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M....__. WHERE THE .â€" THE LIFE OF ASIATIC PRINCES DUR- ING THE HEATED TERM. .9! new MEASURING THE EARTH. A Gigantic Scheme Inaugurated to leech plish the Object. Preparations are under way in [Lon- don for the most gigantic undertaking in the worry of a. survey ever attemptâ€" rerllan Sinking Boomsâ€"Pnlntinl Quarter-I 8d- It is proposed to measure the earth. Bull! or film Which Us on the Bolton: 01 Lakesâ€"1w. Villages, One {or Winter, the. Other for Summer. iNow, it only needs a glance at one of the humble imitations of this terrest- rial sphere to see that' it is no light PRACIICAI. mm SU'MhLER CARE OF THE F LOCK. Many sheep breeders believe that about all the care sheep need is to be given them in the winter time when shelter as well as feed has to be pro- vided, writes Geo. W. Franklin. The right. kinds of boy will be carefully se- lected. and also the quality of the grain The question of how to keep cool dur- task. it involves the expenditure of: to be, fed to them, but so soon as they lug these hot months has been solved, millions. It means continuous scientifioj are one on gram their owner at once not in this country, but in far-3 awaygresearch for a period the length ofl fay-gets that; he has sheep, and. he gives cltmes where heat and humidity arelwhich no one can tell. constantly battling with each other tol m which can inflict the most punish- plan with the deepest interest. It is a meat on a suffering people. ,etrange fact that the more the problem Scientific men are considering the- himself no anxiety about their welfare. Sheep need some care in summer as well as in winter time. All kinds of insects are up and doing at this sea.- W'hen the fiery rays of a, burning of the formation of the earth isstudiedl son of the year. It. is quite true that sun penetrate the burning atmmphex'e by Smalls the more is the belief: that ; ticks and lice and many of the internal and make ussxmlner, the natives of the‘ the earth is not round credited. This tropics are enjoying life ensconced in ‘ may seem like a. ridiculous statement, parasites are quite active in the winter time, but the summer season is rife shady retreats cooled by gentle chhyrs' but such authorities as ProfeSor A.lwith many kinds of insect enemies not and soft lake breezes, far from the Fowler, on col the leading members 0 heat and worries of midsummer life. lthe Royal Astronomical Society, Is For centuries the denizens of these; firmly 0‘ this belief. and he repre- hot regions have been devising means‘scnts a host of others of equal ,promi- months of July and August. They lay to evade the intense heat, and have struck upon many ways to make life not only bearable but really a. pleasure, in Some on even the hottest days. countries in the torrid zone. such? Persia, China and lndia, fgreat mechan- that .afford comfort and infinite enjoyment ical devices have been invented to their rich and lucky owners. merely are they cooling inventions, but ' nence. [in a. semi-circle on a. . map, isSturoâ€" iNekrassuwka, in latitude 45 degrees 20} ‘rmnutes 2.8 semnds. This termination: . is marked by a pyramid of cast iron,‘ Not; which rests on a. cube seven feet (wide, ; bearing an inscription showing what a the monument really is. The northern- they one specimens of great mechanical E moat limit of this arc is at Hammerfest skill as well, embodying many of the! in Norway- Anabel? monument there. The column and pedestal are marvellous results achieved by modern; of granite, and at the WP, on a bronze science. Particularly is this the case.base, is a. ltomestrinl globe of cop- with the "sinking rooms” of Persia, two ' {{81‘. hearing the mil- lionaires, and float lazily upon the of meridian of 25 transparent surface of ,Lake Niris, beautiful sheet of water near the city of Klur, in the southwestern part of the Emplre. They are sunk by means of heavy weights and are connected of which are ownled by Oriental 1) y HUGE AllR PINES to the shore above. When the weather becomes unbearable on hot days these Persian princes repair to the submarine rooms, and slowly and silently sink to the cool watery retreats at the bot- tom of the Lake. Equally ihgenious is the scheme the Prince of Agra, in Lndia, which, inâ€" stead of making a sinking room, is a floating palace of the most stupendous of followmg inscrip- tron;â€" “The northern termination of the are degrees 20 minutes from the Arctic Ocean to the River Danube, through Norway, Sweden and. Russra, M'llwh. according to the orders' of His Majesty Kilng Oscar I. and the Emperors Alexander I. and Nicholas 1., and by uninterrupted labors from 1816 to 1852, was measured by the geometers of the three nations.” .When the present are was completed] it was celebrated as the conclusion of the greatest undertaking of the sort ever carried to completion. Therefore how_much greater is the present plan, for it contemplates the measurement of an arc of l05 degrees. . The probabilities are that the carry- ing out of the latest plan will nbt take nearl a century and a. half. The know edge lwmch is already ours with accelerate action. and magnificent proportions. Although of only two stories, its height is Im- mense, the rooms being grand vaulted chambers, furnished in the most _ eous Oriental manner. All. the chairs . WWlden arms, and precious stones are set in the backs. The well decoru- ‘ tions are beautiful beyond desorrption, while the ceilings are tinted to repre- sent the sky, silver stars appearing here and there on the dark blue backgroundi an stone, but so constructed that itfloats with ease. When not in «use it‘. moored to the banks of the River The palace is made of ’both WYOOd. Jumnu. Here the Prince and his royall retinue betuke themselves on sultry afternoons, and lazily the lace glides down the [Iliusweet music ol_sooth~ ing harps. U and down the tide _ majestically fonts like a. huge white swan, while within the royal guests sup cooling beverages and idly dream. away the sultry hours. Gertainly ex1stence in such a. fairylund of exquisiteness and. peace is ideal, far from the reach _ cares and with the soft undulating tide rocking it as the cradle of Neptune was tacked on the bosom of sun kissed seas ages before the troubles of man began. While the sun revels in its .fiery' glory over the parched lands cooling. breezes gently penetrate the open Sides of river to the so TRIS FAIIRY CASTLE and In playful little gusts rustle the delicate silk curtains that screen the openings. THE RICHEST FAMILY. q gor- The Russian Imperial Family Can Claim That Distinction. A .London correspondent in St. Pet- ersburg (publishes some Llll‘lOllS infor- mation as to the .jmoplerty of" the Rus- sian Imperial family. It is one of the richest in the world. Apart altogether from the civil list, lwhich usually amounts to £1,500,000 a year, but which may of course be increased by imperial order, the house of Romanoff owns 21,- 000,000 acres in different parts of Rus- sia, which, under a. system laid down in the reign of the Emperor Poul. are managed by a spech bureau called that of the Imperial Appannges, which is controlled by a. Minister, who re- ports to the Ernperer alone, and takes no orders from the Minister of Finance. The Ministry of Appanages now enjoys a. revenue of more than £2,000,000, out of which forty-six grand dukes and duchesses are supported, at an average cost in all of £500,000. or say £11,000 a year per prince 0r princess. The re- maining income is :mffered to accumuâ€" late in order to meet the constantly increasing number of members of the imperial family, who one by no means always satisfied with‘ their donations. The sums, though large, are not deriv- .l.n China a. large part of thu'time ed from taxation, and are (probably less is smut out of doors, and thefleles . have planned many houses With Spe‘illilll e rent I‘le men of the yellow kingdom mve their own private parks, in the centre of which are beautiful artificial . mam- moth, gaudily decorated balconies. the floors of which exquisite silken rugs Lounging Bettees ure scattered around. and here and there is a dainty little tzil)l_e,tmon which rests a small pot containing the "cooling galleries." Many of lukm. Overhanging these are and tapestries are spread. choicest of tea. To this charming retreat the Celestial millionaire retires and .[uisses the heat.- ed portion of the day, Sipping his tea that Richly i‘uinrml fish disimrt themselves in the silvery waters beneath, while from the hillsides are waited cooling breezes that gent ly sweep over these (ITEMDlElnd llow- ers. Little )'ll1‘llt“ glide gracefully by, again the notes of :1 pure- air. Numerous servants answer his every coll. and in quiet rcvery the hours pass by until the evening shadows settle up- end enjoying the exquisite view stretches out before his eyes. and now and dise bird float softly upon the on the beautiful S‘enc. ln Borneo, where it is intensely hot, the natives have two separate villages, one for winter on the mainland. and the other for summer, built out in the wa- ter. Every house stands on high “file: u it is moi here, and whole Villages regu- lnrly move from land to the water set- eud can be reached only by bout. tiements every sens-on. If we could only follow some of these novel ideas midsummer life would not he so bad after all. __'- v- -~ simmer. snvxcn A had been up for an examina- tion in wri‘itum, had failed utterly., and‘else. The world has but little to hope frmnl have materially prejudiced consumers and the relations between him the examiner had become .. somewhat? stmino‘dn'llhe latter asked him if there were any text in the whole Bible He inndered. and then ‘ raters-st :‘ And Judas wvnt out sad is tlmrc any other a verse you know in the Bible? the ex- ‘1. in” asked. Yes: Go. then, and d0, lkewim. There was a solemn 3.nuse,2 could- note. .' hanged hinwlx'. t and 3m Manning's terminated. heJâ€"hfi D05" tials! than those enjoyed by the Hapsburgs, who are use corporation immense land owners, not no mention the great for- tunes of two or threw branches of the family, or than those of the house of Otlmmn. The revenue of the Holienzol- lerns exceeds a million, and that of the house of Savoy is more than £600,- 000 a. year, the British house being, among the greater sovereign houses, by far the poorest. .____.___.__._._._ _' FROST THE RAM'S HORN. The God who remembers the sparrow am never forget Ills child. A sterotyped prayer never takes the chill out of a cold prayer meeting. Unfriendly kindred are the greatest strangers and often the worst foes. Christian benevolence sees the bare feet of a little child across the ocean. If God answered all prayers. the sky would always be raining fire some- where. \Vhat an immense amount of lemons there. is going on by the name of poor health. The )mury and heavy laden have a standing invitation to go to Chri-t and find rest. Pointing to the hypocrites in the church will not mnke your own Bin- ning any safer. The man who does the shouting is often willing to let somebody else do all the work. The men who has to lick dismal when he feels happy ought to pray a good deal before he starts for church. There is too much shouting being done in chiuoh by pee 16 who don’t weigh an ounce for the rd anywhere found in winter. Among the great posts in summer is the little oestrus ovis fly which attacks the sheep in the eggs in the nostrils of the sheep and The longest am at present known is. when they hatch out and crawl up the 89 degmes an“ 3" [mm-1W5- The 5011”? nasal cavity to the upper recesses of the era termination of this arc, :which region of the head they give great trou- asi means one of tlrose lines you see drawn ‘ me. These W111 cause death if they are found in too large numbers in the ear- ly spring of the following year. Anoth- er fly is always watching to make trou- ble for the sheep owner, and that is 'the maggot fly. 1t lays eggs in the filthy parts of the sheep in the region is of the tails or in hurts and wounds and maggots soon hatch which will cause the death of the sheep or lamb if not destroyed. In the latter part of the summer has appeared for the past two seasons 8. heretofore new trouble, in the lVest, and that is the twisted stomach worm. The prevention of the oestrus ovis fly is to provide shade or a dark barn where the sheep can go during the heat- ed portiOn of the day; the hotter it 18 the better the fly seems to like 1t. ’lhe maggot fly can be prevented from do- ing its work by keeping the_flock clean. Should they succeed in laying a. lot of eggs the maggots can be killed by. an application of kerosene or turpentine. The stomach worm is not nearly so eas- ily dislodged from its stronghold 1n the fourth stomach of the sheep. Worm powders mixed in the salt is the onl preventive. This conststs of 'wormsee . Same shepherds recommend lime, but I have had no experience With 1t. I some- times plant a. field nemr the house or pasture to corn, bei-ng careful to see that plenty of pumpkins are growmg in it, and then the lambs are turned in the field early. A few pumpkins are cut open to entice them to eating them, and soon the lambs will eat them With- out being cut. It is the pumpkin seeds that do the work. These are a grout vermifirge. Other summercare of the flock consists in the pquvrsxon of good posture and plenty of 1t. They also should have free access to water and salt at all times. If the pasture lS_ sufâ€" ficient they will do well. othetrwme it is well to provide some grain or good clover hay to help out. Sheep require so much food, and if they do not get it they will try a good fence, and also try the patience of their owner. Ihave tried the plan of haying two pastures and changing the flock about every two weeks, and I like it first rate. If a rain comes and freshens up the pasture the sheep are sometimes changed after a good rain. If plenty of pasture is at hand'lt would be better to reserve what is considered too much for them to keep down close for a winter pas- ture. Bluegrass. if pastured until about the first of J une. and the sheep removed and not permitted to run In it any more until after frost or freez- ing weather, will afford excellent wm- ter food. I have had sheep live all win- ter in- a. pasture of this kind. except on days when blizzards were raging. Shade, water and salt is the trinity of good things in summer management. The flock should be brought into yards dur- ing n? his to keep dogs and wolves from c asing them. or they may be permitted to Bleep on high ground near t3; dwelling. They should not be per- mitted to go to the far-mvay pasture too early in the morning. It is the early morning hours when wolves are looking for breakfast. I have also not- ed that a clogs: watch will have to be kept for any sheep that may get cast. Occasionally a sheep will lie down in a. low place or with its back down. hill and lie so until it dies. CHEESE CURING. The normal variations in temperature and moisture exert a much more harm- ful effort on cheese than butter. chief- ly because the time necessary to put the product into a marketable condi- tion is much longer with cheese. But- ter is ready for the market in afew days from the time it is made. In or- der that cheese may be properly cured. the green product must be stored under such conditions as will permit not only the control of temperature and mois- ture, but the prevention of rapid fluc- tuations for an extended period. This demands the construction of proper rooms for curing a point of grout im- portance. and one which has not re- ceived adequate attention. In fact, the inferior quality of much of the cheese that is made is traceable directly to improper curing methods. Cheap factories where the temperature of the so called curing room often up. proximates blood hunt are the curse of the cheese business as they either force the marketing of the product before it is ripened or muse a great deterioration in quality. Such products are neces- sarily sold on the home markets and 11» men to whom the golden age ofl against cheese products in general. A: golden opportunity of the now. HE HAD. and inked at his subject proudly. is more inspiring than in3 properly ripened choose will not only command a. rice sufficient to compon- sete the or for time and trouble involved, but will also tend to develop a taste for such products that will mm I have designs on you. remarked the terially increase the consumption of tnth n-rt’rt, as be finisth his work this article. Aeontrol of th|s_tempern- . ture relation in more economically acâ€" com lished in cooler climates and is one of e reasons why northern localities are better adapted by nature to the cheese industry. Thus. for example. the limestone caverns of Rochefort in France have been used for cent uriesas The popularity of negro songs aur- curing rooms for this famous brand of - cheese. the good qualities of which are mg the, pas: two “'mt'm has pm Largely dependent upon equnble condi- ‘ally ruined the demand for popular ef- tions of temperature and moisture. :forts of any other kind. and “he 3”? “Symmetric 001153“in 0‘ a re- ‘ sentimental mum, whether it involves gion suffers from cruckmg. such cheese the overworked ,, moth“ ,, interefl 9r dry product. In dry arid regions the . , . . Oger curing of 0,1me .3 accomplished is concerned with some less filial mo- - tive. is just at present a drug on the l pr wit the reatest difficulty as the cheese suf as from cracking. Such market u is evidently the negro song that the public desires now. and NEGRO SONGS. Their Popnlnflly nus Killed the m0! For Other nuslr. cheese dry out but do not cure. In a more humid region less difficulty of , , ' ' there is seemingly no indication that this demand has been satisfied. The this sort is experienced. popularity of these negro ballads was established anew two years ago by a couple of very successful efforts of the kind. and the supply that followed has been kept up to a. renutrknble degree of excellence. One woman who makes a specialty of these songs said last summer. after buying exhausted the popularity of several, that she was af- raid others so good (would never be found. But they were forthcoming at the opening of the season. and proved as successful as their predecessor. All the song writers with any talent in this direction have been turning their attention to negro songs. and one rea- son why their grade of comparatively high exoellencc has been preserved is to be found possibly in the fact that many old-time negro melodies have been worked over to meet the present taste. Very few of the son .‘ that have reached the dignity of pub icution are the work of negro composors, although negro performers claim the authorship of some of the songs they sing. Never- theless. one of the most popular songs of the yealr was written by a negro performer. who has already received upward of 35.000 in royalties from the work. It rarely happens that it first song. however popular it may become, yields very much to the composnr. The unknown genius is likely to reap the reward on his .slecond effort. even if the quality be of a kind less likely to gain success. One curious feature of the situation at “resent: is the glut of marches in the market. These have been popular as two steps for several seasons, and the result is now thnttlm supply of these pieces is so falr ahead of the demand that it is next to impossible to get one published. KILL THE GERMS. From time immemorial farmers have lost money from the fact that their milk would not keep sweet. Pasteurizn- tion or the heating precess is used in other countries, even 'where milk is simply sold for drinking'purposes. in Germany a large portion of the milk sold for retail consumption is pasteur- ized before being delivered, and there are several establishments, that are manufacturing machinery especially adapted for that purpose. "our people here," says a lecturer on this subject, “have not seen the uecesstty of pasteurizing, as milk is so cheap and easily obtained. but. in the economics that have been tu‘acticed for the three last years and that will continue to be practiced. it sweet for .a longer period than the or- dinary. Will become necessary. so that along that line we expeot to see pas- teurization become universal." BLOWN UP. A Painter‘s Experlcncc With 11 Chimney on “re. A Scotch journal says that a cer- tain well-known painter went to a sea- si-de village be paint a. picture, and put up at a. small public house. One day, while in his room, he heard a commotion. and on running down~ stairs found that the chimney was on fire. Two or three men were trying to put out the] flames by sweeping the soot dowln with. brooms. but the blaze was too high to be reached in this man- ner. Seeing their want at success. the painter caught up a thick mat. ran With! it to the roof. and climbing nu) the stock of chinmeys, placed it on the top of the one that was on fire. His idea was, of course, to obstruct the draft. It happened that a. stiff breeze was blowmg. and as the mat was in danger of being blown off, the artist sat on it to bold in down. He was just com- fortably seated when he found himself ltfted bodily and landed upon the tiles of the roof. \tht had happened? ' That was more thuln he could imagine till he went downâ€"stairs. No one knew he had gone aloft, and when the landlord saw that sweepyng down the soot was ineffectual he trued the old-fashioned remedy of lighting a charge of gunpowder. This l-l'. was that removed not onl the soot, bluit bhe mot and the painter. fortunate- 1y. the painter was not badly hurt. FELT HAT OR STRAW , Which Is the Better llcnd Covcrlng on an Exc-vsslvcly llol llny. The majority have expressed, in prac- tice, a preference for the straw hat, but on the plains of the far western states, where the mercury sometimes rises to 114 degrees in the shade and remains there all the afternoon, the sombrero a. decided favorite. Wearilng these, the cowboys move about under a. for- ocious sun as usual. Instead of trying to keep the head cool by wearilng a thin, porous straw but, and allowing imag- inary moi breezes to sweep it over this scalp, the cowboy recognizes the facts of the situation and does not pre- pare for cool breezes wlhere none exist. 0n the contrary, he protects himselt from the direct rays of the sun and keeps within his felt but a. small modi~ (man of moist air which is cool by com- parison With. that outside. The prin-n (alpha, 3. Mommnza resident says, “is exâ€" :totly tlhut recognized by the Arabs m“. the desert and the Hindus of India. who pile up fold after fold of linen (urban over their heads and betweenl their skulls and the tropical sun. Of course, some of these cowboys may pull a. wet handkerchief inside their hats. but I believe they would hardly dare mount a pony on u. very hot day if they :11an only the thin straw huts enemlly mmsidered so very necessary Err warn: wien‘lhen WEIRD FUNERAL; (leremoules Attending the llurlul ol'u llur» mun Priest. .Nothing could be meilrder than the curious cenemonies attending the bur- ial of a. Burman priest, or, as. he is called in his own dreamy country, “,phoongyele." ' The funeral does not take plane un- til three months after death, the corpse having been meanwhile preserved ifl honey, and planed in a. box-like cof- fin of many colors and extraordinary ornnmentations. fllowztrd noon thou pulsing pause of the droning day is broken by a. 111an of fair-amty incan- tations mliich rise am'd fall drowsily, and one knows thitt the burial service 18 gomg forward. fl‘he coffinhas been raisod to1 the top of a huge gilded bamboo erection, and Is being swung monollonously lo and fro on the bare shoulders of 40 or 50 Burmzins. The chunting never ceases, nor the queer gliding bm'kward and for- Word“ Until sunset ter im‘antations heat away on the stilly air without apaum. Then. the coffin in shot off the bamboo emotion onto the funeral pyrc, and. as the red sun sinks the whole thing is set alight. ._._.__...___... BICYCLES IN BRITAIN. iâ€"-a. . England lsSpt-mllng "ore Money on Wheel 'l‘lmn on ltrend. There are in this country 180.000 families dependent on the bicycle trade; and the trade is sure to increase, as people will come to look upon a. bicycle as they now do a suit of clothes, not as if it were u obelisk designed to lust forever. When this time comes, says a writer in the Newcastle, Eng, Chron- icle, nmwn will buy it new bicycle ev- ery two or three years and be happy. 131113 year Demons in the ‘British Em- pire Will spend about 23,400,000 pounds on bicycles. and if the Istecl required to make these hundreds of thousands of wheels wore converted into war vessels. the result would be u fleet of ships sufficient in numbers and power to mnke any of the i-nmllcr continen- tal powws foal dintim-tly unwmforta- ble. One cannot eat bicycles. 'llut bread is the staple food of many people. ltlld. this year we shall spend more money for bicychzs than for broodund iny as much as me shall spend for meat. ’I'HIE POXVEFR. OF CANNON. La. Nature contains a slwrt note in which the home power of a. cannon is calculated. An Italian cannon of 100 tons, with a charge of 550 pounds of powder alnd a. shot Weighing about 2,â€" 000 poulnds, will give mu inill il velocity of 523 meters per so vnd ; the length of time during wlm-h the power acts 13 less than 101111) of a stnd. from which it follows that “10 horny: power develop- ed iz. ottout 17.000120). The writer adds that after a'lmit 100 shots the cannon is put out of servirc. :L‘nrl its total active ’hi'e is therefore «:1in one sci-0nd. In large modern cannon the horse-power nuns as high as 2«l,00li.000. If the writer bani carried out ilu-se calculations still 'farther, would hire found that, after all. this Bloodlqu torso "river does not in um number of nations he sululucd. represent a large amount of energy, A; an... begin. of Ill.) loner he was the as it wrmdd be just sufnrient to run wyuoign of almost the entire known thirty-one Incandescent lamps for only “0,1,1, 11in dominions extended from 0110 (103'- ' Utndtlxslibn to the Basporue. and from the lntlzun chn to the Anton-u. Ho ruled all Ablu except the (.‘ninvee empire, and died While on an expat“- Six months said the judge. r * '- ' . ' ' - . hon to subdue Oman. in Ilt3, Ills Yermm" “'“d “1" gentleman ‘D‘h‘mlmeid tomb isncur this truck oftho hauled m: 1 Object to that the” Trans-Cmiian Ilnlua',‘ in ’l'uriueetan, sentence on constitutional grounds. . . I , . What is the matter with it, Jim? “‘1 “an 0" “m “0‘” “L “m asked the judge. It. coma under the cruel and unusual l limit, see. _ ___- THE KING ON TIM) .‘AltD. The pictureoflhe king in :lpuck Ol playing cards was originally intende to be a portrait of 'l‘irnour. the grout mogul of 'Iertary. who is better known in huitary by the mum: of 'l'amcrlunc. Tumour was a mighty conqueror. lie surpassed Alexander the Great in the CONS‘HTU’I‘IONAL OBIEC'I'IONS. ms TROUBLE. ' ' Pollyâ€"'Wbat's Freddy crying for 1 1‘0. I don t see' Ilolly'aâ€"Ba-ou‘se be dug a big hole In Well. mebbe it ain't partimJarly cru- , v ' .el. but it is unusual. You: allay: gin)- maiden “£30333.” “m” t 1“ "m lme90dnyebefore. extent. and 1:14am of has warfare and'