in THE O FATTA DAILY BEE : STUSTDAT , JULY
SEVERAL SHORT STORIES
"Oal" Wagner's Thrilling Adventure in the
Mountains Near Olenwood Springs.
HIS INTRODUCTION TO A PARTY OF BEARS
Grncrnl Slnnlon Tell * n Gooil I.nok
Story Otnnlm Mnn I'mmrfur * Hello
of Hie Time of the Incinlnltloii
1'n.iTiinliop Incident * .
"Hnppy" Cal Wagner , once a monarch of
the minstrel singe , but who for the last ten
years haa been a general traveling passenger
agent for the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway , his present headquarters being In
Denver , la In Omaha on business connected
with the Greater America Exposition. The
genial Wagner recently mot with a bear ad-
vontwo that ho does not care to have re
peated. Ho tells this story :
"About three weeks ago Mayor Johnson of
Denver , Governor Thomas of Colorado , Gen
eral Passenger Agent Uallcy of the Colorado
( Midland railroad , and mysolt went to Glen-
wood Springs for rf little outing. An a side
Issue wo concluded to go up Into the neighboring -
boring mountains and hunt for elk and bearer
or any other old thing. After reaching the
top of a mountain by a hard and circuitous
path I surveyed the situation with a sweep
ing eye , but I failed to see any elk or bear ,
I had eccn nothing but a live man and ho
was not the kind of game wo were after.
" 'How would a mountain lion eult you ? '
nsked ( Mayor Johnson.
" 'Oh , any old thing will do to give us a
llttlo excitement , but I prefer bear on this
trip , ' I replied.
"Threo minutes later , as wo WCTO walk
ing along , wo mot two big female bears , reg
ular silver-tip grizzlies , with three cubs.
"Johnston , what do you want ? My name
is Walker , " said I , and thereupon I made
for the nearest tree and did some tall climb
ing. My comrades followed BUlt. All of
us were BO frightened that wo did not think
of doing any shooting , but dropped our guns
tit tuo foot of the trees. The bears came
after us. Just then two hunters , who had
heard our yells , came upon the scene and
taking In the situation at a glance ono of
them yelled out , Say , what the h 1's the
matter with , you fellows ? Those are our
bears wo hnvo been after them for an
hour and wo are going to have 'em. '
" 'You can have 'cm , ' I shouted.
"Tho next instant their rllles rang out and
< ho two old bears dropped In their tracks.
They then shot the cubs In a way to only
wound them slightly BO that they could bo
easily captured. We now came down from
our perch and drew a long breath of relief.
The hunters gave mo ono of the
wounded cubs to take to Denver. Wo took
the cub down to the Springs and put him In
n box In the taggago car. The train was so
crowded that about forty persons had to seek
temporary accommodation dn the baggage
car. After the train had been running but a
few miles my friend Bailey came rushing
iup to mo In one of the passenger coaches and
uhoutcd : 'Gal , your 'bear ' has got loose in
the baggage car and. there's the de > ll to
pay/
pay"I
"I ran Into the car and found all the
people on top of trie baggage wtylle my cub
was prancing around the lloor and getting
himself generally disliked. Grabbing a
ipokon I gave him a knockout blow hit him
Just right , as luck wouM have It. I then
tumbled my pet into the box again , securely
fastening It. On arriving In Denver I put
the critter In nn express wagon , giving the
driver directions where to take him. I
naturally supposed that my bear troubles
were at an end. IJut that was where 1 was
mistaken. The express wagon had not gone
n half block when I heard an unearthly yell.
It came from the expressman. That devilish
cub had "broken " off a slat of the box and
poked his bead through and seized the ex-
pressman by the seat of his trousers. The
cub not only rulnod those trousers , but
severely lacerated the man's flesh. Now here
was trouble enough to unload on a police
man. Accorningry I Bummonu a policeman
who was near at hand to go up and club that
unruly cub 'into submission. Ho handled
that cub as if It had been a drunken sailor
and soon had him on his goqjl behavior. 1
Bottled with the expressman for $10 and
thought I got off pretty cheap. I don't want
nny moro Roky mountain 'bar' In mine.
The sight of one of these crlttera will make
mo climb a greased pole. "
"Here's a good thing that I heard on the
train the other day , " said Mr. Wacner. "It
was on a Chlcnco , Milwaukee & St. Paul
train , of course. Don't overlook that Im
portant fact. Ono passenger was telling an
other about the largo amount of money ho
was colnc.to receive from the estate of his
father and was discussing all sorts of plans
for Its investment. 'Say , my friend , let me
Klve you a llttlo advice , ' said the listener.
You seem to put all your trust in money ,
ibut if I were you I would put all my money
In trusts. ' "
"I was once cornered by a lot of hostile
Indians , and It was a very lucky thing that
I didn't have a gun , " said General Stanton
"Lucky for the Indians do you mean ? " he
was nsked. "No , Indeed lucky for myself , '
rcptled the general. "It was In January
3872 , when I was coming out from For
Apache , In Arizona. The snow had fallen
very deep , and the climb from the post to
the top of the first range of mountains
rwas six miles. It took us the whole day to
make that short distance , The Apaches were
very hostile , and It was not safe for n. man
to bo away from his command very far
( After struggling along many hours the train
became stalled In the snow , and I got ou
of the ambulance and helped to straighten
things out. Finally , the train moved on
and , wishing to have a smoke. I took out my
pipe and tobacco , and , scraping away Homo
now , struck a light and began to pnff away
Jleantlmo the train pulled around n sharp
bend of the mountain and wan out of sight
although onfy a few yards away , Afler get
tine my plpo well lighted I started to catcl
upwith the train. Looking down over tli
trail from wboro It had Just come , I saw ten
or twelve Indians close to me , the leading
one holding a long lance In his baud. I hai
nothing with which to defend myself , whlc
was Tory fortunate for mo as it turned oul
I stood In the middle of the road and facet
the entire party , The Indian with the lane
came up within ten feet of mo , holding th
lance , poised ready to kill mo , and herd I
there for , it seemed to me , an almost In
definite period , but I did not run or mak
Capt. W. II. Dunlnp , Chatta
nooga , Tonn. , says ; "Several yearn
ago boils and carbuncles appeared
upon me to an alarming extent , ,
causing me great trouble and pain.
Physicians' treatment did not seem
to avail , and finally I decided to
give 8.8.8. a trial. I improved ai
once , and after taking six bottles
the bolls and carbunclesdisappeared
entirely. "
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ny move to get away from him , Finally , I
aw the point of the Unco turn slowly up ,
nd the Indian walked toward me and
landed me the .butt . end. 1 then turned and
walked slowly toward the camp , reaching it
n Rifely , with the Indians following mo.
That night they slept around my tent , after
partaking of the remains of my supper ,
which they scorned to greatly relish. The
ext morning they ate what was left of my
ireakfast , and then wont their way. Had I
urned to run when I first saw them that
would have been the end of me. It I had had
a revolver or gun I would have killed ono
r two of them , and then been killed
myself. "
"How do you account for the conduct of
hose Indians , general ? " ho was asked.
"You can figure that out ns well as 1 can , "
ho replied. "I have simply told you the
tory. No diagram goes with any of my
lories. "
"Perhaps you hypnotized them , general , "
bserved a bystander with a faraway look.
There Is in the possession of an Omaha
man an Iron implement which he believes Is
relic of the Inquisition and Its manifold
methods of human torture. This Implement
s In the shape of a largo pair of tongs. The
Jaws , " for they suggest the word In their
ooks , are square pieces of thick Iron about
yard long and are provided with a latch
t the end to keep the Jaws shut tightly
ogether.
But the tongs , while odd-looking , have
othlng striking about them at first glance
nd ono would think they were made for
Kindling hot metal In a foundry , or some
uch purpose. On the inner face of ono of
tie Jaws , however , are engravings which
how that the implement , whatever it Is ,
was made for no such secular use. The
main Impression Is a circle , containing two
ther concentric circles , and within the
nner one a representation of the crucified
Christ. The cross is supported at the bottom
y a stake on either side. There Is evidently
omo attempt at Inscription or symbol at
ho top of the cross , but what it Is cannot
> o made out.
There arc two border circles about the
ross , the Inner ono being narrow and simply
fllled 'with small circles touching one an
ther. In the outer circle , opposite the head
nd foot of the cross and equidistant between
.hcse , are four figures , which may be Roman
amps or books , resting on wings. Between
hese figures are lines which seem to rep-
esent branches , possibly ollre branches.
At ono eldo of the largo circle are three
small ones , two being Identical In design ,
ontalnlng the Initials "I. .H. . S. " ( leans
lomtnum Salvator ) , .surmounted by an out-
Ino cross. The other circle contains the
cprescntatlon of a Iamb , behind which and
extending above It appears again the out-
Ine cross.
The owner of this curious piece of Iron
work firmly believes that hundreds of years
ago It was used upon the victims of the
nqulsltlon by having the Jaws heated and
ho design thus Impressed upon some
wretch's and or face. Ho has had the
hfng in his possession for a number of
'cars , but does not now remember , it ho
; ver knew , of whom he obtained It or where
ho previous owner got It. He believes that
the man who sold It to him didn't know of
the history which is possibly connected
with it.
Another explanation of the purpose of the
ongs , one less interesting , but apparently
more probable , Is that It Is nn old-fashioned
eel for the embossing of leather book
covers. It Is difficult to see how It could
bo used for this purpose , as the design ap
pears on but one Jaw and Is cut in on that.
There are no corresponding figures In relief
on the other face.
Omaha has at times entertained Its share
of broken-down nobles\ol \ the old world
and they have left behind them mute sym-
x > Is of their former glory , and later blasted
'ortunes In the pawnshops. In every city
: heso places are the refuge of those who
have held poor hands in the gome of life
or have ibeen unable to < play them to any
advantage , and "your uncle , " who is always
a sympathetic man , hears many a tale of
woo.
In most cases the negotiator of n loan on
a diamond or a watch tells his banker the
whole story of how he came to It , no doubt
In the hope of softening his heart and thus
undermining his business Judgment , or in
the belief that If ho knows how hard It Is
for his customer to "hang It up" ho will
take better and longer care of It. Every
case Is an exceptional one. The man proba
bly never entered a pawnshop with a piece
&f the family plate or a ring his sweetheart
gave him without making it perfectly clear
lhat in his own proper station he was above
such transactions , that , no matter how ac
customed some men might have become to
that method of persuading the wolf to move
on , ho was at the one crisis of his life.
Again , some Interesting bit of Jewelry will
/bo / hung up without a word of explanation
or reference to the owner's circumstances.
Men who do business In this way are picked
out by the shrewd pawnbrokers ns the ones
really forced below their station by tem
porary embarrassment , and the chances are
that their hard-luck stories would bo the
true ones if they only told thorn. They
save their pride In an entirely different
way from that the others adopt , by keeping
still.
still.To the latter class belong , as a rule , these
who have the nearest appearance of being
royalty out of a Job the real thing the
kind who In their own country are ac
customed to mooting dukes "before " break
fast Ono of these struck Omaha n few
years ago when ho was decidedly "up
against It. " He seemed to bo a younger
branch of the family , who had been cast
off. But he said nothing about himself
when he ibrought his "uncle" several
pieces of heavy silverware and took away
what cash the latter thought he could
risk on them. They did not remain long
In the pawnshop , however , before friends
or relatives at the young man appeared and
redeemed them. Tttio pawnbroker did not
gather much Information concerning his
noble patron , but it wins evident that ho
had become reconciled to his family and
had como Into his own.
In another simp In Omaha there IB nn
old-fashioned seal ring. The crest Is cut
In a very handsome black stone and shows
an animal's head , surmounted by n motto
of which the first word cannot quite foe ilo-
dphorod , " Caplt Capltur. " The ring
Is nn unusually heavy gold iband bearing on
Itn tn Ide the names of a man and a woman
and the data of the death of each. The
two years mentioned are 1875 and 1877. Un
der the woman's name nro the letters It.
.1. P. , doubtless standing for the old
benediction , "Requlescat in Pace. " The ring
Itself evidently dates much farther back
than the dates given , for It is of n style
which has not been made for many a year.
Within the last few years a now class ol
pawnshops has sprung up these which sup-
pFement their stock of "pledges" with purchases -
chases of new goods from the wholesale Jew
elry houses. These have about them on air
of respectability and prosperity foreign to
the exclusive pawnshops , and are visited by
those who have money to spend instead ol
money to scrape up any possible way. An
elderly man , whoso home Is in Iowa , and
who said he was a state senator , bought a
watch In one of these places the other day.
"Instead of our giving him references , '
sntd the proprietor , "as It used to be , he
gave us references. That's the way the
world is getting turned around nowadays. "
A Rood Couicli MrdlotiiB for Children
"I have no hesitancy in recommending
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , " soys F , P.
Moran. a well known and popular baker of
Petersburg , Va. "Wo ave given It to our
children when troubled with bed roughs ,
also whooping cough , and it has always
given perfect satisfaction. It was recom-
renda to me by a druggist an the beet
cough medicine for children , as it con
tained no opium or other harmful drugs. "
NEW FIELD FOR LIQUID AIR
Medical World Promised a Heir Factor in
Onre of Diseaoa.
RESULTS OF SOME RECENT EXPERIMENTS
ScTrrnl Cnneii of CrjrfltpcInK Sncorn-
fully Treated 1'crmnnent llcllcf
fur NcnrnlKln and Sclntlcn
Method of Treatment.
( Copyrighted , 1859 , by the S. S. McClure Co. )
NEW YORK , July 28.-iDr. A. Campbell
Whlto of Vanderbllt clinic , Columbia uni
versity , is prcparalng to announce the results
of a series of remarkable experiments which
ho has been making with liquid air for the
treatment of cancer , erysipelas , lupus , car
buncles and other diseases. He has actually
cured n number of severe cases of erysipelas ,
carbuncles and bolls in ono or two treat
ments. Abcesscs and ulcers he has aborted
absolutely with a single freezing. Neuralgia
and sciatica ho has treated most success
fully , in every case giving almost Instant
and permanent relief. An obstinate case of
lupus lupus Is a form of tuberculosis af
fecting the skin was perfectly cured after
two treatments , although the patient had
been under ordinary medical attendance for
a long time , the disease resisting every rem
edy. But the most significant and important
feature of all Dr. White's work has been his
experiments with cancer. He has had a
number of very severe coses. In ono of
thorn , cancer of the nose , the sore has en
tirely disappeared and Dr. White believes
the patient to 'bo ' permanently cured. All
the other cages show marked Improvement ,
although there has not ibcen time for the
sores to heal entirely. Dr. White refuses
yet , with professional conservatism , to as
sert positively that liquid air will Invariably
cure cancer , but he says : "I am hopeful ng
to the ultimate result. " Besides the cancer
cases experiments have "been " made in using
liquid air as nn anaesthetic , with some curi
ous results , of which I will speak later.
It Is fortunatei that these experiments ,
which promise to give liquid air the prom-
ncnco In surgical and medical circles
opmerly held < by Roentgen's X-rays , should
i.ivo been conducted under such auspices ns
these of the medical staff of the Venderbllt
Clinic. Dr. White has been assisted by Dr.
Phurston G. Lusk and his associates of
Roosevelt hospital and toy Dr. George M.
Fox , the distinguished authority on skin
llscases. Dr. Whlto himself is well known
n the medical world as ono of the first of
American physicians to experiment with
antl-toxlno for the treatment of diphtheria ,
n. subject on which ho made a report before
.ho American Medical association.
Dr. Whlto has Tjeeo conducting special
clinics twice a week for several months past.
The liquid air Is supplied t > y Mr , Charles B.
Trlpler , the Inventor of the process , which
IBS made his name familiar. It reaches the
clinic In a heat insulated can containing
about ono gallon , the cost being hardly more
ban that of mineral -water. It Is a clear ,
bluish fluid which evaporates rapidly on ex
posure to the heat of the surrounding otmos-
ihore. Its temperature Is 312 degrees below
zero.
Method of Treatment.
Last week I visited Dr. White at his
clinic. Among the patients present one had
a very severe case of cancer , one of eryslpe-
os and ono of Iblood tumors. The erysipelas
salient was a young negro woman who had
! omo to the cllnlo three daja before with her
'ace terribly swollen and disfigured. Dr.
White had applied liquid air , doubtful as to
ts efficacy , and she had returned so much
mproved , the swelling being entirely gone ,
hat the doctor actually did not know her.
( He gave her ono final treatment , using a
glass flask partly filled with the liquid air.
This ho rolled over her face up And down.
Tbo surface of the flesh was frozen stiff and
whlto as the glass passed over It , tout It re
gained its former condition almost instantly.
The temperature used was nearly 300 de
grees colder than ice , perfectly dry cold , so
cold , indeed , that the doctor had difficulty
In handling the flask. And yet , whea-'I
asked the patient If It hurt her , she said
that she only experienced a slight stinging
sensation.
"It completely anaesthetizes the part to
which it Is applied without freezing It
solid , " explained Dr. White. "I have tried
the air as a local anaesthetic in a number
of coses and It has always worked admir
ably. No blood flows during the operation
a very great advantage to the surgeon In his
work. I operated not long ago on a boy who
had a blank cartridge wound In his hand.
The boy was very nervous. I applied the
liquid air rather too freely , and when I at
tempted to cut the hand with a scalpel It
was frozen so hard that the knife would not
penetrate. Thirty seconds later , however , it
thawed out and the operation was performed
without pain , without hemorrhage and with
no further freezing. When the 'boy ' returned
a few days later the wound was In perfect
condition and it was soon healed up. That
is only one of several similar cases. "
Ono of the other cases present at the
clinic was of a young child with n number
of blood tumors. Previous to my visit n
largo sore under the chin had been treated
by the old methods and it. was still much
swollen , whereas a similar sore on the back
which had tocen treated twice with liquid
air was In excellent condition , the scab free
and wound beginning to heal. No better
proof of the superiority of the liquid air
treatment over that formerly used could bo
desired. The doctor told me of a similar ex
periment on a case of ivy poisoning extend
ing the entire length of the patient's fore
arm and hand. Ho froze a band about three
inches wide around the arm with a spray of
liquid nlr , treating the rest of tJho arm In the
usual manner. At the next dressing the part
treated'with liquid nlr was well marked
from the facl that It had Improved so much
more rapidly than the remainder of the arm.
Severe Camof t'nnorr Rullcved.
The cancer case which I saw was that of
a woman about 65 years old. The cancer
waa well advanced , having drawn down
the corner of the patient's eye , She had
tried all manner of treatment to reduce the
growth , and as a last resort had como to Dr.
Whlto. JHs treatment was simplicity Itself ,
He placed a llttlo liquid air In a wide bottom
tom fliisk , the cork of which was pierced
with two holes. Through one of these
hoi as a glass tube reached to the bottom
of the flask , the outer end being curved
like n spout and the tip drawn together
until the aperture was not larger than a
pencil point. On placing his thumb over
the other hole In the cork the expanding \
air within the 11 nek drove the liquid air |
through the spout In a fine spray. This ,
froze the surface of the cancer white , and !
If continued long enough In one spot would
have cauterized it like a hot iron ,
"Our usual treatment , " said Dr. White ,
"la by means of this spray , although we
sometimes use a swab made of cotton and
dipped In tbo air. The swab is especially 1
desirable when wo wish to remove tissue ,
such as a wart. " ! i
In this particular case of cancerf the
patient had been treated only once , but
she said that her face felt better and Dr.
White eald ho saw marked Improvement In
the condition of the cancerous tissue. The
treatment for the most part , although the
cancer was frozen solid , was not painful. '
Dr. WITite explained that while the flesh
was fro/en it was not frost-bitten , and
that it would recover its former state.
Only wet cold causes frost bite , whereas
liquid air la absolutely dry. Dr. White
tells of an experiment in which the ear
of a llva rabbit was completely frozen by
placing it la liquid air. It was so atlff
that a piece easily mapped off In the
finger * without pain nud.without any flow I |
of blood. In ten mlnulrs circulation was
re-established and the ear regained its
former temperature and color
Dr. While has experimented longest with
ulcers , abscmscs , bolls and other sore * . He
eays of them :
"I have now treated so many cases that
I can say positively that medicine has noth
ing at Ha disposal today which will so
quickly , thoroughly and with as little pain
I clear up the edges and stimulate the heal
ing of an ulcer an liquid air docs when
properly applied. Only one freezing Is
needed to cure an abscess , boll or carbuncle
In the early stages. If the case IB more
advanced , several dally applications maybe
bo necessary. In all cases pain Is In
stantly relieved after the liquid air has
been sprayed on the sore and- the healing
begins instantly and proceeds swiftly.
HcBiitt of Dr. XVlilto'n IitvcntlKfUlnn.
Dr. White has bocn making careful In
vestigations to explain this powerfully
curative action of liquid air. Ho has come
to the conclusion that the air does not kill
the KcraiB of the various diseases ! It is
not on antiseptic , not a germicide. Although -
' though a temperature of 160 degrees of heat
) destroys all germ life , Dr. White has
I discovered from careful experiments in the
I Now York Department of Health hospital
! that even the cold of liquid air , 312 do-
grcos below zero , will not Injure th germs
of typhoid fever , anthrax and diphtheria.
Ho submitted all of thesa germs , not only
directly to the liquid air , but Immersed
them in the air In glass tirbea. In every
case the bacilli germinated when removed
from the. effects of th Intense cold. Dr.
Huddlcslon tried liquid air on vaccine virus
and found that It was effected for short
exposures no moro than the germs. Prof.
McKondrlck has found that even the seeds
of common plants like cucumbers , * wheat ,
equash , and so on , will germinate almost a
well as over after being submitted to n cold
of 300 degrees below zero. Lord Kelvin ,
in discussing the origin of life on this
planet , once suggested that itho first floods
may have been brought hero through the
cold of interstellar space In a meteor , al
though he didn't explain how the seed could
find Its way Into the meteor In the first
place.
If , then , liquid air is not a germicide whore
doea it got its curious and wonderful cura
tive properties ?
"You must remember , " explains Dr.
White , "that liquid air Is over 400 degrees
colder than the human body. By no other i
means than its application could wo produce - '
duce so sudden and extreme a shock to a |
certain part of the body without injury to
the tissues. It takes only a moment to pro
duce locally the most extreme cold and but
a little more than that time for the part to
regain its temperature , thus securing very
great local stimulation. The invohintary
fibres and the blood vessels are made to
contract to the lost degree , only to dilate
forcibly on the removal of the spray. Cold
also retards the activity of bacteria and this
with the stimulation of the ordinary curative
agencies of the body brings about a cure. " .
In other words liquid air is a great helper
to nature , allowing nature to do her own
work In her own way.
In this connection it is interesting to note
that a Russian professor Is using the stimu
lative effects of flquld air in another and
even more novel method than employed by
Dr. White. Ho reduces the temperature of
o room by the use of liquid air to 100 degrees
below zero. In his first experiments a dog
waa confined under these conditions for ten
hours without Injurious effects , and at the
end of the period It was found to b not only
In good health but prodigiously hungry.
The scientist then ventured to try the ex
periment on himself. After a full day In the
dry , still , cold atmosphere , he found himself
exceedingly exhilarated and the Intense com
bustion required to keep his , body warm re
sulted in a great desire for food. He con
tinued these experiments eoma time and de
clared himself to bo much more vlgoroui and
robust.
Uqnlil ( Air the Co nil off Cure.
Dr. Whlto thinks that medicine is Just on
the borders of the vast field of usefulness
for liquid air. He thinks It may be used in
the pulmonary diseases , in the reduction of
fever and so on , although the subject has
as yet received comparatively little atten
tion. He intimates that in the near future
a place will bo arranged , probably in some
hospital or clinic , with all the facilities for
making and administering liquid air a
liquid air hospital , so that physicians can
take their patients to It as they would to a
private hospital and conveniently apply the
treatment.
Two other physicians have been making
somewhat extensive experiments with liquid
air supplied by Mr. Tripler. Ono of them ,
Dr. J. William Giles of Nyack , N. Y. , re
cently preformed an operation for cancer In
which be completely froze away the cancer
ous tissue with most encouraging results.
"The results of my cancer treatment , "
he said , "aro full of promise. It is un
doubtedly a fact that the application of
liquid air will relieve the agonizing pain of
cancer. This has been proven beyond a
doubt. Its use will in many cases retard
the advance of the disease and I am confi
dent that in certain forms of cancer it is
curative. It is quite remarkable that up to
this time the use of liquid air has not been
followed by any bad results. "
Dr. O. Fish Clark of Brooklyn believes
that for the extirpation of malignant
growths of all kinds liquid air will even
tually supersede the knife.
"Tho process , " ho soys , "Is this : When
the tumor is frozen the circulation Is at
once stopped and growth ceases. When the
tumor is thawed out thcro Is a stagnation
and nature 'begins ' at once to throw off the
dead tissues. Deep down under the frozen
tumor a now skin surface Is gradually
formed and the tumor dally and almofct Im
perceptibly Bhrlnks , dries and is finally
thrown off as a scab , "
Inrd nrrcnford'M Coin Collection.
The interesting collection illustrating the
coinage and currency of the Chinese empire
brought home by Lord Charles Boresford
from his recent mission to China , says the
St. James Gazette , has been lent by him to
the Victoria and Albert museum. South
Kensington. This collection includes a se
ries of sliver taels of various sizes In the
form of cast Ignots In the rough , with a pair
of scales with brass and ivory weights for
estlmatlnc the value , and some fragments
uaed as email change. There is a eet of
dollars of different nationalities which pass
In China , among thorn being tbo now British
dollar , first Issued in 1898 and coined in
India. Among the copper coinage Is a
collection of 10,000 cash * strung together by
means of the central bole , which Is charac
teristic of Chinese copper coins , represent
ing } 5 in English money. The exhibit has
been placed In the Chinese section In the
Cross gallery behind the Imperial instltuta.
Tlio entrance to this gallery is through the
Indian section , Victoria and Albert museum.
QiilrU IlccriiltliiK In .Vr > v VorU.
The principal recruiting station in Now
York City Is in Third avenue , opposite Aetor
Place , says Leslie's Weekly. Here an average -
ago of fifty men are enlisted and shipped
dally to San Francisco , enroute for Manila.
Ono day at 2 o'clock one of the men en
listed at this station was a wanderer In the
city highways. At 2:1D : be stepped Into the
station and said he wanted to become a
Boldler. At 2:30 : he was examined by the
surgeon , By 3 o'clock be. bad passed all ex
aminations , physical and mental and moral ,
and his application was approved. At 316 ;
he took the oath as a soldier of the United
States army. At 3:30 : be drew his uniform ,
Bold his old clothed , hat. shoes and ell , for
75 cents , to the ancient Jew who for fifteen
years has hung about the station for thin
purpose. At 3:45 : the ex-waAlerer stood
forth in a solck-and-span uniform , an
American "dopKh-boy , " which Is to nay , on
infantryman. At 1 o'clock he marched a * ay
with blB fellow rocrulu toward the Grand
Central station , bound for Manila , ttwro to
Join one of tbo reKlinonts of regular * .
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It is becoming quite customary in Paris
about In llttlo
; o see young women riding
two-wheeled "trallera , " drawn by bicyclists.
The "trailer" looks like a small dog cart ,
and has pneumatic-tired wheels , but Instead
of having shafts the strong dashboard curves
outward , tapering to a point by means of
which It Is attached to a strong hook behind
the saddle post of a .bicycle. .
They are being mode Iby most of the largo
bicycle dealers , and many of thorn are very
elaborate and expensive. Stylishly dressed ,
the young damsels ride comfortably pro
tected by an upturned parasol , while their
i > est gentleman friend , brother or some ono
specially hired , does all the work of pro
pulsion. Fortunate It Is for him that the
streets of Paris are comparatively level.
The front seat attachments which are ad
justed to the petrol tricycles , are also popu
lar with the women. In place of the front
wheel , a seat hold by two wheels is substi
tuted , changing the machine Into a four-
wheel carriage. But In the absence of the
"front eeat , " occasionally a fair Parisian
girl Is seen standing on the rear axle of an
auto-tricycle , clinging to the shoulders of
her companion as they dash In among car
riages and pedestrians.
One of the popular holies of the recent
floral parade of horseless carriages rode
along calmly seated on top of the cigar-
shaped racing motorcycle. This machine was
the delight and wonder of nil spectators.
It looks somewhat like a torpedo , is power
fully stored with electricity , and In the llt
tlo canoe-liko seat In the top , its owner
leans forward against the wind as ho lets
the powerful machine go forward. Another
attraction was a llttlo boy on a bicycle , bur
dened with flowere and decorations , who
bravely drew around a young woman In a
trailer , " also covered with flowers.
The speed with which the wheel carries
riders makes it erven more Important than
In the case of borso vehicles that there
should bo rules of the road and that the
rules should be strictly observed. We find
in an exchange the following code , which
seems both reasonable and sufficient :
In meeting riders , pedestrians and vehi
cles , keep to the right. In overtaking and
passing them , keep to the left.
In turning corners to the left always keep
to the outsldo of the street.
In turning corners to the right keep as far
out ns possible without trespassing on the
left side of the road.
Never expect pedestrians to get out of the
way ; find a way around them.
Never ride rapidly past an electric car
standing to unload passengers.
Never coast down a hill having cross
streets along the way.
Never ring your bell except to give no
tice of your approach.
In meeting riders ascending a hill , where
there Is only ono path , always yield tbo
right of way to the up riders.
Bear In mind that a rider meeting an
electric car carrying a strong headlight is
unable to see beyond the light ; keep out of
his way.
When riding straight abend , never vary
your course suddenly to tbo right or left
without first assuring yourself that no other
rider is close to your rear or on the side
which you turn.
Always ring your bell In overtaking riders
and pedestrians , to give warning of your
approach , This does not mean that they
are to get out of your way.
Do not ride too close to a novice , and In
meeting a novice give plenty of room ,
A chain should bo a trifle slack ; a tight
chain means hard vork in driving.
To try to iavo weight in your saddle li
to add to the load of your discomfort.
Contrary to the general rule , the pace
makers find their hangers-on a source of
revenue.
It's foolish to worry about the things in
cycling you can. help or the things you
can't.
Before passing a foot passenger or ve
hicle give ample notice of approach by
ringing the bell.
In Parla fashionable women ride motor
cycles Just us cabably and enthusiastically
as men. '
Nothing la ao exasperating as the memory
of an accident that wao all the rider's own
fault.
In the course of continuous touring most
riders run over a child or n dog or an old
cat. The most awkward thing to ride over
is a goose a feathered gocse , not a human.
In most parts of the continent It is the dogs
that trouble. But In Wurtemberg and
Bavaria it Is the geese that cauao annoy
ance. They rush at the cyclist much In the
same way a ( pariah dog does. Geese are
strong brutes and when they wrlgglo and
your wheel skids on the smooth feathers
the appreciable part of a second seems to
1)0 several minutes and you feel as though
you were sitting on an earthquake.
Some cyclists treat their machines as if
they never needed any attention , and this
carelessness causes a lot of Inconvenience
and unnecessary expense. Riders become t > o
accustomed to Bering the machine perform
wonders , that they look upon it ns a matter
of course. These careless riders never
think of looking after the machine whllo
it perform" Its allotted work without a hitch.
Then when tbo machine goes wrong the
owner Is Burprleed , and Invariably places
the blame on the manufacturers. Any other
piece of machinery JB looked after with ex
traordinary euro. The same applies to a
bicycle in order to guard ngalnat accidents
while on the road.
Half the 'bicycles ' , dealers claim , are
ruined by carelessness alone , Boglnneiti , a
majority of them , jump on a machine Just
aa they receive It from the factory , without
taking the trouble to have It properly ad
justed to suit their own requirements , This
causes strains on parts where they never
fall , and sooner or later tbo rider finds a
breakage. Other machines are rulnod be
cause a rider will allow dirt to accumulate
In the hubs and bearing cups. Another
thing that dwtroys a machine Is for a rider
to use It when spokes tire missing. Home
riders think that the absence of ono or tuo
spokea will not make much difference. It
does , however , as sooner or later it will
throw the wheel out of gear , ruining ths
axle and ( bearing cups.
Another thing which rlderg do not glvs
enough attention to is Hreo. Theao should
bo carefully examined and cleaned after
every ride. Often a tire is covered with mud
which may contain bits of glass. If the
wheel is used without cleaning these hidden
pieces of glass are liable to bo forced
through the tire , and the rider finds that
he has a punctured tire , and la probably
miles away from a regular ohop. Care should
bo taken when oiling the different parts. Oil
dropping on tires Injures thorn. A rldprwJin
examines his machine carefully before and
after a ride enjoys the sport more than
careless riders. It
insures safety and an
easy-running machine.
The Wontcrn Cycle Girl.
Denver Post.
Sho'a nn , cvcr-bloomln' tlalsy , this nwcot
nrJncess of the west.
When in natty cycle costume she Is oom-
fortabb- dressed , V
With a Heparato compartment for eaoh I
stronr and active limb , "
And Ji cowboy hat to shade her pretty fac
beneath Its brim.
Thcro' an air of independence in her mbva-
mcnts as she. pounds
At the quick responding pedals na aha gttea
her merry rounds
In her s-eml-trouser trappings , drab or gray
or brown or blue ,
With accommodating fashioned by th
tailorcss ifor two. \
How dlHd'alinfully ' she /srlant-ei / at the slnc-Io-
Rkirted z-'nln. '
In her saucy Independence how her rosy
l's > lct furls
As the skirt-hampered maldena orer-
work thf-lr acjlilng knees
Battling with the opposition of a stiff r -
tardlnar breeze.
Fleet as bird on sweeping pinions through
the wind she cuts her way
With her irtstons unimpeded in their quick
alternate play.
And she thinks her RklrtM sisters would
rofonm If they but know
Of the comfort of the sklrtlet with apart
ments built for two.
When the prudli'h criticise her she r spend
with merry laugh ,
Thinks It not at all Invmodo t to display a
shapely calf ,
And an for the men folks starlnff , nha but
oiiotps In pelf-defense
( Garbling itho pronunciation ) : "ironJ | t
qul m.nl y pense. "
It lo frc < > ili > m In Mio work of her propoUor *
Mint she oekH ,
Not to win umliio attention to her nan.ta < -
looitlc frptiks.
And HIO R-iiliiPd that Boupht-for freedom
ion the fashion monarch1 * threw
In her reach -the nntty parment with com
part men t built for two.
On her diamond fmmo she perches In most
f.i cinat'-.iiB Hlylo.
On , her pretty fputurcH wearing not tin vl-
donco of Kiillo
As her rif'nir , falling pushers mail * Oi
cycle fairly hum ,
Kroplnif time with qulclc Jaw-aotlon on m.
wnd of plastic drum.
Nevpr W-.I.H a picture fairer to lh moectt-
UnJsh eye
Than when Colorado mnlden on her wheel
coe Hcorchlne by.
And 'they watch until the distance rudely
fv.vnllnwH from Uiolr view
Both the Tn alden snd her shlrtlet with eom-
ixartments built for two.
One Mlnutn Cough Cure quickly cures ob-
ntlnate summer coughs and colds. "I con
sider It a most wonderful mcdlclnn quick
oml safe. " W. W. Morton. Mayhew , WIs.
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People who contemplate buying a piano should not do themselves V
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piano manufactured by O. Sommtr & Co. This piano Is guaranteed for
10 years and by buying direct < if UB you can nave the middleman's or
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ly recommending the piano und commending 'him ' on his uucceiB as a
piano ( milder. Wo also have eomo bargains in pianos ulltfbtly uoed ,
iul In perfect order.
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