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tt ” « :: tt tt n :: « « « « n « « « « By JAMES The * RAYMOND PERRY Musee Mystery tt t: n « n « ♦o*— Copyright, 1900, By James R. Perry. a « » « « Frocurlug a bunch of keys, I went up to the storeroom, which was on the sume floor ns the main gallery. Trying one key after another, I finally found one that would, by the exercise of con slderable strength, throw the bolt. En- tering the room, I found the stepladder wlthout difficulty. 1 seldom entered the room and now glanced about me in J^^^Tl'.e negro made no reply to that, mild curiosity. There stood the rude > :ii.- .|ue-t.oe- about the bunk on which Uu*»ar slept, for the storeroom was also Cteaar’s bedroom, i e f < ' 111 ■ i: • ’ : I and the other end of the room, which was of goodly size, was lumbered up with furniture and various articles Among them were three or four wax figures which had been removed from the collection on exhibition because of turned breakage, unpopularity or other cause. There were also some odd pieces of was the stage scenery that had been put here because they were not wanted for the > rather stage in the concert hall on the floor tor, but above. I gave these things only a the for- cursory glance and then went back Tlm to As I approached them Ciesar said (there was hardly a suggestion of the negro dialect In the African's tone), “Mr. Park, about every time 1 go away it seems as if something happens here.” "Thin ye'd better sthay at home,” said Tim, suddenly remembering. I Resume, the trick Ca*snr had played i short- iere left Boing in 0 I saw le In and J f " 1 ' I ! . 1 11 11! I I inc-ii-Ji l-.'i mkc ol Iler wild.- 1 <*y-‘.1 llil.i BM^^^don't deny that you were In ^^^^do you?" ^^Tiin was silent. He didn't deny it. “You must have seen the body lying here. Why didn't you hurry to tell some one at once, instead of sneaking off the way you did, for all the world as If you were a murderer yourself?” The question loosened Tim's tongre. “Muster Park, ye're rolgbt. Ol old see the thing a-loyin beer,but Ol warn’t goln to be arfter a-sayln innythlng to (anybody arboot it. Ol sez to mesllf, sez Of. ‘01'11 lit somebody Use folnd the thing this tofmc.’ Oi sez to mesllf, sez Ol, 'If Oi goes to Muster Miller an tells him tlier’s a did indy a-loyln up In front Iv group thlrrteen. he'll be arf ter a-sayln to me: “Tim. ye are forlver folndln did bodies in front Iv group thlrrteen. Ye folnd too mlnny did bod- les, Tim. We don’t want ye here iuuy longer.” ’ An so Oi’d lose tne job.” Unique as was the excuse, I knew out of my knowledge of Tim that li was one that would have force witl. him. Moreover, In spite of Tim’s sus plclous behavior, I could not bring m> self to believe that he was really mix ed up In the murder. The absence of any apparent motive, his smallness of stature and general lack of courage, added to the perfectly Innocent man ner In which be had announced bis dis covery of the two bodies previously found, led me to believe lilm quite in nocent. I determined not to mention to any one that I bad seen Tim com ing from the room, notwithstanding it might implicate me as an accessory after the fact. But I did say to Tim before I turned away, "Well. Murphy, unless the matter Is cleared up. It will look rather bad for you.” With which Tim, who was not lack Ing in some native acumen, answer ed, “Yis, Muster Park, it will that, an it’s mesllf that'll do what Oi can to ■ clear it up." That he was capable of doing much toward clearing up the mystery 1 greatly doubted, which only shows, as after events proved, that 1 didn't know my Tim. Several weeks passed, and the mys- tery of the triple murders remained unsolved. The detectives ran down one vague clew after another, only to find that each vanished in the mists of mere conjecture. One young de tective thought tbe murderer might be some half demented fellow, a sort of “Jack tbe Ripper,” who lurked among tbe shadows behind the images, awaiting a chance to spring upon his unwary victim. This would explain the singular look of horror that had been on the face of each victim. The detective was forced to admit that it must have been an exceedingly cun ning fellow who could thus have slip ped in and out unobserved on three cd different occasions am me that the criminal was in person who had come th- concernedly as any oth out attempting to conce nd, The theory perhaps the but when asked to put >ss. criminal the detective for “The only way to do l‘ aln him,” he said, and a v ept set In the room with gi t lie there all through the ors. musee was open to vi however, were noticeably texver how , and those that did come deemed to shun the room occupied by group 13. One morning a few weeks after the last murder I happened, to want a step ladder with which *10 reach some pa pers on a b’igh shelf in Mr. Miller's of fice. I,asked Tim to bring tbe ladder. He returned a few minutes later with- cut it “Sure, an Ol can't foind it,” he an nounced. "Can’t find it?" I repeated. "Isn’t it In the storeroom?” “01 suppose so, sorr,” he answered. “Then why can’t you find it?” I ask ed Impatiently. "Becuz the door's locked, sort',” he said. “What’s the door locked for?" “Sure, an Oi don't know. The nager locked it,” replied Tim, staring with stolid indifference at the office door- knob. It was Thursday, and Cresar was away. “I'd like to know what business he has locking that door when he's go ing away.” I said in vexation. "01 belave he alw’y locks it,” said the Irishman placidly, still eying the doorknob. IFltti a blow of Ids fist he, felled the a tt on- inked policeman. down stairs, followed by Tim with the ladder. After using it I told Tim to take it back to the storeroom, tbe door to which I had left unlocked. That afternoon Tim came to me, east ing furtive glances behind him as he walked. There was a look of mystery on his Irish face. “Muster Park,” lie began, "Ol warrnt to git three per- licemiu, tbe three blggist on the farce, an Ol warrnt tliim to come up to group thlrrteen. Oi'm goin to foind the murrderer." “Oolng to find the murderer!" 1 ex claimed. “Tim, are you crazy?” "Crazy, ez it? Not Oi! Ye wait an see. Ol’ve got him. Bure, if ye’ll lit me git the perllcemin.” The earnestness in Tim's voice and manner impressed me. Perhaps, after all, he had made a discovery, it was quite evident tie thought be had at least. I knew his vanity would uot let him carry out his plan (it was ap parent be had one) in any other than his own way, and so I said: “All right, Tim. Oet the policemen. But. if you get them here for nothing, look out for Mr. Miller. He’s got a temper.” A half hour later Tim returned with two big policemen. Tbe lieutenant at the station had thought three unneces sary. though I learned afterward that I’lni had begged earnestly for a third. "Come up to thlrrteen, all iv ye,” said Tim, laboring under very evident excitement. The two policemen and 1 (Mr. Miller was away) followed Tim up to the room where the now famous —or Infamous - group 13 was located. Tim's excitement increased, and I no ticed that ills breath came in little gasps. It struck me that the little Irishman was laboring under great fear as well as uuder intense excite ment. “One iv ye stliaud by the door an the itlier roiglit here,” Indicating almost tlie exact spot where tbe three bodies liad been found, "au both iv ye hev yer guns riddy to folre in an instaut.” While Tim was speaking bls eyes nev er for an instaut left the face of the central figure In group 13. It seemed ns if lie was fascinated by the swarthy image of the Moor. I stood near the door, with a half defined double mo tive. I might be of assistance in stop ping the murderer if one was really concealed In the room, and, besides, the door was au avepue of escape if anything frightful should happen. By this time Thu's actlous had impressed i me, and I was prepared to see some thing startling happen. And now there was enacted a singu lar scene. All visitors had been sent from tbe room on our arrival, and the policemen. Tim and 1 were tbe only visible occupants, besides the motion less Images maintaining their mute In difference. The policeman in front of group 13 held his revolver gripped tight in his hand, keeping his eyes on Tim. The other policeman also held his revolver in his hand ready to shoot if necessary. There was nothing re markable in this. It was Tim's behav ior that was singular, and for a few minutes I wondered if he had not gone crazy. He went to the far end of the room and began peering in back of one wax figure after another, or nt least he feigned to. I was watching him close ly, and It seemed to me that lie ever kept tbe tail of his eye toward group 13. Tim held in his hand the eight foot handle to a window cleaner, ami 1 ob served that he had whittled one end to a sharp point. He would poke this sin gular weapon in behind the images I and prod vigorously at an Imaginary foe. By this time I was sure that poor ■ Tim must be demented. Moving slow- ' ly from spot to spot, he gradually drew nenr group 13. approaching Othello , from behind. As he moved the Irish- mat) kept up a string of excited talk that ran somewhat like this: “Git out ’ Iv ther, ye baste! Git outl Ol'm arf- | ter ye! Git out! Git out! 01’11 catch ye ylt! Oi’m on yer track, ye bloody baste Iv a murderer!” By this time Tim was directly be hind Othello. I saw him give a most snvage lunge with the pointed end of tlie stick at the back of the Moor. In siantlyThere was a -soul sickening yell, ANIMALS IN X STORM. and tbe linage of Othello, that bad seemed as motionless as any of the oth Tlie, Dislike the IT« Weather • ■<! Seek m Place of >afrly. er images, leaped from his seat and with a blow of his fist felled tbe as- II. th wild and tame animals, foui touuded policeifian standing in front of fooii I or with wings, have a deep seat him. Then, eyes ablaze with Insanity, ed a version to wet weather. Even wa he came with a rush toward the door. -ter fowl will seek a dry hltliug place The iMjliceman stationed there had bail I when It rains. an Instant in which to recover his star Did you ever watch tlie actlous of tled senses, and bang: bang! bang! cattle before a big storm? If so. you went his revolver. Otjiello fell lu a must have seen them grow more and heap almost ut our feet, and theu, as more uneasy as the clouds gathered. his eyes rolled up. I recognized him. You also saw them run up ami down It was Caesar! the field, as if seeking to escape some That is about all there is to tell. We impending danger. Finally, when the learned that Ciesar had really been an storm breaks, they draw close together Inmate of an insane asylum and about and with lowered bends present a pic five years before had been released as ture of despair. cured. Duriug the last few months, Domestic animals when it ruins will unbeknown to any one, the malady had always keep Indoors, or, falling that, returned upon him. Tim may explain they will seek shelter by the barn or in his own words how he came to solve under lives or beneath tlie hedges and thickets In slitrt. In any convenient 1 the mystery: "Whin Oi tuk the sthipladder back, place where they may not be entirely Ol tharght Oi'd jus’ look about a bit, exposed to the downpour. not arfen bavin the < Im nee, au, ez Ol It Is the same with fowls. They dis poked about, what sliu'd Oi rlu upon like the rain, which soaks their feath beholnd some paces iv scenery but the ers. They seek sheltered places and form Iv Othello with his togs arf. creep under wagons or lieblnd boxes ‘That's quare.’ sez Oi. 'Othello's out nnd Isiurds. Chickens do not mind get with group thlrrteen, an Othello's here ting tlieir feet wet, for they will scratch without inny clo'es on. How’s that?’ Ol the ground soon after a shower In scratched me head, an thin Ol warked search of worms and beetles. out an tuk a luk at the Moor nager. Ol Wild birds do tlieir best to keep out tuk a good luk at him, an Ol sez, sez of the rail). Some of them build a roof Oi: 'That’s Sazer a-sittlu ther. ’Taln't over their nests; others choose a honii the Moor nager at aril.’ Thin Ol spoke under tlie eaves or under a projecting to you. Muster Park, an wlnt fur the cliff, where they may be safe from tin perlice." discomfort that the rain brings. It was plain enough now why the But most of them are without sheltei murders had all occurred on the days provided in advance by their own fore when Ciesar was absent, or. rather, on thought. These take refuge ill any the days when we supposed him to be place that they happen to find nt hand, absent. Thursday after Thursday he if you watch them before the storm, had probably sat there impersonating you will see them looking for such a the wax Othello and enjoying the ad place. If tbe storm comes suddenly, miration bestowed upon him by the tlie small and helpless ones seem be passing spectators. It was uot so won wildered, flying from tree to tree and derful, after all, that he had never been from limb to limb, quite unable to make discovered. The very boldness of the up their minds exactly where to hide uct helped him. The lifelikeness of the themselves.—Pittsburg Dispatch. waxen image was so great that no one marveled more at sight of the real ANIMAL ODDITIES. negro sitting there nor suspected the trick. During tbe night, when the It is said that hornets never use tbe African was alone, he would bear tbe wax figure to the storeroom, hide It be same nest a second season. Tbe largest egg laid by nny European hind some pieces of scenery, enrobe himself In the rich garments of the bird is that of tlie swan; the smallest Moor and by the time the first of us t.i.lt of the golden crested wreu. The silkworm is three inches long arrived in the morning be sitting In Othello's place, as mute and motion and is well provided with legs, having less as any image in tbe whole collec no less than sixteen of these valunble tion. He must have been able to sit members. for hours without the movement of so A French farmer has made experi much as au eyelid. Perhaps only a ments which show that caterpillars madman could have done it. Extraor avoid black object», but are attracted dinary vanity had probably prompted In numbers by white. him to Impersonate the Othello, and Greyhounds are pictured on Egyptian theu. once, twice and thrice, when he monuments carved 3000 B. C. The had seen a woman standing lu front of Arab b.iarbound Is tlie oldest type of him, alone In the room and helpless, domestic dog at present existing. the savage Impulse of Insanity bail Im Mosquitoes were unknown in Swit pelled him to slay, and he had leaped zerland until the completion of the St. from his chair upon his horrified vic Gothard tunnel under tlie Alps. Tlie tim. tunnel gave them a short cut to tlie The wax Othello was never again land of William Tell. put on exhibition, I believe, and within A pigeon In harvest time eats its own a month after Tim’s discovery the weight In grain a day, and a blackbird musee was closed to the public. or thrush will eat Its own weight daily oi ripe fruit. Many kinds of birds exist Truth nnd llepoae. A self denial no less austere than the In summer largely upon plants raised saint's Is demanded of the scholar. He by man for ills food. must worship trutli and forego all things for that and clioose defeat and pain so that his treasure in thought is thereby augmented. God offers to ev ery mind Its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please— you can never have both. Between these as a pendulum man oscillate». lie In whom the love of re pose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, he meets, most likely his father’s. lie gets rest, commodity ami reputation, but he shuts the door of truth. He in whom the love of truth predominates will keep liimself aloof from all moorings and afloat. He will abstain from dogmatism and recognize all the opposite negations be tween which as walls bls being is swung. He submits to the inconveni ence of suspense ; id imperfect opin ions, but he is a candidate for truth as the other is not and respects the high est law of his being.—Emerson’s “Es say on Intellect." Didn't Care If lie Did. Over In West Virginia on one of the railroads is a little town called Sawyer. Close to the town tbe train passes through a tunnel. One day a nice look ing young couple were on the trnln, nnd they never seemed to know that there was anybody else on the train. Oblivious to their surroundings they were like two souls with but a single thought. While the train was passing through the tunnel those near the young couple heard a succession of sus picious smacks something like a kiss with a dozen echoes. After the train had passed through the tunnel the brakeman came through the car and called out, “Sawyer,” and the timid looking young man looked up nnd said: “I don’t give a durn if you did. We nre married."—Bristol Courier. Running No Kink. A troupe of wandering musicians were playing before a Swiss hotel. At the end of the performance one of the members left the group, approached the leader of the band and pulled out a little pnper box. which he emptied Into his left hand, while the eyes of the leader followed every movement. He took a plate In his right hand, passed It around, and a large sum was collected, every one meanwhile won dering what lie held In his left hand. “Why, it’s very simple,” said tbe leader when questioned. “We are all subject to temptation, and to be sure of the fidelity of our collector he has to hold five tiles In ills left hand, and we count these first when he returns to make sure of the money.” Wllllnx to AccompHny Him. A poor old Irishman, with an old and battered cornet, was making night hid eous one evening In a quiet Edinburgh square. A smart young "guardian of the peace" stepped up to hint and in a very peremptory tone said: “Come, come, my mau, you must stop that or accompany me.” “Wld all the pleasure in loife, sor," replied I’at. “What are ye goln’ to sing?”—London Telegraph. Tbe royal library nt Windsor castle Is about to be enlarged by the Inclusion of a room ndjolnlng. hitherto used by the lord in waiting. This will enable many thousand more volumes to be added to the hundred thousand valuable works now on tbe shelves. Mo Tick There. “No doubt you see that I am one of the diffident men," observed the drum mer. "one of tlie sort who don't com pare watches witli the town clock and tell everybody for a block around that the clock is seven minutes off. I was up In a Massachusetts town a few weeks ago. and I had to make a cer tain train or loss n thousand dollar or der. I looked at my watch nnd in a furtive way compared It with the town clock. It looked to me as if there was a big difference between the two, but I decided to go by the clock. I went Into three or four places, loafed around nnd was killing time when an acquaint ance came along and said: “ T thought you were going to make that 2:30 train?' “ 'Yes, 1 am.' 1 replied. “ ‘When ?' “ ‘Tills afternoon, of course.' " 'By wliat time?’ “ ‘By your town clock. I've got half un hour yet.’ " 'Oh, you have!' lie laughed. ‘Well, let me tell you that our clock hasn't been running for a week, and you have lost your train by an hour and a quar ter.’ ” Spnnse Flslilna. Sponges are gathered by means of a long |M>le with a hook attached to the lower end. with which the sponge fish erman Is very expert. He lies upon Ills stomach In the stern of a boat looking through an ordinary water bucket with a glass bottom, which does away with the glare front the water and allows him to survey tlie bottom leisurely while tlie boatman rows or sculls tlie boat. A schooner Iles at anchor near by, from which a half dozen or more of these small boats fish. It returns to port when It Is loaded, or at night, ns the case may be. Soldteiw Are Like Children. To the medical man the soldier is very like a child—that is to say, he suf fers from precisely the same diseases as children. In nny large army hospital you will find rows of patients down with measles, scarlatina, diphtheria, mumps nnd sometimes whooping cough. In fact, the soldiers' hospital is as like ns can be to tlie children's hospital sired Tp. “A man is known by his works,” de clared the irrepressible talker, who was addressing a large nnd enthusias tic audience. “Yours must be a gas works,” shout ed a rude, uncultured person who oc cupied a back seat.—Baltimore Ameri can. Helps to Fdncatlon. A zoological garden Is a great orna ment to a city nnd n most desirable ad junct to school education. Tlie child who can see and study a moose, an en gle, an alligator or any other strong« beast of the field gets wliat no book can teach.—Meehan'» Monthly. Sort nt Clrcnlar Insanity. A French Judge has declared that a roan must be mad who writes poetry However that may be, tlie editor he »ends It to generally Is.—Los Angeles Times. It Is claimed that Joseph Gaspard Chanssgros de Derby, a French engi neer, made Hie first maps of Detroit in 1719 »nd 175-1. CHILDREN OF LONG AGO. Thr Ktluurtle They Were Tauaht la tbe Kltthteenth Century. Tbe ‘ polite academy" does not con fine Itself to purely ethical considera tions. Tbe minutest directions are given as to pelite behuvlur under all aorta of circumstances: “Take salt with a saltspoon or else with a clean knife, uot with that you are eating with, for that will foul tlie rest. “Do uot lauglt at table, much less sneeze, cough or yawn; but If you can not avoid it liolil up the napkin or ta blecloth before your face and turn aside from the table. “When you drink, bow to some one of the company and say sir or madam. "Never regard what another has on bis plate. It looks as If you wanted It. "if you have occasion to laugh, turn from the company. "Always look pleased, but not merry unless there Is occasion." Now as to the deportment of a young master: "Let your feet be placed at a small distance from one another, not too close nor too wide In spreading. “Put one hand easy and free into tlie bosom of your waistcoat ami tlie other uuder the flap of it. "Do not button more than tlie three lowest buttons of your waistcoat that your hand may not be raised too high. “Do not thrust your hand Into your breeches ns vulgar boy» do. but let ft fall with ease under tlie flap of your waistcoat.” To face this page there Is a beautiful “copper cut" of a young master tn the easy and elegant attitude recommend ed, and truly “there is a great deal of sweetness In liis looks.” This delightful volume was published by It. Baldwin at tlie Rose in Pater noster row and B. Collins in Salisbury 17<«5.—Ixtnginan's Magazine. KITCHEN HELPS. To clean a greasy sink a little paraffin oil, rubbed on with a piece of flannel, will save a grout deal of trouble. Ordinary ten murks on china may be readily dissolved by scrubbing with a soft brush dipped In snlt water nnd vinegar. If new tinware Is rubbed over with fresh lnrd and thoroughly heated In the oven before It is used, it will never rust nfterward, no matter how much it Is put In water. A good way to cl<*an zinc utensils Is to dip a piece of cotton In kerosene and rub the articles with It until the dirt is removed. Dry afterward with a clean cloth so as to get rid of all grease. For stained tinware borax produces the best results. If the teapot or cof feepot Is discolored on the Inside, boll it In a strong solution of borax for a short time, »ml all Its brightness will return. Pans and kettles partly tilled with water should not be placed on the range to soak, as It ouly makes them linrder to clean. They should be filled with cold water ami lie kept away from the beat. BOOKKEEPING I Ï Stenograph\, Penmanship, Telegraphy, Commercial Law, ii teacher'» course, preparation for Civil Service examin- /tij atiou, or entrance to any university; thorough work in seven courses including over fifty studies, given ut the old reliable STOCKTON BUSINESS COLLEGE. Be- sides these the rates are the most reasonable, the courses the most thorough, the accommodations the best, the home most complete and the advantages many. Write for particulars to ........ W. G. Ramsey, 111 nd rance« to Success. Many a man witli great brain power and fine physique who started in life with good prospects has failed to attain great success because of little idiosyn crasies, peculiarities of speech or man ner, things not In themselves vicious or wrong, but which render him disagree- able or unacceptable to those who have dealings with him. If it were possible for us to write of all the little things which have cut down the average of our success and to calculate Just how much each lias contributed to tin* whole. It would be most helpful. For example, one young mini's ad vancement has been cut down 25 per cent by bail temper, a surly, disagree able disposition; another's by careless ness In dress, an unkempt or slovenly appearance, nnd yet another’s by a sharp tongue or an unkind habit of criticising. Many a brilliant and capable stenog rnplior lias failed to advance because she had disagreeable habits that annoy ed her employer, who, while lie recog nized her ability, preferred a less able stenographer who had amiable and agreealde qualities. The lack of amia bility lias stood in tlie way of advance ment of many nn employee who won dered why he did not get along.—Sue cess. The F.ar. As delicate as tlie organ of vision I-) that of hearing, and as careful a watch should be kept upon it, so that no loss of that more exquisite sense may oc cur. When several blind persons were questioned as to which they would rather do without, their visual organs or those of hearing, the majority de clared In favor of liearing. We feel a compassion for the blind; for the «leaf we nre not often sympathetic. The spectacle of a sightless Individual touches us to tears; that of one who cannot hear provokes almost a feeling of drollery. Yet uo doubt tlie loss of one organ is as pathetic a tiling as tlie loss of the oilier. Many erroneous Ideas still exist In tbe public mlml that Interfere seriously with tlie work of the skilled aurist. Names For Farms. Too many people think that tlie ear Is "We wish that every farm in Maine would be named," says the Lewiston so delicate an organ tlint nothing Journal. “This Is not a mere matter of whatever can be done to alleviate anv distress arising therein and allow a sentiment, by any means, but It Is trivial disorder that might be rectified strictly business. "Tbe man whose farm Is known by by an aurist to bring about a ease of Rome name Is certain to take a greater partial deafness that settles Into per Interest In Its products and to conduct manency. all of his operations on n better plan. On Gettlnix the Ma.lc»l Pitch. every place there Is certain to bo some Musical pitch lias a curious tendency peculiarity that will suggest a name. to creep up. It is said that Bach's mu A spring of pure water, a grove of oak or maple trees or something else of a sic sounds mu<‘li differently now from similar nature will give It a local flavor. wliat It did when Bncli wrote It, be Then paint Ils name on tbe end of the cause tlie instruments are now pitched burn facing tbe road. Let It la» where higher. In 18S2 It was found that the every passerby can see It. Your farm pitch of high A al tin* Vienna Court will then soon become known far and Opera had crept from flic prescribed wide and will aid yon in a thousand 435 double viliriilions n second to -113, and in 1885 tills number had further In ways. “Besides, how much more dignified It creased to 45<i. Accordingly a musical conference Is to be spoken of as the proprietor of Oak Grove farm than to be alluded to Wits lield. and a resolution was taken as ,11m Jones. By all means name your to re-establish tlie old pitch of 435 vi farms, and It will make you all better brations per second. Upon Illis an nouncement tlie Relchsanstalt, tlie im farmers." perial physical and technical institute of Germany, set up standard Instru Tails of Comets. ments ami lias since tested ami cor- In ■ memoir on the origin of tbe au reefed many hundreds of tuning forks, rora borealis Professor Arrhenius give» shortening them if they are too low in n theory of the formation of the tallH pitch nnd thinning (lie arms if they of comets A comet revolves around are too high. the sun under tbe Influence of the at All the military orchestras of Ger traction of gravitation. The comet's many are pitched alike, nnd the Relclis- tall usually points directly away from anstadt keeps the tuning forks correct. the sun as if repelled by that body. This solicitous care of the government The force of repulsion can be calculat In preserving standards Is one reason ed. The cause of the repulsion has so why tlx- world now goes to Germany in far been unexplained. Tbe electro mttslcnl matters. —I’earson’s. magnetic theory of light (Clerk Max well’s) Involves the consequence that An t’nfortunntc Aniiwer. a pressure is produced In the direction Of an official who died as tlie head of of the propagation of nny wave of one of tlie Great Northern systems ami light, ami this pressure can be calcu who was one of tin- fathers of modern lated. railroading tlie following story Is told: The radiant energy of the sun can once, when muster mechanic, lie was also be computed. It follows that the staying In the country. An afternoon pressure away from the sun on n body walk brought him to tlie edge of n cut of unit density nnd n cubic centimeter ting through which ran ills line. Ou n In dimension Is such as to make It lose side track lay a waiting engine. Tlie about one ten-thousandth part of Its fireman and engineer were smoking weight. Spectrum analysis shows tlint placidly, while the safety valve was the tails of comets nre made up of gas giving open evidence of the size of the eous hydrocarbon compounds. Rea fire within. As tlie engine was doing sonable assumptions ns to the sizes, nothing In pnrtlcular, this waste of etc., of the molecules of such gases coal roused tin- Ire of tlie man on tlie give a basis for calculation. The gon bank. "Who Is your master mechanic?” eral result Is tlint a» n comet approach lie Inquired of tlie loafing fireman. es the sun the solid or liquid hydrocar “Oli, some gray bearded, baldlieaded bons of Its head are vnporlzcd by heat. old blonkety blank blank fool down In The larger particles fall toward the Boston.” wns tlie cheerful answer. sun. The very smallest nre repelled "Well," returned the other ns not it to form the tall. If the head of the muscle of Ills face changed, "I’m that comet is homogeneous, only one tall gray lieardeil, baldlieaded old blankety will lie formed; If heterogeneous, a mul blank blank fool from Boston, and you tiple tall. want to bank those fires, nnd bank Oar First Horses. The first horses imported into Amer ica, says a Ixtndon Journal, were taken over by Columbus on his second voy age In 1493. Thirty years later forty- two horses were landed In Florida, but they all died soon after their arrival. De 8oto, who made nn expedition to the new world In 1540 41, left a number of fine Spanish horses behind him when obliged to quit tlie country after bls conquest of IxHilslatin. nnd this stock Is thought to have formed the founda tion of tlie wild horse of the southwest ern states. In ItMH a French Immi grant brought to Acadia a numlier of animals from which the modern Cana dian pony Is thought to be descended. 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As nn of Jnacph .Irkyll’n llepnrtee, An nttorm-i named Else, rather di fice contain» one or more of these ta minutive in liis stature nnd not particu ble» It Is not diflleult to understand larly respectnble in his clinrncter. once that the name should, in oue country, met Jekyll. "Sir," said lie, "I hear you have been given to the room that con have called me a pettifogging »conn tained the bureau.—Loudon Standard. drel. Have you done so. sir?” "Sir,” said Jekyll, witli a took of con Illa Conscience Clear. tempt. "1 never said you w«-re a |iel- "Can you truthfully say that you tifogger or a scoundrel, but I said you went Into ottice with an absolutely were 'little Else.’ ” clear conscience?" 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