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i ALLEN AM) THE PRESIDENT.
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' The Executive Accused of Wishing to Take
Everything ‘Out of the Hands of Con-
gress—Thurston to Be Heard.
on the Resolution.
WA sumsTONJan. EFL—The blizzard had
the effect of reducing the attendance of the
senate today, and hardly more than a. dozen
senators were present when the session
opened.
Senate bill was passed extending the
time for building the St. Paul and Mani-
toba railroad through the White Earth in-
dian reservation.
A number of petitions urging the speedy
ratification of the Anglo-American peace
' treaty were received. Mr. Pcffer (Pop,
’ Kan.) stated in this connection that he
was receiving a. great number of letters as
to the treaty and that the sentiment of
Kansas, particularly among clerical ~gen-
I tlemcn, appeared who strongly favorable
to early ratification. A bill was passed ap-
propriating $12,000 for the purchase of a
quarantine station at Portland, Me.
Mr. Allen (Pop, Nob.) asked immediate
consideration for a resolution he offered
directing the committee on Pacific rail-
roads to inquire into the powers of the
president and attorney general to conduct
foreclosure proceedings against the Pacific
roads; also their powers to enter into
agreements as to the sale prior to the ac-
tual foreclosure, and directing the attorney
general in the meantime to refrain from
further action.
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that the first duty of the president was to
redeem first liens, and not to foreclose.
The president, he said, should be bound by
the law as much as the humblest citizen of
the land. If this point was raised, it was
likely to defeat the foreclosure.
Mr. Clark (Rep., Wy.) interrupted to
express astonishment that Mr. Allen,
claiming to be a friend of the people, took
the position that the United States should
pay out of» its treasury every dollar of these
prior liens before resorting to foreclosure.
Construction of the Law.
Mr. Allen responded that he could not
be moved by blustor. The law was plain
and the duty mandatory on the president.
The discussion assumed a technical char-
acter as to the construction of the law,
Mr. Platt (Rep, Conn.) and Mr. Bacon
(Dem., Ga.) taking part. Mr. Platt said
l‘e confessed to some doubt as to the right
of the president to resort to foreclosure be-
fore redemption, but he was inclined to
believe the power existed.
At another point Mr. Allen declared
that the president could not foreclose un-
less he declined to recognize the law and
in the language of Boss Tweed asked,
“What are you going to do about it?” It
was time to stop this “dickering” of the at-
torney general as to these roads. The ex-
ecutive branch had taken from congress
the Cuban and other foreignuquestions,
and. there was now an effort to remove
from congress all control of our domestic
afi‘airs.
The resolution finally went over in order
to permit Mr. Thurston (Rep, Neb.) to
address the senate on it tomorrow.
The debate on the bill for an interns.-
tional monetary conference was then re-
sumed.
Mr. Chandler (Rep, N. H.), who in the
absence of Mr. Wolcott has charge of the
measure, addressed the senate, outlining
the purposes of the bill. He said: “This
bill represents a new movement, begin-
ning in the United States, for the establish-
ment of bimetallism, the unlimited coin-
age of silver and gold as standard money.
The provisions of the bill are in the form
desired by its friends, substantially in the
language of three previous authorizations
under which United States delegates were
appointed to international monetary con-
ferences and of one under which no action
was taken.”
Mr. Chandler then outlined the provi-
sions of the bill and quoted from Mr. Mc-
Kinley’s letter of acceptance saying he
would take every means to promote an in-
ternational agreement.
In the House.
There were less than 50 members on the
floor when Speaker Reed rapped the house
to order today. Senate amendments to
several pension bills were agreed to, and
some important private bills were passed
by unanimous consent.
Eckels on Credit.
WASHINGTON, Jan. BEL—Comptroller
Eokels of the treasury department today
gave his views upon the financial condi-
tion of the country to the house committee
on banking and currency. Several bills
introduced by members of the house had
been referred to Mr. Eckéls for his judg-
ment, and be analyzed them, besides giving
his views upon the money question in gen-
eral.
While there was no doubt of the necessity
for changes in the government’s financial
situation, Mr. Eckels said, the public was
dISposed to attribute too much of the ex-
isting troubles to the lack of monetary
legislation. Overtrade, overproduction
and extravagance in private and public ex-
penditures, partly induced by speculation,
were largely responsible for the country’s
business difi’iculties. The day had passed
when the volume of money was its most
important factor. Improved facilities for
transportation and methods of exchange
had lessened the importance of a. large vol-
ume. Improved credit was more impor-
tant. The first essential in this country
was the stability of public credit. The
apparent reluctance of the people of the
United States to reduce their public obli-
gations was the chief cause of distrust.
The establishment of a proper volume and
stability of money, Mr. Eckels thought,
could be best brought about by the pas-
sage of a proper bank act.
Exaggerated Report-of a Strike.
NEWTOWN, Conn., Jan. 29.——The report
that 300 employees at the rubber factory
in Sandy Hook went out on a strike yes-
terday was grossly exaggerated. At the
factory of the New York Belting and Pack-
ing company less than a dozen men laid
011'. because of their sympathy for a work-
man who had been reprimanded. Today
the workman, together with his sympa-
thizers, was at his place. ,
Senator Palmer's Prediction.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.——“The two wings
of the two old parties will, in my judg-
ment, be united in the next campaign,”
said Senator Palmer of Illinois «today.
“The sound money Democrats and the
sound money Republicans will form one
party, and the silver Democrats and the
silver: Republicans will constitute another
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IBIIIVC PARSON’SACT
Horrible Death In New York.
A MAD STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
The Brawny Young Missionary Had a
Hard Fight With the Creature \Vho
Had Become a. Human Torch—Gas
Stove Caused the Accident.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-—But for the brave
efforts of the Rev. Gabriel Maguirc, a mis-
sionary to Africa, Mrs. McLain would
have been burned to death today almost
within reach of scores of people who were
too terror stricken to help her.
If her life is saved, the credit goes to the
young minister,who displayed rare bravery
and presence of mind in stamping out the
flames which encircled poor Mrs. McLain
as she ran into the hallway of .her house,
683 Eighth avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. McLaiu lived in a. front
room of the first floor of the house rented
by Mrs. Smith and let out in furnished
rooms.
Shortly after her husband had left today
for work Mrs, McLain lit a gas stove. The
curtains caught fire, and. Mrs. McLain
made frantic efforts to put out the flames,
and in a moment hcr gown had caught fire.
“Murder, murder!” the poor woman
shouted as she dashed through the door of
her room into the hallway.
She was ablaze up to her head. A wom-
an on the same floor at the cry of murder
I looked the door, and the people in tho
Ihouse really believed at 'first the cry of
murder, and the inert didn’t dare to leave
, their apartments.
The Rev. Mr. Maguirc from his bed saw
Reading from the law, Mr. Allen argued , the blazing woman. He is so used to sleep-
; ing outdoors that he keeps his door ajar in
the coldest of weather. He jumped out of
bed in his nightgown, and seizing a. coun—
terpanc wrapped it over the burning wom-
an. He was careful to keep the flames
from reaching the face, but before he knew
it the counterpano had caught fire. He
tore it off and tried to stamp out the flames
with his feet. '
Struggling Against Being Saved.
Then be seized a second countcrpanc, but
unfortunately this took fire too.
He thought if he could throw the wom—
an to the floor he could more easily handle
her and so succeed in putting out the
flames, but though he is a. strapping nth-
lctc and Mrs. McLain a rather small wom-
an, all his efforts to trip or throw her were
unuvuiling. .
Then he pushed the frantic Woman up
against the wall and so succeeded in partly
smothering the flames on her back.
Then the clergyman seized Mrs. McLain,
who had wriggled out of his grasp, and
this time Mr. Dean, his room mate, suc-
ceeded in handing the plucky clergyman a
quilt.
an, who looked like a torch of fire.
The poor woman’s back was foarfully
burned. Mrs. Smith tenderly bathed her
in sweet oil and eased her pain while they
waited for an ambulance.
Finally one arrived from Roosevelt hos-
pital at about 8:15. The fire had occurred
at 7:15, and the delay was unexplainable.
The firemen arrived promptly and made
short work of the flames. They threw
Mrs. McLain’s invalid chair and a. blazing
mattress out of the window. The foreman
of the firemen was angry over the delay of
the ambulance.
“Bing them up again!” he shouted to
three policemen. "This is a. shame!”
After the Roosevelt ambulance finally
left the house with the injured woman
three other ambulances arrived. .,Roose-
velt hospital is at Fifty-ninth street and
Ninth avenue, less than a. mile from the
scene of the fire. ’
The Condition of the Czar.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-—Regarding the indis-
position of the czar The Daily Telegraph’s
St. Petersburg correspondent has had an
interview with the czar’s physician in or-
dinary, who said: “His majesty has not
even asked medical advice. It is true that
he feels every sudden change in tempera-
.ture through the wound' he received in
Japan, mostly in the form of neuralgia,
and he has even been known to swoon.
But for the moment he is quite free from
any nervous disorder and from symptoms
of any malady whatever.”
Union Pacific Foreclosure.
DENVER, Jan. 28.—.Ioe1 F. Vail, attor-
ney for the United States, has filed with
the clerk of the United States circuit court,
under orders of Judson Harmon, attorney
general of the United States, a bill of com-
plaint of the government against the Un-
ion Pacific Railroad company. The papers
in the case are similar to those filed last
week- in Omaha foreclosing the govern~
ment’s mortgage against the road.
Union Pacific Train “'recked.
CHEYENNE, Jan. 28,—The east bound
Union Pacific flier No. 2 was wrecked at
Tie Siding early today and several passen-
gers injured. No. 2 had taken the siding
to allow west bound flier No. 1 to pass;
but, owing to the crowded condition of the
side track, two Pullman cars on No. 2 were
left on the main track. The West bound
flier crashed into them.
An Olympia Bank Closes.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 2S.—Thc First
National bank of Olympia closed its doors
because of the withdrawal of $30,000 state
funds, which precipitated a. run. The lia-
bilities of the bank were said to be $100,-
000 and the assets to be $230,000. The di—
rectors of the bank said that the depositors
would be paid in full.
’Lost All In African Mines.
PARTS, J an. 28.—Thc Comtcssc Fer-
ronays, a friend of the Due d’Orleans and
the Count of Chambord, whose political
salons were a rendezvous for the royalists,
has lost her whole fortune by speculation
in African mines and has been obliged to
go to live with friends in Florence.
Bad Storm In the Channel.
OSTEND, Belgium, Jan. 23.—A violent
tempest has prevailed on the coast since
yesterday. The Dov'cr boat is anchored be-
fore the port, and it is supposed her ma-
chinery has become deranged. A tug has
gone to her assistance.
Engagement of Miss Harper.
announces that a marriage has been ar-
ranged bctween Captain Phillips, formerly
of the Thirteenth hussars, and Alice Mas-
soy, daughter of the late H. S. Harper of
Philadelphia. <' ‘
John P. Jones lie-elected Senator.
CARSON CITY, Nev, Jan. 28.—John P.
Jones was re-elected United. States senator
by the Nevada legislature.
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A Blazing Woman RescuedrFrom a.
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Loxnox,‘ Jan. :38.——The Morning Post
JAMES ‘A. HOWELL DEAD'.
The“ Famous Ex—Mayor of Brooklyn Passes
Away Surrounded by ms Family.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28. —Ex-Mayor James
A. Howell of Brooklyn died today in "
that city. He had been ailing for nearly
a your previous to his death. After a. pro-
tracted illness he left Brooklyn on July
29, 1896, and went to his summer home in
Westport, Essex county, .where it was
hoped that the'country air might benefit
his health. While there, on Aug. 3 last,
an operation was performed on him by Dr.
Barber, his family physician, from which
he never successfully rallied. Mr. Howell
was taken back to Brooklyn about the
middle of August and had since been
confined to his bed. He grew steadily
Weaker, but fought his illness until today.
He was senior partner in the firm of
Howell'& Saxton, iron founders. He was
a member of the Hanson Place Methodist
Episcopal church and had been prominent
in the Masonic fraternity.
The family, who were with Mr. Howell .
when he died, included his wife, a. son and
two daughters. Mrs. Howell was formers
ly Miss Anna Tunstall. ‘
Mr. Howell was born Oct. 16, 1829, in
Bradford, Wiltshiro, England. His par-
ents came to this country and settled at-
New Lisbon, 0. The son was at that time
6 years old and received such early school-
ing as the frontier afforded. Starting out
for himself in 1845, the young man went
to Brooklyn, where he afterward estab-
lished his home. '
After clerking in a grocery store be en-
tered an iron foundry, where he soon
gained the place of foreman. In 1855, in-
vesting a few hundred dollars of his own,
he laid the foundation of the business con-
ducted until recently under the name of
Howell 85 Sexton.
In politics Mr. Howell was a Democrat
and began public life in 1864 on the board
of supervisors, where he served two terms
as representative of the Seventh ward.
Later he was elected alderman, and in
the mayoralty fight of 1877 the local Dem-
OCrats chose him as the candidate. Mr.
Howell defeated the rival candidate, John
F. Henry, by 3,000 majority.
Botrenchment was the substance of his
policy, as the city treasury had not yet re-
covered from the effects of the financial
crisis of 1873. The result appeared in the
next election, when the Democrats renom—
inc-ted Mr. Howell against Franklin Wood-
ruff, and the city gave him 12,000 major-
ity.
When in 1881 Mr. Howell acceptcd a
third nomination. it was against the ad—
vice of many of his constituents, as the
Independent Democrats had nominated
General Slocum. The campaign was one
.of the most exciting in Brooklyn’s history,
and Seth Low, the Republican candidate,
was elected.
Among the noted events of Mr. Howell‘s
administration was the jailing of 17 alder-
men for granting an elevated railway fran-
chise in defiance of a. supreme court in-
junction and over the mayor’s veto.
He had been a. trust-cc of the bridge for
1:? years, for the last ten of which he was
president of the board of trustees, being
continued in office when the management
of the bridge was changed in 1893 by act
of the legislature.
THE BIG FIGHT.
Chicago Sporting Men Jubilant; Over the
Proposed Nevada. Law.
‘CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—The sporting men
of Chicago were enthusiastic over the re—
port of the bill favoring prize fighting in
the Nevada legislature. All manner of
gossip regarding the holding of the Cor-
bett-Fitzsimmons fight there was indulged
in, and many questions concerning it were -
asked of both Corbett and George Siler,
whcfi‘ls to referee the fight. Corbett was
gratified at the prospect of going to N e-
vada to fight, as he has all along said that
the trip to Mexico, if the fight were to be
held there, would necessitate becoming ac-
climated and might have an enervating
effect upon the. fighters.
George Siler refused to commit himself
regarding the location of the ring. He and
Malachi Hogan are preparing to run a
special train and said that the location of
the battleground would be given out in a
day or two. Siler said that the train would
be at the ringside 60 hours after it pulled
out of the depot in Chicago. 9
The Fight Bill Passed.
CARSON CITY, Nev., Jan. 28.—-The bill
licensing glove contests was passed in the
assembly by a vote of 20 to 9. It is be-
lieved that it will also pass the senate and
be signed by the governor.
Domestic Drama. of Writers.
LONDON, Jan. 28.—-—A sensational quarrel
has occurred at Copenhagen between Hen-
rik Ibsen, the dramatist, and Bjornstjerne
Bjornsen, the novelist, who are related y
marriage. The latter considers that Ib-
sen’s drama. of “John Gabriel Borkman”
largely consists of passages from Bjorn-
sen’s own life which were probably known
only to Ibsen, and that the whole drama
is a work of revenge. It is believed that-
Bjornsen meditates a. literary revenge.
The Kaiser's Birthday.
BERLIN, Jan. 28.—-The emperor today
celebrated his thirty-eighth birthday with
his f mily at the Schloss. In commemo-
ration of the day he conferred the decora<
tion of. the Order of the Black Eagle upon
Dr. von Lucanus, chief of his majesty’s
civil cabinet, and upon Dr. Miguel, Prus-
sian minister of finance.
Salvation Army Barracks Offered.
BUFFALO, Jan. 28.—-—Mayor Jewett has
received a telegram from Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army, Chi-
cago, offering the use of the Army barracks
and shelters in this city for homeless men
and women during the present cold season.
His honor has replied gratefully, accept-
ing the proffered aid.
Fast Horses Burned.
BRAINTREE, Mass, Jan. 28.——The large
barn and sales stable of Joshua. Wilkins
here was entirely destroyed by fire early
today. Twenty-seven horses were burned,
among the number being several fast ones,
' which were stabled there for the winter.
Trains Delayed by Snow.
TACOMA, Jan. Bil—The snowstorm has
so delayed traffic that no Northern Pacific
passenger trains have arrived from the east
since Sunday. The two trains consoli-
dated at Helena yesterday and arivcd here
today, bringing several days’ mail.
Fatal Mine Explosion.
szoxvowx, Pin. Jan. SS.—An explo—
sion of free gas in the Mock mines of
Hurst ft ()0. killed two minors and injured
seven others. thI on of whom will die. The
dead are Peter l‘cuser and Charles Mc-
Quistcr.
leer-homo Tree 3 ‘Papa.
Loxnntc, Jan. 2:5. Mrs. Boerbohm Tree
has, given birth ll.) :2. daughter. Mother
and child are doing well. .
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LEARNED To LIKE soup.
A Determined Lieutenant-COlonel \Vlm
Reaped Bis Rewardr
Once when a lieutenant-colonel, in«
dignant at the wholesale waste of ex-
cellent soup bones, I ordered the mas
ter cook to insure, under pain of my
displeasure, that large caldrons filled
with the otherwise unutilized mater-
ials should be kept simmering for my.
inspection three times a week. To this
he was to add peameal, seasoning, etc.,
‘ at the cost of a few pence,= not charged
to the men;' and as a guaranty of obe-
dience he was ,to habitually send into
my orderly room, just before the men’s
dinners, a specimen of his brew. Re-
spectful remonstrances from cooks and
sergeants, to whom I blandly replied:
"Yes, I understand your objections; but,
—the‘soup shall be made.” I found it
—0h, so good—eon a cold day, nearly
equivalent to a hot meal.
After a week’s trial spokesmen from
the messes addressed to me further
and urged complaints, always with the
utmost respect. “We don’t like this
here soup, sir; nasty, thick, greasy;
poor stuff, with nothing to feel be-
tween the teeth; we don’t like to see
it on the table.” “But you do not pay
one farthing for it,” I pointed out to
the malcontents. “You need not con-
sume this gratuitous food if you do not
like it, and you are not deprived of
one. ounce of your ration meat. My
instructions must be carried out, and
kettles of soup must be placed in the
rooms until further orders.” They re-
tired, silenced but unconvinced.
About three weeks later I ascertained
the further developments of my inno-
vation. For a few days the soup had
continued to be eyed with anger; and
untasted to be relegated to the gutter.
Then by degrees one or two of the men
thought they might as well swallow a
little of the savory food. Their exam-
ple was soon followed, and finally it
was generally hailed as a delicious ad-
dition to their meal.—Blackwoods
Magazine.
CLERICAL AMENITIES.
A Little Episode in the Lives of Two Old-
Time Virginia Preachers.
The most noted expounders of the
Gospel in northern Virginia at one
time were the Revs. Roszell of the
Methodist Church, and Gilmore of the
Baptist. They were rigid and unyield-
ing believers, each in the tenets and
doctrines of his own faith, and advo-
cates of the church militant.
(focal-“rt themes of difference be-
tween Ihem, upon which an opportun-
ity to cross swords was never suffered
to pass unnoticed, were close commun-
ion on the one side and the insufficien-
cy of infant baptism ' on the
other. One communion day in the Bap-
tist church the Rev. Mr. Roszell made
it a point to be present, having no ser-
vice at his own church 011 that day.
He had a seat on one of the front
benches. Mr. Gilmore spread the com-
munion table with great care just in
front of where the Methodist divine
was sitting, and when all was ready be
cleared his throat and with great sol-
emnity said in his powerful and im-
pressive voice:
“Brother Roszell, if this were my ta-
ble I should invite you to partake; but
being my Father’s, I dare not!”
Instead of sinking through the floor,
Mr. Roszeli calmly replied:
“Brother Gilmore, if this were your
table I should await your invitation;
but being my Father’s I shall help my-
self!” and, suiting the action to the
word, reached over ,and with great
seriousness and solemnity, took ,the
bread and wine without molestation,
to the intense amusement of the con-
gregation. ~
They were both great lights in their
churches, dearly beloved by their peo-
ple, and possessed of a vigorous Christ-
ian fervor that made itself felt and re-
sulted ingrcat good wherever their
ministrations were carried on.
Going Nature One Better.
One of the most important objects
pomologists are striving for is to pro-
duce thornless and seedless fruits, and
from the results already obtained it is
not unlikely that the end will soon be
realized. ,
Thorns are not in good standing
among fruit growers, because they are
constantly puncturing the best fruits,
0nd, what is equally important, the
skin of the pickers. The thorns and
prickles of plants and trees were un-
doubtedly intended by nature to pro-
tect them‘from animals, but that is no
reason why they should be continued
for generation after generation on the
cultivated varieties. The gardener has
no need for them, and, for that matter,
the trees and shrubs have none either.
Our domesticated pears and apples
Were all derived from the thorny, wild
varieties, and pomologists have suc-
ceeded in ridding them of these spikes
and priekles by careful culture and se-
lection. Oranges and lemons have not
been cultivated in this country as suc-
cessfully as peaI's and apples, and
many of them are Very thorny. The
wild and sour orange trees of Florida
are bristling with thorns, as is also
the ugh-priced king Orange, one of
the bust of the mandarins. The wild
hunch trees of Florida are so thorny
‘Ilili growers: question the advisability
of :z'i-Izl'tlng the fine La France lemons
on then}.
in I‘loridn. however, the thorns of
:l::- orange and lemon trees have been
v;. a’ly reduced by selecting buds from
~;I-;=;:<-lxos with the fewest thorns, and
continuing this process your after
mt.- ‘Ilze sharp 'spikes disappear. In
-‘.‘ no: rain nearly all of the orange trees
.I'o I‘lnn'nless—not naturally, but as the
mull- of Cultivation and selection,—
nv York Journal.
III-(cry person under twenty-one years
- I' :zp'c. reeds nine hours’ rest out of,
.:.. lei 111'. So says Dr. Gold. an
:::.'II:I at {Indian physician.—Tit-Bits-
MILLIONS FOR THIS“PA‘T’ENT:‘ "
‘ A New Application of Steam Power that
Promises Wonderful Results. .
The largest price secured by an in-
ventor for ‘a patent right in recent days
has been paid to Grant Bramble, a tele.
graph operator of Sleepy Eye, Minn,
for a rotary engine, which revolution-
izes the science of steam power.
The price paid was one million six
hundred thousand dollars, and the pur-
chase embraced the right to manufac.
ture and sell the machine in Europe.
The engine consists of a standard
shell ring, side plates and piston rotat~
dented pockets or parts, and another
setof parts in the shell that form in
conjunction with each other. YVhen
steam is admitted to the part it
causes a pressure on the shell and on
the plunger, and starts the plunger re-
volving. After the part in the plunger
passes the inlet, it shuts the steam en-
¢tircly off, and uses the steam by ex-
pansion until exhaust commences.
Then the other part opens and ad-
mits steam again, and keeps it in mo-
tion. The steam packing is formed of
oil and condensed steam that fill the
small grooves in the plates and plunger
sides. The lubrication is furnished by
cups in ring oilers. The wcar'and gen-
eral tear of parts are taken up by the
bolts that hold the parts together, all
being made slightly wedging.
The throttle is used to start and stop.
to reverse and control the steam feed,
speed being regulated by the indicator
at the bottom. Compounding is ac-
complished by leading the exhaust of
the first to the second feed through a
duct in the shell to a second part, and
thirdly by the same manner to triple
it.—;\'ew York Journal.
FUNNY EXPRESSIONS.
1.“ '
Amusing lilistakcs that are Equal to Any
Irishman’s Blunder.
Did an Irishman ever make a greater
blunder than the English lawyer who
drew up an indictment in which it was
charged that the prisoner at the bar
killed a man with a certain wooden‘izz-
strument called an iron pestle? Cr
than Peter Harrison, :1 commentator
on the Pcntateuch, who, in egplainin:
about the tables of stone on which
Moses wrote the commandments. said.
“They were probably made of shittinx
wooc.” 01' than. the English major
who, when .119. was superintending the
hanging of a rebel Irishman in 1708,
and the rope broke, and the poor
wretch fell to the ground, seized him
by the throat, crying out, “You rascal.
if you do that again, I’ll kill you, as
sure as you breathe"? Or than a cor-
respondent of the English Royal So-
ciety, who talked of an earthquake
that had the honor of being noticed by
the said society? 01' was there ever :1
bull more exquisite than that of an
Englishman who,
nurse, said, “I hate her, for she
changed me for another when I was a
baby”? And was it not a bull of the
first order that was perpetrated by a
Frenchman, who, in a quarrel with his
father, said, “I owe you no gratitude,
for, bad you not been born, I should
have inherited my grandfather’s prop—
ortv." ? , _ _
Liable to’ Affect the Eyes.
Anyone who is afflicted with weak
eyes would do well to refrain from
card playing, says Dr. G.’E. de Schwei-
nitz professor of opthalmology at the
Polyclinic and Jefferson Medical Col-
lege, Philadelphia, for the constant
passing before the eyes of changing
red and black spots on a dazzling
background of white aggravates most
materially any existing trouble with
the sight. The small indicators at the
sides of the cards are also a source of
irritation to the eyes. Players who
are in the habit of reading their cards
in a game by means of the small indi—
cators had betterrrun the risk of show-
ing their hands and read the cards by
the large spots, as the _ lesser evil of
the two."—New York Herald.
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