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THE LOVES |
AND THE 5
IMMORTALS. \
a
II* ««• jl* taut of a point, «ub
***** om lap at tbr piaao iibr was
tAw plaster cast <M -be Ka*t Wind
kwi on thr wall opposite. And
tbrjr k»4 tjawhow aacagtO to (alt In
lor« «ltk f*r| otkfr Pt-rUapa they
fend SCUM WNbrtbmt of the general
atnoapl^n at tfee apartment. It was
itkauM by tknw pretty bachelor
waida^M. each and Mery a&e of them
•worn newer to (all In lore or marry—
and eocfe and every one paoiae
tfePMlC* that stag* of tfeetr rrolalios
wfeea one Seams that It is really nobler
M «*•*’• *lf mistaken and one s
«>»» rather than to wte*k the happt
*>e»* ot a fellow creature. even If fee Is
tnijr a mam. Ha murfe teiemakmg.
“**• *®Wt a eat cm under ;be
e>es at the aasrow piaster casts that
trey were .ertaiaty ear usable in learn
la« *o . ocyaame tfee Moods and tease.
at tfee tender passion also.
Ffeyliis Forrester iu tfee prettiest
aad sweetest at tfee bac helor maidens.
«*\ at least Angus Mscneit beiieveu so
Aad Pfcytlis invariably sat in tfee big
Murna rfeair Jam In front at tfee bead
•f Apollo when sfee wu entertain.ns
company. Tfee bi« Morris rfeair form
ed a beantlfal frame for tfee adorable
tittle Pfeyilfet. Perhaps that was wfejr
she so often sat la It. although Angus
Marnei! didn't think so He believed
Ifeat *fee Was fond of ortupymg »be big
rfeair heeaaae nfee fanc ied feer taalga 10 -
cant kwifki aad extreme slenderness
were lam noticeable than sfeen she sat
up straight.
AtLgvm fetBwlf ainott alvifi sat
mptm the Turiim Moot just Jppo»it<*
the bkc chair. iSmiac on th:* afeoo!
O" him a* opportunity of i^anmc
forward. and thtu brlafiBC kit e>e»
a few laches nearer Phytll* He of tea
found kawif dreaming a* he ut (her«
of the loaded-for uar afa>-n he should
dare to leaa still a little farther for
ward aad <taa» the little baud which
rested *o idly la Pbjllis lap Phyllis
beret embroidered or did fancy work
a* other girls do, at taaai not ic the
*»»f. &t Her rumpaaioas ia the a part -
meet declared that this was so be
f
I
Phyllis «u too idle Phyllis
herself dMitnd that her h*n<i» wore
not iKfttjr ftsoafb to bring ti»en> into
^ruBtcnxf by contrasting them with
t«U of daiat) »wdie»«rk aUfreat
the other girl* laughed srorofuily. An
rus Maraeil thought her hand* •(tor
i' hie aucy wap. and rather preferred that
tney liquid bo idle. The rhum of by
I by Ukiw then prisoner MMMti
jurroed so Ion* ns sbe did
rfc,
!»• than PhfUM naturally t «>«.
with
of the E**t Wind Son.*
b« found U adviubk tu
of the adoring
lover. sLe studied the mst
is. At snrii time-*
she »u n!auo*t ready ta declare that
the plaster far* tens amillng at
ttMa* or soonrbody. Aagu. for Mi
part, had ntroa* nnnpk ton* that the
piastre Apollo Winked now and again.
One rrcsitf he nwatioaed these sua
puit*m to Phyllis, and after that—
well, the plaster casts fared hcautt
foily.
There was mo li*ht ta the rooai hut
chat uf the open »r* aad the Eas
'd* :ad nod the Apollo were flirting
>»e«|y aad uadl»«uiaedl>. Angu
looked up suddenly aad caught then at
it
•That fellow Is rery fond of wink
ing** he remarked smiling at Phyllis.
Phyllia rai led aiawnt as s> mpatheti
r ally aa the East Wind she »«.* look*
* u* at.
*'Aad do yon know. I hate be*.;,
thiaatn* that the Eas: Wind is smil
ing/* she framed An*u» rwua*
around aad locked at the pretty femi
nine bead, with its *«•* hair By la*
forward sad with deep, unfathomable
0«l Them he looked hark s*sta at
the pretty feminine head with wary
r»jr < aught up aeati? and with eye*
st. h were also unfathomable He
smtied as though a pleasant thought
had struck him.
perhaps shea »ni-!Bf •'* Apollo.
Per Laos they io»e oara other.'* be slig
hted while the East Wind blushed
*a the flre'ight to hare the sec rets of
her piaster heart thus disclosed Phyl
|*i blushed also, from mere sympathy.
«f morse. Then the East Wind, torn
be:area maidenly »h>aesa and a de
rrv Cm pro*e to Apollo that the words
of that mortal lot era were true,
swayed «o the wire whirh saspeaded
her so eagerly that the tut gave way
awd she fell violently forward llad
aot Phylli* sprung up quickly and
raugui W: ahe would iu»* naM
•d to paeceo oa the Boor Aa It was
•fee lay matloofcws ta the kind arms
which had saved her. no longer blush
ing hot quite White aad stilt Apollo,
ea top of the piano, flushed more vlv
tdly than erer aa Harwell took hie be
ioewd away from Phyllia Aad he fair
ly i ar~* down no the human lorer aa
hia dal waa placed by hia aide, lean
ing nght against him.
~C4d fellow looks pretty happy*
restored Angst, call sag the attention
mt Phyllis to the aattshed air which
dwelt la the attitude aad expression
Phyllis sodded sweetly.
Harwell drew a lit
tle nearer and looked down at her si
lently—tar eo long that Phyllis became
what yon are thinking
b.urtod o*t suddenly. Mac
wn f-rert the Turkish stool over the
< arpet with a movement full of haste
and determination. Once more Apollo
a inked at *he beautiful face beside
him. no longer coldly beautiful with
the icy loveliness of plaster, but
plowing ana warmly radiant in the
light of the lire—and love. Apollo
knew what was going on far better
than the mortals themselves. And
l ivemaklng in the room below him
seemed quite In keeping with the old
new thrills of passionate admiration
and worship which were pulsating
through his breast of tinted plaster.
He even went so far as to smile kindly
and in knowing fashion when the hu
man lover seated himself on the Turk
ish stool and made bold to take pos
se.- «ion of his sweetheart's hand.
“Phyllis.” said the human lover
softly, "Phyllis, dear. I was thinking
how very much I love you. It—doesn't
hi-please you—that I should be think
ing such things, my darling?”
“No.” signaled Apollo and the
Hast Wind together from their station
| on top of the piano. Phyllis was silent
and her lover drew both the little
i hands into bis own.
“What are you thinking of. my
dearest?” he asked, as the girl remain
ed speechless.
“I am thinking that—that—I love
you. too.” was the answer which he
divtned rather than heard, and the
East Wind and Apollo craned their
head* so far forward to see w hat was
happening that they nearly came to an
untimely end by dashing themselves
down to destruction upon the keys of
•he piano. And after that—well, when
neat morning came and the other
pretty bachelor maidens would have
i-eparated the plaster lovers and put
the distance of the room between them
again Phyllis wouldn't hear of it.
“They look as if they were making
love to each other.” she explained.
; blushlnglv. “and—well. I like to see
i them do it!"—Chicago Tribune.
ONE THING HE FORGOT.
Mr t hr Five-Thirty Train at
F»t Thirty.
It M hi* wont to come In from the
suburbs early of a morning and to go
j out again ou the 5:3d train, when his
day * work is done. A few days ago
met an old friend, and. yielding to
the entreaties* of that old friend, he
•)« itM to spend the evening in town.
He so afraid wife would feel hurt
j If she knew that be had deliberately
planned an evening's good time with
out counting her in that he manfully
resoivsd to deceive her. Accordingly,
as he came away from the office he
went to a telegraph office and sent
this menage to her: "Unavoidably
jeta.ned. Missed 5:30 train. Will be
! out later." It was a great deal later
when he reached his happy home.
Wifi, met him at the door and there
* a* » look in her eyes that even,
married man learns to know and in
stinctively to dread. "Did you get my
menage, precious?” he asked as he
k; mi her tenderly, holding his breath
meanwhile as a precautionary meas
ure. “\e*. dear,” she made answer,
and when a woman calls her husband
"dear” that way you can cut loose
?r .m the weather bureau and prognos
ti ute a few things on your own hook.
Ye*, dear. I received your message.
Here It is.” There it was. sure enough.
It was marked as plain as plain could
be. Received at 4:*23” He hadn't
thought of that.—Chicago Chronicle.
WANDERING IN DREAMLAND.
1 n«-J to l*a> llrr Far*- With 'ain
l»le» of Foulard.
The young womans mind was
probably way off in the land of cut
on-the-bia*. and yokes, and flarings,
and plaititigs. ami applique, and ruf
fle*. and things lik« that, whatever
they may mean. Anyhow, when she
got on an uptown Ninth street car the
«»ther afternoon, she dreamily opened
her pocket book when the conductor
• ame around for her fare, stuck a
gloved finger and thumb into one of
the compartments of the same, ex
tracted a couple of foulard samples,
and. with that far-away expression
sti-1 in her eyes, handed them to the
1 conductor. The conductor was a
a middle-aged man. He smiled and
waited for the young woman to come
out of her trance. But she held the
foulard samples out to him. with her
eyes on vacancy, until the conductor,
still grinning, had to fetch her back
to earth. "Yes. they're pretty, miss,*’
he said, "and I d like to get my wife
a dress off that piece on top. but
she f-** The young woman blushed
like a red-hot stove-lid. dug Into an
other compartment of her pocket hook
for a .ar ticket, and she* looked real
embarrassed when the brutal male
S ersoiis across the < ar a:sle grinned, so
the did - Washington Post.
m XkMMtoMtonu.
It is Kcaeralljr agreed that the sound
* thunderstorm < annot be heard if
jt a ftirLber diaUsgue than between fif
TWS xml eighteen miles. although Sir
Hi<-h*sr« Phillips has Hated that thun
der US) sometimes be heard as far off
a* t amt)-five Lightning he
•ay*, is reflected IUi or even 3U0 miles.
The velocity of lightning is so great
that the sound* produced at the vari
ous points of a flash crj be regarded
a* simultaneously produced As com
iiaini »;th the sound* of cannon-firing
the fire of artillery has been heard
some 370 miles away. When tired
amongst the mountains of Erzgebirge
tb** people at Antwerp heard it quite
: diMinetly. To a certain extent this
»an be accounted for by reverberation.
The report of cannon travels particu
larly far. as it communicates vibration
i to the soil.
lint nine I'acmIU I Marti ICapitlly.
Parallel lines can be rapidly drawn
on a blackboard by a new chalk holder,
which has a wooden stosk provided
with transverse grooves, in which the
; crayons are inserted, being held in
place by a Cat spring crossing them
at right angles, with a spring grip to
be held in the hand.
Hutet Corptr Stuffed.
In Yorkshire a clergyman, the othor
day. visiting a poor man who had just
lost his little boy. endeavored to con
sole him. The poor man burst into
tears, and in the midst, of his sobs
exclaimed: "If 'twarna ag’n flaw A
should ha’ liked to have flittle beggar
MoaTed.’*
MONEY AND WARFARE
NATION’S STRENGTH MEAS
URED BY THE FORMER.
The (irrat Ftnaurial Burden* Taut
StrusRl*** Have Imposed on the Na
tion* of the Earth—Our Own Herit
aice.
Money is an essential to the con
duct of war. Before a government
can go to war, soldiers must be en
gaged and trained, fed and clothed,
armed and transported to the scene
of action. Men must be paid to enroll
and drill the troops; butchers, bakers
and grocers, tailors, shoemakers and
hatmakers. gunmakers and the manu
facturers of shot and shell must all
be paid for the work they do. or the
goods they furnish; laborers must be
hired to handle stores and supplies,
wagons and drivers to transport them,
railroad and steamship companies do
not work for nothing, and thus at
every point, a government that would
go to war is compelled to spend
money in enormous amounts, for
whatever is needed must be had at
once, and the government is often
forced to pay exorbitant prices for the
advantage taken of its necessity by
those who have something to sell.
The debt of France, for instance,
last year amounted to $6,446,793,398,
the most stupendous national obliga
tion in the history of finance. This
sum. Inconceivable in its magnitude,
a mountain load which will burden
the French people for generations to
come, was incurred by one short war.
The Franco-Prussian conflict lasted
only a few short months, and it not
only decided the place of France in
the family of Europe, but it saddled
the nation with a debt which in all
probability will never be paid. No
such indemnity as that demanded by
Germany from France was ever asked
by any nation; the fact that it was
paid with marvelous promptness is
the strongest tribute that can be of
fered. not only to the commercial and
industrial prosperity, but to the pa
triotic zeal of the French.
The debt of Russia is mostly the
result of the giant military establish
ment by which the Iron Empire is
maintained in its integrity. During
the past few years considerable addi
tions to the Russian debt hav& been
caused by the extension of the em
pire's railroad systems along the
southern and western frontiers, but
j more especially in Siberia. The rail
road debt of Russia, however, is but
a trifle compared with the army debt,
and when it is remembered that the
Russian army on a peace footing num
bers over 800,000 men. no surprise
need be felt at the statement that the
Russian debt is over three and a half
billions.
While France, Russia and Great
Britain have the heaviest burdens of
debt and taxation, there are other na
tions afflicted with obligations not so
large in amount, but even heavier
when compared with the national
ability to pay. The debt of Italy, for
instance, is $2,324,826,329. and that of
Austria $2,866,389,539, but in each case
the resources of the country are more
severely taxed to meet this smaller
obligation than are those of the three
larger states which have a much
heavier debt, and in each case th“
obligation was incurred either by war
or by preparations for warlike con
tingencies that might arise. Leaving
out of the calculation the second-rate
powers, the people of the leading
states of Europe are now' paving in
terest on the stupendous sum of $22.
185.000.000. the greater portion of
which was expended either in war or
on armies and navies.
We ourselves have had an experi
ence of the cost of war. Our debt at
present is a little more than two
billions, a mere trifle when compared
with the wealth and lesources of this
great country, but the debt itself, like
that of every other nation, is, in the
main, the heritage of war. Our na
tional obligations wrere heavy imme
diately after the close of the revolu
tion, but were rapidly undergoing
liquidation when the second war with
Great Britain came on. The various
Indian wars, the w'ar with Mexico,
the civil war, and the recent conflict
with Spain are all accurately noted
in the movement of the public debt.
Ilow AnlinatH Kf*t TJjeir Uum'Iw.
When a man is tired he stretches
his arms and legs and yawns. Birds
and animals, so far as possible, follow
his example. Birds spread their feath
ers and ftlso yawn or gape. Fowls
often do this. Fish yawn; they .open
their mouths slowly till they ure
round, the bones of the head seem to
loosen and the gills open. Dogs are
inveterate yawners and stretchers, but
seldom sneeze unless they have a cold.
Cats are always stretching their bod
ies, legs and claws, as every one knows
who has had a cat for a pet. Most
mrainant animals stretch when they
rise up after lying down. Deer do it
regularly; «o do cows. This fact is
so well known that if a cow. when
arising from lying down, does not
stretch herself, it is a sign she is ill.
The reason for this is plain—the
stretch mores every muscle of the
body, and If there is any injury any
where it hurts.—Detroit Free Press.
Story eC Kitchener.
A story of Kitchener was toJd by a
distinguished officer. Before Kitch
ener had made bis fame he said to
this officer, who was starting with
some message for Roberts during one
of the Indian campaign, “Tell Roberts
I want a billet under him. and if there
is nothing else open, I’ll black his
boots.” Long afterward, when the vic
tor of Khartoum was the idol of the
British people, the officer met him
again and reminded him of his mes
sage. “I remember it,” said Lord
Kitchener, "and it still stands. You
can take it to him again.”—Household
Words.
Hard to Deliver.
Canadian school children have sent
their sympathy to Aguinaldo. But
how will they get it to him?—Louis
ville Courier Journal.
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POTATOES DRIED WHOLESALE.
Xew Industry Commenced in North Yaki
ma. State of Washington.
Potatoes grow large and fifty to a
hill in Washington and one of the
varieties turned out there is the Bur
bank, which attains to a size three
times as large as the variety in Michi
gan of that name. It has not paid to
ship them east, paying the high rail
road tariffs, and consequently they
have been a drug on the market. Here
after, however, they are to be sliced
and dried, aud in this condition they
can be sent east, and also to the is
lands of the Pacific. An evaporating
and preserving factory has been set up
at North Yakima and for use in it the
company ordered a potato peeling ma
chine from Germany. It is said that
the capacity of the machine, which is
operated by steam, is three tons a day.
The plant is capable of consuming six
tons of raw potatoes daily and a sec
ond machine will soon be put in. The
manager estimates that he will con
sume at least 100 tons of Yakima Bur
banks this season. Several women and
girls are employed in the work at
wages ranging from 75 cents to more
than double that amount a day. They
are paid by the quantity peeled, sliced
or spread on trays, thus making the
wages depend upon the individual ex
ertions of the wage earners. The po
tatoes are peeled raw and after slicing
very thin are placed in trays and
cooked by ^team. This removes the
water, estimated at about 80 per cent
of the tuber, and leaves the solids or
nutriment in the slices. They then go
through the drying process, which is
on the principle of dry steam heat, the
pipes passing through the evaporator
near each row of trays. The evapo
rating apparatus in the North Yakima
plant contains over one mile of pipes
carrying the heat to the trays. A wire
screen is kept over each tray during
the drying to prevent dirt from set
tling upon the sliced potatoes.—Chica
go Chronicle.
OUR CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY.
■Large Quantities Are Used in This
Country Every Year.
•‘The American people are evidently
very fond of chocolate, for there are
about 12 000,000 pounds of the com
modity consumed in the l uited Slates
annually,” said a large wholesale deal
er in chocolate beans in Boston to a
writer for the Star recently. "Two
thirds of the chocolate imported into
this coi^ntry is purchased by chocolate
manufacturers in Massachusetts and
the rest is distributed among the nu
j merous candy firms in New York, Phil
adelphia and elsewhere. There are
three principal grades of chocolate i
which are known in the trade as the
Caracas, the French and the German.
; Of these three varieties the Caracas is
; considered the best. The color of the
I Caracas chocolate is a pale brown. In
: flavor it is much stronger than the
French or German article. To test the
; quality of chocolate it is only neces
sary to put a piece of it in a pan of
water and let it dissolve. The better
grades will have no sediment; the
others will. This is due to the fact
; that in the cheaper varieties the shell
is ground up and used as a filler. The
lighter the chocolate the better the
quality. The cheaper grades are dark
brown, owing to the ground-up shell.
One ot the largest cocoa plantations in
the world is located in Nicaragua. It
is owned by a French firm, whose
j chocolate is known all over the world.
Their works at Noisel turn out about
40.000.000 pounds of chocolate a year,
and their employes number 1.500. The
tinfoil in which the cakes of chocolate
are wrapped costs alone $100,000 per
annum. The possibilities of cocoa cul
tivation in Central America are not
yet fully realized outside of France.
When they are there will be a big
‘boom' for lands suitable for the pur
pose.”—Washington Star.
Neither Sugar Nor Salt.
A story is told of the energy and
vigor of the Archbishop of Canter
| bury. At the last church congress his
grace had taken part in an absorbing
j discussion, followed by a vigorous
speech to a men’s meeting and an ad
! dress to an overflow meeting, and
| was about to wind up the day’s activ
1 ity by a walk to the railway station
I and a late journey back to town to
be ready for the ordination of two
| bishops on the morrow. ‘‘May I call
I a cab for your grace?” anxiously in
quired a clergyman, who feared the
effects of exposure after so much ex
ertion. but the archbishop gave him
briefly, yet firmly, to understand that
his sympathy was misplaced. A few
yards further on another clergyman,
recognizing that the head of the
Church of England is no longer young,
in spite of his air of leonine robust
ness, stepped across and begged his
grace to allow him to hail a cab.
! “What for?” asked the archbishop.
| with some abruptness. “Why. your
I grace, rain is coming on.” “Well, if
! you are made of sugar, I am not.”
rejoined the archbishop, as he sturdily
strode forward.
Th<* L>rU-»t NjK»t oil Karth.
The reputation of being the driest
•pot on earth is claimed by many spots
in many climes. The latest claimant
is Payta. in Peru, a place about fire
degrees eouth of the equator on the
toast that has risen 40 feet in his
toric times. Professor David G. Fair
child, a recent visitor, reports having
reached there in February, just after
a rain of more than 24 hours, the
first for eight years. The average in
terval between two showers 1s seven
years, but sea fogs are common. Of
about nine species of plants noticed,
seven were annuals, and their seeds
must have remained dormant In the
ground for eight years. In spite of
the lack of rain, the long-rooted Pe
ruvian cotton is grown In the dried
up river bed, furnishing crops that
yield a subsistence to the natives.
Jules Verne at 7*.
Jules Verne does not care for no
toriety and lion-hunters, and that is
one reason why he does not live in
Paris, but at Amiens. There he has a
fine villa, with a large garden, in the
quietest street. He is 72 years old,
and his ehief amusements arc going
to the theater and taking an occa
sional walk.
A QUEER REVENUE
HOW MILLIONAIRES GET EVEN
WHEN OFFENDED.
Two Tnr.taitws Where They Spent For
tunes to Wipe Out Krai or Fancied
Wronjjn—The Case of Cltlaen Train—
Built a Hotel and Kan Other Out. y
AS a general rule it doesn’t pay to
have trouble with millionaires. This
is brought to mind by the relations
between Millionaire W. S. Stratton
and Maxev Tabor in Denver. Mr.
Stratton is the gentleman who discov
ered the Independence mind _at Vic
tor. Col., and made a “boom” mining
camp out of the place. Since then his
men have been taking silver and gold
and other dross out of the hole in the
ground at a rate of speed which makes
the average tenderfoot dizzy, and most
of it has been credited to the account
of Mr. Stratton in various banks. He
also dug into the good things at Crip
ple Creek to the enlargement «f his
fortune, and. taking everything into
consideration, it is generally conceded
that Mr. Stratton is fixed to keep a
whole pack of wolves away from the
door should occasion arise.
Maxey Tabor, son of H. A. W. Ta
bor. ex-senator from Colorado, builder
of the Tabor opera house, and orig
inal “boomer” of Denver, is manager
of the Brown Palace hotel. Last win
ter Stratton was stopping at the hotel.
There chanced to be a vaudeville queen
in town at the same time, who was
considered quite the swellest, daintiest
and most alluring vaudeville queen
that had crossed the plains for some
moons. And to her, the story runs.
Mr. Stratton extended the courtesies
and gallantries which a man of his
wealth and position was eminently
fitted to exercise. There were little
lunches on afternoons when the mat
inee did not claim the actress and lit
tle suppers after the performance.
Manager Tabor became dispeased and
notified the actress that her absence
would be agreeable. Mr. Stratton be
came indignant, but bided his time.
A short time ago he carelessly asked
the owners of the Brown Palace what
they considered the property worth.
They lit a fresh cigar and murmured
that a million and a half would take
the whole thing jast as it stood. Mr.
Stratton yawned and observed that
he would take it. And now they do
say that Manager Tabor will be out
of a job just as soon as the new owTner
mores into the second floor front
suite.
Along in 1S67 or thereabouts, when
the Union Pacific road wandered over
the prairie and discovered Omaha,
there was something of a rush to the
place and the hotel which had held
its own for some years as a half-way
"house for the trains of prairie schoon
ers was a hit crowded. Among those
who flocked to Omaha to see what was
doing was Citizen George Francis
Train, then in the possession of scads
of money. One morning at the hotel
the biscuits were cold or the coffee
gave grounds for complaint—some
thing of the kind happened and led to
an argument with the waiter on the
part of Citizen Train. The manager of
the hotel was called and as he had a
monopoly in the hotel line he was just
a bit ungracious, or at least it so ap
peared to the mind of Mr. Train.
“All right,’' said the citizen, “you’re
the boss just now. But I’ll build a ho
tel here within the next 60 days and
you'll come around and ask me for a
job before I get through.” Thus said
Citizen Train and more to the same
effect.
The landlord of the existing hotel
smiled blandly and in an idle way
turned to the head clerk and raised
the rates. Then he went away.
In a few days an army of men were
at work under Mr. Train’s orders
building the hotel and in 60 days it
was completed. He didn't go into the
thing to make money—merely to get
even, and he didn't care for expense.
Therefore he imported chefs from New
York and edibles from every other old
place and he cut the rates away down
and put up the grandest service west
of Chicago for prices that were a joke.
And everyone came over to Train's
hotel and things fell out almost as the
citizen had predicted. Which taught
the other hotel man a few new tricks.
■Swiftest Oeean Current.
Among the twenty-five known great
ocean currents, or rivers of the sea, it
appears that the swiftest in its course
is the branch of the great equatorial
current so well known as the Gulf
Stream, its speed at various places
varying from four and a half to five
miles an hour, with its waters at a
mean temperature of 81 degrees Fahr.
After running 3,000 miles towards the
north, as far as 40 degrees north lati
tude, it still preserves, even in winter,
the heat of summer. The influence of
this vast body of warm water upon the
seas and coasts it washes cannot be
overestimated. It covers the ocean
with a mantle of warmth and serves
to mitigate the rigors of our Euro
pean winter. The existence of this
wonderful stream was first discovered
in 1512 by Ponce de Leon, a Spaniard.
Illiteracy in Kuropeau A Miiles.
The armies of Russia ard Servia
have 79 per cent of their soldiers il
literates, unable to read or write. Two I
other European countries have at j
letst 40 per cent, illiterates in their
armies, namely Italy, with 45 per
cent., and Hungary, 40 per cent. In |
Sweden and Denmark there is not a
single illiterate in the army of either
country. From the latest army re- :
turn it is learned that 97 per cent of
Great Britain's soldiers can read and
write, and that 30 per cent possess a
liberal education.
Durban as a Winter Resort.
Durban is a wunter resort and con
tains some of the finest residences in
the world. They afford a good ocean
view and are surrounded by tropical
trees, flowers and fruits.
Looking for More Trouble.
If Pugilist Corbett enters congress
he will find some very clever competi
tor! in the side-stepping business.—
Mil' 7aukee Sentinel
SAW A GHOST
In • Cemetery That Danced on Dead
Men'* C.n»ve*.
New Haven (Conn.) Special New
York World: To those that are in
clined to scoff at the residents near
Mapledale cemetery because they are
excited over a ghost that dances night
ly over new-made graves the point is
made that the believers have seen the
wrath while the unbelievers have not.
For three dark nights many persons
have gathered at the cemetery gates,
and the ghost, being a well-bred and
considerate specter, has not disap
pointed them. It has walked regular
ly and danced with its usual grace.
Any one who does not believe in
ghosts should tall: to John Bertram
and George. E. Backmailer. They
laughed at the suggestion of disem
bodied spirits promenading in a cem
etery or anywheri else, and the sug
gestion that a ghost would dance they
declared was manifestly absurd. Last
night the young men announced that
they would clear up the ghost mys
tery and placed themselves on guard
in the cemetery, thereby winning
many compliments for their pluck
until the ghost appeared. Then the
two brave young men took to their
heels and never stopped running until
they were exhausted. They said that
nothing would persuade them to enter
the cemetery again at night so long
as the weird manifestations contin
ued. Several spiritualists were among
those on guard last night. They also
saw the ghost. They explained it by
saying that it was a spirit seeking
someone it had wronged in life. It
has not been determined whether it is
a man ghost or a woman ghost, but it
is property attired, according to all
traditions, in a long, flowing robe of
white. It violates one of the rules of
ghosts, however, in that it makes its
appearance before midnight. It was
about 11 o’clock last night when it
suddenly appeared cut of nowhere,
and after floating about for half an
hourt melted into thin air in the most
approved fashion. From the stories
of those who have SQen it, the ghost
j appears to be most capricious in its
: movements, having no fixity of pur
| pose. Sometimes it moves slowly, and
then it darts along. Occasionally it
stops. At times it hops from mound
to mound, and v.Tien it finds a new
| made grave executes a curious .slow
and dignified dance.
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FORTUNE FOR DRESS.
Mrs. Kelmont Spends $‘25,000 in a
Single Season.
Our fashionable women spend a. few
dollars for fashionable uniforms, but
whether they spend as much as is
ascribed to Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont
readers may judge for themselves.
However, the list is suggestive of the
needs of the luxuriously inclined and
is also interesting. Ten gowns for
ball and opera. $3,000; ten bonnets,
$950: one sealskin cape. $400; two fur
muffs. $150; one ear muff. $129; one
opera cloak, $300; one opera cloak,
$250; six pairs walking shoes. $90;
four pairs dancing shoes. $48; four
pairs kid slippers, $60; three dozen
long gloves. $360; four dozen gloves
for driving and walking, $144; ten tea
gowns. $2,200; six dressing gowns,
$500; three riding habits. $400; four
teen corsets. $420; twelve pairs silk
stockings, $60; four dozen pairs lisle
stockings, $144: two pairs bed room
slippers, $20^ four suits silk under
wear, $120; ten suits woolen under
wear, $200; lingerie, $1,500; four dozen
handkerchiefs. $45; three dozen hand
kerchiefs, $36; two dozen handker
chiefs, $48; two dozen handkerchiefs,
$36; toilet articles, $1,000; ten gowns
for walking and driving, $1,000; three
bath robes, $160; three fans. $75; three
pairs riding boots. $75; two bicycle
suits, $300; two traveling outfits, $200;
two winter wraps, $200; two winter
wraps. $ 150; three skating outfits,
$275; trimmings, ribbons, etc., $300;
four umbrellas. $48; one sable trim
med wrap. $1,000; three dinner gowns,
$1,200; two evening cloaks. $800; one
dozen veils, $150; jewelry, $5,000; one
fur wrap, $800; two fur boas, $200;
two morning gowns, $200; three
sleighing outfits, $400; three theater
costumes. $300; one fancy dress ball
costume, $300; six pairs overshoes. $6;
total, $25.749.—New York Journal.
The World's Newspapers.
The records show that sixty-eight
per cent of all newspapers published in
the world arc in the English language.
Of the more than fifty thousand news
papers published, the United States
and Canada issue 21.000; Great Brit
ain. 8.000; Germany, 6.000; France.
4.200; Japan, 2.000; Italy, 1.500; Aus
tria-Hungary. 1.200; Spain. 1,000; Aus
tria. 800; Russia, 800; Greece, 600;
Switzerland. 450; Holland. 300; Bel
gium, 300, and other countries about
2.000.
Pope I-eo's I,o\ o of Flowers.
The pope is a real lover of flowers.
When he allows himself some recrea
tions (and this is generally when his
physician has ordered rest) he spends
the time, if possible, in the Vatican
gardens. With gentle touch he will
raise the blossoms for inspection, re
move dead petais or leaves, almost
caressing his favorite plants, before
which he often stands in lengthy con
templation.
Harness Holds Head Down.
To prevent stock from jumping over
fences a Virginian has designed a har
ness which leaves the animals'* heads
free to grate, comprising a crupper and
halter, connected by straps running
between the animal's forelegs, which
prevents lifting the head high enough
to jump.
Cut Farm In Oregon.
There is a large cat "farm” in Lin
coln county. Oregon, and the residents
In the vicinity have obtained the con
pent of the postofflce department to
the christening of their postofflce by
the name of Angora. The first post
master of Angora, singularly enough,
is Thomas Tom.
Napoleon's Telescope Found.
According to the London Chronicle,
the telescope which Napoleon I used
to carry has turned up in Turin.
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STRIKING FIGURES.
Two Ecumenical Delates Who Have
Ila«l Hare Experiences.
In attendance upon the* conference
as delegates are two men who, in their
missionary work, have been through
as grave perils and as strange experi
ences, probably, as any living beings,
says the New York Sun. They are
Robert Laws, doctor of divinity and
medicine, who comes from the mis
sions on the shorrs of Lake Nyassa in
Africa, and Dr. John G. Paton. whose
life work has been among the can
nibal South Sea Islanders of the New
Hebrides. “One of the greatest re
wards of your work,” said a missi n
ary from Japan to Dr. Paton upon e
introduced to him. “must be the
knowledge that by the spread of Chris
tianity the practices of cannibalism
have been rooted out.” “It would he,”
said the venerable missionary, "if
it were only so.” “Are there still
any cannibals remaining in the New
Hebrides?” asked the other in sur
prise. “There are plenty of islands,
unfortunately,” was the reply, “where
cannibalism is constantly practiced,
and human flesh is esteemed the great
est delicacy obtainable. The life of
an unarmed man wouldn’t be worth
a moment’s purchase on any of these
islands. A thing that constantly sur
prises me,” added the doctor as his
questioner turned away, “is the pre
vailing impression here that canni
balism is a thing of the past. Where ^
the missionaries have gained a foot
hold the practice has been eradicated,
though I have known of sporadic out
breaks in the vicinity of the missions.
But people here at home do not seem
to comprehend the vast extent of the
South Sea Islands. There are thou
sands and tens of thousands of na
tives who have never seen a mission
ary and who, perhaps, have never
seen a white man of any kind. They
cat human flesh to-day, as they bav«
from time immemorial.”
FASHION’S PARASOLS.
Some of the Latest Fancies in Season's
Sunshades.
If the woman who uses a parasol
would be particularly far in advance
of her feminine rivals this summer
she will buy herself the very latest
creation in parasol ingenuity, the sun
shade with square edges. It is not a
thing of beauty, perhaps, but at least
it is strikingly odd and to be odd is
at least to be noticed. The square
parasol is covered with a bandana
handkerchief in the gaudiest pattern
obtainable and the effect is certainly
bizarre and unusual. The newest
handles for the season’s parasols are
club shaped, and some of them are
adorned with bunches of flowers and
fruit. Among the elaborate handles
wooden ones are seen mounted in gold
and silver and set with real or imita
tion jewels. Ivory, coral, and lapis
lazuli are also cut up into the parasol
handles. Parasols for morning ser
vice are always of plain design ami
material. Silk is, of course the rule.
For carriage use a white satin sun
shade is always a desirable requisition
and it may be beautified by lace but
terflies and flowers appliqued upon th<»
satin. One of the fancy shades shows
2 parasol formed of stitched bands of
white taffeta put together with strips
of insertion and hemstitching.—Chica
go Chronicle.
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A Chance for a Fortune. ,
“It seems to me,” said a smoker,
“that there is a fortune in the tobacco
business for the manufacturer who
will pack his tobacco in boxes that are
reasonably airtight. I mean cheap to
bacco. You can get expensive tobacco
in such boxes now. Cheap tobaccos
are put up in boxes that are just as
expensive, but there is no pretense of
having them airtight. The result is
that when half the tobacco has been
used the other half is all dried up and
it smokes like hay and burns your
tongue. All that is necessary is to
have a box with a double cover, the
inside cover made so that it tits the in
side of the box tightly. Such a box
keeps the tobacco moist and in just
the proper condition until it is all used
up. The additional cost of the inside
cover would be infinitesimal. It could
easily be covered by a little reduction
in the amount of decoration put on the
outside of the boxes that are now
used.”—New York Sun.
Owes His Fame to His Wife.
“I shall never do anything.” said
the famous Mascagni, the composer,
one day. as he was working away at
the score of Cavalleria Rusticana.
“never. That is where my work must
go.” And he threw the sheets on the
fire. Luckily that fire was low. for
there was no money to buy coal, and
his wife rescued the precious work
herself and sent it on her own account
to compete for the prize. In a day or
two Mascagni woke up to find himself
the most famous musician in Europe.
He appeared before the curtain and
the audience cheered and shouted for
nearly twenty minutes! Everybody
wanted to know him—the world was
at his feet. Yet so poor was he when
the opera was produced that he had
to borrow the money to telegraph the
good news to his wife! Now* he is
comfortably off and able to look the
world cheerfully in the face.—New
York Mail and Express.
I)l«trl<-t of Columbia Sh.idl.aken.
One of the institutions of Washing
ton is the shadbake. and the perfection
of planked shad is asserted to be pro
duced at a river landing on the east
bank of the Potomac, almost opposite
to Mount Vernon. At the height of the
shad season, planked shad excursions
are of daily occurrence.
lUinota A minium Society
The Illinois Audubon Society, now
three years old. is the youngest but
largest state association of the kind.
It has nearly 10.000 enrolled members.
Nearly all are children, there being
about 800 adults, most of whom are
residents of Chicago.
SwU* Profit from Tourist*.
The number of tourists that visit
Switzerland annually from Jan. 1 to
Oct. 1 is estimated at about 2,500.000.
The average amount of money spent
by each tourist is $15.44, which sums
up to $38,600,000.