« « « « « « « « « « « « < « GOODMAN’S FORTE... By T. JINMNS HAMS ► ► ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ^v« t*«W. IM®. W >. Ma M the nondescript dago type—small, wiry men. dark hair, dark skin and having the cigarette habit while chattering nervously In bad Spanish. The other two were a stout, florid mau. with a clean shaved, clerical looking face, and Ida wife. They were evidently either English or Amerlcau by their speech and general appearance, but long real- deme In South America bad glveu both the air aud accent of lassitude to their talk. Tbe man bad a way of looking lienlgnly upon every one through gold rimmed spectacles, and when Captain Breeze addressed him be smiled gently aud beamed upon him. “Now. Mr. Goodman.” Mid the skip |*r, "here ye are aboard the fluent ship on tbe coast. I got yer letter an' < beck for passage money, au’ If It's tbe Hume to ye we'll keep thia little dick­ er among ourselves. My forte Is run nln’ a ship, an' 1 don't want no own- era amlxiu’ in the affairs of tbe cabin. Ye get yer luissage reduced one-half, seer" “I s,>e, of course,” said Mr. Goodman, beaming upon him. “I never interfere with those In charge.” "No,” said Mrs. Goodman; “It would tie very unjust.” That afternoon tbe bark pulled out and started down the river Plate. The immpero season was at band, and the heavy banks of vapor rose In tbe west­ ern sky as the sun sank tieblud them. The lightning was vivid and incessant by dark, and Mr. Enlis had her down to her topsails, drifting like a log through the swirling, muddy current. By midnight, however, she bad cleared the polut. and tbe first weight of the squall struck her. Tbe wind came from almost due west, and she tore along before It through a comparative ly smooth sea In tbe river mouth. By morning she bad cleared tbe land and was heading more to tbe northward, with a heavy gale on her quarter. Mr. Algernon Goodman cameou deck to have a look around. Tbe heavy masses of leaden vapor flying before the isimpero made the light dim and gray even at 10 In tbe morning. The quick run of the following sea made tlie hark Jerk and roll liadly. but she was too close under the land to fear lielng isHi|s*d. although once In awhile a comber would start over the t’gal- hint rail abaft the main rigging and go roaring along over on to the main deck, lilting it full of water. But the Northern Light was not deep. She sat high and buoyant, and with her fore and main topsails close reefed and a foresail-with Its sheets Blacked off to let it lift over the gale she went to the northward at tbe rate of twelve knots an hour. Mr. Goodman wiped his glasses to dear them of the flying drift, aud then be adjusted them and beamed satisfaction upon the wide, snowy path that gurgled and roared on bo'tb sides and astern. "Dirty weather a-comln’,” said Jim­ my Breeze as he stepped < Jt from the mizzen to greet his passenger. “We're tnakln' tbe run of our lives an’ just as safe as a bouse. Them dagoes is sick, but when the steward gets them fixed we can go below out of tbe wet.” "Pretty monotonous aboard ship In dirty weather, bey? I suppose a mun APTAIN BREEZE was of a auspicious nature. He wn tuore. He was both truculent and suspicious, and because of the latter quality be waa much given to Indulging himself In tbe for­ mer. It waa aaid that be bud trusted not wisely, but too well, and bad be­ come warped. Mr. Enlis. his first mate, gave It as bis private opinion that, although Jimmy Breeze had been through many tight places and In­ dulged In mauy a dangerous fracas on his ship's main deck, his courage was not “gilt edged.”, Just what he based this conclusion upon be did not say. A former second Officer, one Garnett—a thoroughly dis­ reputable sailor, who feared neither Opd, man nor devil-had tried to ex- plain this matter to some of bis watch, who, of course, in duty bound, saw that tbe said attempted explanation was duly carried aft to the captain. This led to some bickering and eventu­ ally to a vacancy In the second officer's cabin. Since then the meaning of Mr. Enlis’ encomium was left to work Itself out among those who were unfortunate enough to have heard it. “I don’t want no more deadbeats prltb twisted Ideas a-comln' aboard this here ship as mates,” said Captain Breeze tlie morning after tbe Northern Light bad fiulsbed loading and was about to pull out of the river Plate. “Aye, aye, Bir,” said Mr. Enlis, who Mt at tbe end of tbe uabin table. “An* I don’t want no remarks made forrads concernin' the runnln' of this vessel neither,” continued the captain, “If 1 bear any more concernin’ me or my affairs, there’ll be some whangin' s takin' place. D’ye take me tor a fool, Mr. Enlis?” “No. sir; ye ain't no fool, an' that’s • fact." said the mate. “D'ye think 1 can’t size up a man­ or womun either, for that matter—be­ cause I’ve trusted in one or two male or female raskils, hey?" “I never could say any secb thing, cap’u,” replied the mate penitently. "I didn't ask ye what ye cud say,” roared Jimmy Breeze. “I’m talkin’ of what ye might say. an’ if ye do”— Here be looked straight at Mr. Enlis and set bls wide Jaw tight until bls large mouth drew Into a line. Mr. En Ils looked meekly at the salt Junk on bls plate and said nothing. There was very little left to be said, and he was satisfied to leave that little where It was. “I'll have a second mate a lain rd tie fore noon that'll lie a credit to thl> here ship,” continued the skipper, "so ye’ll be on the watch for him. He’s a gentleman, that's what he is. an* a man I ain’t ashamed of at tbe table­ like some I know—or on the poop. An', besides that, be don't talk coo much. I got him up at Jackson's, an’ he's been I captain of oue of them bone vessels be­ fore.” “I once went out In a bone vessel," said Enlis by way of turning the sub­ ject, "an* I call to mind how the scor­ pions an' centipeds took charge. They was more'n a million in tbe bones, an' every oue was bit. He’ll tie all right If be ever sailed in a bone ship. 1 reck­ on he’ll do.” “Ye reckon he will do. bey?” “I do, sir.” “Well, ye’ve got another reckon. Reckon again. Don't go fakin' any­ thing for granted alxiard here. See?” “If ye mean for me to take him In hand, say so.” “I mean to have ye do yer duty or whang yer bide loose; that's what!” said Jimmy Breeze. As Mr. Enlis’ du­ ty was perfectly plain, there was noth­ ing more worth discussing. The meal ended in silence. At four bells In tbe morning tbe erew had all been must*>red and the new second mate bad arrived He was a tall man. thin and gaunt. Ills face was smooth shaved, and tbe lack of beard disclosed a strangely angular He pulled out a roll of brand new note» jaw, with many lines and creases about tbe mouth. Ills eyes looked out who plays never gets lonesome, from straight brows and bad a peculiar though. Ye said In yer letter ye bad shifting motion, focusing for a mo yer instruments with ye. Wbut kind ment upon tbe skipper and drawing to <>f music do ye make?” “Oh. I play most anything.” said Mr. small glinting points, to Instantly shift again and resume their apparent rest Goodman, beaming kindly uj>on him. “Couldn't ye give us a sample later less search for something. His voice had a harsh drawl, but be evidently on ?” "Ob. not In weather like this, cap bad It well In hand, for in spite of Its grating sound tbe words were gentle tain. This dampness would spoil the strings of any tiddle made.” and tbe tone conciliatory. "1 see.” said Jimmy Breeze, looking “My forte is tbe runnln' of a ship tbe way she should go." said Jimmy somewhat disappointed. Music sat Breeze after meeting him at the gang­ v hat he moat loved. A sailor with n way. “If ye know yer business, ye'll squenkv fiddle or accordion wus al soon see the lay of that. My forte ways bls pet. At noon tbe sky showed In patches Is runuin* a ship without any extra advice from forrnrds. see? I know through the hanks of greasy looking a thing or two about men when I see clouds. and the wind fell to a good them, an’ I'll Just make It known now breeze. It was Mr. Enlis' watch on deck, and that I'm tbe whole thing alxiard here This Is Mr. Enlis, first mate. There’s the new second mate came out on the the men, an’ tbe sooner ye get down after hatch to get the air. It was warm on that main deck tbe better. Ye say and muggy, and the breeze on deck Altogether It was a ye haven’t any paper or a discharge?" was pleasant. TtA-wvwcomer looted sharply. V.Jslsn.. dreary day. with a dripping sky and a with bls glinting eyes, shifting them rolling ship running before a following sea. from mate to skipper while lie spoke. The passengers appeared disconso­ “No; I haven't no mate's certificate nor discharge. I'll have to go on tick," late. The dagoes, being about for a be drawled slowly. '"»Vueu ye gel t'mc, racked cigarettes, oud Mr. Qo>d- tired of me. put me ashore, hey? Ain’t mau chatted pleasantly with Mr. Ka­ lis. that It? Any passengers?” Wheu tbe skipper had taken bls noon “Well, I’ll trust ye. I know some thin’ about handlin' men. an' I reckon observation and worked 't out with a I know a good one when I see him great show of genius, he suggested that There's some passengers cornin' along, the charts be chucked aside and all an’ tbe rules Is politeness at all times. hands indulge In a game of cards. Mr. Goodman assented to this p r aps They ain’t enemies of the company, an' I won't bare them treated that way ait ion. saying that cards were what be most loved on rainy days. see?” Mr. Siitelo and Mr. Hernandez were Tbe new mate glanced quickly aft but seeing no one on deck be nodded Induced to join the game, but even to the skipper and declared that waa these with the aklpper made only four, tbe way be liked to bear a captain and five was considered tbe proper crowd at a poker table. Finally Jim­ talk. “And now,” Mid the aklpper, “ye my Breeze suggested that the new turn to aa’ get yer dunnage stowed, mate was a gentlemanly fellow and an’ then get to work bendin' them (list he saw no reason why he abould royals for* an* aft. We’ll get to sea not play. "To be sure.” assented Mr. Goodman. before nlgbt. My forte la gettin' away He waa called, and tbe live sat down while tbe breeze holds an' on time. A good start an’ a quick paeMge, says I.” while tbe steward produced a greasy By noon tbe royals were sent up and pack of cards. Jimmy Breese ran them through bls bent and the passengers all alxiard. There were several of them. Three Angers carelessly to see If certain pin were coast traders bound to Bio, the marks which he had deftly made on bark’s destination, and they were otu each ace were in proper condition for C discernment, then the edges of cer Uln cards known to be kings. All ap­ peared to be in perfect order for a game, and tbe aklpper waa consequent­ FOGS, WINDS ANO STORMS OF VA­ ly in good humor. Hd bad played with RIED PECULIARITIES.. cards like these before, and It seemej so easy with a benign and pleasant person aa Mr. Goodman. Hie dagoes Tbe “Williams” That laaads Heel« l>ea Tierra del Fae«s—The “Feb*” he would bleed lightly, for they were Will of Swltserland aad «be Ve- always dangerous losers. roeloae “Paraa” •< albert*. “Mr. Hildebrand," said tbe skipper, addressing the second mate, "these are In mountainous countries, such as gentlemen.” And be looked compre­ Scotland, a fog usually forms at tbe hensively at bls passengers. top of a bill and works downward. (TO HK CONTINUED ) Tbe cold mountain tup, cooling s warm current of wet air, renders Its moisture QUAINT LONDON LEGACIES. visible, aud this cold fog, being of low­ Same st Them Iks« tbs Old Tinas er temperature than the air below aud Bsttmale st Senssss. therefore heavier, drops gradually to Some curious glimpses into the life tbe valley. Colorado, however, cau of old London are afforded by the re­ show an exception to this general rule. ports made in the charity commission There in winter tbe frost ou tbe low on tbe endowed charities In tbe county ground is so intense that a fog ofteu of Loudou. For instance, In the re­ forma lu tbe valleys aud works slowly ports dealing with the city parishes up the mountain side. This la known we have an estimate of the value set by tbe Indian name of “pogonip.” ou sermons by city men In olden times. Peru has hundreds of square miles That estimate varied from 5 shillings along Its coast of rainless country. In to £1 10s. Que Thomas Bright bad thia tract rain is uever known to fall left a bequest for a sermon to be preach­ ri'om one century’s end to another. Yet ed on the 5tb of November every time the region is not entirely barren of veg­ It fell ou a Sunday, tbe minister to get etation. Some parts of it. Indeed, are Ills. 4d.. tbe clerk 3s. 4d. aud tbe sexton comparatively fertile. Thia is due to la. 4d. But David Glttln bad a more the extraordinary fogs known as “ga­ modest idea of tbe value of a sermou rúas.” They prevail every nlgbt from in the same parish. He required two May to October after a summer that is sermons for 10 shillings, one to be sultry and extend up to a level of 1,200 preached on tbe second Sunday In Ad­ feet above tbe sea. Above 1,200 feet vent and the other ou tbe secoud Sun­ rain falls. day iu Ix-nt. The reader got 2 shil­ The “calina” of Spain Is a fog we lings, tbe churchwarden 2s. 8d. and may be grateful that we do not have. the poor sexton fourpence for each oc­ It is a dry. yellow mist which some­ casion. John Ireland thought 13s. 4d. times bides tbe sun for days at a time over vast tracts of country and makes enough for two sermous. In 1660 John Winn left a curious be­ tbe sky look as though covered with quest to the parish of St. Benuet, Paul’s leaden gauze. Another peculiar freak of weather Wharf. A pound was set apart for an annual sermou, the text to be taken we must be thankful to escape Is tbe from tbe fifth chapter of St. John and “willlwau.” This form of storm is tbe twenty-seventh verse. He also left confined to that faroff island Tierra del enough to buy twelve penny loaves for Fuego. The coast Is indented with twelve poor people of the parish who deep fiords crowned with high moun­ attended a sermou every Friday lu tbe tains. Down from their gorges drops parish church. But he expected more the “willlwau.” A low. hoarse mutter­ for his pound than the annual sermon, ing is heard in tbe distance. Sudden­ for before or after tbe sermon the min­ ly. without the least preliminary puff, ister had to spend an hour examining a fearful blast of wind drops upon the or lustructlug the poor people in tbe sea. The water is not raised into waves, but driven Into fine dust. For­ Christian doctrine. The most generous donor of tbe tunately the shock lasts but ten or preacher was James Wood, who thought twelve seconds, aud calm follows at a sermon lu St. Nicholas-Cole-Abbey once, for no vessel could stand such a was worth £1 10s. every alternate year. wind for even half a mlnuie. During In 1625 he bequeathed to tbe Company tbe coming and going of a “willlwau” of Bowyers a sum to enable them, tbe barometer may bo watched to drop among other things, to repair to tbe a tenth of an inch or more aud rise parish church named, after they bad again at once. Similar in name if not In uature is sworn In their wardens and master ev­ ery second year, there to hear a ser­ the "willy willy” with which Kalgoor- mon and pay the parsou £1 10s. aud lie gold diggers are acquainted, to their the clerk aud sexton Is. 5d. each. In cost. “Dust devils.” some people call tbe parish of St. Michael Basslshaw them. Half a dozen may be seen danc­ one Edward Heyllu In tbe eighteenth ing harmlessly along over tbe desert century left money the interest ou when suddenly one will dive Into the which was to be applied to purchasing city and fill all tbe shop windows tn two slxpeuuy loaves each Sunday for Hannan street with dust and sand, ttvo poor men or women who should at­ blinding every passerby. Tbe “willy willy” is a thief of the worst kind. It tend divine service.—London News. will steal tbe washing from a line or tbe roof from a shed. In some parts of IN MEXICO. the country wire ropes are anchored School children study their lessons over tbe roofs of huts to save them from the attacks of these odd little aloud. The chambermaids at hotels are all whirlwinds. Most people have beard of tbe "fobn” chamber men. The best grades of coffee are sold at wind of Switzerland, that warm, dry gale which comes over tbe mountains tobacco stores. and In spring will melt two feet of The Mexican meal consists of more snow in a day. Its cause is most pe­ kinds of meat than vegetables. culiar. Tbe “fobn” comes from tbe Railways, street cars and cabs all south. As it strikes tbe Alps it is wet, provide three classes of conveyance. like most gules which have crosse the In the cities real estate Is sold by the sea. but tbe south face of the moun­ square meter Instead of the front foot. tains receives its rain, and as it crosses Fruit and vegetables are not sold by tbe summits it Is dry. Tbe moving air measure, but by tbe dozeu or by current is also compressed and there­ weight. fore dynamically heated. As it falls Many tailors take tbe clothes of their into the northern valleys In a cataract edstomers to tbe patron's borne to try of air it gains beat at tbe rate of half them on. a degree for every 100 feet of descent Mexican men of the lower classes It usually blows for two or three days, wear the biggest hats in the world, the causing great suffering by its dry beat women none at all. and oppression. While it lasts tbe tem­ Bunday la tbe great amusement day. perature is about thirty degrees above All big entertainments are reserved for tbe average. Tbe "Chinook” of Brit­ ish Columbia and tbe western side of this general Loliday. Theater managers are fined If they tbe United States is very similar to tbe do not produce the cafe, and features "fobn.” England has adopted the American advertised.—Modern Mexico. word "blizzard” for a gale with snow. But tbe blizzard, however, must yield UiseeverlaK a Gold Miao, Gold was discovered in California in to tbe ferocious “buran” of the central 1848 and in Colorado In 1858. Tbe dis­ steppes of Asia and tbe “purga" of covery was accidental in both cases, northern Siberia. To be caught in gales and the fact created tbe Impression such as these means death in a very that mines were "lying around loose.” few minutes, however warmly clad, for Adventurers drifted about iii hope of tbe very air becomes unbreatbable, so “stumbling upon a mine.” Mr. Thayer filled is it with spikes of ice drift. “Khamsin” is tbe hot wind from tbe in bis “Marvels of tbe New West” mentions several Instances of lucky desert which blows out of tbe Sabara “stumbling.” Three men while look­ upon Egypt. Tbe word means fifty, ing for gold in California discovered from the idea that It lasts for fifty the dead body of a man who evidently days. Tbe “khamsin” is terribly hot had been prospecting. “Poor fellow!" and dry and sometimes brings pesti­ said one of the trio. "He has passed in lence with it Red snow we have all beard of. It his checks." “Let's give him a decent burial,” said another. “Some wife or Is caused by a microscopic infusorial mother will be glad if ever she knows growth and only occurs in snow that it.” They began to dig a grave. Three has lain unmelted for a long time. In feet below tbe surface they discovered Spitsbergen recently green snow baa signs of gold. The stranger was buried been noted tinted by similar organisms. “Gold dust” snow has often been In another place, and where they had located a grave they opened a gold seen, but only in spring. At one time it was a mystery bow the surface of mine. new fallen snow came to be strewn with a shining yellow deposit. Now It Tea Draakards. Tea drunkards are uearly as uumer is known to be due to tbe pollen of ous aa opium fiends and social gamblers pine trees.—Pearson's Weekly. among our less guarded maids and ma Cklakea Pas aad flasaltp**. trous of tbe Idle aristocracy of wealth. Tbe eruption of rbtekeo. pav has an It Is a terrible dissipation. Some o* the victims boll the tea until every bit imperfect resemblance to that of small­ of the quercitannic add is extracted pox. but cau never be .mistaken for it from tbe leaves, which renders tbe bev­ by tbe experienced eye. In smallpox erage bitter aud dangerous. It is su tbe eruption of papules first appears the “papulea” zlwayx • XkU'iLgVut -Unit OO'tUUCOUX CHlUbMUK an tbs can readily overcome its effect. Wom­ become “bladders,” and tbe latter al­ en who revel and luxuriate like it be ways develop into pustules—that la. cause It is a good “pick me up.”—New sooner or later their contents get changed Into pun Then tbe center of York Press. tbe pustules undergoes a peculiar sink­ ing that In some measure resembles tbe The likvrbsa Child. They Were suburbanites, and they sat depressions in a cushion or padded at breakfast, when a letter was baud chair where tbe “buttons” are seen. In ed to the mother, which she read with chicken pox there Is no such uniform­ rapidly increasing consternation. “How ity of sequence, and tbe depressions are unspeakably dreadful!” she exclaimed. absent. “Cecilia Rodney’s entire family baa been practically wiped out Her moth­ •ere. er has died, and her father, her brotn- “How did the doctor tell you to take er and her cousin, all In tbe same the medicine, Larry—Internally or ex­ ternally?" month r* Ethel (four years old, who In her “Nayther wan, nor." brief career has experienced all the “But it must have been one or tbe joys and woes of the suburbs»- Did tbe other.” “Divll a bit, sor. Nayther wan.” cook die, too. mamma? “But look here, Larry; that's absurd. “If you are In doubt," says Talley It must have been one or tbe other, you rand, '"whether to write a letter or not know." "Nayther wan, I tell ye. He tould me don't!” And tbe advice applies tc many doubts In life besides that of let to snuff it up me none."—Bt Louis Re­ public. ter writing. Bulwer. FREAKS OF WEATHEK HOLDING A CIGAR. Palais Io a Mao's Character the Act Is Said to IXIsclooe. Did you ever notice tbe different ways meu bold cigars or cigarettes? Did you ever observe bow you yourself hold oue? There are about a dozen different ways, and probably no two meu bold their cigars exactly alike. A judge of human natuie may pick up Interesting points as to character from watching smokers. Oue man will bold his cigar firmly between thumb and forefinger. He la usually a resolute, teuaclous mau, strenuous or merely phlegmatic, as tbe ease may be, but never lazy. His fin­ gers are stumpy. Another uiau bolds tbe cigar loosely between bls first and second fingers. He is apt to be graceful, lazy, Irreso­ lute, a man of artistic temperament, but uot a hustler. His fingers are long aud tapering. A third man will carry his cigar with the lighted eud turned in toward tbe pulm, the band held scoop shape around it. He picked up that trick when smoking ou tbe sly as a boy, fearing papa might break suddenly into the game. He is usually of a secretive na­ ture and not marked by any special tendency to frankness. A fourth will hold bls cigar awk­ wardly, nervously gripping it and often staring at It Inquisitively to see bow It is burning. He is not a “natural smok­ er,” nor is he apt to be what Is known as a "good fellow.” He is usually anx­ ious to conciliate others and has not great foree of character. Watch the man behind tbe cigar and see if all these character drawings are not correct.—New York World. A CHEAP SQUARE MEAL. Saaeessfal Schema That Waa Worked by Two Hungry Meo. "One of the cleverest 'grafts' I ever saw was worked tbe other day in a quick lunch restaurant on Park row,” said the Observer. “I noticed two men talking earnestly just below the place as I w as going in to get my lunch. One of them followed me in and took a seat Just below me at tbe table. A few sec­ onds later the other entered and took a seat Just opposite his friend, whom he did uot appear to know. Tbe first man ordered a very extensive dinner, com­ mencing with soup and ending with charlotte russe and coffee. He got the very best that the place could afford, and bls check for >1.35 was placed in front of him. The other man took his time about ordering, taking corned beef aud beans—10 cents’ worth. His check was placed in tbe center of the table, between the two men. "Number one ate hastily and finished first. He got up, put on bls bat and then calmly picked up the ten cent check that belonged to his friend. Without turning a hair be went to the desk, paid 10 cents and walked out A few minutes later number two, who had been reading the paper, prepared to leave and took up the remaining check. He appeared greatly surprised and called, the waiter, asking for an explanation. There was nothing for the knight of the napkin to do but give the man a new ten cent check, as It was very evident that be had not eaten >1.35 worth of food. I suppose that the two met outside and at tbe next place visited number two got the “square” meal.—New York Mall and Express. We Meet the Preside*« Easily, One striking characteristic of Wash­ ington life is tbe ease with which an interview can be held with the presi­ dent, the members of tbe cabinet and the holders of office. How they get through their current work with all these interruptions la a mystery, but they do. It is undoubtedly better that a subject should be discussed de vive voix with the chief than that it should filter through many channels, to arrive as a more or less garbled version at headquarters. Tbe result bears good fruit, for things are often settled off­ hand which take weeks and months in another country. Also, it is human na­ ture to take more interest in a person­ ality than in a mere name.—Hon. Maud Pauncefote iu Nineteenth Century. Dlaala* For Kaarl Gem. The ordinary method of searching for kauri gum in New Zealand la by first feeling for it a little below the surface with a steel pointed piece of iron called a "gum spear” and then dig­ ging it out with a spade. A skillful and Industrious digger can earn as much as £3 to £4 per week at tbe work, and even children can earn a few shillings a day; but, as the gumfields offer a ref­ uge for all sorts and conditions of men, many who are old and infirm resort to them, and so the average earnings are reduced to £1 15s. or £2 a week. Tbe gum is used principally in tbe manu­ facture of varnish, but it is also found useful for many other purposes, such as dressing “glazed” calicoes, etc.—Lon­ don Times. Caaraae I* Klepbaata. An elephant with a good mahout gives perhaps tbe best instance of dis­ ciplined courage—courage, that is, which persists in the face of knowledge and disinclination—to be seen in tbe animal world. They will submit day nf*er-4cy to here palnfu! -wouads dressed in obedience to their keeper and meet danger in obedience to or­ ders, though thslr intelligence is suffi­ cient to understand the peril and far mo 'great lor mau to trick ttfeln Into a belief that it is nonexistent. No ani­ mal will face danger more readily at man’s bidding.—London Spectator. A ■lesstaa I* Dta**la*. Towne—Look at that poor blind beg­ gar piaying the accordion. Browne—Yes, and he’s deaf too. Towne—Gracious! Isn’t that awful! Brown—Oh, I dou't know. Just think how much he’d have to suffer if be wasn’t deaf; he'd have to listen to his music.—Philadelphia Press. Saperfleea«. The Man—Let me sell you thia new and very interesting work. Tbe Other Man—I don't need to. My barber bought one last week.—Kansas City Independent FACTS IN FEW LINES BLAKE, ín OTS PAPERS MOFFITT M WRAPPING... • A swallow If in a hurry travels 128 tTOWNE miles au hour CARO ffiTOOK IMF«« ?««• AM0 •<«£!■• I« It Is aaid that Texas alone markets >30.000.060 worth of cattle aunually. Four uew lighthouses have been erected recently on the coasts of the Red sea. In tbe common schools of Sweden English is studied during four hours tach week. Uncle Bam employs nearly 7,500 wo­ men in the various departments at Washington. "Street car colds" are principally re­ sponsible for tbe Increased mortality ’from pneumonia. Twenty-six pounds was paid for a pack of German playing cards dated 1558 tn London recently. Bioux Indiana, imitating tbe whites, are uow visiting South Dakota for tlie purpose of obtaining divorces. By ISO votes to 81 tbe Italian cham­ ber baa passed tbe bill for tbe munici­ pal Izatlou of tbe public services. Semaphores are to be used at Wool­ wich arsenal to signal to tbe employees when it is time to leave off work. Revolvers which Are seven shots In five seconds and can kill at 000 yards have been served out to tbe Berlin po­ lice. As a precaution against infection small silver currency is now being dis­ infected by the municipal authorities at Bt. Petersburg. Liverpool, England, is to be provided with a uew "king's pipe” for tbe de­ struction of tobacco sweepings from some new warehouses at tbe docks. While a Colchester (England) mother was out buying some coal from a mun named Death her child, which was left at home unattended, received fatal burns. Tbe Boston club, which claims to have founded tbe Republican party and to be the oldest dining club in tbe country, held its two thousandth meet­ ing recently. Among the prizes given to the boys attending a voluntary school in a Mid­ Glamorgan village recently was one consisting of a box of soap, a piece of flannel and a towel. The growth of tbe tobacco Industry in South Carolina has been phenome­ nal. Tbe Darlington market alone re­ ports sales of more than 7,(MX),000 pounds of tbe 1002 crop. Apples upon tbe surface of which are perfectly reproduced tbe photographs of tbe emperor and empress of Russia and tbe president of the French repub­ lic have been shown In France. A rich Chinaman at Wellington, New Zealand, baa given >50,000 to pay for the transportation to China of 6,000 bodies of Chinese who had not left enough money for sending their bodies home. Germany's trade with Venezuela is trilling in amount. Tbe statistics for five years show that but one-fifth of 1 per cent of Venezuela’s exports were to Germany, and but one-tenth of 1 per cent of her imports come from that country. And now Dr. Ebrlisb, a German sci­ entist, declares that tbe skins of half a pound of cherries contain 12,000,000 harmful bacteria. Their harmfulness must be as Infinitesimal as their micro­ scopic size, or tbe small boy is a mira­ cle of grace. The Beckerath collection of original drawings by old masters, which in­ cludes sketches by Leonardo da Vinci, Crevelli. Botticelli, Filippo I.lppi, Fra Bartolomme, Tintoretto and Veronese, has been acquired by tbe Royal mu­ seum of Berlin. The twentieth century movement of tbe Presbyterian Sunday schools lu tbe United States during tbe past two and a half years gathered iu more than 400,000 children, but it is said that it required Just about that number to fill up the gap made by those who left the schools during the same period. A tunnel under the Thames for the accommodation of pedestrians has been recently completed and opened for tbe public. It is a tube eleven feet in di­ ameter and 1,217 feet long, with the top thirteen feet below tbe river bed. It is accessible by electric elevators and a spiral iron railway at either eud. The managers of the Paris metropol­ itan underground railroad have been persuaded by lovers of dogs to consider the question of providing special cars on their trains in which dogs and their owners can travel together Instead of tbe dogs belug separated from tbeir masters or mistresses, as at present is necessary. There are about 50,000 Free Bap­ tists in the Boutb. Tbe mountain edu­ cational commission has purchased 800 acres of land at Unicoi, Tenn., for tbe purpose of erecting educational build­ ings for the Instruction of a large num­ ber of mountain whites who are great­ ly in need of it. Rev. J. W. Lucas, who has bad large experience as an educator, will direct the enterprise. A curious return has Just been issued of the names of British sailors who have neglected to “lift” their prize money. There is no abstract with It, but in its 292 pages there cannot be far short of 15,000 to 20,000 names of In­ dividuals who have valid claims against the admiralty. Tbe return goes back to 185C, the year of vile CUlutae war, and the amounts recorded aa due vary from a few shillings to £30. Taper cogwheels have been satisfac­ torily tested. One would imagine that paper In any form could hardly be strong enough for such a purpose, but It has been found eminently sultnble even in respect to tenacity. The behav­ ior of pinions that have been working incessantly for two years has sufficed to show that paper pinions are not only strong, but. as might be expected, ex­ ceedingly durable. Perhaps their most conspicuous merit fa tbeir noiaelessness In working with iron or other metallic wheels. ...Straw and Binders’ Board... »a-A7-3t»-<|i nrat Street Tal. Mais ISO. IS SAN FRANCISCO. Brights Disease Not Rare, but Common—All Kid­ ney DI mchnc I h Bright*© Dlocaao —Th© Sth to 10th Month It Be­ come© Chronic ©nd Incurable by All Known Mean« Except the new Fulton Compound«, which Record 87** of Recoveric©« We have before ue a little work on kidney dlaesnen by Joaeph F. Edwards, M. D„ of Phil«« dolphin, that contains some things that every* one ought to know. Many people Imagine Bright’s Disease is rar«, when, in taut. It covers the whole gamut of kidney diseases. This book seta out that the kidneys have but one function, vis., tbe elimination of the urea and waste products, and that all interferences with that functiou are called Bright's Disease Dr. Edwards adds: “Fur the beuefit of physi­ cians who may read this book 1 will give a list of the oaken which I attribute u> Bright's Disease, viz.: Albumeuurta Congestion of the Kidney. Degeneration of tbe Kidney. Fatty Degeneration of tbe Kidney. Inflammation of the Kidney. Uraemia. Disease of the Kidney?1 Thus, all kidney disease being Bright’s Dis­ ease. the serious question is. Is It acute or chronic? in other words, is it in the primary or secondary stage? After the eigth to tenth mouth it becomes chronic and is lheu incurable by all known means except the Fulton Com­ pounds The kidneys are not sensitive. There is often no notice of the trouble till it has already fastened. If you have kidney disease In the first stage the Renal Compound will cure it quickly. If it is of more than 8 to 10 months standing It is the only thing known that will cure it. In proof that nothing else will we ette all medical works ss evidence that to this time there has been nothing that cures Chronic Bright's Disease. The stockholders of the John J Fulton Co , business and professional men of Ban Francisco, are the first people in the world to annouuce a positive cure, presenting a definite percentage of recoveries (87 per cont), aud glviug out the lists of the cured, all among purely chronic, well-defined cases If you have any kind of kidney trouble, there is only one thing to take. The Renal Compound for Bright’s Disease is |l; for Diabetes, I1.&0. John J Fulton Co., 40U Washington street. San Francisco, sole compounders. Free analyses for patients. Pamphlet free. We are the sole ageuta. Save the Baby. The mortality among babies during the thiee teething years is something frightful. The census of 1900 shows that about one in every seven succumbs. The cause is apparent. With baby’a bones hardening, the fontanel (opening in the skull) closing up and its teeth forming, all these coming at once create a demand for bon«» material that nearly half the little systems are deficient In. The result Is peevishness, weakness, sweating, fever, diar­ rhoea, brain troubles, convulsions, etc., that p’-ove terribly ratal. The deaths in 1 jhm ( under three years were 304,988, to »ay nothing of the vast number outside the big cities that were not reported, and this In the United States alone. When baby begins to sweat, worry or cry out In sleep don’t wait, ami the need It neither medicine nor narcotics. What the little system Is crying out for is more bone material. Sweetman’s Teething Food sup­ plies it. It has saved the lives of thousands of babies. They begin to improve within forty-eight hours. Here is what physicians think of it. 2934 Washington St., San Francisco, June 2, 1902. Gentlemen— I am prescribing your food In the multitude of baby troubles due to Im­ peded dentition. A large percentage of In­ fantile ills and fatalities are the result of slow teething. Your food supplies what the deficient system demands, and I have had surprising success with it. In scores of cuses this diet, given with their regular food, has not failed to check the infantile distresses. Several of the more serious rases would, 1 feel sure, have been fatal without It. It can­ nut be too quickly brought to the attention of the mothers of the country. It is an ab­ solute necessity. L. C. MENDEL, M. D. Petaluma, Cal., September 1, 1902. Dear Sirs—I have just tried the teething food in two canes and in both it was a suc­ cess. One was a very serious case, so criti­ cal that it was brought to me from another city for treatment. Fatal results were feared. In three days the baby ceased worrying and commenced eating and is now well. Its action In this case was remarkable. I would ad­ vise you to put it in every drug store in this city. Yours, 1. M PROCTOR, M. D. Sweetman's Teething Food will carry baby safely and comfortably through the mast dan­ gerous period of child life. It renders lanc­ ing of the gums unnecessary. It is the safest plan and a blessing to the baby to not wait for symptoms but to commence giving it the fourth or fifth month. Then all the teeth will come healthfully, without pain, dis­ tress or lancing. It is an auxiliary to their regular diet and easily taken. Price GO cents (enough for six weeks), sent postpaid on re­ ceipt of price. Pacific Coast Agents, Inland Drug Co., Mills Building, San Francisco. SUCCESSFUL SMUGGLER. Tbe Scheme« He Worked to Deceive the Castoms official«. “There Is money In smuggling,” said the retired denier in precious stones as he leaned back, “but it is dangerous to carry on the business, as possible sus­ pects are carefully watched and, if nec­ essary, traced till they are finally caught. However, I knew one man who pursued tbe trade of diamond smuggling for fifteen years and was able to retire to respectability. He was buyer for one of the large business houses in New York, and bls business sent him to Euro;>e two, three aud sometimes four times a year. Every time be returned be had with him from >10,000 to >20,000 worth of gems which he did not declare. “His trick was perfect simplicity combined with ingenious boldness. Ills hair was scanty, and at tbe top of bls bead be bad a most delightful little bald spot. Customs officers as they came and went all knew him, and as they knew him he had a most pro­ nounced wen where his other acquaint­ ances saw a bald spot. That wen was a work of art. made of wst nndgvm .. and It contained two or three big stones that would have been a find for the men ou tbe pier. “The good cigar that be had just lit and a.iuwed go out LeM a icw mure, and sewed in tbe handle of the grip that he carelessly turned over to the inspection of tbe officers were the rest of them. He never varied tbe trick, and he never lost. Each trip was worth a couple of hundred dollars to him and a great many hundred more to those who employed him. Now, that man considered himself strictly honest. He would not steal a cent from an indi­ vidual, yet he schemed and plotted to rob the government.”—New York Press. ■ratal Trsatmsat af a Wife. Cemimrlsows. Husband—Don't you think that you Mlles—That fellow I’uffem reminds ars rather unreasonable to expect me to take you to a ball, stay awake until me of a bass drum. Olles—Hand it to me slowly. I'm 4 o'clock and then get up at 8 to go to troubled with ingrowing nerves. my work? Miles- He makes a lot of noise, but Wife—I may be a little unreasonable, but It's perfectly brutal of you to men­ there’s nothing in him. tion It—New York Weekly. HsO Proved It. Aad Blah aa Well. “What Is it that makes men groat, pup* T* “PersBtent advertising, my, son"- Clevelaad Plain Dealer. What la known as "goose flesh" usu­ ally results from a low condition of the system and Is really a slight chill. If you have such attacks often. It would be wise for you to consult a physician. “A great deal may be said on the sub­ ject.” said tbe prolix person. “That,” said the weary auditor, "to tbe one point on which you have con- vlnced me.”—Washington Star.