An anonymous donor bag given $300,000 to tho city of Edinburgh for the purpose of building a town hall. "Aula Roekio" has received $1,900,- 000 in gifts during tbe past few years, ml tbe Scots ore not backward in publishing tbe fact to tbo world. .. -i 1 Surgeon Colonel W. Taylor, princi pal medicnl officer of tbo southenstern' military district in Clrcnt Britnin, de clared in a recent lecture tbnt tbe medical arrangements of tbo Japanese Krmy for saving lifo were perfect, no expense being considered too great to tare a soldier's life. Tbo water supply of Philadelphia is said to be tbe most impuro of any first-class city in tbe country. It is now proposed to remedy tbo evil by "tapping" tbe Delaware river above Trenton, tbe water to bo conveyed in eteol tubes, capable of furnishing 175,000,000 gallons per day. It takes over $200,000 a month to pny tbe police of Chicago, and it is claimed that tbe wagon which carries tbe money around bus never been held Tip. From the number of "hold-Hps" In that city of late, tbe Now Orleans Ticayune thinks there is reason to be lieve that tbo police may eventually be miuus their par. Tbe Society of Friends in Philadel phia are opposing a bill to introduce military tactics into tho public schools of Pennsylvania. They urge thf.t in struction of this character will tend to promote the belligerent spirit. This attitudo of the society is entirely consistent with its principles, states tbo New York Advertiser. Tbe Italians in London are sufficient of themselves to form a largo town. There areas many ns 14,000 of them J 2,000 of these are ico cream venders, and 1,000 nre organ grinders. Tbo other 11,000 aro chiefly eugngod os plaster bunt seller, nrtists' models, cooks, valots, teachers, artists, res taurant and hotel keepers, and so on. The tremoudons increase in the nso of copper is attracting general atten tion. "Its consumption," the London Statist facetioiisly remarks, "could not be greater if it wero used for bi cycles." It is fortuuato for the world that the metul exists in great abun dance, and tbnt tbo increasing domand for it acts as a constant stimulus to the opening of new mines. There is a probability that copper prices may feel the effect of tho enormously in creased consumption, but they will never rise sufficiently to deter its UBe. Says tho Philadelphia Inquirer : While engaged in the hunt for the north pole and tbo exploration of Af rica it is generally overlooked that nobody has yet traversed Australia from east to west. At the London Geographical congress Mr. Logan Lobley read nn interesting paper showing what portions of the earth re main unexplored, and according to him the extent of theso is 20,000,000 square miles ; 0,500,000 square miles in Afrioa, 2,000,000 in Australia, 2, 000,000 in America, 200,000 in Asia, and 400,000 in islands in the Pucitlo nre absolutely unknown. Be sides, in the nrctio regions there are 3,600,000 and in the antarctio regions 5,300,000 square miles that are unexplored, but which, being uninhabitable, are of soienti Be rather than, of practical interest. Moreover, only a small portion of the earth is well known. Tbe seas have been explored, but of the land there are. vast regions in South America, Australia, Asia and Africa which have ' been traversed by whi te men, but which have not yet boen taken pos session of. For many years there is work ahead for geographers in map ping these regions which will at a still later period in tbe future become capable of sustaining a population of many millions. It would be interest ing to know whether the essential movement to these now unexplored or uninhabited regions will be gradual, a . it has been toward Africa, or whether it will be a sudden exodus, as it was toward oolonies of the United Statea in oonsequenoe of dissatisfao ' tion with existing governments or so cial customs. Speculation on this point eonld only be eoutinued by an effort to ascertain whether there is now existing any power likely to grow o oppressive as to cause people to flee to other lands in order to esoape it Apparently there is nosuob power. Tbe power of the church and the power of kings and petty beroditary rulers has been broken and man is free except as he creates his own m as ters- Overcrowding may some day force the people to scatter, and it is cnoon raging to know that there, are ucb vast extents of carta still remain irj unoocupied. Let Silence Fall. Let silence fall ncros the past i Its fitful moods of storm and rain, Its wear; hours of joy and pain Let never heart or speech recall If memory needs must break the spell, ltemember that I loved you well, An J o'er tho nut let silence fall. Let slleneo fall between our lives, The one, sunlit with youthful dream, Flushed with tho future's hopeful gleams, And held In proud ambition's thrall The other, worn with anxious tears And tired grown with gathering years) Iletween them now let silence fall. And let us part, as those who love Aro parted by the hand of death, And one stands hushed, with raverent breath, Gazing on funeral bio r and pall ) Unt ero we close tho coffin lid, Let bitter memories nil bo hid, And o'er the grave let silence tall. James Clarence Harvey. THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. BY ALTS HAT. LARD. It was just after tbo scandal at onr club, and a little group of us were talking in a vory animated way of tho nff.iir. Caplain Joubort did not Join in tho conversation, and did not even seem to be listening to us. "What will yon tnko for your thoughts?" I said to him, nt lust. "Oh I they aro not worth much. I was thinking just then of nn incident which occurred oueo ut n club in n small provincial town where I hap pened to be staying." "Tell us about it!" exclaimed one of tbo other men, and the captain lighted n cigarotte and, putting bis elbow on tbe mantel-shelf against which he had been leaning, begau his story: "Well it was when I was in garri son at M ,ono of tho dullest and most stupid of provincial towns. There was nothing in tbe world for a fellow to do with himself there, no theatre evon, only a low music-hull. "When I was off duty I gradually got into tho habit of turning in to Union Club, which, byo-tho-byo, was tho only one tbe town possessed. "It was callodthe 'Union,' I should imagine because there was always a dispute of solno kind or another going on there. There was very little piny at this club except nt the timo of tho three annual fairs, each of which lasted a week. One autumn after noon, just at the opening of one of these fairs, I hnpponed to go to tbe club rather early. Thero were u fair nninbor of men there that day who were strangers to me, wealthy farmers of tho neighborhood, who rarely cumo into town, and tho vuriom ownors of tbe country bouses round. " 'They are playing high to-day,' said one of the hnbituos of the club to mo. I turned rouud towards tbo table to watch tho game, and was so surprised at the sight of one of the players that I almost exclaimed. 'It was a young mnn of some twen ty-two or twenty-throe years of age, whom I know by sight. I was very much interested in him, for his futher had fought courageously nt Mugeuta, aud bad bceii killed on tho field of battle, leaving his widow and son by- no means well provided for. Tho young man came very rarely to the club, aud I had never seen bim touch a card before, I was stnpetled therefore to see him holding the bank, and a good bank it was, too, for there wore plenty of notes and gold coins heaped up in front of him. 'How much?' called out one of the players " 'Oh 1' laughed a wealthy farmer, M. de Mortens is in luck's way; he can safely keep his bank open.' "I noticed that the' young man's face was deudly pale, aud there was an excited look in bis eyes, " 'Open bank,' he said, and it seemed ns though tho very words had changed tbe luck. "Ten times ruuniug Mertons lost, and in a quarter of nn hour his bank was clonred out. Auotber man took bis place and tbe play went on. It got so exciting that I, too, was fascinated, aud joined in. There was no room to ait down at the table, so I oontinued standing, holding my Uat in my hand and throwing my wiu niugs into it. I bad a run of luok, and went on playing in tbe moat ex cited way nntil I was startled by some one calling out s 'Yon are being rob bed. Captain I' "I started, and instinctively seized a hand which hud knocked against mine through my sadden movement, It was M. de Mertens' hand, and La held the forty-pound note which he had juat tuken out of my hat. The wretched man's face was convulsed with emotion. Our eyos met; his were dilated with terror, and there Was a look in. them that aeemed to hold ma spell-bouud. " 'M. de Mertens is my partner,' I aid, haughtily, to the man who had warned met 'and I am surprised that you should dare to bring such an ac cusation against a gentleman whose reputation is so well known.' "The individual who had called out had never been to tbe club boforo,nnd did not know M. do Mortons nt nil. We had all boen standing round tbe tnble close to each other, and on Boo ing another player putting bis hand into my lint, it was very natural that tbo man should have thought it his duty to warn mo. Ou hearing my explanation ho apologized most hum bly to M. do Mertens, and several ac quaintances of tho latter gathered rouud and expressed their regret tbnt snub nn insult should have been of fered him, "Wo then continued our play, and M. du McrteUN soou attor loft tbe club. Three days passed, and I heard noth iug more of the young man. In shield ing him ng I bad done, my first thought bail been of his father nud I bnd determined to save from disgrace tbo uamo of the brave sol dier of Magenta. Of course, I could quite understand that the young mnn should now shrink from seeing mo again, but still it struck mo ns rntber strango that in soino way, cither di rect or indirect, he did not attempt to express his thanks. "One evening, however, just ns I wns going out to pay nomo visits, my orderly informed mo that a lady wished to sea mo. I went into tbo drawing-room, and there I found n woman of about forty-llvo years of age. She was very dignified-looking, aud there was nn open, honest expres sion ubout her face which fascinated mo. " 'I nm Madamo do Mortens,' she said simply. 'My sou told mo every thing about tbo affair at tbo club, nud I buvo como to tbnnltyou with nil my heart for having preserved fur us in tact the honor of our uuiuc.' " 'Madame ' I began ; but she interrupted mo in her emotion nud nervousness. " 'My sou had got entangled in various ways, uud in desperation bnd taken to play. It appears ho bnd lost everv penny ho possessed that night. You know tbo rest, nhisl' "I fult very much embnrriissecl, for tho poor mother's gri.'f was terrible to witness. She was still standing there in front of me, her face was deadly palo, nud tbo tears wero trembling ou her long, dark eyelashes. " 'IIo is young, mudumc; you must not tnko it to heart so,' I stammered, 'It was just n moment's Weakness. I will sue your son, and ' " 'Xo, C iptiiiu,' sbo said, Blinking hor head sndly, 'ho is u longer here . . . he h is enlisted, aud is ulreudy on his way with tbo regiment." We bad nil beuu listening attentively to Captain Joubcrt's story,aud wliou bo stopped Hpunkiug thero was bilouco for a few minutes. "And what huppenod to M. do Mer tens, captain? nsked ouo of our group, "Did you ever he.nr?" "llo is (lend. . . . bix months ago I received a letter from Kelung a pitiful littlu lettor written with very pale ink, and ou a Bbeet of paper tbnt was all crumpled aud yellow with age, There were only a fow lines for me to reud. I know tlieui by heart. They were as follows: " 'I am mortally wounded. , , Admiral Courbet has just brought me tbo cross; but ... I am dying. am sending it to yon, my poor cross . . . for you savod ine, aud I should like you to wear it. , , .' "This is why, my friends, instead of wearing tbo deouratiou which I re ceived from tho Cunneelor, you nl ways see me with tbe sergenut's croBS which poor Merlons sent mo. Poor boy I To think that ho started ns thief, nud died n hero death at Kulung." From tbe French in Strand Magaziuo. Origin of County Lines. Every statu iu this country, except Louisiana, which is still divldod into parishes,' has counties, even Rhode Island, which would be lost in the cornor.'of a Texas county, having five, and Delaware, which is not much big gor, possessing three of those minor politioul sub-divisions. It cannot be donbtod that the county system is tbe expressson of the love of onr people for looal self-government, the right to manage their neighborhood affairs in their own way. The system itself, however, was borrowed from England, whore the oouuty lines often follow thoso of ancient Saxon kingdoms. The same curious circumstance may also be noted in Gjrinany.Fruuoe and Italy, whore tbe provincial and de partmental boundaries frequently mark the limits of principalities, dukedoms and kingdoms that many years ago lost their nudividuality by being merged into tba larger state, St Louis Republic The Chesapeake Mill. The famous old Chesapeake was taken to England during tbe early part of the centnry. In 1B20 her timber was sold to a miller by the name of John Prior, who pulled down his old mill and erected on tho spot a now one from the timbers of the Chesapeake. Tbo deck beams were thirty-two feet long nndoightoon inches square, of sonnd Virginia oak. Theso were used without alteration. nst as tboy wore takon from tbe vessel. Many of tbe timbers still bear tjio scars of battlo received by tbe Chesapeake in her colobrated en counter with tbe Shannon. "The transformation of a sanguinary war ship into a peaceful and lifo-presorv- ing flour mill," says the Washington Post, "more than fulfills tho scrip tural prophecy of tho sword beaten into a plowsharo aud the spear into a pruning hook," In speaking of tho mill n celebrated Amorican clergy man who recently visltod tho spot makes tho following obsorvationi 'Nothing sbiplike or of tho sea was discernible from without tho mill. A handsome young Englishman of eight aud twenty years of ago was coming forth to join his cricket club, and this proved to be the ownor of tho 'Chesapeake mill." A largo cigar box, coustructod from tho polished pine of the old ship and bearing tho inscription 'Chesapeake' in smnll brass liuils, stood upon the tabic. The beams were mnrked in many places with grapeshot. Tho mill was mcrrilly going, but as I stood in tbe midst of this peaceful scenes I remem bered that beyond all rensonnblo doubt on ono of, theso planks Law rence fell in tho rocking angnish of bis mortal wounds ; ou nuotber, if not tbo suine, Watt's bond was carriod awny by n shot, while near by tbe yotiug n ml brave Ludlow poured out bis life's blood. Thus I stood ponder ing and still the busy hum went on, wheat passing beuonth tbe stones, fl Mir pouring forth and tbo merry millers pasted around their kindly stnilo nud blithesome jests." The First .Money. It is difficult to realize that prior to B. C. 70J there wero no truo coins, that iugots or buttons of gold aud silver were weighed at every mercantile transaction. The Lyiliaus of Asia Minor are credited with having been tbe ilrt-t to enst and stamp with an official device smnll oval gold ingots of definite ilxod weight, nn inveution strangely delayed, but of inestimnble importance to industry nndoummeroe. A coin has been described as "a piece of metal of fixed weight, stamped by authority of Govorumeut, and em ployed ns a medium of exchange." Med. i Is, though struck by authority, aro only historical records and have no currency value. The bright, far-flasbiug intellect of Groeco saw tbe import of tbe Lydian iuventiou nud adopted it quickly, and every Greek State, nearly every city, island, aud colony, established a mint, generally ut somo one of tbe great tomples, for till early ooln types are religious iu character. They bear symbols of some god, as a pledge of good faith. The offerings, tithes.and rents of tbo worshipers were coined and circulnted ns money. Templet thus become both mints and banks. Our word "mouey" is said to have been derived from the Roman shrine of Juno "Mouota," tho earliest Latin mint Tbe first shnpo of these early coins was that of nn enlarged ooffjeborry punched on the rounded side with official letters, or Binkiugs,as they are called. Good Words. I Tho Ileneflls of Early Rising. It was once laid down by a cele brated writer aud historian tbnt the difference between risiug at five aud seveu in the morning for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour every night, is nanrly equivalent to the addition of ten years to the lifo. This considera tion should carry very great weight, and be auffioiout to induce those who have not hitherto practised this habit to commence to do so, more especially tbe people who are always complaining that life is not long enough for them to transact all tbe work that they have to perforin. There is much founda tion for their oomplnint if they per sist in wnstiug so many valuable hours of the day in bed. Tbe advantages and benefits of early rising cannot be overestimated; in tho early honrs of the morning tbe brain ia clearer and more ready to work, and after a night's sleep we should be ready to attack tbe work of tbe day. New York Ledger. In 1800 the amount of wages paid out in manufactures nlone waa about $3,800,000,000, affecting nearly 0, 000,000 working people. NEW FACES MADE. Facial Deformities Are Now Re duced to a Minimum, Operations for Correcting Some Common Defects, Whether or not a man is born into the world with a homely fnce, or whether accident causes a facial de formity, there is in these days no reason for bis going through life with out having almost any dofoct reme died. Porbnpsone may not be changed from a Caliban to an Adonis, but nt least science and tbo inventive genius of mnn havo provided the means of reducing deformities to a minimum. What seem to be almost mirnclcs aro now performed in tbo operations of plnstio and dental surgery. If a mnn is not satisfied with his nose, if it be too much of a Roman to suit his fnco, ho can have it transformed into a delicato Grccinn. Should tho eyes bo afflicted with a horrible squint, or bo almoud-shnped or otherwise unnat ural, they can be corrected with a sim plicity of operation tbnt almost causes a Miiilo when the method of trcntment becomes known. Let it bo what it may, n misshapen limb or a hidoons face, tho rosult of either n freak of nnturo or an accident, tho menus of straightening the ono nud of beautify ing tho otbor nre at band. As regards tbe face, tho hare lip is tbe most common dofect. This troiiblo is duo to the failure of nnion between tho margins of tho maxillary and tbo front nnsnl bono. It not only causes n total tlisflguromcnt of tbo fnce, but it tnnkes speaking an un- plensaut matter, both for, tbe speaker nnd tbo hcaror. Tbo defect is ordi narily seen iu tho upper lip, and is of ten double, tho lip on both sides of tho centre being painfully drawn np. Bud as it looks and inconvenient as it is, the remedy is as simplo ns can bo imagined. It merely consists of a triangular incision inn do tinder the nostril. A silk ligature is then put through tho incision nnd drawn downwnrd. This inverts tbe flap and brings together the opposing surfneos, which may at onco be secured with sutures. A slight projection is left ou tbe border of tho lip but it soon disappears. The operation for tho double hare lip is practically tbo sumo, entailing a little more work for tbo knife. Tbe bare-lip deformity is seldom found ou tbe lower lip, and when it is it ex tends down on tbe chin, practically dividing it. This, however, can be remedied ns easily ns tho other. Next to tbe hare lip in the line of frequency comes tbe absence or the deformity of the nose as a congonital defect. In the making of tbo nasal organ plastic surgery has achieved wonders. Tho bow iu n Roman noso, for instnuco, enn be effectually re duccd. This operntion is porformed en tirely from tho inside. Tho instru ment is introduced into the nostril nnd tbo boue is cut away, great care being token not to fracturo tho skin. The surplus outicle readily contracts, ana, accommodating usoif to the re- duoed space it is required to oover, the bridge of the nose is left entirely smooth on tbe surfuco, while a straight and comely organ has been produced. The same operation can be per formed on n pug or tnrned-np nose. This work is also done from tbe inside. Euongh of the cartilage on tbe tip is taken away to roduoe the exoessive protuberanoe, and tbe same result as in tbe case of tbe bow is attained. But the making of a new nose to take the plaoe of the missing ono is a different matter. It is easy to form these organs in any shnpe or size de sired out of celluloid aluminum, or even pasteboard, and have them fas tened by adhesion or bold on by spec tacles ; but they are not good noses Tbe owner cannot blow them, and if tome one should, in a moment of ex cessive hilarity, tweak one it would be likely to come off. Surgeons, however, now make noses that perforin all tbe funotions of tbo natural organs. After tbe solid por tion is completed, it is, of course, necessary to have it covered with cuti cle. This is uone in various ways. Tbe most ordinary manner is to cut a triangle of skin from tbe forehead, and bring it down over tbe false bridge. Tbe edgns are inserted in lita made on each side, where, in tbe oourse of time, being alive ard retain1 ing vitality from the natural circula tion of the blood, the piece grows fast, and a perfect nose is tbe result. This is called the Indian inothod of treatment, but, although it leaves scar on the forehead, it is notso pain ful as tbe Italian method. In thi latter, the skin is grafted from tho arm, but iu order to preserve the cir culation, that member is bent np with the forearm on the top of the bend, and securely bonnd there, and kept in that position nntil tho parts havo grown togothor. This operation it very painful, and is not frequently used. The. Sconts of the Sea. Torpedo-boats, however, are de signed for a wider sorvice than simply to carry nnd discbnrga tho frightful weapon from which they take their name. They are to tho navy what ' scouts and skirmlsbors are to a land army. They form tho cavalry of the sen, of which tho cruisers are tho in fantry and the battleships and moni tors are the artillery arm. They must spy out tho position of tho enemy's fleet, hover about bis flanks or haunt bis anchorage to ascertain what ho is about nnd what he intends to do next. They must act ns the pic'.tots of their own licet, pntrolling the neighbor hood, or waiting and watching, con- ccnled among the islands or in inlets and rivcrmout!is,rcady to hasten away to tho admiral with warning of any movomont of the enemy. It is not their business to fight (ex- copt rarely, iu tbo one particular way), bnt rather to pry andsneak and run. Hence tboy nre as small and sleek and swift as tboy can be made. When tbo fleet goes npon a cruise, they are carried on tbe decks of tho big warships, although tboy nre ablo to get about in really rough weather by themselves. A vory rccont idea is to build them out of nluminnm, which would bo not only of great advantage toward cuso of transportation, but would tend toward increased speed, by adding buoyancy nnd elasticity to tho structure whioh seems to slum along the surface and fairly leap from wave to wave; but it is doubtful whether it will not be injured by tbe chemical action of tho sea water. St. Nicholas. A Persistent Bird. Tho following instance of "blue-tit" determination to get its own wny has taken plaeo iu the garden here: Thero is a smnll pump under a yew-tree, which on April 15, was nsod in water ing. Tbo gardeucrs then pnmped out a mossy nest, nnd did nut use the pump again uutil April 25, when a second nest this time with eggs in it wos again pumpod out. Early on the morning of April 27 a third nest wns pumped out, with one egg in it Tbe whole tbiug was then cleaned out by means of a long wire, and a mass of green moss lay on tbo gronnd by tbo pump. That sameevening afonrth nest came to grief, being pumped vout at the evsuing watering Next moriing, April 23, n fifth nest began to be pumpod out When the bead gardener found that tbe little creature still persisted, be ordered the pumping to be stopped, and came to give me tho whole history. It wos, of course, arranged that tbe pump handle should bo at once fastened np, and, drouth or no drouth, tbe bird be loft in peace. So there she snt till her eggs were hatched, and never minded tho curious eyes that so often peered down through tbo tiny holo at tho top, whence tho blue head, shining in the dim glimmering light through the spout, might be discerned. For tbo last few days, however, only a nestfal of fluff has been visible. London Spectator. A Monster Magnet. A monster magnet is nsod at the British Arsenal at Woodwich to handle tbo shot for tbe 110-ton guns. Tbe body or core of tbe mngnet is U shaped, and in ono forging. Tbo winding is mechanically protected by stout brass flnnges.and is covered with thick brass trips. The ends of tho wiuding nre led to duplioate terminals, duplicated wires, to prevent accident in case of tho wire fouling and break ing, being taken over tbe pulleys to the switch box on the counter weight at the buck of the crane. A singlo pole switoh is placed in this box aud is need, in conjunction with a water resistanoe, to shut tbo extra ourrent prodncod on break ing the circnitto close or open the circuit Tbe current varies from three to four amperes at twenty or thirty volts. The maximum weight that can be lifted baa not been ascertained exactly, but it exceeds 3,000 pounds. Cincinnati Enquirer. " 4 By Far Too Quiet. "What made that young man stay so late?" asked the father. "We got to talking about the coin age question," said the fair daughter, "and did not notice tbo flight of time." "I don't think that story will do," said the old mau. "People who dis cuss the ooinage question make a lot more noise than yon two did." In dianapolis Journal
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