RuRELY PERSONAlTl aaasjnU . Cuba Plvuiule returned this week from vast of the mountains. Attorney A. S. Hammond returned Wednesday from Portland and Salem. Knud Neilsnn was In (rum Blir Stlckv Tuesday and subscribed tor Til K MAIL. Fred Johnson left last week or Lelaml, whore he will uugaga la min ing Misses Jessie Oder and Jennie Hib- bard wore, visiting Ashland friends bunaay. Diilb-rt Torrlll was In from Browns bora Tuesday for a short social and business stay among his friends. . Hon. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart returned Monday evening from a visit to rela tives and friends to San Francisco. Calvin Wlnningham, of Trail, who kas been up in Douglas County for sev eral months past, is now stopping over on Forest creek. Mrs. K 3. Enyart was at Central Point Wednesday night upon a brief Visit to her old acquaintance, Mrs. Shirley,, who is quite ill. A. L. Howell, a stookman of Malheur County, was in the valley this week upon a visit to W. H. Bi.sh and family, with whom a daughter of Mr. H. has been stopping for a few months. Mrs. I. C. Hobnett, of Central Point, was in Med ford Inst week upon business. She reports that her husband's busi ness, whloh is that of retailing general merchandise, was unusually good dur ing last year better than any previous year, and very satisfactory. O. Bursell was in Medtord last week from his uow farm purchase, near Cen tral Point. Mr. B. has recently closed . a deal whereby he has purchased the old Love place, of 300 acres. He has also rented the old Ross place of 280 acres, the most of which he has in crop. Assessor Pendleton is in from Table Rook. He reorts the roads bad but ney nave been worse. Me says the . vmwbu lane, mat portion oi it wmcn the county graveled last fall, is in rood ah.ioe, but some few ruts ought to be nuea oeiore tney are cut through the (ravel. Judge Crowell waa at Ashland yes- terday bearing evidence in a case wherein W. S. Barnum, of this city, asks for guardianship ever his father, who lives in Ashland. Attorneys Whit man & Briggs are attorneys for peti tioner and G. W. Trefren for Mr. Barnum, Sr. Mrs. I. M. Muller and children left Medtord Wednesday evening for Gold Hill, whore they will reside perma ' neatly, and at which place Mr. Muller bag a position in Merchant Rosenthal's general store. Their many friends will wish them abundance of success and happiness in their new home. Mrs. M..A. Stoddard arrived in Med tord last week from Lodi, Calif. After a couple of weeks' visit with her sons, the Taylor boys, she will go to Port land aod reside with a widow daughter, Mrs. A. i. Mundy. Mr. Stoddard, the ' highly esteemed husband of this lady, died a few weeks ago at the family home in Lodi. Druggist W. H. Cain was up from Cold Hill Tuesday. He says pretty aearly every man, woman and small - boy is bitting the high places on some ' one of the several trails that lead into the mountains, and all these with pick aad arel on their back in quest of ' the glittering gold which the recent heavy rains have, made It possible to bring to the sight and uses of man. Alfred Weeks, of the firm of Weeks A On, lett Medford last week for a couple of months' stay at his old home in vaoaaa. Mr. Weeks has well earned this vacation and The Mail hopes he 'Will eajoy It. Mr. Weeks is an unmar ried man but come to think about it this bit of information don't seem to fit onto the rest of ,he item just right, however. If Cupid, the little rascal. eto to firing his arrows around too nrotaucausiy one of them may strike Alfred and it will be a mark worthy unoice oi an uanaaa. uuso jeners, oi central foint, waa in Medford Wednesday. While here the gentleman related the facts regard ing a rather serious experience his son, Prank, had recently while in orth eastern Oregon. The young man while traveling from one town to another on horseback encountered a severe snow stoma ad when night drew nigh-he lost uis trail. While hunting for the trail his horse ran off, leaving him alone in a foot of snow and no trail to guide his footsteps. He wandered about in the bdow with no food to three days and three nights before an habitation 'was found. At the close of the third day be was fortunate in discovering a half-breed's hut, and by the occupants he was taikea in and fed, and means vera provided him to reach a nearby tarn. ' A. G. Ideas and family, wife and son, avriteA rn Medford Monday evening from Pasadena, Calif. Mr. Heas has but recently traded California property to Mr. Fish for the old Callahan ranch, wfofcsa is situated a few miles east of afedford. The ranch comprises 400 aeree, one hundred of whloh are now raider cultivation and upon which are some farm buildings. Mr. Hess ex pects to engage largely in growing hog und will at once commence ar ranging bis farm lots and buildings for caring for a large drove. He is ap Mk(nt)y a gentleman possessed with hustling ipronensities and there seems tittle 'drabt but that he will make a auooemln his new Bold of labor. Aside firm bning a man who rises early in foe morning and stays w.'th his work until late at night, he Is a Clicking fine gentiflmm to meet. The M..;l hopes he will sucoeed in his new home, He moved to the ranch on Wednesday of this week. The Mail will furnish him with all the local, state and oounty news for the next year. How to Prevent Pneumonia. You are perhaps aware that pneumo nia always results from a cold or from an attack of la grippe. During the epidemic of la grippe a few years ago wnea so many cases resmtea in pneu monia, it was observed that the attaok wxs never followed by that disease when Ufcamborlalu s uough Remedy was ntd. Itcountoracta any tendency of a cold or la grlpue to result In that dan- lero8 disoase. It Is the best remedy' not iuu wuriu iul uau uuiub nuu in grippe. Kvery bottle warranted. For sale by Cteas. Strang, druggist, Medford; Dr. J. flinklo, Central Point, LURE THE ALLIGATORS. Heaters Imitate the Qraata of the Muthar and Attract the Youna. The alligator Is said to be In such re quest that It is rapidly disappearing from the set lied ports of Flurida, and even becoming scarcer In such remote regions as the Everglades. A constant war Is waged against it by the tax idermists and the dealera In curiosi ties. A writer InFopularSolence News says that the young are frequently lured from their lurking places by a poor Imitation of the grunts of the mother, and men expert In mtmlory sometimes capture large numbers In a day. 'The little creaturea respond promptly to the calls, and pour out of the cavities in hot haste to see the caller. The most expert "'gator callers" the writer ever knew were swamp rangers, both white and black, who were born and brought up within a short distance of an, alligator swamp, and knew every intonation of the saurlan's volee. These men would make a matron charge wildly across a broad stream by Imitating, the frightened) cries of her young, or lure n decrepit old' bull from his cave by Imitating the grunts of tne female. Ilioy could, in fact, delude both old and young, and often earned good sums by their art. A WOMAN'S TACT. he Drew a Pair at Opr aiaaaee the Coart mmt Oat lata Trouble. A Detroit lady once had an experience oot in western Kansas that she will never forget. Just after her wedding trip her busband was called to that sec tion on business, and they decided, like sensible people, that both should go, Out of spite, a typical real estate shark of those days had the husband arrested because he declined to stand quietly by and see Himself swindled. The prisoner was taken befoiy? a jus tice or tne peace who knew a good deal more about the reports of a six-shooter than those of the supreme court, and who could have drained the fountain of knowledge had he drank as copiously there as at some other places. The angry bride insisted upon attending the trial, and in the midst of it she so far forgot herself as to level a pair of opera glasses upon the court, whose big head bore striking resemblance to a brush heap. It was a new one on the justice and too much for him. He swiftly oucKea under tne table and shouted: "Deputy, disarm that woman." After getting the drop on her the officer se cured the glasses and: laid them ginger ly Derore ine court, who promptly roared that the woman was fined 11,000 tor contempt. But she did not lose her head. Ask ing the right to speak for herself, she went to the "bench," explained the glasses, had the justice look out over the plains with them and then, after a few pretty words of apology, gave them to him. He hit the table a mighty blow to reconvene court, opened the drawer wbicn contained bis personal arsenal, and fined the prosecuting witness $25 "fur insultin' a visttin' lady and gent In contrariety ter law and eterket." ONE OFFICIAL FAVOR. That Waa All Mra. Cleveland Asked at Bar Baabaad Darin Bis White Bout Dart, All during Mr. Cleveland's two terms as president, Mrs. Cleveland's most in timate asociates were those whom she knew before marriage, says a writer in the June Ladies' Home Journal. One of them was the wife of a clerk in the treasury department, who lived in one of the most modest little homes in Washington's most unfashionable dis trict. This made no difference to Mrs. Cleveland. Often the white house car riage called to "pick up" the friend for a drive. Another of her intimate friends in Washington was a young woman who taught music to support herself. Mrs. Cleveland obtained many pupils for her. Another was the wife of a strug gling lawyer, and each week a bouquet of' white house flowers came to cheer the home of the friend of. schoolgirl days. A fourth was the teacher of a small kindergarten, who, when the Cleveland children reached a suitable age, transferred her school to the white house, and the children and grandchil dren of the cabinet members, and of the families of Mrs. Cleveland's friends, and of the friends of the president, be came her pupils. The only "official" favor which Mr. Cleveland asked of her husband while he was president was the appointment to office of the husband of her college roommate. Steered film Wrong. "Heard a good one when I was in St, Louis," relates the fat drummer with a penchant for story telling. "You know that the St, Louis and Anchor line failed some time ago and many of its assets were sold at auction. Among them was the magnificent looking water pitcher that the people of Baton Rouge had pre sented for use on the boat named after that city. The story told among a few of his acquaintances by an old river pi! ot, vae that 168 citizens of the town contributed a silver dollar, each, that these coins were melted down and out of the material the pitcher was made, ft bore appropriate inscriptions and had gome additional value because of its associations. ' "Those who had been posted by the old pilot kept quiet and at the sale were on the lookout for the pitcher. It was run up to $40 and knocked down to a friend of mine." "Made a good thing of it, didn't he?" "I should say not. There wasn't a grain of anything but pewter in the pitcher and now my friend Is Impa tipntly camping on the trail of the old pilot."- HE DIDN'T LIKE THEIR ATTIRE A Flala-lnokaa Youua Man Doable the Slueerltr of Two Chi. caao Itraet I'reaehara, Two itinerant - "preachers" In a wuguu, elaborately attired and silk halted and accompanied by a iluzeuor more women of aborted, ages, caused a partial street blockade at the cor- ner of Madisou and Dearborn streets uu a reoeut evening. Attracted by the slnglug and the powerful voice ex- hortutions of the preachers, a crowd of boys of several hundred soou gath- ered about the vehicle, says the Chi- cngo Inter Ocean. A prominent fcuture of the "service", was a collection takeu up by half a dosen of the youugest of the women as soon as a considerable number of peo-j pie had congregated. Near the close of the meeting a well-, dressed and Intelligent-looking young mau in the crowd created something I of a sensatlou by stepping to the front! aud requesting permission to ask a I question. The "preachers" seemed to have a suspicion that his Intentions might not be honorable and sought to iguore him, but he persisted, and, pointing at the portly pair whom he was addressing, inquired In a loud voice "Say, do you fellows ever try tohelp anybody except by preuchiug? Did anybody ever hear of your feeding the hungry or clothing the linked? If I caught either of you doing that once, lustead of singing .hymns in a white vest, swallow-tailed coat, and plug hat, 1 for one would feel a lot more like ac cepting your invitation to be a Chris tian." Neither of the persons addressed at tempted .to make any reply to this eccentrlo broadside, but took their seats and the wagon quickly departed in search of past ures new. SHE ROUNDS UP HOBOES. A Weetera Woman Who Is an Bapart . la Peraaadla Tram pa to Work an a Rallraad. Mra. 8. J. At wood calls herself the "Hobo Hustler of the Weet,"aud there Is possibly no ether woman In the world who holds a similar position, says the Kansas City World. Her business is to gather up all the Idle laborers she can 11 nd and put them to work on the Union Pacific railroad in Colorado, Wyoming and other west ern sections. She has been employed by the Onion Pacific in this capaoityfor the past 12 years, and the company flnda her services indispensable. Mrs. Atwood arrived la Eanaaa City tbe otner day. and. tne next day she left with 50 met for Wyoming. Most of the men were negroes. 8everal of them had the aonearance of tvDleal hoboes.1 Mra. Atwood has been In the business so long that she says she can tell by looking at a man whether or not he will make a good band. When she sees one who suitsher taste she ap proaches blm without hesitation and asks him bow he would like the posi tion she has to effer. It only requires he Tvork of about a minute for the terms to be arranged, and the man is escorted to some corner where others she has engaged have been congre gated. , Mra Atwood has no place she calls ber home, but he usually makes Den ver her headquarters. Most of her lime la spent between Denver and Portland. Ore. She says she does not exactly like the style of tbe men she received In Kansas City, as they do not look sufficiently hardy, but that labor ia very scarce In the far west just now and she could do no better. 'The "hobo hustler" is a little wom an about 30 years of sge. She has short enrly hair that la aa black as night. She walks with an agile step and always has a pleaalng smile for even the toughest hobo. MOSQUITO COMMISSIONER. Is the Title of a New Omelal with Ex traordinary Powers, In Mexico. The following from the Venezuelan Herald will be of interest to Vene zuelans: "The Mexican Central Railway com pany is engaged- in a new experiment, which, if it Isr all that is claimed for it, iviil be of Inestimable value to tbe res idents of this city. To show how ear nest they are In the matter, they have created a new office that of mosquito commissioner, and the portfolio was awarded to Capt. George C. Sperry.su- jiermtendent of telegraphs for the company. i.xpcrimen.ts in different parts of the United States, and in New Jersey particular, nave demonstrated the fact that the extermination of the mos quito, can be successfully accom plished." . An exchange, in discussing the mat ter, says: . "Scientific investigation has disclosed the fact that a few grains ot perman ganate of potash will destroy all the embryo mosquitoes in a very large area of mosquito swamp. At two cents an acre all the mosquitoes can be killed oft for a space of 30 days, and as the breed ing time is but two months, four cents will assure protection for the entire year. This places It within the possi bility of a'state, and certainly a city, to entirely rid itself of a great nuis ance." April and May are the two months in which the mosquito breeds. They are purely local In their habits, and not migratory, as some suppose, and they seldom move more than a hundred feet from the place of their birth. Hence to exterminate the breed in a certain locality would rid that locality of the pest for. that season at least, and the method of extermination is so Inexpeni five that an entire community may be rid of them at a very small expense. 00 SLOW ON , WIDOWS. That Waa the I'laii of ttooa Advlas Oae f Thau Uuva a Suturt Young Mas, A score of us were sitting In the shade of the depot building wultlug for the train, which was uu hour lute, when'n yoke,' of oxen attached to a queer-looking cart turned the corner. They were driven by a woman about 90 years of ago, who was barefoot uud wore a mini's straw hat. "lilt up thur', lluekl" she exclaimed, as she laid the, "gad" on the on ox with a resounding whuek. "You, thar', I'oter, what you sklttlaluin 'round that way fur? Whoa, nowl Both of yous Btan' stllll" She turned thorn up to the platform, threw down some hay takeu from the ca'rt, and came up among us to Inquire of the de-pot agent about u barrel of salt. He was busy then and she was waiting around, when the smart Allck of the crowd, who was traveling for a wine house, remarked in tones meant for her to overhear: : "I have always said If I married lit all, I'd marry a woman who could drive oxen." "Is that meant for me?" she asked, as shu walked straight up to him. "Are you a widow, inu'iim'.'" "1 am. llln a wldder ever since a suwlog rolled over Jim nine years ago.". "And you'd marry again If you had the opportunity, would you?" "I would. When Jim 'lay n-iryln' In the house he told me to marry agin if I had n show." "Ahem! I tee. Could you love a sec ond husband?" "I ccxild. It runs in our family to love. Wo begin nlrly and keep It till to the grave. What's your proposition?! i ui a piatn woman, run o' duiichs, ami never do any foolln'. If you've got anything to suy, spit It right out afore 'em all." "I I don't want to marry Just now," he stammered. "Don't eh? Then what's the use of fret tin' me on my tiptoes about It? tou mini, you jest the same as asked nie to have you, and I Jest the same as sccepted you!" "0! No.no! I merely made tome In qulrles!" he replied. "Them inquiries was about love, sir, anil my heart' a-thumping away like all git out! I said I'd marry again, and I will. We are engaged. When do you want me to be ready?" "Madam, you have totally misunder stood me," explained the young mnn, as he turned all sorts of colors and ap peared to grow small. "I asked you a few questions out of curiosity." ';.Mebbe the Jury will call it curiosity, and mebbe they won't," she said, as she set her jaw. "They don't allow no foolln' 'round in Posey county. When a feller goes as fur as you hev It's a hitch or dam ages. I'm a-lremblin' all over like a girl, an' my heart's a-tryln' to Jump out. It's regular love or I don't know the road hum. You don't kave here, young man. till this case Is settled." "But, ma'am you see " "I don't know nuthln' but marriage or damages. You've asked me to have you. I said I would. Will you marry or settle?" "now how much ?" he gasped, as he looked around and failed to find any sympathy. "Wall, 8aginaw snlt Is a dollar and a quarter a bar'!," she replied, as she glanced at a row of barrels down the platform. "I guess the oxen kin git hum with two bar'ls. Make it two and I'll call it squar'." everybody grinned except the young man. He realized that he was done for, and got out of the box by plank ing down the tt.iO to the agent. The cart was driven around to tbe spot, tne barrels loaded up, and then the woman came back to tbe young man: 1 ve settled this case, and the salt is in the cart, and I Jest wnnt to re mark that If you happen this way agin and you happen to feel so awfully cun nin that you can't hold yourself, you'd better go slow on wlddcrs. Thar's 10 of us 'round here, an' we all drive vol- Icr oxen hitched to enrts, an' we nil go b'arfoot In the summer nnd sigh to get married agin. The reg'lar flggcr is three bar'ls of salt and a pound of tea, but, owing to your youth and that thunderstorm comln' up, I've let vou' off easy. Good-day, bubj good-day all!" N. Y. Herald. TELEGRAPH POLE FOR A SHOP narneee Dealer Who la Dolna a Roshlaa Daalncaa In th Mid dle of Went Street. A telegraph pole In West strceit, New York, is utilized as a store, says tbe Sun of that city. The pole stands in tbe middle of tbe street, not faf fromOanse voort market. The stock of the "store" consists of harness and saddler's hard ware. These articles are bung upon Iron spikes driven In the pole. The pro prietor, who is also clerk, cashier and barker," carries some of the slock on his person. Lighter weight articles are around his neck; currycombs, brushes and other articles are In his pockets. He holds a bunch of whips under one arm and carries one la&b in bis hand He circles about his "store," crying hit wares to tne passers by. There ure few streets in New York where there is as much teaming as in West street, and most of the trade thatcomes to the tele graph pole is from teamsters. 'What does he do when it rains?" That is always the question of those who notice the odd place of business. The proprietor shifts bis stock across (he street to a place which he patron izes and his patronnge pays the rent. But he does not shut up shop on rainy days. Ifavjng stored the bulk of his stock he goes on a soliciting jaunt nmong the shops, carrying n few "side lines," like commercial agents of the more pretentious class, and these are salable anywhere. .. . ' CHIPMUNKS IN A CEMETERY. Thar Are Ino,rraln lo Haulaly la UruoklrN'e'Ureauwoud That a TriDr May lie (Jallad lu, . Greenwood oc mot cry IsstilTurlng for the second timu In Its history from n too gruut Increase iu( its colony ol chipmunks. Klghtevii years ago they became such n nuisance (lint u t nipper vun employed, and IIH.IHH) small, striped pelts were the results of hlsllrst year's work, says the Now York Sun, This year It vu noticed that uu un usual number were about, even iu ilia early spring, when the chipmunks first appear after n winter's sleep. Now It is estimated that there nro at least 20,000 chipmunks lu the cemetery, hud a great deal of Oiuungu Iuu been donu. Through their burrowing habits they have undermined Uie gravestones, and even lu many vases caused graves to sink in,' when rainwater hits helped to hollow out their burrows. The chief enemies of the chipmunks are the tlorUu, for the animals nip growing plants .it the roots to reach the sap. One Itrooklyn florist says that since Definition day he has hud to put In USD new plants to keep upon original pint of 150. Florists with contractu to keep graves lu condition have en tered strong protects, but outside florists, who work by the piece, have been making money. The eight special policemen on the grounds have been furnished wit li poi soned nuts to scatter about- No di minution has yet nppeured In the rhl niiiuk army, ns they reproduce three or four times a year and increase four fold iu a season If not cheeked. Hut if poison fulls another trapper may be called in. TAUGHT HIM A TRICK. A Trlekr Dealer lu Pralt 'l'ars Kaar. Ir for a l.aaaon In Surtta Ills llarriaa. "Fairest side to Huston," suggested a young man who stood watching the proprietor of a downtown fruit stund w''o was engaged In repacking a case , 01 sirawuerrics, placing tne small anil decayed, ones in the bottom of the boxes, the large uud lunvious ones on top, says the Chicago Chronicle. "We have to do that, young fellow," was the reply, "Everybody expects to be cheated a little aud t hate to dis appoint, them." "Come, now," mild the loiterer, as he approached the stund. "1 worked last season In a South Water street store and can show you a trick that will double your prollts." "I don't see how it can be done, for I'm s pretty close llgurer myself. What do you want for the pointer?" "I'll take a box of berries. The secret Is this: You want to grade your fruit," The young man emptied six boxes upon the stnnd nnd rapidly tilled one of them, selecting the larger berries. "Out of a 21-box case you enn gel four boxes that you enn sell for ten cents each. See?" "And how will I dispose of the other 20 boxes?" "You'll have to consult a peddler on that point; It's out of my line. I'll tnke these," and the dispenser of South Water street secrets seized the box of selected fruit and hurried around the corner. LOVE MAKING. a Taeaa Dare Is Dona la the Oaea, Without Aay 'Arrr and 'Arrlet Uaalaaaa. . Hilling and cooing are as much a part of summer time diversions as eat ing Ice cream or drinking todu water, but billing and cooing "in evidence" are confined to social strata in which the fashionable maid and man Have not the slightest concern, says the Phila delphia Inquirer. In fuel, ultra-smart romancers ro, rnance so elegantly that unsympathet ic daws find little chance to peck at their hearts. Climb as high as you may the heights of common sense nnd you will fall to discover wnndering In the dale of amatory foolishness a single couple belonging to really good socli-ty will ing to afford the slightest chance to the curious for funmuking. . Sentimentalists gaze in amazement at tbe latest victims of love' dream. There is a blissful maid, an enamored lover. The pair eschew shadowy cor ners. They court electric lights. They are the center ot the gayest mldnunv mer groups. Why? Ilecausc shying awny from friends and relatives, watching fever ishly for a chance to look Into cadi other's eyes, hold each other's hands and whiaier silly nothings into each other's ears has too much of 'Arrlet and 'Arry mannerisms to suit these modish young people. This Inte century love-mnklng Is de lightful to those who must fill the un enviable position of onlookers. There Is no greater misery than being obliged to put up with the selfishness of a spoony pair blind or indifferent to their duties to polite society. The new order of affairs may well cause Interested people to rejoice. A reserve so excessive that a match may be made and the wedding .arrange ments completed without anybody be ing the wiser brings a distinct blessing to all parties concerned. Iceland's Health Dae to the nalhtnb. An Austrian professor, who believes In the value of hygiene, declares that Englnnd largely owes her supremacy over other nations to the national bnthlub, and that the only sure way to outstrip Knglnnd Is to beat her In the use of water. Railroad Profits' hy Comparison. The percentage of profltBon the rail ways Is. on the average, 5.40, as against 2.60 for Great lirltnln, 11.0 for' the United States, and 8,3 for tho Aus tralian colonies, TRADE AND THE FLAG. There la aa Hrror la the Mas I at That h Una Follows ha Oilier. The maxim that trade follows the flag oovors mora error than truth. It Is ofteuer the -anie that the Hag fol lows trade. Hut, If foreign nations are going to exclude us from trade with China and Africa on the same tonus as their own subjects, we have gut to make a. way for trade by send ing the Hag with lu usual aocompanl mtnte of breeoli-louders. If the United 'States and lSugluud would not he driven out of Chlncss trsdo by the gradual extension of Uuttlan and French frontiers, thry will have to keep tin door open by. Inserting the niuzilo of a cannon Into it. England has get her cannon mounted at Wei Hal Wo I and Ilong-Kongi Manila Is not so near as would be desirable, but It will do very well as a plaoe for our guns, write Fred Perry Powsrt la Llpplncott'a . ' So the more commeroe Is extended the more danger there Is of war. Prob ably the United States and England would never make war upon eaoh other, for commercial reasons, In spite of t he radical difference In the eco nomic policies of the two nations. Hut there nro nations In a more backward stago of civilization nnd economic de velopment which confess their Inabil ity to do business under the policy of the "open door;" thry admit that on account of their inferiority they can extend their trade abroad only 'by armed seizure of foreign territory, exoludlug other nations or admitting them to the privilege of shooting on their preserves only by charging them roundly under the forms of a dis criminating tariff. These other na tions appear to be willing to light lu order to keep competitors a way. There fort, the notion that are willing to enter a peaceful struggle for commer cial success flud that they must b equally willing to fight, or withdraw from the contest altogether. A FLOATING SNAIL. Aa lalareatlaa I.ltlla Creatare That saielr Sal la While Uraat hlne aiak. Thrre Is a small snail which Is so fond of the sea thnt It never comes to land, and It builds such a capltnl boat for itself and its eggs that while largd ships are sinking and steamers are un able to face the storm it tosses about In perfect snfety, says the Philadelphia Press. Tho little snail Is of a violet color nnd Is therefore called lantlilna. It has a small shell and there projects from the under part of the body a long, tongue-like piece of flesh. This Is tlin raft, and it is built upon moat sclentillo principles, for it has compart menu lu ll for air. It Is broad nnd tho nlr com partments are underneath, so that It cannot capsize. Moreover, the snnll knows how to etow awny its cargo, for the oldest eggs and those which hatch the soon est are placed in the center and the lightest and newest on the sides of the raft. The Ianthlna Alls its own air compartments by getting a globule of nlr underneath Its head, the body Is then curved downward beneath the i aft, and, the head being tilted an one side, the air rushes In nnd Alls the spaces. It feeds on a beautiful little Jelly fish, which has a Hat, raft-like form with a pretty little sail upon It, und they congregate In multitudes when the sen is calm. Sometimes specimens are washed upon the northwestern coist of France, nnd when they are handled they give out a violet dye. MEDICAL TREATMENT FREE. The llek Poor Are Takaa Oara aff la Franee hy Provlaloas aff tha tiovernmeat. Official reports show that France with a population of ' 38,600,000, hat nearly 1,SOO,000 of Indigent persons, ol whom ,179,000 are Inscribed as sick The country physicians are paid to at tend them and the total thusdlsbursec In 180S, the first year the scheme wat practically in operation, amounted tc 1.771,472 franca. Kaoh one of the It. 000 practitioners received, on an aver age, about 190 franca The average to each physician, le 3( patients, with three or four visits tc each at about 30 cents (a frano and a half), for each visit, Tho total expense Includes hospital nnd midwife service, transportation. Instruments and mcdioincs, ani amounted to 4,808,030 francs, This ex. pensc was shared by the community, the dc'pnrtmcnt and the state, rcspea lively, 3,000,002, 1,104,710 and 30S,ltK francs. The first article of the law states In effect: ' "Every alok French person without resources receives, free oj charge, from the community, the de partment or the stnte, medical cart at home or in a hospital. Lying-k women are Inotuded In these pro visions. . Slok foreigners without re sources are also Included if the gov-, ernment has entered Into a treaty ol reciprocal assistance with the nation to whioh they belong." Grandpa Is visiting them, and the gov erness, while riding on the oross line the other day, bad this to say to an old school friend: "He Is worth nearly a mlillon nnd his word is law without n question. The other day he gathered the wnr situation from the Free Press nnd then asked for a map. There was not one In the house and he grumbled, Before night sovon delivery wagons stopped at the house.' All, of them brought a map and one brought a big atlas In addition. Father, mother and the children had given an order to please grandpa." I i rf..