Show report of george F kunz the ex pert in gems which haa issued by the geological contains much interesting information relating to the discovery die covery of precious stones in the united states mr kunz bays that at calida salida col over a ton of garnets have been picked up during the year they find garnets of the same sort in lewiston idaho of the pure clear quartz vlen it comes in big chunks is quite valuable some amethyst a have been aund borms dorms the year at dear island me also a few amethysts are found at burrville Burr ville R I 1 A precious stone 0 much interest is an opaque white discovered in colorado the finder has named it magic stone because as cajal with this mineral it possesses the property of be comine absolutely transparent if water is dropped slowly on it from one to three minutes it is so porous eliat it will absorb its own weight of water it quickly recovers its opacity the finder suggests eliat the stone be used for seals rings and scarf pins as by reason of its opacity it would completely conceal portraits mottoes or mementoes which could be brought to view when desired by the application of a liitle water A beautiful pink chalcedony haa been found at frisco utah it admits of a high polish but it has not yet been introduced in any quantity hag assumed alarming proportions portions pio little by little the manufacture has in ceased till now it is considered one of the most profitable industries dus tries of alie day during one month recently one firm sold over cigarettes this amount would furnish a man one a minute day and night for years when one considers by whom the cigarettes arc principally used boys youths and even to some extent by women ono must feel alarmed for the future A partial remedy can be found for the use of the cigarette by securing legal prevention of its sale its manufacture then would be so materially les as to cease to be an object to the manufacturer As long as cigarettes can be bought with tho ease they now are just so long will their use increase THE next volume of THE CENTURY beginning with may will contain a scriba of chapters in the lincoln life of great interest and importance the subject of the border states will be dealt with in may and in subsequent numbers will be published the inside history of fremonte Fr emonts relations with the president an astonishing letter written by greeley to lincoln after thu battle of bull kun also details as to the trent affair fort donelson the shiloh campaign yorktown to fair oaks etc etc with especial reference to Lincol ns part in these evchuta the real estate boom in california appears to ben caring the end of its rope A great many of the town sites laid out last winter should betoken betaken off the market and transformed and gra infields there are enough towns to meet all requirements for many years to come A correspondent of the ogden standard writing from butte last week pays a glowing tribute to the moral status of that city when he says 1 I arrived in butte yesterday and I 1 must say this is quito a city I 1 understand butte has a population of j there are saloons and 98 houses of prostitution with about two hundred inmates just before the close of the session of the territorial court wednesday evening moroni M sheets was brought in and stated that lie was ready to answer the questions propounded to him on a former occasion As the case had been decided there was no longer any reason for liis declining to testify and he was discharged from pnat estes the injured fireman in the recent D R G R IL accident in price canyon is getting along splendidly in the hospital at salt lake lie re cognises everyone that calesto call sto see him hut does not remember the wreck and wonders what all the fuss is about and what hurt him he will undoubtedly recover A new rival brass band was hired to play at the funeral of a connecticut deacon they were playing a slow and solemn dirge to the grave when suddenly the trombone man shot out a blast eliat startled the hearse horses and broke up the whole procession the leader turning fiercely asked him what in the world he was doing that for he answered with a smile gosh it was a horsefly but I 1 thought it was a note and played |