POOLS NOT IN FORCE.
AGREEMENTS OF ALL KINDS ARE
SUSPENDED.
The Men. Missouri I’urOlc and
*Frl*co Withdraw Fr«»m All Ataorlii
tiooH—Chicago Matimtdit Afraid
to Art—Joint Traffic A Iona
Defiant.
Nearly All Itoarii flat.
St. Louts, Mo., March 2fl.—At so in
formal conference of the executive of
* fleers, the traffic managers and general
Solicitors ,jf the St. I.ouis lines, the
conditions which confront the rail
roads in the light of the United States
supreme court's decision In the case of
the old TransmUsouri association, were
discussed at length. Colonel Fordyee,
president >f the Cotton Helt, was in
the chair. As the full text of the de
cision has not yet been received the
attorneys were not disposed to express
an opinion as to its far-reaching ef
fects. but shared the view taken by
the legal Icpartinents of some of the
Chicago lines that it would he well at
once to suspend the operations of the
various traffic associations in the West
•' and Southwest.
Yesterday afternoon the Kansas
t City, Fort Scott * Memphis, the Mis
: souri i’acitlo-Iron Mountain and the
Ht. Louis t San Francisco Railroad
cam panics followed the lead of the
Santa It- and Burlington systems and
• i gave notice of withdrawal from all
■traffic associations, both freight and
passenger, in the west and southwest.
W The decision is not supposed to affeet
‘ tiie weighing and inspection bureaus,
ami they will lie continued. No actiou
has yet been taken as to the car serv
ice associations.
I Chicaoo, March 23.—A mass meeting
l of Western, Transcontinental, Ohio
river mi l Southern passenger associa
tion lines is in session hero to-day, in
dulging in an informal discussion of
the commission question. Owing to
tiie decision of the Supreme court in
the Trans-Missouri case it was decided
beforehand that there would be no
definite,concerted action from the dis
cussion.
New V'ouk, March 25. — The news
that Western railroads were withdraw
V' ing from the passenger and freight
associations as a result of the decision
of tin- United States supreme court
against tiie Transmlssouri association,
caused considerable stir among rail
road men of tliis city, but as a rule
they look upon the withdrawal of the
t Chicago, Burlington A Quincy from
the various associations as hasty, hold
ing that it would be better to wait un
til tiie associations should be forced to
| disband. No steps have been taken by
the Joint Traffic association in refer
Ience to disbanding. In fact the opin
ions of leading trunk line officials in
dicate that, they will remain quiet for
tiie present and await developments.
C'hauncey M. Depew, chairman of
the Joint Traffic association, said: “It
certainly does not follow that a United
States supreme court decision against
the legality of the Transmlssouri asso
ciation will stand as against our asso
V ciutiou. The two associations were
established on radically different lines.
f Our association was formed wiih the
express provision that each railroad
should preserve its own autonomy. In
the other association the rate making
power was with the assoeiation itself.
With us rates arc made by the boards
i of directors of tiie different, companies
or by their presidents.”
Kansas Citv, Mo., Marcli 25.—All
Kansas City freight and passenger
L combinations are shattered and a seri
c ous war in rates is expected to break
out any day. Nearly every traffic of
ficial who i-. in tiie employ of a line
formerly a member of tiie Western
Freight association, has received or
ders uoi to attend any railroad meet
ings until further notice. Acting 8ec
* retary George Foote of the local pas
senger association, lias announced
that mere win i»e no more meetings
of that organization.
The bars have been tlirown down so
fur us freight and passenger rates are
concerned, and the sharp eom|K'tition
. which is at huiid will result in lower
I, rates.
h (Imaha, Neb,, March 8.Y — Frederick
™ It. I'oudert, of New York city, one of
the receivers of the Union Pacific, who
is here attending the meeting of the
receivers, said of tna Supreme court's
decision on ruiiroud associations:
“There can l*e no doubt but the effect
of stiie decision of the Supreme court
ddblaring the Transunssourl Freight
assiM-iation illegal will be very far
reaching. It may very likely .be that
all freight and passenger association*
will h< dissolved luu-ause of the de
cision. It looks a* though the I mou
Pictrtc und ail other railroad* that are
in the hands of receiver* would tie
moat keenly affected by the decision
t he receivers of a railroad are really a
part of the court, and no part of a
court can lake a position adverse to
that of the Supreme court The
whole matter la of such great Import
ance that i should not car* to giv*
suv op.nlou until I had Aral read the
full tes* of the decision '*
Wtwk lev | .aw* M>****
lot is a K> March H Th* opera
Pw* In the new t an wet real held* on
lirantry - veek announce that they will
put !,*•■' miner* at Work April I.
Mesial Ms Ms*a ss «uu
VttM Si. I"V March W SteWklo#
ll-es? of tlssaa- huaetta ha* talrisliMNl
in th- 'kraal* a hill to prohibit th*
nyniy -dim In th* Unhid of * otwm
hia ua the taraltorlen. tvy k *nrV-~r*-*|r*!
u an; kindred devour, of a pugilistic
cacuuk'er and to turbot the liaarpH
, latum o* the mateiiai* »»f such sshiki
Alt mv ti mad or interstate -u*inow
, J f he hU- see-than that the priaa gght
shall a- t he vepr-alueed bv mean* -•#
the h.graph vitas-upa k-we'earop*
ua a* i k ad red .1* ft W# HI machine
rhe vt* k«i III# |t#«*ft A4t*#« \% Wt4i I
m •**•**'• #•»#»*'<> I# # to# 4*1
—
TALK ON TARIFF.
ferry Slmpnon Coiiim In on the I.Mit Day
of General Debate.
Washington, March is.—To-dav was
the last day for the general tariff de
bate, but Mr. Talbert of South Caro
lina had a very scant audience both
on the tloor and in the galleries when
he opened. He talked a great deal
about the roblier barons.
Mr. Champ Clark of Missouri said
that as a Democratic politician he
would rejoice in the nassago of the
pending bill, because, nfter it should
become a law, every storekeeper would
be obliged to make a Democratic
speech every time he made a sale. The
passage of this bill, he said would give
the Democrats 1 O') majority la the next
Congress.
After some brief remarks by Mr. Ma
(juiro of California and Mr. Gunn of
Idaho Mr. Tawnov of Minnesota, a
member of the committee, spoke for
twenty minutes. He defended the lead
Schedule which had been attacked by
Mr. Gunn and asserted that the classi
fication in this schedule was such that
the duties could not bo evaded. The
purpose of the framers of the schedule
was to give American labor employ
ment In the smelting of Mexican and
Canadian ores and at. the same time
fully protect tiic American load miner.
Mr. Simpson of Kansas entertained
the. House for live minutes. He read
from Mr. McKinley’s speech at, the
Minneapolis convention the declare
tion that the foreigner paid the tux.
This statement, lienald. was ridiculous.
The lust congress had increased ap
propriations $■>0,000,000. and now,
according to Mr. McKinley’s theory,
the taxes on tho foreigners were
to be increased to pay for the
extravagance. The foreigner should
he glad that the last Congress had not
lieen a $3,000,000,000 Cougress. If the
taxes on the foreigner could be sutti
cientlv Increased, lie observed sareus
tically, the surplus could be distrib
uted among America's people and
every day would be (Sunday over here.
He was himself a farmer who farmed
the farms, not the farmers. If the Re
publicans had desired to do something
practical for the farms, why had they
left hides cm the free list.’ He an
nounced himself a free trader.
FITZ WILL TEACH BOXING.
The Champion Will Open a New York
Athletic Club.
San Fk ancisco, March 20.—Hob Fitz
simmons has found an “angel” in the
person of a New York broker, who
proposes to establish the “retired
■hampion” as instructor in a new ath
letic club at Gotham. Martin Julian
.aid last night: “We propose to give
instructions in all sorts of athletic
iports to the best class of young men.
I’he place will be fitted up very hand
ioincly with all the luxuries and con
veniences of a first class club. It will
be our purpose to have, from time to
time, such contests and exhibitions of
Athletic skill as may be interesting to
members of the club, and we shall
>ffer such inducements in the way of
purses as will secure for us the best
Attractions to be had. Nothing, how
sver, will be done that will In any way
conflict with the law. By fall the
building will be ready for use. Fenc
ing, rowing, riding, boxing and every
ather kind of athletic sport will be
taught. There will be magnificent
baths and luxurious club rooms.”
TWINS FIGHT A DUEL.
Klval* for the Hand of a Young Woman
— One Dead, One Wounded.
Gukenbbi ho. Ind.,March 2fi.—George
and Calvin Holmes, brothers, fought a
duel to the death near Moor’s Hill yes
terday afternoon. The hoys were
twins, 22 years old, and members of a
prominent and wealthy family. Miss
Higgs, over whom they fought, is the
laughter of one of the wealthiest fam
illes in the county. They quarreled
and struck each other, when Calvin
tired. Several shots were exchanged,
when George dropped dead. Calvin is
wounded over the heart.
,>Jore Warner Kunior*.
Washington, March 20. From a
source close to the administration
comes the Information that changes
will occur in high administration cir
cle. which will land Major William
Werner in the office of secretary of the
interior within six months. Friends
of Secretary Bliss say that the New
Yorker will not serve for the full
I" ’ • ' *.. "ft.. .
to the story, the I’resident said he had
fixed on Major Warner to succeed Itliss
as soon as Judge Held retired from
the supreme I tench. When that came
to pass Attorney tieneral McKcona
w ouhl ^o upon the bench; Stewart J.
Woodford of Nett York Mould he mude
attornct ycneral. and Major Warner
would I « appointed secretary of tiro
i.i!c! lor.
Will Net OpI»»se Ik* UUI.
WasiiimuTOM, March 2tl. The diniiei
given to«*■ Senator t hi hot* by the nil
v t Hopuhliralis of the Senate and
llousc resolved itself into an iiupor
tant conference on the policy to bo
pursued by this party with reference
to the iMiigley bill. The result was a
practical conclusion not to stand In
the way of the enact mint of the hilt
Into law
Weal* t Blise* •tserecrsl.
W ssnisuios Msrch M l*rcsidral
McKinley, so the slurv goes, sent for
senator* iiormau and I'anlkarr and
asked theta to pres* si fur hi* cunstd
eratiou for appointment a* roaimis
slower of the Ihstre t of t uiemhta the
name of a free sliver Itemorrat ’I he
iessrd of t’umniiss1.liters Is me te up of
two members of one political party
sad ime of t tie nthei
W**t Bsps* Preseettmi WssIm*
i an vm*. tf«rvh *t •'••nnnitte#
repress nt eg the sugar kert gnawers
of the nMlllf will «sm gu to Mash
iagton to ask tor protect tots amt ea
•storagemeat He this ae« industry in g
lhe skspe of a ls*if of Sul hvs tkan |
one halt cent a pound mt alt sugars i
end a leetprosm^ policy with ether so g
gar prodii. tag ■ iisshe* t il lb it
rich per sclent et the !•*■ man National I
'man of Hastings hi h an ewthnsiast
.•H Wet so* s> he' . t..« that with sock
protection Nebraska and olker West
een slates w w*Ed prodsre* alt of the so
gar ww» ted
BAKED MANY YEARS.
HISTORIC BRIDE-CAKE MAKERS
TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.
.Six Month* to Malar* til* llalntles—
Better K**utt ObtHlneil liy a Two
Year*- ‘‘Ke.t" Age Mean* lni|iro»e
tarut Like Olil Wtne.
HESTER Is one of
the quaintest towns
In England, and Its
main business
street, Eastg ate
row, which Its curi
ous jumble o f
modern and old
time structures,
shelters one of the
oldest of trades,
says the Florida
Tlmes-Unlon. An eminent English
writer has described It as "historic
bride-cake-makers to the royal family,"
and the designation Is true. He might
have Included all of the English aris
tocracy In the title, for the Is'nelit of
the alien mind, although It would he
an unnecessary addition here, as It Is
well understood that the aristocracy
follows faithfully In the footsteps of
royalty In all things, even In the matter
of wedding cakes.
In one of the old buildings which
bear the architectural imprint of Queen
Anne’s time Is a bakeshop. Not an or
dinary bakeshop. for the royal arms Jut
out from the second story and Imme
diately above Is a sign hearing the
name “Hollands." And the proximity
of the sign to the royal arms Is no Idle
commercial myth to ensnare new cus
tomers.
In (he annals of the tradesfolk of
Chester there never was a greater man
than Richard Holland, the original
owner of the bakeshop. Sixty-one years
ago the Duchess of Kent and her young
daughter, the Princess Victoria, visited
the city for the purpose of officially
opening a new bridge that was to bring
all kinds of Importance and prosperity
to the town. Of course, It was an Im
montto otiAnt r... nu_._ _ *
. .. *bivi , aim uiji
did something to make the visit of tho
great folk memorable.
Richard Holland Was ambitious but
poor, and he churned bis brains might
ily to devise some attractive method of
showing his loyal appreciation of tho
visit. In a happy moment he decided
to make some small cakes of transcend
ent excellence, put them in a box and
presented them to the young princess.
The next year the little princess,
whose palate had been enchanted by
the flavor of the Chester cakes, became
Queen of England, and one of her first
acts after her accession In 1837 was the
appointment of Bolland as one of the
Queen’s warrant holders. So much for
the power of a box of small cakes.
How long the flavor of those cakes
lingered In the royal memory Is shown
by the fact that twenty-live years later,
when the Prince of Wales was to be
married, Victoria gave a commission
to Bolland to prepare the wedding cake
for the great event. It was not ordin
ary wedding cake that Mr. Bolland
produced, either, and Its exhibition
earned him such tremendous fame that
every English bride of wealth and
prominence who was married since
then hag had the Chester baker prepare
wedding cake.
Descendants of the original Bolland
now conduct the shop, but they use the
same recipe that proved so successful
In the days of Victoria's childhood.
Even at that time the recipe was an old
one. as it was used by the ancestors of
the great Bolland for many previous
generations. It is almbst needless to
add that It is regarded as a family heir
loom of Immense value, and Is treas
ured as a secret. All that can be said
regarding the component parts of the
cake is that they Include butter, sugar,
flour, eggs, dried cherries, almonds!
mixed peels, spice and champagne
brandy. The proportion of each, how
ever, is a secret which not even the
employes of the bakeshup know.
No cake Is sent out until it has ma
tured for at least six months, and bet
ter results are attained when It is two
years old, as the flavor, like good wine,
becomes mellower and richer with the
passage of time. This system necessi
tates the keeping of a big stock of the
cake, and there Is never less thuu 2,000
pounds on hand. I'nfortunately, the
average bride cannot order her cake
two years In advance of the weddlug
feast, but If she could the Hollands
Mould nruduce somethin* imti..rl ,tii-ui.
Ane.
In the busieat of aeaaona, for In
•tance, when they are preparing a long
time In advance for (be June crop of
hrldea there in never more than two
baking* In a week In tbla «hop The
oven ta aa laige a* the average kilt hen
and each rake la baked much in tb*
•bap* In whb b It will Anally appear on
the wedding feaat table Tbla leault la
achieved by pouring lb* mlatur* into
round tlna each contain.rtg from aavea
to ala tv pound* in netgbt, Th* baking
la*ta front Avo to a*ven hour*, accord
ing to the ala# of tb* tin One of tb*
aria of tb* baking It** l* tko fart tb*
b*at of th* ov*n la maintain*- at a
•urprtaingtv even l*»p«raiur*
goat* of tb* rabe* ar* prodigiously
heavy that for tb* Hrlnc* ml Walo*
weighing alguwi 440 pound* Thai
mad* laai iu**>i far lb* f*v I »<•**»
Ma id of Wai** on her wan lag* tp
Trine* t hart** uf tmnnaarb waa aat
•a heavy Ian It* dalicat* »m*m*nt*
than* mad* " an »a<**diagir bataard
imm cammo-1 ti > to ***d on a railway
|our**v
Tb*** <*k*« ar* iav*rt*M> p*« bed
aad *blpp*d n •*. i i«tn» kg ga*t*i*gt
tf.u*|«i*u tg*m ug a b»u>n*» and
ib*n tb* divtaiona itgolpi V*r*
»ft*n lb* brtd* i'gta out a largo pt*<«
and *M»r«k it in tb# t'b**t*< habvr* to
k»*p In ik»i> airtight vault* lor tb*
dtg*r*nt n*4di«g **ntv*f«nrl** tW |
rworaa it t* a pi*a*agt thing at a *ttvn*
aadd'ag hr <b* *W faih to **h<blt and 1
eat of their wedding cake a quarter of
a century old.
The cake made for the Duke of York
and the Princess May of Teck is regard
ed by the Hollands as the greatest
achievement In their particular line.
The ornaments and general arrange
ments were specially drawn by William
Holland, and recalled many Incidents
In the sailor life of the bridegroom.
The divisions between the columns
surrounding the lower cake were occu
pied by four large panels containing
bas-reliefs of the warships Thrush and
Melftmpus modeled with the greatest
accuracy, while between the panels
were anchors nnd life buoys. The sec
ond tier was decorated with the mono
grams and coronets of the bride and
bridegroom, while forming a connect
ing link between the shelves was a
graceful nosegay of "the white rose of
York," May blossoms and orange blos
soms. The third tier was ornamented
with dolphins, exquisitely modeled, and
as had been the case with the Prime
of Wales’ wedding cake, figures with
harps and bunches of thistles, sham
rocks and leeks, while the ceuter of the
top tier bore a nautilus shell, supported
by Cupids resting on seasltells and sea
weed.
A very strange adventure befell this
wedding cake. After having played its
Important role on the Queen's lunch
eon table at Uucklngliam Palace, Hol
land's two representatives were Just
leaving the palace when they were In
formed that as soon as the wedding
party had dispersed the cake must be
removed to Marlborough house, In or
der to occupy the place of honor dur
ing the state dinner party to he held
that evening by the Prince and Prin
cess of Wales.
The distance separating the two
royal residences Is little more than a
quarter of a mile, hut the wide mall
between St. James* Palace and the park
was filled with a dense crowd of sight
seers. while, of course, all traffic was
suspended and not a single vehicle re
m o I nuil In I ho flii/>L ihi/li-.i in Pu lanu
stable*. Filially, with the help of the
police, two four-wheeled cab* were pro
cured through one of the back gates
and the royal cake, which had been
most carefully taken to pieces and
pocked, was loaded In Its separate sec
tions on the roofs of the humble
"growlers.'’ At less than a foot pace
they atlvunceil with their precious bur
den through the surging though good
natured crowd. At last Marlborough
house was reached, and the cake safely
set up again under the direction of the
prince.
NECKWEAR IS HIGHER.
Tlie Woman with a Short Throat Suffer*
In l,‘un*«qu«ui * of llie KUlct.
By a woman's collar you may know
her. If It Is only a stock of ribbon or
silk, crinkled amply arouDd herfthroat
and tied Into a more or lesa looped and
winged bow behind you may be sure
that some honest but provincial seam
stress controls the destinies of her
wardrobe, says the 8t. lartiis Republic.
As long ago us last spring that neat
hut monotonous method of neck deco
ration was emphatically condemned
by fashionable modistes, and it may
surprise the wearer of the ribbon
throat band to find there are something
like a dozen styles of new collars she
may adopt. Now and henceforth, or as
far as we can see Into future fashions,
ail neck finishings will be Just as high
or higher and Just as tight or tighter
than before. The new tailor suits are
not cut off Hat at the base of the throat
and then a band set on, but the collur
Is a part of the cloth bodice. It shapes
right up from the front and back, as
high almost as the lobe of the ears, is
nicked and fitted In to clasp one's
neck without so much as a wrinkle.
At the same time it shows a continua
tion of the shoulder seams and looks
as tight as one can bear It under the
chin. At the top It falls In as narrow
or deep a roll-over as Individual taste
demands, or the upper fullness is silt
into a pretty braided ruff of tabs. If
a woman possesses a swan neck and a
gootl shoulder line this glove-fitting
collar is the most becoming thing In
the world, but It is Just a little cruel
on the Individual whose head rests
nearly evenly on her shoulders.
Tbr Tissue aud Tear Is,
One result of the Indian plague has
been to flood the t.oudon market with
nearls. The nutlie dealers III the marts
of Bombay have been In ttu<h haat*
tu quit the ttrlckeu city that they haw
eagerly diapoaert of their ware* at far
helow the ruatontary market valua. —
New York Tribune
BIBLE TERM*.
A gerab waa one cant.
A cab waa three pint*
Aa eater waa ait plate
A ahekal of gold waa |<
A farthing waa thraa cant*.
A talent of guld waa It 3. tug
A talent at allvar waa M< Jo
A hla * a* awe gallon aad two plain
A ante waa bw than a quarter af *
rant
A hagai • breadth la equal la aa#
lath.
A ahekat of all tar waa about http
Wilt
A auhlt * aa nearly twenty.two
lac baa
A p*era af Hirer or a peaa> waa
tbffteea • eat*
A hr bin waa about eight and e#**n
eighth* tattoo*
A Oebholb dor a ban*) a a* about
aa Hr «U*h tail*
Aa aphab. or both, . onteinad a* ran
aaitwa* aad laa ptttt
A aaad a breadth I* equal to Ihraq
aad gro-'igatk* tat ban
A dal a jouiaoy aa* about toaa'j
tfctoo and me gftb an tea ,
SEEDS ARE HARMLESS.!
APPENDICITIS IS NOT CAUSED
BY EATING THEM.
Appfftirilx In u I'xeleftN Superfluity l.lke
the W larioni Teel h anil TonmU Al
ways Liable to Ho Wrong -The Heal
('a use.
11 Kit K is a popular
and false notion
that appendicitis Is
caused by a grape
seed, an orange
seed or some other
foreign substance
getting into the
vermiform appen
dix, says the New
York Journal. The
true cause Is the
setting up of Inflammation and conse
quent gangrene In the tissue of the ap
pendix, usually due to Insufficient cir
culation of blood In the part itself. In
thousands of operations which have
taken place many In time to save the
life of the patl<*nt and macy too late—
there Is not one authenticated case of
a foreign substance, such as a seed, be
ing found In the appendix. This will
be more fully realized when one bus
In mind that the Interior of the appen
dix Is big enough to udmlt only a me
dium-sized darning needle. Its great
liability to disease Is duo entirely to
Its low order of vital resistance, That
Is, It Is an organ which appears to have
no actual use In the present machinery
of man, but In the earlier stages of
man's development It Is believed to
huvo been a large pouch that played
an Important part in the digestive oper
ations of the human system. Hy ages
of disuse It Iihn gradually shrunk to
Its present dimensions, and Is known
to science as a vestlglnl organ, one
which Is only a remnant of Its former
self, and possessing but a vestige of Its
original functions.
This becomes more clear If some oth
er parts of the body which now seem
to have no use ure employed. The ton
sils are In tills class, and also the wis
dom teeth, and both are peculiarly sub
ject to disease.
The wisdom teeth decay early In the
slant source of trouble In some per
sona. These disorders are due to the
low vital realatanre of the parts. They
are atrophied from diauae, and there
for* unable to throw off their enemies,
as do the stomach and lungs, the heart
and the Intestines, the blood vessels
and the nerves, which are In constant
and active working order.
The tonsils and the appendix are
composed of what Is called llmphoid
tissue, which Is lowest in the scale of
material in the body. The tonsils are
so situated that they can be treated or
removed without serious difficulty. But
the appendix Is in one of the most deli
cate and vital parta of the body. In the
peritoneal cavity, usually to the right
of the center of the abdomen.
But in rare Instances It has been
found on the left side, and still more
rarely otherwise displaced. This dis
covery, made very recently, has caused
the surgeons to be extremely carpful to
locate the trouble before using the
knife.
Until a comparatively recent period
the frequent and fatal part played by
the vermiform appendix In peritoneal
disorders, and especially In septic peri
tonitis, had not been understood by
the medical profession. That was the
reason that septic peritonitis was gen
erally succeeded by the death of the
sufferer aoon after the symptoms were
well established.
But science never stands still, it al
ways pushes Its investigations beyond
mere appearances and out of the mys
teries of nature develops facts which
give It power and might. When it was
once proved that the poison which pro
duced septic peritonitis came from the
breaking down or decay of the appen
dix the very root of one of man's worst
physical foes was laid bare. Further
practice established beyond a doubt
thut, In a large majority of cases, the
appendix could be removed by a simple
surgical operation and the patient re
stored to vigorous healtb, if the disease
was discovered In time ami correctly
diagnosed.
The surgeons now regard I he opera
tion itself as one of the most simple,
but to obtain the best results It should
lake place within a few hour* after the
patient begins to suffer from the dis
ease. In fuel, the sooner the operation
is had the better are the chances of re
covery. while it the knife is not resort
ed to death surely ensues very prompt
ly, or after lingering miseries from the
deadly polaon perambulating through
the system and rowing to the surface
in abscesses
The symptom* at# so plain and un
mlstakable to the surgeon of today that
any luanrr ausiw rur HUM
aatf .
”1. Tka attack la ataa>* »i44a* It
«MMkak oti • hr» tka patai.n la. appataat.
I Jr, la Ika baa( al health «*l a it bom
tka alltikiaai waralaf
"1 A akarp pal* U hit la Ika Hry
eaatar af tka ab*l««paa Tkla U alwaya
Ika «•**#. akalhar Ika appaatflt ba la
It* vurraat plat# aa ika tifhi tt4a. ar
4l»pl4,.**4 la Ika left
“A A aara ami laakai «pat vary pal a
ful la tka lamb la launl ruiilt
• kata ika lartmt,* aiaai ha ai*4* sa tau
Ika appa«tti« '*
Thaaa ara ika ikraa plain •lapiwm
• kWh kata baa* ?u>i*4 ta ihu<*a**4t af
r*aaa with *.#»•*!» * «*rtatlaa
tka* It I* that ata*« m44*m *»ath*
m tar l» paraua* la iaba*i b**Uh that
ara ibmifht ta k«>» a fkU*. ar « tat
tifo akaa tka iraik k that sntaatabw i
•a4 naalaaa IHtla arfaa. tka tppaa4l*
ha* a»4*t with aa* kt»4 af «* *.«-»4*»i i
»*4 lof* tk* abate at*, htaa Harhap* l
It k«* .wit b*- ma* annppaii la ika Mat
aak ibar «i.«a Is It* twail hlaad *tp
|4 km ibU u NkHp ta Mlk* || I
Is wanting In the power of vital resis
tance and withers away, emitting the
poison of death into the most delicate
part of the system.
While all this is a familiar as the A
B C to the medical profession, little or
nothing has been done to popularize
this knowledge. Even some of the less
advanced practitioners are either too
ignorant or too lazy and Indifferent to
get at the true facts and the result Is
that many are suffering and still more
dying from something that might be
cured.
Appendicitis usually occurs between
the ages of 10 and 30 years. It Is ex
it Is much more frequent among males
ose ages. It Is much more frequent
It Is extremely rare agove or below
trcmely rare above or below those ages,
than females, the proportion In all
countries being 20 per cent females to
80 per cent males.
The cause for this difference Is of
very recent discovery and Is not even
known gene-ally among the medical
profession Dr. Clado, u French sur
geon and Investigator, sought an ex
planation of the comparative Immu
nity of the female sex from the malady
uml discovered that the appendix In
woman has un extra blood vessel that
does not exist In man. This discovery
was hailed with delight by the surgleal
world. It was not only a bit of new
knowledge of infinite value, but was ad
additional proof of the theory that the
collapse of the appendix Is always due
to Its want of vital resistance. In man
It has no hi tod supply except from
the minute veins of the web that holds
It In place, and In woman It has an
other nnd more uhundant attree of sup
ply. _
PREHISTORIC CULTURE.
on r»h!»Jr» ImlliitCfi Mmm*« K*««r*
ly Atl*rai|»U mi Writing*
Did the prehistoric man write on
list pebbles? 'I’hls question greatly
agitates a Frenchman who recently
explored a remarkable tunnel-like cave
near the river Arise, In the department
of Arlege, says the New York World.
These pebbles formed a layer between
two other deposits upon the floor of
the cave, the layer beneath them con
taining bone harpoons and needles, tes
tifying to the habitation of the cave
by the prehistoric reindeer hunters of
southern France, while in the topmost
deposit the presence of man was Indi
cated by the discovery of polished
stone axes and other Implements. The
pebble* were apparently taken from the
bed of the river Arise and painted with
red Iron ore by dweller* In the cave
where they have now been found. The
first Impulse Is to regard the markings
as meaningless signs, but a classifica
tion of them bring* the conviction that
they indicate a distinct phase of pre
historic culture. Many of the stones
are marked with bands of red, the'num
ber of hands ranging from one to eight,
but never exceeding the latter num
ber. Many other stones have spots
painted on them, and the suggestion is
that the figure 9 is represented by one
spot, two 9’s, or 18, by two spots, and
ho on, the system of notation being
based upon 9’s. From some devices
found on other stones and closely re
sembling letters of the Greek alphabet,
M. Kd Plette, the explorer, concludes
that our prehistoric ancestors had
reached quite a degree of culture. At
any rate, he is convinced that the
signs represent early attempts of man
to create a system of notation and ex
press his thoughts In writing.
hiereur* In Population.
A very interesting memorandum is
sueil by the British board of trade
shows that, while the population of the
United Kingdom has increased 8,000,
000 In a quarter of a century, France
has only increased 2,200,000, and this
Is a declining ratio, while Britain's Is,
at any rate recently, In a rising ratio.
Germany has increased 11.000,000, and
recently in a rising ratio, while the
United Stales have grown by 31,000,
000, all through in a rising ratio. Be
tween 1816 and 1891 the urban popula
tion of France changed It* proportion
of the whole population from 24.4 to
37.4 per cent, and us to Germany the
flguies are even more remarkable, for
her urban population grew (nun 36
to 17 per cent of the whole, and in thu
United Slates a similar tendency is
visible.
Spoil* Fl|«rall«fly.
Kindly Old luidy- "And you say.
poor man. that you have been well
brought up?" Casey de Kidder—‘Hat's
no ..ream, mu am I’re been brought
up fitly time* in de laat five ycara and
his nib* soaked me sore each time."—
1‘ittshurg News.
EDUCATIONAL.
Kb hard Ola*) has received from
President Kliot, of Harvard University,
an Invitation to Sit the vhnlr of later
nations! law at that Institution The
et secretary has tahen the offer under
consideration
Indy A herd* -n. wife of the governor
general of Canada, he* heoa invited by
« ivatMVHi a ■naiaui Ml
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l»atf IHtiNlal lb • aoab
la a mad a44rw ai I'aMtaMga
Maaa l*»aal«t.al < bar la# W HIM.
tgaabtag a* *ba aabWi al tattaga ala
labia balaagtag I* ibb faaiUlaa. a*M
.bai la llanaol Vab **4 «'»
aaWa ib* a mm bat a a* aw aaaall aa ta
,-tMMiiiMia lb«M aa ta*tgaib>aat Mtaa*
t> la aaa mllaga « ta*a b« aaM ibaaa
•uuki ba tab ila*aa a# a*aa» aaaa al
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