ROLL "Verporal Green!" the orderly erted, "Hre" m the answnr, lorn) nd elear, From the lip of the loldler who stood "Bars!" wm the Word the anxt replied. "Cyrne Drew!" thn sllenee fell This time no answer followed the call) Only hie rear-man he I Keen him fall, Killed or wounded, he could not tell. There they itood In the falling llhtt These mon of battle, with grave, dark looks. As plain to be read as open booksi While slowly gathered the shades of night The fern on the hillsides was splashed with blood. And down In the eorn where the popples grew Were redder status tnaa the popples knewi And orlmson-dyed wm the river's Hood. For the foe had crossed from the or her side l That day, In the fam of a miirileroim (Ire F That swept them down In lis terrluls Ire And their life-blood wont to color tha tide. t An Undercurrent. J i ? J By Florella Estee. tWVfV'V'V4e''eymtV V.eVV V There was a mam voice, and a woman's, and through thorn both the Insistent voice of the sea. The woman's voice, clear, tralnante, began In a superficial, well-bred so ciety tone: "How strange, Mr. Dwight, that we should meet here after dear met I dare not tiiluk how many years! Bo unexpected, but delightful, I am sure." 'the man's voice, deep, musical, for mal, replied: "I do not think It very strange, Mrs. Van Ness. The places one knew In one's youth always have a strong attraction, and draw one back to them scon or late. But perhaps It Is somewhat singular that we both should choose this summer for our visit to old Nancpachcmet after so long an ahsonce. Pardon me, I think you said this Is your first visit since " The woman's voice, quickly, "Yes." Doubtfully, "I don't know that it was really very prudent for us to come down to the rooks together." The man's voice, hastily: "Why, not, Mrs. Van Ness? What harm can come from it!" The woman's voloe, hesitatingly: "Oh, no real harm, of course; only you know people might say unkind things because " The man's voloe, coldly: "Because we are married, and your hiiBband and my wife are at their hotels, you were go ing to say?" The woman's voice, wistfully: "Yes. People do not know that we are old (j-lends such very old friends and and It Is pleasant to talk over old times down here by the sea, with no one listening. Don't you think so?" t. The man's voice, dryly: "Oh, yes, very pleasant; but one doesn't know Just where to begin when " After a pause the woman's voice, Impatiently: "When what?" The man's voice, slowly: "When there are things to be left out things we can't talk about" . ' Sllenoe a moment, then the) man's voice, lightly: "Well, Mrs. Van Ness, you certainly have had no reason to complain of your lot during the last ten years. Ten years! It doesn't seem possible. You are not changed In the !east I could fancy you just the same lttle Dol I was going to say you have had a very brilliant career, if one may trust the society columns of our news papers. I have read very often about the beautiful Van Ness, her gowns and her Jewels, her presentation at the Courts of Europe, her dlnnors and re ceptions In New York, her charities, and everything else that goes to make up the life of a rich and fashionable woman." The woman's voice, quiet and even: "And you? Surely you have been hap py, for you have accomplished the things you planned to dot. If tha pa pers have kept you informed of my frivolous life, they have at the same time told me of your achievements In the world of science." The man's voice. Indifferently: "Hap py? Ah, well! I have had my work," Earnestly: "Yes, tbnnk God, I have had my work; It has been everything to me," Slowly and thoughtfully: "And yet I have not accomplished what I once hoped to do what I ought to have done In ten years. Somehow, I lost a great deal of my early ambition. Things have not seemed worth while." A pause, then the maus voice, al most timidly: "You have been hap py?" The woman's voice, cynically: "We modern society women have little time to think' whether we are happy or not. We do not probe our deeper feelings to know If they still live." A bitter lit tle laugh, "Society haB no use for deep feelings, and we cannot afford to cultivate anything which society does not demand." The man's voice, softly: "You have children, perhaps?" The woman'B low and tremulous: "I had one. She was but a little thing When if only she had lived!" The man's voice, tenderly: ."Forgive me, I did not know. I have had no children." e e, e e Silence a moment The man's voice, quietly: "Ah, well! I suppose no man's life Is Just what he planned it to be. He must do his duty as he eaea It, and let happiness take care of itself. I have tried to do that all these years. But I have always longed to know that you ware happy with the lot you had chos en. I have tried hard not to blame you, T to harbor unkind thoughts of yon, ought it was a cruel blow, Dpw, a otMl blow.- V CALU "Herbert Kllnat" At ths eafl thei earn n'wn I I -nl .1 1 . . ik- if . nu nm w ai m.iuini'- , iifc.i llin 1 1 ,v, biarlnir between them this Herbert Kline, nounuen and bleeding, to answer his same, "Ear Kerr!" and a voloe answered, "Here!" "Hiram Kerrl" bat no man replied. They were brothers, these twoi the sad Winds sighed, And shudder crept through the cornfield near, "Ephrnlm Deane!" then a nol Her snokei "Deen- carried our rrgim- ni's oolors," he Hid, "Wh-re our ensign wns shot I left him lead, Just alter the enemy wavered and broke. "Ch.se to the rod'UMe Ms bdv lies; I p insert a mnnieiil and gave blm drlnki H ninrinur'd i Is nioiher's nnni 1 think. And Lioath oame with It and olused his eyas. 'Twaa a vlotoryt yes, but It so t ns dnar For that company's roll, whon called at night, Of a humlred men who went Into the fltcht. Numbered but twenty that answered "Hurel" Nathaniel Graham Shepherd. The woman's voice, hot and bitter: "You talk of unkind thoughts! You talk of a cruel blow! I think you have forgotten who struck that blow." The man's voice, firmly: "It was not I, surely." The woman's voice, as firmly: "It oertainly was not I." The man's voice, excitedly: "What do you mean, Dolly? I don't under stand. In God's name, don't you call It a cruel deed for you to have married another man the day before I reached home, after two years In Europe, when you now how much I loved you, and that I had worked hard those long years, buoyed up by my faith in you, and the thought that you were to be my reward my wife? Don't you call that a cruel blow. Don't? My God! 1 was nearly crazed!" The woman'B voice, frantic with pain: "Stop, you shall not talk so to me. It was you who were faithless. Do you think 1 did not know of your let ters and gifts to Kate Oakes? Every one in our set knew, for she boasted of your devotion to her. Oh, my heart was broken, and my pride hurt beyond endurance! And when Mr. Van Ness asked me to marry him, I was glad glad although I did not love him for as his wife no one would ever know how you had hurt me. And six months later you married Kate." Sllenoe, broken only by a quivering sob. e e a The man's voice, slow and dazed: "My letters to Kate! My gifts to Kate! There was a mistake somewhere. Why, Dolly, surely Kate gave you all the let ters and gifts I sent her? You remem ber your father was displeased because I would not study law, and when I went to Germany to complete my studies, he made us promise that we would not write to each other during my absence, hoping our love would die of silence and separation. I kept the letter of my promise, but not the spirit; I could not write to you, but I did write to Kate for you. She was such a friend to us both, and she knew our situation. I believed I could trust " A pause, then slowly: "Dolly, Kate is ray wife." A long sllenoe, then the woman'B voice, sweet, tender, almost Joyous: "Do you know, Jack, I love this bit of rocky coast better than any other spot on earth! Nowhere else In all the world are the Bunsets so, beautiful. Just look at the sky now! That perfect glory of color would drive Turner mad with despair.. "Do you remember the first summer you came down here with Tom? You were a big, handsome college boy, and I was a spoiled child, who would go everywhere with you and Tom. You were so good to me always, and so pa tient. Do you remember how we used to flHh from that level rock down close to the sea? You used to carry me In your arms over all the rough places. "You came here every summer after that." The voice became low and sad: And when Tom died I was sixteen then you came down here to comfort me; for I had no one In all the world but Tom. Pa was so cold and stern that I coulu not love him. Do you re member how t begged you to be my brother in Tom's place?" e e Silence. The woman's voice, clear and happy: "And two years after came the best summer of all, when you know what happened, and we plan ned your future, and talked of the name and fame you would win. I was so proud of you, and we were very hap py, and " The man's voice, hoarsely: "Don't Dolly! For God's sake, don't! I can't bear It If only I had known!" The woman'B voice, ineffably tender: "It doesn't matter so much, now that we know, Jack. You did love me, and you ware true to me? Say It again, Jack. It can't be wrong for you to tell me that you loved me before!" The man it voloe. brokenly: "Loved you, Dolly, little sweetheart! Did 1 love you? Ob, Dolly, I have always " The woman's voice, quickly: "No no, Jack! We have no right no. But It won't, be so hard to bear, now we know, and life Is not so very long, and perhapa, sometime somewhere " A little catching Sob. The man's voice, deep) tender, trem ulous: "God bless you, little sweet heart! God help us both!" The gorgeous crimson and yellow of the sunset had faded to dull purple, and twilight had fallen on sea and land. The fretful voloe of the sea had grown soft and slumbrous with the bblng time, and peace brooded every where, save tn the heart of the chil dren of men. A man and a woman arose) front the rock, and, as they passed the niche where I, unseen, had witnessed the pageant of departing day, and had heard rehearsed the supreme tragedy of life, the man raised the woman ' hand to his lips, and gazed silently on her uplifted faoe, glorified with the love which through all time "endures, and Is patient." The Household-Led ger. RACK SUICIDE IN FRANCE. M. Gruen Says His Country Is Alarmed at Present Conditions. Frederic O. Gruen, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies and presi dent of the Bank of Versailles, who ar rived here on Sunday from France, by way of England, on the Cedrlc, of tht White Star Line. Is on his way to Que bec, Canada, to establish there a branch Lank. He will first pay a flying visit to the French ambassador at Washington. Asked If President Roosevelt's" recent utterances anent "race suicide" had awakened any Interest In France, M. Omen replied that they had furnished a basis for much healthy discussion among French people of all classes. "The people of France," he contin ued, "have long been Indifferent to tha threatened depopulation of their coun try, but the remarks of your president on marriage have stirred them up to take action to prevent, If possible, the continuance of 'race suicide' among them. Only a month ago M. Plot, the senator from the department of tht Cote d'Or, aroused public attention to what we call the national danger the depopulation of France and through his efforts an extra parliamen tary committee is now studying the subject In all Its phases. M. Plot has further proposed a scheme to the gov ernment which consists In the Institu tion of an order of merit, with cross and ribbon, for the mothers of large families in France, as a recognition of the country's indebtedness to them and as an encouragement to young married couples." Replying to the question whether ha could give an explanation for the grad ually decreasing population of Franco, tu. Gruen said, without hesitation: "Our women. The majority of thera nowadays in my country are too frivol ous. They object to shouldering the responsibility and care of large fam ilies. It is not by any means that they dislike married life. Most of them, I should say, marry for love, but as a rule they seem to have an aversion to children, or a fear of allowing them selves to become encumbered with a family. The existing conditions of so cial life In France today its ever In ert -sing gayety and passion for amuse ment are to a great degree responsi ble for the Increasing dislike French women entertain for the home and tht higher duties It entails. "If the Amrican woman were to be transplanted to France, I feel we would have nothing to fear from what you call 'race suicide.' It may, by the way, surprise you to know that my wife is an American by birth and lineage. She is the only daughter of the late John Hood Cranford, a cotton planter In New Orleans. My wife and I do not believe in 'race suicide.' We have a family of eight. On the avenue in Ver sailles whtre we live we enjoy the dis tinction of having the largest family in the neighborhood. Not one of our married neighbors has more than three children, and the majority have none at all." New York Tribune. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. It is one of the peculiarities of trav el by balloon that you do not feel any thing; all Is still with you, no matter If you are in the teeth of tha hurri cane. The cargador, or carrier, of Mexico Is a remarkable Individual. Nothing seems too bulky, nothering too heavy for him to carry, and It is wonderful how he manages not only to lift, but to balance his cumbersome loads. t The oldest collection of moral max ims known is that of the Press papy rus, dating 2C00 years B. C, recently found in a tomb at Thebes. They have been translated by Philllppe Vlvey, the famous French Egyptolo gist, and rival in excellence the prov erbs of the Hebrews. Perhaps the most curious means of communication in the world Is the drum language of a Congo tribe. These queer people can talk to each other with large drums made of bamboo hoops, over which the skin of some animal is stretched. The drum, how ever, Is used only on Important occa sions. Among the curious devices to be seen In the United States patent office la one for exploding bombs high In the air to produce rain ; another raises and tips the hat when the wearer bows; another puts on overcoats and another lets down a key Just In time for tht milkman and draws It up again after he has put the milk Inside tht door. A Dresden (Germany) physician having addressed a list of 86 questions to 73 persons who were more than 90 years old, learned, among other things, that all of them are below the average height; most of them have light hair and have retained plenty of It, and none of them has any teeth remain ing; all but five are Inveterate Jokers and admit being "wild" In their youth. Few of them take kindly to tht bath or to fresh air. Tht maidens of mediaeval timet wont to tht wart and fought with thai beau and arrows. Tht Little Bridesmaid. My pretty Annt Gertie was married today At the ohuron Is the srpmrn It looked ever sogayi Red earpei was laid on the pavement out side, And the people sll crowded to look at the bride. A girl by the railings, with duty, bare feet, Cried, "Look at the blbyl Oh, Isn't she sweet?" I didn't quite know who fhe"blby" could be, But the girl by the railings, waa staring at me. I listened to sll that the oleryman said, And tried not to fidget or wrljtKle my bead) Little girls should be good when they wear pretty clothes, And oarry a basket with streamers and bows. And, after the wedding, came drawing-room tea, With Ices, and jelly, and bon-bons for tnei Bo I said, when the cab oame to take me away. "How I wish I eould be a bridesmaid ev'ry day I" Chicago Becord-Berald. Hen Rescued the Mouse. A naturalist friend of mine says: "I recently saw a curious thing In my poultry yard. The cat was playing with a live mouse which she had caught, when a broddy hen, taken off her nest, was put Into the yard. She stretched herself and bad a good shake, when she caught sight of the cat. With outspread wings the hen dashed at poor puss, knocked her over, tweaked the mouse from her mouth, and then attacked her with the utmost fury. The cat was so fright ened and demoralized by this sudden and unepected attack that she bolted, and meanwhile tht mouse had made Its escape. Whether It was maternal Instinct which prompted the hen to rescue Brer Mouse or whether It was antipathy to the cat is doubtful, but I favor the first suggestion." Illustrat ed Sporting and Dramatic News. Feeding Birds. The secret of feeding birds In cap tivity Is to give thera as great a va riety of wholesome food as you can. For seed, they should have a mixture of canary rape, flax, or linseed, small groats and a lltle hemp and millet. In cold weather, more hemp and some maw seed, and a little lettuce seed oc casionally, particularly If there is any diarrhoea about. For green stuff, lettuce, watercress, groundsel, chick weed and nearly any sort of fruit, but It should not be given to them wet. Once or twice a week, for a treat, a mixture of hard-boiled egg, chopped Bmall, and powdered biscuit will be greatly appreciated. In reeding them don't make things too easy. Remem ber that birds dearly love occupation of any kind. I knew a lady once who used to chop up the watercress, "to save the poor dear things the trouble or biting if oft!" But I need scarcely say that this Is a great mistake. Washington Star. A Fable of the Two Rats. A rat seeking a place in which to live chose a palace, saying he pre ferred high life, while his companion chose a hut, saying he was content with less, says a writer in St. Nicholas. But the palace was found to be a poor plaice for a rat The walls and floors were so well built that no holes could be made In them, and the pantry was so well kept that nothing was left ex posed to marauders. Moreover, there were bo many pet cats and dogs that a rat had no liberty. As a result the rat got nothing to eat, and finally starved to death all from trying to live In too much "style." The other rat found the hut Just what ho wanted. There were plenty of holes, tht provisions were poorly protected, tht barn was near by. The cottage rat, accordingly, lived in plmty and enjoyed what was really high life lor a rat "For," he said, "a palace has fewer opportunities for a rot than a hovel, and they who aspire should con sider what the advantages for them art in the places which they seek." The Story of a Squirrel, Have you ever been fortunate enough to watch the antics of a squir rel In a cage? Of course, every boy knows the squirrel at the woods, and how Indus triously he provides against the com ing of a rainy day which In his case means the times of year when the gathering of nuts Is Impossible. He has been known to store quantities of nuts away In three trunks, and some times naughty boys have been known to steal from the busy squirrel actu ally steal his supply of nuts because It Is too much trouble to emulate the squirrel's industry! But, of course, the boy would not do such a cruel and really cowardly thing If he only topped to think he was robbing a helpless little animal, so tiny and gen tle flat tame ones have been carried around In men's pockets in order that they may be kept warm. One squir rel wt have heard of lived all day long In tht pocket of an Italian organ grinder, and, once, when a blizzard came, and the poor little organ boy tell In the snow, some kind men came along and picked him up and carried him Into a comfortable house before a warm Are. The rubbed his feet and bands and put him In a soft bed, and ht opened his eyes and thanked them. But the little squirrel when he looked (or It was found frozen quite stiff tn his pocket But I started to tell you the story of a tkmt squirrel In a cage. A lady hat one a lady who does not lira vtry far from New York, and she sayi that the dear little creature causes her a great deal of amusement by hit pranks. She has laughed uproarious ly to Bee him in his good sized cage racing about in it and making a nolst like the running of a typewriter. This particular squirrel is a foot and a half long (tall Included), and yet he man ages to squeeze himself through tht smallest holes. If you give him a pa per, he wll take It In his forepaws, like a boy, and crumple It up and poke It forward Into the disc of his cago, so that he may make a more comfortable bed. Then after it he will crawl. Ht teems to prefer sleeping here because the disc Is on a rack Inside the cage, and he can get more air. This squir rel hasn't been out of the cage yet His owners expects to see him per form great antics when he is allowed to venture forth. Already he eats hickory nuts a great deal, as we should have to eat thera If we were In his place. His teeth art very long, and he bites into the nut until It cracks. Then he spits out the Bhell. Altogether, he Is a very bright little creature, and no one could help loving him. Washington Star. The 8tory the Songs Told. "I'm a Rovor of the Sea" and live my "Life on the Ocean Wave " but "When My Ship Comes In" I am al ways glad to see "The Old Folks at Home" In the "Dear Little Cottage" "By the Murmuring Sea," "The Dear est Spot on Earth to Me" among "The Happy Hearts at Home." " 'Brother Is Home Again," cries my "Brother Charlie," and they all say, "'Welcome, Happy Rover!'" "'Let's Dance and Sing!'" So we have a "Merry Dance," anj Invite "Annie Laurie," "Highland Mary," "Sweet Marie," "Little Annie Rooney," "Ben Bolt," "Katie Lee and Willie Gray," "Sallle in Our Alley," "Sweet Evelina," "Jack and Jill," "Dar by and Joan," "Douglas, Tender and True," "Annabel Lee," "Highland Lad die," the "Three Fishers," "Old Rosin and Bow," "Blue-Eyed Mary," 'The Little Mountain Lad," "The Girl I Left Behind Me," "The Girl Who Owns My Heart." "Who is "The Prettiest Girl I Know?" "Kathleen Mavourneen," and she Is "The Girl Who Owns My Heart." She Is "The Belle of the Ball," while "There's Music in the Air" from "The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls." "After the Ball Is Over" I go out with "Katy Darling" "Under the Sil very Stars" to some "Lone Rock by the Sea," and look at the "Sad Sea Waves!" '"What Are the Wild Waves Say ing. Laddie?'" she asks me, "Sweet and Low." " 'Softly O'er the Rippling Waters" come "Whisperings of Love." I reply "'Love's Old Sweet Song," sung by the "Murmuring Voice of the Deep," "O My Little Darling, I Love You!'" "'Happy Sailor,'" says she, with "Eyes So Wistful. When the Lad dies Are All at Sea,' and you'll be 'Rolling on the Deep' 'You'll Soon For get Kathleen.'" " 'Foolish Maiden,' " says I, " 'Do I Not Love Thee?' 'My Heart Flies Eve to You.' 'I'm Ionely, O So Lonely,' 'When by Thy Side No More,' 'Far on the Deep Blue Sea, 'Far, Far Away,' 'In Tears I Pine for Thee,' 'Last Night My Heart Was All One Dream of Love,' 'Last Night I Was Dreaming of Thee,' and thought 'Some One Is Waiting for Me 'On the Shore.' 'Do you Ever Dream of Me?' " "'Did You Ever!'" cries "That Charming Girl" with her "Laughing Eyes of Blue. Do I Love Thee?' While you were going 'Merrily O'er the Calm Blue Sea,' 'A Funny Little Man Came Courting Me.' " " 'If you have Nothing More to Tell Me,'" said I, "'That'B Enough, Don't You Think So?' " " 'Tls All That I Can Say," replied my "Little Beauty, Hm Somebody'i Dear Little Sweetheart.'" "'Alas! How Easily Things Go Wrong,' " I cry. " 'Just Last Night I Was Dreaming of You,' and I thought 'Some One Is Waiting for Me.' 'Speed On, My Bark, Speed On,' for I am 'Sailing Home to Sweot Kathleen.' But now 'My Poor Heart Is Broken.' 'Ah, Tell Me Not' 'We Have Loved in Vain.' Tell me 'Beautiful Maiden,' 'Tell Me, Darling, That You Love Me,'" and sadly, "With Tears I Look Around" "O'er the Moonlit Wavelets.' "And 'Why Do You Watch the Lone Deep. 'My Lover So True and Bold?' " cries 'My Pretty Queen," "Tva Something Sweet to Tell You,' 'I'm a Sailor's Darling,' i'ra Thine and Thine Only.'" " 'Let Me Fold Thee Close, Mavour een,' " I cry In ecBtasy. 'Happy Are We Tonight' and 'Some Sweet Day' 'Over the Waves We'll Float Togeth er.' " " 'Some Sweet Day over the Waves We'll Float Together!'" says she. "'Why Don't You Name the Day, Kathleen?'" I ask her. '"We'd Better Bide a Wee," an swers "My Fairest Maiden." Then I say. " 'Our Good Ship Sails Tonight,' while 'O'er the Waters I'll Wander 'Write Me a Letter from Home,' and 'One Night I'll Come Back Again.' 'O Promise Me.' " 'I Promise Thee.' But Tou Are Going Far Away, and Cad Will Bt Kathleen.' " . " 'Think of Me Sometimes.' " 'That Will Be Something Sweet to Think Of.'" "Don't Forget to Write Me, Dar ling.' " " "Good-by, Sweetheart, Good by.' " "'Farewell, Beloved Maid," "Good by Till I See You Again.' "Chicago Tribune. If It wasn't for an occasional (overs' Quarrel happiness would become monotonous. SCIENCE NOTES. A London correspondent at Welling' ton, N. Z., points out that unless tht next season should prove more favor able than the last the Discovery will remain fast In the Ice, and her ultl mate abandonment In tht Antarctic regions Is possible. It Is Imperative therefore that the relief ship should return. "This year,"- said Prof. J. H. Ry. rnlds In an address before the British Chemical socloty, "is the centenary ot the announcement In a tentative form of probably the most fruitful and val liable of all scientific hypotheses Dal' ton s atomic theory. On Oct. 21, 1803, Paltcn read a paper on the absorption of gases by water and other liquids before a select audience of nine mem bers of the Literary and Philosophical society of Manchester, and appended to this was a statement which, accord' Ing to Sir Henry Roscoe and Dr. Har den, Is the first published Indication cf the atomic theory. This event waa celebrated In Manchester during tht last week In May." The recent landslide in Alberta, by which the town of Frank was partially destroyed, was due, according to ex ports of the Canadian geological sur vey, entirely to geological cause,. Turtle mountain, from which the slip took place, is very badly fractured, and large masses of rock are continu ally falling. The mountain sides are steep, and there Is danger of another largo slide. There will always be more or Urs risk In living In Frank, and "the people should move as soon as possible." The recent slide, esti mated at 80,000,000 tons, consisted of a mass of rock, half a mile wide, 2000 feet in height and from 400 to COO feet In thickness. The debris covers two square miles of territory. The difficulties connected with the exploration of the greater depths 6! the sea arise principally from the fact that, in the majority of cases, the ob servations are necessarily Indirect. At the surface of the ocean direct ob servation Is posslblo, but our know! edge of the condltlcns prevailing in deep water, and of all that is there taking place, is almost wholly depend ent upon the correct working of In struments, the action of which at the critical moment Is hidden from sight It was the desire to establish tele graphic communication between Eu rope and America that gave the first direct Impulse to the scientific explo ration of the great ocean basins, and at the present'day the survey of new cable routes still yields each year a large amount of accurate knowledge regarding the floor ot the ocean. At a recent meeting of the Academy of Sciences of Vienna Prof. Mollsch of Prague, communicated a paper upon phosphorescent bacteria. He has been able to photograph the colonies ot a phosphorescent micrococcus by means of its own light By inoculating large glass flasks of onehalf litre capacity, containing a suitable culture medium, with the organisms, a "bacterial lamp" is obtained with which it Is possible for an observer at a distance of one or two metres to read a thermometer or to see the time of a watch. On a dark night the "bacterial lamp" Is visible at a distance of more than 60 paces. It li suggested that such cultures ot phosphorescent bacteria might be em ployed In powder magazines or for at tracting flsh, as the flask might be sealed and lowered into the water. Under suitable conditions the phos phorescent properties of the culture! last for two or three weeks. Tunnel Under the 8elne. A work to cost some $6,000,000 will probably in the near future be begun on the Seine. It will be a tunnel under the river, either at Tancarville or Quiliebouf. Between Rouen and the sea, there is no crossing of the Seine except by boat, a condition that for many years has caused great Incon venience and retarded commercial growth. Moreover, Havre is connect ed with the rest of France by only one railroad line. The projected tunnel will connect It with the Pont-Audemer and hence with the rest of France, giving two diverging lines from Havre one to the right and one to the left of the Seine. Lost year the chambers of commerce of Rouen and Havre fur nlshod $3800 to an eminent French en gineer, Jean Berller the constructor of the Cllchy, and Concorde tunnels un der the Seine at Paris to make pre liminary investigations as to the feasi bility of the work. M. Berller has re cently published an exhaustive pam phlet with map, drawings, etc., show ing the result of his Investigations and giving an outline of the manner in which the work should be accom plished. He advocates a double tun nel, the total cost of wWch he esti mates at 80,600,000 francs ($5,905, 800), and so feasible is its construction considered that he asks no payment In carrying out the work until one fourth of It Is finished. Consular Re ports. He Wanted a Staff Billet A recruit once thought he ought to be placed on the same footing as the older soldiers by giving vent to his grievance In the barrack room. Being encouraged by the other men, he was persuaded to ask his orderly sergeant for a staff billet. On doing to he was, promised one Immediately. A little later on be wanted to know the duties of his new appointment, and was told ht would have to carry water for the sergeant major's canary! Illustrated Bits. At Troy a linen shirt is mad In aiv and a halt minutes; the working ot the buttonholes occupies one-quarter of a minute. LABOH WORLD. tn (let-many low wages and long hours are the rule. Many States are In great need of men to harvest the wheat crop. Nearly 30,000 union laborers returned to work In New York City after being on strike since May 6. The International Association of Rail way Mall Clerks decided to meet la 1905 In Galveston, Texas. An employers' combine, of Denver, Col., Imposes a fine of $10 on any mem ber that posts a union shop card. The International Store Mounters' Union has decided to admit apprentices by paying half dues and half per cap ita tax. Wages In the factories of Holland are very low, and the hours of work rnnge all the way from nine to thirteen per day. . The operators have Increased their wage scale in the district of Pittsburg, Kan., but not sufficiently to meet tht demands of the coal miners. After holding every office In the In ternational Union of Iron Mold.-rs, Mat-tin Fox has resigned the presi dency because of 111 health. The mnchlnlsts of the Big Four Rail road have returned to work at Wabash, tnd., ngreelng to work ten hours until enough men cnu be secured to arrange a nine-hour schedule, Russlnn workmen are demanding an Increase In wages, a reduction of their hours of work, the right of association and the organization ot mutual aid bnnks. A inbor temple, costing in the neigh borhood of $100,01)0, will be built at Memphis, Tenn., shortly. It is contem plated to make It theJinest labor tem ple in the world. A union label will be Introduced by the Vienna (Austria) tailors' union, te be used for union-made clothing. This Is the first attempt to Introduce a nnlon label la Austria. NEWSY CLEANINGS. The Chicago directory now bai population of 2,231,000. American artists In Paris are flitting for the summer to Italy and Holland. The first congress of German chimney-sweeps meets In Berlin In the au tumn. Boston hospitals are preparing to ns radium at a curt for cancer and tuber culosis. Several Portuguese officers have been arrested for plotting against King Charles. Rear-Admiral Cotton's squadron will take part tn the winter maneuvrei In the Caribbean. There was a record breaking attend ance at the recent Epwnrth League Convention In Detroit, Mich. The Hawaiian Leglslnture with only $0,000,000 estimated Government re ceipts in sight has appropriated $3,000, 000. In the Philippines there are pub lished twenty-four papers in Spanish, or In native languages, and ten In Eng lish. Connecticut has an Inspector who looks after the garbage and sewage disposal of the summer resorts in the State. A ten per cent. Increase In the next freshman class at Yale University It Indicated by returns from the entrance examinations. The expedition, headed by Mr. Mc Millan, of St. Louis, to explore the Blue Nile's course, lost Its boats and wat compelled to return to Jlbutll. The State of Minnesota has been paid $27,6(19 for expenses Incurred in aiding the United States to raise the volunteer army in the war with Spain, The Montana Supreme Court has de cided that Insurance companies oper ating tn that State are liable for taxes npon the excess of premiums received over losses and expenses, In the county, wnere tne agents conauct DUBiness. American Oil In Germany, In the 1902 report of the Chemical examination Bureau of Breslau it It stated that Roumanian petroleum, which had at one time been looked npon as a promising factor In the Ger man markets, has almost disappeared. as wbII as the Gallclan product. The Gallclan wells, It Is said, are no longer is productive as formerly. This leaves the field open to the efforts of the American and the Russian companies. It Is stated to be in the Interest of Germany to see that there is no coali tion between these two, which can be prevented only by Increasing the de mand for the Russian product. The German buyer, however, Is said to look upon the Russian oil with disfa vor. The German authorities have for years ben Increasing their orders to the Russian company, asserting that this oil Is cheaper and of a better qual ity than the American; but private consumers care nothing about t.ie ori gin of the oil they use, and tho mer chants in general continue in their re fusal to purchase Ruaslal petroleum. Nevertheless, the . report shows that this oil has on considerable ground since 1898. Wealthy Jeres. Jerea Js the richest city In Anda lusia. Tht long experience In cultiva tion of grapes and the skilful mixing of winee has made this place eminent in its special trade. It it the great entrepot of sherry, with storehouses which contain wine 100 years old. some of It valaed at $10 per quart The LATEST FASHIONS IN GENT'S CLOTHING The newest, flneatoloths, tht latest designs, all the most fashionable cuts for the summer season. Call at our shop and -tee samples of oloth complete line and let us eon vinos you that we are the leaders in our line. Reasonable prioes always and satisfaction guaranteed. Johns & Thompson
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