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New Solid Steel Wheel for Street Cars.

The increased weight Of the rolling stock
now employed on street railways, particu-
larly in the case of cables and electric lines.
has made the use of wheels OF a longer
lived and tougher nature than formerly,
wheels which will not break or give out
under the increased strains upon them neces-
sary. Such a wheel has been produced, and
is now being largely used, for street railway
service in New England. 1t is stated that
these wheels are practically unbreakable,
and that they will outwear five of the ordi-
nary stock. They have finished tread,
and weigh 22O pounds.
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Sea WAFER Di.rIInrinn.

An apparatus for producing fresh from
salt water, which promises well for use on
board ship, has recently been invented in
England. 1t is designed for the production
of pure fresh water, either cool and filtered
for drinking, or hot and unfltered for max
ing up the loss of fresh water to the steam
boilers. In this distiller, the supply Of
water, is of course, primarily drawn from
the sea, and the bulk is used for the pur-
poses of cooling and condensation in the
apparatus itself. One commendable feat
ure in this apparatus is that evaporation Is
effected under a vacuum, so as to reduce the
deposition OF solid matter to minimum,
and also to avoid as much as possible the
unpleasant taste and odor of water distilled
at high temperature. The capacity of the
apparatus is said to be 30 gallons per hour.
Baking Powder Residues and Digestion.
That all baking powders have, to greater
or less degree, retarding action on diges-
ton by reason of the salts as residues after
the process of baking, is well known; but
only comparatively recently has there been
made any attempt TO decide the question,
(which of the constituents used in the
baking powders have the least injurious
effects?" A jealous worker il this field
sums up the result of his investigations in
the statement that the least harmful baking
powder is one containing the bi-carbonate
of soda and cream of tartar, and that the
presence of any other chemical substance.
however harmless it may be in itself, tends
only to increase the complexity of the resi-
due and impair the activity of the gastric
iVice.
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OA4N AOA VIII
tains about the
same superficial
area as the United
States, and al
though it has just as
much average rain
fall and as mean q
temperature, it has
not so many inhab-
itants, especially
on Pre- sid e mt al
vears Canada has
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The ProarennIxs Wnn..

Detroit Free Press.l
A few years ago the word Joint, as ap-
piled to drinking saloon, was hopeless and,
to many, unintelligible slang. Now the
Western papers have dropped the quotation
marks from Il
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12

Marion" said Henry, proud Of bis
newly acquired knowledge, "do you know
that the earth turns round?''
"Of tos it doesi'' answered Marion.
THAT'S the reason tumblss ont Of bed.
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SOMETHING ABOUT HoTELs.

Canada was discovered at about the same
time America was and by the same parties.
Some think that the Worlds Fair should be
held at Montreal for that reason. do not
think she cares for it. She has so much else
to attend to that the fair would not receive
the attention it deserves. She has large
and beautiful hotel, and I do not see why l
should not speak of it am not backward
in speaking of bad hotels, aud the United
States is full of them. The Windsor is
well conducted, it seems to me, and the
rates are not out of proportion. We travel
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American and English Locomotives.
It Is possible that there may be in Scot
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man, be he President or comedian. The
three-line item, well written aud at the
proper time, void of personal spite, for that
is soon discovered, is the power that turns
the tide in public opinion, especially in
America, so far as the press is concerned.
POWER OF A PARAGRAPH.
The cold-hearted and selfish man, be he
actor, author or President even, soon makes
himself known to the keen-eyed para
grapher. and good-by to his aspirations at
that moment. care not who makes up the
columns of the Congressional Record if 1
may write the country's paragraphs. Un-
fortunately cannot do it. But these brief
epigrams or bon mots, whatever they NAV
be, the outgrowth of our age, touch the
heart of our humor-loving Republic, and
are the pebbles in the stream of time which
change the course of many great political
river. Conkling was paragrapher. So is
Ingalls,.
The parsgrapher has caused the Execu-
tive to grow cold to his own appointee,
turned the tide of opinion against man who
rested, as he thought secure in the arms of
8 great corporation or in a political house
hold. He has called attention to the egotist
and emphasized the selfish motives of an
ostensible philanthropist. He has, in three
lines, killed the aspirations of half acenturv.
he has burned down the structure of life
time by finding a straw brick IN the base
and touching it off with stanza.
He may not be always just. or he may
have some personal motive. In that case
the paragraph is harmless in the end, but
the bright, free lance paragrapher, with no
ak to grind, ready at all times where he
sees head to hit it, with his compliments,
Wields n mower in this countrv of which he
himself knows little, and which, regret to
say, is not in general commensurate with
his salary.
But was speaking of Canada. Public
sentiment will soon, on both sides of the
line, demand an arrangement by which it
will be as easy to get criminal across the
border as it is to get him out Of neighbor-
ing State. Then, I trust, the sleek custo-
dians OF other peoples money will have to
buck the bucket shops with their own funds
or make shoes under strict surveillance.
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Tnird Herse.

It is not so very wearing
On the thinker, can see,
Just to think Of you, my darling
As you doubtless think of me.
So, my darling. as stated,
If your thoughts are true to me,
win do some heavy thinking,
Oh my darling just for thee;
And we'll think about each other
Till the bright eternity.
Yours truly,
BILL NYE.
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It is fun to write a poem
While pause to think Of thee,
For know you'll not forget me
While you pause to think of me.
Thus adown life's sunburnt pathway
LoIter to think of thee,
For 1 hope and trust that also
You may sometimes think of me,
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NYETALKSOFCANADA
The Paragrapher is Making Our
Northern NeighbOrs Nervous.
THEY REJOICE IN ERASTUSW WIMAE.
Entirely Too Grcs a People to be Annexed
to Anybody.
AN ANCIENT LOVE POEM TURNS UP
lwRrrrrx roR THE p1srArcH.,

CANADA con-
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A cANADIAN NEWS ITEM.
First Verse.

o my darling, o my darling,
Wilt you ever think of me?
For my darling. for my darling,
will ofttimes think of thee.
And my darling, oh my darling,
When ofttimes think of thee
It will be indeed pleasure
If you erstwhile think of me.
Thus my darling, oh my darling.
Should you erstwhile think of me,
Whilst my darling, oh my darling,
Ishall ofttimes think of thee,
We will think about each other
Till the bright eternity.
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UNPRErENTIoUs SIMPLICITY.

People Of moderate means should culti-
vate independence. Nothing is more de-
spicably vulgar than parade Of shabby
gentllity which apes the rich without the
means to make more than q sorry counter
felt. Sensible people can well afford TO be
Independent, since anyone who thinks less
of them for their unpretentious simplicity
is not worth knowing or receiving. Some
years ago we met prince, real, live, bona
hde prince. who now, they say dwsllD In
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OUR TRUE DEsrREs-ouR TRUE PRAYERS.

OUR TRUE DEsTREs-oUR TRUE PRAYERS.
In speaking of prayer rs heart-work, and
the heart only praying for what it desires,
even in seeking full salvation, DR.. Fletcher
has the following:
ITO pray for what is not really desiI ed
must be classed among some other enlSmas
as prevalent among professors OF religion.
But there is cauSe,-an unwillingness, as
Fenclon somewhere remarks. to embrace
the whole will OF God, In crosses, external
and internal humiliation, renouncement OF
our own wills. the death Of self, and the
establishment Of Gods throne upon the
ruins Of seif-ore.
Not to desire these is not to pray; to de-
sire them seriously, soDerly, constantly, and
with reference to all the details of life, this
is true prayer; not to desire them, and yet
to suppose we pray, is an illusion like that
of the wretched who dream themselves
happy. How necessary, . my soul, to be
plain and honest with these imaginary de-
sires after perfection. These are the causes
the voluntary causeS-which prevent the
true prayer Of the heart and which render so
many prayers fruitless. Lord, help me to
be sound and honest with my hearers upon
these points -ay, and with myself Also
Amen"
Blessed Jesus, draw out eur desires after
Thee! Create in US hun -ering and tbirSting
after righteousness Make plain to oui
understanding the way of purity! Reveal
unto us the beauty and desirableness, Of holi.
ness. Cut US loose from the world! he.
move or help us overcome hindrances!
Teach US the simplicity and directness of tie
way of salvation. Wash us in Thy precious
blood, and make US whittier than snow"
Preserve US, spirit, soul. and body, blame
less. unto Thy coming! Amen.-[Eyan'
gelical Messenger
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RELIGIOUS READING.
IN TILE NAME oE THE LORD.

IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.
Who Is this that cometh in the Lords dear
name?
Wan and dropping on his road, very faint
and lame,
Pale brow overshadowed, eyes all quenched
Is it Pain who cometh? Did the Lord send
him?
Who is this that cometh in the Lords dear
name?
Meeting never praises, only tears and blame,
Mourning veil TO hide him, eyes which tears
o'erbrim-
Is this Grief who cometh? Did the Lord
send him?
Who is this that cometh in the Lords dear
lame?
In his strange and searching gaze burns a
pallid fame, ..
Mournful flowers crown his head, terrible
and grim
Is it Death who cometh? Did the Lord send
him?
Never messenger shall come if he be not
sent;
We will welcome one and all, since the Lord
so meant;
Welcome Pain or Grief or Death, saying
with glad acclaim,
"(Blessed be all who come to us in the Lords
dear nameW
-[Susan Coolidge.
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CHRIST CAME TO MAKE MEN HOLY,

About Ole thing there can be no doubt; /;
Christ came to this world to make men holy.
Whether we take His own words or those
of His disciples, this alone was the object of
His mission among men. Indeed, the one
thing on which all agree is, that Christ put 4
new and larger meaning into the words
righteousness" and "hoiness.' We find
it il every phase Of His teaching. No other
conception Of salvation than q pure heart
and righteous living is to be found in the
New Testament writings.
The contention of Christ with the re-
Iigionists of His time was that they had lost
the idea of spiritual religion out Of their
hearts and therefore out of their worship.
ScriLes and Phari>ees alike knew as they
listened of His teachil G that they were not
to His school; that he must be silcnced or
His idea of religion would prevail Central
Christian Advocate.
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a RECENT expedl5ton mas gatnerso
m:rah interesting information relative
to tho Numerous tathes inhabiting: the
Chin Mountains + Asia. From an
official report it sppears that some OF
the tribes are al,east as barbaroas and
ignorant as the sarages of CenTal At
gica- They wear scarcely any slothes,
and the HISTORIC. &gieaf accurately rep
resents the full dress of soEae OF the
villagers. TIER dwellings, have nc
furniture; .Aey have no laws, no rel!g>
ion, and nc, government, except an II,
complete village systaSa. Medical
science SID surgery Are absolutely
unkrowa. Their hal,sts are repulsive.
Certaia tribes are confirmed drank.
ards, consuming great quantities. Of
beer breved by shemselves. They,
however, display remarkable mecaan'
ical ingenuity, constructing wonderful
bridges on the cantileyer principle.
In some tribes the sole arms are small
knives and bows and arrows. They
are skillful archers, killing tigers and
bears at oighty yards, The women Of
all the tribes have their faces hide
ously tattooed to prevent theig beins
carried eff by the BurHans, .
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WHERE SHE COMES.

With heavy elders overhung,
half hid in clover masses,
An old fence rambles on, among
1.-THE tangled meadow-grasses,
[tmakes shade for lady-fern
AWhich nestles close beside it;
While clematis at every turn,
& And roses almost hide it.
In shade Of ov arranging sprays
sAnd down sunny hollow,
By hazel-copse, and woodland ways
1.-The winding fence follow;
By rose, and thorn, and fragrant dew,
In search of something sweeter-
The orchard-gap, where she comes through
!: And 60 down to meet her!
The sunlight slants across the fenca
s9Where lichens gray it over,
And stirs hundred dreamy scents
. From fern, and mint and clover,
But though the air Is sweet to-day,
~ know Of something sweeter:
That she can only come this way,
+ And am sure to meet her!
And so, while chipmunks run a match
u To tell the wrens who's coming,
And all across the brier patch
There sounds drowsy humming-
The hum Of honey-seeking bees
seek for something sweeter:
A gap, amongst the apple-treeS
Where am going to meet herI
Charles B. Going, in Sc1ibner.
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The Heights Of Waves.

All sorts of nonsense has been written
about waves tmouutains high" The
truth is that when ship is plunging
down the back Of one wave and is at the
same time heeled over till her rail is close
to the water, the next wave looks as if it
would sweep completely over the vessel
and therefore appears as big as mount
ain. Lieutenant Qualtrough says: "We
find reports of heights of 100 feet from
hollow to crest, but no verified measure
ment exists of o height half as great as
this. The highest reliable measurements
are from forty-four to forty-eight feet
in itself a very remarkable height.
Waves having a greater height thsn thirty
feet are not often encountered. The
height of wind waves is governed by
what is called the "fetch." That means
their distance from the place where their
formation begins. Thomas Stevenson,
author of Lighthouse Illumination, "
and father of the well-known writer of
our day, Robert Louis Stevenson, gives
the following formula as applicable when
the fetch is not less than six sea miles ::
"The height of the wave in feet is equal
to 1.5 multiplied by the square root Of
the fetch in nautical miles" Let US sup
pose that in a gale of wind the waves be-
gan to form 400 miles from the ship you
are on. The square root of 400 is twenty,
which multiplied by 1.5 gives thirty feet
as the height of the waves around the
ship.
Now, it is we'll known that in every
storm there are occasionally groups Of
three or four waves considerably larger
than the Others. Captain Lccky is ofthe
opinion that these are caused by the in
creased force of the wind in squalls which
are feature of every big blow. Now,
waves travel at rate which is the result
of their size. Waves 200 feet long from
hollow to hollow travel about nineteen
knots per hour; those of 400 feet in length
make twenty-seven knots; and those of
600 feet rush forward irrcsistibly at thirty
two knots. Let US suppose, now, wave
400 feet in length and thirty-eight or
forty feet high rushing along at twenty
seven knots. It overtakes slower wave
making about twenty knots, with q
height of twenty-five feet and length OF
200. The two seas become one, forming
ut the moment of their union an enor-
nous wave. Just at that moment they
meet one of those steamers called "ocean
greyhounds," which, as every one knows,
never slacken speed unless it is absolutely
necessary for safety. She is butting into
the storm at the rate of say eight knots
an hour. She runs plump against great
wall of water which seems to rise sud-
denly out of the general tumult, rushing
at her with height of forty-fve feet or
more and speed of over thirty miles per
hour. There is fearful crash forward,
accompanied by deluge, and as the tons
of water roll off the forecastle deck, it is
found that damage has been done, and
the officers on watch enter in the log the
interesting fact that the steamer has been
struck by sstldal ve."-St. Nicholas.
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Six Potatoes to, q Load.

I was amused a few days since IN
watching a company Of laborers at work
digging potatoes in c, field in a valley of
the Rimac, writes traveller from Peru.
A team of oxen plowed up the hills with
a light plow, leaving the tubers exposed
On the ground. Six Indian workmen
picked up the potatoes and carried them
to pile in one ccrncr of the field, while
the ovcrseer, spaniard, stood in ma
jestic and dignifcd idlcness, watching
the work. The. men who were picking
up the potatoes had neither pail, bag or
box in which % carry them. Two Of
them put the potatoes in their hats and
the others carried them il their hands,
each one going from every part of the
field to the pile in one corner, carrying
five or six potatoes each trip. Here were
eight mea and team Of oxen engaged in,
doing work which in America would b,o
done ty'one man and boy.-Ne~ I;n:
,I0u,a1l
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strenoth. They resemble enormous bone

strength. They resemble enormous bone
fsh-hooks in everything but the barb.
II the Mexican had struck this cactus
head foremost, he would have been killed
outright. As it was, his right arm had
been thrust deep into the long curving
thorns, and they had closed into his arm
and hand, holding them in q grip OF
steel.
As he lay there writhing on tho
ground, his arm transfxed in dozen
places with these fnfexible hooks, I saw
my enemy delivered into my power. It
only remained to take advantage Of the
fortunate accident which had humbled
him. I first searched him and took pos
session of his knife and revolver. Then,
very slowly, freed his arm, cutting
away the softer parts of the plant rather
than trying the almost impossible task
of cutting through the thorns.
As the Mexican rose, retreated to
Montezuma's back, and covered the man
with the revolver. My precautions were
useless. His arm was sprained as we'll as
gashed in q dozen places by the cruel
hooks. He painfully removed these, and
bound his arm in bandana that he took
from his pocket
I motioned to him to walk ahead
of me, toward the ranch. We made
slow and sorry procession; the
furious Mexican in front, Montezuma
limping painfully, and myself behind,
the otter horse following at some dis.
tance. But sense of triumph sustained
me through the long journey.
At the ranch we dressed the villains
arm, set guard over him and sent for
the Sheriff. He came, identified him as
daring horse-thief, wanted for several
offences in the northern part of the ter
ritory, and relieved us of his company.
-Youth's Companion.
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A Gentleman Tells O Fish Story.

Perhaps there was some sense in what
he was saying. In fact, there must have
been, because everybody in the car leaned
forward listening. 1t could easily be
seen that the gentleman was an ardent
admirer of all athletic sports. he had q
biceps that would do honor to slugger
and it would have taken q pretty heavy
hammer to crush his little finger.
eyes," he concluded, land when !
hauled up that line, though I had felt six
distinct bites, there was but one fish On
it, and he had swallowed all six Of the
hooks. The hooks were valuable and SC
my boy cut the fish open to get them.
Inside the huge fish I found three other
but smaller fishes, each with two hooks
in his mouth, and inside each one Of
those three smaller fishes we found still
smaller fish, each one with hook in hi!
stomach. I had used worms for bait and
while one of the worms was in the fish ii
had young ones, and there was enough
bait to last us all the rest Of that day.
Neu I0rE Sun.
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Congressmen Joke With O Gufde.

There are not many Eishrnen in this
Congress- Three of the best known
sons of Erin are Lawler, McAdoo and
Quinn. This trio walked to the capitol
OF Washington together the other morn
ing, and at the door of the rotunde were
met by anew guide. who wanted to show
them. the sights of the. building. The
three consented, and were taken TO- stat
uary ball to, hear the echoes. INow
you stand right here" said the guide,
placing the trio on the well-known
stones. II will move: back fifty-fve feet
and. whisper to- you,, and you will hear
my voice asif I wena ty your side All
this, was done; and the guide whispered,
then spoke. and finally shouted, but not
a, word did either Of the trio' hear.
Thinking that possibly he had made
mistake and put hiAvictims on the'wong
stones, he. moved them over against the
wall and said. to them: "This' is the
whispering. gallery. You stand here
and l will go across the room and whis-
per against the WALL You will hear me
as if I.were.at: Your ear" Again the
guide whispered, hat met with NO re-
sponse.. Then be. gradually naised his
voice to o.ashout, but the trio. Of Con-
gressmenr kept their ears againstthe wall
and made,no, sign Rejoining his Gus
toner's, the: gaaas explained that for
some reason,. probably on account OF the
humidity Of the atmosphere. tho echoes
were not working we'll to-day, and in
vited his guests to take look at the
House: Of Representatives. Arriving at
the main entrance the Coogressmen
started; TO- walk in, when tho guide seized
their arms and told theno they couldn't
90 in,there-that was orlg for members.
20, yes. bu. We can," said Mr.: Lawler,
and Tipping the astonisked guide 81 the
joking trio disappeared EEithin.-Ch'eago'
Herald-
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THE present Pope never leaves his
own rooms until they have been swept
and busted, which is done as soon as
he rises. He then closes all the doors
and windows and takes the keys away
with him. This has caused the rumor
that he is coucealing some treasure,
but the real truth of the matter is that
he wishes to prevent the recurrence OF
the troubles which arose in the time Of
Pic Mono, when a regular trade was
kept up in scraps Of paper and other
objects found ip his roo ms,
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Speed of Swallows.

Swallows were long supposed to be the
fastest birds that fly; but this is By nc
means the case They attain to On i'm
meuse speed in their rushcs, eut art
among the most easily fatigucd of birds
There is a well-autheuticatel instance Of
a swallow having flown twenty miles IN
thirteen minutes. The specl of swal
low flying straight and swift is abou
nincty-twc miles an hour; its ordinary
course is sixty miles. The swift easily at
tains to 900 miles, and seems quite tire
less on the wirg.-Oncc-a- Week.
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Rough on Cholera MOrbus.

Cholera morbus can be easily checked
in nine cases out of ten by the use of the
following, which any druggist can fill
Tincture capsicum, laudanum, tincturc Of
rhubarb, spirits of camphor and essence
of peppermint, of each two drains; mix,
and take from fifteen to twenty drops
every half hour until relieved. This ha.
been known to cure some of the worst
cases in a short time Chicago HsraM