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"a rsk hY ttae Master Builders Assar
cia-ton for rejecting the lowest bid On
city fob and giving i 20 a contractor
EMPLOYING union;sES The gist of the
AIayor's reply was that trades union
ISIS ara no- necessarily more skilled.
but rhe best OF the skilled workmea are
within the union. and employers who
do best work generally employ them.
For the first time in twenty-eish'
years the State OF Ohio is without
Democratic representa- ion in the Uni
ted States Senate. The long period OF
divided representation began in 1863
with the election OF Allen 6. Thurman
as the colleague OF John Sherman. Once
only has the rule OF divided represen-
1arion been broken. and that was in
the Forey-si1th Congress. when George
II. Pendleton was the colleague OF Sen
aFor Thurman
Among the things that furnish occu
patton for the eyes and minds of At
lantic ocean passengers are the swaTLns
OF flies which accompany steamers
In sunny weaI Iher they buzz cheerful
II about the sunny decks. and when the
wind blows high they take refuge in
the cabins and saloons. The flies often
remain with the vessel while IN port
and return with her on the next "trip
thus crossing the ocean several times in
succession, and usually spending the
entire season al sea They ara always
on the wing.
Americans who are going abroad this
season will rejoice to know that the
American system Of checking the bag
gage Of travellers has been adopted for
the benefit of American tourists by sew
eral European railroad companies.
Hereafter all baggage passing through
London or Paris from any point in the
United States may he checked through
to almost any point in Europe. The
traveller who was formerly annoyed by
being compelled to pick his trunks out
of pile of baggage and then fee a por-
ter to rescue them for him may now for
get that he has trunks and find them at
his hotel. The London and Northwest
ern railroad was the first 10 make the
change and other railways have fol
lowed the example.
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Great Shooting.

There IS a WeaIher-yane in FRANKFORT
which, if the story told OF it be true, is
a witness 10 the skill of marksman
whose shooting propensities had
brought him into trouble The vane in
question bears number nine neatly
pricked on its surface by nine holes.
The story-which is told in Mr.. Il. 4.
Buerber's Legends OF the Rhine''-at-
tributes the figure to a poacher who
had used his gun once TOO often. and
had been imprisoned in the tower
which the vane adorned.
Nine days and nights of solitude. dur
ing which he had nothing 10 do but lis
ten TO the creaking of the vane. caus-
ed the prisoner to hate the dismal
sound with so violent a hatred that he
complained sorely TO his jailer. II had
prevented him, he said, from finding
a moments oblivion in sleep.
Were l only free he added, 81
would show the good people of Frank
fort how accurately l can aim by shoot
ing as many holes in that wretched old
weather-vane as l have spent nights
in this tower; and what is more. those
nine holes should form the number
nine"
The jailer reported the speech to the
city councillors, and they. anxious to
see such proof of skill, agreed that
the poacher should be allowed to try
whether he could make good so great
boast If he succeeded in touching
the vane nine times. and so managed
his shots that the nine holes should
group themselves into a figure nine,
his skill should earn him his freedom.
The poacher was brought forth. He
loaded his gun. took aim at the NOV
able vane, and fired The mark was
reached, and hole appeared in the
vane. Nine times the marksman tried.
each fresh hole appearing in precisely
the spot where it was needed 10 help
in fashioning the figure nine. When
the poacher took aim for the ninth time
the figure was complete. a well-shaped
number nine graced the yane, and. un-
der the terms Of the agreement. the
prisoner had earned his fr dom.
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The Opening of Africa.

Up to 1884 scarcely more than the
edges of Africa had been occupied by
the European powers. 1t was in that
year that Germany suddenly began an /
attempt to realize her long-chershed
aspirations for a colonial empire. She |
naturally made the attempt in Africa,
as the only place where it was possible
to make it, and in doing so she started
all the nations in wild race in fear
lest their neighbors should get the ad-
vantage of them. In this scramble, II
England has been left far behind BY
some of the others in the area of her
gains. she certainly leads them all in
their real value, and the prospect that
the Anglo-SaNons will be the leading
power in the future of Africa is GER
tainly as good. if not better, than was
their prospect for the control of Nortn
America in 1850. This is surely true II
we consider Egypt an English posses
sion, and we can hardly suppose that
England will ever abandon that coun-
try, whatever depths of sentimental
emotion may be stirred in varying
moods; nor, considering the enormous
benefits which result, would the world
ever consent to such an abandonment
if it were not still much Influenced by
barbarian motives. 1t was a brilliant
scheme which was attempted in 1871
to obtain from the Congo Free State d
narrow strip Of land connecting the
waterway of Lake Tanganyika Win
the British sphere of influence to the
north, and so to make an English high
way from the mouth of the Nile to the
Cape of Good Hope. Although it seem
ed the part of wisdom at the time TO
yield to the united objections Of the
other interested powers, it is by no
means impossible that the Object
sought may be accomplished in the
end.
What is the total result? a little
more than 100000 square miles un-
der the rule of England. 3,50OOOO uh-
der that of the United States-togeth'
er. more than one-quarter of the total
land area of the globe.-Atlantic.
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4 Long Time Ago.

once on 6 time-oh, long ago,
When all the world was young,
The sea was made of lemonade,
And the land Of chewing gum.
The birds were built of peppermint
And lived in sugar trees.
And there were no arithmetics,
Or states or biographies.
a little boy and little girl
Ruled as king and queen
They put the old folks into jail
Whenever they were mean;
And then the boys could play all day
And stay out in the rain.
And never swallowed horrid stuff,
For no one had pain;
And 10 one had 10 brush his hair,
Or ever wear 8 hat
On. how l wish I'd only lived
In such time as that.
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DVLsESz ESz9f The
SeptRESs

l. begins TO look as though the coal
man could at last get out his ice wagon
St Louis Star.
No cautious Chicagoa1 will trust his
money to che keeping Of banker who pos
sesses smiling typewTi,er.-Evea;ng
journal.
There is a growing demand for the old.
fashioned, stingy banker, wac is Tot dis
posed u be accomnoda ng.-Was shins-
kon Post.
Philadelphia isn't so slow. She's killing
as many pugiiists at her prize fights Is
any other big town--C;ncinnat CONNER.
cial-Tribune.
Emperor Williams household employs
900 housemaids. No wonder that Wi.
helm is afflicted with fits Of insanity
st. Louis Star.
The business man who wants to make
$4,000 60 farthest is still being searched
for by Pole Explorer Peary-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Highly important news from Europe
has just been received. Switzerland IS
not making preparations for wsr.-Cin-
-cinnati Tribune.
The way 70 keep politics out OF the
schools is to see that politicians do not
get into the school board-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
With thirty Of her warsh;ps II the Med
iterranean, the isolation" Of England
viii hardly cause her 10 commit suicide.
New York Press.
The powers have decided 10 allow the
war to continue for short period. Doubt
less this is done for the edifcauon OF Gen.
Miies.-New York Journal
Iowa has compromised with its con.
science by aboi:shing the cigarette and al
lowing Sunday baseball 10 remain in
vogue. Tribune.
Nineteen persons al picnic in Califor-
mia were poisoned by drinking lemonade.
The nature Of the stick in it, viii be in
vestigated.-Chicago Tribune
The Arkansas Legislature has passed
bill taxing airships. No further proof
that they really exist could be desired
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Nnen President Kruger says the Trans.
Taai Is at peace with all the world, John
Bun, looking 10 the future, smiles gently
in his Eleeve.-Baltiulore American.
Before the airship incident IS closed for
ever il might be well 70 inquire whether
the jersey mosquitoes ever fy west of the
Aheghsnies.-thicag Times Herald.
The trouble with a reform council is the
atch 1t has 10 reform everything in sight,
when letting well enough alone would be
better II some cas-s.-New Orleans Picay-
une.
Twenty-six years ago the palace of the
Iuilleries was destroyed. -Four officials
are still drawing pay for taking care of it.
That almost equals the receivership of
savings bank.-Chicag Dispatch.
The Spaniards and the Cubans seem to
have established Inodus vivendi on the
amiable and satisfactory basis that every-
body concerned has license to shoot any
body else Oh sight.-Chcago Record.
The aldermen of Barre, Vt, demand
20 cents an hour for their public service"
ihls looks quite reasonable but we would
ike to know first how much they would
get for their private services-Chicago
Times-Herald.
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Health in the Nurserr

Never put a bottle nipple into -.
mouth, and then into the babr's mon,
The three prime essentials in y
nursery are fresh air, good food =.
pure water.
An infants thirst is not oueDcbad
milk; it needs clean water to drs
with regularity.
Regular habits, proper food, and h,
hours of sleep are necessary coDljtio,
to a healthy infant
Always hold a baby in your arm
when feeding it, in about the same !.
sition as if nursing it.
Have a rule for feeding the baby q,
do not vary from it; without regularI
the mother becomes a slave.
Light and loose clothing, freousr|
bathing. or cool sponging. are necewl
ties for the infant in hot weather
Plain boiled water. given betweeI
feelings. will often aid the diges,io1
and satisfy the child when restless.
A nursing mother who worries, d
who INDUCES in excitement. may t4
come a source of danger to her infant
An infant is a creature of habit. an
usually responds to the wish of tn
mother, if the mother has order in he
will. ..
Feeding at night, after the thir
month, is both inconvenient and III
necessary; sleep at night is better ,ha
food
More infants lives are taken by owe
feeding than by starvation. New
liken an infants digestion or diet
your own.
Vomiting and diarrhea are indie
tions that the child is either sick or a
preaching sickness, and probably nee
physician.
Do not feed the baby because
cries: this may be due to pain, and it
hurtful to fill an infants stomach
such time.
Cholera infantum would be of re
occurrence if proper attention was
ways given to the quantity and
quality Of the food.
Cleanliness, as applied to the boz
the mouth, the food, the. vessels
clothing, the furniture, the floor.
carpets, the beds, and the atmosphe
should be strictly observed.-Atlal
Medical and Surgical Journal.
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Unhappy Greece,

If the powers don't step in pretty soon.
there won't be any Greeks left to pacify'
Chicago Tribune.
War is an expensive luxury, but Greece
certainly is getting run for her money
Chicago Times Herald.
The failure Of the Greeks shows that it
is best to get ready to fight before getting
mad.-New York Journal.
One trobule in subduing the modern
Iurk seems to be that he no longer has the
habit Of dreaming in his tent-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Everybody but Greece says that Greece
is licked. But she still appears to be a
little skeptical about it.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune
An American manufacturer has sent
hlhg George Of Greece bicycle. but it's
the Iurk that's doing all the scorchine.-
Chicago Dispatch.
The preservation of the "inteyritv,, of
the Turkish Empire would seem IN ha
analogous to sailing down bad egg.-st
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Greek nation has realized that this
Is an era OF civilization in which a pedi-
gree cannot be relied upon to comm and
success.-Wasaington Evening Star.
Japan is said to be nursing a desire to
conque: the world. Greece was afflicted
that way short time ago, but she has
taken treatment for it.-Chicago Record
1t is no longer tribute to Greek army
discipline to say that the troops retired
In perfect order" Practice axes perfect
in any line of endeavor-St. Louis Re
public.
If King George shall make reasonable
fortune in the king business, he will prob
ably be very willing 10 resign the glory
to some other member Of the family
Louis Star.
King George is reported to be in need of
q change Of scene, and a large number of
Greeks with knives up their sleeves are
understood to be eager to give him one
Cleveland Leader.
If these Greek generals and princes Der
sist in 50 vigorously writing to the pa-
pers "to deny the charges this great in
ternational difficulty may attain the prom
inence Of that recent fight at Carson CITY.
Chicago News.
Greece may continue the war as long as
che has sons to slaughter, knowing, as she
does, the powers will not allow her boun-
daries to be showed one way or the other
more than few inches, no matter which
side wins battles.-Chicago Record.
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board and a sharp knit

board and a sharp knife ~,
To make a chair. take u - nas
stick five pins around the edss s0'k
close together. Fasten tbo usr' pv
you cover the pins to the ,S 'S'a
the yarn on the first pin tb NJ. Fas
in and out. back and for,h ,''l Ns
have made the back of Your cssl "aa
To make the legs. stick fona n'f
equal distances from one an ~, pls
the other end of the cork "'''aef
Begin winding the yarn at II,
the pins. and wind round sns s '9p
one pin at a time till Won a roa, ''a
head OF the pin. Then over and a !
again; then cross over tho a aIu b
and do the same till all ara s' w
and your chair is made s0'eNI
a sofa is made in the Same
using larger cork. You can wy
table by using large fiat corl A'ase
Now for the boys.
If you want to make a horse :.
four matches for the legs; sh.a y, u
them, and stick them in the corl rr''l
the head out of pasteboard and ~
dot of silk for the eyes. US
Make the hair with pen and in,,
a slit in one end of the cork and :,
in the head. Make a tail out Of n.a.
Cut a hole in the back of the coy,,
put in the tail.
Cork furniture and animals will
we'll at a church fair, especiallv :.
tached to a felt pen-wiper.
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DEFEAT OF HUMPHREY BILLS
Cuin nation of Bitter Battle in the
Illinois LeRislature.

The defeat ot the Humphrey bills il
the Illinois Legislature was the cuinina-
tiOn OF the O:-IeresI aad most sensational
legislative fight in the hisrory u the State.
For months every paper il Chicago. and
almost all the leading papers % the State
have been wag.ag war OF these measures.
which aimed 70 rest the power OF gra1tins :
street railway franchises in Chicago 10 &
State commission and 10 extend the fran
caises OF the present companies hft!
years. Il was ope1iy charged tha, the
street railway companies OF Chicago had
raised corruption fund Of neaciy ST.
10000 and were Offering fabulous brites
TO legislators. Mass meetings hare been
he'd ii Chicago almoss every night for the
past month. denouncins the bills. a. which
Mayor Harrison. Alderman Harlan and
prominent men IL ali parties have taken g
leading part
Great excitement on the stock excha nge
greeted the announcement of the 6etea.
OF the measures. The initial quotation
for West Chicago was 102. and ii sold ss
low as 81, showing decline OF points
rom the opening TO the lowest quotation.
Inc close was only Il point above the low
est quotation o. the day.
The West Chicago street railway has
capital stock Of S13.1S9Guo. When the
Humphrey bills passed the Senate the
stock sod as high as 107. When the bills
were defeated il the House il sod Is
points under this quotation
The Chicago City Railway has Z capital
stock Of Sl2.GsWoLo. divided into 40. .fsso
shares. From the last preceding quota
tio1s there was decline Of more than 10
points IN City Railway in the Did prices
to-day.
Putting together Only the three p-in-
clpai comDan MES gives the following as The
loss il Tslue<:
North Chicago. .-............s1.3 81 $50 of.0
- N.i-cdso- ............. 1.3lS-%p
e2s! fsai! i!"ay ............ 10000
Totsl Sc SIS 600
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Ayres was appointed 10 look into the mat
ter. 1t was decided that the first neces-
sary step was 10 learn as much as posi-
bic about the insects mode Of life and
thus discover the best means Of wiptng
them out.
Ii was agreed that to DO this a grass
hopper expert was a sine qua non and the
American minister. Mr.. Buchanan, was
consulted. He referred the matter 70
Washington and the committee on agri-
culture unanimously decided that Prof.
Bruner was the man.
Prof. Rruncr is an old student Of the
saltatory insect that ravages the territory
west Of the Mississippi and he will 90 10
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About a Wonderful Tree.

Did you ever hear of q tree bearing
glue. towels, cloth, tinder and bread?
There is just such wonder. 1t is
found on the Pacific Islands and it is
called the bread-fruit tree.
1t is about as tall as a three-story
house and the branches come out
straight from the tree like so MANY
arms. They are covered with leaves
nearly two feet long and deeply gashed
at the edges. while half hidden among
them are the fruits, growing like apples
on short stems, but larger and having
thick yellow rind
This fruit is like bread. and it is in
season during eight months of the wear
the natives finding good living in #
They gather it while it is green and
bake it in an oven. Scraping off it's
outer blackened crust they come to the
loaf. which is very much like nice
, white bread. But it must be eaten soon
after baking, else it grows harsh and
loses it's pleasant taste.
AS for glue. it oozes from the trunk
of the tree and is found useful for
many purposes; the leaves make ex
cellent towels for the few natives who
care to use them: and from the inner
bark of the tree kind of coarse cloth
can be made. Besides this it's dried
blossoms are used for tinder in lighting
fires. and the wood is in great demand
Cor building purposes.
With few of these wonderful trees
in the front yard housekeeping ought
to be an easy matter
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Y. P. S. c. E. CONVENTION.
Program for the Annual Gathering
at San Francisco

The loca. committee having in charge
the p-e.imiuaries for the sixteenth iatee.
national Christian Endeavor convention,
which will ba held in San Francisco july
70 il. IS leaving no stone unturned 10
insure lis success. Applications for hotel
accommodations are pouring in daily. and
arrangements Will soon be perfected The
program for the convention promises 10
be one Of the best ever provided. It's chief
features are as follows:
The convention wiz open "Wednesday
night. July 4. with meetings in eight Of the
largest churches il the CITY and one meet
ing each in Oakland and Alameda. Thurs
day morning simultaneous welcome meet
Ings WI! be held in Mechanics and Wood
ward $ paviiions. In the afternoon TWEEN
t. or more churches will be used fo- de-
nomlna'jonal rallies. Friday morning
practical addresses and open parliaments
upon the fundamental principles OF Chris
tlan Endearor will be provided The af-
ternoon viii be given up 10 a school of
methods III the various churches. Chris
tan Endeavor Fellowship viii be the
general subject for Friday evening Sat
urday morning the State secretaries are
to be heard from in a symposium on the
topic How May We Make the Commit
tee Work in Local Societies More Efec-
uve:' There will be an open-air demon
stration on Nanness avenue. after which
the delegates are TO be given an outing by
the local committee. Sunday there will
De three meetings Of great importance,
one for men only, another for women only
and one for ministers and church officers.
Monday will be devoted to the evangelistic
and missionary influences Of Christian
Endeavor. The junior rally. one OF the
most important features of the program,
Will be held in the afternoon, and the
closing sessions of the convention VIII be
held in the evening.
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She Knew the symntors

Fond Mother-Why, my dear, what is
the matter:
Daughter (recently married Hoo,
hoo: My husband doesn't-lo-love me
any more. He didn't kiss me when he
came home and he-he kept edging
away from me whenever l went near
him and-and now he's in the library
and doesn't want TO be disturbed-boo,
hoo, hoo!
Fond Mother-Calm yourself. my
dear. He loves you as much as ever,
but suppose he has taken a drink and
doesn't want you to know it.-New
York Weekly.
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Appreciated.

"fll never forget the time we got
piano out at Crimson gulch," remarked
Bronco Bob.
Did you enjoy it?'
"AmaZin'."
"Who played on it?''
"All Of us. 1t was just the right
height to let the boys stand up and
rest themselves while they dealt faro
on t."-Washington Star.
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Said of the Senate

The Kentucky contingent should take a
Glove before calling at the White House.
Washington Post.
The regard Of the civilized world for the
United States will sink several degrees
by reason Of the rejection Of the arbitra-
zion treaty.-Atlanta Journal.
The people of this country would like to
think well Of the United States Senate.
1t Is pity that the honorable Senators
so often make it difficult for them to do
Ho.-Boston journal.
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the purpose Of put
ting an end to the
scourge of grasshop-
pers in that forward
country.
For the past nine
years Argentine has
been eaten up by
the insects and The
Argentine farmers
appealed to the Gov
ernment. a commits
sion Of leading busi-
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the fields Of Argentine ably equipped TO
fight it. a year will be spent in looking
over the ground. and then the battle will
begin. Ample funds will be at the dis
posal Of the commission under which
Prof Bruncr will work, and if money and
scientific skill are Of any avail the grass
hopper will be banished from the parnpas
Of Argeutiue
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He-As our engagement is Cancelled
of course you will return that diamond
ring?
She-Mr. Styles, you said was 4
peach the day when you gave me this
ring. Well. if l am, am a peach of
the clingstone variety. Therefore I'll
keep the diamond.-Boston Transcript.
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Lizards With capes and Hoods.

How many boys and girls ever hearu
of a lizard which wore either hood or
a cape wherever it went: There is
such little creature, and its home is
in the deep forests of Australia. Its
name is the gray lizard. but it is best
known as the hooded lizard 1t gets
the name from folds Of loose skin
around the neck. which it raises over
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A Mexican Warrior Dead.

The death of General Guadalupe
Lopez, who died of pneumonia fe"
days ago, removes one of MeXlcos )
greatest generals. He was full-blood-
ed Indian, and was considered a great
Indian fighter, coping with the savages
with their own tactics. His universal
kindness had won for him throughout
the republic the title of ''Uncle Lupe'
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LOst HeadS

Fuddy-Let's see, Anne Boleyn had
her head cut off because of her beauty.
Duddy-Yes. But they don't decapi-
tate woman nowadays because she is
handsome.
Fuddy-No. 1t is the fellows who are
thrown into her company who lose
their heads.-Boston Transcrin+