TORPEDO BOAT, FULTON,
HOLLAND
NE of the most remarkable tests
I sound recently. For fifteen hours
least eight feet of water washing
John Lowe and Captain Frank T. (.'able. The men suffered no iaeoavenienees whateTer. They slept, ate, read sad
played cards. They knew nothing of a fierce storm which wag raging over theaa. wrecking vessels and destroving prop
erty. The test demonstrated that the vessel could remain under water for weeks as well as hours, so far as the ques
tion of pure air was concerned. None f the air contained in the four Basks was used, and yet when the boat arose the
air in it was pure and wholesome. The question of the air supply being settled, the time which the vessel can remain
submersed depends entirely upon the amount of food and fuel which it can carry. The boat was not damaged in any
way on account of resting on tie bottom and was safe front the wiida and waves above. This proves that such a boat
in case of a storm at sea could quickly sink from danger. Should a hostile boat threaten it the little wonder could disap
pear beneath the wares and if necessary remain out af sight and danger for days.
The marvelous boat is of the same style as the anginal Holland submarine vessel, but great improvements have been
made in the apparatus which controls it. Experts are at the .pinion that the boat is now the highest type of submarine
craft. Its speed is from 7 to 9 knots an hour. It is the belief that two such boats could successfully guard any harbor
or destroy a hostiie fleet. It is probable that in the near future such boats will form an important, if not the most impor
tant, part of aur navy, and may be the cause of revalutioaiiiag the naval architecture of the world.
A FAMILY MATTER
Sip sewed a button on my coat,
I watched the fingers nimble;
Sometimes I held her spol of thread.
And sometimes held her thimble.
"I'm glad to do it, since you're far
From sister and from mother.
" 'Tis such a thing," she said, and smiled,
"As I'd do for my brother."
The fair head bent so close to me
My heart was wildly beatins;
She seemed to feel my gaze, looked op.
And then our glances meeting.
She flushed a ruddy, rosy red.
And I, I bent and kissed her.
' 'Tia such a thing," 1 murmured low,
"As I'd do to my sister."
Brooklyn Life.
Cr3 HE strike at the "Foundry,'
starting from comparatively
small grievances, had thanks to
the Influence of a few of the leaders;
reacted a state wbere satisfactory set- j
tlerueut seemed impossible. The men
liad expected to be out a week, or ten
davs at the most, but nearly two
HE STROVE TO SHAKE HIMSELF.
months had elapsed, and their position
was almost desperate. Several depu
tations had waited on old Mr. Vice, the
proprietor, but had been invariably re
ferred back to the manager, with the
understanding that he had full authori
ty to deal with them.
The manager, Shotwell. a young man
of intelligent sympathies, from the Orst
liad been willing .even eager, to discuss
the men's grievances and help them to
an understanding. But when be found
that the leaders, to whom the men had
intrusted their cause, not only were dis
Ijosud to take advantage of his justice,
but were seeking their own ends, at the
expense of the men. he suddenly
changed his attitude and refused to lis
ten to any proposals othtr than abso
lute surrender. He gave the three lead
ers to understand in the f Unest lan
guage that under no c isideration
would be tolerate their presence in the
shops again.
The result of this understanding and
the contemptuous way in which the
manager had expressed bis opinion of
the " yJers and their scheming roused
thas&'men from sullen spite to hatred.
They could not keep the men back or
Set back themselves unless well, un
less Shotwell changed bis mind, and
tbey knew him too well to hope for
that
Shotwell's obstinacy had surprised
even old Mr. Vice, who had known bim
from boyhood known him so well, in
fact, that he bad sanctioned the ,young
man's engagement to Dorothy, his
daughter. It was possibly the thought
of a future partnership that made him
so determined to stand to his guns now
and show the old man and bis sweet
I Farty-six Minutes with Death
" t
,7J5! 2 -i ,:' rr? '
REMMNS UNDER WATER
FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTEEN HOURS.
SUBMARINE BOAT AS IT APPEARS
la rhe aistary f the United States navy
the Holland submariae boat, Fultoa. lay
over her decks. Within the steel shell were
heart that he was capable of holding
the reins. j
Even Dorothy's lover hardly under-
stood her. She had strange ideas of :
"soul communion" that made the mat- j
ter-of-fact young man gasp; and she .
had an uncanny knack of demonstrat
ing the proof of her beliefs by reading
his unspoken thoughts with an accu
racy that, to a less healthy, wholesome
young fellow, might have been embar
rassing. But withal she was so wom
anly and tender, and ber fancies so
pretty, that gradually he grew used to
them, and found himself often linger
ing over them and almost wishing tbey
could be true.
To one of these fancies he had readily
yielded: each evening both sat wher
ever they might be in silence for a lit
tle time and let their thoughts go out
freely to each other. "Soul talks,"
Dorothy called them: and whatever
tbey were, the result was that his love
for the girl grew more tender, and he
knew that in some subtle manner he
was coming to uuderstand her better
and better each day. These times had
been inexpressibly dear to him of late.
They were his moments of absolute
rest from the worry of the strike, and
he always felt his brain refreshed, and
afterward was better able to cope with
his growing difficulties;
Tne pulse of the strike was growing
feverish, and night after ulght Shot
well had slept at the office, fearing
some kind of an attack on the premises.
By the end of the week worry and luck
of sleep liad told heavily upon him, and
as he sat smoking in the mysterious
shadows he determined that this must
be bis last night alone; he would get a
watchman to aid him. His thoughts
grew vague and mixed; his pipe fell to
the floor and made him jump, then his
eyes closed for a moment, opened slug
gishly, dropped again and he was fut
asleep.
With a start and a fearful sense of
oppression he awoke, struggling wii'.iy
in bis chair tried to cry out, and real
ized that he was tied down. A cloth
was wound tightly over his mouth,
while the room wan filled with a subtle,
sickly odor of chloroform. He heard a
sneering laugh behind his chair, and
"Weil, yer took a purty good nap that
time, didn't yerV" There was an an
swering growl from anoeher throat,
and the two men came round in front,
both muffled in heavy coats, and pieces
of cloth covering the upjier half of their
faces. One of them carried a small
j 'jlack box somewhat gingerly to the
uesK mm mil u uunu in iruui oi rtuot
weiL He turned a little brass key In
it and bidden machinery began to tick
tack, tick-tack, tike a clock. He twist
ed the box around and Shotwell saw a
small dial, with the bands pointing to
:50 o'clock. One of the men attached
one end of a string to a lever on the
,,box. and with the greatest precaution
tied the other end to Arthur's left wrist.
Now. see here. Mr. Shotwell, you've got
Just forty-six minutes, and then that
thing goes off, and God have mercy on
your soul. If ye should want the thing
to go quicker just struggle hard, and if
ye manage to pull either of them
strings, well, I guess it'll oblige ye.'"
f "Now, Bill, we've got no time to
waste. Here's the keys; you go for the
safe and I'll fix the desk."
Inside of fifteen minutes Shotwell's
guests had gone, leaving little trace of
their visit except a faint odor of chloro
form, and that strange-looking black
box. with its moutonous tick-tack, tick
tack. The whole thing bad happened so
suddenly, and bis brain was so heavy
with the drug, that the meu were gone
before be fully realized the horror of
his position. As it-dawned on bim he
could not believe It was true; it was
some terrible nightmare. He strove to
shake himself, but the tightening of the
strings on bis wrists and a half jar In
the tones of that ceaseless tick-tack
brought bim back to his senses witn
a chill of horror. He glared terror
stricken at the little clock that was
I'MiKR WATER.
wis successfully made in Long Island
s the bottom of the sound with at
rirht men in,.n.ti Vf..r Admiral
ticking oft the moments of his life a
second each time. A few more minutes
and then he broke out into a cold
sweat; an unmanning fear of this un
known, cruel thing crept over him, and
for a while he sat. huddled in abject
terror: then slowly the soul of the man
steadied itself; he closed his eyes to
pray, and the word that came was
"Dorothy." With a fierce mental effort l
he pulled together his shaken faculties 1
for her sake. For her he would die like
a man. Perhaps she would know he
had been no coward.
Tick-tack, tick-tack, twenty minutes
past 10. Ahl It was time to sit and talk
to "Dorrie." Well, he would do It
would give to her those last twenty
minutes. And so he sat on, his fac?
drawn and ghastly, but his courage
firm sat and bade a long good-by to
the girl he loved; thought strong, manly
thoughts to her. that kept fear from his
heart. But while his Inmost self talked
with "Dorrie" his flesh grew gray and
pinched, the lonely silence broken only
by the steady ticking of his clock of
doom.
Dorothy that night sat reading: then
later fell to wondering of Arthur alon?
in that great building, and at the
thought of his loneliness all her heart
went out to him; and perhaps some of
her soul, for her body fell asleep. Then
she, too, woke with a start a start of
perplexity and fear; fear for Arthur
what was itV She passed her hand over
her forehead, bewildered. What was it
why could she not remember? Then
the ticking of the clock on the mantel
caught her ear-caught it strangely,
and she listened, breathless, 'trembling;
tick-tack, tick-tack what did it mean?
Then slowly and softly a solemn voice
fell on her inner ear: "Good-by. Dorrie;
good-by, darling."
"Ah!" she rose to her full height was
rigid there for an instant, then quietly:
"Yes. I know; 1 understand." She
walked quietly to her father's room,
took his keys, and, taking ber hat and
coat, slipped unseen out Into the night
Tick-tack, tick-tack, eight minutes
more.
"Eight minutes; eight years; God!
Can 1 wait? one brave spring now
would end the torture, and no, no, for
Dorrle's sake, for the honor of love, I'll
live my life out to the last bitter sec
ond." Shotwell closed his eyes a few
moments, then oeiili)g them, saw n
lace in the doorway gazing at him; to
him It set'tned the soul of Dorrie, come
to say "good-by."
j He was not afraid, hardly awed; It
was not real; dying men's eyes are
sometimes strangely clear; be noticed
. the hat, the coat; the face drawn with
! fearful anguish souls did not look like
that It was Dorrie herself. A moment
of wild joy was swallowed up in a still
greater horror "Dorrie!" here, with
that thing Oh! God; this was worst of
all but her quick hands touched him.
deftly untieing first the handkerchief
that gagged him, then delicately slip
ping those fearful strings from bis
wrists.
'"How long, Arthur?" she whispered.
He glanced desperately at the clock.
"Two minutes; don't stop to untie me:
water, quick! There's a bucket; fill it
at the tap; it's our only chance."
She comprehended Instantly. Oh, how
slow the water ran! She walked swiftly
to t)ie desk, took the box in her hands,
and carried it, ticking, to the bucket:
placed It in and held It, trembling, as
the water swallowed it, until there was
a little rasping Jar in the ticking. Shot
well drew one deep, long breath as he
stooped over the girl and waited for
what never came. One, two. three min
utes passed; then, with a breath of half
fearful relief, he looked down at Dorrie.
She was fast asleep, nestled in his arms
and breathing peacefully.
He waked her with a kiss. She stared
at him In sleepy surprise. "Why Ar
thur! Where am I? What Is it, dear?
How white you look; and see. the wa
ter's running all over the floor; you
careless hoy I oh. Arthur. I take me
home." Milwaukee Wisconsin.
WHERE THE DEADLY MICROBES ATTACK MAN.
HN general half of the deaths in the
human family are known to !
caused by microscopic organisms.
Just how many other deaths may be
traced to the same germ source is not
kuown. They may lx many, however.
Almost every day new portions of the
body are found to be Infested with th.?
tuleree bacilli, and that this germ, so
long known, has habitats undreamed of
a few years ago Indicates the inabili
ties of growth iu the whole theory of
germs.
The germs of all disease, broadly, are
low animal or vegetable organisms.
They may be cultivated by artinVinl
means, just as plants are grown from
seeds. As to the number of thene
germs, it Is a problem, but for the most
part the several hundred germs listed
are innocuous. Those of pathological
significance are pretty well determined;
many of the others, so far as kuown.
are harmless.
WHEUE UICItOUKS ATTACK MAN
Some germs are homebodies, and
never care to wauder or to roam. If an
unkind fate shifts them into unaccus
tomed, even though comfortable stir
roundings, they pine away, refuse
nourishment and die.
Take the bovine tulierculosis microbe.
Dr. Koch discovered and proved to his
own satisfaction that this little nut run i
will perish iu the midst of plenty if vio
lently taken from its birthplace and
transferred to the human body. Yet
such action on the part of the trans
planted animalcule can be but a sense
less whim, for the overwhelming ma
jority of germs nre agreed that human
beings are by far the most aristocratic
dwellings on the list.
By actual count some one bus placed
the number of microbes Infesting the
mouth and teeth at 15'J. He might
BEDIWS DARING ACT.
Catchi Turn i p Thrown from a Chicna-o
Skyscraper on a Fork.
Chicago people were treated to an
astonishingly daring feat the other
day, when Johan licdini, of Loudon,
England, holding an ordinary carving
fork In his mouth, caught a turnip
hurled from the nineteenth floor of the
Masonic Temple. An Immense crowd
watched the performance, and the cars
were blocked for some time. Iledinl ap
peared In a headdress like that of a
cannibal king, with a spike on top, and
JOHN llKDIM'S PEHFOilMANt'B.
placed the fork, a wooden-handled af
fair about a foot long, between his
teeth. The first turnip went wild and
the second struck the spike on Bedlul's
headgear, stunning him severely. He
rallied quickly and caught the third
turnip squarely on the tines of the fork.
He took the terrific shock unflinchingly,
and though his lips bled freely and be
went tumbling backward, he clung to
the fork with set teeth. The Londoner
was given a tremendous ovation by the
throng. He began his peculiar calling
as a Juggler, and used to catch vegeta
bles thrown from the galleries of thea
ters. He says he has caught a turnip
thrown from the Brighton Tower In
England, a distance of &i0 feet, and
he Intends to catch one dropped from
the Paris Eiffel tower.
Majcic Patch.
A hot water geyser, in the upper gey
ser basin of Yellowstone Park, baa been
turned to practical use by building a
1 hothouse over It and thereby enabling
1 several crops to be raised-yearly, where
! nI.A..n-tcA u 1 1 1 1 1 1 a ttilncr n.rtnlH l,a Itn.
UIUI.J IBC U I. " ...... . . -.... w ' ...
possible because of the almost dally
frosts in this region. The structure
was built by W. P. Howe. It Is rough-
lv marie and la 25 hv fiO feet. A streiim
i of hot water flows from a five-inch hole
In the southern end of the building,
passing out the other end. The tem
perature of the water lacks only eight
degrees of the boiling point, and the
have made It 1H. but It sMaks volumes
lor his accuracy that he did not. Most
of these germs are harmless, but hi the
mouth of a henliliy pi iNoq may lc
found the microbes of dangerous dis
eases. Oddly enough, few germs nre found
in the stomach. An uncertain iiuiiiIkt
perhaps fifty or more occupy the nli
inentary canal and digestive apparatus
of the individual. The skin at all times
Is the haven of microbes of all kinds.
While the mucous membrnues are most
always harboring germs, there nre few
est Iu the eye for the reason that It Is
washed wall the salt tear secretions.
All through the air passages are disease
germs, depending uixm the environ
ment and exposure of the person.
Germs of diphtheria, influenza, pneu
monia, and even tuberculosis, are found
iu the ttiroat and bronchial tulcs.
The liver and kidneys harbor germs
of tuberculosis, malaria, and typhoid
fever. And yet the person iu whose
system these are found may never de
velop one of the diseases.
In the arm may lie found the pyogenic
organisms which produce pus and sup
puration. These germs also are found
in the heart.
Malarial germs are In the blood for
the most part, but they are concen
trated particularly In the spleen. Also,
they are found in the liver.
Endocarditis germs are found fn the
heart.
Furumculosls, or boils, Is the effect :f
germs, and the seat of these are most
commonly about the neck.
The germ of erysipelas may lx found
In the side of the fce and neck.
Tne germ of alopecia, or baldness,
funis lodgment In the scalp.
That the air everywhere is swnrniing
with those minute vegetable organisms,
that the body Is Infested with them,
and yet that thousands of ooplo dlo
every year from old age are seeming
anomalies.
The worst enemy of the microbe In
the machinery of Hie system Is the
white corpuscle In the blood. To be
certain taking hold in the system, tne
niicrole must get somewhere that the
while corpuscle cannot go. Thus in
some sjtc containing abnormal secre
tions from the blood aim tissues, the
micro-organism finds lodgment and
food, while the white corpuscle in the
same surrounding dies.
The one condition In nature which no
microbe can stand Is sunlight. With
some of them minutes will suffice to
kill; with others days are necessary;
but sooner or later all the known organ
isms fall victims to sunshine.
As to microlM's and diseases, as cause
and effect, there are some further pos
sibilities for the micros -oplHt. It Is not
known If that dread disease, cancer, Is
of microlH origin. The microbe of rheu
matism has not been discovered, pro
viding there is one. Nobody has Isolated
the possible germ of hydrophobia, lint
the field Is open.
house Is kept at a tropical heat con
stantly. The rich soil, the sun's light and the
condensation of steam from the hot
water make an Ideal combination for
the growth of vegetation. Lettuce, It
ts said, comes up from the dry seed Iu
two da vs. and good-sized heads of let
tuce were gathered in from is to 1H
days after planting. In iiS days a
head of lettuce measured 'S' Inches
across, ami the condensation of the
steam would even break down the larg
er leaves with the weight of woter UHn
them. Cucumber vines grow from !!.'
to feet In length in less than IV) days
without iK-ing watered, except for the
moisture in the air. On some of the
cucumber vines live full-sized cucum
Imts were gathered from a single Joint.
Three palls of water have been suffi
cient for watering the plants In the
greenhouse on even the hottest day.
Scientific American.
Itrother Dickey on Poverty.
"Poverty," said Brother Dickey, "lies
been a great blessln" ter me an' mine.
I never had money 'miff In all my Hfu
ter make me sot up In ImmI en ax my
self. How long fo' daylight? I tievei
had no money in do bank, en never
felled down en broke my neck trylu' ter
ketch de cashier w'en he luf word dat
he was takln' exercise for his belt, en
I never had one dollur in a railroad fi r
de recenver ter be thankful fer what he
wuz "bout ter receive. Itlch men Is ez
neoessary ez taxes, en din 'about ez
popular, sometimes; but dey got mo
troubles dan what I got. Dey all hcz
(lose hlghfulutln' diseases what no
mens can pernounce, en no matter how
much money dey gives de church, d
preacher's private opinion Is dey ain't
ez fur fr'm hell ez next month is f'um
Chris'mus! Uut de po' mens pull
throo' somehow; en w'en dey gives up
de ghost hit's alius wid some good, ol
fashlon' complaint like do measels, or
de brokebone fever, or de seven-yeHi
eetch, en de rub-down rheumatism. Do
patch Is on dey britches, but de peace
is In dey mlu'!" Atlanta Constitution.
Ilia Theory.
"I can't see,' said Mr. Meckton's wife
"how any man cuu persuade himself to
le a mormon."
"Well," auswered her husband.
thoughtfully, maybe some people are
such moral cowards that they want to
get more members Into a family debate
and so shirk their half of an argument."
Washington Star.
Ity bance.
Olive "Marriage Is so uncertain,
girl has to take her chances."
May "Chances! Goodness uie, some
girls don't even get one chance." phila
delphia Bulletin.
After a man reaches the age of 80 he
never takes much stock In the theory
that the good die young.
"Who Is the hero of the play?" "I
can't tell you bis name, but he's an
angel."
"Is she a polite girl?" "Not At all.
She finds it impossible to break herself
of the habit of telling the. truth.'
lie-Now. don't you Isither to help tne
on with my coat, she- It's no bother.
It's a plensure.Town Topics.
Heredity. "Wot you doln'. chile?"
"Not liln. mammy. "My, but you Is
Kit t In like yooh father."- I'.alilinnre
World.
Itlobbs "Wigwag must be making an
awful lot of money." Slobbs-" should
say he Is. I actually believe he Is mak
ing more than his wife can spend."
"I believe Mrs. Hemlock would rather
quarrel with her husband than with
anybody else." "Decidedly! Force al
ways seeks the line of least resistance."
Doctor-Did you lake my prescrip
tion, ma'am'.' Pntleut-Yes; but, say,
doctor, paper's awful hard to get down,
an' it didn't seem to do me no good.
Chicago News.
Kmploycr - And how long were you In
your lust place, my gsd man? James
(Just out of Folsom pciilicmlaryi-Ten
years, sir, mid I never had a single
evening out. Ex.
"Why, gentlemen!" cried the after
dinner speaker, tragically, "what would
this nation be without the ladles?"
"Stag nation, of course," murmured tho
Cheerful Idiot.-Judge.
"Didn't you go away at all, Mrs. .
Dash?" "No; Mr. Dash said he was so
well fixed now that we could afford to
slay at home If we wanted to-so we
dhl." Detroit Free Press.
lie 1 shall never marry until I meet
a woman who Is my direct opposite.
She (encouragingly) -Well, Mr. Duffer,
there tire plenty of bright, intelligent
girls iu the uelgliliorluMxI.
A Guarantee mid a Promise. "Do you
guarantee this goods not to fade?" "Ab
solutely! And if It does we will sell
you new goods to match the changed
color." India mi polls News.
Not Ills Fault. "Do you realize," said
the economist, "that there Is n heavy
surplus In the I'nlted States Treasury ?"
"Well," answered Senator Sorghum, "It
uln't my fault." Washington star.
Newly wed -"Why don't you take a
wife?" llachelor-"My Income Is only
sufficient for one." ' Newly wed -"Well,
If she really loved you she would prob
ably be satisfied with that." Puck.
"Don't you miss you hushaiul very
much now that he Is away. "Oh, no!
At breakfast I Just stand his newspaper
up iu front of a plate and half the tlmo
1 really forget he Isn't there." Ex
change. "That Is your husband rapping!" an
nounced the medium In a solemn voice.
"My husband rapping?" said the will
ow, absently; "gracious! he must have
forgotten his night-key!"- Philadelphia
Uecord.
Iu His Fuvor. She Papa says that a
young man who smokes cigarettes will
never set the world on fire, lie Well,
that's the first gooil thing I ever heard
any one say of a cigarette smoker.
Yonkcrs Statesman.
Dr. Iirowu "Well did you keep the
thermometer in the room at 71 degrees.
as I told you?" Mrs. Murphy"! did.
liidade, doctor, but 1 bud a hard tolma
to do It. The only place It would stay
at slvtuty was forulst the chimney-
piece."-Life.
Poet-I was pleased to see my poem
111 your paper. Is there any money
Editor Oh, no; we shu'u't charge you
anything this time. It Is your first of
fense, you know. If, however, It Is re
peated, we can not let you off agulu so
easily. Hoston Transcript.
Young Wife "I received today a
beautiful diploma from tho cooking
school-on parchment and I've cele
brated by making you this dish. Now,
Just guess what it Is." Young Hus
band (chewing on bis burnt omelet)
"The diploma?" I'llegende Platter.
Muuoeuvers. Lieutenant Nobs (Just
arrived) How long will you take to
drive me to the fort, cabby? Cabby
Ten mimics, captiiig, by the short cut
through the baileys. Hut the military
alius goes the long way round, through
the fashionable part o' tho town, yer
honor, which takes an hour. (Cabby
gets his hour.) Punch.
" 'Cordln t' th' statoots," begun Judge
Wayback, as he stood up, "I'll ht-v i'
glv' y' ten years t' th' peunytenchurry."
"Hut," exclulmed the lawyer for the de
fendant, jumping to his feet, "there ars
extenuating circumstances." "They Is?"
cried the Judge iu alarm. "Ef 1 thought
th4, durued if I wouldn't glv' him fif
teen years." Columbus Journal.
"There, my dear," suld the returned
hunter, "there's one bird for you, any
way. Itaggcd him Just as 1 was about
to give uii In disgust." "Oh, George!"
she exclaimed, "It's a carrier-pigeon.
Isn't it?" "Not much! It's a quull.w
"Itut It has a curd lied to its leg, with
some message on it. Let's see. It says:
'John Jones, Poultry and Game, Cen
tral Market.' "-Philadelphia Press.
The doctor examined his patient care
fully, and, with a grave tiu-e, told him
that he wus very III, and usked if he had
consulted any one else. "Oh," said llm
man, "I went to see a druggist aud
asked his advice, and he " "Drug
gist!" the doctor broke in, angrily;
"what was the good of that? The best
thing you can do when a druggist give
you a bit of advice is to do exactly ths
opposite." "And he," tho patient con
tinued, "advised me to come to you."
Kx.