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THENOilFOLlt NEWS : FllIDAY , MARCH 28,1902. Provisional Declaration is Made i by Anthracite Miners. TULTIMATUM TO COAL OPERATORS If Final Effort of Civic Federation , Prove Unavalllno United Mine Work ers Will Name Date for Walkout. Expect Strike at Lowell. BhnmoUIn , Pa , , March 25. Unions the offortn of the Civic Federation nro effective with the coal operators It IB snore than likely tlitit a repetition of tlio ntrutjpo of 1900 will occur In tlio anthracite region. In that year 1-10- 000 employes of tlio nnthrnclto mlncB ivoro on strike for nix weeks. Tlio convention yesterday of districts 1 , 7 nd 9 , United Mlno Workers , which districts comprise the entire anthra cite flehl , made n provisional strike declaration , leaving the date to bo do- cldod by the executive boards of the Ihrco districts. This was practically the last official act of the delegates ad the convention adjourned sine die. The adoption of the resolution con taining the ultimatum of the mlno workers was followed by n scene of Tvlld enthusiasm and the opera house xnng with the acclamations of the dole- cntes , who , with lusty cheers , approved the work of the special resolutions committee and expressed their confl enco in President Mitchell. The ron TontIon at Its session showed a dts position to Insist on the adjustment of the mine workers' grievances , but the delegates wore willing to rolln qulsh the question of recognition pro viding other more Important conccs elons were granted. This fact Is ovl donced in the resolution adopted , which states , aa the chief demands , a ohortcr work iay , , n minimum day wigo scale , a uniform Increase in wages and the weighing of coal wher ever practicable. The Civic Federation la regarded "by the delegates as the last hope of the mine workers in their demands Jor Improved conditions and the gravity of the sltuatlpn Is manifested in the words of President Mitchell : "I am trto to say that to mo a strike scorns Imminent. " The district executive boards met last night to select the 14 delegates , -who , under the provisions of the reso lution , nro to comprise the committee. JAftcr the meeting President Mitchell maid the members bad not been named , Imt men fitted for the mission by their Knowledge of the situation In the an- tthrnclto coal region would bo selected. Should a strike occur over 14-1,000 mine workers would bo rendered Idle. Of this number , nearly 120,000 are on Iho membership rolls of the union , the duties of the remainder being of a character which renders then In eligible to membership. I Missouri Miners Strike. Bevier , Mo. , March 25. A general order was given yesterday by Presi dent George Richards of district No. 5 , United Mine Workers , declaring a strike upon the Murlln Coal company's .mines in this state. The walkout at- lecta 800 miners , who left their posts yesterday , divided In the following counties : Macon , 400 ; Randolph , 250 ; Hay , 200. The cause leading to the trouble was the discharge of n miner Jn Randolph county last week for coma minor trouble. The miners and the company could not agree as to wlib ds at fault. There is n signed con tract affecting all union mines In the Btatc. The differences existed in the interpretation of the signed scalo. Textile Workers Vote to Strike. 1/nvoll , Mass. , March 25. A general strike of the textile operatives in Low ell now scorns unavoidable. The cot ton spinners and the loom fixers met last evening and voted to stand by the demands of the council. The spinners voted to strike at the word of the coun cil and the loom fixers went them one bettor by Instructing their delegates to advocate a general strike at the meeting of the council this evening. The demand of the Textile council for a 10 per cent Increase In wages Sat urday was refused by the mill agents. Will Consider Miners' Grievances. New York , March 25. Notice was given out by Ralph M. Easley , secre tary of the National Civic Federation that the national conciliation commit tee of the association would hold a special session tomorrow morning to consider the miners' grievances. Sen- -aitor Hanna will attend , and others ex pected at the meetings are Bishop Potter , Oscar Strauss , Charles A. Moore Frank P. Sargent , James Dun can. John Mitchell and Franklin Mc- JVeash. Foul Play Suspected. Joplln , Mo. , March 25. Will Houd ron. ground boss of the Golden Rod mine at Chltwood , northwest of Jop lln , Is missing and It Is thought has been murdered. Wprkmenvho went out to the mine in the morning found his shirt In the engine room , with three great bloody rents in it , such as would have been made by stabs into the heart. Ills empty pocketbook was found beside the shirt. It is sup posed he was killed and thrown into come abandoned shaft. Fall to Reach Agreement. Springfield. Ills. , March 25 .The miners and operators of the Spring field Btibdlstrlct , after being In ses rion four days endeavoring to settle rates not settled by the state confer ttme adjourned last evening without being able to come to an agreement Uy the terms of the state conference they must no\t work until May 1 at old rates. HORSEWHIPS TOPEKA'8 MAYOR. Nurse Lashes City Official and Threat ens to Attack Governor , Topeka , Kan. , March 25. Mlsn Illancho Helm > , n protege of Mrs. Na tion , horsewhipped Mayor Parker In his o111co at the city building at 9 o'clock , Thrco times she slashed the mayor and then ho sprang nt her , gripped her by the throat , clicked her tore the rawhide out of her hands and pushed her In the hall. AH Miss Holso was thrust out by Mayor Parker she exclaimed : "Thank God 1'vo done It. I've horsewhipped you and now I'm going to horsewhip the governor. " lleforo beginning her horsewhip ping Miss Uolso gave the mayor a se vere scolding and accused him of bo- i ; responsible for the fact that the joints are running openly in Topeka , and for the murder which was recent ly committed In Roy Daniel's saloon. Bhc then pulled her horsewhip from the folds of her dress and before the may or know what had happened she struck him thrco times across the head and BhouldcrH. Mlsn llolHo Is a nurse by profession. She Is about 35 yearn of age and Is quite a handsome woman. When soon by n reporter after the affair , Mayor Parker refused to discuss it. The woman who whipped him talked freely. She said : "I was In sympathy with Mrs. Nation , but did not take part In her raids. I hmvc come to the conclusion that the only way to make public officers enforce the temperance laws Is to horsewhip them. I have an organization behind mo and we have whips for Governor Stanley and Judge Iliizon. I will wait and see bow this dose acts on the mayor before I repeat It. I think It Is a good plan. " SLEEPING MAN INCINERATED. Supposed Member of Brady Gang Meets Death In Burning Oil House. Mason City , la. , March 25. Word was received hero tit the division headquarters of the Milwaukee , that their oil huiiBo had been broken Into last evening at Sunborn and that three of the members of tlio Brady gang had mot an unexpected and In ono case fatal experience. One man was burned to death and n second fatally , while the third escaped , but was ap prehended by the olllccrs. At first It was thought that the case was ono of murder and arson , but the man arrested declares that the three men wore somewhat intoxicated and went into the oil house to sloop and that It must have caught ilro from their pines. The oil and coal bouses of the com pany were completely destroyed and ono of the men Incinerated. The second end IB at the hospital , but will prob ably die. TRAINS COLLIDE DURING FOG. Three Men Killed , Several Injured and Cars Piled Up on Track. Youugstown , O. , March 25. In n ucad-on collision between freight trains yesterday on the Plttsburg , Fort Wayne and Chicago road four men were killed and three injured. The dead : Norman Graham , James Thomas , Charles Blackburn ; brakeman - man , name unknown. The trains crashed together in n heavy fog , completely wrecking both engines and piling the cars up so that traffic will bo suspended for hours. The cause of the wreck Is not yet de termined , the engineers on both trains claiming they had orders to go ahead. Sums Up Patrick's Defense. New York , March 25. Robert M. Moore began summing up for the de fense In the trial of Albert T. Patrick , accused of the murder of William M. Rico. In opening he said the prosccu tlon had shown no motive for the kill ing of Rice by Patrick , because Pat rick , under the 1900 will , was not to inherit Rice's millions for himself , but for the carrying out , of a trust. Jones' statement that Rico was killed at Iho direction of Patrick , the lawyer contended , was unworthy of belief be cause Jones had n motive In making that statement. Probably Murder and Suicide. Chicago. March 25. James Towns , his wife and their 8-year-old daughter were found dead In bed hero yester day. They had been asphyxiated by gas from the kitchen range. A plug had been removed from the range , and the man's arm was thrown over the child , apparently holding her down. Those circumstances are cited by the police as evidence of a double murder and suicide. Raid Counterfeiting Den. Chicago , March 25. Police and se cret service men raided a counterfeit ing den in the attic of a building at 3C Cass street last night and confiscated two boxes heaped with shining bogus coins. A number of dies , casts , pack ages of plaster of paris , bags of sand , bottlds of acid and other paraphernalia wore also secured. Two men were arrested , while a third escaped. Dead Man In Fire Ruins. Souih McAlenter. I. T. , March 25. Fire yesterday destroyed Peter Ivoy's meat market and seven other frame structures. The body of Ivey , who was GO years old , was found In the ruins. There was an ugly wound on the skull and some think Ivey was murdered and robbed and his store set afire. The financial loss was $8.000. . Sheriff Robbed of Prisoners. Troy , Ala. , March 25. Bill Ziesler , a. negro charged with au assault on a little white girl , was lynched seven miles below this place. At a prelim. Inary hearing the negro was bound over to the grand Jury. The sheriff started to town with the prisoner , but vraa overpowered by the mob. Nccly , Reeves and Rathbone Arc Convicted. 6ENTENCED FOR POSTAL FRAUDS Each of Them Gets Ten Years of Imprisonment and a tfcnvy Fine In Addition for Embezzling Cuban Postal Funds. Havana , March 25. The trials bo- ford the audoncln court of the cases Arising from the embezzlement of Cu ban postal funds Imvo resulted In the following sentences : C. F. W. Nccly , ten years' Imprisonment and to pay a flue of J5G.701 ; W. II. Reeves , ton years' imprisonment and to pay a flno of $30,510 ; Kstcs G. Rathbone , ten years' imprisonment and to pay a flno of $35,324. Indianapolis , March 25. Edward Thompson , ex-postmaster at Havana , arrived homo yesterday. When In formed of the finding of the audencla court at Havana In the cases of C. F. W. Nooly , W. II. Reeves and Estcs G. Rathbone , Mr. Thompson said : "I know It , I knew these men would bo soaked. Of course nt least I have no doubt of It this finding will finally bo eubmltted to the United States author ities , or , perhaps , the court 1ms previ ously intimated to the federal officials what the result will be. I believe it has all along been determined to con vict these three defendants. Why , just think of It , In these courts the defendants nro not permitted to sit by the sldo of their attorneys or to sug gest questions In cross-examination. In fact , the argument is the whole thing in the trial , and the recommenda tion of the fiscal is equivalent to the final Judgment of the court. Hero is n significant fact : In the case of the three men just convicted , the recom mendation of the fiscal was for a term of 24 years' Imprisonment and $135,000 fines. You see ho has boon induced to withdraw some of his recommenda tions , for the penalties have been greatly reduced. What Influence was brought on the fiscal to bring down the penalties In his final recommenda tion to the court I Imvo my opinion. " DISCUSS CUBAN QUESTION. Seven House Members Confer With President Roosevelt. Washington. March 25. A confer ence wan held at the white house yes terday between the president ana seven of the Republican members of the house of representatives who Imvo been foremost in opposing the plan of Cuban reciprocity urged by the ways and moans committee and understood to have the support of the administration. The members who called were Representatives Tawney and Morris of Minnesota , Dick of Ohio. William A. Smith of Michigan , Metcalf of California and Dayton of West Virginia. The call was at the request of the president , who desired an exchange of views to the end that harmonious action might bo secured In such stops as nro taken in beball of Cuba. At the conclusion of the con fercnce the general understanding was reached that any statements made to the public would bo to the general ef feet that no conclusions were reached and that the conference was confinet to a general Interchange of views. OLEO BILL IN SENATE. Proctor Makes Opening Statement In Support of Measure. Washington , March 25. Consldora tlon was begun by the senate yester day of what Is popularly known as tin. oleomargarine bill. The measure places a tax of 10 cents a pound on oleomargarine colored In Imitation o butter and reduces the present tax o 2 cents per pound on oleomargarine to one-quarter of 1 cent a pound In its uncolored form. Proctor ( Vt. ) , chairman of the committee mitteo on agriculture , made the open ing statement in support of the meos ure. Ho concluded with the observa tlon that the pending bill was "a meas nro to protect an honest produc against a fraud. " A few hills of minor Importance wore passed before the oleomargarine bill was taken up. Moss-Rhea Election Case. Washington , March 25. Borelng ( Ky. ) Injected an attack on the Goebe election law into the discussion of the Moss-Rhea contested election case from the Third Kentucky district which again occupied the attention o the house yesterday , but Rhea de clined to be drawn Into an extended debate on an Issue not directly In volved In the case. Ho contented himself with paying his respects to Borelng. charging the latter with Ig norance of the law of his own state. Rhca made a strong presentation of bis side of the case , but had not con cluded when the house adjourned. The vote will bo taken this afternoon. Report Hepburn Food BUI , Washington , March 25. The house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce yesterday voted to report the Hepburn pure food bill , to prevent tie ) adulteration , mlsbrandlng and imitation of foods , beverages , candles , drugs , etc. , ' and regulating Interstate traffic In such goods. The bill was framed by the national pure food con- fercnces and for some time hearings have been In progress on this and oth er pure food measures. Arguments In Gray Case. Chicago , March 25. The case against Dr. Robert B. Gray , charged with the murder of Irraa Brown , prob ably will be given to the jury today. HITCHCOCK DENIES REPORT. Oayo He Has No Intention of Resign. Ing From Cabinet. Washington , March 25. Secretary Iltchcock has returned from St. Louis , where ho was called by the seri ous Illness and subsequent death of ) | R brother. Ho denied that he had any Intention of resigning hit cabinet portfolio or had even contemplated retiring. Ho refused to dlscusn the re ports to that effect that have been current , beyond characterizing them as without foundation. Ho replied In the negative when asked If he might not find It neces sary to. resign In order to take up the responsibilities that had formerly de volved upon his deceased brother in directing their private business In the west. TO RUN AGAINST SPEAKER. State Senator Courtrlght Will Oppose Henderson for Congress. Waterloo , la. , March 25. Senator 1. B. Courtrlght of Waterloo was yester day announced as a candidate for the Republican nomination for congress man In opposition to Speaker Hender son and will make a fight for control of the coming congressional conven tion. This means that for the first time slnco ho was sent to congress In 1882 , Colonel Henderson will find It necessary to contest with an aspirant for his scat. For ten years the nomi nation has come to him by unanimous vote of the delegates and only once or twice has there been indication of op position. Waukegon Opera House Burns. Chicago , March 25. Fire originating in gasoline which Webster Cullerlson , nn actor , was using to clean garments , nearly destroyed the Phoenix opera house block In Waukegon last night. Cullerlson was badly burned , but es caped from the building , carrying with him David Horning , a lad who was with him when the gasoline ex ploded. There was a number of nar row escapes from death , the fire spreading so rapidly that the exits were nearly blocked by flames and smoke before the alarm became gen eral. The dressing rooms In the the ater were occupied by members of the "Runaway Match" company. The en tire equipment of the company was destroyed. Dumont Ready for a Trip. London , March 25. Santos-Dumont arrived In London yesterday , bringing the airship with which he Intends to make a voyage over London during the coronation festivities. He said be proposed to sail for the United States , to which country ho goes on his own Initiative , early in April , and will con suit with the authorities at St. Louis on the subject of the conditions of the exposition competition. More Insurgents Surrender. Manila , March 25. The remnant of the force In Laguna province , Luzon under the insurgent leader Caballos has surrendered to Lieutenant Dough erty of the Seventh infantry. Forty even rifles and 18 revolvers were turned in by these insurgents. Cabal los , who also surrendered , has or dered the Insurgents remaining in La guna to cease their hostilities. Loubct to Visit Czar. Paris , March 25. The chamber of deputies , by a vote of 4G9 to 32 adopted a bill providing a credit o : 500,000 francs to defray the expenses of President Loubet's visit to Russia The senate also adopted the credit unanimously. After the credit had voted , a socialist proposition asking for a sum of money to aid persons ou of work was repected. Priest Shot at Target Practice. Concordla , Kan. , March 25. Rev Father Porrler , who has been the Catholic priest of this parish for 15 years , wau accidentally shot yesterday while at target practice. Perrler and Bishop Cunningham were practicing when Perrrior dropped his 38-callbe revolver. The revolver was dls charged , the ball entering his rlgh leg above the knee. _ , Sentenced for Sedition. Manila , March 25. Senor Torres o the island of Marlndlque has been sentenced to ten years' imprlsonmon In Blllbld prison for sedition. Thi is the first sentence on this charge The trial by court martial of Llouten ant Hagcdern has commenced. Hage dern'was quartermaster of the Twenty eighth infantry and was charged wit ! embezzlement. Rev. Lowther Explains. McPherson , Kan. , March 25. Rev Gravllle Lowther stated today that h believes he will bo cleared of th charge of heresy at his trial before th Methodist Episcopal conference at Ar kansas City. He stated that ho ha been misunderstood. He is not an atheist , as has been stated , he salt but a "thelstic" evolutionist. Kitchener Offers Terms. London , March 25. The Assoclatei Press has good reason to bellevo tha Lord Kitchener , In his Interview wit Mr. Schalkburger , agreed to wlthdm the punishment proclamation Issued in September if General Dcwet and the other Boer leaders surrendered. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Canada will send another contingent of mounted men to South Africa. Kid Carter knocked out Joe Choyn- ski at Chicago Wednesday night In the first round. Both men were nearly out. John Uuan , a teamster employed by the Hercules Powder company , was blown to atoms wbllo loading a wagon At the magazine north of Fludlay , O. , Monday. Temporary Restraining Order Against Six Chicago Lines. TRY TO STOP DISCRIMINATION. iolds Good Until June 1 or Later. Granted In Compliance With Inter state Commerce Commission's Request - quest Hope to Get Other Roads. Chicago , March 25. With the con- ont of the defendants , JudgeGross - cup , in the circuit court yesterday , is- ued the temporary restraining order , asked by the interstate commerce commission against the railways enter- ug Chicago. The order holds good until Juno 1 , or until further orders rom the court. The railroads affected by the injunc- Ion are : The Lake Shore and Michi gan Southern , the Plttsbu 'g , Clncln- mti , Chicago and St. Louis , the Pitts- > urg , Fort Wayne and Chicago , the Michigan Central , the Illinois Central and the Chicago and Northwestern. Before entering the order Judge Grosscup said : "But for the compli ance of the defendants I should have required the fullest possible hearing. The matter is ono of extreme import ance and not to be decided without the most mature deliberation. " It Is believed that the railways named agreed not to contest the peti- .Ion for an Injunction at this time , n order that other roads eventually night bo brought into court and com pelled to give up to the provisions polled to llvo up to the provisions merce act. To Bring Suit Against Merger. St. Paul , March 25. Attorney Gen eral Douglas will bring action against the railway merger in the state courts within ten days. It will bo brought in the district court here. The action will take the form of an application for an Injunction to restrain the North ern Securities company from voting the stock of either the Northern Pa cific or the Great Northern Railroad company. The general purpose is to secure jurisdiction on behalf of the state and to make the issue broad enough to cover the whole merger. DEFENDS CREED WITH GUN. Holiness Preacher Kills Young Man Who Interferes With Duel. Ardmore , I. T. , March 25. At Cum berland , I. T. , last night , Rev. E. M. Lamar , a Holiness preacher , shot and killed Calvin Van Winkle , a well-to-do citizen of Cumberland. In bis church last night , before the services began Lamar made the statement that no other Christian belief than that of the Holiness sect was of any value and that those persons who clung to other Christian beliefs wore sure of hell. William Van Winkle , father of the young Van Winkle , is a strong Bap tist. Ho became enraged at the state ment of the preacher and invited him outside. Calvin Van Winkle heard the men quarreling , came to his father's rescue and was shot and killed. Several shots were exchanged between the elder Van Winkle and Rev. Lamar without damage. Lamar is under arrest. Armistice In South Africa. London , March 25. The Daily Chronicle asserts that an armistice has been arranged pending the dura tion of Schalkburger's mission to Gen eral Dewet and that offensive opera tions against Dewet , Delarey and Botha will be suspended. The three generals have agreed to observe the armistice honorably until the return of the envoys to the Boer lines. It Is believed that the envoys , after ac quainting Botha with the result of their mission , will again confer with Lord Kitchener , although no arrange ment for the second conference has been made. Irrigation Congress Postponed. Colorado Springs , Colo. , March 25. The National Irrigation congress , which wap to have been held here next August , has been officially postponed by the National Irrigation associa tion until Oct. G to 9. The reason as signed for the postponement is that the transmlsslsslppl congress is to bo held at St , Paul in August and the irrigation , congress draws upon prac tically the same class of delegates. President Walsh , it is also said , will be in Europe in August , but will re turn in time for the October meeting. ' L A c Jury Unable to Agree. Springfield , Ills. , March 25. Judge Burroughs , In the Madison county circuit court yesterday , discharged the Jury in the case of John Foreman , charged with making threats to de stroy the property of certain farmers If money was not sent to the signers , who signed themselves "Invinclbles. " The Jury was out G8 hours and could not reach an agreement. Injunction Against Picketing. Denver , March 25. Judge Palmer. In the district court yesterday , issued a permanent injunction restraining the Denver Retail Clerks' union from enforcing a < boycott against a retail merchant in this city by stationing pickets In front of his store and at tempting by this means to turn away trade therefrom. Students Fire University. Vienna , March 25. The newspapers hero report a students' outbreak of a revolutionary character at Plock , Rus sian Poland. The students there sot flro to the technical school and at tempted to lynch the professors , who escaped with difficulty. Mounted i troops quelled tha disturbances. FRISCO'S NEW TRAIN DITCHED. "Meteor" Jumps the Track and Four PABRenucrs Are Injured. Donlmiti , Tex. , March 25 , The 'Frs- | co'n lintulMiinu now train "The Me teor , " southbound , loft the track near Franoln , 1 , T , , yesterday and four pas- nungois wore nurlounly Injured , as fol lows ; \Vllllnm Atkliiw , Kansas City , loft nrtn wrenched and cut ; Mrs. Maude Klvolt , dun City , Mo , , hip nprnliiinl ; Mrn , M. C. McGowan , St. Joseph , Internally Injured ; 8. F. Dutton - ton , superintendent of the Harvey ont I UK house , Kaunas City , thrown. through a window and badly cut. * * * - w- i * Thousands Going , to Northwest. Kallspoll , Mon. , March 25. .Flv sections of a westbound passenger on the Great Northern railroad wont through Kallspell , with about 3,000' people , who nro seeking homes in > the west. . Over 100 stopped off In Kalis- pell and will look over the valley with a view of settling here. Seal Fisheries a Failure. , St. Jonhs , N. F. , March 25. Tho- steamer Newfoundland , tlio first seal ing ship to return from the ice floes , . arrived in the channel today , with re ports that Indicate that the season's. fishery was the worst on record. Ecli. Many of the tahuuls of the \vegterni Pacific have In their streams and lakes' large numbers of eelB of Immense size which seldom arc used as food by the natives , who seem to have a horror of the snnkollkc creatures. The eels oC Strong's Island , one of the Caroline- group , arc peculiar in that they hiber nate regularly and seek for their place of hibernation the loftiest places which they can find. These eels sometimes will climb mountains 2,000 feet high and select the summit as the place for their win ter's rest. They select or make a de pression In the soft , moss covered soil und fit themselves into it snugly , re maining for months at a time abso lutely motionless and Inert. Sometimes the eels are covered with moss or vege table debris and at other times they arc found exposed to view with their broad , flat bends doubled back upon their bodies. After their /season of rest upon the mountain tops the eels wriggle their way down to the val leys and , plunging into the rivers and lakes , begin to feed upon ths craw 1 fish , for which crustacean they Imvo a lr it f 1 n n c a to clinrn/1 l v i lin nn. tlves. Those eels are excellent eating , but nothing will Induce the natives to touch them , nllve or dead. Ilclleveil , It was a long ride through a desolate and dangerous country , and the politi cian sought to relieve the monotony by 1 philosophic musings on his recent vic tory and embarrassments that even success brings. "Hold up your hands ! " The stngcconch gave n lurch and stopped. The ray of light that shot In to the vehicle turned the spattering rain Into myriads of evanescent gems. "What do you want ? " asked the pol itician , with a firmness that showed that he bad faced danger before. "Your money. " "Here it Is. " "Your watch and diamond ring. " "They are yours. " "I must say you're good natured any how , " said one of the highwaymen. "Not nt nil. Are you sure that's all you desire ? " "What in thunder did you think we- wanted ? " "I was afraid" and the politician's voice trembled n little "you wanted office ! " Philadelphia North Ameri can. ExccBNlvc PolltcneNH. There is a man who is always apolo gizing , and some say : "How courteous he is ! How thoughtful ! A born gen tleman ! " Know that ho is a thorough and aggressive egotist. lie runs against you , he steps on your foot , be tries to pass you on the left , be knocks your bat as he hangs by a strap iu the car , he sits on your coattall what does ho not do to call attention to his own breeding ? Sometimes he throws the accent on "beg , " sometimes on "par don. " The speech is merely n rhetorical flourish , and lie has practiced nil the variations. Boston Journal. Consumption and Sulphur. A German physician recommends to consumptives the sulphur treatment. This consists In the patient living in rooms where one or two drams of sul phur are melted dally on a hot stove. The first ten days there will bo felt in creased irritation and cough. These soon decrease , and improvement is rapidly felt , and complete cures ore of ten effected if the disease is not too far advanced. Ancient Sacrlflcei * to the Sen. The navigators of antiquity , to whose Imaginative Ignorance the ocean seem ed peopled and beset with chimeras dire and supernatural agencies of all sorts , used often to sacrifice human lives to the mysterious water gods. It is regarded by tradition that Idome- nous , king of Crete , vowdd to sacrifice to Neptune the first living thing he met after escaping from a storm , and this happening to be bis son he fulfilled bis vow religiously. Medea nearly be came a sacrifice during the return voy age of the Argonauts , Mournful , Toward the end of the mince plo stage Willie put down Ills spoon and pushed away his unfinished trifle. "Why , Willie , " said his father , "what's the matter ? You look quite mournful ! " "Yes , " replied Willie , "that's just it. I'm uioro'n full. " And the Innocent child wondered why everybody laugh * ed. London Globe , _