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The census returns show that ns a Whole the cities are not increasing their population so fast, as compared with the country towns, as they were in 1880 and 1890. Thus is the work of the electric trolley car in connecting the cities with the rural districts made manifest. Commissioner General Peck's report to the authorities at Washington tells a brief but flattering story of the suc cess of American exhibitors at the Paris exposition. He announces that the "United States received 2475 awards, as against 1823 to Germany, 1727 to Great Britain and 1493 to Rus sia, and that we lead not only in the grand total, but also in all grades of awards from highest to lowest. This showing is even more creditable than had been hoped for, and it constitutes a magnificent tribute to American ge nius and enterprise. A careful survey by experts from the Department of Agriculture of the hur ricane-swept section of Eastern Texas Shows that the farmers lost 1,000,009 bushels of corn, 300,000 bushels of rice, 08,000 bales of cotton, 2,500,000 pounds of pecans, 3000 trees, and farm animals worth s4so,ooo—in all an irreparable property loss representing a value of $3,400,000. The damage thus sustained will be lightened by no percentage of Insurance and no dole of charity. In Texas, as elsewhere, the tiller of the soil takes the buffets or favors of for tune as they come, and trusts to benig nant nature for future redress aud compensation. A correspondent of the London Times—ll. Seymour Trower, writing by order of the Executive Committee of the Navy League—declares that this is a critical moment in the history of Great Britain, because for the time being she has lost command of the sea. For the first time since 1814, he says, a coalition of foreign powers could dis pute with England the control of the ocean highways, and do it with a cEance of success. The British Ad miralty, he declares, has uot ordered the building of enough ships, and it has dangerously delayed the comple tion and equipment of those laid down, while other nations have been actively carrying on the work of naval con struction and a new and resolute claimant for sea power—Germany has arisen. Effect of Rain on People. Have you ever noticed the effect of rain upon people in our busy streets? The slightest drizzle seems to addle their brains. In clear weather they manage to keep to the right, passing without discomfort and dodging; but as soon as the water begins to fall they lose tho sense of direction, and you will find them swerving all over the sidewalks as a tired horse swerves in the homestretch. They will bump into you in spite of all you can do. Truck drivers go mad in a slight downpour, and even the horses are af fected. Gripmen and motormen be come fit candidates for insane asy lums. The streets become congested for no apparent reason. In crossing them men and women rush, dodge, spring this way and that, stoop, back and fill until confusion is worse than confounded.—Victor Smith, in New York Press. What He Did. A small boy recently visited a church for the first time, where the pews were very high. Being asked on his return home what he did in church, he replied: "I just went into a big cup board and sat ou a shelf."—Boston Traveler. The Chicago Historical Society has a fine new building that cost SIBO,OOO. and a library of over twenty-six thou sand bound volumes and 60.000 1111 bound volumes, besides many bust paintings. etc. One-fourth of the laboring poptda tion of Colorado is said to belong \< labor organizations. The State Fedcrp tion of Labor claims that Colorado i the best organized State in the Union r MR. DODSON S HAND-MIRROR. 1 BY EMnA a. upper. I Slade & Go's immense dry-goods store was crowded. Charmingly-attired Indies swarmed about the counters; harassed sales women pulled down innumerable boxes and answered unlimited ques tions; and the little baskets chased one another along the wires to the cashier's desk. At a further counter, where pretty toilet articles held sway, Annie Rogers stood gazing at her own fair image in a plate-glass hand-mirror with Rus sia-leather back. "He'll be sure to like it," she said, looking up at the young man who stood waiting at her side. "I'll take it," she addfd. turning to tlfi girl be hind the counter and producing her purse. "It's his birthday, you know," she went on, as the hand-glass went flying down a wire. "We always make birthday presents to each other. Dear old tJnole Hudson!" "Uncle Dodson" he has always been to her, though she was only an or phaned relative of his dead wife, adopted in her infancy. "He's a lucky person, with you to care for him," said Howard Canby, taking charge of the hand-mirror as It reappeared in its neat wrappings. "You'll let me walk home with you?" he went on, as they stepped out into the crowded street. More than one hurrying shopper noted them admiringly as they walked slowly down tlie avenue together—the graceful girl, in her soft, light dress, her cheeks grown pink and her eyes bright in the fresh air, and the tall young man, not far behind her in per sonal advantages, bending to talk to her. But they were not aware of these approving glances; they were not con scious of anything beyond their own absorbing conversation, a hint of which may be gathered from their parting words. For, as they mounted the broad steps of the big Dodson house, Annie was murmuring: "What will Uncle Dodson say?" "He'll give us his consent and bless ing, of course, my dear girl," said Howard, cheerfully. And he gave Mr. Dodson's birthday present into her possession, pressed her hand with a whispered word, and went down the steps reluctantly. A largo valise stood in the hall, and an unfamiliar hat hung on the rack. Annie looked at them sharply. Prob ably it was some friend of Uncle Dod son come to see liim—he was some thing of an invalid. But the hat—a smart, speckled straw, with a blue hand—had an un mistakably youthful air. She ran up the stairs wonderingly. Mr. Dodson was sitting in a large arm-clinir before the window, where most of his time was spent. A young man of two and twenty, or thereabouts, noticeable for nothing unless for the cheerfulness of his rather boyish face, sat near him. Mr. Dodson looked up with a wel coming smile, as Annie entered. "My nephew, Dudley Howard, ray dear," he said. The young man rose and bowed— rather constrainedly. Annie thought. Mr. Dodson regarded her anxiously. "Sit down," he said. Annie sat down at his side, feeling that something unpleasant was com ing; and the young man quietly with drew. "He is my nephew—my only rela tive," Mr. Dodson began. "lie will inherit my property, my dear." "Well?" said Annie, cheerfully. "Well," Mr. Dodson repeated, strok ing her hand, "he will inherit my property, but you must be provided for, too. There seems to me but one way. I have thought of it much; but the best way seems to me—that you should marry. So I have sent for him." said Mr. Dodson, going on hur riedly. "And—we have been talking of it, my dear." Poor Annie had listened silently. Was this kind-hearted Uncle Dodson who was saying these dreadful things? "A little too business-like to suit you, eli?" said Mr. Dodson, noting her dis tressed face. "Yes, of course. I ex pected tlu\t. Young folks nowadays have an idea that their elders shouldn't have a word to say about these things—not a word! But don't you see, my dear," he went on, kindly, "that it's all the same thing? Suppose I had got Dudley here without men tioning my little plan? Well, you'd have been pretty sure to fall in love with each other. He's as nice a fel low as you'll find, Annie, and ho knows a pretty girl when he sees one, I imagine. Well, then, why should you hold back, either of you, merely be cause I give a little push to a sure enough affair?" The girl at Ids side turned her troubled face away hastily. It was a very simple thing, surely, to put an end to all this. The mere mention of Howard Canby would do it, she was sure, for Uncle Dodson was not an ogre. And yet, how could she meet his possible displeasure and his certain disappointment? The words died away on her lips. "A bashful pair of youngsters you are, I vow!" said Mr. Dodson, with a laugh. "J # f Dudley didn't behave the same way! Oh, well, you'll get over it!" Annie opened her lips, hesitated, closed them again, with a weakness and cowardice of which she was painfully conscious, and rose, with helpless tears dropping. Her recent purchase was still in her hands. "I have brought a little present for your birthday, Uncle Dodson," she said, chokingly, and she laid it on his knees. It was not until a rather late hour that afternoon that Annie found cour age to visit Mr. Dodson's room again. She had carefully avoided Mr. Ho hurt. Hobart! It was certainly the ugli est name she had ever heard. She had taken lunch In her room, and she had not been out of it since. At 4 o'clock a messenger-boy had brought a very small parcel, ad dressed to herself in Hobart's well known writing, which, when she had opened it eagerly, had found to con tain a little band of gold, set with a glittering stone. It is a most unnatural proceeding for a young lady to burst into tears at the first sight of her engagement ring; but that is what Annie did. For the pretty, shining thing seemed only the symbol of her trouble and perplexity. She knew perfectly that her right course was to put the ring on the proper finger, go boldly to M;. Dod son and explain its position there. She did, indeed, get as fur as put ting it on, and gazing at it fondly and admiringly, and tearfully, from every conceivable point of view; but there her courage failed her. Dear old Uncle Dodson! how could she dash his well-meaning hopes to the ground with a cruel word or two? He was so far from strong, besides. Sudden disappointments always did him harm. She dried her eyes, as these de spairing thoughts came over her, and started for Mr. Dodson's room. Mr. Dodson sat facing the window, as usual. His head was thrown back and his eyes were closed. Annie drew a sigh of relief; he was asleep. Dudley Hobart was sitting in a back /corner of the room, with a news paper in his hand, and his feet dis posed comfortably, if not. gracefully, on a second chair. He rose hastily as Annie entered. "He is asleep," he remarked, after a timid pause. "I had observed it," said Annie, shoytly, not deigning to look at the speaker. The young man looked confused. lie laid down his newspaper, and passed his hand over his closely-cropped head in a troubled way, and finally offered her a chair. There seemed to be nothing else to do, and Annie sat down stiffly. Mr. Hobart took the other chair, if Annie had glanced at him, she might have seen that a pleading look filled his boyish face; but she looked coldly over his head at the wall-paper. There was silence for several mo ments. Then the young man, with a nervous clutch of his chair-back, and with a visible effort, began desperately: "He said he had told you this—his plan." Annie was cruelly unresponsive, "May I inquire what you think of it?" said Mr. Hobart, with a face ■ grown pale with agonized embarrass- I merit. Annie rose sharply. ; "Words would not express what I j flunk of it!" she said, flashing an in dignant glance toward the young man. "It can't possibly be!" The occupant of the arm-chair moved restlessly; he was waking up. Annie lowered her voice as she we.it oil, severely: "1 am already engaged. I—" She paused in bewilderment. The face of her listener had l> on suddenly transformed with unmistakable rel'ef and joy. He seized her hands warm ly "Engaged? Well, if we aren't in the same boat! So am I!" i Annie's severity vanished. Her cold I gaze gave way to a quick smile or I sympathy. I "Are you, Mr. Hobart?" she cried. "1 m so glad!" | Don't rail me Mr. ITobart, said the i young man, impetuously. "Call me Dud. Everybody calls me Dud." ! Annie laughed: and they sat down | again, In a friendly way. | * 1 have only been engaged since this iiii.imug." said Annie, confidentially j ' 'See? ae .list sent the ring around. ! He's the nicest fellow in the world! lou'll think so when you see him." They had lowered their voices care fully , further than that Mr. Dodson*4 ,n si nee was ignored. •The ling I gave Genevieve was ; something like it." Dud continued, I briskly. "Pretty name—Genevieve— | isn't it?" j "Very pretty!" said Annie. ' 'TI e's a pretty girl, too!" said Did, warmly. "I just wish you could know her. She's only IT; but you wouldn't think it. Here, I'll show you her pic ; t ure." j Me took It out carefully from an in | ner pocket, and held it out triumphant j ly. "She is pretty," said Annie, looking down approvingly at the fair young : face in the picture, j "I knew you'd think so," said Dud. | looking gratified. "I have Howard's picture In the al bum down stairs," said Aanie. "I ll run down and get it." Sv. u tripped away softly, and came hurrying Lack breathless, with the plush covered book in her hand. "He looks as though he had some get-up to him," was Dud's masculine comment. "Well, he has," said Annie with a proud smile. "Of course," she went on, hesitatingly, "we must tell Uncle Dodson?" "Of course!" said Dud, rather faint ly. Their eyes met; they smiled guiltily. "To tell the truth,' said the young man, candidly, "I'd rather be shot!" "My case exactly," Annie responded. "You see," said Dud, looking anx- ! ious, "he means it all as a favor, a benefit to us: and to go and knock nil his plans endways in that style—l'd just as lief be let out of it for my part!" "Precisely as I feel,' murmured Annie. "What shall we do?" "Don't ask me," said Dud, entreat ingly. An uneasy pause ensued, filled by a helpless contemplation of each other with wrinkled brows. "Of course we must tell him," Annie repeated, irresolutely. "Of course," said Dud again. But that was as far as he went. A rustling sound from Mr. Dodson's arm-chair roused them to a sudden sense of his presence. "Are you awake, Uncle Dodson?" said Annie, getting up slowly to go to him. Dud following. "Wide awake, ray dear," said Mr. Dodson, promptly. "Does your head ache?" said Annie, bending over his chair and feeling deeply hypocritical. Mr. Dodson's reply was a strange one. It was a short, rather sarcastic, laugh. Annie and Dud exchanged startled glances. Could he have overheard them? No; it was Impossible. But he turned upon them abruptly. "So you've gone and encouraged that good-for-notliing young Gail by, have you, miss?" he began, fixing Annie with humorously-stern gaze— "thrown yourself away on that young upstart, eh?" Poor Annie could only stare, be wildered. "And you, sir," Mr. Dodson went on, turning to his nephew—"you've tied yourself to some little chit of a school-girl not out of bibs yet, 1 sup pose? A nice pair you are!" Ilis listeners stood speechless. "Did you—overhear us?" murmured Dud, at last finding his voice with an effort. "Not a word, sir—not a word!" said Mr. Dodson, coolly. "You're a clairvoyant, then!" eja culated the young man, half believ ing it. Mr. Dodson laughed again, in evi dent enjoyment of their confusion. "And you were afraid to tell me. eh?" said he. "You were going to deceive a poor, helpless, old man?" "No, no!" said Dud, in weak pro testation. But Annie's face expressed only a growing wonder. "llow did you know. Uncle Dod son?" she said, beseechingly. For answer, Mr. Dodson took up the hand-mirror—Annie's birthday pres ent—from Its satinlined case, held it before his eyes, and motioned the two to look into it. It reflected, with wonderful dis tinctness, the entire rear of the room, including the chairs in which they had sat. "When I saw you. my dear," said Mr. Dodson, looking up with twinkling eyes into Annie's astonished face— "when I saw you exhibiting a dia mond ring which appeared to be a re cent acquisition, and bringing up the album to show—well, let us say old Mrs. Presley's picture—and when I saw you, sir, whipping out an ab surd little tin-type and actually talk ing about it as though it were some thing worth looking at—l drew my own conclusion." "You aren't angry, dear Uncle Dod son?" said Annie, timidly, a queer mix ture of relief and apprehension in her face. "But I am," said Mr. Dodson, with a smile which refuted his words, "and I think I shall leave my money to— well, say to a Home for Destitute Dogs. Neither of you deserves it!" ' "But neither of lis want it," said Annie, tenderly. "You'll enjoy it your self for a long time yet." Dud echoed her words. "I suppose I shall divide it equally b'tween you," said Mr. Dodson, mus ingly, "but you don't deserve it!" Mr. Dodson was among the liveliest of the gay gathering at Annie's wed ding, a few months later. He gave away the bride; he made a stirring speech, and he led a quadrille. But his word of congratulation to young Mrs. Canby was a puzzle to the bystanders: "Y on owe it all to the liand-mirror, my dear!"— Saturday Night What "lVe" TUeaim. Somebody has explained the signifi cance of the editorial "we." It may have a variety of meanings. For ex ample, when you read "We expect our wife home today," "we" refers to the editor; "We are a little late with our work" includes the whole office force, even the devil and the towel; in "We are having a boom," the town is meant: "We received over 100,000 emigrants last year," embraces the nation; but "We have hog cholera in our midst" means that the man who takes our paper and does not pay for it is ill.—Wall Lake (la.) Blade. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. The highest inhabited hut in the Swiss Alps lies at an altitude of 20(15 meters, on the Alpe do Lona in Wallis. Grain grows up to an altitude of 2075 meters. In the Himalayas and in Thi bet there are habitations at altitudes up to almost 5000 meters. It Is a much-mooted question among entomogolists whether or not mosqui toes can breed in mud. Dr. Howard's experiments and investigations tend to show that the larvae will live in wet mud for some little time and that they will even transform after water has been added. In no ease were larvae revived after the water had been drawn off for more than 48 hours. A petroleum spray is tn°d en *h" Missouri Ihieilie line for llglit'ng tli; tires of locomotives. The reservoir for the oil is mounted on wheels. Com pressed air is used to spray the oil. In using the apparatus, the bed of coal is tirst placed on the grate, and then the jet spray is ignited and directed on to the coal, being moved • over the surface until the whole is ignited, which usually requires abopt [ 15 minutes. As is well known, some metals are unsuitable for casting, while others, i like iron, can readily be cast in any desired shape. The property of cast ing well is said to depend upon wheth er the metal contracts or expands on • solidifying from the liquid form. Iron, like water, expands in solidifying, and hence the solid metal may be seen floating in the liquid iron about it. , The expansion causes it to till-the die ; into which it is poured, and so it can jbe east easily. Gold and silver eon j tract in cooling, and therefore are not ; suitable for casting. | A new telephone tiro-alarm system 1 j has just been patented, the whole I system being operated by magneto ' currents and dry batteries. After the | system is once installed the only thing i to get out of order is the burning out ' ! occasionally of a fuse, which may be quickly repaired. A separate wire is ' used for each lire district, and any number of telephones may be con nected with any district wire. By I means of this system every house and ■ | factory along the line of the wires 1 can be connected with the alarm wire, and thus protection may be had at a low cost. The wires can also be used to connect with the long-distance tele phone for other uses. The large amount of heat generated iby aluminum in taking up oxygen from an oxide has attracted attention to the fact that this property might he used advantageously, with the re sult that its metallurgical services have been used in the welding of rails where it is desired to obtain an electri cal connection. For this purpose a j crucible is used, containing aluminum J and iron ore. The ends of the rails I are placed in this and when properly adjusted the charge is ignited. Ac cording to the American Machinist, the heat produced is sufficient to make an excellent weld, especially as the expansion of the rails, due to the heat, causes the ends to press together f forcibly. ART OF BREATHINC PROPERLY. Few l'eople Fnderdtanrt tlio I'lillnsopli.v of Kegpiration. "It may seem strange enough," said ■ a doctor the other day, "but really over DO per cent, of the population do not know bow to breathe. Nature . kindly enough adapts herself to lm ' perfect methods or respiration, as she adapts herself to the unnatural quali ties of tea, coffee or alcohol a man , floods his system with during his life time, but all the same she does not approve. Why, one of the first tilings all actor or a singer lias to do Is to begin to learn to breathe before they can learn how to produce the voice properly. The tirst point is to till the lungs. Very few people take the trouble to do that. As a rule they distend them until the lungs are . about three-quarters full and then they stop, leaving the base of the ! lungs unemployed. and naturally I ready for any mischief like most idle things or persons. , "If people would only take the trouble to breathe properly eonsnmp- I tlon would no longer be heard of. Why is exercise so beneficial? Simply because in running, rowing or cycling people are obliged to fill their lungs , to their utmost capacity to breathe— in short, as nature meant them to breathe. I have frequently recom mended those whose business will not \ permit of any outdoor exercise to prac tice breathing for 1111 hour in the morn ( ing and.at night; exercise Is not a necessity—breathing properly is. How J to go about it: Watch an infant lying on Its back if you want to see breath ing done as it ought to he; or If you have got out of the linhit of proper respiration, one of the first points to remember in learning to breathe is to keep your shoulders down; they are inclined to go up before the lungs are filled. Another part is to get control over your lungs; fill them slowly, lying 011 your buck of possible and feeling tlieni till; then empty them at will sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Unless the mind has control of the muscles which distend and empty the lungs, then it Is no use trying to breathe. An hour's practice daily will do you more good than all the'gym nasiums in the world. Yes, breathing 1 is undoubtedly a lost art. If we are te | remain a healthy nation, it must be recovered.—Boston Transcript. RAW'S HORN BLASTS. e I IBSS is t0 have I JL less discoutent. %'Auj child may open a very large door FIFTSA into heaven . It i 3 poor re- ISgligious exercise V TVtr balancing on one ijJWJ \V A A foot on the edge °f sin - The modesty ot t. )\ |A true worth ia only equalled by the worth of true modesty. Getting Christ into the people will solve the problem of getting people into the church. A blank cartridge will .make the moat noise. Fidelity to old trutna demands hos pitality to new ones. A man's wealth may be measured by his capacities, not by his coin. There is only one single step from the level rock over the precipice of ruin. When we think to thank God for our pleasures it will be easier to bless Him for our burdens. Ie needs no courage to choose evil in the face of good. If you would escape all censure, do not walk with Christ. When you open your heart to lust, love will leave your life. Not man, but the Christ-man, is the crowning work of creation. Modern murmurers are bitten with the fiery serpents of their own ton gues. If men put more sense into tneir sacred service the world would put more faith In their sanctity. It is mockery to pray that your children may be gathered home in eternity while you do nothing to keep tiiem at home in time. INSECTS ARE USED, Lao Industry In Assam ts a Curious Business. A report ot the assistant director ot agriculture in Assam deals in detail with the lac industry there. Lac oc curs in its natural state in the'various parts of the forests of Assam, a3 woll as of Burma, but chiefly in parts ot the Khasi and Garo hills, and the ex port in recent years has averaged 16,- 000 maunds, or something over 500' tons, but in some of the forests, ow ing to the ravages of the Kolaazar epidemic and depopulation, the pro duction 13 declining. The production in Manlpur is not sufficient for the local needs, and quantities of the lac are sent there from the Kubo valley of Assam. The lac is ail sent away from Assam in the crude form, or stick lac; shell and button lac are made, to some extent, but lac dye ia not now prepared anywehere in As sam, and lacquer wares are only pro duced in two places, so that tuis once considerable industry would seem to be dying out. The black laquer of Manipur is really not a lac prepara tion at all, but only the juice of a tree sent from the Kubo valley. In Assam the lac is usually collected twice a year, first in May and June, and then in October and November. The first is mainly used for seed pur poses, while the second forms the ex port. A few days after the col!ec..on pieces of stick lac containing live in sects are tied on to the branches of the trees on which the next crop is to be grown. The usual plan is to place the lac in small bamboo baskets and tie these on the twigs of the trees. The insects soon crawl out, and spread over the young branches, on which they promptly begin to feed, and seereto the resin. This is allowed to go on for about six months, when the lac is collected; but if the secre tion has been defective or insufficient the insects remain undisturbed for an other six months.—London Times. Ho that cannot forgive others breaks the bridgo over which he must pass himself. —Herbert Where to Locate? WHY. IN THE TERRITORY TRAVERSED BY THE Louisville Nashville Railroad, -THE- Great Central Southern Trunk Line, IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE. ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA. ■—WHERE Farmers, Fruit Growers. Stock Raisers, Manufacturers. Investors, Speculators and Money Lenders will find l.ho Kreatost chances in the Untied States to make money" by reason of the abundance and cheapness of L*nd and Farms* Timber end Stone, Iron and Coal, Ltbor—Everything. Free sites, financial assistance, and free dom from taxation for the manufacturer. Land and farms at SI.OO per aero and up wards, and 500,GC0 acres in West Florida that can be taken gratia under the U. S. Home stead laws. Stock raising in the Gulf Coast District will make enormous profits. Half fare excursions thi. first and third Tuesdays of each month. Let us know what you want, and we will tell you where and how to get it—hut don't delay, as the couutry is filling up rapidly. Printed matter, maps and all information froe. Address R. J WEMYSS, General Immigration and Industrial Agent Lou sville. XVr '