BAN DON RKCOKDKR
SMOKING A CIGAR.
One Yv" f I!iik it Thut I Snlil li
He mi linp'ssiliUlty.
I hare :i customer who thinks ho
stuoke twenty cigars :i day," said
rlitwniov.it dealer. "As a matter of
fact, he gfaes awy many of them am'
throws away sonic that are only partly
eoasttiniMi. However, he is linn iu the
belief that lie smokes more actual to
bacco than any man in Now York, am
tast on the subject in my store
yesterday ld to a curious hot.
"He deelared. to begin with, that lie
cituh! iuke three ordinary cigars in
half u hour. A bystander remarked
that SM man alive could smoke even
lisar continuously until it wa
consumed without takiugot from hi
Hiis -r.iKh! said my man. '1 do that
right abug and think nothing of it.'
" Til bet you a 1 of perfe.tos you
can't do it right n w.' said the other,
ami in half minute the wager was
n.l. ' Kv its terms the cigar was to
lie consiinn-d i:i steady eonseeutiv
IMtfYs and not removed from the lips
until burned to a mark one and a hit
tuches frtmi the tip. A clear Ha van
Colorado Madura was selected for the
tesi ai.i the muker took a seat :.nd
began.
"He minVd like an engine for about
two mintm and accumulated soim
thin? under half an inch of ash. and
tiiett le began to wabble. He shift e
tin ciirar from side to side. iullc
.slow and fast and seemed to hav
ditiicuhv getting his breath between
ti draws. At auy rate, he kept turn
lag his head to avoid the smoke am
utialir g.t to laughing. 1 count see
he was in torture, but he stuck to I
until It rot within half mi inch of the
mark. Then he jumped up suddenly
litrow tin cigar away ami walketl out
of the s!mj.
"1 paid the !et ami charge! it to his
account, and he told me last evening
that the very idea f tobacco made him
sick. 1 doubt whether it would he
possild for anybody to smoke even a
moderately strong clear through In
tli manner 1 have desorilod.' New
York rres.
HUMAN BRAINS.
OTlie
ol
IllnVri'noo 1 1 i cimi Thoe
111" Mule iiml I'Viiin le.
The fem.-.ie bniiu in human creatures
is smaller than th:.i of the male and
it is also lighter. The ditYetence in
weight is considerable. The average
man's brain is between four and
ihv otniet- heavier than the average
wxwuaa's. The reason. It may be said,
1? that lite woman herself is smaller
than the man in size and weight. That
:-vunii partly for the difference, but
not entirely.
TLe diminished stae ami weight of tin
brain are saki u be fundamental sex
t:.tl distinction in the human species.
It is :i.t ie. uliar to civilized men and
w.i:.en. but is found universally
among sava-. wlierever sufficient ob
servation nave Invn made.
T...
of
Of I .
pl:v
tl.e
v is said to le alo a difference
i;;co between the various parts
tnpars! brains. The occipital
v hlcli preside chiefly over the
I fun i:- ns of the organism.
-larnl t- ! more volumiuous in
male than in the male, a physio-
J fact which is contrary to com
lii'iti Itelief.
It appears to be unquestionable that
in jpureiy intellectual endowment the
luuu i" uerior to the woman. On the
other l.at L. :n the equally n.dde oino
t:tutl capacity the woman in superioi
lt tin man. Home Advocate.
POLLY LABKIH
ij lmrdot til
'Who ha tlul lmrdot time in tin
A . . .ut
JAMS AND JELLIES.
IIimv TUy Iirl ;f Anions the
.IIUtJKi:i4tll 111 l'l In ml.
In halt's "'Annals of the r:rih"
the Iv. Mi-ah I'.alw bidder ipiaintly
curoui" i- Tlie ev-uts of his di-trict !
Scotland altout the year 17t. In the
cwur-- of ihe-e records he sas:
"I should not in my notations forgot
to mark a new luxury that got a mone
tae eommotuilty at this time. By the
opening of tww roads and by our
young men sailing to the West Indie
hjaj.s f suiiar were brought home,
while tuauy among the cabbages in
tln-ir yard had plan:d srosei ami ler
ry busles. which two things happen
iii t-setlir. the lushlou to make jam
Ji! 4 jlly. whi.-h hitherto liad ln-en only
kn mn in its-- kitefaeus of the gentry,
T.ine to be introdmetd into the vil
lage. "All thK however, was not without
a iiluUKihie pretext, for It was found
Umt jHy was an excellent medicine
for a t-r throat and Jam a remedy
:ts goid as London eandy for a couuli
r a eld m :i hortnes f bivath. In
the n-rry tin.' there w.-is no ond tu
the trrowimr of h-r bnsH pjin. uliieh
oeea.-r-ml a great fah-rie to Mrs.
I'.alwludder."
life, l'ollv. a man or a woman, was
the ipiery put U me by a tired littl
friend the other lav. There wa only
one reply to thii iiiistioii - a woman
every time, unl'lss her eiiviroiunents
are vatlv dillerl-nt from inol()f her
j
sex. Take nian c.mm's, however, am
the home life is so pleasant that they
don't mi ml the (things that narrow:
woman's lifedovfn to the next thing to
servitude where! thev have iiiditlerent
and utterlv .sell&h huland.-. Where
5
is the man who would be content to
remain honieday in and day out, month
iu and month otit, year iu and year out
w ithout reMlingat fate? The majority
of them cannot remain home content
edlv all dav Sundav. Ul'thevgo when
Sunday comes ro)uml the minute break
fast is over and It he faniilv -ee nothing
more of them unjtil iHiiner time. They
spend nearly evfry night iu the week
at some club ijhoy say. If it is tin1
truth, then here cllishiu-s teps in
ai:ain. Kor thejr own pleasure, tin
sick benetits thin hold up before their
familiesas their iiotive for joining tln-si
clubs beimr onlv ;i mvth. It is to have
a gnil time, pfire and simple. 11
thinks he must have little oulimrsaml
takes them, but liis wife can remain at
home, doing hcrfown work washing,
scrubbing, cook ift g, sewing: her work
is never done, and if anyone suggests
that his wife is tjired and worn out, he
resents it. She has no business to look
tired. He i the jine that needs recrea
tion, and he lo.'sii t see w nv people
should expect hijjn to give up all pleas
ure jii-t U-caiist he is married. He
hum take in ba.-nball games, put just a
little money up, ior the excilenient of
the thing: he must go hunting because
ids chums are gbing, although it is a
jueer kind of hunting, for he is never
known to bring Hack anv iranie exceit
5
llinisvexcusi-saml worn out tish stories.
He must t.-ike :i jsjjuut into the country
for riH-ivatioii, anil his wife, who never
has the luxury f even a new dress,
iiiiisl econoinie a little more closely to
make Uth emU ieet. My heart aches.
for ueh women, for if it was not for
the love of their children their lives
would be 31 burden indeed. If it were
not for the ullectiou of the wiv folks
and their detcndence on them, they
woiihl li nd their 'jves unendurable and
the mills of the divorce courts would
have to grind much faster. There
comes a dav w hen evel V tloW'li-tl'oddeli
worm v. ill turn, and then we unto the
man who has lived his own s,-iih ex
istence, slighting his wife, making her
the burden-bearer for the household.
she will soon learn to distrust him, and
nice her contidence is shaken in him.
the will never fe--l the same. His in-
liilereiice that hurt her in the past.
will lie of no iiio'iifiil to ln-r, she w ill
xpei-t nothing of him and the warriu
atreetioii will grow from dav to dav
until it becomes a positive dislike.
1 1 has always been a mystery to Tolly
wliv. after a man is married, he shouh
consider that he was licensed to do ju
s he pleased, remain away all day Sun
ay, rarely spend an evening at honi
belong to various clubs and take th
money needed at Uome to pay his dues
jllst iieeallse he wanted to lie colisiderei
u iollv good fellow, ami have a goo
time. To take his regular summer out
ing. leaving his wife to .-welter in tin
kitchen while he was enjoying himself.
How he could enjoy it under the cir
cunistaiices is a my-tery, and hi
couldn't do it if he wa- not altogether
-elfish. A man with genuine atlection
for his family would not be guilty o
such a selfish existence, and yet then
are plenty of them who do this very
thing. Do vou wonder that the w ives
get weary of thi- sort of a life after
awhile, and is it anv wonder mat as
the children grow up and begin to get
their eyi- oen to the -tale of allairs
existing in their own household, that
the love and sympathy go out to tin
patient little mother, who ha.-siillerei
must not In.' surprised oj- annoyed win n
they Iiml that their children have
chosen companions of the same order.
They are no credit to them.niul if they
cannot pull them up to their level, they
must naturally fall to theirs. There is
no half-way medium it is either up or
down. Children are clever imitators
and they delight in following the ex
ample of their fathers. A man should
-elect his friends accordingly. When
I hear a man say that some ordinary
and very common-place friend is as
good as he is, I feel like saying, "I
don't doubt it for one moment." They
are every inch as good as he is for, like
water, he is hunting his own level, but
these questionable friembTare not good
enough for his wife or children to asso
ciate with. 1 heard a little lady say
the other day, "1 always aim high. I
pin my faith and hope to the stars, and
try hard to reach the target. If I fall,
I come dow n hard, hut I can rebound.
Doing the the little everyday common
hum-drum duties of life does not suit
me one bit. 1 want to make progress!
in the world and accomplish something.
1 may leave no great record to keep my
memory green, but stil! I w ill have the
satisfaction of knowing that I at le:ist
did not rust out. The latter is deplor
able, for it means nothing more nor
less than a miserable existence: aimless
iu every sense of the word. Whatever
I d), I try ami throw my U-st efforts
into the task, if it is only sweeping or
attending to the most common and
ordiuarv affairs of the household. It
i-my aim to accomplish something in
thi- life to show that 1 have lived and
to do this, remember that I aim high.
BRIEF REVIEW.
Oil
OiCE MISCELLANY I WOMAN AND FASHION FACTS IN FEW LINES
Use of Bug Produces Longevity.
Professor Metchnikotrs new youth
bacillus, based on Pasteur's theory of
the existence of beneficent as well as
malificcnt microbes, continues to e.-
ite half-derisive interest in the scien
tific world. MetchnikoJl i inditlereiit
to this feeling. He is certain he mis
liscovered the long ought secret of in
lefmite longevity. He said recently:
"Thu- far w e have simply declared that
this remedv destrovs what we might
all iutc-tinal Morn, which are notori
ously abundant in pernicious microbes.
n this way we arrest the gradual pu
trefaction of our I todies. I prefer a spe-
ial kind of coagulated milk, but it is
uird to obtain. A substitute consists
of ordiuarv milk loiIed and skimmed.
I'o this is added a quantify of my Bul
garian bacillus alMHiudiug throughout
the I '.alkalis. The taste is agreeable,
but -ugar mav be added to -uit narticu-
at palates, two howls at a tempera
ture of ,-2 should be taken dailv. If
t
To Proenl uIUmIoii.
New Zealand, which has people's;
railways, thinks it has them now ar
ranged so that they won't kill people.
The state railways have made an In
teresting change In the, signaling sys
tem which It is thought will make col
lisions impossible.
For a long time the block system has
been used, but the "tablet" system ban
now been Introduced. No engine driver j
Is allowed to leave a station without n
tablet In his possession, and the ele
ment of safety rests on the fact that
the machines are so made that it is Iiu
possible for two tablets to be out at
the same time.
If a driver leaves Auckland for New
market with a tablet, Unit tablet has to
be deposited In the machine at New
market before another tablet Is Issued
allowing u return train to leave for
Auckland, and the electrical connec
tion between the two stutlons makes
it Impossible to extract a tablet from
the Auckland machine until the tablet
has been put Into the machine at New
market. It Is claimed that two trains cannot
be on the same section at once, so that
the danger of collisions Is entirely done
away with.
The .New York Zoo.
The sides and rear of the animal
cages at the New York zoo have been
hung with painted scenes, like those
on the stage of a theater. The aulmul
lies down In the afternoon for a nap.
When It goes to sleep It Is in the cen
ter of a vast desert. When It wakes
the stage manager has shifted the
scenes, and the beast Is lying on the
bank of a brook, with mountains in
the background. When a Manchurhin
leopard awoke the other day the scene
had been changed to a hillside, with a
few trees close by. It rubbed Its sleepy
eyes for a minute, saw the crowd star
ing at It through the bars nnd turned
to one of the painted trees nnd at
tempted to spring Into the branches.
Dow n It came again, scraping Its claws
through the length of the canvas and
looking very disappointed. For a few
minutes the leopard looked at the tree
and then slunk away Into a corner.
In .lapitin-MC Style.
Kiir.ono dressing sacks are always
satisfactory and comfortable at thi
The heliotrope Is recommended a3 c
fever cure.
The canine population of Ireland i
same time that they are graceful. Thli , not far short of half a million, accord
one allows a choice of pointed or plalr . ing to a return Just issued.
sleeves and can be made from tnnnj , Tw o new political organizations art
materials, but as illustrated la purelj
DfiiinndltiK' Tlpa In Knee ttt Dcnth,
Money Is so hardly earned by the
Parisian workman and workwoman
and existence Is such a struggle thnt
we need not wonder at the deadly
tenacity with which earnings are
clutched at. When some years ago the
opera Conibpie blazed amid a scene
awful as that of a battlefield the wo
men attendants thought of their tips,
the half franc due hero nnd there for
a footstool. I nniliulful of their own
peril and that of others, they rushed
to and fro. besieging half suffocated,
half demented creatures for money.
A similar scene happened during the
terrible cata-trophe on the Pnrls tin-
i iler-Toiliiil r.ulwnv lnsl venr It hom-li
.1-.... l i "
.,o.o,. ,.,.w.. .,-..-"-"- the delay of a few seconds might mean
life or death, many workmen refused
to move from the crowded station,
clamoring for the return of the two
penny ticket. Iteynolds' Newspaper.
ileil to life, while the remedv is also an
ihno-t certain cure for dyspep-ia and
lueinia.
The Boy and the Flag.
The Jloardpf Kdueation ufUraiiy.e.
An 111 i.-it.i i:iM-iiidoii.
At P'Mllte I."- MoUts. ill the gulf of
.St. lattreliri la u ligblhoU-e the keep
or of which rec-ntl- tund out of the
Hand mu old style -wrd bearing on its
blade th- dan- "171 1." It is undoubted
ly a relic of the ill fated expedition of
Admiral Walker, who left Kngland In
3711 with ll. men and a large ileet
t lake ju-tM-e and Montreal. When
be got off Seven Islands he was over
taken by a doiw fug and a great storm
arose. He refused to take the advice
of a Freueh pilot, and as a result the
llrftish fchips were dashed to pieces on
(lie rocks off ICgg Island, and next
Kpring S 0 bodies were lying there.
Xot S-rlm-..
Mr. Short My dear Miss Kate, I
have a very serious question I wish to
nsk you. Miss Ixmg What Is It. pray?
Mr. Short- Will you marry me? Miss
Long (scornfully Do you call that so
rlous. Mr. Short? Why, I don't think
I ever heard any thing so ridiculous.
Cynlc-iil.
Cynieus The propagation of the hu
man race depends upon early mar
riages. SllMeus -How do you make
that out? f'ynlcus Well, if a man
waited until he was really old enough
to get married ho wouldn't.- Philadel
phia Itecord.
Foolish men mistake transitory sem
blances for eternal fact and go astray
more and more. Carry le.
iu silence for years, and yet Uu-iu it
with a brave face on account of her
little ones, whom -he loves belter I ban
her life? I siluietitues wonder if many
of the women, who have been meek
and uncomplaining and taking things
a.- l hey come for year-, and then slid
deiily a-siime the aggn-s-ive spirit and
begin to not only talk but work in favor
of Women's -Suffrage, have nol had tin
inisfoi t line to be doomed to live a mis
erable existence w ith utterly -elli.-haml
tuiuliereiii iiu-iiaiiii.-. tl a woman s
home life i- altogether happv and
serene, and she has no reason to com
plain of her 'loin, Dick or llarrv's
neglect of her, thev -eldoui want to
change their mode of living or are act ivi
workers for the Woman'.- Suffragi
caie. A man's home should be n
much to him as to his wife, and .-In
should not be expected ti make all tin
sacrifices, if the home is not at t motive
enough to win him from the outside
world then he should not become a
beliediel. He should weigh file matter
well Irt fore he maki-s the leap. Few
ineii would stand the indifference to
home in their w ives that they feel priv
ileged to -how from the very first, and
yet the wives have ju-t a.- much right
to demand out-ide pleasure- :ls they
have. The machinery of the home will
never work in perfect harmony until
the two who have pledged themselves
for better or worse agree to share the
responsibilities of the home, and cea.-e
to let sellishnes-. rule them until it turns
them from their duties to the home
circle.
Another thing that many men over
look is that the cyirs of the children are
turned upon them; they are walking iu
their footsteps and they cannot he too
careful iu the selection of their friends.
If they go with ordinary people they
Th
lliiplil tnlondlnsr of Sblya.
... . -I t .w. . i -
e worlds record ior ijitmUIoiiu-
.1., is eonsiiHring the MuU5ji;Jl f al
lowing U)-s in the pnnh school- to hit; h..s just been broken at t'onneaut.
raise the Mag each morning as a reward j 011 I-:,k ,-r,t'- Tlie WolvJn. the largest
for good behavior. At present the jan-! freighter on fresh water, was emptied
itorhasthejob. As janitors are models ' ?f a n,rf of ova In
, , . . ... . , , i four and one half hours, reducing by
of deportment, nothing is gained v , , , ., . . ,
; , H - s x hours the best record heretofore
allowing inein to raise the flag. On
the other hand, what could make a lv
iii'nv inclined to subdue the old man
Adam iu him than the prospect of
made. The total delay from the be
ginning to the end of the unloading did
not exceed the minutes. One by one
eight monstrous hoisting machines
being allowed to raise the Mag over the i u ire transferred In turu to the thirty
schiM.l building? The )raugo educators ! thre cargo hatches of the Wolvln.
think that the plan would foter patriot
ism. At any rate, it might serve to
discourage deviltry iu ingenious youth.
Still, it i.- possible to suspect and there
are ground.- for the suspicion that in
ca.-e of war the "badde-t" boys would
be among the first to volunteer. Let
giHidness have all due honor, but the
fighting bad boy is often very Useful to
hi- country.
Princes Must Study Business.
Kniperor William is fixing the course
of study for Princes August William,
Oscar and Joachim. I le has prescribed
a course of comprehensive lectures on
commercial subjects. The subjects of
these lectures will include industrial
problems and technical Ucst joiis iu the
railway business, embracing railway
problems ami progr-s in the I'nited
Mates, r u rt her lectures will be given
to elucidate the relations of great inter
national financial and commercial
houses.
The Way Of It.
"Now that you've got him," said the
eller to the purchaser confidingly, "I
don't mind telling you that he is the
hot hor.-e I ever put a saddle on."
Ami now," said the purchaser, "that
you vouchsafe to give me that old span
gle-legged, frill-fronted song and dance,
I will sell him back to you for ?"' less
than I paid for him."
Trout With Two Mouths.
An Ka.-tcrn brook trout, with two
well- developed mouths, one above the
other, was a singular catch recently
made in Clear lake, leorgotown, Col.,
y Kobert Maxwell. Kaeh of the
mouths had the customary teeth, and
wa.- practically perfect in every detail.
I'he fish weighed over two pounds.
The Cleveland man who frequently
ropo-i marriage to the same girl and
goes on a spree when she rejects him
will sooner or later regret his course.
Someday the girl will accept him.
"There is no one so logical in argu-
gument," remarked the Cynic, "as the
man who is trying to induce you spend
monev."
The I'nited .States uses nearly a third
more coffee than the rest of the world
)Ut together.
In the schools of France one child in
our or both sexes is a nail biter.
while a vast audience watched the pro
ceedings from the adjacent docks. Not
that the unloading of big boats Is ran.
at t'onneaut. It Is today the foremost
ore port of the world. Its ore receipts
for July being 7Si..V4 tons, nearly loO.
IXK) tons more than were ever received
before.
Stitrar Coated Hatter.
England has recently Imported the
flennan practice of glazing butter by
the use of sugar. Hloeks of butter
coated with a glass-like sugnr cover
ing. It Is found, keep fresh much lon
ger than If not so treated. The butter
Is llrst carefully kneaded nnd washed,
then put Into forms weighing one
pound each and placed In n cool nrom.
The glazing Is done by pnlntlng the
surface with a hot BUgar lotion. The
brush used should be very soft, and
the painting should be done quickly:
The sugar solution melts the surface
of the butter, and the sugar and melt
ed butter form n sort of varnish which
protects the butter against deteriora
tion from outside influences.
IlrltUh Thrift.
The London Times says n good deal
is made of the wealth of the French
peasantry and of the extravagance of
the British workman and his family.
P.ut now nnd again a government re
turn conveys n reminder of the won
derful thrift of thnt section of thu
Itrltlsh people who snve by pence and
shillings nnd put by In one form or an
other for a rainy day. Including friend
ly and co-operative societies, trado un
ions and various types of savings
banks, the nggregate funds of the
thrifty members of the working
classes reach the sum of OVS.OOO.OOO.
KIMONO UKIISSINO SACK.
oriental In style and combines a Japa
nese silk, white with figures of red
nnd blue, with bands of plain blue.
The full fronts and back are Joined to
n shallow yoke, and the banding which
Mulshes the front also forms a collar.
To make the kimono for a woman of
medium size will he required four nnd
three-eighths yards twenty-one, four
jards twenty seven or three and a hnlf
yards thirty two inches wide, with one
and seven eighths yards in any width
for banding.
The .NVv SUIrtM.
New short dresses are very short.
New long dresses are very long. The
accepted tailor dress for morning wear
has a skirt that stops from two and a
half Inches to three and a half Inches
above the ground. It is made of pep
per and salt tweed or of dull brown
homespun. Perhaps Its skirt Is cut
with live, .-even or eleven gores. Its
seams finished with straps anil stitch
ing. Perhaps it is laid in box plaits at
Intervals of six Inches all around. In
either case It flares wide at the feet.
KlMimin In I'm nr.
Kibbons are much used this autumn
In millinery. Mows, rosettes, cockade-
nnd choux adorn hats; also flat ruch
Ings rather than quillings. Some of the
ribbons will be shimM or plaited.
Huge rosettes made from short hits of
ribbon, with Vandyke points In sev
ernl harmonizing or contrasting shades,
are used in these rosettes. Double ro
settes that is. two, wltli a sort of sheaf
effect between also appear in ribbons.
The Xcn Skeleton l ollnm.
The girl who has had trouble with
the niching and ribbon combination
should try one of the new skeleton col
lars. The niching Is basted on the col
lar, which i ph.usd aroit'id the neck.
ninl then the ribbon is tied around It.
Thus the weight of the niching does
not bear down the ribbon, and the
neck has n more trim and tailored look.
I,nte.t I-'iuIh In I.IiiIiikn.
Pale yellow and puppy red are the
Intest things for skirt linings, and both
wool and silk are lined with these two
daring shades. A touch of the same
shade as the lining either on the stock
or in jewels on the girdle Is quite tlve.
thing.
Smnrt WnlUlnjf Suit.
Walking costumes made with short
skirts and long coats are among the
smartest things for the Incoming sea
son and are peculiarly chic made of the
fashionable plaids. This one Is green j
and blue and Is trimmed with straps
and cuffs of plain green studied at
their edges. The sk.rt Is an excellent
one that Is c it in -een gores, with n
spoken of lu Ireland a Home Kule
league and a Progressive party.
The census returns of Cnpe Colony
tdiow that the total population Is 2,404,
S7.S. compared with 1.5117.224 In 1891.
The Irish department of agriculture
and industries has taken over the
working of a Jain factory at Droghedn
It is probable that before long one ol
the sights popular to the tourist, th
parish morgue, will have ceased to ex
.St.
The Zoological gardens in London
have just acquired four Jnpnuese apes,
One of their chief peculiarities Is that
the fail is reduced to a stump
The new city directory for Chicago
h s been given to the public. Based on
tl e nuuib'-r of names It gives Chicago
a ppu;..tion for 1U04 of 2,241,000
'1 he pr motcrs of the Irish Industrial
exhibition of l!KMi are getting on. They
have gathered in 100,000 of the 150.
(kkj they aim at before beginning the
building.
Italy has lt5,70O,0OO trees beariug
oranges, lemons and pomegranates. Of
last year's crop S44.321) hundredweight
went to ireat Britain, 720,.'i27 to North
America
Ti.e British medical profession will
introduce a bill In parliament next year
making It a crime for even a qualified
medical practitioner, unregistered, to
attend a patient.
The British empire Is mistress of the
seas in one sense from the fact that the
imperial shipping alone numbers 11,
KM vessels of ld.(n',:i74 tons, almost
half the entire world's shipping.
A stone tablet representing u Bible
has been discovered in the province of
Shansl. China, among the ruins of a
Buddhist temple. This tablet was erect
ed by Christians 1,1100 years ago.
Statistics show that from 1S01 to
1SP2 more than 230 periodic comets
have been observed with precision. Of
thev. however, there are only fifteen
whine return has been actually ob
served. Iu his will Mr. Harry Ogden Mellor.
solicitor. Loudon, said, "I wish my
body to be burned and my ashes scat
tered, having an abhorrence of the bar
barous practice of burial of the human
body lu the earth."
Tonils sit at night nround the bases
of elirtrlc light poles along the coun
tr roids of Kngland waiting for the
f II of the dead. Injured and partly
cooked moths which hae alighted on
the hot globes above.
I u less than half a dozen years Har
land A: Wolff, Belfast, have earned the
distinction of having four times in suc
cession cdistructcd the "biggest vessel
afloat" with their Oceanic. Celtic. Ced
rlc and their latest and largest, the
Baltic
In the state of Washington there Ls a
remarkable old tree. Inside of it twen
ty adult persons have gathered at one
time and, comfortably seated, have
eaten their lunch, which they spread
around the wonderful living spring
that bubbles continually in the center.
Butter color Is made from aniline,
and the desired shade Is technically
called "azo." As a very small quantity
will coer a large amount of butter,
the presence of the chemical cannot be
detected by the taste", but hi large
amounts It Is poisonous to a degni.
A remarkable Instance of mimicry
lu tlshes is described by Dr. A Willey
in Spolia Zeylancia. The Cingalese
tl-hes known as sea bats have loaf
shaped and leaf colored bodies, and
when tu danger they sink gently and
Inertly to the bottom just like a leaf.
After numerous experiments and trl
als an alloy of aluminium has been
made with which nails, staples nnd
tacks can be made to compete with
copper. Among other advantage-: claim
ed for the new material ls that It ls
not affected by the weather and will
not deteriorate.
When the governor of Fengwang
cheng received Ceneral Kuroki It was
noticiHl that the Chinese guard :f hon
or was miserably armed. Nearly ever
man had a different arm from his fel
low one mi old carbine, another a
muzzle loader, a third a Winchester, a
fourth a Mauser.
The Hon. C. A. Parsons, now famous
ns the inventor of the turbine, which is
revolutionizing the steamship, has re-
! centlv amused himself by devising a
' little valve called the auxetophoiie.
I which promises .similarly to advance
the phonograph, which It endows with
extraordinary power and purity of
tone
Instead of glass the Philippine Is
AFEAID OF BIG CITIES
ENGLAND LONG TRIED TO KEEP DOWN
LONDON'S POPULATION
La it I'aaaed That Made It b Offenae
.to 1,1 ve In the Metropolis and Proc
lamatloaH Iaaned to Reatrlet tae
Size nnd Natuber of Balldlnga.
From the days of Elizabeth to those
of Charles II. the various English gov
ernments tried by every means within
their power to preserve the kingdom
from the "evils" attendant upon a
huge metropolis. The frequent oufc
breakings of the plague afterward
ctilmlnntlng In the terrible visitation
which carried off over 30,000 peraous
the fear that with the deluge of build
ing the population would be "poisoned
by breathing In one unother'a faces,"
the incapacity of the police of the time
to preserve order and their utter help
lessness In the face of mob low these
were among the contributory causes
which brought about a long series of
vexations and annoying prohibitions.
In l.hO a proclamation was Issued
prohibiting the erection within three
miles of the city gates of any new
houses or tenements upon sites where
no former house had been known to
have been erected. Later came another
proclamation, by which It waa ordered
that only one family should live lu
each house, that houses erected within
the past seven years and still unlet
should remain empty, and that all un
finished buildings on new foundation
should be pulled down.
There would appear to have been
neither order nor system In these vary
ing proclamations, which were issued
every six or seven years. Thus at one
time buildings were prohibited wlthlu
ten miles of London, at another (a
quoted above) within three miles, and,
while under Elizabeth unfinished
houses only were required to be pulled
down, orders were Issued later under
w hich houses which had been erected
several years were ruthlessly demolished.
Further proclamations of the same
period commanded that "persons of
livelihood and means should reside In
their counties and not abide or sojourn
in the city of London, so that counties
remained unserved," but these seem to
have been of no effect until the reign
of Charles L. when they were renewed
and definite steps taken to enforce
obedience. All persons of livelihood
and means unconnected with public
offices were ordered within forty days
from the dnte of the notice to resort to
their several counties and with their
families continue their residence there.
ami thev were further warned "not to
put themselves to unnecessary charge
in providing themselves to return lu
winter to the said cities"- I. e.. London
and Westminster "as It was the king's
linn resolution to withstand such great
and growing evil."
Even this had little effect upon the
public in Its tlrst Issue, and a copious
list was prepared of offenders, Includ
ing a greut number of the nobility and
ladles and gentlemen, who were accus
ed of living In London for several
mouths after the given warning. Most
of these hud made a pretense of quit
ting the city, to return again after a
brief absence, hoping thus to escape
the peualty of their disobedience.
It came as a bolt from the blue In
lCTi when Mr. Palmer, a large land
holder In Sussex, was brought Into the
star chamber and lined 1.000 for dis
obeying the proclamation as to living
In the country and remaining In Lon
don after the prescribed period. Ho
was a bachelor, and he urged In his de
fense that he had never been married,
had never been a "housekeeper" and
hail no house littlng for a man of his
birth to reside In. his own mansion In
the country having been burned down,
but his judges were Inexorable, and
the fine was accompanied by a severe
reprimand for having deserted his ten
ants and neighbors.
In the same year Information was
filed against Sir John Suckling, the
poet, and ninny others for the snme of
fense, nnd such was the terror caused
by these prosecutions that on all sides
folk of condition and quality were to
be seen preparing for flight Into the
country, cursing the hardship of being
confined to their countrv houses and
leaving town and Its pleasures behind.
To encourage gentlemen to live more
willingly in the country, says a writer
of the times, all game fowl, such as
pheasants, partridges, ducks and hares.
were at certain times forbidden to be
dressed or eaten in any inn.
In a proclamation Issued by Charles
II. In Ultil one of the last In this di
rection among the Inconveniences Het
forth as dally growing by the spread
of new buildings were: The Increase
of the people lu such great numbers
hinders use windows made of plates of ns to prohibit their proper government
the shells of a kind of oyster. These hi' tlie wonted officers, the enhance
I windows do not let In a bright light nuMt of the price of vltuals. the en-
riiltEK-QVARTCn COAT AND SKVK.V GOKKI)
TrOKCIl l'LAlli: HK1UT.
Dirty Children of Enroye.
Susan B. Anthony on her return from tuck nt each seam, and the coat Is fit- j
(rent men lose their greatness when
you get close to them.
Conceit may be only exaggerated hu
mility.
Europe talked In an engaging wax
nbout the things she had soen ove
there. Of n certain slum she said.
"The children In this slum nre dirty,
very dirty. I hardly know how I make
clear to you the superlntlve degree of
dirtiness that marks them. I was told
for one thing thnt n mothor In this slum
often goes out on the street nnd washes
hnlf n dozen children's fnces before
Bhe ls able to And her own child."
Discretion u Knlluro.
"I was at the husking bee one day.
Great fun."
"Find u red ear?"
"Yes."
"Kiss the prettiest glrlV"
"Nope. Didn't dare. All the pretty
girls were engaged to husky fanners."
"What did you do?"
"Kissed the homeliest girl."
"Did thnt give satisfaction?"
"Not a bit of It. Eneh of the hunky
fanners felt that I hnd personally
snubbed his best girl." Cleveland
Haln Dealer.
ted by means of the seams extending
to the shoulders, which mark the very
Intest designs. The quantity of mate
rial required for a woman of medium
size Is for coat five and three-quarters
yards twenty-seven, four yards forty
four or three nnd a half yards fifty-two
Inches wide, for skirt eight and thrco
qunrters yards twenty-seven, five yards
forty-four or four and a half yards fif
ty two Inches wide.
Mimical Tnntc.
"Say. pal"
"Well, what';"
"Why does that man In the band
run the trombone down his throat?"
"I suppose It Is because he has a
taste for music." Town Topics.
nor floods of sunshine, but where they
are shaken by the frequent earth
i quaKcs or mat country they do not
i break as easily as glass windows
I would.
I "s .
i lie itormans are eiieroaenmg on
I what has been for many years an En.
' Iish monopoly, the hotel business In the
j Island of Madeira. They have obtained
from Portugal a concession for the e
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oo'iisiiiiieui. ui -auuai nuns mere, me
j company to be exempt from payment
of duties for many years, nnd now the
j Cennans are likely to get a concession
io Miin v uiicnai wiui water.
The total annual Income of the poo
pie of the I'nited Kingdom, as estimat
ed by Sir Kobert (i Iff en and Professor
Bowiey. approaches fU.OOO.Ooo.OOO. and
Its population at this moment Is as
nearly as possible n.000.000. Dividing
1!.IHX000.000 by M.OOO.OOO. we get
nearly 47 as the annual Income per
neaii of the British people. Taking a
family ns Ave persons, the average In
come per family is thus about 2:15 per
annum.
Interpreted.
"She told me." said the young man
who had consulted a fortune teller,
"thnt I was born to command."
"Well, well," exclaimed Ilenpeck,
"she means, then, that you will never
Se married."
III Neurit tlve.
Bunsby They speak of Multby's
negative virtues. What are they? Daw
son -They're something I don't like,
lie always says no when you want to
borrow nnythlng of him. Boston
! Transcript.
Hnd to Have It.
"You mnrried me for my money!" she
exclaimed angrily.
"Oh. well," he replied soothingly,
"don't blnme me. I couldn't get It any
other way, you know."
(Lingering of the health of the city In
habitants and the damage done to
the tradespeople In the boroughs by
the migration town ward of the popula
tion. But it wns all of no avail. Nothing
rould stop the Increase of "upstart
London." ns It was termed by some of
the old writers, and the prediction of
Jnmes I. that "Englnnd will Itself be
Loudon, nnd London England." Is fast
approaching verification. What would
his late majesty say now to "those
k warms of gentry who. through the
Instigation of their wives or to new
model and fashion their daughters,
neglect their country hospitality and
cumber the city, a general nuisance to
the kingdom?"
Somewhat over a century later. In
1778, a bill wns brought before parlia
ment tn which It was proposed to put
a tax of 2 shillings In the pound (on
net rents and annuul profits! on ab
sentee Irish landlords, nnd this would
appear to be the only recorded nt
teinpt since to penalize absenteeism In
any shape or form. London Tit-Bits.
STret Kerens.
Aunt Hannnh Have you told any
one of your engagement to Mr. Sweet
ser? Edith No. I haven't told a soul,
except Bessie Miller, who thought he
wns going to ask her. Boston Tran
script. Jarred Him.
Mrs. Ilenpeck This paper says that
married women live longer than single
ones. Mr. Ilenpeck Heavens, woman!
Can't you think of somethlnff pleasant
to talk about!