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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1903)
Ilollon, Mo., Willi n population of 4,600, litis seventeen churches. Now York tins n German popnln' tlon of 809,000 ami Chicago has 440,000. Vein of tin oxldo have boon dls covered In the Trunsvnal which yield 07 per cent tin. Tho birth rate among tbo foreign born In Massachusetts In 62 per 1,000; among llio native-born It la 17. The number of persons In the pen! tcntlarles of Iowa per 1,000 popula tlon has doubted In fourteen year. In I.0W0II, Mass., there are 17,000 machine tending operatives who caro for 828,000 spindles and earn over $500,000 n mouth. From Liverpool to Yokohama by tho trans-Canada route will bo only 0,830 miles, lly New York and San Fran Cisco Is It 12,008 miles. The fluctuation of the light of Nova Gcmlnorum Is often as much as half a magnitude In twenty-four hours, llko that of Nova Pcrsol No. 2. There are 1.0S3.473 Odd Fellows In tho United States and Canada, 011, 221 Free Masons and 028,035 of tho Ancient Order of Foresters. In 1870 tho German peoplo barely exceeded 40.000.000; In 1SS3 they had risen to nenrly 47,000,000, and In 1000 tho census returns gave ou,34a,un. Statistics show that In ntty years the average height of British men has risen an Inch. Tho present averago height for n man of 30 Is Ave feet eight and one-half Inches. In tho body of a horse that died suddenly at Newport (orks) the vet' erlnary surgeon who mado a post' mortem examination discovered three largo stones, one of them nearly as large as a cricket ball. Not more than 350 square miles of territory are under cultivation In bene- quln or sisal hemp, yet on this small area is produced the fiber that liter ally binds the wheat harvests of tho world. It Is used alike in Minnesota and Argentina, in Siberia and Egypt The Massachusetts State Building at tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition Is to bo a reproduction of the historic colonial house In Cambridge where Washington established his headquar ters during tho siege of Boston, and which later was the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The latest In explosives, according to Metal Industry, Is powdered alu minum mixed with nitrate of ammonia and put upun the market under the namo of "ammonal." This explosive Is said to be one of the surest and safest known, as It cannot bo exploded by friction or blow, while otherwise containing all requisites of an explo sive. The most marked chango In the uniform of the army, under the gen eral order Just Issued, Is that the stripe on the Infantry trousers, which was changed a year or so ago from white to blue, will again be white. The same change will be made In the chevrons, and the box spur and black leather trousers strap will be aban doned. The medical officers of the navy who have been making a study of neurasthenia, which has disabled so many officers, ascribe It to the condi tions of the life in the nary now im posing upon officers long tours of duty on remote stations, where the oppor tunities for diversion are not many and where homesickness and discon tent, combined with the uncertainty of detachment, have produced this dis tress of mind and body. As an excellent remedy against the freezing of shop windows, the Phar maceutlsche Zcltung recommends the application of a mixture consisting of fifty-five grams of glycerin dissolved In one liter of 02 per cent alcohol, con taining, to Improve the odor, some oil of amber. As soon as the mixture clarifies, It Is rubbed over the Inner surface of the glass. This treatment. It is claimed, not only prevents tho formation of frost, but also stops sweating. ONE COURTSHIP. 'I've Pretty Much Made Up My Mind to Oct Slurried. Susan and Mrs. Lathrop were great friends, although there was some eight or ten years' difference In their ages. Susan was 42, but Mrs. Lathrop had marrledyoung and this fact caused her to feel ever youthful, and thus to be companionable to her girl friend over the fence. Then, too, ever since tho death of Mrs. Clegg, some twelve years before, Mrs. Latbrop's advice had been Indispensable to tho other's ignorance. 1 dare say there are some who may smile Just here and consider that at 80 Miss Clegg should not have needed much motherly counsel; but until one has, really arrived at the ago of 30 It Is impossible to convince ono how real ly immature said age is, and I can per sonally vouch for the fact that a mother is Just as bandy to bavo about then as she is at any earlier period. Mrs. Lathrop had always had a good deal of time to dovoto to her friends' affairs, because her family consisted of but one son, nnd she was not given to that species of housekeeping which weeps under tho beds too often. Miss Clegg had somewhat loss time, because her father (wavering between 70 and 80) was a bedridden paralytic, and had been so for over twenty years. To ,was of necessity a great care, and sho did her duty by him both vigorously and 'conscientiously; but the years In bed had led her to confound tho bed with tho father and to refer to them both as one united factor In her domes tic economy. Friday morning sho al ways tore herself away from tho fenco with tho remark, "Well, I must bo get tin' back to beat father up an' put him on hhf clean sheets;" and such phrases as "Ilvo got father into new pillow ilipsWgr "Next spring I mean to bavo fathftfS.halr picked over an' get him a nowjick," wcro ever rife on her lips. She "wan generally very cheerful and qultey-estgncd to her lot, but occasion ally "shhad a spell of feeling that tho world hadmore, to offer than the was "If rather should Hvo to be 100," sho said one afternoon In June, as she and Mrs. Lathrop held a parley on tho border lino of tfielr respective king doms, "If father should Hvo to be 100, I wouldn't stand much show o' gcttln' married afterward. I'd bo 00, an', even with a good new wave, 00 Is 00." Mrs. Lathrop chewed her clover. "Nobody but a roan o' seventy 's goln' to marry me at 00. That'd mako mo bury father just to begin on some ono else. I got to thlnkln' about It last night, an' I've been keepln on this mornlii', too, an' I can see that If I want to get married at all, I'd bet ter do It now. There's no time like the present. This world's mado for tho young 's well ' for tho old. Be sides, If I do It before cold weather, he'll pay for half of next winter's fuel. Then I could make my things nlong durln' the summer 1 ain't got nothln to sew on since I finished my dress for the funeral. Yon ought to sec that dress, Mrs. Lathrop; It's Just as nice. I put It away with camphor balls, an' stuffed newspaper In tho sleeves. There's nothln' to do when father dies but shake It out nn' lay It on his bed, cause o course that day father'!! have the guest-room, an' tho black gloves an' two black-rlmmcd pocket-handker chiefs Is all ready In the pocket" Mrs. Lathrop took n fresh clover, "So I've pretty much made up my mind to get married, an' I'm goln' to set right about It. Where there's a will there's a way. I ain't goln' to leave a stone unturned, cither." Cen tury. THE DUTY OF MOTHERS. Titer Should Taka Tlma for KnJor ntnt and Kacreatlon. A mother and a w Ife should not for get that she owes some duty to herself. In the stress of family life, In the cares of bringing up children, many women do forget this. They fancy that tboy must Bhleld the poor, hnrxl-worklng, bread-earning husbands from all the troubles and annoyances of the home. For him there should be slippers at the fire and a cushion on the chair. And the children? Of course, they must be clithcd Jusf as will as the neighbors' youngsters, even though the mother goes without n new winter coat And the daughter must go to as many dances In the week as she likes, else "where will be her place In the young se-dety? And eo the mother stays at home to wash the dishes and mend the stockings. It Is all very fine for the husbands and the children; and the mother, bless her! enjoys It. But Isn't she a little unfair to herself, and Isn't It her own fault? She takes It for granted that she should sacrifice her self, and the others take It for granted, too. But everybody has some right to a certain amount of living for 'his own ends. Everybody has a right to a slice of his own life to spend as be or she chooses. And the mother should take It Not only she herself, but the whole family, -would be bettered If they were not allowed forever and eterpally to lean on the mother. It Is not because they are closo-hearted that they do It; It is because they do not think, and In the mother's love she does not think. either, but cheerfully gives herself. when It would be better to require a little of the others. Woman's Home Companion. Not Personallx Conducted. A traveling man recently had a most peculiar experience In a Western town. lie describes It In the Milwaukee Sen tinel. As be alighted from the train he saw a Btrect-car with a mule attach ment standing near by, and as It ap peared to be the only conveyance to take blm to tho business district he boarded the car and took a seat. Then a man In blue Jeans and straw hat of ancient aspect poked bis head In at the door and Inquired: "Want to go uptown, stranger?" "That Is Just what I want" replied the traveler. "Well, take the whip and hit the old mule a crack and you'll get there all right The track ends right In the cen ter of the business part, and the critter!! stop when he comes to the end of the line." "Don't they have any drivers on this line?" "Nope. That Is to say, they don't at ways have a driver when he gets sick." "Uow do they get their money out of it?" "Most folks Is honest enough to drop a nickel In the box. Them as ain't gets their ride for nothing." The passenger dropped a nickel in the slot, "hit the mule a crack" with the whip, and arrived In the business district of the city In due time. Tho Brothers. I've got a little brother lie came the other day; lie keeps his hands a-wavlng In an awful funny way. lie's got a snap, I tell you Jen' eats and winks and blinks, And looks up at the celling, I wonder what he thinks. It makes me klnderd Jealous I asked ma why he came; She only laughed and tol' me The angels were to blame. I don't see why the angels Can't mind their own affairs But gee, he's kinder cute, thought Ho ain't got any hairs! I've got another brother lie came here Just to-day; He married sister Myrtle And now he's going to stay. He's got a Knap, I tell you, Jes' eats and sits around, And sister keeps on teaching; Ma calls him "lazy houud." It makes me kinder Jealous I asked pa why he came; He only swore and tol' me That sister was to blame. If sister and the angels Keep on a-glttlug gay And bringing home new brothers, I'm going to run away! -Milwaukee Sentinel. Ills Verdict. "O doctor," cried a frantic youth, "I beg that you will fly Our dog has Just lapped up a quart Of brilliant purple dye." Tho doctor viewed that reckless cur, And gave a deep-drawn sigh. I'm very much afraid," he said, "Your greedy purp'll die." -Woman's Home Companion. There's nothing mora disgraceful than Insincerity. OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Tho Caress. ISPI.AYS of affection nmoiiff members of film 2 "ft lilies are largely matters of H Of I members of some families are delightful to themselves and pleasing to every sensible observer, without a wanning of the Joy, and the embraces with which children welcome the return of father or mother from a temporary absence, or the Affectionate parting and meeting of husband and wife? A person who finds In Hits proper display of pure family affection only an occasion for ridicule Is to be pitied. There are other families, however, In which Hons of love are almost never seen. families reserve any show of affection occasions when the deepest feelings stirred, and even when betrayed luto an love, have a feeling of shame as If they had Bhown a weak side of their nature. There Is no reason to suppose that the love of these persons for their family and friends Is not as strong and deep as that cherished by those who are more demonstrative, and they would as much In case of need for their comfort and pleasure. The repression of tho expression of feeling Is peculiarly an American vice. The actions of many foreigners when even slightly moved seem to us extravagant and amusing. We cover our deepest emotions with a Joke and a laugh. But those who are so cliary of displays of proper emotion rob themselves of much pleasure. While demonstrations of love among friends may go so far as to be Indecorous or Insincere, reasonable exhibitions of affection nre both proper and pleasurable. Especially repression by any one of a show of love from a child or a companion Is a cruel blow at one of the sweetest and most life, sincere affection In the heart of a The Spirit of Tolerance. E would fain believe that W more tolerant of each others I religious and otherwise. In !.,. . Aaa. .lanrtA. ..-I .1,...,, sltlon to minimize differences of belief and to And for the betterment of mankind. Coleridge somewhere says that there no wise man will treat with rudeness, possibility that there may be the refraction of some great truth as yet below the horizon. Sir Thomas Browne, a sectarian of rejoices that he never divided himself upon a difference of religious opinion." recognition of the mnnhood beneath dices, preeouceptlons. perhaps misconceptions, with which we Invest ourselves that we can dwell together happily In this world. Our opinions may come from birth ment and may 'not be the result of conviction, however firmly one may worked out the problem for ourselves. fore, extend the greatest charity to those our way. Bishop Taylor, writing on friendship nnd gen eral benevolence, observes that a good man Is a friend to all the world, and he Is not truly charitable that does not wish well and do good to all mankind In what he can. This all-embracing friendship, benevolence and tolerance over leaps the confines of sects, creeds, parties and social dis tinctions. It emanates from the Deity. "The greater our friendships are, tho dearer we are to God." We do not all attain this catholicity of friendship, for we are Im perfect beings at best, but we should strive for It. Were the world Imbued with this spirit, ft would be transformed. and oppression, poverty, a thousand woes would be re moved. Philadelphia Ledger. forestry and Irrigation Must HAT the time has come for an Important, ag gressive movement for the reclamation nf nrlil i I and semi-arid lands In the I Cf,l. I. -Lint- ...... iu u.iii.u 1 J t'uaiuij lUUlkBKU UJ I lit! Y fT large representation of States and Territories at the eleventh national Irrigation congress re- cently held at Oguen, Utah. For many years the friends of Irrigation worked earn estly and hopefully for Federal aid In carrying forward projects for the reclamation of arid lands. They were retarded, but not discouraged, by persistent opposition. The Una! enactment of a national irrigation law by the DRAINING A TREASURE LAKE. HIIIIIHII I II Columbia la the empire of El Dorado so named by the Spanish conquer ors. At this very moment the exploi tation of some of Its hidden treasures Is the object of an engineering enter prise directed by British energy, writes Benjamin Taylor, F. It. O. S., In Cham ber's Journal. A London syndicate Is draining the sacred Lake of Guatavlta, which lies about twenty miles from Bo gota, the capital of the republic. It was In 1635 that the Spaniards heard of the lako. As the story reach ed them, tho Caclquo of Bacata the Indian predecessor of the modern city of Bogota was "always covered with powdered gold, fixed on bis body by means of an odoriferous resin." Every night he washed off the gold In the sacred lake, and every morning .he was glided anew;"whlch provea,"wrote Ovledo, the annalist of the conquerors, "that the empire of El Dorado Is In finitely rich In mines." So It was, and is, and there Is no doubt that the lake was the principal and general place of worship, that rich offerings were continually made to It, and that many a cacique, with all bis wealth, was burled beneath Its waters. Moreover, when the Spaniards came, great quantities of treasure were sunk In the lake, that they might not fall Into the bands of the Invaders. Possi bly when the country becamo more peaceful some of It was recovered; but a French writer not Jules Verne baa estimated that gold and Jewels to the value of five billion dollars still lie at the bottom. The lake, which Is about a quarter of a mllo In diameter, and baa a max lmum depth of about forty-five feet, Ilea In a cup-like depression on the summit of a mountain, Its surface be ing about ten thousand feet above the sea-level and several hundred feet above the surrounding plain. A tunnel eleven hundred feet In length Is being driven through tho sldo of the bill at a level of about seventy feet below the surface of the water. A vertical shaft Is being sunk from a point near tho edge to meet the tunnel, which Is driven from both ends. When tho tunnel and shaft are com pleted, an open cut will be made from the shaft toward the center of the lake, and the water will bo siphoned off through the shaft and tunnel as the works proceed, both to avoid any un due rush, and to enable the men work temperament. The never meet or part who can witness. heart, the cries of outward demonstra The members of such for extraordinary of the heart are exhibition of their without doubt do What precious things In friend. The Watch men nre irrowlns opinions, political, our own country, are errors- which while (here Is a nomu nave to go revolve six times the strictest order. "from any man It Is only by the the opinions, prcju to mean disaster to and early environ tea signals ana Insure the train Inquiry, study and w mm believe that we hive We should, there who refuse to go followed by dire res Go Together. western part of the I I. I There Is always acquisition that admit that they Hlches might be Boston Herald. ing In It to keep dry. Tho mud and slit In the bed of the lake will then be treated for the recovery of the gold and precious stones they arc believed to contain. In the course of the operations many curious articles of gold and pottery have been found on the margin of the lake and about Its shores. These ob jects are not only of great antiquity, but they appear to be Imitations of the products of a still earlier age. Some of tho vases and ornaments re covered are very similar to objects found In the tombs of the Incas In Peru and Ecuador; others bnve a sug gestion of Egyptian craft or teaching. The finding of these empty vases which are believed to bavo held treasure leads to tho supposition that many treasure-seekers have teen there already; but what has been got out can only have been by dredging, nnd as the appliances available for work of that kind must have been very Ineffi cient, the London treasure-hunters ex pect a rich reward for their own labors. WlT IN TOA8T8 TO WOMEN. Some Kxamptea that Are Famous Ilo csuit of Their Point. A banquet with a list of toasts as a part of its program almost necessar ily Includes ono "To Lovely Woman." To omit such would be lese-majcste of the most ungnllant sort. Many of theso toasts hnvo becomo famous for their wit or sentiment or sarcasm, and among them may be recalled tho fol lowing; "Woman, the fairest work In all cre ation. Tbo edition la largo and no man should be without a copy," This Is fairly seconded by a youth who, giving hli distant sweetheart, said; "Delectable dear, so sweet that honey would blush In her presence and treacle stand appalled," Further, In regard to tbo fair sex, we havo; "Woman, sho needs no eulogy; sho speak for herself," "Woman, tho bit ter half of man." In regard to matrimony some bache lor once gave: "Marriage, the gato through which tho happy lover leaves his enchanted ground and returns to earth." At the marriage of a deaf and dumb couple soma wit wished them "un speakable bliss." At a supper given to a writer of comedies a wag soldi "Tho writer's Very good health. May ho live to be as old as his Jokes." From a lay critic; "The bench and last Congress, tho fruit of long agitation, makes It Incum bent upon these advocates of Federal aid to co-opcrato with tho Government In planning a comprehensive Irri gation project for tho upbuilding of a great agricultural empire In tho western tone of tho republic. It Is call mated that there are In the soml-nrld -ones about 000,000, ono acres of vacant public lands with sufficient water avallablu under tho storage system to Irrigate otic-slxtccutti of It. In his address to tho congress President Clark stated his belief that If the Government would expend $10,000,000 annually for thirty yt.irs In providing reservoirs sufficient to reclaim 20,000,000 acres, the land reclaimed would pro vide homes for 12.000.000 to 15,000.000 people. As this sum might he easily realized from the solo of reclaimed Government land a magnificent contribution to the wealth of the nation could thus bo made with but small outlay. Development nud reclamation of tho nrld West, to bo of permanent value, must have Its foundations laid In a system of forests for protecting tho sources of wnter sup ply which will bo forever protected by tho Government from destruction. Chicago Itecord-llcrnld. Tnst Train Operation Moan. HUN the "Twentieth Century Limited" train recently made a run on the tako Shore Hall road of 133.4 miles from Toledo to Elkhart In 114 minute, probably none of tho passengers gave a thought to the real menulug of such a magnificent speed performance. In order to accomplish tho feat a ewed of fullv M hiIIm per hour had to be maintained for considerable portions of the distance. With a modern passenger train such speed can bo attained with safety only when roadbed, track, equipment, discipline of employes and other operating con ditions nre nlwut as perfect as human skill can mako tliton. The train consisted of six Pullmans, each weighing 63 tons, or n total of 3.10 tons, ono combination baggage car weighing 30 tons nnd a locomotive 133 tons. To hurl a ifiass weighing a total of 403 tons, or 000.000 pounds, along steel rnlls weighing only M pounds to tho yard means n sustained shock of tremendous force, and n Klrnln to track and roadbed which would search out tho slightest weakness or defect. Ono revolution of the engine drivers, which were 81 Inches In diameter, carried tho train forward about seven yards. In running one mllo tho piston rod must go back ward and forward 247 times. A speed of 83 miles per hour means 1W milts per minute, so that tho piston rod uacK anil ronn, nna tlie largo drivers each second, which Is almost too rapid tor nip eye to roilow. Experiments havo shown that a train weighing as many tons as the 'Twentieth Century Limited," when running nt tho rate of 83 miles per hour, cannot be brought to n stop within 3.000 feet. An "emergency" stop would be very likely, therefore. such a train, and only perfectly opera- tlie highest art In train dispatching can against such stops. When It Is realized also that a slight defect In nny portion of the equipment or Imperfect Inspection of the same Is almost certain to bo u I is. the wonder grows over the decreo of perfection attained In the various arts and In discipline which have united In making modern train operation possi ble. Chicago Iiccord-IIenild. What Constitutes Riches? HE New York Times has been printing the Ideas of many contributors given as answers to the question: When may a man In New York City be considered rich? The notion of riches is nlwnys n variable one. Thp question rotated to the amount of money one must have to be reckoned n rich man according to New York standards. Well, New York standards are various'. To some ilOO.OOO, to others J600.000, to others a million or ten millions seems necessary. One's Idea of riches de pends largely on his Ideas of luxury; that Is, of what would seem luxury to him, the power to satisfy all bis wants. But wants grow with the ability to sunnlr them. something beyond the present ;ower of seems desirable. Most men refuse td are so rich that they desire no more. defined as something more than ono has. As might bo expected, there are the usual nhllosonhlcal an. swers. as, for example, "good health, freedom from debt and anxiety, and tastes corresponding to one's Income." This Is a definition of happiness rather than of riches. bar. If It wero not for tho bar there would be llttlo use for the bench." A celebrated statesman while dining with a duchess on her 80th birthday, In proposing her health, said: "May you live, my lady duchess, un til you begin to grow ugly." "I thank you sir," sho said, "and may you long continue your tasto for nntlqultlcs." MODEL OF THE TABERNACLE. Sacred IMlflce Heprnducail In Minia ture In Minute Detail. Tho tabernacle erected In tho wil derness by Moses during tbo Journey of tho children of Israel from Egypt to tho Holy Land has been reproduced In mlnlaturo nnd In costly detail at Utrecht Holland, In tho biblical mu seum. It Is by far the most Interest ing sight In tho museum. Itnlscd about table-height abovo tho level of tho ground, the court of tho tabernacle Is' nn(, b , flol,p, hack ,nt0 10 no less than twenty feet long by about 1 New yor, -water, ten feet wide, and Is strewn with sand I Thnt move fntnl Cnnll)lM.n re. brought from the w ldcrncss of "'na'' covered from his surprise, rose to a where the actual tabernacle was first ttl ,urc rrachcJ for 1C pi died .and Is surrounded by cur- ,,ckt.r(.,, nis middle flngir ran under tulna of flue linen made expressly for ,ho m ot m 8U nnd , t the model from Lgyptlan flax. L.,ltT0 lt wng, A u luy cnturN, , Sixty Pillars of pure sliver uphold on wns h ,, , , ho curtains. The altar of burnt offer-! f )liroo ,,, m, ireo cotltf8i lug made of stone taken from one wc) )lcd neflr, lllrco - ,)0llnUjj.Xt.w ' '? .... . jjiiiuuiju ui dvi iiBuii-m uiiu ii in unexi within with earth brought from tho Hnrnni area tho slto of tho ancient temple of tho Jews. The seven branched candlestick, ark, Inceuso al tar, table, of showbrcad are mado In puro gold nnd aro veritable works of art. Two mlnlaturo tables of stone, mado from a plcco of granite rock of Mount Slnal, on which aro engraved tho ten commandments In minute He brow characters, may bo found In tho nrk. Tho model represents years of patient study and work. Tho most skilled artificers havo been employed upon It and no cxpenso has been spared In tho attempt to roudcr tho smallest details accurately and .with scrupulous precision, Jn tho Clouds. "What aro you moving over so far for?" BBkcd the young mnn passenger on tho nlr ship. "Well," answered tho sweet young thing, "wo'ro going to pass through another dark cloud in a minute, and you wrlnklo my waist dreadfully ev ery time you kiss me." Indianapolis Bun. - Towels and eggs can never bo too fresh JUDICIAL DECISIONS. Annual crops growing on tho land are held In Aldrlch vs. llaltk nf Ohio Wft (Neb,), 67 L. II, A. 020, not to pass to a purchaser at Judicial sale. A J ml go of a court of record Is held In Webb vs. Fisher (Tcnii,), 00 L. It. A 701, not to be subject to a private nc tlon for oppreislvoly, maliciously, nnd corruptly entering a decreo disbarring nn attorney. The naming of a child forpromlsor In accordanco with his previous request, Is held, In Dally vs. Mlntilck (Iowa), 00 U It. A. 810, to bo n sufficient consul eratlon for a subsequent promise to convey to tho child n particular tract of land because of such act. Stockholders who havo acquired their shares and their Interest In the corporation from alleged wrongdoers and through prior mismanagement nre held, In Holmo Fire Insurance Com pnny vs. Barber (Neb.), 00 L. 11. A t27. to havo no standing to complain thereof. Tho owner of walls left standing by a tire In such proximity to the street as to eudanger persons thereon, Is held, In Ijtuer vs. Palms (Mich.), 68 L. it. A 07, not to be rellored from liability by tho fact that he had told competent architects and builders to do what was necessary to render tho walls safe. A railroad company drawing the cars of another company over Its rend Is held, In Budgo vs. Morgan's I,. & T. it. ,t s. h. Co. (i.). 68 u it. a. nan, to owe toltscHiploycsthoduty tolnspect such cars the same as Its own, and ti bo responsible for tho constMueneo of such defects as would havo been tils closed by ordinary care. Tho negligence of tho driver of nn omnibus. In which a picnic party la be ing convoyed. Is held. In Koptltx vs, St. Paul (Minn.). 68 L. 11. A. 74, not to be Imputable to a member of tho party who Is Injured by the overturn l,. A II... M,,i...i,.. l.e m itf.ft tn lhn atr.t nml tlm eotitrllnl tory negligence of the driver. A statuto forbidding tho purchase of a stock of goods In bulk without as certalnlug the seller's creditors and having their claims settled. Is held. In McDonlcls vs. J. J. Connelly Nhoe Company (Wash.), 00 U It. A. PIT. not to dcprlvo the seller of bis property without duo process of law, and not tn bo void as class legislation, or as In restraint of tmde. A mnn who receives property In trust for the support of his wife and children Is held. In National Valley Bank vs. Hancock (Va.), 67 L. It. A. 728. to have no right, after mingling the Income with his own funds for n period of years, without keeping or stating an account and making I in provements on the trust property, to go back, clutrgo himself with the In come received, and credit tho nctiiunt with tho costs of tho Improvements, leaving himself debtor to tho benrtl clarlrs, on tho theory that It was his personal duty to support his family. for the purpo'o of preventing his cred itors from reaching tho Improvements. A parent's duty to support a child as affected by the child's Interest In trust estate or other property Is tho subject of a note to this caaa. DIG JUMP OF A PICKEREL. From New York ITa Leaped Over New Jersey, Landing In I'annaylraala. The rock that marks the boundary lluc of New York, Pennsylvania nnd New Jersey lies In thoMMawarw river at Carpenter's Point, N. Y. On that rock tho lines come together so that one may spread three finger of his hand and havo a finger In each of thewo States and In the couiitha of Orange, New York: Pike, Pennsylvania, and Sussex, Now Jcney. Floyd Campbell went swimming In tho river off trlstntcs rock tlw other day. After wlmmlng awhile he got upon tbo rock to sun himself. As he lay there, his head In Pennsylvania, his right foot In New York SJnto mid his left In New Jersey, he saw a com motion In the water on the New York side of tho rock. The commotion came rapidly toward tho rock and culminated In tho break ing from tho water of a sunllsh, with n big pickerel In Its wnke. The terror stricken Kunflsh's rush to cscapo Its savago pursuer took It a foot or more beyond the edge of the wnter on the sloping side of the rock. Tho pickerel, In fierce pursuit, followed the sunllsh nnd the Impetus of Its charge carried It clear through New Jersey and half way across Pennsylvania, where It stopped. The KUnflsh Inntantly flopped back Into tbo water. If the packercl had been content to go on cither Into the wnter on the Pennsylvania sldo of tho rock or the Now Jersey sldo It would I nnvo navcu linen, out it tunieu on tuo York Sun. An Individual Htnndnrtl. Insanity Is tnld sometimes to assert Itself first by tbo delusion on tho part of tho victim that all other people are crazy. This egoistic standard nf Judg ment appears: In a story which the Now York Times tells of n fond father. Uls son Is member of a regiment Tho father went ono evening to sco tho" drill, and as his sou's company passed him, ho exclaimed: "Just look nt thoso boys! Why, my son Is tho only ono In step!" Masculine View. "It Isn't the real troubles of a worn, an that worry her," lie Mid. "Then what la It?" sho asked. "It's tho troubles sho gets up clubs nbout," ho replied. These Loving Girls. Clarice Bho says her facb Is her fortuuo, Olivia Oh, well, wo mustn't shun her on that account Poverty Is no disgrace" Philadelphia Bulletin. An Irishman says that big hearts and big pocket books seldom travel hand In hand. Schemers. The schemer can alwaya catch tho weak charactered crowd with money bait, as hog aro coaxed Into a corrul with corn. Iter. 0. F, ltelsuer, Methodist, Denver, Colo, Club Life. The husband takes hi pleasure nt hi club, the woman at her club. Tho children, well thoy tako theirs any old place oftontline. Ituv. lt. A. White, Universalis!, Chicago, I1L Tho Mighty Hand, Prayer I thu tho pathway along which the soul meets Its helper. It I the hand that move tho hand that move the tint, verse. Itev. John Held, Presbyterian, Brooklyn, N. Y. Immortality. Tho doctrine of Im mortality has becomo a fixed principle of faith. No one who understand tho Bible would think of questioning (lie fact Itov. 0. L, Palmer, Episcopalian, Kingston, N. Y. Harmony. We cannot havo tho Ideal of Christian living continually before us, without trying sometime to bring our live Into harmony with ft Itev. J. 0. Ager, Hwrdonborger, Jlrooklyn. N. Y. Egotism. There 1 something sub lime nbout an agotlst. Ho who live In tho valley ot humiliation look up with rvvcrrncu to those mountain of self confidence. Itov. Frank Crane, Uni versalis!, Worcester, Maaa. Dependency. No man llveth to him self. We are llko trees In n forest struck by some (cuipvat, broken, bent, twisted. Interlocked, beating down or borne up by one another Itev. 1L Mackenzie, Prrabylerlau, New York City. Unbelief. There Is but one thing that can keep in out of the peace with Cod, and thnt Is unbelief. If we only lived up to privilege of our lieltef, wo would bo more at peace In till world. Itev. 0. U. Hnow, Baptist, Brooklyn, N. Y. Education. Nine-tenth of all the student Icarus In school or college I speedily forgotten, and by tho lliun he has beeu out six mouth the great bulk of It Is already on the road to oblivion. Iter. W. D. Hyde, Cougru- gntlonallst. Beaton, Mas. Church and State. We can teach the tiolilen Rule tn children of all creed In Christendom, and to the chil dren of Jew and agnostics. There ran bo no union of church and slate under tho American constitution. Itev. It H. McArthur, Baptist, New York City. Dishonesty. Sonio men think that tho conditions of business nre such a to prevent a man living a Christian Hfe. This Is a great mistake, and It Ii n wonder that any djihonest man can succeed In business at all. Itev. 8. M. Dick, Methodist WorrwsUr Mass. Immortality. There t r-r i a time when there was tempta tion lowartl Impurity w There never was a tlino when . much k ties was permitted bet Dm hum There uover wns a time . fellwni and mother put so llttlo restraint upon Uiolr children. Iter, a L. Ijtw. Congrcgatlonatist, Baltimore, Md. Tbo Modern Bible. Your life and mine constitute the world' Bible. Man will not red the Scriptures nor go back almost 2,000 yenr to tudy the life of Christ, but they will read your life and mine. Ther will Judire all thing acred and divine by what uiey see written In our dally walk. iter, nay Palmer, Baptist, Ohllllcothe. Mo. Scriptural Orography. Tho Scrip tures somehow aro wrnpied up with geography. Tho story Is associated with rivers and gardens and mountains and sky. This book has a constant iMtckground of terrestrial reality. You ran tako a panago and go to tho very part where these things are Itev. M. W. Stryker, Presbyterian, Clinton, N. Y. Pride. Humility Is tho first teo to promotion In tho kingdom of graco, "He that humblcth himself shall ho exalted." We aro Clod's stewards! therefore wo aro to avoid willful ex. traragance, undue boasting and prhlo In word and deed, which excludes find and discounts sacred thlni's it Oeo. Adams, Methodist. Ilrooklini. N. Y. Hunger's Demands. When ono Is dying of hunger It I no time tn dl. cuss tho process by which flour Is prepared, When ono Is pinched with poverty, it Is not tho hour to broach tho tenets of political economy. Tho famine stricken soul cries out for bread, tint bankrupt debtor coin. Itev. Howard Dulllcid, Preaby. luriuu, now i org uny. Altruism. Tho advanced ihlnkora nt our day have, within comparatively iuy jninj, reaeneu mo conclllMlnii that tho highest typo of llfo Is that which thoy call altruistic. I. o.. a llfn wm for others. Tho highest personal llfo Is realized ouly as that -life, forgetting self, rises aliovo self and exhausts It self for others. Itov. O. It. McNnltv. Hnptist, Brooklyn, N. Y. Tho strenuous Llfo. Nover heed lha iall to tho strenuous life until von know tho goal of your conlest. Amer icans do not suffer from n lack of tho strenuous but from a lack of wisely (Irccted effort. Tho perilous success. Iho dizzy height, tho Incessant and use less activity!!, theso are our real bin. d ranees to mastery. Itov. S. P. Cad man, Congregntlonallst, Brooklyn. N. Y. Bplnetere, "Honey, when's you cwlno ter clt married?" Tho engagement had not been an. nouucod, so tho young woman replied: "wny, i tion-t know, nuntlo; 1 am not oven engaged. What do you think of that?" Tho old colored woman said; "Iiws. a-mel but that suttlnly am a pity. But, Miss Naney, they do say thnt olo mnlds Is tho happiest critters thcro Is. oucn thoy quit strugglln'." Hnrpgr7. aiagazine. A Door oxcusa Is hotter Hum iinnn It lt goes with the boss, t