BAN DON RECORDER.
FACTS IN FEW LINES
The policy of Chinese officials Is get
ting to be more ami more, "China for
the Chinese"
It is claimed that pure American ci
ler can be profitably sold in England
at 4 cents a pint
The French and (Germans have not
yet taken to bananas, nor have the
Spaniards and the Italians.
A Berlin court was recently called
upon to deal -with an action .brought by
n woman of thirty who was .a grand
mother. The new parliament building in
Stockholm, which was begun ten years
ago, is now completed. It lies on a
small island.
A Frenchman named Gefilot has In
vented an artificial bait consisting of
a gelatinous paste for use In the New
foundland fisheries.
Union Theological seminary has start
ed a course In Old Testament history
for children from nine to twelve years
old who live in its vicinity.
A writer In the Dutch periodical De
Natur tries to prove that in the dim
geological past, when the channel did
not exist, the Hhine emptied Into the
ocean In England.
What the London Lancet calls a new
departure in the preservation of foods
has been inaugurated by a method of
sterilizing it with carbonic acid, invent
ed by Randolph Hemming.
More or less gold is found in Wales
and is worked at a market profit, and
now extensive prospecting is being
carried on in Rosshlre, Scotland, which
is near the extreme northwest.
Another painting, supposed to be
from the brush of the great Romney,
has been discovered in an old establish
ed hotel at Egremout, Cumberland,
England, in excellent condition.
Nearly all the Japanese transports
sail from Hiroshima, a city of 120.000
inhabitants, on a bay of the inland sea.
Here also are brought the hospital
ships with the wounded soldiers.
One of the results of the late Brit
ish mission to Tibet was the destruc
tion of the delusion that that country
Is rainless. There was rain once in
July and frequently In September.
Relics of St. Eustache have been
stolen from the Church of St. Eustache.
Paris. The relics consist of one of the
saint's bones, a tooth and some bones
of the saint's wife and two children.
The recently refitted Haymarket the
ater, London, has in its stalls and drees
circle patent chairs, each fitted in gen
Iously with two shelves, one to hold a
silk hat known in London as "the
white inau's burden" and the other
for fan, opera glasses, etc.
The interior department at Washing
ton has notified the state of Nevada
that it must take steps at the next ss
sion of its legislature to stop the
p sale
;aion
of liquor along the line of irri
canals that are being constructed- In
the state under the provisions of the
reclamation act.
At the beginning of 100-J telegraph
lines in Spain had reached the follow
iug exteusions: Overhead wires. 1S.17C
mile?; underground cables. Go miles;
submarine cables, 2,044 miles. Public
telephones installed by private compa
nies numbered l.'.tHXi. The public lines
directed by the government were 10 in
number.
Iu making his will the late John
Mabbott of Waterbury, Conn., enjoined
his executors to sell whatever part of
his estate it is necessary to sll during
the season when the trees and shrub
bery are In foliage. Mr. Mabbott was
a great lover of trees and shrubs and
took great pride in the appearance of
his estate.
After many years of trials the intro
duction of rubber in a commercial
sense has been established in Hawaii.
Six yours a so a rubber plantation was
started at Nahiku, but little had been
heard of the venture until recently.
Now the trees have been found in a
condition to produce rubber, and the
work of -.fathering sap probably will
soon begin.
In the island of New Guinea, or Pa
pua, the chief adornment of the women
is a necktie made of black ants. The
native girls find the ants in the gar
dens; they bite off and swailow the
lower end, throw away the head ami
thred the thorax. One woman, the
bride of a chief, wore a necklace elev
en feet long, on which were the bodies
of 1, S00 ants.
An ingenious lock which has Just
been patented has the keyhole in the
knob or handle of the door. The mech
anism of the lock is so constructed that
a person on the inside of the door can
by turning the knob in one direction
lock the door so that It cannot be
opened even by a key on the outside.
By turning the knob In the opposite di
rection the dour Is locked, but can be
opened on the outside by the use of a
key designed to lit the lock.
Compressing oOO.OOO newspapers by
hydraulic machinery, an Austrian in
ven tor has constructed a yacht of the
material thus obtained complete in ev
ery detail and no less than sixteen feet
In length. Everything about the little
vessel is of paper -not only the hull,
but the masts and even the sails. The
Paris Auto vouches for the fact that
the yacht is not a mere toy, but a real
vessel capable of fulfilling all the re
quirements of any ship of similar size.
In Germany puzzuolanl cement is
now a well recognized trade product,
with a good reputation for its proper
ties of .strength and hardness. This ce
ment Is produced by grinding and thor
oughly mixing SH per cent granulated
slag with l." per cent of lime hydrate.
Slag has also been employed in Ger
many largely by the Portland cement
manufacturers as a substitute for mar!
and limestone, and the claims that ce
ment made with this addition Is stron
ger than he ordinary cement have
now been recognized by eminent au
thorities. Falllnjr Ilnlr.
Hair nearly always begins to fall
in one of two places -at the temples
and where It Is parted. If a new part
ing he given, the old one will be af
forded a chance of recovering Itself,
provided, of course, that proper meas
ures be employed. The chief reason
for hnlr falling out when? it is parted
seeins to be the strain that Is brought
to bear by comb and brush.
POLLY IM ;
t '
(ihul was Polly when I read of the
enforcement of the ordinance prohil
iting expectorating on the streets of
San Francisco. There is to be a regu
lar crusade made in this city against
the law-breakers who persist in a habit
that is a menace' to the health of the
people who throng the streets all day
and night, beside the disgusting sight
that meets your eyes on every side
People who are' advocates of cleanli
ness and neatness in every other way
seem to be blind to this fault and must
plead guilty to the oll'ensc. Hence
fortli the expectorator must step to tin
edge of the sidewalk and make the
gutter his spittoon. A number of at
rests have been made, and "still there's
more to follow," for whenever there h
not a blue-coated, brass button decor
ated policeman around, many forget
there is such an ordinance and it wil
require a line oV so to refresh their
memories.
There is some talk about a erusadt
against trailing dresses on the street
You could scarcely find a better germ
distributor than the long dresses that
sweep the sidewalks a great help in
creating casts for the doctors and uu
dertakers, and assisting the street
sweepers. Diseases thus carried into
the homes, which result fatally iu
many cases, are likely to be referred to
as passing strange that the disease
hould have been contracted when the
patient had never been exposed to the
malady, and when it ends fatally, that
the untimely taking oil" is a dispensa
tion of Providence, when it can be laid
entirely to the door of gross careless
ness on the part of some member of the
family, who has carried it home in her
trailing skirts and hung the. 'garment
in the closet. Few women can holt!
up their skirts gracefully, and it is the
exception and not the rule when it is
t lie reverse. They grab it sis if they
were afraid it would get away from
them, let it dragon one side and hold
it up above the ankles on the other, or
draw it so tightly about them that they
can scarcely navigate. Not alone this
awkwardness do they have to ileal
with, but it is a dreadful strain on the
hands, frequently causing iherii to
ciamp and ache until the patience is
exhau.-ted and the sweetness of their
temper marred for an entire afternoon.
Then down goes the skirt to rest the
hand, and the trail sweeps the fide
walk clean, until the victim makes
another dive for the skirt, and tries it
again. Twin evils are these habits of
expectoiating on the .-trcets and of
wearing trai.ing skirts on .-hopping
and pleasure expedition?: The former
the men must plead guilty to being the
law-breakers, except in comparatively
few instances, while the latter the
.vomen must face the consequences
and shoulder all the blame. The
sooner these ordinances are enforced,
lx)th in cities and towns, the better it
will bo both for the citv and home life.
"Whenever I get the blues," said an
old lady the other day, "I try to find
somelHuly worse oil than myself, and
when I fail to find them in the living,
I simply go to the morgue and walk
up and down the row.- of silent sleep
ers, aad I always, come awav a goo
deal more satisfied with mvself than
when I went in. Here, in this snow
white room, with its marble walls am
lloor, and its marble slabs on which
recline the victims ot suicide and acci
dent iu their last, long sleep, there i
much to ponder over. One thing that
is a great mvsterv to me is why an v
one should use cariKthc acid to termi
nate their unhappy existence, it is
terrible, and shows, the greatest siiller-
ing imaginable on their poor, scarrei
aces. Truly an unenviable death.
There will be another who has taken a
short cut out of life's highway by the
gas route, still another hv an overdose
of morphine, etc. Up one side and
lown the other, 1 go between the
marble slabs like so manv little Ix-fls,
urtained oil' and all with their wliitt
covers.
I'm not the only one that goes there,
'oily, to get that coiitentiueiil that 1
crave after a lit of the blues, and thai
wild, restless-spirit that takes posses
ion of me and makes me look on the
dark side and denounce life as not
worth the living; there is a class who
are blessed with a morbid curiosity,
that really enjoys going to the morgue
ind viewing the lemains of those who
got tired by the wayside and concluded
to drop out of t:ie ranks and make
room for somebody else in the struggle
for existence. Some people think it is
strange that I haunt so grewsome a
place as the morgue, but, I'm a better
woman for it. I always say a little
prayer to myself for the ones reclining
there. I'm more charitable to others.
I pity now, where I w:is onoe prone to
condemn, and furthermore, Pin ready
to reach out a helping hand to the
needy, encourage others by kind words,
besides being more eontenteir'-wilh my
own station in life. I see so many
silent witnesses to a failure in life lying
so cold and still on thjse. marble, slab.,,
that I go out with a new resolve in my
heart to help others stcmytht tide of
misfortune. One visit does-not always
bring me the peace'and contvntWent P
desire, and it often takes- two7 or" three
visits to put me iu that restful and re
signed state of mind wherein I can be
of some assistance to others. But here
I have learned to-be satisfied with my
lot."' " " "
.Speaking of this old htdywho -tafeiw
so much comfort in visiting the
morgue makes me think of another
old lady who sits at home with the
daily newspaper in her hands, if she. is
not dressed in her best Sunday clothes
and wandering from store to store in
search of bargains. The other day she
waited impatiently for other members
of the household to finish their perusa
of the paper before she finally got pos
session of it. "We won't see any more
of the paper all day," said her little
grandson, who is much interested in
the war news of the Japanese. '
wanted to see it before I went to school,
too. Teacher will ask who's read the
war news, and I just always get left
".Never mind ; you can have the paper
after school," replied his mother, who
was trying to catch sight of a head
line" or two herself. "Well, I declare,
there ain't one bit of news in this big
paper," said the old lady, fretfully, as
she slowly turned the pages one after
the other. "Oh, yes, there is, too,"
she remarked, as she adjusted her
glasses and sank back in her easy
chair preparatory to enjoying herself,
"Here's a whole page of bargain sales,"
she remarked cheerfully. She is
striking contrast to the little woman
who takes such keen satisfaction in
visiting the morgue and endeavoring
to lighten some one else's burdens, for
she is just as much interested in styles
and takes as much interest in what is
to be worn the coming season as any
eiirhtecn-vear-oid gin. rasnion is a
theme she is aiways interested in, and
a newspaper without the bargain sales
is a stale affair, and not worth perns
iug.
BRIEF REVIEW.
How Bate Saved His Leg.
A feiv da.Va before his death, says the
Washington Post, Senator Bate was
chatting in one of the Senate lobbies
with a number of colleagues, and the
incidents of the battle of Shiloh were
recalled. " I had a faithful servant
with me," said the Senator, "a negro
named Mini.' When f was wounded
I was shot in the leg I had an idea
that the surgeons would try to cut it
otl", and I determined to prevent them
from doing so. I told Jim to put my
pistols under my pillow, and he loaded
them and slipped them under my head.
fhe doctors came in. I hey were
friends of mine and I asked them quite
franklv what thev intended to do.
'Well, colonel,' said one of the sur
geons, 'we re sorry, out we ve got to
amputate your leg in order to saveyour
life.' " I pulled my pistol out and
pointed it at the surgeon's head. "The
first man who tries to put a knife to my
leg,' said I, 'will get shot.' The doc
tors backed oil", and after a while I got
well, and saved my leg, too. My leg's
a little crooked from the wound, and
there's a big hole in it yet, but it's bet
ter than any wooden leg I ever saw."
Senator Bate walked with a limp. Jle
was able - to discard the crutches he
carried during the latter years of the
war, but he always used a heavy cane
iu walking.
Death Chair a Horror.
John A. Hendershot, of New York,
in electrical expert, tells this story of
rhomas A. Edison's opinion of putting
persons to death by electricity. "A
couple--of weeks ago I attended a din
ner in New York at which Thomas A.
Edison was a guest. During the even
ing some member of the party aked
Mr. Kdison if he hail invented the ap-
aratus for the killing of murderers.
"No, sir, I did not,' he replied, em
phatically, 'and I am very sorry elec
tricity has been put to any such use.
It is perhaps the quickest way of put
ting any one to death, but It is not
painless by any means. There Is a sen
sation of a moment only, but in that
moment there is pain indescribable.
The llash comes and the shock; it is
ten times more excruciating than the
feeling that results from placing one's
hands upon live coals. 1 1 is a burning,
devilish, harrowing feeling. I magine,
if you can, the quick thrusting of 10,
000 red hot needle pointsinto your body
at the s:uue time and you may have a
faint idea of the torture that is endured
by the poor wretch in the death chair
for an instant after the current is
turned on. ' "
Domestic Cat is Raising Racoons.
Nestled in a soap box in the kitchen
of the farm house of John Pooler is a
family of six racoons, being nursed by
the family cat, after the little animals
had barely escaped death at the teeth
of a crosscut saw which Mr. Pooler was
working. The mother of the racoons
was killed by the saw, being unable to
escape from the log through the same
hole that she had entered late last fall
If the orphans thrive in the future as
they have in the past few days, they
will live to maturity, much to the de
light of the Pooler children, who have
d ready named them after the children
of President Roosevelt's family. Mr.
Pooler's cat immediately took a liking
to the coons when they were brought
to the house, and since then has nursed
them assiduously.
Paderewski's Chum a Waiter.
Ignace.Ian Paderewski, the famous
tianist, when he comes to Chicago first
seeks out Paul Poewel, head waiter of
the Auditorium Annex, and shakes the
alter by the hand. The two men are
always glad to see each other and to re-
all the time. when they went to school
together many years ago in Poland.
One mail is famous the world over and
the othei-'-js prospering in Chicago.
JhindthougTj thegenius is feted by the
most fashionable people in Chicago,
the head waiter says Jan Paderewski
has not changed in spirit since they
two were boys together. The virtuoso
remembers the head waiter every time
he comes to Chicago, and when he left
tlie hotel one time he presented the
Waiter witJi U00.iii gold.
j- . - - :
If you want home to remain beauti
ful leave it at times.
CHOICE MISCELLANY
The LoHMeM nt Mukden.
We read the report that liOO.OOO men
were killed and wounded on both sides
in the battle of Mukden without fully
realizing what those awful figures
mean. Here are a few aids to the Im
agination. Two hundred thousand
casualties equal
Three hundred Iroquois theater dis
asters.
A hundred and fifty Slocum disas
ters.
Mighty Johnstown Hoods.
Thirty Galveston Hoods.
'Hie total population men, women
nnd children of a city like Minneapo
lis.
The population of the states of Idaho
and Nevada combined.
The entire Boer population, of both
sexes and all ages, of the two South
African republics which resisted the
whole power of the British empire for
over two years. Collier's Weekly.
How the CniiRl Will Be Dur.
Within limits we uow know just
about what will be done. The bottom
width of the cut will be L'OO feet and
the depth 40 feet. The Suez canal, aver
aging 115 feet wide at the bottom and
permitting a draft of only 27 feet 10
Inches, has proved too small. Several
of the great new battleships of the
British navy can now go through it
only with hazard, and none of the lar
ger freighters fully loaded, such as
have proved most economical for the
transatlantic trade, could go through.
Even the larger German lines trading
to the orient often lose their steerage
way and sheer against the sides. The
Panama canal will be able to admit
even larger vessels. There must be one
lock a tide lock near Miratlores and
possibly one at Bohlo to reduce excava
tion. World's Work.
Too Poor For Illnek Ileetleji.
Dr. E. .1. Dillon's article on Russia in
the Nineteenth Century mentions a cu
rious detail in illustration of the ex
treme poverty of the peasants. The
very vermin die out in the poorer huts.
Dr. ShingarolY writes that the familiar
animal known to scientists as Cimex
Iectularius was wholly absent In the
very poorest of the dwellings lie ex
amined and was found only In places
where a certain relative comfort pre
vailed. Black beetles and cockroaches,
being less squeamish, were found more
evenly distributed. But even here there
are limits. "The black beetle does not
llourish in all conditions. Certainly ex
treme poverty is a considerable obsta
cle to its existence. There are 10 per
cent of the huts so poor that even black
beetles cannot live there."
The Klnfir'n Ensrllnh.
In his speech at the opening of par
liament King Edward of England vio
lated the king's English" with inaccu
racies, of which the following are sam
ples: With a line impartiality he said
that "my government have." "my gov
ernment is. "my government has" and
"the Chinese government have." Then
he said "the war which has been in
progress since February last contin
ues." Of course it continues; otherwise
It would-be a war that "had" been in
progress, "rrogress has notably been
made in the reorganization of the gen
darmerie, to which olllcers belonging to
my army have contributed valuable as
sistance." What precedent noun does
"which" refer to progress, reorganiza
tion or gendarmerie?
Gold Hnilrond I'ne.
It Is nice to have a gold pass attached
to your watch chain which franks you
first class over the railways of a conti-
new i aim semis e erv uc.ei collector s
.... .....I .......1 X..1 A. I 1
hand to his cap. Such Is the happy lot
of Australian ministers and ex-minis
ters, but the "deadheads" are now so
many that the question of restrletln;
the issue of passes has been engaging
the premiers' conference at Uobart.
Ihe loss of railway revenue runs into
many thousands of pounds. In Victoria
alone there are eighty ex-ministers
with free passes. One has had his pass
since 1S."T. He must be the record
"deadhead of the world. London
Chronicle.
IlrliiKini; Home Oriental Valet.
"A peculiar fact that has received
little mention," said a clerk In one of
the leading hotels, "Is that it Is get
ting more and more the custom for
those who have resided for any tlmo
in the orient to bring at least one. na
tive servant home with them. Every
steamship now has at least two or
three of these servants, and It Is get
ting to be a problem for us to dispose
of them when their employers come
here. Japs are the most common, al
though we have now and then a Fil
ipino valet In the train of an armv
olllcer." San Francisco Chronicle.
The Hydraulic Drill.
Boring the Simplon tunnel has been
the triumph of the hvdraulic rotating
drill. This tool has a hydraulic washer.
which directs a powerful jet of water
to clear away the rubbish and also
serve's to cool the temperature of the
cutting edges. Thus It causes no dust,
winch Is the cause of the disease called
"tunnel worm." In the boring of tin
St. Gothard SO per cent of the miners
were stricken down with this disease,
whereas the Simplon miners have en
joyed complete Immunity from it
What Our VIK iron Would Make.
The pig Iron produced iu the United
States in one year would make a col
umn twice the height and size of the
Lillel tower. The Iron and steel rails
if made into one rail would be eight v
one feet wide at the base. Just as high
and a mile and a fifth long. The coke
used in blast furnaces would form a
column 400 feet square and fi.r.00 feet
high, and the limestone used would
make a column 1200 feet square and
r..r,to feet high.-Sueeess Magazine.
An Extended Sonnet.
"He doesn't display much originality
In his poems."
"Doesn't he? He ivrote a sonnet with
twenty-threo lines tho other day. If
that isn't originality, what do you call
Itf Chicago Record-Herald.
Ideal, but ImpodHlblc.
"We can't have everything In this
life," said the philosopher.
"No," answered Mr. Dustln Stax.
The Ideal but impossible combination
is a millionaire menu with a deck hand
appetite." Washington Star.
C URIC) US EXPEDIENTS
MAKESHIFTS THAT SERVED USEFUL
PURPOSES.
How "Water Wnu Obtained by the
Use of Gun Hnrreln A Ship Xavl
Kitted by MeniiN of a Hallway Map,
Dynamite LMed For Driving Pile.
Guns have other uses than that of
killing. We all know that hundreds
of clocks are set from the 1 o'clock gun
fired by electricity from Greenwich
observatory, but not everybody Is
nware that ritles have supplied mois
hire in desert countries to travelers
dying of thirst and thus saved their
lives.
In the great Sahara some time ago
says Pearson's Weekly, a globe trotter,
who wanted water badly, found It pos
sible to collect a drink out of the mero
dampness of the sand. He sunk the
barrel of his gun into the ground and
it collected enough moisture In the
bore to stay his thirst. A timely suck
at a gun muzzle has saved many lives
In the sun scorched deserts of the
tropics.
Water ran short on n merchant ves
sel in mid-Atlantic not long ago. uur
the crew did not know what to do t(
obtain a drink. The captain, however
hit upon a brilliant idea.
He had a number of sporting gun?
In his cabin, and, taking them on deck
he plugged up the breech ends, filled
the bores with sea water and set then
thorn end ui among the coals of the
galley fire.
As the steam gathered he ran it
through other gun barrels until It cool
ed. The steam collected In the shapi
of excellent fresh water, and in this
way the crew were supplied with suf
ticient moisture until the vessel touch
ed port. ,
If you were to drop Into the house.
of the French peasants you would be
struck witli the fact that practically
every man and woman poked his or hei
fire with a bayonet.
Some 100.000 bayonets condemnec
stores of the French army ami used n
the Franco-Prussian war have founc
their way Into the homes of poor peas
ants, who use them as fire irons.
The bark Ruth, bound from Demerit
ra to Oban with sugar, neglected til
procure a chart of the Scottish coast
when setting sail. The captain had
never been to Ob.ui before, and, not
wishing to return to Demerara to get a
chart, he looked about the vessel for a
substitute.
He discovered a Caledonian railway
time table, with the railway map at
tached. This helped him out of his dif
tlculty, for It acted splendidly as u sea
guide. The Unth cut across the Atlan
tic and after sailing up the west coast
of Scotland dropped her anchor safely
in Oban bay.
tthout tins railway map the cap-
fain would never have g.t his vessel
safely through the intricate channels.
Good steel wasn't obtainable when
the Germans wished to manufacture
some new ritles for their army, so they
purchased tons of horseshoe nails
which had been kicked about the road
of tLuiworld by lurse.? innumerable.
The gunniakers found them a perfect
substance for the manufacture of rltie
barrels, for the nails, made origfually
of the best 1 obtainable, had re
eel veil from the constant pounding of
the horses' feet on hard roads a pecul
iar annealing and toughening.
It is quite possible that you are wear
ing on your hands today drawn up
lawyers' briefs or ancient title deeds.
When kid leather was at a premium
the French glovemakers hunted high
and low for a substitute. One firm,
more Ingenious than the rest, bought
up old parchments of all descriptions.
They carefully removed the ink marks
and eventually turned the cleaned
parchment Into gloves.
Ever since that particular firm has
supplied Britain with finest French
kid gloves made of parchment. The
vellum clippings left over when the
gloves are made are boiled down and
turned into letter cases and purses.
Ihe British forces were about to
cross the Elands river during the late
Boer war when It was discovered that
It was Impossible to construct a trestle
bridge across It, for the bed of the
river was nothing but quicksand. Piles
had to be driven, but no pile driver
was handy.
The otlieers of the engineers, how
ever, overcame the difficulty In a way
that startled the general In command
of the troops. The sappers waded Into
the water, set up the piles and laid Iron
plates on each one. On these small
charges of dynamite were placed and
fired.
After the explosion the piles were as
firm as if they had been driven In by a
steam hammer. Dynamite explodes
downward with a terrific force, and
an-vtmn,r ,,olfnv ,t: Is Pounded deeply
into the earth.
Mr. Fosdyke, engineer In charge of
the Asaka dam on the Nile, scuttled a
ship to save his cherished earthworks
from ruin. Tlie dam partly burst, and
the great rush of water was forcing
the banks from below.
Something had to be done to stop the
flow, for a terrible disaster was Immi
nent. Mr. FosuyKe hoaroed a cargo
steamer tied to the bank some distance
uway and, getting up steam, steered
er down the rapid stream.
When she was broadside on the trem
bling dam the engineer had her scut
tled, and as she sank In the rushing
waters Mr. Fosdyke and his men cheer
ed themselves hoarse. Tlie scuttled
steamer had saved the dam.
This remarkable makeshift for a break
water cost nearly 7.000.
They who depend on the merits of
ancestors search In the roots of the
tree for the fruits which the branches
ought to produce Barrow.
lleuibrnndt and Murlllo.
Through the eighteenth century
Dutch painters, like those of other
countries, turned to Italy for Inspira
tion. Rembrandt's marvels of light
were forgotten or condemned by Ig
norant critics, his portraits, that search
into the souls of his subjects, despised
for their "laborious, Ignorant diligence."
lie was neglected, while Murlllo con
tinued to be abundantly admired. Now.
however, Murlllo Is esteemed less high
ly, and Rembrandt has been restored to
his place among the giants. St Nicho
las. 1
COLOR OF CIGARS.
S"he filach. Weed Are Not
Alvrayn
the Strongest OneK.
Probably there Is not one smoker iu
ii thousand who would not be surprise !
and. in fact, incredulous If he were told
that the color of a cigar Is absolutely
no guide to its strength. Yet such is
the ease and a fact well known to ci
gar manufacturers and Importers. The
belief of smokers that cigars of dark
color are strong and those of a lighter
shade are milder Is, in point of fact, as
fallacious as It Is general. This Is but
one of many delusions harbored by
consumers of tobacco which practical
rigar men have smiled at and indulged
from time immemorial.
A maker of Havana cigars uses but
one grade or blend of tobacco in the
body or filler of his cigars. Exactly the
same stock is used In his conchas as In
hi.i pcrfeetos, in his claros us In his
maduros. After the cigars are made,
however, his "selector" takes them In
hand and classifies them according to
th-' relative shades of the wrappers.
This is done to effect a uniformity In
the appearance of each box of cigars
an. I to enable the dealer to readily In
dulge the whims of the self deluded
smoker.
Inasmuch as the wrapper constitutes
not more than one-tenth of the cigar. It
will readily be seen that the degree of
its strength or mildness Is very Incon
siderable In effect. In this connection,
however, It Is Interesting to note that
tobacco tradesmen versed In the Intri
cacies of the Industry rigidly bar the
light colored wrapper from their own
smoking tables, knowing that It gener
ally indicates that the leaf was prema
turely cut and improperly cured aud
that it Impairs the flavor and burn of
the cigar. Cubans, who, by the way.
are notaiiiy partial to mild tobacco,
avoid smoking light colored cigars just
as they avoid eating a green orange or
an unripe banana.
The prejudice of these natives and of
tobacco tradesmen Is a logical one and
serves to throw Into bold relief a pe
culiar misconception of facts which is
both amusing and embarrassing to
venders of the fragrant weed.
Whether cigar smokers will ever
awaken to the fact that a dark cigar Is
If anything milder and Invariably
sweeter and more aromatic than a
light cigar remains to be seen. Tobac
co Leaf.
COMPLETED PROVERBS.
"Whatever man has done man can
do" better.
"There's many a slip 'twlxt" the cra
dle and the grave.
"Look before you leap" out of the
frying pan into the fire.
"Until a man finds a wife he is only
half;" thereafter he Is less.
"Honesty Is exact to a penny," but
not always to larger amouuts.
"A fool and his money are soon part
ed" when the fool has friends.
"The best things are not bought and
sold:" they are stolen and kept.
"The second blow makes the fray,"
but not If tlie first Is well placed.
"Pity is akin to love," but klushlp
does not always signify friendship.
"Everything comes to the man who
waits" except that for which he waits.
"Opportunity knocks onceHfiTCevery
man's door," but often makes sure the
man Is out before knocking. Literary
Digest.
The Slow Story Teller.
Friar Lawrence checks the Impetu
ous Komeo with. He stumbles who
runs fast." a sentiment true enough.
perhaps, but one which ought never to
be repeated to the constitutionally slow
story teller. I like a good story and
am ever reatj- to applaud a good story
teller, but heaven save me from the de
liberate, detailing, elrcumloeutlng. ex
asperating efforts of the slow story tell
er. In the first place, they seldom tell
a tale that needs a rapid recltal-and
when they do they murder It and In
the next place the long stories, the Im
pressively sentimental and the lugubri
ously funny stories they deal In chiefly
are seldom worth listening to. Lon
don (J lobe.
Foremt nnd I'nrc Air.
A Parisian scientist, while testifying
to tlie greater purity of the air in the
vicinity of forests, does n t attribute
the cause to a greater rich::ess in oxy
gen -tlie quantity of the latter being
tlie same in the atmosphere of woods
as in olalns lint to the absence of
those agents which vitiate the atmos
phere of towns. When forests are not
surrounded by marshes a well treed
region is next to exempt from epi
demics. Versailles Is a case in point.
It Is surrounded by a screen of for
sts. Epidemics are unknown, yet the
city has the most wretched water.
Holyatone.
The holystone is a soft stone used by
sailors for scrubbing decks and Is said
io nave got its name oecause ft was
originally used solely for Sunday clean
ing. Others assert that the first stones
used for this purpose were taken from
churchyards, while It is also said to
get the name from the fact that a
sailor has to go on his knees to use it.
Pearson's Weekly.
Tin' 1'ropcr Wny.
'So Wiseman Is married at last. He
used to say If he ever got married he'd
manage his wife all right."
'Well, he's pretty shrewd: he's go
ing about It In the right way."
"Is he? How?"
'Letting her have her own way."
Philadelphia Press.
Thorough ne.
Thoroughness Is the twin brother of
honesty. When an employee gets the
reputation of doing n thing not pretty
nearly but exactly right It has more
influence with his employer than bril
liancy or talent. Success Magazine.
A Good Distinction.
"Remember, son." said Uncle Eben.
'dat In dis life you's boun' to do some
things you's sorry fob, but dat aln no
reason fob doln' nuflln' dat you's
shamed of." Washington Star.
Jat Her Idea.
"Have you seen my picture of Ana
nlas?" Inquired the artist to a thron
hanging on to his long ringlets.
"No," replied a fair one; "I have no;
yet, but I have never thought Anani i
was quite as bad as he is painted."
Kansas City Independent.
SAVAGES AND BRUTES.
Odd
Attitude of the PrlmltlTie 3Ia
Toward All Animal.
For the primitive savage animals are
mysterious, problematic beings, pos
sessed of a wide knowledge of the
things of nature. They know much
more than they are ready to tell us. In
some way or another by the aid of
senses much more refined than ours
aiid by telling to each other all that
they notice In their rambles and flights
they know everything for miles around.
And If a man has been "Just" toward
them they will warn him of a coming
danger, as they warn each other, but
they will take no heed of him If he
has not been straightforward fn hl3
actions. Snakes and birds (the owl Is
a leader of the snakes), mammals and
Insects, lizards and fishes all under
stand each other nnd continually com
municate their observations to one an
other. Inside tills vast brotherhood there
are, of course, the still closer brother
hoods of being. "of one blood." The
monkeys, the bears, the wolves, the
elephants and the rhinoceroses, most
ruminants, the hares and most of the
rodents, tlie crocodiles, and so on. per
fectly know their own kin. and they
will not tolerate any i.rie of their rela
tives to be slaughters ! y man without
taking in one way " .nother honest
revenge. This conception must have
had an extremely remote origin.
Even now when a savage Is hunting
he Is bound to respect certain rules of
propriety toward the animals, and he
must perform certain expiatory cere
monies after his hunt. Most of these
ceremonies are rigorously enacted even
nowadays In the savage clans, especial
ly as regards those species considered
the allies of man.
It is well known that two men be
longing to two different clans or tribes
can become brothers by mixing the
blood of the two obtained from small
Incisions made for that purpose, but
It was also quite habitual for man to
enter into brotherhood with some ani
mal. The tales continually mention it.
An animal asks a hunter to spare It
and if the hunter accedes o tlie de
mand the two become brothers. And
then the monkey, tlie bear, the doe, the
bird, the crocodile or the bee any one ,
of the sociable animals will take all
possible care of the man brother In tlie
critical circumstances of his life, send- ;
ing his or her nnlmal brothers of dif
ferent tribes to warn him or help him
out of a difficulty. And if the warn
ing comes too late or Is misunderstood
and he loses his life they all will try
to bring him back to life, and if they
fail they will take due revenge, Just as
if the man had been one of their own
kin.
When I Journeyed in Siberia I was
often struck, without understanding it.
with the care which my Tungus or
Mongol would take not to uselessly
kill any animal. The fact Is that every
life is respected by a savage, or, rather.
It was before he came In contact with
Europeans. If he kills an animal, it Is
for food or for clothing, but he does
not destroy life, as the whites do, for
the mere excitement of the slaughter.
True, the red Indians have done that
with the buffaloes, but It was only aft
er they had been for a long time In
contact with the whites and had got
from them the rifle and the quick firing
revolver. Of course there are rascals
imong the animals the hyena, for in
stance, or tlie shrewmouse or the man
eating tiger, but these do not count:
they are outlaws. As to the great anl-.
mal world as a whole, savage children
are taught to respect It and see in It
nu extension of their own kin. Prince
Kropotkln In Nineteenth Century.
Clay Plpen la Graves.
A very curious old custom Is asso
ciated with interments In the ceme
tery of Labruck, Connemara, Ireland.
A box of pipes short clays Is brought
with the coffin, and a pipe with tobacco
is served out to each mourner. Tlie"
pipes are smoked In silence after the
earth has been filled In and a mound
of stones raised above tlie grass, the
ashes are solemnly knocked out on the
top nud the pipes broken or left behind.
The origin of tills custom Is unknown,
but It is thought to be emblematic of
"ashes to ashes, dust to dust." Empty -black
bottles are also to be found scat
tered a'bout the site.
Hr 'iiehltla.
For bronchitis cut up two or three
large raw onions, mince them very fine,
place In muslin and lay this cold
onion poultice on Lie chest and throat.
Cover with a folded towel and band
age tightly. This reads very simply,
but It Is only an easy way of apply
ing a thoroughly scientific remedy, for
the active agent in the onion is a vola
tile oil which has a powerful effect on
the bronchial tubes, the nerve centers
and the skin.
Ta Helped.
"Itemember, my boy," said Uncle
James ns he gave Bobby a coin, "that
If you take care of the cents the dol
lars will take care of themselves."
Bobby looked a little dubious. "I do
take care of the cents," he replied,
"but as soon as they get to be dollars
pa takes care of 'em."
A nnd Place to Uet Sick.
In his book, "Uganda and Its Peo
ples," J. F. Cunningham tells of a curi
ous manner of treating the sick among
a certain native African tribe: "When
a person fell ill the village prophet
was called In. He said at once wheth
er the sick person would recover or
not If he was doomed to die he was
allowed to fulfill the prophecy: If he
was to live there was no need of med
ical aid." Another strange custom Is
explained In tlie words of the native
who when asked by the author why
women were not allowed to eat the
Uesh of goats replied. "There Is no
why; It Is the custom."
Smoothing It Orer.
"I have come," said the old subscript
er, "to complain about your report of!3f
my daughter's wedding."
"What was the matter with It?" de-
manded the editor.
"Well, her name Is Gratia, but you ;
printed It 'Grntte."
"That's not so bad. She was given
away, wasn't she?"
Tess-I hear Miss Strongmiml has
asked you to be her bridesmaid. Is that
so? Jess-No, indeed. She has asked
me to be her "best woman." Philadel
phia Press.