i !.-' r- i 5- m h TOPICS OF J THE TIMES. All that now rvmnlns Is for tho trusts to begin busting. . Shnkspcaro wasn't much of n iiuin. Ho raised n very small family. But when the north ik1o Is discov ered Mr. CarnegU -will Insist on filvlng It n library. May It bo considered significant that the latest Vnn Vorst literary produe tlou Is dedtcnted to Mark Twain? , Tho formalin euro Is said to haw petered out In Now York. The trouble seems to have been ft minor onc-tho patients who tried It died. If renry can't wait for the raising of that fund of $150,000 the Ico ought to bo solid enough now to make walk ing possible most of the way. A minister recently prayed that tho mayor of his town might either be con verted or killed, as tho Lord might see fit It Is always well to rIvc tho Lord a choice In theso matters. We are pleased to learn that William Rockefeller has had his assessment re duced from ?1,000.000 to $300,000. Wo ore opposed to grinding tho poor by taxation or any other method. Kansas women are again denied the privilege or saved from the burden some responsibility, whichever way you prefer to look nt It-of helping elect the country's Presidents. Marie Van Vorst says thero Is no chance for an unmarried woman to win fame. In view of the fact that Marie Is rcnchtuB after fame, the In ference should bo very simple. A new edition of W. II. P. Phyfe's "Seven Thousand Words Often Mis pronounced" has Just been Issued. It has one serious fault. In that It docsu't tell how to pronounce tho author's name or why he spells It that way. Emperor William's favorlto poet has written a book In which ho urges Ger many to join tho United States In en forcing tho Monroe doctrine. Are tho Germans foolish enough to believe that Uncle Sam needs help In this busi ness? Alr-shlps are not new, for when n Conestoja wagon carried freight and pasHongTs from New York to Phila delphia in three days. In tho early part of the hut century, thc vehicle was -ailed a "dying machlue," so unpre cedented was Its speed. The lady of fustilou keeps longer hours than any worklngwoman. has absolutely no regular periods of rest and gets In the social "rush" season no day oil In seven. Her meals are not well timed, her food Is too rich, her wardrobe Is a burden and her fe verish hunt for fresh entcrtalument to arouse senses dulled by monotony Involves a constant mental strain, not to mention moral risk. "A great struggle arises In a wom an's mind when she is asked what her new gown cost. She Is always In donbt whether to cut the price In half and make you envy her the bargain or double It nnd muko you envy her nillu encc." This Is floating around credit ed to the London Spare Moments, but It has a distinctly American flavor. No Loudon editor, either In his spare mo ments or any other moments, ever orlg ' inated that Idea. The world Is waiting for n multi millionaire who Is willing to lessen his burdensome Income by increasing the pay of thoso who arc tho Instruments of bis success. Let him do what he pleases with his surplus accumulation. It would not be in every sense agree able to see blm bestow It as a gratuity on bis employes, for such a course would have the appearance of charity. Hut let blm rccogulzo tho past and pres ent services of his helpers by such nn increase in wages as would be com mensurato with the great value of those services and would also serve to de crease tho embarrassment of riches. Four small boys stolo tobacco from a car. Tho quantity was small but sufficient to make them sick A police man noting tho 111 effect of their Ini tial Indulgence arrested the boys on suspicion. Iiclng in a repentant mood, the boys confessed. Lucky boys. For It Is luck Indeed to bo caught in your first meanness! If you put your finger in tho tire It Is burned. Tho penalty follows promptly. You Jearu by ex perience to keep your finger out of tho fire. Wero tho penalties following tho infraction of all laws, physical, mental, moral Immediately applied we might not Hvo so long, but wo would get ex perience rapidly. Becauso tho penalty is in the future we sin and hope to dodgo the punishment Had there been added to that divine warning, "Be sure your sin will find you out," the word Immediately, there would possibly bo ess sinning and suffering, Possibly not. Would thero also be leas' man hood and womanhood? Did tobacco make boys sick nil their lives would tobacco bo stolen? May bo you agree with Klbert llubbajd who thinks no mau can bo deeply religious who has not deeply sinned and deeply repented. "Sow your wild oats," say theso advo cates of necessary evil. That Is n dan gerous doctrine, young mau. You may nut reform and he obliged to reap tho crop. You may not be caught, ns those hoys were caught. Don't do n mean thing, but If you are determined to do wrong pray you may be caught In the tint act. Llko tho boys you may bo so sick and so sorry you will quit. Six million two hundred thousaud farmers' bulletins on n hundred ami forty different subjects were printed for the Department of Agrlculturo dur ing tho past tlscal year. As thero are about six million farmers, exclusive of agricultural laborers. In tho United States, this Is one pamphlet for each one. If any farmer did not get his copy, It was because he did not apply for It, for they are nearly all turned over to the members of Congress for free distribution. There Is hardly a subject In which farmers nre Inter ested that Is not discussed In some one of the various bulletins. Information Is contained In them about the feed ing of farm animals, hog-cholera, how to kill weeds, the cure and fcedlngof chickens, butter-making and tho care of milk, tho vegetable garden, good roads, breeds of dairy cattle, bread making, bow to ralso apples, rice-culture, tomato-growing, sugar as fowl, Insects affecting tolmcco, cotton and graneS; diseases of potatoctt and ap ples, how to detect oleomargarine and renovated butter, tree-planting on ru ral school grounds, the Angora goat, and scores of other things. It would be dllllcult to estimate with any de- fgree of accuracy the lluanclal benetlt which has accrued to the farmers from the perusal of these bulletins. Such men as believe they must be continual ly studying to keep abreast of tho times and to understand tho posslhlll ties of their business have tccu the mont diligent readers of the publica tion of tho Department of Agricul ture. It is the benefit which these mcu have derived that Justifies the coutinucd expenditure of money by the government for freo education of this .kind, an education almost ns necessary to national prosperity as that provided for the children In the public schools. Who that has noted the tide of Immi grants which pours Into tho United States every year has not asked him self bow the stream becomes merged In tho current of national life; how these strangers are transmuted Into American citizens? Without doubt (he most Important agency Is the pub lic schools. A college settlement which has been studying the matter closely has brought to light some most Inter esting and encouraging details. "A little girl of foreign birth and stam mering tongue. In one of tho lower grades, tells a visitor that the beauti ful portrait of the Father of Ills Coun try, which hangs upon tho schoolroom wall. Is n picture of Buffalo BUI. This Is the beginning. A few grades higher up a group of boys of foreign birth are celebrating Washington's birthday. In mimic scene they reproduce the pro ceedings of the Continental .Congress. Statesman nfter statesman answers as his name is called. Tho gentleman from Virginia can hardy wait his turn to dclljpr himself of his great utter ances; the gentleman from Pennsylva nia protests In vain. All at last agree to hang together or to hang separate ly, and they ulllx their names to un Imaginary Declaration of Independ ence. Their audience cheers with ex citement, and Joins with the patriots In singing fervently and unquestlon Ingly 'Laud where my fathers died." " All. this imiyVTiii nu artificial means of stimulating loyalty to n new father land. Yet could u better one bo de vised? These Iwys nre nt the ago whoii Imagination plays Its most Im portant part. Their contemporaries of American birth are playing Indian and train robber. Tills docs not mean that they will becomo savages or Imudlls, nor is It expected that tho young Im migrants will grow Into Patrick Hen rys or Bobert Morrises. But the Ideas whleh.these names set up for them nro provocations to the best citizenship. Tho public schools which guide their pupils Into exercises of this sort are doing mi Important service. Our com posite population needs every unifying influence. Tea Services or British Jtoyalty, Among tho many beautiful sets of tea sen-Ices lu tho possession of tho King and Queen of Knglaud Is ono which was given to them on tho occa sion of their sliver wedding, in 1889, by tlifi King and Queen of Denmark, nnd which is !oth for tea nnd coffeo. Prlnco Wnldemar of Denmark gave nt tho same tlmo a cab of antique spoons which nro also frequently In use. Tho Klpg Is quite a connoisseur In coffeo, and has his own coffee-maker from Tnrkoy, always preferring to drink tho bovcrago In tho real Turkish way, Charles Marriott, tho author of "Tho Column,' Is now Ilnlshlng n new novel which Is entitled "i'he House on tho Hands." ' "Old Paths nnd Legends of Now Kit. gland," by Katharine M. Abbott. Is shortly to appear with the Imprint of . P. Putnam's Sous, Dr. Lyinnn Abbott Is now at work on a utogrnphy of Henry Ward Beech or, which Houghton, Mltllln A Co, ex pect to publish uvxt September. Mark Twain U making haste to put the llultdilng touches to his papers wi Christian Science llint a book may bo nmdo of them for early publication. t Miss Alice Brown, the author of "Meadow Grass," has written n third novel, "The MautieriiiKS." The ncllon pusses In a country house aud Includes a double love story, Tho author of The Story of Mary .Mclnn" Is at work upon a uuvv book. It Is said to be quite different lu char acter from tho first one, nnd to bo written with more reserve. It Is dllll cult to Imagtiie what form tho girl's Ideas will take now that she Is two years older and has seen more of tha world. Henry Holt & Co. have In press for Immcdlatu publication a handbook on "Money nnd Banking," by Professor William A. Scott, of the University of Wisconsin. Whllo Intended primarily for educntlonal use. It will bo service able also to the busy general reader who wishes a clear statement In com pendloiu form of the first principles of mouern currency.' The llttlo magaxlnc which tho Scrlb ners have published for so many years under the title of the Bookbuyer, tins -ovn transformed and given tho title of tho Lamp. It has been made a llt tlo weightier, lending off with an ar ticle on "Macnulay's First Hssay," by Professor Wilbur L. Cross, aud the department called Tho Bnmbler" has been relegated to the pages at tho back. John Lane will soon publish a novel by Mrs. Wilfrid Ward called "The Light Behind." Mrs. Ward Is a niece of tho Duke of Norfolk, the premier British Duke. Her father wss James Bobert Hope Scott, the parliamentary barrister, and a close friend of (Bad stone. He came into possesion of Sir alter Scott's home, Abbotsford, by his marrlsgo with the romancer's granddaughter and solo descendant, Miss I-ockhnrt. Mrs.. Ward's childhood woo passed at Sir fruiter's home. She published an earlier novel some time ago, called "Ono Poor Sample." THE NAVY A8 A TRADE. Pcrtry Moo.1r 1'olnU Out It Op portunities for Yuan Man, "Not only the man behind tho gun, but the man behind the coal shovel, tho man behind tho wheel, the man In front of tho engine, aud, not by any means least of all, tho man In front of the galley range tacit of theso Is tho subject of solicitous thought by men who are distinguished as brilliant coin mandurN of ships and of squadrons," said Secretary of the Navy Moody, apropos of the departure of enlisting parties for the navy, to cover tho Mid dlo West and Southwest. "I mean by that to convey forcibly that each of thu many trades, callings and occupations which constitute the Industrial life of a Inodent warship Is being scrutinized for avenues of Im provement; that there Is a consistent and comprehensive effort being made to Improvo tho conditions surrounding tho enlisted men afloat, an effort which has already borne nidi fruit that I think I am Justified in saying that In no navy nre the conditions of comfort which surround the bum of the navy of the United States approached. "Tbo system under which tho navy department Is training material for crows is, I believe, If continued nlong tho present linen nnd with the Improve ments that experience will enforce, cer tain to give ns the finest maii-o'-wnrs- men tho world has ever seen. A boy from 15 to 17 years of age who enters the navy as an apprentice at $0 a month receives a good Kngllsh education and a thorough training in seamanship. He bus certain preferences In the matter of rating, and may easily, by good con duct and continuous service, work his way up through successive ratings, which will give hi in from 30 to f15 n month; the latter pay, with tho quar ters and rations, equivalent to at least (85 n mouth In shore omploinent. Ho Is aided at all times, If he evinces nn ambition to perfect himself In his pro fession, by instruction on board ship and in special schools established for tho Instruction of petty officers and ad vanced seamen, and Is cllglbio under certain requirements to take the exam ination for warrant officers, positions ranking next nfter ensigns, and with pay ranging from 91,200 In tho first fivo years of servico to 11,800 nfter twenty yearn of service, with allowances and permanence of position and employ ment that makes the rank quite at sat- J Isfactory In n financial wny ns a very largo proportion of tliu bettnr-pald po sitions ashore. There Is also thu possi bility of securing n commission nn en sign, n possibility that has been real ised within tho past year by an ex apprentice." Washington Post. I I'QjKiriED rossn risncs. M& afsLv-V -" . s7 -nj X-lBl ttcvent geological research has dis covered a series of wonderful fosll fishes among the shale deposits of Wyo ming. Their original forms have been somewhat tlnttened nud changed. They men mired from i.'0 to 1(0 feet long, nud were In life exceedingly ravenous anil dangerous. That they fought among themselves Is nliuost positively known, for n specimen has been taken from the rock the stout back plate of which i had been completely crushed In two, bearing In Its solid bono deep Imprints ami gashes which fit tho Jawtlps of this species, which had Jaws set with a bristling row of teeth. Theso for midable creatures are found along with J others In what nre known as the "Bad j Inuds" or fossil beds of tho West. This whole section wns, ages ngo, a grent lake, which, through changed geological conditions, was drained, leaving the mighty monster of thu deep to sink nud become burled deep, away from tlo destructive elements of the ntr nnd flesh rating nnlmal. By piling up successive lay its of sediment nature has thoroughly embalmed and preserved their remains theso millions of years, until the pick of tho fossil hunter has cut nud chiseled out their petrified forms. II I I I M-r-t"H"fr-t"t H M-H-4; i Wnys ol fcoplc Whfi Steal Dogs. : -M-H llllllllll M r ! Dog stealing In London has Increased to a very large extent latterly, and the profocstonal dog stealers, of whom there arc many, are having n very pros, porous time. A well-known West Knd veterinary surgeon explained some of the methods of the dog stealers. Theso men," said he, "are by no nutans ragged loafers, but well-dressed persons of some address, many of thriu well off," says the loudoii Kxprrss. "They find out that n well-known so ciety lady or gentleman has a dog which Is taken for a walk dally. They cultivate that dog's acquaintance with surreptitious feeds, and then ono day the man finds himself round a corner alone with the dog, aud the theft Is accomplished. "Sometimes a decoy dog Is taken out, especially In case where It Is desired to steal an animal of tho larger kind. Kensington Gardens nro the happy hunting grounds of the dog thief nud score of pet nre there stolen front their owners. I should say from my knowledge Hint at least fifty dogs a mouth are stolen lu the West Bud Generally speuktng, a lost, dog can al ways bo recovered If ono goes the right wny about It. Tor Instance, I got to know a dog dealer who, though ho would never steal n dog on his own ac count, must, I niu morally certain, be In touch with thoso who do. A client comes to me with n talc of a lost dog and prepared to spend money to get It back. "I go to tho dog dealer, describe tho animal, and ask hltn to keep his eyes open for It. Very shortly ho comes to mo and tells me for what sum ho will be able to produce the dog. Sometimes negotiations go on for mouths. Where rewards are not forthcoming, or where the police nro hot on tho Iraek, tho stolen dogs are sent down to Club Bow Jn Bethnal Green, where thero Is a salo ovcry Sunday morning." Thn Power of" Imagination. An English, physician made an Inter rating experiment not long ngo for thu purposo of determining tho relatlvo power of Imagination of tho sexes. He doHctl 100 of his hospital patients with sweetened wuter, and soon afterward entered the room, In great apparent agitation, saying that by mistake- ho had administered a powerful medicine. In a few, minutes four-fifths of tho pa tients, mainly men, responded to tho supposed emetic. Not u woman was affected. HoniBtliliiK of Heal Value. "I notlco In the horrid newspapers that somo person ovnh on tbo conti nent has dlscovahed tho microbe of hydrophobia, don't you know," ' "Dealt me, how stwnngel But, weal ly, that doesn't concern nio nearly so much us would tho discovery of somo menus to countoract, don't you know, the effect that Is pwoduced on a blood ed dog by biting common persons. My llttlo Fldo wits qulto ill tho last tlmo be bit an ordinary child on tho vtrcct, don't you know." Clovolaud Plain Dealer, JEf-'FEHQON DAVIS' OLD HOME Ilannvolr Mnnstrtu to ltoconis n lit treat for CntifUrnt Holdlora. In nil the fair southland tlinro Is not it plnuo dearer to the hearts of tho Southern peophwthnit ilenuvolr, (ho lite homo of Jefferson Davis, President of thu Confederate Stairs, This homo was recently purchased by the sons of Confederate veterans and will noon 'be come it home for Impoverished Confed erate veteran soldiers. Ilenuvolr Is tho most bountiful nnd Imposing place on tho (lulf coast. It was settled nnd Improved by James Biown, a wealthy planter, who was lav lull lu tbo expenditure of his abundant menns In building aud beautifying his home. Oaks, cedars and mnguollns vie with each other lu adding charm, nud the long, gray moss fills In any little details that are lucking. Tho mansion, ns It wns termed, Is ns gooil as It was tlib day It was built, over (K) years ngo. A gallery 80 feet long nnd II Vj feet wide borders tho building In front nud on the sides, nnd ends In wings that KullaflK'P', .&&& BTnrnintiri i fmmrr noun or jj-yrcusoM havis, tre entered through tall Venetian doors. The hall Is 10 feet wide and opens at tho rear on a wldo gallery, on which tho wings nlso open. The room to the right ss tho hall Is enter M from the front was MIm Winnie's room. What n Mecca this room will be for tho veter ans, nud how they will cherish every thing that belonged to the "Daughter of the Confederacy." Kqually distant from the mansion, east nud west, are quaint little cot tage. Originally there was only ouo room lu each, surrounded on the four sides by wide galleries, I-ntcr one and two side have been Inclosed, giving two additional rooms. It Is nbout tho east cottage that the principal Interest centers, for It was lu this that Mr. Da vis studied and wrote, nud where MUs Winnie did much of her early literary work. Tho main room of this cottngo was Mr. Davis' private library. Tho walls nro lined with liook shelves, nnd a little gallery runs along tho upper shelves. This was reached by n small ladder. Near the flreplnce Is where Mr. Davis' desk stood, and the door beside It Is spattered with Ink thrown from his pen when he was writing his book. "The Itlso and Fall of tho Confederate Government." The east room baa been enclosed, nnd In this room the chieftain wns wont to recline and rest ou a sofa. Back of this was a tiny room where MUs Winnie wrote. It Is n real girl's den, and Is yet quite characteristic of the former fair occupant. Tho west cottage wns occupied by Mrs. Hayes, the older daughter, nnd her children when visiting her parents. Thn Ilenuvolr home wns bequeathe)) by will to Jefferson Dnvts by Mrs. Sarah Anna Dorscy, of Louisiana. - The Mcdlclnnl . Value of Wntcr. Tho human body Is constantly un dergoing tUNiio change. Worn out particles are cast asldu nnd eliminated from thn system, whllo thu now nro ever being formed, from the Inception of life to Its clone. Water has the power of Increasing theso tlssuu changes, which multiplies thu waste products, but nt tho snino tlmo they nre renewed by Its agency, giving rise to Increased appetite, which lu turn provides fresh nutriment. Per sons but llttlo accustomed to drinking witter nro (labia to have wasted prod ucts formed faster than they nre re moved. Any obstruction to tho froo working of natural laws nt oucu pro duces disease, which, If oneo firmly seated, requires both tlmo nud money to cure. Peoplo accustomed to rise In tho morning weak nnd languid will find tho cause In Imperfect secretion of wastes, which many times may bo remedied by drinking n tumbler of wn ter before retiring. This very material ly assists In thu process during tho night, nnd leaves tho tissue fresh nnd strong ready for tho nctlvo work of tho day. Hot water Is ono of our best reme dial agents, A hot bath on going to bed, oven in tho hot nights of summer, Is u better reliever of Insomnia than many drugs. ipflnmcd parts will subsldo under tho continual poulticing of real hot' wator. Very hot water, as wo nil know, Is a prompt checker of bleeding, nnd be sldo, If It Is clean, as It should be, It aids In sterilizing wounds. British Trade He turns. British trndo returns for 1D0U show an Increaao In exports of ia,017,00l, nud In Imports of 0,870,080. Most men enn stand a disappoint ment In lovo butter thanUho loss of a dollar. susmri-jUMWutmu .k-s- TE