RETURN
From three State come reports of
the proposed return of the Mormon
to the tipper Mississippi valley, where
they held forth sixty years and more
ago. Not only are missionaries being
sent back to Missouri, Illinois and
Iowa from Utah to carry on the awak
ening of Morinorlsm In the States
which once attempted by force of nrms
to stamp It out, but the Utah branch
of the church Is acquiring property
rights and officially recognizing the his
toric places which have becu ignored
before.
Sometime ago the Utah Mormon eld
ers of the northern and southern Illi
nois and Iowa conference held their
annual meeting in the old Mormou
stronghold ' of Nauvoo, III., from
whence their fathers had been driven
by force of arms sixty years ago. The
Utah Mormons revisited the site of
(the original temple and of Joseph
Smith's historic house and fraternized
with the sons of the men who had per
secuted him.
Still more recently the Utah Mor
mons, twenty -one In number, made a
pilgrimage to Carthage. 111., and pur
chased the old Jail in which the foun
der of the church, Joseph Smith, and
his brother, Hiram, had been killed.
.Whether the Jail Is to remain simply
a Bhrlne for pilgrimages or is to be
-converted Into a modern tabernacle has
not yet been disclosed. Utah Mormons
In large numbers have recently revis
ited places In Lee County. Iowa, Gar
den Grove and Kanesvillc, In the West
ern part of the State, where, the origi
nal Mormons settled after being driven
out of Nauvoo, and before going en
masse across the plains to Salt Lake
City. .
In Missouri, Illinois and Iowa more
Mormon proselyting has been carried
on In the past year than ever before.
There is a general awakening of In
terest In the places which once knew
Mormonlsm, but stamped It out. No
attempt Is being made to return se
cretly. The deed to the Carthage Jail
property reads: "To Joseph F. Smith,
In trust for the Church of Jesus Christ
-of the Latter-Day Saints, residing In
the city and county of Salt Lake, In
the State of Utah."
The Nauvoo reunion was 'remark
able In many ways. It was the first
-official revisiting of the first great
stronghold of Mormonlsm. Seventy
elders were In attendance for three
flays, were given the freedom of the
quaint old town and "had a fine spir
itual and social time" on the testimony
of a Nauvoo newspaper.
In Iowa the revival of Interest has
been especially marked. Iowa Is the
headquarters of the monogamous
branch of Mormonlsm headed by Jo
seph Smith, a son of the original
prophet and seer. The two -branches
of the church are at enmity, but on
the occasion of the recent fire In La
monl, where many valuable records of
the' Iowa church were destroyed, sln
cere expressions of sympathy were re
ceived from the Utah branch. Valu
able papers banded down from Joseph
Smith I. to his son, Joseph Smith II.,
and Intended for transmission on to
Frederick Smith, the future head of
the Iowa and Missouri Latter-Day
faints, were destroyed.
Early Biurmonlam.
This revival of Interest in . Mormon
lsm and the apparent coining together
in a friendly feeling of the Utah and
the Mississippi valley blanches of the
church founded by Joseph Smith serves
to recall the story of Mormon settle
ment and occupation lu Missouri, Illi
nois and Iowa more than n half cen
tury ago, the persecutions of the time
which drove the Mormons westward,
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nun iiiui ii-niariiuuip uegira across tne
plains of 10,000 people which Is one
f the most romantic and uusual pic
tures In the panorama of American his
tory.
'me nrst attempt to found a colony
or tne rouowers or Joseph Smith, af
ter bis remarkable discovery In New
York or tue sacred tablets and the
glasses by which to translate them
was made at Kirklnnd. Ohio, with the
aid of Sidney Rigdon. an eloquent
preacher of the Christian, or Camp-
ttelllte, church. On April 0, 1SH0, these
two men organized the church of Lat
ter-Day Saints.
Then came the epochal revelation to
Joseph Smith. The Mormons were
commanded to found a colony In the
far west and build a temple in this
New Jerusalem.
A location was chosen In the vicinity
of Independence, Mo., and there the
devout converts strong In their faith
moved. A large tract of land was se
cured, bouses were built, farms open-
ed and the foundation laid for the
temple. But while Missouri was a
Ntw Jerusalem to the Mormons. Mis
souri did not yearn for the company
of the religious enthusiasts. The citl-
ns of the western part of the State
became .Intensely hostile to the new
ect, and finally a large mob gathered.
attacked lta printing office and other
ftulldlngs, and flogged some of the
Mormon leaden.
Driven from Mlaaoarl.
Matters Anally became so bad that
coventor Hoggs called out the State
militia and volunteers, 5.000 strong.
under Gen. J. B. Clark, with orders "to
exterminate the Mormons or drive thetu
beyond the borders of the State." Lit
tie time was lost In obeying the Ic
tractions, A large number of the
MOR
Mormon leaders were, arrested, their
families driven from tbelr homes at
the point of the bayonets and the en
tire Independence colony hurriedly
sent destitute -out upon the bleak
prairie, without even tents to protect
them from the driving storms. The
rivers and creeks were unbrldged and
filled with floating Ice; the snow was
deep, Impeding progress. Many of the
Mormons were killed, "others desper
ately wounded, families were separat
ed, women and children sick and dying
for want of food, shelter and proper
care. The oxen, which were the out
casts' only teams, died of starvation.
Disease and death claimed dally vie
tlms. This was In November, 183S.
The plight of the Mormon outcasts
was pitiable.
Quitting Ohio voluntarily and being
driven out of .Missouri, the Mormons
straggled across the Mississippi river
and the Missouri boundary line Into
Illinois and Iowa. Some of them set
tled In Lee County, Iowa, near the
present site of Keokuk and Montrose,
but the larger number crossed' over
Into Illinois, erecting temporary she!
ter for the winter. Across the Mis
slsslppl from Montrose was the little
town of Commerce, started by New
York speculators; this the Mormon
refugees purchased, changing Its name
to Nauvoo. Joseph Smith, their
prophet, came from Imprisonment In
Missouri, and pronounced Nauvoo the
official seat of the church. Nauvoo
soon became quite a city, famous all
over America and In foreign .lauds.
Evil Dan for Nauvoo.
An alleged revelation. In 1S43, per
mlttlng a plurality of wives, raised
a muriu vi niuife'uuiion in tne sur
rounding settlements. It became
brujted about, moreover, that the Mor
mons were narboring criminals and
violating State and federal laws.
Clashes and riots followed and the
situation quickly became as bad tu
Illinois as it had been In Missouri.
llnally, Gov. Ford, of Illinois, or
dered out the State militia and also
sent a force of ten men to Nauvoo to
arrest Smith and his leading follow
ers, assuring them they would be giv
en a speedy and Impartial trial. Pro
tection from violence also was guar
anteed. Joseph Smith and his council sur
rendered and were taken to the Han
cock Jail, at Carthago, June 23. 1S44.
Smith Is said to have had a premo
nition concerning his fate, predicting
that he would be "murdered. In cold
blood." tie and bis brother were book
ed on a charge of treason.
Following the Incarceration of the
Mormon leaders. Gov. Ford disbanded
all but three companies of the militia,
leaving one to guard the prisoners,
and sending the others to Nauvoo. The
slight guard over the Carthage Jail de
cided the most reckless opponents of
Mormonlsm to make an attack.- About
150 blackened tbelr faces' and assem
bled at Carthage about B p. m. on June
27, 1844. Here they learned that only
eight of the soldiers were actually on
guard at the Jail. This little detach
ment' made no resistance when the Jail
was stormed. Hiram Smith was shot
dead. A few minutes later Joseph, tho
prophet, fired his revolvers and suc
ceeded in wounding four of the assail
ants, but when he sought to . escape
through a window was killed by the
mob below.
These troublous times soon gave way.
to worse ,the conflicts between the Mor
mons and their opponents being al
most continual. Finally the futility
of trying to remain where they were
was borne In on the Mormons. In the
fall of 1845 they began to dispose of
their property and prepared to emi
grate westward Into Iowa.
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A new State, to be called Lincoln, will be formed from portions of the
States of Washington, Oregon .and Idaho, If a movement now on foot la
successful. The Chambers of Commerce of Spokane, Wash., and Portland,
Ore., are behind the movement, and the Spokane Chamber Is especially active
In tho matter. Spokane will probably he the capital of the new State, which.
It la claimed, will centralize the interests of Washington, northwestern Ore
gou and northern Idaho, all now remote from the centers of the respective
States.
The trail of tho Mormons across
Iowa could be followed for years by
the graves that marked the pathway
of their Journey through Van Buren,
David, Appauooxe, Decatur and Union
counties. More than 400 men, women
and children who died from the ef
fects of exposure and hardships of the
exodus of 1840-47 were burled In the
Mormon cemetery at Mount Flsgah. In
1SS9 the Utah Mormons caused a mon
ument to be erected here In memory
of the dead, who, for the most part,
He In unmarked graves.
In 1847 BrlghaTO Toung led an ex
pedition from Iowa over the plains to
Salt lake, where he selected a location
for the future home of the church. In
June, 1843, the second expedition, con
sisting of C23 wagons and nearly 2,000
persons. Joined the Salt lake colony.
In the fifty-years that have passed
Mormons have been absent from their
old haunts In the Mississippi valley.
History will never repeat Itself to the
extent of seeing once more Mormon oc
cupation and persecution ; but evidence
multiplies on every side showing that
tho Mormons of Utah are looking long
ingly and peaceably on the spots
where their fathers founded the faith,
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' AST.
Military Saloa la Paris to Exhibit
Their Work.
Paris Is to have a salon mllltalre,
or military picture exhibition, which.
It Is said, will awaken both surprise
and admiration. It Is a strictly official
affair. It Is to be held lu the Grand
Palais, where the regular annual salon
displays take place. The honorary
presidents of the management are Gen
eral Plquart, the minister of war; Gas
ton Thompson, the minister of marine,
and M. Dugardin-Beaumetz. who Is un
dersecretary to M. Briand In charge of
tho fine arts section of tho department
of education.
The banging committee received
more than 800 exhibits oil paintings,
water colors, sculpture, engravings and
other art products. Edouard Detaille,
the great painter of war pictures, who
Is said to be the moving spirit In the
exhibition, expresses amazement at the
great merit of the work In a majority
of casus. A large majority of the ob
jects sent In will be In the display.
The contributors range from, sublieu
tenants to generals. In the marine sec
tion captains, In the navy have sent
sea pieces and midshipmen studies of
exotic life and scenery reproduced from
nature In Africa and Indo-China. Gen
eral Michel, the commander of the Sec
ond army corps. Is represented by n
pen and ink drawing of the barracks
at Nancy and their picturesque tar
rouudings. , Colonel Renault of the In
fantry, who exhibited a portrait of
Minister Barthon, Is to have one of
General Brugcre in the military exhi
bition. Naval Lieutenant Lacaze con
tributes a water color, "Summer Even
ing in Brittany;" Naval Captain Lan
dry, au oil painting, "Near Cherbourg;"
Colonel Inspector Lapaln, a picture,
"Ruins of Chevreuse," and Army Chap
lain Levegue, studies from still life.
Those who hnve seen the collection
say that the cavalry artists seem to
run to water colors, the artillery to
painting In oils, the engineers to sculp
ture. The Infantry are at home In
every part of the work. Including burnt
wood and miniature painting. In the
sculpture section the work of two offi
cers who have some celebrity In art
circles Is described as specially good.
They are Captains Allouard and
Jacques Fromont-Meurlce of the re
serve staff.
Simultaneously with the exhibition
there will be a "memorial" display of
works by artists who have served In
the army. It will Include the names
of Meifcsonler, who served .as lieutenant
colonel In 1870, and of Detaille, who
was an ordnance officer on the staff
of General Appert New York Sun.
The Flrat Dancer.
People have danced for thousands of
years and will probably continue to,
do so for ages to come. This custom
Is of ancient origin. The first people
to dance were the Curetes, who adopt
ed dancing as a mark of rejoicing In
1543 B. C. In earty times the Greeks
combined dancing with the drama, and
In 22 B. C. pantomimic dances were
Introduced on the Roman stage. At
tho discovery of America the American
Indians were holding their religious,
martial and social dances.
When a man says he will do ascer
tain thing, "or know the reason why,?
he frequently learns the reason why. '
Everyone feels free to steal an apple
from a farmer's wagon.
MAY BE FORMED.
NEVADA I uinn .
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The cement grave vault Is rapidly
gaining mpnlarlty In the west and
middle went, and as the essential fea
ture of any vault Is Its durability, the
concrete or tvment. vault should prove
as acvptable as granite, while costing
but a fraction of 'the natural stone.
One style being built extensively Id
Michigan consist of a wooden Interior
with a monolithic covering of heavy
re-enforced concrete.
A case of remarkable sagacity In a
pair of ravens Is related In the Field.
Two colllo dogs were hunting rabbits,
and the ravens were soaring overhead."
As the dogs drove the rabbit out Into
the ojKn near the top of the hill It u
straight Into a trap and was caught
A the tlogs came near the ravens came
down, and by loud croaking, managed.
to drive away both. Then then start
ed to devour the rabbit, which they
rfitilckly dispatched.
In mixing plaster of paris do not
pour the water on the plaster, but turn
the plaster graudally Into the water,
says Machinery, spreading It about In
shaking it In and not stirring until nil
tl.t plaster has been added. If mixed
in this manner a smooth cream or thin
dough without lumps will result. The
proper quantity of gypsirn Is usually
enough to jicep nt over the surface of
the water over the greater part of the
area : that is, alsiiit equal volumes of
each Ingredient. The addition of gluo
water to the mixture retards setting.
The origin of jicarls has long been a
debated question, A. kind ,of pearl
may be caused to grow In an oyster by
Introducing a . minute grain of sand,
but the resulting nodules are merely
mother-of-eiirl, and not the true gema
Genuine pearls sometimes have a nu
cleus consjstlug of n foreign substance,
but not always. The most favored ex
planation at present Is that pearls are
due to a parasite In the oyster. Tho
latest phase of this theory Is the as
sertion that the larva, whose presence
In the oyster causes the formation of
pearls, cannot complete Its evolution
without being transferred to some oth
er creature, thus showing a resem
blance to the tapeworm. The eagle
ray pierces the shells ,of oysters and
Imbibe the pearl-producing larvae,
which complete their 'development In
tlielr new host. This suggests the de
sirability of protecting the oysters
against the attacks of the ray for the
sake of preserving tho larvae In their
pearl-making environment.
The English factory girls are not In
all cases ready to accept scientific Im
provements In their working quarters.
They actually have been known to
show an aversion to well-ventllated
rooms, preferring their old, stuffy
quarters. Prof. Kenwood of University
college, London, recently lectured to a
number of such young women. Taking
up a test-tube, the professor said:
"The contents of this tuho I hold show
joo the color of arterial blood before
it has circulated through tho body and
gathered up Its Impurities." There was
a suppressed murmur of astonishment
as the girls gazed at the tube with lta
bright, blood-red contents. "Now In
this tube," said the lecturer, ominous
ly, as he held up another vessel, "you
see what represents the condition of
the blood after It has passed through
the body." A prolonged and horror
stricken "O-oh!" greeted this exhibit.
The tube seeined to be full of dirty red
Ink, and the professor took advantage
of the Impression ho had made to lay
down tho principle: "o fresh air, no
bright-red blood." Next he drove the
lesson deeper by reminding the girls
that Grace Darling had died of con
sumption at the age of 27, all because
she slept in a chamber little bigger
than herself. The glorious fresh air
of the Fame Islands availed her noth
ing, although she breathed Jt all day.
She slept In a badly ventilated room.
Poaer for he Profeaeor.
A professor In philosophy was leetur
Ing upon "Identiry'l and had Just ar
gued that parts of n wh61e might be
subtracted and other matter substi
tuted, yet the whole would remain the
same. Instancing the fact that, although
every part of our bodies Is changed In
seven years, we remain the same Indi
viduals. "Then," snld a student, "if I had a
knife and lost tiie blade and had a new
blade put In It would still be the Identi
cal knife?"
"Certainly," was the reply.
"Then, if I should lose the handle
from the new blade and have another
handle made to lit it, the knife would
still be the same?"
"That Is so," said the professor.
"Then In that case," triumphantly
rejoined the student. "If I should find
the old blade and the old handle and
have the original parts put together
what knife would that be?" New York
Weekly. ,
No Plnre fur Them.
An English tourist In tho West In
dies had been warned against bathing
In a river lecaue of alligators, says a
writer In Punch, so lie went In swim
ming at the river mouth, where hit
guide assured him tin-re would lie none.
"How do you know there are no alli
gators here?" he asked, when he bad
waded out nock-deep.
"Yon see, sab," said the guide, "dey'i
too many sharks lie re. Do alligators Is
skeered out. Dis ain't no place for
dem, sab."
One Thing- Needed.
"Notwithstanding Marconi's achieve
ments there Is plenty of mom for Im
provement yet In the science of teleg
raphy." "Yes, It won't be perfect until they
devise some scheme to make It pos
sible for a woman to receive a mes
sage without getting wared to death."
-Philadelphia Ix-dger.
When a man stops to listen to twe
(.titers arguing, ho Isn't after Informa
tion; he wants to butt In, and air bis
own views on one sldo or the other.
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Opinions of
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN
N England the Board of
whose work It Is to Investlgste railroad acci
dents and In England the roads sometimes
go a year and kill only one passenger. Here
more have been killed In six months than In
ten years there. This English bureau has
a trained railroad exort at Its head. He
has an assistant, and a staff of clerks. Three army engi
neers are detailed to assist him. Under a special statute
no evidence taker, by this official Investigation can be
Used, cited or employed In n su?t for damages. Plaintiff
and defendant In such suits may call the same witnesses,
but tbelr previous testimony cannot he employed to chal
lenge or correct the evidence given on the trail for
damages.
In England, as a result, when an accident comes, an
Inquiry begins in a day by experts who have been going
to accidents for years. There Is no rush of police, cor
oners and prosecuting officers for "exhibits." of bystand
ers for "souvenirs," of newspaisr men for objects to
photograph and of railroad men to conceal awkward evi
dence. The official Investigators take ikismcssIou and
their Inquiry holds the scene of avldent. Railroads gain
as well as the public and railroad Improvements In Great
Britain have followed the icMtts of railroad Inquiries
Into accidents. As the same bureau investigates aignal
and safety appliances Its officials are resisuisible for their
condition and familiar with them. Philadelphia Press.
TELEPHONES AND COMPETITION.
VERY cninnitinltv which
T(T I vice Is likely to lie confronted by the qucs
K I tlon of granting a franclxe to n rival com-
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rnn,i. j.;u'ii fnir muni
governing circumstances,
show the jKM-ullarlty of
lem. The telephone Is a natural monopoly,
for it ,1s to the advantage of every subscriber that all
users of telephones should bo on the same system with
blm. More than one system means that a subscriber
must have more than one instrument, or be out of com
munication with part of the world of telephone-users.
, It Is difficult, however, to adjust human nature to ideal'
mechanical conditions. .Extttbllxlicd companies, without
rivals, lack the motive of comietltion to keep rates down
and service good. Therefore some communities have wel
comed new companies which promised Itcttcr and cheaper
service. Dual systems, like lalsir strikes, are on their face
economic losses, yet It may be worth while to endure the
temporary discomfort and loss in order to soeuro better
conditions ultimately. The butcher may be on one sys
tem ana the baker on another, yet low rates may bring
two Instruments within the previous cost of one, and
may so Increase the number of subscribers within call
as to atone for. tho Incouvenlcmv. If finally one com
pany absorbs the other, the community may have hucome
so well established In low rates that the surviving com
pany dare not raise them.
On the other hand, the effect of competing companies
Is sometimes merely to divide the telephone-users of a
community without adding many to the .total number,
WHAT WOULD YOU DOf
A Problem lavolvlaa; 1,1 fe aad Death
la Monatala Clluiblnw.
What would, you do If you were In
the position of the upper man shown
In the accompanying illustration? The
problem may not be one unknown lu
high mountain climbing. Suppose that
while cutting steps In the snow on tbe
top of a precipice, one mountaineer
missed his footing, who clung almost
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A LIFE-AND-DE
hopelessly to tho rope and with one
arm broken. Tbe guldo bad Just time
to make one twist of the ropo round a
slight projection -of rock and was able
to wedge himself so that he supported
bis companions for a time; but astbere
was only one twist round tbe rock, the
slightest movement would have made
the rope slip and the guide would have
been dragged down. There win no help
within miles. Tbe problem'1 for tho
guide, therefore, lay between hanging
on until he should be exhausted aud
fall, too, or cutting the rope as tbe only
chance of saving his own life.
What would you do If you were In
the guide's place? , Would you follow
the law of self preservation and cut
the rope, or wait, allowing blind
chance to solve the fate of. all three?
One man who was asked what be would
do under the clrcamstances replied that
bo would like to kill all three for being
there st all that they have no right,
for the gratification of a mere whim,
to dare providence lu such a manner.
But what would you dot
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Great Papers on Important Subjects.
BRITAIN.
Trade has a bureau.
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RATS COMMIT A BURGLARY.
Effect Eatraaee to a Bread Box It ap
posed to Be Secure. (
A man who was graduated from Yale
In. 1884 Is now a bachelor. He lives In
a very old house on upper Broadway.
Tbe few attentions bis houso receives
come from a charwoman of great age
and little activity. Hence there are
rata on tho premises.
They are remarkable rats and when
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lit
ATI! PROBLEM
you are told of their achievements by
their landlord you are Inclined to be in
credulous. Yet you can't deny tho evi
dences of their Intelligence.
In the kitchen Is a large cupboard.
On Its broad shelf rests c rather heavy
tin breadbox. Generally it contains
bread.
For a long time tho tin cover kpt
the'rats out Then the rats held a coun
cil of war, appointed a committee on
ways and means aud lived on potato
peelings until the reiort came In.
The committee did Its work well. It
decided that as rats were poorly equip
ped to rope with tin btvadboxea In an
upright position It behooved them to
proceed against the box, push it off the
cupboard aud allow the well-known
laws of gravitation to do the reat.
Tbe plau was a success. Morning
after uiorulug when the owner of tbe
breadbox came Into his kite-hen he
found the box on tho floor In confusion.
The bread was gone to the lat crumb.
Successive falls dcuted tho poor old
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and If the companies then make an agreeMeat to keep
rates up, the community Is worse en taaa before. In
the strategical game which a commualty plays wHb pub
lic service companies, It Is difficult to actermtae h tbe
case of the telephone service how far the actial sr threat
ened establishment of a rival company stimulates me
chanical Improvement and checks the sstaral tendency
of a monopoly to extortion. No community can settle tbe
question without careful study. Youth's Companion.
SCHOOL A MORAL FORCE.
onlr la the American niikll achant tha
N bulwark of free Institutions ; It Is a too a
I moral force, mighty In Its influence under
nonunion. Anere ion cuuuren or tne
are taught. If teachers are faithful to
obligations, the meaning of duty and
discipline. They learn obedience, respect ''
for necessary rules and regulations and the value of
good conduct They Imbibe Ideas of social relations
which exert a potent Influence upon the formation ofi
character.
In order that such Instruction shall not be neglected
nor perfunctorily Imparted, it Is essential that teachers
shall be under no constraints or Influences which may
Impair their sense of obligation as teachers or Interfere
with the faithful and efficient performance of their du
ties. Esjeclally Important Is It that they shall be abso
lutely free of any political control or dictation.
Whoever W041 Id prostitute the people's schools te poll
tics Is a public enemy of tho most dangerous character.
Such a person Is more to be feared than any external
enemy, for be would sap tho foundation of oar Institu
tions and pollute the source to which our children and
tho children of the future must look for Intellectual ad
vancement and moral guidance Tbe anarchist Is not
more to be condemned than the man who would make
the public school a political machine. Chicago Journal.
NATURE'S CONSUMPTION CURS.
renmia. hurnnii haa mihllaluut lta annual
on mortality statistics and from It
very Interesting facts may be ob-
, 1 . ,.
miiicu aua very important aeauciions maae. .
The report applies only to certain so-called
"registered" cities, but taking It as It stands
. It appears that pulmonary tuberculosis Is
the most fruitful cause of death. This as Is well known,
Is an entirely preventable disease. In Its early stages
fresh sir and sunshine are all the remedies needed Oth
er treatment is not only unnecessary but la most Instances
harmful. But the discovery of these simple remedies Is
of very recent origin. There has hardly been time for tbe
general public to realise the truth and govern themselves
In neeordanco with It They need education. It Is much
easier to follow some expensive and difficult course of
treatment for what our grandfathers called "old-fashioned
consumption," than simply to live outdoors, eat
abundantly but not too much of nutritious food and never
do all the work you feel able to do. Yet modern medi
cal science prescribes nothing more for this disease.
Boston Herald. " ,
box out of shape and while tbe owner
Is a mild-mannered person be can't at
tord new breadboxes every week, so he
drove two large staples Into bis cup-
noara, rastening them against the box.
Since then the rats have bad no bread.
Another feat the rodents accomplish
ed handily Is even more remarkable.
The owner of the house keeps bis flour!
In a large cylindrical can. The top
fastens on snugly.
The Industrious rats have succeeded
la removing the top from tho can on a
dozea different occasions. ' The opened
can Is tipped over and the flour is, con
sumed, presumably with great rejoic
ing, r
It requires qulto a bit of fctrength to
remove this cover with the Angers, and
bow the rats succeed, using their tough,
little" noses and paws, n beyond any
explaining. But tbe evidences were
there and the Yalo bachelor Is an hon.
est man. New York Sun.
PAST MASTER OT HOPPING.
Valaa Caaracler ' Well Kaowa lav
rauannyaub
A stranger In the city, who kao oe-.
caslon recently to pass along Lombard
street,. near Seventh street, was pass
ed by a man bopping along on one leg?
and his curiosity was aroused. - Upon,
questioning a storekeeper In the neigh
borhood lie learned that he. had lust
seen one of the. unique characters of
Philadelphia, Tom Scott.
Tom Scott, or "Hop," as he Is famil
iarly known, to many of his associates.
Is a negro. He Is 45 years oht and
for thirty-eight years has been a fa
miliar figure on Lombard and. South
streets as be hopjs'd on oue leg from ,
place to Dlace'. When a little child
Scott was the victim of an accident
which caused his left leg to wither and
become helpless. He bad no crutch,
but bis boyish spirits drew blm to the
play ground aud be got about fairly
well on bis one good leg. When after
ward he was offered a crutch he had
become so expert In bopping and w-s
able to get about so rapidly by . bis
unusual method of locomotion that he
threw away the offered crutch In scorn.
Not In all these years since has be
changed his mind, hut continues to bob
away, up and down the streets, resting
every half square and outstripping tbe
fnatAuf TUMlaati-ln n with torn trrA
Scott lived for many years In Lom
bard row, near Seventh and Lombard
streets, but recently moved to a place
near Broad and Lombard streets. He
Is supported by a sister aud makes no
pretense at employment any more
strenuous than holding , down store
boxes. He Is probably the only man
In the world who has hopped for thir
ty -eight years.
"Me use a crutch?" said Tom to a
curious Inquisitor. "Not on yer life!
I can get around faster dis way. I
reckon some of dese heah brewers ought
to pension me for my services In pro.
ducln' bops." Philadelphia Ledger.
Bad Tlataa.
"Hasn't that man seen better days?"
"Yes, before they ruled him oft tbe
track." Baltimore American.
Girls dont kt each other as much
as they used to, and they don't kiss tbe
men more; they are learning to get
along without It, " v