lW ON the ocean.
JoRBORS OF THE WIDE, BLANK
. Atlantic Wlthnnt n Pntil
rmJMK "
t Speak To Overcome by a Feeling
i f AweBelief Only to Be Found in
'Hard Work.
In his narrative of his solitary voy-
..,1 tho world In the slnnn
ce aruu""
jl3 attempts to overcome the sense of
Leliuess that beset him on the way
Lm Boston to Gibraltar,
j oa tbe evening of July 5 the Spray,
Ifter having steered all day over a
lumpy sea, took It Into her head to go
Without the helmsman's aid. I had been
peering southeast by south, but the
Bind hauling forward a bit she dropped
jnto a smooth lane, heading southeast,
pd making about eight knots, her very
best work. I crowded on sail to cross
W track of the liners without loss of
timet aU(1 t0 reacn as 80011 as possible
the friendly gulf stream. The fog lift
ing before night, I was afforded a look
'at the sun just as It was touching the
'sea. I watched It go down and out of
sieht. Then I turned my race east-
Lward, and there, apparently at the very
. . ij. a.i in
perni ol UiO Dowspni, wmw tm mnuinir
full moon rising out or rne sea. JSep
tune himself coming over the bows
(could not have startled me more. "Good
'evening, sir," I cried; "I'm glad to see
you." Many a long talk since then I
have had with the man In the moon;
he had my confidence on the voyage.
About midnight the fog shut down
again denser than ever before. One
winld nlmost "stand on it." It contin-
I ued so for a number of days, the wind
Increasing to a gale. The waves rose
high, but I had a good ship. Still, in
the dismal fog I felt myself drifting
Into loneliness, an Insect on a straw in
the midst of the elements. I lashed the
helm, and my vessel held her course,
and while she sailed I slept.
During these days a feeling of awe
crept over me. My memory worked
with startling power. The ominous, the
Insignificant, the great, the small, the
wonderful, the commonplace all ap
peared before my mental vision in mag
ical succession. rages of my history
were recalled which had been so long
forgotten that they seemed to belong
to a previous existence. I heard all the
voices of the past laughing, crying, tell
ing what I had henrd them tell in many
corners of the earth.
v The loneliness of my state wore oft
when the gale was high aud I found
much work to do. When the fine weath
er returned, then came the sense of sol
itude, which I could not shake off. I
used my voice often at first, giving
some order about the affairs of a ship,
for I had been told that otherwise I
should lose my speech. At the merid
ian altitude of the sun I called aloud,
Light bells," after the custom on a
8hlp at sea. Again from my cabin I
cried to an Imaginary man at the helm,
"How does she head, there?" aud
again, "Is she on her coTrse?" But get
ting no reply, I was reminded the more
palpably of my condition. My voice
sounded hollow on the empty air, and I
dropped the practice.
However, It was not long before the
thought came to me that when I was a
lad I used to sing; why not try that
now, where it would disturb no one?
My musical talent had never bred envy
la others, but out on the Atlantic, to
realize what it meant, you should .have
heard me sing. You should have seen
the porpoises leap when I pitched my
voice for the waves and the sea and
all that was In It. Old turtles, with
urge eyes, poked their heads up out of
the sea as I sang "Johnny Boker," and
'We'll Pay Darby Doyl for His Boots,"
and the like. But the porpoises were,
on the whole, vastly more appreciative
than the turtles; they Jumped a deal
nlgher. One day when I was humming
a favorite chant. I think It was "Baby
lon's a-Fallin'," a porpoise Jumped
higher than the bowsprit. Had the
Spray been going a little faster she
ould have scooped him In. The sea
wis sailed around rather shy. Century.
LARGEST OF ALL OCEAN PIERS.
T It by n Railroad and Extendi a
Mile Into the tr.tt.
The cut shows tho largest ocean pier
In the country. It was built by the
Southern raeiflc Railroad at Tort Los
Angeles, Cal., In 1893. It Is a regular
: "
A PACIFIC OCEAN PIKR.
Port for passenger and freight coast
steamers, and Is also a United States
Port of entry. It Is twenty miles dis
taut from Los Angeles and two miles
in Santa Monica, Cal. The chief
commercial use of the wharf la In the
transshipment of cargoes of coal and
construction -
---- ".ait-mil irom the steam-
to the0 S0Uth?rn raC'flC C"S
to the same company's cars for use on
Us southern California, Arizona anS
New Mexico lines. ,
4,282 feet. It i8 fifteen feet high above
extreme high water. In the alignment
of the pier there are two curves; on the
shore approach there is a ten-degree
CU17otendiug 200 feet onto the pier,
and 2,000 feet from the shore end there
s a seven-degree curve to the right,
both curves being tapered or spiraled.
I he trains run to the extreme end of
the wharf.
HERO OF WATERLOO.
Driver of Ammunition Wacon 8how
unexampled Bravery.
The Duke of Wellington was once
asked who, in his opinion, was the
bravest man at Waterloo.
"I can't tell you that," he said, "but
I can tell you of one than whom I am
sure there was no braver."
The following is the story put in the
words of the writer:
"There was a private In the artillery.
A farm-house with an orchard, sur
rounded by a thick hedge, formed a
most Important point in the British po
sition, and was ordered to be held
against the enemy at any sacrifice. The.
hottest of the battle raged around th
point, but the English behaved well,
and lxat back the French aeain and
again.
"At last the powder and ball were
found to be running short; at the same
time the hedges surrounding the or
chard took fire. In the meantime a
messenger had been sent to the rear for
more powder and ball, and in a short
time two loaded wagons came galloping
down to the farm-house, the gallant de
fenders of which were keeping up a
scanty fire through the flames which
surrounded the post. The driver of the
first wagon spurred his horses towards
the burning heap, but the flames rose
fiercely round and caught the powder,
which exploded, sending rider, horses
and wagon in fragments into the open
air. For one Instant the driver of the
second wagon paused appalled by his
comarde's fate; the next, observing that
the flames, beaten back for a moment
by the explosion, afforded him one des
perate chance, he sent his horses at the
smoldering breach, and, amid the
cheers of the garrison, landed his cargo
safely within; Behind him the flames
closed up and raged more fiercely than
ever. This private never lived to re
ceive the reward which his act merit
ed, but later In the engagement he was
killed, dying with the consciousness
that he had saved the day."
THE BRITISH EMPIRE CLOCK.
When It Is 12 o'Clock at Greenwich It
Is 7 03 o'Clock at Montreal.
When It Is 12 o'clock at Greenwich,
the relative time both day and night in
AUSTRIA HUNGARY.
Because of Bitter Knee Quarrels Ger
many May Absorb the Two.
Bitter race quarrels raging In Austria-Hungary
have led European pol
iticians to predict the ultimate absorp
tion of the two parts by Germany and
Russia. There are many people who
believe that the Kaiser and the Czar
have an understanding on the subject.
At present the Germans and Slavs hate
each other 60 cordially that they are
held together only by their common
affection for Emperor Franz Josef. He
AU8TKIA-UUJ.GARY.
is old, and when he dies the differences
will become more keen. In Austria it
self the Czechs and Germans are at
daggers' points all the time. The Aus
trlans are Germans and In sympathy
with the German empire. On the other
hand the Czechs and the Magyars have
more In common with the great Slav
onic nation to their north and east. At
present the situation Is not ripe for a
dissolution, but when It comes, as Is
likely after the death of the Emperor,
the general belief of European states
men is that Independence of the parts
would be short.
Tactful.
A little tact sometimes saves a great
deal of pain, and every man whose
duty It Is to select or dismiss employes
will find its use as essential to bis own
comfort as to that of the men whom
he deals. The New York Sun tells the
story of a case which called for ex
traordinary tact and received It
The conductor was trying the voice
of a young woman who wished to se-,
cure a place In au opera troupe. Thfc'
manager was standing by. The candi
date was frail and timid. She finished'
her song with an air of distress.
"How Is it?" asked the manager, un
ceremoniously. The conductor caught the pleading
eyes of the girl. But he had his duty
to perform. 1 He struck three notes on
the piano and left the ret to the man
ngor. The three notes were BAD.
A woman thinks she Is mighty "Inde
pendent" If she wears a rainy day
sklxt In dry weather.
mi
i
i
the different colonies of Britain
throughout the world Is shown by the
several hands on the dials.
CHAMPION WOMAN GOLFER.
A New York Girl Ilayer Wins the
Much-Coveted Tronhy.
A New York girl, Miss Ruth Under
bill, of the Nassau (L. I.) Golf Club, Is
queen of the women golfers of the
United States. On the links of the Phil
adelphia Country Club she defeated
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, of the Huntington
ssassAi- m&&wt$
GREAT TRAILERS THESE DOGS.1
MISS RUTn CNDERnil.L.
Valley Club, by a score of 2 up, with 1
to play, thus becoming the national
champion. That she should win against
Mrs. Fox was a surprise to those who
had watched the playing of both of
them during the tournament. Miss
Underbill is a member of the Nassau
Golf Club of Blencover, L. I.
GROWTH OF ENGLISH.
May Foon Be the LauKiiace Universal
ly Keco-nlzed Among Nations.
The International Acndemy of Sci
ences adjourned without solving the
language, problem, and recognized Eng
lish, German, and
French as equal
mediums of com
munication. If the
growth of the
English language
continues at Its
present rate for
fifty years, how
ever, It will not
need the mandate
of any academy
to make it the
universally recog
nized medium
among civilized
nations. In 1801
Engl Is h was
spoken by 20.500,
000 people, being
surpassed at that time in numbers by
the French, Germnn, Spanish, and Rus
sian languages. In 18'JO, on the other
hand, English was the mother tongue
of 111,100,000 people, more by nearly
40,000,000 than spoke any other Euro
pean language. Next to English stands
the German language, with 75,200,000
people to whom it Is the mother tongue.
All over Europe travelers find that
when the residents of any country
speak any language but their own It Is
usually English.
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It. i oo. ooajr
N5cr TVck Who Workci oo Colon
i'neific Trnin Folihery,
AltIio;:sh only four-footed animals.'
the worL of Nick and Dock In trailing
men h.ns miide them famous west of,
the Mississippi. The services of theset
Oi'lnl'il'n tJi 1 1 1 j w i.-Hi f unci a l o 1 wtnti t.i
quired in scores of well-kuowu cases,' I
the most prominent being the great Un- !
loa Pacific train robbery last winter at
Green Itiver, Wyo. I
The two hounds came from famous
stock, owing their origin to the great
Winchell kennels of Vermont. They
were purchased by the Lincoln, Neb., j
liioodhouud Company when very young i
and placed in immediate trnlulug for
trailing criminals. They were used lu
scores of minor cases about Nebraska's
capital city, their work being aston
ishing. They trailed a party of bur
glars forty-live miles, but lost them
amid the confusion of the city. Two
escaped prisoners from a Fillmore
County Jail were followed forty-five
miles before the trail was broken by
the escape of the men on a railroad
train.
When the Union Pacific robbery o
ourred hist winter Nick and Dock we
sent to Green River. They took up th
trail of the trnin robbers readily, but
the next day were incapacitated by a
driving snowstorm. The change proved
too much for them, but the officers
who saw the hrmnds follow the trail
had no hesitancy In expressing their
belief that the dogs would have been
successful had not the fearful storm
.Intervened.
The latest experience of the dogs was
In following two York County horse
thieves. The men had "worked" the
vicinity of their homes so successfully
that the farmers became incensed and
promises of a lynching were made If
they were caught. One night two Une
horses disappeared. Nick and Dock
were brought from Lincoln. The trail
was fresh and tho dogs in good trim.
Over a beautiful country for fifty miles
the hounds sped after their quarry with
a posse of angry farmers at their heels.
About dusk one evening tbe thieves
were sighted. A chase of several more
miles resulted In their capture. A con
viction followed quickly and tho thieves
were on their way to the State prison
in less than two weeks after the last
theft occurred.
Children's Care of Magazines.
Le the children learn to take care of
the numbers of their own magazines
and to file them themselves for preser
vation. Cut two thin strips of wood
the length of the mngnzine and about
an Inch wide; bore three holes, one at
each end and one In the middle. With
a sharp awl pierce holes to correspond
In the magazines, lay the sticks on
them, pas a cord through the holes and
t'e It La die' Home Journal.
DEWEY'S WASHINGTON HOME.
House Presented to the Admiral bj
the American People.
The home purchased for Admiral
Dewey, with money raised by public
subscription, la one of the handsomest
and most desirable sites In Washing
ton and it is a matter of note that the
bouse selected finally was that which
Admiral Dewey Indicated as his choice,
before the committee began Its work
of examining more than sixty sites.
The house was built by James E. Fltcb
for his own use, aud has a frontage of
tmmmmsm
1 - r1,"r i
m"Eiuilinil""""
ADMIRAL DKWET'S NEW nOUSB.
twenty-seven feet, with a depth of
seventy two feet There Is no rear
building and the first floor Is divided
Into three apnrtments of equal size,
The two upper floors are arranged for
sleeping rooms. The parlor Is finished
In white and gold, the library In old
Dak and sliding doors separate the
rooms, giving nn effect of spaciousness
Jlfflcult to find In a house of similar
size. The house contains seventeen
rooms and four bnth rooms. Tho
house is built of brick, with brown
stone trimmings. There Is quite a wldo
plaza In front of the house.
Time and the Philosopher.
Sir William Robinson, at one time
Governor of Trinidad, recently read a
paper before the Royal Colonial Instl
tuto of Loudon In which he has lneor
porated many of the quaint sayings
of the natives, one, which follows, be
lug peculiarly rich In negro philosophy:
The lnte Bishop Rawle, passing a
negro sitting In Idleness by the road
side, asked him how he managed to
pass the time.
"I sit In de sun, massa, an let da
time pass me!" was the smiling reply.
When a woman Is entertaining an
out of town guest, she looks very grate
ful when some one asks her "company"
bow long she is going to stay.
Some people insist on a feast or a
famine. Why not adopt a middle
t-durse?
4,Tlrce is money," quoted Stiles.
"Yes," said Giles, "and I haven't a mo
ment that I can call my own." Chi
cago News.
Proud Father (surveying his new
born) "Don't you think he looks like
me?" Jealous Visitor "Yes, poor lit
tle thing!" Tit-Bits.
"Myrtle Gushton writes that she is
now llvlug surrounded by splendor."
"I suppose she's got a new silk petti
coat" Chicago Record.
Hard to catch: First Citizen "The
Filipinos are an inferior race." Sec
ond Citizen "That may bo, but they
can put up a superior race." Puck.
"To our silent heroes." little Willie
read from the memorial bronze; "Pop
per, what are silent heroes?" "Married
men," said popper. Indianapolis Jour
nal. The amiable plutocrat But riches do
.ot bring happiness. The unamiablo
pauper But I ain't looking fer happi
ness. All I want is comfort." Indian
apolis Journal. -
Wheels: "I feel as If I had wheels In
my head!" groaned the man. "It must
be the truck you aie for uiuuci," i-
jolned his wife, Innocently enough.
Detroit Journal.
"A self-opening and closing umbrella
has been invented." "That's no good:
what the world wants Is an umbrella
that will find Its way back home when
stolen." Detroit Free Press.
"I wonder why It Is," said Jinks,
that most authors are snobs V" "Well,"
said Binks, "I suppose It Is becauso
royalties pay their expenses, and their
titles are copyrighted." Bazar.
Wenry Watkins Dusty, suppose you
was Dewey? Dusty Rhodes I won't
do uothin' of the sort. I'm hungry, but
I ain't a-goiu' to ruin my stummlck by
thlnkin' of the things he's got to eat"
Bazar.
"And this," said the enthusiastic
traveler, as the train entered Boston.
Is America's Intellectual holy of
holies!" "Shucks!" exclaimed the oth
er traveler; "it's only tho ante-room."
Chicago Tribune.
"Hello, Smith; suppose a man marries
his first wife's step-sister's aunt, what
relation is he to her 7" "First wife
urn step-aunt er let me see; I don't
know." Bright fellow He's her hus
band. Excba nge.
"So you want to write war news?"
said the enterpriaing exponent of emo
tional Journalism. "Yes," said tho
young man. "Do you feel that you aro
equipped for that kind of employ
ment?" "I do; I've got a map and au
Imagination." Washington Star.
"I must say," said tho Filipino gen
eral, "that we seem as far ns ever from
a solution of this race problem." "Havo
you a race problem ?" "I should say so.
Even the army is thrown Into constant
coufusion by this wild desire of Individ
uals to come out first in every retreat."
Washington Star.
Dobley "I understand that young
Spendllng Is beiug pushed for money."
Mrs. Dobley "Why, I heard that h'
was spending a gay summer at Atlan
tic City." Dobley "Yes. that's it He
takes a constitutional every morning
on the board walk In ono of thoso
wheel-chairs." Crltc rion.
Parent (left In charge) "No, you can
not have any more cake." (Very seri
ously) "Do you know what I shall havo
to do If you go on making that dread
ful noise?" Little girl (sobbing) "Yes."
rarent-"Vell, what Is that?" Littlo
girl "Give mo some more cake!" (And
she was quite right.) Punch.
Missionary "Was It liquor that
brought you to this?" Imprisoned
Burglar "No, Bir; It was house-clean-lu'
spring house-cleanin'-sir." Mis
sionary "Eh house-cleaning?" Burg
lar "Yes, sir; the woman had been
house-cleanln' an' tho stair-carpet waa
up, an' the folks heard me." Tit-Bits.
The golf language; "Weh, Mabel,
how was the muslcale?" "Perfect
foozle! Miss Wiggins made a drive at
Mozart aud sliced every bar. When
I left Jennie Lnthers was trying to
stymie Helen Waterbury In a duet"
"Was It nearly over?" "Yes. Polllo
Dawson dldn'2 come, so there were
three up and only two to play, on the
program, when I putt out." Bazar.
Something to be considered: Pros
pective Tourist (at booking-office of
great ocean liner) "That stateroom la
near the stern of the vessel, Isn't It?"
Agent "Yes, sir." Prospective Tour
ist "You ought not to charge me full
price for It" Agent "Why not?"
Prospective Tourist "Because when
the steamer conies to land I'll have to
walk half a mile to get ashore." Chl
cngo Tribune.
Chinese Fremler "I see that tho
province of Wing Waug yields no rev
enue." Chinese Secretary of Treasury
"Yes, tho people are very poor; the
land Is worthless, and the harbors are
filling up with sand. I know not what
to do with Wing Wang." Chinese
Premier "Nothing easier; have boiuo
body kill a missionary there, and the
missionary's government will take
Wing Wang for an Indemnity." Boa
ton Transcript