Show THE THE WIDOW SHEARS AND ALL SHE HEARS 11 H H. H H. Faxon prints print some same figures to show what has ha has hash h happened in in Quincy Mass with no saloon n in twenty years year In that time the population has more than dou doubled led the valuation has In Increased increased increased in- in creased nearly thre threefold fold the deposits In the the s savings ingS jj Banks nearly 1 fivefold and new houses more more than fivefold These things were wre were to be expected in a prosperous prosperous city so so near Bosto but ut what was not to lo be expected Jin in the ordinary ordnary course course- of cArse bf of things was that while the population increase per percent percent percent cent cent the amount expended for the poor department should decrease 12 pei per cent Five cities clUes in Massachusetts I with a a smaller population paid much larger sums for the sp support rt of the poor When Balzac wanted to write a great novel i It is said t hat a he locked himself up in his room for two twenty-two days and twenty tw twenty r refusing fusing to see any one and keeping i the curtains closed and arid the lights continually burning burping burp burn ing even In broad braad bri daylight The only human uman being h he saw saw during this time was waS waS' his servant servant whom he lie i- i ing rang ng for for when he e felt t the need pee of food which he he- washed down with numerous rous cups of coffee Perhaps the reason we dont don't get a great nove in this day and time is that the authors who ho could r really aUY write one cant can't afford alord th the coffee French newspapers practice a 30 rigid economy in the matter of Illustrations and for emergencies I emergencies they appear to keep one one typical Englishman and a n. corresponding Boer Doer on a a. handy hands shelf Tuesdays Tuesday's Journal contains an ac account of the Desastre Anglais with portraits portraits portraits por por- traits of the two leaders Lord Roberts is the stock Englishman so he appears with Lord Methuen's name underneath The Boer General who is labeled De DeLa DeLa DeLa La Rey we are aie unable to recognize under his wealth of beard but we ve have met him mahy many times Umes since Cronje laid arms Three Philadelphia men determined to rob a house On the f night decided on they gathered In front of the build build- ing One of them entered and started up the stairs He had his boots on and when near the landing his boots made a a. anoise noise o on the stairs A female Voice olce c called out from one of the rooms You go right down stairs and take those boots off Im I'm tired of having to clean up mud and nd dirt after aCter you come up here with your ybur our boots on You march nar h right down and nd take them off The burglar fled fied The fruit of the tree of Africa yields a tL strong strong Intoxicating drink drin for the natives A tra traveler eler says elephants are also fond of It and nd often become quite tipsy y staggering about playing antics screaming to be heard for miles miles- and having tremendous tremendous tremendous dous fights In Tha Ina a public park at Calcutta are several several several sev sev- eral birds of Pl the adjutant species They are the storks stork o ot the East Indies and average about six sic feet in height These Thes birds s parade 1 in a stately way and at a distance look so like soldiers that strangers often mistake them for gren gren- A A. long boat beat cut cult out of an oak tree and nd beautifully carved has been found fn rIi a a. bog at County Mayo It is 15 forty- forty six elx ix fe feet t long and and- could carry twenty men men- menThe en The wood is not decayed and is 19 isso isso so Ward lard that thai hatchets made no impression Lion sion on it It will ill be sent to the Dublin Dub Dub- t lin Un museum I 1 4 t t. 1 |