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Show VIUTIIK VENICE IN MOURNING . fur gniil In tin- - hills of the West tn The winner nre inrii who pul the quest. Who laugh Ml revei'Hi-ami never any Tn s peari-IPn- m-ri- quit with the pick they the treasure vein lilt. And so In the senreh for nueeeesea n( Until earth Tlie winners are toller of resolute worth Who think there are leads in the mountain of lurk ever have As srooii as the proxpi-i-tur- s struck. Too many there are who lint skim o'er the ground. Who never sink down where the treasure is found. Who strike a lilek and another on lu-r- there. And nnotliiT one yonder, then quit in despair. The next man who follows may look at the s.Kns, May think They are good and establish his lines. Then follow the prnsiieet until he has A struck lead in the mountain g good-payin- lurk. of good is the prospect, the rock will pay And yield up the gold is not reached in a day. But months, even years, often pass ere the vein Shows values that promise the coveted gain. So If In life's Held you are seeking s lind, Bush downward with nerve, and keep Though that ever in mind That yet there are leads In the mountain of luck As good as the prospectors ever have struck. Ftehes That Carry Torches. It wonderful to observe how nature has adapted the various creatures to thtf circumstances and state in which they are placed. Instances of this are as curious as they arc numerous. Nowhere is the law of adaptation better illustrated than in the case of flsheB. It is known that members of the finny tribe which live in the waters of deep and dark caves are found to be without eyes, because in spheres so contracted they have no need of light. But more remarkable is the fact disclosed by those who devote their time to researches amongst marine forms of life. Away down a mile or more beneath the surface of the water flshoB are, of course, cut off from the light of day. But they are not on that account existing in darkness. In deep sea soundings of the ocean it has been discovered that many of them are furnished with their own light Since they have no sunshine and no organised gas companies each fish carries his lantern or torch .with him. They have organs which give out a phoBpherescent gleam and thus shed light on their path. Some of them display little torches in the shape of tentacles which rise from the tops of their heads. Others have regular symmetrical rows of radiant spots along their sides. As these illuminated creatures go flashing to and fro through the water the effect is at once dazzling and strange. The appearance presented is that of miniaWhen ture torchlight processions. such fishes are brought to the surface the spots glimmer with light for a little while, but the brlght-nes- s soon lades away. 1r necessity. An ordinary wagon bed with a wooden box would be torn to pieces in a single night and the meat taken or carried away. It is doubtful if even these f wagons would withstand the test if exposed too long, owing to the ingenuity and great strength of the animals. bear-proo- Csthedral Blew Up. Speaking of the manner in which the big basalt cathedral of St. Pierre was leveled to the ground, Prof. Robert T. Hill of the geological survey states mat this was accomplished by a series of gas explosions and small craters that burst forth under the very floors and walls of the buildings. This far, this has been a trifle bard to understand from newspaper accounts, but Prof. Hill's explanation clears up the matter, so that it is readily comprehensible. The immense Btore of coal which the French government maintained at this point front which to supply the vessels of her ravy, is, according to Mr. Hill, still burning, and is being mistaken for the crater of Mont Pelee at by veBseiB passing that point night. The coal was set afire by the molten lava. rom-missar- d Rats and Commerce. In France, more than anywhere else, the science of economy is carrieu almost to a fine art. The common sewer rats of Paris are raised to clean the fleBh from bones that are to be used in manufactures, but that must not be boiled to clean them. When rats are killed their furs are used for fur trimmings, their skins for gloves, their thighbones for the highest grade of ivory" toothpicks, luelr tendons and bones are cooked aown to make those beautiful gelatine capsules which our physicians often give us medicine in, and their teeth are used for tipping lire burnishers for bookbinders use. Pepular Mechanics. n Shotguns to Kill Caterpillars. The farmers in Skippach, Pa., have adopted the shotgun to exterminate the caterpillar plague. After trying all the new methods to fight this insect, the farmers declare this novel one the cheapest and most effective. Placing a charge or two of powder in the muzzle of the gun, depending How Thompson Killed Himself. Will Thompson committed suicide upon the size of the caterpillar nest, near Boulder, Co., owing to ill health. the farmers advance upon the Insects' Then, with the gun sevDiabolism itself must have jiossessed Btronghold. eral feet the powder ia disaway, him, for the deed was executed In a manner that resulted in almost charged by a metal rap. The shork never fails to blow the nest and Us complete annihilation. Into smithereens and exteroreupants In preparation for the end, Thompson tons a stick of dynamite from minate the caterpillars. New York the store of the Champion City Min- American and Journal. ing company. Climbing to the highBars Red Ties. est point of the nearest mountain, Trainmen the Thompson set the fuse on the dyna- Island railroademployed bymust Ixing herecompany mite stick aliia.e. There was splutafter forego whatever pleasure they the of line aB llame crept found in tering A wearing red neckties. closer and closer to the few days ago Superintendent of was There a instrument. blinding flash and a roar that echoed down the Transportation Addison issued a general order notifying trainmen that valley. Bleeding flesh filled the air. must keep their coats buttoned and a lit tit shower of human blood they on duty, and that black neckwhile up stained the ground where Thompson of the ties shape were had stood. proper form or neckwear. It was softie time before he was theGeneral Superintendent William F. missed. Then friends went out to said rotter yesterday that many railhad been find him. hail long ago underroad eorpnratioHB feared. After a long hunt the alto direct tie men in the mattaken most breast Nine and ter of dress, as it was that part of a shoulder were found. A the trainmen should necessarya neat present shred of clothing near by gave identification to tie lraguicutary remains. appearance. A Swan Ferry. The remainder of Thompson's body was never found. On the 4th of September, 1829, the coaly Tyne was in flood. Tap river f had risen to an unusual height and Wagons. Bears are more numerous in Yel- the hanks were crowded with sightTheir attention was soon lowstone park this year than ever be- seers. fore. Among the objects of interest caught by a swan crossing the stream. meat wagons, used to The bird bore on its haek a black obthe transport meat over the mountain ject, which looked ail the more conroads to the park hotels, occasion no spicuous against the white plumage little comment. On first sight they of the swan. As the latter drew near are taken for government ammuni- its burden was seen to be a rat. It tion wagons, as they are built along was supposed that the flood had Immbprouf lines. The wagon beds borne It into the water, and that it are about three feet high and are had jumped for safety on to the bird's covered with heavy sheet iron, iron hack. As soon as the swan reached gratings on the ends providing ven- land the rat bolted. tilation. The bears are so numerous that then Industry Is the parent of fortune. wagons have become a ..eath-dealin- . g four-in-han- flesh-denude- d Bear-Proo- bear-proo- f d h 300-fo- the other day of a letter which she highly prizes. A little over a year ago, when Rhe was Miss Bate, Bhe wrote a message, put it in a rubber-corkebottle and threw it into the waters of the Delaware bay, near her parents home, Fishing creek. A few days ago she received a letter written by the captain of the British warship Thunder in answer to her message placed in the bottle. The commander of the Thunder wrote that while off the coast of Portugal a shark was caught, and when it was cut open the bottle was found inside of it. The note being noticed in the bottle it was broken and the message was read. Philadelphia Inquirer. torch-bearin- g BANK DISCUSSES THRIFT. (Special letter.) John D. Hicks of New York, Tells of ITH the fall of the campanile was added in the first year of th Good Work Accomplished by His of St. Mark's cathedral one sixteenth century uml was the work Institute jn Children Taught Habits the of famous glorieB of of Bartolomeo Buoiio. The gallery at of Economy. Venice was destroyed. Tae the top was reached by a aeries of campanile was a relic of a inclined planes instead of by stairs, time which to Americans in particu- and there were no windows In the Saving is a positive virtue; but lar seems far remote. It was first tower, only clefts for light. man may save too much. He may As late as 1SS5 the foundations were go naked and catch cold; but human built more than a thousand years ago. It waa a monument to the Italian de- examined and found to be in good nature Is not built that way. votion to art during the darkest of condition after Stun years and more of It goes without saying that the man The campanile had for who is not provident and does not lay the middle ages. The heroic angel service. which crowned It was cast and put foundation piles of white pop- up for a rainy day has not the first in position while the discoveries of lar. I'pon the piling were laid layers element of advancement. He needs Columbus were still a subject of of oak piauks. and upon these tra- to learn of his little neighbors the marvel and mystery in European chyte from the Kuganean Hills was squirrels and the bees. There cornea courts. The men ar.d women, nobles cemented. This foundation bore up a time when one's savings are needed, and peasantry, who once thronged its the immense weight of masonry In and there also cornes a time when tower for 1,002 years. vestibule wore the picturesque cos- the they are not only needed, but become tumes of an earlier and hi ore romanThe Venetian people are in mourna storehouse front which lie may uso tic epoch. The destruction of so ing. Their campanile was their eye, tlie energies which he has accumubeautiful a relic of an earlier civiliza- their dial, their pivot, about which the lated. tion will be regretted by every tour- whole life of the city swept. Besides, Toe accumulation of savings elimiist wbo has been to Venice and by it was bcauiirul, and It survived to nates the fear of want and gives every one who ever excepts to go them out of a past of glory and pewer. of strength. Tlie possesA watchman in the gallery night sor of there. It is to be hoped the Venetians savings, however small, knows will find a means of restoring the and day for hundreds of years swept that he has something to fall back great tower in as nearly its original the sea with his eye for the approach upon. The army that has no condition as may be possible. The of the argosies that made Venice rich. in the rear has but little energy to give to the fight in front. In the physical world, were it not for the coal stored up during the past, ages tlie inhabitants of the globe would be without fuel. The conservation of energy is a factor In the success of nature as well as in that of The Bowery Savings bank ia the an individual or a ration, largest savings institution in the world. I have been connected with the Institution for forty years. When wax first made a director of the bank there were $7,00(1,(100 on the books show We average from 1,250 to 2.000 transactions a day. By that I mean that there are that many deposits and drafts made. One day rv . centiy there were 1.205 people in the hank. They deositcri $140,000 aud' drew $75,000, leaving a balance oC $05,000 in the bank as the result of. that day s business. This is a fair! sample of a day's transactions. We have nearly 140,000 depositors at this one bank. In New York state the deKslts in our savings banks amount to more than $1,000,000,000. In the majority of eases the individual account is small. Now, just what do How does a these figures mean? saving bank assist in the development of the world's business? These institutions are regarded as depositories of the savings of the thrifty classes of the community. And this is true; yet it is but part of the functions of the institution. Through the instrumentality of the savings artists and art lovers of- the world or the raid of the enemies that want- bank this immense amount of money certainly must find this, an effort ed her destruction. For hundreds of is thrown into remunerative action, years the bells of the tower, far up and thereby contributes to tbe adwortny of their support. The campanile was one of the in the air, had chimed tlie hour, or, vancement of society. If it bad not glories of Venice, like the cathedral like a tocsin, sounded the alarm, had been available for investment purand the ducal palace, the Rialto and rung out in joy for the victories of poses many of the towns and villages the Lions. Venice, had sent down muffled sounds that now are equipped with ail the The fall of the tall tower had been to tell Venice to mourn. Even now, conveniences of modern times would1 feared. A great crack suddenly ap- in this modern day, the base of the lie deprived of them. Fewer water works would he in peared in the corner of the wall and tower was the center of activity, and extended across the structure, split- the million doves of Venice were fed existence, fewer schoolhouses, fewer which there every evening by the bounty of church edifices. Here is a practical ting two of the openings use for these savings. served In lieu of windows. A night the municinality. Just a word of the reflex action concert which was to be held in t.ie Campaniles, or detached towers, in was ordered the upon those who save. which are hung the bells of cathedrals, piazza stopped by Among the 140, nun depositors her police in view of the Imminent dan- are common In north Italy. Florence, are children. That is, ger. Cremona, Modena. Iarma, Pisa, Siena, a The shock was tremendous, but for- each has one, beautiful or famous or the parent and guardian deposit in tunately. the damage done to adjacent eccentric. But though Giotto's tower the name of the children. The little buildings of historic fame was singu- in Florence Is more beautiful and that ones are thus taught In the most eflarly small. Only a corner of the of Cremona 1b tailor, and that of Pisa fective way possible the value of leans, none in all Italy could compare property and the benefits accruing from it. In other words, they are with St. Mark's in historic interest. Till the fourteenth century Venice taught the real meaning of thrift. John I). Hicks in New York News. i ontinuod to adhere lo the old Byzantine style of sculpture. In the early The London Thunderer. part of the fourteenth century FlorenIp. an old ropy of Bradshaw's Guide tine influence rapidly gained ground, and, many sculptors from Florence to lainuon (1S57). I read that a visit to came to work on the richly carved the office of the Times during the capitals of tlie ducal palace and time the 'huge machine is at work, other places, ar.d especially produced easting off its impressions at tlie rats a large tiuinlier of very beautiful of 17 copies a niiiiiiie ii.2iui nri hour will present a sight not easily to bs toinlm, with recumbent efflgies. One "The average daily circulaforgotten. very graceful type, the general motive and the value of tint of which was first used by Arnolfo tion is advertisements is estimated at $550 del Cambio, was frequently repeated; at tlie head and font of the rfligy an per page of six columns. Tlie duties paid to the go eminent fur paper, adangel is represented drawing a curvertisements and stumps alone amount tain so as to excise the figure of the dead man. The sarcophagus, on lo $475.111111 annually. This stupendous employs 3"o people which the effigy lies, has reliefs of establishment on its daily premises. Scarcely an the Virgin ami the Angel of the Annunciation. with the Crucifixion or event can occur anywhere of which Church of the Scalzi. some other sacred subject between. its emissaries are not prepared to supwas alacc torn, while St. Mark's In later times these subjects were ply the earliest aud fullest account." royal itself and the Doge's palace escaped usually replaced by allegorical figures The first number of the Times appeared on January 1. 17NK. unharmed. The vestibule on the east of the virtues, and the simple curtain, Compare the New York newspaper side of the campanile, however, ami drawn by angels, gradually became a of with tlie "Thunderer" of the royal library were carried away, largo tent-likcanopy, of rather five years ago. Circulation. 350, o"0, bell The lofty tower dominating all clumsy and tasteless form. In most the surrounding buildings did not so churches tlie sculptured decoration, and presses that print iMl.imo sheets an much break and fall as collapse and apart front that on the tombs, wns hour! New York Bronx. com out rated on the west facade, the crumble. That Is why the surroundCourts for Women. ing ancient structures escaped. tympanum of tlie central doorway is proposed in France to estabIt The campanile was 325 feet high being often filled with a very fine rea court of Justice run by women and 42 feet square at the base. It lief. such as that from the ehureh of lish for women, lo which may be and was built of brick and the belfry that the guild Della Miserienrdia. now in all those cases concerning carried In topped it of marble. Upon the belfry the South Kensington museum. which most learned men know the stood an angel, clad in golden plates, domestic architecture sculpture was This will relieve a man nothing. laid on a core of wood. hut little used after the Byzantins for from determining instance, judge, One thousand years ago Its founda- period, the splendor of the facades deas fit in suits brought to questions tions were laid by the Doge Pietro pending mostly on their dressmakers against their clinta; Tribuno, and it was completed 231 marbles and on molded traeery and by It ought to do away also with and In 1131 A. D. The belfry after much expert testimony in such case. ten-inc- Shark Had Girl'a Message. Mrs. George Cummings of West Cape May, N. J.. was the recipient full-grow- SAV1.N0 HEAD Or GREAT SAVINGS I The Winning Prospectors. OK y 1 To-da- y o. - ; j to-da- y j j j rich-colore- d string-course- forty-- |