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-Margaret Uuat DrUbaaa
THE ACCIDENT,
Within few mile of Its terminus tlie
-ilrood paed through a volley, nar
n to be sure- but of great und unu
beauty. Tlie sides and crests of
ieiurrounding hills were dotted with
die pretty cottages of suburban real
(jenti, but the country was not jet no
tloselj settled as to have lost all pict
flwqueness. and. although the houses
vera neat, they were simple, and the
ims, though well kept, were still un
jljfljjured by brazen or cast Iron statu
The neighborhood had not yet
fltfbed that stage In Its development
there its new houses were built upon
milntcresting plans furnished ready
jade to rural carpenters by enterpris
ing publishers. Nor hud its occasional
dmrcbyard yet lost nil sense of rest and
Met, Simple gravestones there were,
at no pretentious monuments. But
,veo here death slyly took his victim
unawares or stood forth to tight boldly
for his own as he pleased.
It was here that many years before
John Dorsey had made for himself a
borne, and It was here that be was
tow about to die.
There bad been an accident It was
i very slight one, and its cause was al
nost ridiculous. John Dorsey, the con
ductor of the sleeping car train, had
been the only one hurt Ho, however,
although fatally Injured, suffered al
post oo pain and was entirely conscious
of bis surroundings and condition. He
had. Indeed, stated his belief that he
vai about to die long before tlie doctor
bid been able to ascertain the charac
ter of his Injuries or to form any opin
ion of the probable result His In
listance upon this even annoyed the
doctor.
"Dorsey," he said, "you must not
peak so. You are too young to die,
ud we shall save you."
As soon as could be after the acci
dent Dorsey had boon carried to a
neighboring house, and Dr. Irwin had
been sent for by men on the train who
bad known of the Intimate friendship
which existed between the two. This
friendship was of earlier date than Dor
ay'i connection with the railroad, and
that seemed to Dorsoy's fellow em
ployes to have begun almost ages
before.
Although Dorsey had been always as
frank and candid as a man well could
be In reference to all his later life. In
regard to his earlier past he was singu
larly reticent Among his fellows there
had always been considerable specula
tion as to what his youth had been.
8ouie who bad known of his Intimacy
with Dr. Irwin, and of Ids ability to
meet upon terms of persoual equality
the high officials of the road, and of
their regard for him, believed that he
had been an old college friend of the
doctor's, and that some accident of fate
had made him a working railroad man
while the doctor had secured his profes
sion. Others less charitable or with an
unhappier experience of the world, and
piiuled by the reports which reached
them of the repeated refusal of Dorsey
to take other positions higher and more
remunerative, believed that he must
hav committed some crime, and was
therefore careful not to expose liimself
to too bright a light
As a matter of fact, he and the doc
tor had been classmates, but after their
paduation they had lost sight of each
her for a few years while Dr. Irwin
pumied his studies In various foreign
hospitals. Upon his return from abroad
''had heard of tlie death of Dorsey's
ife and child. He had looked Dorsey
P and expostulated with him upon his
"lection of a vocation. But Dorsey
u silent as to the reasons for his
oice and quietly persistent Inhisde
knoination not to change his work If
keould help It
But as frequently as he could Dorsey
would visit the doctor and stay with
as much as possible, and their
rly friendship had grown and ripened.
"Tom," Dorsey said to the doctor al
"o upon his arrival, "I am glad they
sit for you, but you cannot do any
thing." As time went on the doctor reluctant
ly began to believe that Dorsey was
rtit that his recovery was Impossible.
deeply as the doctor was grieved he
annoyed, too. to feel that his skill
onld be of no avail to his old friend.
"AVhy did you follow such an in
"" businessr he asked. Impatiently.
Uon'tToni."Dorsev replied. "Dont
it that"
And why should you be the only
flotobeburtr
was I the only onef Dorsey asked
-Yea."
"That la stramr iimvbe." Dorsey
Jj4 and then his calmness, whicQ had
w remarkable, deserted him. but
fora minute.
"hat ouimmI tha incident r be
"Do thewknowr
Tea," tha rftvtnf ronlind: and be
to!d of the little land slide which the
ogincerhad teen almost In time, but
" quite, and the engine had run Into
barely enough force to Jar the
ltl lAnofh "Wa mirtnOWL " he
H "that you must have been shak-
Jteen two cars in souie way."
"Will it hart me to Ulk.r Dane
"So," the doctor answered
"And my brain I entirely clear r
"Certainly." the doctor replied, woo
dering a little.
"Then let me tell you . great deal.
I had a fondness always for all cart
and trains. The earlieat, the pleasant
t recollection 1 have i of the nob of
the coupling of cars as they were made
Into trains In the yards. No muslo was
ever so sweet to me as that 1 used to
spend all the time I could watching the
trains made up and going. X0 novel
ever pleased me so. They made me
go through college, you know. I have
never regretted It, but tlien I wanted
to be an engineer. Tliat seemed the
only place worth having.
"Then you went abroad and I mar
ried. I have always so regretted that
you never knew Mary."
The doctor Interrupted: "You must
not tell me this If it will distress you."
"It does not I wmit to tell you j I
havo so many times wanted to tell you
about her, and alL It Is easy to see
her now as she used to sit sometimes
with her head upon my keee and her
big blue eyes looking In mine so trust
fully. She had faith hi me." And he
paused a little.
"Of course," said the doctor, "and it
was deserved, too."
"Yes, and it gladdens me so now to
think It was. Matters, too, looked well
for us thea Success seemed worth
striving for. Mary was Jealous a little
of my love for the railroad. I always
loved it as I said. I was In business
then, but our little home was clow by
the line. I could hear the trains go by
all night if I hapKned to be awake.
You can see the house now from the
window yonder. Lift mo up a littlo
so. Mary at first hated the railroad, but
she grew used to the noise, and I think
after a little she paid no attention to It
She furnished our house prettily, and
we were very happy; but she would
ask me to conquer my liking for the
railroad. She feared that I could not
be fit for anything else, my thoughts
were so occupied with it but I laughed
gently at her and went on In the same
way and with the same hopes. She
never doubted my love, and she used
to say that some time I would obey her
slightest wish and follow her wherevei
she might lead. It may be there was a
little complaint In her manner.
"'When the baby was born a love oi
the railroad seemed to have been born
In her. SI le would as soon as she could
clap her little hands at the sound of
the engine whistle. As she grew oldet
we called her Mary, too she would
ask me in her baby way to come early
to see the trains go. I needed no urg
ing, and when I could I would. Out
there on the grass we would sit, and 1
would toll her of all the strange place
we sometimes would go on the cars to
see. Even then hi fancy littlo Mary
and I would go with the trains all ovei
tlie world It was rare sport to her."
Dorsey hud spoken as rapidly as he
could, but now he talked more slowly.
"One iky I was 111 at easo. Nothing
that I had to do seemed worth while.
I only wanted to bo at home; I only
wanted to feel them near me, and safe.
But try as I would, it was late in the
long afternoon before I could get away.
It was warm, but as I hurried homo u
gentle breeze met me. It was a bright,
beautiful day. Just such a summer's day
as this. It was so peaceful, and the
leaves so kissed one another In the
light breeze that I was calmed, and the
feeling I had suffered from all day left
me, I was glad that we lived in the
country. I was glad to be alive at all
The sun was almost behind the western
hills, and all that sido of the valley was
In sliadow, but on our sido it was light
and everything was rarely beautiful In
the sunlight The slanting rays made
our house brilliant and glorious In it
color.
"As I neared home Mary came to the
door, and I could see her welcoming
smile. Then, shading her eyes with her
hand, she looked over toward the rail
road, and In a minute screamed and
ran rapidly from the house. Alarmed
and wondering, I ran after her. Down
below on the track stood little Mary,
her curls and all her pretty ribbons
fluttering In the wind. Around tin
short curve came suddenly the fast ex
press, and the child, as she saw the
great engine bearing down upon he!
and heard the startling whistle, waved
her little liat as though In greeting.
"Another minute and Mary would
have been In time. Her dress caught
In something, or she stumbled, and was
so delayed; but she recovered herself
quickly, and hurrying on caught little
Mary In her arms, and then it ought
to be easy to tell it now."
For some little time Dorsey was si
lent The doctor did not ask him to
continue nor did he urge him to stop
when Dorsey began again:
"For Mary it was over at once, but
,ur child, held firmly In Its dead moth
er arms, lived a little while. I think she
must have been hurt as I have been.
She could speak, and when they
brought her to me she put her little
anus about my neck and said: 'I am
going with the cars now.'
"It may seem strange to you," Dor
sey went on shortly.- ' but the railroad
had a greater fascination for me than
ever. I stayed, about the cars and trains
as I had in my boyhood. I almost
feared they would order me away from
the yard.
"My business went to nothing Jm
Mica Terhaps my neglect hurt it but
I think not At all events I gave It up.
Then I seftJired a place as brakemiui
without much trouble,"
"Was that pleasant T' the doctor
asked. It was easier to Interrupt Dr
aey now.
"Yes, to me," he onswered; "but still
I was glad when I was promoted, as 1
was through the various grades to bo a
conductor."
"Has there been no chance for turtner
promotion In all these years r
"Oh yes; but I have never wanted
to leave my train. After a long while I
applied for the place In the sleep.ng
cars."
For a while neither spoke. The doe
tor keenly observant, thought tliat Dor
sey had more toU-U; but he waited pa
tiently. .
"Life has gone very evenly and
uaoothJywith.nl. since then until last
night I'ntil lost night," he repeated
slowly.
"Well, what happmed then!" tlie
doctor aeked as Dorsey paused.
"The train had bw made up with
the sleepers first nearest the engine. 1
was Handing on the pluifono waiting
for the starting slgmd to be given, when
suddenly a woman passed me. Some
thing about her her disordered hair
uiky be attracted my attention; but
before I could look more closely at her
an engine behind me whistled sharply
and I turned to see what was the trou
ble. Later, as 1 passed her on the
train, her face teemed to bear a strange,
far off resemblanee to some fu.iiliur
one; but I laughed at what I thought
my foolish fancy. Tlure were very
few In the first sleeper, and I returned
to it after I had made uiy first trip
through the curs. I m-ated myself op
posite, across the aisle, from this wo
man. I thought it strange that although
the other passenger had had their
berths made up she had not; but the
porter was within easy reach tuid I did
not feci It necessary to offer her any
service.
"She was alone In her section. She
aat quietly for the uiost juirt, looking
out of the window, although tlip night
was very dark. Sometimes sho would
becouio restless and excited. I thought
her very nervous and that tho frequent
whistling of tho engine startled her. As
I remember It now it seems to mo that
she became excited a little Ix-foro tho
blowing of tho whistle. After a while
I closed my eyes it may be I fellasloep
but I was recalled to myself by a very
nnusual and prolonged whistle of the
engine. (Our engineer was determined,
it seemed, that none of us should sleep
that night.) As I opened my eyes this
stiange woman caiuo In from tho front
Where she had been I do not know, but
there was a bright and happy light in
her eyes. Perhaps I should have spoken
to her, but I was very tired and the
temptation to rest there quietly was a
very strong one.
"In a few minutes I surely fell asleep
I know I broko tho rules, but it was
for a minute only I surely fell asleep,
for I dreamed that dreadful day oil
over again. Once more I was rudely
wakened by the engine's whistle. As 1
started up a cold wind blowing through
tlie car met me, and there stood the
strange woman holding tho front dooi
open, looking out Into the night Hoi
hair had fallen loose as Mary's was that
day. It was Mary. I hurried toward
her.
"With a look of confidence, and a
smile of welcome almost she turned to
beckon me on. She sprung up on the
tender and laughed Joyfully, and It
even seemed to mo she danced there.
Iu nnotlier moment I would have held
h t In my anus. Then the shock
came"
As Dr. Irwin leaned over Ids old
friend ho smiled a little, but his eyes
glistened stnuigely. Had the circum
stances been otherwise it may be he
would have lxvn tempted to discus
the matter with Dorsey and to attempt
to convince him that ho had been mis
led by a simple hallucination. As it was,
he tried only to make him comfortable
for tho littlo time remaining to him.
McKondree Bangs in New York Epoch
Tho All (inns Feeling.
A great many pooplo are unable to
rido on elevator cars on account of the
feeling that their hearts and souls are
being pulled out of them when tho
machine starts to drop. People with
heart affection are frequently forbid
den by their physiciuns to rido in tlie
cars, mid it is disagreeable to thou
sands who rido in spite of it to save
time and legs in the big buildings or
the city.
A well known lawyer, who has a
very level head at most times, admits
that his head feels empty when the ele
vator starts down, but cluims to have
discovered a very simple mechanical
trick by which ho avoids the all gone
feeling. Ho is willing to have it sug
gested to his fellow mortals anony
mously and in no other way.
"I take a long breath, he said,
"just as I step on tho elevator, and
hold it with a tight pressure. Then,
just as the elevator begins to sink, I let
it out exactly with tlie motion of the
car. The quicker the car starts the
quicker and harder I press out the air,
and I don't foci as if my soul had
flown out of my collar; in fact, I can
avoid the least disagreeable sensa
tion." Another gentleman who tried the
experiment vouched lor tlie results in
bia case. "Don't imucrine that you
have to blow so that everybody else
in the car can hear you, he&aiU. Ail
vnn need to do is to hold the breath
tightly and let it go noiselessly out
Dm nnu I think the sensation is due
to the sudden change of pressure of
blood in the heart und head, and the
compression of air in the ureauiingor
cans offsets that pressure by reaction
when the car starts." Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Otwemtlons from a nalloon.
The observations made during night
ascensions, or thoso which were con
tinued into the night, on temperatures
at different heights, gave results au
from the theories previously
held on the subject An increase of
the temperature with the height was
- . . fl'l . ..a J
noticed after sunset i no ruus oi uo
rline of tcmoerature with elevation
when near the earth was subject to
q rin i inn ah the skv was clear or
cloudy. From an elevation of three
miles cirrusclouds were seen apparent
ly as far above the observers as they
seem when viewed from the earth,
nd that under such conditions that it
was hard to believe that their presence
was due to moisture. The audibility
of sounds from the earth depended
considerably on the amount or moisi-
tiro in tliA fiir.
The noiso of a railway train can be
heard in clouds four miles high, but
not when the clou.ls were far below.
ThA disrhnree of a l'un wa heard at
10.000 feet; the barking of a dog at
f urn miles: but the shouting of a niul
tliiulo At not more than 4.000 feet
Many differenoiJ in the results of ob
orratirin were supoosed to depend
minn utmosnlicric condition, while
these vary with the time of duy and
the season of the year; so that a great
monr nWrvfttions would be required
to determine the true laws. Having
followed up one of the observations
recorded above with a captive balloon
and br other means. Mr. Glaisher de-
! clared to the Meteorological society,
n torn that the theory that the tem
perature is always lower at higher eit-
ytuops is dot vm
NOT UNDER THE ENEMY'S FIRE.
Wbra I ha HHlet of Ilia Own Suldlara
lureml lllm IU Wat l'rlghun4.
"Was I ever afraid In battler said
an raigliali army oflleer. "Many time.
But there are different kinds of frijiit
1 have served hi India, hi Egypt and hi
Western Africa, but the worst 'funk I
was ever lit was when there was no en
emy within thousands of miles of me.
"I was a captain at the time and was
stationed ut Port Royal, Jamaica, We
had Just got a lot of recruits on our
hands, the rawest greenest recruits you
ever saw. I was drilling them in ritlo
.nu-tico at long range, and had great
troublo to make them obey orders with
precision. In fact, one could never be
sure whether they would fire when you
wanted them to present, or present
when you wanted them to fire.
"I hud been sending them through a
practice one afternoon, and they were
so terribly stupid that I got into a vilo
humor. The day was fearfully warm,
and the sun beat down so fiercely that
my horse, a wicked brute, got into al
most an ungovernable temper. I sat on
uiy horse at the right of the squad, and
was giviiiR them volley practice at long
range. When my patience was entirely
gone, the men seemed to gain a little
sense, and begun to fire with rapidity
and accuracy. Things were running as
smoothly as clockwork, and I was soon
soothed into cheerfulness despito tho
heat Not so my horse. Ho was never
more vicious.
'We were getting along so well by
this timo that it was 'Ready I Present!
Fire!' and the volley would ring out
like a single reiMrt.
"Oncol cried out 'Ready I' and the
work was as pretty as that of veterans.
" 'Present,' and every rille went up
to shoulders In perfect form. At the
very instant I was about to say 'Firel'
my fretting horse bolted, cutting direct
ly across the range I was not twenty
feet from the squad. My eye caught
tho glittering rillcs leveled right at mo,
and Instinctively I closed my eye and
ducked my head. If you know what
British soldiers are you can imagine
uiy feelings, my terrible fear, for, as I
said before, I was never Itefore In such
funk.' I know that If I opened my
mouth those recruits would riddlri my
body with rifle balls, for they were ex
pecting the word 'Firel' and probably
would havo taken any sound for tliat
My desire to cry out, 'As you were !' to
get tho nlles off my Ixxly, was so great
tha't I had to clinch my teeth to keep
from crying out Of course, the whole
thing took only a few seconds, but it
was many minutes longer than that to
me.
"When my plunging horse hod car
ried me from before tho motionless
rifles. I managed to wheel him. As he
came around I cried 'Firel' and every
one of those stolid men olieyed the
command with absolute precision. That
assured mo all the more that had
opened my mouth whilo crossing their
range I should have been a dead man,
for they were not drilled suluclcntly to
distinguish a different ordor at the last
Instant, and yet followed one's words
with a blind fldulity.
"I have often thought," addod the
officer, with a strongo smilo on his lips,
that those recruits fancied I had cut
across them to tost their drill, for they
showed no surprise, not the faintest
sicn of emotion when I suddenly wheel
ed and cried 'Firel' But you may well
believe that this was not the case. And
I pledge you that never afterward In
rille practice did I get caught lu so
dangerous and helpless a situation.
fill Tbouaand Dollar fur Lunelle.
8ix thousand dollars a year fof
lunches! It seems a large sum to ex
pend in midday meals, and one Can
scarcely conceive of one man, no mat
ter how wealthy, getting rid ot so mtieii
money In such a way. It Is not an in
dividual, but a banking house that do-
votes so much cosh to eatables that of
Ilenrv Clows & Co.. and tho lunches
are euten by the employes of tho estab
lishment The fifty clerks daily cn
gaged in recording and unraveling the
complicated transactions In tlie Panic
In" and brokerage rooms oi tins unu
stop work about noon and repair to a
neatlv fitted up apartment in tne rear
rf the office where they take tncir
lunch Tho men employed In the va
rious branch offices of the house are
eiven lunch money, so Unit tne unu
17 I Al.
may not appear to oe partial, ana me
expenditure easily reaches tlie amount
named, U it does not inucoa eiceea u.
-New York Press.
Jabbar of tha Caao.
"Hello 1" said the quad, as the com
no threw him in ; "you're a hard look
lug case, did you know it?"
"No wonder, grunted the case;
"I've been on the rack so long.
"You secra to be out of form, too,
remarked a thin space, from its box.
"What if I am? Lead me alonel
norltvl tli a ntiad.
You're irettinir saucy." put In a hy
phen, as it came along. "Thinking
of the galley kft behind him, I sup
pose!" ut Wtiicll ineoiuer type gig
"I II V dashed!" cried the unlucky
quad. "If you'd been locked upas
long as I have"
"I was just going to ask quad tlie
matter was," inquired the period. "I
thought perhaps you needed quoin."
"Slop! 'said the exasperated quad.
I've comma long way and I won't be
insulted this way."
Things began to look squally, when
the compositor shook up the case and
made them all behave. -Lawrence
American.
I'orortunaU Maraton.
Tlie lata Westland Marston is said
to have been about the most unfortu
nate man of letters that ever lived io
Knglaini. Misfortune pursued hira
throughout his life. He wrote poetry
that was above the public, and prose
tliat was too good for them. His
plays were persistent failures. En
dowed with great gifts and abili
ties he was hardly able to earn
a poor living. In his domestic
life he suffered bereavement after
bereavement His wife, his children,
his grandchildren and his son-in-law
successive) v died, leaving him aob
t-iry. the fast of his unhappy raca.
He bore his afflictions with patience,
but accepted death as a happy rw
vi,n nnrlur aimilar circum
stance, would nott PiUaburg Bulls-
Uu.
ALABAMA'S HUMAN WONDER.
A Man Who Lira Without rllo
Hungry, Thinly or Hlapjr.
"Do you see that manT said a well
known physician to a reporter, at the
same time pointing out Mr. 8. W.
Behnnan, who is engaged at Mr. T. F.
Leak's undertaking otublislunent The
reporter looked at tne gentleman In
dicated, and asked hb'quesiioiicr what
there was peculiar about him. The
physician replied that Mr. Behnnan
was a phenomenon, and had a very In
teresting history; that he was a man to
whom water was not a necessity.
Hearing this, the rcxrtcr called on
Mr. Behnnan, and. fluding out that
the information was correct obtained
the following Interesting Interview with
I him:
I was born In Riga, which Is the
capital of Lictlhine, a xlitlcal division
of Russia, corresponding to tho states
of this country. I reached America In
1812, and settled permanently hi Texas,
residing at different olnts forelghteen
years. When the war broke out I
oincd the Third Ixuiisiana regiment
and served as a Confederate soldier un
til 1 was wounded and captured ut tho
liattle of luka. Mi. I was kept a
prisoner of war for several tuonttis and
was paroled, after which I returned to
New Orleans, where I was when the
war closed. I came to this city In 1S77,
and have resided here tho greater por
tion of tho timo since that year.
"As to my ixvutiarity on tho subject
of eating and drinking, I can say that
I never cviierienood the sensation of
Mug hungry, thirsty or sleepy. When
I eat, which Is at tho oftenest only
once a dav, It is to sustain uie ana
not to appose the craving ot an appe
tite. My daily meal consists of a little
thin soup and a small piece of pumHr-
nickcl bread a bread made of rye,
ground up with brun. No bolting at
alL This bread I get from Indiana. I
havo frequently gone without tasting
food of any kind whatever for from
eight to sixteen days.
"It is thosamo with sleep. 1 am never
sleepy, and when I do lie down it is not
because I must sleep, but because I
must pass the timo away. I cannot say
how long a period of time I have gone
without sleep In this city, but I remem
ber that once I went for seven moutlis.
In which I did not sleep altogether one
hour.
Now on the subject of drinking
water I can say that for forty years I
have not taken a glass of water, and
that never In my life did I have a de
sire to take a drink as you da I never
drink water except to take it with med
icine, and that is tho only way I have
ever taken it In the limt forty or forty-
oiio years.
"When 1 was In the nnny men all
around me on the march panted for
water and complained that they were
unable to keep up because of hunger
or thirst, or both, but I plodded along
without experiencing Inconvenience
from either. I remember when we
evacuated Tuelo, Miss., the troops
had a hard march and there was much
suffering from thirst My command
hutted a short time on the roadside,
near a place where there was a well
The soldiers broke for the well like
madmen, while I stood by a fence lean
ing on my gun. Oon. Fifer, who com
manded the corps, rode up and called
oift, 'Behnnan, why dou't you go to
the well and get water r I replied that
I was not thirsty, that I never drank
water, and he was astonished ; and dur
ing the whole war tlie only thing tliat I
ever craved was cigarettes.
I have never enjoyed good health
In my lifo, and though I have consult
ed many physicians in this country and
In the old country, I have never found
one who could toll me what was tlie
uiatter with me or who could afford me
relief When I die I want Drs. Gas
ton, Blue and Seolyo and other physl
clans they may desire to Invite to make
an examination of my body, my heart,
liver and brain particularly, to find out
what derangement of the system pro
duced tho conditions which have ex
Istcd all my life, that humanity may be
benefited by their Investigations. I
have already selected my coffin, and
when the end comes I want to be laid
away peacefully and quietly."
Mr. Behnnan does not appear to be
unhealthy. He is stoutly built and
weighs now about ICO munds, though
he says he has at times weighed as
much as 170 pounds. He has a fair
education, the foundation for which
was laid In the old country. He speaks
four languages Russian, Froncli, Ger
man and Knglish. He Is a great news
paper reader, and keeps thoroughly In-
fonned upon current affairs In Europe
as well as in this country. Montgom
ery (Ala.) Journal
Electricity and Irrigation.
It Is proposed to apply electricity to
tlie Irrigation of some of the dry and
sterile districts of California, vast areas,
now barren and worthless, can thus be
made fertile and enormously enhanced
in value. Land worth from $3 to (10
ner acre, without opportunity of rea
sonable hope of irrigation, would com
niond (uu to QZUU por acre wiieo water
Is brought to them. The yields would
be far greater, the crops of Oner quality
and entirely Independent of drought,
certain and sure, regardless of seasona.
and affording a perfectly reliable source
of Income. Tlie plan suggested Is to
transmit the current to motors, and
thereby work pumps widen will ruw
water Into suitable reservoirs. New
York Telegram.
Dalr floora.
a rfnnflnr.rithMrni.ntAd lolrfts
i. arA, fnrtiimlnlrv Wooden
fw.r. .r. ant to rot out. and brick
floors absorb the spilled milk, soon be-
. It I... I I, . HI
coming very uiieimnc. 11 inv;
i .V,. fl,w,-. .i.r,..i.l I kent nalntcd
.it .i. - .n,t ...n thnn It U not an
pood as flat-stone and cement The
" " ...
flagstone under ground U always easily
kept cool, as a dairy floor should be.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Crack Hecta Crack.
Mrs. Ka-ins (with opera glass, look
Ing Into window opposite) I declare to
goodness If tliat Impudent woman over
tlie way hasn't got a spyglass and Is
trying to look lata our flat! New York
World.
ATLANTIC ICE RISKS.
a.nm of Mm l)ani;era from leeberga la tho
I arljr Mnhllia ut lh tear.
Tr.iii4i 1 1:; ut ic !i :unliip ow ner have
heii'inequ:: expiri-vd over lliefrequent
rev n nuiile of Ic e during the Jnw-t tell
il:u. The lI'itt'Tilitiii. rVuncliu und P.
I :il..ml ui o tV iiio-l rni'iil arrivals lliut
li.ive ki.iiicil iln-M tiiingprx. hieli were
! iiiimcrcJ during llnir Ijft voyages
r the net-mi U-leii latitudes 43
I'i;h. and 4? degt. and longitudes
ilc-a. and 49 (leg, The most definite de
scription of any of the icebergs encoun
tered uut tluil at a distance of three
miles they appeared to be about 100 feet
lii.'li.
Next to fogs, or perhaps together with
fog4, there ure no more dianstruus exe
riences related tlnii those we hear of in
connection with ice encountered during
a pnas&u across the ocean, und it can
not bo wondered that in these months,
when fog is ut a minimum nnd com
manders of vessels liuve time to devote
llieir wholo attention to buttling with
the elements and trying to reach port on
time in the face of the tremendous gales
that sweep over the ocean, the report of
ice should arouse their fears and re
double their caution.
With the low temperature of the sea
son, both of the air and tho wuter, one
great means of detecting the presence of
ice is to a considerable extent denied the
navigator, and the deafening gale dead
ens sound from a distance us it whistles
through the cordage and smokestack
guys, so that the roaring of the sea at
(he base of an iceberg cunnot lie heard
until It la aluiOKt too late to avoid con
tact with it The lee blink, which fre
quently renders Ice floes visible, even In
the darkest night can per Imps be relied
iiniii to indicate their presence, although
the blink that attacks the strongest eyes
of the brightest of lookouts when he Is
trying to see something through driving
sleet and snow, effectually prevents his
seeing to any great distance. The ex
perience of the mst few years has not
recorded Ice at this season, but accounts
of former yours show that it Is occasion
ally to he met with and unhappily, as s
rule, disaster is included in almost every
account, so that it need scarcely be men
tioned that great clreuiiiKieclioii is nec
essary in passing near the regions where
these dangers may reasonably be eiect-
ed. Some few instances from the many
recorded are quoted as of interest, show
ing the (Hviiliur and irregular luetics
these huge masses of Ice follow, as they
charge about from place to place, some
times urged on by a tierce gulo, and then
aguin Moating placidly along In an en
tirely opposite direction nt t'io mercy of
some one of the curr t.. ur counter cur
rents to be found in the ocean, tho di
rection of which olien tiecoming tran
sient and contradictory owing to gales
of wind that affect the surface of the
water very strongly as far as they ex
lend. In January, 1818, the brig Anno loft
the harbor of (ireenspond, Newfound
land, In the morning and in the evening
of the aume day got among ice; proceed
ed thus about forty miles and at day
light next morning was completely beset
with no opening to be seen in any direc
tion from tlie uiustheud. In this state
she continued about fifteen days, drift
ing with the ice about sixty miles south
east by east, or about four miles in ev
ery twenty-four hours. The Ice had now
become very heavy, high above the sur
face, and about twenty-nine large bergs
were in sight. She was altogether shut
Id twenty-nine days. In the last fourteen
of which she drifted from lutitude 48
dog. 67 min. to lutitude 44 deg. 87 min.
before tremendous gules or w ind blow
ing the whole time from west to north
west. In the course of this two hundred
and eighty milo journey more than one
hundred large islunds of the solid blue
"Greenland leo" were sighted.
On the 12th of Murch, 18,'fl, the brig
Ajax, when between latitude i'i deg.
and 44 deg., weather thick and cloudy,
with squalls of hull and snow, rau right
in between two reefs of Ice, jammed to
gether uppurently In a solid muss,, and
when daylight dawned thirty icebergs
150 feet high were found surrounding
the little craft. The crew got up wood
en fenders and slung them over the side
to prevent being ground Into toothpicks
by the surging masses of Ice. Spars,
bales of cotton and lengths of cable were
one after the oilier addinl to save the
brig from destruction.
In January, 1814, Cupt. Burroughs, In
the ship Sully, met with an iceberg In
the Atlantic in lutitude 41 degs., longi
tude 48 degs. Later years have proved
the experiences enumerated above, and
this year of exceptional weather, both
afloat and ushore, has thus fur been pro
lific with repertsof ice encountered in
the same general region . that it was
met with lu the cases cited. The theories
lately advauced that the arctic current,
whlcb sweeps along the northeastern
shores of this continent and the Island of
Newfoundland until It loses itself under
the heated waters of the Gulf stream,
baa had no existence the past few months,
and that consequently the Gulf stream
has come In nearer our shores, will hard
ly stand when subjected to the searching
light of scientific inquiry. And a prac
tical refutation of this theory can be
found in the changed positions of the
Icebergs thus far sighted, which show
plainly that they are being moved by
ocean currents in the direction hereto
fore taken by this polar or Labrador cur
rent. New York Herald.
His Heart Uut of Flaoa.
physicians at Springfield, 0 recently
examined, with interest, a young man
whose heart Is on the right side, but
who nevertheless enjoys good health.
A disiiatch gives his name as Broalln,
and quotes him as saying that "when
be was a little boy he was thrown from
a farm wagon, and two wheels passed
obliquely across his chest. Ue was 111
for soou) time from the Injury, and be
lieves that the heart was ahoved over to
IU present position by the wheels. The
only trouble he has experienced since
was two years ago, when he had pneu-
nionia.and there was a constant cramped
" T ""satlon about the new heart
. ,
' Cinnamon is the bark of a tree, and
l Kwo n"t largely
most largely in Java and
Ovlon. Only the young branches
am
are stripped lor me cinnamon ours,,
jb(n Te smali branches are not
Itd. The bark is removed in strips
ami arraned on both sides, and after
ward sun dried, when it is ready for
commerce.
Aael-UcrUlty OrcrhaarA.
Jones I believe I've got chill. Ac
tually niy teeth chatter.
Smith Then why dont yoo bay 4
set that flta-Taaaa
JUVENILE ATTENDANT CAVALIERS.
A Highly t'Mful Balag fur tke raahlaaay
bla Married Wonaa.
Among the products of modern so
ciety there is none more remarkable
than the juvenile attendant cavalier.
A doien rich and highly respectable
New York matrons now provide them
selves each with what she is pleased to
call "a useful boy," aud, to do her
justice, it must be acknowledge that
she compels the young mun to earn
Lis quulilicatious. Mrs. Grundy has
accepted him, and the husband heeds
him not Indeed, he is rather regard
ed by that individual in the light of
an understudy, as ho relieves mon
sieur of many of the sociul duties
which would otherwise interfere with
his own engagements, whether of
business or of pleasure. There was a
timo w hen a murried lady of personal
attractions would scarcely have ven
tured to go about anywhere with a
good looking young mini who was not
her husband.
Nowadays we look for the harmless,
necessary "tamo caL" The fashiona
ble muti-on takes much pride in the
uppearuiice of her cavalier, and to
qualify for the position ho must in a
measure be ornamental as well as use
ful Furthermore, ho must in no wise
be awkward. Ho must be able to put
a cloak around madam's shoulders as
well as her maid, and to adjust her
ojH'i-a hood without ru tiling her hair.
It being part of his duties, too, to at
tend to her funs, bouquets, opera
glasses, programmes, dogs and all
such imiiedimeuUi, it is necessary that
he should not indulge in the old fash
ioned occupation ol wool gathering,
while on no account must he permit
himself to cherish the usual uiascu
lino aversion to "shopping," for when
he is not dispatched alone to execute
my lady's orders, which may range
from a box at the 0cra to a box of
pearl Hwdor, ho is required to be in at
tenduueo when she makes tho round of
dry goods emporiums.
lo the onlooker the value or his
presence on these occasions ap)ears
limited, for it seems that he does noth
ing but baluiico himself on the edge
of chairs, adjust his tie in every avail
able mirror, and occasionally make
mildly facetious and frequently im-M-rliucnl
comments on tho goods. At
the restaurants he secures luncheon,
and being well drilled in madam's
likes and dislikes he thus saves her the
troublo of choosing her own fure, and
the infliction of getting what she de
tests. Ho is useful, too, in finding the car
Huge after the theatre or afternoon
party( and added to all these service
able if not exactly intellectual quali
ties are the advantages thul he cuu be
snublied at will; thul he never dare
grumble like husbands; and that he
never bores with the wearisome atten
tion of older men. To what end do
these perfumed daudyelles run errands
and act as footmen if not to play at
being gay Lotharios? Their reward is
thut they got tuken everywhere, and
everybody has to treat thorn with
some degree of civility. Then there
are in the train of a pretty, or at least,
of a popular woman, a distinction
which all youths envy. They live on
the metaphorical milk and honey of
the land, they bask in luxury, and
revel in all the beat entertainments,
pick up "good tips," and eventually,
if Ihoy are smart, secure a rich bride.
New York Letter.
Racraatloa aa tha Deep.
A large brick was heated to it red heat -in
the galley fire and a piece of asbes
tos packing was wrapped around it ol
quickly aa possible. The brick with
its covering was incased in a piece ot
pork that was tossed overboard, along
with several other morsels which the
sharks were made ready lo devour,
aud it had no sooner touched tha
wuter than it was swallowed. It took
a few minutes for the heat to come
through its covering of asbestos and
pork, and during those row minutes
the shark swam among his compan
ions and attracted no siecial atten
tion. Hut very soon his movements
showed the pain he was feeling; he
durted violently about, sprang out of
the water, dived, rose again and was
evidently suffering intensely. This
continued for perhaps half an hour,
and ended with the creature turning
on his back and dying in the most hor
rible contortions. The other sharks
showed their tender feelings by at
tacking him before he was fairly dead;
they hud no compunctions about eat
ing him, or al any rate uispiayea
none, for he was devoured before our
eyes, to the great delight of the sail
ors. Thomas W. Knox.
A Plucky Little Fallow.
A little boy. only 8 years old. the
son of a luborar named Jlalbarxy, liv
ing at francesdiiest, was sent by bis
mother to fetch a loaf from the baiter's
on the opposite side of the railway.
On his return, when passing a level
crossing near the 1'arretiines station,
be saw a train approaching, and in uis
hurry stumbled and fell. He never
theless had the presence of mind to
rail into the space between me raus
and the sleepers. Unhappily, the
clearing iron caught his blouso and
dragged him along till the train stop
ped at the station; tne wueeis uau
meanwhile passed over one of his
anus and out it nearly olf. When he
was set free, looking al ois mangiea
. . .... i . . ii .1.
arm, lie said: i ray uo noiien mow
er," and be asked the bysUndertto
fetch bis loar. It was round necessary
tn cut off the arm. and though the
chloroform did not make bim insensi
ble, he bore the operation with the ut
most courage, and only asked once or
twice if the surgeons would soon havo
done. His arm soon healed, and the
little fellow returned to school as guy
and as cheerful as his companions.
Montreal Star.
A Pro para a Ba(ga
A beggar, who for thirty years hoi
been a familiar figure in St. Peter's, al
Borne, has just died suddenly from apo
plexy. The Roman correspondent of
London daily reports some curious cir
cumstances in connection with this man,
whose name was Pietro MarcolinL Hs
was the only mendicant who was per
mitted to follow his calling within the
church itself. Plus IX having granted
him that privilege. Leo XIII confirmed
it, and also, like his predecessor, granted
an audience to the beggar, who was lame
and afflicted. When Marcollnl was re
ceived by Pius IX he complained of the
cold he felt within the church, where
upon the pope bestowed upon him an old
warm dressing gown of his owa. This
garment, however, the beggar wore only
on great occasions, sod the more solemn
festivities of the church. He had been
repeatedly offered large sums for it by
foreigners, but alwaya refused to part
with It Harcolinl laft aa estate worth
M.QMtrsacA - , - . .,.JL . .