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't I .I llr' n si X -f n i (if f I f s r e i ! Y ft- f-r ti 4 u f - t hi I 1 r i fe,.- I .: 1 i 'i t ti:. t A - II ll lilt FLIGHT THROUGH THE DESERT. My biasing lash curiMl writhing around my courser brava. Am wi sought the Bourne of Safety, far to the purp'e wv Heavy the air with npl.-e. bri J with gold the wheel, Whi 1 fled from the awful Arabs fled their avenging ated. Behind ua rose Uu- dut-wreulh, before ua Lay the sea.- And I bent U aiy jUuuilea courser and shook my courg free. Orer the sands of the dt-sert weary and worn we sped. Till I aaar the hr; loue luuv drift on the first fair mountain's head. ad we won t' e Bourne of 8afity with our priceless caravan, And I aiept at the feet of my burse the sleep of a toll-spent man. -Aides Charles Sable, in Blue Sky. g HOW BOB PAID HIS FARE n m THE stout ship Falcon leaning gal lant'y to the wind, wag making her way down the English chan nel, bound for America. The aaila bad been reefed, the cables coiled, and everything made snug for the night. Capt Parker paced lo and fro oa his .uarterdeek, gruffly bumming a little ong. Capt. Parkers song was inter rupted by a sudden commotion In the forward part of-the vessel. There was found of angry voices, a hasty scuf fing of feet followed by the fright ened aobbing of a child. "Hello!" exclaimed CapL Parker, "what la the meaning of that row?" "A stowaway, air," answered one f the men from below. "A stowaway on my ship!" growled the captain. "Bring the rascal here. We will give him a taste of the rope's aud first, and then but what Is that?" "The stowaway, air," waa the re sponse, as two of the crew approaehed. ceding between them a very small and rugged boy. The anger In .ue captain's face gave lace to a look of pity as his eye rent ad on the shivering form of the In truder, but his voice was stern as be taked; "What are you doing here?" "Nothing, sir," was the trembling reply. "Who are you, and wherje did you 5ome from? Hpea'k up, no nonsense!" growleil the captain. "Im Bob Bob Winter, sir," a'd BOB'S RESCUE the boy between bis sobs. "I live in London, by the docks, sir." "Wail, what are you doing here, then?" said the captain, eyeing the boy trltb. a tremendous frowu. The boy made a brave effort and looked at Capt Parker through his streaming -tedra. "I haven't any father or mother, you see," be faltered, "and I have to earn my own living. I can't get Jobs fc3u I can't gc clothes, and everybody lon't want me, an " a fresh storm of sou shook the small frame. . , "But you baveu't told me what you are doing ou board this suip," said the captaiu. ' ' i ""iiiey said the ship was going to Aweric-," answered the boy, "and everybody Is rich in America. Every body wants a boy there, you see. Tom Bell went there, and be makes a pile f money." 1 "Tout's all very well," responded tb eaptaiii, "mt' people who j.o to Amer ica pay for tb; ir passjue, and to htfle Ju the same as stealing so much money, hou'l you kno.v ib.:tV" Bob looked up t tin c;ipta;ii ' stern face with a lrisbteued and -Btariled xpjeii.loii. m, -t . -1 1 didn't think." lie imitlermt and bi;i,an a .bui'i;J search' In the pockeis of his r.igufd Jacket., From ue be drew form two coppers, from nother a silver, sixpence and. fro'u a flurd a shilling, much b.i tiered.' cl.t-ped nd defaced. Thee be held out to the captain. This Is all Pre got nrw," be sold. It's most euon;'h I think, and I will am the rest soon when I get to Amer ica." "And what sm I to dwitb rheseT sked the cnpiaiii gravely. "H Is to pay my fare," replied the or- . A smile Itplaed up Capt. Parker's rna-ged features. , as be Hid k'.ndiy: "Therf. 'n. '-fip vour r trier, my bey. You s.in!! ft..,f whu me on tne Falcon and we r-ill mnk? man of How will that t jonT' tSeb Winter was delighted.' of course. l sailors who '"JTO'tJIrrfu'Iy tJUdy at anch things made him n gie.-it fly at sucb th'ug made him n suit vlotblnr. He speedily. I ecaibe " a ' 3t faTorlte with the crew of the , . " ."n, nrorinft blnmeir IA' be' jictive "CZJ liflliFei:t. and truthful. The cap ' "!ti ha gio vn very foad of Bo . Hiid for Bo "veil H wns iiv. lou be--)k trptjhcdy n:s Iwwrd ew what timigfct t t'apt. l'M..er. . F::-.'. r u ma The Falcon, which was a sailing vessel, bad met with head winds con stantly alnee leaving the Channel, and on the fourth week out was struck by a heavy gale from the northeaxt All day long the good ship labored with the mountainous waves, leaping and plunging till it seemed as though the groaning, creaking masts would come out of her. But she was a stanch, well-built craft, and had passed through many a worse tempest. With the fall of night the gale In creased In violence. The sails had been reduced to the heavy lower can vas. Just sufficient to steady the ves sel. The captain remained on deck, taking a position near the rail, where be could keep an eye on the rigging. Near hlra, sheltered by the bulwarks, sat little Bob on a coil of rope. At first the noise and confusion, the thunder of the water, the shriek of the wind through the cordage, and the wild pltchiug of the ship had fright ened the boy. But when by the light of a lantern near by, he saw the calm, resolute expression .on the captain's face, he felt relieved, and rather en Joyed the excitement. Suddenly, Just as the captain was shouting an order through the trum pet, a vast billow seemed to rise out of the gloom and bear down upon the iship. It struck the vessel's side' with au awful roar, throwing tons of water on the deck. Before be could save himself, the captain was lifted from OK THE CAPTAIN. his feet and flung overboard Into the sea. Almost at the same instant a small figure was seen to leap upou tbe rail, cling there a moment and then spring outward aito the darkness and disappear. - - . r "Man overiioard!" The terrible cry rang above tbe roar pf the tempest For a moment all was panic and confusion. Then under the nlate's command, the ship was round ed to with her bead to tbe wind and a boat ordered fb be lowered. . "No use," said one of the menMo the mate, who stood by the rail, near where tbe captain had. fallen over board, "we could ne'rer And them . In the daytime, let alone sucb a night as this."; , "I am-afraid not" answered the mate, sadly: "Ior id jnan! Poor boy Harii, what was that?"" "Falcon, ahoy!" Tbe sbout came loud and strong out of the darkness, not twenty yards from where the sb:p lay. ' ' ' ' "The captain!" cried a dozen glad voices. "atop yrur jnw, there you lubbers! Tail on to that line and haul us aboard or we'll be adrift." ' "Lin -! I s!" Wbat could be meaa? But liie mate bad already dixoovered a cur.ous tiling a light big, strong. n;pe. fastened to a ring in the' bul wark and extending outward Tn'to the darkhrns toward the trpot whence the captain's 'voice proceeded. It was -drawn tight as if some heavy burden were towing at the, end of it In an instant sturdy arms were pul ling at it with a will.. Then a stout rope was lowered, and up it. like a monkey, scrambled-Bob, followed more slowly by Ciipf Parker!- ' : ' ' Then -a great cheer went" bp, drown-' Ing the' roar "of fbe'sionti Itself;' ds the crew gatbered about the dripping forms of 'flie caprafn'auu''bis""iitt'ie friei d. ; A. few words sorted to expta-brt what had linrpencd. . Bob, wltli,..Ws..eye oothe csp4alnt i had seen him carried overboard. ? j knew tl-at one end of tbe liaht Jotv-b tops on whlcli'h aV was se ureJtoTLe buiwark. lor Le had t.ed ii. --fiet tlirft very day.. Wllbnut pausing-to think Sf h's own danger, be took the free end of the rope between bis teeth .and was In Uie water almost as soon as the -u p. ;i in hintseif. Though be could swim like a duck, he whs borne helplessly along ou the crest of tbe waves almost Into tbe arms of Capt Parker, wiw caught him ss b wig' sweeping by. The a pit In fastened the Una about their bodies, and partly swlmmltig apd partlj .tow ed by tbe ,til p. they, had managed to keep their beads above water unUt tbe Falcon was bove to. Tbe storm blew itself out during the night, and tbe next day dawned cleat and calm. Early In the. morning Capt. Parker sent for Bob. "My Ud," said be, "last night you saved my life; now tell me what 1 can do for you?" Bob twirled bis cap, nervously, about his haiid, and glancing shyly into tbe captain's bronzed face, said: "Is a man's life worth .a UK ot money T "Yea, my lad," replied the captain. "And you say I saved yours?" con tinued the boy. "Your certainly did, Bob. And what then?" "If it waa enough to 'pay for my passage," stammered Bob, "I would be so glad, for then I shouldn't have been stealing." Bob could not make out why tbe captain's bonest eyes suddenly grew moist, nor why his strong right arm almost squeezed the breath out of hit little body nor yet wby tbe captain's voice should be so husky,' as be said:. "Bob, my lad, while Toiu Parker'a old hulk boids together and a single timber of him floats, you thall nevel . . . .... want for a berth or te witnout s friend." Elmira Telegram. t THE EMPEROR OF SUflAKARTA. He la Perbapa the fctranet and Odd eat bovtriKii in Ibe V orld. There is an empire on this planet which for strange originality might al wUl be situated In Mars. It Is gov erned by two emperors at the sains time, and withal is not larger than tbi State, of Delaware. Both emperors re - ide in the same city, each has bis ows naplendent court enormous revenues, armies, imperial chancellors, govern ment officers and courts of Justice. Only one of these emperors Is known to the outside world, naud he only to a "wo or s"ver- De natural slight extent The name and titles ol '"'t1on of the radium' sends an electHc tbe loading one would easily fill a col N"hflrR '"to the strips, causing them uuin; hi subjects, V'.J n number lo 'Parate until they touch the side call him the Su.ubuuan. and be biu j of fhe whereupon they are in- self mode-ally signs himself Pakoe Bo !'antJ discharged and fall together wono X. "Nail of the Universe, tb l,aln- 1'hi oration repeated au-H-nth." In him his people vierate: nof "Vcly every two minutes, so that oniv their sovereign ruler, but b,o Mfu bMt of tbl lKUlar timekeeper their religious pontiff, placed so b.J8ii . be Mid t0 be two w"'ut" atove them that none darea approacll I'rofessor EIrod, vt tbe University him upright or rover hUo with 8 ( Montana gives a striking description fiance; bis state mlnlMcr. and evte ; f tlj treasure that bis 8tate possesses his own brother, crouch before biu , 111 "appblres. The only systematic with folded, bands as If In prayer, aud 'mining for these precious sfon'cs . In with downcast eyes. Yet be is a pow- I the l ulled States Is done In Montana, erless puppet In the hand of a small p' annual output amounts to .7i,Y0 European nation, and, may not even j StO.OOO carats. Including the tqn?s re-.ive or diiah-h a letter wltboul I tuat le suitable for cutting as mi previously submlttlug It to the Javaa;11"1 tlKe thatare only useful for me renresentaUve of tbe;nutcb. Ue actu- rhanlcal purposes. It Is said that tbe ally rules bis i empire, every square' inch; lI'llrle in Helena do Oner work of It which be calls bis personal prop! I n ' doDe on lbe UiDe, ib&t are nt erty; yet he may not walk or ride out- lo l0,"lon t0 cut- I'rbaps some al.l tk. nalsee irate without the for- ' wl ugBPt that Montana should tnefe permlaalou. He keep, thousands of troo;s at his own expense, men wid modern swords and rifles, Amazons with ancient lance , bows and arrows; jet be la virtually a prisoner In bit own palace, the grounds of which cov er nearly a square mile, where there are hundreds of buildings, tbe most sumptuous halls, luxurious chambers and store rooms and stables, with many thousands of attfjidanta. Still; he has no kitchen and no cook, bis own, jiw the ghost, not during ibe night meals being sent to hiru dally fro.ir! is Is usually tbe -case, but In broad outside. He is absolute master over j.jyligbt. It happened In tbe Mony.n all bis people, who depend for their1 fu quarter ot Pakokku a few days ago. livelihood entirely upon him; yet h"j Is that quarter of the town lived a may not trust any of the men, and ur rounds himself entirely with women. Thousand of the latter are at his i bec'i niorj bavj and call; hundreds he. calls his or less legitimate wives, who lionie him many sons; yet be has noi direct h(Jt to the throne, wjii-h is one of the oldest and most eminent In Asia. . ' 1 This curious personage Is his Maj. tv tbe Emperor of surukarta. Cen tury. , : 1 . - fw w Metallic l;oeeea. The' Engineer gives publicity to a new process of galvanizing, which bus uow-reached a commercial sttgp. It Is known as M3b"rariliz!ng." Tb- point of in'.erest about it is that iroirst.d Rteel can be coated with a 'thin, even rtppcslt of zinc at a temperature bclnw tbe melting point of.i-.lnc. The irl siep in the process is to free tbe Iron from wale and oxide by any of tbe' well known methods, such as dipping In an acid solution or sand blasting. The nnicies to be repe'ered rustless are 'tlien placed in n dosed iron icccp'.ncle charged with zbic duat. .".which is hwt- cd to a temperature of from HOtMo ta riesrees F. for a few-hours and al lowed to cool. The drum 1s fhe'ritheri eu and the Iforl rrtii,fc removed wh n tbey are found to be cflated tviih i'tlue homogeneou covering of zinc, the thlcKtiess' depending on the ' tempera ture and the leilgtll of tiuie 'vf 'treat ment "'" fv x " '.-,. U-wlH be obuerred-tba the teTiiiWra jtiirst required to bring about this re- jiddhiotial advantage That -it does not flMcrlorattr lnnx-r;stteL of- email- et- ssiiv. is, asyiii. w,u?.reej .J0" Jne j tr.et a neiniior, iiau, re.n rwiu. nlHt'in 'liolnf oX'zjiiV'j''' I'up" lyw jtein- t'.fio. w'olid 'Hug' at what "iie ",aw, ' -peretufe req'n1rp'(I"'niif(ce' the process ji ie:'iiii4d'outi ' "Is'iliat you. Vo' Yun. ,cjsenri"t wftiiiui'reil-'o heiiaHili''ht . r'fiy'iig :u6m your 'll.t e son?"' 'A fljDlof'W-inb1lir' kl'iic M 'bti'.-the 'fk' the child heard tbe vcle h "tlm'r lostteiisiitMNMf. as b(vt.;irtil- ,i un-.ie to lake It and a short wntzlnft,. Via -kp a of Jbe title J , vegir's egswd U-Xweeu- tbefa,ajnltht ,coiisuiud; tuafp is no waiie ofJncJ vu.djiaung "ub sudd -ply lost iu ,aV)u thbotJ5ali;anJlllg.pro(JP!ls. TVJjjli amJeU .liea.vlly tq Jlie'.grimn.J new P'ocesj. 9 jfry .cnljy nlH 11 Mj tfJi fa. M''j.Ju; HihijM lo the tVaitAl 'cf' fron 'wjtfi I jle-anB. Wt" lo73w'libr was be to ziliLliiut It lias been suef?&TTya fT fUnd!eCa' o'fn'-,' plied to coatlrg Iron with copper, alumlnliT" "- i-"-t, HesL... . iti. 1 ,..c . loaian who baa bad twiua beglim to talk, all Ibe oti.er women suddealy keev stiJL 7 ifc iKP Tbe so-called canals of Msrs have keeW reproduced by M. A. Baumanii. tt Zurich, In the cracks and Assures ippearlng in cylinders and spheres sub lected to great pressure. Ad expert of the Bureau of Plant Industry reports that the Sal ton Basin s California Is actually better adapt ed for the culture of the' date-palm Otan are those parts of the Sahara esert. where tbe beat exported dates ire produced. It is believed that this Tart of California could yield dates Enough to supply tbe entire United States. There are also places In Neva l,Aritona, New Mexico, and Texas where tbia characteristically Oriental fruit dear to tbe memories of all read ers of tbe "Arabian Nights," could, it s said, be cultivated with success. Tbe electro-sterlllzator of M. Otto la in attempt to solve the problem of zonlz!ng water at the borne of the tonRumer. The apparatus Includes a fttle box containing a transformer and in ozonator, with a commutator for j reversing about one hundred times per . iecond If the current is continuous. i . . . . : i ne ozone generateu passes through a 31ter of wadding to an emulser. where the water and ozone are euergetlcal'7 mixed before passing from tbe spigot. The ozonator "may be connected to an irdinary lighting circuit and tbe cur rent required is aliout the same as for l simple incandescent lamp. An Ingenious Englishman, Harrison Martindale, has Invented a radium flock, which, It is computed, couid run JfMJ0 years If unluterfered with. It Consists of a tube containing a amall inanity or radium,- supported on a luartz rod in an exhausted glass ves el. To the lower end of tbe tube Is j a-hed electroscope, consisting of jbe lalle1 the "iem Su,-" ta vlew ot the fact that her output of precious itones exceeds the production in that iiue of all the rest of tbe United States. GHOST STORY 'FROM INDIA It Trnthfalneaa Vouched for bjr Twj Women and a Man. . TUf latest ghost story Is recorded In the Friend of Burnish, aud it Is at I sted by 'several eyewitnesses, who parried couple; ibe husband s name K Maung Yun and LH wife .May Nealu. Tbey bad a little son 2 years c'd. wbo after a,, serious lllnesi, db-d. be baby was buried In the cemetery itslde of .the town,, bis cradle serv ts as a coilin. ' ' ' ' t Tbe fatlicr was very mucb d'-jected I t the loss of bis little one, anil, uii- !,! to repress -U-v gel f, went to the metery -two diiy f.er the buriul. It as about 8 o'clock In the morning, t tbe entrance, of eie.y .Burmese T'.u plnce Jl.crtls a 7:jyat, tr ret- I '. her-bi ! I'I gaiber a:id chat I ml siuoke'nnd rake shelter from 'hi l-.:n or win wh itfur thy acromi'any j funerat On entcri'ig tile gniveynrJ V artng Vim 'was not a l.'ttliVuir.-wJ see bis ?on,-cr at least some :",n" ex- u-t;y Ilk" h a n, jd-yin t f ;;a.fiit. tie.ir tbe cr;ud lie Was it I st bin r strufk. but pat rml nft : I hi get;U:tf 11m j;p;rr band, l.e up. ; o r bed the bill y, uud, to entice Biiii, pur ii;n una ji:i-i". i The boy twk. .thi coin reai'lly and ,n cr. d not ll)o Vm-xl lesi' turn e ivbcn I father to.ik .him lij bis. i;ruis and i.iricd hhij away,. Mating Yunj'ouid I ;.ke no Ji U4 ontof It but that tb'-i' i.ld hud lie-n bur."el al!'e lind that , ..vtaxi r.attrac'ted soak alter I v lbe ' i ....!. -I .I I.- T Vinos coming iron iu- urave, i.au J ig 'h'hri'bitt idn'd pTtieert' Wm'lri th : V t Hull jf .'Joyr he- canrled bis MIfurt'ho:e. 'At' the,, etiffinee of the -town, and f bout (a: cajl s lisisnct; from his hpuse, VI s'rti .-j , (KVaij -abmi! In bis fathers uMh' 8ln Pwln and ano l r I lete'y, leaving aa trace lieh nd 'lbe iiufoi'tunate man wai carried i.ne by some kindly neighbors, nut I was a long time In re-orerltif his I nies. The child wai a gh st. ai d .h L.au bad heea carrying aoth.ax hut as PPr1b.n frotn th- otW r d TUit It appeared real enough, tbe two worn- . en are ready to swear, since tb-y rmt only f, but touchy It. It was i.o smoke or vapor, but wemed i be nesn ana none, as won as f uu was well enough to exp aln bow it bapiteued, a burr ed vU t was mad to the cemetery in the b,.pe of, per haps, seeing the boy !n tlir tavst. lint they were disappointed; mi'her ' till J i-or cradle was there, and tbe grave was exactly aa It had 1-een left on tbe l urial day. not in tbe least disturled Iondoo Globe. , INTERESTING TREES OF INDU KaajU or Aloe Wood a ad Chinee T alias Tree Muck Prised. Two Interesting numbers of th Agricultural Ledger have just been Issued in Bombay. Tbey are devoted to a description of two trees which grow aud are much prised in India tbe tagle, or aloe wood, and tbe Chi nese tallow tree. David Hooper, the director of the Industrial section of tbe Indian Museum, who la responsible for both these papers, describes In an extremely readable manner tbe various uses to which tbe products of the trees are devoted, how tbey are collect ed and where they are found. Tbe aloe wood tree Is a native of the moun tains east and aulithcjNl of SylLct, iu 15 ii mi as, aud in Bengal. It Is valua ble ou account of a dark, resinous. aromatic juice with which t':e wood! Is sometimes gorged, ibis resin, or sugar as it h colloquially temed, U Uhed for Its perfume and supposed medicinal properties. It Is very costly and is u.-.ed both for Incease In re ligious and other ceremonials and also In tbe preparation of a perfume called agur attur, which Is practically as costly as attar of rotes. The most In teresting feature In connection wilU tbe aloe wood tree is tbe uncertainty as to whether any particular tree will be found to contain tbe precious resin. A tribe of bill men known to the na tives aa agar kumlabs make it their business to search for the resinous wood. Their trade is a sex-ret which they always endeavor to preserve from ail natlvea of other tribes. A party of agar kumlahs goes oil Into tha mountain with provisions for as long as three mouths, and tbey prosecute tbelr tedious search in districts where probtbly a hinpan belfig Is not seen from inoiub to another. Trees have to be chopped down and backed to pieces before It can bo ascertained wbethi" they contain any of tbe resin ous deposit, and sometimes, after a wearisome search through' half a doen trees, joung and old. not a single piece' of agar Is discovered. - Again, it may be that a' rich lind Is made, and then the collector .in repaid for half a month of work. ' Tbe forest department preserves the tree and col lects the agBr. Some years ago tb otllclaia of that branch of the service were disposed to believe that tbe tree was becoming extremely rare. How ever, year by year, the sales of the department Increase, so that It may be iisHUihed that as yet there is no ground for the fear that the may become extinct! The Chinese tallow tree grows In the United provinces and In the Punjaub.-- It l valuable becaum of a Hiecles of vegeUible'lailow which It produces. Bombay Gazette. Wanted an Owl liir Soup, Tbr-y are comp inng' notes and telj- Itig amusing Incidents of recent trip abroad wbeu a charming daughte.- of the Emerald Isle, who Hit sitting dreamily In the comer, apparently fak ing no interest In the converhaiion. suddenly-chirped In with the fol.ow- i:.g: - ' . "Ail of wbl?h reniltuls me of an Incident which happened while I lived in Cork. There poulti rers' stores are scarce because of the proximity of lbe country, but a coal beaver of my ac- 'ualntance, owing t the iline-s of bis I wife, was anxiou-t to secure a fowi la j a hurry; so be s rob-d aiotig Patrick street In a forlorn impe of some sort lay will enable a Fiinti to live like of success, and when be came to a'i fighting cock. Why. thc.efoie, taxidermist's whose window d.spbiyed 'ibould be distress himself If b nn owl under a glass cave, why. poor vau any utile extra, such as tubacca Paddy thought tl at ber was the end n strotig'drlnk. ll Is even then hardly ol bis quest .so be cnt -iel and In- accessary that be should work for It 'lf'i: jor Is there not bis wlfer His wife .."row mncli for the fiat-faced bin urns the II via- mil be coii,ua.e it tbewlndyr . ". . ' JA eusu.rrj Fanti. will U e, iilan',- " Tbafs no ben,' tbfurnri-ed shop. ' J,zeii KiigiWi navvies, un I do it wj.' man iirifwir-yl; 't! aft an o-..' ify without 11 .white overseer. Under a ... j.i u , oiiuir.. 1 don't care Low n,w ,hue is, -Ui roi soup I wants her!' r y 1 or n. -tion Joke, aljo-j.t twins .re more nunier our Ihu-ll twins taefliS.' vt-s. Fir i l tl'ar'. tliera need li no Iks tat!-n In li ! t-allng'a'Jdtie w l.Icli pa .' ccrcnt it at leant one rtct'on 'd th coiititrj-. ; '.'There used. to l!y over on Paint er' farm." sard' fbe1. liu nor st who told the utory, 'e co p e o' twins nam ed Dan and Abe.' -They tii ve 1 away !aee. At the time 1 reieiilor 'eiii U4e; were grown men, I) .t 11 ey wrrt , 1 . iMHllg S,i.ry Is 'old r n near like as the"ra two gilb n Jug,U'ard.hg: Victor Hugo; An ardent ud TIip only -differ ne Was that (au Uail'yJrti Oner ia.d to llOgo: " good sound tr h-and -Ab?, Iiu'd imif " 'The nation blis 11,'ver'trea ed yfla n'otd o' hia out o' tie front part of aiiUjiUe properlj no stn-et has biea ' tar . The' only wsy to know whlefoV,,, Bue Victor Iligi' '- ... t : which " wa to' f ek your" finV. r 'lo!: TTt . will. cr.a- my. eh I dr r.; thai .vix- s moum. 11 ue nit ye It wai. linn , . , A I lie mti. - "Ethetli.&lV'su.toV represents one'j: TtiHSeKt fauilllrs In Kurope'suid Mrs 'Clitiuolvl ' K"'.. v. .Vo, be doesn t. answerr-UUcr huvi Mll I'vefclveotd about that fam'l: au" It s a phrty j.ood oi:e. He uilsrep resents It." rt'aehlnrtnu Star. . The average wo,. .an of an euce knows uten M) well tbnt no ma, can-deceive lie,-, uuleaa It ia iwr m,n from Ave a ua. 1 ' LIFE IN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. V . . . tbr Hear mttA !'.asi Are Vmtf . (Kl , Mei,hu TU ,luipl nmuMiiiment Uit Mrs. , VJjUi(. v( ut Kadik. Alaska, bad ,r,., ... i., im,.,,- after visit to iejltie, as reported lu tbe society cul luiiu of the uewspairt-ra, meant liUie o tbe average reader, but tbe vb.it it elf meant much to Mrs. eaaey. for it tas the tirst time she bad been out ide Alaska. .Sever before bad sue rid Icu ou a street car. Keen a locomotive, eeu within a theater or witnessed the vmplex life of a city. All waa new ud strange lo her. Her twenty years rere spent entirely on Kadiak Island ind tbe islands of the Aleutian group, dra. Yessey's father, a descendant of be ancient bouae of Romanoff, the rui ng dynasty of tiussia, went to Alaska u Inxi. aud has lived there conUaa msly In the Uuaaiau settlements mt he Aleutians. Mrs. Yeaaey speaka dusedan as well as English aud several ndian tongues, and her trip to Seattle as aa interpreter for the party of Aleutian islanders that went to tbe tit. Louis exposition recently. While here . Jie interpreter, with her baby, 1 year i!d, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. -I!. Saudley. The baby Mr. Vesjiey lrcs-.es iu suits made of squirrel skiua, inch us tbe natives near. Just before leaving Alaska Mrs. Yesv -y'a mother shot a mammoth bear and or warded the bead to the Smilbsonlaa Dslitulion at Washington, I. C. t"tr .be specimen the directors of the big icnUllc uiiineum sent its flayer XiiuO. u the skull were found imbedded a umber of old time Russian band-made ' jullets, cnrr.eil no one kuows bow long y tbe Alaska be..r after victorious uetingH with bis natural enemies. Ia be Aleutian Islands tbe natives have o long been under the Itustdan infla me that the Greek Cburcb Is tbor lUghly established, and nil Its festa 'als and rites are observed most falLB "ully. Tbe natives are numerous. Fagles grow to an enormous size oa Cadlak and other islands, and tbe go rnBieut pays a bounty on eath on tilled, for they carry off tbe sheep aud -ire destructive Iu rnauy ways. Tbe long days of tbe summer seasoa iiake tbe grabs most abundant and It rows to a height of-five feet, while )eiTies also grow plentifully and es drely without cultivation. On account )f the numerous wild . flowers there ire many kinds of bugs and lnsecta. aire species of butterflies and bees. Ia ;l!cctlng tbese for various sclentlflo. Vxlles. Mrs. Vessey's father makes a rood Income. Cattle do well, but must ie fed heavily because of tbe long and n-ere winters. Some mining Is dona. The climate as a whole Is mo.st health- . HI. Seattle Times. H15F AfRICVi fAI!!k In most civilized countries Itiziuetu s looked Uon us a vice. If a mac toes not work lu-lther shall le Cut is Uie rule in such nations. But In trop cal lands, wbere nature Is very kind, food can almost always be had for Jie mere gathering. This will explala vby the Fantls of the west Afrlcaa ;otd coast will not work. A penny' a C AMU I Nil A WIICI.LD HKlW. i-jiuii intT!ier ti-ty aooii iiegiu . ta ili'i-k the woik urid lie lutskliis hi tlia mi. mid by and by the ovetw er joins lie:.) -vt-p t.i.i.M 1. .... . .1 .... . . - - - - r ' . . .... j-1 11 , 1 1 V )'" id. Set tbeiii t carry stones fro a r heap and tbeywUI v. try lliein ou lysine on t!;rirlir id. wni'klng to anl ro, no matfer vvhiit the distance. A W!tr,"Ctor for so'nte building nt Cni "oast castle introduced wheelbarrow's, . I be VanVt rose to-the -occasion. They artied the barrows on their beads! - tjn im r.o . V. tt'l-'. nxu. In the diary of Jj f Mo tstus.rt f:rn i-.ilb'd nMer.ynu; there outbt to be a " '' e "Kkn-.JUe mas-i-r. j .'I hen auoii.rrjd s.lpe (o k up tha 'i An .,.Ia .1.1. rtitmng and said; . , str rJI Tliflt Inde d vi uld b rotl l ufi a whoe qtrar ir of ibe. ill? ibould be called aTt'er yon.'" '" ' ' '"IliMl 'wt.l cuiiii', iby r-iil d -n: thai wnirtMire.' Srilit" ihe'tiiast r 'I b'er upon a third Hc; -Iv olurd I'i ' ' "Piiris slio I I ceits to be purls, and ' te remitted City or Victor Hugo." "Hint W.I eniiie mr child en: hal "'"' ,n'-" d 1 1 u o. s len y ."I A "tUiu "m" r"fu," """ehedotau'tliuowihlsyiarBiu:!! -' 1 i.. . ."e '.iM,l.