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BAH DOS RECORDER, The nnicllalitnnn (.'nnarbt On, An l'ngllahman on hi first visit tc this city with tils family strolled dowr. Broadway alone one night and droppec" Into a music hall. He had hardly liwt seated before two sketch artists jerpo trated the following: rersItlORo Hear about Jones? Terrl ble thing happened to Jonos. Hadlnnge No. Persiflage Yes. Ho dropped SM feet Itndlnago You don't tell me? 01 course he was kllld? Persiflage-No, not killed. They wen pi pi' feet. A half hour later the Hrlton grasped Ills sides and startled the house with an outburst of cachlnatory ecstasy. Re covering, he Jumped up, hurried out ol the music hall and soon reached his bo te). He stopped outside the door of hit room and pave way again to a soul stir ring laugh. Knlering the room he Im mediately called to Ills wife: "lldlth," ho cried. "Oh. this Is the Job llest evert" and he gave way again. His wife looked at him In frightened surprlsa. "Oh, Kdltb, did you over hear about Percy Sinlthers?" "No." "Hah Jove, tho poor fellow fell Xfi feet." "How dreadfully horrid I He roust have been awfully mangled." "No. He fell on 350 plus," and he ex ploded again nnd did not subside until n half down bell boys rushed to Ml room to make solicitous inquiries. New York Sun. Hot Wntrr Cur. n t'lre. One wouM liardly believe that a hot tie of water standing harmlessly on n table could be the cause of a fire. Nevertheless such Is the case. In my laboratory the other day I detected the odor of burning wood and. seeking the cause, noticed a tiny wreath of smoke rising from the counter. Setting aside n flask of water that, stood close by sponged over the burning spot with a damp cloth. Shortly after I again de tected the odor of burning wood, wlien to ray surprise, I discovered another burning spot on the table close to the water tin.. The flask was standing In the sunlight, thereby concentrating the rays to a focus on the top of the table, acting In this esse as a burning glass. A handful of highly combust!' blc material was thrown over the burn lng spot, catching fire almost Immodl ately. I cite this Instance merely as a warn Ing to chemists and apothecaries, who may not r calls how easily a Are may be started In tbelr storerooms ny the sun shlulug through bottle, flasks am! carboys of llUld, converting tbem for the time being Into burning glasses of great iiower. I have In mind now the Instance of n Are originating In storeroom from this cause. New York Times. JnrU'a Account of It. Ono of rude Sam s able seamen, who was tn an "Owl" train that wns wrecked, thus described his experience "It was a little after two bells this morning and I was smoking my pljie In the 'Owl's stem galley. Tho first thing I knew of any happening wns when I was thrown violently from my sent. After thu pitching and Jumping hnd stopped. I cmwled out nnd saw that tho steering gear of the 'Owl' had been carried away, causing her to rt amidships. The after end listed badly to starboard and went aground, throw ing nil hands In n heap to the listed side No lives were lost, liowever, though all were badly shaken up and somewhat damaged. One unlucky pas senger hunted the glass out of H port hole, cutting hi-r head nnd face quite badly. After wigwagging the craft coming up behind to change her course, the torwnrd end of our craft picked up tho passengers and crew and continued her voyage. As for mo. 1 will be glad when I n m safe nhoard the Albatross again. This cruising overland Is too rough and choppy for me." Argonaut. llnritnlnlnK H Orient. Ill Smyrna. Turkey and ISgypt h bargaining laugiiiige Is about tbesanis "What you give, ladyf "I won't give anything! 1 don't want It! What! Do you think would entry that back to America?" "lint you take bold of bint. You foe! him silk. I think you want to hoy Vur. cheap. Only four pound!" "l'our Miumia!" I say In frenoh "Oh, you don't want to aelL You nam to keep it! And at that price jou will keep It!" "Keen It!" In a sbrlli scream. "Not want to Kit? Me? I her to sell! still you everything you see! I tell you tho shop!" store wbeedllngty, "You glvo tne 40 francs?" "No," In Kngllah again. "I'll glvs you $2." "America! Liberty! be crtea, hav lug cunningly established my natiousll ty sod nattering my country with oriental guile. "How much you give for Win? last price, now. Six dol larsP Wo baggie over last price" for a quarter of an hour morv. and after two cum of coffee amiably take to gether and some general con versa! Ion I buy the thing for $3 -Ullan Itell In Woman's Home Companion. Iloullt nnil "ItlrliMrd til." In Iter book on "8ome I'layem" Amy IwlU- says lint Kdia Booths dete tntkm of Kkhard III was fmnk ami Incurable, on, night, when in the most uiagtilneeHt distant of lilcbard a super fell In a w rutting, squirming attack, which set Hie country audience laugh lug. Itooth said luletly. after the fall of the cutis. ii siuhl shoots of ails guided laugh "What was tin matter, captain T" The feiul'llng raptsln oaocd relue lautly tbat one ot t! 'jn vnt m.-u bad been seised lu a Hi "Please pay SO cvuts nest time, and employ owe whoa Bis ui) not Inter fere with Itlcbard. Itlchard Is unen durable enough without the addition of rented fits. nmiiLrnnrka In gputlsnd. I j ihn matter of sin-, r tn . 'ml, over mastering dmokei i . -s c t.iU i with out rivals In sham. f. t u. Dun dee Adtertleer. Don't quarrel If you ecu lulp quarrel Is neiw made up. AtckUou Globe. Jj Polly Larkin. j Helllsliiiesw and ItidlHereiice to otlie sxiple's comfort can make and ereute in limn, woman or child a dbqirdtloi that It anything but onvhible and will eatiH thulr friends to dl-tru-t nnd shun them on nil oceii-lotis. Ilie selllsli jier- on think- only of self, and this spirit n-tinlly lead the unfortunate xw-wjr on to tho time when he take-. -ltlv delight in torturing and annoying other', nnd when It i- not i-tirl-d am no effort made to change the ItidlU'er- ence and mjIIWIiiicm Into more lovabl traits, It tnke the noble and honorable un)ltte-i out of life that proclaim re finemetit and thnt higher nature wi extwt to lltid In the true man or worn an It 1" n wny to W thwightful of others nnd do tlio-v little kind, geueroii and thoughtful nets tlmt wunn th henrt and make ono fei-1 n il'ive thrill of delight whin they put In an npear sm-e. They have eticli winning, i-heer fill ways nlsjtit them, and whereve they tuny go n wnnii welcHne I await ing them. Their friendn are anxiu tn IntriMluce them to their own irtic-ulr ncpHintniice-nndothen-, knowing that they wllU'rentcn box I lnipr-ioii fnun the l)it, and that they need not afrahl of their living utiything that will call" oHeiie or jkiIii any of the other giient-, Ult they nre p-Itlvely ufnild of the M-ltMi and indiUVreii friend anil are In a eoli.-talit state of anxiety for fenr come oneV fii'llngt will lie hurt or wjme gueot will lie .IIglitel Thev watch everv move and endeavor bientcli every word, for In Mich n u-o "forewnnii-d it (o ! forennueil." I'olly wl'liej every ly or girl who N given to wlllplinti and never thinking of any' lidy Init them-clve!, forgetting that other wile have their right." and fwl fng, would take till- to heart ami en denvor to throw a little more Miiibhlli Into other leople's live lntol i catting shadow lefore them and mw lug thorn in-teKd of rif in their tmtliway. I hIwhva fet'l tlmt there it something that 1- noble ulid elevntilig lucking It thoe who will impale a lly on a pin and dellU'rately proceed to torture it by pulling oil' It wiug, -ticking a pin Into It eye-, ami llimtly ending It all by pulling the poor in't to (ilevtK There it something nViidNIi and lively Inhuman In miyone who w ill be ipillly of anything of the kind, and he should U- severely dwilt with. Yet I sow a Uiy trtiit a lly in that wnv In the preMMiivof hl mother the other day and w hat do yon think she sold'.' You would never gtits. '"he looked at him fondly and said: "He makif me shud der when he ihsi auylhilig like that but lie's so fond of imttmil history ami tdivskilogv. anil his limrt I n't on being a diM-tor, so I supiMiso I inii-l ge iisnl to nil that kind of thing, for In the language of some of our most unit iieut iilivslclntis, 'Ihey destroy ti snve. A lady who wtvi prmtii am who was fairly writhing In her chair at thc-dght, replied, "Hut he ii not work ing on that principle at all; he Is de- stroying to kill nud inakt- thut lir lly sutler. We want Immunity and thought- fulneM Htiioug our physicians, and not iilv tlmt, but tenderness and an aver sion to i-nilsu UevilIesM siiU'erlng. What kind of n physician would our Uy nink.' if he Is at this tender age culti vating that Insarthriien4 that will allow him to torture things in that way?" "I don't look at things In that light nt all," replied the mother, with MHiie spirit. "He wnuls to Is- a sur geon, Mild they liitvo to be ludlllereut to suU'cring ami have n vi nerve and steady hand to achieve n sii.its-. In surgery, lie (IUms'IisI a live toad the other dav, and while I fairly had nervous ehlll over It, he was ti iiml us a pltiv of Ice, and knowing that hi ambition In life Is to ! a great surgsm did not have the henrt to y any thing," nnd 1 lobby caught another lly and procemleil lth hi cruel vork while the guest lift I from the room, In dlguant and with a strong feeling that she would like to catch 1 lobby out long enough to Milmlnltnr the chaatlM-meiit that he neetlwl. Yet after all the mother was largely responsible for Uie cruel nature of her toy, and liitid of trying to tetn h hltn kludiMM and gen- tleiuw in all thuiffs, she encountgetl liliu lu lihi went of cruelty. It was a mistaken bleu, nud I'olly will "inla her gtmss" If she thx uot yet renp the har vest aud have iminy an acUiug heart over the cruelty of the hoy w ho is now Iter Idol aud lu whom she can set uothlug but w hat 1 gtkMl and true, Uit tlmt U mother-like. I know of me little ly w ho fnmi hb- bo by ho. si up allowed tbks cruel spirit and which hie father and nvother nt'iiiwl perfectly Uilul to, ami I am wiiti'lilng Ui ne w hut the Imrveot will I hi Air the boy aud parents it. well. When he wns a mere Utby and omtld Jthit tisldle round he took a keou 4eiis- tire on stepping on everyone s toe. I'heli li" Uk to pinching aud sticking plttc Into everyiMie he could. 'Ilie lnt- ilo III the plitce where lib punmls Mirled had uch an aversion to the ohlld that they cook! not Unr to Imve him oome Into the rvotu. Oue oveuiug heenme Into the dluiug-rooui where all the guests were assembled nt dinner. and a he ixtwsl lie roaehed up and stuck n pin Into a gciiUemnu's arm. Ho mi ready for hltn, aud iiilck as a tUislt he returneil the HHiillliieut ntnl the Uiy w as carried M'renuilug from the rtMii by his mother, w ho tuitouHcd the vk'tliu of her son's dally Knuk "a grent Ug overgrow u brute to slick a ilu Into a mere I why" He reIUsl thut le ?as Hitry, i.ot for HrH'trnttug the act, Uit t'or the ixiiumotkm that he had miMsl, but he had sto.sl having hu (.s slepju-il on and pint thruit into lilm at tongas, he Intended to tolerate such trwitment, and that if she did not teach her child IwUer inantiert anil more res'iect for older ptojde, he would surely come to grief. As far as he was concerned he had ceo.nl to be a martyr to the little tyrant and intended giving hltn n little of his own medicine when over he gave occnbni for it. Needless to say he had no more trouble from the ly, who then played his pranks on MHiie one w ho was not iUltt' so ag grifwive. There wtts not a r-jn In the luMie who rymjuthised with the boy but his father aud mother. It ny to bo kind, gutille and thoughtful of otliers, and little folkt should be taught this In their enrlier h-.)iis. Two young girl were talking earn cstly together In the car the other even Ing going home from their work. Did you ever stop to think what a line place a street car Is for getting Ideas new and old? Thus two girls were stagi-strurk. Itoth had seen Mrs. FLske in "'iVss," and one of them had een and heard her in "Ilecky fjliurj)." They were enthusiastic, and lth watitcl b le actn-ss!s. One of them, who looked as though all talent for act ing had U-en left (Hit of her make up, said, "I am Just dying to U- an actress, and I would ! willing to live on bread and water and study night and day to iKMisgoixl an netres as Mrs. Fi.-keor Katherine Kklder." Yet li-ten to what Miss Kidder has to soy on the stibect. She thinks it Is n mi-take, and home is the place for women, and yet she is one of the brightest and nio-t wucci-ssful .-tars in the theatrical world. It i good advice she give-, whether the stagitruck girl- will take It or not. Few of them realize the hard study and trials aud tribulations tlmt every site-ccs-ful actress mu-t m-s thnHigh to gain her 'Million on the stage. BRIEF REVIEW. Wonderful QujUti of Liquid Air. I'rofKs-sor d'Arsonval lliiuefleil air w ith grwit siicces-s at a recent confer ence of the Mti-oum of Natural Hl-tory at l'uris. The air was liquclled by enormous pressure, and its temieniture was minus ISO degreos eetitlgmde. The lktliil can l- kept in iliKlble-sldiil sll-veri-oloreil lsittli-, from which it will uot cvuionitc as it did in former exjuT imeuts when kept in other receptacle-. It wtis shown that lliitietled air do-troys the ehi-tlclty of India rubU-r, which li- ctimes hard ami a- brittle as glass. It enn then lw pnlverized. Wlien the air has evaornteil the India rubl-r naln Us-oiiu-t elastic. Mint call Is- treated in the same mamiiT. l'rofewor d'Ar--ouval showis.1 a Urfstcuk that had Iss'ii illpKil lu llti'IUil air. He let It fall, and when it struck the platform it sounded like n stone. It broke Into pieces. Mints can le reiluceil to a pow der that Is isvsy to mii-ticate and as-im. Hate. Ice dioiisl Into liiUelled air will cut ghis like u dlauionil, and mercury will Kisinut as hnnl as antimony. Lliiui'llisl air givert nieUils, especially stivl, ten-fold iUalltlt- obtained by or- llnarv tiu-thisls. It Increased their dtictibility, enabling them to be drawn out to the thickness of n hair. When heated it liecoiiie so iNiwerful an explo sive thnt no uieUil om rosi-t it. Hiodwritlag Quuctfrialics. The lne.ierieiiced ones are blissfully unaware that handwriting i rcully a physical chanu-terl-tlo of the human Usly, which Is innately Hx-uliar to lie ow tier, i ou nmy, Indeed, alter lb general form, like the man w ho write atiouvmoos note, or cover It witli mako-up, like the innti who forgtM a Igiuitttre the actor tloct Istth to hi- voice and fact- ou the stage tail this, after all, Is the ino-t yon inn do. You cannot destroy, or even teui'iurarily get rid of the charai'terWUc of your w riling Itself. It I- much a part of the ex pruwlou of your being h your manner of talking or your gull in walking, aud thnt It cannot lie dee-lroyed 1 the more certain bccau no one, lio matter how much study he might give it, could ever ft in I out all of the uilcoliM'iou clmracleristitv of his handwriting OkUst Ilnnsh Vttt bit One. Iord tlwydyr, one of the few ieejs with a renlty Welsh name, 1 the oldest Hiir but one in the kingdom. He Is Is) ymrs old. I le was for a w hole genera tion secretary to the Uinl t'tuuiiU-rlalti, and held that xwt when the .Utvli cnilie to the thrwiie. I ord tlwydyr lut btteiy given Us a glumeof bi per-sMml lwbiW. 1 1 i only siuce he w a H), lie smvs, that he litis tnkeu tuuch care of bniiM-lt, and even now he doe Utile more thau go to Itetl regularly at night and get up regularly iu the morning. He luwall lib- life U-eii ued to Hbund- ant exercWe, uud Ue iiktiis uu nenllli and longevity to thw and to his moder ation In entlug and drinking. He has not taken umny holbuty, and the few- he hue had have gvnelHlIj Iwn lu the Hutuniu or the winter The State Miuiug Hurwnu of t'allfbr- ula wns eebiUfelieil In Ins) as a reeillt of the sgilMtluit and labor of Jo-eph VaMMi, who then repreentel Inyo aud MouoooMlitles iu the Assembly Over tanijlXArA.) ha. ts-u givew to lntitutlous nud olmrilien during the ilecnde lu sNM of t'l w wore lu this country nhtue. Jnpauee Usikskire. uutil rxvetiUy Uaw Uen uuwllllug U kee bibhx lu Muck fat firoo4ieudlng I her llsiddulet putrmu-. The 4aleof the kit l'. 1'. liuutittg- ton niuouubt to over f?u,tXk),UlL I'he lUvr lender, IV Wei, ult .- tiinns. to give the t.ngltsh trvmblc. A FAMOUS BANK NOTE. Tbr One Thai CralUthanli Urrn nnd Ihe CroirJ. It llreT. One day about the yr 1318 George Crulksbank was passlus Newgate on his way to the exchange, when, seeing a crowd collected, he went forward to learn what wns the tnstter and saw that It was the execution of several men and women. He wa9 horrified at the spectacle and on lmulrlng learned that the woman was ilas hangsd for passing counterfeit 1 notes. He learn ed also that this punlsbment was quite a common thing, even though tho poor wretches often sinned In Ignorance, be ing the dupes of men wbo sent them to buy some trifle and return the change to them. Wrung with pity nnd with shame. Crulkshnnk went home and Im mediately, under the in-plratlon of his feeling, sketched a grotesque carica ture of a bank note, lie called It a bank restriction note-Dot to be Imi tated. He represented on It a place of execution, with spaces about tilled In with halters and manacles, n figure of Britannia devouring tier children and transport ships benrins the lucky or unlucky ones who had escaped death to Van Diemen's Land or Australia, while In place of the well known signa ture of Abraham NewUnd was tlmt of "J. Ketch." He had Just finished this, when his publisher Hone entered, and siclng It, Iwgged to have It for publication. So Crulksbank etched It and gave It to Hone, who exhibited It for sale In his window with startling effect Crowds quickly begun to gather and purchased so eagerly that the Issue was soon ex hausted. Crulksbank was kept hard at work making more etchings, the crowds grew so groat that tho street was block ed, nnd the mayor had to send soldiers to clear It. Hone realized over 700 In a few days. Good Words. BRITISH BANK CLERKS. Snmiilimrr ! Trrlnir on Tliine Willi Mllni I'orin, Hank clerks generally look so sleek and comfortable aud are almost In variably so well groomed that their grievances rarely receive iiatlent bear ing. One who was recently dismissed for the terrrtblc crime of smoking a pipe In a city cafe during oue of the hours sacred to what Is called by city courte sy lunch writes, giving a list of re strictions which he declares nre ab surd. No clerk Is allowed to smoke a pipe In the streets durlug banking hours or at lunch. The average clerk's salary Is uot so very high, but nevertheless be must wear a silk bat and cnue to the office, dressed as one wltb double 'be salary. Wearing a cap to business Is not to be thought of, as It is nu unpardonable offense In the eyes of the bank ottlclals. The salary of the average bank clerk ranges from altout shillings a week, but In many banks the Milnry Is much lower and the chances of promotion very small. A clerk's motley Is greatly diminished by his liavlng to subscribe to numerous fluids, such as a "sports" fund, tn keep the cricket or footbRll grounds lu order, which he himself Is never able to see. Saturday Is no holiday-for him. as be does uot leave the olhVe ou tho-e days untQ about l or o cloek. It must not be suppon-d that tbe day's work of a Iwnk clerk ends wltb the closing of the bank to customers. In fact. It only begins at that time. lAndon I'xprc-tg. The At mi Willi n I'niirr. The man with a paier during tbe morning and eveiilug Imiirs In New York city Is legion. There are about -HsJ.Ck.iij of him. A mau w ithout a uews impcr on an elevated train. In n street car, aboard n ferryboat or In a railway coach. I'lurnlng or evening going to or from business Is conspicuous. He Is a rare bird Indeed, nnd looks as though he were wrecked and float ing alone on a sen of toslng tapers. He Is sure to feel lonesome and almost outside tbe pale of civilisation, for his fellow men, wltb tbelr faces to tbelr regular diet of dally uews. hardly no tice lil in. If you bave time to spare a moment from your morning paper. Just look about you, lu car or boat, observe and listen. You will see every mortal man -wltb ofleu hundreds In view nt oue time religiously liowlng at the altar of tbe news In silence that Is only broken by a continuous rustle as tbe scores of leaves are tuiiuiL There Is uo more devout newkpaper readlug community than Is found In tbe me tropolis. New York Herald. Iluu lluiW limn (lid. According to Professor Adam Sedg wick, says Tbe Youth's Companion, there Is reason to believe that buds share In the growing old of tbe parent plant. He illustrates his meaning tn tbts way: Suppose tbe averajre life of tn Individual plant-say a tree to be 100 years, ihen a bud removed wbeo tbe parent plant Is 90 years old will also be virtually M years of age. and If transplanted by grafting will be able to lire ou tbe graft only 0 years more Her ei T07. Hetty (recently engaged) 0b mother. you ought uot to ak me to make tbe bread now. The .lough gets lato tbe setting of my dtamoud ring awfully: Mother Then why not take the ring off when aou begin to make tbe bread? Hetty Mercy! Suppose somebody 1 bo u Id come to!-Boston Traifcscrtpt. llnutiiih I'nr stiallutT. "You must keep your moulb shut when you are tn tbe water." said the nurse, as she gave Heale a bath. "If you don't, you'll swallow soate of lb" "What If I dor asked Itewl Ibbo "lly. There's t4entj wore In tbr pipes, Isn't lbervr-KcbaHtfti He Do you dawnceT She 1 who ban been lafarwisl UMt be Is a bore No. He-Neltber do 1. Ut's ta4 tbe cveoins just talking to ah ItMtou run Marts has bee said acalnst nrtde. bat It at lea.i never brine one tbe ntBluatkxi of baring a favar rf4 cntcngo New. CVmpsied i :.! tcr of tbe Pead Salt lake are roropar ea, tbos. f sttrcly frvu. STUDY Ml YOU MAY. THERE IS NO SUCH THING A3 A "TIRED BRAIN." Wlien 'ton 'Ililiil-. Ill" Uraln Is Tlrril. II N Hrnllv Stomach 'Hint U IMerfrd or "Mime Othrr Vi tal Point Tlinl In WenkeiieJ. Kvery man should have Impressed uiK.n him tbe fact thnt tbe human brarn l mpablo of absolutely unlimit ed development It can bo devlopiil more easily, more pcrmatiftitly than the mtivles. I.Ike the mucles. It is dew-lo'ied by exercise, but unlike them there Is no limit to Its possible develop ment and there Is no age limit to the growth of mental faculties. If jou go to a certain hotel In Chi cago you will Uml nt the door of the large dining loom a colored gentleman who takes your hot. overcoat and urn bn lla. He gives you no ticket. When you walk out again, to your Intense amnseineiit be hands you your prop erty, identifying you among hundreds of other guests and Immediately as sociating yon with the proper list and coat In a big store In Twenty-third street. New York city, a small negro lad, H or 15 years old. works for a living, One day at that store this writer asked for a tiook aparcntly seldom pur chased. f Various dignllled white men were as'ked about the book. They thought that they did not have It, but to make sure they asked the colored boy. Without a moment's hesitation lie imlnted out a certain balcony on tbe east side of the store and told ex actly where tbe small volume could be found. Hvery one of tho thousands of books in tbnt store was located In a definite sjiot In that young negro's mind, despite the fact that he probably had seen the Insides of very few of the volumes. Tbe two Instances quoted arc not unusual. They Indicate merely the most snterficlal sort of development of one (inrtlcular mental faculty, that of recollection. A nnre remarkable In stance of uch development was shown by Houdln. the Krench prestidigitator, lie could pass a shop window con la in Ing erhaps si-ores of different article, cast a glnuce at the window as lie went by and enumerate without error everything In It from that one gin nee. Some men learn a score or more of languages. Vet the greRtest development of any human brain has never taxed even to tbe slightest degree tbe actual capacity of the mind. No matter to what extent you may train your mental faculties, no matter how mucb yon may use your brain, you will still bo like the man who has spent X or d cents and has a million dollars in tbe bank We are Justified In belleviug tbat we are de-tlncd to marvelous mental achievements In the future, when we consider the Instrument of thought that has been given to us aud whleb Is so little used at present A scientist named Meiuert calculates that the gray matter of tbe brain con tains Ott.isW.Ooo cells That in Itself seems quite complicat ed. If we only bad one thought stored away hi each celt wo would know quite a good deal. lttit you must remember tbat each cell Is divided into several thousand molecules separately divisible. Hvery one of these molecules con tains many millions of atoms, uu questionably each separate ntum plays Its part In the working of the brain Figuring on a very modest basis, you And that your brain contain IS.0O0. 000.000.000.1 sin.iKiO separate atoms. The theory that the atom is an Indl visible particle of matter, nhlcb is iu dlcated by Its nam" mean lug uucutl ble. Is only a theory not h) any means demonstrated. There Is no reuson to bCleve that there Is any limit to tbe universe In the direction of Mgnes or littleness. What we call an atom may be In effect nu indivisible particle of matter or It ma? lie a smalt universe In Itself However this may be. don't you think that wltb a brain orgnuiied as above you ought to be able to devel op a good deal of mental energy and be quite free from any worry altout overworking- the machine which has been giten to you to do your thinking? When a man thinks his brain is tired It If really bis stomncb tbat Is overfed or some other vital point that is depict ed or overloaded Keep the rest of your body In good condition, aud your brain will never feel any atuouut of work that you 0 lie able to give it. N'ew York Journal The I' ran lent JoUe. Tbe practical Joke It a remnant of barbarism Hunted back to Its origin. It Is a survival of tbe methods of tor ture In vogue wltb savages tbe world over. The Idea behind every practical joke Is the infliction of pain, shame, fear or ridicule upon tbe victim It Is not often that tragic effects follow a Joke, repeating tbe news chronicles of tbe dally press, but when one reflect tbat the real object of every alleged "Joke" of tbe practical kind is Imply to inflict uhvslcal or mental naln m-.n some one it aeeni as If It must be time. by tbe cloc of the ace, for tbe prac tlce to end. at least amnnr plvili.ui and half civilised people. - Ada C sweet in woman t Home lompantoa Tliui sii,r Tlwr, Gaylord-tilad to bare met ron. nl,t boy t'oine up and Me me some time. Meeker I declare. It's too bad! n HI be Impossible for me to come then. I've an engagement taewbere So sorry.-Honton Transcript Persia has tbe most famo lis 111 sihaIi mines lu tbe world, which bars bven worfc-d no less than eiirlit rr,tnrW Tbcee pretty stones, however, are to U iouiki in many parts oi llw uortd, In Hod Ing Saiony 1'uitrrtul Vrml, Tne reteral editor of tbe OoWra Colo I Traaarrini. who hata n.. be hates a delinquent sulwcriber. and woo uses only tne old rW table George Washington lira ml of frnik in k... bualaea. fathers this Strang story: "A Larimer county farmer loat a cow m a ter gueer awaner laat week The animal in rummaging through t rummer lumen round and swallowed aa uld umbrella and a cau of y.-at The tiiti ', ri... ni'orf i, ,.' . - ... .. ...v . I- i.l a m, i a ra - I t!.. :iu-r. 1 a J'. '. : e I ,.l , --,. Al Uj. --iK'uv.r 1 est AN OVERLOAD OF LOOT. Tbe Worcester Spy prints n letter from a whiter serving In the Ninth United State" lufnntry In China In which he says: "If I could have taken care of and safely handled all the loot and plunder which I had and could have got. I would return to the United States a rich man, easily worth frop $1!,-,,inn to $30,000. but I couldn't do It and had to get rid of what did fall Into my hand- n quickly as possible- sold nearly ?1.0u0 worth of loot 1 had silver bullion galore, beautiful nnd costly furs of all kinds, silk In nbun dance and a great variety of precious stones and Jewels, hut I could not car ry It. so had to dispose of It as quickly as I could. I sold fl.MW worth of pure bar silver for $200 Mexican mon ev. equal to $100 In gold. "I have often stated In my palmy days that 1 would like to have all tbe wealth I could carry, nnd here Is a cae of where I have It Hut It avails me nothing, as the ioor enlisted rann gets nothing out of the affair but hard tack and with but one-fourth rations at thnt. Many of the olllccrs have secur ed enough out of the affair to be wealthy for life, and the higher the rank the more loot they got When vou read In the paper of the Americans iiot looting, you can Just wink the other eye and be wle. The Americans nnd the Kngllsh were dead In the game, nnd the I'tizllsh got n trifle more thnn the i.wun.,' thev were a trifle smart er. ' The Japanese are the tlnct sol illers In the worm touay any j j take them, and any nation wants ou to think twice liefore Dumping up nga them." Inn A Shrrnd Snlmlrr. a u-in in oM-liHiize for a marriage II cctise Is the bargain a shrewd South ninnlin snlnster exactisl In Judge imlnr's court liefore she would con ent to the settling of the conjugal yoke about her neck. .Inenb Merta and Itarhara I.. I.lsy. years old. appeared in court and asked to be married. The license nan tce procured. "Now." wild Mls I.l.v. "while we ar waltlm: for the Judge wo can attend tn this business that's got to lw done be fore this affair goes any further." The bridegroom understood. He drew from his tiix-ket a will and handed It the clerk with a request for a receipt ltv the will Mertz lieituenthed all of hi Kj-sesslons to his Intended wife. The wedding then went on.- fitnahn t.or Chlcngo Record. Are Other I'lnnrts llilinblteil f The president of the Trench Acad emy of Science at the last meeting o tbat iKxly announivd that Mme. Gux maun, a Mlevcr In the plurality of In habited .orhl. had bequeathed to the academy a sum of Psmssi francs to be given to any pe;-.n who shall have suc ceeded In entering Into communication with one of the h.nienly IkmIIos with the oxceptlou of the planet .Mars. The "will," M. Levy add-, wisely provide that on each occasion that the prize could uot be awarded during the space of Ave years in succession the com IKiutid Intetest will lie devoted to the promotion of the serious work of as tronotny. The Intention of the fountle would be scrupulously carried out. and the prlie would be put up for couiietl tlon In the present year. I'arls for. London New . Lemon Juler Tor tbe Crip, I wish to call the attention of the public to what win done by the board of health of the city of London at the time the erlp was epidemic there a few years ago. It seems that they placed bulletins In public places telling the lieople that when taken with the gri they should drink freely of lemon Juice diluted with water, or strong lemonade. This should lie taken hot. If this va done in tbe beginning they would need no other medicine. In tho meantime take every precaution against taking cold. One thing Is certain hot lemou Juice or lemonade Is n great remedy for Intluenxa ami colds. Brooklyn Kagle. Ilussinnlird rtnlHnd, The spoliation of Ilnland proceed: apace. It Is uow decreed that no gnth erlllZs of IHs,nle fur tlia itlolon social, scientific or economic subjects suail lie permitted without special II cense, and even then nnlr In the nr.w. ence of the iiotlce. Thus the members or me racutty of the university of HeUlngfors must not como together to (Ucum the nature of tho cnnnls o Mars without tlrst getting a permit irotn the itusslan police, nnd then must nave a i oack- k-nnnt tn imn.i among them at their meeting. Truly! .Muscovite clvtllxation Is a flue tblug! New York Tribune. i in,.. i,. ...i Tbe Kansas City Star the other day said: "The hl-j-hosr h.. .i ,.. - pwv tu't tiii IU this or any other country for a Here ford cow was paid this afternoon at the w.,,u,u .aie at me stockyards puvll ou ior neiu (.raves' cow Carnation After half an hour of utii, i.i.i.u.... iMieou un, -uico me price advanced at iou luuik. siio uni t..,i.. i... , .... - - ' ' wvUhUI U. UI'SS C. Adams of Mo "'iv rirr UUII no- rore In the world for a llerfford cow "ma u.itJL 1JH1IIV uMi in i M . i . yw w for thli turn." Illllpoitrr un ihp MP The MilDotlnr again. Tbl time In conuectiou with the magnltlceut ruins of temples ud OlIlAr nun.lh. . .. .. ' " ... uiiiuuv wuich are n h ff?U, ui' anl down In the rlrlnifv n, k.. vn .. : name thatt ktUald tu V.. II . . . - mmiiuhiii uy :il'i aud tradition, and some of them world ". iu uisiury. suoulU Ik- dese- crateil lir Ih.. i,iii.... "c- . . " ' mi vert si eg a bote! or n mmi pill ,y means o he posters he plaster hapten! on tbe ruins. -Cairo Snhinx. IMI ClUUOBT, A meesener emnl..ra.l . ...tloo U, .'rag,: Wa'w" i. 1 ohw,s.b: r-? m a' i " 'ls. a Jar of sour cabbage, two met en pounds of fruit. ul cucWm'. .VIK'1 nJ' K-i-les he uptrm. six bottle of beer and list fill a... . . . iull thnv "" V numerous fen ...... ' W"hS the u successfully a. - - -d ai.d the t tecum 1 'l'vr "as '""nddead In The i led viu.u., Louacn Standard. TU AT WiC niCPrs. i IMpn Said There Wu x0 UpJ 7 In Hit Tim Cm,,, V vsW'C Tnpa." asked tho little boy, Vfc'" remember the first money jf.Ssui earneili" eMARTE "Yes." said papa. "It wu iSO1 nnn- filllnr T Pltlt rtlrWA it,. ..nrlih( liregc, me ;rucei-, gave me for aftcntatScSmt eatn that nickel, nnd when be .wever.A m. I ran three blocks home. t!ttHJun?togl5tf to show It" coinltisTo "And did you put It In yota iy, tb'Sc) bank?" asked the little boy ialiblam "So; I got father's pcrmlssl-d coolne spend It Just as I pleased. Ho,-iu of, hall kept It for three or four days, 4d garish have the satisfaction of bavin? bJv.' J of my owned, earned by my own rufttwo tlons. And If I could have bocds'oiie tbe things I thought of uuyln;ayuvriL that nickel I would have bad icd .with $10 worth of books, toys, marUaCtniiguIai what not. Finally I made up ny stustslAl What do you think I bought" IthTtJhlm "I am sure I can't guiss," 8ajudlsMni little boy. "What did you buy, jjHSsE "I went to the bakery and bocrsl,,ned custard pic." herein "Why. papa! And you said grKf;t,i!2E always had cutard pie at honlt4iiiSfi,' let you have a slice of It ns soonnVjL'1 got home from school!" VXliSiifr "Yes. I usisl to get n slice, buts."1"1! whole pie, and she never let nee' ""HP!' the way 1 wanted to. So I went ti "j!!?1 bakery and bought my pie and bee0?1 ed a spoon from tho baker and ttiV'-lSw the custard and left the crust I ti Ji had nnythlng taste so good In n'"."!!- life." 1 n"2- "Vmi never nllmr mo tn pit c9.,lil. pie that way. papa." said the ll'UeinA$S, "Oh, that's different!" said )apl-'aslmrel dlanafiolis Press. I eotuejf otu'ebu! PAINT ON INDIAN FACEicd. ff nTutn P .Venrlr All of It .Henna Snmetb 1..-' Tlionc Inltlntrd. ttlTvl The fact of the matter Is tbat aftFiUrv paint mark ou an Indian's face Wandy sign with a definite meaning ln-i1t3'ui other Indians may read. hcniDR,jjiJf;. dlan puts on his full war lalBthopnmi decks himself not only wall his Mjjfce'V Individual honors and dlstinrtlonji Tu'oro by his own bravery, but alo wlti,jncuiaTi special honors of his family or tr mKFci He may possess ono mark of dlKngTtnitw tlon only or many. In fact, ho nii'mTrjgh so well off lu this respect that, jp0uTm: some Lnglish noblemen, he Is abl(vtjicujli don n new distinction for every crcfovi slon. Sometimes ho will wear all guua honors at one time. "UJsl Among the Indian trilws s onedHIon tinted by the symbol of the dorftuclelU painted lu red on the face. ThenMaJor ous parts of tbe fish are srattf"'TliJ tieterogeneously on the surface o(!g 'ruiiu face; the peculiarly long snout Is psjot(Uta cd on the forehead, the gills are ftdjcsTf scnted by two curved lines belotr Jon'Tpa eyes, while the tall Is shown as cirbe.sorrj two and hanging from cither nos; 4'lpol When only one or two parts of anyeturne mal are iwluted on a man's face, llaughll an Indication of Inferiority, ivhenwayili whole animal apiears, even tlioujltalksyj many oddly assorted parts, the r, Hlf?11 Is oue of great value and (nllcatBertJi l,l,.l, rnl- VltllSH Vltlll' Very peculiar lire some of the totpHyjL' nllle KVMlluils li.-llntll nil ttie IndlltllOSej i2r faces. There nre Ush, llcsh and fiBeutlci of nil klnds-Hlog salmon. ilevl!liouJ startlsh, wooilM'ckers, eagles, wrtB'!Smi, wolves, bears, sea llous ami sea tuaTenuc: sters. mosquitoes, frogs. mounti -.;tii'. goats and all manner of foct cl3vf"'SJ beak marks-each wph n special aiitj,a; ing of Its owu.-I'iiirsou's Magazine."1."' omy i chalk! ir thasjji lie riot Soior Work to !. "Prisoner." snld the learned msr. l,r,,n In n In,. 1,..... I. m 1 Is the third time you've been here." "Hut. your honor." pleaded the pr-,"JS- picnic but couldn't." "You wouldn't work If you could r igg "Yes, 1 would, your honor." beet!1 "Whnt kind of workV" built "Anything, your honor, so Inns "ueif was honest work." Jtitigv "What kind of wages'" f tln "Wages s no object, your h noritg-jfj I want Is work, with food nnd clou?, Ing and shelter." 'Jnou, "And you'd work If you had that 0"iiuTi of n Job'" broki "Indeed, 1 would, your honor, octToi' try me," nnd tbe tears actually caBuiy5, luto his eyes. tloul. "Very well." said the mag'strJ' wm' kindly, "we'll give you a Job wit: ert' shelter, food nnd clothing cotuhlnei Uen Six months' hard labor. Next case.'-M"8 Tlt-Itits. Twlth albt Anpnraicna With OH. )BcFt Fonteuulle. who wns pass;, natelj foud of nstinnitriis with oil. invited laar, dinner an abbe friend, who prcferrW.5 u wiiti imtier .Mituirui or iiospiiaufI(j obligations. M. Poiitenelle had "'igboi onlers thnt half the dish should hta!. lerved one way. half the other, TUJi, Just before the course came in abbo fell down m a flt Without tat- Ing the slightest notice of hltn tenelle rushed straight to tho kitcbetl crying: "All with oil! All with olir Cornhlll Magazine. The r.iirrt. "Do you think those two letters wenj written by the same nersonV 1 really couldn't saj." auswereu ic handwrltluc exiwrt. "Oh, I see! Vou haven't stum them'" Yes, I have: but I haven't ns J1 been retained either by the prosecutlot or the defense." Uxchnngc. rartlcnlllr About Ills .VnlllF, Dou't drag my name luto print I conmvtlon wltb this absurd affaur crlcil tho Indignant citizen. "Hut If J" do be sure to spell out my middle ran in fulf'-Cleveland Plain Dealer. I'oatrd In Siill. ..r tltv lllr. Collector-I am afraid to present tt! tun in person to Mr. Grump, Hsu "I IlOt liCttcr forwanl It lir mad? .Manager les. but remember tun " - - - . . . 1. 1 the only Instance where wc will loli" our motto, "Post No Hills." Ohl'iS'J' Journal. A London paper commenting cn tW fact tbat upward of 100,000 horw' had perished in the South Afrltan ' up to date sees lu this condition of affairs n rmtnni r.. r.r tliA succt' of the motor vehicle as a military Tint tunct