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OIL POCKETS ARE OPENED BT
. SITRO GLYCERIME.
Submarine Oil Fields Off California
CoMt Being Operated Exclusive
ly Promise Large Output.
San Francisco letter: One of the
most peculiar kinds of mining carried
on in this country is the sinking of sub
marine oil wells along the Pacific coast.
Although these wells do not go milen
under the sea as do the coal mines in
Durham and Northumberland counties
la England under the German ocean,
they probably will do so before the ex
tent of the deposits has been reached.
In fact some engineers are inclined
to believe that there are located in the
bed of this part of the Pacific ocean
enormous oil deposits, the gradual leak
age from which ha3 been largely re
sponsible for the remarkable placidity
of this greatest division of the world's
waters.
It is only recently that much has
been done toward the getting of the
products of these submarine wells,
which are likely to prove among the
most prolific in the world. The most
active operations are being carried on
at Summerland, Santa Barbara, Cal..
where hundreds of derricks are in prog
ress, many of which are in active oper
ation. The derricks are used for bring
ing the oil deposits taken from the
veils to the surface of the sea. They
are very similar to the ordinary pat
tern of derrick and present a very for'
tnldable appearance along the coast,
where they stretch, apparently, for
miles. Some of the apparatus is rigged
close to the shore, while others can be
reached only by means of long piers
built oat into the water, or by boat
The process of getting these deposits
, to the surface of the water Is an Inter
esting one. involving processes similar
to those carried on in ordinary, mines
by means of blasting materials. The
oil deposit is sometimes found in a
pocket, either of stone or sand, being
composed of crude oil or a gaseous
matter, which when tapped flies to the
surface of tbe ocean in volumes and Is
caught in drip pans. Explosives are
used to free these deposits so that they
will float to the surface. Nitro glycerine
cartridges are a favorite explosive. In
Cases where productive pockets are sus
pected drilling tools are used by divers
in order to prevent wastage, but where
tbe deposits are. scattered and Irregular
explosives are used to liberate the con
tents of pockets and fissures.
The apparatus used for these opera
tlons varies according to the depth to
te tapped and the character of the de
posit, me long row or derricks, sup-
ported upon tall piles and surmounted
by engines,- used for drilling, form a
picturesque vista along tbe sea front
Tbe working plant is located on a
wooden platform placed at the top of
the piles, from which all the submarine
work Is directed. In other cases, where
the ocean is shallow, water-tight com
partments are used for the workmen
In building these, heavy timbers are
used, which are sunk into the sandy
ocean bed to form a hoarding around
the spot where it is proposed to drill
tbe well. Divers are employed in this
work and as soon as the compartment
Is completed the water is pumped out
so as to make room for the operators.
At the outset the work of locating
the deposits was found to be very dif
ficult and many of the pioneers became
much discouraged, prospecting being a
matter more of luck than judgment.
Now things seem to be settling down to
a steady basis, improved machinery is
being built and considerable capital
sunk in the enterprise. As the handling
of the wells becomes reduced to a more
scientific basis it is expected that large
fortunes will be made out of these sub
marine wells. The quality of the oil
found in them Is good and a large for
eign demand has sprang up for it In ad
dition to the quantities disposed of in
the markets of the West.
WALTER GEOGHAN.
AUSTRALIA WANTS TRADE.
She is Going to Build Railroads and
Steamships With Which te Compete
With Us.
Australia does not propose to be behind-hand
in the race for Far Eastern
trade. It has already planned a rail
road which, together with a new
steamship line, is to-put It directly in
connection with the trans-Siberian
and trans-Manchurian railroads, now
Bearing completion. The bulk of the
Australian population is concentrated
In the southeastern corner of tbe con
tlneet, and there are ' no continuous
railroad systems except along the
coast from Adelaide through Mel
bourne. Sidney and Brisbane to Rock
ham p ton, half way up tbe eastern
coast. But from each of these large
towns railroads run toward the in
terior some 500 miles, the longest be
ing the road from Adelaide soma 700
miles north. From the end of that
road there Is a transcontinental high
way and telegraph line to Port Car
win, oa the north coast. It Is pro
Voted to extend tbe Melbourne-Adelaide
railway along this route, making
Port Darwin the principal port for the
Asiatic trade by means of a subsidis
ed line of steamships running to Port
Arthur, the terminus of the afaacbe
rtan line, a distance of about 1,000
miles. An alternative proposition Is
to connect the roads running Into the
Interior from Sidney and Brisbane
ad continue the line to Port Darwin.
This project Involves more construc
tion, bat has the advantage of reach
ing directly the three largest cities
and all of tbe most densely populated
districts If carried oat this railroad
steamship project win make Manila
port of call and add considerably to
Its commercial importance. St. Paul
Pioneer-Press.
! Clarence Well, were your Meads,
Era Hobbs and Mrs. Dobbs, congenial?
Clara Oh, Clarence, each found aa
fportualty to tell me that the other
was the Mtvest talker ate had ersr
Tt Detroit Free Press.
.Am Opujlif for lUveaga, Harry
r-ri. dit roe be so aaaghty with
I - r- Harriet-Why
1J r-frat ttlag yon know
i flk-t she a dollar more aau m
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THE WORLD'S KXPTJSUCS.
Their Era Began in 1776 and They
now Humber Twenty-Fire.
New York Sun: "Speaking about lib
erty and the Fourth of July," said the
man who is a spellbinder and a statisti
cian, "the real era of republics, or the
era of real republics, as you choose,
may be said to have begun in 1776. In
an event, the republic business wasn't
doing much before that date. That
will give us a period of 128 years, next
b ourth of Juy, to cover the republic era.
and the showing, I think, is pretty
fair, considering that the business be
gan with very little capital and no good
will to speak of. The United States
was the only one on earth and we
had about 3,000.000 of people. Today
there are 25 republics In active opera
tion ana growing every year, with a
population In round numbers of 220.-
000.000. "The effete monarchies, and the
thrones, and the crowns, and the ty
rant's heel still have the bulge on about
1.200,000,000 of the world's 1.400.000.000
of people, but they have been getting
in their work for 60 centuries, and we
have been at it for only a century and
a quarter. By gravy, if we continue to
grow as we have for the last century
and a quarter, we will have a popula
tion in 6,000 years of 10,560.000, as
compared with the monarchy record of
1,200.000,000 for the same period.
"Of the 25 republics, all but five are
located in the Western hemisphere.
These five represent 70 of the 220,000,
000 of republicans, giving something
more than two-thirds to America. The
republic are as follows:
"Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chill,
Colombia. Costa Rica, Ecuador, France,
Gautemala, Hayti, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua. Orange Free State, Para
guay, Peru, Salvador, San Domingo,
Switzerland, Transvaal, United States,
Uruguay, Venezuela, Liberia and Cuba.
"Cuba is not on the list yet, but she
win be, and the Orange Free State and
tbe Transvaal are slightly disfigured,
but they are still In the ring. The big
gest one and the best one is the first
one! 1 guess I needn't mention its
name. France is Becond, Brazil third,
and Mexico fourth. The smallest is the
Orange Free State, or what Is left of It
'The republic sentiment is growing
among the colonies of the empires, and
they are beginning to chafe nnder the
yoke which is In reality lighter than
their own responsibility would be. But
St is in the air of the present to be 'your
own man,' and the colonists want to
try hustling for themselves awhile.
The next one to Join our column, the
great procession of progress, will be tbe
republic of Australia, and the republic
of the Pacific will be one of the fore
most of the future."
WOMAH QUEEN, HAN CONSORT.
Nominal ''Head'' of Family Tolerat
. ed Only as a Money-Maker.
"The American woman is a queeu and
man is her consort. She is the aristo
crat and man is the democrat."
So said M. Le Roux in a lecture at
the University of Chicago recently.
"Not so many young men are getting
married nowadays because It takes so
much to support a wife," continued the
speaker. "She wants to go In society
and wear fine dresses, and if she can't
do this there is trouble in the family.
Women have much more time to give
to education and society than men have
and are beginning to become dissatis
fied with the company of their hus
bands. They tolerate their husbands
only because they earn the money.
"One great cause of this condition is'
that the majority of men have to go to
work at the age of 13. Not so the girls,
who educate themselves and become
superior. This would be all right If
they used their knowledge to cultivate
the men. but in their opinion man was
made for business and for nothing
else."
Poker Won. .,
New Tork Post: After dinner one
very disagreeable night laat week a
certain Madison avenue physician, look
ing from his office window and seeing
the rain beat against the glass, decid
ed that he would have a quiet, unin
terrupted evening at home. He was
soon In his bouse coat, a novel in his
hand, and tobacco smoke was curling
around him. About 10 o'clock some
one rang the doorbell.
'The doctor is wanted right away at
" began the caller.
He can't go, sir," answered the ser
vant, quickly. . "He left word that he
was not well and that unless It was a
case of life or death be would not ven
ture out"
'Well, you tell him he must come
over; we need him to sit In a poker
game."
"Oh, you're Mr. B .are yon? Step
In, please, and III see."
A minute later tbe servant reappear
ed with: "Tbe doctor says he'll be
right over."
Willing to Oblige.
'Mamma says she has a desire to
be burled from this church," remarked
Mrs. 8ezslt as they left the Easter ser
vice.
"That so?" said Mr. Beacit "I'll see
tomorrow what open dates they have."
Baltimore American.
He Changed His Mind
A young officer at San Francisco had
been ordered to the Philippines. Ac
cording to a Western paper, he received
the following telegram from the war
department at Washington:
"Ton can go to New York and sail oa
transport that goes by Suet."
The officer replied: "Would prefer
to cross Pacific direct"
Then the department telegraphed
him again: "Transport will make good
time; has sixty women school teachers
oa board."
The young nontenant answered:
Bare me a berth on transport"
Wise Rector.
"Mr. Grimes," said the rector to the
vestryman, "we had better take up the
collection before tbe sermon this morn
ing." Tea, I'm going to preach on "Econ
omy." Philadelphia Press.
ConlaaH Use la Again.
Mickey "Wot made rer oult ver lob
Jlmmtef"
Jtmsito "Cos de boas had a record of
all bm relations wot died last summer
an' he wouldn't let me ate none of 'em
em agaia. if I doa't git a new Jot I
tat see M bail fnaeaWadja
EAKLY. ADVERTISING
FIRST PsUMTTIVE METHODS 07
ATTRACTING PUBLIC NOTICE.
Similarity Between the Early News
paper Announcements and
Those of Today.
So far as ascertainable by reference
to the earliest news folios, the first ad
vertisement in any newspaper was one
which referred to the theft of two
horses, says the London Standard. It
appeared in an early number of a pa
per entitled the Early Intelligencer,
-isublishei in 16 48, and kiss Inserted by
a gentleman of Candiish. in Soffolk.
Such notifications were very few and
far between for several years after this,
until we approach the era of the London
Gazette. There for gome time they as
sumed no very definite form, consisting
merely of a short official notics in italics
at the end of each number, and not
headed with the title advertisement
One of the first to appear under such
a heading in that paper was contained
in the number for May fi, 1G67. It is
sufficiently remarkable to reproduce,
and runs thus
"An Advertisement We are, by his
majesty's command, to give notice that
by reason of the great heats which are
growing on, there will be no further
touching for the evil till Michaelmas
next And acordingly all persons con
cerned are to forbear their addresses till
that time.
This curious advertisement, so far as
we know, has escaped the attention of
historical writers; it was repeated in
four or five subsequent Gazettes, after
which we find li no more.
Persons who had lost dogs or other
property began to give notice thereof
in the tall column of the Gazette, and
the value or the newspaper as a medi
um for advertising evidently became
recognized. The Duke of Albemarle
would seem to have been particularly
unfortunate, for his advertisements ap
pear several times once for a white
grayhound, intelligence concerning
which was to be communicated to the
duke's porter at the cockpit. Prince
Rupert was equally so; In fact, felonies
of this nature appear to have been fre
quent, the royal Btables and falconry
not even being secure. Advertisements,
however, were soon to be directed to
other objects than the mere proclama
tion of missing property or official no
tices, the day of Nostadamus and Dulca
mara was at hand.
A far-sighted gentleman named Eg
bertus Wills of the city of Utrecht comes
on the scene and informs the public
that he is "skillful in the cure of crook
edness and other defects of the body."
Such is the modest commencement of
the great quack style or advertisement
which has since attained such gigantic
proportions. Commercial advertising
next took Its rise, and soon extended.
We find an er.trrnrlairg tobacconist
making his bow to tbt puMlc through
this channel. This was a Mr. Norcock,
snuffmaker and perfumer, whose sign
was the "Jassamine Tree and Snuffing
Gentleman," and who sold "all sorts of
snuff, Spanish and Italian,, also the best
Spanish lozenges and casheu to be eat
en, and all kinds of rare Spanish per
fumes." Very soon the auctioneer appears In
Mr. Norcock's modest train, as the fol
lowing unpretending announcement
shows: "On the 15th day of March
next (1684) will be exposed to sale by
the candle two elephants, male and fe
male." Other advertisements state by
Inch of candle, from which it will be
gathered that the bidding commenced
with the lighting and terminated with
the consumption of the inch of candle,
a method suited to the sober spirit of
those times, and one, we believe, still
In vogue In some seaports In the sale
of fish. Auctioneer were certainly less
lavish In wording their announcements
then than now, as the following shows: j
"Tbe Bowling Green In South wark!
Park is to let to build upon. Inauire
there and you may know further." It
Is certainly a model of condensation
and would shock the feelings of any
knight of the hammer of today. From
there being only one public notice, and
that only occasionally in the Gazette at
its starting, 20 years later the number
had increased to a dozen in each issue
Scattered through them occur a vari
ety of advertisements about runaway
servants, In the description of whose
persons we are sometimes informed
mat tney "wore their own hair." At
the beginning of the 18th century the
genius of advertising had reached con
siderable developments, and the charac
ter of the Insertions, too. In many re
spects resembled those of the present
day. They related to business, to the
needs and the aiseaae of mankind, and
these have practically remained the
same for generations past The Irre
pressible quack, however, overtopped
all for effrontery, hyperbole and Inde
cency. One so-called remedy for all
ailments, known as S 's pills
reaches, we believe, the greatest age.
although a brother patriarch, Dr.
0 's miraculous elixir, runs it close.
There was even a famous antl-doloric
oil, which afforded Instant ease to the
excruciations of gout and rheumatism,
and was also averred to be "likewise
excellent for all old aches, pains,
bruises, strain, stiffness, palsy, etc"
Then there was "Major Choke's In
comparable necklaces for the easement
of children cutting teeth." One would
have thought the name ominously sug
gestive; not so, however, did the king
of France, for we are told they were
used In his royal household for all his
children, who accomplished their den
tition "a merveille" through the pre
ternatural aid they derived from their
ase. Bat greater miracles were yet to
come. ,
After these examples of empiricism
one most be chary In asserting that the
modern charlatan professor outdis
tances his brethren of old. In a num
ber of the Craftsman for 1730, 19 quack
advertisements occupy the whole back
page f the paper. This shows how pay.
ing It was found to trade upon people's
page of the paper. There were creators
of artificial beauty, too, one of the Brit
annic beantlfler, after the style of the
vsonted enamelers of today. Many of
the advertisements of the public amuse
ments are diverting
There was the "famous water theater
of Mr. Wlnstanley, the architect t one
of the Eddys tone lighthouses, wherein
were shown tbe greatest curiosities In
water works, the like was never seen.
Sea god and goddesses, nymphs, mer
maids, and satyrs all playing water as
taiiaoie. ana some or them Ore mingled
the spectators." Then there was the
wonderful poetaremaker who "extend
ed his body Into all deformed shapes,
making bis hip and shoulders meet to
gether," and nearly twisting his neck
off. Mr. Frank's theater, next to the
Haymarket was another advertised fa
vorite resort He caused a tree to
grow up In a flower-pot on the table,
which would blow snd bear fruit in a
minute's time; besides which there
were his famous little posturemaker,
musical clocks. Venetian automata, and
sea pieces with nauraachla. Charging
for advertising commenced at a very
early period of newspapers.
A few might at first have been in
serted gratuitously, but the revenue
accruing from this source was so obvi
ous a consideration that the practice
vwy soon began-of charging fortbe!
apearance. In the Mercurius Librarlus
a booksellers' paper, we find it stated
that "to show that the publishers design
to show the public advantage of trade,
they will expect but 6 pence for Insert
Ing any book, nor but 12 pence for any
other advertisement relating to the
trade, unless it be excessive long."
The next intimation of price is in the
Jockey's Intelligencer, which charged a
shilling for each insertion, or 6 pence
for a series. The Observatory, in 1704
charged a shilling for each eight lines
and the Country Gentleman's Courant,
nominal price of 2 pence a line. The
Public Advertiser charged for many
years 2 shilling a line. As years went
on advertisements increased, both in
number ana price, till early In the dy
Ing century they became very general
In all papers, and ever since the revenue
derived from them has been a recog
nized factor in their income.
LAST CENTURY BOSSISM.
No National Convention Till Close of
Jackson's Term.
E. E. Hale. In the Outlook: The men
made the state constitution and the
United States constitution had no idea
of the universal suffrage with which we
are familiar. Massachusetts was so far
advanced In such matters an any of the
states, Massachusetts bad begun with
confiding the suffrage to church mem
bera, and they were only admitted to
vote by the consent of a majority of
those already voters. 1870. In the con
atitution of which John Adams is the
suffrage to land owners, or to persons
with an amount of property on which
they paid taxes.
By the national act of 1798 no for
eign emigrant could be received to suf
frage on less than fourteen years' pro
bation, and this after five years' prev
ious declaration of intention to become
a citizen. One can see how effective
were the limitations by the small num
ber of voters as compared with the
whole population. It was like a vote In
Mississippi today, where 6.000 voters
choose the representatives of 200,000
people.
What followed on this limitation of
suffrage was that the two great parties
were simply two rival ar stocrac ee.
There is something ludicrous now In
reading ths private letter of the real
leaders on both sides. They take It as
entirely for granted, each, that the
party will do what half a dozen leaders
Determine on; as Mr. Croker. in 1900
took it for granted that Tammanv
would do what he determined on. In
deed, there was no popular convention
or any other method by which the rank
and file of the voters could express any
opinion, even if they had one. But
practically they had none. The condi
tion of affairs In South Carolina up to
Mr. Tilman s reign is a good enough
Illustration of the way in which every
state was managed up till 1829. "Some
of us get together at Columbia after the
commencement and arrange the poli
tics for the next year." Such was the
convenient fashion everywhere In which
things were managed all along the line.
before people found out what universal
suffrage means or what democratic
govenrment is.
Up till the close of Gen. Jackson's
presidency no such thing was heard
of as a national convention for the
choice of a candidate. Somebody had
to make such a choice; and, for want
of a better, a meeting of the members
of congress named the candidates of
either party. So It was that In 1825
Gen. Jackson and John Qulncy Adams
and Mr. Crawford and Mr. Wirt divided
the electoral votes. But as soon as Gen.
Jackson withdrew, having named Mr.
Van Buren as his successor, all the en
thusiasm of the democratic party de
parted with Old Hickory. Poor Van
Buren had to face the terrible storm
of the commercial crisis of 1837. The
fault was none of his, excepting as the
Industrial states of America are always
at fault when they Intrust their busi
ness to those states where nobody can
mend a water pall, or to statesmen who
do not know a bill of lading from a bill
of exchange of men who "know noth
ing of trade," as the excellent Monroe
said. In tbe crisis of 1837 half the bus
iness firms In the country were bank
rupt and half Its Industries were de
stroyed, of which the consequence was
that tbe Industrial states, that Is. New
England, tbe west and the great states
between, took their affairs for once In
to their own bands.
When they called together tbe great
conventions of 1839 and 1840 the reign
of oligarchies and caucuses of con
gressmen was over, and tbe reign of
tbe voters began.
The Manchester Guardian says: A
circular has been Issued by the Russian
naval authorities regarding the estab
lishment of a refuge for Impecunious
Russian subjects at Nagaskl on the
model of the British sailors' homes ex
isting at many ports. The czar has
given 6,000 roubles towards tbe refuge,
for which a subscription has been
opened.
Judv Chytraus, of Chicago, has or
dered two lawyers of that city to pay a
client f 1.1 38 and Interest at 6 per cent
since December, 1896, and has disal
lowed $40 attorney's fees claimed by
the lawyers. He ruled that where a
lawyer has collected money beonglng to
a client and does not account tor It he
loses all claim to compensation.
Unmarried women of Michigan are to
petition the legislature for exemption
frora taxation on estates leu than
6,000.
Hansen). Jin. a Oermen Investigator,
la studying the cesu of cancer discov
ered for the first time at tbe noat mor
tem examination. He has already found
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SOL SMITH BTJSSSXL,
The curtain's down! FartweB, old friend;
The orchestra's tut strains are dylnc;
Tbe Ions n(aaa?nt's at sn end.
And they that lately smiled are thln.
Upon the board another bin
I Doated o'er your name: the flowera
They wore who lauched are withered
atlll
The pleasing- memory la ours.
We may not call you back to bow
Responsive to our approbation.
And we that mlaa your smile must now
Be listed aa "The Poor Relation."
The properties are put away
That served you as you saw? of "Sally"
Ah, may you have sone on to play
Forever In some "Peaceful Valley."
8. E. KISER, In the Kecord-Herald.
The Devil's Demise.
BT SNOW DEN KING.
(Copyright, 1901, by Authors' Syndicate.)
TWO hours ago Otis Macmanara had
received the disappointment of
his life a woman's "no!" He
had been tramping the streets of
Louisville ever since, smoking a num
ber of cigars and wondering what he
should do with the rest of his life.
Common sense kept whispering that
Grace Langdon was not the only woman
in the world, and that he, Macmanara,
was young, handsome, and wealthy, but
his heart was beating to another tune,
and he knew it would keep to that same
tune until life was pat away.
As the gas and electric lights began
their rivalry, common sense gained tbe
supremacy so far as to cause the young
man to buy a book and tell himself be
would go home and try to read It. He
had Just come out of a book store and
was turning tbe storm collar of bis
coat up against the driving snow, when
a voice very low and very clear, and
also very close said: "It Is warm In my
home."
"Did you speak to me?" Macmanara
asked of a gray shadow leaning against
a Imp-post
"I said it is warm In my home."
Macmanara laughed. "There Is noth
ing so very novel In that fact, my good
fellow; there are millions of homes to.
night as warm as the tropics, In spite of
the weather outside my own, for In
stance, to which I am going now."
"Are you going?" It was not the
question only; the voice held a soft, en
chanting cadence that fascinated Mac
manara. "Well, yes, I am sure I shall start for
home as soon as my car turns the cor
ner." "And I am as equally certain you will
go with me."
"Since you are so sure of it will you
tell me the name of my would-be host?"
and ' Macmanara listened somewhat
eagerly for the answer which came
without hesitation.
"I am the Devil."
"This Is Interesting. I have had nu
merous Indirect invitations to visit you
Mr. Devil, and a number of my friends
have predicted that my final resting
would be with you, but I never expected
you to step up in the flesh and Invite
me, ana the fact is, I never In all my
life felt bo much like going to you aa I
do tonight"
At that moment a carriage stopped
outside the curbing, and the coachman
came down to examine the harness.
The carriage door opened and one of the
occupants asked the cause of the delay.
Macmanara caught sight of the face
that had caused both his Joy nd bis
sorrow, when the carriage moved.
delicate lace handkerchief gleamed
white beneath the gas light Only sn
Instant it lay there the next It was re
posing in Macmanara's coat pocket
The name daintily written In one cor
ner of the handkerchief was "Grade.
"Good night, Mr. Devil I really must
be going. If you will take my advice
you will go back to that very warm
home of yours and stay there until
spring, for, as one who knows his world.
I can tell you the weather here is going
to De very much worse before long."
The gray shadow stepped out Into the
ful glare of the flickering light, reveal
Ing a handsome young man dressed In
a stylish suit of gray.
"I am disappointed." and Macmanara
whistled. "W hy, you are a young man
and I thought the Devil was as old as
the world. A young man with a blond
mustache and no horns! If you want
to masquerade as the Devil why don't
you make up for tbe part? "
Tbe self-confessed Devil doffed bis
hat. "Feel," he said.
la striking contrast to a fair, almost
womanlbh complexion and a blond
mustache, his hair was black as nleht.
Macmanara's hands glided slowly over
me oowea neaa in search of the horns.
iney were mere, and a thrill crept
own aiacmanara s spine as he touched
them. He had Jested with the man. be
lieving mm to De a crank, but now. for
some reason, he did not understand, be
was startled.
"You are convinced, and will go with
me?" Always soft and low. vet verv
ciear, the Devil's voice was a melody.
aiacmanara loosea up. A nalr of
clear blue eyes, behind which there
seemed to burn a flame eyes unlike
any he had ever seen before, looked
straight Into bis own. The Devil bad
possession of bis man in a moment,
bat even with his sense enthralled Mac-
manara shuddered as be asked : "I must
die nrst? '
"No," the Devil answered, emnhati-
cally, "I want you to go with me and
see and feel the beauty, comfort snd
happiness In my home and then come
back te tbe world In the flesh and tell
how basely I bsve been maligned."
wnne me uevn was speak Ins ther
were moving siraigni toward: the river.
and when tbey reached It be unlocked a
skiff snd invited his nest to sten in.
as ue ooat went scudding down the
river Macmanara wondered where the
Devil had learned bis stroke. The Palls
City quickly faded from view a mere
speck in tbe distance. Macmanara had
taken many a row on the Ohio, both as
boy and man, but never any like this
An hour ago be was tbe most miserable
man on earth, now he was perfectly
happy; there was nothing left for him
to wish for.
The boat was drifting now. and at
a place where the rocks shelved over the
bank It stopped suddenly. The Devil
whistled, waited a moment, then whis
tled three times In rapid succession. It
erned to Macmanara that the whole
side or the cnrr opened to them and
gave forth a light so dateline In its
brightness that he had to close his eyes.
The Devil picked him up and carried
him into a richly furnished room and
put him down on a couch nlled with
cushions. There were ribbons, laces,
satins and silks, In chairs, on tables
everywhere la elegant profutloa and
Mtnfiuien. bat what lUXBrSSSSd
manara moat and what he oould hardly
take his eyes from was a table In J
center of tbe room on which was pvj,
as generously as pebbles on the beech,
every known gem. Diamonds, ruble,
opals and pearls threw a shade over
their smaller sisters and tried bard to
outshine each other In their fascinating
glow and glitter.
"My angels are out tonight on other
missions, but I shall do my best to en
tertain you, and shall be more sorry
than I can say if I fall." and the Devil
bowed courteously to his gnest
While he was speaking be placed a
diamond scarfpln and opal ring on tbe
table. They Immediately began to
sparkle a challenge to their neighbors.
What a familiar look they had to Mac
manara! The Devil drew a chair close
to the couch, picked up a gul'uir, and tb
last thing Macmanara remembered was
hearing a rich tenor voice singing a
popular melody.
The next morning when Macmanara
awoke he was In his own room. The
Are In the grate was burning cheerily,
and through the open door he could
see his valet preparing his bath. Out
Blde the sun was shining brightly, tak
ing away the snow as fast as It had
fallen the night before.
"What a dream!" Macmanara
thought, as he sprang out of bed. His
clothes were hanging on the back of
a chair, and there were tiny rivulets
where they had dripped the melted
snow. He went through his pocket
and hit face fell. Yesterday he had
drawn $2,000 from the bank, vowing In
bis heart to go ae far from Louisville
as the money would take him. This
morning there was not a dollar in bis
pocket not even the little pearl-handled
knife he had carried for years.
When he went down to breakfast his
aunt, who was also his housekeeper,
looked beyond him after saying good
morning, evidently expecting to greet
some one else.
"How mistaken one can be, Otis,"
she said. "I expected you to bring com
pany down to breakfast this morning,
for when I heard you come home last
night I was sure some one was with
you."
"Maybe there was. and maybe there
wasn't. What would you say, aunt. If
I were to tell you I don't know?"
"If you were anyone else but Otis
Macmanara I would say you were
dTunk, but as you are Otis I shall say
you are poking fun at your old aunt"
When the papers were brought In
Macmanara glanced over the headlines
of the Courier-Journal, as was bis cus
tom, and the following fastened bis
eyes:
"AT THE MOHOUE."
Found drowned in the river at I o'clock
this morning, the body of a young- man
of medium size, fair complexion and a
blonde mtwtoche. A lane handkerchief
marked "Grade" was all that was found
In the dead man's pockets.
"That's the Devil!" and with the ex
clamation Macmanara rushed for his
hat and overcoat, leaving his startled
aunt to think be had gone Insane.
"Yes," the morgue keeper replied to
Macmanara's eager questions, "the poor
fellow was brought here at an early
hour this morning. This handkerchief
was the only thing about him that may
lead to his Identity, and that has only
one chance in a thousand. If his sweet
heart reads the morning papers end
of course the handkerchief is his sweet
heart'sshe will be here In a short
while, and, if she doesn't read them, he
may go to his grave unnamed."
Macmanara examined the features of
the dead man closely. It was his Devil
of the night before, minus the black
hair. In place of which there was a
closely-cropped blond bead. As Mac
manara was leaving the morgue he al
most ran over Grace Langdon, who
caught his arm and cried out:
"Oh, Otis, it Is really you, and you
are not drowned, with my handkerchief
In your pocket? I was going to the
opera," the little lady explained, "and
something got wrong with the horses as
we were leaving Chestnut street and
the coachman stopped to see what it
was. My escort opened the carriage
door for the same purpose, when I saw
you and dropped my handkerchief to
see if you would pick it up, and the way
you pounced upon It kept me happy for
the rest of the evening. I lost my opal
ring, too, but I don't care, for It was al
ways bringing me bad luck."
Macmanara thought of the ring as he
had last seen It flash by the side of his
scarfpln on a table with thousands of
other Jewels, but be did not tell bis
wife-to-b of his adventure with the
Devil. He asked Instead:
"Grade, why Is It a woman will teil
a man no, make him feel all the misery
of hades, when In ber heart she means
yes?"
'I don t know, Otis, unless It Is to
make him understand how much be
cares and give him tbe pleasure of pro
posing over again," she answered,
happily.
Jarring His Memory.
Duluth News-Tribune: A married
lady living out at Lakeside has been
having the greatest difficulty of late In
Inducing her husband to remember to .
order certain things for the household
while down town. Every dav there wu
something forgotten and the meals
were growing more scanty as a result
A few days ago she banded her hus
band a letter as be made a run for his
car, saying that It was not to opened
unui ut anarnoon. He remembered
It Just as he finished his luncheon that
day and opening It he read:
"I am forced to tell rou sometbinsr
that I know will trouble you. but hare
tnougnt or it ror some time. I feel that
It Is my duty to do to. My mother hat
been taken Into the secret and she. too.
John, declares that It It best that you
should know. I cannot keep this to my
self any longer."
Hubble't face grew ashen and hit hair
was taking an upright position when
he turned over the page and read:
"We have not a pound of butter In
the house. Send me some this after
noon.
The request was complied with.
Tbe mineral products of Canada dur
ing tbe year 1901, according to the pre
liminary statement of the geological
survey, was valued at f,407,Otl, of
which $42,634,000 was metallic and IM).
282,000 nonmetalllc. The growth is
Japan has given a Frankfurt man aa
order for Are machines for printing and
pe rr orating postage stamps.
Bi-CapUln Putnam Brad tee fltrone-
and Maye Tone, the divorced wife of
Lord Francis Hope, were passengers oa
the steamer Kaiser la Maria Thsrssss
which arrived Monday from Mediterran
ean porta, Tneir names appeared oa
the list as Hart ftrou ama TnM
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