In II , Sola frr 1nirM I
Ml ABOUT WOMH.
Mr. Kdwln B. Grossman, daughter
of Edwin Booth, lives In the house in
Chicago which constituted the actor-
only property In that city when he
died.
An Italian woman graduated from n
Fjrtiich nnlvyrltyl U conduct an
Ameriran course In medicine at the
University of Chicago. She la I,lsi
Carlotll Clpriana, first of he fi-x to
(ake thp doctor's degree In Paris.
Mrs. lstng, wife of the secretary. In
about the only woman of the cabinet
contingent who goes nut walking.
Nearly eWry morning she accompa
nies the secretary to his office and not
infrequently meet him there and
walks home with him In the afternoon.
Miss Mary P. Acton and Martha S.
Ilnyt, of Boston, the former a lawyer
and the latter the widow of a clergy
man, are Interested In the bill before
the Massachusetts legislature empow
ering the governor to appoint women
as "special commissioners" to perform
wedding ceremonies.
Mrs. Mollle Moore Davis, the writer
of magazine stories, has apartments in
the quaint and romantic part of nar
row old Itoyale street, New Orleans.
The fame of he "Fridays In February"
has gone beyond the gates of that city
and, in ber saloon frequently assembles
persons of note from all over the
country.
MIbs Kllzabeth Planklngton of India
napolis has supplemented her recent
gifts of paintings and statuary to the
Layfayette art gallery with a collec
tion of autograph letters. These let
t"rs are all written by men of world
wide reputation and o different na
tlonaHtles (principally French) and the
majority of them are illustrated by
original fusaln, pencil, pen and Ink
ketches.
HOWS THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars lie
(sard for any case or Catarrh that
annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
"ure.
F .J CHHNF.Y & CO , Toledo, O?
We, the undersigned, have known !
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, anil
telleve him perfectly honorable in all
Jiuslness transactions arid financially
able to carry out any obligations mad
by their firm.
WKST A TIttWX. Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo. O.
"WALLING, KIN NAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Hull's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
m.lly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
1 estlmonials sent free. Price ,c. per
buttle. Sold by all druggists.
Hall Family Pills are the brut.
A church in IxhhIoh still possesses
nn Income originally given to it for the
purpose of buying faggots for burning
beretles.
"Iff that filches from me rny good
name.
Hobs me of that which not enriches
him,
And makes me poor Indeed."
Written by the Immoital Shake
speare. How true. That's why It lives.
'AKCA HF.TS, true merit, backed by
the right kind of advertising has made
for th'rn the largest hale of any simi
lar medicine in the world, provtid la.' I
year by the sab' of over ten million
boxes. This has canned dishnm-i peo
pie to try to palm off worthless "luff,
as Just as good. Ixiok out fur faker"
and remember tin- genuine tablet I"
f tamped "C. C. C." and never sold In
Jar or bulk, but always In a blue metal
box. The genuine CASCA ilFTS are ab
solutely guaranteed to cure, or you yei
your money back.
The fare on the Congo railroad for
2.".0 miles Is JI00, or 1(i cents a mile.
We can travel by rail entirely ucmss
the American continent for lews money.
i
Oct a bottle of Hamlin's Wizard till
lorlay; It may save may a trip for the
doctor; it cures pain.
Free Alaska Indian Basket.
Hend 25c for postage nnd packing. N
Posten, 249 Washington St., Portland.
Oregon.
Aside from their professional duties,
some dentists don't make much of an
Impression.
Hypnotism.
!rn to hypnotize, something won
iVrful, astonishing feats, create fun by
he hour, have all the people talking
about you In your community. Kauy
to barn by my late dscovery. Hem!
10 cents for free lltei at ore and trial
bison-', l'rof. Ivlward T. ('outer, l'il'
Tigh St., l)es Moines, hi.
The formation of the proposed regi
ment of Imperial Yeomanry to be
orriposed of colonial subjects of the
i riiwn living In London, Is about to be
submitted to the king by the secre
tary of war,
Pcopl" buy Wizard Oil bemuse they
have learned by experience that It
cures pain of every kind.
Ambrose H. Ottey, of Cecil county,
Maryland, has made n systematic
reading of thi! lilble for the last
thirty-three years and enn tell th
tuimber of letters In the scriptures,
hiw many) times they appear, the
number of chspters and verses, what
words spell the same cither way, etc.
I has Just finished reading the Bible
for the 117lhe time,
It fs estimated thnt ther are at
hrenent about 300,000 domestic os-trfc-M
In (South Africa.
FRILLS OF FASHION.
Gold decorated china for use and or -
narnent was never more In evidence
than at the present time.
One of the new spring materials is
flnezlbellne with a slightly harry sur
face, and It comes In light colors.
Waist lengths of habitual silks em
broidered In dainty colors are shown
In the shops and they are a very de
sirable purchase.
Parisian novelties in ctiatelalne bags
of suede, satin and gold show decora-
iions in the way of Jeweled watches
or miniature spaces fur -mall por-
lr,li,s-
owners or old-fashioned earrings are
finding new use for them by convert-
Ing them Into hatpins. Cameos, onyx
... , tuiiicimiis or oilier
.-..uoe n.ouniea in gold make hand-
KfllttO Hut brw.lw..
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i ne wnue tulle bow In Alsatian form farms to be welcomed by wife and ehil
has found a new perch on top of th. dren; saw them leaving home with a
head, with a loop of hair forming the' w)ff.s. K,,h. , ,hplr Mr nn(, -h,i,i,w
center finish. This is very becoming
(uis laies.
Becoming flower toke. for youthful
faces are made of forget-me-nots.
One designed for a pretty blonde had
a full crown of white cloth and a
brim of forget-me-nots. On the left
...v.. " a. 10 lc mgiriic.
Neck ruffles and boas are worn much
flatter than early In ine season, and as
many are unwilling to abandon the
becoming effect of a ruffle close against
the neck a compromise is made by
having the back stand out like a Me
dici collar.
Beating All Reoords.
Whenever the American people find a
thing of merit, absolute, genuine merit,
they appreciate It, and never hesitate
to make liberal use of it. It Is merit
that counts for the enormous sale of
Cascarets-over ten million boxes last.
year. It is the best bowel and Mver I
regulator in the world and sells at j
prices that suit everybody 10r, 23c and
50c a box. put up in tablet form, and I
ever ytablet stamped "C. C. C." There !
is no waste. Cabarets are easy to '
take and are sold by the makers under I
an absolute guarantee to refund the !
money If Cascarets do not prove sat- j
sfactory. A 50c box is enough for a ,
whole month's treatment for the worst j
case. We urge every sufferer to give
Cascarets an immediate trial. i
I
Wanted.
Agents in every counly in every
state to sell "Mniing Stock;" $150 sal
ary and expenses; steady work. Send
Klc silver for pontage, prospectus and
full Information, (jive reference. Our
reference, Hatesvllle Hank. Address C.
H. Hogan, Secy., Hatesvllle, Ark.
Most bottles have a stopper, but aa(Tord t() hrn)r ()p ph.nim bravery
man who is addicted' to the bottle I ,, if,(o ik.0'nio onto.
never knows when to stop.
Hypnotism.
Be a hypnotist and make fun and
money. The study Is easy and fas
cinating, surprise all your friends;
make money giving entertainments In
large cities and small towns, or by
teaching the art to others this Is a
ure way to win a fortune. Write at
once, enclosing 10 cents for free trial
lessons, which pays for mailing only.
Wilson Kggers, Hopkins, Mo.
The total number of students at the
universities of Germany this winter
is 3C,ul.'i. as against .'M.iifiS last winter.
A Whole Library
if books. 60 In all for 2"c. Fun and
mystery. Wonderful dancing skeleton
I Of. Address K. M. Wlmberly, Box 5,
'Irannis, Ark.
Perhaps they call them "machine
politics" because so many politicians
have "wheels."
Mis. M. Link
I'he Magnetic Healer. Is giving ab-
'i nt treatment with good success; pa
tients are treated twice a day for tr.OC
per month. Hy this method of treat
ment and Instruction, if strictly fol
lowed, a cure can be positively effect-
1. For particulars address No. 9f
Cedar Ft., Oshkosh, Wis. I.'nclos.
tamed and self-addrt ssed envelope.
Mohair grenadines, very sheer, with
while grounds patterned with different
lellcate colors in a silky design arf
on: plcuous among Ihe new materials.
"Free Absent Treatment."
The undersigned will give "KHKK
, I IS I. 'NT TKKATMKNT" to all sulfer-
rs for a short time only, giving you
in oportunlty to test this wonderful
lower; If you are benefited, being yoni
iwn Judge, and wish further treat
ment, his set vices can be had very rea-
itiably, but first try his power, FHKK
!' CiiAltlK. no matter where you
ire, what your ailments are, or how
ong allllited, for many cases hav.'
been cuied after having been given up
y physicians. It Is a crime ot suffer
when you inn be healed, thousands
have been healed by this method, why
nut you?? Kneh and every rase given
personal attention; write hint today,
giving him full particulars of your
aso. All he asks of you Is to enclose
in cents with your application for his
free treatment to hclp pay poslagi;.
Postal curds will reed ye no attention.
Prof. K. H. Ctillimn, Mobile, Ala.
The trustees of Wesleyan university,
Mlddletown, Conn., the oldest Metho
dist college In the country, have given
their oiricliil sanction to a bl-cenlen-nial
celebration of the birth of John
Wesley, to be held in June, Uto3.
Kleptomania Is a pathetic disease.
At least, there Is something touching
about It.
The riusslan mercantile mnrlne con
sists of 7(5 steamers and 2,283 sailing
vessels.
THE PATHOS OF
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London, May 8. The pathuB of the
war is shown in a strong light by the
pen of A. C. Males, the Australian cor-
lespondent of the News. He writeB
I was only a prisoner in the hands of
the Boers for about a month, yet every
moment of that time was bo fraught
with interest that I fancy I picked up
more of the real nature of the Boers
than I Bhould have done under ordinary
circumstances In a couple of vears. I
was moved from laager to laager along
1thelfghtihg"mieTT'aw - 1hem at-wortt
j with their rifles; saw them come in
I from more than one tough skirmish,
bringing their dead and wounded with
them; saw them when they triumphed.
and saw them when they had been
. .
whipped; saw them going to their
loving kisses on their lips. I saw some
of tf)pge 0(J Kr&y neadg shattered by
our hpIlf, dy!n m wUh knited
1 hrou, ,,, ., ,on..ht ,..,,. -,
; -ome of (hplr beardle- Uiys Robbin(?
' , gful8 M, aa ,f. dve(J
,he Afrlcarl heath. i w Bome passing
over the border line which divides life
and death, with a ring of stern-browed
comrades round them, leanig upon their
rifles, while a brother or a father knelt
and pressed the hand of him whose
feet were on the very threshold of the
land beyond the shadows. I saw oth
ers smiling up Into the faces of women
the poor, jxiln-drawn faces of the dy
ing looking less haggard and worn than
the anguish stricken features of their
womanhood who knelt to comfort them
in that last awful hour in the hour
which divides time from eternity, the
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of unsearchable death. Those things
1 have SPPn' an3 ln the ears of K'B"h
mpn and wmpn 'pt 'ay. as one
who knnws anrt fai" woulJ wak the
f1""1' ""KM" truth corverning friend
and that not H,",1P beneath the
British flags are heroes found. Not
alf,nP al h'" breasts of I'.ritish ma Irons
ai"P hrnvp men suckled; for, as my soul
Hveth. whether their cause he Just or
unjust, whether the right or the wrong
of this war be with them whether the
blood of the hundreds that have fallen
since the first rifle simke defiance. shall
speak for or again! them at Ihe day
or Juogmeru-uiey ai least Know now
to die, and when a man has given his
life for the cause he believes In, he is
proven worthy even of his worst n
emy's respect. And it seems to me that
the British nation, with its long roll
of heroic deeds, wrought from the world
over, from Africa to Iceland, run well
tored tillers of the soil. I lmve seen
them die.
Once as I lay a prisoner In a rocky
ravine, all through the" hot afternoon,
I heard Ihe rifles snapping like hounds
around a cornered beas!. I watched
the Koers as they moved from cover
to cover, one here, one there, a little
further on a couple ln a place of van
tage, again in a natural fortress a
group of eight; so they were placed as
far as my eye could reach. The British
force I could not see at ffll. They were
out on the veldt, and the kopjes hid
them from me; but I could hear the
There are few things that cannot be.
bought second-hand. One can get sec-1
ond hand anchors and secondhand
books; second-hand gaa fixtures and
baby carriages; pianos and Iron smoke
stacks; water coolers and office desks;
it would be difficult to think of any
thing that cannot be bought second
hand. One of the things that at first
might bo thought to come within the
category of things not sold in this
manner Is the umbrella. Inquiry, how
ever, revealed the fact that umbrellas
are sold second-hand, though for va
rious simple reasons not so comonly
as some other articles of personal wear
or use.
Common an article as the umbrella
Is In use and familiar to the eye, yel
It Is far less commonly used than, say,
for Instance, shor-s. In this climate, in
winter at lenst, everybody wears shoes,
and so would own at least one pair.
But by no means everybody owns an
umbrella. There are, in fact, plenty
of people who never owned one, Just as.
singular as It may seem to some per
sons, there are many people who novel
owned a watch. Then, as anybody can
us an umbrella, It may be that a fam-
lly of half a dozen persons would have
only one or two umbrellas. There are
plenly of big umbrella factories, with
an aggregate output of millions of urn
brellas yearly, but the number of fac
tories and of the umbrellas 'produced
would have to be multiplied If every
inhabitant were to lie supplied with
an umbrella.
A great ninny umbrellns are destroy
ed outright; blown Inside out In wind
storms and made useli is for any pur
pose; It wouldn't pay to repair them,
and there Is nothing left lo them worth
using. People commonly leave umbrel
las that can lie mended, to lie repaired;
and people ofterv carry an umbrella
that Is In need of repairs with more
thought of Its usefulness than of Its
appearance. The umbrella Is commonly
not thrown away until It Is useless to
Its owner; and when It Is In that con
dition, unless it were a fine umbrella,
it would not pay a second-hand dealer
to repair It. For example, It would
never do to put a single panel of cloth
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THE CONFLICT.
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regular roar and ripple of their disci
plined volleys, and I course of time,
by watching the action of the Koers, J
could anticipate the sound.
They watched our officers, and when
the signal to fire was given they drop
ped behind cover with such speed and
certainty that seldom a man was hit.
Then, when the leaden hall had ceased
to fall upon the rocks, they sprang out
again and gave our fellows leed for
lead. After a while our gunners seem
ed to locate them and the shells came
through the air snarling savagely, as
leopards snarl before they spring, and
the flying shrapnel reached many of the
iioers, wounding, maiming or killing
them; yet they held their positions with
indomitable pluck, those who were not
hit leaping out, regardless of personal
danger, to pick up thos ewho were
wounded. They were a strange, motley
looking crowd, dressed in all kinds of
farming apparel, Just such a crowd as
one is apt to see in a far inland shear
ing shed in Australia, but no man
with a man's heart in his body could
help admiring their devotion to one an
other or their loyalty to the cause for
which they were risking Iheir lives.
One sight I saw which will stay with
me while memory lasts. They had
placed me under wagon, beneath a
mass of overhanging ro.:ks. for safety,
and there they brought two wounded
men. One was a man of 50, a hard old
veteran, with a complexion as dark as
a New Zealand Maori. The board that
framed his rugged face was three-
fourths gray; his hands were as rough
and knotted by open air work as the
hoofs of a working ntw r. He looked
what he was a Boer of mixed Dutch
and French lineage. Later on 1 got
Into conversation with him, and he told
me a good deal of his lite. His father
was descended from one of the old
Dutch families who had emigrated to
South Africa In search of religious lib
erty ln the old days when the country
was a wilderness. His mother had c"me
In an unbroken, line from one of the
noble families of France who had fled
from home In the days of the terrible
persecution of the Huguenots. He
himself had been many things hunter,
trader, farmer and fighting man. lie
had fought against the natives, and he
had fought against our people. The
younger man was his son, a tall, fair
fellow, scarcely more than a stripling,
and I had no need to be a prophet to
tell that his very hours were numtered.
Both men had been wounded by one
of our shells and it was pitiful lo walch
them as they lay side by side, the
elder holding the hand of the younger
in a loving grasp, while with his other
hand he stroked the boyish face with
gestures lhat were infinitely pathetic.
Just as the stars were coming out that
night between the clouds that floated
over us, the Roer boy sobbed his young
life out, and ail through, the long
watches of that mournful darkness the
father lay with his dead laddie's hand
ln his. The pain of his own wounds
musl have been dreadful, but I heard
no moan of anguish from his lips.
When at the dawning they came to
take the dead boy from the living man
tho stem old warrior simply pressed
his griaraled lips to the cold face, and
then turned his gray beard to the hard
earth anl made no further sign.
In an umorella top; it wouldn't match
the rest, and it wouldn't pay to put it
In a lyway. Another rea.son why there
are not more umbrellas sold second
hand is that new umbrellas are so
cheap. New umbrellas of some kind
can be bought in these days marvel
ously cheap; and persons- who might
otherwise seek second-hand umbrellas,
buy new ones; they wouldn't expect to
get them second-hand at any lower
prices.
But after all there are to be found
second-hand umbrellas, Just as there
are to be found second-hand hats and
shoes, though in smaller numbers. Some
of them are bought by the old clothes
men.
Another place at which second-hand
umbrellas can be bought is the pawn
brokers; ln the pawnshops where per
nor.:!.! properly of all sorts fs taken,
umbrellas come In with the rest of the
things offered; they are not common
offerings, like some things, but not un
usual. These, If not sold, go with other
unredeemed and unsold pledges to the
pawnbrokers' auction sab s; where they
are bought by second-hand dealers who
that kind of goods; an addition to
tho comparatively limited number
bought ln the usual manner.
. The matrimonial Joke of James H.
Fraser, a first-year student of the med
ical department of the University of
Pennsylvania, has terminated In di
vorce. He wa-s married In New York
to Miss Lucia F. Iluxford of Wash
ington, 1. C, on November 17, IMS.
Fraser was only 15 years of age and
had but slight acquaintance with Miss
Huxford, who was five years his sen
ior. They had met on the day of the
marriage quite by accident and Miss
Huxford, Fraser affirms, suggested thnt
they get married Just for fun. The
supremo court of New York, has declar
ed the marriage annulled.
Chicago Tleoord: "Married that old
man for love, did she? Well, I have
my doubts about It." May Why so,
dear? Ido iFqr the simple reason that
I noticed no less than six different life
Insurance blotters on her desk.
WHERE ONE
Memphis, Term., May 8. Mr. Henry
Hooper, a St. Louis railroad man. w ho
was in Memphis recently, w hile talking
with a reporter, related a curious in
cident of his early road life, which
happened while he was braking on a
railroad which ran out of St. Ixiuis.
"In 1X93," said Mr. Hooper, "I was
running on a freight between St. Louis
and Sedalia, Mo., and it was during
that winter that I ran across something
that laid it over all I ever saw in the
wjcQf. Jmboijig', Now of course. I've
seen bums riding in all ways and places
Imaginable, and to a man hanging by
the rods on a fast freight or perched
on, the pilot is not surprising to me.
but this well, let me tell you.
"We had been some time out of Se
dalia, hitting a pretty good gait toward
St. Louis. That winter the hobos ajong
the ling of the 'Mop' were a fright, and
the whole crew was kept busy chasing
them off the train. As far as 1 was con
cerned personally, they could all have
had 'transportation,' tor I have been
on the road myself, and believe that
when a man is willing to take such
big chances of life and limb to get over
the country a fellow need not put him
self out of the way to find him.
But, then, the company had different
views In regard to the matter, and we
had to chase 'em or lose out. That
night. ,and it was cold enough to freeze
a polar bear, I made a dozen poor dev
ils unload from the decks and rods.
and felt sorry for every one of them
wlif-n they hit the grit through the
snow. Of course this sounds to you like
a 'pipe' coming from an old shack, bat
it's so.
Well, It wasn't long before we pulled
into Jeff City, and while the engineer
oiled around I started out with two of
the crew to chase hobos. Just as we
got to the end of the train, old rBen-
nan, the finest 'eagle eye' who ever
jerked a throttle, called to Dan Hines,
his fireman, to back up so that he
could oil and wipe his links. Dan was
cleaning his fire at the time, so, giv
ing it a final swipe with his slash bar.
he backed up. But, being a little care
less, he pulled back too far, bringing
the pilot half way over the pile of red
hot coals he had Just raked from the
fire box.
"Just about that time I thought old
man Brennan was going to throw a fit,
TWO BIG AMERICAN SHIPS.
The first plate of the keel of the
largest ship ever built in the western
hemisphere was laid recently at the
Carmpa' yard, and, while no especial
ceremonies were arranged for, the great
steel sheet went into its place on the
blocks watched by all of the six thou
sand workmen who could possibly find
time to view the sight.
The tremendous vesserl that will be
reared from this central plate is one of
the pair of mammoth twins designed
some time ago, and contracted for at
Cramps' by the International Naviga
tion company. The only pity is that
these magnificent ships will not engage
in trade from the port of their birth.
They will need deeper water than the
Delaware affords when the stream is In
one of Its mean moods, and consequent
ly will ply between New York and
Southampton or Liverpool.
hip already started and the
twin to come are not only unique in
size, but likewise in design and inten
tion, for, while much larger than the
splendid St. Paul and St. Louis, built
for the same company in the same
yards, they are in no wise competitors
along the same line. The ocean grey
hounds mentioned are of 11,600 tons
rating, thev are 535 feet long, and
are engine- with the power of 20.000
horses by contract, and far more by
actual count. They . can steam better
RIDDING A SHIP
New Orleans, May 8. Wblle talking
with some friends the captain of a big
freight steamer taking on cargo ot New
Orleans lo'nl mjicie queer stories phnut
l ats.
"I have the ship cleaned nut by pro
fessional rat catchers whenever we
touch at Liverpool," he said, "and be
tween times we try to keep them down
hy trapping, but its' hard work. We
don't dare to use poison. If we did the
hold would soon be full of dead rats
and the stench would breed a fever.
Our traps nre of the wire cage pattern
and considerable craft has to be used
In setting them, for a ship rat Is a very
cunning beast, and he will steer clear
of decoys that his land-lubber brothers!
walk Into with Ihelr eyes open. If we
simply baited the traps in the ordinary
way and left them about In the hold.
we wouldnt' catch a dozen In a year.
Our plan Is this: On the first night
we open irap doors lo lie them in lhat
. .1
nos tlon w in 0 IS 01 siring, so im
can't possibly spring shut. Then we
put scraps of old cheese Inside and
leave them until the following evening.
That's to reassure the rats that the
strange wire contrivances nre perfectly
harmless and that they may enter ln
with a certainty of getting out again.
Next night we repew the bait and take
off the strings, and, as a general rule,
we catch all that the cages will hold.
I have seen them so full that It seemed
Impossible to get another yat Inside,
HOBO RODE.
and I got a pretty severe shock my
self. Before Dan could lit go ih
throttle it seemed to me bedlam had
broken loose under that engine.
" 'Lemme out,' yelled some one. 'Lem
me out! Move her up! O Lord, I'n
burnin' up!' The sounds came from
under the pilot. Rushing round to the
front we saw a hobo, not on the polit,
but squirming around on the cross
braces teneath it, yelling for all that
was in him.
"In a moment Dan had moved the
-maeHr-s- as -io-puttiiC-KCello w
away from the fire, and while he beat
out with his dirty paws his blazing
coat tails he still cussed, coughing all
the while like an engine coming up ai
grade.
" liow in Sam Hill,' roared old Bren
nan, not relishing the dressing down
the hobo was giving him, 'How In Sam
Hill did you git under my pilot?"
" I got here when this bloomin' tea
kettle was over de pit at Sedalia; but
youse fellows needn't try to barbecue
me for dat, need ye?'
"Oh, but old Brennan was wrathy.
'Come out o' dat, ye dirty porch climb,
er, or I'll set ye back over the fire.'
" 'How c'n I git out did dis track
under me?' the hobo yelled back. 'Tlnk
I c'n dig t'rough It?'
"Brennan saw that it was impossible
for him to come from under the pilot
till another roundhouse was reached.;
This enterprising 'tourist' had crawled!
into the pilot while the engine stood
over a pit in the Sedalia roundhouse,
and of course could not get out till
another pit was placed under him.
Although he had plenty of room to sit
In, it was a very hazardous place to
ride in, for in wreck dealh would be
certain. When we reached Chamois,
twenty-five miles further . on, wher
there was a roundhouse, the poor devil
was released, but he was a sight to see.
His coat tails were birned off, hia
whiskers and hair were' singed, one ol
his 'lamps' was groggy from sulphur
smoke and flying grit, and on th
whole, to quote old Brennan, he looked
like a 'raveled top string on a rainy
day.' "
Puck: Ferdy She is all the world t
me! What would you advise me to dol
Percy See a little more of the world
old chap!
than twenty knots for the entire trip
across the Atlantic, and can outrun er
erytlhng afloat, with very few excep- '
tions.
Now for the new ships. They are ol
a new type entirely a type made nec
essary by the changing demand ol
travel and the tremendous increase ot
the ipountry'fe export trade. Nearly
COO feet long, they rate at about 12,50
tons, but when. It coes to engines, they
are content with about 12,000" to 14,000
horse power, capable of driving thera
at a 12 to 15-knot clip.. '
This great Increase of size and de
crease of engine power sacrifices only
Lone thing, speed, while it compensates
by giving an immensely more comfort
able ship for passengers and a very
much more profitable one for the own
ers. -
It was the success of the Kensington
and Southwark of their own line and
the mammoth new shipsi of the Ger
man and English lines, that led the
International company to prepare to
meet the demand of trade by construct
ing these two new ships. They will
make the passage ln from ten to twelve
days, and with their greath length and
broad bilge keels will ride far easier
than the high-powered and tremen
dously driven ships of speed that go in
for record smashing to the exclusion
of everything else.
OF ITS RATS.
which is pretty good evidence, as t
take It, that they can't communicate
with each other and give the alarm.
There is nothing new about the trick
I describe It is practiced on all big
ships when the rats get too bad.
"As long as the creatures have
enough water to drink," continued the
captain, "they don't give the crew any
particular trouble, and keep out of
sight down in the bowels of the ship.
But thirst makes them desperate, and
then they become an unmitigated nui
sance and will go boldly anywhere In
search of a drink. I have known them
to Invade the fo'castle in such numbers
that they drove the sailors to the deck,
and at other times I have seen several
hundred make a combined rush for tho
water-barrel. It would surprise most
people unaccustomed to seafaring Ufa
to know that wnter'ls usually kept In
"'"'"
'I- mem oe.ow,
and If for any reason the suniilv mm
-
short there is sure to be trouble. I said
Just now that when the creatures wert
thirsty they would go anywhere and
I mean It to the letter. They will cl'.mli
Into the rigging like monkeys, and It !s
a common thing for them to go cleat
up to the topsails looking for the rain
water that accumulates ln the blghl
or fold of furled canvas."
Bomervllle Journal: F.ven the girl wh
marries for love doesn't always get It.
