Ill the course itf some d'sglug oera
Uuu iu a garden at Ilaaleinere, En
gland, a gardener unearthed a num
ber of ancient vessel of eculir
shape, UsgfJ-.'-r with S quantity of eal
uueil liaiuan boues, at a depth of
about two frt-t bWow the surface. Tbe
British luunfuia authorities, who bare
examined the dloovry, prooouiioe the
vessel Ut leliig to tbe late Celtic
age, about It. 0. IT;. Only three or
tour v eases were found to be in a
perfect condition. He computed that
-twenty two onw and pot were orlgl
aaUlf Interred at the spot
llrlglit color assumed by uiapies,
n Ionian and auipelopsl during the au
tumn months are the result of tbe oxl
sttciag of the color compounds, or col
or generators, of the leaf ccllk. Ias
.roLnu Ld cool weather in u.0tt favor
able to the production of autuuiu tints
aad alight frosts that are not He vera
enough Ui kill the cells hasten the dis
play of beaut by producing an eiixy
im that brings forth the bright pur
plea, uraugiM and red. Iearoi con
taining niuch Unule arid never give
bright autumn tinU, while those cou
Mining sugar give the very prettiest.
Ail Italian scientist claims to have
-tabllbed that electric tramway an;
great medium lu the disinfection of
ionj. lie point out that the elec
tric HMrfct which hi bo frequent an oc-i-nrreuce
to the overhead trolley, aud
tha eiobutiou of light from the car
waml wbeu the rail U used for the
return current transform the oxygen
f the air Into ozone which hua a puri
fying and disinfecting Influence. The
.l.h r!lulini.wkA lll Utt IT U l fr.Vltlellt
ruough to influence greatly the atmos
pheric constituents, especially where
tbe line passes through narrow tbor
vughfanw Tbey become autlHeptlc
Refit.
Sailor vbtitUig the Island of Iy
an. In the Hawaiian group, are great
ly amtuwyl by the curious antics of the
)ayan albatross), or gony. These bird
MtuetlrneM perform, In pain, a kind of
fiance, or. ia the sailors call It, "cake
walk." Two albatrosses approach ono
another, nodding end ranking profound
bowa, croan their bills, produce uap
)lug and groaning ftoumla, rise on
their toea, puff out thlr breaata, and
fiually part with more nodding and
bowing, only to coma together again
and rpt the performance. Occaalon
aQy three engage at once la thla alngu
lar amuaeaient The apectators axa 1
waa Inpreiuted with the extreme "po
Iiteoeaa" of the blrda.
. HU OUvar Lodge, eminent by hla dla
rHea about electricity, believe that
na baa found a method of electrifying
the atmoavhere on a large ecaie, and
that la thla manner duugeroua foga
war rirera and harbor may be dlaal
jiatad. In aome ex perl menu at IJver
voot he waa able to clear a apace moro
than 100 yards wide In a deiiae fox.
He alio think It poaaible that nili)
iaay tie produced by the elncirlncation
t clou da. At a recent meeting of the
lhjralcal Society in Ixindou he diMuon
rtratad hi method. Klcctrldty de
rtved from a blgb frequency alternator
im most effective, but It must ft rut be
tented Into a straightaway current,
and Profcaaor Lodge employ for thla
parpoae the Cooper Hewitt morcury
vapor-larap, which pottneaaea the pow
er to rectify an alternating current '
BOY HAD PLENTY OF NERVE.
Waa Nat Ulaaonraaeil by tha Had
hash of InfurUtad Hall.
There win an accident shortly after
the clone of a novlllada at the Plain
Mexico tlial iniiiii ncmr rcM'tllling m tlx
death of a few young hopeful who
took It Into Uii'lr head that tbey would
ilke to Join In tJip national Kport
Shortly after tins crowd left Uie ring
a half dosen young boys of ages rang
ing from 12 to 15 year got down Into
the buij ring to piny bull iigui. Que
of the number thought the game wn
too alow, o whllo the ring attendant
were busy about other work he enLered
the pen where the bulls were confined
and slyly let one of them Into the
ling.
. With a mad rush the big black bull
entered the ring. One of the little
.boys bad been using bis plunli linen
cape for a caps In his plays with the
lOther boys and be was near the dour
erhen the bull entered. Although one
f the opposite gate was open the bull
made no effort to get away, but rushed
at the boy with the cape.
There wa but one thing for the boy
to do, and be did it. With all the
knowledge which be had gained by
.wntcbing the matadors In tlie ring he
let the bull charge tb cape. But his
fiirtns were too short and the bull
truck blui a bard blow, knocking the
little fellow fully fifty feet and tearing
Ills shoulder with his horn. The angry
bull then turned bis attention to the
red cape.
When the otber boy naw the bull
charging theru they fled for 1he fence
and climbed to fufety, wbere they
watched the bull tearing the cape.
Finally It occurred to one of the older
boys that by all charging for the bull
be might poaslb'.y tie scared away
from the prostrate body of the Injured
lad. Bo with clubs and boards they
drore the bull from the ring. They
gare their attention to the bull none
too quickly, for he bad tired of pawing
the cape and was making for the boy.
Whoa the doctors got In their work
on the little fellow, whese name is
Angel Moreloa, they found that the
wound was the only thing of cuuse
!, and that although the boy was
from the blow there was
uotliing of a really djugervu uatur to
fear from the a.-cideut. a tbe hurt
was a flesh Koiiiid W'll' KD Herald, i
CAIRO STREET CRIES.
Soa aud Voire that Innlara :
Uaar la tb I (rptUa Citr.
Take a rhair ouuide a biuy cafe
near the market pla.-e aud Irani -enter
and wuteii itlr-t life. There arc no p
hungry Ui(-u, u starving pinched ;
ehlld face, uo nuger worn mothers, '
for thl Is tut laud of iufy. and iuv
peupie' want are few and simple.
Tbu suniihiue aud laughter spray a
weh-onie fragraui e over the novelty
and romance of the gay city's street.
Here is a street melodist twanging
a monstrou one Mtringed "souiHhiug,"
and acuipauled by a nose-ringed girl,
who taps deftly on a speeles of tam
bourine, while bystanders ejaculate
'Allah! Allah!" the Arabic word for
applause. If not iUl!e in accord with
your prejudices com-ernlng niualc, well,
maalaiah (never intitdj. It Is not nearly
ho distracting as a street cornel at
home, aud they will go away If you
tell them to. The balmon, the donkey
aud boy are In evidence, with a si-ore
of performing trick that are verj orig
tnat and certainly funny, and you con
sole yourself with the hope of a mini
mum of cruelty lu the training
A fruit seller, basket on head, wllb
luscious grapes aud lig-4, aauuter by
singing in a yualnt minor: "() graie4,
O tweet grapes, that are larger than
doves' egg and sweeter than new
cream! U angels' food, delicious flgi,
bursting with bnoey, restorer ot
health!"
There Is a drink seller, bent under
the weight of the odd shaped jar slung
over his shouider, a. lump of lie pro
jecting from Its mouth, conjuring cus
tom In a similar strain, as be struts
up aud down, making the air resound
with the rythmical clap-clap of two
brazen saucers: ' O refreshment of the
weary! O tjueiicher of parched Hps!
O blessing of heaven!"
Another street cry which uisy be
beard In the main street of Abbassieh,
a suburb, contains the following en
ticing announcement: "To-morrow, J
people, I am going to kill a camel.
The doctor says It U youug and
healthy. Oh, its flesh will bo tender
as the quail and Juicy as lamb. Its
price la but IVi plasters (7 cents) a
pound. Io you love the sweet flesh
of the camel, then come early and be
satisfied."
Not the least plctureaque figures iu
the street are the city police in their
neat white drill and red tarbouches
In summer and blue serge In winter.
Loudon Traveler.
FIR8T USED IN CIVIL WAR.
Hapodaraalc Hyrlaca Owed Ita Fx (st
atic to tha atilganet of Battle.
"The subject of the first use of the
hypodermic syringe was discussed at
the laat meeting of the army surgeons
lu New Orleans last spring." said Dr.
R. It. Jackson, "and one surgeon stated
that the first time It waa used, ho
thought, was In the army of the Ten
nessee. Whllts In the Tennessee army
I wrote to a friend In Augusta, J. P. K.
Walker, to try to get mo a hypodermic
syringe and send It to me. I never had
seen one, but thought from what 1 had
heard about It that It would be very
useful lu relieving the woUwded sol
diers of palu.
"My friend was fortunate uuough to
secure one from a physician and sent
It to me while 1 was ou duty at the
hospital at Hlnggold, Ua. I exhibited
It to my frieuds the surgeons there,
alghteeu in number none of them had
ever seen one before. At that time 1
was treating a very severe case of dys
entery, the patient being a chaplain
from Texas and one of General Bragg'a
most reliable scouts. One of the sur
geous suggested that we try the hypo
dermic syringe on the patient, which
was doue by inserting quarter of a
grain of morphine In the back, it Is
possible that the army surgeon at the
New Orleans convontJou who referred
to the first use of the syringe In the
Tennessee army was one of the
eight"!en I have referred to." Chatta
uook New.
Intoxicated Inseols.
A dahlia garden where the flowers
sro cut at alout uooti Is a regular pot
house for boos and wasps stud even the
big bungling bumble bees do not refuse
to imbibe. From the cut stem of the
plant ou sunny days about noon a
Juice exude that seems to be a whole
aide-board of intoxicants for the In
sects, and, for two or three hours after
wards the won't go hoiue-tlll-morning
state Is a Impure lit The Industrious,
steady going bees, misled Into tasting
It. will first slugger then drop to the
ground and with head down attempt
to drag themselves home, only to final
ly roll over and give up to it. Pret
ty soon they recover and are ready to
try it again if the temptation remains.
If not, they take up the burden of
work and probably have some excuse
to offer for the time lost and no re
turns. Ilecs and wasps and bumble
bees are not white rlliboners If oppor
tunity offers.
liig and Utile Purchases,
"() Itudolph, you musl get an auto
mobile." '
"I can get the automobile ou cred
it, nil right, but how long would your
grocer trust us for the gasoline'
Kliegenrte Illaetter.
tilanl of the ICqulne User.
The greatest siue a horse bus la-en
known to grow Is '&) hands high.
This is the record of a Clydesdale
which was ou exhibition In IHSb.
Then are some women who never
play the piano In any other way than
as if trying a plcc-e for the first time.
When you observe some one's fault,
am If yMi can't find a virtue, too.
IVC BUR'ED IN JiODAK
Willi. as K. CartU Telia tor af Prt
for Mecca la Mooleao Writ
Half way down the Ke jsea. ou the
Arabian coast, ia the purt f Jiddab.
wbere the pilgrim for Mecca, "b
com by land. It Is distant abmit
sixty five mile from the sacred iiv
of the Mohammedan, ha a population
of about ,0U0, ao Lmpoaing and at
tractive appearance rroui the w-a and
is aurroundrd by funny looking Int-h
windmills, whbb pump water from
the artesian basin undrr the sand
Hut tbe ixiuineiit you land on the shore
the Illusion hi destroyed. Tbe street
are narrow, dirty and full of all kinds
of smells, while the population i mad
up of the human cormorant who fat
teu off the pilgrims.
Jlddah 1 of particular interest to us
because It contains the toiub of our
Mother Kv. I never knew before
where she was buried, but It is a com
fort to know. It will surprise her living
relativea lo know that b was 14o feet
tall a very larre woman lo Is- re-
ated from a single rib. According lo
the tradition of the Moslem, when
our first parents fell from Paradise
Adam landed on a mouutaiu iu Ceylon
and Eve was unfortunate cuotii.'h to
light at Jiddah. Afler year of wander
ing they finally met at -Mecca, where
Adam to show his grjtitude, construct
ed a tabcruaele ,,1) the site of tbe pres
ent Kauba, or Holy Mospue, which is
exactly beneath Cod's throne iu heav
en. All that Is left of the original tem
ple of Adam is the famous toiie of
Mecca, which was once whiter than
snow, but has been turned as Mack
as coal by tbe kisv-s of the wlnful pil
grim.
Wheu hive died Adam buried her
at Jiddah. Her tomb is a cenotaph
140 feel long, built of masonry about
four feet high and narrowing to a
point at the top. It is white washed
and kept quit clean. Pilgrims place
flowers iiku it and reverently kiss
the hot masonry Itich people often
throw over the cenotaph valuable
shawls and pieces of silk as offerings
to the Mother of L's All, but they are
stolen the first night by the vandal
of Jiddah, who rob the dead and pick
the pockets of the dying. W. E. t'urti
lu Chicago Uecord-Herald.
HAS CLOTHING TO SPARE.
Now York Btate Hun Astonishes ths
alaiicuna bj His Wardrobe.
Kdgar Perclval Whipple of iloehe
ter, N. y., arrived lu the city yesterday
and has a suite of fine rooms at Por
ter'. Mr. Whipple Is somewhat of a
globe trot tar, having visited all the
principal cities of the United States
and Europe. He bad some trouble at
the border with the customs officers
in the examination of bis baggage,
being delayed at Kl Paso two days in
obtalulng tbe necessary paper where
by be could pa his personal baggage
without being compelled to pay duty.
Hi effect consist of fourteen trunks.
Light of these are of the Saratoga
make and larger than the common
traveler's trunk. There are four differ
ent style of cane case aud five um
brella holders; eleven leather batboxe
and twenty-three grips of dlffereut
style. Nine of these he brought wllh
him In the Pullman, having engaged
two sections for traveling from th
Pas City here.
He will be la the city several week
on a pleasure trip aud will no doubt
be a conspicuous figure iu the parades
on 8au Francisco street. His ward
robe 1 tbe work of merchant tailor;
from all over the world.
Mr. Whipple will probably not visit
the tailoring establishments of thl
city, a the following list of wearing
apparel seems sufficient to hold him for
a while, althuugh only a part of bli
outer garment, which consist of l.'iS
pair of trousers, 81 coats, 70 vests,
83 pair of shoes, 38 hats, 50 canes, 2-i
umbrellas and pairs of gloves. It
Is needless to say that Mr. Whipple
will change clothes at least five tlmei
a day to be able to keep In step wltb
others who parade along the prlncl
pal streets of the city.
Ills valet, Ceorge II. Franklin, suyi
that Mr. Whipple has only a small part
of his regular traveling equipment
with him, for when be went to Paris
lust year be had Reveuty-one trunks,
to say nothing ubout other small hand'
bags and bat boxes. Mexican Herald.
Willie Waa a Puzxler.
Ill a case heard in a Scottish court
some time since a rural witness, after
relating how McL., the defendant,
came to him and struck bim, proceed
ed: "So, your honor, I Julst up and gled
him one, too. Juist then bis dog cam'
alang an' I bit him again."
"lilt the dog?"
"No, yer honor, hit McL. And then
I oops wl' a stane an' th rawed at him
and It rolled him over an' over."
"Threw a htone at McL.?"
"At the dog. yer honor. An' he got
oop an' bit me again."
"The dog?" ,
"No, McL. Au wl' that he gl' a
bowl nn' weu aff."
"McL.?"
"No, the dog. An' when ha cam'
back at me be pounded me, yer hon
or." "The dog came back at you 7"
"No, Mel.., yer honor. Aji' ho Una
hairt a bit."
"Who Isn't hurt?"
"Tho dog! yer hoDor." Tlt-Blta.
Another Interpretation.
Naggsby (fncetloualy) "If yon think
I'm a perfect gentleman, yon ought to
see my brother.
Waggsby Yes, I suppose ha would
set tue right on tbe matter. Baltimore
American.
After a woman reaches 900 pounds
In weight, she couldn't help looking
superior if she wore old ctotfew.
Opinions of
iuiMtinitii.il 1 1 1 1 1 j t i m; a limn t
lb Hired Mm.
i is iaaportaat that the hired aua ca ibe farm
should be aorta ble and ''chipper." That leason
protrudes from nearly every page of the inter
esting goferament bulletin ou "Wages of farm
Labor la tbe In (ted .Stale.." The relations
of the hired mas and his employer are per
sonal aad seat i mental, and democratic to a de
1
ft e found In few other occupations If tha farm hand
hat a likely tongue and a cheerful manner, tbe employer
may do any number of thing for him that will not figure
in tbe contract H will let a I in rut firewood from the
wood lot, raise as many hens and pigs a he choose on the
farmer" land, grase a cow or two, have a horse and buggy
whenever be want to drive Into the village, aud If be Is
married, occupy a house and garden patch, rent free. It
pay to be agreeable on the farm.
Aud It pays every fanner to havt as diversified crops
as poHsihl. particularly if he it hiring help. The oue-erop
farmer, be his product corn or cotton, crowds into about
four months all the work of ibe year. If be use his
acres at other seasons for dairying or lumbering, he could
profitably employ a good part of hi own surplus time
and energy and lbco of fcis sons if be ha any, or of bis
hired man if he has engaged one. As th government bul
letin Intimates, tbe season of idleness ou the farm, when
there is none or little employment of labor, a contrasted
to steady employment In a factory, constitutes "tbe great
en difficulty hi procuring help for the farm." The hired
man's wage are highest In the Stales where the farms are
well wooded, lowest tn the treeless prairie States. Jhe
farmers of the country earn a pretty penny every year
nrr I10O.OH0.000 from tbe product of their wood lots; the
annual v.ilue of sawlogs rut for the lumber business ex
presxly Is only SMVHKI,!) more than the farmer receives as
-'de Wane from his winter's work with tbe ax and sw.
New ork Mail and Kxpress.
Why r wests Are Useful.
UT us take two hillsides of identical slope and
exposure, one being forested, the other cleared.
The rain falls ou the canopy of trees In the
one Instance and drip softly from leaves and
branches aud trickles down the trunks. The
soil beneath is soft and loose (even In winter It
doe not freeae bard), a composition of disinte
aaaaaasaaaaa.
grated rock, decaying leave and twigs and even logs,
ami all tied together by a dense mass of roots and rootlet.
The rain comee upon this forest soli so softly through the
trc'-s that the ground Is not compacted and hardened or
gulUM k ti would be If the rain fell directly on tbe soil.
The looMe aud spongy earth takes up the water as fast
ti It falls, and that which la not seised by the roots for the
nourishment of the trees Is carried away into underground
huHine. from which It slowly percolates and eventually
xmii- out upon the surface again a springs. So slowly
does this filtering go on, the spongy soil holding the water
back, that the spring are given a constant and almost
steady supply. Ken drought will actually dry up but
fen sm ii. Snows also melt more slowly In tbe forcet, there
b.r preventing disastrous spring freshets.
In the oilier case, that of the treeless slope, the rain
fil:! il'veeilr ou the bare ground aad pounds It hard and
im;fivloiix. Tii water for the moat part runs off super
ficially from a roof. Not enough water sinks Into the
ground to help feed constant springs. Tbe surface run-off
of h hard ruiu uu a bare hillside I moreover conducive to
iruUyluit aud washing of a most destructive nature, and
the water being poured Immediately into the stream beds
i-aiiHe freshets. The freshet waters quickly rush by, wreak
iu liuioe with fields, toridgea, mill aud the next week
the streams are nearly run dry. Boston Transcript.
Economic Independence.
T Is probable that $100 per capita is a moderate
estimate of tbe value of tbe food annually ran
umed by the people of the United Stales, In
other words, the grocery and provision bill of
this country approximates 98,000,000,000 a year.
The impossibility of ascertaining with accuracy
the money value of these "ources of table sup
1 1'-T Y 1
ply iu which no commercial transaction Is involved the
fa 'lucre kiteheu garden; the fish and the game of those
v, N eat what they catch and shoot; and the beef, mutton
THE LAZIEST PEOPLE.
Korean Make Their Women Beasts of
llunlcn Seoul a Pilthr CI It.
P.romlly t.peaking. It is hardly au ex
iigei'iitmu to sav that the Koreans
are the laziest people ou earth. All
thi.v long ihey lay about the streets
smoking their gigantic pipes (a native
pipe i 11 six-foot length of bamboo
with a metal bowl, and is carried
tucked Into the neckband aud down
the iruuser legi. All work, of very
nearly every kind, Is doue by the wo
men, who occupy, perhaps, the most
degraded position held by tbe sex of
any nation. Tbe unfortunate female
population Is collectively a beast of
burden, and denied even the most ele
mentary recognition as human beings.
A Korean girl has no name; she is
merely known as "Daughter of "
1 luring the first moon of each new
year the Cho-scneae throw off their
inordinate laziness and allow their
naturally quarrelsome proclivities full
piny. This is the period permitted by
law when anyone and everyone tuny
tight hi tbe public streets, or any
where they choose, with Impunity.
And full advantage of 1bo license Is
taken! Now are family disputes,
which have been seething for a whole
twelvemonth, settled in the most prim
itive fashion, and often half tho town
is drawn Into the brawl. The creditor,
catching bis debtor abroad, may
thump and pound him to bis heart's
content, and no one may Interfere.
Kor fourteceti days a veritable pande
nioulura reigns, and as a method of
"clearing tbe air" it Is certainly not
without Interest for the spectator.
Seoul, tbe capital, on the Hang-Kang
river, la an untidy, lll-bullt city, sur
rounded by twenty-loot walls. The
curfew system, common to feudal
England, still prevails as In moat
Korean towns. A great bell Is rung at
sunset, and the gates are Immediately
closed, not to be reopened until the
Great Papers on Important Subjects.
ATlrallroad
yfy I States,
amount
following sunrise. No lights may then
be carried In the streets, and no one
may go out of tbe city, with one
rather startling exception.' All funer
als, by immemorial custom, take place
only at night, and for this purpose
there Is a Rpecial exit culled "Tbe Gate
of the Head." Between the hours of
sunset and tlawu, uo uinlc is allowed
to be abroad iu the streets; these
hours are sacred to the women, anil
constitute their only privilege. They
usually employ the time in paying vis
Its. Up to a few years ngo, any mas
culine philander found out after
dark was beheaded, but since the Eu
ropeans have Introduced their own
customs, the entire system is in danger
of revolution,
Seoul is one of the filthiest and
worst-kept towns to be found in all
the east. The idea of drainage lias
not yet entered the olfieinl mind,
and that pestilence lias not made there
IU abiding home Is proof of a benefi
cent Providence. During the writer's
sojourn some years ago, it was not
mi unusual occurrence for the agile
leopard (Korea's most common "wild
fowl"), to acule one of the walls, and
entering the nearest house, carry off
a child In tho darkness. To-day,
however, tliey have changed nil that;
but Seoul's greatest need, from a
western point of view, is still a de
cent hotel. The native dwelling-
house ia an Impossibility In all but id
salamander. The flooring, in most
cases, Is composed of neatly-Jointed
flat stones, over which mats are l;ld.
Underneath Is a hollow space, In
which firewood Is laid in bundles and
lighted. The paper doors are then
slid Into their grooves, excluding all
air, and soon you find yourself In a
Turkish bath. The average new
comer only tries It once.
A new baby looks like n lobster.
This will make mothers mad, but It Is
true. We have a right to sny so, hav
ing once been new, line" a baby.
aud pork killed and eaten by thonr who raise Ike auimale
leaves any statement of the com of feeding the natkia a
matter rather of estimate than of known amount.
Some idea of our absolute economic Independence, ae
far as food products are concerned. Is obtained by a reali
zation of tb fact that about 97.5 per cent of the 8.0U0,
000,000 grocery and provision bill is supplied from domes
tic sources. If the remaining 2.5 per cent obtained by
Importation, be analyred, it is seen that a half dor.es.
items, such aa coffee, tea. cocoa, sugar, spices and tropical
fruits, represent more (ban three-quarters of the foreiga
supply. The !uipoiia;ioii of articles which might I'
even could lie rained In this country is probably Ies thaa
one-half of one per cent of the total alue of our annual
food consumption.
Not only does our ailual domenlic supply of alimentary
substances exceed in Its percentage that of any other natiol
or people rightly claiming to be civilized, but there is tin
further fact that in joitii of variety our menu is almost'
unlimited. Tbe question of cookery is a side Iskuc depend
lug on Individual taste. But the fact remains that w
have the food In limitless quantity aud Infinite variety,
the product of American farms, gardens, held, orchards,
forests, rivers, lake aud oceans.
In addition to this generous supply of our dometti
needs, we sold to other countries, last year, about $900,
000,000 worth of surplus crop. It may be remarked that w
also have a few acres of land not yet under cultivation.
New York Sun.
Your Share of the Public Debt.
(H it father can rememlier when u 7 hit . .-n.
Y government bond served as a sort of interest
standard. Of course, it was a gilt-edged securi
I . t. . . . T , , , 1
lj, oul i oer eruv. iui uiouey was consmerea,
about the proper figure. That was not very
long ago. It was In a day wheu tbe public debt
of the nation, measured by the resources of tht
people, was a heavy burden. Now we have 2 per cent
bonds. In fact, more than half of our bouds ate 'J pi i
cent securities. In tbe face of a thousand alluring invest
ments, including farm mortgages and municipal bonds, U14
government can have all tbe money it wants at 2 per cent
Your share of the Interest on the public debt Is 34 cent
annually. Your share of the Interest-bearing debt is Sil.
We plied up millions of liabilities during the Spanlak,
war, and yet the total of the public debt Is less than tlx
capital of the Bteel Corporation; less than the total amount
of life Insurance credited to at least two concerns. Th
Interest -bearing debt on Dec. SI, 190.1, was $901,747,220,
Eleven dollars per bead. Ia Great Britain the debt is 7I
per capita, and in Holland it Is U0. France has a national
debt so great that each Inhabitant owes $150. The ray
of sunlight there Is the fact that franc ha borrowed froa)
the people, and there la no danger of foreign creditors for
closing a mortgage on that country. Argentina owes S12t
per capita, and Australasia 26S. N
We talk much of our natural resources, our loyal people
and our new nary. Don't forget thai one of our greatest
Items of strength in foreign lands 1 our financial stand
bag. The nation with unlimited credit, with a big treasure
chest, Is la a position to command and direct and Influ
ence. Financially, the United States has no competitors.-
St. Iioule Chronicle.
Too Many Railroad AccidenU.
ITI1IV a month 19; nnU K ,. i 1.111 ... 1 .
accident In the Eastern and Mlddt
and more were Injured. It may be ar
is iHtroij more inan a normal
of destruction in so larre a ninnb..
as ours, but there Is no normal rate of vio
lent death. If accident
proportion, it will mean that whole regiments ef our cltl
sens will be eIerminated by trains In tbe course of thai
year, aud that Is entirely too many. Our authorities are
always lenient toward the people who are primarily re
sponsible for these slaughters, because presidents, super
intendents and directors are not personally cognisant of
defects which caused the slaughters; but if we were to
acquire a habit of holding the officers of railroads to aa
account. the.T In turn would exact more fulthf.il mrut o.c
quate service of their employes, and there would be a les-
scuiug iu me uuuioer or accidents as a result Brooklyn
Kagle.
RANK POISON IN THE BODY.
Generated in the System It Frequent
ly Caaaea lHsease aad Death.
The body is a factory of poisons.
If these poisona, which are constantly
being produced in large quantities Is
the body, are imperfectly removed of
are produced in too great quantity as
the result of overfeeding, the fluids
which surround the brain cells aud all
the living tissues are contaminated
with poisonous substances which as
phyxiate and paralyze the eclls and so
Interfere with their activity. This fact
explains, In part at least, the stupidity
which 1b a common after-dinner ex
perience with many persons.
When food is retained In Uie stomach
beyond the normal time, either because
of its indigcstibillty, the taking of too
large a quantity of it or a crippled
state of the stomach, those changes
are certain to take place. This fact
explains a very largo share of tho
myriad symptoms which afflict tho
chronic dyspeptic. The giddiness, tho
tingling sensations, the confusion ot
thought and even partial insensibility,
which are not infrequently observed a
few hours after meals In chronic ilys
poptics, arc duo to this cause. Ilora Is,
the explanation of the Irascibility, tbe
despondency, the pessimism, the inde
cision and various other forms of,
mental perversity and even moral de-
prnvlty which are not. infrequently as
sociated with certain forms of giiHtro
lntestinal disturbances. London Fam-(
Ily Doctor.
Thawing out an Oil I'lpe Line.
An eight-Inch oil pipe line from the,
Bakcrsfleld region to Sau Francisco has1
to be heated at Intervals so Unit thej
oil will flow.
When a number of poor cooks get'
together, what a lot of blame you will"
hear given the flour!
A man naturally believe In the sur
vival of the fittest as long as be lives.1
