It looks as though businesslike,
matter of fact, unromantic Uncle
Sam had turned treasure hunter. For
once the government seems to have
lent itself to a certain form of specu
lation. for to all appearances it has
become more than passively interest
ed in the wonderful treasures of the
famous old pirate, Capt. Kidd.
There is in the minds of a good
many a question as to whether Uncle j
Sam has not at last got a tip on the
hiding place of the gold, silver, costly
jewels and other plunder which the
notorious old sea pirate is supposed
to have hidden away somewhere on
the Atlantic coast. For two centuries
prospectors and phantom chasers
have been searching for the vast
wealth Capt. Kidd is supposed to have
left behind him on one of his famous
(lights, and now the government
seems to have taken up the trail.
This opinion has gained foundation
by reason of the extraordinary pre
cautions the war department is tak
ing to preserve for the government
anything of value that may be turned
up in the dredging of the Delaware
river now going on below Philadel
phia.
Tradition has it that one of Capt.
Kidd's dreaded vessels went to the
bottom near the mouth of the river,
and that it was loaded with treasures
great enough to enlist the attention
of a prospector as opulent as Uncle
Sain. Tnis, coupled with the fact that
the records of the war department
show no other instance where such a
clause has appeared in a specification
for river and harbor improvements
has given rise to the question, “Has
the government received an authentic
tip on the location of the treasure?
WASHINGTON’S STONE TROUGH
WASHINGTON WATERED HIS H ORSE AT THIS TROUGH.
T lie famous old stone basin from
Which Washington watered his horses
in revolutionary days i3 no longer
used as a pump trough. It has been
removed from the obscurity of the
old frame pump house adjoining the
Bartram mansion (where for nearly
a century it collected the waters from
the cooling springs of the old well)
and Las been given a position of
honor Just outside of the historic
mansion.
In giving it a position of honor,
where it will attract the attention of
i the visitor soon after entering the
I famous gardens, the place has been
carefully chosen. For although it had
been taken from the old well, tfhich,
perhaps, seemed a more appropriate
place for it, where it stood when
Washington’s horses drank from it, it
lias been placed near the famous
“Washington arbor” on the river
front of the IJartram house. Only
a few yards away In the long ago
there stood the Washington arbor,
overlooking the shining Btretch of
Schuylkill.—Philadelphia Record.
WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman Speaks for
Her Sisters.
I was talkir.g once with a bra3h
young reporter in Chicago. He had
come to report a lecture, but was so
full of opinions that he must needs
express them.
“Do you think,” he asked briefly,
“that, in public life women will lose
their charm?"
I looked at the innocent youth, east
a backward glance down history, and
smiled. “Well—no, 1 don't. There was
Aspasia—she wa3 in public life, yet
not wholly devoid of charm. Zenobia
was well known, ar.d well thought of.
Cleopatra—she ha 1 a wide reputation,
and was still somewhat attractive; or.
to come nearer these days, Mme. Re
camier was famous and charming;
tnere were also Mary. Queen of Scots,
Nell GWynne, Peg Wofflington, Fanny
Ellsler. Sara Bernhardt. No, I cer
tainly do not think that, in public life,
women lose their charm.”
He replied with some heat: “But wo
would not introduce our wives to
them!” "Oh!” said I. contemplative
ly. “Is that what you mean b>
‘charm?’ ”
Yet men persistently lose their
hearts to women in the most public
positions—singers, dancers, actresses
of all sorts.
Marry them? Of course they marry
them, if the girls are good girls anu
hold them to it. “But after marriage,
they expect to bo domestic!” Yes.
they generally do. Also after mar
riage there Is sometimes a diminution
of their ardor. The heart of man is
not alienated by ability and success.
He is attracted by them.—Charlotte
Perkins Gilman in September Sue
ci ss.
SOMEWHAT TOO MUCH MUSCLE
How Scotch Lassie Rid Herself of
Unwelcome Suitor.
A young Highland ploughboy was !
postering a female servant with his !
unwelcome attentions, and one day he
proiK>sed. At this instant the pair
(they were walking in the fields)
rame upon another servant, a man,
sleeping instead of working. The las
sie, a brawny wench, seized a stick
and beat the idler till he roared.
When he had slunk oft to his duty the ,
swain remarked, admiringly:
"Ma, eertie, lassie, but ye cud well j
manage yer childer.”
“Aye, or their father,” replied the
girl, with a significant look.
The lover turned pale.
“Ma lass,” he gasped, “I Juist re
membered ma auld mither at hamo.
I’m her only laddie, ano 1 think it’s
na richt for me tae mairry while she's
alive. W—w—when she dees I'll come
back and mairry ye.”
And as he got safely away he said,
fervently: “May the Lord aloo ma
mither to live as lang as me!”
Record for Police Court Work.
Forty-eight summons cases were dis
posed of by a Brooklyn magistrate the
other day in thirty-five minutes, estab
lishing a record for tju: court.
THE FAMOUS “VINEGAR BIBLE"
chief priefo and the IcnboiiSie upon hun.
with (he elden, yS __ M
a And (pa he urtdTnm, trying. Tell m.
By what authority doe(t rlicw theie thmgi i
Of who is he that gavetheeihuauthonty?
j And he anfwerod and &*( unto them,
I wiii aJfc aJt you one thmg; atxi*n(Wer
me. w _ „
4 The Baptifln of John, ,«i» it_lron
heaven, at of men!
kribei the umc hour fought to Uy hand. cl
h.m . and they feared the people ,v"
perceived that he had %A« iVttSj
Agamtt them/ r
So And they watched A,„, ^ r_.
.or.h fp«, vhKh fhould feign .hendrh*
jcill men, that they might ukc hold of he
worA, that Q> .hey might deW hi* m
to the power.and author.^ of the ^
PAIiT OP PAOH FROM TUD VINEGAR BIBMB.
Id the heading of the 0-rut column la the error from which the eolume jcta the name.
Indissolubly linked in the chain of
Revolutionary events during the year
1775 are the names of Paul Revere,
Robert Newman and ‘ The Old North
Church," or Christ church, properly,
in the city of Boston.
In the church is a copy of the cele
brated ‘‘Vinegar Bible," presented to
it by George II. in 1733, together with
five large prayer books. The bible is
a very large and valuable copy, print
ed by John Baskett at Oxford, Bug
land, in 1717. In the top left hand
corner of the tart page of the twen- -j
tieth chapter r.f St. I.uke is printed
the words “The parable of the 'vine
par’ (vineyard).” in one prayer book
where the prayers for the king and
royal family occur, paper has been
pasted over them, and the words "Pro
tenant Episcopal Church of America"
have been substituted for “Church
of England.” In fact, all the prayer
books have been altered to conform to
the new order of worship.
The fast man seldom passes the half
mile post.
Death in Alpine Climbing
Of AH Exercises Pursued in the Name of
Pleasure, This Is the Most Perilous—•
Appalling Record of Lives Lost
N* THEIR assaults upon the
higher slopes of the Alps a
great army of tourists suffer
each yer.r a larger percentage
of losses than have troops in
many famous battles. During the
present season the death roll of the
Alps has grown to an appalirg length.
Among its victims are included men
prominent in science and in society.
Judged merely by actual statistics.
Alpine climbing is too evidently an
exercise the most perilous pursued in
the name of pleasure. The deaths
met by Alpine adventurers are, be
sides, likely to be sudden and violent.
They must face the possibility of be
ing dashed down hundreds, even
thousands of feet into some crev
u
y
asse, or being
overwhelmed by
avalanches, or
even being lost in
‘hese will regions,
j to dio a miserable
death from starva
t i o n. Searchers
for the pole face
jf fewer and less ter
' rifying dangers,
j The loss of
• mountain climbers
has become famil
iar in all the great
summer resorts of
the Alps. It has
become so com
mon in many
places that the
news merely casts
a passing shadow
upon the gaiety of
tho vicinity. The
1 news is first lier
. aided by the ap
‘ pearanee of a
. group of black
■ dots moving fear
‘ fully down the
, mcuntain sides. To
the inexperienced
; eye the group
means nothing, but
the guides are
quick to detect evi
dences of an acci
dent.
The news
spreads quickly,
untri every glass
in the place is fo
cused upon , the
faint, wavering
line traversing the
pass, uiien me auxiuus uuwu uiuai
wait hours before the news can be
learned. Then a sad little procession,
bearing the dead, finally arrives, and
the death roll of the Alps is found to
have been increased. A few days later
one or more tombs have been added
to the bare little graveyard on the
mountain side, and the next day a
crowd of tourists, larger and more en
thusiastic than the last, will probably
start merrily out to face the same dan
gers.
One of the striking features of this
strange, useless game with death Is
the peril tnat idle folk are willing to
face for the sake of getting a flower
that is said by tradition to grow only
in well-nigh inaccessible places, but
that flourishes, as a matter of fact, in
many a peaceable pasture and harmless
garden. On a single day a few weeks
ago three fatal accidents occurred to
seekers after edelweiss in different
parts of the Alps. One of the victims
was an Italian customs official from
Chiasso. in trying to reach a bunch
of edelweiss which grew on the edge
of a precipice he lost his balance and
broke his back. A Swl3S schoolboy
was following the same will o’ the
wisp on the Heimwcnfluh rocks near
Interlaken when he missed his foot
ing. and, lali.ng into the Wagneron ra
vine below', was killed instantly. Eight
days afterward the body of a Swiss
named Inheid ?r was found r.t the hot
om of an abyss under the Sehweigalp,
a bunch ot the deadly flowers gripped
in his fingers.
The fatalities of last season were
twice as many as those of the year be
fore. The present season promises to
establish still another record. The sta
tistics will spt?ak for themselves.
During the season of 1901 there
were 19 deaths reported in the Swiss
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Atps alone due to mountain-climbing
accidents. This was nearly double the
number in the same region for the
previous season. It is impossible to
tell how many persons were engaged
in climbing the higher peaks, hut the
number is. of course, comparatively
small—not more than a few thousand
at most. In many decisive battles in
tne Iloor war. where tens of thousands
were engaged, the actual loss was
somewhat less. It < stlmaiod that
several times last year’s number of
tourists are now engaged in scaling
| the same peaks and facing the same
[ dangers.
The greatest number of fatalities
are reported from Cbamouni and the
general region thereabout. The Mat
terhorn claimed several, but its dan
gers appear to be decreasing. Since
:t was first conquered and its summit
was reached, some sixty-five years
ago, the famous mountain has lured
several hundreds to their death.
The most appalling record for any
single section was that of the Swiss
Alp3 during the season of 1886. Ac
cording to the statistics of the Alpine
club eight peaks were ascended dur
ing the year, and In these expeditions
a total of eleven lives were lost. This
refers, of course, only to the highest
and least accessible mountain tops.
The record was therefore about three
deaths for every two peaks ascended.
The dangers of north pole exploration
seem trifling by comparison.
The greatest number of deaths
among climbers has been caused each
year by slipping. The bulletins issued
by the Alpine club would indicate that
fully three-fourths of all the fatalities
are due to this. The climbers are
constantly being reminded oi the nec
essity of wearing proper shoes. Iu
many cases, of course, this Is the re
sult of carelessness. The men wear
shoes improperly supplied with cleats,
or they wander outside of the path.
T he next greatest danger, according
to the records. Is of death from ava
lanches. All the experience and skill
of the oldest mountain guides is not
sufficient to avoid this danger. The
onslaught of the great masses of snow
and ice is so sudden that often there
is not time to escape, and the party is
overwhelmed in an instant. The high
altitudes of the mountains, again, of
ten exert a fatal effect upon weak
hearts.
New York’s Best Charity.
Nathan Strauss, who for several
years has been providing Pasteurized
milk for the poor of New York city in
the summer months, announces that
next year he will have in operation a
now and larger laboratory, the de
mands on his unique charity having
vastly increased. The milk is given
free to all who on examination are
found unable to pay, a nominal charga
being made to others. I)r. J. Corwin
Mabey, who was delegated by the
health department to investigate the
results from the use of Pasteuriezd
milk and miir. foods, said that he be
lieved the low death rate among chil
dren under 5 years of age In the bor
ough of Manhattan is directly attrib
uted to the distribution ot Pasteur
ized milk from the station:, maintained
by Mr. Strauss.
The Economical Widow.
Once upon a time a man who had
become quite wealthy through the
careful management of a clever wife
died. His wife’s passion for saving
was strong, even in his death, and
though the demands of fashion re
quired that she should show her grief
by wearing mourning, they did not de
mand that she should be extravagant.
She was well equipped with clothing,
anu instead of putting it to one side,
to go out of style through lapse of
time, she took her outer garments to
a dyer and had them changed to the
mourning color.
Moral—Widows sometimes dye on
account of grief.
Praise American Uniform.
Gen. Andre, French minister of war.
Is quoted as saying to Capt. Bentley
Mott of the embassy of Paris: “The
United States army now has the most
serviceable and warlike uniform I
have ever seen. The headdress is
perfect; the color is scientifically cor
rect. To my mind the new American
uniform is the best yet invented.” Gen.
Druger", commander in chief, and the
French officers of the younger and less*
traditional school shared Gen. Andre’a
admiration.
Glance was Unfortunate.
A story is told of a certain English
clergyman who had for his curate a
tall, cadaverous-looking individual.
One Sunday, according to custom, tho
vicar made an appeal for the curate's
stipend tund, but, unfortunately,
glanced over at his co-worker as ho
concluded with these words: “The
collection win now be taken for that
object.”
SHOWING THE WAY.
Most of our readers know all about
the aches and. pains of a bad back,
very tew people are free from sick
kidneys, as the kidneys are the most
over-worked organs of the body and
“go wrong" at times no matter how
well the general health may be. 1 ha
trouble Is so few understand the In
dications of kidney trouble. You aro
nervous, tired out and weary, have
stitches, twinges and twitches of
backache pains, but lay It to other
causes; linally the ranoyance and
suffering attendant with urinary dis
orders, retention of the urine, too fre
quent urination makes you .aalize the
seriousness of it. At any stage
you should take a remedy that will
not only relieve but cure you. Read
the following and profit by the lesson
it teaches:
C. J. McMurray, a resident of Free
port, 111., address 47 Iroquois St.,
says: “I have greater faith in Doans
Kidney Pills to-day than l had in the
fall of 1897. when i first took that
remedy and it cured mo of an acute
pain across the back and imperfect
action of the kidneys. Since 1 made
a public statement of these facts and
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to
my friends and acquaintances, thor
oughly believing as I did both from
observation and experience that th?y
would do just as they were represent
ed to do. 1 am still pleased to re
lndorse my statement given to the
public shortly after I first began to
use the remedy.”
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kid
ney medicine, which cured Mr. Mc
Murray, will be mailed on application
to any part of the United States. Ad
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price
60 cents per box.
The man wno puts a quarter in tho
contribution box feels a glow of pride
ful ownershitp the next time he hears
the chimes on that particular church.
Dropsy treated free by Dr. IT. IT. Green’s
Buns, of Atlanta, CJa. 'iho greatest dropsy
specialists in tho world. Read their ativer
t.isamnut in nnothor column of this paper.
Hotter the old man’s bank account
than the young man’s 1. O. U.’s.
Ren cross hill blitb
Should 1)8 in every home. Ask your grocof
for it. Largo J oz. pockuge only 5 cents.
The coal miner kicks because he is
kept down in the world.
riothor (irajr'n8\rtH't I'owuen for Children'
Haeoossfally used by Mother Cray, nurset
in the Chil.lron's Homoiu New York. Cure*
Fsveriihneaa, ibid Stomach, Teething l>is ]
orders, rnovo and regulate the Bowels and,
Destroy Worms. Over 110,000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 05c. Sample FREE. Ad
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Laitoy. N. Y..
An indulgent husband may he all
right, but it depends upon wbat he
indulges in.
Mrs. Winslow's Kootlitng Sjrn|).
For children teething, *oft»*n* me K'in»n, reduces !n«
flttUainatiuu.dilays pain,cures wind colic. 25caL»oUla*
Talk Is cheap, even to those who in
dulge in extravagant remarks.
X do not believe P'.so's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs aud colds.—John V
Dovish, Trinity Springs. Inc.. Feb. 16, li/tXX
We succeed with others as we com
prehend them; we value others as
they comprehend us.
ALL CP-TO-l>AT!5 DOt'SEKEEPERI
tlse Hod Cross Bull Blue. It makes elothosf
dean and sweet as when new. All grocers.
Prize fighters often require theic
second wind, but book agents never,
lose their first.
r»o Your loot Ache nn;l Horn?
Shake into your shoes, Allen’s Foot-'
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and'
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, "5c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
If Love were wise he would no
longer be love.
i
WHEN Mill Ituv STARCH
buy Defiance and pi t the best. 1« os. for1
10 cents. Unoe used, always used.
A woman’s head Is often much soft-J
er than her heart.
Dealers say that as soon a” a custo
mer tries Defiance Starch it is im
possible to sell them auy other cold
water starch. It can be used cold or
boiled.
More men have axes to grind than
own grindstones.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
Silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling.
Most women have a delightful way
of being mean.
Sensible Houscvecpers
will have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because of
superior quality.
Prejudices are the opinions of other
folks.
Everybody's liable to itching pile*. Rich
Bud poor, old nnd young—terrible the tor
ture they suffor. (July one sure euro.
Doan's Ointment. Absolutely safe; can't
It’s too bad that some things seem
too good to be true.
nicssfngs frighten when they se-'m
to blight.
The sculptor is obliged to carve out
his own figure.
The “Paper Age.”
Artificial teeth made of paper and
"uppers” for boots and shoes of the
same material are among the new
uses to which paper is being put The
old saying, “There is nothing ’ like
leather,” may seme time he changed
to "There’s nothing like paper.” At
this very moment a substantial bush
ness Arm in Boston is considering a
proposition to take up the work of
manufacturing paper hats. By and
by a high hat. dress suit and shoes
rivaling patent leather, all made of
paper, mav he considered quite the
correct thing. 1 1,10