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science ffvention! new system of guu-flrlng, conlt tnf la enlarging tat chamber at tits breech and filling It with water- be tween tht charge and tht propeellle, I claimed to glv enormously high mus lit velocities, with lew foullug ami corrosion. Flowering plants art not certainly known to reach a greater height lhau seventeen thousaud feet lu tho Alp. At least bait doseu icU'- Uiotu.lltm a saxifrage, a mallow, a valcrUu Mid several couiposltae-have been brongnt by Sir Martin Conway from height , of eighteen thousaud to 18,500 feet !u tbt Boll van mountain. Before a tueetlug of the Biological Society of Washington Mr. W. A. Or ion described tbe result i f experiment made to deteruiluo the ea.o , of the flow of maple sap In the early spring, lit conclusion was that the (low has a mechanical cause, being duo ,0 Increasing beat which expands th gases In tbe wood cell, and thu forct bly expels tbe sap. This contradict tbe view that tbe flow of sap Is due only to physiological actlou In the plant The fur of the blue fox has become so valuable of late years that "fox farm" now exist on some of the lslauds off tbe coast of Maine as well aa on the Alou tl&n Islands and tbe Prlbllof Ilud In Behrtng Sea. One of the problems now coufroutlng the fox ranchers la bo to provide more abundant food for the foxes In the winter time. On tbe A leu tl&n Islands tbey have been fed with dried salmon wben other food itlves out They will even eat sea-urculus, searching for tbt m on the beach at low tide. Tbe members of the International Commercial Congress recently held In Philadelphia were told by W. C Bark er, as the result of his observation among Europeau manufactories, that time seems to be regarded as of com paratively little value abroad, while la America the maxim that "time is mon ey" Is practically applied. . Mr. Barker found that In a large agricultural ma chinery manufactory In Europe the only trip hammer In use was worked by band, tbe weight being drawn up with ropes and pulley, and allowed to drop. The American power-hammer strikes 1UO and more blows In a mluute. . The discovery that there Is n kind of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest among rivers Is one of tbe most Interesting results of the modern study of physiography. A notable ex ample of this contest la exhibited by England's two longest rivers, the Thames and tbe Severn. Between their valleys lie tbe Cotswold Hill, and ex ploration shows that the Severn, by eating backward among these bills, where softer strata underlie them, has diverted to Itself some of the head waters which formerly flowd luto the Thames. So considerable ha this no tion been that the two rivers concerned have been denominated "the waxing Severn and tbe waning Tim men." ' TO INTERVIEW A PRINCESS How a Clever New York Woman Men 'aged to Convene with Kulalia. Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, who conducts tbe woman's department of tbe New York Tribune, Is credited with the following In tbe Saturday Evening Tost: "One day when I was writing for tbe now defunct Recorder I was assigned to Interview tbe Princess Eulallu, the Spanish royal representative to tbe World's Fair at Chicago. 1 missed her In New York, so I paid my own ex penses to Washington to Interview her there, but I did not succeed. She would not see reporters. I Interviewed tbe master of ceremonies, an American who had charge of tbe royal parly, and asked him to help me. lie replied that 'lie. highness would tsturn to New Yoik tbe next day, but you cumiut meet ber unless you are Introduced by Mayor Gllroy blnself.' "I went back to New York crest fallen. Tbe next day I Induced tbe editor to send me on tbe chartered boat which took the royal party up to West Point Tbe boat started and Kulnlin and her escort took up a position on the mala deck. Tbe Mayor stood on one side and navy and army officers on the -other. All alout were soldiers with crossed sabers. The procession of lu vlted guests started two by two to be presented to tbe Princess, but wben 1 ' saw that they did not get near enough to her to touch ber hand I determined not to take my place In the line, but to devise other means of being Introduced. Finally a bright thought occurred to me, and, breaking through tbe ranks, I said to the soldiers: " 'Let me pass; I've a message for Mayor Gllroy.' "I went through. I walked up to the Mayor and said: 'Mr. Mayor, everybody has met the Princess but myself. Will you present me?' "He recognized me and replied: 'I am delighted to have the honor. Your highness, this Is Miss Cynthia West over, who has for yrars been a part of the city government' "The Princess looked up and smiled, and I spoke to her In Spanish and told her how pleased I was to meet her. She answered that I was the first woman she had met who spoke her own tongue. We talked for over an hour on Spanish and American customs. She told me of her love of horses, music and litera ture, and of the training of br Spanish alsters. She asked me to step outside with her, and I did so. We walked up and down the deck for about ten minutes when I saw tbe master of cere monies coming. He Instantly recog nized me, and advancing quickly to ward the Frlncess he spoke hurriedly In Spanish and put bis finger to bis lips. I looked up to him and nn Id : " 'I've got my two-column Interview, thank you, and I obeyed your orders strictly. I was presented by the Mayor.' " DIET AND TUBERCULOSIS. Effects of One Upon the Other Value of Ample Feed I n ir. An Important feature of the "fresh air" system of treating tuberculosis, us most readers are already aware, Is ample feeding. The sanatorium at Nordach Is famous for Its requirement that the patients shall tat a certain amount of food at each meal and take their repasts In the presence of a medi cal supervisor. Fresh Illustration of tbe benefits to be derived from an abundant diet by persons who suffer from tuberculosis are afforded by Dr. Jane II. Walker, physician to tbe New Hospital (n Lon don, and superintendent of tbe East Anglian Sanatorium. A particularly striking case was that of a housemaid who was under Dr. Walker's care at one time. The maid exhibited some nnusual symtoma. tier lempcratnre wauld ruu up to 105 or eveu 110 de grees without sppareut cause, ami thou drop down to tbe uormal level, Tbe girl was exceedingly obstluate aud difficult to uiauage, too. She was so deter mined to preserve her figure that she would not at Brtt comply with the de maud that she either relax or aim ml on her stay. However, aha lost weight steadily for six weeks, aud lu other re pects appeared to be losing ground. She then became alarmed and consent ed to obey tbe doctor's orders. She left off her slays, began to eat heartily, and at the end of a single week she had gained twenty three pound. Suspect ing that there was some mistake, the physician caused the patient to be weighed on three different sets of scales. These figures were fully veri fied, however. During the uext week she gained only six pound. She Im proved In other ways also, and wa noon afterward discharged. Tbe girl is alive and well today, and bard at work In her old place. Dr. Walker expresses the opinion that the perceptible falling off In mortality from tuberculosis In England of late yeara la due to the fact that the .work ing classes there are better paid and consequently better nourished than for merly. H Is probable, however, that they are also housed more comfortably and amid better sanitary surrounding, possibly more than one cause operate to produce the observed effect. COUNTRYMEN ARE SMaRT i - Net to IU Taken In and Iton For at Cltf Hotels v , . V meet some very atraui: jhvjh In the course nf a day," said the down town clerk, mnslugly. "The longer I live the more firmly I become convinc ed that It take all sorts of people to make a world. Last night, for In stance, a man who appeared to be well to do wandered up to tbe desk and ask ed me bow much I would charge him for the privilege of occupying one of tbe office chairs until daylight. I told him that sort of tiling was not cus tomary In this bouse aud offered to give him a comfortable room at a mod erate price, but this he refused and Insisted iiKn renting a chair. "After a great deul of urging lie said that he came from Vermillion, S. D and had $1,500 concealed In hi boot "Do you suppose for ten seconds,' said he. 'that I am going to trust myself and my money In one of those rooms? Suppose the blasted house caught Ore? Suppuee some Jiggered sneak thief managed to get Into my room while I was asleep, or suppose three or four hundred other thing that might hap pen where there Is a houseful of strangers. And then, again, to tell you the truth, I don't know tlie proprietor of this joint and am not sure but that he would undertake the job of easing me of the cash. No, sir, all I want 1 a place to sit down and watch that hoot. If anything happen I am right on deck and take no chance.' "Another distinguished stranger," continued the clerk, "afier renting a room the other night Insisted that the bt'lllioy turn off tbe light before leav ing tbe room. He said two friends of his had gone to the other world by way of the gas route ami the bellboy's ex planation of the working of tbe Incan descent light failed to satisfy him. He was willing to undress In tbe dark and the ly took him at bis word." Cblca go Chronicle. For Inspection. A peculiar custom prevails among tin Itoumaulan peasauts with regard to marriage, write W. W. Long. When a Itoumaulan girl Is of marriageable aee her trousseau, which has beeu woven, spun aud embroidered entirely by ber mother and herself, la placed In a point ed wooden box. When a suitor pre sents himself be Is allowed to open tbo box, which Is always kept In a promt neut place, aud examine Its content. If be I satisfied with tbe quantity aud quality of the dowry, he formally pro poses to the girl s parents; nut If the trousseau does not answer bis antici pations he may retire without being considered to have committed himself lu any way. Tbe wedding ceremony Is made a scene of great rejoicing, the bridegroom's parents driving the bride home In a cart wreathed with garland of flowers aud drawn by four oxen. The all Important box containing the trous seau la placed on tbe front of the cart. while one of the brides relations fol low on foot carrying her dot tied up In a handkerchief at the end of a long pole. New York'e Elevated Itoad, In 1871, the first section of the New York elevated system wa constructed, but put In operation In the following year. In that year the iiUiiiIht of pas sengers carried on nl! the surface and elevated railroads was 138,8)17,000. In 1H82, the total had risen to 2r2,800,0)0; In 1802, to 433,200,000, while in 1800 It was still further Incrensed to 528, 228,437, and rapidly growing. These figures are for the old city of New York, now kuown ns the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx, and are for pay ing passengers amounting to 150,500, 822, not Included In tbe ubove. It Is Interesting to note In compari son that for 1808 the United States Interstate Commerce Commission re ports that there were carried on all the steam railways of the United Slates, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the St. Lawrence to the Rio (iiaude, passengers to the number of 501,000,- 081, or 5 per cent less than the num ber carried by tbe New York City sur face and elevated railways alone, Scrlbner's Magazine. Proof Positive. Two men were standing outside a Jeweler's window, admiring the gorge ous display of glltteiipg gems that luy before them. Presently one of them, pointing to an object lu a red plush tray, said: "Just look at that scarf-pin represent ing a fly. Any one can tell that's not real." "Well, I should think so," answered hla friend. "Whoever saw a common fly with such a bright appearance? Why, It makes me weary wben I think that the Jeweler who produced that fondly hoped that some one would purchase It to deceive bis friends. If I saw that on a man's scarf 1 could tell directly that It was enameled Imitation." At that moment the object of their condemnation moved across the tray, flew In tbe air and vanished. The two men looked at each other, gasped and moved away without a word. Pear son's Weekly. Papa's Idea of It. Little narry-Papa, whut Is the still, smnll voice? Papa-It's the voice In which yonr mother makes suggestions to the cook. Chicago News. Chocolate Used fee Money. Chocolate is still used in the interior of South Africa for currency, as are cocoanuts and eggs, ,, -j - j 'Mil Afeygi if I ' Hftfif mR y M 'ism ft ($t fa k&f.t- -. .; oyiW ley ? ' JOr 7mskS. w II KN the first water of tbe great Chicago drainage canal topped over tbe big bear-trap dam at Uickport, to most residents of j the vicinity It signalised the end of a titanic umlertakiug-tue saunary wa terway had been completed, and there ended tbe Job, When that water nrst plunged, hissing aud writhing, down the valley of tbe Dcsplntcs to Its junc tion with the Illinois liiver on Its way to the "Father of Waters," men who watched the work felt that a great Ice sou was ended. An offertory of some :i3,000,000 bad been Hiured out by Chicago, ostensibly to purify the water supply, vitiated by a thousand sewer coudults. Hut the real service had not commenced, for the military feature of the mighty caunt wn and Is but a subsidiary ele ment. Tbe real object sought to be attained wbeu the work was under taken was and Is the beginning of a ship canal to unite the chain of Inland sen with the salt tide-water of the delta of the Mississippi Ulver, some 1,1'ih) miles away. The opening of the mammoth chan nel, over 2iW feet wide and deep enough lu all It thirty miles to float the heavi est warship, was really the opening wedge of a project which has been HOW A PLANT FEEDS. Van llctmunt's Interesting Kirl merit WiowlnSj How a Tree Urow. It I more than '.'.( kj years since phil osophers la gan to speculate about the food of plain and what we may term their "digestive" processes, but It Is ouly during the latter half of this cen tury that really clear aud definite no tions concerning the food supplies of the vegetable world havo beeu gener ally accepted by scientific men. As far aa Is known, says a writer In Knowl edge, the first botanical experiment ever performed was conducted by Van Hclinont Ho placed In a pot 200 pounds of dried earth, and In It ho planted a willow branch which weigh ed five pound. He kept the whole cov ered up aud dally watered the earth with rain water. After five years' growth the willow was taken up and again weighed, and was found to have gnl ned lot pound. Tbe earth In the pot dried and weighed, aud had lost only two ounces. Knowlege was not yet sufficiently ad vanced to enable Van Hclinont to Inter pret thesestiikingresults correctly, and he came to tbo erroneous conclusion that the Increased weight of the plant was duo to tbo water which had beeu supplied to the roots. He therefore looked upon this experiment as sup porting the theory which ho had ad vanced, viz., that plants required no food but water. Stephen Hale ad vanced the subject a great step by In dicating that much of the Increase In weight of plants was derived from carbon dioxide In the air. Vegetable cells contain a liquid known as "cell sap," which Is water holding In solution various materials which have been taken up from with out by the roots and leaves. These ma terials are thus brought In contact with the protoplasm, which causes them to undergo changes In composition which prepare them to be added to the sub stance of the plant. Thus It Is In the protoplasm of the living cells of the plant that those "digestive" processes are carried on which Aristotle believed to occur In the soil. Wc seo, then, that the living cells are microscopic labora tories In which the digestion of tbe food of the plant Is carried on. DICK'S GOOD TIME. A Very Human Hoy Enjoying- His Well-Karned Reward, A portly gentleman sat on the porch and smiled, while a small boy, also smiling, painted the front fence. "Look at that boy," the portly man remarked to a visitor; "he thinks he Is having a good time. A small boy is surely the drollest creature on earth. When I was a youngster I remember that there were certain kinds of work I considered play, and one of tliem was painting. I was always crazy to paint. Many times I have taken a bucket of muddy water and an old pnlnt brush, and have spent a whole half day put ting a thick coat on the side of my father's born. "So with my boy, Dick, tbe little chap painting the fence; he has always been crazy to paint. He Is enjoying himself now you can see he Is; and be will pnlnt that whole fence, too, Just as well as he knows bow. I don't care If It Is a trifle smeared; he's getting Joy, solid joy, thicker than the paint on b's bands and clothes. "There's a moan side to It, too; he wanted to paint tbe fence and 1 wanted the weeds pulled out of tbe yard. So, like an underhanded rascal, I bargain ed with blm; I told blm that If he would pull all the weeds out I would let him paint the fence. He went through tbe OCKKX aolNO ntEIGUTEItS I.0ADINO IN CHICAGO. dreamed of, legislated upon and striven after for hair a ceutury. It means that the expressed fears of Federal engi neers, of communities dreading water contagion, of shippers anticipating a loss of commercial prestige, the deple tion of our lakes, have all been let at rest It means that the Ilenneplu canal lde-th father of the sanitary caual I In a fair way of accomplishment aud by the use of a grand natural wa terway the largest chain of fresh water on the globe unites with one of the largest river In the world, piercing a mighty uatlon down Its middle. Never since tbe first hasty 130,000 sur vey was made In the shallow Itlluols ha, tbe general government been able to rid a self or the Idea that the frui tion of the plan would encompass the triumph of the grandest scheme of lu tenia I Improvement ever undertaken In this laud. The first great step to con summate all this la tbe proposed turn ing over of tbe Chicago Itlver to the drainage canal trustees, to enlarge, to Improve, to change, on the same prin ciple that can make of the veriest creek In the land that would not float a skiff a channel wide enough and deep enough to float a warship of the tint clas with a draft of twenty eight feet. Without a particle of Improvement the Chicago Itlver can to day carry vessels which haul 100,000 bushels of gralu- other job like a soldierbe hate to pull weeds-att boys do-and now he thinks be Is getting his reward. It Is a down right shame to fool blm that way dou't you t ti title oT" The portly geutteman chuckled (gain, and tbe small boy, wild with Joy, went on plastering paint on the feuce.-Detroit Free Press. RELIC OF LIVINGSTONE. taction of Tree Under Which Hi Heart Was Hurled Carried to Kn aland. In that portion of South Africa which Is now called lihodcsta, at tbo small settlement of Chltambo, just south of Lake lluugweolo, Dr. Livingstone, the famous African explorer and mission ary, gave up bis life on May 1, 1873. The Itoyal Geographical Society ha Just received a remarkable relic of Dr. Livingstone In the shape of a section of treo trunk. When the great explorer died there was Intense grief among those natives to w hom he had endear ed himself. They opened tbo body, re moved the heart and placed It In a tin box which they burled under a large tree. Around this they erected a fence. SUCTION Of I.IV!NCSTON THCK, An Inscription was cut on the tree by order of oue of Dr. Llvliigstnne's men, while the RcryTil'-ncntniilitirPhT' Society sent subsidies to tlio fitlve chiefs of the dlstrb t tn onler 'te j.jft-, serve the sanctity of the spot. Living stone's body was roughly cmhnlbrtj, sent to England and t ttriod lu West minster Abbey, but for more than twenty years no white mnn visited The" site of tbo tree under which his heart hud Keen placed. Ileports were some time ago received that the tree was decaying, and Mr, Alfred Sharpe, 0. B., the commissioner to the British Central Africa Protec torate, recommended Its fulling In or der to preserve what remained of the Inscription, This was done; the sec tion containing the Inscription being carefully cut out and forwarded to CHINESE THE CHIKItS 802 Million. The relative proportion of persons (NOUN m Million. types. The total population of the world Is 1,452,000,000. The lsnguuges uot represented lu the above illustrations In clude Javanese, Turkish, Brazilian, etc. all with less than 30,000,000. , - that means something more than 4.000 ton of cargo. Brief work In the line done ou the canal aud an ocean high way Is opened up for Chicago ami the West, tn meats. In grsln. lu all those commodities that now go to Liverpool by other aud more expensive routes for water carriage Is much chcer than rail carriage, aud farmer who grow grain lu Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa are today lu a measure at the ni,my of the rail lines. Ocean rates from Galveston end New Orlcau would t'linMu tbvm to beat the sea coast rates from New York by from 10 to 20 cents ou a bushel. It is said that nothing but money and the authority to go ahead I needed In the work south of LockporL Half or I V0o.00 would make tbe lower cbnn Uel adequate. There Is a great deal uf boring aud dredging to do; docking, and the straightening out of crooked course; but competent engineers have been looklug over tbe field, aud tbe plan Is simple wben understood. The lower Mississippi problem Is oue of tbe worst to the canal project. Many millions of dollars have been lumped Into that river by. succeeding Con gresses and engineering board without substantial Improvement. The river ha depth sufllcleut for present com merce, and no decided effort ha bwu made to deepen It at certalu "cross ICiigland. where It I to ho added to the relic section of the Uoynl Geo graphical Society. The Inscription ha become almost obliterated. Tbo bark, which hud been cut away from the trunk, ha rvgrowu In place and tin covered some of the letter. All that now remain l "Dr. Livingstone. May 4, 1873. . . . a Mnlasere l'choK-re," When Crowd Are t'sofut. Quite a brisk business exist In the crowd line, said a well dressed man to the writer, and I make a fairly good living by supplying them. All sort of people find a crowd useful at times. For Instance, a young man who Is about la make hi debut as a lecturer or musician can, by coming to me, make sure of having not only a nu merically speaking-respectable, but highly appreciative, audience. Agalu, a big crowd outside the pit and gallery doors of a theater creates In the mlnda of passers-by tbe Idea that the piece must bo worth seeing to attract so many patient waiter. A few shop keepers, too, have found out that half a dozen wcll-driHtscd people, gazing In tently Into a shop window, lends others to do the same thing, and constitutes a far better "draw" than anything put lu the window Itself. I have eveu sup plied spectators for a wedding, lu a case where the bridegroom was a wealthy parvenu who had a grent de sire for popularity. An artist once hired from mo about a dozeu well at tired people to stand In front of hi picture at an exhibition, the conse quence being that his painting attract ed considerable attention.. Where do ! get the people' Oh, there Is no diffi culty about that. Some of them are sandwich men tn the daytime, and work for me at night; others work for me lu the day, and appear on the stage as "supers" tn the evening. I pay ,Uiem jio Jiiuch per hour, and find the clothe. I lltve a moat elaborate stock of gariuimtv and can turn out nulla ran' aristocratic looking crowd. T " ' Character In Red Ilalr. Red-haired women are ardent and vlvnrlqMsL especially If they have with lniazeTeyes, In which case they have a bright and quick Intelligence. They have a great deal of natural felicity for study and good memories. Red hair with blue eyes shows the same warmth of character, but not so much Intelli gence; bright golden hair, of n rich, deep color and of a crisp and waving texture, growing thickly on the head and somewhat low on the brow, shows an ardent, poetic and somewhat artis tic temperament It Is the signature MOST WIDELY SPOKEN AFRICA - IMOLISB BUBRUX - OltTlMAX VniNOB trAMISIt JAPANBSI ITALIAN 810 Million. 110 Million. 65 Million. 80 Million. MMIll'n. 44 MUTn. 40 Million. 14 Million. speaking the chief languages of the world ings" whore sand has piled up and the lightest vessels run danger of striking tbo bottom. Kugluei-r of tiatlotial rep utation area unit Hint the Government should begin the work of Improvement substituting docks of masonry for wooden wharfs. Tbe pace ha been set by the drain age canal. It has been demonstrated to the world that ahlp highway can be constructed Inland wldecuougb and deep enough to float any warship on the high sea. The West now offers the finished prod net of Its efforts to that higher authority wblch alone can exe cute one of the grandest projects of In ternal Improvement ever presented io a nation. In this project every farmer In the West Is vitally Interested. Tbe agricul turists of this MM'tlun ship through Chicago nearly 40,iHK),nuO bushel of grain a year. Upon this, should the tranMrtatlou be made by the pro posed route, the saving would be some thing enormous. Aalde from the strict commercial Interpretation, there Is the problem of making the great lakes a useful body of water for defense, No outlet to the sea now exists, but Can ada and Great Itrltalo have an Inlet which Is controlled by them. The Mis sissippi project w ould tie purely of the country Slid for tbe country, Involving a new grand highway. of Apollo, the sun. People with red brown hair which I very thick, and redder over the enr and at temples than 'on the bead, nre courageous and energetic. This sort of hair give sense of color lu painters, forre of language, and eloquence In poets, aud power In must en I ruiiiM)sltlon. Against the 1 urri-nt. It Is well kuown that salmon can swim against a strong current, and U-np up falls, but It la not so well kuown that trout are also fnmous jumpers. On the Iteaverklll la a three foot dnin, with four Inches of water ou tbe breast, and a gentleman sat uenr aud watched thu trout go up. In ninny Instances a first attempt failed, owing, however, more to tin apparcut want of Judgment thiin lack of physical ability In the fish to accomplish the feat; the smaller fish, as a rule, falling to get over In the first attempt. The larger fish made a clean Jump Into the smooth water above the apron of the dam. These fish were en abled to swim straight up this down pour of water by tbe great musculur power they possessed; there was no trick about It, but pure strength which Is evidently centered In the tall and tall fin. The query naturally arises: If a ten Inch trout cnu swim up such a fall, what Is the capacity of a forty Inch salmon under aluillar conditions) Heeor.l In Mibmarlne Diving. Edward Hooper, n professional diver, bus made a record In his Hue of busi ness Off (lie const of South Africa he descended to the wreck of tbe ship Capo Hoin and there remained, at oue submersion, for forty-two minutes at a depth of over 2(K) feet At tills polut the pressure Is eighty-three aud oue half pounds to the square Inch and no other person, It Is asserted, has beeu able to remain below this depth. Offside Play; Roney-Uuable to Increase Hawley'a salary, and uot desliiug to lose his ser vices, the SunrpoH have taken him luto the firm, Sklnnlo-Tlmfa great! , Policy-It nt then the firm Is losing money dally. Philadelphia North Ameticau. Morn Ornamental than Useful. Dorothy Papa, wo girls have a new nnme for those men who call on us, but never take us out anywhere. Papa-What Is It. daughter? "We call thciu 'fireside comp.tn-tonB."-Llfe. Nearly every mnn, wben be goes to a strange town, has a better under standing of why a king travels In cognito. LANGUAGE. is represented by this series of national StO'.AL TOren ON TMIUKEt;TH, AtmCiH HtMO lO-OH. Will Ita 1'lMi-ed at I'olnte Alona Mlrhi van, fcnperlor and Huron. In tha-uear future the national weather bureau will begin tbe erection' of a large number of signal towers at various points In the country for tbe benefit of shipping Interests. From these towers will be displayed flag, pennant and light signals to warn Tea sels of predicted storms and tell them the directions from which the storms will come. Twenty one lowers will be erected within the jurisdiction of tbe Chicago weather office. Lakes Michigan, Supe rior and Huron are under tbt Chicago office and at tbe various ports on tbesa lakes steel and Iron structures art to be built. They will first bt placed at those points where tbt signal staffs heretofore In use bavt been blown down or bare about reached tbt end of their usefulness. The total height of tbe towers. Including topmasts, will be seventy five feet. , At tbt bast tbe structure will be ten feet square. Tbt four standard or corner posts will slant Inward and come together at a point fifty feet above tbe ground, Tbte will lie the top of tbt lower proper. From Ibis point a mast or flag pole will rise twenty-five feet. From tbt top of this mast will be displayed tbt flag and storm pennants. Forty-five feet above the ground will bt placed tbt red light and ten feet above this the white light. . Those will bt tht only light signals. Wherever It Is pos sible Incandescent electric lights will be ued for the lanterns. In cast do electric lights art available tht finest oil lamp will bt utlllwd. Where elec tricity Is employed tht white lantern will be supplied with two lights ot Sfty candlt power each and tbt red lamp will have four lights of fifty can dle power each. When the red light Is displayed alone XIW SIOXAL TOWEB. It will Indicate that there is a storm coming from an easterly direction and w hen tbe red and white are both turn ed on the storm Is approaching from a westerly point Prof. Cox says that although the two lights art placed ten feet apart they will appear to occupy almost the same point when seen from a distance beyond five miles. Conse quently the light signals can be of no value when observed so far away. Tbe Government recently Issued an Interesting document on the subject of the tower to the public lu geueral and to Intending bidders on tbe construc tion of tbe slgual stations. In thla It Is stated that tbe tower Is to be con structed of gnlvanlxed structural ateel, "the design being similar to that of tbe ordinary steel towers used for wind mills, except that tbe tower Is extend ed upward In the form of a staff." M:DL FOR TOMMY. KU' arat Affair for the RrltUh Fight ers In South Africa. On the authority of "South Africa" tbe medal for the campaign against tbe Poors will be the most expensive and the most oruate Is sued by the British war olllce In recent years. The medal proper Is to be a tlve-poluted star with a gold center surrounded by a iTiMTT ring of bronze, on wiiicn ttie worn "South Africa" ap pear In raised let ters. In the center of all Is a miniature of tbe queen. The medal Is the same d4 size as the Khcdlval Star of 1881. The ribbon I of four colors, a stripe of khaki In tho center, two of white and one each of red and blue. There will probably be a bar grunted for each Im portant engagement. Both ribbon and star are exceedingly attractive In ap pearance, aud will, doubtless, be worn with much pride by the happy recipi ents when the war Is over. Even up to the present, the Important engagements have been sufficiently numerous to pro vide bars to satisfy Tommy's most ar dent desire for martial decorations. To unme ouly some of them are Mngcrs foutcln, Colcnso, Belmont, Graspan aud Paardeberg. A SINGING MOUSE. tittle Rodent that Warbles Just Lik Canary. - Mrs. M. E. Marshall, of Brown wood, Texas, has In ber possession a singing mouse. This wouderful little animal was captured lu a trap In Mrs. - Mar-! shnU's home several mouths ago. Pre- j vlous to Its capture the Inmates of the house frequently heard loud and most ' beautiful singing which seemed to come from the walls of the building. Tho notes of the music were almost Identical with that of the canary bird, j except the volume of music was much louder. Many long and fruitless 1 searches were made for the supposed hidden canary, and finally some of the people who knew of the remarkable musical phenomena had their supersti tion aroused and the report was circu lated that the house was haunted. Mrs. Marshall, however, was willing to live with such a musical ghost. One morn ing a beautiful dove-colored mouse vjas found In a trap tn the pantry. The color and general appearance of the lit tle animal attracted Immediate atten tion, and while the household were gathered about the trap Inspecting the captive It began to sing like a canary. The notes were strong and clear." Tho timna flmt tt rtv it a rn 1 mmioA Kml l...nn ' utrnn luot u iiiurnvni muuoo uuu utcu captured at Mrs. Marshall's home soon spread throughout the town, and hun dreds of people called at the place and saw the little animal and heard It sing. A handsome cage was provided for it and It soon became completely domesti cated. It sings hour after hour and seems to enjoy the distinction which It has attained. The house has been vis ited by people from far and near, and no one Is ab'.e to explain the remark able gift which It possesses. Austin (Texas) Correspondence Chicago Bee ord. New Generation Ofcjacta to Thoreagh and Coatlaaoaa Work. Tbt dlstastt which tht new genera tlon of blacks feel for thorough and continuous work Is most conspicuously shown Id their objection to following trades, aays tbt Contemporary Rtvltw. Owing to tht distance caused by tht It of tbt estate in tbe agt of slavery, which nisde It Inconvenient to tend for white mechanics, who generally lived In tht villages, It was the custom to train negroes to most of tht common handicraft. There were blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights, masons, bricklayers, shoemakers and saddler on all of tht most extenslvt plantation, and many of these men were very skill ful Id their trades. They had from boyhood served an apprenticeship with older slaves, and for years had been called on to do a great quantity of work. A craft was often passed down from father to ton, and bad thus, on tbe same estate, been In the hand of the mem ter of the same family for a century or more. : Oue mat travel now many hun dred of miles through the rural dis tricts of tbe South and not come upon a single black mechanic And tbla soems all the more remarkable wheu it Is recalled that In the numerous col leges for the blacks established Id all parts of the Southern State manual tusks havo been used as an Important nrancn or tne system or luirucnou. The graduates of these Industrial school either give tip their trades alto- u.,lxir np tho An lint H...I- native rural communities as tliemost promising field for such pursuit. In most cases the trade are abandoned, becattw to fwlow Uieio would tusk', necessary a confining and exacting 'I fa lu one place. White men have practi cally usurped all tbe handicrafts Id tbe rural districts, while tbe nogroe-iU.. continue to look to the task of the field for subsistence. These tasks they ?an drop In one locality wltb.iut risking their chance of securing work In anoth er, as would I the easo If they were mechanics. Such task they can also perform with as many Intervals of In loleuce as they like. ELEVATORS FOR STATIONS. Sew York Roads Propoae to ObvlaU Climbing of tttaira. New fork's elevated railroads are preparing to adopt Inclined elevators to .-airy passeugers from the street sur face to the platforms. The purpose la lo do away with tbe necessity of walk ing up long filgbta or steep stairs to reach the train. Tbe style of elevator practically agreed uKn , Is what It known as an escalade, or Inclined plane, which moves upward so that a passenger who steps upon It will be carried to bis destination without per sonal exertion. The plan Is not a new one In connec tion with the operation of elevated roads. In fact the various companies In tbe principal cities have been work ing along this line for several years. New York, of all other cities with ele vated transportation lines. Is most In need of some such aid to passengers, jwiug to the high structures' In tbe northern portion of the Island, made, necessary by the hilly nature thereof. Walking down Is not hard, so tbe In :llnes are to lie built to umke the up ward Journey only. The Inclined elevator will have the a it- (1 IJJX7 fllT 1 U alII.UIUUIl.- . - JXCLIHKU "L" ROAD Kl.XV.AT0K. ary elevated railway stairway, except that the Blope will not be as steep and will be a straight run from top to bot tom, with no landings. ' One-balf of tbe structure will have steps for going down, the other half will bavt a moving Incline, ruuulng at a speed of ninety feet a mluute. Tbe proposed elevators will have a carrying capacity of 3,000 passengers each an hour. Tbe Inclined elevators will be run on the endless chain principle, and the power will, be furnished by small electilu motors placed In tbe stations. Possibly as good an Idea ss could be obtained of the worklngof tl Is escalade will be to compare It to tbe moving sidewalk of the World's Fair In Chi cago. It will be remembered that this sidewalk was placed on the long pier Jutting out Into the lake from the east ern continuation of tbe court of honor. It was furnished with seats for the riders. All oue had to do was to step from the stationary walk to thu moving aud the latter did the rest. Take this moving sidewalk lying In oue plane and tilt the outer eud Into the air at a sharp angle, and let the return pass uuder to reappear at the street surface, and the principle Is explained. Personally Concerned. Two men were arguing . upon tht question of the need of a general and Immediate spelling reform, and the dis cussion waxed earnest. ."Look here, Ferguson," said one of the two, at last, "why nre you so bit ter In your opposition to reforming the language?" "Because," replied the other, bring ing big fist down with emphasis, "I have just Invested twelve dollars In a new dictionary I" Mr. Fergusou's argument, It may be added, Is pot without force. There are many other persons ready to back It up on the same ground. Married for Nothing. In a fashionable church In Fifth ave nue, New York, marriages art perform ed free If desired, and an announce ment Is made to that effect. "If a man comes here to be married," says the pnstor, "and Insists on having an organ wedding march, tt means $25; if he wants the choir, It means more; if he wants flowers, rlbl-.ns and special ush ers, It means a great deal more. But !f he comes here and dispenses with all tl esc things, aud says, 'I want to get married,' It costs him nothing." Training the Otter. It Is said that Indian fishermen have u lugenlous way of training the otter. ' hey catch tbe small cub aud put a col r round the throat The little crea re, finding Itself unable for days to ilier to swallow anything It catches, es up trying to do so, and firmly be es for the rest of Its life that an i' can only swallow such food as It . ives direct from Its master's hand, .!, accordingly, It faithfully brings to oiink ail th fish it may capture,