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.
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