There are 70,027 people in Iceland,
only one policeman end no jail. This
would indicate that a low tempera
ture is not conducive to crime.
The Supreme Court of Texas hn
decided thnt all the vacant land in the
state boltings to the free public school
fund. Thore nre large areas of these
lands and the schools of the state,
even t the prosent low prices of land
there, have a most valuable endow
ment. For those who are interested in
knowing to whom we sell and from
whom we bny tho figures are now
available showing that more than half
onr exports go to Hritish subjects and
possessions and that less than one
third onr imports come from them.
They are onr best customers.
If this country continues to drain
Europe of its surplus gold mnch
lougcr, as it seems likely to do, the
result must be to make New York in
stead of London the most powerful
financial centre in the world -the
centre of the world's surplus of capi
tal and credits, predicts an English
expert.
Oeruiany is about to wholly re
form her consular service, now orga
nized on lines suited to tho needs of
the nation when Germany was an
agricultural state, without colouios
and without any export trade to speak
of a system wholly inadequate to the
demands of n modern, progressive
and manufacturing country.
With all our devotion to hnrry,
there should be a long pause before
slow transit of the canal is given up.
Where these channels are owned by the
state they are au important check upon
railroad rates for carrying certain
bnlky materials. A turbine system
, gaining its power from a trolley wire
gives hope, too, of greater speed with
a minimum of bank-washing. An over
head cable is also a promising possi
bility. The fact that Missouri is building
up a big trade in poultry iu Hawaii,
having lately contracted to send
200,000 live chickens there, is full of
suggestion to small farmers. Chickens
thrive iu Hawaii, but the people there
do not care euough about bothering
with them to go into the business on
a large scale. As a result both eggs
and poultry are dear. The opening
in all the islands for chicken ranches
is one that is bound to attract atten
tion among the class that wants to
find use iu Hawaii for small capital
and habits of outdoor industry.'.
A writer to the Xew York Sun Bays
iu a recent visit to Londou he counted
nearly 200 workmen's clubs with an
average membership ' of COO each.
They are inanagod and owned abso
lutely by working men, who elect
their own officers, pay every dollar of
the club's expenses, and at least some
times, at the end of the year have a
snug balance iu the treasury the
"balauce sheet" of one of these clubs
for the last financial year shows a
surplus of over $2000. Each of these
clubs is as independent aud self-respecting
as the "Union League" or
the "Manhattan."
, The automobile is the machine to
watch. It has reached a stage in the
process of evolution which renders it
decidedly interesting, and which ex
cites onr curiosity aud also the spirit
of prophecy. It is rather crude at
present and a bit difficult to handle,
and, moreover, there is an element of
insecurity abont it which furnishes
just enough of danger to stir the
blood. At times it is gentle as a
lamb, aud then again it resembles the
mule, especially the two kiud legs
thereof. What you want it to do, it
does not; what you want it not to do,
it does. But it is being tamed, and
after a few improvements have been
made it will be docile and obedient. -
Some figures have receutly been
compiled showing the amount of sugar
consumed per capita by the different
countries of the globe. These figures
are based upon official returns made
within the past few years. Given in
proper order the list reads as follows:
England,91.81 pounds; United States
69.80 pounds; France, 81.02 pounds;
Germany, 80.22 pounds; Austria,
17.84 pounds; Russia, 12.01 pounds;
Turkey, 7.08 pounds and Italy, 6.28.
, Since sugar is one of the luxuries of
life, it will be observed that iu those
countries where wealth most abouuds
sugar is consume -I in greatest quanti-
. ties. In the Unite 1 States 4,400,000,.
. 000 pounds of sugar are consumed an
nually. This at the rate of 69.80
pouuds per capita. Of the total amount
ot sugar thus consumed, 1.44C, 213,000
pounds are produced in the United
States and iu the. colonies,, while
2,963,757,000 pounds are imported
from otfcer eonntries.
KILLED IN BATTLE.
Asd iom are steeping 'mM the osns,
And some beneath the palm,
Where tronta wind and tropto rsln '
Hlng their etnrnnl palm.
But on Onr boy, I lovod him so I
(In vslh the sens would part)
Is with me whnresoe'er I go,
At rest within my heart.
By Edwin L. Habln, In Now York Independent.
Mtii a Wild Eiii
By James Buckham.
It was lonely enough at the little
Pineville railroad station, sot down as
it was like a box-trap iu the heart of
the woods. "Pineville was a good
name for it," thought Arthur Sevcr
son, the young elation master and
telegraph operator. Great pitietrees
towored all about, their thick tops and
spreading branches casting a solemn
slmde all day long over the two or
three small buildings that represented
the "railroad centre" of this buck
wood settlement. Y'et considerable
traffic came to tho railroad company
at that out-of-the-way station. During
the fishing and hunting seasons it was
a favorite point of departure for city
sportsmen coming into the Maine
woods. During the winter large
quantities of hemlock bark, for tan
ning purposes, were shipped from
Piueville; and there were always piles
of furs and pelts on the platform,
awaiting the "next train ont." Never
theless, for the greater part of the
day, 1'iuevllle was silent and deserted
eave for the young telegraph opera
tor, Arthur Severson, who hud recent
ly been sent there from Fortland. It
was the loneliness of the place that
distressed him most. His work was
light, as there were only four trains,
freight and pa.-tseuger, each day; aud,
aside from the traiu-despatcher's nies
sages, he had very few telegrams to
handle. Hut Arthur had been used
to plenty of company, active employ
ment, aud wholesome excitement; and
the utter quiet and lack of compan
ionship at Pineville made him feel
blue and homesick. He had not been
at Pineville long, however, before an
event occurred that gave him more ex
citement in half an hour than he had
known iu all his previous experience
in "railroading."
It was a hot summer afternoon; and
Arthur was sitting in his shirtsleeves
on the station platform, about as lone
some and depressed a boy as could be
found anywhere iu the State of Maine,
when suddenly he whs brought to his
feet by the sharp, distinct call of the
train-despatcher over the wire. He
sprang to his instrument iu the little
olrle'e, and promptly answered the
call. Then came this startling mes
sage: Wild euglne on lino between Itaequattn
and Pineville. Hide-track No. 40 If possible,
before collision. Hcpest.
1). J. Coi. i. iso, Despatchnr.
Trembling with excitemont, Arthur
repented the desputcher's message, and
added he could scarcely tell why,
for there was no distinct plan of action
iu his mind "Will try to stop wild
engine."
Then he sprang out ou the platform
aud gnzed up aud down the long,
straight stretch of track that cut the
forests iu two like the bhule of a kuife.
No. 40 was the down passenger train,
and she was due at Pineville in 15
minutes; but as yet there was no sign
of her approacb, not even the sound
of her powerful chime-whistle in the
distance. Neither was there auy sign,
iu the other direction, of the coming
of the dreaded wild engine that ter
ror of every railroad man's life. The
woods were as still as death, save for
creaking of a few locusts about
the buildings and the "a-ronk" of a
big bullfrog in a ditch back of the sta
tion. Yet, peaceful and reassuring as the
silence was, Arthur Severson knew
that, somewhere down the track be
tween Piuevill and Haoquette a dis
tance of 15 miles that engine was
rushing toward him with the speed of
the wind.
. His first impulse was to run and
throw over the switch at the lower
end of the siding, and derail the wild
eugine, if possible. Theu he remem
bered his orders to sidetrack the pas
senger train, and let the wild engine
go by. There could be no excuse for
him if he disobeyed these instruc
tions upon his own responsibility, and
tho collision should take place after all,
as it might if the passenger train
should fail to pass the upper end of
the siding in time. "Obey orders
firstl" thought Arthur, as he rau at
the top of his speed to the upper end
of the sidiug, and threw the switch
over for tho passenger train.
The side-track now belonged to No.
40, and was out of the problem as a
factor iu stopping the wild engine.
Whatever the young telegraph opera
tor might do to redeem his promise to
the traiu-desputcher must be done
without its aid. This he thoroughly
reulizrd, as he duBhed back to the
station.
Tn circumstances of extreme exi
gency and peril the .mind sometimes
works as if inspired, suggestions coin
lug to it with lightning rnpidity from
every object that catches the attention
of the senses. As young Severson
rushed back to his post of duty, his
his eyes fell upon a great heap of two
inch rope, coil upon coil, piled on the
station platform a consignment just
receiveu by tbe Moses Valley Lumber
eompouy. Instnutly a plau for stop
ping the wild engine formed itself iu
Arthur's mind, if he could only ac
complish it iu time. He would string
those coils of tough rope across the
track, from tree to tree, making a
web of network of them, one behind
auother, nod thus, perhaps, snare tbe
pluugiog monster as a spider snares
ml binds great crreen bottls-flv.
Oh for jnst ten minutes of precious
time! Conld he hope for them? Eager
ly he sprang to the coils of rope, slash
ing off their fastenings with his knife,
till every separate coll was loose.
Then he ran breathlessly down the
track, dragging the end of the top
most coil, as a fireman. drags his hose.
When the two-hnndred-foot rope lay
free behind him, he whipped the end
iu his hand about a monster pine, tied
it firmly with a halter-hitch, and then
begun weaving the rope from pine to
pine across the truck, encircling each
tree with a double loop, so that the
strands of his web would not draw.
Hack and forth he toiled with feverish
haste, hope springing higher iu I s
heart with every new mesh added to
his net.
The first coil of rope was stretched
aud tied about the pines; and Arthur
tottered with weariness and heat, was
dragging the second coil from the pint
form, when he heard the distant
thunder of the approaching wild en
gine. Must his plan fail, after all?
Would he be too Inte in weaving his
web of ropes? If he could only stretch
a few more strands across the track I
Even if tho first should snap like
strings, they might check the locomo
tive's momentum, so thnt the last
strands would hold it. Fiercely and
determinedly the panting boy worked
ou. The mad cluugor of the wild eu
gine drew nearer and nearer, till the
wood about him rang with the sound.
Hut not one glance did he spare from
his task to see how close tho monster
might be.
Just as he had looped and knotted
the last foot of rope, with a hissing,
roaring rush the wild engine plunged
into the hempen net
Snap I snap I snap ! like rapid pistol-shots,
weut the first strands of
lope, as they burst asunder before tbe
mighty shoulders of the iron horse.
Then the stubborn net work begnn to
tell on the strength of its captive, huge
and powerful though the latter was.
The sixth tough cable strained and
creaked ere it broke, the sevcuth
suapped, but not until it hnd almost
thrown the irou horse back npou his
haunches, aud at the eighth tbe shin
ing monster stopped, its driving-wheels
spinning madly round upon the rails,
aud the steam hissing shrilly from its
valves, as if iu conscious spite.
Even before the wild engine had
come to a standstill, Arthur Severson
sprung for the step and clambered up
into the cnb. Then he threw over the
great lever aud soothed the throbbing
monster, till it lay quietly pmting in
the midst of its tangled net of ropes.
At that moment the passenger traiu
came iu sight far up the trnck. Iu a
few moments it drew iu upon the sid
ing; and trniu-men and pnssengors
came crowding around the engine,
where tho pale nnd exhausted young
telegraph opeiator sat, with his hand
still ou the lever. The story of the
wonderful rescue of No. 40 was not
long iu reaching official ears; aud iu
less than two weeks Arthur Severson
found himself established iu the train
despatcher's office, tilling an import
ant position nnd drawing a liberal
sulary. He was not at all inclined to
pose ns a hero, howevvr, but would
modestly reply, when complimented
upon his remarkable feat at Piue
ville "Why, it was as easy as stringing
mother's clothes-line I" Christinu
Register.
THE IMPORTATION OF MONKEYS.
Organ-tlrlmlers Do Not Carry Them Hero
Nowadays.
A man who had missed the monkeys
formerly carried about by orgau-griud-ers
in the city streets, and who had
attributed their disappearance to the
changed conditions of the organ
grinding businoss, to the substitution
of the big piuno-orgau bu wheels, man
aged by two persons, for the old-fashioned
smnllor huud-orgnn, thnt was
carried about by the pluyer, found,
upon inquiry, thut, whatever influence
the changed conditions might have
hud, tbe carrying of monkeys by
organ-griuders is now prohibited here
by a city ordinance. There are, how
ever, pluces iu which the monkey still
forms a valuable part of the organ
grinder's outfit, aud where the nimble
littlo auiinal clad in au embroidered
jacket, aud wearing a fancy hat, which
it dolls for the peuuieB, still climbs
fences and rainwater conductors, and
hops up on porches quite in the old
familiur way, iu search of contribu
tions. Whilo monkeys are not per
mitted here, there are men who buy
monkeys aud train them to sell to
organ-grinders, who cnu use them else
whore, and a well-truiued mouUoy
sometimes brings as much as $1).
It had seemed, with fewer monkeys
in sight, as though there must be
fewer monkeys now imported, but tho
fuct appears to be that, if anything,
the importation is just now rather
greater thau usual, due to tho in
creased doinand from the show people,
who are, alter ull, the greatest pur
chasers of monkeys iu this country.
The organ-griuders use a considera
ble number; a few comparatively art
sold for zoologioal collections, aud in
recent yours a few have been sold for
pets; but the largest buyers of mon
keys are the traveling shows, of which
thore are, besides tbe great, modem,
consolidated shows, many smaller o es,
showing iu smaller towns throughout
the con u try. Take them all together
aud these shows use up a good many
monkeys. The life of a monkey ou
the road is usually but a single sea
sou. The show renews its slock of
monkeys every year. New York Sun.
Odd Vag Law.
The law of Furis forbids the pos
session of more than one dog, nnd a
Mine, de Pony has been condemned
to five days' imprisonment and a flue
of 91 for having violated the com
mandment. The inadauie was foud
of four pretty pups, which Bhe ue
glected or refuse! to drowu, and
hence her oondeuiuutiou.
NEW YORK
Designs For Costumes That Uavo Be
rn come Popular in
New York CtTr (Special). For out
door children's garments the new
models show a somewhat puzzling
Tariety. First of all, jackets of all
PELISSE FOR FIVK-TfiAR-OLD CURT..
shapes and lengths, and pelisses cover
ing the skirt, theu there are capes
which will be much more worn than
last year.
These are made round with but
little trimming and reachiug Blightly
below the waistline. They are fre
quently constructed with smull pel
lerines, one, two or even three, super
posed, aud fastening at tbe foot of tho
collar by loops and buttons, no that
they can be udded or not at wil'.
They are chiefly made iu cloth or
Scotch tweed, and many have plaid
pellerines, covering the shoulders only
and forming the trimming, or the
long oape itself is plaid and the smaller
ones plain.
Iu the accompanying cut, repro
duced from tho Dry Goods Economist,
is shown a coat-shapod pelisse for girl
of five years. The material is white
cloth. The revere of white velvot,
stitohod, are repeated ou the cuffs nnd
pockets. Three double rows of round
crystal buttons ornament the front.
For young ehildren, say from five
to eight, jaokets are mostly made
loose with straight backs and fronts,
with turned-back revers aud no collar.
lints In KinMeM I'rofiulon.
Hats for the season now at its
height present a bewildering display.
They are weighted with fruits and ber
ries, loaves aud blossoms whioh have
been turned by the sun and frost in
the workrooms. Straws the like of
whioh never have been seen in a field
are presonted iu combinations which
require great courage to wear.
A toque of several shades of violet
velvet iu bands, interlaced with a black
Furadise feather, fastened by a jov.eled
rosette, is among tha reoent styles,
and is suitable for evening wear.
For visiting there is a broad-brimmed
straw, lifted at the sides underneath
by velvet bowl and bands. It has
three waving ostrich plumes, and
pendant from the baok are blaok mous-'
eline de soie strings, which are tied
under the ohin a little to the side.
MoBt beooming to a young face is
another broad hat in green fauoy
straw. Swathod around its crown is
mousseline, the lightest shade of
green. Clusters of cherries aud thoir
loaves finish the combination.
Brims are all wide in tho new hats.
One, loaded with autumn flowers, with
loops of wired black velvet ribbon
wreathed over them, is a charming
creation, but this, too, is fastened by
velvet ties.
The ever serviceable it not always
appropriate sailor is to be found in all
sorts ant conditions among the new
millinery. Those which art trimmed
Jiff SoMe
f 1 h5
a 0ml
FAMES,
the Metropolis. Wi
with ribbon or wide velvet In loops at
the back are the only novelties in this
line.
Orar Fashlnnshls ror Waddings.
The most charming materials for
gowns to be worn at the weddings of
the season are designed in gray crepe
de chine gnrnished with gray pearl
embroidery, and with such a gown a
very flat-toppod tnrban of gray silk,
wound with a scarf of pearl bedewed
white chiffon, is the smart and proper
thing. No note of color is thought
well of in connection with these very
nentrnl harmonies, and for all stately
affairs it is interesting to learn that
trains will bo even longor than we
have ever before worn them.
Fashion's Mewrst Fsnry,
The yonng pcrsou who is fond of
being tailor made may now add to her
wardrobe a silk tailor-mado gown. It
is one of fnshiou's newest fancies. The
silk tailored gown must be severely
plain. It is very effective if mnde by
an export and trimtuod with bauds of
maohine stitching.
A fleautlftil Chatelaine.
Many unique designs in jewelry now
appear in the showcases and on fash
ionable women. The newest chate
laine is small and of heart shape. It
in a circle of pearls aronnd a tiny
enamelled flower with a diamond cen
tre. The flower should bd the flower
of a girl's birthday month.
Plnlds An Kpldfttnlc.
rinids of the most pronounced type
can now truthfully be said to be epide
mic, so few women are there who uro
free from the infection.
The initial purchase of the season
by every moid and matron, just enter
ing on the delightful task of collecting
au autumnal wardrobe, has been at
least one of those woolly-backed, full
hanging wraps, the hue of which, so
angry and brave, like the poet's rose,
bids the rash gazer to wipe his eye,
and lends not a whit of charm to the
wearer's appearance.
One excuse to be offored in extenua
tion of the popularity of these amaz
ingly toned wraps is the undeniable
novelty ot their shapes and the indis
putable comfort to be found in some
of them. There are snugly-fitting,
double-fall capes with large useful
capped pockets applied to the outside
surface of the first tall, besides the
round short collet-formod "golfer's
friend," which wears a deep circular
flounce piped on the skirt of the gar-
A XiATB PLAID WRAP.
ment. One and all they seem arranged
to give tue arms tree piay whuoui es
posing the rest ot the body to tut
wiuus.
Tbs StyUt BnlUbla For Tall Woman,
Tall, slim women are bast adapted
by nature to carry out the present
style.
Whan Cacti May lo as Re Likes.
When that good time arrives
That each ot as who strives
Along nnplensant ways toflay
May choose from ail tha rest ,
The task that suits him best, j
What will your faucy turn to, prsyf
Ton who sre weary now
What time you guide tha plow,
Will yon put on a helmet thau?
Or will you cruise the seas,
Or will yon seek to please
The world with. chisel, brash or pen? -
And you who wield the pink,
And you who build with brink.
And you who toll with awl and thread,
What ways will you nursuoi -Whnt
Brunt thing will you do,
What high profession will you wed?
I know before yon sayi
When that dnllgluful day
For whloh wo sigh, for which we sing.
Arrives, at last, we'll all
Let pens and trowels fall,
And never more do anything.
H. E. Klser In Chicago Times-Herald.
HUMOROUS.
Johnny What are nonsense verses.
papa? Papa Nearly all ot them, my
son.
"Pnrker is a good listener." "That
may account for the fact thnt he and
his wife seem to be such a happy
oonnle."
She A yonng lady acquaintance of
mine is training herself for an editor.
He Indeed! What is. the name of
r; . . i i . i.i i . t ...
iji.uuuu junifcuvur IBBTUrUITI I
tion Inspector N o."
Teacher Who was Mercury? John
nie Ue was the liar of mvtbology.
That's why they pnt him into ther
mometers. He s still np in his old
business, pa says.
Papa won't buy me a 'mobile;
Pajrn won't buy me a 'mobllei
I've got a pony cart,
Hut It doesn't touch my heart
I've got to have a 'mo-bllo-bile!
"Our-rnls nre niver satisfied,"
mused the janitor philosopher. "Whfn
they are iu short skirts they are cry
ing for long ones, an' whin they git
long wans they have to hold thim
np."
"Never fall in love with a girl who
is absent-minded and devoted to
clubs." "Why not?" "I proposed
to such a girl once. She called in t he
whole family aud move ! ue a vote of
thanks.
Condemned man (to his lawyer)
"It's a long sentence, sir, to be sent
to prison for life." Lawyer (inclined
toamore hopoftil view) "Yes.it does
seem long, but perhaps you won't live
a great while.
Lady (to dog fancier) What kind
of dogs have you for sale? Dog fan
cier hcotcb terriers, Chinese pugs,
French poodles and English setters.
Lady Have you any of those ocean
greyhounds that I have read about?
Publisher (to Sirs. Newrich, who
has compiled a volume of poems)
Of conrse, yon will want your book
bound iu morocco. JUrs. Newrich
Well, if it's the proper thing to have
it bound iu Morocco, go ahead and
send it there. Hut I don't see why
they cau't biud it just as well in this
country.
C'liwlprnlln t'p to Iate.
They hnd jnst returned from a wed
ding, and the two sisters were dis
cussing nil they had seen with their
usual volubility.
Cinderella alone remained silent.
"Yes," said one sister, "we, who
bnve been through a private seminary
and a college, have been taught to ob
serve, and it is natural that, between
ns, nothing should oscape our obser
vation. Is it not so? Let me ask
you, then, if you took it all in?"
"Indeed I did," replied the other
sister. "I noticed first the gowns of
every one of the relatives, ani by in
wardly comparing their styles and
make I could tell within a hundred
dollars of just bow mnch each relative
was worth. Not only this, but their
actions towards each other revealed to
mo but too plainly just what their
opinions of each other were. And
then, the bride!"
"Yes, the bride!" exclaimed the
other. "She was dressed "
And in thirty-five minutes by the
clock she described what the bride
wore.
"And you," said the first sister,
turning to Cinderella, "tell us what
yon saw."
Cinderella was silent nntil she
spoke.
"I saw pll yon saw, and more," she
said.
The sisters gazed at her supercili
ously. "indeed!" tbey chorused.' "What
did you see that we didn't see?"
"I uoviced the groom," said Cin
derella. Tom Mason, in Life.
Illllh Lights.
With what stationery ye write ye
shall l.e written un o.
A strong-minded woman never has
to borrow a penknife from a mail.
When fortune knocks at a man's
door she sometimes holds it open and
lets the flies get in.
The reason people don't value our
advice is because we are so willing to
give it away.
Hon etiiues an optimist is a pessi
mist who doesn't wuut other people to
catch his disease.
When a girl refuses a oommoupluca
man he often goes sway and gets to
be somebody just for spite.
A genius is a person who can make
lemouade just sweet enough and just
sour enough for everybody iu the
family.
The man who has a sail tar-away
look in his eyes is usually wondering
whether he mailed that letter or
whether he didn't Chicago Record.
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