Topics of
the Times
A Uttle boost to the living is better
than ninny bouquets to the dead.
It la out at lartl The price of cam
paign cigars hat been determined In
court at Boston. It la S centa a plec.
It might be at well to remember that
the "higher critics will always leav
enough of the Bible for all practical
purposes.
The Emperor of Korea has a hun
dred wires, but never mind. There
probably lant one In the whole lot that
any brisk American would bars.
A Chicago woman secured a divorce
the other day 36 minutes after filing
ber bllL This may Justly be regarded
as rapid transit to single blessedness.
Hetty Green never tries to organise
any trust or merger. She feels that
she has done pretty well If she holds
what she considers her own against
the tax collectors.
Banker Benedict observes that Wall
street Is not a locality, but a prejudice.
This sounds something like a readop
Hon of the heathen definition of Boa
ton as a state of mind.
The average citizen has great diffi
culty In pronouncing the geographical
names In the war news, but his per
plexity Is nothing to what it would be
If a .war should break out in Maine.
A St Faul man has died as the re
sult of being bitten by a fish that he
waa tiring to take from his hook. Let
the man who alts hoar after hour with
out getting a bite cheer up. He may
be lucky.
The Japanese treat their servants as
they do other members of their house
holds, and everything is serene. The
greatness of he Japanese will not de
pend upon the way they battle with
Russia they have solved the servant
problem.
The "Thumbnail edition" of the BI
ble, which Is so small that it cannot be
read without the aid of a microscope.
Is in great demand in England. It
has not been discovered, however, that
there has been any increase in the sale
t microscopes.
Peace societies ought to take heart
An instructor in "Jlu Jltsu" Is to bo en
gaged to teach the navel cadets at
Annapolis how to fight in the Japanese
fashion with their arms - and - legs.
When International contests are re
fined down to wrestling matches the
dawn of arbitration for all disputes
will begin to flicker across the sky.
"English spoken here; American un
derstood,' is a sign recently seen in a
Venetian shop-window. Does this
mean that English customers listen,
but Americans talk? Or is our speech
so much more difficult than the parent
stock that the Venetian has got only
far enough to understand it? His an
nouncement would call for an explana
tion were it not obvious that his pur
pose was merely to recognize politely
that both nations speak the same
tongue.
Will there ever be another Homer,
Virgil, Shakespeare, Dante, Tasso. Mil
ton, Schiller, or even a Tennyson?
Will there be any more great masters
of music like those who have so com
pletely passed away and whose com
positions are visibly 'declining in pub
lic favor? These are questions which
nobody can answer, but the promise
at least is far from favorable. We
have entered an age in which men
are more than ever concerned with the
material things of life, and when they
seek relaxation and diversion it Is in
the direction of extreme frivolity and
triviality.
Creeds and dogmas have been con
siderably modified in the last 50 years.
With the advances made by science
Intelligence has been obliged to accept
these advances and dogmatic religion
has been driven backward, while prac
tical religion has been more and more
In demand. The result is that the ne
cessity for maintaining synods and
councils and districts has diminished.
while the needs of the people for
simple religion has increased. John
Calvin would find himself to-day a tol
erated stranger in some Presbyterian
churches, while Cotton Mather might
wander vainly among the Congrega
tlonallsts seeking the spiritual food he
once administered so freely, and John
Wesley would certainly be astonished
If he met some of our modern Metho
dists.
Endowed churches have long been
demanded by the religious workers in
the older cities. As the cities grew
the residence neighborhoods change
. character, and churches which, a gen
eratlon ago, were surrounded by the
homes of the well-to-do are now in the
midst of a tenement population fre
quently unable, even when inclined,
to support a large church. Many
churches have moved with the popula-
tlon that sustained them; others are
trying to do missionary work among
the peeople about them. Still others
are preparing to carry on their work
when the change In the character of
the neighborhood shall have become
complete. Such a church in Brooklyn
asked for $00,000 to complete an en
dbwnient fund of $100,000 and received
$30,000 more than it asked for. A few
days later another church In the same
city receded a bequest of $200,000 for
carrying on Its work downtown In the
field sbandoned by many other
churches.
We are all familiar with the system
of pensioning soldiers for disabilities
acquired in the service, and are aware
that officer of the army and navy
must retire on half pay when they
reach a given ago. Those who live in
th cities are familiar, also, with the
practice of allowing policemen and
firemen who have served 20 or SO year
to retire on a pension. Indeed. In New
York all teachers, when they accept
employment, agree that a small per
centage of their salaries shall be re
tained by the Board of Education to
swell the pension fund. The pension
ing of government clerks, common in
Europe, has not yet been approved by
the American people. It has been
suggested, however, ss a way of re
lieving the departments in Washington
of the old men who are Incapacitated
because of their Infirmities, in order
make room for younger and more
efficient men. The national civil serv
ice commissioner have recently taken
census of the clerks in the executive
departments, with their age, status un
der the rules, length of service, and
military ervtce. If any, so that those
considering the matter may have the
facts at hand necessary to the draft
ing of a bill to meet the situation.
There seems to be no disposition to
turn out the clerks who have grown
old and feeble. The civil service com
missioners think that they ought to be
taken care of in some way, and many
Congressmen agree with them. What
ever disagreement has manifested it
self is chiefly upon the method to be
employed.
The old fight over what music Is
proper for the church is on again. In
fact, it has never been entirely off,
Now and then some clergyman breaks
out in a philippic, sometimes against
the kind of music, sometimes against
the kind of people who make it, and
not infrequently against both. Ocea
slonally the preachers say unreason
able things, as did one who declared
that unless carefully guarded "music
leads to licentiousness." Association,
propinquity, may sometimes lead to
It, and as the performance of music de
mands association it may have a kind
of secondary responsibility, but that
music as music so leads Is a charge no
body can sustain. Not music alone de
mands association. The same critic
maintains that church singers should
be Christians. Now and again it has
been discovered that some preacher
was not Just the right kind of a Chris
tian, but bis preaching never had any
bad effects till after the discovery.
How can the singing of one of the
wrong kind have any ill effect so long
as the kind is not known? One may
admit this contention and agree that
the singers ought to be Christians, but
certainly they ought also to know how
to sing. There is nothing more exas
perating than to be forced to listen to
the nerve-racking noises made by one
who know nothing of singing, unless
It be the Joint efforts 'of two or more
of the same kind, and the more there
are of them the worse it is. There is
congregational singing that might be
suppressed as calculated to incite to
disturbance of the peace. The same
critic strikes nearer the truth in the
remark that "music is one of the great
est factors for good or evil that exlsti
to-oay" ana it this be true why give
it over exclusively to the service of
evil? Whether the church uses
cnoir or the congregation sings, in
eitner case those who trv to in?
should be taught how to sing. The
test of all human things is the use that
is made of them.
Show Bottles.
Apothecaries were onco in the habit
of using a red light as a sign of their
trade. It so happened one night that
a druggist found himself without the
necessary red light, so as a substitute
be placed a bottle of red liquid in the
window with a candle behind it He
was so well pleased with the effect
that he placed another bottle of red
liquid in another window.
This sign made such a brave show
ing that an envious rival cast about
for means of Improving the sign. He
hit on the scheme of placing a bottle
of yellow liquid by the side of the red
one, and then .surpassed his previous
efforts and carried all before him by
placing a green bottle by the side of
the yellow one. The three made
sign which caught the approval of the
town, and all the druggists quickly
followed in the footsteps of their more
original rivals.
The bottles were later replaced by
the handsome colored vases which are
now such a familiar sign all over the
world.
Queen's Robes.
Royal annals have never recorded a
more varied and extensive wardrobe
than that which belonged to the "Vir
gin Queen." Even at the age of 68,
when she might be supposed to have
outlived her youthful vanity, she pos
sessed ninety-nine complete official cos
tumes, 102 French gowns, 100 robes
with trains and 67 without, 120 antique
dresses, 136 bodices, 125 tunics, not to
mention such trifles as 96 mantles, So
dressing gown and 27 fans.
It is possible that she had an ugly
foot, for she possessed only nine pairs
of shoes, which, considering ber ex
travagances in' other articles of ap
parel, must bare some meaning. At
her death 8,000 articles were found
duly catalogued in her wardrobe which
had adorned her proud person. ,
The Power of Money.
"My, that ugly Miss Elder is actual
ly going to be married!"
"Yes, it's all the outcome of ber in
come." Philadelphia Bulletin.
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
The Practical Joker.
TIE nractlcal Joker, the person who laughs at
& B I the discomfiture of others, who gets fun out of
I I his neighbor's predicaments, who lays awake
St I nlrrKf nl.nnln .-im nljw P flr1t thafr will
UiUI I.UUtU W V. ..V . ... ...... Y. ...
cause sorrow or at least chagrin, always has
been with us, is now and probably always will
be.
Last week a girl in a Scrantoa squib
squib Into a stove. Just to scare her companions. Result,
six dead, as many more seriously hurt, and factory
wrecked. It was in Pennsylvania also that a small boy
llxhted the escaping gas from the exhaust nine of a natural
gas line, to furnish light for a wedding Vnads. Result,
one life lost and valuable property destined.
These are only two of many case
from the news columns. Neither of the
tended harm. The girl wanted to see her
when the squib exploded. The boy purposed to surprise
the serenaders by furnishing an Impromptu bonfire. They
were simply heedless. If everyone who Is about to play a
practical Joke would stop to think about It. to study out
the possible consequences, there would
this sort perpetrated. It Is ludicrous to
comfortably seated In a chair suddenly
ing on the floor, through the dexterity
oker. but the odds are that the victim's
Injured and that the effects of his fall will cling to him
through life. Play the same trick on the practical Joker,
and he would be furious. Strange as It may seem, the
practical Joker la the most Ill-natured target on earth. He
doesn't like his own medicine.
The fault lies largely with parents.
their children to respect age, to respect
thoughtful and considerate. Tbere is
hurts no one and causes no damage, but it Is not strenuous
enough to suit some people They want to break a leg
or burn buildings. Such as these are
and should be placed under restraint
ought not to be tolerated In any community. Toledo Blade,
Eating Into the Western
HE rerorts of the lumber cut
A I that the paper-making concerns of the country
I I are turning their attention to Wisconsin and
I Xflnnoontu a nn rA ef
tUtmitovtn eao m wutvv vs. ouiri vs ui V
timber. There sre hundreds of thousands of
acres tributary to Duluth, not reached by rail
way lines, which are covered by spruce titn
ber suitable for pulp. Unquestionably
spruce In this country, notwithstanding
tity used by the paper mills, to maintain a pulp supply
Indefinitely, provided proper re-forestatlon la carried on.
Here, however, Is the rub. The customary method of the
pulp-mill owner who Is seeking a supply of spruce Is to
buy the stumpage and cut off the timber
allowing the denuded land tar grow up
wood that happens to be left Hard woods commonly suc
ceed soft woods on deforested areas, and vice verso, and,
therefore, a spruce forest once cut down is not naturally
renewed for many years. The experience of the Eastern
paper mills, which have cut orer most
area of spruce forest. Is likely to be that of the Central
West The systematic attempt at reforestation has been
Insignificant compared with the tremendous slaughter of
the forests.
The West should take time by the
by legislation If necessary, upon proper methods of cutting
and reforestation. The State has an Interest In the preser
vation of its forests which is paramount to the right of the
private landholder. Here In the East what Is being done
is largely in the way of locking the
horse has been stolen. With the great
Minnesota and Wisconsin yet untouched these States
JUST WORN OUT.
Btory that Wanted Best After a Very
Hard Worked Life.
The worn-out story collapsed at the
feet of the Father of Fictions.
"What's wanted " inquired his Sa
tanic majesty with bis usual warmth.
"Oblivion, please," gasped the
wretched creature. "I never pretend
ed to be a good story, but that doesn't
Justify the way I've been treated on
earth. You will remember me If you
happened to see a copy of last Sun
day's Behind-Tbe-Times. I was among
the Gossip of the Stage, dressed this
way:
M 'Blanche Walsh has a country home
on Long Island and is occasionally
bothered by tramps. One day a small,
thin specimen of hobo honored her
with a call. He told a hard luck
story that would have brought tears
to the eyes of a Japanese idol.
"'"And do you call yourself a
man?" demanded Miss Walsh.
"'"No, ma'am, not entirely. Just
now I'm only an outline. All I need
is a little flllin' In.'
" 'And he got it, too, after that ad
mission of his incompleteness.'
"When you turned to the Literary
Chat, there I was again:
'"Irving Bacheller, the author, has
a country home at Sound Beach, and
is occasionally bothered by tramps.
One day a small, thin specimen of bo
bo honored the novelist with a call.
He told a hard luck story that would
have brought tears to the eyes of a
Japanese Idol.'
""'And do you call yourself a
man?" demanded the writer.
" ' "No, sir, not entirely. Just now
I'm only an outline. All I need is a
Uttle flllin' in."
" 'And he got it, too, after that ad
mission of his incompleteness.'
The Woman's Page had me served
in this style:
" 'Mrs. Roosevelt, when spending the
summer at their simple country home
at Oyster Bay, is occasionally bother
ed by tramps, etc'
"I also posed among Anecdotes of
the War:
"Owing to the scarcity of 'provis
ions, at Port Arthur, begging is dis
couraged; but, having eluded the vigi
lance of the guards, a small, thin speci
men of hobo the other day accosted
Viceroy Alexleff, etc'
"One page further on, the Toklo
correspondent had his little say:
" 'Notwithstanding the splendid dis
cipline of the Japanese navy, a small,
should adopt a forest policy before It is too late to make It
of any value. Denudation should be made Impossible with
out some reforestation. Th greatest benefit however, will
be derived from a coutrol of the cutting In such a manner
as to make dcuudatlon Impossible, and the Stat can do this
now better than later.
factory threw a
taken at random
and pride throughout th population of Asia, a wav of
sclf-contldonc, of contempt for their -European rulers,
young people In
companions Jump
which would bear fruits of which no on can foretell th
exact consequences.
Influence over the
and no obstacle would 11 in the way of the realisation of
be fewer Jokes of
see a man who Is
her racial aspirations.
To any person who has even slightly followed th course
of Japanese feeling and policy, there can be no doubt that
these ambitions can be summed up In the phrase: "Asia
for the Asiatics, under Japauese hegemony." For several
find himself sprawl
of the practical
spine lias been
years past Japan has been flooding with her agents the
remotest parts of Asia, to rouse the sleeping patriotism of
the people and prepare tho vny for liberation. Asiatic
princes and statesmen have been Docking to Toklo; among
them we might name besides several Chluese and Korean
dlgntrarlos, a deputation from Lbusa, the Slauieso Prime
They don't teach
others' rights, to be
Innocent fun that
Minister, the Persian grand vizier, a high priest from Af
ghanistan, and several Indian maharujas uuder British
rule.
These men hare had long conferences with the Ministers
of the Mikado, and the object of these visits, In spite of all
official denials, is well known to and In full sympathy with
criminal In instinct
The practical joker
public opinion In
The
Forests.
HERE
about
In the West ahow
little of
other
aimnl rt onoiiAA
the dark
grievous
In the
T
mutilated and murdered in a wholesale way that has
shocked civilization. In German Southwest Africa his
there la enough
the enormous quun
property hss been
and shot his wife
children hare been
In China he has been robbed of his territory until his
Integrity as a nation Is threatened. In America be has been
enslaved, whipped, burned at the stake and lynched. In
the Philippines be has been Introduced to the "water cure"
indiscriminately,
with any species of
and other "civilized"
Look where you will on the native heath of the man
of dark skin, or In foreign countries where he has sought
asylum, and you will find the black man and the brown
of the available
been tho white man's
Is the dark man's
And If the dark
forelock and insist,
can bear, aud attempts to turn on his barbarous task
civilization and progress.
stable door after the
forest areas In
selfishness and avarice. Chicago Post
thin specimen of stowaway was lately
discovered aboard the flagship, and
brought before Admiral Togo, etc'
" 'But the climax came, your majes
ty, when I found myself In the clutch
of the Babbler of the Boulevard, who
sold: 'At the dinner given to Carnegie
on the eve of his departure, a story
told by Chnunce
There was silence. The Father of
Fibs summoned a minion, and, indi
cating the miserable wreck, said In
pitying tones: "Put him In the hottest
fire you have. Nothing can hurt him
now." New York Sun.
TRADE IN THE WAR ZONE.
American Commerce Now Amount to
Large Fart of th Trade.
In his article In the World's Work
on "our xraue in tne w ar zone," u.
P. Austin, chief of the bureau of sta
tistics of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, presents some striking
facts and figures. He says: Japan's
total commerce now amounts, in round
terms, to $250,000,000 a year, about
equally divided between Imports and
exports, and that of China to a little
over $300,000,000 a year, of which Im
ports considerably exceed exports. Ko
rean commerce amounts to $15,000,000
a year.
From 1883 to 1903 our Imports from
the countries named doubled, while
our exports from China, Japan and
Hongkong amounted to $37,000,000; in
1903, to $72,000,000. The amount
from Korea and Asiatic Russia was a
mere trifle. In 1883 our exports to
there countries, Including Korea and
Afil-itic Russia, amounted to $50,
(XX ... i.
Tin uul:ea clear that our trade in
terest in these quarters is very great
We buy a very large proportion of the
unmanufactured silk and practically
all of the tea exported by Japan and
we also buy large quantities of raw
silk and tea from China, as well as
many other articles, such as opium
matting, rice, wool and manufactured
silks. Of the exports of $50,000,000
value in 1003, $21,000,000 went to Ja
pan, $19,000,000 to China, nearly
$9,000,000 to Hongkong, and $1,500,000
to Asiatic Russia. As regards' our
trade with the two countries now at
war our exports to Japan in 1873 were
$8,000,000, in 1903 $21,000,000; to Rus
sia, our exports in 1873 were $12,000,-
000. in 1903 $15,000,090. Thus In thir
ty years our exports to Russia In
creased 25 per cent and to Japan 150
per cant '
Boston Transcript
Asia for the Asiatics.
B look upon It as a war between Japan and
1 A f Uussla not so the Chinese, the Burmese, the
yy Perslaus or th Siamese. To them this Is a
. ixmnlct between whit and yellow, between the
JTfJiQ forces of the West against those of th East
PAJTli between Europ aud Asia. A Japanese victory
would send a mighty wav of Independence
Furthermore, Japan would receive a great prestige, her
Chinese Empire would become supreme,
Japan. Westmluster Review.
Black Man's Burden.
has been a good deal said and written
the "white man's burden," and tiot a
It has been pure cant. Hut there la an
side to the picture, and this reveals that
man also has a burden, and a moat
one. '
Congo Free State he has been robbed.
seized, he has been flogged, Imprisoned
has been mad a beast of burden aud his
tortured.
Inventions.
man carrying a burden compared with which the "white
man's burden" Is a featherweight If the dark man baa
burden, the white man has been and
curse.
man finds his burden greater than he
master, It is called a "native uprising," and soldiers are sent
to show him his proper place In the white man's scheme of
The white mans burden Is largely a myth; but the
dark man's burden Is terribly real, oppressively heavy,
grossly cruel and unjust In a word, it Is the whit man's
Commerce of the United States with
Japan, Korea, China, Hongkong and
Asiatic Russia, 1843-1903, was as fol
lows: Imports Into the United States
from the countries named: In 1843,
$4,383,000; 1853, $10,573,000; 1803, $11,.
034,000; 1873. $30,445,000; 1&83, $37,
159.000; 1893, $49.3-19,000; 1003, $72,
294,000.
Exports from the United States to
the countries named: In 1843, $2,410,-
000; 1853, $3,730,000; 18(13, $0,355,000
1873, $17,770,000; 1883. $1., -.000
1803, $11,404,000; 1903, $49,004,000.
ext to tne unitea states come
Great Britain, yet Its commerce with
the territory in question has only
grown from $50,000,000 In 1853 to
$100,000,000 in 1903 that is, doubled.
8TORY MAY BE QUESTIONED.
Diner and Dlned-Upon Crawled Swiftly
to a Creek.
Near the Canaucta Creek a water-
snake met a blacksnake. The reptiles
did not Immediately clinch, but hissed
fiercely and circled around each other,
as if seeking for an opening. The
blacksnake pressed the argument, and
in a few seconds succeeded in getting
the tall of his opponent Into his mouth,
and, to preclude all possibility of es
cape, began to eat toward the head.
This was exactly what the water
snake wanted. It started on a straight
line for the stream, and his consumer
following him and dining upon him
simultaneously, was, of course, obliged
to travel a. little faster In the same dl
rectlon. The watersnake was a rapid
mover and the blacksnake a quick eat
er, and for a short time it seemed
doubtful whether one reptile or two
would be visible when the stream was
gained.
About half of the leading snake bad
been devoured, and the edge of the
water was only a few feet away, when
the blacksnake suddenly realized that
a shabby trick was being played on
him at meal time.
He hastily attempted to disgorge his
repast, but the effort was made too
late. Not more than five Inches of
watersnake had been yielded up when
both reptiles plunged into the stream
and sank at once. A hundred bubbles
rose, and the only spectator of the con
test Is inclined to believe that the
blacksnake's life floated to the surface
In one of them. New York World.
Self-made men and eggs are too ful
of themselves to hold anything els.
INDOLENT BY NATURE.
TkooMJUiU of I'orto V leans Llv Lilt
th lon of Meilco,
Natur ha put a premium upon In
dolenc In Porto Rico, writes John Ball
Osborn in the World's Work, for a
an American official has remarked a-
native, whll lying In his hammock,
can pick a banana with on hand and
at th sam Urn dig a swtet potato
with on foot Th natives ar never,
theless warm hearted, law-abiding audi
Intelligent honest and capable In busi
ness, public-spirited, and appreciative.
for th moat part of th blessing be
stowed by their new government lUc
prejudice and religious strife hardly
exist Ther la no alarming Intemper
ance. Ther ar no serious dispute
between capital and labor, and ther
la no marked tendeucy toward social
ism.
Two-fifths of th Porto Rleans ar
colored, either pur negroes or tnulat-
toes, a proportion which Is a trifle
larger than In Cuba (on third), but
much smaller than In th sugar pro
ducing British West Indies Islands.
With low rent, light cotton clothing.
charcoal for cooking, and no heating
problem, abundance of cheap natlv
fruits and vegetables, fresh fish on th
coast and the dried, salted fish In th
interior, and with temperate habits,
. -C- - '. ....
A NATIVE IIUL'NK or I1AHK.
the Porto Rlcan laborer finds a bar
subsistence easily assured unless be Is
handicapped with an unduly large aud
unproductive family. Fresh meats ar
too expensive for bint, however; be re
lies for food on bananas, ltuia snd
rice. In fact, 50 bananas or plantains
ar frequently accepted as the equlv
alent of a day's wages of about 30
cents.
This condition of the laboring class
Is far from satisfactory. Thousands
are upon a level with the peons of
Mexico. They ar anemic In appear
ance; they live In squalid and vermin
haunted huts, constructed of cane or
boards, with front and rear doors, and
shutter window, snd often with a
dirt floor. Tbey dress scantily In th
cheapest cotton stuffs, while their chil
dren below the age of 7 or 8 years run
naked. They us primitive household)
utensils, and cook with a simple char
coal outfit; and at nlgbt their only
light is the tallow candle, though, be
ing unable to read, they hav little us
for better. Such, then, are the masse
of Porto Rico, whom the Americans
have begun to uplift to a higher sta
tus. A GIANT CARVING KMIE.
Th biggest carving knife ever ex
hibited Is on view at the Exposition.
This monster blade Is 30 feet In length,,
and has an edge as sharp as a razor.
It is made out of the finest steel, and
the handle Is a masterpiece of th
MONSTER BLADE Of THIRTY FEKT,
cutler's art, elaborately carved and
beautifully polished. It would tnkc a
veritable giant to wield a knife like-
this.
The blade Is a Itogether of Ameri
can manufacture, and It shows for the
first time that American cutlery, which.
was formerly not as good as that made-
in other countries, but now reached a
point of perfection where It fears no.
rivalry
All Id the Family.
Brigadier General Fred Grant who
Is now In command of the Department
of the Lake at Chicago, was recently
th guest of the public school princi
pals of that city at luncheon. Tho
chairman, rising to Introduce blni
made what he considered as a neat
little speech.
"When Fred Grant was a boy at
West Point," he said, "his father, th
famous general, wrote to the com
mandant inquiring how the son pro
gressed.
41 'You need have no worry was the
reply. 'Your son Is getting better
marks In everything than you ever bad.
In anything."'
"That is a remarkably true' story ,
said General Grant, when he rose to.
respond. "I remember the Incldut
perfectly. But, gentlemen, I will not
deceive you. There Is a mistake of
one generation. I ant the famous gen
eral who wrote to the commandant,
and my eon Is th one whose fathor
had such poor marks. But never mln.J
Mr. Chairman. It is all in the family."-
Grewsome Violin.
A violin owned by a resident lr
North London consists of the greater
part of a human skull, over wulch 1
stretched a piece of sheepskin acting
os the soundboard. The finiror-board
Is formed of a human thigh ne,
while the pegs, were once tho small!
bones of the band of a. Souh Afri
can native.
Even a professor of mathematics Is
seldom able to figure a woman's age
correctly.
Some men's wealth is fabulous and
that of others a mere fable.