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"Go'ng to the fi.olUidl fcn.nc next Sri!
"No; I've fjnlt -i iT t foo;b:iil -n:nrs'
-Why?"
"Because I nllovp1 tnydf !r V
excited over tlu-ni h-it f 1!. nnd I fou
out this rimwr Hint I had nearly mine
my golf accent."
A VI I u re.
Mr. Kawler How do you like yon
new pirl?
Mm. Homer Slip's a jewel. I'.nt sli
Isn't a new girl. We've hud her nearly i
week.
The Belgian are (Trent p-sroon breed
era, and fine of tlio choicest of thU
kind Is the true Antwerp carrier, which
is comparatively rnrp.
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No external remedy evpr yet devised
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Allcock's Plasters. They ore safe beciiuse
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manufactured upon scientific principles of
medicine. Tln-.v are mire because nothing
goes into tin-in except ingredients which
are exactly adapted io the purposes for
which a plaster is required. They are
upeedy in their action because their medi
cinal rpialities go risht to their worn of
relieving pain and restoring the natural
mid healthy performance of the functions
of muscles, nerves and skin.
Allcock's Planters are the original and
Ken nine porous plasters and like mo.n
meritorious articles have been extensively
imitated, therefore always make sure and
let the genuine Allcock's.
t oole Jerry,
"There's lota of men," suid Uncle Jerry
Peebles, "who are, so blamed keerful of
their reppytations that they don't never
have time to look after their souls,"
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"Dear," anld the prominent preacher,
I want you to notify nil the papers
to Bond reporters to the church next
Sunday. I will preach a very strong
ermon."
"Yes," replied his wife; "whnt will
your theme be?"
"I shall strongly urge the abolition of
all Sunday work." Thai Catholic
Standard and Times.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE HKOMO Quinine Tablet
Druggists refund money If It falls to curs
C.W.UUOVE'8 signature Is on escn bos. 2
Presents la Safe Place.
A young nilllhnud having lost his
sweetheart through bis own hotheaded
folly first threatened to commit suicide
and then became vulgarly Insistent In
his demands for the return of the pres
ents he had given her.
"What good will they be to you If
you're goto' to drown yourself. In t'
mill pond?" she scoffed.
"Never you mind ; t want them
back," he replied evasively.
"Well, I'll see that you have them,"
the girl reluctantly jigreed.
But five days passed and the young
man still bemoaned the loss of the for
feited trinkets. Once more he request
ed their return.
"Oh, lad, I wish you'd stop worryln
me," sighed the girl, anxious by now
for a reconciliation. "I've given t'
presents up long since. They're wait
lug for you at t' bottom o' f mill iond,
tied up In a red handkerchief; you
can't help but see 'em when you Jump
In." i . - '
Then the hnniblo young man apolo
gised and the quarrel was patched up,
In the old sweet way. London Tit
Bits. Corporate Greed.
Elevator Boy Tyte-Pbist & Co. have
raised yer pay a cent an hour, have
they?
Oflieo Boy Yen. but I hnve to work
longer hoars. Old Tyte -Phist 1ms chang
ed the regulator of the clock so It runs
lower. Chicago Tribune.
NEVER TIRE8
Of the Food that Healored Iter to
. Health.
"My food was killing me and I didn't
know the cause," writes a Colo. young
lady: "For two yeurs I was thin and
quickly, suffering lrom indigestion aud
4 inflammatory rheumatism.
- "I had tried different kinds of diet,
plain living, und many of the remedies
" reeommeudod, but got no better.
. "Finally, about tive years ago, moth-
t it suggested that 1 try Grapo-Nuta,
and I began at once, euting It wlili u
little cream or milk. X change for thu
better began at once.
wrrt .i i. . . .
iuuujr i am Wen una am gaining
weight and strength all the time. I've
gained 10 pounds iu the last live vee.Vs
and do not suffer an J more from Indi
gestion aud the rheuniiulsiu Is all gone.
"I know It is to Graiie-Nuts uloue,
that I owe my restored health. 1 still
eat the food twice a day and uever tire
or It." Name glveu by Postuin Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Tho flavor of Grape-Nut Is pecull ir
to Itself. It Is neutral, not too swe't
and has an agreeuble, healthful i.uali
ty that ucvtr grows tiresome.
One of the wunt'n of rheumatism W
from overloading the system with acid
Material, tho result of imperfect diges
tion aud assimilation.
' As soou as improper food la abandon
ed and Grape-Nuts Is taken regularly,
digestion Is uiado strong, tbe organs do
their work of building up good r?d
blood cell aud of carrying away the
t
excess of disease-making material from
Ihe system.
' The reult Is a certain and steady re
turn to norm si bealtb and mental ac
tivity. There's a reason." Head the
rtila (oak. Tbs EmI to WellvUle," la
;:1 v.
b Rp.tvyp.p.n
UVITT VVII
By ANTHONY HOPE
"A wise man will make more opportunities
than he finds." Francis Bacon.
C11APTF.II XVII. (Continued.)
There was In tho room, as perhaps
flight be expected, a wash.ng stand. This
article was of the description one often
sees; above the level of the stand Itself
there rose a wooden screen to the height
of two feet and a half, covered with pret
ty tiler, the presumable object being to
protect the wall paper. I never saw a
more Innocent looking bit of furniture; it
mijiht hnve stood in a lady's dreeing,
room. The Signorina went up to It. and
slid It gently on one slilc : It moved In a
groove t Tljpn she pressed a pot In the
wall behind, nnd a small piece of it rolled
aside, disclosing a keyhole.
"IIu's taken the key, of course." she
said. "We must break it open. Who's
got a hammer?"
Tools were procured, and, working un
der the KIgnorina's direction, after" a
goad deal of trouble, we laid bare a neat
little safe embedded In the wall. This
safe was legibly inscribed on the outside,
"Burglar's I'uzzle." We, however, were
not afraid of making a noise, and it only
puzzled us for ten minutes.
When opened It revealed a fJolconda I
There lay in securities and cash no less
than fiOO.OtK) t
We smiled at one another.
"O sad revelation," I remarked.
"Hoary old fox !" said the Colonel.
No wonder tho harbor works were nn
remunerative In their early stages. The
President must have kept them at a very
early stage.
"What are you people op to?" cried
Carr.
"Hank burglary, my dear boy," I re
plied, and we retreated with our spoil.
"Now," said I to the Colonel, "what
re you going to do?"
"Why, what do yon. think, Mr. Mar
tin?" Interposed the Signorina. "He's
going to give you your money, and divide
the rest with bis sincere friend, Christina
Nugent."
"Well, I suppose so." aaid the Colonel.
"But It strikes me you nre making a
good thing of this, Martin."
"My dear Colonel," said I, "a bargain
Is a bargain, and where would you have
been without my money?"
The Colonel made no reply, but handed
me the money, which I liked much better.
I took the $320,000 and said :
Now I can face the world, an honest
sn."
The Signorina laughed.
"I am glad," she said, "chiefly for poor
old Jones' sake. It'll take a load off his
mind."
The Colonel proceeded to divide the re
mainder into two little heaps, one of
which he pushed over to the H!gnorlnat
cue toog u gany, saying:
"Now I shall make curl papers of half
my bonds, and I shall rely on the what
do you call It? the Provisional govern
ment to pay the rest. You remember
about the house?"
"I'll see about that soon," said the
Colonel Impatiently. "You two seem to
think there's nothing to do but take the
money. You forget we've got to make
ur positions safe.
"Exactly. The Colonel's government
must be carried on," said I.
The Signorina did not catch the allu
ion. She yawned, and said :
"Oh, then I shall go. Rely on my loy
alty, your excellency."
She made him a courtesy and went to
the door. As I opened It for her she
whispered, "Horrid old heart Come and
see me, Jack," and so vanished, carrying
ff her dollars.
I returned and sat down opposite the
Colonel.
VI wonder how she knew about the
washing stand?" I remarked.
"Because Whlttinghatu was fool enough
to tell her, said the Colonel testily.
Then we settled to business. This un
ambitious talo does not profess to be a
complete history ot Aureataland, and I
will spare my readers the recital of our
discussion. We decided at last that mnt
ters were still so critical, owing to the
President's escape, that the ordinary
forms of law and constitutional govern
ment must be temporarily suspended. The
chamber was not iu session, which mado
this course easier. The Colonel was to be
proclaimed President and to assume su
preme power undor martini law for some
weeks, while we looked about us. It was
thought better that my name should not
appear officially, but I agreed to take In
hand, under his supervision, all matters
relating to finance.
"We can't pay the Interest on the real
debt," he said.
"No," I replied; "you must issue a no
tice, setting forth that, owing to (ienernl
Whlttinglinin's malversations, payments
must be temporarily suspended. I'rou'
ise It will be all right later on."
"Very good," said he; "and now I shall
go and look up thoso officers. I must
keep them in good temper, nnd the men,
too. I shall give 'em another ten thou
sand." "CJenerous hero!" said I, "and I shall
go and restore this cash to my employ
ers."
CHAPTF.lt XVIII.
It was twelve o'clock when I left the
Golden HotiHO and strolled quietly down
to Liberty street. Tho larger part of the
soldiers had beeu drawn off, but a couple
or companies still kept guard in tha Pi
azua. The usual occupations of life were
going on amid a confused stir of excite
ment, and I saw by the interest my an
pearance aroused that some part at least
of my share In the night's doings had
leaked out. The Oasette had published
a special edition, in which it hulled the
advent of freedom, and, while lauding Mc
Gregor to the skies, bestowed a warm
commendation on the "noblo F.ngliNhman
who, with a nutive love of liberty, had
taken on himself the burden of Aureuta
land in her hour of travail." The meta
phor struck me as inappropriate, but the
sentiment was most healthy; and when I
finally beheld two olhcera of police bit; in;
on the head ot a drunken mini for toast
Uig the falling regime, I could say to my
self, as I turned Into fhe bank, "Order
reigns in Warsaw.
General oxscnt hnd proclaimed a sus
pension of commerce on this auspicious
day, and I found Jones sitting idle and
HI at rase. I explained to him the state
f affairs, showing how the President's
dishonorable scheme had compelled me, In
the' interests of the bank, to take a more
r lest active part In the revolution. It
was pathetic to bear him bewail the vil
Jamy of the man be had trusted, and
when I produced the money, he blemsod
toe fexvemlv. and at once thoboimI writ-.
tag to tbe directors a full aorouat of the
Matter.
Tfcy are kouod to vote you aa kanora
rlota, air," he said.
"I aoB't kaow, Jons, I rtpUsaV "X
3 tbuU Qttr ia osrtafti prajwHo
Twn hrp.se
H !i V B H J KJ
against me at headquarters. But in any
case I have resolved to forego the per
sonal advantage that might ncerna to me
from my conduct. President McGregor
has made a strong representation to nin'
that the schemes of General Whittiugham,
if publicly known, would, however un
justly, prejudice the credit of Aureata-laii-i,
nnd lie appealed to me not to give
particulars to the world. In matters such
as these, Jones, we cannot be guided solely
by selfish considerations."
'Heaven forbid, sir I" said Jones, much
moved.
"I have, therefore, consented to restrict
myself to a confidential communication
lo the directors; they must judge how far
they will pnss It on to the shareholders.
To the world at large I ahull say nothing
of the second loan; and I know you will
oblige me by treating this money as the
product of realizations In the ordinary
course of business. The recent disturb
ances, will quite account for so large n
sum being called In."
"I don't quite see how I can arrange
that."
"Ah, yon nre overdone," said I. "Leave
it all to nie, Jonc9."
And this I persuaded him to do. In
fact, he was so relieved nt seeing the
monpy back that he was easy to deal
with; nnd if ho auspreted anything, he
was overawed by my present exalted po
sition. He appeared to forget whnt I
could not, that the President, no doubt,
still possessed that fatal cable!
After lunch I rememliered my engage
ment with the Signorina, nnd. putting on
my hat, was bidding farewell ta busi
ness, when Jones snid:
"There's a note Just come for you sir.
A little boy brought It while you were out
nt lunch."
Ho gave It to me a little dirty envel
ope, with an illiterate scrawl. I opened
it carelessly, but as n:y eye fell on the
President's hand, I started In amazement.
The note was dated "Saturday From
on hoard Tho Songstress, and ran as fol
lows :
"Dear Mr. Martin I must confess to
having underrated your courage and abili
ties. If you care to put them at my dis
posal now, I will accept them. In the
other event, I must refer you to my pub
lic announcement. In any case It may
be useful to yoo to know that McGregor
designs to marry Signorina Nugent. I
fear that on my return it will be hardly
consistent with my public duties to spare
your life (unless you accept my present
offer), but I shall always look back to
your acquaintance with pleasure. I hnve,
if you will allow me to say so, seldom
met a young mnn with such natural gifts
for finance and politics. I shall anchor
five miles out from Whlttinghatn to-night
(for I know you have no ships), and if
you join me, well and good. It not, I
shall consider your decision irrevocable.
Believe me, dear Mr. Martin, faithfully
yours,
"MAItCTJS W. WIIITTI NG HAM,
"President of tbe Republic of Aureata
land." The President's praise was grateful to
me. But I did not see my way to fall in
with his views. He said nothing about
the money, but I knew well that its re
turn would be a condition of any alliance
between us. Again, I was sure that ho
also "designed to marry the Signorina,"
and if I must have a rival on ti.e spot I
preferred McGregor in that cnpnclty.
Lastly, I thought that after all there Is a
decency in things, and I had better stick
to my party. I did not, however, tell
McGregor about the letter, merely send
ing him a line to say I had heard that ho
had better look out.
This done, I resumed my Interrupted
progress to the SIgnnrlna's. When I was
shown in, she greeted me kindly.
"I have had a letter from the Presi
dent," I said.
"Yes," aaid she, "ho told me be had
written to you."
"Why, hnve you hoard from him?"
"Yes, just a littlo note. Ho is rather
cross with me. Are you going over to
him going to forsake me?"
"How can you ask me? Won't you
show mo your letter, Christina ?"
"No, John," sho answered, mimicking
my Impassioned tones. "I may stenl the
President's suviugs, but I respect his con
fidence." "You know what he says to me about
McGregor?"
"Yes," said tho Signorina. "But, curi
ous to rejnte, the Colonel has just been
here himself and told mo the same thing.
The Colonel baa not a nice way of mak
ing love, Jack not so nice as yours
nearly."
Thus encouraged I went and sat down
by her. I believe I took her band.
"You don't love him?"
"Not nt all," Kho replied. "I like you
very much, Jack," she said, "and it's very
bweet of you to have made a revolution
for me. It was for mo, Jack?"
"Of courso it was, my darling," 1
promptly replied.
"But you know, Jack, I don't see how
we'ro much better off. Imhs-d, iu a way
it's worse. The President wouldn't let
anybody else marry me, but ho wasn't
so peremptory aa the Colonel. The Colo
nel declines he will marry me this day
wet k !"
"We'll see about that," said I, savagely.
"Another revolution. Jack?" asked tho
Signorina.
iou needn't laugh at me," I said sulk
ily. "Poor boy J What are we Idyllic lov
ers to do?"
"1 don't believe you're a bit In earn
ed "
os, I am. Jack now." Then she
went on, with a sort of playful pity,
"Look at my savage, jealous Jack. It's
pleasant while it lasts; try not to be
broken-hearted If it doesn't last."
"if you love me, why don't you come
with mo out of this sink of iniquity?"
"Itiiti away with you?" she aKkml with
open amazement. "Do you think that
we're the sort of people f,ir a romantic
elopement? I inn very earthy. .V.ul k
are you, Jack dear, nice e:ir!'n, but earth
Jack."
There was a good deal of truth in this
remark. We were not an ideal p.iir Cj;'
love iu n cottage.
"Yes," I said. "I've got no money."
"I've got a little money, but not much.
I've beeu paying my debts," x'ua ndtbd
proudly.
' I haven't been even doing that. And
I'm not quite eqnnl to purloining that
I3HXK)0."
"We must wait. Jack. But this I will
promise; I'll never marry tiie Coluuej. If
it comet te that or running sway, we'll
run away.
"And VTulttijiBiiHiii?"
Th SJgnerfna for euce looked grave,
"taa knew hint." ah said Think
what a tats yes del and yeu're net a
watl aaaa, or I ahotndn't be (bad ox yu
Jack, yoa mn kep h'.w away.
She w.i quiti agitated ; and it was one
more tribute to the President's power.i
that he hruM exert so strange an influ
ence over such' n nature. I was burning
to ask her more nbotit herself nnd the
President, 'nut I could not while she w.in
distressed. And when I had comforted
her, she resolutely declined to return to
the subject.
"No, go away now," she said. "Think
how we are to checkmate our tw Presi
dents. And, Jack, whatever happens, I
got you hack the money. I've done you
some good. So be kind to me. I'm not
very much afraid of your heart breaking.
You hnve plenty of useful things to oc
cupy your time."
At last I accepted my dismissal, nnd
walked off, my happiness considerably
damped by the awkward predicament In
which we stood. Clearly McGregor meant
business; and at this moment McGregor
was all powerful. Ifhe kept the reins, I
should lose my love. If the Presidenr
came back, a worso fate still threatened.
Supposing it were possible to carry off the
Signoritm, which I doubted very much,
where were we to go to? And would she
come? On the whole, I did not think shi
would come.
(To be continued.)
END OF THE LUCY WALKER.
Slen-nlion t It nee nn the Mississippi
thnt Cost' Mnnr I.Ives.
Passing the place a few days ago
where thin noted Cherokee Indian used
to live, we were reminded of the history
and tragic death of the man. Joe Vnuu.
win) was the most noted Cherokee of
Ills time, says the Fort Gibson Post.
He used to live about three uillo.s beib.v
Fort Gibson, opposite tho niott'li of
Bayou Milliard, on the opposite f-lde of
the Arkansas IJlver.
He owned .lOO slaves, ,100 of who'n
were men. lie hud thousands or acres
of land, ninny cattle and horses, soma
being racing; stock. He owned the first
steamboat that came up the Arkansas
Hlver to Fort Gibson, when the United
States government had a line of boat
to this place to supply the largo gnrri
son then stationed here.' This boat w:n
named the Lucy Walker, nnd In those
days was noted for her speed. She ran
between Fort Gibson and lower Missis
sippi ports, even to New Orleans, carry
ing passengers nnd freight.
Vann was n strange Indian, unlike
any known before or since, and was
known as a "dead game Rport," open
hearted, brave nnd generous to a fauit.
He was good to'all his slaves and they
liked lil in and would obey lilra Jn any
thing. He won and lost lnrge Sams on
horse-racing nnd gambling, but It was
nil the same to him, for he kept up his
end of the sport nt nil times and sea
sons. This was nlong tho 30's and 40's,
not long after tho Clierokees toolt pos
session of the country.
Var.n had one fault, which ultimate
ly caused his tragic death. He could
not brook n boasting rival ond would
not take a "dare." While his steam
boat had no rival for speed on the Ar
kansas Ulver, from Its mouth at the
Mississippi to Little Koek and Fort
Gibson, there were two or three on the
Mississippi Ulver, between St. Louis
and New Orleans. One of these boats,
said to be tho fastest on the river, at
tempted to pnss him on the way down.
Vann had a crew of thirty negroes,
snld to have no uperlors on the river.
He told the boys that tho Lucy Walker
must be kept ahead, no matter at what
cost. An allowance of grog was given
to each, nnd all promised to stand up
to the work. The rival boat was gain
ing on them. The usual fuel failed to
give sulllclent speed. Vann went around
nnd told the hands to gather up every
thing that would burn. Tar nnd bacon
were thrown Into the furnace nnd soon
the Lucy Walker was forglug ahead of
her rival.
Timbers of the boat creaked and
groaned. The furnace was red hot.
Tho hollers were seething und foam
ing. The heat was terrific. The pas
sengers, of whom there were about 150,
became? alarmed. -but Vann was cool as
a cucumber. Ho told hU negro crew
that they would beat the rival boat or
all go to hades together, and they prom
ised to stand by lilni.
About that time there was on awful
explosion and there was nothing left
of the Lucy Walker but scattered frag
ments. Most of the crew were blown
.to atoms, besides 'about forty passen
gers dead and nearly all more or less:
Injured. Vann's body was found hor
ribly mangled.
Knew Ills llntilneaa,
Crltlcus I have only one fault to
find with this rurnl scene.
DeAulier What Is that?
Crltlcus Why In the name of com
mon sense did you paint those cows
blue?
Iie.Vuber Oh, that's all right. The
models I used were from the blue-grass
section of Keutueky.
One Woman's Way.
Husband Why do you encourage
that Mrs. Tattles to keep calling so of
ten? Is It because you enjoy bearing
the neighbors talked about?
Wife Oh. no, but when she Is here I
know she Isn't somewhere else talking
about me.
More ot Hint.
Miss Mugley The Idea or his calling
me hourly. I may not bo very pretty,
but I'm certainly not as homely as he
Is-
Miss Pert No, dear, but that's sim
ply because he's bigger than you. Phil
itdolphla Public Ledger.
Another Ylrwpolut.
f 'Iriplelgli I aw nevah associate
with those aw howld baseball play
alis doiieher know.
Miss Cnr.stlqiu I suppose not. There
are touii tl.lags that even baseball play
ers won't ft.iiul for.
Why It I.
"Why Is It," ased the Frenchman,
"that yc.i have no duels like we have
la Frame':"
")Ve ure all sti.U good shots," nn
swoied the American, "thnt we would
bo sure to hit. each oilier. That's why."
A a Snpplunter.
Tho Maid Do you think the automo
bile will ever supplant the horse?
The Man No; but It may supjJant
the mule In the course uf mue. Oi. hi
fuil:' as unreliable as the otter. "
Iu eUiht yeurs the peyutuOea f
Oaaka, Jaun, tins laoraasesl frwM gu.
80 to aver l,O30,l(Mi VU saubw f
factor! taaa Increase by Ml.
One of the most imprcviive Indications of modern sc!en
tlfic progress comes froru the field of astronomy, snvs
the Washington Poxt. Tit limits of the universe nre
now being reached by thd strong eye of the photo-
clallsts. Enough observational basis for the
belief has already been added to philosophical
grounas ror ttie conclusion that the
ion or matter In void space not Infinite rfAM&W&i v , 1-5 , ,A
with tbe unknowable worship- ;I'
!ng past Tbe view still held -VJSf
by tbe mass of people who ; V V;' p&4!fri$$s&it& PWl5.
only with about
'jfBf-h fcnlf of tlle
A-h-h--1 visible from the
. m l- L Y't?FVt
J:A'.&m "tones, so
WtMXI-?. of first to nin
' h'rt.:.';v".: T'-VH Z number about a million.
I .' . '.v. ff1 -i ' : f i' ' ' I. J-?...t ! . ..."' ' J. : V l L s.'. W i.fi VI
1$&&M? VS JmWCTit modern Instruments i
Mil L ms&
I f 'T..'."Ki "Vl! II 111 IL " I Y7,-7-iV " -jr.-jr r
give thought to the subject nt nil is expressed by a Ger
man poet, who wrote In the earlier decades of the past
century of a mnn "called Into the vestibule of heaven,
stripped of his robe of flesh," nnd guided by "a mighty
angel through long reaches of planets circling on the right
and left and vast Saharas of darkness" at such velocity
that "the light with lesser speed came on to meet them."
The dream poet voiced the conviction of his times by nar
rating that finally "the man sank down, crying: 'Angel,
I can go no further, for end there Is none !"
"Some astronomers now state their belief that we can
see through the expanse of nebulae nnd stars to outside
vacancy," said Professor Aaron N. Skinner, who. In charge
of the equatorial work nt the United States Naval Ob
servatory, Is mnklng a catalogue of 0.000 of the known
stars. "I5ut," he added, in the course of his talk with a
Post reporter, "the question arises, Should It be true that
we can In time penetrate even to the limits of the ether
of our universe, what Is there beyond, across space which
light cannot traverse? Indeed, we might assume the ex
istence of a plurality of universes, beyond nny hope of
cognizance by us, jut as there nre a plurality of suns
that we can see. For myself, however, I am too busy
with the more tangible work I have on hand here to In
dulge much In these speculative discussions."
Professor Skinner Is now nearing the end of twelve
years' work occupied In definitely cataloguing a strip or
none of the 500,000 stars approximately catalogued be
tween 1800 nnd 10, comprising a list known as the Bonn
.Durchniusterung. In later years, also under German In
itiative, the leading observatories of the world under
took the tremendous Job of determining the exact position
of these half-mllllon ttuns, being those down to the ninth
apparent magnitude. (Stars become Invisible to the un
aided eye nt the sixth magnitude.) The ltonn Durehmus-
FIRE IN THE SKYSCRAPER.
Chief Danscer Ia the Inflammable
Ofllce Furniture.
The construction of the new Singer
building In New York, n lofty tower of
forty-two stories, 012 feet high, leads
the" Journal of Fire to speculate on the
consequences of a Are In tills structure
pr in any very high steel frame build
ing. It concludes that the average
skyscraper Is too high for adequate
fire protection and that when such a
building begins to bum the people iu
the upper stories will have to sit down
With such calmness as they can mus
ter and wait for it to be put out or
for the alternative.
"The danger Is not so much to prop
erty ns It Is to life nnd for this reason
the matter deserves careful considera
tion," says the paKr named nliove.
"The modern oltice building contains a
small nnuy of occupants, both men and
women, nnd the endangering of these
Is a great responsibility.
"The sky semper as a fire risk has
not been sulllcieiitly tested to Justify
any conclusion ns to Its tire safety, but
judging by present knowledge nnd ex
perience it represents u serious fire
possibility. The question of safety for
the occupants may be passed by In tho
belief In the 'fireproof capacity of the
building, but this belief is n delusion
and a dependence on It Is likely ta re
sult disastrously. The results of the
Baltimore and San Francisco conllagra
tlons were not needed to demonstrate
the falsity of the 'fireproof idea, for
New York's tire experience was amply
sufficient for this.
"The so-called fireproof building Is
fire proof only as regards the structure
itself and this only to a limited extent.
The building, as such, docs not assure
the safety of the Inmates nor the se
curity of the contents and as regards
fire dnnger to life It Is the part of pru
dence to consider It from the stand
point of nn ordinary building. It must
be conceded that In an olllce building
it Is jKissible for fire to start and the
moke, heat and flames to spread
throughout, making it impossible to use
tho stairways and elevator as exits.
Under the circumstances it Is to be ex
pected that a number of persons' will
lie Imprisoned above the lire und their
safety (loicmloiit upon circtinistniio s.
"The possibility of a serious tire In
11 ollice building Is generally discount
ed on the ground that otllce buildings
do not contain enough fuel for a con
siderable lire, but whoever entertains
this notion should look about and esti
mate the quantity of combustible mate
rials contained iu au otllce Iu the shape
Of desks, cabinets, rugs, papers, etc. It
la true that the usual office occupancy
la not such as result iu frequent Area,
but there are the hazards due to the
heat, light aud power and Iu mauy
Instances office are used for compara
tively hazardous purposes. At tbe same
jtim among thousands of offices It is
ft: '
exten
selves twelve years
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BALLOONING ACROSS THE ALPS.
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Two Italian aeronauts, Slgnorl Usuelll and Crespl. crossed the Alps In a
balloon cnlled "Milano." They started from Milan and descended nt Alx-les-Italns,
having passed across Mont Blanc. The photograph was reconstructed
from materials supplied by the voyagers. Recently Mr. Leslie Bucknall left
the Wandsworth gas works and In sixteen hours descended on the Ulver Loop
near the Lake pf Geneva, a distance of over 4'M miles. In the darkness the
aeronaut located the proximity of the Alps by tho echo. Had he had a reserve
of gas he would have crossed the mountains.
reasonable to expect a certain propor
tion of litvs and nnimig these some that
will get headway and result In a roil
sldern'ile lire." Translation in Liter
ary 1 Hgest.
Our Itlllluna uf Ancestors.
Has anybody ever stopped to think
how many male und U male ancestors
It took to bring us into the world?
First, of course, It was uecessury to
have a father and mother, and our
father aud mother must have had a
father aud toother, aud so on back
through fifty-six generations to the time
of Christ
A careful calculation of all these an
cestors shows that thers must have
d
if
earth, owing to tha;
enough observ-:
that the stars!
th mngnitudo
Pro-j
:ated that tho;
ivlth the aid ofi
lumber several
million, of these only a small fraction
being definitely located, catalogued, and
counted.
The task to which astronomers set them-
ngo was so divided among the promi
nent observatories that to the Washington institution was
assigned the zone lying between 14 nnd 18 degrees south
ward from the zenith, each observer slightly overlapping
or duplicating the work of his neighbor to make the strips
match positively. Another year of observation nnd com
putation will complete the part assigned to the Washing
ton Naval Observatory. The work Involved accurate ob
servation nt different times of every one catalogued, In.
eluding 300 zero or base stars, from which the position of
the others are reckoned, so that about 20000 observations
had to be made. Further, every hour spent In observation
required at least three hours of mathematical computation.
In recent yenrs the equipment of twelve-Inch telescopes
with photographing attachments has greatly extended the
range of human view, for while the eye, tiring, sees less
In protracted wjtchlng, the photographic plate, accumu
lating Impression with time, sees more. Professor Skinner
found It especially serviceable In distinguishing the minor
nsteroid planets from fixed stars, and. remarked that Its
capacity for seeing what the eye could not see through the
telescope was notable In the case of the discovery of a
maze of nebulae In the field of the plelndes where with
the eye hardly any nebulous trace was discernible. . The
photographic method of cataloguing stars has been quite .
successfully used In Europe.
"These plates," said Professor Skinner, "give very nc-,
curote results, but the method Is yet too new for us to
depend entirely upon It."
The work upon which he Is engaged has been done en
tirely by telescopic eye observation, and the Naval Observ
atory has not so far been equipped with an Instrument
for doing the same thing photographically. It would cost
$50,000.
Speaking of the financial support given scientific work,
Frofessor Skinner remarked:
"Many private and university observatories are handi
capped because the donors do not understand the full
requirements of the work. Such Is true of the observa
tory In California to which Mr. Yerkes, the late street
railway magnate, gave the big telescoie. Wealthy men
are Inclined to give liberally enough for equipment that
people can see and touch, but are apt to forget that It
requires several times ns much money to use an Instru
ment than It costs, In order to bring the results for which
It Is supposed to be designed; results, of course, which
only the learned can fully appreciate."
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beeu l.,5!t2:i5,017,4S!)r.;U,!J7tJ births
to
bring one of us Into the world
Aud
this is only from the time of Christ,
una not rrom the beginning of tho
world.
According to one authority, If fr,mi a
single couple for five thousand years
each husband mid wife hail married at
tho age of lit, mid there had been no
deaths, the population of the eartb
would be 'J. 1!)'. ,H 5. followed by 14,
ciphers. To bold such a iopulatiou it
would take several worlds the size of
ours. Sunday Magazine.
A little learning Is a dangerous th'uf,
and too much often unfits a man tarn
making an honest living.
