Moro observer., July 30, 1896, Image 4

S A V E D ÜY AN U M -R E L L A .
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A ll
> itm i t V .m k e e ('u p tiiln
j I exp«*eted som e le tte rs ,
to
I l a t e a lloM tile F le e t.
r e l i c iu tin* C h a rle s
in le re * l : u
j t o w n i . t i x x i i d m i i 'c i i i n is a n t i m b r e l
; la . xxhi, h X..I- a x e I h,x t h e ( 'o i i s 'i i u t i o i i
: in m a k i n g h e r , -, a p e f r o m t h e B r i t i s h
A P a i i< o r B lo o m ers , i
y
I Heel ai J ltlx , LM’2
I’h i ' is all th a t is
l.,I,I le. tin* ,.ir d a tta c h e d to it. am t th e
u m b re lla s a co m p lete pn. /.le to m arlx
ev ery om* xx li » v isits tin* m u seu m
In
tm * h : - l pla«-e it is u tte rly u n lik e any
u m b ie lla any o n e « v e r sa xx b efore, a ml,
ill th e si . «-i;d. not «me p erso n in a him
«Ireil
al le to figure out lioxx th e C«m
s t i t i o . n a a d * nee ,<t it in m a k in g her
e s -ape ir«»m i n* B ritish vessels. It is
« \a e tly I ke tin* u m b re lla fra m e ill g«*n
e ra l - a •;■«*. but th e stic k is a b o u t ten
feet km . xx.¡h a h e a v y iron ring at
«•Hch e u .I. a n 1 is a b o u t th r e e in c h e s it:
d ia u e««*r.
! iie fra m e sil les up a n d
d o ’.xn «U it. lu st I ke th«* fram«* «»f an
, rd : e i y nn 1 i e!la. am i is m ad e of stout
iron l . t i '
S om e p«*.,,,:«• th in k th a t it
m ay h a v e been set up on th e « le e k t«»
g iv e tin* otlieera a little sha«le on a hot
«lay. hut they «-¡ltitiot s«*«* hoxx th is h«-lp
«•-1 in tin* sc ra p e .
Tin* pur|«ose f,»t
xx hi. :i it xx as iuteml<*«l a n d tis«-«| w as fot
a s,-;, atieli >r. am i ita story is a s f«»l
loxx s:
»hi tin* l s t h of J u ly . 1>12. th e tk m sti
tu t, *n. th e n c ru is in g u iid c r th e eom-
m an d of tiia t fa m o u s ,,1,1 tig h ter. Is a a c
H ull, xxas surround,* I by B rttoke’s
sq u a Iron o f tlx«* v e s s e l s . B efore they
could » lose in <>u him . hoxx ev er, it fell
i «aim . a u d <’aj«t. H ull a t «»n«-e m ad e
us«* of tin- u n ib n 11a. of w hich tlo-re
xx ere t xx,, a boa fit. A c a b le xxas lient to
one of tlie u m b re lla s a t xvhat xvoubl
l«e tin h a n d le in one of th e o rd in ary
kitnl. a n d th e u m b re lla xxas fol led up
a u d ta k e n out by a 1n«at to a «-able's
le n g th a h e a d of th e vessel. It xxas th en
I th ro w n o v e rlto a rd . a n d a s s . k » u a s th e
«•rew b e g a n to h a u l in ou th e w iu d la ss
it. o f «-ourse, sj.read «»ut. g .v in g a d ra g
j by w h ich th e vessel coultl l«e xxarjwd
a h e a d . WliJ«- th e v essel xxas xxarjnug
up to th is one. th e o th e r om* xxas tak«*n
ou t. au«l itefo re th e B ritis h h ad «Ls-
«-«»x.-n-d w h a t H u ll xxas doing, lie h a d
g o tte n o iitsi le «»f tin* <-lr«-k* w ith xvhleh
they h ad surr«>un«led liltn. They im ­
m e d ia te ly In-gaii to p u rsu e th e sa m e
ta.-t • s. b u t he ra n tw o tw e n ty -fo u r
J-oUlld gllUs out of I lls ,-abill xx IldoWs.
a n d k ep t tln-m from g e ttin g a n y w h e re
in-itr him . as. w h e n e v e r o n e o f th e ls«ats
carry lug out a d ra g . rauTV up ast«*rn of
him . lie w ould tire w ith ««ne o f th e
"I.,m g T o m s." a n d in th is w ay kej»t
tin* s lips fr,*m elo s.u g in. T hi* w as
k ep t up f«»r txv«< «lay s . an«l ,m tin- e v en
ing o f tin- s , » « * o n « l «lay «mine up a s q u a ll.
H u ll «-arri.-d sa il th ro u g h It. g a in in g
su ch a n a d v a n ta g e o v e r th e E n g l sh
m en th a t he xx.is aid«- to e lu d e th em
i ill tin* u g h t. a m i xxas out of sig h t th e
i l«e*t m o rn in g. T hue, b u t fo r th e un
J ,'outh-l<H>k ng u m b rella a t th«- n av y
i y a rd , th e » 'o n stitu tio n w ould pr«»lubly
: l«ave In-eti <-.-i|»tur«s| o r su n k , a n d som e
o f th«* fa ire s t |tag«-s in o u r n a v a l Ins
, tory xvottld h a v e re m a in e d u n w ritte n
Bos: .n T ra n si-rip t.
'j ’ li'« >1¡E bi»*ycUug be«*amca «lax e ' you to red«*« m y o u r p ro m ise
t'a s
i **\ w ith xvomen th .* rc lia .ln e x t i b ie n m o rn in g a m i ,1» m e a ta x o r .”
* ' e v en so m u ch a s th e sh a »low o f a
• All rig •' he <alb I. I’ll be dow n
'i u»;•••«• 1 Itetw oeu Mr. an .I M rs. C ra n
in a m in u te an .I I'll k eep nix p ro m ise ."
fcioa. B u t a f t e r Mrs. C ra n s to n b o u g h t
l i e fo u n d L:s xx..« s i t t i n g on th e lloor
a l*!cy -.«• a n d le a rn e d to rid e w ell th e re w i t h a ,1.». ' p a t t e r n in fro n t of h e r an d
wa*» a lisu g re e iu e n t w h ich c a m e very
ss goods scattered all aro u u d
i v a r ’ n -ak iiig up a happy liotuc. T h ey
"W ell. xx. a t s all th is?
lie a s k , d.
na 1 i ce a ,m *T ed th re e y e a rs , a n d th e y "A re you m a k in g a ra g ,*arpet? W lint
h a d .»Pen said th a t th e ir m a rrie d life is it y o u w a ’.l I.,«* to do fo r y o u ? If it's
h a d !<«s-n o n e lo n g h o u ey iu o o n .
to ,-lean up ail th is in, s> h e re 1 sh all re
’ utn h a d y ie ld e d >o read ily to a ll of fuse, fo r 1 l.av e som e wo k to <1> n ext
■• s w him s I h a : safase La «I une«*".i w eek.
s«*:«»i;sjy g a in e d a n o p in io n th a t h e r
"N o." sh e said . la u g h in g , "I d o n 't
w o rd w as to him lik e th e la w s o f th e w a n t you to ,-leau up tin* m ess a n d I'm
M edes a n d th e P e rs ia n s .
m t m ak in g a ra g »•arpet. I'm m a k in g
B u t th is idea w as all ku«x k«*«l to a b ic y c le d n -s s w hich 1 m ust h a v e e a rlx
ey u i to-morrxiw m o rn in g , am t I w an t y o u to
a t b re a k f a s t Mrs. C ra n sto n sa id
let m«* draj»e th e s k irt on y o u so th a t it
"T o m . P m g o in g to o rd e r my d re s s
xx ill h a n g a ll rig h t.”
m a k e r to m a k e .a su it of b lo o m e rs fo r
'B u t, Louis»*.’ he o b je c te d . "1 x «• got
rue to d a y . 1 do s > m u c h b icy clin g now to go out to th a t d in n e r at s o’el,„-k.
th a t s k irts a r e t»m heavy fo r m e.”
a n d it's now m a rly 7. 1 w o n 't h av e tim e
"XX’h a t!” s h o u te d Torn, d ro p p in g h is L et th e dr« ss go to r to n ig h t."
sp o o n in th e o a tm e a l a n d s p a tte rin g
"1 c a n ’t let it go. fo r I m u st h a v e it
m ilk all o v e r h is m*cktie. lo o k in g at h e r to-tuorrx»w m o rn in g .” sh e in s is te I.
a s th o u g h sh e liad a n n o u n c e d th a t sh e “ Y ou've p ro m ised to do w h at I a s k e d ,
w a s g o in g to co m m it suicide.
am i now w hen 1 w an t you to do a little
Mrs. C ra n sto n a lso d ro p p e d h e r sihkhi th in g like th is you re fu se , an d I th in k
a n d look» 4 in s u r p ris e a t h er h u sb a n d .
it's re a l m ean ."
"I sa id ." sh e re p e a te d . “th a t I w as g o ­
lir a C n nston stood up h o ld .n g a pat
in g to get a b lo o m e r su it. W h a t s trik e s te rn iu oue h a n d am i a n u n tin ish e d
y o u a s p a rtic u la rly s tr a n g e a b o u t th a t? " d re s s ill tin* oth«T. a n d hxtkcd
as
" W h a t s trik e s m e a s p a rtic u la rly th o u g h sh e w ere a lm u t to b u rs t in to
s tra n g e ? " he re p e a te d , w ith a w ild look te a rs.
In h is eyes. “ Do y o u th in k fo r o n e in ­
”»’h. com e now , Louis«*.’’ he said . 1m-
s t a n t th a t I w ill allo w m y w ife to race jxatiently. " C a n ’t you see th a t y o u r re
a ro u u d to w n lo o k in g lik e a lith o g ra p h q u e st is trix ia l an d u n re a s o n a b le a n d
x e n te r ta in m e n t? Not m u ch ." I ni is t go to th a t d in n e r? ”
file te a r s th a t had seem inglx I hh - u
" B u t. T o m ." sa id I.ouis»*. in a to n e
th a t h ad u e v e r failed to p e rs u a d e h e r held l«ack w ith su ch a n effort now lw-
h u slta n d th a t sh e w as rig h t a n d tiia t he c a m e v isib le am i ro lled doxxu h,-r
w as w ro n g
"1 d o n ’t see w h y 1 c a n ’t I'hevka.
"I th in k it s m ean ." sin* so b licd . "Y ou
h a v e bloom ers. Mrs. K y n a sto n am i
M rs. B en tley a n d Mrs. J , ‘lin in g s all prx ’ Use,, to do a n y th in g I xvaut«*d you
w e a r th em a n d th e ir h u s b a n d s douY to, a n d m«w y o u w o n 't k eep y o u r xx««r«l.
I’ve «-ut u p my o th e r d re s s a n d tin* bi
o b je c t, s.. w hy sh o u ld y o u ?”
" I t n ia k , s u o d iffe rc n c e w hy 1 sh o u ld .” ex, 1«* jm riy is o f ju s t a s m u ch im p o rt
s a i l T om . »1 gge-lly. "I d o n ’t in te n d u in v a s y o u r old d in n e r.”
Mr. C ra n sto n |«mk«*d g rav e, l i e did
to h a v e my fríe n Is n th e e x c h a n g e
co m in g to m e a n d s a y in g 'T o m . I s*«*e tm t w a n t to lose th a t d in n e r an d lie
y o u r w ife’s w e a rin g b lo o m ers.’ Not if d id n 't w an t to b re a k Ids p ro m s,-.
"H ow long w ill tlris liltin g b u sin ess
1 kn o w it."
L
i
s t : ’ 1.,- <|ii<*s!!i>n«s|, a f t e r '«*x«-ral m o ­
“ B u t. T orn.’ sh e b e g a n . " I ---- “
”O h. d o n 't ta lk an y m ore lions-i.> *. m e n ts' silen ce, b ro k en only by th e sob
L o u ise .” he b ro k e in. "I am sick o f it. b ih g «if h is w ife.
“ A lm ut h a lf a n h o u r,” sh e rep lied ,
You s h a ’u ’t w e a r bloom er», so th a t s e t­
tle s it.” Ami Mr. C ra n sto n , w h o se a p ­ b rig h te n in g u p a little.
"W ell. th e n , h u rry u p ." said C ra n s ­
p e tite h ad l»eeu e n tire ly ta k e u a w a y by
h is w ife’s a n n o u n c e m e n t, got n p from ton, th ro w in g <>ff his ■ --at a n d 'la n d i n g
«•re,a. •‘B rin g th e th in g hen*.”
th e ta b le a n d s ta r te d fo r th e door.
A nd so th e go w n xxas ¡mt <»n Mr
“Good-by.** he c a lle d fro m th e hall,
a n d th e n th e d o o r sla m m e d , am i I.ou '«* • ra n s to ii. a n d L ouise dr,-j>jxsl .,n one
I t i ir n s * I.a s » W r i t t e n Y V o n ls .
s a t a t th e b re a k f a s t ta b le * w o n d e rin g kiln* a n d Ix-g.m p in n in g th e drajH*ri«*s
"In J u ly . 17l*»I. th e p ro tra c te d 111-
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how it w as th a t sh e h a d n e v e r I h -fo re
"Y ou see. T* ill.” sh e s a i l, a s sli«* tu ck - n« ss fro m whi* b B u rn s l.ad U-eii s u f ­
k n o w n th a t h e r h u s b a n d h ad a w ill o f
«•d
u p th e tlrst fold a u d a a rv e y ts l it fe rin g lieean ie so a c u te tiia t he w as a d
h is ow n.
xx
ith
a c ritic a l eye. " th is is of th e gr* it- v ised to g«» to th e s c 's . le a s a la st r»
S h e liad told all o f h e r frie n d s, only
» >rt." xx rite s A rth u r W a rre n , a prop- »
th e d a y I*» fore, th a t sh e w o u ld I h * w e a r ­ e st iinjmrtatie** to m e am i 1 know you
o f tin- « p p ro a e h in g c e n te n a ry of ll„i«-
w
ill
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elp
nie
o
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t."
in g h l,• «»mers w itliiu a w eek, a n 1 w ... u
"I in." xxas th e only ansxver h e r lius- e rt B u rn s’ « h a th , iu th e I n d i e s ’ H om e
th e y h ad su g g e s te d th a t h e r .»Us -am i
t*an,l m ade. II«* xxas 1,Hiking s tr a ig h t J o u rn a l. “ H e w en t «*ff to Km w on
m ig h t o b je c t sh e h a d «aid
Solw ay F irth . All 1 s tlm ug . s a t t}.:<
" W h a t! T o m o b je c t? W h y . he n e v e r a t th e ehx-k a n d w om b-ring how it w as
tim
e w ere ,»f his w ife, wh««s«- c o n d i­
th a t tlie m in u te hau«l w as m oving s ,
o b je c ts to a n y th in g .”
tion xxas su ch a s to w a r r a n t his fears.
fa
s
t.
A n d now T om h ad a b s o lu te ly re fu se d
H e th o u g h t th a t th e cl.x-k m u st !«.- o u t II s a n x ie ty f«,r h e r in c re a sin g , he h as
to allo w h e r to w e a r th em , w ith a fa c ia l
ten«*d l a c k to lm nifri* <. H e w as «o
e x p re s sio n w h ich sh o w ed th a t he w ould o f o rd er, li e p u lle d o u t his w a tc h a n 1
w .-ak «'II re a c h in g hom e tiia t he «sud 1
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no t sto p a k p rt o f th e d iv o rc e c o u rts to
xx ith th e s a m e ra ilro a d sjH*ed. a n 1 it h a rd ly sta n d . B arely a b le to hold a
p re v e n t it.
jh * ii he w ro te a n o te «»f apj»* .il. b eg g in g
F in a lly sh e a ro s e fro m th e ta b le a n d w a s 7150 o’el ek.
h is w if» s u ; , - r . w ho w as «*strang«-d
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w e n t to h e r room .
fro m h«*r d a u g h te r , t«> com«* on to I»um-
SI.«* h ad an id ea w h ich 'h e th o u g h t. If lie ask * -d . I i u j c i t i , n t l v .
fri ' a s J,-an w as in u rg e n t m-ed of
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p r pe i.» a r m 1 o u t. v o .t’,1 g ain T o m -'
h
e r c a re . They w e re th e la s t w o rd s be
a tte n tio n t«» th e dr«*s> T o n i fu m e I a s
■ ■' s
e v e r w rote.
w ro te a h u r r h il u o te to h e r d re s s m a k e r he noth-ed th a t it w as now 7:4.*».
" L e t us n«,t fo rg e t th a t th e eN jdring
" H a v e y o u a n y idea how soon y,»u
o rd e rin g a b lo o m er su it o f a p a tte r n
effo rt o f th.- fa ilin g g.-ulus w as im
w h ic h sh e h ad a lre a d y se le c te d , a m i w ill 1m th ro u g h ? ” he a sk e d , w ith a
JH-11.-.I l,y te n d e r a n x ie ty fo r his loving
th e n d in n e d h e r old b icy cle su it to p ay fo rced calm n ess.
"N,»t th e s lig h te s t." sh e repli«*d. in a w ife. In h is «lying h o u rs In- la g g e d
a ••all on Mrs. K y n a sto n . w h o h ad a
h er. if his m ind si «oil I w a n d e r, to
husl*and th a t did n o t o b je c t to bloom - voice th a t w as e ith e r inutlb-d by p lu s
to tich him am ! th u s re c a ll him to litm-
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om
<*ou!«lu*t
tell
w
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ich
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ers.
se|f. It W a s
In- w ished. T h e toll, h
S h e to ld h e r tro u b le s to th e v lv a c io ii' fo r sh e w as sttm p iu g a u d s tu d y in g th e
o f h is J«*an w as »to* hist s e n s a tio n
M rs. K y n a sto n . w ho w as u«»t s p a r in g in b e l l i o f th e d ress.
A t th a t m o m en t th e ,bs>r ojm ne 1 an d w h ich K oliert B u rn s «-arrb-d w ith him
h e r s y m p a th j fo r th e p o o r friem l w ho
h a d a n a rro w -m in d e d h u s b a n d w ho «de­ Mr. K y n a sto n . th e b u st,a n d o f Mrs. to e te r n ity . H e d ie d on th e tw e n ty -
C ra n s to n ’s bloomer-w«*u rin g
frie n d , first of J u ly . 17iȔ. in th e th irty -e ig h th
je c te d to a c o n v e n ie n t b icy cle dresn.
y e a r o f h is ag e. <»ti th«- «lay o f his
"W h y . bow fo o lish of h im ." sh e said . th re w ojH*n th e d<mr a n d st,M»d g azin g b u ria l h is s«-n. Maxwt-11. xxas Itoru.
in
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sto
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ish
m
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t.
“ I d o n ’t b eliev e th e p««or m an h a s e v e r
"W h y . T o m ." lie sjiid. w hen he re ­ Ph«- little fellow lived I, «s th a n tbrx*e
•e c u a pro¡>er b icy clin g c o stu m e. I’ll
y e a rs .
te ll y o u w h a t w e’ll do. W e’ll all g - co v ered hiu.'«-lf, "1 th o u g h t you xvere
"1 he S c o ttish a d m ira tio n fo r B u rn s
going
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w a s so g re a t th a t his xxidoxv am i c h il­
to
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told
m
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so.
b y y o u r h o u se a t Ju st th e tim e y o u r h u s ­
d re n tthr«*«* sons nn I tw o «laughters»
b a n d g e ts hom e, a n d he w ill see w iiar a n d sal 1 if I got re a d y first I w as to
xx ere m»t suffere«! to kuoxv w a n t. A
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a b lo o m er s u it looks lik e.”
su lie c rip tio u o f six th o u san d d o llar«
going to th e d iu m -r?"
A n d so th e b icy cle p a rty w as a r r a n g ­
" T h is w ill is* all o v e r tin* eichnng«* w as iuiu «• l.at.-lx ra ise d fo r them . F o u r
ed. a n d w h en T h o m a s C ra n sto n a rriv e d
to -m o rro w ." groan«*,! V oni. in w a n lly . y e a rs la te r, th a t is to say . iu 1**««i. C u r­
a t h is b o u se th a t e v e n in g he sa w lir e
"Y es. I’m g o :ng to th e d in n e r if Louis,* rie ’s xx « !1 know ii e d itio u o f th e p o e t’s
w o m en rid in g in fro n t o f th e h o u se a n d
e v e r g e ts th ro u g h w ith th is n iisv m b l * w o rk s a p | «.-ir«-<l. T in s realized sev en
fo u r o f th em w ere in fu ll b lo o n v r cos­
th o u s a n d d o lla rs m ore fo r th e fam ily .
s k irt.” he a d d e d , alo u d .
tu m e. T h e fifth , w ho w ore s k irts , w as
"O h. n o n sen se, w hy d o n ’t s h e w e a r '1 :..-»•«• su n s mad«* a sn u g fo rtu n e in
h is w ife.
b lo o m ers? C om e on. W e a re la te a l­ t i c s . lay s. I>i iy in v ested , th«* am o u n t
l i e w a s n o t so b a d ly sh o ck ed a s lie
y ield ed a n incom e fo r th e m<»d«*st
re a d y .” sai I Ids friem l.
th o u g h t he w o u ld l»e. a u d he w ished
"Louis«-.’’ xvlilsjxered C ra n sto n , “ if th o u g h «-«»mfortahh* iiiaiu tetiam -e o f
t h a t h e h a d no t b een so d ecid e d in his
y o u ’ll call my p ro m ise «,if you m ay J e a n a u d ln-r ehil Ir,-n. J e a n B u rn s
re f u s a l o f h is w ife ’s re q u e s t. but he
tn irty -e ig h t
h a v e b b x im ers o r a n y th in g e lse you survive«! h e r husl«and
m a d e u p h is m in d th a t it w ould lie u n ­
y«*a rs .”
w a n t."
m a n ly to y ield a f t e r h is re m a rk s o f th e
"O h. you d e a r, good boy.” crie d 1
" Itu Is" No» I r is h .
m o rn in g , a n d so w ith a bow to his w ife
L ouise, w ith xv«*ll-feigm*d siirj»rise. "G o I
Th<>s*- win» a r e not Irish m e n so m e­
a n d h e r co m p a n io n s he w en t in d o o rs
to y o u r d in n e r. Now h u rry o r y o u ’ll tim e s trx sp a s s oil Irish p ro s e rty .
A
a n d liegan to d re s s fo r d in n e r.
l«e la te .”
T h a t n ig h t L o u ise a g a in b ro a c h e d th e I Then Tom , a f t e r k issin g h e r go«xl by, ’ F rein h cu re, prvuchiiig als>ut su<l<h-n
« h a th , said . ’’T h u s it is xxith us. W e go
s u b je c t o f b lo o m ers, b u t h e r h u sb a n d si­ re sh e il off to th e club.
t i b, <1 w ell, am i g et u p sto n e <b-a«!!”
len ce d h e r by s a y in g :
Louis«* pu t on h e r lio n n et am! w en t to
An old F re n c h la w y e r, w ritin g o f a n
"N o w . see h ere. L ouise, d o n ’t sp e a k to M rs. Kx n a s to n ’s Imus«*.
e s t a te he h ad ju s t
(»ought, a«l«lcd,
m e a b o u t b lo o m ers a g a in . Yon m ay go
" K a tie ." s h e cri«*<l, a s h e r frie n d xv«*l- !
in fo r w o m en ’s rig h ts if you like, a n d corned h e r a t th e d «or. " I ’m to h av e | " T h e re Is a <-ha|»el ii | m , ii it iu w hh-h my
w ife am i 1 w ish to 1 h - buri«-«|. If God
y o u m ay w e a r s ta n d in g c o lla rs an d b lo o m ers.”
sjia n -s o u r liv e s.”
m e n ’s w a istc o a ts, b u t y o u sh all not
Ami th e n sh e told th e sto ry o f th e
An E n g lish le c tu re r on c h e m is try
w e a r tro u se rs , ev en if b icy clin g d o es m a n n e r in w hich h er h u sb a n d h ad been
sa id , ' < >m* d ro p of th is {sdMon pla«-«*«| on
ju s tif y it it, y o u r ey e s.”
imlu«-e«l to «-hang«* his inim l.
th e to n g u e o f a e a t is sufficient to kill
" T ro u s e rs !" c rie d Louis«*, in d ig n a n tly .
A nd s h e s a h l in eom -lusion: " I Istiigiit
" W h o said a n y th in g a b o u t tro u s e rs ? th e b lo o m ers y e s te rd a y , am i I’ll w e a r th e stroug«*st m a n .” am i a n E n g lish
lle u te n a u t sai«I th a t tlu* R oyal N ig er
I w as ta lk in g a b o u t b lo o m ers.”
th em to -m o rro w .”
<’o n i|,a n y w ish ed to kill bin, to p re v e n t
“ J know you w ere.” said Mr. C ra n ­
••You re a lly rrb*d. «Ii«l y o u ? ” ask,*<l him going up th e riv e r u n til n e x t y e a r.
s to n . " a n d jilease d o n ’t ta lk a lm u t th em Mrs. K y n a sto n . "W ell. Ixiusie, If you
A m e rc h a n t w ho di«*,l su d d e n ly le ft
a n y m ore. I’m tire d o f it. a n d I w o n ’t xx c u t In fo r w om an su ffra g e xve w ould
in Ids buri-au a le tte r to «»lie o f h is cor-
b e a r it m en tio n e d a g a in .”
h av e it in tw e n ty -fo u r ho u rs. T alk respou«le n ts w h ich he lm«l not seal-*«!.
T h e n e x t m o rn in g w h en Mr. C ra n sto n alMiut m en ’s e x w u tlv e a b ility ! W hy, I
H is c lerk . s«-elng It m -et-ssary to sen«|
p u t on h is co at to s t a r t fo r his offi<*e his b eliev e you co u ld m ak e y o u r h u sb a n d
th e lett«*r, w ro te a t th e ts»ttom, "Klnco
w ife called him b ack a n d sa id :
w,*ar blooin«*rs h im se lf.”- N’exv Y’oru w ritin g th e alio v e I h a v e d ie d .”
"T o m . I’ll p ro m ise y o u n e v e r to m en- I E v e n in g Sun.
tio n blo o m ers a g a in , b u t if you ev er
A m e r ic a n G r it.
c h a r g e y o u r m in d ab o u t th em p le a s ,-
B la < - k ie , » h e E n t t i u s l a s t .
In w ritin g to a frie n d a b o u t th e re ­
te ll m e. fo r I’m really v ery a n x io u s to
J o h n S tu a r t B la c k ie ’s s u p e r a b u n d ­ c e n t to rn a d o . B ishop T u ttle , o f S t
w e a r them.*
a n t o f eim rg y is ex idem-«*«! by th e e a ­ Ixiuls, sa id : "T h e th re e A m erican c h a r ­
T h e sm ile w h ich fo r tw e n ty -fo u r g e rn e s s w ith w h ich he e n te re d Into a c te ris tic » s ta n d «¡»h-mlldly out.
h o u rs !md b een a b s e n t fro m T m n C r a n - 1 w h a te v e r luter«*sted th o se w ith w hom
“ F irs t.
T h e re Is no
w h im p erin g ,
s to u ’s fa c e «-ame a g a in , a u d he kissed , he «-aim* in c o n ta c t. In h is b io g ra p h y even am o n g th e ¡ss»r people w ho h av e
h is w ife.
xve find a n e x tr a c t fro m a charact«»ris- lost th e ir all. T h ey a re p lu ck lly t u r n ­
" T h a t’s a «l«*ar good girl. Ix m ise.” he tic le tte r w h ich he w ro te w h ile In R om e ing to do th e n ex t b«*st thing, In a w o n ­
sa id . "I h ateil to re fu s e y o u r .e q u e s t, to a s is te r w ho h ad re m o n a fra te d w ith
d e rfu l s p irit o f ch eery self-relian ce.
b u t r«*aliy I d o n ’t lik e th e ld«*a of y o u r him fo r b ein g so m u ch a d d ic te d to
“ S econd. All a r e o|»enlng h e a rt a n d
w e a rin g th o se th in g s. A nd now if ! v e rse -w ritin g .
h a n d an d p u rs e s a n d s y m p a th y to a f ­
th e r e is ai y th iu g else you w a n t m e to
“ You se e I am v e rse -m a d ,” he w ro te. fo rd relief.
< fo r y o u Ju st n a m e it. a u d I’ll do it."
“ B ut you k now I am s u b je c t to v a rio u s
“T h ird . All fa ll In w ith th e police
l i e w en t a w a y , b u t re tu rn e d in a m o ­ k in d s o f m a d n ess, am i o f fr«?quent re ­
a
n
d a u th o r itie s to p re s e rv e p e rfe c t o r ­
m e n t a u d called o u t
c u rre n c e . In A b e rd e e n I g o t rellgious- d e r a n d o b ed ien c e to law . I am d e e p ­
”Olt. L ouise. I'm g o in g to a d in n e r a t
m a d ; th e n I got L a tin -m a d ; now I am ly p ro u d of th e A m erican people.” —
th e c iu b to -n ig h t, a n d I w a n t you to
v erse-m ad a n d d ra w in g m ad, a n d am P h ila d e lp h ia le d g e r .
h a v e my dr»*ss su it h an d y w h en I com e
fa s t g e ttin g a n tiq u ity -m a d .
hom e. G ood-by."’
T h o F irs t o f M a n y .
"G u t o f th is n e v e r-e n d in g f e r m e n ta ­
"N o w , th e n .” sa id laiu ise, ns sh e w ent
T h e first w h ite child liorn on I ’nit**«!
tio n m ay s o m e th in g good a rise , th a t I
u p s ta irs . " I ’ll see If I c a n 't m a k e Mr.
m ay not l»e e te rn a lly d rlv p n a tio u t by S ta te s ««*11 w as th e g ra n d « lau g h ter <>f
T om c h a n g e h is o p in io n uliout bloom ­
e v e ry w in d o f doctrine. B ut a s It Is, I W h ite, th«* G o v e rn o r of K«inm»ke Is l­
ers. T h a t p ro m ise of h is w as th e v ery
h a v e no m o re c o m m an d o v e r m y w h lin s a n d . Sh«- xxas c h ris te n e d by th e m im e
th in g 1 w a n te d .”
a n d fa n c ie s th a t a benpeck«*«! h u sb a n d of V irg in ia Gar«-, a n d h e r b irth d a y w as
T h e h o u r longed fo r by b o th c a m e nt lias o v e r h is w ife.”
A ug. IS, 1SN7.
la s t. T om e n te re d th e h o u se am i ru sh ed
to h is room to p u t on h is d re s s su it
L et a w ise m an h av e good Irn-k a few
No w«»inan’s h a ir is a s long h a n g in g
“O h. T o m !” Ix m ise called w h ile lie y eu rs. a n d he w ill do us foolish th in g s d o w n h e r b ack a s it looks to be iu th e
w as d re s sin g , “co m e d o w n h ere; I want as anybody.
w ad ou top of liar h e a d
t
e
/
- i ?
.
'/ ‘
'I
I
I
'
|> ti, i i ”
ill,-
F .-o le r
««f
t<««ii, ■».
I*r<*n«'li su rg e o n s h a v e sin-«-«-«-«l«-<l.
w ith th«- a id of \ ray s, in l'i'o d m in g
p h o to g ra p h s of th«- boii«-s «if a liv in g
|M*rsoii w hich i -x«-al th e t*\ist«-m«> of
ilis«-:is«- ill ill«- <«-llt«-r of th«- b o l l e s ,
xx hit«* th e out«*r I'o rtio iis a r e soiim l.
and a fte r
; th in k in g fo r a m om ent, iu* re p lie d :
I ln*m l«*ttei*s -thr«*«* o f ’e m —«Ion«*
«■«•iu«* s«*x«*fal -lays ago. L em m c bc - cj
j xx lull I did w ith 'e m .”
l i e look«*tl a lo n g tin* «-m intcrs, u p « hi
j I In* sh clx cs. a n d In-hiud boxes a n d ,»ar-
j n-ls fo r a long n n minul«*s. a n d lin a lly
sa id :
" I t ’s m ig h ty q u n re xxliar tln-m le tte r s
lias gone I««. W e xxas all a l<»«»kili* at
• •in y en - f u r l\x«> o r th r e e d a y s, but I
• lo a n ’ rc*«kon n<>b<>«ly <-arri«-«l ’«*m <»tf
luutie. J e s t set d o w n till I look fu r
tile r.”
II«* mud«* a p r e t t y l l m r n t i g h s e a r c h o f
tin - s t o r e t h i s t i m e , e v e n g e t t i n g «loxxn
oil I d s l i a i u l s a n d kn«-«-s to p e e r u iu b - r
tin - m o l a s s e s I , a m i . I,lit tin - l e t l e i s
j «-ould not lie found.
"S a x ." In- said , a s rn* got up am i
b ru s ln sl his km*« s. '■that’s my house
o x e r y a n . Mel.l.«. th e old w o m an 's took
, In- le tte r s h«>nu-."
I w en t o v e r a u d knocked on th e door,
but got no ausxxi-r. I passtol a ro u n d
th e Imiise, am i found th e w om an sum k
itig h er |»'|»<- as sin- mind«- I tin- fire u n ­
d e r a k e ttle of so ft s«iap.
’•L e tte rs? ” sin- n p, ate .l. "Y es. I
b ru n g '«-m ,,x«-r an d p u t 'em u m le r a
pan on t In-sln-lf. a n d I I•-, k- n t In- pesky
r a ts h a in ’t got at 'em y«t."
S he xx.-ni in a n d got th em , a n d w hen
THE
M A SHER
A ND
THE
LADY.
¡ l e C u m r , > u x*., a n d C m •»<•«! H o m e fo r
u I-a d y 1 « 0 f l o w r I ’ o I h ,
L ike all big cities. P a ris lias its m ash­
e rs . T h ey annoy th e
lad ies o fte n
« iu.ugh. but, as a rule, they a re h arm
less fools, a f t e r all
Her«- is tin* la te st
little story of a m a s h e r an d a b e a u tifu l
lady, xxliidi th e I’a r .s p a p e rs a . • nrlnt-
itig a n d xx h.« Ii the Sun tr a n s la te s :
At th«* Q ual au.v F le u rs on mark*-«
«lay. a beauty arrlx«*«l on foot. So di 1
a m ash er. II«- fixed Ids loving eyes
upon. Sin* j a . I in, :itl«*ntiou to him.
IB- |»«*rsist« d. a n d xainly emt<*avor«*«I
i o , - i u ; i le t n con ver atloB. 1 . 1.ally,
-
' I y ou ;
j a r from here, m a d a m ? ”
a s k e d til > dud,*.
I In* lady mad,* no a n s w e r a , flirt:
but a t«-r an ns a t., - i<* fleet Ion, pro m t
«• I by th e s /.«• of th,- g era n iu m pots a ul
I’lau:-. a n ! ¡i.,- n<- e-sity ,,f cn q d o y i .g
a « s» m m i"aire. si.»* repli«*«l. swc«*tly:
"R u e du 1.011 x re. fit».“
’ ’li. «‘XcLiimed th e m ash er, "you
«•au’t « ai ry s i ., h a h u rd cii so fa r! Al-
h,\x III«* to help y oil."
s h e sm iled , hilt. In th e la n g u a g e of th e
d u el. s. in ste a d of "abandoning to him
th e cliolcc of pots, sh e |,oiht«*<l to both,
and sin !,-«l a g a in . I h,* m a s h e r ¡»ut a
pot u n d e r each arm . a n I. equ:i»p«*.| in
th.it w ay. Wen, off w ith
th«* lady.
XX h,-n tlo-y <-ai:i«- to tin- R ue tin Loiixr«*.
sh e stopp.-1, ihatik«*d tin- dii«|«*, a n d
' . r«-t. li«-d out h e r l»«-aiitiful la th - h a n d s
to r th e flow er j h „ s .
B h , th e m a s h e r I» .Il,ely Insist.-d uj»on
«•arrying th em uj, to In-r a jia rtu ie n t.
" H r - tro u b le is.” sa id th e la«!y, "I
live ,,n ’he top floor a n d th e re is no e le ­
v a to r.”
I Would no* 1. • su rp ris e d if X*O11 tohl
m e th a t you |iv«*l w ay up in li«-aven.
A ngels live th e re .” sa d th,- e u th u s .a s fic
A \ «I l|, H II C*<| I iiih I
A, i-ordihg to view s re«-*-titly , xpla n
«■«I I h -I' o i «- th e G< o|ogi,-a| S«M*i«-ty in E n ­
g lan d . th e islam l of Juiiiai«*a xxas om-*-
«-oiim-« te,| xxith both N orth a n d S o u th
A tm -rb a by a s tre tc h of u io tin taiu o iis
lan d co v e rin g th«- region «»f th«- YV, st
I r e t u r n e d t o t h e s t o r e t h e J>‘ >s, Ilia s t,- |-
In d ia n a n hip, Iago. T h e n - a re indi, a
tio n s th a t th is an«-i«-ut lai.,1 xxas « I«- sa id :
"N *xx. tiu-n. if y n ' a r ’ gxxiiu* to w an t a
vat«-«! m, less th a n tw o m il, s am i a h a lf
jm , s ta g « * s ta m p th is xx.-ek y o 'd l« tt«-r let
a I h i x e sea 1,-x el.
m e know to-day. so 's I kin ord« r it from
knoxxill«-.”
A G o r illa * « P o r t r a it -
A c u rio sity e x h ib ite d
a t a recen t
New X o r k ’a I « o 1 S u p p ly .
tu«*etlng of tlo- Z< h logical So«-i«-ty in
" I f th e <*Ry o f New York a u d th e
L o n ,1,>n xx.is, a d a g u e r r e o t y p e of
a
g orilla. b«-li« x«d to I h - tlo- f i r s t a n im a l n eig h b o rin g d is tric t.” xx rite s Jo h n Gil
of th a t kind e v e r b ro u g h t a liv e to Lii- iiier S peed in tlit La lie s’ Hom«- J o u r ­
rope. T h e p ic tu re xxas m ad e a s long n a l.” XX ere to I n -s ie g e 1 o r ill S o llle o’ h er
way e n tire ly cut off from th e o u ts id e
ag o a s I**-.,
In th e s e d a y s «,f sn a p
w
orld, a n d th e re fo re «b-jitixed ««f th e
shot p h o to g rap h y it is «-asy en o u g h t ,
■ W
, ■
• ,
t h e lad;.", in
get p h o to g ra p h s of a n im a ls , but tlie f«H«l su|»|»lies w hich In n o rm al t i m e s
th in g w as m>t .s,« sim p le fo rty y e a rs eonie in d aily in g re a t q u a n titie s bow t h e g o l d e n t,,:ie > n xx ld* h th e I ’ixjue
long w ould it I h - Itefore th e pin ch of S ar.ti, in ’X Teopatra” addresses
ag«».
i h u n g e r w oldd I h - felt* T h a t is a very Tony.*
t a n F » - a r He C ared ?
h a n l q u e stio n to a n sw e r, fo r tin- reaso n
So u p they w en: unt 1 th»-x «am e ,0
l* n » f e s s o r A ngel,, Moss,,, of T u rin , in th a t th e re a r e su c h iin*,piatitles of p u r ­
..
g
his IsHik on "F«-ar,” w h ich h a s r e c e n t­ c h a sin g <-apa«-ity in N,-xx York s „ i,-ty Hi. I h -II. H eavy fo..,S teps w ere h e a rd
ly Is-eii tr a n a la tc d in to E n g lish , s xs th a t som e g*> hungry iu tin»«-' of g r e a t­ i n s i d e . T h e d o o r w as n f te u e d . a n d a
th a t f e a r is a d tseaae to I h - « ur«*d. li e est prosjH-ritx fo r lack of m ean s, w hile fim- l.'.k ng m att a p p e a re d .
parti«-ularly <*oudenins th e
itietlunls
th e g re a t m a jo rity «at m ore th a u is
"A llow m e Io ii.tro .Iu ee yon to my
w hich a r e soinetiim -s praeth-xsl by p a r ­ good fo r them . L u d o u b tc lly th e num - h u s b im l. ' ,r.” s.i!«1 th e la lx.
**X|x
e n ts am i n u rses, of g o x e ru ln g a n d «-oti- ln-r of th o se xx ho a lw a y s go hungry
tro llin g young c h ild re n th ro u g h a s,
xxould l»e in«-reas,*d a f t e r tw o <»r th r e e
«•f fe a r. Ex «-ii m ore |H*rni« h«us is th e «lays of a siege, a n d th e n d a y I-., «lay k nd e
pR U-thv of a w a k e iiiu g a s«-ns»- of i,-n*»r th is uiimlH-r xxould im -reas,- u n til llie
Iu c h ild re n by sto rie s of ■ l.g .- y s , ’ bole p u b lic a u th o r itie s w ould f«-«-l <s»m|**-!l*-d
g o b lin s am i xx it, h«-s. A«*«s»nliiig to P r,,
to la k e |«»».-M ii«»ll o f tlu- foo.1 Sllje
fe s so r M osm ,. toaiikim l «an l>e :i.a«le plies a n d d is trib u te th e m a m o n g th e
tu o re cx»iirag«*oub by prxtper «-ulti. a iin n
piece. G<
|H s .|,I e . W ith th e ex.a ptiotl of Itlllk alld
T he «Imi
»««me o th e r th in g s th«- supply of m e a t,
la o e c t a a n I F lo w e r s .
¡su iltry . hardy x ,g - :a b l« - a n d f r u i t ' lively ra
It h a s fr»sjm -nt|y I h s - i i a**s«-rt<*d th a t w oiihl last fo r tw o m o n th s at tin* pr* '
th e b rillia n t «s,h»rs of m any flow «-re etit ra te o f cc»usum|»ii«»n. If all tlo*
s, -rxe to a tt r a c t In*»-» am i b u tte rflie s to su p p lie s xx.-re tak« u • i.arg- *-f a t tl,.- I h - lady a n d
th em . ExjH -riim -nis re c e n tly r« i*ori«-d glllliing of a siege a u d th '
h it
«s«tll<l
to th e B elgian A< a d e i n y of S> | e l » e . s easily Is- d,,n«* th e f.«*d w ith in New
seem Io show th a t th e jH-rfutne r a th e r York could I h - mad«* to List f«,r fo u r
X X e ll* P .t i* | XX 1 k , t s .
th a n col««r of th e flow er» is th e real at
In an a rtic le «»o "P ri.-es P a id to Au
m o n th s a t least
Tlo* siege o f P ar:»
tra c tio n . B rig h t «-««lored bl«‘«i»»*»nis w ere la s te d only fo u r iio«nths
Bef«,rv tw o
c o v ered w ith le a v e s am i i«a|«ers pin­
l. h.g!> ..n d i -xx I
- -
’ ■ H
n ed « lojM-ly « I«mt tln-m : y et th e ins« * ts aiol |HH,r. had 1« .«riosl w hat h u n g e r
hot otdx v isite d th e h id d en flower*, w as. A nd. a s 1» w ell kie*xxu
th e sa«ly." ii-*w rn u u iu g in th e C e n tu ry
hut «*n«leavored to fo rce th e ir w ay un-
o f ,x h c h
F re n c h a r e th e m«»st th rifty a n d «•«•«►- M a g t z ’m . f.-r : h . - r i a l r g
<l«-r th e |«aj«ers In o rd e r to rea« h th e noiui<-al jHs.ple in th e w orld. In th e
b lo sso m s w inch tb«-y could m»t see.
:t* :*«••• M ini
>• « :u a : f im t
a rra n g '-n ic n t a n d d is js sith m of food
M o I i f y in « M ilk .
I.al«,ratori«-» fo r m o d ify in g am i s te r ­
ilis in g m ilk th ro u g h scien tific pioc»-»
es Lax«* Ilow In -e h «-stabLshcd. a, >s*r»I
S e u t ifi« Am« r:< an. in B os­
to n . New Y ork am i P h ila d e lp h ia , a n d
uth«-rs a re to I h - «>j«-n,sl in sex«-ral
W e ste rn c iti,- ' Th«- iu '!k :» fn s-d from
»i]|H-rahumlan<-e «.f fa t a n d fro m l«ac-
t«-ria. am i th e n is so s. a led in lH»tth-s
th a t if c a n n o t l«ec*oiiie c-outaiulnai«-«!
u n til <»|M-ned fo r use.
It is claitned
tiia t "m o d ified m ilk ” ha.*» sa v e d tlu ­
ll x.-s «,f m any c h ild re n w ho. If Im ­
p ro p e rly n o u rish e d , w ould h a v e su«-
cu u ib e d to th e in a la d i, s ,,f early c hild
hood.
" a n t e a n d ' m c 'l.
P h y s «*1* gist» h a v e long k n o w n th a t
ninny s«-U'.ut« us «>rdinariiy aseril**-«!
to ta s te nr«* in re a lity d u e to sm ell,
b u t th is fa c t h as lately IieeU inade
c le a re r th a n l«efore by th e luvc-stiga-
ti«>u* o f »■•-riuan s.-.x an i'
A ir e n te r s
tlw o lfa t«,ry chatuB er. w h e re th e
n e rv e s co n n e c te d w ith th e m - i ¡*,- of
sm ell a r e c e n te re d . 1« th thr«»ugh th e
n o strils a n d th ro u g h a n inl«-t l,:..l i g
fro m th e m«*uth. In i -,> iim *,| ii ,-n«*e, a
bn-utli of |H-rfum«s| a ir m a n if is i- its
<Hh»r not only w lieti it is b re a th e d in.
but xx heli it is br, ath« d «mt. F o r th is
re a s o n xve a re so im -tlim s d eceiv ed as
to th«- s,m r,-e of tin- p h -asiire xx«- «b-rix,
from th in g s ta k , u into th e m o u th , tln-
agreeabl« i!«-ss of th«- iiiip rtssio u In-ing
dm-, in som e « as, s. r a t h e r to huk -II th a n
to ta s te .
th e P a ris ia n s a re sj«e«-ially
*Ls .ii
g u islo sl. B ut th e f«H,| supply in N.
York .s.u ld fee ma*!.
M long 1
th e P a ris siege |s s :e ,l. a n I th e jHs.pl.*
w ould still I h - c o m fo rta b le .”
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J u lia n R alp h say s th a t xx n.-n he w a s
ta k in g a tr ip ,*n a I » u l s aua bayoii.
h.- a n d a fro-ud rcclin.*d on so:m
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SO U T H AFRICAN RU IN S.
B iii b l i n g n a t Z im t» a h w e t h a t M a y
o f K i n g S o lo m o n 'a T im e *
T R U M P E T CA LLS.
Re
It w ould tn * u i th a t, a t som e f a r d is­
ta n t d a te , 11 p4-oplc m«»re «*ivlliz>*d th a n
a n y of th e pr«*s«*nt K afir trlls-s h a d
¡»••netrate«! Into th e reg io n w e now call
M ash o n a la n d , a n d b ad m a in ta in e d it­
self th e re fo r a c o n sid e ra b le j»«*rl«sl. R e ­
m a in s o f gold w o rk in g s a re fo u n d in
m uny p a r ts o f th a t c o u n try , a n d ev en
a s f a r a s th e s o u th w e s te rn p a r t o f
M a ta b e le la n d re m a in s w hich show
tiia t m in in g m u st h av e be«*u c a rrie d on,
by ¡»rlm itlve m ethods, no d o u b t, b u t still
upon a s«*a!e la r g e r th a n w e «-an w ell
d<*em w ith in th e c a p a b ilitie s of th e
K afir trib e s a s w e now se«* th e m . T h e re
a re , m oreover, In th e s e r«*gi«»ns, am i
u su a lly n o t f a r fro m som e obi gold-
w orking, pieces o f a n c ie n t b u ild in g exe-
c u te d w ith a nentio-ss am i finish, a s
w ell a s xxith a n a tte m p t a t a r tis tic ef-
f«*«-t, w h lch a r e e n tire ly a b s e n t fro m th e
ro u g h w alls, so m etim es o f loose stom-s,
so m e tim e s p la s te re d w ith m o d , w hich
th e K a firs build to-day.
T h e se old b u ild in g s are , w ith one ex-
cep tlo u , b its o f xx all Inclosing fo rts o r
resl«Ieu«.*ee. T h ey a re construct«*! of
sm a ll b locks o f th e g ra n ite o f th e co u n ­
try , c a re fu lly trim m e d to be o f one size,
a n d a r e u su ally o rn a m e n te d w ith a
sim p le p a tte rn , su«*h as th e so-called
■"herringbone” p a tte rn . T h e one ex c e p ­
tio n is to be fo u n d in th e ru in s of Z im ­
b ab w e, In s o u th e rn M as bona land. H ere
a w all th ir ty fe e t high, a n d fro m six to
tw e lv e or fo u rte e n fe e t th ick . Incloses a
la rg e e llip tic a l spa«*e, fill«-d w ith o th e r
b u ildings, gome o f w hich a p p a re n tly
w ere In te n d e d fo r th e p u rp o s e s of w o r­
ship. Th«-re a re no In sc rip tio n s o f a n y
k in d , a n d few o b je c ts, e x c e p t som e
ru d ely c a rv e d h«*a<ls of b ird s, to su pply
a n y In d icatio n a» to th e eLhnob>gi<*a!
afflnlti«*« >»f th e peo p le w ho e re c te d th is
b u ild in g , ,»r as to th e n a tu r e o f th e ir
w o rsh ip . S uch ln d b -atio n s a s w e h ave,
how ev er. sugg«*st th a t It w as som e form
o f n a tu r e w orship. In clu d in g th e w o r­
sh ip o f th e sun. XX'e know fro m o th e r
sour«*-» «including th e E g y p tia n m enu-
m e n ts an d th e O ld T«-«*tament) th a t
tlm re w as from very <-arly tlm «s a tr a d e
*n th e R«*d S,-a a u d som e p a r t of
h a s t Afti«*a; a n d a s we know also th a t
th e w orship of n a tu r a l fo rces a n d o f the
' in p rev ailed am o n g th e early S em ites.
B Of Z
w ere ,,f Aral, or some other Semitic
st'** k. is a t lt*ast highly plau sib le.
I xx«» th in g s an* q u ite « l«-ar to ev ery
<»ne w ho e x a m in e s th e ru in s, a n d com -
pur,-** th«-m xx,*:. *.,*• -m a ile r fra g m e n ts
o f anci«-nt b u ild in g a lre a d y m e n tio n ed .
I h*~«- w ho b u ilt Z im b ab w e Were a ra«-e
mu« h sujH-rior to th e B a n tu trib e s,
wh*«s** u .u J h u ts a re now to l»e foun«i
n<»t f a r fro m the®, still stro n g am i solid
w a ll-; a u d *:. »-• o th e r re m a in s s c a tte r ­
ed th ro u g h th e c«»untry w ere e ith e r th e
w.«rk o f th a t s a m e su p e rio r ra«-e, or. a t
an y ra te , xx.-n- b u ilt in Im ita tio n o f th e ir
s ty le a n d an«i«-r th e in flu en ce they b ad
le ft. B ut w h e th e r thi» ra c e w as d riv e n
o u t <*r p e a c e a b ly w ith d re w , o r became
by «l**grees al«s-*rlH*«l au*l 1 —t in th e
s u rro u n d in g B a n tu ¡«•¡•ulatiou. w e h av e
n«» «lata fo r c o n je c tu re . If th ey «*ame
fr»*m A ra b is ili* x m u s t h a v e com e m«»re
t a u tw e lv e «*enturi«*s ag««. l»*f««re th e
day* «»f M oham m «*!: fo r th e y w ere e v i­
d e n tly n*»t M u*",ilm ans. am i It is J u s t
-
t «• «lay** « f S
.-*n. fift«-«-n «•eutnriea
4. v n tu r r .
, a r ; ug
h a n g e r In Kice«»» o f K i c r d s e «
'
•*••• ’ - in J*l**'«»»,
! h - > «• b ' t ’
* ' * -
kt Mra. W
reqe r e fo r h e r se rial. T a k e "M arcel-
g -
1
• ’ ; th E u x tlsh r.g h s. I ts-deve.
xx h r h xx m id m a k e h.-r re,-eij.:s f..r
H«»U'- \x «rk. ci. «r* ' g a rd e n in g , w alk-
■- :.g. cyx-llng. ru n n in g . sw :m -
’ ■ • ; • '
'age.
'•
N* x
un i « mi de
>
* \ stin g
th e
xery
t
( h it M asMT
¡„ ..r
felloxxs h ad a n ig h t «»f a lm o st in«« -
' i n t xx ,rk « hi
h«H-ls *,f .1 day of fre
qu.-nt lam L ugs. They w.-n- tir«-«l. a n d
tu .s w as th e ir b rie f dis* tissiou o f the
s ta te o f th in g s
xv«-re
"1 d o n ’t w ork on d is y e r b » at 11»
mo’,” sa id «Mie.
"AAork «>u ,l.s b -c it’ ex c la im e d a n ­
other. "I xx.>uhJu t xx.,rk a g . n o n ,t.s
1- at cf she xxa* l-*a,l«-*I w i t h griddle-
c i k - ' a n ’ «1«- m o lasses w as dripj»in*
c ln - r «1«* s i d e s . "
" I." sa .d th e first sjn-aker. "1 xvouhln't
she w as
lo ad ed xx id ra b b its a u ’ d«-y w as all
ju m p in ’ o f f.”
AX o n d r r f n l Sun».
AA’ith th is xx *rd p ic tu re of a b o a t’s
Astn>ii«»ui«*rs un- n o t y e t all a g re e d ca rg o w hich w as a b le to u n lo ad Itself,
a s t«> th«- cau se» o f tin- v a r i a t i o n s o f th«- roustalH H its threw a sack of gra.11
«-«»lor a n d b rillia n c y w h ich a r e «-xhile uj,oii his sh o u ld e rs an d slouched up
itcsl by m any s ta rs . Iu th e c o n s te lla ­ th«* g a n g j'la u k . a p p a re n tly urn m sclous
tio n C ep h eu s, in th e u o rth e rn sky. th a t In* h ad ' aid a n y th in g at all hum or­
th e r e Is a s t a r m im ed l» elta C ephei. o u s o r uiicoinm oii.
w hich, in th«* c o u rse o f a G u it thr,- •
K n e w l.a x x y c r s ' XX a y s .
«lays, a lte r n a te ly g a in s am i loses a la rg e
T h e s u d b*u m a n n e r iu xvhleh th e
|>art o f its lig h t. T h e s|M*ctroK<o|H>
h a s p ro v ed th a t D elta »’e p h el c o n sists te a m th a t w as com in g d o w n th e road
of tw o s t a r s re v o lv in g a ro u m l <»m- a n ­ halt«s| w as en o u g h to show th a t th e
o th e r in a v e ry ellip tb -al o rb it, a l ­ d riv e r xxa' *.urj,r:',-d a t so m eth in g , lie
th o u g h th«*y n ev er get f a r en o u g h a p a r t took his b n .a d b rlm tm s, straw h a t off
to I h - sej,arat«-ly v isib le fr«»m th«- e a rth . a n d xxaxosl it a t a m an w ho w as w o rk ­
E v en xx hell xh-w ed w ith a t«-les,-,,jH- ing in a field, a t th e sam e tim e «-ailing
th e ir lig h t is b len d ed Into a sin g le s ta r at tin* top of his voice:
"S a-a-y t-h-e-r-e!”
d isk, a lth o u g h If xve <oul«l go m -ar
" W h a t «1«» you «xant?” a sk e d th e m an
en o u g h to th e m xx«* sh ould find th a t
th«-y an*, in re a lity , m illions o f m iles xx ho xxa' w orking, a s lie cam«- a n d leau-
aj, a r t.
W h en b rig h te s t, th e
unites! «•d o v e r th e fell«*«*, w ith o u t le ttin g go
light o f th«* tw in s ta r s is txvo o r thn-«* of th e lin e s o v e r his team .
" D id n ’t ye h e a r ’b o u t It?”
tim e s gn*at«*r th a n w hen fa in te s t. O ne
" ’Bout xvluit?”
of th«* «*xplallations recently off« r«*d by
" I t ’s g oln’ on.”
a stro n o m e r» to ac« o u n t fo r these* c h a n ­
"AX’h a t’s g oln’ o n ?"
g es is th a t on«* «if th e s ta r s <otn|s»sing
"L a n d s a k t« ! T h e re ’« a m an fu r ye.
D e lta C ephei h a s a v ery th ic k atm o s-
ph«*rlc v«*il. « o n sistin g of clou«ls of con- Ye’ll be s a y in ’ n e x t y e r u n ele «lidu’t
d«-nsed m e ta llic v:i|H,rs. a n d th a t w hen di«* an* leav e a will th a t m e n tio n s you
tlu* s ta r s d ra w n e a r o n e a n o th e r In ,e r h a v e a hull 1«», «»’ m oney. If th e
th e ir o rb ita l m otion tlu* Im -rease of o th e r fe lle rs d o n ’t su«*«*ecd iu breakiu*
lient «lissipates tlu* o b sc u rin g veil, a n d H "
“ ’C o u rse I knoxved th a t."
p e rm its th e s t a r to Which it ltel«»ngs to
"A n ’ th e c a se «-«»me up fu r tria l this
shim* w ith a s|,l«*ml<«r th a t it «-iiiniot
o b ta in xvh«*n its ra y s an* 1 nt«*rrii|»t«*«l nioruli»’."
"1 kimxvetl tiiat, too.”
by Its env«*l«»|H* of clouds. It is h a rd
•’T h e n w hy xxasu’t ye uj» to th e co u rt
to b eliev e th a t lnhablt«*cl w o rld s could
e x is t In th e n eig h b o rh o o d of su ch a jiair lions,* takiu* an iutcr«*st into It. sam e
ex tin* r«*st on ’em d id ? "
o f s u n s ns th a t.
"XX’al. ye s«*e th is ln*r«*’s a busy «j«*a-
son w ith me. If I liedn’t n o th in ' else
A B a c k x v o o ils P o s to U ic c .
It is d o u b tle ss tr u e th a t b u sin e ss is t«*r do. I xxoiildii’t m ind d ro jip ln ’ In an*
d o n e iu a very slip sh o d , unbusiu«*sslikc* li«*arin’ ’em a rg y back a n ’ fo rth . But
I dtititio's I c a re m uch w hich o’ th<*
w ay iu som e sm all, o u t-o f-th e-w ay p«»st
ofllcc*s, h u t m ost re n d e rs w ill probably la w y e rs g its tin* 1 10,icy." D etroit Fr<*e
susjMM-t a m e a s u re o f e x a g g e ra tio n in P ress.
tlu* fo llo w in g sto ry , w hich is r«*lated bv
C y c l i n g C h a p r<»ns.
tin* D e tro it F re e Pr« ss. It is lm rd fo r
I h av e been «lesir« «1 t«» Ins, r, th e fol-
a n«*W’spn|»er h u m o rist not to cx«-«>«*d
loxving no,i«-«*s:
so n ie w lin t tlu* Isu im ls of tru th .
"XX a n te d , by a d«»xxag«*r, too ag«* I to
1 Had <llre«*t«*d th a t my le tte r s sh o u ld
rid«* a cycle iM». an ex|H*riem-e«l la«ly
I h * fo rw a rd e d to tlu* p«»stoffl«-e a t Monti
ta in v llle , m id I r«-n« h««l th«* p lace to cyclist accustom»*«! ,0 th«* v«*ry best
society. M ust be abb* to ride txventy
find It co in isised o f a store*, a b lack
m iles a n luuir. s«, a s to k«*«q» iu sig h t
sm ith sh o p a n d tlire«* «Ixvelllng Im uses
y o u n g est «laughter, w ho Is a g ile a n d in
I lnqulre«l fo r tlie olli«-«*, am i w as di
re e le d to tlu* sto re. T hen* xxas no sign • ud.«•i««us. A pply to A. B. C., ,Ui Bel-
o f a jH'stotfic«* In coiim*ctinn w itli it. rtn v e s q u a re ."
"A lady , h ighly co nnected, is p re p a re d
hut I a s k e d o f tlu* old m an w ho <-aun
to c l u i p e r o t i (on a cyelel tin* a m b itio u s
forxva r«l:
la u g h te rs of a m illionaire. Is an e x ­
" I s tills th.0 p«»sto111<•<•?”
pert in nil pa««*» n-y«II,igi. C an be
"R«*«-k,>ii ’lis .” lu* n pli«*«l.
1 u-tx‘,1 ,0 k • 'p a Io igs ,L* >>f tlu* sxvd test
" I «hui’t see an y th in g like n post
le tritn e u ta ! a n d ,«1 lag d scivctly in th e
office.”
e a r of a n «*l.g b!»* «*', . r so n ." L oudon
"Mehls* not. W«* a in ’t uever dolu* a
p o w e r o’ b u sin e ss In n* a s a |M>atotllcc. I'rutli.
W lin t’s xvanted?”
T h e pt'oplc art* all going to b d u tv e
’ gave bint my m im e a n d ad d e d th a t b e tte r; but Uot Uow.
xx *rk a g i n on d » y,-r l»-*at «
HE devil
O ertel has shown bow the
s - sim p le e x e n .*•«• o f w a lk .n g tnay be
-
1 •• a m ’. y . ' serial a:i 1 t. ..k a d a p te d t<» sufferers from ca rd iac de-
• ' *rihiag th e « listam v a n d
- '
"
• y be p.i 1 :o -a r-
N o te
works
th e h a rd e s t on
Sunday.
Xx'n.-n th e o u t­
look Is u o t g«.i?d
tr y th e uj»i««ok.
YVhoexer baa a
b id h a b it has a
m aster.
XX’e b e st se rv e
oarselv»*« w hen
w e b e s t s e rv e
o th e rs.
T h e m i n w ho
h a s no god to w o rsh ip w o rsh ip s hiin-
- ■ •
A f a u lt w ill a t t r a c t m ore att«*nti<»n
to us th a n a v irtu e .
A p r a y e r m ay be long, a n d y e t n o t
ask th e L ord fo r m uch.
T h e m an w ho h a s th e “ big h e a d ”
o fte n w e a rs a sm all h a t.
I t Is n o t th e lo n g e s t p ra y e r s th a t
a re a n sw e re d q u ic k e st.
T h e serm o n fa ils th a t does n o t tell
so m ebody th a t G od is love.
T h e sp o ts w e see on o th e rs a re n e a r­
ly a lw a y s on o u r o w n g lasses.
No m an who Is try in g to s e rv e th e
Ix»rd d o u b ts th a t th e re Is a devil.
G et In th e h a b it of re s tin g all y o u r
w eig h t on th e E v e rla s tin g A rm s.
E v e ry m an w ho d oes w ro n g Is h elp­
ing to lead an a rm y o f boys a s tra y .
W h e re v e r Je* u s w ent, th e d ev il took
p a in s to send som e scrib es a n d P h a r ­
isees.
T h e re a re people w ho n e v e r can* fo r
m u sic ex c e p t w hen thev play th e first
fiddle.
T h e m an w ho Is d o ing th e th in g G od
w a n ts him to do Is engag«-d In a g re a t
w ork.
T he d e v il's p resen ce in th e h e a rt is
o fte n show n by w h a t com es o u t of th e
m outh.
T h e m an w ho Is su re th a t th e re is n o
hell w ill g e n e ra lly be fo u n d try in g to
m ake one.
T h e m an w ho w orks fo r th e L ord by
th e «lay will n e v e r be satisfl«*d w ith th e
I«ey h e gets.
T h e m an w ho is try in g to h id e b e­
h in d a h y p o crite now w ill n o t do It in
th e Ju d g m en t.
T h e n«an w ho is w illin g to do G o d 's
w ill w ill not long be k ep t In d o u b t
a b o u t w h a t is G od’s w ilt
S-»me ¡»eople ta lk m uch a b o u t w h a t a
hapj.y place h eav en Is. a n d do n o th in g
to m ak e th e ir hom es re se m b le It.
It w ill be tim e en o u g h to ta lk a b o u t
giv in g up th»- B ible wh«*n w e fin«!
so m e th in g b e tte r to ta k e its pla«?e
XX'hen he dev il k n o w s th a t a m an 1
k in d e r t his m ule th a n he is to h is wii
he lik es to h«-ar him ta lk In ch u rc h ,
M en «1 uot h a v e to e«.»mmit all know
crini,-*
» m iss h eav en . It Is lost 1
h a v in g
•t.’.iu g h»*avenly In th e h«*at
It son tim e s ta k e s a m o d erate dr'.nl
e r a long w hile to find o u t th a t th e d e
Il’s «-law» h av e been ru n thn»ugh hie
T h e people w ho go to sleep und«
th e ¡»reaching, w ill be w ide a v a l
w hen th ey w atch th e p re a c h e r’s p ra
lice.
T h e dev il w ould h a v e been « h lp p t
long
If he had n«»t alw ays I**
able to find so m e th in g good to h^
behind.
Instead of praying for th eir dai
bres«i som e men tell the Ix»rd wh
kind of w eather is needed to m ake
w heat crop.
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i -g.«-ai effe c ts o f v ary -
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I! in ?
R m - c ’ s H o r n H o u n d s a W a r n i n g
t o th e L 'n re d « e rn e d .
AN A R C T IC S T U D IO .
A
L ittle W o o J -n
Fhed
R ¡It
W i t h i n t h e A r c t i c < * t c le .
Far
A t th e h e a d o f a n .«lit o st u n k n o w n
b ay , b ey o n d th e w at ra o f Ittgh ficl-l
«q«eed a n d th e n u m b e r a n d le n g th of G u lf, th e Fals*«n f and te m j kx.1" Ji
t e
lt ha* b. ,-n e s tim a te d tiia t f«»r th e t i c r«-'-- ..;i d e fin ite jia th s g ra d u a te d a n d th e re , u m le r a lo fty jn-ak a u d iu th e
th ree u o re ls "R ■!*• -r: B a u m n C -I»., a«*cording to th e ir slope. H is In te re s t­ pr»-«*, uce o f a m ig h ty g lacier, w e e re c t­
r id G riex ‘ an d " M a r .. d a " s h e h a s ing am i o rig in a l w ork h a s not o nly e d o u r tw o tin y buildings. T h e s i te
! | g iven a new d ire c tio n to th e tr e a tm e n t w a s ch o sen ui«*n a terra»-e ir. th e be«l
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s «1
r. rsm hred o f «-«riaiu « a rd ia c a ffectio n s, b u t is o f a n a n c ie n t g lacier, a n d n e.tr a ra;»i 1
for h , v ario u s Works T h e re d e s tin e d to h a v e a n Im p o rta n t lnflu- b ro o k th a t ra n d o w n to th e Lay. T h e
«
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x*. e n ce In xstai»liah:ng a«'curacy In th e stu d io fo rm e d a w m g o f ih - la rg e r
t h o n y T rollojH *.
I h a v e J u s , looked pres»*ripti«>n o f e x e rcise. XX‘h«»ever h a s b u ild in g , a n d w a s b u ilt o f ’h«*x%* in« h
through the H a rp e r •- .ita lo g u e . an d find s:u d i.* l th e m ap o f th e e n v lro u s o f gn«»ve«l ¡*tne. It w as m ad e w h h d o a b le
l i c i t ' X ,-n
B a v a ria , p n - ja r e d by w alls, a u d h ad a u a ir-sp a e e o f *i*e fo«»t
b ,k> l s - a r h is u a t u e R eich en h all.
i ' a 1;
I t l.axc b - . n paid
G r *.-l f««r tlie ap jd n -a tlo n o f his m e th ­ c o m p letely « nvel-*j>iog tops, sides, an-1
od. xx ill a«*qulre a v ivid Idea o f w h a t liortom . a n d a id itio u al alr-si»aee o f
•
’ » b w hs b M t m e n
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a c h ie v e m e n t as to h a v e Is-en ¡«.»id o v e r
o ue Inch fo rm ed by felt cw rertng th e
In tin s m a p th e d iffe re n t p a th s su ita - w a lls a n d ceiling. O n the side facin g
-
w hich s ta te m e n t. I th in k , w ill be a«.*- ble fo r th e w ork a re mark«-,! in fo u r th e x\«*st w ere placed double «loops, a n d
-
k.- >wh '.g* -i by ' .* xx : -, • .
ou th e s *uth a double sk y lig h t an d a
a r e n e a rly level, th o se slig h tly >1 «plug,
iiitv r c * Up?
t/ritic .
w in d o w . O v e r th re e o f th e e x te r io r
m xnlerately slo p in g a n d ste, p. a n 1 fig- w alls w as fasten«*d th e <*oUventioual
M a r v e l in M e n t a l A ril h n i c t l c .
ur«*s an* p la c til a lo n g e a c h ro u te to
ta r -p a p e r. In th is sm all aN xle. th o
XX’olf Bill,-Stine, Who died a , H «t show th e sixace tiia t sh o u ld be tra v -
n-*rthern-m ost stu d io in th e w orld, w ith
ersusl In e a c h q u a r te r hour.
a g ro u n d -sjiace of fifteeu by six an d a
w r y js>or m an lu 1N7»1 H - liegan
riie Locality Itse lf is p re p a re d fo r Its h a lf feet, a n d w ith a h« Ight of less th a n
m e n - h a n d i' tig . au d xx h ’le h e re a c ­ re m e d ia l us«* by ¡»lacing b e n c h e s fo r
eig h t, m y c o m ra d e a n d I w ere t«j d w e ll
q u ire d a c a p ita l e s tim a te d at l»«.*txveen re s tin g a t s u ita b le d is ta n c e s, a n d by
fo r m o re th a u a y e a r.
an d >7.’ .'«>«i. lie could n e ith e r m a rk in g on c e rta in tn*«*s n e a r th e p a th
O11 A u g u st 2»L 1*«3. th e stu d io w a s
read m»r w rite, y e t lie w as a m arv el circles, colored to c o n e s p o n d wl*.h th e
m a d e h a b ita b le xxith txvo folding l»eds,
I11 m e n ta l a rlth n u :1c. F -a c th n is t:or In­ m ap. to In d ic a te th e difficulty o f th a t
tr a n k s an d I h « x «* s f«»r s e a ts an d rceep-
te re s t h i,l any h a n l ¡«lac«» In them fo r p a r tic u la r sectio n . By s y s te m a tic p ra c ­
ta c le s. a n d oil-cl«*ih fo r fioor-extverteg.
him . li e off«-re«l th e p rim ij*al o f th e tice on th e ,*asler p a th s th e h e a rt a n d
city
li,--!' at *!iis pia«s* £!«•» jf jj^ sy s te m a re p n » g n --iv e ly tra in e d a u d A long s h e lf w as ru u alo n g th e w est
sid e o f th e rt»oiu. u e a r th e celling, a u d
w ould teac h him to w rite his ow n strengthen«*«!
In te llig e n t
a n a ly s is u n d e r th e s k y lig h t w as pla«*e«l a series
n am e w ith in a y«*ar. T h e ¡»r«>tc's.>r m ay d o th e sa m e w ork fo r cy cling,
o f sh e lv e s
A ck*ek w ith a hom elike
undcrttH .k th e Job a n d vx«»rxed w ith hors«*ba« k rid in g , am i m an y o th e r f a ­
volx*e
g
a
v
e
an
a ir of hahltableu«*ss to
I
m ilia r ex e rc ise s.
Iu th is w ay
th e
th e room , an d from the v e ilin g w a s
«•a«-h M ,ai.lay m o rn in g ev ery tra c e of d o sa g e is p ra c tic a lly redu<*ed to a d«*f-
suspco<l«*d a lam p w ith a ch ain for ra is­
th e p re v h iu s xx«*« k ’s w ork h-»«l e n tire ly In ite n u m ln T o f k llo g ra m m e te rs In a
ing a n d lo w erin g It—a lw a y s a u o b je c t
fa .b s l from th«* m ind «».’ his pupil, an d giv en tim e, a u d a ste p h a s ln*en ta k e n
of w o n d er an d «l«*light to th e ch ild lik e
a f t e r tlx«- m o u th s of close a tte n tio n to In p lacin g th e p re s c rip tio n of e x e rc ise
I Bn u lt. o r E skim o. N ear by w ere tw o
Ills u n d e rta k in g , ab.-ind iu ed it a s a u p o n a s« len tlrtc b asis. A p p le to n 's
o th e r dw ellings, b u t of sealsk in , th e
htipeless case. A jH v u liaily co n stru c t- S cience M onthly.
hom es of th e lu n u lts Xlyo a n d K ms I xhx ,
«*,1 ” B \ \
xxas th e n e a re s t .ipj»roa«h
who. w ith th e ir famill«*s. had hevu lu-
he e v e r m a d e ,0 p e n m a u sh ip . but th a t
O a r D i p l o m a t i c S ervice «,
du«*e«l to leave th e nelghborttoxul o f
s ig n a tu re is a tta c h e d ,0 many v a lu a b le
T h e d ljilo m atlc se rv ic e h as som etim es Ca|»e P a rry a n d com e w ith a * .- C e n ­
diH'Uinetits now o f r«s*«>nl ’n th is coun­ tx*en asanilx*d In C o n g re ss a s a purely
tu ry .
ty . a n d h a s fo r se v e ra l y«-nrs |«ass«*«] o rn a m e n ta l o ne; a n d w hile th e ev id e n t
S a f e ly H o m e .
c u rr e n t a , th e ba »its i.i New York. u«\*esslty of m a in ta in in g the serv ice Is
Iu th e early d a y s o f A m erica, w in ­
G a lv e sto u a n d G ran g e, «xften fo r la rg e su ch as «'tight to sav e It from th e d«>
su m s o f m oney. It w a s q u ite as ditli s tru c tio n ls ts It is q u ite tru e th a t o u r dow -glass. tw ins expensive, w as o fte n
c u lt ,«» c«»uti,erfelt ;he c h a ra c te rs as d ip lo m a tic re la tio n s w ith som e of the c a rrie d a long d is ta u c e xx ith g re a t c a re .
T h e sto ry is to ld in "O ld T im es on th e
Htiixed by him a s 1». w ould be to su c ­ pc.w ers a re m ore cerem o n io u s th a n
cessfu lly im ita te th e sig n a tu re . G al­ p ra c tic a l. B u t w e m u st be eq u ip p ed S aco" of a s e ttle r w ho built a l«»g Lous« „
v esto n I ’.lily New s.
an d pr«*i»ared fo r em erg en cies, an d ev­ a n d a f te r m oving his fam ily lu, w eut
e ry now a n d th en , even a t the sm a ll­ to Q o rh am to w n to p u rc h a s e tw e lv e
A No . e l Id e a .
e st a n d m ost re m o te O 'u rts. th e re Is lig h ts of seven-by nin e gl. a fo r th e tw o
T o k eep b a b ie s from cry in g an In­ a c ritic a l n eed of an A m erican re p re ­ sm all w indow s. T h is w as w ell tU ij jn
g en io u s tlevice has b«-en r«*sort«*d to s e n ta tiv e to prot«*et A m erican citizen s a larg e h a n d k c re h le f, a n d h? s ta r te d on
iu In Ila. Tin* m om ent a ch ild begins o r A m erican In te re sts. L ad ies’ H om e his re tu rn .
l i e selected even places fo r h is fe e t
,«« cry its m o th er places h e r h an d over J o u rn a l.
a t every step, a u d av o id ed all tH»ssjblc
its m o u th an d nips its nose, so th a t
o b sta c le s: th u s he m oved slo w ly h«*ute-
it ca n n o t breath«*. Then it is allow ed
T o r m e n t s E l e p h a n t s to D e a t h .
T h e re e x is ts a sm a ll re p tile of w hich xvard. All w ent w ell u n til h e re a e b ta l
,0 breath«* freely a g a in , but sliotihl it
m ak e it'«* of tin* «»pportuuity ,0 a g a in e le p h a n ts h a v e a very p e c u lia r d re a d , his ow n dc»oryard. As he a p p ro a c h e d
set up a how l, it ' at otn-e su p p re sse d am i a g a in s t w hich n e ith e r th e ir sa g a c ­ th e house, he saw his w ife s ta u d .u g in
ill th e sam e w ay. T h is is r« |»eate«l till ity tior p ro w e ss ca n def«*n«l them . T h is th e d o o rw ay , a n d sh o u te d :
"XX’ell. S ally. I’ve got m y g la ss home!**
tin* baby im a g a ic - th a t th e p a in fu l d im in u tiv e c re a tu re g e ts Into th e tru n k
A las! his a tte n tio n h ad been d iv e rt­
sto jip ag e of the b re a th Is calls«'«! by its o f th e e le p h a n t a n d p u rs u e s its co u rse
«»xxii effort ,0 st ream , m l so is e a re fu l u n til It finally fixes in its head, a u d by ed ; he e a u g h t bis foot in a sm a ll b u sh
k«*cping him In c o n s ta n t ag o n y , a t by th e p a th , a n d fell h ead lo n g . Q u ick
to keep q u iet.
le n g th to rm e n ts th e stujH*ndous a n im a l a s th o u g h t, he ra is e d his h a u d h ig h to
> .il l’ il A n s.
,0 d e a th .
sh ield th e g la ss b a t It cam e d o w n w ith
T h e tim*st e ttg .u e e is iu th e w orld,
fu ll sw in g uj*ou a fiat sto n e, a u d w a s
N o t a F tn a a c te r.
c o ii'id c i ing t i l e d - s ze. a re e rta in S outh
b ro k e n lu to fra g m e n ts . T h e n a m i
"L«.H»k h ere,” said th e c ity e d ito r t«» th e re he re g iste re d a vow th a t he w o u ld
X nieiican a n ts.
ru n n e ls c o n stru c te d
t«y th em h a v e 1 ecu tra c e d a d is ta u c e of th e new re p o rte r, “you a llu d e iu th is n e v e r look th r o u g h g la s s iu th a t h ouse,
am i he k e p t h is w ord.
txx«» tn ih s . « ne ot them p a ssin g u n d e r a sto ry to Mr. Roxxvcll a s a fin an cier.”
"W hy, he han«ll«*s a great deal of
s tre a m titty y ar«ls wi le. S o u th X fr.ean
" If I’d fell half-w ay to G orham tow n.”
a n ts h av e a l-o co n sid e ra b le m eehanle.il m o ney.”
he said. "1 w ouldu't h a ’ keered: but It
"I d o n ’t c a re If he does. 1 d o n ’t w a n t seem ed to ev e rlastlu ' l«ad to go dow n
skill, a s di som e «»I th e d ’ s u b te rra n e a n
Inm ies h av e I e«*n found susp«*nde«l you to call him a financier. H e h a s n 't and sm ash t right off agin my o w n
b ritlg es jKissing iro iu on«* gal.«*rx to au- ' a n y sid e w h isk e rs.’’—XX’a s h ln g to n S ta r. do o r!”
o th e r an d sp a n n ng gull’s eig h t to ten
ilielie«- w ide.
G ood Nex* a,
“Oh. A lgy, is n ’t It c ru e l? P a p a h as
Map is very u n g ra te fu l: ,.«• w ill for­ d«*clded to m ove J u s t w hen a new ice­
ge, th e goo«l tim e In- l.ad a m outh ago, c re a m p a rlo r Is to be o p en ed lu th e
n e x t block.”
a u d say II, ,level la. 1 one in his life.
" D e a re s t.” ex c la im e d Algy couvula-
It Is w o rth lie« «»mil g the u u d er «log to Ively, " th is Is e q u a l to a ra ise o f s a l­
g et th e s y m p a th y .
a r y D e t r o i t F re e P ress.
W h e n a W e ste rn g irl g o « K aSt
r e tu r n s w ith a t le a s t five uew w a v s of
u sin g ribbon.
8 0 m an y m en go th ro u g h life RH*k
a s if th e ir w iv es h a d c a u g h t th em ai
A m au pursues bad luck ofteuer tl
bad luck pursues a mau.