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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JUNE 52, tSyt BEAT AND HUMIDITY. TWIN A Honnons that make life BURDEN IN NEW YORK. Gflttmiit TntiMi llii I'aIiii fur lltiiiilillty. Clilrt llnhra, HI. l.otiU IIIUIir( rw Orltmnt, Ho-aaU, Wlillr Xiw Turk Mewl Mini Nwollrr Hi tiilintiltHiiU. Hweh.l Correohdi'lH'e,) Nrw Yohk, Juno 9.I. -Ohl Hoi In wann Ing up again niut it lit probable that foi tho nuxt nixly or novoiity tluyn wo nluill be grilled, hImIoi! ami -.weltered, Tim latter word exproHsoa tho Idea tliu more clearly, amluriiiK tho past three yearn ,tho ronlilontn of this city liuvo aulToioil from 11 combination of heat ami niulntiiru during tho ntitumor mouths. Thin com binatlon linn tiecouio known by tlioru mod in weather loro an "humidity." which, liclng Interpreted, inoumi tho prtwucii of moisture In tho atmosphere on a hot day. Breathing hot air and watur linn a tnoNt dcprcnxltiK fffcct umn a man. If mini bin vitnl forces, and friMiioutly re sult in cerebral apoplexy and death, hi bun been tho cnto in Now York city ii: many Instance) thua far thta rmmmer. Thin humidity in numothltur now, and as Gotham ban always been noted for novelties it in nutting tho full lionollt of tho hot water innovation, Very few of tho roailern of thin article who have reached tho ago of forty yearn have beard of humidity an a factor in awoll tag tho death rato until of recent yearn, but now It llnnren In ovory weather re port, and Its degrees are an regularly oted by tho weather ttharpH an thono of heat. Various theories bavo been advanced by wise mou to account for thin deadly phenomenon, but uono has !con mifll oiontly clear to lo readily understood. The tnon who profess to lo learned in muling tho weather, have 11 language of their own, in which such words as "Iso therms" and others of like character fgora largely, They mix us all up with their assumed knowledge, while wo die ; CAUOirT IN WINTKIt CLOTIIINO. of humidity meanwhile, without really kaowiug what has killed us. Of conn. it is easily understood that owing to the proximity of tho sea there is naturally more moisturo in tho air of Now York city than in that of an inland town. But why there should lo more moisture in the air now than thero was ten years go tho majority of portions cannot un derstaud and probably never will. Another thing that causes 11 good deal of mental as well as physical distress to New Yorkers is tho fickleness of the weather. Why cannot we bavo, say, ninety days of 80 degree weather, lie ginning at about tho 1st of Juno and ending on tho 1st of September? Thero ure,few of us but can remember when uch an approximate condition of boa and time existed. Under such condi tions wo soon becamo accustomed to tho heat. Our necks becamo sunburuod, perhaps, but, like tho residents of Now Orleans or Houston, wo soon adapted ourselves to the changed onler of things. But what do we get now? June ushered in with a suowstorm, icicles in our whiskers, pneumonia in our lungs. Forty-eight hours later it is 00 degs, in the shade; pedestrians caught in win ter flannels, their tongues protruding like a lizard's on a hot rock, streams cf perspiration sprinkling tho streets, and general frying of fat. This continues until the graveyards are replenished nicely. Then comes a week of rain, during which it looks us if Broadway wero located off Newfoundland in a fog and umbrella ribs drip like leaky roofs. If Mr. James Russell Lowell wero alive today and lived In Now York city he wouldn't writo any more poetry ulsv.it rare days in Juno, unless he meant that they were as rare as iKirterhouso steaks in tho' desert of Sahara. Tho modern New York Juno day means either a par boiling in humidity or a shiver in nu orercoat. Juno is not a windy month in tho city. What uir thero is is upt to tnovo very slow ly, and not oven tho police can make it hustlo. The only wind Is produced by the political conventions. The normal Telocity of wind in Juno Is about twelve miles un hour, but very little of this is felt in tho street owitig to the height of the buildings. But when the sun goes down red and angry liehiud the statue of Liberty, as if loath to leave bis vic tims, there comes a little relief. The children tumble out of the tenement bouses like kittens, the sidowulks in the crowded portions of tho city are tilled with men and women seated on the doorstops, tho tire escapes are utilized as balconies and lovers seek trysting places on the roofs. But to return to the lack of continuity ia either hot or cold weather, lot us quote Oerrett Herviss, tho astronomer, in explanation of tho fickleness of dame mature in this respect. Ho says that all thie "sbonauigin" is due to tho sun as early as be can find art. Old Sol, ho states, ban been very frisky of late, cut ting up all kinds of pranks up therein tho sky. In fact, Uld Hoi has Won In dulglng recently in a cerles of elec trical storms, caused by tho Lord only knows what, and has loou having a lot of fun by himself and Incidentally mak ing things rather unpleasant for us, Mr. Borvlss says that when Old Hoi gets real hot and angry ho ohootn out enormous tongues of tiro which leap thousands of miles Into spaco) that theso electrical storms are becoming more and more frequent, and that it Is not at all Improbable that when tho King of Fire gets into a really melting mood ouo of theso days ho will send tho curtain of vaior which surrounds him and just breatho upon un poor pygmies for a few minutes, just long enough to shrivel everything more tender than a pawn broker's heart into tho dimensions of an autumn leaf. It is just iK)sslble, Mr. Borvlss says, that theso cycles of intense heat from which wo suffer are a jocular intimation on tho part of Old Bol as to What no could do for us If no wisucil. WI1II0 Now inrk cannot claim cannot claim a pre-emiuenco of Inequality in weather, she can safely say that no other city in America suffers so much from humid-' ity. This distinction she would bo glad to part with. Indeed, sho is ierfectl,y willing that Chicago shall bavo a largo chunk of Gotham humidity for exhibi tion at tho World's fair. Owing to; tho condition alluded to iiImivo, it is also safe to say that no city in tho United States suffers so much from tho heat as New York. That Now York is peculiarly susceptible to heat conditions in shown in tho fact that somoof its tenement dis tricts are more densoly populated than those of any city in tho world. It con tains more tall buildings than any of its sister American cities, which most effec tually shut off tho breezes from tho streets, where unfortunately tho major part of tho business Is transacted; be sides, theso enormous piles of brick and mortar act as great storehouses of heat which Is lioiug constantly retlected into tho air by radiation. Chicago heat is bad enough, but it is much drier than that of Now York. St. Loufn in now and then visited by a blazing blizzard which make' its inhabitants pant for cooling streams, but tho latter s'tffers but little from humidity, which Is tho real heat Imno of Now Yorkers. Still there ate mitigating circum stances which after all make the me tropolis not altogether a bad place to live in. No city in tho United States affords such liberal chances for escape from tho tire. Tho cooling milkshake and tho hissing soda fountain beckon in vltlngly from ovory corner. Two great rivers encompass the empire city, on whoso broad bosoms innumerable excur sion and ferryboat woo tho perspiring crowds to enjoy tho cool breath of the ocean. Owing to tho liberality of tho managers of tho ferry routes thousands of sickly babies from the tenement dis tricts nre permitted to ride back ami fortli on the boats freo of charge No city in the world has so many cool summer resorts as rov ork within an hour's ride, each of which can bo reached twice over for a dollar. Thero Is always a breeze blowing through tho windows of the swiftly moving elevated trains, while seats await tho overheated on the most magnificent promenade in the world tho Brooklyn bridge and oven if tho humidity does carry off a few vic tims every year, tho doctors say they pass away much easier than if they had died of consumption or kidney disease. So what is tho use of complaining? With proper care a man will live as long in New York as in tho happy valley of Los Angeles, in tho blue grass region of Kentucky, under tho orange groves of Florida or oven upon tho invigorating altitudes of Colorado. EltNEHT J Alt HOLD. She Wrote to the Kuiprcw. Atchison, Kan., Juno 23. -Twenty six years ago Bernard Schmldz left Ger many and emigrated to America. He settled in Doniphan county, Kan., and In time becamo a rich man. In August. 1801, bo concluded to visit Ids old homo, and within a few weeks after bis arrival was arrested and put in tlio army as a citizen of Germany subject to military duty. His friends in Kansas were very much distressed about the matter and sent long petitions requesting bis re lease, bnt no utteutiou was paid to them. Finally bis little daughter Maggio, eleven years old. wrote a letter to the MAOOIF. SCHMIDZ. empress of Germany usking her father's release and relating in au artless way bow bis wife and children missed him. Tho letter was neither prn'ierly ad dressed nor stamped, but one kind ofll cial after another s.eut it on, and the let ter at last found its way into the hands of tho empress, Its contents interested her, and Schmldz wus given a tree par don, returning home in March of last year, when his neighbors and friends formed a long procession and had a great celebration. You may be suro that littlo Maggie occupied an important place. The child's letter was written in German, and Bernard Schmidz informed the writer of this that tho Berlin paper announced that ids pardon was secured through tho lotter written by bis daugh ter to tho empress. E. W. Howe. 1 YV fiul Ml 1 IT 1 1 1 1 PIPES ADR POPULAR. SMOKEnS SEEM TO PREFER THEM TO THE CHEAP CIGARS. I'olnl Wherein l'li Am Mtiprrlnr n Any Other I'oriii of Hitiiiklng A ciilrf Dlfflrtillt. That of Cleniilltieis, er come liy Modern ('ontrltHiirrn. Pipe smoking has gradually grown to tin a popular feature of the luxury sought after by the New Yorker of today. Ten years ago very few men In this city, nut sldo tho ranks nf the laboring masse, eared to smoke a plM. In fact, Ann-H-cum, as n ride, never took kindly to thi pipe. The trnubtu of Idling a pipe, clean Ing It and keeping It in perfect smoking condition were the chief cause which pre vented Its widespread adoption by the p.-n plu; hut, aside from theso reasons, theotlii r ureat preventive was the apparently un- I surmountable barrier placed In its way by I tli fliroriitiH ei! Iris nf fiislilim. Wirlv nil theso reasons have gradually given way, however, to the Inevitable inarch of pro;: ress that has distinguished the career of tho nine from tho llrst day of Its dlscnwry down to the present date. Kvery nation under the sun In this hitter part of the ad vanced Nineteenth century uses a suioklng pipe in snine fcrm or other. In no country Is tho artistic. development pf tlio pipe so clearly marked as In Htm laud. There plpesmoktng is tho universal rule. It Is purstiiil with such popular In dulgence that tho manufacturers of pipes are ever on the ipil vivo for new styles and catchy designs. American manufacturers are closely following In tho wake of their Kugllsh cousins In this respect, and ills largely to the good taste exercised in the development of the plpo and Its accompa niments that Is 1I110 tlio popularity which Is now wreathed around the practice of pipe siunklm- In this and other cities of the United States. A few years ago tho man who walked along tho streets of any American city smoking a pipe was stared at with feel ings of surprise and pity by tlio people who throiiKcd thu sidewalks. In some cases a feeling of resentment was displayed against the smoker, mainly perhaps on account of tho offensive odors which were wafted Into the air from tho pipes used In those times. All that is changed now, however. Many of the leading men In so J cihi wo inuuiuo 111 u pipe niiioko eimer ut homo In their libraries or in their clubs, I and among tlio workaday massm.tho habit of pipe smoking lias so steadily grown and popularized Itself that a hundred men In- i dlllgo ill this habit today where one was , accustomed 10 uso mo pipe u nan u07.cn years ago. It is not difficult to account for this growing tendency. In tho llrst place, thero Is tho primary consideration of economy. Cigar smoking Is a luxury which thu aver age man llnds to be a very costly one. Tho discriminating man of taste, whoso means are limited, llnds that to enjoy a cigar the weed must lie a gootl one. ami as a uoou , weed costs a stiff price tho dlltlcutty of the . situation Is apparent. A cigar apparent. A cigar eafer . stated yesterday that It Is Impossible to purchase a decent cigar in this city for lei than fifteen cents. Theso cigars, which are sold usually at the rato of two for a quarter, are the nearest approach to a really luxurious smokuthat a man of small Income can enjoy. A man possessing gool taste and a good plpucan purchase whatever grade of to bacco be wishes to smoke. Ho enjoys his smoke without the harrowing fear that tho germs of disease from some fever laden tenement house factory lurk within thu bowl of his brier root or ineeichaum. Not alone bavo the skill of the carvr, tho genius of the artist anil tho resources of modern mechanical appliances hcci called into requisition to make tlilm-s pleasant for the pipe smoker, but aKo the Inventive mind of the scientist has Iwen at work specially for his benellt. Thu great est dmwlmck which existed, and which mi largely hindered the adoption of plpu smoking by delicate people, was the disa greeable results that followed thu use of tho pipe for any extended period. Tho de posits of nicotine and oily matter that lodged In tho bowl and shank of the plpu were very hard to remove, and after a time smoking through a pipe thus cor roded was anything hut pleasant. Various plans wero ilevisetl to remedy this evil. The primitive, method of clear ing out the shank by means of a wisp of straw or piece of wiru gave way to the In troduction In tho market of a diminutive bristle brush, with pliable wire handle. This was in turn followed liy the Invention of a plpo In which a movable tube runs through the stem to the Isiwl. Then there wero plaster buttons used in the bottom of the lMiwl,aud theso buttons wero thrown away as soon as they became Impregnated with the nicotine. All theso attempts to overcome tha difficulty fell short of suc cess. Old smokers knew that the only way to thoroughly remove nicotine depos its from pipes was by means of thulnjet. tion of steam, anil engineers were con stantly appealed to to hold tho howls of pipes over tho waste valve of their engines, so as to cleanse them for tho smokers who wero fortunate enough to have the ac quaintance of engineer friends. A blight genius with a scientific turn of mind Introduced Into the market a pipe cleanser, It consists of a small metal cylinder, with a movable top, in which Is Inserted a small bent tube. The- end of the tube is loosely insetted In the stem of the pipe, and thu cylinder, which Is paitly filled with water, Is held over a gas Jet or other Ihiiue until the resulting steam rushes through the plpu and the nicotine is removed. Then is practically no II lit to th amount which a smoker can invest In a smoking outllt these days. There are pip. s on exhibition in a liroadway storu window 11(1 town reaching In price from one cent to $;;C0. Of course the piM! sold at the latter IlL'iire commands its in Ice more on account j of the nrtlstlo work displayed In carving its v.o-r eiirliiiis lieml tluin fi-mn Mliv kiinerlni itr In its utility as a smoking Implement. The shank is a beautiful piece of crystal imilK'r mid thu head Is a massive bloc; of meerschaum, on which is carved u coir , plete reproduction of "Thu Chase," in which the figure of Diana and her spoil 1 Ing nymphs, the dos and the backgrouim are accurately worueu out. The popular pipe here and in Kiiglami is known 11s the Bulldog." It Is solenml. whispered on the uv'noo that "'is r'y'i I Mgliuess," tin, Prince of Wales, smokis only this particular stylu or pipe, anil as n result thero has been a tremendous rush for It by the chappies. New YorkAdvei User. A hufv lire. Purchaser ow, reiuenilier, you war rant this ho-.e fearless of steam. Dealer (DO'ketliiK tlie money) That's wi. He ain't 'frsld of no steam. He don't scare at nawthln 'cept bicycles an flying Uuvesan pieces o' paper an such things, -New York Weekly. HE WANTED TO .NOW. liltla Wllllo IF nil Mil fiitriiKo Alltlrl About All TIiIiik. One day I sat In n car seat on the Satru branch of the Kasteru road behind a pale, careworn lady, who was talking to a little boy from llost'iii to Miihlen. As the little boy was of .'ry inquiring mind and Everything sremetl to attract hi attention I could not help listening to some of the ltlfStl0UK. "What is that, auntlef" the little boy commenced, pointing to a stack of hay on the marsh. "Oh, that's hay, dear," answered the careworn lady "What Is hay, auntlef" "Why, hay Is hay, dear." "Hut what Is It made off" "Why, hay Is made of dirt and waterntnl air." "Who makes Itr "Ood makes It, dear." "Does hu make It In the day time or In the night'" "In both, dear." "And Sundays'" "Yes, all the time." "Ain't it wicked to make hay on Sunday, auntlef" "Oh, I don't know. I'd keep still. Willie, that's a dear. Auntie Is tired." After remaining unlet a moment little Willie broke out: "Where do stars como from, auntlef" "I don't know; nobody knows." "Uld thu moon lay 'em?" "Yes. I guess so," replied tho wicked lady. "Can the moon lay egns, toof" "I suppose so. Don't bother me." Another short silence, when Willie broke out: "Ileiiny says oxins Is an owl, auntie. Is they?" "Oh, perhaps so." "I think a whale could lay eggs don't you, auntlef" "Oh, yes I guess so," said tho shame less woman. "Did you ever see a wlialo on his nest?" "Oh, I guess so," "Where?" "I mean no. Willie, you must bo quiet; I'm getting crazy." "What makes you crazy, auntlef" "Oh, dearl you ask so many questions." "Did you ever see a little liy eat sugar?" "Yes, dear." "Where?" "Willie, sit down on the seat and be gt or j shake you Now, not another worn," Anil tho lady pointed her finger sharply ut tho little boy. as If she were going to Ktck u through him. If she had been a wlektil woman she would have sworn, There llrt. S.ODO.nnO little Imijs like Willie lu the United States and half us many hi Kugland. Texas Sift lugs. Muilt. Him KlnUti. iiobblcs may lie too conspicuous. A Bos ton youth, on a recent trip through Ari zona, stopped at a village hotel. When dinner was ready the tall, lank, long haired landlord Muted to the table and KllI.i .... ,.i.,.,.P .... ... v0. thanks. I m,v,.r i, ,own lo ,., Yoti have observed tmt animals, even swine, stand while eat- luj.," Waal, pardl Wliar'd yo git that Ideef" Kxcuse me, I never talk when eating. Animals do not. Our artificial way of llv iiiK is all wrong." The landlord said nothing, but his coal black eyes Unshed and his big mustache moved viciously. After dinner the young man said: "Now for 11 bed. Always take a nap af ter entliii". Even nivlnu ilo that." I Without a word the landlord directed him to a bed. After an hour's nap the young man came into the ofllce, paid his bill and turned to go. "Hold ou, pardl" muttered tho landlord taking off his coat. "Ye don't leave this ranch till yo lliiish." "F-llnlsh!" "That's what I said, pard," and he strode up to thu Boston youth amUselzed ,ulm.uy the' collar. "Ye air purty, awful putty, but ye air the wust dandy that wuz ever In these diggiu's. Ye eat like u pig, au yo sleep like a pig, au now ye'll squeal like u pig. or I'll shake the" Hut the young man "squealed" and was forgiven.' Youth's Companion. Not to ll lllulTril. A young saleswoman In a dry goods store, who had just sold u quantity of goods to a lady, Asked' "Will you have the goods sent or take thoui with you?" "Do you expect that I am going to carry a bundle like that?" asktsl the shopper in dignantly "Oh, no, madam," answered the sales woman, mistress of herself. "I supposed your carriage was at tho door and that you might prefer to take your purclue-o with you." Ami she scored one ou the victorious side. Detroit Free Press. A SuKlfeatlon. its.. "4 ..... V. "- - - h ' rv L r&mrk7&' 11 ' am 'rv7' t'gSs.H Bot-fly Mercy, but this Is a hot day. Carton (anxious for a chance to propose) It Is indeed, Horely. Why don't you go down and sit in the IcehouMi for an hour or twof You'd enjoy It very much. Ktbel and 1 will wait for you here. Harper's Ba.ar. V.'usii't Um-iI lo It. Tailor Shears I lost a good customer last week by de..th. Tailor Cutter What was the matter with him? Tailor Shears Had a lit. Tailor Cutter Mercy! Died of the shock, I suppote? Chicago News Itecord, Tim linnet! Dealer. Dealer If you vant to shine In society, you buy ills Milt. 1 sell him for ten tollnr. Customer-All rlKht, I'll tifke 'em. Dealer' l.lttlu Hoy (some moments after) Vy you oell dot ult ho cheap? Dealer In von week dot suit vlll be all Bhlny. Good News. The lllc'i-lo lllder. ilo looked exet'tMliliifl)- tout In The cliilht-4 hu ht.vi teil uut in. but Ntruit.'llnk'o'er tliu highway lie l(nl ru at fiich li))'. Thin be looked very thin lu The cUiliti he triuulU-'l In lu. Chleaso NeH-'-lliw't. -V...'trf"J.4i. x .f- Wyjm&lw iv sr j iUjmzf i t n Orccmi's Wllil Ciittlr, It Is net Koui-rally known that In several localities In this state there are animals running wild which have descended from domestic ancestors. In l'aclllc, Chthalls and Mason counties thero Is a remnant of a herd of wild cattle which bavo roamed through the Missis and over tho prairies of that (Nirtlou of the state for years. Many yctrs ago a military post was main tained on Oray' harbor, and adjacent to this post was a larire amount of cleared hind which was cultivated by the soldier as a farm. The troop owned n largo number of cnt tie, which pastured on part of the garrison ranch. Tho post wns suddenly abandoned for some reason, and the soldiers found it luix)sslble to drive their cattle with them. They were left In the pasture adjoining thu fort aud.wurcuucarcd for. Thero were no settlements, or next to none, on tho harbor or In Chehidls valley at that time, const qucntly the cattle roamed undisturbed where they pleased. Notwithstanding tho scanty faro which they often found, and tho depredations of thu black wolves that then Infested the woods nhing tho coast, tho cattle Increased In numbers very rapidly and proved a source of constant annoyance to early set tlers. Fences wero broken down, crops de stroyed and tame cattle coaxed oil to tint woods. Many of tho animals wero killed by parties organized to exterminate them, and tho remainder of tho herd has been driven well up into the skirts of the Olym pics and into the coast range east and south of (.ray's harbor. Snohomish (Or.) Sun. A One Slileil Foot llnce. Uncle Jack Tyler Is not given to "draw ing tho long bow," but the other day wo came near losing faith In him. Quito a crowd at thu Alliance store was telling alsiut the exploits of certain fat men. One after another told a story, and, as is usual ly thu case, each was a littlo stronger than Its predecessor. Uncle Jack stood by with a crestfallen look on his face as he heard theso tales, which he had no hope of excel ling. Finally ho Jerked up his sus-iendcrs, braced himself, and with a look of dogged determination on his face began as fol lows: "That reminds me of a man I once knew who weighed 300 pounds. One day standing in a crowd ho bantered a slender six footer for a foot race. Ills proposition not being promptly accepted, he proKscd to take an ordinary size man on his shoul ders and make the race with this addition al burden, and, for a fact, gentlemen, hu beat tho race by several feet. It's a fact. Will swear to it." When Uncle Jack finished, thu most ex perienced liars in the crowd looked hacked, and some of hlsfriends walked silently and sadly away, meditating on the disastrous eflects of bad association on a pure char acter. When they had got about fifty yards away Uncle Jack called out, "bay, there, I forgot to tell you that tho man who was beaten was one legged," and then ho stuolo a smile that could lie heard to thu next corner. Wayneslniro (Ga.) True Citi zen. Hnnkrr. Wait I.ltlli Time Kutlliff. A serpent will go for weeks, sometimes even for mouths, without feeding. Then it may take three rabbits or ducks, one lifter tho other, tit u single meal, and after ward become torpid wlillo digestion pro ceeds. When, after a sufllcient period of fasting, it gets disposed to eat, and a rab bit happens to bo lutnsluced into its cnuc, It may plainly lie seen that the rabbit's presence is quickly noticed by It. Tho snake will begin to move slowly alsiut till It has brought its snout opposite the rab bit's muzzle. Then, in an instant, it will seizo the .abbit's head in Its mouth, nl multaneously colling its powerful body around it and crushing it to death at once. Tho action is so instantaneous that It is impossible for tho rabbit to suffer. Cer tainly, it can suffer no more than when killed by a poulterer. The snake does not immediately uncoil its folds, but continues for a time to hold its victim tightly em braced, sometimes, rocking Itself gently to andfro. Then It slowly unwinds its huge body and once more takes tho rabbit's head in its mouth and swallows it. Quar terly Review. Superstition About Ilreail. In flrlttany, when a housewife lieglns to knead dough she makes a cross with her right hand, the left being placed in the trough. If a cat enters tho room it is be lieved tho bread would not rise. It is sup posed that certain women can causo thu dough to multiply itself. Ou tho coast of the channel tho dough is adjured to Imi tate tho leaven, tho miller, and tho baker and to rise. The oven Is a sacred object and connect ed with crowds of superstitions. The oven is dedicated, with ceremonies; in certain places of Brittany the wood is watered with blessed water. Bread must not lo cooked on certain days, as on Holy Friday (in Brittany), or during tho night of All Saints', when the ghosts would eat It. Philadelphia Ledger. Farming by Kleetrlc Motlrn Power. Not long auoa writer pointed out the great desirability of employing electricity as a general motive power in agricultural work, and showed how, by the use of the electric motor, larger crops could be sown and harvested than are now possible mil at a greatly reduced cost. The truth of these statements has lieen emphatically verified by the results of experiments car ried out under the supervision of Professor A. A. Denton. Professor Denton status that in operating a live hnrsu power mot r thu anticipated difllcnlty with thu movable, wire connection of the motor to the dyti'i uio was found to hu Inappreciable, and m actual practice the motor easily moves t n trolley line a, it progresses over thu llch1 i New York Telegram. TlintiKlit It Wit it Cornet. A parish beadle was once much exer eNert at the appearance of a strane oV. gentleman who, when tho sermon m about to beKlu, took an ear trumpet, ii two parts, out of his pocket and l.ea i screwing them together. The hem.'' watchul him till the process was o:n pleteil anil then, koIui; stealthily up, whl pereils "Yo manna play that here; if ye ilae I'll turn ye oot." London Tlt-Blts. Ih Type, Tlio French neui-papen are Just now tcstlni,' a novel sort of type, otne made ,f malleable glims by a new process. Tut new types preserve their cleanliness nl most Indellnltely. They aiesold to wear better than thou made of metal, anil tin be cast with a sharpness of line that Mill print moreillstlnctly than Is possible wi.li tho old styb type. ,t. Louis Hepuhllc. Terrible. "is Dromon us forgetful ns over?" "More ho. WI y, that fellow has to lool. himself up in tin directory every uluht be fore ho h'tie I.oiik from business. Forget Ills address, "II.irper'H Bazar. Leading PHOTOGRAPHER Klin ates to students. to s 1 per iloren, Hpools Coll and see our work, .in. to K p. in.SuiulajM udio I3t4 O teet. 1EBRASKA CONSERVATORY of MUSIC ml Academic School for Girls, Llnooln Nebraska. All llrnnches of Music, Art, Elocution, Literature, and Language, Taught by a Faculty of Hlxleon I nit motors. Knch Teacher an ARTIST AND SPECIALIST. m The only Conwrvatory west of Botton own ing Its own bullillnjr and furnishings. A rs fined home for lady students. Tuition from MOO lo .io 00 per trm of iO wi ok. write for Catalogue and geuorul Informatloa. 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