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MtTRDEROUS AMERICAN RAILROADS.
OUBTLESS American railroads will take ex
ception to the figures compiled by a Ger
man railroad official, which show that
American roads are more deadly than any
others In the world. Statistics do He, In
spite of the proverb, but there Is ik 'gain
saying the fact that in the single fiscal year
D
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of 1902 370,500 persons were Injured In the United
State, of whom 50,000 were employes, and 9,800 were
killed, of whom 8,000 were employes.
These figures, compared with others for foreign coun
tries, show that In the United States forty times as many
were Injured as In Russia, twenty-two times as many us
In Italy, twenty times as many as In England, eight times
as many as In Belgium, four times as many as In Switz
erland, and twice as many as In Germany. But France
Injures fewer passengers than any country In the world.
However American railroads may explain these facts,
it Is certain that railroading In the United States Is un
necessarily perilous to passengers as well as to employ
es. We shall not attempt to say what measures should
be taken to Increase the security of railroad employes,
but as to the security of passengers It Is a different
matter. The block signal system has been proved to
be almost an absolute guaranty of safety, but It Is In
use on only a very small part of the railroads of the
country, and even so It has been shown of late that it
bas been disregarded by railroad officials with great sub
sequent loss of life. But If It were universally Installed
and made to be observed railroad accidents would soon
become very few and many thousands of lives would be
saved. Dea Moines News.
PROSPERITY ANT) THE
HE national government
& A I year on June 30, with a surplus df receipts
I lover expenditures amounting to nearly nlne-
I ... ...tllln,. .Mlon n Infffn,. siimli,, tkni, I.,..
' j iiui i uuuaio u iui (i i puijuuo limn uan
been obtnined for severnl years.
The receipts from customs and from In
ternal revenue taxes have been unusually
large, Indicating that an unusual amount of Imported
goods has been consumed during the year, and that the
demand for those articles on which an Internal revenue
tax Is levied has been great. These are signs of pros
perity, of the existence of ready money, which the people
are speeding freely.
On the other hand, the problem of a large surplus Is
perplexing. When there Is a deficit, the necessity of
economy Is Impressed on every Congressman; but If
there are many millions of unappropriated money In the
treasury, every Representative wkshes to have some of It
set aside for improvements In his district, the officers of
the navy urge larger appropriations for warships, nnd
the army officers propose an extension of the coast de
fenses. It Is likely that bills will be introduced In Congress
next winter appropriating ten times the amount of the
surplus. They will come from Democrats as well as
from Republicans. The Democrats are likely to Intro
duce, also, bills Intended to reduce' taxation In such a
way ns to bring the revenues nnd expenditures more
nearly to an equality. However desirable the passage
of such bills may be, It Is not easy under the present
financial system to draft a satisfactory plan. Instead of
making appropriations and then levying a tax to meet.
"Who is your unfailing friend with
the fat memorandum book?" Inquired
the cashier.
"Who told you he was my friend?"
asked the bill clerk.
"I inferred it from your Joyous ex
pression when you saw him sitting In
wait for you on the bench."
"If your references hadn't been any
better than your Inferences are you'd
never have got the Job you're holding,"
aald the bill clerk.
"Is he a protege of yours?" asked the
cashier. '
"A how much?"
"I beg your pardon," said the cashier.
I Bhould have said protegy. Don't get
It, eh? Is he some worthy young man
fn whose career you ore interested and
to whom you extend assistance of a
pecuniary nature? I don't wish to pry,
but I saw you hand him what appear
ed to be a two spot Charity Is a beau
tiful thing the rarest gem In virtue's
casket very rare In a young man. I
notice he calls around about every
month."
"You're a great notleer," said the bill
clerk. "I've noticed that. Did you
aver happen to notice how much fool
Ishuess you talk?"
"He looks like a collector," observed
the cashier.
"Well, I guess you ought to know
pretty well what they look like," said
the bill clerk.
"Don't be snappy, my son," said the
cashier. "Tliere isn't any disgrace In
having a collector call around. He
might simply be coming to collect an in
stallment on a diamond engagement
ring. When a young man gets engaged
be naturally presents his nnnneee with
a ring. If ho is a whole-souled and
generous young man nnd thinks a great
deal of the young woman he wants to
get her a good one and If his accumu
lated capital Is Insufllclent for the exi
gencies of the situation, why should he
not. If you please, try tho installment
lan?"
"Why not?" said the bill clerk mm
commlttally. "Of course," said the cashier. "It's
the finest thing lu the land. When you
get your ring paid for you can buy u
bouse on the installment plan ami fur
nish It on the Installment pliiu. You
can have an Installment pluno and an
installment phonograph nnd an Install
ment library lu installments. Yon can
dress the family on the Installment
plan. You don't have to wait until it's
paid for to enjoy what you get. That
necessity for annoying delay Is the
curse of the cash system."
"You'd only be spending the money
that ou pay out for some foolishness
r other, wouldn't you?" said the bill1
Jerk. "And then you wouldn't have
anything to show for It."
"That's right' said the cashier, "and
Emkipimials
the amount to be spent, the rate of taxation Is Oxvl,
nnd the revenue produced under It depend on, condi
tions outside of the control of Congress. Appropriations
are made against a sum which hus to be estimated. Tho
estimates may be so far wrong that there will be a large
deficit or a large surplus. Unforeseen conditions have
produced the large surplus this year. Youth's Companion.
ocean? Vet here Is nn achievement that deserves to be
celebrated by the whole world, and It Is no more noticed
than the passing of a trolley car.
Ten years ago a man who would have said that the
day would come when a man could sit In this country
and communicate intsantly with n man In England, with
no wire, even, collecting the two, would have been sent
to the Insane asylum. That thing, however, is being
done to-day. One Marconi polo is at Clifton, on the coast
of Ireland, and another Is nt Cnpe Breton, In Canada,
and messages leap from one to the other as surely and
as swiftly as though they were not six feet apart
This noshing of messages, three or four thousand miles
around the earth will soon be as commonplace as using
the telephone Is now, and men will make use of the ser
vice and think nothing of It Yet such communication
was beyond the wildest dreams of mankind only a few
years ago. Tho world Is moving fast in these latter days,
and will move faster yet. Though the earth bas been
Inhabited for millions of years, it is only, within the last
century that nature's secrets have commenced to be dis
covered, f
We are at the beginning of discovery ond knowledge.
What the next century will bring forth we cannot guess,
but we may be sure that it will be full of wonders un
speakable. Kansas City World. "
SURPLUS.
closed the fiscal
ilo juruire
Ipnrt of
lieves
and to
cessful he referred to some of the latest figures of the
rural free delivery system.
In 1806, the first year of rural free delivery, that ser
vice cost $1 .",000,000, and tho general postofllee deficit
was $S,000,0O0. Last year the rural delivery service cost
$23,000,000 and the deficit was only 510,000,000. This
year rural free delivery will cost $35,bOO,000. The report
for the first quarter of the year shows no deficit what
ever, nnd while deficits are expected for the remainder
of the year their total will be grently cut down. As the
Tostmaster General puts It, the rural delivery service "is
costly, but it is proving to be a great feeder to the gen
eral postal system." The one aim of the Postofllee De
partment is to give good service, and there is no reason
why the government should not take reasonable business
risks In providing it Chicago Reeord-IIerald.
you'll never miss the dollar or so a
week or a month or whatever It Is. It's
only a matter of a few cents a day for
each article."
"That's all," said the bill clerk. "This
book costs less than C cents a day and
It's one of the most useful and Instruc
tive works ever published. You ought
to get It You need It Honest, you'd
find It would help you a heap. I'll put
you next to the agent If you like."
"To tell you the truth, I rather favor
the cash system, In spite of its disad
vantages," said the cashier. "Of course,
I haven't much to show for it, but my
bank account and some trifling real es
tate and 5 per cent bonds, but I might
find 'em handy some' time. What's th
name of this ultra-useful work which
you seem to think I need, Johnny?"
"'How to Mind Your Own Busi
ness,' " said the bill clerk. "I gave my
copy to another friend of mine who's
always sticking his nose Into other peo
ple's and It worked great." Chicago
Dully News.
TRAVELERS IN ENGLAND.
Going Through the Cuntoin Houe la
a Simple Mailer There.
There Is no country where the matter
of landing from American passenger
ships Is so easily and so expedltoualy
done as England. Of course, It Is a
free trade country, the freest In the
whole world.
There are duties levied on tobacco
and spirits, but travelers are allowed
a half pound of tobacco, lu any shape,
and a half pint of spirits, which also
means the same as perfume. Sugar is
dutiable, whether in grain, sweet or in
Jam, but a small quantity Is freely
passed.
In all oases, however, these good
must be the actual prierty of the
passenger, and be for his use and con
trol. Cocoa, coffee and tea ure also
dutiable, as are reprints of English
books. Outside of these thhigs, as
named, passengers can bring In any
thing, motors, cycles, horses, but not
dogs, for which animal a not to ex
ceed six months' quarantine awaits.
Keep dogs on the American side.
The distorts officials ure life ap
pointees under the civil service and
will be found most obliging and help
ful. In fact, they are a model to the
customs world. Tell the truth at uM
times to these olliclals and you will
be all right. They are marvelous!'
keen on setting the supisjsedly smart
liar. Travel Magazine.
Tallest Mountain la World.
Sunday Island, In the Pacific, Is real
ly the tallest mountain lu the yorld.
It rises 2.U00 feet out of five miles of
water, and la thus nearly feet
from base to summit
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THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC TRIUMPH.
N the press nnd hurry of dally living few of
us realize what triumphs man is constantly
making over nature. What mention, for ex
ample, havo you seen of the news that the
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company will
soon begin doing business regularly between
America and Europe, across the Atlantic
THE COST OF RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
HfcOSTMASTEK GENERAL MEYER'S pro-.
J I;ram of postofllee Improvement Involves two
jf" or three Items which may seem on their face
me nsK or a great outlay on ;ne
the government. He personally be
they would be good business policy,
Indicate why bold plans may be suc
II
SURPRISE WAS ON FATHER. 1
The Kafirs of Africa tell heir chil
dren many nursery tales wlileh they
call "surprise stories." In one called
"The man who hid his honey," which Is
quoted by Dudley Kldd In a volume on
the ways of Kafir children, tho surprise
seems to bttve been on the father.
Long, long ago," runs the tale, a man
had a wife and three children, and they
ran out of food. When they got hun
gry the man went out to hunt, and
found some honey. He filled a pot with
It, got a reed and hollowed it out. Then
when no one was looking he hid the pot
In the ground under tho ashes, and In
serted the reed through Into the honey.
When the sun was setting that after
noon he called the children about him
to sing, nnd while they sang he sucked
honey through the reed. Again and
again he did this, and the children said,
"Father sucks ashes through a reed
every day."
But one day, when the father had
gone hunting again, the youngest chll
said, "Let me suck ashes and be a
man llko father," so he applied his
Hps to the reed.
To bis delight, honey came up, and
he sucked till his cheeks were full, and
then the other children tried It They
dug up the pot and emptied It and
when they had burled It again they
put the end of the reed In the ashes.
At evening their father came home.
When the children sang that evening
he put his Hps to the reed, but made
a wry face. Again he tried, and again
he made a face as he tasted the ashes.
"What are you doing, papa?" asked
the youngest "Wbjdo you make such
a face?"
"Who has been raking these ashes?"
demanded the father.
"The children have been playing
there," said his wife. The man raked
away the ashes and dug up the honey
pot. It was quite empty.
"Why, there is the honey pot!" ex
claimed his wife. "Why did you hide
It there?"
But Mr. Kafir had nothing to say,
and the surprise story was ended!
The I'nlraiiiiueled Juror.
Tremblingly the Juror rose in his
place.
"Your honor," he said, "if it wuld
not thwart the ends of Justice and
throw the beautiful mechanism of this
tribunal out of gear, I would like to
telephone my wife for some clean hand
Ucre'.iit fs."
TUV court, frowning at the hit rod uc
(Inn of the purely trivial, took tho miit
tr under advisement Philadelphia
Led per.
I'uuetuallt r.
"Never put off till to-morrow what
you can do to-day," suld the man who
quotes proverbs when he ought to be
tft work.
"That's right." answered Mr. Dustln
St;tx. "you can never be sure that the
grand Jury Isn't going to get to work
to-morrow and ioll the wbola schema.'
Washington Star.
About all some men can see la an
undertaking Is discouragement
lermond
Ideals. The Ideal we formed at our
nother's knee Is the highest we will
form In all our lives. Rev. T. C.
O'Hellley, Roman Catholic, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Simplicity. Learn to live simply, in
body, In mind. In spirit, and a multi
tude of burdens shall slip from your
soul nnd you shall know the meaning
of rest. Uev. P. O. Hall, Presbyterian,
New York City.
No Compromise. What the kingdom
of Christ cannot effect by conquest It
can never effect by compromise, even
though the doxology be sung nnd tho
benediction be pronounced. Kev. A. II.
Stephens, Presbyterian, Chicago, III.
Prosperity. Prosperity Is often ruin
ous, because if Is associated with for
getfulness of (Sod. A dependence on
self 1h substituted; atrophy of the finer
faculties of the soul takes place. Rev,
G. B. Burns, Methodist, Philadelphia,
Pn.
. The Church. The church has stood
for social order, for good government,
for freedom, for the family, for educa
tion, for the development of the indi
vidual, for truth, virtue and charity.
Rev. W. B. Craig, Disciple, Denver,
Col.
The Kingdom. Wherever God reigns
In a human soul tliere Ills Kingdom
Is. The weakest Christian, If he be a
true son of the kingdom, has all the
jower of God enlisted In his hehnff.
Rev. S. S. P.i liner, Presbyterian, Colum
bus, O.
JudgmentOne might think God
sent the earthquake ns a direct Judg
ment. No man Is warranted, however,
In making such nn nssertlon. We do
not know the mlndof the Almjhty.
Rev. Joseph Calhoun, Presbyterian,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Success. Good success does not mean
possessing things, but in being some
body. Caesar, having n world, was a
failure; Christ, homeless, despised,
spnt upon, crucified, Is the Ideal of suc
cess realized. Rev. T. E. Potterton,
Eplseopnllan, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Church If n man Is tolerably
good out of the church, the grace of
God which conies to him In the npjiolnt
ed chnnnels makes him quite consider
ably better. The spirit of God In the
church develops the best In man. Rev.
J. A. Dens, Lutheran, Portland, Ore.
Words nnd Acts. Words are worth
only what the man behind them Is
worth. A counterfeit half dollar, moy
look to be silver, but while silver In Its
face, It Is lead in its ring. We cannot
do more than what we are. Rev. ,0,
II. Puikhurst, presbyterlnnXew York
City.
The True Life. A true life has God
for its center. An aimless life cannot
le true, nor a life that alms nt any
thing less than what God has Intended
we should be. In other words, then,
a true life Is the life of a child of God.
Rev. R. J. Kent, Congregatlonnllst
Brooklyn, X. Y.
No More Antagonism. The old pint
form of religious antagonism nnd con
troversy has dlsapieared, and there Is
not a single public lecturer of any
note In the land to-day hostile to the
Blblo. There were many of them a
few yenrs ago. Rev. W. A. Frye, Meth
odist, Lansing, Mich.
Whnt Is Life? I never heard of a
biologist who could tell what life Is.
It was Christ that suld because of life
you shall live. : Either He made a great
mistake, when He said that or they
made a great mistake to forget that Ho
Bald It Rev. II. W. Stryker, Presby
terlan, Clinton, N. Y.
Communion With God. Christ came
Into the world with a real work to do,
and He did It. Ills spiritual nature
kept hint In close communion with God,
and It Is the communion that anyone
must hnve who Is to do anything.
Rev. A. W. Raymond, Congregatlonnl
lst, Schenectady. N.
' The Newspaper. The newspaper
must give the people what tbey de
mand. It may, by tact nnd finesse,
gradually guide its readers to a dif
ferent jHjlut of vew, but It must be to
the public whnt the wise wife is to her
husband "while she bends him she
jboys him." Rev. Charles Scnddlug
Episcopalian, LuG range, III.
lloth of Them Sallanrd.
"I wonder," said the tull mun In the
suit of faded black, "If I could Interest
you In a new and cheap edition of the
works of Anthony Trollojie." "I don't
know," answered the man at the desk.
"Go ahead and let me hear whnt you
nave to say." The lok agent began at
once, "Every student of literature
knows," he said, "that Anthony Trol
lojie was one of England's great novel
ists. It is true, perhaps, that he wrote
for a limited class." And so on, for
ten minutes. "Xo," said the mnn at
the desk, turning again to his work,
"you haven't succeeded In Interesting
me a bit." "That's all right," rejoined
the tall man In the suit of faded black,
replacing the sample volumes in Ills
valise with Imperturbable composure.
"I have Just started out canvassing
with these books, and I was only prac
ticing on you."
A IHxtiiirf Ion anil a ll (Terr nee.
lie was young and thought that be
knew (illicit, but lie confessed uu occa
sional desire for further enlightenment
This time it was a legal point, and he
propounded the question to bis coun
selor. "Mr. Jacques, can n man get a di
vorce front his wife because she Is not
religious? I read the other day that
Inlidellty was a cause for divorce."
Llppiticott's.
If you would lie happy lend yourself
to good deeds und don't borrow trou
ble. Wise men mUx n lot of real pleasure
because they are not foolish.
BOMXHOW
Life has a burden for every man's shoulder,
None rosy escape from Its trouble ami care;
. Miss It In youth, and 'twill come when we're older,
And fit ns as close as the garments we wear.
Sorrow comes Into our lives uninvited.
Robbing our hearts of their treasures of song;
Lovers grow cold, and friendship are slighted,
Yet somehow or other we worry along.
Every-dsy toll Is nn every -day blessing.
Though poverty's cottage and crust we may share;
Weak Is the back on which burdens ore pressing.
Rut stout Is the heart that is strengthened by prayer.
Somehow or other the pathway grows brighter
Just when we mourn there were none to befriend;
Hope In the heart mnkes the burden seem lighter,
And somehow or other we get to the end.
The bear Is a nntural clown, both In
Appearances and In actions, and n good
many amusing stories have been told
of his queer performances. One that
occurred Is best told In the word of
the person most Interested.
When I was n boy my pnrents lived
In Vie mountain regions of northwest
ern New York. The country was com
paratively unsettled, and there were
plenty of bears and wildcats, and even
a few panthers, roaming around rn the
woods. Teople were not much afraid
of these wild animals, however, for
they seldom molested a human being
unless wonnded or driven Into a tight
corner. We boys used to go fishing
without any other weapon 4han our "brr
low" pocket knives, and even the girls
would go Into the woods and the wild
pastures to gather nuts and berries,
unattended and unarmed. Occasionally
a bear would be seen, but he would
shamble sway like a frightened cow
and disappear In the woods.
When, therefore, one August day,
father and mother told me that they
were going to drive to town, fourteen
miles away, and should not bo back un-
THE BEAR TOPPLED BACKWARDS INTO THE HOGSHEAD.
til "milking time," I easily gained per
mission to pass theduy fishing for
trout in a neighboring brook.
My success was so good that before
8 o'clock In the afternoon my string of
fish was as heavy ns I cared to carry
twenty-five pounds or more and so
I started for home, arriving there a
little before 5 o'clock. The house was
locked and mother had the key with
ber, so I sat down ou the back door
step to wait until It was time to go for
the cows.
While I was sitting there, Idly watch
ing tho edge of the swampy woods not
more than a hundred rods away, a lit
tle, round, dark object that looked like
a well-grown puppy, came tumbling out
Into the open field, and in a minute or
so it was Joined by another exactly
like It These two strange little ani
mals began to gambol with each other,
like kittens, rolling oyer and over, nnd
clumsily biting and pawing one another.
My heart began to beat fast with ex
citement, for It had not taken me long
to Identify the little animals as bear
cubs, and If there was anything that I
wanted more than aitother It was a
wild pet, to match tho wildcat owned
by my particular chum, Ellis Sprnguo.
Here, then, was a chance to secure
something that was worth more than
a dozen young wildcats.
I did not stop to consider the matter
for a momerft, but Jumped up and made
a dash for the young bears nt the top
of my speed. As it happened, just as
I started, the cubs fell Into a fierce
and more quarrelsome tassel than us
ual, and were so much taken up with
biting and squeezing each other that
they did not notice me until I was
close upon them. Then one of them
scrambled off so wildly that he sent
tho other sprawling on Its back, nnd
before the little fellow could recover
bis wits and his legs I hud flung my
self upon him and gathered him under
my Jacket
He struggled hard and squealed
sharply, but did not bite or scratch,
and I turned and made for the house
as fast as I could go, mindful of the
fact that the aid mother bear was prob
ably somewhere close at hand, ready to
pursue and take a vengeance uhui any
one who meddled with, her babies.
Indeed, I had hardly gone twenty
yards when I heord the old bear crash
ing through the underbrush in re
sponse to tho half smothered cries of
the cub under my Jacket She was evi
dently In a tremendous hurry, as well
as a towering rage, for I heard the
pole fence on the edge of the swamp go
down before her ltkb so many dead
twigs, I had a good start, to be sure,
and It was only a short distance to
the boose, but (be struggling cub rather
lmided my flight, and tliere never
was a boy, anyway, who could keep
pace wltb a bear In a race, long or
abort
In my excitement I ran straight for
the bouse, never once thinking, until I
was almost upon the threshold, that
tbe dwor was locked. 11 ow my heart
OS OTHER.
sank when the awful truth flashed upon
me! The bear was close nt my heels,
infuriated by the menace to her moth
er love, and there was not a single
place of refuge where I could hide from
her wrath.,
Yes. there was one place and the
thought came to me Just In time. I
dropped the squealing cub directly In
Its mother's path, scrambled on to the
edge of the big hogshead that stood In
the angle where the house and the
walls met. nnd dragged myself, by a
mighty effort upon the shed roof. The
fent was accomplished not a moment
too soon, for the mother bear, stopping
only an Instant to sniff at her cub,
had plunged forward In pursuit again;
and Just as my feet left the edge of the
big hogshead hers reached the same
place, and there was a vicious swish of
one paw that Just missed my trousers,
it was the closest Bhave that I ever
had In my life, and I shall never for
get It
But tho old bear was not to be
bulked. If she had missed me at the
first clip. Her blood was up now and
she was not going to be contented
with the mcro recovery of her cub.
Revenge glowed In her wicked llttlo
eyes, as she stood, reared up on the
edgo of the hogshead, glaring fiercely
at me.
The shed roof was comparatively
low, and I iwas all of a tremble for
fear she would be able te get up there.
And, Indeed, she seemed to nave tbe
same notion herself, for presently she
began to crawl upon the hogshead,
which was nearly full of water, and
therefore able to sustain ber wehrht
She climbed It Just as she would a
tree and. Indeed, a bear, except a
grlzzlly, can climb anything that Is
not too small, or two large, for It to
bug. With ber forepaws on tbe edge
of tbe hogshead and pressing down she
bitched up one of ber bind legs until
she got a footing for one bind paw';
when she reached upwards and caught
bold of tbe shed roof.
It was a critical moment and I knew
that unless I did something Immedi
ately to spoil her plan she would soon
be making mincemeat of me. I slid
boldly downwards, drew up my knee,
und let fly a tremendous kick at tbe
hanging paw. I struck It squarely
with the heel of my boot and knocked
It off tbe roof.
Deprived of her slender bold the
bear toppled backwards and fell plump
Into the hogshead. She fitted It so
closely that nearly all the water, dis
placed by her sudden descent, spurted
up around her In a perfect geyser. Such
an astonished and discomfited looking
bear I never saw In all my life.
But this was not all that occurred
to disturb her equanimity. The hogs
head, upset by ber fall and ber strug
gles, suddenly began to roll down the
slope upon which the bouse was built,
carrying the tljghtly wedged bear with
It. Over and over the bewildered anl
ilial was turned, now scraping the earth
with her nose, now gazing for a brief
Instant up Into the summer sky. A
more ridiculous picture was never
seen, nnd trembling with fright, us I
still was. I could not help uttering
screams of laughter.
Down Into the road rolled the hogs
head; anil then ntl;rlnlng n terltfle rate
of sitced, It whirled vulleywnrd In a
cloud of dust. As it happened my par
ents were Just coming up the bill at the
time, und, seeing the commotion, they
drove out one sldi to let the curious
object pass. If thundered by them
and then, taking a sudden ttwerve, to
the right, went crashing down the bunk
of the ravine Into tlio woods. Father
afterwards said thut ho could Just see
the bear's head, as the boghead went
spinning by, and it looked like a but
ton at the center of a whirlwind.
We never saw that bear around tho
house again, although the cubs stayed
In tho swamp for a week or more.
Father would not let me have anything
more to do with them.
Tbe hogshead we found all staved
to pieces at the bottom of the ravine.
I am Inclined to think that tbe bear as
soon ss she was free started for the
Adirondack adtderness and never stop
ped until elie bad left far behind her
very sign of human habitation and)
rain barrels. Chicago News. '
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ANTIQUE WATCHES.
Iaealeaa Caartafalta a DeeelvW
Uvea the Caaaotaaeae.
There are certain marks which serve
s a fair guide to the authenticity of
an antliue watch and the following
bints will be useful In determining the
age and value of old watches, says the
New York Sun.
According te tbe authorities the first
watrib was Invented about the year
1500. The original pocket timepiece
was cylindrical In shape anil made en
tirely of Iron, Including tbe platen, pin
ions, wheels and pillars. Watcties of
oval form did not appear earlier than
about 1500. Most of them date back to
the period around 1000. It Is probable
that there were no watches decorated
with enamel before 1632.
The balance spring was Invented
about the year 163S, but was not ex
tensively employed until 1890. Repeat
ing watohes were not Invented before .
1076. Watches with alarm attachments
were carried In the sixteenth century.
The minute band was Introduced only,
with tbe use of the balance spring and
consequently Is not met with until the
end of the seventeenth century. Not
wlthstsndlng the fact that the cylinder
escapement was Invented In 1710, It Is
found only In Isolated cases In the
eighteenth century.
Almost all timepieces until tha be
ginning of the nineteenth century were
vertical watches. Watches having chas
ed cases did not make their appoiraace
before the beginning of the eighteenth
century.
"Quarter coleurs" cases are not found
before the year 1790, watches with
gongs not before 1780. Watches with1
movable figures on the dial and must-'
cat watches occur only arannd the
eighteenth century. Watches sot with
pearls came Into vogue about the same
period.
More or less valuable are the so-
called egg watches, watches with but
one hand, watches with fine openwork
or exquisitely chased cases, goJd enam
eled watches which are enameled both
Inside and outside, watches In general
which are handsomely decorated In any
respect
THE MIRACLE 07 TREES.
Nature's Marvelous Maalfeatatlon la'
(ha Glorloaa Foreata.
now wonderful a re, the trees I Bach
leaf, with Its varied outlines and deli
cate tracing of stem and veins, and
Its soft, fresh, glossy texture, Is a mar
vel. Te a man who bad been born
and alwe.ys lived on some barren
Island It would seem a verltahje
miracle; could be be suddenly trans
ported to our sone when tbe trees
stood stark and bare against a win try
sky, and watch the buds begin to swell
and then the tender vivid green of
their first output ting till tbey stood,
crownea witn ine run gtory or summer.
foliage. ' .
No wonder there were tree worship
ers In earlier days. It Is easy to love
them now, and bard to tell which la
most attractive and beautiful. Each
one Is an objectified thought, express
ing something. In the oak it Is sturdy
strength, stout resistance to every wind
that blows. In the elm strength again,
but yielding a little more, and with,
more grace ; In the towering , pine,
aspiration and soft cifererse with tbe
wooing breeze. What endless variety
there Is In form, in color and In Teaf
and blossom, and how exquisitely they
blend when tbey are grouped together.
There la a peculiar fascination about
a real forest, wltb Its dim recesses of
shade, and Its shy Inhabitants, but to
appreciate any tree It should stand by
Itself where It baa full room to de
velop. Maples, for example, crowded
together grow tall and spindling, with
a tuft of foliage at the top. A maple
by Itself wltb full room to spread Its
branches and drink In tbe showers ant)
sunshine Is one of the noblest trees
that grow, rich In foliage and sym
metrical aad pleasing In outline, and
so It Is with them all. Plant trees
wherever you can If there Is only room
for one, care for and cherish them, andr
toarh tho children to know' nn1 Inva
them. Tbey wjll add charm and at
traction to every home, and are tru
and steadfast friends.
Driven te It.
An acquaintance once asked a oopu
lar cartoonist for one of the great dal
ly papera why he was in the habit of
labeling tbe well-known persons whom
be pictured In bis cartoons. "Why I
don't you take It for granted that cv-i
erybody knows them?" be said. "Leave
something to the Intelligence of the
persons who read the paper."
"I once thought as you do," answer
ed the artist "Some yenrs ago I had
a series of political cartoons In tbo
paper. I thought they were pretty
good, but one day a man with whom
I was well acquainted asked me why
I bad been putting my own picture In
the paper so often of lrte.
'"Putting my own picture In?' I said
'When have I done that?'
" 'Y'ou've been 'doing, It every day.' '
And he ojiened a. copy of tho pnper he
hnd'ln his hand and pointed to my al
leged j ortrtiit lu niv latest rartoeu.
" That wasn't Intended for me,' J
said. 'That is supjuised to be Senator
iintiiK.
"Since that time," added tbe cartoon
ist. "I have 'labeled every hotly. . I
don't take any more chances."
Illae of the Laborer,
According to many labor leaders
ami economists, workers to-day are bet
ter paid by from about 10 to 40 per
cent, and lu some cases almost as high,
as "0 per cent, than two decades ago.
Their hours are shorter, and it Is as
serted they are better fed, better
clothed aud better housed; that their
environment Is happier, and that they
have more leisure to enjoy tbe benefits
of all refining Influences,
Tbe average man has occasion to say,
to himself at least once a week, : "Well,
I've got myself Into a nice boat!"
A boy Is never uncomfortable If fee
la riding or eating.