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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires in a Con
densed Form.
Bob Fitzsinimons and Con Cough Ian,
the "Irish Giant," have been matched
to meet in a six-round bout before the
industrial Athletic club at Philadelphia
.on the evening of Sept. 25. The fight
will be at catch weights.
According to official statements of
the Yucatan government there were
128 cases of yellow fever in Merida
during August^ Of these cases 50
proved fatal. In Progresso during Au
gust there were 9 cases but no deaths.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in
Boston by Joseph H. Loudon, a large
woolen manufacturer of Wales and
Monson, Mass. The total liabilities, aS
shown by the schedules amount to
$321,936, with nominal assets of $316,-
717.
Dr. Neufeld of Koch's institute in
Berlin, writing to a medical weekly,
reports that successful experiments
have been made to produce immunity
in animals against tuberculosis by in
jecting into the blood vessels of mules,
goats and cattle living bacilli from hu
man beings. He has been unable, how
ever, to produce the same eifect with
dead cultures.
THE MARKETS.
Latest and
Quotations From Grain
Live Stock Centers.
St. Paul, Sept. 12. Wheat No. 1
Northern, 35 1-2@86c No. 2 Northern,
84@85c No. 3. 83@84c no grade, 75
@83c. CornNo. 3 yellow, 53c No. 3,
511-2c No. 4, 5lc no grade, 47@48fc.
RyeNo. 2, 51c. Barley Malting
grades, 43@45c feed grades, 38@45c.
Minneapolis Sept. 1 2.WheatNo.
1 hard, 85 l-8c No. 1 Northern,
84 l-8c No. 1 Northern, 82 3-8@82 7-8c.
Duluth, Sept. 12. Wheat No. 1
hard, 851-8c No. 1 Northern, 85 l-8c
new, No. 1 hard, to arrive, 83 l-8c No.
1 Northern, 82 1-8c No. 2 Northern,
80 1-8c flax, 99 3-4c oats, 36c rye,
53 l-2c barley. 40@57c.
Milwaukee. Sept. 12. WheatNo.
1 Northern, S9(L90c No. 2 Northern.
87@88 1-2c new, December, 817-8c.
RyeNo. 1, 56 l-4@57c. OatsStan
dard, 38 l-2c. Corn December,
51 l-4c.
Chicago, Sept. 12. Wheat No.
2 red, S2 1-2&83 l-2c No. 3 red, 81@
83c No. 2 hard winter, 81 83c No.
3 hard winter, 78(5)82 l-2c No. 3
spring, 82 S9c. Cash CornNo. 2,
52 3-4 53c No. 3, 52 1-2 52 3-4c.
Cash OatsNo. 2, 34c No. 3, 33 l-2c.
Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 12. Cattle
Beeves, $4 5 cows, bulls and
jnixed,$2.50@4 stockers and feeders,
$2.50(g'3.70 calves and yearlings, $2.50
@3.60. Hogs, $5.05@5.25 bulk, $5.15
Chicago. Sept. 12CattleGcod to
prime steers, $5.30@6 stockers and
feeders, ?2.50(&4.25 calves, $3@6.75
Texas steers, $3.25@5.15 Western
steers, $3.25^4.80. HogsMixed and
butchers, $5.205.90 good to choice
heavy, $5.30@5.65 light, $5.60@6.10
bulk of sales, $5.30(0) 5.60. Sheep
Good to choice wethers, $3@3.70 fair
to choice mixed, $2.25 3 Western
sheep, $2.75(5 3.60 native lambs, $3.50
@4.75: Western lambs, $4@fi.
South St. Paul, Sept. 12. Cattle
Good to choice steers, $4.25@5 good
to choice cows and heifers, $3 4
steer calves, $1.75 (g)2.25 good to
choice stock cows and heifers. $2.15
2.35 good to choice milch cows. $35
45 common to fair. $1825. Hogs
Price range, $4.60@5.75: bulk. $5.20
5.30. Sheep Good to choice shorn
lambs, $5 5.35: culls and stock lariats.
$2.754 good to choice ewes, medium
weight, $3.153.35 heavy, $3@3.25
pulls and stock ewes. $2.502.7f
SCIENTISTS RETURN.
Dr. Jordan's Expedition Spent Two
Months in the North.
Seattle. Wash., Sept 12.The Unit
ed States fish commission steamer
Albatross has arrived here after a
two months' cruise of Alaskan waters
with scientists headed by Dr. David
Starr Jordan. The most comprehen
sive report on northern fisheries ever
formulated will be submitted to Com
missioner Bowers.
ROBBERS OVERDO A LITTLE.
Safe Falls Forward From Explosion,
Cheating Them of Their Booty.
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 12. Bank
robbers broke into the Bank of Downs,
Wash., blew the doors off the safe,
.which is said to have contained about
$5,000. The explosion was so great
that the heavy safe fell forward on
the floor. The robbers were unable to
raise it to get at its contents and left
without their booty.
Bishop Bars Union Printers.
Omaha, Sept. 12. Bishop Richard
Scannell, bishop of the Omaha diocese
of the Catholic church, has taken a
definite stand in the matter of Catho
lics becoming members of the Interna
tional Typographical union, and makes
the plain statement that a Catholic
cannot belong to the union and re
ceive absolution from a priest.
Lumberman Kills Himself.
Dulnt.n. Minn., Sept. 12. Charles
Ruprecht, a luml erman thirty years
old and well known here, committed
suicide by t: ing laudanum. He
pawned his wa :h to buy the poison.
Commissioner Richards of the gen
eral land office has issued a statement
showing that approximately $8,461,494
was covered into the treasury to the
credit of the reclamation fund from
the sales of public lands and fees and
commissions in the various irrigation
0ttS* A* *W3 ^.m-m. -m^r i^dwjaA-
THE EXPANSION OF RUSSIA.
Nothing Stops the. Progress of the
Giant of the North.
The progress of Russia is like the
spreading of ink over blotting paper.
There is no natural barrier in Persia
to throw her back or head her off,
such as the mountainous frontier of
India. But the prospect of Russian
absorption of Persia is not practical
politics to-day. Neither Is it practical
politics nor healthy patriotism to
hound on Great Britain to occupy,
finance, protect or claim rights in
every country which lies upon her
road to India or Africa or America or
the South Seas. Such a policy is mere
ly suicidal. We can barely govern
efficiently our present possessions.
Fresh large responsibilities in Persia,
In China and ultimately In Turkey
would simply weigh us down to the
gunwale and finally sink us.London
Chronicle.
FAD OF A FAMOUS JACKDAW.
Bird Took Trips on Buses and Gave
His Foes a Tongue Lashing.
The Brixton jackdaw, which was
found dead recently in the bar of the
Angell Arms at Brixton, London, was
a great celebrity in his own way. All
jackdaws have fads of their own, and
the favorite fad of this particular bird
was to travel all over London on omni
buses, trains and cabs. He was thor
oughly well known to every 'busman
in thei Brixton district he used to
take his seat on a bus beside the
driver, and would chatter most volu
bly till the journev *o the city or else
where was accomplished, when he
would fly back to his Brixton home.
He was a bird of strorg likes and dis
likes, and when any of his master's
customers failed to find favor in his
sight he would assail th^m with the
most embarrassing flow of language.
Billiard Players.
The game of billiards has grown in
popularity of late with the fair sex.
According to Shakespeare, Cleopatra
played billiards with her favorite,
Charmion, in the year 30 B. C. At
present the best women players are
the French, who frequent professional
games and eagerly follow the billiard
news of the day. Patti is fond of the
game and had a table made in thi3
country to take to her Welsh castle,
for which she paid $2,500. Among
American billiard players of repute
are Mrs. George Gould, Mrs. Edwin
Gould, Mrs, Almeric Paget, Mrs.
Burke-Roche and Lillian Russell. Bil
liards are said to afford excellent ex
ercise.
Minister Bowen's Wife.
Mrs. Bowen, wife of our minister to
Venezuela, talks very entertainingly
of the Venezuelans, whom she de
scribes as models of domestic virtue.
Many are also very beautiful, but they
go out very little in public, being of
Spanish descent. Mrs. Bowen, who
is slight in figure and of girlish man
ners, was a Miss Clegg of Galveston,
Tex. She is fond of pets, and among
the unusual ones entertained at the
legation in Caracas are several par
rots, a fine peacock and some monkeys
which are allowed to roam at will In
the garden.
The Deacon's Climax.
"Yes," said' Deacon Stuckup, "the
works of Providence are manifold.
The omnipotence of the Almighty is
seen in all things, great and small,
high and low. The good Lord who
made the great mountains made the
smallest insect that crawls oyer them
the good Lord who made the mighty
ocean made the smallest fish that
swims in it the good Lord who made
man, the greatest of His works, made
the smallest flower of the field. The
good Lord, brethren, who made ma,
made a daisy!"
The Methods of Novelists.
And here is Maxim Gorky paying
$150,000 cash for a beautiful palace on
the banks of the Volga. This is the
reward of the skilful use of his pen
in glorifying the tramp and the out
cast, and vilifying and scandalizing
their opposites in Russian society and
politics. It is frequently thus, though
Tolstoi began at the other end of the
social ladder, sacrificing a title and a
fortune for the rewards that have
come to him as a novelist and a cham
pion of the oppressed.
Few Motor Cars in Portugal.
Motor cars as yet show no signs of*
being used in Portugal. Last year only
twenty were imported, of which
eighteen were French, one English and
one German. The bicycle trade is
also languishing only 572 bicycles
were imported in twelve months222
from the United States, 151 from
France and 35 from the United King
dom. The population of Portugal is
about the same as that of London.
London's Army of Horses.
In a recent paper on "Electric Auto
mobiles," read before the Institution
of Civil Engineers, Mr. H. F. Joel
stated that In London alone there were
over 10,000 licensed horse-carriages,
apart from private vehicles, trades
men's vans, etc., and it was estimated
that over 200,000 horses were stabled
each night in-London, necessitating
the daily removal of more than 5,000
tons of manure and refuse.
Too Much for Him.
"And do you mean to say," ex
claimed Farmer Brown to a policeman
in Lebanon, Pa., as he gazed at the
trolley wire, "that that thing is used
for travelin' purposes?" "Yes." "Hu-
man bein's go that a-way?" "Of
course." -"Good-bye," "Where fere
you going?" "Back home. I'm get
tin' used to the steam cars, but I'm
durned of I'm i$ady to
be".T^g^rtele-'
graph/'- *y *H-J4
6en.t by
THE NEW ARMY RIFLE.
It Is Practically Certain to Be the
Best in the World.
The new United States army rifle
!s a remarkable evolution In small
arms since the old Springfield single
loader had its day. Practically twelve
years cover the period of the develop
ment, although the experience of the
Spfanish and Philippine wars has nat
urally made the progress more rapid
Bince 1898 than before that time.
\vhen the Krag was made the basis of
the army magazine rifle there was
more or less criticism, but it was
poorly conceived. The Ordinance de
partment has never regarded any
model as necessarily a finality, but has
ever, been bent on improvements.
Consequently modifications have been
numerous and steady, and there is no
reason why, with this constant appli
cation of experience and Inventive ge
nius the United States service maga
zine rifle should not be equal to any
in the world.Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican.
BOY WAS TOO PREVIOUS.
Came Near Causing Physician to
Lose a Patient.
A doctor telrs a good story in con
nection with a lad who until recently
was in his employ. It was part of
this youngster's daily duty to answer
the surgery belL and usher the pros
pective patients into the consulting
room. One morning there presented
himself at the surgery entrance a
mechanic, with whom Buttons was on
speaking terms. "Hullo, Jackson!" he
remarked, "what's the matter with
you?" "Oh, I just want to see the
doctor," replied the visitor. "Have
yer brought yex symptoms with yer?"
Inquired Buttons, "'cos that's the fust
thing he'll ask yer about. If yer ain't
got 'em ye'd better pop back an' get
*em," "And would you believe it?"
adds the doctor, "that fellow was actu
ally about to act on the boy's advice
when I entered the surgery!"Pear
son's Weekly.
Take a Look at Venus.
Young man, when you have finish
ed your dinner to-night, go up to the
roof or out in the street or-yard, by
your home and take a good, long look
at the star of the evening. She will
do you much good. In the first place,,
the mere fact of your having thought'
enough to spend the time to. do this
will aid your mental development. In
the second place you wilL have to lift
your eyes and chin from, the mire of
the street about you to clean,, glory of
Omnipotence. In the third .place, you
cannot look for five minutes at "Venus
or at any other planet or Star without
absorbing into yourself.. some, of the
calm, silent power which wheels this
universe along its unbroken track,
with never a slip of the tire or Jostling
of the axle.New York- News.
Charity in England.
Some idea of the charitable disposi
tion of the British people Is found., in
the report of the charitycommission
ers, just issued. The total value UAD
vestments held by the. official trustees
of charitable funds, at the close of
last year was '22,314,735, divided
into 22,798 separate grants. The ag
gregate income from stocks, securities
and annuities aggregated,.646,517 in
1902. During the three-quarters, end
ing Dec. 31, 1901, 1,670 hew charities
founded by will or deed came to1
the
notice of the commissioners, involving
a capital of 6,500,000'and upward.'
Differing Views pn Providence.
A recent traveler in Macedonia
writes: "The views on Providence
entertained by Turks and Jews re
spectively and the extent to which be
lief Influences the conduct of each
are well illustrated by the following
anecdote: A Turk and a Jew were
one day in a boat. Suddenly the
weather changed and. a fierce squall
arose. The Jew proposed that they
should turn back at: once. The Turk
was for going on. 'Fear not, my
friend Allah is great," he said, 'Allah
is great,' retorted the Jew, 'but our
boat is small.'"
Wrong Foot Out of Bed.
About half the world puts the wrong
foot out of bed in the morning. But
which is the wrong foot? It is a
superstition as old as the hills that
if the left foot touches the floor first
you will have bad luck that day.
Probably many men avoid this by
sleeping on the right side of the bed,
so that in rising the right foot natur
ally comes first in contact with the
floor. It is said to be a fact that most
people He on their right side because
of the prevalent notion that the heart
has freer action.New York Press.
What We're Coming To.
As we have already transmitted fair
ly recognizable pictures of individuals
by wire we may be able, before long,
to do the same thing without wires.
Why not? And then for the wireless
lychromotelepantophonophotoscope
by which we can see everybody, hear
everybody, talk to everybody, when
ever and wherever we please without
cost, anywhere on the surface of the
globe. And then, hurrah for a short
trip to Mars just to inflate our chests
and show off!Magazine of Humor.
The Development of Mexico.
Facts in regard to the commercial
annexation of Mexico are given in the
National Magazine. Twenty-eight mil
lions of United States capital is now
invested in that country, and forty
Mexican investment companies in Chi
cago are sending in a million dollars
a month. In the city of Monterey
alone $10,000,000 was recently invest
ed in one plant The Standard Oil
company has Invested $18,000,000 In
Mexican mines within two years, and
will put in $40,000,000 more.
LAWYER MADE AN APOLOGY.
Revised the Opinion as to the Intellect
of the Court.
Son* years ago there was an old
judge on the bench in Berks county,
Pa., whose c'eclsions, in consequence
of numerous reversals did not always
command universal respect. One day,
In a cane in whien he was Bitting, one
of the lawyers lost patience at his in
ability to see things in a certain light,
and in the heat of the moment re
marked that the intellect ot the court
was so dark a flash of lightning could
not penetrate it. Ft-r this contempt
the judge showed a disposition to be
very severe with the offender, and it
was only after much persuasion by
friends of the latter that he yielded
and decided to accept a public apol
ogy. The following day the lawyer,
accordingly, appeared before his honor
and made amends by saying. "I re
gret very much that I said the intel
lect of the court was so dark lightning
could not penetrate *it. I guess it
could. It is a very penetrating thing."
HAD HAD LONGER PRACTICE.
Small Boy's Distinction Between Ap
petite and Patriotism.
Gem. O. O. Howard occasionally ad
dresses juvenile patriotic clubs. An
organization of this type entertained
the veteran at a sociable and dinner.
A little chap near the general dis
played a good appetite. "You eat
well, rny son," said the old soldier.
"Yes, sir." "Now, if you love your
flag as well as your dinner, you'll
make a good patriot," Gen. Howard's
eyes beamed on the boy. "Yes, sir
but I've been practicing eating twelve
years and I ain't owned a gun but six
months," was the laconic reply.New
York Times.
Most Expensive Tree in World.
Probably the most expensive tree
in the world is in the city of London,
on the corner of Cheapside and Wood
street, about midway between the
Bank of England and St. Paul's. It
is an. enormous oak and is said to be
100 years old. It is protected by a
clause in the deed of the property
which forbids destruction of tree or
branches. Architects were compelled
to plan a rather peculiar building to
avoid the branches. There it stands
in the corner' of one of the busiest
streets in London, occupying ground
of enormous valueand 'positively,
the only tree in.-.the city of London
outside of the parks.
Development of the Electrons
Dr. Kaufmann of Germany, in- a re
cent lecture, traced the history of the
development of the -^electron. :-The
roots of the idea go back about twen
ty-five years. The growth of the stem
has taken place within the last ten
years, and how we have a flourishing
plant'and a large literature on the
subject. Broadly speaking, the latest
theory" accounts'-for inertia, suggests
a cause for gravitation,: explains the
leadfrig phenomena of .the spectra, of
hot- gases and co-ordinates hypothet
ical^ a host of miner phenomena that
seem at first sight to have no discern
ible mutual'relationship', says Electri-.
cal- World.-
How Snakes Decoy Birds:
That the -rattlesnake uses his tail
to- decoy -birds has be*en observed a
number-of times by a correspondent
of the Scientific American, who says:
"The snake hides himself in the tall
grass and imitates the buzzing of a
bee. The insectivorous birds, such as
the phoebe and kingbird, are attract
ed by the sound, and become an easy
prey for his snakeship. I have seen
rattlesnakes 'concealed In the dense
foliage of trees'twenty feet from the
ground practicing the same deception
on the birds and getting the bird
every time."
Queen Victoria Paid a Debt.
King Edward's appointment of Sir
Evelyn Wood to be-a field marshal
has brought out the Interesting fact
that the family of the king was once
deeply indebted to the grandfather of
Gen. Wood, Matthew Wood, a London
merchant. It was through the gen
erosity of the old merchant that the
duke of Kent was able to come to
England from Germany so that the
future Queen Victoria could be born
on British soil. The first baronetcy
bestowed by Queen Victoria upon her
accession was on Matthew Wood.
Microbes Hard to Kill.
That the microbes which cause dis
ease cannot be killed by firing them
out of a gun has been proved in offi
cial government experiments. Mi
crobes of malignant postule, of ab
scesses and of the intestine were
smeared upon the face of the gun
wad, put next the powder and fired
into sterile gelatin nad agar-agar. In
each case the microbes developed,
each after its kind, in the medium re
ceiving the wad.
Rather Mixed.
One of the janitors of a public
building, who has more politeness
than book learning, was stationed in
the hallway of the structure to guide
the crowd which was pressing into
one of the rooms to see an exhibition
of artistic work. "Ladies and gentle-
men," said the janitor, "will you
please make your exit through this
door and go out of the other."Cleve
land riain Dealer.
A Sad Outlook.
Auntie"Do you let your husband
have a room to himselt?" Mrs. Mc
Bride"Oh, yes of course he must
hav a place to smoka in." Auntie
"You poor dear, I see your future
through a rain of tears. He'll sneak
off there and lock himself In whenever
you vant to talk to him seriously.
You mark my words."Life.
HONOR NORWAY'S GREAT MAN.
Soldiers Accord Popular Author a
Magnificent D^mone-tration.
One day while In Norway an oppor
tunity was given to an American trav
eler to see that the nauie of Bjorn
stjerne Bjornioh means much to all
Norwegians. "A battalion of Nor
wegian and Swedish cavalry, infantry
and artillery, between 3,000 and 4,000
strong, was returning from its maneu
vers to the post in Christiania," he
6ays. "In passing Aulestad the gen
eral in command sent his adjutant in
advance to get Bjorn^on's permission
to give him an ovation. With his fam
ily and guests assembled about him
on the veranda the monumental figure
stood with bared head to receive the
military greeting. As each regiment
passed in review below, presenting
arms as to their chieftain, there went
up a deafening shout of personal
ealutation from each of the soldiers,
who then joined in singing the nation
al hymn, to whose author they were
offering this spontaneous salute.
There was the unique spectacle of a
man in private life, being accorded a
military demonstration by the nation's
army which a king might envy."
RELIEF FOR RUSSIAN WOMEN.
Newly Enacted Law a Blessing to
Abused Peasants' Wives.
By a newly enacted Russian law a
peasant's wife, on showing to the dis
trict judge destruction that she is
habitually ill treated by her husband,
or that he will not support her, and
makes her the drudge for his own sup
port, can demand a separate passport,
with which she is at liberty to leave
her oppressor and earn a living else
where. Hitherto there was no possible
redress or release for the long-suffer
ing victim so long as it was obligatory
that the wife's name was entered in
the husband's passport and papers of
legitimate. Anyone at all intimately
acquainted with village life in Russia
will readily appreciate the relief this
brings to tens of thousands of peasant
women who are the grievously abused
domestic slaves and beasts of burden
to their drunken and brutal conjugal
proprietors.
Bird Vengeance.
A naturalist recently witnessed an
encounter between a large swan and
a little brown duck. The duck had
apparently insulted the "swan by tryln'g
to cross its path, for it was suddenly
seized by the swan and held under the
water until he was sure it would be
drowned. But at last the swan let it
go and sailed majestically away. The
duck, after taking breath, looked
around ,t *eee.where, its, enemy was,
and seeing it rose into the air and
deliberately came down, flapping its
wings, on the astonished swan's back.
The swan fled in terror, and the duck,
apparently satisfied, quietly swam
away.Pearson's We.ekly.
To Clean a Sewing Machine.
Place it near the fire to get warm,
that the congealed oil about it may
melt, and then oil it thoroughly with
paraffin. Work it quickly for a few
minutes, then wipe off all the paraffin
and 'dirt and treat it to a little more
clean paraffin. Wipe it again, and
after the application of a very little
of the ordinary lubricating oil it will
be ready for'use. People often shirk
the trouble of thoroughly cleaning
their machines like this, but a clogged
and "heavy" machine under this treat
ment will become like.pew, and Its
easy working wdll be an ample reward
for any trouble incurred.
Flimflammed Again?
Has the alert J. Pierpont Morgan
been fooled again? In consequence
of the announcement that he would
piace on exhibition a collection of car
pets that formerly belonged to the
royal house of Spain several Spanish
newspapers have asked for an'4nyjesti
gation, as before the reign of Alfonso
XH. the royal collection was complete.
The Heraldo of Madrid insinuates that
Pierpont Morgan has been the victim
of unscrupulous dealers, who, it al
leges, have palmed off imitations on
the multimillionaire.
Queen Victoria's Love of Flowers.
Queen Victoria was a great flqwer
lover from the days when a toddling
child she made daisy chains on the
lawns of Kensington palace, and per
haps wore them with more pride than
she ever did her jewels. When she
paid her one and only visit to Spain,
Queen Christina asked, "Is there any
thing the queen Is especially fond of?"
"Yes, flowers," was the answer, and so
.flowers in. lavish profusion decorated
the streets, the houses, the railway
station, and the palace.
A Lingual Phenomenon.
"An' you says, Brer Eph'm," said
the convert, thoughtfully, "dat Ah
hain't cuss nor sw'ar none atter I'se
been baptize'?" "De Bible says so,
Brer Saul." "Nor say 'Good Lor',' nor
one o' dem t'ings?" "Not unless you's
In meetin', Brer Saul." "Umh! I ain't
drive no mules in meetin' en I kain't
take de meeting ter de mules. Dat
Baptis' 'ligion am' no 'ligion fu* a
mule driver. De baptism li'ble ter
swink his bocabulary."Washington
Times.
Feather Beds Coming Back.
The feather bed, after its banish
ment during about half a century, is
being received back into favor in cold
er countries. Hygiene experts con
demned it on account of its heating
nature and the difficulty of thoroughly
airing and purifying nevertheless, it
Is actually being recommended during
the winter for delicate, nervous, neu
ralgic women, and particularly for el
derly persons and those who are trou*
1 bled with Insomnia,
CLEANLINESS AS A VICE.
Voung Matron Criticises Methods o?
Her Mother-in-Law.
"Cleanliness is next to godliness, I
know," said the young matron whose
mother-in-law lives with her, "but
there is such a thfng as carrying it
too far, I think. Now, my husband's
mother is fearfully and wonderfully
neat. In fact, at times I feel that to
live in a pigpen would be a relief.
J*rom morning till night there is noth
ing but clean, clean, clean. Bits of
carpet are laid in the places most
likely to trip you up. These are in
tended to keep the floor underneath
free from stain and then the carpets
are taken up and the floor underneath
scrubbed as carefully as if it had not
been protected all the time. You can
not imagine just bow trying it is. But
the other day she reached the limit.
She came in, took off her shoes, care
fully washed them and set them out
to dry! Think of it! It's a wonder she
did not wash her hat."
STRENGTH OF MEN AND OXEN.
Bulk for Bulk, the Former Are the
Stronger.
Few people know that a man, bulk
for bulk, is stronger than an ox, but
it appears that such is the wise. The
matter was tested not long since at a
fair in America, one of the attractions
of which was a congest of a yoke of
oxen against an equal weight of men.
A drag was loaded with granite blocks,
weighing in the aggregate 4,S5f
pounds. The yoke of oxen that made
the trial weighed 3,22i( pounds, and
twenty men, allowing 160 pounds to
the man, were set against them. Ttie
men took hold of the drag first, and
easily walked off with it, covering a
distance of 95 feet in the space of two
minutes. The oxen at their trial moved
only eighty-five feet in the same longth
of time, and the men were accordingly
declared winners.Pearson's Weekly.
Governor Saves Boy's Life.
i It is fortunate for one Geo:
that Gov. Garvin of Rhole Island is a
physician and surgeon of standing:
The governor and a number of north
ern friends were at. Andersonrille to
attend the dedication of a monument
in memory of Rhode Island soldiers
who died in Andersonville prison.
While the exercises were in progress
a carriage team took fright, ran away
and, upset the vehicle. Edwin Calla
way, one of ^he occupants, bad his
leg broken, the jagged bone severing
.an artery. Gov. Garvin, on Inuring of
the boy's plight, hurried to his help,
tied the severed artery and cut the
broken bone, just in time to save the
sufferer from bleeding to death.
Bank's Burglar Trap Didn't Work.
In its account ol the recent bank
burglary at Allen, the Emporia (Kan.)
Gazette explains that the trap set by
the bank'\for robbers did not work.
The trap in question is unique enough
to be interesting. "Above the vault,"
says the Gazette, "was a thin ceiling
and about a ton of sand above it.
This was there in case cracksmen
should attempt to blow open the safe,
when the ceiling would burst at the
explosion and. the sand fill the vault,
making it impossible to get at the
safe. However, the ceiling did not
burst and. the sand remains undis
turbed.Kansas City (Mo.) Journal.
Chorus Girls of Wealth.
Among the twenty girls who took
part in an amateur comic opera per
formance- in Philadelphia the other
evening were fifteen whose fathers
are millionaires. It is said that the
girls in question represented some
$40,000,000. The affair was the big
gest' event among the Hebrews of
Philadelphia for twenty years. A
trainload of wealthy New Yorkers
went over specially to take part in or
witness the performance, which was
given under the auspices of the Mer
cantile club.
Brave Sailor Soon Forgotten.
Discouragingly tardy progress is be
ing made with the proposed monument
to Rear Admiral James E. Jorrett. It
was thought that the gallant conduct
and wide popularity of the admiral
would have called forth generous re
sponse to the committee's appeal, but
that expectation has not been realized.
The headquarters of the association
are in Washington and Rear Admiral
A. E. K. Benham is chairman of a
committee having the matter in imme
diate charge.
The Ones That Suffered.
An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastful, says ex-Speaker Joseph
L. Barbour of the Connecticut legisla
ture, once said to his good friend.
"Think of it! I preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday!"
"Didn't it weary you very much?" in
quired the other solicitously. "Ob, no,"
said the minister, "But you should
have seen the ^congregation!"New
York Times.
One Point of View.
"I am very much afraid that you do
not appreciate the spirit of a free
country," "Oh, yes I do." answered
the man who had recently landed in
New York, in a dialect which it is
needless to reproduce. "What do you
understand by a free country?" "it is
a place where you are free to do as
you choose if you manage to get on
the police force."
Had Had Opportunity.
Two society buds at the Waldorf
Astoria were commenting upon tho
marriage of Mrs. Lewis Rutherfurd to
William K. Vanderbilt. "It's a fine
match," saM one "the bride certainly,
belongs to the Upper Ten." "Sheought
to," was the tart answer, "she's mar
ried three of them!"Nw Yorfc
Times.