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GREAT ilKCOUDS MADE TRAILS LEFT BY BRYAN ROOSEVELT. AND Standi-vd of Speech Ht Ba. Mad Daiiaa; Journeying of Thousand of aUlc-Kmaraabla Physical Kadar mm Rkowa by Th Two Candidate k . , In the tralla which William Jeuulngs Bryan and Theodora Roosevelt have loft upon the map of th United State are evidence of th Intricate civilisa tion which each would represent These tttDerarlea ar only tb tvututlon of the method which la early- daya prompted a candidate to saddle tala horse, throw a pair of saddlebags lu front of him, and to ride into a neigh boring couutj to feel the puis of the people. To day the horse haa become a 1.M tou locomotive; tho (addle-tags are baggage, library and burtot car; the cross-roads Inn Is a palace sleeping car that Is home to the candidate lu all weathers, times, and places; the score of miles of muddy or dusty roads have become the thousauds of miles of steel bound road-bed over which these palace trains thunder with the wlftue of a carrier pigeon. That "there were glanta In those navs" has become accepted of the past, but that the old fashioned orator of the clrcult-rldlng days of Lincoln and SPEECHMAKINO AND TRAVELINQ RECORDS OF ? 0 a a Douglas could have stood the stralu of the modern Inter-state canvass Is Im possible In the opinion of physicians. Roosevelt, traveling 15.01X1 miles, mak ing more than 300 speeches of nearly COO.QOO words, sleeping at sixty miles an hoar and waking at all times aud places made a record that would have astounded a politician of fifty years ago. Bryan, nflt traveling ao far, but taxing himself even greater In speech making and In the other activities of a campaign of which be has been the head, possibly did even more. In voice, Itoosevelt suffered; perhaps In nervous atraiu be felt the work. Bryan, more trained In the art of public speaking, knowing better how to save and spare himself, and having the experiences of a great campaign on similar Hues In 1890, has been a phenomenon In endur ance, even In the eyes of the medical profession. Bryan's Actlv Work. Bryan's first active work began on Aug. 31, when be visited Chicago for a conference with the national commit tee. His letter of acceptance bad beeu weighing upon hlra, but In response to calls be went South and East as far as Cumberland, Md., back tnrough West Virginia, Ohio, and ludlana, to Chicago. Then to Milwaukee, back to Chicago, and from that city westward through a group of the central-Western states. These were only prelim inary movements. His campaign proper began at Papllllon, Neb., on Sept. 24, full three weeks after Governor Hoose velt's special train had pulled Into De troit, Mich., for the opening speech of bis campaign. As an example of Just bow many du ties devolved upon these candidates, some of the figures from Mr. Bryan's tour of Indiana bare been gathered They show: Miles traveled 700 Ppeecbe , . 28 Counties touched . 27 Towns passed Towns spoken to 28 Iteception 27 Visitors COO Persons addressed 100,000 Bouquets received , 32 Speakers on train 50 Newspaper men 8 Words by telegraph 234,000 .Words spoken 'J8.0O0 ' Governor Uoosevelt's train followed almost the same route as this In Indi ana, touching twenty-four places for set speeches. About the same general experience was bis. , Indiana being considered a most important state, the work was In excess of the general Western average, but even with that allowance the figures are significant of WHERE THE GUNBOAT NASHVILLE WENT WHEN SHE LEFT ST. LOUIS IN 1899. ATLANTIC OCEAN . AMERICA the demands' made upon the physical aud uioutal aides of these men, Voctt Krtlon. In considering Mi campaign work of a man, the voice la the one thing that gives uneaslues to the speaker and his friend. With voice gone, bis work Is at an tud. and It la know a that the voice la more likely to give away than auy other physical necessity lu a cam paign. If hand shaking be thrust upou a candidate until the bone and tissue of the hand are a pulp, the public will still come and will respect the feet that the mau's right forearm Is In sling. Hut If he rau not talk, most of the attractive ness of the candidate takes wing. Nerve tax and the consequent loss ot tone lu the system are regarded as bav ins a direct and vital Influence on the voice. Dr. Oscar A. King, ueurologlat ami professor In the medical school In the University of Illinois, has found a mo.it subtle relation between the nerv ous system and the voice, "As a basic proposition," he said, "you may trace every Impediment In fspecch to nervous Influence. Starting with this, the effect of a depleted nerv ous system on the voice Is plain. The mechanisms of the vocal organs are In tricate of themselves, aud the nerves which control these organs multiply (heir complexities. In a falling voice, then! one must always look to the con dition of the nervous system. In the cases ot Bryan and Itoosevelt, the thlugs most calculated to derange their nerves are those which react upon these nervous systems. Unquestionably th two things which most do this are ex citement and the sense of opposition In an audieuce which every political speaker has to face." Oela Little Rest. "Physically, too, the work of a great campaign ou the railroads tells upou a speaker. There la a loss of sleep al ways. Towns through which a train may pass In dead of night often turn out crowds who at least awaken the candidate. Then the exigencies of an Itinerary force blui to get up early aud go to bed lnte. "But even If a man sleeps soundly the night through on a railroad train hu Is not rested as he would have beeu had he slept lu a stationary bed. There Is reason to believe that lu the soutidesl sleep possible lu a fast-inovlug train the muscles are making unconscious efforts to neutralize the movements of the body caused by swaying aud Jolt ings of the train. The uerves prompt this, and to the extent that they are kept awake the whule system Is af fected. As the nerves are affected, too, the tendency toward Impairment of the voice Is Increased. In many ways they tend to this, chiefly by dis concerting the speaker and causing him to waste lung power. "Irregular meals and exposure to night air and to changes lu the went ti er are physical causes for breakdown. Most often such speakers have been regulur In all their habits of life. They cannot adjust themselves at once to bolted food and irregular hours for eat ing. Food Is not digested as It should be and the body, lacks Its usual nour ishment. "Above all this, as lu the case of Mr. Bryan especially, the weight of being the head of a party's machinery has been distressing. He has had more than the details of his own tour upon him. Telegrams, letters, and all the machinery of modern correspondence have bound him to tils party's manage ment aud have obtruded upon him when he should have been resting. "Nothing In athletics, In prize-fighting, running, riding, wheeling, or phys ical record breakings of any kind In Its physical aspect can compare with the campaign work of William Jennings Bryan. Ills performance, In the light of mere physical effdrt and endurance, hns been wonderful. In the matter of training and experience, of course, he has had the advantage of Governor Roosevelt, but be baa been taxed aa Roosevelt has not been. ' Ills cam paign stands out as a marvel of phys ical endurance." (SPAIN 3 'WlK TUB VESSEL MIGHT JUST AS WELL IUVK DRIVING OUT THE HOODOO. Marcus Italy' Ktorjr of How a Moat hern " orvbanue-1 Uta lokr luck. Marvu Daly, the Moutuua million aire, tell ot a poker gam with some peculiar features, 'il'li game," toil Mr. Daly, "was In progress the second L night after we sailed. I don't bellev much lu hoodoo aud signs and that sort of thing, aud I doti't put much faith in luck, but I was pretty nearly converted on this trip. A blotide-mu-tached Virginian named Mack Ilatdy was a steady loser for the .first o hours. He played 'em well, but when ever he had a big hand somebody vine alwaya had one Just a bit bigger, and ou a bluff some fellow with mora cu riosity thau nerve or Judgmeut would call him donu. At just 11 o'clock he got up from bis chair and walked back ward around the table thlrtccu time, offering no explanation for Ills atrauge conduct. On the next deal he bad a pttlr of treys, raised It wheu It enme bis say, stood two raises from other players aud set It back the limit. Hoth the others stayed In, holding up au ace -and dldu't Improve; each of the oth er drew only one card. Hardy put up a magnltlcent bluff-1 never aaw a low hand played better, with all the feluts of assured nervoiiaucs, frequeut glances at his hand,' etc. "Ho drove one man out who bad acea up and had the other on the run, wheu a gust of wind through the open door scattered tho third player's band. BRYAN AND ROOSEVELT one card geftlug mixed up with the discards. Of course, that hand was iftad-the four remnants of what had been a queen stralght-and Hardy swept something like 1375 Into bis bat. He didn't even have to show bis treys, for his opponent had not put np on the Inst raise, although Just about to do so when the wind killed bis hand. Now. wasn't that luckT Or' what do you Ibluk about the thirteen walk-around queering the other fellow' hand? "An hour later Hardy took a fresh pack, pinned the ace of diamonds from It ou a waiter's shirt front, tore up the other fifty-one cards and then marked a skull and crossbones In creme de menthe on the waiter's sbln bosom Just above the ace. On the very next deal, with only three, nines on a one-card draw, he bluffed a flofl pot out of a fellow who held a deuce full! Now what do you think of that?" NAMES SPOKEN IN FULL r'amlllarAbbrcvlated Nickname Have Keen Ulsaupearlnw for Vsura. "Have you observed," asks a corre spondent, "how the Jims, Mams, Bills, Toms and other old time abbreviations of boys' front names are dlsapiearlug from among the youths of the present gvucratlou, together wllb the diminu tive Jimmy, Sammy, Billy, etc., which time out of mind prevailed among mas culine youngsters? For some reason the boys have largely discarded the fiee and easy way of addressing ono an other that comes natural to Ingenious youth, substituting for tho more rollick ing Tom, Dick aud Harry, sanctioned by Immortal usage, a atlffer form of ad dress which does not match well with the freshness of boyhood. The same appears to be the case with the female Juveniles. Even among little girls play ing 'ring around-rosy,' the Bensles, Maggies aud Katies are disappearing, giving place to the stilted substitution of Elizabeth, Margaret, Catherine aud tho like. This change bas not had Its origin in the volition of cither the boys or the girls. They have evldeutly been 'put up to It.' Some higher authority must be responsible for this priggish ness, and from Its general extent It la likely due to misdirected Instruction lu the schools. To no other source could be attributed expressions now beard among boys at play, such aa 'Samuel, do not throw the ball so hard; William cannot catch It.' No boy, who Is not a prig, either by nature or education, but would say on a subject of that kind: .si - " " .1 ".J1" Cll"el States gunboat Nashville visited SU Louis In th spring of 18TO, the demonstration attending her reception marked an epoch In the city's history. The Nashville was the first ocean-going war vessel thut had ever steamed up the Father of Waters to the metropolis of the Mississippi yalley. Hence the Interest attending her arrival. All the railroads entering the city ran excursion trains, and people came from the surrounding Stales, anxious to gaze upon the pioneer from Old Ocean's depths. , . , , Leaving the city amid the acclamations of the multitude and to the mimic of the bands, the gunboat proceeded down the river, across the gulf, rounded the peninsula, stopped at Hampton Uoads, crossed the Atlantic, passed through the' Mediterranean sea and the Suez canal, on to the harbor of Toklo, Japan, nml has since been In Chinese waters. St. Louis people declare that the vessel nilifht Just as well have carried merchandise as Implements of war, and they Intimate that the destiny of St. Louis Is to become a deep water poit. ', Jtjtjtjtjtjtjitjtjtj CVXPW OCEAN INDIAN" CAKUIfiO MEKCHA.VDISB AS IMl'LTCUBNTS OF WAtt, 'Ham, don't throw the ball so bard; mil can't catch It.' This Is as Idiomatically as correct as the other form and collo quially preferable, while devoid of the stillness ununited to youttuul exprvs-on."-riiliiidelphla Itecord. SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE. In Mr tho I of KcndartuK t Adopted byaa Old lown ft.auUtrat. A few lawyers were sitting lu one of the city restaurant a few days ago eat lag Imich and discussing different sub jects, wheu one of them (old the fol lowing stiiiy i This nceiiired some years ago In the ofhVe of a former justice of the peace, Au attorney, who ha since left Hloux City, had beeii engaged to defend a man for the crime of petty larceny. The lawyer knew that the case agulnst Is I as ni""i ma no, and be il dell. A client was a pretty strong one, decided to beard the lion In hi I. . ............I .1... 4. I... ...I.I .. . , . lie rnieii'u inn iiiuiu n mm in iiim i of the case, the name of hi client, an.! added ho did not think there was auy evidence to convict. At the same time be slipped a I'JO gold piece lu the band of tho Justice, niul gave him a knowing wluk. The louit said nothing, but, nullum mien the cash drawer. sllmmi the money In. The case went to trial, and after the evidence had all been In troduced there apitcnred to be no ques tion or the guilt of the defendant. Hut hi counsel was confident, thinking the gold piece had done the work. The court then summed tin tint case. and. in the astonishment of the defendant' counsel, said: ... "Thecourtfludsthetlef.mduutEuUtj aa charged In the luformsivin. aud r him Slot), of which 20 has been palti, The defendant will be committed f IN county jail until the remainder l swliI Into this court." Nothing more waa said, and th lu I tlee settled back In bis chair. satlsileJ that the lawa of the State bad been u.- held and a dishonest attorney had been 1,11 ""' sculptress or extraoruiuary left lu the lureh.-Sloux City Journal. . tIot. ' .. J What Is most remarkable about this How to Choose Good Meat. , ,rtl,t f,t,t ttw,rJr m' mV Let us Imagine ourselves before a ot n' chefs-d'oeuvre betray mnscu butcher'a block having ou It four piece ,ln cliaracterlat.ee. For Instance, she of beef uresentiiitf fac. frnm th isuiml ' twins lo have no talent whatever In the or sirloin. Oue 1 dull red, th lean being close gralued aud the fat very white; the next la dark-red, th lean loose rained mid sinewy and the fat white and shilling; the third Is dull red. the lean loose grained aud sinewy and the fat yellow; the fourth Is bright cherry-red, the le.tn smooth and me dium grained, wllb flecks of whit through It, aud tho fat creamy-neither white nor yellow. The first of these la cow beef; the accuud, bull beef; the third, beef from an old or lll coudl tloncd animal; and the last Is ox beef. Ox beef -that from a steer-Is th juelest, finest flavored, sweetest and most economical to buy of all beef, It Is railed "prime" when the lean I very much mottled with the white fat (leeks, and, when It la from a heavy, young anli'im I (about i yeara old), stall-fed ou corn Beef from a young cow that ha been well fed and fattened I urxt la merit to ox beef. Beef from au un matured animal la never satisfactory, being tough and Jiilceless. It may be easily recognised, as Its color I pal and Its bones small. Woman's Home Companion. Oyster Have Many Fix. The oyster appears to be the most perfectly protected creature lu the sea, yet It falls a victim to the soft and ap pnreutly helpless starfish. The uiethoilj of attack la ciirlotia but effective. The starfish clasps the oyster In its fit arms and miletly watts. Presenile,!) oyster opens it shell In order hfivVi food. This I the chnuee Hun the sir -fish has been waiting for and t prompt Inject luto the shell a Utile red dish fluid. ' -- This sets as a poison, paralysing th muscles of the oyster and thus making It Impossible for the creature to close Its shell. The starfish doe not take the trouble even to remove Hie -oyster from Its shell, but rats It lu Its own home and eventually crawls away, leaving behind the gaping, empty shell. The Hultan of Turkey, The Sultan of Turkey rUes at six o'clock every morning, and devotes his days, lu the seclusion of the Ylldls Pal ace and gardens, to personal attention to affairs of state. He Is of slight fig ure. A pale brown overcoat conceals any decoiatlons he might be wearing, so that the attention of those who see hi in ou tho ono day In sevcu when he presents himself lo the view of the peo ple is not diverted from his pale, wan, and careworn face, half-covered by a thlu, brown beard, tinged with gray, and surmounted by a plain, red fez. The Sultan has been the means of establish ing fifty thousand schools throughout his empire, not only for boys, but for girls also-a striking departure from (he traditional usage of his race. Tree that Itealat Fir. , In the savannas of South America there grows a tree called by the na tives chaparro, which not only Is not Injured but actually benefited by prali rle fires. The thick bark resists the action of the flames, and the hard seeds are supplied with a kind of wings ow ing to which they are scnttered broad cast by the strong wind which accom panies a Ore. Pay of Pari Policemen, The policemen of Paris, generally young, able-bodied men, receive from $22 to 30 a month, according to their time of service. Ouly a few receive over $25 a month. ! When the Lord finds a surplus lot ot babies on band, be leaves them with people traveling over the eounu y In movers' wagons. -. . CHINESE . EMPIRE PACIFIC OCEAN y : MONft JS ?JjJ " af s NEW JACKET DESION. , Military Olrl'a Coat I a Marvel la nalliua. The American girl Is too patriotic to quickly lose lutereat In the gallant sol dler boy, and as If to show Very posl lively that sbethlnki of them she has re vived the mil iary styles which were so popular last year. This season, bow ever, Instead of the gray jacket she at' feels a very natly design In musicians' blue cloth, which will be on of the a in. a rtest man rial of winter. There Is an si y r J 7 most rigid air about the uillltnry jacket. The hark la cut se ,.. . ecrelv nlulu and flte the figure a close ly as If It weie a bodice. The sides, too, are shaped luto the most grace- ful curves and are opened for a few Inches upon the blps to preserve a etrlclly military effect. There Is touch of femininity, though, lu the trimming, jiiis consists or nanus oi cream broadcloth stitched over the seams at the front and over the snout tiers In such a way that they almulate a broad collar effect. The white cloth is then outlined with the tiniest bands of gilt braid. White cloth buttons aie ued for the purpose of adjustment and , adornment, but na these ar both ex- .lul d perWiable other or gold t r arc !Ututed. WORK OF WOMAN SCULPTOR. fraaitia Kt koeatve first Modal t ai tuo viun Kshibit. The Jury of this year'a art exposition Vleuiia haa bestowed the highest nonor " Praulelu Theresa Feadorow- exeuulloD of female busts or figure, but she seeks ber peer In the reproduc tion of the form dlvtue of the military, the stalwart toiler or hardy peasant. TIIKHKSA rKlHOMA MlrS. A work of Frauleln Itles greatly ad mired Is a bust of Mark Twain, which Is pronounced au excellent llkeues by ne who met (be great American hu morist during bl long sojourn In Vlea ua. Mark Twain himself remarked lo friends thai It was a surprise to hi in that the delicate hands of a woman were able to reproduce so faithfully hli "very coarse" facial lliieamenia. I'rmin in tile la the daughter of '"ii.ui general, who, after having lost l fwu'.ie, look refuge wltb friends lu iK'tiii.t. Ills daughter supports blui lu bis old age by the work of ber baud. FOR MLLINQ A PIPE. Tobacco pouch with I-III In Pcr'c. Which Prv sit Waste. Filling a pipe froln a pouch of tobacco I a task which cauuot be accomplished without more or les waste, to say uoih lug of the time usually consumed In the operation, and so perhaps smokers will be pleased wltb the Improved pouch Illustrated In the cut, which was re ceiitly patented by Itavld 11. Allen, of MlamUhurg, Ohio. The Inventor claim that the pouch will not only fill the pip quickly, but also avoids the necessity of taking tlui tobacco lu the hand, which generally results In spilling It. The mode of operation la as follows: The r-Bcco pouch with rit.t.txo hkvick. operator loosens the drawstring of the bag and Inserts the charge nozzle In the bowl of the pipe. The lobacco Is shaki n luto the charging end of the bag, and the operator with bis finger readily feed a and presses luto the bowl of the pipe the desired, charge of tobacco, the surplus being sbnkeu back Into the bag and the drawstring again tight ened. There Is no opening at the rear of the filling compartment, but the fabric Is sufllclently loose to allow the finger to be Inserted between the folds to manipulate the tobacco. The Pra. tl. al Hide of It. "There Is so llHe money In litera ture," said the wU-t, "that I think you ' n.e'M be wise i-fchoose- some other pvofion. V by. the man who rum the tee wngon make more tnan you do; tho butcher goes out driving every Sim- dayr the-bakutjvear a beaver and a iiuon collar, nnd tho real estate man bas three diamonds In a white shirt, to pay nothing of the coal man, who goea to sleep In hurch on a velvet pillow every Sunday .the Lord sends!" "But Molly, think of Genius; what m Ho do with that?" "The Lord only knows, John I But bow nice It would be If you could only split It Into kindling wood, at so much a cord, or swap It off for a barrel of flour and a sugar-cured ham "-Atlanta Constitution. Canada's Kdnoattonal Campaign. Over 1,000 text-book aud atlases of tho Dominion of Canada have been sup plied to rural schools In England by Lord Strathcona, the Canadian High Commissioner. The Canadian Govern ment Is very anxious to encourage the study of the history, geography nnd re sources of Canada in the schools of the United Kingdom, and therefore offered about four weeks ago to supply any rural schoolmaster with as many ape dally prepared text-books as he bn scholars. Schoolmasters all over th country took up the Idea with enthu siasm, and one and all agreed that from an Imporlnl point of view nothing but good results can follow. "At last, the wolf Is at the doorl" "Well, coax him In and we'll eat him." -Cleveloud Plain Dealer. J , THE HOG IN HISTOIIY. REFLECTIONS ON PORK AS AN ARTICLE OF DIET. Many Coiittntlon II a v Arlaoa Orr It Cm a Vood -Mocb-MalUoad Aalasal thai Haaabla Man la More tkaa Una Maaixot. Th bog of lo-day constitute no let than 87u different article of coiuwerco, aud next to cotton aud wheat furulshe th largest value lu export from lb Uulted State Its nam baa becoiu an epithet. Its application to muu means greed and brutlshiies. It I com monly supposed to be a scavenger, Ilk lb puddle duck. It take mud bath. So do uicu. Ther Is much virtu In wild. Th bog bathes In pools of ll to coat hi sklu against atlucka of Insects; man dips bis festered hide lu It to Im prove bl circulation aud draw out Ida gout aud rheumatism. The bog la pachydermatous) ao la inau-notwlth-standing Cuvlor's classification. I hav seen men, know men to day, wltb sklu thicker than the bide of th rhinoceros. The bog I omnivorous-so I uinu. Th bog Is carnivorous by choice so I man, Th hog is herbivorous, graulvorous, graniulvorous aud phytlvorou by edu- catlon-so Is mau. . These reflection ar Induced by lb Indignities offered a useful animal Th hog was the cleanest of beasts until man built a try and Imprisoned blin In filth? fattened blin ou filth, killed him In filth and at blin In filth. No animal, wild or domestic, 1 o clean about It bed a the bog. It wauls pur, sweet, fresh straw every time. Th bog baa brain. It ha been known to excel lb pointer In seeming quail. An authentic Instance I mentioned by Illngley lu "Memoir of British Quad rupeds" of a keen-scented sow that would stand at birds which the dog bad missed. Whoever beard of au edu cated ox or viecp? Yet we have bad on our atage educated bogs that could spell and play cards, count and tell tho time, Hogs make docile pets. Many a poor family has Its pet pig sleeping on the pallet beside the children, priv ileged to the best In the house. Th bog caused the biggest mutiny ever known In the history of the world, nd wa responsible for men being blown from tho mutxlcs of cannon. When Cireat Britain shipped cartridge to India for the native troops she reck oned without ber host, for the ammuni tion waa greased with lard, which so offended the religious scruples of the sepoys that tbey arose a ouo man In rebellion. Th American hog nearly caused war between Germany and the I'nlted 81 n tea and only the diplomacy tif Whltelaw Held obtained for the ani mal admission Into France. Moses aud Mohammed were opposed lo th bog bceause, while It divide the hixtf and I cloven footed, yet It chews not tb cud. The camel Is not eaten for opposite reasons -It chews tho cud, but Is not cloven-footed. The bare Is also unclean, because while It chews the cud It divides net the hoof. All civ ilised nations have passed and repassed laws governing what a man aball eat and bow much It shall cost hlni. but the only sumptuary measure that ever stood the test of time Is the law of Moses concerning the hog. It bas been on the statute book for 3,31)0 years. NEVER SAW AN UMBRELLA. How th Irish Peasant FropnaoJ to Get It Out of III lint. Old Mike and his wife tired In a little cabin on the inountnlu, one of a tyite which la happily every day becoming imae aud more rare. The walla were of mud and tho lloor of the same use-" fill material, with a gutter running down the middle to divide the family apnrimeut from that of the domestic animal. To this uiauslou came bis reverence once cold, snowy morning lu March to bold a station. Ilia umbrella was wet aud dripping, so, being a care ful man, be placed It, open, In the space vacated by the animals, who were gi ax ing outside. After the usual devotions, when the congregation hnd dispersed, he went for a stroll, while Molra pre pared breakfast, for to entertain bis reverence afterward Is ihe crowning honor of a station. He bad not gone far when a heavy shower obliged him to take shelter under a tree and scud a little gossoon ruuulug back for bis um brella. ills reverence Is nftber sending me to bring his ombrcll," snld the boy, bursting luto the cabin. ' " "The saints preserve us!" snld Mike. Maybe It's the thing he left beyant lu tho comer," and selxlng the umbrella he tried to pass through th door, but the entrance was low and narrow and the umbrella Inrge aud wide. Without a moment' hesitation he caught up a spade and begun shoveling down the wall at either side of the door. 'Man alive," said the priest, appear ing on the scene, "what are ye at?" "Shore, It r innklu way I nm for yer rlverence's ombrcll," snld old Mike; "dlvll a bit of It'll go through at all, at all." "Ah, uousense, man," snld bis reverence, laughing, and stepping In. side he took the umbrella out of Molra's band and closed It before, them. Old Mike stared nt It aghast. Then he turned to bis wife. "Ulory be to Ood, Molra," he said, "g there any thing beyant the power of the priest?" SACRED RELIC OF ASHANTEE. Golden fttool Ha I'ccn tli Cans ot Many War with Knitland. The golden atool of Ashantee's mon arch hns for ninny years been the cause of contention between the na tives and the British. Descriptions of It have been conspicuously wanting aud It has remained as mythical as the golden tleece which Jason and the Ar gonauts stolu from the sacred oak of Colchis or the three golden apples which bung In the garden of the Ucspciidcs. The announcement that the recent up rising was the result of attempts of the governor, Sir Frederic Hodgson, to re covar tho sacred relic was generally In terpreted In two ways by Americans: Either the British were attempting to rob tho tribesmen of a large nugget of precious njctal or the account bad some meaning not understood, as would be the case, for Instance, with the news of the crowning of King KI Kl of the Kansas City carnival, j But the golden stool Is a real stool, jnlthough It Is not made of gold. It ;neans uiore to the Africans of the Gold Coast than the ancient scone stone which forms the support of the cdrona tlon chair of England signifies to flie loyal Briton, This symbol of authority, on which the1 kings of the Ashnutees have been crowned for nearly 100 years, Is doubly prized as a piece of remark able workmanship and as a spoil of conqucBt. It was captured from the Sultan of Jamlu early In the century. Its base Is an oblong piece of wood, heavily glided. In the center of this Is a gilt support, resembling a char coal brazier; on each side are square pillar. These, wltb the brazier, sup- port a eonctv seat Tb stool I sol lh only artlcl In th regalia. Tber la a stnt umbrella and tber a re golden axea and curiously carved tiuiltars. After bis enthronement tb king oc cupies tb golden atool only one a year. The rest of tb tin It I put on on of the richly carved arm chair for which th native ar famous and kept near til usual seat. When Gen eral Wolseley captured Coomsssle, tb Ashante capital, In 1874, the stool bad been aecretly removed aud It baa re mained ever since Jn th possession of lb tribesmen. The last lime a whit man saw It was seven years ago. King rrcuipcb bad not been able to afford the corona tlou ceremonies, so he sought a loan of t'iSM from th British for th purpose. When th commissioner sent to' uegotlnt the affair wer ushered Into the monarch's presence a band of musician played on elephauts' tusks. "Under a large and gorgeou canopy," say Dr. Freeman, ono of lh commis sioners, "stood a roomy cbnlrof nntlv manufacture, studded with bright-bead, ed nail and enriched wltb silver orna ment and on Ibis reposed lb cele brated royal stool, rrempcb waa seat ed on a similar chair under bis own um brella and not under the canopy." Early la MOO the astute Ashantecs de clared they could not pay laxea to a governor who had never sat upon th golden sIikiL To be able lo satisfy Ihelr scruples Sir Iredcrle Hodgson be gan tho search for tb royal emblem wblcU resulted In th recent war. frkgafvention Plants, Ilk animals, ar continually wandering to fresh fields and pasture new. rrofessor Kellermsn find that of the present flora of Ohio no less than s.Mj ar immigrants. Almost all ar from Europ. The number of stars dKlnctly vial bl without the aid of a glass la put by Uould at 6,333. rrofessor New comb says their number la near 7,6-17. These are up to the alxtb magnitude, I'rofessor Newcomb estimates the number np to th 14.5 magnitude at two hundred million. The country most frequently visited by earthquakes Is Greece, and not Japan, a was hitherto generally be lieved. During the six yeara from 1803 to 1808, not less than 3.187 earthquake were observed In Greece, L e., about twice a many a occurred In Japan within the same time. The Island o 7.anta alon had 2,018 shock during that period. The great majority of our birds live by Inking Insects on the wing, and as they caunot obtain this sort of food after the reign of frost baa act In, they are compelled to bclako themselves to a wanner clinic. Meat of them fly in small companies, but certain species often migrate In large Mocks, and tho most prominent examples of these, next to the famous wild pigeons of the West, are the swallows, notably the white bellied specie. A favorllo route of these swift flyers Is over the salt marshes which border the sea. Claude Fuller, the English' govern ment entomologist In Natal, South Af rlca, say that the Bastitos eat locusts, even making cakes of them, as ho Is Informed. In I'letermnrltzburg the na tlves, and some of the white, gather the flying termites that are attracted by the electric lamps, and use them both for fish bait and for food. They are sometime tonsted and sometime fried lu a pan with butter. He quotes from a friend the statement that bugong moths are cooked by the natives on hot ashes and eaten with gnat gusto. French meteorologists engaged In the exploratlou of the upper air by means of captive balloons have found that. owing to the effect of the aun'a heat on the balloons, the best results are at tained at night, and their most suc cessful experiments have been per formed by moonlight The balloons carry self-reglsterlug thermometers and barometers aim attain enormous heights, varying between 40,000 and 50,000 feet. The highest flight recorded by the Instruments la nearly nine and one-third tulles. Last winter there was discovered at Chnteaudun In France an example of the rare phenomenon known lu popular phrase as "the king of rats." It cou slated of seven living rats Inextricably bound together by the Interlacing of the tails. A photograph of the singu lar group, together with a description, was sent to a scientific Journal In Paris. The unme king of rats Is based upon tho tradition thnt the king of tlie world of rats ami mice Is accustomed occa sionally to enthrone himself, adorned with a golden crown, upon a group of rats with tails entwined. Several In stances of this curious phenomenon are recorded lu books on uatural history. It Is said that the king of rats Is formed only In the winter, when the animals crowd together to keep warm, and the rodent frleuda of the unfortunate prls oners are credited wltb feeding them out of benevclonee. Low Hates on Gold Coin. Immense quantities of gold are ship- ped nowadays across the ocean, and the danger of loss is so smau that the pre cious stuff may be Insured at so low a rate as one-tenth of 1 per cent It Is Insured Just like so much grain, and the documents, written In old-style legal phrases, guarantees ts safety .agaJust all perils or tne seas, inciuuiug "men-of-war, fires, enemies, pirates, rovers,' thieves, Jettlsous, letters of marque, re prisals, takings nt sea, arrests and de tainments of all kings, priuces," etc. Every . large transatlantic steamship has ou board a treasure-room, which Is a great steel box built much like a vault on land. ' . ' . ' Chinese Emperor a Plowman. Each year the Emperor of China putu bis band to the plow aud turns over u few rows lu order to Impress on the people the Importance of husbandry. The Emperor, accompanied by his ret inue, proceeds In state to the sacred field, at the four corners of which are erected four pavilions, where the seeds of wheat and other cereals are placed. Placlug his left hand on the plow aud holdlug the whip In the light band, the Enuieror begins the ceremony. On the Emperor finishing his round the princes go through a similar performance. A Few Things Lacking. , "1 got a box er matches," said the old colored brother, "en ef I des had a load er wood I could make a fire, en el I des bad a side er meat en a sack er flour I could cook It on dat fire; en after I cooked It dey nlu't no question but what I could eat It, kaze all I got at de present time Is a empty bouse en a all perwadln nppetltel"-Atla'nta Constitu tion. 1 ' In no country In the world are fools encouraged as much as In America. Any man worthy of It can get credit Thl rul never fall, ' Tb dominant ex: II "Yoohavea't tb brain of a goose." 8b-"Hv yon?" Indianapolis Press. Irish cook (to milkman) "What make you com so early of late? You used (o be behind before. "-Life. May-"Algy and Pamela bad a fall ing out last night." Clareace "What wa th causer May-"A hammock." -Harlem Life. Pretty big: "Blowu d'ba a big opinion of himself . "How big?'' "Well, be' beginning to luiagln be'a annoyed by camera flends."-Puck. Mother (at the doorHIf you children are not quiet In Ave minutes you will have to go to bed. Small Vole (after a panseT-Wiiat time I It now7J-Judg. "Did be gain anything by his visit to the Paris ExposlilonT . "Yes; b says he gained a better appreciation of tb Chicago World' Falr.'--Chlcago Post Slster-ln law-"Uow Ilk bis father the baby Is!" Motber-"IIe's certainly like him In Some ways. II generally keeps me up half the olghtl" Punch. : Nlmrod "Pat, did you ever catch frogsr Pt-"Fnltu, an' 01 did, lr." Nlmrod-"What did you bait with?" Pat-"Begorry, 01 bate 'em wltb a htlck."-Chlcago Newa Off Ills Mind; "Didn't you feel dread fully when you lost your gold-beaded umbrellar "No; I'd expected to lost It for so long that I waa glad when It waa goue."-C'hlcago Itecord. "Your 'Uncle Tom'a Cabin' seems Ilk a brand-new play." "Of course; we'v fixed It up so Eliza crosses th Ice on au automobile, chased by a lot of Box-r,"-Dclrolt Free Pres. Provision for the future: Mr. Bon-aey-'SIx motherless children, you say? Aud can't you find work?" Tramp "Oh, they're Dot old enough for that yet. ma'aiu,"-Brooklyn Life. Did It with a slam: "1 am willing to Jo auyihlug." said the applicant for work. "All right," said the bard-bean-.d merchaut; "please close the door be hind you wheu you go out" Somer-' vllle Journal. Might Hare Been Worse: "Too bad, old man, about your wife running away. "Oh, It might have been worse. I wonder that she did not take m along to look after ber trunk." In dianapolis Press. He helped hi in out: "And your step father told you to get out Into tb world and earn your own living? H thould have given you a helping band." He- gave nie a helping foot" Cleve land lialn Dealer. In Metnorlam: "I presume you carry t memento of some kind In that locket of ours?" "Precisely; It Is a lock of my husband's hair." "But your bos band 1 still alive." "Yes; but bl hair nil gone." Tit Bltav. Safe; Mrs. von Blunter "Dear, dear, 1 dropped my diamond ring off my tin ier this morning, aud I cauuot Hod It inywhere." Von Blumer "It all ight; 1 came across It In one of my .rousers pockets." Bazar. Vocal I'oslbllltle: "Do yon think, professor." said a musically ambltloua -youth, "that I can ever do anything wltb my voice?" "Well," was the cau fioiis reply, "It may come In bandy to holler with lu case of fire." Answer. "Are you old enough to vote?" asked he tourist In North Carolina. "I dunno -rr.n-kly what my age Is. boss." replied the colored man; "but I kin tell you dls; I alius was old enough to know better laa to try to vote."-Washlngton Star. A Peaceful Exit: "Did you have any rorda wltb your mlsstress which caused you to leave your last place?" "Nlver I wor-id. Sure, au' 01 locked ber In the bath-room, aud tuk all nie things, and bl)ppei out as quiet as yez plasc." Baxar, . College Studeut-How d UP you com o lo e I hi- game? C iptaln Varsity Vine-Why, their pitcher and catcher -had a set of signals that we couldn't osslhty understand or get ou to; they icpt callir.g out to each other In Latin, )ou know! v Its shape: "What Is the shape of a ihlp going to pieces on a stern and rock bound coast?" asked Gaswell of Du kane. "Very bad shape, I should say; what shape would you call it?" "A wrecktangle." Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. "You told me to come and begin work to-day." said the uew boy. "Oh. yes," replied the druggist, "you may begin by catching flies and putting them on those sheets of "Sure Catch Fly-Paper" we're displaying In tbe window." Philadelphia Press. . "Why do they have those glass case wltb tho ax, hammer, crowbar, etc. In on these cars." asked a traveler on the railroad golug to New York. "Oh, those are put there to use In case any one wants a window open," replied tbe facetious man. Yonkers Statesman. Artless Thing: Charming Maiden Then they weut to Woozey's. did tbey? Ah. that's a delightful place. When a flieud asks me to go to Woozey's I know1 he in list think an awful lot of me, for they serve the most elaborate and expensive luncheons In the city. Help less. Youth-Let's go to Woozey's, Mis QuIckstep.-Chlcago Tribune. ... Father (uieauluglr Who ia tb iaaK est boy In your class, Tommy? Tommy I don't know, pa, Father I should think you would know. When all tho others are Industriously studying or writing their lessons, who Is It sits Idly In bis sent and watches tbe rest Instead of working himself? Tommy Tba teacher. Glasgow Evening Times. ' Malbklng's Fatuous Ape. Mafeklng's ape, that famous animal wbose Intelligence during the siege of that beleaguered town merits a claim to be the "missing link," Is offered for sale In London. Tbe officer who train ed It to perform a share of duty In that memorable period of suffering carried it to England, but for some reason Is unable to provide the comfortable home It deserves. It was this ape's duty to ring the alarm bell tbe moment th Boers began filing, nnd It never failed to do the work In so Indefatigable and conscientious a manner as to merit tbe approval of all the residents. Having; sounded the tocsin and warned tba In habitants, the ape scurried off to Its underground . bombproof hole, thus proving that It thoroughly realized the danger to Itself as well as to others. : Not only should a happy home 'be i warded to this "man and brother," tut a medal should be given to com memorate the gallant service It per formed under fire. Boston Herald. - Light and Heavy Woods. Cork and poplar are th lightest woods In tbe world, and pomegranate one of tbe heaviest; It Is more than ne-third heavier than water,' f
