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3ANDY KITGHEI2, BAKERY I Bflju25i North Main Street I North Main Street. WICIIITA, KANSAS, AUGUST 22. 191. NUMBER H) MLtMK VII. I the- BOI2-TOI2 Want Column, If you are troubled with diiudriifl wash the scalp with wator containing a little borax onee or twice a week.

Tiie road ambition travels Is too narrow for friendship, too crookod for lovo, too rugged for honesty, too dark for Hciunco. PUBLISH' I. EVERY SATURDAY MORNG IIY LON HODINCJ, TV.lt l.fi I'er ii ii hi Ailvnuf OFFICE: Over 414 East Douglas Ayi'UIU1- Rooms 8 uii(l4. KiiUriw Ht tliu Postotllce ftt Wichita, Kaumu, us Huuoiul-tiliiHH niattur, Juno 20, 1mh, HUCKSTERING. Along ami Interesting nrtlulo could, lie written by tho9o liesuroly people who writo for magazines, upon tho supply of ganlim products Hint How Into city during the summer season.

Tho toil of tne gimlner is re warded by tho hunger of the city folk, who are as eager for green truck as a corn-fed horso Is for green pasturougo. This applies In all countries, ami tho modes of advertising truck are somewhat interesting. Standing on the side-walk we often hear a passing vender yell out. "Ap-pulsl Fresh veg-e tables This reealled to Uncle Dick Haseldon the mode of calling attention to truck in London, lie says one old linxter used to sell oodles of vegetables by his unique announcement, in song and prose, viz All round my 'at I will wear a green willow. All round my at for twelvo month and a day, And liif any vun nx mo tho reason 1 vear it, I tell em my truo lovo Is far, far far away rSiOKEN Ern's yer ard carted cabbages and eaulillowers 1 I was goln ov my rounds in the street 1 did meet her, 1 thought she was a hungol just down from the sky, I never 'eard woice more louder and sweeter When slio cried Ladies! 'Ero's your aweet primroses! Ladies, buy!" (Spoken) Eras your daffadomlilv Crocus ami voter Klrst hiMlaluM Auk.

22, LEGAL NOTICE. In the IMitrlct Court of Sedgwick Comity, Kansas, N. 11. Adams, plaintiff, vs. No.

13CIG. Osoar M. Sherman. Mary Sherman, E. I.

Spencer, D. W. Aaron, Mapda C. Aaron and George Sherman, defendants. To the defendants, Osoar M.

Slier man, Murv Sherman and George Sherman: You are hereby notified that on September 12tb, 1890, the pluintiff. It. Adams, filed his petition in the clerk's oflioo of the district court of Sedgwick county, Kansas, against you and all the above uunied defendants, and that you must ans wer the petition of the said aiutiff on or before the Cth day of October, 1891, or the said petition will he ta ken as true and confessed by you, and judgment will be rendered ae. oordingly adjudgingly and giving to plaintiffs judgment against you for live hundred and with 12 per cent interest thereon from July 2nd, 1888, less a credit of $38. GO paid as interest, said judgment to be tho first and best lien, and establishing said mortgage lieu on lots ten (10) and twelve (12) in block two (2) in larmentcrs third (3rd) uddition to the city of Wichita, Sedgwick county, Kansas, and adjudging and ordering tho said mortgage foreclosed and the said above described property sold according to law, to to pay said above mentioned amount and all interest to accrue thereou, and the costs of said suit and of said sale, and uny and all tuxes that may be due and unpaid upon the above prop erty at tbe tin of sale, and to debar you and each of you from any interest estate or title in said property from and after said sale.

E. Hume, Attorney for plaintiff. THE DEATH OF JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. In the death of James Russell Lowell, which occurred at Cambridge on Wednesday. America loses her greatest man of letters and one of tiio most brilliant figures of recent political life.

Mr. Lowell dies covered with many honors, For three years in Spain, und for five years at tiie Court of St, James he represented tiio United States Government, anil deported himself always with a dignity which relleeted new credit upon his country. For forty yeum ho 1ms stood at the first rank of American writers, being acknowledged bv all ns the loader in Humor and Criticism and Ioetry. Ho Is among the last survivors of tbe famous lld Beta Kappa society, whose lustiepro-sciitntion of membership, wo believe now, is Oliver, Wendell Holmes, Mr. Lowell was ilia intimate friend for years of Longfellow, Emerson, Holmes, Whittier and Bryant, ami in England, of Mr.

Gladstone und Browning and Tennyson. Although ho seldom receives any credit for it, ho was of great ussistence to Longfellow in his translation of Dante." Longefullow said ho could scarcely overate his indebtedness to tho perfect accuracy and delicate taste of this kindly, but most severe and exacting critic. Mr. Lowell's principal works are "Among My Books, From My Study Windows." botli series of prose writings on English Literature Tiie Cathedral a lofty and gracious epic Among the Willows," a aerie of shorter poems of the finest power and passion, and the famous Bigelow Papers a kind of satire on the politics of America during tho civil war. Ho is regarded by American and foreign authorities as being our greatest man of letters, and was what it is our national pride that all our illustrious writers have been, a man without reproach in every sphere of life.

His personal character, like nil of those of his literary associates, was most beautiful nnd perfect. A loving husband and father, a good citizen, a patriot in the highest sense of the word a perfect type of the highest man our nation can produce the sorrow of his country is very real indeed. PRAYERS FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES. W. T.

Stead speaks ns follows in tho Review ut Reviews about the Church ot England custom of repealing prayers for tho royal family, prefacing his remarks with tho regulation prayer offered Almighty God, tiio fountain ot all goodness wo humbly beseech tliuo to bless Albert Edward, prince of Wales, tho Princess of Wales and all the royal family Endue them with thy holy spirit enrich them with thy heavenly grace prosper them with all happiness, and bring them to thy everlasting kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." The Princo of Wales is now fifty years of ago, and a grandfather. Since his birth, in all churches by law established, which comply with the plain ordering of tho Book of Common Prayer, tho prayer quoted above Ims been offered twieo daily, morning and evening, for half a century. But as daily senico is tiie exception rather than tiio rule, we may take it that the above prayer is only offered twieo a week instead of fourteen times, as by law enacted, in each of tbe Anglican churches throughout the empire. As there are 28,000 clergy in England alone, there must bo at least 20,000 churches nt homo anil abroad using tiie Book of Common Prayer.

The prayer for Albert Edward, princo of Wales, must, therefore, in the last half century have been said aloud In tbe hearing of tho worshipers at least $100,000,000 times since first the cannon thundered at the birth of tiio heir npparent to the British throne. It is a mooted question how ninny in congregation actually unite in tiie prayers read by tiie minister. Perhaps we shall not over estimate the average if, out of a congregation of a hundred, we suppose that ten intelligently follow the service so far as to experience a real wish that the petition sounding in their ears should be granted. Allowing ten persons who really join, I do not say with passion-fervor, bat with a conscious desire, more or less tepid that their humble beseecliings oil behalf of the prince may be heard at the throne of grace, we have one thousand millions of prayers offered up to God that he would endue the Prince of Wales with his holy spirit and enrich him with heavenly grace, Eight hundred and eighty millions of prayers, and as answer thereto the baccarat scandal of Tran by Croft Mr. Stead furtiir remarks that as a prayer guage, on the plan suggested by Professor Huxley, this result would hardly do much to strengthen popular belief in tho efficacy of prayer.

FOR RENT Six Furnished Residences in tiie most iirlstocrnlio section of tiio city. Only $50tK) a year. Call from 9 to 10 n. m. lor throe weeks.

Joseph Sqiioozom, 41U Tumlom Terrace. WANTED -A young and handsome traveling companion, one who can intelligently construe oriental and occidental menus, and who can order pork and beans in a dozen different languages. Salary according to capacity ami neatness. Address for ton days. Lady Antonette l)e Snobbs, No.

1048 Cottaga Court, Slioonmkorv)llit, W. E. TO LET The entire! sixteenth story of tiio well known French Flat Mo-Gourley" located In the elegant suburb ZiegenwnUI, not many miles from tiio heart of the eity. Can be readied either by baloon or Improved Hayes Extension Ladder, both of which make hourly trips alternately. No children to disturb the peaceful slumbers of elevated society.

For more Information, apply, in person, on the spot. $200,000 IN GOOD SECURITIES will bo placed in the hands of a reliable Trust Company for the establishment of a Home for Weather Cranks, provided a sufficiently pleasant site can be fonnd. Address, CRANK, P. Box 00. WANTED 25 Active Energetic Young Men to shovel smoke nt the City Gas Works.

Tools will be supplied at tho works. Cull nt midnight, at tiio Boss Sliovelnrs office. Dont blow out the gas in the Imll way. WANTED Sotno Sky-Bliio-Iink Furniture Varnish, by a man who wants to paint the town red. Address, Van Dyke Brown, Hard Oil Avenue.

WANTED To correspond with 10 lovely young Indies. Object divorce. Address, Brigham Old, Balt Lake, Gucdn. WANTED 40 young men who smoke cigarettes, Address, Ossnwota-mio Insane Asylum. WANTED An alleged man with a nose like a gimlet to peek through keyholes and report discoveries to the alleged ministerial meetings.

Ihe daily paper are now chiefly occupied with descriptions of the wild suenea among tho bulls and bears in the New York and Chicago grain pits. Speculators become frantic and the confusion among them when the gong taps" is repeatedly likened unto pandemonium 1 Wo read tin se descriptions and lav tho paper aside, saying. Tho bulls and bears ate having a wild time of it." but a philosophical view of tho matter would lead to this conclusion Here are thousands of men who never earned a dollar in their lives by legitimate efforts. They toil not neither do they spin, yet they accumulate wealth, live in princely luxury, and while thus reveling in aristo cratic dissipation, sneer at tiie men who toil upon the farms, in cold and sweltering heat, to produce the staff of life upon which they wager their eer-teces." In looking back upon the bloody horrors of the Roman arena, where tho dude aristocracy gambled upon the brawn of the slave captives, we shudder nt the inhumanity of the dudes, But there is not much difference between them and the modern grain speculators in the "big cities." The grain speculators have tho power to toss up or pull down prices, but the sun-tanned farmer who would walk into the pit to call a halt would be hissed or hustled out ns rural hayseed. But the boys" will say on reading this article How are you going to help it We answer Apply the rigid laws in all states agninsc gambling, or make new ones against grain speculators.

Let tho inexhorablo law of supply nnd demand have a show just once, andlettho Railroad Commissioners see that the people who wish to buy bread receive tiie same from those who hayo it to sell nt reasonable freight rates. Have you a postal eard or a 2 cent stamp P' Or, can you rustle one If so. write to the railroad commissioners and demand that they secure rates for Kansas fruit and grain. Wo have a fear that Kansas railroad Commission can be bought by the roads just as Bradford was bought by the Wichita wholesale beer men. My first husband was a sailor.

"Why did yon get a divorce from him Oh, ho was on the sea nil of the time." And what made you leave your second husband Oh, he was on the shore so much. Judge. Kentucky reports a whiskey surplus of 40,000,000 gallons, nnd election only a few days nwny, Hows that for a campaign fund Tho surest way to avoid boing called a mugwump Is to refrain from saying that the people have rights that the parties should respeot, Parson Have you something to send to the heathen. Mr. Trotter Mr.

Trotter) mopping his brow) Yes I will send them my winter overcoat. 1 sew a sign vesterdav: Weather Strips and Screens. This shows that weather has more modesty than some of our society women. They dont screen. A Missouri woman was lately pardoned out of the penitentiary ut Jefferson City becauso site bad a seven-months-old liabv.

Governor Francis declared that the state prison was not a penal institution for the punishment of in'fants. Doctor (calling in Hebrew futhor) Seliwindlebaum, your wife has presented you with twin sons. Look at them. Ono of tho twins (clutching his brother)' Vako oop, bruddor! Vo are dwins! My cheeminy gracious! Dink oof dor success ve vil bo in der eluding beastliness. Dey can nefl'er dell vieli vun of us burns tier store opp to god dor insurance.

II. Hciscrman is a candidate for Sheriff, as will be seen by his announcement elsewhere. There is not a man in Sedgwick County, unless he just got of a train, but knows Hunk" big, jolly, faithful old peg-legged Hank He is minus leg, which now fertilizes tiie soil near Atlanta, but he did not give tiie Southern chivalry that fertilizer because ho loyed em, nay verily, But nature always compensates. To make lip for this loss, she widened his chest and gave him a heart as big as a Kansas watermelon. Ho is tbe soul of honor and fidelity, and its no use for us to multiply words.

He is in the race. Thats all. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Stale of Kansas, Sedgwick conntv.ss. In the Probate Court in and for said county: In the matter of the estate of Jacob Kinlcy, deceased.

Notice is hereby given that letters of administration have been granted to the undersigned on the estate of Jacob Kinley late of said county, deceased, by Ihe Probate Court of the county nnd state aforesaid, dated the 11th day of August, A. 1891. Now, all persons having claims against the said estate, are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within oneyear from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate, and that if such claims be not exhibited within three venrs after date of such letters, they shall be forever barred, Clara Clark. Administratrix of the estatoof Jacob Kinley, deceased. Wichita.

August 11, 1891. the heat the terrible heat 1 The moisture oozes from head to feet, And the fiies are a perfect pest, you bet And your faithful horse should have a net. This may not bo poetry but it is a solid truth. You might have gotten a nice fly net had you been a patron of Cole Jones, the Leading Clothiers, who gave awav hundreds of nets this week, to prove they were humanitarians. They gave the Arrow one for its ndvocacy of humane treatment of the korso, and we with many others appreciate the kindness of the enterprising clothers.

Cash Henderson, the merchant princo, will depart in a few days for the east to lay in a stock of dress goods, carpets and novelties to take tiie place of those sold out of the New York Store during the now waning summer season. Ho still has. however, a largo variety of specialty remnants and articles which he wishes to dispose of prior to the re-ceips of new invoices, and hence he offers the grentost bargains in good goods ever heard of in Kansas. Go there now andjscoop em Janies Longmire has returned from a journey in the Pacific Coast country. He does not like it so well ns Kansas, Chief of Police, Charles E.

Burrows, was presented with a fino gold badge, a token of esteem from the polico. A large party of friends gathered at his residence, and a grand feast and time was had. It was Charlies 45th birthday, anil other good people outside of the police fore rejoice in this commendation of an excellent officer. The weather is very warm. Yes, we wonder if the Normal School people have found it out If anybody dont like the paper this week, whatever shortcomings may appear we assuse them it is "legal.

Short eye-winkers and eye-glasses are not signs of intellectuality. Melon-colic, Johnny. Tombstone. Cl 3 i () "cio 3 CO rt Cl ANNOUNCEMENTS Fob SiiKRirp. Editor Arrow: Announce me ns candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sedgwick Count; i subject to the decision ol the Republican County Convention.

John Wii.kin. We ere authorized to announce Win. Hays ns a candidate for sheriff of Sedgwick county, Kansas, subject to the decision of the Republican County Con-volition. We are authorized to announce H. D.

lleisennau as a candidate tor slier iff, subject to the will of the Republican county convention. Charles L. Adams is a candidate for county treasurer (long term) suhjeot to the wishes ot the Republican county convention. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Tbe partnership heretofore existing between John Linter and Mrs.

Edia Kopplin ns proprietors of the Baldwin restaurant is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mrs. Kopplin remaining in the business as sole proprietor, with autaority to collect all bills and pay all debts of the house from January 22d, 1891. John Linder. Edia Kopplin. Wichita, Kan.

Aug, 3rd, 1891. First pub, AHg, lf.b. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. State of Kansas, Sedgwick county, In the Probate Court in and for said county. In the matter of the estate of Richard B.

Tarlton, deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned on the Estate of Richard Tarlton, late of said county, deceased, by the Prohate Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas, dated the 11th day of August A. D. 1891. H.

F. Gcode, Administrator of the Estate of Richard B. Tarlton, deceased. Wichita, Kansas, August 11, 1891. John E.

Home, Attorney. State of Kansas, Sedgwick comity, ss. Before Cl. W. ELcy a Justice of the Pence in and for inchita township In the county and state aioresald, 1 NOTICE.

Tbe Wichita Trip Hammer Brick Works, defendant, ill take notice that it has been sued by W. S. Young, plaintlfl', In the above named court, and that on tbe 4th day of August. 1S9I. an order of attachment was issued by W.

Ebey, a justice of the peace within and for Wichita township. Sedgwick county, Kansas, for the sum of thirty-eight dollars, and that said cauRe will be heatd on the 9th day of September, lSUl, ot the office of said justice in said township, at the hour of 9 o'clock a. m. W. S.

Young, plaintiff. W. B. Attorney. Attest: G.w.

Ehcy, J. P. OPINION IRINITNG CO. CALL ON US FOB ALL KINDS I Nr I G. Political Cards, Announcements and Tickets a Specialty.

115 South Lawrence. TIIE RIGHT AND WRONG WAY. There is a right, manly way of stopping a newspaper, ami there is also a mean, sneaking, cowardly way of doing it. A gentleman at Spring Garden writes Editor Mascot Please slop mv paper ami send statement of amount due. 1 am taking six papers and don want any more.

Thats the way to stop a paper and we respect tho gentleman accordingly. There is another way, however, that is to take tho paper from three months to five years, until some dav tho subscriber thinks ho will stop it, but lie doesnt writo polite note like the above he doesnt go to tho editor like a man, square up and give as a reason tiio fact that he has four new almanacs. No, he simply slaps the paper back at tho postmaster with the remark I dont want that thing any more. Thou the postmaster sends it back to tho editor marked refused." Then tho editor thinks of all the mean men he has heard of of tho one who used a wart on tiie back of his neck for a collar button ami the one who pastured a calf on his wife's grave, but they all sink into insignificance beside the man who sends his paper back marked refused." Thats the wrong way. Dont do so.

Bluff-ton (Ala.) Mascot. Charles L. Aindas is announced as a candidate for Treasurer, and places his candidacy before the Republican County Convention. Charlie is not only well ard favorably known, but he has a right" to run for the office to which lie asjiires. We mean he has been true to the party in all seasons, and has made sacrifices for it.

He has Placed self On the shelf in other campaigns and proven in many ways his fealty. As a man, a citizen, an educated gentleman, un-obstrusive, upright, honorable, he stands in tiie front rank, niul will have an earnest following in the convention. A simple and excellent plan to preserve and strengthen the eyes is this Every morning pour some cold water into your washing bowl nt the bottom of the bowl place a silver coin or some other bright object then put your face in the water with your eyes open and fixed on the object nt the bottom move your head from side to side gently and you will Und that this morning bath will make your eyes brighter ami stronger, and preserve them beyond tho ordinary alloted time. If tho railways are unable to market the surplus fruit of Kansas outside of tho state, it is time that our peoplo should know it. If according to the rules of the association one railwny east of the river has it in their power to dictate to the railways west of the river, then it is time the Kansas railways withdrew from tho association and proceed to take care of tiie products that are raised nlong its own lines, and from which they derive a revenue.

Eaglo. It is also time to kick against the practice which allows one railroad" to do this injustice in a government of the people. Now that an offer has been made for the Jesse James residence us a worlds fair exhibit, it Is ouly necessary to secure a lock of hair of J. Wilkes Booth and a tuft of whiskers of Chas. J.

Guit-eiui, and the collection of relics of eminent American assassins will be (First lnhllshed Aug. 22, itwi.j SHERIFFS SALE. District Court, I8tli Judicial District, Sedgwick county, Kansas. George House, plaintiff, vs. LiiYl'ayette Slietzlcy and El- j- No.

1S353 liter Muddy, defendant. By virtue of an order of sale issued out of tlte District Court of the 18th judicial district, sitting Itt and l'or Sedgwick county, Kansas, in tho above entitled action I willi on Wednesday, the 23rd day of September, A. D. 1891i ut 10 oclock at the west door of the court house, in the city of Wichita. Kan Itn, Kansas, oiler for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title and interest of the defendants above named in und to the following descuhed real property situated in the conn of Sedgwick) state of Kansas, to-wlt: Lots ten (10).

twelve (12), fourteen (14) and sixteen (1C) in block five (5) in Fnlrview addition to the city ot Wleliita ns shown by the recorded plat thereof. Said real property is levied on ns the property of the defendants above named and will be sold without appraisement to satisfy said order of sale. Sheriff's office) YVichitui Kansas, Aug list 21 1 A. 1891. BUFUS CONE, SlioriffSedgwiek county, Kuasas.

E. Uumk, Plaintiffs Attorney. (First Publication Aug 22, ISM.) (SHERIFF'S SALE. District Court, 18th Judicial Distrioti Sedgwick countyi Kansas. J.

It. Hallowoll and J.E. Hume') partners ns Hallowed I as trustees, plaintiffs. No. vs.

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Robbins, dc- fundunts, By virtue of an order of sale issued out oftlie District Court of the 18th Judicial District) sitting in tmd for Sedgwick comity, Kunias, in the above entitled action 1 willi on Wednesday, the 28rd day of September, A. J891i at 10 oelock a. nt the west door of the court house in the city of Wichltni Kan sasi offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for casli in hand) all tho righti title und interest of the defendants above named in nad to the following du' scribed real property situated in the county of Sedgwick, state of Kansas) to-wit: Lots ninety-four (94) nndninetv-slx (93) in block three 1.3 on Lawrence avenue in Orme Phillips addition to the city of Yv icliita. Bald real property is levied on as the property of defendants above named and will be sold without appraisement to satisfy eaid order of sale Sheriffs office, Wichita, Kansas. August 21, 18(1.

RUFUS CONE, Sheriff Sedgwick county, Kansas. J. E. IlUMKl Plaintiffs Attorney. H.

F. Goode, John Kooglo, Ed. Fitzpatrick, Hank Heisermnn and A. J. Applegate are among the locks and rills and old stone mills of the Whitewater, MODERN MARRIAGE.

Marriage is still to often only a bargain, but at least it is no longer nil entirely one-sideded bargain, it is tending toward tho only true ideal of life-long companionship a partnership on equal terms, with equal give and take on both sides. Women no longer feel bound to render that implicit obedience which was considered de reguour in our greatgrandmothers days, anil men no longer universally demand it. Husbands, moreover, are beginning to learn that their prime duty is not to look after their wives. The very sentence is indicative of the most ghastly misapprehension of the whole idea of matrimony. The general feeling of society condemns a man who lives to rule his wife on the same principals us a puslm rules his harem, And, iiuleeed, tiie whole scheme of modern life makes it practically impossible for him to do so, A married woman, enjoys, as a rule, complete liberty during tho livelong day, and even at night It is frequently impossible for a busy man to escort his wife.

Thus everything turns on the relations between the married couple. If the girl is really lovo witli the man she maryics, she may be trusted with any amount of subsequent freedom. If not, not and, therefore we sav, the injudicious and worldly parents who are responsible for the great majority of ill-sorted unions, are also responsible for the many evil results which are to be seen in society at this day. For it is a fact that scores of our girls are ns much forced into marriage ns tho French girl, whose husband is selected while she is yet in her convent. Not by main force, no blit by tiie whole tono of her education, by the exagerated fear of being an old maid, by the obvious necessity of making way for a younger sister, by the persistent scheming of her parents, and by her own longing for emancipation for marriage nndoubt-ly, does moan emancipation to most women nnd it is precisely those who look forward to it the most who are likely to make the worst use of it.

TO COOK WHITE TURNIPS. A nice wav to cook white turnips is to peel and cut them in rather small, even sized pieces, pul on t3 boil in clear water. When about half done turn off the water and add fresh milk, enough to well cover season with butter, pepper and salt nnd simmer gently until tho turnips are very tender then add a very little sprinkle of flour, let boll up a moment and serve In a hot dish. Turnips prepared in this manner are very delicate and make a dainty summer vegetable. The wav to stand In and be a servant.

A ANOTHER SCHEME SPOILED. A beautiful little advertising Bclieme was spoiled the other day by the interference of the passengers on a ferry boat plying between Jersey City and New York. The vessel had left the pier at the former place when a tall, well-dressed man stepped out of the Indies cabin, and addressing the crowd which stood about on the front of the boat, said Gentlemen, good-bye. He then started on a run through the middle of the boat towards the stern, dodging the various vehicles and horses. Stop him 1 yelled half a dozen people, and he was siezed before he reached the after deck.

When he found himself liable to arrest he explained that he was agent for a patent bathing suit with a rubber life preserver attached, nnd confessscd that he had hoped to creato a scene and rescue', all of which would advertise his firms goods, Two French balloonists, MM. Gowe and Tissandler, have added new terrors to existence by discovering that there are holes in tiie air places where the atmosphere is for some cause so rarified that it will not support a balloon. They encountered one of these vacuum pits when they were a mile above the earth during recent voyage from Paris to Fontenay. Suddenly, without any known cause, their airship began to fall with frightful velocity. 'I hey threw out ballast desperately, but so furious was their descent that they went down faster than the sandbags.

At length, when only fifty feet above tho ground, they were able to check the fall and save themselves from being dashed to pieces. So they say. If the figures of the last census are correct, and we see no reason why they should not be, the total wealth of the United States is more than seventy -one thousand millions of dollars. This Is an Increase of forty-two per cent, in ten years. We are one third again richer than England nnd twice as wealthy as France.

If this graud total of gold were divided it would give $1000 to every man woman and child in the oountry. 4.