MPTATION OF
BERNARD STRONG.
electric light went out wit
THE click of the switch , plunj
ing the room iii total darkness
texcept 'where here and there a fain
'glimmer came through the windo\
from the lamps in the street belo\\
and the under-cashier of Brown I
[ Brown's sank into his superior's easj
( chair with a sigh of unutterable re
lief.
lief.As
As usual , all his fellow clerks hai
gone hours ago , leaving him In soli
* tary grandeur to continue workinj
out rows of apparently interminabl
figures. At last , however , his task wa
finished , and he sought to rest hi
aching eyes by gazing blankly inti
( darkness.
Bernard Strong was overworked
and underpaid , -which will , perhaps
account for the thoughts that crowd
Jed through his tired brain.
As he sat there In the darkness thi
Tull hopelessness of his position wai
Iborne home to his overworked mind
What "was the use -working like 3
Wave till 12 o'clock , as he had don <
- ? What did he gain by It
E-night No ; he had asked for an In
ease of salary till his very prid <
{ stayed him from repeating the at
[ tempt Credit ? No ; the head cashiei
| 3fead never been known to say a gooc
jword for Strong , though it was ver }
seldom that he found cause of com
[ plaint in the latter's work. Prospects' ,
There -were none.
He had asked himself these questions
till the very thought of them sick
ened him , and always came to th
ame conclusion. Hewould slave nc
laaore In a dingy office ; hewould go tc
the director the very next morning and
give notice , and , -when asked the rea-
'son for so doing , -would throw these bit
ter arguments in his face , leave the
ihouse forever and go away , away tc
( Australia , South Africa , anywhere , so
( Jong as he was far from his present
'fcated surroundings.
But In the morning the same de-
Hspairing answer to all these questions
would come as If to haunt him , "You
cannot go ! You have no money ! " and
'he ' would again wend his way wearily
to the same office , the same high stool ,
and go through the same daily routine
of drudgery. It would be easier to
bear , he had told himself a hundred
'times ' , If there was only himself to
' think of , but there was Kitty , poor
[ little Kitty , waiting so patiently and
.saving as much as possible herself to
'hasten the day that seemed so far off.
. As Strong sst there in the darkness ,
'building ' the usual castles in the air ,
jto be dashed to the ground the next
morning , his abstracted gaze alighted
on a large black object hi the opposite
corner of the room. Yes ! the little
trongroom tucked away behind that
Iron door contained enough to take Kit
ty and himself out of the country ,
where he could start afresh and per
haps make a fortune. He smiled bit
terly at the irony of the situation ; the
Imoney that safe contained was in his
ipower ; he had the key In his pocket
mt that very moment Why not ? Yes.
why not ? It would mean nothing to
iauch a wealthy firm as Brown < Sr
! Brown's , but what a lot to him ! He
would only take enough to pay their
passage , and he would save every far
thing he made to pay it back. It would
aot be stealing If he returned it. No
and only 20 , that was all , but enough
to take Kitty and himself away from
this hated city and give him a fresh
start in a new country , wher ? , perhaps
they would give him a chance of showIng -
Ing his worth.
j Yes , there were quite 20 In gold in
that strongroom , and gold could not
be traced like notes , and by the mornIng -
Ing he could be safe away where no
one could trace him. He would do it
do it for Kitty's sake. Half rising in
Ills chair , he felt for the key i his
pocket , but sank back immediately ,
juilty and terror-stricken , as a slight
scraping caught his sharpened ear ;
the next minute he was sitting stone
still , his fascinating gaze following
every movement of a huge dark flg-
ure kneeling on the window sill.
Slowly and deliberately the figure
went to work. It produced a little
pencil-like object from its pocket , it
applied It to the window pane , and
four distinct lines made their appear
ance on the glittering surface , accom
panied by a slight crunching sound ;
now a long , thin hand is thrust through
the neat little opening ; noiselessly the
catch slips back , and the next moment
a man stands hi the room , gazing
searchingly round into the darkness
with the aid of a bull's-eye lantern.
His investigations appear to prove sat
isfactory , for he gives an appreciative
grunt and steals quietly toward the
corner in which the iron door looms in
distinctly out of the darkness.
There was no doubt In Strong's
mind as to the Intruder's Intentions , as
le sat huddled up In his chair , hardly
daring to breathe , and vaguely wonderIng -
Ing what would happen next He was
no coward , but the whole thing had
happened so quickly that he hardly
realized what had taken place. It
would not be the least use showing
himself , for what could he do against
a man nearly double his size , and who
most likely carried a revolver. All his
previous plannings and schemlngs were
forgotten in a moment , the one great
ftense of duty remaining. He was re
sponsible for the contents of that safe ,
would save them at all costs. Could he
crawl out of the room unobserved and
gummon the police ? No , that was Im
possible In that limited space , and , in
a silence that caused every sound t <
echo through the room like a pisto
shot , it would be courting observation
While thus cogitating on the bes
course to take there was a slight clicl
in the farther corner , and Stronj
guessed what had happened by the rep
etition of the appreciative grunt th <
door of the strongroom was open.
At last Strong's mind was made up
all his nerve returned , and he was a :
cool and calm as ever.
Very slowly and silently his hanc
crept up to the little brass knob abov <
his head , there was a sharp click , anc
the next moment the room was floodec
with a brilliant light
The intruder was so taken aback bj
the suddenness of the act that for s
moment he seemed glued to the spot ,
and could only stare vacantly at the
blinding light That moment Strong
was upon him like a tiger , and , hit
ting him cleanly between the eyes , .sent
him reeling into the strongroom , there
to fall with a dull thud on the hard
iron floor. Like lightning the door
slammed to , the skeleton key turned
In the lock , and the bolt shot home.
Strong stood for a minute dazed and
trembling , listening to the dull thuds
and oaths proceeding from the room ,
then fell fainting to the ground. The
excitement of the past ten minutes had
been too much for an overworked con
stitution.
* * * * * * *
When Strong opened his eyes he was
no longer lying on the office floor , but
on the comfortable sofa in the direct
or's office , with that worthy leaning
over him , anxiety written on every fea
ture.
"You're all right , my lad , " he mur
mured , kindly. "You've had a nasty
tumble , but it might have been worse.
No , don't trouble to tell me about It
yet , " he added , as Strong tried to
raise himself to speak ; "that will wait
till you've had a good sleep. "
"But I must , " persisted Strong ,
weakly. "He'll die if you don't let him
out , and I shall be a murderer. "
"Whatever do you mean ? " gasped
the astonished Mr. Brown , and then ,
helped by several sips at a glass of
water , Strong recounted all the mys
terious events of the previous'night.
Mr. Brown would now trust Strong
with his very life , but little does he
imagine how near his money was to
being stolen by the very man who
risked so much to save it New York
News.
HOW A TREE IS MURDERED.
Some Growths Are Exceedingly Diffi
cult to Destroy These Days.
A gentleman of means living in a
suburban town tells how his mother
once undertook to murder a cherry
: ree. "I was a boy at the time , " he
said. "The tree stood on our lawn ;
It had been planted by my father , and
he loved it with a parental affection ;
but it was an eyesore to my mother ,
for she thought it spoiled the looks
jf the garden.
"She decided to murder it secretly
because she knew that my father
rt'ould never consent to its removal.
For a long time she pondered , asking
jerself how she might kill the tree
vithout being detected , and finally she
lecided that she would use for her
veapon boiling water. Accordingly
vhenever my father was away she
vould get a kettle , and , tiptoeing out
o the tree -with a guilty look , she
vould pour boiling water upon its
oots.
"At first the tree showed no change
mder this treatment. After a time ,
hough , a change began to manifest
tself. My father noticed it
" 'By jove , ' he said , 'my cherry tree
eems unusually fine and hearty. '
"And this was a fact The more
'oiling ' water my mother poured on
he roots the more the tree thrived and
ourished. Finally , in despair , she
ave up trying to commit her veget-
ble murder.
"A florist to whom she narrated this
trange story one day , laughed when
e'heard it. He said It was no won-
er the tree had gotten along so well ,
[ e declared that boiling water was
ften used on trees , as it killed off
le worms and bugs molesting them. "
Canada's Metallic Wealth.
The metallic products of Canada in-
lude antimony , copper , gold , pig iron ,
ad , mercury , nickel , platinum , silver
ad sine. In 1891 the metal output of
le United States was fifty-five times
3 great as that of Canada , but in 1901
was only twelve and one-half times
5 great and this improvement in
anada's relative position has been
lade in spite of the very large abso-
tte Increase in the figures for the
nited States. The principal part of
le gain for Canada has been In gold ,
te production of which Increased
x > m § 930,000 In 1891 to $24,000,000 in
Kl.
The Klondike region , of course , has
mtrfbuted largely to this Increase ,
he production of iron and steel has
so grown greatly in the past ten
sars , with good prospects of a still
ighter future. In the production of
ckel Canada surpasses not only the
nited States , but all other countries ,
he total nickel product of the vorld
r 1901 was $7,750,000 , of which Can-
la's contribution was ? 4,600,000.
A girl's handkerchief Is a foolish
ing ; it isn't as large as one drop
sweat
A HEDGE SCHOOL.
Peculiar Institution I : Which Mnnj
an Irishman deceived His Education.
Mrs. Elizabeth O'Reilly Neville , ir
her recent volume of Irish sketches
"Father Tom of Connemara , " puts in
to the mouth of an old Irishwoman a
vivid description' of the "hedg (
schools" which so long afforded theii
only chance of an education to the
peasant folk of the "distressful coun-
thry , " before the better days began
"A hedge school , " says Molly Mul-
laney , "was a cabin protected by a
mountain and a hedge , and kept warm
by the sods of peat carried by the
childer every morning undher their
arms. The hedge schools turned out
some good scholars , too.
"I niver larned anything , but that
was just me luck. I was always last ,
and there was only one book to each
class , and that was passed round from
hand to hand , when we stood up to
read ; and before it rached me it was
always time to ate the dinners ; and
whin we started again in the afther-
noon it was the same thing. Before
me turn came round it was time to go
home , for on account of the free miles
of a lonely mountain road before me ,
I had to lave airly.
"I often fought , " she added , reffec-
tively , "that the master might have
started sometimes at the foot , to give
me a chance ; but I 'suppose he niver
fought of it"
"But you must have learned some
thing ? "
"I did. I larnt to make ten different
kinds of cat's cradles wid the aid of
me knuckles and a sthring. I larnt
how many laves there was on a daisy ,
and how many seeds in the heart of a
wild strawberry , as well as how many
times I could skip to the beat of a
rope wldout stopping , and how long
I could hould me breath uudher water.
"I could swim like a duck and climb
like a goat. I knew where the black
est sloes and the reddest bottle-berries
grew ; and how to tickle a boy or girl
in front of me wid a bunch of nettles
that would raise a blisther half an
inch high , just before their turn came
to read. And I knew how to run away
from the rache of the master's cane
when a complaint went in. "
"Did your mother never find out ? "
"She did , in time ; but what cud
she do to a cripple ? "
"Oh , the master was a cripple ? "
"An * d'ye think any one but a cripple
would sit all day long and tache chil-
iher , wid fish in the say widin a rod
jf him waiting to be caught , and kelp
> n the beach waiting to be gathered ?
But he was a great tacher entirely.
Ele had the longest rache I iver knew ,
* vld a cane at the end of it"
WAR ON VICE.
i. Panlist Priest Bejrins a Crusade in
New York.
Father Grant , a young priest , at-
ached to the Paulist fathers in New
iork City , has begun a warfare upon
vice in the section
. . .
facing Central
Park at the circle
on the west side.
This is in the Paul
ist parish and so
rapidly have disor
derly women and
disreputable drinkIng -
Ing placed moved
therein that it has
been named the
have always waged an aggressive war
fare upon the evils which weigh down
society and , finding them encroaching
upon their chosen ground , are up iii
irms over the invasion.
Father Grant leads in the crusade.
His youth , his determination and his
: iigh standing fit him for the task. He
ilready has caused to be arrested sa-
oonkeepers for selling beer to minors
ind for keeping open during prohibit-
; d hours. Landlords who lease prop
erty for dishonorable purposes he has
lad arraigned and dispossess notices
served upon the unclean among the
enants. The public are co-operating
n this cleansing of plague spots.
Father Grant deals only with the
nwbreakers. With those who observe
he law he has no quarrel. But the
> ainted street walker must go and the
> arkeeper who sells beer to children of
ender years , especially to girls , who
.re hardly able to stagger along with
. pint measure , must quit his demoral-
zing business.
Only LianKnajro He Knew.
"We are not exactly linquists , " re-
narked the Ellis island inspector
houghtfully , "but we all have a few
tock phrases in nearly every language
> t the globe things that we need in
HIT business , you know. We also all
lave a theory that we can tell the na-
ionality of a person at a glance.
"Well , the other day the regular in-
erpreter was called away and I took
ils place for a few moments. The
irst to come before me was a man
hat I sized up as being an Italian.
> o I asked him in Italian where he
ras going. I might as well have
een speaking Sanscrit ; my Italian
lever touched hm. Then I tried him
a Servian and'in three Polish dialects ,
ben In Russian and finally In German
nd French , but all to no purpose ,
ust then the regular interpreter came
nd I said to him with some warmth :
I wonder what language this
understands , anyhow ? "
" 'I understand that , ser , ' he said. "
-New York Telegram.
Greenland's Icy Mountains.
The ice in Greenland is melting more
ipldly than It is formed. Comparison
C the descriptions of the Jacobhaveu
lacier shows that Its edge has receded
[ ght miles since 1850 , and It has lost
plenty to thirty feet in depth.
Homekeepinc vs. Houaekeepiiiir.
The truest homes are often h
houses not especially well kept , when
the comfort and happiness of the in
mates , rather than extreme tidiness
and the preservation of the furniture is
first consulted. The object of tlu
home is to be the center , the pivot or
which the family life turns. The firs !
requisite is to make it so attractive
that none of its members shall care tc
linger long outside Its limits. All legit
imate means should be employed tc
this end and no effort spared that can
contribute to this purpose. There are
many houses called homes , kept witL
such waxy neatness by painstaking ,
anxious "women , that are so oppress
ive in their nicety as to exclude all
home-feeling from thedr spotless pre
cincts. The very name of home is
synonymous with personal freedom
and relaxation from care ; solid com
fort But neither of these can be felt
where such a mania for external clean
liness pervades the household as to
render everything else subservient
thereto. Many housewives , if they see
a speck on floor or wall , or a bit of
thread or paper on the floor , rush at
it as if itwere the seed of pestilence
wnlch must be removed on the instant.
Their temper depends upon their main
tenance of perfect purity and order.
If there be any failure on their part
or any combination of circumstances
against them , and they fall into a pa
thetic despair and can hardly be lifted
out. They do not see that cheerf uLness
is more needful to home than all the
spotlessness that ever shone. Their
disposition to wage war upon macu-
lateness of any sort Increases until
they become slaves of the broom and
the dust pan. Neatness is one thing ,
and a state of perpetual house cleaning
quite another.
Out of this grows by degrees the
feeling that certain things and apart
ments are too good for daily use.
Hence , chairs and sofas are covered ,
and rooms shut up , save for special
occasions , "when , they are permitted to
reveal their violated sacredness in a
manuer that mars every pretense of
hospitality. Nothing should be bought
which is considered too fine for the
fullest domestic appropriation. Far
better is the plainest furniture on
which the children can climb than sat
in and damask , which must be viewed
with reverence. When anything is re
served or secluded , to disguise the fact
is extremely different. A chilly air
wraps it round , and the repulsion of
strangeness is experienced by the most
insensible.
Home is not a name , nor a form , nor
a routine. It is a spirit , a presence , a
principle. Material and method -will
not and cannot make it. It must get
its light and sweetness from those who
inhabit it , from flowers and sunshine ,
from the sympathetic natures which ,
in their exercise of sympathy , can lay
aside the tyranny of the broom and
the awful duty of endless scrubbing.
Cooking Club.
Just Like a Woman.
Miss Annie Ball , of Chicago , has
been licensed by the Board of Exam
[ uiiig Engineers to run a stationary en
gine , the only
woman so favored
in the city. She
was refused a li
cense on her first
application. Then
she offered to give
the examiners § ] , -
000 each if she
could not take an
engine apart and
put it together in
their presence but
>
MISS AS.MI ; IIAJ.L. .
wag told tha ( w
not the way to obtain the permit She
submitted to an oral examination , but
failed because , she says , of the "rapid-
fire" .method of propounding wordy
questions. Later she took the written
examination and came off triumphant
with an average of 84. After she re
ceived the license she was asked what
she proposed to do with it. "Nothing , " '
she said ; "I only wanted it because I
was told I couldn't get it. "
Covering Furniture.
When you decide to make your old
furniture look like new , better begin
with a common chair and some cheap
material ; then , if you fail , the result
will not be disastrous. Proceed as fol
lows : Over the cushion of your chair
pin a piece of thin tough paper , and
cut out an exact pattern , carefully
marking all the plaits and little nicks
required to make the cover lie smooth
and even. Lay this flat on your ma
terial , which must be cut out exactly
[ Ike it ; then , carefully rip off the gimp
rf the chair , brush the cushion , and ,
mtb. benzine , remove any stain there
nay be. If you do not do this , you may
tee it reappear through the new cover.
Phi on the new cover , taking care to
jet It exactly in place ; then nail it on
: arefully with tiny furniture tacks , and
inish with a gimp stitched firmly all
iround to hide the rough edges. If the
> eat Is buttoned down instead of being
iuite plain , it is more tntijblesome. The
ivork must be done in o.ae or the other
> f the following ways : Remove the
) Uttons and fasten on the cover ( which
nust be cut larger than if It were put
m plain ) , rather loosely. Cover' the
mttons , then , with a ling , thin tack-
ng needle and seme strong twine , sew
hem In place. Or lay your material
> ver tne seat of the chair , pin it loosely
nto position , then , with strong thread
of the proper color , pass your need !
around the button , catching the ne\
cloth , and so cover the button as 1
stands , wind the thread around th
cloth tightly three or four times an <
fasten it Repeat this process for ead
button , and then fit your cover on a ;
before. This plan Is much the neate :
way of covering furniture where but
tons are used , but you must be sure t <
have the buttons firmly fastened ii
place. A little practice will soon enabl-
you to do the work nicely , and you wil
find it a great pleasure to refurnisl
your rooms at so small an expense.
The Woman with n Baby.
'Mid the herd of human porkers crowdec
on the trolley car
All is selfishness and jostle , making age
and sex no bar ;
Meu collapse in seats and stay there ,
letting shrinking ladies stand
With a look of indignation aiid a strar
in either hand.
Yet there's one thing that , you've notic
ed , never fails to make a stir
When a woman with a baby coines they
all make room for her.
I have sat in stuffy coaches on a crowd
ed railway train ,
List'uing to case-hardened travelers who
declared with might and main
That they'd see the railroad company in
hades' fiercest heat
Long before they'd even think of giving
anyone a seat.
Then , ere they'd ceased their boasting ,
they would rise without demur
For a woman with a baby , they must
all make room for her.
There is something sweet , Madonna-like
in pictures such as that ,
And it makes the lowest ruffian feel like
taking off his hat ;
For it bears him back to babyhood , when
loving mother arms
Closely clung to him and kept off e'en
the least of earth's alarms.
So , no matter what his station , he will
evermore defer
To a woman with a baby he has rever
ence for her.
Once I dreamed I stood in heaven , just
inside the pearly gate ,
While to every new arrival good St.
Peter said : "You're late ;
For the places all are taken and the
harps are all in use ,
Golden streets are just so crowded that
I had to call a truce. "
Then a little , tired-out woman lugged a
baby into view ,
And St. Peter said : "We're full up , but
we'll find a place for you. "
S. W. Gillian in Leslie's Weekly.
Pyrozraphy Notes.
The wood for pyrography must be
well seasoned , of an even grain , and
free from sap markings and knots.
Burnt wood is especially adapted for
: he decoration of hall and dining
* oems , where dark wood furniture and
saneling is so acceptable.
A good brown stain for wood is made
: rom three ounces of pearl-ash , two
Irachms of dragon's blood , one ounce
) f Vandyke brown , and one quart of
) oiling water.
In burning a flat piece of wood , burn
seth sides , as it will keep it from
varping. Of course you need not burn
i pattern on both sides , but "scrub"
he back with the side of your burner.
Moss green velvet appiiqued with
latural toned sunflowers marked with
> rowu shadings with the pyrogra-
iher's needle makes a picturesque pil-
ow , while a cushion of tan suede or-
lamented with poppy design in red
uede looks extremely well on a dark
ouch.
Beautiful effects in leather are pro-
uced by dyes and also by using pieces
f colored leather. Flowers aud leaves
re cut from colored leather and fast-
ned with glue to a background of nat-
ral color leather. After which the
urning is done around the applique
o cover the edges. This gives a rich
riental effect and is much used for
ible mats , pillows , opera and shop-
ing bags , portieres and hangings.
Health of College Girls.
From a study of college girls and
chooi children hi the University of
lalifornia , Mary E. B. Ritter ( Califor-
ia State Journal of Medicine , August )
olds that the majority improve in
ealth during the four years of college
: fe , that is , those who take their
tudles seriously and rationally. A
ollege education does not necessarily
ijure the health of women. The seeds
f subsequent ill-health are shown at
n earlier age , and are not the conse-
uences of study. The causes of 111-
ealth are mainly traceable to unhy-
ienic liivng , or the sequence of Infec-
ous disease. In-a , large proportion of
romen students college life , with the
lental stimulus of & purpose , im-
roves their health and fits them to
ecome better disciplined and more In-
diligent mothers. More careful obser-
ition on tiie p&rt of physicians and
istructioue to parents -would , to a
jge measure , improve the existing ' 1
asatlsfa tory conditions , The Sanl- 1f f
trian. 1
The Wife , .
Wuat it means to a. man to come
anoe at night to a. cheerful wife no
ae but he who has had to fight in
ie hard battle of life knows. If he is
rosperous it is am added joy ; but It
in misfortune that it shines like a L
ar in the darkness , A complaining
ife can kill die last bit of hope and
lurage ia a sorely troubled heart ,
hile a cheerful one gives new cour-1 >
je to begin the fight rer again. ( t
HEALTH AND SONG.
Breathing Juessoas aa a Cure tor
Complaints.
The London concert season has call
d attention to a discovery the d
Jors have made that vocallsm Is
bealthy profession.
A quiet baby who never gives way
to tantrums and tears is not a healthy
but a weakly child. When his voice is
raised in a piercing crescendo of
screams his lungs are expanding , his
blood Is circulating well , and he ia
gaining strength and beauty momenta
arlly. Translate the salutary shrieks
of infancy into the educated singing of
maturity and the net result is the same
namely , a large Increase of health ,
and comeliness.
Anaemic boys aud girls are now be
ing ordered by doctors to take singing
lessons , because such persons do not
| aiow how to breathe properly and the
Singing master teaches them the art.
Very few people utilize the whole of
their lung power when they breathe ,
but get into a lazy way of merely gaspIng -
Ing or breathing superficially.
Candidates for the army whose chest
measurement lacks the requisite num.
ber of Inches take singing lessons to
Increase their girth , or. if their voices
lack the musical element , they attend
breathing classes and learn where their
respiiation should come from that is
Jo say , how they should draw each
breath , how long they should retain it ,
and how emit it. Though mankind
must breathe in order to live , few hu
man beings know how to breathe prop *
erly.
erly.After
After the anaemic girl with the bow >
sd shoulders and the contracted chest
has taken a dozen lessons in singing
ber back begins to flatten and hea
jhest to develop. Her complexion freshens - ,
ens , and she notices with pleasure a
rose-leaf stain reddening her cheeks.
The professional songstress retains
the freshness of youth into old age ,
not entirely as a result of the care she
takes of her health and the excellent
food she eats for the sake of her voice ,
but mainly because she breathes per *
Cectly and exercises her vocal organs
regularly. It Is acting on this princi
ple that middle-aged women inclined
: o embonpoint now take breathing les
sons at a fashionable school in South
[ vensington , where waists are coaxed
jack to figures long devoid of them ,
ind new vigor is given to the aging
) hysique. London Mail.
Sheep draw little express wagons
ndia and Persia.
Persons with blue eyes are rarely
iffected with color blindness.
A stalk of Indian corn used up
hlrty-one pounds of water during its
eason.
Side by side in a Gre SX5mii-vlr
touse is a portion of a shell exploded
n Paris at the time of the commune
nsurrection , and one of the fossil foot-
irints made millions of years ago in
nud which is now our red sandstone ,
? he species of bird Avhich made tha
rack is now extinct
It Is commonly assumed by ornithol-
gists that every species of migratory
ird breeds in the most northern per
ion of its range. It has been found ,
owever , that the Australian sand dot
2rel goes south to breed , traveling to
be south of New Zealand , or as-far
> ward Antarctic as it can now get .
The best calculation that can be
lade shows that the average number
f children in the white native family
century ago in the United States was
tore than six ; in 1S30 it had fallen to
sss than five ; in 1860 , to less than
> ur ; in 1872 , to less than three ; iq
)00 , among the "upper classes" in
oston , to less than two.
The first typewriter that produced
aod results , although it was very
ow , was made by a Worcester man ,
harles Thurber , in 1843. The first
pewriters that were put on the mart -
? t were made in 1874. Since Thur-
jr's machine was made there have
> en over two thousand patents grant-
I for machines and improvements.
There are but three primary colors s.a
gments , red , yellow and blue. Tha
her four colors , green , indigo , orange
id violet , shown in the spectrum and
le rainbow , are In art forced out of
combination of the three primary
lors. All others , brown , pink , buff ,
vender , etc. , are based upon and de *
fed from the seven foundation colors.
In Alaskan waters Is found a mon-
er clam , the "geoduck , " one of which
ould afford a meal for several per
ns ; not so large , however , as tha
eat tridacna and its species , which
elghs , with Its two valves , five nun-
ed pounds , the animal alone weigh-
g thirty. This shell , though common
California , Is from the equatorial re-
3ns of the Pacific , where , buried In
e soft rock , its vlsellke Jaws partly
en , It is a menace to the natives
no wade along the reefs searching "for
ells.
Figures on Liynchlnga.
Ill the lynchings within twenty-one
are , that he could verify , have oeen
bulated by Mr. Cutler , of Yale uni-
rsity. In that time 1,872 negroes
.ve been lynched and 1,256whites ,
ace the whites are about six times
numerous as the blacks , the pro-
rtion of negroes lynched Is , of
arse , very much higher than figures
licate. Only 35 per cent of these
jroea were lynched for the sotial
me that Is usually associated in tha
nd with this method of punishment
, e number of lynchlngs has fltmln-
ted since 1892.
Lfter all , a marriage license Is bnt
Dther name for a lotteey ticket.