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■ IN OLD BOTTLES.
. 'D C'ollvrllons From the Family
u' ' Dozes*
H llThe s tory of the second-hand bottle
Hi Instry is interesting,” said the pom
■ -proprietor of one of these estate
"The fact is two Chicago
■ hive already made one hundred
■ Jhousand dollars apiece in this busi-
H s sod there is il nian 1,1 New Yorlt
m nleA t 0 have made half a million.
9 murine" man making a fortune in a
9 years out of discarded old bottles,
9 -t this is a fact.
H■' ~ye n |t is a comparatively new busi
-9 Ten years ago It did not exist
I j ~s minor feature of the jnnk
9 tn viness U‘it some enterprising in
■ jiridiial finally ventured to start mi
H • dependent second-hand bottle estnb-
I lishment Fortune smiled on the ven-
I tors. and t!,u reßl,lt ~1" t Rnc *‘ firms
I bv° sprung up like mushrooms all
H orf r the country. There are at least
I tvrenty-fiv-o such establishments in ( hi
■ ci frn.
■ ulVell, we employ six men," contin-
I neJ the proprietor in answer to the
I o (iU on " to how ;in, l where his stock
I h bottle valuables was gathered.
■ .'Xbcsc mm visit the hotels, saloons,
I restaurants ami private residents of
■ nugjgo, ami collect into big wagons
I bottles all kinds In this way from
I tbfw hundred to five hundred dozen
■ nfd bottles are collected daily. The
■ bottles are examined carefully, so that
■ am c are bought that have been used
I to hold poison, kerosene or any injur!-
I mis liquid. But we buy old beer bot
■ ties, whisky bottles, catsup bottles,
I ammonia bottles, in fact, bottles of aI-
I most every description. We pay from
I one-half to three contsapioce for them,
I depending on the kind nnd size. In
I turn those bottles are sold to brewers,
I catsup men, druggists and other firms,
at a price that makes us from twenty
five to forty per cent, profit."
"What is done with the bottles af
ter they are brought to headquarters?”
"Follow me and I'll show you." And
suiting the action to the word n tiny
begrimmed lamp, with a feeble flame,
was snatched up and the way was led
into the cellar,
"This, for instance," said he, fond
ling a clear, shapely wine bottle, "is
an imported bottle that brings us a big
profit. Vou see there is a duty of sev
enty-five to eighty-five per cent, on im
ported bottles, nnd makers of fine
wines in this country are only too glad
to pay us a big price for them. It is
impossible to get a seamless bottle of
this beautiful clear color made in Ibis
country. So big firms buy these bot
tles, have new tables printed precisely
like the old ones, and fill the bottle*
with inferior wine. Of course, they
nre sold at a high price and the people
imagine they are buying the real ar
ticle But you must not say anything
about that—the wine merchants would
object if this secret were given away.
"Sometimes in one wagon load of old
bottles there are sixty or seventy dif
ferent kinds of bottles,” continued the
proprietor. "These arc immediately
classified and stored away cither hero
in the cellar or on one of the floors
above. Then wo are quite ready for
customers, as most of the firms buy the
bottles unwashed. However, if they
arc ordered cleaned they nre thorough
ly washed in great vats, the corks and
labels are removed, and the rich man
ufacturer .has placed at his disposal
these recent friends of the garbage
box.
“Then you have no idea how exten
sive our trade- is. These old bottles
are shipped by the car loud to Boston,
New York, San Francisco, to cities in
Canada, in fact, all over Ihe country,
but mainly in the east. Our goods are
so il regularly to prominent firms.”—
Chicago Herald.
AT A PREMIUM.
♦at Wives In the Armenian Town of Kai
sarleli.
The most striking feature of the mis-
Monarv work at Kaisarieh is the educa
tion of the Armenian women, whose
mk*uil position seems to be even.more
degraded than that of their Turkish
Mdi r-.. \\ ith the native Armenians, as
will: the Turks, Heshinevt adds much
to the price of a wife. The wife of :i
missionary is to them an object of both
wonderment and contempt. As sho
walks along the street, they will whis
per to one another; "There goes a
"lanau who knows all her husband's
business; and who can manage just as
"HI as himself." This will generally
he followed in an undertone by the ex
pression; "Madana satana,” which
means in common parlance a "female
devil. At first it was a struggle to
overcome this ignorant prejudice, and
to get girls |o come to the school free
of charge: now it is hard to find room
for them even when they nre asked to
Py for their tuition.
Ihe costume of the Armenian woman
is generally of some bright-colored
(doth, prettily trimmed. Her coiffure,
■ ways elaborate, sometimes includes a
♦bing of gold coins, encircling the
head, nr strung down the plait. A
♦dver belt incloses the waist, and a
necklace of coins calls attention to her
pretty neek. When washing clothes
y tin' stream, they frequently show a
gold ring eneirc’ing an ankle,—Ccn
tnry.
Surprizing.
Hnkre fxaggcratioa is a trick that
n<s both ways, It is most amusing,
p'*. wh'*n it takes the form of nn*
crMafement. An old lady was alone
jn a very old house when the walls
indenly collapsed and the house came
umbliiijr down around her. Her p*
(<Jpc whs little short of a miracle; but
u from the ruins entirely
uninjured. When asked what her
♦vnsstioty; were when the house fell,
hnc said;
M ell. % tell the truth. I was con
... rably sheered; I really was."—
■ onth's Companion.
Ideal Bliss—Rev. Dr. Prosser —In
'uven there will be no limit to the
l r,, ath of our spiritual and intellectual
'lenities. Mi the se, ■raing mysteries
n * """'fadictions which have ini (lied
'"'r poor hqman intelligence will then
clear to ns. Miss Beaconhill
. f '<*lor! How delightful! Think
, * ’ *hall be able to fully appro*
cl “te Ibsen’-Puck.
\Vcary Watkins--Madam. I was
not always as you see me now - Mrs.
ec - y°' I guess not. 1 suppose there
a , rac * * n y° ur Hfe whejj you were,
Urtdy sober.— Indianapolis Journal.
A SPRING PARABUB.
T:i; m'erdnr one tree >u brown—
O.ie only, mid Ihe groen of sprlnv,
‘‘"ring her dead loaves like a crown
She stood, nod seemed to gloom and frs
9 n every glad rejoicing thing.
When touched at last
The slow hods quickened an t uncurled,
Ann ih* poor tree forgave her past,
And learned to hope, and thick and’fast
Showered her dry leaves on the world.
Swift sudden hope replaced despair:
The brown leaves dropped, tbs green leaves
■■M grew,
And clothed upon, and fresh and fair.
The happy boughs swung all In air,
And drank the sunshine and the dew,
Boul t have their dead leaves, sere and dry.
fiend hopes, dead visions, dead delight.
Relics of gladder days gone by,
Worthless to every human eye.
But yet we elaap the poor things tight.
And foel lhal life were bare indeed
If we should lose them or let fall.
And all ihe old lime hurls would hlsed.
And wo unwrapped from aorrowlng weed
L'ke mourners dragged to carnival
Then In a moment suddenly
(tod’s Messed sunshine, all unguessed.
Reaches nnd heals our hearts, and we,
Tasting Its sweetness, know that He
Bids us I* happy with Ihe rest.
-Susan Cool Id ge. In 8. 9. Time*.
BLOSSOMS AND GOSSIP.
A Much-Needed Lesson Taught a
Meddlesome Woman.
"Joel Simpkina, you don’t mean to
tell tnr Hint someone has moved in the
house by the river, do you?"
"No, I did not say anybody had
moved in. I only said there had been
two women folks looking at It.”
“I’’or the land's sake, what Is this
world coming to? Two women looking
at the river house! Well, I never!"
When Mrs. Miranda Simpkins said:
"Well, I never!” in that particular
tone, yon wore to understand there was
nothing more to be said. But this time
there seemed to be, for she continued:
"Well, all I have got to say is that
they must be strangers, for of course
they won't take it."
"Hut they did take it,” Jo el insisted
"a id they are going to send their serv
ant to clean it for them right away.”
"Now, Joel Simpkins, tell me alt yon
know aliout the matter, and how you
found it out," ■
“Why, Bill Jones told me. You
know he has all the money ho can
make by renting the old house, but be
tween you snd me I didn’t never be
lieve he would let It. But he has, sure
enough.”
lor the land's sake—them poor crit
ters going in there! 1 tell you what
Vis, Joel, it’s dreadful, and I feel Umy
duty to warn them. Where did you
say they lived?"
"Goodness me, Miraudy, how should
I know where they live?"
"Why didn't you ssk Bill Jones?
There ought to bo something done
about it."
"Well, I don't see what it is to us, or
what wo cau do."
"I'll tell you one thing you might do,
Joel Simpkins. You might ask Fred
Parsons why ho don’t come 'round here
no more. He came half a dozen times
to see Sally, and then stopped coinin'.
If you was the right kind of father,
you'd try to rnnke a match 'tween him
Nnd our daughter Sally. He's rich—
dreadful rich- and our gal don't want
to have to drudge the way 1 have."
"Sally’s a heap prettier'n ever yon
♦fas, but she’s jest as bad when her
tongue gets to wagging at gossip—and
Parsons is a man with enough sense to
unde-stand that he ought to keep
away,” said Joel—but he said it under
his breath.
May blossoms and the new tenants
had come together, and, though the
river house might bo haunted, one of
the most beautiful orchards anywhere
near New York was a part of the es
tate.
Mrs. Simpkins, direetly she learned
that a servant was cleaning the river
house, started on her errand. As she
entered the gale she looked all aronnd,
as if expecting to see the ghost then
and there. After trying the knocker
at the front door with no result she
went around to the kitchen. Here she
was met by a buxom Irish maid-of-all
pork, who was singing at the top of
her voice, and worked away with a
will, seemingly not earing a fig for his
ghostship. On seeing the stranger
Biddy slopped, and, retting on her
broom, said:
"Morning, mum!"
Mrs. Simpkins paid no attention to
her greeting, hut blurted out:
"My poor girl, do you know where
you bo?"
“Share, and that is what I do, mum,"
answered Biddy, with a cheery laugh.
"Do you know this house'is haunted—
that every night at midnight old John
Smith's ghost goes roaming through it,
slamming doors and groaning jest
dreadful?"
"Yes, mum," said Biddy.
"And does your mistress know It?"
"Yen. mum—a b'y told her the other
day whin she came down here.”
"And is she coming in the face of all
this?"
"No, mum; she and Miss Nora are
coming on the ears, mum.”
"lie you an idiot?"
' Yes. mum—or, that is, I don't know,
but Miss Nora can tell ye anything the
loike of ye 'ml be wanting to know
whin she comes. She just dotes on
ghosts and such things.”
“Well, I never!" exclaimed Mrs. Simp
kins, as she turned and left the house,
while Biddy resumed her song; "Me
tin Hint, Sweet Nora O'Neil."
"It’s my opinion, Joel Simpkins, that
they're a queer lot down there in that
fiver house,” said Mrs. Simpkins, on
reaching home.
"What makes you think so, Mi
randy?"
"Well, I went down there to tell
them about the ghost, and would you
believe it? That servant of theirs said
she just doted on ghosts?”
"What’s their name?”
"O’Neil. I guess.”
"Didn’t you ask?"
"No. 1 was so upsot I forgot it. But
the Irish girl called one of them Miss
Nora, and when I come away I heard
her singing about her darling. Miss
Nora O’Nell, so I reckon that's her
aame. 1 jest think that Irish girl is a
dumbed idiot.”
A few days later Joel Simpkins told
his wife that the folks had arrived at
the river house.
Accordingly, Mrs. Simpkins called a
tc tond lime at the haunted house.
This time she was met by a middle
aged lady of fine appearance, who
greeted her pleasantly, hut rather form
ally.
■How do you do, Mrs, O’N’eil?' Mrs.
Simpkins said. "I am Mrs. Joel Simp
kins, and I am not ashamed of my
name, either."
I m glad to hear of it, Mr*. Simp
kins. Will yon walk in? You *r
somewhat mistaken in regard to mj
name. It is not O’Neil, but Allen."
"For the land's sakes—l thought It
was O'Neil. I am sure I hoard that
girl of your'n singing about her 'dar
lint Miss Nora O’Neil.' ”
Mrs. Allen smiled, and said that al
though her daughter's name was Nora,
Biddy's song had nothing to do with
Incidentally, to invest- herself with
some importance, Mrs. Simpkins stated
that Fred I'arsons, the richest young
man In the town, was paying at
tention to her daughter Sally. This
remark provoked an inscrutable smile
on Mrs. Allen’s face.
Mrs. Simpkins made a long call, but
was not invited to repeat her visit She
told her husband sho could not find out
anything, and was very sure there was
some mystery connected with that Allen
noraan, for there were ever so many
envelopes on the table, and sho could
see the name "Smith" plain as noth
ing, and she was sure Mrs. Allen haff
been reading them very letters Now,
what business had Mrs Allen with
Mrs. Smith’s letters, she would like tu
know?
Hy this time Mrs Simpkins and her
friends were a gdod deal excited over
the mystery concerning the people at
the river house. Mrs. Alien and her
daughter seemed oblivious of all th
dark hints that were thross'n out about
them.
Suspicion grow fast Many things
were said of the occupants of the river
house. Si Jenkins, who lived near,
told his wife that lights burned there
all night. Kzra Burke saw a woman
in white come to an upper window and
look out with wild eyes. He know it
was a woman because of her long hair,
else he'd "a thonghl it were old Smith's
ghost," Conjecture ran high. At last
It was decided that a delegation of
women headed by Mrs Simpkins should
w-ait upon Mrs, Allen nnd demand at)
explanation of the mystery.
"For such is our Christian duty,"
said Mrs. Burke, who stood high in the
church. "It is ray opinion that their
name Is not Allen at all, but Smith,
and I'd not be one bit surprised if they
turned out to be some kin of that old
John Smith whose ghost haunts that
very house, nnd whoso grandfather,
they do say, was hung.”
Ho the next afternoon the delegation
started on its errand.
"I'm just aching to tell them what I
think of such doings," Mrs Simpkins
said, as she raised the heavy brass
knocker and applied it with so much
energy that the door was opened al
most immediately by pretty Miss Nora
"How are yon, indies? Walk right
iu," she said, evidently rather sur
prised. "Mamma will be here in a
very few minutes. Site has gone for
the mail "
Mrs. Simpkins nodded to the others,
as ranch as to say: "Just in time.” And
they followed Nora into the parlor.
She tried to entertain them until hot
mother returned, but felt quite relieved
when she saw her coming and went tc
the door to meet her.
"Come right In, mamma. There are
some ladles waiting for you.”
Mrs. Allen was astonished to find so
many callers in her parior at one time,
but showed no trace of surprise id her
manner
"Good afternoon, ladies: I am very
glad to see yon. It was such a lovely
day lhal I went for the mail myself, I
hope you have not been waiting long."
Her greeting was so cordial that Mrs,
Jones afterwards said she was glad sho
was not head of the delegation. After
one or two ineffectual efforts Mrs
Simpkins abruptly began:
"Mrs. Allen, or Mrs. Smith, or what
ever your name is—the Lord only
knows, we don't!—we have come hero
this afternoon to find out who you nre.
You give your name as Allen, and get
letters for Mrs. Smith, and we ain’t
used to no such goings on, ami we have
come here to have you explain, if you
can, for we don't want no mysteries in
our neighborhood."
Surprise rendereil Mrs, Allen spoee.li
less for a moment; then she coldly said:
"Ladies, 1 gave my name as Allen
simply because that was my husband's
name, and, consequently, la mine.
Mrs. Smith Is my Widowed sister, who
resides with mo. For reasons not
necessary to stale, I receive ami an
swer her letters. That is the meaning
of the supposed mystery which lias
caused you so much distress. Uke the
ghost, It exists only in imagination."
She censed speaking and glanced to
ward the door, evidently expecting her
visitors to go; but Mrs. Simpkins was
not easily routed.
• "You say your sister lives with you;
it’s odd no one has ever seen her and
that you never have no company. And
can you tell us, ma'am, who the poor
critter Is that roams about this house
at night, all in white?"
Mrs. Allen's face was very stern as
she answered:
"I had hoped that it would not be
necessary to go into the details of this
painful matter; but in. order to chock
malicious gossip I will explain that toy
sister is a confirmed invalid, and loft
the city because sho was on the verge
of nervous prostration. We came here
thatshemighf.be nerfectly quiet, and
have avoided company on her account.
She Is not able to read or answer her
letters, which all refer to business, as
she owns considerable real estate in
town. Now, Indies, as I have nothing
more to say concerning my private
affai rs, I will bid you good afternoon."
Mrs. Allen’s tone and manner for
bade further words, and the discomfited
women rose in a body and marched out
of the house. Not until they reached
the gate did Mrs. Simpkins recover
her powers of speech; then she ex
claimed:
"Well, I never!”
Had Mrs. Simpkins got a glance into
the orchard, where May blossoms made
a thick, sweet-scented carpet on the
ground, she would have been even
more amazed, and utterly enraged.
For Fred Parsons and Nora Allen
were Seated there. She was holding a
sprig of the blossoms, which he had
just broken off for her, and Fred was
saying:
"I wonder if those old gossips have
gone, Nora? What a clatter they
would raise if they knew that 1 had
just surrendered my heart to the fair
est stranger that ever esme to this
queer old town!"
The gossips heard all about it later,
when the wedding bells pealed. Mrs.
Simpkins vented her spile in her char
acteristic way. To this day she can't
understand why Fred Parson* ignored
the chance to gain a wife and a
mother-in-law proficient iq th art of
gossip—N- V. Journal-
BARBER’S TIPS.
One of Them Makes Fun of Iho r metis*
of (Siring Dls to the Men Who Shtn
V*.
“(live me small change will you?"
a customer asked of a German barber
up-town, the other day.
“Zertently." said the barber; you
▼ish to (ret for der vellar vot shafed
you ten cents owd. alretty, eh?”
"Yes. I do. What have you to dte
with that?"
“I’lame liddle. its nodding to me.
Here's your shango. Now, I'll tell you
vot I'll do; I’ll gif you der ten cents
und I'll shafe yon for one month free,
if you'll gif me von goot reason vhy a
man vot pot his senses yet.should pif
der boss of a shop feefdeen cents und
der man vot shafes him ten cents der
samtsdime."
"Oh. it can't be justified. It's just a
habit. 1 ain't the Only one that does
it. am I?"
“No. dot's chust der reason vhy I
make a hick abond it. Der lunaddic
asylums vouldn't holt all the tarn fools
who pive avay a promo of ten cents for
pettinp done a ehob of feefden cents.
Hut it'll shtop pwick some day. vhen
dis coundry pits itself poor like all der
olt countries by Kurope. You make
dot down In black and vhife und vait a
little till you see somedinps."
"'Veil, let's hear what you've pot to
say about it. I believe you want your
customers to pive their tips to you, al
though you're pettinp richer than a
pown broker."
“Dot's all humbnek pizness. and yon
know better as you talk I don't care
what you done mlt your money, hut it
you arc poinp to pif avay ten cents mit
each shafe it votlld be more reasonable
if you should to der boss pive it. vet.
Der is my man. He pits ten dollars a
veek, and pot. his bersona) oxhenset
only, und family oxhenses. Veil. I.
too. have pot choost der same expenses.
Hut for my fifteen cents I pay dot feller
his vnpes, I pay der rent, I pay der pas,
I pay der laundry tree dollar a veek. I
pay der coal, I pay der interest on S'.'.not
furniture von der shop. Make flat all
topedder. nnd yon find I pot. mit font
men shteady at der ehairs. more as for*
ty-five-hnndred dollars oxpenses owd*
side der family lirtlnp vot, my men pot,
ehoost der same. Can'd you see. nlret
ty, dot dere ain't anydinp hut hum
bucks in pivinp me fifteen cents nnd
der man ten rents? Vhy should he,
vhieh pot noddinp but himself to sub
bort. pet two-thirds der same as me?"
“Well, what are you drivinp at?"
“I'm ehoost drilinp at der humbnek
nonsense of der whole pee/,ness, Vot
for should you bay dwenly-flfe rents for
a fifdeen-eent ehob? Do yon snbbosft
der beople of England and Chermany
nnd Kranee do anydinp so foolish I ike
dot? You bet yer life dey don't. Dev
pit a barber a benny, or two cents
maybe, nnd de barber is plad he pets
dot, alretty. Der rule in Chermany
und France is to pif nhond von-tenth of
der hill for a tip, so if you shpend a
dollar you pit ten cents only, nnd if
you shpend ten cents you pif a penny.
In dis foundry Iw-ople make money
like a house afire, so pwick dey pot
crazy. Der time comes bretty pwiek
vot yon don't see some fellers vo pot
sense by der heads pivinp ten refits on
a fifdeen-eent ehob away, and don't
Von forpet somedinp. It makes nodinp
owd mit me. I'm plad my trade pets
der bippost tips in der vorlt. und if yon
ean shtand it der barbers von't kick.”
N. Y. Hun.
GOLD IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
The I'arf the Vellfiwr Slrtfil tin* f'layefl In
the Country's Development.
In the development of western Aus
tralia the pold fields seem destined to
play an Important part Gold was dis
covered there by Dumpier as fur back
as Kiss, but it, was not until alfout ten
years apo that the precious metal was
found in sufficient quantities to start
the industry in real earnest. To-day
it is known that the pold country ex
tends over a preat orra from north to
south.
New districts are beinp opened up,
townships are beinp laid out, stores,
hotels, churches and I inn Us are provid
in'? for the varied wants of rapidly in
creasing populations settled, in some
instances, on the desert wastes of only
two fir three years apo while the trans
continental railway from Fremantle
to Adelaide is regarded as bavinp al
ready been started by the line to tho
/ilpara pold fields.
Southern Cross, the "capital" of this
particular district, and a place whose,
origin dates back only a few years, can
now boast of beinp a regularly orpan
ized municipality, anil its importance
has been greatly increased by the open
ing up of the rich fields at Coolgardie,
120 miles further east, where the speci
men of gold sent to London by tho
western Australian government for ex
hibition purposes were obtained.
The rainfall is. on the whole, fairly
good, hut there, have hitherto been no
efficient means taken for storing it for
the dry seasons. The government,
however, have resolved to construct
storage tanks at a cost of £15.000, and
it is hoped that the.water difficulty will
now soon he surmounted. In the
meantime, the western Australian
press and government officials have
been urging would-be gold seekers to
keep away for the present. So rapid
has been the expansion of the gold dig
gings in the colony that the total out
put of pold Increased in value from
£115.1*2 in I*ol to £421.000 last year,
and it is expected to reach £1,000,000
this year. I’hiladelphia Telegraph.
For thf Complexion.
Wash your own dishes, polish your
own brass and silver, sweep and dust,
ami make up your own bed, water and
tend your own flower*—in fact, keep
yourself busy nnd in pood spirits, or
take a brisk walk or ride in the after
noon of each day in fine weather. Eat
eggs, milk, and digestible food. leaving
off everything fried, rich in condiments
ami fats. Sleep seven or eight hours
in the twenty-four, in a well-ventil
ated room in which the sun has been
permitted to shine several hours
each day. Lot the light fall on you;
you are like a plant—you need it. And
in less than a year your complexion
will be better than any lotion or pom
ade could make it.— (food Health.
Rattl* of Judgment.
Mr. Porkinpham (of Kansas City)—
Now. here's a question. Who shall go
first into dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Packer
nr Mr. and Mrs, McCann?
Mrs. Porkinphara (with a sneer at his
ignorance) Why. there is no qu.Vion
as to who takes precedence; The Mc-
Canns kill two hundred more hogs a
day than the Packers.—Judge.
—Madagascar is nominally under
French protection, only, however, to
keep tin- English from getting It. A
French resident general, with a small
military eatort, resides at the oayiUti.
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.
—ln Germany tho electric trolley
*cems to have a rival in the gas motor.
—The self-winding electric clock is
one of the inventions of value that
seems never to have been appreciated.
The Electrical Review believes that
every household would welcome this
kind of a time-keeper. They are relia
ble, or certainly can be made so.
—Telephonic communication ha*
lately been established between flag
ships anil the shore in Great Hritain in
several instances. The connection is
expected to be of great service in af
fording earliest information of casual
ties to vessels in the vicinities of the
ships, besides beinp of great value to
the light-keepers aboard tin- isolated
lightships.
A German firm recently brought
out electrical meters which, instead of
reading in ampere or matt hours, pave
directly the price of electricity con
sumed, thus enabling tho consumer to
rend the meter himself. It appears,
however, that such meters are not al
lowed in Germany, and it is suggested
that they might be made with two
scales, one reading in electrical units
and the other giving the plain money
value.
—The motorcars of the World's fair
Intramural ■ railway have been pur
chased by the Atlantic Railway Cos., of
Hrooklyn. N. Y. They will he remod
elled to the extext necessary to oper
ate them as trolley cars, and will ho
used to haul open cars from Thirty
ninth street ferry to and from Coney
Island, obviating the use of locomo
tives. The cars, it will be remembered,
have each a seating capacity of ninety
passengers, and will draw four passen
ger cars of equal capacity.
- It is reported that an English of
ficer named Harrington lias discovered
in India a working telephone between
the two temples of Pan], about n mils
apart. The system is said tphnve been
in operation in I’anj for over S.tKHI
years. In this connection it is observed
that Egyptolipists have found unmis
takable evidence of wire communica
tions between some of the temples of
the earlier Egyptian dynasties; but
whether these served a telegraphic, tel
ephonic or other purposes is not slated.
The Rnhbidge telephone has been
brought before the English public, ac
cording to London Lightning. This
telephone, it appears, is designed for
speaking over short lines, such as
would connect the different rooms in a
large warehouse or block of buildings.
The usual call hell is replaced by a
small vibrating reed in the receiver,
which, when the circuit is closed, gives
a dear note, pleasanter than the sound
of a hell. A small tube containing mer
cury automatically changes the con
nections when the instrument is in
verted. This stops the sound and ac
knowledges the call. which is made by
removing a plug from one hole to an
other. The act of inverting the instru
ment also tend* to prevent packing of
the carbon grannies in the transmitter.
The whole is so small that it can he
conveniently screwed to the side of a
desk, thus saving the trouble of mov
ing to an instrument fixed to the wall.
A proposition has been made by the
Standard Electric Cos. of Chicago to the
mayor of the city of Atlanta. Ga.. To
furnish Atlanta with a municipal light
ing plant. The city is now paying the
local electric light company BHK) per
year per arc light, which is a low rate
as compared with the price paid in
many other cities in the United States.
The proposition of the Standard Elec
tric Cos. is that they are to receive pay
for their plant by accepting each year
the difference between the cost of pro
ducing tlie light frorlt their plant and
the price now paid for the light. In
other words, they guarantee and pledge
that the light shall not cost the city over
842 per year each, leaving the differ
ence between that figure ami the pres
ent cost of tight that is. *s* per light
—to go toward payment for the plant.
They estimate that it will take five
years and two months to wipe out the
debt, when the city will own its plant
free from debt.
FASHION NOTES.
Fsfis of Hie Moment snrt Items of fnteresl
to the Women.
They arc saying now that the only
correct glove for street wear is the gold
tan.
Applique embroidery is much used
this season in trimming handsome
evening gowns.
Silk petticoats are worn this season
more furbelowed. flounced and lace
trimmed than ever.
It is said that red parasols are the
most efficient of freckle preventatives,
as they retard the sun's actinic rays.
Edmund Russell says that high col
lars destroy graceful conversation, and
that diamonds decrease in beauty as
they increase in size.
Ginghams, muslin and cotton gown*
arc being made up in very elaborate
fashions this spring, and with them
laces and ribbons galore arc used.
A society girl, recently married, has
had the photograph taken of herself in
her wedding dress framed in silver with
a bit of the dress white brocaded
satin—for the margin of the picture.
The yachting girl is already having
her yachting suits made up. Serge,
pique, linen, grass cloth and duck are
the favorite materials, and the suits
are made very simply. Perfect fit and
cut are necessary, but frills are out of
place on the ocean blue.—Boston Trav
eller.
Trick Photography.
Amateur photographers may play
many tricks with the camera if they
can manage a few simple appliances
that arc readily obtainable. A lady's
head may appear to rest in a platter.
To produce this effect, provide two
tables, placing them close together,
and arrange a tablecloth with dishes
and ornaments. Prepare a tin plate
by cutting out a place at one side and
a circle in the middle just large enough
to receive the neck of the person to he
photographed. Then seat, the person
so that, the plate when put aronnd the
neck may rest firmly upon the table.
Smooth out the cloth, letting it fall to
the floor, and take the picture. The
result will he the appearance of a
head without a body resting in a dish.
Other equally interesting pictures may
be produced in similar ways.—N. V.
Ledger.
A C oottmlor.
A country circus advertised that "at
twelve o'clock the cannibals will to
fed," A large crowd assembled, hut to
everybody's disappointment the sav
ages ate potatoes. In reply to some in
dignaut questions the manager said;
“Hut, gentlemen, don’t you see that
their diet is evidence of my skill.' I
have converted them into vegetarians
—i'liegende blatter.
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Talkum-—“Prof. Garner nay* that, mon
keys do not actually converse, but confine
themselves to single remark a on matters of
Importance.” Thinkura-‘‘Dear mol How
man has degenerated.”—N. Y. Weekly.
Tourist (In Oklahoma)—“Whnt Is the
population of this town!” Alkali Iko
(promptly) “Right hundred and sixty
seven souls and thirty-one real estate agents!”
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An Kcho from the World's Fair.
The Cake Shore Route has recently gotten
out a very handsome litho-watcr color of
the “Exposition Flyer,” tho famous twenty
hour tram in service between New York
and Chicago during the Fair. Among the
many wonderful achievements of tho Co
lumbian year this train which was the
fastest long distance train ever run holds a
prominent place, and to anyone interested
In the subject, tho picture'is well worth
framing. Ten cents in stamps or silver sent
to C. K. Wilber, West. Hass Agt., Chicago,
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