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MEETING OF ARWIN, from Sim Francisco, etepped from th Pullman to th platform of the amall ta- tlon where the eastbound flyer had drawn up to await tbe passing of th flyer going weat. It wa barely dawn. The dam put of the ulght wa tttli up . on the eweot praljl air aud tie threw back hla broad ahouldera, breathing deeply-ouee, twice, thrice, before the headlight of the coming train appeared tike a itar upon the borlxon. Then he walked rapidly back and forth, Intent upon getting aa uiauy of the kluka out of hla travel-stiffened Jog aa powlble before bla train continued ou Ita flight to the east. "Exercise without definite object." he told himself, quoting from iomoibluj, he had read while at achool, "la worn than none at all. Ergo, have an object 1 do. I walk down ou one etde of thU train and back on the other, my object being to-er walk down on oue aide and back on the other." There were faoea In the wlndowa of the cosehea, and he glaueed up at them curiously, wondering what nature or beluga they were that they did uot get out luto the air and kick a bit white they had the chauoe. lie reached the end of the tralu Hill woulorlng. Then bla attention waa attracted other wine. A young woman waa alttlug within the Letting of the rear platform. She waa alttlug on a camp atool, and ahe wf quite alone. Marwlu grasped one of the platform Irons aud looked at ber in bewildered astoulshuieut for a full ' minute. She flushed to the roota of her hair, and her glance fell. Marwlu apoke, lifting hla hat "Good morning, Miss Dnrtlln," be aid. VWby, Mr. Marwlu!" The young woman aroae hastily from the catup atool and held her hand toward him. "1 thought It looked like you, but It didn't teem possible. Where In the World did you drop from?" "San Francisco," aald Marwln, aim ply, lie noted with some Interest that the young woman's eyea were full of reproach, and that her manuer wis con strained. "1 am ou my way to New York," be added, after a abort Interval; iuy first visit In three years," "And I am going to San Francisco," said the young woman. "How strange." "How long are you expecting to atay?" asked Marwln. . . "I dou't really know. I bad arranged to remain lndeflnttely, but circum stances may In fact, are quite likely to alter my plans materially., Are you to be In New York a great while?" "It la Impossible for me to say. 1 bad hoped to transact my bualues In a very short time, but oue can never tell until one finds out, you kuow, The per son I waa going to see may be-er out of town or aomethlug, and I have reg istered a vow uot to return without a definite statement from ber bis own lips." lie looked at bis watch aud stepped to the aide of the platform, glancing nervously toward the station. . "You see," he continued, "It la really a moat Important matter. I undertook the commission only under protest, be cause It Is oue Involving several ex tremely delicate consideration, and I am not good at such things, l am natural blunderer. You kuow that well enough." The young woman lowered her eyea again. "Yes," aald eho, "I I have known you to bluuder." Marwln climbed over the railing and seated himself upon the platform steps at ber feet. It was an Impulse char acteristic of hiui, and the young woman sin lie J aa If pleased. "We won't talk business any more," aald be. "Business la an abomiuatlon. I want you to tell me ft little Just a lit tleabout yourself. You are 4iot er married yet?" The young woman winced, but be did not notice It "Of course, you aren't," be went on recklessly, "or you wouldn't be alttlug out here at this time In the morning aloue. What have you been doing since that night, hundreds of years ago, when you and I last met?" "Nothing worth mentioning, I be lieve," replied the young woman. ."1 have laughed a little aDd wept a great deal. I have been sick, and have been restored to something which bears a close resemblance toGray normal condi tion of health, although It la not really the same. 1 am taking this trip with a definite purpose; the doctor thought It might make me feel better." "Did he recommend California?" ask ed Marwln quickly. "No, be merely recommended a change of air and scene. I chose Cali fornia of my own accord." "Why?" Marwln'a tone was eager and bla hand clutched the platform Iron convulsively. "Because because I wished to ace California." "Marlon" Marvin raised bis eyes suddenly to hers, end there was sup plication In them "tell me all about It We may as well understand each other. We are to part In a little while. Per haps we will not see each other a gain- ever." "About what?" "About your tears. Why did you weep? You were not much given to weeping once upon a time. About your sickness, you used to be as the trees and tbe birds and the winds of the prairie. About your determination to visit 'California. Was lt-was It bo cause I was there?" "Do you think It could be possible?" She spoke reprovingly, and Marwln bowed bis head. "No," he replied, gloomily, "It was ridiculously presumptive In me to sug gest It I I bad hoped It might be so, that Is all." The young woman placed her hand lightly upon bis shoulder, and be quiv ered at tbe touch. "Russell," said she, "three years ago you honored me by a proposal of mar riage. I deferred my answer for one week. I was not in doubt regarding my own mind, but 1 bad a good reason. And you did not come back for your answer. Wrhy?" "Why?" Marwln repeated the query as one dazed, "Yes, why? I had a right to expect something better of you than I re ceived. I waited for you, but you neither came nor sent word of explana tion. There was but one Inference to be taken, and I took It. You bad changed your mind; I could forgive you for that, but It waa cowardly not to let me kuow. It was cruel. It hurt me, Russell, more than I can tell." "But your lefter-r " "I wrote you no letter." "I received a letter, Marlon" Mar wln spoke slowly, after the manner of one who baa been stunnea "written Ff YFRS) by you. It contained out line, and that Hue waa 'Russell my answer la no; 1 cannot.' It waa delivered to hie by your maid. I did not think It necessary to see you artor that I thought you did uot wish me to," The young woman stood up excited ly, theu seated herself agutu. She waa laughlug. but there waa a look of pain upon her face, aud her eyea wain with teara. "I uudorstaud It now," ahe aald, bro kenly; "I ace how It happened. My brother was lu trouble. He and father had disagreed over the payment of cer tain debts, aud he applied to me for money. 1 gave It to hint poor boyl until my allowance and my patience were exhausted, lie had teut an ap peal for mouey ou the day you received that letter. I wrote to him, saylug that I could uot give him more. I put the message In au envelope aud told the girl to lake It to Mr. Russell. You and he have the same name. The atttpld creature took It to you. I never kuew," "O, my dear" Marwlu grasped ber band aud fondled It. "After that," ah continued, hurried ly, "I seemed to lose my strength. I waa attacked oue night on the street by a uian-a huge, coarse brute, who threw hla arms about me and stuffed a haudkerchlef luto uiy mouth. I waa not able to utter a cry, ao auddenly did be come upon ute. I waa saved by sheer chance. A gentleman saw the wretch attack me aud run lied to the rcitcue. He did uot even take time to call for the police. He waa very brave, lie waa not ao large aa my assailant but be grappled him fearlessly, Red aud waa stabbed with a knife. I knew nothing afier that I fainted. When I returned to consciousness I was In aa ambulance rumbling toward home. The police kuew nothing of a light, they said, beyoud the fact that the pavement waa covered with blood. They seeuied quite disgusted when they found that I had not been murdered, I told them all I knew, and that euded It, ao far aa they were concerned; but ao far aa I waa concerned-well. It was weeks be fore the doctor declared the dauger of brain fever passed." She looked down luto Marwln'a up turned face tenderly, and aomethlug she saw there Impelled her to lean for ward and touch hla forehead with Iter llpa. "Marlon dear," aald Marwln, gently, "I would eouresa to you. During those daya when you were waltlug for me I waa following you like dog, I want ed to be uear you. I was near you that night" "Then It waa you bo " In answer he pulled up hla sleeve, dis closing a long red acar. "It waa a small price to pay for the opportunity of flghttug for the girl I loved," he aald. "I went away after that quite satisfied. I fell that It had been worth while after all. I " There was a sound of escaping air be neath tbe Pullman, and the tralu begun to move, Marwlu stood up and made a movement as If to jump to the ground. Then he turned to tbe young woman and put hla arm around her. "I tbtuk I'll go with you, dear," be aald.. Tbey stood thus, tbe morning aun bathing them In ft radiance akin to that which tbey felt within them, aa they passed the eastbound train. Both were laughing like children. 'l say!" called Marwln, waving his band at the engineer of the eastbound, "you were right, It was fate; tell the conductor that I proved It to be so!" "I wonder what's the matter with that lunatic," said the engineer to the fireman. Then he clambered to his place and the eastbound train went ou lta way -David II. Tatmadge. ORIGINAL SPEECH. la All Probability It Consisted Klein iveljr of Vuwel founds. The original speech, the true prime val tongue of mail, was quite unlike any language we have ever beard; yet we have all the tongues of today. The prl meval language was a vowel language altogether; Itbnd no consonants, or eon tacts us we ought to call them, at all. Its words consisted of vowel aouuds following each other, repeated or varied of words like aeaea, aono, aia, auau, aelou, laua, lolo, ouou, uaun, ueuo all of which, I may aay lu passing, are taken from a language lu iiho today, The sentences were .Intermittent streams of vowels, each stream held on ao long aa Uio speaker's breuth allowed or whim dictated. When all literature waa recited, the same consideration, tbe capacity of the lungs, determined the length of the bardic line; so we have our ablokas, our hexameters, our Alex andiines, and so forth, each a lung full of verse; In the primeval tongue It was likewise, but the sentences were vow els only. There are about ten or a dozen pure vowels to go upon, and vowel words may run up to five syllables, so we have a very considerable fund to draw on for our vowel streams. And these streams of vowel speech corresponded to, and expressed, streams of emotion or feel' Ing rather than Descriptions of concrete objects. For we bnrdly realize bow ter ribly overladen with material trifles our life is to-day, and therefore whut great demands we make on language for concrete words. But our exclama tions, each of which Indicates a single emotion, tend to remain pure vowel sounds even at the present day. How to Cure a Cold. To cure a cold first stip eating. The system Is overloaded with Impurities and tbey must be eliminated. Fust un til these poisons can bo disposed of In a natural way. Take long walks, draw ing ltl many deep, full breaths; exercise every muscle of the body, that the cir culation may be quickened and every pnrt of tbe body thoroughly cleansed by this accelerated circulation. Bathe at least once a day, rubbing the surface of the body briskly all over for five or ten minutes. After missing from two to three meals If a ravenous appetite la acquired It Is, of course, desirable to Indulge this appetite, but In modem Uon. Under no circumstances should the stomach be gorged, nnd those foods which are unwholesome or but moder ately nutritious should be avoided. Not There. A farmer once wrote to a distinguish ed scientific agvleulturaliHt. to whom he felt under obligation for Introducing 1 a new vutiely o( swino: J "Respected Sir: I weut yesterday to' the cattle fair; 1 found several pigs of your species. There was a great varie ty of beasts, and 1 was very much as tonished at not seeing you there." When the raluy day saved for finally comes, a man finds that It Is a deluge whereas be only saved for a shower. ABJT. OfN. COWBIN, from l.a Cnhln In 11 U frcuat I'imI of Honor. Adjutant General Corbln, who bat now reached the grade of major gen-' eral In the regular uruiy, wa botuj nfty-ulue years ago at Ratavln, Ohio' In ft lug en hi n which la at III Handing. lie eutered the Civil War A second lieu tenant lu the Eighty-third Ohio Voluu teer lufnntry, July 28, lWSJ, aud but rlaeu by merit through all the grades to that of major geucral of the regu lar "establishment He waa honorably discharged from tbe volunteer service on March 3d, lSilit, with the brevet rank of brigadier general for uteri torloua aervlco, (Jen, Corbln'a early ancestors were Virginians, and he la ft dlsUut relative of Col. Richard Lee. Hla grandfather waa sergeant of tbe Virginia Hue lu the Revolution. Hla great-grandfather- moved to the mouth of the Maumee River In Ohio aud later aettted In Clermont, Ohio. (leu. Cor bln'a father la Hill living, at the age of sa The Adjutant General la the Instru ment through which tbe Chief Execu tive and the Secretary of War act lie darti nut usurp single fuucllon dele gated to hla superiors, Hla duly la to carry out lu letter aud aplrlt their or- dera. He must be capable of advising when hla advice la naked; be must bo c absolute master of details, and must be able to answer question Mating to the arm with accuracy. When war cloud gather It la the busiest otllco of tho Uoveruineiit To call to the field 2."jO.000 men, arm nd equip them lu alxty daya ami at tend to the Innumerable detail, aa did tieu. Corbln during the recent war with Spain, la ft task ao gigantic that uoue but man of extraordinary ability aud physleot atrength could till the place. Aud now he la prepared to enlist, drill, inn. equip aud dispatch w,im men or i regular army T WH) tullea. Ursut mm Atur.-uax. when Secretary of War, wrote of Uen Corbln: "Made major for gulbmt and meritorious iervlco at Decalur." He wa also highly commeuded by Ocua. Glllnn. Weed. Ruuammu. A. McDowell, MeCook and Ruggleft, and Uen. Mer rltt'a Indorsement w. "Well worthy nd tilted to be the head of tbe adju tint eeiierel" dennrliiicnt : can be truated with Important duties." (Jen. Corbln'a personality I atrlklug. Imagine a man feet Inches lu height, erect, soldierly, welgblug about 2.'0 pound, but carrying very little auperfluoua flesh, and you have the outline of the adjutant general of the army. Ill complexion la olive, eyea brown, nose aquiline, aud the lines of hi mouth well chiseled, lie wean a imiMtache and an Imperial. lie can aay "No" without the quiver of an eye or the flutter of a muscle, aud no one can aa that he was ever known to lose bla nerve In a crlsi. A successful advertiser who ha used moat of the method bf publicity ha written toan advertising periodical that he would choose a single newspaper In a community for bis biiHlnes an uouncenienl In preference to all the other means of advertising combined "Nearly every method la good, but only aa an adjunct to uewspaper advertis ing," bo said. "People take up a new paper for the distinct purpose of read ing, and therefore, with mind In an Impressionable state. They rend adver tlalttg not by accident, and not when their minds are otherwise employed If the advertiser can aay anything to Interest them they can remember It The newspaper column are the places where people look for such Information a tbe advertiser should be able to give." ''The advertisement of the future will bo one that will leave out any Idea of being funny or 'catchy,' " says an ad vertising expert. "It will tell store new plainly, clearly, honestly. Whrti It talk about good it will tell some thing about them." Store now I very much like any other kind of news. NcwHpuper renders do tuU confine their attention to funny or "catchy" stories, and there Is uo reason to believe that they are constantly on the lookout for humor in "ads." "Ada" a well as news atoiies are read for tbo Informa tion tbey contain. A Boston merchant probably ex presses the views of most business men who have had a largo experience aa advertisers lu saying: "My Idea Is to appear before the public lu na many way aa possible. 1 have used nil forms of publicity, some of which did not pay except as a pn of .ny ad, nme. I rely first and mainly on newspaper advertising, and regard all other kinds as merely supplementary." Olits Blowing by Machinery. Machinery In gliiss-blowlng factories linn taken the place of human lung and banda. Thin change him just taken place and la a wonderful victory In the line of Inventions. It la also a great i.!.,.,..!,,,, na villus liTliwhiir lins ruined . , ' o( thoUHIlnds of people. Many . ,, ,,, B, th0 nmiit 0f dolnir the work. ' Unthrooms In Cincinnati. An ordinance recently edopted in Cincinnati provides that new tene ments shall have a bathroom for each suite of rooms having a separate hull way, and thafA remodeled tenements shall have one bathroom for eucli three rooms. . , It Is tbe easiest thing in the world for a man whoso wife Is fond of blm to gel whatever he wants to cat. It Is now up to Mr, Murkhmu to write a poem about "The Womuu with the Ax." Huffnlo Express. , It Is far better to have large feet than ft small understanding. . '. ! K! . CHAT ACROSS OCEAN. AN ITALIAN ILEOTRICIAN'S WON. DERFUL INVENTION. Will Make It Powlbls far l a te Han Convoraatlaa with Oar Kla Boreal' the Without , the Media ! Cable ' . , Great things are promised for tha new century by 0. Marconi, tbe author of wireless telegraphy, an) a the New York Presa. Before tbe flrat Christina In the twentieth century be will, he de clare, have Kuglaud aud America on speaking term without the aid of sub marine cables. One big pole erected at Southampton and another at Moutauk Point will, be auya, be all that la need ed. The cable which now couuect Ku rope with America will, If Marconi ful fill hi promise, become ft obsolete aa the stage coach became when the rail road came lu, The optimistic electri cian I conflilciit that he rait establish telegraphic communication between the eastern aud western worlda by hla system at a hundred thousandth part of tbe coat of laying cable and main taining It. Marconi aaya be baa discov ered a method of controlling the sound ft. MARCO I. wave so that the message from con tinent to cuiitlucut will be Hashed back and forth clue to the surface of the ocean over tbe whole dlstauce. Heretofore the curvature of the earth haa preeuted a dreaded diffi culty to be overcome lu tbe transmis sion of wireless message over long ill t a nee. Mrcoul' new coutrol of the sound w ave, It aiwcrted, baa ob viated the difficulty. How It l don Marconi doe not explain-that I hi ecret- but be say that be I confident he ha found ft method of doing II, II conteud that the masta erected at Montauk Point and at Southampton uccd not be higher than New York "kycraer" In order to make tha working of the system effective. He ha Invented ft new appliance by which he aay be can lengthen tbe air wave to an almoMt unlimited extent A Cimmerclat Violation. If Mr. Marconi can fulfill hi prom- lm, what a revolution there will be In tbe commercial world! The millions Invested lu cable would become lost capital, for no oue would use a cable it the ratea charged for message when for a fraction of the cot he could tele graph by tbe wlrele ayatem. It uot only cost million to manufac ture and lay cable aero th Atlsu tic, but keeping them In repair costs hundred of thousuud of dollar. Cable ship are kept in eommtlou all the time, and they find continually omethlug to do In the way of repair hi tlie great oceaulc telegraph Hue. Itepalrlng a cable 1 work of skill science and mouey. A defect In the cable having been located by means known to tbe telegraph experts, the cable ship steam awy to the part o( the ocean where the difficulty la and ilrag the cable with lta grappling Irons. When finally the cable U picked up tbe repair are made and It la again deposited upon the ooxy bed it tho sea. The Initial expense aud the ?OHt of maintenance, make It expensive to talk with Europe, but It doe not cost much to erect two pole and buy a Marconi outfit. It la obvloua that If the great Italian keep hi promise the cost of talking with tho old world will WIRKtlC TEI.KOHAnir AT S8. be trilling compared -with what It la now, The United States Is now preparing to lay a cable across the Pacific Ocean from the California coast to Manila. If Marconi can make his promlso good of telegraphing without wire across the Atlantic, then there would be no need for laying the cable. Tho wireless aya tem could be used aud all the tremen dous cost of establishing cable commu nication obviated. The distance from Montauk to Southampton Is over 3,000 miles. From San Francisco to Hono 0y 2m Frora lulu to Manila It Is about 4,000 miles. If that Is too great a distance over which to operate the wireless system then a way station might be establish ed on Wake Island, a little piece of property aomethlug more than half way over to Manila from Hawaii, which the United States owua. In fact, the possibilities of tbe sy tern, If Marconi keeps bis promise, are almost Infinite. Tbe War Department of tho Uulted States has been for some time experimenting with wireless tel cgrapby independent of Ktirconl, whoso system, .the ofildnls thought, did not moot tho requirements of the service. So successful has tbe slgual corps been that now all the forts around New York are connected with each other by a wlrelese system, which Is constantly being experimented with and Improved. The weather bureau, also recognizing the advantages which would result to navigation by tbe es tablishment of a wireless electric com niiinlcatlon between vessels at sea and exposed points on our lakes and sea coasts, and also between Islands along the coasts and the mainland, has made a systematic Investigation of the vari ous system of wireless telegraphy. jaw01!? Ml TO 1 i j,,gaJBal2fc3 Th pwiresi mad hai been eminently aatlefaetory. New appliances bare been dtvlaed by th bureau expert for the rranamlaalott of slgnsla and receiver have been constructed that are prob ably more delicate than aay heretofore ntftd. eage nave already been aeut ami received over fifty tullea of land which preented ft rough and billy ! aurfftce condition moat unfavorable In the trauaiulealon of electro-magnetic wave. Marconi also promises that before long ahlpa at aea will be able by tbe na of bla ayatem to cominunleattt with the shore, Navle are new experiment ing with III ysteiu and considerable success baa been obtained. Meantime lu England they are trying to telegraph without tbe use of wlr front Dover to Belgium. It looks aa If In a abort time message might be sent around the world without th use of wire, and that nil th part of th earth and tbe eft would be In telegraphic communi cation with each other. Deserts, moun tains, ocean, time and apace all acorn to be dissolving before th advance f science, Th world could not desire better Chrlatnta present for 100! than th fulfillment of Marconi' promise. , A LAND OP MILK AND HONEY. tea af th aaa Whr Oklahoma' CtalM for UtaUhon I Valid. Oklahoma mean Beautiful Land. It la easily on of th wonderful section of our wonderful country. Only a doe en year ago It waa given up to tbe ludlau aud formed part of the In dian Territory; but on A prl, tl m it waa opened to settlement by the procla mation of President Harrison, and la on day fiO.(XX) people rushed tiKin It Tit same day national bank wa opened and It modem history begin. Behold th contrast alnce that time! Tim census of ItsJO show ft Domilatlou of mi.H.'.M.I, nd lu addltlou there were S.P2? Indiana uot taxed. So ber we have a great state springing from prac tically nothing to populutlou of over M),tMX) within oue decade. That doea not begin to tell th atory. The taxable value of the land la now nearly 10,(ssj,(xi0. Within two yenni four great grain and cotton crop have enriched tbe state, and the deposit In the banks bare lucreaaed more than 100 per cent The people have built churche nnd . established nearly 8U0 newspaper. The population la dearrthed aa su perior one, thoroughly American and progressive In Its euterprle. Tbo beauty of tbe eouulry la drawing mora nd more people to lta cofluc. it ha an average elevation of l.WiO feet; it climate la delightful, and, to quote re cent writer who visited the country, "It I not au unusual thing for wheat farmer In Oklahoma at the close of good season to realise enough money from the sale of hla product to more than cover tbe entire value of bla farm and the Improvement upon It." It waa considered that cotton would not grow north of Texaa. Durlug the past year Oktaboma'a cotton crop brought nearly iil,(ss).(Kio to ber people. -Saturday Kvenlng Post. A Itade Prince. It baa not alwaya been wise to look to a royal court for tbe etiquette of po lite society. Witness till quotation from the "Counte Potocka," a recol lection of Prim e Cxartoryska, au In cident of tbe court life of Jueepb II., at Berlin, One day, at the end of dluner, she re lated that alio bad known .Prince Knu ulla, who bad ft varied reputation, aud Incidentally one fur Impudeuce. Hav ing Due teeth, be attended to them without the slightest regard for hi guests. Aa soon a the table wa clear ed hi valet put a mirror, a basin and bruabe before htm, aud then and there the prince began hla morning toilet over again, just aa If he had teen alone In bla dresaliig-room, while every one waa waiting for him to finish to get up from the table. "I could uot suppress my astonish ment." any Countess Potocka, "and asked the prince if she, too, had wait ed. ' 'Yes. alas!' she replied, 'I wa so put out of countenance that I only re covered my aenaea at the foot of tbe atalra; but later on It waa different, I complained of the heat,' aud left tbe table at deert.' " The Straight Ticket. Tbe professor's eyea twinkled above hla evening paper. "My dear," he aald to hla wUe, "1 fear that habit Is strong er than principle with you sufTraglsts." "What do you meau?" demanded Mr. Professor. "Why, here 1 an Item from a West ern paper which assert that a recent local election In Colorado, where, a you may kuow, equal suffrage rights prevail, the tellers found a dor.eu or more cookery recipes In a ballot-box." "They were voted by mistake, I'm sure!" returned Mrs. Professor, stoutly. "They ought tv count Just tho same, Tuesday Is an awfully busy day, any way. And I am Just aa aure aa I cure to be that when men first begun to go to the pools they made mistakes lu tbe tlckot too!" ' Tbe professor's eyes twinkled behind tils paper, but he replied with tho per fect gravity of one who bus been thrlco refined In domestic fires, "Without dqubt, my dear." Iluslne Ilofltre Pleasure. An English commercial traveller, for whose pushing Americanism a Liver pool paper vouches with great en thuslasni, started out after a country order. Happening to arrive at the village on the day of a festival, he found tho shop of bla customer closed, and learned that the man himself waa at the eel brntlon a mile out of town. At once he set out for the spot, and reached the ground Just In time to see his shopkeep ercllmb Into a balloon procured for spe cial ascensions. The man of trade waa equal to the oc casion. He stepped forward, pajd his fare and climbed Into the car. Away went the balloon, and was hardly above the tree-tops when tbe commercial tra veller turned to his astonished victim, and eald persuasively but triumphantly; i "And now, air, what can I do for you In callcoea?" When Tree Reach Maturity. Authorities on forestry say thnt seventy-five yenrs are required for tho oak to reach maturity; for the ash, larch and elm, about the same length of tlmni 'or I"'"l'e and fir, about eighty years. After this time their growth remains stationary for some veers, and then decay begins, : There are, however, somo exceptions to this, for oaks aro still living which are known to be 1,000 yenrs old. ' A Philadelphia Charity. ' In Philadelphia a charitable society that baa been lu operation elgMy three years haa glveu away every day for fourteen weeka during each cold sea son seventy-flv gallons of soup nnd three hundred loaves of bread, The superintendent has becu connected with th work sixty-four year. Iff S n aavswSrWa The number of known explosives I stated to have Increased from tweuty Ave lo i.KM) In thirty-two year. Cold I uot ratal to microorganisms. Dr. Mttcfnidcu aud Mr. Rowland find that an exposure for ten hour to ft teiiiticiatura of 2.7) tlcarce C. ha uo appreciable effect on the vitality of mi cro-organism. Prof. Flemluir of tandon University la now conducting Important expert uieut In connection with th transmis sion of electrical energy. It la said that the professor tut discovered meau uy which power can be distributed witu- out wire by utilising ether, Ctrtilllar occasionally crawl from their biding place on warm daya In winter. The uuMt common of these la a thick furred worm with a red coat ba ailed with black, which has (ho ap pearauc of chenille. Of the caterpil lar that live through tbe winter a large number belong to specie (hat require more limn one season to develop rroni the egg to th perfect Insect Moscow I probably the worst-paved city lu the world. Ureat cobblestonea driven by baud Into a loose bed of sand form a roadway which I alwaya dusty lu summer aud m tidily Ju autumn aud lu manr of tbe road there 1 no at tempt it a roadway of any kind. Th atreet are badly watered and cleaned. The yearly expenditure for these iwo operation I ouly about I1M.Q0O, . Every traveler In France ba been struck by the sight of multitudes of lender poplar tree growing by the roadsides aud brookslde. Two or three time In tweuty year the brauche of the poplar are trimmed, and the llulit wood thua obtained I dried and old to baker, whose practical science bas taught them that the quick, intense heat Drodueed by bunting poplar la ex cellent for giving a thick crust to their bread. A giitto perch substitute haa recent ly been patented. It consists of mix ture of pulverlsted peat and resin oil. The peat la dried thoroughly aud la then pulverized and sifted until It la Unit the fineness of flour. It I then mixed with equal part by weight of rrsln oil nd 2 ber cent of amyl acetate. It 1 then ailrred nd worked uutll It form a smooth, dough-like mixture. It can be worked luto shape aud la aeml bard like gutta pereho, lu Central Africa are found dlstrlcta which" linpre tbe beholder with the belief that tbe baud of man haa shaped their feature, although therJ I now no population capable of producing such effect. These district, near Lake Tanganyika, are called "park land," and their orlglu waa recently explained before the Llttuenn Society In London, by Mr, Moure, a being due lo tbe spread of vegetation over a light sur face anil gradually deposited above tbe alt teiitte left b former lakea. In some place the district aro covered with natural plantations that have a "quite homelike look." The balloon race and eontesta eon- ducted lu connection with the Part Exposition were productive of some very luterestlug result. Every Sun day the spectacle wa witnessed of a large number of balloon starting on their Journey, "Oua afternoon," say A, tawreuc Retell, "IT balloon- rose successively, each aeronaut eudeavor lug to land aa near aa possible to some Klut that he bad fixed beforehand." lly taking advautage of the varloua air-current and skillfully manipulating tbe (tilderope. surprising result were oblalued. Oue aerouaut, after travel lug 30 tulles, landed within half a mile of the goal he bad set out for. The greatest height attained by" any of the aeronauta wa 27.000 feet In the long distance race lx balloon started, aud three of them landed In Russia. About 1,400 tulles were traveled lu 37 hour. ' CHARMED BY WILD BESTS. Perilous Kirlnca or a Keeper In th I'hlUdslphia Zoo. There Is something In the angry glint of wild animal's eye that fascinates John Lover, one of the keepers at tbe soologlcal gardens, and bis fondness for literally "beardlug tbe lion lu his deu" some day may coat blm his life. No one knows this better tbnn Lover him self, and yet ho feels thnt his "Hues are cast In pleasant places" and would bo envloua of any man foolhardy enough to apply for bis position. At least half of tbe time this man with the daredevil recklessness of spirit goes about with bandaged limbs, tbe results of encounter with his "friends," the animals. When bis bands, arms, or legs ore torn by the claws of the maddened beasts he mnkes a dash for a bottle of cauterising fluid, pours It Into, the rugged wound, and then goes back to subdue by kindness or punishment as tbe case may require, the animal that attacked hint. "I wouldn't leave my position for any other one that could be otTored to me." ho said to-day. "I love wild animals mid kuow It Is their nature to uttack men. No; I don't euro much for tame animals. The fierceness nbd splendid courage Is beaten out of them, and I regard them as I would a cowardly man." ' Yesterday, however, be met with bla most thrilling trial, nnd bis own words best tell tho tale of tbe encounter with tbo wolves, "About 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing," be said, today, "I went Into tho cage where the gray wolves were light ing. I thought I could separate them without force, but aa a precaution I armed myself with n club and broom. Nellie, the female wolf, was more troublesome than ber mate, Dan, and I attempted to pacify ber first. My pre sence seemed to quiet them, and I thought while 1 was In the cage I would clean It When I bad finished I started to leave by way of a renr door, but bad no sooner turned my back than Nellie sprang upon me. "She weighs about 150 pounds, and when she struck me I foil to the floor with a thud. Don, ber mate, howled furiously, but did not make hu attempt to attack me until Nellie had my left erm tightly clenched between hershnrp teeth. The pain from tbe bite was fear ful, and to protect myaolf I struck her .with my club, which acciucd at first to enrage her. "She sprang ftt me rigaln, seised my Injured arm between ber Jaws, and the pain Increased so Intensely that I was almost bewildered for tbo time. Then she foil on tho floor unconscious, 1 thought 1 was through with the strug gle, and started ngnln to leave the cage. "Dan, the male wolf, In a spirit of revenge, then nttneked me, nnd strange ns It may seem.'nfter biting me on the thumb of the right hand, made a fright ful growling noise, and to my amuse meut seized my already badly lacerated arm, and crunched down upon It 1 i nroomsrics wa compeiieq to ngui vnj way to liberty. I worked my way to the door of theVage, lending to a'amall luclosure In the rear, and thought I was safely out, but I wa disappointed again, as the female wolf, who I cute, cunning beast, best me to the door, and sllped out just ahead of me. "I waa uow without club, broom, or anything to defend myself, except my right hand. My left band and arm were useless, I waa covered with blood and aeemed to Infuriate the beasts, . who were growlUgand prancing about, both with their glaring eyes upon me. Fate seemed to be against me for the time, and thousand thought ran through my bead in an Instant "Rut no time wa to be lost Nellie again started for me. I checked ber leap with my foot, aud quickly seised ber by the throat 8be struggled to get away and bit me, bnt fortunately Head- keeper Manley, with alx men, arrived Just In time to prevent th animal from tearing me to bits. After some difficul ty the wolf wa forced Into her cage, when aha and her mate walked to and fro all day long."-Pblladclphl Bul letin. CHEAPEST FAR FROM HOME. Chocolate Valla la Price DUUnc from VectorlM Jacre.. "Chocolate la ouo of the myatertea of trade," explained well-known gentle man who ba spent much time In South America, to a reporter, "for the reason thnt It la one of tbe few thing In trad that growa cheaper In price the farth er you are removed from where It la produced that l, from where the coca bean, from which It I made, I grown. Tbe finest grade of chocolate la produo ed In Veticxuela, though there are good forma of coca beana grjwn In many part of Kouth and Central America. Indeed, much chocolate waa produced In Central America even before Colum bus discovered America. In South America the retail price for the better grade of chocolate average about f 1 M-r Kiund, while In Italy, Prance, Eng land aud In America the better gradea sell at much lower price. Indeed, the ordinary grade of chocolate sells here ofteu for one third of tbe price that Is charged for It where It Is produced In Its best form. There are two crops of the coca bean In each year, one being gathered on tU. John's day aud the win ter crop, Bu-caiietL at Christmas. I happened to be In Venexuula during Christmas week a-ud learned moro about chocolate than I ever knew be fore, though I have been Interested In tbo trade In a financial way for some year. The manufacture la simple enough. It consists of grinding tho beans up Into a meal sod then adding augnr and arrow root, with the neces sary flavor, generally vanilla or cinna mon. Tbo mass Is then moistened un til It Is In a semifluid condition, when It I run Into mold of tbe proper aluipe. "Aa I stated before, any first class grade of chocolate In the country where It Is produced sell at about $1 wr pound at retail. To explain the mystery w by similar good sell lu this country and hi Europe for much less the South Americans say Is tbe result of adulteration. Tbey claim that 00 per cent of tbe chocolates of commerce are iieavled" by the use of pipe -clay or similar adulterant It la noticed that tbe chocolate which are made In South America and, which bring the higher price right where they are made leave uo residue lu the cup from which the liquid chocolate la drunk, while the chocolate generally found In this coun try and In Euroiw alwaya leave a resl due In the cups. This residue ia. In soluble and latbe adulterant, though when chocolate I manufactured with pure arrow root there la aome residue. It Is by no mean a great, however, a that which follow the chocolate of trade."-Washliigton Star. - DOGS THAT LOVE MUSIC. Maryland Farmer Katl.lle I that Their Howl and Whine Mean Approval. Rottcrt Wickcs, one of tbe most ar dent lovers of dogs In Marylaud, who constantly keeps a large kennel of fox bounds, water dogs and dlmluutlve pets, several year ago entertniued visitor to his home with what he term ed hi "canine orehestry." Provided with an accordion, violin, and several other Instruments, the members of Mr. Wicks' household commenced an en livening air In the dining-room of his home. Immediately the dogs crowded to the door of the kitchen Bud' set up their wblnea of approval, or even de light 'When admitted l-to the room tbey crowd around tho player and In dulge In a most novel performance un til either they are tired out or the musl clnna are forced to suspend playing from sheer exhaustion. Their whin ing Is solemn when some dragging air Is played, but a veritable bedlam Is reached wheu the; quick attains of the "lisher'a Hornpipe" are played. That their sensations are those of pleasure and not of discomfort Is unmistakably shown by the fact thnt tbey can scarce ly be forced from the room ao long as the music continue; ' " ' '. ' . In tho old high-celling country kitch en Die writer has sceu mice steal out nnd becQOiq quite tame In response to tbe performance of some old negro fid dler, who, apart from hla' perfect time, succeeded lnj drawing but little music from besdllftplfla1ciVsvlqlhu,tj9tigh, of conrse, the snuhdlare niuslenlJ There Is noh'sattitf oo.to Relieve that dogs, like human beings, are not nil ap pealed ,to by exactly tbe same sounds. What will nttract.lhe notice of and call forth the deep bass solo of the mastiff or tbe Chesapeake Ray water dog may not appeal to the household pet or the farmyard cur or fox hound, and vice versa. " t ' : .''. , 1 John's Cue Is Doomed. According to a resident of Chinatown the statesutcu of the flowery kingdom are now considering the' advisability Of altering the Chinese law which re quires Mongolians to wear cues. The local i informant'! authority for , the statement thnt the Chinese wore their hair American fashion soiue 300 years ago, t which time tbey likewise wore garments similar to those In use in this country today. With a new emperor came an alteration In tbe two fashions and ever since cues and blouses have been quite the proper thing. f . Now thero Is a great agitation for a change back to the old style. iThe Chinese are of a practical turn of mind and Insist that too much tlmo Is requir ed to dress .their long braids. Thero Is considerable, objection to tho style now In vogue, and so persistent for a change bas become tbe demand that It Is like ly the law establishing tho style , of bend dress will bo altered, ' it Is stated that tho Chinese will not wear their hair long, but that their heads will, be kept shaven. Only Indefinite rumors of tbe proposed change have been re eclved from the old country, but local Chinese express the belief that tbe pres ent unpopular style will be abolished rortlaud Telegram. - You can't tell how long a roa l Is un til you have traveled It . ; , ; "I ylld for help, and with tlit x COM RISE S THC HORN AND VIOLIN IN ONE. With tbe beginning of tbe new cen tury new musical Instrument-decidedly "twentieth century litwVhas been brought Into existence. . This U ft combination violin and born, not yet christened. It may appropriately be called tlolo-horn. Alex Lunclgren, Hie Inventor, ba for twenty years been employed In the marqueterle department of tbe Pull man car works at Pullman, 111. - All bl spare time be has spent in making violin and other musical In strument. . On evening while listen ing to a violin and born duet It occur- AI.XX Ll JtOOHICt. ITU ftw.unai imw. 117 w iiiDMUHiiyi might be combined. Mr. Lundgren baa exhibited hi Invention to ouly a few frleuda and a Chicago American re porter, but a toon a possible be ex pect to bare It placed on tbe market The violin-born I played like the vio lin, but It music I said to be more tuelodloue. Mr, Lundgren Is also an artist of no mean ability. He wa born In Dalame province, Sweden, June 4. 1800, and came to the United Btate lu 1HH0. He acquired bla talent In Sweden and wa for many years a close personal friend of Andera Zorn, the famous Swedish painter, who 1 at present lu the Uult ed Btate. The wall of Mr. Lundgren cozy home lu Pullman are covered with beautiful paintings and wood carvlugs, all work of bl own band. r- ' ABOUT BIRTHDAY STONES. Bia-nlBcanc of th Cem Bupio?d to ftjrmbolis the revrrat Month. A list of what are known as the "birthday stones." with tbe color and . a4 1 I tvt ttint ilia I tart liattti tuuiil a significance of each. Is given below: January-Uarnet J mlwllxlug con stancy and fidelity. Trausptireul deep red. - . " ''r ' - February-Aniethyst; pecce of mind and eobrlety. .Transparent violet. March-Jasper; courage and success In dangerous enterprise. Opaque red. yellow and other dull colors April-Sapphire and diamond; repen tance aud innocence. Transparent gems. The , diamond Is white, rose t.tna until l',ltir mill lihl.-lt Ttlrt , M, MV, V J ' - .... sapphire Is generally culb-d a blue gem aud that Is the color iutemf. d n heu people talk of a "sapphire hue." but it varies ao much lu color that there are sapphires which counterfeit other gi uti. These are culled oriental emeralds, to-' paxes or whatever otuer mone iney re semble. The red sapphire or oriental ruby Is one of the most valuable gems, coming next after the diamond. May Tbo emerald; success in love. Trauspareut; colof green. ' June Agate; long life and health. Opaque, varied In color, with many markings sometimes angular or xlgisag, In which case It Is culled a furtiticatioii gate. Sometimes straight lines of color give It a bunded npiH-arance, It la then called ribbon agate. Another ktud haa markings quite differeut iind la called a moss agate. .' ' July Caruellan, one of tbe evils re sulting from forgctfulnens. The ngate, carnellan, sard, sardonyx are only dlf fereutty marked aud colored varieties of oue stone, which Is called chal cedony. 'Carnellan Is usually either red or white aud always clear. August-Sardonyx or onyx "conjugal felicity. " September Chrysolite; preservation from folly or Its cure. ' Yellow to greeu In color. - October Opal or beryl; hope. The opal Is a perfectly clear stone whose great beauty couslsts In Its play of colors red, yellow and green -from Its Interior. Tbe beryl Is commonly of a green or blu ish green color, but Is also pluk. yellow and white. . ! - , . r." November Topaz; fidelity and friend ship. Transparent of a bright golden yellow, ',. .... . , , . December Turquoise or ruby; suc cess. The turquoise is opaque, of a blue color; ruby, transparent, of a car mine red color, sometimes verging to 'violet-Detroit Free Presi ; ' Walled In. a V tine excavating ,ior a ccuar in Ma rietta, 0.. a few hundred feet from ,e famous Mound Cemetery, the work men dug Into a mound builder's grave, which was supposed to be two thou sand years Old. The grave was cover ed with three layers of heavy stones with three Inches of tine White sand between each layer. 7 When the third stone was raised, the bones Of a largo pian were discovered, lu the bones of each hand were solid "copper axes. The bones crumbled on exposure for an bobr. Large bits of charcoal were found lu the grave, as were' the bones of wild animals supposed to have been deer. jThe, grave was walled In on all sides, and also the top and bottom, with heavy stones. The. body of the mound .builder ;sat In an upright posi tion, with tbe hands lu a position us If supporting the body. The grove was two and a bnlf feet wide by two and a half feet long aud five feet deep, and tbe stones surrounding It were easily broken with the fingers, ns they wero very soft , ' Sale of William Peiin's Will. , At a recent sale In London of histor ical documents some Interesting speci mens of callgrnphy changed hands. The list Included a large number of autographs by William Penu, the qunk cr founder of Pennsylvania, lueludlng "MyLnstWUlandTestauicnt made, aud W'ritt in my own uauu ims twentyetu day bf ye 8th month of year 1705 lu ye 00 years of uiy age."., Will and codicil cover ten pages quarto, all In the hand writing of William Penn, .except, us the catalogue poiuts out, the signatures of the witnesses. - , A woman gets up a good meal for the" preacher, but she eclipses all efforts when her husband brings a former lover borne to dine, tn order that she may show him what be ntlssedi : Every thief causes a lot of honest men to b suspected unjustly. I ill