BEANS BY WHICH ANIMALS PROTECT THEMSELVES S'uoIflBile to Surrouuilitig Oijtcts Wh!c Thejr Are Able to Assume ia tmcrgencic:. Dj C. WILLIAM BEE3E, Curator or Ornithology, Nevy York Zoo logUil Sue ety. IK world of tinture is full 5 fy Jj of wonders in form unit O I O color, mi l when wo dis 2a, )t cover their use we Hint tlint "WOtf .they contribute to the hull. ill mils ml vantage in th" worldwide illfe nnl death game of hid" and seek Khlrli animals are forever playing with n niiut her. Wlutt ii it udverilsement nf his power E the blink and white omit of tlie s-kvjnk. How well It is secmidnd by Ills unrtrlialniit manner, fearless nf the world, wlihli In iin.v u'lier less to be Jrradcd creature would assure its srpeod.V extinction. Notice the snowy oottoil tuil fif the r:i !ir. wiiieii, furled onti the Inst moment, nt tile critical Jump Is flashed out ill a te.Toi- nii.nul So all of its kin. I. When f mi r comes, how wonderfully "lie timid creatures of the wild shrink jti',o tuple of surrounding objects: Iidw their colors, forms, shapes eloquent l;' A) II, "There is mitliiiic lwn hut bark. V)i t Mono: this is only :tn inedible iiranch, n hit of moss, a patch of sun tight." JIow tills inniile oiinie to lie nerd not concern us now: let us simply moliee route of tlu' more I't'uuirk.ihle iDKlaniff . PAii! jou ever heir on? of th? minor players In spring's symphony. Unit 3T0-.;iWit:s i"t!" ? Unit vimi-lnim n Jin.v tree ioi.d V lie calls louhly for his mate. Imt It Is indeed a "wandering woicc," seeming to coiiie from first one Jirirljon, then nnother. Even wlien me nre standing direetly before the lit r.)v iiiJisiclnii. the cloak of Invisibility still Miiroijiiils lii in. Me clings with Jii twenty sucker toes to tin- trunk, prrlmps of some white on!;, where the .marilnss of his back merge with ox jniiiip exactness with the surrounding Jiche:i ote.'ied bark. Defenseless little iTCitinv Unit he Is, he ran tall mid Ton!; his love songs in safety, sharp ns ar? Ihe eyes of Ills eneiuieit. .liioiher sound comes through the .April woods, deep and rolling, nnd, w.hirx "iir ears ns a hound his nni.Zle. ivr- okip upon a great bullfrog, squat "tmp: towlcgi:ed upon u piece of moss hu'iT .'mder tlie water. For a time he will 1k, tile us, for the greeu of his head -and l)ink eecu-.s hut a part of the pool alien1, nnd how cleverly the iULer bend ' in bin hack destroys ail appearance of s-yjnniMrv. making of him but u mis fhap.rn bit cf swamp moss: OSt is n far cry from :i New England sw.irnp to Ihe Desert of Sahara, and ifrom n Jowly bullfrog to the greatest f all birds. Imt even the latter has en emirs. nnd the sand colored lion is n terrible foe. When the ostrich Is siwak" hU .srn-ed leaves nil terrors be l4r.nil, but when asleep, or when the .male bird Is patiently brondinir his ..Tciit neslfiil of egas, death is often urar. Tlii untold niyrlads of mind Sji;s J'orevef bi iiC4 piled lip by the -desert ints are the sefc?uard of the Jktrirli. II" settl '.s iv.' flown on the .ini1, bemliii'; his ions le-s under hi.i -1 .lil tlattenit'i; out his h"ild and neck nlil they ::': lost to view. !.'; to this lime he was an ostrich, a gigantic fealbrreil creat.ire. now behold only .jiiother niiiliill :r.iion' a thominnd! There are some example of prolee lion whirh :::v hard to explain. I'm iiu.;.iui wlnit I'lieiuies can the young sif Uisonprey b1' Sitpposed to have not fhr hrlplfss nak.-.l things of the Hist -nrek, but month old, full Hi7."d birds, Ji!iii'st ready to tly? We approach a irt when the pnretits are away tlsh ing. and these big birds greet us fiercely, with open beaks nnd threaten ing talons, A more conspicuous nest f ul could not well be imagined, but now Snr overheard I'.ie inotlier lish hawk nrai'K, and. at her lirs! sdirlek of alarm, -lown drops each osiiieylliiK. prom? Ho na the nest. I ii'im ye examine the nM carefully, it is Impossible to tell where thi! feathers of the young birds ml and the .s.-aivced and debris of tho rrst begin. We may lift the head of -j:r of tic; birds a f e.; or more fivm the .mt, but v. hen we let it go It drops Juruk without n u.oiioii of life; nil ahrratening, :,il aggressiveness, tins vaidKlied at the l'.rst warning cry of the jurent. 'Jlie color of sand Is rdmicked li' unnny crenuii'i-s, one of the most won Wfid being th well named "spirit" Talis of our Southern coasts. Sit iil- tly on the sand for live minutes, nnd jjurlionn of it will soon appear to be ninr iinimat; d and to move In variousi lireclions. ltuis much ns a linger, ami -mi ml to sand r -turns! Not a por tion of ths;. ip'... daylight gliosis but it mottled with the light gray of their fuibitat. Two f.'et away ami the eye reones to differ nt late them, No won- ler their holes dot the In-flHl in jmyr'ids. If we have olMcrved thU little inir Avn oa the sandy shore of a coral key, let na walk Inland t vhere the be:iu tifcl coconmit :i!ins rear their tail, filmy mass of froti The ground Is filtered with unripe cocoannts, nnd, nl- though w uhoiild be prepared for ftl not uuy Hrric.-i.'e In this wonderland f nature, yet It Is rather dlseo-.icert las when several of these uutf pro Irude eight leg ni.d scraiublo awny. 'oonut crnbs, of rofre( with liHrd liro n bucks and neat poikeM In hkh -yetalk, Jnw. feeler, clawa nil Jesi niay bo packed away ) carefully ttant there result-- cocoauut Menu ) except In Internal constitution. Ilante, when be came to tbe forest of Jhamnii souls, on his ramble In the ir!!vr retioua, experienced, perhaps, -tan aaiue feel log whli'h ono lias In tmlkias throi:hii('h a cocoanut grove, no win that tiny eye are peering out anions tho very null, I-et us not lea re onr Florida key tic for re have entered aoui live ouk lniiRle where tbe shadowa are Altered w iron Kb the narrow slits of pal met frond. A big yellow butterfly flits list, we frighten It by a sudden mo itton and It vanishes. There nre many itiwef baiv'ug near wbert tbt dlMp- po'trnnre took plaep. but even one will lug credulity will not let us believe Unit Ihe butterfly has turned Into n ll:ne. No. Imt the 'nsect has done something little less wonderful. When nhirme.l It must have flown to the nearest lime with a lightning dart, alighting on the side lien rest us, nnd closed Its wings, becoming, as we nt last discovered It. nn all but Invisible line on th" ye'.rtnv fruit. Slow flying tfelicoiiht builerdies. moving Ilk" soaring birds, come past us. threading the tangle of vines end fronds. Their broad, oblong expanse of velvety black, marked with oblique lines nnd darts of yellow, gives them n beauly which evades description. These at least seem never meant for conceal m en I. Vet two of them, after hovering niiout each otliir, alight near together ami dissolve Into their surroundings--the dark leaves nnd tlie lines of sunlight. And so :he great life game Is played. We will learn never to seorn n seeming lichen coven ;1 knot on nn rpple t"eo lest It be a fairy castle of hum'ulnii birds, sheltering two pearls, more to bp admired than any Jeweler's work. We hardly dare to walk upon th" pe'ibles of the bench for fear, beneath the mot tied snrfa-p. ills! ad of lifeless crystals there Is Ui" beating of a tiny bird's heart. Anil, though we can faintly r.'.t!i7.e the .bought of thousands of creatures striving for life In nil p'rts of the world, yet. when wo look through the lens of th" microscope nml see the Fame struggle some h'di'.ig, some seeking, some tiering, some pur suing -ami all in a ilmp of slime, the wonder of It overwhelms us. New York Tribune. COVPARE-) MSN TO ANTS. I.oi-it SHitslui-y Vlrw nn (irfntcAt l'rolo lions !' I.ilV. A friend who knew Lord Salisbury Intimately, says the London cm-re-ypoudent of the Manchester Cuardbm. gave me some years ago an interesting clew to his mind and life. Lord Salis bury was, ns every one knows, a pro found believer in tho Christian revela tions. The contemplation, habitual to him from boyhood, of things un seen had imbued his mind with two nll-pervadlng thoughtsthe Immensity of Ciod nnd eternity, the pettiness of uan and time. The study of the phy sical sciences hud deepened In him the nbldiug sense that men nre like nil's, and their world n grain of sand lying amid innumerable milliards of similar grains on the floor of the uni verse. Nothing that could happen to these ants during their period of nnthood mattered very much. The only ques tion of Interest was what would hap pen to them when they developed into some larger life. Applying this gen eral principle to tho particular line of nut life with which he was professlon rlly engaged, this pessimist or. rath er, this mininiist -saw little to hope from political Institutions. Tlie few ameliorations of the ants' lot which could hi? effect oil by positive law- such ns preservation of life and goods nml Individual, liberty had been secured long ago: religion nnd moral sense must do the rest. Legislation conhi do nothing but mischief, and all that the must powerful statesman could hope to accomplish was to arrest that mis -hie, nml put a spoke In the wheel of further chang . If a poiitii :an could say w hen he went to bed. "I have hindered my fel low ants from doing something mis chieMius to-day." he had attained tho summit of possible achievement. ' ' Ituii-pln IIik It Limit. He had been ir.vay on a long Journey, and upoo his return his wife was de tailing to him a number of reforms ami improvements which she had success fully engineered during his absence. "And you know," she said, "that closet door that was locked for more than a mouth nml which you said couldn't be opened oxeept by a lock smith? Well," triumphantly, "I opened It." "Well, well, how in the world did you do itV "With ,i hairpin." "And the furnace iloor," she con tinued, "has been slopping .".round on one hinge for ever so long just because you were too la::y to tlx It, but If all rl;,ht now." Well, I'm glad you had It tlxed." "Had it fixed! I tlxed It myself with a hairpin!" "And then there's that crayon por trait of mother that stood in the corner for almost six weeks because you never would bring me any picture hooks " "Well. I intended to, but-" "Oh, but" Well, it don't make any dl.Tei-etioe now; I got It u; with u hook I made myself out of a hair pin. 1'e gods:" he said. 'And there's Willie; you've been coaxing him and bribing hi:u for u year, trying to break him of biting his nails, and I broke him in a week." With a lialrpIuV" Uo Inquired weakly. "No:" she snapped. "Don t lie n goose: with a murunis:i; j.iopiu- cotl. I lia I.Ut licit j Larger. Tbo proprietor of an estnto ou wh'c'i ftand certain relics of tho C'nuw.l l!a:i wars was for a long time annoyed by the constantly Licrenslug ur.mber of names scnitrhed, carved and seruwled ou a certain sto:ie slab. Event.iolly h caused a neat black plate to be f llxed rear tho Dp of It, wKU a bold iusei-lptlon l: black letters: "This Is a list if fools; please add your name." Slir.p the plac'ng rf tha tablet there Lave been no additions to tbe list, but slg is are not wanting of frant'.c rf. for: having bee.i mado to erase so:no of tbe name.-; already existing. Ouurd inns of other historic monuments plcasj copy .-Tit lilts. .t, Tba Fiilnu'l Knosk. - T!ie P.rttlsb postal service rjoy I slower tban the American, hut it has Its humors. The story Is told that la on j of the remotest district of Ox fordshire wblclt contain some Inac cessible and primitive villages tbero bus long been n sub-postmaster with a wooden leg. In performing his de livery of letter be drove a donkey cart. Hut be found it difficult to get up ami down. Ho It has been his cus tom to take with hliu tin bucket full of large stones. These be burled one by one Willi steady aim at tbe door of bis neighbors as occasion demauded. Ttut ru lb postman' knock. Tlicv Iwili little gravel. And they tank a little tar, With various ingredients Imported from sfar. They hnmmerrd it and rolled it, And M-lien they went awny 1'hry said tliry Had n pavement That would last for many a day. TJnt tliry rame with nicks and smote it To lay a water miiin: And then they nailed the workmen ' To put it back again. To run a railway cable Tlifv took it tip some more: And then tliev put it hack again ,lnt where it was before. They took it up for eoniliiits To run lh teleolmne. And then thev put it baek again As hard ns any stone. They took it no for woes To feed the 'Iretrie liht, A"d then tiny tint it hick again, Whiili was no more than right. O'i. tlie pavement's full of farrows; There are patches everywhere; Yn I'd like to ride ntmn it. Hut it's sldoni that you dare. It's a very handsome pavement, A credit to the town: Tei-v're a'lv-iy dieeiii' of it up Or put tin' of it down. Chicano Inter-Ocean. Old (icntlcninii "Walter, this meat Is like leather.'" "Yes, sir. Saddle of mutton, sir"' Punch. Kdlth ' I believe he only married her for her money." Kdlth "Well, ho has certainly earned it." St. Paul Pio neer Press. (fladys ilcautigirl "Oh, mamma ob jects to kissing:" .lack Swift "Well. I am not kissing your mamma, am 1?" Town Topics. Henry "Horn Is too confiding." Harvey--"I think so: he tries to catch his trains by the clock out nt his coun try hotel." Detroit l-'ree Press, And have you ever noticed, With a feeling of surprise, J?v You really cannot recollect ""'s Tlie color of her eyes? Kditor "This stuff Isn't poetry! It's the worst rot I ever saw!" Poet "Oh, come now! I tried to sell It to a popu lar song house nnd they wouldn't taka Itr-Puck. Mr. ltorem "I can't imagine why she wns out when I called." Miss Pert "Why, didn't you Just tell me she knew you were coming?" Phila delphia Ledger. Elsie "You know. Dorothy. Hobby Is our llrst cousin." Lorothy (on whom Hobby hns made an unfavorable im pression) "Is he? Well, I bope be's our last, that's all:" Flinch. "I wish." she sighed, "that I could see myself ns others see me." "flrn dous." replied her fond friend, "why iren't you satisfied to let well enough done ';" Chicago llccord -Herald. "What In the world are you doing villi a phonogr.'.ph, 1 bilker? Thought 'on hated them?" "I do; but we uro .his one to keep our neighbors away Adieu we don't feel like entertaining." I'll ere are plans that arc wrong, there aro hones fairly set That Hatter aloft anil then die; 4iiiliitious are crushed into wrecks of re gret; They nre flying machines thnt won't fly. Washington Star. "What's the difference between a inchelor girl and an old maid?" "Well. I bachelor girl thinks she could get .virrlcd If she wanted to. nnd an old 1 in hi knows she couldn't." Scottish American. Wltherhy "I made the mhitake of ny life this morning. I told my wife I didn't like her new gown." Plank .ngto -"What, was she angry?" IVltherby "Oh. no. It wasn't that: but ihe wants another." New Yorker. "At what nge do you consider wo lien Most charming?" asked the inqul dtlve of more or less uncertain years. , 'Tho age of tlie woman who nsks the luestion," nnswerel the man, who was i diplomat from Dlplomatville. Chi ;ngo News. Drum or Loyally. Dramatic entertainments nt Windsor Jifl'er from those nt Sandrlngham. All :he court ceremonials are enforced, and Ihe performance Is one of state. In front of the stage, and screening the jrchestra, Is a superb hank of palms, ferns and flowers. At ! or 10 o'clock j the court enter the magnificent room l nnd take their places, the men In full ! uniform and olliclal dress. Soon nf- t-nvurd the orchestra plays the na tional ontliem. the assembly stands, the doors nre thrown open, and, with the announcement, "Their Majesties." the royal party enters. The court re mains' standing until the King and silicon are seated In their nrmchnirs '.n the front row. . The curtain then promptly rises. At winusor enqueuo I forbids any enthusiastic demonstra. tion on the part of the audience; np Dlu use and laughter must be well mod. nlated. nml follow only In the wake of U'.ha King. i , i Hanilnls For l'rinrf . When King Victor Emanuel decree that bis little daughter, Trlnces Yo 'jinde, should wear sandals which are bow so much worn by our llttlo pro ole, bis people were properly shocked. Fancy a little princess having her Imro feet protected only by an arrange nient of brown leather soles and straps, ind of actually going barefooted on the seashore! Eveu tbo Queen disap proved nnd would like to have kept l:er daughter' llttlo toe covered with openwork silk sock nnd white kid shoes, llko those of other little folks 9 exalted rank. Princess Yolande's opinion on tbe subject Is not recorded, but doubtles he approved of her futber' choice of footgear for ber. tat Education. The great Slate universities make tbe acquiring of an education possible to any boy or girl who hu autllclent am bition to apply It. Tbey meet the de inund of the co-operative socialist. Excluding the charge for technical and professional departments, Indiana and Kansas universities require no fee. In Missouri there Is an "en trance, laboratory and Incidental fee of 3." Michigan, beside matricula tion and diploma fees. Impose an in cidental fee of $30 a year; Wisconsin, an Incidental fee of fO; Illinois, $24, ana iowa, .o. , , , ... .. CR039-BREO FRUIT. Peculiar Hybrhls Frodurml by the fti-lon tlflo Hortlciiltm-lat. ,ome yenrs ago n whitish mildew up peared on tho vines of North 1'rance snd ruined the crop. Two years later It spread all over France, Italy, Spain, Syria in fact, overall the vineyards of the countries round the Mediterranean. The crops were reduced to one-twelfth it thn usual amount, nnd for sono rears tho terrible disease known ns the phylloxera raged, doing millions of pounds' worth of damage. In 1803 vines were Imported from California nnd found to be proof against thn fungus. Thru began a series of experiments In crossing these new varieties with the old ones. Tho hybrids which have resu'ted produce the most valuable grapes nt present known: nnd not only that, but are ns powerful In resisting the attacks of disease ns were their American ances tors. The patient experimenters in cross breeding plants hove conferred many great boons upon mankind in general, and their work Is at present only be ginning. Some of the experiments lately completed nre of nn absolutely Ktnrtllng character. Tomatoes, for 1 1 stance, have been grafted on pitnto plants, and the extraordinary spectacle has been seen cf n plant producing two crops ono r.nder tlie gtwrid and one above. Strictly s;)e:ikirg, 1 owever, tho latter case Is not o le cf hybrh'lzation. A bud grafted iuo I r.r.other stock al ways comes Inn to lt.4 pnrcrt. Fir In stance. If you graft n branch fron n Itlbston-pippl'i uyoii n crab-apple, yju get true Uibston-plppln apples, not n cross between pippins nnd crabs. Itnl hybridization results from fertilising the blossom of one plant with the pol len of nnother, and then rlr.ntl:i tba restt!ti:i3 seed. Ma.iy sple:iJid now fruits have tins been produced. For Instance, at a ro cent meeting of the Royal Horticul tural Society n n rw hybrid v:as sjjwii which was half raspberry, half black berry, and had tho nort fjt oiItl;s of brth. Tho bits'.) lac the lock cf tin blackberry r.nd It grown in t'.i.? ca-.r.c. .way; but the fruit has n taste midway between blackberry and raspberry, ur.d' comes Into bearing J'.lst r.s the ra n ber ries are fallli g. Considering Inw t'.n pries cf or dinary fruit doubles or trebles nt tho beginning or end of its season, thn value of nn early or late variety nay be easily understood. An example of the value of cross-breeding fruits Is to be seen In the peach known ns the Duchess of Cornwall. It '.lis been known to ripen nearly n fortnight be. fore any other British hothouse peach. It Is a cross between nn early peach and nn early nectariiis, nud is earlier than either of Its ;nrent. The possibility of a pear-apple was suggested to a Worcestershire gardener by finding surh'a freak on one of his apple trees. He surressfully pro:lu?cd It after several attempt", but It ii likely to be valuable o ily ns a ci rios lty, for there Is llttlo that 1.1 InvLl.iR either in Its appearance or Cr.v.ir. It Is possible to proi'.uco tte stra lgest crosses, lilnckberrles. for Instance, have been crossed with slrawberrles, but though tho resulting scad prodrced plants, these were sickly and spindly and utterly refused to bloom, much less bear fruit. Perhaps the most pe-. culhir attempt nt crossing fruits wns thnt between the black currant and tho gooseberry, but In spite of every effort it fulled. Possibly tho most Important of nil cross-breeding experiments are those which have had wheats and other food grains for their subjects. At Newtonle Willows. In Lancashire, Messrs; Carton have been nt work for more than twenty years past crossing and Improv ing wheats, barleys nnd onts. Ordinary English bnrley hns tbreo grains on each spike. By cross-breeding a descendant has been produced with seventeen grains Instead of three. Other cross-bred wheats linve been pro duced on this farm which have no husks. The food value of surh grains Is, of course, very much greater, and the lalior of preparing them for table much less. It Is nn Interesting point that tin first experiment In cross-breeding was performed upon the common pluk. Tills wns Just two centuries ago. Fair child was the experimenter, and the result wns a perfect success. How thB Bluliop Waa Cured. A writer in Harper's Wcekiy reports nn amusing new anecdote which Bish op Potter tells on himself. "When one lias lived for year In America with out any special title In ordinary con versation." says the Bishop, "It is not easy to become accustomed to being hailed as 'my lord' whenever any serv ice is rendered. During my various trips to Europe I found It Impossible '.. go anywhere or do anything without being -lorded' right and left. At last I wns In n fair way of becoming spoiled, when a llttlo occurrence nierci fully delivered me. 1 bud reached home, after a run abroad, nnd while descending the gungplnnk met n friend, nn old vestryman of mine. He was hurrying on board to receive his wife and daughters. Pausing midway up the plank, he grasped my hand nnd shouted: " "Why, hello, Bisbl How arc you?' " Hnsko Kllllua Cat of Cairo. A native womau living in Old Cairo wns entering her house when, to her great terror, she perceived a snake of formidable dimensions, which had tak en possession of tho hearth during the owner's nbsence. . The woman lied, leaving the door open. Her cat then appeared on tbe scene, entered, saw the cobra, put up It back and tall, spat and otherwiso manifested Its hostility, and lu turn went out. A few minutes afterward It returned In compauy with n second cat. After a similar exhibi tion both went out and returned with n third, and similarly went away, re turning Anally with a fourth. Consid ering that sufficient force bad been re cuited to kill the sunke, the four at once fell on tbe reptile, and after a short but fierce struggle the latter was literally torn to piece. Egyptian Oa sette. AatotaoblUa Tee ShImh, . It is a noteworthy slgu of the time that the number of automobiles being licensed for kusiues purpose In New York City I Increasing, while the num ber of pleusure autoindblle U rela tively decreasing. . , , . .. THE GR3AT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS A90UT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. I'oeint rttTellle, by Clny ritrh l'lielps A Whisky Conn-salon (innd For tlie Slonv rh Do Von t.P-e Poison Flavored With Friini'.'-No Wonder It Maildmis. As the watcher on the tower. Who beheld tlie Polish king; A h ile a wronged nnd famished people prayed below, Wc have set our temperance warder, . We have heard his clarion rinfr, That the sons of honor march upon the foe. They are coming! They nre coming! i Like the gatherniit of the elans. They nre coining like the billows of the c; For the hugle sounds reveille. In the nucbt of all the lands. With the battle cry, "Salooni siiuil c:aJ to be!" Where the spring a robe is wen v in?, For the shoulders of the hiil. On the far-ofl, rugged slopes of glorious Maine, To the dreamy land of Sunset. Does the gathering shout instil The awakening hearts of valley, shore and plain ; For the Teuton, like a glacier. Melting in a summer flood. Speak" in Ang'.o-Saon murage hot anil high: , And Scrniptic teachers rallv, To the honor of one (ind. Who has trailed lliivproclamalion on the sky. Cod has phnnogi-apl'rtl the pi mnitijs, Ile has photographed the anl : He has bottled up the streams of woman's tpars; In the hr'at of retribution, Ile will open no a fount. That will wash away the drunkenness of vea rs ; For His inspiration mucker.. And the struggle, long o- brief. Yet sufficient to give fully wrong for wrong: And the gold nt Ht'-1mi' a'.inr. Blistered o'er with drnns of grief. Shall he wasted as the autumn leave a!oni. Tell upon the hills of promise. Nlreanis a bright anil better 'lav: Soon the night of Greed and License shall be gone; For Corruption's 'hades nre stealing. Like detested things, awny: And the nations now the sword of truth have drawn, Thev are coming! Ti'"" " "oming! '.ike the gathering nf t!i" p':mi. They nre coining like tlie billows of the sea : For lf,e buele sound ri-vcilic. In the midst of all the land-;. With th h-tt!c cry, ".Saloons siiail c.-.se to be." Hank Poison In Wlilstiy, We'll give you todav an ani-whi-ky argument which is fiiruishpil by whisky. A Philadelphia liquor firm corner Tenth nnt Market streets sends out a eircn'ar. This firm wants to sell one particu'.a'- kind of whisky. To 'er-uolc customers, it tells wholesome truths about other kinds of whisky. We now quote what the whisky firm says: "Possdilv ninety-two or ninctv-three per 'cut. of tlie whisfcv en'd in I'liiladrhiliia is what is teehnicnllv termed by the trade 'blended whisky.' The manner of its prep aration is about as follows: For a barrel of forty-eight gallons nossibly thirty-eight to forty gallons of cn'.nfne spoils are mil into a tank coIotpp spirit being the c'her nf the whisky, winch iiaies from the still in the process of distilling, as beoxine precedes illiiiin.iting nil in the distilling of petroleum. It is a neutral soirit hav ing no taste, but its effect upon the human svstffin is yerv prriiii-ioin, and when taken to excess it flies lo the brim nnd oroiluces very unpleasant results. To this thirty or forty gallons of cologne spirits possih'y four ihIIdiis of straight whisky nre added, togethc with two gallons of prune juice, two gallons of peach juice, and a little vanil'a, pincnople, or some oilier flavor to give it a distiiic'.ive and pronounced char acter. This compound, or h'end. is al lowed to stand for eoine months until the component tiarts are n'l blended. The compound is then hotl'ed or barrelled, wi.lejy advertised and sold under fancy a-id alluring names, nt cries rninj; ' from fe-eiitv-'ive cen: lo 2 a hottl." How do-s that impress you, Mr. Whisky Consumer How does tint imnrces von, Mr. Man. wlio siv tliel a liti.le v.hinkv is a verv good thiiip. Is n little poifoa flavored with vanilla n jond thing? In a event city, iier-onlins to n whisky firm that ought to know, ninely-two or ninetv-thrce per cent, of all whiky fco'd is poion. The whiskv that inotv-tnv men ont of a Imndrpd gpi in Philadelphia and r'se where i rank, noisonons e'cohoi "co lojine soiriis." Xo wonder the delirium brinijlit on by whiskv i f "II of snakes and wild t'dngs. Xo wonder the brain saturat ed with such stuff is driven lo murder nnd cri" cf nil kinds. Wh h is wiser, do you think? To Mint around fo- m:r" of that seven or eight per cent, of "pure" whiAv, which means a little lee pnisonou than the co'nwre spirit k'nd? Or to cut whiskv altogether out of your bil of fare? . Let t'nin eonfcjiion of n whisky firm, competing with others. He useful to ymi in leaking you dron wtiiky entirely. New York F.veninj Journal. A Nrrmon From the llnslness Wnrll. Tiie Christian Companion tukes a text from the luy world: "The liiiior hiiainuss has received nn other terrifiu blow in American commer cial lite. Far some time there has been an effort made to prevent milrnnd em ployes from drinkinv- Koine roads which have strict y enforced the rule, claim that Uicro lias been a decrease of twenty-five per cent, in wrecks and nccideuta since they have adhered to the strict observance of tenierance rules. On September X, a number of railroads pouted number of circulars so that thiir employes might read them, Hating that no person would be kept in the employment of the roads who used whisky." Drinks Knougli to Float a Xavv. f-omc'ooily who has been computing the quantity of the liquids consumed, by tha American people within n twelvemonth, has found that we drank last year t-noiiuh tea, coffee, wine, beer, liquor and other beverages to cover an area of land two miles quare to a depth of ten feci a lake large cinniiih, it was suggested, to Hint several navies of the size ol our own. The nmoiint of alcoholic beverages alone which were necessary to satisfy the nutionul thirst during this per ) would till a canal HM iiiiits lonsr, 100 fctt v. Me ::d ten feet deep. Even Germany Alarmed, A bill has been prepared, to be offered in tlie next session ot the KuielmUg. re stricting the sale of intoxicants in the I (ierman Empire. All 4.oonki peers will f lie ou.igeil to keep ou sale nun-intoxicating beverages, such ns lemonade, milk, tea and coffee, ss well as cold foods. The num ber of barmaids is limited, and there is a strict prohibition of credit. The Im perial Health Oftkv in lierlin has coins round to the belief that tha use of n'ro holic drinks is strongly prejudicial to the welfare of the country and the people, and issues pampti'et for popular distri bution recouiiueudina total abstinence. flerinaas Pateneratlnr;. Official statistics show that the Germs ns as a racs ure degenerating. Though the oretically all Oern-uii mule must serve in the army, only fifty-four per cent, arc tit for enrollment. The main objection u the prevalence of heart trouble among the yoang men. This trouble has increased SOU per cent, during tha last decade, as the result of alcoholic indulgence and 'over strain in early age; also from luck el proper nourishment. . ' : ; When rolicemsn Joseph Ilunkler went to arrest Henjamin 11. Kresuiii, of Kav rnnwuod, 111., for assaul 'iig ma own wife, Kressan shot Hunkler, fnUlly vounding 1.1m n a than at tfmtntatd Mltfiila. . K.ria I bad beta drunk all uight. , . 4VvW At Dnwn. Olorinu. golden dawn! From the locked chamber.! of the night thou cum est To waken sleepy earth. Speechless herald! Thon touchest lov ingly the mountain peaks that stand immovable, And with thy wnrmth of splendor dot dissolve the mists of centuries From the eyes of ever-wakening truth. Colden, glorious dawn! The wheels of time that ever onward move, Carrying with them all of life's endeavor, Turn ever round, nnd in the gorgeous splendor of thy quickening power Upward speed. Autumn radiance in the vallev resting! Borrowing from thy life to spread o'er nature's home, Rif-ll PnlWrino nf ,,.. r-n, I 1. nml II,.!., Herald of life eternal! Thee we praise and in our praising , Find Ciod. nnd in His temnle kneel. S. M'ibel Cohen. Serving Christ nt Home. Charles Simrgeon once said: "When home is ruled according to (Sod's word, angels might be asked to stay a night with us. and they would not find themselves out of their element," and it is a home of thnt kind Hint invites our attention to day. To serve Christ in the home is a great thing, for if we serve Him there service outside will be natural and easy nnd no higher praise can be given one thaii the praise of private virtue that is spoken of by those who know the home life, anil especially when this praise comes from servants or others who come to know us just as we are. rather than as we appear. In the home, ns elsewhere, Christ is to ho served by obedience to parents, nnd the child that does not do this is not serving Christ, even though he may wear nice clothes and go to church and take part in meeting. Sometimes I have seen boys nnd girls that did not obey and I always felt sorry for them. They are unhappy them selves, nnd make others unhapnv, and usually grow up to be of little use. On the other hand, it is a beautiful sight to see children render cheerful obedience to their parents. They are happy and make others happy nnd grow up to be useful men nnd women. Will you serve Christ by obedience to your parents? Christ is served in the home by sym pathy, nnd in the home wrerc lie dwells we find "That sorrow flows from eye to eye And joy from henrt to heart." In such n home there is kindness, nnd each one vies with the other in manifesta tions of tendcrest symrnthv. We serve Christ in the home hv truth fulness. It is n bad thing for any one to lie, and no liar can enter into the king dom of (!nd. 1 once knew a little girl that was in the habit of telling falsehoods and after she grew up, even her own mother said that she could never tell when her daughter wns telling the truth. .Juniors, won't you prav for all such that they may repent nnd nsk iod to forgive them and belli them to be truthful? "Love is the golden chain thnt binds" us to each other in our homes, and we should be tender and affectionate to each other, or we will not serve our Master. To serve Christ in our homes we must be like Him. "Kind to one nnother, tender hearteu, forgiving each other." In such a house an this Christ finds a dwelling place. He is the head of such a house, the unseen guest at every meal nnd the silent listener to cmy conversation. J. C. 15. Slivers. Those Who Would Have Must Olve. What would you think of a rose that would say to iiself, "I cannot nfl'ord to give awny to strangers all my beauty nd sweetness; I must keep it for myself. 1 will roll up u.y petals of beautv; I will withhold this fragrance for myself. It is wasteful extravagance to give these things nw.iv." Hut behold, the moment it tries to store nn.' to withhold them from others, they vanish. The fragrance, the benuty. do not exist in the unopened bud. It is only when the rose begins to open itself, to ex hibit its petals, to give its secret, its life, to others, that the beauty and fragrance ure developed. So selfishness defeats its own ends. He who refuses to give himself for others, who closes the petals of his helpfulness and withholds the frairnnce of his sym pathy anil love, finds that he loses tlie very tilings he honed to gain. The very soring of his manhood dry up. His finer l.ature becomes petrified. He grows deaf to the cries of belt) from his fellowmen. His tears nre dried up-and ho stares at misfortune without wincing. ' Refuse to open your purse and soon you cannot open your sympathy. Refuse -to love, and soon you lose the power to love. Your affections nre paralyzed, your sym pathy atrophied from disuse, and you he come a moral cripple. , But the moment you open wider the door of your narrow life, nnd. like the rose, send out freely your fragrance and beauty npon every pasxerhy. whether peaaiut or millionaire, you begin to de velop a marvelous power. Success. find's Choice. When the choice lies between happiness and usefitl'ictfi'.. Cod alwav chooses the latter for His children. This is the key to many a invstery. We seek .joy, flod seeks fruit. Wc pray fur comfort. (Jod sends trial. Not because He is unfeeling, but because He loves us too much to please us by injuring us. The care-free lite is not tho eared-fur life. The crown shines brightest upon tlie forehead where pain has plowed her deepest furrow. That life is the loveliest which has been chiseled into beauty by the sliarpcst tool of sor row. God ia niming at usefulness, not limited to earth, but reaching past all stars and compassing eternity. Ciod has chosen us, and into His plan is woven both to-day and to-morrow and the eter nal years; and He will not give us the haispinesa of to-dav if that can only be purchased ay the diminished happiness of to-morrow. The most useful men to-day are not our hi.ppicst men. Our sorrow innv be our best helper ns wo set our selves resolutely to our life's work. Zion's Herald. . ... Practice (ironnit. Kindness, gentienera, consideration for all with whom our earthly lot is cast these form the practice ground for the ultimate satisfaction of the cumniuniou of saints in Heaven. Centln Speech. A single bitter word may disquiet an entire family for a whole day. One surly glance casts a gloom over the household, w'liue a smile of sunshine may light up the darkest and weariest hours. Like un exoected flowers which stiriui un along our footpath, full of freshness, fragrance and beauty, so kind words, and gentle acts, and sweet dispositions mske glad the sacred spot cillcd borne. No matter how humble the abode, if it be. sweetened with kindness and smiles the heart will turn longingly toward it from all the tu mult of tbe world, and borne, if it be ever so kurable, will be the dearest spot beneath tbe circuit of the sun. . . Prohibition Ttrrltery. ' According to statistics recently Batb red, about 20.000,000 are living U prohibition territory In this country This Is more than one-third ot tbo en tire population. In Melne, Kansas an North Dakota tbey have prohtbttlor by state law,' In thirty-eight otbei states they have it by local option. - Three Thousand Years Old.' . A highly ' finished sua chariot lata ly found In a moor of Seeland In Den mark Is thought to be at least 1.009 years old. - ' ' ' ' . , COMMERCIAL REVIEW. General Iracle Condition, R. C. Dun & Company's ''Weekl, Review ol Trade" says: Seasonal,!, temperature nnd holiday piirih,nC stimulated retail trade, makincr results more .satisfactory during the past week lhati at any recent date. Improvement was most conspicuous in heavy wearing .tipparel and kindred lines that have rc. niained dull because of the mild weather. Another cncouraKintr lea. turc was the resumption ol work at many mills, nlthouirh there Is still muct idle machinery, especially in the textile 'and iron industries. In view of the numerous wag,e rcduo tions ihcrc is noteworthy harmony be tween employers nnd workers, indicat inp; that labor leaders appreciate tin necessity of sharing in the readjust mcnt. Railway earniiiKs for three weeks o' November averaged 5.3 per cent larger than last year. I''ailnrcs this week numbered 258 it the United States, ajjainst iij last year and 1.1 in Canada, compared with if year a no. ISrailstrect's says: Wheat, including flour, exports, (or the week agl itrcKnir .I.K51.707 bushels. against ''iin.'ii iiis situ, i, 1 7y,or5 tms week l-isj year, 3,117,4711 ill ioi and i.4j7.tioQ in nasi. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Flour Spring clear, $.1.8507.4 05; best ralcnt $vS; choice Family $4 jj. Wheal New York No. 2, K7-)6c; I'hil.uh Iphia No. 2, 84(850; Haiti more No. 2, 83c. Corn New York, No. 2, 53H; Pliili tlclpln.t No. 2, 48!-if'4yc; Baltimore No. 2, 4';c. Oats New York No. 2, 42c; Phila delphia No. 2, 4i(&42c; Baltimore No. Hay. No. 1 timothy, larne bales, $-- fe'i.S.iKj; No. 1 timothy, small bales, $(15.00; No. 2 timothy, $- C'M-l-oo; No. 3 timothy, $12.00(0 I.VtKl. (irccn Fruits and Vegetables. Ap plesMaryland and Virginia, per brl, fancy, $1.50(31.75; do, fair to good. $l.ixi(il.25; do. Western Maryland an-l Pennsylvania, packed, per brl $l.5(Kii 2.25. Beets Native, per bunch I'tfii 2c. Cauliflower New York, per bat-rt-l or crate $1.502.25. Cranberries Cape Cod,, per brl $7.00(38.00; do, do per box $i.75fff;2.on. Celery New York Slate, per dozen, jofzoc; do, na tive, per bunch ,1(04. Carrots Native, jicr bunch 1(0.1 ! jc. Cucumbers Flor ida, per basket $l.5t:( 2.50. Fugplant-i I'lorida, per basket $.1 oojso (irapes Concords, per 5-lb basket I (ii'iO; do. Catawba, do, MfJJlS; do, Sa Icius, do, I4I5. Horseradish Nativi per bushel box $ 1 .oo(; 1 . 50. Lettuce Native, per bushel box 4o(S50c; do South. Carolina, per basket $l.oo(ql.50 Kale Native, per bushel box I520c Onions Maryland and Pennsylvania yellow, per bu 50(11,600. Oranges Florida, ler box, as to size, $2.252.5o Pumpkins Native, each 4fa: Ouinccs New York Stale, per brl J.ikhJi.oo. Spinach Native, per bush el box Sfsfilssc String beans Florida, per box $2 75(a.l"o. Turnips Native, per bushel box 2o(25c. Potatoes Native, per bu box cVxfi, 65c; do, Fastcrn Shore, Maryland, per I'U 55C400; do, Maryland and Pennsyl vania, prime, per bu 60(0.65; do. l. seconds, per bu 500155; do, New York, prime, per bu 0.5(Q-7O). Sweets Yel lows, Maryland and Virginia, per brl, 'joi (!t$l.oo; do, per flour barrel, $1.15(11 1.20; do, Anne Arundel, per brl, $i.oo 1.25. Yams Virginia, per brl 75ooc; do, 1'oloieac, Maryland, per brl 75 (JO. Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides, H'Ac; bulk shoulders, H't; bulk ham butts, 7)4; bacon clear rib sides, 9'.'i; bacon shoulders, g'i sugar-cured breasts, small, 12; sugar cured shoulders, narrow, 8JJ; sugar cured shoulders, extra broad, 10; sugar cured California hams, H'A; canvascd ond uiicanvascd hams, 10 lbs and over, '.I'M; refined lard, second-hand tubs, 8!4; refined lard, half-barrels and new tubs, ti3; tierces, lard, 8J4. Live Poultry. Chickens Hens, per lb n(y3 c; do, old roosters, each 25 30; do, young, large, 1201.5; do, young, small, l 'A lbs and under, ((1)14; do, young slags, n(il2. Ducks Puddle, per lb 1 1 (VtJ 1 2C ; do, Muscovy and mon grel, per lb 1 1 (? 1 1 J. ; do, Muscovy drakes, each 30(40; do, white Pckings, per lb id3xi. Cccsc Western anJ Southern, each 6o(fv8oc. Turkeys Old. per lb i3(Vti4c; do, young, 7 lbs and over, per lb I4'jI5; do, small and thin, per lb 12(13. ICggs. Choice, Maryland and Penn sylvania, per dozen, loss off. (W.ioc; Virginia, per dozen, 2830; West Vir ginia, per dozen, loss off, (129. Butter. Separator, 2423: gather ed cream, 22W23: imitations, 2o; prints, zVlb.'5?i!26. l.lvj Sioct, Chicaso. Cattle Choice, steady to toe higher; others steady: good to prime steers, $5.10(11:570; poor 10 me dium, $3 50(4.00; stockers and feeders, $t.75(i'l4. 10; cows. $1.5014.25; heifers $2.oo((r5.oo; canners, $l.5oCfi2.40; bulls $2.0004.35 ; calves, $2.00.(016.50; Texas fed steers, $2 753 75- Western steers, $.l-oo(t!)4.oo. Hogs Mixed nnd butch ers', $4.254.42j; good to choice heavy, $4.304.40 : rough heavy, $4.00 (114.25: light, $4.oort'4.4o; bulk of sales, $4.i5(5?4.3o. Sheep Sheep and lambs, 10 to 15c higher; good to choice weth ers, $3754-35: lair to choice mixed $75('375; native lambs, $3 7$(tis.(xx Pittsburg, Pa. Cattle slow; choice $5 05(35.20; prime $4.85(35.00; fair $3.00 dtyto. Hogs active: prime, heavy, $4.5ca'4.55: mediums $4.45ft.5o; heavy Yorkers $445'. li8,u Yorkers $4.40(1' 4.45; pigs $4-.V(ci'4-S5: roughs $3.00! 4.25. Sheep slow; prime wethers $3.85 61)4.00; culls and common $i.252.co; choice lambs $5-352'S-So; veal calves $7.50(3.8.00. INDUSTRIAL AM) SCIENTIFIC NOTES. In the United States there are 97,671 dry goods merchants. 'The Russian government has expend ed over $300,000,000 in Manchuria. About one-tenth of the buyers in New York wholesale stores are women. Manhattan Island has an average of 132 people to the acre while London has 60. - The Nerst electrical lamp consumes but half as much energy as the ordin ary incandescent lamp. Colombia has had seven constitu tions, and the title of the republic has been changed three times. ,' I Orders have recently been executed in Japan for a supply of- fishing nets for Alaska valued at $30,000., A large part of the machinery now being used to re-establish destroyed sugar mills in Cuba is coming from Europe. .Bulgaria sells the United States noth ing but essence of roses and buys here nothing but sgricultural implements, Prof. Lapworth, regasdiiig the moon with' a geologist's eye, feels convinced that if is n actiw and iivinsr world.
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