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VICTOR HUGO'S HOUSE
The Old Mansion Has Been Pre
sented to the City of Paris.
It Will He Mnlntnlncil nan Memorial
to the (.rent French Author
Filled with 'IntcrcNtlwc
Cut-Ion.
"FMtors to Paris, especially thoso of
llOntary proclivities, will herea.tt.or find1
n. aiew point of special interest in the
suinsion of Victor Hugo, which
through tho generosity of tb-3 grand
children and near kin of the greitt
author, has been presented 'to the city
.nnd will bo accessible to tho public ia
a museum, to bo maintained as a spe
cial memorial to Uro man whoso works
have boon more .popular tho world over
than those of almost any other French
writer. Thus will France have a me
morial of her gtftod son and one who
Buffered so much in tire cause of lib
erty, similar .to England's homo of
Shakospearo at Stratford-on-Avon, and
to Germany's homo of Goethe at Wei
mar, which the poot (Occupied for 40
years.
' The historic Hugo -mansion, on tho
Place des Vosgcs, is the one in which
tho poet spent &omo of tho most ac
tive years of his long and splendid
career in the world of letters. It is
nearly 20 .yeam fllncc death's touch
stopped -tho -vigorous brain and busy
hand of Victor Hugo, yet tho condi
tion of the mansion is much tho same
as when ho occupied it. .In addition
to tho furnishings of tho house, which
are practically ihoso which were in
use during the iifo of the poet, there
arc many -valuable souvenirs of hisH
work, a library -of 5,000 volumes, and
n collection of tho author's drawings
and wood earvings, besides gifts and
personal souvenirs, portraits in paint
ing, and sculpture, and much else of
an artistic and historic value. There
are also scattored about tho spacious
rooms of the mansion many souvenirs
of VictoT lingo's friends, including
Lamartine, George Sands and the el
der Dumas, consisting of inkwells,
pens anil Jotters. The room where tho
author died is cnxactly as It was at tho
time of iiis (demiso, tho furnishing of
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THE HUGO HOUSE IN PARIS
the bed, the unlock, -etc., being Jtlonti
cal. Victor Hugo 3iud ilie odd habit of
standing up to TiIb -work, a high ulesk
specially constnictod lor him making
this possible Hour after hour he
would stand on IiIb fact before -this
desk and busy himself with his tlifcer
.ary work. This desk may be seen in
tho new Hugo museum, which Pauls is
aiow able to control and preserve i'or
the coming generations of book lovers
.and lltorary lights. Victor Hugo lived
lo he 82 years of age, and oven at that
.ago was vigorous ajnd active. It was
.a novel, sight to sfce "him before his
Kiosk much in the attitude of tho clerk
jn tho busy office where tho broant
Jiigh desks aro used.
Tho houso where Hugo was bora
ie still standing, and is alto a point erf
Interest to tho tourist. It Is a three
story building and datc3 from tho early
years of the eighteenth oentury. A me
anoi'Jal plaLo executed by M. Willemot,
After designs by M. Uerard, tho city
iirchUect at tho time, marks -the spot.
The -poet Hvctl In many different places
jn Paris botwren the time of Ids birth
and thr return to Paris after Ids exile
auil caking up his abode in the man
sion which has just been preserved to
tho city. Just before the rev&flntlon
he lived in tho Place Koyale, and had
gathered gothlc utained glass, carved
furniture, great drawings' by the agis
ter himself, .Boule .clocks, ivories, lac
's clalllons, busts, Venetian mirrors, Hol
riand lustres, Chinese' Idols, porcelalnes
or. baxony and Japan, a bed with gilfl-
cd mighty pillars and glided baok, am
. old movable reading desk with a Bjble
Illumined like the Saint Barthclemy of
"LeS MlfiCrtthlos " thn ,Yiii.(,in..n ,...
pass of Christopher Columbus, "La
Plnta, 14S9," and other rare articles,
but during hie exile those were seized
nnd sold. Pity it is that these treas
ure could not have been preterved
and made part of the present coljec
iion. --- 0. A. VOICE.
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NEW HAVAL ACADEMY
Imposing Structures Are Replacing
Old Buildings at Annapolis.
mcht Million of Doll fir Are nrtinn
IUiioiuUmI to Mnkp Till .Sclutotl
a Credit 41te
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Tho old naval academy buildings at
Annapolis in which many of tho great
naval heroes of America have received
tholr training, nro toeing torn do.wn to
give plage to new and more commodious
structures that are now being built.
Tho United Slates :naval academy as
we have known It was of slow growth.
It was in 13-J5 that the first start to
ward a naval school was mado by
'transferring some old buildings on the
army reservation at Point Severn from
the war department to the navy. In
these tho first .nnval school was estab-
WITHIN THE NEW ARMORY.
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llshed, and to these there has been from
time to time added new structures, but
there has never been any attempt made
at the construction .of a group of build
ings that would In every way fit the
needs of tho service.
When,, during the civil war, the
academy was moved from Point Severn
to Newport, It. 1., it was thought by
friends .of the naval service that with
the coming of peace it would be possi
ble to secure .new academy buildings,
but the thought was groundless, and in
180G tho school was moved back to the
old buildings again. Time after time
has an effort been made to secure an
appropriation from congress for an en
tire new group of buildings for the
school, b'utit was not until 1898 that the,
appropriation was finally secured, and
the work begun.
Eight million dollars will bo spent In
constructing the new buildings of the
academy, many 'of which are already
under way, and some of which are prac
tically completed. The plan of the
building as viewed from the sea front
shows the cadet quarters extending 729
feet, flanked'on one side .by the armory
and on the other by the boat house.
These buildings aro at right angles to
the direction of the cadet quarters, are
428 feet long and similar In appearance.
They are connected by colonnades with
the quarters. This gives from tlje sea
a harmonious group of buildings ex
tending in a northeasterly and south
westerly direction for 1,278 feet, with
the high roof .of the main building oj
the cadet quarters as a center. Thir
teen hundred feet In a northwesterly di
rection, with the .main line of buildings
parallel to and facing tho first group,
is tho academic building, with the
chemistry and marine engineering
buildings on either flank and with the
high foof of the academic building In
tho center and balancing the group to
the southeastward. Between these
two groups, facing the Severn river and
jgaMsaavctgafes'V
A VIEW IN THE GROUNDS.
forming tho westerly side of the rec
tanglo is the auditorium and chapel,
with the superintendent's house and
the administration building on either
side. TJbo fourth side of the rectangle
Is formed 2y tho basin. From the steps
of this basin and facing the audit6rlum'
is tho beht view. On either hand is a
handsome group of buildings with the
dome of the auditorium as the center.
It doeu not .seem possible that after
having progressed this far any change
can be made In tho plans, and if there
J are none, and -those designed by Mr
I IHnrrrr nnil nrinrnVr.fi hv trio nnvv dnnoH.
l'lagg and approved by the navy depart
roent aro carried out, the country will
receive in return for its $18,000,000 uot
only commodious buildings well suited
to the needs of the academy, hut also
a splendid architectural masterpiece
well worthy of the country and bo far
unique that the entire group of build-v
ings are the dtsign.of one roaster hand,
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THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Tke Flintier "Who In lit Line with Ilia
Work Uiircly Full lit Anj--
thliiK I'ndcrtilkt'N,
A man passed through my stable tho
other day, and looking at tho cattle feed
ing there, he said, "1 like to see a row of
nice cattle. They look good to me."
That is the true farmor spirit. You
may put in your whole life farming and
in tho end have lost all, or nearly all,
the happiness simply becauso you do not
love your calling. To succeed ono must
have more than a pecuniary mottvo in
view. He should be able to enter into
sympathy with his cows, sheep and
horses. Ho must sed in them something
more than dumb beasts, to be treated as
shabbily aa possible and finally turned
away for a pong.
' The man who can go through a series
or years on a farm and not bo a beltci
man, kinder of henrt and more sympa
thetic to all the helpless creatures about
him is a hard-hearted man. Tho sick
nesses of his cows nnd sheep, tho ail
ments of his horses nnd other form ani
mals, arc all well calculated to awaken
In him a kindly fooling which will lead
him to do all in his power to alleviate
their sufferings. Some men aro so bru
tal with their stock that they fall to de
rive tho profit they should from them.
They aro themselves 'mnde harsh anc
cruel by their treatment of their cattle
It is the same way with other farm
work. To get tho most out of It, one
ought to love tho ovory-day things
wlrich come in the lino of his duty. 1
know men who do not even cut down a
tree, especially a live one, without a
sense of personal loss. Theso aro the
true formers. Farming Is moro than
plowing, sowing and gathering intc
barns. It Is living. The more wo realize
this, tho better work wo will do and the
moro successful we will be. 13. L. Vin
cent, in Farm and Fireside.
VERY EASY TO HANDLE.
When ti Single 1Ick, Sheep or; Cull
Hun to lie llituloil, Tills Crate
Im Very UNefiil.
It is often convenient to have a crate
in which to haul a single hog, Bhcep or
calf. It Is not necessary to have it so
large or so heavy but that It can be
easily lifted into the wagon, or oven
taken in tho light wagon where the ani
mal to be hauled Is not too large and
heavy. Tho frame should be mnde ol
two by four, strengthened with rods
and bolts. Four-Inch slats aro united
horizontally on the Inside of the sides
and perpendicular on the tnd. Three
slats dropped from above and retained
in position by the mortised end will re
tain tho animal when inside.
The crate is about three feet wide,
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LIGHT STOCK CRATE,
four and one-half feet high, and five
feet long. The three frames are mor
tised at top and bottom and havo a rou
(A) at top, and at the bottom two two
by fours are bolted at U. The fioor is
spiked down to these. Tho slats arc
nailed on from the Inside to prevent
crowding off. To give strength substi
tute a two uy four in place of slat (D),
which should bo bolted to tho frames.
The slats for retaining tho animal are
made of two by fours. They are made
to slip down between tho rod and out
side two by four brace across tho top
of the rear frame, the bottom of the slat
(C) mortised to fit a square hole cut In
the floor and the top held In position
by a plR fitting into holes bored through
the top of slat and bracts of frame. Thn
figure shows the crate complete. Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Position of Poultry Hoiinp.
It is usually preferred to havo the
front of tho poultry houso faco tho south,
yet tho sun does not send the heat into
such houses In winter until qui to late In
tho morning. A poultry houso should
faco tho southeast, and tlien tho heat and
light will enter as soon as the sun rises,
warming the interior at a timo when
tho fowls desire- warmth tho most, which
In when they first come off tho roost In
the morning, says a writer In nn ex
change. In tho winter tho sun is in tho
sofith tho greater portion of tho day,
and hence, if 'the houso faces tho south
east, It not only receives warmth early,
but tho sun will send rays of boat Into
the houso until about u o'clock in tho
'afternoon. Pralrilc Fanner.
AVIll'll (irilKN (it-OM'N .Spoil.
When the grass Is allowed to produce
seed It exhausts the crop more than
when a crop of hay Js cut beforo the
seeds are permitted to appear. When
seed heads form then tho plant has ful
filled its mission, and has stored Jn tho
seeds a larger proportionof tho mineral
elements than remains In the stalks of
the plants, In many cases, as the green
plants, when cut down early consist
largely of water. A grain crop and a
crop of seed from grass, deprive the soli
of a proportion of nil the.'ertilizlngsub
Btonces existing therein.
Be interested in your work, and half
the labor la accomplished.
TO SEE
It Cannot Be Done from the Win
dow of a Pullman Car.
The I'lcturcRiiuv IMiiccn Worth Srelns
Arc Auuy front the lliillrimili--
Some AVujm lit Which the
."MO.VICUIIM liUtlll,
You may travel through Mexico In a
private car with a smelling Baits to your
aristocratic nose and a dainty table
spread to tempt your languid nppetlto,
but you will never seo tho country nor
learn the people.
If you want the comforts of home then
stay at home, but if you travel for pleas
ure, experience and pnstlmo use the train
only as a means of conveyance and llvo
with tho people at the hotels, shop In tho
markets, listen to the chntter in tho
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A MEXICAN STREET SCENE.
plaza, and being in Mexico do as tho
Mexicans do.
Go some day to tho public baths. Few
of our proud cities can boast of such con
veniences. A broad marble pool with
steps leading to all tho dressing rooms.
Those on tho first iloor aro 30 cents, as
they aro first class; those below only 15
cents, tljo samo In every appointment,
but second class.
Overhead is a stained glass roof and
on tho bottom of the pool the green
moss is ever moving as the clear water
flows gently In and out.
In "Aguas Calientlcs," as tho name
signifies, you wfll find "hot waters."
Theso havo been the healing waters of
Mexico since Montezuma's time. At tho
end of a beautiful drive you will find a
low, rambling building crouched at tho
foot of a hill. Here aro tho hot tprlngB.
Every room has an Individual pool sunk
In the fioor the bottom 13 smooth-pebbles
and the water of varying degrees
of heat in tho different rooms. Over tho
door to each bath Is tho Fahrenheit tcm
peraturo of the water, and as a patron,
the name of some beneficent saint.
Saint John the Baptist is quite popu
lar, being of a most mild temperature;
but Saint Peter Is a few degrees higher,
perhaps moro fitting to his somewhat
fiery nature.
If you should see on a morning's stroll
a large, paved enclosure with several
horses entering or leaving with their at
tendant grooms, step in for a moment,
It Js tho public bath for horses. Here is
a long, rather deep tank sloping at
either end to admit of entrance nnd
egress. The horses Eeem to recognize a
privilege and prance and whinny as a
rope bridle Is passed over their heads
and they are lead to the plunge by tho
bath attendant. Then such swimming
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THE PUBLIC HORSE BATH.
and plunging and playing in tho water
liko a truant boy and after a few mo
ments, out at the other end, a brisk rub
down and off to make room i'or tho next
comer.
Some day, when you aro taking a
stroll In tho sun, you may grow thirsty.
On every hand you will find a pulque
shop and hero you should try the na
tional beverage. Don't bo afraid; an
long as it is pulque it Is a harmless,
pleasant drink, but when it is tequilln,
touch It not.
Pulquo is the sap drawn from the
heart of tho magney plant. During tho
first 24 hoursit Is u mllky-looklng liq
uor, tasting like fresh sweet cider.
I When it begins to ferment, however, this
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Is the most vile, nausuating swill. But
is it settles It Is reduced to almost clear
alcohol, forming a most fiercely Intox
icating liquor called tequilln.
. ANNA II. CLARK.
SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS
Tho diamond sculls, tho prize- ten
which all oarsmen of England and other
countries aspire.,
and which nro an
nually competed for
at tho H o n 1 o y
(England) rcgattar
were again cap
tured this year by
tho present holder
F. S. Kelly, of
Leauder. T h o r o
was only one Amer
ican candidate for
tho trophy t h I a
year, ,T. H. Juvenal,
o f Philadelphia,
and followers of
tho sport on this
nldo of tho water
J, B, Juveiat,
were generally Interested In his out
come Ho was beaten in his heat by
an Englishman, A. J. lieresford, tho
American hardly proving a match for
tho foreigner. Later Bcresford found
his superior at tho oars In tho present
holder of tho trophy.
At another contest hold In England
recently America was moro fortunate.
Her team captured the Palmu trophy at
tho International rlllo match at Bisley,
competing against tho picked men 'of
Great Britain, Canada, Natal, Norway.
France and Australia. Tho Americans'
aggregate score out of a possible 1,800
over tho S00, 5)00 and 1,000-yard ranges,
was 1.G70. That of tho British team,
which finished pecond, wna 1,555.
Tho Pnlma trophy In cmblemntlc or
the long rnngo rlllo shooting champion
ship of the world. It was first offered
In this country In 1S75, when an Ameri
can team won It In competition against
teams from Ireland, Scotland, Canada
and Australia. Tho trophy remained In.
America till 1901, when tho Canadian
team won It, scoring 1,522 points,
against 1,491 scoued by tho American
defenders. Last year a selected team
of Americans contested for tho trophy
on tho Rookllfi'e rlllo rnngo, Ottawa,
Canada. The contest resulted aa fol
lows: British team, 1,159; American
team, 1.-M7; Canadian team, 1,:73.
Tho team which represented tho
United States In thq competition con
sisted of Licuts. A. E. Wells, K. K. V.
Casey and Scrgt. George Doyle, Seventy
first regiment, N. Y. N. G.; Corporal
W. B. Short, Seventh regiment, N. Y.
N. G.; Sergt. J. II. Kcough, Sixth regi
ment, N. G., Mass.; Corporal C. E,
Winder, Sixth regiment. N. (J., Ohio;
Private Georgo Cook. First regiment,
N. G., I). C; Thomas Holcombo, Jr., U.
S. marina corps.
A play which does not happen very
often on the ball field was mado tho
other day by George
Pennington, w h o
covers tho position
of shortstop for
the Fort Scott team
in tho Missouri Val
ley league Ho mnde
a trlplo play unas
sisted. As a matter
of fact tho condi
tions for nut" lug n
play of this kind
must ,be just right,
but It" nevertheless
requires quick
thinking to com
nleto the work. Tho
Qosrcu Pennington.
piny was mado while Pennington's team
were playing the Iola team at Fort
Scott, Kan. Tho teams were tied tor
third place and had just broken even
after plnylng four games. At tho be
ginning of the fourth Inning Fort Scott
had ono run, while Iola had ttlll her
first to get, but after Fqrt Scott "hail
mado nothing in its half Iola started
orr with threo hits in succession, filling
the basc3. There wcro no outs and
when tho next man came up to bat Pen
nington was playing In for a sacrifice.
Tho batter sent a hot lino drive to Pen
nington, who staggered, but held It; re
covering himself, ho Immediately
turned round, touching tho man on pec
ond who had started for third. Pen
nington then ran to third baso and re
tired tho man thcro who had started for
homo plato beforo he had time to return.
A round of cheers greeted tho young
player as soon as It was realized what
ho had done. Tho play won tho pmnn
lor tho Fort Scott team an the final
ncoro was 3 to 2 In their favor. Only
twice before In tho history o'f the game
has tho play been made.
The baseball world has recently lost
two players of moro than average prom
inence. Ono Is Robert Lowe, former
captain of tho Chlnago National league,
and tho other Is tho famoiis Delehanty
whoso body was recently found below
tho falls In tho Niagara river. Lowe's
best days aro evidently over as a ball
player as he Is thought to have a perma
nent Injury to his knee. Ho Is one of
the old stock of "heady" players and
Ave will no doubt soon see him connected
with tho game again In tho role of man
ager, Imparting his knowledge to tho
younger ones. Delehanty was famous
as n batsman and during all tho years-,
of his baseball career Ills name was al
ways to bo found among the first In bat
ting averages.
Albert Champion lowered his own
world's record for a mllo on a circular
bicycle- track at Boston, when, on a
motor cyclo, ho did a mllo In :68 l-5
His former mark was 1:03.
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