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n V): toil Hi. 3t k rut, TO 4 lit KM jsiHi In o rod-let ut year for f,'. grower. It mark! tbe trl- f ( iiif luirodiii'tluu of the f,0 civilized man. Sir Walter 1 a l'"d l"ln', ln Dl0t ' ... ,i,n did I he I nt rod no. I tuosr "" ' .lie days w hen Sir Wulter had i.i it the potato was not the I. (r)ftiililo which It has aluee 1 Sir Walter planted the flnit 5' mm- appropriate ceremonies, Vntat at Yoiiiighnl, near Cork. jtoiiee. l win ' OIiy loiiuu rile mill hut It hud discovered . people. Notlilne could have ..t... I Ia lun.l I ivii iter nun' " w" iiw mil of the people, whenever a t.,. enough to make It pnu-tl- iiilil I"' K"' together, to innke . I . I . . . I . . I I . Kill I MO territory in iin-ir iii-iku hue Oitrodar harried the land the rctni.KMf. OT.ricii, nud an soon as the L recovered he harried the lauds O'Hmdiir, doing his best to de 111 Hip food within reaeh of the ir family, that they might come .nor understanding of their In The potato wait hailed an a icr of famine. Neither O'Hrlen ltrndar could snare the time to Srofully all tne euriu unucr me ' the enemy, and nothlntf else I remove the plant. Such wag Vrllko beginning of the plant Id i), the home of ItH adoption. t tlie time that the U llrlen and ;ir found their occupations an of famine taken from them began to write long and learned soi upon tlie new plant, an they on the X ray nud other remark- lilngs. And they described It y, so that thoHe who had never Jlit? plant could form some Idea wondrous nature. I route Im tlilcke, fat, and tulier- .iiio of them as round ns a ball. bun II oreggc-fushlon, some longer itliers Nhorter; which kuobhic are fiiHtened unto the stalk with nlte number of threddle strlnjis." though It attracted much atten- t was long before outside of Ire- the potato began to receive popu pprovul. For more than a century agulshed In obscurity In Engluud. 't known and less prized, It was qm to the pinions of botanists flic curious, nnd wheu used at all d. only nt the tables o.f the rich, "rare vegetable rather than ns a Bug dish. The potatoes furnished i lulilo of James I. bore the hlch lof two rIiIIIIuks per pound. In AVoolrldxe writes of tfce tutors: not hear that It has yet licon es- i ad whether they may not be propa 1 u-d In renter (Uiantitles for the use i ' twine and other cattle." Mortl rt Oarden Kalendar for 1708 says, htlncly. "The root Is very near the are of tlie Jerusalem nrtichoke. al alia not so good and wholesome, but lay prove good for swine." Several i ions, besides prejudice, may be i t for this ncKlect. Cultivation had kot Improved the wild stock to Its I ynt perfection. The proper modes i toklng had not yet been hit upon. lastly, vecetable food of any was less sought after, or rather niiniu me reacn oi me muss oi eople, than it is now. At present the ubiquitous vegetable, without ' ljh no meal Is complete. v Ouid a member of the Royal Socle I. . which in 10(!3 adopted measure for tudlnjj the cultivation of the Sol- mi Tuberosum, with a view to pre- ition of famine in Ensland nnd Ire L i have accompanied a newspaper f ft'scntative through the wonderful t fto region of Colorado on a recent anion he must have been satlsfae 1 iy convinced tliat 'thlncs do move." the tH'Rluntiig of the sixteenth r ury potatoes were brought from rlca to Europe for cultivation in f nflons as a curiosity. Last year t- e was forwnrded, from one section of (Colorado alone, C.000 carloads of "JBuds," each car averaging 400 bush '4 Only a few years ago, when some en ! Trising farmers commenced the cul ' ttlon of potatoes, on what then np- jred to be a large scale, they were rtlly ridiculed. Time hns proven, 1 I only a very short time at that, the ' jrectuess nnd sound Judgment of the W-beaded grangers who fully real- lf the speclnl adaptability of the f rm sandy soil, of certain portions of Hi'irado, to the successful production "C'be homely, unfashionable tuber. bile there have been In a few cases T'PtlonnIly large profits in this In- try In the main It has tieen a steady, f'ntable business for such men as are HHIng to give It attention. Idaho. fan, and Montana have been envious- :JWBtcbing the success of Colorado in line, and they are now energetl- 'r competing with the gold-silver te for the trade of Kansas and Ne- it"iv .F'ifht rnte. however wlll J fie them entree to the more East- markets-east of the Missouri r,r. Wobably there Is no section of the rrtcultural world where the cultlva of potatoes Is to slmplltted and ematlKl as In the Greeley district "fLolorada Sla, tji fiflnP9UJ pot- A COLORADO PVRAMIU. "'lltlei of this Industry, ao enterp'rls- I , ' ft, i i' . i n THK ntllBAVK. Ing iiiaiiufacturer of funning Implf. meiits turned his attention a couple of years ago to machinery for prepar ing and handling this crop In nil lis stages. The result has Ix-en lu the pro duction of potatoes similar to the lu trodm tlon of headers nud thrashing machines In tlie raising of small grain a marked decrease In tlie cost of pro duction. Only by the use of this machinery are the potato farmers of the far Veit io-iiay enabled to sell their product In competition with that of Ilin.g and Missouri in tlie markets of Chicago and St. Louis. Thoy literally muke a business of raising potatoes, nnd know lug that a too rapid continuation of crops Is disadvantageous rotate their crop of potatoes from one section of the farm to another, alternating with wheat and the prolific nnd fertilizing alfalfa, thus Insuring a constantly re curring replenishment of tlie light, sandy soil, which has proven so well adapted to potato growing. In tbe planting season one of the In genious machines almvp referred to Is loaded with seed potatoes and started on Its automatic labors across a Uol.l. It Is accompanied by a wngou con taining additional "seed." With the motive power supplied by two line Norman horses and under the supervis ion of one man this machine will plnnt six acres per day. The planter may be adjusted to drill, drop, and cover in bills from ten to tweuty-one Inches apart, as may be most desirable. The harvest of tlie potato crop us ually commences about Sept. 15 and continues until the middle or tatter part of October. Iiurlng this season no one need coinplnln of "no work." Men, boys, nnd even women and girls turn out en masse to hasten the harvest. Here, too, Inventive genius h'Ods sway. Tbe Ingenious harvester, drawn by four powerful horses, traverses row after row and leaves In Its wake glis tening Hues of white and pink tubers us clean and neatly separated from their parent soil as if each had becu cnrefully "saMllmd" before being re leased from Its earthy repository. Each "digger" Is attended by a driver and from six to eight "pickers" whose busi ness It Is to collect the potatoes, large and small, lu baskets. These hands are paid from $1 to $1.50 per day and board. In each section of the Held Is another contrivance called a "sorter," consist ing of an oscillating screen hung at an angle of thirty degrees. Into which the baskets are emptied. This screen has what Is termed a two-iucb square mesh. Those potatoes which will go through this mesh fall Into a sack ami are kept for seed the follow lug spring. The lnrger potatoes roll from the screen Into separate sacks, in which they ore stored In peculiarly constructed cellars or "dug-outs" until conditions are favor able for marketing. These "dug-outs" are excavations In the ground varying In size according to the requirements of the crop and approximately ten feet In depth. They are roofed over almost level with the ground and provided with ventilators. To such a considerable extent has this industry grown that at Eaton and Greeley enormous warehouses have been erected for the express purpose of storing and handling potatoes. Greeley has liocoine celebrated for her "Potato day," which la usually set for the 10th of Octolier. On this occa sion Immense trenches are dug and the succulent riKits, after being ronsted to a turn by white-aproned experts, are served with appropriate accompani ments to an admiring crowd of appre ciative people only limited by the ca pacity of the grounds. During the hist year there were about 2.4(K,0OO bushels of this crop harvest ed lu the northern portion of Colorado. There have liocn several train loads forwarded to St. Iiuls and Chicago, aud many car loads have found their way to Interior points In Iowa, Iudinua, Tennessee, Ohio, nnd even as far south as Louisiana. One pyrnmod, which I secured a photograph of. contained ex actly forty potatoes ond weighed 11!0 pounds. A few selected specimens weighed a trifle over seven pounds euch. The Moon at Close lUnge. When tbe Yerkes telescope is set up In Lake Forest University astronomers will be enabled to see the moon at closer range than ever before. It Is believed that the comparative slr.e of tlie two globes, the moon and tbe earth, will be as shown In the accompanying Illustra tion. Bishop Richter, of Grand RapUK having preached 1 sermon advising men not to marry women for beauty, but ln choosing wives to take Into con sideration their kitchen accomplish ments, ought to preach a second ser mon now advising women not to marry men because they are handsome, but In choosing husbands to take Into con sideration their ability to provide good things to cook. I) 6 FOE TO STRONG DRINK j THE GREAT LIFE WORK OF FRAN. ! CIS MURPHY. Picked fp from the Guitar, He Has 1 Ilrcomt the World's Umlrtt Tern ; pcrunce Reformer -Mor? of HU Ufa i and Ilia Hemurkattle Hucceaa. Hlaa Klblton'a Champion. ! There is uo name better known la j temponiiice circles the world over than ; thut of Francis Murphy, lie is without , a doubt the greatest llvlug advocate of the doctrine of total abstinence. I I'uring Ills long career ns a champion In the blue rlbUm cause he hits carried happiness Into thousands of homes aud rclulmcd from the gutters thousands of men who have since growu Into prosperity and wealth. All this hns been accomplished by a magnetic elo quence that strikes tlie heart of the listener, lie Is not highly educated or even always polished In speech. He Is i bolter equipped than that for the work Francis urnrnv. In which he has spent the best years of his life. Though hi phrases have not always the turn of grammatical excellence, hi words have the ring of truth and deep feeling aud bis manner Is of the genial, gracious, winning kind that naturally attracts men to him. Five minutes in a man's company Is enough to have Francis Murphy ad dressing him by his first name or the abbreviation of his last, nnd slapping him on his back, not rudely, but lu n genial welcoming way. Francis Mur phy Is not ns vigorous a worker as he Slice was. Sixty years of life have left their marks upon him, but while they bare deprived him of some of his force fulness as a speaker they have brought gentleness which Is equally effective, 8torr of Ilia Life. Francis Murphy, as his uame Indi cates, is an Irishman. "I came to tills couutry when I was 10 years old. It was twenty-six years ago In the city of I'ortlaud, Me., that I signed the pledge," says Mr. Murphy. "Hefore that I had boon a leader of the young fellows who drank aliout that town. Hut all at once a new feeliug took bold of me, a uew force entered my mlud and I determined to quit the life I had led. It was one of the surprises of the town wheu I did slgu tlie pledge. Hut with me tbe first thought was of my bottle companions. I took a pledge aud went among them, aud In almost no time sixty or seventy of them bad put down their names to a promise uovwr to drluk liquor again. "It was noticed in the town nt once. Prominent business men would come down nroiiud where we lived, and. speaking to some of the neighbors, would say: 'Hello, Tom, or Joe, or who ever It was, you're looking different from what you did; you look better. What's come over you?" And Tom or Joe would reply: 'Well, you know, I used to have a good deal of trouble with my boy. He used to drluk with Frank Murphy, but uow Murphy has got him to sign tbe pledge. Since he did that my wife Is a young girl agalu and I feel like a young man.' Ilia Klrat Temperance l.ri ture. "And so it went, until I hud an luvl- tatlon from the mayor of the city, lieu Janiln Kingsbury, to make a speech In the City Hall. 'No, sir,' I told him, 'I never made a speech In my life, and I'm not going to try In the City Hall.' 'Well, you don't need to,' he replied. 'Just np pear there sober: that will be speech enough for you.' I agreed to do that, aud I went. Tbe City Hall was filled MIIS. rilANClt Mturiiv. clear out to tbe street, and there were such prominent men as Tom Heed, George Shipley aud others of that caliber. At the proper time I was Introduced to the audience as the young fellow who had begun Fort land's great temperance reform, and I thought I ought to say something Just to show my appreciation. But to and heboid I couldn't say a word. I stood there trying to speak, but I couldn't, snd finally broke out crying. Ofcourse, t was shamed and humiliated, and thought I bad brought disgrace on ev ery friend I had on earth. I had no thought but to get home, and there I weut as soon as I could get out of the rrowd. And I stoyed there three days, too, out of everj body's sight, until my friends began to Inquire, 'Wtieres Frank? Nobody could sny, and finally they came to the house to look me up. Mayor Kingsbury was one of them. They asked me what was the matter, and I replied that I bnd disgraced them ill and my family and myself and ev erybody else by the failure I had made at the City Hall. 'You haven't failed; you've done magnlticent,' said Kings bury, 'and I have fifty applications for rou to talk temperance.' "For a while I demurred, but then I went out with a little pledge, not ex pectlng to moke speeches, but simply o talk to one man or two nt a time. My success was greater than I expected, and the work I did resulted In the for mation of the New England Reform clubs, with which ".".000 people signed the pledge. That was tbe start of my temperance work. "The number of people who have taken the pledge from me I can not tell exactly. The ouly figures I have were those that were compiled In 1878, when it was reckoned Hint 13,000.000 people lad taken the blue ribbon I m m through the woik I I. ml stnrted. In the four yen it I spcut with my son. Thos. E. Murphy, lu Great Itiitalu, it Is esti mated that ,i.iKi,(KK) people signed our pledge. In the elty of Ilelfast. Ireland, my sou took -Iii.ihnJ signature to the pledge In three day. That Is the great est record ever made by u man In tern porn mv work. My best work wit divnv III Pittsburg In ISTlt. I talked there for three mouths in one hall, and as a re sult Io.Ikiu men slgued the pledge. It wii that work. too. Unit started the movement that made (lie gospel and total astlneuce caubse. It was that work, too, that gave me fume, nil I have never made any money since I first had the fame. I have refused to turn my work Into a mouey-mukliig business." Mr. Murphy has been aided by his wife, who, like himself, 1 a wluulug apostle of tempera nee. A VERY RARE BIRO. It Is Found In New lialnea and Hae Ik-autirul IMuniea. A new bird of paradise has been dis covered, (inly two specimens are lu captivity, due I in tlie ltoyal zoologi cal museum, of Ilresdell, and the other I afforded a conspicuous place In tlie Museum of Na to nil History lu Paris. This rctnnrkahlo bird Is a rara avis par excellence. Strange to say, although Its range Is limited to New Gullies and the adjacent Papua Islands, the para discldiie occur In infinite variety, Ornithologist have been dumbfounded by the distinction iu plumage mid col ors of the numerous specimens that have Ix'on brought from that faraway region during this century. In honor of King Albert of Saxony the scientists hare named the bird Ptcrldophoca Al- berti. Ptcrldophoca moans a carrier of feuthers - but why the wor.. Is used In tbe feminine hard to understand, for the females are, without exception, exceedingly homely creatures. Itoth sexes of these birds of paradise are distinguished by tlie enormous de velopment of certain parts of their plumage, but the males are favored with an exceedingly beautiful varie gated covering. They are about the size of the common Jay. Their heads and necks are covered with short, thick feathers, resembling velvet, of a bright straw color alsive uud a brilliant em erald green beneath. From under the shoulders on euch side springs s denso tuft of golden orungu plumes, about two feet In length, which the bird can raise nt pleasure, so a to en close the greater part of Its lssly. The two center tall feuthers attain a length of thirty-four inches, nud lielug desti tute of webs, have a thin, wire-like ap pearance. The females are of a dusky brown color nnd possess neither plumes tor lengthened tall feuthers. The Cotona Hill. The Coteuu range ln Eastern South Dakota Is a most Interesting subject of study, both from a geological and a botanical point of view. This Coteuu low, brokcu range of bills about twenty miles wide, surmounting ao elevated plateau has an altitude of 2,(HH) feet. It enters the Slate from the southeast at Gary, and crosses the north line near the north corner of tlie Slsseton Reservation. It Is the terminal moraine of the great glacier which en veloped Minnesota aud tlie Northwest, which, moving southwesterly, loosened Its grip and slumped Its load along this line. A very remarkable conglomera tion was that load. There are heaped fn confusion almost every soil and rock known to the geologist, of course broken to gravel or ground to clay by the Ice, while mixed through It so thor oughly ami so generally that almost every shovel:" of the gravel yields up traces of gold, silver, Iron, copper and other uiUierula. Getn stones alMiund In great variety, and some nre valuable. A lady visit ing In Gury picked up a natlre brilliant, for which she accepted flio fpun a Chicago Jeweler, and I). F. Youngs, t farmer near town, received $So for one be found In the earth thrown up by a pocket gopher. Minneapolis Journal. Bow Treasure la Transported la China. MC. Vmwa rinnrd ninth of the diverting t,t nnt.lin IroaimrA to DriVOte Hain br Chinese official of all ranks, and the evi dence of it in tbe fuilare of the Chlneie rm nH iihvv to be read? for the In evitable struggle with Japan is too re cent and convincing to be aispoien, uni r.n tint nrrinr tin nd we CSU Oulv WOndcr at the power of thi law of responsibil ity which, in sncn a lunn, enaoies me remotest provinc to transport its dnet to Peking in solid silver, by the sim plest means, without loss by the way .nd withnnt the nrotection of a single soldier. Nothing impresses oue more with the awoloteness oi mis power a spplied to trsnsportutinu tliun to meet a line of pack nfales, horses, or camels, loaded with silver bunion, ine suver i r,,.l! (vmflnnd iu roniih loss of WOod that have been split, hollowed out, and then hound together, una eucn ioua is marked with a little flag of imperial yellow, stating the amount snd dmtius- infi Tllllt is all the Drotection there is except the ordinary drivers, who carry no weapons, ami are aitenoea vj uo .n.,.1 fa, uhiit other laud on the face of tho globe could the same be done? Professor C. M. Catty in CtEtnry A stylus with split poijt, apparent y for the purpose of writing with fluid ink, has been 'nnd in an Egyptian tomb. Tiir. rTKRinoriiotA ai.brrti fJEX.MILKSIXDAXOKK 'NCIDENT OF THE LAST STRUG GLE OF THE SIOUX. k Tlir llin i Aiiouot of llow an lne prtuoiia fol.lirr 1 iiiiivrlli'd the Life of Ilia I in in it inter and Frustrated Ilia Well-l.all Plana. 1 ami. !rer Fire at rloae Kanga, "The campaigns against the com bined trll.es composing the Sioux or 1'llcotall nation had becu prosecuted I with such vigor ami success through tlie hitter half of 17(1 and the early purl of 1ST" Hint by spring. 177, all except oue baud hail been brought into complete and Until subjection," writes General Miles iu his Hovel, 'ijinie Peer's baud was still on tlie warpath, and tliat (Inutility chief hud boasted that no force strong enough to beat him lu battle could overtake hlui or come near his camp In his own chosen fast nesses. So while proper dispositions were being made of those Indians w ho had surrendered, a baud was being equipped to teach Lame Peer nnd his baud that the white man could ap proach Ids villages. After their people had surrendered nnd conlldeuce had becu restored, it was explained to White Hull (or Tho Ice), lliave Wolf, Hump, mid others who acted as hostages at the canton ment, now Fort Kcogh, that It was very Important that the only hostile camp left lu the country should be brought lu. They acquiesced fully, uud In fuct seemed much Incensed because Ijiiiio Peer had staid out. knowing that his depredations would be charged to their people, who were disposed to remain at peace. Wheu the command was ready to move, May '1, 1N77, some of these men were taken along as guide:, as they were well acquainted with the habits ami haunts of those who were still in hostility. "Four troop of the Second cavnlry had been sent to report to me. With this command, two companies of the Fifth infantry and four of the Tweiity sccond infantry, I started up Tongue Itlvor, Montana, on May f, nnd after a march of sixty-three miles from the Yellowstone I crossed the trail of lnie I leer's camp, w here he had mov ed west toward the Itosebud nlsiut the middle of April. Foreseeing that some of their men would lie watching our coin maud we passed on, as If appar ently not nothing the trail or seeking their camp. After a short march 1m yotid the trail the command went Into camp apparently for the night on tho Tongue Ulver then after dark leuvlug our wagou train with au escort of three Infantry companies, we marched di rectly west under cover of the dark ness with the balance of the command, straight across the country as it was HiKslhlc to move a body of mounted troops. Although It rained during a part of tho night, we marched as rapidly as liossllile In a country of that broken character a distance of some thirty miles to n high divide between the Rosebud and Itlg Horn, a spur of the Wolf mountains. Here we concealed ourselves In a pocket of the mountains. This Is a term used for describing n small park surrounded on all sides ex cept the entrance by high bluffs or ridges. The scouts were then sent out, and, carefully reconnolterlng the coun try, they found that the camp of Lame Deer hod passed only n few days lic fore. Itoth the white scouts nud the Indian performed their duties thor oughly, nnd from the top of a high peak they discovered tlie Indian village some fifteen miles In tlie distance. "We approached a point within eight miles of tbe village, where we remain ed until 1 o'clock the next morning. Then we started, moving slowly to the valley of tlie lnsebud, nud then up that valley for two or three miles, and nt 4 o'clock a. m. May 7 and Just at the dawn of day we found ourselves In closo proximity to tlie Indian vil lage. "The mounted Infantry and scouts under Lieutenants Cusey and Jerome were ordered to charge directly up the valley and stampede the Indian horses, while the battalion of cavalry followed nt a gallop and attacked the camp. Tills attack was gallantly made. The command under Lieutenants Casey and Jerome stampeded the entire herd of ponies, horses ami mules, some 450 In iiiiiiiImt, and drove them live miles up the valley, where they rounded them up and by a long circuit brought them around to the rear of the command which wiis engaging Indians. "When attacked the Indians fled from their camp, taking only what they carried In their hands, up uuiong the high bluffs and rugged hills lu that vi cinity. "Firing was uow going on all about us. "In the surprise and excitement of tbe wild onset of the charge a group of still wart warriors was forced out from the others and became separated from tlie rest of the tribe. Itefore mak ing the attack I had ordered our Sioux and Cheyenne Indians to call out to the Lame I leer Indians thut If they threw down their arms and surrender ed we would spure their lives, as I was anxious to capture some of them alive and hoped thereby to secure the sur render of nil the Indians In tlie ramp. As we galloped up to this group of warriors they apparently recognized the piirisise of the demand and drop ped their guns upon the ground. "In order to nssure them of our good will 1 cnlliil out ilow-how-colu' (mean ing friend l, and extended my hand to the chief. Lame Peer, which he grus ed. and In a few seconds more I would have secured him nnd the others, al though he was wild and trembling with excitement. My assistant, Adjutant General George W. Halrd, was doing the same thing with the head warrior. Iron Star. Fufortunately Just at that time one of our white scouts rode up and Joined the group of ollicers and sol diers w ith me, he had more enthusiasm thnn discretion, and, I presume, desir ing to Insure my safety, drew up bis title and covered the Indian with It. Lame I)eer saw this and evldeutly thought the young scout was going to shoot him. I know of no other motive for hi subsequent act than tbe Is-lief that be was to lie killed whether be surrendered or not As quick as thought, with one desperate, powerful effort, be wrenched bis hand from mine, although I tried to bold 1L He grasped bit rifle from the ground, ran back ward t few steps, raited bis rifle to hit eye tud fired. Seeing his determined face, his firm set Jaw, wild eye, and tbe opeu mtii.'.le of his rifle. I realized my danger and instantly w hirled my horso from li t in. and lu tills quick movement tlie horse slightly settled buck upon hi liuunches; at that moment tlie rllle dashed Within ten feet of me, tlie bul let whizzed past my breast, leaving me unharmed, but un fortunately killing a. brave soldier near li;y side. Iron Star broke away from Adjutant I'.alrdut tbe same time. "Tills Instantly ended every effort to secure their peaceful surrender and oicucda hot tight that lasted but a few seconds; n dozen rltles were opened on the scattered warriors who were light ing us, and all went down quietly be neath the accurate, close aud rapid lire. The whole Incident was over In much less time than it takes to describe tho scene." ! AN EXPENSIVE DUG. Imported from Auntriillit for Call forniu Oranue ttrnwrra. The orange farmers of California, at an expense of f .H,(MHl, have lniortcd a "herd" of bugs of a new species, by men ns of which they expect to exterm inate other bugs, which have been feed ing on the orange trees and Impairing BfO THAT FATTKNS 0.1 OTIIKII IIU). the crop more each yenr. The new bug are cannibal of the most voracious type. They eat other bugs when they ran find any, and when they run not they eat ench other. On account of this characteristic it was found very dif ficult to Import them, llox after box was sent on succeeding ships from Australia, only to U discovered that when the vessels arrived here the lit tle creatures had exterminated them selves. Finally, however, a few hardy ones, under the principle of the survival of the fittest, reached America without Isiiig devoured, aud wore turned lm.se In the orange groves. Tbe scheme I now meeting with great success. Tbe "lady" bug of this species, It Is said, so prolific are they In hearing young, In six months liecomes the proud grand mother of 375.011,000 buglets. PROF. ROENTGEN, Pomrthlnt of the IVrannalily of the Kaniona Hvlenllat. The name of Prof. Itocutgcn ha be come world-famous within the past few weeks. KrerylHidy Is talking of hi wonderful discovery of tlie X ray. Scientist nnd would-!' scientists ev erywhere are experimenting with vacuum tubes and X rays. Yet with I'ltor. IIOKNTOKH It all little Is known lu this country of their discoverer's personality. William Conrad Roentgen Is of Dutch birth. He studied at Zurich with the famous clout 1st Kuudt, whose assistant he became. In the relation of proressor tud assistant Kuudt and Itocutgcn weut from Zurich to Wurzburg, and thence lo Strnsburg. Itocutgcn became professor of mathematics at tho Agri cultural College of Iloheiiheiin in 1873. In 18711 he became a professor III tbe University Institute of Physic In Gles ten. He returned to Wtirburg In 1888 and has been teaching thera ever since. He has published several valuable scion title works, Including a treatise on the useif the Ice calorimeter to determine thellnteitslty of sunlight, and 'another on a method to fix the Isothermal sur face of crystal. He hns long l.ceu en gaged In electrical research, and made a special atndy of the figures produced lu dust by electrical discharges, aud the phenomemt shown by electricity In passing through various gases. He hns delved Into nearly every branch of physics. He Invented an aneroid bar ometer to tell the weight of the atmos phere; he hns also published a treatise on tlie theory and working of the tele phone. New York Kvenlng Sun. Prince Napoleon iu 1870 was some thing of prophot, Wheu be hoard of the emperor's declaration of wur, he hurried to r't. Cloud and had a stormy Interview with the emperor, lie didn't hnsitute to sny, "It is tho emperor who bus brought this npon us," and the em peror, while ofleuded at his frsukuess, admitted thut "your preneutimeuts per haps correspond with mine, " Then the prluoe fired his last shot and showed that though he might go astray iu many things, he knew of the weakness of France and the lirciigth of Germany, fie turned on hi heel and, with that bitterness which be didn't hesitate to exhibit when occasion required, said: "Kobe It, so be itt Lot ns, however, make hsste to pack our possessions, for we sre already beuten. " And so tbe re sult proved. New Yotk Ilurald. The French Minister of Public Works has published n list of European rail way lines. Germany come first with 27.130 miles; France next with 23.715 miles. Great Itrltuln and Ireland, with 20,343 miles, are followed by Russia with 10.410. Because a man has been to college. It dose not follow that be Is educated, tnd many educated men bare never been to college. iJfo4fi i SHE IS A HOME BODY. EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON'S FIANCEE EXCELS IN DOMESTIC VIRTUES. Not "Soclrly Woniau" A Lit I la Woman, Not llaautlful, With Mmple Taut and AtMvnra of All Afleclatlun -Soinrtlilnf of liar I.I fa Story. Con jam ill Harrison starts his presi dent in I boom with wedding bells. And now every woman iu the luud it reudiug up the book of Dimmic'c Is she pretty? Dock rlio know how to drcfcn? Is tho learned? Is ho in society? Is it n lovo mutch? Would the provo a worthy successor of Mr. Cleveland? These and a tliuuMtnd other quest ions ure agitating tho boaoui of Columbia's daughter. Mrs. I)immick hat walked in the blase of YVhitu House sociul f unction iu tho past tud retained her mental equi poise, tike impresses one us able to iIm it aguiu itccesHfully, even if culled upon to be leading lady. The axiom that little men incline naturally to tall women is shuttered in tbe present instance. Mr. Harrison hut becu liko tho lovelorn swuiu who sung: I will nut dream of In r lull and stjitvlf. Hiv thut 1 luvn n in r Ui fairy light. Sir. Dimtnick is petite, the confers upon her future husband tho dignity of great stature when they walk together, hhe must lM.k up to limi, us every good citizeness should do to u former prist deut and a possible future chief execu tive of tho nut ion. Mrs. Dimtnick is not "iu society." She dis's not shuko your hand with an altitudiuou twist in greeting, tho hut never beeu nioro access i bio than since her engagement was announced, but the will uot be Intel viewed. Kvery honest Americuu must liko her from tho first, becuuso slio possesses rmnlificutiou so dear to tho average American heart a total freedom from affoctutiou. She is uot dreaming abont being "the first ludy iu the luud." Thut is a sub ject you must not broach to her, unless yon desiro to forfeit her good opinion. She speuks calmly and frankly of her approaching umrriago, but smilingly re fuse to take you into her conlideuco as to tho time and place of its celebration. The dominant feeling in upproochiug a fluucee of tho successor of Washing ton is one of dillUlouce, not unmixed with awe. You cun heur your heart thump as you distinguish her footfall on the stair. Mrs. Dimmick, however, puts yon lmmediutely at caso. Hers is tbe gra ciousuess uf the woman w ho bus mas tered the art of houiemuking. She Is very plainly dressed in a black silk gown that has leeu service, snd wears no jewelry save a pin at tbe throat aud a few rings, one uf them a solitaire diamond, bho bus evidently been busy on some housewifely duty, for she has uot even waited to mif.oth a rebellious lock or two of hair thut have strayed from their fastening. Mrs. Dimmick is uot a beautiful woman in tho ordinary son?e. She hns neither nufutbouiuhle ryes, faultless features nor a ravishing complexion. It is uot the leusi's she tukes ty storm, but tbe boart Her fure is fairly youthful, with the ebullience of good feeling. Tho eyes douce with enjoyment as she talks, uud the lips smilo frequently aud almost girlishly. You can tee she enjoy the situation. Tu become the wife of Iten jumin Harrison iusurea a past as well a a future. Hie la womuu enough to ruiso her bund to her hair unco or twice, so thut yon may see her engagement ring. Aud you likelier the better for it. Her eyes have prevailing tints of ha rd, and every schoolgirl knows that such eyes mean steadfastness aud truth. The face is a little careworn, bnt you remember tbut its owner ha beeu tried in the buttle of life. The forehead Is low. broad and uuwriukled, and crowned with an smplo coronet of loft brown huir; the nose straight and delicate; the lips, a trifle too thin, perhaps, bnt firm aud contented iu expression. At yon absorb those characteristics, you begin to understand wbut Mr. Har rison mount when he said thut Mury Dimmick was the ouly womuu in tbe White House who knew enough to be tileut when he wanted to be quiet and tliluk. Socrates would have given up bis fumiliar spirit for such t womun at this. Mrs. Dimmick was married to Walter E. Dimmick, oldest sou of Sumoel E. Dimmick, who was Pennsylvania's at torney general under Governor llart ruuft 14 yeurs ago. He died three months after their marriuge, Mrs. Dimmick's father was Russell F. Lord, who was general mumiger aud chief engineer of the Deluwure and Hudson C'unul compuuy. Ha married Elirubeth Scott, who was tistor of the wife of Benjamin Harrison. After tbe deuth of her husband Mrs. Dimmick weut to live in Aunapolis with her mother and her tistor, who wsa tbe wife of Lieutenant Purker. Mrs. Dim mick has, always made ber home with her lister, Mrs. Purker, with the excep tion of one year, which she spent in Washington with her uunt, Mrs. fiurrl tou. Mrs. Dimmick received the finish ing touches to her educutiuu at the El mirs college, where she remained for two years. She wat married to Walter E. biromick ut Aibuuy. New Yotk Herald. la Earnaat Thla Time. It looks as though that projected prize fighting carnival in Mexico wat actual ly going to tuke place. Tli 1 1 is what wus to have been ex pected in view of tbe fact thut the dev otees of the puncher's art had not been filling the publio ears for weeks with noisy protrsti of their great anxiety to fight. Chicago Record. A WomanTeae Town. The little bamlct of Aliceton, Joffer ton county, enjoyt the distinction of being the only Wisconsin settlement of any size witbont a woman resident. Tbe village was platted a yeur ago. At pres ent it has a "star route" muil service daily, a dry goods and grocery store, batter and cheese factory, bUcksniith thop and repairing shop and a resident population of perhaps 100 men. It it known nt "the town without a woman. " Dukota bat 436 person engaged in manufactories, the nuuuul output of the factories being $10,710,805. In tbe patent office reports of this oountry 665 different styles and virietiet of pens are described.