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HE FOUND A HERO. OLD GLORY LIVES' ON, How Perpetnal Life Ib Secnred fox the 1 Capitol. Building Flags. It is a question which no one can an­ swer what becomes of the flags which 1 fly session aft&r session over the two ( houses of Congress. The life of a flag s exposed at-^pen a height to the tatter- 1 Inwinds naturally cannot be long. < Every now and. then, after a storm, a great rent is seen in "Old Glory," as it • • i proclaims from tli^. housetop that our statesmen are deliberating. Sometimes the edges only are frayed. Sometimes" ; a stripe is gone,(.or, perhaps, half the stars may be torn away. Then in a day or two it flies again, with all its stripes and its stars, as if it had never suffered by the storm. I asked what became of tlie old flags. Nobody knew. - • > ^ > I, What do you do with them? Nothing. They are the same flags: tliat is. there are no new ones. The old . flags are simply mended. There is a patriotic poem in this.. "Q|d Glory" has a per­ petual life; that is,'the "Old Glory" that presides over the Capitol. When a stripe blows away, a new one i.4 put in its place, afld the same old flag is pulled to the head of the stuff. Ifit is the blue field and stars that is gone, this is repro­ duced. If only a rent, it is darned; if a liole, it Is patched. Then another stripe goes, and a new one is. added. So on, the old portions are blown away, the newer standing until the new be­ comes the old in turn anil tears away, and Jil endless evolution the old flag lives oh. It is always the saute flag, but from year to year its entire texture is changed, and the small bits fire blown away by the winds, and other small bits take their place. There is no grave­ yard for Old Glory. It has perpetual life. No one can tell when the flag which floats over the Senate was bought'. It is still a perfect flag, but no part of what was first drawn to the masthead is now in existence.--Wash­ ington Star. It Is Not Heaven. The editor of a paper in the wild West, which is paid ior in corn when the subscribers are obliged to pay, gleefully tells of a country editor who died of starvation and was bSing escort­ ed to heaven by an angel who had been sent out for that purpose. "May 1 look at the other place before I ascend to eternal happiness?" "Easily," said the angel. So they went below and skirm­ ished around, taking in the sights. The angel lost track of the editor, and wentv around hades to hunt him. He, found him sitting by a furnace fanning him­ self, and gazing with rapture upon the lot of people in the fire. There was a sign on the furnace which said: "De­ linquent, Subscribers." "Come," said the angel, "we must be going." "You go on," said the editor. "I'm not com­ ing. This is heaven enough for me." There may be something in this. Thoughtful people have often wondered how they could be able to enjoy heaven when conscious thrtt so many whom they dearly love, in spite of their wickedness, Would be suffering eternal punishment in Another place, where •the tears of the good could not put out the fires that were scorching the wick­ ed, and many affectionate people have wished they could dare doubt the theory of endless damnation--and re­ main respected in a liard-slielled com­ munity--simply on account of their friends. On the other hand, it is feared many more selfish people who are good, not for goodness" sake, are an­ ticipating that their greatest delights in heaven will be found when they can look over the pearl and golden battle­ ments into that torrid and eternal place and see their enemies writhing and roasting, and be able to tell them: "I told you so!"--New Orleans Picayiftfe. 'Uncle Sam," "Brother Jonathan)," Brother Jonathan is the older charac­ ter. During the revolution Jonathan Trumbull w as governor of Connecticut and a close friend and adviser of Wash ington. The latter would often refer matters to "Brother Jonathan" for his advice, so in time the expression, "I'll ask Brother Jonathan about it" be­ came a saying in the army and from the army extended over, the country. During the war of 1S12 Elbert Ander­ son, an army contractor, bought a large quantity of provisions in Troy. Otye of the inspectors there was Samuel Wilson, known generally as Uncle Sam. As lie passed on each barrel he marked it "E. A.--U. S.." for Elbert Anderson --United States." Some one asked what the letters meant. A bystander sug­ gested that they stood for "Elbert An­ derson--Uncle Sam." The joke took among the workmen, many of whom en­ tered the army and carried it with them. In time, like "Brother Jona than," it spread over the country. A Worthy Invention. An enterprising English journal says: "To decide between the deserving and the undeserving poor, is no easy task. The Americans have devised a plan of doing so mechanically. In various parts of the country automatic alms distribu­ tors'nave been set up. A handle is con­ nected with some machinery, such as will store electricity fgr instance, in an accumulator, or perhaps grind coffee, and after turning this for a certain length of time a penny is thrown out to the operator. These machines are already popular. Instead of putting a penny in the slot and receiving in ex­ change the product-of some one else's work, you put in your own work and take out another person's penny. Of a truth the idea is worthy of imitation in this country." Two Opinions. Wagner, writing in 1840. said of Schumann: "He is a highly gifted musician, but an impossible man. When I came from Paris, I went to see. him, I told him of my Parisian experiences, spoke of the state of music in France, then of that in Germany, spoke of lit- , erature and politics, but lie remained as good as dumb for nearly an hour. One can not go on talking quite alone. An impossible man!" Schumann gave an account of this interview which practically agrees with that of Wag­ ner. '|t have seldom met Wagner," he said, "%Jt lie is a man of education and spirit. 'He talks, however, unceasing­ ly, and that one can not endure for long together." " ' 'Uncle John--I am afraid, Henry, that you will never make much progress in the world, with your indifferent, easy­ going ways. The, secret of success, Henry, is hard work. Henry--Yes, I supposelso, Uncle John; but,-you know, I never did care much about other peo- ule's secrets.--Boston Transcript. SOBER OR STARTLING, FAITH FULLY RECORDED. United States durmg the iwo fiscal j^ears ending June 30 ^ I89f ond 1895 •tecautiful Home of the Tazewell Club -^Wealthy Young Chicagoan Kills Himself--'Bloody Tragedy at Rock Island--Figures oil Insurance. New Clubhouse at Pekin. The TazeweU Chib of Pekin gave a i-e- jception and ball Thursday night at the -opening of their spacious $25,000 club house. It was a society event and attend­ ed by the elite Of the city. Well-known -residents of Chicago. Peoria, Springfield, JBlo6mington, Lincoln, Delavan and Ha­ vana participated. Nick E. Worthington '2 million Qollars;; Dollars :0ollars; Gorman Tariff •2 miihW •OollOTS- M million' • Qojlqrs.- :'f> TTIiJIioti .- Dollars;-! GROWER'S GREAT PARADE. thereby to a great extent preventing the exportation of gold, and inakirrg practicable a u enlarged use of Silver in our domestic exchanges, without dis­ turbing confidence in the maintgnance of the equality of values of all the dol­ lars issued by the Government, wheth­ er of gold, silver or paper.--Hon.* Geo. W. McBride, United States Senator. New York Business Men. Rewarded for Their Splendid IJisplay. How those fellows who paraded for Grover Cleveland in 1892 are gathering in their reward is a sight to contem­ plate. Imagine them rushing early to office, staying late, to count up their in­ creased orders, employing more hands, paying more wages, lending out money' and not borrowing it, noting with sat­ isfaction the daily growing credit bal­ ance in their ledgers. These are some of the thoughts that must have flitt&l through their minds as the Broadway squad rode past Grover for review. The foreign commerce of New York had been growinglarger and larger year by year. But it was not enough. The importers had visions of capturing the markets of the world. A petty annual increase of twenty-five, fifty or eighty millions of dollars in our foreign com­ merce was a bagatelle. A gain of more than $200,000,000 in live years was loo insignificant. They wanted more. Note what they got. Study each year's in­ crease in foreign commerce from 1880 to 181*2 iuelusive. Then note each year's decrease in foreign commerce for 1803 to 185)5 inclusive: Port of New York: Total foreign couuneree. Increase. 1805 $5)34,2! tO. 314 1 804 ! Mil .318,35)1 ••• .185)3 1.034,3155.404 185)2 1.0(51.220.878 $ 01.328.243 185)1 5 >5)5). S5)2.03ri 8(5.227.035 18! to 5)1.3.005.000 30.857.400 1880 870.808.110 24.042.410 1888 852.105.001 151.717.5M53 1887 832.447.728 20.5)12.713 188(5 802.535.Ol 5 28.732,250 It was unkind for Secretary Wilson of the Chamber of Commerce to pre- pare such an exhibit asjhis and give it to the papers. But he^was not respon- sible for the results. The tree trade paraders must study that point for themselves. They really wanted too much. They wanted (1 rover and' tliey. wanted to capture the markets of the world. They got Grover. They got left'on the markets. Was the parade worth it? THE TAZKWEI;!, CI.UBIfOUSE. made aii address.. Henry G. Herget is president of the Tazewell Club. The building is a ttvo-story .and-. basement structure, 48x94 feet, in ground measure, and of frame build. It cost $11,000 and the land it stands on cost $4,000. It has all club appointments, including athletic room, bowling alley and baths. ' The Slaughter of Sheep.' The annual increase in the slaughter of sheep in this country during the last two years has been immense. The fout- great slaughter houses of the West are Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha. In 188(5. prior to the passage of the McKinley act, the aggregate number of sheep slaughtered at these four points was but 979,000, while in 185)4 the number was 3,5(54,000, or near­ ly four times the number of only eight years before. In 1S85 Chicago alone slaughtered only 743.000 sheep, while in 1894 2,770.000 were killed, or nearly four times the number of nine years previous. Insurance Business in Illinois. The annual statement of the superin­ tendent of insurance, showing the stand­ ing of fire and marine insurance com­ panies doing business in the State to Dec. 31, was issued Saturday. The eight joint stock companies of this State wrote risks amounting to $91,279,155, received premiums amounting to $1,283,847, paid losses amounting to $543,215; losses incur­ red. $55)8,893; income, $3,318,580. The 105 joint stock companies of other States wrote risks amounting to $737,480,321, received premiums amounting to $8,804,- 458, paid losses amounting to $4,473,73.), incurred losses amounting to $4,988,108; income, $94,448,300. The thirty-five for­ eign companies with United States branches wrote risks amounting to $340,- 327.40S. received premiums amounting to $3,729,845, paid losses amounting to $1,905,221; losses incurred, $2,210,153; income, $49,058,050. The ten mutual companies of this State \vrote risks amounting to $8,230,45)7, received premi­ ums amounting to $173,019, paid losses amounting to $159,001, incurred losses amounting to $195),020; income, $080,45)3. The twenty mutual companies of other States wrote risks amounting to $13,214,- 730, received premiuuls amounting to $15)5),893. paid losses amounting to $137,- 133. incurred losses amounting to $107.- 279; income, $2,875,000. The grand total aggregate shows risks written amounted ~T:o~$1.105,204,958;--prem i ums--received-.- $12,5)07.217; losses paid, $0,(575,091; losses incurred, $7,5(54.508: income, $l4<,00S,- 50(5. Net surplus, $09,150,123. Northern Lights. The "marching flame" of the aurora borealis, that brings occasionally to New England nights the glories of the arctic zone, is a thing of which minor mani­ festations are common enough, while many of our readers have had the good , fortune to see it some few times when 'the ghostly brilliance of the flickering white, green and crimson spear^has swept gloriously across the entire skj% like an army of slain warriors passing to Valhalla. No wonder that the spec­ tacle impressed the nearly colonists with terror and amazement. Accustomed to the duller, softer skies of Old England, never so superbly in­ vaded, they could scarcely have been more surprised had a second moon sail­ ed out into the ether beside the one they knew. Here is the quaint record of the first fine aurora seen in the old town of Newbury, recorded by Stephen Jaques, in 1719: "December lltli. Between seven and eight o'clock at night ye moone being neare ye full, it might want two days, there appeared in ye north above like a rainbow, but it was white. It seem­ ed to reach from norwest to northeast, and it was more strait in ye middle than a rainbow. It seemed to be eight foot wide. It looked like a cloud. "There appeared in ye north clouds which looked very red and seemed to liie up allmost overhead as if they had been driven with a farse wjnd, and then parted to ye east and sxrvanished a way., ^esjvhite cloud or bow remain­ ed *an hour or two. Between ten and eleven there appeared a cloud, which came from ye norwest like a mist. We could see ye stars through It. It was as red as blood or crimson, but not a thick red. My eies saw it." His eyes, too, saw exceedingly well; for the brief description, curious in manner and full of fSw&and wonder as it is, is yet clear, careful and character­ istic of the behavior of the northern- lights as we of to-day behold them, with science to explain what they are and no dread lest they may be super­ natural omens portending famine, bad crops, Indian wars or Quaker heresies. Stopping a Great Ship. The motion of a steamship on the At­ lantic, • when the sea is calm, is so smooth and steady that the passenger hardly realizes the tremendous momen­ tum of the vessel under his feet. A col­ lision, even after the engines have been slowed down, gives a startling revela­ tion of the energy of motion. This ener­ gy can also be accurately calculated with the aid of mathematical formulas, and the time and distance within which the motion can be totally arrestee}, and the ship be brought to a stand, may be ascertained in a similar manner. This calculation has recently been made for several well-known ships. To stop the Etruria, whose "displacement" is 9.680 tons, horse-power 14,321, and speed 20.18 knots an hour, two minutes and forty- seven seconds are required, and during the process of stopping the ship will forge ahead 2,404 feet, which is only 176 feet less than half a miie. The Uni­ ted States cruiser Columbia, with a displacement of 7,350 tons, 17,991 horse­ power, and a speed of 22.8 knots, can be stopped in two minutes and fifteen seconds, and within a space of 2,147 feet. The little flyer Cushing, also of the United States navy, whose displace­ ment is only 105 tons, and horse-power 1,754, while its speed is 22.48 knots, can be stopped within a distance of 301-feet in 18.4 seconds. In each case the vessel Is supposed to be going at full speed, and the stoppage is produced by re­ versing the action of the propelling ma­ chinery. A Centenarian's Death. v Mrs. Hannah Lovett died at Nashua, N. recently at the age of 106 years. She was born in County Kerry, Ire­ land, and her age was authenticated. All of her ten brothers and siSters lived more than ninety years, and one broth­ er died at Merrittac, Mass.. a few years'ago at the age of 105 years. ' "I'm not here for my health," remark­ ed the legislator, with a grin. "Nor for the health of the community," replied the private citizen.--Boston Transcript If we kept a hotel, we would not buy i piano for the parlor. Every guest who cannot play, tries it. Th«^ Value of Wheat.,, On' Jan. 1. 1892. the market price of wheat was $1.05% per bushel. Gran­ ulated sugar was then worth 4 cents a pound. A bushel of wheat bought near­ ly 201,{, pounds of sugar. On Jan. 1, 189(5, wheat was worth (59 cents and mm Some Striking Facts. Some very striking facts are shown by studying the returns of our foreign commerce during the last ten years. The figures are'as follows: All ports of the United States: Total foreign commerce. Increase. 1895 $1,709,8(57.83(5 185)4 1.700.300.15)1 1893 1.5)07.851.912 185)2 2.010.341.030 $135,730,941 1891 1,874,<510.095 141,340,250 185)0 1,733.203.835) 120,120.200 1889 1,013,137.(533 87,473.743 1888 1,525,0(53,75)0 20,5)92,328 1887 1,504,071.402 78,653,430 1880 1,420,018,032 20,827,100 From 1880 to 185)0. under the Morrill tariff, the total foreign commerce of the United States increased by $307,- 245,000 a year. From 1890 to 1892, un­ der Republican administration of the McKinley tariff, our foreign commerce increased by $277,000,000 a year more. During the subsequent three years, un­ der a Democratic administration, the returns of our foreign commerce show a loss of $300,473,000 a year. Under the first year of the Gorman-free-tnule-tar- iff-reform-tariff-for-deticiency-only bill the value of our entire foreign com­ mence fell below its value in 185)0. We have been losing our foreign trade at .ne rate of $100,000,000 a year under the present Democratic administration, and it is now of less importance than it was six years ago. Congressman Gamble's Figures. For thirteen years succeeding July 1. 1879, the total withdrawal of gold from the treasury only amounted to $43,310,890, while the country was cn-fj joying the security and confidence of Republican administrations, and under its legislation undisturbed by the pros­ pect of a reversal of its tariff legisla­ tion by the Democratic party. But from July 1. 185)2. up to December 1, 1895. the withdrawals of gold amouuted to upward of $300,000,000, and of this vast sum over $305,000,000 during that time was exported--found lodgment in foreign countries. It can be thus understood that the demand for gold is not from the American people, but it is necessary to supply that deficiency in our trade relations consequent upon tariff agitation'by the Democratic par­ ty, commencing with its threat of the enactment of free trade in 1892, and^ afterward by its legislation upon the subject,--Hon. Robert J. Gamble, M. C.. of South Dakota. FIERCE FIGHT WITH AN OWL. A Massachusetts Man Has a Desperate Experience. Col well Smith was passing through a piece Of woods one night, and without hearing any sound or premonition his tall beaver hat received a terrible thump from behind, which knocked it off his head to the ground. He heard no sound, no flutter of wings--for the wing feathers of this bird are especially adapted by their downy edges to noise­ less flight. He replaced his hat and proceeded, and wondered at the cir­ cumstances, which he could not ex­ plain. No limb of a tree, to which he naturally turned for an explanation, could have brushed his hat off, for it came forward. While lie was deeply absorbed in thought thump two came and off 'went his hat again, and in front of him as before. He again replaced his beaver, and then, with every sense on the qui vive, proceeded and awaited results. Again, as before, his head covering was unceremoniously remov­ ed, but the keenness and activity of his fully aroused senses enabled him to detect a slight flutter of wings. He was convinced now as to the source of his singular experience. But he outwitted the bird in this way. He had a stout walking stick and held it in front of him horizontally, firmly grasped so as to strike upward with it should he again be approached. He had walked but a short distance when the time came for the sudden stroke upward and his owlship--for such it proved to be--met with an ob­ struction that was not "on the bill" in one sense, but was in another, and that a striking one. The owl's antics "frews ended, and he paid the penalty for his continued attacks upon what he deem­ ed an intruder upon his dark domain. I have known them to pounce down upon dogs in the same way.--Spring­ field Republican. How to Pronounce "low*." It is said that a Yankee doesn't know the letter "a" at the end of a word, but always turns it into "er." Speaker Reed goes one better on some words. For in­ stance, "Iowa" gets to be "Ioway" at his hafids, with the accent on the last syllable. Mr. Crisp always says "Iowa," with the accent on the second letter, hence it is that neither of the distin­ guished gentlemen gets it right. It is an Indian name, and should be pronounced 'T-o-wah," with the accent on the first syllable. <- . Reporter--I don't think you. would be successful in.business. City Editor --Why not? Reporter (wearily)--You make too many assignments.--Phila~ delphia Record. "What's the difference between no­ toriety and fame " "Well, If a man is, notorious he's still alive; if he's famous* he's dead.'--Chicago Record. I 7RH" 1890. sugar 5 cents, a bushel of wheat buy­ ing less than 14 pounds of sugar. Un­ der McKinley protection the farmer's bushel of wheat bought over 12 pounds more sugar than it did this year under our Democratic free-trade tariff. Cattle Growers Captured. American cattle growers, who lost $9,000,000 of trade in the English, mar­ ket last year, will be pleased to learn that the.South American farmers in Ar­ gentine captured $2,332,000 of the mar­ ket that our farmers lost. Canada also secured a slice of $1,370,000. Congressman Hermann Sensible. < The fact cannot be denied that in­ creased imports represent the displace­ ment of home made goods for foreign- made goods. The more we buy abroad the less we buy at home.--Hon. Binger Hermann, M. C., of Oregon. ' Nutritive Value of Foods. Prof. Atwater's exhaustive studies and.: experiments have led him to the conclusion that the greatest nutritive value in any kind of food of the same specific cost is to be found in cornmeal. He finds that in 10 pounds of the latter there are slightly over 8 pounds of actual nutriment; in S 1-3 pounds of wheat flour there are over 6% pounds of nutriment; in 5 pounds of white sugar there are 4?^ pounds of nutri­ ment; in 5 pounds of beans there are 4 pounds of nutriment; in 20 pounds of potatoes there are 3% pounds of nutri­ ment; in 25 cents' worth of fat salt pork there are 3y2 pounds of nutri­ ment; in the same value of wheat bread there are 2% pounds; in the neck of beef, 1%; in skim milk cheese the same as the latter; in wliole-niilk cheese a trifle more titan V/2 pounds; in smoked ham and leg of mutton about the sanies in eggs at 25 cents a dozen about 7 ounces, aud in oysters at 35 cents a quart about 3 ounces. Awkward Apology. It makes all the difference how a thing is put. With the best of inten­ tions one may blunder sometimes. At a meeting in London lately, Lady Henry Somerset, the great temperance worker, was absent through illness. The lady who took her place made this kind­ ly but unexpected explanation: ' t "Dear Lady Henry hasi been over-. workedT^and we must, of course, be careful not to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs." The last toll gate in ' Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has been abol­ ished, but there are still several In Phil­ adelphia. „ Senator Warren's Sentiment. I contend that agricultural interests, along with others, are in a bad condi­ tion, and that there is a remedy; that the present bad condition is the direct consequence of the application of one theory or policy, and its remedy lies in adopting an opposite policy; that free- trade or insufficient tariff is the bad policy; that a sufficient tariff, with inci­ dental or even intended protection, is the. remedy. The former is the policy of the democratic party, the latter of the Republican party.--Hon. Francis E. Warren, United States Senator of Wyoming. 4 Senator McBride Sound; The re-establishment of the Repub­ lican protective tariff system will large­ ly increase the balance of international trade in favor of the United States, You bet if a young husband fails to kiss his wife when he comes home, the tfris notice it.