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CHILD WEEP3 WHEN MADE PESSIAN SHAH. T.T",iM" .7 6 .' M SULTAN AHMED MIEZA. Mohuiumed All Mirza, Shah of Persia, who succeeded to the peacock throne on the death of his father in January of 1907, formally abdicated or perhaps one should say, was deposed on the 17th of July. He has heen succeeded by Sultan Ahmed Mliv.a, v.iio, although not the eldest son of the ex-Shah, was the liefr-npparent, the mother of his elder brother not being a Kajar princess. The new Shah, who was proclaimed under the title of Sultan Ahmed, with A.ad-Ul-Mulk, head of the Kajar tribe, as regent, Is but 11 years old. Ho wept bitterly when the moment came for him to leave his predecessor on the throne and his mother. It required a stern message to the effect that crying was not allowed In the Russian legation before he dried his eyes. Then the little man came out bravely, entered a large car riage and drove off alone. a (cnriKKEii Freudenstadt, a German town of 7,000, pays all Its municipal expenses by lumbering from a publicly owned forest, which is systematically replant ed as the trees are cut. Thq. Japanese government will ask the next Diet to appropriate $175,000 a year to improve the breed of native horses, the money to be expended by the country's racing clubs. There are few areas in the world over which gypsu.ni is so universally spread as along the shores of the Persian gulf. Pure satellite frequently Is found traversing the beds. Although the salt water used in New York's high pressure (ire mains has proved an excellent extinguisher of blazes, it does more damage to sur rounding property than fresh water. The royal commission appointed to consider tho reforestation of Great Britain has recommended that about 9,000,000 acres be planted during a period to extend over about eighty years. The air sacks of the pigeon, says Bruno Mullcr, constitute a system of Interspaces, the value of which lies in their emptiness; that Is, absence of weight and resistance. Flying is pos sible only to a body of high mechan ical efficiency, and we attain this with machines divested of all superfluous material. Just so tho original reptiles, which by evolution became birds, were divested of superfluous material, and the body spaces thus obtained were filled with air sacks Tho body wall, adapting Itself to the mechanical re quirements, became, a hollow cylinder serving as a support for the organs of movement, the mobility of whose parts was assured by the surrounding air sacks. The air cavities In the bones of birds are similarly explained. In connection with the Nile irrlga . tlon system, at Wad! Koni-CXmbo, a steel canal, 5,200 feet lu length, has been constructed to distribute water from the service reservoir to the earth canals. In section, this metalltc canal Is semicircular, 20 feet broad and 12 deep. It Is made up of seventeen sec tions, connected by expansion Joints, and the riveted steel plates of which It consists are six millimeters in thick ness. During the construction the en gineers were troubled, among other things, by the unequal expansion of the metal. The expansion was great est on the side where the sun happened to shine full upon the plates, and the Inequality was often sufficient to dis place the end of a section about to be Joined as much as four inches to one side or the other. Headers of old narratives of explora tion in the South Seas will recall the frequent references to the heavy swells of the ocean, which impressed the navigators with the Idea of their re moteness from land. nr. Vaughan Cornish explains the great size of the sea waves iu high southern latitudes by the fact that south of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn thr is neither windward nor leeward shore, and the prevailing wind in all longi tudes ii westerly. Thus when a west wind springs up It finds a long west erly swell, the effect of a previous wind, still running. The new-born wind Increases the steepness of this swell, -and so forms majestic storm waves, which sometimes attain a length of 1,200 feet from crest to crest. The average height attained by sea waves in feet Is about half the velocity of the wind in miles per hour. SAFETY SHOES FOB CONVICTS. Invention Which MuUc-n It linposiil hie lor INtnoiim to IJxcnne. A shoe which will make impossible tho escape of convicts while being transported from one point to another has been invented by a Californian The idea came to him after suffering on several occasions through the pro trusion of hob-nails through the heel of a boot In need of repair. The device consists of a heavy leath er shoe, with a perforated sole to which is attached a second sole of steel plate, Jointed so that the whole will bend with the usual motion of the toes and foot. Riveted upright to this steel sole are sharp spikes, placed in such a position that they will enter the perforations of the leather sole, but kept from ordinarily doing so by crossbars with a series of steel springs on either side. The whole contrivance is fastened to the prisoner's foot by means of metal straps, held secure by a padlock. With the crossbars In position, the prisoner can walk In the shoes as In ordinary ones, but once he is placed on a trait. or other conveyance, the officer re leases the crossbars and locks them I CI I. .A e o THE 8AIKIY SHOE. In such a position that they cannol be replaced between the spikes and perforations without a key. The only thing that now keeps the spikes from entering the perforations and gouging Into the criminal's foot Is the springs. These are of sufficient strength to protect hTin from harm so long as he Is seated, but If he stands up and at tempts to walk the weight of the body compresses them enough to make It Impossible for him to stand the an guish for more than a step or two. Many deputies are required in a Sheriff's office solely to, couvey prison ers from the jail to State's prison, and grave danger of escape Is constantly present when an attempt Is made bj one deputy to transport more than one prisoner at a time. If shod Iq such shoes several prisoners could bt left In Charge of but one deputy aftei being placed upon a tratn without feai of even a serious attempt to escape. Popular Mechanics. JiKluestluunbly, "Of all dogs." the noted fancier asked, "which kind do you consider the best?" "Well." he replied, noncommittally. "to the hound belongs the bay." Kan sas City Timea MASSING OF THE EVENING LAMI Thin nieailng of Other Dar Cer tainly Had Soma Drawback. Mra. Holland was a young person with progressive ideas, but her hus uand was at timea a great, although affectionately endured, hindrance to her wishes. "I wish you could hear him talk about the old kerosene-lamps they used to have when he was a boy," she remarked to her sister-in- law one day. "Did you like them so much?" "Couldn't abide them, my dear,' was the prompt and gratifying reply "but men always like a lamp. I can remember the way ours used to smell when it was on full blast, of a win ter evening, and how father would wriggle in his shair and look over his shoulder, then slap his paper down and attack the lamp. 'Isn't there any oil in this thing,' he'd a3k, 'or does the wick need trimming?' Of course James has forgotten all that." "Yes, indeed," and In spite of her self a smile began to creep round tht corners of Mrs. Holland's mouth. "He ha narticularly remembers the atmosphere of that old sitting-room, .-vciy and peaceful it always was, and last night, when I handed him a copy of the Happy Home Mag azine, he turned away from the front page, where there were two highly tinted young people with heads close together and shoulders overlapping, to gaze at an advertisement on the last page. " 'See that!' he said to me. 'Father mother, grandmother and four chll dren all gathered round that table reading something. That's a good old kerosene-lamp! Do you suppose they go trapesing out nights twitch a button or two and go, leaving a pitch- dark house? No, ma'am. That lamp's filled and trimmed for a long home evening. You. see there are still some families who've held out and kept their old lamps Suppose they were sitting round under electric bulbs would they look like that or feel like that? No, they wouldn't! '" "Poor James!" said the sister-la law, smiling. "But the thing I didn't dare tell him," whispered Mrs Holland, as If her James might be close at hand, "was that the group round the table was looking at an advertisement of the Light-All Electric Company! He hadn't his reading-glasses on, so he didn't see the fine print. Poor James!" Youth's Companion. I WHALE STRANGLED SELF. From Seattle Comes a remarkable story, brought Into port by the cable repair ship Burnside. The Burnside had been sent north along the coast of Alaska to repair the cable, because during the last winter difficulty had been experienced in sending and re ceiving messages. The vessel picked up the cable con necting Valdez and Sitka a few miles off Cook inlet not far from Sitka. The crew never had Buch a time hauling a cable on board as they did that day on the Alaska coast. Finally the cause of the great weight was found. Some time during the winter a whale, feeding on the bottom of the ocean, with wide-open mouth, collided with the wire rope. Unable to shake the big wire from the mass of whalebone In its jaws, the big fish "turned turtle," rolled over once, turned round, rolled again and dived. In these few movements the fish proved himself his own hangman, for the cable- was twisted tighter about the head of the whale than any mortal could have twisted It with the most powerful machinery. The. whale drowned and the carcass was devoured on the bottom of the ocean by other fish. The crew of the Burnside hauled up an Immense load of whalebone, and found a great twist In the government cable that had been the cause of the unusual diffi culty to and from either end or tna rope. The Joja to Come. Now in the grove beside the stream, where Nature seems at rest, The Thousand-Legged Worms prepare a greeting for the guest; For peek-a-boo and open-work the gay mosquitoes train, And thoughtfully the caterpillars plan for their campaign, Longing to gladly mix it with the but ter and at least Give a fair Imitation of the aeatn s head at the feast; The tired river's yawning for the fool who rocks the boat, While in a nearby meadow, where the un most cruelly shines. The bull who'll break the party up ii practicing his lines; The great elm tree Is waving Its fo liage overhead The one where they'll ""seeR sheiter- Just before they are "strucH dead." Thus Nature, who seems so quiet, is tolllnf the whole day long That the hilarious picnic party , be sure to get in wrong. Boston Traveler. may Wkci Romance Flee. When a woman can meet one of he husband's former sweethearts and treat her courteously or kindly, It Is a sign that the former sweetheart has either grown very stout or has faded terribly. Chicago Record-Herald. HOW WAGNEBBEGAN HIS BASEBALL CAEEEB, m : 'If HANS WAGNER. When Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburg club, sends out his contracts to his ball players he mails one to Hans Wagner that is free from Ink except that placed on the paper by the printer. He doesn't put in the amount for which Honus is to play, leaving that to the "Big Dutchman." There's nothing surprising about that, for Hans is worth whatever he thinks Is right. But when'he signed his first contract, a few months after he won his nickname of "Big Dutchman," he signed up for ?35 a month. A former player and manager declares that Hans Wagner had no thought of becoming anything but pitcher until 1895, when he became a member of the Steubenville club In the old Central Association. At that time Al Wagner, Claude Ritchey and Frank Bowerman were on the team. During a slump the manager sent out a call for a pitcher and Al asked that his brother Hans be given a chance. Well, that afternoon he had his tryout and lasted two innings. He had nothing but a straight ball that was so swift It went over the fence If hit or through the catcher If it wasn't. Of course, he didn't make good, but the manager was so short-handed he had to keep him arouud to play in the field, letting him eat and sleep with his brother. Then Hans took a shine to the job of shortstop and began to practice at it. Early in the morning and after the games he would get the kld3 to bat to him. Finding that he could not btart quick enough, he dug holes in the field like sprinters do, but he was chased for spoiling the diamond and had to practice when end where he could. Finally he became fairly proficient. He could field all right, but was as awkward as a hog on ico. He picked up in batting and soon attracted the attention of rival clubs, but had made such an unfavorable impression with the manager that he was given to the Paterson club for nothing. There he signed a formal contract to play for $35 a month, his first regular salary as a player. There he made good with a vengeance, and .the follow ing spring was sold to Louisville for $2,500. He remained with the Colonels until the shift that took him to Pittsburg was made. And there he'll stay Just as long as Bsrney Dreyfuss has money enough to cover the figures that Hans writes in the contract. A "COMMON SENSE" AIRSHIP. New Machine Combines the Gas Ban and Aeroplane Trlnclples. There are in the world, it is esti mated, something like 1,000 different types of flying machines, the great majority of which wilL. never fly, About 90 per cent, of the machines are the heavier-than-air variety. Of all the gas-bag types the German dirigible of Count Zeppelin has proved the most successful, while the ma chine of the American Wright broth ers leads the long list of aeroplanes; at any rate, its performances are more familiar to the general public. Working away quietly upon his plans for the last six years, avoiding rather than seeking notoriety, a Phil adelphia inventor has been perfecting a flying machine with original and, what he and his friends firmly believe, most promising features. In a few weeks he will have a model ready for trial. The machine combines both the gas bag and aeroplane principles. To the PHILADELPHIA FLYIXG MACHINE. ' lay mind it seems to promise more nearly absolute safety than any other, while simplicity of construction joins with facility of operation in making It what the inventor has called It, a common-sense" flying machine. Be ing purely a Philadelphia product, its success will bring additional laurels to the city of Father Penn. R. M. Robinson, a civil engineer, surveyor and inventor, Is the father of the common-sense" flying machine. Philadelphia North American. Chtckenolocr. The chickens that bloom In the spring tra la. Are supposed to be tender plckln', But many a boarder has found, alas, There Is also ths steal spring chicken. Kansas City Tims Killed by Hailstones. A terrilic hailstorm ravaged north ern Roumania recently. The hailstones In some places were as large as a man's fist, and many peasants and hnudreds of cattle were killed by them. The hail in places lay three feet deep. A torrent of Tain water two feet deep tore through the streets of a village. Three children were lrowned. and the paving was dislodged as though by an earthquake. The deaths caused by lightning and hall number about forty. Hopelessly Wrong, "Heckling" is often an entertaining, aunougn sometimes a tiresome inci dent of English meetings. The experi enced public speaker is usually able to turn the laugh on the Interrupter, but in the case reported by a writer in Tit-Bits the man in the audience was victorious to the last. A political speaker was attacking the Government with more venom than reason. A man at the back of the hall at last cried 'out, "You're wrong, sir! . miwo ucLweu, me orator con tinued without heeding. Presently, In answer to another strong assertion, came again, "Koure wrong, sir'" The speaker looked angry, but con tinued on the war-path. you re wrong, sir!" again rang out Angruy addressing the persistent in- terrupter, the orator cried, "Look here, I could tell this man something about the Government which would make his nair stand on end!" iuuio wiuus again, sir!" cams from the critic, as he stood up and re moved nis hat. His head was as bald as a billiard ball. Don's Broken Heart. A remarkable story of a dog's grief at the death of another dog comes from Woodham Mortimer, a village near Chelmsford, Eng. A fox terrier owned by John Ralnsford died, and was buried in the garden. The burial was witnessed by a fine collie, and great difficulty was afterwards experi enced in keeping It from the spot. After the death of the terrier the col lie refused food, and never barked It was obviously grief-stricken, and soon arter died on the grave of Its friend. Xot Interested. "Have you heard the latest news?" Inquired Mrs. Blizzard. "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "It's very shocking, isn't it?" "You know the people " "No. I haven't the slightest idea as to the Identity of the people. Scan dals are like humorous anecdotes about celebrities the same old stories with different names introduced." Washington Star. Clergymen on Strike. The Protestant clergyman at th provincial prison at Liegnitz, in Ger many has struck, the magistracy hav ing refused to raise his salary from $100 to $150. Other Protestant rler, gymen in the town fully approve of his action and side with him. Th. LiegniU Protestant churches conse quently are closed for the present Looking for business is like looking for four-leaf clovers, which somebody els always finds easily enough. 'HE WEEKLY OMAN ST J I TCT 1642 First commencement exercises ot Harvard College. 1690 Expedition under Sir Wiliam Phlpps sailed from Boston for the conquest of Canada. 1749 Cornerstone of King's Chapel, Boston, laid. 1765 Gov. Hutchinson's house in Bos ton was mobbed. ' 1782 British evacuated Savannah. L 1804 Francis II., Emperor of German, abdicated to become Emperor of Austria.... The President ordered two gunloas to cruise oft the coast of Georgia and South Caro lina to protect the coast of these States. 1812 United States frigate Constitu tion captured and sunk the British . frigate Guerriere. j ' 1831 Mohawk and Hudson Rairoad, first in America, was opened. 1832 The first iron ferry boat propell ed by steam was put In commis sion In Boston. ,' 1838 Banks of the United States re sumed specie payment. j 1846 Smithsonian Institution at Washington founded. 1848 Oregon Territory formed by a(Jt of Congress. j 1851 Nicaragua route opened between New York and San Francisco. 1859 Tuscany declared In favor of united kingdom of Italy under Vic tor Emmanuel. 1861 Oen. Fremont declared martial law In St. Louis. 1863 First negro regiment raised in Pennsylvania started for the South. ....Mississippi River declared open for trade. ( 1868 Arequlpa destroyed by earth quake. ' : ' 1872 New operation in surgery, since known as Battery's operation, first successfully performed in Rome1, Ga Third National Bank of Bal timore robbed of $200,000 in cash and securities. ( 1884 Grover Cleveland's letter accept ing the presidential nominations, made public. t . 1887 Ferdinand, Czar of Bulgaria, aSi cended the throne. . - 1889 Ex-Judge Terry assaulted Jus tice Field at Lathrop, Cal., and was killed by a deputy marshal. 1891 Earthquake in Martinique; 840 lives lost. . 1893 Severe tornado at Lamed, Kan sas.... First Chinaman deported from San Francisco under the Geary act.... Fire in Minneapolis destroyed $3,000,000 in property and rendered 1,500 persons home less. , 1894 Twelve lives lost in the wreck of a Rock Island train near Lin coln, Neb. 1896 Gold discovered in the Klondike. ....The Sultan of Turkey refused further concessions to Crete. 1898 Peace declared between the Uni ted States and Spain. 1900 The allies reached Pekin and forced an entrance to the city. 1903 Expedition for the relief of Nor denskjold's South Polar expedition sailed from Stockholm on board the Frithjof Lord Northcote " succeeded Lord Tennyson as gov ernor general of Australia. 1908 Liquidation of old French Pana ma Canal Company completed..'.. Ainsworth R. Spofford, former li brarian of the congressional li brary, died Persia appointed diplomatic representatives at Ath ens, Greece, for the first time i 2,399' years. Laat Year's Building Operation. The total cost of the buildings erected in the principal cities of ths United States in 1908 was $546,467, 390, according to the geological sur vey. In 1907 the cost of buildings In these same cities reached a total of $626,148,890. The decrease in cost in 1908, therefore, amounts to $79,681, 600, or 12.73 per cent. The relative rank of the cities la cost of building operations is Inter esting. New York Is first, the cost of Its buildings exceeding the cost, . of those of its closest competitor, Chi cago, by $50,584,582, or more than 75 per cent. If the cost of operations In Brooklyn, the third city In rank, is added to that for New York the total will be $163,684,622, or 30 per cent of the 49 cities Included In the table. San Francisco Is fourth in rank, Philadelphia Is fifth and St Louis Is sixth. Seventh in rank Is the small though rapidly growing city of Seat tle, which spent more for its buildings In 1908 than Pittsburg, which waa eighth, Boston, which was ninth, and other cities much larger. Will Give Ar Whole Town. Because the timber in Carter County, Missouri, has practically all been cut. the town of Grandin in that county, once a flourishing village of 500 In habitants, with churches, schools and a bank. Is to be given away entirely. The whole town is owned by the Mis souri Lumber apd Mining Company, which controlled nearly all the timber laflds in Carter County. Since the Um ber has been cut ami m v. -.wnu UiB 1U1U ber company has no further use fof Grandin, where lu sawmills wers lo cated. . .. ,