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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
NATIONALITY IN EGG EATING.
Curious Radical Characterization Noted
in New York Restaurants.

The philosopher who is to discover the
ponderability of a mans gray matter
by the way in which he eats boiled eggs
has not yet risen among us. but 1t only
requires the ordinary powers OF observa-
ton and a moderate acquaintance with
the restaurants of New York to discover
that there are some very curious and clear
indications of mans nationality to be
gathered from watching the way IN winch
he performs this function.
To an Englishman, it will be seen. there
is but one way in which to eat boiled eggs.
and all other ways are heathenlsh and an
abomination. 1t is necessary, in the first
place. that eggs be medium boiled-three
and a half minutes is the standard. tower
marked time-and then brought to table in
napkin with bread and butter, spoon
pepper and salt and an egg cup. Not one
of those heavy, petitioned things. of thick
iron stoneWare, with a goblet like arrange
ment at one end and a smaller depression
at the other but a delicate little article
Of white china, with plain gold band
around the edge. d narrow band it should
be- or perhaps, little spray of light tinted
flowers painted on the sides. Into this cup
of comfort the egg slides deeply, just leav-
ing a sufficient amount Of shell above the
RIM to be removed, and to remove this
shell there is but one true method of pre-
cedure. The shell must be dainty chipped
with the spoon, and the fragments must
be removed with the same utensil There
are some people who brutally cut off the
ton of the egg with knife and plunge the
spoon a once in medias res, but these are
generally persons and are by no means
representative Of the true and insular art
of egg eating 1t is allowable under GER
tain conditions. to use the fingers to remove
broken fragments of the Clipped shell, but
the use cannot be commended as good
fOrm-NeW York Sun.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
CANCER : ST:
D.v Ia

in polishing brass signs that flank the
entrance of the stores, and the same sight
may be noted on Sixth avenue any of
the other principal business streets, says the
New York World. Walk down one of these
thoroughfares an hour later, and the rays
of the sun, refieced from thousands of bur-
nished surfaces. made bright for the day
by vigorous rubbing, dance about you and
dazzle your eyes. In fact commercial
New York is city of brass signs.
The other day South Fifth avenue maker
was asked if he could give an estimate Of
the amount of money invested in these
standing ads" of metal.
We'll" he replied. "a door sign of brass
costs from $25 to $780, according to its size.
lettering and order designs OF course,
YOU can get small office signs for less
money but | am speaking of those used by
merchants, bankers and that class Of peo-
pie. Take some large stores and you will
notice they are literally bordered with brass
signs at the entrances and long signs be-
meath the big show windows. display
of that sort representa- an outlay of from
anywhere between $500 and 81, 600 From the
local business firm does, and from
general knowledge of how rivals are
getting on. I have no hestancy in saying
that commercial New York city has half
a million dollars invested in brass signs
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

Should BE Wound Regularly and
Cleaned Just so often.

CIeAneU just SO O1tem.
In order to keep the going of a watch
as regular as possible, it should be SUBJ
jected to regular treatment; that is, to say,
it should be wound up always at the same
time of day, and during the time that it is
not worn it should be either laid down or
huns, up regularly, according to habit, as
every watch goes differently when it is
hanging than either during lying down or
wearing says the New York Avertiser In
watches having a double case, that over
the watch-glass should never be left open.
An attentive observer will find that if such
a watch is left open, even for one night,
the glass is covered with thin film of dust,
which will gradually enter the works. even
through the tiniest openings in the case,
and thus cause disturbances. People should
wind up their watches in the morning not
only because they generally rise more regu-
a spring fully wound up will more readily
overcome the disturbances which affect the
correct going of watch during the move
ment occasiOned in wearing it. Springs will
not break so easily if the watch is care
fully wound up, and is not placed directly
out of the warm pocket against cold wall
or on a still colder marble slab; and for
that reason a protective mat is desirable.
The capacity of a watch or, more cor
rectly, it's keeping correct time, is very
much governed by it's construction and it's
more or less perfect finish 1t cannot be
expected of the best horizontal watch that
it should always keep good time, and even
less SO of the inferior watches which are
sold in large numbers The changes of the
OIL the variations in temperature, the dem
sity or humidity of the air. all greatly affect
the going of watch; and it is only the
lever watch of the most perfect finish which
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
HerOfsm of u Lumbe rman.

Henry Brault, a young man, resident
of Peterboro, Ontario, recently performed
an act of heroism, actuated by friendship.
which is worthy of record among the heroic
deeds of heroic men of any age Brault and
and another young man, John Jameson,
were at work in the wild Madawaska reg
ion for the ST. Anthony Lumber Company.
Jameson met with a severe accident which
rendered him delirious, and Brault started
with him for civilization where surgical
treatment could be had They had travelled
on foot but a few hundred yards when
Jamieson's strength gave out and he be-
came helpless Brault determined to save
his companion if in his power, and shoul-
dered the invalid and started on his long,
cold tramp of some 40 miles to the nearest
railroad Without moments sleep and
bearing, besides his human burden, pack
of provisions, Brault- continued his journey
for four days and nights, through cold and
snow until finally, almost as helpless from
exhaustion and fatigue as his friend was
from illness, he had the supreme satisfac-
ton of reaching his journey and placing
Jameson where he was able to be properly
treated. Such feat of endurance seems
almost Incredible, and only a seasoned
woodman, Injured to hardship, could have
accomplished it.-Des Moines Leader.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
A GEORGIA THURMAN.
Who Became the BenefactOr of Two
Orphan Girls.

Orphan Girls.
Nobody would have suspected "Old Man"
- of having any sentiment in his compo-
sition, says the New York Sun. He was re-
garded by a score or more of NOrtherners
who at all familiar with him
open-hearted, hospitable Georgian, who
was fond of owning a race horse, and who
took great delight in seeing his favorites
gallop home in advance ofither competitors
every year at Monmouth. Park. During all
the time he spent in the North nobody
ever heard HIM mention a wonan's name,
but a golden deed ms which the little man
appears as phianthropist has just come
to light. The war was oyer, and he was
sitting in the door ofihis stable in Augusta
one morning, whentsa fCiend, a doctor,
passed by. After exchanging salutations
the physician said: p|Poor John - hasn't
come home, and northumberland his wife is
going to die and leavs thsm two little girls.
She's very low this morning"
The good doctor returned the same even
ing, bringing the Intelligence that the
woman was dead, apa thu little girls, aged
and years, were Orphans.
Twould be a great thing for some good
man to adopt one oflthosh. girls said the
doctor. 81. r.,.,> ..s....-
& I'll take 'em BOTH said the horseman.
+, and take them he did. The doctor was
bound to secrecy and the children were
sent to a boarding school. 1t was stipulat-
ed that all moneys fer their support should
the girls should never know the name of
their benefactor. AS the years passed by.
the girls grew to WOmanhOOd, and were
sent to VaSSar to complete their education.
Their guardian had never seen them, but
the doctor assured him that they were
credit to him, and oftentimes pleaded with
the old to make himself known to
them and pay them visit This he stead
tasty refused to do, saying: What would
young women of society care for an old
man like me?
Time passed on and the physician died,
but feeling that death would absolve him
from his promise he had communicated
with the young women and told them
whom they had to thank for their educa
ton and support. They wrote a most
touching letter to their guardian, asking
permission to visit him, but he was so
timid that he put them off until he could
give the matter further consideration.
About a year later he was waited upon
one day by a smart looking young man of
80 who introduced himself as a lawyer in
a well-known New York firm. The visitor
explained his errand in very few words,
and asked for the hand of the elder of the
sisters. 1t was a novel situation. Here
was a Young man he had never seen before,
asking for the hand of a ward whom he
had never seen, and for the first time in all
the wears the responsibility of the situation
dawned upon him. He made some in
auiries concerning the young lawyer, found
that he was as he represented himself to
be- and gave his consent to the marriage.
He would not come to New York to see
the ceremony, but there was no costlier
gift on the list of presents than that which
bore the card of the plain old Georgia
horseman. He had a like experience few
ducements for the old man to visit New
York
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
All SINS VICES AND VIRTUES.
Less of the Former and More of thu
Latter Than Is Generally Supposed.

Latter Than Is Generally Supposed.
Like all the rest of humankind, the
Chnaman has his vices as well as his
virtues But, according to writer in the
Nineteenth Century, while the former are
made the most of by his enemies, it is un-
deniable that Johns virtues in foreign
lands count still more heavily against him.
Untirng industry, patience and persever-
ance, extreme thrift, the Unborn habit and
faculty of saving little day by day, how
ever scanty his earnings+these are the
very qualities that have turned against
him the hands of men belonging to a less
Industrious, less frugals less provident
race. The vices of Cinnamon are magnified
out of all proportion toy the seriousness
that pretext may be found for hunting
him from the community IKE pariah dog.
Let it be granted that a certain proportion
of Cinnamon are Aadicted to the opium
habit. My own experience is that not %
per cent of the Chinese abroad ever use
the drug, either to eat It to smoke it,.
But apart from this consideration, and,
driving from the MIND the absurdly over
drawn pictures that have been given to
the world of Chinese1opium dens filled with
haggard men and ruined women, let me
ask the very individuals in America and
Australia who are lbudest in decrying the
Chinese whether drink Hmong their own
class is not a hundpedfodf more debasing
and more farreaching and terrible in it's
results than is opium among Cinnamon.
The man who INDUCES In the drug re-
mains absolutely quiescent; if evil there
be in the practice, the evil affects him
alone. The same assuredly cannot be said
of the hoodlum of San Francisco of the
larrikin of Sydney, who, crazed by drink,
beats his wife and brutally abuses his half
starved children. s4
After opium and it's incidentals comes the
charge of gambling. A plea of guilty may
be freely entered, but there are certain
qualifying circumstances that must be con-
sidered. There apear. to be three races of
men--the Chinese the Malays and the
ma tives of Manilla-to whom in every
grade and under all conditions Of life
gambling in some form other is as the
breath of their nostrls. The love of it is
Unborn; they seem unable to live contented
lives without the pleasurable excitement
that is to be found in games of mingled
chance and skill. But among Cinnamon
generally, and certainly among Cinnamon
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
To prevent new trikas iK,certin cases.

To prevent new trials i'll certin cases
Relating to publ4hinGj insurance state
ments.
70 prevent trusts among dealers in food
articles. g. .
To allow amendments of articles of incor-
pOration.
To amend probate CODE
To limit actions for recovery of dover.
Relating to town AatsIs
To amend foreclosure act
Relating to jury trial id civil cases. Il
For inspection of nilk>o
To prevent fraud in sale Of dairy pro-
ducts u. jiJ
For organization ofanoiganized counties.
To transcribe muti3ated Jecords. -
To take the census O, r7
Concerning land titles. Is SIS
Relating to terms & tree rurers and audit
Relating to town eleetions. -
TO regulate express eoIhRanies. 'fN
For orderly observance of Memorial day
Relating to liens of attorneys.
To organize counties.
To prevent giving preference to creditors.
Granting additional powers to park COM
missioners.
Relating to attorneys.
To extend contract for publishing SUI
preme court reports.
70 prohibit sectarian instruction in
schools.
To enable foreign guardians to foreclose
by advertisement.
Woman suffrage in cities.
Relating to State Boards of Health.
To punish bicycle stealing.
To legaliZe certain county bonds.
Relating to costs on appeal.
To regulate threshers.
By Ringdahl To inquire into costs of rail-
roads.
To transcr'be mutiated records.
To regulate elections.
Relating to bonds of city officials.
Relating to newsboys and regulating
them.
To legalize filing of affidavits
Relating to control of infectious dis
eases.
For applying the Australian ballot sys-
tenn to the matter of granting licenses.
Relating to savings banks.
Relating to town insurance companies.
To repeal tax on mineral ores.
To secure an impartial judge in trial of
civil cases.
Relating to registers of deeds
To repeal law regulating manufacture and
sales of land.
Relating to auction sales.
erS.
To encourage propagation of white fish.
To prohibit altering checks, drafts, etc.
To tax mortgages, etc.
For allowing claims against estates of de-
ceased persons.
To provide for city repositories.
To appoint agent to prosecute claims
against the United States.
For change of venue in municipal courts.
To require loggers to file statements with
SurVeyOr-general
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

neutralizes those adverse influences to the
greatest degree. AS a matter of fact no
watch keeps perfectly correct time and
even the best chronometers used in observ-
atories and on board ship, must be regula-
ted according to tables which fix those va
riatons to which watches are subjected
A watch should be cleaned every two or
at most, every three years. if it is desired
to preserve it. In time the oil decomposes,
gets mixed with the particles Of dust which
enter the works of even the best closing
watch, begins to act as grinding material
and wears out the working parts. The best
watch will be spoiled in this way, and will
never keep such good time as before. 1t
frequently happens that watch requires
cleaning in less time than every two years,
according as it closes badly or is exposed
to much heat and dirt. Anyone having the
misfortune to drop his watch into water or
any other liquid should take it at once to
the matchmaker to have it taken to pieces
and cleaned, for a delay of even an hour
might spoil the watch forever.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
BEAR AT COLLEGE.
The Shaggy Pet From Syria That
Amused Oxford Stulents


Not long ago large hamper reached OK
ford, per Great Western railway, and was
in due time delivered, according to it's d-
rection. at Christ Church College, consigned
to a gentleman we'll known in the universe
ty for his fondness for natural history, says
the Providence Journal He opened the
hamper. and the moment the lid re-
moved out jumped a creature about the
size of an English sheep dog, covered with
long, shaggy hair of brownish color. This
was bear, born on Mt Lebanon, in Syria,
few months before, who had now arrived
to receive his education at this learned
university.
The moment he was released from the
hamper he made the most of his liberty,
and, the door of the room being open, he
rushed down the closters. Service was 60
ing on in the chapel, and attracted by the
pealing organ or some other motive he
made at once for the chapel. Just he
rived at the door a stout verger happened
to come from Within and the moment he
saw the impish-looking creature running
into his domain he made a tremendous
flourish with his silver wand, and, darling
into the chapel, ensconsed himself in tall
pew, the door of which he bolted. Tigla tn
pileser (as the bear was Called being
scared by the wand turned from the chapel
and scampered frantically about the large
quadrangle, putting to flight the numerous
parties of dogs, which in those days made
the spot their afternoon rendezvous.
After a sharp chase a gown thrown
over Zig, and he was with ciinculty secured.
During the struggle he got one of the fin
gers of his new master into his mouth and
began vigorously sucking it. with that
mumbling noise for which bears are re-
markable. Thus he was led back to the
students room, walking all the way his
hind legs, and sucking the finger with all
his might. A collar was put around his
neck and Zig became a prisoner. His good
nature and amusing tricks soon made him
a prime favorite with the undergraduates;
q cap and gown were made, alfred in VIII Oh
Ito the great scandal of the dons) he
companied his master to breakfasts and
parties where he contributed greatly to the
of good things, his favorite viands being
amicable disposition, but subject to fits of
rage, during which his violence was eX-
IRENE; but a kind word and finger to
suck soon brought him around He was
most impatient of soicitude, and would
cry for hours when left alone, particularly
if it were dark.
On one occasion he was kept in college
till after the gates were locked and there
was no possibility of getting him out with
out the porter seeing him, when there would
have been fine of 10 shilings to pay the
next morning. He was. therefore, tied up
in the courtyard, but his cries were so great
that his master had him brought into his
rooms and chained to the bedpost, where
he remained quiet till daylight, then woke
his master by licking his face and present
ly put his hind legs under the blankets.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
ENGINE MADE OF FLOWERS.
Unique Feature of the Michigan Cen
tral Yard Mt YuSilnnfi. Mich.

trail Yard at Ypsilanti. Mich.
What can be accomplished in the way of
decorative gardening that is unique and eff
fectively serves the purpose for which it is
designed is shown in the station grounds of
the Michigan Central at Ypsilanti, Mch
says the Buffalo Courier. The chief feature
is a locomotive that, from cab to pilot, is
made Of variety of plants ingeniously Sc
lected for their respective purposes, the
whole structure presenting something that
is both novel and attractive. In the compo-
siton of the engine something over $500
plants are used, the botanical names of
which are given below: Boiler, alderman
thera, spathulatar; wheels, alternanthera,
spa thulatar, with sedum tariegatum; be-
tween wheels and spokes Of wheels, rods,
echeveria, metallca,; bell, alternanthera
aurea mana; whistle, collins compacta; head
light sedum variegatum; cab alderman
thera veris color; roof Of cab, achyranthus
lindenii; windows of cab, echeveria secun-
da gloco; coWcatcher, alternanthera vers-
color and sedum veriega tum. The device
was designed and executed by John Laid
low, the Michigan Central official florist
who has charge of it's greenhouse a Up
SLANT. Some idea of the extent of the
Michigan CentraPs greenhouse at Ypslanti
may be gained from the fact that in the II
months ending Sept 4, 1894, there were
distributed to passengers upon trains Is, 1888
boutonnieres, and in addition 455 large
bouquets were sent to the hospital at De-
troit. The company's greenhouses at Niles
are about as large, and the two together
undoubtedly make the Michigan Central the
largest grower of flowers among the rail-
way companies of the world. That the
beauty of the station grounds (and the sta
ton buildings themselves, for that matter)
along the line of the Michigan Central has
contributed to the fame and popularity of
the road, and has been of financial benefit
to it is probably indsputable.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
TAKE notice.!
THE BACON SOCIETY,
CIRCULAR


rom tne committee OF M0nAE e IN ents
LONDON. January 1S95.-The committee OF
the Bacon Society. of England. desire to lay be-
lore their supporters and the sympathizers OF
carrying on ard enlarging their present maya
zine. About IL years ago 0883) the society issued
Tor mutual information periodical journal of
Wnlch the title was afterwards changed to Ba-
conana The necessity for this publication
arose from the resistance offered by the Press
same cause discouraged for the time any at
tempt 10 circulate tn. magazine beyond the cir
But times have changed Not only has the
scope of research expanded but a corresponding
amount of interest has been aroused From var-
Gus quarters OF the world reports have been re-
ceived of the growth of Baconian knowledge and
theories. Several new ana important books nave
taken place in Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago
Berlin. Vienna, Dresden, Leipzig and Antwerp
From Riga it is reported that an address on
Francis Bacon the True Shakespeare kept
the attention of audience of nearly 1000 per-
sons for nearly two hours. In America a fort
nightly magazine this and kindred subjects
is in course of preparation while lie, in England
others announced for Birmingham and else
where.
TO meet the extra expenditure caused by ne
number of requests from students and public in
situations for free gifts of our publications. also
in order duly to develop the many branches of
research and inquiry enumerated in our former
prospectus. the committee of the Bacon Society
ward the work. either by themselves sending
contributions to the publishing fund or by in
teresting their friends and obtaining from among
their number additional subscribers to Ba-
conana.
pected ways, tended to elucidate the universal
aims and work of Francis Bacon. These things
should no longer be ignored They are worthy
of consideration by the profoundest thinker. as
well by the ordinary reader, both of whom
will find opening before them the wonderful
page in the history of modern Literature.
Price of subscription to I'aconiana shngs
4l.25). Address 25 Parliament street. London.
THE BACON SOCIETY
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t675,OOO,OOO lord it over $3,474, OOO, 900,
Tor not one cent of which do they put
up security.
Ihey pay no interest on this enor-
nous sum, but loan it at big rates on
gilt-edged security.
they draw interest from the gov
eminent on their 1878 900, 600 and like
wise issue bank-notes for 80 per cent
OF their bonds at any interest they
choose to dictate.
with their capital stock of $685.
VOV.OoO the banks continue to do a
ioaning business of $1,000, 600, OOO.-
PfttSburg Kansan.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
The Great Power Of Banks.

According to the comptroller's re-
port there were on October 81, 1894,
1856 national banks, with capital,
as represented by stocks, of $673,--
100000. s~gHss ssss. ~
The average capital of the banks
was 10000.
The banks hares were held by 2S7, 242
persons, making an average of Is
shares to person.
These 1856 banks with not quite
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

Several theories offered to account
for the origin of the dollar mark. One de-
clares that it comes from the letters L. s.,
which were placed on the federal currency,
and in the hurry of writing were run to-
gether, the S being placed over the L. A
more probable explanation is that it is q
modification of the figure s, and denotes a
piece of reals, or H-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.