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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, APRIL 2 1897.
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SHE SEES THJG UNSEEN
WIDOW WADE AND HER PECUL
IAR POWER.
ald to Hare Second Slglit IletldcnU
of Her Town Tell of ttio Cane In
VLI.L fell.. .. ....l.... .-
Njf Ability.
N most places when
persons loao things
thoytry to getthem
back cither by look
ing for them or by
advertising. In tho
town of Cnaltlo, N.
Y It Is different.
There, if anything
of value Is lost, tho
loser consults tho
Wlilow Wado. Tho
tho Widow Wade's
finding lost ar
local storrlca
of
achievements
nt
ticles would bo Incredible If thoro wdro
not many trustworthy witnesses to
vouch for every ono of them. Cnstllo
is a small town In a Una fanning coun
try and ono would thlnlc that tho resi
dents of tho placo would look upon tho
Widow Wado ns tho ono Hon In tho
neighborhood, but they don't. A strang
er visiting tho villago Is taken first of
nil to sco tho wator euro, as tho big
Banltarlum which stands on a hill near
by is called, and then to look over
many trivial features at town archi
tecture and landscape. Ho would not
bo likely to hoar of tho widow nt all
unless ho woro to Inquire for her. Sho
has lived In Castllo all her Ilfo nnd
lias bcon seeing things, hidden from
others, for so many years that tho na
tives havo conio to regard her extra
ordinary power as a matter of courso.
Tho reporter asked a man who sat in
front of tho postofllco smoking:
"Is it true that thcro Js a woman hero
who can find things without knowing
when or whero they woro lost?"
"Huh?" said tho man, looking up In
urprloo; "you mcanl the Widow Wado.
WIDOW WADB.
Ot connio sho does;" and ho pnt Tils
pipo bnck into his mouth with n
ckucklo at tho Idea that anybody
should question tho widow's powers.
So it is all through tho town, and tho
surrounding towns, too. Thoro nro
many highly educated persons In Cas
tile. Somo of them nro qulto ready to
avow their faith In tho Widow Wade's
gift of "second eight." Others do not
wish to bo quoted on tho subject, but
all havo given ovldonco of their belief
In her power. Sho mnkes no boast of
her ability, and exercises it only when
requested to do so. Another peculiar
characteristic, which distinguishes her
from tho professional quack, Is that sho
will not ncccpt money for hor services,
though often urged to do so.
"Slnco tho Lord has sent this gift,"
sho said to tho reporter, "Ho certainly
Intends mo to uso It for tho benefit of
my fellow creatures." Tho Widow
Wnde Is u sincerely pious woman, and
thlB Is her way ot looking nt tho mat
ter. Mrs. Wado Is past CO, and for forty
years the has bcon finding things for
her Wyoming county neighbors. Their
feelings toward her were well ex
pressed by nn old farmer named Wll
lettB on tho outskirts of Castile. A lot
of his grain had been stolen, he said,
and whon ho appealed to tho Widow
Wado she told him where It had been
concealed. Ho went to tho spot, and
sure enough, ho found tho bags of
grain, bearing his name.
"But do you really bollovo It possi
ble that this woman can possess bucIi
powor?" ho was asked.
"I don'no," said tho old man, scratch
Ing his hcaJ In porploxlty. "I don't
understand how It Is, but she found my
oats."
Tho Widow Wado owhb a llttlo house
and a email patch of ground in tho vil
lage, but, having no family ties, she
passes much of her tlmo In "visiting
'round" among hor relatives In Castllo
and Pike, Sho is a pleasant-faced old
lady, and Is always willing to receive
visitors and to talk to them, but sho
is not fond ot speaking of her power of
clairvoyance. Sho is cheerful, some
times oven Jolly. Her way of finding
lost articles la very simple. Take, for
instance, tho caso of Farmer Wllletts
and his stolen grain. When ho had
told his story to Mrs. Wado sho took
out a small glass which looks llko an
ordinary glass; It Is her only "modlum."
Bho gazed fixedly Into It for some tlmo.
Then Bho said:
"I Bee two men carrying bags of grain
from your barn to a wagon which
stands by the road. Now thoy drive to
tho west." Then sho described their
trip along tho -oad which ran past tho
farmer's houso and on for threo or four
miles. "Hero they turned to tho right
and went up a hill," nnd so on. Sho
wept carefully over tho routo, which
afterward waa found to be tho one tho
thieves had taken, and ended her state
ment by telling tho farmor that In
the haymow of a certain barn several
miles away be would flud his grain;
and he did.
Two years ago the glass that the
widow hid ions used waa droooed ac-
ft!
MmiwSM
Now she hill a glass llko the former
one, but she complains that sho cannot
see so clearly In It as In tho old one.
Dr. W. A. McFarlano, a local physi
cian of reputation, who had been ac
quainted with Mrs. Wade's career for
many years, told tho reporter:
"I do not, of course, pretend to un
derstand how Mrs. Wado Is ablo to do
theso things, but that sho has dono all
that you havo hoard, and moro, thoro
can bo no question. I sometimes be
llcvo that thcro arc somo persons who
possess powers which nro undeveloped
in tho ordinary Individual. Perhaps
Mrs. Wado Is ono of tho favored fow.
Hor sincerity I cannot doubt. It is
impossible to suspect such a woman of
duplicity, and besides, duplicity Ib not
In any way nn explanation."
MIm Miirljrn'B Hellenic
Miss Knthcrlno P. Murtyn, nn enter
prising English woman, Is making a
pronounced success of her business ot
supplying food and delicacies for tho
sick, which she conducts In connection
with her "English Tea Rooms" on Fifth
avenue, near tho Waldorf. Mlsa Mar
tyn has qualified hcrHolf thoroughly for
her work, and not only furnishes tho
standard Invalid dishes, such ub gruels,
brotliB, beef ten, Jollies, etc., but also
peptonized foods of nil kinds. Al
though this work keeps hor constantly
busy It is not allowed to Interfere with
her management of tho toa rooms,
which aro cozy nnd homo llko to n dc
grco seldom Keen outside n prlvato
houso. Tho largo front room Is ex
tremely English In nil Its appoint
ments, oven to tho big silver teapots,
sugar bnslns, and cream Jugs and tho
crumpets, which nro mado by MIbs
Mnrtyn herself, aro a revelation to
thoso who havo only tnstcd tho Ameri
can artlclo sold under that nnmo.
Theso rooms nro nlwnyn in demand for
breakfast and luncheon parties, nnd
Miss Mnrtyn nnd hor trim white-capped,
whlto-nproncd sorvlng mnld havo
their hands almost too full at times.
Wonio Thnn 'Wooden Nutmeg.
It has rccoatly been discovered that
thcro is in Birmingham, in tho very
center of Christian England, a factory
whero Idols nro mado for heathen na
tions! Many attempts havo been mado
to obtain admission to tho factory, but
a strict watch Is kept upon outsiders
nuxloiiB to pry Into tho secret cham
bers whero tho heathen gods nro made,
and Journalists especially nro prevent
ed from entering tho works. A fow
fncts were, howover, to bo gleaned con
cerning this extraordinary Industry.
Idols of all kinds nro turned out, rep
resenting tho goda of nil heathen na
tions, from Toklo to Tlmbuctoo. Tho
export trndo to heathen countries is a
fairly largo ono, although moro gods
aro sent out to foreign dealers in cu
rios In tho bazaars of Cairo, Damascus,
Colombo, etc., for salo to unsuspecting
travclors nnxloua to tnko homo some
mementoes of tholr stay abroad.
A IVrnernlor Converted.
Onco when Mr. Whiteflold was
preaching at Exeter, BnyB Dr. Thomas,
a man was present who had loaded his
pockets with stones in order to tHrow
them nt him. Tho man heard tho
preacher's prayer, however, with pa
tlonco, but no aoonor had tho text been
named than ho pulled out a stono nnd
hold It In his hand, waiting for a fair
opportunity to throw It. Hut God sont
a word to his heart and tho stono
dropped from his hand. After tho sor
mon ho went to Mr. Whltcfleld and
said: "I camo to hear you this day,
Intending to brenk your head, but tho
spirit of God, through your words, has
broken my heart." Tho mnn proved
to bo a sound convert, nnd lived an or
nnmeut to tho gospel.
In pun' a Kuiprrs.
Tho Empress of Japan writes poetry
nnd keeps n diary which was recently
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
published, with somo of hor verses.
Sho Is greatly Interested In tho woman
question.
Itoyal Women Sinokcn.
Six women wenrlng European
crowns nro habitual smokers. Tho Em
proas of Austria's allowance Is from
thirty to forty cigarettes a day; tho
dowager Czarina of Russia smokes a
good donl, but only In hor prlvnto
apartments; tho other smokers nro
Carmen Sylvn, tho poet Queen of Rou
manla, tho Queen Regent ot Spain,
Queen Marghcrlta of Italy, and Qucoo
Amollo ot Portugal.
The Ilghton Memorial,
The Lelghton memorial In St. Paul's
cathedral in to bo a monumont on the
wall ot tbe nave, designed by Mr. W.
",.WeJUBPJid. "A . " 1H
THEATRICAL LETTER,
CURKENTSAYINOS AND DOINGS
OF STAQE FOLK.
Hilda Thomas and Her Venture! Tho
Holland Hrother Do Not Appear to
Advantage In the Same May Wlmt
Had Acting- Cnn Ho.
(Now York Correspondence)
ILDA THOMAS,
who has brcomo
prominent In legit
imate rolo circles,
was first Introduced
to Now York audi
ences by Tony Pas
tor, to whom eho
gratefully acknowl
edges sho o w o s
much of her suc
cess. Sho always
tftlOA THOMAS'
refers with prldo to tho great bucccsb
mado by her In his theater through her
rondorlng of tho song, "Sally In Our
Alloy," sho having sung It almost con
stantly nt that houso for a period of
two years. After leaving Mr. Pastor's
company sho appeared successfully In
H. Grnttnn Donnclly'B "Fashion," Hal
Ion & Hart's "Later On," Frank Dan
Ids' "Little Puck," nnd also In tho En
glish production of "Fnuat Up to Date,"
In which sho fl'Ied tho tltlo role. Sho
also acquired considerable reputation
ns a comic opera prima donna with tho
Thompson Opera company. Sho was
selected to piny Gnbrlol, in Rico's
"Evangeline," when n big production
of that work was given nt tho Bo3ton
thentor, In 1891, and met with great
success In tho part, having won tho
favor of both press and public. For
tho past two yearn Miss Thomas baa
bcon playing tho first-class vaudeville
theaters in conjunction with Frank
Bnrry, nnd their act has been received
with much favor. On May 10, 1893,
Miss Thomas introduced nt Hopkins'
Stato Street theater, Chicago, III,, nn
entirely original character, being nn
Imitation of a Bowery soubrctto mak
ing her first appearance on nn nmn
tour night, singing off tho key nnd
doing a sand Jig. Miss Thomas Is am-
MARION
bltlous and conscientious, and has the
reputation of striving to constantly
uresent to the public something new.
A IJitc. Addition.
Marlon G. Cullcn Is a recent debu
tante upon tho dramatic stage who has
given evidence ot fitness for her chosen
calling, and whoso futuro is bright with
promise. Sho was born in Boston,
Mass., nineteen years ago, nnd prior
to tho beginning ot her professional
career had won n local reputation ns
an amateur reader and actress. Sho
Is now filling her first professional en
gagement In "Tho Sunshlno of Para
dise Alloy," In which sho has tlfo prin
cipal rolo, Nelllo McNally. Sho is ot
pleasing appearance nnd ot modest de
meanor; of good stnturo nnd of easy,
graceful carriage. Hor acting Is mark
ed by Intelligence nnd refinement, nnd
although sho has thus far had but llt
tlo opportunity for achievement, sho
has every whero mado a good Impres
sion, and, by furnishing proof of morit,
has fairly won a welcome to tho stago.
Fault of the Actor,
In tho flrst-nlght presentation ot
"Now York" at tho American theater
thoro wero no less than two Illustra
tions ot the way In which scenes that
ought to bo effective may go wrong
through entirely unforeseen conditions.
In tho first act tho principal woman In
tho piece, who had murdorod her se
ducer, waa supposed to be lying In tho
hospital. After her ostensible demise
had been duly recorded, ono of the phy
sicians who had fallen dospcrntoly In
love with his patient, camo In, and,
discovering signs ot life, started to re
suscitate tho woman. It was a thrill
ing moment, but when tho actor play
ing tho doctor tore oft his coat, rolled
up his sleovcs and began to run about
tho stago, tho audteuco laughed Instead
of applauding. Tho fault In this lu
stance was distinctly with tho actor.
Later on In the same piece there was
a scene In a garret, where three ruf
fians proposed to murder a detective
who had mads trouble tor them. Tha
,;
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oscne lamp. At tho moment when the
sccno had reached Its climax, the de
tective, with a plcco of board, smashed
tbe lamp, nnd ovcry light in the houso
on tho stago as well ns In tho audi
torium wan turned out. Tho floor of
the stago had been sanded, with tho In
tention of producing tho effect of scuf
fling feet in tho dork, tho Idea being
to uphold the tension, tho audience de
pending exclusively upon tho senso of
hearing to convey what was going on
upon tho stage. As soon ns tho lights
wcro turned down on tho opening
night, tho occupants of tho gallery,
who had been worked Into a condition
ot great excitement, burst Into cheers
and npplauso bo wildly enthusiastic
that nothing clso could bo heard. So,
of course, tho shuflltng of feet on tho
sanded floor was lost, and n sccno that
gavo overy advance Indication of grcnt
strength fell dead.
Tho Holland Hrother.
Edward M. Holland nnd his brothct
Joseph seem to be mnklng a great mis
take in starring together. Tho work
of one nppears to counteract that of
the other. Both nro clover men, but
their methods arc no utterly dissimilar
that It Is hnrd work to sccuro a good
play that will glvo each a Btcllnr rolo.
E. M. Holland is tho better artist of
tho two, but this delightfully subtlo
llttlo gcntlemnn Is what wo call a char
acter actor, and his charm vanishes ns
soon as tho starry glare 1b focused upon
It. Joseph, tho long, dork brother, has
no subtlety, but ho owns nil tho char
acteristics of tho successful loading
mnn, nnd, to succeed, ho should cither
bo a leading member of a stock com
pany or n stnr nil by himself. I'm very
much interested In tho Hollnnds. Thoy
nro a braco of capital follows, nnd It
Is a pity to see them angling dlscour
aglngly In audi unprofitable waters.
They need the ndvlco of some highly
experienced manager. No highly ex
perienced manager would have permit
ted them to set forth In bucIi a play ns
'Dr. Clnudlus," for Instance, proved to
bo. Tho brothers themselves aro sim
ple, guileless children, or they would
never havo embarked upon such an
enterprise. Tho Hollnnds Bhould sep
arated as soon as possible. In theso
CULLEN.
cases union Is not strength. It Is de
cided woahcers. It halves tho useful
ness ot cadi. E. M. Holland Is as capa
ble an actor as America owns, and Jo
seph's value will always bo apparent.
Ono stnr In a company, however, Is
bad enough. Two stars are almost Im
possible to cope with. Moreover, the
lack of playwrights Is so distressing
that tho Hollands will probably faro
very badly unless they take lnstnnt
steps to Improvo their condition. Nat
urally thoy both want good parts. Each
had plenty of lines In "Dr. Claudius."
Actors rarely look beyond their own
roles, nnd their Is nothing blinder than
one star except perchance two stars,
ttoliiff Hark to Vaudetllle.
JameB Richmond Olenroy, tho well
known comedian, wns born In Ireland,
In September, 1859, nnd was brought
to this country In 18C1, For the past
eighteen years ho has been closely con
nected with tho theatrical business,
and has become wldoly known us u
capable performer. Accompanied by
his wife, Letha Glonroy, who worked
with him from 1882 to 1890, when Bho
died, ho has been connected with the
following companies: Weber & Flolds',
two seasons; Irwin Bros.', two sea
sons; Fred Waldcmnn's, two seasons;
James Hyde's, Robert Manchester's,
tho Howard Athenaeum, Fredericks &
Douglass', Ola Hayden'a Vaudovlllcs,
Russell Brothers', Tlllotson & Fells',
and George Castle's Celebrities. He Is
at present with Davis & Keogh's "On
the Mississippi," but will shortly re
appear upon tho vaudovlllo stago In
his comedy specialty.
Thcro Is n stage-struck girl In "Truo
to Life," and she Is a novolty Insomuch
that Bho Bees something but roses on
her path. In the first act she Is telling
her partner what sho hopes for.
"I should get ono hundred, joer." eho
remarks.
' Per what?" ho asks.
"Per tops"
In Oregwa there are 25,000 acres oi
Sxhards.
WWrtiWiii8tefcwai'iiiM
A UNIFORM QUESTION.
BEINO AGITATED BY
ARMY OFFICERS.
U. S.
When Soldier tlo Into Society Thej
Cannot Afford to Drr I.lkc Million
Hire hut Nome Think Uniform Too
Conpplenmifi.
SERIOUS question
has been agitating
tho minds of army
officers for many
years. Every onco
in n while It comes
to tho surface with
n pronounced bias
for or against and
Mb lntcst develop
ment hag been
reached at Fort
AdaniB, near Newport, says tho Now
York Herald. The question Is tho ap
parently simple ono: "Shall we wear
our uniforms when nway from tho
fort?" But ofllccrs nlone, perhaps, re
nllzo tho difficulties In tho way of Its
solution. At present tho efforts to
Bolvo It nro being mado by thoso who
favor nn nfflrmntlvo decision. Tho
younger officers seo before them the
alluring vision of n Newport summer,
nlrcady heralded by tho recent swag
ger functions of tho Newport reading
room, thnt very exclusive club.
They nrguo that socially an nrmy of
ficer Is tho equal of any one In the
country, but Nowport hnrborB Incomes
thnt make tho compensation which Un
cle Snm deems sufficient for his defend
ers seem positively silly. Consequently
tho favorite sons of Pinto can nffortl
to don as many sultB of clothes as
there nro hours in tho day, and, moro
to tho point still, can go to tho best
of tnilors for them. Mars' sons, how
over, nro always at n loss in civilian's
clothes. They havo forgotten "tho
hang" of them, or their tnilors take ad
vantage of them, or perhaps no man
onco Keon In n uniform can ever com
paro with hlmsolf ngaln out of uni
form. Tho slender young Hcutonnnts
whoso figures nro their fortunes nro
porfectly awaro of tho immense advan
tage thoy possess over overy other man
when In government blue nnd gold.
But It is not wholly n question of
pecuniary convenience, nor yet of van
ity, which nctuatca tho majority of
those who would make tho wearing of
tho uniform a customary thing. Mnny
ofllccrs tnko pride in their badge of
government service. They point to tho
proudest armies In tho world nnd show
how their ofllccrs nro compelled by
regulation to wear their uniforms.
Tho great enthusiasm over tho army
aroused by regular troops at the recent
Madison squnro tournament has en
couraged many men who would gladly
tee tho United States nrmy known and
loved by the people nt large.
Very few Inconveniences ever have
como to thoso who did not wenr their
uniforms. Indeed, as ono man said,
somo ofllccrs mado n much moro ridic
ulous flguro In Innppropriato or old
fashioned civilian's clothes than they
ever could In full regimentals. Prac
tice Is pretty ovenly divided at posts
near smnll towns, and ono officer who
habitually woro his uniform remem
bered onco being nsked by somo small
boys whero waa "do band," while hun
dreds of times It wns a friendly recog
nition of Ills uniform or a sort of pride
In It thnt lighted the eyes which met
his.
Others who prefer their ordinary
garb to tho stranger civilians' clothes
testify that tho uniform has actually
been n help to them. Laughingly, nn
offlcor told of how ho but recently
graduated from West Point, and con
sequently, unaccustomed to pockets,
lost or forgot his money and wns un
hesitatingly given credit hecniiBO of
bin uniform. And nil Newport Is full
of tho adventure of another young offi
cer, who escaped being accused of
theft by an lrnto woman because ho
woro "army blue."
"You wear tho dress of n gentleman,"
said she. "1 don't bollevo you stolo
the money."
All officers ngrec thnt while on pro
tracted leave It Is a good plan to drcs3
as other men, but many protest against
the nbsurdlty of going In tho govern
ment launch or ambulance to a dance
at another post, or even on civilian
Invitation, nnd being, as It were,
ashamed to wear tho colora of tho gov
ernment they serve.
"But It makes ub conspicuous," Is the
plea of tho opposing party, horrified at
tho mcro suggestion of appearing out
side of tholr rospectlvo fortB in mili
tary attlro. Theso men go to church
In civilian clothes, wear them while
visiting, or, If thoy hnve to run In to
town for oven half an hour, lay nsldo
tho "bluo" for such conventional garb
ns It may have suited them to pur
chase a light suit and small black
derby, llko as not. They quote tho well
known aversion of many prominent
men to wearing uniform, nnd tell with
rollsh Gen. Grant's adventure just af
ter his graduation from West Point.
It will be remembered that Immediate
ly on receipt ot his uniform tho general
wns very anxious to don It.
"I was Impatient to get on my uni
form nnd seo how It looked," he sayB
In hla "Memoirs," "and probably
wanted my old schoolmates, particu
larly tho girls, to see mo In It. Tho
conceit was knocked out ot mo by two
llttlo circumstances that happened
sdon after tho arrival of tho clothes,
which gave mo a distaste for military
uniforms that I never recovered from.
Soon after the arrival ot tho suit, I
'donned It and put off for Clncltnntl
on horseback. Whilo I was riding
along a street of that city, Imagining
that every ono was looking at mo with
a feeling akin to mine when I first
saw Gen. Scott, a little urchin, bare-
atW, bwsjfrotsd, wUi dlfty and rf-
m
ged pants held up by a single g.illown
that's what suspendera were called
then and a shirt that had not seen
wash-tub for weeks, turnod to me and
cried: 'Soldier, will you work? No,
slr-ee; I'll sell my shirt first!'
"Tho other clrcumstnnco occurred nt
home. Opposlto our houso, In Bethel,
stood the old stago tavern, where 'man
nnd benst found accomodation. The
Btablemar. was rather dissipated, but
possessed of somo humor. On my re
turn, I found him parading the streets
and attending In tho stable, barefooted,
but In n pair of sky-blue mnkecn pan
taloonsjust tho color of my uniform
trousers with n strip of white cotton
sheeting down the outside seams in Im
itation of mine. Tho joko was a huge
ono in the minds of many of tho pco
plo nnd was much enjoyed by them,
but I did not appreciate It so highly."
MOVINO A MOUNTAIN.
This Htupciidoim Tuk A Van Done In t
California Town.
A good section of tho mountain at
San Diego overhanging Morcna dnm
on ono side wns torn off tho other day
by 100,000 pounds of powder, lifted sev
eral feet straight up, nnd, then pushed
bodily forward 40 or CO feet, trembling
over tho mighty gorge below tho dam,
and then falling with nn awful roar
125 foots, to remain hereafter for all
tlmo as tho bulwolk of the great dam
being built to Impound water for tho
city. The dam Is 43 miles cast of the
city. For two months or moro prepara
tions had been mado for the monster
blast, in common with another blast
that Is nearly ready. The plan Is to cut
tunnels into tho side of tho mountain
nt various points about the bed of tho
creek, and to placo In theso tunnels,
first, great stores of black powder,
which ignites slower thnn giant pow
der, and therefore, has moro pushing
power nnd less shattering effect. On
tho surface nnd In places through the
mountain side wero placed big depos
its of giant powder for the purpose of
shattering tho mns3 and lifting it up.
According to plana, tho black powder,
when It exploded, would hurl tho mass
straight forward, making a bridge of
granite ncrosa the gorge nnd blocking
tho strenm. Tho plana were carried
out with the greatest care. Danger wni
constantly feared from the great mines
of powder, but all went well, and the
blast was finally ready. At lot of In
sulated electric wires, connecting with
each deposit of powder, nnd attached
to explodera, wero gathered Into one
circuit In n tunnel across tho gorge nnd
above tho blast, whero tho foreman,
John Duggnn, stationed himself to
press the button.
At 2:45 o'clock tho signal was passed
nlong thnt nil wns ready. Tho work
men had posted themselves at n safe
dlstnnce nnd eagerly watched to sec tho
stupendous break In tho hillside. Fore
mnn Duggan closed the switch, and a
wonderful scene Instantly followed.
Tho sido of tho opposite hill, composed
of grent bowlders nnd masses of gran
lto In dikes, quivered, roo from Its
bed of centuries, and shot out thou
sands of llttlo squirming tongues of
dust, that gavo tho whole hill n pecu
liar fuzzy appearance. This was for
a fraction of a second. A growl, llko
the angry diapason ot tho ocean,
sounded deep down In the hill, and be
fore tho spectators recovered their
equilibrium aftor tho carthquako tho
mass was falling. An Incessant raftlo
of rocks filled tho n!r llko a regiment of
musketry. Dust nroso In billows nnd
hung over tho wrecked hill 'or nn hour.
Tho falling of small rock continued
for almost is long. When the dust
cleared nway It was found that tho
blast had dislodged a mass of rock 400
feet up and down strenm, and an nvcr
ago of CO feet In height, completely
bridging tho canyon. Tho engineers
estimated that the amount dislodged
weighed 150,000 tons. The rock wna
thrown exactly as tho engineers had
planned. San Francisco Chronicle.
Charity.
Tho conditions In which thousands
of our fellows live and die challenges
Boclety to put away for awhile frivolity
and gayety. Our present duty is to
consider soberly how wo can help tho
cause of the poor. Philanthropy nlono
will not suffice. Rev. G. R. Gcbaur.
Wealth.
Wealth Is an opportunity for doing
good. I would not destroy wealth,
but I would unlock and employ It for
humnnlty. The. sacred mission of
wealth is to uplift tho fallen and to ex
tend the friendly hand in sympathy of
man with man. Rev. M. C. Peters.
MISSINQ LINKS.
Tho United States sent 103,000,000
pounds of bam to Great Britain last
year.
In Sweden women voto for all elect
ive officers except representatives; also,
Indirectly, for members ot the house ot
lords.
China Imported 13,000,000 squaro feet
of American lumber last year, most of
It frorr the states of Oregon and Wash
ington. Japan now possesses one hundred
Iron and steel steamships registered for
foreign trade, with a gross tonnage or
231,139 tons.
Miss Mlnnlo F. Clay has been ap
pointed captain of a steamer on Lako
Sebago, Maine, Sho passed tho exam
ination for pilot and navigator,
W. A. Johnston, who Is now associate
Justice ot the Kansas supremo court,
serving his third term, once was an
amateur base-ball pitcher, and a good
ono, too.
Twenty cases of diphtheria have oc
curred In the Spotts school district,
Union -county, Pennsylvania, from tbe
us of tbe single drinking cup and old
tlsM drlabia fall.
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