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GIVING THE BRITISH TROUBLE. BOERS IN SMALL PARTIES HARASS ING THE SCOLTS. De W ft Is he Genius of All These Guerilla Opera 1 ions—Roberts’ Col umns Are Steadily Contracting the Clrele of Their A*l vn nee—Boers Still Soy They Are Ready to Hold Ont to the Last. London. June 27. 3:20 n. m.—The Boer commandos in the eastern part of the Orange River Colony ajjpear to have been broken up by their leaders for the time Into small parties that harass large col umns of the British, incessantly cutting oil scouts, sniping pickets, making a •how of force here and there, and oewild erlr.g the slow moving bodies. Commandant Christian DeWet, Gen. Steyn's principal commander, is the ge nius of these guerilla operations. He Is the hero on the Boer side in these last days of hostilities. Lord Roberts' columns are steadi y con tracting the circle of their advance. Transvaal officials who were interview ad yesterday at Machadodorp by a cor respondent of the Daily Express asserted an intention to hold out to the last. Pres ident Kruger will probably retire to Wgtervalonder or Nelspiuit. His physi cian thinks his condition of health will not allow him to go to the high veldt. The British prisoners at Nooit Gedacht are now more comfortable. Large quan tities of food and blankets have been forwarded to them, and their enclosure is lighted by electricity. Pretoria telegrams say that supplies of warm clothing are reaching Lord Rob erts' infantry, who had been ragged and had auffered fiom the ecld. Commandant Gen. Botha is uncommonly active east of Pretoria. The Canadians are doing spelndid out post work. REBELLION IS AnoLT OVER. Things Are tfniet Now in Northern Cape Colony. London, June 26, 11:25 p. m.—The war of fice has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Pretoria Residency,June 26.—Sir Charles Warren reports that the rebellion in Cape Colony, north of the Orange rier, Is now over. The last formidable body under Commandant de Villlers, surrendered on June 20, consisting of about 230 men, 280 horses, IS wagons, 260 titles and 100,000 rounds of ammunition. "Gen. Baden-Powell reports that pacifi cation is going on satisfactorily in the Rus tenburg district.” No Troops From South Africa. Cape Town, June 27. I£.is officially an nounced that no troops will leave South Africa until the Boer war is over. PRESENTED SCALE OF WAGES. Coal Operators Say No Advance Will Be Allowed. Birmingham, Ala., June 26.—The coal miners of Alabama to-ray presented their •rale of wages to the operators. The new scale demands an increase of 10 cents per ton for all coal mined and a corresponding Increase in pay of day men. Other demands of the miners are a two weeks' pay day, pay in lawful currency of <he United States, abolition of contract labor, the employment of only union labor and the weighing of coal before it is dump ed. The operators say no advance will be granted. The present contract expires June 30. The miners and operators meet to-mor row to disckiss the proposed contract. STEAMER RATES TO DROP. Trans-Atlantic Baslama Has Not Been What Was Expected. New York, June 26.—The White Star •nd Cunard lines have announced that their winter rates to the eastward will begin August 1 Instead of October 1, as formerly. The change is one of the most important in years, inasmuch as it re duces the prices for August and Septem ber very materially. An official of the White Star Line is quoted to-day as say ing the bookings for August and Sep tember were a big disappointment, and below those of their best season three or four years ago. *TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Struck Estrldge'a House After the the Family Hail Retired. Columbia, S. C., June 26 Last night the residence of John E. Estridge, in ( Lancas ter, was struck by lightning after the family had retired. Two sisters, Misses Helen end Maggie, 18 and 35, sleeping in separate beds in the same room were killed. Mr. and Mrs. Estridge and two other children were badly shocked. The house was wrecked. Tennis Tournament. New York, June 26.—The match of the day in the Metropolitan tennis tourna ment was between the Southern cham pion. J. Parmly Paret. and R. D. Little of Princeton. The latter was In brilliant form, and outplayed Paret in straight sets, the score being 6—o, 6—4. In the handicap singles, perllmlnary round. Paret beat H. E. Avery by default. In the first round Paret beat J. V. Ledoux, 6—3, 6—4. Tallahassee News Notes. Tallahassee, Fla.. June 26.—Jacksonville has Anew corporation, for which letters patent were issued to-day, the E. F. Clark Company, with a capital of SIOO,OOO, to ac quire, receive, deal in goods, wares and merchandise, on commission of otherwise. Up to this date sixteen Inches of Vain baa fallen here this month. Dnbnqur anil Kiuux City Roml. Dubuque, la., June 26.—Articles of In corporation of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad have been filed. The prin cipal place of business is to be Dubuque and the capital stock Is 115,000,000. T?.e Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad em braces afl of the Illinois Central and Its branches In lowa. Peeping; Tom Fntnlly Wounded. Macon. June 26.—Policeman Thompson to-day shot and probably fatally wounded Tom Taliaferro, a negro, who, for a week has been annoying a community on Sec ond street by various and sundry peep ing Tom acts. A number of white ladles have Identified the negro who has at one time or another insulted or frightened them. Plagman Killed >n n Wreck. Montgomery, Ala., June 26.—A freight train on the Alabama and Florida Rail road ran Into u washout near River Falls M-nlght and -one man, the flagman, was killed, and several badly Injured. No fur ther particulars. French Expenses In Chinn. . Paris, June 26.—The government will oak the Chamber for a credit of 3.530,000 franca to cover the expenses of the troops In China. The French cruiser Admiral Chanter left Brest to-day for China and the Frlnnt will said to-night. Apollinaris ■A. “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." * Bottled at and imported from the Apollinaris Spring, Rhenish Prussia, charged only with its own natural gas. Annual Sales: 25,720,000 Bottles. SHARKEY MET DEFEAT. Continued from First Page. it with him and Tom made him wabble with a right on the jaw. Gus then swung a right to the body that could be heard throughout the building, but the sailor was good yet and was rushing again when the bell rang. Round Eleven—Tom rushed and swung his left to the neck. Both- steadied them selves and Gus Jabbed his left twice to the face. Torn responded with a right on the jaw and Gus broke ground. Tom follow ed and jabbed his left to the face and upper cut his right to the chlm Both were so tired they were hardly able lo stand, for the aggressive sailor rushed only to take a right swing on the jaw that etaggvred him. Tom swung for the body, but fell short and hit Gus on the thigh before the close. Round Twelve—Again Tom rushed and landed on the body. Gus jabbed his left to the face and eent Tom's head Ijgck. Tom was bleeding badly from the eye and nose. Tom rushed to a clinch end pulled Gus across the ring. Thtty broke and Tom sent a hard right to Ruhlin's body. Ruhlln shifted about the ring but met Sharkey’s rushes with left to the body. Neither man's blows were curry ing much force. Round Thirteen—Tom rushed but Gus danced about and Tom grinned. Gus jabbed his left to the face and forcing Sharkey to his own corner drove both hands to the head. Tom forced his way out and bore Gus acioss the ring and swung a hard right to the head. Gus was the cooler and fought cautiously. He jabbed Tom hard on the face and hooked his right to the head, at the same time blocking Tom’s swings. Both were rest ing at the bell. Round Fourteen—Tom rushed and fell short with his right for the body. Gus >abbed his left to the face and almost look Tom off his feet. Ruhlin now- seam ed stronger and three times jolted his right for the head. Tom was bad and Gus banged him about with both hands playing heavily on the head. It looked as if he would surely go, hut by hanging on he managed to stay the round. The Jig Was Ip. Round Fifteen—Tom was first up. Hb closed, but Gus sent him away with shqgt left and right jolts on the head. T.m looked tired, and Gus followed him and jabbed his head back and crossed his right to the jaw. Tom staggered and Ruhlin stepped In and banged him with both hands until the sailor staggered <* the floor. He sras up at the count, but unable to make a defense and again he went to the carpet from Ruhlin's blows. With bulldog gameness he staggered again to his feet. Gus by this time was hardly able lo use his hands. When Tom again regained his feet ho staggered to the game sailor and sent short lefts and rights to the head, that looked as though they would not hurt a child, but Tom was so badly done for that he again went down under them. Again he rose blindly to his feet and Gus walked to him. Tom tried to clinch, but Gu •stepped back and with a left to the face and right hand upper-cut to lhe jaw. Tom toppled forward, all out, and Referee Johnny White waved Ruhlin to his corner, while the sailor pugilist's sec onds carried him to his corner, where he gradua’ly revived and was soon able to leave the ring. BUREAU'S CHOP SUMMARY. Wet W .Miller anil Dronglit Hare Cuosfd Dflmßge. Washington, June 2G.—The weather bu reau’s weekly summary of crop condi tions says: “The South Atlantic and the Central and Eastern portions of the Gulf States, including portions of the Central Mis sissippi and Lower Ohio valleys, have suffered much from heavy rains, while ihe severe drougth over the northern por tion of the spring wheat region continues unbroken, only light showers having fal len over limited areas. "Corn has made favorable progress In the great corn states of the central val leys and is in a good state of cultivation, except in portions of the Central Mis lssippl and Ohio valleys, where many fields are weedy. In the Southern States erst of the Mississippi river corn has suf fered seriously from excessive rains and is badly in need of cultivation. “Except in Texas and Oklahoma, cotton has experienced very unfavorable weather conditions and the crop Is generally very grassy, rust and lice being extensively reported throughout the central and east ern portions of the cotton belt. Too rapid growth is reported from the central por tions of the belt, while growth has been checked by low temperatures In North Carolina. Some fields in bottom lands in Mississippi and Tennessee have been abandoned. In Texas the bulk of the crop is now clean and a general improvement is reported, except in some portions of the eastern and central portions of the state, where fields have'been abandoned on account of grass. 801 l weevil Is caus ing damage in Southern Texas, In the upland lands of Tennesste and portions of Eastern South Carolina cotton Is gen erally In good condition. “The week has been very favorable to tobacco, except over portions of West ern Kentucky and Tennessee, where It has suffered from heavy rains.” Origin of “Cracker” Ga.. June 25.—Lately we read a communication In the News giving a definition of the word "cracker.” We are pleased to add another given us by a South Carolina gentleman years ago—“be fore the war." Charleston was then, as she is to-day, the center of traffic for South Carolina and parts of Georgia. The wagons poured Into her streets from all outlying settlements in the backwoods, and nearer. The team sters for these numerous wagons were generally equipped with a stout whip made of thongs of raw hide plaited Into a round lash. The roads were buggy and rough and the streets had no pavements, so the delinquent horses, mules and oxen had an Incessant cracking In their cars to “perten 'em up.” and the backwoodsmen was dubbed "cracker” ever afterward. S. Baltimore ut Sties. Sue*. June 26.—'The United States cruiser Baltimore, with R"ar Admiral Watson on board, en route for home has arrived here. Prof. Francis Walker, at present head of the department of political and social science In the University of Colorado, Is to income head of the same department In Western Reserve University in. Septem ber. Dr. Walker is the grandson of Atmsi Walker and the son of Francis A. Walker, who was for yearn the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From that Institution ha received his first degree. He then look a graduate course at Columbia, where he received the doc tor's degree In 1893. He has served as a member of the Massachusetts Board to Investigate the Condition of the Unera esloyed. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1900. ADDRESS OF BOER ENVOYS. SATISFIED THEY HAVE SYMPATHY OF AMERICANS. They Cliirge Great Britain With Violating Her ('ledges to the Two Republic**—Efforts of South Afri can Lengne Were Directed to Their Dentrnotion—-lioern May Re Forced to Surrender bnt They Will Never Be Conquered. New York, June 26.—The Boer envoys who have been in this country for the past two months, to-day issued an ad dress to the peoi>le of the United States. After expressing regret at their inabil ity to accept many of the invitations ex tended to them they expressed their thanks to the American public for the “deep sympathy they have shown for the cause of the struggling republics.’* The address says: “We now feel convinced that the boast ful allegation of the colonial secretary and other British statesmen that the citi zens of this great country sympathized with the British empire, in its attempt to crush the liberty and independence of our two small states is absolutely devoid of truth.” The address then goes at great length into the history of the relations between Great Britain and the Boers, which it characterizes as “one of violated faith and broken pledges cloaked under the dis play of magnanimous and irreproachable principles.” The address declares that the capitalists control the press of South Africa and £hat the editors of those subsidized Journals were a pointed special correspondents of the principal London dailies. The broad charge is made that Mr. Chamberlain’s re vival of the suzerainty claim in 1897, his publid utterances, Sir Alfred Milner’s speeches and inflammatory dispatches and the efforts of the South African League tinder the presidency of Cecil Rhodes, were all directed toward the ultimate destruc tion of the two Dutch republics. % Taking up the campaign to date the ad dress says: “The Boers may be in the end defeated, by overwhelming numbers and may ulti mately be forced to surrender, owing to difficulty of securing ammunition and pro visions, but the conduct of the present war, as well as the history of the iast 103 years justifies us irv saying that they will never be conquered.” The address concludes by saying that the envoys do not ask the direct or forci ble intervention of the United States, but a continuance of public sympathy and support. WHERE ACROBATA LEARN TRICKS. Many of Them IJeeame Proficient In Sawmill* of the Northwest. From the New York Herald. Where do all the acrobats and tumblers come from? Where do they learn their trade? There is no school, as such, for the training of men who imperil their lives for a living. An old acrobat solved these questions when he told where he had learned to leap and turn springs in the air and fall on the back of his neck without injuring himself. Most of the cir cus acrobats and not a few of the rough and tumble comedians of the stage, who have graduated from the ring, were rear ed and learned the rudiments of their business in the lumber towns of the North west. In the "business” these are known as “sawdust towns,” on account of the sawmills, which are their chief industry. There are many of these in Wisconsin and Michigan and several in lowa that have turned out the bulk of the acrobats and tumblers in the business. In the “sawdusit towns” the small boys have exceptional facilities for learning to turn somersaults and handsprings In the great beds of sawdust that surround the mills. Soon they begin to try the more difficult feats they see done in the shows that visit the towns. After school hours they tumble until it is time to go home and do the "chores.” From out of them all there generally rise two or three boys who get the knack of the acrobatic feats, and these work in constant rivalry, each trying to excell the other. One day along comes a circus and the best boy tumbler applies for a Job and shows what he can do. Perhaps he ts giv en a chance as a "top mounter," or the top man in a pyramid act, because he is light and active. When he gets older, heavier and stronger he may become ati "understander," or one of the men who help to hold a mountain of men on their shoulders. And thus he gets into the show business. If he works hard and studies, he may become a good acrobat In time But he got his start on a sawdust pile. An Army's Hssgngr. From Cassell’s MugajjJne. There ts no greater contrast furnished than that of our army service wagons as they are now employed taking stores to the front with a colonial ox wagon. They both break down sometimes or get rutted, and in that case the heavier wheels of the Dutch wagons have the advantage. We have gained a great deal by the use of traction engines, which have proved themselves of great value, though at one time they were strongly opposed by the military authorities. Mention should be made of the excellent use to which our field bakeries have been put. They are erected with great care, and provide a constant supply of good bread. Now, a man on the march will not do badly If he gets even passable bread. It was nil that Najoleon dreamed of furnishing for his men, and they had to forage further for themselves. Troops nowadays are fed and looked after in u way which would surprise the Little Qprporai. In India elephants are mainly relied upon for transport, their intelligence making them of the utmost value, especially as they can carry heavy loads (seven to nine hun dredweight), march at a regular pace over almost any country, doing an average of eight hour* u day, and requiring little rest. The only difficulty Is that, like Eng lishmen, they require the right food, and that regularly; and, as may be Imagined, their commissariat is considerable. Wheaten cakes, rice and green food are their sustenance, and it naturally varies according to size—a 12-foot tusker need ing dally about five and one-half hun dredweight, of which only two stone Is rice. A friend of the writer said he al ways appreciated the "hathl,” or ele phant, nfter hts first day on parade with a heavy battery in India. A friend told him if he heard on elephant trumpet to go on without waiting to know why; and the advlco proved good, for a gun ele phant got loose, and the first he knew of It was hearing It trumpet behind him. He went, with the tusker after him— neither was seen on parade that day; and olthough he fortunately escaped, It was a %wy good warning to him. SOMETHING NEW ABOIT VENTS. How It Ha* Been Learned That Ita Day Resemble* Oar*. From the London Mail. An accomplished astronomer has Just made a discovery in the heavens which merits our close attention, for it amplifies our knowledge of the condition of an in teresting neighboring world. That neigh boring world is the beautiful planet Ven us, and that the disovery should have been made just now will occasion no sur prise to any one who has watched the brilliant orb which has for weeks been adorning our evening sky. Venus possesses a special and particular interest from the circumstance that it is a globe W'hioh in many rtspecAs has a start ling resemblance to our own earth. To begin with, the beautiful evening star is almost exactly the same size os the globe on which we dwell. The number of miles traversed in making a voyage around the equator of the earth would be almost identical with the number of miles which would make an equatorial girdle for Ve/ius. Nor does the re semblance between the earth and the planet consist merely in, their equal size. The two globes have practically the same weight. If we imagine a pair of weighing scales so mighty that Venus could be put into one pan and the earth into the other, no great difference would be perceived be tween the weight of the two celestial orbs. Two billiard balls which had no greater proportional dififorence in size and weight than the earth and Venus would be practically indistinguishable. The resemblance between these twin plan ets has, however, been carried much further by the interesting discovery which has just been announced to astronomers, and which I shall now' attempt to de scribe. To a planet which may be the abode of life, one of the most important conditions will be the succession of day and .light. Whenever the question as to the resem blance of another world to our earth is raised it is natural to consider howr far the Inhabitants of such a world, if in habitantu there be, resemble ourselves in the enjoyment of the alterations of a day when the sun is in the skies with & night when the sun Is below the horizon. The change from day to night, the change from night to day, are, of course, consequences of the rotation of the planet on its axis. We destre to learn how far the period which the planet requires to complete each turn may agree or disagree w-ith the time required by the earth for a like move ment. To put the matter more definitely, we may inquire how far the period re quired by Venus to rotate on its axis cor responds with that i>eriod of twenty-four hours and fifty-six minutes, which ex presses the time taken by the earth to complete one revolution about il axis. The determination of the length of the day and the length of the night to which the inhabitants of Mars must accommo date their domestic arrangements has nev er admitted of much doubt. Indeed, we know the length of the day on Mais to a single second of time. This determina tion has l>een made so accurately because the marks on Mars ore clear enough to be precisely identified. After the laps* of years, or after the lapse of even centu ries, those marks are still to be seen, with out any doubt whatever, in each revolu tion of the planet. But for the study of the length of day and the length of night on Venus the face of the beautiful even ing star offers no such facility. This globe has no well-marked feature*: there are no definite spots to sully the brilliant mantle of sunbeams characteristic of the evening star. One very eminent astronomer thought that the day in Venus must be enormously long; must, in fact, last for about fifteen weeks, while the night which succeeded it had to last for fifteen weeks more. The discrepancy showed that the marks on the planet’s globe were not sufficiently defi nite to solve the problem. SuJh marks as could be seen with more or less dis tinctness were most probably merely clouds In the atmosphere of the planet, and consequently had no permanence. Some other method of solving the problem not exposed to such difficulties wag clear ly necessary. A totally new method of attacking the question has been applied to Venus dur ing the present apparition by the astrono mer Belopolski. He lias abandoned alto gether the search for permanent marks on the planet. As the planet turns round one edge comes toward us and the other edge goes from us. If the period be the short one, like our own day, then the edge which is advancing toward u* will move more rapidly than it would be moving if the period were to be expressed by months. It is easy to see that by determining the rale at which the advancing edge is com ing toward us it is possible to calculate what the duration of the whole rotation must be. A beautiful new process permits this to be done. Belopolski found that the edge of the planet coming toward the earth is moving faster than it would be If the long period of rotation were adopted, and he has therefore determined that we must accept the short period. Thus a most difficult question has been set at rest. To the other analogies between the earth and its twin globe. Venus we have now’ to add that the day and night for any inhabitant on that world succeed each other in much the s;ime fashion as day and night suc ceed each other on this earth. Ancient inn Dinl*. E. Walter Maunder, In Knowledge, It Is probable that the earliest sun dial was simply the spear of some nomad chief stuck upright in the ground before his tent. Among those desert wanderers, keen to observe their surroundings. It would not be a difficult thing to notice that the shadow shortened as the sun rose higher in the sky and that the short ened shadow always pointed In the same direction—north. The recognition would have followed very soon that this noon day shadow changed In Its length from day to day, A six-foot spear would give a shadow at noonday In latitude 40 de grees of twelve feet at one time of the year, of less than two feet at another. This instrument, so simple, so easily car ried, as easily set up, may well have be gun the scienrific study of astronomy, for it lent Itself to measurement, und science is measurement; and probably we see It expressed in permanent form in the obe lisks of Egyptian solar temples, though these no doubt were retained merely as solar emblems ages after their use as actual insiruments of observation had ceased. An upright stick, carefully plumbed, standing on some level surface, may, therefore, well make the first ad vance upon the natural horizon. A knob at the top of the stick will be found to render the shaelow more easily observed. “GROWNUPS’ 7 ' Join Willi tlie Children. “The doctor said to my husband: 'You must stop both coffee and tea, as your nerves and kidneys are Id a very bad state. You can use Postum Food Coffee, for there Is nothing healthier as a drink.' “I bought a package of Postum. made it according to directions, and it was splendid. 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GERMANY UNWILLING TO SADDLE IT UPON CHINA. no Cttnne to liupnte Bad Faith to the Chtiieae Government—-Ger many Wbliei fo Act in Harmony With All the Powers Berlin Papers Regard the Situation an Grave. Berlin, June 26.—1 t is evident that Ger many ha* been Interchanging opinions with Russia and other Powers during the last twenty-four hours, and that the for eign offices have been receiving new' in structions from Count von Buelow, Min ister of Foreign Affairs, who is still hav ing hourly conferences with Emperor William at Kiel. Asa result Germany takes the position outlined this evening by a high official of the fore'gn office as follows: “The government does not yet see any cause to impute bad faith to the Chinese government and to saddle the responsibil ity upon Pekin for the participation of Chinese troops in the Boxer excesses. At least all reliable news received here thus* far leaves the question of responsibility still open. This view is shared by other Powers. For the same reason the ques tion of dethroning the Empress has not yet been discussed between the Powers. ’ The correspondent of the Associated Press asked the officinl whether, in ease the complicity of the Chinese government will be proved and Russia should till persist in maintaining that as a state of war did not exist and that the Em press should be retained, Germany would continue to side with Russia. “Germany,” the official replied, “wishes to act in harmony with all the Powers rather than to forward the individual alms of any one.’ r The official added that no policy has yet been, agreed upon by the Powers as to what course to pursue should it be found that the ministers at Pekin had been murdered and when the corresjjond ent suggested that the pacific assurance of the Chinese ministers ut European cap. ltals w'ere of doubtful veracity, he re plied: “Germany has no .v.ftans of determining the truth or faluity of such assurances.” The Berlin papers take a dispassionate view of the situation, but they agree re garding its gravity. The semi-official Neuesfe Nachrlchton insists that provision be made for large trans-marine troops in the future. To this the Frefssinmge Zcitung replies: “The question whether the Kaiser can order any troope forming part of the reg ular army to go beyond the peas involves a modification of the constitution of the empire.’* | A BISHOP’S JOKE BOOK. Wnlshnni Hon'* Kcrle*la*t Icnl “Joe .Miller** l*nhll*bed PoNthuniotisly. From the London News. Bishop Walshara How’s son has pre sented the public with a singular, but by no means unwelcome, memorial of his pious father. The Bishop was not only a good and u learned man; he win happy one, and, says his son, "he never could help seeing ihe funny side of things." He thought the funny things worth noting down. He called them "Ecclesiastical Jottings.” He had them handsomely bound in red leather one day, and made his son a present of them, with a hint that they might in due time make a book. So a book they have become, a sort of Episcopal Joe Miller, or as It would have better pleased the collector to have them called, a second Dean Ramsay. For our part, We hope they may play the proper part of good sortes and elicit others to call them. Some of our clerical corre spondents have been engaged In very seri ous controversies lately. Can they re lax a little now and allow themselves aii Interval of play? Can they tell as good stories as Bishop Walshnm How, or bet ter ones than he has lold? They might say if they have anything to equal tills suggestive description by a parishioner of a hymn of praise: "Tne old man and me never go to bed, sir, without singing the evening hymn. Not that I’ve got any voice left, for I haven’t: and as for him, he's like a bee in a bottle; and then he don't humor the tune, for he don't rightly know one tune from another, and he can't remem ber the words, neither; so when he leaves out a word I puls It In, and when I can't sing, I dances, and so we gets through It somehow,'' The following will be hard to beat for audacious humor at the expense of the Church: High, Low, Broad. "Dr. B. of Oswestry has three horses which he has named High Church, Low Church, and Broad Church. The reason he gives is that the first is always on bis knees, the second never, and as for the third you never know whai he will do next.’’ There have been many arguments for and against the reading of sermons. When an argument by anecdote ega nst the practice should next lie wanted, how about the following as a dreadful warn ing. Cost of ■ Borrowed Sermon. "A shy. nervous clergyman near Brad ford was about lo help a friend by read ing the prayers, when a message came to say that a neighboring Incumbent was taken 111 and to ask for help. The rector could not go, so the friend had to be s-nt. but, having no sermon with him, he bor rowed one from the rector, who wrote a clear, good hand. He selected one well written, of which the subject wgs ‘The •'•l ue ol T‘ m ) an<l mean) to read jl oyer on the way. but eventually did not like to do so as he sat beside a servant who drove him over. So It happened that he had to real it for the first time in the pul pit. He got on very well till he came to a sentence saying thai. as the parish pos sesesd no church clock, it was his inten tion to present one. He wus too .ner vous to omit the sentence, and (I was as sured at Bradford) did actually present the promised clock, which cost £7O. Love, Honor. And——. No clerical anecdote book would be com plete without marriage stories. Bishop How had several such anecdotes. The following Is perhaps the best: “The rector of Thornhill, near Dews bury, on one occasion coulJ not get the woman to say ‘obey,* in the marriage ser vice, and he reiK**ied the word v.ith a strong stress on each syllable, saying, ‘You must say, O-bey.* Whereupon the man interfered und said, 'Never mind, po on, parson. “I'll mak her say “O” by and by.’ *’ The Iron l)nkr. Here is a reminiscence of the great Duke of Wellington: At a church of Struthfieldsaye, whore the Duke of Wellington wan a regular at tendant. a stranger was preaching, and the verger when he ended came up the stairs, opened the pulpit door a little way, slammed it to, and then opened It wde for the preacher to go out. He asgtd in the vestry why he had shut the door again while opening it, and the verger *iaid: “We always do that, sir, to wake the Duke.” There are many anecdotes about chil dren and some specially good ones about children's idea*. A mother, whose little girl knelt to pray when she took her p'ace in church without having he. n taught any prayer to say at that time, asked what she said. The little girl sail sne always prayed that there might be no Litany. A boy who said his piayers at night, said he did not say them in th morning because a strong boy of nine like him ought to be able to take care of himself In the day time. The Bishop also repeats an Indian teach er's story of the European boy s answer as to the meaning of faith—" When you believe something you are quite sure isn't trutf.” This sounds modern: Teacher—Why d.d hide Moses in the bulrushes? Answer—Because they didn’t want him to be vaccinated. The children have to hear a good deal like the curates, but there are sometimes laughable answers from other folk. This one is surely not unconscious wit : The Vice President <t the Liverpool Ph't omathie Soci ty vouches fjr the story that in answer to the question “Define a para ble.” an examine.- wrote. “A parable is a heavenly story with no earthly mean ing.\’ Among stories of Dr. Magee it is told that when he was Bishop of / terborough he was walking with the Bishop cf Here ford by the Wye. and said: “If you will give me your river I will give you my See.” There Is this other story also In Hi-hop Howe's co lection: "A lady wi o was a great admirer of a certain preacher took Bishop Magee with her lo hear him, and asked him after ward what he thought of the sermon, "It was very long, 1 ' the Bishop said. 'Yes,' said the lady, 'bui there was a saint in the pulp,!.' 'And a martyr in the pew, * rejolntd the Blshcp. Among the Bishop's Yorkshire stories is the following, which we have heard be fore, but surely attributed more correctly to Tynes de: "A Yorkshire clergyman the other day, vlsitlrg a poor man who had just lost his little boy, endeavored to console him. '1 he poor man burst into tears, and In the midst of his sobs excla m and: "If ’twarna agin t' law a should ha' liked to have f little beggar stoofed.’ ” Yorkshire may have this one: “A Yorkshire man (the s ory Is told of Eirstall) who had a scolding wife met a mate one morning who looked rather sad, and asked him whnt was the mailer. The ether sail, 'I hav lost my old missus.' To this the former replied, ‘l'll swan my wick un for your dead un, and pay t’ funeral expenses, tool’ ” These samples will suffice to Indicate the nature of the Bishop's note book, which his son lias published under 'the title, "Lighter Moments.” Some Editors. From Good Words. Charles Dickens assumed the editorship of the Dally News with buoyant spirit, but the vexations of his position bothered him exceedingly, and he quickly resign ed the editorship, "tired to death, und quite worn out.” Hypersensitive. the novelist was of different fiber fo Delune mid Chenery of the Times. Outwardly both these men bore dilemma lightly. Under Chenery's control the Times was looked upon as a mighty machine without FRENCH CLARET WINES, and GERMAN RHINE and MOSELLE WINES and FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES. All these fine Wines and Liquors are Imported by us In glass direct from Ihe growers In Europe. Our St. Jullen Claret Wine from Everest, Dupont £ Cos of Bordeaux, France, is one of their specialties, and one at extremely low price. The Chateaux Leovtlle, one of their superior Claret Wines, well known all over the United States. We also carry In bond Claret Wires from this celebrated firm In casks. Our Rhine and Moselle Wines are Imported from Martin Dauts, Frank* tort, Germany, are Ilia beet that coma to the United States. BODENHEIM is very fine end cheap. NIERSTF.IN also very good. RUPESHEIM very choice. RACBNTHAL. selected grapee, very elegant. LIEBFRANMILCH. quite celebrated. MARCOHRUNNER CABINET .legant and rare. YOHANNISBURGER Is perfection. SPARKLING HOCK SPARKLING MOSELLE. 6PARF.UNQ MUBCA TEL.LK and FINE FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES. Special Brandies are Imported direct from France by us, In cases and cask*. t LIPP/VYAIN BROTHERS. sentient being; and on the announcement of Chenery’s marriage, Kinglakc remark ed: “Heavens! that bring* the Times in relation with humanity.” Chenery was not ho closely in touch w‘<h the world as Delane, who possessed the news-get ting instinct and never lost an oppor tunity. For Instance, while out dining one night the latter entered into conver sation with Sir William Gull. “By the wny," said the eminent physician, "Northbrook has been asking me if I thought the climate of India would suit him.” At the time Lord Muyo had been as sassinated Mr. Gladstone was premier, and speculation was rife as to Lord Mayo’s successor. Sir William Gull’s chance observation Impressed Delane. He turned it over in his mind till its sig nificance flashed upon him. The next day's Issue of ihe Times contained the authoritative statement that Lord North brook had been appointed Viceroy of In dia. and no doubt Mr. Gladstone himself wondered how the lending Journal had dis covered his secret. Delane had a shrewd idea of the qualities required in am edi tor. He was of sound Judgment; neither fussy nor tantalizing. He could adopt a sensible policy, and knew how to deal with his contributors. He lived In so ciety, whs aware of many a move In di plomacy, politics and social life, and ob tained for his paper much exclusive in telligence that Increased its Influence. EGGS IN COLD STORAGE!. lloiv They Are Kept l>y the Million for I no in the Winter Month*. From the Kansas City Star. Half a million dollars is a large sum of money to be invested In so small and ap parently insignificant a commodity as eggs, yet that represen*s approximately the value of the eggs being plaMd In the cold storage warehouses of Kansas City this spring. The season is now at its bight, and before Ihe close about 130.000 case*, each containing thirty dozen egga, will bo laid away for next winter's u*e. This is a much larger quantity than was ever stored here before. Last spring about 80,000 cases were stored In Kan c as City warehouses. The increase is remark able for the reason that f w dealers made any profit in Their venture last season, while the majority lesi 12 to $3 on every- CBS - stored. One explanation of the in ereaso Is that outside dealers and specula ters are looking with more favor on Kan sas City as a rtorlng pilni and as a mar ket where th y can dispose of their hold ings most satisfactorily. There are many interesting details in egg handling which are but slightly known to the average consumer of poach ed eggs and omelets. Few people realize the number of different hands an egg passes through on Its Journey from the nest where tt was isid In the farmyard of the country to the dining room where li is eaten in the city. The importance cf eggs for use In the arts and their com mercial Importance oulsid? of their value as a food product are Interesting. Cand- Ilrg ergs is un im| orient feature of the storage season. It is eimp e process of holding an egg to the light In a dark rocm for (he purpose of determining all ' its quality. Handlers, who store eggs, have learned by experience the necessity for eliminating all except the largeat. e’eanest nnd fre-hest eggs from case* which are to be carried In storage for several months, ('hares A. Molcr, hnd randier at Armour’s, has from ten to ihlr tv men working under his direction throughout the season. The candling room is long ond narrow, with benches fitted uo around the wall. At short intervale electric lights are strung from the ceil ing. Tho room has no windows and the Ilzht* a-c so constructed that o-ly a rny of light Is admitted. Sttandlng before the, light a workman examines <aeh egg by ho'ding It up to the lighi. If the ray shines through (he egg elesrly ft Is all right as far as quality Is concerned. Cleanliness nnd sire are two Important conditions to lie reckoned, nnd eggs must met ail the requln men s before they will be accepted for storage. The atKntlon paid to cand ling has increase I rash season. A few vears ago the only candling rooms In Kansas City were sma'l inclosed spaces In the rear of commlssidn houses, where only one man c-u’d work at a time. Now many men consider egg candling -their regular trade, gnd experts are well paid for their care and efficiency. No one can trll whcf-er they have sllrhted their work until next wlntrr, when the rggs are tak en out of Storage The overlooking of one d-caved egg may cause the eggs of the whole case to decay, and one case of bad eggs would spoil dozens. Af:er the eggs have been candled and selected and packed In new white wood cases, they are placed In storage rooms where a tempeature of SI degrees Fah r nhelt is maintained. They are held In that temperature until taken, out next winter. 5