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rOT.V GAINKS, GF.OKGIA.
Tiie Supreme Court of Arkansas
has di c <ie<: that ' B rn' rnor has the
ri _ lit I i > dppoi(it members of tbc Legii*
In'.ure wiieie vacancies have been
<- bv dentil, resignation or other
il-l ti
Compeiistilioii can now be obtained
in Finuee by the victims of judicial
errors. Th Versa l i leu ru :i g i s t rn tea
have ice- utly given a man, wrongly
sent to prison for fourteen duys.au iu-
<1« utility of $69.
An English expert declares that he
knows of at least 600 counterfeits of
the old masters which are now hang¬
ing in the private galleries of the
United States, and all of which were
originally purchased in Europe at very
high prices.
A London jury bus recently granted
nominal damage - against tin- chairman
of u corporation meeting, who refused
to jiitt a motion offered by one of the
members. The damages would have
teen substantial it the commercial
loss could have been proved.
Ardmore, Indian Territory, lias a
uniqm lire alartu. The inhabitants
are great believers in the rousing qual¬
ifies of u (Jolt's 15 six-shooter, and on
the lirst, iiitunatiou of a fire, every
man pulls his gnu. Of course, it
sounds like a pitched battle for a
while, but it is said to have the de¬
sired effect of getting otit fhe boys,
which no end of church bell-ringing
lms hitherto been able to do.
In addition to tile Bed Cross nud
White Cross, there Iiuh just been es-
tublisheil m Vicuna a new order, to
be known ns the Green Cross, Its
object is to give succor to Alpine
climbers and excursionists in moun¬
tain regions. It originated in (lie
Austrian Alpine Club. Thu intention
ia to establish Intis on high mountains
and to keep supplies and relief stores
or boxes containing nrticlos likely to
be required iu emergencies ut con-
vii ntly located points.
in the new “dustless” railway conch
built for the Texas Midland ltailroad,
water-drenched ventilators are located
in the walls of the car between the
widows, aud water-pipes produce a
shower of artificial rain iu each ven¬
tilator. By menus of an apparatus
the water is carried under pressure
through the pipes to drench each of
the wire fabric air-filters in the ven-
tilators. The power is derived from
the axle and is transmitted through
the medium ol (ten) flexible coiled
wire bauds aide by side ou the cmn-
lunation and wheel. The same water
is forced through the pipes and ven¬
tilators repeatedly, being used over
and over again.
Recent inquiries iu Baltimore have
disclosed what must bo recognized as
<nic of the gravest perils of the schools,
It appears that thousands of children
attending these institutions arc suffer¬
ing from defective vision, and that
many of them are in danger of losing
the power of sight altogether, Of
the 53,000 school children thus cx-
nuiitiediu Baltimore, 9,951 were found
to have eyes so badly impaired that
further school attendance was pro-
nouucod absolutely unsafe. In addi¬
tion to these there were several thou¬
sands of others to whom prompt
and intelligent medical treatment
for- the eyes was regarded as indis¬
pensable. To these latter it was said
that continued school attendance with-
out such treatment would bo extremo-
ly dangerous, involving not merely
the likelihood of permanent impair¬
ment of the eyes, but iu many cases
actual blindness. xhis showing is
iUtfly alarming, exclaims the New
and Express. That nearly
^^uity per cent, of the whole number
of children examined in a city like Bal-
timore should be found to be victims
of defective vision means that some-
wbere m the raising of these little
ones gross carelessness or dense ignor-
*uhv, or both together, are doing their
evil work. That many parents are
neglectful in caring for their chil-
dted s eyes is undeniable, but it will
doubtless be necessary to seek else-
where for the causes of the serious
conditions which exist in Laftimore.
Over and Over Again.
Over and over again
No inatt'-r which way I turn,
I always find in the Book of Life,
Some lesson I have to learn ;
1 must take my turn at the mill,
I mu it grind out the golden grain.
I must work at my task with a resolute will,
Over and over again
We cannot measure the need
Of even the tiniest flower,
Nor check the flow of the golden sands
That run through a single hour;
But the morning dew must fall,
And the sun and the summer rain
feist do their part an>t perform it all
Over and over again.
Over and over agajy.
The brook through the meadows flows,
And over and overagain,
The pond-^.iis mill-wheel goes;
Once doing will not suffice.
Though doing be not in vain.
And u Iile-.- ing failing us once or twice
May come if we try again.
The path that has once been trod
Is never so rough to the feet,
And the b -son we once have learned
Is never so hard to repeat;
Though sorrowful tears may fjtll
And the heart to Its depths be riven,
With storm and tempest, we need them all,
To render us meet for heaven.
—Josephine Pollard.
A BOLD STROKE.
“Dnrley, why are you received with
such favor ut the Whirlocks?”
“Aud why should I not be: ’
“Well, I’m an old enough friend to
speak plainly. I admit that there ia
much about Whirlock that appears
genuine; but you are not their kind.
They’re in the swim, have wealth aud
aspire to social leadership. You’re a
literary worker, poor and inclined to
be a Bohemian, if not a socialist.
The two are apt to merge, yon know.
How did they find you out? Why do
they push you?
“You allow iittlo for my merits.”
i < No, 1 allow all possible for the tol¬
eration of the Whirlocks, but am still
at a loss. It is money, old mitt), that
secures grace and favor from those
who hold imperial rank in our modern
society. Even genius must dazzle be¬
fore it will attract the royal glance.”
“You have simmered the tiling
down by nu admirable method of ex-
elusion. I was not born in the purple.
I must stop eating if I stop working,
and I am not a genius. Therefore,
there must be some unusual reason for
my being patronized by the Whir-
looks. Well, there is. Does that lay
your curiosity?”
“Only whets it, and .you know it.
.Be considerate for once and forego
the pleasure of tormenting me.”
“Just make a lioto nud an example
of my magnanimity. I knew tin-
Whitlocks before they were married,
i mft de them man and wife. No
danger of your inferring that I
performed the ceremony, but my in-
tervontion prevented Mrs. Whirlock
from being Mrs. Duiow.”
“Any tragedy in this, Dailey?”
“None of a literal kind. The lady
in question was once the beautiful
Miss Frowley, daughter of a rich
Massachusetts farmer. He had Puri-
tauical sternness and she Puritanical
independence. When the two clash
you know there is bound to be more
or less wreckage as a result. Duiow
was n young lawyer with more show
and stylo than practice. Whirlock
was a solid young clerk, bent on a
successful business career. Both
were fathoms deep iu love with fair
Miss Frowley. She was uot
indifferent to either, hut had n
decided preference for Whirlock.
The old gentleman was for Du¬
iow, as was a stiff-necked aunt with
whom the girl lived while polishing
off her education iu Boston. There
was a boy back ou the farm as tena¬
cious of purple as his father, and he
was for Madge, as she was called at
home. With me as a sworn frieud of
Tvhtrlook, you have the opposing
forces.
“Miss Frowley was so pestered and
badgered that she diplomatically con-
ceded a wlllinguess to marry Duiow if
she could not have Whirlock, aud that
in no event would she disobey a posi-
tivc injunction from her father. Thus
shrewdly she softened the old gentle-
man nud deferred the inevitable order
that she have nothing whatever to do
with Whirlock.
“Shortly after this armed neutrality
had bceu established, Duiow deter-
mined to push his suit and made a
special trip to see the father. They
talked the matter over with the result
that Frowley decided upon an ulti-
matum that would put Whirlock out of
the running. The stern parent would
write the daughter and aunt the
next day announcing his nnaiter-
able discision. But that worthy
young son heard it all and showed
himself a chip of the old block by
writing a letter which he mailed that
night after a bold midnight ride to the
nearest railroad station. The latter
was to Whirlock aud exposed the
whole scheme. He came to me in the
gloomiest despair. There was no hope,
for if Madge received the final words,
either through the mail or Duiow, she
would never go back on her promise.
" ‘See here, Whirlock, 1 I said to
him, ‘marry the girl tonight- She
cun not get the letter before morning.’
“ ‘Hut Duiow is sure to come.’
i t i He’ll only get in there over my
dead body, provided you arrauge for
the wedding.’
> ■ This put new life into W hirlock
and he rushed for the annt’s. He told
both the women in a determined way
that it must be now or never, giving
Miss Frowley just enough light to
make her anxious. They carried the
aunt right off her feet and she was
won completely when Whirlock sug¬
gested that no one but the man who
‘happened’ to be her favorite minister
should perform the ceremony.
“We crowded matters as rapidly as
consistent with having the aunt stay
with us. She lived on a retired street
and early iu the evening I took up nay
duty at the front gate as guard, with
an understanding that Whirlock
would pin his handkerchief in the
window when the contract for life was
completed.
“Minutes never seemed so long to
me, though. I had a friend slowly
driving a cab back aud forth. I did
not know Duiow, but when I saw a
man hurrying from the nearest street
car track, I had no doubt as to who it
was.
* ( ( Mr. Duiow?* I said as ho ap.
proached, ‘and with a message for
Miss Frowley?”
( « ‘A very important one,’ ha an-
s we red.
< « ‘Bight in here,’ I announced, ns 1
hustled him to the cab. ‘I’ll take you
to her,’ and we were off before he had
time to gather his wits. My friend
drove like mad. A mile away Duiow
grew belligerent, hilt I assured him
we would soou be there. By a circu¬
itous route wo returned and there
waved the signal of triumph. Duiow
rushed to the house only to meet Mrs.
W hirlock and leave in a towering
rage.
» * Next morning Duiow had a war-
nuit out ‘ or 'Tub 11 Doe, but he could
not be found. Now he is a groat
friend of the Whirlocks and even of
P eo P^ e ou the old Massachusetts
hum. Detroit 1’red Iress.
Renaissance of Athletics.
On the world at large the Olympic
games have, of course, exerted no in¬
fluence as yet, but I am profoundly
convinced that they will do so. May
I be permitted to say that this was my
reason for founding them. Modern
athletics need to be unified and puri¬
fied. Those who have followed the
renaissance of physical sports in this
century know that discord reigns su¬
preme from one end of them to the
other. Every country has its own
rules; it is uot possible eveu to come
to an agreement as to who is
am amateur, and who is not.
All over the world there is
one perpetual dispute, which ia far¬
ther fed by innumerable weekly, and
even daily, newspapers. In this de¬
plorable state of things professional¬
ism teuds to grow apace. Men give
up their whole existence to one par¬
ticular sport, grow rich by practicing
it, and thus deprive it of all nobility,
and destroy the just equilibrium of
man by making the muscles pre¬
ponderate over the mind- It is my
belief that no education particularly
in democratic times, can be good aud
aud complete without the aid of
athletics; but athletics, in order to
play their proper educational role',
must bebasedou perfect disinterested¬
ness and the sentiment of honor.
If we are to guard them against
these threatening evils we must put
an eud to the quarrels of amateurs,
that they may be united among them¬
selves and willing to measure their
skill in frequent international encoun¬
ters. But what country is to impose
its rules aud ils habits ou the others?
•The Swedes will not yield to the Ger-
mane, nor the French to the English,
Nothing better than the international
Olympic games could therefore be de-
vised. Each country will hike its turn
in organizing them. When they
come to meet every four years in these
contests, further ennobled by the
memories of the past,athletes ail over
the world will learn to know one
another better to make mutual conces*
sious and to seek no other reward in
the competition thau the honor of the
victory. One may be filled with the
desire to see the colors of one’s club
or college triumph in a national meet¬
ing; but how much stronger is the
feeling when the colors of one’s coun¬
try are at stake! I am well assured
that the victors in the stadium at
Athens wished for no other recom¬
pense when they heard the people
cheer the flag of their country in
honor of their achievement.
It was with these thoughts in mind
that I sought to revive the Olymyic
games. I hnve succeeded after many
efforts. Should the institution pros¬
per—as I am persuaded, all civilized
nations aiding, that it will—it may be
a potent,if in direct, factor in securing
universal peace. Wars break out be¬
cause nations misunderstand each
other. We shall uot have peuce until
the prejudices which now separate the
different races shall have been out¬
lived. To attain this end, what better
means than to bring the youth of all
countries periodically together for
amicable trials of muscular strength
and agility? The Olympic games, with
the ancients, controled athletics and
promoted peace. It is not visionary
to look to them for similar benefac¬
tions in the future.
Oil Fuel for Gunboats.
The German naval authorities hav
v
decided to partially heat the boilers
of their men-of-war with oil. The new
oil is called “neasut.” It is strictly
a tar oil, a product of the distillation
of lignite, and is dark brown iu color.
Special tanks will bo constructed for
it on each vessel, aud from these tanks
pipes will lead to the furnaces, and
the oil will be conducted thereto
through these pipes.
From the pipes it will be ejected by
steam iu a spray, and the resulting
flame is very bright and absolutely
smokeless. So far as its heating
power is concerned, it is declared to
be greatly superior to coal. Another
feature which has served to recom¬
mend it is its cheapness. The duties
of the stokers are’also greatly light¬
ened by its use.
The time saved iu getting up steam
is another consideration that carried
great weight, for the effect of the
flame is instantaneous, aud the high¬
est pressure can be obtained almost
immediately. The value of this power
to a man-of-war is almost inestimable,
while the advantage to torpedo boats
is also very great.—Philadelphia Rec-
ord.
Purifying a Room’s Air.
The air of a room may be purified
in two hours by sotting inside of it a
wide mouthed jiitcher filled with pure
cold water. In three hours at most it
will have absorbed all the respired
gases in the room, leaving the air
purer by that much, but the water
will be too filthy to use, if one but
knew and could see what it has taken
ia. It is estimated that a common
pailful of ice-cold water will absorb in
six hours one quart of carbonic acid
and several pints of ammonia from
the air. For the purpose of purifying
the air the water is all right, but don’t
use it to wash in or to drink. For
those purposes use ir.-sh water, just
drawn, or use from vessels that are
always covered either by metal or
china, or l>y several folds of cloth,
like a clean towel. Care in the use of
drinking water would avert many
enlamuities.as typhoid aud other mala¬
rial fever.—Washington Star.
Where Women Are Needed,
A feature of the population statistic!
of Western Australia is the large pro-
tiou of males to females. The dispar¬
ity is maintained in the arrivals by
sea. At present there are 45 female!
to every 100 males,—Pittsburg Dis¬
patch.
Particulars Wanted,
Hardup—Could you lend me ton
dollars until pay day?
Wiggins—H’m!' Does that mean
your pay day or the day you'll pax
me?—Truth.
SCIENTIFIC SCKA
C r.fi : • gr w 'MSHHmbUH
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t:-- t r t:.e i -.torn iSHH
down or it Las fallen from the
fathom depth.
Careful experimenting has shown^H
tbat through a certain depth of water, ^
where only 50 percent, of the red rava
passed through, there were 60 per
cent of orange; yellow, 80; green,
90; indigo, 95-
Carbon monoxide is deadly, being
composed of one atom of carbon aud
one atom of oxygen. One-half per
cent, in the air will cause poisouous
symptoms, aud more than one or two
per cent, may be fatal.
Iu total eclipses animals have been
known to fall asleep, showing the lat¬
ter condition due uot really to habit,
but to actual removal of light, whose
absence so acts upon the nervous sys¬
tem as to invite repose.
Women better of .
hnve a perception
color than men. An eminent author¬
ity on color blindness asserts that un¬
der a very severe test the color vision
of one man in five is defective, while
the average is one in thirty.
Professor McKenrick, Glasgow uni¬
versity, showed at the meeting of the
Britifu association a new apparatus,
prepared by himself and Lord Kelvin,
by which the deaf might be enabled
to enjoy the rythiu of music.
To stop leaks in vessels an Ohio
man has a device consisting of a reel
placed at the side of a vessel, on which
is wound a heavy fabric, one end of
which has a book for fastening it to
the keel of the vessel, the other end
being drawn tight by winding up the
reel.
Shad are of different families, which
come from the ocean to the riveiA
along the Atlantic coast to spawn.
The shad of Florida are not the same
as those of the Hudson, or the Con¬
necticut, or the Susquehanna, The
same fish comes each year to the par¬
ticular river where they were born,
and in their appearance are slightly
different. Each river is the home of
a separate colony.
Great Redwood Slab.
In New Whatcom, a seaport town
and the conuty seat of Whatcom
County, the northwest county in
Washington and in the United States,
is erected on the outer edge of a side¬
walk on one of the principal street
corners an immense slab or section of
one of Washingtan’s biggest red fir
trees. The slab, being cut directly
across the diameter of the tree, like a
butcher’s cutting blosk, is set ou
edge, the greatest diameter extending
upward, the bark being on its entire
circumference, says the Mining aud
Scientific Press.
A stranger naturally feels inclined
to walk up to the slab and measure it
by its height, and is surprised to find
that it would take another man stand¬
ing ou his head to extend to the top
of it. Then he steps back a pace and
reads the following inscription, neatly
painted on a board attached to the
face of the slab :
“Tree from Loop’s Ranch Forks,
Whatcom County, Washington. The
tree wjis -165 feet high, 220 feet to. first
limb, and 33 feet 11 inches/m circum¬
ference at the base. If sawed into
lumber'it would make 96,345 feet. It
would build eight cottages two stories
high of seven rooms each. The tree
is ubout ISO years old, according to
the rings. If sawed iuto inch square
strips it would fill ten ordinary cars,
and the strips would roach from What¬
com to China.”
The section shows the tree sound to
the core.
The Noise of Cities.
The Bridgeport, (Gunn.) Standard
says: It would seem as if the right to
make all the unearthly aud untimely
and needless noises that can be
thought of was claimed as a matter of
course by the dwellers in cities. Nine-
tenths of the disturbing noises are
needless, uncalled for, dangerons to
health, and should be abolished as
much as any other nuisauces.
It has been judicially decided in In¬
diana that sleeping car companies are
responsible for any baggage lost
through the porter’s dishonesty or
carelessness.
