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?*?*v*; 1 «§$*•* -\-•S ';y?^S>^ •*•«* a ,ii-1,. jj....* 1 : N. *MlMpM|HWi u.Ii',.;,;\ 1 .)' 1 582 I** Medina Dally Jouwral '•,. JlAKm * BiNSQN. -P1.0M. • .Entered F0bra»J§M> 1903, a t Medina, If. Y,, as se«84'Cl8SJHBa|tsr, under Act of Congress of aiarcirs- Wfc.~ SUBsaSSPHON PRICE \ By maaopcarrier: SS'Otta £ear; $1 for six months; 60 cento for three- months, invariably in advance* Advertising Rates on Application. Wednesday, #orol) A, 1903, WRITS OF INJUNI Against Waljasli- Railroad . ... Hen's Committees, TO PREVENT ORDER FOR 8TRIKE. Temporarily Prevented Culmination Of a Strike—Persona Against Whom Injunction In* issued May Apply In Court to Havojt Plssolved—ponfer. enco on New'Phase of situation. &k~m TO Bg RETIRED, J3< St, Louis, March *.—United States Marshal Morrissoy has served writs of. temporary Injunction on ther members of the committees representing the\ tnUnrncn's and flremen'rorsanlzatlons wjhich imve-V controversy witlftho Wa- posh railroad, The inj«ncll«| was is- sued by Judge Elmer B, Adams, In the United States circuit court at th-a in- stance of the* Wabash Railroad cow jfcwiy. It restrains the committees ropre- jnattng the trainmen and firemen's or- ganizations from advising, persuading _ or coercing employes of tho Wabash * ^railway to strike or qtd.t Uu> service of the - company. -^ Chiefs Sbanaaan and lm of these organizations; have called a conference on tho new phoso of tho situation, fleveral of tho labor leaders nam-*: ia<tho Injunction have- not been served with copies of the writa and. It Is said that these men will avoid tho United 8t*t«s marshals in order to he at lib- erty t o order the strike, if necessary, without violating tho federal court's order. Grand Chief Arthur of tho Drothrts hood of Locomotive Engineers, la- an teterrtow says that the engineers will lend tholr moral suppwHta-caso of a strike ot the tralmnat and firemen. President Ramseyntn tha afte'moon requested a ItlUo more time and OJO two comnnHWfis granted him until 6 o'clock to make final reply. Before tho allotted time* had expired Mr. Rain- »ey &*d secured a restraining order from the court and ft h*ti been served en all the ofttcMs of alllh* orders and members ot thairievancc* --wmmlttecs, Tho injunction is a meat sweeping in- strument mad effectually blocked any ttrike proceedings. In ipatt It reads: \Wc» therefore, do strictly command yon, until tho further order of, the court, absolutely to desist and refrain from la any \way or manner ordering, coerdtoff, persuading;, Inducing or other- wise causing, directly of Indirectly, the employe? of tho said WobasCr Railway company to suites or quit the service of said company.\ The injunction. Is temporary and the writa %ra not made rotarnablo.* The persona against whom the injunction Is laaued may appvar in court any time and present ov plea to have the Injunc- tion dissolved, or If no one asks that it bs dissolved it may be mado perma- nent Meantime the grievance eomittlttf«»8 had prepared and submitted to Presl- dent Ramsey a letter sotting fortli the Increase and concessions they tlesirei. It wa« aeon after the doUvfe,rj» of this letter *o President Ramsey'that tho injunction was served*. President Ramsey of the Wabash. f»ii!«pa at § o'clock yeaterday fmnd<<fl to the cojiinjlttees VepreaenUng/'the trainmen and firemen his reply to their demands In which he practically re- fuses to grant them* The union tesd; era would not say.what their next JXHKCL. \would he. President .Ramsey eaid that in spite of the statement of t£3o dissatisfied employes ho dosa not bollovo they will strike. Admiral Crcwn|nehie!d Wants to Placed on'tHe Retired hiih V - •waiMngton, .March 4>**Tiw ta*er* esttog and significant tomtnunlcations wei'e-reeelvs^ a t ihe naVy departmem- from the ISafopean BtatloB. - Gtfe was from Rear iMnoijal ffreni Scishyter OrottninghlBid, comroandins the. Euroipean squadron, asWns ts> h? placed on tho. Mhed list of the, wavy undw the prpvlstona of th^ T)erapKnel Jaw, Tho.othor was from Lieutenant Heniy H. Ward, naval .secretary to' Admiral Crownlnshield, resigning, Tiir commission |n the navy. < ^ _ >. Prompt action waa taken by Secre tary Moody in regard to tfte eas» oj Rear Admiral CrowhinsWeld, and i| waa'd'Wided to reltevg.him from active duty at once,. In. order that he sBtght eomeheime or visit. European capitals! as hd may desire. His application for -retireinent urn doubtedly will be granted under the . • _pe*sqnn«l act. Rear Admiral Charlet g. -Cotton, commandant o€ the navy yard at Norfolk, Va», was assigned to the command of. the European station. The navy department contented it s.elf ,at first with (ili« brief statement of tte admiral's- application for re- tirement withent jBxpianation of*-the reason.theretor. it la known, ho\vevflr t that tfi& ofllcet wn« diSBatisfled with the re-arrrangomontof the armored Petition* From Railroad Men Oppoafng the Measure, Albany, Marc^ 4,—That «ho Del^ ware, Lackawanna and Western rail- road paid the orponsea of the railroad employes 1*0 camo to oppose* the Ruehl'soml-moathly wage payment hill was tho charge made by J. H, Rom< roey, cbalMnau ot tho BrotheiUOod ot Railroad Trainmen's state legislative hoard at the second hsarlng en the bill before the assembly «ta labor and Industries. Tho railroad men present vehqraontly denied this assertion and' a warm depute, ensuod, , State ReprcEeaiative J. H. laV. of the Federation of Labor favored the Mil. . L X J. SMt^f Bo tohlgh Yallcy rail road presented a petition from 1,200 em'ployea on. that read in opposition to tha mcasiiro and T. X *Haoliott hi tho De^awafeVi-ackawanna. and Wo3t- era presented one signed by 1,800 em' pioyes of Chat road who also opposed hthf bill. The bill was- opposed by Engineers /O. W*. Oiase ana EC M. WXlkio of m R. L. & W„ U. Flnnneiy of the Brotherhood of jLocomotlvor Engineers of Bnlralo, Thomas J, Jteany, repre- senting tho State Switchmen's toion and J. J. Winters of the Btookiyn Rapid. Tranalt British Ftiod In War Time, .' JUradon, March 4.~in M» presiden- tial address at the 43d annual meeting of the Association of British Ohtim- hers of sGoraniercev hold in London, Lord Avebury waa inclined to b& coa- g^atuiatory over the formation of th* i international Mercantile Marino com- .—\-pAny especially in connection with the -\ i. British food supply In war time.. He^ pointed out -that «!» trnitcd Statea Would never permit the ships of the American company to he interfered with on.the high seas. « TovVn * Elections, . . Albion, JJ, X, March 4.-^Bb<5 Repuh- ' lican city ticket headed by H, f. Bailey, for president was elected Tnesday. Corning, 'March 4.—The Repub- licans\ caxrted the mhnicip.ai' election here.hy eieoUng all their cflaaTtdateis, inV etudlhg a ROpUbiican alderman from the Fourth ward for the first time in. its history, . ^ . . Repeal of Ahtt-desUlt taw, Berlin, March ^.^^Gllilancellor Von Buetaw is'meeting with strong oppo- eitloht in the Bundesrath to the pro- posed repeal of the antl-Jesult law, wihioh: tl# ohtocellor announced In the relchsi^fe some time, ago the gevern* taenit iavored, Thei' hundesralihi the See^ions of which iaxe private, has heeiudebayng 0ieo.ueStIoii for two- tf.N!TEO'^TA^>lR'|^t,'-C^PA#<-' sftuadrans following the ^ Caribbean manoeuvres last winter which deprived him of the further use of the Illlnola aa a* liagshlp, _ Tho Chicago, while a very s^rviee- ohlo crulsor and a line vessel of 1C years ago, Is nothing like as Imposing from A naval point of view as the Rlt nois and Admiral Crowninshleld did' not care to go Tjack to the Modltep- ranoan and the ports or Northern Burope. where his flag-had floated over the batHesMp, |n an Inferior craft, BO he protested during the manoeuvres but the original plans hela^** 4- SErvil-MONTHLY pAYMEWTQ, Condition of p5 students In Cornell - , v .lnf!roi^ry Considered Good, 1 ' Ithaca, March- 4i-*»E3sht new cases of 'typhoid, feyeri three sa3poct-jd cftaes and two deaths from the dis- ease have beoa roporWd In tjih* laal 24 aours. The do«h3 wore those ol Ledra Basloy at tho City hospital, and Bclward Be3mer at tha home of hli bPfither at Dundee, where ho wont at tor contracting fe^or hero; BoJlx vcm oltlxons of Ithaca, *fhe Bltnatloa among: the-students ot Comefti university is very gcod, there bolus no-now caws today. .The general condition of the 05 .patients la Cornell infirmary and Its annexes is satisfactory, none being considered critical. A canvass o| tho various •JOI- leges of the university today show* that loss than oho hundred o{ tho-WCrt '5J¥j*ab«$mt students lave returned U work. TSto law facility has passed resolutions assuring tho students 1K tho colics^ of Ia\y *hat delay In re tuxnlng on. account ot the epidemic will not prejudice their standing. A committee of 12 has been appoint cdl to dralt a bill to- bo prcaented| t\ tho state Ktjfahtturo <?or the establish moat of av Trater wrka system itnder city ownership. Lady Cook Made a Scene, London, Marcht\4.~ 1. ED-'-'Wftll&ce, formtirly,s«ecrctary of the late Francis Cook, obtained a. verdict i n tho court of king's bench for f 3.2B0 damages for libel against Lady Cook, better known a3 Toaoesaee Claflin ot New York. The latter Was charged with accusing Wallace eflconsptracy to circulate ru- mors that Sir ,Erancl3 died an unual- u«tl death, wIK» the object of blfcto mailing her. On hearing tho verdict Lady Cook sprang from hwr seat, and, waving a bundle or papers, shouted-. \Lord AlVorstone, 1 am an American and i -want you to listen, td me,\ Sh« ffltitinued t» protest j» teud tSses until, the lord chief JusHoe directed the ushers to remove- her. Utlca State League Franchise Sold, tltlca, March 4.—At a meeting ol President Parrel, Harry W. Roberts aHd Bavid A. Dlshler here arrange- ments wero perfected for the transfer of the Utica State League franchise from Its former owners to air. Dlshlet and the deal Was practically closed,- £lr. Dlshler'becoming, the po'ssisLspf of the franchise and the owner of the tltlca Baseball club. He will manase the> club. Fight With Macedonian Be^olutlonts :s,\ Sofia, March 4. — A collision a i^ taken place between Maceaonian re\ o- lutlonists under .the famous leader, Boris Saratoff, and a body % oi Turkish troops near tho \village Of Vlddinlroyo. It is reported that 10 of tita insiiijg- ents .were'killed or wouindea, while the loss on, lie Turklsai. side -wai| ranch greater. The' revolutionaries.' suc- ceeded in escaping to .the liUls, No knowledge\ of Gift. < Princeton, K, J,, Match 4.—President \WoodroW AV-ilson said that so far as he -ltnew tho report published in • an, afternoon pagjerJUi NOW York that An- drew Carnegie haU given $l,fl00,0OO to the graduate school of Printbton uni- versity was absolutely lwithout founda- tion.' ' / . . inc/.-eased Vote For License, ^We River Junction, V.t, Mafch.4.— Returns from the annual el'eotlon. In ,212 out 2.46'-eltfes and towns lit the state show that nearly' 40 per ceat favored the sale of mtoxica&Lng Uauorsj oomptoed With; 3fl -per cent at the g^n.- eral state vote' on tihe license aAiestion last aobhtliii, ...• • Additions ar.d impro-vements, Platmea i Fois < V'aiIo'M|'iPianW«' , l - '.•?.• ; . l<ew toxk, -Msrch :4A*-A,t- a niefltlhf' of the bo%ra of aircctom of.tho Ifnite.Jr : Sfetes. Steet cgi-Dpratio-i^ ise form ol. ciscujars to'he s;eht.<;0 gtiKkhoifeirsif In •connetotlcua-with caiTyiastinto- effect -iM' hdsmi conversion pla^i, wag ajxproVed THey wM he seat out during this week ^ The'pl3/n provide? for the' issuaace or\*250 of ff per cent Wnda :|200,ai|Q,000 of wWcb -aaro-t* he .ex- changed for $20u,(lOO,QG0i of .7, per ceal 'preferred stock,*\ .Judge Gary, chairman. -6f'iSte^ejcecU' tlVe'cpmmlttee, %KP& out an binelal statement to the effect that—Plans Whdeh whtch-havehoen.updef consider- ation,and' preparation for over a year for harmonizing, extending and round- lag-out the-varlous—plants- will - he mishsd forward wlth-ali jossihle dis jwtcto^-^he presidents of the Tarlout suiisidlary companies; 'who have, been h> session here this week having given their final apero.val to-tlie plans, which provide for additions and improve mfents to plants to'cost more than ?3G, OOO.OfJfl, '' . It is VBtlmated that when these efcjendltures are completed there' will be added *to the total capacity of. the jaartous subsidiary copapanje^ • 2,700,- 100 tons of ail,prodacts. •\• Judge\ Gary's etatemeat' says it ft estimated \that under normal condi tlons the increased'earnings from this Increased and improved capacity.will he about $7,00Q,oqn a year, and thai thero will be a saving in manufacture of about ?5,OO0,OO0 a year, ^_a total of something j|jj 0 fi2,OO0,0OQ a yeai added to the profits of the several soihsldlary companies,' ITHACA'S EPIDEMIC. :• **(^y|iN.f\j|H¥f«BITANQi TAX* $e«*tor Cfrjidy' Wafttsd it ft«?s,»«!d «Ht; V ^t.f»at«bym « m* v»*» : 'Albjwyf Matcb;lMl*e se^t0-cf4^v; : dar wl»«s abandCn^d after an hour's >tr ,i$inm ot the n-Ajbrlty to pass btthi. This waa a result of the filibustering '•: of -the pgnwerata fojiowinr -the dfefeat of Senator Cratfy'* resolution to r& call the Stevopis inheritance tax- hill providing \that**- tax shall'he Imposed: %&,all jceil-qstate'valued;at.moyethafi WHOOOwhen ljjiherlte4 hy toeat heiys; so tha-t theBemocratjc senators- might faave «n opportunity of placing them- s|ives : on record. *s being opposed to the biM as well as to this sohenie ot taxation; The mHsUra was passed'on Thurs- day last, Senator Grady heing absent. The senator declared that the R*mo> cratie senators, had-failed to perceive its lmpbJrtr' T 'it Is a sad\ cctoarntsry on losfslative affairs that a bill impos- s Court o.f Appeals Calendar. Albany, March I —Court ot appeal* calondar for March 4, is: Kos. 116 1*3,164,156, IBS, m, 1 »*, 161. MARKET REPORT. N»w York Provision Market New York, March 3, \ \WRBAT — No. 2 red, 83c f o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern, Dulutb, BOc. . — • \—\ COR1? —No. 2 corn, B3?icf.o.b afloat . OATS — Nd; 2 oats, 43«ic; No. i waaltMl&e; No.,3 white, 43%c PORK—Mess, 518.O0@18.B0 ; family, JlS.n0 . HAY—Shipping, B5@7i)c; godd M choice, s0nc@Snro. . . « BUTTER T* Creamery, estras, 27c{ factory,* 10c; imitation creamery, western fancy, 20c, <:Rl3E!SE>--Fancy large white, 13%cj snaan White, I4y,c, 1XIOS—State find\. K POnnsyivanlm W& u' ' • . POTATOES—Now York, per -188 lbs., :fl.5P'@2.00. \. B<«alo.Provl«lon Market. v . tt-offlfaio, M-srcH 3. -WHEAT — No^ 1 northern, 80? 8 e; winter wheat. No. 2 red, ,80c CORN — No. 2. yellow, -52&c. f, o. b b. afloat; NO. 3 yellow, SS^Lc. OATS — No. 2 White, il^c f, o. b aaoat; No. 3'white, 4lc J1.0TJR—Spring Wheat, best patent perhbl., 54.2B@4.60 ; low'grades, J2,7li g*3.00. • ._' \ . BUTTER—Creamery western ex- tra tubs, 29c; state* anbT_-gFeha- sylvaaia creanrity, 27@2'8c; 'dairy, faSsto go6d,\18@2Dc CHEESE -^ B'ancy full creain, 15-c; good to choice, 14#1414JO; coin- raon; to fair, I2@i3c. BGGS—State, frosb fanOy, 17c. POTATOES—Per bushel, 62@6Bc. East Buffalo Live Stock Market. ' CATTLE—Best steersron sa|e, JBiSo (§55.50!\ good tp. choice shipping steers, |4.90@6,lO{ r fair to good ste'erSj \$4.5C ©»4.65;,common .to fair ta-dfers, |3.5C ©3.76; ciiolce to extra fat heifers. •J4.25@460; i good butcher bulls, $2.7,S (EJ-3.1Bj choice to prime veals, $7.00^ 8.O0; handy, fat calves, |3.75#4J0C -i_SHEBP''ANr) LAMBS—TOp native laxhibs $?i.O0@7,15i fair to good- f6.5C- ©8.7,6; culls to -^oniinoooi, $3.50®4.00; good to'prime wetteTS;.?5,,60<!\jp{> •jiOGS -^ Mixed packers 1 grades, $ 7.20@7.4O ; 'medium hogs,' 1 $U5@ 7.55; pigs, good to chnioci,';$6.75@G;S0. Market, per ton, loose. Buffalo Hay HAY — Timothy, __ .„_, „ r „, $ 15.00@16.50 ; hay, prime on track, per tori, J16.sq@17;00; No4 do, ao, ?i6.«0 f^oos Ho, 2,do,.do; MMQUM, • ..'-'. , 'tWr>\- . , ; lag $1,000,000. of taxes should - ge| &&._ ah ^ alre ^) B?8 i . of „„: 'throughr the senate without a word of xu ~ J *'~~ debate and witnout'•^*pJan'aUon,\ h*r averre»i. '^ The Grady resolution, was defeated : hy a vote, of 2i -to 21, • • The Republican senators made in- effectual efforts to-pass* several bills, . Ssnator-- Grady even voting against one of his own bllle, and the calendar was abandoned. - . ''\ In the assembly this report'of State Engineer Bond revising\his efatlmates ot. the cost Of canals was referred to the committee on. canals. In a, debate over a bill fixing the salaries and bonds of WatervIIet >01- -plals, Assemblym-aa \W Y, Cooke—te- .fased to cC seated until compelled to by t)h-e*sei'g«ant-at-'(rms. Assemblyman Stevens attempted to Introduce a resolution prals|ngJ3over-, nor Od'ell's policy as to .indirect taxa- tion hut disapproving of the taxation^ of- mortgages. Objection was made and the resolution was not read. BAILROAD STRIKE >f»BOBADLE, Trainmen »nd * Firemen of 'Wabash System Demand Raise, St,.Louis,.March 3.-rtJnh6s certain, demands for an increase* in wages on -the Wabash system east of tho Missis- sippi river aro granted by today noon it, isprofcablo that a general gtrlko vvill uorinatltutud. Committosa ropro3entlng the train- men and firemen of the road sent ulti- matums to President Ramsey late yes- terday notifying him that tho result ot toe recent pWHtawng -employed mem- bers of 'their organizations was that tho de-ro'ands of the IS per cent In- crease fir freight moit&nd 12per cent irtcreasr* for passenger men east ot tho Mississippi, oxcloslvo of the Canadian lino, and doublOj pay for double-header freight trainssmust be ccmceaedLby to- day noon or a strlko would bo ordered. Tho conductor* and eBgineors noti- fied President Ramsey at the same time that thoy would Abide by the In- creased schedule granted a week tgo and wvre not in favor of * strike*. - President Ramsey stated that he re- cently had Issued a new schedule of wages which meets tho demands of thd employes west of th&.Mississippi, but if these demands were insisted upon over the remainder ot the system tho committees were answered now'in, a refusal t o grant -them sindL he was\ ready to confront * strike. Two thous- and employes are sold t o be affected. :'• .„-** , -jr*««Mi- %*.:***tm< .,.: .-:...4/ It'-mli be * 'sucpfcWt- W -the •oh.«W-; : Ughteneato 1-jara th«*.^^p-^bablyHO e* pjore'c, -in fp>*ing' hl«; passage tbJto!««b : Africa,,' : ha* eterfor M^ire,-th.ah : a., f«i#, day* at 4 -Urne been off some beaten tjracjt. Every village tt connected Vitli next tribe, every state with; its: neijgh. bor and therefore wit* all the rest The explorer's? -hnsipess'-ui simply to selgct from this ne,t1?ork of tracks, keea a general direction and hold oa his* way; 'They-ar6 verlfabfe. foot- paths, never over a foot.4n : breadth, beaten hard and \uefted bepestb the level of the* forest bed of; centuries, of: native traffic, Lihe'tbe roads; of the-old Romans, these footpatlis tun straight on through, eYeiythiug,_r}a*go, , and mountain and vaiiiey, never-.shying at. obstacles,, nor apywhere turaiug* asiSe to- breathe. top -withIu--tia's T %eneral^straiglitf<>i ? - wardness are a singular eccehtricity _ ^* the reasenis not far to seek,. If a stonO Is encountered, no native WJI1 eyer think of removing It; he fiiinplf walks around it. It would never occur to 14m that that stone ivns a displaCeaWe rib- Ject v and that for the general- weal he might displace it, •yiie Wb*le\» Appetiie,. A whale's appetite is pborioawnal. His chief Met cousisfg of JellyflBh. He haft simply ! to open hjs njoUth-ana pad- tjie along leisurely in order to take in Jellyfish by the wagon load. Such f» the'methodTaaopteft^the whalebone whale. The sperm whale, on the con- trary, captures huge squids weighing often several tons. Like his brother the whalebone whale, he must be con- stantly on the lookout for food* other- wise he would starve, Aa many as fourteen seals have been: taken from a thirty foot .\killer.\ Other fHhes of enormous appetites, are not uncommon, The bjueflsbr, for example, thrives on sardines and other small flsh. Assum- ing that one blueflsh eats ten small fish\ a day, it has been figured thaHt re quires -10,000,000,000 sardines to feed the 1,000,000,000 blueflsh on our coasts every summer- . Most curious of all eaters is the hydra—n alrhpge creature that can be turned inside out without Impairing its appetite or its power to cat—Scientific American. FIGHTING WITH LADRONES. Band Routed Near Manila—Strong, hold In.Mountalni Captured, \Manila Marcb 2.—A detachment ol scouts under Jhe command or Lieu- tenant Nickersoa attacked and defeat- ed a body of ladronea near the village of .Moriquina, Luxon, (teVen miles from Manila, .Sunday. Lieutenant Nicker- soa located the enemy and delivered his attack before daylight. After an hour's fighting the ladrones were scattered and 19 were killed and jnafly wounded. There were Bo casual- ties on. tho\side of the scouts. It is Unfcnowa if the'enemy formed a part of General San Miguel's force-. The constabulary last \Wednesday surprised and captured the stronghold of the ladrones in the mountains of Al- hay, % LmzOn, where a force of Iadrone3 attacked a small detaah<me<nt of con- stabulary on Pel). 26. Th«- constabu- lary lonJEednesday met With some re- sistance on the part Of the ladrones who were defeated with aloss oflQ.kilted and four captured.. The, ladrones' stronghold and supplies ware burned, Brigadier General Sumner, conn- maadimg the department of. Mindanao, telegraphs that .he expects trouble along the .military road north of Lake Lanao, Misamls. He says that the' datOs of the Sultan of -ilindanoo arw friendly had anxious for..peace but are unable-to control .sectlona-i^ thelp- un- ruly followers. General Sumner has warned the soldiers to avoid any con- flict and. to carefully gUard against Surprises, • • \. ' „ Savings and Loan Associations. Albany, Marcte SJ—Excessive ex- panses of savings and loan asspcfaUpns for clerk hire and similar expenses \are aimed at in the'eili Introduced by Sen- ator \Wilcoif. it provides that when any s-ucK 'expenses' shaR. exeeed 2*4 ptT eejat of the ajiioUnt received in any year subsefqueat 4o thefirst year aftei- •ineorporatiorij the s'tivte' suipertoteiident of' hanks ;alhall- adjust the, amounts, attd moreover that the>directors shall be responslbfo personaiiy for such ex- cessive .expenses for clerical services, 'ft.. Bills Signed by President. Washington, March -3, — The p;resi< dent signed the ahoy approprla,tibh Mid. the Philippine coinage bljjg, a . - A MI«t*Ke That Paid. Mistakes made on purpose sro-*omo- times profitable, and a Neyr York mei- chant illustrates It thus;. \A concern owed me f50, and repeat- ed duns did no good. The dobt wat perfectly square, but I had *no docu- mentary evidence on which to base a suit, so I decided to be foxy and **euro such proof. — * \I sent n bill for $100, with a caustic lo,ttcr, figuring that the concern would answer, repudiating the claim of $100 and saying that the amount was $50. Once I got this ndmlssion I would he in a position to sue. . • \Imagine my surprise and pleasure when I received a letter from the man- ager of the concern apologising for the delay and inclosing a check for $100.\ lies Mllklnr Stool, He—Then, if you are willing, we will be married at once, but we will not live in the close, crowded city. 1 will purchase a little farm, and We will live on it and ho as happy as turtle- doves. She—And I shall be a fanner's wjfe. \Yes my darling.\ \And what do you think, John J* You won't have to buy a milking stool for me, for Pre got one already.\ \You have*?' \Ota yes, the prettiest you ever saw —decorated with handsome plush and cherry colored ribbons.\ - 4 Cutrlyle onj XovelJ. ' A letter of CarlyhYs \gives ua .the opinion of novels entertained by him Itt the yehr 1860. To a budding story poller he wrote to suggest that she should \shove her own novel Well aside for a good whlle.or forever and be shy even of reading novels, if she do read, let it be good and wise books, which not one la 10,000 of thfe hind now? called •novels* is.\ And yet Carlyle was himself guilty'of at least begin- ning to write a novel, ' . •. ;^iir*«^*-.^)W<^»':*tet»*».at.. :- Dlttlng'is npi-^Japan.-a -aeriouabWM- ,nesa. TferaBan.es > .^ put ear becausfe' #ey have autjet, \Sfa cohvenrttion arid^^^am^mente form the prmcip8ivpa«i bf a b«hqhefe Cphyetsa T •tion heed hot be held^ only wltlj yo.ur neighbors, for if a man wishes to speak to a frie^ in another pari of the room he quietly slips the paper phnelbebind him, passes into the yerahda, enters the roonj again and sits ^down on the -&m : WPr« bis 1 >frlend; Exchanging cups is the chief ceremonyi.'at' a^ Japa- nese dinner. Sake, a spirit,made from rice resembling; dry sherry; is drunk hot Out of tihy iacquer and gold cups throughout- dinner,, and the musmes, who aliontheir heeltm the opfh-space of the fioor,.patiently watch for every cpporj^rjrJpfifl yotir curiwititfake. Whei^ a gentleman would exchaiige CUps, which ! Ub eaulyalent to drinking your health'be sit* down; in front \of you anajbegs the honor. You empty your cup into a bo 4 *! of water, have it filled with sake, drink, wash 'it again and hand it to your friend. Hh raises it to his forehead, bow*, has it filled and drinks. As this ceremoij-£. has to \be gone through a. great many times drinking is of kea'tt-mera pretense. Plat- ing is, howpTer.cbut a small part of the entertainment We ; must be amused, and to amuse is the business of the geishas, the licensed singing and danc- ing girls who are attached to every tea- house. „ 1. * But the singers \it a, Japanese dinner only take the part of the chorus to a Greek play, ajud they sing the story which, dancing girts represent or sug- gest by a series of gestures or pes. tare*,. The dancers- are splendidly dressed, and^their movements are so.- interesting, s^imliko anything, seen in Europe, thatlwe watch them with, a curious sense of pleasure, \LOSTJMONDAY.\ A re»«J«p T*im D«r *» Belfi«n* Whoie Orlarln Ip- « \Kymterjr. The first Monday after Epiphany i s a fete day throughout \Belgium. \Lost Monday*' it J* called; exactly why no One seems able to explain. The origin \of tho fete is lost in the legends of tho middle ages, but the modern accepta- tion pf the day is certainly lost to no one here;. Like Mardl Gras, Lost Mon- day Is »f day of general merrymaking, \Every cife and restaurant in Brussels keeps \open house,\ and free drlaks are on hand for all patrons of the ea- SaJbJJahnieat, and as a matter of fact for %m?.. others as well who are not regular patrons. On Black Monday, then, as it is Iron- h»ljy- called by some of tho mttlveg noToverenchnnted with tho day, tha streets of Brussels are given over to the people, and the adventurous for- eigner, who, Ignorant of the country's customs, ventures out, is ant to find that the Belgian populace tt no respect- er of perw?ns. On this day the shopkeep- ers, sighing behind their counters, find themselves compelled to hand over to their custoiuers* servants a forced con- tribution, akioantlng to at certain per- centage ot the year's purchases, while the bakersrtoo, have a contribution to offer In the shape of cakes specially made for the occasion and offered as gifts to their clientele, In this manner the unique fete is per- petuated, though the calendar does not note in any particular manner the first Monday»after Epiphany, Moou* In the Solar System. There are at least twenty moons in the solar system. Saturn alone bar eighty the biggest of them, Titan, being \nearly twice the size of the moon, and Jupiter possesses four, ranging in di- mensions upward from Pluropa, just about as large as'the orb ef terrestrial night, to Ganymede, greatest of all known moons, with a diameter of 3.4S0 miles, whereas the moon belonging to this world is only 2,100 miles through. ' \«; APtee Estlngrnlslter. A man'made application for insur- ance on a building situated in a village where there was no fire engine. He Whsasked: ' ,, \What are the facilities to your vit lage for extinguishing fire?\ \Well it rains sometimes,\ he re- plied, with great simplicity. A Grewf Invention. .Buyeu-So this suspender is called tho hydrbpjhohic? - , '••--.' Di-umlfner-T-Yes, slrj; these suspenders shrink \when the wearer approaches Water, and when.he gets hear a puddle they contract, Rf t him over It nhd land him, dry shod, oh the other side.—New York Times. - - ^ - ' w........^ ^ ., Wiratea to \RealiKe.\ 4- Thriee-jrear-old JUjia wanted, to write •Santa Glads to-bring her a \shoot gun.\ ^ When asked what she'Wanted It for, she''said; • ' / \I want to shoot ohe of papa's rcattlV and get the nionejr. out of it, for papa says there is mohey in cattiei\\44ttle Chronicle. -: - \• I. •I The great mfcn is J»e who does nbt ° Where the Otl^r ITaSt \4V«». A young minister in the course of an eloquent sermon on the pomps stnd vanities of the world staggered his prn* grjegatlon by exclaiming; \Here am I standing here preaching to ypu with* only half a \shirt on my back, while you**it there covered with gewgaws and other baubles,^ The next day i. parcel contnlnlng sey- eral brand new shirt* wa# left at his house by one of his hearers, a kind hearted old lady. Meeting the donor « few days afterward, he thanked her ex T eeedlngty, batespSssSad Bmoh nili-pri<g> nt receiving such an unexpected gift. \Qh said theiady, \you mentioned in your sermon on Sunday that you had only half a\ shirt on your back.\' \Quite true,\ added his reverence, \but you seem to forget the other half Was in front, 1 '—London Tit-Bits, TlndlcateA THelr Victim. BJornson was once asked by a friend upon what Occasion in his? life he Rad token the greatest pleasure in know- ing tha£he was a poet. \|t Was When it deiegaHUorf from the Right came to my house'in Ohristiattia,\' he answered, \and smashed all the windows. Be- cause when they had thus attacked rhe and were starting for home again they felt that they ought to Bing sOmethfcig, sad so they began to sing, 'YeSj we love this hind of ours.' They couldn't do anyUuhg else. They had to stag the song pf the man Whom they had at- tacked.'* Tfce Persian Grow's Bealc!\ There is a weapon known as the \crow's beak!' which Was formerly- much in use' among inen Of rank in • Persia and north India. Itwasa horse- man's Weapon and consisted of a broad curved dagger blade fixed at right an- gles-fo a shaft, pickax fashiob. The Shaft incloses a dagger, unscrewing at the htttt end This cbncealeddagger; is h very common feature of\ Indian arms had especially of the battie.. axes of -Persia; . •'\•:'•'••. -• ThellthtTli.tF.ilid , Mrs: A'-r-Wheh £\wat> engaged to ipy husband, Jae was.the very light Of iby existence.. . .,-. ' . ; ' • '.,/=.-< Miss D.-And how- - '\ ' • '^m Mrs; A^he light; goes out; ererF night—Brooklyn Life, • fhiiigs do not go wrong of ,ti»em-» «ilyes{ flOinehoajr^^ Rushes; ^na,~ttj(atj -\*