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1t is remarkable that misers generally
are long lived. Many years ago Samuel
Bailey, farmer in the Isle of Wight,
subjected himself and family to incredi-
Die prlvatlons.. In order TO save feed for
horses they even did the plowing and
narrowing themselves and would eat the
flesh OF animals which had died a natur-
al death. Yet he lived to be ninety-two.
The Popular Science Monthly for July
gives an interesting description of the
great telescope recently mounted at
Princeton for Professor Young. The Oh
ject glass of this instrument is twenty
three inches in diameter, and the tube
is thirty feet long. This instrument is
probably the finest in the world, not ex-
cepting the twenty-six inch at the Naval
Observatory.
One Of the surprises given to the
Egyptians by the British fleet at Alex
andria was an exhibition of the electric
light. On dark night before the bonn
bardment the light was turned upon the
shore from one Of the ships. revealing
the operations Of the Egyptians upon
the water front. The startled natives
fed, and as the brilliant rays were
turned and swept along the shore the
men fastened away into the darkness
from the works on which they were en-
gagged.
Oscar Wilde, who is now in New York,
speaks most enthusiastically Of his south
ern "Trip, and says it was worth the journ-
ey to Galveston to see the magnificent
magnolia trees. This tree, he thinks, is
the most beautiful on the face of the
earth. Being congratulated upon the
fact that no other lecturer had ever
made such successful tour of the south
ern states in summer as he has, he re-
piled that he was young, that he was
never wearied, and never bored. II
believe" he said, that a man who is
bored is a bore"
1t is only question Of a very short
time when vessels laden with $4,000 or
10000 bushels of grain will pass from
Chicago or Duluth, through the Welland
and St. Lawrence canals TO the Atlantic
Ocean, without breaking a bulk But
the United States have q more feasible
route by enlarging the Erie Canal, or
constructing canal from Lake Ontario
via Lake Champlain, to the deep waters
of the Hudson.
Work at the Mint in Philadelphia
having been suspended for the past two
weeks on account of the annual settle
nent and to repair the machinery, it was
! resumed on Wednesday. The settle
ment shows that the total coinuge for the
| last twelve months ending June 80 was:
Gold, $50, ,67S, 49, 30: silver Sll, Ct2 .:iSS,-
| 10; minor coinage, S644. 757 -; making a
total coinage of 81 ,3S5, ,594, which is the
largest coinage in any fiscal year
in the history Of the Government
The total legal allowance for
waste in operation in gold and silver
! amounted to 500 49, 80. The actual
| loss was upon gold Sl9.5j3.03. or about
one-twelfth Of the loss allowed by law,
and upon silver S3,12991, or about one
sixteenth Of the legal allowance The
tions was S23, ,263 or S255, ,SS9.97 less than
| the allowance made by law to meet the
necessary waste in coinage.
Southern newspapers interpret recent
decision given by Associate Justice Woods
of the United States;.Supreme Court, in
Texas case, as meaning that the en-
| forcement acts are uncOnStituti Onal. Is
rael LeGrand and two other white men
were tried in the United States Court in
Texas, before Judge Morrill,, for con-
spring against negro named Bolton,
and for going on his premises and as
saulting and shooting him, especially for
the purpose of depriving him, on account
| of his said race and color, of his right
and privilege to give evidence in GER
| tain criminal prosecution The constl-
tutionality of the law under which they
were prosecuted was denied by the de-
fence, and Judge Morrill, overruled the
| objection. An appeal was taken, and
Associate Justice Woods reversed the
dectson of Judge Morrill,, in an elaborate
| decision.