Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 241, 8 July 1911 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PAIO.ADIU3I AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1911.

TRACTION CO, GIVEN

THE DECISION FIRSTSKIRMISH (Continued from Page One.) way track was so laid upon and along the south Bide of Bald National Road. It Ib further alleged that at many points the said track was laid In violation of the said franchise by being constructed and laid bo that the north rail of said track at said points was much nearer the middle of said highway than twelve feet. That this was done and has been done so maintained without the Bpccial consent of the Board of Commlspioners. That the defendant is now and has for several years been the owner of said line of railway and has controlled and is now controlling the same. That the defendant Is now operating and has at all times heretofore mentioned operated Bald railway and moved its cars the reon at a high and dangerous rate of speed, which is attended with great Inconvenience and danger to the traveling public by reaRon of the fact that the said railway Is laid down and operated near the center line of said highway. It Is further alleged that In the Bprlng of 1911, upon a proper petition filed and presented, the Board of Commissioners, as such Hoard, resolved and determined that It was necessary expedient and 'proper for the public welfare, safety and convenience, to Improve that, portion of such public highway being less than three miles In length, lying between the west corporation line of the city of Richmond and the west line of Wayne Township, In Wayne County, by grading the same twenty-three feet In width on each Bide of the center line of said highway for the use of the general traveling public and for that purpose entered Into a contract with John T. Cronln and Lewis Hall In the name of John T. Cronln and Company. That the said contractora thereafter desired to begin work on the first day of March, and so notified the mid Board. It is further alleged that the said railway Is so constructed along said highway that Is south of the center line thereof and nearer than twentythree feet thereto so that the same as laid la within that portion of said highway to be improved. It la further alleged that there is a public necessity for the removal of . said railway track from that portion of Bald highway to be Improved to some point within the limits of said highway and outside of the line to be BO Improved. That the Telator has Investigated the needs of the public in that behalf and In good faith has decided (hat the public interests 'and public travel and public safety requires the removal of such railway tracks to some rolnt within the National Road along the line of such Improvement lying without the portion of Bald highway to be improved and that aid Improved portion of said highway should be used only for public travel, and the relator accordingly ordered the removal of said track and directed the Auditor to give the defendant notice to remove its said track to some point in the said National Road outside of that portion of the read to be bo graded and improved before the first day of March, 1911. That said notice was bo given early In February, 1911. It is further alleged that there is ample room within the limits of said highway outside of that portion to be improved for the defendant to properly and safely operate their said railway but that the defendant has failed and refused bo to do. Wherefore the relator' prays that the defendant may be required to remove Its railway track from that portion of the highway to be improved to some ther line within the limits of, Bald highway. In this age of progress, street and lnterurban railways as a means for the right transit of passengers and freight are'regarded as a convenient necessity. They have the lawful right to construct their lines across, along and over public highways when authorized so to do by the proper authorities and when their lines are constructed they have the right to maintain and operate them in the usual and ordinary manner within the limits of their franchise and the public has a right to use the highway for usual and ordinary travel. A person who travels along a highway upon which a street or lnterurban railway Is laid must take notice of the rights of the said railway therein while at the same time the railway company must take notice of the rights of the traveling public. These rights are corelatlve. The fact that an lnterurban railway is built along and over a public highway does not limit or abridge the right of the public to use such highway in the usual and ordinary manner subject to the right of the company to operate, use and maintain Its line of railway in the usual and ordinary manner. The railway company has the right of way over its line of road in the transaction of its business and the public has right of way over that portion of said highway not legitimately used by the railway company. It appears from the complaint that In the year 1900 the Board of Commissioners granted a franchise to persons by the name of Lontx and Freeman, as 4 Individuals, and to their successors and assigns, to construct and operate an lnterurban railway from the city of Richmond westward through Wayne county, along and upon a highway known as the National Road. The defendant in this action was unknown In the transaction. Of course it was understood by the parties at the time that the said Lonts and Freeman were not obtaining the franchise with the intention of building the road, but for the purpose of assigning it as a matter of speculation and profit to the ones who would pay the most money for it. without regard to whom they might be. This was a manner of doing business nat to be commended. Jt would have been more businesslike

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who desired to obtain it in order to build and operate the road. Thus it appears that the franchise was not granted to the defendant nor did the defendant build the road, as is shown in the complaint. However, after the road was constructed the defendant became j the owner of the franchise, and the road, and now is. and was at the time this suit was brought, operating and controlling it. In this connection it is but fair to state that the members of the present Board of Commissioners were not in office at the time the franchise was granted, and are in no wise responsible for its terms and conditions. When the Board re3olved to make the improvement In question they had knowledge that the tracks of the defendant's railway lay within the limits of the proposed improvement and had for eleven years without objection. They knew that the tracks were laid with their knowledge and consent and by virtue of the franchise which they had deliberately granted. They knew that the company In laying their tracks and in maintaining and using them for eleven years were not wrong doers; that they were neither trespassers nor usurpers. They knew the com pany's occupation was legal, and that a statute of the state guaranteed them the same protection that Btreet railways received when occupying the streets of cities. They likewise knew that when the grade of that portion of the highway In question was widened, as proposed,' that the railway tracks would be a less obstruction to public travel than they were before the grade was so widened. That the defendant has substantial vested rights to maintain and operate their line of railway within the limits of the National Road that cannot be unreasonably crippled or destroyed by the Board of Commissioners, can not be doubted. It is the opinion of the Court that the Board of Commissioners acting as a board of directors for the National Road and as such having the exclusive control and management of such road have the right to repair and Improve It when In their judgment conditions require It. The Court is likewise of the opinion that under the circumstances they have the right to make the improvement proposed. When the franchise was granted and accepted to build and operate the lnterurban line of railway along and over the National Road, the grantees were bound to take notice of the reserved rights of the public authorities to repair and Improve the road as a public highway, and the rights they acquired were sub ordinate thereto. The franchise grant ed authorized the company that built the road to lay and maintain their tracks and operate their road on a designated line for the purpose of transporJon freight and passengers. It conferred upon them no right or power to manage and control the highway. That the law vested exclusively in the board of directors without any author ity on their part to surrender or dele gate it to others. When the Board of Directors resol ved to Improve the highway as propos ed, they were bound to take notice of the rights of the defendant in any contract that they might make for doing the work. The presence of the dailway track along and over the highway where the Improvement was to be made was notice to contractors of the defendant's rights in the premises and made it necessary for them to protect themselves in making their contract While the improvement is being made It is the duty of the defandant where reasonably required to elevate, shift and so arrange their track so as not to unreasonably obstruct the progress of the work and this they must do at their own expense. When the improve ment is completed and the grade of the road widened as proposed and the surface changed there will be new con ditions and a new order of things. All indications of the line.. where the tracks are now laid will be obliterated It is the judgment of the Court that it will not be unreasonable for the board of directors to require the defendant to lay its tracks upon a line of the improved grade that will be conducive to public welfare and at the same time be fair to the company. This line may be agreed upon by the Board of Com missioners and the defendant as provided in the statute, or failing in this then upon a line to be reasonably designated by the Board of Commissioners and the county surveyor as provided in the franchise. When a line has been agreed upon or reasonably resIgnated as above mentioned, thein it will be the duty of the company to locate its tracks upon such line, and so lay or ballast them that they shall conform to the general grade of the highway and so that the top of the rails shall be flush with the surface of the roadway and this the company must do at its own expense. If more expedient the tracks might be laid and ballasted while the roadway is being graded. The Court is of the opinion that it would be unreasonable under the circumstances" to entirely exclude the defendant's tracks from the improved and widened grade to an unimproved part of the highway and thus compel the company to build a new and Independent grade for a roadbed, even If the board had the right to demand it in this action. Such an act would not be one "which the law specifically enjoins." For the reasons above given, the demurrer to the complaint will be sustained. HENRY C. FOX, Judge, Wayne Circuit Court. Wild Geese Are Monogamists. Poetic license was indulged in by the author who wrote "No goose so gray but some time, soon or late, she'll find a courtly gander for a mate." The fact is wild geese are monogamists, and a gander that has lost his mate becomes au odd one. or. In other words, a lonesome old fellow forever. Sometimes, but not frequently, a goose that has lost her gander mate will mate again, but it is uut common among wild geese. The rule does not hold, however, among the domestic fowL National Magazine.

FAMOUS ACTRESS T0JSOIV0RCE

Ethel Barrymore Tires of the Treatment Russell Colt Administered to Her. Los Angeles, Cal., July 8 That Miss Ethel Barrymore, the actress, is to sue for a divorce from Russell Griswold Colt, son of Col. Colt, the former head of the rubber trust. Is reported here. Miss Barrymore, who is playing at the Mason opera house, is said to have dispatched a messenger to New York with the necessary papers. That Miss Barrymore has decided to be rid of young Colt, to whom she was married about two years ago, is a matter of no surprise to her many friends. It is known that almost from the be ginning the marriage has been an unhappy one. The final straw which led the actress, in spite of her devotion to the Roman Catholic church, to decide on a divorce is understood to be evidence of infidelity, the only charge sufficient to secure a decree nisi In New York state. Miss Barrymore, it is understood, has for some time suspected that her husband had been guilty of violation of his connubial vows. Seeks to Protect Child. Since young Colt went on a bat with Jack Barrymore, the actress' brother, some tima. ago. Miss Barrymore has had her suspicions. Because of their child, Samuel, born within a year after their marriage, Miss Barrymore has endured a deal of illtreatment, which could, it is said, easily secure her a divorce were she a resident of any other state than New York. Colt, her intimates declared, turned out to be anything but the model husband it was hoped he would be, inasmuch as he was chosen from a host of more promising suitors. Even before the birth of their child, Colt is said to have beaten his wife so severely that she was forced to ask his father for protection. Moreover he contracted the habit of abusing her verbally, applying to his wife all sorts of unprintable expressions. In addition he fostered a fondness for Scotch highballs and these did not make him more amiable or presentable. Couple Separated Months Ago Finally Miss Barrymore, unable to put up longer with his conduct, left him. This was several months ago. A short time since, when she was playing in Chicago, Miss Barrymore sent their child east to see his father. Instead of welcoming the babe, Colt notified the nurse that he had engagements to attend a prize fight and a golf game and so was unable to visit his son at Miss Barrymore's country house. News of this action, it is said, so infuriated Miss Barrymore that she proceeded to plan for a divorce. Previously friends of Miss Barrymore, including Richard Harding Davis, and her relative, John Drew, an uncle, and Jack Barrymore, a brother, had tried to bring Colt to his senses. In fact Jack Barrymore went so far as to threaten to shoot Colt if the husband ever struck his sister again. This menace is understood to have caused Colt to change his tactics from personal assault to verbal abuse and open neglect. Miss Barrymore and Miss Louise Drew, his cousin, a few days ago visited a notary here and papers were drawn up and sent east for service. SCIENCE MAKING LIFE EASY. The small things in life are usually the most important for example, a cake of poor soap may not onJy spoil the week's wash, and the temper of the housekeeper, but ruin valuable fabrics. For twenty-five years we have spent a large sum of money educating people as to the soap situation, and it has paid us so far. We will continue the good health campaign and invite you most cordially to give Hewitt's Easy Task soap a trial, giving you the opportunity to do so on the most liberal basis we can offer. Buy two cakes from your grocer for ten cents, and if the first does not please you, return the other and get your money hack. Is this good enough I PICKING HUSBANDS. A Womin'j Cynical View of the German Marriage Market. The men in Germany do not marry. Tbey are married. They are more or less passive articles of sale, which stand in rows in the matrimonial shop window with their price labeled in large letters In their buttonhole, waiting patiently for a purchaser. They are perfectly willing, even eager, victims. They want to be bought, but their position does not allow them to grasp the initiative, and they are thankful when at last some one comes along and declares herself capable and willing to pay the price. The girl and her mother, with their purse in' band, pass the articles in review and choose out the one which best suits their means and fancy. "I shall marry an officer." one girl rold me some time ago with the easy confidence of a person about to order a new dress, and. lo and behold, before the year was out she was walking proudly on the arm of a dragoon lieutenant! I even knew of three women who swore to each other that they would marry only geniuses, and here also tbey had their will. One married a great painter, one a poet and another a famous diplomatist- That they were all three peculiarly unhappy is not a witness against the system, but a proof that geniuses may occasionally be very uncomfortable partners. In this case the purchasers were rich and popular and could therefore make their choice. Others of lesser means would have had to content themselves witfl an officer, cavalry or infantry, according to the "dot." or a lawyer, or a doctor, or a merchant, and so on down the scale. Miss Wylle's ?Mjr German Xeat

THE GEISHA SASH.

A Japanese Touch In Smart Summer Fashions. 6ZXSBA BASH. The geisha sash combined with one of the new tablier effects gives a strik lng appearance to this gown of mus tard brown satin, which is Just the thing for smart afternoon wear. The geisha sashes are known In Paris as "la .laponaise." Tbey have short wide bows and are worn high. The tabliers are embroidered in oriental fashion in old gold and colors. BARBARIC JEWELRY. Gammed Anklets Aro Now Worn Over Stockings. T" he craze for barbaric jewelry, especially sets of Persian or Indian de sign, has reached a tremendous vogue, ali of the real articles having gone up in price and a great many good imitation ornaments being now on the market. Some beautiful specimens are anklets of beaten silver and gold, a Persian anklet set with semiprecious stones and a beautiful Indian necklace made of braided silver set with tur quoises and emeralds. The Venetian beads which were so popular a few years ago have given way to heavier jewels of a -semiprecious character. chains of gold and silver ornaments. and especially to plaques of Jewels. gold and enamel, worn on the breast and suspended by a slender chain. Among the many other Jewels which form novelties of the season are the extraordinary finger rings and hand harnesses, consisting of one or more rings, a bracelet and a Jewel for the back of the hands. This is distinctly an oriental fashion and has not been seen on the stage until the present time. OUTING HAT. Turkish Toweling Used In the Design ing of Smart Headgear. Turkish toweling, that most plebeian of fabrics, has been used in covering the wire frame that is the foundation for this round crowned summer outing headgear. Velvet faces the upturned brim and supplies the material for the bow at the back of the bat. Trimming at the back is one of the new touches in milliners. The use of Turkish toweling for smart outing hats is an idea that com TUBXISB TOWXblVa HAT. mends Itself to those who can appre elate the artistic possibilities of tbi inexpensive fabric. In the dull, un bleached shades it is particularly effec tive. Hats of Turkish toweling are re ferred to by the designer as "wash raj hats." Bleaching Fluid. Allow a tabiespoonful of chloride oi lime to every quart of water required Stir the article about in this water tl!! all color has disappeared and then rinse it very thoroughly In clear water 8unhine Wholesome. Sunshine is one of the best health givers, so let It freely into your home People who are too careful of enrtains and carpets often exclude the sun and let in sickness and sorrow. RAPPED OVER BEAN WITH BILLIARD CUE The SkiHens pool room, a negro resort, on Ft. Wayne avenue, was the scene of another fight last night, when Charles SkOlens, proprietor, hit Dan Boyer, another negro, on the head with a billiard cue. The scalp was badly cut, but no serious injury done to Boyer. Skillens is under arrest.

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III A SHIPWRECK VessePHard On the Rocks Off Los Angeles, Calf., Is a Total Loss. BULLETIN. Los Angeles, July 8. The latest re ports from the wreck of the steamer Santa Rosa, which lies demolished on the rocks off Point Arguello. say that eighteen persons were drowned. The vessel is a total loss. Surviving members of the crew and passengers were taken to Santa Barbara. (National News Association) Los Angeles, Cal., July 8. The Paci fic coast steamship company's steam er Santa Rosa, which went on the rocks yesterday morning two miles above Point Arguello Light, today is entirely broken ia half just forward of the mainmast, a total loss. Of the 233 passengers and crew, eighteen lost their lives, the remainder being landed safely on shore by the breeches buoy and large life rafts. The last one to leave the wrecked vessel was Capt. J. O. Faria. One hundred and ninety two of the passengers were taken on board a special train to Santa Barbara, reaching that city at 2:30 this morning. Wet and bedraggled and bearing marks of their terrible experiences, the passen gers generally condemned the captain severely for his refusal to permit the passengers to be landed from the wrecked steamer earlier in the day. Not until the steamer was breaking in two and the tug Sea Rover and steamers Centralia and Helen P. Drew had abandoned all efforts to float her, was the first boat sent ashore with a line. This was at 4 o'clock in the afternoon when a high wind had created a choppy sea and made landing by boat im possible. Some of the passengers insist there was too much drinking by some of the officers from the time the ship sailed from San Francisco at 11 o'clock Thursday. Words of praise are heard on every hand for the heroic conduct of the sailors and many of the passengers acted as rescuers. BRAINY BABY. John Stuart Mill Was a Genius at Three Years of Age. At three years of age John Stuart Mill began the study of Greek, with "arithmetic as an evening relaxation." At eight h began Latin, Euclid and algebra and had to act as tutor to the younger children. He was a stern and efficient tutor. At twelve he began scholastic logic and political economy the latter his main llfework. At fourteen, while paying a long -visit to Sir Samuel Bentham in southern France, he learned French as a relaxation from studying two or three hours before breakfast, five hours between breakfast and dinner and two or three In the evening. Being for the time master of his own hours and not subject to a stern father, he took lessons also in his spare hours in music, singing, dancing, fencing and riding, but never became proficient. At sixteen Mill could speak in debate with adults with ease and freedom. At eighteen he contributed to the Westminster Review. At twenty-one he was made assistant in the India office and received a large salary for those days. But Mill was bald at twenty-two. He did not marry until he was fortyfive. He himself said: "I never was a boy. It is better to let nature have its own way." The Green Flash of Sunset. One of the most rarely witnessed of natural phenomena, but one that has often been discussed at scientific meetings and that always awakens wonder when seen, is the so called "green flash occasionally visible at the moment of the disappearance of the sun behind a clear horizon. The observer's eye must be fixed upon the rim of the sun as it disappears in order to catch the phenomenon. One authority tells ns that he has seen the green flash, although rarely, at the Instant of the setting of a bright star. Among the explanations offered is one based upon the optical principle of complementary colors. If one looks at the suu'and then closes the eyes a green disk will be perceived A sensitive eye might be similarly affected by a brilliant star. New York Herald. He Took the Blame. "The guilty man always gives him self away," said a detective, "for, like the chap wbo bought the forty-cent bathing suit, he can't hide his guilty conscience. The chap I have in mind entered the water at Atlantic City in a forty -cent suit of blue flannel. As be splashed about he was joined by a girl friend. The girl 'flashed her bright eyes over the tumbling expanse of sea and then - with a sigh of delight she said: Isn't the water blue today? 'It's shameful. said the man. with a hot blush; "it's perfectly shameful how this cheap bathing flannel runs'" How to Look Pleasant. By her gracious and cordial manner the wife of a western senator has long charmed those so fortunate as to attend her delightful "functions. On one such occasion a close friend was alluding to the hostess graceful method of making every one feel at home. "How on earth do you manage to do it?" the friend asked. "Oh, It's easy enough. replied the woman with the engaging manner. "As each guest approaches to shake hands I jnst pretend to myself that the person I am going to speak to is some one I like. Chicago RecordHerald. . -J Alpine ratairtiea. Ttte average number of Alpine fatalities during the last ten years has been J0Q a leac . " .-

RETURN MONEY TO TAINTED SENATOR

(National News Association Madison, Wis., July 8. With the signing of a bill to return f 25,000 gift money from Senator Stephenson to the state for a park. Gov. McGovern today emphasized the feeling toward Stephenson which has manifestd itself in both houses of the legislature because of the charges of bribery in connection with Stephenson's election to the United States Senate. The money was given on condition that anew state park be named Stephenson. The legislature declined to have the park "tainted" and voted a fortnight ago to return the money. WENT TO SEE TAFT; HELD FOR INSANITY (National News Association) Washington, July S. Because she said she "wanted to discuss the hook worm disease with President Taft," and acted queerly, Mrs. Emily Peter son, whose hame is believed to be in New York city, is held here by the police for inquiry into her sanity. Mrs. Peterson, accompanied by her three small children, called at police headquarters and asked how she could see the President. GERMANY STANDING PAT ON HER POLICY (National News Association) Tangier, Morocco, July S. Dispatches from Agldar, received here today reported that tile German Cruiser Berlin had relieved the gunboat Panther at that port. This indicated that Germany is not prepared to retract her aggressive attitude in Moroccan affairs, despite the turmoil which intervention has caused in Europe. The dispatches did not state whether Marines had been landed. ARIZONA ROAD RUNNER. A Sociable Bird That Is Said to Hate a Rattlesnake. The road runner is one of Arizona's distinctive ornithological institutions. It is a long legged, long billed bird, slender of build and standing some ten Inches high. It is not often seen in the farming districts, but is a familiar sight on the desert. It has gained the name of road runner from its habit of taking the road in front of travelers be they on horseback or wheeled conveyance, and running swiftly or slowly, as occasion requires, showing on its neighborly spirit and running qualities. It Is not uncommon for it to keep In company of the traveler for several hundred yards. No resident of Arizona would kill a road runner. It is firmly believed that the bird Is the deadly enemy of that monster of the desert, the rattlesnake. We doh't know whether any of our readers ever saw a road runner kill a rattlesnake. If there is an authentic story of such a thing we would be glad to publish it But the accepted tradition is that the road runner and the rattlesnake are deadly enemies and that the rattlesnake fears the road runner beyond anything else. It is told that the bird drives the snake into a coil asid then, darting around the serpent like - lightning, pecks it to death. Whatever truth there may be in the stories of the road runner's accomplishments as a disciple of St. Patrick, it deserves the friendly protection it receives. Its quaint sociability Is always a diversion for the lonesome desert traveler. Arizona Republican. He Fell In Action. Tbey were talking of war, and the young man mentioned that one of bis ancestors was killed during the Revolution. "He was a brave man." he said, "and we are all very proud of his record." ' The young woman looked pensive. "I had au uncle wbo was killed in war. tbe very first battle be ever went to." she said. "He was only a private, so he hadn't made any record." "That was hard." said the young man. "to be shot down in bis first engagement." "He wasn't shot down," said tbe young woman. "He fell and broke bis neck when be was running downhill I think war is awful cruel, don't you?" I ou til's tompunion. Taxes. Tares were first levied by Solon, the original Athenian legislator in M0 B. C.

History of First Cement Curb Eighteen years ago this summer a proposition was made to put in a cement curb and gutter on North D Street near 12th. The city officials would not authorize it because it was regarded as too uncertain in durability. After some debate it was granted at the risk of the property owner, Mr. D. L. Mather. It was at this time that the first car load of Alpha Cement came to town and the Alpha people were so certain of its qualities that they donated 10 barrels to make the improvement The plans and specifications were made by engineer Harry Weher, and the work constructed under his supervision. . Mr. William Lee was the conttactor. The work was eagerly watched by the city officials and citizens, and comments were numerous as to its practicability, and the opinions usually were against the cement This half square of curb and gutter was the first that was constructed in the city. That was IS years ago and the splendid condition of the curb and gutter at present is a high tribute to Alpha cement as it most thoroughly proves the test of time. Since that time mile of this curb and gutter have been built and Alpha, which was tialy the beginning continues a leader because of its tensile qualities and beautiful whiteness.' " WE SELL IT MfflttnieF Biros. Co.

A HEW HEATWAVE

IS ON ITS WAY HERE Vanguard Already Arrived in Middle West Many Die From the Heat. (National News Association) . Chicago, July 8. With a new heat wave spreading over the middle west Chicago today began to swelter in anticipation. The mercury rose slightly this morning and gave promise of going still higher before dark. Twenty-four new deaths have been added to the long heat roll in the last 24 hours, making the total for the first eight days of July. 2S0. CRAZED BY HEAT. Pittsburg, July S. Stanley Coloman, paymaster of the Carbon Steel Company here, suicided with a revolver in his office this morning. Evidently ha was crazed by the heat. COULDN'T COOL OFF. 1 Chicago, July S James Pettit, head of the Peavey grain company, was found dead on the shore of Lake Michigan. He is supposed to have been ov ercome by heat while taking an early morning 6wim. BRIBERY EVIDENCE FOUND IN CHICAGO (National Xcw-a Association) Chicago, July 8. New evidence that William Lorimer obtained his seat in the U. S. Senate through bribery is de clared to hrve been unearthed In Chicago by John H. Marble, principal counsel for the senate committee which is investigating the charges against Lorimer. . Several hitherto unmentioned witnesses have been found and will be taken before the committee in Washington when that body resumes its hearings Monday. Mr. Marble would not divulge their names. The i-eech as a Barometer. A, leech confined in a glass jar of water will prove an excellent weather prophet. If the weather is to continue tine the leech lies motionless at the bottom of the vial and rolled together in a spiral form. If it is to rain, either before or after noon, it is found to have crept up to the top of its lodging and there remains till the weather is settled. If we are to have wind tbe prisoner wriggles through his limpid habitation with amazing swiftness and seldom rests till it begins to blow hard. t a remarkable storm of thunder and rain is to succeed tbe leech gives Itself up to violent throes and convulsive motions. In frost, as in clear summer weather. It lies constantly at tbe bottom, and in snow, as in rainy weather, it pitches its dwelling on the very mouth of the Jar. . African Grosbecks. The social grosbecks of South Africa live in large societies. Tbey select a tree of considerable size and literally cover it with a grass roof, under which their common dwelling is constructed. The roof serves tbe double purpose of keeping off tbe heat and the rain, and 400 or 500 pairs of birds are known to have tbe same shelter. Tbe nests ia this aerial dwelling are built in regular streets and closely resemble rows of tenement houses. - A Financial Genius. . "He is a financial genius. In a restaurant the other day he spilled a cup of coffee over a fellow's gray trousers." "And got out of paying for them, eh?" "Why. he talked the other fellow into paying for the coffee. The Man Behind the Message. The value of a thing depends largely upon wbo says it. Words may be bullets, but character must be the powder at tbe back of them to give them projectile force. Tbe man behind tbe message is as important as tbe man behind the gun. By Comparison. Singleton I understand you had a pretty lively time at tbe club last night. Wedmore I thought so until I got home. Boston Transcript Virtue Is like a rich jewel best plain set-Bacon.