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II ' f'g-V' *^L' 1 I ??P?N j | | ; New Street Pavement in Paris. 1 For some time past the attention j (of Parisian engineers has been [drawn to reinforced asphalt, a new ' paving process designed by M. Arthur Metz. This consists in incorpor- | 1 ating an aggregate of crushed gran- j 1 ite fn the asphalt matrix. The ma- ' 1 terial thus secured shows a durability ' comparable to that of the hardest Js rocks. In laying this pavement a s concrete foundation is first prepared ( and the granite asphalt is poured ! 1 over this upon a bed formed of little I 1 I granite pyramius wmcii arc act uj hand in an elastic bituminous coat ! adhering to the concrete foundation and forming a solid mass with it. It { is actually a granite reinforcement j which gives to the completed structure the name "reinforced asphalt." j Pavements laid under this system I (among other, ou the Quai aux Fleurs j and in several Paris streets) gave excellent results. The thickness of the j asphalt layer is from five to seven , centimeters for roadways and only twenty millimeters for footways. The j wear of the granitic asphalt appears to be slow and uniform, thus permitting its use under dense traffic, j Furthermore, it does not soften uuder j solar heat, and the surface gives such J good adhesion that it Is used with advantage and economy on a steep grade (three per cent.) in the neighborhood of the freight station of the j Paris-Lyons-Mediterranee Railway, I I where very heavy vehicles are con- j stantly passing. The maintenance 1 and repair of reinforced asphalt are 3 most simple, for Instead of tearing up * the whole surface for renewal it suffices to spread a new layer of proper thickness, as this unites perfectly with the old surface. The cost of lay- a ing this pavement, for which a most a promising future appears to be as- r ,sured, Is but fourteen francs a square meter for roadways and five francs * for sidewalks (about 52.20 and eighty cents respectively per square ya:?d). u ?Engineering Magazifg. E c A Public Benefit. j c Georgia last winter removed a i ? standing reproach from her penal pol- j ? icy by bringing to an end the leasing j ? system for her convicts, and to give them labor that shall benefit the State they are to be farmed out to the counties to work upon the public roads. Of the 146 counties in the * State over a hundred have voted to take the number of convicts allotted to them on a population basis and put them at work on the highways. ? The State will thus dispose of ' about two thousand men. Of local misdemeanants there will be as many J more, so a new army of four thousand men will "go marching through Georgia," not to devastate bnt to up- ' build. The new arrangement went Into force the first of the present month. It is a benefit to those who have been released from the tyranny j and cruelty or tne private lease sjotem and a greater benefit to the public Interests. "It is confidently expected," says a report from that State, "that a few years will see a network of well paved roads extend- ; ing north and south and east and ! west across the State." The counties j that have taken advantage of this j new opportunity and those that will j do so will provide the conditions for j continuous lines of improved highway. This wlil be not only a gain | to her public utilities, but a gain to : her civilization as well. ? Bostoa j Transcript. I . Cost of Oiling Roads. I * ronnrt nf fhP ' A rcutrii\.iy puunou^u .vyv*- , . Boston Park Commission is interest- ! j ing. In 1906 twelve miles of road i ^ were treated with oil to keep down : the dust and the result was so satisfactory that in 1907 the whole extent j of more than forty miles was treated in this way. Mr. Putnam, the en- j : gineer, has carefully computed the < cost, and he says that the annual ; j cost of sprinkling a thirty-foot road- | i way was $489 per mile, whereas the 1 cost of oiling the same roadway thirty : 1 feet wide was $375. In addition to | < laying the dust the asphaltum in the j " oil had a binding effect on the surface ! 1 of the road and very materially j ] lessened the cost for repairs. The I ' oil is put on in an emulsion in which I i fifteen pounds of soap dissolved in j I fifty gallons of water is mixed with 1 100 gallons of crude oil, the whole 1 being agitated to the proper point of | 1 emulsion and then 150 gallons of this | i is mixed with 450 gallons of water j ; and sprinkled on the roads.?Utica | < Press. I i ! i California Joins. California is joining the good roads procession, and for the same i reason that has actuated other com- , j munitics. California finds that poor ? roads are serious drawbacks to the ! development of the State and that < good roads are an economic advan- I tage. 11 A Plausible Reason. Scientific Parent (on a stroll)? I "You see out there in the street, my i son, a simple illustration of a prlnci- j pie in mechanics. The man with that j cart pushes it in front of him. Can i you guess the reason why? Probably | not. I will ask him. Note his an- j swer, my son." To the Coster?"My good man, i why do you push that cart instead of i pulling it?" Coster?" 'Cause I ain't a hoss, yer i old thickhead."?Tit-Bits. | Human. j The young man, leading a dog by a ; string, lounged up to the ticket office ! of a railway station and inquired: ! "Must I?aw?take a ticket for a ! puppy?" "No; you can travel as an j ordinary passenger," was the reply. ; ?Universalist Leader. Tte Mexican Government ca* completed arrangements with the Krup; s to establish a plant for the manufacture of Mauser bullets, smok'J?" powder and gam cotton. _ PATH TO OLD A(iE PAVED WITII PIE. Smith Ely, Formerly Mayor of Now York, at Age of 85, Reveals j Secret of His Longevity. Everybody with a taste for pastry j Dr a weakness for sweets will hail with joy the explanation of Smith j Sly, Mayor of New York City In 1877- ! 78 and now eighty-five years old, as ;o his prolonged life. "Sweets did it," says Mr. Ely in in article contributed to the Medicolegal Journal. "I don't know that his diet of sweets has benefited my lisposition, but it has given me strength to undergo the nervous strain and excitement of a political :areer in Albany, Washington and j \Tew York that would have shortened ;he existence of a beef eater. "My parents, like many others," lays Mr. Ely, "thought that sweets )f any sort were unwholesome for ihildren, and I enjoyed only such hings in my childhood within strict imitations. Consequently, when I ittained the age of sixteen and found -mployment down town, with permis- J lion to dine as I pleased, I made up i or lost time. My regular meal for j nany months consisted of three or ! 'our pieces of baker's pie. At all [ jeriods of my life the dessert has ! ilmost always been the better part ' >f the meal. "I resided for more than twenty ; rears in the neighborhood of the rifth Avenue Hotel, and during all hat period it was my regular habit, ?n my way home from clubs and enertainments, to stop at Maillard's md have a meringue glace, followed >y a cup of hot chocolate with shipped cream. "It has been, and still is, my habit o place a lump of confectionery of ome sort in my mouth upon retiring or the night." ->* Harry Lauder's Stories. Harry Lauder, before he departed iter his third American tour, was sked at a dinner given him what he egarded as his funniest stories. "They are not what you might call he funniest," he answered, readily, 'but I'll tell them to you with pleasire. The humor in a story is in the toint of view of the hero or heroine f it, I say. For instance, there's the anny Scot whose neighbor met him J r? Vi 11 _ I lilting. 1UC uv;uk uau niiv uuu vu?? [ren and household furniture piled itop a wagon, and he was solemnly Iriving his one horse along the street. " 'So ye're flttin',' says the neigh- i tor. " 'I am. I want to be near me rork.' " 'And where's your job?' " 'I haven't got one yet.' "And the woman who paid a visit if condolence to her widowed neighior. She carried a parcel of consolaion, and when she opened it up this vas what was in it: 'You belong to a jenefit and they paid up, didn't they? j Veil, then, you have a dead man and i >100. What more d'ye want?' "? ' Chicago Record-Herald. Advantage in Employing Sisters. A Cleveland merchant had two sisers employed in his office. "If you need two girls in your ofice it's the only way," he explains. 'I advertised for two sisters who :ould stenog. It took me a long j vhile to get what I wanted because J t isn't every day that you find two j sisters who are competent stenog- ! aphers and both open for a position, j But I got them at last, and I'm glad [ waited until I got what I wanted, j rhey do twice as much work as any, ! :wo girls not sisters would. You see | ivhen they've been to a dance or a | show the night before they do all , :heir talking about it at home. By j ;he time they've finished their break- j fast they've used up all the small talk i n their systems and can work right j :hrough the day without saying a , svord to each other." ? Cleveland j Plain Dealer. Open Air Elementary School. The Norwich Education Committee j yesterday approved the holding of an 5pen air school at Belle Vue, in the | Eaton suburb of the city, from the j middle of May to the middle of Oc- i tober, for 100 children, to be drawn ' from the elementary schools on account of some physical weakness, This novel school will be open from | half past 8 in the morning till hall > past 6 or 7 at night. The children will be conveyed to and from the 3chool on tramcars and will have three meals a day there. The school will be open for five days a week for twenty weeks, and voluntary contributions will be invited toward the cost of the meals provided. The object is to improve the children physically and enable them the better to receive their education. ? London ! Standard. Bonny Clabber For Health. Bonny clabber is better than buttermilk. It is made by letting the i whole milk and cream set and sour for several days outside of the refrigerator. Shake up the creamy top and bottom whey and curds to the consistency of buttermilk. Some farmers keep clabber until it so sour it will make a pig squeal, and the sourer the better. Bonny clabber is much the same as Metchnikoff's preservative against old age. It is fine for the health and complexion, the west coast of Ireland people show, who almost live upon this and pota Moor Vrvrlr PrPfjs Cathedrals of Uganda. There are three cathedrals at Mengo, Uganda, all on neighboring hills. The Mengo cathedral of St. Paul, Church of England, has a congregation of 3000. The other cathedrals are Roman Catholic, one English, the other German, both large buildings. Thinking One's Self Old. If at thirty you expect to be an old man or woman at fifty-five you will be one. because the mind makes the material correspondence of whatever it seib itzolf permanently upon.? health Record. Three thousand persons are engaged in the shell and pearl induBtry of the Western United States. MOST MARVELOUS TRICK 0 AM Pedigree and Accomplishments uiar Star of Old Dan Ric Clown Called His Blind, Mil sence of Quadruped Gran Circles of the Circus Worl is t EXCE < The elder generation of our reat ars who patronized the "One Rin Circus," in their salad days, doubtles remember the remarkable trick bors Excelsior and his son, Blind Exce sior, Jr., both owned, trained and e: hibited by Colonel Rice. The illui tration of Blind Excelsior is of man fold Interest. It is not only a perfe< likeness of the wonderful horse a he appeared in his declining yeari but it Is the last picture made by th master hand of the lamented Herbei S. Kittredge. This priceless paintini the only one now in existence, an for which Colonel Rice offered at on time the sum of $500, subsequent! became the property of Mr. Chas. 1 Harris, then on the editorial staff c Wallace's Monthly. The following e: cerpts from the diary of Colonel Rici concerning the characteristics of sir and son, are of interest: There was a. slight difference in'th susceptibility of the two horses, th original Excelsior being purer bre than his son. He was sired by th racehorse Gray Eagle, that ra against Wagner at Louisville, Ky., 1 the early sixties. His dam was b Envoy, imported to this country b Judge Wilkins, of Pennsylvania, wh was Minister to Russia. Excelsioi Sr., was bred and owned by Di Thomas, of Hawesville, Hancoc County, Ky., and In .the fall of 185 ran a two-mile race over the Lexlnj ton track in 3.51. I educated hii with less trouble than I had with hi son, but his performances were of different character, being classic an artistic in the way of graceful mcv< ments and grand and imposing att tudes. Excelsior, Jr., was a keyston to the arch of the original "One-Hors Show;" for in .those days he forme the "whole stud" of that much-talkec of institution. He was a very quii tessence of quadruped grandeur. HI marvellous sagacity was only equalle by his elegance of carriage. WLth milk-white skin, and mane and tail c remarkable length and fleecy whit< ness, a neck of extraordinary moul and perfect reach of arch;- in trutl so powerfully and symmetricall formed was this noble brute, ther should be scant surprise that he wa universally regarded and enthusia! tlcally conceded to be, In intelligenci color and general conformation, witl out a rival in the equine circles of th circus world. So widespread was hi fame he attracted the notice of Ros Bonheur, who wrote the famous phc tograhic-artist Sarony to forward h? photographs of the blind marve After spending several weeks stud] ing Excelsior in every possible pose, score of superb specimens were ser the great French artist, aboard tb ill-fated Ville de Havre, and so nev? reached their destination. The poc T An rtTT. nrn n n1MA ~ C ijuugicnuw was ciisu uue u L DACti sior's most ardent admirers. On night at the close of the performanc he accompanied Colonel Rice to tb paddock, and whilst caressing th sightless wonder said: "This hors is so human in his conduct, so beat tiful in his presence, so patient an confiding in his affliction, that rea ly, Mr. Rice, I am almost persuade to believe there must be a sort c horse heaven after all." The loss of sight in Excelsior, Jr which occurred in his second yea no doubt strengthened bis bearin and made him more attentive to whz was said to him.. So keenly senslti\ was he of sound, that, speaking one in a sibilant tone to my ringmast* some fifty feet distant, this whispere remark caught his ear, although nc heard by Mr. Ros^ton: "I must shor en the programme?Excelsior will ai cend the stairs." Before I could ac vance to the horse to give him h cue he arose on his hind legs and pr< ceeded with his forefeet to climb a imaginary staircase. Of course th was after many years of arduous to in teaching him to understand an distinguish sounds. I took the idc Ice Card Holder. The old familiar cry of the icemat "Ice? No! Git up!" will eventual] ? (Tlf i I w Indicates Quantity of Ice. be done away with if householde universally adopt the contrivance r lOliSE IN THE "| UU OF THE SAW-DUST ARENA j of Excelsior, Jr., the Bright, Partic e's One-Horse Show?The Famous i, Ik-White Wonder "The Very Quintes*' j deur, Without a Rival in the Equine i j d'" ^ : j ILSIOR, JR. 1 t I- from seeing In early times .the wag- i g oners of Pennsylvania driving their , is spike by word of command. I worked t Ck of nrlnninlu iinMI T thft c ? ] ! 1- theory to a scienoe, knowing the i l i- horse had the most acute hearing of ( s~ any of the animal creation, and the c i- greatest memory, not excepting man, a :t for a man frequently forgets?a horse is never does. In short, I worked on 3, the principle that we know the meane ing of words by their sound, and in t educating both horses demonstrated 1 1, that the horse is next to man in point d of instinct and intelligence. te The feats of this famous animal y have been made so familiar 'to the r. reader throughout the pages of this >f biography proper, that further ate tempts to add anything of interest 2, would be superfluous. Perhaps his e most -wonderful achievement was the j g ascension and descenslon of the stair- , e case, going up and down both back- I e ward and forward, in an almost per- j d pendicular position, with a rubber j e ball balanced between his ears?a j n feat no horse but him could ever be J n instructed to acquire. He was par i y excellence the premier performer of | y the circus world. o Dr. Knox, from whom Colonel Rice r, obtained Excelsior, was a regular atr. tendant during the days of the Onek Horse Show, and being also a per- ! 0 sonal friend of the Colonel, his ads' miration for the jester was very sin11 cere, and his faith as to Excelsior's Is abilLty was the result of an idea that a a horse bred in Kentucky, even d though he was untrained, must, under i- any circumstances, win. Colonel Rice I- -secured a first-class groom, Jeff Q Posey, from Daniel Van Wonder, a ie butcher In Cincinnati, whose skill as d a horseman was unsurpassed, but he 1- gracefully shared the honors with ! i- Wilson Turner, who took his place j is when Posey eventually became man- | d ager of the stud. After coming in | a possession of Excelsior, Colonel Rice i 1 >f introduced the intelligent creature at i J J- once into the ring, and he responded j d so easily to the requirements imposed, that it can be truly stated, he was 1 y broken to his performing feats dlrecte ly under the eye of the public. ; I ls Excelsior died November 17, 1878, | 3- age .twenty-eight years, at St. Louia^ j 3. Mo. Three days before his death, ! ^ i- Colonel Rice, who was compelled to ! e come East to fill an important engage- j 1 ment, went to the stable of Jerry Ar- [ a not, in St. Louis, where Excelsior, j >- who had been ill for some time, was j * !r being faithfully looked after. Colonel ! * 1- Rioe called him out of his stall in j * order to test his strength and discover j j a If he could be safely removed to New | lt York. Whining piteously, the thor- ! te aughbred staggered with weakness aa ' !r he ba'cked out towards his master and j ;t placed his head on his shoulder, shedding tears and quivering in a most ? ie pitiable way. Colonel Rice sought to ' :e console the sorrowing animal as he ' te led him back in his stall, but to no ; ie avail. There were many prominent : !e people present who had come to visit i * 1_ the sick horse, among whom were i ( d Superintendent Talmage, of the Union \ | Pacific Railroad, and Mr. Chas. Lucas, j : d the millionaire merchant of St. Louis. " All were visibly affected. His funeral, i which was nearly a mile long, was one 1 of the most remarkable tributes ever r> paid to one of his race, and still surS. vives in the memories of thousands? lt an enduring monument to his popu- i re larity.?From "The Life of Dan I :e Rice," by Maria Ward Brown. I jr | id Endless Telephone Chain. I j >t At the recent election in Aurora, ' t- 111., the women were urged to form s- an "endless telephone chain," each 1- woman pledging herself to call up is five male voters every day and urge < j. them to vote right. If it takes as ; ,n long to get people on the telephone j ] is in Aurora as it often does in Massa- j < i 1 I nVinoaffo thn H'rtmiin r?rmlr1 Viovja l'AtnH 1 . d themselves in half the time.?Spring- i ia field Republican. 1 , cently patented by a Missouri man. j It is called an ice card. Its purpose | , is to designate to the iceman the 3 quantity of ice required that day, do- , ing away with the custom of having j the driver shout his interrogation ( over the back fence. It is very sim- ^ pie in form, comprising a pivoted card which moves in front of an indicator. Printed on the card are the \ figures 10, 15, etc., designating the different quantities up to 100 pounds. , | The householder merely sets the in- J dicator by moving the rara around ^ until the pointer registers with the quantity she desires. Besides doing j away with the necessity of the house- ( holder being on the lookout for the iceman the latter also saves considerable time, as he does not have to wait for an answer. The Easy Way. j Knicker?"Did he give his son a ( college education?" . _ Docker?"Yes, he bought him a . rs phonograph with a yell in it."?New e- York Sun. X gggggf] This world's most powerful searchlight is now part of the equipment Df the Connecticut of the United States Navy. The great mirror Is Ive feet in diameter and was made or the Government in Germany. The searchlight will throw such a powerful beam of light that it will be able :o detect a submarine or torpedo boat it a distance of ten miles. From extended experiments that lave recently been made at Macon, 3a., it has been found that a fine jrade of paper can be made from julp prepared from the okra stem, md a plant for making paper from ;his source is likely to be erected In ;hat city at an early date. Okra Is ;asily grown in the Southern States, md could be produced in large quan;ities as a paper making plant. The )lant in an herb belonging to the nallow family, genus hibiscus. Its botanical name is hibiscus esculents. An interesting development of the lse of flowers for food Is recorded n the daily papers, says the London Jlobe. The use of the candied petals >f the violet as a sweetmeat has long )een known, but the practice Is now irising of preserving flowers whole, ifou may now buy a bunch, say of riolets, for your buttonhole, and aferward eat them. As a matter of act, a number of flowers are habitlally eaten. Cloves, capers, caulilowers and artichokes are all flowers. >f parts of flowers, before the blos:oms have expanded. As an evidence o^ the thoroughness which marks the practice of the Jnited Steel Corporation, says the Scientific American, It may be menioned that they are about to instiute a new departure in steel works | >ractice by establishing near Du[uesne, Pa., a special bureau for sciintific research. Systematic experlnental work will be carried on In the aboratory, which is to be built, with i view of improving the processes of iteel manufacture as practiced by the nany constituent companies of the :orporation. A new method of cooling water to )e used in mineral water production s described in the Zeltschrlft for Eis mH Ifalto Tniliiatrln Tt hv means >f a direct expansion surface conlenser, invented by Messrs. Schluter and Gsell, consisting of tinned :opper coils joined into an unbroken :orrugated surface by means of sollering and copper bands, so that the vater to be cooled runs down over he cooling surface in an unbroken iheet. The water is equally distriblted above by a special apparatus to un over both the inner and outer lurfaces of the condenser, so that he whole of the cooling surface is aken advantage of. The cooler is nclosed in an air-tight cover isolatng it from the air and the bacteria t may contain. A glass window is >rovided in the inclosure to inspect he movement, and to read thermomiters, etc. To cool the water, comjressed and evaporated gas is em)loyed as usual to course through ;he coils and remove the heat. FLOWERS KEPT BY FREEZING. Hethod of Bringing to the i\orcn | From Tropical Regions. Freezing flowers to keep them !resh is a modern idea. They are jicked in the bud and preserved by efrigeration while being transported. They can travel safely in this way for ieveral weeks. When unpacked they ire found free of damage and when jlaced in water and left alone they slowly awaken and come into full iloom. It appears that experiments are be- | ng made in South Africa with a view | ;o despatching them in this way in j julk at the seasons when they are I scarce elsewhere. The flowers uniergo no deterioration from their :reatment either in the beauty of heir color or in their longevity after mmersion in water. Curiously jnough growth suspended by refrigeration appears to resume so slowly :hat the blossoms thrive in a room j !or a considerably longer period than | f placed there immediately after be- 1 ng cut in the garden. The process would also serve to in- j iroduce to our notice many beautiful j nembers of the horticultural family j vith which at present we are unfaniliar, such plants as the gorgeous ris, which grows wild in luxurious profusion in South Africa, or those vhich abound on the slopes of the \ndes in South America.?Chicago Tribune. ' Danger in Eye Poultires. Do not poultice an eye in any cir- ! mmstances whatever. Binding a wet j ipplication over an eye for several I lours must damage that eye, the as- j sertions of those professing to have | personal experience in this to the con:rary notwithstanding. The failure to aggravate an existing trouble by ainding a moist application over an inflamed eye, which application is supposed to remain for an entire Qight, can only be explained by the supposition that a guardian angel has watched over that misguided :ase and has displaced the poultice before it had got in its fine work. All oculists condemn the poultice absolutely, in every shape and in every form. Tea leaves, bread and j milk, raw oysters, scraped beef, i scraped raw turnip or raw potato and the medley of other similar remedies popularly recommended are, one and ; ill, capable of producing irremediable i iamage to the integrity of the tissues j of the visual organ.?Family Doctor. { Lightning Flashes. Accumulating evidence shows thai | lightning flashes may have a much I more varied structure than was formerly supposed. Photographs of A I Larsen, a Danish photographer, indi I late that flashes may be made up o- i small electric discharges, or rushes of which forty may follow alonn nearly the same path in half a inia ute. / LOCOMOTIVES OP 1908. Few Actual Novelties, But Some New Developments. The actual novelties in locomotive design,in the last year are comparatively few, though the number of interesting designs is considerable, but, according to Cassier's Magazine, the main features of the world's locomotive practice in 1908 may be briefly reviewed as follows: 1. The extensive introduction of "pacific" locomotives in France and the initial introduction thereof in England and Germany, both of the latter, however, being really toward the close of 1907, though usually associated with 1908. 2. The extensive introduction and development of articulated locomotives in the United States and the construction of such locomotives by British and American firms for use in other countries. 3. The somewhat extensive building of locomotives of moderate dimensions for use on railways already using larger engines, these smaller engines in some cases nearly or exactly corresponding in design with engines built some years ago or being developments of such designs. This has occurred particularly in Great Britain, but is also characteristic to> some extent of Continental railways. 4. The extension of the use of super-heating apparatus. 5. The introduction of several new wheel - arrangements and of at least one engine which is a very radical departure from usual methods of design. ( A Feline Firebug. me origin 01 a mysienous are is explained thus: \ An east side shop proprietor had set a lamp on the edge of its base, tipped at an angJe so that the very slightest pull would tip It over. The touch of a feather almost would have tipped the lamp from its equilibrium. Then he lighted the lamp and suspended a piece of wire from the top of the chimney. To the other end he firmly affixed a piece of raw meat. For two days he had kept a large cat in the cellar. He had not fed Tommy, and the cat had become ravenously hungry by the time it was ready to put the scheme of arson into play. The trap all laid, the shop man opened the cellar door and let up the rnt Wo ftho nrnnrffttnjO went oilt of the store the usual way. The cat, hungry enough to eat ? two-inch plank, moused around that store and smelled the meat. He sprang up to the elevation where the lamp was and grabbed the meat. The rest was easy. Over went the lamp and there was the fire, and the boss was a comfortable distance away. Can you beat that for ingenuity??Manchester (N. H.)' Union. Bold Chinese Brigands. Whole districts in the province of Kiangsu, China, are reported to b^ terrorized by brigands. East of Yaowan, on the Grand canal, close on 100 cases of kidnaping have occurred during the last winter. Scholars on the road to school, rich men and even men worth only $50 or $100 have been caught and held for ransom. The prices paid have ranged from $20 to $1000. Schools are being dosed and men are afraid to go from home. In Pichow the conditions are said to be worse. Recently a man who was acting as a spy on the robbers was found by the roadside with his heart cut out. The brigands have established a regular tariff of blackmail. While the supineness of the authorities is largely responsible, their diffl? culties are increased by the fact that the people compound with the robbers and agree not to report and prosecute on the promise of immunity. Look After Your Property. It is a safe rule in this world td look carefully after the details of your own property. Be sure your title deeds are recorded, that your insurance is kept up, that you alone have the key to your strong box in the safety vault. Do not leave your securities with your broker. If he is doing a conservative business he has no need of them. If he isn't you don't want him to handle your property. The wonder is that with all the confidence reposed in financial matters there are so few defalcations. There is no use in making it easy for some one to get your property, id this world It Is hard for moat person? to acquire anything, and they should be careful to the last degree in seeing that they are fully protected iD it.?Philadelphia Inquirer. Doctrine of Rest. Dr. Hutchinson preaches the doctrine of rest and believes that "pleasure is nature's stamp of approval." If one feels like running, jumping, Bhouting or otherwise exercising, that is the thing to do; but if there is no spirit in one, the thing to do is to sit down in the fresh air and rest until the tired muscles have recovered themselves. Learn to be Idle when the body is tired, and while you think you are doing nothing thousands of cells are busily at work repairing the wastes of office or shop. Sit still and "invite your soul" and you will be the better for it, rather than forcing yourself to exercise that you do not a?d. Children Need Acting. The Rev. Perry Grant, of New York, thinks that acting is a psychological need, and is looking for the i-iVh man who will build a theatre foi enildren. The purpose of such a theatre, he says, is educational and is iD keeping with the discoveries of Froebel, who knew that play is an instinct implanted by nature for educational purposes. Fashion in Names. There is a fashion in Christiar names as in most other things. In a whole school full of children nowadays it would be rare to find a Fanny a Rosa, or an Eliza. Yet all these names were in the first rank of fashion a few decades ago, as the signatures of many elderly women attest. ?San Francisco Call. A cubic foot of gold weighs 1220 piuucJs, silver, 655 pounds. ' 7 -- ? -T.U-' T" ' |lWith the Funny* At the Opera. Twinkle, twinkle, little star; . , ; Of course I know ipst who you are. I saw you with a "burlesque show-* Twas more than fifty years ago. Odd. "She's very homely, but doesn't seem to realize It." "Hasn't she any women friends?* ?Puck. Of Course They Are. "Shad is a fine thing." "So is marriage. Sometimes I won* der if either is worth the trouble."? Louisville Courier-Journal. He- Does. "Vacations are good things." "Yes; a man certainly needs a rest j after planning and packing for one/* , ; T .Anicvillfi ..I Cooking Up a Reason. Nan?"I like a play with a stirring plot." Fan?"That's the kind that thickens, isn't It?"?Chicago Tribune y A Sure Way- . "Since I've come back I find Fin forgotten by all my friends." "Why didn't you borrow money off them before you went away?"? Judge. He Wonders. "Some poets claim to be inspired.'* "Well?" "I wonder if that includes any off those who write dialect vetse?"?? Louisville Courier-Journal. * r. V A Modern Sapphira. Chfief Clerk?"Here comes the lady who wrote those articles- on 'How I Live Regally on SixDollarsaWeek. *** Satan?"Pnf h??r nviw there with' j the other liars."?Lippincott's. A Basin ess Formula. ' "I must say he was very businesslike with his proposal." "As to how, my dear?" "Told me to consider myself, engaged."1?Louisville Courier-Jonrnal. Mrs. All gall . "Who's the woman who calls every "" day to use our telephone?" "The one who complained because our children take a short cut through' her yard on their way to school."? Cleveland Leader. .- Vf ^ Balky Women. , She (with a pout)?"A man alwaytr treats his second wife better."' He (blandly)?"After a man haff been once stung with a balky horse he uses more intelligence in picking out another."?Judge. . v.... Booming; Friend?"How's business going these days?" Promoter?"Flourishing. We've l?tc+ oddort fwn mnrfl stories to the J""- ? ? rubber stamp of or thirty-eightstory building."?Puck. Cleaning Up the Record. "How is that?" the stalwart young fellow asked, as he finished wiping up the floor with his hated rival. "Dear," she answered with shining eyes, "it was a sweeping victory." ?Baltimore American.. It's a Toss-T7p. Hicks?"My wife never says 'I told you so' when my plans go wrong." , Wicks?"By Jove! she's a treasure^ I wish?" Hicks ? "She merely remarks, 'Didn't I say so?' ?Boston Transcript. . That's the One. "What's that old proverb?" j "What old proverb?" "The one illustrating lack of forerf sight." 1 "You mean about locking up the garage after the auto has been taken out for a joy ride?" ? Louisville - - -V Courier-Journal. i A Spartan. "Sir, your son has joined a college fraternity." "Is this a scheme to break some bad news gently? If so, your trou? ! ble Is lost. Tell me immediately , what has happened and what hospital j he is at."?Louisville Courier-Jour' nal. In Doubf. Judge?"Do you plead guilty cc running your auto at law breaking speed?" Speeder?"Well, I dunno, Judge. You see. my speedometer showed thirty an hour, but my lawyer hasf convinced me that I wasn't going i over eight."?Chicago News. Defective Memory. "Rastus," said the solicitous em< ployer, "didn't I warn you against I ihe dangers of intemperance?" "Yessir." | "Didn't I tell you not to drink any* Slilng stronger man ginger aie: 'Da de word dat done bother me, i jes' couldn't remember dat ger-ale part. I done my bes', but all I could recoleck were de first syllable."? Washington Star. A Burst of Confidence. 1 An elderly farmer up In Maine lost I nis wife and his nephew was taking I the old man back to his empty farmi house. "Well," said the old man, after q long silence, "forty-six years. I sup> pose she was a good wife to me. She f i was a good cook and a good housekeeper and she kept me well redd I up, but, do you know," he added, "1 never liked her."?Success.