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A GOLDEN WORLD.
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While the Auto Waits
WILBUR P. NESB1T
BY O. HENRY ,
UtlLL
HOW TO MAKE A SAIL WAGON
Doea Not Take Average Boy Long to
Arrange One to ult Himself
General Description.
In Pig. 1 tho sail wagon Is shown
comploto with an end vlow nt "a"
showing tho steering arrangement. A
board about & feet, 6 Inches In length,
by 18 Inches across and about one
half or three-quarters Inch thick, la
but Into a shape something like an
Ironing board, narrower at one end
than at tho other. A one-Inch pleco
of board Is secured to tho front end to
give strength for tho mast and steer
ing goar.
Ono pair of large wheels and ono
pair of small ones must bo procured
jr made as described further on. Tho
furgo wheols and axlo can bo socured
lo tho bottom board by means of two
blocks of wood as shown In Fig. 1 and
Flgv2, tho latter being a view of tho
under sldo of tho wagon.
Tho two small wheols must be
rigged up a little differently. A. boa'r
about tho samo thickness as tho axle
)s shaped at ono end into a round
handle, which should fit loosely Into
a bored nolo in tho front end of tho
wagon. Tho broad end of this board
rests on tho axle, and Is bolted to two
pieces of board tho same width, which
come down on the front and rear
sides of tho axlo, and are bolted to It,
Fig. 2, A, A. Tho fifth-wheel bearing
la made out of tough wood, and placed
so that ihp steering wheel turns easi
ly (Fig. "a") A round stick is put
through the stern of tho pleco, to
press the fcot against when steorlng
(Fig. 1 "b").
Somo boys mako a rail (Fig. 1, "c")
around tho end, that thoy sit on.
Tho mast can be made from a round
stick about 4 feet, C Inches long. A
broom handle will do for the cross
arm, to which tho sail is attached.
The sail should bo so arranged that
It can bo very quickly lowered should
the wind get tho best of the wagon.
Should it bo found , Inconvenient
readily to procure a set of discarded
baby buggy or express wagon wheels,
they can easily bo made by an in
J3
'c'
genlous boy as shown In Fig. 3, A
hub Is mado from a round block of
wood, as shown at "c," and round
sticks, cut from light curtain polos
or broom handles, mado into spokes
ns at "b," caro' being taken to get
thorn all tho same length. The rim
Is mado from barrel hoops, although
somo boys mako thorn of thin wood
woll soaked In warm water and bont
into shape. A nail or screw is put
through the rim at each spoko, as
shown at "a," tho completed wheel.
Whtlo this is a general description
of a sail wagon, It docs not tako tho
average boy long to mako one to suit
himself out of almost any old thing ho
is sure to find about tho placo. It Is
interesting to notlco the many and dlf
ferent designs of wagons and sails
whon once the crazo Is started
Smooth roads, 'an open space and
plenty of wind Is all that Is necessary
for a successful sail-wagon race.
1 The Truth.
Fatber and son wore walking tho
streets and passed a largo park In
which wero many statues. Ono of
them tho largest of all was of a
woman.
"Father, what Is that?" asked tho
son, pointing to this particular one,
which was inscribed "woman."
"That lo not a statue, my son," an
swered tho father. "It is but a flguro
U y
of speech." Life.
I feel like a second Columbus,
For 1 have discovered, you see,
A world In the shapo of an orange
Which grandma has given to mel
Tie covered with wrinkles and creases
Which represent mountains and seas.
Deep caverns, large Islands and rtvera
I trace on Its eurface with ease.
And 'way down below thti tough cover
Gold juices are rolling Rround
Like lava beneath the earth's surface
Just sco what a truasuro I've found.
'TIs a valuable world I am certain,
All golden without as within,
And people who live on my orange
Con never commit any slnl
I wish that the world of Columbus
America, home of the free
Were as good as the gold of my orange,
Perhaps It depends upon mel
For looking for good I can And It,
And trying to lovo every one
I'll And them mora gentlo and loving
Than ever before I have done!
AIR CUSHIONS AID SWIMMER
Apparatus Designed by German Mas
ter Enables Person to Move
About In Water Freely.
Tho swimming apparatus designed
by a German swimming master Is
both for trained swimmers and those
ignorant oi me art. wnen oui oi use,
this apparatus is readily carried In
tho pocket, saya tho Popular Mechan
ics. It consists of, two oblong air
cushions, each subdivided Into flvo
compartments which aro connected
together by transversal Btrnps. Do
fore putting on the apparatus, which
consists of thin caoutchouc lined with
a donBo fabric, It la Inflated through
a valvo, within a fdw seconds, by a
few strong breaths.
Being arranged on both sides of the
body, tho apparatus loaves tho head
and neck perfectly free, thus doing
away with any' pendulating motions
characteristic of most salvago ap
New Swimming Apparatus.
parntus. Tho person equipped with
the apparatus moves about in tho wa
ter with remarkable safety and sta
bility. A special advantage of tho ap
paratus 1b its allowing the swimmer
at, will to tako up a vortical or hori
zontal position, thus enabling him to
remain in the water for hours with
out fatigue
BEE IS GREATEST ENGINEER
Little Honey' Gatherer Has Solved
Problem of Room, of Lightest Ma
terial and Strength.
Probably King Solomon has boon
most criticised In his Judgment for
sending tho "sluggard" to the ant,
thero to "consider her ways and bo
wlso." We can't say, but it,may have
been that in Salomon's tlmo thoy didn't
have tho present day Italian honey
boo turning out comb honey In the
commercial square, pound frames. Dut
wo aro assurod Just now that taking
up a pound of honey in an ordinary
frame, the average engineer ought to
feel immensely lncompotent and tin
wlso ns to ordinary ways and means to
engineering results.
In tho construction of tho hoxngon
honey cell of material from her own
body, the working bee at onco has
solved tho problem of economy of
room, of the lightest posslblo mate
rial of greatest strength, while the
dividing wall In each honey caso al
lows the greatest numbor of work'
ers to continuo "on tho Job," A. H
Godard, writing of the engineering ca
paclty of tho honoy bee says: "I have
seen string of comb a foot wldo and
four feet long sustaining a weight of
30 or 40 pounds of honoy, whilo the
comb itself would probably not weigh
more than five or six ounces. Ws
nood not hesitate to say that such a
structure compares favorably with
somo of tho 'best achievements of the
moaorn engineering bkiii oi man."
Tho Homo Team.
"Can I get off this afternoon to go
to a funeral?" asked tho office boy.
Whoso funeral T" asked tho man
with a cynical smile.
"I guess It's goln' to bo the home
team's." Yonkors Statesman.
(OopT'U bt j
Promptly at tho beginning of twi
light, camo again to that qulot corner
of that quiet, small park -t the girl
fli gray. She sat upon n bench and
read a book, for there wo' yet to como
a half hour In which lnt could bo
accomplished.
To repeat: Her dress was gray,
and plain enough to mask Its impec
cancy of stylo nnd fit A largo-mcBhed
veil Imprisoned her turban hat and a
face that shono through it with n calm
and unconscious beauty. Sho had
como thore at the same hour on the
day previous, and on tho day before
that; and there was ono who knew It.
Tho young man who knew It hov
ered near, relying upon burnt sacri
fices to tho great Joss, Luck. His piety
was rewarded, for, in turning a page,
her book slipped from hor fingers and
bounded from tho bench a full yard
away.
Tho young man pounced upon It
with Instant avidity, returning It to Its
owner with that air that seems to
flourish in parks and public placoB a
compound of gallantry and hopo,. tem
pered with respect for tho policeman
on tho boat In a ploasnnt voice, ho
risked nn inconsequent romark upon
the woathor that Introductory topic
responslblo for bo much of tho world's
unhapplncss and stood poised for a
moment, awaiting his fato.
Tho girl looked over him leisurely;
at his ordinary, neat dress nnd his fea
tures distinguished by nothing par
ticular In the way of expresslpn.
"You may sit down, If you llko," she
said, In a full, dollborato contralto.
"Really, I would llko to havo you do
so. Tho light Is too bad for reading. I
would prefer to talk."
The vassal of Luck slid upon tho
soat by her sldo with complaisance
"Do you know," ho said, speaking
the formula with which park chnlr-
ninn nnnn thnlr monttnirs. "thnt VOU
aro qulto tho stunnlngest girl I havo
soen in a long tlmo. I had my eyo on
you yesterday. Didn't know somb'
body was bowlod over by those pretty
lamps of yours, did you, honeysuckle?"
"Whoever you aro," sold tho girl, In
Icy tones, "you must remember that I
am a lady. I will excuso tho romark
you have Just mado becauso tho mis-
tako was, doubtless, not an unnatural
ono1 In your circle. I asked you lto
-It down: It tho Invitation must con
stltuto mo your honeysuckle, consider
It withdrawn."
"I earnestly beg your pardon," plead
cd tho -young man. Hlsoxpresslon of
satisfaction had changed to ono oi
pcntlenco and humility. "It waB my
fault. You know I mean, thero aro
girls in parks, yqu know that Is, .of
courso, you don't know, but'
"Abandon tho subject, If you ploaso.
Of courso I know. Now, toll mo about
these people passing and crowding,
each way, along theso paths. Whero
aro they going? Why do thoy hurry
so? Aro thoy happy?"
Tho young man had promptly aban
doned his nlr of oiuotry, His cuo was
now for a wafting part; ho could not
guess tho rolo ho would be expected
to play.
"It Is Interesting to watch them," ho
replied, postulating hor mood. "It Is
tho wonderful drama of Hfo. Somo are
going to Buppcr and somo to er
other places. Ono wondoro what their
histories are."
"I do not," said tho girl; "I am not
so Inquisitive. I como hero to sit bo
causo boro, only, can I bo near tho
great, common, throbbing heart of
humanity. My part In llfo 1b cast
whero Its bents aro never felt Can
you surmlso why. I spoko to you
Mr. - ?"
"Parkenstackcr," supplied tho young
man. Then he looked eagor and hope
ful.
'"No," said tho girl, holding up
slender finger, and smiling slightly.
"You would recognlzo It Immediately,
It is Impossible to keep ono's name out
of print Or even ono'a portrait This
voll and this hat of my maid furnishes
mo with an incog. You should have
seen tho chauffeur staro at it when ho
thought I did not see. Candidly, there
aro five or six names that belong in
the holy of holies, and mlno, by the
accident of birth, Is ono of tuom. i
spoke to you, Mr. Stackenpot "
"Parkenstackcr," corrected tho
young man, modostly.
" Mr. Parkenstackcr, becauso I
wanted to talk, for onco, with a nat
ural man ono unspoiled by the
dosplcablo gloss of wealth and sup
posed social superiority. Oht you do
not know how weary I am of lt-r
money, .raonoy, money! And of tho
men who Burround mo, dancing like
little marionettes all cut by tho same
pattern. 1 am sick of pleasure, at
1 Jewels, of travel, of socloty, of. lux
uries of all kinds."
"I always had an Idoa," ventured
tho young man, hesitatingly, "that
money must bo a pretty good thing."
"A compotonco 1b to bo desired. Dut
whon you havo so many millions
that 1" Sho concluded tho sentenco
with a gesture of despair, "it Is the
monotony of It," sho continued, "that
palls. Drives, dinners, theaters, balls,
suppers, with the gliding of superflu
ous wealth xxyer It all. Sometimes the
very tlnklo pf tho ice In, my cham
pagno glass nearly drives me mad."
Mr. Packenstacker looked Ingenu
ously Interested.
"I havo always loved," he said, "to
read and hear about tho ways of
wealthy and fashionable folks," I sup-
V. L. Ktleqn)
poso 1 am a bit of a snob. Dut I ltko
to have my Information accurate."
Tho girl gave a musical laugh of
gcnulno amu8ement
"I ce," admitted the young man,
humbly. "These special diversions of
tho Inner circle do not becomo -familiar
to tho common public."
"Sometimes," continued the girl.
acknowledging tits confession of error
by a slight bow, "I have thought that
If I over should love a man It would
bo ono of lowly station. One who Is a
worker and not n drone. But doubt
less, tho claims of casto and wealth
will prove stronger than my Inclina
tion. Just now I am besieged by two.
Ono Is n grand duke of a German prin
cipality. I think ho baa, or baa "had,
a wlfo, somewhero, driven mad by his
Intemperance and cruelty. The other
la English marqus, bo cold and
mercenary that I ven prefer the dia
bolism of the duke. What is It that
impels mo to tell you thoso things, Mr.
Packenstnrker?"
"ParkonBtackor," breathed the young
man. "indeed, you cannot Know now
much I approclato your confidences."
Tho girl contemplated him with the
calm, Impersonal regard that belttcd
tho difference In their stations.
'What 1b your lino of business. Mr.
Parkenstackcr?" Bho asked.
"A very humblo ono. Dut I hopo to
rlso in tho world. Wero you roallv In
earnest when you said that yoy could
lovo a man of lowly position?"
Indocd I wns. Dut I said 'might'
Thero Is tho grand duke and tho mar
quis, you know. Yes; no calling could
bo too humblo were tho man what t
would wish hlro to be'
"I work," declared Mr. Parken
stackcr, "In a restaurant"
Tho girl shrank slightly,
"Not as a waiter?" sho said, "a little
Imploringly. "Labor Is noble, but-
personal attendance, you know valets
ami "
"I nm not a waiter. I am cashier
In" on tho stroet thoy facod that
bounded tho opposite side of tho park
was the brilliant electric sign "Restau
rant" "1 am casblor In that restau
rant you soe there."
Tho girl consulted a tiny wntch eot
In a bmcelot,of rich design upon hor
left wrist, and roso, hurriedly.
Why nro you not nt work?" ahe
aBked.
"I am on tho night turn," said tho
young man; "It Is yet nn hour before
my period begins. May I not hopo to
boo you again
"I do not know. Porhaps but tho
whim may not solzo mo again. I must
go quickly now. Thero Is a dinner,
and a box at tho nlay and, oh I tho
Bomo old round. Perhaps you noticed
an autcmobllo at tho uppor corner of
tho purk as you came. Ono with
whlto body."
"And red running gear?" asked tho
young man, knitting his brows reflect
lvely.
"Yes. I always como in that Pierre
waits for mo there. Ho supposes me
to bo shopping in the department storo
across tho square Concolyc of the
bondage of tho llfo whcroln wo must
deceive oven our chauffours. Good
night" '
"Dut It Is dark now," said Mr. Park
enstacker, "and the park Is full of rudo
men. May I not walk "
"If you havo tho slightest regard for
my wishes," said tho girl, firmly, "you
will remain nt this bench for ton mln
utcs nfter I have loft I do not moan
to nccuso you, but you ore probably
awaro thnt autos generally bear tho
monogram of their ownor. Again,
good-night"
Swift and stately she moved away
through tho dusk. Tho young man
watchod her graceful form as sho
reached tho pavement at tho park's
edge, nnd turned up along It toward
tho corner whero stood tho automo
bile Then ho treacherously and un
hesitatingly began to dodgo and skim
among tho park treoa and shrubbery
In a course parallel to hor route, keep
Ing her woll in sight
Whon sho reached the cornor sho
turned her head to glaneo at tho motor
car, and then passed it, continuing on
across the street Sheltered bohlnd a
convenient standing can, the young
man followed her movomentB closoly
with his oyos. Passing down tho side
walk of tho street opposlto tho park,
Bho ontered tho restaurant with tho
blazing sign. Tho placo was ono of
thoso frankly glaring establishments,
all whlto paint and glass, whoro ono
may dlno cheaply and conspicuously,
Tho girl penetrated tho restaurant to
somo retreat at Its rear, whence Bho
quickly emerged without hor bat and
voll.
The cnsbl6r's dosk was woll to the
front. A red-bended girl on tho stool
climbed down, glancing pointedly at
tho clock as sho did so. Tho girl In
gray .mounted In her place.
Tho young man thrust bis hands
Into his pockets nnd walkod slowly
back along tho sldowalk. At tho cor
nor his loot struck a small, paper-cov
ercd volume lying thero, Bonding It
sliding to the edgo of the turf. Dy Its
picturesque covor ho recognized It as
tho book the girl had boon reading. He
picked it up carolessly, and saw that
Its tltlo was "Now Arabian Nights,1
the author being of tho namo of Ste
venson. Ho dropped it again upon th
grass, and lounged, Irresolute, for
minute. Then he stoppod Into tho au
tomoblle, reclined upon tho cushions
arid said two words to tho chauffeur:
"Club, Henri."
The gnotnen of twilight built their castU
high,
They heaped the clouda In massive pile
on pile
With domes and towers topping all th
sky:
They flung up walls and pillars nil thi
Fnr to the south Its utmost limit ran,
Far to the north Us battlements were
flung
A castlo llko none ever made by man,
And high abovo n crimson bannei
swung.
Out of the nunset hnse the castle rose,
Aa though evoked by samo weird no-
cromancai
Thero were no sounds of mighty hammet
blows
From any Dart of all the vast expanse.
Yet still It grew; and sliver bare were
laid
Across the walla; and tints, In fold on
fold
In myatlo colors came to glow nnd fade
Denoath the flashing cornices of gold.
Then came the hush, and out of nawherf
camo
The clamorous artillery of storm I
Battalions took the charge, and sheets ot
flame
Showed where their lines raced up In
sorrled form.
The towers fell, the battlements were
hurled
Into dim spneo as by the hand of Mara-
Tho castlo vanished, leaving . to the
world
The still, still night, and over all tht
stars. s
Pulpit Personalities.
"I think," asserted tho oxhorter, In
the worth of his eloquence, "I think
that each and all of us will continue
in tho next world tho work wo, nro do
log In this ono."
Hero two men arose and stamped
stormlly from tho building. Tho
speaker affected not to notlco tho dis
turbance, but after tho mcotlng he
asked one of the committee on recep
tion who tho men wero.
"Well, I guosB thoy got a llttlo mad
at what yqu said about having the
eamo Jobs In tho next world," waB the
answer. "Tho tall man waB Rlloy
w . . . m .a
n ergusan uo mages nreprooi biop
ago houses, and tho llttlo fellow wai
Peto Dales."
"Ah, Just bo. And what docs Mr
Dales do?"
"Sells flro escapes."
The New Weather.
We used to havo our hot weathoi
tabulated aa "00 In tho shado," or "100
at midnight," or somo such Impressive
thing as that, Dut now the weather
reports go Into decimals tho samo as
a basctutll percentage tablo. "D6.3"
and "95.4" aro the records hung out
for certain hours on certain, days. No
doubt a few ycare from now peoplo
will be quarreling over whothor ono
day was one-one-thousandth of a de
gree warmor than another. As a mat
ter of fact, when a man's hot he's hot,
and you can put tho decimal point
anywhere you llko on that
Diplomatic
Tho mnn runs across a dozon ot
hla friends who have returned from
their summer and fall trips. x
"Say," asks tho friends, "didn't you
tell ub that if 'there was ono placo in
the country for a person to go on his
vacation It was Sandy Deach?"
"I believe I did."
"Dut wo didn't aco you there, and
now wo learn that you went to Pine
Mountain on your trip."
"Yes, to toll you the truth, I want
ed to be suro of having a quot, rest
ful spot"
Diplomatic 8epret.
"Confidentially," we say to the at
tacho of tho legation, "why did all
the forolgn ministers lcavo Belgrade
after tho assassination?"
"On tho qulot," he tolls us, "thoy
left so that thoy could go to some
secluded spot and learn how to pro
nounco tho name of King Karageorge-
vitcn witnoui commuting leso ma
jesty."
Fatherly Displeasure.
"Confound It!" exclaimed her fath
er stepping into tho hall to conceal
his rago, "this Is tho third leap year
party Lizzie has had, and there's old
Killjoy trying to get her to sing 'De-
delta' after Inducing her to play 'HI
awatha.' tt's enough to queer tho girl
with every man present."
NEST BOXES PLACED OUTSIDE
Convenient Arrangement Which Meant
Considerable Mere Room In the
Poultry House.
The Illustration herewith la Intend
ed to show the new1 boxes on tho sldt
of the poultry houeo, Tho eggs art
collected by raising tho lid of th
box C, and the hens enter the passage
way at the door A, The Interior oi
the box in shown, the nest box being
Been at D, which doea not, however.
contain the litter for the nest, tho bar
floor being made plain In order tc
Nests en the Outside.
convey a better understanding of tin
construction of the box, while DDDI)
show tho entrance to the nests.
As laying hens will always prefer
Bccludod placo for a nest, this arrange
mont will bo found excellent The lid,
when closed, provents water from
reaching tho nests, and the eggs are
taken out by simply raising the lid.
and reaching them with tho hand. The.
hens nan be shut out at any time by
clostng the opening to passageway at
A, and more room la thUB gained In,
the poultry house. Tho dcBlgn Vms
originated by J. 0. Baker of Illinois,
ADVANTAGES OF DRY FEEDING
Idea Was Agitated Twenty-Five Yean
Ago, but Not Favorably Re
ceived Now Being Revived.
Of late years dry feeding Is becom
ing quite popular, although it la not a
new Idea In the poultry ranks': Fully
26 years ago the matter watt agitated
and adopted by some poultrymen, but
as a general thing It, waa not favor
ably rocclved.
Tho arguments used today In fnvot
ot the dry mash and whole grain diet
aro, first, after bocbralng used o it
fowls will prefer the ground grain
dry to that which la either cooked oi
steamed; second, It Is a labor-saving
method; third, It keeps fowla n a
more healthful condition, and fourth,
better fertility to the eggs.
At first the fowls will not take verj
kindly to the dry feed. ' Aa ; meat
scrap In mixed with It thoy will pick
out nil such, then probably tho corn-
meal, or some may prefer the bran,
but all of it is seldom consumed un
til tho fowls become accustomed to It
Gradually they will eat moro and
more of it, finally cleaning the
trough,
Another benefit 1b that after eating
a few mouthfuls they will repair to
tho drinking vessel and seouro sovcral
Bwallpws of water, then back again
to thp trough, and so on during the
cntlrd meal. It Is asserted that mora
water in consumed by dry-fed fowls,
and as water entera bo largely In the.
composition of tho egg, increased egg;
production should bo tho result
The method Is a great labor-savor.
It in possible to both feed and water
the stock In tho same time It takos
to prepare the wet masli nnd feed it,
CRATE FOR SHIPPING CHICKS;
One Shown In Illustration Herewith
Will Bo Found to Be Very Con
venlent and Cheap.
For shipping day-old chick", the
crate Illustrated herewith will ha
.found very convenient. It consists of
wooden trays each four inches deep
nnd-18 inches square, inside measure
ments, says tho Orango Judd Farmer.
Each tray Is divided across the cen
ter bo aa to mako four dompartments.
The top ot each tray is covered with
Crate for Day-Old Chicks.
burlap, after the chicks are placed In
tho compartments. On the bottom of
each compartment Ms a layer of bran
or alfalfa meal, bo that should tho
chicks eat some of It, it will do them:
no harm. A space of three lnchos Is-,
allowed between each pair of trays,,
which aro kept separate by blocks of
wood. On tho outside a piece ot wood
la screwed to the trays and on top n
handlo is nailed. In trays ot this ,
slto, 20 chlcka can be allowed to each ,
compartment; that Is, S40 to tao alxej
illustrated herewith.