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i
:agene City Guard.
I, I OAMrBBLL, freprUtor.
IUQENE CITY.
...ori:go.n.
Oh, Harana! What an odor Connect!
rut U raiting In tbjr naniel
It norma to be a peculiarity of French
criminal trial that the conviction pre
cede tho prosecution.
A Denver saloon-keeper offer a print
ed war son with each drink. The aong
probably U enough to drive anyone to
drink.
When the ocoan la not big enough to
aix-ommodiito our now navy any longer
wlUioiit crowding, we will buy another
ocean, tliat'a all.
That Hamburg aatrononier who
claim to have discovered second
ukmu iniiHt huve used an unusually
lurjftf tflttKH a "schooner," per hap.
Ilwint Hint IhIIi-m prove that tho con
sumption of whlHky throughout thu
Wet la steadily di-ercaslng. Tlmt
ahowa what became of tho air ahlp.
Ami-rlcaii blcyelca hnvo Ikm-oiiiu no
pniiiliir In (iormiiny Hint (icrmnn man
ufacturer are hunting for mi-thod to
keep American out of tho market.
We are conxlu ntly told that "Kpnltl
hna greut pride." It I fortunate that
alio hua. Who diNn't seem to be over
Blocked with nuytbliitf else, except It la
diabolism.
Tho modem folding bed and the sen-
atlonnl newspaper correspondent ore
both employed fur lying purpose, but
the Hlnilhirliy end right there. Tho bod
ahuta up occasionally.
' A iH-t In tho London Kpcctntor hna
fxclliil tho derision of tho EnglWIi
opcukliig world by rt ..urklng "I try to
remember tho future." Yet how many
people have suffered disaster by cure
liiMiiietMi In the matter of future.
An Eastern advertiser print a pleturo
of a campulgu rooster over an adver
tisement, saying: "Thl la the hen that
laid the eg ga that we veil 11 for 25
conta a doccu." That advertiser ahould
be arrested for a fraudulent uso of the
male.
Htioelnl dlsputche from Cudls, Ky.f
announeo that Mis Hen trice Cunning
ham of that plaee hna recently publish
ixl a novel, the sale of which alio la uow
accelernllng by giving a kin with ench
book. 8he probuble will do a One male
order buslnoss.
Oscnr Wlldo la undeniably a wit,
even thuugh ho may be wicked. "How
are KngllHh prisoner treated?" aome
one asked him after hi own relonse.
"Why," he responded, "Kngland treat
her primmer o badly that alio doe
Dot deserve to huve any."
There 1 a bad Blnte of affair In
Cleveland, Ohio. The l'hilll Dealer ro
Mirt u inn n a inylng: '!My elgnr lust
night cost inu a dollar." "Mow no?"
queried hi friend. "I smoked It at
home, and my wife vn mre the gn
wn leaking and telephoned fur a
plumber."
A bachelor philosopher remark thai
"no man ever want to klx a girl after
be lia once iteeti her hold a nickel the
conductor has given her fur change Ih
tween her teeth, while hIio gel her
purse upeii," iiinl he further Intimate
tlmt Hiieli a girl I only lit to klx n pug
dog. or course bachelor are not nl
way rcoiiKllle critic.
A little girl In a New York school
screamed at the night of a mouse. The
children became panic-stricken and
rushed Hereniiiliig out of the room, the
teacher ordered a lire drill, a tire
alarm was rung In, dlslmolcd parent
fought to enter the building nnd save
their children from the upNicl
llnme. And nil for one small moiwo.
Hash I the man that dure to laugh at
the feminine fear of u mouse!
A wn tcli milker who brought suit for
divorce a year ago ha Is-on nri-cstcd
at the Instigation of hi wife thirty
tlve time since then, nnd ha Npeut dm
major xrtlon of hi time In Jull await
ing trial on some frlvolou chnrge or
other trumped up by the woman. Tue
poor watchimiker I quite run down,
and want thl aort of prosecution
wound up at once.
One enn easily see why Englishmen
wish Niiceexx to plan for the libera
tion of Cuba. Their Iohmo through tho
devtiMtatlou of the Ixliiud lire only lea
grlevou than our own. Scortw of cot
ton and tobacco estates are owned or
mortgaged lu Kngland, and almoxt nil
the money Invented In the luxulnr rail
way ciime from lomlon. It I with
Kngllxh capital that public work were
undertaken lu a iiiimlxT of Cuban cltle
Nt ween 1S7S and ism. No Interest or
dividend will U forthcoming on any of
thexe securities until peace him been
restored In the Ixland.
It I somewhat remarkable, when ouo
considers the matter, that the line of
lleer of the navy have never axkod
tlieniMclvea what they would do ome
day, with hlp to command and no en
gineer competent to manage the mo
tive power. They are men upon wblcli
heavy responsibility rvt. dny and
night, In pence or war, nud there have
been many Inxtanoe of mentiil and
phyMlcnl breaking down. There ar
cuplnlu, cominniider and lleiitwianl
vnough for the new lil, but no en
Ulncer, and iMiupi-tent engineer can
not be nee u red olThand.
Not since tho opening of the century
baa the earth beeu so far tilled with
atern threat and preparation for armed
conrllct, and It I where the commercial
plrlt run highest that the talk of war
la loudest. The armament of the great
commercial power have never lieeu o
large either relatively or absolutely a
today, but thl Is not ruough. and to
Kngland' ihvIiiI call for ir.M.ixm.oiio
for more "war ahlp. Krance echoca
JK,iNi,H), Ituula 70,tM,0oo, tier
many quite aa much, and the I'ulted
State anywhere from .V),mo,()oo up
In iiHt'lnl regular army and navy bill.
Kx Culled Slate Senator It. K. Itruce
la dead. Next to t red IKiugtaaa he!
wa the most counplcuou rcprcaeuU- '
tire of the colored race In America. lit
erred one term m Kenator from M1a-
al1ppl. Wa born a alar In Virginia
In lMt. The ttitor of hi Waaler aon
taught blm to read. After the war ho
became a atudeut at Olierlln and fltml
ly aottled aa a planter lu Mll.ppl,
He waa county autierlntondent of 11I11
cation, sheriff and held rarlou Mute
olllcc beforo be wa elected to the L'ul
ted Htatea Henato. He wa Register of
the Treasury under Oarflcld and wa
reappointed by McKlnlcy to that olllce,
Nothing can bo more grateful to the
American people than the complete
unanimity of the teatlmony borne by
all who havo vlxltcd Huvaua to the
fldellty and eltlclency dlaplayed by Con
aul General 1ce lu the dlKi-harge of hi
delU-ate and reponalble dutle. Anions
the liunt to offer hi toHtlmony on thu
auhjeet la Senator (ialllnger of New
Hampshire, whoanld In a ttpeech In tho
Kt iiute: "General Ie la dexervlng of
the hlirhcMt iMMxIblo tiralNO for the
manner In which lie carrle hlnixelf lu
Havana. Cool and fearlena lu the mldxt
of dllllcultlea and danger, he nevet
luxe night of tho fact that he I nil
American citizen; nor 1 ho unmindful
of the Ireinemloii rexponalbllltle an I
dutle of bla ponltlou."
With the return of tho cycling enon
when century run by organized flub
are of dally -eurrenee, the iUctlon of
permitting women to take part In thexe
loiig-dlxtanco trip I n Kill n iIIhcimxihi.
It I maintained that century run have
Immmuiio athletic colliM-tltloiiH, aiiell a
reipilro the utmost phyMleiil endiirnnce
on tho part of the rider, and that con
Ktltutlonully a woman I not KUlllcieut
ly atrong for audi a futlgulng text. lit
tlngulNhed medical uuthorltle pro
nounce tho tnxk of covering no great il
distance aa a hundred mllea lu a day
awheel exceedingly harmful, on nc-
count of the prolonged uervou and
phyHlcal ntrnlu Involved, for whlcu
women rarely jhwh- the requlxltu
phyiue, and for other reiwoiw that
phyalcliin only can prierly uppro-
elate. There are few organized run ot
n hundred mile In which Home of the
jMirtlclpnnta do not fall to complete the
century. ThU being true of men, It I
by o much the more evident that wom
en ahould refrain from the practice.
AjiIiW from the lujurloua physical re
ault that attend century riding by
women, the qiieatlon prexenl n not lor
view even more Imixirtant, that of tho
propriety of women engaging In audi
run. Ttio example or women niienu
Ing the ordinary oion century run. In
which thu projiortloti of the partici
pant I rnndy lex tliini llfly men to
one woman, who ride generally with
out excort from early morning to Into
night, lu the common ruck, I not cnl
ciilatel to elevate cycling, particularly
among women, ltnthcr It ha a ten
dency to degrade the Hxrt. The liece-
xii ry or usual Incident attending ecu
tury run are not conducive to the cul
tivation of feminine grace and hIiouIiI
receive the stamp of dlxapprovnl by the
cycling public, ltexuliitlon condemn
ing the practice are liclng considered
by bicycle organization. If women
lack the phnI sense ami good taste to
determine Ihlx matter for themselves,
the men should determine It for tliein.
A case has Juxt been decided In Kn
gland that Is of Intercut In this coun
try, for the clrcuiiixtunces are very like
those that have frequently occurred In
the l ulled States, but which have not
reached (he courts. The case was based
ii I ion the charge of manxlaiigliter lu a
mime of foot hull. The game w as Ih-
lug played under the axxoclnllou foot
hall rules, which were designed spe
cially to limit the hazard lu playing the
game In question. It was claimed that
the defendant, contrary to the rule of
the giliuo, charged the deceased from
Is'lilnd and threw rim violently for
ward against the knee of another
player, from which he received Injuries
that caused his death. The Judge held
that "the rule of the game were of little
consequence, for lio association could
override tho law In such a manner, nor
could It make lawful and Innocent that
which was dangerous. The law of the
land declares that It I unlaw fill lo do
that which I likely to cause the death
of another, and liability cannot bo
avoided by the enact incut of rules re
ducing the danger," and the prisoner
was held for manxlaiigliter. The Judge
said: "Hut, on the other hand, If n
mini Is playing according lo the rules
ii ml practice of the game, nnd la not
going beyond It, It may U reasonable
to Infer that he Is not acting lu n man
lier which he know will ho likely to
produce death." In the heat of playing
the game men forget. In the desire to
w in, to observe the rule that have Is'en
adopted In order to reduce the risk to
a minimum nnd do things that result
futility to their opHiiciit. Koothull has
become established n one of the most
popular of all our American sports, but
however It may Ih hedged alsiut with
rule It I a dangerous game, a fact
that Is too well attested to admit of dis
pute. The Kngllxh case waa brought
to put a stop to the lawlessness of the
game n It has lieen played nt Itugby,
nnd It Is proliablc that It will ln ample
to Inspire some respect for the live
nud limb of men engaged lu the spirit
ed contests.
Mark Twain ami Lyceum Manager.
llcforo we left the ante room be par
ticularly requested me not to Introdue
him to the audience, nud I told him tfot
he cttllcd It "a whim of his") that thl
little whim of hi should be rcicctcd. '
When we reached the Ktage 1 began,
after a while, to feel not a little nerv- I
oil for fear tiiat he would never Intro
duce himself. Hut he at last nrose, and
taking a ecuil-clrvulnr sweep to tho
left, and theu proceeding to the front,
opened something like this: I
"Ladle aud gentlemen: I have lee- '
lured many ycrs-nud-lniimny :
towtui-hirge nnd onuill. I have
traveled-liorth-ikxith east ami j
went. I have met many great
meu; very great men. Hut 1 have
never yet lu all my travel met
the president of a country jyee-
um who could Introduce me to
au audience with that distinguished-consideration
which my merit
deserve." .
After thl deliverance the hounc,
which had tnred at tuc for reveral
liiluute wKh vexed liiiptttleuee for not
"prewdti; the button," waa couvulsed
at my exM-use. and gave him unrt'intt
tlng attention to the eud. llanvr
Magaxtne.
A potty politician aJwaye waul to be
taken seriously.
ONCE IN A WHILE.
Once In while the un ihlnn out.
And tb achllif akle are a perfect blue;
Once In a while uiid cloud of duubt
Faith' flreat Itar come peeping
tliniimh:
Our path lead down by the meadow fair,
Where the weetent Wumuiiu uod and
mile,
And w lay aalde our crop of rare,
Ouce In a while.
Once In a while within our own
We feel the band of a teailfunt friend;
Once in a while we feel the tone
Of love, with the beart'a owu voice to
blend;
And the dearcat of all our dream com
true,
And on life' war I a golden mile,
Each thlrithig tlower 1 kissed with dew,
Ouce In a while.
Once In a while In the desert sand
We rind a spot of the fairest green;
Once lu a while from where we aland
The hill of I'aradiKc are seen,
And a perfect Joy in our heart we hold,
A Joy t Int t the world cannot ili llle;
We trade furtli'i droi for the purest gold,
Once In a while.
A QUEEN IN KAUS.
i.
h:
OL'P-LA!" '
Crack went the drcua
master' whip n the girl'
flying liguro went through the last tin
sel covered circle, higher even than tho
preceding ones, ami alighted safely In
the saddlo amid round of rougu ap
plause. Ouo lolltary figure occupied tho
"drew scats a tull, dark man, with
bronzed face and keen eyes, and to thl
one upper-class patron wn the cream
of tho entertainment directed.
Aa the girl rode round before her exit
ahe Hindu the usual feint of blowing a
kl to the stranger, but the circus mas
ter' Jealous eye noted that a deep flush
dyed her forehead. He also noted that
tho Hiiino solitary figure was there fur
the third night lu succession wns there
alone and that aa soon ns "Queen Ca
milla" left the ring he got up, collected
atlck, lint and gloves and departed.
"lie' n llsh out o' water," muttered
tho man to himself. "What's he doln'
here, I wonder? If he's got un cyo upon
Camilla he'll soon find ns bow others
'aa got nn eye upon blm."
And that night, after a frugal but
somewhat noisy supper the ringmaster
Bought out a fat, elderly woman, al
ways strongly redolent of gin, but who,
lu spite of that and other little delin
quencies, wn called by courtesy tho
wardrobe mistress. The manager for
lu I.eo Sulfonic' circus the manager,
owner, director and rlngninster were
rolled lu one enmo upon thl lady a
alio wa folding uway Camilla' glit
tering rolxs.
"IxMk here!" bo began roughly.
"Havo you heard nnythln' alsiut tho
gent that' been hniigiu' around?"
Cotirxu I have!" muttered the wom
an sulkily. "Who'iisn't? He' the new
squire, just come home from Austruly."
"Air what' he dolii' here?"
"Come to see Snltcriie's circus, I sup
pose," she replied "leastways, he pay
'Is money like the rest."
There was silence, snve for the tin
kling of bauble ns alio fulded the cos
tumes. Theu the mau seized her by
the n nn.
"You ain't iM-en apllttlnT he hissed.
"If you have, Meg Hudson, It'll be thu
worse for you!"
"D'ye think I want to get rid of the
girl? I'yc think 1 don't know that the
show would soon go to the dogs If It
wiirn't for Queen Cam? D'ye think I
don't know that she keep things goln'
both before nud behind scenes? Why,
there Isn't one o' the whole company
l.i't w hat love her, nnd" with a scow I
Ing glance "hate you."
"Well, lt' a dangerous neighborhood,
anyway," said the man, shirting uneasi
ly beneath the glance, "uu' If time
we wn niovlu' on."
"Ay! A long as the Ilnll stood emp
ty, and no one knew where to look for
a heir "
"Hold your tongue for a croaking old
fool!" cried (he manager angrily, glanc
ing round at die thin wooden partition.
"Who know who might hear ye, ye old
bird o' (lie night! Anyway, we'll be
tnovln' on. We can't afford to throw
away money, but there's worse might
happen If we stayed." Aud, slamming
the door, he went.
At least old Meg thought he bad gone,
nnd she muttered to herself:
"No, an' ye can't afford to lie found
out neither, my line master."
The whiff of a cheap cigar and n mut
tered oath told her that she had lieen
overheard, though she didn't catch tho
manager' concluding remark.
"I'll llnd some means of atopplng
your tongue, madam; you know too
much, and seem like growlu' danger
ous." When Ronald King laid hla half
crown on the grimy sill of the little
pay otllce next night he was Informed
that "the reserved sent was nil took
by a party." Hut Instead of the turn
ing awny In disgust, as the manager
hoped, ho merely exchanged the coin
for a sixpence, nud passed lu nuiong
the crowd.
Queen Camilla waa to do her high
flight to night, nnd It wa Queen Ca
milla he went to see. He hadn't waited
to analyze the attraction; lie simply
went because he was attracted. To 1h
aure, entertainment was scarce lu the
Village where he had suddenly lHen
cast; and though he wa the owner of a
lovely estate and .HH a year, there
wasn't a more friendless creature that)
ho In existence.
He had Ixvti ranching for fourteen
year lu Australia, and bud been re
called In most unexpected, fashion to
step Into hi dead uncle' shoes. The
family history was to blm a sealed
bck. Ill uncle had bad children who
bad died, and that was all he knew.
Queen Cam was later than usual that
night, and many watchea had beeu Im
patiently consulted before she came.
The "drcs" sent remained empty, and
the ringmaster bad a frown on hi
brow. HI ruse had fall.il, and be was
2 shillings poorer for having tried It.
One swift glance Camilla gave toward
the seat Ronald had occupied, then her
rye traveled along the Hue aa If drawn
by his steady gaie, aud ahe gave a
quick start of recognition.
The master cracked bl whip ahnrn.
ly, ami the borse began It accustomed
amble; but even aa It started ou Ha
treadmill pace, the ringmaster' eye
caught the flutter of a loose atrnn, aud
a etoopvt to readjuit IL Quick a
thought, the girl ralaed her bead and
looked atraigbt at Ronald Klug. She
waa pale that night, there were durk
ring round her brilliant eye, nnd a
ahe met bla glance gravely and steadily
for one moment ahe slowly nhook lo-i
bead. It aeemcd to him there wa sup
plication lu her glance. Wliut did alio
mean?
Then the buckle wn secured, the
whip cracked aguln, aud the round be
gun. II.
Ilotip-la! She ai-omed to klm through
tho air more lightly than ever that
night, though her face wn rigid, und
It waa with dlHleulty that she um
moned a Hinllo to her lip. Hho trotted
round amid even louder applause than
usual; but her little artificial salute
that ahum stage klxs-wn lacking that
night IVi-hap Queen Cam hud forgot
ten. At the entrance alio wa met by Meg
Hudson.
"me awny. my liiinmlc!" anld the
old womnn, folding the girl In her urui
a ahe allppcd from her saddle. "I'vo
got a nice bowl o' milk for your aui
per, then ye can go straight to your
bed. You shall have no more harsh
word to-iilghl-no. mr any other night
-from that old tartar, If I can help It."
A llamlug placard on the IxmrdliigH
next day announced a specially attract
ive program for the last night lit Unix
ton. Hut ls-fore night came the clrcui
tent wn struck, the caravan were
packed, and the traveling company had
lied In sudden panic.
Old Meg had leen ailing for two or
three dny. No amount of warm glu
had sueeeded In banishing the shiver
ing which took possession of her, und
that morning sho was seriously HI, and
no doctor wa needed to pronounce the
terrible word "HinallK)X." Old Meg
wa left deserted III tho small caravan
where she lay. The wuitlrolH-s, fortu
nately, were not 111 the same caravan,
und I.co Snlterne'a circus company touk
a rapid night to tho nearest town.
Queen Cum had begged hard to stay
behind, but the ninnager wouldn't bear
of It; so, weeping ami reluctant, she
took her place. Sho would be required
for the parade, and beside. If she got
Hiunl!-oi and lost ber beauty her ca
reer would bo ended. Au old woman
more or less didn't matter, nud secretly
the munnger rejoiced that n sure nnd
certain mean wa at baud of silencing
Meg's tongue forever. She wus the
only one who knew the dreaded secret.
It wa eighteen year now since Jack
Forrest, the bandsoino young riding
muster, hud run nwny with the only
daughter of the squire of Hraxtoti. The
squire had never noticed hi daughter
since, and when Jack broke bl ueck
over a gigantic burdlo In view of a
crowd the shock killed bl young wife,
wlio left U'hlnd her In old Meg's charge
a few valuable Jewels, her marriage
Hue nnd a tiny babe girl. Old Meg
bnd stuck to those treasures llcrcely
through thick nud thin, but the sin-ret
would die with her. Camilla's Identity
would remain unknown and the mun
nger would take possession of the girl
soul and body.
There was n hue nnd cry In the camp
next morning, for the queeu wns miss
ing. Her rough bed bad not Ism slept
In, but all her tawdry rolx's mid tluery
were there. She must have gone away
In the veriest nigs. Of course they
knew where she hud gone, for Cam
knew no such thing as fear, nnd the
malinger swore loudly that some one
must go ut once and fetch her. Hut
there wa the smallpox that was a
greater terror than the munnger'
wrath.
III.
Ronnld King went home, haunted by
the supplication of those beautiful eyes.
He hurried over au ImiKirtant engage
ment next day to go to the last per
formance, but reached the place only
to Und that the Arabs bad folded their
tent nnd silently stolen awny. One
solitary caravan alone marked the spot,
and, lighting a cigarette, lie strolled up
to where It stood.
The sound of moaning enme from
within, and. after knocklm: vnlnlv. h.
0H'tied the door. A miserable sight
met Ills eyes. An old woman III. dy
ing, lying on a rough straw pallet
turned n haggard face to the Intruder.
Ronald had seen sickness ls-fore. Out
In the bush any one hclncd n dvln-r
comrade, and soon be had moistened
the parched lips, arranged a pillow un
der the aching head, lighted the swim.
p
lug lamp, nud sat down In the miser-
ante novel; Willie witn eager hands the
woman gave n packet Into his keening
and told blm a story w hich seemed to
(he young man only the ravings of de
lirium. It wn vain to seek n doctor
then; the nearest one was mile awny,
In the morning he should come.
Presently the tnoaulnir ceased m.i
tho old woman slept. Then Ronald
sIIihxmI uuletly out. with '
thankfulness nt heart that It was not
the beautiful Queen Camilla who had
fallen a victim to this terrible scourge.
witn morning light tie was back
niraln. but paused on the rlek.ov
of the caravan at the sight Hint met hi
eyes; ami lu that moment hi heart
weni oui iroin ms Keeping.
Seated on the tloor lu Cinderella pn rl
of brown rags the woman's head u i,r
lap. waa the girl ho loved. What mat
ter that she was a circus rider n i-ii-t
of the people that she was shorn of
her iionip and glitter? Though he
were tne very scum of the earth, ho
loved her. She w as his iiueeu n .ui.vn
lu rugs!
One glance told him old m..
dead, nnd gently he relieved the girl of
her burden. .
You must come with mo" h ..i.i
..... ..v M,1l,
looking Into her lienutlful eyes, "Yon
can do no more for her. She Is dead."
"She wa the only friend I had. Oh.
what shall 1 do without her?" sobbed
Cam. "1 have no home. It Is all a
strange, dark mystery; I do not even
know my owu namel"
Then It flashed across Ilonnl.l hn
those papers-t!mt rambling talk-had
uoi uevu delirium after all!
"So you are really uiv cousin? It u
you who must reign here, nud uot I."
"Aua what shall you do?"
"IT' He met her irnze sten.titr
Never now must this girl know that he
worsiiiea her. "I shall go buck to
Australia." he said huskily.
"There I room enough for us both
here, Ron. Hut. If you must go"-hy-ly--"ou
will take me with your
Then ahe waa In bla ariua.-Anawer.
SIR HENRY BESSEMER,
Wh..Iv..tlv. Oenlo. "
with tb World' Oreule-t Men.
Sir Henry Hexsemer. whose death oc-
curr n Inland not long !.
forever I Hwwu to fame n the n
vw t,r of the proecx for converting
xt lron into steel without the ,u. f
fuel Hut. even bad he never made
htgr -at discovery, w hich make, p.
lie nn annua, aavlug to the world of
r-,,,(KMJ0. be would bo ru.iktd
among tho world' greatest men bt
cause of hi other Invention.
Sir II.-t.ry waa lom In Hertford
shire. Knghind. In 1M3. I ' '
w a mechanical genlu an. I "j
many useful contrivance, with whl u
. hunt up a fortune. Tho son Inherit
ed all hi father's genlu utnl even
ndded to hi heritage. Hi Orst Inven
tion wa a stamp fur the cancellation
of letter, which 1 lu use In every Iost-olll.-e
und which ha saved million of
dollar to many governments. Ho re
ceived no monetary coinpcnsnuu.i
his discovery, but the Hritlsh govern
ment conferred upon blm the rank of
knight. Some of hi other Invention
-..r.. n nmeldtie to nroduce figured vel
vet, a machine to make tyn-, the appa
ratus used to mnko bronze iKiwder, a
centrifugal pump und a plate gliw pol-li-hlng
machine.
It was thirty yearn ngo tnni ins .. r
tlle brn In gave birth to Its greatest In
vention. While seeking for a new gnu
metal he made the discovery that car-
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Mil IIENIIV 1IKSSKMKR.
bun could be removed from cast Iron
by simply forcing a current of air
through the molten mass. It took
some years to develop hi discovery,
but the result Is written in the history
of every Industry lu which steel la
used. Once that the liquid metal la
poured Into the converter and the ulr
blast turned on, no fuel Is needed. As
the oxygen comes In contact with the
carlxn and silicon, combustion Is pro
duced aud the metal I kept lu a molten
condition until all Impurities arc con
sumed. The product 1 pure steel that
can be bent and twisted, cold, nnd used
for any purjiose to which steel can bo
put. Were It not for Sir Henry's In
vention It Is probable that there would
le no steel rails In the world to-day.
BICYCLE YACHT.
licit iiieii din Hcorch Without Once
To lie lit n u the I't'duln.
I,. K. Hudson of Kllesburg, N. Y., has
Inveiiled a bicycle sail with which be
can scorch, without once touching the
pedals, faster than any racer living.
Ills sail was a spruce mast nlsiut ten
feet high, fastened (o the wheel nlsmt
four Inches kick of the handle bars by
menus of two bolts nnd n cleat. The
sail itself Is made of heavy cotto.i
cloth, with a light boom at the bottom,
to which a strong cord Is attached nnd
passed through a light pulley block nt
the rear of the saddle post, and theuco
through a second pulley attached to
the center of the handle bars. This en
nblis the wheelman-sailor to manage
his sail without Interfering with tho
steering of the wheel. Mr. Hudson
tells Hie Philadelphia T'.mes that ho
had a hard time learning to operate,
the sail, but wheu once it was mastered
SAILING OX A llll VCI.R.
It worked beautifully. No doubt ninny
of our clever Imys could rig up n bi
cycle sail with which they could go
like the wind.
TELLING TIME IN THE DARK.
mull Kl trlc I.IBht Which I Carried
on the Watch Chain.
The electric scarf-pin, which many
up-to-date young men have Wn wear
ing, now has n rival. A design similar
to the pin Is now hung ou the watch
chain. It 1 charged In the same nan-
Tint Ki.rrrmc w vrcit c harm,
w re 1h.k Intact, nud enable, one to
tell the time no matter bow dark the
surrounding. When not In use it han
on the chain. Rclng Incase In 3
IWrt Melt.
I a.. I Holy tv have the d.-epest wel
lu the State. The oil a. i 1
. "e on nnd gas comnn
U to a depth of 3,500 feet
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THE STAK-SPANOLED BANNCfc :i
SAY. run you see t7 the dawn's early
What so ir..intly we hailed at the twl-
IlKlll Mil K'CUIIIOiK , ,,. ...
Wuum hroinl trl- nnd bright
tliniuifli tin- pi-rllniw llxlit
oVr Hi" ramparts we wutclicil, were so
valiantly Htnninlng!
And the ro.-k.-f red glure, the bomb burat-
Cavepniuf tliroiiirli tho night that our flug
mm "till there; ,
O any, !' that tur-iangUsl banner yet
O'erlne'land of the free and tho borne of
the brave?
On that shore illnily seen through the mixta
nf the lli-ep. . , ,
Where the f-n-'s haughty host la ureuil
nice reMise,
What Is that ttlikh the brevir, o'er tho tow-t-rtt.ar
steep,
Aa It iltfnllr blows, now conceals, now
lilwlitsex? ,
Now It rsti-lu s the gleaiu of the morning a
flri.1 Ih-iiui,
la full glory nllec-ted, now ahlue on the
'nam;
"ri the ntsr-spangled banuerl 0, long may
It wave ,
O'er the lund of the free and the home or
the brawl
And wlu-ro la that hand who so vauntlngly
swore ,
Mill the havoc of war and the battle a
confusion,
A hiuiie and a country they'd leave us no
IM"re' ... . .
Their IiIimsI has washed out their foul foot-
No reJlrcS'save the li.re.tug and alar,
l ...t.,1. ..f inhi or the it uoui of the
grave; , , .
And Hie star xpaugled bauuer la trlumpU
dolh wave .... .
O'er the laud of the free and tho home of
the brave!
O thin t It ever when freemen shall stand
lietwis-n (heir loved Uuiut and the war
di-nolatloul
"BEFORE AND AFTER."
Trip to Thibet' Holy City Not Con
ducive to Uood Look.
Ust summer Mr. Henry Savage Lnn
dor, artist, author and traveler, nud
grandson of the celebrated Wulter Stiv
age lAiidor, undertook uu explorUig
expedition through Thibet. Ill objec
tive polut wus the sacred city of Lhns
su. to which entrance la forbidden ou
pain of death to straugers, and eioel
ally to Kuropcuu. It wus a most dar
ing enterprise, but one that appealed
strongly to Mr. Lnndor'a adventurous
spirit.
Mr. Londor had nlniost succeeded In
getting within the gates of I.hiissa
wheu his disguise was discovered nud
he wns taken prisoner. All his com
panions, except two faithful coolies,
deserted him and Hod. The Thibetans
Ititlii-ted the most horrible torture ujmn
him. Ills body was scared with red
hot Irons until he was almost lifeless.
Then he was condemned to be behead
ed, and was actually taken to the place
of execution.
The grand lama, who appeared on the
scene, however, decided to commute
Mr. Kindor's sentence. Ills life wns
sjiared, but for over a week he was
f
LANDQIt HEFOitE AND AFTER HIS VISIT TO THIBET.
subjected to the agony of the rack.
How he survived euu only be explained
by his marvelous fortitude aud Iron
constitution. The torture concluded, be
wns Imde to leave the country nt once,
nnd It goes without saying that he did
not tarry.
When Mr. I.undor left for Thibet he
was In the best of health, the picture
nliove on the left show-lug him to be
ltoth youthful and handsome. The pic
ture on the right waa taken after h!
return. It shows a nmn seemingly
aged nnd a physical wreck. Of the
twenty-two scars of wouuda he bears,
many are on his face.
Took Two Tcli phone's.
"We used to have the ls-st follow in
our employ that I ever knew," declared
me ncnu oi one or the biggest telephone
exchanges In the country. In fact, he
was too good for us to be able to keep
him, nnd now he's a promoter making
barrels of money. He could place more
telephones thnn any other half dozen
men In our employ, and I'll give you
Just one sample of bis shrewdness.
"There was n wealthy old. French
man with large Interests that we wnut
cd ns n patron. After all the rest of
our solicitors bad culled upon blm we
sent our best man. He learned that
tho Frenchman thought the telephone
a great Invention and n great money
saver, but ho could rot tie made to un
derstand that they were adapted to any
other language than English. He had
o converse In French with many of
bis busing fr,.lllls nm, emp,
All the others had tried to convert
Wm. but Vlly Slick ns we had du"
bed Mm. took the other tack nnd hu
mored the old gentleman. He at once
assured hi,,, ,ht we had French
Clivers and transmitters, and Imnie-
b'PUtHpateK,raryllne to show
that he was not misrepresenting goods.
M.en French w, sent ami rw,.lvej
out the wire, the result delighted the
nmn of wealth, and W nc5ally ao J
wo sets of telephones for a doien
fliMn .1 m U"'y C"U,,, ' mn,,e use
ful In the old ,, buMn,.. chnr
fcnBll.h . It was six months before
be discovered that be bad a .uperfl
jiff
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n1"';,;,,""'1 -ftW,
en-rt acuea luun
rralae the power that hath nud.uj.
served UH nnllitn r
Then conquer we must, for oar tin.
Just,
And tills he our motto: "In God ,
And tho star-spangled banner la tile
aliMll Irivn a-
O'er the land of the free and the ku.
oils lot of telephones on hand jy
lie laughed na heartily as anyone
irieu to litre 'Ully' to go on the tut
uetroit rree Tress.
LOCKED IN A SULPHUR Root
Imprisoned for Four Hour 1 1,
uie oi ill lnjurle.
Edgar Allen Toe's description tt
sufferings of a in-rson under tlnefw
of slow auffocntlou bus been nrh
to some extent by nn Incident it,
lias Just been Implied Into at tlieU
City coroner's court. A blanket nf
named l'Ickard, employed by i fc
Urni of manufacturers, bnd ii:
locked Into a sulphur woiu, and
the atoves In the belief that btm
leave by another door, wblcb tut
ally oih-u.
No sooner bud ho done so than Irv I
membercd that this door had bti
iil ou tho outsUlt- earlier In the6j
his owu order. Tho man who ai!
111 in lu wns deaf, nnd bad goat in
disregarding his knocks end rrlw; at
lie was tlu-reiiiHui overcome by pan.'
He could easily have extlnsuWM
sulphur stoves, and might bare remit
id lu tho room without danger tU
l'cved, but such wns the state oils
mind tlmt Instead of doing sob
spent his time In endeavoring to H
attention.
Tho sulphur fumes soon filled
place, but even then It did not oco!
him that be could put out the A
by means of one of the blankets H
room. He next tried to reach a
ture above the door by means of
and a plank, but It was only
one, about four luchcs or six lacW
width, and was covered ou the on
by a atrip of wood. .
Theu ho became quite cxhaust
fell ngulnst one of the doors, wblcb
itslsted bla utmost strength.
waa nlr enough coming lu beneati"
sill to keep him alive nnd con1
nnd In that plight, expecting deat
clinging to life, he lay for four fc
In tho end his whereabouts waaaw
ered by his son nnd a watchman.
Plcknrd could see the flicker or
wntchmnn'8 lamp under the noor.
knocking with the little ff ,
mninlng to him, was released. H '
however, cloven days Interns there
of sulphur poisoning. . j
It Is related that after being re
from hla terrible Imprisonment a
memlMTcd he had not lighted the
In the other bleaching houses, an"
ally went Into each of them ana
pletcd his day's work.-London m
Me of Kternlty.
A Salvutlon Army pn-aclicr,
of bl talks, exclaJniiHl to bis ne
"Eternity! why. don't you
nieaulng of that word? Nr l ' ,
hi, rdly. 1 1 Is for ever uiid ever, au
or six everlastings a top of thai,
might place a row of figures roffl
to sunset, and cipher them all W
It wouldn't Ugln to tell hlM."ftf
long eternity Is. Why. my frte
millions and trillions of ,
rolled awny In eternity. It ou
hundriHl Ihousaud years to ore
time." .
It baa been our luck tnwW",
find that those who would i rf
when we are assailed, never l
warships.
Never say pants: leak of
panuioooa, or pantalettea.
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