THE HIGHEST GOOD.
Bow blest la he tint fun bat love ami da.
And tu ao skJl of apcta nor trick of art
Wherewith to tea what faith approved! true.
And show for fa ma the treasures of bis tean
When, wisely we-.k, upon the path of duty
11 vine accord has made h i footing sure,
With bumble deeds he builds bis life to beauty,
i Strong to achieve, and patient to endure.
Bat tbey that In the market-place we meet.
Each with bis trumpet and bis noisy fartlen.
Are leaky vessels, pouring on the street
The truth they know ere It bas knows Its actios.
And which, think ye. In Ills benign regard.
Or words er deed, shall merit the reward?
Peter MeArthur, la tiie Atlantic.
THE CALL OF THE FLAG
BF it please the court. I ahall now
read the charges against the ac
cused." The prisoner, a young soldier with s
wgard face and tired eyes, rose me
thanlcally. and atood gazing at tbe
ndge-advocate, who read In clear, emo
Mouleas tones the charges setting forth
that rrlvate John Walters, Company
U, th United States Infantry, had
keen guilty of conduct prejudical to
food order aud military discipline. In
hat be had been druuk and disorderly
to his company quarters, and had d.s
beyed a lawful order given him by
fcis superior officer.
"You have beard the charges and
specifications preferred against you,"
octinued the officer representing the
government as prosecuting attorney.
How do you plead?"
The prisoner looked hopelessly at bis
eunsel, a tall, bronzed man in tbe uul
lorm of a first lieutenant, who respond
ed: "Guilty, to tbe specifications aud
to the charge."
"The prosecution here rests," an
nounced tbe judge advocate.
"Has tbe accused any evidence to
ffer In his own behalf?" questioned
she president of the court
Tbe accused bud none. Ills counsel,
In a few words, begged tbe court to
rouslder that the prisoner bad been, at
the tune of his offense, under tiie In
C ueuce of the poisonous Filipino b no.
whicb bad deprived iiim of hist sense of
esponibii;ty ; be called atteu.loti to
the excellent service the accused b:id.
t various times, rendered under lire,
as set forth In bis record, and reipuest
ed that such clemency as was possible
e shown blm.
As Walters, followed by bis counsel,
Ir-ft the room, he let bis eyes pass for
tbe Erst time over the group of fcrave,
khaki-clad officers forming tbe court
mrtlal. "Will the lieutenant tell me what be
thinks I will pet?" be asked, when tbe
door bad closed behind them them for
the verdict
I "Well, this Is your sixth conviction
w!thlu tbe year, Walters; I'm afraid
you can't hope for lens than a dis
charge and t-velTe months."
That night as Walters lay on bis
ard bunk by the barred window of
the rude stone building used as a
guard house, be tried to analyze his
g-osu.ou. -oisiionoranie a.sennrge ana i
twelve months the thought kept!
Killing In his bead. A year In Bihbid
no biuo and no fighting. Then be
sjruuld be sent back to the States be
ever wanted to see the States again;
the battle of life there had been too
Strong for hiui; defeat bad seemed to
pursue hiui lu every renewed effort,
fid his repeated failures to -conquer
liis insatiate thirst for liquor had only
brought disgrace upon bis family. In
lis army service his reckless courage
nder fire had atoned for much of bis
ecklessness in drink. For long, drink
nd battle bad been the only sedatives
to quiet tbe tire In his brain; only when
drugged with the one or wild with the
jpastsion of the other, bad be been able
to forget the pan;, of acknowledged
failure. But live years In the tropics
fcad begun to ta..e away the sting.
There was forget fniness in thin laud;
It emanated from the indolent rustflug
f the palm tree from the golden.
Creamy glov of tbe twilights from
the langoruus perfume of the Viang
Ulang. He was Riowiy and surely ini
ibiug the lotus flower's potion of con
tent. The Fast was dropping iU spell
vrr his soul, aud he was grateful for
lis mercy.
A faint rustling without the window
attracted bis attention; he peered
through the bars, aud saw In tbe dan
light a form crouching close to tbe
prison wall.
"Isabella," he whispered.
A small brown hand came through
the Iron uprights aud pressed bis lin
gers as they rested on tbe sill. It was
Filipino girl whom Walters had once
protected from the insults of a drunk
en brute, and who bad thereafter se
cretly lavished upon this reckless,
gloomy yonng American all tbe affec
tion of which ahe was capable. Un
conscious of the deeper feelings which
animated her, Walters nnd not been
Insensible to the unfailing friendship
he had shown him. and between the
two a sort of comradeship had arisen.
te came to him for advice and sym
pathy "in the small affairs of her life,
lid Walters bad found her hospitable
koine an agreeable Hsyluin when he
Wanted to escape from the rougher
companionship of his associates. Her
ippearancs Iwlo'v his window, how
ever. (Wed him with surprise.
'What rtre .vou doing here. Isabella?"
ilsst demanded
"No bsltia." she murmured In her
tjuaiut mixture of Spanish and Fug-
Call. "No usbla. 1 get yna out.
HVaiiar'a .iMssrt iapd at tns hope, j
Tbe girl began working with some In
stnimect at the eoft rocks fonnifift the
window sill Into which tbe bars were
mortised. If she could remove one be
could escape. Freeedoni seemed to him
then the most glorious thing on earth
something be must have at any
cost
He tiptoed op to tbe heavy bamboo
partition separating the long room oc
cupied by tbe prisonere from the small
er space In front where the guard
slept Through the crscks he could
see lying on their cots the members of
Ibe guard who were off duty; at tbe
door aat the sergeant dozing In bis
chair; In front tbe sentinel was pacing
up aud down.
Walters noted with satisfaction that
the two other soldiers confined with
blm were sleeping on the side opposite
bis bunk.
Tbe guard house was a stone cn ma
rine which had been used by Its Fili
pino owner for the storage of sugar
and rice. It was by no means consid
ered Invincible as a prison, but tbe
vigilance of the guard was Intended to
counteract Its elements of weakness.
However, there was anticipated no
effort at escape on the part of the
three Incarcerated Americans who
could b.irdiy find an Incentive to risk
their lives in the dense, marshy coun
try, filled as It was by hostiia Fili
pinos. The consequent relaxation of
the watchfulness maintained over tbe
building permitted the girl to perform
her task undented. It was not a dif
ficult feat for l.i-r slowly to Ioom-ii
and f1;i,",lly to remove one of the crum
t!i i: ic. porous s'o-ie The iron upright
was then quickly forced aside, and
Waiters slipped through the window.
As the two crept away under cover
of the darkness. Waiters rapidly for
mulated bia plans.
"Isabella," be said, suddenly, "I'm
going away from all this Into the
mountains. I'm done with America
and Americans forever." After a
pause, he continued: "You've been
very kind to me, Isabella. Will you
go with me to the mountains?"
The girl hesitated, while Walters
waited breathlessly for her decision.
"Yes, senor I will go."
He pressed the band that trembled
In bis. "You won't regret It, Isabella,"
be said. "You have been the only one
tlmt-g ever Wl,a mU(;ll , me to care
for. and I will not forget It- We'll
Ilnd a place where nobody will ever
discover us. and we'll build us a home.
Now," be continued, "I'm going to slip
Into tbe quarters to get my gun and
some things; you get what you need
from home and wait for me at the
church."
ATier the girl bad disappeared In the
uurkiiefea. Walters stood a few mo
ments looking at the light flickering
through the door of the guard-bouse;
Le could discern tiie sentinel on num
ber one. Yes, be was satislied. lie
cared not to go back to America where
ue had learned what life could give
of suffering. L.ere was nothing now
that could cause him to turn back; v
was free; be would forget. Life bad
still something left to offer.
An hour later, wblie slipping cau
tiously serous the road near '.he church
on the outskirts of the town, he slurn
bied over some soft Inanimate ob eel
on the ground. lie put down his hand
and touched tbe face of a man. In
stinctively he realized that the man
was dead. On bis knees beside the fig
ure he explored It wiu his bands, liis
tingers traveled over the well-known
uniform of an American soldier; at the
side bis baud was wet and he felt a
rent in the khaki blouse. The warm
blood was still flowing. Walters rose
10 his feet, and stepped quickly Into
the shadow of some bushes on tbe
roadside.
"Sentry on number three, boloed ou
post." be muttered. "That means an
attack tbe devils will probably strike
Just at daybreak." That would be In
less than an hour he knew. As he
crouched in his shelter, be saw dark
forms creeping silently along the road
one or two at a time, all moving lu
the same diiectiou. The Americans
would be murdered lu their beds.
Walters thought of the girl waiting
at the church uot Ufty yards distant;
ne could join her and by daylight they
would be far away toward the moun
tains. What affair was this of bis?
H.id he not renounced his race? If he
went back to warn the troops, he
would probably never reach tbe quar
ters alive; find even if he succeeded in
saving the garrison and himself, after
it was ail over be would only get put
back In prison for bis pains. That
would menu sti end to his dream of ob
livion on the mountain side, lie would
be taken Iwck to America "Ood's
Country," as tbe men railed It. At the
name there fan through his mind arvrantatai
fragment of th Improvisation the sol
iUers sang hen sorting on a hike:
"But God's eoantry Is behind as long
sgo and far a m ay.
And ye're fightln" Filipinos 'round the
old Manila Bay,
And we're goln' borne In Doles but
this story s what It tells:
When you've beard the flag a-cillin',
why, you won't heed nothln'
elae."
" "When you've heard the flag a -call
In' ye,, the flag was calling
now.
"What Is wrong," asked Captain
Graham, starting op In bed as a man
staggered Into bis room calling his
name.
"It Is I, captain Walters. There'l
an attack to be made In a few mln-
otes. About 300 Filipinos lying In the
grass In front of tbe quarters waiting
for daylight " The voice died
away, and Walters sank Into a heap
ou the floor.
Captain Graham was at his side in
an instant
"Are you hurt, my boy?" he asked.
as he lifted the huddled figure.
"IUn into one of them on my way
up," murmured Walters. "I knocked
blm down with my gun, bat be got his
knife In first"
"They'll pay for It" said the cap
tain, grimly. He laid Walters on tbe
Led, and. passing into tbe adjoining
room, be awoke the surgeon, and whis
pered In bis ear.
"Do your best for that boy," he con
tinued, as be turned toward the stairs.
"I don't know what he's doing out of
tbe guard-house, but he'a won abouidet
strapa to-night.
The building occupied as quarters by
the American troops had been s Cath
ollc convent The officers occupied
rooms elevated st one end. and tbe
men had their bunks on the atone floor
of the large lower room formerly used
as s chapel.
In five minutes sfter Captain Gra
ham bad left the doctor, the soldiers
were stealing silently out of the wide
doorway and taking their places In thf
dark shadow along the front of the
building. Not a light hid been struck
not a word spoken, save by the o!!l
cers as they moved softly about wak
ing the men and whispering In.Mru.--tons
in their ears. Without a q't.s
tion the ti. -tilled lighters tired tui- t
rifles !ir:d a inm mi i t.on and moved tt,
their oats. W hen the last man a
in place, Captain ir.ihan;, the sen'oi
o.LVer, stationed himself near the l-.r
wa y.
"here was no moon, and a cloudy
kj added to the Intense darkness prt-
eding the breaking of dawu. 'i iif
men hid orders In bold their rihV
ready, but under no circumstances tt
shoot until the captain gave the or
der. Before them stretched the
on the other side of which was a rank
growth of grass; at either flank waa a
village street Nothing indicated that
an enemy waa near.
After a seemingly Interminable pe
rlod of waiting, the glow of morning
began to appear In the east and spread
with tropical swiftness. The watch
ing soldiers could now make out th
dark line marking tbe opposite side ol
the plaji. As the light grew, the liu
on which every eye was strained took
a definite form; It seemed to be mov
ing. Yes, It was surely coming slowly
forward. The men held their breathi
as they iBy prone on the stone from
and watched that living wave creeping
Hcross the square. They looked at thelt
captain. He was crouching on hit
knees, his eyes fixed us If fascinated
Iiid he see that that line was advanc
ing? How Jong was be going to wail!
The Filipinos would rise In anotbei
instant for the rush. Hut not a sohliei
thought of tiring; they would await
that word of comma nd. -
nearer and nearer crept the FIllpI
no. Now tiie soldiers could distill
guish the Individual composing thai
moving wall. ' They could see the Ion?
murderous knives.
It was the moment the captain bnt
waited for. "Fire!" his voice ranj
our tike fi wlihi follower! ItiKIniiMr 1,1
a tlasn or u.ime and ttie roar or rliles i f-"i u. ..v "i u.
The bimk line half wa, across t!:i""l I dunno us he'd really go up
plaza seemed to wilt and crumble
With yells of wild surprise and objec
terror the Filipinos fled from that ter
rible ball of death. Then tiie trump- ti
rang out the "Charge," and the avei
Ing Americans dashed after theii
would lie assassins, who scattered lil.l
rahuils, and sought shelter In (in
thickets. Two-thirds of the bolomet
were lying on the plaza, which hu
been their death-trap.
Hetunilng when further pnrsui
seemed useless. Captain Graham left I
subordinate In charge of the work a
gathering up the dead and wounded cr
the enemy, and, hastening upstairs, hi
found tbe doctor bending over Wal
ters.
"How's the dee-ier that's fume
hero?" began Graham In his heart;
voice. "He'll get a pardon and a nied
at of honor for last night"
The doctor held tip his hand.
The sun streaming through the win
dow lighted up the pale face of tin
dying soldier, and seemed to stamj
npon bis features a wonderful perce j ,uly ..l)Ut 0J ,ave a fella."
fulness. Ills Hps were moving. Ianj Tll'r(H, of t,e mendier of the congre
Ing over him. the two watcers ca ugh! lltloU Uer,i the conversation and lu
the murmur: "'When you've hear ,,,IU) of tle fct tijt their pantor
the flag a-r-all!n why, ymi won't bee wore tlu,m lo e,.rw-y. one of them
nothln' elae. "San rranclsco Argo
unlit
Women's magazines insist that a glr
hasn't ber pick In tbe mntiimonln
market delicately avoiding by wel
ehfsten terms all Illusion to such i
thing ss chasing.
A widower can start a new story oi
SNOWBOUND IN THE ALPS.
trft"oncr and Galii Held far &mwm
1tw on fcaaiMit of Mi. Kluc.
Albert Eeuouqoe, a prominent
Tench astronomer, bas had a terrible
sperleiice in a thunderstorm on Mont
'Jane, on the summit of which he was
aowbonnd for seven days. Accou
snled by one guide. M. Senouqur
tarted from Cbamoli to make obser
atlona on the mountain, tbe summit
t which wss reached In fine weather.
luring tbe nlgbt, however, a furious
torm came on and the two men were
wakened from their sleep by tbe
ul thunder to And the observatory In
rhk-h they were sheltering completely
Bder snow.
M. Senouque says that when morn
ag came be could not open either door
wing to the snow piled up agalnat
hem, while a thick, icy fog enveloped
be mountain.
They had little fuel or food, but In
be evening, after dining on a biscuit
xid a cup of chocolate, they went to
ed. During the night the storm rec
mmenced with Increased violence, and
very moment It seemed as if the ob
ervatory in ant lie destroyed.
It waa impossible to sleep at all tbe
n-cond eight and next day, as the
torm had not diminished aud the
urometer continued to fall, the men
emalned In bed. Tbey let the fire out
o economize tbe Utile fuel remaining
or the last emergency, eating only a
Ittle cheese, dry biscuit anl chocolate.
On the third night they fell asleep
itterly exhausted, but woke to find
liemselvea covered with snow. Tbe
lurricane bad broken down the door of
be Uttle room, which was almost fillej
rith snowdrift A few moments more
ind tbe two sleepers would have been
ruffocated under tbe Icy covering.
Forcing their way into a little Inner
'hamber, M. Kenauque and his guide
t tempted, with frozen fingers, to light
i fire, but found the stove was block-
sl with snow. They then ate a little
if tiie bread and chee.e that remained.
tilled themselves In blankets and walt
d in patience.
Next day the storm began to abste.
nit It was Impossible to leave the ob-
tervatory. Ou the sixth morning, how
ucr. the sun was shinirv ami the two
'roen ami exhausted men started I"
b seoii'l. Hardly had they reached the
ourtiette rocks wi.'Ti another sto- n
r.eloped them, and for four hours
.ey were lost In fog and blinding
I'AV.
'I I i','r efforts were directed to rem In
le n!i"!!r ' f t';-- o' '-! . -it tv, wii, 'li
i.-y rein-bed lit l.ivt. w.i'i their biiel
:! feet. I.aiiiy frozen. Tt.ey !e;.t ,',::.
.:- U'ltM il iyPp ,il; o-t the tnor'iiiu' of
e seventh day, v.-.'iei tiiey ng.ilfi
art il. mi l in tqiite of their wcul.ne s
I i-feded in reaching Orauds Millet-,.
here they were tnet by a rescue
;irty.
Horse-PowiT Versus M in-Pciwr.
Kasterly from Ilath, Me., among the
toast Islands, runs a crooked and In
iricste channel, through which ply
mall steamers carrying freight and
passengers as far as Iioothbay Har-
W. There are many bays and nar-
ows along the way, and the confused
ilea beget unruly currents which have
iven the channel the name of "Hell
Jate Passage."
A "resorter" living near the Booth-
iny end of the route received word
nst summer that some friends would
te down on tiie Sunday noat from
'.oston. reaching Bath In the evening.
nfortunateiy there was no small
iteanier connecting wnii tt and no
ly for them to come over till Mon-
l.iv. Not wishing to leave them to the
ler mercies of a hotel, the resorter
pptied to a ueigmionng native tor
lid.
"Captain Iliram." be said, "cr n I
:et you to go over to IJalb. Sunday
tven'ne. with yotir launch, to meet
.ome friends and bring; them over?"
Captain Hiram rcKected. He want
d to oblige, but l e hated to go.
"Well, now, Mr. llirton," be sMd
ft last. "1 tell yon how It Is. You
fume to git over there to upper Hurl
(.let, and they's some consltl-nble of
i tide makes up through there, come
to git It e-lieiidln' you. I ain't only
igalnst that 1 don't really believe
I'd care to try to go through upper
(lurl-Get with only Jest seven borse
powtr, But I'll tell you what I will
Jo. I'll lend you my dory If you want
to row over."
Preach r W in Too Cor tint.
A story Is told of a shock received
by a Iuluth pastor after the services
the other evening. He makes It a
point to welcome any strangers cor
lially and that evening, after the com
pletion of the service, he hurried down
the aisle to station bimseif st the door.
A Swedish girl was one of the stran
gers In the congregation. She Is em
ployed as a domestic In one of the fash
ionable east end homes, and the min-b-ter,
noting that she was a stranger,
it retched out his hand.
lie welcomed her to the church and
expressed the hope that she would be
i regular attendant Finally e said
tf she would be at homo some even
ing during the week be would call.
"Tank you." she murmured tmsh-
leaked." MlnneiiHills Jou. naL
Only tbe Ti uth.
"Tell me, iiiitllgnn, pbwat ho be
come of yez oulil friend. Murphy?"
"l'boy, the bisbt tolme Ol sane him
ie wor making trucks."
"Yet dou't sua. Wor soma wan af-
ter bluir
"No, fa wor wurkln' in leJ rail
ImlU." ;
feffciencc
A new vegetable for labia dm la the
Cram be tataria. an nmbelUferous plant
resembling sea kale. The sweet roots,
rssr and cooked, are eaten bytTarUrs
and Cossacks, and for thesa and the
sprouts also. It is recommended for cul
tivstlon by a prominent member of the
Acsdemle de Cuisine of Paris, who de
clares that It Is finer In flavor than
asparagus and cauliflower, which it
suggests. Tbe roots are bollei la salt
water and seasoned In butter, a salad
of young leaves and slices of "oots be
ing soother dainty luxury.
Additional particulars about the new
species of white potato, which Is now
cultivated In France from plants found
In Uruguay, Indlcste that Its Import
ance ss a substitute for tbe Irish po
tato bas not been exaggerated. Orig
inally a very bitter tuber, the new veg
etable becomes, after three or four
years of cultivation, an admirable food
product Its yield 1 enormous, and It
is exempt from the maladies that at
tack the ordinary potato. It grows
best In moist soil, Ita native habitat
being the marshy shores of the Uiver
Mercedes in Uruguay. Its flowers
have a Jasmine-like odor, and a deli
cate perfume has already been extract
ed from them. After one planting the
plant perpetuates Itself from the brok
en roots left In the soil.
Beceiit advances In the price of shel
lac, due partly to Ita use in electrical
works and In making gramophone rec
ords, have led to the collection of farts
about Its production. Lac Is sn In
crustation on the branches of certain
trees In India caused by Insecta. It Is
found throughout India, but Is most
abundant In the Central Provinces,
Bengal and Assam. It Is collected by
natives, who break off the Incrusted
branches. The gatherers and local
dealers sell It In the form of "stick
lac" to manufacturers, who turn It
Into the shellac, or "button lac," of
commerce. Nearly the whole of the
shipment takes pi ice from Calcutta,
and the chief markets are the United
States ami Great Britain, in Ind .
lac is made in'n bracelets, rings, betid
and otl.er ornaments.
'i !e
f.ppaialiis by which !r. Arthur
Kot n. a
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U e,-e,
ul in tral;
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i'o ;-.! phs iibioi;
,VI n i -.
!,Ile lleJ.Cl.
I'jiang.ug e
ma unih-r
er te.e : i ; li a i.d ti-yplione-In
for iti ad ;ou upon the
ei Ir.C res.,.-;;,'., e of yl JeM-
tiie Iniiileiiec of light of
vary ing intei.s.ty. A ray of light.
caused to pavs systematically over the
surface of a transparent Him contain
ing a photograph, fails upon a selenium
ceil whose electric resistance varies
with the amount of light passing
through different parts of the photo
graph. These variations are transmit
ted to the electric wire and at the re
ceivlng end they vary the Illumination
of a small vacuum tube, which passes
over a sensitized, photographic paper
i-yiichronically with the ray of light
moving over the blm at the sending
station, Thus a cony of the original
photograph is produced.
Although the problem of color pho
tography Is still far from solved, prog
ress is being occasionally made. A
new Gerniati discovery that of I'r.
Koetilg relates to printing from tri
color negatives, and depends upon the
use of paper coated with collodion so
lutlonsof colorless compounds of green
h blue, clcrry-reil and yellow dyes
that develop the original colors ou ex
posure to light. 'I t.e fet of three nega
tives is first made under the uual light
lilters. Tiie printing paper Is first
coated witb the solution of the dye
that is changed by light to greenish
blue. and. after drvlmr. It Is exnosed
about thirty seconds under the nega
tive taken through the red tiller. When
the required depth of color Is reached
It Is fixed In a solution which removes
the unaltered dye compound. The pa
per Is then rei.oated. this time with the
collodion for the red print, and ex
posed In exact register under the green
negative. After this Is fixed the third
coating Is made, and the yellow Image
la developed under the blue negative.
Ity ire suit Air.
An accidental experiment In the ve
loehy of sound la leeounted by a cor
lespondent. He went to his -eleplio e
and just as he put the km -elver to hi
ear he beard the lPk of an it her tele
phone. Another receiver had been re
moved and the line was rp n.
Then be beard tbioigh the tele
phone the shr.ek of a loeoniotve
whistle, and a few seconds later th'
sound came through tbe cp n wind nv
In the usual way. Looking up, be saw
a locomotive half a mile away, puss
Ing ti e bouse of a friend.
The mystery whs solved. The te'e
phene that was open was ihnt at th
dlsl.mt bouse, and the potnt of iu
whistle had come through Its fmiia
fonnatlon Into an electric current
quicker than It bal traveled through
the air.
Ill-tl find Martini, ll'tes.
The marriage rate Is higher In En
gland than elsewhere, being Bi per
l,(KHt. In must other coutrles It varies
from 7 to 10 per l.iKXI. '1 he highest
birth rate, according to a volume of
stat. sties, referring cb etly to foreign
countries. Issued by 111 British Board
of Trade, Is In Itoumaiila .Tl per
l.tHKi. That country nlm tins the high
est death rat, 7.7 per t.two. The low
est marriage ra'e Is In Hwedeu, where
it is 0.0 per 1.1 UK I.
It's Hie chap won ssys he doesn't
care for alliiy lucre who la always
wanting to borrow a guaiUr.
i
a sci&rruen BSOL
In the western part of Panto taoc
tut rock of Behlstan, which saaans Iks
"I'lac of Ue Gds." It la an Im
mense cliff rising 1.700 feat Jt af the
level plain. On this hog rack King
Isrius the Great left U pass art ty tta
record of his mighty deeda. Far ag
the E-ranltt face, COO fet fraaa the
(round, the ancient scniplora, ahfylag
tbe royal command, did their
and did it so well that It ealata
unimpaired to the present day. Pro
fessor Jackson of Colombia University
bas recently paid a visit to Bealatam.
An sccount of bla experience ia glvea
in tbe New York Time.
It was early In the morning wUs
Professor Jackson, after four days to
the saddle, first sighted the grett sea
tine) of stone that wss to be tbe aces
of his exciting labors In the cause of
science. At noon the party read
the base of tbe rock and established
Ihtlr camp. Tbe day had been hoi,
but the night brought a keen rhil.
High above lie Utile bats of the dwefi
ers Bebistun pushed ita cloud rapped
bead Into tbe purple, star studded dosta
of the Persian night
Before dawn the professor and his
party were stirring. The caravan lay
eluded five Persian guides, experts to
climbing. Inch by inch they crept ag
the stone. Every tiny crack, every
knob of rock yielded service to their
nimble toes and fingers. As they
wormed and wriggled their way up
ward tbey pulled Professor Jacks
after them with roies of hair. Tto)
breaking of a rope or tbe slipping of a
tired band or foot might have sent tka
whole party to death; but the asceat
was accomplished without accldeaC
and at last the climbers threw tbess
selves. exhsnsted, on the narrow ledg
that runs along the bas of tbe In
scription made by Persia's great king
An inspection of tbe work of the ss
clent artists showed that a consider
able space bad been chiseled Into
smoothness. This contained two rowa
of tablet inscriptions In three lan
guages. A large tablet of sculptured
figure shows I isrius pronouncing judg
ment on ten captive king.
I rofes-or Jackson spent four (lays
upon the rock, making as minute aa
examination as possible. The tipper
tablets were beyond reach, ami h
1 egi-ed the guides to allow him to use
i Sadder. This tbey stoutly refused oa
aeei.imt of a high wind which wal
lie--.ng nt the time. The irofessor
r.pii d. er, i.ited and verllied the In
(I'tljit fin. and took n number of plmto
graph of the tablet. 1 hee he se
cured by leaning out backward over
the precipice, held in mid air by tha
guides.
The writing of the grent king end
with a malediction pronounced upo
the head of him who shall destroy th
record. Iiarlus has returned to dust,
but no one has dared to brave tha
malediction. Only a cataclysm of na
ture or the blowing of the wind or tha
driving of the rain will efface this tali
of mighty deeds.
STEPS IN STARVATION.
Pnferlnvs of a Ktronn, Healthy IMaM
Most Arnte In I'lrst Two Ilajm.
For the first two days through wtilcn
a srrotig and healthy man Is doomed H
exist upon nothing bis sufferings art
perhaps more acute than In the rcmals
ing stages; be feels ait Inordinate, un
speakable craving nt the stomach nlghl
and day. The mind runs upon bwt,
bread and other substance, but stlH
in a great measure, the body rctilna
Its strength. On the third and fourth
days, but especially on tbe fourth, thlg
Incessant craving gives place to a sink
ing and weakness of the stomach, ao
enmpnnb-d by nausea.
The unfortunate sutferer still desire)
food, but with a Jos of strength ha
hue that eager craving which be felt
in the earlier stagi-s.
Should lie chance to obt.tln a morsel
or two of food he swallows It with
wolfish avidity, but five minutes after
ward his sufferings are more Intense
than ever. He foci ns If he had swal
lowed a living lobster, which Is class
ing and feeding upon the very founda
tion of bis existence.
On the tiftli day ills check sudden
ly appear hollow and sunken, bis body
attenuated, bis color Is ashy pale and
his eyes wild, glassy and cannibalis
tic. The different parts of the sysU"
now war with each other. The stota
neb calls upon tiie legs to go with tt
in ijueat of food; the legs, from weak
ness, refuse.
The sixth day bring with it lncreas
ed suffering, although the pangs of
hunger are lost In, an overiHiwerlng
languor and sickness. The head ba
conies dl.7.y, the ghosts of well-reiiicia-bered
dinners pass In hideous proc
sion through the mind.
The seveuth day come, bringing In
creasing latitude and further prostra
tion of strength. . The anus bang list)
lessly, the legs drug heavily. The d
sire for food is still left to a degree
but It must bo brought, uot sought
'I lie mlserutile remnant of life which
still bangs to the sufferer la a burdeg
almost too grievous to be bornu, yet hi
inherent lovo of existence Induces
lesire still to preserve It if It can 1st
saved without a tax on bmllly exertion.
The mind wanders. At one ufuiueilt
he tninks hi weary limbs cannot sua
Uiln til in a mile, the next he Is endow
ed with unnatural strength, ami If
there be a certainty of relief be for
hi in dashes bravely anil strongly for
ward, wondering whence proceed liU
new and suddeii Impulse. Cblcagg
Chronicle,
Ktart out
In the morning f lwlJV
by resolution lo be good r ,
strong, healthy
find you will ttiki It la walking IMM
ujr oouu.
ke4 II