A Declaration of
!
rrr,IME: Later afternoon of I'ec.
Mr 20. I!.
Scene: A first-class carriage
cf train just moving out of the Great
Midshire terminus.
The only occupant is a pretty ijirl of
sbout-ibree aad twenty, who Ss busily
arranging ber rug and oilier belongings
about lier. wben the door is opened, and
g hue i thrown in. Its owner, a tail,
soldierly -looking man of about thirty,
dashes after it. stumbling and knock
ing a book)ff the girl's knee.
He I lieg ten thousand jKirdousI Did
I hurt your foot? If that clumsy fool
of a porter Why, Violet:
She (stiffly) Please do not apologize.
Toil did not touch my foot.
He Slill, I am really awfully sorry.
(He hesitates, as if uncertain bow fur
ther conversation will be received.) In
It possible that I'ucle Gilbert has sent
for you, too?
She He has, or (icilyi I can assure
you I should not be going to Ilassekou.
(After a moment's pause.) I under
stood you were at the front.
He So I was till two months ago,
but (drily) you see you want both arms
to be much good out there.
(She looks at him quickly, and for
the first time notices tbe empty sleeve
'across his breast.)
She O. I am sorry very, very sor
ry: (He bows an acknowledgment of ber
condolences, and. as if to put an end
to further discussion, opens a paper.)
He And I am sorry that 1 have in
flicted myself on you in this manner.
As the train does not stop for three
iiuarters of an hour, you will under
stand that, being here, I am, however,
unwillingly, compelled to stay.
She (resuming an air of polite indif-
rerence.i u, piease aon t iuhik you
"I SHALL GET VJfl'J.E GILBERT TO MAKE
i '.i voc."
will make the least difference to me.
One cannot hope at these holiday times
to be lueby enough to get a compart
ment to oueseif. do you think? I for
got if you smokebecause If you have
no compunction about violating the
company's by-laws, I give you full per
mission to do so.
He Thanks. I think I shall survive
till I reach Boythorne.
(A pause, during which she stares out
into the gathering darkness, jvbile he
studies it from his.)
He I iocs it occur to yoti that Tncle
Gilbert intends opening up that sub
ject which was "closed forever, buried
beneath the ashes of a dead past, and
hidden forever out of sight '!" I hope I
juote correctly?
She (flushing angrllyt If yon are at
tempting to quote anything I ever
said "
He (sotto voce) You wrote.
She Or wrote, I should certainly
doubt your memory. As to what you
uggest (loftily), even Uncle Gilbert
would hardly dare "
He Ah, there I think you underesti
mate our worthy uncle's courage.
There are few things he would not
dare, and if It pleases him he would not
hesitate to disinter that buried subject,
rake among those ashes, and "make
things bum" generally 1
She (hotly) I should consider that
he took a great liberty if he did, and
one that neither his age. nor bis rela
tionship, nor (desperately) anything
about til m justifies:
He All the same, I feel convinced
that he w ill take that liberty. He has
never ceased to regret that our engage
I mean that "the buried subject" is
so Irrevocably, hopelessly, and finally
done with.
She (angrily) If you really think
that that was bis purpose in Bending
for us, I consider that you have be
haved in the meanest, most dishonor
able, most but (turning away and
once more opening ber book) I won't
discuss tbe subject with you for an
other moment.
(He crosses over to her, and gently,
but firmly takes tbe bo.k from her.)
He Pardon me, you will, for I bare
a right to make yon, ad to exact an
apology for what you hare said. I
knew no mow (baa yourseff tbat we
were both summoaed to Haaselton till
1 saw you la tbe train. 1 told you my
anatoo abort ny uncle's possible wish
to Ma abont tbe renewal of tbt eu
sajoooat that oaco eztstod between
aa ta offer that I might kaow what
, attja ta tat ta auk yowr position
' aaofer, a4 It sart yoa froai agaia la
Va rlMata, Xa fclttorly)
Independence.
OOOOOOOOO-
have made It most convincingly clear
that the mere mention of such a thing
would be most distasteful to you,
which, after all, is natural enough, par
ticularly now (with a glance at the
empty sleevei. As the only way I can
Bee to save you from unpleasantness
is to absent myss'lr. I sharl waifwi poy
thoine for the next up train and return
to town without going near Hassle
ton. "
She ihtimhly) It certainly seems tbe
best plan to adopt. I I'm sorry I said
what I did.
idle returns to his end of tbe carriage,
and liotb resume their study of the
outer darkness.)
She (suddenly turning and speaking
iu an excited voiyei Hut you are 1'nde
Gillicri's heir. You must not offend
him again:
He I bis heir? You are quite mis
taken. The estate is not entailed; and
surely in ibese advanced days the fact
of my being his only male relative does
not give me such a great advantage
over you. who are his only surviving
female relation?
She Then if he chooses to make a
will leaving the court away from you,
he can do so?
' lie (shortly)-Certainly. He probably
will.
Sin' Yes. because he will be furious
with you, after he has offered to make
friends again, for wiring to say you
were coming-you did wire, I suppose?
(He nods aseut aud then not turn
ing up. That settles It. I shall go
back to town from Boythorne!
1I (calmly) There happens not to
be another train to town from Boy
thorne to-night. That train that passed
us a few minutes ago is the last train
"up" of the day.
She tafter a moment's pause) At any
rate, then, you must go to Hassletou,
too!
He (with elaborate politeness) You
misunderstand me. The train service
is not susiiended Indefinitely. I see that
there is a train which leaves at the en
ticing hour of 2 a. m. Till then I have
the choice between a bench in the wait-iug-room
ami a led at the station ho
tel. I prefer either to the "personal
inconvenience" to which you have re
ferred. She (tapping the ground angrily with
her foot, but trying to speak calmly)
You can rest assured that I shall tell
uncle everything that has happened
the moment I get iu and I shall leave
Hassletou. to-morrow. If you are de
termined to disinherit yourself, I am
equally determined not to profit by
your folly. I'nde Gilbert can turn the
court Into so orpluage, or a home for
lost cats, or anything he likes. (Her
voice breaks, and she turns away, dab
bing her cyt-n with a little lace hand
kerchief.) He (gravely) Listen to me, Violet.
Dearly as 1 love the old court, and fond
as I am of our cranky old uncle, he was
awfully good to me when I was a
youngster, I hold that one can iiy
too dearly for anything. To go to Has
sleton and subject you to the annoy
ance which my presence would cause
yon, apart from t'uele Gilbert's prole
able Interference iu your private af
fairs, is to pay too high a price for any
benefit I might afterwards derive from
doing so. You must see there are some
things a man cannot do. (A moment's
pause.) Believe me. mine is tbe only
way out of the difficulty. At any rate,
as we shall be in Boythorne iu two
minutes, there is no time to tlx on a
better.
(He gets up and begins sonywhat
clumsily packing his papers, cap, etc..
Into his bag. The train stops at a
sleepy little country station.)
He Well, good bye. I hope you will
!ind the old man better. 1 shall wire
him that I was prevented from coming
at the last moment.
She (sarcastically) Tbat will have a
tranquillizing effect.
He (laughing) Well, we must hope
so, though I don't fancy It will. But I
must be off. There doesn't seem to be
a porter to be had! Good bye! Won't
you shake bands, Violet? After two
years, surely we might accord each
btber tbe -ordinary civilities of life
without fear of misconstruction?
She (desperately, seizing his hand In
both hers) O. I)i'k, you must not go:
There Is another way, If only if -O,
liiclc, can't you help me?
He (eagerly) Violet, you don't mean
but no. I must not let you mean that
now. (Sadly.)
She (burying her face on bis shoul
der) If you don't, L)lk, I I shall get
Uncle Glllx-rt to make you I
(A whistle shrieks and the train
moves out of tbe station.) v
Hats Off I the Halo.
In nussla uo man may enter a gov
ernment establishment without remov
ing bis hat, a rule which has caused
some trouble. It appears, since tbe es
tablishment of the government spirit
shops. There have been disputes be
tween the officials behind the bars snd
tbe customers as to the removal of th
beadgear, with the result that the ques
tion was submitted to the minister of
S nance. Tbat official bas caused no
tes to be Issued warning tbe public
against any disrespectful demeanor
while In the Mute public bouses, fre
quenters of which must In future re
mote their hats.
In these days of terpnowe and rural
fast delivery . a town girt haa to travel
fatly fifty miles lato the country before
ha can tart aayuunf aow.
WA8 HAND OF PROVIDENCE.
lie Miaaed the Kiploeioa, but Ua't
Hare It Was for the Beat.
"I was never an atheist," said a
northern Michigander who was loafing
about a Ietroit hotel the other day,
"but it used to make me smile to hear
people tell alout Providence doing this
or that. I'll tell you why I quit smil
ing. "1 had an interest in an oil well in
Pennsylvania, and one morning I
planned to get up at an early hour and
ride across country for eight miles with
a teamster. I was up at the hour
named, but found that the fellow bad
started off fifteen minutest ahead of the
H - inie mS. H. nl.v. recourse whs. to hire
a hticklioard. and white a man was
looking around for me and I was cat
ins breakfast there came a rumble and
a crash, and I lied from the hotel, be
lieving tbat an earthquake was on.
"tsflicrs thought so, too, but in the
course of half an hour we got word
that -bM) iiou whs of nitroglycerin which
was being hauled over tbe hill on a
wagon had exploded. More than that,
it was the same wagon 1 had missed
getting a ride on. 1 went out with
others to view the spot, or rather tbe
bole. What they found of driver, horses
and wagon you could have loaded on a
wheelbarrow. The hole made In the
highway was forty feet long, thirty
wide aud twenty deep, aud men, horses
and cattle for half a mile around w ere
knocked silly."
"And you laid your escape to Provi
dence, of course?' w as asked.
"Well, I'm not exactly sure about
that." was the reply, according to the
Detroit Tree I'ress. "I told you I ceased
to smile after that when anything was
mentioned about Providence, but I was
never quite satisfied that a mistake
wasn't made."
"What sort of a mistake?"
"Why, It wasn't three days after that
when our well played out, the com
pany went into bankruptcy aud I've
hardly been able to raise enough to pay
my street car fare siuce. Sometimes it
seems to me that Providence stepped
iu to save my fife, and again it seems
as if she missed me on the explosion
and dropped the bottom out of that
well to get even. It's about an even
thing, I guess, but if you've got an
other cigar about you It'll tip the scale
a little bit In favor of Providence and
help me to believe that I was saved for
some useful purpose."
SARAH'S SHOES.
Lady Presented Them Without Hurt
inn Girl's Feelings.
Mrs. Anna Lyman, wife of Judge
Joseph Lyman, was a flue type of the
New Kngland woman of fifty ye:irs
ago. As wife of a judge she was call
til upon to do much entertaining, and
her parties were famous in Northamp
ton. Her daughter, Susau Lesley. !.".
her memoirs of Mrs. Lyman, writes
that no one ever declined going to Mrs.
Lyman's parties.
One day, as she was preparing for
an evening entertainment: she happen
ed to look out of the window and t-nw
a young girl, whom she liked for bei
talents and good heart, but who, from
poverty, was not always'able to go out
into society.
O Sarah," called Mrs. Lyman. "I am
going to have a party this evening, and
all the judges are to be here! I want
you to come, my dear."
'O Mrs. Lyman," said the girl, look
ing sadly dowu at her feet, "I wish I
could. But 1 can't, for my shoes are
all out at the toes, and this is my only
pair."
Well, Sarah,' said Mrs. Lyman,
brightly, "at least you'll help me get
ready for my party."
Oh. yes." replied the girl, quickly;
aud she helped to good advantage, w ith
willing hands aud goisl taste. Whet)
the work was done Mrs. Lyman ac-
ompanied ber home, holding ker at
tention with cheerful talk.
Somehow, the girl hardly knew bow,
they were presently in tbe best shoe
shop in the village, and when they left.
Sarah had a beautiful pair of brone
shoes, and ran gaily home to dress for
the party.
Their lat Words.
Mr. Ithodcs was not given to high
flown talk aud I suspect the story of
his "last words" Is a fiction. Sydney
Smith observed that It seems a neces
sity tbst every distinguished man
should die "with some sonorous and
quotably saying in his mouth."
Mr. Pitt was supixised to have ex
pired exclaiming, "How do I leave my
country?" It ws afterward estab
lished on cot)'islve evidence that his
real last words were : "I fancy I could
cat one of Bellamy's meat pies." Mr.
Fox was credited with some tieomuliig
observation about public affairs, w here
as his last words conveyed a requisite
for barley water. Sir Itobert Peel was
stated to have died after an ejaculation
about the blessings of cheap bread. In
reality, he awoke for a few minutes,
after several hours of sleep, said "God
bless you all." and died. Ixrd Beacons
field was reported to have exclaimed,
"Any news in tlie Gazelle?" with his
last breath, whereas lie muttered, "I
feel overwhelmed." Ixmdon Truth.
Women Copying Men's fashions.
Do women Imitate men's fashions, or
do men appropriste tlie Ideas of tbe
fair sex? Our opinion Is that In tlie
vast majority of case It Is the women
who copy tbe men. For some time past
the Kngllshman's Ideal of style In cloth
ing has been tbe easy-fitting waists
and tbe emphasising of height. Id1ao
have now adopted th same idea -t bo
mil, straight figure, without form or
shape. Londoo Tailor and Gutter.
whoa rou meet a woman on tho
street at any time of tbe day, month,
or year. It is safe to bet that she la
ettaer going to, or coating from, a
dnsMaukcr'g.
SPLENDID MEMORIAL CHURCH.
nc Costing- .VKJ,(IOO Dedicated ate
crntlj at I'alo Alto, Cat.
The inoHt magnificent church edifice
Attached to any college or university
In tbe world Is the Memorial Church
?re-ted to the late Senator Leland
Stanford, of California, and which was
Indicated recently ut I'alo Alto, tbe
sent of the Leland Stat .'ord, Jr., I'ni
vcrsity. The building is of buff colored
iandstoue In tbe Homunesque style of
irchltecture and cost JMXi.cMi. The
ross surmounting tbe bcirry Is ltW
Vet alsive the ground aud in tbe belfry
is the most e.viwnsive chime of beds oti
;he Pacific coast, being an exai-t dupli
cate of tbe bells la the FtHiiatuect
buildings, London
The Stanford I'liiverslty is the mot
itriking example of tlie lihciaLtJ
which ihf rich :::cu avA women of
merica have shown to the Institution
ir higher learning. Not long ago deeds
jf gift were executed to the trustees
of tbe university for property amount
ing to ?.'io.(xm,(K)(i. It all came from
Mrs. Stanford ami was the largest gift
to a university that was ever made.
The university was founded in 1SSV by
Senator and Mrs. Stanford, In memory
of their son. Leland Stanford, Jr., who
died when a youth while traveling
abroad. Its doors were opened in 1K!)1,
and a host of students were attracted
by the present of free tuition. Since
II
as.
STANfUHD VhMOKJAI. I HIM. II.
that yar 1,'JOO degrees have been con
ferred. Women were admitted on nil
equal basis with the men until a year
or so ago. when the number of women
in the university at one time was lim
ited to ."iNI.
Mrs. Stanford's latest gift Includes
the Stanford residence on Nob Hill, in
San FrancUro, real estate It! twenty
six counties, aud many securities. A
few years ago tlie university was iu
Jesperate financial straits aud was
Duly kept open by great sacrifice. Mrs.
Stanford sold stocks and bonds at a
loss and even disposed of some of her
jewels. Tbe faculty assisted ber, many
refusing to draw any salary until the
Jltticulties were bridged over, others
drawing only what was necessary for
living exix-iise. While Mrs. Stanford
has given tbe Institution the bulk of
her fortune, she is by no menus sor.
She made the gift at this time instead
jf by will arter death, that there might
e no doubt about the money reaching
.he university.
CESAR S EAR.
the One Punishment Which the Fierce
Lion Ilrcaded,
One of the many queer ihingR to be
ioted-in the study of captive life Is the
fact tbat each animal requires- or
rather dreads-some form of punish
ment which very likely would have no
errors for any other animal. A cer
ain lion fears nothing Iu tbe world
iave a stick h"ld !u the trainer's left
land. A frleVy young tigress used to
:ie affected 'only by ber trainer's blow-
ug sha.-pl.v tn her nose. Trainers frc
liiently discover by pure accident w hat
t Is that an animal dread, as as the
ase In au occurrence at Berlin !e-
enlcd la Everybody's Magazine. By
vvar of Introduction It should be ex-
)1. -lined that almost the first thing an
inlmal learns when be Is performing
villi other animals is that his block
?r chair Is his own particular property,
here he can retire when his act Is
ver, nnd where he Is sure of not be
ing disturbed by the trainer or by his
!elIows. A lion finds this, out very
quickly.
Three lions were concerned iu tbe
Berlin affair-Mammy, a very "sirvcn"
J-year-old; t'awar, a splendid speci
men of his nice, put unfortunately
tuhject to sudoeu fits of rage, which
t Is not easy lo quell; and Caesar's
mate, Mrs. Grundy. She was ihe rdol
f Caesar's heart, and, assured of that,
die rode over him roughshod.
Tpon the night of Sammy's depw
hings went off all right until after the
eia wtrtt. Sammy had not yet be
ome fully aiVtistomed to the rocking
dank, and be was glad when It was
jver, and Jumped down In a hurry to
jet to his block.
It came to pass that Mrs. Grundy,
iio bad also been on the seesaw, left
t Just as Sammy did, ami either
broiigh Inadvertence or because she
bought she could treat all creation as
she treated her Indulgent lord nnd
master, leaped coolly up on Sammy's
lock and settled herself comfortably,
he even started to wash her fsce. So
when Sammy came along, lie found his
dace taken.
Now, Sammy knew perfectly well
hat this was. not right; and It must
jt confessed thst be bad the law on
his side. Mrs. Grundy knew It quite
ta well, and eared not a flirt of her
tall lor It Mad she aot Uaosar to
& Mm
" 1
uke care of her? Sammy did not offer
violence-uo liou In his right mind ever
bares tooth against a female of nis
r. o nnlMs to save bis own lite, nut
he went Ix-blnd and pushed; aud Mrs.
Gruudv slid off the block to tbe floor.
Instantly Caesar, who bad w atoned
tt,o sinoiimii with rising wrath, leap
ed from bis block straight for Sammy's
throat. If he had found his gr p. tlie
show would then and there have been
the loser by several hundred dollars'
worth of lion. But If gallantry wa no.
in Sammy's Hue. fighting was; aud be
fore the trainer could reach them they
were at It nip and tuck. The bone of
contention got back on the forlpiuuen
block and looked on placidly.
Then a strange thing happened. In
tlie scrimmage Saiiiurr found Ciivj'ar-j
ear In bis mouth, and, naturally
enough, bit it. Caesar cowered dowu
like a Ivwttca ho!!!-"!, aud Sammy.
mightily astonished, drew off. The
trainer promptly sent all three back to
their respective places.
But Sammy had unconsciously given
the trainer an Idea; and tbe next time
the little premonitory tremor ran along
Caesar's knotted muscles, tbe man
grabbed bis ear. Again Caesar slunk
into submission, and after that the so
lution of the problem was plain.- It
is safe to say that with not another
lion in a hundred would such a mode
of treatment have had the slightest cf
feet.
TROLLEY TOO MUCH FOR HORSE
Hulk j Animal Had to Move When the
Cor Boosted Him.
People passing along the lower end
of the Bowery the other day where
one of the cross town lines intersects
the ltd avenue tracks were treated to a
rare aud rather ludicrous spectacle. A
white horse attached to a covered van
was plodding thoughtfully along In the
line of tbe car tracks. Behind It the
motormau was dauging his gong fot
the passage to be cleared and the
driver was urging his horse to move
from the track to one side.
Just as the horse readied the point
where the lines intersect it stopped and
became entirely lost In its train of
thought. The driver pleaded, shouted,
cursed, but the horse was oblivious
alike to threats and entreaties. It stood
quiet anil patient, like David Harum's
famous equine that "stood without
hitching."
The cross town ear was blocked so
was the 3d avenue car in the rear. The
passengers were growing Impatient,
and some of the Irritable ones were be
ginning to aligTit, but the horse still
maintained its rtatuesque altitude.
A policeman who appeared tried
coaxing, then violently tugged at the
bridle, but the nore was calmly su
perior to being either led or driven. It
was the 3d avenue moforman whose
mental activities helped to sulve the
difficulty jusf as plan were being for
mulate! for blindfolding the Itcast. lie
turned on his jsiwer nnd tbe car slowly
began to move; so did tlie covered van.
right up against the horse, pushing
him along, willy-nilly. The horse held
to the fight bravely, however, and the
Bowery was treated to the rare sight
of seeing an actual demonstration of
the superiority of electric over horse
power. It was not long before tbe
strain Isgan to tell, says the New York
Times. The horse snorted and moved
grudgingly to one side. Then the car
sped on Its way, iK-nrlng the triumph
ant motorman.
A GREAT ENTERPRISE,
Klectricily Invade the Lund of the
Ancient l'harah.
One of the great electrical enterprises
of the age is neariug Its completion.
Seven years have Is-eti spent at this
business. Three thousand miles of
wire are In position and more w ill
be necessary to carry the telegraph line
to its terminus in the land of the Pha
raohs. This will cover the entire
length of Africa. The cost of the line
so far completed has been 5."i,ui0,(SS
and its completion will add $1,iki.kn)
more to the total. Tbe work done lnui
been under almost appallingdifScultics.
Swamps have been bridge), mountain
chasms crossed, floods waihtl, the liou
and tlie barbarian faced frcqv-utly to
the point of death, and the miseries of
an almost unbearable climate endured
The ant made sawdust of the ole and
most of the material nssl bad to be
carried through primeval forests on tbe
shoulders of aWiglues. The o,p,.r
wire was sometimes made Into nutlets
to shoot down Intruders and piles of
human bones have b-cn left to whiten
In tbe sun. where the cannibal or the
beast of prey had gorged on trie it.
mains. The cost bas been heavy, but
tbe results will III the long run )V the
transformation of Africa, as the rail
way will follow the telegraph line and
the products of all nations find one of
the great, markets In the futurs be
tween tbe Cas? of Good Hope and the
F.gyptlan end of tbe Nile.
A IHmViill (Question.
A story of a conversation hctwii n
traveler, visiting at a popular r-sort.
and one of the permanent residents, is
told by the Barn's Horn;
"I aiu a stranger here, sir; can you
direct me to a first-rate church'"
"(lb, yes, right around the corner."
"What sort of s preacher huve tiiey'"
"A very good man."
"Interesting'"
"Intensely so."
"Kbsiieiit7"
"Very."
"The best preschlng in town, I sup
poser "Unqtlestlousbly."
"What's bis name 7"
"Ah. my friend, tbat to a question
which modesty forbids me to aosworf
I'robably tbe most Important thing
iu tho world ro those that aorar hap
P- .
DISCOVERY OF NERVOCIDINt ,
A Powarful ABbtic Mmdt fraas aa
Indian Plant.
A new local anaesthetic obtain
from an lud.au plant called "b
asu" has recently b-en submitted to
careful examination by soum Hunga
rian dentists. Tbe anaesthetic actum
,f this sulwanee was discovered a yea
ago bv h demist In Flume-lr. I'aliua
-who' tried the effect vt f.asu basu 1
jes of painful pulpitis, aud recora
meiided It as a jsiwerful agent which
.night replace arsenic In the treatment
,f that condition. lr. Dalina also sep
arated the active principles of tba
daut, which proved to be an alkaloid.
;.iid In his biter experiments he used
;he salt obtained by treating tbe 111'
i.Vld wi: ll h.vtflWiikrric-iieid.
This salt bas been named "nervocV
dine." In weak solution 1 1-10 of 1 'Jtt
... . - i I. ...... I mii-k.
oer cviili 81TV .",!!! ("uouiiu
.! local anaesthesia of tbe cornea of
warm blooded animals. Two drops ot
... t..
a 1 '-.) per cent soiuiiou appiim
liumau conjunctiva produced a burning-
sensation, accompanied ley lac.nyiua-
iimi followed after twenty minutes uy
anaesthesia of the cornea lasting fol
five hours.
After seven hours the cornea regain-
ed its normal condition. A l i'J pet
cent solution of tiervocldiue brushed
over the mucous membrane of lbs
cheek caused local anaesthesia of th
brushed surface aud of the tongue, ac
companied by loss of the sensation oi
taste and the jK-fceptioii of heat and
cold.
Attempts to produce local anaesthesia
by subcutaneous Injections of nervocl-
dine in animals have not yet been suc
cessful, sajs the Pittsburg Ga.elte.
The general action of uervocldine on
tbe svstem was that of a poison, pro
ducing death by paralysis of the mo
tor centers of the nervous system and
of the peripheric nerves. All the ex
periments proved that nervoddine was
a powerful local anaesthetic which had
the advantage of producing a much
more sustained action than cocaine, fot
the effect of a 'i or l-o per cent solu
tion might last for two orihree days.
it is. however, not without its draw
backs, such as the local Irritation la
which it gives rise, the slow production
of the anaesthetic state (from ten to
twenty minutes being required) and a
liability lo the occurrence of nausea,
vomiting, salivation and other symp
toms of general poisoning. -
gjmjmwcs
In the Bermuda rats often build thell
nests iu trees, like birds and squirrels,
A Mexican carpenter considers hang
ing one dHir a big day's work. Au
Ainerii-an carpenter will easily hang
ten doors a day.
A live whale, sixty-six feet long, has
been driven ashore at Juan Ies Pins,
near Antilles, an unprecedented occur
rence on that part of the Mediterranean
const.
'liiie worst mosqiiiliKinfcsIc! Iielgh
burhoisl lit the world is the coast of
Borneo, At certain seasons. It is said,
the si reams of that region arciniinvl
gable because of the clouds of mosqui
toes. Among the Boer prisoners at Ber
muda is one whoso hair now reaches
his shoulders. At tbe beginning of the
war he vowed he would not have his
locks cut until the Imtch had conquer
ed In South Africa.
The consumption of sugar In Italy
has Increased enormously during the
past two years. Tbe principal reliners,
who are Germans and Austrians, have
so prospered that Italy In a few years
will cease her Importations of sugar al
together. The difference Iu color Isdween green
tea and black lea de'iids on tbe fact
(hat tbe first is obtained from leaves
dried as ssin as they are gathered,
while in the case of the black tea the.
leaves are allowed to ferment before
drying. Black tea, therefore, contains
much lexs tannin than green,
Bridal couples have thronged the na
tional capital In such hords this
spring that the doorkeeper of the
White House, whose self Imjiosed task
Is to keep count or the visiting brides,
have lost their reckoning. Seventy. flvo
liewly wed pairs were counted In a sin
gle day recently, ami then the doorman
gave up the record as bopebus.
Of the fruits wholly unknown In Ja
pan until Introduced from abroad, tho
apple proved most sui-cesvful, and It
has become the chief product of xome
districts In the northern islands. Tho
apples are of Hue appearance and ex
cellent flavor, and the trees yield n
irotlt very encouraging to the cultiva
tor, so that the area of their production
is being increased.
IHnt Yuii?
Ilon't you feel like dream in'
In this drici.jr weather say ?
Willi the A wind Jest a-bkiwln'
All the liliesiti your wnr.
An' April tliiisin" blossoms
, 'frost the gnnlen wall of May?
hon't you feel like ilresniin'
When- the In. .).)- dsid.ies stay
An' Hie cattle bells sr ringiii'
Far wsyfsr )
With a green bill for a pillow,
Au' a rosy be all day?
-Atlanta Constitution,
Kiigli.lt Cattle I id purl a.
Hie 1'nlted States sent to Kngland
4)f.7i:i bead of cattle In 1ISH -.Vi.ltu
more than in the previous year; while
Camilla, with W.'.'U, scut J(J,(i'JS fewer
than In Itsxi.
Should s man tell his wife every
tiling lie knows' Moot men do It
is It proper, when you consider
wives always tell other women?
Hul
that