Show in tile the hope that young men who might otherwise absent themselves from the church sor services vices will bo be induced to attend rev E A burns pastor of a chur church chat at bridgeport conn has arranged am need to havo girls ushers conduct his congregation to their seats on sunday evenings A tree has been discovered in south america which is said to io produce a better grade of paper du pulp than any tree known in thu the united states or europe A sin single gle area of acres in argentina is reported to bo be well covered with these trees of oe which one of average size will produce about a ton of fine paper pulp with this vast source right at hand argentina has bits imported millions of dollars worth of paper in the last five years A spark from a blow of a workmans work mans hammer ignited fumes escaping from a tank car of gaso linead ardmore okla sometime somo time ago the inflammable liquid exploded wrecked two city blocks and caused the death or serious injury of a number of bf persons the explosion and firel which followed it paso resulted in h n heavy property loss practically every window in the ilia town it is said mid ans was shattered by force of tho the explosion i 1 y w az at 1 for the construction of the 10 16 submarines authorized by the last congress wore were recently opened by the navy department the lowest bidders were a san francisco concern which offered to build five or more at each and aha a massachusetts company which named a prize prie of Sf each ch for eight or more pointing out that no office comes nearer to the people tha than 11 that of local postmaster and that tha t the responsibility of choosing persons for this postas post as done at present imposes imposes i a burden on congressmen giess men col bryan has suggested that postmasters be selected by popular vote tho the fleo department reserving the right to prescribe qualifications and to remove for cause two new battleships whose construction was recently authorized are to have in addition to formidable batteries of 14 inch rifles dues new nev safeguards against torpedo attack and antiaircraft anti air craft guns the improvements designed to protect the vessels against torpedoes the nature of which the navy department is wisely keeping secret are aie an outgrowth of experience in the european war A brief in tho the case of judge killits of tho the northwestern district of ohio calling into question the right of a federal judge to suspend sentence nee on a convicted person lias has been filed by tho the government judge killits suspended during good behavior a five year sentence imposed on one J J Ile henehan for violation of the national bank act it is contended that it if a judge can suspend sentence in this and other minor offenses otTen sos ho he can do so in graver ones such as murder treason etc hebron which is ono one of the oldest cities in palistine hasling has long been famous for its water bottles made of goat skin these bottles are turned out by the thousands in thet the tanneries canneries tann eries of that city th the finished bottles battles are inflated either with air or with water and hundreds of them in rows are placed on the ground where they may bo be inspected by the purchaser who is thus able to assure himself that they are watertight water tight tho the majority of the skins used for this purpose ard art brought from arabia and a considerable number also como come frow from the leban ons they are carried to hebron by camel caravans and sold to the tanneries canneries tann eries their manufacture into bottles involves several processes a and nd it usually takes a workman a week to render a single skin shin watertight water tight and serviceable vi the finished bottles are sent to all parts of tile tho east thousands being sent into egypt and the sedan every year besides serving ns as receptacles for water and other liquids the skins are often inflated and a number of the maro attached to a light wooden raft which then floats well ind is capable of supporting a heavy load rafts of this kind are often seen en cn tho the rivers of syria and on the euphrates and the tigris |