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Compromise Currency Bill Be
comes a Law Upon Failure of
La Follette Filibuster, Which
Ended the Session —Iowa
Stand Patters Return Allison.
T&ft's Reference to Grant's
Weakness Causes Much Re
sentment—Bryan Repudiates
Ryan's Campaign Gift—Drey
fus Shot During Zola's State
Funeral Prussian Socialists
Elected—Free Soup Kitchens
Opened In New York.
O I I A
Currency Compromise a Law.
Taking advantage of the (act that
Senator Gore could not see that Senator
Stone was not present to go on with
the filibuster against the compromise
currency bill before the senate, Sen
ator Aldrich moved the final vote, and
the bill passed the senate, 43 to 22, five
Republicans voting with seventeen
Democrats against
It and no Demo
crats for it This
made the adjourn
ment of congress
possible May 30,
and
President Roosevelt
promptly signed the
bill. The filibuster
bad been started the
day before adjourn
ment by La Fol
lette, and, despite
the anger of his Re
publican colleagues.
Senator La Follette. jje demanded a quo
rum and kept the senate in session all
night, breaking all talk records by
holding the floor continuously over
eighteen hours. In trying to head him
off Vice President Fairbanks employed
the famous Iteed rule of counting a
quorum when the Democrats present
refused to answer to the roll call. Also
steps were taken to limit debate, con
trary to the senate traditions.
The final official total of the ses
sion's appropriations is $1,008,804,894.
Iowa Returns Allison Again.
United States Senator William B. Al
lison, the veteran Republican from
Iowa, who recently celebrated his sev
enty-ninth birthday and completion of
his thirty-fifth year in the senate, was
again chosen in the party primary by
about 10,000 majority over Governor
Cummins, and all the stand pat candi
dates were named. A notable change
In the delegation to congress is the de
feat of Hull, long chairman of the com
mittee on ro/iY^ii'y affairs.
Maryland*DemocrafoyQiv'ded.
Thej Democratic at
Baltimore voted^s^rosolutions in
structing »4eiegjvk^"'Or Bryan at Den
ver, although a strong faction of the
convention demanded such a course.
Democratic Split In Idaho.
Amid fierce wrangles two different
conventions were carried on in the same
ball at Twin Falls, where the Demo
crats of Idaho assembled, and two full
delegations were elected to go to Den
ver. The Mormon faction was In the
saddle, but their opponents, led by ex
Senator Dubois, refused to submit
Strange Oregon Situation.
In Oregon the remarkable political
outcome of the new initiative and ref
erendum laws Is the nomination of a
Democrat, Governor Chamberlain, for
tbe United States senate and the elec
tion of a Republican legislature, each
member of which is pledged to abide
by tbe primaries in voting for a sen
ator. Chamberlain's majority over bis
Republican opponent is abont 1,000.
He bas been twice elected governor.
Roosevelt Chocks Stampede-
Again tbe third term snake bas been
scotched, this time in West Virginia.
When it became noised that an effort
would be made to stampede tbe state
Republican convention for tbe presi
dent a letter was sent from tbe White
House to one of tbe state leaders say
ing that "no friend of mine will con
tinue efforts to nominate the presi
dent" This is said to have been ef
fective in checking tbe movement
.The letter was not made public, how
"'ever.
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Did Ryan Aid Bryan?
The latest card played by tbe con
il servative, or anti-Bryan, faction of tbe
Democrats is tbe statement, published
first in tbe New York World, that
-Thomas F. Ryan contributed 120,000
to tbe Nebraska compaign fund In 1904
when Bryan was running for senator.
It was asserted that tbls money was
P*id.to
Bryan's brother-in-law, Allen,
-land tbe latter admits that some money
-was received from the national com
mittee that year, but denies that Ryan
paid any money to him. Bryan in a
^telegram said that if it were shown
that any of Ryan's money was con
tributed directly or indirectly he would
i^.see that every dollar of It was re
toned Mayor Dahlman admits that
fa* spent 116,000 la that campaign.
Taffo Talk on, Grant Criticised.
Tbe Manorial day address of Secre
tary o? War Taft at tbe Grant tomb,
Mew Yolfc, in wbicb be revlewodtbe
eareer of tbe groat general and states
witbout omitting .reference to the
liquor drlaklag habits of
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Kmtm
Grant, has come In for sharp criticism
on the part of the Grand Army leaders,
while many others questioned tbe taste
of the proceeding. That his intention
was to point out the subsequent
strength of Grant in conquering his
weakness Is said by Taft in his own
defense. His friends charge that the
outcry is worked up to injure his can
didacy.
Hearst Gains Falling Off.
As the recount of the votes In the
New York mayoralty election went on
before the court the rate of increase in
the Hearst vote was less, and some of
the boxes gave a few votes to Mc
Clellan.
Debs Plans Big Campaign.
While in New York Eugene V. Debs
gave to the press a formal statement
of his plans for the Socialist cam
paign, saying that he would begin at
Chicago, Sept. 1, his active canvass and
would tour the country. He said they
would have 5,000 open air speakers and
that the Countess of Warwick was
coming to assist He called attention
to the more practical and comprehen
sive programme of his party this year
and admitted that the new era of So
cialism would be approached by grad
ual reforms. He said that neither of
the old party lines were solid as of
yore and that the Socialists would poll
more than 1.000,000 votes this year.
Georgia Turns Against Smith.
Joseph M. Brown, whom Governor
Hoke Smith of Georgia removed from
the office of railroad commissioner,
was nominated for governor of the
state in the Democratic primary by a
majority estimated at 25.000 over
Smith after one of the hottest cam
paigns the state has ever known. The
result is regarded as a victory for the
railroad and liquor interests, both of
which were against Smith on account
of his record in signing the prohibi
tion law and in regulation of the rail
roads. He bad also stood for negro
disfranchisement Watson was able to
cause a defection in tbe farmer and
labor vote from Smith.
Election Dates For Cuba.
Governor Magoon has decreed Sept.
1 as the date for the municipal and
provincial elections in Cuba, the of
ficials to be chosen being a governor
and eight councilmen in each province
and mayor and aldermen for the towns.
This will be the beginning of the end
of American intervention, for the pres
idential elections are set for Dec. 1
and the inauguration is set for Feb. 1.
E E I E
Condition of the Treasury.
The treasury statement for May
shows a deficit of $11,958,991 as com
pared with a surplus iu May, 1907, of
$8,575,212. For the eleven months of
the fiscal year the deficit amounts to
$G3,G03,U05. The National City bank
circular anticipates a deficit for the
year of $75,000,000, or the largest in
any one year since the civil war.
Evans on Our Naval Defects.
The report of Rear Admiral Evans
on the condition of the fleet has now
been published as a senate document.
It confirms in all essentials the criti
cisms passed by Henry Reuterdahl in
his magazine article. lie wants the
decks higher out of the water and the
armor belt wider. A new design of
conning tower is recommended. The
ammunition hoists are too slow. The
naval board stands pat on the width
of the armor and the height of free
board.
New Gunnery Records.
Official records of the target practice
by the fleet while at Magdalena bay
show that the percentage of hits has
doubled in five years and the rapidity
of firing greatly increased. In the bat
tleship class the Maryland was the
winner of the trophy, tbe Albany in
the cruiser class, the Wilmington in
tbe gunboat class and tbe Perry in tbe
torpedo boat class.
SOCIOLOGICAL
Doctors Discuso Industrialism.
Tbe effects of tbe present day tend
ency of women to enter into economic
competition with men came up for an
airing before tbe Chicago meeting of
the American Academy of Medicine.
Several of the male physicians de
plored tbe fact that "too many women
unsexed themselves by forsaking home
life for work In shops, stores and fac
tories," and one said that tbe lack of
servants and housewives was disrupt
ing society. A woman doctor, Helen
C. Putnam of Providence, came out
squarely for woman suffrage, holding
that every woman bad tbe rigbt to de
velop her best faculties, to seek educa
tion and to enter a business field where
she might select a father for her chil
dren on terms of social and Intellectual
equality. Dr. Burrell of Boston, the
new president of tbe association, took
strong ground In favor of educating the
public as to general hygiene and sani
tation, saying this was the duty of the
medical profession. The house of dele
gates of the association recommended
the creation of a commission to watch
and oppose legislation against vivisec
tion.
To Plade Aliens on Farms. „v ,,
The government immigration bureau
has undertaken to find work on farms
in New Jersey, New York and New
England for 6,000 or more alien immi
grants who are now eking out a preca
rious existence in New York city. The
plan Is to send out return postal cards
through the rural delivery routes to
all box holders offering to supply farm
or domestic help.
Soup Kitchens For East Side.
At last &e New York school authori
ties have bean roused Into ictlon by
the signs of distress and banger on the
part of the children of tbe east aide
whose parents or providers are out of
work. Statistics gathered by tbe pub
lic school superintendents showed such
a terrible state of affairs that a meet
ing was called and a committee 'syas
named to organize the relief work by
establishing kitchens and centers of
distribution for food. In some cases
the children have fainted from weak
ness after admitting that they bad
nothing to eat before leaving their mis
erable "homes" for school. Several
boys confessed that they bad not eaten
anything for twp days. The work of
relief is led by tbe women superintend
ents and tbe one woman member of
the school board.
Handbook of Child Labor.
The 1908 "Handbook of Child Labor
Legislation" has been issued by the
National Consumers' league. It is com
piled by Josephine C. Goldmark and
contains accurate information about
the present status of child labor laws
In the several states, reduced to con
venient form for reference. Copies of
this handbook can be had from the of
fices of the league at 105 East Twenty
second street. New York. It is also
printed in connection with the May
'issue of the Annals of tbe American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence.
LEGAL- CRIMINAL
McNichol Held For Libel.
State Senator James P. McNichol,
better known as tbe boss of tbe Phila
delphia Republican machine, was held
for libel on the charge made by Max
Kaufmann, private secretary to Mayor
Reyburn, on account of the public
statement made by McNichol that he
bad paid $10,000 to Kaufmann in 1905
for the purpose of bribing the Law and
Order society to discredit the reform
efforts of Mayor Weaver.
Confessed Gunness Accomplice.
State Attorney Smith at Laporte.
Ind., has received from Vernon. Tex.,
the written confession made in jail at
the latter place by Julius G. Traelson,
Jr., alias Jonathan G. xhaw, before a
judge, declaring himself to have been
an accomplice in the murders commit
ted by Mrs. Belle Gunness and Ray
Lamphere at the Laporte farm home
of Mrs. Gunness, mentioning the
names and dates of six of the murders,
including that of Helgelein last Jan
uary, the discovery of whose body in
the ruins of the Gunness home result
ed in the exposure of the long list of
similar crimes. He says that all these
persons were put to death by admin
istering chloral hydrate in their food
and the use of chloroform and a knife
to cut the heart The only part ho had
in the deeds was In the burying of the
victims with the aid of Lamphere, for
which he was amply paid. He had
first met the woman through a matri
monial advertisement, when she repre
sented herself to be a malpractioner
and offered him work.
More Cotton Leak Indictments.
The federal government's new move
against the persons concerned in the
speculative use of the crop reports
three years ago is the indictment both
at Washington and in New York of
Theodore I'rice, the cotton prince for
mer Assistant Statistician Holmes, F.
A. Peckham and Moses Haas. One in
dictment charges that Haas acted as a
go-between for Holmes and Price so
that the latter was able to win $750.
000 on the strength of advance tips as
to cotton reports furnished by Holmes.
Another charges Price, Haas and Peck
ham with having conspired to bribe
Holmes to "doctor" the June report of
1905.
Pierce Must Face Texas Court.
The United States supreme court has
dismissed the appeal by which H. Clay
Pierce, president of the Waters-Pierce
Bal,ey-
Oil company of
Missouri, tried
to avoid extra
dition to Texas,
where tbe au
thorities have
long been try
ing to get bim
on trial for tbe
alleged crime of
perjury in hav
ing sworn that
his company had
no connection
with tbe Stand
ard Oil Compa­
H. Clay Pierce.
ny of New Jersey or any other combi
nation In restraint of trade or in viola
tion of tbe laws of Texas. Judge Priest
of St Louis, counsel for Pierce, inti
mated that his client would have other
ways to delay extradition. Pierce has
been staying at New York on $20,000
ball pending tbe decision.
Pirato Exporter In Honduras.
F. G. Bailey, former president of tbe
New York Export Shipping company,
who recently skipped from New York
on the steamer Goldsboro, wbicb he
had purchased and loaded with $50,000
worth of stolen goods, has been located
In Honduras, where he managed to get
possession of a country estate, although
a general alarm had been sent out for
bis detention virtually as a pirate. Now
tbe American state department has
called upon Honduras .tp ^egteadlte
Books at Cut Prices Legal.
Tbe purpose of tbe American Pub
lishers' association to prevent book
sellers from cutting the prices fixed by
the association bas been finally upset
by the decision of tbe supreme court
June 1 In the test case brought by
Scribners and Bobbs-Merrlll against R.
H. Macy & Co. of New York. The
court holds that the copyright law does
not protect the publishers of a book In
the right to sell copies of it The claim
was made that the cotprice sellers
went guilty of "contributory Infringe
ment" by inducing publishers to violate
tba rale of the association. This was
denied by tbe courfck
arm
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PLOWING AND DRAGGING.
System Will 8ave Time and Trouble In
Farm Work.
In plowing aim to have the plow
clean and free from rust, so it will
scour at tbe start. Couple tbe horses
closer to tbe plow than to a wagon.
See tbat tbe clevis is adjusted so it is
In a direct line and causes tbe plow to
go the proper depth. Take pains to
have a steady, even pulling team. See
that the harness fits just right and
everything is in order. For plowing
level make narrow lands and con
sequently more dead furrows. Go to
the side of the field and step off the
PLAIN DUTCH HARROWING.
required distance at each end and place
a pole upright at each end and at tbe
end opposite to the one where you
commence plowing. Place another
pole farther on, lining it up with the
end poles. Step off the same distance
at each end tbat you do at the sides,
so the land will be the right propor
tion. Start the plow and keep the two
end poles in line between the horses'
heads, and get a straight furrow to
start with. All that is now necessary
is to keep the back furrow straight
with the other, and after that keep
the horse in the furrow, and turn the
soil in even layers, slightly lapping
over, leaving no space between them.
As soon as a land is finished harrow
and drag it before commencing anoth
er field. If using two teams, the first
one to finish uses the harrow and drag.
This rests the team by a change. This
method puts the land in fine condition
and saves much future work, as fresh
ly plowed land works much better
than where an. entire field is plowed
before dragging or harrowing.
Dragging "Dutch fashion" may be
new to some and prove of value. Its
advantages are that it drags neither
lengthwise nor square across the fur
rows and makes easier corners than
the ordinary diagonal dragging. The
plain Dutch fashiou is shown in the
diagram. Commence by "striking out"
from A to B. Turn to the right and
go back on the left side of first track
till you reach edge of field near A.
Drive across the first track and back
on the opposite side to the other end.
Cross ovel- and back on opposite side
again.
Continue crossing over at each end
inside your last track and outside the
last track along the sides. When half
done the .piece wilf look like the first
diagram, and the next trip would be
from to D, to E, to F, to C. When
done the last trip would be from to
H. and the piece will have been drag
ged twice, diagonally in opposite direc
tions. This works well oi* pieces that
are nearly square or not more than
twice as long as wide. Of late, said
one who bad tried this system, we
have found that it is economy In plow
ing, cultivating, etc., to make our lands
as long as possible. On these Dutch
dragging did not work as well, as it
was too near lengthwise tbe furrows,
so we bit upon what we call "crazy
Dutch," shown in the second diagram.
We "strike out" zigzag across the
piece two or three or more
cording to its length coi
width. The diagram shows three times
—viz,from A to B,to C,to D. Turn to tbe
right and go back on left to firet track
to and drive across it .Go on right
side to B, then up left side to A. Cross
over and back on left side of B. Drive
straight across the first two tracks,
turn to the left and go on right side to
times, ac-
ompared to
VALUATIONS ON DUTCH FASHION.
C, where you will cross tbe two tracks
again, and go on left side to D. Al
ways go straight ahead till you get to
the edge of tbe field before you make a
turn.
When halt done it will look like the
picture, and the next trip. would be
from E to F, G, H, I, J, K, L, E. When
done the last .trip will be from to N,
O, P. This looks complicated, but It
Isn't half as hard to do it as it 1b to
tell about It. At least it seems that way
to me lust now. Ip striking out we
never measure a piece, but gueBs at the
angles. However, the truer you get It
struck out tbe better it works out In
.finishing.
Eastern Poultry Plants.
Leghorns, Minorcas and Rhode Island
Reds are used on the egg fariin, Light
Brahmas and Plyinoutb Rocks on tits
roaster and capon plaata, while the
broiler and combination plants nee
Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes or Rhode
Island Rods.—Otcar Brf.
LUMP JAW.
I Treatment That Sometimes Will
Cure an Infected Animal.
The following is the standard treat
ment for lump jaw on cattle: If there
be an opening in the tumor or swelling,
inject into the opening about one tea
spoonful of tincture of iodine daily. If
there is' no opening, rub the tincture
on the skin daily, or It may be injected
with a hypodermic syringe. Continue
the treatment until it is evident that
the growth of the tumor has stopped.
If willing to give up the use of the
cow as a milker until she is cured, you
may also, in addition to the treatment
above prescribed, give her one and a
half to two and a half teaspoonfuls of
iodide of potassium divided Into two
doses, one in the morning and one at
night, to be given in a pint of warm
water. Continue this for two weeks
or until signs of iodism appear, such
as a scurfy skin, weeping at the eyes
and dribbling from the nose and
mouth. Then discontinue for a week
or ten days and commence again if
necessary.
The iodide of potassiiim will render
the milk unfit for use. Continue to milk
her regularly, however, and throw the
milk away, as she may be cured in a
few weeks, and then her milk will be
all right Tbe disease itself does not
render the milk unfit for use unless
the cow is in the last stages, where
the general health of the cow will be
impaired.
J[RUIT
THE HOME
GARDEN.
Suggestions For Making It Profitable
as Well as Useful.
The home fruit garden is not only
attractive when the strawberries are
In bloom or in fruiting or when the
raspberries, currants, pears, peaches or
other fruits are ready to pick. The
home garden is ever an attractive spot
No member of the family, no visitor or
other person can pass this garden de
voted to the growing of the various
fruits for home use without being at
tracted to it. Such a home fruit gar
den expresses much to the observer at
all seasons of the year. It speaks of
contentment, of health and of the home
table embellished with beautiful and
deliciods specimens of large and small
fruits.
The location of the home fruit gar
den should be as near the dwelling as.
possible. It may embrace an acre, half
an acre, quarter of an acre or it may
be confined to the rear end of a forty
foot lot In-town or city. If you have
plenty of land, give the fruit garden
HOW TO PACK BERRIES.
liberal space. If you have simply a
town or city lot, make the most of this
small plot of ground at your disposal,
remembering that by cutting back the
new growth every year.on the fruit
trees many of them can be grown in
small space or on the borders near
fences.
You may have one row devoted to
grapevines, another row to raspber
ries, another row to blackberries, an
other to currants and several rows de
voted to strawberries, each row run
ning the whole length of the fruit gar
den and so planted as to admit of
horse cultivation. The disposal of the
rows of apple, peach, pear, plum and
cherry trees can be easily arranged.
Plant the rows of trees far enough
apart to admit the various rows of
small fruits between the rows of trees.
Grapevines will thrive equally well
when trained to the side of tbe house
or to any other building or trained to
the pillars of tbe porcbes of tbe bouse.
If there is a surplus of fruit it may
be easily marketed. If sent to tbe city
it must be carefully packed. Tbe crate
shown In tbe sketcb is equipped with a
tight wooden cover, yet is sufficiently
open to allow the air to circulate. It
will hold about sixty quarts of ber
ries. V„...
Grasses Everywhere.
Grasses are widely distributed. We
usually think of them as existing in
our temperate zones only, because here
we have the perennial pastures and
meadows. They are, however, to be
found so far north that the soil is fro
wn under them during the greater part
of the year, 'while they are also com
mon to parts of tbe south where the
frost is never known. Even tbe moun
tain tops that are clothed with perpet
ual snow have Just below tbe snow
line their carpets of poas that grow
and bloom through a brief period every
year. Tbe grasses' pusb bard against
the eternal snows.
Holland Cabbages.
It appears that some varieties of cab
bage and cauliflower suffer more from
maggot attack than others,. but except
for tbe Holland cabbages' there are
hone, so far as we know, that will not
be badly Injured by these pests. Both
from our own state and elsewhere the
Holland cabbages are reported as be
ing quite free from maggot attack and
need little if any treatment.—New Jer
sey Experiment Station. fj^ts
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Applying Lime.
The fall is generally considered the
best time to apply lime, but moderate
application may be made whenever tbe
farmer finds tt convenient to perform
tbe work. Much of tbe fall grain Is
seeded on com ground, and this land la
•ot plowed up or in shape to apply tba
Ume advantageously at tbat seaso
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ISLAND OF QUIET.
Yet Going Downtown In Madeira Is an
Exciting Event.
Madeira is populated, yet Is one of
tbe quietest as well as one of the most
beautiful places in the world. Al
though the roads are paved with round
beach stones, there Is nothing to re
mind one of the fact, because, as Da
vid G. Fairchild, agricultural explorer
of the department of agriculture, ex
plains in the National Geographic
Magazine, there are no horses or jolt-,
ing wheels. ... .... /y
All vehicles In Madeira are on run-"
ners. If you go calling it is in a bul
lock sledge with canopy top and com
fortable seats. If you move a bank
safe or a steam boiler it is carried on
a "stone boat," or sledge of poles, and
you may have to get forty oxen to pull
it. If you are in a villa on the hillside
and want to get downtown you take a
running car and slide down over the
cobblestones.
Two strong men. each holding a
guide rope, pull your car over a bag
of grease to grease the runners and
then give you a running shove and
jump each on a runner behind as the
car shoots down at a breakneck pace
over the cobblestones.
The men yell, bens and dogs scam
per, foot passengers cling close to the
wall of the narrow street, the runners
get hot and fill tbe air with odor of
burning wood as you shoot round sharp
corners, down the busy thoroughfare.
past gorgeous masses of flowering
creepers which hang over the walls of
the private villas that border your
road.
But. oh, the change when ypu get to
the bottom! You are obliged either to
walk or take a carro. drawn by slow
moving bullocks, squeaking and slip
ping over the stones.
ORIGIN OF THE HORSE..
The Modern Animal a Cross Between
Two Ancient Breeds.
In Wissen fur Alle Professor Koenig
discusses in some detail the origin of
the horse of today. He finds that the
horse of neolithic times was not spe
cifically distinct from the hor^e of the
present. While there Is no doubt that
the horse of that period was used by
man for food, there seems to be no con
clusive evidence as to whether It was
domesticated or not. His own opinion,
however, is that it was probably do
mesticated.
The horse of that time was closely
allied to the tarpan or semiwild horse
that lived in southern Russia up to a
century ago. This was a "hog maned,"
short legged, large headed beast. It
seems probable that the domesticated
horses of the Germans of Caesar's time
were derived from this breed.
The Egyptians had horses as early
as 1000 B. C. These were long maned,
more like the Arab horses, and came
from Assyria. Where the Assyrians
obtained them is unknown, but it was
probably from southern Asia, where
this long maned breed has been dgve^y,
oped in all probability as the result of
long continued domestication. The
modern horse is a cross between these
two breeds, with a further mixture of
the Arab horse. This Arab horse, too.
was itself a descendant of-the earlier
long maned horse.
The origin of the long maned horse is
a matter of doubt, but Professor Koe
nig thinks it may have been from an
extinct Indian spccits
Women Who Marry at Thirty-five.
A German doctor lavs it down as a
well established fact based on close
observation that women who do not
marry until thirty-five or thereabout
invariably achieve matrimonial suc
cess. Why women of this particular
age should make more successful mar
riages than those who fall victims to
love's young dream is fairly obvious.
When a young woman marries be
tween thirty and forty she either does
so for companionship,, choosing her
mate accordingly, or from need, in
which case she also chooses
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A Freak of tho Lightning.
A curious case of lightning destruc
tion took place some years ago at Gat
china, an imperial summer residence
not far from St Petersburg, where
stood a stone column fifty feet high,
held together by iron anglea. When
rain fell more or less water penetrated
the stones in the interior of the monu
ment One day It was struck by light
ning, and instantly the column disap
peared from view, killing a lone sen
try on guard. The only explanation Is
that tbe heat of the lightning Instant
ly generated steam on coming in con
tact with some of the water and the
terrific explosion followed.
-V- Tho Change of a Comnub
"Whenever she asks me to do any- .,
thing," soliloquized Mr. Meeker pen
sively, "I always go and do it, like a
fool."
"Yes," said Mrs. Meeker, who hap»^
pened along in time to overbear himtjj|'
"Whenever I ask you to do anything7*
you always go and do it like a fool."—
Chicago Tribune.
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Jones—Yes our household now rep-:
resents the United Kingdom Smith
How's that? Jones—Why, yon see,
am English, my wife Is Irisb, the
nurse is Scotch, and tbe Mby, wails.—
London
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"Do you believe-tbat man and
man ahould have equal rights?*
"Well, I used to, but plnoe I've, beett*-
married I don't dare to- say.
Cleveland Leader.
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