| Show THE DESTINY OF HUMAN SOULS are the bodies of animals inhabited by the souls of human villains dead and gonea dont sneer too hastily at the question for it it should be answered finally in the negative acl ence Is at a loss to account for the titter depravity ot the animals it 1 apparent to the dullest observer that d beasts exercise a malign influx ence over man think ot the tern pers ruined by cows that have kicked over halt filled palls ot milk think ot the reputations tor truth that have been destroyed by trout think ot the honesty that has been turned into deceit by the horse so that they who trade in that animal are bywords among their less sorely tempted bi ethren think of the indefinite pro elongation lon gation ot this list that might be made and then consider it animals are or are not animated by the souls of human wretches that have passed away some such theory must be accepted and it Is not open to doubt that rea people will accept this the souls of the wicked are condemned to pass into animals and to stay there until they have discovered alve tenants worse themselves this theory explains everything the liars inhabit fish the tricksters horses and those given to butting in become goats in the attempt to end their tenancy by finding suitable sue censors the evil spirits resort to temptations with alas unfailing success the half pound trout dropping off the hook flaps his tall in ecstatic certainty that the angler will proclaim him a five at least and the look of human anticipation on the face of a goat about to knock some un suspect ing person into a barbed wire fence can only proceed from the knowledge that the resultant explosion will lower another soul into the mire as a step ping stone tor himself the theory Is irrefutable and its general acceptance would help the world to a higher plane portland Oreg onlan manchester SHIP CANAL the manchester ship canal thirty five miles long and twenty six feet deep is one ol 01 the nine great ship ca nals of the world tt Is now proposed to deepen it to ty eight feet and to make other improvements upon which 7 will be expended in its present form the canal has cost over an interesting showing of the in creasing use that Is made of the ca nal by seagoing vessels Is contained in the last annual report of the board 0 directors in 1894 the first year the canal was open the tonnage of toll paying merchandise in seagoing boats was last year the ton nage was 3 which was an in crease of more than tons over 1802 the net revenue from the ca nal last year was an increase of over 1902 the revenue is however as yet tar from being sufficient to pay all the in terest on debts incurred not to speak of dividends on the capital stock in teresta on bonds held by private per sons has all been met but the canal company Is now in arrears to the amount ot 8 for interest due on a 25 loan advanced by the city of manchester this condition of affairs does not worry the city at all tor it did cot anticipate that the canal company would be able to settle with it from year to year and it gets its gain in the increased trade that Is brought to it by the canal arrangements have now been made by which the city Is to give the canal company easier terms of payment and the officials of the company express the belief that in the course of time they can increase the canal tolls to a degree that will greatly increase their revenue the present plans for the improvement of the canal are sufficient proof that manchester Is well satisfied with its huge investment chicago decord herald FIFTY YEARS AGO what changes have taken place in the history of japan during the past halt century its present position tes tidies to in a thousand ways it beems incredible that only as recently as 1853 C were forbidden to set foot on japanese soil under pen alty of death yet such was the case one edict inscribed on tablets of wood and stone as the boklo sun trade journal reminds us ran so long as the sun shall warm the earth let no christian be so bold as to come to japan and let all know that the king of spain himself or the chris tian s god or the great god of all if he violate this command shall sut ter for it with his head san fran cisco call DEBT THE CURSE private credit is wealth private debt Is the curse of mankind the little letter D Is a terrible arraign ment of human wickedness and weak ness it stands for nearly everything that is bad debt degeneracy degradation destruction desolation damnation devil deuce debase de fraud dirge derelict defeat becom position deaf daft damage damp dark dastard dishonorable demon debauch debris decay de billay deceit D sease defalcation de feet deficit defile de formed dealo ver delude denude penude dal boide moide demoralize de an gement desecrate de eert deserter dapril desperado pe sperate desuetude devastate D s tort dice difficulty dilemma dim dire disaster D able dis charge discord discredit disfigure dishearten Pis hearten disloyal D disobey dispossess dirty denorce dodge drown drunk dull dumb duplicity dust die death on the other hand after passing through the hell of da 1 D yoi may aid t en in DP t and ivin yn IP FROM LUNDYS LANE the fath united state infantry has adopted a motto and it Is a fine one it was furnished by col james miller at lundy s lane he was asked whether he could take a certain position of the enemy and his hand went up in instant salute while he said try sir lie won his fight in a manner that Is famous to this day he won as most of the try kind of men win of course a class or a regiment motto and a coat of arms are more cr less feathers alone they never made a student nor a soldier out those things do make tor pluck they represent ideals and they act as spurs did you ever stop to think what a different world this would be it there were no quitters 7 are thou sands of them in every walk of life they can t do things sometimes it Is true they are asked to attempt greater feats than they are mentally or physically capable of and are to be pitied but they could at least make an effort and die fighting in the stores shops homes there Is always the element that is afraid some fear rules and some work others fear that they will do more than they are paid for some sulk because does not al ways meet endeavor at the door and al ln this class represent vary ing degrees of inefficiency they do not succeed because they do not deserve to succeed they need constant applications and repeated doses of the spirit that filed tho breast of col mil ler at lundy s lane more battles are fought in the fields of commerce you know than were ever waged with powder and shot there Is position and profit waiting or every man who will carry the try spirit in his breast don t let the pessimists tell you that the field Is overcrowded it jsn t except with the fellows who do not quite reach are always in the majority and most of the time the fault Is theirs it would be good if over the door of every store and factory and office where men toll and hope for advance ment the brave words of the hero of lundy s lane could be carved in ble letters for I 1 will try Is progress cht cago journal GREAT FUTURE it now seems certion that there will be a very rapid increase in the of alasi a and an enormous development of its resources in the near future alaska has seemed so tar away to most people that they have utterly tailed to keep in touch with the great changes which have been going on and their impressions of its climate and conveniences are based upon the lurid tales of experiences by the early Klondike rs alaska Is a great empire of the vast size of which few people have any conception it Is more than times as large as the state of rhode island and nearly equals in area all the states of the union east of the mississippi river it has the grandest scenery in the world and resources sufficient comfortably to support ten millions of people through the heart of the vast derfl tory flows the mighty yukon river the largest in north america larger and longer than the mississippi on this great river one may ride tor than 2 miles with as much comfort as upon the hudson the valley of the yukon has been pronounced richer than the valley of the missouri and it will undoubtedly some day support an immense from the natural riches 0 ala sg by arthur jackson in na tlona magazine for march WHEN IS WOMAN HAPPIEST when a girl is 18 she thinks the best time of a woman s life must certainly be from 18 to 22 when she has passed her year aab Is decidedly of the opinion that from then until the age of 28 really marks the limits of the best time and when 30 comes on the scene she Is ready to give way to all those who believe a woman to be then at the zenith of her life it Is generally maintained that after 25 the average woman begins to at tain her physical and mental perfection and that for some eight or ten years after this she still retains her charms after this time of course it depends entirely upon the woman whether sho chooses to advertise her years or by her charming personality and clever dress ing conceal all ravages of time philadelphia ledger MUSCLE RAYS there would appear to be no longer any doubt that rays are given off b active muscle and nerves dr hugh walsham and mr leslie miller point out that experiments are remarkably mar kably easy to perform and are absolutely sol convincing as to the actual existence of the rays the fluorescent screens are prepared with hexagonal zinc blende Is placed in the form of a very thin film on thin pa per gold beater s skin or thin bellu lold the screen la excited and the fluorescent light allowed to die away urell it has reached the steady stage at this point if a muscle in a state of contraction be placed underneath the fluorescent screen it will be seen 0 brighten percept ibb the lancet BEAUTY OF expression it Is often the plain men and worn en who inspire the deepest and most lasting affection and this Is probably due to the tact that their play and power of facial expression not only atone for their lack of regular beauty but reveal such an attractive side hat no more charm Is needed to cap lva e i lover new york times |
