FIGHTING FOK HOMES
DESPERATE CONFLICT WAO.ED
, BY VAQUI INDIANS.
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Wtxlcaae Occapettoa tf Thmit Lead
j.th Cuh BelU-Oatbreek BalltTtd to
I V Yfclr LmI itaad-Traateaal of
AaMrica Ibto1t4 U Flare Coatttt.
' Tht fact that Mtxlc la at war with
tht Yaqul Indiana la known, by utMua
t tbt ntwapapera, but It baa no ept
clal algullleane to tht avtragt reader
who known llttlt about tha Yaqula or
tbelr htatory. Tbla hlatory U
ma not of an uucooqutrablt met, Whtn
Oorte landed In Mexico tbo Yaqul
were a powerful raoa numbering 300,
000 aoule. They occupied tho north
western part of Mexico, bordering on
the Outf of California on tho wt and
on what la now tht Bute of Arlaona
on the north. In tht early daya, how-
eminent at laat rtcognlatd the futility
of continuing the truffle to conquer
them, and at tht Invitation of Teel
dent Dlaa, tht old chief of tht Yaqula.
Tetablate, Tlalted tht City of Mtxlco,
whert tho ttrina of a treaty of peace
were, agreed to. Tbt ilgnlng of tht
treaty took plact at Ortia, a military
tatlon near Quaymaa. It waa an 1m
prewlv tight wirh hundred of In
diana, all carrying white flag, bearing
tbt word paa (peace), aurrouudlng the
old chief and Col. Teluado. Tetablate
gate bta word that tht life and proper
ty of all Mexleaua and forelguera
liould tt held aacred within bla do
main, and that he and hit people would
uphold and obey tht lawe of tbt re
public. Col. relnado promised on tht
pari of tht Government that certain
landa claimed by tht Indlaua abould
be thelra absolutely, to hold or to aril,
and that they ahould be granted all
the righta held by tht Mexleaua. Tht
treaty waa nerer violated by Tetablate,
and he canned to be ahot eeveral In
diana who killed an American proa-
of tbt Itough Bldera art with tht la
quia, putting Into practice aoutt of tut
thluge they learned about war In Cuba
Doubtleta by meant of tbt aamt Intlu
eue tht Yaquta camt Into pmietaloi
of a Mailw gun, which waa blppte
Into tbt uilnea la lectlona under tU
gulst of a new atylt of uilulug drill
Tula tnglot of destruction waa aet uj
and It la aald the Yaqula' natural lal
ent for mechaulca enabled them read
lly to matter Hit guu't action aud ait
cbaulcal principle
At all tventa, when (Jen. Torrea wltt
0,000 Mexican troopa moved out ol
Guaymaa to attack tbt rebel, he wui
treated to a dleagreeabl surprise, lit
had declared that be would end Yaqul
relictllona ouct and for all by tbt hIiii
pie proceaa of extermination. With
the force at bla command he could, bi
alleged, drive the Indiana Into a cornet
and then annihilate tht trlbt root ami
branch. Hut when Torrea camt upon
the euemy be waa himself glad to es
cape annihilation. He won tht battle,
It U true, but only by Hit aid of
PORTO RIOAN PkASTg,
ltile Wtatt Art Few, atlpl tad
Kaally tapptled, ,
Tbt lift of tbt peasant, tbVpeon, of
rorto Itlco It Dot t dream cm and
luxury; neither baa b ft pu.tJ
through tbt olghtmart of jlrttched
hunger aud biting cold wbl-flsdd ao
vitally to the hardilttpa of tMtoverty
stricken of northern clluiesl
In aqualor and filth, lu efiity and
Ignorance, tbt larger numlvcY tht lu
babltanta go through their liimpara
lively abort Uvea; for out diuutit aet
many aged people among thel They
d a off from fever, coutaiiliii dis
ease, aud trouble banded doln from
alckened forefather, at a couiprattve
ly early age. I
At no period of tbt poir nun ealat
enet can he suffer tbt torture f (tar
vatlon becauaa bla Job of wfk bat
given out, for, while during whole
mouttia of tht year bt roayf earn a
alugle centavo, bt Mill baa hi little plot
of vegetable on tbt, bill! thf If worst
cornea to wont, or the M-owner
turna him out, bt may live $ the pro
fualon of frulti and roota of)b forest,
or, aa !a a common practlc of the
country, upon tht frulU OK ed from
bl uuirt opulent neighbor.
In the dry season be complain of the
cold of tba early morning, yyfhe ami
NO REST FOB LINCOLN.
AewatH of the Mtrtyrei rreldnt
la a New Abode.
Kate leemt to bavt denied ret to tht
treat emancipator even In death.
tVbeu the body of Abraham Lincoln
was taken to a temporary vault In Oak
Uidge cemetery, at Springfield, 111., rt
renily. It marked the eleventh removal
f the remains of tbt martyred I'resl
luiit. For thirty-five years the metallic
rnsket hat been shifted hither aud
thither to meet tbt exigencies of time
md change. Tba following table gives
TKronaT vavtf i oak bidos,
sled. April It, inM.
Itemoved to Whtta lloime.
llfiniiMd to Capitol Putldlug.
Jlcuiovetl to funeral csr.
'.: . . ? J- t'tpttul Hulldlng,KiirlHB'
. .ikovhj to re-wiving vault, Oak
tUde (niHery.
Uemoved to temporary vault
Itcmnved to sarcophagus, M'tcoln
monument
YAgins READY TO AMBUSH MEXICAN SOLDIERS,
ever, the trlbt spread northward Into
what I now Colorado. For WW ytars
tbeee people hare been fighting the
SpauUh Invtdera and their Mexican
descendant, and never have they ac
knewledged a mater. Reduced now
to a remnant of their former atrength,
numbering not more than 15,000, and
occupying the mining region of the
State of Sonora, their spirit of Inde
pendence remain unbroken, their war
like nature la unsubdued. Tba world
does not furnish many types of fight
ing men more difficult to subdue than
ithese aame Yaqula. They bare much
4he mine qualities of endurance, brav
ery and audacity that characterise the
Apache, but art further advanced In
civilization.
t
' In the Land of Sunshine, Verona
Granville give an account of a recent
visit to the borne of the Yaqul Indian
In the State of Sonora, Mexico. The
writer wss surprised to find this people
.well dressed and up to date In tuelr
cooking utensil, agricultural Imple
ments and weapon. "A fine modern
rifle stood In the corner of the fimt
louse I entered. All the family wore
shoe, and tbt mother and three little
girls wore neat lace-trlroraed calico
dresses. They bad Just come from
pector In tbt Sierra Madrt near tbt
Klo Aroa."
Tht Yaqula excel tbe Mexlcana In
the mechanical arts. In carpcutry. In
mining. In working In metals. In weav
ing. In Industry and In pemevereuce.
They cultivate tht soil and do mot of
tht mlulng In a country which la rich
t neral wealth and which formerly
belonged to tbt fathers of the Ysquls
and which tht Yaqul believe la right
fully their own at this day. They work
for a mere pttance. about f'J a month,
and work bard. They makt no com
plaint on that scort. but tbeopprelvt
taut which tht Mexican Government
Impose upon them and the sovereignty
which Mexico aaaumee are intolerable.
Case of the Outbreak.
Tht preseut outbreak wa brought
about In the uual way. The Mexican
violated tbt treaty made with Tetabl
ate and encroached upon Yaqul laud.
Immediately tbt Yaqula were In aruis.
The fighting blood which centuries of
warfare and oppression have been pow
erless to cool, boiled under the seitae of
wrong. The Yaqul took the field. Sev
eral engagements have been fought.
Chief Tetablate wss killed, but hi fol
lower were only fired to avenge hi
death. Hundred of Mexican aoldler
naral laudlug party after the Mexican
general waa pretty nearly whipped out
of hi boot.
Coutrary to all prlnclplea and prac
tice In ludlan warfare, the laquli
ere entrenched, aud a tht Mexican
advanced they were met by a murder
oiu firt from the Maxim supported by
modern rlflea. The shock of tht sur
prise and the mortality among uie
troop demoralised lorrea Invincible
army. blcu retreated precipitately
upon the river, where the guuuoal lay.
Again the Mexican charged, and
again they were driven back by tbe do
destructive fire. Tht gunboat moved
Into position to bring It gun to bear
upon tbe entrenched Yaqul, but the
Mnxlm aoon put the boat out of the
light, aud It drifted helplessly down
trcam uuill It grounded on tht hither
bni.k.
Tht Final Ftruggla.
Thl temporary triumph proved 'the
undoing of the Yaqula, a whtu the
guuboat ran upon the bank a pnrty
n landed sod making a wide detour
flnnked the entrenchmcut. Unable to
bring the Maxim to bear on tw riu
t once, tbe assailed In front aud Bunk,
the Yaqul were forced to retire Into
Hit mountain. They executed till
movement slowly aud In good order,
saving their machine gun for future
use. When the smoke of battle lifted
3(10 dead Mexican were found upon
the field. The Yaqul lost heavily also,
but not so heavily s the assaulting
olumn.
The battle of Guayma tin taught
the Mexican Government what to ex
pect. Tbe extermination of the Yaqul
for resenting Mexican aggression and
breach of faith promise to be a hercu
lean task.
BATTLE BETWEEN VAQTJIS AND MEXICANS.
church. It being Sunday. Though we
were invited to dine with tbe family,
we declined, as our time was limited in
the vlllng. Many other huts were vis
ited, aud all were far cleaner and their
ccctipaut Vioro intelligent than I had
Veen led to expect from my reading
about the Yaqula. Both men and wom
en are above tho average Mexican
height. Many are extremely tall and
all well proportioned. Their features
are pleasing, their eye large and pierc
ing, their noses straight, and tbelr
teeth white as ivory. The carriage of
a Yaqul woman would tire the heart of
a Delsartean with unquenchable envy,
eo tall, so straight, so well poised Is
the entire figure, especially when the
olla Is placed on tbe head on returning
from the well or river. The constant
carrying of burdens on tbe bead pre
aerves an erect position of the torso,
and tbe act of walking Is performed
from the waist downward-a method
employed by tbe Greeks for beautify
ing the human form divine.
A Superior Race,
1 "Tbe Yaquls are the backbone of the
population of Sonora. They are the
best workmen In the republic, com
manding from ten to twenty per cent
feigner .wages In many localities than
Mexican or other Indian labor. There
is not a lazy bone in tbe Yaqul body.
Thev are a peaceable, law-abiding peo-
io when timtlv treated. From timo
Immemorial they have been hunters,
miners and tillers of the soil. Tbcy
iave the nomnd Instinct in less degree
than almost any other Indian tribe.
' Nevertheless the Yaquls have a rec
ord for fighting, as tbe Mexican au
thorities know to their sorrow.
', "When oppresHcd they have simply
risen to redress their vwongs. In their
mountain fastness they could no more
be conquered than the Scotsmen before
glut- battle of Bannockburo. Tbe Gov-1
have gone down before the Yaqul fire
Mexico realizes that tbe uprising la a.
rlous and It Is making strenuous exer
tions to meet the crisis. The war on
the part of tbt Indians has been con
ducted with marked ability and splen
did dash and courage. The Yaquls
have some Idea of military combina
tions. To tbe cunning and daring of
the Apaches tbey add the self-control
and cool Judgment which association
with the whites and something ap-
Droachlna- civilized modes of living
have developed.
The Indian! Inflicted a terrible blow
unon the Mexican forces near Guay
mns. recently, killing 300 Mexicans
and very nearly capturing the post It
self. Tbe latter disaster to Mexican
arms was only averted by the assist
ance given the land forces by the navy
This engagement assumed the propor
Hons and characteristics of a battle,
and gave Mexico an Idea of tbe gravity
of the situation which it is facing. But
the Yaquls bad powerful allies. I he
cowboys of Arizona have an Inveterate
hatred of the "Greaser," and esteem It
a special privilege when fortune puts
It In their way to legitimately kill one
of the obnoxious race. And the cow
boy Is liberal In construing the mean
Ing of the term legitimate. Moreover,
the cowpunchers dearly love a fight
for its own sake, and when the Yaqul
rebellion presented the opportunity not
only for a fight but for a chance to get
a shot at the hereditary enemy, num
bera of the cowboys crossed the border
and Joined the Indian forces.
How much of the success of the Ya
quls is due to the organizing ability
and strategic skill or their white sup
porters cannot be known, but the tac
tics pursued by the Yaquls at Guay
ni.ts suggest a directing intelligence
ta miliar with elementary military scl
ice at least It la probable the t some
Ibt history of tbt unquiet remains of
Lincoln, from tbt time of bit death
thirty ova years ago:
Died In boust near Ford's Theater,
lie, for oOTflaTTirW v!,!, b he wa iln
colder than our niillot of tt im al
weather, Shoe art a useles- i'itricu
to bla bart and Mte-ltwtbV; ;""t,
which bavt Uoiblen ttTro; , t
trail In their nakedncas from,
and a ba,t,ff jk nt bavt It. I . '
tt bta own boust from tht era . ,;"7
around tba doorway. " ?
Tht bou In which h la domvlcd
bt build In a few abort day from
pol and tbatcb and ttik roll f lb"
royal palm; and a good bous )l I In
pltt of Ita primitive appearance, for It
screens him from tht colder wlta of
night and abed tbt water of tht driv
ing rain ltkt a duck' baek.-lUter'a
To IM.pel tht fog.
Tbt latest Invention la a fog dhf Her.
Tht apparatus consist of a hortsjntal
outlook pip tight feet In leiigtljand
eight Inches In diameter. At the inuth
of tbt tube la a wldt flange; the ear
end la covered with a thick dls-! of
gins. About two feet from the fear
end a pipe enters tbt tube from uuow,
at an obtua aeglt with tbt forvard
section. I
Thl connection la madt throiih
ort of turn-table, which permit! the
outlook tub lo bt pointed lu any free
Hon desired, up or down, from, one
side to tht other, Tbt pip beloweon-
necta with a blower down lu thivea
tel. 1
When tbt dUpetler la In u the
blower sends a powerful stream f air
up through tbt pip into tut tunt ami
tht current burttet Into tht fog, irlug
holt through It a It were, j
The action of the suspended nii)turt
la twofold. Tht fug la rolled hick In
every direction., tba high press of
the blast produce a cooling Inflmnct,
the moisture In tuspenlon coutensea
aud fall In rain. A great coue ol c-ar
atmosphere, with Ita apex at the Bidlth
of the tube, result. J
Tbe eyt of Die pilot la at the flassat
tht rear of tht tube, and he gu Itlo
the bowel of the fog. With Hi all a
pilot can readily pick up bl buoys l a
fog, and keep an eyt out for vela
ill riid.. ' .
With a powerful l luweh I'tj v V
lii.tH-t to make tii fug d! t-l. , ?. ?
would be nrtrthable
vessel I goklg Sf " i :':.
form of marrlago la It but wbert It
kii be could not remtmbtr. A less aa .
tured man would bavt been sorely p .
plexed. but not he. He lost no time in I
removing bit bat and, aactndlDg at '
split-bottomed teat of Justlct, remark"
td: "Uatt off In tbt prtatnet of VJ,
court"- All belug uncovtrtO, lie aaldi
"I'll awear you In fut Held up ytr
right band."
"M. I00T" asked tbt friend of tbt
groow,
"Of course," aald tbt wis captain.
"Alt wltuessea muat bt sworn. You
and each of you solemnly awear that
tbt tvldeiict you shall glvt In this cast
shall bt tht truth, th' bull truth, an'
ttotblu' but tht truth. You. John Mar
vln, do solemnly awear that to tht best
of ytr knowledge an' belief you take
thl yr woman ter bavt and ter hold
fcr yeraelf, yer belra, txekyertera, ad
uilnUtrator and assign, for your an'
their use an' behoof forever?"
"1 do," answered tbe groom,
"You, Alice Ewer, take thl yer man
for your husband, ter bev' au' ter bold
forever, and you do further swear that
you are lawfully seized In fee simple,
art fret fiom all Incumbrance and bev
good right to ecll, bargain aud courey
to tbt said grantee, yerself, yer belra,
administrators and asslgnsT
"I do," tald tho bride somewhat
doubtfully.
"Well, John," aald tht raptaln,
that'll be about a dollatjn' fifty
e-uu.' .
r. n n arrled?" asked the other.
"Not yet, t ain't," quotti tht cap
tain, ttb yu jhaala, "but tlit ' come
lu Herei: , . ... J. i i i, -
After pjne fumbling )t wi produced
and httdrver to tbt "'ntV b
nuniliw I It to makt sun It was all
right. "tHl o pocketed It aud con
tlu ned '
"Know till men by the preenta,
Uqaefled air and can give short waigfcr
until eternity. Coai and wood? rry
ton delivered la tht millionaire base
ment costt CO per cent more than tba
common people pay and every coru 100
per ctnt Ntw York I're.
how diphtheria is spread.
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THE LINCOLN MONUMENT AT SPRINGFIELD.
! . . ' I'h
We ei4-t .f 5""
Uemoved to space between wall,
lleuiuved to bed of cement
Removed to temporary vault
For everal yearn th Lincoln mono
meul at Springfield ha steadily fatten
!uto dey. It wa completed eeveuteeu
rear so, ftt-r tlfieen yeara of labor,
oft-r it wn & nlsbwl the bast of
h knoll tt li'ib It rtHi'od began to
Id. frut Jipptwft-U In tliO
.ni-y, and th monumeut which
1 uiu, nf ili fitieit In tbe couutry,
Which I customary when there is lojg bog 'been in danger of total col-
weather.-rhlladelphla IaUirer,
Another HpanUli Kicosa.
A btdated war story come from
I'once, I'orto Itlco, and I told by Lieut
nun Arato, of the Spnulsh engineer.
"When the war broke out," said the
lieutenant "we found that our supply
of ammunition of all sorts was very
low. Some was new and some old;
some was black and some brown; some
was old fashioned aud some was
smokeless and mysterious. There wa
one lot of brown smokeless powder
which was marked, 'Use with carol
Very powerful! Keep cool and dry!'
and to It waa attached a legend that It
had burst a Krupp field gun.
"I determined to try It. I employed
a small charge in a gun, aud to my sur
prise It refused to go off. My gunners
were very much disgusted, and one of
them said: 'Ilnh, this Is no good for
war. I'll use It for cooking our supper.'
"We all Jumped as he threw a double
handful Into a small camp lire. Judge
of our feelings when we saw the fire
go out. 1 afterward learned that pow
der of tills sort deteriorates with age,
and that
opened It was as harmless a wet
sand.' -vutladelnlila Tost.
Polionou I'ltot.
Msn seem to bavt no ltmUat-tlve
kuowlcdgt of lujurlou plant from
their appearauee. Many of a ilt;iou
nature have purple flower, end early
education ha made f'P'e
plcloua of thla color, but tlur la no
native Instinct that warua theii against
such rlk. Children play wlti the pol
sonoua foxglove, tuonksbfd, and
deadly night-shade, and tii!y no
natural fear of their danger) prop
erties, which such plauta a th dmp
wort hemlock and fool'a paisley are
a attractive to the eye aa the harwle
parsulp aud carrot which they cllsely
resemble. Man uaa. uowever,
stlnctlve dislike to tbt taste of n
all iMilsonoua plants. A large mi
of them are noted for their bltterti,
a quality that aeema repulsive U all
children, and Is ouly acquired In tlpg
wholesome by adult after oxperMieo.
Some plants It would be almost luima
Ible to eat, a the nux vomlcat or
trychnlne, with It acrid taste, iid
the monkshood, or aconite, froth ilio
tingling of, tongue and Up thlj It
causca. Tho flavor of pruaslo ncV n
laurel leaves, and In the bitter nlniml,,
seems to suggest danger, but thl litlhe
result of education. While JJie us
of smell guides many of the bcrblr.
ous animals In their choice, wt fijd J
that this helps man but little, althourh
It Is aald that all the poisonous Uid
stools have a disagreeable odor,
in-
rly
Iher
III Ulil-
Helpmate. ; (
Lord and. Lady Roberts have alwqj'e
long before Uila0Ufi-.wa-vUMiii a sill
'luring tlicir long residence in tnuia ic
(rent affection wbh ti'obvlously exited
lietwtea tbem wu often u -matter v
..iiii'itiianf In A w.i'o J nd In n MO( hit ' 'I lit
U?T-.ri7t',Ytri, ; ,
ru uo'i.ta aoinr.:.,,,!', 0nif
la use. Recently euougn money ws
tpproprlated by th State Legislature
io raxe the old structure and rebuild It
a foundation which goes down thlr-
u
ty-tlve feet to bed rock. Thl last re
moval of Lincoln' remain wa made
necessary on account of the rebuilding
if tbe monument Tbe metallic casket
now rest lu a crude wooden box In a
temporary vault In Oak Ridge ceme
tery.
TO PROTECT RIFLEMEN.
Ilrltlah PoldUra to Carry Armor flhlelde
o( llullet-l'roof Material.
John Hull baa aelsed upon the Inven
tion of a Chicago man the Ilev. Cas-
Imlr Zelgler and will use It In bl
irmy. Mr. Zelgler perfected a material
that I bullet proof, and suggested the
Idea of weaving It Into shield to be
worn by soldlera. He presented bl In
veution to the government and It satis
actorlly met and passed all th test
that I. Capt Shaw, of Raleigh. N, C
being In good health and of sound and
dlsposlu' mind, In consideration of
dollar V fifty cent to me In band paid.
tbe receipt whereof la hereby ackoowl.
edge, do and by these presents have de
clared you man and wife during good
behavior and till otherwise ordered by
tbt eeurt,"-CUcn Ubaextar.--
HI Horribla Fright.
A man wa going bomo to hi wlf
and family. It wa growing dark. Ilia
road from the station waa a lonely one,
aud bt wa getting along a fast a bo
could, when he suddenly auapected that
a man behind wa following blin pur
(toHcly. The faster be went the faster
the man went until they came to
churchyard.
"Now," be said to himself, "I'll find
out If be's after me," aud be entered
tho churchyard.
Tbe man followed blm. Vague vl
slot) of revolver and garroter grew
upon blm. Ho made a detour of
splendid mausoleum, mill the man
waa after blm, round and round.
At last he turned and faced the fel
low, and asked: "What the dickens do
you want? What are you following mo
fort"
"Well, air, do you always go borne
like this? I am going up to Mr. Brown'
house with a parcel, and the porter at
dm station told me that If I'd follow
you I ahould find the place, as you live
According to 1'rof. Harrison Cana
dian hailstorm bavt two unknown
apeclee of mlcro-organlem to which
bt ba applied tht name, respectively,
of Bacterium flavu graudlul and Mu
cor malleu graitdliils. II also, Ilka
preceding Investigator, ba dlseover-
ed In hailstones various fluorescing
bacteria, which leada blm to support
tht theory of Bujwld that hailstones
are produced from aurfact water
which It carried up by atorma and then
frozen.
Dr. F. A. Cook, describing tbt effects
of the long Antarctic night on the bu
man body aud mind, soya that on tho
exploring ship Belglca, aa tht cold
nlfc-bt lengthened, all became pale
"with a klud of areenlsb but." Tba
heart arew feeble In Its action. Tht
men were Incapable of concentrated
attention, or of prolonged thought On
aallor wa driven to tht vergt of In
sanity, but when tht returning sun be
gan to appear abovt tbt horizon bt
recovered.
Sir John Murray lu a recent address
drew a vivid ulcturt of tht time, In
(he reiuult) future, when te-nfvrntiire
M low si tio which I'rof. I hi war
produce in bin experiment at the
Ib.ysl Institution Wl!l pr.V'l hli Ht
tm -flint'. The tiUoupUvrw iil ibt
ocean will then b dtH'.per4
-within tut rocky tn,t ol the globe,
their element having entered Into ntw
combinations. I a other word, to use
Wr John Murray's expression, "the wa
ra of ilia an will havt becomff solid
rock." But over their aurfact will roll
tbt wavet of a ntw and most wonder
ful sea, "an ocean of liquid air auoux
forty feet In depth." At that time, of
course, lift aa wt know It will bavt
vanished from tbe earth.
Human science owea many a debt
especially on tho practical side, to the
Instinct of tbt lower animal. One of
these obligations Is Intimated In a re
rent scientific review of tbe subject of
dam. Engineers frequently build
dams straight across streams, tbe ob
ject being, in some case, to save ex-
pen by (paring material. But tbe
beaver archea bl dam agalnit the cur
rent and experience baa shown that
thl form of dam la best to resist flood
and tht Impact of floating let. Acting
upon tht knowledge which la Instluct
Ivt with tht beaver, and which bumau
calculation approvea, the great Bear
Valley dam In California and aomo
other recently constructed dama bavt
been ao mode that their stability large
ly depends upon the resistance which
tbelr arched form presents.
Messrs. It E. and C. Crompton re
cently presented to the Cycle Engl
been' Institute at Birmingham tbe re
sult of a remarkable Investigation con
corning the efficiency of the human
ImkIv conldered aa a motor. Hereto
fore tbt body baa generally been treat
ed a analogoua to a beat engine, work
being obtained from It through cbein
It-al action on tbe muscles. But the
Mera. Crompton believe tbey havi
demonstrated that tbt greater part ol
tho energy-yielding process go ou
within tbe brain, or In tbe nervous sys
tem directly conuected with tbe brain.
In blcycle-rldera they find that tbt
greatest waste la from tbe brain and
nerve, and not from the muscle. Tbe
norv waste, they aver. Is proportional
to tbt number of times that tht nerve
centers energise tht muscle In order
to makt a atroke, and hence tht crav
ing for high gears, which diminish the
number of strokes and thua economize
tht nerve waste. They advocate, In
stead of high gearing, an Increase In
tht length of tbe cfanks, for the pur
pose both of reducing tht number of
strokes and of Increasing tbelr efficiency,
A Borrowed Lead Peoctl 1 Frequently
tht Vsblcl of Coataaloa.
Tnt apparently harmless act of bor
rowing a lead pencil Is recognized by
tbt medical faculty aa a proline mean
of propagating disease. Many people
stlil cling to tbt tlme-bonored practl'.t
of moistening the writing eud of the
pencil Ic tht mouth before tbey proceed
to writ.
Tht practtct of borrowing pencil la
now believed to be responsible tor
many race of diphtheria and tonsllltl
which could not be otherwise accounted
for. Physician have, therefore, begun
to warn their patient against putting
tbt point of lead pencil lu their
mouths before they write.
The orsctlce of "swannlmr" and bor-
rowing lead pencil I more common
among children than adult. The spirit
of camaraderie which makes pupil
grow "chummy" and social In the pub
lic schools sometime causes lead pen
cils to become common property among
groups of scnool children. A child who
la paiwitaHn- tmm anr threat rilaessri
might therefore, be the Innocent meau . .
of eomruol" tine; Ota maladf to Ja- ,.-
C'-uipoiiSous. K well known Uir.tat
clallat who ba pia.tbvJ in ,ihe bo- .
pitttl of New York and Bro'm
jreaieu -.- -. r. , -.
'"i'lijaiclan ar now bt glueing to- .
give their attention to tbe caue and
prevention of disease more than ever
tbey did before. Tbe rule of common
siise arc being Instilled lot-- 'he par
ent 01 Hie youug patients, and a doctor
of to-day, when called to attend a child
put it parent through a very rigid
cross-examination a to the habits of
bis little patient It is often found that
tbe disease has been communicated by
some harmless act which most people
would not notice. Children are very
democratic. A pupil at a school will
moisten a lead pencil In bis mouth and
begin to write. A companion will bor-1
row the pencil, and tbe first thing lie
will do lu nine cases out of ten will be
to put tbe borrowed pencil In bis mouth.
I have traced several cases of tonsllltla
and diphtheria to this cause, which at
first sight appeared Inexplicable. Even
the seeds of consumption may be sown
by this means,"
Regarding the habit of moistening the
lead pencil before writing, the super
intendent of a large pencil factory said
yesterday:
"It Is a mistake to suppose that mois
tening tbe lead of a pencil makes it
write better. It spoils tbe pencil, as It
hardens the lead, yet people will per j
alst lu the uncleanly bablt of thrusting f
borrowed pencil In their mouths." '
New York Journal.
THEY INSIST ON THEIR DIVVY.
PORTABLE ARMOR SHIELD TO PROTECT RIFLEMEN.
. .
... 1 1 1 :
Ha Lost Faith In liookor . ,
Not long ago, when Booker T. Wash
luertou wa In Chlcogo, l.e mopped tvt' Uo'i.ta abm.,,...- 0rhce l
a day at one of the holeijiJLl8wii work tnto4ur "brtsC-,,ft ljrjIlUl'taJt WiV
pointed out to wiuiam, au oiu inner
who ha been at the hotel for a long
tlmo. William was delighted to gut a
glimpse of tbe great man of hi race,
and was never tired of telling about It
after that. One of the regular boarders
Is a stanch friend of William and a-ilb-eral
tipper.
'William," said the boarder next
morning, putting on a seiluus face, "I
met Mr. Washington yesterday and I
asked blm what he thought or tipping.
He I opposed to It."
The boarder stood with his band In
sinuatingly In bis change pocket. Will
iam' face fell aud net Med Into de
spairing gloom. 1
"Well, boss," the waiter said, shak
ing bis bend emphatically, "If dnt Is
do poslshun ob Mlstub Wellington I'sef
uuai'ably opposed to It." Chicago I
ter Ocenn.
flnt'tl
ten
'I has
v
Got the Rat Drunk
Rats in large numbers ha been de
stroying wheat, corn and ether grains
on the farm of Patrick Ryan, near
Cumberland, Md. Trap, shooting, pol
son and other do vice for getting rid of
them failed. Then Mr. Ryan hit upon
the novel plan of getting them drunk,
lie secured a large barrel and placed
corn In It, well soaked with wblnky.
This the rats ate rapidly and when Mr.
Ryan went to tho barrel the next morn
ing he found eighty-five Intoxicated
rats, which he soon killed.
lilm flietTTTtf ni, fb
ncss waa being ttanaar 'f CTe,i
looking woman, witii , u J hr v je
manner, Lady (tobt-rU. te''lU ?)
band'a high position, v tt notlufcn for
society.- Bhesbrlhks ( p' ,", uwU
publicity, aut! ba refund un ud
over again t he Inter wed, - J,(,rd
and Lady loberts six chlliren only
two now remain.
Tha PrlsorUni' Wa-
"rrlHouer." said the Maryland Jus
tice, aa te ca wins closed. ydj have
been fon1 utj or aeaiH)a fl pig iw.
longlni to Col. phlldorj. Ha you
ng 10 say uuiore i' pm eu-
snh," ansjperod tho prisoner,
as be rose up. "P. wna all a inl-u no,
Jedge all a mistake, I didn't iluu i-e.k-on
to steal no pig fr ra Kuruel Chll its.
What I was orter w. a bawg helonglu'
to Mnjah Dawson, au' bowllem Uvo
animals got mixed u and do constable
found do meat In m- cabin am gv lua
to bodder me tH 1 pue out o' Jail an'
lick de olo woman fu not keepln' belter
watch at defloaftr'-Vaabliigton Post.
It was regnrded unpractical, however,
luw.nosn of Its weight It was said that
lllillll.lll'J Katun niuu'iiH'iim III llil field were Im-
posNlble to sjiuiere wciguu u w
tbe ebttlde. I ; - -
niatKr'il used In the mauuru
"f.lm foimJii jor which was.'ot course,
a B.l-n-t. Ml waa believed, however,
vbnt -niuri)!a ust.taitinsLL"! wn
Into IU manufacture, rue new u.ub
IlKh shield 1r sold to be similarly con
structed except that It has solved the
problem of wf ghtr In aiming at light
ness, Impenetrability was sacrificed at
first but gradually the two requisite
were secured.
The new shield la tbe product of a
Scotchman, who. taking Zelgler1 ma
terlnl a a foundation, bus evolved a
device which la said to be Impervious
to Mauser or Lee-Metford bullets at
400 yards, and to light mnchlnegun
lire at 700 yards. It weighs thirteen
pounds aud cannot bt overturned by
the Impact of any number of bullets. It
la divided Into two parts, hinged to
gether, each weighing six and a half
pounds.whlchcaube made Interchange
able. It I Intended for the use of
marksmen only not more than from 5
to 10 per cent, of the Infantry. It Is pro
posed to equip tho expert riflemen of
tho British army In South Africa with
these shields which will be used In tho
manner shown In the Illustration
When a baby cries It never shed suf
I'.'lcut tears to drown tbe uolaa.
If you toll a woman ,vho claims to be
delicate of ome othei woman's Inva
ilhllcm, she will say m'Ui, a sigh,; "I
Umly wish I were aula to , 3 th tuinga
that womajijlo-" '
X man'oTBo regard a , 0f 10 llly
because she lnugb at noting, but it
Is tbt samA thing that ha worae,
UauttllVtbe harder a man wori. tue
mlv t Mrna for otbera, ;' -
uext door. Are you going borne at all
to night?" Columbian.
, ""
Cheerldl Antipodean Truihteller.
Au ex-sea captain, now living In Syd
ney, mauy years ago was In i lmrgo of
j.. fchiii currying some convlets.i.lhe
cou viols mutinied, murdering tue ciw,
ami otdeted the captain to. uiviate
them to the Islands, and, being a tru
dtmt man, he did so. When satisfied as
to tbelr course, the convicts deliber
ated, decided that be bad behaved him
self well, and put him ashore on the
first lnrge islund they came to. He was
a musician, aud took his violin with
him. A threatening crowd of savages
greeted his arrival, but Orpheus play
ed to them till they thought him a god,
brought blm unlimited pigs aud yams,
and bowed lu adoration. Finally he
married the chiefs daughter, succeed
ed him, and ruled the Island for years,
till a ship came In, and be sailed away,
-Sidney Bulletin.
WEDDING AMONQTAR HEELERS.
Bhrtwd Magistrate Who Did Business
on a Strictly Caah Basis.
When Capt Shaw waa a Justice of
tho peace In a country place not far
from Raleigh, N. 0., wbllo riding home
lute one afternoon be met a young
woman and a young man who wlshud
to be married at once. Now, the cap
tain bad never witnessed a marriage.
,it remembered having aeen a book
about the iiouso feat tc;- "'"'i
Original of Lady Smith.
It baa been stated that Ladysmlth
owea IU name to tbe wife of Sir Harry
Smith, who waa Governor of the Cape
of Good Hope about half a century
ago. But few persons, says tbe Balti
more Sun, know who wa the wife of
Sir Harry Smith. She waa not a pro
Hftlc matron, but a far more romantic
Hrson, and tne town named ror ner
bad a godmother as lively as It would
seem fitting that It ahould have.
In the spring of 1812 Sir Harry Smith
waa present at tbe storming of Bada-
Jor, Spain. According to a veracious
chronicler, on the day after the 'mj,V
laay ana a mue gin cumuii-u me pro
tection of Smith. Tbe l.vdy described
herself as a Spaniard, tUo wife of an
army officer serving In a d'.stact part
of Spain. The little girl was JuxJLlClU.
Away Down la tho Earth.
Tbe deepest hole In the earth Is at
Schladebach, near Ketschau, Germany.
It la 5,735 feet In depth aud Is for geo
logic research only. Tbe drilling ,m
beguu In 1880 and stopped six years
Inter becauHO the engineers were un
able .with their luatruiueuU to go
deeper. .
Women Make Good Prompters.
It baa been discovered that tht pro
fession of prompter la more suited to
women than to men, aa their voices
carry better across tbe stage, and are
less audible In the auditorium.
There are lots of gr od women, who,
When tbcy got to heu feu, will begin to
watch to see If the Lord goea out
nights.
Love that has nothing but beauty to
a 1 keep It healthy la apt to bavt ague flU
Fervent Who B-ateroatlcall Rob
Their Mich Kmplojrer.
The champion toll-taker are the
coachmen. Moat of them are Importa
tion, and the government permit them
to enter fret of duty an Insult to our
own drivers! Bahl But tbey come
here with a purpose to "do" our Anglo-
maniaca. The head coachman receives
from $00 to f"5, and his assistant, the
fellow who Is sometimes called "tiger'
and "flunk," geta about $40. Tbe bay
may be purchased of the most reputa
ble firm In the world, but If Mr. Coach
man doe not get hla "dlvy," he reporta
to hla employer that tbe horses are not
doing well-tbe hay Is not of good qual
ity. If the oat man on tbe Product
Exchange docs not put something lu
the privy purse of Mr. Coachman the
horses have botta, or something equal
ly as impossible the oats are unsound.
It Is the same with feed, corn and other
provender.
Ono of the leading firms on the Pro
duct Exchange received from a mill
tonalre in Fifth avenue last week an
indignant letter calling attention to the
very poor oats which they had sold him
at an exorbitant price. They proved
that they had given blm the lot at the
market price, and Introduced a dozen
witnesses to show that the oats were
the finest ever sold In this market. But
the firm refused to tip" tBfl" Touch
In the matter of bnrness-why, our fool
millionaires are robbed to "beat the
band." There la an alliance between
tho British harness dealers !ri Newf
Yoik and all the coachmen in the city.
Nothing can be bought for a horse to j
-ws-unlesa through this dealer, who Is
liberal In his "dlvy." I could name a
millionaire who paid $1,200 for a set
of harness that I could buy anywhere
I for half that price. His coachman got
the extra $000.
I The stylo lu cnrrlages changes every
season, Just to keep people buying and
swapping. Tbe coachman stands in
with the more prominent carriage
makers of this city-deny it who dares!
-and If his employer, feeling a trifle
behind the fashion, wants to exchange
bis cabriolet a year old for a new one
ho must pay nearly the original price.
Ills Imported British coachman makes
usually from $200 to $400 by an ex
change. On horseshoeing, axle grease, harness
oils, silver and gold polish, uniforms,
etc., tht men connected with the sta
bles of the millionaire are expected to
more than double their annual salaries.
Aud these Importations, duty free,
never fall short of expectations.
Down to the minutest detull of house
keeping there Is profit for the serving
man and the serving women, and woe
to tho dealer the butcher, the baker,
the candlestick-maker who refuses to
see the extended palm of MaJor-Dorao
and AblsalL The milkman pays his
way before he deposits a bottle of water
solution. Tho butter man agrees to
a divide before he scents tbe pantry
with a nound of oleomargarine. Tho
baker has no need of yeast in his bus!
ness until he has "fixed" tbe people be
low stairs. Tht Iceman Great Scott!
Tbe glaqt monopolist? Why, bt freezes
to -ha butler and tht cook aa quick an
Juana Maria de lot Dolores de Leon.
Tbey bad fled to the camp from Bada
Job, where tbey bad suffered violence
from the Infuriated soldiery who had
torn their earrings from their ears.
The gallant Smith listened to their
tale of woe, gazed long at the pretty
face of the young sister, and promised
to secure their safety. Thla he did.
Two yeara later tbe little Juana Maria
became the wife of Smith. She was
Just 18. He waa 2a
The young soldier became a General
and died full of honors Oct 12, 1800.
Lady Smith survived him a dozen
yeara, dying Oct 10, 1872. It may ba
noted aa a coincidence that on the an
niversary of her death President Kro
ger sent bis ultimatum, and on the an
niversary of her husband's death tho
Boers Invaded Natal and shortly after
aurrouuded Ladysmlth.
j
Oot of the Heir.
A certain amount of freshness Is nat
ural and desirable In youth, but there
Is a young man lu social Washington
who Is offensively and Incurably fresh.
One day last week, however, he had a
setback which to most persons would
have been ample for all purposes. He
was at tea and had been presented to a .
young woman from Ohio who believes
In heroic treatment of desperate cases,
which she very soon perceived his to
be. , In the course of the conversation
she suggested that something might bo
learned from the past."
"Oli," he said, "I am the heir of all
the ages In the foremost files of time,
and I can't waste my precious momenta
looking back, like Lot's wife."
it ions " h1p rranonded. with a
iwt-eTl'tllilluliailoni1' "the eesiilt .to.JtbeJ
case of Lot's wife could scarcely be ,
possible In yours."
"I don t quite utMieretHuo, ne saiu,
...-i. j . in. ,,1, ,1. i jiaa-iia-i-n i m aif .- rAk
groping for her meaning.
"Don't you remember he was turned 1
into a pillar of suit?" '
He understood it then, for a wonder, 4
and somehow afterward the conversa
tion lost Interest for him. Washington
Post
Honey' A(lloe Helped.
When Lord Kitchener Joined the Roy
al Engineers, now nearly thirty yeara
ago, he was a tall, slim, very hand
some young man. The ex-slrdar did
not at first take to tbe army, but had
serious thoughts of going on the stage,
and was one day, while in London, in
troduced by a comrado to tbe late
George Honey. Young Kitchener con
sulted George on the subject of his his
trionic ambition. Honey looked critic
ally at the officer, aud remarked: "I
could get you an engagement in five
minutes as a walking gentleman, but,
let me tell you, you'd be better off as a
sapper in the engineers." . Then, very
seriously, Honey gave the otner a u In
sight Into the seamy side of an actor's
life, and finished with the advice:
"Stick to the army, Mr. Kitchener; It's
a better shop than the boards!" Had
Kitchener cut the service and Joined
the "profession" history might have
been differently written.
Musio in St Peter'a.
The music sung In St Peter's, at
Rome, la entirely manuscript No vo.
callst or musician la permitted to have"
his part in hla hand, except while he Is
actually performing It
There la alwaya room at the top, but
the middle and lower rounds of tht
Udder are terribly crowded.