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With April tho days nro growing
much longer, nml It will bo somewhat
lator In tho ovcnltiK before tho llrma
mont will yield to tho observer's gaze
tho wealth of Its hidden tie.iBuros.
Ilowovor, from 8 to 10 every night, will
be tho proper tlmo to watch, to seek
'and to find. During these two hours
tho skies, on clear night, will roveal
the stars nnd planets In tho arrange
mont shown In our Illustrations, tho
lator hourH being chewen during tho
first week In tho month, whllo tho
Identical panorama wilt bo vlslblo bo
tweon 8 and 9 In tho lost two weeks In
April.
Today I tako great pleasure- In an
swering, partially at least, tho many
queries received from my Interested
readers nnd which may bo Bummed up
In theso few words:
Are the Htare nml Planet Inhabited?
This Is a question which has pas
sionately excited tho bright Intellects
of all generations and races; books
Innumerable have been written on the
subject, either In the form of more or
less Horlous scientific essays, or as
more (lights of fancy such us tho Im
mortal Swift Indulged In In IiIb "GjiI
llvor'h Travels." Cyrano do Hcrgoruc,
whom Itostnud, tho dramatist, and Co
quolln and Manslleld, tho actors, havo
mado so suddenly famous over both
hemispheres, owed his notoriety, In tho
sovonteonth century, solely to his hu
morlstlc "Travel to tho Moon," where
in ho pretends to "vl3lt" with tho
aborigines and collect Information of
a soml-satlrknl character. Hut let us
put aside tho falry-talo writers, and
examine. In sober earnest, whether,
besides tho "Man In the Moon," whoso
cheory and prosperous face gazes down
upon us, on full moon nights, there
aro reasons to believe that
Looking Northward.
No star of Importance at our zen
ith; further down, wo meet first Mo
rale, then Duhbe of "The Great Dip
por." Alruccabah (Tho Pole Star) oc
cupies almost tho centor of the North
ern horizon, the rest of the "Llttlo
Dipper" to tho right, Kochab, on tho
shoulder of tho "Llttlo Hear" (the
other name of Ursa Minor). Is close
to Thuban of "Draco" (The Dragon)
4,700 years ago the star gazer's guide
to tho north; It stands midway be
ween Kochab and Alloth, of tho Great
Dipper. A llttlo above shines solitary
ono of the few stars of "Cor Caroll"
(The Heart of Charles); another small
constellation 1b hero In evidence al
though our map docs not show It. It
Is "Canes Venatlcl," (Tho Hunting
Dogs); lu that samo vicinity notice
another remarkably fine nebula, con
sisting of a bright center bunounded
by a hazy ring. Helow, along tho
Eastern direction, behold tho squnio
Zenith
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formed by the third magnitude stars
Nakkar, lzar, etc., of "Bootes," (tho
Herdsman), whose gem, Arcturus, Is
out of our horizon this month. Un
derneath, "Corona Horeulis" (the
Northern Crown) In the shape of n
circle, Is adorned with "Margarita"
(Tho Pearl), a star of the second mag
ultudo; It wns said to bo tho crown of
Ariadne, placod there by Hacehus,
tho god of tho good fellows, whose
priestess she became after Theseus
liad so shamefully deserted her. Bo
low, "Hercules" (tho Kneeler), with
1U third magnitude star Korneforos,
leads us to Unkalal, of "Serpens"
(tho Serpent) cIogo to tho Eastern
horizon. Following the line of tho
hlllB westwurd, we meet the two first
magnitude stars, Vega of "Lyra" (tho
I,yro) und Arided of "Cygnus" (tho
Swnu), the latter Is, as we all see, the
gem of this splendid cross. Grnduully
lifting our gaze upward wo meet In n
vortical row Alderumln, Alphtrk nml
Hrral, of "Cephous," and, to Its left,
the nve stars of "Cassiopeia" (The
Seated Lady), ranged 3 and 2 In M
shupo. More westward still, down to
the horizon, shines the second magni
tude Alnuieh of "Andromeda" (tho
Chained Lady), all wo Beo of this con
stellation. Above, "Persons" (the
Champion), shines In nil tho beauty of
Algol and Mlrfalt. "Auriga" (tho
Waggoner), bestows upon us tho
splendor of tho tlrst magnitude "Cu
pella" (tho She-Goat) with hor Kids,
and Menkallmin, a superb second, Tho
V Blmped "Taurus'' (tho Hu11) appears
to the extreme West with ldobaran,
shedding upon us Its nidi light at
the baso of this fine trlan . Tho
"Pleiades" shlno to tho rig', i of Tau
rus, closo to the horizon.
Wo havo finished our Hist lnspec-
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tlou; now let us turn about faco and
begin
Looking Southward.
Tho Zenith Is baro of Interesting
rovolntlons. The first object of some
Importance we meet with Is "Coma
Herenlccs" (Queen Uerenlce's Hnlr), a
few 4th nnd 5th magnitude stais ar
ranged pyramid-wise. Underneath,
tho stutely Zodiacal asterlsm "Leo"
(tho Lion) forms two trapezes, ono
nbovo tho other, with first magnitude
IteguliiB at tho base of tho first ono
Dencb Aleet, Algelba and Zosma
showing up In the order 1 have Just
named them. Another admirable zo
diacal constellation. "Virgo" (tho Vir
gin), Is keen hero at Its best; early In
March but few of Its beauties were In
sight; this month, not only Splcn
(tho Ear of Wheat) of tho first mng
ultudo shines magnificently, but ulso
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Zavljava (third magnitude) nt tho
other lower corner of the trapeze,
with Vlndemlatrlx continuing the line.
Helow Virgo, wo behold two now ac
quaintances; first "Corvus" (tho
Crow) with Its four principal stars In
perfect quadrilateral order, Alchlba
and Algores nt the base, both lumin
aries of the third magnitude; and en
cased, so to speak, within one of tho
folds of "Hydra" (the'Seu Serpent)
which climbs up in fanciful designs
to the middle of the sky In front of us;
tho square of "Crater" (the Cup) Is
clearly outlined close to another fold
of tho reptile. To the left of Corvus,
shlno brightly the two scales of "Li
bra" (tho Balance), a zodiacal con
stellation whoso leaders (of the sec
ond magnitude) are called Zubon-El-Gcnubl
and Zuben-EI-Chumnll. Greek
mythology claimed that Themis, tho
Goddess of Justice, despairing of ever
teaching honesty and fair play to
NORTH
wlcked humanity, had obtained of
Jupltor the privilege of being changed
Into tho constellation Llbru. I sup
pose If she lived in our day she could
not think of thus deserting our much
Improved race.
I shall now Inspect the Western lim
it. Tho perfect square of "Gemini"
(the Twins) Castor and Pollux uear
est to the Zenith welcomes our
charmed eyes. To Its left, the com
paratively unimportant zodiacal con
stellation "Cancer" (the Crab) de
serves a passing glance, whllo wo nro
attracted by the superb Procyon, tho
tlr..t magnitude glory of "Canls Minor"
(tho Little Dog); next to It, GomelBa,
Its faithful (oiiipnulou. Underneath,
behold "Orion" (the Hunter) with
eight bplendld stars, among them Do-
telgeuse, Itlgel and Uellatrlx, beauties
of the noblest order. "Cauls Mujor"
(the Great Dog) tomes forward with
another diamond of the tlist water,
the Incomparable Shins heading tho
triangle, close to the horizon, that In
cludes Mlrzam and Ail lira, both of tho
second mngultude. Wo may truly say
that our survey, tonight, closes with
a feast of unique splendor.
C. do SAlNT-GWtMAIN.
Mltitoiit (let llunhaml.
Chinese mUslons nro more In favor
with the women of the Flowery King
dom than with the men, and for a
very good reason. In China, nt tho
best, women receive very llttlo consid
eration, nnd tho most when thoy bo
como mothers of boys. Hut they do re
ceive very marked consldeiatlon from
the mission schools, which Is well calcu
lated to gain their favor and make
them enrnest supporters of the mission
system. Chinese women luivo some-
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thing In common with women on this
side of the earth, nnd, while quite
young, begin to think about their fu
ture husbands nnd to hopo nnd look
for their coining. She must wait for
her husband, nnd can in no wlso seek
him. Thoro Is where tho mission
schools come to her aid. They help
her to a husband. While tho teachers
of these schools are teaching the girls,
they do not neglect to be on a constant
watch to find good husbands for them,
nnd In a proper manner approach the
parents of both parties on tho question
of the mnrrlngo of their children, and
In no Inconsiderable number of cases
succeed In making really desirable
matches, which arc not regretted by
either tho men or tho women. New
York Herald.
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who bites steel nails In half as if they
were lumps of cheese, who cats tacks
with tho easo of an Invalid disposing
of an egg flop, who swallows yard
sticks and chews aluminum, almost
reached the limit yesterday by driving
a needle into his chest with a ham
mer, says the Chicago Journal. The
last-mentioned feat camo near result
ing In the undoing of Hugh Gloucester.
Ho Is In tho Hahnemann hospital,
where by n most delicate operation
two physicians removed the needle.
Hlood-polsonlng may result and cause
the man's death, but at present Glou
cester suffers no Inconvenience from
the Injury. Had tho needle penetrated
an eighth of an Inch higher the phy
sicians declare the man would havo
been killed almost Instantly. The nee
dle would have entered his henrt. As
tho physicians began cutting away tho
flesh to extract the needle, which had
broken off, the patient remarked when
asked If It hurt: "It is nothing, gen
tlemen, cut away' at your pleasure.
This was a piece of foolishness on my
part. A man bet me $3 that I couldn't
drive this needle Into mo nnd live. In
a moment of recklessness I accepted
tho wager. Pull me through If you
can." The operation over, Gloucester
reached for u three-foot rule lying
nearby, and In a twinkling It had al
most disappeared down his throat. He
pulled it out and asked for nails. Tho
nulls were provided, and he bit several
hi half. He then swallowed half a
dozen tucks t and nf forwards taking a
piece of aluminum from his pocket
chewed It as If It were gum. Ho de
clared that slnco last Friday he had
swallowed COO tacks.
Author or "Quo Vadli."
Did you hear that delightful story
of Slcnklewlcz, tho great Polish au
thor? He Is a great deal talked about
Just now In Paris, which with all Its
skepticism has devoured his "Quo
Vudls" with eagerness and delight.
They nro giving a great series of fes
tivities In his honor In Warsaw tak
ing advantage of the fact that It Is
twenty-live years slnco ho began writ
ing, nnd making, ns It wero, a silver
wedding of his quarter of n century
union with letters . His fame has
spread to Russia, and It Is even said
that tho czar has his books translated
for him for a certuln time every eve
ning, so entrancing does ho find tho
Polo's reconstruction of the stirring
dramas of early Russian and Polish
history. The Academy of Letters nt
St. Petersburg may have been encour
aged by these facts to send Slcnklewlcz
n letter of warm congratulation. Now,
Stenkiewlcz Is nn nrdent Polish patriot
as woll ns an artist, mid ho was placed
In something of a difficulty by tho re
ceipt of this letter, for It was written
In Russian, and tho Imposition of
Russian on the Poles to the exclusion
of tholr own language Is ono of the
things which the Polish patriot, of
all classes, most profoundly resents.
Slonklowlcz had to reply. To have re
plied In Russian would havo been trea
son to Poland; to have replied In Po
lish would havo been treason to Rus
sia. He solved the illfllculty by send
ing buck his answer In Latlnl London
Mainly About People.
Amwnr Squelched the Lawyer.
A prominent Washington membor
of tho legal frnternlty recently naked
Minister Wu Ting Fnng ns to tho sta
tus of lnwyors In China. Tho oriental
answered quietly; "Lawyers aro pro
hibited In my country." When tho
Washington man fully realized tho
significance of Wu Ting Fang's ro
mark ho hasteued to chnngo tho Biib-Jact.
WORK AT DIZZY HEIOHTB.
Cleaning Wlnduwe on Now York' High
Hulldlug Hone by OmtraeU
It would be Imposslblo to calcu
late tho number of windows In Now
York, although In France, where there
1b a window tax, tho authorities keep
track of all these details, snys the Now
York Evening Post. The Important
fact, from an Industrial point of viow,
about theso windows Is that they must
bo cleaned, nnd consequently a number
of companies have boon organized to
tako tho trouble of cleaning them off
tho hands of the owners. The men
who nro sent out to do this work must
not only learn how to clenn windows
but must also accustom themselves to
working at n great height from tho
ground, with an ovcr-present possibil
ity of falling. In most ofilco buildings,
particularly tho new ones, a safety ap
paratus Is used to protect theso men.
This consists of a belt worn nround tho
waist, with a loop at tho back through
which n rope passes. This ropo Is
provided with nn iron hook at each end
which fits Into a fastening screwed on
tho outalde of the window fromo. This
arrangement allows the man to move
along the window sill frcel, and yet
Is an absolute safeguard if he Blips.
After tho men havo learned how to
clenn a window they nro stnrtcd In first
on tho ground floor windows of shops;
then they try tho windows of private
houses, and, finally, when they uro
fully at home In their work, thoy are
sent to tho high buildings. Tho new
men nro generally sent out In gangs
of four or five under n competent fore
man, who sees that thoy take no un
necessary risks. Occasionally It hap
pens that a man finds ho cannot stand
working at a height, and ho has to
glvo up tho work altogether. Special
ladders nro used In cleaning tho big
plato glass windows In stores, hidden
with rubber padding on the ends of
tho uprights. It seems to tho passer
by ns If the pressure of theso ladders
with a man's weight on them would
be great enough to send them crashing
through a plate glass window, but
such nn accident, said tho head of a
window cleaning company, has never
been known. A workman will clean
anywhero from flvo to twenty-five win
dows a day.
BOLD PIECE OF SURGERY.
An Aiphjrxlateil Man's Heart btueexeil
to Iteatore Circulation.
A remarkable story 1b told in a
Danish medical periodical relative to
the treatment of a patient who had bo
come asphyxiated from tho administra
tion of chloroform. Tho operating
surgeon wus a certain Dr. Mnag, but
tho method which he employed had
previously been suggested by Dr. Prus
of Lcmbcrg. A laborer, 27 ycara old,
who had suffered from sciatica, was to
bo oporated upon to relieve that trou
ble. Chloroform was given and tho
operation begun. The patient strug
gled, however, nnd when tho process
of anaesthesia was carried further ho
stopped breathing. Several expedients
wero resorted to In order to restore
respiration, but In vain. And there
was no longer any pulse. In this
emergency Dr. Maag opened the chest,
detached portions of tho third and
fourth ribs two nnd a half inches long
and turnod thorn back with tho flap of
flesh. Through the opening thus mado
ho thrust his hand. Tho heart was
firmly grasped and compressed rhyth
mically. After n few squeezes tho or
gan began to beat naturally. It was
necessary to employ compression again
nt times, nnd also to Inflate the lungs
artificially. Hut by these means tho
patient was kept alive for eleven hours
and a half, and Dr. Maag Is Inclined
to boliovo that the man would havo re
covered wero It not that one of tho
pleura was accidentally punctured.
Chicago Chronicle.
Surgery by Telephone.
Surgery performed by directions giv
en over tho telephono Is tho latest In
novation at tho Hahnemann hospital.
A physician who Is connected with its
surgical staff was called up by tele
phone the other day by a nurse ut the
children's hospital In Germantown,
with which Institution tho physician
Is also connected, nnd wns told that his
services wore Immediately required for
a child who had dislocated its shoul
der. "Bring the child right up to tho
telephone," suld tho surgeon. "All
right, I havo tho child In my arms,"
tho nurso replied. "Now, then," said
tbo physlclnn, "place tho child's elbow
against Its side and move Its hnnd nnd
forearm outwnrd. His directions
wero hero Interrupted by n sharp click
that sounded through the telephono
ns tho dislocated member snapped back
into place. "There you are nicely
done, wasn't It?" said the Burgeon to
the nurse. Sho replied that the opera
tion had been most successful, and the
physician returned to his clinic
Philadelphia Record.
American Flnm In London.
Tho groat lncroaso In the number of
American houses in London.elthor hold
ing their own offices or bolng repre
sented, Is becoming noticeable. Ono
enn hndly pass through any leading
building In the city without meeting
with tho names of American com
petitors. Tho Iron and steel trades
load tho way; machinery makers by
tho score are to bo found; hnrdwaro
and fancy goods men are much In evl
denco; boot and shoo shops abound,
while patent medicine manufacturers
nro oxtremely numorous. In fact, It
would be difficult to pick out any lead
ing American Industry which Is not
well represented In Ionilon.
Probably thero Is nothing so uncer
tain as a suro thing,
EMBASSY PKOPERTY.
FOREIGN SOIL IN THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON.
France to llequlre New droaudi at the
Capital Flam of Other Natloni Float
Over the Mttle Fatche of Foreign
Terra Flrma.
Several foreign governments, among
them France, nre negotiating for tho
purchaso of embassy land In Wash
ington. As soon as such negotiations
nro completed, tho nnnoxed property
becomes foreign soil. Franco's now
holding, for Instance, will bo exempt
from taxutlon. The French flag will
float over It. If ono Frenchman choos
cb to murder another within Its bounds
It will bo none of Uncle Sam's business.
Tho quarters of the present French
embassy are intimately associated with
the life of Washington. Tho mansion
wnB built Just Boventy-flve years ago
by Richard Rush, statesman and diplo
matist. The year before Its founda
tions began to rlso Rush hnd been re
cnlled from the ministry to Great Drlt
aln to be secretary of the treasury un
der John Qulncy Adams. In tho 40s
Rush vacated the house upon his ap
pointment by President Polk as min
ister to France. Shortly afterward
Hamilton Fish, then In congress,
moved In nnd remained until retiring
from the senate In 1S57. Fish added a
largo ball room to tho right of tho
house proper. The year Fish retired
Queen Victoria leased the house as her
American legation and l)rd Napier,
arriving shortly after Uuchnnnn's In
nugurntlon, took possession ns British
minister. There were no foreign am
bassadors hero In those days. His
lordship was u dashing young noble of
only 38. He was nccompanled by Iady
Napier, four children, a tutor, a gov
erness, n pompous butler, a coachman
and two mnld servants. Her ladyship
was regarded nt tho time as the most
beautiful woman In Washington. Dur
ing their three years in the Rush
house It was tho sceno of the most
brilliant functions given at the capital.
In this house King Edward of England
wns entertained when Ix)rd Lyons was
ambassador. In 18CS Lord Lyons was
succeeded by Sir Frederick Uruco, who
became n warm friend of Charles Sum
ner. He remained master of the Rush
houso until ho died of diphtheria In
Boston, during Grant's administration.
He was succeeded by Sir Edward
Thornton, who built the present Brit
ish embassy. Soon after Bruce's death
Admlrnr Porter, succeeding Farrngut
as commanding olllccr of tho navy,
purchased the stately old mnnslon and
thoro remained until his death. In
1804, when M. Jule3 Patenotre, former
French ambassador, mnrrled Miss EI
verson of Philadelphia. France first
leased tho property for an embassy.
When France acquires tho land now
being negotiated for It will be the sev
enth patch of foreign soil within tho
bounds of Washington. Great Britain
was the first purchaser of embassy
grounds, and then followed Germany,
Japan, Mexico, Corea and Austria. The
fifteen other foreign governments
represented In Washington rent their
embassies or legations.
Preacher Handy with Scythe.
It Is told of the Into Dr. Elijah Kel
llgg, author of "Spnrtacus," that one
Sunday morning before his sermon ho
announced from tho pulpit: "Tho
Widow Jones' grngs is getting pretty
long. I shall be thero with my scythe,
rake, and pitchfork at 4 o'clock to
morrow morning, nnd I hope every
mnlo member of the congregation will
bo there, too." The next morning they
wero all there, among them Captain
Griggs, six feet two In his stockings,
with a weight of nearly 250 pounds.
"Parson," Bald the Captain, as they
were working up the field near each
other. "I'm goln' to cut your corners
this mornln'." Dr. Kellogg was a small
man, weighing scarcely more than 130,
hut he know how to handle a Bcythe,
and, as ho told It afterward, with a
little slirug of bis shoulders, "he
didn't cut my corners that morning."
More than that, the man who thought
he could beat the parson at mowing
dropped under a treo exhausted from
working with such a pacemaker.
To Protect "L" Htatloni from Itobben.
To capture the burglars who have
been robbing the stntions, the South
Sldo Alley Electric Elevated road In
Chicago has devised a scheme which
might be copied by tho Brooklyn elo
vated roads, whoso Btatlons, many of
them guarded only by women, ha,ve
been held up repeatedly. An electric
button Is placed on a level with tho
high seat which the Chicago station
agent occupies, and a lower connec
tion Is mnde so that, hand or foot, by
n slight movement can ring a gong on
the platform which can bo heard a
mile. But tho pushing of tho button
does other things, it rings similar
gongs in every station, summons prl
vato detectives and Is calculated to
make impossible the escapo of fleeing
burglars. New YorK Press.
Disturbance on the Sun.
The sun's surfneo Is known to bo
subject to greatly Increased disturb
ance sevory eleven years, known as
the sunspot period. Auroral displays
nnd disturbances of the earth's mag
netism have n similar period, nnd tho
pictures of tho corona which havo
been obtained show markedly charac
teristic varieties of form dopondont al
so upon thu sunspot period. So ono of
tho prhtclpnl efforts of scientists of
lato years has been to obtain pictures
of tho corona with u much detail ns
possible
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN.
Incltutrlonn California Sculpt Who
Wear Duck Trouiart at Iter Work.
Miss Sibyl Easterday of San Fran
cisco deserves tho laurols buo grace
fully nnd modestly wears as a sculp
tress. On the top floor of nn old five
story building she baa hor studio.
Thero from sunrlso to sunsot sho
works. The llttlo studio Is her world,
nnd the figures her fingers havo mold
ed Into form nro her companions. Ifl
she enres particularly for any other
companionship she has never shown
It. Occasionally she dons the garb of
woman and goes up tho street, but In
her workshop she wears a light flan
nel shirt, duck trousers and low-cut
shoes. On n farm noar Nllcs in Ala
meda county this girl was born. She
was a strnngo child nnd seemed to
take particular delight In playing lu
the mud. But she did not mako mud
pies ns did other children. Out of
tho mud with which sho played she
fashioned nil sorts of queer figures re
sembling tho anlmnls and the persons
about the fnrm. In tho days when
thero wns no mud she played Indoors,
and her mother often wns horrified to
find tho little girl hnd delved into tho
butter tub to mold tho butter Into
Bhnpes of horses or cows, or boy3 and
girls. Later the child began to carve
figures out of wood, nnd as alio grew
older she developed n decided ability
In painting and drawing. When tho
first barrel of plaster for casta was
brought Into her studio nnd tho whlto
powder loft a trail along tho floor,
when her tub of wet clny upset and
spoiled hor skirt; Miss Easterday de
termined upon n radical departuro
that caused a great deal of comment
nt tho time. The next dny, when tho
baker boy knocked at the studio, the
door wns opened by n young person
In duck trousers, llnnnel shirt, nnd
with long, fluffy, red-brown hah. This
young person had u sculptor's knife
nnd a wad of clay In one hand, anil
tho other was held out for the loaf
of bread. The baker's boy gasped,
but tho serious, earnest blue eyes of
tho girl showed no evldenco of un
easiness. GRAVITATE TO THE CITIES,
The Population In Germany If Tending
Toward the Large Toitiii.
Tho figures of tho last census of
Germany reveal some very significant
facts relative to the great industrial
and agricultural contest that Is now
being wnged In tho empire. The cen
sus was taken on Dec. 1, 1900. Tho
growth of the cities, tho Industrial
centers, during tho preceding flvo
years has been unprecedented In tho
history of the empire. Of tho thirty
three cities with n population of over
100,000, every ono but Crefold shows
a great Increase. Among tho cities
which show the largest increase Is
Berlin, which has added over 207,000,
or 12.3 per cent, to the numbor of her
Inhabitants, making her present pop
ulation 1,884,345, not including tho su
burban cities. Including her suburbs,
Berlin numbers 2,500,000. Tho city
that has Increased most rapidly Is
Nuremberg, which In flvo years has
added 93,357, or CO por cent, In a total
population of 260,743. This Is duo
largely to the situation of Nurombors
at the point of Junction of many high
ways nnd of seven railroads. Tho city
of Posen has Increased by 42,912 slnco
1S95, largely by the Influx of farmer
and agricultural people from the coun
try, moro especially from Prussia.
Stettin now numbers 209,988 souls, nn
Increase In population of 09,264, owing
to its position as the seaport of Ber
lin. Hamburg has added 79,117, mak- .
ing a population of 704,009; Munich, -fljr&J'"'
87.502, making a total of 498,503.
Llepslc hns gained 55,126 in a present
population of 455.120. Dresden. 58,909
In 305,349, nnd Frankfort has In
creased 58,534, making her popula
tlon 287,813.
A Htory or a ringer Howl.
The stories that have for their
theme the use of finger bowls as drink
ing glasses are legion. So numerous
are they, Indeed, that one would think
nobody remained in tho land so be
nighted as not to understand the use of
these vessels, but there Is at loast one
man who does not. He was at a hotol
the other night, and was evidently a
brand-new bridegroom from the rural
parts, says tho Baltimore News. His
bride was with him, and both were shy
and clothed In garments that were so
painfully new they semed to crack
when either wearer moved un arm or
a foot. Not one word did tho couple
say during the meal, nnd only the ele
gant promlnenco of tho llttlo fingers
of both nB they held their knives und
forks mnde their table manners con
spicuous until the finger bowls were
brought on. Then the groom took up
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amazement of the Interested spectators;
began with It slowly to alp the wator
from the bowl. "Go ahead, Mandy,"
he said, encouragingly to his wifo. "I
don't believe I care for none, Seth,"
she replied, in a whisper, and bo ho
finished this highly seasoned coursa
alone.
Uganda Taien Paid In Anlmalf.
Ono of the finest places In the world
for tho collection of a menagerie is
Port Alice), tho British government
headquarters In Ugunda. The taxes on
tho natives of this protoctorate amoutA
to $300,000 a year and the generous
protectors allow tho taxes to bo paid
In kind. So It huppens In Port Alice
1b assembled Just now flvo ehiphauts, u
zebra, twenty chimpanzees "and many
other monkeys, soveral wart hogs, wa
ter antelopes, snakes and cranes.
Now York Press. "A
Tho latest fashionable fad la not to
have a fad.
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