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s: LAN DON RECORDER. S03IE PKKAK STAMPS ERRORS THAT CAUSE PHILATELISTS TO JUMP FOR JOY. The Crar.e Anionic Collector For the PoNeiiii of Sample of lllundern Made 1V I'liclc Sam' Ilnreau of Kn irravtiiir and I'rlntlnt;. About the only freaks of great value manufactured by the government are misprinted postage stamps, the value of one of these sometimes running up Into the thousands. There is nothing more dear to the collector than these errors In printing, and, too. there Is nothing which causes a tornado of trouble quicker In the bureau of en graving and printing. An error is gen rrally a costly thing in this depart tuent. It means that whoever Is re- rpoaslble for the mistake must get out and hunt another job. The work Is too Important to permit of oarelessmss. An error produces a treak stamp, but It also produces a vacancy, often more. in the ranks of the employees of the de- imriitiont. Hut the collector, the phi- ' . latcllst, is happy, for he gets a prize ot the tlrst water. ny and every thing in the way of a stamp which vanes a hair s breadth frv" .s-r-.-mcrfi.n a a t.Wt, ami there Is always a heated race bv the r-,:,Hv ih.P nrr. n,i ,i,,v nr, ,nf made often, are detected before manv of the stamps are nut in circulation, and when only a few get out the collectors are ready to pay fancy prices for one of the prl7.es. Some few collectors la- bor under the Impression that "every inau mis iji i.r.ee, ami uie sum oi r. t.. . . .- .-. a- i . i -u,wv was onereo uie neau oi me ou- r;Ml low- vonri n n it li.- i-rkiiwl lmvi issued a half dozen sheets of two rout errors. Of course no consideration whatever was given to the proposition, and the get rich quick philatelist saw his plans miscarry. Some very valuable freak stamps were Issued In 1S0.0. when a series of stamps was Issued in colors. The series comprised denominations from 1 cent to Pi) cents. Ttie !.", "I, 30 and IX) cents were prime. I In two colors. On these the central picture was print- ed inverted, and the error was detect- ed. Today any of these freaks will bring from J,00 to fcStu each. The freak two cent pan-American in circulation hofnro If w.-i .!l,.nv..r.l that the railroad train In the center of the stamp was upside down. It is like- ly mat thousands would have been sold uau not a gentleman who had purelias- . I w , 1 . ror ,..,v;n,. .....i ,.h,i ficers. He doubtless thought he was doin a irocnl service for the srovem- meut, and doubtless he was, but the stamp collectors denounce him as a chump of the rankest type.- The gen- iieman gave away several of the stamps he had bought. bile a large number of the stamps with the invert- error ,i..foot(wt nr.. n,,iv ctv of these froakswbhh can be account- ed for, the other stamps having ner- haps served their purpose without he- ing discovered as belonging to the val- uahle freak family. It Is altogether reasonable to suppose that the stamps aiu.xea to getters and the en velopes destroyed. If any sheet of er ror stamps other than that sent to the Buffalo ollice was ever sent out, the fact has never been known at the bu reau, and it Is not likely that the mar- ket will ever be glutted with this freak stamp. During the whiter of 1S90 a sheet of meorumarv one cent stamps, with the . i . ...I oru ouam -prm eu across the race . slipped through with "Guam" upside down. These stamps were printed for the use of the island, and collectors have searched far and near for them. Only a few have been secured by the collectors, and they bring stiff prices. The people of Guam know but little about the value set on such freaks by uiewanip collectors. o?JVc 116 ,TeUtieS' uh:;n T pov- erument used its own distinctive set of stamps for Uie several departments. an error was made by the bank note company which then held the contract for making the stamps. The regular color adopted by the navy department was blue, A sheet of the two cent de- nomination was printed in green, and ULTTa- h"V10-n;i ,narl;et ?1U;; f about $4.i each. J he genuine. In blue. is worth twenty times its face value. One collector was fortunate enough to corner the market by getting pos- session of a heet of four cent stamps of the Columbian series which was printed 1,-y mistake In steel blue when Its right color should have been ultra- vVTN HHKOt l filCC value, and when he wants to dispose of one he can readllv get $85. There are a number of other valu- able freak stamps, but the errors of tlie bureau of engraving and printing have been jvmarkaby few, consider- tng the Immense number of sheets of stamps turn.! out every year. Each Fhcet after being printed passes through a dozen or more hands before i ... i It Is ready for the stock vault, and In spectors and counters are always on the lookout for errors In printing. Kansas City Star. Cnrlnji; For llronze. The care of bronze ornaments comes sometimes a little perplexing. It Is, however, because of their pre- vlous want of care. Xnthin- ci.nni.i ever he applied to bronze In the way of preparations. Simple, careful dusting Is all Unit is needed. To remove the purple tinge that sometimes comes a mue sweet on may ne gently rubbed upon the discolored portion; but, as a rule, the dusting will be found to be ' sufficient MlrttnuU flic I'll tirf tin! ltn. The Young Woman (surprised and Indignant) J low dared vou kiss indignant) i low dared vou kiss mo sir! Penitent Young Man-Vh? vou ' said you'd like to see me do it.' Tlie . filr! series of stamps which turned up in friends, and hee-ms.. -h,. u wilim.r Buffalo. X. Y., in the year of Uie Itniu- m:uiy thil, faI, OM her shou,(U.rs!. ,u now i uy exposition, jiku. are now rat- ... ... i - . i . . . . ed at &T5 each. Only a few of those ant n. ""I'lamt ,s ever made that he feel: Young AVoman-Ilut you know as well , u"r"B-"K wo-"d you speak, helps to as I do that I said It with an exelama- f enrich and bring sweetness into your tlon point at the end.1 Chicago Trib- 'own ufli and make it well worth the une living. Don't get narrow, if you only POLLY LARKiHl How clifleriitly the people we meet in every day life go jilH)iit their work, or whatever thev have to do. Then are those so unfortunately constituted that everything they do is a heavy cross, and if they do not grumble and eomplain, their sighs of weariness and their doleful looks are enough to throw a damper over every one in the house. I was in a home recently where the oldest daughter was just such a person Every one in the house "danced" at tendance to her, waited on her like she was a child, and her slightest wish seemed to be granted. Yet, she never showed the least bit of appreciation for nil the little kind and thoughtful act from father and mother, and even down to the children and the hired ,Je, Umt u , , .... . , ., , " ' ' m tlinnks fell from her lips. If she igneu speaK at all, it w:us re i i. .. . . ... . . pioacues ami lauii-nnding ami com- piauu. mat some one of her loval sub- Meets had hurt her feelings. She is a burden not only to herself but others, when she miirht linv. lww.. ., ,.,fnrl , ,,., , ., . l,,aw of shadows. On the other hand ,ler sis;ter two J'" her junior, is her mother s advisor and assistant in all of the atlairs pertaining to the home Her ringing little laugh is contagious and makes sweet music to those who iovc the little body who is disposed to m:lke tlu. nf (,wr..lilinir T,. 1 - -.--. , ...i.m.i. ... i ,7... l J aru 1,1 ,roub,L,i 51,1,1 she lIes ul their cuts aml bruis! juul kisses away their tears. She lifted the burden from her mother's shoulders, takes many a piece of work from her tired hands and in sit that she go out for an outing, or to Hi? ilnwn m.l r.t ,.u-iiii. l-v...--...... - - - - ' " v. ' a a v. j v. t wt V in the house loves the cheerful girl, and fecis that something is lacking in the house life if she is out of it for a dav. If she is ever unhappy or disappointed no OMe 's the wiser. She is interestec in everything that tends for the goo and happiness of others. This lovable girlis a burden Itvarer for relatives am 1111 J"u.e. The following is a type of a girl who is shunned and heartilv disliked bv oh Hml young. She is capable, can be at trai.tive wheIl she Av.mts , , would be a genuine favorite if it was not for her sarcastic tongue which sin neVt'r lr,es to control. No one is free from her wrath if tilings go contrary to her wishes. Not only is she cruelly sarcastic, but she is unjust toward those he should love and endeavor to protect from criticism, etc., in everv hn:umabk.. Thy hoine Hfe is m;, not - ereil to her, and she tells everything ""l'lant from A to Z. i,,e of life aml tiling you w The worst would think ."he would Ihrow the mantle of charity and love over, faults that could and should be condoned are freelv discussed before entire strangers. She hasn't a bit of pride, for most girls under like circumstances would hesitate to air family allairs or let outsiders know of their jMverty. Xot so ivitli this fault finding and unhappy girl. Everv one Mie nieets knows sooner or later how unkind fate has been to them : how they are ekeing out a mere existence .she complains of her father's lack of - " fortei gIl t lf unpleiusant escapades tliat .i , , , .. , . , , .. .. , , should le forgotten and buried deep in the oblivion that time, if let alone, can sink into inignificance. One of the wort features of it all is that she can not tell the truth. Both relatives and friends fear her, knowing her failing to aii family affairs and her inability to confine herself to the truth. If she io y a favor, she never lets vou , . .. , , forf L,,t llUld ,,nr 1" 'l tl you W1h she h:i(l McVer "1,-'rwI l le kind At the very time slie is doing a favor for you, that has been her own sugges- lion, she will be telling outsiders how sadly he is imposed upon, and harps Uj)on her ,nvn virlllUsj :UI,i extreme MM you wonder if there is . . , . . anw ' ' -Ulstuth lrfwt lerson m the Wo 1,L r''Vcr Iltl,e a,'L of kindness rfio l(Hs slie soons spoils by the unkind storie, no matter how trival the act, by the amount of complaining she does on the outside. Everylwdy is afraid of ht.rj knowing that she Cannot or will "otcnf.ne herself to the truth. You . , . , , Wttl,t tM !4,l"u her !tS thUKh she Wtw Jl nwiit gliding steal t lily, through the grass, ready to strike at iLs unsus- pecting victim. Xo word of advice can be given her, for she would misconstrue your motive entirely and' take it in anv , thin.r but a kindlv iudrlt. ThU fortun.lt rjr, , ft.u. frh;mI U1,, lh ' ' oon t hesitate to say that thev are afraid of her. 1 1 is so easy to cultivate a sweet, lov able nature, and one of the first steps is to see the good in other in tilneenf be-Uarchiiiir fr the tmW n,t ,.r, .,, f ... :f , BW'"" ,B " "" ,l,llwl av something goad of a person, lvu ,U'('I' ,ll,it "l reinemler that golden. Another tiling to remember is to guard family affairs jealously. Everything pertaining to your loved ones should be sacred, and Ilot to be tlirw, to CUnoirsand morbid . i i i , n people who can get hold of anything in the shape ot a scandal, or something which can be a nine-day-wonder. Every time you reach out a helping i i . tx t i t , . , hnlul lo l,frtu1 very kind . a;t yOU evury coftIforting and en- read the daily newspaper headlines to; keep posted on the current allairs oi , the day, or a few pages in some goo book, or a few lines of poetry. It al tends to broaden you, give you some thing to think and talk about beside yourself or the petty little gossip that is neither elevating or entertaining. you have a chance to hear some goo( lecture, don't miss it, or to attend a concert or musicale then avail yoursel of the opportunity. Take all the good wholoome pleasure you can, and you will crowd out gloomy and disagreeable thoughts, and there will be anew song in your heart, for you will have fount happiness and contentment. A team of Indian girls from the Has kell Institute at Kansas were to play basket ball with a team of white girls from Washburn, but Coach Herbert Fallis, of the Indian team, well known as a football star, called out the Indian maidens in the last half of the game because the white girls were guilty b swearing a tiling that is prohibiten and looked upon with horror and as very unrefined in the Indian college The girls complained that their white sisters said "doggone it," "darn it," "confound you" and "damn." They were simply shocked and refused to finish the game. The limit of their expressions of disproval was "Oh, fudge." ihither a hard blow to the refinement of our girls, and they felt it BRIEF REVIEW. Language of Beggars. In describing their possessions and their environment, professional beg' gars use nicknames. Thus a cent is an " Indian." Other coins are Known as "white money." A detective is "bull" and a iMiliceman is a "bull in harness." A thief is a "gun" and a pickpocket is a "dip." A gold watch is a " red kettle." Stamps are known as "stickers." Monev is "cu.-h." A horsecar is a " rattler." When a beg gar is arrested lie is said to "fall." The workhouse is known as the "hand- house." The penitentiary is known ;t the big house. a revolver is a " rod." A beggar who gives out cards on which are printed appealing bit of rhyme is known as a "throw out." One who sits croslegged on the walk is known as a "Hopper." One who holds you up on the sidewalk is known :is a 'strong arm. So it run, on with figures of speech that one not familiar with their argot might listen to their talk for hours without catching the real meaning of the conversation. Difficult Penance. Ten miles off the coast of Kerry, in the west of Ireland, lie the Skellig rocks, one of which h:is been for years the scene of a difficult eiiauec. A zig zag path leads up some 7(MJ feet to a lighthouse, but 700 TSu more must be climled before the summit is readied, where stand the ruins of St. Kinian's monastery and a cross of St. Michael. Here on the anniversary of St. Michael devotees risk their lives in performing their devotions. First they have to squeeze themselves th rough t he Need le's Eye, a tunnel in the rock thirteen feet long, the passing up which is like the ascent of a chimney. Then they creep on all fours up the Stone of Pain, on whose smooth surface one false step is fatal; then, getting astride theSpimile, a rock 1"00 feet above the Atlantic and projecting some ten feet, each pilgrim must "ride a cock horse to St. M ichael s cross," ay a Paternoster and shullle baek as best lie can. Skin of a Pirate Sells for Song At a recent auction in Loudon was sold a square inch of skin which had KX) years ago formed part of the outer covering of a Danish pirate king. It was knocked down for the rather low irice of $lo, the amount of the first bid. The king of vikings was captured by the English while plundering a church in Essex, and w:is skinned alive for this offense, and his skin was nailed to the church door as a warning to his ountrynien, who were frequent, al though uncalled, visitors lure in those days. As time passed the skin grew mailer, thanks to the greed of curio iiinters, until all that remained was .ilniut the. size of a postage stamp, which was found under one of the hinges. t was tins remnant which was sold at mction. English Town Gradually Sinking. Sunderland is gradually slipping into the sea through a general subsi- ience. Surveys of the levels of the town, covering a long period, reveal startling facts and confirm the theory of the geologists that 41 the site of Sun- erland is nothing more or less than the delta of a great landsile due to the Ice Age." Comparisons between the level surveys of ls-Vi and IsJMsliow that in forty years the site of Sunderland hassubsided to the extent in some places of more than six feet, and the subsi dence is still going on. The Ordnance Ollice, which has been investigating the matter, reports' that several other places have had similar experiences. Collection oi Cats' Tails. There is a gamekeeper at Winchester who luus a wonderful collection of cats' tails, which he obtained in the follow ing way : ile surrounds the coops in which he keeps his pheasants with a network of electric wires, and when the cats come after his birds they are killed by the .shock of touching the wires. In the morning the game keeper goes around and picks up the lodies of the marauders and cuts off the tails, of which he has 255 speci mens. He is not popular with his neighbors, who suspect that they have contributed to his collection the tails of their favorite cats. fVQMAN AND FASHION Simple nml Stjllsli. This simple, stylish suit is of light weight Hoth, a soft gray and dark blue mixture, the threefold stitched seam! corded with blue silk, the design done. in blue silk Persian cord. The smart cape is a new Parisian mode, worn over a blouse of the cloth. WOJITEX Sl'KINO SL'IT. with leg o' mutton sleeves, the long cuff buttoning to the elbow. The cape has a plastron front, with revers and collar of blue silk, the deep fitted girdle being of the same, as also the smart little tie. Shiny shoes and gray stockings are correct with this suit. Kor Stout Women. Most large women think it best to stick closely to bla -k. and while this is wise judgment they must not forget that there is black and black. A shiny. lustrous black, such as satin, messaliue and the rest (and n woolen go;ls mo- hairi. is just as enlarging in effect as light colors. Crepe de chene. roadcloth of a dull llnlsh. wool crape.- and materials of a like nature are the only ones that re duce tin' apparent size. In fact, these goods, even m light colors, will not make one look an larger than a black that is shiny and ictleets the light. The keynote of the materials used by stout women must be llatness. in weave a, well as color. That is the real secret of dressing to appear small. S it in in i r Slilrt AValstN. The summer shin waist proper Is to revert to its oriimud form-that is. it will be made on severer line, than ha been the custom in the last few vears. For one thing, it will not have the pouch front. Other differences noted are in the sleeve, which is slightly full, raised at the top and finished with a narrow starched cuff. The lines of the waist depend wholly on the ligtire if is to liiT" .nUiiTrdlls have a small yoKe. with the material hanging from it in narrow side or box plaits. Others are gauiereo wan mouoraio immess Into the collar band. As for stuffs. there is to be a return to the hair stripes or tine checks and perhaps dots. although stripes aim tine ciiccks come first. Smart SprliiK Pout. The new jackets for spring are being shown now, some of them being out of the beaten trad; ami verv smart. Among these the plaited styles seem to ic the Itvorite. The jacket proper is ery plain, made with seams in front and back, extending to the shoulder. This is not only a newer cut. but it is a style easier titled than the dart coats. NOIIFOLK JACK IH'. After the coat Is fitted one has only to ipply the plait over the seam, and the garment is practically finished. The collar may or may not be used, just as one desires. The sleeve is finished with u box plait also, and the whole makeup of the coat Is generally good. Any wo man can make such a coat as this, and It will be a good fitting one too. How to Wear Yonr Hat. "Small hats worn well forward comes the whisper of spring styles wafted across the Atlantic. The hats designed for the opening season at Nice and Cannes are so made and so worn, and they may with safety be taken as foreshadows of spring fash ions in millinery. Beside this modest style of hat the excessively broad lines, which were so much In vogue only a short time ago, begin to look greatly exaggerated. CautiouN. win Kiey l say. suppose you pay mo back that 10 shillings you owe me now." Burroughs Really, old man. I cant do that. Marklev But you've got It to spare today. Borroughs I know, but there's no telling when I may need it.- London Telegraph. Xi) Further Xeeenf.lt-. Maud Well. I see Mabel Garling horn after all these vears has given up trying to get Phlp Sikes. Irene- hat's the reason? Maud Haven't you heard? She's got him. Chicago in mine. THE OLD PORTAGE ROAD. l.iill by rriiiiNvlvunlii With Material IlrouKlit From England. For some time prior to 1S00 trave across Pennsylvania had been In ca noes and In river barges propelled bj poles or along the shores of rivers bj horse and foot and by intervening portages on Indian trails, connecting points on the different rivers. Thf Philadelphia-Pittsburg national pike was built upon such a substantial basis that wherever undisturbed one stlf finds the gracefully modeled arches of solid masonry almost Intact after more than a century has passed. The com pletion of the Old Portage railroad by the state of Pennsylvania In 1S34 put an end to the time honored "coach and six." with the many picturesque and commodious inns and taverns along the line of this broad macadamized toll road, which with Its substantial con struction was in point of endurance second only to the Komau military roads of Oreat Uritaln. This Oltl Portage road was construct ed from material brought from Eng land. The Hritish government sent over experienced engineers to Instruct the Americans In the running of the stationary steam engines used upon the inclined planes of the road In the Allegheny mountains. The railroad's highest iK)int was about 2,700 feet above sea level, being only 200 feet lower than the neighboring hill, which is the highest point of the Allegheny mountains hi Pennsylvania. The road consisted of ten planes, five of which were on either side of the mountain and intervening levels. In 1835 the canal boats were so constructed that they could be taken In sections and hauled over the mountain on Hat cars without disturbing their cargoes. The rails were secured to stone sleepers, twenty inches square, which were sunk In the ground. On the Old Portage road the best time for the forty miles between IIol- lldaysburg and .Tohnstown was twelve hours. Express trains on the Pennsyl vania railroad now run a closely par allel distance over the Allegheny moun tains In a trifle over one hour. The passenger traffic on the road in those days was usually limited to one car each way a day, with a capacity of thirty passengers. In jSu-i the Pennsylvania Railroad company bought the Portage road from the state of Pennsylvania.-Chlcago Xews. BABY RATTLESNAKES. From the Moment of Illrth They Take fare f Tlu-inxel vex. The fallacies surrounding the rattle snake begin with the very coming of ;he reptile. Many suppose that, like die garter snake, the bull snake, the members of the "racer"' familv and mr other iionpoisouous snakes, the rat tlesnake is hatched in broods number- dig from forty to eighty. Not so. Rat tlesnakes are born into the world, as ure all members ot the viperoid fami ly, in litters numbering from seven to twelve. Between the middle of July and the middle of August the babies appear. I.iveiv. self reliant, dangerous little foii.iwx thev jire fniirti.i.it n..)i.. !.ni- no thicker than a load pencil, market like the adult snakes and provided with a single button at the end of the tall, the tlrst link in the series of rat tles to be developed, ring by ring. with each shedding of the skin. Motionless, eyes gleaming, the long mother lies extended across the back of a sand hummock beneath the fan- Iike leaf of a dwarf palmetto, glaring coldlv at her active, squirming ba- hies. For a brief half hour she tar- ries: then she drags herself away, for from the first moment a young rattler enters the world he is independent of his mother and eminently able to shift for himself. Each young snake Is a full Hedged rattler, ready to hunt and ready to defend himself with the sting of death. Each fiat, triangular little head is provided with the long, sharp poison tangs containing uie uiemicai venom of the mother snake. Pearson's Magazine. THREE GREAT AMERICANS. A .niiup.Mo of Kmernon. Thoreau and II:nvt liorm-. Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis says in her "Bits of Gossip that Emerson as she met him in Concord in 1S02 was a typical Yankee in appearance: "The tall, gaunt man with the watchful, pa- tlent face and slightly dazed eyes, his hands clasped behind his back, that came slowly down the shady village street towaru mo aysme uiai sum- mer day was l nele Mini nimseir in in littlng brown clothes. I have often wondered that none of his biographers have noticed the likeness." Emerson said to Mrs. Davis: "I wish Thoreau had not died netore you came, lie was an interesting study. bhe asked why. and after a moment he re- plled: "Henry often reminded mo of an animal in human form, lie nau uie eye of a bird, the scent of a dog, the most acute, delicate intelligence, but no soul. No," he repeated, shaking his head with decision, "Henry could not have had a human soul." Mrs. Davis remarks on Hawthorne's shvness and on his love of seclusion. which indeed was a family trait: "Per- sonally he was a rather short, power- fully built man, gentle and low voiced, with a sly, elusive humor gleaming sometimes In his watchful gray eyes. The portrait with which we are an la- miliar, a curled barber shop ueau. gives no idea of the singular, melan- choly charm of his face. There was a mysterious power in it wmcn i uavu never seen elsewhere In picture, statue or human being. Ho An I null-' ThlnUf The following facts, which I saw with my own eves on repeated occa sions, fully convinced me that animals have the powers of memory and thought. I once had a three parts bred black and tan terrier, which slept in a basket In my bedroom that opened into the nursery. One of my children was from ill health very fractious, and whenever Tiny heard it cry she would go into the nursery, hunt about until she found a squeaking rag doll, take it to the side of the cot and, sitting up. shake it to amuse the child. If in do- ing this she did not display powers of memorj', thought and reflection I utter- ly fall to see to what her clever per- formance could be attributed. Loudon uiooe. HUGO AND HIS WIFE. Vehemence of the Author and 1H Ilt-llcT llnlf'N IMaeldlty. M. Paul Stapfer in the Mercure de France quotes a fragment of Victor Huiro's after dinner monologues. The pose of the man accustomed to an pectation of big utterances, of meta physical suggestions, is well conveyed in the quotations. Victor Hugo, It is hardly necessary to observe, was dis tinctly a prophet in his own country as well as abroad. By 9 in the evening, savs M. Stanfer. Victor Hugo had warmed to his work. He burst forth: "How poor, how small, how absurd atheism is! God exists. I am more sure of his existence than I am of my own. If God lends me sufficient length of life I want to write a book showing how necessary to the soul prayer is how necessary and how efficacious. Personally I never pnss four hour, without prayer. I pray regularly ev cry morning and evening. If I wake In the night I pray. What do I pray for? Strength. I know what Is right and what is wrong, but I realize my imperfections and that of myself I have not the strength to resist evil. God surrounds and upholds us. We are In him. From him we have life. movement, being. AH Is created by him. But it Is not true to say that he has created the world. He creates It unceasingly, no is the soul of the uni verse, lie Is the Infinite I. ne Is you are asleep, Adele!" The abrupt accusation was hurled at Mrs. Hugo. Since dinner she had been sitting silently In an armchair, rather huddled and drawn up In attitude, her chin resting ou her chest, her hands folded on her stomach and her eyelids closed. Her regular breathing had been pleasantly interrupted. Housed abrupt ly, injured Innocence protested vigor ously In her manner, "You dear great thing, how could you possibly Imagine I should go to sleep while you were talking';" TRAVELING IN RUSSIA. The SleejilnK Cur and the Stoiiiiiern on the VoIkii. The sofas of our staterooms on the Volga river steamer, while pleasant enough to sit on, were devoid of the other trappings which In these degen- eratL, tlays arc bought necessary to a luWs rest, and we had not yet learn- ed the peculiarities of Muscovite travel. The old fashioned Russian travels with his own gear and makes himself comfortable according to his own Ideas, and they are by no means narrow. A place to sleep on Is provided. The rest he brings. On the Russian sleeping cars those who have not their own bed clothes and who wish to undress and go to bed in the American fashion can have all that Is requisite for 50 cents. The porter on demand brings a linen sack, whose seal he cuts In your pres ence with considerable ceremony ami from which he produces a pillow, blankets and sheets of beautiful line linen. This was the system on our boat, and our minds were soon at rest. I afterward inspected the lower decks ot the ship and saw the way Uie third class passengers were cared for. It was primitive, but clean and wholly suited to the customs of the people. Each person was provided with a spot less board shelf to sleep on by night and sit on by day, and he made himself as happy or as uncomfortable as he chose. Most of the passengers seemed to take traveling ns a migration, to judge by the pots and kettles, furnl- ture, blankets and clothing stowed about them "everything but the kitch- en stove," that Important but dan- gerous article being replaced by the ship's galley, with its bountiful hot water always ready for the eternal teamaklug. Captain T. Bentley Mott. r s. A.. In Scrlbner's. CANADIAN CASTLES. The Mot interentinfr in cimirnn de Ilanieza- at Montreal. To Americans castles are associated with the storied Rhine, picturesque England or France and Spain, but It Is Interesting to be reminded by the St. John (P. E. I.) News that there are a number of ancient Canadian castles still existing, the chief ones being St Ours, Rhnouskl, St. Eustnche, Lotblnl ere, Montlbello, Ste. Marie de la Be- ance, Vaudrell, Rouvllle and, most In teresting of all, the Chateau de Rame- zay at Montreal. The latter was built In 17G5 by Gertrude de Ramezay, at that time governor of the district of I Montreal and knight of the Royal and Military uruer or St. Louis. From him was descended the last French govern or of Quebec at the time of the capitu- lation In lioO. From that time to 1S40 the castle remained In the possession of the government and was the resl- dence of the French and English gov- ernors until the capital was trans- fcrred from Montreal to Quebec. It Is now owned by the Antiquarian socle- ty, which has made of It a museum for historical relics of the old regime, and as such It possesses much Interest for visitors to the one time capital of New France. BOOKS. What a sense of security In an old uook which time has criticised for us.- Lowell. B00ks are men of higher stature and only m(M, tlmt sp01lk aloud for fu- tur0 timos to ,t,ar E y iinnvnjnff Wo oiloni,i m.lkl, ,i10 ... 1IS1, . k t, t th . . f . Shp Bteng 8W0ets fr()m Jt 1)Ut (loog uot Jure It. Colten . fIlllu. w. U8 without rods and ferules, without hard words and anger, without clothes or money. Richard de Burv. My maxims are never to heidii a book without finishing it. never to con- slder It without knowing it. and to I study with a whole mind. Buxton. A book Is good company. It Is full of conversation without loquacity. It is not offended at your ubsentmindedness nor jealous If j-ou turn to other pleas- ures. Beecher. Saaitary inntinct. Modern Mother Why, child alive, "wnat are you talcing off that dolly's clothes for? .Modern umid l in go In' to zamlne her to see If she's been vaccinated. 1 can't have er spreadlir 'taglon among my other dollies. Balti- mure American. i CHOICE MISCELLANY Advance of the Telephone. As far back as 1GG7 one Robert Hooke of London proclaimed the prin ciple of the telephone. By means of a wire he transmitted sound over consid erable distances. A century and a half later, in J821, the word "telephone" was first used, beiflg applied to-Wheat-stone's apparatus, by which sound was transmitted through wooden rods. The tlrst patents for the Bell tele phone were taken out in 1S70. Long distance telephoning is twenty years old this very j-ear. At the beginning of 1004 there were 3,770,517 telephones under rental In the United States. The number of mes sages In a year passes beyond .'5.000. 000.000. A current news item predicts telephonic communication in the near future between New York and Sail Francisco. With a continent crossed by the speech carrying circuit, there remains the problem of transoceanic communi cation bj' telephone. It is not to be doubted that a solution will come. The rapidity of telephone development, after its first fair start, as Indicated In the dates given above, seems to promise that the crowning achievement in long distance communication by volte may not be far in the future. Old AKe In Navy Offleerji. The youngest rear admiral in the United States navy Is older than Ad miral Togo. The four Japanese vice ad mirals are all younger than the youn gest of our captains. The Japanese rear admirals average age forty-nine. captains age forty-four and two-thirds and commanders forty and two-thirds. The average age of our captains (fifty seven and a half) is thirteen years be yond that of the Japanese captains, nine years beyond that of the English and German captains and seven years beyond that of the Russian captains. The youngest English captain is aged thirty-three, is twenty yet; rs "younger than our youngest, and Japan has" deemed It wise to Intrust her battle ships to men of age thirty-six. The av erage English and German captain J scarcely older than our junior grade captain (commanders), and our youn gest commander when he reached his rank was older than the average Japa nese captain. If our youngest captain were in the Japanese navy he would lave been retired for age some time ago. Independent. I'nele Sam's Shop. Uncle Sam sold during the year 1001. according to figures given out from Washington, goods worth $l.-I."l.:;"o- CAZk He bought goods wortli $1.0:i5.- 009.107 and used the balance to pay off debts and the Interest on his mort gages. It was the first year when Uncle Sam has ever made billion dollar pur chases. Ten years earlier he spent only Siwd.OuO.ooo, last year $0!..0OO.HJO. However. Uncle Sam doesn't feel poor. lie broke another record by ex porting for the first time over $."0d.-. 000.000 wortli of manufactured goods. In ten years the excess of exports- over imports sales over purchases has been over $4,000,000,000. Sales have been upon an average more than r0 per cent greater than purchases. Last year and in 1002 the excess of sales was only 40 per cent. But that isn't much to worry about. In the three years IStKt, ISO ( and lSOo the excess of sales was only 1" per cent, and we have done fairly well since. The Anttnmpntntlnn Jap. During the present war the Japanese have followed the new rule generally of not amputating shattered limbs on the fields of battle, but of putting a plaster of paris dressing on them. So far out of f00 wounded Russians only one arm has been amputated, and In that case the arm had to be removed in consequence of trouble supervening. In all eass the bom's have healed well. It is clear that the gunshot wounds from the modern infantry ritle are less dangerous to life than they were in for mer days. Wounds received in the lungs or stomach heal often without any surgical treatment or operation. All pieces of shot or garments taken from wounded men are sent to Tokyo, where they are being preserved, as are also all other "preparations" resulting from the surgical treatment of the wounded. London Globe. Artineiai Rain. Sir Oliver Lodge's fog dispelling ap- pa rat us might be useful in the semi- arid plains east of the Rockv moun- tains and in all sections of the United States during times of drought. Elec- triclty at the high voltage of 230.000 Is sent lightning-like through the air. A succession of these discharges con- denses the moisture in the atmosphere. with a clearing effect similar to that produced by llghtniiif Although the object of the apparatus In England is to dissipate fog, analo gous reasonlug would point to its value as a rain producer. The fog is driven away by being turned into rain. The same electrical process should produce rain wherever there is a fair amount f moisture in the atmosphere. BtiKpipe.i Awaln In Favor. That terrible instrument, the hag- pipes. Is winning favor in certain cir cles. It is even whlsnered that there Is a fair royal piper, and that the laughters of Scottish nobles are rapid ly becoming proficient In the art of klrllng the pipes Is the hapless experi- tnce of many visitors to the north. I'bere are those who find the bagpipes trying at the best of times, but If thev aro to l)C Placed in the hands of the nm:,tt'u - " will life beyond the border bo "uri" "mgr l.onoon world. Effect of Araenlc on the Face TiiC 8-ow absorption of many poisons changes In some more or less modified oTm te complexion, but arsenic and ammonia show their effect about as quickly as any. The popular belief that arsenic clears the complexion has led many silly women to kill them- selves with It In small, continued doses. It produces a waxv. lvorvliki. anncaranco of the skin dnrinr n tain stage of the poisoning, but its ter- WMJ V. rlble after effects have beeomp too wpM known to make It of common use as a, cosmetic. f