A Month In California.
Here is an estimate of the cost of i
trip to , mid it month's stay in Cnlifornir
at the time of the Epworth Lengut
meeting in Sun Francisco , in July :
Round trip ticket $45
Berth in tourist sleeper ( both
ways ) 10
Meals en route 8
Four weeks' hoard and lodg
ing in San Francisco. . . . 30
Sundries Excursions , street
cars , laundry , etq 15
$108
The tigers are based on beginning tht
trip at Omaha , but they are approxi
mately correct fiom other Burlingtor
Route stations west of the Missour
river.
If you wish to return by way of Port
land , Seattle , Helena , Tacoma , or Buttt
and Billings , it will cost you $9 addition
nl.
Beautifully illustrated folder , giving
full information about San Franclsc <
and the best way to reach it , will be
mailed on request.
J. FRANCIS ,
General Passenger Agent ,
Omaha
An Invaluable Esprit De Corps.
The Bnrlington officers and employe !
are not saying much about the new com
biuations , but it is plain that they an
not enjoying the scramble of the big
syndicates for the control of the prop
ertyv The Burlington has always been i
strong and aggressive independent sys
tein , and a Burlington man holds hi :
head up among the best of them wherevei
he goes. It is hard on the boys to have
it intimated that their cherished systen
is going to be "hitched on to Jim Hill' ;
kite" and thej * will have to fetch auc
carry for a railroad magnate who live ;
up in the village of St. Paul. One o
the things that has made the Burlingtor
great is the pride of the men in the sys
tern. A Burlington man will get up it
the middle of the night or go withoul
his meals to advance the interests of hi :
company. If the new ownership make !
changes enough to give the men a differ
ent feeling it will depreciate the value o
the property by many millions. Lincolr
Journal.
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H. Rowland , 12 miles south-west of Me
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LOST AND FOUND. \
I lost a maiden Ion ? ago ;
Last night 1 thought I'd found her.
And as my loyal heart's one queen
I quietly rccrowned her.
'Twould not be truth to say she seemed
Untouched by time , since fairer
E'en than of old 1 found her face ,
The roses in it rardr.
Her halo had more R ° ' < Ien grows ,
While locks once hyacinthine
Upon my own poor pate , alas ,
For many a year have been thin I
The eyes whose shafts the little god
Kmploycd to overcome me
Shone brighter. Smrles were on the lips
Whose "No" did once benumb me.
My heart beat high with hope , but when
1 spoke her name another
Who stood beside the maid replied ,
The maiden called her "Mother. "
The matron smiled on me. I dared
Not tell her that I'd sought her
Through long and weary years , at last
To find her in her daughterl
Boston Globe.
FRIGHTENED HIS WIFE.
Forty Cents Almont the Gauge of n
Cutantroiili < ! .
Before Mrs. Browley was married
she scoffed at the misguided girls and
women who kept personal accounts.
Her argument was that if you know
how much money you had and it was
all gone what was the use of piling on
the anguish by having your folly and
extravagance in black and white to
stare you in the face , especially as you
had no more money at the end of the
mouth than you had without an ac
count book ?
But since she has been running a
house she has achieved not one but
nearly a dozen account books. There
is one devoted to the grocery man , an
other to the butcher , personal accounts
take a third , and so on till 'she spends
nearly all her glad young life balanc
ing sums. It is a matter of pride with
her that they shall come out even , and
so there was woe last month when 40
cents refused to be accounted for. She
and Mr. Browley had a grave and
lengthy discussion over the missing 40.
Each accused the other of frivoling the
sum away and neglecting to enter it on
the proper book , "Sundries. " Mr.
Browley insisted strenuously he was
not guilty. .Mrs. Browley looked pain
ed and urged him to confess. He left
for down town vowing vengeance. It
was late that afternoon when Mrs.
Browley was entertaining a roomful of
aristocratic callers that a telegraph boy
appeared. The maid brought in the
fatal yellow envelope , and at once the
bride knew her husband had been fa
tally injured and was sending for her.
Some one revived her with smelling
salts , a lady in purple velvet fanned
her with a hastily snatched lamp
shade , and a third visitor with more
presence of mind than the rest opened
the telegram. The message read :
"Honest , now , what did you do with
that 40 cents ? " Chicago News.
The Breton Peasant.
If there is a country where the tradi
tion of hatred of "the Englishman"
as a hereditary enemy still holds it is
in Catholic Brittany. In the eyes of
the Breton peasants and fishermen the
Englishman is the enemy with whom
they have fought battles and will fight
them again.
That is to say , the Englishman
stands for the typical sailor of a man-
of-war or torpedo boat , whom they
will fight when the time comes for
the attack , but no one thinks of him
as a man. The enemy is a unit of war ,
something outside ordinary life , a be
ing in uniform whom it is glorious to
kill. He is "the enemy" something
which will do great mischief to France
if one does not take care , something
which must be much more terrible and
dangerous than they can imagine , since
all the men of France lose the best
years of their youth in learning to kill
this eventual adversary.
If ever the peasants come clearly to
realize that the only use of war is to
kill people like themselves ; if ever each
soldier becomes capable of imagining
what the shock of two armies is and
by what complicated series of lies and
intrigues peoples are brought to the
point of killing each other , the work of
peace congresses will be wonderfully
simplified. Contemporary Review.
Reading : as a Cure.
The practice of reading aloud at reg
ular intervals is of great benefit to any
one affected with a chest complaint.
In all cases of lung trouble it is impor
tant to indulge in those exercises by
which the chest is in part filled or emp
tied of air , and reading aloud , singing
and whistling are three of those exer
cises.
There are many who cannot sing ,
and we do not expect the fair sex to
whistle , but reading aloud can be prac
ticed by all. Care must be taken not
to overdo it , of course , and the body
should be in such a position as to allow
the chest to have free play.
Reading aloud , if we pay attention
to what we are doing , will not only
be beneficial from the standpoint of
health , but will also have the effect of
making us better speakers by teaching
us proper modulations of the voice and
by increasing our knowledge.
This is where it has the advantage
over whistling and singing.
In Extenuation.
A little girl between 4 and 5 years of
age came running in from sliding one
day and exclaimed to her mother : "Oh
mamma , did you see me go down ? I
went like thunder. "
To her mother's astonished question
as to whom she-had heard say that the
little one replied , "Well , mamma , you
know you said one day 'as quick as
lightning , ' and it always thunders after
It lightens , doesn't it ? " Boston Chris
tian Register.
When the rainy day saved for finally
comes , a man finds that it Is a deluge ,
whereas he only saved for a shower.
Atchlson Globe. '
TRICKS ! N THE SILK TRADE
How Shopper * Arc Fooled Teate
Which Show the Pure Material.
Pure silk , when It has been through
all the processes necessary to bring out
all its good qualities , is worth its
weight in silver , said an export the
other day. Therefore the women who
expect to buy pure silk at little more
than the price of cotton must expect to
be fooled , and there are lots of ways by
which the manufacturer gets even with
them.
They make stuff that is called silk
and passes for It with credulous per
sons who don't know any better out of
nearly any old thing now. One favor
ite imitation silk is made of cellulose
treated with chemicals. It isn't a good
material to get on fire in. Then there
are south sea Island cottons and some
mercerized cotton which after treat
ment look something like silk , though
of course they wear very differently ,
and their silken appearance soon van
ishes.
But it' is in adulterating goods which
re-ally have some silk in them that the
greatest skill Is exercised to deceive
the buyer. To obtain the requli-ed rus
tle and body rough floss is often used
for the woof of the material. This soon
causes it to wear shiny.
Another trick Is to increase the
weight and apparent solidity of a flim
sy silk material by using metallic salts
in the dye vats. Pressing with some
kinds of silk increases the weigh.t also ,
but at the sacrifice of strength. Cheap ,
crackly , stiff silk which has heavy
cords is good silk to avoid. It won't
wear.
There are several tests which reveal
readily the purity of a piece of silk.
The microscope of course will show it
at once , even to an unpracticed eye.
Pure silk has the appearance of fine ,
smooth tubes. Another good test is by
burning. Pure silk burns slowly , with
a slight odor. Cotton flares up quickly
and would throw off a decidedly disa
greeable smell.
Then the tongue will readily reveal
the presence of metallic salts. There is
no mistaking their taste. But all these
may be disregarded , said the expert ,
when silk is offered for the price of cot
ton. You need not bother to test that
stuff. New York Sun.
LINCOLN ADOPTED IT.
His Fantons Phrase , "Of the People , "
Originated , by Theodore Parker.
William II. Herndon , Lincoln's law
partner , knew Theodore Parker well
and had much correspondence with
him , and after the Lincoln-Douglas de
bate he came on to Boston and saw
Parker and other autislavery men with
an eye to Lincoln's political prospects.
Going back to Springfield , he took with
him some of Parker's newer sermons
and addresses. "One of them , " he
says in his "Abraham Lincoln , " "was a
lecture on 'The Effect of Slavery on
the American People , ' which was de
livered in the Music hall , Boston , and
which I gave to Lincoln , who read and
returned it. He liked especially the
following expression , which he marked
with a pencil and which he in sub
stance afterward used in his Gettys
burg address : 'Democracy is direct self
government , over all the people , by all
the people , for all the people. ' " The
address referred to ( Parker's last great
antislavery address ) was delivered July
4 , ISoS.
Here , I submit , was the probable ori
gin of Lincoln's phrase. In one variant
or another it was a great favorite with
Parker , often taking the exact form
that Lincoln gave it , with his sure in
tuition of the best where there was any
choice of words. In a speech delivered
by Parker In 1S30 we find it imbedded
in a passage which might have been
the inspiration of Seward's famous
"irrepressible conflict" or Lincoln's
"house divided against itself , " a view
to which Parker continually recurred.
In two other speeches it stands "gov
ernment of all the people , by all the
people , for all the people. " Its earliest
appearance that I have discovered in
ills writings is in a letter to Rev. Sam
uel J. May in 1848 , where it is simply
"government of all , by all , for all. "
Review of Reviews.
Antiquity of Man.
From a review in Science of De Mor-
tillet's great work on prehistoric times
the following is condensed. Twelve
chapters are devoted to the question of
tertiary man. It is concluded that
while man did not exist during this
period , precursors of man more intelli
gent than any of the living anthropoids
did exist.
Pithecanthropus erectus is consider
ed as the immediate precursor of man.
The Calaveras skull is rejected. The
paleolithic period is considered as cor
responding to the early quarternary ,
and 222,000 years is assigned as the
length of this period. Add to this num
ber 10,000 years for the protohistoric
and neolithic periods and 0,000 years
more for the historic period , and we
have 238,000 years , which is , according
to the authors , a moderate estimate of
man's antiquity.
A Policy Approved.
"No , " said the policeman kindly , but
firmly , "you cannot photograph that
statue. "
"Why not ? " asked the tourist
"Because it is against the law. "
The tourist looked at the statue in
question , a massive piece of contract
work , and then answered :
"Well , I don't blame you. It's al
ways decentcr for people to keep their
troubles to , themselves instead of let
ting them be advertised all over the
country. " Washington Star.
What Pnzzles Yonngr America.
It Is a puzzle to the modern youth
how so many old duffers managed to
get along in the world without the
knowledge of things In general pos
sessed by the modern youth. Boston
Tr. - - '
WHY THE BOILER BURSTS.
Scientific Explanation of Some Phe
nomena of the Kitchen.
When you hear the kitchen boiler
cracking , there Is no cause for alarm.
There Is a prevailing impression that
the cracking is produced by steam and
that there is therefore an Increased
pressure on the boiler at such times.
But this Is an error. If the boiler ia In
good condition , with the water turned
on as usual so that the boiler is kept
filled , the only pressure that it is sub
jected to is the same as that in the
water pipes , from which of course
there never Is the slightest danger.
And this is true no matter how hot the
water in the boiler may be.
The reason is very simple. As long
as the boiler is kept full of water there
Is no room for steam. If you open the
hot water cock , the water pours out ,
and steam rises from It , because It then
has a chance to escape into the air. In
other words , evaporation takes place.
But as the hot water pours out water
from the pipes rushes in to take its
place , and thus the boiler Is kept full.
The cracking noise referred to is
heard when the water Is unusually hot
and Is nothing but the expansion of the
boiler under the influence of that heat.
It Is in no degree : m Indication of dan
ger unless Indeed the boiler Is worn outer
or defective , which Is a matter entirely
outside of what we are now consider
ing.
ing.When
When a kitchen boiler explodes , it is
generally because a fire has been kin
dled in the range while the boiler was
empty. It happens sometimes when
people come back to town after spend
ing the summer away. The fire heats
the boiler , of course , and when the wa
ter Is turned on it is converted sudden
ly and violently into steam , and the
boiler cannot stand the enormous pres
sure. Fortunately few persons are
thoughtless enough or silly enough to
build a fire before opening the cocks
connecting the boiler with the water
pipes. Chicago Chronicle.
HOTEL KLEPTOMANIACS.
Pre.suiiia.bly Rich Clients Who Ap
propriate Other People's Property.
I was much struck with the habits of
kleptomania common to some of the
presumably rich visitors who engaged
expensive suits of rooms and even paid
their bills. After the departure of
these guests the bed would be found
minus the satin or silk coverlet , while
towels and pillowslips were also very
often removed.
On one occasion a gentleman engag
ed a double room for one night only ,
and the following morning the maid ,
knowing of his departure , made up the
bed with fresh linen for the next occu
pant. However , the visitor had evi
dently returned to his room after
breakfast , deliberately taken the slips
off the pillows and packed them with
his luggage , for on entering the room
shortly after 1 found the bed made up ,
but no slips. I happened to know that
the maid had certainly put fresh ones
on when she made up the bed. What
that gentleman could want with these
two pillowslips is difficult to under
stand.
Of course candles , matches and soap
( supplied gratis ) are commonly remov
ed , and even the sheets on the beds are
not spared. Once a large double sheet
was cut into pieces , the visitor evident
ly requiring sufficient linen for a petti
coat or lining to a skirt , judging from
the shape of the pieces left. The hotel
sheet was no doubt the nearest thing
available , so it was taken to save time
and trouble , and the pieces left were
found carefully rolled up and thrown
into a cupboard outside the room
which was only used by the maids and
strictly private. Needless to say , be
fore the remains of the sheet were
found the visitors had departed , leav
ing no address. Chambers' Journal.
The Colors of Eels.
The eel is very unpopular with many
people ; but , like many unpopular
things , he improves with acquaintance.
In form he is long , slender and grace
ful , in color dark green above and
yellowish white below. Many be
lieve that there are two distinct varie
ties , the salt and the fresh water eel ,
but I am inclined to think that , like
all other fishes , the eel partakes much
of the nature of his surroundings. A
long summer vacation in a pond or
brook renders him darker in color , and
daily feasting on landlocked delicacies
renders him more corpulent.
Just so codfish take on the color of
their habitat , gray when on muddy
bottom , bright red when living among
kelps and gay colored marine plants.
I believe , too , that the eel often for
gets to return to salt water , but never
breeds elsewhere , for I have never
seen baby eels in brooks or ponds. I
have known them to be taken every
month in the year in the same locali
ties. Some say that half the eels spend
the winter in fresh water , coming
down in the spring , and that the other
half go up for the summer.
Not Given to Squandering' .
Justice You say that you doubt the
statement of the previous witness that
the defendant squandered his inherit
ance. Please give the reason for your
doubt.
Witness I tried three or four times
to get him to visit a church fair , but it
was useless. He always smiled and in
formed me that he was not born yester
day. Boston Transcript.
The Chinese are not entirely clothed
In cotton. The ordinary annual crop of
silk in China is estimated at about 21-
000.000 pounds , of which over 60 per
cent is consumed In the country where
It Is produced.
The key to the Bastile Is now hang
ing on the wall in the ball at the old
home of Washington at Mount Vernon.
It was given to Washington by Lafa
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