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. . '.
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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.
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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.
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