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STORY OF A POTATO.
yjTJ is.u. aglai;, a
milliner oy untie,
was sitting one line
Sunday mot nil. g by
the open window
peeling potatoes.
The whitlow v. art on
the fifth lloor nnd
looked out on the
Hue Leplc. Sud
denly one of the po-
t a t o e R slipped
through hrr lingers, iltoppert oer the
edge of the window Fill and disap
peared Into Fpaou. It fell with a bang
upon a gentleman who was passim;
beneath, niul made a deep dent In bin
tit-cant bilk hat.
It took him but two seconds to leach
Hie landing on the second lloor, when
n door suddenly opencil and a peibon
nHied out In a meal huny and fell
heavily Into his aims.
The two men eyed each other for a
moment with angry and astonished
looks, leady to abuse each other, when
both simultaneously ulteied an extia
niatlon of mnprWe.
"Anatole'."
"Edgar!"
Anatole ll.iudruehe and Edgar I' rich -eton
weie two old college ehums. Thoy
had not met since the day when they
took their baihelor of aits degite to
gether twehe jraiB befoie. In splto
of this long Interval In their intor
rc.use the found on the occasion of
this Midden meeting that they had
very little leady ehnnpo of eoiivoisa
tlon. Edgar was the first to speak:
"Say, oitr hr.t looks ny ptetiy,"
l.e said.
"Do not peak of it. It has just
joivod for a tin git for a potato that
fell from the lifth story."
"And now ou are going upstairs to
restore the potato to its owner'.' That's
veiy nice of ou."
"Not by any means! I'm point; to
charge the clumsy devil with his eilme
try to make hlin pay for a new hat."
"Well, M far as that Is ronteriietl,
jot: might as well taekle a coipo."
"And why. if ou please."'
"Eeinusc old Illtloi he K an old hedge.
) hog who will Kick j nu downstn its. even
if he opens the door for jou at all."
"Old llldocho?"
"Yes, the man you aie afu r, for it
can he no other than he. All the ten
ants In the building are nlwsns Inning
tiouble with hlin. One might think that
he made a point of helm; as dlh.igree
al.le to evcijone as he possibly c an."
"Then do ou live In this house?"
"No. but an aunt of mine does and
Fcaieely a tiny parses without her hav
ing a scrap with old lUdoclie. If you
will allow me I will po up with jon:
two heads are Letter than one in a
matter like this."
So Ktl par ami Aaiuitole went up thro,
flights together, and stopped outalde u
door through which emit softly thu
founds of a melodious musical ln&ti u -
U (lit.
' This Is the loom," said Edgar.
"He's practicing on his bassoon."
With these wonls ho nulled the hell
and the bassoon suddenly einscd. Then
the shuiHIng of feet was heard alonj;
"monsiepk, yoi aki:a tool."
the floor, the doer opened and th'-ie,
fi allied in the doorway, Fteol a little
old man. with benevolent milling face
and a largo-sized baboon testing
ntross one arm.
"What do the gentlemen elisiie?"
at lied the little old man.
"M. llitlothe," leplied Edgar.
"Y-s, the wretched Hldoiiio, ' added
Anatole, Blinking his liiintd hat In one
hand and with the other placing the
potato on the top of the musician's
r.tse.
".M. Bldoehe?" replied the old man
politely. "I do not Know him. 1 never
hriiid of him."
"What's that? What's that?" cried
IMpar. "Are j on trying to deec Ive us.'"
"Not at all," answeied the old man
quietly. "Theie must be some mistake
somewhere. My name Is Molesquln.
1 am the solo basso in tho orchestra of
the Theater ties Gobelins, and I moved
li thlb morning."
'Then," coiitlnued Anatole, ")ou nio
not the mnn who tluevv thlb potato on
my hat?"
"1 only ent green vegetables" ans
wered Molesquin. "Nevertheless, If
the gentlemen will come in lor a short
while I will play them my pait In the
'Tour do Nesles.' There are tome In
tcreEtl'.K pajFiipcs In It."
Anatole and IMpar did r.ot like to re
' ite, nml went Into the old muhician's
loom. Molesquln k-ivo them a t-tnt and
t,cnio elparettea and then, polnp up to
the stand, he played throunli for their
benefit the wholo of tho flist bassotin
ppit In the "Tour do Neshs."
Edgar made a bravo face over It,
whilo Anatole smt In tho window with
his potato lu his hand, ncii'icly ublo
to contain his patience.
Suddenly tho musician atruek a, false
note. It Incicased Anatolo's linria-
jtieiicc bo much that ho pavo a jump,
land in doing so allowed tho potato to
hllp fiom his llnpers. It rolled over tho
kvlndow Elll, ainl, with a hop, dlrap-
i.eaied lu the hlieet t.olow.
When Mile. Agluc dropped her pota
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to Into the fctieit she was overcome
with four. She huiiltdly shut the win
dow so that In ca?e time had been an
incident no one would suspect her.
Then she Kit down and tpiletly waited
the turn of events. What, then, was
hi r tenor when she heaid steps mm
I up up her stalls -the Hteps of men, of
two men. heavy anil loud.
"Tlnj'ie policemen." she thought,
and at the thoiipht her little henit be
pin to beat moie quickly, while c ihl
peisplrntiim lnoke out on her pietty
white shouldciH.
Hut jiiFt when she expected to lu ur
the men's cntel lists knocklnp at the
door of her little room her face raid
dt nly ie'uiiied Its t.ilm and pciteful
e)uesson.
Still she v.as afiald to inovc for "time
time, fearlnp. with loplcal niliul, that
when the policemen found that the ten
ants net door were Innocent they
would conie lu and accuse her. After
sfiiio moments, how ever, she pained
eiii.uph courape to touceal the basket
of potatoes, whMi must otheiwlse have
appeal eel so much npalnst her, and
fm red lieuelf to put on an Innocent
eprtloii with which to meet the po
lite. After welling a little longer and
hi at lug no unite of steps', but only tho
biiFioon, she became completely was-
Ml! (Ml.
In oider to make assuiance doubly
ruie, she opened her cupboard, and,
taking out the milk Jar, opened the
deor quietly and eppt down the stairs
to pet four sous' worth of milk from
the dnliv at the miner. In this way
the hoped tt) make an alibi, and her
case would be ton sttoiit; for the
i'llchtott suspicion. Iicnldi'it, "lie want
ed pome milk to boll her potatoes In,
niul it was lur Intention to put in n
ccullllower its well.
So she bought bet four foils' w tilth
of milk and ntnitrd on the it-turn jiiii'
ne with her spirit at test ami her milk
bottle tan-fully held in fi out of her.
Suddenly she felt a vlob ut blow on her
fii.peis, and at the r.ime moment ber
hands, her b.ue arms, liereoi'-age. fate,
hail and mouth weie uivi-it d with milk.
It was the potaio Unit had slipped
f i mil Anatolc'n hand ami h.nl landed
with leniarkable precisian rlf,lit In the
mtiiiUi of tlit milk j.u.
'Oh, ii'Miiuui," died Aglae lu de
spair, "what has happened? Who him
done this?" And sin- ii-n up the stair
case, only to run plump into the hands
of Anatole.
Anatole, as a matter of fact, when he
saw the potato living downward, i--nifinb'-ied
the police ordinance against
tbinwlnp tilings out of the window
after lo a. in., and detitlul to leave
Molrsquln as soon as It wan at oiu
polite- and posr.ible. He shook IMpar,
who had fallen asleep, and, after prom
ising .Molesquiii to return net day and
Hike b-ssons fiom him, n:.d hurried
helter-skelter out of the door, the bas
soonist accompanying him as far as the
tlntu.
At the moment when the door opened
Aplae was coming up the stairs four
steps at a time. Atlae anil Anatolo
found ncb other fate to tare. Aglao
with her face anil hair minting with
milk and Anatole with his silk hat
all smashed lu on his head.
They stopped: they looked at eaili
other, nml they understood it nil.
".Moubleur," cried Aglae, "jou aie a
feed."
"And ou. iiiiuhiniolselle, your llngeis
aie math of blotting paper," leplied
Anatole.
"You sue a mile man, sir."
"And ou a:e ill bred."
"A man who cannot hold a potato
In his hand should not untli-itaKej to
give lesson.s to mi) body."
"I advise )ou to Fay an little as pos
sible, nintUniolFelli. When a glil can
not peel a potato without letting tt
ill op she should take her meals at a
restauiant."
"I shall take no Instiuctlonn ivrm
tui, monsieur."
"None tli h-rs, mademoiselle. I re
peat )ou should take )tiur nitals at a
nttmii.irt. I know a very nice out)
on !.- I'lnco Pigalle. I do, indeed,
mademoiselle."
"Well, go theie .voiiiself, monsieur."
"Oh! So .von think that I would po to
a lestauiant with my hat smashed in
this fashion!"
"Uh bleu, monsieur, If )tiui hat Is In
juied jou have only to go to a Initio's
mil pe-t It blocl ed."
"I shall take no ImOuctlons fiom
)oit, niademoiselle."
"None the less, monsieur, 1 i cpeat
.von should po to a hatter. Theie Is my
lu other, who Is In the hatter business
at Hue ties Mait)rs."
"Would ) on like very much to havo
me po to bieakfnht In a restaurant with
)ou? 1M bid), mailemolselle, I shall
go to your biothtr'B with my hat only
on condition that jou come with me
to a testaur.int for bieakfast."
"En bleu, monsieur. I shiill go with
)ou to a lestaurant oul) on condition
that )ou tako your hat to my broth
ers." "And I," tiled Molesquln, who had
been alti.icted by tho (llseiibsion, but
who had said nothing, "and I shall nev
er forgive )o.i for having Inteirupted
my studios unless ou will accept a
box tonight for the Theater ilea (Jobo,
llns." "We no:ept," cried Edgar In his turn.
Molesquln went huuk to his loom, and
the three young pinnies went down
stairs. Thu brakf.ist wui dolleloiiH ami the
afternoon pasued with the lapltllty of
lightning. Tho dinner for ono must
hnvo dinner wan alro very pood, and
the evening was spent pleasantly at
tho Theater ilea Ooliellns.
After tho peiformmico Molesquln
Joined tho tlueo otheis mid tho four
went to e'rlnk beer at the nearest cafe.
In a woid this Mory, though Pails
Inn, ended In a mairiage.
All moths produce toine form of ellk
DOOTH IN HIDINC.
One Mull' lift' llimc ! n tv strittlfr
'I lirc.iil.
The ipot to wlili h Captain C'o led
the assassins was an oltl tolincio-bed
coveietl with luiioiu-srelfst lu a d"tise
thicket of .voting pints, wKl.li was not
near any ro.tdvvii).
Thomas . .lones, a foMi r-brothcr of
Captain Cos, ami who had been his
ov tister. lived within half a mile of
the Potomac, on a place t ailed "lluckle-b-r:)";
anil as he had bun leaiihuly
t ngaped In convevliij spies ami block
atb -i. unit is siiiieptltlotHl) at toss the
Potomac, Cos m nt for him and pla.ed
Itooth mid lleiold lu hl tharpe. .loues
tlall.v hi ought food envoi cd with cum
lu a basket to the fugitive and illed
Instil) to his imps as lie paid his visits.
Each day he found Iteoth imffeiiug
much fiom Ms leg. and uiia!') tm the
gioiiud. tolled in lib blanket, lie wan
c.igtr tor the papeis giving an account
of the nun ill) . ami sinned to be much
distit Hxtd that his fti.il dt ed met with
little appioh.itloti ill the .lutb. .louts
watt lit d his oppoi (unity to take his
tlaugiioiis thai go to the ilvtr, about
two and a half mile distant: and ucnly
a with a gloiiinv. tloiut) w t U of chilly
mist passe 1 befo.f the taviiialde op
po: limit) c.uue.
On tin thlul or fouith dav after
llooth leached the pined it was decided
to dispose of theli Iiiuses, whlih hail
become testltsh fiom luck of food and
pioper stabling, as It was feaud that
their tHlghlng would betiay them. Ac
toitlluglv lltiohl anil Eranklin A.
lloby. Cnpt, t'o's oveisrer at that
time, led the horses about two ml!en
distant lilt-) Xtklah swamp, whe.e It
makes a junction with Clarke s Itun
and line the) weie shot. As ihe pl.ue
was begp). the bodies of tin dial
lioises ilisiiiuieared from liw in tin
t
a
whole the hordes hail been killed a few
ip)H befoie. their bodies, not having
t sank in tin- bog. Captain t o :.m
Ins son anvlousl) watched the cavali.v
meii approach the swamp. Would thv
or would they not enter below the dead
horses? Captain Con nervously ques
tloiuil. "My son," said I.e. "If tm-n-men
inter below the spot wheie the
linilliM tir the hoises .no, I sha'l hang
for it."
The tolored cavaliy rnteied bit a
shoit tllstanco above where the hones
l.i). a. id depleting at Intel v ills of fifty
fut, beat the swamp fiom Captain
Cox's to Dr. M-i.ldV, nearly fifteen
inilc.i.
IMIt.ir unit I'ri in lirr
'Ihe fact Unit Join nnllsrt, differ nmung
iheiiiselvs ami fiom the pieatiiers on
lellpion and social cpit-'tlons shoubl not
suipiise nil) bod) who kt.ows how
mucli tho preachtis tlllTer iheinsehes
on tho same tpiestlon. The pieacheis
stem "to want the whole eaith" of
Jt iiinnll-iii a little too soon, whilo the
etlltois. wlioso outlook upon the wothl
in wiilet, aie obliged to be econonilial
with their pie-aching In mdertlint theli
uewsii:iicrs nillill 1 1 h i r pit at distinc
tive mission -publicity. He v. John
Orifllths.
Kiipu Ali it 'lliry Were After.
A millinery establishment at Spring
field, Ilk, was lnoiecl the other night
Last ) ear's st)(s weie not touched,
but evi-iythlng now was taken. This
neater tlit suspicion that there was a
woman In the ease.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
A red-hot lion will poftcn old putty
ro that It can be easily iemoved.
(Jietn tea will ic-vlve rusty black J.ico
and lender it as good as new.
A soft cloth wet In alcohol Id Excel
lent for wiping oir Kicnch jil.itt. glass
and minors.
Tho tone of the piano Impioves when
the Instiuniint is moved from the wall
of the jooni.
A lew lumps of beswa, wrapped
each In n bit of old linen, ami pat in tho
folds of a white cut In gown will ku-p it
fiom tinning )cllovv.
To remove sewing machine oil stains
nib the stain with sweet oil or lard and
let It stand for several hours, then wash
It In soap and cold water.
Coaibo hrooma will out a carpet, and
although Imperceptible at first, their
ravages will at length show themselves
In tho Increased number of shietls, espe
cially If the carpet be a elvet pile.
A littlo kere-Kcne oil rubbed briskly
over tho Fpots on daik clothing will
bilghten tho garments and le-movo the
ttaiiiH almost Illio magic The kerosene
will ovnporato quick mid lenvt no stain.
Jiiwehy tan bo benutlful'y cleaned
by washing It In hot eo.ip such to which
n few tliops of ammonia havo hem add
ed, and then shaking off tho vvuc and
laying tho Jov.eliy in a ijti of Jewelei'a
sawdutt. This method leave-H no mar.'i
or snatches.
If a dally tub bath Is e-nervatlns, tr;r
n daily upongo bath and a tii-wee-kly
tub. Tho ""tubbings" should bu taken
at night, In water warm or hot, accotd
Ing to tho tastcii of tho bather, The
sponge bath, which shoubl ho taken
lu tho morning, should bo either cold
ur lukownr.m, mid should bo followed
by a brisk tubbing down with a Tur
kish to '.Nil,
..... ,. ..f n ui.it. Mini u'liin i.i ui cciii tJi,'lifJlAse. i?' :.;'!v'W . . " 5rsv.tl- - tU.e " ' ..''A vVTiUWTKW I
,'.';", -wsv &$&..$- -'&mm ,
"'" 'jw.tawjw'''- .'W'.h.-.ui :vyr.i-!'kr ws,.. "iii ir:vti3tjL ,h ,,,,!,.
ti .....o..j .if (linen iiiiim.iii. tniti 'VcfirA',k..'.ecr.ivi'." " i-i.'v,.i' -i.v.i muv A.-a'L.Hrt2 -
ewu'. came 'near netiavlnp C:,...,.,, ,, x mWMWMSXW M& . 4 1HB
A l.llge (loop of eoloretl (.-v.illMl.eil j.fe.Vi PWH AwSii &&WMWim&
came to his lesi.le-n.o for th- pin pose tfaffiV'- WMWM'W MWMM I
of seeming Information as to tl io ito 5,,,-rtfaA,l
taken by the as-asslns af.tr 'Kv b ft S&tSitST
ICI.-Ii Hill, rap.ain Cox M.ow.,1 M... SgiWS'C 'W W .fBmW&Sm
,!- penei.,1 diiectloi, of l,.,r oil- 4(fc "1 Wf - 'CTmWWHBIBM .
i.uly Suiul.i) nioinlnp. win, i wv . lwAWr - , If - iMm' WWi'WlBSSEl
,,'.,. rklah Swamr. Th. , . '-'11. jMffiPWHi
Mi.rted to. the swamp, ami r... t .in ?fiRSaSiJ " SBAWhWfmUm
Con and his son rotiud to Uno 1 ,..,... 'iglife.
on.- fouith of a mile in th. ..a. of his 8$$$mA 4tWMS$&rt$$
house, which commanded an extensive feg-!fa
view of the ..limine.' to the swamp In MV;& ,
the valley below. The) could . ,s,l) s. , &SSS H
the lKizin.ln l.ovo.lup over th wu" S48 !
HE KATSWITHOITIT.
john cotrrscii FKi:ns utom-
ACM MINUU AUSOPHACUS.
Me tin. tic i(e, 1 In n llliili. IIxiiir of
I'urt nf III. ihrniit rutin n li
I. vi". s 'Hill Vnl I ten Wiilir ( imlil
I'll'".
i""l
pw . insii l A .N M 11 I
'--l$ wen th going some
ll-!( I A XS of
! IvIlv
tli't.iiite to obrervt
ttdm Ooitt'cli ent
his tllntii-r. Coetpc 'i
In a patient lu u
hiiut hospital, nml
1 e him a way of his
own of entlt'?,
vide li Is mil hs
$$t
mi.
$(!'
vriiu tl ablK than
unique. Ciit'cb, by the old of ph)sl
i law, ctalllhed an mullein! cnimee
thin betwiin hli intuitu mid his stom- I
mh. ami all tin food he- inastliates I
irnthoH lis ptoper desllnntliui without
the neccssl v of swallowing it, as tudl- .
nut) people have to do. I
dottrcli's tiouble Is with tho lower
ptutlon of bis aisophagiis, which bus'
grown tlghttv 'hut. and iibmlittelv io
f'lMH to pt I ft i in i lie duties rf an oull
nury aesoili!ii;ii'i. The tlltllt ultv vtaited
seveial )tais ago at Scrlhiier, Neb.,
wheie he was a fanner grown wcai)
of life, and while lu a dementi d con
dition he attempted to end bin troubles
by swallowing a lm of eoncent rated
1)0. The l)e did not operate as tineudi
epootod.
The t'isiic weie so eaten awav .mil
TKCN1C OP A
The preat ire i h of California are pop
ularly called Wtllinrt 'Uli'i.s. though
their rtientlfic name Is Ki quoin gigan
tea. The imnmiEO size of these tie en
Is not the only peculiar thing about
them. Thrlr location Is one of preat
Intenst. We naturally cMoct to find
great vegetable growth In tropical
countries, or at least In the pieat marsh
lands, where a hot sun and abundant
moisture conspire to bring about an Im
mense development. Hut on the lofty
i Icier of the Siena-Nevada wo lind the
fullest and grandest trees on the con
tinent. The only tiers at all compar
ing with them In the wide world nre,
possibl), tho Eucalyptus trees of Aus
tralia. It might be suppoietl that thete trees
would be found In fort sts of their own,
but sut b Is not the cate. The y aie scat
tered heio and then-, singly or in
groups, animig great foiests of pines,
maples and spruie-s. Tor this reason it
is not easy to fee some of them, even
when )ou art at their ti links, for the
siirioundlng forcbts shut olf the view,
much to the dissatisfaction of the be
holder. Some of lliein fortunately are
in clearings or can be wen from clear
ings, and such tiees stand out lu all
their imposing linmenseness.
One of the gie'iit groups Ih found
nbout ICO miles from San rrantisco, In
the county of Calaveras, and in u alloy
in Hie mountains nbout 100 feet above
the sea level. The pronp lomprlroH
about SOO members scattered among
other varieties of forest trees. Sonic of
these gieat tiees have been injured by
hurricanes and by flre presumably
built by Indians. Some of them are
prostrate, ami from them a man can
lacerated that his throat constantly
grew worse. lirst ho could manage
to squeeze some liquid refreshments
down his parched throat, mingling
them with u few light solids. Soon
those liquids had to bo made thluner
mid thinner, until at last tven water
was unable to fore-e 1th wny down, and
ouly ut intervals of three or four tln.vs,
when tho paFsagewa) would relax, could
the man feed his famished stomach.
When brought to the hospital (ioetsch
had spent eleven tlajs without food or
drink. This was several mouths ago,
Doctois went to (Joe-tsch i.ald. They
cut a hole In his stgmach, feeding him
by means of a funnel, until they finally
Eiictteded In Inserting a peimanent
tubo In tho coat of tho t.toinach. This
operation having been suecessfuly ac
compllsheel, the irownlng act war. com
pleted by attaching a rubber tube to
the end of tho Ftomaeh attachment and
Inserting at tho connection a Httle but
ton of peculiar m range rncnt. Supplied
with tills, Goetscli tits down (it table
and tnJo) his ir.eahi like otlfor mort
als, but without being compelled to
swallow a morsrl of food,
The physlclaiiK came to tho conelu
rlon when limiting tho attachment since
so slice tssfully used by their patient,
that, as he had good lungs, these could
bo used Just ns well as tho aofitiphnpiis,
which has nil along refined to work.
He was thereupon Instructed In the att
of "plnclng" Ill's food. After looking
over tho bill nf faro nnd determining
what would tlcl.Io his palnto the pa-
i l
i THLLS OP CALirOKNIA.
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i - ' LVjf a -'vm tt". - . - -.'"..-1 -l - i" " -r r:
- .- -.::- . - .u. . ,'c..i....
" J - Mi'WZy$f?ffoJ " --"' --'W:5r brrn riiill'ed for iiliout twenty jeuiH,
I ..-.-- j--,ct'Ji..Ms ' .r.,jl. i:T TT-, -.-vi..JJ-5 end initiioveinents uro con-itantly licing
,J.Ut5sS$.avy. ftt-Z2& mad, In It. The rough stones are taken
llmt was allowed to masticate Ihe ar
ticle ami enjoy Its tlavor. The rubber
tube was thou Inserted In his mouth
nml ho was ted 1 to blow. The tloctois'
button at the for t ml of the tub, fold
ing to the pic-sure, allowed the fond lo
pass unobsti ui toil, ami straightway
(Itp-lag b'ic'k Into plate, ictallietl the
ootid ut of the Uonnch. Thus, It ban
come about that by ttiuntmit blowing
at a tubbi i pipe (icietseh has pi own fat
and lt ok. lie has Just h aelu d the age
of manhood tnul the attending ih)l
tlatu. pittlict tor I tm a long mid pleas
ant lift. Win n not lu use (he tube Is
tuc keel away under the iniin'n u-t. and
If It were not for this lie would, to all
appeal nnciii, be no dllfeiint fnuu other
I tuple.
Willlls to Itllllil nil 1 llltin nn lllnlii'.
"I.arpr m..ps" may (as land Su,l
I'lirv has been le ce-itty leailiitllug inn be
cm feelingly desirable for u-rtiilii pin
pcuus but In the opinion of M. Ellsn
Itoc lu the net (1 for huge plidlt'f Is eve tl
mm e ilam.int. In u ltilgluni review
that gc'ipiaplicr i. lib nils a plan fm the
toiistrui tlnn t f a tt in ' ti.il ploln mi the
Hi ale of 1-ldO i iintli. The illamelcr of
this nileiuco'i i would be IL'T lueteis, or
about 100 ft. The lust of tniipH, sa)s M
Hot lus. an ihciptivo. They tin not He
rniate !y ieinsii)t (lit lelatlve (llmeu
slomi of tlilftrtft ici'lolis. The ,;litbe
oil the other laud, shows tho actual
Mtitetuit of the planet. It plves each
country its ai I piopoitions and it-ii-tli
u; accinate loinparlstniH puhhIIiIo. On
the sllgpt-stcil stale, nioi cover, ll tine
Idea of the height of motiutalUK mid
the depths of m i atis would he it-adlly
galatil. Thus the lu Iglit even of
WELUNGTONIAN.
best Jinlfei
of their former niagnlll
et n 'I.
One of them has been cut tlown by
mnn. It was no easy task. It took
t went) -five men five days to even sever
the trunk. In this work the nxo was
of no value, but long ship augers weie
used. Holes were boretl nml tho fila
ments of wood between the holes were
cut away. When Mils woik had been
done the tico still icnialneil upright,
nnd wedges and beetles had to bo called
in to tip tho tree over.
Tho j,r"iit trunk, ninety feet In elr
cumfetenre was smoothed off ami a
pavilion erected on the top. The amount
of wood contained In this tree bns been
estimated at rifio.'iOu cubic feet, nml the
lings of the trunk showed It to he moie
than 3,000 .veara old. One of tho fallen
trees had, when standing, a height of
l.r.0 feel.
Another great group Is In the conn!)
of Mariposa, near nnd nbovc Yosem
Ite Valley. It Is In a depression In
the moiiiitaius, but at a height of s.Oim
feet above ica level. They are like the
tints Just mentioned, in the midst of
pints, sptuees anil tetlars. The gioup
toinpriscs over (100 members. One o'
them Is hollow and has fallen down.
A horseman tan ride through Its entire
length without bowing his head. When
standing upright It was about 400 feet
In height, and I lit) lu t Irciimfercnie. Its
ape Is 11,100 )eard.
It Is n pleanire to Americans to know
that the government has taken meas
ures to preserve these splendid forests
from the hands of tho vnndnls, that they
may be the wonder of future genera
tions ns well as of UiIh. Farmers' lie
view, Chicago.
Montmnrtre would bo quite perceptible.
Westminster Gazette.
A Shut nt thr ( Irruy.
Pollrerruin X of West i..th stteet ban
this shot nt n reverend gentleman. He
says, that recently he heard n clergy
man preiuhlng on tho value of tiuth
nml the thought passed thinugh his
mind that then- was no one more than
a polleemnn who required to constantly
bear this hssun In mind, herniifio tho
temptations to give faho evidence are
so great, inasmuch as a policeman's
word Is taken for gosprl.
Hut, sa)s our filemj of tho blue:
Why do clergymen and ministers omit
policemen from their paMoral visits?
Ho has been for thirteen years living
In n district where thero mo twelvo po-
i lire-men. who, cover an aicn in which
there are thirteen mlnhters. During
I the whole of that thirteen years not a
i single visit has been paid to theso
, twelve policemen by avy ono of tlicso
parsons.
And then Policeman X goes on to
mako a very unpleasant remark. Ho
sayH that tho reverend gentlemen mo
occupied In looking nffr permim lu
their own social position nnd do not
cure nbout "any that mo bilow It. Now
York. Mercury,
A C3I carat diamond, tho finest ever
found in Africa, was discovered nt J.ig-fiersfonte-ln,
in tho Transvaal, on tho
day after Christinas. When cut It la
expected that it will Lo worth 300,000.
SURE-TO-WIN POKCn HINTS,
SiiCRP.IInti. for Mirc, W III. Ii I. Knrn
lit I iittim It Ilic riii)rr Sirir..
The whole object of poker Is to K'vo
your ow n inone) ami to secure some ono
lift's Win cash and lose on credit hi
a good general inle, sa)H Urn New Yoik
Weld.
Theiefore, buy onlv out -half as man)
chips as on think )ou will need. Win f
they an pone, owe !
Ante only when you .ire teinlnded of
It. You'll make u chip or two In an
evening bv following this atHite.
If any one him to owe for chips mnl.n
sure that .vnu'ro the first to do so. TI.e a
let iignlnM the teady-inouey idii.M-is
(let a look at the bottom curd If win
ran. It may alter )our draw mate
rlallv. Alwawt "salt away" chocks In )oiir
pocl.eis, No one then can tell how win
sl.ind mid )ou i an be "shy" from tlnm
to (line.
Watch the dlscarils carefully but tiso
them spni Inglv. Excess In those lux
urli s may beget trouble.
Sell )tmr chips while you have pltitly
of them but onlv for cash.
If the re Is a kitty take a few cx'ia
olmns. If .von don't smoke yeiuiself
"then imp citht t."
At the i lost of the game hnlw your
winnings ami multiply )our losyes In
tllsciisslng how )ou stand. All good
pin vein do i.
Never pav any hold-over debts nt tl-e
beginning of a now gaine. Mercenary
nie-ii have been known to accept money
so offi led and it fui to play.
When luck Is against )on call -"or u
new pack, giuinble ami claim mtno
trouble than ever nuiital had befoie'.
When von aie winning look -at your
w.it h all the time with the leintirk:
"J vo got to po preMv soon." (!o wh"ii
)ou gt t good niul le.ttlv.
Mv following then Insti notions you
will show an Intimate know ledge of thu
"w u if von do not win.
L5LACK DIAMONDS.
Itriwll I iperlM Mure Dliiii.nniN limn
Ant ettlic r Cimtilrv
Alllioupli ihe en atest diamond mines
in the win Id on In Smith Allien, Ilra
rll ixpoitK niDii diamonds to that part
than ituvwlitte else on eaitli. sa)H a
Iiontli-ii paper The explanation Is t asy.
Tin v a i bl.u k dluniutiiU anil not of
the liMid used for Jew t by. Tho place
of Hirli giciMe-sl utlllt) I-. U.ldi'lglOIIIld
III mines South Africa does not pro
duce thrill, but It toiil.l not well get
ah up without them.
Hlnek diamond Is tin hardest sub
stance known. Its utllltv has not only
ami split bv niacblncr) lu u way that
was unknown until leeenily. ihe split
must follow tin giaiu. If It ib.es not
tin- stones will be wasted Each stoiio
Is spilt into t lilies of tlllfcicut Sl.tH.
The cukes an then welded Into mining
drills If they are to be nil for boring.
The steel Is east about the diamond so
that It cannot get loose. In the tamo
way neatly all diamond m.vh aie made.
They me circular saws. Evoiy tooth
lr a black diamond cube. It Is fastener!
on when the steel poitbin o tho In
strument Is in a molten state.
The attempt to make the.e stones
nrtlfiilaliv has proven a failure) In
every Instance. The cent Is greater
than the market pi Ice of the lliar.llliiu
diamond.
Illack diamonds weigh ordinal Uy less
than 100 carats, ranging all the way
down to half a carat. The largest In
existence was found only a short tlmo
ago. Its weight being 'IJ0 carats. rIho
diamond was sold to a museum for
8.000 pounds. ,
l.iiluir Tr.iillilr..
It was the Divine will that the lega
tions betwee-n emplo)er and employed
should be softened mid ameliorated by
mutual klndnrFS between the parties.
The trade anil labor iiouhlcs of tho
present ape me uitliely the result of
the lack of love on one side for tho
other usually on both Bishop Whlt
nl.cr. MORE OR LESS HUMOROUS.
Torm-p: "Ho-ir about Mcddrra lor.ln'
his wife?" ll'ilceile: "Yen, ami It's too
bntl, after bavin' had to winter her."
Cincinnati Enqulicr.
A.: "I knew jour father, the old
soap holler, very well." Pnnonuo;
"Ah, jes; sonp boiling was one of his
hobbles." Tagllehe r Anzelger.
The policeman: "III! the-ie, jou dago,
let up on the uiigur. Wot's he hern n
doln?" The Italian: "l.e-mme alone! I
lleka do nig. He one Abysslu. His peo
ple klllu my countrymen. 1 nvingo!
Vivu Italia!"- Pittsburg liulletln.
Mrs. A.: "I uni surpilsetl that your
husband earns so littlo If ho works u-s
hard as you say. What does ho do?"
Mis. H.: "Tho last thing he did was to
calculate how mini) times a clock ticked
in tho courso of 1.0U0 years." Phila
delphia Iiiqiilur,
Tho poor womnn's husband had died,
and u eouplo of nelghbois called to of
fer theli sjmpnthy, rinding tho newly
mndo widow at tho dinner table. "Ah,"
said tho wltlow, "I havo been weeping
since I o'clock this morning, mid as soon
as I have eaten my d Inner 1 am going
lo begin ngalnl" l'Mlegcndo Ulncttcr.
Garrulous bonnier: "Kor ton jeara
my habits worn ;n icgular an clock
work. I rose ut tie stioko of G; halt
mi hour later 1 sat down to breiikfaut;
at 7 I was at work, dine:', at I'J, ato at
0 nnd was In lied at 'J 30; ato oul) hearty
food and wasn't 111 a single day." Snr
castlu boarder: "Dear mo! And what
wcro ou lu for?" (.Awful allenie.)
Plck-Me-Up.
Mr. Hugplns and MIs3 Dlmplo hntl
been rilbcutmliig murrl.igu in mi imper
sonal uiannoi, when tho jouug lady an
nounced her prefcreuco In this wny:
"Tho man I mtirry must bo hnndsomo,
talented, nmlablo, courageous, ami
without a fault of any sort whatever."
Dr.' Miles' Remedies Rcstoro Hcalli. ""
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