Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 29, 1899, Page 3

(neem ALGER STEPS OUT ;CRETARY OF WAR HANDS IN HIS RESIGNATION. Vill Go Into Effect Aug. 1, Though It Was Tendered “at the Pleasure of the/Prestaent” — Though Not Unexpected, the Came in the Nature of a Surprise —Neither Mr. Alger Nor the Presi- dent Would Make Any Comment— Speculative Comment as to His Successor. Resignation Washington, July 21.—Secretary Al- ger yesterday tendered to the presi- dent his resignation of the war port- folio. The resignation will become effective Aug. 1, though it was ten- dered “at the pleasure of the presi- dent.” Gossip has begun already as to his successor, but is entirely speculative, for, notwithstanding the reports that Mr. Alger would not long continue at the head of the war department, his actual resignation came suddenly and unexpectedly. That it would come by the end of the year was generally be- lieved, but so little was it expected at is time that some of the cabinet of- when the news first became public, were inclined to regard the an- mouncement as premature, the an- nouncement that it was actually in hand coming to them in the nature of a surprise. Formal acceptance of the resignation had net been made by the resident up to a late hour last night, But will be in a letter to be written in a day or two. No official statement as to the cause of the resignation was procurable either from the president nor from Secretary Alger, neither of whom would talk on the subject. Nor was the letter of resignation obtain- able at this time. For the present nothing will be made known officially concerning the severance of the of- ficial relations between the president and his war minister, but later on the official correspondence closing the lat- ter’s career as chief of the war de- partment doubtlessly will be given to the press. The belief has prevailed in Washington for some time that Secre- tar) Alger would resign from the cabi- net, but the date generally set for it was toward the end of the year, after he had submitted his annual report in which he intended to sum up what had been accomplished during his brief but eventful direction of the war department. Its tender then had been regarded as almost A Foregone Conclusion in view of Mr. Aiger’s announcement about a month ago that he had con- cluded to enter into competition for the vacancy in the United States sen- ate to be’ caused by the expiration of the term of Senator McMillan, a strong supporter of the administration, and that he had enlisted im his active sup- ort Gov. Pingree, who had repeated- iy made free criticisms of what was supposed to be cherished by the pres- ident toward the Filipinos. There have been many explanations and de- nials of the facts in that case, but in the end the impression was couveyed that the result of the Michigan visit- of the secretary had been to change the relations between the president and himself to such a degree as to make a restoration of their former status impossible apd to render the connection of the two as part of the same official family undesirable. At one time since then there was ground for the belief that a rupture might be avoided, but this belief ceased to be held when the news spread that Vice President Hobart and Secretary Alger ‘e in conference at Normanhurst, largely at least as a result of this conference that Secretary Alger ided to leave the cabinet at this "There has been no disclosure of w passed by the seaside, but it is significant that the return of the secre- tary to Washington was followed by prompt action. He arrived in Wash- ington Tuesday night too late to make any official calls. Almest before the executive departments were opened for business yesterday morning he called at the White House, and, visit- fag the president in his office, an- nounced that he had conclaed to re- sign his office. What passei on that point between himself and the presi- dent is only a matter of surmise, for neither have anything to say on tiis point. Who Will Succeed Him? Among the names which have been mentioned from time to time in the discussion when talk of Secretary Al- gers: forthcoming resignation has been been those of Gen, Horace rife have Porter of New York, now ambassador to France; Gov. Roosevelt of New Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, and Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn. The name of Gen. Corbin has been men- tioned in connection with an ad in- terim appointment pending the selec- tion of a permanept e-supant of the office. As to the report \aat Gen. Cor- pin would be sceretary aa juterim, an officer close to the genera, said there was no basis for the report; that the president had never contemplated naming Gen. Corbin -d interim, and that if such an appointmes. were ten- dered it would not be accepted. There was some talk also that Gen. Corbin might be given the portfolio perma- nently, although this was regarded as improbable even among Gen. Corbin’s » friends. Vv A aS Seat ae Gored to Death, Wausaukee, Wis., July 21.—Ike Was- son, a farm han empleved oa Holmes’ farm, was gored to death by a mad pull.’ His head was nearly severed from his body and otherwise badly mutilated. ——— Bicycle Record Smashed. Washington, July 21—Harry Elkes of Glen Falls, N. Y., the middle dis- tance champion bicycle rider of Amer- jca, covered a mile in 1:31 flat, thus Jowering the record for that distance held by Eddie MeDuffic of Boston. jes ce News of a Rich Strike. Seattle, Wash:, July 21—The steam- er Dirgo has arrived from Skaguay with news of a rich strike on Big Salmon river. The Dirgo had a num- ‘ber of passengers from Dawson who ‘preught $250, in gold dust. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, July 25. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern. 68 1-4@69 3-4c; No. 2 North- ern, 67@67 3-4c. Corn — No. 3 yellow. 30 1-2@31¢c; No. 2, 30@301-2c. Vats— No. 3 white, 26@261-2c; No. 3, 25 @ 251-2c. Barley and Rye—Sample bar- ley, 34@40e; No. 2 rye, 56c; No. 3 rye, ic. Duluth, July 25.—Wheat—No. 1 hard 721-8c; No. 1 Northern, 69 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 64 7-8c; No. 3 spring, 62 1-8¢; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 721-8c; No. 1 Northern, 693-8c; July, No. 1 hard, 721-8c; No. 1 Northern, 69 3-8¢; Sep- tember, No. 1 Northern, 69c; Decem- ber, No. 1 Northern, 69 5-8c; oats, 23 14 @23 3-4c; rye, 51 1-2c; barley, 34c; flax, to arrive, $1.01; September, 96 1-2c; October. 95 1-2c; corn, 31c. Minneapolis, July 25. — Wheat—July closed at 665-8c; September opened at 671-8c and closed at 661-2c; Decem- ber opened at 68 5-8c and closed at 68 @68 1-8e. On track—-No. 1 hard, 68 1-2c; No. 1 Northern, 67 1-2c; No. 2 North- ern, 66 1-4¢. Milwaukee, Wis., July 25. — Flour is steady. Wheat firm; No. 1 Northern, 72 1-2@73c; No. 2 Northern, 71@71 1-2c. Oats steady at 2414@271-4c. Rye lower; No. 1, 53 c. Barley steady; red, 711-2@73¢c; No. 2 hard winter, 69¢; 68@70 1-2c. ° @70 1-2¢; : Ny 2, 321 Yo. 3, 32c. Oats — No. 2, 24 1-2c; No. 3, 24c. Chicago, July 25. — Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $4.20@4.5: $4.45@4.55; rough heavy, $4.20@4. light, $4.30@4.55. Cattle—Beeves, @5.75; cows and heifers, $1.50@ 5 Texas steers, $4@4.80; stockers and feeders, $3.25@4.85. Sheep—Natives, 6.90. 25.—Cattle— , $4.256 cows and_ bulls, mixed, $2.25@4; stockers and feeders, $38.70@4.30; calves and yearlings, $3.75 @450. Hogs, $4.10@4:' 15. South St. Paul, July 25. $3.75@4.30. Cattle—Stockers, $3@3.50; heifers, 74@ $2.10@3; steers, $4.25@ 5 Sheep, $3.10; lambs Sioux’ City, Iowa, July Philippines Will London, July 25 ish consul at Manila, in his port to the foreign office, si mitting that for the moment all mercial enterprise in the Philippines is paralyzed, there is abundant evi- dence that when peace is declared and a settled form of government well es- tablished, the future prosperity of the Philippines will far exceed that of the past.” Prosper. —Mr. Harford, Brit- In Honor of Dewey. London, July 25.—The Rome corrfe- spondent of the aily Mail says: “Mascagni’s hymn in honor of Ad- miral Dewey was performed at Be- saro on Sunday for the first time be- fore an audience of 2,500. It was greatly appreciated and pronounced one of the greatest hymns Mascagni hes written. Glass Factory Closes Down. Kokomo, Ind., July 25.—The Green- town glass factory has closed down for an indefinite period, being the first stop for ten years. The plant, which made tableware and employed 300 men, passed into the hands of a trust a few days ago and it is feared the shut-down will be a long one. Loggers Get Damages. Stillwater, Minn., July 25.—The case of Dennis Boyle and William O’Brien against the Northwestern Improve- ment company for damages for the manner in which the defendant op- erated a dam on Kittle rover, result- ed in a verdict of $: 4.24 for plain- tiffs. Fire. —The busi- Ala., just Columbus, OF part of Phe oss the Cha from Co- destroyed by fire. Loss e negroes have been rested on suspicion of having started the fire. Accidental Death. Bloomer, Wis., July 25.—John Dolan, while taking a load of supplies to William Dolan’s logging camp, died, and was found about seven miled out of Bloomer. An inquest decided it was an accidental death. . Italians Were Citizens. New Orleans, July —A dispatch from Tallulah says that the five Ital- ians who were lynched Friday had beeen living in| Madison parish for some years and had all filed their dec- larations to become citizens. Killed. y 25. — Four men buried under 400 tons of clay in a bank at the Buckeye Sewer Pipe company. The fall was so sudden that the men had no chance to escape. Long Hammer Throw. Boston, July 25.—At the St. Augus- tine athletic games John Flannagan, of the New York Athletic club, broke the world’s hammer record by a throw of 164 feet one inch. Two Men Killed. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 25.—East- bound stock train on the Northwestern struck two men, supposed to be farm- ers, near Noray, about midnight, kill- ing them instantly. The Dreyfus Courtmartial. Paris, July 25.—It is announced that the Dreyfus court-martial at Rennes will open on Aug. Don Carlos Goes to Austria. Rome, July 25. — Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, has left Venice, os- tensibly for Austria. Dewey Prolongs His Stay. Trieste, July It has been decided that the Olym shall remain here ten days longe Crowds visited the eruiser yesterday and were shown over by the officers who explained every- thing about her to the visitors. Five Killed by an Explosion. Pola, Austria, July 25.—One of the boilers of the Austrian torpedo boat Adler exploded while the vessel was off the island of Toriola, in the Adri- atie sea, killing a lieutenant and four members of the crew. INGERSOLL IS DEAD. CELEBRATED AGNOSTIC SUDDENLY PASSES AWAY. Death Resulted From Heart Disease and Was Sudden and Unexpected —He Never Fully Recovered From the Attack of Heart Disease From 5 Which He Suffered During the Last Republican National Con- vention—Only His Wife With Him ‘When He Succumbed to the Grim Reaper. New York, July 23.—Col. Robert G. Ingersoll died at hs home, Walston-on- Hudson, near Dobb’s Ferry yesterday. His death was sudden and unexpected and resulted from heart disease, from which he has suffered since 1896. In that year, during the Republican na- tional convention he was taken ill and had to return home. He never fully recovered from the attack of heart dis- ease and was under the care of phys- jeians constantly. For the last three days Mr. Ingersoll has not been feel- ing well. Thursday night he was in better health and spent a portion of the evening playing billiards with Walston H. Brown, his son-in-law, and ©. P. Farrell, his brother-in-law and private secretary. He seemed to be in better health and spirits when he retired than he had been for sev- eral days. Yesterday morning he rose at the usual hour and joined the family at breakfast. He then said he had spent a bad night, but felt better. He had been suffering from abdominal pains and tightness about the chest. He did not think his condition at all danger- ous. After breakfast he telephoned to Dr. Smith, his physician, who an- swered the bell, and told him his ex- perience during the night. Dr. Smith, he said, told him to continue the use of nitro-glycerine and he would see him during the day. Col. Ingersoll spent the day swinging in a hammock and sitting on the verandah with a member of the family. He said he felt relieved of his pain. At 12:30 o’clock he started to go up stairs. On reaching the head of the stairs Col. Ingersoll turned into his wife’s room. Mrs. Ingersoll was there. Together they discussed what they would have for luncheon, and Col. Ingersoll said he had better not eat much owing to the trouble with his stomach, He seemed in good spirits then. After talking a few minutes Col. Ingersoll crossed the room and sat down in a rocking chair. He leaned his head upon his hand, which rested on the back of his chair. Mrs. Ingersoll asked hifm how he was feeling and he replied: “Oh, better. 'These were his last words. A sec- ond after they were uttered he was dead. The only sign noticed by Mrs. Ingersoll was that the whites of his eyes suddenly showed. There was not even a sigh or groan as death came. Doctors were hastily called, but their verdict was that death had come instantly. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral, but it will probably take place on Monday at the house, and the interment will be in Sleepy. Hollow cemetery at Tarrytown. INDIANS ARE UGLY. Indian Chief Flatmouth Dons His War Paint. Walker, Minn., July 23.—Chief Flat- mouth has discarded citizens’ clothes and appeared at the Pilot office yes- terday arrayed in war paint and feath- ers ard a most excited and determined mood. He said that he had called a council of all the Leech Lake Indians to assemble at the old agency on Mon- day, the 24th, to protest against the revocation of the eviction order. He claimed that the government would not respect the rights of the Indians; that the reservation was their terri- tory, and that if the settlers were per- mitted to remain in one-part of the reservation there was no excuse why they would not be permitted to go to other places. The Indians in this neighborhood do not take kindly to the action of the secretary of the interior relative to the matter. It will require careful di- plomacy to convince the Indians that the government intends keeping faith with them. FEELING AT CASS LAKE. Believed That Scheme of Removal Will Never Be Enforced. Cass Lake, Minn., July 23. — Secre- tary Hitchcock's order suspending en- forcement until Aug. 22 was received with great satisfaction. The people firmly believe the order of removal will be permanently disposed of and all allowed to stay. No one has moved away and all are prepared to stay and continue their business. The Indians here are glad the order has been sus- pended. Shot by His Son. Birmingham, Ala., July 23. — Frank Susie, a Portuguese, was shot and mortally wounded at Carbon Hill by his ten-year-old son. The father, who was drunk, threatened to kill the whole family, when the son interposed. Killed by an Explosion. Waynesburg, Pa., July 23.—A_ boiler explosion occurred at the Zadock Whitehill sawmill near here. One man was blown over 200 yards and killed. Another alighted in a creek and was not seriously injured. San Francisco Gets There. Indianapolis, July 23.—The executive committee of the Epworth League oc- cupied the afternoon in deciding on the meeting place for 1901, finally se- lecting San Francisco. Los Angeles and Denyer were candidates also. Defaulter Slips Away. Chicago, July 23. — A special from Vancouver, B. C., says the allegéd de- faulter, Moore, wanted in Boston, has slipped away on a boat to the Klondike just as the detectives thought they had him. He embezzled $50,000. Earthquake Shoks Felt. Los Angeles, Cal., July 23. — Two sharp earthquakes were felt distinctly in the southern part of the state. The first shock lasted several minutes. The vibrations were from east to west. No damage was done. ‘ter, surrendered himself. Mrs. Babcock, Who Was Most P. Se lar in Washington. cco adison, Wis., July 19.—A telegram has been received here ahhouuging ts death at Neceedah, Wis., of the wife of Congressman J. W. Babcock. Death was caused by a cancerous growth on the breast, for which Mrs. Babcock underwent two operations. She was forty years old and was married twen- ty-six years ago. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Finch, are still living and reside at Lyons, Iowa. During her residence in Washington-the past ten years she met many people prominent in official life. The Babcock home in Washington has of late years been a popular resort for all Wisconsin vis- itors and residents of the Capital City. BANK CLOSHS ITS DOORS. The Germania of St. Paul Conldn’t Stand a Run. St. Paul, July 19. — The Germania bank closed its doors yesterday and is in the hands of Public Examiner Pope. The bank closed voluntarily in the in- terest of its general depositors. Public Examiner Pope was notified by Gus- tav Willius, president, who asked the bank examiner to take charge of the institution. The closing of the bank is due almost directly to the recent clos- ing of the Savings Bank of St. Paul by the public examiner. The closing of the savings bank started a run on the Germania bank which has since been constant. Some of the amounts with- drawn were $5,000 and more. COLORED VISITORS Discuss With the President Prob- lems Relating to Their Race. Washington, July 19. — Mr. Lyons, register of the treasury; ex-Repre- sentative Cheatnam, recorder of deeds, and John P. Green, United States stamp agent, three of the leading col- ored men of the administration, held a consultation with the president re garding matters of interest to their race. During the course of the con- sultation the effort of certain colored men to array the colored race against the administration on account of its Philippine policy, was mentioned, and Mr.-Lyons assured the president that i his opinion it would amount to lit- le. WALSH WILL BE THERE. Secretary of Democratic National Committee Hurrying to Cihcago. Chicago, July 19.—A special from Ta- coma, Wasn., says: C. A. Walsh of Ottumwa, Iowa, secretary of the na- tional Democratic committee, has ar- rived from Dawson and left immedi- ately for Chicago. He came out on purpose to attend this week’s meeting of the committee at Chicago. In the interview at Skaguay Walsh an- nounced himself as opposed to trusts and expansion. Of next year’s cam- paign he said that the issue will be on trusts, militarism and the record of McKinley’s administration respecting the war and the Philippine rebellion. WILL GREET DEWEY. American Officials in Austro-Hun- gary to Meet the Admiral at Trieste. Vienna, July 19. — It is understood that the United States minister to Austria-Hungary, Mr. Samuel C. Har- ris, and others connected with the American legation, as well as most of the United States consuls in Austria- Hungary, are going to Trieste to greet Admiral Dewey upon his arrival there. BIKE RIDER KILLED. Henri Fournier Run Down by a Rac- ing Team. New York, July 19.—Henri Fournier, the noted long-distance bicycle rider, died at the Manhattan hospital last night from the effects of injuries re- ceived in a bicycle accident a few hours’ previous. He was thirty-five years old. Fournier was run down by a racing team. His injuries were in- ternal. FILIBUSTER WARNING. Expedition May Try to Leave for Central American Countries. Jacksonville, Fla., July 19. — The United States district attorney here has been warned from Washington to beware of filibustering expeditions from the Florida coast against Hon- duras, Nicaragua and other Central American countries. BELL IN CUSTODY. The Man Accused o {Stealing the Carranza Letter. Montreal, July 19.—George Frederick Bell, the man who swore he stole the Carranza letter, and for whose arrest a warrant was issued on Saturday, charging him with the theft of the let- He was re- leased on $800 bail. Klondike Output. Washington, July 19. — Frank A. Vanderlip, assistant secretary of the treasury, has returned from a month’s trip through the West on business connected with the government mints and assay o ces. He said that what appears to be a conservative estimate of the amount of gold which will come out of the Klondike this summer is 18,000,000, a large proportion of which will go through the government assay office at Seattle. Quarrel Ends in Murder. Columbus, Ohio, July 19. — At Gilli- van, near Plain City, Richard Daven- port, a farmer, was stabbed to death by James Mills, also a farmer. George Woodell was beaten over the head by a son of Mills with a club and is in a critical condition. The murder result- ed from a quarrel which grew out of evidence which Mills had given in a game law case. Bought Seventeen Tugs. Milwaukee, July 18.— The Great Lakes Towing company secured sev- enteen tugs yesterday, seven in this city and ten in Duluth. The entire transaction involved a cash invest- ment of $275,000. Fired on by Strikers. Bonanza, Ark., July 19.—A party of strikers fired on the guards at the Cen- tral Coke and Coal company’s mine. The guards returned the fire and shots were flying in every direction. No one | was hurt. : CONGRESSMAN'S WIFE DEAD. | oe SCIENTIFIC TOPICS. CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY AND INVENTION. flow an Inventive Woman Makes Use of Old Bedsprings—A Copying Fress Saturator That Takes the Place of the Brush—New Idea in Folding Boats Use for an Old Bedspring. The inventive mind of man usually turns itself to the construction of some new article of use or ornament, some addition to the earth’s treasures evolved by patient study and thought. Not so the inventive mind of woman; that is usually employed in devising ways of utilizing the useless; of turn- ing te some secondary purpose that which was intended for some entirely different metier. In Brooklyn, where annexation to New York has not destroyed the dis- tinetive features, and where people still own patches of garden where flowers and fruit are carefully tended through the trying seasons of youth, a bright woman with the inventive mind aforesaid has taken two old spring beds which have done duty in their intended roles until old age has broken their wires and reduced their slats to a pitiable stage of decrepitude, fas- tened them against her back fence, and already trained vines are begin- ning to creep about their unsightliness and peep through the slats with a promise of blossoms later on which shall turn the old spring beds into a glory of crimson and gold; and it is safe to say that when the time comes no one who is not initiated into the secret will be able to tell the founda- tion of the trailing vines. Who can say that the inventive mind that turns the spring bed into such a blessing to the eye does not rank with the mind that first con- ceived the bed itself? The Persian Carpenter. In accordance with the invariable custom of all eastern artisans, the car- penter sits upon the ground while at work, Instead of a bench a strong stake is driven down before him, leav- ing about ten inches above ground, and upon this he rests his work and keeps it steady with his feet. The fa- cility with which the work is executed in this position has always been a matter of surprise to European work- men. In the royal arsenals English tools are used and a better system of working has been introduced under the superintendence of British officers, but in the native workshops the workmen are still to be seen squatting on the ground, and, being used to this posi- tion from infancy, and their tools be- ing formed to work with more effi- ciency when used in this way, any al- teration is scarcely to be expected. Their principal tools are the frame saw, adze, planes, hammers, nails and a few smaller tools.—Southern Lum- berman. Temperature of Diamodds. A good diamond is a good deal colder than an imitation and the lapidaries say that the best way to detect this difference is to touch the stones to the tongue. Sapphires, emeralds, rubies, garnets and other precious stones may be tested in the same way; the real stone is invariably colder than the im- itation.. The lapidaries do not give a reason for the difference, but it may be found, perhaps, in the greater densi- ty of the real stones, which makes them better conductors of heat. A New Folding Boat. A western man has invented an im- proved form of folding boat, which should proye very successful as an aid to inland fishermen and sojourners in the forests of Maine and New Hamp- shire during the summer and fall fish- ing season. Any one who has “toted” a heavy poat across a Maine “carry” has sighed for something that would come apart when desired, and yet would be suffi- (Made to break down into sections, and thus readily transported.) ciently stable to withstand the shocks and bumps incident to a trip up or down the average New England inland stream, The boat consists of two middle sec- tions and two end sections. The mid- dle sections are hinged so that they fold together, forming a sort of box, in which the end sections may be stowed. When the four sections are in position and bolted together a com- ends, constituting buoyant air cham- bers. A New Golf Club. One of the latest devices of the fad- dist in golf clubs is the single-piece driver, which is said to possess distinct merits over the ordinary implement. ‘The idea emanates from the other side, where most of the innovations of this kind have their origin, and those who are responsible for its introduction claim that the club is the longest driv- ing implement that has yet been pro- duced. As its name implies, it is made all of one piece, the shaft being | ‘bent at the neck to allow the head of the club the proper angie, and in this way the grain runs continuously from leip to toe. Ree =e ie id , The distinct merit which the club’ is supposed to possess is a greater sup-; pleness of shaft, the absence of binding’ at the point where the head and shaft are usually joined making this possi- ble, Fish-Eating Spiders. There are certain large sea spiders (two feet from toe to toe), collossen- deis gigas, that live in the water and: feed entirely upon molluscs and worms.- The carniverous wolf spider, an am- phibious inhabitant of the tropical re- gions of South America, is said to pre- fer a fish diet, although it is not averse to eating mice, young birds, and even snakes, resembling in this respect the theraphosidae, or bird-catching spiders of India and Queensland, some of which equal a cat in size. The collos~- sendeis is the most formidable speci- men of the spider family, measuring six inches round the body and possess- ing twelve long, hairy legs with which it grips its finny prey. It attacks fish several times larger than itself, and, after biting them through the back and stinging them to death, gluts itself by sucking the juices from the bodies of its victims. New Office Device. A new piece of office furniture is the copying press bath which was de- signed to take the place of the brush generally used for that purpose. It consists of a box of sufficient size to accommodate a sheet of the paper generally used. The bottom consists of a padding filled with particles of sponge. The lid of the box is hinged and carries on its inside a spring-ac- tuated plate, which forces the paper against the saturated padding of the bottom. Thus the paper is moistened evenly and sufficiently, and yet is not soaked to such an extent that it is torn in manipulation, This apparatus has been patented. New Method of Galvanizing. Formerly the deposition of a zine coating to preserve iron from rusting was only effected by the aid of heat, but within two years past a cold proc- ess of galvanizing by electrolysis has been put into practice. It is averred that the new process overcomes many defects of the old, such as lack of uni- formity in the thickness of the zinc film and roughness of the surface. As formerly practiced, galvanizing often necessitated the recutting of screw threads on account of the uneven de- posit, but with the electrolytic method no such difficulty arises. It is also claimed that the zinc coating adheres ‘more firmly when deposited by the new process, while the cost is dimin- ished. Oyster Culture. One of the divisions of the United States fish commission has investigat- ed a number of problems’ connected with oysters and their culture, and has reported on the origin of the color of green oysters. This variety is due to vegetable matter used by the oysters for food, and in no way injures the edible qualities of the bivalve. Red oysters have been occasionally noted, but there has as yet been no opportu- nity for their investigation. Stone and Ow. D. C. French, the sculptor, says that there is more chance for young Amer- icans in sculpture than in painting. “I believe,” he adds, “that our natural character is more adapted to working in stone than in oil.” Mark Twain, hearing this, replied: ‘Well, give me the oil well, and the French-can take the quarry every time.” A New Ending. Merritt—I had an awfully embar- rassing thing happen to me this after- noon. I was walking with a girl, when a sudden gust of wind blew off my hat and sent it kiting up the mid- dle of the street. Giles—You surely weren’t fool enough to run after it? You know there is always sure to be some oblig- ing stranger who will chase it for you. Merritt—So I’d always heard. But the girl began laughing at my predica- ment, and said I’d have to do some scorching to beat the wind. Giles—Well, of course, she was a girl, and didn’t know that some other fellow would do the sprinting for you. ‘Merritt—In the meantime a man had been chasing it up the block, and when the hat scurried around the first corner I knew he would catch it, for he wa running like a Spaniard. Giles—Just as I told you. Merritt—I continued very leisurely, and when I got to the corner—— - Giles—There was the obliging man with your hat. Merritt—No. Both the man and the hat had disappeared. Could Remember Some Things. Traveling Missionary—And how many children have you, Mr. Bur- dock? Farmer Burdock (doubtfully)—Well, now, I dunno. There’s Dick and John and Kate—wife, how many children are there around here? His wife—Nine; five boys and four- girls, Traveling Missionary—A fine family and a fine farm, Mr. Burdock. You keep stock, I presume? Farmer Burdock—Oh, yes; I’ve got 173 head of Jersey cattle, 589 sheep and 91 hogs. ; :