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The amendment may not exactly sat
isfy many Democrats, but it is the best,
as we learn. that can be obtained UNI
der the circumstances. The people have
reason to be much gratifed with the
course pursued by its representatives
in the House Both Mr.. Rountree and
Mr.. Willard have stood by pledges man
fully. Mr.. Rountree has perhaps had
more to do in securing the am ndment
than any other member. lie has
put his whole soul in securing the best
possible amendment, and while it is not
all he desired, it is the very best that
could be obtained as a compromise. His
speeches before the caucus are repre-
scented to us of marked influence and
power and he has made reputation
as being one of the very foremost law
yprs in the State now. His efforts in
behalf Of the amendment are said 70
have been most impressive, even strik-
ingly eloquent, the inspiration Of soul
greatly interested and warmed up to the
grcat importance of the measure. MI
Wizards bill as to insurance is attract
ing attention, and an Insurance gentle
man tells us that it viii he sure to
he quoted abroad, Wilmington and the
cast should be appreciative of the good
and efficient services of those two VIII
mingtonians.-W Messenger.
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THE NEXT CENSUS.

Congress will probably pass n bin NJ
this session 20 provide for taking the
next census. The primary purpose Of
the government IN thus counting the
people. which the constitution requires
TO be done once Ia ten years s. 10
ascertain how many Representatives In
congress shall be apportioned TO each
state, Until a first census could be-
taken the constitution itself specified
the number of representatives allowed
10 each OF the thirteen states. VIZ
ginia was assigned ten members, Mas
sachuaetts and Pennsylvania worC al
lowed eight each. New York and Mary
land six each, and the other states
were granted representation IN tho
same arbitrary manner The total
membership Of the first house Of rep
resentatlyes was sixty-hye.
The apporiionment based on the FIRST
census, that OF 1890. allowed one rep
rcsentatlve for every $4,000 people. as
near az the divisions could be made.
on that basis the membership of the
house became 1876 BY the next CEN
sus. ten years later. using the same
unit OF population" the number OF
representatives. was Increased 10 i4i.
Since that time Il has been neces-
sary with every new census 10 allow
a larger population 20 each district,
and also. with the exception OF one
decade. 10 enlarge the membership OF
the house. a part Of the increase has
been caused by the admission OF new
states. There are now 357 men IN the
house. and each congressional district
g. made 10 contain as near l73. .90i souls
~ the census OF 1890 as Is possible.
The forthcoming census In 1900 will,
as usual make a new uppOrtlonment
necessary. The population OF the
United States, which was G2,G22 $50 In
1890. will be. II ls estimated. from
$4,000. 900 20 10000. 600. not including
our new possessions.
II Is not desirable 10 have the house
Of representatives made much larger
II lts efficiency as a legislative body
IL 10 be maintained Hence, that In
crease OF population will probably
make necessary an enlargement OF the
congressional district perhaps an In
crease 10 20 which would be six
times the population Of the 9"lglnal
unit Of appointment
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II feel just as though I had been
drawn through a knoihole." declared a
Woodward avenue man OF business.
and Il was only 10 In the forenoon.
"Out late to some party or theater?"
laughed his partner Cant stand
those things as you could when a
youngster You do two mems work
here. aud that demands regular hab-
ts for the rest OF the twenty
hours" reports the Detroit Free Press
I'm as regular as a clock. ! wasn't
ont late al all and haven't missed
FClng 20 bed before n since holiday
week. But the old gentleman Is visit
ing me. You don't know my father,
DO your He's one OF the honest yeo-
manry Of the land. Was reared a
farmer. and o. disposed 90 look down
upon almost every other calling as too
dependent for a spirited American cit
izen He's ~. and lively as a cricket,
There n many young man OF 80
that might we'll envy him"
'But what has he TO do with your
being used up3"
Everything tie gets up At every
morning and PAGES up and down,
whlstling like a piccolo player and
asking himself aloud whore IN creation
the fumily Is. lie goes into the kltch.
en- and hauls the cook over for not
having breakfast ready. iollles with
the milkman. and then reads the paper
IN the tones Of a stump orator Their,
IL no chance TO sleep after 8, but I'm
not going 20 have the old gentleman
interfered with, although an OF us viii
be going around in partial trance "a
lone a. he chooses - stay"
Nature Is the mother aud haeit Il
The utepm0lhOr.
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"Teil your mistress" he said. that
a gentleman desires 10 see her"
please walk IN. invited Susie.
The fair widow was prompt In max
ing her appearance.
Mrs Cramor, / nm Mr.. Rogers
Elijah Rogers-your neighbor" said
the caller. arising and introducing
himself with some nervousness and a
heightened color
Tho widow bowed stifny. for In Mr..
Rogers. though better dressed and OF
course better looking than she had
ever seen him In his garden. she recog-
nlzed Immediately the ruthless tres
pasaer who had broken her window.
smashed her china. and been guilty
of other acts against her peace aud
dignity.
- scarcely know. madam" Mr., Rog-
ers began. after a painful pause. how
to preface what am about TO say, but
the note"
THAT. indeed requires explana-
tlonl" exclaimed the widow.
And yet ! had natterod myself that
u was sufficiently explicit" returned
Mr. Rogers. somewhat disconnected.
sufficiently explicit. no doubt con-
ceded Mrs Cramcr hut the motive
-W
"Do not say n was 20 deceive" In
terposod the caller.
And the method chosen" criod the
widow; perfectly unhoard Of
Whatever others may think" said
Mr. Rogers. between us two II can
never be misinterpFeted."
And Mr. Rogers told hiH love told
II 80 much better than the stray note
could have done that the widow would
have wondered how much his tongue
was mlghtior than his pen had she
been In any mood for such compari-
sons.
She and Mr. Rogers have now been
married for many years. but whether
they have even discovered how the
broken cup irst broke the ice between
them II more than can tell.-New
York Evening World.
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mental property OF living protoplasm.
but Is manifest itself In specific ac-
tions, according TO the specific struc-
ture OF the protoplasm under the In
fuenco OF the external world. An
other peculiar phenomenon deserves
special mention. namely. the trans
mission or conductlon OF stimuli. II
n small portion OF the surface OF a
protoplasmic body Is stimulated tho
effect produced Is not limited to this
point alone, but extends TO far out
lying ends. stimuli. ah whole, are
more quickly transmitted IN animal
than In vegetable bodies. In human
nerves. This accounts for the phe-
nomenon exhibited IN animal bodies
long after death. that when a slim
ulus like electricity Is applied 10 n
piece OF muscle or nerve reaction
II the immediate result, such rs con-
traction or twisted This alone is
another proof that the cell has an
independent life and does not die when
life Is pronounced by the physician or
Psychologist as being extinct
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BLUNDERING.

Mrs Cramer a wealthy young wid.
~. lived Ia a style OF simple elegance
n q desirable quarter Of the city. Her
personal attendant. Susie Moore, was
gaung. pretty. and coqucttlsh. with
haif q score of lovers az her heels. 30
Cat q Is not 20 be wondered nc that
shs was at times absentminded and
giddy.
Mrs. Cramer had gone out calling,
and Susie was doing two things az
once. She was reading for the TWEEN
efsth time declaration OF ioye she
had received that morning aud dustlng
q mafble-top table that stood In the
eenicr of the room. An omlnlous
crash which followed an unlucky whisk
of the dualer caused her 20 drop both
the broom aud the letter and oxclaim
my goodness" On the carpet lay
ehe fragments of a costly porcelain cup
q valued glft Of the dear departed
Instant dismissal was the least she
could expect IN case of detection. and
how could detection bo avoided? No
one else had access 90 the apartment.
and there wasn't q cat on the premises.
hut Susie was n girl of rc.ourcos. 4
hrig idea struck her and she ran 90
- back yard gnatched up stone
tEice as large as a hens egg. and
dashci % through one OF the pancs
OF a rear window. Then returning 10
The parlor she picked up the stone and
iaid 20 among the pieces Of the broken
cap.
"But will that look rlght?" she elac-
ulated. People don't throw stones
through windows for nothing snd this
being a back window. WHY have itl"
Her love letter lay az her feet. u
bad neither address nor signature.
though well she knew whence II came.
Catching mp tho misslye and the mis-
ale she hastily wrapped the one
around the other. securing the parcel
with a thread and placed II amid the
ruins
Having finished her work. Susie
closed the apartment and took good
care not 10 be there when her mistress
returned.
II Mrs. Cramer was vexed when she
saE her broken cup and window. she
vas indignant when she came TO In
vestlgute the cause.
Who can have dared 10 take such a
liberty she exclaimed. crumpllng the
paper IN her hand, but she had scarcely
asked the question when dark sus-
picion took possession of her
The damaged window not only over
ionhed her own back yard but the gar
den Of an adjoining proprietor. a gem
dcman passlonatoly devoted 10 hortl-
culture. and Mrs. Cramor had OCCASION
ally husied herself for few minutes
IN looking out upon his labors The
two had often exchanged glances. but
neycr the slightest token OF recogni-
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ohitecture. Roman In style and In
petfect harmony with lie surround
ings The heavy foundations are con
HirGcted Of large bowldors, taken from
the adjoining woods. The upper struc-
turc. topped by a stately dome, is Of
graylah building stone. The entrance
to the tomb IL IN the side next TO the
woods and furthest away from Fried
richsruh. stone steps lead from the
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Ia Grange (fnd.D Correspondenoo.
The sanderson murder case AZ Bat
,ie Greek. IN which. Il is alleged,
wife poisoned her husband by the use
OF ground glass. has brought 70 light
Chinese newspaper reporter. Battle
Creok claims the distinction Of hay-
Ing the only Chinaman who writes for
newspapers for many states around.
William 8. Ice n known 10 the citi-
zens ae tho American Chlnaman, and
Ia American IN every particular, evet
20 having his queue cut on, His LAM
suage IL good and he speaks a clear
tongue. His work IN the murder case
consists OF tranalating the facts into
the Chinese language. which, he said
n a very tedious undertaking.. His let
tcrs are sent 10 Hongkong. lie said
that there II an old tradition In China
that no Chinaman shall Kill his en-
emy: that the greatest curse any ono
can have n 10 have a Chinaman kin
himself at the door Of his enemy. SUI
lclde II popular 20 a certain extent
In China. but more so with women
than with men. As the woman Is
The Eddy current., 1899-03-11
Proper rlms for bath.

Regarding the proper time for bath
a simple general rule may be given.
Take cold baths on rising IN the morn
ing and warm ones just before retiring.
In taking Turkish or Russian baths
the hour need not be considered, ex-
cept as in all baths. none OF which
should be taken less than an hour or
so before or after meals. Where Il Is
possible, use fresh. clean rain water
for the bath This IL the nearest ap-
proach TO distilled water which Is too
expensive FOR general use. Soft water
Is next best TO rain water. and little
horax or ammonia IN hard water will
soften A. Brisk rubbing should al
ways follow a bath. then the bath will
DO All that IS claimed for n IN the way
Of renoyating the person inylgoratlng
the system, increasing the iineneas and
aoftness Of the skin. and making one
look and feel younger Cleanliness OF
the skin hee = great effect on the gem
eral health. and Il Is we'll known that
II one has been exposed to Infection
the best thing 10 DO by way OF precau-
tion IA 10 take hot bath Immediately
u Is mistake 10 remain too long IN a
tepid bath. Thirty minutes should be
the limit Throughout the winter and
early spring II Is best n one Is at All
liable 20 chllls TO take ones bath Al
night. just before going 20 bed. II
taken In the daytime. brisk exercise
Immediately afterward either walk
ing or dumb-bell practlce-ls highly
beneficial. " Woman's Life.
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lion. She had thought him a proper
man. and he had sometimes fingered
little longer at hts work than he prob
ably would have done had the bright
eyes OF the widow been absent
To suspect was 90 resolve. aud, In
aiautiy tying up the stone IN the letter
a. she had found them she walked 20
the window and with All her might
hurled back the hated message beyond
ahe enemys confines and al once re-
treated
The innocent and unsuspectlng
nsighbor. who chanced 20 be- STOPPING
out of sight. digging weeds Ia the
midlt OF tho ahrubbory. startled by the
sound OF what might be- some meteorlc
body whlzzing past In dangerous prox-
imity 90 his head. raised himself just
On time 20 catch a glimpse OF the wld-
oE'a receding figure.
fiut judge Of his surprise as his eyes
fell on the strange object which had
barely missed knocking him down.
with "a trembling hand he undid the
parcel aud. as be- read iu contents. his
heart huttered worse than Susie's had
done In the morning
The fact Is. he had long been IN love
With the widow and had secretly
sighed for an opportunity 10 tell her
~. but 90 receive an unequlyocal dec
laration from her that was a little
more than be had ever dared TO hope.
some fastldlous people might think
such a proceeding lndellcato but the
widow had evidently taken Pity on his
barkwardness. besides, wasn't Il leap
ycar9 True. her grammar might have
ben better. and her spelling was. 10
say the least. indifferent But then he
wasn't partial 20 literary ladies' DO.
meatieity vas what he wanted. and
the widow vas tae picture OF that
The note said something about not for
Eetting o'clock No he wOuldnl
forget A. And be dldnt
Al o'clock sharp Elijah Rogers
pFsssuted himself az Mrs crameri
4sor snd was admitted by Susie
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COSTLY OAK CHAIR.
why Sir Donald Curr.s HAD Co. Pay
$3.50 for H.

why Sir Donald Curss HAD Co. Pay
$3.50 for H.
The Liverpool Post tells an amusing
story at the expense o. Sir Donald
Currie Al a recent auction sale OF
old furniture held az Edinburgh a
chair was put up, whose back bore tho
carved words. "Dunottar Castle" the
name OF the famous fort on the Scotch
coast, near Stonehayen. which was
built in 13i9. destroyed In Ills. Ex-
perts expected II might fetch about
f25. The bidding began nc f5 and
soon reached $50. when only two
brokers remained in the competition,
which, to the amazement OF every one
present, advanced IN bids OF f5 and
fi0 TO f675, az which price the chair
was knocked down 10 the successful
rival. The result Of this extraordinary
sale soon leaked out Sir Donald had
seen the name on the back OF the chair
and had commissioned an Edinburg
broker 10 buy H. Next day, forget
ting what he had done, he instructed
a Glasgow broker 10 bid for the chair.
and those two were the rival bidders,
with the result that Sir Donald Is now
the possessor OF what Is probably the
most costly oak chair In the world.
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QUEER FRlENpsHIPs.
different Animals That Oct Along Vsry
Well with Zach other.

Well with Ihoh Others
An intimate connection existing be-
tween different animals Is known az
commensalism, ,commensals being crea-
lures which may be said to sit az the
same table. but which do not prey
upon one another on late years nat
urallsts have become acquainted with
numerous examples OF this form OF an
imai partnership. In one Of the Chick
On Islands, OF the New Zealand coast
a curious lizard known as the tuatara
and a certain species Of the petrols
were found lnhabltlng the same bur
rows. apparently on the best OF terms
In rare cases the burrow, which con-
sists OF a passage two or three ieet
long. ending In chamber foot ana
n half long. one foot broad and SIX
inches high. Is the work OF the bird
As a rule however the lizard Is the
excayator. Each builds its nest on
opposite sides OF the chamber, the
lizard almost invariably choosing the
left and the petrol the right side The
lizard feeds partly on worms and bee
ties and partly on the remnants OF
fishes brought to their common table
by the petrol both animals being thus
benefited by the partnership This is
probably moro than can be said OF the
prairie dog, whose underground home
IL frequently shared Boy the rattlesnake
and the burrowlng owl, These were
at one time supposed 10 form happy
family" but considerable doubt has
been cast on the point by the dlscov-
cry Of young prairie dogs In the stom-
ach OF the rattlesnako, which seems
TO indicate that commensalam In this
particular case has been one-sided
affair. so far as the benefits we're con
corned. II is among marine animals,
however, that the most striking ex-
amples OF commensalism have been
observed A feeble fish called the re-
mora owes lts success In life to the
powerful alliances II forms. One OF
It's Fms has been transformed into a
sucker placed right on top OF its head,
/ by means OF which Il attaches itself
| 10 any passing shark, whale, or even
/ ship, no doubt mlstaking the latter
/ for some huge sea monster. by these
/ Il Is transported without any great
exertion on is own part over great
distances. meanwhile picking up such
food as may come In It's way. Several
small fishes have been found. also, "a
habitually lodge IN the mouth cavity
OF Brazilian catfish. sharing such
food as the latter succeeds IN captur'
ing The enemies OF the smaller fishes
are so numerous that II is only BY
retreatlng to places inaccessible "a
their foes that they have chance OF
survival A fayorite shelter for many
small fishes Is the round disk OF the
larger sea iellles, the stlnging proper
ties Of which probably cause them 4
be avoided by the other denlzens o.
the deep. As many as twenty hshei
have been counted swimming within
the fringod margin OF one OF these pul
satlng umbrellas The sea cucum
bers are another lowly group OF ma
rine forms which anord shelter 4
fishes. other instances might b
given, such as that Of the little pei
crab. found IN mussels and other bl
valve shells, which Ia return for th
protection given them by the mollus
can shell gives its host a share OF th
food Il captures.
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BISMARCK MAUSOLEUM
IN THE FOREST OF SAXONY.

Work on the Bis
marck maus0leum
Is nearing compile
uon Tho final
touches are being
put TO the interior
decorations. and u
ls believed that the
elaborate structure
viii be ready for
the burial OF the
iron Chancellor by
April next Tho
tomb has been
erected under the
trees Of the Forest
Df saxony close
by the old castle IN
Friedrlchsruh. Il
stands IN a grove
OF beech and oak
trees near the top
Of the sohneokon
berg (snail noun
tain), which Is 90
plain view from
The castle grounds
Tho mausoleum ~
severe In It's arr
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entrance gates on one side 10 the
spaces designed for the graves Of the
members Of the Bismarck family. and
on the other side 20 the chapel and
the mausoleum, directly beneath the
dome. II Is there that the True and
trusted German serylter OF Kaiser
Wilhelm J." IL 10 be laid at rest next
10 his wife. whom he had survived.
II was decided several weeks ago 20
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The custom Of bottllng tears Is pc
ouliRr 10 the people Of Persia. There
Il constitutes an important part OF
the obsequies OF the dead. As the
mourners are sitting around and
weeping the master OF the ceremonies
presents each one with a piece OF cot
ton wool or sponge with which 90
wipe away the tears This cotton wool
or sponge Is afterward squeezed into
a bottle and the tears are preserved
as a powerful and eihcaclous restora-
tive for those whom every other med
iclne has failed 70 revive
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$500 "fAhAHtHtfff 49, 1hhA %fANf
considered inferior TO the man. the
alleged killing Of the hui D, nd by the
use OF ground glass Is causing a sem
satlon In the Chinese metropolis. Mr..
Lee was born IN Portland. Ore, and
has travelled extensively In many Eu-
ropoan and Asiatic countries. The
profits which accrue to him now from
his business will be used for n course
In navigation. which Is his ambition.
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"Feller spoke dlarespectfully OF my
sister" what did be sayf" said
my sister wore false teeth" Does
sheg' "Haint g0t no sister Il was
the principle of the thing that | got
licked for"
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Tortoise shell, as Il comes 10 market.
from the West Indies. is coarse. dirty.
and iusterless. and only the most sklll.
iul and patient manipulation makes Il
The rich and beautiful material that 4
eventually becomes