1 Mechanical invention is tending to ward simplicity not complication. Homebody says thnt there ha boen pent (or physical culture lu tho Unitod States since tho war f 25,609, 000. Tho peacan nut imtuBtry Is of con siderable importance in Texas. Thousands o( people, whito nnd black, make a living by gathering tho wild ii. - 1 Tho Trlnooton students have formed vigilant sooty ihoM efcirf aim it is to put rftop to hazing. A Tory ensitJe society this,coinuionts theNeW Xork Recorder. Tho New York Times fools that it is not particularly creditable to Ameri can onterpriso that tho work of laying it cable across tho Pacific nhould have boen left to the Canadians. Georgia tarmnra nro said to bo sicK of cotton raining, ami if thoy con tinue in thoir present mood tho Now York Mercury predicts tl'io cotton crop for 1H95 will not bo over hujf that of 1891. Dr. Dagil, a Russian physician, ns Berts that music produces warmth. It affects the ncrvo centers govorning tho circulation of tho blood, and causes an enlargement of tho blood vcsboIs, end heuco greater aotivity of circula tion. According to a Gorman authority the total length of railway lines in the world is about 1,00(1,000 milos, ol which 540,000 nro in America and 880,000 iu Europe; in tho United States there are about 400,000 miles, which is the greatest in any one country. The latest statistics given to tho public by the British Labor Comuiis eion show that in tho agricultural dis tricts tho weekly wages of laborers to r ago (3.35, and iu many cases the tours of labor aro returned at twelve per day. These laborers livo in hovels nd subsist on vegetables, with meat once a weok. Bays the St Louis Globo-Domocrat Since tho battle of Waterloo tho Roth hildshavo laid by $2,000,000,000 for ev rainy day, and one estimate of their wealth by the year 1965 is 800,000, flOO.000. These figures will hardly be reached unless Europe keeps up its armed peace until that date, dociding tho fate of uations, not by Jotuiui, but by ItothBchild. U "TT A Manchester (England) packing company bad occasion to telegraph to their manager at Victoria, British Columbia, and the souding of tho tnessago and tho reply occupied only ninety seconds. They stnto that this is tho record. It has never been beaten or equaled in tho annals of tolo graphio history. Tho total diHtunco by the wires, out and return, is 13,000 miles. It ia a singular fnot, muses tho Now York Mail and Express, that rails in tunnels last only about one-third as long as npon tho open track, although ubjected to exaotly tho same amount of wear. Nearly all the fuel used in locomotives contains sulphur, which combustion and the action of the ex- fcaust steam in the sinoko stack changes to free snlphurio acid. This issues from the stack often in as great quan tities as five pounds an hour, but ia .coon dissipatod iu the open air and does little harm. In a tunnel, how ever, whero tho steam cannot escape, it condenses rapidly on the rails and leaves tbetn subject to the direct no tion of the acid. . To Remove Particles From Eyes. The oval electrodo which has been devised for the removal of particles of Iron or steel from the eye is said to prove of peculiar practical value the use of a magnet directly after an in jury, where a chip of metal has peuo trated the interior of the eye, always giving far more favorable results as to vision than when used later, so that many cases are on record where largo particles have been removed from the tissues of the eye by the magnet, with a hardly appreciable impairment t the vision. It is recommended that in large injuries of the eye, where the presence of a pieoe of iron or teel within the eye is suspected, the physician should not hesitate to iusurt at magnet, as inflammation and loss of the eye will ensue if the foreign aub teaoe be allowed to remain i - if, how war, the injury shows but a very mall opening through the eyeball, tho , intruding substanoe should first be lo stated With the oybthalniosoope, then the Wound through the eyeball should be carefully enlarged and the magnet Inserted a elosa to the particle u possible. Philadelphia Record. Ships That Csn Sever Coma In. Oh, wondrnusly fa are the Islands ol Rest Those Is'and wo novnr ham swn But w know thny aro smiling out thsre in west, Thnlr vallnys all glowing In groan, No cloud ever nrossn this tropleal ky( Ami thorn Is no sorrow nor aln, And snug In thnlr harbors all poaootuU tf Our shl(tt that nnvor oomo in Thnra dwell tho fair fanes our fanny nay aeo, Wlthnyns of thn tnnilnmst Mim, That oomn In our sluinltnrs to you and to mo, In dreams that nan novur noma trim. Wo Joyfully grant thoin, nor wish thuy waro hern 'Mid all thn dniurnr and din i Thoy arn lill-sfully guarding tho hopes wo hold dour Our ships that hnvr nomn In. Nixon WnicruMW ' An Uncxpcctarl Oatcii, J Never hnd nephew bettor reasons for striving to keep on good terms with his undo. Thero was thn profit alilo husiiicHi iu tho city which John Goldhy had promisod should bo his when ho retired, and thero was Mosaic, llarnaliy Mortou thought a good deal more of his pretty cousin than of tho business naturally, for tho business hail no mind to change, and llessio had. Tlmy woro not engaged. 'John Goldliy, perhaps for reasons of his own, possibly in Hossio's interest, had forbidden him to ask tho momentous question until alio had seen a littlo more of tho world. "Thoro'a plenty of time for that," ho said, and refused to listen to argument. Had his an swer been favorable, most likely Bes sio would have laughed in her lover's face thoy had so long been ns brot her and sister. Hut sho liked him better than any ono olso, and sho had told him so. Huch wns tho situation when Bnrnn by was requested to look after his nnolu's house during tho nbsouoo of tho family at Brighton. "I don't want you to neglect tho business, you know," John Goldhy cxelaimod. "You can leave an hour sooner, then you'll get here at C. Don't bo ab sent at night on any account; and if you go out for a walk, mind yon come in early. Tho parlor maid goes with us, but the cook will bo hero to attend to you." Ilia concluding words were : "Now, don't lot thero be another burglury." Barnnby promised to oboy evory in junction faithfully. But ho wouldu't have believed thnt Bessie's nbsouoo could make such a difforenoo ho found thoso evenings at Maythorn Villa deadly dull Seven of them ho boro, thou tempered his aolitudo with friends, to whom ho gnvo niou littlo dinners in return for their com panionship. Ono afternoon tho most obliging of these young gentlemen, a doctor, whoso praetieo had scarooly begun to sprout, called at Mr. Goldby's ofllce iu the city. "I wont you to do mo a favor, Mor ton," said ho. "You know Miss Tre vor. I've persuaded hor to lot me take hor to tho thuatro this evening. Her aunt goes, of courso, I should be etornnlly obligod if you would con trive to meet us quite by accident, yon know and take charge of the old lady. She's spoilt evory opportunity I've had so far, and I want to bring tho affair to a head." "I'm vory sorry, Solby,," Barnaby rejoinod. "You know I promised the governor I would spend every evening at his house." "Yes j but yon're tho only follow I'm acquainted with who knows Miss Trevor and her aunt. I'm afraid a stranger to them wouldn't help me much. When is tbo governor expect ed back?" "Tomorrow." "And ho's been away throe weeks. Burglars don't work bap-hazard. If a robbery had been planned, your presence every night would have spoilt it Bosidcs you'll get home be fore 12. Como, I make a personal matter of it." Barnaby hesitatod, and, of courso, was lost But he did not abandon the position all at onco. "I know I ought not to f , Diok. It's only two years since the house was burgled. If anything were to happen, uncle would never forgive me. Still, if I were iu your plaoo, you wonld help me out if you oonld." "Yes, I would. But why not set a few burglar-traps? You'll be all right then, if this very improbable event should take place." "What sort of traps?" "Some of nyr own invention. You've heard of MoGloakey's whiskey that killed at forty rods dropped the drinker at any rato?" Barnaby nodded. "Well, my traps are like that. I'll run back to the surgery and get the stuft Meet me at Waterloo at o'elook." Thoy mot at the appointed hour. Rulby had the burglar-traps in a 'modi cine bottle. Thirty-five minutos later thoy wore at Maythorn Villa prepar ing to set them. "Threo will be sufficient," said the inventor. "Ono for the pantry, whore the plato is kept i one for your aunt's dressing-room, whore you say she konps her Jewels ; the otluir for the drawing-room, which is littered with valftnhle knick-knacks. Half fill three decanters with mixed port ard brandy plenty of brandy, you know, or the burg'nr may taste tho stuff and got three wiuo glasses." Barnaby proenrod thoso adjuncts. Helby divided tho contents of tho luediciuo bottlo between tho docnu turn. "It's n strong preparation of opl nlcH," ho explained. "AH you have to do is to pu a decanti r and glass to each of thn safes nnd another in tho drawing-room. If a burglar enters any of theso rooms tho first thing he'll sio will be tho wiuo. He'll pour out a glassful, gulp it down they're thirsty souls aro burglars smnck his lips and drop in about a inimito and a half. It won't hurt him, but you'll (lnil him thero tomorrow." "It's n good idea," snid Barnnby, "but suppose cook discovers tho stulT?" "You must warn her." When tho traps had been sot so that tho most purblind burglar could not fail to hco theiu, Baruaby wont to tho kitchen. "Look horn, Mary," ho said, "I'm going out I've put threo decanters of wiuo about the house. Don't touch thorn." Tho cook fired up on the instant. "What do you tako mo for?" sho demanded. "A woman, Mary. Romomber what happened ia EJeu, and don't be tempted." Ho rntronted in a hurry, dressed, and left tho houso with Solby, per fectly easy in his minX At the thcatro ho mot his friend and tho la dies, by tho merest ehauco most care fully arranged, of courso; but do spite his content endeavor to bo of ser vice, he could not prootire Solby the desired opportunity. However, when thoy reached tho street after tho play it was raiuing fast an I tho doctor had an inspiration. Instead of calling a growler ho hailed two hansoms, bus tled tho younger lady into one, jumped iu himself and was driven off, leaving tho astonished, nugry chnporono with his friend. Tho trick suuceodod ad mirably, but Barnaby missed tho hiHt train to Twickenham in consequence. Meanwhilo tho Goldbys had been enjoying their annual holiday, espe cially Bessie. Sho had formed the ac quaintance of a certain Captain Dash bury and, ul asl for womau's constancy,-lia I almost ma lo up hor mind that sho could never bo moro than a sister to Biirnaby now. And John Goldby wns equally well disposed to wards tho gallant oflloer i indeod ho told Mrs. G. that with tho money Bossio would have, ho had always ox- pectod her to marry into ono of tho professions. Just about tbo timo that Barnnby and his chum wero setting the burglar-traps Mr. Goldby and his now ac quaintance wore sauntering along tho King's Road. "By tho way," said the Captain, "I think of running, up to town tomor row. If you don't mind, Goldhy, I'll travel with you." John Goldby expressod the pleasure ho folt "You must oomo to Twick enham and dine with us," he added. "I won't tako a refusal." "I shan't give you the chance," laughod tho Captain. When they separated John Goldby hurried to the nearest offioo and sent a long telegram of instructions to tho cook, reply prepaid. Ho also wired to Baruaby at the offico there was just timo to catch him before 5 and tho cook - would need money to get some of the things be had ordered for dinner on the morrow. He then ro turnod homo to await the answers. None were forthcoming. He waited an hour, tbeu thiukpag the telegrams must have miscarried be repeated them, sending Burnnby'a to Maythorn Villa. Still there was no answer. By this time be was thoroughly alarmed. "Thero must be something wrong," he told bis wife and daughter. "Who knows? The bouse may have been robbed and Barnaby and cook both murdered in their beds. I shall go home at once. You had better follow by the first train tomorrow. Mind you bring Captain Daahbury," and be rushed away. Shortly after 11 next morning Mrs. Goldby and Bessie, escorted by the Captain and accompanied by their maid, arrived at Twickenham station, and leaving the luggage to follow pro ceeded home in a hired landau. Fif teen minutos later thoy roaohed May thorn Villa. Captain Dashbury rang. No one came to the door. Ho rang again and knocked. No result. The house soenind dosertod, strangely si lent Then Mrs. Goldby noticed that all the blinds were drawn. "What cbu have happonod?" ahe criod and ran to the back, Tbo door wns wido opon. Passing swiftly through tho hall she admitted the othors and wont straight to the drawing-room. Next instant a shriek, such only as a torriflod woman can utter, startled all within hearing. Bossio followed quickly and found hor mo ther staring with frightened eyes at the body of a man lying flat on its back on thn hearthrug. It was John Goldby, not dead, in deed, but snoring almost loud enough to wako tho doad. "Hu'sbcuti murdorodl" criod Boss io, and sho burst into tears. But Captain Dashbury know better. "No, no I It isn't so bad as that. Don't distress yourself. Ho's only in n lit," ho said, and stooping ho nu fastonod tho insensible gentleman's collar and tried to lilt him into a chair. But John Goldby was no light weight, nnd the Captain had to lot him fall ; indued, ho foil with him, rising deathly pule. "I'm afraid I've wrenchnd myself," ho snid, looking ready to faint. "Oh, I'm so sorry," murmured poor, terrilled Mrs. Goldby, glancing hastily round for a cordial. A decan ter and wino-glass stood on a gipsy table. Seizing both, sho filled tho glass overlllled it, for her ilugors trembled so that sho quite spoilod tho carpet "Drink this I" sho cried. Ho took tho glass and gulped down tho wine. As he did so the maid burst into tho room, wringing bor hands. "Oh, if yon please ma'am, I'vo boen to tho kitchen. Cook's fast asleep iu hor chair and I can't waken burl" "What shall we do," criod Bossio. "Captain Dashbury, what are we to do?" Bnt tho Cnptain was staggering about tho room. "That wine's druggod I" ho mutter ed, and fell on an ottoman insensible Tho maid rushed from the house shouting for the polico. At tho gar den goto sho ran against Baruaby in evening dross. Ho had boen to the oflieo to soo tho letters, nnd hnd now como to assure himself that all was right at Maythorn Villa, chungo bis clothes oud give tho cook a sum of money, as was instructed by telegram. "Baok already !" Ho cried. "Why, what's tho matter?" "Go in, go m I" sho answorod, nnd bhoutod "l'olico!" louder than before. Instinctively ho guessed something of what had happened, but bo was quito unprepared for thj reality. Hurrying into tho house, ho saw his undo and a stranger lying insensible, his aunt nnd cousin in hysterics, and ran nt bis best speed for a doctor and a stomach-pump. "This baa ruined met" bo muttered as ho ran. "Uncle will never let mo hove Bessie now. Dick Selby you'll bnvo something to answor for." Luckily, Dr. Muddox was at home. Bringing antidotes and the necessary instrument, bo returned with the re- morsoful Barnaby. A polico-sergeant and a constable were in the room. They bod lifted John Goldby into a chair. Having tasted tho drugged wine, Dr. Maddox examinod tho mas ter of the houso. 'He'll Boon be all right," bo said, cheerfully, "He'll wako of bis own accord shortly. Better let him sleep it off wboro he is." He returned to Captain Dashbury, whom the officers woro btoudfuntty regarding. "I un derstand this gentleman has only just taken tho opiate. ' He'll come round sooner if I uso tho stomaoh-pump. Perhaps you'll carry him out of tho room, officers?" "Before we move him," said the serv ant, glancing toward Mrs. Gold by, who, sssurod of her husband's safety, was almost herself again, "I should like to know what be calls himself and what he's doing in Mr. Goldby's houso?" "He is Captain Dashbury," she an swered. "He i here by Mr. Goldby's invitation." "He may call himself Captain Dash bury," rejoined the sergeant, with a grim smile. "He went by the name of Robert Hawkins the last time I saw him. It was at the Old Bailey, where be got five years for swindling. I should say ho's on tioket-oMeave now cud I should got bim out of this double quick. Jouos," turning to his companion, "fetch another oflloer and a stretcher. He'll go vory quiotly, I don't doubt, and . the polioe surgeon will bring him round. I'm onrioua to know where he reported last." The oonutablo left the bouse. Pale enough bad Bessie boen until the sergeant uttered the statement. Her fane, as sho stole from the room, was crimson. Barnnby was savod, though be was quite unaware of it Mr, Goldby awoke daxed, nnablo at first to comprehend what bad happen ed to him. But whon all was made clear bo wrung Barnnby's hand. "Don't worry about dosing mo, my boy," be said. "I owe yon more than you think. I wns in a pretty state whon I found tho cook nsloep nnd was unable to ronso her, and I drank a glass of wine to steady my nerves, 1 must have droppod almost instantly. But wo'll say no more about it" The cook also recovered speedily. Sho bad slept since 0 o'clock tho pro vious oveuiiig. Of courso, sho de clared that sho novor would have thought of touching tho wlno if Bar naby had not roused her curiosity. John Goldby never told Barnnby what had passed botweon tho bogus cnptain and Besnio at Brighton, nor has Mrs. Baruaby Morton yot found courage to confess. Of Mr. Robert Hnwkins nothing moro wns heard, ex cept that he was handed over to the authorities of another town and sent bock to prison for fniluro to report himself. Tho Million. How Screws Aro Mode, The process of making n screw is very interesting. Tho rough largo wiro iu big coils is, by drawing through a bolo smaller than itself, mode tho sizo noedod. Thon it goes into a machine that nt one movenont cuts it a proper length and makes a boad on it Thon it is put into saw dust and "rattled" and thus brightened. Then tho head is shavod down smooth ly to tho proper sizo, and tho nick put in at the samo tira-i. After "rattling" again in sawdust, tho thread is out by another inaohino, and after another rattling, and thorough dryiug, tho sorows aro assorted by band (tho ilugors of thoso who do this luovo Al most literally liko lightning) grossed by weight and packed for shipping. That which renders it possiblo for ma chines to do all this is a littlo thing that looks like and opons and shuts like a goose's bill, which picks up a screw at a timo, corrios it where neodod, holds it nntil graspod by something clso, and returns for another. This is about tho most wondorful piece of automatic skill anil usefulness I have ever seen, and it has dono its distinct ive work at the rata of twenty-ono scr?"s a minute, although this rate is only experimental as yet; ninety-three gross per day, howevor, has boen the regular work of ouo machine. Utica, (N. Y.) Herald. ftrnnd Engineering Feat. Tho recent completion of tho tunnel under East river, cutting through Blackwell's island, marks oue of the graudest engineering achievements of the ago. It was constructod by a pri vate company to convoy illuminating gas from tho company's factory on Long Island to New York City, and is over 2,500 feot in length. Its insido measurements are ten foet in width by eight foet six inches in height, and tho surveying was so porfeot that tho two opposite cuttings from each aide of tho rivor were only three-quarters of an inch out of alignment at the meeting point Thii gas tunnol was begun in 1893 and its speedy and cheap construction is suggostivo. If it is profitable for a gas company to bore such a tunnol almost largo enough for railroad trains, U it not surprising that a number of similar tunnels have not been built for pass enger and freight trafllo between New York and her populous suburb across both the East and North rivers? At lanta Constitution. Why Steam Catts a Shadow. "Tho water in tho water-gauge of my locomotive casts no shadow, while the steam in tho upper port of the gauge does. Why is this?" "Pure water in a state of rest is of uniform density, and the rays of light, al though they may be refracted, pass through it almost unimpeded in paral lel lines. On the other hand, steam is composed of vapor of varying de gees of density, and always inter mingled with more or less air. In the steam gauge these are constantly in a state of agitation, so that when the rays of light enter it they are not uni formly refracted. This being tho case they interfere with and neutralize eaoh other, the result as far as the shadow is coucerned, being as if the atoamand the intermingling bad really combined so as to form an opaque body." New York Advertiser. Iu gardon at Fort Meyera, Fla., there ia a date palm which was plant ed by General W. S. Ilanoook during the Seminole War while be wua ia command of the fort IW0 SEAPESTS. ' . Ravages of tho Voracious Teredo and Limnoria. A Fortune Awaits Him Who Will Exorcise Thorn. Two strango-looking creatures, ono ' a gelatinous, slimy tnollusk, headless and logloss, and the other diminu tive shrimp, cost the Harbor Commis sioners of San Fraucisoo about $250, 000 annually. Thoy aro the torcdo and the lim noria. Tho Sloto owns about sixty acres ol wharves along tho water front of this city, nnd tho piles of these wharves nro being devoured by the toredo aud tho limnoria. Iu the Patent Office at Washington nro registered over 1,0)1 device for dealing with this worm, but no method ns yet sffords absolute proteo tiou. The Pacific Bank of San Fran cisco became lu-'olved to the extont of 11,000 iu ouo of those patonts. it was a scheme for boiling tho teredo. Scalding water was to bo forced through tho pores of tho wood, and it was hoped that this would cook the terodu, but tho headless mollusk wa proof against this scheme of tho Paci fic Bank. From plors takon from tho bay teredos have boou ox traded measur ing all tho way from a tow inchos in lougth to four foet. What keeps them from becoming as long as the pier is. that they havo a high regard for the rights of their fellow teredos, one never crossing tho trail of ano ther. Aftor a toredo begins to cat he uevel stops until ho either reaches the do main of a brothor or the pier col lapses. Tho teredo is not a social croatnre. Ho is a sort of a hermit anarchist a blind Samson pulling down piers. He ben ins lifo as a spawn and drifts about, untaught and unattended, alon; the mud line until he strikos something hard. Thore he stioks, and, without tho slightest provocation or know ledge of economics, turns anarchist at onco, and bis life-long work of de molition begins. From bis birth to the day of his death he ba no com panions. His tail, armed with two fuather-liko spurs, guards the little pinhole entrance. Marsden Manson ex-engineer for tho Harbor Commissioners, has made a study of the teredo. "It is rathoi romarkablo," said he, "that scientists" have not devotod more attention to tho teredo navalis. Thore is a colos sal fortune awaiting the man who can offer tho govornmouts of tho world a protection against this animal. The toredo costs Amorica about as mnob as our navy and is probably more formidable. But somehow the toredo has escaped the serious attention of men devotod to science." San Fran cisco Examiner. What Football Player Eat. "Starvation as a principle of train-. ing,".said Bou Donnelly, the great football player, "is utterly exploded. Years ago men were kept on edge and their appetite tantalized once in a groat while with weak tea and half done moats. This idea is now buried beyond all resurrection. The modern college football player, who has the roughest and fiercest work that ever an athlete tried, gets four meals a day at the training table and consumes moro solid nourishment than two or dinary citizen. The morning meal at Princeton was commenced . at 8 o'clock, and consisted of steak, chonis and eggs. ( "At noon another meal cold roast beef an l mashud potatoes. Dinner wns scheduled at 4 o'clock, and waa a fea.it meat and potatoes in abund ance, with grapes and apples for des sert. At 7 came the evening meal, and the men were in bed by 9. There should be no grease and no pastry. All exercise should ba outdoor if pos sible, and a man should run, jump, put the the shot aud throw the ham mer. ' With suou a ayatem fat will turn into muscle, and the weight will increase rather than lessen. No more powerful athletes exist than the col lege football players, and there ia not a light, starved out, ektcny man among them. Chicago Tribune." A White Partridge. 3. R. Scoggina received ' a white partridge in a consignment of bird from the West The partridge haa the soft whiteness of a dove over all it body, and here and thore a feather that resemble chooolate with, too much cream iu it. The bird is normal in size and fully developed. Mr. Soog gins said it waa the first white part ridge be ever saw. Baltimore Ameri-
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