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Show earn only from 40 to 60 cents a It's chief use at present in In bread, white corn meal being mixed with wheat flour in Its making to the amount of 20 per cent s of all the bread used in Belgium is made by public bakeries, and their product Is sold at lower prices than ia bakers' bread in the United States. ' who day. Traitt&.'tbjYtic Topics i il: - -- 1 ::: : v . r The standard fuel of the poorer and middle ciassea of Uerraany coneleta of brown coal briquette. The briquette are made by reducing brown coal to powder and then molding it Into little bricke with the addition of a quantity of bitumen. The briquette! aeil for from 93 to 92.T5 a tbouaand in Berlin and burn without amoke. Under a new fur uae.ae fuel are proceae briquette being made ft am peat, of which there are nearly 5.000,000 acraa available in the empire. It ia expected that theee peat briquettes will drive coal ana other fuels out of the market. in Germany live In flats. There are few private residences. Furnaces and steam heat are almost unknown, the people using generally the Moat people old and Ineffective stoves, huge square structures, rising from floor to celling and looking nioet like monuments to some "dear departed. In even chilly weather it is almost impossible to heat a email room with one of these stoves, and the empire a great field for American manufacturers of heating apparatus. One trouble has heretofore been that heat is nut furnished by the owners of flat buildings to their tenants, and it has been difficult, therefore, to establish central beating systems for such buildings. tile-cover- ed of-fo- ra In Vienna the price of beef, mutton, and pork ia ao high as to place these meats beyond the reach of the poorer classes, and for nearly fifty years their place has been taken by horse and donkey meat There are In Vienna 185 butcher shops which sell horse and donkey meat exclusively, the price for the choicest cuta being from 5 to 10 cents a pound, which la much leas than half the price charged for the same cuts of beef. During the last year for which the figures are available no lees than 25,640 horses were slaughtered for food In Vienna. The inspection of the animals Is extremely thorough and careful, government inspectors being present at each slaughter house with full power to condemn any animal. Dealers In horse and donkey meat, and restaurantkeepers who offer it on their bills of fare are obliged not only to plainly atate the fact, but also to keep In sight of customers the government certificate of Inspection. The model lodging house which was opened in Milan, Italy, last June, has proved a great success. It Is patronised not by fnanual laborers, but by clerks and shop assistants. Rooms rent for 674 cents a week. Every lodger must be In his room before midnight, and be out again before 9 o'clock In the morning. Bathrooms are open day and night, a full bath roatlng four cents and a shower bath two cents. Lodgers may buy food outside and cook It themselves in the hotel kitchens, or they may buy their supplies at the lowest possible price from the hotel storerooms. Lodgers are also furnished with facilities for doing their own washing. The building la live stories in height, with a roof garden on the top. The building contains 530 rooms, all of the sumo dimensions. 5 feet 10 inches by 7 feet 6 Inches. . . JCiukd J In no other country in the world la the rlgar so popular as in Germany, so much so that it is impossible to raise enough tolwcco in the empire to supply the domestic demand. Last year Germany imported nearly 122,000,000 worth of tobacco, a little more then a third of it coming from the United States. The use of the clgaret Is rapidly spreading In Germany. Last year 3S6 tons of clgarets were consumed, at least five times as many as were needed ten years ago. Wonderful results are reported from experiments conducted at the Berlin electrical works with the idea of utilising the heat which goes to waste In the exhaust steam of a high pressure or in the rlrculatlng water of a low e pressure steam engine. For the of using this waste heat, cold vapor engines have been built, aud long continued tests show that they add an average of 41 per cent to the efficiency of the compound engines to which they are attached, and that without adding to the consumption of coal by so much as a single pound What such a saving would mean In n large plant will be appreciated by every man who has to do with the development of steam power. pnr-jtos- The use of American corn me.-i-l Is rapidly increasing in Belgium, wtiero It furnishes a cheap and nutritious fond to the millions of working people THE FUTURE OF ENGLAND. There are a number of reasons for bslleviug that tbe people of England are on tbe eve of a great, and even revolutionary, change, which Is destined, whsn made, to materially alter their relations with the rest of the world. In political matters the nearly complete collapse of the Liberal party has given the control of the government for a number of years past to tbe leaden of the Conservative party, who are looked upon, even by those , with not u little who support distrust. The Conservative party re II We Kneu) Nine-tenth- mains In power for the reason that It is the only party which has tho semblance of a political policy. The control of Its leaders Is tolerated beranso there appears to be no alternative, so lung as those who represent the opposition continue to quarrel among themselves. The end of the long reign of Queen Victoria has brought to the head of the government a sovereign who. with all of his good qualities, does not and cannot have the enormous Influence that his mother possessed, while tbe state of his health is such that It Is thought that well-defin- The high-spe- ed r I electric fraction testa now being made under government su- pervision on the military line between Berlin and Zoaaen have already proved successful, a speed of ninety miles an hour having been attained, while the engineers expect to run at 150 miles an hour before the teste are finished. The fast runs are all made on a stretch of track a little mure than fourteen miles In length. It is a standard gauge track, level, and nearly straight. During the summer the entire track was relald and the roadbed put Into perfect condition for the teste. Power is taken from a series of three overhead trolley wires, which are arranged In an unusual manner at one side of the track. TLa cars used in the tests wers also especially built for tba work, and have been fitted up with electrical apparatus by rival electrical firms Tba front of the care are pointed In order to lessen the resistance of the wind. Vt Iff at almost any time the succession may devolve upon his eldest son. the Duke of York, whose prestige and influence would be considerably less than his father. Boston Herald. wan ruier Inclined to refuse the honor knighthood when ottered, and yet tl Is what A. G. Jones, governor of o Scotia, did twice during the duke Cornwalls visit to Canada. Mr Jon ancestors settled in Xew England m 200 years ago, but after the reToIutl emigrated to Canada. dont good-heart- you? If. beneuth the action, easing On the aim. Might we not see mure for praising Tlisn for blame? Might we not And much unklndness to our own menial blindness, but And more sins a cause for pity than for shame? For this body transitory Is a sheath. Hiding all lha spirit glory Underneath. Hardened man or fallen woman Has a strain divinely human; Cast no atones, but from Love's blossoms weave a wreath. We are ao remote and lonely; And we reach. Soul by soul, by one bridge only, That of speech; But this way we keep upplllng With mlejudgment and reviling. When wv wight have glveu solace, each There Is so much joy meant for us. That wa mar. Bo much musio In Life's chorus That we jar, Bo great burdens that wa carry. Which are all unnecessary. Could wo only sea each other as we are With an Inward gleam of heaven Kach is bleat. With his portion of Qod's leaven la possessed. Why this nobler part look over That sums fault we may discover? Why not through the lens of mercy seek the best? be supplied from abroad will aggregate nearly 100,000,000 bushels. There has lately been formed In Parle an International committee the object of which la to control the price of wheat all over the world. This committee has the support and indorsement of nearly a hundred agricultural societies In Denmark, Germany, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Russia, Portugal and Switzerland. The committee has opened permanent offices with a secretary In charge, and has gone, to work in a scientific way to gather Information and acquire Influence which may he used In keeping up the price. ETHIOS AND FOOTBALL In the November North American, President Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve University becomes n kind of official panegyrist of the game of football, and stamps it with of official approval. He can hardly be blamed for doing so. He discusses The Ethical Functions of Football," and when n thing has "ethical functions" It should le received wjth open arms. May It not be suspected, however, that what we of the present day are fond of culling ethical functions are nothing more or less than what used to lw called "moral effects? Such n suspicion sometimes crosses ones mind while engaged In the complacent use of such expressions. It la difficult to free one's speech of the cant of the day, and of all pieces of cant ethical functions" is perhaps the most widely spread and the most glibly used. More-eve- r, when one. comes to the specific "functions which Prof. Thwing mentions one finds again that hia expressions have a kind of uncertain, glimmering effect. It may be that football does "represent the Inexorable, and does "bring a man up against the eternal laws of the universe, but Is there any sport, business, or amusement about which the same thing Is not true? Does the young man have to go to the football field in order to fall under the operation of the laws of the universe? Lord Penrhyn's son and heir, who Is soon to visit the United States, will Inherit nearly 50,000 acres of land In Wales, Including the most extensive slate quarries In tne United Kingdom and possibly In the world. The daily output of these quarries is 200 tons. They employ 3,000 workmen and sustain more than 15.000 people. The gross Income of Penrhyn from the quarries Is about $3,500,000 annually. Fenrliyn cnstlc Is one of the show places In Wales. The youngest college president la said to be John II. McCracken, who at 25 presides over Westminster college at Fulton, Mo. Jerome Hall Raymond, president of the University of West Virginia, was elected to that office when 2S years old. President Boothe Colwell Davis of Alfred University, New York, was elected when 32 years old, and Rev. Burris A. Jenkins was two years younger when he became president of the University of If we only knew each other. If we knew. If nur Inmost souls, my brother, We runld view. I believe the thlnss that sever Would lie drlvrn out forever. Could the veil be drawn asunder. Now, to each. France Is badly worried over an alarming shortage In the wheat crop. The price of wheat has already risen 48 cents per 220 pounds, while the price of a quartern loaf of bread has rlseh from 12.5 to 13.5 cents. It is estimate that the shortage whlcB must A new device for applying motive power to small boats has recently been patented by a French firm, which also holds patents In all civilised countries. The new device can be easily and qulrkly applied to any boat, without special preparation. The screw Is located at the bottom of a cylindrical haft, about which It revolves, ethat It may Le worked in any direction. Thus by simply moving a lever the whole power of the screw may be reversed and the boat stopped In an Instant. With the screw a naphtlfh or gasoline motor ia used. I Uttls hatred, be seldom came down from his suburban hut if, Indeed, Bear Creek could boast cf anything ao ns suburbs. pretentious Naturally enough the hatred for Ol Jim" himself fell also upon tha Innocent of the men who worked under him. Bo that the village of Bear Creek and Cl Jim's Place," as It waa called, were as two hostile cities encamped against each other. But as Time rolled on Tobe Johnson failed to get his share of Bear Creek's disapproval and dislike. He was refellow of garded as a friendly disposition, yet with as strong a will and as firm a courage as was to be found In the two camps. Furthermore, he was a worker, and spent most of his time sway from the gambling dens and saloons something which the miners usually failed to da One day Johnson was Informed that he was the proud possessor of a son and heir. But his boy came at a dear, the father. The frsll dear price mother, wearied and worn by the hard life to which she had not been accustomed, and without the proper medical attention to uphold her declining strength was In Imminent danger of death. For days she lay In a hall stupor, moaning piteously the while. Johnsan staid faithfully at her side. He tried to argue himself Into the belief that she would soon be well again. She cant die, he would say hopeWe will nurse her back to fully. health and strength. No, no sue will not leave me." But within the inner depths of his consciousness he was afraid. The neighboring miners did nil they could to help the unfortunate husband. The gentle demeanor of the young wife had planted a touch of tenderness in their rough breasts. But it soon was seen that the struggle would not last long. And one day. aft--' Just ns the bright sunlight of ernoon began to fade Into the deeper shadows of the evening, the mother breathed a soft sigh and passed to the realms eternal. After the funeral was over and the miners had returned to their work, Tobe Johnson returned to his hut a man. The sad and broken-hearte- d baby who had caused his grief he wore he could never love. He never1 wished to see the innocent little thing again so great was his sorrow. He left the lonely cottage and walked down Into the village. The little half-bree-d girl sat all night by the; cradle waiting for his returning foot-- : steps; but no sound broke the still-- ; neis of the night save the howl of; some lonely dog outside, or the occa- -: tonal waking wall of the Infant Ini ,! her charge. Finally, at the shambling footsteps came up the: beaten path. Then a heavy boot beat! roughly at the door for admittance, i Hurriedly opening the door she re-- ; turned to the cradle. The staggering; figure of a man came In. It was Tobe' Johnson, his eyes bloodshot with drink and dissipation. For a moment he gazed expectantly around the room. Millie, he called. Then seebeside ing the frightened half-brethe swaying cradle he seemed to Jl the incidents of the past few days. With a dark frown on his brow, he tumbled over to the tar corner of the room and fell heavily on the bed. Tobe Johnson slept long and soundly. He was awakened late In the afternoon by the rough voices of the men with whom he had spent the previous night Hardened wretches that they were, they wished him to return . to the village to the bar and gaming tables. For the moment he seemed ready to yield. Then suddenly from the cradle came a faint "coo." He turned quickly to meet tbe laughing blue eyes of hie baby. He looked 'twas the steadily at tbe little fac first time since that fatal night Then he walked quickly to the cradle and lifted the little thing In hla arms. No. by Jingo, I won't go! he cried fiercely to the men. For the moment they were stupefied. Then they bowed taelr heads and walked slowly from the room. "Was It the look In the soft bine Was It the smile eyes?" they mused. of his lost love he saw?" Were my heart made plain, my dearie. To your view. Could you see hove It grows weary Just for yon? Then I know tha things that sever Would be driven out forever. We would love each other better, If wa knew.' ed .e low, throwing up his open hand with fingers pointing In all directions. "And when yer git ter the fork of the BY E. T. BlLLOCK. road, jest take the fork hand." A his (Copyright, 1901, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) laugh from the crowd greeted The sun shone down hot and parch- rough Jest The .man on the wagon ing upon the lonely canvas covered showed n slight red tinge under the wagon that alowly wound ita way swarthy tan of his face. across the burning lands towards the "I aint here to raise no row, he village of Bear Creek. Tbe panting buses, wet with dirty foam, labored heavily ns the awkward wagon moved slowly along. A tall, lean man with ghort, atubby whiskers sat holding tne lines, and urged on the lagging steps of the tired animals. From within the covered body came the low sound of n woman's voice' as she crooned the eweet melody of some hymn. Suddenly the singing- cefesed. "Are we almost there? she asked, with n tired hopefulness in her voice. A head appeared from behind the flap of the curtain. It was rather a pretty head, with its wealth of dark brown hair. "Are we almost there? she asked again, pushing her elbows out upon the front seat. The man looked around with n soft smile. Do you see them Yes," he said. The low, squatty houses yonder?" woman nodded assent "Well, thats hit he said, as he touched her cheek affectionately. He spoke with a slow drawl, his words dropping ns If with said, looking tbe short young man studied weight But yar could squarely In the eye. In n few minutes the wagon en- be er darn sight more civil to er tered the narrow, lane-llk- e street stranger." His peculiar drawl affectlined with Its rough log huts. At the ed the risibilities of the crowd, and a first sight of the white canvas In the loud laugh rang out on the air. When distance the Inhabitants of Bear the rough veils had subsided a small Creek had collected to watch the grow- girl stepped out from behind the men. ing speck and to indulge In curious Hera was the dark complexion of the speculation ns to Its occupants. "Its one 'er them fellers ter work "Ill tell yer wher ol Jim lives," at ol' Jim Crawford's, I guess," said n he cried. The men turned around rough-lookiIndividual of capacious abruptly. Jes toiler this road to ther forks and then take ther road ter girth. "Yes, dam' 'em! Theyve been er yer right Ol Jims la erbout 800 Orest Blsa of Canada. pilin' in here like bees ur late," re- yards from the last cabin," she said the to distant The men The British possessions In North hut pointing sponded another. It was evident that the people of sneered at her and one of them America and the West Indies are larger grabbed at her dress, but she easily than the territory of the United States eluded them and passed on up the of America, including Porto Rico and street Alaska.- - On the North American conThe tall man clucked to his horses tinent alone. King Edwards possesand the wagon moved on. After driv- sions are nearly 100,000 square miles ing a few yards he saw to his left larger than those of the United States, across the street the sign of the Big and taking in the West Indies and Horn saloon. A sudden idea seemed Newfoundland, moro than 200,000 to strike him. He again pulled his square miles larger. horses Into the side of the street and got down from his seat. Then Psp rut oa a Spurt. "Friends, he said, "will yer all come and take som'thln with me. Jest Papa was cutting Freddys hair very ter show that ther aint no hard feel- well, but was not quick at the Job, and Fred, who is 6 years of age, found tbe ings? At last he The crowd was staggered at first function very tiresome. but soon responded Joyfully, conclud- said: Are you nearly done, daddy?" ing that the stranger was a pretty "Very near; I've Just the front to do good fellow although he was going now," replied the father. Im frnld,"' to work for 01' Jim Crawford. sighed the martyr, that the back will Were dor yer hail from, stranger?" grow again while you are cutting the asked Shorty Johnson, as they lined front Stray Stories. up before the bar. Kentucky," answered the stranger. Sot Spsnrerlan. The men looked approvingly at the Ah!" sighed Dreuicr, the clerk, "Its one of them fellers." else of his whiskey. don't you wish you could write like Anyboddy with yer? Bear Creek bore no special good-wi- ll "Not much I dont Shakespeare? A few minutes later Tobe Johnson towards Ol Jim Crawford." Adnm Upp, the bookkeeper. replied As ths horses drew the wagon along drove slowly away from the Big Horn, You dont? Why? Td be fired. between the rows of people on either followed by the lusty cheers of his Didn't you ever see Shakespeare's sigfriends. side of tbe street the man on the seat newly gained nature? Philadelphia Press. was greeted by many waves of ths hand. He pulled his team Into the It was conceded on all bands that The prosperity of a country rude sidewalk near n small group of Tobe Johnson was tbe bast fellow that not on the abundance of its depends Ken yer tell me tner way to had ever struck a spade In Ol' Jins nor on the strength of its revenues, men. fortificahe asked politely. digging. Old Jim, himself, was a Jim Crawford'e? nor on the beauty of Its pubtions, A frown spread over the faces of ths stingy, avaricious old fellow who waa lic buildings; but it consists in the men. For n minute no one spoke. held In absolute contempt by the citl-se- number of its cultivsted its citizens, The man on the wagon waited exof Bear Creek. Ho llred n short men of education, enlightenment and distance from the center of pectantly. the town Here are to be found its character. "Jim Crawforde Is right up thar. that Is, from the saloons and, know- true Interest, its chief strength, its finally answered a stout young fel ing that he was looked upon with no real power Martin Luther. Tobe Johnson's Baby. day-break- ed re-c:- hnif-bree- d. ng ns |