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Show 0DD"SW1SSST0MS. Traveler-Un- con Peculiarities That Ajrp- -l ta the Ee-of a Newspaper scious Humof in the CTumns Aft Punished. ixens Ci How Wayward ne id x i (Special Correspondent) of forbidding them to enter an Inn, The tireless tourist, whose aim it ts ply tt were a ban co, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Denof placing upon convi-va- l of the ground as much to cover meeting for a otr a,n ieilgth 0f ver, New Haven, Paterson, 8t-- Jo- Switzerland In as relatively short a seph Omaha and Scranton. Two of time as possible, darting from Geneva time Each male cIMen in Switzerthese, New Orleans and OmaJxa, are to the Oberland. or from Lucerne to land must serve in the Swiss army If already committed to municipal own- the falls of the Rhine ana back again, physically capable and if he be exserum upon grounds of ership, and for years there has been over one of the Alpine passes, with empt a strong movement In that direction at San Francisco Agitation to the same end was also very much in evidence at Indianapolis and Denver a few years ago Electrical and Steam Engtnea. The German government 1 encour-Lglnhigher speed upon Its railways, and, to attain it, has proposed a competition between electric and steam locomotives. Builders of both types have been asked to submit plans for motors which will attain velocities of 100 miles per hour, but under what condition of load and permanent way has not been stated The capacity of our largest and most powerful locomotives, with 200 pounds of steam pressure per square inch and a very moderate load behind the tender, is limited to an average speed miles per of from sixty to sixty-fiv- e hour under favorable conditions, it remains to be shown whst kind of a Steam driven engine can be produced which will raise the speed thirty-fiv- e to forty miles more per hour. ership. The nine cities, in oraer of thetr size in 1900, are San Francis- g A Transparent Mirror. Mr Richard Wilson, New York, has v f -- Warms the Water at It Flows, draw hot water from a pipe connected directly with the city water supply. How this is accomplished can be seen by a little study of the drawing, which shows ' the apparatus complete and ready for use. The valve stem is extended at the rear and connects directly with the switci which controls the electrlo current, so that when the faucet Is opened the switch Is closed and vice versa Beneath the faucet is attached a casa filter, but ing, which resembles which ts in reality a pair of electrodes, between which the water must pass before it can flow to the basin or bowl beneath. When the current is turned into these electrodes, they bo hot as to beat the water passing between them, provided the flow Is not too rapid. The illustration shows a small heater for ordinary use, but there Is no reason why the device cannot be enlarged to heat water for the bath or washday. Whers the house is already fitted with electric lights .it is a small task to fit up the faucets for the new water heater. Harry M. Hill, of St Louis. Mo., is the inventor. Disappearing Awnings for 8torea- If there Is any one feature of a store which detracts from its appearance more than another it is the dec oration of the front with a dilapidated and faded awning. This may answer all purposes as far as keeping oft the sun and rail, but Its condition Is sure to prove a detriment to the store. In some measure this has been improved upon by the permanent metal awnings; yet these must reader the interior of the store dark and gloomy, and necessitate the use of artificial light on cloudy days. Now, a compromise between the two ideas has made Its appearance, nothing less than a metallic awning, which can be projected over the pavement or withdrawn at will. In the Illustration Is presented a sectional view of a store front, with the awning partly projected over the pavement, showing e ' .V'V-- 1 i' V- - IM 1 i to-da- y l ;b Rathhaus if ever seldom pleasing impartiality, sees or hears of the thousand and one peculiarities and editjes of customs that are In vogue in the various towns and villages through which he has made his gaping way. U Is tmly after long residence and a familiarity with the languages that these are brought to ontfs attention, while even then many may be missed, for the Bwiss are too phlegmatic a people to draw attention to their own little Idiosyncrasies. Take, for instance, the custom of annexing the wifes maiden name to that of her husbaad by means of n hyphen. Then signs over the shops are generally lettered in that way, and one may read over tbe door of a conWlesendanger-Nlevergelt,- " "Arnold fectioner, through which algn the public Is immediately informed that t, Mr. Wlesendanger married Miss and that no error in the name of Mr. Wlesendangers mother-in-laneed be made. Which la comforting, to say the least The different districts have an offir, cial pnollclty organ Chued the or, literally, The Informer," which Is nothing more or less than the ancient town crier modernized for present usage and put on paper, In Berne, this "Advertiser for the City of Berne" is published every morning and distributed gratis to each householder by women messengers, who carry the publication in market baskets or push it in old perambulators. Unconscious humor frequently plays a generous part in the columns of the the request of a young "Anzelger,". man to learn billiards from an experienced player in exchange for gratis refreshments consumed by the teacher during tbe lesson or another. w Use. the manner In which it is operated, by the crank and gearing. A horizontal shaft extends across the face of the building, with gear wheels at either end, meshing with racks on the awn ing supports. The letter pass through openings in the front of the building between the first and second stories, with guides on the Inner eldea of the walls to slide the supports nto the space provided for them. The guides also serve to carry the weight of the awnjng when It is projected, this being accomplished by simply turning the crank, as Is done in manipulating the cloth awnings now In use. Friedertch Thoms, of San Francisco, Cal., Is the inventor. v Has Air Tight Cover . - andWater Com partment which answer this proble fairly well, but the idea which we snow seems to here special adrartagea. in that a water compartment is provided for the immersion of tbeTrush. and also sn air tight cover for the Jar Itself. To accomplish this latter end the opening throufh which the handle of the brush projects Is lined with rubber, having n resilient edge to fit closely ov$r tne wood. The fastener for the cover of the Jar is forffieltrf two short slots on the edge of the glass, and when the bardie is slipped through the cperlrg and the cover pressed down orly a short turn is necessary to secure It tightly to the Jar. I reckon the Coronerll git a calk" Well, Bob and Butterby met one day Her eyes met Bobs, and she toughed Twas a thing, of course, they were again bound to do As she toddled straight to the tree And each of them put a tree in Ms where be stood. way. 'Tvs lost my dolly," she said, but, And then, you bet, the bullets flew. sen, Bobs arm stuck out, and he got n I dess at ooll find it; 1 'pose at ball oo could." ' Right where its passage was bound Bob kissed the babe, and he left 4the v to hurt. tree, And old man Butterby had a call "Shoot If you please," he eried, From a bullet that injured the elde "dera you of hie shin. Theres s job right here that is callin' me." 'Put they stuck to their troes as If Said Butterby then; "Im damned if I do! they were glued, And they burled some names that on Butterby's . that are not In thejjooks. There is peace Come out!" said Bob, and hlFlone httt, was rude, There Is peace in the home and the "You dassent," said Butterby; "dera heart of Bob, And the sounds of strife are bushed your looks!" and still. And the air was full of bullets and And tbe Coroner yet Is minus a Job, flings, And adjectives dire of a red hot I don't go much on cussing and such. But 1 hope the angel tbe record hid brand. And they knew that Death on his Of Butterbys oath, or, with gentle touch. misty wings Was waiting about to take a hand. Wrote only; "Forgiven because of tbe ktd." Alfred 3, Waterhouse in New York Come out," cried Bob, you cowTime ardly cur!" Lr:sf- - xL to-da- y at Basal..' a tax must be paid in Its stead, if this tax ceroalns unpaid, the "WlrUhausverbot. or, literally, "saloon ban" as the law ig designated, is called trio force and the name of the delinquent Is published In the official paper mentioned above, while a penalty Is Imposed upon an tnnkeeper who wittingly caters to such a person. Tbs government believes that if a man has money to spend for beer and liquors, he must certainly be in a position to adjust his small dues to the tats, and In consequence of publicity this loss of the privilege of hobnobbing with ones friends In a favorite resort is felt greatly by the erring ones, who realize keenly the bumMa-tlo- n caused if tbe prohibition, and pay at their earliest opportunity. Even though such a law can be but partially eforced, lt appears to serve its purpose. Another peculiar law In certain of ercto-- s is that which compels a man I voieat local elections, whether be toieslrea or not A fine Of a small run I exacted from those who do not go tethe polls, and th only excuse Is alienee, death in the family, or a eotdfion of health that renders It neeesary for the citizen to remain at home This enforced voting may tend to btng out a respectable percentage of etetors, yet the proverb, You may leads horse to water, but you cannot mala him drink," In this case might well be varied ao that one could say, Yoi may lead a voter to the polling )lace, but you cannot prevent bit castfcg a blank or mutilated ballot." Tb more money ore deposits In a bank the lees Interest Is paid. A large sign posted next to the tellers window ip the Swiss Peoples bank sistes tbe shount of interest tlx bank pays the Most of the mental devices for have failed because they have nearly always tried to resort to "local treatment;-Iother words, they have made a homeopathic attempt to stop thinking by thinking else a process about something which might also be called "eliminaBut all thinktion by subetitulon. ing, spontaneous or forced,- draws more or less blood to the brain, prevents deep inhalations and bars tbe gate to the kingdom of dreams. Any device, on the other hand, which will make one take deep, long breaths spontaneously (the Invariable forerunner of sleep) may be counted upon as a genuine remedy for Insomnia. Even deep breathing which la forced Is better than any purely mental attempt to win sleep, says Good Housekeeping. But If the deep breathing can be produced involuntarily one is sure of a passport to Nodiand, After several' nights of experiments to this end tbe present writer decided to apply the principal adopted by the mas seuri, who begin their manipulation "at the point farthest from the seat of difficulty," which, in the case of Insomnia, would be the feet. Lying on the right aide, with the knees together, jand considerably flexed, the victim of Insomnia should begin to pedal both his feet slowly - up and down,' With tbe movement entirely in the ankles. The pedaling should keep time with the natural rhythm of respiration and be continued until it Is followed by deep and spontaneous breathing. Several people Who have tried this remedy report that involuntary deep breathing Invariably begins before they have pedaled op and down a Bozen tlmei. In obstinate cases of Insomnia the patient may need to keep up tbe pedaling two or three minutes, or even more, with intermissions, if necessary. The treatment may also be varied by moving the feet alternately, instead of simultaneously, though the latter method has proved the more speedily efficacious in tbe esses known to the writer.' The explanation of the result obtained Is probably simple The blood Is pumped from the head, and with tbe removal of'braln tension, a i general relaxation follows, with quent deep respiration and Its resulting sleep. There have always been men like Thoreau and Bt. Francis who believed, says the London Spectator, font property brought with it a heavy heart, and who have refused, as did the AmeHean philosopher, to be "harnessed to his possessions." 8t Francis "cast aside every weight" that he might free himself from Idle sop He and his first disciples row. "loved nothing earthly; they were secure in all places, troubled by no fears, distracted by no cares; they lived without trouble of mind, waitcoming without solicitude for the ing day. St. Francis In the fastnesses of the Italian hills singing French hymns among thd highway robbers In his whimsical lightness of hesrt makes a strange picture. He knew French badly, but it beemed to him the of gayety. Tbe founder of the Franciscans, though we are told that be possessed what was quaintly called the gift of tears when performneving his devotions In his call, was er seen abroad without a smile, neith er would he tolerate any appearance of heaviness In his followers. lie rebuked a brother to whom a dejected manner had become habitual, saying: "My brother, repeat thy sins in private and do not appear before the community thus downcast." We are Inclined to think that those who make their living provided It is a fairly good one In the sweat of thetr brow have lighter hearts than those who make it in the sweat of thetr brain. The high spirits which seem to be enjoyed by domestic servant to Judge by the sounds which come upstairs are n case in point Dashand plate cleaning ing, scrubbing seem to weigh on the heart far less than doctoring, journalism or the study of law or theology. Too often spirits are broken by overwork or by disappointment in tbe wild struggle to succeed which goes on among pro fesslonal people. Certainly in the lib erary world light hearts are generald ly lost early, yet the man of letters, though he Is rare, ts the most attractive of all light hearb ed men. wooing sleep n - A Dahlia Tubers Replace Potatoes. The dahlia Is a plant prized solely for Its bloom, yet were all the Irish potatoes to be destroyed It is possible that this plant would replace them. Boasted, the ,t&ahlia bulb is wholesome and toothsome and makes not a bad substitute for the potato, -- When Jlrst .introduced into Europe it was not for its flower, but as a vegetable that it was valued. 1 case-"- rLfig-Ht-wh- 8 ...i Niev-ergel- Slides Into the Building When Not In , v "An-zelge- Paste Jar With Brush Molstenfr. If the bookkeeper of a half century ago could look into the modern office and hate explained to him all the num-eron- a devices watch relieve the office of a large portion of man of his work, the loose leaf ledger and card, systems would no doubt be , shown as the greatest improvement since the old timer was in his prime; bat there are numerous minor inventions which also fill Important places .Among these must be ranked the pastepot, which would much sooner have taken its place could the paste have been prevented from molding and the brush from drying np as soon as exposed to the atmosphere for a short time. Two or three Inventors have already produced paste receptacles 1-- i! !7 4t-ini- mi 7 thoughts were hot the bushes laugh were. And Into the open there strayed a tot. A wee little tot with curly hair. And eyes with dreams in their blue depths hid The fairest thing on th mountain there. And her laughter was sweet It was Butterby's ktd. And as each was onto hfs shooting job. It seemed that some one's show was slim. . For from Butterby's ranch to Bobs home place Was a mile or so, and that was all; So the boys all said, as they viewed the KID For his shoulder burned and his Old man Butterby bated Bob, And Bob, he equally hated him. f1 recently invented a mirror which reflects images or is transparent according to the amount of light in the background, that is. when the background is darkened the glass is s perfect mirror reflecting objects in front of it but when the background Is lighted Electric Water Heating Faucet. one can readily 'see objects through It is an easy task to heat a kettle the glass. The inventor proposes to of water over the electric stove, but use the mirror for Illusive stage efthe Inventor is not satisfied with this, fects or In show windows as an adverand must needs go a step further, en- tising medium The darkened backabling any one to open a faucet and ground of the show window will be Illuminated at Intervals by automatic means acting upon an electric lamp, so that shoppers who stop at the window to gaze at their reflection in the mirror will be surprised to have their images suddenly disappear, and see In tbeir stead the latest thing in Paris fashions or the like ' TALE OF BUTTERBY'S lan-gua- light-hearte- Electrlo Furnace Makee Steel. After many laboratory experiments, steel is now being produced .in' electrical furnaces on n commercial scale at 'the Froges Works (Isere), France. It bas been put on tbe tiiarket by Messrs. Descours, Caband ft Co., Ly- FOR TREASURE TO SEARCH rot but If the sea were dralaed. says the vtroyed by ages of rust and not yet deal w a be must here great what treasures, ons. Family Herald, occasional seekers. ound ocean old by could find upon the The quest for gold and Jewels at loadep. with gold bejond thr 8ctence and Industry. Lesser waters he bettem of the Lake of Guatavlta dreams of avarice! Tbe common house spider is harm hold treasure .a Colombia Is at onen more roman tie however, sea, the than ffnd renders positive service to less ind surer to be profitable. The lake s niul Almost found. can be which mankind by killing flies and other inies ten thoyand feet above the sea, scientwo of taneously pome reports sects, . ,, md was held sacred by the tribes j)f nnde bidden wealth ' for tific quests .Prof. Mollseh of Prague' has been of the waters. The Tiber of allvea that lived tear It when the able to photograph the colonies of a ceme. Evtryyear Ibe saw old Rome is to be searched, and'rj'Spauiai ds micrococcus phosphorescent by Is to agon, headed by their king, vislted-tbColombia of the in Republic lake means of Us own light lake. The king, covered with gold Bpalen Fountain. be drained for the. gold and jewels, Tbe missing link from Fashoda to I were thrown into dust, plunged Into the waters, and h!s won that sums. under which Amounts certain Two canary For votive eae offerings, read, line from Cape Charles B. Gordon, of Boston, Mass., UJlJi in the telegraph " f 1 ,000 draw 4 per cent interest subjects threw alter him gold and per an- - it by the natives long ago. Town to (Jalro will be supplied by birds and a small cook stove, cheap la the inventor. and emeralds. When Quesad silver been I have there Is Whether or cot the stove was Indis- sum; from 1,000 to 3,000, t For a century Marconi wireless instruments. e and his Spatlards made their way up aside Tiber tbe' the while one paid, account if cocnectiot-witturn of an in 1901-'0has to its pensable For the manufacturing year plans Cities Will Cwn Water Works. than 3.000, he receives but H porarily to search its dirty bottom, the Andes to the lake, the natives birds or whether the young of Municipal ownership of waterworks our factories produced about 186,000 canary man found a person to partake of his per cent. Although economics explain Now the authorities have given Prof, threw their treasures to the god In practically all the large cities of tons of beet sugar. So recently as Enough for lake the a to make this of state refresh permission the seeming ihents, the natuj-singularity, Nispllandi to the United States b'ds fair to be the 1888 the years manufacture was less gratis causes momentary wonderment. I terhatic hunt. The ancients used to riche have been found In the lake which, by the wayrwas not given, will a seve-a- l to cat rule a few years hence. Memphis, than 1,000 tons. warrant as attempts .Tiber throw treasures- to Father .The atom of hydrogen,! the small- have to be learned from private the plant It. All such of In dd Tenn., has Just acquire the current and the depresSon the god3, eources. to Divided. Huntington Estate offerings owned for some years past by the An est of the "ultimate atoms" of the tempts fcave lowered the water only .In several of the cartons, notably Arabella Hunt'rgton, widow, and H. j of tbe river has swept away the arms a' a few feet. New an ErgUsh company tesian Water Company. This reduces chemists, but it Is 1,870 times as large Bence acJ warriors n. E. nuoti-gtoof thouards of armor divide the in few a smaller and and Vaod, nephew, cit'es of the United States as large as the corpuscles whichhave to nine estate cf the late Collls P. who fought on the banks. Much of is.to dram tbe lale by means of a been demonstrated as the ones, a porirhirert is Infiictei upon suti rake the bottom. 0 over 100 fOCI prpuat'an whose wa- recently hkh consists Sim- Huntington. Each gets half. this jrealtb has ro dovbt been de tunnel, wayward citizens. terworks are still under private own- - elements of the atoms. floor-galle- ons tem-mor- 2 1 sys-me- I t safe-keepin- |
