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The record-union., 1892-06-04
MONEY TO LOAN.
E O r s A L +

l. ~ Ky - ~ Il L.
A PRODUCTIVE FRUIT RANCH AND
N an attractive home One hundred and
sixty acres, well located amid beautiful hills
above the American River, about three miles
from Orangeyale Tract and 23 miles from
Sacramento, overlooking the Sacramento Val
ley and viewing several of the foothill towns.
A splendid dwelling OF ! 3 rooms, conserva-
tory. truit dryers and other buildings. Eighty
acres Of the tract in fruit trees, berries and
vines, mostly in bearing. The fruit can now
be seen on the trees, a dozen men being en-
gaged in thinning same. Estimated crop this
season, 12 to Id carloads. Fruit portion OF
ranch leased for this season at q cash rental.
Dwelling and grounds reserved, so that pos
session can be taken at any time. Lessee
wishes to lease for term of years the portion
now in fruit at figure that will pay over 10
per cent. of the price for which the property
will be sold, leaving the purchaser a beautiful
country home, where money. health and COM
for can be realized, and plenty of land not yet
planted that is suitable to growing OF orange
and olive. This property can be purchased at
q bargain, and Ona-half can remain on mort
gage, or will take city property for portion.
An examination is invited, and parties desir-
Ing to purchase will be taken to the place or
any information furnished on application.
&. - HAWK,
Real Estate and Insurance Agent, 1910
Fourth street Sacramento.
The record-union., 1892-06-04
". P. COLEMAN,
Real Estate SalesroOm, 325 ] St

Here is an Opportunity to Get a Lot Cheap
S35o-East half Lot No 4, corner Thirtiett
and streets.
$375-West half of Lot No. 8, corner Twenty
ninth and U streets.
$375-East half Lot 5, corner Thirtieth and D
streets.
$3Io-East half Lot 7, street. between
Twenty-niuth and Thirtieth.
We viii take $50 down. balance in monthly
tnstallmeuts TO SUIT YOU.
Al! these Lots on the Line of the Elec-
trio Road.
MONEY TO LOAN.
=. @2HL. E. a. CROUCH.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

chance that AnythIng win happsn No
keep this property from going 70 you or
70 your children-ro more than there q
that the Father of Waters VIII sto5
emptyinG Into tho gulf OF Mexico
--Secondly: I intend 70 do my lsvsl
best TO keep this Ntsls fortune out of
your hands - Long n posxibla sn-
pect TO live DO 10 hundrsd. snyway,
and you mustn't be offended. Nelly, ns
this old mans obstin.cy. this deserrnin-
alton 10 prolong my earthly career 10
such n ridiculous extent
Now don't take the trouble 70 nm
swer this There n no post cfses With
In ten miles Of my Wild lands. and We
often 20 weeks and weeks without rec
ting news from tAsoutsids world And
I shall not write sgain. either. exesps
II is 10 say that TN dead. bus some one
else viii look aftsx thsl-
Such was ths strange spistls received
by Mira Alla1re. There could now bs
no room for doubt; she would be the
sole devisee and iegstss of her Uncls
Edward 10 might Be . good way on,
but soune day she would 9nd herself
suddenly enriched-a half . million.
and Il would kssp On growing. too.
Taking her uncle st his word. and.
from what her father had told her. he
was M tenacious Of purpose % nm old
Roman, her husband had done well In
not resolving 10 give mp the SEA His
courage. his insslligence. his industry
would no doubt enable him 10 scquirs
. compliance lcng hefora her Uncla
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30
N mart of your life"

aparrof your life."
''Yes, yes, dear Molly, I'll write you
I'll keep you fully posted as to my
movements. My letters will be like Q
log book. only the love will be thrown
in"
"Ah, dearest, bear terrific grudge
against this sea which Is carrying you
away from me. How I envy those
whose love La not tormented by these
separations-but no II mustn't think Of
all this"
MY darling, bear IN mind that It's
for the sake of our little one that go;
for your sake, too, in order to make sure
the comfort and happiness of you both
Should our expectation with regard to
fortune ever be realized, then nothing
shall, Lever separate US againl'
At this moment Lew Barker and his
wife approached. John met them with
q smile.
my dear Lew" said he, "I leave my
wife-my boy In your care. You and
Kate are their only relatives In San
Diego. Look after them we'll"
Depend upon Us, John," replied Bar
ker, making an effort at some slight
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

And yct I'm an lnaaaAWsna scmm8nlX
q genuine center % ocnmsruznl ss1AwxE}
whd.< importAnos fncr~nnsd 49, -
70 y~~r. any z.n ef hnn@sey @n m-
tewrsty woalA hs~n fuunh nanny -
nnss of sue~e~s cv<n M MtrnL Ma sA-
wsrs nesdfal sc9sxA.n4s whk<A L~w
B>rtsr dsdnt hsw~-@or~l r>ss1nvkA
ssr~hsAstorw-sd A~.s snd = mhna h~s
froza gudla @+~
n s impors..s % nsss - sa.s
neither John AIla1r@ 4knar~w Hpnzs1w
nsr anyons else bad amy suzpkeium % %
true conditicn of Hmrhmr'R mmf1nwml fm
Industrial and ccmmepsLHl slrut~n xhnun
WA no inkling thaE fhis .dv~z*xr@-
and would 20 He&rsn NJ dssnrv~A ~
harxher nans-w.s hasssnin9 tu -
ruin. And ew~m wMmm th. smnh mkU4&M
come. possibly th~V wynA h knrEA.nd
ts look upon him amp[y - IN untnrGy
business man nnk NO . uann ut6w$
devoid OF moral mwmmM CD ,wknm -
methods are perm1mGhks prow&anA -
lead 30 fortuna A.d Schn Ax1nfrs -
self. although ~ hsd nsvw bnsa
specially attracted n.y. ths mnn. - a
this moment moe Ann ahs ls.S& tmnlfn.A
30 dhtrust hina. s.d sh@rs1u<s - VI
that during his sbnwns - vunlA
eount upon hls w4zszs- b~lmr =.
eipient of LswiR umh KNnmn hHnA mG
nrrs- Shcuid 60 sm~rr~n~y nra.~
should Molly .AnnA IN nssd of 49, Co.
stresrhed had. - wsald n1s 0zl oua
90 them I'm vrAM Th~Aw kon8 wum16
oe oprn to h@r nnM mhH wumlM And m
weIcoma thsrs-.ns czly fhs en- am en-
. friend. but 20 o zm1xx.
B<sidss. how cupld shers pom<nRy ba
sny snspscscn of knAs nnrkmr~x&nssu6er
of sffsrsscns Hg 1yvs fBr Mc11y wus8
great n 10 w.s xnsalAnh. .nd - fsuu
striving so s-s oounds 30 ~ Lsw nunw
had snrUuragrd iA ns duuh2 wfsh numa
sfnister mneAwst num@ mh~hrwT v1n&un ua
fut.rs rain. whirk M hcpsd N mdwhx
Be sSls 70 draw hum o. he 80 -
fscsly surs. Zoo. sns4 Knss wu11d mo-
sAy nnwht which shrmld - Smf4 mmmE4
that Hhe would - dz.ur~GAum MuuHF -
rexards his prss-es es.d1x1sz. af<1nyR
sign or hiatt - % O. 61wuvunnn1a
sche=n1 Inn wh&aA - hnd hn.nnn -
VOWED cr nm to - - af dlh1nutxAm hm
which Ne wa n0w hrundx<fng As tn
- - 49, 41zA4 41X
nps spsa . we'd a hk2n wum16 auInp1
hsE Ths dnmAmn1nnm ok hw hnhnGnA
wna sh~plut-s I'D pcwr of r~ukz1nnps
w.s ts<s hs~. alsAp.gA shs iusw hin 20
Be . man use~3y w1khpus ccuszssnr&
dessitnss cf mus~t nnns. whc wc@z4nDt
h@matshs tr ermmnha " cramAmnE - MmM
now tAaa this mnn sensA bu1brs nRfH
his tsus soswzI h0w - ~ punu6nhs -
hsr 70 prs.srvs - sliwnnn.4 ruu4k fns
himS Ths fHcs n. nnA an ahrmlh npa ba
luzs axht cf. IN. wrs sffnAh uf hlm. Eha
w0 uks ehs1d y m hnndE xnH s~~n
ssw. a . awn.1 Apm nm. h.& - -
ty a~unnnds1 a. snswc~ld hspw ssznBs~4
him ss sny 4unEew su. nzph~ nus
sfsnr IN hsr nl1uuv1n4 wuuld ruu1.n1u
har fsn ssaf..u1nU hs< <.<rv~ss9D
hsr so.uan AfozlR who n-4 p.@khlv
have lad suzpsninn a< thmm@ buHkhnAiM
al
TAs rsIsssous - JoAn s.A Mnz1y ~
lairs On ths ons - .na q Ls~ and
Ksts Barissr CO 60 o<1r. - msw
rhnrply umcmgh oma1am~a ss r1m14 H.
teIligzbls tha fngU wh1nh @rs n1nn1 tn
bsss1 fsrsh In 90 nnrzss1~~ rownus
dswrss thnzs rslnGkunn wgs gukng - -
shnarsA by nuAdnn nnd unszpnx1nd
svsnSs ef ths ns.r fMtur~. NO O. sunid
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30
CHAPTER II.
soMK FAMILY MArTERa


In view of her Importance rs lead
ing character in this story 1t will surely
not seem out of place at this point 10
fill In the mere outline sketch Of Mrs.
John Allaire already made.
Molly was now twenty-onc years OF
age. She was of American extraction,
but it would not have been necessary
TO trace her ancestry back to a very re-
mote period to strike on the generation
which linked her to the Spanish or
rather Mexican race-a race from which
sprang the leading families of this sec
ton of the republic. Her mother had
been born In San Diego, and the city
was already In existence Mt the time
California still constituted n part OF
Mexico.
This largo harbor, discovered about
three and half centuries ngo by the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

~.
ZS SMN4A
N' sA
orxxue UP Tracts or WILD LAxn
Edward vould n. r~.dv Am .~.,r. rr ma,
e.rthIv ,rccrrt-
sucS w. th. ,,rd,sso- - ,n,,. -
IN. Au.j,, 1910 a an. g. a.
nr..Sn.rrh. -. -, -. A.. - -.
.-. p.-;ss - - - s"s
tn r,s;.;-. [ =. = - - s--
Inc - IN. t,-t. - .h,. hs..,-~ = 80
.h.n r~-S..r,x -. A.. -. |. -
sWe nt..s
49, I'm Py sl.nes NJ tne onty
-. ~ % .ns :. -.
o' AZ .no
n.o only ossn . "w yesrs mnss
Lev Dsrxn' hAuvs of ons OK tns
e%ssern sssssss no. . man on soout tnir
y. nsd seken up his residence ~ sAn
ne$o I'M Nsw En9iAnosr. witn 49,
n@1u Hno ooso 80 .ss pny
osnomy sno s9ons1y-ooin nsm~ 70
.orseo 20 mas ea. % men VINO wnas
Iun % oecl.'on "a seuoo are "a s.ens
T .PninAs mo qusD - eng nn.1a1A1-
NO n.n ev@
I,. . - .-s0 ~ y
N. s.In ~ 49, mAHsgs 20
49, mo m.n ann tns oous'n of Jan.
Ans, ma " . tnsrs1ors mos sa al
-n.s sonn. nos nssng ~
rM." s.oasa r.v. n
-. Nno enA,r 70 - D1-
y. - - -. 'a, 'n@s ~
nA1 eon n1su - n'-ls i.nai1y: Know
ne aio On sns snn1ns IN Heet'on
oe'"een sos "o woman
But John Ansirs would hsvs oeea
very eareruA nov 20 oo wnes mo aan nsn
a. -. -
-S..s - 49,.
go. - = T--.- 1---s--
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"a. - - Vs.,. S -. - o1
"a a.. LESs . 49,
- -
- o' -
ne MN - . nom 'ns 80
--s~-1s--s,
- -E-S -. -.
80 - ~ - ~ -
80. -
=. % 49, .ooEs s.s
- - ~ So-..s - ...s =. -
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1870. s sf
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th. -. Hax,r~ wr.t~s . g,,osIv 49,
ss-- - "a. 80 -. -
49, = - s--~'s-I - s-i"s
- ,..y. - 49,. - IL " - p... o ~.
p..ia. -. .s~-s-
- ,a.p ~ SJ .a~
~ou-s NOV 90 my D .o.lo~ am. -
sopsa :, mo 49, A'sA 's NJ"
-. -. :. ~ ar,,.A
-I.,
n1s o~.'u . s.us -.as1 s. - wv
sgrse 70 I'm ~ ~.
-A-1- 70 - - x.- =. - -
90 'ens- = s-, - - -
run s.o sne -
W "
IT. xs x
- - ysa-sa..-
a.. .-a.aL.d -. - ~. s-s--.-ts,,-s
80. x-sL - -s-s-- - =
a. - 60 - ss -
s.- .AI-n 50 1-e. .S.-s -
~I snS'. 80. -. %
when Molly had mos yes become Mn
John Ausire-
The closest intimacy spranG up b.
tween the young wife and The young
girl. and although IL would have seemed
more natural sor ksss 70 ezsrciss a
ascendency over Molly, yss - was ths
contrary tnss tcok plaza Molly wns
resointe' hsse Wa wsax. ana tns yoang
giri soon became tne strong prop of 4e
married woman hsss rs1oseso ses.y
NJ the projected marriage Oh her cousin
70 the young csPs.an-e mar1sss
wm1A s.'o NO pfo1.s On ~
Dnng her own, ena "n.s s ecn
iAuon ana coiniors eou.c Asss nos h.vs
couple, eou,o sns nave oroaxn' n"
!" uncover ne, nacnen ,oo
As iof Lew nerku. nis Rn
came moro ana more oompnesss0
crisis was ~ mana Lne ass scrsp ON
his wifss fortune which 10 had nsssi.
~ collected upon issving Boston woae
soon Dc exnsusssd Inis man. "
nature gambler. or rAthsS reekls~s
specuistor. was one OF tnoss VINO 70
gard chance - thsis oniy dspsndsnes
10 VINO arc Awsy 10y %
snAn On n1e.s 'no 80
Rsnny-eosoiassv unoo y
ssS.s.. s1s os..' -, - - - a. - - -
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

MrA Hurlserp Ono ahs r~nspssnmF--f
sn sarprissd ~ - yoz ls~ki~u ~ thln,
Nr- Lse.sr. Ny snn o~urr Pnks %
you tha other ~1 - As1l1.g quhs~
ruwTsA
Mf. rur&-s-v e-- -s--avpnr
nn. mammal Duust yuu pscpifsrsF
What Gssrrs @mkd ws shns Mr E~..<w
told hinn hs w~< hu~lAnw p~ssnw ~u~kp--
ChlcngD Trfhmmm
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

Mr.. airy twho hss obssrvsd hAs wis
taks piscs of cIoth from nm envslups
hroughs by maIil-rs shst o ssmpss 90
the goods for Jour bskhtng suil my
dear7
MrA AIRY lco@pl.esnfly}-Nos 10 %
ths ~oodm-N. Y. pruM
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30
IL Years Science.

Twelve experience benefit For twelve have
been buggy all that individual has
msrepresening the quality vehicle sold 1t be
know that they have firm that mp
enables them know the quality
they Our has by until is twice
a jump of Sd story wiDdowbut wonor
Fairs great big busy month and ready for
it. goods make prices nduce
buy quick keep everything pertaining driving
outfit
few prices Leather bers so work brides
whips buggy harness $5 full
with ehng for horses s1 heavy leather fly
and buggy cushions IS bugges s5 two seat
spring $40 etc
all all and everything
with dreag and team outfit the horse
Now don't be backward in whether buy not
Walk would into mothers just vel
Take ride elevator Now do If don't
anything walking right don't buy but
kind
ready without charge location is
central,
kerember the place and remember the first and only persons
had within themselves and confidence their
fellow citizens bring the price and depend increased sales to
We did it, You appreciated and dealt literally with
crowning life Hurry
drive thereto good
neighbor
Respectfully.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

rn..ne Azyfzm ssprrts<snduns tssp
s1.tanEy-And drmrs Abw4~A wMms rs~rs@
down tswr. so - slna snu1snhkn Aus
NoI <8T.
1hns fbxf
On. Sc. ssT n . f2a1R wnn -
driven ins&ns hy snnk1nw 4u~w~ea~A
snd ws have nnu1.HEds I'm - rsuU -
naks HIM think ~ n11ks ku9 -
unp~r thingM --nuu1um Hsw2
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

John. We nu.s rsnt snotA<r Aszss-
"Whyr
"Fvery night con hear ghcsfiy aghp
fnw md whiHtitnw ft ss@mns tD erm~
from the ptpsa. and bslssvs ths pl>ss
b hsunsod-
-Shouldnr wondsn Ths f1rmw
owner droppsd dead wiAh ths plnmb~u'u
b[lI fn his hand. LA
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

Littls Dol gu~s Dark " eu&g -
nsrry Lacy Loehss w'sn ~ puws -
Mxnma-Ycu dDf WhyT
Little Dos-WhD wm~n nfrk Fu<n huhB
sny nAsrhlsf NJ sk~~Ys tuHzs m~s 'u-.ss
\. ann's 60 - -. s.s = . sss
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30
". hcALPIh E,
Dentist,

Is now located in new and elegant rooms ad-
joining his former ones. All KINDS oil CLASP
plates and moGeren gold work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

W0ncut waAam-Hs~s yom 1Hns
su4hEnf so ess ns;.n. fsw . sanr~1nf msn
Who cant nnd wu<k7
MIRA scrfmps-No. indssd. hn~vn%
Dsdnr just s~~ yvu thrvw sway hAK
sloaf Of bread ths wuman nsx1 dDuw
gave y0u7
wornous Willism-Ysssu1s yos an
But. nnn'am. n yvm had ss~u ths zfnda u6
bread thas wom&m rnmlHss yum wums6m't
hsv asksd durx On ess - WAY
Mrx scrimp-Nsvsr mind. NJ good
msm Just sit down nm ths kf.nA@n
walls get tho cnlHs amd pas oma of tms
ususrT.-Chirax1 Nsw< <KsmnrA
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
An Old Certificate.

English visitors to Vienna will per haps remember curiosity shown them on the Graben near St. Stephens, the Stock in Eisen. It is knotted tree, said to be the last ash cut down in the Vienna forest when it covered the ground on which the oldest part of the city now stands. It was once the GUS tom of every smith and locl1smith of the city at the end of his apprentice ship to drive one nail into the trunk, and in case of the locksmiths, to try to open the paddock which hung from the iron band round the middle of the trunk. In the course of centuries the tree was studded with nails from top to bottom so thickly that at last it was declared impossible to insert another nail. This covering of iron gave the trunk great durability. The old houses which stood on this spot have been pur- chased by an insurance company and an enormous building of five stories, surmounted by a cupola, darllens the Graben. The other day the old Stock in Eisen was taken away and deposited in corner of the new building, where a niche has been reserved for it. A handsome iron gate will be erected in front of it.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
WOMEN WHO sMckE.

They Number in Their Ranks lIany of
 Europe's Blue-BIooded Princesses.
 Those who rave with unceasing bit terness against women who smoke and who declare the habit to be ill-bred and fast, have no idea of the women they are condemning, says a Philadelphia Telegraph's London letter. People with such old-fashioncd prejudices have usually old-fashioned feelings on the subject of the reverence due to crowned heads, and would pause before uttering their scathing condemnations were they aware that the ''pernicious and disgust ing habit was one in which the major ity of queens in Europe indulge. The expresses of Russia and Austria, the queen of Italy and tho queen regent of Spain, as we'll as their majesties of Portugal, Roumania and Serv.A and the countess of Paris, are all ardent lovers of tobacco, of which they are also thoroughly good judges. Perhaps the most invcterate smoker among the royal ladies is the empress of Austria, who consumes from thirty to forty cig- arettes day. She keeps her tobacco in an exquisitely chased silver box, which, together with gold ash-tray, is always to be seen on her writing table. Her imperial majesty of Russia and Queen Marguerite of Italy only smoke in the privacy of their own bou- doirs. That of the empress of Russia is a most fascinating apartment, which makes a really ideal smoking-room.
 It is fitted up in the style of one of the loveliest rooms at the Alhambra, palm trees giving it quite a tropical ap- pearance. while tempting lounges invite that repose which is s1ch a delightful adjunct to the fragrant weed The countess of Paris will look at no tobac- co which has not grown in the sunny climate of Havana, and while the queen regent of Spain gives her vote in favor of Egyptian cigarettes, and the queen of Roumania declares in favor of Tur- key, Queen Natalie, of Servia, has store of tobacco from each country, of which she is careful to get only the very best. believe the cigarette cases car ried by some of these ladies are verita- ble dreams of beauty, being usually of gold inlaid with precious stones. Turn ing to our own country, it would take too long to mention the names of the well-known feminine votaries of the weed, and it is not even necessary to repeat that they are some of the high est in the land. A very large propor- ton of our ''blue" women smoke, and many of them even smoke cigars as strong as those affected by the sterner sex.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
Tea-Table Gossip.

A travelling salesman recently inter-
 viewed by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette says: A singular coincidence and striking instance of harmony be- tween name and business exists in Ra- venna, o. Opposite the Ntna hotel is a sign bearing the name 'M. E. Scrip ture," and in the window a stock of Bibles is displayed. MT. Bookbuyer is in the book business in a Michigan town, and MT. Tanner conducts tan nery at Kittanning, Pa. In Mascoutah, Mo-, there is shrewd advertiser in the person of hotel-keeper whose name happens to be George Hotel. His busi' ness card is like this: George Hotel keeps hotel" There are many curi- ous combinations with the surname West, such as North West, a merchant of Bridgeport, O.; Going West, an at- torney of Fredonia, N. Y., and Wilde West, resident of Rockford, III. was about to enter a barber shop in small village of southern Ohio when was ar rested by a peculiar sign painted gaudi- ly upon the window. It read as follows:
 Arthur Lee, Artist in Slavery. Bar berious work done cheap and in haste. !"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
Weight of Paper Money.

How many of our readers have ever thought of the weight of a dollar bill? One no doubt has heard it said that 1t would be impossible for one man to carry away with him one million dol lars in bills of the one dollar denomina- ton. The fact was shown in the treas ury at Washington the other day that through the medium of scales of the most delicate adjustment twenty-seven new one-dollar notes weighed exactly as much as Q twenty-dollar gold piece. x similar trial was made with old soiled notes, and since these accumulate dirt faster than they wear out, twcnty-seven of them weighed considerably more than double eagle. The actual weight of all the paper money which the treas ury sends by express every year to diff ferent parts of the country is in the ag- gregate enormous. Since July it has dispatched thirty-eight million dollars, nearly all of it ia small notes, to the south and west for the purpose of nov ing the crops. It would take a good many men to carry that away if in one dollar notes
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
qbe United States of Europe.

A French barrister, NJ. Desmarets, lately wrote to Sig. Crispi pressing him to take the initiative in organizing the
 United States of Europe. This was Crispi's reply: ''The league of the three monarchies, Italy, Germany and Aus tria-Hungary, has been formed to guar entee the peace of the continent and without any desire of conquest. It is henceforth the kernel of the European confederation. If France chose she might join the three powers, who would receive her into their company with en- thusiasm. Her example would doubt less be followed by the other nations,
 and we should have at once and with out difficulty the United States of Europe. General disarmament, the Tightening of taxation, and the welfare of the taxpayers would naturally fol- low. In this great European union, re- moving all reason for the preponder- hnce of one state over another, the the question of nationalities would be quickly and amicably solved by the
 ,onfederates. It would be a matter of internal organization and nothing else. |"
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
cHANeEAeLE MooNsToNEs.
Precious Stones That Serve as Health Ba
 rOmeters.

Precious Stones That Serve as Health Ba.
 rometers.
 "Did you know that had a sort ot health barometer?"
 The question was put to a Chicago Press representative by club man who had his feet on the table and cigar in his mouth.
 ''No. What kind of machine is it?'' the reporter asked.
 ''Well, here it is. You can see it for yourself" and he extended his hand, in dicating small ring with moonstone settings upon his little finger. "I can always tell when I am sick by looking at that" the gentleman continued. If have furred tongue, or a headache, or am bilious, or out of kilter in any way, all I've got to do is to glance at these stones and they tell the story just as plainly as you please"
 ''But how do they tell the story? l don't understand"
 ''No. We'll, whenever I'm out of fix these stones turn dark. They get almost black, in fact, although when am per fectly well they are nearly white. It is very curious and 1 don't know how to explain the phenomenon. But am quite sure of the fact, having often ob- served it."
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-09
TOP-FLOOR AIR.

An Authority Who Says Smoke Smut Is
 ThicIEest the Higher One Climbs.
 In view of the agitation over ''sl1y- scraping" buildings in Chicago, and the claims of some that high buildings are essential for pure air, an article in the Pall Mall Gazette on the air of London is interesting.
 At what elevation is the air of Lon don purest? asks the Gazette. Accord ing to MT. w. J. Prim, who gave evi- dence before the select committee on house of commons ventilation, at about thirty or forty feet from the ground. Lower than that you get the dust, higher than that you get the smoke from the chimneys. Mir. Prim made certain experiments with frames of wood covered with blanketing material put at different elevations-one on the top of the clock tower at Westminster, another on the highest point of the roof, and others at various heights down to the court yard. After five hours exposure there were found to be more smuts at the high elevations than at the low, but on the court yard there were considerable quantities of dust. On the whole Mir. Prim came to the con- clusion that the purest level was be- tween thirty and forty feet, and that nothing was gained by going higher un- less you went very high indeed-say some four hundred or five hundred feet All this is rather fatal to the common notion that the highest stories of the tallest blocks of flats are especially de- sirable for their salubrious air.