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In entering the profession of robbery
person may become elUicr a burglar
pr a bank director.
Alcohol It a good motive power,
jtae speed at which It helps a
long to the poorbouse.
Note
man
Carnegie spells kissed "klst" but the
Change creates no change In the meth
ods of going about the matter.
It Is quite iwsslble that even the
Fresident will forget occasionally and
pell some of tbom the old way.
The first move of a spelling reform
In Russia would be to take a cold chisel
and knock off the ski's and vlleb's.
Perhaps the man who Invented secd
toss grapes will now produce water
melons that will have handles to carry
them by.
Never having used tobacco In any
form, Banker Hippie of Philadelphia
might have lived to a ripe old age, had
he not committed suicide.
Threatened with a kiss, an Oklahoma
girl jerked her bend back suddenly and
broke her neck. The moral of which Is
In the application thereof.
The trouble Is that after you have
mastered the reformed orthography of
300 words the reformers will come
along with 300 more equally as bad.
Scientists declare that the Arctic Ice
regions will extend until they annihi
late our civilization. In other words, If
ave do not get to the North Pole It will
Come after us.
A Chinaman has been arrested In
Chicago for "mashing." Can there be
any further doubt concerning the yel
low man's advancement In the ways
of civilization?
The captain of the American ship
Bangalore reports having seen an Ice
berg nine miles long and 800 feet high,
but It la too late In the year to arouse
enthusiasm with a lie like that
Nature always does things about
sight When she creates a man with a
weakness for putting his foot In his
mouth, she Invariably provides hint
with an adequate breadth of mouth.
1 Some newspapers are so thoroughly
prejudiced against Mr. Rockefeller that
they contlnnue to print bald-headed
portraits of him, notwithstanding be
has gone to the expense of purchasing
wig.
The Wall Street Journal is the latest
to follow James J. Hill In teaching the
farmer how to farm. It la a good deal
easier and more delightful for a man
twtto does not know a plow from a bar
row to tell how to do It than it la do the
aame.
I As showing how the human race has
succeeded In climbing upward during
the last hundred years It Is worth re
calling that when General Pike discov
ered the peak now bearing his name be
said no man ever would be able to reach
1U summit
Though the waste and suffering of
the war of the lust half century have
ibeen terrible, they were not without
'compensation. As a direct consequence
of some and an Indirect consequence of
others, what we regard as the benefi
cent principle of democracy has been
I Immensely promoted In Italy, In
jFrauce, In Cuba, and progress, we may
be aura, has been made possible In
Russia. It la not for merely selfish
reasons that the governments of the
tcnodera world are very cautious as to
"the beginning of disarmament
Tho last generation has been remark'
Able for Its development of colossal fpr
jtunes. It Is well within a reasonable
leaOmate to say that the combined for
jtunes of alx great capitalists of to-day,
I fori unes which have been the product
lof the enterprise of the last thirty
years, make a total of $1,100,000,000.
In 1870 It would have been dlfilcult to
Ixava discovered In this country six pri
vate fortunes which would have aggre
gated 250,uoo.u0. This simple fact Is
perhaps the most striking illustration
Iwhlch could bo given of the extraor
dinary growth of wealth In the United
) States In a few hands. It should not
Ibe forgotten, however, that the wealth
lof the country has In the same time
(Increased from $:0,000,(MMi,000 to $104,
,000,000,000. and the per eaplta wealth
from $779 to about $1,251.
A remarkable example of the skill
and preclseuess of engineering achieve
ments Is afforded by tho measurements
Tvhlch were taken before completing
the Junction cf the tunnels under the
Hudson River at New York, under con
struction by the Pennsylvania Rail
iroad. It la shown that these struc
tures, starting from the ophite shores
ad meeting In the middle of the river,
Ibave been Carried forwurd under the
(river bed with such accuracy that they
rwlll meet and fit Into each other with a
Variation of a sixteenth of an Inch. In
other words, hundreds of yards of sub
terranean construction through mud
And water have been tra verted with
practically no more variation from tho
prescribed lines than If they had been
laid ut on an open platu. Joined with
this Is another record even more cred
4tabVa. Although this sort of tunnel
worit Is classed us extra hazardous and
ia similar enterprises fatulltles have
occurred. It Is slated that not a single
Mfe has been lost In this construction.
President Roosevelt's letter to Rear
'Admiral Thomas, commeudlug him for
ftila stand lu the matter of the damage
i cult of a sailor who was excluded from
public place of entertainment be
i cause of bis uniform, and inclosing a
j check for $100 toward the expenses of
tfao suit, calls renewed attention to the
discussion Tvhlch Is fining on In tho
country ovr the attitude manifested
toward enlisted ineu in the uniform of
the t'nited States. When soldiers or
sailors are on p.irade r when. In time
of public danger, they iiinivh to the
scene of war or press forward to pro
tect persons or properly, they win puli
llc applause. Thousands have their
emotions quickly stirred by the sight
of the Hues of blue and the flying flags.
It Is strange that the same soldiers or
sailors, when out of ranks mingling
with their fellow tit Irons, often full to
receive tho treatment accorded to the
meanest civilian. The soldier In war
la a hero ; in peace. It sometimes seems
as If Do one wants him around. The
President makes a strong statement
nlxtut the personnel of the soldiers and
sailors: "There is no finer body of
men In all our country than the enlist
ed men of the army and navy of the
t'nited (Slates, and 1 cannot sufficient
ly express my Indignation nnd con
tempt for any man who treats his uni
form save with the respect to which
It Is entitled." If all agreed with the
executive on this point there would be
no Insults offered to uniformed repre
sentatives of army and navy. There
is great difficulty in getting good men
to Join the army and navy. The "rough
and tough" often try to enlist, while
men of fair common school education,
physically qualified, are hard to get
The requirements of enlisting olllcers
nre severe. Not one-quarter of tho
men who apply are accepted. Among
thctn are some low grade men so far
as personal habits go, but ns a rule
they ore even In this respect up to the
average of citizenship. Still the temp
tations offered to them, owing to their
mode of life, are trying and some of
them yield easily. It Is eusy to show
dlsresect to the uniform If the wearer
of It forgets hit owu obligation to It,
but this does not often happen. The
average American seldom conies In con
tact with a soldier or sailor. His opin
ion Is likely to be adverse toward an
enlisted man because of slanderous
stories lie has heard or owing to popu
lar notions falsely entertained. For
the soldier or sailor as a class he
has little regard, because he
knows little about life In the
navy, except as be has read of It In
the "tales for the marines,"
and possibly does not believe In a
standing army. It Is not difficult for
the "plain citizen" to show lack of re
gard for the uniform, even though he
knows the wearer of It has sworn to
preserve, protect, and defend the con
stitution and the country, If need be,
with the sacrifice of his life. With the
new spirit In favor of a larger and bet
ter army and navy must come more
general respect for the men who make
them both respectable. The attitude
of the President and admiral toward
the tnse of the sailor at Newport will
have great effect In creating a public
sentiment opposed to discrimination
against any worthy mnu in the uni
form of his country.
NOTED LIBERAL CLERGYMAN.
Moat Inflaentlal Rcllarloaa and So
rial Worker la the WeU
One of the most influential religious
nnd social workers In the West 'Is Rev.
Jenkln Lloyd Jones, of Chicago. He
was born In Wales
and cradled 1 n
Wisconsin, his par
ents having re
moved to this
country when he
was a year old. He
served In the Un
ion rauks through
out the Civil War,
and In 1870, after
his g r a d u a 1 1 on
from M e a d v 1 11 e
Theological Semi
BET. 3. U JONES.
nary, began bis first pastoral work at
Wlnnetka, 111. In 1880 he went to Chi
cago as general secretary of the West
ern Unitarian Conference, In which ca
pacity he served nine years. He also
organized add was first secretary of
the Western Unitarian Sunday School
Society; established in 1878, with oth
ers, Unity, a weekly paper, now tho
organ of the Congress of Religious,
and has been Its editor-lu-chlef since
1880. In this year the spirit within
him demanded fuller expression than
was given him us secretary of the
Western Conference, and he "hired a
hall and hung out his shingle as a
preacher."
The gospel of universal brotherhood
and "freedom, fellowship and charac
ter In religion" burned within him and
must find expression, so he organized
All Souls' Church, the services being
held In a hall. At this first service
there were about 20 people, but half of
these never came again. Nevertheless
the seed sprouted und made steady
growth.
In time a church building, with
many of the appurtenances of a club
house, was erected. Tho method of
work Is that followed by all liberal
churches and known as Unity Club
work. This Includes a systematic
course of study In literature and re
ligion, science and other useful topics
vith a special view to character build
.g. under the direction of the pastor.
The pastor of All Souls' was one of
the leuders lu organizing the World's
Parliament of Religions In 18'.)2 3, nnj
became the general secretary of the
Congress of Religious a natural se
quence to the parliament; was the
first president of the Illinois State
Conference of Cluirltle. Is one of the
lecturers in English lu the University
of Chicago extension course; Is found
er ami preshMit of tho Tower Hill
Summer School of Literature and Re
ligion, and Is the author of seven
I looks besides the one lu which he is
Joint author with W. C. Canuett The
Faith That Makes Faithful. As a
worker Mr. Jones has few equals, and
as an organizer be is unsurpassed.
"Can't I do something for youV"
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WAUKIMUl MUOSOltf C0MMWITT
TrUTMPWaJ .SO! EI r CM FAITH FOIL
MATERIAL SUPPORT AND VttTS ITS
FERVOR IX ACROBATICS.
Perhaps the most remarkable of nil
religious colonies that accept the Itible
as their only guide has been establish
ed at Waukesha, Wis. In the mineral
water belt the colonists are known n
the "Holy Jumpers," legally they ore
Incorporated as the "Mctropolltin
Church Association," nnd for everyday
purposes they call themselves members
of the "Holiness" band.
In a senxe the colony Is coinmunUtlc,
but Its underlying principle Is opposed
to the standards of business. No com
mercial or Industrial feature Is Inter
woven In the enterprise. There are
eighty acres of corn nnd vegetables, but
this will not support the hundreds who
have Identified themselves yvlth tie
movement There Is a printing estab
lishment, but no profits on the books
or pamphlets.
"The Ixird will provide," assert the
colonists, who devote nil their tlmo to
religion and immaterial matters, with
out providing for feeding, clothing or
housing. Yet the lenders In the move
ment were formerly shrewd and suc
cessful business men, while the rank
and file are In Intelligence above the
average of the kind who usually iden
tify themselves with a religious craze.
For the time being the Holy Jump
ers are a great attraction at Waukesha
And a marvel to every sober-minded
erson who vhdts them. luke M. Par
son, the most extraordinary person in
"religion" In the country to-day, stands
at the head of the Jumpers. He amass
ed a fortune In the bond business In
Chicago and was regarded as a mil
lionaire. He drifted from the luxuries
and extravagances of city life deeper
and deeper Into religious matters until
finally be sold out what was left of his
business and disposed of his real estate,
devoting his time to spiritual matters.
A Methodist with Inclinations toward
"shouting," he occasionally filled the
pulpits of prominent churches In Chi
cago until they came a time when the
exuberance of his Joy cuused him and
his friends to commit disturbing ex
cesses, and then they organized what
was constituted a Metropolitan Church,
Into which, they have put their money
as well as their faith. The organiza
tion lucrensed and ns they feared po
lice Interference In Chicago, they moved
to Waukesha, where they bought the old
The Faithful Housewife:
eal Platforms?"
"Why
HONEYMOON WHITE HORSES.
Roniantle Style In Whlrh a llrlde
and llrldrurooia Hod Away.
After their marriage the other day a
bride and bridegroom mounted white
horses unj rode a way from Iagleby,
Arncllffe, Yorkshire, to the lake dis
trict where their honeymoon U being
spent
Attired In a gray habit with a black
velvet collar, a cutaway coat and white
waistcoat, with a white straw three
cornered hat upon her head and on
her hands white gauntlet gloves, the
bride looked extremely picturesque.
She was Miss Phoebe Johnson, daugh
ter of Walter Johnson, of AruelllTo
hall, and ulece of the late Sir 1-ow-thlau
Bell. The bridegroom Is Will
lam Astell Kaye, of Gloucester man
sions, London.
By reviving this form of honeymoon
Journey Mr. nnd Mrs. Astell Kaye add
one to many picturesque modern modes
of honeymoon travel. Au opportunity
was glveu also for a demonstration of
good will on the part of friends, for
tho cotiplo were attended through the
vitiligo by three of the orldesmalds and
three cavaliers.
It will lie remembered that the Mar
quis of Bute took his bride away from
Ireland, her nutlve land, last year to
Scotland In his yacht, and the yacht
was reached by a tsiat rowed by men
In quaint historic costume. Several
sunni er river weddings have been ren
dered very picturesque by the depart
ure of tho happy pair lu the hunt the
bridegroom lit the oars and tho bride
at the rudder und motor Units ami
steam launches are In request for the
tame romantic purjiosc.
Tu obvious chouce for a bride and
0r h".
Mi? W
Fountain Springs Hotel, an enormous
stone structure containing BOO rooms
Isoldes the grnnd dltilng-roefn. There
are about BOO persons in ton colony,
nenrly all adults, while Farson Is the
leader by common consent Another
lniMrtnut personage Is F. M. Messen
ger, general suerintendent, who for
years was general manager of the
irosvenor Cotton Mills at North Gros
venor, Conn., and who, sine Joining the
colony, has twice refused offers of $13.
WH) to manage mills. He looks after
the physical procrty. F.dwln L. Har
vey, vice president, has n chain of lodg
ing houses in Chicago, which were pat
ronized by 2,000 men every night. He
gave up this business, with Its large
Income, to Join the Junipers. His wife
is treasurer.
Heard and viewed from a little dis
tance, one of the regular Sunday night
church services of the Waukesha en
thusiasts resembles n cross between a
foot-ball rush and n red hot political
convention. After the services have
been oMiied with song It tukes nbout
one minute to develop the demonstra
tions which have glveu the colonists tne
name of "Junipers." It Is doubtful If
there Is an athlete who can perform
the physical feats done daily by ninny
of the members of this congregation.
No sooner Is the fervor of the congre
gation fired by the singing than ihe
Jumping begins. The word Jumping is
not used figuratively. Dozens and
sometimes scores of the worshipers
break Into a iierpendlcular dance, which
consists of jumping straight up and
down with most marvelous rapidity.
The Jump Is not merely the raising of
the Jumper on his or her toes, but a
clean, lint-footed Jump with both feet
several Inches from the ground.
The whirling of fanatical Arab der
vishes has stood for the climax of phy
sical demonstration In religion. Any
dervish who will lenrn how to stand
flat-footed nnd lift himself by bis boot
straps or sandal thongs as do the
"jumpers" nt Waukesha will have nn
accomplishment that will surpass his
old-tiuie calling.
Divine healing Is one of the most
pronounced of the "Junipers' " beliefs.
A distinction Is made, however, be
tween surgery nnd medicine. "The set
ting of a broken bone," explained Mr.
Fnrson, "Is a mechanical process ind
the first aid to nature. Still even In
surgical cases we have had the most
remarkable Instances of the power of
prayer to facilitate healing."
Can't You Put That ia Tour Pollti-
bridegroom to make who desire to pio
neer the latest form of locomotion is a
balloon, especially as the uncertainty
of the destination would lend to the
Journey an added zest. Leeds Mer
cury. tailed tho Wrouu Kith.
It sometimes happens that the cure
is worse than the disease. It was lu
the case of tho mother who tried to
hreak her llttU Theodore of the habit
of taking sweets olt the sideboard.
"We often huve bonbons when there
. guests to luncheon," she. said, "u:
although Theodore promises uot to
touch them he always does."
"You might do as I did lu the same
circumstances," suggested the neighbor,
smiling reiuluisceutly.
"What did you doV"
"I carefully removed the Inside fill
lug from a chocolate drop and stutTei'
the shell with red pepper."
"Did It work?"
"It might have worked," replied the
nelglilsir, "If Johnny had happened to
spy It. As it was, I forgot nil uhnut It
ill the press of other matters, ami at
dinner-time the guest of the eveulug
got it."
A Moderata ltfulre.
To have feet which require nuinU'r
fourteen and a half shoes to enclose
them. Is to he u marked man, even In
Missouri. So August Splclnuuiii, wna
owns a last of that size, gies througr
life sadly but not unkuowu.
"Meester Hughes," he said to a
neighbor one day, thoughtfully twisting
an extensive member U'fore reflective
eyes, "do you know, sometimes my feet
troubles me. Sometimes I vlsh I vors
only a moderate size shoes uiayb
twelve and u halfs, or Clrteeua"
OPINIONS OF GRISAT PAPERS ON I A
AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS.
iT will not do to exaggerate the weight ami
Id II
lniM)rtamx of the so-called L'thloplan move
ment, the keynote of which Is expressed by
the cry of "Africa for the Africans," and
yet underlying It Is one of the gravest prob
lems awaiting the solution of the civilized
world. That problem has to do with the
future relations of the white and black races In Africa.
Shall the latter be permanently relegated to a position
of servitude and subjection, ns the Inevitable fate of nn
Inferior race associated with one more highly developed,
or shall the attempt be made to treat both on terms of
equality before the law? Shall the majority of the Inhab
itants of the country, hearing n proort!on of not less
than twelve to one of the w hites In Natal, for Instance,
be deprived of political rights by the white men who
hare come Into the land to till Its fields nnd develop Its
mineral resources? In a word, shall this great continent,
with Ita teeming millions of blnck natives, be turned into
a "white man's country," regardless of the Interests and
Wishes of the blacks?
That the question Is vastly more than an academic
one Is ehown by the unrest among the Zulu nnd Kuftir
populations of South Africa, and by the related upris
ings of the Mohammedan negroes of the Niger region. So
long as the country Is governed from nlmve, as In Nigeria
and In the undeveloped portions of South Africa, the
problem has not risen to vex the white rulers; but where
the attempt to Introduce democratic self-government Is
made as In the Cape Colonies It Is acute. The men
tipon whom rests the real burden of the problem, the
colonists, have small use for the humanitarians and the
theorists. They frankly declare that the cherished doc
trine of equal rights for nil men Is not for them, and
that the occupation of the country was for motives with
which ethlcd have nothing to do. Philadelphia Ledger.
A "BLACK LIST" OF FOODS.
iNE of the most Interesting thincs to the
student of political history und progress Is
the way In which federal statutes often
stimulate State legislation and encourage
the enforcement of State laws. The Lacey
net for the protection of game by the na
tional government has done, more than any
m
other one thing to secure the passage and enforcement
of State game laws; and already the pure food and the
meat Inspection acts passed at the recent session of Con
gress have borne fruit In several States.
In Massachusetts and In New Hampshire particularly
the State Boards of Health have made public the results
cf chemical analysis of many articles of food In daily use.
These articles were bought in the open market of local
grocers, Just as any householder buys them for his own
use. When they are found to be adulterated or other than
as represented on the labels, the State Boards of Health
have published the fact naming the packer, giving a de
scription of the label, and telling just what and how much
'adulteration was found.
The State Boards hnve long been carrying on this work,
but what is new Is the fact that the newspapers have
taken much more Interest In It, nnd now print the re
ports In full. The Boards of Health In many other States
A TYRANT IS DEAD.
Den.
Trepnff Wan the Most Hated
Han In Iluasla.
Escaping time after time the knives
and bullets of those who would have
assassinated him, the man most hated
by the Russian people, recently died a
natural death at the palace of the Czar
at Peterhof, Dear St Petersburg. He
was Gen. Dlmltrl Feodorovlch Trepoff,
the most detested and the most cruel
tyrant who stood between the people
and their hopes for reform, ne was
one of the most remarkable men in
GEN. DIMITRI
Russia. Ills father was a foundling
and never knew who his parents were,
but ho rose to be n power In the em
pire and the son followed lu his foot
steps, rising even higher. No ninn
stood so firmly for despotism ns did
Dlmltrl Trepoff, and his life was con
stantly In danger. He was shot nt over
and over again. Three attempt to take
his .life were made in one week. While
none of the us-sasslns was ever success
ful lu reaching hliu, they vere really
the cause of his death, for the con
stant worry and terror of his position
broke down his health and led to his
and.
Trepoft was a typical Russian very
tall, very strong, with cold blue eyes
and a hard expression. He had no
mercy in his soul ami thought noth
ing of ordering the Cossacks to mow
down the icople on the slightest prov
ocation, lie was vulgar and lllbred
and posaessed none of the gentlemanly
) "ij
ARRY
HI she
I The
O other
qualities which attach to the Russian
of good breeding. Withal, he was fear
less and stood between the Czar and
those who would have reduced the pow
er of the Imperial ruler. He was the
protector and savior of autocracy. He
even prevented the Czar carrying out
his reform ideas. He was the one bar
rier between the tempestuous sea of
mobs and popular passions that ragefl
around the throue on one hand and the
equally cruel autocracy on the other
hand. He plotted for M. Wltte's re
moval and upset every plan for change
TREPOFF.
In the form of government. A3 com
mandant of the Imperial palace he con
stantly had the ear of the Czar and his
Influence was boundless. His removal
by death Is a great blow to the autoc
racy and clears from their path the
strongest mau lu the way of the liber
als. Hundreds of those whom i)t bad
caused to be publicly Hogged or sent
Into exile will rejoice that the tyrant
Is dead.
Wtue Alan.
"Why do you refuse to have any
business relations with Higgles V"
"I always steer clear of u man sharp
er than myself."
"In what way Is he shariter?"
"He once hud a chance to marry my
wife and didn't" Milwaukee Senti
nel. It Is wonderful the number of things
t woman puts on when she dresses.
PORTA NT SUBJECTS
make similar examinations and prepare similar reporta.
Even If the reports may not be printed in the newspapers,
they con usually be had on application, and the Depart
ment of Agriculture works In the same f eld.
The restraining and reformatory effect of these reports
will be of great Importance. Even a manufacturer who
would like to client. If he could do so In safety, will hesi
tate to deceive when he knows that the reporta of the
State Board tell the truth about his products, nnd that
the reports are accessible to all. Henceforth the house
holder can buy In greater confidence than ever before.
Youth's Companion.
TO CURE THE HARRY THAWS.
THAW'S mother ruined her son when
changed the will of the boy's father.
latter left the sinrndthrlft $2,500 a year.
Airs, innw cnungeu u to au,uw a year, is
was a case of too much mothering. She put
a handicap on the son's life, cheated him
out of his chance.
Young Thaw never had the satisfaction nor the experi
ence of earning an honest dollar. He never knew the
keen Joy of work. The exultation of the youth who
turns from a wood box filled or a lawn mowed a Job
well completed never came to him. He was denied the
opportunity of lnbor with his hands or the worming out
of an ldenl with his bead. The curse of Idleness waa
upon him. For Idleness Is a curse. The dictum that man
must enrn his brend by the sweat of his brow is a bless
ing. Work Is the universal law of nature. It la the
normal, sane business of man.
What could be expected of a young man who had
more money than he knew how to spend nnd who made
diversion his only purpose? There's a limit to having a
good time. When you get so far natural pleasures pall
nnd If the human has no occupation the craving for new
emotions begins to pull on the appetite. Self restraint
Is overborne. Life is warped. Tastes are vitiated. Ex
istence is artificial and false.
There Is one cure for a thousand Ills useful labor.
No man can live a sane existence without some healthy
occupation. We are built that way. St. Louis Star-Chronicle.
CHICAGO'S FREIGHT TUNNEL.
American city la In the hannv iw
N sltlon of Chicago in having a large system
I of freight tunnels, by which business houses
iuau euvua iium lueir ctnars ngui into
cars. The tunnel company connects Its trunk
tunnels with the larger houses In the down
town district so that drays, teams and
strikes of draymen are at an end. There are forty-five
miles of tunnnel equipped with rails and overhead trolley
In the district bounded by Chicago avenue, the lake, Hal
sted and Sixteenth streets, constructed In the last five
years at a cost of $30,000,000. The railroads are to re
ceive freight from the tunnel company at a minimum of
expense. The system of underground freight tunnels Is
not a municipal enterprise, but was begun, It Is alleged,
by a subterfuge and carried on against the wish of the
city fathers. Baltimore American.
RIVER "NUDGED" HIM.
What DlTer Thoncht When Tugboat
Sank Beside 111m.
Henry Tract a diver, waa at work
on the bottom of the Harlem River thbj
morning when a subsurface wave near
ly knocked him down. This was a new
experience for Tract in spite of th
fact that he has been, prowling about
river and bay bottoms In a diving bell
for years. He has met queer fish and
he has unexpectedly conio across grew
some bodies often, but tho river never
pushed him before, says the New Ycrlr
Post.
The cause of this sensation was right
at hand and very obvious, even through
six feet of murky river water, way
down below the level of passing keels.
One keel had come down fast and hard
below that level and Tract saw through
the glass window of his steel mask the
hull of a big boat settling In the mud
right beside him and not more than his
own length away.
Tract didn't wait to hall the tug. Ho
wasn't on that uncanny job, and tho
boat arriving so suddenly without
whistling, mnde him nervous. Besides,
he could see a red flag, not flying, of
course, but winding in a moist ghostly
sort of way about the staff as the boat
swayed gently when her keel first
touched bottom.
A red flag always means danger, and
Tract didn't Investigate then to learn
Just what sort of danger a red flag un
der water Indicates.
He Jerked the emergency call on his
signal cord and was hoisted to the sur
face. There he learned that the Itoat which
had sunk so uncomfortably close to
hint was the Harlem River. The tug
wus on her way to Flood Rock nt Hell
Gate for a lond of dynamite, to be used
In the government dredging operations
at Central bridge, near 15oth street
Hence tho red flag.
The trip to Hell Gate wasn't finished
because the boat was rammed and sunk
by another towbout, the Margaret D.,
off East 123d street That's where
Tract was at work repairing the city's
submarine water pipes to Randall's
Island.
Before the boat went down, her cap
tain nnd crew all managed to scramble
aboard the Margaret D.
After Tract had shaken some of tho
lend from his feet and had the top of
his helmet unscrewed for a spell of
natural breathing he remarked that a
tugbont under normal conditions may
be n very noisy, bustling sort of craft
"But," he added, "tho stillest thing I
ever saw under the water or above It
was that ghost lioat coining down on
me without n toot. It Just pushed tho
river nnd the river nudged me so I
looked up nnd there she was."
t'aune for ralif u .,
The admirer of Miss Uutterhy's mu
sical talent had listened attentlv.sly,
beaming with delight, while she exe
tuted u Chopin polonaise with consid
erable spirit, but with a divided lack:
of accurate aim. .
"There," he said, turning to (ho
young lady's brother fur sympathetic
enjoyment, when the last echo had died
U7j. "that's what I call u finished
Hrfoimauee '."
"Yes, indeed," said the brother, with
fervor. Sometimes there ure three or
four movements to her ploo."
It U said nihldle-aged women
more greedy for pie than boya.
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