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5tREClSKLr what all tha raw was
Jp' about, I don t proress to rtaseiu-
bur, tald tbt old quartermaster,
I ho lit hit pl afresh, ami puffed
and pulled at It until It wa under full
headway, and flowing Ilka a lira coal;
."but tha Cblllaua and Peruvians wore
la th harbor two wwki, blockaded by
th former, who bad a flue fleet outside.
AYa wart havlug altogether a laty tlma
of It In our steamer, and had nothing
lu the world to do, until the blockade
aliould bo raised or an earthquake
ahould abaka out aome new channel
through which we might get to sea. Of
course tha captain and agcnta were out
of temper, but the rent of ua didn't rare
bow long tha blockade lasted, a we
were drawing good pay right along,
( "The town lay In a basin like forma
tion of the shore, with large white
atone forta at both euda of the harbor,
mounting a few heavy rifled guns, of
English make; and there w ere h.ii telle
back of the ahlpplng wharves at the
foot of the hllla. Our ahlp lay Inside
of the forta, and well protected by a
atone Jetty. She wna Just out ot range
of tha Chilian fleet, which generally
rode at anchor ,lu a line across the har
bor's mouth,
1 "The blockade was not exciting. Tor
days not a shot would lw tired by either
aide; but at other limes the men-of-war,
taking advantage of a good tide
or wind, would mount lu closer ami
lire away nt na In a laity fashion all
day, the forta replying at long Inter
val. Occasionally the enemy's ahell
would strike the water or buret unite
near us, but usually the (hots passed
over ami tieyoud the vessels, failing
among small houses, of the poorer
class, lu the town down by the water.
1 "The blocknders ventured In too clow
one day, and, a stiff off-shore breeite
aprluglng up. some of the big guns in
the fort, served with extsa powder
charges, plumped a few holes In them
to their evident confusion, for they
promptly got out of range and there
rrmalucd. We were usually very quiet
at ulght. but one dismal rnlny morn-
HOW A SHOT
lug there wa a great eomiuotiou out- j
side, with much banging of guns. The
reports sounded at oue moment like
muffled thunder, or, wlien the wiuu
shirted against the fleet, like some oue
shutting a heavy barn-door sharply. At
about breakfast time, we were sudden-
ly startled by escaping steam. e
rushed on deck to see. lying bcalde ns
In the misty rain, a long, low torpedo j
boat. We expected Immediately to he
blown up, and our captain wna on me
bridge vociferously assuring those on
the little stranger that we were neu
trals; nor did he slop until one of her
officers politely assured hltn that they
were Peruvians, and that, under cover
of the attack of a Peruvian liouclad on
the blockading fleet, they had stolen in
quietly during the confusion.
"It did not take long for the block
aders to And out that tho town had
been re-enforced by a torpedo boat,
for she Immediately began a system of
. ittack and annoyance which made their
lives both day and night oue continued
round of apprehension and misery.
"She was a handy little open bout.
with a good outfit, and could steam
about eighteen miles an hour. She had
been brought from England by specula-'
tors and sold to the Pruvlans down the '
... 'ri.nw l.n naiitn.l lin, ! n I
i
, i, r " , "" "'" onsly from her funnel, hut It was evl
quite.' the Little One. She would llc'dcnt ,bM ,wo 0,)(.r , Jo
beside ua all day at the stone pier with W(:n, owtklng her. although the men
1UM1U1 wr ..-m,S .mum
the decks in the hot sun, most of the
time, while her officers played dominoes
under an awning aft, and plotted mean
while some novel method of frlghcning
the blockaders. Occasionally, when
they knew the enemy were at dinner,
they would make a rush dow n the har
bor in a most warllke'aml threatening
mannen Then the foe would bent to
quarters, slip their anchors, and put
themselves In a state of commotion,
whereupon the torpedo boat would
come leisurely hack to the dock. In
this way they made the Chilians burn
tons of coal which It was difllctilt for
them to get, and for which they imd to
pay big prices.
"It waa at night, however, that La
Chlquita was lu her glory, for In a few
minutes ofter her departure from the
dock there would be banging and boom
ing of guns along the enemy's Hue. nml
we could tell about where she was by
the uproar Around her. Ouce she stole
out close along shore and w ith a rush
came In from the sea through the Chil
ian ships.
"Their guard boats were unprepared
for this attack; aud before they knew
it she was alongside the admiral's ship,
aud exploded a torpedo which blew up
two or three small boats at the gang
way, hurt several sailors, and smashed
glass and windows. The she made off :
Into the harbor before a gun In (lie fleet
could be brought to hear on her lu the
darkness.
"Tills scare was too much for the
'Dons,' as the Chilians are called, so
they pat their heads together and sent j
to Valparaiso for help. It came finally,
In the shape of two brand-uew topedo
boats of German make; each of them
was larger end faster than La Chi
qulta. "The day ofter they arrived, a slight
defect had been discovered In the ma
chinery of our little dock companion;
and as her native engineer had fallen
sick of a fever at the same time, and
was not quite up to duty, oue of our
engineers, a Yankee boy by the name
of Clark, from
fellow he wan,
Boston (and a smart
loo), volunteered to
tinker up the engine. While thole own
man was up In town getting some sup
plies, Clark wni putting the enpine to
rights, w;.en a telegram arrived aboard
stating unit the enemy's two torpedo
boats iiad started early that morning to
eo down the c:nst. The lookout at the
Juurbor entraj" 0 had tent word that tb
Single Shot.
fog was becoming heavier, and tba Pe
ruvian commander ordered I .a Chlqulta
out to take advantage of the altuattou
hy doing what mischief alio could.
"The boat of course, was ready In
a few tuluutes, but their own tug I nee r
was ashore, and the fog prevented their
signaling his recall from tht town. (Jo
tliey must, aud something must he
domt at otic. But bat T While they
were, discussing the question, Clark,
who bad finished repairing the engine,
whs about putting on bis Jacket, when
the captain drew him Aide and, after
explalulng matters, asked If ha would
act as engineer for that trip, saying It
would be nothing more than aa excurs
ion or frolic aud that be would be well
paid. Now, tha Yankee boy bad loug
been wlahtug for a trip of this kind,
hut despaired of getting leave of ab
sence for any such purpose. Here waa
an opportunity, and an excuse for tak
ing advantage of It, ami while coolly
replying that- ho would do It 'as a
favor,' he turned on steam, and In a
few minutes the saucy little boat was
lost to our view and speeding out Into
the fog with a grand scheme of sur
prise for the Chilians.
"Hut, us very often happens, the sur
prise was destined .to coma from tba
other side; for the Chilian torpedo boats
had started down the roast only aa a
ruse, and under rover of the fog bad
stolen back again, and were quietly
lying behind their men-of-war prepared
to give their little aimoyrr a warm wel
come. "Quietly and swiftly U Chlqulta
stole on until the largest of the' enemy's
ships was seen to be hour a dull gray
mass without a sign of life about her
and apparently at anchor, Still closer
ran the torpedo boat, and all was quiet
on the big ship. She was almost along
side, and yet the sleepy sentry did not
htd. The young Peruvian captain
rubbed his hnuds In glee st the glorious
opportunity afforded Mm, and be had
Just made the algnal for tlie lowering
of the torpedo when 'Hnug' went the
sleepy sentry's gun.
FICJIIT.
"'Never mind,' cried the gay captain,
or he felt the bullet pierce his cap.
'You are awake at last, my boy, and
just too later Hut no! A dark object
darted out from beyond the ship's
iern, and behold-there was oue of (he
'absent torpedo boats! To add to the
consternation of tho C'lili)ulla's crew,
the second torpedo boat now hove In
hf, rouudlng the frigate's Itow.
'ye are In a trap,' jelled the cap-
tllin .g,op Ul,r; j,U,k gjliriMwrj
your helm. Hard! aud he fairly
danced with rage as the hulk-Is began
to sing about him.
"In less time than It takes to tell It,
tho Peruvian 'surprise party' was In
rull retreat through the fog, followed
closely by the Chilian boats and a ball
of small shot which dashed up the
spray all around them. The big ihlps,
too, were In pursuit, surging aud rock
ing, their black smoke and their masts
visible above the low-lying fog-.
"For ten minutes the race progressed
finely, the crew of the fleeing craft do
ing their utmost to escape the fierce
pursuers. The officer distributed his
men nlMHit the bout so as to give her
the best possible balance. Soft coal
was being burned aud douse black
smoke and sparks were pouring furl-
' v
.,... tml)11,llr lull, I tif'
"The officer looked auxlously at Clark
and asked, 'Can you not make her go
rater? Clark glanced at the steam
gauge and at the safety-valve, from
which a Jet of steam was already fly
ing, and shook his head. He screwed
down the valve a little, however. The
gauge showed ten pounds more pres
sure, but that wasall he dared put on.
La Chlqulta was rushing 'like a streak'
through the water, ftistcr than she ever
went before, but It whs of little use.
The larger boats were steadily gaining.
A few minutes more would have ended
II. It was too bad, for La Chlqulta
was almost lu the harbor. She had
run out of the fog and could sue the
forts, which dared not (Ire, however,
for fear of hitting their own vessel.
The Peruvian sailors crouched In the
bottom of the boat while Clark coolly
tended his engine, parts of which
moved so fast, as he afterward told me
they looked like a whirling blue mist.
" Heiior,' said the officer to Clark,
'we have done our best, but It won't
help us. They are too near to ns; we
must give up,' and as he said thla'be
proceeded to tnke from bis pocket a
handkerchief to wave lu sign of sur
render. Clark glanced back, aud there,
not four hundred feet awny, was the
hi" pursuer, her sharp snout cutting
the water like a knife and throwing the
spray to each side. He observed quick
ly that from her brow projected a spar,
on the end of which was a large, black,
pear - shaped, vlclous-looklng torpedo,
Its head studded with percussion caps.
This torpedo was ready to he thrust
further forward to blow up La Chl-
qulta as soon as they should come with
in slrlkitt, distance. As Clark's keen
glance returned along the boiling wake
of his own boat, ho noticed In the stern
slicets a rifle which belonged to the
captain. It was Just like the one with
which the engineer used to 'pick off
squirrels In 'the States,'
He motioned to the captain not to
wave his flag of surrender. Me gave
t Tie engine one more drenching of oil,
and the safety valve another twist, then
seized the rifle, carefully adjusted the
' rear sight, wiped the oil from his trig
ger finger, raised the piece to his shoul
der, and took aim. He stood solid as a
rock, with feet wide apart to steady
himself against the rolling of the boat.
His head was bare and bis sleeves were
.rolled up to bit elbows. 'What ess h
be going to shoot at? muttered tba cap
tain. 'No' one Is visible on the other
host.' Hut he noticed that as the pur
suing boat, now but three huudied feet
away, rose and fell with the swells, and
its torpedo foeut aud swayed from aids
to side on the ud of the spar, the m na
si of Claik's rifle was following It,
Now, up, uow down, now this way. now
that, It swung, as If avoiding Hint keen
eye look lug through the sight. Hut,
Dually, for oue moment 11 paused nml
was quiet. It was that for which Chirk
whs waiting. There was a Kharp re
port from the rltle! the torpedo, struck
by the bullet fair and square on on
of the raps, exploded with a tremen
dous repot I The par aud loepodo
flew lu fraumciiM through the air, and,
as the oil rushing boat emerged from
the cloud of smoke, It was seru that
her bow was shattered and spllL-tffud
that she waa sinking rapidly, while lutr
crew were heard calling upon the other
Chilian boat for help.
"Clark laid down the rllle and turned
bis attention to his engine again as If
nothing had happened, and,' amid the
booming of guns and the dipping of
flags lu salute, La riilqulu ran Into the
harbor and was soon at her moorings,
thanks to the cool Yankee boy who had
saved the vessel with one shot,"
TROGLODYTES JOF AFRICA.
M antra an4 Castama ParhanatJ for
fwveral Cealarlea,
If you want to lie Introduced to the
slowest people In the world you must
visit North Africa aud make your way
across tha scorching desert that separ
ates from the rest of the Inhabitants
of Africa the race known lo the au
dents as the Troglodytes, from the
Ureck "truglols," a hole. They were
given this name on account of the habit
of living In holes In the giotiml-a habit
that probably owe Its origin lo the
fact that old Hoi In that quarter l a
very merciless old tyrant, ; and life
sltovs ground Is scarcely bearable ex
cept when the sun has retired for the
night.
The Troglodytes are In the line of
caravan travel, and are visited by thiu
freight trslui of the African desert,
No outside Influence has been able,
however, to wean them from their an
cient bablts, their antique gsrb, aud
their peculiar mauuer of living. Ho far
as Is know n, the ninouers ami customs
of the Troglodytes have not changed
since Hlble times, aud any oue coming
upou a group of these pcopl In the
present day, and comparing their a p.
pearauce w IfTf descriptions extant that
some historians have regarded as fabu
lous, will see that they are precisely
the iiame'uow as they were many cen
turies ago,
A Troglodyte city is the most curious
dwelling place In the world. Prom the
exterior It presents the aspect of
Itomau circus. The babltatlou are
built In layers oue aboie the other, and
form a circular wall with a single eu
trauce from the outside. All the doors
of the bouses open on the Interior of
the circular city, Kach habitation has
a door aud a window. To get lo (hem
you climb a flight of steps cut lu the
wall, which brings you to the lower
layer of houses, f you wish to go
higher you climb auother pair of sli ps
to the bouses almvc, aud from heie lo
the third row, If you siv visiting some
one llrlug on the top of the pile. The
doors are all fuau-Wd with the most
primitive lock, which Is turned by
means of a wooden key,
Heslde provldlug protection from
their euemy, the sun, the circular habl
latlons with the dead walls outside
form a strong fortress to guard the lu
habitant from the attacks of neighbor
ing tribes. In these more peaceful
days, however, they have no such fear
before them, and so they use the walled
city mostly for storing of crops, w Idle
they live lu boles dug In the ground
within the walla, aud frequvutly
chauge their position lu search of pas
ture for the animals.
The age of the cities Is Immense, The
exact date when they were built Is un
known, but It Is believed that they
antedate the birth of Christ. The people
are peaceably disposed. In which phn-e
of character they are superior to nnmt
other natives of Northern Africa. They
are Intelligent and hard-working, tend
Ing their flocks aud farming (heir laud
with pat leu t energy. The approach to
their country Is so dlltlcttlt and danger
ous, on accouut of the frightful gorges
It Is necessary to traverse, aud the risk
of being overcome by the deadly
sirocco, that the Interesting people
have been disturbed but little hy Euro
peans. Now that archeologlsts are
turning their attention to the ancient
people, something more Is being learn
ed of them than was known heretofore,
St. Paul Dispatch.
PONY AND SNAKE
Ho.
tha
Llttt Animal
Killed
Nattier.
Pew of u have ever seen a horse kill
a sunke, but Mrs. Custer describes the
performance lis the St. Nicholas;
As they were pushing out of a Juir;le
on foot one day, the colonel said:
"Hamaiithy Is a little too attentive, Alf;
he shoves himself alongside of me, and
when I remonstrate he backs n little,
but keeps so close Hint he almost
trends on my heels." '
'Well, father, I suppose he thinks
nothing can go on without him. He's
been In everything I ever did yet."
As they came to a barrow defile, with
the branches of the trees festooned
with moss and the ground tangled with
vines and thick underbrush, Samanthy
forgot his manners and crowded to
the front. There wn hardly room foi'
two abreast. The colonel, peering Into
the thicket for birds, heard what he
took to be the whirr of pheasants'
wings, and he lifted his gnu to lake
nlm. The Kid, pressing on, saw with
his keen eyes that It was nothing so
harmless as the rising of a covey of
birds. A hugo rattlesnake, overlooked
by the colonel In bis Intense concentra
tion on the thicket, lay colled directly
in front of him, the vicious mouth
hissing, the eyes gleaming with fire.
Alf was In agony. He could not Are,
for his father or the pony would have
received the shot, as they were
placed. . ,
But a more vigilant pair of eyes tin n
even the Kid's Jhad discovered the rep
tile, and with a spring In front of the
colonel, and with the nicest exactitude,
down came the pouy with a buck Jump,
his hoofs close together on the head of
the snake, rrtmhlug In the deadly fangs,
and flattening the skull Into the soft
soli.
Still there waa an ominous rattle of
thctnll.and the little nng gathered him
self again, bowed his supple hack, aud
drove his hoofs Into the mottled, akin
of the deadly foe of mankind. j
You have pertiaps noticed that In
every poor brass barid there Is a good
bass player. Do you know why? Th
bass born Is easy.
There Is no quality that women ad
mire In men so much as generosity.
No one Is so bold that he Is not afraid
of a danttat- ,
SURVEY OP THB MASON AUD DIXON'S LIN&
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Keeently there was begun s resurvey of that famous aid boundary helwreo
Pviiusylvauls aud Maryland known as Mason and Dixon's llne The object of
the resurvey Is to r-tabllsh the Has monuments and to place monument oo
the wcHiern end of the Hue where none bar hitherto existed. The Hint of
Pennsylvania and th Htat ot Msrylsad have each appropriated f I.IKK) for (lit
purpose. Tli remarking of th line will he for th distsure from the norllienst
comer of Msrylsad to about to northwest corner. Th rrmsliider of Hi I'rno
sylvsnla line to the southwest corner at PennsyK.anl was surveyed and r
uisrked In m. '
It is Interesting to know that ltfsrs. Mssnn snd Dixon marked nut other
lines besides th sst and west south boundary of Pennsylvania. Their Journal,
a copy nt which Is In th possession of the Maryland Is ml amc and another ropy
In th Pennsylvania Historical Society library, state tbst (hey resurveyed the
entire writ boundary of IMswsr ssd sIm determined th distance from th
northeast corner ot Msrylsad I th Del war river Briers mile below Phllidel
phis. . .
&vention
Dr. K. Larroqu reports to tba French
Academy of Sciences that bis studies
of 'the action of sounds upon tbs ba
nian ears prov tbat.th auditory ap
paratus of each ear operates lodVpeod
ently of lb other. This appears lo
bav a bearing upon th question
whether loss of bearing by on ear
exercises an lojurlous effect upon Its
mate.
Under th best conditions obtaining
at presenr, out of every hundred tous
of coat delivered at gas works or elec
tric light statlous, something Ilk nine
ty elght ton ire, as far as th produc
tion of light Is concerned, absolutely
wasted and go to pruduc useleu beat.
When on consider th enotmoti
quantity of coal used anuuslly for tha
production of artificial Illumination, th
absolute waste of ninety-eight percent
of It seems little short of criminal, Yt
scientists ar engaged In solving th
problem,
Th French scientific Jourust, La Na
ture, warns Its readers against the
time honored custom of using spiders'
webs lo slop bleeding. Remarking that
old wrb from stable ar preferred by
those who resort lo this remedy, It
pcluts out that such webs ar peculiar
ly llabl lo b Infected with lu nil
rroUs of various disease whlrh may
be communicated from animals to man.
Among other afflictions that have been
traced to the use of old. dusty spiders'
webs bound upon wounds Is th
dreaded tetanus or lockjaw.
One scientist counted th hairs on a
fly's feet aud found an average of be
tween ten thousand and twelve thous
and, from esch of which flowed tht
minute specks of oil The oil
lolutely neceoary to th fly when walk
ing on a vertical surface. If a pan
of glsss should liecome wet or very
dusty It would be Imjiosslbl for the
fly to walk over It. In th ou esse he
rs use of the flowing of the oil bet seen
the hairs of th feet and destroying th
strength of lb capillary action; lu the
other, because of tbo clogging of th
hairs with th dust.
Prof. It. II. Thurston of Cornell fnl
verslty calls attention lo th fact that
since the Hpsnlsh War, the manufact
ure of chilled Iron turrets for coast de
fense has been established In this
country. He regard the "chilling" of
the surface of cast Iron so a to give It a
hardness exceeding that of tool steel
as "on of th moat remarkable scien
tific achievement of the tlm," The
chilling of cast Iron for car wheels has
long Wn prscllsed almost exclusively
In this country, but although It Is at
bottom an American luventlon, (he use
of the process for making turrets for
coast defense has hitherto been devel
oped only In Europe. Professor Thurs
ton remarks that American Iron Ik the
finest In the world for litis purpose.
K. D. Preston, of the Coast and (leo
detlc Survey, who has recently studied
th laugnage of Hawaii, calls attention
to a remarkable peculiarity lu which
that language shows a sharp contrast
to others. Usually when a foreign word
Is adopted Into a language It Is debased
In Its meaning. Thus, "saloon," mean
ing a drlnglng place, conies from the
French salon, a parlor; and the Span
ish word hahlar, to talk, la transformed
by the French Into a. word signifying
a babbler and a liar. Many similar ex
amples ate found In European lan
guages. Hut In Hawaii the opposite
rule prevails, and words that have been
adopted from the tongues of whlte Wn
have been elevated in meaning and des
ignate better things than they did in
their original language.
DOOTOR WAS NOT DECEJUfJX,.
Witt Mon He KiBa4 Olrl Who
Prateniled to Ha Blind, v
Physicians often bav to exercise
great car to avoid becoming to vic
tim of Imposition. If a dishonest ap
plicant, for a pension can hoodwink
some doctor the hitter's certificate mtj
be made the means of perpetrstlng a
fraud upon (he Uovcrnnieot, and social
parasites who seek to spong on public
and charitable Institutions ar always
trying to Inveigle a physician Into say
lug tht word or writing the Hut which
would gain them admission.
An interesting case In point was re
lated by the leading oculist ot Moot
real, a man whose practlct extended
far outsldo of tbt bounds of the city.
Out day a young woman came Into the
office, acompanled by an older woman,
apparently tbt mother. Tbt young
woman wore colored glasses, which
one might have assumed to be superflu
ous, as It was claimed that the girl was
totally blind. What was wanted of the
doctor was a certificate authenticating
this claim of blindness, putting It be
yond dispute, and It was fraukly stated
that tbt object In seeking this was to
obtain certain aids and advantages of
a philanthropic naturt Impossible of
access otherwise. The standing of the
oculist was such that a statement from
him would carry full weight wherever
presented.
On examination the surface of the
eyes gave no Indication of any defect,
but that might be so and blindness still
exist. Applying tests of tht strongest
light, tht girl professed herself to be
absolutely unable to distinguish be
twees light and darkness. Th doclot
wa puxxled and battled. Apparently
tba girl watston blind, but L was tin
able to solv Hi problem of those eyes,
to discover the cause of (be blludues
or say Just where Hit defect lay,
Th doctor was mot than half dis
posed to giant th desired certificate,
when, at a last expedient, he lilt upon
a novel experiment. He dismissed th
patient with Instructions that h
should come again at a certain hour the
following day. When she cam the
doctor had her securely blindfolded
with a heavy bscdage over her eyes,
wu nt took a tiny mouse, which h
nao ready, and held the lively little
tujug by Its tall before the girl fact,
though not touching her, while he or
dered the bandage to be removed. N
soouer was the bandage off limit her
creams rang through the place and her
eyes were wide with terror at the harm
less little rodent, which bad thrown he
so completely off her uunrd and exnosei1
the Imposture. Of cours she saw II or
h would not have screamed. Needle
to say, th applicant did not get tint
wtineale.--MlnneajMdla Tribune.
PUBLIC PARK FOR OREGON.
. ropoaai la rratarv tcravrv Araiint
lrlr Lake.
It has !en propositi to park Ilia re-
glon about Crater lake In Oregon, one
Of the inoal remarkable bodies of wad
in iu woiui, n juia a large, deep
crater In the mountains, nml the wall
rls sheer lo a dlxxjlug hcluht almve
lb surface, lu the Indian tradition
It was the alsale of dangerous mmi
stem creatures thai doubtle Hy iii)h1
Uet the fear created In the minds of
the savages by Its wllilm, hut that,
among the civlllxed, give plme m n
sense of admiration for It sublimity
It would take little. If any, money to
set aside this district for a park, and
It la hoped that the measure offered for
that purpose will he successful, We
bav allowed the vamlal to dspnll our
wonderful natural seem ry at his pleas
ur In the past., A grow lug seiiw ot
the Attic of things denuuids I hut hi
pernicious activities shall ccnie and
that th great body of the people nIuiII
advantage by what la finest am) no
blest In the landscape a lu the re
sources of the country.
rf)ur finest and mot Impressive seen
ery Is In the West, where Hie popula
lion Is stilt sparse and w here real es
tato value are still low. Indeed, It I
not unlikely that the region aisiui Cm
ter take na never nccii taken up,
j nose who nave seen n uciare it to it
the scenic equal of the Yosemlte, and
In allow the chopper, the bluster, tin
shanty builder, the slgi painter, Die en
glue driver lo mar It will ho to dlseour
age visits to the place ami to disgust
and dishearten Just the class of peo
ple who are most mitiirnlly drawn lo
spectacle, In this country we have no
Immense private parks for titled aris
tocracy. Whatever Is ln-sl Is for the
people. Let Ihoiu tnke that best while
It is still to be had and before selfish
commercialism bars them fimn It,
There should be a park in every Slate
Hrooklyn F.agle.
Mtlll He Camctit diatomcr.
A well-kuowu portrait painter was1
not always (he receiver of such hand
some honorariums as are now puld him
for his portraits. Time was yvheu 4ie
lived In a common lodging house nea
the Pantheon at an altitude of no less
than seveu stories. Necessity Is the
mother of Invention, but how to lihluce
a discriminating public to climb seven
pair of stairs
lie put up a placard In the Imwncnt
of the house, "Portraits tnken here.
Only ten francs. Studio on (he third
floor."
Whiui the would be purchaser had ar
rived at (he studio-designate, he found
himself confronted by a placard, "Ten
franc portraits, The studio has been
removed to the fifth llovr."
After much pulling and panting the
fifth floor wos reached, where a new
bill met the Inquiring eye, "The ten
franc portraits, The studio has, owing
to rebuilding of the premises, been tem
porarily removed to the seventh floor,"
Having suffered so much, the victim
did not mind suffering once more, and
the aspiring artist got another cus
tomer. '
Prance In ICitglnnd.
Tbo Invnsion would he at the mouth
of the Thames, we landing our troops
simultaneously at Heme Hay ami
Southend. Karly the same morning a
number of torpedoes will have quietly
been guided under London bridge, and
a French fleet would Insure communi
cations between (lie banks of the river,
while two armies would march on Lon
don, one lL-taklng Chatham on the
way, and the other proceeding hy Til
bury and Barking. A few down tor
pedoes skillfully sunk In front of Shoe
buryneas would bar the entrance to the
Thames of tha British fleet, and the
tld would couvey I he rest of the
French troops on lighters (chnlamla) to
th heart of tho clty.-La Patrle.
A Matter of Principle.
"I attppos you will take a great In
terest In the campaign."
" I should say so!" answered Senator
Sorghum. "I would be culpable If I
failed to do so. It was always my be
lief that when a man Invests his money
It la bla duty to stand by and seo what
becomes of It'-Washlngton Star,
X poof brass band It a sign that the
community In wblch It xlsts lacks r
flnamtnl and oivllliatloa.
Hp Iteflerl: "Destiny." said h pen
sive boarder "Is Ilk a chlckn-it Isu'l
everybody who con carv It to hi en
tire atlfactloa."-iPuTk.
Amicus-Ko you havt another baby at
your bouse; what la be like? Kmlneut
t'rltlc-Well, he Is not very Interesting,
but he I mighty convlnclng.-Llfe.
The Ideal; Tbo Vegeiarlau-Wbnl
kind of a dinner did my wife put up?
"Finn We had greeiis and salad, and,
In fact, a dinner lit for a cow-1 mean
for a kingr-Llfe.
Mr. Clmtter-Do yon believe all th
dlsugreeablu thing you rend lu Hi pa
per about people? Mr. TimlOh,
dear, iiol-only when they art about
people I know.-Chicago News.
"I must bt rull of electricity," sold
C proudly, "When 1 stroke a cat, all
hor hulls stand on end." "Oh, that's
nothing," replied T.j "my dog can makt
her do that by Just looking at her."
Tramp-. Minium, hav you sn axT
I-ndy of the House-No. Tramp-IIavt
you a saw? Lady of Hie House--.No,
I have no saw. Ti amp-Then givt mo
a little something to cat, please.- Har-
Witt Life,
"ISIIxn, why do you write so many let
ter In such but weather?" "Well,
David, If I don't keep nllaiur relatives
puMcd on the awful heiii here they will
be landing on lis to vUli."-luii;u;i polls
Journal,
Evidently tht Head of th House:
"No," said the uuui at (he door, "I
luive is it view oil politics. ' "Well," I
I ui lied the political cnuvaer, "lu that
cnac I'd Ilk to Interview your wife."
Chicago Post, ,,
"Mrs. tiahbe," observed a friend of
the fa mil)', "I n very superior woman.
Kite . can converse lulelllgeully, 1 he
lit-ve, on a thousnud different topics."
"Yes," sighrd Mr. Cabbe. "and th
does."-Tlt Hits.
How It Happened: First CllUen-I
hnf attended dcr bolltlcnl meeting of
tail' partlc dcr last ten years. Hecoud
Clilaeii-Ah! Yon like lo hear both
dtle? First Clllwn-Nelii! I pclong to
i prasa pitmll-Piick.
Not Afraid: "Slu talked to hliu Just
to let hliu know she wusu'l afraid of
ild bachelor." "Yis?" "And he miked
lo her lu Id her know (hat ho wasn't
afraid of widows." "Welly "Oh,
lu-y're iimrtlcd uow." Chicago llecord.
A Double Hluw: "Yea, we had quite
t blowout at our house this morning."
"Peculiar time for It." "Yes; the uew
hired girl blew out Iho gua lit the gas
stove, and Hie gas blew out the side
if the kitchen."-Cleveland Phiiu Deal
rr. 'Did you dame until the nee sma'
hours" ithked one yuuug man. "No, 1
didn't We danced till the last car had
k'DUe, and f had to walk three miles.
They were the blggenl hours I'tvcr re
member having encountered." Wash
ington Star.
Ityles- Did you ever com across a
more conceited fellow thau llulger?
They say he Isau atheist; and 1 bcllev
ho Is. Hunter-1 wouldn't like to go a
rar as that; but I do know Hint li
ibii-Mii't recogtilrc the existence' of a su
pertor belug.-Ilrooklyn Life.
Impressed on Her Memory: "It's
Uecti four year uow," suid Hie descried
only, "since he left me mid hU happy
iioiite, I remember It Just a well as
restenliiy-how he stood nt the door,
milling It opcu till six Hies got lu th
iiiiiise."-Indianapolis Press.
Stranger-1 noticed your advertise
ment lu the paper this morning for a
man to retail Imported caunrlc. Pro
prietor of lllrd Sioiv-Yca, sir. Ar
you looking for a job? Stranger Oh,
no. I merely had a curiosity to know
how the canaries lost their tails. Chi--ago
News.
t to- I niiw Hull farm Unit was adver
tised, ami I think I'll buy It. She-Ohl
Then we'll move away from the hateful
city for good? He Yes. It's a lino
place; fourteen nmea and a pond ou It.
She Won't that be ttlce? We can raise
pond lilies and watermelons lu It.-Phll-
adelphla Press,
There was a piece of cold pudding on
the lunch table, nud mum mil divided It
between Willie aud IClsle. Willie
looked at his puddlng-thcu al his
mother's empty plate. "Mamma," be
said, earnestly, "I can't enjoy my pud
ding when you haven't any. Take
F.lsleV-I.lfe.
A I.OUS felt Wnut: Hoss-I don't
know whether to discharge Hint new
boy or raise his salary. Manager What
baa be beeU dolug? Hoaa-Ho rushed
Into my private olllco this morning and
told me (here was a man downstair
who would like to see me. Manager
Who was II? Hons-A blluil man.-TIt
Hits. -i
A Contradiction; Polltlciiin-My boy,
the door to every successful business Is
labeled "Push." Thoughtful Youth
Isn't your business u successful one,
ilr? Politician-Well, yea. I flatter my
self that It Is very successful. Why
do you ask that? Thoughtful Youtli-
Hecnuse sir, 1 see your door Is labeled
"Pull."-l)etrolt Free Pre.
ltcportec: Observing the manager of
the drug department, the womun ac
costed him lu a spirit of badinage. "1
have kleptomania," she said; "what
would you advise mo to take?" "The
elevator, by nil menus!" said (he m Hu
nger, wittily. "And not something Just
as good?" exclaimed the woman, affect
ing great surprise. Detroit Journal.
Diamonds Said to Ho Allvo,
A diamond Is as much nlive as a man.
Thus declares Professor vou Schroen
of the Naples University. According
to him the so-called Inorganic bodies
possess quite as much tlfo as organic
ones, lie aiso ciaiuis to nave pnoto
graphs of the chief events In the life of
a crystal, from Its birth Inward. On
of the most curious of these Is thus de
scribed: "The crystal meets another
one from a different mother. The two
strike at each other; they fight, strive
and clasp with each other. It Is war
to tbe death. It Is a case of tho survi
val of the fittest. Ouo must die. Hut
no two crystals from the same mother
ever tight, no ma iter when they meet."
n which particular crystals seem to bt
superior to huninn beings.
How They Uot Evou with Itlni.
If a man In China doesn't pay bis
debts at the usual time, the New Year,
his creditors carry awny the door of hit
shop, thus permitting all the demons
and evil spirits to enter.
Vacant Land In South, Dakota.
South Dakota has an aggregate of 11,-
600.000 acres of .vacant government;
mu. nim.-u . u buuj w ujW,0M that nave not been satisfactorily
qualified applicants. .... antwered.-Phlladelphla Fraaa. . I
BARONESS VON SWARTZENSTEIN
If f Oermaajr' Mlalater China
Wa An America Olrl.
Maud Itoosevelt La Vlosen, now Bar-
us von Bwamensteln, whos hnt-
Mm nil h hn meantt annalnlvn II In.
band ha been recently appointed Mia
Ister from Germany to China, was ona
of tbe belles or Washington Hire win
ter ago. She I an American woman
of th highest type beautiful, well ed
ucated and well born. She Is a blonde,
whose blue eyes ar the glory of a fact
(hat Is dullest of feature. Her ngur
Is slender aud graceful. A member of
Hi Itoosevelt family, aud a second
cousin of Governor itoosevelt, slit was,
after her debut lu New York City, a
conspicuous beauty lu tbt most ex
clusive et, but sht wa truly "a penni
less Ins lu a long pedigree," and ben
face wa ber fortune. She spent her
winter with ber mother' cousin, Bar
oness von OrvndorfT, In Washington,
with whom th frequently went
abroad. Th acquaintance with Baron
Mil in in von Hchwarzcnstelu began la
Washington, when the diplomat was at.
iachtti to the German legation. Th
Haroq was also principal of an Interna
tional school of languages, for Germans
do not tliluk It beneath tbem to turn
llielr talent and accomplishment to
iccouut. even though they may be pos
sessed of wealth. Tbe handsome ypnng
Harou was 35 years old when be first
met the beautiful American girl. Tbey
fell lu love at first sight. When the
llnroiiess von Orendorff took her nice"
i In ond. the hurou followed, and their
little romnure had for a background
ninny ICuropcnn countries. There was
a wedding by snd by In Germany, and
(he bride said to her friends: "I would
have married my dear tierman flauc
If he had been plain Tom Smith, with
ut a coat to his back."
ABLE TO SKATE ON WATER.
How German Sea Captain Mov In
Mines Thirteen feet Long-.
Cnpl. CroRsmaun, a German sailor, Is
the Inventor of a pair of -ahoes for walk
Ing on water. He recently gave au exhl
billon ou the Ilhlne at Worms near the
new ami Imposing bridge across the
stream named. The shoes are made of
:ln. weigh twenty-two pound each, and
together are capable of sustaining a
ft'
onosRiUMN ox WATitn skatks.
weight of more than '-"-'O pounds. They
are about thltteeu feet long aud are
provided with throe-hinged metallic
flukes, which admit of easy movement
forward, but retard movemeut back
ward In the water. Capt. Orossmann
uses a paddle to assist him lu his
watery promenade, and finds It espe
cially useful In turning. It Is said he
has saved twenty lives by the use ot
these shoes. ,
MARTINEZ CAMPOS.
H Wa Oue of Spain's Foremost Sol
dier and r'tutcamen.
Spain lost oue of her greatest military
heroes lu the death receutly of Marshal
Arsenlo Miirtlnez Campos. For the past
thirty years be has
figured largely In the
affairs of bis couu
try. He was nearly
tW years of age. Ht
Joined the mllltdry
at an early age, aud
bis conspicuous abil
ity won him rapid
promotion. He went
through Ihe Morocco
campaign lu 1859,
aud first served In
Cuba from 1804 to
1870, (he rank of
u a iiti.vk caucus brigadier general be
ing conferred upon tyin for his services
ou tbo Island. He was In several en
gagements with the Carllsts, and aided
greatly In placing Alphouso XII. on the
throne of Spain. He was afterward
made captain general of the army snd
In 1S77 was appointed commauder-ln-?blef
of the army In Cuba,
where he brought the ten-years'
war to a close In 1878. He again went
to Cuba in 1803. but his liberal policy
of treating with the Cubans resulted in
his withdrawal and tho substitution of
the notorious Weyler. He was twice
premier of Spain, had held the portfolio
of war, and at the time of .bis death
was president of the Scuate.
A Summer Ice Hole.
Near Coudersport, Potter County, '
1 Peuusylvnula, Is a hole In tbe mountain
1 from which flows freezing air. A man
1 was sinking a well ror mineral-wealth,
At tho depth of tweuty feet he was
compelled to quit or freeze. About Mny
Ice beglus to form lu It, and coutluuea
to freeso until October. There Is no
Ice In the hole In winter. The warmer
the day, the more Ice there Is In the i
mine. The air becomes more frigid the '
;loser one goes to the cavern. There .
I. nr. water In the bottom of the shnft.
but the water dripping down from Its'
sides freezes. The Ice begins to form
less than a foot from the top and coats
tho sides of the shaft several Inches
thick. What causes the Intense cold
and where the air comes from are ques-j
ifStr -CA
lUnoXBS VOX SWARTZKXSTKl..
Ml
lii
ftTtmirn WiTM kwind urii
futtnw Salnt of tht Cain Eatpr
VUIU n Kraitt laco.
Leung Kal Tin, a fellow-student of
. Erapvrgr Kw,n, u,u of Cu,D(l lB
' .. .. ... . .. . M
Ban Frauclsco, Even to s th Em
peror Is a rar privilege, drnled th
great majority of th almond yd. Tb
fortunate Celestial who rub elbows
with his majesty Is iliiguUrly honored
by his countrymen. But bo who break
through tho sacred inner circle- and
live In dally communication with ti
Kmperor of China Is almost a divinity
to tbe half a thousand million lets for
tunate subjects.
Much a dignitary I Leung Kal Tin.
who owes th proud privilege of hi
personal communication with th Em
peror Kwsug Hsu to the fact that b
Is a pupil of Kaag Yo Wei, greatest of
Chinese scholar aud reformers. It wsa
Kaug Yu Wei who first started th re-
j S;rm b"Zl!l,, ,n Jai bonnet-
Tbe young Kmperor finally lent a list
ening ear trf the teachings of Kang Yu
Wtl. He became a pupil of that great
teacher. This naturally made the Em
peror eager lo meet tbo most brilliant
scholars of Kang Yu Wei. Among tbt
young men brought Into the royal pres
cue were Leung Chi Tso and Leung
Kal Tin. Iuug Kal Tin was the young
er brother, but equally clever for bit
years, aud an ardent reformer.
When Jealousy made It Imperative
that the young Kmperor have less fre
quent counsels with Kaug Yu Wei it
was decided to confluc their lutcrcour
to letters and to have these missive
carried to aud fro by some trusted
friend of-reform. Leung Kal Tin was
on of tboso who bravely offend b
service fur this delicate and danger
ous tank.
When the Emperor saw that his re
formers had endangered his own safe
ty and that of his advisers, and that
uin Iters were nea ring a crisis, he sent
a secret message to Kwaug Yu Wcl. In
forming him of the peril Hint wss
threatening all reformers. ,He bad
them fly at once. . ,
Six of the most promising advocate
of reform were butchered at the Insti
gation of tbe Empress Dowager be for
(hey could make their escape, but Kang
in Wei, Leung Kal Tin. Leung Chi
Tso, aud several others managed to es
cape. Leung Kal Tin came to the Paclfle
coast to carry the doctrine of reform
to every city and village where bis
brother Chinese congregate. In San
Francisco there are no especially large
njimber of progressive Chinese, bo
believe that the light of modern civil
catlou should penetrate the gloom of
China. Their battle cry Is: "Give back
the throne to (ho young Emperor
Kwnng Hsu." They would have the
Empress Dowager divested of every
vestige of power.
Leung Kal Tin. though still In bis
twenties. Is a man of marvelous ability.
He Is a scholar, not only learned In tbt
musty philosophy of the Orient, but
well versed In the history 'of other na
tions and what bas made their success.
He Is an eloquent speaker, and his lec
tures to bis countrymen lu the United
States hove stirred them greatly.
FLIES HAVE EYES TO BLIND.
Four Thousand in a Hunch on Each
Hid of the Head.
Whoever thlnki the male tbe supe
rior animal duds no rest for the sola
of bis foot lu the contemplation ot what
we. In th sublimity of our self-con-?elt,
call "the lower animals." In our
general Ignorauce of the housefly we
rlo not know Just how foolish aud no
accouut the male is, but we may rea
sonably Infer that be Is as markedly -deficient
as usual, seeing that bis eyes
are so close together that they touch
each other. That's always a bad sign.
If you see anybody w ith eyes close to
gether you are entitled to thluk 11M1
of bis Intelligence.
Tbe fly has two sorts of eyes, the big
compound oue, 4.0(a) lu a bnucb on
each side of tho head, for knocking
about In daylight, and there are simple
eyes on the top of the bend for use In
a poor light, sewing and flue print. Be
fore golug into ecstasies of admiration
over the creature that has 4,000 eyes ou
each side of Us head it might be well
to remember that they are uot of much
uvivwut, V..0V v. v... u.a nciJ, VC(
winter the compound eyes rave In and
get broken, yet the fly seems to get
along and flud food. One kind gentle
man varnished over the simple eyes
and plucked off the wings of some
flics. He found that he might hold a
caudle close enough to burn the com
pound eye of Ihe fly before It had a
suspicion thai anything out of the com
mon was golug on. In daylight he took
a knitting needle and brought it up In
front of the fly close enough lo touch
bis nutennne before It dodged. If th
knitting needle was brought up on ou
side Mr. Fly picked up his sticking
plasters quite lively. A luslee's Maga
slue. . -
Electroplating the Dead.
Dr. Varlot of Paris has discovered a
process for embalming bodies which It
Is thought will p.ve n great success.
He not only embalms but metallizes
the bodies by the Knott process. Just
98 It is don; with a fork or a spoon. In
this manner tuey win be preserved in
definitely, nud In such perfection that
(he most Imperceptible wrinkles sud
lines arc reproduced, and the embalmed
body bas the appearance of a metal
statue. The process Is ns follows;
(Vftcr a bath In pure carbolic acid, and
being strongly rubbed with nitrate of
silver, the body Is submerged in a gai-"
vano-plnstlc (?) bntb, after which a
slight layer of nitrite Is applied to It.
Lisbon O Dia.
A Question of Precedence. ' t
Senator Hoar's wit hus kept pac
with his learning. Not long ago, as he
was wnlklug through one of the corri
dors of the capitol, he was Joined by
aiio ot his former colleagues In the Sen
ile. . . , . :, -
As they approached tbe entrance ta
the Senate-chamber, Mr, Hoar motlou
fd to his companion to pass In first.
"After you," said the ex-Senator,
drawing back politely. ' ;
"No, Indeed," retorted Senator Hoar,
"the X's always go before the wise."
uontie sarcasm on Athletics.
w ioi reierence to tne ueiricatlon of
the athlete at public schools, the Ox-
ford Magazine has the following: "It
appears that a few days back tbe vie'
chancellor received the following let-
ter from a gentleman:. 'How much
would I have to pay for the education
of my son In your university? Let me
know ir t snail nave to pay more In
case my son, besides rowing, should
wdsh to learn to rend and write." "-St. '
Tames' Gazette.
'K -'oon rianta ior Texas.
Tne larSest cottoa 6lnuln8 l)lttnta ln
the wor,d 18 now under construction at
Corsica, Texas, and the nest largest
beln constructed at Bryan, Texas,
hlrd ,8 beln Put ,n at Mexia, Texa.
thera anything much homeliai
averaB. family oun la a
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