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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1897)
THE AMERICAN CURRENT TOPICS. The proposal by the government of Hawaii to arbitrate the difference wi-.n Japan, which proposition hi been ac cepted by the latter, la likely to ter minate that coutroveray before the an nexation treaty with the 1'nlted State will be taken up by the annate. It baa been auppoaed that all the difference between tbe two countries related to the landing of Japanese Immigrant, but tbia la by no meana the chief com plaint made by Japan againat the re public. It seemi that the Japanese on the ialanda uae large quantiilea of aake, liquor that Is imported from their native country. The forme.- duty on this article, collected by tbe Ha waiian government, was IS cents a gal lon, tut a law was recently passed that increased this duty to $1. Tbe bill was vetoed by President Dole upon the ground that it was in violation of the existing treaty with Japan, but parlia ment passed it over bis veto. Against the enforcement of this law Japan pro tests. The prime .minister of the empire admits the right of Hawaii to pas and enforce all proper regu!atiins iu regard to the question of foreign Immi gration, and also that such a right is inherent in the police powers of any country, but bis contention is that the tax on sake does not come within sn'.'h rights and that it is purely arbitrary and capricious. He does not believe that under any treaty such legislation Is warranted or that it will be sus tained by any fair court of arbitra tion. This Is a question in which the Unit- have always claimed and exercised the right to levy customs duties for rev enue or for the purpose of encouraging the domestic manufacture of any for eign made product independent of any treaty. Whether the Hawaiian par liament imposed its duties on sake for purposes of revenue, to encourage its manufacture at home, or as a sort of punishment to the Japanese who have migrated to that country does not yet appear, but it is likely to be brought out In the evidence that will be pre sented to the court which will adjudi cate the matter. The abrogation by Great Britain of her trade treaties with Germany has been referred to as an evidence of the unfriendly feeling between the two countries, but this is very far from be ing true. These treaties were a part of Great Britain's free trade policy and under them she was compelled to put both the Germans and the Belgians upon the same trade footing, in her domestic markets, as the people of her own colonies. In this way it became impossible for Great Britain to give any preferences to her own colonics, some of which have commodities that England needs and in all of which there is a growing trade that the mother country now finds it for her interest to cultivate and encourage. Some of the Colonies, like Canada and the Aus tralian, would like to see an imperial zollverein, but so long as these trea ties stood-in the way such a movement was impossible. N It Is noticeable that within the last five years there has been a very de cided change of sentiment in England regarding the colonies and commer cial relations with them. In many of the dependencies of the British crown there has long been -a h. for what was called imperial federation, and this feeling has been strong in Australia, yet the government, under Mr. Gladstone, would not give the sub ject even a respectful consideration. But so great has been the change of opiniof that Mr. Chamberlain, the present colonial secretary of the Brit ish cabinet, is warmly in favor of a closer union between the crown and the colonies. The significance of this 'is that it indicates a willingness on the part of Great Britain to abandon her world wide policy of free trade and limit it to her dwn possessions. While this would make the empire more nearly self-supporting than it is at present, it would disastrously affect many other nations. The United States furnishes Engl.ivd with 40 per cent of her food aupp while th British colonies ccntrio.i only ?5 ner cent, the balance beu.j; providsd mainly by Russia and Argen tine. If the colonies were to fu.-ai.ih the 40 pr cent of the food of England now drawn from the United States it would result In a more serious disturb ance to our foreign trade than we have ever yet experienced. There is no doubt that the colonial policy of the empire la soon to undergo a radical change, which has been encourage 1 by tbe visit of the various, colonial premiers to London to attend the June jubilee, and the abrogation of the Ger- man treaties la the first positive evl f. donee that Great Britain intends to draw her supplies from her colonies more largely than she has ever done before, which will mean a restricted market for our own agricultural prod- iCtS. ' Tar Heel's Tough Lurk. A North Carolina newspaper has this local item: "As Col. Williams was driving home yesterday lightning struck his wagon and completely de molished a four gallon demijohn of very fine whisky. The colonel has the sympathy of the community." Atlanta Constitution. Four-year-old Robbie ran breathless ly Into the house, just as the sound 01 uagpipes was uearu cuiiiiuk up lur Dtfnat "Oh momma" ha suirt "thprfl'a a man out here with a dead pig that lings; come quick!" A NEW SCHEME FOR BOYS. lis la Ixnar ifca Smm Caaa Mutual lMrlrtlaw. "Oh, tboae U of mine!" sighed a hhudfcoine uiatrou on Ca aveuue.iy the Detroit Free Press. "I don't be lieve that a dtUibmrnt of police tomd kep then: wit'iiu bound. Thv.r pa wtys they are little terrois. and I sues hr iould know" "Ye." uggt-eti an outspoken neighbor, "and oe nifht bn able, by little introspection, to dlacovir the original source of their miwhle vousne. Frank used to keep thing pretty thoroughly stirred up himself." "But tjese boy of mine are right from one thing into another a fast a they can go. It set me wild. Why. w- had company for dinner this even ing, and when I went to lock for the beautiful layer cake I had baked with my own hands so a to have it n ee, there wasn't a crumb of It to be found. Nothing could be more annoying." "That reciils an experier.ee of Frank and mine. We had been raiding the laidets in both of our house till final notice was Issued that we must either reform or take 'ne consequence. One evening there was to be gome fine com pany at T'rank's and he managed to get me an Invita'lon. During the aft ert oon we discovered the cake and It was a daisy, all sugared over with white and su 'mounted by a piece of statuary work of the same material. We simply couldn't resist, but we sought to c:i8t suspicion on the baker, by carefully iligglng out the interior through a small hole we made In the bottom. It took slew, careful work, b"ut we had our reward as we went along. "On the table that shell looked like a magnificent cake. We boys looked as solemn as owls through grace and all the courses, till It came to desert. Then we fidgeted as his father took the long, thin knife, complimented his wife on her taste and then made a cut. The steel went through and struck the plate with a sharp sound, the hollow cake collapsed, Frank still looked solemn, and I tcok to my heels. The settle ment was with a rawhide." "Frank will have to raise the boys," mused the wife. "I'l be responsible for the girls only." RELATING TO HEALTH. If dyspeptics would take the precau tion of resting before meals It would materially aid their digestive powers. Daily naps are good for persons who are troubled by the American disease, dyspepsia. Sleep is food for the nerves; early hours should be observed and the whole system invigorated If recovery Is wished. Fewer limbs are amputated nowa days than ten years ago. Such is the verdict of one of London's largest hos pitals. While surgical operations have increased 50 per cent they have be come more conservative and science now devotes Itself to the saving of limbs which ten years ago there would have been no option but to cut off. At the same time mortality has decreased owing to improved methods of nursing and better sanitation. Only 2 per cent of the operations today are amputa tions. In view of the many changes which have been, rung in the early-to-bed, early-to-rlse Idea the following opin ion from an eminent radical authority ought to be of Interest. He takes up the old statement that an hour before midnight is worth two hours after, and gives his opinion as follows: "I had an opportunity to make some study of this subject in my r.aval service during the late war. On shipboard the ship's company officers and men alike stand four-hour watches day and night, and to get the retvj'red amount of rest are obliged to get their sleep irregularly; to so arrange it that the same man shall not be obliged to take early or late watcheB continually, the 'clog-watch of two hours is interpo lated, thus adding to the irregularity In watching the results for over two years I couid never discover that the watch, officers and men, were not as fully refreshed by the;r sleep as were the medical and pay officers, who stand no watch and have hours as regular as those of any householder." It seems to make but little difference to those who have given careful attention to this subject whether people sleep at one time or another, so that they get a sufficient amount of sleep. Not Much Influence. As Senator Stewart, the patriarchal silver orator and bicycle rider, was one day passing through one of the small parks of Washington he met a lady who is engaged In performing heroic work for the Independence of Cuba. In the course of a brief conversation the lady asked the senator if he did not think President McKinley would soon do something toward terminating the re bellion. Receiving a negative reply, she expressed considerable surprise and said: "Why, it looks to me as if this ad ministration should take some action! Everybody has expected great things from Mr. McKinley in the direction of freeing Cuba. You do not mean to tell me that he has lost all interest in thj matter?" "No," said the senator, "it is not that. But, mortifying as the confes sion is, the truth must be told. As a matter of plain fact Mr. McKinley has but very little intlucnco with the pres ent administration, and hence there Is no Hkelihofcd of anything definite ami beneficial being done for Cuba." Broad chins signify nobleness anil large dignity, unless vertically thin, when if thin, bloodless lips go with them you will find cruelty. WHAT THE LAW DECIDES. An apportionment between life ten ants and remaindermen la allowed IB Greene v. Greene tit. I ). S3 U K. A. 70, where portion of trust fund I recovered after the loa of a part of It. o to make an allowance to the life tenant for the loa of income Jur Ing tbe time the estate in course of settlement. The amount apportlon able to the life tenant for such loss cf income I held to be the Interest on the turn which at Interest will produce tbe amount recovered. The time when municipal debt come Into existence, and not the time when It I due. I held. In Lanorie v. Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph com pany Und . 35 U R. A. 6M. to be the time which must be considered In ap plying the rule of limitation of Indebt edness. If the city has already reach ed the limit a contract payable in in stallment must be one in which the current revenue will pay a fast as the Indebtedness come into existence, to gether with other expenses to which the city is liable. The duty of furnishing a separate passenger train for passengers only, and not for freight and passenger to gether, la held, In people ex rei. Cant rell vs. St. Umis, A. & T. II. It. Co. (III ). 35 L. R. A. 6:'.6. to be implied in the duty of a railroad company to fur nish necessary rolling stock and equip ment for the suitable operation of the road. The sufficiency of earnings to justify the expense of such a train is held to depend on the earnings of the entire system, and not of the mere branch over which the train Is to run. In determining the taxable value of a railroad, it is held, In state vs. Vir ginia & T. R. Co. (Nev.). 35 L. R. A. I 7S9, that the earning capacity is the main consideration, though perhaps not the only one, where the road could be replaced for less than Its original cost. It Is also held that prospective Improvements to affect the value must be more than possibilities and so cer tain that a business men purchasing the road would take them into con sideration. Also that the cost of re placing a worn-out wooden bridge is properly charged to expense account In determining the Income as an element of a tax assessment and that if a steel bridge Is made Instead only the differ ence between the two should be charged to construction account. A photograph of the scene of an ac cident Is held, in DederictiB vs. Salt Lake City R. Co. (Utah). 35 L. R. A. 802, to be admissible in evidence to aid the understanding of the facts. But In Hampton vs. Norfolk & W. R. Co. (N. C), 35 I R. A. 808, a photo graph of a place is heU inadmissible on the question of the existence or non existence of a path at a certain time if the picture was taken two years later, after the situation had changed, and a map made near the time was already In evidence. With these cases are reviewed the other authorities on the use of photographs In evidence. ENGLAND'S GARDEN. The little Isle of Wight, which la called the garden of England, has one of the highest ladles of the land as its governor, inasmuch as Princess Beat rice, daughter of the Queen of England, Is the resident governor and takes us much interest in the affairs of the tiny domain as any man ever has who occupied the same position. Women rule in the land. The sta tion la kept by a woman Whipping ham station and it Is the boast of the capable elderly stationmistress that no man helps her sell tickets or care for the tiny and picturesque station. From the station a charming country road winds along a mile to the royal vil lage of Whippingham which is rustic but well-kept and within the Osborne domain. The postofflce is very quaint with its thatched Gothic roof and whatever letters are waiting to bo called for are shown In the window like merchandise. A woman presides over this and to another woman is in trusted the care of the village church. The chapel contains a royal pew, for when the queen is at Osborne she al ways attends church. Opposite her pew is the marble memorial to Prin cess Beatrice's husband. Whipping ham enjoys the distinction of being ihe only parish church at which the mar riage of a child of the reigning mon arch has taken place. Very Interesting are the queen's almshouses, a long row of cottages, connected Into a rambling building covered with Ivy, picturesque and pret ty. Here live the widows of the Os borne estate and several old couples whose days of toll are ended. One particularly bright couple are Mr. and Mrs. Jackman he having driven a plow before the estate was purchased by the queen and having passed into her service along with the property. Words in ttie English Language. It is quite unnecessary for any writer to interlard his work with foreign words or pharses. There are now over 250,000 words In the English language acknowledged by the best authorities, or about 70,000 more than in the Ger man, French, Spanish and Italian lan guages combined. One can easily un derstand foreigners borrowing from English, but it seems inexcusable for English writers to Intrdan their works with words taken frotn languages with a much smaller number of words than are to be found in our dictionaries. A cannon that was used on board the Kearsarge In her naval duel with the Alabama is part of the new soldiers' monur?nt at Stamford, Conn. EXAGGERATION. flirt ml Man Kialr4 fcjr Kaaaa- I la Lar Mladlrlua. The nobility rakily lake rank among story teller. Ilaiou Munchausen, or e.iurae. stand first, with Sir John Fat staff a good aevoud. aud now come my Lady Mlddleton. a very good third. The roble lady ha written (or an English periodical publication an account of some remarkable recoveries of lost property. In one Cane a valuable ring was lout. Years afterwards, wheu a fit or was removed, the Jewel was found wedged tightly around tbe tuck of the skeleton of a mouse. Tbe ring had fallen through a crack In the floor; the mouse, half-grown at the time, had thrust it head Into It; had thus been caught, and had grown until It waa strangled. Another rase: A gentle man shot and wounded a sand piper, which, fluttering across a pond, was seized and devoured by pike. That afternoon the sportsman' brother, while fishing In the pond, ought a pike in whose stomach was found the Iden tical sand-piper. Another case:. A la dy who was visiting a relative lost a ring. Six years after, while visiting the same person, then living In a far distant locality, she slipped her hand thoughtlessly Into a recess of the chair she was sitting In and found the miss ing ring. Another case: A lady sup- j ped at a royal ball, and one of the ' golden spoons lodged, unknown to her, , in one of the pockets formed by the plaits on the front of her dress. The following year, in presentation to the queen, she wore the same gown. A she bent in courtesy In g the plait open ed, and out fell the missing spoon at her sovereign' feet. INTERESTING TO WOMEN. A dainty bodice is of pink and white silk gauze, with Insertions of yellow i lace. A little French blouse is of blue 1 and red muslin, with a vest and point ed collar of tomato red velvet. A handsome traveling bag shown In England was of crocodile leather In green, with cut glass bottles having silver gilt tops and lined with corded Bilk. The fittings were all suitable for removal to the dressing table. La dles' traveling cases are now more pop ular than the bags, as they will hold a gown. They contain everything that the heart of woman could wish. Be sides the regulation cut glass bottles, they have a manicure set, silver bot tles for the powders, hand mirror, smelling salts, card case, purse, flask, clock, jewel case and pin boxes. A delightful little frock is of black velvet, trimmed with black silk braid, many rows being placed on the skirt. . The zouave Jacket is trimmed the same way and has fronts and a Medici collar trimmed with brocaded satin , colored flowers on a ground of white. The effect Is of quiet simplicity and richness. A new gown has a bolero of white cloth covered with V's of gray braid. An Indian red canvas gown lately seen was trimmed with V-shape folds of itself, the same arrangement being carried out on bodice and skirt, with a multitude of lace and chiffon frills to trim the front, neck and wrists of the corsage. A tailor-made gown of terra-cotta Is made lovely by revers and straps of white cloth with white and gold but tons. A handsome blouse of white satin has the sleeves entirely covered with steel hand embroidery. Over the waist is worn a zouave of jet-embroidered black net, with a blue satin waist belt. The front Is of white tu'.le spangled with steel sequins. Another blouse of magenta silk is picturesque with silver loops and but tons opening on a front of white chif fon, but is less original than one of red pongee, with a black design, worked in button nolo stitch and trimmed wilh a collar of tucked ba tistes and Insertion. Foulard dresses are well represent ed by a lovely pinky-blue bluet fane trimmed with gatiglngs of Itself. The bodice is crossed at the back under a sash of faded and deep corn-flower blue. It has a coquettish jabot of cream lace fastened with steel clasps. Early Training of Children. To learn to respect tbe perfection ol things is of infinite vaiue to a child. It it is a flower, to shelter and try to keep it alive, never wantonly to pluck ana fling away a blossom; if it is a book, not to deface or mar It; if it is a wall, not to mark or deface It; If it is a smooth-rolled lawn, not to litter it with rubbish nor to deface It with wheel marks. To learn to wait patient ly, all their life long they will give thanks for having been taught how to do this. How many a pleasant talk Jias been interrupted, how many an otherwise helpful visit has been lost by a teasing, pulling child, tormenting its mother either to listen to Its demands or to go somewhere. The whole of its life lies In what the t child learns of these thlngs.and it must either grow Into selfish manhood or j womanhood, or have the evil beaten , out by ihe hard and bitter teaching of j the world in which it was meant to be I happy and useful, rather than to beein thus late to learn that we cannot iive unto ourselves. Fonr Aren. Mariau-'Brother George broke an iron bar with his two hands yester day." Bob "And I broke four men with one hand last night." Cp-to-Date. AN EASY MARK. Taa 4atlaaaa 'rasa laa laaatri Ma rallralll Itollail Its I allarlur. "I welfch Jihj pound," aaid the tuau who bad lived lu Ihe city a er, de clares tbe Detroit Free Pre. "My mustache gruw long aud strong. I in active, know how to make a Hun, and have alwaya had an idea that I knew how to take rare of myself, but 1 guess I ruust have borne a irikmn resemblance to an easy mark a Leu I Cinie here. "Of course some allowance must be made for tbe fact that I waa very bury In getting my famllv aettled. There were trunkmen, carpet layer and scrub women to look after, and I was the general supervisor of the whole business. While I wa straining every nerve and sweating at every pore to make 11x14 carpet cover a U'xlrt room, a big man with a tin budge on his chest walked In as one of authority ami politely said: 'I see that you have ttwee bicycle. Being a atrunger In town you are probably unaware that you must pay an additional 1 ciish of " on each wheel. It I my duty to collect. I was Just mad enough to wel come anything that appeared like an additional hardship, for I wax be stowing a good deal of pity on m mi f at the time, and promptly set'led, "While I was holding up olio eo 1 of a refrigerator that Is warrie! to weigh Kim pound, along came another man with a budge who asked how many row I kept. I told him one. and he said I must pay the city $'J for the privilege. That made me feci all the more like a martyr, and I reached for the money so willingly that he inter rupted to ask what kind of a row she wa. When I said with some pride that she was a Jersey, he taxed me $3. Then followed a man who tied a brass check to my lawn mower, and charged me $1, and another that want ed 10 because I had both electric light and gas. By that time my mind wi working again, and so was my boot toe. but I was out $19 and felt le a cross-road 'Rube.' " HEROIC COWS. Almost any female bird or animal will attuck another animal, or even a man, In defense of Its young. A mother partridge has been known to fly In a man's face In order to blind his eyes long enough for her young to hide themselves. As for the cow she 1 capable of facing a whole pack of wolves In defense of her calf If the calf is young enough. If it ha ap proached the weaning period, she will very likely abandon it to an enemy and take to her own heels. The editor of the Condon (Oregon) Globe saw a deed of cow-valor lately that was worth recording as well as seeing. A herd of cattle, and among them two cows accompanied by their calves, were grazing In tall dead gnus when the calves became separated a little from the rest of the herd. Just then two huge, hungry coyotes crept up through the grass, rut off the calves from the rest of the cattle and started In pursuit of them. After running about two hundred yards, the calves came to a high, five-wired barbed wire fence, and being small, managed to get through it. On the other side of the fence was an open pasture. The wolves quickly followed the calves through the fence, and were rapidly running them down on the other side, when the two cow-mothers discovered what was going on. Each uttered a loud bellow, hoisted her tall and started for the rerctie. It appeared to be a hopeless chase, for the wire fence intervened, and the cows were certainly much too large to get through it. They knew well enough that it was there, and could, besides, see it plainly, but both cows plunged together straight into it. Tbe watching editor, horrified, looked to see them hurled back, frightfully wounded; but instead one of the posts gave way under the onslaught; the wires sank down, and in another mo ment the mothers were on the pasture side of the fence, badly cut and hls-,l-ing, but still able to charge the wolves successfully and put them to flight. Soon the cows were licking tbo res cued cilves affectionately, and the coy otes were howling a disappointed duct from the summit of a knoll near by. A Marvelou Needle. Among the many treasures owned by the queen is a wonderful needle made for her In Buckinghamshire. The needle is a miniature of the Roman column of Trajan, but instead of the exploits of Roman emperors, scenes in the life of Her Majesty are deplctei. One shows the queen when a young girl at Tunbrldge Wells, another scene is the coronation at Westminster, while a third shows the royal marriage with the prince consort. The figures in all these scenes can only be made out plainly by the aid of a magnifying glass. The needle can also be opened, and it contains several others, all of the same form, and all are adorned with miniature figures in relief. Would Have On. Soou, A freak museum manager wrote a party in Kentucky naming an offer for a rope with which any man had been l,vuchd. The party replied : "We have noiio on baud now, but have placed your order on file, and you are likely to hear from us soon." t.acl-jr Thirteen. In tho class of 'S3 at Harvard uni versity there were thirteen men who clubbed together during most of their stay at college. That was fourteen years ago. and not one of the thirteen has died. BULLET PROOF. A KtM. hiMi I ! ThM Tbb C aaaa tary ( la la II. This vn tunc la to be a further lest in Chit ago of the power of Zeg ler' 1ml M-proof i-loto (o reaUt the Mtel-Jdi krleil in inn lie of the Krag lorgeiiwn rifle. The teat will be made In tbe presence of the Herman aul Austrian romuil by their reqiiaat. I .ant aeek the first tent wa made by I wo soldier from Fort Sheridan. Col. Hal), the commandant of the poat; l.leut. Col. Carpenter and a number of other officer were present. It mi the first lime that the army' new rifle bad been tried aicaiiiHt any of the o-called bullet-proof cloth, and the officer were quite confident that the gun would win. Lieut. Saraneckl attached the cloth, which nirumired twenty-four by sixteen Inches, to the wooden figure of a man which I used by the soldier of the fort h a turner. The first shot fired wbh at 4Kt yards' distance, and the bullet fell to the ground twisted after tearing a hole half an inch deep In the cloth. At r.tl yards the bullet penetrated the ilolli a quarter of an inch and xt in k. At .toil yards the bul let went In deeper, aud at 2M1 yard It went half way thnnndi. At 200 yard the bullet passed through. It head pro jecting a aixteenth of an Inch. The army officer were much Impressed by the tests, but say that the cloth can not be made Into uniform on account of lis weight. The piece used in the tests weighed fourteen pounds. Be side, the shock of Impact would be suf ficient to kill a man. even though '.he ball did not break the skin. The Krag Jorgensen I the most powerful of mod ern rifle and will kill a man two miles away. It Is thought that Zegler'a cloth may be utilized to make shield for Oatllng and other machine gun. Halite III Munnuar. The second summer of a baby's life Is ul ways a crilbul period, it I then that the canine teeth, which are tbo most troublesome of all teeth to cut. usually iimke their appearauce. If the child is hcalihy and ha been properly and carefully fed, there is very little to fear from teething. If, on the con- trary, It Is feeble and it Is liable to dis orders of the stomach and bowela, teething Ih to be dreaded. One of the greatest dangers of teething arises from tbo highly nervous condition of the lit tle one at this trying time. For thla reason the baby should be kept as quiet as possible and free from excitement of any kind. It should also be kept out of doors us much as possible, under the shade of green trees, but where no harsh noise will startle or frighten It. The foolish practice of trying to arotisa the dormant Intellect of the baby by tossing It up and playing with It la various ways, cannot be too strongly condemned. The following directions In regard to the diet of little babies are from Dr. Jacobl, the eminent specialist In chil dren's dresses. "For nursing babies," he says, "over feeding does more harm than anything else. Nurse a baby of a month or two every two or thre hours. Nurse a baby of six monllis and over five times !n twenty-four hour-., and no nuiw. vVhen a baby gets thirsty In the mean time, give it a drink of water or bar ley water. Put no sugar with It." For feeding I abirs, he says: "Boll a tea spoonful of powdered barley (grind It In ii coffee-grinder) and a gill of water with a little salt for fifteen minutes, strain it and mix It with half as much boiled milk and a lump of white sugar, fiive it lukewarm through a nursing bottle. Keep bottle and mouthpiece In a bov.i of water when not In use. Ba bies of five or six months should have half barley water and half boiled milk, with salt ami white sugar. Older ba bies, mure milk In proportion. When babies are very costive, use oatmeal in stead of barley: cook and strain. Whnn the bras''s mtik Is half enough, change off between breast milk and food." It is a great mistake to change Ihe food of a child in summer. I'nlesa its health demands It. the change of food should be postponed until autumn." Negroes Not Horn Itlitrk. Dr. Collignun, an eminent French physiologist, after helping to usher in to the world several infants of un doubted African parentage, declares the new-born babes to be of a delicate fawn and pink complexion. Though the pigment Cells begin to change in hue very speedily, tbe skin does not assume the color of powdered cocoa for ten days, and some weeks elapse before it turns to a decided chocolate tinge. Exposure to sunlight hastens this change, and In some cases a couple of hours will suffice to convert the whitey-brown bantling into an unim peachable "darkey." The hair, how ever, of the new born pickaninny Is soft and silky, without any of the crisp curliness that characterizes the race. By rearing negroes in the dark it is Just possible that after several gen erations we might make them as fair as the lily. ew Remedy tor Burns, Dr. Thierry, of the Paris Charity Hospital, has by happy chance made a discovery which may prove of immense benefit in the treatment of burns. Hav ing been in the habit of using picric acid in solution, as an antiseptic he found one day, when some sealing wax fell on his hand at a time when it waa impregnated with this acid, that he scarcely felt any pain, and the same immunity showed itself when he let a burning match fall on his hand. lie has since found that all pains from burtr'ng cease soon after bathing the part affected in a solution of this acid. Trouble In the Aquarium. "You look thin," said the sturgeon. "And bony." "Possibly," returned the shad. "But I don't wear my backbone on the out side." Chicago Tribune.