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PRISONERS IN THE ICE.
WOMEN WITH THE FLEET
POINT BARROW.
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"our of Tlirm Aro AVIvor of Cnptnlnft of
tho Ships Tuo Mttlo Children, OiipII
uiul Olio H iath Old, with Tht-iu
Much HufTorlni; l'rowilU.
Away up In the frozen north, with
only nn Arctic sea as rt landscape, arc
four women and two llttlo children.
Of courso wo have read all about the
whaling fleet Jammed In tho Ice at
Point Harrow, and about the relief ex
pedition sent out by tho government
In the revenuo cutter Hoar to c.srry fcotl
to tho Imprisoned whalera. The Hear
has reached Unalaska, and overland
expedition hns started to the relief of
tho eight fctcam whaling vessels and
their crews Jammed In that awful sea
of Ice, sayB a recent Issue of Chicago
Tribune. Tho eight Ice-bound vessels
arc tho Orca, the Jcsso II. Freeman, tho
Belvedere, tho Rosarlo, tho Fearless,
the Wanderer, tho Joanle and the New
port, the crows of which number 2G5.
Tho four women In tho licet arc tho
wives of Captain Green, Captain Por
ter and Jcsso II. Freeman, Captain
Sherman and Captain Weeks. The two
children who Eallcd away were Dert
Sherman, the G-year-oId Fon of Captain
and Mrs. Sherman, and Dorothy Por
ter, tho 8-year-old daughter of Captain
and Mrs. Porter. It wa3 arranged that
tho sailors on board the Bear were to
y know nothing of tho presenco of tho
women and children until the licet had
been out thrco days, as thcro is a su
perstition among- sailors, especially
whalera, that a woman on board brings
bad luck, and tho newspaper reporters
who were In tho secret had given their
promlso not to mention tho fact until
after tho vessels had sailed.
These four women are the first, with
the exception of Mrs. Peary, to ventures
so far north. It's like reading a ro
manco to hear the letters that at long
Intervals havo come to tho Oakland
and San Francisco friends of this par
ty. "I love It," Mrs. Green said the day
before she sailed on this perilous voy
age. "I havo been on one llttlo trip
with my husband before, and It was
such fun."
"Hero are somo of my trophies," sho
said, displaying swordllsh teeth, long
and cruel, and gloating over the grim
souvenirs of her first voyage. "Hut
this time wo expect to bo gone longer,
WOMEN AND CHILDR
you know, and farther and may
be "
That "maybe" did not Include tho
real suffering that has overtaken tho
daring band, and much of this woman'a
llto msut havo been changed lately,
owing to the distressed condition that
prevails in tho fleet' at Point Barrow,
for reduced rations and a blocked pas
sage to the home country and the mar
ket havo broken their spirits some
what, no doubt. It remains to bo seen
w,hat tho rclloving party will find
among tho men, women nnd children
of that cold place
Titan Kvrr Than.
Many readers will feel a very un
reasonable degree of sympathy with a
bicyclist whoso mlsadventuro is thus
described in tho Washington Post, by
a writer who rccolycd tho story from
tho oculist mentioned: A man on a
ulcyclo was scorching cheerily along
tho conduit road on his way to town,
when suddenly there loomed up out ot
tho darkness a heavy wagon headed
straight for him. There was no tlrao
to turn out. Tho wheel crashed Into
tho wagon polo, anil tho rider was
thrown completely over tho horses,
falling between them and the wagon.
Tho oculist ran to tho rescue, cxpect-
Ing to see a maes of bleeding and un
conscious humanity. Instead, he saw
a kicking and angry person who was
apparently uninjured. Tho bicycle
was a Chlncso puzzlo of twisted wire.
"Are you hurt?" asked tho oculist.
The ingry person picked himself up nnd
" stopped Bwearlng. Ho gazed at what
had onco been a fair young bicycle.
"Hurt?" ho said, in n tone of deepest
disgust. "Hurt? Mo? Of course I
ain't hurt. 1'vo got an accident poli
cy." An "AcKn'Mlvn Volley."
"What is an aggressive policy.grand
pa?" "Well, It Is a policy which makes a
man so mad that ho wants to light, but
which scares him bo that ho doesn't
dro fight." Potrolt Frco Press.
a m- wf vWr?-rm.GRrtN Murk $ M
R&LICS AT FARNBOROUQI.
Sail Mnnorlen of thn Once tlriititltul
KniprrM IltiRi'iitc,
The Interior of tho mansion at Farn
borough, which serven as a homo for
the Empress Eugenic, In both sumptu
ous and comfortable, but its distinctive
features aro tho constant presence of
all that can recall those who have
gone. Just beforo the departure of the
prlnco Imperial for Zululand the em
press had decided to arrange for htm
an apartment at Chlselhurst Into which
all tho historical and personal souven
irs In her poFscsslon of Nnpolcon I.
and III. should be gathered. Tho room
was barely finished when tho news
ramo of the death of its young mas
ter. An exactly similar one has been
arranged at Farnborough, with the ad
dition of one largo piece of furniture,
tho upper part of which has glas3
doors. Hohlnil these tho mother has
herself placed everything belonging to
her son, from his earliest rattle to his
favorite books. In tho lower inclosed
portion are locked up tho accouter
ments of tho horse he rode and the
hlood-stnlncd uniform lie woic on that
tragic day, mournful relics brought to
tho empress by Col. Vllllcrs and on
which can bo seen tho lanco thrusts
of the Zulus. Tho old bedroom of the
prlnco has also been reinstated at
Farnborough, as It was at Chlselhurst.
Near tho narrow camp bedstead, which
Is always strewn with fresh flowers,
stands the magnificent cradle, with Its
gilt bronzo figures, offered by the city
of Paris when Franco acclaimed tho
heir to the empire-tho cradle In which
he reposed while all thu dignitaries ot
tho state passed before Hie Imperial
Infant.
CHOOSES HIS OWN TOMB.
Amlil llm ."Most OlorloiiM Nvew-ry In tlm
World.
While somo of tho newspapers have
been busy of late killing Mr. Rhodes.
It is announced in the Capo papers that
Mr. Rhodes himself has selected his
burial place, says the Iondon News.
It Is in the Matoppo hills, lu tho neigh
borhood of his farm, that ho desires
"in tho fullness of timo" to be hurled
In tho solid rock. A special corre
spondent, who calls tho spot "World's
Vlow," thus describes tho scenery: "At
length wo camo to a halt and were led
through tho bushes up enormous slopes
of solid granite onto tho roof of a
rocky eminence. Here tho world's
views lay unfolded like a panorama
beforo our gladdened eyes. There were
EN AT POINT BARROW.
many traveled members of our party,
but not one of them cauld 'say that he
had ovqr seep anything llko it. Here,
surely, wo were gazing down upon ono
of nnturo's. battlefields, the disordered
scene of some tremendous convulsion,
in which Titanic forces had lifted tho
biggest -bowlders tho mind can con
celvo and tossed them to and fro llko
pebbles. As fnr as tho eye could tra
vel stretqhed nn ocean of granlto moun
tains, extending rango beyond range to
tho horizon. Few peoplo rcallzo tho
Immensity of tho Matoppos or tho
beauty of tho .hillsides and valleys,
whero euphorbia, mahogany and mo
pana trees nnd all sorts of tropical
bushes flourish In glorious confusion,
and certainly no ono can have any
conception ot tho nwe-lnsplring gran
deur or tho scenic splendor ot this
wondrous natural panorama."
Making Him Coful.
Seldom Fedd It was mighty mean
do way dat old glnger-whlskercd far
mer an' his two big, husky sons treated
poor old Slobsyl Spoiled Spoonor
Wat did dor do to him? Seldom Fedd
Dclr barn needed paintin', an' do
sons dragg'cd Slobsy up an' made him
brea'the on It while do old farmer
spread on do accumulation wld a broad
brush. Do result was a rich, dark red.
l'uro lteaion.
Wiseman How often it happens that
tho little things we think of, nt tht
tlmo ot their occurrence prove to bo
tho very making ot us. Puttlman
That's bo; If I hadn't been a little
thing early in llto I don't suppose I
would havo over amounted to any.
thing. Richmond Dispatch.
Hunker III1I IMoiiiiinnit IHriirfrd,
A Boston newspaper complains that
tho famous Bunker Hill monument,
which, when first erected, was tho tall
est creation of man in this country, has
now becomo qulto insignificant In
height. It Is 220 foot high or 327 feet
shorter than city hall tower In Philadelphia.
TACK'S REGENERATION
T'S a Bhamo for
such a nice girl as
Mary Hallctt to go
with a worthloss,
shiftless fellow1 llko
W Hcrt mill .Mrs.
nay mono was ury
much in earnest.
"I'd say something
to her, only girls
are such fools, It
mlcht bo worse
than to keep still. Sho looks
all tired out now, with her work
and worry at home; how will she look
when she's married to a drunkard 7"
"It's an awful pity," said her neigh
bor, nnd as Jack Raymond passerl
through the room sho glanced curious
ly from mother to son. Sho thought,
"I guess Hcrt Hill ain't much worse
than your boy." What she said was,
"That's real pretty cloth you're work
ing on.
Jack went up the hill behind the
house till he came to n spot where the
April sun shono warmly under pine
trees. He dropped upon the ncetllc
covcrcd giound, pulled his hat over his
eyes, and calmly finished tho nap which
his mother's Indignant protest had dis
turbed. Tho wind blew softly among the
plno branches, files and wasps crept
Into tho sunlight, bluebirds sang, and
far overhead a hawk Failing on steady
wings cried cruelly. At length Jack
stirred, removed the hat from his eyen,
and sat up. Ho hitched along on the
ground till ho got his back against a
tree trunk. He gazed out upon the
spring landscape meditatively. Then
his lips began to move. He was talk
ing to hlmsolf, lnandlbly.
"It's a shame for such a nice girl
as Mary Hallett to go with a worthless,
shiftless fellow like Bert Hill. Yes,
that's so. H ought to bo stopped. Talk
ing won't do any good. Something's
got to be done. I suppose I might
undertake the Job." Ho grinned slight
ly at the thought. "It would be a
good idea to go into missionary work.
and I'm sure that Is a good cause to
rescue Mary Hallctt from Hcrt. She'.
a nice little girl, and It would be a
pity for her to marry him. Bert doesn't
even treat his mother well what
would ho do to Mary?" Ho straight
ened up nlmost energetically. "I vow
I'll do it," he said. Then he meditated
again.
"Wonder if I can?" he mused, doubt
fully. He felt In a pocket and took out
a small, round mirror. He gazed In
It earnestly. Ho took off his hat and
brushed his blondo hair back from his
forehead; then ho gave a smile of af
fectation which showed his white
teeth; then he put tho mirror back in
his pocket. There was a look of con
fidence In his blue eyes.
"Guess you'll do," ho said. "Rather
against you, being light, though; but
where there's a will there's a way."
Ho got up and started down the hill.
Half way he paused. "Supposo she
should fall in love with me, and then
ARE SUCH FOOLS.
I'd have to go back on her and break
her all up? It Isn't likely, to bo sure,
but what if It should happen?" Thcro
was a rueful pause then ho said,
"Tho end Justifies the means," and
went on down tho hill.
Although Jack's friends maintained
that he would be all right If ho only
kept out of bad company, the general
opinion was that ho and Bert were
about evenly matched for worthless
ness and shlftlessnesB. And when Jack
began to go to Hallett's, peoplo said,
"O, dear! Two of them!" They con
tinued to bo shiftless; but It was re
marked that, unlike Bert, Jack had giv
en up drinking.
"You'll havo to Btop that," Jack had
told himself. "This is going to be a
Hharp game, and you can't afford to
muddle what brains you've got."
Somo young men would have begun
tho campaign by going of an evening
to call on Mary, but Jack's methods
were different.
It was a Monday morning, just as
Mary was carrying a basket of clothes
into the yard, that Jack appeared on
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tho scene.
Ho greeted her cheerfully, then went
and took tho clothes lino from her,
"I'll put this up," ho Fald, and ho pull
ed It tight and fastened It firmly.
"Now, you give mo the big things
to hang up," he said. "I can't do any
thing with handkerchiefs and such like,
but I'm great on sheets and table
cloths." Mary laughed. She was too surpris
ed to object, and In a short tlmo the
clothes -were nil hung .on tho lino nnd
Jack had put tho clothes polo under
It."
"Now, If you've got any troublesome
young brothers nnd sisters you'd like
to get rid of temporarily, why, Just
Bend 'em along. I'll take chargo of
Uiem and deliver them Eafely over to
you at noon."
"0, If you would," Bild Mnry. "They
aro so fretful this morning, and In my
way all tho time."
It was with h sigh of relief that, a
fow minutes Inter, she saw Jnck and
tho two boys and one girl passing down
tho road. Sho got her work along
brnvcly, and Just as dinner was nil
leady and her father had come In. Jnck,
truo to his promise, left tho thrco chil
dren at the door and went homo with
out stopping to speak.
The children gave glowing accounts
of their w.ilk. "And .Inch's going to
make us n klto and fiy It the next
windy day," they ended.
Nearly every day after that Jack
took tho children off Into the woods
nnd fields, giving Mary a vacation
from their noise. When he went to
get them, or when ho brought them
back, ho alwavs found somo little
thing to do to help her.
Then one Sunday he dressed with
uiiusuni care, looking remarkably fresh
and clean, too, and went to church and
Sunday school. Afterward he walked
home with Mary, holding her sunshade
over her carefully all the way.
Mr. Hallctt staid at homo with the
children Sundays, and it was rather
tiresome for him. So when ho saw
Jack coming ho brightened up and ask
ed him to stay to dinner. Jack con
sented, much to Mr. Hallett's satisfac
tion, and the children's boisterous de
light. Mary's father dearly loved to
talk, and Jack appeared to enjoy lis
tening equally well.
After dinner Mr. Hallctt went Into
the sitting-room and fell asleep In his
chair, while Jack Insisted on wiping tho
dishes for Mary, The children swarm
ed about li i in and got In his way. till
ho declared that they were as bad as
cats, and he'd have to sprinkle them
and sec If they would clear out then.
When the dishes wore done and Mary
had taken off her apron Jack began
to notice signs of uneasiness In her
manner.
"About time for Bert." he said to
himself; then aloud; "I should think
you'd go crazy with these noisy young
sters around all the time. I'm going
to tako them away and you can rest,
Insteead of working as you usually
do."
Down the road they went, nnd they
were hardly out of sight In ono direc
tion before Bert Hill appeared from
'he other. He, too, was dressed with
particular care, but though there was
no denying that he was handsomer
than Jack thcro was a certain tot to his
Jaw and a kind of fierceness In Ins
dark eyes which wcro not prepossess
ing. These softened when he greeted
Mary, and he became agreeable.
But Mary, for some reason, felt un
easy and hoped ho would not ask
where the children were. Sho also
dreaded their return. What would
Bert say when he saw Jack?
But when the children enme It wa3
qulto late, and Jnck did not nppear.
Mary got them bread and butter, for
which they clamored vociferously, and
then at Bert's request walked tip and
down the rond with him for half an
hour while he smoked n strong cigar.
After he had gono she sighed wearily.
She felt dissatisfied with herself; and
the children, as she put them to bed,
Irritated her by their constant re
petition of Jack's nnme. Later she
Fat In her own room nnd cried, because
she was tired, she told herself.
Slio had not reached that state of
mind, which came only a few weeks
later, when she cried from perplexity
and Indecision ns to tho course she
should take. She had honestly sup
posed herself In love with Bert, nnd It
took her some tlmo to find out her
mistake.
When Hert learned what was going
on between the Hnllctts nnd Jnck he
was In a towering rage. Ho met Jack
ono night and stopped short before
him. blocking the way.
"What do you menu fooling around
Mnry Hallett, then?" Bert raited bin
voice.
"Have I ever Interfered with you?
'Have I over been In your way?" de
manded Jack.
"No, and you'd better not," Bert
threatened.
"You'll bo tho one to suffer,", re
torted Jack, "unless you arc more saber
thnn you are now.
That night Jack held earnest con
sultation with himself up In tho dark
ness of tho pines. Ho applied many
uncomplimentary epithets to himself.
"How could I be so base as to start
In on this thing? To go to work de
liberately to get a girl away from an
other fellow, with tho firm Intention
of giving her up when I'd done it! It
was vile. And how has It como out?
It has come to this that If she re
fuses to marry mo I shall be the most
miserable man alive, and will, richly
deserve It, too, for being bo contempt
ibly mean."
"You've got to try and bo hnlf good
enough for her now," ho said. "And
you'll havo to work harder to do it
than you ever dreamed of working be
fore." From that night It was noticed that
a chango had como over Jack Ray
mond. As time went on ho could no
longer be called shiftless. Ho was
working hard, and people began to
speak of him as "John." Ho continued
to cntl at HallcttB, hut Bert's visits
had suddenly ceased.
It was in September that Jack asked
Mary an important question as thoy
were walking home from church.
Mnry nnswered wltlh a "Yes," nnd
then Jnek, with some hesltatllon and
confusion, confessed his original plot.
"Do you suppose you can over for
give me'" he asked at the end.
Mnry spoko so low that ho had to
bend his head to hear.
"I should havo been grateful to you
after awhile for Fnvlng mo from
him, even If you had not como to care
anything for mo yourself." Ex.
Tho teeth supplied by most dontlsts
nro mndo of porcelain, which Is far
moro durablo than anything else that
could be used for tho purpose.
:.'EW ENQLAND IS OAININO.
Knt Stny Now liit'rt'imo In l'nnutittlon
l'linlcr Tlnin the Wont.
Wr i'ii the Philadelphia Press.
Now England In likely to show ft
larger Increase In population during
tho present decado than It has during
recent decades. The total population
of tho New England states In 1800 was
4.700,715, nn Increase of C90.21G over
thu census ot 1S80. But Judging from
the known Increase In Massachusetts
and Rhode Island between 1890 and
1S05 nnd the estimated Incrcnso In
Connecticut up to the closo of Inst
year, nnd approximating tho Increase
In Maine, Now Hnmpshlro and cr
niont, tho Increase In tho population of
New England during tho past seven
years ban been at tho average rato of
about 80,000 n year. With tho name
average mnlntnlued during the next
few years, the total Increase in popu
lation during tho present decado In
Now England should be about 800,000,
giving that neighborhood a population
of 5,500,000 In 1000. Tho obvious con
clusion from these figures Is that when
the census of 1900 conies to bo taken
It will be found that the Eastern states
have grown more rapidly In population
alnco 181)0 than tho Western
states. This conclusion Is for
tified by tho census taken In
some of tho Western statcn in 1895,
Iowa barely maintained tho rato of
growth It had mndo between 1880 and
1.S0O. The camu Is truo of Mlnncaotn,
while tho population of Knnsns de
creased. The large Incrcnso shown In
New Jersey between 1890 und 1895 Is
nnother proof that tho Eastern Btatcs
arc growing more rapMdly than the
Western. It is evident that with tho
Increasing scarcity of arable land in
tho West the ndvantagos of the East
are being recognized better. The mnro
rapid Increase ot manufacturing In tho
East lu also a factor In tho growth of
population. In hhort, the census of
1900 will doubtless show that tho EaHt
Is no longer building up tho West, that
a smaller number of people aro emi
grating from tho former to tho latter
section, and that tho Increase In pop
ulation throughout the union is equal
izing Itself.
CHIMNEY SWEEP'S MISSION.
Kuci-t'NHrul Work llcliiK t'lirrlcil On In :i
London Dlntrlct.
Tho converted prize fighter or gam
bier Ib occasionally heard of in tills
country doing mission work, but n
moro interesting figure thnn most of
these Is that of J. T. Kingsbury, a
chimney sweep, who Is conducting n
hucccssful mission In south London.
Kingsbury Is a fine specimen ot the
average worklngmnn. Gifted to an
extraordinary extent nB far as oratori
cal talent Is concerned, ho Ib able to
wield a wonderful power over his fel
lows. Ho Is now known all over south
London, nnd wherever tho chimney
sweep evangelist Is announced to speak
thcro la invariably a good audience.
Tho work of tho Peckhnm Ryo Mission
has so prospered that the hall is not
only crowded on Sundays, but often
nt tho week night meetings large con
gregations aro to bo seen. There nro
hundreds of Christians who fnll to
hhow upon their faces tho happiness
they should feel, but Mr. Kingsbury
docs not belong to this class. Ho In
known by all thoso 'with whom ho
comes In contact as one of tho happi
est and pleasantcst of men. When
preaching he often exclaims that In
his younger days ho was a sweep b)
trado and a sweep by nnture, but by
tho grace of God ho haB forsaken the
latter profession and been cleansed
from tho soot of sin. Mr. Kingsbury
has Fomo very loyal helpeis, and as
superintendent of his mission he In
sists that all who aro willing should
lend a hand. At his open-air meet
ings ho calls upon his workers. Some
times a carpenter step3 forth, then a
wood hawker, a sawdust denier, a sail
or, a clerk, In fact, many kinds o
trades und callings aro represented.
IN A DREAM.
Tlio Mtno In Which Carry Found
lilt
(iold Wan Itovi-alril.
Denver (Col.) special to Now York
World: Thero Is no longer doubt that
tho big gold strike at tho mouth of
Indian Creek, four miles out of the
town of Golden, Ib going to prove n
bonanza to tho queer dreamer who
made It. Thero has been a rush from
Denver, as well as citizens of Golden
and other towns of the Clear Creek
country, and they hnvo verified it to
their satisfaction. J. T. Carey, who
mado tho strike, is confident ho Is go
ing to becomo rich. Ho Is a hale, hearty,
bluff, whllc-beardcd man of fifty-seven.
"If I ever becomo a millionaire," said
Mr. Carey, "I will owo It to tho fact
that I was wIbo enough somo people
might say crazy enough to stnko my
money on a dream and risk everything
I had on lta fulfilment. I dreamed
threo timos that I was being lod to the
scene of fabulous wealtli near Golden,
Col., and after tho third dream I took
un my Journey from tho East, and came
hero on tho hazaTd. I am glad I came'
Carey was born In Niagara, N. Y. He
declares the Bite of hla mine was re
vealed by tho spirit of 1j!b old Indian
nurse.
rrrnldi'iit 1'nuro it Worker.
President Fnuro is a tremendous
worker. Following tho cuatom of litt
earlier life, ho arises beforo dawn, and
has accomplished much long bef.iro
fashionable Paris Is awako. Ho gives
his personal attention to countless mat
ters which aro ordlnurlly looked after
by 'qrctarles, and he conductu thu
mnnltold nffalrH of tho government on
strict business principles. All letters
are anawered the samo day they are received.
N MAMMOTH CAVE.
fiAHILARATINO EFFECT
OF
THE AIR.
ft T Not Knmwi tiy Wlmt Promts tlm
AtnttMplirrn Is Nt'rlll7cil WoiidiTfol
lifTrct of MuhIu in tho Dark mill Dry
Cittern.
John R. Proctor, formerly stato ge
lloglst of Kentucky, writes of "Thu
Mammoth Cavo of Kentucky" for thn
Century, tho nrtlclo having mauy
Hrlklng Illustrations by Castaigno. Mr
Ptoctor says; Tho entrance to Mam
moth cave is reached by descending u
plcturesquo pathway leading from tho
hotel down tho hillside over Jutting,
moss nnd fern-covered limestone cUIT
Into n beautiful glen extending front
tho top of the hill down to Green river,
w:ilch Is 194 feet bolow tho mouth of
tho cave, and about half a mllo dis
tant. If tho weather Ib warm, ns w
near tho ontrnnco we step Into n brac
ing, cool, pure nlr, welling up from the
rave and flowing down tho glen beneath
the stratum of lighter and warmer nlr.
I havo stood near the entrance, and ex
tended one hnnd Into a temperature
of 90 degrees, while the other hand was
extended Into a cool flowing river of
air with a temperature of about HO de
grees. Tho air within tho cavo has it
uniform temperature, summer nnd win
ter, of 51 degrees. Tho cave may b
said to breathu twice a year Inhaling
during the winter, and exhaling during
tho summer. This breathing of tlm
cave, and tho purity of tho nlr and Itw
freedom from germs, nro among tlif
most Interesting problems to bo stud
ied. By what process tho air In the
cavo hernmca stcrlllrcd remains to Ixr
determined. But our faithful negro
guide has counted tho party, selected
the requisite number of lamps, anil'
given tho word, and wo follow him In
slnglo fllo down tho rudo Btono stcpi
Into thn vestibule nt tho cave. Turning
wo look up nt tho beautiful effect ol
daylight which wo aro leaving, nnd ad
mlro the delicate cascade falling from
tho overhnnglng arch at tho entrance.
Horo our lamps aro lighted, and we
enter this silent, mysterious, change
less ahodn of eternal night, whero the
bent of summer nnd tho cold of win
ter, the storms and thunders of thr
outer world, never penetrate. A few
hundred yards, and we feel tho pcctllni'
sensation of emerging Into expanding
spnee. Wo eaten only glimpses ni
whlto limestone projecting out of black
shndows of tho fnr-away walls anil
celling of nn Immense, almost circular
room about seventy feet high, which
our guide proclaims tho Rotunda. W
note tho peculiar musical effect of the
human volco. Yenra ago it was my
good fortune to hear n celebrated Ger
man musical society sing In this Ho
tundn. I went far away In ono of tin'
great avenues lending from here, blow
out my light, nnd sat alono In the
dnrhncFB, nnd listened whllo the grand
nnthems rolled nnd reverberated
through the lofty corridors In majestic
waves of melody. I could then appre
ciate tho lncstlmnblo prlvllego of tlm
few who hcaVd Jenny Llud sing here
and who In tho Star Chamber heard n
member of her pnrty render on his
violin tho prayer from "Dcr Frcl
sehutz." When tho Rotunda Is illum
Inntcd wo note the perfect clearness ot
tho ntmosphero, tho freedom from dust
particles of any kind; nnd wo soon
learn that nowhere In tho cavo will
even dust rlso upon our shoes. Wc
nolo oIeo tho exhilarating effect of tha
nlr upon tho members of our pnrty
It Is bcllovcd that the air has becoms
oxygenated by chemical process; cor
talnly, from its purity nnd dryness, II
onnblcs ono to undergo cxorclso foi
houri without a senBo of fatigue. Here
beforo us is evidence of tho wonderful
dryness of tho air. Tho saltpeter vnt
orectcd in 1812, and the timbers which
hnvo remained in 'their present con
dltlon slnco then, show no evidences o
decay. In theso vats tho saltpeter wn
leached from tho nitrous earth abound
ing in tho upper nnd middle dry nven
ues, and used for the mnnufneturo ot
gunpowder. Tho war of 1812 wut
fought, on the American sldo, with
gunpowder mndo from saltpeter taken
from caves, and Mammoth Cavo sup
plied tho greater part. Ono wonden
how, In tho nhsonco of germs nnd nl
decay, tho earth becomes chargod with
nitrogen. It has boen claimed that ni
tric acid in the atmosphere, combin
ing with tho limestone, forms nltraU
of calcium, and tho disintegrated wasti
from the walls nnd celling yields tht
great supply of nitrogen nbnitndlng In
tho cave. It requires a day and n hair
to make tho regulation Journey througn
the cavo; ono half a day to whnt I
known aa tho Short Route, and an en
tiro day to tho Iong or River Route
Hut that by no means exhausts tho ob
jects of interest, nnd ono mny spend
days in visiting avenues nnd chnmbei?
and domes not Included in tho regular
routes.
Yellow l.lRtlt.
A yellow light has oeen obtained
with incandescent gar burners by a
Gorman Inventor at K.refold. Ho alters
tho burners bo that tno gas Is supplied
at a pressuro of thrco nnd a half nt
mosp?,ere8. A single Jet of ordinary
bIzo then emits n light ot moro than
1,000 candlo powor, by which flno print
mny bo read at a distance of 150 feet
from tho ligbi.
KIhni'iI llir Affitln.
Laura -Wo 'were standing nlono Ii
tho conservatory when ho suddonly
iuEscd mo. In my nnger I cried, "What
do you mean?" Ann And what did
ho say for himself? Laura Ho simply
Ei!d, "I'll ehow you." Ann Well
Laura Ho did.
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