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BRITAINS QUEEN DESIRES TOEND HER DAYS IN QUIET

Cumors of a Transfer of the CrownAain Bevived Feels the Weijjht ofYears Condition of Her MajestyaHealth Is Precarious

Throne Will Go to WalesThe rumor that Queen Victoria intends

to retire in favor oil the Prince of Walesis again current in London and it is add ¬

ed that court circles are greatly troubledregarding the condition of the queenshealth Such reports have frequently ap¬

peared in recent years only to be semi-officially

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contradicted later But it nowseems that there may be some actualfoundation for the statements made Itis added that her majesty has decided tospend her time in future at Balmoral orat Osborne and that she will give theprince and princess of Wales the use ofBuckingham palace and Windsor CastleThere is no doubt that the queen seems tofeel greatly the weight of her years andbereavements and her majesty is quotedas having repeatedly remarked during herlast stay in London at Buckingham pal ¬

ace upon the occasion of the recent

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VrpmwyQUEEN VICTORIA

marriage of Princess Maud of Wales toPrince Charles of Denmark This is mylast visit to Loudon

Reisrned Nearly Sixty YearsQueen Victoria first saw the light in

Kensington palace May 24 1S19 and as ¬

cended the throne June 20 1837 She isthe only child of Edward Duke of Kentfourth sou of George HE and of thePrincess Louisa Victoria of Saxe CoburgAbraham Lincoln was then a 10-year--

boy Gladstone ran about in pantaletteswith frills to them and probably trundleda hoop while Lord Salisbury had not asyet come into existence The Duke ofWellington was fresh from his triumphsat Waterloo and Daniel Webster was inthe zenith of his fame

Feb 10 1S40 Victoria married hercousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Got- ha

with whom she had long beendeeply in love It proved as every oneknows a most happy union Duringtheir twenty one years of married lifetiey were blessed with nine children foureons and five daughters George HE isthe only English sovereign who has occu-pied

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the throne for a longer period thanQueen Victoria During the fifty nineyears of Queen Victorias rule the popu-lation

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of the mother country has increas-ed

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from something under twenty six mil-

lions¬

to close on forty five millions andthat of the colonies has steadily grownfrom four millions to seventeen millionsAs Empress of India her rule extends overnearly one and a half million square mileswith a population of 275000000

Albert Edward Is 55Albert Edward Prince of Wales and

heir apparent to the throue of Great Brit ¬

ain and Ireland and the Empire of Indiawas born at Buckingham palace Nov 91S41 He studied under private tutors forseveral years passed one session of theUniversity of Edinburgh spent a year atOxford where he attended lectures andfor four years pursued his course at Cam¬

bridge In 1S00 lie paid a visit to theUnited States and Canada where he was

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received with the distinction due to hisrank Albert Edwards titles are multi-tudinous

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He is a K C a general of thearmy colonel of hussars Duke of Corn¬

wall Duke of Rothesay Baron of Ren ¬

frew and Lord of the Isles of ScotlandEarl of Dublin and Carrick in Irelandand enjoys the patronage of twenty ninelivings in the church as Duke of Corn-wall

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His marriage with Princess Alex¬

andria of Denmark took place March 101SG3 He was chosen president of StBartholomews Hospital in 1SG7 At theclose of the year 1S71 he was seriously illwith typhoid fever which was about theonly dangerous sickness he ever experien ¬

ced The dignity which he esteems mostnighly was conferred upon him in 1S74by his election as grand master of Free¬

masons of England

A cornered bicycle thief who had with ¬

in two days left two stolen wheels in ashop at Providence R I plunged througha large plate glass window and shot twomen who stood in his way of escape

There were numerous prostrations andfive deaths during the hot spell at Cincin ¬

nati The victims were Belle Bright alaundry girl Mary Brown infant JohnCrone moulder Barney Dickhors andJohn Schulte tanners

Lightning set fire to the barn on thedaily farm of William McGregor west ofFindlay O and the structure was de¬

stroyed It contained twenty five fineJersey cows and all efforts to save theanimals were unavailing and they werecremated

THE PEOPLES PARTY

Brief History of Its Inception andSubsequent Growth

The recent events at St Louis makeof interest some account of the growthand origin of the Peoples party

jne party had its inception at a meet ¬

ing held at St Louis in December 1SS9In 1SG7 the farmers moyement began inthis country with the organization of thegrange or patrons of husbandry Thiswas not a political organization but itspread with the most astonishing rapiditythrough the western and southern por-tions

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of the country The popularity ofthis movement caused the organizationof a large number of similar societies andall of them grew numerically and acquir-ed

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some political powerAn effort was made to unite all these

various organizations and at the meetingheld in St Loiis in 1889 a consolidationwas effected and the name of the Farm ¬

ers Alliance and Industrial Union wasadopted This was followed by a con-vention

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called to meet at Ocala Fla onDec 2 1S90 The convention was heldcomposed of 163 delegates representingthirty five States and territories and in ¬

dependent political action was decidedupon

A platform was adopted winch em-bodied the following principles 1 Theabolition of national banks and the es ¬

tablishment of sub treasuries to loanmoney to the people at 2 per cent interestwith an increase of the circulation to SoOper capita 2 laws to suppress gamblingin agricultural products 3 unlimitedcoinage of silver 4 prohibiting the alienownership of land and restricting owner ¬

ship to actual use 5 restricting thetariff G government control of railroadsand telegraph lines and 7 direct vote ofthe people for President Vice Presidentand United States Senators

This convention was followed by an-other

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held in Cincinnati on May 19 1S91at which were 1418 delegates from thirtyStates and territories At this meetingthe Ocala platform was reaffirmed andthe name of the People3 party wasgiven to the organization A third na-tional

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convention was held in St Louison the 22d of February 1S92 at whichlittle of an important character was doneThe first nominating convention was heldat Omaha July 4 1892 composed of 1290delegates No great change was made inthe platform but the income tax andpostal savings banks were demanded

In the election that followed the Peo ¬

ples party polled for Gen Weaver itscandidate for President 1055424 Totesand he received 22 electoral votes Hecarried the States of Colorado IdahoKansas Nevada North Dakota and onevote in Oregon The party received al-

most¬

votes enough to carry NebraskaSouth Dakota Washington and Wyom ¬

ing There have been no elections sincethen to test the voting strength of theparty as a national organization but inthe congressional election in 1894 the totalvote cast for the congressional candidatesof the party aggregated 1810397 whichshows a gain of 254973 in two years

HOW THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED

Members of the Electoral College asChosen by the States

Wtiile the people elect a President bytheir votes they do not vote direct for th- -

candidate The work is done through anelectoral college In other words eachState puts up a ticket of presidential elec-tors

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and these cast the vote which finallydecides who shall be President and VicePresident

This ticket is made up so as to give oneelector for each United States Senatorand one for each member of CongressThe college therefore this year will con ¬

tain 447 electors The successful candi-dates

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for President and Vice Presidentwill be required to secure not less than224 The college by States is as follows

State Electors State ElectorsNumber Number

Alabama 11 Nebraska 8Arkansas 8 NevadaCalifornia 9 New Hampshire 4Colorado 4 New Jersey 10Connecticut 5 New York 30Delaware 3 North Carolina 11Florida 4 North Dakota 3Georgia 13 Ohio 23Idaho 3 Oregon 4Illinois 24 Pennsylvania 32Indiana 15 Rhode Island 4Iowa 13 South Carolina 9Kansas 10 South Dakota 4Kentucky 13 Tennessee 12Louisiana 8 Texas 15Maine G Utah 3Maryland 8 Vermont 4Massachusetts lo Virginia 12Michigan 14 Washington 4Minnesota 9 West Virginia G

Mississippi 9 Wisconsin 12Missouri 17 Wyoming 3Montana 3

Total 447Necessary to choice 224While the territories took part in the

nomination of candidates they have novote in the electoral college

Gold and Silver of the United StatesAccording to the statistics of the United

States mint the total product of silver inthe United States in 1SG0 was 150000while the value of gold produced that yearwas 45000000 In 1S70 the silver pro-

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increased to 810000000 and goldproduct to 50000000 In 1873 whenthe coinage law was repealed the pro-duct

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of gold was 830000000 while theproduct of silver reached 37750000 Thefollowing statement shows the compara-tive

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product of the metals for subsequentyearsYear Gold j Silver1SS0 36000000 390000001SS5 31800000 510000001S90 32845000 704850001892 33041000 821010001S94 r 39500000 040000001S95 47000000 G076G300

J Israel Tarte the new minister ofpublic works whose exposure of thefraudulent way in which government con-tracts

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were manipulated in Canada ledto the retirement of Sir Hector Langevin from the Dominion cabinet and theimprisonment of Thomas McGrecvy isnow making a thorough investigation oftheevidence Sir Charles Tupper and hislate ministers left behind them when theyvacated the treasury benches

Gen Josiah Siegfried died at Pottsonville Pa aged GG from kidney troubleand nervous prostration Gen Siegfriedwas one of the prominent military menand philanthropists in the State He wasthe leading Republican politician ofSchuylkill County

Rev Dr Halsey W Knapp wellknown Baptist died at his home inBrooklyn aged 77 years

FANCIES OP EASKEdN

GREAT VARIETY IN THE STYLESFOR THIS SEASQN

The Popular Coat Bodices Are to BeUndone A Decided Chance Soon toCome in Sleeves Fancy Capes ofNet Are Worn

Gotham Fashion GossipNew York correspondence

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LANS are beinglaid for the undo¬

ing of the nowpopular coat bod-ices

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The design¬

ers -- claim thatthese bodices atleast those thatconform strictlyto coat shapeshave been a disap¬

pointment and itis certain that thewomen that hadtheir wardrobesstocked withthem are notwearing them agreat deal They

do not prove so friendly to the linesof the average figure as the roundwaist does the picturesque flaring ofrevers and neck affairs makes a womanlook stocky unless she is very slenderand made with that adorable long linefrom the throat to the tip of the bustcurve that makes the wearing of anything becoming These criticisms donot apply however to bodices whoseonly resemblance to a coat is in somefew slight accessories of suggestionThese are as plentiful as ever andwill be for a good while One prettysort is cut with skirts at the back onlyand they are jauntily set out Fromthe hips where the coat is very shortbarely reaching the wraist line thecoat slopes to points that end at eitherside of the front and just below thebelt This is a becoming cut and al-

lows¬

a blouse effect in front that fills

COATED YET SLENDER

In and falls over the belt or one thatis drawn under the belt at the waistline

A newer sort that has suddenly comeInto vogue is the short box coat thatis bobbed off all around well abovethe waist line and that hangs withouta fold and without the slightest shap-ing

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to the figure It should give theeffect of being stiff as a board and isintended to emphasize by contrast theslenderness and the yielding curves ofthe figure beneath Such a coat is usu ¬

ally open entirely in front and is elab-orated

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by much befrilled wide reversof a contrasting material the sleevesbeing made to correspond with the rev-ers

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A few coats are shown made likea basque the bodice fitting the figureto well below the waist line and slop ¬

ing to a rounded point front and backCoat skirts are set under the backstanding out well and extending inflat hip pieces at the sides The trou-ble

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with this coat is that it makes thewhole figure seem bulky The charmthat every one tries to suggest now isthat of girlishness of form and an out-and-o-ut

coat does not do itThis appearance of bulk is not creat-

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by many jacket and coat effectsand the number of different designsthat are possible is so great that it isnot yet nearly exhausted so these sug-gestions

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of coats some of them veryslight are still plentiful among newdresses To days first illustration dis-

plays¬

an ingenious one which in theoriginal was of old blue voile whichwas also used for the dress skirt Itwas like a bolero with long tabs infront ornamented by silver cord and

A COAT THAT WIDENS

buttons The sleeves had triple puffsand chiffon ruffles at the wrists andbeneath the jacket there was a blouseof pink and blue taffeta It had a plainstock collar and a four-in-han- d tie wasto be worn with it Hooking at the sidebeneath one of the tabs was a widegirdle of old blue satin

A bodice with coat suggestions thatoccasions no loss of slenderness to Its

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Vearer comes next in the pictures Itwas of black taffeta entirely coveredwith finely pleated black mousselinede soie and trimmed in front with fourbands of heavy cream guipure inser-tion

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whose pattern was outlined withgold Its stock collar was of the samelace and had a narrow wired edge bor-dered

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with a narrow black mousselinepleating There was no lace on theback of the bodice but the belt waswhite lace and was dotted in front withlace rosettes The coat effect came inthe pleated mousseline basque Dra ¬

pery of plain flowered silk was addedto the tight sleeves

In consideration of the third pictureit should be known that it was a slen-der

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woman that was sketched and thenit will be understood how much hershoulders seamed to widen by suchclothing Women that regard them-selves

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as too slender may still find re--

A PAIR OF STSXISH PROMEKADEKS

lief in this sort of a bodice if they havenot already done so This model wasof light weight cheviot in a turquoiseblue shade It included such distinct-ive

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features of a Louis XIV bodice asa rippled bodice revers faced withrenaissance lace and a lace edged ja-bot

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It fastened with four handsomegold buttons each having a turquoisecenter and had a vest with turn overcollar of white satin

The bishop is the sleeve that Is sogenerally accepted that it is on the edgeof being common and yet is safe fromexciting comment The sleeve thatpuffs roundly from the shoulder to justbelow or just above the elbow is allright it is not new but is pretty andits outline is graceful Sleeves may stillbe made of material and in style con-trasting

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with the bodice and indeedwith all the rest of the dress Import-ed

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dresses occasionally have severalpairs of sleeves to go with each bodicebut American dressmakers are shy ofanything that seems like an expedientlest it look like an effort to save moneyThe sleeve that wrinkles from shoulderto wrist is again with us and is grace-ful

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and artistic Made of transparentmaterial it is beautiful and in bettertaste than a bare arm but a fichu mustbe at the shoulder There are rumorsthat tight velvet sleeves will appearon winter gowns but women do notwarm with admiration They merelythink Wont they be funny and it

AIKT OKNATENESS

will certainly take till next spring forthem to get over that feeliug

The latitude that is permitted to In¬

dividual taste in the matter of materialfor sleeves is shown in the right handdress of the fourth sketch Here thefabric of the skirt is black satin coveredwith accordion pleated chiffon thebodice is white silk draped with gath ¬

ered white chiffon and the sleeves areof gold embroidered beaded lace Theonly item that connects them with thebodice is a yoke of the same lace Thisbodice is alike in back and front has awhite satin belt and collar dotted withblack rosettes and commencing at theyoki long black satin straps extend tothe waist It Is quite as stylish a prom¬

enade rig as this one that appears be¬

side it in the picture Its skirt andjacket are white serge and a blousewaist of white China silk goes with ItThe bolero is cut wide enough to allowfor deeply draped revers which areembroidered with narrow black sou-tache

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White chiffon ornaments thecollar and a wide belt of plaided taffetaribbon ends in long streamers Thecontrast between the plaid and thewhite is sure to give a spick-and-spa- n

appearance to this rig which will beaccentuated by the expanse of purewhite but the dress is by no means asperishable as it at first seems becauseserge cleanses so nicely

Copyright 1890

That the earth is solid right to thecenter with the exception of lakes andreservoirs of molten matter below thecrust has been demonstrated by therecent researches of Lord Kelvin andother authorities

E0K LITTLE FOLKS

A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN-

TEREST¬

TO THEM

Something that Will Interest the Ju-

venile¬

Members of Every HouseholdQuaint Actions and Bright Sayings

of Many Cute and Cunning Children

Some Counting Out RhymesOne two sky blue

All out but you -

Ena meoa slippery Dick --

Delia dilia dominicksHitcha pitch domanitchaOm pom pum 5

Ehy meny miny moCatch a monkey by the toeIf hequeals oh let him goEny meny miny mo

Monkey monkey bottle of beerHow many monkeys are there hereYou are monkeys so are weOne is out and that is he

Aney many money myTesty long long styHaldy galdy booh

Intry wintry kewtry cornApple seed and apple thornWire brier limber lockSix geese in a flockTwo flew east two flew westAnd two flew over the cuckoos nest

Hanky panky cranky AnnShot at a deer and killed a manIf shed hit the deer and missed the manYou would be the lucky manHanky panky cranky Ann

One two three the bumble beeThe rooster crows and out he goes

Ibbity bibbity sibbity sapIbbity bibbity knabe

Owneys Trip Around the WorldOwney arrived in New York Decem-ber

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23 at noon He was taken imme-diately

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to the postoffice and after ashort reception by his many friendsstarted again by the New York Cen-tral

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for Tacoma which he reachedfive days later having completed thecircuit of the globe in 132 days a rapidrate of traveling for a dog who attract-ed

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so much attention Owney was vis-ited

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by hundreds young and old and souniversal was the demand to see himthat Postmaster Case placed him onexhibition in a public hall and peoplefor miles around made his acquaint-ance At the end of his trip Owney hadover two hundred -- tags medals andcertificates to add to his collection andhe is to day in all probability the bestknown and the most universally popu-lar

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dog in the world St Nicholas

New Yorks Fire DepartmentEvery city in the United States shows

local pride in its firemen Each claimsthat its department is one of the bestif not the best in the country The ri-

valry¬

between som of the cities Is attimes quite amusing and there is muchdiscussion upon the merits of theirown firemen but New York City undoubtedly occupies to day the enviable--position of having all things consider-ed

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the most thoroughly equipped andmost efficient fire service in the world

The apparatus is of the best Thehorses selected with care and judg-ment

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are magnificent animals and themen picked from those thought to bebest adapted for the work they mustperform are subjected to a most rigidphysical examination before they areadmitted to the service and afterwardare trained in a school of instruction atfire headquarters that is complete initself St Nicholas

She Got the DollA pretty little story comes from Balti-

more¬

At a fair held there for the bene-fit

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of a church a little girl named Rosehad worked very hard while the fairwas in progress to sell various thingsthat were intrusted to her A doll wasat one of the booths that was to bevoted to the most popular little girland Roses name was among others acandidate for this prize The childwas very anxious to possess the lovelydoll which seemed to her the mostbeautiful thing in the world On theevening of the drawing little Rosecould hardly wait but when the num ¬

bers began to be read off it was noticedthat she was not around Someonewent to look after her and found herin a part of the room where the crowdwas least on her knees saying over alittle childish prayer which beggedthat the doll baby might be sent to herThe sight brought tears to the eyes ofthose who saw and listened Just asshe finished the word was sent amongher friends that Rose had indeed earn-ed

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the doll and a second later so touch-ed

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was everyone with her childish faithit was huriedly snatched from the tableand put in her arms Happiness beamedall over her baby face as she carriedher treasure around the room and ev-

erybody¬

who saw her was as glad asshe was that she had got it

HowLncy Trained the PotatoesLucy lives in a big city in a little

house back of which is a roomy yardLast spring she told her father that shewanted to have a garden all of herown So a piece of ground was stakedoff and Lucy planted her seeds Shedidnt know much- - about gardeningand when she was in trouble she askedher grandfather to help her One ofher beds contained potatoes and whenthey sprouted she was very happy In-

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and hoed them diligently Twoor three weeks after they began to blos-som

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and it was not long before thewhole bed was a mass of bright littlewhite flowers At this Lucy was muchconcerned She knew that potatoesgrew in the ground for she had seenthem dug But how could they start ifthe blossoms were on top of the bushesUnfortunately Lucys grandfather hadgone away for a visit and she couldntask him to explain the queer condu of

her garden She must meet the prob¬

lem herselfSo one morning she went out with

her hoe bent over the potato plants andburied the blossoms in the earth so thatthe potatoes could begin to grow Hav ¬

ing thus trained her unruly plants shedrew a little sigh of content and leftthem

Fortunately her grandfather return-ed the next day in time to rescue theblossoms and Lucy took a little lessonabout how plants grow

Take Em JackFrom the Temple Magazine we copy

the following very pleasing Incidentwhich occurred on one of our busystreets during the heated term pleas ¬

ing because of the unselfish spirit dteplayed

It was a fatiguingly hot day andonly those whose business was urgentwere found upon the scorching streetePresently a little newsboy appeared Insight He was not -- alert and bustlingas is the ideal newsboy on the cdatrary he moved along as though eachstep he took was painful to him Meet¬

ing an acquaintance he stoppedgreetings under the friendly

shade of an awningWhats the matter with you to day

Jack You get along bout as fast as asnail

So would you I guess Tim Raganif your feet were full of blisters walk¬

ing on the hot sidewalk Every timeI put a foot down its like to set mecrying the other answered

Tim looked down at the bare fe6tin question and glanced at his ownencased in a pair of shoes that had cer--

tainly seen duty but which still afford¬

ed protection from the heat of the daz- -

zling pavements Quick as a flash hedropped down on a step and the nextmoment was holding out his shoes toJack

Here you can wear them until to-

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My feet aint blistered Takeem Jack its all right And awayihe went crying Three oclock editionof the Post at the top of his voiceseemingly unconscious that he had per¬

formed a brave deed

Californias Kin of TunsThe Great Tun of Heidelberg which

for 150 years has been the largest caskin the world and as such has gainedfame in history has been eclipsed byjthe erection of a monster vat In a vine¬

yard near Fresno Cal which will boknown as the King of Tuns

The Great Tun held 42000 gailonsbut for years it has not been usedjas the vineyards of Heidelberg Castledid not produce sufficient grapes TheiKing of Tuns holds 79000 gallons be i

ing almost twice as large as the GreatTun

In the construction of the CaliforniaKing of Tuns enough lumber was usedto erect a mansion and two carloadsof steel were required for the hoopsThe giant cask stands 30 feet high is26 feet in diameter and will hold thirtycarloads of wine In addi17 tv axUrmonster there are three other tuns Inthe same vineyard which are largerthan the Great Tun but they aredwarfs alongside the big fellow

The King of Tuns is built of the na¬

tive redwood of California The lum-

ber¬

was cut especially for it and butone piece in ten would pass the re ¬

quired inspection as not a knot or aflaw was allowed The wood was sea-

soned¬

for two years before the caskwas built The St George vineyardin which the largest tun In the worldwas built produces annually a quarterof a million gallons of wine

This enormous vat was not built asa curiosity but for service and willbe filled each year George H Maltaone of the owners of the St Georgevineyard explains that in order to in-

sure¬

a sufficient supply of wine thatwill be of uniform quality it is neces-sary

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that it shall be mixed togetherTwo vats filled at the same time andtreated as nearly alike as is possiblewill be found to have a different flavor

The King of Tuns is one of the mostprominent objects in the Fresno Val-ley

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It towers high over all the otherbuildings and can be seen for milesin any direction It is so substantiallybuilt that It is expected to last forcenturies Longfellow mentions theGreat Tun at Heidelberg in his Hype-rion

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Perhaps some future novelistwill weave a romance about the Kinsof Tuns at Fresno

Romes Water SupplyThe city which has not only the best

water supply in proportion to its popu¬

lation but also the largest water supplyof any city in the world is Rome Thisis owing to the fact that tha ancientRomans built enormous aqueductswhich poured into the city in the timeof the Emperors 330000000 gallonsdaily amounting to ICO gallons for eachinhabitant The amount of water nowsupplied is 200000000 gallons dailyamounting to 670 gallons a day for eachinhabitant The reason of the great in-

crease¬

of the amount per inhabitant isof course that the population is verymuch less now than during the empireThe vast aqueducts striding on hugearches across the Qampagna and stillbringing copious supplies of waterfrom the Apennines and the Alban hillsare among the most striking features ofmodern Rome Compared with Romeall other great cities are but poorly sup¬

plied Chicago Sidney and Buffalohave about 120 gallons daily per inhab¬

itant New York 70 Marseilles 50 Paris39 London 3S Hamburg 12 Manches ¬

ter obtaining its wafer from Lake Thirlmere and Glasgow from Loch Katrinecan both boast an inexhaustible supplyof the sweetest kind

EeparteeServant from the door HenTMay

er sends his compliments and wouldyou please shoot your dog as it wontlet him go sleep

Neighbor Give my respects to HerrMayer and tell him I shall be muchobliged if he will poison his daughterand burn her piano Lyndon Unio2