Did Prehistoric Mai
Considerable Interest has beeD
i roused among geologists and other?
m New York state by the finding of
Jhe footprint of a most remarkable
prehistoric animal in a piece of rotk
near Penn Yan. X. Y. The dlscC.-ery
as made by Prof. C. Carleton Wheel
tr of Hammondsport, while walking
.h rough a ravine.
Apart from the well preserved con
dition of the footprint, which in itself
as remarkable considering that thou
iands. perhaps millions, of years have
elapsed since the strange animal,
jtalked this earth, wonderment has
Deen caused at the evident peculiar
.'ormation of the foot. Nothing like it
is known to science among animals of
ihe present day or those of prehistoric
; fines.
"We know of no such animal which
Sad such a foot," said Professor Wheel
er, who has been studying his "find"
intently. "It has five toes and some
what resembles the human foot. But
the toes are webbed like those of the
ancient monkey or ape and of the
shape which distinguishes the prehis
toric man dwelling on this continent.
"What seems equally as probable is
that the footprint may have been
brought here by the glaciers during
the glacial period."
The discovery of the curious print
on the face of the rock was made by
the merest accident. A farm laborer,
while plowing in a field at Penn Yan,
struck a snag, which proved to be
a. piece of slate over two feet cquare
-and several inches in thickness. The
IMPRINT OF FOOT OF PREHISTORIC MAN-MONKEY.
Serious Famine la Russia.
Three districts of Russia have been
leclared in a state of famine. The as
sistance required in the form of grain
s estimated at 3.200,000 poods.
The villagers of Khavlinsk. where
Tamine was first declared, have left in
such numbers, seeking work, that the
population has been reduced from 22.
300 to 15,000. The province of Saratoff.
'.n which this and other severely strick
en districts are situated, has been
promised a loan of 996,000 poods of
heat and 250.000 poods of oats. Over
100.000 acres of cotton in Central
Asia are reported to have been des
troyed during the last autumn by
grasshoppers. Typhus is prevalent in
fifty-seven volosts the territorial unit
next above the villages of Cufa. and
other dangerous diseases in eight vo
losts. Scarletina, diphtheritis and
smallpox are also beginning to make
their appearance in the famine dis
tricts of this province.
Statue In Germany to Boer Leader.
This monument to General De Wet,
the commander of the Boer army, was
unveiled last week at Schierstein-on-the-Rhine,
Germany. Funds for its
erection were collected throughout
Germany by the "Christian associa
tion." Trinity ollrg Student.
At the present time there is not
among the -undergraduates of Trinity
College, Dublin, an Irish nobleman or
the son of an Irish nobleman. Indeed,
there is only one undergraduate who
is filius nobills Mr. Henniker, the son
of Lord Henniker. governor of the
Isle of Man. who Is a peer of the Unit
ed Kingdom. Lord Henniker is, no
doubt, the holder of an Irish peerage
which was given to his ancestor, a
member of the English house of com
mons, who had no connection with Ire
land, and who was raised to the Irifb.
instead of the" English peerage to en
able him to be qualified to sit in the
English house of commons.
X-Kays la Death.
Professor Ottolenghi, of the Univer
sity of Siena, has discovered that
while it is easy to apply the X-rays to
the lungs of a person vho i"j alive or
in a trance, that it is practically im
possible to apply thens to those of a
person actually -dead. He suggests
their use whenever there is rny doubt
of death. Philadelphia Times.
CauTvn Crr Wit tVa
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Live in New York? 5
ploughman carried the obstruction to
the ede of the field and unceremon
iously dumped It down the ravine.
That was six years ago. The rock
remained there until found a few days
ago by Professor Wheeler.
"It was covered with earth, which
adhered to it." said the Professor, "and
appeared to be nothing more than an
obstruction to the plowman. I first
noticed the indentations caused by
the toes. When I examined closer I
found the Impression was nearly the
shape of a human foot."
The stone Is a variety of slate and
originally measured five inches in
thickness and four feet square. At
present it is one inch in thickness and
two feet square. In both the upper left
hand and the lower right hand corners
are several small pieces which were
partly decayed before they were petri
fied. These must he.ve been caught in
the mud. which received the footprint
of that unknown animal and which lat
er formed the stone.
The print is in the lower central part
of the stone. It is seven inches in
length and three inches wide. There
are five toes, which seem to have been
connected by a web. The center toe
is the longest and largest. The others
grow shorter regularly. On one of the
indentations are several marks which
cause it to look like a face turned
wrong side out. There are five in
dentations at the end of the foot,
which were caused by the ends of the
toes, but there are only three indenta
tions caused by the ball of the foot.
COMPEL CITIZENS TO VOTE.
All Belgians Ooallflrd Must Exercise the
Elective Franchise.
The Belgians have made an import
ant discovery. They have found out
how to accomplish something that no
American commonwealth accomplish
es. They have found out how to com
pel citizens to vote. They do not send
the non-voters to Jail, but the coercive
means employed is so effective that at
a recent election out of 1.058,165 eligi
ble voters onlj- 5,551 failed to vote
without giving previous notice to th?
courts as required by law, and of this
number 2.621 when summoned before
the magistrates, were able to present
acceptable excuses, such as age, illness,
or unavoidable absence. The number
punished for not voting at that election
was 2,930, or exactly 2. 76 out of every
thousand.
How has this wonder been achieved?
In the case of the first offenders the
state is far from being harsh. The
magistrates admonish the beligerent
citizen that the habit of staying away
from the polls will cause him trouble
if persisted in. He has begun to make
entries on the wrong side of his ac
count with the state. If he fails to vote
a second time there will be a penalty.
In that event he hands the magistrate
$5, and if he still continues to refrain
from voting as the elections recur his
political rights are suspended for ten
years. Some day we shall be as ef
ficient as the Belgians are in enforcing
the performance of political duty.
Before the year 1S93 in Belgium it
is said that 16 per cent of the voters
remained away from the polls at every
election in spite of all that the party
workers could do to get them there.
But as soon as the law making voting
compulsory was passed the rate of
absentation fell below 5 per cent.
Mrs. P. I. Armour, Jr., to Wed.
Information came to Chicago yester
day that the rumored engagement of
Mrs. P. D. Armour, Jr.. and P. A. Val
enttne had been confirmed not for
mally announced, but given- out as a
fact among the friends of Mrs. Armour.
It is understood that the wedding will
take place .some time during the win
ter. Mrs. Armour is the widow of
Philip D. Armour's younger son, who
died in California about a year before
the death of the father. Mr, Valentine
has been connected with the house of
Armour & Co. for many years.
To Explore Central Africa.
William F. Whitehouse, Jr., of New
port, R. I., intends to start in a few
weeks on a fresh expedition to the
heart of Africa, accompanied by Capt.
Powell Cotton of the British army.
They intend to go in a Belgian gun
boat up the Congo to Basoko, thence
through the pigmy forest to the north,
avoiding the usual forest route, to
Uganda, and then push on and explore
the unknown portions of Lake Albert.
The chief objects of the expedition are
to obtain big game, but it will also in
clude practical surveys from which val
uable geographical results may be
expected.
Make Cakes of Flies.
The natives of Lake Nyassa, Africa,
catch in nets small files called the
koungo. and make cakes of them. They
are said to hve the taste of caviar. In
many of the South Sea Islands spiders
are the chief table delicacy. In portions
of Central and South America caterpil
lars are a choice titbit and have been
approved by some travelers who have
tasted them. " .
PEOPLE MS
EVENTS
r
IN ALASKA'S INTERIOR.
Only Two Seasons There Pestiferous
Invects Numerous.
In the vast and almost unkno. n in
terior of Alaska, far beyond the influ
ence of the "Kuro Siwo," the climate
is arctic in the fullest sense of the
word. There are only two seasons here
winter and summer. The winter is
of eight months' duration, dry and, ex
cepting certain restricted localities, en
tirely free from wind. The tempera
ture descends as low as 80 degrees be
low zero (upon rare occasions even 90
degrees has been reached), with a mean
of perhaps 40 degrees below. Ice forms
in the rivers and lakes to a thickness
of eight feet and more.
Summer extends over a period of
four months. During its earliest month
high winds prevail, greatly assisting
in the dissipation of snow and ice,
but rendering this time extremely dis
agreeable. The balance of this short
season is mild and the temperature
pleasant, rarely exceeding 86 degrees.
The snow and rain annually precipi
tated is about 12.9 inches.
The hapless resident in this inhos
pitable section is afforded no relief
after his long winter's fight for the
unity of soul and body by the advent
of this otherwise agreeable period, for,
with the first tempered breeze, comes
countless legions of mosquitoes, black
flies and various stinging insects be
sides, while agonizing assiduity and
ghoulish appetite preclude the enjoy
ment of the briefest moment. Whence
comes the abnormal instinct, says a
writer in the Era Magazine, that marks
man at first sight for their prey con
sidering the fact that their ancestry,
back to protoplasm, had no knowledge
of his being is an interesting problem
best left for entomologists to deter
mine. To Cultivate Rubber.
The Los Andes Rubber. Lumber and
Fruit company of Gautemala and New
Orleans has gone into business. Men
will be down In the rubber country In
the next few days, and the work of the
company will go forward at once. The
officers of the company are all New
Orleans men. The company has been
incorporated under the laws of Louisi
ana. The idea is to handle rubber on
a large scale, and to manufacture the
raw product here. The plans contem
plate the establishment of a factory in
America in which all kinds of rubber
goods will be made. The company has
several valuable concessions, and is
sending Americans down to the coun
tries in Central America to look at the
lands and to start the work of develop
ment. Empress Eosee Her Power.
Dowager Empress Marie Dagmar of
Russia, who, it is said, has lost all of
her once potent influence over the
young czar, spends much of her time
at the court of her father. King Chris
tian IX. of Denmark. The empress
was formerly called the Princess Dag
mar, and during her reign In Russia,
was regarded as the "best dressed
woman in Europe." She was also one
of the prettiest. German in blood, the
RUSSIA'S DOWAGER EMPRESS,
empress is said to dislike everything
German. Bismarck she particularly
hated. This bright woman, like every
body who goes to live in Russia, was
rapidly converted Into a Russian and
is today Intensely interested in the
destiny of the country over, which she
has long since lost her last vestige of
power.
Electricity Instead or FaeL
The people of Davos, Switzerland,
propose to dispense with fuel of every
description and to resort to electricity
for all industrial and domestic pur
poses. Already electricity is exten
sively employed for cooking, heating
and lighting in several villas, while
one of the largest bakeries In the dis
trict is electrically equipped in every
respect.
Different Kinds of Ivory.
Today nothing but elephant Ivory Is
used in fine carving. In the past ther
was walrus, narwhal, nylghau and
mammoth. Tusks vary from ten feel
long, weighing 200 pounds, to smaller
ones, and the price is about $6 a pound.
Narwhal ivory is unlimited in supply,
owing to the discovery of large quan
tities in the arctic regions, where for
untold years it has been preserved ir
the ice. It is of no use for fine Ivory
carving, but is used in all inferioi
types of work, such as low-priced um
brellas and stick handles, cheap chess
men, frames, etc.
A LoTty Lake.
. Askal Chin, in Thibet, is the lake
which lies at a greater height than anj
other in the world. Its level is 16.60C
feet The lowest Is the Dead sea 1,29C
feet below sea level. t
Tolstoi's books have been translated
into Chinese and Hebrew. In Ger
many there are 218 translations of
books of his; in France 159, in Eng
land 175.
m
ADVERTISED BY THE CAMERA.
English Novel Popularized by Photo
prai'li e f Sir. Oladstone.
"Joseph Henvy Shorthouse, manu
facturer of sulphuric acid, author of
'John Inglesant,' 'Countess Eve ' 'Sir
Percival,' etc." In this manner a well
known biographical dictionary sums
up the novelist of Birmingham, whose
books are known, one may almost say.
wherever the English language ie
spoken. The bustling midland city
has reason to be proud of her family
of clever men. To the world of politics
she has given Mr. Joseph Chamberlain,
to art she gave the late Sir E. Burne
Jones, to the church Archbishop Ben
son, and she has put the finishing
touches to her fame by presenting the
world with the author of "John In
glesant." Twenty years ago Mr. Short
house was unknown except as a manu
facturer of chemicals, a business in
which he had taken an active interest
for many years. Then a story took
form in his brain and he produced
"John Inglesant." a novel which has
had one of the most remarkable runs
of popularity on record. But, like
many other famous books, it did not
jump into favor at once. It was first
published in Birmingham, the edition
being exactly 100 copies. Of these
fifty or sixty were given away by the
author himself, and what became of
the remainder history does net state.
People who had secured the free cop
ies said the book ought to be pub
lished by some big London house, but
the - publishers of the metropolis
seemed to think differently. Mr.
James Payn. who was reader for one
firm, rejected it, and another publish
er followed suit. Then Messrs. Mac
millan had the courage of their convic
tions and printed a small edition. And
now a strange thing happened. A
photographer had succeeded in per
suading the late Mr. Gladstone to sit
before his camera, and the famous
statesman took his place before that
instrument of torture with a book un
der his arm. The volume bore the ti
tle of "John Inglesant," printed in
gold letters in the usual way, and the
light happening to glint upon those
two words made them show clearly in
the photograph. The portrait of m the
premier was one of the most pleasing
ever taken, and was published broad
cast over the land, each copy clearly
showing the title of the book, and
the result was a sudden clamorous de
mand for the work of the new novel
ist. Mr. Gladstone himself is reported
to have said that it was one of the
few works of fiction that ever suc
ceeded in keeping him out of bed all
night. London Mail.
THE WANDERING SHADE.
Takes a Peep Into the Nozzle of a
Fire-Hose.
I was wandering down a pleasant
street, when suddenly I came to a place
where many people were gathered.
shouting and in great excitement. Also
there were several strange engines
with smoke coming from their tops,
and men in black armor and helmets
rushing to and fro, while other knights
in blue beat back the multitude. Now
there was smoke coming from an up
stairs window, and I wist that it must
be a fire. But what interested me most
was a long, snakelike tube which the
struggling knights tore from one of
the vehicles and ran with toward the
fire. "By Hector and Gee-Whiz:" quoth
I, "but the spirit moveth me to see
what strange modern contrivance this
is!" So I went forward, took up the
end of the tube and squinted therein.
Alas! Even as I did so, I heard one
of the black knights shout: "Let 'er
go!" There was something doing. Yes.
verily. There was the swishy rush of
a waterspout, and when I came to my
self I found I had faded away and that
I was suffering from water on my
ghostly brain. By my halidom! Me
thinks the devil himself would not be
safe in the world at this date. For
alack! Things have made a long hike
since the days of Arthur and hi3 Round
Table. .
Too Effective.
E. T. Abbott, the civil engineer and
contractor, tells a good story about a
German sawmill proprietor of his ac
quaintance. The sawmill man used
refuse from the null for fuel. The
machinery was pretty much back num
ber, and one day the agent for a firm
came to the plant, and, after looking
it over, told the German that he would
put in new and improved machinery
for about $4,000, which would reduce
;he amount of fuel used one-half. While
the fuel cost nothing, it required four
men to provide it, and the German
was assured that two men could do the
work after the new machinery was in
stalled. It looked like a good propo
sition, and the sawmill man gave the
agent the order. A few months after
the machinery was Installed the agent
called again. The German gave him
a gloomy stare. "What's the matter?
Don't the machinery do all I claimed
for it?" asked the agent. "Yes, aber
I overlook somedings." "What was
that?" "Vile it dakes only two men
to handle de fuel, it dakes de udder
two men to haul away vat ve didn't
use pefore. and a team pesides." Du
luth News Tribune.
Willing to Please.
A certain lawyer here in town em
ploys a stenographer who has the most
wonderful collars and the most elabor
ate pompadour In all the business
world. She has a personal theory of
punctuation, and her spelling is
marked with an engaging personality,
hut she's so even tempered that only
an absurdly carping person would take
notice of such eccentricities. One day
she laid before her employer a neatly
typed letter to a southern correspond
ent. Before signing it. he glanced
over It. "See here," he said, "you've
spelled sugar 'suggar. " The type
writer glanced a the sheet and smiled.
""Dear me!" said she. "How careless
Df me! Why. I've left out the 'h.' "
Washington Post.
Pliny says that special perfumes not
allowed to any but the members of the
royal family were prepared for the Ro
man emperors.
Last year 500,000.000 feet of lumber
were exported from the Pacific coast,
and 300,000,000 feet sent east by raiL
TACB
66
This Is a story of "the pace that
kills."
Young George Pullman, age, accord
ing to the records, 26. born to the pos
session of millions, attended through
all his life by the luxurious surround
ings that were his by right of parent
age and expectation, died recently in
California. The cause of his death
was given in the 'dispatches as acute
pneumonia.
George Pullman, as every one who
reads the newspapers knows, was one
of the twin sous of George M. Pull
man, the inventor of the sleeping-car
system that bears that name. He and
his twin brother Sanger were born on
June 25, 1875. The character and
achievement of the father are too well
known to need exploitation here. Pull
man, Sr., from humble beginnings
amassed a colossal fortune. The foun
dations of his fortune were laid before
his sons were born, and there was nev
er a time thereafter that his fortune
did not prosper. He died very sud
denly, as it might be said, without
warning. That is to say, he retired
one night In perfect health, awoke in
distress, and passed away almost be
fore physicians could be summoned to
lend him assistance and comfort
A day after the newspapers were
filled with flattering obituaries. It was
only after the publication of the terms
of his will that the world became
aware of the great and migthy grief
that had tugged at the heart strings of
the rich man for years before Provi
dence sent the stroke that took him out
of the world. In this will he cut off
his twin sons with a comparative pal
try pittance of $3,000 a year, being
careful, however, to explain that the
reason he did so lay in the total In
ability of either to appreciate the bles
sings of business of the value of
money. The country rang with the
news of the disinheritance of the twins,
and the event served to afford excuse
for a recapitulation of the numerous
and picturesque escapades of both. The
bulk of the Pullman fortune of course
went to the widow. The two daught
ers, however, Florence and Harriet, re
ceived a magnificent share. Both of
these sisters are now married, one be
ing Mrs. Frank O. Lowden of Chicago.
Sympathy for the two boys might
have been more marked if It had not
been for the known intention of their
mother, made public very shortly after
the publication of the terms of the will,
to provide for them handsomely from
her own splendid Jointure. She made
good her promises in no uncertain way,
and since their father's death the twins
have suffered no lack of luxury. It
was In their doir.gs before and after
their father's death that the newspa
pers of New York and Chicago, not to
speak of other cities, found the pre
text for biographical sketches that
vere not always complimentary.
One of the beautiful features of this
Ftrange modern domestic romance has
been the lasting and imperishable af
fection that has always existed be
tween the two brothers. When either
one has been in a scrape or in any sort
of entanglement the other has invaria
bly stood by him. Sanger Pullman
was at his brother George's bedside
when he passed away. He was never
away from him when he was in trouble.
The first trouble came, perhaps,
while the parents were in Europe,
shortly after the twins had returned
from separate schools in the East.
Young George and his brother Sang
er, handsome as young gods In these
days, became the dual center-piece of
a rapidly moving coterie of young men
of the town, who spilled champagne by
the bucket, patronized all the first
eights at the theaters, consumed all
Palatial Home for Tramps.
The announcement that Philadelphia
Is to have a $50,000 home for tramps
attracts attention to the fact that this
city has probably done more to cope
with the tramp evil than any other city
in the Union.
Work on this new Wayfarer's Lodge,
at 1720 Lombard street, has already
been commenced, but It is hardly likely
that the hotel will be in operation be
fore the spring of 1902. It will when
finished be the largest and most com
plete institution of its kind in the city,
if not in the United States, and will
greatly extend the good work of tbe
Southern and Northern lodges sus
tained by this same organization whose
members have done so much for Phila
delphia's unfortunates.
Dlating-alstied British Peer.
Lord Thomas Brassey. who has just
made an appeal for government help
on hebalf of the British merchant mar
ine, Is the first peer of his title and
was raised to the peerage in consider
ation of his remarkable labors for the
good of the navy and the general mari
time Industry of the country. Lord
cSL'V, tfo rt. U v Z A
K.IJLLS'
the lobsters and Welsh rarebits that
were to be had for money, and in other
ways managed to interest themselves
In the industry of burning the candle
of life at both ends.
These, of course, were wild oats of
the more trivial sort. The tragedy be
gan to darken when the blessed state
of matrimony hove into view as a pos
sible solution of the destiny of the
twins. It was the matrimonial expe
rience of both that gave the newspaper
historians their best opportunities, and
that brought to both brothers a noto
riety that either, no doubt, would have
gladly escaped.
The two engagements were an
nounced almost simultaneously. Miss
Lynne Fernald, the daughter of Mrs.
J. W. Fernald of Chicago, plighted ber
troth to Sanger Pullman. Within a
few days it was announced' that George
Pullman. Jr., was engaged to Miss Fe
licite Oglesby, a daughter of the form
er governor of Illinois of that name.
Immediately after the publication of
the terms of the Pullman will disin
heriting the twins, both young ladies
promptly sought release from their re
spective engagements.
After tfieir disinheritance, the twins
seemed to thrive fairly well, though
there was no appreciable diminution of
the fervor with which they sought the
gayeties of lire. Neither seemed to
grieve over the loss of his fiancee.
Young George went the pace as of
yore, and the next piece of news to
startle various communities was to the
effect tliat he and Miss Fernald had
ekpe from his mother's summer cot
tage at Erburn. N- J., where the young
lady was an honored guest. The two
were married privately in New York,
and when Sanger heard of the event
be telegraphed his brother his sincere
congratulations.
Not so long after this Sanger him
self was married without parental con
sent to a young woman in California,
and when he arrived in Chicago to
seek his mother's blessing, he was met
by his brother George, who gave him
wrO..U VJ
every assurance of his affection and
support. From that time on Sanger
and his wife have lived happily. It
was to the doomed George that he
trouble came.
Very shortly after his brother
Sanger's marriage he resumed a former
friendship with Mrs. Blanche Bowers,
one of the playmates of his childhood,
and the wife of the composer of sev
eral popular songs. The two were
seen together constantly. George took
Mrs. Bowers to New York, and It was
while living with ber at the Gerrard
hotel, on Forty-fourth street, that Mr.
Bowers brought suit for divorce
against his wife and an action against
Mr. Pullman for $50,000 damages for
alienation of the lady's affections. Mr.
Bowers has since secured a decree of
divorce from his wife. The damage
suit probably terminates with the
death of Mr. Pullman.
Mrs. Pullman (formerly Miss Fer
nald) secured a divorce from her hus
band last December, with balm for her
feelings in the way of $1,000 annual
alimony. That balm may or may not
cease with tbe death of the offender.
Fourteen days after that divorce Mr.
Pullman married Mrs. Brazelle, a
sister of.his brother Sanger's wife. The
ceremony was performed in the Ar
lington hotel in Carson City. Nev.
Since that time and up to the day of
Mr. Pullman's death, he and his wife
lived in California.
. Royal Love Match.
Prince Otto Windisch-Graetz is the
fiance of Princess Elizabeth of Austria.
This is, according to all the gossip that
comes to this country from Vienna,
a purely love match, and if the prln-
Brassev's father was a well known
contractor of London, and the son has
highly distinguished himself as a
LORD THOMAS BRASSEY.
conscientious and public spirited citi
zen In more ways than one. He has
held several offices in the admiralty
and is regarded as the highest authori
ty on naval affairs in Great Britain.
99
cess, who is the only daughter of ths
late Prince Rudolph, persists in her
choice of husbands, she must give up
all hope of ever reigning as Queen of
Austria. This is a big sacrifice, but
the princess springs from the willful
Hapsburgs. and the chances are that
where- her heart goes there also will
go her hand. The groom comes from
one of the oldest bouses and most il
lustrious families of Europe. Tbe
present head of the bouse, who bear
the name of Alfred, was the first nobl
in the empire to study law and prac
tice at the bar. He was for some years
prime minister.
MACHINE TO INDUCE SLEEP.'
Help 11 roof tat to Bafferera of laMais
by a. Recent Ineeatloa.
The alarm clock which may with
reasonable certainty be depended upon
to awaken you at any desired time in
the morning is soon to be greatly en
hanced in value by another mechanical
attachment. This is a sleep producer.
To persons troubled with sleeplessness
or sleepiness the new contrivance
will undoubtedly prove a boon. It will
put you to sleep at night and waken up
at the proper time in the morning.
The sleep-producing attachment con
sists of two horizontal rectangular
panels of ebony, eight inches long and
one Inch high, revolving in opposite di
rections on a nickel pivot. The spring
having been wound up, the ebony pan
els, one above tbe other, revolve. Each
is studded on both sides by a horizon
tal row of bright circular mirrors, the
size of a quarter dollar, and maintains
a velocity of one revolution jier sec
ond. This speed will continue for. an
hour without rewinding.
To induce sleep by aid of this mech
anism you darken your room and allow
a bright pencil of light falling from an
aperture in the window behind you to
fall upon the rows of mirrors in such a
manner that they will reflect the rays
into your eyes. Concentrate your gaze
upon the revolving panels, and not al-
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lowing it to wander elsewhere a?out
the room, you soon become fascinated
by the vibrating glitter. And then you
fall asleep.
Several other mechanical contriv
ances for inducing sleep have been
placed on the market from time to
time. All are founded upon the well
known fact that the concentration of
the mind npon a single Impression
produces sleep. The most complicated
of these mechanical sleep producer 1
the "vibrating coronet." Just Invented
by Dr. Galffe of Paris. It consists of
three bands of metal encircling the
head. A branch strip extends to either
of the eyelids, and by aid of a spring
gently vibrates against it. This is used
to induce sleep In tbe patients of th
clinic of Dr. Bertillon.
A New Alpine IfumfT,
The wire cables used ly tourists for
protection and aid in tbe Alps may
according to the latest experience, if
dangerous. An accident which oc
curred on July 20, during an ascent ol
the Tribulaun iu the Stubuler Alps i
a proof of this. Several tourists or
that day ascended to tbe summit of
the mountain, which Is 2.100 metre
high. Near the top, where the ascent
had to be made with tbe aid of wir
cables, the rocks suddenly began tc
hum when an ice pick came in con
tact with the cable, and sparks wer
seen. Shortly before there had beer
a thunderstorm which caused all thes
electrical phenomena. Suddenly th
lightning struck the cable, stunnlns
a tourist and tbe guide and hurling
them several hundred metres below.
The other tourists were also struck.
Yankee la Manila.
The q'-iestlon of house rents has lie
come a serious one for Americans liv
ing in Manila, who have reason to be
lieve that they are the victims of un
just discrimination at the bands of
landlords. A young man from tt
United States recently sought to rent
one of several cottages owned by m
Spaniard and managed by a Fill p:r. a
agent. He was told that the rent waa
50 pesos per month. Thre were Fili
pinos living in some of the cottage
and the American asked if they paij
that price and the agent did not care
to reply, but when threatened with ar
rest he finally, after asking that It b
kept secret, said that his Instruction!
were to charge the Spaniards and Fili
pinos 25 pesos per month and If any
American applied to ask them doubia
that price, which he did.
An Indian Church Worker.
Rev. - Charles T. WriRht, who is in
charge of the Episcopal church work
among the Indians at Leech lake, is a
full-blooded Indian. He is the client
son of the famous Indian chief Whit
Cloud.
