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30 THE SUCTAY OBEGOKIAS PORTLAND, MAfcCH lo, 1903. THE STORY-TELLING Talc of John, the Simpleton, Continues to Issue iv. John, the Simpleton, dwelled In a large and rich city, that bad been sweetly placid and calm until one day the Mayor appeared on, the street lamenting that he had been robbed. John, the Simpleton, led the people on. to make fun of the worthy man. Then he Induced the citizens to make resolutions agulnst the -wicked thief, but be was euch a Tricked one that the resolutions did not deter him and raSberies became more and more frequent. HE robberies continued the story telling machine, 'finally grew so frequent that the citizens felt they were compelled to take come measure to protect themselves. There was the 6emblance of a guard, and there "were four watchmen at the four gates of the- city, hut the -watchmen, as -well as the mem bers of the guard, would have resigned their places before they -would have re garded any of their fellow citizens with suspicion. Yet it "became necessary for some one to be suspected, so that the guilty might be brought to. Justice, and eo. after awhile, it began to dawn on the I mind of John the Simpleton that he was -euspecied to be the guilty party. He had a very shrewd Idea of the origin of Jthese suspicions, for he knew that the Slayor had never forgiven him for setting .the example to the mob on the day when Chat functionary was bewailing his. losses En the public etrcets. "Now, though John the Simpleton knew tef these suspicions, and knew where they teme from, he seemed to pay little atten tion to them; In fact he appeared to care ma little what was said about himself as lie cared what was said about his neigh bors. At the same time he made up his mind to ldscover the thief if euch a thing Vero possible. Other people might sus jpeotJ him, but be had his own suspicions. He had a scheme which, by the aid of his uncle, who had Just returned home Ifrom the wara, be promptly carried out. "'It was a very bold scheme, but it was jiio bolder than the uncle; and as for John he Simpleton, it was well known by those who had tried his temper that he 'ynia not' lacking in courage. On the night of the day that the uncle returned from the wars, where he had been engaged in flghtlng the Spaniards, a very distin guished company was gathered in the public room of the largest inn in the city, lor it was hero that the chief dignitaries of the town, as well as the prominent citi zens, were in the habit of meeting. They toet bere because the inn was a roomy one, and after the affairs of the city were dis cussed -they could Join in the friendly so cial intercourse that was one of the chief characteristics of the inhabitants. Here they could sip their beer, smoke their pipes and, at their leisure, hear the latest .news from abroad as from time to time it was brought In by travelers. "It was into this company that John the Simpleton elbowed his way after he had finished his evening meal. The disguise that he had assumed was complete. He bad placed on his face a fierce beard and mustachlo, and had buckled him round vith a belt from which a long rapier hung. Thus equipped he had no difficulty in mimicking, the careless swagger of a sol dier. He was tall, and thin, but he was also fitrong, and he hustled the company about with scant ceremony, as became a rough inhabitant of the camps. "Assuming a free and easy address, the Simpleton soon fell into conversation with those about him, one of whom chanced to be the worthy Mayor. 'You have a goodly city here, ja goodly inn, and a right Jolly landlord, remarked John the Simpleton. My own companions would be here but for the rumors we have heard on the way. As it is, they are not too comfortably housed some furlongs to the south at the River Inn.' " 'I know the place,' remarked the May or; 'but pray tell us the nature of the Tumors you have heard on the road.' " 'Why, nothing less than this goodly city 1b Infested with a band of thieves who ply their trade not only In the dark Siours of the night, but in the broad light -of day.' " 'But surely, my good Captain, your troopers, who have doubtless seen service In the war with the Spaniard, are not frald of a gang of thieves and prowlers.' "The Captain stroked his fierce mus tochlo and laughed. 'Good sir,' he said, 'it was as much as I ,could do to per Jsuade my men to remain peacefully where tthey arc They were keen to visit this (j?laco and see for themselves a city which deserves to bo raided and looted by honest .soldiers because of the willingness with whlch. the inhabitants submit to the daily :.nd nightly robberies that are said to take iplace. My lieutenant of the Red Guard I .was furious when I left him, and to pre jyent him from stirring up a spirit of in r subordination among my men I gave him permission to follow mo here within an hour. " 'But, my fine Captain, how are we to help ourselves? In what way are we t&o catch the thief who Is harrying our .citizens? Since wo have never been pes 'tered in this way hitherto we are not ex- Ipert at taking thieves. We have our sus picions, but we have no proof. Perhaps ,jou will aid lis with your advice.' "I can give you only my opinion,' rc- f plied the Captain, 'and that is that the thief can be caght without serious trou ble. I have been in your city but a short while, but I think it would be an easy .matter for me to lay my hand on the Jdhief within the next hour.' "The only reply that was mado to this eanaxk, which seemed to be in the nature 'of a boast, came from a corner where an Ijonest and unpretentious burgher was en joying his mug of beer. 'Try him, your "honor," said this burgher to the Mayor. Put him to the test. Offer a reward for the rogue, and then perhaps this honor Table Capjtaln will think it worth his while to- discover and arrest the villain. " Not so,' said the Captain, knitting j4us heavy brows together. 'Since the Wars are over my. men and myself have i -found profitable employment in conveying .treasure from one city to another. We r5iave now in charge a number of bags of 'bullion to be delivered In Brachen-on-the-Tee. We have no time to turn aside to Shall a petty thief who contents himself with treasures of small value.' " 'It is plain,' remarked the Mayor, with considerable animation, 'that you are not acquainted with our thief. He has as keen an eye for what is valuable as any man in the kingdom.' "There was a pause here, and the Mayor sat with his hand on his fat chin as If reflecting. Presently he turned to the Captain, saying: 'What security do you give when you undertake to convey treas ure from city to city?" "' 'First I examine the treasure, and then, according to its value, leave one of my Jewels a pearl or a diamond in the bands of my patrons.' "There was a further silence on the part of the Mayor, and the four dignitaries of the city, who sat at table with him, and the Captain, were also silent; but the plain citizen in the corner was very noisy. He kept on declaring that It was the duty of the authorities to offer a reward for the arrest of the thief, and that the whole business should be placed In the hands of the gallant Captain. " 'Pooh!' cried the Mayor finally, 'what do you know of affairs of this kind? The thief will be caught in due time, and all his booty returned to the rightful owners. "We shall catch him, and if we have no proof he will be put on the rack. A twist or two c-f that old rack has made better men speak out. " 'You are right,' said the Captain. 'I think the thief and his companions will be taken sooner than they imagine.' " Then you think this rogue has as ctstantsr inquired the Mayor. " 'Assuredly,' replied uie pretended Cap tain. 'He has assistants, but he is dis pleased with them. He has been com pelled to take them Into his confidence, one after another,, in crdr to car out COME TO THE HEAD OV his plans. He has four companions, and he would willingly get rid of them.' " 'If what you say is true,' said the Mayor, with a very serious countenance, 'the matter should be looked Into at once. But first, and at your convenience, I should like to have a private conference. There are a number of us here who are determined to place our valuables In a place of safety until this rogue and his companions are caught, and I desire to get your advice on the subject.' "It was arranged that the Mayor should return to the Inn in the course of an hour, when the Captain would be ready to confer with him. By this time all of the company had retired except the four city dignitaries, who had been sitting at the table with the Captain and the Mayor. They were whispering together when John the Simpleton strode from the room twist ing his fierce-looking mustachlo. "From the inn, John the Simpleton re THUS EQUIPPED, HE HAD AO DIFFICULTY IX MIMICKING THE " CARELESS SWAGGER OF A SOLDIER HOW THE ZUNl BOLJ GETS HIS NAM WHEN a little boy among the Zuni Indians receives his name. It is a time of festivity for the whole vil lage, and everybody enjoys himself ex cept the boy. He has a hard time of It. The Zunis are a curious people who 11'e in a village, or pueblo, of that name situated in New Mexico. Until he gets to be four years old the little Zunl boy Is known as "baby boy," "little boy, older boy." etc But when ho Is initiated into the "Kokko mysteries" he receives a regular name which he bears for the rest of his life. The naming takes place ones avery four years, and the ceremonies last several days. First a man with a mask on ap pears In the village, and, going from house to house, asks if there are any boys there. If there are, he asks of the parents, "What is your boy's name?" If the boy is of four years or upward, and has never been initiated into the Kokko, the parent answers, "He has no name." The parents are then told to get the boy ready for his naming and the man gathers together the other men who arc to take part in the ceremonies. There are a number of these, and they all wear hideous masks and are strangely decorated, and are supposed to represent the heathen gods of the Zunls. There are six of them, who represent the cardinal points of the compass north, south, east and west, and the heavens and the earth. The Zunl lives in houses of stone or adobe (baked clay), and in the -village are six sacred houses called kivas. The en trance to a klva is through a trapdoor in the roof. After spending a week In various cere monies in the kivas' one of the actors in this strange performance takes a stuffed rabbit skin in his hand and pokes his head up through the trapdoor of the kiva of the north. The rabbit has a hollow reed through its body, and the performer calls out through it: "Your little grandfather Is hungry; bring him some stewed meat." Then one of the actors; who calls him self the Ko-ye-roe-shl. goes to the houses of each- of the little boys who are to bo initiated and gives to each one a name. In return the parents give the Ko-ye-me-shl food, which he carries back to- the klva. After eating, some of the actors rush out into the village with bunches of a prickly, shrub called Spanish bo ia MACHINE From the Box. THE STAIRS AXp LISTEX. turned to his own dwelling, where he had left the old soldier who was his uncle. This sturdy soldier" calmly smoked his pipe while his nephew told him of all that had occurred. 'They call you a simpleton, do they? Well, by the good King Cam pion! you are a lad after my own heart, and what. you propose to do is as much to my taste as any adventure I ever had. Set the pace, my lad, and I'll follow you; and if you hear a neck crack before the night is over be not disturbed. "Tls a trick I learned while with the Free Compan ionf.' T "And so. when the old soldier's pipe was out, he put on his coat, and belt, girded on his short sword, arjd, keeping step with his nephew, followed him to the Inn. They blustered Into the' public j-oom as became men who were careless of giv ing offense to those unused to the ways of a camp. . " "They sit late here, my Captain," said their hands, and people who desire to raise good crops that year ask to be whipped with it on their bare backs. All the actors, it must be remembered, wear masks, so that no one knows who they are1, and the children think they are spirits and are afraid, though they try not to show It, v. In the evening he priest of the sun (for the Zunis are sun-worshipers) goes to the plaza or public square and sprinkles there a line of sacred meaL The men who are to act as godfathers of the boys to be Initiated then take their iiiiifKn.mt,.i.i .j, there by blankets which they draw tightly! and blows throuSb the reed upon the little around them. They walk along the lines, . z"Ln3 1joy- while all the actors, with bunches of Span- Thc a11 & through all sorts of lsh bayonet in their hands, take a whack "hocus pocus." among other things bring at the little fellows ' j ,n a sreat snake, 12 feet long, made This hurts unmercifully, but It is sel-'i o leather, which the little boys believe dom that a boy shows any signs of the j 13 a,Ivc- 1 suffering he endures. All Indian children . Finally the boy Is takes home and, be- are taught that, no matter how badly they j are hurt, they must not show It. In spite of themselves tears will flow from the eyes of the boys as they are whiDDed along the line, but they never flinch or cry out, .... The godfather then takes his boy to the klva of the north, where the priest of the great fire order asks him. "Who Is your Kokko?" The man gives, the boy's name, and the priest replies, "Choose your plume.'; The godfather takes a feather from a plle'of them which has .been prepared, and sticks It in his boy's scalplocfc. Then he carries him back to the plaza, where the little fellow undergoes a second -whipping. He clasps his godfather's knees as hard as he can, and the blanket Is drawn tight around him, while the blows of the Span- lsh bayonet are laid on good and hard 4y four players, who take care that there is nothing except a single blanket covering the boy's bare skin. This is to see that the godfather, in pity for the boy. does not slip in a piece of j leather under the blanket to save' the little 4 brown back from the force of the blows. After the child has been whipped the second time be is taken to his home, where the whole family- have a great feast. . ..fc" In the evening the boys are taken by their godfathers to one of the kivas, where they sit around the room on a low stone seat. There Is a fire in the mJ4dle of the room, and a throne at one end of It, the oM soldier, fixing his bold black- eyes a tie sroup of dignitaries. 'No wonder thieves take the town. I warrant I cbuld tarry off the families of those who sit late at the Inn guzzling beer. "We shall hear strange tales presently.' " 'Aye, replied the Captain, the worthy Mayor has something to whisper in my ear. and I warrant you there will be a scene before the night Is over.' 'With that the .two bgan to strut about the room, an'd'they had the appearance of being two rough customers- Finding that they could not provoke the four digni taries Into a conversation of any kind or on any' subject!, the pretended Captain and his Lieutenant of the Red Guards called to the landlord, engaged another room, and in this extra room they .awaited the return of the Mayor. They had not long to wait. This worthy official was In a state of mind, and he was so zealous for the good name dl his city that he was beforehand in knocking at the Captala's door. He was directed by the landlord to the room that bad been reserved for the Lieutenant, and his sur prise was great when he discovered that the Captain had a companion, though he made no objection when he was told that this companion was the Lieutenant of the troop . who had charge of the treasure which from time to time was entrusted to the Captain's care. " 'A very worthy man, I have no doubt,' said the' Mayor with a patronizing air, 'and his presence Is timely. There Is so much uncertainty here, and the people have been so sadly demoralized by the operations of this thief, that a few of us have concluded to have our valuables transported to a place of safety. I have a brother In a neighboring town who will gladly take charge of ihee valuables once they are in bis hands. As the Governor of the town, I am truly sorry to set such an example; but even an official must needs, take care of his own. Once the thief is caught and disposed of, and property Is safe, I shall engaged you to convey the treasure back.' '"As to this thief,' Eajd the pretended Captain, 'have you no Idea as to his iden tity?" " 'We know him well enough,' said the Mayor, 'but we have no proof against him. He is called John the Simpleton, but my opinion is that he Is a much shrewder fellow than he appears.' " 'I saw the Simpleton as I entered the town,' replied the pretended Captain, 'and I think you are correct In your opinion of him. Conclude your bargain with my Lieutenant here. I have a little 'business with my friend the landlord.' "With that the Captain went down the narrow stairway, entered the1 public room and seated himself at the table with the fcur dignitaries, who were awaiting the Mayor. 'It Is all up with you, my friends,' he said, Mapping the table with his hands. " 'What do you mean?" they. cried, ris ing from their seats in great disorder. " 'Easy! Speak softly. The Mayor de clares that you gentlemen are the rob bers, and that he has tolerated your practices to avoid a scandal In the town.' " The villain! Why, he Is the thief! he Is the rogue. Where Is he? Bring us to hlra, and you'll soon see whether we are the thieves?' "'Softly!' said the Captain. This Is a. business that should be done quietly. You have families; the Mayor has a family. There Is no need for making an outcry. The thing to do is to prevent the Mayor from having you arrested; that Is his pur pose, as he says.' "This sort of talk was not calculated to soothe the dignitaries. Their cheeks were puffed out with Indignation, and they paced up and down the room denpunclng the Mayor In the roundest terms. The noise they made attracted the attention of the landlord and passersby, perceiving that something unusual was occurring, crowded around the door. Standing there, their astonishment was great when they beard the associates of the Mayor de nouncing him as a rogue. The crowd con- J tinued to grow, and by and by, the press ure or. -curiosity oecame so great mat tne public-room- of the inn became filled with citizens who heard the dignitaries de nouncing the Mayor as a most unmitigated rogue and villain. "When 'the crowd had filled the room, the Captain made his wayvup the stair, went to the room where the Mayorwas bargaining with the Lieutenant, and beck oned to him. 'Here is a pretty howdy do,' he said; 'come to the head of the stairs and listen. Your friends In the tap room are making short of your reputation.' "And such was the case. When the Mayor heard the denunciation of his friends. . whose anger was at white heat, he made an effort to escape, but the Lieu tenant was of another mind. 'You will re main with me, my friend," he said, laying his hand somewhat heavily on the shoul der of the official. "By that time, John the Simpleton had taken off his beard and his mustachlo, and in a very few words he explained to the assembled citizens the meaning of the scene which they were witnessing. The Mayor and the four officials were at once placed under arrest, and the next day a public meeting was held, at which John the Simpleton was chosen Mayor. He not only saw that the thieves were proper ly punished, but he brought about a great many reforms In the government of the city, so that the people grew more prosr perous then ever. And when John the Simpleton died they built him a' large monument, and to this day It stands there as a memorial to his wisdom and justice." (To be continued.) on which sltS a masked. Indian who calls himself the father of the sun. When the other actors enter the klva they come head first through the hatch way striking on a shelving stone and turning a somersault, from which they land on hands and knees and crawl to their places. t . When an actor goes out he stands back of the fire, turns a somersault over It, catches the stone and throws himself out of the trapdoor of the kiva feet foremost, A priest takes a plumed stick, and going to each boy, blows toward him over the f.!a.thers ."l """S1 'little grandfather the stuffed rabbit Ing pretty sore from his whipping and worn out with fear and excitement by this time, he is Inclined to wish be had gone through life without a name. i But his trials are riot ended. The next j jjjofj the sister of the boy's godfather ! comes for him and takes him to her house j where he has a good breakfast. Then the ', godfather takes him by the hand and i leads him some distance to the east of ', the village, where he sticks In the ground J a plumed stick which he has made for i his godson. For four days after this the J boy Is not allowed to eat any "meat or -to : take from his scadp-lock the feather t which was given to him la the kiva. : At theend of the fourth day he goes to . the place where the plumed stick bas been. , stuck, and plants tne xeatner tnere, xnis ends his Initiation. Into the order of the -Kokko. and he is properly named for all nls life. Soractlilns to Say Qalckly. ' shoved the shelf tin al flh felL The wrinkled winkle whimpered, winked and whispered. "Well!" The keenly qulverinff quahos quaked with qualm, Caaally. craftily, kind clams cried, eounsellst calaa. ' If you fear a sleepless night undress In the dark. Light stimulates aa'd arouses the actlrt ties. Darkness is stipesed to produce drowti aosa. v JOE JOLLY BOY IN. JOLLY LAND No V. Visits tHe Pigmy City and Is Received by tBe King. It t X my last chapter I told how I was about to set out with the crowd who ' had welcomed me. ashore' to go to the i city of which they had' spoken. It was a pleasant walk- of a mile or so, and the little people would have carried me on j tneir snouiders if I had let them. A number ran alidad to tell the people that a stranger was "coming a giant from over the sea and when we reached an open space from which the city could be viewed I heard cries of welcome and caught sight of an Immense-crowd. They had spoken of a city, and I ex pected to see such houses and streets and stores as we have in Siam. Instead of that I found about 00 huts on a piatn, and the only streets were narrow paths. " I don't know whether you have ever seen a muskrat house or not, but doubt less you have seen pictures of them. Well, these houses, as they called them, were hardly bigger than the homes of musk- LAND OUTRIGGER SAIL CRAFT THERE can be as much difference In land boats as there Is In water boats. There may. be land sloops and schooners and square rigs; wide hulls and narrow hulls; some shaped like a rectangle, some like a diamond, some like a square;, some are bungling and slow; some are clean cut and swift as a greyhound. Progress In this branch of sport has, in fact, been very rapid, and boys are no longer satisfied with an ordinary wagon to which a sail has been attached. The "hand-gear," a sort of old-fashioned velocipede arrangement made to eke out the power of the sail, has been entirely abandoned, and racing, land boats, Jlke facing water boats, now depend on wind and sail alone. As upsets seldom occur, and are not at all serious when they do, the boys crowd on a- prodigious amount of sail and make very creditable time. (A good land boat will go very much faster than any boy can run. The "Outrigger," described in this arti cle, although one of the fastest deeigns yet built, is a very simple affair to con struct. Figure 1 shows the wagon bed. It is made of two pieces of board, one five or six feet long, and" about six inches wide, theother perhaps. two feet long and eight Inches wide. The boards should be at least one Inch thick, but not more than one and one-halt Inches thick. If the available boards are thin, use two hoards, one on top of the other. The. shorter of the two boards Is .fastened at right angles across the other, as Indicated in the diagram. Figure ,2 shows the forward truck of the outrigger. The two front wheels are fitted on the truck at A and B. The bolt shown at the top of Figure 2 Is passed through the hole shown In the end of. Figure 1. The upper part of the truck should be a little wider than half the diameter of one of the wheels. This is tov allow the wheels to swing under .the bed of the wagon when the truck Is turned. - The outrigger may be swung to either side of 'the wagon as- desired. The ob ject of the outrigger is, of course, to al low the wagon to carry an Immense sail without tipping over. As the wind changes or the direction of the wagon changes, of courtie, the direction In which the wagon tends to tip changes. The. outrigger must always be kept to windward or toward the wind. Figure 2 shows the arrangement by means, of which the outrigger Is adjusted. The piece C Is the end of the outrigger. It Is bolted loosely to the wagon bed so that It can swing from side to side. D (Figure 3) is a sort of ''pocket into vhlcb C flts when" It isto the right. Figure '6 shows a side view of D (Fig ure 3.) When C has been slipped Into the pcfcket, a bolt Is pushed through the hole indicated In the end of D. This will hold C Irr-place. The piece to which C. D and the pocket at the left similar to D, are attached, is the crossplece -shown in Figure L Figure 4 shows the method of attaching the wheel to the rear of the wagon bed. Two straight pieces of board, a little longer than half the diameter of the wheels, are fastened to the wagon bed by means of braces. A bolt Is run between TVO years from the present time will see the completion of the longest tun nel In the world the Slmplon. Reports that the tremendous work would have to be abaiflioned because of unforeseen difficulties are now known to have been falsely circulated without any reasonable basis of fact. United States Consul Richmond Pearson", at Genoa, has Investigated the matter and made the fol lowing report to the State Department, "In my report of last March, upon the authority of an American engineer, I stated that such serious obstacles, had been encountered In the south side of the tunnel that no progress was being .made. "fy examination, on the spot, removed rats. They were made of mud and grass, Just the same, and I could easily have jumped over any of them. The sight so tickled me that I began to laugh, and It was five minutes before, I could stop. None of the people knew what I was laughing about, but all laughed with me. 'When we reached the city I was con ducted to a double house In the center. This house stood in a sort of nubile' square by itself, and In front of it stood a man of kingly bearing. With him was a little girl whom I afterwards found to be his daughter. Her mother had been drowned In the sea a year before my coming. I knew the man must be the ruler of the Pigmies,- and, therefore, to be looked up to, and as I came face to face with him I took off my cap and bowed low and said: . . "Oh. King of Jolly Land, I have come to pay you a visit and make friends with you, and I hope you will not be dis 'i l?Ml' PAltTS OF THE THE SHIP th.ese two pieces. The wheel at the end of the outrigger Is fastened en In the same manner. The bolt serves as an axle for the wheel. It may be well here to say a word about the wheels themselves. Four wheels are needed. Two on the front truck, one at the rear of the wagon bed and one at the end of the outrigger. The wheels are best If they are all of the same size, although it is only essential that the two wheels on the forward truck be of the same size. It will do no harm If the other two are a different size, because the length of the two vertical pieces, shown in Figure 4 can be arranged so that the wagon bed will be level. Bicycle wheels are the best sort to us and that the location of the line would probably have to be changed, all doubts on this score. The work Is progressing rapidly in the tunnel on both sides of the Alps; about 4000 workmen are employed in the tunnel, and not less than 6S00 on the Italian section of the road, between Isella. at the mouth of the tun nel, and Arona, the present terminus of the railway rujrning nortjf from Milan. It Is now practically certain that the road will be completed within the estimated time that Is to say, by July V 1205 as nearly two-thirds of the tunnel was fin ished on July 1, 1302, and the worst ob stacles have ah-eady been met and mas tered. "The greatest of the impediments was the ever-increasing heat in the tunnel, THE SHVEPLON TUNNEL NEARING COMPLETION pleased that a stranger has landed on your shores without being Invited." "What Is your name?" he asked kindly in reply. "I am called Joe Jolly Boy, your Maj esty." "And where do you come from?" "A long way from here from Slam." "I have heard of Slam," he said, "but I did not know that, the people were such giants. Ydu are so big and strong that I am almost afraid of you. You are welcome, however, and we shall do our best to make your stay pleasant. "Why do they call you Joe Jolly Boy?" "Because, O King. I laugh so much. I laugh oven when I stub my toe or fall downstairs. I have sometimes cut my finger or run a nail Into my foot, but where other boys would have cried I have laughed." "I am glad to hear that," said the King as he smiled, "and now may I ask you to laugh for us? I want to see how well you do it," With that I steDDed back and began to laugh, and It was such hearty laugh- ter that before two minutes had gone by I had the whole crowd laughing with me. Each laughed his loudest, but my voice was heard above all others, and when the King finally llfteci up his hand and com- ( manded silence I knew that I was ahead of all. "Joe Jolly Boy," he said as he stood on tiptoe to lay his hand on my shoulder, "you are rightly named. We have been called the jolliest people on earth, but you can outlauga us even when we do our best. I heartily welcome you to the island of Jolly Land, and I hope you Will stay at least a year. "You shall be my guest and occupy one of my houses, and my daughter, Chin Chln here, shall wait upon you and see that you have everything for your com fort. "You must be tired and hungry after your long voyage, and now you shall rest and refresh yourself. This afternoon I will show you about and let you meet the people and ate how we live. Come, friend, and "rave breakfast' with me." The King took me by the arm and led me to his houses, but I drew back and said: 'Excuse me, O King, but I see no doors. How are we to enter?" "Oh. that Is easily explained," he re plied. "In your country you enter a house from the bottom, as I have heard. Here we enter from the top. Be pleased to follow me." It was a strange way of entering a .house, and the hole in the roof was so small that I almost stuck fast. In all other houses I ever saw, you go from bot tom to top. Here one had to go from top to bottom. The ladder leading down cracked under my feet, but did not give way, and presently I found myself in a room about as big as an ordinary bed room. It would have held a dozen Pig mies very comfortably, but with me In it there was hardly room for the King and his daughter to turn around. I soon told him that on the morrow, If he had no objections, I would set to work and build a house for myself, and he re piled that I should have a hundred men to assist me. (To be continued.) How to Make One That Speed .All Right, if Carefully Managed. LAND CRAFT. UTJER WAY. but any kind of light, strong wheels do very well. Figure 5 shows the step for the mast. This must be fastened to the wagon bed near the forward end. A small square block Is screwed down first and then a sort of bridge is built over It, as shown. Make the step very strong, for the strain on the mast will be severe. Any sort of strong cloth will answer for the sail. Do not be afraid to make It large. If this design is carefully carried out, the maker will possess a filer that, on a smooth road In a high wind, will leave everything, save an automobile, far in the rear. caused by the growing volume of water, which, although It starts at the summit of the mountain, 6000 feet above the line of railway, after percolating through beds of limestone, becomes almost boiling hot and flows into the tunnel at a tem perature of from 112 degrees to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, rendering not only work; but life impossible, without resort to artificial means of refrigeration." .There were 3300 fewer deaths In Berlin last year than the year before. The decrease was largely amonff children between 6 months and 1 year old, and Is thought to be due to the cool Summer. There were inspected and admitted from Mex ico in 1S02 63,213 cattle and 2776 sheen and lambs and 2080 goats. ,