JOlSEJSLS
Tho truly modern preacher
Discusses every fnd
That comes to public notlcei
If It lie good or bad.
Ilo speaks with graceful accent
On "Should Our Hnlr Ilo Dyed"
Or tells his congregation
"The, Proper Way to Hide."
Ho walls "Tho Curso of Checker".'
Or "Why Wo Lonvo thn Karn!"
Put nono hns UBcd thin topic.
"Turn In a Flro Alarm." v
Ilo talks on ".Mo.tern Writer."
Or "Can Our Votes Ho Uoiight,"
And sometimes hVs Just lovely
On "TiioURhtleancs's of Thought."
Some day nn Innovation
"Will suddenly be, sprung
Homo conscientious preacher
Will turn his silver tongue
To words of hope-nnil heaven,
And Brace Ills voleo will 1111,
And we'll Ret more religion
And less of vaudeville.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Clutch of Circumstances,
BY B. C. WALTZ.
(Copyright, 1901, by Dally Story Pub. Co.
When tho wind swept tho boat
ncross tho waters, tossing It to and
fro In a mocking and mad glee, Carter
Starr had only tho ono thought to
save his companion and himself. The
boatrlde was a mad escapade on tho
part of both a daring doflanco of tho
old quarrel bctweon her undo and
adopted father, Beldcn Storms and hU
own family. But when tho fates throw
them together for a fortnight's sojourn
at tho sldesldo hotel, tho two saw a
humor In tho situation that drovo them
Into follies and pranks undreamed of
before.
Ho knew that sho was pretty and
an heiress. Ho know that his own
fortunos depended upon tho caprlco of
his grandfather. Sho admired hlra
with a woman's admiration, because
ho was forbidden to her by every tra
dition of tho Storms family.
Introduced by accident and among
strangers, tho two laughed into each
other's eyes and defied fortuno and
tradition. They met afterwards by
those strango accidents that seem ar
ranged for such cases, In tho early
morning dip In tho sea, In tho noolta
of the long porticos, at night during
tho pauses of the dance and, on an
island party over tho bay, In tho danco
Itself bocauso It was safo enough. But
this afternoon had been utterly with
out precedent Ho had strolled away
In his flannels for a smoke and to read
while tho hotel peoplo napped after
luncheon. And, In tho shade of n
great rock, ho had chanced upon Elolso
Storms awake, alert, saucy and mag
netic. An hour later they went out for
a sail over to Idlo Rock. That was
the story only they had not counted
on what might happen.
What did happen made them help
less, ,thelr boat disabled In a few mo
ments, ,at the mercy of n wild sea.
Then was tho dreadful darkness of the
tossing waters and a blinding rain.
Elolso's red parasol went to and fro
toward tho shore like a gay buoy at
the first gust. And after It went hor
pique cap and his own soft felt, mero
links in a chain of evldcnco In after
hours.
It wa3 hard to say which was tho
paler faco In the ilrst realizations of
the moment. But Elolso recovered
herself with tho courage of her race.
"Wo shall bo carried out to sea."
He looked at herewith trembling lips
"We shall bo carried to sea,
"I should haveknown better than
to havo brought you."
Sho smiled bitterly.
"And I should not have come. We
aro oven. Can we get through the
storm?"
He looked out to the Infinite, om
nipotent sea. His reckloss moods fell
from him. Tho wind blew the girl's
brown hair about her shoulders. Ho
could not sco her face. He tried to
keep a control of tho rudder for a long
tlmo but gavo It up as useless. Out,
out Into tho darkness and tossing wa
ters they wont with tho receding tldo.
Finally he crept along close to her and
took hor hands.
. "You have been very bravo I think
I will toll you that tho boat mny break
up later. It Is an old ono and leak
ing horribly. Hero Is a rope. I will
tlo It about you and myself as well
as I can and to the mast ami deck
pleco. Bclievo me, I will do all I can
to savo you."
Sho put her hands on his shouldors
and looked 'Into his eye's., tV
"Forglvo mo."
"For what?"
They wpro both stern and choleric.
"Folly. I knew bettor than to daro
Fato so."
"So did I. You must forglvo mo
A man should bo wise."
"And a woman discreet. What
would my unclo and aunt say now?".
Ho was knotting tho rope about hor.
"Wo may never know. Now we
cannot bo separated. If ono drowns,
tho other will. It is Just, is It not?
And It makos chances."
"I would not havo It any other way.
Who wants to go Into tho Unknown
alone?"
Ho rose up suddenly.
"Elolso, tho worst Is coming. Give
mo your hand, no, hold to me. 600!"
Sho looked seaward and saw that
which niado her shriek and cling to
him.
Two hours later they lay somewhere
on tho sand, still in a terrible darkness
and the storm raglnc about ihm
That thoy were allvo seemed a miracle.
When consciousness returned to him
tho sea was washing their bodies.
Ho had dragged her higher onto tho
sand and discovered that she was not
dead. Now her head was pillowed on
his Bhouldon and her faco hidden on
his breast.
"Whoro are we?"
"I do not know. Wo must wait for
light. It may bo an Island it may bo
tho shore,"
Sho laughed bitterly.
"It does not niako much difference.,
I shall never go buck."
"Why? O, I know, I know!"
"You do not know tho Storms. I
am forever disgraced In their eyes. I
would rather bo dead. I shall never
go back. Get me away somewhere and
let mo disappear. I will work, any
thing, anything, rather than faco my
uncle."
Her voico was scornful and dreary
enough. Ho smoothed her wlnd
roughened hair.
"Do not think that I do not know.
I cannot see that my own case Is very
different, I, too, have offended against
tho unwritten laws. I also must bear
my punishment."
"Which will bo "
"My grandfather never forgives."
"I know that well."
After a long silence during which
tho wind seemed somewhat less ter
rible, ho said. In a low tono:
"But I will niako it up to you."
"How can you?"
"I can at least save you from tho
worst."
"Tho worst," she shuddered.
"I can make you my wife."
"You? And I was to mako such
a great marriage.'
"So was I, Perhaps this is one. Wo
can call It so."
Sho wrung her hands. "I cannot go
back alone, I cannot. But nothing
conld bo worse than tho return. I sw
no other way. Cnn you brave it?"
Ho smoothed her hair from her fore
heads "Wo know tho world nnd wo boo the
situation. Wo woro saved together
and aro known to havo been oul on
tho sea by this. tlmo. I will tnka you
back ns my wife. That will bo tho
only thing now as I fico."
"But marriage mnrrlago Is a sol
emn, a sacred tlo."
"So It is. Wo will try to do our
duty. I think death has purified our
souls tonight. So bo comforted and
wo will sco what tho light brings ua.
it may solvo tho problem of what to
do noxt."
In tho faint gray dawn ho awoke
from a troubled sleep. They wcro on
a long sandy beech. Clear across the
bay wero the buildings of tho great
hotel. Beyond nnd nbovo them was n
small village and tho cross of a tiny
stono church showed over tho trees.
"Tho way is found," ho said, calmly,
'como, wo will go yonder."
Tho news of their rcscuo went by
telephone to tho great hotel nnd tho
wholo house, excited by their disap
pearance and survival, waited on the
piazzas' nnd at tho wharf for their ro
turn on tho coast steamer.
Tho peoplo nt tho vlllago had given
Uiom soma clothing but they presented
.t Etrango appearance as they stepped
on shore. At tho gang-plank stood
a whltc-hnlrcd old man and a red
faced ralddlo-agcd man. They were
both stern, and choleric, their great
relief finding vent in hot anger. Tho
culprits camo together. Cartor Starr
held his head high and his Hps wcro
as set as hlu grandfather's own. EIoIho
was wan and clung to his arm. Thero
was a loud huzzahlng of tho passen
gers nnd a dash forward to shako
hands.
"Wait," ho cried, "and I'll glvo you
something to halloo for. Miss Storms
and myself havo been very near Death
and havo como back as wo wcro saved,
together. Wo woro married this morn
Ing nt St. Stephen's ncroso tho bay."
Tho old man's byes at onco met thoso
of tho red-faced man's in a look of
Intense relief. Ho caught his grand
son's arm.
"And you did right, yo:t scnmpl" ho;
roarod out, "You aro always a gentle
man." And Elolso felt hor uncle's wet check
against her own.
"Tho proper thing." ho sobbed, "the
propor thing and, under tho circum
stances, tho only thing."
FIND WATER IN THE DESERT.
I'U'iitlful riorr I Struck In .Mojuvo
Desert by Pruning torn.
The Mojavo desert, located In tho
southeastern portion of tho state, has
long boon regarded as dangerous to
llfo and valueless for any pifrpose,
says tho San Frnncisco Argonaul.
True, it was known that tho arid land
could bo rendered fruitful by means
of irrigation, but thero was no water
thero and none could be obtained
without a heavy expenditure. The
only plan proposed that promised re
lief was tho construction of immense
reservoirs in tho mountains to retain
tho Btorm water for a long distance
during tho summer. This meant 11
heavy Initial outlay and neither tho
state government nor tho federal gov
ernment has as yet expressed n will
ingness to Incur It. Life on tho desert
when not positively dnngerous, Is
crowded with hardships, but hardships
havo no deterrent, effect upon tho
searchers for gold, and lately tho waste
places of tho desert havo beon Invaded
by nn army of prospectors for oil. Tho
theory upon which, they proceeded was
that tho Kern river oil bolt extends
through tho Mojavo desert. Whcthor
or not thero Is any virtue In this
theory, tho facts 00 far developed have
not Justified It. No oil has been found,
but water In considerable quantities
has been struck and at the present
tlmo this Is more vnluablo than the
oil would have been. Artesian water,
If a sufficient quantity can bo found,
Is much hotter than the retained nnd
ditched storm wntcr would havo been,
since thoro Is less expense for hand
ling and less loss from evaporation.
Three wells have been developed al
ready. The third struck tho water nt
a depth of 185 feet, which Is much
moro shallow than would bo required
for nn oil well. All of them are said
to bo "gushers," and tho latest flows
215 mlner'B Inches. If tho water belt
should prove to bo permunont nnd ox
tonslvo a niBh to this region and
something very Hko a land boom may
bo looked for.
The Knlner's Cliiireli-IItilldlng 1'ncl.
Tho kaiser of Germany has many
hobbles; tho kulsertn only one, tho
building of churches, Bays tho New
York Times. Ah, however, Hho Is con
stantly Indulging her taste for ee
cleslastici. construction, tho matter Is,
financially at least, of some Importance
to thoso who pay for her piety. Thero
is, theroforo, a certain good-nntured
dissatisfaction with her oxtrnvaganca
is this lino. Taxpayers comfort them
selves with tho thought thnt sho might
spend their money In less praise
worthy objects. Tho feeling on tho
subject was recently given expression
to In a comical manner nt tho unveil
ing of ono of tho groups of tho statue's
with which tho emporor has decorated
the alley in tho Thlergarton In Berlin,
known bb tho "Slogeralleo." At tho
close of t'ho ceremony camo tho na
tional hymn, "Hell Dir im Slegor
krnnz," whereat overy ono, of course,
uncovered. Among tho number was
a totally bald man, seolng whom ono
of tho street urchins present called
out: "Hey, there's another vacant
spot for the kalserln to build a church
on!"
AMETIICAJV wilt j
BRIDGE IJSf BVWAH,
A steamship recently arrived nt New
York with a llttlo group of men
browned to a copper color by exposure
to tho tropical sun. As thoy reached
tho dock n number of people waiting
to meet them gave each a hearty hand
shake nnd extended congratulations.
In tho 'engineering world this group
will bo long remembered ns tho men
who put up tho greatest railroad
bridge in tho world in a country nono
of them hnd over seen, nmld trials nnd
troubles which might bo expected to
dlscourago anyono but a Yankeo engi
neer. Two or throo years ngo tho survey
ors of n railroad lino In Burmnh camo
BUILDING A 200-FOOT COLUMN. POINT.
to a hole In tho ground which was so
deep thnt it seemed as If a balloon
would bo tho only way to cross It. This
was tho Goktolk gorge. To go around
It would requlro twenty or thirty miles
more of trnck, and the question aroso
whether it could bo spanned by a
bridge. Tho general o.fllclnls of tho
company thought It could If tho right
men could bo found to undertake tho
work. Several American firms wero
Invited to put In bids, and ono of them,
tho Pennsylvania Steel company, se
cured tho Job. It was a caso of hurry
from start to llnlsh, for tho work must
bo done within a year from tho tlmo
tho contract was lot Tho Btool for tho
towers, girders and other work had to
bo turned out of tho works, shipped
to New York, loaded on board vessels,
carried to Rangoon, loaded on cars
and then transported 450 miles t6 this
holo In tho ground. Special machinery
had to be built to put tho brldgo to
gether nnd to raise tho different pieces
and hold them in position. ' In nil,
about 5,000 tons of metal nlono wcro
required for tho work, tho brldgo It
self taking 4,852 tons alone.
From ono sldo of tho Valley to tho
other was nearly half a mllo, For two
thirds of this dlstanco tho railroad
track had to bo laid at heights ranging
from 100 to 250 feet nbovo tho ground,
THE GIANT TRAVELER
Then came a drop of 320 feet to the top
of n bridge nature had thrown across
one of tho mountain rivera of Southern
Asia. Upon this natural bridge, Just
wide enough to form a safe support,
heavy steel towers were riveted to
gether to such a height that tho men
working upon them at tlio top lookod
llko Insects to the observer from liu
low. PALMS FOR ARID PLAINS.
Troon 1'roni lliu lln May Holm Hie
Wan In I.hiiU I'rohleiu.
The department of agriculture Heems
to entertain tho belief that the dato
palm may solve tho problem of what
to do with tho arid and alkali lands of
Arizona, California and other westorn
states. Experiments ha,v, cen maiiu
In tho past by the department, and ex
periment stations, but ronowed Inter
est is being taken by tho section of
plant introduction of tho department
f Agriculture, nnd ProfesBor P, G.
As soon ns tho cablegram camo from
tho Burmnh railway company accept
ing tho Amcrlcnn bid a special forco
of workmen wan selected to turn out
the material us rapidly ns possible,
nnd tho brldgo department worked dny
and night.
The work, particularly In Itn Initial
stnges, was performed amidst various
perils. In tho depths of tho gorge,
matted with underbrush and scattered
with hugo rocks, lurked tho deadly
snnkes of India. Homo of tho coolies
wero bitten nnd died. Poisonous vego
tntlon also affected tho men, nnd va
pors arising from tho depths of tho ra
vlno bred low fovcr in American bones.
Thero wcro bensta of prey, too, but al
though thoy wcro seen and heard
prowling about tho camp at night tho
bridge bulldera suffered nothing from
tholr doprodntlons except tho loss of
somo llvo stock. The Incessant rains
turned tho ground Into liquid mud, nnd
tho mnsona laying tho stono founda
tions for the towers wero hold back
ton weeks. At last these wero com
pleted, and thou tho "trnveljor" wan put
In position.
This was n mechanical glnnt, the
Inrgcst by far over used In brldgo con
structlon. It lifted nnd loworod tho
WOIUCMEN ON THE
tons of steel nnd held thorn In Its grip
while tho men fastened them Into
place. Although lu tho photographs of
tho work the traveler looks to bo only
20 or .'10 feet In length and to weU;h
perhaps four or Hvo tons, It extended
from Its support on tho end of tho rail
road track a dlstanco of 1C5 feet over
tho gorge and contained ninety tons of
metal alone. Tho beams or trusses
Fnlrchlld, agricultural explorer for tho
department, now traveling lu Afrlcr.,
hns procured a number of anchors, or
offshoots, from tho delta of tho Nile,
which ho has shipped to tho depart
ment and which will be distributed
In tho southwestern pnrt of this coun
try. In tho United States the dato Is
an article of luxury, but in its nutlvo
country It In n most Important food,
many regions In Arabia nnd IthV Sa
hara bolng uninhabitable, but" for tho
dato palm. Tho United States annu
ally Imports nearly $ 1,000,0(00 worth
of data; butvjt li poMjb'lf, the de-
which formed Its lower portion wcro
219 foct In length, and from Its top to
tho railroad track was 40 feet. To keep
this Immense weight from toppling
over, n counter-weight of tfoventy-flvo
tons was loaded upon tho rear portion,
which waa mounted on Nvhooled trucks
so thnt It could bo rolled along ns tho
brldgo was erected.
Tho llttlo band of thlrty-flvo Ameri
cans put tho mammoth bridge together
from olght months nftor tho work was
commenced, Tho brldgo Is so strongly
built that It will support a train of
loaded freight cars reaching Us cntlro
length, In addition to four locomotlvca
weighing fifty-four tons each. Owing
to Itn great height, It must bo strongly
braced to withstand tho forco of tho
galea which sweep down tho vnlley nt a
velocity of sixty or seventy miles an
hour. Tho engineers had to calculate
upon thoso and other dellcato points,
but teste mndo after completion show
thnt they calculated to 11 nicety. 1 tt
was expected In building tho bridge to
hnvo tho aid of compressed air in bor
ing holes through tho stool and fasten
ing tho rivets, but whon tho COO na-i
Uvea who wero employed as lnborcrtf
henrd tho hissing nnd notrd tho effect
of tho unseen force, thoy believed It to
bo something supernatural nnd not ono
of thorn could bo Induced to touch tho
compressed air tools. Ah a result, nil.
of tho holts and rivets, nearly two hun
dred thousand, wero fastened In tho
old-fashioned wny by hand hamtuorB. '
This dolnyed tho work about ono
mouth.
Tho work was dono under tho super
vision of J, C. Turk of Now York, jib
engineer for tho Pennsylvania Steel
oompuny, under tho genornl direction
of Mr. J. V. W. Heyndors, .genornl su
perintendent of tho brldgo department,
who prepnrcd tho drawings for tho
structure. Tho hrldgq cost $700,000,
or $310 a foot. Of tho llttlo baud of
Americans who went half way around
tho world to do this work, every man
camo back allvo and hearty, but with
the memory of ono of tho most trying
tasks over completed by Yankeo pluck
and Ingenuity.
Idling Ntnnr of Mouth Sen.
The visitor to tho Falkland Islands
sees a number of what appear to bo
weathor-benten, moHs-coveied bowldera
Of vnrlouH sizes scattered hero and
thoro. On nttomptlng to turn ono over
ho is surprlsod to And that It lu an
chored tovthn ground by roots of great
strjiigth. These aro not bowlders,
they aro trees! No other placo In tho
world can hIiow auch a peculiarity of
"forest" growth. Tho Falkland Islands
aro exposed to a Btrong polar wind,
which renders It Impossible for trees
to grow lu tho propor form; nature has
consequently adapted herself to tho
prevailing conditions nnd produced thin
strange form of plant llfo. Thcso
"living stones," ns thoy nro cnlled, nro
qulto devoid of "grain" and It (s next
HIGHEST PIEK.
10 lmpoHslblo to cut them up and utilize
them for fuel,- Now York Proas.
A Thickly rouiiliitvil l'arUh.
Islington is tho moat thickly popu
lated parish In England, having 11?
persons to tho ncre. Bolton comes
next,
Blue blond is 0110 of tho things that
'runs In the family?"
pnrtment lmlloves, to rnlso all tho
dates needed In this country. Tho dnto
palm, although grown profitably only
In nrid and Homl-arld regions, is not
in tho propor sonso of tho word n des
ert plnnt. It requires a fairly abun
dant, and, above nil, a constant supply
of wator at thn roots, nnd nt tho Bamo
tlmo It dollghtB in a perfectly dry and
.very hot climate. 'IMe dato palm la
'nblo to stand much more cold, than nn
ornngq troo, but not so much as a
pencil treo. .
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