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fill CEE CEGOIITS AMY MOW NUMBERS NEARLY IOO.OOO MEN, Esei utting to Be Don In Eastern Ette-Offioer to BeChoeen From Pormor Volunteere. Washington, D. CL (Special.) An or. Ear has been Issued directing that ten additional regiments of infantry vol UBteers be organised for service in the Philippines The regiments will b rnnbtnd from U to 47 and will be or ganised at the following places In the rder named: Fort Knelling, fort Crook, Pa.; Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.; Fort leav en worth, Ks. ; Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and South Framtngham, Mass. The colonels and lieutenant colonels f the new regiments are announced as follows: Colonels Thirty-eighth. George 8. Anderson, major Sixth cavalry; Thirty ninth, R. L. Bullard, captain sub-department: Fortieth, E. A. Godwin, cap tain. Eighth cavalry; Forty-first, T. C. Richmond, captain Second artillery; Forty-second, J. M. Thompson, major Twenty-fourth infantry; Forty-third, AJtbur Murray, captain First artillery; Forty-fourth, B. J. McClernand, cap tain Second cavalry; Forty-fifth, J. 11. Dorat, captain Fourth cavalry; Forty nlsth. W. 8. Schuyler, captain Fifth cavalry; Forty-seventh, Walter Howe, captain Fourth artillery. Lieutenant Colonels K. B. Pratt, cap tain. Twenty-third Infantry; C. J. Crane, captain Twenty-fourth Infantry; By rue, captain Sixth infantry; J. B. Mallory, captain Second Inftnary; E. H.Browder, major, Judge advocate; Jas. Barker, captain, rourm cavairy; r .i. Minhlor cantain Fifth cavalry: W. an Incoming steamer reports that E. "Wilder, captain Fourth cavalry; J. I teen miles off and drifting sborewards H. Beacom, captain miu intantry, , there are nnumerable bodies of human f.k aa hlalnlD V InEf. t n I tV TPtll h C.W V - i . . . , ef VI M uit'v"t J" 't " w f MUD Um EVERYWW E eBBBBBBXBSaBSSBBBSSBSBBB Porto Rloo Almoot Cervoroel wM rutreryiiw' nvmsn uvi tmmm Nvw Tort (Special. A dispatch M Ue Herald from Baa Joan saps: Communication kaa now been raster A la the direction of Poaoe aa far a Gtugas. The whole country kaa bae devastated. Ia every section the hurricane de stroyed all the towns and Tillages. The people whose homes were wrecked are wandering about, seeking food and shelter. In the towns the stench of the decay ing bodies under the ruins of homes Is becoming unbearable. In Yabucca both of the government physicians were caught in the wreckage and wounded. The town will be set on fire In order that an epidemic may be avoided. Ir. Allman of Arecibo writes that up to August 13 no assistance of any kind had reached there. There is almost an unbearable stench, and unless aid comes within a few days he declares there must follow a fearful epidemic It Is certain that there are many bodies lying in a state of putrefaction under the ruins, but it Is impossible to nna laborers to clean up the towns. At I'once there has been a public protest against negligence of the mayor and he has been forced to resign. Reports from Naguabo. Corozal, Agu adala Comerce and Guayanilla are that these towns have been destroyed and that the municipalities are without the means to relieve distress. San Juan. too. Is likely to be threat ened with an epidemic. The captain of nf 'HOW tat voaw have a nrat-ebva circuit rsaohinf at houses. It la a metallic eirculHW taN) Tha nv rcurimentR will be organized under the general Instructions Issued at the time the first ten regiments were called out In the list of lieutenant Kinnli announced it is not known haihor Uornard A. or Chari tm inAMH Unih am ca.uta.infi -Sixth infantry. General Utls has not cabled the full name, as the officer was designated by him. With the thirteen regiments already called Into service, the ten ordered to day will make a total of 30,000 in round umbers of the 36,000 volunteers au thorized. TO REINFORCE OTIS. "The polloy of the war department," uid Kiretsxv Root. "Is to furnish beings and cattle, mingled Indlscrim tnalalif u l h tha wrarlfflPd nf houses. At Pnnial 11A kniiaoa UDrt WrPClfad like shells, and only a dozen houses and the side walls of churches built of ma- t.n AAt thiol; rnmiiln RtAnrilnrF. announced it is not known Thft aro crylnK ror bread but non. Bernard A. or Charles Byrne ,g f0rtncOmlng. a8 all the others are In ed. Both are captains In the ' lmolt th(l Rame crclIm!,tances. Lead ing merchants estimate the losses In stores and In the crops of coffee, sugar and fruit for the next three years at fully $76,000,000. Big Four May Have Strike. Chicago, 111. (Special.) Railway men say there Is a possibility of an engi neers' strike on the Cleveland, Concln- on. ,ith an th trofitis andlnati. Chicago & St. Louis, ethewlse supplies that he can use and which are j known as the Big Four, over wages. A necessary to wind up the Insurrection 1 conference between a committee repre t.?hIt.hl"1PPlnC8 theBh0rte8t P08-!.entlng the locomotive driver, and The secretary was speaking of the General Manager scnart, nnisneo. touay without having reached an agreement As the committee had failed to reach an agreement with the general man ager, President Ingalls will be asked to take up the case. Grand Chief Arthur of the engineers was notified of the conJ dltlon by wire this afternoon. There was a general cut in ins is:)3 ten regiments which were called out today by vrder of the president." He aid that no delay would be allowed in enlisting, equipping and supplying the new regiments nor in transporting them to the Philippines as soon as they were needed for active operations. If the present number of transports Is lnsulll dent more will be procured. .... ,.iHnu Knlaic1 fnr- tha inC Hit li 1 fttU J i: ii 1 1 n. --. . " ' - ' Philippine service will be sent at once wages of I!lf Four engineers in and the new regiments will be for warded as fast as they are organized and needed. While there has been some suggestion that the new regiments will be used as a reserve force, It may be Stated positively that these regiments as will more. If they can be used, will be sent to reinforce General Otis. Secretary Root sent a copy of the order of today to the various depart ments of the army and they at once be gan preparations for supplying the new organizations. Within half an hour the ordnance bureau had sent orders to the different arsenals directing that complete out lines and to ten miles Ions;. Tne nam has been up for tares years and ia par- fectljr satisfactory. It reaches two poetofflcea, one railroad station and one large nursery office. The nursery has a lonr distance telephone rear' Ing to the city, and by the courtesy of the nurseryman, all telegrams, mes sages or Inquiries are reported to the proper points In the city. This gives telegraph facilities to all, and the doc tor, the merchant and even the grocet and lawyer can be reached In a few moments. The Instruments cost 12 each. Tha lines are No. 12 or 14 galvanized wire, costing about 2V4 cents a pound, ana it takes about 150 pounds to the mile for the double line. The insulators Of knobs are of porcelain and cost 1 cenl aniece. The poles were cut from the woods, of oak, swamp ash, slippery elm, or similar wood, are twenty feet tag, sunk three feet in the ground, and have a cross bar of 2x4 stuff, Z'i feet long, spiked near the top of the nole. the knobs being fastened on the top of each end of the cross bar by a u-lr strike nail. Each Instrument has a different signal; for instance the call signal for the first instrument on the Ine is one ring of moderate length; the second instrument, two rings; the third, three rings; the fourth, four rings; the fifth one long and two short rings; the seventh one short and two long ringnt the eighth, two short rings. In a feW dayB the signals are learned as readily as if it were the man's name. Of course every signal rings every bell on the line and all persons on the line can hear all conversations If they see fit; but it Is our unwritten law mat me mibi pri son caught eavesdropping will be taken out of the circuit. No trouble has ever occurred for that cause. Secrets are not generally talked over a telephone anyway, and young folks have bunoay evenings for that. At the close of a conversation the user rings oft with a short ring or click, to let any other prospective user know that the line Is free again. Any bright boy or man, with the instructions from the makers, can put up the instruments and attach them, and the boya and men on the farms can put up the poes and string the wires. If only one wire is useu. there will be a good deal of "ground noise," as the earth serves for the other line to make the circuit. If two lines or a metallic circuit Is used, the noise is avoided, and the conversation Is much more easy to understand. The lines, when up, are absolutely the property of the persons erecting them and are not subject to rental from any firm or corporation. We began with only two Instruments and as others saw the val ue they added on. We also have a ten STORY OF MOCHA COFFEE. Mocha la not alone the name of a kind of coffee, Dut also a port ire men) on the Red Sea. The patron saint of both was Schelle Schoedeli, whose memory is venerated by the Mahometans almost as much aa that of Mahomet himself. One day, 600 years ago, a vessel from the Indies cast anchor in the port. Those on board had noticed a hut, and they disembarked to see wnai it was. T-ha ahpllr tfiw It VL'n H his dwelling) received the Btrangers kindly and gave them some conee vo anna, lor ne waa very fond of it and attributed great virtue to it. The travelers, who had never seen coffee before, thought that this hot drink would be a cure for the plague. Schoedeli assured them that through his prayers and the use of this drink that not only would the plague be stopped, but also that if they would unload their merchandise they could make a good profit by It The owner of the ship was impressed by this strange man, especially as he found the coffee so palatable. On the same day a large number of Arabs came to listen to the hermit's preach ing, and among them were some mer chants who purchased all the goods on the ship. -piiu Tnilun vlultnr returned home. and telling his strange adventure and r,i.i,HinhiB trailincr. manv of his com patriots came to visit the saintly Schoedeli. A beautiful mosque waa bunt over the tomb of Schoedeli after his death, and his name will never be forgotten so long as Micha coffee is drunk. All of the Moslem coffeehouse keepers ven erate him, mentioning his name In their morning devotions. Travelers say that in the town of Mocha or Ocha as the Arabs call it, men Uke their oath, not by God, but by the memory of Schoedeli. l-truments on .t. In our CTfat peach orchards in Georgia, Ins- the telegraph In the town, offices, packing sheds and farm houses all together. Have been using that line for four years past. There should be no trouble In getting permls- . Hlf)n t0 erect the nne alimg the publio Seek a Profit In Sugar. 'highway, or across farms or into the New York. (Special.) A committee ; village or smaller towns. Now, as to representing the National Wholesale ; the cost: , ; Grocers' association Is In the city for ' imr.nva,l nnA thi rnfld heean to make j money, the old wages would be restor ed in whole or at least In part. The I engineers say the company is more . prosperous now than at any time In Its ! history and the promise to make the restoration in wages ought to be kept. WATER FOR CX'CUMBER VINES. The best plan to keep your cucum ber vines from turning yellow and dy ing from the effects of a drouth or very hot weather, is to water them gradual ly tut a lot of tin canB such as f..,iit tu rmt nn in tomato cans are best, because they hold more; punch .. u, ir, tv,o Vinttom of each ran u-ith an oio-ht-nennv wire nail. ion ..o,i r,,,t i.nthpr about the uneven edges of the cut top of the can; we are not going in lor Deauty, out iur eneuw. Ktick these cans down In the cucum- v,..- v,m.. nno to a h . to w thin an Inch of the top, and close beside the body of the plant, it mignt oe umi i, r,w,nnr. timo tn nlant these cans in the hills was when the seed were planted, but we did not put in our cans i.rttn the vines were up and nearly half thcoa cn with water once a day and your work is done. hTe few holes keep the water from running out too fast, and yet It all gets out. It is far better than sprinkling, because it takes the moisture to the roots where It is most needed, while a sprinkling ,vets the leaves and the surface of the ground but is no benefit to the roots. The best time to fill the cans is just after supper, for when they are filled at that time, the water gradually moistens the hill during the night, and the vine is ready for the sun and heat of the next day. Georgia Doty, Henry county, Tennessee. WELLS THAT BREATHE. 60 or 14 galvanized wire at 2o 3-75 rr,.l..h nn.nl!. fa 112.00 arsenals directing mat - .- : ----- . t V V 7u""Z .Y M St. of mnis and ordnance supplies iur nne purpose ui (ciui m poim - ,i each regiment be sent to the rendezvous : Vg0 Mm! pian of enforcing the factor f,0 knobs at lc. t . u... ha nrcmnlzed. The I . , ii-j t v. 1 1W) lbs. No. 12 wucw v.... - -' agreement, ine mtrinino wwnu - ETSTZtM1: thC refiners and other equipments furnished by that de- ; conferred with the managers of those partment, while the commissary de- j concerng eregardlng the visit. The mend'y"?hi'm!mit important visit was to At buckle as fast as they arrive. The medical de- ( Bros. The committee had a conference with representatives 01 tne Minitnu It was intl- partment was also directed to see that . auoulles were sent WILL RECRUIT IN EAST. mi . ...Ml K ra,iiiltfl with ine rcHiiv " - , pan the same care exercised In recruiting ke,. The districts which were not thor oughly covered In the recruiting of tha first ten regiments will be visited. It is the Intention to have the regiments give uire attention to firing than to ar.er feature of the drill. The men f farmed, as are the regular in t yieglments, with the magazine ar in j rill e. The selection of the majors asd com pany officers for the regiments Is now occupying the attention of the secre tary and the men are being chosen from among the volunteers who were called tut In the Soanlnh war. J ne omccrs Rucar Refining company i mated to the members that the com pany was in accord with the errort to keep up and enforce the factor plan, hut the grocers themselves must De looked to to enforce the agreement Un der this agreement the grocers who sell at the regular prices are insured of a profit, say of 1-18 cent per pound. I lb. spikes Expressage on factory Instrument from B 1.00 Alger Out of Politics. Chicago, 111. (Special.) A special to I he Tribune from Montreal says "I am absolutely out of politics," said Gen eral Alger, former secretary of war In President McKlnley's cabinet, today. General Alger called at the Bank of Manager f Houston. He said he was graterui to he Canadian press for its courteous tone during the recent controversy. "The American newspapers," he add 't, "were servere," but he thought it better not to discuss this question fur ther at the preiient time. "And you have really abandoned act ive politics?" he was asked. "Absolutely OUt or It, ne naiu, mm thin was uttered In a tone that left no room for doubt. "".S i" V".r'""(i;tv ;-.hI Montreal to see General will urn uihiiuuuki "H"1"" - i - Bible among tne ainercin nam, efficiency records of the men will gov ern to a great extent In their selection. It appears from the orders that the ten new regiments are to be mainly re-, erulled In New England and the central and western states. Kansas and Penn sylvania have apreiiy heon selected aa the best Held for recruits. It is said that no special effort Is to bs made to secure recruits in tne miitn This is due. It Is said, le the experience of the olTlcers who sneratMl In that quarter for recruit Se ten vol unteer regtments JufC ostsvuzed. The only places where dltlnaky was egpefU ed In securing men was la rJeorsa, A -abana and the Carolines and the gulf states and the two northwowtera la eiflc states. Today's action will add 13,090 men to tha enlisted strength of the army and increases the total strength of the army to t.W men. The total number of volunteers railed Into service Is 80,170 men, being only 4.sf men short of the total authorised TWtunteer establish ment of 36,000. It I stated at t he de partment that the number of volun leers called Into service Is regarded as amply sufflrtent to meet the deficiency, and there Is no possibility malnlng 4,i volunteers will be called lor. Testerday's recruiting for the volun teer array amounted to 2S8 men, as Ing the total recruitment to date 14.J", or 1.0St In excess of the number re quired to complete the ten rglmnta organised under the orders of July AU of thM regiments have aecured taetr full quota except the Twnty alnth regiment, at Port JPberson. OV; the Thirty-third, at Port Earn Howten. Tern., wid tte Thlrty-Mth regiment at Vaacourw Barracks. Tbe To Escape the Trust. rwrntt. Mich. (Special.) A sponta- n.n. movement looking to the estab lishment of a window glass manufac turing plant sprang up today In the 1 . . s . i iL.nlatv nf American (convention 04 wi3 ' Florists and Horticulturists here. Dif ferent men declared that the window . kM,lnw MArhllant glass irusi w prices, and when E. O. Hiu oi inaiana made a proposal that the society or ganize a window glnss manufacturing corporation It was heartily taken up. A committee was appointed to formulate a plan and report to the convention. Print plans contemplate a company with from 112.0(H) to $20,000 capital. Chicago, III. The national sociologi cal convention opened today at Lake muff. The attendance was targe, stu dents of sociology from all parts of tha country being present. Rer. J. O. E .n. ucM-rlntendent of the association. read a paper on "The Development of True Manhood." Miss Ellen Hood, as sistant secretary of she oonvsntloa, presided at the World' a Women'e Carle, tlan Temperance union school of tneth ads. Bhe made a brief address on tha school, showing the Importance and dif ficulty of the work to be dona eloag temperance lines. Total 22-30 Or In other words, one Instrument and a mile of wire erected would cost In round numbers, say $26. From this estimate all others can be made. The Instruments are not cheap toys or play things, but good, substantial electrlo telephones, as good as the best. Not one of our members would think of tak ing out their Instruments. Any bright boy with a little Instruction can renew the batteries, keep tho line in order, and give It personal oversight, at a few hours time per month or quarter, at a nominal cost or no cost at all, scarcely. It Is astonishing how often a farmer and his family would use such a line. In this system no exchange or switch board Is needed (which would cost $50 at least) and no operator la needed to connect parties, which would cost still more, for a year's service to all the members. N. T. Albaugh In the Ohio Farmer. Blowing or breathing wells are strange phenomena which exist at Sauk City, Prairie du Sac and Merri mack, Wisconsin. At those places wells have been put down to depths varying from 60 to 130 feet. and. strange to relate, they exhale the air for a iierlod of 24 hours and then inhale for a like period. In cold weather water Is frozen at a depth of over 100 feet, causing the .. ,.inou tn burst in many cases. Recently Charles Stoddard put some light boards over his well and during the night the exhalation blew part of the boards off. One man covered his well, except a ,i t .l f thrnnirh one of the boards, and when' a hat, folded newspaper or other similar object was piaceu . hinwn off. The tne noie ii - air seems to come from a stratum of very coarse gravel, In which there is no sand or other substance, except a little soapUke matter. AN ARTISTS IDEAL. Nathan farter waa rain U fast aa a sai wnnlri t a If A him tn offer himself and hie fortune to Miss Nellie Clenden nln, but the face that haunted him as he rolled along waa not Miss Clenden nin's. It was a face of great beauty, serious face, with wide, dark blue eyes and a tenderly curved red mouth. Only a dream face, but at two and thirty Nathan Carter was a bachelor KorniinA nf It. "Pshaw! what a fool I am!" He gathered himself together with a Jerk. The Jerk terminated in a jump, mi there at the window of the Markvlew hotel was the face, framed in furs and feathers and looking down wistfully Into the street. He left the car as eon as it turned the corner and hastened back to the Markvlew. The face was gone, but even aa he looked a lady and gentle man descended the steps to a carriage that awaited them. The lady was very young, slender and graceful, and for one moment those wonderful eyes met and held his. Then she was hur ried into the carriage by her com panion, a tall, fine-looking, gray-haired man, evidently her father. Carter heard the order, "To the Tenth street depot!" and in a few minutes was clattering after them. rn,c o,.i urc.iin.il toward the window and, one of her parcels slipping from her arms, In her endeavor to recuvci it the remainder were scattered on the Ann fnrter cathered them up in a twinkling and offered to tieup one whi.h had (waned Its fastenings, ne seated himself beside his dream and id "Thank you." he could not summon fortitude to leae her. r. ionoi nvor and snoke rapidly. earnestly and with convincing elo quence; 'T oaw vnn at the hotel. Do you know I hae been seeking you ten years? Your face come to me in a Hrefim unrl I have never despaired of nnrilne- vou until today. I was going no matter where, but I saw you. 1 could find no way to speak to you, so I followed you here, hoping against hope. Jf you knew how your face has un..ntri mo vnn would forgie me. "See, here is my card. I have travel og q Tit deal. Derhaps some of your rrinnda mav know me. You are not angry? You think this is Burely some rno than mere chance? I have i , ,,n,. tare, an lnnT. I knOW itS liyvcu M- u, - every feature. TV... n-ll'c r.ft eves fell. "I saw you when we came out of the hotel, and I I like you," she said very softly. The blood leaped to Carter's cheeks .. v, Hftori hla hand impetuously, but let It fail again. Her very inno cence was her protection, and he only touched the hem or ner ca.pe ..;.V. v.o D,,nh Khort time! Tell VVC l"c ! - me where you are going, where I can see you again. I will find- a way, if v, ona nf the earth. I can- 1L O IU LUC tin-tn v... - not lose you again." The girl glanced at the clock. "Yes." she said shyly, the color com ing and going In her cheeks. "We are going to New York and shall stop at ,iA,rf rvimp there and I will Uie vvaiuuu. w see you ' ' "Whom shall I ask for " he was beginning, but she held up a warning 'We must not let him know," she whispered as the tall gentleman, red and breathless rushed up to them. "Here we are, dear," she said, smil ing, In her silvery-sweet voice. I haevn't been alone. I have met an old friend Mr. Carter, allow me to in troduce you. Mr. Carter, this is my h"Veryd' happy, very hapy, Indeed, Mr Carter," flustered the gentleman, as he shook the rigid hand extended to him. The bell clanged loudly and he seized the girl's arm and hurried her breatniessiy tiwu.,. ,v,ni,irter She looked back over her shoulder and smiled, bewitchingiy, his T)o not forget your-lesson, she said, Carter had walked many miles be fore the crash of the elements subsld 1 R i i of-nnd into something ed anu urn ui am .-,.v...- n. ... ... i ooim He and Nellie me us ubuq. - weeks Clendennin were married six weeks later. Chicago Times-neiam. Alfalfa Dying. A west central Kansas correspondent writes that In his locality there Is a good deal of trouble with alfalfa that la dying. The ground Is In good shape; It Is from eight to sixteen feet to water and the fields that are dying are from one to five years old. The difficulty oc curs In sandy loam. There will be knolls In the field where one would think the planls would die soonest, and there the plant will be In Its best con dition, while on the lower places it will be perfectly dead. This is the first season In which we have heard com plaint of this character, and we are somewhat at a loss to know with any certainty what the causo of the trouble Is. The first thought that naturally occurs to one Is that the killing out la due to the severe conditions that pre vailed last winter, and although some of the points In the description of the conditions given do not favor this Idea, It may possibly be the reason for this trouble. If sny of our readers who are growing alfalfa under. similar condi tions to those above Indicated have met with the difficulty and are able to sug gest a probable reason other than tha severity of the winter, we should be glsd to hear from them briefly. Bhe I'll bet when Adam first met Eve ha put on an air of superiority. Ha Well, there was nothing else to put on. Just at that time. ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. At a woman's luncheon the other day the talk got around to human ethics, and the singular Identity of feeling in all classes and conditions that moved to mutual expression in moments of appeal. One guest told how, even the day before, she had smiled, even laughed outright, with an utter atranger over a little street comedy. Another spoke of an accident she Just missed seeing and of the wholesale way in which the passers by, rich, well-to-do and humble, stop ped and Interchanged Inquiries and ex clamations with each other concerning it. Another told how tne most prim and most strait-laced of spinster aunts had once relaxed conventionality and made common cause with her fellow travelers on account of some quizzical railway experience, Bays the New V,. wis Rim nuoii oolrt th hoHtess. who Is also an artist, "coming up Madison avenue t dusk one chill, rainy evening una ...in,..n 1 unitf an lnatunce Of fdloW t..UnJ that imnressed me. A belated street organ, run by a seedy Italian and a bareheaded woman, was playing a waltz, and against the area railing of the nearest house a young man i.. nned somewhat Inertly. 'Down the street came a messengui boy, In uniform, with tne top oi a formidable looking letter sticsing irom his breast pocket. As he got near the ,. n hia rco kindled, he held out his hands, took a iew uancniB steps and circled up to him in time tha mimic The other took the extended hands and the two did a bar or so In company, when the messenger let go and pursued his way and the young man returneu u mi mnv.r. Neither had said a word. They had never seen each other . before and doubtless would not meet again, but the music had acquainted them for the moment, and the Italian woman play. Ing there In the drlxsle also unuersioou and laughed merrily as the boy scud ded on his way." Candidate (who Is not making a fa vorable Impression on the meeting) And now, gentlemen, I ask myself one miMtlnn Voice (from tbe hall) And a d d silly answer you'll get! do not want, paying therefor a trifle When yon buy sometning wmcu you less than yon would have been will ing to nay In case you had wanted It that la a bargain. An Arkansas newspaper contains the following advertisement: "This hotel will be kept by the widow of the land lord, Mr. Brown, who died last summer on a new and Improved plan." "Tou never saw the sun rise In your life, Helen; how did you paint that picture you cell Dawn'T" "I painted a sunset It looks Just the same. v .X QUAIL. Pliny was much more accurate as to the habits of migrating quails than most observers of his day. He men tions that when crossing the sea they were sometimes blown out of their course and drowned. He was also aware that they migrate by night, and makes the curious statement that when the multitudes were nearing land they were dangerous to small boats, on whose sails and rigging they settled, "often by night," and overset them. Tens of thousands art taken on the coast of the. Pontine marshes, and in Sicily one hundred thousand are said to have been captured in one day. In the Islands of the Greek archipelago they are caught and cured Just like sprats or pilchards, with the dierence that they are netted on the land in stead of in the sea. The heads are cut off, the bodies cleaned, and then salted and packed in tubs. Further east one of the greatest annual quail catches takes place on the Bosporus. The main body of these quail are looked for on the return migration in autumn, not in the spring. It is then that the birds are hatched during the summer on the plains of Poland, Turkey or Roumania and south Russia are on the way south, and pass In myriads over the straits and along the Asiatic shore. Rut In old days there were often years of respite for the birds. War on the Bosporus, or In Greece -j .u Ar,.iiim.inim or In Egypt or Spain or Italy, might at any moment give the birds an open uwi -series of years; and population not only failed to Increase, but often re ceded; and there were no railways or steamships. The demand was a local a. in tho davs of Moses peo- nio tired even of quail. Now the pop- I - . . 1 A T1..H n ulatlons or 1'ans, umuun are added to the eaters of spring quails. The birds are caugnt lean anu are forwarded anve io ''"-"' rn jnn,onil Increases. DODUlatlon IS .v,,a trrnwlno- enelnes for their CV,''J""C" P ?'7'. .v, Ac. captura are better aevineu, anu mand la clearly overtaking me "u., MYSTERIOUS SPRINGE. A. nAnllap atata. fit alfajra mwiutm In rearant tn the water aunnlv of Texas. It comes from a vaat underground layer of water in the territory to the north, east, and not from the Rocky moun tains, as generally supposed. Only a few years ago there were many large springs at the head of the San Antonio river, but for seven years there has been a deficiency in the water supply. StranffB tn aav tht tipavv raino. which ianuH tha nuvnt flnnltt In TevaH apt to flowing a large spring, which has been dry ror two years, at tne neaa oi ine San Antonio river. This led to the be lief that other springs in that locality would resume their former flow as soon as the water from the copious rainran on tne mountains nau percuiai. aA thT.mio-h tn tha watur haarlni? strata and reservoirs underlying this region. I1 or nearly two momns a volume ui wufap onnlvfllent to ran amount deriv ed from several large artesian wells has been flowing, but from day to day mere has been a slight decrease in volume. Vnna nf tho niiipr BnriniTsi In the neleh- bohood have resumed their flow. Some people have contended mat tne large number of artesian wells devel oped in and abount San Antonio have stopped the flow of surrace springs at the head of the river. This is hardly nmhahia na the artesian supply and gravity springs are derived from en tirely different water-bearing strata. Imnnr tha rppat natural WOnderS in the United States are the Niagara Falls, the grand canyon of the Colorado, the mammoth cave oi Kentucky ana me ,.t natnrul water works of Texas. The natural plant underlies an area 40 miles wide, averages w miies ions and covers an area of 135,000 square miles. Robert T. Hill and T. Wayiana Vaughan of the United States geolog ical survey, have made a theoretic study of this region known as the Ed wards Plateau and Rio Grande plain. In a comprehensive and instructive work recently published by the United States on the geology of this region, the process of percolation of water through the sub-strata, surface springs, arte sian wells and nature of the surface and sub-strata of the region are de scribed in detail. The Edwards Plateau extends from Crane county on the Pecos river east through Upton, Tom Green, Iron, Con cho, Menard, Mason and Llano coun ties. Thence south through Hays, Co mal and Bexar counties. The southern boundary follows the line of the South ern Pacific railway to Del Rio, thence northwest on the Rio Pecos to Crane county. The Rio Grande plain is bordered on the northwest by the Edwards plateau, on the northeast by the Colorado river, on the southeast by the Gulf of Mex ico and on the southwest by the moun tain ranges in northeastern Mexico. The plain's drainage includes the Neuces, San Antonio and Guadalupe rivers and i.i k.ii.Aiii The eastern part of this plain is humid and fertile. The humidity gradually decreases west ward West of Bexar county the arid ity of the country increases rapiaiy. rnv, c-HmorHo nin.t.pau differs entirely from the Rio Grande plain both in cli mate and topographical cnaracieriLn.B. The former has a rough surface witn numerous canyons, while the Rio Grande plain is characterized by the sweeping prairies and a comparatively level surface. The plateau reaches an elevation of 2,400 feet In Edwards coun ty and gradually slopes southeast to the coast. The limestone formation un derlying this area is arranged in etrata parallel with the surface, having an average fall of four and one-half feet 'The'strata formation of the plateau may be better understood by comparing It with a book lying on Its back and slightly tilted. It was discovered that the ban An tonio artesian water supply comes from Dallas The wells about Waco have the same series of beds that supply the artesian wells of Waco, Fort Worth and their immediate source in beds of po rous sand, while the San Antonio wells derive their supply from the Edwards limestone, a hard cretaceous formation. As artesian water will not rise higher than its head, or source, there must be immense reservoirs in tne wa.a . . teau TVhich supply the artesian wells in and near San Antonio. It is not possi ble to obtain water by hydrostatic pres- sure in the summit districts "i t n Inhabitants of IhlS dlS- trlct' depend on deep pumping wells. which average irom om w depth. LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Waterproof leather hi announced. Austria Is making artificial cotton. Japan has one leather shoe factory, rw... nnttnn millB emnlov 93.000 women Oklahoma's wheat crop, 40,000,000 The total number of women over IS years old employed In tne factories anu ' i..h. nf tha British Islands la t'l lMiira " . - - - , . . . rAA AAA It Is said that the productive capacity ... ..i manhinArv at the Dree- OI muur-Miiiis ---- ent time Is equal to a hand-working population or 4w.wo.utm. nMnt trnar ant vou all getting on at your house? Tlmson Pretty well, on the whole, we are neany oui m i PLANTS TINTED BY BACTERIA. sitHno-a of the Paris Academy of Sciences are not often Interesting. A recent one was an exception, auiiouu the topi cwas a discovery made by M. Matrouchot about such insignificant creatures as bacteria. But it appears that these little beings do many things houi.ioa thp disspmlnation of maladies. They produce coloring stuffs, for in stance, and this is now mat taieni naa been discovered. A few years ago flowers of paradoxical colors appeared in mimimrn and at button holes green carnations, blue roses and other hor ticultural monsters. This was the re sult of either plunging the leaves into a chemical dye or else placing tne siais. in a solution of aniline salts of the hue desired, whereupon the liquid as cended in virtue of capillary attrac tion. In all this there was noinmg ..,.v,u,. hut nspfiil results mav be ob tained for the anatomy and physiology of plants. For In the world or pacteria, and bacilli there are organisms which ..om,a thp nronertv nf secreting color- ing stuffs. They are called chromogen- ous bacteria. Now M, Matrucnoi culti vated one of these together with a fibrous fungus, and found that the pigment or coloring stuff secreted by the bacteria Impregnated and tinted u onhatnnnp nf the funSTUB Without affecting its vital qualities. This nat ural coloring process is omy psruw. It Is Invariably restricted to certain re gions of the protoplasm. Thanks to this discovery It will now be possible to bring out clearly and expose to view certain of the structures of the cell which were heretofore unknown. It Is also confidently hoped that what has been done for the simple cell may be speedily rendered possible for complex organisms. This Is the conclusion drawn by M. Matruchot from his dis covery, and he Intends to turn his ef forts In that direction. MELON GROWING. Ftr melon growing well drained soils containing considerable humua or vegetable matter are best Lighter sols' are preferable. The best fertiliser Is one rich in all the elements of plant food except stimulating nitrogen. Fre quent cultivation and hand hoeing are of great Importance. The growth from the first should be continuous. Onoe checked the vlnea aeldom regain their original vigor and productiveness. Plant sufficient seed so that from three to fire good plant oan be depended upon. For the cucumber and anuMfc beetles, dust with tobacco; xor uie com- ,1.1.. h..t 4ht mnA In time. If things ro I hlanlr an ii a ah bus? collect and de- on aa they have been going, we ought strop the eggs and the Insects In tna to be out of that. Boston Transcript. J cooler portion of the day.
