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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1903)
X. N V 4 t i i , t. tl 0K$w 9' vCivio mm im IT (8 THB ATTRACTIVE TOWN THAT QMOWa RAPIDLY, The Value flf Hfiaelous hhA Well 1h. proved rulilltt rarlts Ther Menu llr (lie ruurn him I'tiliMHon Heal lM(at Values, In nooklng n cliungo of resldoncd or to locate ii business tho capitalist nud laonoyed Jioiiio Hooltor will choose tlio nUrnotlvo town every tlmo, and tlio ragged, unsightly, parklese town will ly passed by. Tlio man who wants to noil IiIm placo clwiriH It up nml puts It In tho bent possible condition. Tlio ho tel that miciinm thu best custom, tjio uteri) that noils tho moot goods und at tlio bent prollt, nro those that nro neat, clean, hiiiidHonio, nttrnctlvo. Just so with a, town. Tho town that moot at trnctit and IntorcstH visitors and Invent- ii m hi not tho otio that does tho moot business, but tho ono tlmt prvsonts n lliu1, modern appearance, that bun woll paved streets, ncnt arid clonn nldo walks, good business blocks, nttrnctlvo driveways, and not least If hut, spa clou and well Improved pnrkH. Probably not ouo of tho towns and cities that did not tnlto kindly to tho creation of public parka when tho agb tatlonwan at Its height, but Dually ac cepted tho Idea, would, If It woro poa Hlljlo, part with It parks for twlco their total coiiL It hau boon found In porno of tho town that tho pnrkH bavo fnrin-d money for tho taxpayers, nnd from a financial point of vlow aro good Invest incuts, writes M. 0. Htono In tho Review of IIovIuwh. Attractive parka now occupy largo areas that for yearn woro obstructions to tho extension and material prosper ity of many towns and cities, and an these utiHlKhtly and waste places wero gradually Improved and beautified tho valuo of land In those neighborhoods won bewail to rise. Olllclals represent-. liiK parka In fifty towns and cities Htnto that real estate near their park terri tory baa IncrcaHod In valuation greatly iM'yond the averaKo increase in other part of their cities. Ten years ago tho board of park rominUwlouors of Boston re-ort--d that tho Incrcaiw In tho valuo of lands near Mho Hack Hoy system bad been over .TOO k.t cent. During tho sumo tlmo tho value of lands In the rest of tho city bad Increased In valuo but 18 per cent Land values bavo also risen enormously near Central and other isow lork parks, nnd everywhere, thoiiKh perhaps not to such an extent as In Boston and Now York, apprecia tion In the valuo of real estato near parks bas steadily Increased nnd must continue to do no as parks aro devel oped and grow more beautiful, ilnny parte systems aro but partially Im proved, and somo yearn may bo neces sary to show their valuo In this direc tion. Tho Improvement and beautify iiiK of any iiecttoii of a town or city by tho erection of hnndsomo bulldluKs, es pecially when surrounded by beautiful grounds, Immediately eauw? surround ing property to become moro valuable, and attractive public parks In n Htlll greater dereo bavo tho samo effect. Thu phenomenal Krowth of our towm and cljjys iluriiurtbo last ton j'enra y. in somo c'oses tnlt most dcairamn tnicts that could have been taught at reasonable figures a few years ago cnniiot now lie secured itt prices thnt will permit of their acquisition for imrlc pur-Hiscs. Thero nro In many towns nnd cities In rue open spacen which should bo tak en at once for park purposes nud for great playgrounds. Support tli I.ocul 1'npfr. Hcaklug of what u uowsnper doea for a community, Unltwl HUiten Ken ator David Davla of Illinois made an (iddrens that remaltiH ever green In tho luemorlen of newspaper men, says tho Marengo (In.) Democrat. IIo said: "livery year every loon! paper gives from COO to n.OOO free linen for tho benefit of tho community In which it la located. No other agency can or will do this. Tho editor In proportion to his mciuiH does moro for his town than any other mnii, and In nil fnlrneHH, man with man, ho ought to bo supported not Ix-catiHo you happen to like him or admire his writing, but becnttso a local paper Is the bust Investment n commu nity can make. It may not bo crowded with great thought, but financially It la of moro benefit than both preacher and teacher. Today editors do more for less pay than ally men on earth, roiilzo your homo paper, not charity, but iuj nu investment" Pat as a Wltnt-iv Neighborhood Loaf, - "A few weeks ago a man consulted mo regarding tho beautifying of a largo lot on which ho would noon build n for ty thonsand dollar rcaldcnco," wrltea a landscape engineer in tho Knuona I for a road runnlruj past my farm, us Cily Star, "I Htudlod tho plana of his ' lug n drug made of a split log. I hitch house and tho ground ho wna to use. I itdvlftfrl him not to build there, for tho property adjoining his would bo .mi eyesore to him. Tho 'lawn' was n Ftrutt'h of grass, weeds and bnro places, Tho terrace had Hllppcd into tho Htrcot except where boards hold it back. My client Is necking another placo for his ItptiHt', and that neighborhood lost a structure that would have advanced lta , tpno and Incidentally tho price of thu land. The man who suffers most la t)jo ono, who 'didn't caro for tho np uetinuico of his property." ( ........ T3Z out urotNMi w td xm heccsijlfy of so airing laud for park purposes Iwforo thu most desirable tracts nro taken for residential and manufacturitiK pur poses, Thcro In llttlo reason io fear that rapidly (frowlnjj towns and cities VIII obtain moro park lands than will bo required, nnd tho damicr of delay In buying la Illustrated In many cities which nnd, wlion they nro forced to consider tho ejuosllon of providing pub lic parka, that tho cost of procuring nultablo land has increased enormous- HNltk kaA WimKh. Tlio American business man of tho pretttmt day spends bis health to gain wealth and then Immediately start out to upond his wealth In rcKnlnfiiK bis health, Hut generally ho llnds tho first foat child's play In comparison wltli tho second. Ualtlmore American. CAltE OF DlfiT iiOADS MISSOURI FARMER'S PUN THEIR IMPROVEMENT. FOR Hon! Kpl In BpUtt&ia Condition All tho Year Around lir fee ot n Vrnie. How Tlteae HtuUtrnr Ilullilem Are (oantruotrd, Missouri has discovered that It is tho caro that Is given to dirt roads after they aro made that determines whether dirt roads may bo good roads. The discovery wns mado in a very simple manner, as net forth in a bulletin that tho Missouri board of agriculture is distributing among tho fanners of tho state. After the same expcrlcuco with roods that other Htatcs bavo had, good a llttlo wlillo and then bad a long while. It was suggested by somo one that If ovcry farmor would keep up tho road running past his own farm nil tlJ roads would soon bo in good condition, nt very llttlo cost to nny body. Ono of tho farmer to act upon this suggestion wan D. W. King of Malt land, who with somo ingenuity sot about making a drag for himself, nnd it is this drag tlmt is tho subject of tlio state board's bullotln. Tho bul letin describes It ns follows: "Tho road drag is vory simply con structed. It is composed of two spilt logs nlno foot long, joined togctlior with short crossploces. Aftcreoch rain tho rond should bo gone over with the drag, carefully smoothing down nil tho high places and Ailing up tho ruts. In tho course of tlmo tho rond no treated will Ix'como bard and firm and, with n llttlo 'attention after each rain, always remain dry and smooth Experiment unvu'uvun maoo in cvory'parx or tne state luud, on evory kind or soil with the drag, and It has been (found to lx succossful. We take ploasuro In presenting thli Missouri idoa to our readers, nays the Ik Moltios Hegtster nnd iArader. It Is tho solution of tho road problem In Iowa, and tho only solution. Each farmer may not wish to keep a road IMl'HOTED DY OAD DUMJ. drng and to drag his own rond, but over' former ought to bo willing to cotnblno'wlth hs neighbors to secure a road tendor. whoso business it should bo to keep our dirt highways umooiu and pnwdblo. 13 very township in tho Btnto.uhould bavo a man, with sulllcicnt teams nnd tools, ldred by tho year to do nothing else. In ono year nlno out of ten of our dirt highways 'would become so woll hnrdenod end eo Arm tlmt no ordi nary spell of wet weather would affect them further than to moisten tho sur faco. Dvcn If lowo should secure mac adamised highways they would re- ' guiro constant caro. Why ehould not uio atato provide tlio caretakers for iho Ldlrt roads that It will be compelled to navw vyuon permanent tugnwoys come Int In a letter recently to tho Breeder's Oaxetto Mr. King explains bis plan of i Improving dirt road by naeof tho drag, i as follows; "For n number of years I havo cared a toara eo ns to dmg nt an nugkuat as tho road io drvlmr. Thk lovily tha nrnv IUCa nnn tllinliPA ihn nnan nntti nnA clods toward tho r,rtor , ,f hn rZ ,1 ' Tho grado was built Bololy by 'ho ueo ' --.... w. .- ..,,. of this drag. Other roada hereabouts havo boon blockaded with mud for wooks ot a tlmo, but tho dragged road has been rendy to carry nn ordinary load nt nil tlmos. During tho two or three weeks when other roada were nt their worat, po bad that they could nanny ,bo traveled) horseback, the. drugged road was smooth, hard wind absolutely dry." . Charm or qittoiubtAt. ' '"' "Tliero is a eharm, a fascination, bout circus life that is harrto tt plaln'.sald n veteran showmah. "U ii mroly a tough existence, being buffet rd about from place tp place, often without h bed to sleep in, and tlio' wages, outsido ot tho salaries paid (6 a few stars, nro amazingly small. Yet when a man once gets a tofttc of circus life It's all up with him. 'lie's) xievufc Bood for anything clso and nover wanU to b. Thoro must bo a germ, bred of Iho sawdust, that gots Into fip blpoij, Toko tho ennvnsers, for instance. Thoy i;et $20 u month and their board, wlllcli usually constat of baIigrub and an lni promptu bed in a wagon. Qftcn thoy don't take their clothes off for weeks at a tlmo, Thero's ono feJIoW I know who possesses mora than tho nvcrago Intelligence Ho has a trade, and dur ing tho winter be inakca on an averago $20 a week, and yet Just n noon as tho circus season opena ho thrown up bis Job and goes otit on tho road with it idtow for $20 a month. In almost every town tho management Is besieged by men and boys who wyuit to go along, and many of them offer their sorylces for their board. It' a queer stnto of affalra'-Phlladelphla Hecord. " u ' J'runtalilc I'ollti-nena. "The custom houso nuisance can bo greatly abatwl by it knowledge of for eign fnuiiniirs," nays an expcricuwl traveler. 'ToUtem-as Is not absolutely turowu away even on American cus tom house ofllclals, and Jn I'rafice It is threo-jiiarter of tho battle. Tho whole loeret of getting cnslly and comfortably through tho domino Hen In tho greatest possible iiolltenevi and the least possi ble appearance of flurry. 'I'nrdon.mon slcur; si voiis aurex la bonte,' etc., is a safe prelude to a happy and rapid re lease, ir you have nothing to declare nay so at once and at the same time .be gin to open your bags and boxes. In nlno cases out of ten this will bavo tho effect of making tho otllcer chalk 'ail your boxen without n word. A llttla Joke, too, about tho absurdity of Jin iwrtlng anything Into so perfect a coun try as Franco or aome such mild Jest will often go far to put you on tho bet of terms with the douanler. Hut nbovo all things be ollte. Hemembcr thnt to France you cannot lay It on too thick." Small I'lnatlc Jndarmetlta. That Insects think Is tlio belief of a rreiich neurologist who baa been rank ing careful observations of ants and been. IIo thinks that, between tho Ideas of tho naturalist who regards in Beets an mere automatons and those of the man who treats them as humanly Intelligent, there Is a happy medium of common sense, and this he has tried tp attain. Ills observations teach him that, although most of tlio-acts ofiiu sects can ! explained by instinct, there remnln what ho calls "Binall plastic Judgments" by which they avoid difficulties nnd ntoor their way beyond dangers. The directive faculty of bees especially and their wonderful memory for places can hardly bo ex plained on tho theory of automatism. riouliiir the 'Wtttrr. A curious method of producing plat inum is reported to Iks practiced by the inhabitants along the Turn river, in Tomsk, Klberia. They call it "plowing tho water." A raft la constructed, nnd fastened to It Is an inclined gutter of boards, which nt its lower end. Is pro vided with an Iron plow. Whllo float Jug down he river they sernje or plow its bottom. Tho ennd neraped out falU Into tho gutter nml passes into a tub tilled with pine bought", upon which platinum Js deposited. Tho band of thd Turn river and its tributaries N ho rich In platinum that oven this primitive production 1h prolltahlc to the peasants. Two lMetures ut Once." A -well known londvupc painter was busy "dashing In" (lie colors of a aim set. Tlio tints were hurriedly conveyed from tulKj to pnletto and from palette to canvas, for tho artist was, anxious to catch the effect A rustle atiindlug by observed tho oporatlon for a llttlo whllo and then re marked: "Ah, you bo a-Vnlntlng two pictures at once. That's clever." IIo paused a moment and then blurted out, "I llko that picture b"st. the ono you'vo got your thumb thrcughj" London M. A. P. A Crloltrnted Suicide. nnydon, the celebrated historical painter and writer, oveivomo by debt, disappointment and Ingratitude, laid down the brnxh with which ho wns at work upon his last groat effort, "Alfred I nnd the Trial by Jury," wroto with a i Ktr-ndy liniul, "Stretch me no longer ' upon this rough world," nnd then with ' n pistol shot put an oud to his unhappy existence. rirat Serious Trouhlo. MOtncrBo you mid Harry havo KY mifiiMwi'Ui ihirn vim irmm,ni ti. . U ti.0 matter? bld'bo nud fault wtii ,,..; ..." , nwu niUlt " i- ..... , wwC."w-0 .m'lmm: II -,'"" - '" v enou.iIi, but ho B.Kays I'm-I'm nil wrung on the subject of bnntlsni. ' iiiii. .lit v"i:iiiiiviiii Hiiiru nint n.iii ,1., ! I. I ,ilV.ll(, JIIUUUU. . ,k nmxi, iiik riiniro, "YouM never nceuso Miss Million- nlro of having hor fortuuo in her fare?" ; . - .' "Never. It a plainly In her flKuro,M ' 'THtrWRfTE'ftS, jrdwlrf Mnrkham of IJrooklyn spend most ef bin tlmo in literary work ot his home at Weslerlelgh. aoncrnl Low Wallace's hair nnd beard are now snowy white, but ho Walks as erect and his step is ns Arm ad over, t Itlchard Harding' Davis is ambitious to follow tho oxamplo of Hooth Tark Ington and Winston Churchill by be coming a member of tho legislature of ids state. Paul Laurcnco Dunbar mddo his first book, "Ook and Ivy," out of scrlbbllngs of verso begun In Ida high Bchool days. "Ma, don't destroy these," ho would lay as bo brought tho wrltlngnoDie, rnd when ho wns twenty tho ycrsos all came ready for use out of au old box in tho kitchen. RECENT INVENTIONS. A tumbler combination lock for post oflloi boxes bns been invented for those prone to lose their keys. By tho employment of certain rays n Bohemian Inventor has discovered a Ritflos of canceling stamps much more quickly thnn by tho present method. John Mulr of Scotland, an expert manufacturer, claims to have perfect ed a system of tanning bog hide where by it makes a perfect substitute for rubber. An engineer of tho Louisville and Nashville Itollroad company has do ftlgncd a portable canvas telegraph brace that can be carried on a tiand car 16 cases of wrecks, washouts, etc. A Iloabffal Itecord. Tho man who never tnakca mlatoko Ills prnluo I ahull not Bins'. For more thnn likely he'e tho ronn Who never does a thlntr. Cincinnati Enquirer. Lack. They say a horscshoo over tho door brings luck." "I would rather bavo an nutomoblla before tho door." Town Topics. No Hope Per Them. All wiiiklliut pocta should bo told. Who Strive to woo the muae. That, though tho mueo fa rather old, Bhe's llbely to refuse. Philadelphia Press. Ah, There! Mr. Bragg Sbo's Just crazy to marry me. Miss Sweetly Naturally; any would bo. Philadelphia Ledger. girl Worde nnd Deeda. Oreat ochemes by conversation. Aloe, aro ofton bulked; We stop to talk things over Until they're svertalked. Washington Star. Whr She Likes Htm, "Why does aho tako such an interest la hlmr "Sbo nays ho reminds her of her dear ead Fido." Indianapolis Bun. Extremes. The man who would not tako advice Met with a fata that's far from nice. The man who tried to heed cacii frlond Was little better in the end. Denver News, Unnnlmoua. Mr. Ad Myers Miss Pcchla is n very pretty girl, Is sbo not? Miss Shell! Yes; aho is not Phlla delphlo Press, Keen Xa de flonA. io rood ts rough ter do weory feet, But It lead at Uw' tor do pastures sweetl Atlanta Constitution. GOWN GOSSIP. Batiste, nlono and combined with henvlcr materials, will bo much used for blouses to bo worn with tailored gowns. Everything to mntch tho gowu will bo demanded this fall. Not only hats, fclovcs aud veils to match will be worn, but umbrellas of tho earno color will be carried. Velveteen gowns nro predicted, nud the manufacturers, advertise au alto gether now production of this old time fnvorlto, warranted to Btaud reason able wear without crocking or creas ing. v,Pract!cn!ly nil tho new walking suits nrd nnkle length, or nt any rnto es cape tho ground. The drop alclrt baa bron found rather unsatisfactory worn With them- Hbort skirts, and there is a decided tendency to n return to the lined und slightly stiffened Bkirt Chiffon velvot is a new and vory beautiful trimming material and ono which will uot become too common, ns its price puts it beyond tho reach of u ,7 ' , 1" Tmnl 13 , half yard can easily bo crushed in tho palm of one's hnuiL It cornea in nil tho now ahaderv New York Poat , FOPE PIUS X. . " Is safe o say that no one but tho JKJJJC IU1UWM WHIU U1V JKJpO Will UO, HUU ja probable that oven ho has not yot .i.nniv ,ionmnino,i imn.i n Eftirwi l i i .., .1.. ... . , ".T ..,.,........ ,.U. .. ... .VM lino of policy. Provldonco Jounuil. , Popo Plus X. U crowned, the core taoulea are onded, und the world will now settle down to watch his course. This will not develop In a huN?y, Romo always works iolsurely. . yjio states uiuushlp of I.co will bo dovetailed into that of Plus, aud if p change is made it will bo inonthb)' 'perhaps years, be fpro It develops fuUy-Toledo.Blade, SIRES AND SONS, Patti's husband, Bnron Cederstroni has been appointed a Justice of the peace In the county of Brecon, Wales. Former Senator John V. Jones of Nevada has Just purchased a gold mine in Mexico which he nays la ono of tho richest in tho world, John 0. Carlisle has purchased the I'olndcxter place, consisting of a resi lience nnd fifteen acres of land, at Dia mond Hill, near Greenwich, Conn. President John Mitchell of tho United Mine Workers of America, it is undor rtood, will lellver a series of ten ad dresses thin fall to tho miners through out the anthraclto region. Colonel Myron T, Horrlck, Repub lican candidate fqr governor of Ohio, has given a library to his natlvo town of Wellington, 0H in memory of his parents, Timothy It and Mary H. Her rick. Dr. John L. Dogget of Roanoke, Va., wns seized with nightmare some nights ago, His wife caught him and tried to control him. Ho threw up both hands, struck the bedstead ami broke both arms. Mr. Cleveland has -written friends in Bt. Paul, Minn., accepting conditionally an invitation to visit Minnesota on a hunting expedition in October Tho former president states that he will go If bo can so arrange his affairs. All England is wondering if George Wjndhnm will accept a baronetcy, as It seems certain that Buch an honor will bo offerml him. Mr. Wyndham de scends from two lines of carls, nnd a title would not therefore t a novorty In his family. DJelal Bey, who bas boon appointed Turkish minister of martno to succeed tho late Hassan Pasha, hi described as "a member of tho palace 'gang,' com pletely Ignorant of naval matters and held la no consideration cither In ofB ctol or diplomatic circles rn Constanti nople," Cr?at White Bear, tho great-grandson of Tall Tree, whilom chief of the Crow Indians, will blow a buglo for Undo Ham In tho navy. Tired of tfcc tamo life which ho endnrcd for flvo years in the Carlislo Indian school, be has enlisted on the receiving ship Mb ncapolln aa a musician. i Good R.oa.d Notes As a result of state aid New Jersey baa now 707 miles of improved roads built at a cost.pf M.800,000; Connecti cut has 515 mllcsYbullFbr under way, at a cost of $1,010,000; MassachtusHts boa 483 miles at a cost of $4,500,000, and New York baa 833 miles, built or building, at a cost of 12,030,000. A Texas paper claims that in jprncti cally every place in that state wh,ere engineers liave been employed to take chnriro nf tlio roml u-nrlr linHni- n.1 more effective work has been done, nil I Hiiiiunmm ii'aiures novo oeen removed I and some unnecessary expenses lopped off. Barrington, R. I., has constructed nearly all its main 'roads with n broken brick foundation and a top dressing of gravel, with excellent results. It Is re pprted. The brick wns acquired dt a moderate cost from tho refuse heaps that bad been accumulating for innuy years at tho brickyards. Whllo state old is a good thing, it is not nlwnya best to wait for it in definitely. So thought the, citizens of Skamania county, Wash., nnd they now havo a considerable stretch of good road as a result of adopting a co-operative Bystem. Good Roads Magazine, JOURNALISM. Accuracy should 'bo tho watchword of the school pf Journalism which Is to be established at Columbia university. Western Electrician. Sneaking of schools of journalism, Horace Greeley said tho real student lived on ink and slept on a pllo of newspapers. Philadelphia Ledger. A school of Journalism cannot pro duce n good newspaper man any more than a school of law can produce a good'j lawyer. Philadelphia North American. If Mr. Pulitzer's school of Journalism docs nothing moro than to teach tho Now York reporters not to "fake," tho $2,000,000 will bo well lnve8ted.-Bos-ton Globe, Thero was a tlmo when tho Bupcrsti tlon flourished that only practical printers could becomo accomplished ed itors. There is now a belief that only n newspaper office cn train' nowspa- por men. Mr. Pulitzer niny bo able to Bhow that this theory is no less crrouo 011s than its predecessor. Detroit Ifreo Tjcs", now rronb-rrt-DeaiBuf Two young mothers met for tho first tlmo on tho street .after their young nopcruis had begun to" gqt their teeth, and straightway thcrd was a volume' of baby talk. ' 4 "Did your llttlo ono cut his tooth far "npaitt?" nskctrthe woman In wjiltfc. "I 6h,quiu say not," Indignantly nn BwerAl tho woman in blue. "They camo In very evenly and elo& together. You can look for yourself if you dont bellevo me." It took n groat deal mp'ro talk to square matters. and thpjj they sep arated, after Payfngoq'dby only once apleco. Detroit Free 1'reee.' AMERICAN-LEAGUE NOTES, Billy Lush to playing wonderful ball for Detroit i The extent of Ralph Orthwel i's hold ings in the St Louis club la ff.OOO.' Jhrst'Baseman Cnrey'Ot UhJ Washft tons has Joined the Nashville twain, Manager McAIeer ekUmethst tMJt , Louis club -will brek7rea en'.thiT L- . son. T ";$; Outfielder O'Neill of DalTyVMflwnn. kee club lies, been secured by tho Bos ten club. Catcher McFarland baa been ; hiisJ ponded by Chicago for the remainder of tlie season. Long Tom Hughes is ono of the few great pitchers who recovered the use of a broken arm, St Louie is negotiating with the Mil waukee Western league club for Third Baseman Cockman. Robinson Is now playing right Held for Washington. IIo has dono a lot of shifting round this season. Catcher Klttredge has made his first error In thirty games -with Washing tea. He aceopted 148 eiwuaees. eA. .v JEWELRY JOTTINQS." -t The sunburst comes to the tarn as one of the timely brooch patterns. Shallow crescents of pearls or dia monds are pretty things on ctotety gowns. Men's large ail gold seal rings unae come very handsome antique and green gold effects. Small open face Waieb&i With-plain gold case and graceful .numerals in color are much in evidence. Oblong plaques of carved gold, set with a gem at upper and lower diag onal corners, form appropriate sleeve llnke for men. Jewelers Circular- . Weekly. The Tfapoleoulo Arek. The grand triumphal arch begun by Napoleon is 147 by 75 feet at lta base and rises to a height of 1C2 feet The central archway la 05 feet high and 4S feet wide The Inner walls are In scribed with the names of 96-1 general and 00 victories. What's la NamcT In New South Wales Is a farmer named Stealing. He has just named his Infant daughter Worth In tho hope ' that her name will not harmfully af fect her future. TALES OF CITIES. fcf There are 5,000 barber shops in Great-. ' er New York, nearly two-thirds of which are G nnd 10 cent shops. Chicago's "Two Million club" has, changed Its name to the 'Three Million' club" on the claim that, according to, calculations based on the director, the' first figures are already exceeded. Ac- cording fo this reckoning, Chicago has a population of at least 2,010,000. The city of St Paul will reach Its, semicentennial next year, nnd several dates bavo been suggested for com memorative exercises. It appears that on March 4, 1654, the bill Incorporating the city was Bigned by Governor Gor man? on April 11 the city government was put In operation and on Aprjl IS" tho Urst mayor, David Olmsted, was JS augurated, ' "lT CHURCH AND CLERGY. '" 4 In the ten city churches admljilstcred by tho Glasgow corporation 4.034. sit tings out of 9,600 aro unlet In the Dakota presbytery, composed, entirely of Indians, thoro aro twenty' seven churches and 1,453 communl cnuts, ministered to by fifteen preach ers. The lord bishop of Thetford, who is considered to bo tho best missionary preacher in England, declares that tho church "must enter into competition with a thousand and ouo things .which engross the attention of tuo world." St Andrew's is tlio oldest Presbyteri an church in South Africa, and it has for nearly Bcvcnty-flve years been tho ga i risen church for Presbyterian sol diers In Capo Town. It is proposed' to. erect a building to seat about 1,200 peo- Tho Csaae o tho DUtBrfeaaee.., The Farmer (in the BidoT show,' look ing around In n!arm-Goahl Where's all tho rattlesnakes? Tho Lecturer Don't bo alarmed, my friend. It's only our living skeleton, who hi suffering from tho ngue, you hear. Judco. Sands of Arabia. In tho sandy deserts, of Arabia whirl ing winds sometimes oxenvato pits 00 feet in depth, oxtending down to tho hnrdor stratum on which tho great bed of sand rests. Mexican Van Ilia. , Vnnllla In Mexico is grown commer cially only In tlio stato of Vera CruiC and la chiefly exported. to France,, j f' 'i' ' Spinach. , Prominent specialists clnlm that spim ach. Is tho moat precious of vegetables on account of its medicinal ' and strengthening properties. Tho cmol- . llont and. laxnttvo virtues of spinach, owing probably to the salts of potash H contains, havo been long known. Premature Grar ". vlromnturo grnyncsa scorns to run In families, and It is thought to bo tho re-, suit of dark hatred men marrying tha , dark haired women for several general t , : '9 y 'j & "- J KjtC -ft J.JJ ; IgL. JkVj "?-- v - i 4 (