Lucknow Sentinel, 1891-09-11, Page 3DOMINION PARLIAMENT
ItIre Flint moved the motion, of which he
gave notice yesterday, charging Mr. Coch-
rane, member for Eft Northumberland,
with corruptly selling the Government posi-
tion of foreman on the Murray canal to
Henry key. Carried.
Mr. Haggart said, in reply to Mr. O'Brien,
that application had been made to import
cattle in bond, the meat to be exported.
' The matter was under .ei.nsideration. - 'They
- - louse could rest assured that nothing would
be sanctioned that would injure the cattle
trade.
Sir Richard Cartwright, on motion by
M Foster that the Meuse go into supply,•
&sill that it was a simple and well-known
proposition that no money should be spent
without the consent of Parliament. Owing
to circumstances it had been found neces-
- eina:eeepSi Yili1i`Y,'ifir if"
and to the abuse of that exception he pro-
posed to call attention. Whenever there
was an extraordinary accident, requiring an
immediate outlay of public money, the case
was met by the Governor -General's warrant,
provided the House was not in session.
While he did not object to a, fair use of
this power, ibshad fallen into such grave
ablrRR A.p''tn n_oll F.- __
r ulnen uring the year
-Government had -taken i;i this way '87
geparate sums, aggregating in all $1,683,-
.317. Of these a very large number were
entirely unwarranted. On April 28th, 1891,
the Government granted $75,000 to the
Canadian ;Pacific Railway Company for
postal se ice. This was not a case that
required etion befor'e Parliament could
deal with at. There was no excuse for pay-
ing this money without the consent of Par
.liament. The worst case, however, was the
expenditure of $300,000 on the Intercolonial
railway. Before dealing with that he
pointed out that the frequent necessity of
those warrants showed great laxity and neg-
lect of administration. The expenditure of
•$300,000 for the Intercolonial in 1890 was a
direct violation of the principle laid down.
When it came to. the knowledge of the Gov-
ernment that the money was required for
the purpose of keeping the road going, there
was no other way open than to ask for the
Governor -General's warrant.
Mr. Mullock said that Mr. Foster had
followed the policy of throwing blame upon
the Deputy of the department. This was
not a Government of deputies. The Min.
isters were the re sponsible heads, and they
could not shift the responsibility. There
was no excus for the abuse of this power.
._ TheeGoverr , ;-e, t- was offering a premium
upon iieglie:,S,e. The servants were appar-
ently not responsible to the• Government,
and the 'Government not responsible to
Parliament. The statement that these war -
.rants were for lapsed balances does not meet
the case, for they amounted to but $450,000
out of $1;600,000 thus obtained. The House
must hold the Government responsible, -anti
censure their conduct.
Mr. Armstrong said this expenditure
should have been foreseen, and there was no
possible excuse for the action of the Govern-
ment, the affair showed the utter incompet-
ence of the Government, and it was the
duty of the House to censure that incom-
petence.
The House divided on Sir Richard Cart-
'wright's amendment, which was lost on vote
of 82 yeas and 97 nays.
The announcement that the Government
majority was reduced to 15 drew forth de-
risive cries of "Sing God Save .the Queen
and "One More Lost." ,
The House went into Committee of Sup-
ply and passed several items. -
It being six o'clock Mr. Speaker left the
chair:
' Mr. Foster asked that the item of $75,000.
for the works at the eastern entrance of To-
ronto harbor be allowed to stand.
Mr. Mulock said that there was no ob-
jection to the postponement of the discussion' had
dre
on this item, but he would like Mr. Foster i wh
to promise to give notice when he proposed ' mat
to proceed with the item. Debatable items ,not
were sometimes allowed to stand,and after- '
wards brought on without notice. This was I with
an item of very great importance, and one the
upon which there would be a good deal �, opo
said.
Mr. Foster said that Mr. Mulock had no �'the1
right to insinuate'that :they were trying tot thein
get debatable items put off to suit their own
convenience, or until hon. gentlemen who 'send
desired to speak upon it 'were not present. Go ver
It would be impossible td smuggle an item in Co
of this kind through. Moreover, they did owoul
we
not propose to de that. He would give nates
notice.
Mr. Mulock—All I want to know is when ply t
it will be brought on. ment
Mr. Foster—I have no doubt there will be - harb
a discussion. • Th
Sir Richard Cartwright—There is no .
•
doubt there will If it was
un erstood that notice would be given be- , Thlrt
fore the matter was brought up, . the Minis-
ter would not object to letting it stand again
if some,of the members of the Opposition `�
who were particularly' interested were not scene
present. * gars d
Mr. Feller said he would.eend Mr. Mulock and t
notice. - the wa
Mr. Lankerkin said that he hoped that ' throu
the Minister would also send notice to the hurrie
member, for Centre Toronte. not' e
Mr. Foster—He- is always present. The
Mr. Landerkin—Oh; no, he is lookingof the
after a ,r,;tilway down in Quebec. and th
Twent
Mr. McMullen asked Mr. Foster to la • house
-,' on the table the report which the Minister house
of Public Works had had prepared upon the ing th
Toronto harbor works three years ago. hotels.
Mr. Foster promised. '. The
Mr. Hargraftlasked if it was the inten- six dea
tion of the Government to make any pro- from t
vision for the improvement of the Cobourg . been re
harbor. •
Mr. Foster said it was not impossible that
if any work was found"necessar at Cobourgit• L
'the amount t refor might be taken frochicks
the general vet hen an
Mr. Hargraf asked -that an engineer bo a witch
sent to examine the harbor. woman
Mr. Foster said he would bring the matter Calla g
to the attention of the Acting Minister of unkind
Public Works. hate yo
Mn Barron asked why the item of $2,000 '
for Cobourg harbor, which had been in the New
estimates, had been dropped. . nell we
Mr.'Foster said it was not deemed neves- ' " Ye
sary. „,ae.ODGIC/Ale `,`.Yes
Mr. I3arren—Will the iron..
give this informations 9 Lucknow P, tier
M, FOS('
man of the Public Accounts Commitee,
why the evidence given by the A.udtor-
General at the meetingof that committee
op Wednesday in regard to the post -office
department had not been printed, while
that given by Messrs. White and -Le Sueur
on the same, day had been printed.
Mr. Wallace said theft ba would. make
inquiries.
MI. Foster said that he desired to make
a statement to the House which might be of
interest to m�err�beraand • the-ceun•tryge�ner--
a`lly, particularly those interested in West
•
Indian trade. The other _House had .some
discussion in reference to the effect of the
arrangement between the United States and
Span uppn•Canada'a Lade with the Spanish
Antilles. He had expressed the opinion
that 1892e privileges ulequale,to °thoseJune
aecorded
to Ithe United .States in prodgets . f
4yy .ter �- ,. .
:," 1L4W'.�"tr Y?ikl 'W-1;.�� -rte .lath 1'tv.L^:`C.. f:.ife'ia+
i J1Cy ` ece�ived ml�orma-
m the Governor-General tha
was the case.
Mr. Laurier—And what after that
Mr. Foster—That remains to be se
The House went into committee
Bill to authorize the granting of land
dies to certain railway companies.
Mr. Mulock said that the. grant
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sim"p�iy a `bonus to a private comp
enable them to carry coal. There sho
.some proper safeguard, such as a max
rate for the, carrying of coal.
Mr. Dewdney saw no. reason wh
company should be made an excepti
Ile did not anticipate that this ra
would effect the price of coal, for the
of -the country was coal.
Sir John Thompson objected to th
sertion of a special provision in th
which was fully provided for by the
wa. Act.
Sir Richard Cartwright said that in
of the facts with which this country
ringing the House should have abs
proof of the bona -fides of companies
assisted.
Mr. Dewdney said that responsible
were at the' head of the company and i
a solid concern.
Sir Richard Cartwright said there sh
be a good handsome deposit in hard
That was the only -sure. security.
.House was aware of the pranks that
played with these charters. It was
duty of the Government to scrutinize
grants very closely, and exact severe
alties. -
Mr. Watson said that there should
guarantee that the company would comp
the -road; and exact a minimum rate.
moved that a, clause be added to pro
that the company shall not charge m
than one cent perton per mile for coa
carload lots.
Mr. Tisdale said the amendment was
impracticable one, and would effectu
prevent the building of the road.
Mr. Char.Lton-said--the-amendment
posed byMr. Watson should be adopte
the public interest.
Mr. O'Brien said the question of rail
rates was of great .importance, and m
eventually be dealt with by the House.
proposal of Mr. -Watson was reasona
The time had come when the system
granting charters should bo revised.
Government should be' exceedingly care
to whom they make grants of land.
thought the proposal was 'a reasonable o
and one which the Government should
some form accept:
The committee rose, reported pi -ogre
and asked leave to sit again.
It being six o'clock, the Speaker left t
chair. .
After Recess.
Mr. Muleck, while the House was
Committee of Supply, called in question t
explanation given last' night by Mr. Fest
for withdrawing from the estimates
amount which had been placed therein fdor
ging in Cobourg harbor. '.Mr. Foster
said that the work was not necessary,
y was the amount ever put in the esti-
es if it was not necessary ? Was there
a suggestion given to the Minister to
draw the appropriation ? He thought
money had been withdrawn as part of a
me to make public works dependent
n the political action of the electors.
r. Charlton said that he had noticed in
Cobourg Tory organ that West Nor-
iberland had made a great mistake in
ing to Parliament a man opposed to the
nment because the item for dredging'
bourg has been dropped, and the town
d therefore be put to the expense on its
account. The work at Cobourg was
sary, and the. Government should ap-
he appropriation for incidental require-
s under the head • of dredging to that
or.
e House adjourned at 11:30.
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A TERRIBLE CLOUDBURST.
Central Ohio Visited by a Sudden and Dis-
astrous Flood.
A Berlin, 0., despatch says; A terrible
cloudburst occurred here to -day. The wife
of Thomas Taylor wag drowpel-in her home
in sight of her husband, who was outside
and could -not get through the window to
save her. His two children were saved.
James Smith waw found dea.d.. standirsg„ire
the`mujd u e- to his neck, horribly mangled,
about half a mile from a barn in which he
-was last seen alive. - The Lebanon Springs
Railroad between here and Petersburg,
distance of about five ;mike, is wealied awa
into the meadows for many rods half a doze
places. A large railway bridge is also go
besides a score or more highway bridge
The residences and outbuildings of F
HOW WORDS CIL4AGE.
A Few Examples otllow They Have.Takeu
on New Ileanings.
Many words once written with dignified
motive now cause tie to read passages of
Standard literature with a guffaw.` The
word " imp " was once a term of high
honor. But` how now sounds the line from
Spenser, " Ye sacred imps that on Parnasso
d rxell ?" ,0 -ver -many a -grave" - of` -"the old
French nobles may be read the line,
Here lies that noble 'imp,' '_' - A s;'cred
poem, written by Gascoigne three centuries
a age, begins a statelyaddress to the posterity
of Al,rahtun, with the words, " 0, Abra-
n ham's brats," brat being then a word of
ne stately meaning.
e- Opening an old dictionary at random one
da mye eha- e„^� r
A
eeeee ev:rkl=e-" zYeteave y'eeeitli spike lit
struction. The mountain stream runnin
into the Little Hoosick River became a ca
erect and changing its course plowed deep
gorges on both sides of the dwellings
Stones weighing a ton are frequently see
washed rods from their former restin
places.
Meadows are ruined and crops on th,e Pin
f the Hnnrl urn . __ 3
'a
"ge; a note exp wined that it comes
from a Greek word which means " a goat
t. song," because the oldest tragedies were ex-
hibited when a goat was,sacrificed, or given
as a prize to the best actor. The word
n `-`-infant" means literally " not speaking."
g Have you a pug dog ? Did you ever think
his face looks like that of a monkey ? The
monkey he most resembles iw the
J -Six head Bodies Takers From the
Debris of the Train. '
Raleigh, • N C., despatch says f: The
at the Statesville railway wreck beg-
escription. Tho night was dismal.
o add to the horror of the situation
ter in the creek was up. It was only
gh the most heroic efforts of those Who°
d to the scene that the injured were
owned.
accident was caused by the spreading
rails. Tho, bridge was not injure
e trains are running on schedule time:
y dead bodies are now lying in a ware -
at Statesville. " The injured are 'hav-
e best of care at private residences and
News and Observer extra says thirty.
d bodies have so far been recovered
ho Statesville wreck. No names have
ceived.
It's a *ny They Have.
ouis Republic : Call a girl a spring
ti and she will laugh ; call a woman a
d she gots mad. Call a young lady
and she will enjoy it ; call an old
•a witch and your life is in danger.
irl a kitten and she won't take it
ly ; call a woman a'cat and she will
u.
But -Parnell Has the Brass.
Yea* Herald : " David and Par-
ra? a good'deal alike in one respect."
; they each put a man to the front
to get f• Ylane." ,
a,
age o �e ers urg lying near the Little
Hoosick is completely wrecked. A score of
'residences and workshops are washed from
their foundations, and much personal pro-
perty has been destroyed. The loss to pro-
perty in that village will reach not less than
$25,000. No lives were lost in Petersburg.
The Essential to Happy wedded I,1re.
Women who love their husbands are
hast. Those
disturbed anaa d at crestless, says odo not are
the Je n ae. s-
Miller Quarterly. They are always seeking
for some means of killing time. They are
ready to flirt at any moment. Theirychil-
dren are, according to their means, either
hidden in nurseries under •the care of French
bonnea or handed over to Sally, the nurse,
to shake and slap and stuff with sugar, as
her wisdom dictates, while society and
amusements of all sorts occupy their
mother's time. Home is not happy to the
mate foolisoor hly—because because a shehas trusted chosen hto
that " love after marriage " which
mercenary old people promise those 'who
make what they call a sensible match. Sad
as a neglected wife who loves her husband
well must be, I believe she is happier than
this poor restless creature, though she be
worshipped. The love_ Pi _one we do- .note
love becomes simply a • bore, especially in
the close intercourse of hoarse life, and she
who does not give her heart to her husband
is not. likely to care much for his children:
So, girls, if you do not love • your lover,
/don't marry him. Remezkber that marriage
is a serious step, and that when you give
him your hand that he may encircle it with.
-a-wedding-ring, you seal -the -happiness or
misery of your natural life. Don't ' marry
unless you are sure of your love for him and
his for you.
Is 01d Sol Slue ?
Opinions differ on this subject. Prof.
Langley, a distinguished American astrono-
mer, having studied solar •radiation and
made numerous observations, came to
the conclusion that the pristine, or extra-
terrestrial sunlight, is bluish, or, in other
words, that t1 a sun., if seen beyond the ab-
sorptive atmosphere of the earth, would
appear blue. On-- the other hand,' Capt.
Abney, another scientific authority on the
question, has arrived at quite a different
result to that of Prof. Langley,
showing that sunlight is white. The
principle was illustrated by a fine experi-
ment which Capt. Abney called an artificial
sunset. Through a solution of hyposulphite
of soda a clear circle of electric light was
thrown on the screen and the image was.
like the sun at noon.' Then a few drops of
hydrochloric acid were added to the solu-
tion. This produced a turbid mixture, and,
as the turbidity or muddiness increased,
first the violet, then the blue, the green and
the yellow rays were' successively cut off,
the image varying with •every gradation,
until finally there was the dull red of ;the
sun setting in a wintry or smoky sky.
Toots From
Profession is not
The devil has no
Bad habits are
is
the Barn's horn.
godliness.
flowing wells.
great bars in the devil's
Heaven's stairs are paved with Bible
promises.
Love never complains that its burden ie
too heavy.
If you want to be a happy Christian be a
useful one.
Man is not lost by doing wrong, but by
beingevron .
eop e w o never look up are not much
at lifting up.
It is hard to get people to look them-
selves squarely in the face.
Anybody can feel religious when they get
in a tight place.
The man who entertains good thoughts
opens the door for Clod.
Trials do not waken us. They only show
us that we are weak.
' " ' A Helpful Girl.
George Bashful—What do you think is
the prettiest, the most appropriate name
that can be given to a girl?
Miss Bessie (patly)—The name of the man
she loves.
George Bashful—But that can only be
done when she names the day. -
Miss Bessie—Well, make it next Tues-
day. R
George ,Bashful --Miss Bessie, you have
been a great help to me; and I will,ask you
---
to
Miss Bessie—Be your helpmate. George,
I promise.
And both heaved sighs of relief at least
one size too large for them
A teacher in New Jersey was hearing ber
class in natural history recite, and calling up
a bright looking little girl, asked : " What
is a ruminating animal ?" " One that chews
her cubs," was the innocent reply.
CadIey—What are the rules of this club
about paying accounts, anyhow ? Skinner—
You ought to know, You are the best
posted man in the club.
navvies on the ,o
1, it was decided
nitely. 6
organize a
A coinmaker in one of the leading streets
f London, happening to have apartments
to let, has pasted his bills upon the cons
in his window, announcing, " Lodgings for
ingle gentlemen."
The leading article at a horse fair is a
halter.
rom ug or
Puck, as Shak speare writes—the sprite of
mischief.
" Canter" is an abbreviated form of
" Canterbury gallop," so called bedause•pil-
grime to Canterbury , rode at the pace of a
moderate gallop. A grocer, so says the
dictionary, was originally one who sold by
the gross. A " grenade " derives its name
from its shape, which resembles a pome-
granate. A "biscuit " means " twice
baked,"' ' because, according to military
practice, the bread • (or biscuits). of the
Romans was twice prepared in the ovens.
Did you ever notice the leaves of the dan-
delion ? They are said to resemble, in form
and size, the tooth of the lion, and so the
French call it the dent de lion, and we "the
dandelion."
The Pope was formerly called " the
Pape," which means the same as "papa" or
father. Vinegar comes from two. Latin'
words, vin and accr, meaning "vine" and
"sour." These are only a few of the•many
curious and interesting things I found in my
afternoon's search in the old dictionary.
When you are at a loss for something to do,
follow my example, and you will be - sur-
prised at the many bits of information you
can pick up in a short time.—Irish Times.'
Skan Tb Girl.
She is the girl who takes you off in one
corner and tells you things that you
wouldn't repeat to your mother.
She is the girl who is anxious to have you
join a party which is to be " a dead secret"
and at which, because people are very free
and easy, you are uncomfortable and aim,i
you were at home.
She is the girl who tries ,te induce you
" just. for fun," to smoke a cigarette, er to
take a glass of wine, and you don't. know,
and possibly she doesn't that many of the
sinners of to -day committed their fiest.sins
"_.just for fun."
She is the girl who persuades you that to
stay at home and care and love your own, to
help mother and to have your pleasures at
home and where the home peorle can see
them, is stupid and tiresome ; • and that
spending the afternoon walking up and
down the street, looking at the windows
and the people,'is "just delihtful."
She is: the girl who persuades you , that
slang is witty, that, a loud dress that
attracts attention is "stylish,"andthatyour
own simple gowns are dowdy and . undesir-
able. She doesn't. know, nor do you, how
many women have gone to destruction be-
cause of their love for fine clothes.
She is the girl who persuades you that to
be on very familiar terms with three. or four'
young men is an evidence of your charms
and fascination, instead of being, as it is, an
outward visible .sign of your perfect folly.
She is the girl who persuades you that it
is a very smart thing to be referred to as "a
gay girl." She is very, very much mistaken.
And, of all others, she is the girl who, no
matter how hard she may try to make you
believe, in her, is to. -be avoided.—Ruth Ash-
more, in the Ladies' Home Journal.
He Had Been in Prison.
An old whitewasher stood before thecourt
as a witness; The lawyer for the defendant
tried to confuse him.
" You are Friedrich Muller ?"
" Yes."
"'Are you the Friedrich Muller who was
sentenced under mitigating circumstances
for robbery ?"
" No, I am not that Muller."
" You are perhaps the Muller who was
sentenced to two years' imprisonment for.
theft 9"
" No, I am not that Muller either."
" Were you ever in prison ?"
" Yes, twice."
" How long the first time ?"
" A whole afternoon,"
" An afternoon ! . And • the second time ?
You must make truthful statements, for you
are awdrn. If you were in prison for so
short a time, wat did you do ?"
" I only whitewashed a cell for a lawyer
who cheated his clients." '
The lawyer did not ask any more ques-
tions on that subject.
Arthur Was All Right.
"0, papa," cried the sweet girl, " I hope
you didn't hurt Arthur!"
" Hurt nothing 1" yelled the old man,
limping around and holding his foot in his
hand. -Hurt nothing ! And you tell
Arthur that the next time he comes around
here with bricks in his coat-tail pockets
there'll be blood ? \\roughJ My foot's
broken ! "—Boston News.
Killed by a Dog at a Dinner.
A singular tragecl�y happened at a private
house in -Paris recently. The host had in-
vited a• number of friends to luncheon. A
great Danish boarhound was it, the room,
according to custom. A guest dropped his
napkin, and ,while stooping to pick it up
the dog with a spring seized his throat and
killed him.,There was a terrible struggle
to pull the east off, but without avail.
•
A turtle four feet across the back is said
to have frequented , Current River, in
Missouri, for the past fifty years.
It is said thab the experiment of the
telephonic church- service has proved so
successful in Birmingham, Eng., that it is
now proposed to develops the idea by con-
necting the hospitals of the locality of
Christ Church, the centre rife the experi-
ment.
WASHING DISHES.
Did You Ever know a Woman Who Liked
the Job?
There are few kitchen maids who under-
stand. how .to: wash :dishes properly. • 'In-
deed, there are few kitchens where all the
utensils are provided 80 that dishes can be
washed by the beat methods. Houses pos.
seseing.the_best-seta of Dresden china pltn
have no knifeboar•d and no kitchen raek on
which to drain the china, and porcelain or
glass after it is washed, says a writer in the
New York Tribune. Where the dining -
room chins, is washed in she butler's pantry
it is often found that one dish pan does the
work of two ; or that there is an insuffi-
cient supply of the proper towels for wiping
and washing. There le ay ,n-,
s
� gsly 'i y w• s i tz.0 hichwr
chi
�t.7
Ibrt '`
`�' , e to conta,�o�' suds in whit
the dishes are washed, and the other clea h
hot water in which they are rinsed.
A "soap -saver," a convenient little in-
strument made of open wire, in which the
soap is placed and shaken.. about in hot
water to produce suds, will. help to use up
small pieces of soap and prevent the soap
being left soaking in the wateras ,t inn
water suppliede .... e
to the house is hard a bottle
of household ammonia is almost a necessity.
A few drops will soften the water so that
suds can be easily produced. A rack for
draining dishes is. a convenient an.: useful
addition to the butler's pantry or to the
kitchen sink, wherever the • dishes, are
washed. This is an open layer of spate laid
over a shelf sloping to the sink.
The dishes, after they are washed, are laid -
on this rank, boiling water is poured over •
them, and they are left to.'drain, or
they are lifted from the rinsing water on to
this rack. This almost does away with the
necessity of wiping- them., as they will be
found to be nearly dry when lifted from
the rack, though it is wieest to • go over
them with'a soft absorbent cloth. It pays
•to get an English knife -board of the.kind
which are covered with chamois leaf her and
bound with rubber. If you are provided
with powdered. bath brick or sa.ndsoa
p
which cornea for polishing knives, there will
be no trouble in keeping the knives sharp
and clean with very little labor.
lilts of Advice to G1ris.
AVOID. •
A loved; weak, affected whining,K.harsh or
shrill tone of voice.
Extravagances ;n_ _ conversation----eSuuc�h
phrases as " awfullythis," " "
"Loads of time," " '' boastly now,
" hate " for "dslikee," e t you -know,"
Sudden' exclamations of .annoyance, sun;
prise and joy, such as " bother !"
" gracious 1'" t'- how jolly ! " Yawning when
listening to any one
Attempting any vocal or instrumental.
piece -'of -music' you- cannot execute with
ease. •
Crossing your letters.
Making a short, nod with the head
intended to do duty as a bow.
- CULTIVATE.
An unaffected, low, distinct, silver -toned
voice.
The charm of making little sacrifices
quite naturally, as if of no account to your-
self.
The habit of making allowances for the
opinions, feelings or prejudices of others.
An erect carriage, a sound body.
A good memory for faces, and` facts con-
nected with them, thus avoiding giving
offence through not recognizing nor bowing
to people, nor saying to them what had best
be left unsaid.
The art of listening without impatience to
prosy talkers, and,smiling at the twice-told
tale or joke.--Harper's Young People.
The High Building Craze.
A report from New York city states that'
a scheme is on foot there 'to put up a
twenty -story building of " solid steel"
for a casing, with walls of stone and
terra cotta. Above the building will
rise a six -story tower the summit of
which will be 550 above the street.
The lot on which this tower of Babel is
to be constructed is on the west side of
Broadway opposite Bowling Green. It
is 163 feet front by 200 feet deep. Some
idea of the height of the building can
be obtained from the statement that if the
Potter building was put on top 'of the Pul-
itzer building's dome, Ruda six -story struc-
ture on top of that, the whole would not
reach the crown of the proposed building.
The estimated cost is $4,000,000. , The pro-
jectors will have to hurry.up, or they will
find a law in existence limiting the height of
buildings in cities. Even fire -proof struc-
tures,• however solidly built, have their
An -earthquake, f e r nes ance, is not
impossible even in New York.
He Hadn't Taken Anything.
"Have you taken anything for your
trouble ?" asked ,the doctor of a long, lank,
hungry -looking man, who came to him com-
ppIaining of being "all run down," so that he
didn't seem to be "no manner o' correct,"
his appearance verifying his words.
" Well, I ain't been taking much of any-
thing,. doc—that is, nothing to speak of. I
tuk a couple o' bottles o' Pinkham's bitters
a while back and a bottle of Quackem's
invigorator, . with a couple o' boxes • o'
Curem's pills, and a lot o' quinine, and some
root bitters my old woman fixed up. I've
got a porous plaster oii my Week, an' a liver
pad on, an' I'm wearin' an 'lectric belt an'
takin' red clover four times a day, with a
dose or two o'salts ev're other day ;'ceptin'
for that I ain't taken nothin'."—Munsey',s
Weekly.
An advocate, seeing' that there was no
loner any use of denyirg certain charges
against his client, suddenly changed his
plan of battle in order to arrive at succe
in another way, " Well, be itso," he aid;
" my, client is a scoundrel and the worst
liar in the world." Herehe was interrupted
by the Judge, who remarked : " Brother
B --,you are forgetting yourself."
When Chicago tolerates a system of labor
under which an 11 -years -old girl has worked
15 hours a day, Sunday included, during
the last three years to earn .$1 per week,
what has she to fear from.the "pauper .
labor of Europe?"—Chicago Inter -Ocean.
The safe earriage'of dynamite is now un-
exploded theory.
" Oh, mamma," said Jean, " the Nelsons
have got twins again. That makes three
pairs." Her baby brother listened to this
news with a s lemn face, and finally said,
looking thoughtful, " Well, Jean, dear,
that's a very bad habit to get into."
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