"Ob, Mr. Marsworth's safe as nails,
and as honest as the day. He's been
awfully nice to me all along."
"Well, 1 shouldn't touch that
money"
"Not touch it? Won't I, though I
And I've had 200 shares allottod to mo
free, besides the post of secretary, and
soon, old fellow, you'll have to be
'best man,' for I'm going to have the
banns put up on Sunday week."
A low days after this 1 met Budge
in the city. He was smartly dressed
and told me that Marsworth bad givon
him the money, and also that be had
sold some of his shares for XG0 that
morning, "as a favor to a pal of mine,
old chap." Then about a week after
ward 1 bad a letter from him saying
he had taken a house and fixed the day
of the wedding.
borne few days had elapsed. It was
past midnight, and I wai just think
ing of retiring, boing the only one
up in tho house, when a knock came
to the door. I carefully withdrew the
bolt and latch. A man with bis ooat
collar turned up, a mu flier over bis
faoe, and a hat slonched down over his
eyes dashed in, almost knocking me
down. 1 or a moment I was staggered,
and then made a inch for the in
truder. "Hush! For heaven's sake shut the
door I"
It was Bndge I I shut and bolted
the door.
"What do you want?"
"Let me como iuto yonr study,
please."
1 took him there, and be threw him
self into a chair, exolaiming:
I'm a huuted man. For the sake
of our friendship, don't betray me. I
swear I'm innocent."
"What's tho matter, Budge?"
"Maisworth I Forgery and embez
zlement !"
I bean to see daylight.
"What, has be turuedout a fraud?"
"Yes ; and worse than that. I'm in
it, too. There's a warrant out against
me."
The poor fellow began to sob bit
terly, and by degrees it all came out.
Marsworth bad used him and the other
man as tools, neither of them having
the slightest idea what was really hap
pening. Marsworth had known that
the crash must come, and bad pro
vided for it. He was nowhere to be
found. The other man had been ar
rested, and Budge had escaped by tho
skin of his teeth and come to me. 1
saw be was more sinned against than
sinning, and I gave him my solemn
promise that I wonld assist bim in es
caping out of tbo country. The poor
fellow bad been honest abont it, and
had actually sent the hnndred pounds
to tho Fublio Prosecutor, having, be
told me, some 17 left out of the 00
he had received for the now worthless
shares, and with whioh he determined
to get to Amerioa, feeling sure the
friend who bad bought them would
not grudge the money.
"But," said I, "you'll never got
abroad. "They 11 look for you at the
docks sooner than anywhere. Be
sides, you're not easily disguised."
"That's true," he said; "audthoy've
got my photo, 1 in arraid.
Budge had a very striking profilo,
his nose boing a most prominent fea
ture.
.L.OOK nere, i exoiaimed; "your
best plan is to make for the Conti
nent. How about going to Antwerp
or Holland, and getting a paisage to
Amerioa on a North German Lloyd?
"Ah, that's a good thought. We'll
decide to morrow."
I gave bim a shake-down for the
night and kept him oonoealed in my
study next day, taking in his meals
myself. He wrote a letter to bis
fiance, whom I promised to see next
day, aud then we deoided that be
should tuko tho 8.30 p. in. train from
Liverpool street to Harwich. He
shaved off his inustacho and stained
bis eyebrows, and I mauaged to get
him a black wig. But nothiug sufficed
for that prolilo of bis, und I warned
him to beware of exposing his faoe
too much. I also managed to rig bim
out in some other clothes, and I gave
bim u bag and sundry requisites.
"Now," I said, "I shall come down
and seo you off, so that I can go and
tell Miss Saunders you are tafe. But
as soon an we get to Liverpool street
we'll separate. Do not take any
further notice of me. Go first class
it's only a few shillings moro; get
in the csrriugo at ouce aud sit on the
further side, reading a newspaper un
til the train starts."
He promised to observe all these
precautions carefully, aud in due time
I found myself hanging about the
platform at Liverpool strcot, appar
ently studying the boat train, but
really keeping my eyes fixed on a par
ticular oompartmeut wherein sat
Budge. As luck would have it there
were few passengers that evening a:
be bad the compartment to himselt.
The whistle sounded, the train beganY
to wove out of the station, and I was I
congratulating myself that all had
gone well, when I saw Badge deliber
ately change his seat for the ono
nearest the platform, exposing his
profile as be did so. At the same in
stant tall, well dressed individual,
who had been lounging about the
platform, mado a rush for the car
riage. Budge, catchirg sight of him,
darted back.
"Stand away there I" shouted a
porter, catching a man by the arm,
just as bo was about to board the
train.
"You fool I" cried the man, "I'm
a police officer. I should have nabbed
him if it hadn't been for you."
"Very sorry, sir," said the porter.
"But yon oau telegraph."
"Thank you for nothing," Baid tho
dctoctive, as he turned and rushed to
the telegraph office.
"Where will they catch him?" I
nskod the porter.
"At Harwiok, air. The train doesn't
stop till then."
I went to seo Miss Saunders next
morning, introducing myself as
lludgo s friend, and found her quite
broken-hearted, and yet just a little
bit hopeful at the idea that he had
escaped. With deep pity for her I
was obliged to toll ber what bad hap
pened. It was the last stroke of grief
for her, and she burst into tears. In
vain I tried to cheer her with the hope
that he might have escaped, after all.
"No.no. I m sure they veflot him,
and he'll go to prison. Ob, yon don't
think he is a criminal, do you?
No, Miss baunders; he 5 only very
weak. But be will have to suffer if ho
is taken, and yon must ohecr him by
promising to be faithful to bim."
Oh, 1 will. I am eontent to wait
if it comes to the worst."
I left her promising to Bee hor again
in a few days. As I went borne I
bought an evening paper, and the first
thing on which my eye lighted was
the following:
THE MABRWOI1TB FRAUDS.
Strongo Disappearance ot the Man Itudge.
Last evening lust as the 8.30 train from
Liverpool street to Harwich was moving out
ot the station, O iteotivo Iuspevtor Brett
suddenly recognized Kudgo, one of the men
wno is "wantea in connection with the
Marsworth frauds, seated alone In a first
class compartment. The inspector wns too late
to enter the train, but at ouoe wired to Har
wich, and on tho train nrriving there a force
of police in plain clothes wero ready waiting
to arrest tno criminal, mraage to say, now
ever, although the train was carefully
searched no truce ot him was discovered. As
thore had boon no stop between Liverpool
street and Harwich It is supposed that the
unfortunate man must have Jumped from his
carriage In desperation. Nothing has since
baen beard ol bim, however, aud the affair
remains a mystery.
"Poor Budget" I sighed, as it
dawned npon me that perhaps bo was
lying crushed and mangled somewhere
along the lino. I was terribly upset
and only hoped that Miss Saunders
would not get bold of the paper.
The next evening the postman
brought me a letter with a Frenoh
stamp and a Paris postmark, and the
direction written in the sprawling fist
of Budge I I hastily tore it open, and
read as follows :
Dear Old Chap: Just a line to tell you that
I'm neither duad nor In prison. Uow vou
must have been wondering what bad become
of me! I saw you nutioed the deteotive had
spotted me. What a fool I was to move and
I wondered bow on earth I should escape,
for I guessed they would be waiting for me
at Uarwioh. At llrst I thought of risking It
aud jumping, but suddenly a bright Idea
struck me. I Know that, although tne car
riage I was in did not stop before we reached
Harwich, that I bail ouce traveled by this
very train to Ipswich, and on puzzling it out
I remembered that there was a "clip coaoh"
In the rear whion Is "slipped" at Colchester,
aud afterward runs on to Ipswich. If I could
get on board that coaoh I should be safe,
aud 1 made up my mind to try It. I opened
tbe door and got out on the footboard and
started on my journey to tbe rear of the
train. And It was a journey! I bad to croep
along three oarrUgos. and we were going at
a good speed; then I had to duck my head
as 1 pissed tbe windows, lest people should
see me, and I was particularly careful at the
guard's van. At last I found myself on the
footboard of tho last conch, and, to my joy,
discovered an imply oompartmeut. We were
slipped at Colchester, and I managed to
evade the ticket collector, got a bed for the
night, ran up to town the next morning,
risking discovery, caught the 11 a. m. boat
train from Charing Cross, and here I ami
X am on to Hamburg to-morrow, and shall
take passage from there to Amerioa. I bavs
written to tell Miss Maunders 1 am safe, and
you shall both bear from me again ns soon
as I reach America. With everlastlug thauks,
yours ever, cuaules u. itcooa.
This is the truo history of Budge's
marvelous esoape. He reached Amer
ica and gladdened the heart of his
fianoee by getting an appointment
there of course, under another name.
Miss Saunders was talking of going
out to him, but I have just heard that
Marsworth is taken, and has made ocr
tain oonfessions that olear Budge and
the other mau from all share in the
frauds, except that of being Mars-
worth's dupes. So I am in hopes thai
all will be right yet. Pearson a Week
1. ,
Danxer iu Postage Mainps.
One of the newest diseases is the
"postage stamp tongue." The credit
of discovering it is due to a London
physician. It appears that the inuoil
age itself is injurious, and that,
further, it is an exoellent cultivating
medium for germs of the worst char
acter. In the ailment called "postage
stamp tongue the latter becomes sore
and covered with red spots. A bad
sore throat is likely to follow if great
care is not taken. Apart from the
speoitio disease of the tongue, any
ooutugious disease muy be acquired
through tho medium of mnoilago.
Never lick a postago stamp with your
tongue, say tho physicians. It shows
a great lack of cleanliness and hygio
nio knowledge.
The Junxfraii Kuilroud.
The proposed railway up tho famous
Swiss peak, Jungfruu, is about to be
commenced. Jts maximum gradient
ill be one in four and the sharpest
curve of 323 feet radius. The power
will v .pplied by turbines with an
.e force of 4500 horse power.
.o motors will be used for traO'
a purposes, me total lengtu ol tne
jad will be 7.6 miles, the total rise
being 0553 feet.
TOE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BT THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.
Always Wltli Us Shelter From the
etorm Sho Oot tho KiigHgement
Compliments Tho Kenson. Ktc.
"Tell mo what aro the sl-nR of spring?"
Hheaskodin accents quaint;
And ho replied by nnsworlnc:
" -To Let,' 'For 8 ile.' and l',ilnt.'"J
New York Journal.
SnEIiTEU FROM THE RTORM.
Mitchell "Did you ?et wet coming
from the opera the other night?"
Twitohell "Not a drop; my wno
was wearing her opera nai.
Twinkles,
COMPLIMENT?.
"I hove been referred to in tho
newspapers as a professional beauty,"
she said boastfully.
"1 am glad 1 am only au nuia cur,
said her young rival.
THE REASON.
"Why do you always have your let
ters with receipted bills in them
marked 'Personal ?' "
"So evervona that ccts a climnso of
them will read them."
SHE OOr THE ENGAGEMENT.
Miss Sere "Well, if you must have
the plain truth, you're too young and
pretty to bo my maul.
Applicant "But, Ma'm'sollo, you
can say that I nnrsud you during your
childhood."
A PO.H81BMS EXPLANATION.
Mr. Oldboy (soothing baby)
"There, there I I wonder what on
earth makes the child cry so?"
Johnny Ohiboy "Well, pa, what
else can you expect? Ho ain't old
enough to swear, is he?" Judjo.
BUCCESl.
Soxoy "I suppose the reason Priin
pas is so successful is on ncconnt of
the interest he takes iu hia ban' nets."
Knoxey "1 should Bay so. Oa
everything yon leave with him he
takes ten per cent." Pittsburg News.
RECKLESS EXTRAVAGANCE,
Poppcrby "I've boon talking to
my wife and been giving her a bit of
my mind."
Cynical Candid Friend "Follow
my advioe, old chap, and don't do that
too often, or you'll havo none left for
yourself I" Punch.
A SURE THING,
Clara "Mr. Smart says he enter
tained quite a gathering last evening,
and kept them laughing all the time."
Kate "That was tho safest thing
they could do. They were thus sure
of laughing in the right place once in
a while." lloston lransonpt.
WHY HE TIIOUOHT BO.
Hortense "Who do you think was
the first woman to use powder and
paint?"
Van Joy -"Eve."
HortenBo "Why do you think it
was Eve?"
Van Jay "She was the first woman."
REFLEX ACTION.
Magistrate "Vou ure clmrgod with
having deliberately climbed over tho
railing at tbe Uower show aud smash
ing ono of the richest exhibits. What
have yon to say for yourself ?"
Fieroe Looking Prisoner "Habit,
Your Honor. It was marked 'handle
with care.' I used to bo baggageman
on a railroa J."
AN ORDEAL AHEAD.
Benson "Hello, Yordsley, what aro
you doing there? Ooing on tho road
as a juggler?"
Yardsloy "Oh, no (balancing plato
on one knee, cup aud saucer oh the
other, trying to look pleasant) ; Mrs.
de Crush gives a reception this after
noon and I'm practicing for it, you
know." Twinkles,
A COLLECTOR'S TRIALS.
Olork "How did you succeed with
that bill against that street car con
ductor?" Colloctor "I got tired of seeing
him at his bouse, so to-day I got on
bis oar and deiuauded payment."
Clerk "What did he do?"
Collector "Just what he's been do
ing all along put mo off."
REVERE UENTAL STRAIN.
"Old man, you seem worriod."
"Worried is no name for it. Brown
is coming around at 1 o'clock to pay
me $15."
"Think ho may not come?"
"Oh, ho'llcomo ull right ; but Jones
is due at 1.15 to try and collect $10 I
owe him. Suppose ho should get hero
just as I was being paid by Browu I"
Cincinnati Euquinr.
ni8 ACTIONS INTERPRETED.
"Darling," ho said, fulling upon his
kuees before her aud covenug her lit
tle white bauds with kisses; "darling,
oau't you see can't you guess that I
love you?"
She drew bersolf up to bir full
height, looked at him a uomeut and
then said: "Weil, I should bate to
think that this was ju-t your natural
way of behuviug iu company."
Cleveland Leader.
WHAT THE OPIATE W AS 11)1!.
Mr. Nowpop "-Say, doctor, I wish
you would tlx up something to make
my wile sleep niiiht-J. Tho buby bus
just begun cutting its teeth, uud "
Doctor "Oh, it's tho baby jou
waut the opiuto for, is it?"
Mr, Nowpop "No; for my wife.
You see, every time thu baby sprouts
another tooth she is so tickled thut
she keeps mo nwuko half the uiht
tulking about it." TAiukles.
SCIENTIFIC AM) nnUSTKIAL.
Hambnrg leads the cities of Oermany
In the extent of its electrio Btreet-cnr
cervico. It has 340 motors, whilo Ber
lin, which comes next, has only 114.
A new species of rabbit has been
found in Mcxioo at an altitude of 0000
feet on the volano Popocatapetl. It is
very small, has short ears and no tail.
Steel wiro is strung on a frame for
nee as a bicycle saddle,one end of each
strand of wire being formed into a
ooilod spring to make the saddle flex
ible. An electrio underground railway un
der the present underground is the
latest project suggested in London.
It would be used for express trains
only.
For the purpose of converting or
dinary matches into fuses rings made
of the ordinary fuse composition with
out tho fulminate are slipped over the
end of tho head.
The accuracy in some parts of the
locomotive is ten times finer than in
the watoh ; but for absoluto measure
ment the accuracy iu tho watch is al
most three times as fine as in the loco
motive. The greyhound sooms to have been
developed in level, trieless and shrub
less countrios, where a moving object
is visible at a long distance, and great
speed is, therefore, necessary to enable
a predaceous animal to overtake its
prey.
A party of scientists from Dublin,
Ireland, have visited the sceno of the
bog -slip near Bnthmore, and mado
numerous measurements and observa
tions. The quantity of boggy matter
dislodgod is estimated at 10,000,000
cubio yards.
Scarlot seoms tbe color most con
spicuous in brightsunshiuo.and scarlet
flowers are oommonest in dry and
sunny climates, where thoir color
gives them an advantage in their
struggle with other Mowers for the at
tentions of butterflies and other pollen
bearers.
A novel device for generating eleo
tricity consists of a hollow cano it)
which a long, slim battery is placed,
the induction ooil being placed close tc
the handle and surrouuded by two re
movable hands attached by wires tc
tbo ooil for use as poles in givinp
electrio treatment.
The spider's threads or fibers arc
estimated to bo one-millionth of
a hair in thickness. Three kindi
of thread are eptin. One of J great
strength for the radiating o)
spoke lines of the web ; the cross lines,
or what a sailor might oall the ratlines,
aro finer and are tenacious; that is,
they havo upon them little spooks o)
globules of a very stic'.ty gum. The
third kind of silk is that whioh th
spider throws out in a muss of flood,
by which Jit suddenly envelops anj
prey of which it is somewhut afraid aa
for examplo, a wasp.
A Kulable .Sapphire.
There is at present, in tho keeping
of Mr. Hay ward of Argyll Street, Beg
ent Street, a Ceylon sapphire belong
ing to Major-Goneral Bobloy, whiel
is not less remarkable for its size thar
for its translucency and tbe brilliance
of the optical effects it oau show
The weight of the gem is 638 carats,
and it is of a dark milky-blue color,
perfectly transparent and flawlues.
Larger sapphires have been knowu,
but they have usually, if not always,
been dull aud muddy, instead of hav
ing the olear, transluoont color of thif
speoimen, but, in addition, it pos
sesses a property occasionally found
in slightly cloudy or milky Ceylon
sapphires and sometimes in other
gems too whioh greatly enhances iti
valuo in the eyes ot bolievers iu the
occult powers of prooious stones to
oonfer health and good fortune on
their wearers. It is a star sapphire
or asteria. That is, being cut eu
oaboohon, it displays a beautiful opa
lescent star, dividing its six rays al
the apex, whioh changes its position
according to tho movement of th
source of light by which it is viowed.
By employing two or three sources of
light two or three ot theso stars car
be simultaneously seen iu tho gem.
By further cuttiug it is said that tht
beauty of this stone could be stil.'
more increased, but, of course, at tht
expense of its size. London Times.
Duel Under Singular Conditions,
The men, who had fallen out over I
lady, loft the arrangement of detuili
to their seconds, and until they faooc
eaoh other thoy did not know by what
method they were to settle thoir dif
furences. Ono second was a doctor,
aud he had mado up four bluek pellets,
identical in size aud shape.
"Iu one of these," he tui 1, "I huv
plaood a sullioiuut quantity of prussic
acid to cause the almost instautaueom
death of any ono who swallows it. Wi
will decido by tho toss of a coin whiet
of you is to have first choice, aud yor
will alternately draw aud swallow
pill uutil the poisou shows its effects. '
Two pellets were then tuken us tht
toss had deoided, but without effect it
cither caso. "This time," said tht
doctor, speaking of tho two pellets re
inainiug, "you must both swallow tht
pill at the same instant." Tho choiot
was agaiu made, aud iu a fow soeuudt
one mau lay dead oa the grass. Uou
tluinau'a Magaziue.
Official Corruption in (him.
A fctrikiug picture of tho official
corruption that prevails iu China it
afforded by some diplomatic leportf
submitted by the Euglish Foreign
Ollioe to the Houses of Parliament at
Westminster. Amoug other things it
is shown that so great is the stealing,
that, were tho imperial Government
to abolish the rico tribute from the
proviuoes of Kiugsii au 1 Chukiaug
alone, it would affect au economy of
more than $2,000,000, which is the
sum that its collection now oosts over
and above the revenue that it yields.
WINGS OF A DOVE.
At sunset, when tho rosy light was dytno.
Far down the pathway of the west,
I saw a lonely dove in silence flying
To bo at rest,
rilgrim of air, I oried, could I but borrow
Thy wnndorlng wings, thy freedom blest,
I'd Dy away from every careful sorrow
And find my rost.
Lnt when the dusk a filmy veil was weaving.
Bacjjcnme the dove to seek hor nest .
Deep In the forest where ker mate was griev
ing There was true rest.
Feace, heart ot mine! no longer sigh to wan
der; Loso not thy life In fruitless quost.
Thore are no happy Islands over yonder;
Come home and rest .
From Ilov. Dr. Henry Van Dyke's "The
Builders and Other Poems."
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Cholly "I'll go crazy if you don't
marry me." She "That's no proof
you love me. "
Littlo Clarence "Pa, what is a
paradox?" Mr. Callipers "A possible
impossibility, my sou." Judge,
"Yarbley has taken a violent dis
taste for opora." "What a olever
stroke of economy." Chicago Beoord.
She "I wonder if two really can
live choapor than ono?" He "I guess
they feel cheapor." Indianapolis
Journal.
"Do you think ho really loves her?"
"I am Bare of it. He exchanged his
wheel for the kind she rides." Brook
lyn Life.
Freddy "What is statesmanship,
papa?" Papa "Statesmanship, my
sou, is successful politics." New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Ho "Dou't you think you could
learn to love mo?" She "I would
not have to learn, if I felt inclined to
love you." Indianapolis Journal.
Dusnap (skeptically) "Can yon
keep a secret?" Penelope (convinc
ingly) "Just let mo tell you some of
the Bcorots I am keeping I" Brooklyn
Eagle.
Uobson "Is Bobson a man you
can trust?" Dobson "Yes; that is,
if you lend him anything ; it's all you
can do." Sew York Commercial Ad
vertiser. Leola "Don't yon think they aro
two souls with but a single thought?"
Hazol "Well, I shouldn't wonder.
They are both making fools of them
selves." Truth.
Francos "Yes, he is pursuing liter
ature." Gertrude "Indeed ! And is
he very successful?" Prances "No.
It is still a long way nhc.ul of him."
Cleveland Leader.
He (fervently) "Your eyes are like
the stars above." She (sleepily)
"Phero are no stars abovo just now,
Charles the sun is about to rise."
Brooklyn Doily Eagle.
"What is a hardy rosebush?" "It
is ono that doesn't mind your mother
pulling it up by the roots every few
days to seo if it has begun to grow
yet." Chicago Beoord.
Hostess "Ah, M. Le Ministre, sit
down on this Ottoman." Hu?nian
Diplomat "Parblieu I I would zrazer
stand. 7.0 vare thought eez eeuipossi
blel" New York Press.
As has boea remarked, the fierce battle if
o'er;
Wo turn In disgust from slaughter,
Our task to resume, ovou-paced as bofor',
Of cheerfully boiling our water.
Chicago Record.
"Ah," exoiaimed the merchant, com- '
ing into tho office aud discovering one
of his clerks smoking ; "you are dis
obeying ono or my rules, sir. . I sup
pose yon are familiar with the old
adage, 'Where thore's smoke, tbere'i
fire?'" And tho clerk was promptly
fired. Philadelphia North American,
The Useful Itahoou.
So far as speed is concerned tho dog,
of course, has tho advantage, for the
keenness of sceut, for tbe iustinot of
finding edible plants aud hidden water,
aud os a sentinel against every kind of
danger, the baboon is unequalled.
Le Vaillaut, an African traveller,
givos au account of a tame baboon
which accompanied him on some of
his journeys. "By his cries," ho says,
"ho ulways warned us of the approach
of au enemy before my dogs discov
ered it. The dogs were so accustomed
to bis voice that thoy used to go to
sleep, and I was at first vexed with
them for deserting thoir duties. When
he ouce had given tho alarm, they
would stop to watch for his signal, and
on tho least motion of his eyes, or the
shaking of his head, I havo seen thorn
all rush forwurd to the quarter where
his looks were directed."
The Costliest of Metals.
Tho most expensive product in tbe
world bus latterly been the subject of
sumo inquiry with the lesult that the
metal gallium has been put at the
head of the list with the approximate
value ot about $100,000 per pouud.
Following this havo beeu placed tbe
metals bcryliuru aud lanthaunm, a
pound of which is held at 810,000,
rhodium aud thorium, which is said
to bo worth 000, per pouud ; didy
niuin and rubidium, worth $1000;
indium and tantalum, .?." IK), erbium,
niobium aud yttrium, :ioi), and ruth
cuiuiu and vanadiums worth S'-IOOO, or
about. Ambergris, a seeretiou of the
whale, has, similarly, beeu said to be
tho most expeusivu organic substance
kujwn, with a price of $000 per
pound weight.
A Brahmin's CUivulrr.
Sir Portab Siuh, Bajah of Jodh
pur, iu ltajptit iua, is tho hero of au
extraordinary uet of chivalry. Though
u liralimiu of the hi;-;hot caste aud
bluest blood of In lia, ho broke his
caste to prepare for burial a vouu.
Euglibh ollieer, a complete utraugt-r,
who iliol iu his city, lie helped put
the body iu the cu'lin aud carry it
tlou u stairs to tho carriage, aud later,
to the grave.