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Without -doubt the most sin,gular due,
hat ever took place in the Unite,.
Slates occurred at Sante Fe, N. M., 3,
year ago. It was several years pre
dolls to tile east Pacific railroad nn&
while yet every pound of goads goirm
to the far west had to be hauled acres;
the great plains by freight wagon ol
scut around Cape Horn by sea.
Two men in a Rogers rn- Blair outin
fell in love with the same girl in Santa
• Pea.' One was an American nidned
lack Hines, and the other was, a, full
blooded Mexican who was Simply
known as Don. The girl was a half
breed, and , none of usoutside the
two rivals thought, her worth, fighting
ever. I ,do not think she really cared
,for elther tuan, but her gaine was co.
quette and keep them on the ragged
edge and make the most she, could out
of it. Shc.w received many valuable
presents from the rivals,. and I knelt
that Hines • lent. 'her father money
which was never rettirned. For a time
the rivalry was a subject for joking
among usg lit when we, saw that ei-
ther intia was ready to fly at the.oth•
er's throat 011 the smallest provocation
the ease bacrime aerious. They were
not only good men for the ,outfit, each
earning the highest wages paid, but
they were g,arnat men, and if, they came
together nothing was starer than that
sire
would be killed.
The affair had gone on for seven, or
' eignt months before the outbreak came.
We were in Santa Fe, snaking ready,
tor a Start east, when the Mexican. One
CHF AMERICA.N LEAPED FORWARD LIKE A
LASH
evening approached a fire beside which;
Ellnas eat 'alone end threw a package
of powder on ,the blaze. , With e leap
aside he escaped consequences, hut
Jack Hines was blinded, for life. It
was a Contemptible thing to do, and
laiit for tbe civil authorities the IVIexi-
,
eau would have been lynched. . As it,
was, he was kicked and beaten rind
bounced out of camp. A day, Or two
later, aa the girl had gone back on him,
be tried to carry her off by force; but
, had 'to let her go whein she stabbed
him. Hines depended on her Pity in
his misfortune, but she calmly told him
that a blind husband would be of ao
use to her and laughed his 'tears to
SC0111. He had a relative .in, the city
and was taken in and cared for, while;
"the IvIegican crossed the Rio Grande for
a time. It was a year. later and Jack's
'Olcl,atiffit and all hh friends happened
to lien) Santa Fe again When, Dori re-
aSned. He [rad grown uglier and
&saner in tbe 12 moutha. We would,
have picked a fuss with !aim and shot
him down,, but d'art Pines bad no soon-
er heard.of his presence than he said;
'Boys, you must arrange for a dael.
I shrill never resbcontent until I have
killed tbat Megican." •
, •
"But you are blind," we protested.
"Never mind that. I must fight !dm
and kill 131m, blind or not, and, the
whole of Santa. Ise -shall look on."
When we 'found that he would have
•it so, we carried a clatilleng,e to. Don
and also asked the authorldeata let u$
haven public duel. Sornaweak Objec-
tions were made, but the yielded the
point., A fight of ,some sort' was an
hourly incident And duels came off
two or three times per week. Tbe
lea -lean laughed in, derision at the
Idea hut readily accepted the ehal-,
len ge.
"Yes, I will meet the Ardericatio." he.
said, "and .I will slice and cut and
. prick for one. hour by the wtttcb before
,I'aige him the grand finish. The crowd
that looks on will see some of 111P
fil10;St knife play even' shown on ;flits
side of the .river. Tomorrow at ficion.
eb? I will be as prompt astthe'sun."
' yOu, may believe that when, the re-
nort spread abent .there was great ex-
; citernent,. It was. generally believed
that the hilhad Man Weald .1'411,,an- easy
attn./3, but even his best friends said'
that he brid better die with; a knife tn
his band than to live' in a helpless state
the rest, of"this 'life. To three •tir four
of us Jack confided -his belief that he
would trlamph: His hearing had beh
come as .acute as, a fox•s, and he
tvatild make his ears see for 'him. He
was in perfect nealth, ,haci the nerve
end C011rAge of a lion, and lie believed
be had a chanee.
At hig,11 .noon of an Au:gnat:day over
4,000,, people,„ many of whom were
"women, riaaembled•on the smooth turf
to witness the strange C011113fLft, A ring
af topes Wes fortned and the 'spectir
tors formed another..., AO be a
duel with knives, and,",„„ 'crtidstand a
referee tam.° appointed.' After each
five minutes there was to be, a seat,.
Foremost among the epeetittora was
the girl who had caused it all, andhe
was free to Say she didn't care who
trIuniphecl. Each man was allowed to
wrap his left arm in a serape or cloak
,and all eheering or advising was ' for-
bidden. The bliud'unanswas pale faced
and nervous as the fight began, but
his hard shut teeth: told of the de-
tennituttion in lus heart. The Mexi-
can was all bows' and strille$ and confi-
dence, and as he was known to be an
adept with the knife a groan Went
about the circle as the two's epped for-
ward to open the fight. •`,
That duel was something to be re!
membered for, all time. From the
blind man's movements no one could
have told that he was sightless. For
four Civeaniuute rounds they fought,
with only a few trifling , scratcbes on
either side, but if there was any
ad-
vantage it was on the side of the Saner-
ican, who bad the full sympathy of the
crowd, Mexicans and all. , When they
came out for the fifth round" Don wink-
ed and chuckled and said it was time
be began slicing ears off. • Hines had'
him lotated to a hair's breadth, and as
they faced each other. the American
leaped forward like a flash, eaaght the
knife' on his and threw it to the left,
and 'next instant his own blade had
found the heart of the ninn who had
blinded Ithri, We who were only five
feet away could not follow the'move-
ment, se swiftly was it. Made, but it
was a successful one and of course
ended the fight.. I-Iines bald. me that
during the tight he seemed to see every
move ancl motion made by tbe other
and from the first felt sure of victory.
A public purse SMounting to over a
thousand., dollar's was raised ferehim
on the spot, and about five hundred
was subsequently 'added,and be was
seat east to Some institution and is to-
day: a teacher of the blind and a man
'too tender hearted to kill a fly.
e •
He Caught the Gus.
There are twt) men of the same name
in the directory. One is a learned'
Savant. the other a patron of the turf
and the pool boxes, who Spends very
little tinae in the city. The, etib re•
porter, simply' becauge there was noth-
ing; else to _keep him from bothering
every one in nbe office, was given the
name of this man and told to get some
good stories out of him abut expert.,
epees on tile' iacing circuits. The •cub
whistled -while he looked up the name
and address, and airily sereed notice
that be would want a couple of col-
.
umns If he 'Caught that "guy" at
borne.
He rang and was admitted to a fine
library, where a acholatly looking gen-
tienian had a,table coveted with Open
hooks:.
"Hello, old maid T'in from The Even-
ing, Yawn. Looking-- rm. Pedigrees,
- "No," in a bewildered snit of way,
was seeing if I could lend some
little assistance te the recent attempts
at conatruming a seientifie basis for
stiapties Out of the result of experi-
nieatat psycbornetry."
"Ob, forget it, BilL Give that guff to
tthe gullies and tile Johnnies. I wan1
VOU 10 g'iVe inc some high toned boss
talk, understand; something that'll put
sparkles on the column and make the
opposition reptiles wriggle like tbey
was in a gridiron!'
But "Bill" had slipped by the, collet
ancl was racing, down the hall.' Thr '
next thing the cub reabgnived was that
ho %VaS being led out by- the ear With
a 200 ponnd menial grinning a.t him
course he had, gone to the wrong'
reap, but he never thought of that
and wanted to fight the city ;editor -
on his own terms.—Detroit Free Press,
Two Fatuous Orators.
; As was anticipated, a ,vaat multitude
assembledmfrom all quarters to hear
the famaas orator., This was the only
occasion on which I saw Dr. Chalmers.
The' sight was an iniposing one.. .
attitude of the autlietice was deeply
revereatial, and as be gradually, gathe
.ered force and fire. as tie proceeded 11,
was greatly ImpresSed. The scene waS
one far 'the pencil of the artist—the old
a.
mn-eloquent, surrounded by hundreds
of' rustic admirers,' ,awed to stillneixs
by the magic his genius, while lir
himself, energized w tmisl ty p;
sion, big face flecked' with l'oani.IlIxE
a horse Nyllieh has been, driven ,at tt
111:1110St Speed. And wilea,•"annenn 'wet •
pronotiacted in deep sigh VVOS, heaved,
and the.inultitude "silently sto.e away
to ponder, 011 ,their path and remail'
in their hotnes on the, unwonted expe
rience Of the day. ,
The only other speaker I have seen
antler tbe same kind. of eireittitior
was Professor Wilson "(Christoplier
North). Sonie of his , lectures wete
poor and dry' enough, but, in others he
was 'eloquent,alici poetirte'l in a 1310 de,
gree . Ile scatilied .dy speak with hi4..
,vTliole body, as' well as „with his whet&
soul, eye; "113,a fine frenav rails
Ing," .burned like a bail Of tire, and tli(
students sat spellbound tlintter tne rio
er. 02 great- teacher . ;To have
seen' and 13e.ard 'sect) men as DraCintl, •
aters and Professor Wilson at' their:,
beat and greatest Is a mernory to h
cherished, "there ,Were giants 113 tiros(
daysS—Sotitsrnana ; •
•
Sure Test. '
;
- itislmianr ,tuore ;patriotic dais
clever, enliSieti In a dragoontreglment
with the intention of liecotnitig a,- -
lant soldier, ;
The ftineing master bad 0- eriellsee
rathet Ittil•ri job 'in. the matter of es
pirining.to , him the v,arions wawa of
using the aword. •
"NoW; Pat," he said, v wouldyoU
rise your sword' if your oppcfnmat ;
ed?"
"I-Ici,gorra," said Pat, with gleartilrat"
•
ea-tts. ",I'd just tickle him with the noire'
to sett it' he was sbanitningl"
soul'a WeeklY, '
TALE OF THE oltitINT
MURPHY PASHA ORATES ON THE AR1
OF MANAGING DONKEYS.
Trieo to Put Him Theorleo into Prate.
ilTltb. litchi -tato That For SOnle
Tillie Threaten to Prove Hisostratus
to Two,of Ilia Subjects.
(Copyright, 1500, by 0. 13. lamas.]
One day as old Murphy Pasha, ruler
of all petal°, and a large slice of the
rest of the world, was out riding with,
his courtiers, he cattle across a peas-
ant who wa.sr pulling hard at a rope
attached to the neck of an ass. The
ass was sagging baek on his hatinclies,
and it was a. queation whether he
would be pulled ahead or have his neck
pulled of.
"By the corns of my grandfather but
what a fool that man is" exclaimed
the king as' he carne to a halt. hI101
thou idiot, 1 would speak to thee."
The peasaut let fall the rope and
came forward and drubbed his nose on
the earth to prove his humility, and
the king continued:
"Do my eyes deceive me when I see
man of' 50 pulling to get an ass
'along? In all these years haven't you
learned that the way to treat an ob-
stinate boast is to push from behind?"
"I dared not push on account ot' his
heels, 0 ruler," replied the man.
"But wlmt have his heels to do with
It?"
"They are on springs, 0 wise and
beneficent, and are apt to fly upward
at a touch,"
"I never heard such athing,. llo
Abraham, grand secretary of agricul-
ture, wrilat is this about asses? Isn't
the proper way to push 'eniallong?"
It might work, 0 pasha, but I liave
been too busy with onions and turnips
to try it." ,
"Did you ever bear of springs on the
heels of an as?" ,
"In a dim, undefined way, 0 mighty."
"Well, 1 never did, and here goes to
find out about it. I want to know
what I'm rennin:a, In this country."
It was in vain that the grand secre-
Sary, secretary of war, high chamber -
HAD A GOOD OINNR.
ut , the Tramp pocauit 'AVaut Aisy
Moro 1.114e It. '
51 was up in New Englandbist year.
When Thanksgiving, come 'around/'
said the tramp as a look Of pain eross-
. ;
ed his .face, "There was a woman In
a New Hampshire town who had
al-
ways wanted to do something big when
the `day come around, and on this ea&
casion some one suggested .to her to
give a tramps' dinner. She liked' the.'
idea, awl for a. week ' before Thanks-
giving she was, sendlug' word Sol- 20
miles around..' The town officers 'agreed
not interfere and 120 of tia showed
,up. We was all in good'healtla and had
"WE LOORED^Lnui'ALDERMEN."
ur appetites with us. The dinner was
taid in a hall, and there was a clean
hundred turkeys on the board sitying
nothing of bushels of doughnuts, bar-
rels of eider and pumpkin pies stacked
ten feet high. It was all for tramps
arjcl • nobody elso, and wben
woman had asked a blessing she told
us to pitch in.
"Say, now, did you ever see a tramp
attielhulawhoimsdhoelfllodo?I
se fior'eaelklotn4anto,
htIsfsotr°1131e
-
don't have, the chance more'n once In
a lifetime, The 120 of us was lanix
and empty and cluiwing bark to keep
hnnger ofl'. -We gdt to ork at jeat
' noon, and we didn't 'mean to leave a
[ thing on that table. It took Us three
houra to finish off th the last *doughnut,
and the folks looked on and cheered us
' and said how glad they was that we
AS'
had been. blessed. We was nothing
, but shadders when we sat down, but
; the 120 who riz up looked like so many
aldermen. We was getting ready to
•
scatter out of town and go without eat-
ing all the rest of tbe winter when we
begun to fall sick. ;One after another
was knocked out with bilious colic till
the whole of us was laid, on the shelf.
"Alebbe that town wasn't' upsot!
Lord alive, but they had to send for
I doctors for ten miles around, and about
I all the houses was turned into hospi-
tals. It was,the stuffing that brought
I on the colic, and, while nobody actual-
ly died, not one of us got on our legs
again for a week. About 20 of the fel-
lers got such a twist' that,they didn't
MURPILY PASHA'S ADVICE
lain and the rest of the crowd protesc-
ed. Murphy Pasha was a determined
man when he' got his dander tip, and
he swung out of his saddle and ap-
proached the ass.
"0 litnx, but I am afraid of a jar,"
Said the peasant, with alarm on his
face. "Please poke him with a fence
rail when you look for springs."
"Not by -the hat of. Sardanapalus!
Here, you old beast, get along ,with
you! Now, then, beaire, oh, heave!"
Twenty minutes later the mighty
ruler opened his eyes to find ammonia
at his nose and ice,on his stomach, and
when he -asked if the earthquake had
killed any one his grand secretary re-
ar ;
"0 high and mighty, but the heels
of the ass were on springs, and the
springs worked."
• "In other words," said the king, "I've
been kicked into tbe middle of next
week by an ass?"
g w. 01 •
reckon that dinner cost that town $500,
and everybody said the- woman ought
to have known better, and Ili bet dol-
lars. to cents they are fighting over the
bills yet. They was so anxious to get
rid of -the lot of' us that they gave a
dollar apiece and paid our railroad
fares out of the state.
• "No; I ain't loo,king for Thanksgiv-
ing, Christmas or New Year's spreads.
They are mighty good eating while
they last, but when a feller who's got
along on old crusts and weak coffee for
the rest of tlie year begins to heave in
turkey and pie consequences have got
to nailer. If anybody feels sorry for
me and wants to lay up treasure in
heaven, jest let 'em pass me a quarter
instead of a holiday spread. I'll git
two beers, a sandwich and a bed out of
it, and when I wake up next _morning
I won't be in the hands of two doctors
and an undertaker
at tile (1°°11
•A. .:
Q
"That's about it, 0 king." 1Balance or maatie.
•
"I see. 'AS I pushed he kicked. Well, 41agag,a have gone away up,,,,said• the:
I can't letthings go this way. • Grand comedian.
secretary, for not knowing more about
asses you are bounced from your posi-
tion; peasant, for not knowing a.11
about 'em you shall receive 50 lashes."
"But we ask for justice!" cried both
men together.
"Then you shall exchange places."
"But it was the:ass that did it!" they,
chorused again.
"Then be shall die.
"0 ruler," said the peasant, "if you
had kept away from the ass' heels you
•
wouldn't have been kicked."
• "Ah, that's something like!" replied
tbe king as he rose up. "As it now
tranapires that there were two asses
ins1"Sfsid of one, ail(' as its hard to tell
tablet) ass was most to blame, we'll calI
the" whole thing off arid goover rind
look at those pumpkina. I want to
know how the seeds get inside 'em."
M.
QUAD.
I,• Efts Gun.
B
Nyoull-p
ild-shiodos.y, 10:010son t
yy a rildit
sti
• Jill—That's what I did.
it' a marked to shoot only 500
yards. ;
"Yes;• but there aretwo barrels."—
Yonkers Statesaath.
Every incentive.
• ssitit—Wity is Mrs. Islyteigli going on
_
the stage? She hasano dramatic talent,
you so black t'
Tellit—No; but alingot a divorce and
ten: new dresses last tveek.—Baltimore 'Da" all right' 1'111 °EIS'
sillioliette."—NeW York Jeanie
Ameelean,•
un of yo
•
"In such case," said the eminent
repertory artist, Barnea. Tormet, "me-
thinks -we can well reduce theprice
of admission and attract the hoi
What say you?"—Iiidiananolis Press.
, T4fiuta4e Ji Diet, ,
"You seem to be sufferiug '". remarked
the tiarrat. •
- "Only a little indigestion," remarked
the Ostrich carelessly. "I thought those
last railroad spikes were wrought: iron,
but: I find they were steel "—Detroit
Not Itlat ,
agas
ItS
ake • •
vc
0,11nyl
What makes
, •
sere
Mrs. G3se--How tio you know he an
old,bachelot?
.. •
MrS, ttiyse—Because he talks so
knownigly about how children should
be brought lip.-:-Cliteaao Daily News.
,Proala,le Aver
,"VVon't you present 500 to, that ,pret.
ty' Young ()man you Wore talking to?"
• "I don't dare to, fier 110 1110 is Smith,'
or „cones, ati(t 1 can't retneniber which."
•
-,--Delrolt force Press.
1'4
•
Game Por 'rwo.
Miss Prina—i wonder who that -
,
lanilent wornan ie? Sire turned and
looked tit ale this morning after we
bad passed on tne street.
Jack Inuowit---How do you knew she
did 7—Chicago News.
Chiasitien,t9oit Crated For.
"Say, mitt"
"What IS .it, Freddy?"
"Are these cold storage eggs or he
gg?"7--Chicago Record.
ITOESE OECORATIQS. AND APPRO.&
;
PRIATE FBRNISI-IING.
, , ;
eantogieso Itoont—Wealth
Toote—.4rtiotie Treatmeut Car -
4..o! of a Living Hoont—Elegruat and
Inylting lAtbrary Seat.
•
A meaningless room Is a distinct
hindrance to those who live in it; the
color one loves and the furniture that
has a loving association or suggestion,
a distinct help. And the support given
tariasgio CORNER IN A LIVING ROOM.
to a picture by an appropriate framing
is as important as that in the picture
itself. Subject and background should,
to use a colloquialism, "hang,together,"
say S The Art Interchange, in which
the following also occurs:
It is not at all necessary that unlim-
ited wealth and a knowledge of the
beautiful should go hand in hand. It
cannot be denied that,In Many houses
where the income is limited the ta.ste
exhibited in furniture and. arrange-
ments is very often superior : The
possession of latency enable* gas na
!doubt to buy better articles, but we
cannot 'buy artistic perception,. the
want of which no amount of rich or
massive furniture can hide. Indeed,
bad tate will be found in the houses
of the rich as in homes of far less pre-
tensions.
For those who may not be gifted with
that innate perception of' the good, the
beautiful, the true, a careful study of
good models and perfect designs will
do mucb to remedy a defect which is
very apparent in many houses.
In beautifying our homes to tbe best
of our means and abilities we act not
merely for ;Ourselves, but we attempt
or should attempt to give our guests
and friends as much pleasure during
their temporary visits .as we ourselves
enjoy, and our pictures and decorations
and furniture should be chosen to
please. not oneself, but all and sundry.
Let us use our taste, not merely for a
selfish gratification, but to give some
rshare of tbe pleasure we feel ourselves
to our visitors and friends.. This is a
duty which is expected from us and a
d t e ought to fulfill
u y NV •
Here are shown examples of artisile
furniture into the making of whicla en-
ters the question of taste rather thati
cost. The fi.rat illustration, like its com-
panion Is taken from an arrangement
of furniture in actual existence and
shows an artistic treatment of a corner
without great expenditu_re of nioney.
The employment of tbe large mirror,
simply framed, serves bot13 a deco-
rative and a useful purpose, and the
plant, while adding to the attractive-
ness of the corner, is ,so placed as to
get light from the window at the back.
It will be noted also that the chair is
so placed as to get fight ,for reading at
the back of-tbe reader and at the same
time face the companion reclining on
the couch, ;
The corner scat, bookshelves and
_
writing table are simple in design, yet
would add to the attractiveness' of a
living room or library. The finish
'should be In harmony with the other
furnishings of the room and may be in
green stained oak witb sage atee
cor-
duroy cushions or in mahogany or cher-
ry with crinason pluSh cushions. The
mirror which is introduced „above the
cushions at one end serves to lighten
the coruer by reflecting light and may
be omitted, if net needed, and a picture
used fri plaee; also tbe maker will have
nowliffieillty in lengthening; the and to
be Of the same dimensions' as the side
,
seen oeyond the table. Certainly, while
the iervices of a c,allinet tnalief inay be
COMFORTABLE CORIMR SISAT FOI2 LIBRARv.
required in Its constimetion, when corn -
plated the owner tvill have a corner
seat of artistie design and one not to
be seen dImlicated in ninny' hOuses.
One difficulty Ixi Carrying oot any
decorative scheme of artistic furnish-
ing is that we crowd the room. The
error is ln getting too tnuch rather
than too little, riThe simplicity of fur-
nishing in the, library tnentioned gave
to it an atmosphere of quiet and beau-
ty that was not only 'refreshing but
ennobling in its restful, refinlna
Once.
Stickpins ()r searfpin.s of substantial
character, with large and LICaVY hadS
aP are ti)rust through the crossed f)11(1k
GI' ribbon Pelts-
,WATERPROOF CLOTHES.'
%Ise Eareratton of the Ittroiern Storm
Coat 1.1tat. contains No Rubber.
A man with a valise In each hane
stepped into a Broadway clothing start
one day recently while it was raining '
bard and asked for a rubber coat. "I
want a good one," be said, "one that
has a black and svIdte checked lining."
The clerk told the man, "We have 11011€
of that kind in stock," but asked bbs
to look at a later style and sold the
man a modern storm coat'.
"That man has been a long 101115
away from New York," said tbe sales‘
inan when his customer departed, "and
he tnust Lave spent hie time itt the
backwoods for the coat he looked for
has 1)een a back number for years."
The rain coat anti the storm coat, 11
VMS explained, are continually growing
in popularity, but other materials have
taken the place of rubber, and water -
prof garments are uow made to re-
semble the ordinary article so closely,
that 'in some instances a careful inspee4
• tion is necessary to determine theirl
real character.
The original waterproof was a heavy,
shiny, all rubber garment with big,
black vulcanized buttons. It was stiff,
heavy and uncomfortable anti could al-
most stand alone. Then came tile'
ighter coat with the cliecired
„Slant was a great step forward, arid
the material was considered so neat"
and eonafortable, that great quantities
it it were made up into garments for
vvomen and children. But the shiny
surface was a drawback, and wet
weather gartnenta which did Mat 'pro-
claim themselves as such had to be
placed .on the market before water --
proof clothing reached its greatest
popularity. The first mackintoab gar- -
merits were expensive and -not within
the reach of the majority, but tbe proc-'
ess of maaufacturing has been linprev-,
ed, and clotli. surface waterproof coats
'have become comparatively ciaeop, va:-
• •
rying, in ririce new from $3 to 152'). '1'heY
aie sold as walking, driving and outing
coats ,and are made in all styles and'
shrines for, men, women and children.
1.1nt the nature of the material .pre -
eluded lightness, and tbis diffioulty wag
not overcome until waterproof cloth
with no rubber lining was placed an
the market.
Garrneuts made from this ,material
soon found faanr with the public 'de-
spite,the fact tbat they were more ex-
pensive than the various other styles
and coald not be sold for less than
$25. The material from which Ithay
were made was imported, and women's
skirts and other garment -a were made
from it. The,succesa of the imported
waterproof cloth and tile coats made
from it stimulated exneriment hero in
.the diiisction of making textile fabtleg—
Ininervlous to moisture, add various
waterproofing peocesses were invented.
Coats made from material which has
been treated by these, processes are ths
latest thing in the line of storm gar-
ments. This class of goods is in great
demand at present, but only among
people who ca,n afford to pay from $25
to 1;40 for a coat. But the waterproof
cloth cat has not crowded the mackin-
tosh from the market nr eaused ;any
failing off in the sale of tbat garment,
andmanufacturers have been com-
relied to increase tbeir producing facil-
ities to keep up witlatlie demand. The
old rubber surface coat is sold to nate
door ..workmen, woodsmen and fisher-
men, but 'as a garment tor city wear it
has had its day.
America Iteconped tile Gold Supply.
The 1111101111I of gold which has been
coined since first it was used. aS nrne.
•
dium of exchange is so enormous tbat
no ono 'would dare compute it vvitb.
any attenint at accuracy. Yertne visi-
ble gold supply of the world today is
only about $4,800,000,000 in eoin and
bullion., When America was
ered the world's stock of gold hal'get
down to $170,000,000, and tbe yearly
supply was just about eueugh to meet
the loss by wear, 'The discovery of
nierIca let loose upon the world the
hoarded gold of the Pernvian and Mex-
ican empires, and never since that
night when Coluuthus saw the light
movinit alono• the shores of San Sal
vador has there been any real danger
of a gold famine in the world,
Willtain sovu(74(keTut(11;,v11‘Y.
Cwho has :Dist
beeu elected' speaker 'of the house of!
commons for the third time, first suc-
ceeded Visconnt Peel In 1895. This no,
anion IS a, most desirable one, as the
incumbent draws an annual' salary of
V.25,000 and an annual pension ;et 1521),.
000 afterward, even if he occrmies the
chair but an hour. Upon his retirement
be also 'receives a peerage, and mean-
while he ' enjoys precedence 05 "IIID
lit'SIICORD11013C1" f/f Prtgland:' As sPeals-
er he is provided vieith a palatial 10011-
sion for entertaining. On a large scale
. e resides during his term of
owt,:lteic,,a,e tee palace of Westminster
whereb
The rittlfill GOto*.raanaller 1,a ca
Lord Ithberts will be the sixteenth
eamotander 1II chief of the Britian ar-
ant hy stria reckoning, the Swat, tip- •
nein ten having been the •13111..re ,of c1.1.oll-
moutb 111 1174, , ,1 1 intttresthig to
mite that 1 11e post htts been' held Uy
Uri:41010n In al lutist unbroken succes-
sion apart from members' of the royal
t'amily since the latter part of' tile SOT',
enteon Tit -011.Iliry. '1' 11011 01(1111! 10
by OP.' rqIko of Leinsier, fie %1 -as sue,
ceeded tiv the 1)tike of ePlnand, '
othcx 1r'is6 ,t3opn tioldors of tile
post have boon Lord C1104151) n, tht
DAlke of Wellhigton, Lord Wolseie3
'tnd now 1.0rd Roberts,
44r.