20 THE O fATTA T > ATTAT "BEE : SUN DAT , TTEB1.UA'RV 10 , 1800.
Tnn i f i iitpitprv i Triii i > TPti
10RAL LAUGHED Al SIIAHM
Cutting Off Santiago's ' Water Supply Amused
the Spanish General.
BUT SHAFTER SMILED LATER ON
Hpldoile of HIP Cnniphlun Tlirlll-
K In I'erforinnnecnnil AtiitifilitKT
in Itcnnlln Cnitcr * of n Jolly
'i'rnoiier of IiiiiiinncN.
Next to the observation balloon , the cut
ting of the water main supplying Santiago
was the greatest lizzie , to use a homely
Americanism , ot the late Spanl&ti-Amerlcan
war. When Inspector General Hreckenrlgo
writes his book on the humors of the San
tiago acmpalgn he Intends to devote a goodly
Btmro of ono chapter to that highly ridiculous
episode. U furnished the enemy with much
food for mirth at the time , and It will
doubtless bo laughed at by Americans nlicu
they know the truth. As Captain Lee , II. A. ,
the British expert present during the war ,
expressed himself , "It was a good strategical
move wasted through unforeseen clrcutn-
otaaccs. "
When the American forces left the coast
on their way to attack Santiago It was uudcr-
htbod that otio of the most Important Items
In the schcmo ot campaign was the speedy
cutting off of the capltial'B water supply , U
\\JIB generally known tli-at this supply was
obtained from a dam somewhere up In the
mountains , and that the water was conveyed
through an Iron plpoIn the vicinity ot El
Cnuey , but Just where the plpo could bo
found wa * a mystery. A dozen different
Cuban scouts were Interrogated and a dor.en
totally different answers secured. Eaoh
brown-skinned ally was positive In his ns-
Ecrtlou , but none offered to lead the Amer
icana to the spot. Finally , after the third
day's battle , a party was sent out from
our llne.s to locate the pipe and cut It at all
hazards.
"Shutting off their supply of water will
have more effect than n ten days' slcgo with
heavy artillery , " remarked ono of General
Shatter's aides. "Tho beggars ore not very
partial to water as n rule , but they must
have something to drink. "
An April I'ool oil American * .
The party returned and reported that after
many perilous Incidents they had succeeded
In breaking the main about four miles from
the city. Two days later several refugees
almost worse than useless , Is th&t U was con
structed free of charge and donated to the
city by a SpanWi colonel1 of artillery. Prior
to 1810 the citizens of Santiago , a city , mind
you , several centuries old and containing
a population exceeding 80,000 , were com
pelled to depend upon cisterns and tanks for
their water. Although there was plenty ot
water back In the mountains six or seven
miles distant , nothing was done by the Span
ish government to convey It to the city.
Coloncf Manuel Alvarez > generous of heart
and plethoric of purse , aent to Madrid for
private engineers and began the construction
of a dam In the San Juan hills , six miles
from Santiago. The material was brought
from Spain , but the ordinary laboring work
was done by Cuban prisoners and peons. It
was a task ot long duration. Itoads had to be
built and material hauled by ox teams from
the city wharves. The creek to be utilized
was small and It ran down the mountain
sldo through a tangled jungre of tropical
vegetation. Nowhere was It moro than a
dozen feet In width.
A limestone wall twenty-two feet high
and five feet thick was thrown across a
llttlo gorge , then an oblong receiving tank
hardly larger than these supplying the ordi
nary American hotels , was built ft ono side.
The Spanish engineers labored from day to
day throughout the year , and about twelve
months after the commencement , totd Colonel
nel Alvarez that the wonderful dam was
ready.
How Wnter Piped AVoro Imlil.
Now came the question of laying the pipe
lino. The stretch of country between the
hills and the city was rough and broken ,
A rather high hill Interposed In the direct
line and It would bo necessary to skirt Its
base for a couple of miles. Then there
were two rivers to bo crossed and a deep
gully to bo spanned. Strange to say neither
the colonel nor his engineers had gone over
the ground before commencing the con
struction of the dam. They knew that
water could be had In Ihe mountains , but
they forgot that a plpo line over a broken
country was a rather stupendous problem ,
It looked at this stage of the game as If the
worthy citizens ot Santiago would cither
Tcmplo Slnol of Chicago mid professor of
ScmK Inngungcn at the University of Chicago
cage , has received the CAli to Tcmplo
Emamt-El In Now York. Dr. Oiifltav Oott-
hell , ttio present rabbi of Temple Emnnu-El ,
will retire on account ot ngo and physical
Inability to attend ito Ihc arduous duties ot
Ms office. Dr. Hlrsch IMA been Offered an
annual efllary ot $14,000 and a large llfo In
surance.
Leo XIII. will ontcr upon the 00th year of
his agu on March 2 and the 'twenty-second ' ot
his supreme pontificate February 20. Two
hundred and Blxty- < two pontiffs have preceded
Leo XII I. , but of thceo only Eoven have
occupied It for twcnty-ono years. The nver-
ngo length ot a papal lgn IB but llttlo moro
than seven years. Ten popes died within n
month nfter their election and the shortest
reign In the history of the papacy Is that ol
St. Stephen II. , which lasted only three days.
Of the 2fl2 popes who preceded Leo XIII.
eighty-eight have been canonized or beatified.
Twelve popes have borne the name ot Leo
and ot the Lcos flvo have been canonized us
silnts. Of the ti" cardinals living 31 nro
Italians , 7 French , B Spanish , 4 Auetro-
Hunsnrlan , 3 Germans , 1 Polo , 1 American ,
1 Belgian , 1 Irish , 1 Knglish , 1 Swiss and 1
Australian. Pope Leo 1ms created 117 cardi
nals and during his pontificate 123 cardinals
huvo passed away. Not a solitary member
of the fcaercd college to which ho was ad
mitted by Plus IX. , forty-six years ago , Is
now living.
LA1IOII AMI INDUSTRY ,
Pressed wood pulp ware Is gaining favor.
Women are employed on Norway "railroads.
America has 519 manufacturers of leather
gloves.
The cnglnrn for the World's fair , to be
held In Pairls next year , will bo built in.
Providence , H. I.
Employes of the American Steel and Wire-
company , numbering 36,000 , have been noti
fied of an odvauoo of wages ranging from B
to 10 per cent , to > take effect Miudh 1.
The export of coaj from Great Britain to
the United States has suffered a decline of
about 7 per cent , the total export In 1S97
being 107,070 itons , whllo that ot 1898 was
100,171 tone.
The Uuttonmakeps' union has Issued a cir
cular announcing ttbat for the tlmo being the
American Federation of Labor label would
bo placed upon cards of buttons made by
their members.
Last year there ware Imported Into the
United States 1,539,056,750 grains of quinine.
This means a consumption of somothlng llko
twenty grains for every man , woman anil
child , as there were practically no exports
of this article.
Some of the Indians ot the United States
are among the richest farmers In the world.
The annual Income of the Osage tribe , for
Instance , consisting of only 1,729 persons ,
Including children , Is $443,014 , or $260.24 for
each man , woman and child ,
During the cttlmdar year ended December
SANTIAGO'S WATEIl WORKS.
( who had made their escape- from Santiago
Wore taken before General Shatter.
"How about the food supply In the city ? "
lie asked.
"Very poor , senor , " wnn the reply. "Tho
Spanish soldiers are eating horse meat.
There is no flour , no bread , no rlco. "
"Hum ! And the water ? "
"Plenty , senor. "
Gcnorul Sbaftcr stared at the speaker In
credulously.
"Plenty ? " he echoed. "Why that's Im
possible. Wo cut off the supply day bcforo
yestorday. " ,
"Nevertheless , there Is enough In the city
to last a month. Almost every house has
a cistern or tank , senor. They are all full.
Our water works fall very often and we
keep a supply on hand In case of emergen
cies. General Toral knows you cut the
plpo and ho laughs very muah. Ho Bays
iwlmt you call In America 'April fool ! ' "
Whnt General Shatter sold Iff not re
corded , but the refugee's words spread
through the trenches and to this day vis
itors to Santiago are taken out to the spot
wlioro the break was made and told the
story of General Toral's "April fool. "
.Vo HiT , JVoViitcr. .
The local records of the city contain an-
nther Instance ot the violent cutting of the
water main. In Its general hearing the In
cident Is almost as humorous ns the first.
JH the latter part of August , when affairs
wcro becoming settled In the city , the re
strictions guarding the conduct and liberty
of the American soldiers on duty around
the town were practically removed and the
anon wcro given permission to absent them
selves from camp whllo off duty.
A strapping private ot ono of the Immune
regiments took a stroll ono afternoon , and ,
nftor visiting a number of rum shops ,
dropped Into the Cofo La Favorite on Callo
Sunto Tomas. Ho was much the worse for
wear and lost no tlmo In solemnly declar
ing to the occupants that ono American
eoldlor was worth ton Spaniards and three
dozen and odd Cubans. To prove the asser
tion ho cast his campaign hat Into the middle
of the floor and otherwise stripped for
action. Ho was finally pacified , but when ho
Knvo nn order for several bottles ot Ameri
can beer ho was politely but flrmly refused.
It required the efforts of flvo waiters to
eject him after that.
"No beer , oh ? " ho shouted back through
tlio doorway. "You ( hie ! ) refuse on Ameri
can gentleman a drink , do you ? I'll flx
( hlo ! ) you for that. If I can't have beer
you shan't have water. See ! "
Ho lurched down the street and finally
disappeared in the direction of the mule
corral back of the Spanish barracks , How
lie secured a mount IB not known , but a half
liour later ho was riding past the Hull Illng
over n road leading to El Crlsto. That oven-
Jug , shortly utter dark , word was hastily
tent to the palace that the water supply
had suddenly and unaccountably failed.
Men were Bunt out with lanterns , but It
was an almost Impossible tail ; to trace the
plpo line ut that hour and they returned In
Cisgust. The following morning at day
break another search was made. About
three miles from the city , nt n spot where
tbo plpo crosses a low meadow upon masonry
supports , a great jugged hole In the plpn
was discovered. The eleven-Inch main had
bccu smashed near a joint and the water
was fast forming a lake In the vicinity.
Not far from the break ono of tbo searchers
found a blacksmith's sledge hammer with
the handle shattered , as If from a powerful
blow. It was evident the private of Immune *
had made good his threat. Ho was arrested
and charged with the deed , out he stoutly
maintained his Innocence , and the ease was
finally dropped for want of direct evidence ,
llowuvcr , when Inebriated American troopers -
ers demand beer in Santiago cafes nowadays
they are promptly served.
Our riiiluiilliroptu Spimluril.
The most remarkable thing about the San-
co water system , -bculdo - the Xavt that It U
have to go back to their cisterns or cls <
haul water from the dam by ox teams.
A year passed and then the bomsyolenl
Spanish colonel resumed the task. For vari
ous reasons the size of the plpo was re
duced to eleven Inches and It was ordered
laid under ground wherever practicable ani
above ground In other places. Ditches wen
dug , masonry supporters and aqueducts con
structed and finally the plpo line crawloi
Its way Into the city amid the cheers of the
people. Smaller mains were laid , public
water stations erected In various parts of the
town and a supply equal to 200,000 gallon ;
dally delivered to the citizens. It wat
barely sufficient for their needs In those
days , and now , with the great Increase ol
population , the total supply suffices for onlj
six hours of the twenty-four.
It Is a serious question In Santiago a
question bosldo which the military and po
litical aspects are as nothing. The health
and sanitary welfare of the city depend upon
the supplying of pure water to the people
and strenuous efforts are now being made
by the Indefatigable governor , General
Leonard Wood , to solve the problem before
the arrival of tbo next sickly ecason. Ulti
mately an entirely new dam and reservoir
will bo needed , but for the present several
pumps will bo constructed and a series ol
wells dug near the city.
The old plpo line will soon have outlived
Its usefulness , but It will remain long In the
memory of these who marched with S"haftor
before Santiago , as General Toral's "April
fool , "
The Congregational church In Rochester ,
N. II , , t-njoys the distinction of being ouo
of the oldest religious organizations of the
state , it was organized In 1737.
nev. Dr. William Butler of Newton Center ,
Mass. , now 81 years old , Is ono of the most
famous Methodist missionaries living , hav
ing labored heroically for many years In
India and Mexico ,
The annual TuskcRee negro conference Is
to bo held this year on-tuo 23d of February
at Tuskegeo. It will bo composed of hun
dreds of representative farmers , mechanics ,
ministers and teachers from all parts ot the
feouth.
A Duddhlst temple bos been conveyed to
thu Nlngpo mission to bo used as a preachIng -
Ing hall and school. This would certainly
seem to bo elgnltlcant of falling heathenism
and advancing Christianity.
The Anglican blsbop of. Uallarat , Aim-
tralu , not. long ago made tome severe
strictures on other denominations at a
church congrffis hold In that city. He de-
bcrlbcd their church buildings na "scnttcral.
pultry , often hldeouo , worship sheds , monuments
ments of jMirtUanshlp and self-oplnloiiatlvo-
ncba In religion , "
Hcllglous services on th Sabbath have
been held In several of the Philadelphia
theaters for the last eovonteen years , with ,
It Is claimed , marked success. The seats In
the theaters have , as u rule , been filled and
( sometimes the standing room has been oc
cupied. KIghty-nvo to S8 par cent of these
largo congregations ere sold to have been
non-church-goers.
Cardinal Vaughan Is n member of one of
the most rtmarkablo families \vhlch have
helped to make church history. Of nine
brothers and three sisters no fewer than
cJeven have entered the service of thu
Jtoman Catholic church , euch brother In
tuin , from the cardinal down , who Is the
oldest of tlho family , forfeiting his claim to
the family eatatea. The cardinal , unlike hla
predecessor. Cardinal Mannlns. Is no ascetic ,
ana llnds his sphere of usefulness rathei
expanded than contracted by uilxlnt : with
boclcty ,
IV'ID < wMoKlnnon , late- United Statw
M
chaplain ana present superintendent ot
schools at Manila , under General Otis , says
In the Pilot : "Nowhere In the world la
charity In greater evidence than In Manila.
The magii nct > nt hospitals , orphanages and
schools of ndustry would be a credit to any
nation , The amount expended thus every
year U enormous. The monks , Individually ,
ure ua poor oa the i > rev rblul church
mouae. "
Jlcv , Dr , Emll G. Hlrsch , chief rabbi of tlio
31 last the voluo of the breadstuffs Bold
abroad was $317,000,000 ; provisions , $174-
000,000 , and cotttHi. $233,000,000 , making a
total of $724,000,000 worth of farm producto
exported and sold at bobter prices than were
, over knonn before.
An oaBtonn trade paper says a madhlno
has been Invented which will turn out 10-
000,000 matches a day. Also that a new
typesetting machine , which will do twice
the work of the Mergcnthalors , will be put
on the market this summer , while a Con
necticut man claims ho has Invented a new
rotary cylinder that will enable ships to
travel 50 per cent' faster than at preecnt.
State Factory Inspector O'Leary of New
York opposes the movement to abolish
"sweatshops" In that state , which , ho says ,
Klvo employment to 83,000 persons In Now
York and Brooklyn alone In the making of
i clothing. Mir. O'Leary claims that If the
1 drastic wnltary laws are enacted as recom
mended In his report to ithe present legis
lature , and these rigidly enforced , the chief
objections to sweatshops will bo removed.
i It Is announced that all of the unions
affiliated with the board of walking delegates
In New York City 'have ' ratified the pro
posed agreement between the organization
of employers , known as the United Building
i Trades , and the board , whereby sympathetic
strikes are to be abollslicd and all questions
in dispute are to bo settled by an arbitra
tion board composed of an equal number of
1 employers and workmen. The agreement ,
It Is said , will bo signed by both parties at
nn early date.
The American Packer says that moro than
i ( $5,000,000 has been Invested In the canning
Industry In the laat four months. The total
pack of tomatoes in the United States and
Canada was 5,797,806 cases In 1898. In 1897
It was 1,119,411 c-mes. In 1S9S the pack for
the United States was 5,652,219 cases , as
compaied wiUi3,904,3u5 for 1S'J7. ' There was
an output of canned corn , in 1898 largely In
excess ot 1897 , but the average quality of
the pack In several otatea was lower than
usual. The total com pack of the United
States and C mada for 1898 was 4,398,667 , at ,
against 2,908,740 cases In 1897.
A recent report Issued concerning the
textile Industries of Fall Ulver shows tbo
number of corporations doing business there
ns 41 ; capital stock ( Incorporated ) , $25,198-
500 ; number of mills , 82 ; spindles , 2,901,050 ;
looms , 70,878 ; employes , 28,297 ; pay roll , per
week , $171,300 ; weekly production , 250,000
pieces ; yards of cloth made per annum ,
843,100,000 ; bales of cotton used per annum ,
357,000 ; number of water wheels , 10 ; en
gines , 110 ; total horse power , 78,648 ; tons
of coal used per annum , 221,850 ; gallons of
oil per annum. 253,300 ; pounds of starch
per annum , 3,068,500.
The world's product of tobacco Is esti
mated at about 1,900,000,000 pounds , valued
at about $200,000,000. Ot this the western
hemisphere raises about 650.000,000 pounds ,
the United States contributing 480,000,000
pounds , and Cuba , whose tobacco Is the
widest known and most highly esteemed ,
only producing 62,000.000 pounds. Europe
raises about 600,000,000 poundo ; the East
Indies , 100,000,000 pounds ; Australia , 10,000-
000 pounds , and Africa not enough to bo
counted. Iy thu addition of our now terri
tories the UnltiHl States will Increase Its
product by , Cuba , 62,000,000 pounds ; Porto
HI co , 8,800,000 pounds , and the Philippines ,
45,000,000 pounds , which will gtvo us u
total of 603,800,000 pounds. Of the states
In the union Kentucky leads with about
185,000,000 pounds , which Is far la excess
of any other state. North Carolina coming
next with only 40.000,000. pounds and Virginia
next with 35,000,000 pounds ,
A Narrow Itj
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E , Hart of Qroton , S. D. : "Was taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs ;
cough set In and finally terminated In con
sumption. Four doctors gave mo up , sayIng -
Ing I could live but a short time. I gave
myself up to my Savior , determined If I
could not stay with my friends on ourth I
would meet absent ones above. > My hus
band was advised to get Dr. King's New
Dlecovery for Consumption , Coughs and
Colds , 1 gave It a trial , took In all eight
bottles. It has cured me , and , thank God. I
am saved and now a well and healthy
woman. " Trial bottles free at Kubn & Co.'s
drug store. Regular size COc and $1.00 , guar
anteed or prlcu refunded.
Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Logan arc among
the largest women pensioners of this coun
try , They receive , respectively , $2,600 and
$2,000 n year.
filial TIMniAIIVTP1 fMlf\TPf >
SlItlTERIiD ORASCt CROVtS
Unique Devices of Qrowors to Prevent Dam *
ago by Frost.
FORTY ACRES OF ORCHARD UNDER ROOF
Sonic of the Method * Put-nun ! in llnll <
the Unlit * of .luck Front In 1'liir-
liln HiiiiilriMlfl of Stove *
iu Hcnilliict- ,
DBLAND , Fin. , Fob. 16. Slnco the frosts
of ' 03 and 'OS Florida orange growers liavo
begun to realize that If they would make
orange growing nn assured success , they
must In some way guard against the un
certain vlslta of Jack Frost. To hnvo n
crop of fruit worth thousands of dollars
completely at the mercy of the temperature ,
with the knowledge that a fall of a few
degrees during a cold snap may , In an hour ,
convert delicious oranges Into solid balls
of Ice , or even kill his trees to the ground ,
niaklnR them useless far several years to
come , Is n situation which causes the grove
owner many olccplcas nights during the
winter months. nut such are the profits
In the business under favorable conditions ,
that the growers , Instead of becoming dis
couraged by the rcceat setbacks , are now
casting about for some cheap and sure
means of protecting their trees.
Many are the schemes devised , and the
experiments toeing tried this winter , with
the result that the -winter visitor flnds many
of the old groves robbed of tholr picturesque
beauty , some ot thorn 'with piles at lightwood -
wood knots stacked between the rows of
trees , ready to be lighted whenever the
mercury gets dangerously close to the
freezing point , whllo many younger groves
are almost hidden from view with nand ;
the trees Hieing "banked tip , " with perhaps
a branch or two sticking out hero and
there to remind ono that there Is vegeta
ble Ufa ibelcnv.
Stoves In nn Orchnril.
These , however , arc only the more slm-
iplo means of protection , for , as ono drives
through the country , ho will sco many more
elaborate methods In use. In some groves
are row after1 row of elicctlron stoves , all
filled with wood and ready for the match.
One planter has moro than COO stoves In
his orchards. But these , whllo they would
ralso the temperature enough on a still
night , might not < bo effective if there was
a high wind , so the moro cautious growers
are covering tbolr trees up entirely , cither
with cloth or waterproof paper , tacked on
to wooden frames and to IDO warmed within
.by . oil lamps or heaters made especially
for this purpose. These groves , with their
long rows of white tents , look moro like
military camps than anything horticultural ,
and on a cold night , when the tents arc all
lighted up within , and the grove tenders
walking around llko solitary sentrymen , the
resemblance would be still moro striking.
But probably the most effective device ,
and certainly the most costly ono. Is that
adopted by John B. Stetson , the millionaire
hatter , who owns about 600 acres In groves
In the vicinity of DcLand , Fla. Ho has
recently purchased a sawmill and employed
a large crow of carpenters , and Is proceed
ing to build a bouse over each ono of his
orange groves. Ho has already inclosed a
fifteen-acre piece In this way , and where
once there was a beautiful expanse of
shapely trees , with glossy leaves and golden
fruit , ono Is now confronted with a large ,
low , flat shed ot the plainest possible archi
tecture , and absolutely without the least
claim to grace or beauty. Inside are the
trees , deprived of sunshine , their branches
Intermingled with beam and rafters , whllo
at Intervals on the ground are piles of wood
in readiness to furnish heat for this great
conservatory. After the danger of frosts
has passed , the sides and roof ot the
structure will bo removed , and the groves
allowed to enjoy the open air again until
the next season of uncertainty.
HlKKCflt Shed In the \Vorlil.
Work has already begun on another shed
of this kind , which is to enclose a grove
forty acres In extent. This Is an enormous
undertaking. It will require over 2,000,000
feet of lumber in its construction , and It
will take a large crew of men many months
to complete it. But , notwithstanding the
very great cost of building- and .maintaining
these sheds , added to the regular expense
of working the groves , it Is thought that
they will pay n fair Interest on the Invest
ment , and should another freeze come and
destroy the unprotected groves , It will en
hance the value of the protected groves and
oranges very much.
The great majority of the orange grow
ers , however , think that the ( probabllltles
of a freeze are not sufficient to Justify tbo
oxpcnso of covering the trees , and are still
taking their chances with the elements.
They figure that as Florida lias heretofore
been free from freezes for a good many
years , that it is likely to be free from
them for a good many years to come.
Tlmo will tell who are right , but this
much Is certain , that the unprotected groves
are much more desirable from an artistic
point of view than those covered over with
tents or Bijou's.
TOM ) OUT OP COUIIT.
Law Notes remarks : "Newspapers report
that an Ohio lawyer dropped dead whllo
shoveling snow. Wonder If the will have
another chance ?
"Gentlemen of the Jury , " said the pomp
ous lawyer , assuming his most Imposing
mien , "I once eat upon the Judge's bench
In Iowa. "
"Where was the Judge ? " quickly Inquired
the opposing attorney , and the pompous gen-
tfeman found the thread ot his argument
hopelessly entangled.
That sulcldo Is a "pernicious habit that
obviously tends to shorten life" Is the de
fense sot up by a llfo Insurance company In
a recent action on a policy which expressly
excluded liability for such reprehensible
habits.
Lawyer I Insist on an answer to my ques
tion. You have not toM mo all the conver
sation. I want < o know everything that
passed between you and Mr. Clapper.
Heluctant Witness I've told you every
thing of any consequence ,
"You have told mo that you said to him :
'Clapper , this case will get you Into court
Rome day. ' Now , what did lie say In reply ? "
"Well , " ho said ; 'Dapper , there Isn't any
thing In this business that I'm ashamed of ,
and If any snoopln' little yee-hawln' , four-
by-slx , glmfet-eyed Jawjer , with half a pound
of brains and slxteeen ounces of Ja\v , ever
wants to know wlmt I've been talking to you
about , you can tell him the whole story. ' "
A suit was brought In the United Slates
court , In Springfield , against a citizen , for
nn Infringement of n patent right , relates
a writer In Leslie's Weekly , Mr. Lincoln
was employed to defend It , Mr. Lincoln
went to the most skilled architect In the
city. Inquired how ho spent his winter evenIngs -
Ings , and received the reply : "If times ore
brisk , I sometimes- work ; other times I have
no special bualneus. " Mr. Lincoln said : "I
have a patent-right case In court ; I want
you as a partner , and will divide fees. I
know nothing about mechanics never made
It a study. I want you to make u list of
the best worku on mechanism , as I don't sup
pose they can bo purchased here. I will fur
nish the money , and you can send to Chicago
cage or New York for them , I want you to
como to my house one night each week and
give mo Instruction. " In a ( short time he
had witnesses to meet him , and they were
thoroughly drilled. When the trial com
menced 11 r. Lincoln put his question * at the
cross-examination so scientifically thnt ninny
wltnoMes were bothered to reply- When hN
witnesses were put on the stand , BO skillful
\\rro his questions that the court , the Jury ,
and the bar all wondered how "Abo" Lin
coln know eo much about mechanism. His
witnesses could reply promptly. Ho gained
the suit and n reputation fitch that Mr. Lin
coln was retained In every patent-right case
brought Into that court , up to the time ho
was sent to Washington. Ho went to Chicago
cage , St. Louis , Iowa , Ohio , Kentucky and
Michigan to try patent-right cases , and the
last year ot his practice did little else.
cam.viio * couin itinn.
Itrnl mid HriiD'il on tlio ItmiKC Tlioj-
lime No Mniicrlortt ,
Frederick Homlngton tells , In "Crooked
Trails , " how ho went down to the Soledad
ranch , In the state of Coatmlla , Mexico , to
visit the manager ot the Mexican Interna
tional railroad. There was to bo a roundup ,
with real cowboys , ponies and cattle , all of
them wild , full of thorns , and Just out of
the bush. Moro than that , the young ladles
of the family were to ride.
The manager's wlfo appeared , with her
little brood of three , and then two visiting
friends. These "Soledad girls , " as 1 call
them , were well bronzed by Mexican sun ant' '
were sturdy little bodies. They were dressei :
In short skirts , leggings and tam-o'-sbantcrs
and about their waists wcro cartridge belts ,
with delicate knives and revolvers attached
They swung their saddles on to the ponies ,
and we followed a. cowboy off down the road ,
the manager and Madam Mamma following
In a buckboard.
From over the hills came the half wild
cattle , stringing along at a trot , -while be
hind them followed the co-wsboya. gay des
ert figures with brown , pinched faces , Ion ;
hair and wild cries. The exhilaration ol
the morning , the tramp of a thousand hoofs
got Into the curls of the three little Mlssc :
Goldenhnlr and they scurried away Into tin
thick of the conflict.
The vaqueros dashed hither and thlthc
to keep their herds moving In the appointed
direction and the Infants screamed In their
childish treble and spurred madly , too. /
bull stood at bay , but n child dashed at hltt
and ho turned and fled.
As wo stood , a massive bull emerged from
the body of the herd , head thrown high , tall
stiff with nngor , eye rolling and breath
coming oulck. Ho trotted quickly forwnn
and , lowering his head , charged through the
punchers.
Instantly a small Soledad girl was after
him , the vaqueros drawing back to delight
In her daring. Her hat flew off and her
long curls flapped In the rushing air , as her
pony fairly sailed over the difficult ground.
The bull toro furiously , but behind him
swept the pony and the child.
As wo watched , the chase had gone a
mlle away , but little Miss Yellowcurls drew
gradually to the far side of the bull , quar
tered him , and , whirling on , headed her
quarry back to the herd.
The rough-and-ready American range
boss eat side-wise In his saddle and thought.
He never talked unnecessarily , but appre
ciation was written all over his nose. The
manager and madam felt as though they
were responsible for the wonder of It. The
Mexican cowboys snapped their flngers and
eyes at ono another , shouting quick Spanish ,
whllo the American part of the beholders
decided that It was a "dream. "
Then the bull and the girl came homo ,
the bull to his fellows , the girl to us. She
had no idea of our admiration , because wo
did not tell It. That would have been wrong ,
as you can Imagalnc.
J. Sheer , Sodalla , Mo. , conductor on elec
tric street car line , writes that his little
daughter was very low with croup , and her
llfo saved after all physicians had failed ,
only by using One Minute Cough Cure.
FOKTUM2 TKM.ING IN M3W YORK.
A Groiviugr Clientele of Follower * of
the ninck Art.
Among the young and old , rich and poor ,
wise and Ignorant In Nou- York , writes a
correspondent , there seems to 'bo a growing
clientele of the mystic followers of the
"Black art , " and a rich harvest Is being
reaped In the good , hard coin of tlio realm
to satisfy cravings for the secrets which
cannot bo awaited for time to develop. And
a peculiar feature of the strange craving
which seems to animate those who have
become victims of the habit of having their
fortunes told Is their apparent skepticism
and disbelief In the supernatural powers of
the clairvoyant or In anything they may tell
them. Nine out of every ten who are
aflllcted scoff at the reader ot the future
and the readings , yet still patronize the
fraud with a religious frequency ttiat Is
startling to the uninitiated and would al
most make ono wonder If , after all , this is
the twentieth century or near It. Another
peculiar feature of the disease , If It can
bo called such , Is the sort of clanship or
secret bond of union that exists between
those who are victims , and which may In
part account for the unpublished statistics
regarding their number and widely varied
ivalks of life. They never talk except among
themselves of wtiat they have discovered or
the relative merits of the Interpreters of
Jestlny , whether through shame , or fear ,
md probably thus secure Immunity from the
prying Inqulsltlveness of the newspaper man
jr student of human nature who would In-
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ivliat Is In store for you are made to suit
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nany times moro than the sliop girl or the
icrvant. There Is the madame with the
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! omo outlandish nom do plume , and the
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Ig trees delightfully mixed with the aroma
) f splmBcttl and garlic , From cards and
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iroperly spasms , you may learn what la In
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