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The want Of light in railroad cars has
long been cause for serious complaint
among travellers. In fact. the modern car.
with all its improvements, cannot be said
TO be far removed from a sort OF moving
prison. Light Is wanted, and light APP
proaches. We are once more indebted to
busy and inventive Germany for great
discovery. Herr Julius Pntsch, of Ber-
lin, the famous gas-meter-man. has discov-
cred process by means of which whole
train of cars can be lighted by gas. and
supplied In few moments. The process
Is ingenious and simple. In the bottom of
each carriage Is placed reservoir Of
wrought-iron. into which the gas Is forced
at pressure of ninety pounds. The gas
flows from this reservoir TO a lamp placed
In the roof of the carriage In the ordinary
way. The oil-making apparatus consists
of a double-story retort. and oil of any
kind, or fat. This is introduced in con-
tinuous stream into the upper retort,
where II becomes partially volatilized, cir
culates through the lower retort, and
passes through a short length of pipe to
"A purifier charged with sawdu>t and lime.
and thence to a gas-holder. The gas Is
pumped by a COMPRISING engine from
two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS under the carriage.
at pressure Of ninety pounds. and led to
the lamps by small pipes one-fourth OF an
inch in bore. A regulator j. placed In
each carriage. The process has been tested
successfully I'm Germany aud England. aud
the chances are that ere long train Of cars
may shine upon the night, and rush along
the inky darkness like meteor fallen TO
earth.
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school and Church.

The Indians OF Harrison River. Bri-
|tish Columbia, have built large Roman
Catholic Church. Tue pl ms were pre-
pared by the priest and all the rest of the
work was done by the aborigines.
The Mohammedans of Constantine
|ple. in pamphlet called "Asia's Cry of
Anguish" complain that their religion is
likely to be ovcrrun by English, Dutch and
Russian " barbarians." The claim is put
forth that Northumberland represents all
|of science and culture that Asia pos
|sesses. and Asatics are besought TO com
'bine and resist the invaders.
An anxious mother I'm Allegheny Pa,
lately sent note 10 the teacher of her lit
lie boy. which read Dear Sir: MY little
boy is lookcn so bad and he don't com
plene OF beein sick / am aired the large
boys plays so ruff with him will you please
see that they don't stand him on his head.
md don't let them be ruf with him he
,ried all night before last with his head |
cant git him to one that enay of them hirts
him he wont tell me enay thing they done
% him will you please let him play with the
little girels as he Is so small you can see
yourself that his cys looks bad and am
Pnkneesy about him pleesc knotise and
AXE caer of him he is so young"
"A majority of the Boston Baptist
lergymen, in recent discussion, favored
&c taxation of Church property. Ii was
aid that while sach course might In
many cases be a hardship TO weak ogg,lni-
cations, il would stop unnecessary multi
llicaiion and the erection of too large and
90 expensive churches. 1T Is wrong to
invest S2DO.OO0 in an ediiice while one
worth $4,000 answers every purpose"
dded the speaker, land If churches should
'e exempted because of incidental benefits
o the community. railroads and manu-
acturing corporations should be also. The
,eneiit derived by the public from these
utweghs the benefit conferred 10 indl-
iduals."
"A very unusual Christian manifesto
on was made IN San Francisco few days
90 AT the installation of Univcrsalist
astor the opening prayer was delivered
Unitarian. the scriptures were read
Y Jewish Rabbi, Presbyterian Offered
he second prayer. the sermon was by a
ongregationalist, the installing prayerby
Presbyterian, and the charge TO the pas
or and address to the people by Unitari-
rs. We do not know exactly what was
iid and done. but as il is impossible TO be-
eve that under the circumstances any
octrinal theology was talked, we are
riven 70 the inevitable conclusion that
lere was left no alternative but the exer-
Sc OF brotherly love and Christian feel
l-.-Chrisfidn Union.
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Science aud Indu.sry.

Professor Silliman has discovered that
as was first used i'm London. In 1905, by
n apothecary, and not by Mr.. Winsor In
sU1, as supposed.
Mineralogists have often been puzzled
the curious stones found at Beech
Ones" or enhydros. Each encloses a
Evity which usually contains a liquid and
? air bubble, SO that when the water
one Is shaken the bubble moves about as
would do Ia So rit level. The cnclos-
Y liquid l. found TO be water, holding In
Plutlon small portion of saline matter.
Professor IIarth, of the Cornell Uni
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for this machine the Gold Medal Of the In
sifute.
The Board Of Direction unanimously
approved this recommendation and award
ca the Gold Medal 10 Wheeler a Wilson,
the only gold medal awarded for sew
ing-machine by the American Institute for
many years.
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John S. Conine. an old and well known
citizen Of Ottawa, o., committed suicide
a few days since 10y hanging himself in his
barn.
-Paymaster-Gcneral Benjamin Alvord,
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JOHN A. BASSETT,
MOSES :. BEACH,
II. w. STEELE. }Ju,
JOHN MATTHEW'S,
REUBEN BULL,

The Board of Managers unanimously
approved the report, and recommended
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AT REASONABLE RATES.

! things and the forms and movements Of
the sun and stars; but in reality they
were not as wise as the children in our
| primary schools, and the simplest tricks
| of a good modern conjuror would surpass
their most wonderful ones They were
| astrologers and herb-doctors as well as
priests and historians and they attributed
| a sacred character to many plants
Human sacrifices formed one of the
| most terrible features of their religion.
The victims. usually were criminals or
prisoners of war; but when there were
none of these, innocent and unotfenGing
persons were sacrificed.
The favorite resort of the Druids was
an island opposite the mouth OF the Riv-
er Loire, in France, where, once every
year, between sunrise and sunset, they
pulled down and rebuilt the roofs Of
their temples; ard any priest who al
lowed the smallest part of the sacred
materials to fall carelessly was torn to
pieces by his fellows.
The only traces of the order left TO us
are the rude stone buildings at Stone
henge and Carnac. Retreatfng before the
Romans, the Druids went TO the Isle of
Anglesey, in Wales: and when they saw
their conQuerurs fallnwiug they made
preparations for battle. Among their
preparations-not exactly for battle, but
for what they expected TO follow it,
were immense affairs, on which they in
tended TO sacrifice the unfortunate Ro-
mans who should be lett after the battle
They were quite sure that they would
need these affairs, for their oracles gave
them every reason to believe in glorious
triumph of their arms. But the Romans
were again victorious, and the Druids
AkerdHder wainwright, IN 50. Nicholas.
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VOL. XVI.-NO. 43.

from Cape Grisnez, France, In his life-sasing
suit, and landed between Dover and South
Foreland on the morning of the 30th, having
been in the water Continuously for twenty
three hours and thirty-eight minutes.
The ships Alert and Discovery, of the Brit
ish Arctic expedition, sailed from Ports
mouth, England, on the afternoon Of the 10Th
The Secretary Of the Treasury has direct
ed the sale Of 100000 in gold each Thurs
day during the month of June. Satur-
day, the 29th, was observed as Deco
ration Day in many parts Of the coun-
try and Sunday, the Both, in other
localities "A letter from President Grant to
the Chairman of the recent Pennsylvania Re-
publican State Convention, written under
date Of May 20, has been published, in which
he disclaims all desire for a denomination;
says in the first place he never sought the office
for a second, nor even a first nomination, and
as for the third term he does not want it
any more than he did the first. Forty build
ings, including number Of business blocks,
in Springfield, Mass, were destroyed by fire
on the Goth. Loss estimated at nearly $500,
600 The graves Of the Confederate dead in
the cemetery at Nashville, Tenn, were deco
rated on the 2sth, several Federal and ex-
Federal soldiers being present.
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LETS PLAY.n

On the blessed and wise little children,
What sensible things they say,
When they can't have the things they wisl
for,
They take others and cry: "Iet's playn
=" Let's play" that the chairs are big coaches
And the sofa railroad ear,
And that we are all taken journeys
And travelling ever so far.
" Let's play" that this broken old china
Is dinner-set rare and fine,
And our tin cups filed with water
Are goblets of milk and wine,
" Let's play" every one of our dollies
Is alive and can go to walk,
And keep UP long conversations
With US If we want TO talk.
+" Let's playn that we live in palace,
And that We are the queens and kings;
" Let's play" We are birds in tree-top
And can fly about on wings.
q Let's playn that we are school keepers
And grown people come to our school;
And then punish them all most soundly
Ii they break but single ale.
OH the blessed and wise little children,
What sensible things they say!
And We might be happy as they are,
II We would be happy their way.
What odds twixt not having and having,
When we have lived out our day.
Let us borrow the children's watchword-
The magical watchword, "Let's playln
". Y. IndepGade7tt.
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The Boston Explosion.

BosToS, May a6.
AT 6:35. tonight fearful explosion
occurred in the drug store of G.. ID. Dows
& Co., corner of Washington and La
grange streets, which destroyed the build
ing and shattered several others in the
vicinity, and caused fearful loss OF hui
man life and limb which it is impossible
yet to estimate. The building, a large,
four-story brick structure, was filled
with offices, dwellingrooms, ETC., and the
ground floor and basement with the drug
store mentioned, and the manufacture of
soda water was principal branch of the
business. a large number of persons
were in the store, aud the streets were
crowded with passers-by, as usual at
that hour, when there came sudden,
binding flash of light, cloud of yapory,
gaseous smoke and dull, heavy shock.
At the same instant the building seemed
10 lift from the ground into the air, and
in an instant to descend into the cellar
into a chaotic mass of building material.
One man, who was drinking soda at the
counter, found himself in the middle
of the street uninjured; another, who
was passing on Lagrange street, was
blown through the show-window of a
store opposite and somewhat cut by the
glass. A horse-car passing on Washing
ton street was lifted from the track and
thrown to the opposite side of the street.
All the passengers were stunned and
thrown into a heap at the bottom
of the car, and one of the horses
was killed. A hack passing about the
same time was blown clear across the
street. A large number of persons who
were in the building at the time were
carried down among the debris, and
probably many are still beneath the ruins
Mrs. Lizzie Compton, a woman apparent
ly fifty years old, was in the third story,
and either was thrown or jumped from
the window to the sidewalk, striking
upon her head and killing her instantly.
The cause of the disaster seems to be
mystery. Mr. Dows and his clerks deny
that any nitro -glycerine has been in the
store, and can't give the slightest expla-
nation Of the affair The ruined build
ing was not blown outward, as if by gun
powder, but everything fell in, as is the
case VIXEN giant powder or nitro -glycerine
is the explosive element.
When the roof fell in over the debris
of the demolished building portion oil
it seemed to remain unbroken. From
beneath this section was heard the cries
of a man apparently in great distress.
One of the tiremen was attracted to the
place, but the cries ceased moment
after. The fireman in the meantime had
got an ak and commenced cutting through
to where he thought the unfortunate
man was. While thus engaged his at
tention was attracted few feet distant
by board being forced up through the
fragments of the roof. Operations were
then commenced here, and in a few mo-
ments the poor fellow was released. He
sustained few flesh injuries, but beyond
this his injuries were not serious. He
says that he had given up all hope of
rescue until he heard the fireman cutting
through the roof near him. This gave
him courage, and he resolved upon one
more effort, and fortunately it attracted
the attention of a rescuer.
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THE MARKETS.
MAY ~, 1919.
NEW YORK.

MAY 20, 1919.
NEW YORK.
LIVE SToCK.-Beef Cattle-s1 IL .00G13.50. Hog:
Live, s7.75@s.0o. sheep-Live (shorn), $50
@5.75.
BREADsTUFFs.- to choice, s5.45l
5.75; white wheat extra, s5.759s.6o. whcat-No
2 Chicago, s1.I3HGl14; No. Northwestern
s1.14i0115; No. 2 Milwaukee spring, sl.151zG
1.16. Rye-Western and State, s1.05 Clio. Bar
ley-sl .3o91 .35. Corn-Mixed Western, 73G74c
Oats-Mixcd Western, 72G73Ac.
PEOvIsIoSs.-Pork-New Mess. s20.J0G,20. rs
Lard-Prime Steam, 14G1414c. Cheese-7G1219c
WooL.-Domcstic fleece, 45g65c.
CHICAGO.
LIVE STocK.-Beeves-ChoI S6O01s.25
good, s5.750590 medium, s5.4oG560; butch
ers' stock, S4.0015.C0; stock cattle, s3.25I4,75 10
Hogs-Live, s7.Oog7.75. Sheep-Good to choicG
(shorn), $i.50G5.75.
-Butter-Choice 24G30c. Eyes
Fresh, 14114Jac. Pork-Mess, s19.45nl95O. Lard
-S13.g0G1400.
BgEADsTUFrs.- rs.-Flour-White Winter Extra
s6.oO07.75; spring extra, s4.7OG5.25. Wheat
Spring, No. 2, g24Q92Rc. Corn-No. 2, 621i
462lc. Oats-No. :, 5S1a1t5S3ic. Rye-No. 2
Sl.O3G1.O4. Barley-No. =, s1.1S91.aO.
LUMBER.-First Clear, siS.OOG5O.GO; Second
Clear, s44.OOg47.0O; Common Boards, s100gG
100; Fercing, s11.OO013.oo; "a" Shingles
s2.7513.OO; Lath, s1.7542.00.
CINCINNATI.
BREADsTuFFs - Flour S5.6JgI5.75. Wheat
Red, s1.2511.3 30. Corn-71Q7ic. Rye-s1 "a
q 25. Oats-6SG7Oc. Barley--No. 2, s1.25GS1 80
Observation-Disclosures .2Og20.25. Lard-14l4Q
14Ac.
ST. LOUIS.
LIVE sToCK.-Beeyes-Goo TO choice, s5.75Q
$40. Hogs-Live, S6.5og7S5.
D., Ean
Whcat-No. Red Fail, s1.2b191.27. Corn
No. 2, 6311G64c. oats-No. 2, 6a1aG63c. Rye
No. :, S1.05Q1.O6. Barley-No. ., s1.2291 q.
PRovIsIoss.-Pork-Mess, $50 409e0.5O. Lard
-l4a@144c.
MILWAUKEE.
BREADsTUFFs.-F1our-Sp Xxx, s4.7o150O
Wheat-Spring, No. /, S10312010 04; No. ?, 971!
G98c. Corn-No. 2, 63h164c. Oats-No. 2
58h@59c. Rye No. /, 99c.Gs1.Oo. Barlcy-No
2, sl.19DI.s0.
BREADsTUFFs. s.-Wheat-Extra, s1.2511 .2jHl
Corn-No. /, 691z170c. Oats-No.1, 63163Ac.
TOLEDO.
BREADsTUFFs. Wheat = Amber Michigan
81 221:G1.23; No. Red, sl.e1AG1.2a. Corn
High Mixed, 71h972c. Oats-No. 2, 64HG65c.
CLEVELAND.
BREADsTUFFs.-Wheat-N / Red, sl.26a@
127; No. Red, Sl.a1@1.21h. sCorn-Higt
Mixed, 72173c. Oats-No. /, 651l066c.
BUFFALO.
LIVE -Beeves-S5.O096.75. Hogs
Live, s7.0NG7.75. Sheep-Liye ishorn), s5.OOg
$50.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE SToCK.-Beeves-Best, sT0017.25; me
dium, S6.00G5.25. Hogs-Yorkers, s. 25Gs7.5 .55
Philadelphia, s.2J9S.40. Sheep-Best (clipped)
Si9o95.3o; medium Clipped, S4.a5G4.75.
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AZALEA.
BY +. L. CALLAwAY.

W
The story of our heroine commences
years ago with brilliant reception
given in Paris during the reign of Ma
poleon l., by Nine. de Montesoon
Great statesmen, brave Generals, foreign
ministers, with their wives and daugh-
tiers, and all the wealth, beauty and no
bility of Paris were gathered in her
stately palace that night.
AZalea, who came in late with her
father, was enchanted with the dazzling
scene. The long salon shimmered with
mirrors, all hung with crimson, white
and gold, and richly decorated with
flowers, whose delicious perfume filled
the air. Soft strains of exquisite music
mingled harmoniously with the sounds of
light laughter and happy voices. To add
a charm TO the entertainment the hostess
had requested the ladies to come arrayed
in costumes that would represent their
favorite flowers. So there were rich
camellias, pansies, roses and lilies, mod
est violets, faring jonquils, tulips and
many others, whose gauzy and silken
robes sparkled with diamonds, pearls
and rubies.
In admiring others Azalea did not
dream that she was one of the fairest
flowers herself. She was simply attired,
as suited young girl, ID snowy Grape,
with wreath of white azaleas trailing
from her shoulders and spray of the
same pure blossoms fastened in her shin
ing hair.
at is just like fairyland," she muir.
INJURED to herself, enraptured by the
beauty around her; but at that moment
the voice of Morning glory near by
awoke her from the dream that she was
among fairies.
What horrid old dress she has on p
said the young beauty, scornfully, as she
adjusted her sapphire bracelets andar
ranged the sweeping folds of her silver
brocade more gracefully.
Il wonder who she can be; she cennoi
belong to the bedu-nsoade, am sure" re
turned Rose, who was daintily attireG
in blushing silk, frosted with rare laces
| Azalea now saw that the subject OF
| these ill-natured remarks was an elderly
lady, dressed plainly in black, who was
sitting quite alone and deserted at the
| farther end of the salon. Her antiquated
dress and plain ornaments formed a
striking contrast to the rich attire of
these CAV butterflies of fashion
The Empress scarcely noticed her,
said pert little Pink, struggling her
jeweled shoulders; and Azalea saw that
] it was true that the Empress Josephine,
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burned. She was tearfully sought by
her little brother and at last discovered
dead.
John Lynch, mason, finding the peo.
pie pressed in at the bottom of the
church door, pulled many down who were
on top, thus saving dozen lives.
Ex-Constable Casey describes the
scene as he saw it with glass from the
top of the Hutchings House block. The
whole affair was over in fifteen minutes.
He could plainly see through the blazing
4rafters people running about. Large
black spots could be seen in the flames
and half a minute later these spots went
out in brilliant light, which was sue
ceeded by dark flame.
Many people were badly injured by
jumping from the gallery windows, and
many persons had their limbs broken at
tempting to escape.
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FACTS AND FIGURES.

OF 99,206 children of school age in st.
Louis only 25,0 900 attend school.
The Connecticut State Prison paid ST.
712. II above its expenses last year.
HALF the lumber used in this country
is spruce and Pine, of which 5000, 900 600
feet were cut in 1874.
THE consumption of tea in the United
States for the last two years appears
from the last data TO be at least 50,000,-
600, if not 60,000,000, pounds per annum.
THE mortality of the United States was
not so great last year as it might have
been, considering that 1886, ,335 pounds
of arsenic and 1908 pounds of jalap
were consumed here.
THE South Australia wheat report
shows that there will be 204 900 tons of
surplus wheat. About 45, 600 tons have
already been exported and the balance is
ready for shipment.
LAST year there were 1924 breweries
in operation in the Union, New York
having $40 and Pennsylvania 346. In all
New England there were only seventy
four, Vermont having none.
PosTMAsTER-GEN. JEWELL says that
New York pays 40per cent. of all the news
paper postage of the country. The last
quarter it paid $4,000, against Chicago
$4,000, Boston $4,000, Philadelphia
Sl2, 600 for newspaper postage.
THE tenement-house system prevails
to great extent in Boston, 81 ,3t3 people,
or nearly one-sixth of the entire popula-
ton, being packed into 2,6SS tenements,
averaging nearly twenty persons y tene-
ment. The infant mortality is conse-
quently fearful.
Mr.. ]. G. PEARSON, of Newburyport,
Mass, has had seventy-five dozen eggs
from thirty-three hens from Nov. /, 1874,
to May 10, 1875; and Mr.. Thomas Colby,
of the same city, has five hens, the first
of which began laying on Christmas
Day, 1S73 the other four within three or
four weeks after, and the five together
in ten months laid 700 eggs.
THE trade in sardines amounts TO
nearly e20C 900 in value per annum. The
curing principle is quite simple. After
being carefully washed and salted they
are dried in the sun or wind They are
then put into boiling oil, after which
they are placed in boxes, the lids soldered
on and the whole affair exposed to the
action of steam.
PROBABLY the most extraordinary crop
of mangolds ever grown is reported by
the manager of Lord Warwick's sewage
farm near bennington, England, who
claims to have raised eighty-two tons (of
:, 2,240 pounds EACH on one acre in 1874
The beets were in rows, twenty-four
inches apart and twelve inches in the
rows. Tons of these could have been
selected which would not exceed 100
roots per ton.
SOME poultry-raiser, in order to deter
mine the comparative fecundity of ducks
and hens, selected three of each, all
Matched in February and suitably fed.
In the following autumn the ducks laid
222 eggs, the hens none. In February
the laying season began, and up to
August the total number of eggs laid by
the hens was 257, or Sc each, and 1893, or
131 each, for the ducks.
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THERE is an amusing little trick which
is sometimes played upon unsuspecting
persons. and which illustrates the prop
erty of air. An empty soda-water bottle
is laid on its side, and a piece of cork
about as large as pea placed within its
neck. Anyone is then challenged to
blow the cork into the bottle. This looks
so easy that person who does Lot know
the trick advances and blows sharply
into the bottle. To his great surprise he
finds himself struck in the face with the
piece of cork, which he has blown out
of the bottle and not into it. The fact
is, the bottle, though it looks empty, is
really full of air; and just in proportion
as air is blown into il the air that al
ready exists is blown out carrying the
cork with ii. The only way to get the
cork into the bottle is to coax it, so to
speak, by blowing very gently and stead
ily on one side, so that the air within the
bottle is allowed to escape gradually, and
the cork slowly rolls along the side of
the neck until it is fairly within the body
of the bottle.
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A RARE collection of artifcially colored
plants from China is on exhibition in the
great glass house of the acclim atization
gardens in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris.
One of the most curious things in the
collection is dwarf oak that is nearly
100 years old 1t is about twenty inches
in height, its trunk is as thickas finger,
or say an inch in diameter, and its roots
viii hardly fill the hollow of a mans
hand. 1t is in dwaring plants that the
art of the Chinese agriculturist is most
strikingly manifested.
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AT prayer meeting an Ola man goe
up and prayed for a son now III leloh
cell for the crime OF murder: hhother
old man tre,ablingly joined his prayers,
adding that he, too, had had SON. pue
he had been murdered. Their name ;
were made known, and the falhers Oh
Edward S. Stokes and james isk, Jr''
stood for the first time lace 10 lace'