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OUR SENSITIVE PUNET. THINGS TO EAT STATE LOTTERIES. C o n s ta n t C h a n g e s In th# Shape of the E a r t h ’s Crust. O n e n a t u r a l l y thin ks o f th e earth'» I cr u s t as being e x c e e d in g ly solkl am i 1 stable, e x c e p t |H-rbap* tu vo lca n ic re I gtous w h er e e a r th q u a k e s a r e o f fre qucut o ccurre u. e. -V» a m a tt e r o f f a i t , h o w e v e r , the shell o f o u r planet | Is e x t r e m e l y s en s itiv e amt most d e l i ca te ly balan ced. »0 that uu der t h e tu I internes o f c a u s e s that seem a lto g eth T h « F irst O n « W « » "W ith o u t A n y ! er lustgulti« ant tu co m p aris o n w ith the B la n c h « . C o n t a y n m g Good Prico*. | g t g a u t ic hulk a n d w e i g h t o f the e ar th W • 1 of B o d y M o n e y a s of P l a t o a n d U y ie ld s a n d fluctuate« lu a m ost C o r t a m o S o r t * of M a r c h a u n d i « # « . ” ! a mu t i n g manner T o an e y e so p la ce d a» to tu* ca|ui T h o u g h It U c e rt a in that th e custo m hie o f t a k i u g lu at oue co m p r e h e n s iv e o f holding lotteries w as p ra cticed tu | alam o the w h o le round o utline o f the R u m p e a u c o u n trie s a s f a r back as the gluts- It w o u ld uot a p p e a r o f precisely m iddle o f the fifteen th ce n t u r y . It the s a m e sh a p e d u rin g an e n t i r e day s ee m s that this p a r t ic u l a r Idea was or eve n an hour. Most o f t h e c h a n g e s u n k n o w n in K u g l a n d until m ore than re ferre d to are, o f co urse, very slight |v*i y e a r * later. T h e lo tte ry , lu fact, w h e n c o m p a r e d w ith t h e s U e o f the apix-a rs to h a v e I »ecu tin linhsl am ong e arth Itself. th o se m a n y o th e r im p ,'lim it things, T h e o|>eratiou o f a tm o s p h e ric ami both g o o d a ud lw«l, that w ere Intro o cea uic a n d o th er sim ila r c a u s e s Is duc ed to public uotlve d u r in g the reign c o n tin u a lly brin gin g aU>ut c h a n g e s In o f q u e e n Kllxatndh. It bein g her nui.l th e sh a pe o f the e a r th 's crust One «•sty's e x p r e s s comtuuuil that this o f th e most In terestin g o f t h e a g en cie s ready m ean s f o r " ra i s in g the wind w h e r e b y such a lte ra tio n s a r e effected on b e h a lf o f th e s t a t e finances w as Is the c a r r y i n g p o w e r o f rivers. W h e r 1 adopted e v e r a g r e a t q u a n t it y o f san d aud T h e first E n g lis h lottery must ha ve ; gr a v e l is lielug bro u ght d o w n from the luterio r o f a co n tin en t a m i p oured into t ak en a good d e al o f a r r a n g i n g , o w in g , the sea. as, for Instate e. along the no doubt, to the fact that the |M-o|ilc n o r t h w e s t e r n c o a s t o f E u r o p e or the o f th a t d a y re q u ired a c e rt a in am ount I g u l f roust o f the f o i l e d Sta te s , the o f e d u ca tio n in this form o f ga m blin g, for a lth o u g h the Idea w a s first brought j w e ig h t o f the e a r t h s cr u s t Is s lo w ly i increasing, am i the c o n se q u e n c e Is f o r w a r d lu the y e a r loot! tin M ary's seen lu the g r a d u a l aiih sldeuce o f the reign), the a c t u a l d r a w i n g did uot tak«* p la c e un til thr«*e y e a r s la te r j shore Such a s in k i n g has been g o in g on O u e o f th e o rig in a l hills o f qu e e n j f o r t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s alon g the North E liza b e th 's lo tte ry has ftirtuuately sea coast a u d on the co n tin e n ta l side been p re se rv ed , iwtn ted lu bla ck letter o f the British ch a n n e l. A sim ila r de , am i m e a s u r i n g five feet In len gth und pression is o c c u r r i n g on the e a s ter n one anti olie h a lf feet wide. It begins e d g e o f o u r o w n c o u n t r y a n d a lo u g by a n n o u n c in g " A very rich I-otterle the g u l f o f M exico. It has Ix-eu estl ! G e n e r a li, w i th o u t nuy b la u c k s , con m a te d th a t the g u l f c o a st ts s in k in g t a y u l n g a n u m b e r o f good p rice s (sic), a t the ra te o f n ea rly t w o feet lu a as w el o f rtsly m o n ey a s o f p late aud ce ntury . c e rtn tn e so rts o f m a n-h au udlx es. huv C o r re sp o n d in g e le v a t io n s m ust, o f lu g beu v a lu e d a n d p riced by th e corn co u rse, o c c u r e ls e w h e r e . A nd to these in au m le m e n t o f the q u e e u e 'a most ex ¡slow' c h a n g e s In th e lev el o f the e a r th 's ce lle u t m a j e s t le . by men e x p e r t and ; cr u s t e a r t h q u a k e s a r e d u e a s w ell as s k i l f u l . ” and goes on to s a y that "(lie | to t h e m ore vio lent local dlsturl-a n ccs s a m e lo tte rle Is e re c te d by her m a j e s I cr ea te d b y v o l c a n i c action. H a rp e r 's t ie s o rd e r to the Intent that s u c h com I W e e k ly . m o d u l e a s m a y c h a u u c e to a r i s e there o f. a f ’ e r the c h a r g e s Isirne. m a y be co n v e r t e d toward«*» the re p aratio n o f th e h a v e n s and s t re n g th o f I he Iteiiluie T h i n n e s t of th« G ra y Huad F , l m i Just a m i t o w a r d s u ch o t h e r p u b lh iu e good Befor« T h e y Buret. w o r k e s .” T h e r e w e r e s o m e t h in g like W h a t 1 » a soap bubble ? N o thin g but ito.isai prices in this g l g a u t l c venture , a Him o f w a t e r molecule» held to geth er o f whl* h the first w a s o f the value of by th e co h e s iv e p o w e r o f s o ap lu s o lu w h ile the e n t ra n c e fee w as tion. A soup b u bble 's size aud stre n g th only " t w o sh illin g s a n d six peus." de pe nd upon th e right com p o sitio n o f J a m e s I lent his “ »ixs-lnll favour«-" t h e m i x t u r e t h a t f u r u is h e s Its m ate to a lo tte ry w h o s e o b ject w a s " th e rial. T h e co lo rs In a s o a p bubble a re p re -eu t plan tatio n o f L u g l l s b co lonies d u e to w h a t Is k n o w n In p h y s ic s us the lu Y l r g l u i a ." th e prizes c o n sis tin g o f In terferen ce o f light, and depend upon to.UUO lu m o n ey . “ Iieside* reward«-* o f th e v a r y i n g t h ic k n e ss o f th e film o f e a s u a litle .” th e t ic k e ts la-lug d r a w n w ater. • "in a new built house at the «vest end T h e o b s e r v e r w h o w a t c h e s a bubbh* i o f P a u l's the IHltb o f June. 101 ” .” a s it Is b lo w n w ill n otice th a t t h e c o l 1 ‘ hls lottery do«*s uot. h o w e v e r . a;>|>eur ors ra p id ly c h a s e one a n o t h e r o v e r the to h a v e been ve ry |s)puiur. alth ou gh filmy globe H e will a lso see th a t w e a re ussui«>d tty th e historian that t h e y vary in hue. g r o w i n g l e u und it w a s -p lu iu e ly ca rried a u d honestly less bright at th e top o f the bubble p erfo rm ed . " for o w i n g l«> the w a n t " f b e c a u s e t h e r e g r a v i t y s tre tc h e s It "tillin g up pc tin- n u m be r o f lots ther« d o w n w a r d a n d m a k e s the film t h i n w ere t.ikeu out a u d t h r o w n e a w a y nest. three«« ore t h o u s a n d bln la kes w ithout It is a s i n g u l a r f a c t t h a t the last a b a t i n g a n y o n e p rize." c e r t a i n ly u color to a p p e a r on a soap b ubble Just ve ry gen ero u s p ro e ced in g on the part be fo r e It b re a k s Is a g r a y tint. T h e o f t h e prom oters. T h e lu c k y man on t h ic k n e ss o f th e film w h en this tint i this iMs-ashtu w a s T h o m a s SharplitTe, a pfiears Upon It Is less than th e one "a T a y l o r o f L o u d o n ." w h o won the hundred a n d flffy -a lx-th ou san d th o f an first |-rizi- o f "four«- tho usa nd t.Townea Inch. in f a y r e plate, w h i c h w a s s«-ut to his W e r e a soap b u b b le to be magnified bo use lu :■ v e r y s t a l e l y m a n n er.” to th e size o f th e e arth a ud the mole T h o u g h to si,uie exti-ut poorly patron- c u le s m agnified In proportion, then the iz«*d. this tottery app«*iirs to h a v e w h o le s t r u c t u r e w o u ld be a s c o a rse e v o k e d a good de al o f Interest a m o n g g r a in e d as a g lo b e o f s m a ll leadshot th e Im portant |K-rsonages o f the d a y . to u c h in g one a n o th e r at t h e i r su rfa ce s. for w e a r e to ld t h a t " d u r i n g the w ho le In the b l o w i n g o f a soup bubble There ty tu e o f the d r a w i n g the re w ere ul- Is p resented th e s|iectai-le o f the w a le s j 1 resen t d in er s worwhlpfull s t r e t c h i n g o f a liquid to the e x t r e m e K n i g h t s a m i Esquire». a cco m p a n ied limit o f its c a p a c i t y . In this w a y we w ith su n d ry gram - d is cre et C itiz e n s .’’ As tim e w e n t on lotterl«*s for e v e r y co m e n e a re r to a s ig h t o f the Invisible m olecules o f m a tt e r th a n co uld l>e got c o n c e i v a b l e purpos«- w e r e held lu L011- lu a n y o th e r w a y no m a tt e r how e la b dou anil o th e r im p o rtan t t o w n s , w ith t h e In e v ita b le re sult that tro u b le c o n o r a t e the ex(*er 1 ineut. E x c h a n g e . s t a n t l y a ro s e b e tw e e n the prom oters am i th o se o f the tic k e t holders w ho An E a st Indian Amulat. In India a v a r ie t y o f g e m s a ud h a p pened to be u n l u c k y o r tho ug ht stones a re used as a m u lets . T h e m ost th e y had ls-eti u n f a i r l y treated, as no W e find, com m on is th e salugran in. a stone d o u b t many o f them were. abou t as lurge as a billiard ball und th e re fo r e, t h a t |>erlodk-al o rde rs w ere w h i c h Is p e r fo r a te d w ith hlai k. T h i s issued fo r th e s up pressio n o f this fo rm o f g a m b lin g , th o u g h the la w do«*» not Is stip|iosei| to be found o n ly in Gan- s*-em to h a v e hail a n y g r e a t effect. d a k l. a r i v e r in Nepaul. T h e [icrsoii A t lust, h o w e v e r , a n y one proposing w h o p ossesses one o f th e se sto n e s is to hold a lo ttery w a s obliged to send este em e d hig h ly fo r t u n a t e l i e (ire- In a petition to the king, am i In s e r v e s It In a c le an cloth, from w h e n c e C h a r l e s II.’s reign w e find mention o f It is s o m etim e s t a k e n to be ba th ed and s e v e r a l s u ch a pplication s. One of p er fu m ed . H e believes that the w a t e r th e se w a s f o r " t h e ransom o f E n glish in w h i c h it is w a s h e d . If drunk, has s l a v e s lu T u n i s . A l g i e r s or the T u r k i s h the p o w e r to p re se rv e fro m sin H o ld g a l l e y s o r fo r a n y o th e r c h a rit a b le ing it in his hand, the d y i n g H in du e x vise.” th e p ro m o te r m u k ln g It a b a r pires In peace. g a in th a t a f t e r he had paid lu a third o f th e profits he should re serve the Th« Rccip«. r**st f o r Ills o w n eX|«ens«*s a n d " th e re “ Y o u r novel is p retty good,” said the p a ir o f bis fo r t u n e s , ru ined by loyal p u b lis h er to S c r lb le y , " b u t . a f t e r all. t y . ” It needs Just a little m ore thrill. C a n 't L o t t e r y offices fo r the sa le o f ticke ts you put s o m e th in g s t irrin g In It?” w e r e e s t a b lis h e d all o v e r the c o u n try "W hy. I m igh t,” »aid S cr lb le y , a s tim e w e n t on, nut none w a s m ore “ though j u s t how to atir things up 1 fa m o u s than the a g e n c y o f one Hlsh. w h o flourished at the b e g in n in g o f the don't k n o w .” " W e l l , ” sm iled the publisher, " s u p n in e te e n th c e n t u r y . T h i s e n ter p ris in g pose you try Just a little more spoon in d iv id u a l, w h o s e c h i e f offices w e r e In lug. N o th in g like a go o d srxion for C o r n b lll and a t C h a r i n g C ro ss, m ust s tirrin g , y o u k n o w .” — H a r p e r ’s. h a v e m ade a co n sid e ra b le fo rtu n e out o f th e m uch s a f e r busin ess o f selling 1 t ic k e ts than t a k i n g them. B u t his He Didn’t T«ll. " G e e ! N o w tell me a s man to m an | p ro sperous c a r e e r , ns a ls o th a t o f his f e llo w s , c a m e to an a b ru p t end w hen w h a t y o u w o u ld do If y o u w e r e m a r th e lottery a<-t w a s passed In 1 ) 433 , by ried to th a t w o m a n .” “ Y o u tell m e w h a t y o u w o u ld do. 1 M ib -h It w a s p rovided th a t a f t e r the d r a w i n g o f th e s t a t e lo tte ry fo r th a t am m arried to her.” — H o u s to n Post. y e a r th e re w e r e to he no m ore o f t h e m . — L oudon G lo b e C o n a id a ra t« . Rise and Fall of a Tremendous Gamble In England. You are living in the healthiest climate on earth—but nature will not keep you well un less you do your part. One of the prime re quisites of good health is giHxl. clean food. Th at’s the Kind We Sell Pick out all the health iest looking people in the city and you will find that they buy all their groceries of us. We carry a full and complete line of every thing in the grocery line. & CO. JOHNSON HOUSE FURNISHINGS AND SHELF HARDWARE NEW AND SECOND HAND Knowles & Gräber FALL SAMPLES -O F - Domestic and Foreign Woolens Now ready for your inspection. SUITS $ 15 . AND UP Fit, Style and Workmanship Guaranteed. Also Clothes Steam-cleaned and Pressed in a First- Class Manner. Geo. Bohlman W E S T S ID E FashionStables W. R. TUCKER, Prop. Courteous Treatment Prompt and Reasonable Rates to All. TRAVELING MEN A SPECIALTY STARTED UNDER QUEEN BESS SOAP BUBBLES. She— W h y did you a sk B e lle to go With us? H e - I s a w she w a s g o in g a n y h o w , and 1 didn't w i s h her to feel mean o v e r it. S m a r t Set. A F a u lt Fin d sr. “ You g r o w le d “ Ye s, m e e k ly ; w e r e a l w a y s a f a u l t finder,” th e w ife. d e ar," responded the hu sband " I fo u n d y o u .” P a ’s W «akn«ss. L it t l e Nell — Y o u ’ ve got a good papa, Willie. W i l l i e — P a a in ’ t so had. b u t I w i s h he w a s n ’ t so m uch In lo ve w ith tnauiuia. W h y . he believes e v e r y t h i n g * b e a a y s a b o u t me.” 1 FOOD OF THE MEXICANS. ^ Frijol«» and T o rtilla s th« M am Diet of th« Poor. P«>ople at home la tin- “ s t a t e s " may think tin- food <>f the Mi-xl« a US mea get It Is co m p ris e d « tiled.« o f frijo les amt tortilla«, s up ple m e nted by the fru it o f tile c u c tlis w hen lu «eusou T o rtilla» a l e thlu little c.iki-s mude o f co rn boiled w i ih Him-, a m i these »«•rxe as tin- c h i e f food E v e r y house has a metal«-, u sort o f stout- trough. , w hi, h ro-l» ou the ground, and oil this tin- corn Is cniUhcd to a punie uni then pHtt«*d Into thin round c a k e s am i tossed on a «lay gr id d le to cook. l>o|it think as you ride d o w n the 1 <tre«-t that In e v e r y house a child Is i la-lug Npulikml It I- only tin- p attin g 1 sound uni «h- by tin- w om en us they j d e ft ly sh a pe the to rtillas In their j hunda. T h e lim e In w h i c h tin* eorn Is »of 1 relied Is subi to a, count for the very s t r o n g w h ite t<a,III o f the n ative s Frijolea arc. o f course, beaus amt a f t e r la-lug boiled a long tim e with onions, chill ami o' her savory bit» aro put Into Is lilug lard for lln-lr final flavor K n i v e s amt fo rks lire uot n eed ed w h er e a tortilla call he folded III tin- tullidle a n d used a s a scoop for the I asm s T h e s e t w o a rticle s o f foo,| form alm ost the entire diet o f the poor VII fixai Is v e ry hot. fro m the chill put in It. a m i o ue doesn't rea lize the las-tillar flavo r that cin n a m o n will g i v e to m a ny dishes «mill lie has «-alelí It In e v e r y t h i n g , from coff*a> to Ice ere in W hile pulque, the ferm en ted Juice o f the m a g u e r , our c e n t u r y plant. I» the n ational drink, tf a peon Is verv d r u n k It I» p ro ba bly dm- to im-si-al or tequila, t w o atroug«*r d r i n k s m a d e fro m tin* s a m e m a g u e y 1 ba lking Is ge m-rally done o v e r a f e w p iece s o f char-»»ill on the ground O ft e n h a v e I s,.,.|| w om en , 00k an e n fin- meal o v e r as little c h a r c o a l as one hand can g r a s p l.os A n g ele s T im es LURE OF DANGER. T ra g ic R s c h l e J t n « » « of a Trio of Firo F igh tin g Horooi. F o r m e r t ’ hh-f t ’r o k rr o f New York lu the W o r ld 's W o rk su y s that, ul though the w h o le fire s-rv In- Is found cd on the principle o f ola-dh-m It Is alm ost im|x-sstt>te to d rag 11 m an from d a n g e r w hen his battle lilootl Is up "lu liaffi.” he »ays. ” | lost three good men lu a big w a r e house tire In Tblr- tli-th stria-t throu gh re ckle ssn e ss In s p in s i by this spirit. T h e hulldliig had laa-n p re tty well g u tte d , and om- n f die w a lls w a s ge ttin g s h a k y 1*1 ns-tly uuder this w all wer«- tlir«-«* men fro m an e n g in e c o m p a n y h u g g in g a *le.nl' o f ho»,-, their helmets d o w n o ver rlielr «-yes and p la y in g th e ir w a t e r on the fiutm-*«. w lii-h a lm ost singed their fa c e s I saw their duuger It «n i 'i| h a v e las-u o b v io u s to any one but these three fight m a dden ed hena-s atnl shouted “ Get tan k there, men! G et b a ck from th a t w a l l ” “ T h e y |ail<l as much a tte ntio n to m e a» If th e y had las-n atone d e a f I run o v e r and shovssl one a f t e r Mo- other hack Into the str«s-t out o f d a n g e r “ 'Whi-U y o u 'r e told to get haek. get back.' I said ’ Yon olx-y order».* " T h e n I tu rm sl m v b a ck a n d hiirrl«**l to another |xdnt o f the tire T h e wall fell l«*fnre I had gone t«-ll y a r d - I haiked aro un d f'-r tlo- thn-«- men T h e y wen* n o w h e r e In s i g h t ' T h e moment my hack w a s turma! the» had rushed b a ck t«* p la y th*-lr «trotini In that place o f tx-rll. and w h e n the w a ll fell I» bur l«sl them la-neath the brh ks dead." L o tt Timo. T h e late Hylvumi« Miller, civil en glue« r. w h o w a s e n g ag ed lu n rnllrord • e n ter p ris e In C e n tr ai Vmerh-a. w as ■ -«‘e k i n g toral support f.,r n road and a tte m p te d to g i v e th«* m a i l e r t«>lnt. n e n«kod a n a t iv e “ H o w long d<>«*« It t a k e y o u to ca rry vour good« to m ark et by mulel>u«-k?” ” T l i re«- d a v a ." w a s the reply “ T h e r e 's t h e point.” «nid Miller " W i t h o u r road In op eration you rollili f a k e y o u r g-xid« to market a m i he hack holm- lu one d a y . " •’ V e r y good, señor,” a n s w e r e d th*- n ative. “ But w h a t w ou ld w e do w ith the o th e r t w o d a y s ? " Boston Itecird. The Last Luxury. T en -y ea r-old A rt h u r had I m -.- h telling Im p res s ive ly o f the n u m b e r o f se r v a n ts e m plo y ed In hi* home l i e continued, " A n d our h o u s e 1 s fixed «0 that If you w a n t a drink o r 11 w i n d o w ra ised or to gi/ u p s t a ir s o r a n y t h i n g all you ha ve to do Is to pull 11 chain " B u t w h a t do you w a n t w ith so m a n y s e r v a n t s In that sort o f u ho use ? " a s k e d one o f his hearers. " O h .” replied A rth u r . ” «»e h a v e the s e r v a n t s to pull th e c I ih I iis ” Judge. Drop« and Minim«. I trop» v a r y In size u ce o rdln g to the co n ditio n s lim ier w h ich thev lire pro dm-ed. S o m e a re la rge ami some a re j small, so m e lo ng and s o m e short. T h e ( d rop o f the druggist I» «-ailed a . minim, o f whh-h -Pm go to m a ke u I fluid ounce a n d 7 d, 8 DO t«i m a k e 11 gal [ Ion. An a c t u a l e x p er im en t In filling 11 une olirn e m e a s u r e will p ro b a b ly s h o w tliut 400 d rop s m a k e a fluid ounce. T h e a v e r a g e drop Is ” 0 p«-r ce n t la rg e r than I the minim. T o o Big a Pill. T h e mnn In bed hud n e v e r been sick i b e fo re T h e doctor, w ish in g to am-er- ¡ta in Ills tem p e ra tu re , (minted the flier m o m e te r at him and co m m a n d ed , ■‘ 0 |M-n y o u r mouth, J im ." “ W a l t a m in ute dm-.” o b jecte d the pntlent. “ I don 't b 'lle ve I ca n »w aller ¡ th a t .” - J u d g e III h a bits g a t h e r b y nnse«-n degrees. A w ord spoken, an a r m y o f tbarfota | ns brook» m a k e rivers, r iv e r s run to s e a s .— H ryfU u. c a n n o t o v e r t a k e 1 L SIGNATURES ON CHECKS. T h e Pla in er Th«y Are the L«t« T hey Appoal to Forger«. " Y o u ought to sign y o u r check «Ilf f e r o n t lv Mr. Illutik »aid a ( hi, ago hank employ e« 1 <> a «laposltor w h o s e a> count rutis w ell up t o w a rd dlUO.lXK) a j ear *'\Vhut's th e m a tte r w ith thut c l u n k ? " a s k ' d the 1 ustouii-r. nettled that, as he thought. It ahoulil be lull m i l c d be didn't k n o w how to druvv a check. " Y o u mlsumlt-ratand me," said the t«*l 1 er. " I lit- c h e c k 's all right 1 was re fe r rin g to y o u r s ig n a tu r e It Is Just the Wind that a fo rg e r taki-s delight lu co p yin g I f you will a llo w lue tilt* prlvllegi* o f s a y i n g so. y o u 'r o liable to meet w ith loss lu thut way at any tim e Any good p en m a n c o u ld liultat« It so c le v e rly you'll hurdly k n o w th«« dlfiVronc«- y o u r s e l f " T h e plain er the s ig n a tu r e th e less IlkelihtM'tl t h e re Is o f a crook try lug I" Im itate It," lie coni limed a f t e r the d<- poslinr hail la s o t u e lut*-r«-»t>»l " In n early e v e r y big fo rge ry o f w h ich I e v e r heartl. or lu m a n y o f them at least, Hu- s i g n a t u r e Imitate«! w a s that o f a limn w ho wroti* w ith a flourtali or w tio hail som e p's tillnt lv|s- o f wrltliig that o rd in a rily w ou ld a|>|x-ul to the laity as liard to Im ítale It Is a f a d that It I« a ra r e occu rre n c e fo r a big fo rger to n 1 tempt to Initial«- the signa Inn- o f th e mall n i l " ««rites a plain I haml "Not |ntig a g o I had '«■ • asloli t " t«- 1 l a friend o f m ine he »t-xxl a ch a lice o f lia« tug some fo rge r get a g«xnl sized « heck In 011 him My frlem l > ha n ged the s t y l e o f Ills s ig n a tu r e , and a fe w d u y s la ter he w a s u»k«-«t by a ba nk to Inspect a clits-k w h ich h a d la-eti pre «ruled for p a y m e n t and to w h ic h lit« old s t y le slgiiiilitr«» «»ns a tt a c h e d lie had c h a n g e d Just In tim e T h e fo rger had be«-ti p ra c t ic in g "II the "III signa ture, gi-ttltig It d o w n 'put ' and liad i»>t ascertain«-«! Huit tin- new s ig n a t u r a wits la-llig Used." t'Id- ago New« CAMELS ARE VICIOUS. They Hav« N um ero u s Disbk««. th« Ch,«f of W hich 1 « Man. V |ss-iilliirlty of the ca m e l 1« his ill* likes IJ ke s he ha* nolle, sa » i fo r the iiilinosu thorn and. perhaps for dy in g l i e list«-« red. and when, y«-ars ag«». s, >iiit* getilus o f the British a rm y eqlllp|asl III«- squadron s o f the I’Ulliel co rp s w ith bright > rliuaou S.Idilles the a n im a ls so r«-s«-nted the o u t r a g e that nuiuls-rs *>f them g a v e Up tile ghost In pure d isgu st. T h * c a m el a l w a y s , o f course, lurte« limn and s o m e tim e * d i s p l a y s Ids vIn dlctlv«*uesa In no imeertu lu m a n u e r V dlgiiltlisl mui eld erly B ritish otile,-r has been aecu to f-«*t It nil round the r a m p lu blue «Ilk pajam a« , w ith on« sllpl-er ni,il a «hn« lug bru sh, c lo s e ly pursm sl by Ills owii animal, w ith hi* long neck stretch ed to the utmost a n d Ills s a v a g e month much too near that sleeping stilt to la* pleasant At length n f a t i g u e party w as siinmiomsl, who, w ith i«-l«-gra|ih i»il«-«. y o u n g ln-«-s, rail w ay ties anil s u ch «-itjolerl'-s. pre va iled ' 1 1 h ill the Ix-list to desist As a mount tin- «aniel Is said to poOsess dis tin ct a d v a n t a g e s Ills gait Is co m fo rt a b le «»ben o n e has learned to ride him, a n d for n-ally long Jouriieys. w hich m ust |w-i force Is- m ade ul 11 slow pace, he Is iimcli !••«« tirin g than it horse llesi«l«-s, he «arries w ith him all luanm-r o f thin gs the rlih-r Is likely to need en rouit* «-aovas bu ck ets o f w ater, III w h ich hotlb-s s ln m l to cool; 11 w r i t in g d«-»k (not ms'i-sHiirlly o f the office tv | m - i . but »till nil etfi*'l*‘lit silt.HlIlute; n i miche« Hi Iniski-t. rllb-s, telescop«*«, s iiiountniii gu u. If required, mul other u«-e«lful article« COAST DEFENSE. i Concrut« Fort« and Big Q u i v i T h a t Protact O u r has Lin«. Tlo* uiiidcl U seacoust fori Is a hill tery w h o se l UU s uro p ro le c lc d in front uml Hunk w ith 1-11011111111* uu-uolltlis o f «•olierete, co ve re d. III the sides exp osed to th«* fire, w ith suml e n o u g h to do j tlect proli-etile» be fo re they rein h the coucn-t«-, s m s tin- L u g l u e e i l u g Mugu (lu e I teep d o w n III tin- Interior o f these huge musses o f stone a re pine«*«! the iii.igiKlues ami o p er a tin g rooms ie q iilicd for the s e r v ic e o f the batteries Tlie.» are simply «uves In sitine, urti fil ial, to is- sure, hut as perm an ent us the e v e rlu s t ln g hills It ts w eird ami 'inculili.« to reflect Hint III oin* o f those c a ve s , «dui lllnllug «villi the highest reso urces o f ».-lonco, men stand ott-r a d r a w i n g board on u lutile and prue tlcall.v see and plot ou u chart «-very mu« eim-nt and P " m | i I oii o f Hie shl|is o f a hostile fic«-l and Hash fo rth to the gunner« lu the open such Instructions for pointing their gu ns ns e n a b le them to m a k e «»iiisecut've billlsey es 011 a target li.issi « a rils n u ti) or fro m gro up s o f great t w e l v e Inch rilled m o rtars to m a ke IT per cent o f lilts «vlth f l o c k * o f p rojectiles nu the deck o f a Uiovlug ta r g e t a n y w h e r e w ithin raug«- It Is «listi«' Im portuut that am-h Mollis be m ade s s colufortubl«* a* po* slble for the »trainisi hiiiiinu Intel- l e d s w o r k i n g out their c o u n t r y 's de fc use wit lila them Itut to m a k e them coiiifnrtnhlo Is a difficult probli-iii In tile I nlloil S l a t e s the first modern hut ferles ui-ri- compli-Ual d u rin g an e x ig e n c y euusial In the w a r «vllh Sp ain But sine*» tlo-lr co m p letio n d u r in g the »«arm and huiubl m ouths ■ ■ f s u m m e r aud e arly fall their gul li-rie, nisgazlm*« and servli-e n a i u u rv-ek w ith m o is tu re W a t e r stan d * lu great beads upon the w a l l , am i cell lugs, from w h ic h It dtlp« d o w n to form great p-xils upon tin- floors, and they an- nut s a f e p lace s for e it h e r hum an la-lugs. 11 ni in mi 11 Ini» or inati-rlsl o f w ar T o reun-dt the «•« II m a ny ex|M-dleut* h a v e beiti trbsl s u d m u c h v s lu u b le eX|M-rleuce galm-d Mill the problem Is Ix-set «vitti difficulty FALLS ONLY TO RISE. A n E . p s r i m s n l W h ich 3 h««x« a Cort of P . r p - i u i l Motion Effect. A novel cxperlu o-lit lu Hie demon «Iration o f |i*rp*tual motion 1* to t-e por formoli s im p ly A gius* beaker a b o u t s i t Im lies high and f o u r tin be* in diam eter I* 111 led w ith w a t e r to the height o f slsiiit fo u r a u d a h a lf In, lo-s. and t w o uml o n e h a l f to thr«*« uuin es o f « «millier« is I anilin e uri- udii «*d whl* Il «vili sink to Hie txittiiiu o f the » i-sset Tin- t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e b o n i e r and Its c o n te n ts ts now rulsed to 17u or IT."« d eg n s -s I 'n b re n h e lt by luesus o f s but 10 -r. ««ben It will ts- otHH-rveil (hat tlo* siillim- «»111 ri««- to th e «urfu-'v o f th e «taler, frotu w ill'l l It will hung tu a m a .» o f curv ed «nitilue Atuin.t tin mediately Ho- «U»|N-Udwd a u lllu e cum uieie > s to n ite r lu shape, and grad naliy a large drop an he h nr more In dlniii<*i«*r def a c h e * lt*«-if from th# m as s and f a l ls through th e w ater Xml now. the d e ta ch e d tlrop liuvlug fallen lo I he Isittiilll o f the In-aker, cuines the su r p r isin g purt o f the ex- |ierlmellt T h e fallen drop I» seeU gì .ubi.ill« to ri««- to tin- s u r fa c e , w h e r e It Joins the m a ss f .o iu will, h M pro Vlullsly, broke nws.v At me e Uliotber drop c o m m e n ce s to forni nnd. hav lug be com e di-ini to-d. f alls and rl*i*s lu the s a m e m a utier as the p re vio u s driqi So long a s the t e m p e r a tu r e o f (he w a t e r Is liiallitnlned at I To ilegre«-« F ah re n h eit or o v e r till« prix «-dure cun tilines lliilefiulti'ly. S|M'kniie Spokes Ululi Ite» lew L on g A rr o w Flight«. W o rked Both End«. T h e r e w a s a m a rv e lo u s nn-h ery fe a t q u e e n s at their best ure but Women (x-rfiirimsl so m e y«-urs a g o l»y Sir Said Mary o f Modena once In her «lays Ralph P a y n e G a l l w e y on the lluks ut o f exile. "It look all the Jewels that la- Toiiqviet. Sho o tin g w ith 11 T u r k i s h all the go ld s m ith s could prix-ure to Ixiw, he c o v e re d a d i s t a n c e o f .’ 1*17 d i s u n i t e III» c r o w n ." sill- Was ” |x»W y a r d s w ith his la-sl a r r o w , lini» break d e n s i " w ith ge nis, w h ic h Fo un tain l a g nil rerorils a c h i e v e d lu r**-ent hall s a y s " m a d e her sh in e like un times. T h i s p er fo r m a n ce , ho w ever, a n g el." see m s to h a v e Ixx-li «-xi «s-il«sl w ith the And quern Carolili«*, to<>, the w i f e fild untloiial wen|M»u o f ye«v. Neade. o f G e o r g e II.. used to illividì- to Lord n fniiiniis a r c h e r under t'h a r l e s I . H e r v e y 's m i l l e r iiersonal re m a rk thut s ta tes that the o rd in a ry r a n g e o f the her c l o w n i n g d r e s s "w its ns fine as the l«i«« w as from 330 to 4 isi y a r d s T h e ai-ciimiilntixl r l ' h e s o f the city aud longest s i ic i iiutheiitlcnll.v ris'ordisl lu suburb« cuuhl m a k e It. for. I»estile» i F ughim i Is th a t o f a s e c r e t a r y o f the tier o w n Jewels, she had on lo-r head T u r k i s h euibiiMsy. w h o In IT'.M shot an and shoulders all the pi-arls she could a r r o w 4«13 y a r d s w ith the w ind nnd ' borrow o f the ludb-s o f quality at olie 11 Ó a g a i n s t It lu th e p resen ce o f end of the to w n , and on her p»-ttli oat •:••« era I m e m b e r s o f th*- B o y ul T o g o till Hit- dia m o n d s she could hire uf the lihlllte so ciety , w h o m e a s u r e d the ills I J ew elers nl the o t h e r ” t a m e unti p re se rv e d t h e a r r o w . Pull Mull G uxette. T h s Polar B«ar. T h e i»«»lur he ar Is 11 pretty fo rm id a b le T h * Usual Motion. i bruti*. A spec I men o f this species has T o n Judge a t St Joseph, Mo., ail been killed w e i g h i n g l,<a*> pound* hii «I old negro one«- applied for a m a rriag e m easuring n ea rly thirteen feet from license. It w a s not the province o f nose to tall T h e stre n g th o f the polar the Jndgb to Issue such 11 paper, hut, bear Is lieyoud belief t Im* w a s seen k n o w in g the a p p lica n t's history, he i f ee d in g on the body o f a w h i t e w hale iisUetl: ftriis-u fee t long mat w e ig h in g at least " E p h r a im , w e r e y o u e v e r m arried tie three tons T h e w h a le had been drug fore?” ged by the he ar out o f the w a t e r ou to " J e s ' once, Jedge,” w a s th e reply. the Ice. " W a s n 't th a t e n o u g h ? ” “ Mebbe, Jedge. b u t 1 w a n t a n ew In T h t t s Dsg«n«rat* Days. ! trial.” - Ht. L ou is Hepuhllc. “ H u h ,” e sclu lm cil the y a r d s t ic k as It m oved ra p idly o v e r the liolt o f d o t h , " y o u ’ re nut all woot.” . S a r c a s m by th« W a y . " T h a t ’« all rig h t," retorted the holt ' " L o o k o u t .” said the w om an w ith the d e te rm in e d bulk, " o r th u t «log w ill o f cloth; " y o u ’re not a y a r d lung, e it h e r ." — » hlcagn T ribun e. bite n piece out o f y o u .” •‘ W ell.’ ' repllttd I’ lo ddlng I’ete, “ re- iiieinherin' d a t handout y o u passeil A Jolt to Romano#. me Inst w e e k . I w o u ld n 't hlniue de pup "Hubby, you ba v e a lock o f m y hair, f u r golii’ In d e s p e r a te f u r a ch a n g e o f ha v e n 't y o u ? " " O f co u r s e .” " S e e If 1 food.” W a s h in g to n Star. you cun m a tc h It In some puffs w hen you go d o w n t o w n . " — P i t t s b u r g Post. Pessim istic. O p t i m i s t — A gr an ' tuornln' the tnorii! On# o f Thom. M isan throp e (g rud gin g ly ) — It's no F l g g As a t a lk e r B r o w n 's wi fe la ii’th e glth o r 111 — (b rightenin g) hut, eh. rert.vlnly a wonder. F o g g B ig h t you moo, thin k o' the national d e b t.— L o n are! W ondera «ever cease. Bo ston don S k etch. . TnuiacrlpL