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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1897)
Thn ib fnt.. ..... w.m T.t.. THE SUWANEE RIVER, j fri u Dut much mora to till. W'e "re water lu ber fan and brought uer o; then wd deimdlshed that dluuor. 'u.t a: I the time saying: "My luj Jt'imiy: My boy Jimmy!" Utoyed a mouth. 1 Uxed up the place. ww orr ui ,,,.,, lmJ 4 l)me UJ came hack to Xew York. I am go g to send ?. home every week. I te I you. Johu. It U mighty ulc to have a liuuie, John was looking steadily at the head tL ,' Ca,""' VU" '"' took Jim by the baud uiul said; "Jlui, old rr.eu. , what you have told me has nf. ri-otej me itn-atljr. I hawu't heard trom my hume away up lu Mulus for ten years. I am Bt,B borne to-morrvw." RUlnrlral Pkrlch nf lh Hirer of bonu. Leslie's Weekly tells this tale of the ' Suwannee Itlver, t river f suli: Just ! how a river, a narrow- littl,- kiiuI Ixit turned, blue-watenil river, dial (days so Hinall a part in the map ( t ii. I'nite,! States as does the Suwaiiee, could ever have tHVimie so famous in thin wide world, does seem strange to one w lieu be comes to think of It. all tNvaiise of a mere sung. Hut. after nil. It has a, charm all Its own, and the avenue vis itor will liiiil, w hen he once falls Into Its spell, that It will linger with him i wlthsiirprlslngtemiclty.and grow upon I him like the shadow of sonic inysterl- ' ous fascination. Xo doubt there was HAS SAVED 1.200 LIVES. some sucli Inspiration behind the lilies: .-;. S AV-- I - - CC-5 . ii SHOW jimmy LAMb -;- : -:- I O Kli 1 URN HOME.: ' home LJ h.ipi" '"-'1 lu a cu,,),, wy- in si'ii..- il""' k w,'"t d,,wu ,o ,1,1 fishing. ""I "n" B IUIICU . ,..,,1 mil call Imairllie III V 1 it up tor !"-. - , ----- Lo,l!iii)fiil when 1 opened the hunip 1,1 jnd i narkm.'.' of crnckera wrap. Lip Id a weekly published at my .. . ir-rtkriiii'iitrt nml nil. Tin re l' (I. iu" m George Kellogg, who wns a achool ,tf of niluc advertising hntna nml jll pork, and nnoiner noy wan post uler. Pjf (Jeorge, " made tne home- k. iml I ueieruiiiicu uieu nun lucre .nhnuic ami go home 1 did. inthifirt place I must toll you how cinie to Sew Vork. I had a HIT with y father nJ hi I home. 1 timiiiy turn .1 up Id Sm Vork without a dollar In i j pneliet. I pit a Job running a freight orator lo lie very house In which I . n.ia rurlncr. Mv hliste to cot rich frott !6f tumuht of my parents from 1 .. f I ! I I I. I .. I. . , 1 . , ft Mil ucn i in. i iiiuiii ui uirin mc Kh iiiril tl.:it mv father last snokc i. roe nulled In my bosom. W ell, I Dibooie. 1 ti'll .von, John, my train -ufO lo creep. I whb actually worso laiK'iiiMilhoy going home for a va- L'iui At hut we neared the town. njr sight nii't my ryes, and. unon litonl, thry filled with tenrs. There JjBllI Lyman's ri'il liarn just the w Inn. great Si-olt, what wtre all other houses? We rode nenrlv n k before coining to the station, pass- ;niany houses of which only an oc iDal oiif was familiar. The town 1 frnnru to leu times ItH size when I cw li. The train (stopped and I off. N'ut a face I knew, nml I l-irted down the platform to go home. m the oll'u-e door stood the 8tntiou rent. 1 walked up and said, "Howdy, Coiiiuitr He statv.l at meand replied: "You've it the host of me. dir." 1 told him who I was and what I had t-'fldolDjIn Xew York, and he didn't ikeanr honm In talklmr tn Inn Vi 1.1 i: "It's aliiiut time yon were coming fr:iie. You lu Xew York rich and your uiotuer went out to prepare It I went Into the kitchen with her. "Where do you live, Jimmy?" ihe aiiked. "In Xew York," I replied. "What are you working at now, Jimmy?" n, working In a dry-goodn tore.M "Then 1 uipiKue you don't live very hlk'h, for I hear tell o' them city clerk what don't get enoiiEh to hold body and oiil together. So I'll Jiwt tell you, Jim my, we've got nothing but roamed upareribH for mipper. We ain't got any money now, Jimmy. We're poorer nor Job' turkey." I told her I would be delighted with the KpareribH, and to tell the truth. John, I have not eaten a uienl In Xew York that tasted n good as those crisp, roasted sparerllHi did. I spent the even ing playing checkers with father, while mother sat by telling me all about their misfortunes, from old white Moolcy getting drowned lu the pond to fath er's signing a note for a friend and having to mortgage his place to pay It. The mortgage was due Inside of a week and not a cent to meet It wlth-Just $sihi. She supposed they would be turn ed out of house and home, but In my mind I supposed they wouldn't. At Inst 0 o'clock came and father said, "Jim, go out to the barn and see if Kit Is all right. Hring In an armful of old shin gles that are Just Inside the door, and illl up the water pall. Theu we'll go off to bed, and get up early and go a-tisiiing. ' I didn't say a word, but I went out to the barn, bedded down the horse, broke up an armful of shingles, pumped up a panrui or water, nileu the wood box and then we all went to bed. Father called me at hnlf-nast four In the morulng, and while be was getting tircakfast I skipped over to the depot, cross lots, and got my best bass rod. Father took nothing but a trolling line and a spoon hook. He rowed the boat with the trolling line lu hla mouth while 1 stood lu the stern with a silver Jw$ 'wit j.V jfl "SUE STKLVK SOJIETIilXQ W111CU WAS XOT SUGAR." a few lines of this same song lu u spirit eitii li the same as that of the iIimchii in church who says "Amen" when the preacher has Mulshed tin ruing Rieu number BIIV I tlllU TilM l'ltt'll. i...- i .. ' u " "itu speuiiitig a vac.i- tlon In Detroit, and while talking about his occupation said: "In all I have gone to about kmi wrecks, and have saved in the nolgh-. Ilr".ver -simply ngreelng to what the """""" of i.Jiu pwiple. Boats have gone ashore In all klmln of weather. The wrecks that were the hardest to save were all driven ashore In heavy, often terrible, gales of wind, and often la blinding snowstorms. About the e" UI wrecKS mat I remember are found at work along the river, were four schooners, the Chester H. either on the little Is.ats that haul tlm- Jones. the Manitowoc, the Gardener Imt up and down from the mills or and oue whose name I have forgotteu. pli""pl.ate from inlms. or out lu (he ThuadorHLlfeBuvtu. kuon. Da i 's Imr my henrt sm turoiu' el.ber. $X&WX, ' Z V'' ' 1 IT It does not fall to the lot ..f n,. no , Dar's w liar de old folks stuv. TV.';5.!;i t.. c "' ! rT-.. rTkVS. J .1 to save VMO live, but tlmt t. IV that a. It iu.v. no such l.lenl VlL i C:iv: I i .Vi V.- Of persons l., l... tun. Umk -,,.,...' .1,1. .... 1 .1 V'( l'Wl lT-?,i !'ri . J t If .fi'ti."' II I ed from m,rr ... , . 1... ... .....1 , ti'Z ' i-VirJ lYC. iTT.l Km ., ,',( tgTI T-- eilfsuu. captain of the lifH.-.ili.. l.-H It be now .n.l then ill ' i tfj'hl&lfr JVVJf 'Zf TTftlTZZS 1 1! .n V- : of Thunder Itav . U, 71 reside f ,.,U U, ' .. I : , 1! mfifY txY'S ' . PiO PCC U Ptt rci 1-) VIVIB f K (i Df Mb VI V5 f b n0 t t09 Cr.Ib CAMa TOuve U't iNC-ii5W.aUixeMt nutlior of this Immortal win: l,.i urit- ten. 1 Hut there are songs along tin- Suwa iiee Itiver that are characteristic and unique In all their plaintive melody. pathos n tnl humor. The negroes who Al COn-PAVTf CO-CKD M Y4 r,t W;Z La TO Tr-C Q"rV.I M ai wi 0j D-W- Tittl CU3 Jt m a. a m 1 1--- Cl" tM 0 poo-cjo y A-ra?NlA3u S OtJlrT: IN UM&I irunt AND INVlI tfit Wt NCT ( hxr IT -S - - 'ST In November, a luml w aeratihlug gravel to get a 11 v- e" you. jhn. It L" liss1nst nn all n JI. 1 1 hnii-l.t .... .. L - , 1- miner nau euougii Upon C0lllflrt;il.lv TI.011 . nnllnn ""e- Hl'fliro .rl, U T ...1.,. 'Ntociii.vi, .r . . " ,llPr to send me Si. 000 bv The,, 1 ,vent lnt0 Mr- c)1. ""a offnw ... ,,,,,.1, , ,.., till .n II . . " 1" UI" lt ( 0 n old. in,i.......i . "' nun 11 null iiiai nt I renin, ... I 1 . 1r., . 1 ' " ",v 11 ori one, took 'eln my hand and went home. ... " l,,p '"n'e didn't look right. lmh I'n dug up .V yard, a ml the fence was lnwn I",'"st lrevs ha(1 hwn H a young maple treis were iumi ,1!,t "HiKiHl smaller, Zr0W; H,,t 1 UP to the aof ani r.-i .... n. ...... j (. .. me ueu. .UIIUIIT . 'ue frillll ll.iop n,,,! .!.! . Jto i,y anything to-day. sir." ae,V'1 ' " m,uu,e to survey her ,., - . nior. Neatly dressed, ':re i f'1"'1' Upr9 flnJ tin-re. her rlnkV! "v"' eny- lwr face ,1,ln ,( ' 1 et over her eye-glasses 1 i -ilV""'1' honw,t. benevolent Van . H'a'i"K at her- "" then to stare at n,e. 1 saw the iiis't r, ii" me 111111 'ri.i. 1,0,1 lue al"t the niH'k. 3J- J "yugi ..It.g Jlmmy ,t.a Trtej'l '"' Jobn- 1 broke Jown Ilk.; a habv. She irnt mo tinclf 3 tZ", bll'i:lug aud kissing me. 'ed-tj . " ., P ,M,('k dlK,r nni1 'tchen ... rnt"l'r culled from ""'hat do you .want, Car'- a be 'at. canie in. He stuck He knew me In a out his baud and ill, flr'ly. and said sternly: man, ao Jourseif now?" rigged shln.T on. Xow, John, 1 never saw a man catch fish as be did. At noon we went ashore and father went home, while I went to the post olllce. I got a letter from Chicago, with a check for Sl.(MK) In it. With some trouble 1 got It cashed, getting paid In $5 nnd $10 bills, making quite a roll. I then got a roast Joint of beef, with a lot of delicacies, nnd had them sent borne. After that I went visiting among my old schoolmates for two hours and went home. Mother had put on her only silk dress aud father had donned hls'sutiilay-go-to-meetlng clothes, none too good either. This is where I played a Joke on the old folks. Mother was lu the kitchen watching the roast. Fath er was out to the barn, nnd I had a clear const. I dumped the sugar out of the old blue bowl, put the thousand dollars In It and placed the cover on again. At last supper was ready. Father asked a blessing over It, nnd he actually trem bled when he stuck his knife Into the roast. "We .haven't had a piece of meat like that In five years. Jim." he said, and mother put lu with, "And we haven't had any coffee in a year, only when we went visiting." Then she poured out the coffee and lifted the cover of the sugar bowl, nuk ing as she did so: "How many sikiou fuls. Jimmy?" Then she struck something that wasn't sugar. She picked up the bowl and peered Into It. "Aha. Mister Jim mv. playing your old tricks 011 your mammy, eh? Well, boys will be boys. Then she gasped for breath. She saw it was money. She looked at me and then at father; then with tr bllng An gers drew out the great roll of bill. it. h. hn! 1 can see father now. . he stood 'there on tip toe. with his knife li. ' IU nifl lilt . lie Biuoil wj. 1- . his fork In the Oiner, re ronr...,. ' ... ha." " - - , , . ,,,, and his eves rainy uuigi.m " head. Hut It was too much for mother. She raised her eyes slowly to heaven, and said: 'Tut your trust 1b the Lord, for he will provide." '? put on brave front, but f4 Thttra .-r . I i 1 . M ...I, . . "c '. At Uu Children, all whimper- um c.ni and which went ashore number of yearn ago. "All these vessels waterlogged In a terrlflc northeast gale. The lifeboat tilled repeatedly, so I could not see a man of my crew, but every man of tiie four vessels was saved. On the same day the steamer Susipiehanna lost her rudder off Point aux Baniuesand caine before the gale with signals of distress flying. We went to her and assisted In bringing her In off the lake to ta anchorage, undoubtedly saving the steamer. At the time she had on board Sl.OOO.CHK) worth of cargo. "During October one year the schoon er Oulnalr went ashore on North Point In a fearful gale. The spray was going over her as high as the cross trees, and between her and the shore wan a mile of foaming surf In which no man could live. One lifeboat went out. and, dropping under her lee. caught the woman cook by line. The sea was ter rific and the perishing crew had partly got the foresail up to protect them from being swept overlioard. Aa the lifeboat rose and fell on the sens the crew could at times see her keel on the crest of a huge comber. Presently the lifeboat swept In near the wreck and with one accord the eight men Jumped on top of the men lu the lifeboat, near ly crippling them and almost capslzlug the boat. All were saved." In all the many perilous rescues Capt. Pearson has made he has never lost a man of his crew nor has he failed In a single Instance to save all hamls from every wreck he ever went to. Such a record at such a utatlon for nearly twenty years Is one to be proud of. ('apt. Pearson, "the hero of Ijiko Huron," In a mlld-volced man, unas suming and quiet While he seems to fully realize the nature of his work, he considers It his duty In a matter of fact way. A New Way to Clean Carpets. There are some machines so simple and so useful that, seeing them for the first time, an observer wonders why he did not Invent them himself. Such Is the pneumatic carpet-sweeper which the Pullman company has recently adopted. In this case, curiously enough, no one knows who Invented the article, which a New Y'ork Journal reporter found In active operation In the Chi cago yards. Trainmen were cleaning Pullman er camps and tichls along the river 1 kink, seem to lie nil given to song. They go about their work lu the morn- ; lug w ith a song and sing nil the live- , long day. crooning wmie plaintive air In a monotonous fashion, or else Joining In a chorus where there are several of , them, nnd making the woods nnuiml fairly reverberate with the echoes of I their ramp meeting livrnns, sheb this: j Jes' look over yniiiler what 1 see Aneis bid tin- (er eelne -See two miKcIs enilin' nt me Auiiets hid me ler cuiiie. 1 liine nil sliine, mourner, Itise an' shine, mourner, Itise 1111' shine, mourner. Fur tie angels bid 'er me ter comer 1 How their rich, mellow voices do melt ;away In the distance ns they Join lu i this sweet old nlr, nnd how the plain- , , tlve si niln seems to tile nwny upon the ! sighing waters of the famed river! And ; j wneu they get to the chorus how they j swing around nt their work and bear down on the loud pedal of their voices and throw the genuine old Jubilee vigor 1 j of camp meeting Into the song. If they j I are cutting logs ror the saw mill nigh j nt hand they are npt to swing their j jaxes In tull time with the mensure of j the song, and this gives It nil the more j interest nml peculiar charm. I One of the lively 'Jig songs" that are often heard In the lumber nnd phos phate camps along the Suwauee Itlver runs something like tills: Jaybird up the sugar tree. Sparrow on ile gnum'. Jaybird slnike ile sugar dow n Sparrow pn,s it eroiiu". PA TDlA 05 (ONifrt PIA 03 GUI 10 U'O MAY WTT1 PCiOC 10CK U3-CN-. j5L MS. ...... rj. no re ffi2 IN - . 1 : -a as 1 - 'I 1 miiR -A- Its I nAis u na nuto-re GL0 P0. vCHin r.'AUjMT ItiAT 15 CIO- Ui U f --?tzz MM 5A. -OVJb Out foa nolo ft .1 1 t- r- ft ipi-u .---3jB i- tA 0CI aA-0lM ti-CUOUD CL iO "S Hun mo NOW Tnc BJ-Clt ntAOvou not the Nl 00 A LAS AD-fA3 VA IIPJ.U") CD PDC0 S CALL- TMtM TO AO A 3 VAtltNUf AnO TO "110 l-j -j , lgrLP 'Ilimnn Culmnos" is the nntionul nnllit-m nf the ('iibnns; the war ong that Inspires the patriot with the resolution do or die"; that urge, him 011 to glorious victory or to, in his own eyes ami those of his people, a umre glorious death. stirring notes ami words, voiced by ninny a frecniau a throat, have been the prelude to the nnsweeii for freedom Hint struck terror into the souls of the listed SpnnlnnU. t.ike other sotiga that have been the companion and the inspiration of freedom's childhood days, the origin of this is yet In obsi-urity. The tune dates back iiiiiny years, to the time when th spirit of liberty - newly nw likened, nml yet linlf smothered ill the patriotic Cuban breast first begun to Voice Itself In word less hut meaning melody. Furtively breathed nt first by some venturesome lilierty lover. Its note, awakened responsive echoes ill niHiiy a brealh w hich cherished like feelings snd linked In everlasting fraternal bonds hearts that before hnrilly .Wed to think nloiid the thoughts auggested by the melody. Soon word, were tilted and sung to the music. They could have 110 spirit oilier thiin Hint of the melody. The tune w ns earned from place to place throughout eastern Cuba, and though the words often varied the theme never. "To arm.! Not for glory, but to break the chains of tyranny!" was ever tbs burden, whether sung in the hills of Santiago or the plains of Puerto Principe. The eiaet time of the origin of the tune, or win. was the author, la not known. A grateful and free posterity may find hint nut and link his name to the song ns a lilting iiinuuiiieiit tn his genius. Long before the declaration for freedom at Yara in ISiIS by Cespedes and his bold llaynmese ciiuipalriota the tune, with the words (iihstiintinlly as given above, were familiar to every lover nf free, loin 11 1, out lliiynino nnd the neighboring towns. It was taken up by the army and an tig throughout the "ten years' war." Wherever they went they carried It with them. It aignaliced triumph or solaced de feat. It led the triumphal march Into the towns nml village, wro.ted from the opprensora, and it Infused new life Into the drooping spirits defeated by the outnumbering foe. Never put In print, but Soon all Cuba knew It aud sung It. It was then the "llimno Itiiysuies"-the "lta) nniese Hymn": now it la the "lliiuno Cuhanoa." Tha song, brought from tha eradle-side of Cuban freedom - Hayiiino by the bund of brave uieu who tir.t drew for the esuse, found an echo lu every free Cuban heart, and has been adopted by the Nation. From Cape Mnlsi to Cape Sun Antonio it may he heard, not only timing the martini movement, nf the patriot army as they fly at the foe, but from the herder on the hill, the plowman 011 the plain, the belle at the ball and the housewife at the daily drudge. Its full voiced notes discover every Cuban gathering, ami its whistled .trains cheer the lonely way of the aolitary traveler, though to be heard by the Spauinrd is to be neensrd aa a traitor and doomed to death. Shoo, Indies, shoo, Shoo, Indies, shoo, Shoo, ladies, shoo my gnl, I'm boun' for Sugar Hill. Five rents la my pocket chnnea Teu cents is my bill: If times don' git bettuh hcuh I'm bouu' for Sugar Hill. The music to this song Is lunch in the fashion of the common negro songs, lively, yet full of pathos nml plaintive melody. There Is that In all negro songs that Is plaintive, even their most exasperating foot slinking and so,il stir ring "Jig songs." True, typical negro songs rarely ever show any particular effort nt prepara tion. They seem to Just boll rigid out MRS. RUSSELL A. ALGER. riiitaie coaches which had Just returned from ! of the darkey's heart and soul, and If California. Several hundred yards away from them was the power house, containing the engine that compresses air for broom service. Through under ground pipes the compressed air Is car ried to the tracks. Here a rubber hose Is attached to the connection. At the eud of the hose 1s a hollow Iron pipe, about as large as a broom handle. The pipe terminate! In a brass fixture a foot lu width and hav ing an opening, clear ncross, not more than onc-thlrty-secoud of an Inch wide. Through this aperture comes the com pnwsed air at the rate of about seventy five cubic feet a minute. The carpets from the cars are thrown face up 011 the platform, at the side of the track, and the pneumatic lustru- 1 by chance they manage to get a fairly ' giMKl Jingle or rhyme to them, It Is by j no special sctlcal painstaking mi tbo 'part of the author, and, In fact, Is of j but little consequence to him. Such are the songs that one hoars on the Suwauee Itlver, lu these modem 1 days of progress nnd niatoiial develop. j incut. I Paper Cannons. To add to the number of nstmilshlns things that are made of paper, Krupp, manufacturer of cautious, has lately completed a number of paper llehl pleccM for the use of the I'cniiuu lu faiitry. Their caliber is five centimeters, or a little less than two Inches; and the .... ... ... ui,o,i i,.nk n,l forth over the I ulecea are so ligui mai one soi.uer c... u p with the brass end Immediately j easily carry ..- Hut .the resistance upon he carpet, or Just above It. The l sn-nter than tha of a Meld piece of ,1,.. emt with tre- hte. l of the same caliber. m mb Z : 7 .dows the dust and ! It Is no, ex ,,. that these paper . rout in a cloiid like the smoke from guns w re, ace hose o st, : are inn-u,., . 1 where the movement of Held artillery would be Impracticable, 1 A Leader In t-ocluty nnd In thri ilc V ork. Mrs. Kussell A. Alger, wife of the new Secretary of War In the McKluley Cabinet, hi well known In Detroit for her amlublllty and goodness of heart. She la a hostess of charming manner, wide hospltullty and Innate grace that mnkes every one of her guests feel per fectly at home while under her roof. In the ball-room or In her own home Mrs. Alger nlways makes her presence felt. The Algers have been foremost In Detroit society nnd the functions nt the Alger house have been pronounced the best and unwt elaborate In Detroit. Mrs. Alger will tlnd a congenial field for her social proclivities In Washing ton, where, ns wife of the Minister of War, she will find ample expansion for her social nature. Mrs. Alger, while duly appreciating the value of society and lta pleasures. Is anything hut osteu tatloiw. She enjoys pleasant associa tions. nm mnkiw no sin-ret of her pleas ure In that respect. At the same time she Is not unconscious of the fact that there Is suffering In the world, and she is charitable to a fault. Mrs. Alger's face Is familiar to the suffering oor, and she 1a a wall known figure In cer- The IsMik died, but Its death served to Increase Mr. Potter's energy toward a more active cniiipiilgn for the consum mation of his pet desire. Ho hnsaccoiu- V Isaac u. i'ottkii. a locomotive. The rapidity with w hich the work la doue Is ntitoiiLshlug. F.nough carpet to cover an ordinary ris.tn Is cleaned In loss than five minutes, and so thorough ly that no more dust could be beaten out witna sink. . ., .rn flrst liitrodueed-or. rn n 1 if 11 iik .1 " - I TV .. H. T Vr. - , i, k 3l wsm A WW- rsns. nt-sir.t.i. Paper artillery on the field of battle 1 tain sections of the city where the for- seems a most extraordliiaiy thing, but It Is hardly more so than paper wneeu for freight curs on railways appeared t-'nr cleaniig the upholstery In cars a smaller brass nozzle, only two or three Inches in w luui, is ura, the operation Is o'.herwme me same. CJiinVhaTxee.ls No Powder. i innrkable of war vne ui ." - for that mutter, than paper water pails were. An I ") Toulouse Is the chief city of Cascony. Its authentic record Is older than Paris It was a mctropiil.a lierore . .1...,. 1. .ttribiit. d to the Ingenuity cnu attest f a Frenchn.au. Paul (Jlffard. Hi! Christ was dreaniei of: the Ccsa-! 1,1 ., .Id. ...I.I..I, . ...I, I. ' M I 'I It. - (')lt, ft... miracle gun Is n repealing rine un u Were sneneic'i ..no - dovs 110 gunpowder. Liquefied air, lMKUe u teemed Ihe town SIN) years Mlned unil-T pressuw nt a tempera- aftrr Christ that lie ! n as me ciowa ture hundreils or degrees jewel or tne luu.-n - ...... ...r.iln nn enormous ex- ,.,.,.un was the caii'-e of lieree and ami tnus w-,... , 1 ... ,..., , , w:i 1 s , ,,", " " .. Alh.gcliNiw refor- pnnslve power, hs the projecting force, vengeful Tbis rltle Is described ns being much tlie g,ddi lighter In weight thnn an ordinary tine. The steel cartridge, nine Inches long, and ns thick as one s thumb, contains SOO bullets, which may be discharged s quickly or ns aiowiy a o.-sir.-u. rhere h no smoke and no flash, only a sharp and low report As soon as one cartridge Is empty, another can lie .., am d.ply interi-si'd lu discover, screwed on Instantly. J shots cttln ,i(f the ,,mt wu yf Israel." snld Mr. hut two and a hair cents. Mimty, as ue came m nn.. ... ....u 1.7 ery or tne . , ,. I Mil....'. matioll, WHICH nine " revolt, waged their dmperate and hop.v less warfare in defense of their home and their faith, besides giving a line 'A princes to the thrones of Frame smj the Human empire. OMiortunl-nes seem o be growing .verv year, and kiciers p,-;il , e. v . schemers more abundant A man cannot depend upon a time un!m he enjoys naru o.. X nautlcaJ knot U 6.1U0 feet. good Mimty ns he came In nnd s.it ilowu by the busy editor tor an uoiir s uiscussiua of the subjts t "So?" replied the man of resoiirci; "why dou't you adver tise for them? The hiuiiiii i Klee Is on tiie first fl'sjr. Here, Dick, bow the gentleman to the advertising depart-mnt"-ruck. tunate In lire's itruggie are sciuom seen. LEAGUE'S NEW PRESIDENT. Isaac B. Toiler Hrcentlj Klrcted Head of American Wheelmen. Isaac B. Potter, who was elected President of the League of American Wheelmen, has b-en prominent lu the cycling world for ninny years. Ills ac cession to the highest olllce of the wheeling organization Is, In the estima tion of most cyclists, a fitting tribute to bla efforts to procure for bicyclists what they iiKMt desire good roads. So hard bns he struggles! for Improved 1 highways that ho became universally j known ns ";od 1 toads" Potter. Five years ago be establlslied nn olllce lu I New Yrirk for the purpose of spreading 1 the g'wpel of bettor roads. Through i his efforts tons of literature have Is-en circulated lu every ((iiarter of the 1 United States. They fairly shrieked good roads. Thousands of drnft bor's I In New York had their IkkIIi orna ; meiited with protective shields and theirs eyes canopied with canvas hoods. ' On the shields and bisals the device, j "We want good roads" appeared. Three years ago Mr. Potter started the (iood Honda Magazine, lie expended a largo part of his private fortune In the Ixsik, and only censed Its publica tion when directed to do so by the body of which be La now the chief executive, pllshcd much good, and It was largely through his effort! thut the American League of Hood Honda was formed. He Is an olllcerof that organization, and In Its councils n highly regarded. For two years Mr. Potter has been chief consul of the New York division. Un der his nggresHlve direction the division has experienced a wonderful growth, and by his efforts principally, aided by his associates, the Armstrong law, pro. providing for the transportation of bi cycles as baggnge, was enacted In New York a year ago. Mr. Potter la an ora tor of ability, a parliamentarian of great force, nn excellent financier and an adept politician. He reside! lu Brooklyn In a palatini home, which he ni'eiilly constructed to harbor a plena ant little woman, who six months ago iM'gulled him from the ranks of bach elorhood. If Mr. Potter"! previous en ergetic record Is a criterion the league, under his guldHtice, may be expects! to thrive during his rclgu aa Its President, Never go to bed with cold or damp feet. Never lenn the back upon anything that Is cold. Never take hot drinks and then go Immediately out Into the cold. Never begin a Journey until after a good breakfast lias bevii eaten. The Juice of two or three lemons add ed to the bath Is a great tonic aud beniltlllcr. Dust particles In the lungs may cause Intliimniatlou, or even laceration, by their sharp edges. Food for the sick should always be prepared In the most careful manner and served neatly. In diseases of the thorax radioscopy gives In for inn t lou comparable In all points to that obtained by percussion. Never fall to keep the back well cov ered, especially between the shoulder blades; aUu, the chest well protected. WAS AN ELEVATOR BOY. Within Three Years Tbla Nexro Uaa Achieved Literary Fame. Paul Lawrence Dunbar Is one of tha outposta of culture among the negroe of America. He la a poet, itrong writer and a philosopher who has Just gone to Europe on a lecturing tour. Perhaps Dunbar la the movt Interest Ing and picturesque figure lu the field of literature to day. He waa born twenty-five years ago In Dayton, Ohio, and waa educated In the public achoola of that town. Until four yeara ago he waa an elevator boy In a big building In Dayton, aud, llko most of his race, he seemed to be marked for a life of uu eventful toll. Yet, alnce that time hs hna published three books, haa contrib uted to the beat magaalnes and news papers, hna established a solid reputa tion and haa recited bis verses to many audience! of the highest culture. And now, at 25, with the encouraging plaud its of his first success ringing lu his ears, ho goes abroad for new conquests. In Knglnnd Mr. Dunbar will be receiv ed by the most highly cultured and aristocratic people In the land, bcnuse be has genius. In his stories he tell! mfl rACL I.AWRIC.NCB DUNBAR. something of bli own people, but haj doei not limit hi! art to the treatment! of negro life. "Hall Columbia's" First Ilendttlon. "Hall Columbia" waa written In 17P8 by Joseph Hopklnson, when Congress, In session at Philadelphia, was debate lug what attitude to assume In tha struggle between France and England., Party finding ran high, and tbo air waa surcharged with patriotic enthusiasm. A young actor In the city, who waa about to have a benefit, came to Hop klnson In despair and snld that twenty boxes remained unsold, and It looked as If the proposed lienettt would provo a failure. If Hopklnson would write hlui a patriotic song, adapted to the tune of "The PreHl.leuf! March," then popu-j lar, It would save the day. The follow ing afternoon the aong was ready; It was duly advertised, the Douse was packed, and, In wild enthusiasm, the song was encored and re-eueored.--La dies' Home Journal. Uelfaat's Urowth. In lfti.l the ratable value of Belfast was H75.0i0; now It to R075,00O-a re- markable growth, and largely due ta the shipbuilding Industry.