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K J. UtI ttYKE. Editor ami Publisher. ^ieBBKRY, - - XLUNOm <t» 1a transforming glad nets, Ftfifct IJ and awakening to the responsibility ' and to the rapture of life. In man­ hood and womanhood it is the balm of care, a refuge in temptation, a source of serenity. ' KV' ALL the world's a stage which helos ',4 toaccount for the la rue number of THE newspaper biographies which alleged that the late General Beau re- amateurs in i * gard was the last of the Confederate soldiers holding the full rank oi Gen- AN English laundry, owned and run j eral were enormous in this respect* Edmund Kirby Smith was a full Gen-l>y women, on the co-operative plan, •arned as profit last year, 825,000. % V A RUSSIAN doctor has charged and been paid a $7,000 fee for a consulta­ tion. The land of the Great White €?zar advances in civilization. I LYNCHING picnics in this country may, display a certain form of self- government, but they are entirely lioo informal to give us favor in the • ©yes of the rest of the world. * * . PROF. BELL, the telephone man, is a merry and light-hearted gentleman ©f large build and strong frame. If jthere is any fun in his surroundings be is sure to get a share of it eral in the Confederate army and is the last survivor of that rank. He is professor of mathematics in the Uni­ versity of Nashville, Tenn. General Smith was in command of the Con­ federate forces went of tbc MSsslsoipyi at the close of the hostilities in the East, and was the last to surrender his command. •*£ LORD COLERIDGE is one of the fp. chattiest and most companionable men on the British bench, and at 71 'i ton crack a joke or tell a story as v brightly as when he first joined the I»r.' , *•».. LADY HABERTON, the originator of ihe Short Skirt League, Is making thousands ,of converts to her opinion that walking dresses should be at tea&t five inches off the ground all around. '? GEORGE B. PERRY of the Boston Globe. is one of the most cheerful and winning writers of stories for the jjroung. and there is a freshness and %gor in his style which makes his Work always acceptable. IN thi.; ad vanced and progressi ve age there is a tendency to make language a servant rather than a master. Punctilious cram mar in every-day speech and rhetorical flourish in writ­ ing may be insisted upon in certain educational circles, but in this utili­ tarian age one is liable to be direct and*to seek results rather than ob­ serve all the niceties^ It is like the old Yankee at the shooting match. "The other fellem can do |he fancy shooting and puttin' on of style, but I'll cackerlate mostly on techin* up the bull's eye. FR-< IDA LEWIP, the Grace Darlin&r of America, is quite content with her lonely home in a Narragansett jiay lighthouse without bothering about ;_v> tfoing to the Chicago show to display |(t herself and her medals. - ANOTHER "gold-cured" man has Committed Suicide. He probably re­ gretted that he had so much of the precious metal tied up in his system ' While it is so uncomfortably scarce in Ihe government's vaults at Wash­ ington. * ^ THE average Chinaman carries ground with him a heavier brain than is given to the average man of any Other race. But weight does not al­ ways indicate wisdom and, mentally, Jhc fall far in the rear of tho average American. F| I EDWARD L. HARPER, the man who belped to wreck the Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati, while president : of that institution, realizes how hard >|B the way of the transgressor, He Has been pardoned through executive Clemency, but it is only that he may igo home and die. THK Supreme Court of Great Britain has decided that the placing of French oysters in English waters does not make the oysters any less French. There is a law in England which makes it unlawful to sell native oys­ ters between the 4th of May and the 4th of August. Foreign oysters may *be sola all the year through. A Frenchman living in England im­ ported a quantity of oysters from France and placed them in; English beds, intending to take them out ifor Rale from time to time. He did so, but was arrested and fined by an in­ ferior court He appealed, with the result as stated above. THE window-glass manufacturers ijave formed a trust Though they are pre-eminently the people who live in glass houses they will probably jbe the last to discourage stone throw- lag, unless the stones are legislative missiles hurled at the trust itself and «ot at its products. , Ex-KING MILAN, the reformed rake, Is now living a goody-good life with Hbtis beautiful wife, and is trying to purchase one of the Esterhazy estates, In Hungary, where he can settle down to regret the past and to strengthen bis resolution to renounce "the world, Jhe flesh and the devil. "4 T MEXICO has teen investigating the ^ outbreak of Yaqui Indians and finds > that it was due to systematic robberv petty officials. This takes much j ot the blame from the Yaquls, and f: ... bad more of them survived the put- | ting down ot the uprising the vindi- I cation would doubtless have peered fi: tbem miebtly. THERE was a strange blending of tenderness and sentiment with the sterner qualities of the late "Uncle" Rufus Hatch. He was a sturdy son of Maine and never allowed his eyes to wander from the main chance, yet his rugged nature was tempered with the 1 kindliest sympathies and the softening gleam of a poetic tempera­ ment The sudden termination of the Crimean war caused a shrinkage in the value of his vast accumulation of grain that left him $80,000 in debt. His stern will defied the heavy stroke of adversity and with a paltry sum of S3,000, borrowed for the venture, he made his debut on Wall Street, a quiet-looking stranger who soon struck the bulls and the bears aghast with his daring and successful opera­ tions. He paid off every dollar of bis heavy indebtedness and had a munifi­ cent fortune to the good. Again the panic of 1873 left him financially stranded and once more he showed the indomitable will that nothing could dishearten, regaining wealth and squaring himself with all the world. Yet this rugged and old- fashioned man loved music and art and literature, had a room set apart where he played upon several instru­ ments, read his favorite authors and stored his mind ffith the lore of art At one time there were thirty fami­ lies dependent upon his charity, and when in Chicago bet a few weeks be­ fore his death, the kindly old man fed the hungry birds that soon came with greater regularity than tfte guests of the house. \ THERE is many a man whom we xsall friend, and whose face seems familiar to us as our own; yet could " we but take a glimpse of him when we leave his presence, and he sinks back into his chair alone, we should sigh to see how often the smile on Ihe frankest lip is but a bravery of the drill, only worn when on parade. TnE Hawaiians have no specific fit < word for weather. This would seem I. ** very embarrassing to conversation f> ^luring the early stages of new ac­ quaintanceship; but there is really if "Very little weather over there to talk ^ about. The mercury is very "listless, blizzards are known only by reputa­ tion and snow storms never get that | ̂ #&r away from this country. \ BOSTON Common .is threatened Ijkiew. Despairing of securing any fights on the surface, the companies which want passage across the com­ mon, propose now to tunnel it It. Is an insidious scheme, but it will be bitterly opposed and is not likely to Succeed. The bare thought of sub­ jecting any portion of that historic apot to such desecration is enough to make the buried dwellers in old Shaw- /•nut rise from their graves. Melffhlng In the Mouth. Sleighing is a rare thing in Atlanta, Ga., and so vehicles with runners are not numerous. But the inhabitants managed to enjoy the last winters snowfall just the same. The Journal of that city says a few genuine cut­ ters were to be seen, but the impro­ vised sleigh did just as well. Gas- pipes, pieces of fiat iron and planks were used for runners, and were fast­ ened to the axles of the vehicles. Atlanta was going to make the most of the snowstorm, and she took a sleigh ride. One gentleman sawed out a huge hogshead and nailed it to a pair of skids. He looked like King Gambrinus as a double team towed him over the frozen beautiful. A lady, wno evidently had some fancy for the style of the Cskiimos, sat on. a cushion on a flat wooden sleigh to which was hitched a small black pony. There were no shafts, but lorn? traces, just as the Laplanders use.,, The lady was wrapped and hooded, and in her arms she helcl a rosy-cheeked, bright little baby, muffled like a pa­ poose of Iceland. Two men, who liked to kill two birds with one stone, constructed a sleigh <Vn the desigti of a river skiff. A man of family and of originality built a double sleigh with a children's addition. -On the front and larger sleigh he and his wile sat in two wicker chairs, and in the smaller, which was towed by the larger, his two children tilted back in little rocking chairs. Six young gentlemen, one of whom runs a furni­ ture store, fastened six huge red rock­ ing chairs on a wooden frame with runners. Two stately and dignified mules made the rockaway slip like a greased toboggan. m No ONE who has locked .into life '* with honest eyes can have failed to discover that it derives untold values from the love which welcomes its 4awn, attends its growth, and ad- ' vances step by step and soothes and ) cheers its old aire. Human -love Is Batter. In salting butter with brine, the brine should be strained through a fine muslin strainer. A good many st>ecks found in butter come from the salt, and some from the waiter used in making the brine. The water used in washing the butter grains should also be strained, as there are few waters that are perfectly free from all sediment i Itself a peart of great price. In young constantly gay. THE man who is ever lamenting, never rejoicing, is pi ay in/ a part for life is neither constantly painful nor TIME FRITTERED AWAY AND NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED. Only MO Acts of All Kind4 Were Passed Oat of Several Thousands, and Th«gr Were by No Means the Host CMSTUI Important. Congressional Inefficiency. The record of the Congress just closed presonts a striking illustration of the weakness of the prevailing methods and tendencies of legisla­ tion. Most of the time was frittered away in idle speech-making, and in filibustering processes of a disgrace­ ful nature. Only (360 acts of all kinds were passed put of several thousands, and they were by no means the most useful and import­ ant. The measures in vflueh the country was chiefly interested were not dealt with in a proper and con­ clusive way. Time after time the business of the House was blocked by parliamentary strategy, and the majority was powerless K) enforce its authority. A single meniber fre­ quently put a stop to the pro­ ceedings, and prevented the pas­ sage of bills which were op­ posed only by a smalt faction. These things were done legally, under the rules established for the performance of official duties aud the promotion of the public welfare. It is nonsense to say that methods which can thus be perverted to obstructive and mis­ chievous uses are authorized by any of the conditions of our system of government They are merely cal­ culated to confuse and prolong the work of those who are chosen to car­ ry out the wishes of the people, and to make the laws required to Insure the best results in the protection of rights and the rectification of wrongs. There is no excuse for the perpetua­ tion of devices and practices which only serve to lessen the efficiency of (~^r\W\F9 A n/| i<«n v. MA • M 4 4 W WMgivca UUU V\j UI9a^pUiUl IUO ica- sonable expectations of the people. 1 , The St. Louis Globe-Democrat very pfroperly thinks it time that steps should be taken to place this great body ih line with the progress of the age. The rules and precedents to Which it clings so tenaciously are out of date, and inapplicable to present circumstances. There was a time when the work of legislation could be performed in accordance with such regulations, but that time went by long ago. We are now living in a period of new necessities? and respon- sibilitie?, and a way should be found to improve our legislative facilities and provide better means for accom­ plishing sound and practical purposes. It is well known that the jurisdiction of Congress extends to many things of an unimportantcharacter which could be much better attended to else­ where. A large and constantly in­ creasing proportion of the bills relate to local or personal matters that should be settled in the departments or by special tribunals. The labors of Congress should be restricted to public questions and interests: and those should be discussed and adjust­ ed in a simple and straightforward manner. There is too much latitude given to points of order afid other ex­ pedients of embarrassment and delay. It should not be possible for the mi­ nority to tie the hands of the major­ ity in any case, and certainly the right of an individual to say what shall or shall not be done is unjusti­ fiable. The effects of such methods have been seen so often that the av­ erage citizen is perfectly familiar with them; and it is much to the discredit of our statesmanship that it has,not evolved a more rational and effective plan of conducting the proceedings of a body whk'h is invest­ ed with so much power and influence. Bedpr jolty's Work. Whatever ridiculous assertions Democrats might make well-Informed foreigners never doubted that Repub­ lican reciprocity would eventually drive them out of the markets of Latin America. Sir Charle9 Tupper, Canadian Iligh Commissioner to the Congress of Chambers of the Empire, assembled in London last June, as­ sured the assembled Britons that the reciprocity clause of the new tariff simply meant that the United States had thrown "their ten tacks around Brazil and the other South American countries, the Antilles and the West Indies, with a view to diiving En­ gland and Canada completely out of the southern hemisphere. And," he added, "they are going to do it" Not long before a British consul in Brazil had reported to hU govern­ ment: "You must make up your minds to lose the Brazilian trade, be­ cause the United States has got hold of Brazil under the i^ciprocity clause." Since those Canadian and British prophets spoke actual experience has made good their predictions. The figures of our exports to Cuba during the past year &re especially impress­ ive. For example, our sates of agri­ cultural implements to that island Increased from $63,057 in 1891 to $109,882 in 1892. In the rame time exports of hardware and tools grew from $378,762 to $533,827; of steam engines, from $2,617,40R v.o $3,535, - 624; of cloth manufactures, from $105,501 to $129,87&~ Thus have Cuban markets for manufactures been Inc/eased. But, contrary to predictions of l'ree traders, the great­ est gains reported occur in the ex­ ports of the products of the farm. Exports of provisions grew'from $3,- 410,378 ttf $4,715,200, a gain of^ 81,- 304,822; of breadstuff's the exports were valued at $3,538,525 in 1892, as against pnly $8^2.<>42,in 1891, a gain of nearly $3,000,000, or 334 per cent These gains are all the more strik­ ing because the figures for 1891 em­ brace a part of the reciprocity period, and, are, therefore, larger than they would otherwise be. The rate of in­ crease keeps up, with no siens of fail­ ure. The figures from Brazil are hardly less encouraging. Great Britain is being driven out of the southern hemisphere by reciprocity. To strike down that policy would be to give back to her the trade which we have fairly won, and which is rightfully ours. difficulties of the gravest nature Con* front him and his party. We do not see how he could have felt otherwise. Seldom, if ever, has a party gone into power with the standard set for it so high and so hard to reach. The most hopeful, partisan of the new President understands that the de­ gree of prosperity now enjoyed by the American people must be at least maintained if the verdict of 1892 is not to be reversed at the first oppor­ tunity. What this means is shown by a great variety of facts bearing upon the business and financial condition of the country. For instance, the weekly report of ll.G. Dun & Co., issued on the very eve of inauguration day, says that "the industrial production has never been surpassed at this season." Rank clearings are remarkably large, and business failures have been fewer and smaller than for any correspond­ ing time in many years, ever since 1893 began. The volume of ra ilroad trafflee, the increase in savings bank deposits, the activity v of building operations, the wages paid for labor, and the demand for foreign luxuries all indicate a state of general pros­ perity never su-passed, if equaled, in the history of the United States. Mr. Cleveland sees, if some of his follow­ ers do not, that things must be "bet­ ter than well," in the words of a socialist poet, with the American people if they are to be pleased or even satisfied for the next four years. Therefore he looks ahead doubtful/ indeed, whether he can improve upon or even maintain the excellent con­ ditions now existing in the United States. Pat the Blame Where It Belongs. It is of importance to correct at this time the false impression which Democrats have persistently labored to create regarding the condition of the Federal treasury as it is handed over to the new Secretary. President Harrison's administration found on its advent to power a large and need­ less surplus piled up which was daily augmented by governmental receipts far in excess of necessary expenditures. This surplus n«s npplied to the re­ duction of the national debt and the revenues reduced to a basis of eco­ nomical expenditure. So long as the Republican party was charged with the expenditure of the revenues there was no talk of in­ solvency. But the Republicans of the Fifty-first Congress couid not foresee the river and harbor bills and the other reckless appropriations with which the Fifty-first Congress has charged the treasury. The fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. was the last for which Republican appropriations provided. That year has been passed, acid the current fiscal year, with the enor­ mous obligations saddled upon It by the first session of the Congress just expired, will end with a safe surplus in the treasury. Not until the gov­ ernment is called upon to face the tremendous appropriations of the last session will there be danger of a deficit. The Republican administration promptly met every dollar of obliga­ tions incurred by Its party, and safely weathered the first year of Democrat­ ic extravagance. The attempt to shift responsibility upon the Repub­ lican party for whatever embarrass­ ments may appear three or four years after Republican control of the public purse ended is cowardly and dishon­ est A Disgraceful Act. The exultation of British Tory or­ gans over the inauguration of Grover Cleveland was not unfounded. By abruptly withdrawing the Hawaiian annexation treaty from the custody of the Senate the Democratic Presi­ dent has rendered a signal service to the enemies of the United States and dealt a damaging blow to American interests in the Pacific. No justifi­ cation whatever exists for Mr. Cleve­ land's action. The treaty was in accordance with the wishes of the citizens and taxpayersof Hawaii. Its ratification was favored by an over­ whelming majority of the American people. It insured to the United States forever the possession of the impregnable outpost which in case of war with a European power would be worth a dozen ironclads to the peo­ ple of the Pacific coast; it gave this nation undisputed control of the marine fortress that will command for all time the highway of Pacific commerce; it was in fulfillment of the policy which American statesmen have pursued towaid Hawaii for more than fifty years. The mugwump haters of everything that is American will echo the re­ joicing of the organs of British jingo­ ism over the course the President has taken. Every enemy of the Ameri­ can flag and the American name will applaud the politician who has taken this occasion to manifest his con­ tempt for the interests and prestige of the nation whose Chief Magistrate he is. Every patriotic American will regard Mr. Cleveland's conduct with the indignation which it de­ serves.--New York Press. Cleveland's Hard Task. The tone of President Cleveland's inaugural is not very confident in so far as it touches upon the winning of popular favor for his administration, says the Cleveland Leader. It is the utterance of a man who realizes that H»T3 Gained Nothing. The partisan orthodoxy of Senator Martin of Kansas has been recog­ nized and attested by his admission to the Democratic caucus. What have the Populists gained by his elec­ tion? What have the Kansas end of that party to show for their canvass of 1892 anyhow? They have a Gov­ ernor and a few other State officers who are a discredit to the State, and whom their party is beginning to despise, and they lost two seats in the House of Representatives which they secured in 1890. tirorer's Anxiety. , >\ "Anxiety for the redemption Of the pledges which my party has' made" is the opening of one of the inau­ gural's sentences. That means anxi­ ety to inaugurate the taxed breakfast table, pauper wages, and wildcat banking, if it means anything. AROUND AGUE AT STATE. BRIEF COMPILATION O* ILLI­ NOIS NEWS. Illlnolsans Going to tho Northwests Church Endowment Declared Invalid Fatal Shooting la a Flo*-* Barber Shop- Nestor of Illinois Priests. . From Far and Near. MAJ. GEORGE S. ROPEB, a member of the Republican State Central Commit­ tee, is seriously ill at his home in Au­ rora. AT Maseoutah a new trial has been denied Edward Frederich, the son of a wealthy farmer, sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for assault. Young Frederich assaulted four men in July, one of whom afterward became insane and committed suicide. The case at­ tracted a 'great deal ot attention. THE REV. PETER MCGIRK, priest of St. Peter's Roman Catholic "Church, died at Culncy Friday morning, aged 60 years. Father McGirr was by many re­ garded as the Nestor of the Catholic priests of Illinois, and a few months ago celebrated the thirty-third anniversary of his ordination. He had been in Qulncy since 1862. THE spotted fever, which has caused such a terrible pan'o in Marshall County, West Kentucky, has made its appearance in Paducah, Ky., t«n miles above Metropolis, where the 17-year-old son of James Thompson, of the Paducah News, died of it within twenty-four hours after he was taken ill. Several other cases are reported. THE immigration from Western Illi­ nois to Not thwestern Iowa is larger this spring than ever before. The rush has just begun. People who went West and bought land when the harvest ex­ cursions ran out last fall, are all mov­ ing out with their families, and the roads are almost blockaded'with immi­ grants' movables. People are going mainly into Northwest Iowa, but hun­ dreds are going on to Eastern Nebraska and South Dakota. LEE LEWIS shot and instantly killed "William Lents, Thursday, at Flora. Both were in Rogers' barber shop. Lewis was bent on quarreling with Lents. Finally Lewis was ordered from the house and Lents followed, but before the latter reaohed the sidewalk Lewis drew a revolver and tired. The first shot missed and the men clinched. The second shot went through Lents' heart, but a third was fired after he fell.. Lewis was held to answer to the charge of murder in the first degree. THE late unlamented Democratic House spent #40,000,000 more than "the billion dollar" Congress, notwith­ standing the famous "economy and frugality" resolution over which such a powwow was made early in its his­ tory. Into what depths of insolvency it would have plunged the country if it had not resolved to be "frugal" and "economical," goodness only knows.-- Cleveland Leader. THE more-than-a-btllioodollar Con­ gress will be one of fhe issues of tho! next campaign. GIIIES M. SONOER, one of the wealthy citizens of Kinmundy, died last October and left surviving him a widow, but no children. Prior to his marriage de­ ceased executed a written instrument, creating an endowment fund for the Southern Illinois conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and ac­ knowledging an indebtedness to it of, $10,000. Mrs. Songer resisted the pay­ ment of the money and Judge TAtter- son of the County Court decided in her favor. An appeal will be taken. DR. R. M. WOODWARD, past assistant surgeon, United States Marine Hospi­ tal Service, with the rank of captain, who has been in command of the Cairo hospital for the past three years, has been ordered to Rotterdam, Holland, where he goes on duty under the immi­ gration law adopted by the last Con­ gress with a view to prevent the im­ portation of cholera from that port. He has been rellevod from duty by Dr. Blue, and Is directed to be at Rotter­ dam by April 1. His eight colleagues are assigned as follows: Dr. PurRi ance, to Liverpool; Dr. Pettus, South­ ampton; Dr. Rosenan, Antwerp; Dr, Irwin, Marseilles; Dr. Houghton, Havre; Dr. Godfrey, Naples; Dr. Ma- gruder, Genoa; and Dr. White to Ham­ burg. All of these will remain abroad as quarantine officers for four years. JACKSONVILLE is to have a fair this fall, the resolution to the contrary hav­ ing been withdrawn by the Board of Directors at the instance of the stock­ holders. This is one of the leading fairs in the State and it was at first de clared off on account of the intended date conflicting with the live stock show at the World's Fair, but a date to be named by the Directors has been agreed upon and all are happy. AT Point; Pleasant, in the woods, fif­ teen miles north of Newton, the charred bones of Mrs. Julia Goodman were dis­ covered among the smoking ruins of her house Thursday morning. As she was thought to have considerable money, and lived alone, it is believed that she was murdered, then robbed and the building set on firo to conceal thecrime. Her husband died very mysteriously some yearn ago and was believed to have been murdered. Gov. AbTGEiiD received the resigna­ tion of Gen. Charles Fitz Simons, com­ mander of the First Brigade, I. N. G., in response to a request for the same. Col. Fred Bennett, of Joliet, is the ranking Colonel in Ihe command, and will probably be appointed his succes­ sor. The resignation ot Gen. William C enden'n, of the Third Brigade, has been called for, and will doubtless be forthcom ng soon. The resignation of Gen. James H. Barkley, of the Second Brigade, has not been called for. WHILE on his way to hunting grounds In this State, ex-President Harrison passed through Jacksonville in a special car, the guest ot the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He was accompa­ nied by G. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, of Philadelphia, and several other officers of that road, to­ gether with C. A. Henderson, Superin­ tendent, and W. W. Kent, General Pas­ senger Agent, of the Jacksonville Southeastern Line. A reception was tendered the ex-President, and be shook hands with many of the assembled multitude. Two OF the Jacksonville police saw a man without clothing in a yard the other day. The police knew that he was insane and ?et about to capture him, which they did after a struggle. At times the man talks rationally. His name is Joseph Zimmerman, and bis home is at Keokuk, Iowa. JOHN REESE, at one time a wealthy farmer in Logan County, died Wednes­ day morning from the effects ef a fall down stairs. He was 66 .years of age and a cripple, and in attempting to de­ scend the stairs fell with fatal effect. INVITATIONS were issued Wednesday by Governor and Mrs. Altgeld for a re­ ception to be given at the Executive Mansion Thursday evening, March 23d. Those invited are the members of the Legislature and their wives, the State officers and their wrves, and the com­ missioners, trustees, and other officials appointed directly by the Governor, to­ gether with their wives. JOSEPH BAXA, a boxmaker, died while on the way to the County Hospital, Chi­ cago, in the patrol wagon Wednesday night. He was found lying on the side­ walk in front of a vacant lot by an offi- oer. His skull was fractured at the back of the head and there was a wound extending across the nose. A hatchet, such as is used by a boxmaker. was found beside the body. Baxa leaves a widow and four children--two boys and two girls, the oldest 12 and the young­ est 3 years of age. Mrs. Baxa said that her husband came home at 6 o'clock, seemingly intoxicated, and left at 7 o'clock. Nothing is known of his move­ ments after itat ttmor The police have found no ele*. LEGISLATIVE WORK OF THE STATE SOLONt AT THE PfPVTAL. ̂ ̂ SIGHT. . An Kxf>lanattnn of an Interesting Phjrst- ologlcal Phenomenon. The change in the visual organs which results in what is called old sight does not indicate old age. It precedes the age even of forty-five, though till about thit time persons with normal eves remain unconscious of It. The change is not pathological, but occurs in the regular course of nature. It is a part of the general change that, hardens, and-to some ex­ tent shrivels, the muscular system. In the process of seeing, the crys­ talline lens constantly alters its de­ gree of convexity, according to the distance of the visible object. This is accomplished by the "muscles of accommodation." Up to about the age of forty-five these muscles have no difficulty in effecting the necessary accommodation, and the person is un­ aware of any effort, althoturh he really makes more than he formerly did. With advahclng years the lens becomes not only harder, but less tranparent and of less refractive power, and at the same time the con­ tractile, activity of the pupil is less­ ened. The earliest conscious indications of old sight are less facility in read­ ing fine print and threading a needle, a feelinp of discomfort in the eyes and forehead, and a tendency to hold the book farther off, or to want a bet­ ter light , / In old sight, the rayi of light from the object do not converge on the re­ tina, but tend to go beyond it Con­ vex glasses of the right power in­ crease the convergency and bring it to the right point, but because they have no "power of accommodation," those which are of use in near work are worse than useless in seeing re­ mote objects. This difficulty can be removed by having the glass in each bow consist of two parts, the lower suited to reading and the upper to SCeing at a uistHuCc. The time to put on spectacles is when the above mentioned symptoms begin to show themselves. To delay because spectacles suggest age is a foolish weakness, which can result in nothing but harm. Some persons have the idea that glasses weaken the eyes, and they think to save the eyes by putting off wearing glasses as long as possible. The reverse of this is true. Many people do injure their sight when they put on glasses, but it is by put- tine on such as are too strong for them. They rely on their own judg­ ment instead of on that of an expert, or perhaps, out of mistaken economy, they utilize the disused glasses of theiji older relatives. T*o glasses should not magnify perceptibly, but should simply render reading easy. In from two to six years stronger ones will be needed. Whan short-sighted people become old, they read better without their glasses; but their case is wholly un­ like that of people in general.-- Youth's Companion. Mr. Jones Tells a Story. * <4I Snow the best story about Simp­ son to-day," said Mr. Jones, as he settled himself comfortably for an evening at home. "You've seen that fur coatof his, Maria--well, it was--" "Wait till I get my sewing, Jep- tha,"said Mrs Jones. ' 'There now begin." '•You know the outside of the ooat is beaver--" "Whose coat?" "Why, Simpson's." "Oh, yes. Goon." •'And it isn't to be sneezed at--** "Oh, dear, wherc's my thimble? Just let me run and get it There, now. What was it Simpson sneezed at?" "Who said anything about Simp­ son sneezing? That's just like a wo­ man," snarled Jones. "If you think vou can sit still for five minutes I'll go on with the story. He made a bet--" -*'-"4" •' . 44Who made a bet?" "Simpson did--that nobody OOtiltl tell what the coat was lined with--" "Wasn't it fur-lined?" "If you know the story better than I do perhaps you will tell it," sug­ gested Mc. Jones. "The boys all guessed--*' ; "What boys?" . . • 1 "The fellows--the crowd--" "Just let me sret this needle threaded," said Mrs. Jones, as she tried to.thread the point of acambric needle; '•[ can listen better Whch I'm sewing. Goon." J "We were all in ft, sc we guessed cat-skin--" '-Jeptha! that reminds me. I haven't seen old Tom to-day." "Confound old Tom! Will yoolis­ ten, Maria, or--" Wait till the scissors r611 by. There! I'm all ready. Was that the door-bell11 Now for the story,", "We guessed the skin of every ani­ mal in the catalogue--" "What catalogue?" "Heavens, Maria, you'll drive me mad! Simpson won the bet and--" "What bet?" "About the lining. It wis---" "Then it wasn't cat?" "No! no! It was calf--when he was in it--ha! ha! See?" 'rRather fur-fetched, wasn't it?" said Mrs. Jones, yawning. Then Jones rose to offer a few feeble reraarKs about telling a story to a wo­ man, and expecting her to see the point, eta, etc--Free Press. Pumping Oat JLondoa's Water Supply. The . chalk under London can no longer be looked upon as a source of great additional supplies of water. This is already utilized by upward of 200 wells,and while at the commence­ ment of the century the water, when tupped, lose in many places to the surface, it stands now at a level of about forty feet below Trinity high water mark. It is considered that the rate of depression now varies from one to two feet per annum. The effect of the continuous pumping of water from the chalk has thus been to lower the plane of saturation, whereby the flow of distant springs and streams has keen more or less seriously affected. Practically the amount of water pumped from the chalk under London is so much taken from the streams that are fed by the* natural overflow from that formation. --Natural Science. ",:r ; - Boeord of One Week's Pnriniiss It-- n-- Presented, • Considered and AHHSM What Our PnbUo Servants Are D«î . In and Around Legislative Halls. Ttte i.»w-Makers. Immediately after the House met day afternoon and after the clerk ; had be-> Run the reading of the Journal, Mr. Barry interrupted and said: "Mr. Speaker. I more a call of the roll of tha Hcuse." "You can­ not do that pending the reading of the Journal." said Speaker Crafts. "The first thing in order under the rules Is the read-? ing of the Journal," «f make a point of order, then, Mr. Speaker." satd Mr. Berry, "that there is no quorum present," "Well. the Chair will find that out." said the Speaker, and with great care Speaker Crafts counted the members present and ascertained that there were but fifty-seven. " I here is no quorum present," was the de­ cision of the Speaker, and tho House «M thus unable to even approve its own Jour­ nal ia the absence of a cou»£i£utfouitl quo­ rum. When the Pen ate was called to order only a few members were in their seats. Seuator Barnes offered a petition favoring the Coon bill, giving women *he right of suffrage in township electioaa. The Senate then adjourned. In the Senate Tuesday Farmer's bill* amandin t tha Australian ballot law 30 that booths shall be provided for every seYfsaSgr five voters instead of every 100 voters, was passed. Tho bill compelling fire insurance companies to pay the assured in case of loss the full amount for which satd com­ pany has issued its policy, was passed. The bill appropriating £1,000 per anmm in aid of the Illinois Dairymen's Association was passed. The bill appropriating $1,G00 annually for the ordinary expenses of the State Horticul­ tural Society was passed. The bill giving township insurance companies tho power to adopt a non-] roxy voting rule at annual meetings *a* passed. Senator Noonan's two bills, putting building and loan association* under the supervision of the Auditor, and compelling foreign build­ ing loaa associations to file a b?r.d of fiofl.noo .with the Auditor before beginning business in the State, were passed. The Senate adopted a joint resolution to ad­ journ from Wedneslay until Monday, lha House decided that less than a quorum could not compel the attendance of ah» sestees, ssd nc definite action ?as tafcsa upon any bllL In theHouse. Wednesday,the bill to make mayor's tarm four years in Chicago was the killed. A. felll to protect the right® of th« signers of a promissory note given to pay premiums on fire insurance was read a sec­ ond time. and. after a few minor amend­ ments, was advanced to *hird reading. The bill to prevent the use of uncovered patrol wagon? for the conveyance of pris­ oners was amended by making it apply to cities of not less than 50,000 inhabitants aud was advanced to third roadiag. A bill to punish wfie and child abandon­ ment by the husband or father was read and ordered to third reading, as was also the bill to prevent extortionate charges by street-car companies. A bill providing that the clerks of courts shall ba blind­ folded when drawing juror* was next ad­ vanced to third readln?. A bill to secure attorneys at law a Hen for their services was killed by having its enacting clause jD stricken out. Mr. Herdman gave notice ' that he would move to reconsider the vote. ' The Senate confirmed a batch of nonilna- ; i tions. Senator Bogardus' bill appropriating - - ^V^ ' ' $100 ,000 to defray the additional ordinary J VT expenses of the Illinois Stat© Reformatory at Pontiac passed. Senator Caldwell's bill * ' ' making appropriation for the expense ol • ^ ^ the State Board of Agriculture, State Fair. - ^ and county or district fairs, amounting to ' >'• about $20,000, was read a third time and * . ^ * passed. The btll appropriating $30 to each ' •.*> county farmers* institute in the State. Sa- ' troduced by Senator Crawford, was ordered 1 to third reading. The bill, originating ia the Committee on Appropriations, appro- Brt&tlng 917,400 for improvements at the Asylum for the Critnlnal Insane, was ad* vanced to third readlnz. The Senate ad- ?.V ^. ' journed until Monday evening at 5 o'clock. . In accordance with a joint resolution. ystj •H Corn Fed on Apple Jute*. - :1s £?£ I made a queer and a very interesting experiment with a growing" cornstalk, j M- says a scientific gardener. I had al- ways heard a great deal about the effect • - jfj of injecting medicines and food into - ' y' human beings, the method being pro- ' .•*. nounced preferable and more beneficial ^ In case of extreme illness than that of * \ , > feeding through the regular channels. 3' My work with this corn plant was de- f cidedly interesting. 1 secured a small * .v 3#! •?4 *f mt glass syringe with a very flue point to it. After the corn was planted two weeks and only a few inches tali I be­ gan to inject the unferuiented juice of crushed apples. My first injection waft not quite a drop. Three days later I repeated the dose, increased propor­ tionately. The cot nstaik waxed fat and tall. All along it gave promise of great sixe and large fruit. Its height in July was fully 16 inches above the tallest stalk in the field. Its ears were much larger, while the silken tassel was much *'j smaller and lacked th? depth of color * characteristic of the other plants. 1 » took an ear home to steam and eat. I - f-j • can tell you that the quality of that •&*'* *- 4. corn for. eating purooses was excellent. .» lt smacked a little of apple, jusfc the r slightest suggestion of it, and not at \ iV \ - all disagreeable, as one might suppose, k • • The grains were lame and juicy. Ia ^ ̂ fact, the quality of the corn was far mi- ': perior to anything I had ever eaten in •;> t If: that line. - Jf It Is a City of Homaa. Philadelphia maintains her reputa­ tion of heing the city of homes. Dur­ ing the five years ending Dee. 31, 1891, there were erected there 24,173 more new buildings than in New York, and 5,162 more than in New York, Boston and Baltimore combined. This great lead was due in large part to the cus­ tom in Philadelphia of building small houses for one family rather than huge structures of "flat" tenements. When we observe the cost of new buildings the story is a different one. The aver­ age cost of those erected last year ia Philadelphia was $3,338.88, in Boston $6,548.67, and in New York $17,509.58. - I 'M *' : i ,1 icM Not in the Reporter's i'snal lane. The theological conflicts of the day sometime puzzles the reporters. The re­ porter of one of our daily papers riot long ago called on Dr. John HalKand wanted light from him on the present condition of thought in the Presbyterian Church, and especially as to Calvinism, and he finally broke out with the question: "What Is the doctrine of procrastina­ tion, anyhow?"--Independent. "• / Vvl ^51 V- • . ' vl" :;.?V • • •i'- k'&.>Sv uU * 1 f i THERE is a time in the life of EVERY man when he becomes a producer It to when Ike is obliged to tulce hb train Negroes In Washington. There are 2,394 negroes employed In Washington by the government, and they draw from the treasury in salaries about $2,000,000 a year. In all there are between 75,000 and 80,000 negroes who live at the national capital, and their accumulation of wealth is now very large. Among them, too, are some of the best educated young men of the race, who ought to be scattered among their people in the South helping to ele­ vate the general condition of the ne­ groes. Types and Printing. PBIKTIKO types were first electrofsoed with copper about 1830. THE Washington prefla was invented in 1829 by Samuel Rust. RUBBER backs to very heavy volnpsa were introduced in 1841. IN I83i» 3,032 voiucuae of new hooka were printed in London. STEREOTYPING was used for ptlntia§ the London Times in 1856. PRiNTiNfl in raised characters tor At blind was invented in 1837. THE rotary press was invented ftgr Hoe, of New York, in 1847. r Iw 1830 a sheet 13,800 feet lone, 4 leak wide, was made In England. '•ft. * 'V-