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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1902)
THE HOSE LIOHT LINGERED, 111 roan Unlit lingered on tlir Mil, Ami I n rtieil to wine tlx- wulcis ul our ffCt. 'J'lio leaves flint prattled lijr our tide Were Mill, Thin ilii, linw swrell The ami fell down IipIiIih) i lie trout Uplifted ilnik agilnst the western sky, And It stood hrntrndlncil, In nitiiro drcst, Within my In-art -a cry. Before Iiit time, Hie silver moon Crept all) I, nil .Isliiiiucil. Into tin- HkM. A atnr beyond (lie I1III1 nroe-too soon. Tlii'ti spread the Mulil, Ili-r rrll of tnUt to hide tliu deep That once were warm. Upon mil splr III, tun, A silence fell, e'en a Uio ronl air steeps Tint grass with dew, Yestcrdayl Ho the ages roll Unmoved, Ami yet I learn that thou shouldst know Mow linger allll thy prcicnr In my aunt i All afterglow! Winston Churchill In Century. SN a aiiuill room In a tenement house In tlio poorer mi tliiu of New York aut 11 young girl, silently weeping mil lii'iiiiuiiilnit Iiit lonely condition. 'I'lio ilny before she liml been called tJliou to part with Iiit iiioIIiit, who liml died 11 f I it 11 lung, lingering Illness. Ton year Ix-foro Iiit father had been killed In 11 railroad accident, anil the mot Iiit it ml daughter liuil been obliged to give up their comfortable liuuio uml iiiuvu where cheaper runt could be pro I'tiroil uml t'l'oiiouiy more effectually VTiii'tliTil, Hero, In uiio room, by Hid 11 M of Iiit needle, lira, Atwooil had miiliitiiliii'il herself mill Helen. Tin- physician wlm liml attended lira. A I Hood during Iiit Illness liml noticed tiu beautiful character and refined fea lutes of lli'loii, nml liml become deep ly Interested In Iiit. Hit tixtrvinu youth had prevented tit ui from showing Iut too much nttiMiilon, Dr. CultiT liml attained considerable ri'imtiitlun during lila four yi'nra of practice, nml, being lint 20 yrara of age, lila wlilow oil iiioIIiit predicted for I1I111 ti lirllllnnt future. "If only ho would nml n Healthy wife." thought tint iiioIIiit. "hl success would be ns Hiirt'd," Hut lhi young doctor did not seem aiK'Inlly Inclined, nlid seldom unit young ladle outside llll profession. Hut line uiortiliiK at breakfast Dr. Cutler told lilt iiioIIiit Helen's and atory, picturing Iiit nrphiiiH'd condition, and naked her If aha could not Invite Helen to their honif until some plana for tier future could ho Hindu. TI1I1 worldly wise mother liml nt once scent ed danger, and. lifter asking Mian At wood' nddri-aa, had promised only Hint alio would call upon her that afternoon. Thua It happened Hint nn n and-fneed young girl ant peering l of window Into a muddy court ahe aaw n hand aomc, well-dressed lady picking her way nlong. mid noon heard her miock nt her own door. I'pon being ndmllted the atrnnger Introduced .herself na Dr. Cutlrr'a mother. After hnvliig llatencd to Heleira piti ful atory, Mr. Cutter proceeded to lueallou the girl na to her future, "lly aon lin a told mu Hint you know of no relative or friend to whom you could gol" "No." nnawered Helen, "I have 110 relatlvea, and mother mid 1 have been In no position to make ninny frienda." "And la tlirro nothing you enn do to earn your own living?" queatloned the iady. "I am afraid not. Mra. Cutter; I am but 10 year old, nml, although mother linn nlwaya anld ahe wlahcd mu to bo a teacher, I fear I should mako but n jKHir oue." Then It oocurrol to tho lady to nak If Ilelen'a mother bad left any pnpera, mid Helen lind brought her nn old cleat, and after looking the contenta carefully over they found a bank book In which Mr. Atwooil tind au account with n Kew York bank for '-!00 lu her dough ter'a iinmc. "I wonder, my denr, that you bad not thought to look In till dcak before," Mra, Cutter anld, mid when Helen replied that ahe hnd felt too bnd to touch any of her denr moth er thing", the luily could but nppre cliito the lonely girl' feelings. After coualdernblu tnlk It wna decid ed Hint Mra. Cutter ahould write to the principal of n young Indies' aemlnnry lu western New York, requcatlng the iidmlttnuco of Mlaa Helen Atwooil to hla Bchooi for a two yenra' courae. As tliU Kentlenmu wns n friend of .Mrs. Cutter, alio hoped to Interest him lu the orphan girl's lielinlf, mid anld she would suggest to hi 111 thnt ho give licr aonie light duties In tho school to per form, thus enabling Helen to earn her bonrd. rrouilslng to attend to the twit ter nt once, she bade Helen a cordial farewell and hastened to her own home, where her son was nwaltlng her, "Well, mother, uro we to entertain Miss Atwood?" luiUlrcd tho doctor. His mother shot n keen glance lu hU direction, and proceeded to relato her plans for Helen. Although deeply dis appointed, lie could not but admit the advisability of Helen's education being continued, Things worked bo successfully Unit In a week's time Dr. Cutter found him self taking n tlnal look at Helen's sweet fnce. "Hcincmber, you are to wrlto me, my child," he cried, as the "All aboard" warned lilm lio must leave the train. Homo wny, ns lie walked toward homo, be wondered why tho brightness hud all gone out of Hie day, mid why every body seemed to look so forlorn. During tho lo"K two years Hint fol lowed, bis heart wns gladdened by nn occasional letter from Helen, which told of licr Interest In licr studies and friends. As the end of tho second year drew nenr, the doctor agnln requested his mother to Invite Miss Atwood to their home to spend tho summer vaca tion. And " second time was tlio son refused, "for It would only turn out In a love nffnlr," thought this far-sighted mother, "and I wnnt a rich wife for my boy." A fow weeks later Dr, Cutter wns seated In the reception room of tlio Young Ladles' Seminary of Wcstport, anxiously awaiting Miss Atwood. As fit heard soft footsteps approaching CIIRONOEOGY I8H. Ilnllli-alilp Mnlnu Mown up In llif harbor of llavnnn, while there on 11 friendly rlalt. I'eb. in. .MraaflK" aenl liy President McKln- V ley to (,'onireaa In rcirnrd to blowing X up of Hie Maine. April 11. Congress pnaaed resolutions reeoir- lilting Inilepeuileiire of Culm nml de liiniiillug Hint Hpnlu rellmiulali her niithorlly. April 20. Prealileut laaued Cull for 12r,(XIU s roliiuteera. April T.. Cougreas pnsaed resoltitlona ileelnr- Z llig that a alata of war existed. April irewry tieairoyen 1110 npnnian neei III the harbor of Manila. Mny 1. Hnmpaoii lioiuliariled tb fortlllca thins at Hnn .limn. May 12. T Hcliley anlli-il with tlio llylug i'luad- Z ron from Key West. May IX 5 Kltiley arrived at Hantlago da Cubs. May L"J. Army sailed from Key West for Cuba. June 10, Landing and battle at Iaa Uuasl inns, .(uiio 'JO. 2 Victory of HI Cnury and Hsn Juan Z hill. July (Jen. Hlisfter calls for re-enforce-miMits, July II, I tu II It- of Hantlago. July S, Hliafler deiiiiuids atirreuder of Han (lago. July ,'l. 'I'm Ii-rlarrd. July 12. Articles of rnpltulalliiu at Hantl ago approved. July 10, f Hiirrender of Hantlago, July 17. Z Pence pr-docol. Aug, 12, Pencu eoiuuilsslouers sent to Paris. Oct. 1. i-.Tneuaiiuii 01 j'ueno I'rincipe nuu nlliiT proirluees. Dec. fi. Provlslomil govrrniiieiit proclaimed by (leu. Wood. Oct. 21. Treaty of Paris signed. Dec. 10, HH p. 111. Urn. (larrla died In Waslilniton. Dec. II. and rnlsed bis eyes tu eager expecta tion, there In the open doorway stood Helen Atwood In nil the lienuty of licr young wouiuiibood. He saw a atnllo of welcome upon her lovely fuce as she advanced to meet her old friend. Anil there In the deepening shadows of mi early twilight the old, old story wns once more gone over. "Helen, darling, may 1 take' yon homo with 1110 na my treasured wlfeV And as he stooped to hear her softly nnawered "Yes," ho could not but see tho love-light In her denr eyes. In tho morning n messngo flashed over tho wires, nddresscd to Mrs. Cut ter. It rend: My wife and I nrrlve on the 0 o'clock express from Wcstport. He prepared to receive us. II. A. CUTTHIt. And Mrs. Cutler In a graceful milliner submitted to the Inevitable. lloston Post. EMPRESS IN MARBLE. Memorial HMrcnphtlif 11 to He IMaretl In the Church lit I'oUduin, The memoriible sarcophagus of the late i:mpreas 1'redcrlck of Uermnuy. which has been modeled In clay by the celebrated nrl 1st. Itelubuld Hcgas, la now being reproduced lu puro white Cnrrnrn marble by .Sculptor Albert Oe rltr., nml will In n few weeks bu placed In position within Hie Prledens klrchn at Potsdam, Tlio llgure of tho empress rests nt full length upon the sarcophagus, her bend supported by two pillows. The form Is enveloped by (Ireek drapery, the upper part of which only Is drawn nslde frojii tlio bead, tho face and t'10 bust. Tho expression of tho features, with their half-open Hps, vividly recalls Hie counteiinnce of tho empress to those who know her. Prom tlio head, upon which n diadem shines, tho hnlr Is drawn down over the bust. Tho right nrm is extended In repose: tho left limn! rests over the region of the heart. Tho front of the sarcophagus carries In bas-relief several emblematical ncd pictorial designs, lu tho center Is n medallion containing a Christ bend crowned with thorns. Tlio panels on each side and nt the ends represent Hie chief creuts lu the life of tho Into em press. On ouu she Is represented ns a child receiving her tlrst lessons; lu an HOW A VOLCANIC EXPLOSION IS CAUSED. A study of the above picture, reproduced from the New York World, will show how the molten mass In the mountain's Interior met the water, and how the steam generated thereby, following the line of least resistance, blew ott the top of the volcano. The calamity which has overtaken two Islands of the Wludward group In the Antilles will unquestionably lend to a fresh discussion of the causes of volcunlc disturbance. As to the exlent to which water operates there la some lack of harmony -among volcanlsts. Shaler, Milne and others hold that substance largely, If not entirely, responsible for the trouble. They point ,u "1C fact mnnJ volcanoes uro situated nenr the const of continents or on Islands, where leakugo from the ocean mny fwsslbly occur, Itusscll, on the other hand, regards water not as the Initial factor, but ns an occasional, though Important, re-enforcemeiit. He suspects that when the molten rock has risen to a considerable distance It encounters thut fluid, perhaps in a succession of pockets, npd that steam Is then suddenly generated, The explosive effects which ensue sro of two kinds. By tho expansion of the moisture which some of the lava contains the latter Is reduced to a state of powder, and thus originate the enormous clouds of One dust which arp ejected. Shocks of greater or less violence aro also produced. Tho less Bevcre ones no doubt sound llko the discharge of artillery 'nnd give rise to tremors In the Imme diate vicinity, In extreme cases enough force Is developed to rend the walls of the volcano Itself, Itussell attributes the blowing up of Krakatoa to steam. Tho culminating eplsodo of the Pelee eruption, though not resultlug so disas trously to the mountain, would seem to be due to the samo immediate cause. To this particular explosion, too, It seems safe to assign the upheaval which excited a tidal wave, , OF CUBA LIBRE. Hpnnlsli control of Culm flnnlly re lluiiilslied. I.nst troops left Hnrnnn. Teiilh liifnulry, If. H. A., took up ipinrlers In illy. Der, III, moo. Provisional gorcriimi'iil by the United Motes! work of denning, ren ovating and restoring order. 1000. Ditto, and taking census, preps m tory to holding elections. 1001, Ctilmn cnnitltiitlonnl contention as sembled, January. Cong reus passed I 'la 1 1 resolutions providing for Aluer lenn suzerainty. March 2, C11I1111 constitutional convention accepted Piatt resolutions, June 12. Ciibiin law promulgated by (lov. t!en. Wood and elections held, Dec. III. 1002. Delesatea elected at iKinular elec tions met and clioae den. Kstrada Jf Palma as llrst President of the re- public of Cuba. Tcli. 21. Prealileut began preparation for for mally turning over government to Cu- bans. Mnrcli 21. ... fn.,i. 1 v Amerlrmi troops gradually with- drawn. March 21 Mny 11). Pieatas and general celebration all i over Island. May 10-111. Pinal transfer of government to Cubans. May 20. The 1'rnmlse, "That tmi United Htates hereby dis claims any disposition or Intention 10 Fierelsv sovereignty. Jurisdiction, or control over said laland. except for T ' tliu pnclllcatlou thereof, and asserts Its il.-li-rinlnallon. when this is ac complished, to leave the government T ....1 ......tr,.l ..r tl,.. Uln,,,l In IIm nmk. X ' HI... l.,,(.tw. ... ..... V V Y pie." Hectlon III., resolutions passed by Congress April 20, 1808, Pour years and twenty-two days 1 later toe promise was fulDlled. other she Is depleted as nn art student drawing one of tin- undent temples, with the genius of art ns her teacher; still others show her engaged lu wont of chnrlty nml lienevolence. Then! nre nlso designs which sym bolize the meeting of wife nml liiialmiul beyond the grave, where they nre Join 11I by the son who preceded them lino the other world. A setting sun sug gests Hie passage from this life; a rain Imiw tells of Immortality. Tlio other features of tho sarcopha gun, says tho Itoston Herald, rescin bio those of tho memorial modeled by the same artist for tho late Kmpcror Frederick. The only Inscription la one which contains the names nnd the dutes. "1SIO I0OI." Cure) fiir faulty Hpcet'li. Tho ba bit of stammering Is one Hint children easily nciiilre, but which Is dlfllcult to cure. Ho great has been the recent Increase In this fault or Infirm ity, whichever It may be. In Oermatiy Hint lu the schools throughout the em pire n special course of instruction has been started for children so mulcted. In Ilerlln six specialist!) engaged by the Hoard of Kducntlon devote twelve hours a week to this work. Oue nnd a half per cent of all the school children In (iermany stutter. As In nearly nil rases the difficulty In speaking arises from 11 peculiar nervous condition nnd Is not duo to any physical malforma tion, the specialists nre confident of being able to cure nearly all the cases which they II nil. Tho system of euro consists Inrgely In making the child spenk slowly, lu teaching him how to properly use bis .lips and tongue In forming words, nnd In correcting bis nervousness. Thnt stammering can be cured linn be-on re nltzed since the time Hint Demosthenes walked by the seashore declaiming with a pebblo In his 11104111, It is a little singular Hint the (iermnns, who hnve been supposed to be a race rather lacking In nervousness, should sudden ly develop Into n nation of stutterers. Perhaps the strenuous life Into which Hie l'mperor linn plunged the country bns been n little to much for Its ner vous system, A man never knows how much atten tion be can attract until ho comes down street limping. UWA. AND ASHtS CTS A3 A SToPPCK - ssslBHBx'riijn pari: un ariiruT rnuPTlOHS UNSrt. ORtKMAW PKtSSORC. MT. PELEE, THE DEATH-DEALING VOLCANO. ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE. Desolated by Htiive Wurn, Kurtliqtiukes unit Volcunlc Krtlptlotis. The Island of Martinique, the scene of one of the most awful catastrophes known lu human annals, was discov ered by Columbus 011 his fourth voy age, lu Wi, and still bears the name. slightly uiodltled, whkli.tt Cnrlli un lives then called It. In KKJ3 the French begnn to colonize It nnd the same year the city of St. Plerro wns founded. Its curly growth wns rapid, for lu 10." we tlnd that It had a population of 5,000. exclusive of the aborigines. Early lu the 18th century slave labor was Intro duced on the coffee and sugar planta tions and by 1730 there were "2,000 ne groes on the Island. On four different occasions during the wars between En gland and France the Island was seized by the Ilrltlsh, being llunlly restored to France by the treaty of Paris in 1814. lu 1822 and again in 1S33 nnd 18.TJ the Iflnnd was distracted by uprisings among the negro i-laves; but the aboli tion of slavery, in 18tS. forever put nn end to these disturbances. The negroes rapidly Increased nnd nt the time of the last census they num bered 150,000 out of a total population of 175.000. Of the remainder 15,000 were Asiatics and 10,000 pure whites. Martinique, which bns nn area of 380 snuare tulles. Is a beautiful Island. It lias, however. Its drawbacks. Among the latter nre the deadly sunke. the fer-de-lauce, tho spider, the nut, the trop ical plagues, the hurricane, the earth quuko aud volcano. So active have been the earthquake and volcano lu un dent times that the very Island Is com posed almost entirely of volcunlc ma terial. In modern times seismic dis turbances hnve been numerous, lu 1727 the Island wns shaken by an earth quake nnd In 1707 another seismic con vulsion Is said to have caused the deaths of 10,000 people. Ill 1772 the Island's fortifications were thrown down by nn earthquake. The most serious volcanic eruptions recorded In Martinique's history oc curred In 1813, 1817. 1823. 1839 nnd 1851. lu the latter year Mont Pclce belched fortlfc, huge volumes of smoko nnd nsbes and the city of St. Pierre nud tho surrounding country were cov ered with n deep layer of nsbes. Vege tation, wherever these hot ashes fell, was destroyed. New hot springs gushed out of the sides of tho inouu tnln nnd the air was heavy with sul- MAP SH0YING From.N'cw York to Martinique... Front New York to St. Thomas., From Now York to Havaua phur fumes. The agitation ceased, however, without preclpltatlug a trag edy. Of the chief cities of Martlnque St. Pierre was the largest and wealthiest. Its population exceeding 25,000, while the population of Fort do France, the capital, Is less than 20.000. SCARRED BY VOLCANOES. laland of St, Vincent Jleara Krldence of Past Convulsions. The Island of St. Vincent, which lies to the south of Martinique, in the Windward group, bears nil over Its fnce the evidences of the volcanic erup tions which marked its history In past centuries. It has two volcanoes. Morne Gnrou and I.a Soufrlere, the lat ter of which Is now In active and dis astrous eruption nnd the former of which manifested Its energy with ter rible destrucllveness in 1812. From these volcanoes, extend grent "dry riv ers," as they are called, being the beds of lava streams which at different times spread over the Island, lu 1718 La Soufrlere was lu a state of eruption and covered the whole Island with nshes. The whole upper part of the cone was blown away. Years afterward the crater tilled up nml became a lake. In 1812 the volcano of Morne Gnrou exploded with terrific noise nnd energy. At the same time au earthquake, prob nbly lu sympathetic relation, occurred nt Caracas, Venezuela, nud hutted 1U, 000 people The volcano belched forth torrents of mud and cinders mid the surrounding country was covered with 11 deposit under which nil vegetation perished. For three days, so deep was Hie darkness, the sun appeared to be In a total eclipse. At the end of the third day flames sprang pyuimldlciilly from the crater, accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning. Kruptlvo mat ter poured dowu the sides of the crater, destroying plantations nud houses, while showers of cinders and stones nt times bombarded the earth, killing ne groes and Carlb natives. St. Vincent Is a small but very fertile island, Its area being 1S1 square miles. Its present population exceeds 50,000, very fow of whom are white. Original ly the Island belonged to France, but lu 1703 It was ceded to I'nglaud. In 1778 there began a ten years' war with the tierce Carlbs. ending with the ban- PROXIMITY OF WINDWARD Miles. , 1,820 . 1,428 . 1.227 Ishment of nearly all tho aborigines to the Island of Iloatan on tho Honduras const. The planters became very wcnlthy growing stignr with stave labor, but after tho emancipation their wealth was lost, and now most of the owners of tho soli nro tlio descendants of the old slaves, who, with little patches of land, live n happy, contented life. Hugnr, rum, cocoa nnd spices are pro duced, but the chief product Is arrow root, which has finer qualities and moro exquisite flavor hero than any where else. A LEISURE-LOVINQ PEOPLE. Hucb Were tlio Inhabitants of the City of HI. I'lerre. The Inhabitants of HL Plerro took life easy. In the hurricane months, June, July, August and September, they left tho hot and low-lying city and made their abode oil Mont Pclce, where cool breezes mada life tolerable. French manners Mid customs domi nated. The morning breakfast lasting three hours nnd attended by men and women wearing full dvess, was one of I the features of the living of the rich and well-to-do. 7 ft-1 . 1 , , Ttl . - I . t . luu uurueu ul i ihuii, u iiura. ui im mense size, afforded all classes a shady and beautiful retreat from the sun's blazing rays, while It also con tained an element of danger the Iron lance, a name given to a venomoui serpent, whose bite was fatal unless prompt measures were resorted to. In St Pierre about 1,000 persons were at tacked yearly, of whom 100 lost their lives. These reptiles sought shady spots In the park and on lawns, and any one sitting In the grass was liable to be bitten. All over the Island of Martinique the Iron lance was In evl denco and dreaded. The color line exists In Martinique, though It Is not drawn with the tight- I ncss that It Is In the United States. The blacks prevail In the ratio of nine to one, and many of Its men and wom en are cultured and good-looking. The Island has been noted for thirty years for its excellent school system. Per haps one In ten of the whites, nearly all French, marry negresses. It Is ex tremely rare, however, for a white woman to take a colored husband, I Where one so acts, there are a hun dred white men who marry colored women. MAY BURN FOR AQES. Like VcsiitIus, Sit, Felee Mar Con tinue to Ifelch Forth Fire. Some people are of the opinion that Mont Pelee will -cool off rapidly and again become quiescent, but the best Judges believe that It will go on throw ing off fire and lava for a long time. While the violence of the tlrst eruption will. It Is thought, subside, the mount ain from a spectacular point of view Is stated as likely to continue In active eruption for mouths, possibly for cen turies. Vesuvius was regarded as ex tinct, until It suddenly broke out and destroyed Pompeii In A. D. 70, blow- lug Its top off as was done by Mont Pe lee, and yet It has continued In more or less nctlve crupuon ever since. Sometimes It subsides until nothing but a thin cloud of smoke surrounds the summit, but with the excepHon of a period of 131 years, between 15gp ana lUJl, It nas never ueea quire ueaa since the destruction of Pompeii, which was the first eruption of the mountain of which there Is any au thentic record. Its periods of notable activity have been extended over NATIVES OF HAUTI.NIQL'E. weeks and months. The great erup tion of 1SCS attracted visitors from all over Kurope, and excursions were made up of large parties In England, who traveled to Naples to witness the sight, which was ono of surpassing grandeur and magulQcence. Similarly, It Is believed by somo sci entists that now that a new volcano has opened up with n great tragedy. It may become ono of tho sights of the world, attracting visitors nnd scientists from New York nud from Kurope. Seis mic experts nud geologists, with col lege .professors nnd naturalists, would bo naturally attracted to such n place from the very beginning, to study on the spot nnd place on record their ob servations of nn event that will go down In the history of the world's ISLANDS TO CUBA AND From New Orleans to Havana From Porto Blco to Martinique From New York to Panama t GREAT DISASTERS IN HISTORY. I.Ives Lott. Feb. 21, T9-Potnptl de stroyed by eruption of Mount Veauvlu .110,000 1137 Catania, In Blelly, over turned by earthquake 13,000 1208-Cllicla destroyed by earthquake 00,000 Dec. C, 1-150 Uarthquakt at Naples . 40,000 Feb. 20, 1531-Karthquako at Lisbon 30,000 September, 1003 Usrthquak In Hlclly burled fifty-four cities and towns and 300 Tillages; of Catania and Its 18,000 Inhabitants not a trace remained ,,100,000 Feb. 2, 1703 Jeddo, Japan, destroyed 200,000 Nor. 30, 1731 ISarlhquske at Pekln J 100,000 Oct. 23, 1740-Llma and Gallao demolished l!f,000 September, 1754 Grand Cairo destroyed 40,000 June 7, 1705 Knsclism, Per sis, swallowed up 40,000 Nor. 1, 1755-Jreat earth quake In Spain and Porta gsl; In eight minutes 50,000 Inhabitants of Lisbon per ished; cities of Golnibra, Oporto, Braga and St, Ubcs wholly overturned. In Spain Malaga reduced to ruins. One-half of Fez, Morocco, de stroyed, more than 12.000 Arabs killed; 2,000 homes Id Island of Maderla de stroyed 100,000 Feb. 4. 1707 Whole coun try between Santa Fe and Panama destroyed, Including City of Quito 40.000 Aug. 10, 1822 Aleppo de stroyed 20,000 May 20, 1830 Canton, China, shaken .000 May 7, 1812 Cape Haytlen destroyed 0,000 March 2, 1850 Earthquake la Molucca Island 3.000 Dec. 10, 1807-Calabla, Naples, destroyed 10.000 July 2. 1803 Earthquake partly destroyed Manila.... 1.000 Aug. 31, 1808 Earthquake Id Pern and Ecuador 25,000 greatest catastrophlcs. The spectacu lar aspects of the volcanic eruptions In the Antilles will bring about a rush of visitors to Martinique and St. Vin cent. KRAKATOA. The Oreatcst Volcanic Kxploston In the lllstorr of the World. The greatest volcanic explosion In the history of the world, so far ns energy Is concerned, and one of the most destructive of human life was that of Krakatoa, on an Island In the strait of Sunda, between Java and Su matra. During tho month of Mny, 1883, the volcano of Krakatoa burst Into activity, but the great explosion did not come until Aug. 20. Then flames, which were visible nt n dis tance of forty miles, shot from tlio crater. The crashing explosion which followed these flames set In motion air waves that traveled nround the earth four times one wny and three times the other. Every self-recording barometer In the world wns disturbed seven times by that blow-up. Thesu waves traveled at the rate of 700 miles an hour. At Borneo, 1,110 miles distant, tho noise of this eruption was heard. The shock was felt In Burmah, 1,478 miles distant, and nt Perth, West Australia, 1,002 miles distant. The Krakatoa ex plosion was heard over a sound zone covering one-thirteenth of the earth's surface. Sea waves were created by tho ex- plslon which destroyed two lighthouses In the strait of Sunda, all the towns and villages on the shores of Java and Sumatra bordering the strait, ell ves sels and shipping there, and 30.3SO lives in that vicinity. The explosion raised a tidal wave at Merak 135 feet high; covered 600,1)00 square miles of ocean with lava .dust several Inches thick; submerged an Island six miles square and 700 feet high In a depth of water of 150 fathoms and created two new Islands. Prodigious Force of a Cyolone. Careful estimates of tho force of a cyclone nnd the energy required to keep the full-fledged hurricane In nctlve ope ration reveal the presence of a power that makes the mightiest efforts of man apepar as nothing lu comparison. A force fully equal to over 400,000,000 horse power was estimated as devel oped In a West Indian cyclone. This Is about fifteen times the power that can be developed by all the means with in the range of man's capabilities dur ing the same time. A Doubtful Compliment. Old lady, describing a cycling acci dent: " 'E 'elped me bup an brushed the dust orf on me an' put five shlllln' In my 'and, on so I says, 'Well, sir, I'm sure you're bactln' llko a gentleman,' I says, 'though I don't suppose you are one,' I says." Punch. English Novels. One thousand fivo hundred and thir teen novels were published In England last year. Great opportunities come to those who make good use of small ones. UNITED STATES. Miles. Ctrl ' l.--l