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FIGIIT Olf CONVICT BILL WAGED UP TO LAST MOMENT. IMPORTANT MEASURE IS NOW LAW. Cloning Scones of tit© Session—Summary of Hour© and Senate Proceeding;*. The Georgia legislature passed into history at 2 o’clock Friday morning amid a whirl of enthusiasm and pyro¬ technic oratory. The house convict bill went through safely. There was, however a tremend¬ ous fight and both the house and the senate for a long time held doggedly to their positions, but in the end the bill was adoptod with not a single change. The legislature took up nearly the entire day Thursday iu the considera- tihn of the bill, and it was finally pushed through at 2 o’clock Friday morning by the combined and heroic effort of Governor Atkinson, President Berner and Speaker Jenkins. The whole trouble grew out of the senate’s refusal to concur with the house iu the section of the bill which provides for the disposition of the money arising from the hire of convicts. The house wanted to put the money in the public school fund, where it now goes, but the senate demurred. The latter body struck out all reference to the disposition of the fund and order¬ ed it to be paid into the state treasury. When the two bodies finally clashed on this section the house appointed Messrs. Boynton of Spalding, Little of Muscogee, and Brannen of Bulloch, as conferees to adjust the matter. The senate put up Messrs. Cook, Shropshire and Turner. The two com¬ mittees met and fought for an hour or more lA before reaching a conclusion and in meantime the sergeant-at-arms senate was kept busy shoving bands of the clot k. Ily the 38 cHte."'-e-^!!d so rep< rted to tii.-i>' ri- bodies. President Berner re- hi- n.cmli.-vs a ml Sp.-iikcr s pul i:.;> in opposition Mc-.-rs Nevin and Bowden. ’ELeso gentlemen fought until nearly 2 o’clock in the morning and again failed to agree. Then President Berner reap- pointed his conferees and Speaker Jenkins sent over Messrs. Slaton,Bush and Boswell. This last batch was too much for the senate crowd and the latter gave in after another hour of discussion. Shortly before three o’clock the two reports were made and amid tremen¬ dous applause, the convict bill went through. Some of the members ele¬ vated Hewlett Hall and Phil Cook to their shoulders and started to carry them about the chamber, but both vic¬ tims wriggled loose. The wildest excitement prevailed and a recess to invite Governor Atkin¬ son to address the assembly was the last measure considered, but Governor Atkinson escaped through a side door and the remainder of the session was given over to disorder. The fact that the house had forced the senate to give way on every point in dispute led the members of the lower body, however, to make things warm foi all the representatives of the upper branch who had the courage to put in an appearance. The house adjourned at 2:45 a. m. The senate adjourned at 3:07. Wednesdav's Proceedings. The senate Wednesday morning re¬ sumed consideration of the convict bill, and amendments were first read and acted upon. The original bill, as amended, was then put upon its pass¬ age. The bill received a vote of 33 ayes to 7 nays, and was therefore pass¬ ed. Upon the announcement of Pres¬ ident Berner that the bill had passed there was loud applause. The bill was immediately transmitted to the house. Senator Battle introduced a resolu¬ tion, which was adopted, instructing the special attorney representing the state in connection with the Western and Atlantic railroad to prepare a handbook of that road. The reading of house bills aud joint resolutions was then begun. The following local bills were pass¬ ed: To establish a public school sys¬ tem in tho town of Lumpkin; to make it a penal offense to secure grass, growth or woods upon the property of another in Berrien county without the consent of the owner; to provide for a public school system in the town of Oxford; changing the name of the state lunatic asylum to the Georgia State sanitarium; making it a misdemeanor to fire a gun or pistol at any picnic, upon any excursion train or at any public gathering except the in personal the defense; extending charter of Ogitarsyille, Gainesville and Air Line railroad. resolution appropriating the for the procuring of a portrait of late Charles Crisp came up for pas¬ sage and evolved a eulogistic ceremony cham¬ and nearly every senator in the ber paid a tribute to the dead states¬ man. At Wednesday’s session the house todfc up Senator Walker’s bill provid¬ ing that militia districts adopting the no fence law shall erect fences. At least a dozen members made speeches for or against the measure. The bill failed by four votes. Senator Gray's bill for tbe protec¬ tion of fruit against insects and pests was then passed. This measure is to be very important to tho .interests of fruit raising in Georgia. It provides for an inspection on Mie part of the ag- ricultuml department with a view to remedying the evil. There was a hot fight over Senator Bernev’s bill for the election of the trustees of the state university by the people. The bill came before the house with a substitute from the com¬ mittee, offered by Mr. Little of Mus¬ cogee, to provide for the appointment of 11 additional trustees, all of whom shall be farmers. The substitute was lost, the vote being 53 to (15. A vote was then taken on the original measure, which was lost. On the bill the vote was 49 to 58. ST °P THE WASTAGE. An Kxpert Tolls How Agricultural Re" sources May Be Increased. The wonderful loss to farmers brought about by the negleot to prop¬ erly utilize the resources and to em¬ ploy knowledge that is considered in¬ dispensable in other kinds of busi¬ ness is one of the causes of depression in agriculture. This is more particu¬ larly the case iu the South than else¬ where, although much has been done within the past few years to check this loss. The Southern people are just beginning to appreciate the advan¬ tages of employing their other re¬ sources than those of cotton produc¬ tion. In the past the South has been too largely dependent upon the colored man and the mule. The result has been, and will continue to be, so long as they practice a one-crop system, that they will be subject to periods of disoouraging depression. In other words, where the farmer put all of his eggs in one basket and meets with some accident he is confronted by the loss of his entire source of support until nature has time to produce an¬ other crop. Should it fail a second and third time the poor farmer is left in a desperate way. In the South the wonderful resources for feeding the North upon early vegetables have not been utilized as they can be. There has been and will continue to be a large wastage of products upon the farm, most particularly in the failure to properly utilize cotton seed and its products. Where favorable terms with the cotton seed oil mills can be made it is well enough to sell the excess of cot¬ ton seed and either exchange it or buy cotton seed meal. The intelligent farmer, with the aid of the experiment station or the officers of the agricul¬ tural college of his State, can readily figure out whether it is more profita¬ ble to sell -and buy or to keep and feed or use as a fertilizer. If the far¬ mer keeps his cotton reed he should at once provide for feeding it to stock. Cheap sheds can be con¬ structed to properly protect the cattle from the cold rains which are so try¬ ing on stock in the winter, and the manure carefully preserved in a shed will give the farmer a double profit. In fact, I might say a treble profit. For in this way, by preserving his manure in the form of a compost heap and mixing with it from time to time some potash and a moderate supply of phosphate, he would save the profit charged by dealers in fertilizers and secure to himself the profit of the cot¬ ton seed as a fertilizer and as a feed stuff. Besides this he would be able to utilize the hay which is produced in great quantities upon the Southern farms and only needs to be harvested and fed in order to make it profitable. The use of kainit in a compost heap Cannot be too highly recommended, as it preserves to the farmer his valuable nitrogen and serves as a preventive of waste upon the farm. The addition of the acid phosphate makes a com¬ plete manure that is highly satisfac¬ tory for all kinds of crops and on almost all kinds of soil. Wo advise every farmer to do some close figuring and see if he can afford to sell his cot¬ ton seed at-ton dollars a ton or ex¬ change it for 725 pounds of cotton seed meal. It will bo one of the most pro¬ fitable rainy days’ work he ever did if he will calculate all of profits and losses and carefully study how he could save several dollars per ton by feeding stock and preparing his fertilizers at home. He may find that he is selling his birth¬ right for a mess of pottage when he parts with his cotton seed at prevail¬ ing rates. He may hnd that he can save largely by produoingmore fertili¬ zers upon the fan* and by buying sim¬ ply the potash salts and the acid phos¬ phate necessary to properly utilize his present wastes. Stop the wastes upon the farm, Uti- lize its products in an economic man¬ ner. Prevent loss to live stook and fertilizers by exposure to the weather and cold drenching rains. Avoid in¬ judicious sales of valuable farm pro¬ ducts and the purchase of fertilizers that should be saved upon the farm. Where fertilizers are bought let them be supplemented to those produced upon the farm, and purchase those in¬ gredients necessary to perfect the fer¬ tilizer products of the farm. Avoid wastage of labor by cultivating un¬ profitable lauds and see that all culti¬ vated land is well fertilized. Du. John A. Myers, Ex-Director West Virginia Experiment Station. “SISTER” LEASE ANNOUNCES. Will Soek Populist Congressional Nomi¬ nation For till Kansas District. In a letter to friends Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease states that her leo- ture engagements are not proving as profitable as she expected, and an¬ nounces that she expects to return to Kansas and begin an active canvass for the populist nomination for con¬ gress in the seventh district. The fight against Jerry Simpson, she says, will prevent his renomination and it is her hope to ; eventually secure a majority of the votes in the conven¬ tion. Subscribe for this paper and keep posted on affairs in general. 1 PHILOSOPHER IS BESET WITH MORE TRIBULATIONS. NARROWLY ESCAPES “ASSASSIN.” Traveling; West On Ilia TecturlnK Tour, the Bartow Man Has Many Bps and Downg. Shreveport, La.—I t was a lovely train—that fast mail from Atlanta to Montgomery—cars all new and bright and clean, and we made the run of 175 miles in five hours. The wheels seem¬ ed to slide and glide along the rails as if moving upon ice; not a jar or shock and all went serene until we neared Opelika, when suddenly there was a terriffic crash at my window and the large plate glass was shattered by a stone that some fiend had thrown with force and violence. A second later— yes, a fraction of a second—and I would have received the blow in my face. The broken glass was shattered over me and in my face, and a sharp fragment stuck in my finger. Kind fate or Providence protected me, for I had no accident policy. But I con¬ sider myself the injured person and had a mind to telegraph Gov¬ ernor Johnston to call out the militia, for we had crossed the Alabama line. When we reached the town our conductor put detectives on track of the rascals, and I hope they will catch them. When I got to Meridian it was night again and iu going to the hotel I found the pavement torn up part of the way and before I was aware of any impediment, I stumbled against an abrupt rise and fell far and wide on the unfeeliug brick. It seemed to me I couldent stop falling and my eorpo- rosity spread out in a horizontal atti¬ tude. I lost my cane and spectacles, but a kind-hearted man ran out of his store and helped me up and we found them. You are the third man that has tripped up there tonight and the city council ought to have a lamp and a watchman here. I skinned my knee- pan and got my best clothes all dirty, and once more I consider myself the injured person, for I still had no accident policy. Today, when our train stopped at Vicksburg, a lot of preachers got aboard on their way to the synod and some of the nice ladies of the town came down to meet some lady friends on the trsin. It took them a good while to exchange salutations 'and kiss goodbye all around, and suddenly the train moved off and gradually gained speed of mo¬ tion and the nice ladies ran hastily to the door and down the steps and made a leap for the platform. I never saw such a spread of feminine forms and garments in my life. They both fell violently forward face downwards with all four of their limbs and I know the shock must have broken every stay in their corsets. It grieved me, for I know they are hurt, but the train never stopped to see, for the conductor supposed those ladies were passengers and not visitors and had gone forward to look after other matters. But I am obliged to con¬ sider those ladies the injured persons. It won’t do for ladies or old men to leap from a moving train. When we crossed the great Mississippi river and had resumed our journey the train stopped to take on a young couple who were eloping from their parents and were going to get married as soon as they reached the first courthouse town. They had dodged the old people by crossing the liver in a skiff and so when the train reached the town the young man hur¬ ried to the clerk and got a license while our train waited for him. They didn’t know where to find a preacher, but there were forty or fifty aboard our train and kind friends suggested that they be married in the parlor car that was attached. So they chose our Jimmy Hillhouse, who used to preach in Cartersville, but is now located in Vicksburg. He got Kev. Jimmy Jones to assist him and while the train was going thirty miles an hour the happy couple were joined together in the holy bonds of matrimony. The two Jimmies kissed the fair young bride and when we met the eastbouud train the couple boarded it and re¬ turned to their anxious parents. There was nothing in the way of their marri¬ age save their youth, for the young man is of good habits and good family, and the girl is as sweet as a pink. But these preachers are a bright and jolly set. They kept us laughing all the way to Monroe, where the synod meets. Going to the church courts is their greatest recreation. But I am tired tonight, for I have traveled 400 miles today and must stop for the present.— Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution. Keep abreast of the times and en¬ courage home enterprises by keeping up your subscription to this paper. If you are not on our books now, send us jour name at once. ZANOLI STILL HELD. H. May Vet Be Tried For PoUonlag Hi. Wif.. Chales Zanoli, the New York barber who has been held on suspicion of causing the death of the many people upon whose deaths he collected insur- ae, was arraigned in the police court in that city last Tuesday on the charge of homicide in causing the death of Jennie Suhmer, his fourth and last wife, by the use of poison or some other means. If you have anything to sell let the public know it. This paper is a good advertising medium. GEOUI.LV BRIEFS. The tlireotors of the Georgia Chau¬ tauqua will erect at an early date a handsome building in Albany. This will be done by stock issued. Citi¬ zens Chautauqua are subscribing rapidly. The next assembly will be held about April 1. * * * The contest for the position of as¬ sistant state librarian has taken a new turn with the open announcement that Mrs. John Milloge, the wife of the late librarian has been placed in the field by her friends as an avowed can- dadate. • » * 1 he Presbyterians of Atlanta an preparing to celebrate tbeir fiftieth anniversary have next month. Committees jubilee already been appointed, and the will last two days, beginning until on Saturday, Sunday January 8th, and lasting night. The exereis # will be interesting and appropriate. * * * The apportionment of the comm. <p school fund of Georgia for 1898 to tl e several counties of the state has been concluded by State School Commis sioner Glenn. The amount appor¬ tioned was $1,532,381, the apportion¬ ment being made on the school census of 1893, according to which Georgia has a total school population of 604,- 971. The rate of apportionment per capita is $2.69, an increase of 77 cents over 1897, the rate for which is $1.92. From the present outlook the reun¬ ion of Confederate veterans in Atlanta will eclipse anything that has ever oc¬ curred in the history of the associa¬ tion. New Orleans, St. Louis and Richmond will not be able to show anything in comparison. The ranks of tho veterans are being thinned daily, and every year there are a great number who are unable to answer the roll call because of their transi¬ tion to a better world. The reunion of ’98 will be the grandest gathering of veterans that the world has ever known, and the gentlemen composing the executive committee will formulate such plans as will make it a complete success in every particular and detail. Governor Atkinson is going to Mexi¬ co to recover from the effect of the Georgia legislature, it is said, and in¬ cidentally, to study the silver question. With a pleasant party of congenial friends, the governor will leave in about two weeks aud will make a tour through Mexico and the extreme south¬ ern' portion of North America. He will travel in a special car and will to have make every the comfort trip pleasant. *afid ^un’enience announced$|Wt gov- ernor has not yet amef: of those who will make up his party, but he will take with him several of his intimate friends. The state road has furnished one of its most elegant cars and a large party can be accom¬ modated. A day or two ago Governor Atkin¬ son beard argument on the legislative bill known as the land improvement bill. The bill passed both the house and senate against a decided opposi¬ tion, and now it is again confronted with a solid array of enemies. A num¬ ber of Atlanta attorneys are making an effort to persuade Governor Atkin¬ son to veto the measure. The bill provides that in case where a bona fide purchaser buys a piece of property iu good faith, thinking that he is getting a sure and clear title to the property, and makes improvements thereon, then discovers that another person holds a superior title and has to give up the property to this person, the improver must receive the value of the improvements he has made upon the property. The present lessees of Georgia’s convicts say that they believe the new law is a good one. It differs very lit¬ tle from the old law, they say, and after all the legislature did not make any radical change in the penitentiary system. The question has been dis¬ cussed for years. In and out of Geor¬ gia the convict system has been con¬ demned, and there seemed to be a de¬ mand for something entirely different from the old plan. But after all the agitation and denunciation, the system has only been modified. Some of the present lessees say that the new law would be perfectly satisfactory to them to operate under, but they long ago made up their minds not to lease any more convicts after their present con¬ tract expires. The chances are that the convicts to be leased will bring the amount indicated by Principal Keeper Turner, 50 cents a day gross, which is about equal to $50 per an¬ num net for each convict hired out. Georgia will make one of tbe finest exhibits that will be made by any southern state at the great Trans-Mis¬ sissippi aud International exposition to be held at Omaha next year. Next to its last act the Georgia legislature passed a joint resolution allowing the permanent exhibit at the capitol to be sent to Omaha with the other exhibits from Georgia. This was done at the wish of Governor Atkinson, who is quite anxious to make a good showing of the wonderful products and re¬ sources of his state. On December 6th the legislature passed a resolution which provided that the governor ap¬ point an exposition commission of fif¬ teen members to collect and place the Georgia exhibit at tbe Omaha fair. This commission was to serve without cost, and the exhibit was to be pre¬ pared without expense to the state. The exhibit now in the capitol is such as could not be collected and placed in its present shape for less than $15,000, and the action of the legislature is in effect equal to a direct appropriation of that amount. BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE JOURN UNTIL JANUARY 5TH. EULOGIES ON DEATH OF COOKE. The Klondike Miners* Relief Bill, Appro¬ priating; $£00,000, Successfully Carried Through. Saturday being the last day of the session before the holidays, the chap¬ lain of the house took occasion in his opening prayer to refer to approach¬ ing season of peace and good will, and to pay tribute to the late Representa¬ tive Cooke, of Illinois, whose eulo¬ gies were set for the day. The conference report to the emer¬ gency relief measure, for the Klon¬ dike country, was presented and agreed to. It compromised the amount of the relief fund at $200,- 000, provides for securing the consent of Canada to extending the relief the Canadian side, and authorizes use of the army to carry out the relief measures. It also provides that the supplies be purchased instead of being donated. House bill was passed confirming certain cash entries of public lands. The speaker announced several com¬ mittee changes including Boyce, of Indiana, to succeed Johnson, of ana elections (resigned), as chairman of the committee No. 2; Codding, of Pennsylvania, to succeed Kirkpat¬ rick, of Pennsylvania, on Pacific roads. At 12:30 p. m. Mr. Boutelle, of Illi¬ nois, offered resolutions of profound regret on the death of Mr. Cooke, of Illinois, and eulogies were begun. It was the first time Mr. Boutelle, who succeeds Mr. Cooke, had spoken in the house. He paid a high tribute to the deceased and referred to Presi¬ dent McKinley’s recent bereavement in the loss of his mother. Friday’s open session of the senate was brief, the time being consumed in the introduction of bills and resolu¬ tions, several of the latter calling for information from various departments being passed. One of the resolutions agreed to increase from $50,000 to $62,500, the amount to be expended by the government on the buildings at the Trans-Mississippi International exposition to be held in Omaha, and reduced by $12,500 the sum to be ex¬ pended upon the government’s display. During the executive session the senate received and adopted the con¬ ference report on the bill providing for the extension of relief to the miners in the Yukon river country. Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, introduced a resolution, which was^-arsed, direct ing the postmaster general to inform the senate of all railway and steamship mail contracts made by the United States now in force, the names of per¬ sons or companies with whom they are made, the service to be performed and sum to be paid by the United Mr. Kyle, of South Dakota, intro¬ duced and had passed a resolution upon the secretary of state for papers from the Haytian govern¬ relating to Bernard Campbell. The senate at 11:40 p. m. went into session. During the execu¬ session the conference report upon bill providing relief for the Klon¬ miners was received and adopted. Both bouses adjourned until Janu¬ 5th. CRACKER COMPANIES COMBINE. Only tlxe Details of Organization Remain To Be Settled. President Marvin, of the United States Baking Company, returned to Pittsburg, Pa., Sunday from New York and announced that the consoli¬ dation of three cracker companies of the United States is an assured fact. The deal has been practically con¬ summated, aud only details of organi¬ zation remain to be settled. The capitalization of the big com¬ bine, he says, will be $55,000,000 and it will be in operation by January 1. The three companies entering the trust are the New York Biscuit Com¬ pany, the American Baking Company and the United States Baking Com¬ pany. The latter is now capitalized at $5,000,000, while the other two are rated at $10,000,000 each. GAGE’S CURRENCY BILL. Introduced In t.h« House By Chairman of Ranking; Committee. A Washington special says: The cur¬ rency bill framed by Secretary of the Treasury Gage was introduced in the house Thursday by Chairman Walker, of the banking and currency commit¬ tee, immediately after the hearing. The bill ns presented to the house is identical with that submitted to the committee save for a few changes of no special significance which were suggested by Mr. Walker. Secretary Gage appeared before the committee and submitted the bill. SIX PERISH IN FLAMES. Only Two of a Family In Ottawa Escape From Burning; Residence. Advices from Ottawa, Out., state that the residence of Patrick Leahy was burned early Friday morning,and Leahy and five of bis children, Thom¬ as, Marie, Katie, Maggie and Patrick, the oldest but nine years of age, per¬ ished. Mrs. Leahy and a boy named Frank, aged five yenrs, escaped. It is supposed that Leahy dropped a lighted match which he was accustom- e 1 to carry around the house. ip. ■ If nil all our lives were one brood glare If Of all sunlight, clear, unclouded; smooth our paths were and fair, Then Ey no deep should gloom enshrouded, the darker we miss hours, The Intermingling sadness, And pray, perhaps, for storms and showed To break the constant gladness. If What none wore slok and none render? were sad. sorvloo could we I think if wo wore always glad We hardly could be tender. Did our beloved never need Our tender ministration. Life Its would finest grow consolation. cold, and miss, indeed. If sorrow never smote the heart And every wish were granted, Then faith would die and hope depart And life be disenchanted. And if In heaven is no more night, In heaven is no more sorrow, Such unlmagined, pure delight Fresh worth from pain would borrow. PITH AND POINT. There are people who thiuk that if a girl has studied in Europe she can. sing—Washington Democrat. The Missionary—“My friend, what would you do if you expected the end of the world in ten days?” The Tramp —“Wait for it.”—Puck. Lady Cyclist—“Oh, dear, this hill is so steep I wish I had a donkey to tow me up.” Gentleman (gallantly) —Can’t I tow you, darling?”—Stan¬ dard. Class in natural history—“Same two animals noted especially for their ferocity.” “Two cats tied aerost a clo’es line, ma’am.”—Chicago Tri¬ bune. “They say that the Italian count she married turned out to be an or¬ gan-grinder.” “Well at any rate, ha had a handle to his name.”—Brook¬ lyn Life. Ethel (aged six)—“I wonder whero all the clergymen come from.’' Frances (aged five)—“I suppose the choir-boys grow up into ministers.”— Harper’s Bazar. “De man dat won’ be saterfy wif nnffln but a sof’ snap,’ said Uncle Eben, “is ginerally de one dat does de mos’ talkin’ ’bout hahd times.”— Washington Star. Baggs—“I wonder why a dog al¬ ways turns around three times before lying down?” Jaggs—“Probably he thinks that one good turn deserves another.”—Chicago News. Flora (who has aspirations)—“Don’t you think women can do a great deal to elevate the stage?” Ed. - “It wouldn’t be necessary if they’d lower their hats.”—Harper’s Bazar. Belle—“What makes that Mis? Sprocket so proud?” Bertha—“Why, didn’t you hear? She advertised her bioycle for sale, and they got it in this way, ‘A beautiful lady’s bioycle for sale.’” Mr. Blinkins—“You know the old proverb, ‘The best is the cheapest?’ Mrs. Blinkins—“Oh, you are mistaken! The best is the dearest. I know, for I’ve asked the prices.”—New York Weekly. fact is,” said Dawson, "I mar¬ ried because I was lonely. To put it tersely, I married for sympathy. ” “Well, old man,” replied his friend Haley, you certainly have mine.”— Chicago News. “It hardly seems meet,” said tho Cornfed Philosopher, “yet it is un¬ doubtedly true, that many a young womau is willing to trust with her heart a young man that no butcher* will trust for a pound of liver.”—In¬ dianapolis Journal. “How old are you?” was asked of a little English girl who is visiting in Allegheny. “I am six.” And how old is your oousin?” “He is six, too, but he has been so longer than I. ” Tho boy was a few months the older.— Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. The Enthusiast—“The game of golf consists in getting the balls over tho course with the smallest possible num¬ ber of strokes. You can understand that?” Friend—“Of course. The players naturally desires to get through, with it as soon as possible.”—Puck. Nicety of Etiquette. A true gentieman usually feels that it is as essential to be courteous to the least as to the greatest, but etiquette does not always recognize this. The famous Talleyrand is reported to have used a graduation of politeness in ask¬ ing his guests to take beef at a dinner party that he gave. The grade ran thus: To a prince of the blood: “May I have the honor of sending your royal highness a little beef?” To a duke: “Monseigneur, permit me to send you a little beef?” To a marquis: “Marquis, may I send yon a little beef?” To a visoount: “Viscount, pray have a little beef.” To a baron: “Baron, do yon take beef?” To an untitled gentleman: “Mon¬ sieur, some beef?” To his Private Secretary: “Beef?” But there was yet an inferior per¬ sonage present, and to him Talleyrand uttered no word. He Biinply looked at him, and made an interrogative gesture with the carving knife. But if the meat were good, some of u» would not trouble much how we were invited to it.—Tit-Bits. What It Costs to Rnn a Modern* "Up-to* Date” Newspaper. The expenditure of a newspaper that is operated on a large scale wa# as follows last year: Editorial and literary matter, $220,000; local news, $290,000; illustrations, $180,000; cor¬ respondents, $125,000; telegraph, $65,000; cable, $27,000; mechanical department, $410,500; paper, $817,- 000; business office, ink, rent, light, etc., $219,000. This paper has a very expensive staff of editorial writers, but the $220,000 is largely for special articles of a very miscellaneous char¬ acter. Most, papers of the same class —the cheap “great daily”—put about two per cent, of their total expenditure on this item.—Seribner’s