IN THE NATIONAL
Friday, Juno 20.
Washington, J mm 1M. ' ' Vi f go
1 i iK home; we're going homo donor
row," wan m the minds (i( (tin ineir-
I xir cm inn Iioumh today when they
nemhled for the I itnt day's work pre
vious to adjournment . Conference, re
ports were rnii'ldcrvd throughout the
Uy. The II no I report on the aifricul
t ii nil appropriation hill, containing
tint meat inspection provision, WAR
adopted, tli senate eventually agreeing
tliHl llm government should pay the
'OSt of lISpCtloll.
Other matter of vital moment were
the agrcvment to tint conference report
on the pure, food hill, the Ohio and
l.akn Krlo nil I p canal mnl naturalization
Mil.
Kolli houses of coiipres tonight
adopted the. conference report nn the
sundty civil appropriation hill and tlmt
measure, now goes I" the president for
signature. Hale presented the report
In thn senate. The total Amount
carried in thn hill ha agreed to in I'.tH,-
yr7.iK4.
The senate receded on thn amend
ment providing for a steel liyht vessel
at Hwiftsure hunk, nt tli entrance to
the Htraita of Juan d I m n, Washing
ton. The Jamestown iMiditloii appropria
tion stays in the hill an arranged by
tin conferees.
Thn appropriation of .J, 000,000 for
thn building for the department of
Mtitte, Justice nod Commerce and I.ahor
was stricken out, that being provided
for in the public building hill.
Thursday, Juno 28.
Waahingtno, June 2H. The senate
consumed thn greater part of the (lay
discussing the puhlic huildiiiK hill.
Jifforts hy several senators to secure in
creases for puhlic building in cities
and towns of their respective states
wer in no instance succcrrilul. For
Han J n h ii Porto Kiro, Senator 'Foraker
aec ii red an advance from 1200. 000 to
$:I00,000. In reporting thn hill, Sen
ator Hc. tt, chairman o( the committen
on puhlic buildings and grounds, re
ferred to it an "the pork 'arrel."
Thn agricultural hill reappeared in a
partial conference report. Thn report
win complete, except with reference to
the meat inspection provision, and on
that another conference, was ordered.
There was aome deaultary discussion
of the conference report on thn pure
food hill, hut ita disposition waa poet
Mined until tomorrow.
Washington, June 2H. The houae
worked under forced draft today and
accomplished an immense amount of
hiisinesi preparatory to adjournment
at the week's end. Conference reporta
on a numher of measures were adopted
without dehatn, hut it required special
rulea in other properties to effect con
aideration and adoption of some im
portant conference agreements.
Interest centered about the confer
ence reporta on the railroad rae bill
and the agricultural appropriation bill.
11 th were considered and adopted un
der a blanket rule permitting the con
sideration of conference reporta without
being printed in the Ktcord.
Wednesday, June 27.
Washngton, June 27. - The senate
waa in open session for about five hours
and a half today, and, notwithstanding
the iesioii began with a roll call in
order to assure a quorum, the day was
crowded with business of importance,
including the announcement by Senator
I'roctor, chairman of the senate com
mittee on agriculture, of a deadlock in
conference on the meat inspection pro
vision of thn agricultural appropria
tion bill; a reply by Senator liailey to
the recent attack upon him in the Cos
mopolitan magazine; the passage of the
naturalisation hill; the continuance of
Henator l.a toilette's effort to pass bis
bill limiting the bonis of service on
railroad trains, the acceptance of an
almost complete report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and a speech
by Senator Warren In support of bis
resolution relative to the livestock in
dustry. Washington, June 27. The general
deficiency bill, the last of the big
money measures, passed the houae at 6
o'clock today, with few changes in the
bill. Several itema were inserted, due
to late information of deficiencies in
the departments, the net increase being
about $1100,000 over the bill as report
d from the committee on appropria
tions. Among the important actions of the
house today were the passage of the
Two Contests Decided.
Washington, June 25. The house
today adopted unanimously the report
of the committee on elections No. 2,
that Ernest E. Wood was not elected to
membership in the house of representa
tives In the Fifty-ninth congress from
the Twelfth congressional district of
Missouri, and that Harry M. Coudrey
was elected. Coudrey presented him
self to take the oath. The bouse
adopted a resolution that A. J. Hous
ton was not elected from the Second
district of Texas. The sitting member,
M. L. Brooks, therefore retains his seat.
Schools in Canal Zone.
Washington, June 25. Twenty-three
public schools, with an attendance of
1,128 pupils and with 28 teachers, have
been established on the canal aone by
the various municipalities under the
direction of the canal eone government.
Five of the six municipalities have
adopted cempulsory education laws and
well attended schools are developing
rapidly in a country that knew nothing
of free schools before the establishment
of the oanal tone government.
HALLS OF CONGRESS
senate, hill providing for A lock type of
canal and the adoption of the item In
the general deficiency hill ratifying and
legalizing thn duties collected during
'resident McKlnley's term from im
ports from thn I'hliipplnn islands.
Tuesday, June 20.
Washington, June 20. After two or
three morn speeches on the conference,
repoit on thn railroad rain hill, tlni
senatn today sent the bill hack to con
ference, again designating Senators Till
man, Klkins and Cullom as conferees.
During thn day thn naval appropria
tion hoiill, w hich ha been in confer
ence for several weeks, was Dually
passed, thn senatn needing from its
amendment concerning thn naval train
ing station at Fort Kofyal, H. C, which
was the only item remaining in contro
versy. The most Interesting incident
was a conflict over a motion hy Senator
I.aKollettn to enter npon the considera
tion of thn bill limiting to Hi years the
time railroad employes engaged in the
movement of trains may be employed
consecutively.
Washington, June 2i. A bill recent
ly pased by congress providing for the
opening to settlement of the iilackfeot
Indian reservation in Montana probab
ly will bn recalled by resolution of the
house. President Koosevelt hesitates
to veto the measure, hut he ?has been
Informed by the bureau of Indian
affairs that the hill doe not sufficient
ly protect the water rights on the land
subject to allotment to thn Indians. It
is likely the measure will go over until
the next session of congress.
Thn house passed thn senate bill
which allows live stock to he carried
hours insead of 28 without Stop.
The omnibus public building bill was
also passed.
Monday, June 25.
Washington, June 25. The senate
today passed Senator I.a Follette's joint
resolution extending the scope of the
inquiry now being conducted by the
Interstate Commerce commission under
the Tillman-(iil)eHpie resolution, so as
to iiave it include the transportation
and storage of grains.
In support of his contentions, Hena
tor I-a Follette said that testimony
taken hy the commission indicates a
joint ownership between the railroads
and the elevator companies to the det
riment of the farmers, who are entitled
to a free and open market.
About 300 private pension bills were
passed.
The senate held a nigt.t session and
at 0:45 p. m. adjourned until 11
o'clock tomorrow.
Wasbintgon, June 25. Under a rule
limiting debate on all but two sections,
the so-called immigration bill was dis
cussed for three hours today in the
house and passed, without an aye and
no vote being permitted on any of the
paragraphs. This bill attracted much
attention, the representatives having
large foreign colonies in their districts
lining up generally against the head
tax of $5, wh'ch was defeated, and
against the educational test.
After a very interesting contest a
substitute for the educational test, pro
viding that the whole matter be sub
mitted to a commission, was adopted
by a close vote. The most important
feature of the bill were thus eliminated
and the bill was passed without divi
sion.
At 5:35 p. m. the houe took a re
cess until 8 o'clock this evening to de
vote three hours to oratory.
Will Not Go to Panama.
Washington, June 28. By a vote of
six to four, the senate committee on in-
teroceanic canals today decided not to
go to the isthmus of Panama and take
testimony in the canal investigation.
Hya greement no testimony will be tak
en in Washington until netx session,
and therefore the disposition of Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell's refusal to tes
tify concerning canal matters prior to
government ownership of the property
will be postponed until next December,
which w lil postpone action on the nom
inations of canal commissioners. It is
expected the commissioners will be re
appointed during the recess of congress.
Nominations Sent to Senate.
Washington, June 28. The presi
dent yesterday sent the following nom
inations to the senate: Marshal, dis
trict of Idaho, Ruel Rounds; chief of
bureau of Insular affairs, Colonel Clar
ence O. Edwards; to be placed on the
retired list, Colonel John Pitman, Ord
nance department, with rank of briga
dier. Bids for New Warships.
Washington, June 25. Wliliam
Cramp A Sons' Ship and Engine Build
ing company, of Philadelphia, was the
lowest bidder today for shipB of the
Michigan and South Carolina type,
with the machinery as prescribed by
the Navy department. The depart
ment plans for machinery will prob
ably be accepted by the Navy depart
ment in preference to plnnB of bidders.
The bids for the prescribed machinery
were known as Class 1 bids, and Cramps'
bid was $3,540,000, the New York Ship
building company, $3,685,000.
Bill for Government Buildings.
Washington, June 26. The omnibus
nnblin huildins bill, as agreed upon by
house committee on public buildings
and grounds, was presentea to me
house today by Chairman Bartholdt.
Some of the appropriations are for ad
ditions and repairs. The buildings au
tnorlxed, together with the amounts to
be expended, include: Idaho Mos
cow, $100,000. Washington Spokane,
$100,000; Tacoma, $100,000; Belling
ham, $25,000; North Yakima, $20,000.
NEWSPAPER SHOPS SEIZED.
Government Attempts to Suppress Ac
counts of Mutiny In Army.
St. Petersburg. June 27. The icov-
ernment, taking ad vantage of thn effect
nroilurcd by the frankness and rlncerlty
of Interior Minister Stolvnin's declara-
lions in thn lower house of parliament,
ha taken prompt step to prevent any
further iinli-Hemitic disturbances. But
thin effect in waning and thn Impossi
bility of thn present situation is daily
coming morn to thn fore. The senti
ment in favor of a change in the minis
try is now not only shared by the lower
and upper houses of parliament, and
voiced by the entire press, but is sup
ported by a strong faction at court.
Thn revolutionists are jubilant at the
progress made by the military propa
ganda. The conservative Novo Vrern
va todav devotes a leading editorial to
the subject, and the radical organs
print columns of accounts of military
troubles, some of which undoubtedly
warn invented for snirsestive effect, but
the majority were based on fact.
After a vain attempt to stop the puh
licutlon of unfavorable military news
hy the confiscation of their editions,
the ttolicn vesterdav seized the tvpo-
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graphical outfits of several papers, and
the offices of provincial journals which
were reprinting the accounts of the
Novo v remya and blovo were sum
marily closed.
Agrarian disorders at Kharkoff. Pol
tava and Tamhoff have led to conflicts
with the troops. The estate of Prince
Volkonsky, a member of the lower
hniisn of tiarliamant. at Morsbansk.
f F - ' .
has been plundered and his residence
burned.
STAY WITH WORK.
Cannon Says Congress Must Finish
Before It Can Adjourn.
Washington, June 27. Congress will
stav in session until its work is fin-
shed. This is the dictum of Speaker
Cannon and his lieutenants, and is
being emphasized at this time to coun
teract any impression that the pure
mod bill, at least, might go over until
the next session.
There is also trouble on the meat
iiHpection bill, and the "tie up" on
the railroad rate bill indicates delay.
The immigration bill is also in confer
ence, as are several of the appropria
tion bills. All of these things must
be worked out without any date of ad
journment being set, according to the
decision of the house leaders. When
the work is done an adjournment reso
lution will be forthcoming in short
order.
While the situation today spells de
lay until next week, the work on the
M'or is progressing. Members say
there is no need to prolong the session
beyond Friday, if the conferees make
up their minds that the work must be
done or that agreements which will
meet all demands can be arranged on
all matters before that time, and , that
if the idea of prolonging the session for
the purpose of killing certain bills is
abandoned, this week will see the end.
SPREAD FERMENT.
Russian Parliament Openly Advocates
Revolution.
St. Petersburg, June 27. The session
if the lower house of parliament todav
was openly devoted to the revolutionist
propaganda for undermining the loyal
ly of the troops. A score of speeches
couched in ardent revolutionary tone
were delivered, with the direct object
of their dissemination amtjng the sol
diers.
The authorities, who are able to con
fiscate papers containing telegraph ac
counts of the ferment among the sol
diery, are unable to prevent the publi
cation of parliamentary speeches, and
those delivered todav will tomorrow be
printed in everv radical paper in the
empire and so find their way into every
barracks, camp and outpost.
The rostrum was abandoned almost
entirely to Cossack representatives.
The conservative Cossacks -did their
bent to counteract the addresses of their
revolutionary conferees. The lie was
freely passed on both sides regarding
the sentiments of the Cossack soldiers
and their devotion to duty, in spite of
the utmost efforts of Prince Paul Dol-
gourokoff, who occupied the chair in
the absence of President Mouromteeff.
Detectives Murdered in Streets.
Warsaw, June 27. At 5 o'clock this
evening in the outskirts of this city a
band of terrorists, armed with revolv
ers, attacked three detectives, of whom
they killed two and wounded the third.
When an ambulance arrived and the
doctors tried to assist the wounded de
tective, two men approached and fired
twice, killing the injured man. The
shots attracted Cossacks and infantry to
the scene, and the soldiers barred the
street, firing several volleys by which
a number of sympathizing workmen
were wounded.
Granted Half Holidays
Wsahington, June 27. Saturday
half holidays during the months of
July, August and September have been
granted by President Roosevelt to
skilled mechanics and laborers and to
all employes in the classified service at
the navy yards and naval stations of
the United States. The same benefit
is extended in another general order to
the skilled mechanics, laborers and em
ployes in the classified Bervice of the
government printing office.
Investigating Canadian Beef.
Victoria, B. C, June 27. An Otta,
wa special says Hon. Sydney Fisher
minister of agriculture, is having an
investigation made into the canned
meat industry of Canada so as to be
able to assure the British buyer of the
purity of the Canadian article.
WAYS OF OLD WORLD
America Will Not Lose Anything
by Comparison.
HONESTY IS NOT COMMON THERE
Everything Must Be Put Down in
Black and White in European
Commercial Life.
Chicago, June 2H. The Berlin cor
respondent of the Chicago Daily News
cables the following interview with
Adolph Kahn, a prominent American
business man, on his observance of
business methods abroad:
"European rnud-slinging at Ameri
can commercial morals, which is now
so popular, is hypocrisy of the rankest
kind," said Mr. Kahn. "Wide know
ledge of European methods assures me
that a comparison of ethics would de
cidedly favor the husiness men and
business practices of the United States.
Hepresentatives of our leading indus
trial organizations declare that their
daily experiences reveal little of thn
boasted moral superiority of the-Ohl
World.
"One of them makes the sweeping
assertion that, barring perhapB English
men, he would not trust any European
merchant, manufacturer or tradesman,
unlets the tiansactions were tied up in
formal documents producible in court.
"Such things aa a 'gentleman's
agreement,' which is an everyday feat
ure of American business, is unknown
here. The doctrine of common honesty
and mutual trust appears to play no
part in European commercial life.
Everything must be i,ut down in black
and white, and even then there is a
tendency to quibble and crawl. Broad
guage, generous methods and princi
ples, characteristic of the best class of
American concerns, are utterly foreign
to the European business code."
passes;are;to be limited.
Rate BillConference Will'Also'.Report
Pipe Line Amendment.
Washington, June 27. The confer
ence on the railroad rate bill tonight
resulted in no agreement on that meas
ure. The discussion made it clear that
the pass provision, which is to be per
fected for the action of the committee
tomorrow morning, will follow closely
the lines of the original senate amend
ment on that subject. It will name
certain classes of persons who may re
ceive passes and exclude all others.
There is also ground for the predic
tion that the pipe line amendment will
be reported exactly as it waa in the last
conference report that is, the phrase
"common carriers" will give place to
the word "railroads." The effect of
this will be to permit pipe lines to
transport the product owned by the
owners of the pipe line.
Before discussing the two disputed
amendments it was decided that the
former agreement as to all other points
in dispute should stand. This was the
first meeting since the rejection of the
conference report by the senate on ac
count of the pass amendment and the
provision relating to pipe lines.
Sulphites Used in Sausages.
Kansas City, June 28. A chemical
analysis of hamburger steaks, bologna
eausage, loose sausage, Polish sausage,
frankfurters and weinerwursts, bought
in the open market from the three lead
ing packing companies, has convinced
Dr. B. . Lindberg, president of chem
istry and toxicology in the Kansas City
llahnan Mann Medical college, that
these products of the packing compan
ies contain sulphites. In every sample
of the product of two and in two out of
five of the other samples sulphites were
found.
Spread of Mutiny,
St. Petersburg, Jane 28. The com
mander of the ultra-royal Prebrajansky
regiment, to which belong the men
who recently held a meeting in the
guard camp at Krasnoic-Se'.o and drew
np resolutions addressed to their com
mander, upholding all of the actions of
parliament and declaring that they
want no more police duty entailing the
slaying of brothers or fathers, has been
seerely reprimanded by the emperor.
Meeting No Resistance.
Mexico City, June 28. News from
Salvador relating to the revolution in
Guatemala is that General Toledo has
advanced into the country without en
countering any resistance during a
three-days' inarch. It ia believed he is
now near or at the city of Guatemala.
A large number of government troops
have deserted to him. The government
commander at the Escatempa bad to
resort to the severest measures to pre
vent his troops from disbanding.
Give'UpJTheir Arms.
Manila The'Pulajane leaders, Qui
nentin and Adva, have surrendered to
Governor Oamena, and the constabula
ry. These were the last of the men ar
rayed against the Americans on the is
land of Cube. The rifles and ammuni
tion of the members of their band were
alao surrendered.
A LITTLE LESSON
IN ADVERSITY.
f
fvn iJnrnbettn, the maker of the
Inxt republic of Frnnce, the man who
defined Nnpolpon Iff., was the son of
nn almost destltnto
Italian who hud
wine to Co bora,
France. The eld
er fJumlK-tta and
IiIh wife owned a
little bazar and
grocery, where
Ieon OHHlsted them
through his enrly
childhood. When
lie waa still very
young be waa sent
to the school of the
Jesuit at Maufa-
SAn CAMHCTTA. (till.
He was a mere boy when an unfor
tunate accident occurred which waa of
such serious coiiHeiuencea that for a
time the boy's slyht was despaired of.
While he was watching a cutter drill
the bundle of a knife, fiambetta came
too near. The foil broke and a plex
of It entered the right eye, entirely
destroying the sight of It. The left
eye waa sympathetically affected, and
CiHiiilx-tta was handicapped ell through
IiIh life by this fear of total blindness.
Denplte this he studied to such pur
poie that he prepared himself to be ad
mitted to the Sorbonne In Paris. Ills
father was opposed to the young man's
purjKise of becoming a lawyer, and re
fused to give him any assistance. Oani
hotta struggled through the direst need
at this period, hut attained the result
he strove for. He had to wait eight
een months for his first brief, but it
was not long after that real fame came
to him In a day by his defense of
Iiellschuzes, leuder of the opposition to
the empire.
His bravery In the attack won for
him the confidence of the republicans
and began for blm bis splendid career
of triumph.
SPAIN'S QUEEN ON OUR STAMPS.
Isabella the Klrat Woman's Face to
Appear on American Postaare.
Queen Isabella of Spain was the first
woman whose portrult was printed ou
Lulled States postage stamps, says the
New York Post. When the jiostoffico de
partment decided In Wi to bring out
an entlr-; new series. It was suggested
that It would be a graceful thing to
n ice the likeness of a woman upon one
of the new issue. The Idea met with
!iHtt.nt approval. The department In
tired persons Interested to send In the
u itues of famous American women elig
ible for the honor of a place lu the
gallery of postal Issues. As might have
U -en supposed, a number of names of
t'lustrloua women were forwarded, but
a large plurality favored bestowing the
distinction upon Martha Washington,
w ife of the first President of the Uni
ted States. It was decided that Martha
Washington's likeness should he sub
Mi tuted for that of Gen. Sherman on
the 8-cent stamp.
The next question was to discover a
tuitable portrait of Mrs. Washington
und this occasioned no little difficulty.
Portraits of this "first lady of the land"
npiioarexl to be hard to find In fact,
hut one or two pictures were at all
suitable, though the entire country was
ransacked by stamp collectors and oth
ers in the effort to find some new por
trait. The stamp Is printed In a deli
cate lavender shade and has been de
clared to be one of the most artistic the
I'nlted States has ever Issued.
The discussion to place the likeness
of Martha Washington upon a postage
stamp supplanting one of the great
generals of the civil war, was duly ex
ploited. It was declared that to Mrs.
Washington would belong the distinc
tion of being the first woman to be so
honored, until a collector culled atten
tion to the fact that the claim had been
iire-empted ten years previously by
Queen Isabella. Attention w as directed
to the $4 stamp of the Columbian se
ries, issued to commemorate the
World's Fair at Chicago in 1893. Upon
this stamp appeared the likenesses of
Queen Isabella and Christopher Colum
bus, side by side In orals, the stamps
being" twice as large as our current Is
sue.
In addition to the large portrait on
the $4 stamp, Isabella is depicted on
the 5-cent denomination, where she sits
upon her throne and listens to Colum
bus as he appeals to her for aid In
fitting out his ships. The 8-cent stamp
depicts Isabella restoring Columbus to
favor; the 10-cent denomination repre
sents Columbus Introducing to Ferdi
nand and Isabella the Indians, who
returned with him. Isabella alts upon
her throne and hears the official an
nouncement of Columbus of his dlscov
erv, according to the scene on the 15
ce:it stamp, and upon the $1 denomina
tion Is engraved the dramatic scene
where the queen offers to pledge her
jewels to aid Columbus In his under
taking. The picture on the 3 stamp
shows Columbus describing to Isabella
nls third voyage to the western hemi
sphere. Thus it appears that Queen
Isabella has been exploited upon seven
United States postage stamps.
The stamps of Spain, Cuba, Porto
Itlco and the Philippines, bearing the
Hkeuess to Queen Isabella, II., have al
ways been favorites with collectors, and
the Columbian stamps, Issued by the
United States in 1803, upon which her
uncestor is depicted seven times, were
ferbaps the most popular series of
Ktiimpa ever Issued, although the two
c lored Pan-American, or "Buffalo Ex
Dcsltlon,'' stamps pressed theui hard
In popular favor. Tho placing of th
large portrait of Isabella upon the $4
( nlnmblnn stamp la thn only Instance
v here one government thtia honored a
p rson from another country.
ESTABLISHED A PRECEDENT.
Klrat to Have Vermiform Appen
dli nemoreA I.I Tina; In llenver.
Confined In Ht Luke's hospital, hav
ing recently undergone an operation on
one of her fingers, which had become
di.'ormed from a break and which wan
.trolghteiied, Is MIkk Mary II. (JarUlde.
vIh has the distinction of being the
II: st person on rewrd to linve the verm
iform appendix removed.
7t was because of this operation,
vlIcu was purely experimental and
w'llch was resorted to In the last ex
tieme, that the possibility of removing
t'.io ajperidlx was discovered.
Dr. W. W. Grant of this city waa the
rjr?eon In charge, says the Ienvf
'limes. The case Is famous the world
over. The Grant home, In Pennsylva
nia avenue, Is one of the places In the
ci:y which the megaphone man on the
seeing Denver automobile always polnti
out, commenting on the fact that ther
l.'-e the doctor who performed fh.
rJrrt operation for appendicitis and, he
was In the habit of adding, the patient
died, until one day last summer a tour-
iht when told about the house became
much Iirterested, and when the man,
aided that the patient had died arose
In her seat and denied the statement In
vigorous terms, declaring that It was
untrue, as she knew the patient well.
The subject of that first known op
eration for appendicitis Is Miss Gart-
slde, who lives In Minneapolis, and to
day, at the age of 42, Is hale and
hearty, with no sign of her former
irouble. The case Is written up In all
medical books, and the knowledge that
Miss Gartslde Is again In Denver Is a
matter of Interest In the medlca' world,
and she has been the subject of much
attention from the physicians In the
city.
A history of the case is found in the
Oolorado Medicine. The article la pre
faced by a note that states that lnves-
t'atlons show that this case antedates
o'l others by more than two years.
hen the operation was performed In
January, 1885, there was no antecedent
or contemporary history of such a case.
aud Dr. Grant, after studying the case,
decided that It would be possible to re
uicve the appendix, and without the
scratch of a pen to guide him opened
the abdomen and removed the appendix.
The operation was performed at the
Gartslde home. In Davenport, Iowa.
ELEPHANT8 GOING UP.
Quoted at 1280 a Vertical Foot,
Instead of S240 Two Year a Ago.
"A &-foot elephant costs this spring,"
said tho animal expert, "$1,400, as
agnlnst $1,200, for which such ele
phants could be bought two years ago.
"Elephants, like all other wild anl
ninlp, are growing scarcer with the set
tlement of the globe, and their prices
tend upward. More small elephants
tl.in big ones are Imported because
t'jey cost less to begin with and be
cause they are easier and safer to
transpor: and showmen like them, too,
because the young elephants are more
tractable and easier to train. And
fcmall elephants are attractive anyway.
"Then the elephant la a hardy ani
mal in captivity, and It Is naturally
ii rg-llved, and the young elephant In
creases In value with Its growth; and
so, with their prices tending upward,
young elephants are good property."
Women Woo Wear Exploalve Goitdi
"Science, which lately furalahed a
mechanical substitute for the horse,
has now set about putting the lowly
silkworm out of business," writes Clar
ence Huttou lu Technical World Maga
r.iue. Almost unknown In the United
States, the manufacture of artificial
silk has been ou a commercial basis In
France for several yeans, the dally pro
duction being now about seven tons.
In forming a chemical couiiwund cor
reaiwndlng to the vhseous fluid out of
which the 6ilkvorm spina his delicate
thread, the French chemists found,
strangely enough, that the best substi
tute was a polutloQ of gun-cotton, which
also serves as the basis for the most
Ioverful and deadly of modern explo
sives. To what extent this gun-cotton
silk la relieved of lbs explosive quali
ties before being woven into laces and
dress fabrics, seems to be somewhat
questionable. Certainly a young wom
an gowned In gun-cotton and wearing
a dainty nltro glycerine wrap about her
white shoulders, would be a moat form
idable, not to say dangerous, object. It
the new fabric ever becomes popular la
this country It will plainly be necessary
to warn young men not to approach its.
wearers with lighted cigarettes or other
combustibles In their ' hands. And
sparking will become a most haaardous
occupation.
Uncle Joe aa Umpire.
Uncle Joe Cannon and about half the
members of the House went down the
river to a planked-shad party given by
the local Board of Trade, says a Wash
ington letter to the St. Louis Post-Dls-putch.
They organised a ball game and
put Uncle Joe In as umpire. He waa
spry as a cat and made some marvel
ous decisions. His star performance
was when Gen. George Harries, having
made a home run, started round the,
bases a second time.
"You're out I" shouted Uncle Joe.
"Why?" deiuauded Harries.
"I am entitled to run until they And
the ball."
"Not at all," the umpire said firmly.
"Your time has expired."
Every farmer has dreams that aome
day the spring on his farm will at
tract summer visitors.