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LEO XIII. POINT. MAX.
AMMO POINT. Nv
cHArRAN PIN1Ir IN vATIoANo
ROMA. AMMO DON. 1891.
NOT AFRAID OF HORSE CARS.
The w. c. T. U. Women Frightened the
broadway Conductors.

Inc w. Z. II. u. women Frightened inc
broadway Conductors.
I'm glad those women are out OF town.
said Broadway street car conductor as his
car passed the Broadway Tabernacle. He re-
ferred to the delegates to the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union Convention. which
was held In the church. MY first afternoon
trip every day." he sald brings mo down
here at about o'clock. That was Just the
time they got out for a recess. They got their
lunch down in Fourteenth street. The instant
they were out Of the church they made break
for the cars and crowded on. regardless.
When there wasn't room inside they crowded
the platform and thcn the steps. They took
moro chances Of being killed or hurt than any
men over saw. Why. after tho platforms and
steps wero full ono day ono or two OF tho
women climbed on tho rear guard and clung
there until put them off. and after tho car
started others grabbed hold OF the handles and
ran along. They seemed TO have no fear ut all.
They took awful risks. and ! can tell you they
kept the hearts OF US conductors up In our
Threats all the time. Getting on wasn't much
worse than getting on. Some OF them wouldn't
wait for tho car to stop. Womnn-lkc. Of course.
they jumped of the wrong way. with backs to
the horses. One or two OF them had nasty
falls at tho Fourteenth street corner. ! guess
the Lord must hlvo been with them though,
for there wasn't II broken bone reported. ! tell
were not killed"
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A Place In tho Fair for Education.

No building has yet been provided by the
cago for an exhibit by the various States OF
their methods and principles Of public edu-
cation. The Government, through the Blu
reau OF Education. proposes to present q
special exhibit In the Government building.
This. however. though useful 80 for as 1t
goes. cannot DO deemed sufficient. for tho
work Of popular education In the United
States IL not In the direct or indirect
control Of the Federal Government. and
in spite Of tho once perennial BLAIR.
the public schools are likely to re-
main tho charge Of the individual States.
In some States there are only pri-
mary and high schools. in others there
are kindergarten and normal schools.
In others there are State agricultural
schools and colleges. The American sys-
to all the world. and yet. according to the
present plans OF the managers OF the Fair. 1t
will either be impossible for visitors to
study 1t there or only possible for them to
CLEAN at haphnzard from widely scattered
exhibits meagre. misleading. and casual In
formation.
In such an educational building as is de-
slrable. the great universities should send
statistics and SCHEDULES Of studies. Schools
like St. Paul's School and Phillips Exeter
Academy should exhibit their diverse but
equally successful methods. and ulustra-
lions should be given OF the modern
mode of teaching the deaf and dumb. Such
an exhibition would be as interesting as
many that appeal to the thoughtful rather
than the curious. What is Of more conse-
quence. 1t would be instructive to all who
should studyit
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WATERS FEES.
A Discussion or Them In Paris-Fees In New
York,


Tho Paris newspapers have been discussing
the question Of feeling walters. All are agreed
that tho fee which was once q gratuity. re-
ceived In spirit Of thankfulness. has now be-
come tax which the waiter feels it to DO his
right to collect. But the interesting side Of the
discussion was to the amount Of the fee. Ono
newspaper writer said he thought that 25
francs. or something less than SIS. was not too
much TO pay for a dinner OF 100 francs.
This created q storm. One paper announced
a schedule which it said was In common use In
Paris. This schedule set fee OF ~ cents for
q dinner Of 81 or Whereabouts. 80 cents for
dinner Of 81. and SO on. slightly increasing the
proportion between fee and bill And every
body assented to this just and fair. since tie
feeling system was, established SO firmly.
IL such schedule US this were set UP in New
OF walters at the better class hotels and cafes.
At some cafes tho waiter is pretty certain to
INT his eyebrows II less than Il quarter Is Of
Tered when =, ne has served two persons. how
complains II he gets Is por cent Of the bill.
provided that he get at least ~ cents for serv-
Ing two persons when the bill Is about dollar
as Is generally supposed. There are many peo-
pie. thousands among the visitors to New
York, who do not recognize the right which
waiter in even broadway cafes looks venom
ousiy after retre4ting men who have coolly
pockctcd all the change which the cashier has
80 kindly selected for the waiter.
York about the feeling system is that the walt
ers have become 30 accustomed to getting the
fec and 30 assured Of their right to It that they
90 not try to earn IT. Ahd the further Gbse
the best walters are ut the table 'h6tes and
hotels where foreign influence is strong.
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vidcd for this contingency. Very little
trouble and few minutes Of time will suf-
flee to convert the six small sledges into one
large boat to be propelled either by sail or
oars. DIR. SUPAN and others. to whom Elk
ROLLS drawings and specifications have
been submitted. say that the invention
seems to be of practical utility and valua-
bic addition to the appliances for Arctic
work.
When NANsEN's vessel lie once fast in tho
leo he will be perfectly helpless. nnd must
calmly face his fate for better or for worse;
but ENROLL, now urging his dog teams over
the snow covered ice. now slowing all away
in his big boat and pulling oars by way OF q
change, hopes ever to be nearing his goal or
making for home after the victory is won.
His aim Is to secure the utmost celebrity Of
movement. He will. therefore, take as few
men and as many dogs as possible. and on
the Ice his men will wear snowshoes. His
detour to Petermann Land will be made to
avoid the rapid southern drift OF the Ice
between Spitzbergen and Greenland: but
from Pctermann Land he will shape o
straight course to the Pole. II the southern
ice drift is too great for him to overcome. he
can retreat upon his base Of supplies on
Spitzbergen. II, however, he reaches the
Pole. 1t is his purpose to return by way Of
the East or West coast Of Greenland. eking
out his food resources by drawing upon the
provision depots left by previous explorers
at Lady Franklin Bay or at Scoresby Sound.
Like all new Arctic projects embracing
novel features. EKRoLL's scheme will. OF
course. be pronounced by some men imprac-
ticable. There were experts and authorities
who declared that NANsEN could never cross
Greenland on the inland Ice. Undaunted by
a storm OF criticism. no londed his sledges.
started across the unknown ice waste, and
came home successful. There are points In
EKRoLL's scheme not yet explained. as. for
instance. how he will feed his dogs. and how
he can utilize them at all II he meets such
broken, hummocky ice as that which almost
defeated MARKHAMs efforts to drag the
sledges north Of the elghty-third parallel:
but he may win. as others have won who
were doomed to failure by the authorities.
1t is generally believed now that the North
Pole can be reached. The game may not DO
worth the candle. though 1t would be inter-
esting to know the exact physical condi-
lions OF tho Polar area: but there Is little
doubt that the North Pole will some day be
visited. Most Arctic authorities agree that
with the present improved appliances and
methods for Arctic work. reaching the Pole
is merely q question OF time and money.
Reawakened curiosity will again and again
impel the quest: and it Is significant that
after Arctic enterprise for many years has
been subordinated to ends more important
and more easily attainable. expeditions are
once more preparing to start for the Pole.
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Rapid Transit and the Commission.

From dc Engineering Reoofd.
Tho problem which the Commission have to consider
10 the adoption OF plan OF road which the public
will travel In paying numbers They have good reason
for wishing to avoid deep tunnel with tho necessary
accompaniment OF elevators at each station and un
derround storage for rolling stock necessary for
handling the traffic that must be provided for to
modato New York In laying out the line Of the South
London Railway. for which Mr.. GreAthead drove the
tunnel the Thames had TO be passed under and that
fact determined Its depth from the surface and tho
grades. The problem which the company now have to
contend with to get tho public to travel by the line In
preference TO using surface facilities In the shape OF
omnibus and tramways, To induce such travel the
price was reduced to penny last summer Doubtless
this phase OF the problem Influenced tho New York
Commission TO instruct their engineers to prepare
plan that the avoidance OF elsyAtor and
the reports Of the consulting engineers wanted 10
point out what diieaiss are 70 be anticipated That
these are not naAit pWussios tas fytessy WIN make
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The Worlds Fair.

On Jan. II, 1890, before the committee Of
the United States Senate ut Washington.
the remarks printed below were part OF
CHAuNCEY NJ. DEPEw's speech. and are
quoted from the official report. After de-
scrlblng the enormous material prosperity
for oil Glasses Of citizens to be derived from
locating the Fair In Now York. the distin-
guished orator. ut page IS OF tho report.
thus ridlculed the suggestion Of politics:
"Undsr the bill which ws have drafted the sxpendi.
ssrs Of money iefntlrely In tho hands Of the cor.
porators named in the BIZ; 100 Of whom sixty are
Republicans and tho Democrats OF all shades they
are all gentlemen Of honor and integrity. who would
sssums the responsibilities Of this trust - public
auty."
Ex-senator WARNER MILLER. by page 81 Of
tho Same report. said: % feel confident In
saying that no argument can be made
Agslnst New York." and at page 50 he an
swered the objections Of politicians. clearly
meaning PLATT. FAssETT l. Co.. In the fol-
lowing words:
"The names and characters OF the men selected tas
eorporstors) absolute guarantee that politics.
partsan political have nothing and shnll have moth
ing to do with this sha DO held
In the city Of New York"
There was much more to the same effect.
Well. tho selection Of q site became Ques-
ton chiefly between New York and Chicago.
and when it was voted upon and determined
"ToM REEDS" Congress- the machina-
tions Of PLAT. FAssErr 4 Co. prevailed.
and. as Governor HILL says. they betrayed
the best interests of the city and State"
They mlsrepresented the popular will.
No reasonable or credible explanation
has been or ever can be made by these
arch conspirators. The speculative pur-
chase Of Chicago lands by two Senatorial
colleagues two months after the discussion
above quoted from is revelation Of the
manner In which public duty was basely
prostituted to private gain. and the i'm
perial city OF New York cannot speak Its
displeasure too loudly.
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"A Millionaire Runs . Locomotive Faster
Than u Mile u Minute.

LEBANON. Pn.. Oct 10.-Robert Coleman. the
millionaire iron manufacturer OF Cornwall this
county. demonstrated the other day that 1t Is
not always necessary to be graduated from
fireman to become O successful locomotive
engineer. With his own hand on the trottle in
an engine with one passenger car attached. he
Lebanon. Railroad, owned by himself. from
Colcbrook to BellaIre. over tho Lancaster
miles. in exactly four minutes Tho Average
rate OF speed was fifty seconds to the mile. tho
fastest over attained on the road. There were
and passenger agent: T. w. Ash. Dispatcher;
J.. r. Crowell. chief engineer and A. Hess
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Tho Appender of tho Constitution.

Tho Hon. ROSWELL PErTIBoNR FLOWER
Is chiefly man Of affairs. but at least one
passage in one Of his speeches delivered in
tho Forty-second Congress deserves to be
included in the next edition Of Mr.. JOHN
BARrLETT's Familiar Quotations" In q
, speech which he made In the House on Dec.
ment proposed by him. Mr.. FLOWER con-
cluded In these words:
"Ibsg leave to append to these remar the Consti
tuition Of the United States document which cannot
be too widely disseminated. an acquaintance with
which makes every immigrant an American and every
American patriot"
So pages sos to sos Of the Congressional
Record vol. IA. part l. are devoted to the
Constitution. document for which the
Forty-seventh Congress had mighty little
use. Tho Constitution as appended to Mr..
FLowER's remarks Is printed in regrettably
small type. but the opportunity for instruc-
ton was given. It was not Mr.. Flowers
fault II 1t was not sufficiently improved. At
any rate. the sentence " beg leave to ap-
pend to these remarks the Constitution Of
the United States" has become or is des-
tined to become classical. 1t Is not. indeed.
actually necessary that every Congressman
should have the Constitution printed as an
sddendum to his speeches: 1t will be SUM-
dent to consider 1t as appended.
There are q great many Republican
speeches which would look very small and
mean by the side Of the Constitution. I'm
sgine. II you can. q Congressman speaking
In behalf Of tho Force bill. and appending
the Constitution. Mr.. FLOWER. on the other
hand. was fully entitled by his reverence for
the Constitution to append that document
to bis remarks
There Is at least ono part Of tho Constitu.
ton Of tho Stat Of New York which ought to
be appended o every Democratic campaign
speech for thu reproof and the benefit of the
Republicans Of New York. 1t Is this:
"Asucns ILL.,. sscrIosA An enumeration OF the inhaS
ants Of the STATE shall be taken under the direction OF
the Legislature. in tho year thousand eight hun
drsd and hftydve and at the end Of every years
thsssafsr; and the districts shall DO altered by the
Legislature At the nrst session after the every
suumsraon thss sach Senate district shall contain
nearly - may Be. an equal number of Inhabitants
"Ass NJ. $50 8. Tbs Legislature ~ its nrst session
sfsy shs return Of every enumeration shall apporion
sas member. Of Assembly among the several counties
q ths STATE"
Judging from the disobedience to the
United States Constitution and the State
Consultation displayed. the sum which the
United States paid for setting up tho Con-
st1tution and sppendlng 1t to Mr.. Flowers
speech OF Dec. II. 1882. was wasted. so far
- ooncsrns tho Republicans. The coming
month will show that they were not wasted
on tho State Of New York.
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Another North Polo Project.

Since the return Of the GREEDY expedition
Scandinavian explorers have been left In
undisturbed possession Of the field OF Arctic
research. Their achievements have been
confined to NANsKN's trip across Greenland
and TO the study OF East and West coast
natives and glaciers. We have now entered
upon Q period OF renewed activity. With
PRAAY seeking the northern terminus Of
Greenland. RYDER about to complete tho
map OF the East coast. NANsEN preparing to
visit the North Pole II he fnds a favoring
current. and other projects preparing or
talked about. some Of the attention which
Africa hos almost monopolized will for q
time be diverted to the Arctic.
The latest scheme for reaching the North
Pole has some novel features. Mr.. ENROLL.
. Norwegian. originated the plan. and In
tends In the spring OF 1893 to test Its merits.
His sohome has boen deemed worthy OF
extended notice In leading geographical
magazines. aud some Of Its ingenious fea-
lures hove been commended by such dlstin-
guished authorities as DR.. SUPAN of Gotha.
ExRoLL hopes to make himself. in meas
ure. independent OF adverse Winds. cur
rents. and leo movements.
In the early summer Of 1893. having es-
tablished depot Of supplies at Cape Mohn.
on the East coast Of Spltzbergen. he pro-
poses to start northeast across the sea to
Potermann Land. the most northern part OF
Franz Josef Land of which we yet have
knowledge. He hopes. doubtless. to find
open lanes Of water. but lie prepared for any
phase OF Arctic travelling. Five men will
accompany him. and they will have six
small slcdges. each drawn by dogs. Sup
pose the conditions make 1t necessary to
set out over tho Ice. and on the way the
party come 70 open water. which Is almost
suyp v eecug on . summer journey TO Franx
Josef Land. EKAoths ingenuity has pro.
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he was heard TO utter were q message Of
love to his Nationalist colleagues and to the
people OF Ireland. We believe that the mes
sage will be needed by those who most
steadfastly chung to him while living. and
who will most piously revere his memory.
For PARNELIs fitting and lasting monu-
ment will be the reopened senate house at
Dublin. to secure which the harmonious CO.
operation Of all patriotic Irishmen may even
vet he requisite
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Promotions In the Fire partment.

Tho Fire Board promoted yesterday theso
assistant foremen to bo forenoon. subject to
civil service examination: Patrick Bhanahnn.
Truck 10; John J. Grady. Truck .: Richard j.
Norris. Engine IL: Andrew GatIney, EnHine
80; Michael A. Reilly, Engine 70.
These ilremcn were promoted 70 be assist
ant foremrn, subject TO civil service examina-
ton: Richard W. Callahan, Engine z: James
Il. BroEan. Engine 81; Thomas 4. Connolly
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Prom Figure, Sept ~.
u. Marc Twain the celebrated American writer who
is visiting France arrived yesterday at Lyons coming
from AiIles-Bains, and descending the rivers In a
little nsbng boat lie 10 In the bsst health. lie is ac
compAnied BY courier. . servant and . pilot.
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Plans Tor q New Art Gallery,

Architects Hardrnbcreh, Hunting and Jacob
son filed plans at the building Bureau yester-
day for four-story and basement building,
with a onc-story, extension, in West Fifty
seventh street. 2ll to 2l5. 1t Ii to be used as
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No satisfyias Then.

Prom ~ CAta4Ss 6sas
Here qssss ststs Of sasiTy. yhs Ohio Republican
pAps Ats attacking Candidate Campbell because he 10
ppeF man Aas sapast Hsst ,sspsAiyp sSRtps$ss ApA
ne ksx gotk 1spphiieAa teiFnsls Are sshdssAiing
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There were 722 deaths aud 1.071 births In
the city last week. These are tho statistics Of
the principal contagious diseases:
TpJI.oid tsro !S1rid yerer Dtphhsria.
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: Certificates OF nomination were fled with the
County Clerk Yesterday BY Col, W. l. Brown.
ai%sSSsslssl ssS sssssik y g.
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sil u s8iiii i;i;s::' !! I; iiii';!l i II
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-21
Fish That Shoot Flies.

There is curious fish of the Indian
ocean, to which, although it has long
been known to naturalists, attention has
recently been called on account Of some
new observations of its peculiarities. 1t
is fat and chubby. not unlike the ordi-
nary sunfish, and seldom exceeds seven
or eight inches in length.
1t is furnished with short snout or
muzzle, which, as we shall see, serves
very much the purpose of sportsman 8
gun 1t is fond of insects, and its
method of capturing them has suggested
its name of the archer.
Swimming close beneath the surface
it watches the brilliant flies fitting
above, and, having selected one to its
fancy, suddenly thrusts its muzzle out,
and with almost unerring marksman-
ship discharges several drops of water
at its victim.
Confused by the watery projectiles,
and with its wings entangled and rem
dered temporarily useless, the insect falls
upon the surface of the sea, and is i'm
mediately seized by its voracious enemy.
The fish is said to be able to bring
down fly in this manner from height
of two or three feet.
Some of the inhabitants of Java keep
these little fish in captivity for the sake
of watching them practice their archery
upon flies and ants suspended above
them.-Youth's Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-21
An Obedient Egg.

"This is queer egg you have given me,
mother" said Woodruff at the breakfast
table. "See how it stands on it's smaller
end" Every one at the table looked up in
astonishment. Sure enough, there the egg
stood as Woodruff had said. and, what was
more wonderful! still, in perfect balance on
the brim of how'll
The boy took it down, and lol it assumed
a slanting position on the edge of the
table, seemingly in the act of falling down
and yet not falling. All the girls almost
screamed in their amazement.
Next Woodruff took the egg and put it
in different position again on its broad
end, and finally clapped it, as it were,
slanting on the head of a bottle of mineral
water. The positions which an obedient
egg may be made to assume are not all
told here. 1t may be placed in any other
position at the will of the person whC
handles it. 1t can stand on end, sideways,
inclined to the right or to the left, half re-
clining, etc
The preparation or fixing" to obtain
such an Obedient egg is very simple Let
an egg be emptied through a small hole
and then thoroughly dried. Put into it
about two thimblefuIs of fine, dry sand,
and plug the hole with white wax The
sand inside will act as ballast, and by slight
ly shaking the egg thus fixed" you can
change at will the center of gravity and
make your shell assume any position you
like to the amusement of behoiders.-New
York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-21
A Writer Who Took Things Easy.

When war broke out between Russia
and Turkey Christie Murray was eager for
the fray and his services were in demand.
The London representatives of some
American papers had made arrangements
with him to start at o'clock on a certain
morning and had agreed to meet him at
the station of the London, Chatham and
Dover railway. The morning and the
hour and the American arrived, but no
Murray. When the cab stopped at his
door and his employer jumped out the
scribe was found asleep on the couch, hav-
ing been up all night working at a novel
which a publisher had implored him to
finish.
He had bad quarter of an hour with
his "bOss" and the engagement was
promptly Cancelled. But the war was still
there, and Murray had to see it, so that
afternoon he made terms with The Times,
and in the evening went out on the staff of
that paper. He got into Plevna as a mem
Der of the ambulance corps, after Osman
Pasha had issued the order that all CORE
spondents were to be shot. Murray's let
ters during the siege were among the best
literary productions of the time
In his early days this energetic person
had run away from home to try his fortune
in London. Mems shoes wear out in Bo-
hemia at a terribly rapid rate, and oul
friend became gay dragoon. His rela-
tives bought him out after a couple OF
years service He is capital horseman,
and is, like Mr. Bradlaugh, lover of all
exercises with the broadsword, foil and
nglestick.-Chicago Post.