LIBERTY. What man Is there BO bold that he should My, "Thua and thus only would I have the sea?" t For whether Lvinfc calm and beautiful. Clasping the earth in love or throwing back The mnile of heaven from waves of amethyat, Or whether, freshened by busy winds, It bcarß the trade and navic9 of the world To ends of use or stern activity, Or whether, lashed by tempests, it gives way To elemental fury, howls and roars At nil its roc ky barriers, in wild lust Of ruin drinks the blood of living things And at rows its wrecks o'er luigues of desolate shore, Always it is the sea, and men bow down Before its vast and varied majesty. So all in vain will timorous ones essay ' r 4 To set the metes and bounds of liberty, j For freedom is its own eternal law. It makes its owrv conditions and in storm Or calm alike fulfills the unerring will. Let us not then despise it when it lies Still us u sleeping lion, while a swarm Of gnatlike evils hovers round its head, Nor doubt it when in mad, disjointed timet It Bhakcs the torch of terror and its cry Shrills o'er the quaking earth and in the flam* Of riot and war we see its awful form Rise by the scaffold where the crimson ax Rings down its grooves the knell of shuddering kings, For always it thine eyes, O Liberty, Shines that high light whereby the world is saved, And, though thou Play us, we will trust in thee! -=John llay. j TO MfflE I •> A STORY OF TWO CHILDREN •* } AND AN INDIAN. : ..J.— .1.-—1.••••.* Not every Apache can get his fill of blood before sun up and his fill of mes cal before noon. Yet Coyote That Bites had managed to achieve both those de lightful ends, and of all the happy sav ages 011 the Colorado desert he was the most riotously, tumultuously happy. With what keen delight he had drawn his sharp blade across the throats of Jose Sanchez and ids wife after lie had stolen into their wagon in the gray dawn, and what thrills of joy shot through Ills breast when he silenced the yells of their two little children with the butt end of their father's own rifle! And then, when he had taken what gold was in the Mexican's bag, what mescal was in his demijohn, and had strapped Jose's rather loose fitting car tridge belt about his sun brown belly, witli what fierce pleasure he stole away from the scone of his bloody work and with the Mexican's rifle on his shoul der had wandered far down the dry arroyo, sipping from the demijohn the stupefying juice of the agave from time to time until he felt tliat he was grow ing drowsy! Then he had dragged his uncertain way aloug until lie had come to the railroad track. lie stared stupidly at the bright steel rails and looked up at the humming wires in ail awed sort of way. He would like to lie there be hind the rocks, he thought, until sonic one should come along tlie track and then try a shot at him with his newly acquired weapon. The demijohn was growing light, and the rifle was grow ing heavy. Well, it was getting toward noon and rather warm even for an Apache, and lie would lie down in the shade of the rocks over there and rest. The humming of the wires is n sooth ing sound, and no sooner had his head touched the eartii than sleep took n mighty hold upon him and wiped out his realizing sense of joy, as sleep has away of dolug with everybody that has anything to be joyful for. And so he lay, with the rillc by Ills side and his unspeakably hideous face turned up toward the hiue that arched the desert. It was quiet there and restful—no sound save the music of the wires. Stay; there were other sounds, but they came sonic time after Coyote That Kites had thrown himself upon the sand and gone off to the land of Nod. They eauie faintly at lirst and mingled with the murmtirlugs of the wires. Surely they were the voices of children. Had the red beast been nwake he might have imagined that they were the haunting voices of the wee Mexi can children whose blood ho had so ruthlessly shed that morning, but he heard them not. They were very far from being ghostly voices anyway, those tones that now piped forth so merrily as Dubs aud Gay trudged down the line. They were walking to the scoop out along the roadbed, not on the track, for that was forbidden. There were other things that were forbidden, too. and one of them was straying so far away from the station, but Dubs was "taking good care" of his three-year-old sister, and in the pride of his six full years he was equal to the care of half a dozen such as Gay. ".'I 1 ' ou'y hail sum mntclies to build a fire wiv," sighed Dubs, "I'd burn off vese prickles jus' like ve Injuns does." "O-oh!" cnine suddenly from under Gay's sunbonnot. "Wot s dat?" "W'y, It's a jug!" And Dubs left the "tootiios" and started toward the pile of rocks where lay the Coyote's demi john and where also lay the Coyote himself. The two trudged up the little slope, and Dubs grasped the handle of the demljolin, only to let it drop again and spring back quickly with Gay in his arms, for he had caught sight of the Coyote, and he was smitten with a sud den desire to go home. But he saw the Indian did not move, and so he suddenly became very brave. He was certainly sound asleep and no more to be feared than papa when he lay on the lounge in his piidday repose. Then, too. Dubs was quite sure he was a "worky" Injun, like the Vaqtlis, who shoveled and picked on the railroad, and so his mind became wholly at ease. The Coyote's cartridge licit, which had been so loosely strapped, had fal len off and lay by his side. There were a hundred very interesting bits of brass sti' "-'ng in it, anil the children soon had Ihese scattered ail about in the sand by the snoring Coyote. In the Scramble for Jier share of the innocent toys Uay Ibt bue of tiieri Ofuii oil ttrt Coyote's leg. Perhaps the mescal's In fluence was on the wane, for a big brown knee was thrust quickly up from i the sand and a big brown baud clutch- i ed the ugly knife at the Coyote's side, but the hand fell and the noble red man snored 011. Dubs tried on the cartridge belt and 1 became an Indian, all but the indis- 1 pensable knifty and he concluded to 1 borrow that from the sleeper, whose ' fingers had lost their gri| on the buck horn handle. I "It's biggvr'n mommle's butcher ; knife, ain't it. Gay?" the young savage asked as lie grasped the handle of the 1 devilish looking blade. "Now, you 'tand I over vere, and I'll get 'hind vis wock. 1 Yen you turn along, I'll jump out and i kill you." |; Gay demurred. "Oh, it's on*y make b'leve. Vese ] kind o' Injuns don't kill nobody." And 1 he stuck a contemptuous finger toward 1 the innocent Coyote. "It's 011'y 'Caches 'at kills, an' vey's none youud here, monunie says. I'm a 'Pnche, so you 1 better look out." : It was a dubious sport for Gay, and when it canne to the killing part she screamed I "You've woked him up an' 'polled it 1 all," said Dubs in a tone of accusation. "Now he'll want his knife." Sure enough, the Coyote That Bites did shake Ills brown legs and arms quite vigorously, but the last two big swallows of mescal held hi 111 down. So, after turning over and burying his hatchetlike face in the sand, lie lay quiet again. When he had thus turned over, was brought into view the rifle, which had been concealed by Ills dirty blanket. Dubs eyed the weapon with covetous eyes. He could not withstand the temp tation of feeling It nil over, standing it up on Its butt ami trying to shoulder it, but this last feat he could hardly rccoiiipiisii. Just what it was that kept his Augers off the hammer and trigger and prevented a souud that would surely have brought the Coyote to his feet witli a yell, I am sure I can not tell, but Dubs played with that fascinating weapon nearly an hour, while Gay poured sand over the car tridges, hiding nearly all of them from view. By this time the sun's rays were on the lung slnht, and the children were very hungry. By this time, too. the Apache was growing restless, for the mescal had nearly lost its grip upon him. A train thundering by. Pr, much less, a brushing against his black foot, a spider dropping on his leg, or even a big fly buzzing at his ear—any of these would have set his demon force Into play again. But the children could not wait for such demonstrations as these, though why it did not occur to Dubs that the Coyote's ear needed tickling with a grease wood twig the Lord only knows. The wind was tip, and the wires were murmuring louder than ever. The wee ones had sported in the black shadows long enough—had played with the fangs of the deadly serpent until they were tjlred and their stomachs were empty. So they set off on a trot for home. Just as they turned the bend and came in sight of the low roof of the station a "dust devil" swept by the rocks where lay the Coyote That Bites, lie jumped to his feet, grasped his empty sheath, gave a mad whoop and started about In feverish rage. There was his knife, half covered by the sand, and there was his rifle, far from his side. Here was the cartridge belt empty, and all about him in the sand were countless little footprints. A bewildered look stole over his face, but It passed away when his eyes rest ed on the empty demijohn. The ex pression that replaced It was one of de moniacal ferocity, and the lust of slaughter lay heavily upon him. But the cartridges—where were they? He saw Gay's mound of sand and, kicking it, gave a grunt of delight to see the brazen capsules that were scattered right and left by his foot. lie picked them all up. grunting over each one. Filling the belt and grasping his rifle, he started off in the direction in which the small footprints led. Like a bloodhound, he chased along the track. Ilis eyes scanned the plain at every turn, and his breath was hot and strong. But when he turned the big curve and saw the station he knew that he was late—too late—and he gave a grunt of disgust and was off like the wind over a side trail that led toward the sunset. In the low roofed station house the mother crooned to tired little Gay, ly ing so soft and limp In her arms. She looked out over the desert, saw the sun touching the tips of the solemn giant eaetl with purple dots, saw the prickly pear shrubs holding their grotesque arms above the great sweep of sand that ran down to the low horizon and felt the inspiration of the scone, as she had often felt it before, for the desert has a beauty that Is nil its own. She knew that other women in the groat cities and in the cool, green valleys might pity her in that desolate spot, but she felt that she needed not their pity. Dubs came and leaned his head against her arm where she sat. and lit tle Cay nestled down with a tired sigh. Yes. there was much, she thought, for which to he thankful. And in truth there was. CASTOR IA For Infants ttnd Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Host (Touuh SYMP. TUB tea Good. Use f* in time. Sold by drtiKßiHts. r* "Uncle Tom'a Cabin*' and the South. Possibly the most general conception of the old life at the south held by the Test of the country Is that drawn from "Cncle Tom's Cabin," a work which, whatever its truth lu detail—and there was doubtless much truth—yet by rea sou of Its omissions aud its grouping contained even more untruth as a cor rect picture of a civilization, says Thomas Nelson Page in The Atlantic. As an argument against the evils In herent In slavery It was unanswerable; as a presentation of the life it under took to mirror it was rather n piece of emotional fiction, infused with the spir it of nn able and sincere but only par tially Informed partisan, thau a correct reflection. It served a purpose far be yond the dream nnd possibly even the intention of Its author. It did much to hasten the overthrow of slavery. It did no less to stain the reputation of the south and obscure what was worthy and line in its life. From that time the people of the south were re garded. outside its own border, much— MS, shall we say, China Is regarded to day—as one of the effete peoples, ns an obstacle in the path of advance anil possibly among many as an object of righteous spoil. A Formidable Meal. Sometimes the name* given to dif ferent varieties of plants nnd vegeta bles are confusing, not to say startling. It sounds as If one had indulged In a most aesthetic meal to say. "I have Just eaten an early rose." But when one remembers that Early Itose is the name of a popular variety of potato the ms theticlsm vanishes. Potatoes seem to be especially liable to have names be stowed on them which have a most "unodlble" sound. Two women out on a biej'cle tour be came hungry, nnd there was no Inn In sight, but there was a farmhouse near by. and nn old man was pottering about in the adjacent potato patch. To him they appealed for food. He promised to do what he could, saying that, at any rate, he could assure them of good potatoes, as he had every variety in his garden. The women enjoyed the meal nnd especially commended the pota toes. "Yes." said the farmer, "you have not done so badly. You have eaten two Schoolmasters, two Blacksmiths, four Kidneys and a couple of White Ele phants." Three Warn. An Englishman, an Irishman nnd a Scotchman, making a tour around the city a short time since, were observed looking through a confectioner's win dow at a beautiful young woman serv ing in the shop. "Oh," exclaimed Mr. Patrick, "do let us be after spending half a crown with the dear craytur, that we may look at her couvaniently and have a bit of chat wld her." "You extravagant dog," said Mr. Bull. "I'm sure one-half of the mouey will bo sufficient. But let us go In, by all means. She's n charming girl." "Ah, wait a wee," lutorposed Mr. MeAndrew. "Dlnna ye ken It'll servo our purpose equally weel Just to ask the bonnie lassie to gle us twa six pences for a shilling and Inquire Where's Mr. Toompson's house nud sic like. We're 110 hungry and may as we.el save the siller." Birmingham Mercury. A liAk.'a Jnwbrrnk inir Sin me. The town of Webster, Mass., has al ways been proud of the beautiful little lake within its limits, but never boast ed of the Jawhreaklng name which It is known. The lake lias the longest nnd most unpronounceable name of any lu the world, aud residents and visitors who pass the summer on Its shores nnd Islands are quietly suggest ing a substitute for the unwieldy In dian term which for many years has been applied to this body of water. The full name of the lake Is Chargog gngoggmaneliogngoggagungamaug, hut the residents have contracted It to Chauhuuagungainaug.—Engineer. Origin of Ice Cream Soda. According to a Wisconsin legend, ice cream soda had Its origin In Milwau kee, the town thnt made lager beer fa mous. A confectioner whose trade was among the wealthy used to make a good, rich soda water by adding to It, wlieu drawn, pure cream. His trade rapidly Increased, and one night when he had n crowd to serve he ran out of cream. In desperation he used a small quantity of lee cream to give the drink the proper 1 rich consistency, aud what resulted Is history.—Beverages. The Eight Hoar Day. The eight hour day Is not such a new tiling. On April 2, 1792, the town of Partrtdgefleld, Mass., now Peru, voted "to grant £l5O for repairing highways In said town, to be worked out 2 thirds in June next, at 3s (Id per Day, and the other third 111 September at 3s per day. Eight hours In a day to be Deemed a Day's Work." She Agrrecd With Him. Husband—But you must admit that my taste Is better thau yours. Wife—Yes, of course It Is. Hushnml—l'm surprised to hear you say so. Wife—Oh, there's nothing remarkahlo about It! The mere fuet that you mar ried me aud I married you proves It.— Answers. Probably, Willie —Pa, what are false eyes made of? I'a—Glass. Willie —But what kind of glass? Pa—Oh—er—looking glass, I suppose. Now, ruu oft to bed. Philadelphia Press. I have come to the conclusion that It Is good to work hard. It makes one en- Joy food nnd play and sleep so Iteenfy/ w -uewrg? im MaurWr. PEOPLE OF THE DAY Owner of the Colnmbln. This year's cup defender, the Colum- Vin, the same that so thoroughly de feated Sir Thomas Li oil's Shnmrack I. two years ago, is owned by a syndi cate composed of members of the New York Yacht club. It Is necessary to Buil under a specific ownership, ac- COMMODORE E. D. MORGAN. cording to the rules governing these events. In 1899 C. Oliver Iselln was chosen managing owner by the Colum bia syndicate. This year Commodore E. D. Morgan was selected as the syn dicate's representative. E. D. Morgan is one of the prominent and active members of the New York Yacht club. Klnar Edward and (ho Reporter®. It is really too bad that his majesty of England should be offended at the attention paid him by the press and by the fact that all his movements are watched. A man of his experience amd resource should he able to abate the nuisance and at the same time do n lot of amusing chuckling. If he would only observe the methods of some of the sovereign American voters who visit his dominions, he would learn a trick worth more than all the laws against lcze majesty enforced by his irritable couslu, the kaiser. Let him learn from tbym how to use a press agent, and It will not be long until the bare mention of his name will be enough to throw a whole press association Into an ague of terror. Let him not only furnish the papers with full advance notices of all his move ments, but also Insist that they be pub lished, and at the same time keep shedding typewritten interviews with himself, full of spontaneous opinions on all kinds of subjects of which he is Ignorant, and I will guarantee that In a very few weeks even the most hardened newspaper men In his king dom will wear a hunted look, nnd if lie happens to come on a group of them unaware they will go through doors and windows without the formality of opening tliem.—London Letter. Edison Once a Tralnliof. "Thirty years ago I was peddling peanuts nnd newspapers on that road over there, that runs from Fort Huron to Detroit." The speaker was standing on the captain's bridge on the North Land as the big boat was steaming down the Detroit river on the (lustless highway that leads from Lake Erie to the City of the Straits. The greatest electrician of the age, who has hung the industrial firmament of the closing century with millions of incandescent lamps, was directing the attention of his wife, Captain Brown and others who were about him to the scenes of his early struggles, says a writer in the Chicago Reeord-llernld. Pleasant Indeed must have been the recollection of those events which a kindly fate threw around the genius of a boy to produce the matchless Edison, ffherc was luster lu his eye as it swept up and down the country across the channel where once the "fast express" from Detroit to Port Huron carried the youngster who was destined to light up the continents with the lanterns of his genius. Will Storm Englloh Turf. William C. Whitney never does any thing by halves. lie Is going to keep up his reputation In this regard on the English turf. This year he cut quite a large figure at the principal English meets, but next year he Is going in on a still larger scale. This fall he will ship to England n fine string of thor oughbreds. twenty-six in number, in cluding Blue Girl aud Yankee, the lat ter wiuner of this year's Futurity. Blue Girl and Yankee were owned WILLIAM C. WHITNEY. Jointly by John Madden and Mr. Whlt 1105', but since the Futurity Mr. Whit ney has purchased Madden's Interest; lu these filers, and they, with two dozen other good ones, will be turned over to John Iluggins, Mr. Whitney's English trainer. Both Mr. Whitney and his trainer have set their plus for the English Oaks nnd the English Derby of 1902, nnd out of the bunch that crosses the Atlautlc this fall will come, so they expect, the wltnuem of tUfiW Weuft. Much In the Name, Once tin re were some very swapper people In an ultra fashionable village not far from the metropolis who decid ed that no society yet bunched together was exclusive enough for them. Even the Colonial Dames failed to meet the reuulremeuts. So tliey determined to start a new aggregation that should b® the real thing. I After considerable thought they con [ eluded that if they limited membership |to direct descendants of Fernaudo de | Soto It would he sufficiently exclusive for their fastidious tastes. A "Society |of the Sons and Daughters of De Sota" t was the outcome. All the best people jlu the village proved that they were eligible aud were enrolled as charter members. However, there was one man on the ! outer fringe whose proof of descent was not accepted; In short, he was blackballed. This made him aagry, and he started to investigate the sub ject. One day be published his findings In the local newspaper. The principal fact was this: "F. de Soto died a bach elor." The Sons and Daughters of De Sota ore now known as the Elite Eucher club. Moral.—There's a whole lot In a name.—Smart Set. Insect Tests In Brnstl. I should take a small gang of prac tical coffee planters from Ceylon with good digestions to be not afraid of ghlggnrs, ticks and Berne files, to say nothing of the dear little mosquito. r ihe writer had extracted during four years in Brazil no less than 200 ghig gars from underneath every toe nail of both feet. The Portuguese, Brasllians, Italians and Spaniards called It a rec rentlou on Sunday to dig them out of each other's feet. Of all the vile Insects on earth, the Berne fly Is the worst. She lays her eggs inside your flesh and batches three very ugly Insects an lncli long with three rings of bristles round the body and sharp nippers. They take about sir weeks to develop under your skin, then commence to turn somer saults Just when you want to go to sleep after a hard day's work In the sun. The natives of Brazil adopt a novel way of extracting the brnte when full grown. They tie on a piece of raw pork, and the Berne comes out ot your skin and takes a header Into the piece of pigskin.—Ceylon Observer. An Afghan Trick. During a shooting match In tbs pres ence of the governor of Kandahar the sirdar noticed to his astonishment that the heads of sparrows were the fa vorite butt of the marksmen, who but seldom missed their aim, whereupon he declared that it was far more diffi cult to lilt an egg. Sir Peter laughed at the supposition, but the sirdar stood his ground, and the matter was put to the test. An egg was suspended on a wall, and the soldiers fired at It; but, strange to say, not one of thein hit the The governor and his suit kept their countenances and excused the nonsuc cesß of the firing party on the ground of the difficulty of the thing. At last a hn 11 happened to lilt the thread to which the egg was fastened, and it fell to the ground without breaking. Now the mystery was solved. The cunning Afghan had used a blown egg. and the featherweight shell had been mov ed aside each time by the current of air In front of the ball and thus escap ed belsg hit. Islmlted Numeral Systeua. The natives of Murray island, Torres strait, have a numerical system which Is based on two numbers, netat, one, nud iiels. two. Above two they com pute by composition—neis-uetut means three, nels i nels (two and two), four. When they get above this figure, they have recourse to different parts of the body, beginning with the little or.d other fingers of the left hand and going from there to the wrist, elbow, armpit, shoulder, etc., on the left side, and thence down the right side to twenty one, the toes giving ten number* more, to thirty-one. Beyond this they are sat isfied with "many." All Hl* Fortune. One day before his marriage the Bev. Sydney Smith ran Into the room where his fiancee was, flung into her lap six small teaspoons which "from much wear hail become the ghosts of their former selves" and said, "There, Kate, you lucky girl, I give you all my for tune." He gave her, however, what he did not mention, his fine character and great talent and In every way proved himself an excellent husband. A 1.0nnt Way Off. An Interesting calculation has been made by n Frencli geologist to the ef fect that, taking Into consideration the wear nnd tear on the solid land by ocean washing, rivers, wind and weath er and leaving out of the calculation volcanic action, the world will In 4,600,- 000 years he completely under water and no dry laud exist at all. Knew Her Well. "I did not know that you knew my wife." * "Oh. yes; very well." "Where did you meet?" "Never before; but one of my serv ants lived at your home two months." —Fliegende Blatter. Hopefully Waltiua. "Some Mil; si," said Uncle Eben, "prides delrse'fs on beiu' hopeful, when ns a matter o' fack dey ain' do n' uuffin' but loaflu' an' waitin' fob luck."— Washington Star. The bite of a mosquito Is onnoying, and the bite of a snake Is dretdful, but It makes one feel sore all over to be | bitten In ths Bdvk by a lrleasrt— Dallas flwu; ... FACTS IN FEW LINES Canada last year added 6.1 to its railway mileage and Mexico 040. The rails fortifications axe to be razed and a boulevard constructed at a cost of $10,000,000. In England builders strike more of ten than any other workmen. Next come colliers and then cst;tou and wool spinners. During the first half of this year 201 textile mills were built, of which 143 were cotton, 53 knit goods and 25 mis cellaneous. Exports of horses and mules in Mis souri last year brought a return of $9,- 000,000, and a great deal of the money came from foreign countries. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat sug gests that the world's fair there In 1903 can make a hit by giving a prac tical illustration of the best systems of public bathing facilities. The Dominion government lobster hatchery at Caribou, N. S., this season has put out 100,(XX),000 lobsters along the coast of Nova Scotia, N* w Bruns wick and Prince Edward Island. Experts have come to the conclu sion that what kills so many trees in London is not the soot flakes or the want of air or " the drought, but the sewer gas, which attacks tht roots, so that the tree soon withers uud dies. The terms "dowager" and "chaperon" seem likely In the near f lit lire to fall Into desuetude. Nowadays women not only refuse to grow old. but they dis like tltleß which seem significant of a too mature acquaintance with Anno Domini. There la a standard Joke about thieves carrying off redhot sows, but tills is equaled by the recent theft of two modern six Inch Spanish gups at Santiago, Cuba. They were carried Into a forest and broken up. but tho thieves were captured and are now In Jail. Tarts of Australia are becoming live ly rlvalß to Canada and the United States In the Kuropeau apple trade. Tasmania especially bus been found a flrßt class apple raising country. There are 8,373 acres in apple orchards there, and the product In 1891) wus 303,015 bushela. After n thorough study of the drink question In Itussla Stanislas Prosper, a St. Petersburg editor, has published a book in which he seeks to prove that the government monopoly and the clos ing of suloons on Sunday have led to a great diminution of the evil of In temperance. In Illinois the foreign white persons and the native white persons o< for eign parentage represent a little over one-half the entire population, 40 per cent In Idaho, 18 to 20 per cent In Dela ware and the District of Columbia, over 8 per cent In Florida and less than 2 per cent In Georgiu. Singapore Chinamen are ludlgnnnt with the English on -account of the Duke of York's vlsft. Some officials thought fit to decorate the hats of ths jlnrlklsha men with gold buttons, the Chinese mark of mandarin rank, and the Chinese In the colony refuse to ac cept apologies for the lusult. Subscriptions are dlscouraglngly slow to the proposed memorial to Sir Ar thur Sullivan in London. Hardly any thing has been contributed In this country, and personal friends of the late composer will probably supple ment the money on hand sufficiently for the erection of a statue on the Thames embankment. During the recent Ashanti cam paign the megaphone was tried by tho British officers for giving orders, since the columns traversing through the Af rican bush were so long that It was Impossible to convey orders In the usual way. The experiment was un successful, however, because the thick Jungle and the winding paths prevent ed the sound from traveling. Though It does not cause so much excitement In the world, the apple crop of the United States exceeds In value even Its wheat crop. Last year, for instance, the apple crop wus 215,- 000,000 barrels, or 538,000,000 bushels. At a base of $2 per barrsl, which is considered a conservative estimate, the crop netted $430,000,000, or nearly $107,000,000 more than the value of the wheat. The trees now growing on the farm (near Franklin, N. II.) where Daniel Webster was born are to be out up ID-'O friction matches, a manufacturing com pany having paid $2,800 for the stand ing timber upon It. The le r tslature of New Hampshire refused at its late aes- Bion to pay $3,000 for the entire farm, though many patriotic citizens of the state petitioned to have it preserved as a perpetual memorial of New Hamp shire's greatest sou. About twenty-five years ago govern ment engineers decided to pave Penn sylvania avenue in Washington with asphalt. That was the beginning of the general use of the scientific mys tery of street pavements. Today over 234,000,000 square feet of street pave ments in the United States aud Cana< a are covered with asphalt. This asphalt paving would make n boulevard twen ty-six feet wide, over 1,730 miles loi g and would reach from New York to New Orleans and then huvc several miles for side streets. An Instrument called tlie gradonieter lias been designed to enable the occu pants of any vehicle to di teriniue at n glance every Inequality of the ground over which they Are traveling. The new Instrument may be attached io the side of the seat of any vehicle ir to the top tube of a bicycle, and tho grade the vehicle Is ascending or de scending can be seen In an Instant. The instrument consists f n nici el plated casing containing a eurv d glass tube filled with spirits, leaving a email bubble, which acts the game as o spirit letel.
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