y a m i i i --- jiM i-if
EXTINCT RAGES.
Ration That llnre Prrlhel In
the Strninrlc for Rxlnfance.
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IIUVI
A New England tinfurnllit describes
a ramble through tonarilcss wood
lands that onco swarmed) with gnmo,
and moralizes on the snd fate of whole
pedes of our fellow-creatures
''crowded off tliln plnnet" like wild
flowers from the soil of a truck fnrm.
But the fnct in, Hint the remorseless
eperatldn of the mirth nl laws docs not
top at pot-hunter exploits. Tim rise
of the strong on the ruins of the wenk
repeats Itself In all departments of
tho organic universe, and within tho
rocorded period of the wot Id's hlBtory
nearly a hundred nations have expiat
ed tho sin of helplessness by com
plcto disappearance from the scene of
tho battletleld called tho habitable
earth.
Tho warlike barbarians of antiquity
generally conducted their campaigns
n tho principle that dead foemen plot
no rovoltR. anil lipenn tlinlr tnnnrn nf
a conquered territory with tho exter
mination of Its former Inhabitants.
Tho monuments of the Assyrian em
pire represent man-hunts on tho clrclo
plan of tho California rabbit-killers.
Armies spread out In skirmisher lines
would surround n wholo district nnd
drive tho refugees toward n common
I " ' ' "
Anion the Ilulnn of CnrthnKt.
contcr, where thoy woro hemmed In
and slnln like wild beasts. Exploring
Enrtles, probably assisted by trained
ounds, ranged the woods nnd rocks
for days, collecting heads as vouchers
of their success, till tho most diligent
earch would not reveal n trnco of
a hostile survivor, and tho district
could bo reported lit for tho Introduc
tion of now colonists. The capture of
a wnllod city wns so often followed
by a gcnornl massacre that tho be
sieged underwent unspeakable tolls In
Jho attempt to tunnel tholr way out
of tho denth-trnp. J'ho offense of ob
stlnato rosIstaiu'H was visited even on
Infants, and the lnw-glvers of tho an
cient Hebrews not only approved of
ucb tactics, but on several occasions
sevcroly reprimanded tho lenders of
their nrmles for having erred on tho
Ide of mercy. "Now go nnd smlto
Amalok," says Samuel In his parting
Instructions to tho commnndcr of the
expedition (I. Samuel, xv., 3), "and
titterly destroy all thnt they have,
and sparo them not, but slnv borii
man nnd womnn, Infant nnd stickling,
ox, sheep, camel and nss." Saul cap
tures tho king of tho doomed tribe,
and for not slaying him on tho spot
is threatened with the loss of his own
kingdom.
Tho Persians atremnieii twicn v.
tlrpato tho Inhabitants of Greece nnd
wod their fn Hiiro chiefly to tho Inade
quacy of their naval force, but suc
ceeded in niiuihllnthg tho natives of
Onppedocla nnd settling tho land with
rustics of their own. They also do
populated several Islands of tho Kant
em Mediterranean, besides deporting
soino mutinous tribes on masse, and
eolr example was followed bv their
acedonlnn conquerors, nnd nftbrwntd
by tho land-devout lug Itomans, who
proved thomsclves mnstcrs In the art
of removing obnoxious races by open
force or ceaseless tribulations. They
killed out In succession tho Etruscans,
tho Volcians and the Celtic tribes of
Northern Italy," and harassed tho
Semites of Northern Africa, till thoy
disappeared front n territory as Inrge
as all Latin Europe. For nearly two
centuries their nrmlos were mainly
employed In anti-Semite operations;
the suppression of Carthage nnd her
northern colonies. The three "Punic
wars" woro carried on nt n terriblo
cost of blood and treasure, but their
purposo was finally accomplished nnd
a nation more powerful than Greece,
Macedonia and Persia taken together,
vanished forever from Its former
haunts.
Tho same country (east of Algeria)
witnessed the extinction of another
mighty race. There was a time when
no nation of tho Mediterranean coast
land ventured to measure Bwords with
the Vandnls. They ravaged Gattl, con
quered Spain (where the modified
name of Vnndnlusla still commemor
atos their sojourn) nnd in 429 crossed
tho Straits of Gibraltar and helped
themselves to tho best remnants of
Roman Africa. The Ilomnn emperor
attempted to check tho progress of tho
Invaders, but with unexpected results;
tho barbarians crossed kick into
Europe, ravnged Western Italy and
captured Itomo itself. For fourteen
days they plundered the city as It had
never been plundered before, nnd then
returned to tholr North African head
quarters, where thero was a good deal
ef game in those days, and for a couple
of generations divided their time be
tween hunting expeditions to the Atlas
highlands and raids upon the stock
farms of tho pastoral Moors. They
also tried their hnnds nt piracy, and
might rule their robber roosts to this
day if they had not got shipwrecked
In a religious controversy They were
Artias Unitarians as wo would say
nowafl&ys-nnd the Catholic proclivi
ties of one of their kings led to a civil
wfrr, which gave their enemies a
Chance for a fatal casting vote. The
highly orthodox ruler of the Romnn
empire took a hand In their squabble,
and, like Norman William, timed his
Intervention so well that the leader of
the popular party succumbed In the
first battle. Ills followers nover got
another breathing spell. They were
scattered nnd chased liko wolvos from
mountain to mountain till they either
surrendered or took refuge among
their former enemies, tho sheep-herd-Ing
Moors. Those who had lccn cap
tured by tho troopers of Rellsorlus
woro Bhlpped to Asia Minor nnd "used
up" In the rcrslnn wars; the blockade
runners were disarmed by the savage
mountaineers, and (wrlRhed In slavery
nil but a few, who contrived to con
ciliate tho good will of their former
nelghlwrs and wcro permitted to es
tablish little Rtook farms of tholr own.
In 1803, when Gen. Dtt Pin led nn
expedition Into the border mountains
T- ft l - .
oi uiiNicrn Algeria, ne iienm his scouts
mention a district known as the Bll-cd-Mlr
Ilnmnt tho lnnd of the red
hairs nnd on further Inquiry ascer
tained the exlstinpo of n trtlui n I.I..I..
landers bearing unmistakable evidence
Of tl mixed descent. 'Plinv I1'n. Ina
swarthy than their neighbors though
thnt might have been ascribed to the
elovntlon of their pasture grounds
nnd ninny of them wore falr-halrcd
and blue-cyed. A few days after tho
officers of the vnngunrd canto across a
characteristic specimen; n rnw-ltoned
clown who spit on their polished
boots, nnd, with his grizzly red whis
kers, looked more liko a Scotch moss
trooper than u follower of the Prophet.
IIlS IIWI1 L-lllllrtl-lflll tllnivlnu .........
extremely vague, but he Iwnsted tho
ntilhtrlorlty of his tribe to thnt of the
darker aborigines, and asserted that I
ins ancestors nan not lert their upland I
homo for a thousand years. Ages ago,
ho believed, tluir miiul In,,... ,.,.... !
- ,..., ...u,, (..V .... 1 Vr Vlldll- f
from somewhere further north, since
they had a tradition of n time when i
they crossed tne sea In row boats, nnd i
for 100 years after raided tho coast- '
lands of their Itttinl tlvnls. Ho wns a
vandnl, in fnct, or rather a descendant
of n trlbo resulting from a curious
mixture of Teuton, Celtic and Moorish
elements. Tho limits of the torrltory
claimed by the Benl Ilmnm ("Brother
Redheads") nre defined by two paral
lel mountain ranges, nbout forty miles
long, nnd from six to ten miles wide,
nnd tholr earthly possession, nccord
Ing to the admission of IJu Pin's wit
ness, consist of some 0,000 bend of cat
tle, three small herds of sheep and n
fow hundred fcills tin. mini tntn nf
tho romnliiR of a world-empire. "Go
West, East or North, but don't go
South, young man at least not this
side of the equator," ono might para
phrase Horace Greeley's advice. The
Saxons who riosscd the North sea Into
Great Britain laid the foundation of
tho champion Innd-grnb syndicate, nnd
the Gothic tribe that conquered Scan
dinavia lins bold Ifs own against nil
comers, but tho VIlllgotliK In Spnln
woro absorbed by the aborigines, as
tho NormntiH in Sicily, nnd the Horn
linns never thrived from the day they
crossed tho Alps- None of the native
tribes or Northwestern Italy could re
sist them, but tho very facility of their
conquest proved ratal; they took to
drinking nnd gambling, letting their
serfs till the fields, and by tho time
tho tribal deed of their lands had to
be made good on n serious battlefield,
they had become so degenerate thnt
their king refused to leave his tent
nnd continued a game of chess when
tho IiOiigobards had already stormed
mo wonts, j.no penalty was tuo ex
termination of tho whole tribe. The
Victors, who would hnvi Kim mil llin
submissive tillers of tho soil, had no
use for a hordo of mutinous, alcohol
ized prisoners, and voted to slny them
on general principles.
Tho wonderful strategic adventure
of Greece, with a high mountain range
In tho north nnd deep sens east, west
and south, have enabled n rcmnunt of
the original race to sttrvlvo tho wars
of tho last twenty centuries, but their
kinsmen In Asln Minor appear to have
been killed off to tho last camp fol
lowers. A hundred years before the
beginning of our chronological era.
1. e., Just alKHit 2,000 years ago, nil tho
east shores of tho Mediterranean, in
cluding tho present territories of Tur
key in Asia, were studded with Gre
cian colonies some of them much
more thickly settled than any part of
Europenn Greece. The Inhabitants of
those countries woro overwhelmed by
successive invasions of eastern bar
barlans nnd drowned out ns effectively
ns tho victims. Some of the city
names, liko "Antlkeh," for Antlochln,
will bear a faint resemblntico to their
Greek originals, but Grecian noses
hnve been knocked out of Joint, nnd
tho provnlent dialects are more alike
but, liko tho race of mammoths, from
the sttrfoco of this planet,
On the western continent some
twenty nltorlglnnl races have become
extinct since the fateful October day
of 1102; but our American Mohicans
nt least enjoyed what Edmond About
called the "privilege of having suc
cumbed to superior strength, rather
than superior trickery." F. L. Oswald
In St. Louis 01ole-Dcmocrat.
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS,
MOIIISHN WHIST.
Horr It IIIfTrm From the Kind la
Voiine Year Aero.
The old-fnshlotted Individual whist
of our dnddles, where every otto play
ed according to his own hand, Is and
over will be the game of the masses,
but In the atmosphere of clubdom and
up-to-dato circles tho modern style
reigns supreme, so a fow maxims or
timely bints will prove uceptablo to
many who find that n little whist
knowlcdgo is one of the requirements
of good society.
It wns Col. Drayton, tho popular
English author, who said: "Many per
sons who blunder through a game of
whist will excuse their mistakes In a
very self-satisfied way by snying they
'never studied a book In their lives, as
tltoy only play for amusement. Just
supposo a lady of mature years sitting
down to a piano and banging the notes
at random, without any idea of har
mony or tunc. It would Indicate a
BiiiKiuar type or minti it wnen it wns
suggested thnt there would bo a more
pleasant noise If the lndy had learned
ner note, sue replied, 'On, l only piny
tllO llffttirt frit ninnonnionl ' '
; Tho Introduction of duplicate whist,
whereby the same hands nre plnyed
over, so that in subsequent rounds
you hold the good cards, with which
your opionent.s rnkod in tho tricks,
has eliminated every clement of
chance nnd obliterated thnt "faint line
of demnrkation" which Proctor said
separates some games from the exact
sciences.
Tho old game was a haphazard,
ovory otto for himself sort of a play,
depending largely iijwn holding high
cards, and wherein tho llttlo ones were
of no nccount. Tho modern theory,
however, is a combination of forces
utilized so ns to play tho partner's
hnnds to tho best possible ndvantnge,
and introducing n systc.l whereby
overy enrd becomes nn Intelligible
sentence in the language of the game.
Upon the principle of Imparting to
ovory card plnyed all the whist knowl
edge you possess, It Is astonishing to
see how much can bo said bv the fall
of an insignificant llttlo card, and
what Influence it may exert upon the
result or the game. Take, for exam
ple, the very first card led. The mod
ern piny is to lead off with tho fourth
best of your longest suit. Your part
ner opons tho gntno by leading eight
of hearts. You know, therefore, that
no nouis exactly tlirec better than tho
one led. You look nt your own hand,
nnd aro delighted to find thnt you are
also strong In hearts. You hold king,
Jnck and nine, so don't be nnxlous
about taking that trick; your partner
has told you, as plainly ns if he spoke
in words, that he holds threo hotter
nnd you hold all tho others, so do not
worry about tho way the suit will go
aner trumps nave uecti cleared. New
York Herald.
A novel craft in th iwit
seen last summer on Lake George,
Plowing its way through tho placid
i Surface nt ttlnan ra,.u....n. .' .
I under tho motive force of what looked I
; mo u propouer rastcnod on the cud of
a Bteorlng imddle. The entire motor
and steering apparatus havo no con
nection with the boat, except where
tho former rests by Its own weight on
a pivot nt the stern, thus enabling the
boatman to lift it out of tho water In
shallow places or to transfer it to any
boat at will. The propeller consists of
a steel tube, ldngcd nt the stern and
i balanced evenly by tho weight of tho
electric motor forwnrd and the wheel
and rudder nt the sternmost end, so
that it Is handled with slight exertion.
The tube contains a flexible shaft
formed of three coils of phosphor
bronzo, ajxd extonds down nnd out luto
I tho water at the proper angle to allow
tho propeller and wheel to sink Just
beneath tho surface. The tube, with
Its inclosed flexible shaft, is partly
filled with oil, which constantly lttbri-
; catcs the working parts without atten
tion from tho operator. The electric
motor nt tho forward end of the tube
is of one-third horse-power, driven by
batteries Stowed nwnv niiilnr Mm uontn
i Tho combined propeller, motor and
1 rttddcr Welch thlrtv-flvn nnnmlo r. n
ten to eighteen-foot boat, nnd tho four
required butteries weigh from twenty- '
live 10 eiguiy pounds each. Tho bat- I
torles mn from six to eight hours con- ,
uiiuuuBiy on one lining, anu cost to re
fill at the rate of 5 to 7 cents per hour.
Tho present cost of the whole outfit Is
$150. Tho speed attained Is nn aver
age of four miles an hour not as
much, It will bo observed, as that of a
naphtha or regularly built electric
launch; but as a naphtha launch of
similar size costs nhmtt kkoo Mm i.,.,.
fisherman will probably be content j
with tho four-mile rate fin-iiiHii,t in. '
tho propeller wo are describing.
It Is almost; noiseless, perfectly safe
and capable of starting, stopping or
reversing instantly by tho turn of a
llttlo switch just back of the handle-piece.
spoonful) passes from the reservoir by
,., ,, luo uononi into
tne cup, from which tho communicant
receives t. Thus ail the unused win '
remains In tho reservoir nnd is boyoud
tne reach of protruding moustaches
; any pijrticles of salha that might
cling to tho rim.
"Tho appearance of tho Bcir-clcans-1
Ing cup differs but llttlo from that of '
the ordinary cup; and by it tho 'one'
-v io vivimrrea, viuio every posslblo
anuger of Infection Is removed."
1VOIISK THAN PUIU1ATOIIY.
Stitch I n r for MolillnKB.
With the machine shown In the Illus
tration A tint- nf lllmlinn ....... . ..
----- --- .. iiiiiun IIIII.V UV VUt
into two strips nt one operation, pre-,
venting any wnste of material, one of ,
the strips having a cove and the other
being qunrtcr-round. The machine is '
A JLodt IMvcr In CiMirnln.
Quite nn Interesting phenomenon Is
to bo seen In connection with one of
tho big streams, tihe Ocllla creek, In
Thomas county. After traversing In
a southerly direction, the central por
tion of the county, nnd supplying two
largo mills nnd cotton gins, Hancock's
and Eason's, the latter, four miles be
low the former, with water power and
forming a large fish pond above ench
of these mills, it then, onciiIc below
Enson's mill, In the midst of tho pine
tides. dl.Stfimcai'K Into siihtrvi-ivmiinii
channels by which hordes of alllga-
uirs, usu ami tunics mid exit to parts
I'ltknnwn. This nlnco if known ns
Cone's sink, nnd Is one of the finest
iisnmg grounds in Southern Georgia.
It presents tJio appearance of beauti
ful connecting lakes for a distance
through tho inviting forests, nnd Is a
favorite resort for fishermen nnd those
seeking recreation. Tho sinks aro
about four miles west of Boston. v.-it.
dostn Times.
Ice Itlojolcu
With the approach of winter comes
a heralding of bicycles that can bo
used when tho ground Is covered with
snow nnd the ordinary wheel has to be
laid aside. The winter bicycle Is In
tended for use on the ice, uud BOtho
enthusiasts claim that for zest and ex
citement it fnr eclipses the road bicy
cle. It is said that with It a qunrter
of a mile has boon made In twenty
seconds, nnd thnt it compares in point
of speed with other forms of bicycles
as tho Ice-yacht does to the sea-going
craft. It is a simple matter to convert
the ordinary blevcle into nn lm titfv.
cle. A patent attachment has been In
vented, consisting of a runner to re
placo the front wheel nnd n patent
spiked tire which encircles the rear
wheel. Thcso attachments are made
to fit any style of make of tho modem
safety bicycle. Tho rear wheel attach
ment fits tightly nroitud tho pneumatic
tire, forming a guard against puna1
turos, which might occur without tho
protection from the Jagged edges of
ice or irozen snow. Tlio mncliliie Is
propelled by spikes with flnngcd
hends on the inner side, securely fast
ened to a stl'In of cniivim. ni-mitul
which is placed a metnllu band which
holds the spikes In place. Before nd.
Justing the tear wheel attachment nil
tho air must bo taken from the flfbe,
and the relnflntiou Is nccompllshed ns
soon ns the attachment is in position.
To adjust the runner or skate thtf
front wheel has to bo removed. The
runner is very sharp ntid hollow
ground, so thnt accidents are not lia
ble to occur in turninc or when rldinc
at full speed. A runner is nlso mnde
for exclusive use on the snow. This is
secured to the Ice runner by u key on
tho front upper portion of the blade of
the latter. A strap Is fastened be
tween the front of tho runner nnd tho
fork of tho frame, which holds tho
runner securely when It accidentally
strikes a rock or any obstacle likely to
Jar the bicycle. The whole front at
tachment weighs only two nnd n half
pounds, and so makes the bicycle no
heavier than would the front wheel.
It Is said that anybody who enn ride
a wheel will hnvo no difficulty in using
these tittnchments.
described In the Scientific American.
Upon a fixed spindle having a
lengthwise recess Is a rovolublo cylin
der with saw tectli at its front edge,
tho cylinder rotating freely on tho
spindle nnd Its rear end abutting
against a shoulder on tho spindle.
Aue cyunucr is rotated by three roll
ers, engaging Its peripheral surface,
the rollers being made of India rubber
ui- niuiuar material ami Journaled In
nil adjustable bearings, and being con
nected with ench other by a belt, the
shaft of one of the rollers having fast
and loose pulleys nnd receiving power
from other machinery-
On tho standards of the frame nre
gttldewnys, nnd when the saw cylin
der Is rotated and a bar of wood Is
pushed through tho gttldeways along
tllO Icnirthwisn reensu nf tlm cmliwlln
ngnlnst the saw teeth, one corner
passes Inside the cylinder, the wood
being thus cut into two strips.
Horrible lieu of the StoUln noon
of nn Atlantic Liner.
"I was once taken over the engine
rooms of a big boat while we were
going through tho straits of Glbral.
tar," says an English traveler, "and,
having endured nn almost tropical sun
for some weeks, I felt well disposed to
boo tho furnaces. I tried them for
nriout ten seconds, nnd onmo out feel
ing moro dead than alivo. Tho chief
engineer told mo afterward that the
men employed to attend to tho fires
represented ninny social eruditions.
He said that In his fifty yoars' experi
ence ho hnd found members of learned
professions side by side with men who
had served time.
"The mnlti object of suou comers
was to exist away from the sight of
tho rest of humanity, and for this pur
poso they became inured to the horri
ble atmosphere and surroundings of
tho fttrnacu room. It was pretty bad
down there Just now, ho confessed;
'but Imnglne the Red sea In August,
nnd then think what they must en
dure.' Sailors who have spent years
In tho tropics cannot long stand
stoking, so great Is the heat, yet thero
are men In the 'vitals' of great liners
thnt never left temperate climes men
who used to go to cool places in sum
mer until their faults or misfortunes
drove them to the boilers." Now York
Press. s
A Pocket Cimli ItrKlnlcr.
Tho accompanying illustration rep
resents n very neat nnd useful little
dovice, by means of which one may
keep nn nccurnte account of Bmnll ex
pense. As tuny be seen by tho "Cut,
the device is Just like a watch, and
may be worn ns a watch Is.
It Is sure to find favor with indies
for use when shopping, for it registers
every purchnso nnd adds automatic
ally, so that the shopper may know nt
nny moment Just how much ho or sho
linn AW.J....1...-1
11IIC UJkllUllUU'U.
Tho knob nt the top is pressed down
when nn amount is to be registered,
every pressure of It "ringing up" 5
conts. Five prossures. therefore, regis
ter 25 cents, nnd so on. The dollars
nro ndded up automatically.
This convenient little machine is the
invention of n firm in New York, by
whom It is sold for fK) cents.
WnHjm nnil .Suicide.
A short time ngo M. Henry, a
jg. b- tfa ' ' ' '1'"11 '
A ScIf-CIcnnliiK' Communion Cup.
To promote cleanliness In the taking
oi couiiiiiiniou wmc, nnu Bint preserve
' 4 r tlir. n.itlfk nnnmvuTiilli... I .. .!. ....1.
IV li VilllllU V.UU,ll.,lllUil III il CllUICJl
the common communion cup, n pateift
ed cup is offered tho public bv Rev.
rnul G. Kllngier, of the Trinity Lu
theran church of Catnsiiuqiui, Pn. The
inventor explains his patent as fol
lows: "It Is a cup within a cup, tho
inner cup revolving upon the slein.
Thero Is attached to the outer cup n
cleanser, through which the rim of the
cup from which the communicants
To Form n Tniiilcni.
A New York Inventor has made nn
attachment for the bicycle by which
two wheels mny be locked together to
form a tandem. This Is done simply
by removing the front wheel of tho
Tvro IIIcycIcH Loclccil Toisether.
r.ar bicycle nnd placing tho part In
tho hub of the rear wheel of tho for
ward bicycle. A stxd rod nlso con
nects them nt the saddle level.
A Sinn Hunt lu the Caucimna.
to those of Turkestan than of ancient
nellns. Not nil of the 28,000,000 (tho
Greek-speaking population of Asia at
tho time of Pllng) were exterminated
after the summary fashion of Timur
beg; some perished In the uncongenial
atmosphere of despolllsm, but more
yet were deliberately worried out of
existence by hostile neighbors, and
but for tho timely intervention of
western friends the Inhabitants of the
Armenian lowland districts would
probably liave shared their fate.
Seven hundred years ngo the lands
of the Albigeuse dissenters in South
ern France nnd Moorish Spain were In
every sense the most nourishing coun
tries of Europe first in science, first
In ngrlculture, commerce and Industry.
Their inhabitants have disappeared,
not only from their former strongholds,
Frenchman, being curious to see the
effect of benzine on n wasp, put some
of It under a glass In which n wasp
was imprisoned. The wnsp Immedi
ately showed signs of great annoy
auco nnd nuger, darting nt tho piece
of paper which hnd introduced the
benzine into his cell. By and by he
seoms to have glvon up the unequal
contest In despnlr, for he lay down on
his back and, bending up his abdo
me, planted his sting thrice Into his
body, nnd then died. M. Honry al
lowed his scientific Intorest to over
come his humanity so far as to repeat
the experiment with threo wasps, only
to find that the other two did like
wise, ne Is, therefore, of opinion that
wasps, under desperate circumstances,
commit suicide. Public opinion.
n
a-
drink, passes. Within the cleanser is
a cushion of absorbent material, whfch
presses firmly against the rim. This
cleansing material or purlflcator, into
which hns been previously dried nn In
odorous nnd harmless germicide, can
be removed and renewed us often as
desired.
"After ench communicant partakes
of tho wine, the inner cup Is turned
one-fourth round by the hand on the
stem, nnd the part of the rim used
pnsses through the cleanser beforo be
ing used again. The wine Is contnined
in n reservoir with a glass top, nnd at
each quarter-turn of tho cup, wine for
one communicant (about half a tea-
wire IMiikm for Screw.
A very useful invention lias been In
troduced to tnke tho place of tho
wooden plugs generally used when It
Is desired to screw Into brick or plas
ter walls. The device is simply a
spiral of iron wire, doubled back upon
Itself, the Inner turns being of such a
diameter as to form a kind of femalo
RIrnV tlirAflfl wlltln flin nutnp Mirna
sorve to hold tho "wire plug" In the
wull. In oiiler to fix these plugs n
hole 1b drilled In the wall one-fourth
inch greater in dlnmeter than the out
side dimensions of the plug nnd n little
deeper than Its length. The whole Is
then thoroughly wetted by Injecting
water from n small syringe, and after
ward filled with plaster of paris. The
outer windings of the wire socket nre
also filled with plaster, and the socket
or plug with Its screw is inserted in
tho hole to the required depth. After
the plaster lias set the screw may be
removed and it should be greased be
foro It Is put back. This dovice will bo
of great use to electrical fitters for fix
ing switchboards, switches, pushes
and other electrical fittings, as well ns
to decorators, plumbers, etc., especi
ally when fitting hns to lie doue In
houses already occupied, where the
saving of litter Is nn object. In new
houses the wnll plugs nre placed In the
plaster at different points where there
is a llkllhood of supplementary fittings
uemg subsequently requireu.
Chemistry in the Kitchen.
Young Husband (severely) My love,
these biscuits nre sour, horribly sour!
Young Wife (who took tho chemis
try prlzo at tho boarding school) I
forgot to add the soda, my dear. But,
nover mind, after tea we can walk out
and get some soda water New York
Weekly.
ninck nntl White.
Although men, the husbands, lovors,
brothers and friends, nro usually .mlok
in admiring the costumes of the wom
en whose taste they influence, thero
is senrcely a man who, when closely
questioned, does not say that ho pre
fets black for women's wear. H
admits that ench woman has a color
of colors which decidedly boeotnes
her. yet is he gcnorally safe in this
leaning towards black. The reason is
easily seen, and Is consistent vlth
whnt a man considers appropriate for
all occasions which take the wearor
out of doors. It Is considered ery bad
form abroad for n lady to go to any
public plnce of amusement In a light
or showy dress. A Frenchman will
Insist on his fair companion exchang
ing a pretty dress for n black one bo
fore taking her to Join u dinner party
at a fashionable restaurant. A dark
and Inconspicuous dress Is a protec
tion to women traveling alone In nny
public place. Ftoin the artistic polut
of view nothinir Is sn flnttnrlncr tn fha
llgttic ns black, and so successful in
showing off the bet points of tho
woman, the clear complexion, tho
bright eyes and the color of the hair.
Of course, this does not moan thnt
men would always like to see women
dressed ns If In mourning, for the
dainty light dresses have tholr times
of suitability, and tho protty, chlo
mourning nnd house gowns are not to
be supplanted. On the subject of
wearing white, men hnve already two
opinions, so greatly does Its simplicity
commend It. painters and poots regard
ing it ns the ideal attire of women.
TllO verv slninllcltv nf n rtrrms mm.
mends it to the masculine mind, for
men, not underctn ndlng the mluutlao
of tho toilet, nnd not appreciating
the outlay of time or money on a
gown, Judge fnr more by the effect
of the whole than do women, who
nro distracted at once by the choice
of details and possibilities of the gown.
Philadelphia Ledger '
A flneer Stone,
Did you eMr see a geode, the ugly
creamy yellow, intituled rock, which,
upon being broken open, presents a
perfect wilderness of dlumoud-llko
crystals? They are odditKs of tho
oddest kind nnd are not plentiful
anywhere. The word "geode" means
"earthfoim." and is applied to all hol
low stones which are filled with crys
tallized inn I tor. Wlmn lnnknn nnnn
some are found to be filled with pure
looking clear water. Others appear to
bo full of yellow or brown paint, while
a third class is filled with what ap
pears to 1k a fair quality of tar. No
odds what the filling of the cnvlty may
bu composed of the sldtis tire always
studded with cystitis. Should the fill
ing be yellow the crystals are likely to
Ikj of the same color, but by far tho
greater portion of them are as clear as
'ce or diamonds, sun Francisco Call
Ui ill Geoj?riijliy.
A story comes from (Jay Head, i
primitive community on tho Island of
Martha's Vineyard. A teacher was
wanted at the village and a sailor,
with Indian blood in his veins, applied
to the town committco for the position.
Ho had to pass an examination by the
committee, and trembled at the ordeal,
neing satny unlearned in boot; lore.
Tho chairman began tho examination:
"Mr. , what Is tho shape of tho
earth?" "It Is round, sir," the candi
date answored. "How do you know?"
"Because I hnve sailed around it three
times." "That will do, sir." Ho re
colvod his "certificate" as a teacher
without another question being asked
Youth's Companion.
Pncar'n Cnrefulnena.
Onco when Pasteur was dining with
his daughter and her family at her
homo In Burgundy he took care to dip
In a glass of water tho cherries that
wero sorved for dessert and then to
wipe them carefully with his napkin
boforo putting them in his mouth. His
lantiuiousness umiihcu inu in-onie nt
table, but tho scientist rebuked them
for their levity nnd discoursed nt con
siderable length on the dangers in mi
crobes and anlmnlculae. A few mo
ments later, in n lit of abstraction, ho
suddenly seized the glass In which he
had washed the berries and drauk
the water, microbes and all, at a sin
gle draught.
An ICiiiiuplr.
"Tommy," said the loys father, "i
am afraid you and Willie Smlfklus
have been having n tight."
"Yes, sir. Ho called me names."
"My son, I nm nshamed of you. You
fllioulrt learn niitlpimo. T.nnlr nt tin.
j forbearance which great men have
i shown uudor peisoual nbusc nnd the
trongesi provocation to give way to
wrath. Look at well, look at Corbett
ana Fltslmmons." Washington Stnr.
j A Dlnheiirteiilnir ltutlo..
ne Hero's an Oriental monarch
with 3,000 wives. What a destiny is
that for womnn!
Sho Ah, yes! That is worse than
i ine aeasiae uetroit irinune.
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