House and Garden 
Hotchkiss magazine rifle. The paper, 
a copy of the Paris Figaro, is now in the 
oflice of the Hotchkiss Company in 
Paris, and on its margin are the com¬ 
plete detail drawings. Under the draw¬ 
ing is written: “ I his is a magazine 
rifle. Make it at once. B. B. H.” 
Mr. Hotchkiss mailed the newspaper to 
the Paris works from the same station, 
as the wrapper still shows, and belore 
the Roumanian and his wife had fin¬ 
ished eating joined them at the table. 
In three months the rifle was put to 
test and won against all rivals. In de¬ 
signing the piece the details on the 
margin of the Figaro were rigidly ad¬ 
hered to.— Artisan. 
QUEER STORY ABOUT A CHURCH 
TN connection with the Church of St. 
-*■ Raphael, where the recent marriage 
between Helene de France and the 
Duke of Aosta took place, there is a 
story not generally known. It was 
built with the moneys of a converted 
Jew named Raphael. Just after the 
building was completed, Raphael had 
a dream that he would die within a 
week after the consecration of the place 
of worship. As a matter of course, he 
endeavored to delay the consecration 
by fair and unfair means, until a priest, 
with the help of a licensed victualler 
from the neighborhood, who procured 
a ’ bottle of absolutely pure wine, con¬ 
secrated the edifice. Then he told 
Raphael, who took to his bed and died 
three days afterward .—Saturday Review. 
IRRIGATION CONGRESS TROPHIES 
/ T'HE list of costly and beautiful 
trophies hung up for competitive 
exhibits of irrigated land products and 
forestry at the coming National Irriga¬ 
tion Congress at Sacramento, is grow¬ 
ing. It contains at present a larger 
number of unique and intrinsically 
valuable prizes than have been offered 
in any contest of a similar character 
ever held in the West. Each trophy 
is the gift of an individual or association 
interested in the progress and prosperity 
of the country. Each is a work of art 
exquisitely wrought from designs espe¬ 
cially made for this occasion. The 
beauty of the prizes to be awarded, and 
the local pride of competitors in the con¬ 
tests, are stimulating the liveliest interest 
in this feature of the September meeting. 
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