Di + IN THE DEBPJ.
A BUILDING COLLAPSES WITH
FATAL RESULTS.
TLlrteen Persons MIsdug Undoubtedly In
the Ruins-Slz Bodies So Far Recover-
l
ed-Others are Still Thorn Under Tons
.
.of Wreckogo-Charges that the Upper
Floor Was Overloaded-Contractors
Ucid In 83,000 bonds.
Killed by a Falling Buliding.
NEW YORK , Aug.10-That at least
't hhrteen men lost their lives in the
collapse of the eight rttory building at
West Broadway and West Third street
yesterday is now beyond question.
1 1 , Not one of the missing eleven men has
appeared and relatives of them all are
; gathered about the ruins , anxiously
waiting for the clearing away of the
wreckage. These , with the two who
died yesterday , make the death list
thirteen.
The work on the debris was con-
. 'tinued all night and ton after ton of
debris was removed. The workmen
have not yet reached the spot where
.most of the bodies are believed to be
lying. Most of the workmen who lost
their lives are believed to have been in
or near the center of the building
when the crash came and most of the
bodies are expected to be found near
the center.
henry Alexander , manager of the
electric light company , whose men
WCFC working in the building , has
written a warm letter , asserting that
when John Smith , the wireman was
brought from the ruins the surgeons
from rival hospitals , whom he terms
"bloodthirsty butchers , " fought for
the body and almost upset the stretch-
er. But for this delay he thinks
' Smith's life might have been saved.
Ile died on his way to the hospital.
Contractors Parker and Sillich were
arraigned before Coroner Fitzpatrick
and each held in $5,000"bail on the
charge of causing the death of John
Burke , the man who was first to die as
the result of injuries received.
11'hen Coroner Fitzpatrick arrived to
look after the dead he said that as a
practical builder it was his opinion
that the collapse was caused by the
sandy nature of the land on which the
structure had been set. There were
others who said that the building had
been originally intended to be only
seven stories high and the eighth
story , when added , had been too
heavy for the iron work. The builder
denied this without being able to form
any idea as to the cause of the
collapse.
The bodies of two more victims were
found in the ruins shortly before
noon. One was identified as that of
Michael Flynn. IIis body was drawn
' from beneath a mass of wreckage on
' the first floor. The other body was
unidentified. This was found beneath
tlic first floor.
BONDS COMING BACK.
They are Worth More in This Country
Than Abroad.
NEW Yong , Aug. 10.-It is said that
! the $0,00 ) ,000 of United States four
per cent bonds sold abroad by the Bel-
wont-Morgan bond syndicate have
been delivered in London to the fndi-
vidual subscribers , and a goodly portion -
tion of tltcln will start back at onto
for the United States. So long as the
subscribers to the bonds abroad only
had interest bearing scrip in their possession -
session calling for the delivery of
bonds by August 8 , the syndicate was
in control of the situation , as holders
of scrip could only sell contracts to deliver -
liver the bonds when released by the
t syndicate managers in London. -
The return of $10,000,000 of the bonds
of this country , of one-third of the entire -
tire amount placed abroad within a
week following thoactual delivery of
the bonds in London , is startling.
Every bond which is sold here by a foreign -
eign holder must be paid for either in
gold or a bill of exchange , and the difficulty -
ficulty of controlling the foreign exchange -
change market so as to prevent extensive -
sive exports of gold is correspondingly
intensified.
The banks throughout the country
have importuned their New York correspondents -
respondents to obtain lots of $50,000 ,
5100,000 and $ l 10,000 of the bonds. The
New York market being bare of the
bonds , they could only be obtained in
London.
CARLISLE FOR THE BENCH.
Lie Is Said to Be Specially Eligible to
Succeed Mr. Jackson.
WAsnINGTONAug. 10.-When Justice
Jackson was so seriously ill this spring
that he was not expected to recover ,
the name of his successor was constantly -
' ly speculated in. Tlie idea was suggested -
gested by some that the president
would again name Messrs. Peckham or
Ilornblowcr of New York , while the
selection of a man from the West fell
to Don M. Dickinson. Postmaster
.oenera1Wilson was strongly spoken of
as among the possibilities , while the
ti majority were o the opinion that See-
' rctar-v Carlisle could have the place if
.he wanted it. Mr. Carlisle would be
specially eligible , as lie would be appointed -
} pointed from the same district that the
I . death of Justice Jackson has made
cacant
' Fusion for Honest Fiections.
t . . h'EW OnLE AxSAug.10.-The Republicans -
licans and Populists of this state will
Muse on the platform of honest elec-
i ( ions and expect , unitedly , to make it
-very warm for the Democrats.
t Fi Mining Editor Passes Away.
t- . : DENVER , Col. , Aug. 10.-William
Frederick Reinert , ditor and manager
t .of the Mining Record , died last night
: ; of consumption.
Ardmore Wants the Big Fight.
AUDMORE , Ind. Ter. , Aug. 10.-In-
: tense excitement prevails here over
A. 'thee prospect of the Corbett-Fitzsim-
ions fight coming off in the Indian
territory. Since the declaration of
'Governor Culberson and the attorney
i general of Texas that the fight shall
Snot take place in that state , the ques-
. .tion of securing a battle ground in the
Indian territory has been advanced ,
I and as the distance is only a few hours
: from Dallas , and no known law exists
.here to "prevent it , the sporting fray -
y 'ternity of this place are prepared to
' .receive thegladiators with open arms.
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DETAILS FROM CHINA. .
The State Department Receives Advice
From Consul Jernigan at Shanghai. c
i
W .simGTox , Aug. 1G.-Acting See-
rctrry Adee has received adviecs from
United States Consul General Jernigan
at Shanghai , inclosing four letters received -
ceived by him from the missionaries ,
giving in detail accounts of the events
in China leading up the riots against
the missionaries at Cheng Tu , in the
province of Sze Chunn. One of these ,
from Spencer Lanhr , dated Cluing
Icing , China , says that the West
China Mission Methodist Episcopal
church - is the only American mission
represented at ChengTu. The Americans -
icans there were the Rev. Otis
Cally and wife , 11. L. Canwight , 31.-
D. , and wife and two children and
the elev. J. F. Peat and wife and two
children. The mission owned bat
one piece of property in Cheng Ta , on
Which was a Chinese building fitted
for the residence of two families , a
Chinese building used as a chapel , a
dispensary and minor structures. Mr.
Lanir says that substantially these are
gone , even the paving stones being
carried out of the courts. The total
loss , exclusive of personal losses , is
about 6,000 taels. The American Baptist -
tist .Missionary union had stations at
Suiau riating and Yacheo. The mission -
sion and personal property in hait-Ingr
and Yacheo are probably all lost , bat
particulars had not been received by
fir. Lanir whenhis letter was written.
At Su Pu the Americans owned a great
deal of property , but not much damage
was done to it.
Mr. Lanir snakes serious charges
against the viceroy , Cheo Tati , claim-
lug that as he had been degraded and
was soon to be recalled , he was bent
on giving a parting hit , both at the
foreigners whomn he hated and the
government. When the flames burst
forth from the Roman Catholic bishop's
residencescarcely a stone's throw from
the viceroy's .yamen , the viceroy remarked -
marked that this was a matter for his
successor to attend to , and only after
everythingwas quite destroyed did the
viceroy make any effort to restore order -
der , in the meantime , having sent out
telegrams that a mutilated child had
been found at a foreign place with a
result that nearly all the natives believed -
lieved the story.
MINERALS OF AMERICA ,
The Supply of Antimony Growing-Plati
num's Production Insigniflcutt.
WAsn1NGTox , Aug. 10.-The review
of the mineral resources of the United
States , now being issued by the geological -
logical survey , gives a short account of
antimony and platinum. It says that
antimony ores have been found in a
number of the Western states , chiefly
in Arkansas , California , Idaho , Montana -
tana , Nevada and Utah. It is usually
found in the form of sulphate , but
aho occurs combined with iron , copper -
per and lead. The product of the
United States . has risen from sixty
tons in 188.3 to 250 tens in 1304 valued
at $45,000. Nearly the entire supply
is from California and is smelted at
San Francisco. A lesser quantity came
from Nevada. The imports were small
in 1S9 I , being valued at only $213,000 ,
about two-thirds the usual amount.
The production of platinum is still
insignificant. The results of the examination -
amination of the black sand of the Oregon -
egon beaches have proved a disappointment -
pointment , the amount of platinum
being scarcely noticeable , although
the sand contains $1.:75 in gold per ton.
BLAND WANTS NO OFFICE.
The Silver Champion Declares That He IB
Not a Candidate for Anything.
LEIIAx0S , Mo. , Aug. 10.-Ex-Con-
gressinan R. I' . Bland said this morning -
ing : "There was not aman who spoke
to me at Pertle Springs about my
being a candidate for president , for
governor , or anything else that i did
not tell him emphatically that I was
not a candidate for any office under
the sun. No one had authority from
me to use my name in any manner as
a candidate for any office. There is a
studied effort in certain quarters to
bring Governor Stone and myself into
political conflict. It will not succeed
without our consent. "
Bishop Thoburn Alarmcd.
Mssox CITi' , Iowa , Aug. l0.-Bishop
Thobfirn , the missionary bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church , said last
night relative to the massacre of the
Christians in Chipa that the situation -
uation was very alarming. IIe is
fearful that greater slaughter will
soon follow. lie looks ti China to attempt -
tempt to killer famishall missionaries ,
but says that he does not belihve that
this will ever be done. Asked regard-
lug his opinion as to what should be
done , lie said
that the European powers -
ers should at once put a strong armed
force at the principal ports of China
and the nation should be taken by the
throat and made to behave. Wlint is
true of China , he says , is true of Tur-
key.
Thurman and Brice Far Aparr.
COLUMBUS , Ohio , Aug. 10.-Referring
to the statement of a close friend of
Senator Brice that of the 550 delegates
elected to the coming Democratic state
convention , 400 were opposed to free
coinage , Allen W. Thurman said today -
day : Three hundred of the 500 elected
delegates are silver men and propose
to nominate James hillburne of Columbus -
bus for governor and fight to the last
ditch in the convention for silver.
After Seventeen Years' Idleness.
II0LLIDAYsrJRG , Pa. , Aug. 10.-The
Portage Iron works at Duncansville
will resume operations in the nail mills
of the plant at once. These mills
were last worked in 1S73.
Tested a Bullet-Proof Shield.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10.-At Indian
fiend yesterday a test was made by
Lieutenant Mason of the Leonard
bullet proof shield clothe for the purpose -
pose of ascertaining its fitness for
naval purposes. The official report
will be made in a few days.
No Kansas Convention Probable.
TOPEKA , Kan.Aug.10.-J. L. Bris-
tow , secretary of the Republican state
central committee , says that he has
heard from a majority of the members ,
and in his judgment the committee ,
when it meets here , will not call a
state convention.
convention.'e
- . . . -'e
II E Y I DENOUNCED.
MANIFESTO ADDRESSED TO
THE IRISH PEOPLE ,
bicCnrthy , Parliamentary Leader , Calls
for harmony-Tho Green Little Island
Still for the Nntlonal Spirit in Spite of
all Diseouragements and Internal Dls-
senslons-I'laln Words from the Successor -
cessor of Parnell.
McCarthy to Irishmen ,
'LONDON , Aug. 8.-Justin McCarthy ,
31. P. , has addressed the following
manifesto to the Irish people here and
in America :
Fellow Countrymen-The election of
a great coercionist and anti-home rule
majority to the house of commons
makes it my duty to point out to you
that dissension in our ranks is ruinous
to the national cause ; that the only
means by which we can hope to repair
the disasters which discord and insubordination -
ordination have brought upon us are
through the restoration of discipline
and a genuine observation of the Irish
Nationalist party's pledges to act loyally -
ally together.
Withm a united party in a united
country even the present situation
would afford no ground for despondency -
ency in the Irish party. No man can
doubt that but , for unhappy events in
the autumn of 1890 the verdict in 1892
in favor of home rule would have
been absolutely decisive. Friction
alone prevented this result. Unhappily -
pily this friction has since grown and
outbreaks in discipline in our ranks
have given the enemies of Ireland another -
other lease of power in Great Britain.
In spite of all discouragements and
difficulties the national spirit has once
again asserted itself. Ireland voted
with unconquerable resolve , but it cannot -
not be doubted that Ireland would
have done far better still , and Great
Britain would not have done so illhad
it not' been for the action of so-called
Irish Nationalists , who have been
endeavoring openly to bring back
the coercionists to power , and still
more in lamentable blows aimed
at the Irish party and the Irish
national cause by one of our
own colleagues at the most critical
moment in time election. It would be
almost impossible to overestimate time
disastrous effects of Mr. Ilealy's unfounded -
founded charges against his own colleagues -
leagues , made as they were on the
authority of leading members of the
party and at a period of the election
when there was no possibility of counteracting -
teracting their effects on the polls.
it is with deep regret that I feel
compelled to characterize Mr. IIealy's
action at the Omaghe convention as disloyal -
loyal to his party and , even setting
aside our own special obligation to
each other , as a breach of ordinary
code of honor and discipline essential
to the existence of every political or-
ganization. The Omaghe scandal , unhappily -
happily , is only the latest of a series
of attacks on the unity and efficiency
of the Irish party. Let us endeavor
that it shall be the last.
Convinced as I am of time injury such
actions have already inflicted on our
great national cause , I feel bound on
the eve of the meeting of our parlia-
nient to address respectful words of
warning to our fellow countrymen
and to inform my colleagues frankly
of the views I hold-views wliicli , in
case I am honored by a re-election to
the chair of the party , will be my duty
to my utmost power to enforce.
JUSTIN 31CCARTIIY.
BATTLE FOR A CLAIM.
Dispute Over Title to Land Leads to a
Serious Shooting Affray.
GOIIDON , Neb. , Aug. 9.-Another
shooting affray occurred in the sand
hills south of Gordon yesterday. The
report of details are quite meager , but
the following facts have been gathered :
Samuel Luckminister has a claim about
twenty-five miles from here on which
he has lived with his family for seven
years. By mistake , as he claims no
filing was ever made upon it by him
and one Fackler filed upon it some
time ago and has been endeavoring to
oust Buckminister and family unsuc-
cessfully. The claim is a valuable one
for hay and stock and cattlemen were
said to be behind the scheme to get the
claim.
Fackler , with another man named
Dewitt , came upon the claim and
began to mow , when they were ordered -
ed off by Buckminister. They refused
to go and a shooting affray followed -
lowed in which Buckminister fired four
or five times , hitting Fackler in the
right arm and in the right breast with
bullets from a Winchesterrifle. Whether -
er time other party fired or not is not
reported. After being shot Fackler
got upon a mower and drove half a
mile. The man who came to Gordon
for a doctor reported the wounded man
in great misery and gave his opinion
that he could live but a short time.
Bucknhnister immediately came to
town.
Luckminister was interviewed , but
refused'to make any statement further
than that the other party had a revolw-
er and threatened to shoot him. lie
drove to Rushville to deliver himself
into time handsof thesheriff. Time gen-
eml sentiment seems to be favorable to
Buckminister.
His Mother's 1i'rong Avenged.
MAcox , Mo. , Aug , 8.-Yesterday a
warrant was sworn out at Woodville ,
this county , charging John Lenon ,
aged 40 , with a brutal assault on Mrs.
Whittaker , a widow. A posse of
twenty started after Lenon and when
they found him Mrs. Wliittaker's 16-
year-old son shot at him twice , one
bullet striking him in time face and the
other in the breast , dangerously
wounding him. So far as can be
learned young Whittaker has not been
wrested.
Father and Four Children Lost.
WIIITESPURG , Ky. , Aug. 8.-At Big
Stone Gap , Va. , last night , Eli fix
came home drunk and built a fire in
the kitchen which in some way set the
house on fire. lie and four children
perished , , Mrs. fix rescued one of her
five children.
Christian Endeavor Dele ate Insane.
O3IAHA , Neb. , Aug. 8.-Mrs. E. T.
Gardner , the Nebraska delegate to
the Boston Christian Endeavor convention -
vention , whose sudden disappearance
created a "sensation , has been found
insane at Norwich , Conn.
NEBRASKA SOLDIERS' REUNIC'N
How the Veterans Will ho Entertatud
This Monti ( .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 9.-The
seventh
annual reunion of Nebraska , to be
held at Hastings from August 26 to 30 ,
is attracting much attention among the
veterans. In view of the fact that this
city is centrally located little difficulty
will be experienced in securing railroad
facilities.
The following speakers have accepted -
ed invitations to be present : Ex-Sen-
ator John J. 'Ingalls , Governor E. N.
Merrill , Governor Silas Holcomb , General -
eral John 31. Thayer , Senator John M.
Thurston , Senator W. V. Allen , cx-
Senator Charles F.Manderson , General
John C. Cowan , Congressman E. J.
gainer , J. B. Strode , 11' . E. Andrews ,
ex-Department Commander Paul Van-
dervoort , S J. Alexander , Joe Teeter ,
C. J. Dilworth , Church Bowe , lions.
Thomas J , Majors , A. S. Churchill , W.
S. Summers , J. H. Stickel , Rev. P. C.
Johnston , Judge W. R. Burton and
many others of national reputation
have been invited.
'he fact that crops are abundant
throughout Nebraska and adjacent
states it is supposed will contribute
materially to the success of the re-
union.
The Inter-State Reunion association
of Nebraska and Kansas , tile women
of time Woman's Relief corps , Ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic ,
Daughters of Veterans , Loyal Legion ,
Sons of Veterans , Union Veterans'
league and all state organizations will
be supplied with headquarter tents.
All posts desiring tents should apply
immediately to Fred Renner , quartermaster -
master and secretary , Hastings , and
state the number of tents wanted , etc.
The camp will be turned over to the
Grand Army of the Republic by the reunion -
union committee on August 26 at 2 p.
In. , and from that time on Camp Sherman -
man will belong to the old soldiers
It is the design of the Department of
Nebraska , Grand Army of the Republic -
lic , to nmake the exhibition of war relics
a prominent feature of the state re-
union. H. A. Turton of Lexington ,
Neb. , has been appointed to take
charge of time matter , and in order to
make it a success , it will be necessary
for him to have the assistance of every
one who may have such relics in his or
her possession , or has any knowledge
of any relic of the late war that would
in any way be of interest to the occa-
sion. Any one having anything of the
kind in their possession , or knowing of
any , should at once communicate with
liim and see that lie has it in time to
list and display. Special pains will be
taken to see that everything is properly -
ly cared for and returned to the owner
after it has answered its purpose.
Under date of July 30 the following
was issued from the office of the department -
partment chaplain , Grand Army of the
lepublic , at Minden , Neb.
"Dear Comrade : Will you kindly
call the attention of your post to time
following statement and appeal ? The
appropriation made by the legislature
for fitting up and maintaining the new
Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Milford
for two years was so small as to compel -
pel time most rigid economy. In furnishing -
ishing a chapel and reading room in an
apartment specially adapted for the
purpose , it was conceived as most appropriate -
propriate to ask the several posts of the
department for a small contribution in
furtherance of this worthy object.
Only $1 is asked from yourpost. Should
the comrades feel like increasing time
amount , it will be judiciously ex-
pended. Whatever the amount please
forward at once to my address that it
may be realized before the formal
opening of the home in the near fu-
ture. "
SUGAR BOUNTY.
Comptroller Bowler of the Treasury De-
partr.ent Takes Up the Test Case.
WASIIINGTON , Aug. S.-Comptroller
Bowler of the treasury department
heard arguments to-day upon the
question of the constitutionality of the
sugar bounty appropriations made by
congress at its last session for time
crops of 1693 and 1594 , the clam of
the Oxford Beet Sugar company of
Nebraska , the first claim settled by
the auditor since the passage of the
Wilson bill by which the old sugar
bounties of the McKinley act were repealed -
pealed , being made the test.
Ex-Senator Manderson of Nebraska
made time first argument in time case.
As going to show the hardships which
the repeal of the bounty had worked ,
he said that time Nebraska farmers had
this year planted 9,000 acres of beets ,
or 3,000 acres more than ever before
under contracts previously made with
the manufacturers. He characterized
time repeal of the bounty law as "an
unrighteous , unjust and most unlawful -
ful exercise of congressional prerogative -
tive , " and referred to it as a "bunco"
e
process
COINING ALL THE GOLD.
Government Bullion Is to Be Rapldly
Turned Into Money.
WASIIINGTOX , Aug. 8.-Mr. Preston ,
the director of the mint. to-day , in explanation -
planation of the shipment of $10,000G00
in gold bullion from New York to
Philadelphia , said that it was the
present purpose of the government to
coin .with reasonable rapidity all of its
stoek of gold bullion. This amounts
to nearly $60,000,000 , about all of
which is in New York , Philadelphia
and San Francisco. There is said to
be nospecial significance in thus order
for time coinage of gold bullion , as it
is said to be solely for the purpose of
making it available for all purposes.
A Famous Composer Dead.
CHICAGo. Aug. S.-George F. Root ,
the noted composer , died at Baileys
Island , Maine , yesterday morning at
o'clock. His death was unexpected.
Catholic Total Abstalners Meet.
NEW YoRK . 8.-Time
, Aug. - twenty-
fifth annual convention of the Catholic -
lic Total Abstinence Union of America
began. here this mor nmg. The Right
Rev. James 11. Cleary of Minneapolis ,
president of the society , called the
convention to order.
A Kentucky Lynching Thwarted.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Aug. 8.-The projected -
jected lynching at Versailles of W. N.
Lane for the murders of the Roden-
baughs Monday , was thwarted by the
secret removal of Lane to this place.
b' AND
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR SUMMER -
MER READING.
The Boy Wino Always Mecuts' to Do the
Very hest lie Can-Aft Interesting
Composition - Learn to Investigate-
Little Smiles ,
S , r
t
Il
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( Id
HE boy who always
means to do
The very , best he
i can ,
Who always keeps
the right in
view
And alms to be a
man.
Such boys as these
svill grow to
be
The men whose hands will guide
The future of our land ; and we
Shall speak their names with pride.
All honor to the boy who is
A man at heart , I say ;
Whose legend on his shield is this ,
"Right always wins the day. "
Learn to invostigate.
Dlscoc ery is the mother of knowleage.
One who really discovers a fact or truth
learns it , knows it , in its relation to other -
er facts or truths. ,1 man who knew all
the definitions and rules of arithmetic
hu boyhood suddenly discovered one
day , in middle life , just what "miumera-
toi " and "denominator" really mean.
Had he been led on to make the dhscov-
ery in his early days , he would have
been spared much perplexity and mm-
necessary toil. A recent writer well
says : "It is as important for a child to
discover a law for himself as though it
had not been discovered a thousand
times before. The child that does not
do what has been done before , that does
not rediscover what has jtready been
discovered , will stand at his desk with
a thousand thermometers about hini
and ask what the temperature is : he
will ask the size of a wire with the
gauge already in hand. " Nor is this
charge to be confined to the schoolboy.
Most homes of the educated classes contain -
tain works of reference. But how few
of those who have them discover anything -
thing by them. A whole family will
dispute over a question of spelling and
pronunciation , and never think of opening -
ing the dictionary , which stands in full
sight on the shelf. Whoever is content
to let other persons d0 all the discovering -
ing for him may gather facts and miss
knowledge. Lead the pupil to discover.
, Rltlce Your Own I'erfnmes ,
Every girl may have her own perfumes -
fumes at little trouble , if she will only
make the effort , says a lady writer.
Here are three powders which are exceedingly -
ceedingly nice for sachets , handkerchief
boxes and bureau drawer pads. "She"
has tried them and knows whereof she
speaks :
Rose-Mix three ounces of corn starch
with one ounce of orris potdder , and
press or brush them through a very fine
sieve ; then drop over It eight drops of
attar of roses , mix well , and it is ready
for use.
Violet-Mix together four ounces of
orris powder , twenty drops of essence
of bergamot and twenty drops of essence -
sence of ambergris.
For Bureau Drawers-Cut fine and
mix well together the following ingredients -
dients : Two ounces of yellow saunders ,
two ounces of coriu.der seeds , two
ounces of orris root , two ounces of
calumus , two ounces of cinnamon l : rat ,
two ounces of rose leaves , dried , .wo
ounces of lavender flowers and one
pound of oak shavings. This pow ; er ,
well mixed and filled into small IM cs ,
and placed in damp closets , will prey : at
musty damp odor.
An Interesting Co"position
An Ohio schoolmistress vouches fo
the following as a faithful copy of a
boy's composition on Columbus. Some ;
of the writer's
historical statements are
a little "mixed , " but our readers will
not need to have the errors pointed out :
Columbus was a great patrhotic , he
was born in Genoa , Italy. it is undoubt-
ly known what year , but I think it was
Friday , October 12 , 1435.
Columbus was the youngest of his
five brothers , and so one day he concluded -
cluded that he would go out and do
something for his country.
He went to Brooklyn , New York , and
walked the streets 'until he was tired
and hungry , he then went to a baker
shop and bought him two three-cent
loafs of bEead , he ate one going along
the street and the other he put in a red
handkerchief and put it in his pocket ,
a lady seeing him laughed at him and
made fun of him. finallyhe became SD
smart and intelligent that she married
him.-Youth's Companion.
The Workman and IIis Glasses.
A workman teas using a 'nammer. It
slipped fromahis hand and strIck another -
other workman in the eye. The injured
workman sued for damages The case
came to trial , and the owner of the factory -
tory , believing that the workman could
see with both eyes , engaged an oculist.
The oculist , knowing that the colors
green and red made black , procured a
black card and wrote some words on it
with green ink. A pair of spectacles vas
given to the workmam who claimed Prat
he could not see with his left eye. The
glass for the right eyt was red and the
one for the left eye was clear glass. The
workman read time sentence readily ,
proving that his left eye was not ir-
jured. Looking through a red glass at
words written in green on a black card
would cause the card to present to the
right eye a surface of solid black ; so he
must have read the sentence vdth Hs
left eye.
The Boy's Best I'riena.
The mother of John and Charles Wesley -
ley , the founders of Methodism , was one
of the most remarkable characters of
her own or any other age. From tender -
der years the principles of religion anti
practical piety were instilled by her t
the minds of her children. She daily
took them into a private room and
prayed with each , and so imbued their
minds with the spirit of religion that
the Methodist movement was really
born in her home.
Wordsworth's mother had a character
as peculiar as that of her gifted son.
Milton's letters often allude to his
mother in the most affectionate terms.
Mohammed revered his mother , and
inculcated similar reverence in his
teachings. - - -
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Raleigh said that he owed all his pw i ,
lateness of deportment to hits mother.
John Quincy Adams said , "All that I
am my mother made me. "
Gounod's mother was fond of painting
and music.
Goethe pays several tributes In his
writings to the character of his mother.
Choptn's mother was as 'lellcate as
himself.
Spohr's mother was an excclent judge
of music , but no musician. '
llomy Illram Turned Out.
A New England ( armor recently
added his testimony to that of many
famous men , when speaking of his only
son.
"Hiram , he had all the advantages
we could give him , " the old man remarked -
marked , "an' we knew he'd turn out
somethin' worth wftile. He never
missed a term at the district school , an'
then he went to the Sconset 'cndemy.
His ma she thcught he'd be a minister ,
nmebbe , but I anus knew he'd be s.
lawyer , he was jest cut out for it. "
"Amid what did he turn out to be ? " ! n- '
h'
quired the interested listener , '
"He turned out to be the best hen-
raiser there [ s any Iti heres round , " an-
severed the old man , meeting time
stranger's gaze with a slow smile ; "an' F
his mother an' me have to be.content-
ed with fresh eggs as often as we want
'em , 'still of the preachhn' an' argu- eI
fyin' we was reekonin' one" ,
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A Snntrt Dolt.
A shepherd once to prove the intelli- ' ;
genee of his dog , lying before the fire ,
said , during a long sentence concernIng -
Ing something , and without changing ti i
his tone , "I think the cots' is in the pota-
toes. " The dog , wlmieh appeared to be
asleep , jumped up instantly , and , leaping -
ing through the window , scrambled up
the turf roof of the house , from which
he could survey the potato field. Not
seeing the cow he ran into the farmyard
and discovered her. Then he returned
and laid down in front of the fire. The
same joke ( vas tried again and the same
perfornmance was repeated. The third
time , however , the dog got up , went to
his master wagging his tail , with a corn-
ical expression on his face , as if to say
lie understood the game. The company
began to laugh , and he , being offended ,
returned to his corner with an offended
air , and went to sleep , refusing to be
distmbed again.
Tine Matter of Wiue.
Jerome K. Jerome tells in his paper ,
To-day , of giving a little dinner once ,
and discussing the matter of wine with
tha head waiter before the guests ar-
rived. " 1Vell , " said the waiter , "if you
take my advice , you will give thenm a
very good champagne to start with ,
let's say Mousseux Sec 1S7S , and let that
go round twice. After that , sir-well-
hmere's a very good wine that I always
recommend at 6 shillings the bottle ; and
then , if I were you , sir , I would finish
up with this , and he pointed to a modest -
est little brand at three and six. "And
don't you think , " Jel'ome said , "that
they will notice the difference ? " "Lor'
bless , you , no , sir , " said the man ; "we
generally do it that way. I wouldn't
undertake to tell the difference myself
between champagne at 1G shillings and
champagne at 5 after the first two
glasses. "
A Legend of Fehrnary.
Why February has twenty-eight days
is explained in the legends of the
past. A French publication devotes
one column to this curious sub-
ject. One is of an old woman who ,
nding her flock , ridiculed the month
n : February because it had dealt so
leniently with her and her sheep. Then
February felt insulted , and made heap
year , and borrowed a cold day from
March , and froze her and her flock.
' 'h.'re is a Norman legend which makes
it out that February had originally as
many days as the other months , but
February was a confirmed gambler , ! ,
and lost at dominos a day both to January -
ary and to March. Strange to say ,
there is an old story of Egypt , wherein
the God of February plays forfeits with
the moon and loses certain days.
Forests W'hittle'd Away.
A notable example of a big result pro- , +
°
.aced by small means is found in the
; , act that lead pencil users have whit-
t.d away several big forests of cedar
t : es in Europe , and the supply of wood
stiable for lead pencils is practically
ex-gusted him the old world. An order
has' gust been placed by a noted German
firm of pencil makers with a California
luimi r company for a large quantity of
sequi : ; t wood , e'hich is found to be the
best wood now available for pencils.
The suoia is time big tree of Califor-
nia. It seems too had that the grand old
giants : ; lould be sacrhfhced , and especially
cially that their end should be lead pencil -
cil
l hih Schoolhoy's Answer.
An intei.hfent boy in time nationa ,
school of a large and popular town in
England , or being examined , among
others , by t1d commissioner , was asked ,
"Do you know any of the effects of heat
and cold ? "
"Yes , sir ; he. : expands and cold con-
tracts. "
"Good , my boy-you have answered
well ; now an example. "
"Why , sir , the days in midsummer
are the longest , amid in the winter the
shortest ! "
What to Do for lour Do ; .
Dogs should not be washed oftener
than once a week. Brush and comb
them every day. Should your dog be a
fighter and come home scratched and
bleeding. wash the wounds with wart.
water and apply Friar's balsam once a
day. This remedy is one that was
known to the old monks , cho used it
successfully for man and boast. It is
now sold by all druggists , is riot a patent -
ent preparation and can be bought in
small quantities.
The Cavarnished Fact.
He-Arctic explorers are the safest
men in the world to trust yourself to.
She-Why so ?
He ( with a haw haw-They : are always -
ways cool in the time of greatest dan
her--Detroit Free Press.
Death.
There is no death ! An angel form
Walks o'er the earth with silent tread ;
He bears our best lov'd things away ,
And then we call them "dead. "
-Harvey ,
Manchester , England , is trying to
help the canal by establishing direct
fruit trade with Sicily ,
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