GATHERING AND PRESERVING THE WINTER APPLE SUPPLY.
PICKING, A SHOUTING AND PACKIN
AMKIIIC'AN apples took Ilia highest (rlx nt tliv Inxt
Purls I'ipoallliiii, unci the grent aiiperlnrlty of our ft tilt
over liny rnlaed in Europe Ima limit liven admitted. Wh
hnve, i iwlnlly In our norllirrn tier of Htntt-a, Juat lliii
right (iiinlilniillim of toll mid cllninlo for producing
n "f tln Iltiest lliimr, liliih color mid kooI kcvpli'lt ipnilltJvai
lint tin northern grown Amerlrnit npplc nlau owra Ita fninn
iilirimil In I hit great r-nro taken In pncklug It for market. Rapid
trnimll, low rules for freight nml, above nil, ample fncllltlua for
rold atiirnira (by tix-tiiiM of which fruit tuny lo kept uiilll well
lulu llm winter nml toward spring, wlini prlcea are. blahest)
nil hnvo miiiMni'il to iniiku apple ciiltnru very profltnlihi of Into.
When llio Hipli gnthcrlng senaon In lit I (h height, tlm groivcra
nre, rlaltcd by the ,ciita of city pnckiT, who nru In the or
tharda n noon na tlm extent of tlio crop hna been determined
ntnl rendy to emit nut for tlm lieat fruit on the tree. It must
liu hand picked, rlpo Ami sound, lint not mellow, Helm-ting
Dm urnilu rontrnctod fur, tlin pnrkcr'a expert first Inya two
tnuraea of npplea nt (lie bottom of Imrrul, hla aaalatnut cnit y
Iiik In n liualii'l slowly without bruising, slinking them up
amnrtly, another Imalirl nnd another linklnif cicctnllnir, until
the linrrel la two-thirds full.
Tim Inal niul tlilnl bushel la packed In liy linnd, two courses
Mng left nliorii tlm lop of Hie linrrel. Tlio problem then la to
lit In tln hend In spite of tliv heaped up npplea, ami ilila la
nccmnpllahcd liy menu of n prean, u simple Imt powerful nffnlr
constructed of two uprlidita miiili) of ono nml n ipinrtir Inch
atcel hcut nt tlio ends to lit utuliT tlio Iwtlom of tlio bnrrel niul
rcalat tlio pressure wlilcli rotnea from n screw hend fastened
to tlm other end. At tlio liotlom of tlm acruw la mornbl
prcaauru Imr tlio exact diameter of tlio barrel nt tlio top, mnt
la-licnth Ihla tlio lund la arranged nboro tlm npplea. (Initio
"TALKED AOOUT."
Tho nelKhNira tnlked nhout her nearly
everywhere, they tnuf,
They talkiil nhout her till alio tllcdi they
talk nhout hr )et.
Tho high mid low nil mkc of her, ua did
tho old nml yonmc,
And rtery Koaalp toaaeil her II n mo Ukhi
her tiluihlo tonitun.
Twna alio who klaaed tho bnliy flrat nml
bleat Ita happy blrthj
Twna she who helped to guldo lla feet
throuiih nil the pntha of enrtbl
'Twna aim who wntchod besldo tho ll
nliertiin Ihu dyluic lay,
Twaa she who sootlu-d the stricken
frlenda when ono wna called uwny.
Tho neUhbora tnlkcI nlut her nenrly
everywhere they melt
They talked nlHiut her till tho died; they
tnlk nhout her yet.
They tnlked nlmt her wondrous linnda,
her henrt ao full of love,
And now the nnifela tnlk of tier who
dwella with them above.
' Nlxou Waterman.
IN THE DARK X
Hwciit ono iiiornlnn to Tolsny to aeo
a llttlo liouso to which I lmil fallen
holr, nml, nftcr lircnkfitnt, I took
my kP)" ,l f"m"y nf",,Jr- A I
wna nlioul to lenvo tho olllco, tho lund
clerk cnllwl mo to lila ilvak nml wild!
"Tlicro la nlo aome money coinluc to
yoti from your uncle' catntc, Blx
thousnml franca). Hero It la."
The mirprlHD wan moat ngrccnlilo to
me. I took the liluo bllla nml Nllppcil
them Into my pocket-book without
conntlim tlieni. IlocnitHO of tltla ilelny,
I lmil lo hurry to Kt t Htntlon lu
time. Kortuniilely, tho train wna Into.
It pulled In Ji't na 1 atcppe.il ot( tlio
plntform. Heelnit nn cmiity compitrt
input, na I auppoaed, I burrleilly enter
ed It.
Aa I ant down. I anw tlmt I wna not
Mono. A Indy ant lu tlio rlnlit-lmud
corner of the Kent fncliiR me. I drew
bnck na fnr na possible lu tltu left-hand
corner, not lmcnuao of aiiaplclon, na I
lind nlrcndy forRottcn my windfall,
but In onler to atretcU out nud rellcct
nt my enao.
Tho lndy wna young, beautiful, nud
cleunnt. A dnrk-bluo trnvcllngdreaa
of a correct cut act off her Blender,
graceful figure, Slniwca of golden linir
rippled buck under n dnrk-bluo felt
lint, trimmed with n bnnd of ribbon
nnd n quill. A dnlnty pntent-lentber
ahoo wna vlallilo below tho hem of her
aklrt. A watch with aomo coquottlah
trlnkcta buiiK from her belt, while n,
bangled bVncelet on her left wrist In
dicated a pretty fcmlnlno vnnlty. A
Kold-linndlcd umbrella. In Ita ahcath,
leaned nunlnat n portlero near Iter,
l.'rom my obaorvatlon, I gained an
Impreaalou of aobcr luxury, o trlflo 12u
Kllsh In Ita rluor. A nowspnpfr lny on
tho lndy'a lap, nnd alio wna rending It
with audi perfect unconsciousness of
my surveillance that 1 could not oven
boo the color of hor oyca.
After wo bad left tho Mnlsona Lafltto
station, tho thought occurred to mn to
rend over enmo loiter which I had
merely glanced nt In tho morning. I
put my bnnd In my pocket to got thorn,
nnd I felt tho pocket-book. A fecllug
of plensuro enmo over mo nt tlio ro
mcmbinnco of my bequest, and I could
not resist a childish dealro to liamllo
my llttlo fortuno. I tok tho bills from
my purso and, In tlio porfect security
of the cloned compartment, I counted
thorn without tho slightest suspicion of
iiolng wntchod. Tho alx thousnml
frnncs were there. I folded tlio money
up, put It bnclc Into tho pocket-book,
nnd, with my usual heedlessness, laid
iho purso down besldo mo with tho
letters I wna going to rend. I now
took thusn up, ono by ono, rend them,
nnd tossed them back ou tho sent,
I wns soon mndo nwaro, by tho vi
bration of tho conch, tlmt wo had
reached tho Aanlervs Ilrldgo. Tho
young woninn folded up her nowspa
por, and, without glancing In my di
rection, begun slowly nud composedly
to unlnco tho glovo on hor right hand.
Finally alio drow It off. Wo wcro
about to reach our destination. It wns
uot tho time for rvmovlug ouo'n gloves.
O APPLEH FOR
Inalilo tlio barrel nml
nml tlio applca nru
from JO to 70 centa
of rominlaaliiua nml
full.
Htlll the net did not Impress mo at the
time. I merely ndmlred the slim, ner
vous bnnd, with Its tnHrlng lingers.
Tho girl clnnpcd nml unclnpsed them
with marvelous nglllty. na If they wcro
numb from their bondage. The shadow
of tho great wall of tho Ilatlguolh'a
noon fell tiK)n our car, nnd I noticed
that tho Innteru wna uot lighted. A
moment afterward, with a confused
rumbling of wheels and rails, wo en
tered tho tunnel.
Hoon I funded I heard tho sound
wna" barely perceptible In tho general
frnens-n alight rustling nuioug tlio pa
pers nt my side. Careless ns I usually
am, It la a wonder that the sound at
tracted my attention, nnd atlll moro
of ono that I thought of my pocket
book. Itj- aomo Intuition, however, I
did ao.
Not Intentionally, but with an In
stinctive, rough gesture, of which I
should havo been nahamed In the day
light, I forcibly threw both my hands
over Iho Bcnttcrvd papers and preaacd
them down with all my might Theu,
with a atart, I felt aomethlug moro
under tho pile, like nn nnlmnl In n trnp
trying to escape by twisting, turning
and pulling. I bom dowu nil tljo hard
er. Juat then tho train whistle shriek
ed out. Tho s wed slackened and wo
enmo to n atnudatlll lu the blnckncas of
the tunnel, l'or n moment, I experi
enced a verltnblo nightmare. With n
rustling nnd teartug of papers, tho
struggle continued, silently but fierce
ly. After having wriggled and turned
iloajKTntcly In overy direction, like a
strangled reptile, tho hand, crushed
under my palms, lay quiet. I saw
untiling, heard nothing, uot even n
breath. 1 knew, however, that my
companion wna on tho alert, noting my
overy movement. BufToenled by emo
tion and wcnrled by the tension on
my nerves, I waited for tho daylight
for deliverance.
After n period of time, very short,
probably, but tho length of which I
could uot estimate, tho trnln began to
movo slowly. My relief nt this wns so
great that my whole tnlng Involuntari
ly relaxed from Ita tension. This wns
evidently expected, for tho tin ml again
tried to freo Itself, not by violent Jerk
this time, but by a strong, steady pull
ing. I felt It slipping along, llttlo by
llttlo, under tho papers. I Imprudently
raised my palm n bit to got a fresh
hold. When I again boro dowu, I
clasped only my pocket-book. Tho
baud hnd escaped, I knew not when
nor how.
I hastily opened tho purse, felt that
Its contents wcro tlicro, then put It
Into my vest pocket nud stupidly cross
ed my arms over It.
At last a gray light penetrated luto
tho compartmcut, followed by tho
bright light of day. My first glanoo
wns nt tho lndy opposite. She sut In
exnetly tho anmo place, with tho samo
air of haughty Indifference. Nothing
nhout her toilet was disarranged In
tho least Not a fold of hor dress seem
ed to havo been moved. Tho nows
papor lay folded In hor lap, tho gold
handled umbrella leaned ngalust tho
portlero, tho pateut-lcathor too pro
truded slightly below tho hem of her
skirt.
Shu looked palo, however, nnd her
cyos were bout ou her right baud, na
alio slowly Incod up her glove. It truly
seemed aa If I wcro waking from a
dream. And what proof could I offer
to tho contrary.
Tho train stopped nnd tho platform
was on my aide Tho lndy rose, drop
plug tho paper from hor lap, took her
umbrella, nud with a perfectly com
posed and pollto "Pardon me, sir,"
passed In front of mo.
Feeling stupid ami duped, I put out
my arm to detain her. Hut sho wns
already ou tho steps, nnd noticing my
gesture, alio turucd halt round, nud for
tho first tlmo I saw her eyes.
They wcro ns blue na tho sky and
limpid and beautiful In expression.
They gnzed at mo with so much sur
prise and candor that I waa disarmed
complotely, and I let hor go Unmolest
ed. Ilnd It not been for tho rumpled.
torn papers on tho sent besldo mo, I
might havo been tempted to bcllovo
that tho imi to but tlcrco duel In tho
dnrk was meicly a hallucination or a
bad droam. Translated from tbo
French for tho Argonaut.
COM) STORAGE.
lint pcralatcut measure la tlicn annlled until tlio fruit la forced
tlio hend In place, when It la llrinly nailed,
ready for atorflKo.
Tor two or threw inoutha nfler pocking thero la sufficient
nalatmico from within tin' Irarrcl to liol! Ilia head In plnco, Imt
after Hint tlio npplca alirltik, nml nt tlio end of alx inontlia, If
atlll In storngc, tlm pucker opena tlio barrel nml fllla It na In tlio
drat liiatnnrc, I'ipert packing makea tlm difference between n
full nml n "alack" linrrel, which la also tlio difference between
profit nml lo whrti tlm fruit la nucllom.il off nhronil, any nt
Liverpool, for tlio "alncka" bring only ouo-fotirth to onc-clglith
tlio prlco of full onca,
A linrrel coata tlio pnekrr nhout .15 centa delivered nt Iho
orrhnril, the fruit to All It f 1 for No. 1 grade, Iho coat of aort
itis;, packing, freight from orclinril to atornKe nml other Incl
driitnla lirlniiluK tlio total up to quite ft! per linrrel. I'relfihtaito
ncroaa tlio ocenn, any fnm Now Vurk to Liverpool, vnrlea
per linrrel, to which muat bo nilileu tlio coal
Incmeiitiila.
Tho first Anierlcnn niplea are and) to hnro conn ncroaa the
Atlantic with rnro ohl Hen I'mnklln In ITCH, nml their llnvor
ao nppenleil to the llrltlah tnate Hint they were In crent .Icmniid
nt fotirpence ench. .More thnu fifty yenra ago Iho famoiu
Newtown I'lpplna aold In Ixnuloii at 121 per linrrel, the uohlllty
sirntnhllnK for them nt n ituluea n dozen. Juat nt present tho
full llnrored Ilnldwlna nml Hen Dnrla vnrlvtlca nro In lilxli
furor, forelitn tnatea runnliiK to color nml slinpo na much na to
Alio cntlnit qunlltlea. In forelKit shipments, nlnro nil, Iho
kivplni; Motility of Iho fruit la lo liv considered, na It la well
known flint a slnslo "inuahy" npplv will apoll a wholo linrrel
VYALK ON 8TILT8.
A I'lctiiresriiQ Method of Locomotion
In Poiitliwrateru Frmice.
In southwestern France there Is a de
partment known aa I .amies, bordering
ou the Hay of Illseay, which la among
tho moat ilwtolnte and unproductive re
gions In Kurope. It has ati area of
nearly -1,000 square mile and a popula
tion exceeding 300.000. While the east
ern portion of thin department Is fertile
enough to permit of successful agricul
ture, the western jiortloii consists only
of desolate tracts of sand banks,
marshes and swamps, covered with
heath nml dwarf shrubs. Tlic Inhab
itants llvo In scattered villages of mis
erable huts and subsist by fishing and
WALKI.SU O.N STILTS.
hunting and the raising of swlno nnd
sheep. The latter nre of a wretched
tirewl, thus partaking of tho nature of
their country.
Tho chief peculiarity of tho Inhab
itants la that they walk on stilts, the
use of tho Intter greatly aiding locomo
tion on the arid Iambi nnd snlt marshy
plains. Illustrative of this method of
locomotion wo print n picture from tho
Illustrated London News showing tho
peasants ou tho way to market. The
Inhabitants nro cblelly of tho Gascon
race, and whllo rude nnd naturally
poor they nre good-natured and bos
pltuble. HAD A SALARY OF 850,000.
Hut lie Itcalunoil Ofllce llccauao lie
Coulilu't Live On It.
Ono might tblnk that a salary of $50..
000 a year, tho sum paid tho President
of tho United States, would bo aulll-
clcnt to keep tho
wolf from tho door
of almost any man,
even though ho
held tlio cxnlted
station of Governor
General of tho now
Commonwealth of
A ua trail a. Rut
Lord Ilopstoun,
who was appointed
to tlmt olllco n yenr
ago last January,
when tho federa
LOUD MOl'ETOUK.
tion under tho Southern Cross begnn
Its existence, did not think so, nnd
therefore ho threw up his commission
nnd hits recently returned to Ungland,
snya Lesllo'a Weekly, Tho explanation
given is that tho demands upon Uio
hospitality of tbo Governor General
nro bo grent tlmt ?50,000 a year falls
to pny tho bills, and as Lord Hopctoun
did not feel like eking out tho balance,
from Ills Own IllCOino hn nuerntwlnl
tlio Job. If this Is true, It would seem j
ns If hospitality In Australia cornea 1
higher than It does In most other lands,
nud much too high for a country just
starting out ou n path of political In
dependence. Doubtless much of tho
expenditure Is duo to needless ostenta
tion. Tho acting Governor General of
Austrlalla, pwullug tho appointment of
n successor to Lord Hopctoun, Is Lord
TunnyBon, a sou of tho famous poot.
A Borrowing Kansas Willow.
In her "card of thanks" a Miami
County widow, after thanking every
body else, concluded: "I also thank
tho baud for Its consoling music and
Mrs, Averlng, tho milliner, who fur
nished mo such becoming raounrlng.
My dear husband's farm Is for nalo as
soon ns proper legal steps can bo taken,
nnd will bo sold at a bargain, Ob,
death, thou art tenlblo."
CLOSE CALCULATION.
Itnrdalilus of "Ilonrillua Around" In
the Olilen Times,
It la wllhlii tho memory of many middle-aged
people that Iho custom of
school teacher "hoarding around" wna
Ihu usual thing In country districts. Al
though n custom which the tenchern set.
dom liked, It la doubtful If many of
them hnd na hard a time ns a young
achoolmnster who described his experi
ence In tho New Kiiglnml Galaxy for
1817. Tho nrllclu was written by Loon-
nrd Apthorp, then nn undergraduate of '"nkera, la transparent, unbreiiknbla
llowdoln College. Tho young schoolinns- ""d "on-apllllng, the acid so titlon ho
ler was to receive fifteen dollars n "f II1 " 'B""" oM eIeclr
ninntli mid his board. i 'J'0,
From tho flrat day I perceived that I ' Itemalns of a pro-Columbian aacrlflco
wna at board on speculation, and nt tho or lfna' station on the top of tbo No
mercy of n closo calculation, bo writes. vn,'n d Chnnl, at a height of 20,000
.... ' . 1 . , 1 1 . - 1 ..... I. t.. 1,1 r, ,,n
on day the wholo d nner cona sttd of
a single dumpling, which they called n
pudding, and flvo sausages, which In
cooking shrunk to the size of pipe
sterna. There wcro five of us at table.
A few tiny afterward, on my return
from school, my eyes were delighted by
tho Bight of an animal I hnd never be
fore seen. It waa a raccoon, which tho
young man, Jonathan, hnd killed and
brought homo In triumph. When skin
ned ho seemed to be one entire mass of
fat, and of a moat delicate whiteness.
I waa overjoyed, and went to bed early
to ilrenui of delicious steaks which tho
morrow would bring.
Long before daylight 1 heard tho fam
ily stirring, nnd the alacrity of quick
footsteps nnd the repented opening nnd
shutting of doors all gave assurance of
the coming holiday.
I was soon ready for breakfast, and
when acnted at (able I observed that the
place of Jonathan was vacant.
"Whero Is Jonathan?" I asked.
"Gone to market," said they.
"Market! What market, pray? I did
not know there was any market In theso
parts."
"Oh, yes," they said, "ho Is gone to
, about thirty miles to the south
ward of us."
"And what has caleld him up ao early
to go to market?"
"Ho Is gone," an Id they, "to acll hit
raccoon."
FOUND A fRIEND WHEN IN NEED.
A venerable man now prominent In
Western railway circles, but In his
youth a comparatively jioor boy In a
little town In central Illinois In the
thirties, told this story not long ago at
a social gathering:
"I waa only a boy," he said, "but I
wanted to seo a little of the world.
My father hadn't much money, nobody
hnd money, In fact, but bo fitted ma
up as well as he could, with a suit of
his own making, for ho managed to
pick up a living, even In that frontier
village, aa a tailor, and sent me to
Springfield for a little visit. A batter
In town made me a sort of plug bat.
such as nobody of this generation ever
saw; and with all my belongings, ex
cept what I had on. In a little, hair
covered trunk, I went to Springfield.
It waa then a two days' Journey.
"I mado something of a sensation In
my Kplko-Ullcd coat and high hat, but
I wua having a good time until a ca
lamity happened to me. There waa a
big political meeting of Whigs In
Springfield on tbo day I arrived there,
and my trunk somehow got mixed up
with tho baggage of the politicians and
disappeared when they did. What be
came of It I don't know. I never saw
It again.
There I was, without a cent of mon
ey, away from homo for the first time
In my life, among strangers, and I was
aliout as dcolato a boy as you ever
saw. When I discovered my loss I
wandered about tho streets, forlorn.
and forsaken, till I was nearly tired to a moro deflnUe gen,ei maklDg the
death, nud then I sat down on a door- ul)Ject more rcal nnJ giving tbe ordl
step nnd cried. n h of emuiatinc ber.
"Presently somebody tapped mo on Nt , ag0 a tala clergyman
tho shoulder. I looked up, nnd a pleas- .,,. ,., nllpa,lona 1o T0Unir men all
ant-faced stranger was standing before
me.
" 'What's tho matter, son?' he said.
"I told him my story.
" 'So the Whigs havo robbed you. of ilfeprofcssional nnd commerclal
bavo they?' bo said, patting me on tho nmld tbo ,un of city nfe and from
head. 'Well, that's bad. Hut cheer uIct country homes. From theso an
up, my boyl Things might bo a good BWcra wo nro Biad to note that the
deal worse. What Is your father's young meQ generally do the subject
name.?' I i,i nil sneak In a kind and broth-
"I told him.
" 'I know him,' bo said; 'I'll wrlto
to him.'
"Ho dhL and this was tho letter:
" 'Springfield. 111.. Aug. 7, 183-. Mr.
Blank: Dear Slr-I found your boy on
tho street hero to-day, without any
clothing except what bo wns wearing. , flt uer ng a home provider and en
Pleaso send him somo mora. Yours ablo bcr to tako her place as an every
truly, A. Lincoln.' I dny worker In this very busy world.
"That was the end of my troubles,
nnd thero Is no recollection of my llfo knowledge of Glbboup Decline nnd
that I cherish with a deeper senso of j,-au 0( the llomnn Empire, but they re
gratltudo than I do that one." J oMre ber to know of the decline nnd
Youth's Companion.
What Did Noah Hat?
Thero Is no record, so far as 1 know,
of what Noah and his family ate dur
ing tho flood. After telling Noah what
to tako In tbo ark, God said: "Every
living Bubstnnco that I havo mado will
destroy from off tho faco of tho
earth." Thero wcro no tanks In tho
ark, according to the best known de
slgus, therefore tho aquarium existed
not. Tlicro la no record of tlio prlco
of boef j therefore wo oro permitted to
draw an Inference. Beef was higher
then than It has been since, for It was
on a par with tho game, and gamo was
higher than tho highest mountains of
earth. Therefore fish. God did not
tell Noah to tako fish into the ark.
Ho must havo thought tlmt fish could
tako caro of themselves. But all flesh
nnd creeping things wcro destroyed.
Tho chanced nre tlmt Noah nnd tho
boys wet n few Hues during tho forty
dnys and nights of water, hut they may
hnvo used nets. Tho first mention that
wo hnvo of fishhooks Is about 787 B, 0-,
Whereas Noah aud tho hoys were catch
ing flounders aud "wcaks" In 2310 B.
0. Now York Press.
Why Tommy Does Not Practice
Music Teacher 1 try to mako of your
sou, zo llttlo Thomas, n graudo musi
cian, but ho must help. I am 'fiuld ho
docs not practice.
Mrs. Woodby No, his father gives
him 10 cents a flay uot to. Philadel
phia Press.
HVention
II)pnotlzlng by mechanical means la
Iho novelty of M. Leduc, who uses a
mldlrcctlonal electric current with 150
to '.'00 Interruptions per second,
A "dry" accumulator, from Hugltali
, " '" '" "
dltlon's lata finds In northern Argen
tina. A suggested new American Industry
Is tho making of fish flour. In Nor
way, at seasons of abundance, the flesh
of fresh fish Is dried and pulverized by
special apparatus, and tbo highly nutri
tious product can be kept and easily
transported.
The American built Oroya Itallrnad
In tho Peruvian Andes attains tho
greatest elevation reached by any rail
road lu tho world. At one point It
passe through a tunnel 15,0X. feet
alMivc sea level, This Is nearly 1,000
feet higher than Pike's Peak, unit but
llttlo over 100 feet less than the eleva
tion of Mont Wane. The Oroya Hall
road also enjoys the distinction of hav
ing coat more per mile than the great
majority of railroads. It Is 138 miles
long and coat 13,000,000. Tho many
tunnels, bridges and zigzags presented
difficult engineering problems.
The recent volcanic cataclysm In the
Islands bordering the Caribbean Sea
has awakened fresh Interest In tbo
geological history of that part of tho
earth's crust. Prof. J. Milne, the great
English authority on seismic phenom
ena, remarks that tho ridge on which
the Islands of Martinique, HL Vincent
and their neighbors lie Is a lino of
weakness characterized by unusual In
stability. Geology points backward to
a time when tbo Isthmus of Panama
was submerged, and when a belt of
land, spoken of as "Antlllla," connect
ed North and South America along tbo
eastern border of the Caribbean Sea.
Hut, like the fabled Atlantis, this land
has sunk out of view, and only a line
of Islands marks Its site.
Tho hydraulic mining cartridge of
James Tonge, Jr., Is designed to re
place explosives In mines liable to con
tain firedamp. It consists of a steel
cylinder twenty Inches long by three
Inches In diameter, across which are
arranged a series of eight small tele
scopic rams, and In use tbe cartridge Is
pushed up Into a drill hole In tbe coal
and band pumps force water Into the
cylinder, driving out the rams. A pres
sure of three tons per square Inch can
be readily obtained. In about ten min
utes the rams bring down tbe coal In
large pieces, and with much less waste
In dust and fragments than when ex
plosives are used. A test of two years
has shown the cost to be about tbe
same as ordinary mining. But the coal
Is more valuable, and tbe dangers are
greatly lessened, many deaths result
Inz vearlr both from accidents wltb ex
plosives and from tbe Igniting of explo
sive gases. The Urltlsn society or Ana
has found tbo cartridge worthy of nn
Important prize.
THE IDEAL WOMAN.
Oplntona of Younn Men aa to What
Ehe Should lie.
The majority of young people. In
speaking of tho Ideal woman, refer to
. I, .. wnmnn nt TVUltrV fl Till rnmQDHL and
M wuklns says, "a pedestal Is
, b'er ghak a placo t0 pIaeo
,1Ilmnn lieIl.L.
, ,.rm ,n ... nrn.tlcnl
QTcr the ciintry. and to a few young
I .,., nnblnt- thpm for their concoTW
t,on of ' tue iicai young womnn. The
I ..-.. WI!re from men n all walks
I cr,y manncr.
riPnr.rt wtsh of th von
itt t,nt his llfrt mmnnnlnn mnit
I be Q boUBewfe, with all that the term
., wMl not denvlntr tho In,.
po-rtnnce of education, this must not
ha ,proiv ornamental, but of tho kind
Tiln TOuni men do not object to her
fall of the peoplo by whom she Is sur
rounded.
Mere dolls have no place In woman's
work and women's bands are more
beautiful after they have been soiled
by useful employment
As to tho subject of morals, tho
young men say, that to have ono stand
ard for men and another for women Is
a relic of barbarism; and a doctrine
that has no place In modern times.
The rigid rule that keeps a girl at home
evenings should also restrain a boy
from wandering around tho streets or
country at unseemly hours; tho evil
effects of this conduct tells on tho ono
ns much as tho other.
All tbe answers require a girl to bo
a Christian; aud many of thc'iu speak
of special objections, such as card
playlug, wine drluking, dancing, but
with tho exception of wine drluking,
theso open up too wide a field of dis
cussion, and tho opinions of parents
nro controlled largely by the particu
lar society In which they uave been
brought up or tho localty where they
reside what might bo right In ono
section would not bo tolerated lu an
other, unless It bo wine drinking, nbout
which there cannot be two opposite
opinions among right thinking people.
In olden times parents stood out
against tho education of girls, but now
adays tho danger Is of runnlfig to the
opposlto extreme the education of
moro adornmcut. To many of tho girls
tho business of their husbands or
brothers, tbo way they vote aud their
cares aud worries havo scarcely any
I Interest ror thorn, so long as they can
. dress well,
I We have not given tho Ideal woman
from the young 'girls' point of rlcwj
but one sensible girl oxpresaea It In n
few words. Bho nsks to bo Judged by
the same standard by which alio Judges
I young men, "nml, nllowlng for acx, let
' I.... I,nw ll lt, lll.nptlntf wtllrtl It
young mnn ought to have."
Ho then wo can certainly say that
tho caaeutlnl Idea In young men's mlnda
of tmo womanhood la her ability to
make a home In a palace or a cottage
In affluence or In poverty ahe la tho
ono who makes Itor aa a true mother
arid wife glvea It: "We hnd n homo
long before wo had a houao to put It
In." Housewife.
TEACHING TAR8 TO 8WIM.
French Bailors Are Toor Bwlmmers
How They Are Instructed.
Tbo tar of tbo French navy are
learning to swim.
Moreover, they arc learning on land,
or rather on board ship, and when they
first hit water are supposed to bare
the elements of natation down pat
enough to keep them afloat and mov
ing. The methods of tbe naval officers are
scientific and the Innovation In Itself Is
unique. Incomprehensible as It may
seem, all sailors are not swimmers.. In
fact. It Is absolutely known that there
are fewer good swimmers, In propor
tion, on board ship than on land. Why
this la no It la almost Impossible to say.
Just aa It Is equally difficult to account
for tho fact that sailors are usually
poor swimmers as compared wltb
landsmen. But the French navy Is
Intent on having Its fighting men sclen -
title swimmers, and to make them ao.""-uH", u (
they teach by scientific methods. Tho I From tho Government. AH organl-i
best thing to be taught In la In what Rations of capital and labor get their1
Is called a "swing," but, when there right to exist from thogoveruuient.and
are not enough swings to go round, the It Is folly to say that the government
French sailor uses a cbalr. In this. can do nothing. Itov. Dr. Lee, Pres-
though they were In the water. Then,
under tbe eye of tbe swimming master,
they go through their maneuvers.
It Is popularly supposed that a
swimmer propels himself wltb bis
bands and arms or the feet, but be
doesn't This is the first thing taught
A scientific swimmer uses bis bands
and feet to ballast himself, as It were.
He keeps afloat with tbem. Tbe mo
tive power Is created by tbe way he
uses his legs. First tbe tar Is taught
to draw his legs up as far as be can,
llko a frog, which leaves a diamond
shaped opening between tbem. All this
. t t. 1 1 1, I . 1 . .Mnn, n. I . V.
11UJB UF MS KWlllUg, UIU1KII BUU I.IIU
ms nanus ana reet. -men ne is taugut
to shoot his legs back together, exactly
as a frog does In swimming. By this
maneuver the "wedge" of water be
tween his legs Is forced out and tbe
swimmer springs ahead. It Is the same
motive force that sends one over the
Ice when "sculling" on skates.
Then tbe French swimming master
and a couple of assistants, says the
Detroit News-Tribune, bitch a rope
around the beginner's waist and pitch
him overboard.
MEN WHO DELIVER MAIL.
He.rt Traaedle. that Lino tho Honte
or Letter Carriers.
"Toll roii ii stnrv? tvhr. tmj r mli-ht
tell a good many stories If that was In
my line." Tbe gray carrier blew a
pearly wreath of smoke upward and
flecked the dead ash from his cigar,"
says tbe Denver News. "Let me see.
There's an old lady on my route down
In Alabama who sits knitting the live
long day by tbe front room window.
Every morning and afternoon wben I
whistle at tbe door of her next door
neighbor she lays down ber knitting
and peers with a tired, eager face out
of that window until I go by. She's
got a boy somewhere out West He
doesn't write to her twice a year. Yet
twice each day the whole year through
she sits there wltb that anxious look,
waiting, watting, waiting. I feel a
twitch at my own heart every time I
pass by and see the look of expectancy
fade Into disappointment Sometimes
I'd give $50 to be able to stop and give
her five lines from that good-for-nothing
boy of hers for whom she's eating
out her heart"
"That reminds me," said a younger
man who heard the gray carrier's
Btory, "of a pretty baby on my route
In a Louisiana city. She's a dainty
tot about 4 or maybe S years old. She
has blue-gray eyes like a wood violet
that look a fellow straight to the heart
Some little girls can do that after they
are older. This tot's mamma died six
months ago, and for a month after
ward she used to come tripping down
the walk to meet me with a little white j
note In her hand, and looking me to the
heart out of those big, trusting eyes.
she would say: 'Mr. Postman, won't
you please tako this letter to my mam- (
ma In heaven?' I used to take the.
dainty missive from the wee pink band.
I couldn't tell bcr how far away her
mamma was. Ono day she came with
out a letter and there was pain In the
great, sweet eyes. 'Mr. Postman,
baby wants a letter from mamma.
Please, Mr. Postman, toll my mamma
me wants some letters, too,' and, boys.
every day for a week I had to pass
that baby with the pain In tho gray
blue eyes, and I wondered the angels
did not find some way some bow to
mako ber baby heart understand."
A Marked Woman.
SumasahiK fair she was, and yet
Grim Fate hnd snared her in Its net-
A nrleo was on her head I
And as she walked among tho crowd,
Some sneered, soma even laughed aloud,
For Charity was dead.
Her fair cheek mantled with dismay,
For walking forth that summer day
To bow nt Fashion's ahrlne.
She found that on the hat she wore,
A printed slip tho legend bore:
"Reduced to forty-nine,"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Not lu tho Truat.
What's that?" queried the old hen.
as sho observed a strange plant lu the
garden.
"That," replied tho gray goose. "Is
what they call an egg plant"
'An egg plant, eh?" observed tho old
hen. "Well, they say that competition
Is tho llfo of trade, but I'm gettlug too
old to tako any chances, so I'll nip
this In the bud."
Every mother's pet wishes when be
Is grown that tbo money bad been
saved for him that wns spent on pho
tographs when he was a baby.
Immortality. Tho Instinct of Immor
tality Is In ns.-llUhop U. D. Von,
Methodist, Chicago, III.
Selfishness. Tho greatest aln In tho
world la selfishness. Itev. C Itornld,
Congregational, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Now Itcllglous Era. TUa present
time promises a new religious cm.
Iter. A. P, Doyle, Itoman Catholic, Now
York.
Protection. Capitalist demand pro
tection at tho coat of tho poor. ItoV,
Dr. McCollcster, TJnlvcrsallst, Detroit,
Mich.
God's Itclgn. God's reign Is ono of
law and order, not ono of lawlessness
and vice. Itev, 0. M. Itobcrts, Episco
pal, Philadelphia, Pa.
Proper Living. Truo religion Is tho
proper living of llfo by nny mnn nt
any tlmo and anywhere. Itov. II. L.
Canflcld, TJnlvcrsallst, Akron, Ohio.
The Home. Tho foundation of civil
ization and tho cement of moral so
ciety Is the family Idea crystallized In
the home. Iter. O. It. Stnlr, Baptist,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Brotherhood. In the masses there la
a great human heart, full of tho dlvlno
feeling that throbbed and bled on tho
cross. This feeling Is brotherhood.
1 Itov. F. E. Hopkins, Congregntlonallst,
i
bytcrian. New York.
Good for Something. It Is n good
thing to bo good. It Is a better thing to
be good for something. To bo reck
oned In the world's account as a cypher
Is a deplorable thought. Itev. Dr. Bis
bee. Universalis:, Boston, Mass.
The Itcllglous Ideal. The most ex
alted Ideal Is tbe religious ono which
treats man not only ns a physical and
moral being, but tenches his relations
to God. both for the present nnd for
nil eternity, llev. J. D. Freeman, Bap
tist Toronto, Canada.
Life's Experience. Tbo doctrlno of
a continuity of life's experience and
purgatory and discipline till every
stain Is washed from the believing soul
In nowise lends encouragement to any
delay In choosing Christ Itov. J. 0.
Smith, Independent, Indianapolis, Ind.
Thrift Fow Christians, If any.
would be unwilling to Incur tho soul
risks of riches if only they might havo
tho riches. Private covetousness goes
too often by the good name of thrift
Wealth Is a public peril to-day. Itov.
P. Barr, Episcopal, New Bedford,
Mass.
More Than a Hobby. Religion means
more than a hobby. It Is not a social
reform olone. and yet It Includes all
ircrorms. neiuier a i roiiiuiuoniet nor
a nreacber comes ud to the orreat broad
1 freedom of the wide truth tbo master
announces. Itev. C. W. Bird, Method
ist Atlanta, Ga.
Christian Religion. I affirm, by tbo
teachings of all history, that it Is tho
timbers of tho Christian religion, tbo
trees of the Lord, sending their roots
down Into the clefts of the rocks of
ages, that saves society from the ava
lanche of selfishness and sin. Rev. It
F. Coyle, Presbyterian. Denver, Colo.
Bring Righteousness. No revival Is
greater needed now than tbe revival
that will bring righteousness to men
and mako them fear God. There are
many who may not be concerned about
tho guilt of tbe past because they havo
forgotten It but forgctfulnoss Is not
forgiveness. C. II. Yatnian, Evangel
ist New York.
Instinctive Will. We arc assured
that man's instlnctlvo llfo Is of wider
range and of mora Importance than
that of any animal. One of his In
stincts is tbe Instinctive will to know.
To know something heretofore un
known In tho wide universe Is a snffi-
clct good. Rev. Dr. Chadwlck, Uni
tarian, Brooklyn, N. Y.
One Way. There Is but ono way for
us to come under tbo power of Christ
with all that means for our ennoble
ment tbo realization of our holiest as-i
plratlons; nnd that Is to come under,
the power of tho cross. To bcllovo that
for the love of us Christ died Is to como
under the constraints of love.-Rov. Dr.
Raymond, Schenectady, N. Y,
Duty of the Hour. What Is the duty
of the hour? It Is our duty not to
speak any Idle words, to refrain from
unwise counsel and Incousiderato
speech, knowing that in tbo day of
Judgment which In a very real senso
Is this present hour, we shnll give an
account of our stewardship. Rev. F.
L. Pbalen, Unitarian, Worcester, Mass.
Christian Economics. Tho law of
Christian economics Is that every man
should Beck the welfare of bis brother,
the law of pagan economics Is every
man for himself. In tho present strlko
both the contestants are strong nnd tho
public is weak; both ought to seek tho
welfare of the many. Rev. Dr. Brad
ford, Congregatlonollst, Montclalr, New
Jersey.
Will. Will gives purpose, to llfo and
firmness to character If rightly exer
cised. Man needs moro than a will to
bo a man. A strong will may bo a
blessing or a curse, as It Is allowed to
run Its own course or Is Influenced by
tho other faculties of tho mind. It de
termines all our voluntary actions.
Rev. D. Overton, Presbyterian, Brook
lyn, N. Y.
What Can Ho Dono Willi ICiikII'Ii.
Tho following paragraph Is from a
Corean newspaper published In Eng
lish: "Seoul, Coreu, May S3, liXri. Late
ly tbo police headquarters ordered to
forbid tbo servants, etc., to run tho
horses fastly on the big streets, as they
sometimes pressed tho children dowu
and hurtcd tbem on the ground and tbe
police stopped it mapoo running a horso
hardly on Its buck, but a number of
soldiers came along quickly and cap
tured the police away!"
Llfo Is worth ilvliig a great deal bet
tor than most of us lire It,