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POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS A Dttl In Cum. So-io of these little newsboys are oureeful little uiltes. A day or two ng" a business tiuiu dropped a sllvci mounted fountain peu through the. (rratlr.g In front of building on West Third street. They told him lu th store thut there was no access to the hole from the Inside.

He seemed to be up against It. Two uewsles saw him peering down iuto the grating and got interested. "I'll git it out fer you, mister." spoke up ono of them, "If you'll stand tho ex-pense. It'll take about a nickel's worth chewln' gum." The man said bo would finance the gum scheme, whatever It might be. A minute or two later the boy had dashed into store and got a yardstick.

He was chewing hard on an entire 5 cents' worth of gum. As soon as this was properly softened by the process of mastication he placed it on tho end of the yardstick, stuck the stick through the grating until the gum mot tho pen and brought tbe pen up with the utmost dispatch. Cleveland Plain Dealer. I did not hear the sound of the thunderbolt when itstruck.because the electricity had passed through the body and paralyzed the auditory nerves before the slow-footed sound-waves got there. The electricity spread over the outside of the body, paralyzing the whole periphery, and cutting off all connections with matter.

It did not paralyze the brain nor the internal machinery, as (he heart and lungs, and hence I could think and breathe and live. This accident happened a number of years ago out on the prairies of Kansas. It is rather unusual. It is not often that beings are deprived of sensation and still retain the power of consciousness. I have frequently intended to, write out a little account of the event, just as I have 'often in conversation told it to friends, but have never done so till now.

J. Howard Moore. Too Wall Imitated. It I no easy matter for violin maker to rival the famous strudlvarlus Instruments, but this an American maker did, uud did so effectively that expert pronounced his violin a genuine Strudl-varlus. Tbe successful man was tbe late Goorge Gemuuder, a famous vlollu mnker of New York, Ills remarkable ability as a preparer of violins was known to many a distinguished player, such as Ole Pull.

Remcnyt and Wll-helmj. Dut be made, so runs the story, his greatest success at the Paris exposition of Eiffel tower fame. To that exhibition he sent an imitation Strndlva rlus and to test its merits had it placed on exhibition as the genuine article. A committee of experts carefully examined tbe instrument and pronounced it a StradI varlus. So far Mr.

Geniun-uer's triumph was complete. But now came a difficulty. When he claimed that It was not an old violin, but a new one made by himself, the committee would not believe him. They declared he uever made the instrument and pronounced httn an Impostor, tie bad done his work too well. Worst of All.

Mr. Lane, Mr. Holmrt and Mr. Meek had bteu off fishing tho day before. They had gone unexpectedly from the postofllce, where they met, and neither Mm.

Lane. Mrs. Hobart nor Mrs. Meek had been Infoianed of their whereabouts until nightfall. "And it did bout ull what poor luck we'd had!" said Mr.

Lane when the three friends met tho next day. "I tried to explain to Sndlo that we kep staying In tbe hopes of fetching home something that would show why we'd stayed, but she said we'd acted like a parcel o' yearlings aud it would be one while before she'd have a hot apple pie for my 'diuuer again and dumplings. She ran mo uphill and dowu. I tell ye!" "Maria spoko of my clothes," said Mr. Hobart forlornly.

"She pointed out the way tho dampness bad cockled that coat I had on. She said 'twouldu't ever bo the same again and If I knew of anybody that was going to spend summer days heating great Irons aud pressing out clothes tor a man like mo she dldu't!" "Marthy never said a word," said Mr. Meek as the other two meu turned to him, but ns they, remarked with one r.ccerd. "That's the kind of wife to have!" Mr. Meek looked much depressed, 'The only trouble Is," he added, "she hasn't spoken yet, aud I don't know when she will." Being Struck by Lightuiug.

It was about eleven o'clock at night. I had gone to bed early, but could not sleep on account of the noise of the storm. I had gotten up and was standing in the door with my elbow against the door facing and my head in my hand. I was just in the act of thinking that I would lie down again, when I was suddenly siezedwith a strange, subtle spell. It just came over me There was no premonition, or accompaniment of any kind-no sound no flash, no pleasure, no pain.

I seemed to be transferred to a sort of stato, where I could think and realize, but had no communication with the material world. All my senses were closed I couldn't see nor hear, nor feel. I couldn't think what had happened to me." It was a new experience. 1 remembered I was standing in the door the last I knew. But whether I was still standing there, or had dropped, or had lunged, out into the darkness, or whether I anywhere in I did' riot know.

I remember the thought came to me that maybe I had been hit on the head by some malevolent being or thiug. I3ut pretty soon I concluded I had been struck by lightning and killed. 'And I began calling (or trying to call) "Help, I'm I supposed I was merely putting forth the effort to call without doing so, for I could not hear myself calling and, could not locate myself But I was calling. And it wasn't long before my parents were at my side. The building had been struck by a terrible bolt and nearly broken in two.

The electricity had struck the comb of the building and had passed down both sides of the roof, tearing off the sheeting and shingles as it went. The electric current was on its way to the ground, of course. And as it passed down the wall of the building, a part of if was diverted from the door fac ing to my arm, human flesh being a better conductor of this fastidious fluid than pine, The current passed np my left arm nearly to the shoulder, leaped across from my arm to my chest (burning two holes in my sleeping dress) passing down the chest and abdomen, thence down both lower limbs, and out into the floor. I was badly burned. All the cuticle came off my upper arm, and perhaps a square foot from my chest.

No wounds were caused, other than the skin wounds, except a pit on my upper arm and a peculiar mark on each of the soles of feet. When my parents got to me, they began to do the first thing they thought of, I suppose, which was to throw water on me. This tended to draw away the electricity from the body, allow the senses to begin to re-open. I could soon see the light faintly and hear them working over me. The sounds seemed as if they came from a distance and the light was like a light off in the fog.

I could soon feel with my right hand and arm, which, being farther from the path of the current, received a lighter charge than the rest of the body. It was a Strange experiencethis restoration of communication with material things. It seemed as if I had come back to where there was something, where things were real and solid and natural. AIL during the paralysis, there was no feeling of any kind. But as the electricity left the body, there came the most racking pains as if a million needles were running everywhere through the body.

When they bent or moved my body, Ire-member that I had the idea that I was being broken to pieces. They put me on the bed about the worst thing they could have done, for the bed insulated the body and retarded the escapp of the elec tricity. If they had taken me right out out and laid me on the ground in the rain, the electricity 'would have run out quickly into the earth Many persons, I suppose, are saved; from death by lightning by being1 stricken out in the storm. They fall to the ground and the electricity runs out into the earth. And if the Machinery of Congress Already Started for Postal Savings Bank Law, A Sat and Sans Flan for the Con enience of the People and the Encouragement of Thrift "We favor the establishment of a posta! savings bank system for the convenience of the people and the encouragement of thrift." This is the declaration of the Republican national platform, and postal savings banks will without doubt be authorized by law and established as a part of our financial system by the action of Congress at Its coming session, which will be convened In December.

Indeed, much has already been accomplished towards the enactment of this law. At the last session of Congress a bill was carefully prepared which met with the approval of the Postmaster General, and was reported upon favorably by the Senate Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. This bill is now on the Senate calendar and can be acted upon ns soon as Congress Is convened. The scope of the proposed law Is set forth in the committee report, which is in part as follows Committee Report. The purpose of this bill is to place at the disposal of people of small means the machinery of tbe Postollioe Department to aid und encourage them to save their earnings.

The subject of postal savings banks or depositories is not new in this country and It may be truly said to be quite familiar to tho people of Europe and the British colon ies. The propriety of establishing i postal savings banks became the subject of discussion In England as early as 1S07. Every objection to such use of the postolliee facilities urged in this country was vigorously pressed In the long-continued discussion of the subject In England. For over fifty years private savings 1 institutions waged bitter opposition to the growing sentiment in favor of postal savings banks, but notwithstanding such opposition In 1801 an act of Parliament was passed entitled "An act to grunt additional facilities for depositing small savings with tho security of the government for the due repayment thereof." That the alarm of private institutions was ill founded is amply proven by the recorded fact that the private savings bonks increased their capital by more than ten millions of dollars In the first fifteen years following tbe establishment of postal savings institutions. That the postal savings institutions proved successful is satisfactorily attested by the fact that no backward step has ever been taken in England on this subject and by the further fact that In rapid succession the lead of England was taken by other countries.

The primary purpose of these institutions Is to encourage thrift and a saving disposition among the people of small means by placing at their disposal in every part of the country ready facilities for the depositing of small sums, with absolute assurance of repayment on demand with a low rate of interest on a limited aggregate amount Poatal Saving Bank Needed. In certain parts of our country savings Institutions are suiliciently numerous to accommodate the people, but such areas are quite limited, being confined to New England and New York. It Is alleged that by reason of tbe number and location of savings banks there Is one savings account to every two of the population of New England, Whereas in all the country outside New England and New York the average is only one savings account to every 157 of the population. Taking such figures to be approximately correct and recognizing tbe fact that the people of all sections of this country are pretty much tbe same in habits, inclinations, and purposes, It must be obvious to the most casual observer that tbe people, of the South, the Middle West, and the West do not save their earnings as do those of New England from tbe mere want of secure places in which deposits may be made. To those who feel inclined to believe that the establishment of postal savings depositories will involve an element of paternalism it seems quite sufficient to suggest that the machinery of the Postofllce Department is now in existence and will continue to exist without diminution of expense whether such depositories are created or not and that tbe establishment of these depositories for the benefit of the people will not involve one farthing of loss to the Post-Office Department, but will probably, on the contrary, prove more than self-sustaining.

Very sllght-i computation will clearly demonstrate that the postal savings depositors can not burden the Post-Office Department with any additional deficiency. 1 Quit Clear. Masqueradcr (explaining who he Is supposed to represent) I'm that fellow who fought the battle of what do you call It you know. What's his nam? says all about him In his great book You remember, every one took him for tbe other chap until they found be couldu't bo: then they knew he wasn't Think I look the part? London Sketch Sand Fish. At low tide in midsummer on certain parts of the Breton coast men and boys with baskets and hoes descend the white beach to the sea's edge.

They are anglers, but the fish they seek live on dry laud. With his hoe each fisherman makes swiftly In tbe packed sand shallow parallel trenches, very close together and about a yard long. If tho luck be good every scratch of the hoo uncovers three or four silvery fish, tho size of sardines, that leap up glittering Into the They must be seized quickly or at once they bury themselves In the sand again. They are called lancons. The smaller ones are used for mackerel bMt: the larger, with their heads cut off.

make, fried, an excellent dish a good deal Hko fried smelts. With daylight tides tho lancons are seldom bigger than a man's middle finger, but with the night tides, when promenaders have not disturbed the sand, they run very large Indeed. Then, their lanterns flashing on tho boa 'h, the Breton fishermen often capture lancons a foot long Cut Heads. Tho Liverpool Post has been making observations with regard to tho "cut heads" which tiro treated at tho hospitals between 12 nud 2 a. m.

The Post says that the houso surgeons have noticed a curious difference in tho sexes on different nights. On Saturday nights tho subjects are mostly men who have received their wages, redeemed their clothes from pawn and drunk enough to lead to a brawl. Monday night, however, is "ladles' night." Tho men have gone to work, and the wives have tnkon their husbands' best ami only suit to tho pawnshop, and thou it Is their turn to drink the proceeds and cut ono another's heads, Tho usual answer to tho question "Who did it?" Is, "Another lady wot lives In tho same 'ouso." Married Paupers and Divorce. "An odd thing about married paupers Is that they like to llvo separata," said a single pauper. "You know how almshouses nro arranged.

There's a men's ward, a women's ward and a mixed or nmrrlod ward. Well, tho mixed ward Is always nearly empty. Not that we lock married paupers. Oh, no. But the husbands prefer to bachelor It among tho men and the wives to old maid it among the women.

Tho older our married paupers get tho more vehement is their Insistence on separato living. 'She's nllim the octogenarian will growl. "'Nobody can't sleep o' nights with scch snorlu' as sniffs the septuagenarian femalo. "And so they separate to all Intents divorced." Philadelphia Bulletin. A Great Financier.

A man who occupied a little back room In poor quarter of tho eaBt end of London was evicted for nonpayment of rent lie bad nothing but a valise and a few clothes, and while they were throwing him and bis belongings out of tho house a bulky mnnuscrlpt fell out of his pockot. Nobody noticed It at the time, but after he bad gathered bis clothes and taken bis departure one of the bystanders saw the big roll of paper, picked It up and on opening It was surprised and amused to find It contained an elaborate scheme for refunding the national debt of the British empire. Knew Hi Rights. "I fine you." said tbe police Justice. "$30 and costs." "Y'r honor," protested Tuffold Knutt, who had been hauled up for vagrancy, "all tho prop'ty I've got.

in the world Is a plugged nlcko) an' me clp'es. an' they hain't wuth niore'n about two bits. That fine's It's con-fistlcatlon, an' It won't never stand tbe test the fed'ral courts. I shall tako an appeal, y'r honor!" Chicago Tribune. Th Negro and th Watermelon.

A negro bought a watermelon for 50 cents und sold It a few minutes later for the same price. The purchaser changed his mind and sold It back to the negro for 40 cents. Later the negro sold It for CO cents. IIow much profit be make? New York World. Savee Him.

"How did Snlggsley ever get his reputation for tbe possession of great wisdom?" "His wife talks so much that he never gets a chance to expose bis ignorance." Chicago Record-Herald. Life without liberty Is Joyless, but ll'e without Joy may Ih great. The greatness of life Is sacrifice. Oulda. Can't Twiddle Their Thumbs.

The gorilla and chimpanzee, which belong to the higher order of apes, have ninny points of resemblance to man, but there Is one thing they cannot do that Is, twiddle their thumbs. In the gorilla tbe thumb Is short and does not reach much beyond the bottom of the first Joint of the forefinger. It is very much restricted In its movements, and the animal can neither twiddle his thumbs nor turn them round so that tbe tips describe a circle. There are the same number of bones In the hand of a gorilla as In the hand of a man, but the thumbs of the monkey have no separate (lexer or bending muscle. This Is why a monkey always keeps the thumb on the name side as the fingers und uever bends It rouud nny object that may be grasped, lu the gorilla the web between the fingers extends to the second Joint, the lingers taper to the tips, and there is a cullos Ity on the knuckles on which the uul ma rests when walking on nil four The Andromeda Nebula.

One of tho most astonishing object in the heavens, especially when photo-graphed, is the gvwit nebula In the constellation Andromeda, which Is visible ns a misty speck to tho naked eye. It has Ions puzzled astronomers, lie-cause while Us structure series of vast rings surrounding a central mass suggests a gaseous constitution, its spectrum is continuous, resembling that of the sun. It hns been suggested that it may be composed of 'stars constituting a universe external to ours, ocent studies of its parallax, bow-. er, Indicate that it Is nearer to us than some of the well known stars, such as Capella, and Mr. J.

Ellard Gore, the English astronomer, points out that if the Andromeda nebula were assumed to be on external universe, having a diameter comparable with that of the Milky way. its mass would be forty million million million times the mass of the sun. This is regarded as Incredlblo and so may bo taken as an additional argument lu favor of the view that this nebula Is a member of our system. Youth's Companion. Care of the Hands.

If you wish to keep your hands soft and white keep a jar of almond meal on the washstand. Oatmeal and even cornnieal will do just as well. After washing the hands In soup and warm water rub the meal on (hem generous ly. This will keep tho bunds wonderfully, soft -and white. For stains ami obstinate spots keep a cake of toilet pumice stone on hand aud rub the spots with this, aud they will quickly be re moved.

Dry every part of, the hands on a soft towel and then rub in a good cream that you find agrees with your skin. Crab Apple Jelly. Wash the fruit aud cut In quarters, cutting out the stems, blossom end ami any blemishes. Put in preserving kettle aud cover with water until It Is just barely lu sight. Boll quickly, und as soon as apples are tender strain through cheesecloth.

Do not allow the apples to cook until mushy or the Jelly will be cloudy or flaky, as the scum will not rise. The fruit must be undqrrlpe und hard, though not actually green. A Good Laundry Apron. An apron made of denim, fashioned like a man's work apron, will be found more satisfactory when washing thau an ordinary apron or one made of oilcloth. The ordinary gingham apron soon becomes soaked with the water that has splashed, and the oilcloth apron is heavy and bulky and bard to work in.

Sew two large pockets, one on each side of the apron, for putting the clothespins In Napa Land a Catcher. Catcher rover Land of the Toledo club in tbe American association has been sold to the Cleveland club, but will remain with Toledo until the close of tbe present season, on Sept. 15. This Will make Land's second appearance in a big league. Pitcher McCarthy Fooled 'Em.

McCarthy, the young twlrler secured by the Boston Nationals from Pittsburg soon after the Pirates took him off Cincinnati's hands, has proved him-self a wonder. The Observing One. Patron-- IIow can yon tell whether a couple are married or not? Hotel Keeper If he orders tvo whole portions, they lire not; If he orders oue portlou for two. they are. twenty years ago J.

Howard Moore who was then residing wi' h'his parents on their farm over in Pittsburg township, was struck by lightning; an account of the occurrence was given in the Record at that time. Mr. Moore, has just written his experience, and it appears in "Science and Craft," as above, a copy of which we have just received. Stat Legislation The States have control of labor legislation within their respective bounds, federal auftiority being confined, so far us labor la concerned, to the District of Columbia and the territories, federal reservations and federal public works. The story of Jabor legislation shows that nearly all labor reforms originated In Republican States, and at the present day the Republicans are far ahead of the Democrats In the enactment and enforcement of laws for the welfare of men uud women and children who work "for a living.

Twenty -six out of thirty Republican States have labor bureaus, and only seven out of sixteen Democratic States have similar bureaus, without which labor laws are often dead letters. Twenty-three' Republican States have factory lusiectors to see to the enforcement of the factory laws. Only six Democratic States have factory inspection services. Fifteen States thirteen Republican and two Democratic have free employment agencies. Eighteen States have laws on their statute books prohibiting labor on government works or public contracts for more than eight hours a day.

Of these States sixteen are Republican and two Democratic. Four Republican States and one Democratic State have laws declaring eight hours to be a legal working day in the absence of a contract. Twenty-seven States prohibit the employment of children under fourteen years of age In factories. Ot those twenty-three are Republican and four are Democratic States. Laws limiting the hours of the employment of children In factories or stores have been enacted in twenty-four Republican and thirteen Democratic States.

Eighteen Republican and ten Democratic States prohibit night work by children. Twelve Republican and three Democratic States prohibit the employment of children In operating dangerous machinery or cleaning machinery in motion. Fifteen Republican and six Democratic States limit the hours of labor of women. It should be noted that twelve of the Republican States which limit women's hours of labor hare factory Inspectors to see that the law Is obeyed, while only three of the Damocratlc States make such provision. In twenty-three Republican and ten Democratic States employers are required by law to provide seats for female workers.

Twelve States have enacted legislation Intended to effect the extinction of the sweatshop system, with its degrading and revolting accessories. Of these twelve States ten are Republican and two Trade Union Label Fourteen Republican States and only one Democratic State Nevada have laws in force prohibiting employers from discharging persons on account of membership in labor organizations, or from compelling, persons to agree not to become members of labor organizations as a condition of securing employment or continuing in their employ. Forty States have passed laws allowing trade unions to adopt labels or trademarks to be. used to designate products of the labor 'of their members, and prohibiting the counterfeiting of tbe use of such labels or trade-marks by unauthorized persons. Of these States twenty-eight are Republican and twelve are Democratic The foregoing presents for consideration by Intelligent, patriotic labor substantial facts and figures taken from the statute books of the several States.

I No platitude can upset them. They prove the records of the Republican party and of the Democracy on the labor issue, and they must convince every reasonable reader that the Republican party has not only brought American labor up to its present honorable standard, but that labor can look only, to the Republican party for assurance of protection and prosperity in. tba future. EGISLA1N She Drew th Line. Reeking redress for domestic troubles, negro woman who resembled nothing so much us she did tho "before taking" half of an antlfnt remedy appeared at court "I's a wronged woman," she hissed iu a glve-nie-bnck-those-papers voice.

"Ah want redress." "What's the trouble?" luqulred the sympathetic Judge. "It's 'bout mnh olo mun. lie's done been cnaylu' on high wlf a lot uv doese ultfgnh gals, au it's got so band twill Ah don' see him niore'n once a week. Soincphln's got t' be done." The judge's eye held a crafty gleam. "You are seeking a divorce a legal separation?" he questioned.

"Go 'long, man! Dlvo'co nothln'l Think I'm gwlne t' glu him what he wnnts and 'low dnt man who dispute nil his cussedness Is do handsomest ulg-gah In Kansas City t' go skyshootlu I'oun' 'mong dem gals? No, sab. Ah don' wont no dlvo'co nor dut legal neptltutlon yer's talkln' 'bout. What Ah wants Is an Injunction!" Kansas City Independent. Mary Waa Spoiled. A doctor in one of tho West Philadelphia children's homes tells tho story of a woman who camo to him ono day In most perturbed stato of mind.

She had taken homo her daughter of five years tho week previous, after a slay of year in tho homo, and found she had an elephant on her hands, "Oh, sir," she said to the doctor, "whatever can I do with Mary? You have tnndo her far too grand for her own home. Why, tho first day she was back sho refused to bo dressed in the morning till sho had a bnth; then sho would eat no breakfast whatever because she wanted fruit and some 'serious food' first and, last of nil. she put a saucer of water at her place at tho table and sho dips her fingers la that every few minutes. Sure, doctor, I don't know what I'll do," and the wotunn passed out, shoklng her head ns If tho problem was certainly too much for her. Philadelphia Record.

Ilope Is the dream of the man awoke. -Pinto. An Angry Elephant. A sentinel in the menagerie at Paris has hud curious experience with one of tho largest elephants. The sentinel was very conscientious and always requested the spectators not to give tho animals anything to cut.

which seemed to displease the elephant In question to such un exteut that ho several times sprinkled the sentry's head with water from his trunk. One day a bystander offered this particular elephant a largo cake. The sentinel Interfered, as usual, and the elephant promptly discharged in his fuco a violent stream of water. A general laugh ensued, but tbe sentinel, having calmly wiped his face, stood on one side and continued as watchful as before. Soon afterward he found it necessary to repeat his admonition, but no sooner was this uttered than tbe elephant laid bold of his musket, twirled it rouud his trunk, trod it under his feet and did not restore it until he bad twisted it into nearly the form of a corkscrew.

Then be gave a snort at the discomfited sentinel, as if to say, "Now I hope you'll mind your own business!" A Neighing Cock. Camden says the Thames was once called the Cockney, and therefore a cockney means simply one who lives on the banks of the Thames. Wedgwood says a cockney, or cockerney, is one pampered by city Indulgence, In contradistinction to rustics hardened by outdoor work. There Is, however, a legend, almost too good to be true-namely, that a Londoner who had never before slept out of sound of Bow Bells had occasion to go into tbe country and was detuincd all night lie was much disturbed by the lowing of the cattle, the grunting of the pigs and other sounds of country life, which be could not understand, and In particular he was frightened by tbe crowing of tbe cock. In the morning.

In response to the farmer's inquiries, he said the sound of the wild beasts bad kept him awake. Just at that moment the cock crowed again, und the Londoner said: "That's the one! He's been neighing like that for hours!" Since then Londoners have been called cocknelghs or cockneys. body is not mutilated, the machinery of life may start up again before the body is cold. My legs and left arm were for hours as irresponsive to my will as stfcks. I remember lying there in the bed in that awful night, with the cloud demon gleaming in through the hole in the roof every few moments, and crying and trying to move my limbs and wishing that I had beenkilled, for I thought in my ignorance that the paralysis was permanent..