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A NEW METilOD OF TRANS= P4ANTING LARGIE TREES. OlIN A. WIliKINS, Of liulinaip olis, incl.. Is the iiventmr of' at systl n for takitg up and trais plliitnti n gt l rees that Is beving extetsively tised. It litilizing it the irees are tratislerred fro I ed to eit il Inidsuiuer il p reference to thle .spring or fall, the usual seistons pre ferredl. MIr. Wilk ins helleves the iree is in Its lost ilourislihing conitllion (lur lug tIle suiiiner, in this is the b est thnte for transpla nting, its there is less (4nger of rhec ukin its growth or in juirintig It in other way,. 1y th1e Wilkins inventiot the ret which Is ieing transplanted is never handlled inl aniy other way than f'rotn Its hiase. In short, to expinit the Illethod in jt nutshell, it Ily\ be slatedl that the earthl and roots are IlU.tsed inl :t steel husket of iny% reuiiredi sizo, w"hh'h enrresponids to tihe flower pot of the iloist. 'l'he first operation ini trats plauting a tree by lhis inethodl is to Ihoroughl.. wVel the eatrthl iihout the tree, sottetting the grourl. Next in or .,I Is th plaenIg it posit i":n of tilie steel Imsiskc t, which is itde of turveitl steel shovels. A rue<litim-sized in clite, inelosing earthl and roots, six feet ini diatoeler, Is cotuposed of f'our teei :.hovels tnde of fivv-six teenlits Inch plow steel. eah of the shovels le!ig hingecl to it steel p1i4 irtin srI rotinling lihe tiree. I'lter tihe shov'els hanve nll h een drivenl ito l lne they1 be lif...r it.... .y' The ntit abou thel treernd twom'nit the t re <o crossimr. IIi;ethwhltrecl be 11it'tt] t'roln its bell. 'I'lle lif IfIIiizt g P ippa ktils Is thlen citt 1etd outi of the ground by serew power, rals- 1 Ing it tp its position in the transporter. TJhe operatives have colplete control of the t:tclhine at all times, and the i lree maly he raised, loweredl or hebd ait w- II. After the tree has been removed troml its ol abtbling ihitte it is il1.1 tnek on thle ensh in of thle sk eletton watgon, wh'licht is to conivtey It t(o its newv locention, an it s I tus Itanspor'tedtl (brItoughi the strieet s of thle eity,' beliig ait< suechii an angle tat thle brnch eles ptass undtter teephontie andl t elegrapth wItres U'p'oin ariv al at Its dltst inatioItn thetr tree't Is slowly' lowverted into the hole~ filt th Ile transpor0- tr has 1bteen r'emtovedt I tte 1bask et. WhIen till is set'nrie thle shottvels arie '1litt witan leaving thei any3 of' Its oreiginatl surroning enth ('ontaUininig its tibtrouis ori ha ir roots . Ami'ontg the olanc't tes in pr-actlice to be note'd ini thli's hatest tr'ee tranispilanter is the opjer'at ion tof te liftinug aitt tonivey thei coimpa:tss, r'endteinig it ipossilte to pilanit the trete it) texttt1ly the samiet potsi tion1 itt whlichi It stood1 or'iginatllyv. Scjint lIit' A miiienun. it Sibteria a wiiter rainbow~~ somte times lasts atlmtost all lt day. It is eniuisedi 143y line ptic lles of1 snow suts -!j)ed~J. ini the tir. At, Sw Auigustine, FIa., is the only m-ill in the ,wor'ld that gets Its po0wer direct from an ar'teslin well. II, *1 I v ~' ~ d~~ QPbe l TANK FOR TRANSPORTING FISH Keeps Them Alive by Aid of C.m pressed Oxygen. A new :1p111r:1"t1s for :Irry ing live lish h.is beett 11evi.e11 :11:1< e1 te t<l in itzeri-.1ttd, ill whiehl it tan k of " 'S iS it it 11 '5 11 it 11 11 LMVE-FUItH TRANsPORlTATION TANK. "elt Is iivilell to keep) he I ' ''' 'ai t . This is (les1"riheil as follows by Ilenry II. .\lorlgai, 1'"iotil 1:1Ses Consul lit Irueeri.e: "The 1yliinler at ttahel i is erigel with ronilpresse11 oxyge1n.:tntl auttoluat w..V 'L:\ANTIN L 1.\It1":1 Tltl-:EX Ie Blndes.) rnlly allows the requihel amnount of ,as to dleseenll, by insn of* a tube, tller It v ery line wire ganize, which Is t little above the hottom of the barrel >" cask. ''he pressure of t le oxygen welps the water frotn entering the tee letWeen the screenr an<d the hot ont of the harrel, and( allows only a anall porlion of the oxygen to pene rate at a time. The gruuil eseape nto this Spnce is grenIter than the out et through the wire gaiuze, with the ye ault Itat whlen thle synee( belineOtis crentIly char'gedl withI oxygeni gas, an<l( lie forcee of' thle water' above is ino long *r ale to hofl It, It rushes intoi the ankI or fhirrel w ifth such fortce t ha t the ish arie turn'iet over al( over'. The nost dliinte fish 'nni lhe pnei(ked ins hose tanks in gireait q nunt it les an<l( vill kceep a live for t hirty-six hours vit th~Ile presenlt dIevice. A iPht -ingr pick Wah. A clock withI a phloinogr:ith alinchled 0 It, whih <elivers ifs imessa ge oin tx. eily th le samiie princilfe its thle alahin it ani : i i lr-s'lock,* is thle hlatest pi~ce' ;ii the rec'*~eie ol tIhe phisnograiph :ilI lihtt is niecessariy is to spea0k thes mles .inge of' wi ch one1 des51irs to he r'e Inindedci thle neixt da:y at n1 certaini timte, unl at that hour the phuiiogiraphi spralks thle wordts. ''Thus, If' one has in appoiutmiet t it. ii'clock to-mior-' riw one merey say 3s, " It hae to keepp |mi appintmnent at 5 o'clocsk,"' amid by3 i t iing the iiessagte to "go silf"' at~ -1 lie intiell igein utmneh ie itmakes thle nni to lie ont tme.-.OntSiOn ChrIoiele. Our 5peculations. If's luck wh len you lose; jludgmteint w~hten you wini.--New~~ Y'orki i'ress. e old: 9dfrd tover- exd! ~-rom Out West. flu ~~1.. Honorable .Joseph Hodges Choate, Ouie iii ii':in~is loys ofi Salei .olled lii har in .lnssnehusetts n 1. waV2s one)~ of thei conun1)iitig,. of sevent~4 v rnd he biter serVe<j his :rl:tted Stat vertsion of I. lie is one of t to h igh rlitiy o i - l lt-l id jlb i - s Horble osepsh H owe Coatupes. \C:1 *it I11' 4)1"I hl"' I~t" i~ 155111i)4s\1lf FANTASTIC FOOTCEAR. Worn by the Sultan, Dattos and Ot,h:rs of t,he Moro Tribcs. lI.F .\<,ro ull:an, dnatlo, r:1Jn11 and sIre 11:y it' etv'oil c 1 Il in 11nuity. 4':r't, .11mmne, gen." T 1t)I1"ul ilnsl intIs.Ihiri1I. a'enst of hounor" :1nil Ilmc likt', w\ritcs aI I'hilip, llilo ' r litih I f the lIke, I' Shot' 'Ilit Jloulrn-1 (l.hblliitI is t certaily 'IlI up iti lht hlt ln.ht to pilt on his fool, Ili m11a' IlI tne1't' inuiitlh :11hou11.t I his sloll dler . :1s these ftenl go4 bare. Ili. ht.1t Is oflte xposedI alInd his legs freqIuelnt Ity 1"rc tfrt1 inrtumblr:Iniles. But hi 1" t re <tltite oitel 1s w llt'I 1 rolet eti l in the bottoills as the fe of the Amer I saw at lnult'r of instance's in whiel the Moro proltected the salt's of his feel with a shingl'-like piece of wood Ii xc to th'e 1as' of the fool as shoiwn ill Figure 1. A common strap or piece of hide is used to Pass over the an11kle andi thus sustain thei litce at thle hot tomi of thie foot4 se'cure*~ly. Thlere is a liket plee, w itiler. (over the loiwer parti* of the foot. With iis afflir lixed tc lie side of thle folot tilt 1m21 tv Is a le to go ahniost anywhleret without damiag Inag the feett veiry much(1. Anhotherw typle oif shoe is shown in Filg ure 2, coiisistinog of a solhid ll(('t 0i Wood cut dlown to riht propotiom011 antd gradually holiowed out by3 aI lirt cess of gouging withI in ferlor tools. T'e lor'o de'votes' conildern'ahie tastl to the lunk Iing or protetct inig devices foi thle shins. Ther'ie ar1e always some el te tribets at warl wiih one n not her. an11 thlet waii Tors of tihe different t rible wear' a rmiors otf leanther'i, ntribhoi hiorin bra ss anld ot her metal;1 helments for the hetadl of wood antd metal, and, In addi lito metn an d wtood protection for t in aniik le' suchi as shown in li ligures 3 nim 4. 'T' irst Is a wood int erior mladl up withl a shell Iimmiing. Tile shel I timiies iveted wIthI lIttle melital pinli In FlgurIe 4 the con tri vancr' Is mori llie 1 legglng thaln antythlinlg els'. I Is madelI of 54'vtrl'2 sorts of iiatlive mtet rial. Theli be'si kinds arie Itost m1ad4 f'roma iklins. 'Thle luiting Is somie ofi thI gut propel'y. dieid1 ilL and wild So as5 I make very tiough 1and lastinIg luing. T I IFi ere 5 Is a ski't ch of tale of' th Moro shoemlE's kives ulsedi in 2 variou lies of shioe 21nd4 len:lher oper'atisml It Is a viery stoil-blhadedl affaIr, (lit' with te butt of! tihe hindtie (Iuite stiok an;1 stronig. The edlge of the bilade ' kept sharp and1( clear, nndi thle point knive's ate (oiii5deredl ries byx vilsibor to the lslandi, antd touists pulrchas2l Ini l"guire (I is a drain: ~ig of on1e4' t he' foot r'igs of a Sun1i. There''i is si lt' I: 'ee consIstIig of' a y)leep o4f i'los gra Ine(d redwootd. Tlhiis Is wor'kedi b hiiand tools until It Is gIven the prIohl( formi to malike a comftor*tablle adjuiis men It to thei foot. Then01 anl artists style of r'ibbon 0or strap wltllhackl Ic passed'i I.p and( over' as. shiown . $om<b times this strap over tile foot 'ontainl atste designls. Often the pntten aire worked (out wIthl lIttle pIeces of co Ored( glass or hits of mletal. Trhe fenl ur*e, however', Is the brIllIancy of th geml used In thle ing p)ineed over 01 of the protrutdling toes. The Moro artists have already take A merienni-muade shoies In hland, an they have Qlenevored' to Moroize theri b)y applyIng the niecessary coatIng< eolors. FIgare 7 In a skotch of noef atI d In ii1? ll l American Ambassador to Great Britain, n.\lass., :1n11 :1 grallunip 0f lIaIrvar<l. 11t! ;.-~l :and stIhI'4 lin New' Yo-I: inl Hs3 . le 1h:IItitl Ve Tweed (IIl Of (Illit-t into j:ail, I. as P'resicient of till- ('onsil it Ii'n:Il ('ttl. '':nts t Iaw y".rs ofI h1is ti1nit . :iIil l':uIkl s a k4ers. I I' UlaS ably n)tln-bl thle rrt1 NatIinnal .\gazine. shoes thuns pnte by Ite h:Inls of' the \Ioro Shol' artist. It will give 1ne4 aln filen of till, dire('lionl ill whvi,'h thet ay l \ iind rils wh tIl it ton1tS to :ttl'ls for' the surfa:o-ts of l'oot w'ear. I:V('ry dlatlt owntS slam's. In f'a(t, Overy ne SI'(lnll( to lilt Ilo btlong;. to Stllne( (1ntto. TheI( c'hi 1 :111111>riI\y the (1:11(tto'eletl to l'in to s ps::. ve i t ribe of 1114'n. wvolnen. bt-yS :ntl girls was lIa1 of kicking Itl gently :lS ol' ('asiotl a ll(S) . Ally tr:Ilt5Zgt'5' ioll of thie llalu'hlulse ruile le:8t :1 kick. Th'Itts meca of tmbassdor .114 theirassistaiits have horn1'us fixed to the tot. tohls, as in l' i u r . \. S(ea Anle(ton(t 'Wipp('tt a 'rah. The SI' s ae lon l' Is t ill. it. 8i1ali otlnS So o land that On( wouel pick as at fighter; u It r('rtain b11u1 'rI itn the N V York Aquariui knows ttt he is. A latitle between the figthtinig nit1'-none anit thieving ('rah was descrihed by . ILt ie1lert', 'who hIlls clmn-ge of tile .\tIlnta r'lni nlhornatory. "I was feed'ling ellt ai leluu llne. 1 t fai' sized brown Sp et'hnen." S:Ih( MIr. eSineer, "with ilts of ('hoped'(t (11(tln fromin long sti lek Ie erah, not on tented1 wIthl his own share, darted1 at the unelone and a itelulpitedI to Steal the AF T111 1ill .1)110 t. "The a2t funnyIhl thn 111nieed 1fuil. syirty small11 thredltike' so ils si >t ouIo'le' ita the$ o neoppt' mouth ftromii ng he irnh onill .'ides. hese t(heads art Iihi to utv stinging' pow-tt41si parentCi pin' frnd started roundt that gs an flikey al possiessed'il'. A"iter lyneo t urns3'5)1)1 he roachled aain,ill antisI time tnhe anemoni stung 'him hard,'1(12 for' aftra turo or1 1 toi hg ure over l'Qln his back1 an) td wnggetd his)2 ''It was some t ime before he reo(Nv t'redt. I tell you tila)t Crnh has nlot bleen withIn haliiling dIstance 01' t' brown 1)nllIonle sinc.-New York MNI 211nd1( Express. '1hoe SIoux Medoticine. Tsewho go t) tIh' Museumttl oi the Uvrity of Pennyl)5'vanial wvIl now# find tIn e'xhIiition1 a single hIrop. fouri st lek s nIti n1 hng of' 1(ohneCO. 'IT'se sillmple ob1 ject 5nn li ttle~ l. 1 to1 us)11, yet, e The'y are' Ih on'1jurr's" 1hoo)1, *and( It awIll he ob)serv'ed t hat chII (11ar ter Is .. painted1 ai diff'eren't color and1( so Is echIi J1. jurr 18 setl). for', the hIoops nIil stIek t. are so arran) ged uplon) the t('h)' floor' 88a to orientate withI the points5 of the e comUpass. A simple1 SOnIg, "lhe and1( e, lhe-c; 8she and1 ee," are' reCpentedl over 1 and1( Over aiginl, finlally the 1hoop and( d sticks are remnoved4 and tkto some11 0)1 ni far-oft 1011ely emilnence0. The further 1f and( 101ne11cr the greater' the eflelency. Few hills In the SIoux Counitry are ce withlout rem1)aius of the con Jurer's hoonn yc \rtr Ylrk t;ity. -I.oing shublllt'red t'f 1'1c"tN ;re* :Inlnt; thl' clixttti xly an11l no t:lbl' fenlaures 1 1 thel SvIaso nl 1 re.n 1 li u 111 in 111any of tht' new shirt w.1tsS ,,1 ? ;II AN E.LAnORATEn MO1)1C1,. v.s well :as inlIlhe unurc' h'IIlmr.1t,, u11ul 1.Is. '1ht' v'ry" snuIrt .\:y .\l:Ilt1 Watisl illus"tra1l1e has a114r ' n Ve l roke or shouler S11-:111 l1fec'1, 11ha is llt :11 I11' with t tu ltl l fr int111s n141 can eiltll'1 he i1 n il I o eXt1iIll ov1r'I' h111 sh ltls1" o' h i I u tl 1If at 1he1' sI':1tis :ts shwn in the back vit'w. :1 'Xet" 11ld1It s ii4 h til' clrlli Ipina shoulders n1141' one f lt' n u 11 t 1 1'4)11 11,, Is I tell' biSho p $l(tk. T Ii' r1i1inal is 11 of1111'4II41'' Ir'n 'lh hitnnl in ('renn ll while slitceh' ll With P)l.e l1111 c'1rticelli silk, bit al11 the 50S0so'S wtaist mnnterials are appro priate. T1ht' fcunllhttil n 11ning is snuusly lled and I s Illn (V1r1'y" way tll'"irabll' I\V1htill' 'Wool or silh is u1S('d, but11 enn he onii-d w"len'r r it iS not desi red. r'I'h ' ion ts of thI was operile s p' tuckedl for th e1ihr ont ill' Ilngth and are extenllt to formn the yoke or shoubller straps and1t are Joineti to shlt plrtms th4at are tucked for a1 few illuchs only belo1w their ulppl'r ce1 r h frlont Thig e slevs r1isir. cltosigt til'he25 outsh'e thatIiWI Ir the favoritis of2lIi the season.'4 At 4'th neck laI Ii s it'k elongated at th1I.le ro t to give The Iiuantl1IityZ) If uni rd tquiredfo th10 iedlin s~'izeis fou W nd 111tliv'e-l'ighth yards1 twly-oneI inche' s wide, fIt-~ ou ii Wide, he i. n-egt ad hy WAnan'. (4oua Jackerot. u Jet ne 15111' leIIg thefavorgit e allth laQtes3't linest for ItslI cak01 solte cohg,:at Th vle stlsh .\tlay dra1 n sho 1wsI 1)he1 newf80 St I'(llar nii triig, wuilen tie fleft.10 WhIInC a piull sket11h wh'en zrfred. Th o ig.t andk andrtrfaiyd tue piin of chr TEST )RK - rF/, ) MON5 htavy eIli' 1abrit' int4ll . be Iof the rich s I i It tiln g uof ;ist'1f. II' It he plI:Iin itoo ti'Ir .1 part. .\ ery Ir11t I It 'e, hotw\ ttver is entlIirt'ly o' 11a ck nt't. I nt"h w\itlt' 1'Iws ofI hb1: 'k ,I"Is IrainI 1ibbot 1 '4111 h I sh' f I he p'I t I, Irttn. oi I>inIn w114 'II w:11.4 :II I4 l 114 f l4 1111n 1hir t 1-' 44ro1w4 I're :al I44 I t' o lt tl l' i \Il v I 1'y 1ll i ti l t', I;it vw o ' riblllt :rtr IIn I t' 1'ull btl11s.' 1114: he sleve ntiles lht" Itltisi bl44eIb in 1' l ' ll ' " t' l lI i'tt' iI 43 11,111 i4 1 tl 4 l t ,,t'I y 'lhum"w la t-e . T hllis is :n II tilr;It tivet Itu ll l , 1,t 1, forll :1 shIirrelt t1tr'e ". Atinrnt1 1)y llnntlwt{rIc. 1in 1tu work is :1 Ivwys :1 I"":Iliat'. .1ngt ItOw" it is ultnr' than t'ter ,t). \\'11le lht choicest tInblr ui,lt'rit fairly "11Iver :n4t4' robt 's, Ih "t' t 1h r ' 1 11e 11Ir.. tlIih11 fllI Ilt' rat'tivt' .' \ w1 ic h Irt' nlive w ithIt I''rt'nt"h kI: l. :1utl I'1::tta tiiig thr Ilwo 1'ri tn ls 11 1 a11 a st ill wi bI l 1, di it' it' it"unu-"lasts who h:i v' delt' art'tl tht'n1 I4tt11' Ifor since sco ll' it. l b . I'r n l kicu ls :irt' t t I n 111 ly i:lI-nl t tlivt', av t' t ht I li t. ~' 'l l ha'.ii' 411t4 4114.1 l ' :n. wie('r e lor S i.l i'. ih r lse nr' .1re stret' 1 113" tht' hlunltt l ill In1ss it I . t:tlp Is . ftt 'a_o;4 ling, it lutl :i ' ort u l n , ur .tjtt1ilI is Ver' Itl n't I'i l~itlh the'4 ith i t tt'ig.4. 1111 i. OC Ilt a t:'y' .lhut . ('hIrmiin:, ' hing i s It n t' in luul ali ,Iuk t r la t r l'- t n 1 i'n( t' lui 1 (1 lilt' wh a1OI ro- tsh e Ir It' ovter 111 htul ItrnIr are rIie Il4w tht fr13nt in t w 411-; lon I4t'i, fttrllinl ;a: sienrtlter Iloinl 411 l1t'- w 1t' gw I t liu'. In eoin't tll' thet ' 14:I: s Il1.o-r' i s :I lilly t llar rising at te ht k. Ay~'' PrtyI'tasefon h In,t this silk ltulg o\ I\ lit w t'' in itunst - 11144 Si 11144 slit ' is 11;1. ill wilt' 11tsI, 11"t' ~Iine th' 1 so . 'i is tlitt ltalo . haIirn n f'ro t nlI1 I bac 1i 1 f p int det' h \"'lnis' l:I4"t; the' t"Irs:It,t was1 tul I'n hll, rtIY, antl Ite only' t'1 t tn h f I"otlr wa:S Innt<lefrd in the yok of lrunge vlt 'lgroi d e itt nt' il whitt' .ilk and "(etedl Color Stuilv. ('olor ti cyid i i t ern lt to l ine rtflt t'sr da1ys, :1nd411ntauy nlw .1nd1 thllrm ifig sha rls and ton's are the result. .\n altrac tive n'w .hdet' is 1 1t'dlling (1' gr:a1 yIrt gd1t'rln, 11111 show t to loVe-l t'tlt't"t whIn l'it'l' e llgt l cot1i'II n tior Will t't'itt. nIuret Ite, an aI tonh of bi1t'lk velvet hvre anId there. A14 1114 p etien lts utotit oea hioa ailul' tongtrtbbotn sshes wIth'evenin 'titIs. Som .o ths-rN uce n h the( same( shaeas that ofi'd the itsah an on('the ~'(cotage o i uthoehi.yltd oT'he-fod Itt prele o tlong yard ligt-twno longers fi'O,lihs PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Flattery gilds the goose it intends to kill. Cold wili provoke a gangrene in the heart. (oocl (heer" is the heart's constant pringt (.'id'. Tle bit, tet herbs may give tho )est 1oney. Patience is a good protection against rovoea tion. hortunte's caresses oft becomes fol y's eultur'e. 0 A full soul seblom follows an over ('cd stoiaelh. horbearance is always more heroic han fight ing. A (illirutlty (oes not furnish a rea 01n for denial. Every task undone means some rtllh unknown. Iie linest fabrics may be woven (t (if cross purposvs.-Itam's H1orn,1. iEEKERS OF BURIED TREASURE. reasu,e Hunters on Riche Canyon, California. .\ 3n' I e3-ieu . Iary of Six p"rl'sons +,1s h(,[) I'or :;; nme lay ;:$St poking bolh(;; IItO'I1 tIe o)whlders in Hticho 'anly((n, Ihre(O miles east of San Ilet I( rdinc . ('al., stelpin:; off distaices, Iriving slakes and digging holes, and :,mlgil tley ire o1mmun1en11t11iaive it .ts h'aketi out that. Ihey are inl Search ;,t(r('I in Silv('r bullion which Was (,h11 son e ye'ars ago from the Silver t ine at I)anl,y. 'hi' the-ft of this ltllonl was one of ll 3ist 1aritIg robberies ever c(omll i.itt'(1 ill this eollntry. 'T'hie bullions 1a1 been pIla("led in the smelting roomrt aekedl in s("parate crates ready for diltilleill to L.os Algeles in the morn hg, and while three mnen stood guard 11 frol(t f lt' he huiling :,omc, one cut bit ul,h 1h rear. (ietly u nrated the ;iier and carried it away on horse mck. Early next 131rnig I1he, theft Was lis(. veredl, illt so skilltlllly had the hiet guide,d his pack anlimlals that few rackIcs were left for the ollicers to fol IIw. he'I'o supposition was that the rol 1" had cross d to tothis side of tho nountalns and had burled his plunlder i1 Itiihe Canyon, and then, returning o're, h1di takI'n the first train out of oWin. tiehe l'anlyon was nioted as a licling pae Ifor1 1hieves, it being the alsiest. way of eseapo to San ,Jacinto alley. wlhere capture would be next u ilpl5sib le. 'I'he tr a'irll'c sv4'kers now in the -anyon appc,t.r to be working with a 111a) or chart. Their tirlst. known movO wvas to locnte a tree which formerly too,l half way up11 the enanyon. It was ;.ut down I wo years ago, a111(1 the men wero forced to inquire of a settler c"oncerning its former position. Fhron the spot pointed out. the party began their stepping off and distances. The first hole was dug 117 feet due north to a depth which would have been ample to have concealed the bullion had it been buried there. This and the fur ther'3 fact that (111 of the party is re ported to hlave been a friend of the man11 whlo was slIipected of the bullion rub)tbery leadis to tihe sulpposition that iI. 18 the siver tihe men are after.-St. 1L1111 ItepuIbic.. Hand of a Money Handler. "I.ook at my h3and(s,"' said( a man as lhe drzifted 131to the ofllco of a wecll knIownl business8 3man,1 and1( as5 he saidl it lhe stretche h'1( iis Ihigers ouit to their full lenigth,i exiosling the plmsll of 1h1s hands13. 1The Iisides (of his1 hands w.ere v.er'y rou13gh. Thlat. was1 exactly w.hat 11e wanited to call attenltion to1. "Dlo you seo 11.hese crusty formla 1141n3s,' 1he (conIt Inued,( "I hese corns1l and bulnionls and1( kno(t5 and3( other things of1 thalt sort.? 1.3ook at. 'em1.'' lie still held( is hand1s (o110n for insp)ection1. "Do3 youl know w..hiero I goit 'em?"' 110 alwdeC. "'SIlitt in' wood,'' anlswered the man10. "'Not muche1," said( t he fellow withI theo rus3ty hands01. "Maulin' rails,"' venture'(d tile man13 aigaini. "Nope,'' was 1114 sh3ort replly (of thle man11 with tihe Saw'.,"' Suggested1 the man33 a1s a last re sort, 1but1 1h0 was wronig agini. "WVell, ho(w (on earthI did youI get 'em, then ?" lhe asked0 wIth1 a sho(w oIf impatience. "111and1lini' mnoney,'" was thle nman 's r ply, and1( he smIliled ait tile look of (11s Lgust and1( increduility wYhIeh sprea.d14 over the face (of theO manl he waIs talkinIg to. "Yes, sir; I got1. all these ('or3ns and1( bunlIions and1( knots1. and1 olther' rough tIng wh5 Vih 1( ou Yell 8 n m1 iy hands hy hanlidling mlonley. You1 see, I work for 3 '10 trato comipany and1( haIve to handle. rindl sort, all the mlone(y of the (comlpany. A great deal11 of the money1'3 Is in smalL 1llnomina1tions1 3and1 we hand11le It irt bags and1( packages50 of varIous sizes. Th'lere is so much(1 (If It thlat a fellow's hands(1 soon)3 bOcome14 hard'( on the insgide anId gradulally grow Into the knotty rondit.ion whih y'ou1 find( mIne ih at tis timhe. Yout can het thlat hlandling moniey is nlot thle soft [and velvety busin1ess'8 it is gener'3ally suplposed to be0. Th'le aHocliatio o13)f soft white. Lands with thle business.'8 of handling mone31(y is dead wronIg, and( If any mat111 doub31ts whlat I say about11 it I simplly' 1(sk 11131 t3 step upJ and1( take aI loolc at my hands(1." Ad 11 he monelI(1y hanldle-r w.ith the roulghl hlands blew. out as sud(denly as Action of Fruit in Ices. Obser'vations made(( 13n severaitl bac IlerIological la1borator'ies hav'.e lately 1been publishe11d, in whic(h aL cIl is made thlat some1 frit julices, more1' par ticularly lemon juice, haIve pIower to render0i Inative the I bacillus1 of typhoid fever. ThIl1e xact melthod1 of investiga tion1 is not2 dhet.aliled in the literature at. handl', but31 it is wor3th1 noting at the outiset. t hat the generanl restraining ef t1eet (If neid(1 uIponl hlonfeIfia glevelop. men'1t has1 been1 long knIownV, as has1 also 1114 fauct itat several of the so-called v'eget able1 acids5, though commonly SUP plosed t4o be (of feell chemical power, ar'e really ver'y active. The observed feeblenoss is (1u3 tol the high dilution ill w.hich they commonly occur. Citric acidl in concentrated form is a strong acidl. General adloption of the viewy that some fr'uit jices can render harmless articles off food pr drIik con taminlatedl with tile typhoid germ should1( only follow much carefu 31inves tlgationi, and even if the decision Is favorable, it will possibly be .found that some of the comthon .i~nerMl acids will answer the same purpose.2 Philadelphia1 Medical Journa<