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An Adventurous Voyage to the
Saragossa Sea
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B near a* I can make out from
tbe detail* you have given
me.” aald Captain Darring­
ton. applying a lighted match
to hl* freshly replenished pipe and for
a moment vanishing amid tbe cloud of
•moke which he ejected, “there 1*
•bout as much chance of our finding
tbe long lost derelict a* there is of dis­
covering tbe proverbial needle in the
much abused stack of hay. The rec­
ord* of tbe hydrographic office have
demonstrated repeatedly that earth nor
■ky nor sea possesses a more erratic
or uustable quantity than the wander­
lug derelict of tbe south Atlantic
ocean.”
"Very true,” responded the captain's
vis-a-vls, whose personal appearance
afforded Instant evidence of what be
was, a retired capitalist, not yet past
the prime of life, who bad attained tbe
portly physique, plethoric pocketbook,
placid countenance and easy con­
science of the successful and not over-
scrupulous business man. His dignity
never deserted him, and yet It was al­
ways tbst easy dignity which Is fre­
quently mistaken for cordiality, but
which Is never really more than diplo­
macy. “Very true,” he repeated after
■ momeut's pause. “Nevertheless facta
•re facts, and tbe Information that 1
possess 1* one that ba* frequently been
re-established by those Mme official hy­
drographic reports. The derelict did
exist up to a date not yet six months
old, for she was at that time sighted.
Identified and reported. Prior to that
time she bad not been reported for al­
most a year, which Is circumstantial
evidence tbut she may be presumed to
be In existence yet. If she la In ex­
istence, I believe that you can find
her. If you discover her, tbe $5,000,000
which she contains belong to us—one-
flfth to you and tbe balance to me, be­
cause I undertake to meet tbe entire
expense of tbe expedition besides pay­
ing you a competent Mlary for your
services. I cannot understand why you
hesitate when you have everything to
gain and nothing to lose and where
even the element of personal danger
need not be taken Into consideration.”
Richard Darrington swung himself
out of tbe cbalr In wbicb he had been
half buried and, striking a quarter
deck attitude before bls companion,
with bls feet wide apart as If to resist
tbe lurching of a rolling ship, with hi*
thumb* In tbe armbole* of bls waist­
coat aud with hl* pipe held firmly be­
tween his white and even teeth, said
deliberately, but firmly: “I will tell
you In one sentence why I hesitate. It
Is because you have not told me half
tbe story. When I was in tbe navy, 1
always left port with sealed order*
which 1 could not open until I wa*
far at sea. I am no longer In tbe navy,
and I will not again, for you or any
man, begin a voyage in that way. If
you are willing to tell me all there la
to tell, I will listen and doubtless ac­
cept tbe commission you offer me.
Unless you are willing to do so. let us
change the subject.”
"There are others. Captain Darring­
ton. who might not be so arbitrary,”
Mid the capitalist coldly.
"Then apply to them.” responded
Darrington. "As for me. I will bave
non* of It upon any other conditions
than those I have named.” And the
■tern ex-nsvil officer relaxed the at­
titude be bad taken and reseated hirn-
■elf In tbe chair.
For several moments Mr. Gregory
was silent. His brows were knitted
in deep thought. and be drummed the
end* of bis fingers against one snotber.
keeping time with a low, tuneless
whistling which escaped bls lips.
"Very well,” be exclaimed, with sud­
den impulse, “you shall have tbe story
a* I know It. Afterward, if you will
go to my bouse with me. you shall see
the proofs of Its verity. All this, how­
ever. with tbe understanding that you
accept tbe commission, and w* Mil
witbin the week or as soon as our prep­
arations can be completed.”
Darrington made no reply, and Greg
ory, accepting tbe silence as Implied
consent, continued:
“You are aware. Captain Darrington,
that until a little more than a year
•go I was engaged In tbe South Ameri­
can trade, and you should know, If you
do not. that my succcm In that busi­
ness was due almost entirely to the In­
fluence that I possessed with tbe fore­
most men of those revolutionary coun­
tries with which I did business. If
there was a concession to be obtained.
1 could always secure It against every
competitor
Even the private affairs
of many of tbe great men of those rev­
olutionary countries frequently came
under my personal care. 8ucb men a*
Blanco, Crespo. Ezeta. Balmaceda.
Acosta of Peru end others who were
their political opponents and euemles
consulted me or left tbelr private for-
tnnes In ray hands for Mfe keeping or
distribution when about to organize a
fresh revolution. They kuew by their
own experience and by the experience
of others before them that the trust
would be fulfilled. It Is In such a
manner as thia that I became possessed
of tbe knowledge of tbe existence of
tbe fortune In gold tbat I* now float­
ing aimlessly about the southern cur
rents of tbe Atlantic ocean concealed
la the bold of a waterlogged derelict
and without • human being Mve my­
self (and you. uow that I have told
you of Iti aware of Its existence.
"It la not necesMry tbat 1 should
mention tbe name* of those who were
originally Interested In this fortune.
Ruffice It to My that there is no person
now alive who possesses or who may
possess any legal claim to this amount
lu gold, which la stored lu ten different
compartments of the wandering dere­
lict. The compartments were prepared
expressly for wbat they now Vontaln,
and $3U0.(MM) was stowed In each one
of them. I have In my possession ■ set
of blue print tracings of the vessel
■bowing where each of these compart­
ments la located and bow they may be
discovered and made to disgorge their
treasures.
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session in a perfectly natural way, but
were delayed In transmission nearly
three years, so that when I did receive
them there remained no possibility of
fulfilling the trust that bud been im­
posed upon me. and. besides, there was
a saving clause among the document*
which bestowed the wealth absolutely
ujKiu me tn the event of certain con
tingencies happening. Every one of
"There are other», Captain Darrlnuton,
who might not be so arbitrary''
those contingencies bad arisen before 1
received the documents and tracings,
and In addition to that tbe vessel which
contained the treasure bad never beeu
sixtken or beard from since she started
on her voyage to New York. I say
never heard from. Tbat Is. however,
not strictly true, since a part of her
crew was picked up and saved by a
trump steamer bound for China. These
men r> |»orted tbe total wreck of their
vessel, tbe loss of their officers and
half tlie crew and their own narrow es-
cupe from death. It was with great
difficulty tbut I got a truce of them
and subsequently became convinced
that tbe treasure ship bad gone to tbe
bottom.
“Not very long ago It happened by
accident that 1 examined one of tbe
official hydrographic reports, and there
I saw tbe uame of this very vessel as
describing one of tbe hundreds of dere­
licts which are floating altout the seas
as constant menaces to navigation.”
“You have thus far neglected to men­
tion the name of this derelict.” inter
posed Darrington quietly, but not with
out lrouy.
“Be patient.” was the quick response,
"for since I have chosen to relate the
story I will tell It all. She was called
the Hullle Johnson of Yurmoutb. When
she entered the South American port,
from which she subsequently sailed
laden with gold, but ostensibly with u
cargo of fruits and spices consigned to
my bouse, of which 1 was at that time
the bead, she had been purchased and
fitted up expressly for a treasure ship.
Her original officers and crew were
discharged, well paid for tlieir cousent
to forego tbe shipping articles they had
signed. Tbe name of the vessel—she
was a bark—was changed to La Palo-
ma and under that name she cleared
for New York, although the formality
of luilnting out her former name and
port of balling wus neglected, and as
a derelict, which she now Is. she Is
known by the name which she bore
when she left the stocks and glided
down tbe ways at Yarmouth. The
United States hydrographic office rec
ords her as the Sa I lie Johnson. Does
that explanation satisfy you?”
"Quite so.'Mr. Gregory. Your Infor
rnatlon seems to be exact. It will,
however, be difficult to locate her. if.
indeed, she still floats. When was it.
did you My. tbst she was last report
ed?"
"About six months ago.”
"Where was she at tbat time?”
The capitalist took a memorandum
from his pocket and after studying It
for a moment read aloud ns follows:
••'Derelict. Sallle Johnson, reported by
I'aptalii Graham of the steamer Scor
pion. louud from Buenos Ayres to Llv
er|xs>l In the tall end of a gale nor'east
by east, still raging at No. 5. sighted
derelict about four bells In tbe morn
lug watch Dec. 3. No observation ex­
cept dead reckoning for three days.
Location of derelict probably 41 de­
grees 20 minute* west longitude. 28
degrees 15 minute* north latitude
Plainly saw name Ra’.He.Jobnaon Var
mouth. as she pitched in the heavy
seas. Derelict headed due west, but
owing to the gale making steruway
almost to leeward. Decks awash. Hull
-Mibpatativcly buoyant. If gale vuu-
tlBUSM, iii my opinion she will make
the SaragOHsa sea and disappear.’
There, captain, you have a literal copy
of the Inst report concerning her. I
have the hydrographic official tracings
of her supposed wanderings since she
became a derelict, dui lug w bleb time
she has covered approximately 5.000
miles over a zigzag course t*etween ths
Caribbean sea on the west, tbe neigh
borbood of tbe Azores on tbe east, lat­
itude *8 degree» on the north and the
margin of tbe BaragosM sea on th*
south. Somewhere within those bound­
aries I beUevs that we will find her if
she Is still afloat unless. Indeed, she
baa lost herself among the weeds and
debris of tbe Saragossa region. And,
man.” be exclaimed, leaping to his feet,
with more excitement tliau be had yet
shown, "we must penetrate even there.
If need be, to find her."
"Humpb!” Mid Captain Darrington.
compla<-ently leaning back In bls cbalr
and emitting a volume of smoke wor­
thy of tbe funnel of a man of-war.
“Have you any idea wbat tbe Sara­
gossa sea Is like? Do you know bow
ImpuMlble It bi to penetrate It or, bar-
lug penetrated it, to escape again Into
tbe open sea? If your bailie Johnson
has found entrance there, go.000,000 I*
too small a price for her deliverance,
or fiSUO.iXMl.Ooo. for that matter. Once
iuvoived In that labyrinth of weeds
and wrecks, there Is ouly oue exit for
a sallormau. aud that 1* straight to
tbe coral beds beneath it. However,
she may not have entered there. Tbe
Saragossa sea. although deadly in it*
embraces, repulse* with tbe same pow­
er aggresslous upon Its domain, The
sayne weeds which entangle and bold
everything they grasp repulse with
cuahloullke obstinacy the storm driven
wrecks aud derelicts which wind and
currents force that way. A derelict
wandering at tbe will of wind and
waves will glide for hundred* of mile*
along tbe edges of that dreary place
aud never eoter there, but when one I*
driven by tbe force of a gale such as
Captain Graham describes, end on
against it. It Is more than likely that
the vloleuce of tbe storm ha* opened
crevice* In tbe weedy mass, through
which tbe wreck may be forced and
forever lost to human knowledge. I
have no doubt that there are wrecks
and derelicts lu that mysterious region
now which have beeu afloat for scores
of years and which may continue to
float as many more. I have no doubt
that there are other fortunes there as
great as this one which has excited
your cupidity and mine. I say this.
Mr. Gregory, not to argue against tbe
expedition we are to undertake, but
to Impress upon you the absolute fu­
tility of continuing tbe search beyond
the margin of that sea of weed* should
we ultimately decide that the Sallle
Johnson has fallen into It* embrace.”
“I do not wholly agree with you.
Darrington," Mr. Gregory replied after
meditating for some time upon what
the captain had Just said. “I realize
that my lgnoranc» concerning these
matters is as profound as your knowl­
edge la complete. Nevertheless I do
not agree with you, aud my reasons
are these: First, I have absolute con­
fidence In your ability as a sailor and
as an executive officer, and I have en­
tire faith in your courage; second, 1
believe in my yacht, which you know
to be. with tbe exception of tbe interior
decorations, the sister ship to William
K. Vanderbilt's Valiant. She Is fully
stocked and stored In preparation for
this cruise, and she is manned by a
crew that, almost without exception,
have been with me since she was
luunehed. She has a coal capacity for
8,000 miles, which is almost unprece­
dented lu a vessel of her size and
build, but I sacrificed much to gratify
that one whim. She Is strong and fleet
and Is provided with duplicate and of­
ten triplicate parts to her machinery.
In addition to these virtues, she pos­
sesses one which, I believe, will save
her from the Saragossa sea should site
become involved In it. I refer to an
invention of my own which. In a few
words. Is a hydraulic steering gear,
but which may also, if occasion de­
mands. be utilized as a motive power
as well. With It I can force her through
tbe water not more rapidly than three
or four knots per hour, but it is a force
which seems irresistible up to that
polut. It affords no impedimenta, such
as propeller flanges, rudders and steer­
ing gear, to become entangled in your
Saragossa weeds, but, on the contrary,
assumes tbe utility of both. That Is
why 1 do not dread the Saragossa sea.
That Is why I honestly believe that 1
can force my vessel through It from
one extremity to the other.”
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NEW SHORT STORIES
A HORSE AT THE SHOW.
Backed ky Seaater Frye.
Marr *r • KISS»« WI bb I b * Vr.B as
K«aias View»alat.
“I told a fish story in the cloakroom
ft the senate one day,” Mid Senator
| Clarence Clark of Wyoming, "that
was received with every mauifesta
tiou of disbelief on the part of fellow
lenators. 1 suppose my reputation as
1 truthful man would have beeu com­
pletely lost but that Senator Frys
mme to my rescue and corroborated
Hie accuracy ot my statement. I Mid
that in Wyoming meu frequently catch
the game and wily mountain trout by
icratciiing them on the stomach. Trout
abound in the streams of Wyoming,
and the beautiful speckled trout Is
found in every stream. In many of the
narrow streams running through nat­
ural meadows the grass on each side is
very tall and screen» a man from the
view of the flsh. I have often known
meu to crawl to the edge of a stream
aud. carefully reaching through the
tall grass, put one baud In tbe stream
■nd under tbe edge of tbe bank. When
the hand came In contact with a big
trout, the man would slowly begin
scratching the fish on the stomach.
This has the effect of making the fish
curl up aud apparently show great de­
light in the scratching. Slowly tbe
man scratches along the laxly of the
flail until he reaches the gills, when he
runs oue finger Into the gill and hauls
the lazy fish out of the water. This is
frequently done. When so much dis­
belief was expressed at the time I told
the story, Senator Frye came to my
aid by saying that he bad known the
same thing to be done In the trout
streams of Maine. Yes. Wyoming Is
the greatest fishing country on earth,
but there is no way to catch trout half
so agreeable as that with rod and
line.”—Washington Star.
—IP—
Gol*g For Water.
An Irish soldier was crossing a bar-
rack square with a pall In wbicb he
was going to get some water. A ser
grant passing at the time noticed that
Pat had a very disreputable looking
Shadow Superstitions,
"WHATl
IN TBOHZ TBOUSKKS?”
pair of trousers on and. wishing to
make a report, stopped tbe man and
asked, "Where are you going?" “To
get some water.” “What! In those
trousers?" "No, sergeant. In the pail.”
A Strictly Aeeurate Witness.
Douglas Grand, wlio was the princi­
pal witness for the crown at the re­
mount trial at Ennis. Ireland, which
resulted in the committal for trial of
Major Studdert and others, tells tbe
following story regarding the exami
nation of one of tbe witnesses:
“Did you sell Major Studdert a
horse?" asked counsel.
"No. sorr,” replied witness.
“Did your father sell Major Studdert
a horse?”
“No. sorr.”
“Well, then, did your grandfather
sell him a horse?"
“No, sorr.”
"Did any member of your family sell
Major Studdert anything?"
“Yes, sorr.”
"Whodid, then?”
"I did," replied the witness.
“And what did you sell Major Stud­
dert?"
“I sold him a m4re,” replied the wit
ness. to the chagrll of counsel and tbe
delight of tbe court.
famished children devoured the fruits.
“Look. oh. my master,” said the
slave. Here you see fruits the sweet­
ness of which endures unto the Judg­
ment day.”—New York Press.
A Reward Bad a Fla*.
A few years ago, owing to the seri­
ous depredations of rat catchers on the
banks of the Thames, tbe authorities
were compelled to issue notice board*
offering a reward of £5 for Information,
payable on conviction of the offender.
Not many days after the notice ap­
peared an Irishman was caught and.
being brought before the magistrate,
was ordered to pay a fine and cost*
amounting altogether to £2. Not hav­
ing the needful, Pat Went Into retire­
ment at the expense of the country.
The next morning, however, another
son of Erin appeared at the prison and.
paying the tine, liberated his friend.
The governor, having been In the court
on the previous day, recognized the
“liberator” as the principal witness
against the accused. Thl* puzzled him,
and he asked for an explanation.
“Well,” said Pat, "It’s lolke this, sorr:
Tim and myself were bard up, and.
seeing the notice, Tim agreed to be
caught. I gave Information against
him, and this morning I drawed tbe
money, and. now ye're paid, we've £3
left to start the world with.”—Londou
Answers.
Eaeoaraaeoseat *1 a Great Stager.
Grasslni, the great Italian singer,
was very much interested in tbe young
girls among her relatives and always
A student of the horse thus explains
Tbe daughter of John D. Rockefeller,
ready to encourage any talent she could
where Emerson’s epigram, "Hitch your
Mrs. E. Parmelee Prentice, is credited
find In any of them. One day a novice
wagon to a star,” originated: Long be­
with this capital pun. Mrs. Prentice'*
was brought to her with the unpromis­
fore the war there was a famous trot­
brother said to her one day:
ing words. "Rhe is a spoiled contralto
ting stallion of the name of American
“What Is the technical name for the and will never do anything on the
Star, belonging to one Seely. Ameri­
foot stalks of flowers?"
stage.” But tbe singer listened while
can Star mares became scattered all
"Peduncles.” Mr*. Prentice, who I* the young girl began her frightened
through New England and New York,
learned In botany, replied.
trills, wheu suddenly Grasslni caught
for they were the best roadsters In the
“I knew they wers cneles of sotae her in her arm* with delight. “SV by.
country, and every farmer must liate
sort.” said Mr. Rockefeller.
you are not a contralto,” she said, "but
one. It soon became well understood
“Yes, they are peduncles.” answered the finest soprano in tbe world. Your
that in order not to lose the respect of
Mrs. Prentice, “but the word is one voice is far stronger than mine. Study
the community one must drive nothing
which 1* only used by ped-aunts.”
we) I.
You want hod * of mr help.
e|«c Loter.it became s snbiect of ban­
There 1* a rich bank in your throat.”
ter. If one farmer passed another on
MeKlaley's Delicate Ceaaplimeat.
The little singer was none other than
the road, he would look over his shoul­
der and shout, "Why don’t you hitch
Wishing to take Mr*. McKinley for Giulia Grisl.
your wagon to a star?" Unqueatlon a drive, the late president asked of a
Ma*alstie la.tlaet.
ably Emerson many a time had heaid guest tbe weather indications.
The strength of tbe linguistic instinct
the remark, and in his lecture on
“Nothing to mar a clear blue sky ex­
“American Civilisation” at the Smith­ cept a cloud tbe «Ise of a man's hand," In children is shown by the remark
able shifts they will make to find forms
sonian institution in 1862 be rung it reported the gentleman.
In fur the first time, advising mankind
“Then we will take our mackin­ 1 of expression for their perception or
An examination of these
In general to aim high and “Hitch your toshes," said President McKinley. 1 feelings.
wagon to a star,' thus converting a "Had you said a cloud the size of a shifts will show that tbe energy of the
common Incident into a figurative al- woman's band," glancing at Mrs. Mc- child manifest* Itself along precisely
Kinley's Lsnd. “then I would have the same line* as have been taken by
lusion.
suggested wearing a straw hat and tbe languages of th* race* of man­
kind toward their ultimate form*.
duster."
Ths Starr et Bishop Hatto.
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Thus, lacking the word "wide,” ■ little
Hatto
was
a
wicked
prelata
Bishop
Ostrich Hames.
sne said, "Open the door loud,” ex­
who lived in 970 on the banks of the
In each wing of an ostrich twenty- tending the meaning of tbe word “loud”
Rhine, where he owned a tower, which six long white plumes grow to maturi­
is at the present day pointed out to ty In eight months. In the male these precisely a* we do when we apply it
travelers as the Mouse tower. Here are ■ re pure white, while those of tbe fe­ colloquially to colors.
stored large quantities of grain. A fam­ male shade to ecru or gray. Tbe short I
•aslaesBiike.
ine ensued, and the bishop Invited the feather* are plucked for tips, and each
with
people to his granaries. As soon as they wing furnishes seventy-five of these, I "Some people.” said the caller
that
were there he set Ore to the building The tall feathers are of a deep old * slight sneer, "seem to think
and burned up the people. The next Ivory color, and sixty-five of these signing checks la the most Important
morning the souls of the dead appeared have a commercial value. In a pluck- thing In life."
as an army of rats and not only de­ Ing at tbe Coronada ostrich farm 300 i “I know It,” rejoined Senator Sor­
stroyed everything belonging to tbs feathers were obtained from one bird. ghum. “and It'* • mistake, my boy; a
bishop, but finished by making a meal Tbe female ostrich lays Mveuty eggs a ■nd mi-take. Getting tbe money io
bank in tbe first plac* 1* wbat count».”
of his person.
I vsar.
Hitch Toor Wastes to ■ Star.
A Street Sall.
Brown continue* to be one of the best
liked colors for street suits, and mauy
of tbe new spring suits are being made
lu some shades of this pretty and serv-
Icoable color. Tbe modish sull ber* II
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BAN FRANCISCO.
WHY WE ARE AGENTS
Here Are Some of the Convincing
Facta That Cauacd ua to Take
the Agency for the Fulton Com
pound», the Flrat Thlnga Known
that Cure Chronic Kidney Ok-
eaaea.
BBOWN CDOTH AND TAN.
lustrated is made of brown cloth with
pipings of tan. The skirt has a plain
front breadth with broad stitched
tucks on each side. Starting from tbe
front breadth, three graduated flounces
of peculiar cut finish the bottom of the
skirt. The jacket is trimmed with pip­
ings of tbe tan cloth and has Parisian
embroidery and tiny silk buttons as an
additional decoration. The skirt has a
slight train, and the sleeves are full,
while the jacket is collarless, slightly
bloused and made with a peplum.
Fl’-zt, let it be diztlncily understood that
•very one of the cases below had beeudiag uosud
by ous or more physic la us as chronlo aud in­
curable; seccud, note the certainty of the re­
sults aa shown by the recovery also of the
friends they told who were similarly affllctod
with supposed Incurable kidney diseases.
N. W. Spaulding. President Spaulding Saw
Co., San Francisco, had a recovery in bls own
family aud told several others who recovered.
Adolph We»ke. capitalist, Sau Francisco,
recovered himself aud told two friends who re­
covers
Dr. Carl D. Zlele, pioneer druggist, &W Pacifle
street, Sau Francisco, recovered himself aud
gave it to more than a dozen patients who re­
covered.
.
Charles Eugelke. editor of the German paper.
Ban Francisco, recovered himself aud told it to
a number who recovered, one of them being
Charles F. Wacker, the Sixth street merchaut.
R. M. Wood, editor Wine and Spirit Review,
recovered himself and to!d It to aeverai who
recovered, amuug them being an old school
physician.
Kdward Short of the San Francisco Call re­
covered, alwo three of his friends, viz: William
Martin, Captain Hubbard of the Honolulu route
and William Hawkin* of the U. S Quarter­
master's 1>partmeut of San Francisco.
John A. Phelps of the Hotel Repeller, Baa
Francisco, and two of his friends, etc. ete
The kidueys are the sewers that strain the
poisons out of the system. We can stand the
derangement for a short while, but wtrn ths
luterfereuoc becomes chronic (permanent), as
Ural explained by Bright, It is ouly a question
of how long before death will ensue It is then
called BrighIn Disease aud Incurable. All
kidney troubles develop Into this form about
the 8th to kith month. The above cases were
Incurable by all other known means. People
having kidney disease should begin at first with
the ouly known thing that will cure it if it has
reached the serious stage.
Fulton’s Renal
Compound fur Bright’s at d Kidney Diseases. #1:
for Diabetes, |l 60. John J. Fultou Oo.,
Washing too street, Sau Francisco, sole com­
pounders. Seud for pampUlvU We are the sole
ageuta foi this city*
Save the Baby.
The mortality among babies during the
three teething years Is something frightful.
The census of 1900 shows that about one in
every seven succumbs.
The cause is apparent.
WHh
baby’s
bones hardening, tbe fontanel (opening in ths
skull) closing up and its teeth forming, all
these coming at once create a demand for
bone material that nearly half the llttlo
systems are deficient In.
The result is
I eevishness, weakness, sweating, fever, diar­
Dressy Sorias Wraps.
rhoea,
bruin
troubles,
cunvulHloHs.
etc., that
Gray is a popular color for coats of prove terribly fatal. The deaths In 1900
under
Sweets... That Never Palls.
coarse canvas.
three years were 304,988, to say nothing of
During a sleepless ulgbt the Vizier
vast number outside the big cltL«*s that
Handsome lace collars are much the
were not reported, and this in the United
MuJJeduddin Kumija dispatched bls
worn.
States alone.
slave, Bedruddln EJas. to* bring him
When baby begins to sweat, worry or cry
Pongee is used to make collars and out
ii> sleep don’t wait, aiul the need li
sweets. The slave procured a copper cuffs.
neither medicine nor narcotics.
What the
kettle heaped with many kinds of
Cords, tassels and danglers are much little system is crying out for is more bona
material. Sweetman’s Teething Food sup­
fruits and sweets, and MuJJeduddin be­ used In tlie trimming of spring coats.
plies It. It has saved the lives of thousands
gan to eat
The linings are as pretty and dainty of babies. They begin to improve within
forty-eight hours. Here is what physicians
"You relish them, my master?" asked as the coats themselves.
think of It.
the slave.
2934 Washington St.,
Occasionally one sees a coat belted in
San Francisco, June 2, 1902.
The vizier shrugged his shoulders.
at the waist on the Russian blouse or­
Gentlemen
—
I
am
prescribing
food in
“These fruits are sweet—for the mo­ der or cut after the Ixiuis models. The the multitude of baby »roubles your
due to Im­
ment." he said, “but show me a fruit favorite among spring coats as a rule Is peded dentition. A large percentage of in­
fantile Ills and fatalities are the result of
the sweetness of which will endure loose, with a straight box back and slow
teething. Your food supplies what the
even unto the Judgment day.”
deficient system demands, and 1 have had
straight front. It comes a little below surprising
success with
’.n scores of cases
"Such fruits there are, my master," the hips or Is three-quarters length
this diet, given with th*-r regular food, has
cried the slave and hastened toward The sleeves are elaborate and baggy.
not failed to check the infantile distresses.
Several of the more serious cases would, 1
the Mesched Husa. where be awoke
feel sure, have been fatal without It. it can­
the starving orphans In the bouse of
not be too quickly brought to the attention
Tbe Spring B ob .
of the mothers of the country. It is an ab­
Allwin and led them forth and into tbe
The dainty fichu tippet or boa is In
room of his master. Overjoyed, the great demand, composed of ermine, solute necessity.
L. C. MENDEL, M. D.
( to be continued . )
Our proverb. “Devil catch tbe hind­
most." is based on one of tbe curious
shadow legends. According to tbe fa­
ble. the devil had a regular school at
Toledo, Spain. Commencement was
inaugurated by the graduating class
running through a long subterranean
hall. The devil bld at a place known
only to himself, and if he “caught tbe
hindmost” he ever after claimed him or
her as hl* siieclal property. Sometimes
he only caught tbe shadow, and the
persons thu* deprived of their "second
self” were supposed to make tbe best
astrologer* and magicians.
Nearly all East Indian tribes as well
as the Malayan* and several African
sects believe that If a man walks
along the south bank of a river casting
his shadow across the water a croco­
dile will seize It and thus draw th*
owner to certain death.
Several writers, Fiske among tbe
rest, say that the Zulus have a supersti­
tion similar to that of the old Baby­
lonians—viz, that a dead body has no
shadow. Thé Modoc* and tbe Kla-
maths of Oregon formerly refused to
have their pictures taken for fear that
the process would take away their
shadows. In the Aryan folk tale the
“wltclidalo,” or “Infernal Sabbath,”
was celebrated only by witches’ shad­
ows.
Due of the popular features of ths
snnual horse show in New York is the
squad of park police horses that la al­
ways entered. The winning of a blue
ribbon by one of these police horses la
told In “Horses Nine,” by Sewell Ford,
from the viewpoint of the horse. The
author says:
So it happened that one morulng
Skipper beard the sergeaut tell Reddy
that be bad been detailed for the horse
show squad. Reddy bad saluted and
said nothing at the time, but wheu
they were once out on post he told
Skipper ull about it
“Sure an' it’s app'arin' before all th*
swells in towu ye'll be, me b'y. Phat
do ye think of that eb? An' mebbe
ye’ll be gettln' a blue rlbbou. Skipper,
uie lad, au' mebbe Mr. Patrick Martin
will have a roundsman's berth an’
chevrons on bls sleeves afore the year’s
out."
The horse show wua all that Reddy
had promised, and more. The light al­
most daxzled Skipper. The sounds and
the smells confused him, but he felt
Reddy on hl* back, beard him chirrup
softly and soon felt at ease uu the tan­
bark.
Then there was a great crash of
noise, and Skipper, with some fifty of
his friends on the force, began to move
around the circle. First It was fours
sbreast, then by twos, and then a rush
to troop front, when. In a long line,
they swept around a* If they bad been
harnessed to a beam by trace* of equal
length.
After some more evolutions a half
dozen were picked out and put through
tlieir pace*. Skipper was one of these.
Then three of the six were sent to join
the rest of the squad. Only Skipper
and two others remained in the center
of the ring. Men in queer clothes,
wearing tall, black bats, showing much
white shirt front and carrying long
whips, came and looked them over
carefully.
Skipper showed tbese men how he
could waltx In time to the music, and
the people who banked the circle as
far up as Skipper could see shouted
and clapped their bauds until It seemed
as If a thunderstorm had broken loose.
At last one of the men in tall hats tied
a blue ribbon on Skipper’s bridle.
When Reddy got him Into the stable,
he fed him four big red apples, one
after the other. Next day Skipper
knew that he was a famous horse.
Reddy showed him their pictures in
tlie paper.
WOMAN AND FASHION BLAKE
Pedaaeles sad Pedaunt*.
guipure, taffeta, mousseline and em­
broidery. They make attractive neck
adornments. All elegantes now occu­
pied choosing tlieir toilets think tlieir
outfit not complete without one. They
■re invariably shafted similar to a
■boulder cape, either pointed or round,
terminating in long stole ends In front.
Made lu this manner they combine a
useful and exceedingly pretty shoulder
covering for the theater, ballroom or
casino.
Airy Fa.hloa*.
Fashion seems averse to anything
cumbersome or heavy in the way of
trimming. Small flowers arranged in
airy sprays and garlands are popular.
Hats tbls spring are faced with silk
or gauze flower petals. For liows th*
thinnest of taffeta, gauze, mousseline
de sole and lace are most in request.
In fact Dame Fashion has decreed that
this is to be an airy, gauzy, gossamer
summer.
Petaluma, Cal., September 1, 1%2.
Dear Sirs—I have just tried the teething
food in two cases and in both it was a suc­
cess. One was a very serious case, so criti­
cal that it was brought to me fr«>m 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,
I. M PROCTOR, M. D.
Sweetman’s Teething Food will carry baby
safely and comfortably through the must 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, dls-
treM or lancing. It is an auxiliary to their
regular diet and easily taken. Price to cents
(enough for six weeks), sent postpaid on re­
ceipt of price. Pacific Coast Agents, Inland
Drug Co., Mills Building, San Francisco.
Foretell« Death by Sense of Smell.
There’s an old superstition that a
howling dog In front of the house of
an ill person portends death.
One
prominent physician believes absolute­
ly in It. This physician has a wonder­
ColSorr KBect..
fully acute sense of smell. Frequent­
One of the loveliest wreaths for the
ly, be says, he can foretell the coming
evening coiffure is made of honey­
of death within forty-eight hours of a
suckle leaves and blossoms, all airily
patient’s demise. Within two days of
carried out lu gold. Another effective
spray Is of green leaves and black death, he says, a peculiar earthy odor
mountain ash berries, while very sweet becomes noticeable about a person
about to die.
He tells of one case
and girlish Is a winsome trail of violets
where he became aware of tbe pe­
•nd gardenias.
culiar odor while talking to an ap­
parently healthy man. That night the
A Spring Hat.
The spring hat shown Is of satin fin­ man dropped dead of heart disease.
The physician is far from attributing
ished red straw and Is trimmed with
the peculiar manifestation to other
than physiological reasons. His own
sense of smell is abnormally acute.-
SomnambnllNm.
Somnambulism? What Is it? Did you
ever walk in your sleep? If so, you
know just about as much alstut this
strange use of the faculties and senses
of the mind and the Ixsly aa does the
average physician. Somnambulism has
been a mystery and a matter of discus­
sion to the medical profession since the
days of the ancients. They knew as
«»•e.'l ae *-e nil row.-know tbf.f -here f<!
such a thing as somnambulism or walk
Ing in the sleep. They attempted to ex­
plain It Just as modern medical science
has been endeavoring to explain it ever
■Ince. But as It was then so It Is now.
There are so many explanations that
even the physician Is puzzled to decide
which to accept
IB ■ QBBBdBry.
“Mary gets so excited when she reads
history.”
cluster* of ripe strawberries and foli­
“Does she?"
age. Red velvet forms the scarf and
“I should say she did. She's been
ends at tbe back.
reading English history, but she liad
to stop when she got to tbe War* of
Badly Behlad Tina*.
“Cbayley. dear.” Mid young Mrs. Tor- the Rosea.”
“Why did she atop?”
kina, "isn't it a pity tbat tbe morning
"Sl»e couldn't tell which rose she pre­
newspapers are so much behind time?”
ferred to have win.”—Cleveland Plain
"In what respect?’
“Why, they never print tbe name of Dealer.
tbe winner of a horse race until the
Wbr He Moved Away.
next day, when it la too late to bet."
Kind I July- So you were in one place
three years? Why did you leave?
DS.eeeted.
Tramp—I wuz pardoned, ma'am.—
Willie—Ma. can people leave part* of
Chicago Journal.
themselves In different place*?
SATIN FINISHED STRAW
Ma—No. Don't be ridlcuioua.
He who has health has hope, and be
Willie-Well. Mr. Jigg* Mid be was
going to tbe Adirondack* for bis lungs. who has hope has everything.- Plato.