A lot of K) rnllrtl gvildrn M Hr net* |a
■»lily platml
Ohl» of til«« lH«‘oiialMt«»hi'lrM of *o«*l««ty
1» that n girl cannot go out until all* I n
Mil.
Mark Twain tuia ngiiln shown that
!»• I n r gwnlua. II** I ian lost money tn
« btialnr*« venture.
Admiral
lioj**tv«naky
Myt
th*
American f1»ot 1« aui*rlnr to that of
Japan Rainanitwr l(oJ**Ntv«*n«ky 1
A l/UMlon pobllaher la bringing nut a
huiu<*r«>oa novel In th«» volume* ICng
land puelUvrly refute* to rut Ita fun
abort
NmnrtwMly ha* «*M|»r«**a«’«1 th«’ l*»f»e
that the present alyl© of battleehip will
ho( b* out of <lntr by tin* time the flrrt
around the world
1 quarter* of ih • d«»^ntiern«*y of t*i«
Aliierlrini home This flm* mid dl
hig tribute to the H\«»rng«' Amroun
woman puts th«» emphasis where It Is*
longs, not up«»n unfortunate instnncew
I In «me «mall class of s«M*lety, but ii |* oh
Hie thousands nm| tens of tbousiinds
of happy and healthy homes the conn
try over, wlwr«* wom«»n whose hands
are ««fieri luisv with h«»iis«*holil task"
have learned to open tbelr windows to
th«» world of beauty and «»tiger lntrn*«t
In which they live. I.llrarl«*«. lectures.
«•Iul»s. telephone, troll*), rural free de
livery them* have all been memns to
a larger life, which Is r«»v«»nllng Itself
In n n«*w con«rlousm»«i of th«* honor
«^ toll, of civic duty, of w Ide vision©«!
nelgblsirllne««. of tl«e freedom of beau
ty. Other «»enlurle* sial otlwr clvlllu
Ilona have given opjH»rtunity to a priv
ileged few ; the twentieth century Is
throwing wide the doors tu women of
every ”class” In every corner of the
country
It Is the Ag«* of the Average
Woman may she nobly enter upon her
great heritage
There is n far«*e now bring played In
the the*tors of the larger cities which
mak<* much fun at the ei|M»n*s of the
g«s>d old times when knights were bold
Th* theme lends lts«»lf t<> humorous
Mr, f'ortelyou announce* th«t we
treatment, but It might be hsndle«! v«wy
hav© | |*JU,(MM), irri more tlutn we had »«
«•ffectlvrly by « skillful dramatist In a
year ag>» H^mo* of n* Rp|M»ar to t»r ei
«M*rloua vein
Nor would It be ne<*ew
hlMtlng wondvrful running In bnnirliig
sary Io g«» bn«*k to the eleventh or
*»u to It.
twelfth «»entury to And comjtarlsona
Tin* folk* who are rontlnually aaklng very much to the advantage of th*
“What** In n name?” ahould have their ttm«»* In which v»e live There bar*
I wen r«*markable Ganges for the I mh
attention called to Mr l.u«-k of Roan
oka, Va . whn*r wife presented him ter In this republic aln«*e Its founds
tlon, changes which may t«e thankfully
with quadruplet* the other day
<* m II«*«1 to mind during the soaann of
”A corn orchard, |«a«*ki*1 with gra**eN Christmas festivities and annual re
views, 'l lie most striking change of all
and fragrant with th* bloom of al
falfa,H la the way F 1» ('«»burn dr waa, of <s>urse, the aulwt But Ion of fr«M»
writ*** Kanaaa
Who Itnowa but that dom for slavery In U m » Hooth, but
Kanaaa may Mini* day l**«\)mr a great many old abiisrs bate lieen ««ippresaed
There were unsi«eakable prison horror»
'Iterary renter?
in rhe North. In Hie anti slavery terrl
Hie 11 oo a ton l*o*f announce« that tory of New England during the early
There has
Taiaa Im a more widow* per capita history of th* «»«Hintry
than any other Ntate In the I’nloft lieen a !>les*ed revolution In the c*ra of
Thia la prornbly due to the fa<t that the Insane and In the management of
thry gnllantly limit
themarlvr« to public charities Ths «Miidltlona of la
ls>r ha vs t«e«m greatly Improved, though
'hooting the men only Iti Triaa
there Is all 11 room for Improvement.
A Western chemist declare* that It There la much gr«*ater security for
la dangerous to drink milk containing business than ther«» used to t»r ’n»en»
more titan half a million germ* to the have | m *«* u many ¡Milltie*I reforms of
«•tl!>U* centimeter
And n* f«n\ people Immense value to the |a*nple . tliere are
have the time to count th«» g»-rma the higher Ideals In |M)lltl<*s nisi tliere la
1« »a i»o||(|«’nl (>orriq«(l<»ii than formerly
-levnnnd for milk la likely to fall off
There ar«* better manner* In |Mil|rl<«a.
t«s>. In spit«» of «Mvashmal ««urbreaks of
A Plttaburg doctor who ha* larwn mie!
bad temjsT
In all this we have sal«!
for I2.IMM) by one of hl* ludy patlenta
nothing of Inventions and material
fur a klaa that be la allcgrd to have
Improvement*, but tiw»y have bad a
stolen an) a ho kl** In the World la
very mark«*«! effect on social conditions
worth that much inon«*>
Hr will hnvr
Lighting hfwtlng. tran«|»*«rtAtIon, com-
to admit, however that they fr»'|uet»tly
munlcathin by mall, telegraph ami tele
*«•1 even more
phone, r great array of lamaeliold con
venlences, suggest a n«*w world of «»am
A nmn waa Arr«**tted In ¡»Ittabur* a forts, pleasure« and fsrllltl«*« for doing
few day* «*>• for standing on u
bus*net« The whole trend In law. In
«*»rn*r am! giving away Ina money
If government. In *<«-1ety. In th«» adapts
In* had ia*t on a I m »r*c race or Int rated tlon of material thing« to the needs
In a get-rich quick mtiTprla«* he might and wants <»f man has l»N-n for the b«»t
have got rid <>f hla ca«h without tnnk
ter
Mournful thoughts <x»n<*ernlng
Ing It nerraaarjr for the poll«** to take the dr« a dent pr«**«*nt
am! a rnpl<!
a«-t l«»n,
movement to the «log« and destruction
have no jn*t! flrat Ion whatever In hl*
Ko much has been an Id about the
tory, which is a record <»f steady nd
•mlNMlon of the motto, “In God We
vanrenwmt
If history trsrlies any
Trust,” from the gold coin*. that com
thing with «»ertalnty It la that the most
thrnt on the Nnint Gamlen« dw*lgii an
alarming of threatening evils will b»»
a work of art has bran of Nr**ondary
over«’»»m«’ an«! that «xmtlnurd progress
Interest
It serin* to t»e the general will be ma«!e.
opinion that the eagle la true to nature,
and that In nature he la not a hand
<> m I f m Tramp.
auuie bird when hr la at real. In flight
A recent Incident which holds In Its
I m » I s magnificent
Ntandliig he la
simple «»utllma the possibility of past
rlutnay
(k»r|»ral Madden'* rebuke to
tragedy. Is d«*w rI!•»•<! In the New York
Private McFadden wn*. "Ye march like
Times
It is another Illustration of
‘he nlgle In Clntheml I’arrk ’”
I miw careless tlir world Is of the Indi
tldual. ami how thick Is the cloak
Florence Nightingale, the profession which one may wrap alM«ut hl« prr*on-
a| nurw» and hoapltal reformer, who nlity. The «»ther «lay a laborer rm-
won fame by her Mrrvlce* In the Prltlali ployed by th«* Erie Itallroml In Jersey
army hospital* during the Crimean City was run over by a tr.il« am! had
war. has lately Isvn decorated by King bls l«»g <*ut off.
Kdwartl with the Inalgnia of the Order
A jMdk'einan trl«-phnn«,d for an i it
of Merit. This order was created bi bulanCe
The Injure«! man lay on a
the king In 1WC. for the reward of , gra*’« ¡Mitch, apiuirrntly bl<»«»«llng t««
those who have achieved onneplruou»» death
Just then a typical railroad
distinct Ian In naval or military *erv ' tramp In dirty rags snuiit«>r«*d along
Ice, In letter*, art <»r science.
Mias II«» tnpiH'1 a polhvmnn*»« elbow.
Nightingale la the only woman member
"May I a«k what Is th«» matter. «»fH
of the order; the other* are fnmoue «»erT* he Inquired.
British and Japanese soldiers ami aall
■’.Man bli'Aling to death,” repll<M the
<»r*. and British men of aclem’r. artists, ixdh'vman.
novelists and administrator* To pick
"W«»ul«l you mind If I l«»ok«»d at
out from nil the noted <Mntrmporary
him?” ask«»<l th«» tramp. “I might b«»
Englishwomen the one distinguished
of wrvli'e?”
for her ¡w»rull«rly feminine serv|r«*i t«>
"Go ahead.” respoml«>l th«» «»f!l«\»r.
tlie nation Is an act < lwira< fc/lstlc of
Bending low <»v«»r th«» w«»uml« <l I ii I mu
•he tactful an«! dlM-rlmlnatIng king.
er. th«» trnuip a»«k«»d for water to wash
his hands, and then lH*gg«*«l th«* rrow«l
About 1<*0 mil»** <»f the street rnll for clean hamlkerelilH*. With a half
way*, or tramways, of London an» doxen «left, rapid twists lie mad«* n
owned and ojierated by the lamdon tournl«pi«'t. and stopiMil the flow ot
(bounty tYvunrll
It la surprising to blood.
learn from the ofllrlal bnhin.v sheet
"Are you a dis tor?” some on«» nsk«»d.
that the surplus remaining over nprr a* th«» man *llp|M»«l away through tin»
sting ei|»en*ea. Interest on the debt am! crowd.
other ordinary chtrge*. amounted to
"I use<1 to be,” hr rsplird, ns he bur
less than fL’iO.fW «luring th«* year ended rlci! off.
In March last. Tn*atlng tin* County
- r ■
1
~
*
Ke Always H r mrm hr red.
Coui**ll as a cor|M»railon seeking a div
Ideml on the operation of Ita Illi«»*,
A .tiitli» lurkiil nt the <.»rner« of Mr«,
there would hnvr I hm ii only «»nr seventh
mouth «« «lie IlnteiM«! to tlie
of 1 per cent for the Ahareholdrra. l>lHlnt of the *'( kh > i frh'ti'l whom «Io*
Considering the large profits of the hn<l not «rm for more tlinu ten yenr«.
street rallwny business In this <*ountry. "I’m nfrnhl, dour." »lie wild, "you'll
rim ! the facts that London la the larg
hnve to rroonetriK t »om» of your pinna.
eat city In th«» world, am! that the train You «*, I married a forgetful man.
ways carried more than 300.000.iKiB pa* too."
iu•ngers «luring the year report«!, the
"Why, you told mo not ten minute«
result Is not promising ns a business ngo tlint your liii«hnnd had never yet
proportion.
forgotten your birthday or your wed
ding annlveraary," cried her friend;
Not many months ago Mrs. Julia "and you told me you'd been marrlol
Ward flows, whose hnm»y fortune It nearly eleven years! Tbat'a ever alnee
has t»een to I* Intimately assoclat«'! the year after father took u« all
with the patriot!«» and literary Ilf«» of nl>road."
the ¡mat century. sp«»ke, from her long
"Ye«," «aid Mr«, fjombanl. demurely.
r«‘tr<»ap«s,t of eighty on«» y«»nrs, of th«» "I have; that'» a long time. Isn't It?
progress an«! the retrogression of her lint yon «ee one thing »va« In my fa
own nei. Women of fashion, she re- vor- I was born on the bourth of July.
gn»tfully said, seemed to I ht to have Mr. IxMnbard couldn't very well for
lost both In general tone anti culture get the national holiday. And aa soon
and tn dignity of character. But al as I’d found out how forgetful tie was,
though the world d«»e* not grow better I decided to be married on another
everywhere all the time. It does grow holiday.
ts»ttnr and not worse, and In women
"1 suppose as you were abroad, you
outside th* charmed circle of fashion did not rcallae thnt the date of my
site found th* tone of taste and culture wedding wan unununI- pc<a>le aren't
much higher than In her youth. Her often rtiarrled on the twenty second of
own words were: ”1 find women lead February. 1 think. Hut you ace, by
ing nobler ami better Ilves, filling a little judicious planning I've been
larger an<1 higher places, enjoying the saved the no-eaalty of reminding him
upper air of thought where they used about our anniversary."
tn rest upon the very soil of domestic
car«» ami detail. 8o the community
When we aee a mnn who cultivate«
gains, although one clas* loses.” There long linger nails, we think of club<A
i* in Uwee day* much talk in certain pletol% and that sort of thing.
KEXTUCKT'S TOBACCO WAS.
Wight Bid era Inflict an Aggrsgats
L am of Nearly «1.000,000.
The last ei|>lolt of tin- Krntix*ky
tobeo) night rider« In ■•■Ixlng (be city
of llopkliisvlll«, dxMtroylng |30b.<XXJ
worth of property atld «rrbaialy wound
big two men, has imoad an Intensity
»f Intere« tbrougliout the Miste sud far
beyond lu bordera. The«« rider« are
Hie most cempbuoii« feature of tlw*
war that Is being waged by the tobm-co
growers <X Kentucky against the A meri
esn TotHO'ni <'<mg*any. By raduHng
the comfietltloti In the buying of tobac
co to praet1<-ally nothing U m - nMn|Hiuy
forced down tbs pri-w of leaf toba.ro
until lb« growers My they can not real
I m enough to ¡«y for raising It. The
lobati» crop Is a mainstay In many
parts of Kentucky, and thouaanda de
pend on It for their dally bread
The
growers determined to force Ute prl<e
up.
The plan profataed In the beginning,
and which Is still 1*1 ng followed, was
to fonti a contiti nation of tlu- growers
to rga'wr ttie corutitnation of the manu
facturers snd by withholding the to
bacco malt« th« tobseno truat t-otite to
terms. Many ameeiationa of growers
have ticen formed In the différent tie
barro raising regions of Kentucky, lint
some of lite gemere <B»1 not come Into
the asst>clat I-m ranks anti orberà grew
weary of waiting and sold their croft«
l’ite more violent men In the aawe-ia-
tiotta havs rrsorted to the meaaunw
that gars rise to the nlglit riders, and
by dsatroylng the profa-rty of the to
bacco rasiti«ny end the grower« who
ar« not aliltel with litem have sought
to carry th rougit their plan by tone
and terror
The fiopklpsville rail waa the aerand
tima In twelve months rliat the nlglit
ritiera «dsed and terrorised a city. On
Orawnber 1. Il*»i they entered 1 “rinee
CAU FOB EX-FBE8IDEKT8. IS
PLEA OF OBOVEB CLEVELAND
An
Urges Duty to Maks Provision for
Men Who Have Filled Highest
Post in Nation.
deferring to the poverty of Jefferaon
when ho left Um presidency a, a blow
to national pride. Grover Cleveland,
writing lu the Youth a Companion un
dor to title "Our People atai Their e,
1‘resldents,'’ argues that definite and
generous provision should I* made for
the ma I nlena ms- of chief magistrate«
at the aspiration of their terms
lie
deals with the sgbject at length ami
e,plains that lie frala he can do so
without ills sincerity being questioned,
sines be Is beyond the need of aid
from tlie public treasury.
’*rbe condition Is by no means met."
Mr Cleveland writes, "by the meager
and apasmodlc relief m-aalonally fur
ulahed under the gulae of a military
pension or some other pretext, nor
would It lie best met by making cotn-
fM-usatlon dependent upon ttie discharge
of senatorlsl or other otilctal duty. Our
people ought to make definite and dec-
oroua provision, for all case, alike,
baaed on motive, of justl<-e and fair
neaa. am] adequate to the situation.”
Mr. Cleveland describes ttie limita
tion, that bl, former high office pla<-e
on a ret I rail President In ills choice of
ocruisitiona and mean» of livelihood,
ami iiow popular conception of him as a
repository of national dignity enforcM
a scale of living that may not be within
hla private means
'-There la a sort of vague, but none
tbe leaa Imperative, feeling abroad In
the land that one who haa occupied tbe
great office of President bolds In trust
for hl, fellow clttsena a certain dig
nity which. In bls coteluct and manner
of life, tie la hound to protect against
SKETCH OF COUBT ) OOM AND CHIEF FI0UBE8 IN T1
ton. Kjr.. * town of srvrrnl tlx>u*an<i
Inliabltnnt*. atM»ut thirty mile* north of
ll<»pklnRvll!«». t«*»k ¡x»*s***lon of th«» ¡»o-
lice nn<! Ar«» (!<»|»artni«»nt*. the water
work*, th«» tt»l«q»hnii«» an«l telegraph of-
fl«»** *n<! with the town nliut «»ff from
tbe r«»*t of th«» world «lynsn’Bixl and m t
Are to the Hteger & I>«»l!nr an<! the
John (’. Orr ttrfmcco f*«»turles, which
sere «I!hi! with the trust.
Th«» flret H|i««‘HraiH'v of tbe night
r!«!er* whs In Novon»!»er. BMM1, when
they destroyed some tobiKi»«» born* nod
mnn 11 factorle* In Todd County, with n
loss of a (»out S 10.000. The fl rut rnh!
came on the night of Noreml*»r 11.
11**1. when manked band* entered tlw»
town* of Eddyville nn«l Kuttawa, shu
nted clo*c t«*get!ier In Lyon and <’nl«l-
well Countie*, him ! destroyed the plant*
of the Ainerhiin Snuff C«Hiil*uiy an«!
M C. Illee. * irh |2(U**i loan.
Be*l«le* th«**«» there have t»een many
smaller raid* and visit* to Individual
grower*.
Tohneeo barn* have lx»«’n
burn«*«!, grower* who refus'd to jmk »1
their toba<»oo have l*»en taken from
their homo* and whlpiH»«l. ! k » usp * hnve
I m » cii flred Into and th«» occupant*
woun«le«l. Th«» n«pr«»gate Io**«»* by
them» raid* auxaiMt to nearly $I.OOO.<**K
A
*ynthrtlr
llrMlth
Creed.
The “back-to-nature” movement, of
which the moRt prominent l«*a<i»»r* are |)r.
J. J I. Kellogg of Battle Creek, l>r. lh»wey,
l‘r«'f*. Fl*her and Chittenden of Yale nnd
Prof. MetchnikolT of ltu*sin. has now
found a *ynth<»tising exposition Ht the
hand* of Ih». Haniel S. Sager in a nrw
I hhi U publl*he«l by Stoke*, entitled, “The
Art of Living in Go<*1 llenlth.” This
new npo*tle of the niinpler life, with the
fu’ded authority of r RuecraRful ”.M. I>.,’’
c«»minen<l.* much of th«» work of tho*e
pioneer* «nd found* hi* Rysteni on a
creed, the ve«t-porket «»dition of «vhkh i* :
“Breathe deep: ehew long; drink enough,
rat little.” Bathing. exen»i*e. early *l«»ep
nnd cheerfulne*» nre other Rrticl«»*.
Imerlcan
Wlna N«»hel Prise.
The Cniversity of Chicago hear* that
th< hen«! of it* <iep*rtiu<»nt of phy*i«-*.
Prof. Albert A. Miehelson, i* to r«»<’rive
the year’s N<»l»«»l prix«» for the I hm work
in hi* line. Prof. Michelson is now in
Ix>ndon* when» th«» tjopley medal Im* l»«»en
aw*rd«*«l to him by th«» Ixtndon Royal So
ciety. Br. Michelson i* the di*coverer of
r method of mensuring th«» v«»h*»it) of
light. Though born in G*»rtniiny, he ha*
lived here since childhood nnd is a gru«l
uate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
He I* now Ml
Caraaeftle*Ab«ll*hes A*e l.lmtt.
On observing his 70th birthday anni
versary recently Andrew Carnegie ex
pressed the opinion thnt a man’s useful-
n«»s* Increases with age. When R*ked if
a man could accomplish as much at 70 as
at 40, he replied: “More, bless you. mor».
Al’ things being equal, a man's efficiency
ia Increased at 70. lie is equipped with
greater etperlenct.” The recipe he gar®
for happinena waa ”To obey tha Ju«1ga
within and make other* happy.”
Ths report of the bureau of manufac
ture* just lamed *eta tha vain* of tha
annua) production by manufacturer* ia
tha United Stataa at |13,000»UUa
ESTATES OF OLD 8OLDIEB8.
Oblo County to Ftgbt United
StatM for «500,000.
Frank W Howell, a Irayton lawyer
la now entitled to tbs world'e record
aa administrator of estates lie haa
lieen apjiolnted by Judge C. W. Hale as
admlnlstrat« of h.t.32 estates, snd hsa
lieen i-onrpelled to give bond In tbs
sum of 98,200,010.
The appointment as administrator
grew out of ttie following situation:
The central branch of tbe National
Military Homes ia located at liaytos,
arid wm established by tbe United
Ktatee government, by a sf**-lal act,
March 3. IMG The Jurisdiction of this
Isrgr tract of ground, mors than a
mile «quare In extent, was cevled tn the
United Rtatea g-ivernment by the State
of Ohio April 13. 1W7.
Upon this land the Central Hranch
of the National Military Homes waa
built for disabled sildlers and sailors
who have fought the battles for liberty
and union. Aa far ns the United States
government is concerned nothing lias
lieen neglected, end tbe central branch
Is a veritable paradise
If all the veterans who entered the
central branch had lived there would
have been no contention and nothing
to narrate.
Wlien death comes ths
veteran receive, a deient and honor
able burial, and bls belonging, are col
lected, and If not claimed by relatives,
are «old. and the money, together with
all of tbe pension money to which b«
is entitled, la placed In the "postbu
mous fund." which Is In tbe keeping of
tbe treasurer of the Central Branch,
National Military Hoinea Sometimes
tbe deceased veteran leaves consider
able property which be baa gained by
Investment or speculation with bl,
pension money. Four test cases ar«
now being fougbt out to determine
whether these eel,tee shall revert ta
THAW THIAL.
loss or det«»rioratlon. Obedience to this tbe Montgomery County treasurer ot
obllgntlon pre*«*ribe* for him only such tbe United Stat«** government. It It
w««rk as In popular Judgment i* not contended by Mr. Howell, tbe admin
undlgnlfl«»d. This *ugg«»*t* without ar
latrator. that the money left by tbe old
gumeut a reciprocal connection
be- veterans who die intestate belongs to
tween the curtailment of opportunities Montgomery County and should go to
and a reasonable obligation of indem
wn nl the school fund. United State*
nl flea tlon.”
District Attorney McPherson of Cin
On«» division of the Cleveland article cinnati Is looking after tbe interests of
I* devoted to the “Occupation* of an the government. He claims that the
ex-PresIdent,” *nd In It the former money belong* to the United States.
President reveal* the multiplicity of The amount Involve«! In the <*«*♦»* rep
thing* widt h p«»rsons endeavor to bring resented by Mr. Howell, the admlnla
to the att«»iition of the retire«! states trator, •* something over $500.000.
man and the class of affairs he is asked
Sea Test of Gyroscope.
to t'ngnge In.
The claim made some time ago tha*
steadiness might be imparted to ships at
Striped Sults Almllsbed.
John V. Coggey. commissioner of cor sen in heavy weather by means of a gyro
rection at New York City, has announced scope was received w:tb some incredulity
the sl»olii*bu)»»nt of striped suits and the by practical mariners. Recrat dispatch
hx'k step at the {«enitentiary on Black- er from London, however, indicate that
u«ll’s Island. The reaaou given for this the matter has been put to a thorough
Rif Ion is that It «ave* the prisoner from test, with most gratifying results. The
i humiliation which li»» can never forget, experiments were made in the North Sea.
lie gives it I« hi* opinion that there is r off Tynemouth, under the direction of Dr.
germ of decency in every hutnau being S, hlick. the inventor. The vessel used
an«l ’hat with proper tr«»*tment there is was a boat of the torpedo class, the See-
ht-pe for ’he reformation of many of bar. 116 feet long. The water during
«b«w* who pass through the prisons of the thr«»e day* of the test was such as to
(renter New York.
Particularly does cause considerable rolling of vessels of
tlu* apply to first-term offender*, but to even greater dimensions. The effect of
most remarkable.
aff<»r«i any prosp«vt of success in this di- the gyroscope was
ris tiou th«» heart must not be crusb«»d out While the vessel heaved up and down
of tbe unfortunat«» by piling humiliating with the waves, the deck remained almost
horixontal. It is said that arrangements
indignities upon him.
are being made to install the apparatus
NEWS OF MINOR NOTE.
on several commercial lines.
Fire in th«» York building in Boston,
An Apontle of Happlneaa.
chu *«»«I a loss of
to several tnanu
Mis* laaurenee Alma-Tadema, da tight et
facturing firn» am) to tbe owner of the
of the well-known artist and author of
building.
several successful novels, has come from
Judge Strlmple. in Cleveland appointed her English home to lecture in America
Ow«'n L. Wileox as receiver for the Clevs- on “Happiness.” When axked by a New
lami and Sharon Electric Bailway Com York reporter to tell what she meant by
pany in order to def «»at th«» alleged plot happiness. Miss Alma-Tadema said it
of majority stockhold«»rs to fret'xe out the would take au hour amt twenty minutes
minority.
to tell that, and it had taken her five
l>r. John M. Flint, formerly of Chi months to write down what had required
cago. now of the Cnivrrsity of California, years to learn. As to how it could be at
was chosen to succ<»fsl Pr. William Car tained, she is quoted as saying: “By man
ina 11 as h«»a«l of the department of sur aging one’s »«»If : by working bard and
gery in th«» Yale Medical school at New developing one’s self to the limit.
It
Haven, Conn.
never comes ex«*ept by being sought. It
Sir John lloger. Governor of the Eng ia not a matter of condition of of wealth.
lish Gohl Coast colony, told a Philadel It do«»« not depend on marriage.” Hap
phia audience the negro was the greatest piness lies in the curtailment of desire.
problem eiuifronting civilisation and was IM without thing*.
txn-omint ** acute in the English colo
Osr Mannfacturln* Oatpat.
ni«'* a* in th«» l’nit«»d State*.
John M. t'nrson. chief of the Bnrea,
l»u«‘«»n Alexandra of England spent her
bitthdny at Sandrinsham, where the eus- of Manufactures at Wash.ngton. now esti-
t, mary celebrai ion* w«»r«» held. The K ing matea that the annual production of man
ami Queen of Norway were among th«» ufactures in the United State» la $1,3.-
visitor*. Handsoin«» gifts were receiv«»d OBll.OOO.OOO. this being the total publish. I
ftotn most of the ero*ned beads of Eu in hi» annual report. Of thia total, about
$ 1 .itstt.iaxi.MtO worth were exported, in
rope.
cluding foodstuff» partly manufactured
According to a«lviee* received from and part» for further use in manufacture.
Washington, the government official* are 1311« was over half the entire export trade
not satisti«»«! with the new double angle
of tha year.
being «coined at th«» Philadelphia mint,
and have ortlered coinage stopped tempo
I jiw Kaes.pt. Hsby I'arrlacea.
rarily to permit a change in the procaaa.
Under tbe wheel tax law recently pass
The d«»*lgn ot tba com will not be chang ed by the Illinois State legislature, and
ed.
which the Governor ha* Intimated hla In
Jame* I>ongla*. vice president of the tention of algnlng. every vehicle in Chi
American Institute of Mining Engineer*, cago on wheels that nsea tbe city street»,
haa presented to the government four sith the »ingle exception of baby car
acre* of land on the palisade* of the Hud riages, will pay a wheel tax. The money
son. near Fort Lee, as a site for a monu thua raised 1» to be expended on the re
ment to commemorate the deeds of the pair of the street». It is expected that
continental soldier* during the Revolu the revenue will amount to )5<XXW0 each
tionary war.
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AMERICA IS RICHEST
AMONG THE NATIONS
William
E.
Cartla
Saya
Craaawa
Was Panp.r Reside Oar
Uacla Sam.
FIGUBE8 SHOW BIG GBOWTL.
Fer
Capita
W.alth
in
1370
Was
$770.83; in 1007 It Was
$1,310.11.
As s rile, the average newspaper
reader does not like atatiatirs. but here
are some figures thst everybody should
rrsd. leva use they mean so much. They
measure our greatness a» a nation and
our pro»i>erlty aa a people, and al
though they are ao stupendoua that tbe
toman mind almost refuses to compre
hend them, they carry a lesson that ev
ery cltlxen and every school boy should
lenrn. Uncle Sam Is richer than any
other nation that exists or ever has
exiated. Croesus, King of Lydia, whose
name baa been a aynonym for wealth
for ages was a pauper compared to
him.
From the reports of tbe bureau of
statistics, the ceusue bureau, the Treas
ury and Agricultural Department Wil
liam E tXirtls, the Washington corns-
ajiodent. has compiled a few »tgnlflcant
figures showing the material develop
ment of tbe United States within the
last thirty-seven years. He has select
ed tbe year 1370 aa a basis of compari
son. because that was the beginning of
a new era in American commerce and
Industry that followed tbe Civil War.
Although the panic of *73 arrested the
growth of tbe country for a time, tbe
present perhri of development began
then.
The population of the country in 1370
was 3S..3G3371. or 12.74 to the square
mile ; tbe population on tbe 30th of June.
1907. according to the estimates ot the
census bureau, was 35,59X303. or 28.28
per square mile.
The tangible wealth of the country, the
true valuation of real and personal prop
erty, eeeording to the census of 1870, was
$.KW8U>18.000. while in 1907 it is esti
mated at more than three times that
amount, or $107.104.211,917.
Aa far back as 1850 tbe per capita
wraith of the United States was esti
mated at $30".09. In 1870 It had more
than doubled and was estimated at
$779.83. In 190" it had almost doubled
again, and has reached the sum of $1.-
310.11 per capita, which proves that we
are the richest people that ever exiate>L
In other words, if tbe real and personal
property belonging to the inhabitants of
tbe United States could be equally dis
tributed among them, each man. woman
and child living on the 3Oth of June last
would hare been entitled to $1.310.11.
In 1870 the deposits in national banks
for tbe whole United States amounted to
$5>42.»ll..50X while on the 30th of Sep
tember last they were $4.322.880,141.
In 1870 the deposits in savings hanks
were $549.874.X">8. while on the 30th of
September. 1907, they were $X*590.078,
(MS.
Taking the two together and including
all the banka—national. State, private
and savings—tbe deposits have increased
eightfold during tbe last thirty-seven
years—from $1.002,135J421 in 1870 to
$8.023.28.8.88« in 190".
The bank clearings for the entire conn-
try are not given for 1870. The earliest
e-«liable figures are for 1890. when the
total for the United States was $58.845,-
279.506. which has increased to $157.-
749.328.913 for the last fiscal year.
The national bank circulation in 1870
waa 4288.H48.081. while on Dec. 14 last
It was $675.'231.3(to.
In 1870 we bad only $25.000.000 silver
and gold coin. To-day we have $1.233,-
706.809, of which $750,665,809 is gold
and the remainder silver.
The interest-bearing debt of the United
States has been reduced from $2.'UH. 455.-
722, or $00.40 per capita of population,
in 1870 to $809.008.010, or $102*6 per
capita, in 1907.
The annual interest
charges on the public debt have been re
duced from $118,784.900. or $3 per cap
ita of population, to $21.628.914, or 23
cents per capita of population.
Notwithstanding the reductions in war
taxes since 1870, tbe ordinary revenues
of the government have increased from
$395.959,834 in that year to $603.140.434
in 19O7. and tbe ordinary expenditure*
have increased
from $104.421.507 to
$554.422,589. This does not Include the
receipts or expenses of the postal service,
which ia almost self-sustaining.
I.ast
year the receipts from postage were $183.-
586.005 and the expenses $1912*14.387,
leaving a deficit of $7.629,387
be paid
out of tbe treasury.
The total revenues of the government
in 1907 were $846.725.339 and the total
expenses $819.840,130.
The increase in the pension roll haa
been enormous. The total in 1870 waa
$28,340.202, and in 1907 it is $139.309.-
514. Tbe cost of the army in 1870 was
$57,5(W.«75. and In 1907 $122.57X465.
The cost of the navy during the same pe
riod has increased from $21,780.230 to
$97,128,469.
The Imports of merchandise in 1870
amounted to $4X5.97>8.408. and our ex
port» were $392,771.768 that year, while
in 1907 tbe imports were $1.434.421,425
and the export» $1.880.851,078. In 1870
the exports per capita of population were
$9.77, and, notwithstanding tbe enormous
increase In population, tbe per capita in
1907 was $21.66.
Tbe foreign commerce of the United
States for the calendar year of 1907 has
been larger than in any previous year in
the history of the country, both in Im
ports and exports, and our trade with
every grand division of the world is in ex
cess of any previous year. The Imports
during the eleven months ending Nov. 30
exceeded $1,X30.090.(100, while the exports
were worth $1.716.090,000. If the in
crease has continued during I>ecember the
total of exports will reach nearly two
billions of dollars. The exports for No
vember were the largest for any single
month on record and reached $'204,444,-
660. which waa nearly seven millions a
day. Our export» to Europe were $40.-
OlXI.000 more than in 190«. when they
wire larger than for any other year. Our
exports to North American countries also
gained $40.000.000. Our exports to South
America gained $7.000,000, to Asia $11,-
000.000 and to Porto Rico, tha Hawaiian
Islands and tha Phillppinea more than
ten millions.
In 1850 there were only 251.354 depna-
Itora In the savings banka of the United
Btstea; In 1870 thia number bad iaerawa
BNNM or UOHT IN ANT*
■ aaartasaata IsdlMXlaa that Tbe»
Uss't Dwaead aa BsseU.
The old ebaocy that anta couki mt
aee and ware gui«le<t entirely by aenm
of aniell haa been iletiioilahed t»y •
serf.a <rf experhuenta ngsirtad In thw
Herne Mrlentttiqua
A little plat5 inn
of cardlvainl waa »et i < i near one .»f
their nesta with Inclined plane leading
conveniently >hvwn tn
ttie aotratwe.
Then a nuruher << the inaacta ami a
qiusntity
their «sap* were placed
up<m rbe platform.
For a few minutes tha anta seemc'l
greatly perturtwvl, but they very «■>■•
found the Inclined plana and at once
started narrylng the eggs down It to
tbe neat.
A aerond Inclined plane waa l<»-atc<l
on tbe oppraffte aide of the platform,
twit they trsA no nothw of It. The ex-
pertmwiterw them twisted ttie platform
around ao that the ennod plane point
ed to ths nest entrance.
Without hesitation tba anta erased
iMxig the old plane and took to ties
new one. ahowtng concluaively
It Is
argued, that they were not foilowlng
a trail by scent, tsut were getting their
hearings by some other sense
The next step was t« merk wane of
the anta with a view to aralng whether
"seb individual always uae>l tbe aeina
petti anil the seine entrance to his nest,
it was found that oo soch thing wag
the case.
They all seemed to know all the en
trances and to have a aenac of their
direction. They etrnrti out new ;atlia
for tliexnaekvee and always
rracbsd
their desttnatlon without tall. Tills wun
r*mfd*d aa eotabffsblng eosne form of
vision.
Finally, an electric light bulb waa
set up near one entrance to the newt.
It aaemed to have an lanxnedlate attra<*-
tlon for tbe anta aa they unsnlriemslr
used tbe entrance on that aide <-<ni»lng
to and going frosn tbe neat
Tlien It
waa cbaoged over to the ottier aide,
causing great excitement aiamreutky
among ttw Ineerta vrtuch ended In their
changing over to the newly lllumlnstel
way.
flbangee In tbe brilliancy of the light
araxned to bare no percxqwibl- effect
on tbe anta, bat they never failed to
detect ttie change <rf direction.
All
I»«stt>le precautk.no were taken to pre
vent tbe beat from tbe lamp
fnwix
reaching them, so that It 1» nun riled
aa cvrtnln that they perceived tlu- light.
Tbe Virginia Supreme Court of Ap
peals, In Hot Springs Lumber A Mfg.
Co. vs. Revercomb, 55 Southeastern Re
porter. 580. passes upon tbe question as
to bow large a stream must be In order
to be a navigable or a rt.wtal.lv one.
The court aaya that If by reason of
Increased precipitation at aensoiie re
curring periodically with roaaouablo
certainty tbe flow of water will lw suffi
cient to be substantially useful to tba
public for tratuqiortatlon purl».*--«, it
ia a navigable stream.
Tbe right of a Spiritualist organisa
tion to use It» property a» a summer re
sort and provide for tbe bolding of
camp meetings 1» upheld by tbe Massa
chusetts Supreme Court In Nye va.
Whittemore. 79 Northeastern Reporter,
253. Tbe court bolds that the act In
corporating tbe association iienuitted
It to bold personal and real pro|ierty
and specify that a wharf, hotel or <> her
public buildings might be erected, and
that such building» should for the pur
pose of taxation be considered real es
tate. Tbe bolding of camp meeting»
ui>on the premise» seems to is- the ob
jectionable point, but the court main
tains that the Legislature seemed to
bare in miod such meetings, front the
wording of tbe act of Incorimratlou.
In these days of the popularity of
flat buildings a Judicial construction of
the distinction between a flat and an
ai>artment will be of interest.
The
question was brought before the Su
preme Court of New Jersey ill ttie case
of Lignot va Jackie. «5 Atlantic lie
porter. 221. Tbe court »ays that a Hat
or flat-bouse is a building consisting of
more than one story. In which there
are one or more suites of room» on each
floor, equipped for private housekeeping
purpose».
An apartment house is
either a building otherwise termed a
"flat,” or it Is a building divided Into
separate suites of rooms Intended for
residence, but commonly without fa
cilities for cooking. It was contended
that the proper distinction depended
upon tbe amount of rent which wan
paid. The court <-oncedes the possi
bility of this, but bolds that the pay
ment of $40 a month rent will not con
vert a flat into an apartment.
Where Tier Were Tot Had.
A visitor who was going through th»
penitentiary one day turned io th»
warden and said:
"I suppose you have a giwsl many
bad people here?"
"Rad! Bad people here!" ejaculated
the gray haired warden, with an air
of comic surprise. "What put that Into
your head? There are no bad fsa>|>l»
here. Why. if they wanted to tie bad,
we wouldn't let ’em.”
The warden smiled grimly, ami th»
visitor awakened to the fact that tho
";>en" was not the place where peoplo
could afford to l>e bad, even if they
wished.—Brooklyn Eagle.
A Skow Place.
“Thia 1» one of our grwitcst show
places." Mid the man who was showing
a friend about his town.
"Why! It’» only a vacant lot!” re
plied the friend.
"Sure; but tlwit’s where the cirrus
always shows when it ouxnes to towu!’»
—Yonkers Statesman.
Wrinkles.
A small boy with an Inquiring turn
of mind, says the Philadelphia In
quirer. look.eil at hla father earnestly,
and asked:
“Father, what are wrlnklra?"
"Fretwork, my son. fretwork." re
plied paterfamilias, conAdentfally.
Sometimes a man loaea hla head a$
tbe same time bia heart la captured.