| Show CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS I According to a recent school defini definition tion an nn optimist Is le an eye ye doctor and a pessimist a n foot toot doctor Of at tho the tons toni of or coal coni Franco France FrancoIs II Is obliged to Import annually come com from England New York Tork city la is growing In populo population population tion at nt tho the rate of a year according accord according I ing In to the th latest municipal figured n ureK lI Two large luge seagoing steamers feet t et o y s long and with n a 41 H foot toot beam are to be w built upon the tho great lakes by b tho the Amer American Amerlean Amerlean lean ican Shipbuilding company compan Planting J trees to furnish and ties has brie been inaugurated on at least one railway In the west westA A cord rord of ot pitch r pine lne wisher distillation IU gives tho the following substances Cline coal co coal To bUK LUIs li Illuminating gas 11 about 1000 cubic feet Illuminating oil and tar f 10 0 gallons pitch or rosin ni barrels bu ls acid gallons spirits of turpentine 20 0 Rations gallons tar 1 barrel wood spirits 5 L gallons The city of at Birmingham Ala has al already alren already ready ren begun to make preparations for tor foran toran foran an exposition to be held there the from Nov 0 15 IS 1904 to May t 1905 The char charter charter charter ter name of at the enterprise Is le I to be b tho the International Metallic and Industrial exposition Th TiK The state Mate Is expected expect to contribute toward oward the expense and congress Is II to bo be asked to give gle gleIS IS Among the holders of at the coveted medal of ot honor authorized by b congress Is Marcus A X the Ohio sen senator senator senator ator but a 11 man men who ho served ernd as s ser sergeant r geant In command of ot Company D Fit Fifteenth tenth Massachusetts Infantry He fie earned the medal on July 4 1863 1163 by b voluntarily exposing himself to a n heavy heay fire at Port Hudson In order to get iet wa water water ter for tor his comrades In th the rIll rids pica piU After considering the matter for tor 38 years ears Uncle Sam has hag concluded that Sergeant Hanna was a hero and has hu therefore given Elven hen him a medal According to the latest report of at New Neu Yorks excise commissioner the flames Raines law has yielded to the state And local treasuries since It went Into effect five years ears ago ngo thus averaging about a 11 year Meanwhile the arrests throughout the tats tate hiv hays diminished from 12 19 to 9 g for each ench 1000 of ot the th state slates population while the thu number of ot liquor r has hili 2130 decreased from tram to Bombardment of ot the residence por par portions portions of ot towns now forbidden by b the laws lawn of at war hat has been be n repeatedly prat practiced aced In spite of at this prohibition Children In the big cities do not get a n avery avery very vor Intimate knowledge of ot animated nature The Chicago Journal says us school Ic children were cro polled at the thi tat fat stock iteck show how recently Only eight had seen sten a ah co alt s L w ee tie and andIng h land had d seen a n hog bog t i sheep In al timer not bT it het 1 stir Ing prisoner dem 4 was 81 but a ransom l e slain of at those thole i the bodies to let In 1816 It ii COlt 5 as of I sheet by mall a 1 y Today a letter hA sheets sheet heet may go iO M as s tor 2 I cent cants r e |
