The Sunday Oregonian., September 21, 1902, PART FOUR, Page 27, Image 27

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THE ONLY ORANG-OUTANG IN AMERICA
UNCLE SAM AS- A LAMPLIGHTER
PETER HOPE, RECENTLY SOLD TO THE SAN FRANCISCO ZOO FOR $2500
AT DUSK HE KINDLES THE FLAMES IN 1200 LIGHTHOUSES
THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1902. ,
BTER HOPS, the only ourang outang
In America, has just traveled on
half fare from Philadelphia to San
iclsco. He wore a sweater, a skirt
a Jieavy veil. He looked like a little
Irl, and meet of the people on the train
lought that he was a little girL But he
las rarer than that. He was America's
ly ourane outans, and J2500 had Juat
sen paid for him by Thomas Thurston,
ae superintendent of the San Francisco
Jlosical Garden.
lere was an ourang: outang named Bill
the Cleveland Zoo, but Bill died of men-
agitls la itene. He had been very intelll-
lt; it had been thought that he under
load English perfectly; there was scarce-
em order that he would not obey. The
Philadelphia Zoo had an ourang outang
lied Lover who U3ed to row his keeper
jut in a heavy boat on the zoo lake.
it Xover has been dead five years.
Peter Hope is as intelligent as any one
the four or nve ourang outangs that
lave preceded him from Borneo to the
rew "World. Ho is 2 year old, his height
three feet, and his weight 40 pounds.
le carries a life insurance of J3Q00.
Though little more than a child now, he
Las innumerable tricks. When a pipe la
inded to him and he is bidden to smoke.
le puts the plpestem where it belongs
id puffs away with a meditative look.
it the command, "Brush your hair," he
es a mirror in one hand and a brush
the other, and arranges bis long locks.
le takes his meals like a human being.
fitting at a table, drinking his milk from a
ip, and eating his sliced bananas with a
soon.
To a great many orders ho givc3 quick
Bdience.
"Peter, turn a somersault."
"Peter, He down."
"Peter, stand up."
"Fold your hands, Peter."
"Peter, makea bow."
The little, grave, wise creature exe
cutes these and a hundred other com
mands. If he is so clever at the age of
I, the mind can scarcely conceive of the
Hoverness that will be his at the age of 8,
men he shall mature, with a height of nve
leet, a weight of 1C0 pounds, a 17-lnch col-
ir and a number 8 hat. And if he lives
o maturity he will be worth from $7000 to
10,000.
The story of his life is brief. He was
in Borneo, and until nine months
iso lived there, ranging the wooded
larshlands near the coast. He and his
jther had a nest in a tree-top. They
jived on bananas, molested by no one, and
rero happy. The mother, as big as a
'ell-grown girl, rocked her son to sleep
it night in her arms. A Bornese shot
aer one day, and her child the man car-
led off in a sack. The young ourang
utang was gentle from the start of his
iptivity gentle and tractable, but a Ut
ile languid, a little sad, as is the way
lth caged elmladae.
He Journeyed to Berlin, and there, for
tremendous sum in thalcns, Mrs. Jacob
lope bought him. Mrs. Hone is the wife
if Jacob Hope, the Philadelphia bird and
nimal man. She and her husband, in
lternate years, go abroad in search of
rare zoological specimens. They have
lported into America in this way many
ttrange wild creatures of great value.
.reter was shipped to America on the
user wilhelm der Qrosse. His nassatre
tost ?5S. An attendant, or valet, shared a
abin with him, and all through the voy-
tge .reter was seasick. All through the
f'oyage ho kept in his berth, groaning
men ine snip lurched.
On his arrival in Phlladclnhla Jarnh
Hope put him in a large cage, and ap-
rainiea a man to do nothing but look
kfter him. His physician called on him
Iwlce a week, sounded his lungs, and took
lote or ms digestion. As soon as he got
lsed to his new home, a suite of three
rooms abovo the shop was set apart for
um. ney were sunny rooms, airy and
WHY TRUSTS. DO NOT THRIVE IN FRANCE
NL.IKE most countries Inhabited by
the Latin race, France is perhaps
the most active and industrious
country on the European continent. The
ro chief characteristic traits of the
French are their "savolr vlvre" and their
r'savolr falre." They not only know how
to work well, but they know also how to
snjoy the fruits of their labor.
When you go to Paris you will seo over
le entrance to the Hotel de VIllo the coat
3f arms of the metropolis of France rep-
ssentlng the vessel in which the first
Jallo-Roman merchants landed on the
chores of France, thus commemorating
le origin of the commerce and industry
in France.
The industries of Franco offer one of
I the oldest and most striking examples of
these commercial and at the same tlmo
Dlltlcal companies which so greatly con-
3Uted to the education of the barbarians.
3uch a company was established In Paris
rhen it was nothing but a mud hole, and
Ifrom Paris activity spread all over
Prance, This mercantile company doml-
lated the business of the country; it was
divided into six large corporatlonstthe
I drapers, the grocers, the haberdashers,
the furriers, the hatters and the Jewelers.
When this commercial sovereignty had
passed away Its place was taken by a
I very active, industrious population, with
out any political influence, it Is true, but
atlll powerful through Its large inter-
Iests and Its wide connections. The mon
archy, in conflict with the feudal system,
gained for itself a solid foothold by os-
Itablishing industrial corporations among
the citizens. In the bourgeolse it found
I its main strength for several centuries,
and 17S9 this powerful class came to the
I front. The revolution raised and left be-J
I hind It a new and most important prob
lem to be solved: The emancipation of
manual labor.
It was only at the beginning of this
j century that the genius of industry was
i awakened. Great efforts were made to
regain the superiority and prestige in tne
industries in which the French workman
formerly excelled. The old avenues of
activity were widened, new channels of
industry opened, the old legal Obstruc
tions were abolished, new encouragements
were offered by the Government. Tne
old processes of manufacturing were re-
I placed by inventions and the discoveries
of science; food became abundant and
cheap. All these things, working to
gether, caused the development of old
factories and the opening of many new
ones. This movement has continued with
each power and rapidity that, today.
France has perhaps only two superiors
in manufacturing and commerce.
The industrial class in France consti
tutes about two-thirds of the population.
A most striking fact is the large number
of artisans and semi-artists working for
their own account, trying to work out
their own ideals all by themselves or
with a single assistant. This class ol
employers forms half of the total num
ber of manufacturers. While many of
tnem have had a more precarious exist
ence than good salaried .. workmen, yet
they have the satisfaction of being their
,own masters. They have the advantage
of following their own tastes and choos
ing their own hours for work and may
say that they are free. Some of them
succeed, by dint of hard i work, aptitude
PETER HOPE, THE OTfVT ORAKG -
dry; their temperature never varied 10
degrees. In such healthy surroundings,
with so much space to run about In, Peter
flourished. His milk was all boiled, and
his fare of apples, bananas and cake was
disinfected by the physician regularly.
Thomas Thurston, superintendent of the
San Francisco Zoo, came all the way
across the continent to see Peter. He
studied the little animal carefully. He
had two physicians to examine hlra. After
three days' consideration h hnnphf Tti
for 52SOO. Then he returned to San ran-
U8CO.
The ape followed him last week. "With
his thick veil and his skirt, Peter looked
like a child. Albert Elser, one of Jacob
Hope's head men. was his traveling com
panion. Albert fed Peter out of a huge
basket on disinfected fruits and sterilized
milk. Most of the time he Tield the ani
and economy. In accumulating money
enough to establish small factories with
10 to 20 workmen. There are, of course,
in France some very large factories which
count their employes by the hundreds
and even thousands, but these establish
ments require enormous capital and are
therefore of a limited number.
Another peculiarity of the small manu
facturer In France Is that in connection
with his workshop he often keeps a store
where the products of his- labor arc sold
by his wife and other members of his
family. To bo successful he must be up
to date, must study the arts, read the
scientific papers and cater to the tastes
of his customers. Formerly his store was
often a dark, ungainly den, but now It
must be attractive to please a more fas
tidious public This is especially re
quired of those who deal In articles of
food, like bakers, butchers and restau
rateurs. Their shops have fine white
marble fixtures, with shining brass or
nickel-plated trimmings; everything la
scrupulously clean; the attendants very
polite, with clean white aprons, the lady
cashier with her trim white bonnet and
smiling face; everything Is done to attract
customers.
The French artisan thoroughly under
stands his trade; he begins as an appren
tice; lie must spend four years at his
trade In order to learn it in all its details:
he is given the opportunity to attend
evening classes and free lectures, so that
at the end of his apprenticeship he may
terest In their workmen; the latter get
CURIOUS ENGLISH EPITAPHS
A LATE Sunday Oregonlan had a
column of entertaining epitaphs,
found on -some tombstones of the
old Plymouth Colony. There was no mis
taking their English origin, for our an
cestors were very literal in their post
mortem statements of families and neigh
bors. When I was in England 12 years ago, I
found real pleasure In wandering off to
the old town of Chester on Sundays. A
boat ride on the Dee. a ramble through
the grounds of Mr. Gladstone, a Sunday
afternoon among the mural tablets of the
venerable cathedral are among my cher
ished memories of the Old Country.
From the walls of the cathedral I copied
two inscriptions that I thought Interesting
and wblch I give, as they are printed,
verbatim et literatim:
Sacred
to the Memory
of John Paul,
late of the "White Lion.
In this city, who departed
this life July 10th, 1SC3,
ared 50.
He was a sincere friend
and an honest man.
And in his line of business
few Superior.
This is sufficiently biographical, for a
good Innkeeper, without being too fulsome
in adulation. But the second is historical,
and as being a testimonial to the excel
lent character of a loyal Briton must not
bring a sneer on the Tory.
Sacred to the Memory of Frederick
Philip. Esaulr, late of the Province
of New York. A gentleman In whom
virtues were eminently united. The
OUTAXQ IX AMERICA, RECENTLY SOLD TO THE SAX FRAXXISCO ZOO
FOR $2500.
mal in his arms. For Peter was too val
uable to be boxed and expressed In- the
ordinary way.
Ourang outangs in Borneo are often net
ted in their Infancy, and trained to bo
family servants. They learn to carry Jars
of water, to grind meal In a mortar, and
to turn the spits on which meats are
cooking. When they let fall a water Jar
they utter loud lamentations and beat
their breasts. In likewise, when they al
low a roast to burn, they manifest great
sorrow and remorse.
The most fimous ourang outang In his
tory is one which belonged to a French
man, M. May, in the early part of the last
century. This animal, a female, lived to
attain to the height of five feet two
Inches, and to the weight of 153 pounds.
She had great strength. On one occa
sion, being tied by a long rope to the foot
go forth as a capablo journeyman and
earn his wages.
The wages of the French workmen
average about 7 francs per day; but as
there are only 2C2 actual working days In
the year, the total amount of his earnings
will be 1834 francs, which will leave him
only a little over 5 francs per day
throughout the year. About one-fourth
of the employers require less than 12
hours for a day's work; all the rest re
quire 12 hours at least. Two hours of
these are allowed for meals. Since -1895
wages have been raised in all large towns,
but in spite of the increase In wages there
is often difficulty in making both ends
meet, especially among those with fami
lies, as the price of living Is increasing
every day.
Preparations for the exposition In 1900
created a demand for a large number of
skilled workmen at higher wages, and
the result is a certain prosperity among
workingmen, many of whom make a bet
ter showing than most of the masters
working for themselves. The relations
between employers and employes is very
cordial, especially when there are but
few workmen in the shop. Then they are
treated like members of the family; the
workman boards with his master, takes
Interest In his success, and they often
remain friends for life. This, however. Is
the case only In the provincial towns, as
In large cities like Paris and Lyons,
house rent- is rather higher, and apart
ments too small. But even in these large
cities the employers take a kindly in-
Uniform rectitude of his conduct
commanded the esteem of others,
while the Benevolenco of his heart
and the gentleness of his manners
secured their Love. Firmly nttached
to his Sovereign and the British Con
stitution, he opposed, at the hazard
of his life, the late rebellion In North
America, and for this faithful dls-
charge of his duty to his King and
Country ho was proscribed and his
Estate, one of the largest In North
America, was confiscated by the
usurped Legislature of that prwlnce
to which he had always been an orna
ment and a benefactor, and camo to
England, leaving all his property bo
hlnd him, which reverse of fortune,
he bore with that calmness, fortitude
and patience which had distinguished
him through every former stage of
Life.
He was born" at New York tho 12th
day of, September. In the year 1720,
and died In this place the 30th day '
of April, In the year 1783, aged 03
years.
When I repeated these bits of outlived
history to the good Welsh lady. Miss Bes
sie Jones, with whom I had my home in
Liverpool, she added others to the col
lection, which I here append. She as
sured me that she known the first one to
be genuine, it having been given her by
her mother, who had copied it from the
tablet It Is as follows:
Here lies tho body of Sarah Jones, Spinster.
She was but words are wanting to say what
Say what a woman should bcr-shc was that.
A woman should be wife and mother.
Sarah Jones was neither one nor t'other.
I suspect that Sarah was one of my
landlady's family. Perhaps no love was
lost among them. Of that, however, I
know nothing.
Tho same lady gave me two others that
of a tree, and being teased an insuffer
able while by a sailor, she suddenly seized
the man about the middle, and, ascend
ing to the tree top with him, was about
to hurl him to the ground, when the loud
cries of certain bystanders caused her to
flee away. She was also very intelligent
The chain by which she was usually fas
tened locked with a padlock, and when
the key was handed to her, she would
Insert it in the keyhole and undo the
lock herself.
Ourang outangs do not, as1 a rule, thrive
In America, The American climate gives
them catarrh, and It is this disease always
which carries them oX Jacob Hope has
Imported three ourang outangs, but Peter
Is the only one of them that reached him
In a healthy condition. The others were
sickly from their arrival, and soon died
of catarrh.
all the encouragement possible. They may
attend free lectures; they take part In
competitions for prizes In the various In
dustries. Some owners of large factories
have even gone so far as to givo their
workmen an Interest in their establish
ments, by allowing them, after a number
of years, a certain percentage of the net
earnings; moreover, they encourage them
to settle down and acquire their own
home3.
The French manufacturer Is not hog
gish; he Is satisfied with, a reasonable"
profit, say 20 per cent on his Investment,
for his time and labor. He does not ex
pect to make a fortune In a year; he Is
satisfied If he can retire from work at
the age of 50 and turn his business over
to his son. whllo he himself takes life
easy and enjoys a well-earned rest. This
Is why trusts never will succeed In
France, as they do In America. The only
establishments reBembllng trusts in
France are the monopolies, which are in
the hands of the government. like the
manufacture of tobacco, slaughter-houses,
military equipments, "per vice des pompes
funebres" (undertaking of funerals), hos
pitals, the mint, the Gobelins, railroads,
omnibuses, gas works. etc.
As for strikes, they occur only among
luoorera in large lactones and mines with
hundreds of hands. The workmen in
small workshoDS e'eneralK- onmo n on
agreement with their employers without
suing on a smite.
EMILE SAGE.
Portland. Sept 14, 1902.
Very Literal Post Mortem Estimates on
Marble of Families and Neighbors.
she could not locate, but believe they were
In a Chester church. Here they are:
Hero lies tho body of Ralph Hassel,
A good-for-nothing old tassel
Ho died at the age of seven times ten:
Ho never did no good, and he never would, If
he'd lived as long again.
Here lies the body of Mary Clegg,
"Who never had Issue save one" In her leg.
This old woman was so very cunning
When one leg was still, tho other was running.
I copied a rather Incomprehensible epi
taph from a tombstone In Trinity church
yard, New York City, which may be read
from Broadway, ay It Is near the edge of
the sidewalk, at the south end of the cem
etery, though north of the church. It
reads as follows:
Sidney Breese, June 0, 1767,
Made by himself.
Ha, Sidney, Sidney
Lyest thou here?
I here H. ye
. Till ilrao Is flown
To its Extremity.
I have called attention of several New
Yorkers to It. but have never encountered
one who fully understood It. The Breese
family Is an Important one of New York
and number at least one man eminent in
our Isavy. ALFRED F. SEARS, a E.
Opportunity.
Master of human destinies am I!
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps walt.
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
Hovel and mart and palace, soon or la to
I knock unbidden once at every cate!
If sleeping, wake If feasting, rise before
I turn away. It Is the hour of fate.
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conauer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate
Condemned to failure, penury and woe.
Seek me in vain and uselessly Implore;
I answer not and I return no more.
John J. Ingalls.
AMONG the many queer occupations
that are followed by your TJncle
Sam Is that of lampllghtlnW.
If you could be high overhead late eome
afternoon so high that the United States
would lie like a map below you it would
be a wonderful and beautiful sight that
you would see with the arrival of dusk.
It would be Just as if some mighty Alla
dfn had rubbed his lamp and his obedient
genii had instantly set flashing stars along
all the coasts and tho big watercourses
of America.
If Uncle Sam ever were to become weary
or forgetful, and were to neglect his lamp
lighting for Just one night or even a
few hours in any one night. It might mean
the drowning of hundreds, perhaps thou
sands of travelers and sailors and the loss
of millions of dollars worth of ships and
caTgo. For Uncle Sam's lampllghtlng Is
tho kindling of the flames In more than
1200 lighthouses, 46 lightships, and more
than 2000 buoys and lanterns in harbors
and rivers.
Uncle Sam lights his lamps In all sorts
of ways and in all sorts of places. Some
of them aro nothing but common lanterns
fixed to poles that are driven deep into the
bed of a shoal on the edge of a channel.
Others are real machine shops with s.team
boilers and electric dynamos to kindle a
light that shall shine for more than 20
tallies out to sea.
To help him set them all going at the
proper Instant each evening Lamplighter
Uncle Sam has almost 4000 assistant lamp
lighters. Some of them live year In, year
out In lonely places, many miles away
from shore, with only the sea birds for
company. Others are on the lightships.,
xiji-ac are me queerest or sailors aiway3
out at sea and yet never going anywhere;
for tho big lightships are held fast with
many heavy chains that are, anchored on
the sea bottom so that theyt shall always
remain In one spot. Others of Uncle Sam's
assistants live on shore, and only row or
sail out each afternoon to light the lan
terns that they have In charge. Some of
thttn do not even need to row out. They
can walk along shore and attend to their
duties.
Wherever these lights are lit they aro
Inviolate. You have read of the sacred
fires of old Rome. Uncle Sam's lamps
are the sacred fires of the Tepubllc Who
ever dares to meddle with them would be
sent to prison for many years, and ho
might even be executed for murder if his
act should result In the drowning of any
one. It makes no difference, although the
light happens to be only a common oil
lantern on a pole stuck In the mud. For
many years Uncle Sam had a red Ian
tern hung on a tree on a -bank of the
St. Croix River, in Whltlocks Mill, Me.,
to show the steamers and tugboats plying
between Eastport and Calais where to
make a certain turn to keep the channel.
That probaby was the most simple and
rude lighthouse In the country. But It
served Its purpose for the time being, and
it was Just as official as the massive and
powerful structures that cost" J100.000 and
more to build.
Where the lighthouses are far away
from the land, as most of them are. Lamp
lighter Uncle Sam must manage in some
way to feed hJs assistants who live on
thenvand to keep them supplied with coal
for themselves and for the engines that
set the lights and steam whistles and bells
to going, and with oil and other mate
rials. He must be ready at a moment's
notice to hurry to the relief of a Hght-
Unci Sa.nrs lamps are tfte
ship, for those vessels mostly are help
less, not being fitted either with engines
or sails, and when a storm tears them
away from their anchors, they drift at the
mercy of the sea.
So Uncle Sam keeps a big fleet of ves
sels that do nothing else but lighthouse
business. They are of all kinds. There
are about 35 big boats called tenders,
that are expected to go out In any storm
that blows, and any sea that rolls, when
necessary- He has a dozen big steam
launches and three sail tenders. The big
boats are fitted with Immense derricks
and booms, so that they can 'take hold of
a huge Iron buoy and Its 00 to 100 fath
oms of chain and the ton or so of rock
or Iron that Is used for an anchor, and
pluck the whole thing clean' out of the
ocean bed, hoist It into the air and deposit
It neatly on deck.
Most of these boats aro sldcwheclers.
They differ from other sldewheelers be
cause their paddle-boxes are far astern,
leaving 'plenty of room for the bow, which
often sticks high out of the water. This
Is done to give the tenders -ample room
for carrying the big buoys and spars and
other things needed by the lighthouse
men.
When the lighthouse boats ccme to be
named , somebody with a pretty fancy
gave them the names of American flowers
and plants and trees. So the big fleet
has these pretty names: Lilac, Myrtle,
Golden Rod, Maple, Mayflower, Azalea.
Verbena, Hazel, Mistletoe,. Rose, Nettle,
Gardenia, Cactus, Daisy, Thistle. Holly,
Jessamine, Violet, Bramble, Wistaria, Wa
terllly, Snowdrop, Mangrove,' Laurel, Ar
butus, Clover, Pansy, Amaranth, Dahlia.
Marigold, Lotos, Hazel, Columbine and
Lily.
To make these coasts safe for ships. It
Is not enough merely, to keep .the lights
burning brightly. They must be of many
different kinds. If they were all of one
kind they might mislead a mariner and
wreck him Instead of saving him, be
cause he might suppose that a certain
light marked the entrance to his harbor.
when really It was quite another one,
marking a hidden shoal. s
Therefore, Uncle Sam has scores of dif
ferent klnd3 of lights. Some of them are
"fixed," that Is, they shine steadily and
without motion. Others are "flashes."
These lights revolve swiftly, and, as their
glasses are Ingeniously curved and full
of angles, like your mother's cut-glas3
bowls, they throw flashes of light out
with perfect regularity. Still other lights
are "Intermittent." They shine out for a
certain number of seconds, and then they
aro daTk for a short period, and then they
shine again. Then there are lights that
aro red. Some of them are "fixed" and
others are "Intermittent." Uncle Sam
has a few green lights, too. But he likes
neither the red nor the green, because the
colored glasses Interfere with the strength
of the beams, and often, especially In the
dreaded sea fogs, the sailors cannot see
them until they aTe so close that their ves
sel Is In danger before they know It.
Tho method by which the lights aro
made to burn and turn Is very simple,
but it Is the fruit of many experiments
and much study. For Instance, Lamp
lighter Uncle Sam has tried all sorts of
oils and gas and electricity and he has
found that on the whole good kerosene
oil Is the best. So most of his lights are
kept going with it. Still he has many
buoys that are lit with gas that Is con
tained In receptacles that float in the
water, and other buoys are lit with elec
tricity that Is conveyed to them by sub
marine cables.
, The shining crystal lantern lens is en
tirely round, like a huge fruit Jar, with
out top or bottom. It Is full of prisms;
sacred fires of iheRcpublic
that Is, It Is cut like a precious stone so
thnt Its face. Instead of being plain. Is
full of points and curves to break the
light and send Its beams into given direc
tions. This lens is set over the light itself. It
rests on roller bearings like the ball bear
ings In bicycles, only much larger and
more perfect. So beautifully poised Is the
lens that the least touch Is enough to set
It turning.
The lights are graded according to
power and size, as first, second, third and
fourth-class lights. The ball-bearing de
vice is used for all except the first clans,
which have mighty lens often weighing
as much as three tons. They are revolved
In a mercury bath which reduces the fric
tion enough so that, despite their weight,
they can be turned by clockwork, which
Is the way In which practically all tho
revolving lights of the country are kept
"in "motion.
Every mariner in the world who ever
has occasion to bring a ship Into a United
States port Is supplied with charts and
descriptions showing Just where the lights
are and what kind they are. So. sup
posing that a captain were approaching
a strange seaport on the American Coast,
he would steer by reckoning until he saw
the first lighthouse. He would look into
his chart and there would And that It
was on a certain ledge of rock so many
miles from the entrance to the harbor.
The chart tells him also that 24 miles
down the coast Is another light, a white
flash of the second order. So he sets
himself and hl3 deck watch to look out
for It. Sailors call that "picking up" the
lights. Perhaps Uncle Sam's sailing di
rections tell him that when he is abreast
of the flashing light he must steer a little
south or north or east or west as the ca3e
may be, and then, after going five miles
more he will see a red light of the third
order. Then, from there, he knows that
he can turn In toward land, "stand In,"
as a sailor would say. 'He "stands In" till
a great blinding flash shoots over the
black sea. That Is a mighty lighthouse
of the first order, whose lens turns so
fast that the beams are like the winking
of the lightning. The captain knows that
it stands on a high hill near the mouth
of tho harbor, and from that time on he
and his crew must keep their eyes open
to pick up light after light, for Lamp
lighter Uncle Sam lights the channels of
his big harbors as If they were streets ,
nowadays. First they will see a little light
that seems to be swimming on the sur
face. "Ah," says the captain, "gas buoy
No. 7. That's the entrance to tho chan
nel." Before many minutes he sees another
light swimming on the water. "Elec
tric buoy No. 4," he says and steers
sharp westward, for the chart tells him
that the channel turns here. Once they
have fairly entered a harbor like New
York, the sailors will see lights ahead of
them In rows miles long. The lights each
side of the channel, show every bend In
It, and mark the way for the ship so that
It can go up as surely as a man could
walk along a well-lighted street.
Not content with all these lamps, Un
cle Sam has established what he call3
"range lights" along the shores of his
harbors. These lights stand in line with
each other. Sometimes one will be on a
reef off shore and the other will be a mile
or more inland. The sailor knows that
ho is In the channel as long as he can
keep the two In line, so that one seems
to be right behind the other. 'When ho
has held his course as long as they serve
him he looks for the next range lights .and
again holds them In line until the floating ,
buoys warn him to turn again. Thus a
captain not only knows that he Is in tho
channel by watching the buoys, but he
is able to steer perfectly straight and true
by watching his "ranges." And sallora
steer almost entirely by ranges In Inland
waters. It would never do for them to
steer a straight line by merely looking
ahead. An object a few miles away on
the sea will seem to he straight ahead
from various different points. So a man
might Imagine that he was going perfect
ly straight, and yet he might be miles off
his course. But he cannot go a foot off
his course by steering with "range lights""
or "ranges" to guide him. J. W. M.
The charpo for a dos taken to Europe on the
main lines of .steamers varies from flO for a
lap doff to ?30 for the largest animal.
Red Rough Hands Itching Palms
and Painful Finger Ends,
ONE NIGHT CURE.
SOAK the hanJs on retiring1
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Wear, during the night, old, loose
kid gloves, with the finger ends
cut off and air holes cut in the
palms For red, rough, chapped
Lands, dry, fissured, itching
feverish palms, with shapeless
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Pensions of
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sive porspiration, in the form of washes
for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many
sanativo, antiseptic purposes which, read
ily suggest themselves to women.
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Consisting of CcmctiKA.SOAF(2Sc.), to cleanse
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cuticle; Cuticuka Ointment, (50c.), to In
stantly allay Itching, Inflammation, and Irri
tation, and soothe and heal; Cuticuka.
Resolvent Pills (25c.), the new chocolate
coated substitute for liquid Itesolvont, to
cool and cleanse the blood. A Single Set la
often sufficient to euro the severest case, es
pecially of baby humours.
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