The Paris exposition was cheap at •
net cost of $400,000.
Great Britain no longer furnishes
the. largest contingent of Swiss tour
ists. Germany comes first, France
second.
Leborgy, a French authority on
fashions for men, declares that t.he
Prince of Wales dresses badly. And
Americans have been copying him all
these years!
Excelsior is not only the American
motto, but thousands of tons of excel
sior itself are exported every year to
Central America, the West Indies,
England and other foreign countries.
It is proposed to place in Winchester
cathedral a stained glass window to
the memory of Izaak Walton. If flsh
have memories, possibly they will ap
prove the memorial, for while Izaak
fooled many of them, he was yet their
friend.
Strange to say, the experiment of
starting Chinese laundries in London
has encountered grievous reverses.
Clothing intrusted to the slant eyed
polishers of purified linen disappeared
end the wielders of the sadiron in the
British metropolis have been scattered
In flight.
Lese-majcste has discovered a new
form of offense in Germany. Let ail
be warned when they are in Germany
to get up on their feet in a hurry
whenever anyone "liochs der kaiser."
It will not do to believe that the indivi
dual that hochs has been drinking too
much, because that allows no excuse
for remaining seated when his maj
esty's name is spoken. The courts
have decided that. A town councillor
has lately been tried and sentenced
for forgetting his duty to the crown's
might.
It is not impossible that the predic
tion that the day of the sailing vessel
has passed will be falsified by the
event. It is beginning to be seen by
eome shrewd men that the esstential
thing in some classes of transportation
is to get the articles transported to
their destination as cheaply as possi
ble, and that the factor of time is only
one of many that must be considered
In order to achieve profitable results.
Hence it may happen that a half a
century from now such commodities
as coal and pig iron will scarcely ever
be shipped in steam vessels. Indeed,
the proposition to build huge sailing
colliers is already mooted in the
United States, and is likely to be car
ried out by some of the big railroad
companies whose roads tap American
coal mines convenient to deep water.
Another communistic experiment
has come to grief in the dissolution
of the Christian Commonwealth Col
ony, which was founded three years
ago in Muscogee county, Georgia, by
40 men, women and children from
Ohio. They were an exceptionally in
telligent and worthy body of people.
Plain cottages were built, and a com
mon dining hall, wjilch was also used
for religious services, was established.
The first year was a prosperous one.
Fine crops were raised and good
prices secured for the products. A
sawmill was built, a gristmill and a
broom factory were profitably operated,
and a dairy not only furnished the
community with all the milk and but
ter i.eeded, but afforded a surplus for
the market. Then new members came
and trouble began. Many shirked
their work; gossip and scandal be
came rife; debts were Incurred which
there was no money to meet, and now
it is announced that the colony has
gene to pieces.
It Is announced in the west that a
way has been found to prepare the
1! :iite deposits in Minnesota and the
lu <tas for ready consumption In
■toves and furnaces. These lignite
beds lie near the surface, are almost
limitless in extent, and are In a coun
try which mu.it pay a L.OO-nillc freight
haul for coal, lint the use of lignite
for fuel has been retarded by the lack
hitherto of a successful method of so
treating It as to make it burn evenly
front the surface to the core, as does
u lump of coal. In Europe It Is bri
quet ted by a secret process, which
Americans have not been able to
fathom. The chief trouble has been
that lignite contains from lo to
20 percent of water, and that the
Mglutliianta used4o mould the lignite
into bricks contained also a large per
cent of moisture. An experienced
miner, who bus been conducting ex
periments for former Benator Wash
but ii of Mtnuesota. thinks that he has
solved the problem, lie entiinutes that
lignite briquettes, eacu the sUe of a
muii't tint, cull be loudetl on curs ut
less thii'i flu ton, und says that lu
fuel capacity It will equal llockluu
«oal.
Bishop Potter ot New York City de
plores the decline of home cooking,
and expresses sorrow for the coming
of what he calls the "tinned" era.
What a country is China for the
newspapers of the future! For the
400,000,000 inhabitants of the Celestial
Empire there are present 60 news
papers, or only one for every 8,000,000.
Bot-* the London Express and the
London Mail dwell upon the decadence
of British trade owing to American
and German competition. They are
endeavoring to get self-satisfied John
Bull to realize the seriousness of the
situation.
The automobile is likely to be util
ized for more purposes than simple
transportation. An ingenious indivi
dual of Wnloughby, Ohio, has rigged
up a connection between his barn and
residence by means of which he can,
immediately the power is turned off at
the trolley station for the night, switch
his automobile storage battery in use,
thus furnishing a current for lighting
purposes for the remainder of the
night
"A handicap is a burden laid upon
one who is swift or strong to reduce
any advantage which he may have
over the slow and the weak. By curi
ous usage the meaning of the word is
reversed in common speech" says the
Christian Register. We speak as if
it was a burden laid upon the weak,
and was the cause of their failure.
The sentiment of generosity is the han
dicap laid upon the strong, that they
may be helpful and not harmful in
their relations with the weak.
The Colorado Museum association
has bousht a collection of stuffed
birds and animals, which will be the
nucleus of a great Rocky Mountain 1
museum, the site of which will be the i
City Park of Denver. A' museum
thoroughly representative of the
Rocky Mountain region would be of
the highest interest and value. In par
ticular, such a museum should seek to
amass the most complete memorials
of Indian life which, to the men of a
few hundred years hence, will be mat
ter of deep wonder and curiosity.
The postoflice department has de
cided upon six special stamps for the
benefit of the Pan-American exposi
tion at Buffalo. The one-cent stamp,
of green color, will have a picture of
a lake steamer to represent the great
transportation industry of the inland
seas in which Buffalo is so much in
terested. The two-cent stamp, printed
in red, will have a railway train; the
four-cent stamp, in red brown, an I
automobile; the five-cent stamp, in ,
blue, a picture of the new bridge at
Niagara Falls; the eight-cent stamp, in
lilac, a picture of the lock at Sault Ste.
Marie, and the ten-cent stamp, o* light
brown, an ocean steamer.
A striking illustration of either the i
carelessness or ignorance of the Ameri- I
can people is furnished by the annual
report of the operations of the dead j
letter office. Nothing, perhaps, indi- I
cates more clearly than does there- |
port of the operations of the dead
letter office one of the worst national ;
traits or weaknesses. The American
people are surely careless, and j
whether this is due to the rush and
hurry of their every day life or to
faults in the system of education can- !
not lie told off hand. Undoubtedly
both causes contribute to the result.
Again, ynany people take it for granted
that the government, having under
taken to carry the mail, will see to it
that letters and parcels are delivered
at their destination, even though the
address may be faulty in some re
spec Is.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes mu
nicipal and penological statisticians us
naying "that indiumtpolls ranks as one
of the best policed cities in the United
States, und gives much of the cred
it for this to the merchant po
lice, an able adjunct of the regular
force. This force WHS organised In
18C5, and now consists of about 50
men. one half the number uniformed,
and the other half acting as detec
tives in citizens' clothing. Their dis
tricts cover, to a great extent, the
down-town business houses. "Just
how many robberies have been pre
vented or how many tires have been
discovered In time to prevent serious
loss by the members of this silent fac
tor of the Indianapolis police power
rould only be obtained by the Inspec
tion of records for more than
ar» veers back," the Journal snys.
"Even then only a partial record could
be obtained, for the number of wrong*
th ut have been recti Bed by the mer
chant police since Its organisation lu
th's city that have never bcun report*
i i d exceed by fur those which would b«
| found r«corded."
! . . THE . . t
DESPERATE CASE OF PERCIVAL. \
Percival fell that this world was
come to an end for hin> and he was
trying to convince himself that he
didn't care a continental »112 it was. He
iat in a chair that seemed incompati-
Dle with any sort of discomfort, his
pipe was between his teeth and he had
been notified of a raise in his salary
:hat very week; nevertheless the
the chair could not hold him in its
padded embrace, and he got up and
paced about the room in the regulation
Style of the caged panther; his pipe
had gone out long ago, and as for the
salary, what to him was salary.
He felt in the breast pocket of his
soat and drew out a letter, or rather
i note, which he read with a scowl
:orrugating his brow. Then with a
succession of angry jerks, he tore it
across and across and dropped the
pieces, fluttering on the hearth. A
moment later he gathered the pieces
.n a heap, and, striking a match, set
3re to them. As the flame gradually
iied out from the rustling tinder a
thought seemed to strike him and he
telt in his breast pocket again. This
:ime he took out a pocket book and
sxtracted a small package wrapped in
:issue paper from a special compart
ment; this also he laid on the hearth,
ind, with the same expression of an
gry determination on his face, struck
mother match and held it to the
paper. It did not burn as freely as
'.he other for a minute, but suddenly
it flared up so that he had to start
back to avoid the flame. The next in
stant there was nothing on the hearth
but ashes and a particularly unpleas
ant smell permeated the room.
Percival drew a deep breath and re
nained staring moodily at the black-
I Jned fragments on the hearth for sev-
I iral minutes. Then, with what seemed
;o be an effort, he rose and began to
; thistle. What did it matter, after
I ill? What did anything matter? No
girl was worth a moment's worry.
In accordance with this decision he
?at down again and struck a third
! natch with which he lighted his pipe.
He puffed away with preternatural
;alm for a little while and then took
Ihe evening paper from the table and
turned to the theatrical advertise
ments.
"I might as well enjoy myself," he
mid. "That's probably what she's
loing. I'll simply devote the rest of
i my existence to having a good time,
tf she ever hears of me at all it will
be as a light-hearted man about town.
I Let's see what is on. No, I'm not
| going to afford her the satisfaction of
: teeing me droon into an early grave.
| My harp doesn't hang on any weeping
! willow tree. I'll tune her up and pick
jut rag-time tunes."
The paper dropped to the floor and
Se continued with a melancholy eye
sn the engraving of Napoleon at St.
Helena, which hung on the wall: "I'll
lissipate; that's what I'll do- fill the
I :up that clears today of past regrets
inil future fears —whoop 'er up lCliza
Jane. 1 believe I'll drink a bottle of
jeer before I goto bed tonight, just
; is a starter. They will goto her and
101l her what I'm doing, and then mav
' se she will bo sorry. I don't know,
: though, why 1 should care whether slie>
;s sorry or not. I don't suppose I
I really do. My mind is naturally dis
j >urbed now. just as it would be if I
i suddenly broke myself of any other
, habit. In a week I shall ba wonder
: Ing what I ever saw in her and I shall
Ibe ahead so much experience. I sup
pose every man has togo through It
ance, just as puppies get the distemp
er, and I ought to be thankful that I
; round out in time how callous and
I frivolous women can be. I've had all
| I want of them, that's one thing sure
Ho got up and walked about the
i room and thin suddenly sat down
igain v Ith an impatb nt exclamation.
'I don't see why 1 can't simply dls
! miss the matter from my mind and
I let It go at that," lie said. "1 won't go
out; that's one thing dead eortain. it
would be a confession of weakness to
seek distraction. I wonder If she
won't write and ask me to come again.
I guess it's too soon for a letter, but
•he might send a messenger. Then I
sou Id coldly express my regn t that I
was unable to see her and suggest
that it would perhaps be better that
our correspondence should cease.
That would si ttle the matter and it
would be a satisfaction to know that
It was actually settled. I guess it's
settled, anyway.
"I wond* r how tlir.t trial balance It
Mining out. Mosler Is going to get
fooled on this guess. They want to
git some ink that won't clog on the
pens the way the last did. 1 don't
lieliuve In the economy of buying
cheap Ink. There's going to In- plenty
for us to do betvvei'u this and t'hrlht
i mas with the uunual'i uiul the holiday
shipments, ami it won't let up with
tho now year. Well, I shall be glad
to have plenty of work to take my
mtud off this business. Work! That's
what there Is before mu now. (loud,
holiest, bard work uud no fooling.
Not that I wouldn't have worked just
ss lutrd for her. There was our home
to work for then. Now It will be just
money grubbing. Well, I'll grub to
( beat the band."
He laughed u harsh, sardonic and
dissyllable laugh, the sound of which
reminded him of a villain in u black
cloak whom In happlur days hu had
guyed from a gullery nest He felt
that be had misjudged (list villain's
art, but at tho same time he ceased
his soliloquy and lit his pipe again.
It was easier to stop talking than to
geep front thinking, and Ills thoughts
weut wandering off to the little home
they two had planned. There prob
ably never had been a house built
just exactly like it, and there prob
ably never would have been, but It
had grown very familiar to him in
the first half-waking hours of morning
—particularly the room where they
would sit together. Her face —!
Castles in Spain! Money grubbing
now; a deadening of human feeling, a
self-contained, self-sufficing existence
that would harden his heart and set
his face in lines that would scare chil
dren. He took a savage satisfaction
in the contemplation of his future self,
but caught himself softening at the
picture of this adamantine millionaire,
yielding to the appeal of the love of
his youth and raising her from pover
ty to affluence; so he picked up the
newspaper again and tried to interest
himself in the partition of China.
The door bell below suddenly rang
and Percival started to his feet.
Could it be the messenger? He half
opened his door and listened. He
heard his landlady say. "I think he's
upstairs in his room now. You can go
up and see; it's right at the head of
the stairs." and then he retreated to
his chair, choked with emotion.
It was the laundryman with, his
weekly bill.
Would she have written that note,
after all? Suppose she could have ex
plained. And would it not be better to
give her the opportunity to explain? Of
course she could. She could make
him look like a fool in one sentence,
but he was not the man to allow any
girl to twist him around her little
finger. He would show her that. A
trivial cause, perhaps, a's some people
might look at it. but what could there
be trivial in their intercourse. Look
ing back ho could remember other in
stances, slight in themselves, but
were they not as floating straws show
ing the ebbing tide of love?
But to return to tho Chinese ques
tion. Oh. hang the Chinese question!
Yet it should be a matter of human in
terest. Great nations were playing a
great game there; armies were gather
ing. How would it be to enlist. Here
was a subject worthy of serious con
sideration. What could life offer him
here but the prospect of a dreary slav
ing over account books. Was that a
career for a man with blood in his
veins and strength in his sinews? On
the other hand, strenuous activity, the
joy of conflict, the thrill of danger—
and then a glorious death. She would
hear of it and perhaps her blinding
tears would fall fast upon the printed
page where his name would «ppear
in capital letters in the list of the
slain. They might perhaps bring his
mortal remains back in a metal cas
ket. They have done that for the
boys who fell in Cuba, and while Per
cival thought at the time it was a
piece of idiotic sentimental extrava
gance, now it seemed only the proper
and decent thing to do. The services
would he held at the church, of course,
and there would bo pathetic allusions
to the young hero, who animated by
sentiments of the loftiest patriotism,
responded gladly to his country's call
and laid down his life on the sacred
altarof —eeofr —of that country. The
chances were good for a swooning at
that.
But after all it would not be well to
go away with bitterness in his heart.
She must understand that though Fate
had spoken and an eternal separation
must be—that it.was his unalterable
determination that it should be —yet
hi* would be faithful to her memory.
He would release her formally from
her engagement—very formally. She
should understand, yet he would
p'.ace an icy barrier before her —and
;hen he would bid her farewell for
ever. Perhaps a letter would be the
best way.
No. Letters were only letters, lia
ble to misconstruction, and there
should be no mistaking his firm in
tention.
Yet it might be put bitter in writ
ing.
Hut then there was always the dan
ger uf a letter falling Into the hands
of a third party. Tho old man might
open it. Just as well to call tomor
row evening.
Where was the sense of putting it
off '.' If It had to be done il might just
as wt II be dune at once.
Percival put on his coat and went
out.
Perhaps ten minutes bad elapsed
since the eternal farewell had been
i |iok« n and the young man and the
girl were seated on the sofa talking
it over. They were not yet separated
far from It
"You might Just as veil have given
me another," lie said, plaintively.
"Then all this misery would have been
a\ oldi d."
"I had given you enough—more than
enough," she answered.
"Uuough for you, perhaps."
"Now don't begiu again, Percival.
You know papa was getting awfully
Impatient. And one wouldn't have sat
isfied you auyway. 1 don't want to
give you so many that you wou't care
for them."
"Try. (live me one now."
Hhe gave It to him. Presently he
said: "And you'll give me auother
lock of your hair?"
"You don't deserve II." she replied,
"but I suppose I'll hate too."- -t'hli ago
Kecorii,
TtaM»l>»rv.
"Your wlfe'u book Is a success, Isn't
It?"
"It '.«&». It hits been out over thru*
j months."-- llruoklyu l.ife.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
The Russian ministry of communl
:atlons has decided to adopt petroleum
tor generating power on the locomo
tives of all the railways.
The French forest inspector at La
mur has found a way of making wood,
ay means of dry distillation and high
pressure, impervious to water and
icids, and a perfect electrical ncn-con
ductor.
Large balance wheels for engines
md other machines running at high
ipeeds are made in Germany by wind
ing steel wire of rectangular section
sn a steel wheel having a grooved cir
:umference. Tne wire insures the
wheel against bursting in case of ab
normal speed.
Sir Henri Joly, the lieutenant-gov
ernor of British Columbia, with the
assistance of the Natural History so
jiety of that province, is taking steps
to import large quantities of song
birds from England and eastern Can
ida. It is believed that they will be
rapidly acclimatized, and will thrive in
British Columbia.
No century in history has been with
out severe earthquakes in southern
Italy. Thousands have perished there.
Vesuvius adds to the danger of th:.t
land, and the town of Torre del Greco,
which lies under the mountain, may
meet the fate of Pompeii and Hercu
lanaeum any day. It has been partially
destroyed several times.
In the new switch tower In the
Grand Central yard, New York City,
the windows are of green glass. It is
a, great protection to the eyes of tho
employes, and enables them to keep
their vision at its normal strength at
all times. The switch tower contains
176 levers, which operate the switches
and signals by compressed air.
The reports of the test of the new
12-inch naval gun at the Indian
Head proving-grounds are most en
couraging, and claims are advanced
that the highest velocity ever attained
bv a 12-inch gun waft achieved.
The projectile for this gvn, which is
one of 40 recently ordeied for new
battleships and heavy cruisers, weighs
850 pounds, and is fired with a charge
of 300 pounds of smokeless powder.
The pressure at the breech developed
In these tests was 16 1-2 tons
to the square inch, and the muzzle
velocity of the projectile was 2854 feet
per second. The previous record for
a gun of this size is stated at from
2500 to 2600 feet per second.
INSECTS IN METAL.
The Ingenious I)evl»o of n Frenchman
for ICeprmlitcing Tli«*tu.
Did you ever see a copper caterpillar,
a silver centipede, or a nickel gnat?
Yet these and many similar objects can
be had. if not for the asking, at least
I for a reasonable amount of money, at
several places in New York. Who dis
covered theeuriousart is unknown,but
It was introduced into this city by an
t eccentric Frenchman who said that ho
had elaborated the discovery of some
chemist* in Paris. M. Paul Despotte,
for such was the man's name, declared
his secret to bo as follows; He first
' lanipened the luckless insect, leaf or
flower and then blew on it with a
blowpipe. The object thus dusted was
placed in an electrolytic bath, and
upon it the metal was precipitated by
the galvanic current. The object was
| then transferred to a second bath,
I from which all the organic matter was
i dissolved by an alkali. The metalio
J shell which remained was slightly
; In ated, touched with some kind of
! shellac, and the thing was done. The
| Inventor carried with him quite a col-
I lection of these preparations. The
i most Interesting of all were a mosquito
j in gold and a hairy geranium leaf in
| copper.
The delicacy of the work was extra
ordinary. I'nder a powerful magnify
ing glass the little organs which are
invisible to the human eye were seen
perfectly reproduced in metal. The
; discovery does not seem to have been
, utilized to any great extent so far as
i trade Is concerned, but has been taken
| up by many amateurs. This fall an in-
I genlotis girl up town first covered the
back of ber hand with black lead and
then plated it with metal. She re
moved this, which was a perfect cast,
and used It ns a matrix. In which she
: deposited a second coat of metal, which
-ill.- finally mounted on a piece of satin.
Her hand, as may be suppo ed. was
pretty, and when reproduced its copper
made a work of art as novel as It was
atlractlvt New York Evening Post.
M hy Alllluild 4 119iv«*«.
The splendid results of high altitude
In the treatment of tuberculosis have
i not been due to any curative constitu
ent of the atmosphere or any peculiar
ity of temperature, but entirely to de
creased barometric pressure upon tin
external surface, ci inpelllng a greater
expansion of the chest, opening up
a larger surface for the lutcr* hange of
gases and consequently a greater oxy
genation of the blood. It is self-evi
dent then that the forced distention of
the lungs and bronchi In those who
live In high altitudes alone confers
Immunity against the disease The es
ercises available to produce better res
piration are very numerous ami varied
but the underlying principle Is simply
to bring Into more vigorous play th«
muscles wlicli expand the thorax and
at the same time excite deep, full mill
free breathing to bring the vlt il forci
of the lung to Its maximum Pinker
Murphy, In Albany Medical Annals.
(iermany holds flr»t place la canary
rear lug with birds a ve»r. One
hundred thousait I of tin got»
America.
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. -
1 Hymn For the World'* Congress The
llm-tender l)oesu*t 1)1*1 nk Because He
Knows Too Well the Vile Ingredients
of the Liquor lie Mell*.
Gathered frotn the East and West— .4
Island, Continent and Zone,
Unto Thee we make request,
Worshiping before Thy throne:
Ijord! upon our Congress shine,
Bless our work and own it Thine.
For the temperance cause we meet,
Heart with heart, and hand in hand,
In each face a friend we greet —
We are one united band:
As our fathers were, so we,
By Thy help, resolve to be!
Give us love, and give us light.
Knowledge, wisdom, strength and zeal.
Courage for unflinching light
With the foes of human weal:
In this war is no release,
Till the sacred conflict cease!
Errors habits, customs, laws,
Making for an evil end—
A-ll that checks the temperance cause,
Vanquish, Lord, and it defend:
May the throne of Bacchus fall,
And Thy kingdom rule o'er all!
Eor success old and new,
Gladsome praises now we pay,
And for greater work to do
Arm and aid us, day by day:
On our world-wide movement i-jhine! j
Speed it, Lord, for it is Thine!
—Dawson Burns, D. D.
Why Bartenders Are Teetotalers.
When one of our leading candy shops
hires a new girl the rule is to say to her:
"Xow, Birdie, you may help yourself to
the best there is in the house. Eat as
much as you please. Eat morning, noon
and night. Don't mind us. But you must
not carry any away in packages." In a
short time she is so surfeited that the
thought of eating candy causes nausea.
For quite a different reason the bartender
does not drink. He knows too well the
ingredients of his liquors. He is too fa
miliar with blends and compounds. He is
satiated with the constant vision of men
putting the enemy to their mouths to steal
away their brains. The sight of drunken
ness fills him with disgust. I venture the
assertion that the most abstemious class in
this community is composed of the men
behind the bar.
The non-refilling bottle is unpopular
with keepers of bars because it prevents
the barman from putting his own com
pounds into packages bearing standard la
bels. One of the more noted restaurant
eurs in this city is openly charged by a
wholesale liquor dealer with watering his
whiskies. I dare say they all do it. The
"drinkin' is got to support the eatin'."
Dealers in barroom and bottlers' supplies
openly advertise essences and essential
oils for the compounding of whiskies, just
as other merchants advertise coloring mat
ter for making white butter look rich .and
(it to eat. There are rye whisky essences,
bourbon whisky essences, Scotch and Irish
I whisky essences, gin essences, rum es
! senees, brandy essences, kummel essences
[ and all kinds of bitters essences. A ma
i terial called "Ageing" is sold for the pur
| pose of "mellowing" and smoothing"
I liquors. A small quantity will impart to
| new liquors all the properties conferred
by age in a cask. It is soft and agreeable
to the palate, and gives not only age but
body to the blend.
When whisky is too dark or too light in
j color the correct shade is produced by a
] "sugar coloring" which is guaranteed not
1 to cloud or thicken by age. It is sold by
| the gallon. There are other artificial col
-1 orings for different drinks —scarlet, red,
! green, yellow and brown. There are seda
i tive powders for clarifying wines. Other
I desideratum* are glycerine, prune juice,
| cherry juice, isinglass and gelatine, not to
I forget bead oil, without which 110 grog
j shop laboratory is complete. With bead
I oil you put the bead 011. You may have
| heard of the bead on the rye. Full direc
j tions with each bottle. And labels. And
1 bottle capsules—special brands on short
j notice, made to fit any bottle and stamped
j according to instructions. Standard la
j bels supplied to the trade. All splendidly
lithographed in bright, lively and showy
| colors.—New York Press.
o|)|Ml«'H the Vac oT Absinthe.
In the French Chamber of Oeputies M.
Marie Kdouard Vaillmit, Socialist, one of
' the Deputies for the Department of the
| Seine, moved a resolution calling upon tlio
I Government to prohibit the manufacture
j and sale of all alcoholic liquors pro
! nouneed "dangerous" by the Academy of
i M dicine. The resolution was aimed at
1 absinthe, the consumption of which has
! nearly doubled in Franco since IS9-I, and
i now stands at 10,000,(KM) livres annually.
M. V aillant and others denounced tin*
1 spread of absinthe drinking, and laid
stress upon its ravages among the popula
' tion.
"The increase of consumption of ab
sinthe." said the mover of the resolution.
: "marches arm in arm with the increase of
eases of driveling insanity, which will end
by becoming a national malady."
The Chamber adopted the resolution
unanimously.
A Wise Woiniin.
"To-day in pay day and ill lw? away
from home." t-aid the wife of a man lately
converted in Grace Church. "And why
' are vou away on pay duv?" 1 asked.
' "Weil, vou Hie my husband k lows that
lie will have extra trouble in I..aping from
the s tlooli when he gets paid, so lie has
asked me t > eomo dov.n and meet him at
the d "it' of the faetoM «a<-h pay day, and
go home with him." Wise man and w:sti
i woman.
Uctulta the Same.
The name gi\m to strong drink in
Africa in "shame water 'l'lir Maoris of
New Ze: ! i' 1 d < all it "W.iio >ro." or "rot
ten water." The American linliins speak:
of it as "lire water." I'hus, without scien
, title knowledge, these children of nature
i have, by miserable experience, arrived at
j ilm- truth as to the real nature of alcohol,
I which modern science defines as "a ecru
| Ural narcotic poison."
T' 1- Medical t'olut of View.
If you .-an help it, don't operate ,in a
man wli > 1* drunk. es|iecia!lv it he ip| ire
to he a habitual drunkard. Drunkenness
certainly seems to favor the ooeirrence of
sepsis, owing to diminished res.stance ot
I the tissues, ami shock occur* very readily.
' Itesides this, delirium tremens may come
j onto complicate matters. Journal uf In
i sbrifty.
The Crusade In llrl«r.
Wine un*< tths the judgment.
There ale |n| lUH |o| gallons of whisky
now ripening in bond in Scotland an in
crease of more 1 han seventy |s r cent, oyer
the amount held live year* ago.
A man or woman who abstains is hi ilthy
and s>fe A man or woman who indulges
at all i* unsafe \ man or woman who
relies on alroliol 1* lost Sir 11. W lln-h
--ardson, M I)
itesorling to the use of stimulants to se
cure strength is like placing a mortgage
on 011.1's pio|ter!> It provides re»djr cash
for the present, hut souuer or later Ute
mortgage must be lou-vh>scd.