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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1899)
t;1 WML CANAL BILL PASSED U. S. Government Takes 925,000 Shares at $100 Each. ' A final vote on the Nicaragua Canal bill resulted in its passage 43 to 6. The votes against the bill were cast by Bate, Caffery, Cockrell Mantle, Martin and Smith. MAIN FBATUKK8 OF THIS BILL, The Nicaragua canal bill, as it passed, continues tho name of the Maritime Canal Company. It pro yides for the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of stock at $100 each. The canal company is required to call in all the stock issued, except that held by the Nicaragua and Costa Rican governments. The company is also required to redeem and cancel bonds and scrip heretofore issued by the company. To comply with these requirements treasury warrants to the amount of $5,000,000 are author ized, with a proviso to the effect tl at only so much of the amount shall be paid as shall be required to pay the actual cash value of the right, privileges, franchises and property at the time of the payment, the value to be determined by com' missioners to be appointed by the president. This being done, the secretary of the treasury is author ized to subscribe for 925,000 shares of the company's stock for the gov ernment of the United States. The present members of the board of di rectors are then to resign, and a board of seven is to be appointed, consisting of five in behalf of the United States, and one each 'in be half of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The directors on behalf of the United States are to be appointed by the presideut and confirmed by the senate. No two of them are to be residents of any one state, aud do person who has heretofore been interested in the canal company is to be appointed to this office. The ' company is authorized to contract for the completion of the canal within six years. The pay ments are restricted to $20,000,000 annually. The canal is to be large enough "for" the use of the largest eea-going vessels, at a cost not ex ceeding the estimate of the engi neers, and not to exceed $110,000, 000." This amount is made a perma nent appropriation for the work, to be used as occasion may require. The bill gives the government a . lien upon the property to secure the prepayment of the moneys ad vanced, and the president is em powered to declare forfeiture of the property to the United States with out the necessity of judicial or other ascertainment. . The neutrality of the canal is guaranteed, but the right to protect it against the interruptions of busi ness between tht Atlantic and Pa cifio coasts of the United States is reserved. . At Washington Tuesday Con gressman Clark, of Iowa, introduced a bill providing that no person liv ing in or practicing polygamy shall ' be eligible to be a member of either house of congress, nor shall such person be permitted to hold a seat therein. It is provided that the evidence of polygamy shall be of whatever nature that . establishes 'the fact. The government at Washington lias been notified that Aguinaldo Hook a decisive step and publicly proclaimed the republic of the Phil ippines. The ceremony took place at Malolos, and was witnessed by the members of his cabinet. All is not plain sailing for the insurgents, as it is said the rival authorities ut Cebu are fighting. The northern provinces haye recently given indi cations that they are not in accord with Aguinaldo, and should bis proclamation lead to hostilities with the Americans, he may have a rev olution as well as a war of conquest on his hands. The interior of Lu zon is also in a ferment. Nutive officors have been murdered, , and no effort made to punish the crimi nals. : TKKTtt bOLOViKS, Tha Kala U Satan; Tha of Hli tVoovm Fat ! Good Order. TooUiiohe ha been lately a great source ot annoyance to tho kaiser. Not that tha Imperial molar are, o far as 1 kuow, threatened with premature do cay. Were thi the case, nobody would risk the penaltiv of let majesty by openly asserting it. The case i. how . rm m imhlln luilnt nf view, far more .erlou. It appeur that U10 entire Gorman army suffers from dental trouble to uoh an extent that It ha been found difficult to find non-com- missioned officer capable of giving the word of command. When they attempt to utter familiar formula the Ten tlonl" "8tand at easel" "Shoulder arms!" and so forth, mere confused and Inarticulate souuds Issue from theft toothless gum. Thing are bod enough on the parade ground, but what would bappen on a battlefield one hardly ven tare to eonjeoture. Worse still, the boys in the training school for "non corns." seem to be in no better plight than their elder. Nearly all of them, after Inspection, seemed to hare one or more hopeless tusks, while a large pro portion can only be rendered fit for service by striet submission to the den tist order, and mauy are beyond the reach of art. His majesty has resolved to spend at once 11,000 marks on stop ping the teeth of his Christian warriors or in providing them with false set. This applies only to the Prussian con tingent. Several of the subject states have not made up their minds to incur the expense. PECULIAR CHICAGO HABIT. A Great Kaar GIHhu Alwavre o to the Lett la Eatarlna; or ItSf In- Dutldlan;. Chicago enjoys the exceptional dis tinction of being the only left-handed city In the union. That is, the good peo ple of this bustling metropolis violate all the "rules of the road," so far as the matter ot keeping to the right is con cerned when entering or leaving public buildings, sf a man, for instance, ap proaches a building where the entrance consists of two swinging doors, he will invariably reach out with his left hand. pull open the left-hand door and make a wild dash to get outside, running the risk of collision with anybody who re member that to go to the right is the ttrst law 01 navigation on land, says the Chicago Chronicle. The habit of doing things the wronir way ho taken such firm hold on the people that the man who uses the left- hand door and is run into glares in amazement at .the "offender," utterly oblivious of the fact that he himself is the one who should be blamed. It makes no difference that there are two doors of equal width, one for entrance and one for exit. He, if going in, will seise on the exit door and reverse the proceeding if comin? out. Half an hour' observation anywhere in ' the Dusiness district will demonstrate the truth of this assertion. MANNERS OUTSIDE THE NAVY. a Instance Showing; That Old Sea Don Have Little Keapeet tor Land Lubbers' Wars. The ordinary seaman's respect for rank and station when not connected with his beloved vessel is decidedly meager, says a writer in an article en titled "On a ilan-of-War." When the president of tJie United States visits one of our men-of-war he is received at the gangway by the admiral, commanding omaer, ana ail 01 tlie officers of the ship in tun uniform, the crew at quarters for inspection, the marine guard drawn up with the band on the quarter deck, tne national flag is displayed at the main, the drummer gives four duffles. ;ne band plays the national air and a salute of 21 guns is fired. The same ceremony also takes place on his leav- g- On one occasion tie president visited one of the ships informally, dispensing witn tne salute and ceremony, when one of the men rather indignantly asked another who that lubber was on he quarterdeck that didn't "douse his peak" to the commodore. "Choke ycur luff, will you," was the reply; "that's the president of the United States." Well! Ain't he got manners enough to salute the quarterdeck if be is?" Manners! W hat does he know about manners? I don't suppose he was ever out of sight of land in his life." RED CROSS IN A GREAT WAR. The French Show Their Gratitude for Aid Extended In the Traable of 18TO-T1. According to the Figaro of Paris the French Ked Cross has recently opened a subscription for the benefit of t he future wounded of the Spanish-American war and has headed it with a contribution of 60,000 francs. "To speak frankly." says the writer of the article, "we owe this action to foreign nations, for they all showed an admirable generosity to ward our wounded during the war of 1870-71. The United States sent us at that time 600,000 francs; Canada, 300,- 000; Spain, 20,000; Italy, 19,000; little Denmark, 160,000; the Argentine Re public, 260,000; Chili, 100,000; Peru, 60, 000; Russia, 110,000; in all about 3,000, 000. Our Red Cross, having spent more than 12,S00,0O0 francs for our wounded during the fatal year, had still remain ing In its treasury more than 2,000,000 francs. At present the society has on hand 8,000,000 francs. It sent to Spain 30,000 francs for the wounded In the Carlist war, 207,000 in the Tureo-Bus-slan war, 90,000 for the wounded in Tunis, 530,000 for Tonquln, 310,000 for Madagascar In all 3,000,000 francs since the wnr with Oermany. The pres ident of the soeletv l now Gen, Fcv- IS FELT. Citu'Auo, Jun. llfi.- A special to the Tribmiu from Washington sayo: It out) uo longer ho denied that consider able alurm Is foil In administration I oirtlul1 over the situation at Manila and Ho Ho, ami the luteal advices are not of a reassuring ohuruotcr. Genera! Otis is of tha belief that the Insurgents are about to force the Issue, and if this should occur the result cannot be pre dicted further than that the Americans will be victorious iu the end. There are two serious contingencies confronting the troops near Uo Uo, oue being a conflict with the natives and the other a fear that smallpox may break out among the troops. Besides this, lit" situation at Manila Is considered much more grave than that at Ilo Ilo, and It is (eared the lu surgetit may commit an overt aut which will bring ou a conflict. While the warlike attitude of Aguin aldo excites alarm at the war depart meut, that is uot cousldered the most serious feature of the situation. Those in a position to know the facts say the diplomatic situation is even more grave. Either Germany or Spatu or both may reeogulze Aguinaldo' little republic for interested motives, Germany to se cure a foothold and Spain to accomplish the release of its prisoners of war. This action is imminent, and government of ficials say they would not be surpilsed if it took place withiu 24 hours. Prompt ratification of the treaty would have avoided this entuuglomeut, but it is conceded now that both Spain and Germany have some grounds for action to protect their own interests. Under proposed regulations no Chinaman can be admitted to Porto Rico without complying with the laws of the United States. China wen can go backward and forward between this country without re striction. They will not be allowed to go from Cuba to Porto Rico. Treasury officials ascertained that Chinese agents were preparing to flood Porto Rico with Chinamen from other countries, who hoped thereby later to get into the United States. . After a lull of a couple of week the shipment of orango from the southern counties ho begun in earnest, and from now on will be pushed with energy. Oranges are now beginning to get ripe. The Southern Puciflo company ho of fered transport, not exceeding 300 tons oi sugar oeecs ires irom rreano county whether the beets can bo profitably grown in Fresno county. The Santa Clara County Farmers' club has re-olected W. P. Cragin a presideut. At its next meeting, on January ill, it will discuss the question of organizing a farmers uiirarauce company for Santa Clara county. The Crockett beet sugar factory is contracting a large acreage of beats in San Jouiuiu county. The nrice oaid is f4 per ton ou cars or boat, all beets to be accepted which have 10 par cunt sugar content. Although there was a falling off of 10 per cent iu the batter outpnt of the state lost yeur the output of Humboldt county was increased by 28,594 pounds, and the cash receipts wore over 9100,000 in excess of those of 1897. James Gilmore, John Allen and Harry Howard, footpads under arrest at St. Joseph Mo., for robbery, have been identified as three of the robbers who held up a Great Northern express tnvln near Fergus Falls in November last. The Valley railroad has issued anew schedule of freight rates on fruit and vegetables as follows, for a ton of 2000 pounds in straight or mixed carloads: Merced, $2 75; Fresno $4 05; Hanford, $4 40; Bakersfield, $5; Reedly, $4 35; Visaliu, aud Tulare, $4 50. Between Stockton and the same poiuts the rates are in each case 60 cents per ton lower. Assemblyman Brooke of Sacramento wants a state board of education created for tha compilatiou and free distribution of text books in all the public schools of the state. This is in accordance with a recommendation in Governor Gage's message. California is well treated in the report of th,e rivers aud harbors committee, which went to tho house Monday. San Francisco harbor loads all the rest, with the removal of Aroh and Shag rocks put under tho continuous contract system. One hundred thousand dollar Is approp riated for the first year, and the entire work is confined to an expenditure of $588,620. Sun Diego and San Luis Obispo harbors ore each given $50,000, and Eureka receives 135,000, or half the amonnt asked. The Sacramento river it the only stream in the state which it given recognition, and the improvement below the city ot Sacramento is put un der the contract system, and with the entire cost of $184,000, is given $80,00C for the first year. John J. Snyder, district attorney ol Calaveras county, died at San Andreai last week. A. I. McSorley has been ap pointed to succeed him. Captain Henry Glaus, who commanded the cruiser Charleston during tho battle of Manila bay, arrived at San Franolsco a few days ago from tho Philippines. Ho is on sick leave. Glass is to havo chargo of the naval training stations now being erected on Goat Island. WANTED FLOWERS. But the Convreasntaa Informed Her That n Hull to Itraw the - - Lin Somewhere, A certain southern congressman was heard entertaining a cotuany of hit colleagues Inst week in tha democratic oloak room of the house with mi no co u tit of tin unusual experience, any tilic Yii hhi n't on Post, "During the woman suffrage convention," said he, "several ladles from tuy district were present, Early In the convention one of them cuine to the cnpiiol, culled at my committee room, and requested an Interview, which was readily grunted. She slated tliut the woman suffrage delegates were to have some sort of a public meeting, In which aha was to participate, and requested that I should provide a tlorul tribute to be preieuted to her ou that occasion, "I was naturally somewhat taken aback at tiho suggestion, I supposed In the course of my 13 years in congress that I had exhausted about every variety of duties that a member ot the house It called upon to perform. I have always been ready and willlnir to run errands for my constituents, for which at home my olllce boy would have sufficed. I have catered to the whims of office-seeker. When my con- mucuie n uve come to lue hungry 1 have fed them, aud when they have come shelterless I have given them lodging. I have token my political sup porters to the theaters, by hundreds, but I was forced to Inform my lady vis itor that I must draw the line at bou quets." .COWARDLY SPANIARDS. rhe DUpleahle Conduct ot h VI eara's Crew at tha Uattl , of Santiago. The contrast between the two nations stands out very clearly in connection with the Vizcnyn, snys Ira Nelson Mollis In the Atlantic. The torpedo boat Erics son ran close alongside of her, nud sent a small boat to take off all that were alive of her Crew. A few boats from the Iowa assisted. The Vlicnya was on fire fore and aft; the ammunition on board was exploding, and the guns that had been left loaded were going off one after another In the Intense heat, to sny noth ing of the proximity of the shore. The position of the little craft has been de scribed as perilous in the extreme. Our men risked their lives -repeatedly to help their fallen enemy; but no sooner were the Spaniards transferred to the leek of the Ericsson than they urged immediate withdrawal without regard to their comrades who had been left behind. To 'the honor of our navy, Lieut. Ushur remained until every liv ing being had been rescued from the burning ship. A similar scene was en acted around the two torpedo boat de stroyers. It was a case of mad panic on the one side, and of perfect coolnese on the other. One officer of the Viz caya afterward stated on board the Iowa that they were obliged to close the gun ports on the disengaged side of the ship, to prevent the men from jumping overboard rather than face the Ameri can gun fire, CRIMES OF COOLIES. The Low-Lived Mona-ola Are a Con nlo as roses and Cow ardlr as Wolves. They are a queer crowd, these coolies, whether on land or sea, says the Lud ;ute Magazine. Cunning as foxes and :owardly as wolves, they resemble the pariah dogs of their own cities in point Df inability to hunt any prey save In sacks. . I heard of an instance where i gang of them, employed us navvies .n the cutting of a railway, killed their verseer with shovels and fled into the bush. Nobody was ever hanged for the 3 rime, because some 40 of them were in t and that would have been rather a large consignment to condemn, even in the far east, where human life Is so iheap. There are 250,000 Chinese in Bang kok alone, and they do not nppeal tc jne's cordial emotions very much th( lontrury. And should this cntch thi jye of any intending visitor to the fai east, I would urge upon him the un wisdom of venturing to spend a night oa a Chinese junk without so much as j revolver to defend himself with. Oc casionally, a European is discovered by the marine police floating on the wa ter with his throat cut. In such a case it is highly probable that he had been foolhardy, as 1 was. But different peo ple are born to different ends, and the Chinese contempt of the European is frequently justified by facts. RED CROSS IN A GREAT WAR. The French Show Their Oratttud for Aid Extended In the Trenhle of 1870-T1. ' According to the Figaro of Paris the French Bed Cross has recently opened a subscription for the benefit of the future wounded of the Spanish-American war and has headed it with a contribution of 50,000 francs, "To speak frankly," says the writer of the article, "we owe this action to foreign nations, tor they all showed an admirable generosity to ward our wounded during the wnr of 1870-71. The United States sent us at that time 000,000 francs; Cnnuda, 300, 000; Spain, 20,000; Italy, 10,000; little Denmark, 100,000; the Argentine He public, 250,000; Chili, 100,000; Peru, 00, 000; Russia, 50,000; in all about 3,000, 000. Our Bed Cross, having spent more than 12,500,000 francs for our wounded during the fatal year, had still remain ing in its treasury more Jinn 2,000,000 francs. At present the society linn on hmid 8,000,000 francs. It sent to Spain 30.(100 francs for the wounded In the Cnrlist war, 297,000 In the Tnrco Bus slnn wnr, 00,000 for the 'wounded 'In Tunis, 530,000 for Tonquln, 3111,000 for Madagascar in all 3,000,000 franc since the wur with Oermany, FIRE FIGHTING. Haw It Wti Hub la the loath la th liars tutor th Vlvll War. Old cltlsens are commenting on the change the Bimtniiiih lira department has undergone since the ante-bellum day. The recent lire have given rise to many reuolleuttoiit of former meth od of cheeking Humus, says tha Sa vannah News. The eyes of one man, who was posted Iu a glass lunme In the City Exchange dome, constituted the alarm system. Ha was tort ot sentinel, and while keeping watch over the city cried out the hours and whether thing were well or no. There are a few members of tho police forca to-day who served In tha old glass huuse und recall the days when lire alarm were sounded by ring ing the old bell. Hand pumps formed tha apparatus to drive water, und tha effective work they did is well remembered, All firs mo n before the war wars volunteers, and, with the exception of the chiefs of divisions, were composed entirely of colored men, They were strong, hardy, and to get to a lira was a tort of pastime which was thoroughly enjoyed by them. While working the pumps they would strike up a tune, keeping time with the movements of the pump bundle aud ringing out tliclr soug In such liiirmouy and fullness at to catch even (ha ear of tha critic. Then, too, there was fun for the negroes getting to their re spective station houses. It wut a stand ing rule that the first man to pluee his hand on the luek at (he stntlou received a dollar, and all were wild to earn It. It was as nmeli an honor as a gain a sort of trophy held until the next lire. The station houses were built of brick I aud lixvited In the squares In different parts ot the city. FEW BOOTS NOW. . Ther Wr Osee Vrr Common, Hal Their I'laen lias Uen Almost Eatlrelv Taken tr ho, "When I was a boy," said a middle aged mail, according to tha New York Sun, "pretty much everybody used to wear boot 1 did, I know, tine calfskin boots. Now uobudy wears boot ex cept horsemen nud farmers; that I, practically nobody; you do meet a man In the city now and then thut wear boot, but such men are so few that Uiey don't count. "We turned from boots to congress gaiters, once almost universally worn, nud there's quite a lot of congress gai ter worn (till. You look nlong the rows of feet of the men sitting in nn elevated car and you arc pretty likely to see one or more pairs of them, but ! button shoes and lace shoes Anally, in very large measure, supplanted the congress gutters, and they remain th hoe commonly worn to-day. "And we shall stick to shoes of one sort and another. We shan't go back to boot for various reasons. In the first place we don't need them. In cities they arenot necessary for protection, nor are they essential to comfort. Shoe are now more suitable to wear at centers of population, besides being more con venient nnil cheaper, "So in populated regions, for the wear of the great majority of men, we have got through with boots, it Is another illustration of how easily long-established customs vanish when conditions change." LOOKS OUT FOR RATIONS. A Ship's Don That Alwar Itara On a tannlr at Bona for a Loner Voraro. Aboard the Portuguese bark Indus trio, there Is an Intelligent little mon grel dog. which always attract atten tion among the people st the Point whenever the steamer come there, says the .Philadelphia Itecord. They call the animal "Sunvenger," by reason of his peculiar trait of gathering to him self all the old bones he can find and boarding them up to serve. ns food on hi long voyage home to Lisbon. The Industrla pulled Into Point Breeze late ly and the dog was ashore before she touched her wharf. Scsvenger was Im patient to get sfter his bones, nnd when the opportunity offered he Jumped from the steamer to a tug, thence to n lighter and from there to the shore. He found a good likely bone by the time his float ing home had tied up to the wharf and hurried aboard to hide it. Ills great ss gaclty leads him to the most out-of-the-way parts of the ship, where he knows his treasure are not likely to be found and disturbed. All week Scavenger was found as busy loving In his stores as the men were loading the cargo of oil, and had kept this work up until the last whistle blew. One of the workmen who watched the dog expressed the opinion that Scavenger had not less than 350 bones stored away aboard ship, ' A "practical" Joker, well known downtown, is at present taking a good, hard dose of his own medicine. About two weeks ugo he packed u dry goods box with old shoes, empty tin cans and other rubbish nnd sent it oil toTampu, Fin., consigned to one of the companicsof the Third regiment Penn sylvania volunteers, with express charges collect. The soldier boys thought It was a box of supplies sent by some kind friends, nnd gladly paid tho charges. Their 'chagrin in dis covering the contents ot tha box mny be Imagined, says tha Philadelphia Itecord. But they have since been turning the tables with a vengeance. They lcnrned the name of the joker, nnd for some time past nearly every mnn In the com pany has been writing a letter of thanks every dny to the sender of tho box. The letters aro malted with the soldiers' privilege of sending mail without stamps, pontage to be col lected from the receiver, The "joker" is paying two dnllnrs a day In. postage for the letters of thanks he Is receiv ing, and he's wondering how mtioli longer they will continue to coma. TOQUES MADE AT HOME. ttooa II Thai Mnr lie Mad of Odd llll of Velvet, ireather . . nuil Tullu, i Here aro a few lialf-seanoii toque" Hint, with a Jit Ilo Ingenuity, odd bll of velvul, tulle nud feulliers, cull be Hindu lit Inline, over well-slilipvil wire frames. A fiiseluulliig iiri'iiugeiiii'iil in inoiise-i'oloi'eil velvet, all wiliildi d Imrl .ontally und resting against (lie lialr, la crossed In front by u loosely draped knot In light gray satin, ,Tln height ' the knot, which puffs upuliovu Hie vel vet folds Iu front, IioIiIh down two stulTed guinea fowl feathers Unit circle tlntly back over the smooth velvet crown. It Is an exceedingly pretty de sign, suitable to accompany a tullor liiade gown, aud Is, as may bulmaglliud, very easily executed. , Another coquelllHli little heuddres Is of pansy blue velvet, drawn to the front Iu two liarp revere. Over the 11 it i-l ii MT back reveres Is u hlgh-llfliul, Ir regular bow, knot led from n blus pleeo of lavender tiufelu. the center of the knot being a twist of pansy blue velvet. Two fancy H-arl hatpins, with filigree mounting, are stuck Jauntily in the front of the bow. The arrangement of the plus Is iiiill-fnshliiii, though they served to tack the bow to the bonnet. An outline anil twist about the small body of the toque are mode of a tine niching of lavender moussellua du sole. Mtttehlng a street gown, out of the cloth of which It In made, I a poppy red toquu, artfully draped and raised at the left side with a knot of velvet pop ples, with seedy black center. Above the popples is an aggressive spreading of four lively red wings. An ornament of cut Jet Is allowed to show vaguely among the popple. Black tulle is ef fectively combined on a toque frame with a rolling twist of black velvet. The tulle has an added clinnn if it be first Jet-spangled. The crown Is filled III with loosely folded tulle, while a wide rope twist of velvet form the rim. The roll Is broken near the front by a subtly wound knot, of tulle lliatforuwa base for short jetted aigrette. Behind the aigrettes are airy loopsof tulle that are given a crisp appearance by being Invisibly wired. Circular lint of soft felt are easily draped and twisted Into nrtlstlo toque. Fine violet colnrrtt felt Is effectively used In a prettily crushed toque, orna mented nr the left side with an enor mous knot of very pule "Parma violet" velvet, into which two violet colored quills sprinkled with jet an stuck at angles. The enter of the knot Is a jeweled ornament. At the back two round bunches of violet rest against the hair. Strikingly odd I a toque made en tirely of ostrich Ups and plunvj. The foundation 1 a tittle flat, covered with short, curly ostrich trimming. Around the crown are dozens of tiny curled1 tips. This roll of tips curve down In front and up high at the aide over a cabbage rosette of turquoise blue vel vet, cantered on a pearl ornament. Back from the rosette a single long black plume curve gracefully, resting luilf against the hair. Chicago Tlmes-lierald. Ilmemhrd III "There's no use of your saying word!" exclaimed the woman of Un loose, as soon as sha had opened the door and glanced at tie una (landing outside. "I know you." "But. ma'am--" , "I recognized you a soon an I saw vou. You can't " "Ma'nm " "You're the man'who sold me a washing machine six month ago for ?U.5U that wasn't worth shucks. It wouldn't " "All 1 wanted to tell you, ma'am, l " "It wouldn't wash anything. The longer you usttt It the dirtier the clothes got. You couldn't sell me nnything now If you who to pay me for taking it. When a man fools me once he won't ever have the chance to do It ngnln. I can tell you that. I'll ell that washing machine back to you for 50 cents. It doesn't make any dif ference whut yotiH-e got this time. I wouldn't touch It with a ten-foot pole, and you can talk till you arc gray. It won't do you any good." "Mndnm," yelled the mnn, who had been dnncing about impatiently, "your kitchen roof is bln.ing where that Iron stovepipe runs up through It. That's what I stopped to " "(lood land I Why didn't you sny so? What did you want to stand there talking for when the house is burning up? Hun over to Hint grocery store ou the corner nnd turn In nn alarml Klrc! Firel" Chicago Tribune, Sehopnnhnner' lllsnnpnlntroent, The story Ik told that a friend, invited to dine with Schopenhauer at his favorite restaurant, where a num ber of olllcers were In the habit of. meeting, noticed that Schopenhauer took a gold coin from his pocket be fore eating aud luid it down beside him. When thu meal was over the philosopher replaced tha coin In his purse. Upon a question from his friend, Schopenhauer explained: "I hnve been dining with theso officers for Borne time,"' ho Bald, "and about two months ago I registered a silent vow to give this gold coin, of consid erable value, to some worthy charity on the very first occasion upon which I should henr these gentlemen talk of nnything but women, horses and tho chances of promotion, , You sea I still have my money," Chlcngo Chronicle, Metrlo Btum Adopted In Ilussla. By a decree of the czar, tho metrlu system of weights and measures has been adopted for use throughout tho Russian empire, nnd n commission has also been organized In consider Hie re form of the IluHsin n calendar so ns to harmonize with Hint prevailing In tho other civilized countries,