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illxh Cultivation The "Orchard."
Oreat Britain now buys from foreign coun-tri-s
one-half of tho food she eats, and pays
for it in manufactures. What will she do
when other nations deeJi.no to buy tho pro
duce of her hxrn is and mills? MusJ half tit r
people starve? This is tho question I'rinro
Jvlupotkin discusses:
'Is it ossible that tho 6oil of the United
Kingdom, which at present yields food fcr
one-half of its inhabitants, could provide all
the necessary amount and variety of food for
85,000.000 human lieings, when it covers ouly
7S.OW,0')0,icres all told forests and rocks,
marshes and jx-at bogs, cities, railways and
fields? Tho current opinion is that it by no
- means can; and that opinion is so inveterate
that wo even see a scientist, like Mr. Huxley,
who is always so cautious when dealing with
current opinions in science, indorse that
opinion without even taking tho trouble of
verifying it. It is accepted as an axiom.
And yet, as soon as we try to find out any
argument in its favor, we discover that it has
Hot tho slightest foundation, either in facts
or in judgment ujon well known facts."
Tho prince thus compares tho agriculture
of Croat Britain with that of Belgium:
"Bolgiai also grows an average of 27 8-10
l.u-.heU wheat ier aero, but her wheat
oreu is relatively twice as large as that of tho
United Kingdom; it covers ono-eleventh part
cf the cultivated urea, one-twelfth of tho
aggregate territory. Besides, Belgium culti
vates on a larger scale industrial plants, ami
although sho keeps tho same amount of cattle
on tho aero as tho United Kingdom, her ag
gregate crops of cerAls aro five times larger
with regard to the cultivated urea, and seven
times larger with regard to tho aggregate
territory. As to those who will not fail to
s-iy that tho soil of Belgium is certainly more
fertile than that of this country, let me
answer, in tho words of Laveleye, that 'only
one-half, or less, of tho territory offers natu
ral conditions which are favorable for agri
culture ; tho other half consists of a gravelly
Soil, or sands, 'the natural sterility of which
could l-o overpowered only by heavy manur
ing.' With this soil and labor, Belgium
succeeds in supplying nearly all tho fool
of a population which is ileiiser than that of
England and Wales, and numbers '51 1 in
habitant to the square mile. If tho cxjorts
of agricultural produce from Belgium be
taken Into account,' w. can say tli.it, l,avcl
eye's figures i;ro stiil good, and that only one
inhabitant out of tach twenty requires im
lrtod food. Hut even if wo double his fig
ures, we still find that tho soil of Belgium
supplies with hor:; grown fod no less than
4") inhabitants per square mile.
"J might quote liko examples from else
where, cajiocially from Jombardy, without
even going as far na C".;ia. But tho nboyo
will be enough to caution tho reader against
IiHhty conclusions as to the impossibility of
feeding 3.",tKjO,C00 iH- plo fiom TS.OOO.OOO
acres. Ihey also v. ill en.il.!.-, mo to draw tho
following conclusions: (1) If tho soil of the
United Kingdom were cultivated o;ily as it
was thirty years pgo, 5.M ,000,000 people, in
stead of 17,000,000, could livo on hor-orown
f.HJ; and that culture, while giving occupa
tion to at lenst 750,i00 men, would give
nearly S.OOO.OiJO wealthy home customers to
the British manufacturers. fj) If the 1,530,
COO acres on which wheat was grown tliirt'
years ago only these, and not more wero
. cultivated as the iithls are cultivated now in
' England under tho allotment 63-stem, which
gives 011 tho average forty bushels per acre,
tils United Kingdom would grow food for
-27,oJ,000 inhabitants out cf So.OOO.OOO. (3)
Jf tho now cultivated area of tho United
Kingdom (S0.000 square miles) wero culti
viited as tho soil i cultivated on tho average
j Belgium, tho United Kingdom would
have food for 7,000,000 inhabitants; and it
might export agricultural produce, without
erasing to manufacture, so as freely to sup
j l all tho needs of a wealthy population.
And finally (b, if the jopulution of thiscoun
trv cai:v to bo doubled, nil that would le re
;ii;i d for producing the fo.nl for 70,000,000"
inhabitants would bo to cultivate tho soil a3
it is cultivated in tiio let farms of this coun
try, in Loinbardy and in 1 "landers, and to
cultivate the meadows which at present lio
almost unproductive around big cities in tho
same way as tho neigblorhood of 1'arisis
cultivated by tho Paris maraiehers."
But I'rinee Krajotkiii goes farther, and
sl'ows how, as iopulatio:i increases in den
sit v, the command of mau over tho produc
tive iowerof the soil becomes proportion
al, lv greater, until it really seems imjHjssiblo
toJ-'t a limit to iu Here is his description of
a siiulo marais, or '-orchard," near l'aris:
"I lis orchard covers only - 7-10 acres. Tho
out'.av for the establishment, including a
ste:itij eiir,:ne for watering purpces, reaciied
Eijht peroiis, M. I'once included,
eUoivate tlio orchard m:d carry the vegeta
bles to the market, for which purpose ono
hor-u is ke: t; when returning from IV.ris
thev bring in manure, for which JL109 is
s;n-iit every year. Another X'lnO is spout in
rent and tax.-s. But how to enumerate all
Heir, is cathered everv year on this riot of
hs than threo acres, without iilling two
I ars or uvte with tho mwt wonderful
liguns? One must rea l them in XL Bonce's
" work, btit hero aro tho chief items: Xloro
tha'i C0,ixJ poumls of carrots, more than
Cu,) pounds of onions, radishes and other
veg-t:!b!cs full by weight, G.0OJ heads of
cat'bagt', o.k'tof caulillower, o.OOO baskets of
tomat -, 5,1 4) dozen of choice fruit, and
151,000 l.- a.N .f s .!:. 1 in short, a total of
iV.OOO j-iuiids of vegeUibl.-s. This soil is
i:::i'.e t.T such nu amount thnt every year '-.'50
c.ibic yai Js of loam have to sold. The
gr-ss i::co:::o is estimateil at i;:0, which
pays tho L 100 of rent a:.. I taxes and 570 of
working excises. " The Standard.
The Story cf "Annlo raurle."
Tho famous so: 13 that is sung by n!I iDrers
of the prt-sent day, I am informed, is a iiiys
.t'ry as to tLe author. I was raised on the
J next farm to James Laurie, Annie Laurie'
father. I was er.nally acquainted with
I .th her and her futh'-r, and also with the
r.;:riior of tho song. Knowing these facts, I
Lave Uxti requested by my friends to give
the public tho beneiit of my knowledge,
which I have consented to do. Annie Laurie
ias Lorn in l-7, and was about 17 years old
when tho incident occurred which gave rise
to the song I -earing her name. James Laurie,
Annie's father, was a farmer, v. h j lived on
mi I owned a very large farm called Thra les
town. in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. lie hi;, .la
j.Te ;t dd of help, and among tho.?o ho cm
ployed was a mau by the uaiu- of Wal'.:uo to
:;r: as foreman, and while in his employ Xlr.
Wallace fell in love with Anr.io L:iuri,.
, which fact her father soon learned, ami
forthwith discharged him. IIo went to his
home, winch was in XIaxwelton, ami vo
taken sick th very night ho reached there,
and tho next morning, when Annie ivitxic
beard of it, sho came to his ldi-i t.nJ
waited 0:1 him until he died, and on hisdeath
lod ho composed the song entitled "Aunt
Laurie. "Chicago Uci ald.
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r wCANCELI.NG
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Ingenious Appliances i;.tocl In tho Boston
I'ostofllco Lubor Saved.
The3o canceling machines are very in
genious devices indeed, and remarkable labor
savers. Each one of them docs work equal
to tbut of four of tho quickest men in tho de
partment. It is their business to cancel tho
stamps of tho letters ns they are received.
And thereby hangs u tulo. Tho Boston oflieo
U tho cnly postoilico in tho United States
that lias tho canceling mru-hine. Theso in
genious appliances were invented and in
fected sonio thiee or four j-oars ago, and
they wero placed in tho postofilee for tho
purpose of demonstrating their practicability
ami their jowers us labor saver As has
lcen said before, each of theso machines dot
tho work of four men, and, consequently, a
groat saving is effected for tho public service.
Ix-tters and ixstal cards, a they fall upon
tho table aforesaid Niagaras of them are
continually streaming through tho aper
turesare taken by tho men and "faced" di
rectly into tho hopier of tho machine, where
they aro automatically adjusted, stamjxid,
packed and propelled toward tho sorting
cases, ready for distribution to outgoing
mails, all by ono continuous mechanical
operation.
Theso machines aro speeded to run a littlo
faster than tho fastest ojx-rator can "fuc"
letters iuto them, tho average speed 1-eing
from 100 to 150 letters per minute Tho ma
chines, of course, save nil tho timo and space
necessary by tho old hand processes. Tho
Hotttou jiobtoflico pays a yearly profit of
nearly $1,500,000 to tho government. The
leoplo who contribute to tins profit, and are
thereby untitled to quick service, will see
that hero is the vital point in tho transmiss
ion of muils, of greater importance even
than tho increased sjiet'l of fatt mail trains,
liecau.se fast mails trains aro not especially
valuable if tho mails aro left lehind through
tho inability of tho ckrka to prepare such
vast mosses of mutter for transjiortatioiL
The demands upon tho postofUco department
for more rapid transmission of mall ; aro fre
quent and pressing. Ti:o work nig forces
have beeu doubled and tho hpecd of fat
trains quickened, but tho demand for still
greater haste increases. Vast quantities of
mail matter aro deposited in jiostoflicea only
a few moments lef-o the closing of mails,
and npon each separate letter too stamps
must bo canceled and tho postmark im
pressed liefore it can leave for its destination.
Tho work when done by hand is a source of
great delay, and often is so imperfect (.but
it isdillicult to r:-d tho jiostmark.
Tho xstoiUi:o deimrt-nent has accepted tlio
tcji machines in tho l)oton oilieo ut a yearly
rental of i'.MO each, including cure, repairs
and renewal. Ten more mr.chines are ubout
to be placed in position, ami ,5Xi more will
pro! a My be require I to supply all the ia yo
po.-.tollioos in the count ry. tit range as it may
seem, tho lOstollW, although of tho greatest
importance to the public, id, perhaps, the Inst
tield in which labia- saving iuacub,7y
been adopted. It may wtll to that
theso canceling machines were invented by a
Uo-tonian, Mr. Ktherid0i, and that they .no
owned by Boston parties. Tho machines have
now x-eouiu absolutely indispensable, and
the ten now in pjierution save tho laljor and
salaries of forty men. Their oicrtion is
amazingly quick, nnd they will cancel 1XK)
letters In iho time it takes to tfi ito this para
graph. Boston Herald.
A Cunninsr Class of I'eddlers.
The city s tho rendezvous of a cunning
class of peddlers who livo on the neighboring
country. You will sec in certain parts signs
of "IVdillers Supplied, which reveal tho lo
cjility where such men congregate. They
form a colon-, all the men being in the busi
ness. Tho majority nro Germans of an
ignorant class, who ure, however, very
shrewd in their way. They make pedaling
trips of a week or two; that is, they remain
away until their stock is exhausted, and
what they make is net profit, as their ex
penses arc almost nothing. When they wish
to make a day trip and return home at night
they take in the eit-, but they find tho coun
try most profitable. At one time they will
take out shoes, at another knickknacks, but
ut this time of the year they generally carry
tinware.
Tiie country is infested with the tin ped
dler, and ho is tho most persistent visitor tho
people have. lie starts out from home on
foot with a stock of tinware strung upon his
lerscn. It represents a small outlay, und
means from $5 to ?10 profit. Wheu ho gets
beyond tho suburbs ho enters every farm
yard, despite dogs, and offers his wares. He
generally pretends to bo stupid in order to
hang around longer and offer tinware. When
he gets hungry ho goes to ono of tho better
class of houses and asks for something to eat,
which saves expenses. At night ho boldly
asks for lodgings nt houses where lodgers aro
not taken, and cither gets a bed in the stable
or goes out and sleeps in a haystack. Tho
only thing he has to pay for is his beer, and
tho greatest wear and tear aro on shoo
leather. One who has not been iu tho country
cannot appreciate tho number of these visit
ors. I have been living near tho city two
weeks, and nt leat ten tinwaro men have
called. "XL J." iu Globe-Democrat.
George fcaul, Youn and Old.
I never knew Xlmo. Sand in her youth. I
have only a recollection of having seen her
five or six times 011 tho arm of Pe Musset,
masquoradlug as a mau, in tho theatres, at
Tortoni's or on tho loa'avardi It was in
such a dress that Eugene Delacroix painted
her; but tho art of tho painter softened what
was grotesque; the melancholy expression,
tho "vagueness" of tho costume wero not
fatal to all illusion. Iu reality this manikin,
aping rakishness, mounted iu boots, with a
flaring red necktie, in stays and furbelows,
cane in ono hand, glass in eye and cigar iu
mouth it was worse thaa grotesque; it was
pitiable. I am glad that I never knew but
George Sand tho matron, Georgo Saud as
CaliViuut: has paintc-d Lor, with two putfs
cf hair on each side of the face.
Serious, dreamy, sho scarcely took part in
tho conversation. Beside her armchair was
a species of altar upon w hich was arranged
an apparatus for cigarette smoking, with a
lighted caudle; the idol disappeared behind
a cloud of tobacco smoko. Bho said littlo,
and Fcarccly answered; her answers werrf
sometimes not pleasing, but this was due not
to ill humor, but to distraction, for sho was
naturally jolito and knew "how to live."
0:io night at Buloz's house, Xlmo. Reybaud,
tho r.uthor, was presented to her and at once
went in ecstasies over tho works of genius
which George Saud had given to tho world,
rcciiirg tho whole category. Geora Saud
1 listened silent and uuniovtd.
At last, when
something had to bo said : "I am sorrj-,
mauame,'' the murmured, "that I cannot ro
t urn theso complimontJ, never having hsd
the pleasure of reading any of your books."
XL Blaze Do Bury's "Souvenirs."
I A Si!Ci'efiiI Medicine,
Doctor Wi 11, is your brother still troubled
' with sleeplessness?
j "Xo, sir; not iu tho least. "
j "Ah, then the opiata I gave him a week
I ago put him to sleep;'1
"I should say it did. He's been sleeping
j ever since, and I am just going to see the un-
j dertaker. You will taeot tho sherill up the
j street. GvXkI day." Lincoln Journal.
EX. CONSUL NICHOLAS PIKE GIVES
PASSAGES OF EXPERIENCE.
Ilo Talks Abont Uaboons Their Clever
ne and Almost Human Traits Shoot-In-
a Thief Freaks of a Pet Baboon A
ad I'ate.
I wuo calling on Col. Nicholas Pike one
evening recently, when, our conversation
turning on the peculiarith of the monkey
tribo, ho gave me the following bits of his
experience gained while United States con
sul at Mauritius in the Indian ocean:
"When on the voyage to my jost of duty
in the United States steamer Xlonocacv,"
said the colonel, "we called at tho Cape "of
Good Hope. I made a edestriaii trip down
tho coast, covering thirty to forty miles.
While traveling almig and making observa
tions which would in any way aid me iu the
study of natural history I came across a
Scotch missionary named Caut. Miller, who
who tho only white man for many miles, his
neighbors being all Hottentots. He showed
mo about the place, and when he eume to his
garden said that it was unfortunate that all
the vegetables and fruit had been carried otr
by the baboons. He mado up his mind at
ono time to put a stop to their depredations,
and sq ho erected a thatched hut overlooking
tho garden and placed a man Hi it with a
loaded rifle,
CARELESS THUOCCn SCCCESS.
"Tho !aboons, however, wero very cute.
They would watch until tho man went to
dinner, and then they would post sentinels"
while others of their number would seize as
many rio vegetables as they could carry
and make ofT with them to their mountaiu
retreats. One day the baboons, having be
come careless by success, wero filling their
cheek pouches with pumpkins when the man
crept back to his lodgo and, firing, wounded
on-j which stood about four feet high. Capt.
Miller tol l ma that tho scene which followed
tho shooting was so painful to him that ho
made up his mind that ho would never lot
another one of the animals bo killed if they
ate all his vegetables.
"Ho said that the death agonies of tho
crcaturo wero exactly like a human being.
'Ho looked up pitifuliy into my face,' caid
Capt. XI i Her, 'while hi?crh:5 i-u- help were so
pitiful t'.at I felt u if 1 had boon a party to
the commission of a murder.' A short dis
tance from the house wus a high blulT, end
at tho request of tho missionary I
walked over there to witness what ho
termed a wonderful igl:t, which truiy
it was. At ft dijianoo Wo Could so
a f-oiiipnii of baboons at play. By
looking through our glasses everv i;iv-
was distinctly disoetliiU- "ut
... 1: i- , - -"0 little ones
v-Ijm- U chUle like U'Se n'aJu
p..w" iot;s down u mountain side. They
Would slido down on their interiors, while
the older animals, probably their parents,
would stand with big sticks in their hands,
apparently enjoying the sport hugely. I saw
in this same country a monster baboon bo
longing to a soldier in an English regiment.
IIo hud been taught many tricks by the sol
dier, one of which was to draw a cork from
a wine littlo mid drink the contents. They
provided a uniform for him, in which he was
usually arrayed. Ho lived tx high, how
ever, became very Lloatod and died of an
ttlVeotion of the liver.
a rnr B.vnooN.
"v idle I was stationed nt Tort Louisa
French officer gavo mo a baboon which we
considered quite a pot. Ho was silver gray
in color und very glossy. I never could as
certain tho exact Rjiecies to which ho be
longed, and ho was certainly a great curios
ity. Ho was quite 3'oung when captured,
but grew to be about four feet high and very
stout. As ho Itecamo older he became a
dangerous fellow to have around; for in
fctr.nce, ho would go up into the bread trees
and pelt people whom be didn't know with
the bread fruit. He would also take up large
stones and hurl them with great force and
accuracy. I could always control him by
merelj' shaking my finger at him and calling
his name, which was Jean Louis, but for
safety's sako I placed an iron band around
his waist and t ied him up when I was not on
hand to watch him. Ho would feel in my
pockets for fruit when I came home, and
when ho found any tho least bit bruised or
dirty ho would reject it. IIo was a great
imitator. Sitting by my sido while writing
ho would tako up the pen when I had gone,
dip it in tho ink and scratch the paper, mak
ing a sorry mess of whatever came in hi3
way. I Jo, too, would draw a cork and drink
the contents of the bottle, bo it wino or
brandy, but ho was especially fond of tho lat
ter. He saw'mo bore a hole with a gimlet,
and immediately imitated me, and tho same
with driving a naiL
"I had a suit of clothes mado for him, in
tending to bring him to America with me
had not a sad fato overtaken him. Ono day
ho took a stono and hammered tho links of
his chain until they wero broken. IIo then
wandered forth upon a marauding tour.
Coming o the cathe-Jral, which was a frame
building, ho loosened tho clapboards and
commenced to rip them off one by 0110. Get
ting inside tho building, ho went into tho
chancel and proceeded to tear up the bible.
The sexton camo iu, intending, if possible, to
save tho property from destruction, but tho
baboon picked tip hymn books and pelted
hisn with such force that ho was glad to re
treat. Finally XIr. Babjn got upon tho
roof aud began to tear oir the shingles. Tho
police at this juncture leveled their revolv
ers at him, and poor Jean Louis fell to tho
earth a d&ad baboon. They sent me word
that ho was committing depredations, but I
could not get to him in time to bring him
under subjection. His dead body was
brought aud laid upon my veranda, and it
looked liko a human corpse. I was 6orry to
lose the animal, and I had to provide a new
biblo fcr tho church and several hymn and
prayer books. Ho was skinned and stuffed,
and can now be seen iu tho Museum of tho
Royal Society of Arts and Sciences at Tort
Louis. "C. D. B." in Erocfclyn Lugle.
Itesults of Jenner's Jliscovery.
"When the beneficent results of Dr. Jenner's
discovery aro contemplat!, indeed, a fooling
of wonder mises at tho perversity which can
ignoro all tho cumulative evidence of tho
prophylactic virtues of vaccination. Before
it was introduced the ravages of smallpox
wer-o so terrible that in the Seventeenth cen
tury it was difficult to find, iu London, a per
son unmarked by the disease. Of those who
were attacked by it, a fearfully largo per
centage died, whilo tho convalescents bore the
seal's to their graves. It then killed white
men as quickly as in later days it has killed
Indians. ac--mation has unquestionably
drawn tho poisonous fangs of the disease.
Today smallpox, even iu its most virulent
forms, is never tho scourga it was formerly,
iud ordinary attacks are as easily treated as
measles. Vaccination has been proved in the
most conclusive way, and, by tho longest and
most extended trial, to bo an invaluable pro
phylactic. It may be said that it has practi
cally put an end to tho epidemic form of
variola, and to call it an "infliction" Is about
as irrational as rt denounce life uud fire in
surance or the use of anaesthetics. New York
Tribune,
Artificial Genu that Would Deealva tha
Keenest Kxpert Facts About Them.
The latest 'sensation in the jewelry trade
has been caused by the appearance la this
market of a wonderfuUy beautif ul imitation
of the ruby or, as it is called, the artificial
ruby. Thus far the spurious gem has not
been masquerading as the genuine stono, but
has been sold in small numbers for what it
actually is. At present tho only artificial
rubies in tho city are tho importations of one
of tho most prominent Maiden lane jewelers,
who saw several specimens during a receut
visit to Switzerland, where they were origin
ally produced and brought several of them
with him to New York.
"It is next to impossible," said tho jeweler
in question to tho rojorter, "for even an ex
pert to tell the difference between these new
productions and the genuine stones."
"How are theso genu made? ' asked tho re
porter. "I would not be at liberty to answer that
question even if I knew myself," was the re
ply; "but it is said that they are not spurious
or artificial In one sense, being the fusion of
many small stones in one. If that bo the
fact, you see that although this particular
stone mny not le natural, yet it may 1 com
posed of several natural stones by tho now
fusion process. To all outward appearance,
tho gem is genuine and will stand tho test of
tho natural stones, being of tho same color,
hardness, luster, snecifio gravity and chemi
cal composition. To all intents and purposes
it is a ruby.
"It was only very recently that this new
process was discovered, although chemists
have been working at tho problem in Lurope
for a long time. Two French chemists, it is
said, havo been pn i-il' v- cu . " .;.:! , - ;
ducing rubies liko bubbles, but nothing has
yet beeu done to equal those 1 have shown to
you. The largest thus far produced weighs
two carats, but it is exacted that a throe
karat specimen will bo forthcoming soon.J'
"How do tho artificial stones compare- with
tho genuine rb far as price is concerned f
"A two curat ruby would bo worth not loss
than $1,500, whilo this one in my hand would
probably bo sold at retail for $ JOO. A Icr
fect throe carat stono, and there are but fow
in existence, is worth at least 810,000, but ono
of these of tho same would sell for perhaps
fj.ooa
"Theso manufactured gems, therefore, are
not cheap liko paste diamonds, for instance,
and would not lie worn by people altogether
poverty stricken, as pastodiamonds uie. The
ruby is tho most valuable of all precious
stones, and has, up to tho present tiui1 ue
Uod tho skill of chemists U miitato it.
Whether tho beautiful UI1tt.rfcit will find
fayir yers cf costly gems it is now
'Z. early to say." Tew York Mail aud Lx
pross. he Gorman In New York.
Tho Gorman gets a great deal of pleasure
out of life. A young man of any standing
at all belongs to half a dozen organizations,
and has friends in many more, so that he cau
chooso between three or four excursions
every Sunday through tho summer. Mean
while the grave, steady fathers und mothers
sit around tho edges of tho dancing floor und
lieam serenely on tho festivity, whilo tho
children sit with thorn or play around among
tho tables. For absolute enjoyment, "go
muthlichkeit," free and hearty, yet entirely
innocent, there is nothing like a festival of
tho Germans. Their American fellow citi
zens might well tako a leaf out of their book,
and learn to relax reasonably on occasion,
and to tako tho wife and children along.
There aro plenty of things to do to keep
tho German youth out of mischief. There
ure tho singing societies of all degrees and
kinds, and if there is any better glee singing
by male voices than may bo heard often on a
summer night Coating out of tho open win
dows of some little hall on ono of tho cross
streets, it would bo hard to convince the peo
ple that sit on tho steps around and listen to
it of tho fact.
Tho German is born with tho love of music
innate, and he cultivates it to tho utmost.
Many and many a family break looso from
their usual steady economy and squander
tho savings of a month in a night of Gorman
opera. Then there are the turnvereins, that
teach aU sorts of accomplish meats in their
schools, and supplement them by tho most
wonderful gymnastic and calisthonic exer
cises. The bettor class of Bowery theaters
are also much resorted to. Of these the
Thalia has led tho list in popularity. The
German is not a solitary animal wheu he
seeks pleasure. On tho contrary, ho has tho
escelleut idea that the more of his relatives
and friends he can have around him enjoy
ing the spectacle simultaneously the b ttor
time ho will have himself. So ali bis amuse
ments partake of a family character. New
York Press.
Correspondent's Work In Washington.
But tho present value of his acquaintance
is that which tolls most on their daily work.
Its relation to the amount of news gathered
is not a difficult ono to espresso a siniplo
ratio between growth in numbers of men on
one sido, and hints, suggestions, "inside"
points on the other. But it is not always the
more men, tho more news; it is tho more high
oilicials, experienced legislators, the more
news. It is quality that tolls, as ever. Tho
man who has not tho intimacy with men in
power and iu possession of swots may run
his logs olT aud wear his tongue out, yet get
not half as much important news as will the
modai-ato, quick eyed man of address, who
knows half a dotcii men who aro constantly
n possession of the knowledge of what is to
be dctie.
Assiduity and tact in placing one's self on
a secure footing is tho thing, then. When
once in direct connection with such sources
one ma-, as a California friend of mine did
tho other night, go to the telephono and ask
a certain senator to write him a report of
the action of the senate in executive session
on tho Chiueso treaty. The senator was in
terested in tho treaty both for himself and
his constituents But it needs 110 long ex
planation to show that tho acquaintance
which enabled the correspondent to request
by public telephone aid in such an instance
was not only well worth having, but tho out
growth of 3-ears and attention to the poiut,
Herbert S. Underwood in Tho Writer,
Railroading In tho Alrv
In some mountain locations, galleries havo
been cut directly into tho rock, tho cliff
overhanging the roadway, and the lino
being carried in a horizontal cut or niche in
the solid walk Tho Oroya and tho Clnmboto
railways in South, America demanded con
stant locations of this character. At many
points it was necessary to suspend tha per
sons making tho preliminary measurements
from tho cliff above. The engineer who
made theso locations tells tha writer that on
tho Oroya lines tho galleries wero often from
100 to 400 feet above the base of tho cliff and
were reached generally from above.
llopo ladders wero used to great advan- I
tago. Ouo 04 feet long and one 100 feet long j
covered tho usual practice, aud wero some- j
times spliced together. These ladders could i
bo roUed up and carried about on donkeys or
mules. When swung over the sido of a cliff
and secured at the top, and when practicable
at the bottom, they formed a very useful in- j
strumentin location and construction. John j
Bogart in Scribnor's Magazine, I
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The Plattsmouth Herald
Is on joying a Uotjtl in "both, itc
DA YT
EDITION S.
The
Year
Will lie out; (luriii which the sulj'ct.s of
national iiitr'ic.-t ami importance will he
strongly ftr,itatel ami the election of :i
President will take place. The people of
Cass County who woiiM like to learn of
Political, Commercial
and Social Transactions
of this year ami would
the times
101:
Daily or Weekly Herald
Now while we have the suhjeet hefoie the
people we will venture to fpeak of our
ill! 11
Which is first-class
from which our joh printers
out much satisfactory work.
PLATTSMOUTH
1888
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