Prisoners and CapiSves
Dy II. S. MERR1MAN
CHAPTER I.
On afleruo.m, soiu years ago, th
copier-britflit ray of a cruel mo burnt-. 1
th surface of tepid ortia. Th
stillness uf tli atmosphere wti phe
nomenal, eten lu the latitudes whrr a
grest calm reigns fruni uiouth to month.
It is almost ini.ililo to present to
northern eye this pictur of a iuthern
a gleaming beneath a aun which had
known no cloud fur weeks; liiiposnihl to
portray the brilliant monotony of it all
with an drgrr of reality. Tha aun
rls da bjr da, wts k in and wek out,
uiuiulel from tha straight hor.an,
sails ri.-ht overhead, and at laat ainka
westward undimmed by thinnest vapor.
Mouth after month, ear afu-r ear, ac,
t-entury after century, tbia da'a work
is performed. The scorching orb of light
riaes at the inini monotonoua hour and
art, Jut na ha did when thia world was
one vast ocean, with but una ship sail
ing on It,
Frim the (lark, mysterious depths of
the ocean, watering ripple mounting
in radiation to the surface, broke at
timei the blue uniformity of Its bosom.
Occasionally a delicate nautilus floated
along before some unappreclable breath,
preoeutly to fob) its anils and disappear.
i,ong trailers of seaweed floating idly
almost seemed to ba endowed with
ainuoiis life and movement.
Nn bird in the air. no fixh In tha sea!
Nothing to break the awful ailenee! A
wreck might float and drift here or there
upon these aimless waters f ir yeara to
gether and never be found.
But Chance, the fickle, ruled that two
vensel should break the monotony of
sea ami sky on thia particular afternoon,
One, a mighty structure, with tall taper
lug masts, perfect in Itself, an Ideal
merchantman. The other, small, of ex
quisite yacht-Ilka form, and with ever
outward sign of a great speed obtains
Me.
There was obviously something amiss
with the larger vessel. Instead of white
ails aloft on every spar, bara pole
and slack ropes stood nakedly against
the blue ether.
In contrast, th other carried every
foot of canvas. Carried it literally; for
th white cloth hung mostly idle, only
at times flapping softly to a breath of
air that was not felt on deck. Since
dawn tha smaller vessel had been stead
ily, though very slowly, decreasing the
distance between them, and now there
were signs of activity on ber deck, as
though a boat were about to ba lowered.
Across tha silent water trilled the call
of a boatswain's whistle. Tha vessel
was plainly a man-of-war. Aa matter
of fact, ah waa one of the quick -sailing
schooners built and designed by th Brit
ish goverament for tha suppression ' of
tha slave trade on tha west coast of Af
rica. Every knob of bras gleamed In the
un, every Inch of deck was holy-stoned
as white a milk. Aloft do ropa was
frayed, no seising adrift. It waa easy
to see that thia trim vessel carried a
large crew under strict discipline.
And now the melodious song of aallnrs
hauling together floated through the
glittering air to tha great vessel of the
dead. No answering cry waa heard
no expectant faces peered over th
black bulwark. Th signal flags, "Do
you want help?" hung unnoticed. The
scene waa suggestive of that fabla tell
ing of a mouHe proffering aid to a lion;
tha huge, still merchantman could have
taken tha alava catcher upon its broad
decks.
Presently a boat left the smaller ves
sel and skimmed over tha water, Impell
ed by sharp, regular stroke. The sound
of the oars alone broke the silence of
Nature.
In the stern of the boat sat a square
lioublered little man, whose brown face
and glistening chestnut beard, pleasant
ly suggeative of cleanly retlnemeut, com
bined with readiness of resource. His
)leasant eyes were scarcely hazel, ami
yet could not ba described aa gray, tie
cause tha two color were mixed. As
tha boat approached the great mer
chantman, this otlleer formed his two
hands Into a circle and raised his prac
ticed voice:
"Ahoy there !"
There was no reply ; and a moment or
two later the small boat swung In be
neath tha high bulwarks. There waa a
ro; hanging almost to the water, and
with a quick jerk the young fellow scram
bled np tha ship's side like a monkey.
Three of the boat' crew prepared to fol
low him.
II sat for a moment balanced on the
blistered rail, and then leaped lightly on
to the deck, lief ween the plank the pitch
had ooted up and glistened like jet. In
mini places the seasoned wood had warp
ed. Ho stood for a moment alone amid
the tangled ropes, and there were beads
of perspiration on hla brown forehead. It
Is no pleasant duty to board a derelict
ship, for somewhere or other there will
prolmbly lie an unpleasant sight, such as
Is remembered through the remainder of
the beholder's life.
There was something crude and hard
In the entire picture. In the merciless,
almost shadowless light of a midday sun
every detail stood out In hard outline.
The perfect ship, with Its forlorn, bedrag
glcil deck ; the clenn spur towering up
Into the heavens, with their loose cord
age, their clumsily furled sails; and upon
the nioa grown deck this aijuare-shouldcr-ed
little officer trim. seaman-like,
prompt, amid the universal slackness
the sun gleaming on his whit cap and
gilt but tons.
While h tood for moment hesitat
ing, he heard a strange, unknown sound.
It waa more like th rattle In a choking
man' throat than anything else that he
could think of. II turned quickly, and
stood gailng upon the sad. lest sight he
bad yet seen in all bis life. Over th
tangled rope the gonnt figure of white
dog was creeping toward him. Thl poor
dumb brute was most piteous and heart
rending, for th very dumbness of Its
tongue endowed Its bloodshot, (taring
eyes with a heaven-born eloquence.
As It approached there came from Its
throat a rcetitiou of the sickening
crackle. The young ofH.fr stooped over
It with kindly word and caress. Then,
and then only, did he realise that th
Mack and shriveled object hanging from
Its oen lip waa naught els but th
poor brute's tongue. This was more like
piece of dried up leather than living
flesh.
"Water 1" said th officer quickly to th
man climbing over the rail behind him.
Some moments elapsed before the small
teaker was handed up from th boat, and
during these the officer moistened bis fin
ger at bis own Hp, touching th dog's
tonga tenderly and skillfully.
"lxxk after th poor brute," ha said
to tha man, who at length brought tha
water. "Itont fir him too much at
first."
With a lighter step he walked aft, and
Jim bad th bras bound com pan I on Ud
der, while two of tha boat 'a crsw follow
ed upon bia heels,
I'pon tha upper deck ha stopped sud
denly, and tha color left bis lips. There,
at tha wheel, upon an ordinary kitchen
chair, sat a man. His two hands clutch
ed the brass-bound spoke ; bia bead lay
prone upon hi arms. A large Panama
bat completely bid bia feature, and th
wide, graceful brim touched bis bant
shoulders.
Aa th stately vessel slowly rocked up
on th glsssy sweep of rolling wav th
great wheel perked from aid to aid,
swaying th man's body with It. From
on muscular arm th shirt sleeva had
fallen back, displaying alnewa lik cords
beneath the skin. Her waa Heath steer
ing a dead ship through lifeless waters.
And yet In tba dramatic picture there
was a stranw sens or purpose. i am
man waa lashed to th chair. If Uf
had left him this lonely mariner had at
least fought a good fight. Iteneath th
old Panama hat an unusual brain bad
at one time throbbed and planned and
conceived a purpose. Thl was visible
in the very slmullclty of his environ
ments, for he was at least comfortable
Some biscuit lay upon tn grating beside
him there waa bunting on the seat and
back of the chair while th rope loosely
knotted around hi person seemed to In
dicate that sleep, and perhaps death.
had been provided for and foreseen.
CHAPTER II.
Gently and with excusable hesitation
the- naval officer raised the brim of the
large hat and displayed the face of a
living man. There could ba no doubt
about It. Tha strong face bore ths signs
of perfect health tha brown hair and
closely cropped beard were glossy with
life.
"He's asleep V whispered ona of tha
sailors a young man who bad not
known discipline long.
"Halloo, my man 1 Wake np!" called
out tha young officer, clapping tha
sleeper on tha back.
The effect waa Instantaneoua. Tha
sleeper opened hla eyes and roe to his
feet simultaneously, releasing himself
from the ropa which was hitched over
the back of his chair. Despite ragged
shirt and trousers, despite tha old Pana
ma hat with Its limp brim, despite bara
feet and tarry bands, there waa some
thing about this sailor which placed hltn
on a par with the officer. These social
distinctions are too subtle for most of us.
Ws can feel them, but to explain la be
yond us. We recognise a gentleman, but
wa can In nowise define one. This sail
or's action waa perfectly spontaneous and
natural as he faced th officer.. It was
an unconscious assertion of social equal
ity.
An English officer I" h exclaimed.
holding out hi hand. "I am glad to
see the uniform again."
Tha small man nodded his head with
out speaking, but he grasped tha brown
hand somewhat ceremoniously. Tha form
of greeting waa also extended to tha two
seamen by the ragged sailor.
Are you In, command of this vessel)"
inquired Lieut. Grace, looking round critically.
"I am at present. I shipped aa sec
ond mate, but have now tha honor ot be
ing captain, and bottle washer.
Tha men moved away, looking about
them curiously, Tha younger made for
the deck house, seeking the compan
ion way below.
"Halloo!" exclaimed the aolltary mari
ner, "wher are you men going to? Hold
hard, there, you fellow I Let ma go
down first."
The stoutly built little officer held up
a warning hand to hia men. Then he
turned and looked keenly Into hi com
panion face. The glance was returned
with tha calm speculation of a man who
had not yet found hia normal match.
"Yellow fever?" Interrogated Grace.
"Yellow fever," anawered the other,
with a short nod. "I will go first."
Suiting the action to the word, ha led
the way, and the young officer followed
closely. At the head of the companion
ladder the sailor stopped.
"What Is to-day?" ba Inquired, ab
ruptly. "Thursday."
"It waa Tuesday when I lashed myself
to that chair. I must hava been sleep
ing forty-eight hours."
"And you hava bad no food since
then?"
"I don't know. I really cannot tell
you. I remember taking tha wheel at
midday on Tuesday; since then I don't
exactly know what I hava done."
He had descended the brass-hound steps,
and aa he spoke the laat words he led the
way Into the saloon. A aall bad been
cast over the oen skylight, so that the
full glare of day failed to penetrate Into
the roomy cabin. I'pon the oilcloth-covered
table lay a rolled sheet of brown
paper In tha rough form of a torch, and
beside It a box of matches.
"I burn brown paper," said the sailor,
quietly, as he struck a light and Ignited
the paper "It Is the only disinfectant I
have left."
"Yon need It!" exclaimed tha officer.
In the mcantlmo the other hud advanc
ed further Into the cnbin. I'pon the floor,
beyond the table, with their heads resting
upon the hatch of the lainrette, lay two
men whose forms were distinguishable be
neath the dusky sheets cast over them.
"Those are the last of nineteen," said
the ragged man, waving aside ths acrid
smoke. "I hava buried seventeen my
self, and nursed nineteen. That la ths
steward, this the first mat. They quar
reled when they were alive. It seams
to be made up now eh? I did my best,
but ths mora I got to know of yellow fe
ver th greater waa my respect for It. I
nursed them to tha best of my knowledge,
and then I played parson."
He pointed to an open Blbl lying on
tha floor. Tha little officer waa watching
him with peculiar and continuous scru
tiny. He barely glanced at tha Blbl or
at th still form beneath the unwaahed
sheet. All hla attention wa concentrat
ed upon the survivor.
"And now," he aald, ddllierately, "If
yon will kindly go on board the Foam I
shall take charge of this ship."
"KhT
They stood looking at each other. It
Is rather a dillicult task for a amall man
to look op Into a face that Is considera
bly abov him, with a continued dignity.
"I'll take command of th ship," he
said, soothingly; "you are only fit for the
sick list."
Across tha long and sunken face there
gleamed again an unpleasant smile a
mr contraction of the featurea. for th
eye remained tarrlbly solemn. Then he
looked round tha cabin In a dreamy way,
and moved toward tha basa of tha mlisen
mast. "I hava navigated her a)mot single-
handed for a fortnight," h said; "I ana
flsd yo cams."
Than tha officer lad htm away from tha
cabin.
CHAPTER III.
From tha moment that tba ragged
stet-rsmsu opened his mournful gray yes
and looked upon tha sunburned face of
Lieut. Grace ba bad felt himself Insensi
bly drawn toward his rescuer. This feel
lug waa not the mere sense of gratitud
which waa naturally awakened, but some
thing stronger. It waa almost a convic
tion that this chance meeting on tha deck
of a fever stricken ship waa something
mora than an incident. It was a begin
ning tha beginning of a new Influence
nnnn his life.
When Grace laid his sunburned hand
upon tba aleejier's shoulder ba bad felt
bleasantlr conscious of a contact which
had further Import than mera warm flan
nel and living muscle. It wss distinctly
sympathetic In Ita Influence, for ther Is
a meaning In touch. As tba two men
emerged on deck tha officer turned to
ward his companion.
"In another hour," ha aald, "that amall
dog would hava been dead.
"Ah t you'va saved him?" exclaimed tha
other.
"Yea. Ha will recover. I know dogs."
"He's bad no water since Tuesday.'
"Ha looked rather like IL Coma. Wa
will go on board my ship and report to
ths old man, while you get a meal soma
soup I should think will ba tha best, loul
will bavs to ba careful.
Ha led the way aft, toward tha rait
where tha men, having found a ropa lad
der, were lowering It over tba side. Ita-
fore- reaching them ba turned.
"Ily tha way," ba said, quietly, "what
la your name?'
"Tyars Claud Tyars."
"Claud Tyars," repeated tha little offi
cer, musingly, aa If searching In hi mind
for some recollection. "Tbers was a
Tyars in tha Cambridge boat two years
ago a Trinity man."
"Ye ther waa."
Lieut Grace looked np In hla alngu-
lar, searching way.
"You ar the man?"
"I am the man."
With a little nod the young officer con
tinued hla way. They did not apeak
again nntll they were seated In tha gig on
tha way toward the Foam.
"I bad a cousin," tha officer remarked
then In a cheerfully conversational man
ner, "at Cambridge. Ha would ba a con
temporary of yours. My nam Is Grace."
Ihs rescued man acknowledged this
neat Introduction with a gray nod.
I remember hi in well," h replied. "A
great mathematician.
I believe he waa," answered Grace.
Ha was looking toward his ship, which
was near at hand. The crew were grouo-
d amidships, peering over th rail, whlla
a tall old man on tha quarter deck, stop
ping in nis meditative promenade occa
sionally, watched their approach with tha
aid of a pair of marina glasses.
"The skipper Is on ths lookout for us."
continued the young officer In a low tons
of voice requiring no reply.
A slaver r Inquired Tyars. followina
ma a i reci ion ot nis companion s ayes.
les, a slaver, and tha quickest shin
upon in coast.
Propelled by strong and wllllna arms.
' ouu reax-ueu me yacnt-llke ves
sel, and In a few minutes Claud Tyars
was repeating nis story to her capta n
a genial, wnire-halred, red faced sailor.
(To be continued.)
PRE SEN TA tT5 NA TC 6" J RT.
Soma rotate That Are Much Chang;-
4 la Hurrat Years.
. a . a ....
a crowa naa assembled to aee us
start, snya a writer In Hartier'a Bazar.
1 fondly Imagined It waa an admiring
crowd; but I soon knew butter. Even
tually we entered St James' Pnrk and
fell Into line among the miles of car
riages that stretched along the broad
street known as the Mull, which lends
up to the imliice. Here, too, crowd I
were assembled, and for over an hour
we wero entirely at the mercy of the
people who gazed In at the windows
and criticised us most cruelly, consider
ing our entire helplessness. Indeed,
we were not sorry when our cnrrlago
dashed through the Rates of tho palace
and drew up la-fore the niuln entrance.
HOW HEART AFFECT WATCH.
rtasealeea I aeertala if That Urgss
la lrralar, Sara a Jewelee.
Nobody would ever think that some
thing the matter with him would cuuse
something to l the mutter with bis
watch, but a watchmaker Is the cause
of much uneasiness lu an east end fam
ily, and all because he luslsta that be
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS doe. hi. bet with . cvrt.m w.tcu. and
V"'J WI that the reason It doea not keep good
m.
0TI3T AOAETST SIMFLIFIZD SF ELLIN Q
INT. .h.n. aa Dart of tba fast conspiracy
Web urges all meu to Interfere in the
b,,.inM. of others, wa And Mr. Carnegie
(iCaring aoma thousands of dollar In order
to debauch the sluing or me tugnsn
tomrue. How he Intends to purchase bad
nulling as be might purchase pig Iron la
siK-erxain. But , gnj, fase It would fe better ror mm
to atlek to tit (aajger and leave the apIltng book alone.
Nor la It eai; discern bis motive. Malice might aug
. fast that being unable to spell himself, be wishes to
reduce all mn t0 bis own Uel of doubt Hut perhaps
be doe not utertaln the aame dislike for the English
tongue a b once professed for "college made men."
Already he hi made great sacrifices for the literature
which he pjtronites, and for the learning which he la
aald to despise There are few towns In England upon
which be hu -J(,t thrust a suiwrfluou library, and be
must find it n t nttle humiliating that the contents of
these llbnirlej hear the Indelible mark of traditional or
thography. Hiipplly a long purse does not make a dic
tator of letter! and not all Mr. Caruegle'a moneybags
will perstmdt tJ,e world to renounce Its habit of correct
spelling. Km m4 folly Is to have Interfered In what does
not concern blij. He Is neither a philologist nor a man
of letters, mj he would be Winer if be left alone an
Intricate sulje, which he clearly does not underntaud.
We believe tbu at Pittsburg Iron or steel engrosses his
mind. Why u 'he not content to be an expert In them?
And what woui be think of us If without so much as
by his leun undertook to expluln the smelting of
Iron or the making of steel? Ltluck wood's Magazine.
I
BEWARDS Or THE COUNTRY.
0 those who have tried the harsh experiences
of) the city, and In whose memories there
lingers, perhaps aa faint. Idealized pictures,
siDie vision of the old home In the country,
the cry of "Buck to the farm !" represents
i ioe. The tendency to rush to the city
txcltes the amazement even of the one who
at an earlier day had answered the anme call. The city
offers to a ortalu mentality a reward more glittering
than the country holds, a political and social jsiwer of
which the touotry had no knowledge. Nor does the
country needtqj regret this. It has Its own rewards and
they are better llian gold. Moreover, the personal failure
In the city i tragedy. Deggnry haunt the crowded
atreet Vlci beckons Into the shadows.
The city toiler, to rise above a dead level where his
fellows abide, has to be of extraordinary force of char
acter; In indication, untiring. In deals, perhHps un
scrupulous, md he must be attended by the goddess of
good fortune, The usual life of the city laborer or wage
earner Is tin barest He cannot snve money. There are
few Innocent pleasures upon which he can expend the
little he un; have to spare above the price of rent and
bread. Even fresh air and the clear light of the sun are
luxuries denied. He may hok uiion splendors, but have
no part In them; be aware of wealth, with amall chance
of attaining It
In the country there Is no need to be rich In order
to be Independent. There Is no limit to the sunlight and
the pure air. There Is no danger of starving. The
smallest farmer, If be exercises thrift, may live on food
that the poor nm ln tlle city would dream about. The
funny men of the newspapers Joke grimly concerning
X
the long boura the farmer must work, although they
themselves are drudges. It la only at certain season!
that he needs to work longer than the creature of wages
aweatlng In the city, and he haa the satisfaction of
know Inn- thst he Is worklns for himself. No man. In
city or country, Uvea by himself alone. Each must main
tain relations toward the rest of the world. But there
la no other man, rich or poor, who la so nearly bis own
master aa the farmer. Philadelphia Ledger.
MAKING. NEW STATES.
T takes a long time to make a new State.
That Congress haa already considered the
latest atatehood propoaltlons for four yeara
Is not unprecedented. The first bill to make
Colorado a State waa Introduced In 1804.
When Congresa passed the sen-ond or third
bill. In 1H08, President Johnson vetoed It,
and Colorado was not finally admitted till 1870.
Missouri came Into the Union after a shorter cam
paign; but the House passed two bills, neither of which
the Senate approved, and the act as It waa finally passed.
which admitted both Missouri and Maine, contained the
famous compromise which divided slave territory on the
south side from free territory ou the north of an Imag
inary line.
The fight over Kansas lasted from the organization of
the territory in ISM till Its admission In lHtil. Agitation
over Dakota began early In the seventies, and In 1878
one branch of Congress passed a bill dividing the terri
tory. In succeeding Congresses other bills were intro
duced, providing for the admission of the whole or part
of the territory as a State, but for yeura nothing waa
done. Political considerations In Congress and the ab
sence of agreement on the part of the iieople of Dakota
combined to prevent action. In 1RS7, however, the dlvls
lou plan waa adopted by a majority vote of the people,
and two years later Congress admitted the two States
carved out of the territory.
How far the national Idea haa developed since the
Missouri compromise, when Influential statesmen Insisted
that Congress had no power to fix conditions for the ad
mission of States, Is shown by the fact that no one baa
questioned the right of Congress to provide that no liquor
shall be sold In that part of the proposed Btate of Okla
homa known as the Indian Territory, and by the further
fact that when Utah waa admitted It was required, no
one objecting, that the State constitution must prohibit
polygamy. Youth'e Co.npanlon. .
nuie la oecauae me nian w no carries
It must have an Irregular heart beat
It came about In thia wise: The
head of the family haa a gold watch
that coat him $UU ten yeara ago. He
bus carried It ever since, but ynr
ago It began to act queerly. For some
days It lost time, end then It began to
gain time; again it would gain time
mysteriously and then strangely lose a
minute or two a day. It had been to
the watch repairer three time In
twelve mouths, and waa atlll acting
Irregularly a week ago when the mau'B
wife took It to the watchmaker.
"I think I know what la the matter
with this watch," aald the craftsman.
"I don't believe that your husband's
heart beats regularly. Now, don't get
alarmed. It la not necessarily dis
eased. He may be Just one of those
men who can't have a watch that keeps
good time, simply because of their Ir
regular heart beats.
"You see, a watch baa a regular
rhythmic movement" aald tho watch
maker. "It Is carried close to the hu
man heart which ought to have a reg
ular rhythmic movement too. Now,
while the watch la beating awny the
heart la beating also. If Its pulsa
tions occur regularly, punctuating the
rhythm of tho watch at stieclflc Inter
vals, the rhythm of the watch move
ment Is undisturbed ; but let the heart
pulsations occur Irregularly, now pul
sating with the tick or the watch, again.
stopping discordantly In between the
ticks, the watch la Isiund to be af.
fected. Leave thia watch here, .and let
your husband carry your watch. Let
him wear It a month and see If I am
not right"
So the woman handed her husband
her watch to note the result She
wanted him to consult a specialist Im
mediately uiKin her return from the
wntchmnker, but lie compromised to
try the test suggested by the watch
man.
o
so changed (it enrtliqunkes, by the
growth of vegetation, by the destruo-
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LAYIftoiURE the LAIR
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HIPPOCRATES
KD JERFfNK
lEisccnery of the Health
. Temple tt Cos where touch
or onaxa ncaiea me-woi
On the Islnxl of Cos, In the Aegean
To my terror, we wero Invited Into Sea, there hire recently been dlscov-
a side room where tho royal dressers e red the lnterntlng remains of an Ask-
Inspi-cted us as a last precaution. We leplelon, or trople devoted to the wor
passed muster, fortunately, nnd then "'''P ot Asklfplos. (Aesculapius), the
trooped with the crowd up the grftnd of henllni of the ancient CJreeks.
staircase. Hulf w ay up we passed one Tno 8,te ' tin temple, about two miles
of the queen's pages, who took from rrom t tie niodfni town of ( os, tins been
me one of my pink cards, at tho same
time shooting a keen glance at me to
see If I were dressed "according to
regulations, "
The necessary wnrdrolie Is no small
matter. A simple court drens by Pn
quln will cost anything from $.VK) to
$750 not Including lin-e, which may
be a family heirloom above price. The
debutante's bouquet niny Include $100
worth of costly orchids and lsithouse
blooms. As to gloves, the regulation
twenty four button court gloves w ill
cost $5 or f 10 a pair at least, In a Bond
street store; nnd for shoos, the correct
ones are to Iks bought at a little store
high up Bond street near the Oxfird
street end. These ieople make shoes
for the queen nnd princesses, and the
price Is $-3 a pair. It Is embarrassing
to find that almost every detail of one'i
attire Is laid down by law and lias en
dured for centuries.
Rome points about the presentation
at court are much changed since Queen
Metorla's day. The "courts," as they
are now cnllecl, are held at 10 o'clock nl
night an hour much more becoming to
ones costume and complexion than the
trstwhlle afternoon session. Also, there
are beautiful bands In attendance, a
most excellent buffet supper; and last
but by no means least the king and
queen sit on gorgeous thmnM
end of a huge and sumptuous saloon. In !!T Work ,he 11,,,e burwT' and l
an tn glory of ermine and purple and J m meuwvai um
known for many centuries. Professor
Umlolf Herzog, a celebrated German
arclueologlst, commenced three years
ngo to Investigate the- slto, and has
been rewarded by the discovery of the
renin Ins of the ancient temple and pre
cinct. To him and to hi fellow work
ers liclougs the whole credit of the ex
cavation. Durl'ig the recent excnvatlons nt the
Health Temple a curious cist with a
heovy marble lid was discovered. This
Is believed to have been the place where
the priests kept the sncred snakes of
Aesculapius. This Ophtselon, or place
of the snakes, was let Into the floor of
a small sanctuary In which an altar of
Incense Is suptosed to have stood.
There the priests brotight their patients
to sucrlllce, nnd to offer sncred cukes to
the serjients.
The temple precinct consists of three
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Asparagus is the oldest plant used
for food.
Gibraltar may fairly be called the
land of tunnels, there being over sev
enty mllea of burrowed rock. -
Spain haa greater mineral resources
than any other country In EurotH), In
cluding Iron, copper, line, silver, anti
mony, quicksilver, lead nnd gypsum.
Attempts are being made In Fruur-e
I to truln oxen for saddle ' riding, and
several races have been organized to
test their capacity. They have been
trained not only as rueers on "the flat"
but also aa successful Jumpers. Tho
therefore complained to Jupiter, who bridle and saddle used are slinilnr lit
XTRES ARE NOT CHECKED BY DYNAMITE.
NE superstition which should be well cured
by the records of the San Francisco fir la
that dynamiting buildings will stop the prog
ress of a conflagration. Yet It Is a eujier
stltlon that dies hard. In theory It Is good,
as It seems to parallel the practice of set
ting a fire a little ahead of a prairie or
forest fire to leave the flames nothing to feed on. But
In practice It doesn't work. Chicago, Boston and Balti
more all gave costly evidence to this fact, and San Fran-
c!h-o has come now with the clincher.
Piles of ruins not only Invite the progress of the
flames, but when live wires are twisted In them become
centers of conflagration themselves. The building makes
a better barrier when In Its normal state. Yet It Is
doubtful If anything could have cheeked such furious
onslaughts of flames aa the four cltlea mentioned saw.
Chicago Examiner.
slew the physician by a thunderbolt
After this he was raised to the ranks
of the gods by the gratltuilo of man
kind, and was enp-Hiilly worship! at
Lpldaurus, on the coast of Laconla,
Here oriental elements, especially ser
Hnt-worshlp, seem to hove been min
gled with the rites and ceremonies. The
temples of Aesculapius usually stood
outside of the clth's In healthy sltua
tlons, on hillsides and near fountains,
Patients that were cured of their all-
general design, to those for hunters.
For all Ita beauty, the Illy of tho
valley Is denounced by scientists on
tho ground that both the stalks nnd
the iiowera contain a poison. It Is
rlHky to put the stalks into one's
mouth, as If the sup happens to get
Into even the tiniest crack In the lips
It may produce swelling, often nccom
pnuled by pain.
A curious race, which from contact
with civilization Is disappearing from
ments offered n cock or a font tn th..
god. nnd hung up a tablet In 1,1s tetn- the fnee wf tho cnrth' U tlm Agalamlio,
tile, recording the name, the iIIm..11s tho "web fiMited," short-legged Papunu
and the manner of the cure. Many of dwnrf9- Cnptnln Barton, un olllclul of
these tablets ore still extant . isew t.uinea, describes n visit he paid
The Temple of Aesculanlus nt r,. lo l"e,n UlU8: A rumor having reuch-
whlch It Is believed has now been un- ed CRle J"'tlB"n tnt theso Interesting
earthed, was the scene of tho lnlior nt ro,lt DHa uU massacred, It was
HIpiKKTates. who was one of the most Kratirying to nnd a few of them still
celebrated of the followers of Aescula- llvlllK- males nnd four female
plus, and is known as one of the most 'ore Tlu'v sverred that they had
celebrated physicians of antlmiltv. He no f"1'!"'" living, and It seems lllcely
was born at Cos, probably about 400 lnnl ln a rew J't'Hrs tno tribe will have
II. C w noiiy died out "
Forgery by phonograph is a new
crime discovered In Hungary. The son
of a wealthy jieasant proved nn oral
will of his fattier by testimony of serv
ants who heard a voice from tho dying
parent's lied, saying, "I leuve all my
A Host's Tsns.
Did you ever see a dog gajie? For
thoroughness and entire absence of af
fecta Hon nnd mock shaniefacedness
there Is nothing like It When he gnties
he doesn't screw his foce Into nil ..rt.
of unnatural shaies In an endeavor to ,,r"1'rtJr to In' eI1,'Ht H". Alois, and
keep his month shut with his Jaws otl"'r cull,,ren are to get nothing."
w iiie
paw
way while
open. Neither does he put his r,a""""1 "'"' Hungary.
up to his face In an wsdogotlc 4 "'e jkuico were
I I I I Tt 11. ul 1. a. II. . . ...
gaping In ambush, as
a a-. Ei-. ' ' . ,t , , ,.Ti a.1
I.KSTOKATION OF THE HEALTH TEMPLE.
Jewels beyond price.
churches and mosque that all trnce of
Waa 14 Wish II Ira Lark.
"How would you feel If I should try
to aisa yoqr- ne asked.
"Tou know I have always been desir
ous of seeing you successful In all your
uiuienaaings," replied the girl demure
ly. UiulsvIIle Courier Journal.
Am Fx pert.
n...- r .i i.i i
tuii-i rvjuirement in a
stenographer Is extraordinary speed.
Applicant I can write letters almost
as fast as they do on the stage.
Boss Name your wages. Cleveland
Leaner.
Dearaalatloa for Wnraaa Spy,
A Russian woman named Zanalda
Smolianmoff, who bad moved In th
highest circles In the German capital,
has been sentenced at ltple to nine
months' Imprisonment for espionage.
A Wsrslst.
"Never marry an architect, my dear."
"Wry not mamma?"
"Because he la sure to be a deslgnln
cratu- a. "Baltimore American,
1 lip
B SACaiD S5AKES.
U" magnlfU,,. ..netuarT bad dlaap-
Prd, and iodatlon of the place
"1Ui Aeacniipiuj bad remained ua-
terraces arranged in stet on the side
of a mountain. The lowest of the three,
approached by a gateway, consists of
a three-aided stoa, or portico, alwut 1.10
yards king by W brond. The eastern
side of the portico had adjacent to It
an eitenalve series of baths, and a vast
nuinlxT of earthenware pipes brought
water to the baths and fountains, prob
ably from the spring of Hlpiiocratos.
Only the foundations of all these build
ings exist but architectural fragments
render It not difficult to reconstruct In
Imagination the original structures. The
accompanying llluotratlons, reproduced
from the Illustrated Ixindon News, give
an Idea of what the celebrated temple
Imikcd like.
Aesculapius, from whom the temple
takes lu name, ap;iear In Homer as
the "blameless physician" of human
origin; In the loter Greek legends he
has, however, l-ecome the god of the
healing arts. The most common ac
count makes him the son of Apollo and
Coronla. lis was brought up by Chiron,
and Instructed In the healing art In
which be soon surpassed his teacher,
and succeeded so far as to restore the
dead to life. Tluto, afraid that bis
realm would get no new Inhabitants,
Informix! that the voice the servants
were. No. When he gapes he la it- 1 lnnl or r,,,"cr, but
rc-tly willing that the whole world tl,ut Al"U ,l'"k'l, th words Into a
shall come to the show. He braces 1 " Kr"l n' "c ""d placed the Instru
himself firmly on his fore feet, stretch- ""' ull,1,'r hl '"ther's lied, and when
es out his neck, depresses his h'eii.l nn.1 tlie old ,"nn I"ul ,,"t consciousness
his Jaws open with graceful modera
tion. At first it Is but an exaggerated
grin, but when the gae Is apparently
accomplished the dog turns out hi
ellsiwB, oiens his Jaws another forty
five degrees, swallows nn Imaifliinrv
- r
called the servants In and set It go
ing, ine isillce searched his house and
found tile phonograph record as di-
scrllied. Alois Is now to l. pimr,-.,,!
with fraud.
A woman In a London flnthoiiwe wna
Initio by a sudden and convulsive move- m','uw'a ' "'"King hymns to her par-
inciii, curis up ins tongue like the petal rol ror l,le oenellt of their fouls. This
of a tiger Illy and shuts his Jaws to- r'"11'4 to the London Chronicle the
get her with a snap. Tlion he assumes "10,,t s'ompllslied parrot In history,
a grave and contented visage, as Is 11 belonged to Col. Dennis O'Kelly, ami
eminently becoming to one who has wa" 'mcd for Its whistling of the
performed a duty successfully and con- 104th l'"lm. When the coloned died,
scientlously. Pearson's Weekly. ,n 1787. mrge projiortlon of his obit-
(ieoaraphlr to
uary notice In th i .i,n. u
mam. lane was devH i.i. ......
A-k n, l,nl Enll.U ,. wm. U,, ,.",""- """"'
,: ,,. , 7. ' "'" or tn '"tpr, in Ha f Moon street Pic
them will reply. "St Petersburg." It cndllly. This parrot ml 1 7Z wh
may be . small matter, but In ,,lnt of tie "God Save the Kit ." J
f.l.-f tl... ,.a.,.,u.aa ., .. . .. I a... .
.... . ...c .t..,-i untiita m i-ererstiurg.
The English are the only folk who In
sist upon the "Saint" The city was
founded by Peter the Great and Is
named after him. It Is quite true that
Peter was one of the most extraordi
nary men that ever filled a throne, but
no one would have l-een more astound
ed thnn himself at being dtiblied a
saint He neither lived nor died n the
odor of sanctity, and It is hard to find
out how it became the English fashion
to miscall the splendid town he found
ed. London Mall.
o
s-
te the King" ami "Tim
Banks of the Iee." and would eo bnclr
and correct Itself If It got a note wrong.
i coma even answer questions, and
Its master was said to have refused
five hundred guineas a yeor to sIkjw
It ln public.
If you contemplate getting Into the
band wagon get into It before It Is
crowded.
Let a man make a good resolution,
and his wife will make fun of him r
doing It
A Klaa Veil.
That college yell Gladys Tlnxwwl
wmie is nne; i wonder where she got
the Inspiration for It?'
"She was making fudge one nlrhr
and when she reached the pnr bag
or uie cnocoiate there was
there." Houston Post
bag
mouse
It frequently hapjiens that a man's
meannesa Isn't noticed until after he
suddenly acquires a little money.
It always makes
a man drink tea.
us laugh to