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—Vis Iran u4 FI*.
R*mI* Vw*
—Failure*.
NO REPORT YET
GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS.
' Co.’s weekly r«t»»w
Nei .feer peace nor mu
i changed the onward cur-
lineal. Order* for mere
0,000 gold (torn Europe
any drift toward strin-
■ for money, and traaau-
if aboat $1,106,000 par
Lpt in ckeok any question
lurroncy, while txportsof
Vre coatanned with a rata
higher and tho demand
of Iha front industries
/ eipanakm. Prompt ac-
i senate and tha houso hae
all fear ef embarrassment
^conflicting .purposes at Wash-
Tbe government is making
without-any waste of time, while
eaauring •everybody Ihnt it
looks 'for a psaodSul .snttlemont and
hqpoa that itepanfiarataons may prove
unnecessary.
The backbono'of the situation is the
eiress of merohandine exports, inoro
than 941,000,000.in-February with an
Increase or $ f 2(»0,000in raiscellnoeous
product*, 92,100,000 1 in provisions,
94,500,000 in cotton-and $7,000,000 in
ibreadstuflTa compared with Inst year,
■and 910,100,000 in all products. In
Jw» weeks -of Marnt exports have been
i per oeu4'larger than last year and
‘ prta bora gained but H.7 percent,
pugh -especially swollod by ro
of India rubber, sugar end
The outgo of cotton surpasses
pactations though the price was
ger last weok and the export de
ad apparently paid no attention to
Varket fluctuations. Receipts from
[plantations oontinue much greater
than at theeoiresponding date from the
largest crop heretofore produced, so
that the guesses about the future crop
.are now the mein rolianc* of specula
tors.
i Wheat -also moves in spite of all
•peculation. Exports for three weeks
from both ooasts were 10,639,125 bush
els against 4,688,441 bushels last year.
Tho price has varied with conflicting
reports, but olosed Jo higher for the
week.
Wool shows no change in quota
tions,'though eastern markets are ex
tremely dull and transactions were
only 2,062,300 pounds this week
agynst 10,891,000 pounds Inst year.
Little encouragement appears in the
lharket for cotton goods with print
cloth 1-lOc lower than a woek ago and
standard .grades undersold by many of
less note. The demand is large, but
not large enough. In woolen goods,
on the oontsary, the material advance
in prioea has raised the only obstacle
to inoreased transaction.
Pig iron is nnolianged, and so are
finished productions, oxoept wire nails,
which are 5 cents per keg woakorj.and
steel rails, which aro said to be sold
at |17.60 at the east by some estab
lishments. *
Eailuros for the weok have been 208
in the United Statos against 216 last
year.
ABM.T BILL PREPARED.
It Coaftemplales That <bv Army Shall
Have 104,000 Mm.
The most interesting propositiomyet
made by the war department to meet
the contingencies of the future proba
bly has just-been completed. It is the
preparation of a bill providing among
other aeotione .for tho placing of tha
army on .a war footing for tho full
strength of 104,000 men. The bill
has been oarefully gone over by the
war department, and was introduced
in the house by .Representative Hull.
In view of a possibility of a conflict
with Spain, oonaidarablo interest cen
ters just now in the strength of the
military foroe that, can be callod on in
rasa of naoaasity. Acoordiug to the
Inteat reports the total organized
strength of the militia of the United
Statos is 114,862, While the numbor oi
man avaiahle for military duty (organ-
ized) is 1,081,830.
And Net Kapectcd Delbrc Thursday o»
Friday.
A upaeial from Washington Monday
sajrs: It can be stated positively and
authoritatively that the report of the
Court of Inquiry on the Maine disaster
hod not be»jn rocoivod up to noon to
day. From the same authoritative
source it enn bo stated that tha report
is uot likely to be here before next
Thursday or Friday,
It is a material change from the ex
pectation prior to thiB time. The caun
of the delay is not known, but it is as
sumed that the conclusions of the coart
are not yet in each event form to war
rant their earlier preseatation here.
'The government has made no forth#
purchases of warships, but its negotia
tions in that lino have been productive
'of at least on important result, name
ly, in establishing that unless (the bat
tleship General O’Wiggins becomes tho
property rtf tho United States it will
uot be sold at all.
Spain, at is confidently asserted, will
not be able to secure this war vessel,
nor are her chances any hotter or as
good as those of tho Unitod Statos.
Practically the Hnmo condition pre
vails iuh to tho Argentino armored
cruiser Han Martino, which will become
the properly of this government if it
passes from the bands of Argentine,
IS THE FA It EAST.
fifty-fifth congress
Kind.
M any Nontfccrn r'ottnn Mills
Market Tor Their Product.
Three new cotton mills arc under
course of construction near Home,
each of which will have n capacity of
30,000 spindle*. The products of
these mills ore mainly common prints
and shooting. For this class of goods
tho mill owners find a great demaud
in Egypt, Osina, Japan and tho other
countries of the far east. It is a fact
that every yard of goods that has been
made in the south during the past
six montiha has been exported to these
countries. A better price is obtained
there, apd it is said that the class of
goods now being made by the mills of
tho south is especially suited to the
usages of tho people of the east,
Many of tho southern mills have never
sold a yard of their product in this
conntry. Tho business is all trans
acted through foreign agencies. By
exporting this class of goods to for
eign countries the manufacturers are
enabled to keep the price of tho high
grade goods up. The goods exported
are of n class that finds slow sale
among tho American people, although
it is prized very highly by the nation
alities for whom it is especially manu
factured.
AWi EXTERNAL EXPLOSION
VUIMir Oi* Report of the Maine Court of
rtuiulr)’.
.'A-special to the Ags-IIorald from
Washington, Monday night, says: I
huvo it from authority that is undoubt
edly good that the report of tho board
rtf inquiry on the Maine explosion is
'that it was the result of n sub-iunrine
wine, or external explosion. While
the president has not yet received the
roport of tho board, he has been in
formed of what it will contain.
Tt is probable that the president will
communicate with tho Kpauish govern
ment tomorrow, and as it iH not prob
able that he will get a satisfactory re
sponse, lie will sond u message to
’.ongress before tho end of the woek,
giving nil the fncts, and leaving it to
congress to mnko a declaration of war.
The date of his message to congross,
howover, doponds upon the response
from tho Hpsuisb government.
The president will not act with un
due haste. Ho would avort war if that
ho possible, but ho will put tho honor
and courngoof tho United Htntcs above
all things.
SPAIN SHUTS OUT THE NEWS.
^ that ho might effect a settlement with-
, out congressional interference.... The
! subject of Hawaiian annexation also
! came in for attention today. Mr. Wil-
! liams, of Mississippi; Mr. Adams, of
The Senate-Monday.
Dnring its sossion of three hours to- _ ,
day the senate passed a considerable i Pennsylvania, and" Mr. Berry, of Ken-
number of bills from the general cal- I tacky, all members of the foreign af-
cndar. among the number being one | committee, made speeches upon
authorizing the construction of sight »h e subject,
new revenue cutters not exceeding in
aggregate cost the sum of $1,025,000. I The Senate—Tliuiwilay.
The national quarantine bill was made j The senate today passed bills as fol-
the regular order of business and will | lows; To pay to Stewart College (now
be taken up probably on Wednesday. 1 the Southwestern University), located
Mr. Hoar called up e resolution l B t Clarksville, Tenn., 826,600 for dam
Press Censors Must Exclude News ot
Warlike Preparation*.
A dispatch to tho World from Madrid
says: Instructions have been given
since Friday night to tho press censors
to stop all foreign and domestic press
telegrams—and even telepho:
sages—containing nows impel
the government, Unnutbori ze
of unval and military propt
movements of war vessels, par
the flying squadron, of the pur
vessels of war and stores abr
especially interdicted.
Heretofore no stop had lieo
to prevent the Madrid press fr
fishing frequent and abundant i
tiou. Tho saino press oensor
stop telegrams sent from Madr
newspapers in Amoricn, Engl
France whon they contain nav
is deemed likely to creato alar:
IKON FOR UOVF.HNMK1
Major Kulnrs Dead.
George W. Raines, major in the
United States army and captain on
General Scott'B staff in tho Mexican
war, formerly of Angustn, died at
Nowburg, N. Y., Monday. Ho re
signed from tho army in 1856, and
whon tho Confederate powder mills
wore finished in Augusta in 1862 he
took clinrgo of them. The site of the
powder mill is now occupied by the
Sibley cotton mill, hut tho old powder
house remains stnndiug as a monu
ment, ami at its baHo tho deceased will
probably And his last resting place, it
hoing his often expressed wish.
Tho CVnrilolo Cli .litAuqun.
Frof. A. F. Wave, superintendent
of the public schools of Cordole, is in
Macon, in the interest of mnttors relat
ing to the Cordolo Chautauqua, which
will bo hold on tho tirst woek in May.
A splendid programme has been nr-
rangod. One of tho great attractions
of tho chautiiuqun will be nu address
by Hon. W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska.
There's Money In This liiislnens.
Tho shipping of cattle woHt from
Americus continues. A dealer closed
a contract Tuesday for the delivery of
1,000 head. There iH money in stock
raising; indeed, there is a protit to be
made ill many other ways besides 5-
cent cotton. “There are more ways
to kill a dog than by choking him with
butter.”
Money aoa rooe for Cuea.
A relief fund of 8#,033 and twenty-
one oar loads of provisions and clothing
collected in Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa for the starving Cubans of Ma-
tanzas were forwarded south from
Kansas City Sunday. These relief
measures are being carried out under
the management of the Kansas City Star.
Making Usm on Hnndsy.
The Bethlehem Iron Company's ord
nance works were working Sunday for
the first time in the oempany's histo
ry. Work on guns, carriages .and ar
mor for the government was under
way. The plant is running day and
night and over 2,000 hands ace .busy.
Way bs Connected With Spanish Question.
The St. James Gazette, comment
ing upon the mobilizing of the French
fleet, suggests it may be connected
With the Spanish question, and says;
“If trouble between Spain and the
United States should become acute, it
would precipitate issues of great mo
ment for France.”
Bob O'CoHnell, Harry Kesly and
Joe Ward, three long term prisoners,
made their escape from Coulhurg
Thursday night. They made their
escape through a tunnel.
Furnace* Near Homo, CJn., Ncci
Contracts.
Information comes from
liable source that a governme
named Hensley Iibh been at Boi
and vicinity and niter inspeol
product of the Round Mount,
company of Round Mountai
has placed orders not only to:
iron on hand, but for tho entii
for the next three months.
A special dispatch from Roi
Hays that the three big furnace
near that place are in full bl
are making big shipments daily'
Bethlehom, Fa., for the use of
eminent. Special orders hnv
Buod to the railroads to rush
inents on through freights
hundred tons were shipped
furnace alone one day last we
dispatch states that the go
sent a special agent to Ruuu
.evory ton of iron suitable foi
making that could be secured.
Government Agent Hensley is not
.Alabama to place furthor contracts.
A MUslMlppI Sheriff Killed.
In a shooting affray at Sanntobia,
•Miss., Sheriff W. J. Bray wor killed
and Deputy Sheriff Homer Gilmore
wue dangerously wounded. The row
begnn between Ashley Cooke and Gil
more. After Gilmore lmd been shot
twice by Cocke, Sheriff Bray .ippeared
on the scene only to meet the deadly
aim of hie antagonist, who shot him
through the heart.
lug pro-
iily their
debts or quit the servioe of the city.
Romo's Cotton Receipts.
Rome’s cotton receipts to date foot
up 63,901 bales, against -60,977 for last
yenr. It is probnble that little of the
staple remains unmarketed and thut
not lunch more will be received.
.Eighteen Indio* of Snow.
The most severe snowstorm of the
season prevailed in Montana Sunday
afternoon. Eighteen inches of aaovy
fell between 1 and 6 o'clock.
Culled lo the lloor and Kdlod.
Nonr Thomas, Monday, Win. Eni-
breo shot and killed Ellis Martin, Jr.,
both colored. Jealousy was behind'
the tragedy.
hpnin Buy* a Cru wir.
The Daily News’ Rome correspond
ent says that Spain has bought tl*
.cruiser Garibaldi from Italy.
Prominent Physician Head.
Dr. Hugh Hagan, one of the most
prominent and successful physicians
in Atlanta, died Tuesday msr.ir.ng.
A Murderer Surrender*.
.Terry E. Cnrter, who shot and killed
Frank D. Black at Lumpkin, January
The Argentine Republic has bought 22, 1896, has surrendered to the an-
tbe cruiser Vnreae. The United States thorities.
wanted to purchase both of these ves-
sels, but was too late.
Headquarter* Established.
The headquarters of the department
of tho gulf have been established in
the Austell building, Atlanta, the en
tire sixth floor of the structure having
been rented by the army officials.
To Meet in Macon.
The Georgia Epworth League State
Conference will convene in Macon, on
April 7. *
Senator Davis, of Minnesota. ha9 one of
the flnefit Napoleonic libraries in the world.
It comprises more than 800 volumes. Mr.
Davis bus been collecting it for years.
reported by him from the judiciary
committee providing for the submission
to the legislatures of the various state*
of a proposed amendment to the con
stitution of the United State* relative
to tho succession to the presidency.
He desired dimply to place in the record
pertain information bearing upon the
Buccedd and briefly to impredd senators
with the desirability of passing the
resolution at an early date in order to
remedy a manifest defect in the consti
tution.
The ITon»e.
This being the second Monday of
the month, it was given over, under
tli6 rules, to the consideration of busi
ness relating to the District of Colum
bia. The District business was con
cluded at 4:30 p. m. A few senate
bills were passed, and at 5 o’olock the
house adjourned.
The Senate—Tuesday*
Aftor the passago today of numer
ous bills from the calendar, tho sen
ate began tho consideration of the
measure providing for a national sys
tem of quarantine. Little beyond tho
reading was accomplished. Some
desultory diseussion occurred on an
nu amendment offered by the commit
tee, but no progress being made on
tbo general bill.... The bills passed
woro the following; To authorize
the Pensacola, Alabama & Tennes
see railroad to erect n bridge across
tho Alnhnmn river in Wilcox county,
Ala. To establish a light house at the
Pass of Capo Fear river, Wilmington,
at n cost not to exceed 370,000; to ex
tend for tho uses of tho mail service
tho plan to adopt the return postal
card of tho Unitod States Economic
company. A bill to rogulnte the col
lection uml disbursement of monies
arising from leases made by the Sen
eca Nation to Now York Indians was
passed.... A measure providing that
Unitod Statos marshals and distriot
attorneys should continue to HU their
rospoctivo offices till the appointment
nnd qualification of their successors,
was passed. On motion of Mr. Fair
banks, of Indiana, the senate at 3:46
p. in. went into executive session and
and at 0:25 p. m. adjourned.
Tho llou.e.
The house agreed today to consider
the bill for the relief of the legal heirs
of the viotima and Burvivors of the
Maine disaster as soon as the roport ol
the postoffice appropriation bill, which
was taken up today, is out of the way.
Mr. Loud, in oliarge of the poBtofflee
bill, explained its provisions briefly.
It carried 898,962,300, being 8968,901
less than tho estimates and 83,296,962
more than the appropriations for the
current year. Mr. Bromwell made an
extended speech against the appropria
tion for special fast mail facilities from
Boston to Now Orleans. During gen
eral debate on tho bill the members
generally took advantage of the latitude
allowed in committee of the whole to
discuss various political questions, and
tho debate .accordingly covered a wide
range. At the conolusion of the de-
liato an arrangement was made to close
general discussion until tomorrow at 3
o'clock.
The Senate—Wednesday.
The legislative session of the senate
today was confined to the passage of a
few bills largely of a local character.
The national quarantine bill was not
considered.... The senate committee
on foreign relations today agreed to
recommend that the Hawaiian islands
be annexed by legislation in open ses
sion and agreed upon a joint resolution
for the accomplishment of this pur
pose, which Senator Davis was au
thorized to report to the senate. Later,
in the senate chamber, Senator Davis
reported a joint resolution providing
for the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands. The joint resolution went to
the calendar. 'the amendments made
by the house to the bill granting a
right of way to the Omaha & Northern
Railway company were agreed to and
the bill passed.... After other minor
business the senate went into execu
tive session.... At 12:55 the senate re
sumed business in open session. Bills
were passed as follows : To extend
one year the time for the construction
of the Denison & Northern railroad
through the Indian Territory; to pro
vide for submitting te the court of
olaimx for determine ion the rights ot
the Delaware Indians in the Cherokee
nation, the Mississippi Chootaws in
the Choctaw nation, the Chickasaw
freedmen in the Chiokasaw nation and
inter-married persons in the Choctaw,
Chickasaw and Cherokee nations; and
relating to the selection of inspectors
of the hulls and boilers of vessels....
At 2 o’clock the senate went into exec
utive session and at 4:20 p. m. ad
journed.
The H u**.
The poatoffice appropriation bill,
which was technically the t ubjeot be
fore the house, was almost lost track
of in the senate today. Numerous
topics were discussed, but for the first
time the Cuban-Spanish question,
which had been kept in the baok-
ground heretofore, forged to the front.
Mr. Cochran, of Missonri, brought
the question into the arena, and in the
course of the debnte that followed Mr.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, took occasion to
deny emphatically the stories afloat to
the effect that the president desired an
earlv adjournment of congress, in order
ages done by Union troops during the
war; to authorize the erection of a
statue of the late President Lincoln at
Gettysburg, Pa., to cost $60,000; to
prohibit railroad oompanies from
charging more than 3 cents per mile
for carrying passengers through In
dian Territory... Senator Bacon spoke
in favor of the national quarantine bill.
.... The senate then adjourned until
Monday.
The House.
No political questions were discussed
in the house today. The whole ses
sion was devoted to the postoffice ap
propriation bill. The questions which
consumed tho major portion of the
time related to the allowance for clerk
hiro at postofflees and to rural free de
livery. The house increased the al
lowance for rural free delivery from
$160,000 to $300,000, and defeated the
proposition for increased clerk hire.
The House—Friday.
The house epent another day on the
postoffice appropriation bill, but only
disposed of two pages of it. Most of
the day was devoted to a dobato on
the merits of the pneumatic tube mail
service In New York, Boston and Phil
adelphia. and the advisability of con
tinuing existing contracts. Without
^completing the bill, tho house ad
journed.
The House-Saturday.
Tho house today passed tho post-
office arpropriation bill, which has
been under consideration since Wed
nesday by n vote of 119 to 61. The
main points of attack today were the
appropriation of $30,000,000 and for
railway train mails) and 8171i000
for special mail facilities from New
York to New OrleanB.
Those items annually attract more
or less of o contest. This year the
opposition seems to be less intent.
All efforts to reduce the appropriation
for railway transportation signally
failod and the vote on the southern
mail subsidy was 78 to 98, againBt
striking out. By neat parliamentary
manoeuvoring the opponents of the
subsidy were prevents from getting a
diroot vote on a motion to recommit
with instructions.
At the opening sossion of the
houso today Mr. Dingley, thelfloor
manager of the majority offarod the
bill reported from the ways
and means oommittee, providing
for the free entry into this country of
guns, ammunition and other naval
supplies aud war material purchased
abroad until January 1, 1899. He ex
plained that the committee had unani
mously reported tbe bill. It was asked
for by the Beoreiarios of war and navy.
The bill was passed without division.
TRUMPET CALLS.
Baa’s Horn Bounds a Warotn* Note
to the Unredeemed.
POLICY politi
cian never faces
an Issue.
Truth is a dead
certainty; yet It
lives.
In this universe
of puzzles, tho
greatest is God’s
love for us.
What men call
results, are with
God only begin
nings.
The weakest saint on Ills knees Is too
strong for tbe devil.
God alone cqn change us. Others
can only bring out what Is in ns.
“No man hath seen God,” but the
heart sees farther than the telescope.
We always know what a man Is when
we know what lilsqfnllti says God Is.
The only standard of measurement
to determine fitness for heaven is
Christ.
BATTLE WITH A SNAKE.
OLDEST RAILWAY MAN.
He la u Character anil Possesaea a
Wonderful Memory.
The oldest railway mnn In New En
gland If not In the country Is Water
man Brown, who, though 80 years old.
is still employed at Woburn, Mass., as
gate tender, having been employed by
the Lowell l-oad sixty-six years. He
lost an arm In an accident while firing
on the road In 1850. He Is eccentric
and Is so renowned as a collector ot
curiosities thut people all over New
England send him presents of queer
tilings. Among the curiosities he has
is a bit of the first rail laid on the Low
ell road in 1834. He has a model of
the Stephenson, the first locomotive,
and he owns the first engine bell ever
made. He has 400 circus tickets In n
trunk. They were given to him In the
Inst thirty years and he never used
them.
It was only a few weeks ago that
Mr. Brown received a small box con
taining a solid sliver elephant, ar
ranged with n pin to fasten It to his
lapel. In the box was a note, unmis
takably written by a woman.
He was told the other day that there
would be au assistant to help him soon
and thut then whoever was In charge
must be there every minute right at
the gate. “Railroading Is getting too
nice for me,” he said. “1 have to be
here from 5 In the morning to 11 at
night and Sundays. I can eat my din
ner In Just seven minutes. I have my
cap right by the chair where I can get
it and the house Is right over there
side of the track.”
His memory, especially concerning
the history of tbe road, Is wonderful.
He said:
“I guess people don’t know that the
Boston and Lowell railroad was built
more to carry freight than for passen
gers. You see it was this way: In
1834, I guess it was, two men were
driving nround in a buggy. They were
looking over the ground with au idea
to build a fifty-foot macadam road
from Boston to Lowell, to team cotton
over. The old canal wouldn't accom
modate all of It even then. Well, just
about that time they got wind of the
engine Stephenson bad made and they
turned to that instead of tbelr mac
adam road. But I ran the first gravel
train, yes (laughing), you can say that
1 ran the first gravel train on the road
with oxen.”—Chicago Chronicle.
A Florida Story Belated by the Chica
go Chronicle.
Mrs. Byron Brown, who lives over In
the West End settlement, five miles
from Ocala, Fin., had an exciting set-to
with a huge snake the other day that
has made her n grent reputation ns a
brave woman. She has n fine lot of
poultry. She never gives a chicken
away, kills one or sells one, much to
the disgust of her husband, who is a
prnetlcnl mnn, and' wants to see some
money come in for tho big outlay in get
ting the fowls.
The other day while M: . Brown was
In the house cooking son ee.78 for her
husband's dinner she he. rd a terrible
commotion In the hen yard. Running
outslicsnw a huge snake devouring one
of her pet chickens. She stood struck
dumb with horror nnd pain—she was
from Boston—and then her Yankee
blood was roused nnd she determined
that the “sarplut” should pay for his
meal. Catching up 11 big stick, she
struck at the snake, but missed, nnd
the next moment the snake flow at her.
She nimbly Jumped aside aud it missed
her dress by nu inch. Turning tall the
reptile sought safety in flight. Gliding
down by the fence, It sought a big knot
hole and started to get out. As Its folds
disappeared through the hole Mrs.
Brown was seized by a brilliant idea.
Jumping forward she seized Its tnll nnd
began pulling hack. The snake thrash
ed vigorously, but couldn’t strike back
on account of tbe boards.
Mrs. Brown was struck by another
brilliant Idea. With an adroitness pe
culiar to women she tied the snake’s
tall In a double bow knot. Then slip
ping n big wedge of wood right behind
It she drove a slake through the loops
bo tbe snake couldn’t get back. Then
going up to the other side she sought
to kill the reptile. But hls nngvy Idas
and threatening look were too much for
her. She run Into the house nnd cajne
out with tbe eggs that had been boiling
nil this time, and were sizzling with
bent. Getting the reptile excited sbe
threw nn egg. The Bimlce struck nt It
in nnger and madly swallowed It. Two
or three more followed in rapid succes
sion, the Infuriated reptile swallowing
every one ns It enme along. At the
tourth one the snake seemed to think it
had had enough of this red-hot "Kind of
food nnd wildly thrashed about trying
to get free. Soon one of the eggs came
through its under side, having burned
its way through the snake’s body. Then
another nnd another followed until nil
were on the ground nnd a dying snake
lay there. Mrs. Brown then waxed
brave, and. getting a pine wood knot,
pounded the reptile's head Into bits. If
measured 9 feiit 5(4 Inches long and
was 10 Inches around the middle.
She saved the eggs nnd her husband
remarked that day at dinner that she
bud “allowed the eggs to get pretty
hard,” whereat Mrs. Brown smiled.
A husband Is like a tartey Is that ha
has to be roasted before be gives a
Christmas present.
Base-ball players are always looking
tor a chauge of base.
The Breach Was Serious.
Tbe fair young thing had only been
married a short time, nnd she was In
tears when she sought the home of her
parents again.
"It's all over,” she told her mother.
“Harold and I have separated forever.”
"Oh, it's not so bad as all that?”
"Yes, It is,” nsserted the fair young
thing. "I think 1 know. It was all be
cause of a little question of economy,
too.”
"Economy?”
“Yes. We both agreed that economy
was necessary, and we were just afl
nice and generous to each other as pos
sible, until—until ”
She burst into tears, and for a long
time refused to be comforted.
“Until what?” inquired her mother,
as soon as there was an opportunity.
"Until it came to the question as to
whose bicycle was to be sold, for we
were unanimous In the opinion that we
could only afford to keep one.”
Then the mother realized thut the
breach was indeed a serious one.
Pork Dangerous—Vea! Unwholesome
"Pork Is the source of trichina; for
this reason it should be cooked thor
oughly. Hogs nre almost always fat
tened so as to be actually diseased be
fore killing, and we find here also a
common souree of tuberculosis; it is'
also generally believed that pork eat
ing is a common souree of scrofula,”
writes Mrs. S. T. Rorer in the Ladies’
Home Journal. "I certainly know that
persons who Indulge freely i.i pork
have very unhealthy, rough and easily
irritated skins. Veal (equally Indiges
tible with pork) may not contain rhe
dangerous germs of the mature ux;
the fibre, however, Is dense and dif
ficult of digestion. Unless it be thor
oughly boiled and chopped rather fine
it had better not lie eaten at all. It
should never, under any circumstances,,
be given to children.”