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CHAPTER Vlli.-(Couttnuod.)
A voice waa now heard hailing; us
from the entrance. Prom the window
wo could soe the figure of a man In the
moonlight; ho stood motionless, hla
face uplifted to ours, and a rag of some
thing white on his extended arm; and
ns wo looked right dpwn upon him,
though he was n good many yards dis
tant on the links, wo could nee the
moonlight glitter In his eyes.
Ho opened his lips again, and spoke
for some minutes on end, In n key so
loud that ho might have been heard In
every corner of tho pavilion, nnd as far
nway n3 the borders of tho wood. It
was the same voice that had already
shouted "Tradltore!" through the shut
ters of the 'dining-room; this time It
made a complete and clear statement.
If the traitor "Oddleatone" wore given
up, all others should be spared; If not,
no one should escape to tell the tale.
"Well, Htiddlefitono. what do you say
to that?" asked Northmour, turning to
tho bed.
lp to thnt moment the banker had
given no sign of life, nnd I. at least,
, had supposed him to be still in a faint;
but bo replied at once, and, In such
tones as I havo never heard elsewhere,
save from a delirious patient, adjured
and besought us not to desert him".
"Enough," cried Northmour. and
then ho threw open the window, leaned
out into tho night, and In u tone of
exultntlon. nnd with a total forgetful
ncs of what waa due to the presence
of a lady, poured out upon the ambas
sador a string of the most abominable
raillery, both In English nnd Italian,
nnd bade him begone where he had
como from.
Meantime the Italian put his (lag of
truce In his pocket, nnd disappeared, at
a leisurely pace, among the sand-hills.
"They make honorable war," said
Northmour. "They are nil gentlemen
nnd soldiers. For the credit of tho
thing. I wish we could change hides
you nnd I. Frank, and you ton. Missy,
mv darling nnd leave that being on
the bed to some one else. Tut! Don't
look shocked! We are all going post to
what we call eternity, nnd mny as well
be above-board while there's time. As
far as I'm concerned. If I could llrct
strangle Huddlestono nnd then get
Clara In my arms. I could die with
somo pride and satisfaction. And as It
Is, by God. I'll have a kiss!"
Before I could do anything to In
terfere he had rudelv embraced and
repeatedly kissed tho resisting girl.
Next moment I had pulled him away
with fury, nnd flung him heavily
against tho wall. He laughed loud
and long. .
I turned from him with a feeling cf
contempt which I did not seek to dis
semble. "As you please." said ho. "You've
been a prig In llfo; n prig you'll die."
And with thnt he sat down In a
' chair, a rifle over his knee, nnd
amused himself with snapping tho
lock. ,
All this time our assailants might
'have been entering the bouse, nnd wo
' been none the wiser; wo hnd In truth
nlmost forgotten the danger thnt so
? imminently overhung our days. But
Just then Mr. Huddlcstone uttered a
cry, nnd leaped from tho bed.
I naked him what was wrong.
"Fire!" he cried. "They havo set
the houso on flro!"
Northmour wns on his feet In an In
stant, nnd ho and I ran through tho
door of communication with the study.
Tho room was Illuminated by a red
and angry light. Almost at the mo
ment of our entrance n tower of llame
arose In front of the window, nnd, with
.a tingling report, a pane- foil Inward on
the carpet. They had set flro to tho
lean-to outhouse, where Northmour
used to nurse his negatives.
"Hot work!" said Northmour. "Let
us try In your old room."
We ran thither in a breath, threw
up tho casement nnd looked forth.
Along tho whole back wall of tho pa
vilion piles of fuel had been arranged
.nnd kindled, nnd it is probablo they
bad been drenched with mineral oil,
for. In spite of the morning's rain,
they all burned bravely. The fire had
taken a, firm hold already on the out
house. There was not a human being
-to be seen to right or left.
"Ah, well!" said Northmour, "here's
the end, thank God."
And we returned to "My Unclo'a
Room." Mr. Huddlcstone was putting
on his boots, Btlll violently trembling,
but with an air of determination such
1, as I had not hitherto observed. Clara
stood closo by him, with her cloak In
lioth hands ready to throw about her
shoulders, and n strange look In her
eyes, bb If she were half hopeful, half
doubtful of her father.
"Well, l5oyB and girls," said North
mour, "how nbout a sally? Tho oven
Is heating, It Is' not good to stay hero
and bo baked, nnd, for my part, I want
to come to my bands with them and
. be done."
"There Is nothing else left," I re
plied. And .both Clara am) Mr. Huddle--Etone.
though with a very different In
tonation, added, "Nothing!"
Vv As we went downstairs the heat wan
.excosslvo, and the roaring of the flro
filled our ears, nnd we had senrce
reached tho passage before the stairs'
window fell In, a branch of flame shot
brandishing through tho aperture, nnd
the Interior of the pavilion nesaine lit
up with thnt dreadful and fluctuating
glare. At tho samo moment we heard
-the" fall of something heavy and In
elnstlo In the upper floor.
Northmour and I cockqd our re
volvers. Mr. Huddlcstone, who had
already refused n firearm, put us be
hind htm with n mnnner of command.
"Lot Clara open the door," said he.
Coward.
Stevenson.
"So, If they fire n volley, she will bo
protected. And In the meantime
stand behind me. I am tho scapegoa:;
my sins havo .found me out."
I heard him, na I stood breathless
by his shoulder, with my pistol ready,
pattering off prayers In 11 tremulous,
rapid whisper; and 1 confess, horrid as
the thought may seem, I despised him
for thinking of supplications in a mo
ment so critical nnd thrilling. In tho
meantime Clara, who was dead white
but still possessed of her faculties, hnd
displaced tho barricade from tho tront
door. Another moment, nnd alio hnd
pulled It open. Kiicllght and moon
light Illuminated the links with con
fused and changeful luster, nnd far
away against tho sky wo could seo 11
long trail of glowing smoke.
Mr. Huddleritouc, tilled for tho mo
ment with u strength gi cater thnn Ills
own, struck Northmour ami myself a
bnck-hander In the chest, and while wo
were thus for the moment Incapacitat
ed from action, lifting his arms abovo
his head like ono about to dive, he ran
straight forward out of the pavilion.
"Here am I!" ho cried "Huddle
stone! Kill me. and spare tho others."
His sudden appearance daunted, I
suppose, our hidden enemies; for
Northmour and I had time to recover,
to seize Clara between us ono by eacli
arm, and to rush forth to his assist
ance, ero anything further had taken
place. But scarce had we passed the
threshold when there camo near a doz
en reports and flashes from every di
rection among the hollows of tho links.
Mr. Huddlcstone staggered, uttered u'
weird and freezing cry, threw up his
arms over his head and fell backward
on the turf.
"Tradltore! Tradltore!" cried the
Invisible avengers.
And Just then n part of the roof of
tho pavilion fell In, so rapid was tho
progress of the fire. A loud, vague
and horrible noise accompanied tho
collnpsc, and u vast volume of flame
went soaring up to heaven. Huddlc
stone, although Cod knows what wore
his obsequies, had a fine pyre at tho
moment of his death.
CHAl'TEU IX.
I should havo the greatest difficulty
to tell you what followed next nfter
this tragic circumstance. It Is all to
me, us I look back upon It, mixed,
strenuous und ineffectual, liko tho
struggles of a sleeper In a night
mare. Clara, I lemember, uttered a
broken sigh und would have fallen for
ward to earth had not Northmour and
I biipportcd her Insensible body. I do
not think wo wore nttneked; 1' do not
remember evcif to have seen an assall
nnt; nnd I bellovo wo deserted Mr.
Huddlcstone without n glance. I only
remember running like a man In n
panic, now carrying Clara nltogether
in my own arms, now sharing her
weight with Northmour, now scuffling
confusedly for tho possession of that
denr burden.
Why wo should havo made for my
camp In tho Hemlock Den, or how wo
reached It, nro points lost forever to
my recollection. Tho llrst moment at
which 1 beennio dennltely, suro, Clara
had been suffered to fall against tho
outside of my little tent, Northmour
nnd I were tumbling together on tho
ground, and ho, with continued fe
rocity, waB striking for my head with
the butt of his revolver. He had al
ready twice wounded mo on tho scalp,
nnd It Is to the consequent loss of
blood that I am tempted tb attribute
the sudden clearness of my mjnd.
I caught him by tho wrist.
"Northmour," I remember Baying,
"you can kill me afterwards. Lot us
first attend to Clara."
Ho was at that moment uppermost.
Scarcely had the words piused my
lips, when ho had leaped to uis feat
nnd ran toward tho tent, nnd tho next
moment ho was straining Clara to his
heart and covering her unconscious
hands nnd faco with his caresses.
"Shame!" I cried. "Shame to you,
Northmour!"
And, giddy though I still was, I
struck him .repeatedly upon the head
and shoulders.
IIo relinquished his grasp, and faced
me In the broken moonlight.
"I hnd you under and let you go,"
said ho; "and now you strike mo!
Cownrd!"
"You nre tho coward," I retorted.
"Did she wish your kisses while sho
was still sensible of what sho wanted?
Not bIio! And now she may be dying;
and you wasto this precious time, nnd
nbuso her helplessness. Stand nslde,
nnd let mo help her."
Ho confronted me for a moment,
whlto and, menacing; then suddenly he
stepped asldo.
"Help her, then," said ho.
I throw myself on my knees bcsldo
her and loosened, as well as I was
able, her dress nnd corset; but whllo I
wns thus engaged, u grasp descended
on my shoulder.
"Keep your hnuds oft her," Bald
Northmour, fiercely. "Do you think I
have no blood In my veins?"
"Northmour," I cried, "If you will
neither help her yourself nor let rao do
so, do you know Ivshall have to kill
you?"
"That Is better!" ho cried. "Lot
her die, nleo; whero'a the harm? Step
asldo from that girl and stand up to
fight."
"You will observe," said I, half-risking,
"thnt I hnve not kissed her yet."
"I dare you to!" ho cried.
I do not know what possessed me; it
wns one of tho things I am most
ashamed of In my life, though as my
wife used to aay, I know that my kUs
08 would bo always welcome wero she
dead or living; down I fell again up
on my knees, parted the hair from nor
4 I
forohead, and, with the dearest respect,
laid my lips for a moment on thnt col
irow.
"And now," said I, "I nm at your
cervlce, Mr. Not thmour."
But I saw, to my surprise, thnt fee
hnd turned his back upon me.
"Do you hear?" I asked.
"Yes," oald he, "1 do. If you wls'n to
light, I am ready. If not, go on nnd
sau Clara. All Is one to mo."
I did not wait to bo twlro bidden;
but, stooping ignln over Clara, con
tinued my efforts to revive her. She
btlll lay white and lifeless; I began to
fear that her sweet Bplrit had Indeed
lied beyond recall, and horror and a
sense of utter desolation seized upon
my heart. I called her by name with
tho most endearing Inflections; I chafed
and beat her hands; now I laid her
head low, now supported It ngnlnst my
knee; but nil seemed to bo In vain, nnd
the lids still lay heavy on her eyes.
"Northmour." 1 said, "thero Is my
hat. For God's sake bring some water
from the spring."
Almost In it moment ho was by my
side with rhe witter.
"I have brought It In my own," said
he. "You do not grudge mu the privi
lege?" "Norllimmir," I wns beginning to
say, an I laved her head and breast, but
he Interrupted me savagely.
"Oh, you hush up!" ho said. "The
best tiling you can do is to say noth
ing." I had certainly no dcalro to tnlk, my
mind being awnllowod tip In concern
for my dear love nnd her condition; so
I continued, In silence to do my best
toward her recovery, and when tho
hat was ompty. returned It to him with
ono word ".More." Ho had. perhaps,
gone several times upon this errand
when Clara opened her eyes.
"Now," said ho, "since she In better,
you can spnte me, can you not? I wish
you a good-night, Mr. Cassllls."
(To be continued.)
FAMOUS BATTLE CRIES.
A war cry that resembles "Remember
the Maine!" was that which Gen. Sam
Houston gave to his troops nt the battle
of San .Tuelnto, tho light which gave
freedom nnd Independence to Texas.
Col. Travis was in command of nbout
1S5 Texan soldiers In tho fort called tho
Alamo nt Bexar. There ho was sur
rounded by a greatly superior fovco un
der tho Mexican dictator, Santa Anna.
On tho morning of tho Gth of March,
183U, the little garrison of tho Alnmo
cupltuluted, on tho pledge of the Mexi
can general that their lives would bo
spared. Notwithstanding this pledge
Col. Travla and his entire force wero
massacred na booh ns they had surren
dered. Their dead bodies were7 gath
ered together, a huge pile of wood was
heaped upon them, and they were
burned to ashes. This fearful act of
barbarity stirred the Tcxans to Intense
wrath and Implanted In their breasts
n fierce thirst for vongennce. On April
19, 1S3C. Gen. Houston, with nbout 700
men, gave-buttle at San Jacinto to San
ta Anna, with nearly three times the
number of Mexlcuns, nnd. in aplto of
tho disparity of numbers, Houston's lit
tle force swept the Mexicans like chaff
before the wind. It was more a slaugh
ter than a battle.
Just before tho assault of tho Texam
waa made on tho army of Santa Anna
Houston nddressed Ills soldiers In n
forvld speech, closing with tho words,
"Remember tho Alamo!" These words
fell upon tho enra of "tho Texans with
wonderful effect. Every aoldler In tho
little nrmy at tho same Instnnt
repealed tho words "tho Alamo" until
they becamo n ahrlok for revenge that
struck terror to tho souls of tho Mexi
cans. When tho hattlo was over It was
found that only soventy Texnna hnd
boon killed, whllo 030 Mexicans wero
left dead on tho field.
"Remember the Alamo!" was evi
dently a battle cry that not only nerved
tho nrms of the avengers, but paralyzed
tho resistance of the Mexicans.
The answer of Commodore Stockton
to the Mexican governor of California
when we took possession of that coun
try Is worth recalling. "If you march
upon tho town" (Los Angeles), threat
ened tho governor, "you will find It the
grnvo of your men."
"Tell the governor," said Stockton,
"to havo the bolls ready to toll at 8
o'clock In the morning. I shnll bo there
at that time."
Commodore Tatnall's "Blood Is thick
er than water!" won grateful recogni
tion In England In 1850, Seeing tho
British admiral, Sir James Hope, In a
tight place under tho flro of Chinese
forts, Tatnall gallantly camo to his res
cue. Iu bo doing ho was guilty of 0
breach of neutrality, hut his answer,
"Blood Is thicker thnn wnter!" had the
effect of condoning his offenso.
Tate nf Three Cltlei.
"I see," said the ungrammatlcal Chi
cago man, "that thoy aro going to try
tho experiment of mummifying Phila
delphia bodies." "Before death?" ask
ed the Inano New Yorker. Indianapolis
Journal.
fodder Land.
"Come, my child, lot ua nway to tho
,foddorland," said tho German cow to
her offspring as thoy made In tho direc
tion of tho waving field of corn. Now
York Herald.
Diplomatic Uiurrr.
May I alwayB collect doublo on the
bets I win. Ada I should think tho
losora would object. May Not at all I
always lift kisses.
The gas meter's claim to the cham
pion liar's medal Is disputed by the bi
cycle cyclometer.
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
OUnnENT NOTES OF DISCOV
EHY AND INVENTION.
K Study of tho Heaven In Hummer
A New Klnil of Headgear A Novel
Twin Holder YTanihtp on a Trollrj
Kcceut Invention!.
Mighty Aroturtin In .J 11 tie.
At 9 p. m. In tho middle of Juno the
great star Arcturtis Is overhead, ob
icrvca Garrett I. HorvlsH In tho Scien
tific American. Even for thoso who
know and care but little about astrono
my It Is worth while to look carefully
at A it turns, because Arcturua Is tho
very mightiest buii that the heavens hm
known to contain. Us distance la
about a thousand millions of mil
lions of miles, or movo thnn ten
million times the distance of our
own sun. Since tho Intensity of
light decrcasea as the square of the dla
tnneo Increases, It la easy to show that
If we nre ns near to Arcturtis ns we aro
to tho sun, tho oarth would bo vaporized
by tho blast of unlmngluablo heat
which would amlto It, for Arctunm must
exceed tho sun In light and heat-glvlng
power in tho rntlo of 0.000 to 1. As to
the actual slzo of Arcturus, It Is not Im
probable that Its globo would more
than All tho entire space that 1b bolted
by tho orbit of tho planet Mercury! Not
to know Arcturtis, then, la to bo unac
quainted with tho most stupendous
physical phenomenon within tho range
of human vision.
An ensy way to make certain of tho
Identification of Arcturua Is this: Look
for the Great Dipper, which will be
found between the polo and the zenith,
with Its handle upwnrd. Follow with
tho oyo the bending line of the handle,
beginning at the bowl, and continue It,
boyond tho last star In tho end, to n
distance about equal to tho entire
length of tho Dipper, nnd thus the eye
will be led to a bright yellowish star,
which is Arcturtis. Far southward
tfhlnoa tho whlto star Splca, In Virgo,
and farther west the planet Jupiter, the
three Arcturtis, Eplra and Jupiter
making tho corncra of n largo triangle.
A Now Kind of Hrndcenr.
A gentleman who went out with
Stanley to Africa took with him 11
number of bird cages, In which ho
hoped to bring back somo Bpeclmetis of
the rarer blrdB of tho Interior. Owing
to the death of ono of his carriers ho
was obliged to throw nway the bird
cages, with n number of other articles.
These were seized by tho natives In
great glee, though they did not know
what to do with them, but thoy even
tually decided that the tunull circular
cages wero n kind of headgear, nnd,
knocking off tho bottom, tho chiefs
strutted nbout in them with evident
pride. Ono chief, thinking himself
more wlso than tho others, and having
seen tho whlto men eat at table nut of
dishes, thought they wero receptacles
for food, and took his meals from one,
ceremoniously opening nnd abutting
the door between mouthfuls.
No vol Twine Ilolilor.
An Invention which Is an Improve
ment upon that form of twlne-holdlng
dovlcen In which means nro provided
whoroby u certain umount of tho free
end of the Btrlng la rotracted, hns been
patented by Frederick W. Copcutt of
Brooklyn. It will be seen that tho
moving parts of the device nro mounted
on n framo consisting of a board or
back plato provided nt top and bottom
with projecting ledges, saya the Scien
tific American. Near tho upper end of
tho board a clamping lever is pivoted,
secured to ono end of which Is a cord
guide. Tho other end of the lover Is
provided with a pinto adapted to en
gage with n stop fixed to the under side
of tho upper ledge. 'An Jnclosuro on
tho lower shelf contains the ball of
twine. Adjacent to that end of the
lever carrying tho cord guide nnd con
necting tho upper and lower ledges
run guldo wires, which nro embraced by
two oldo extending nrms attached to a
sliding weight. The upper end of tho
weight la provided with upwardly ex
tending arms, to one of which a pulley
Is Journalcd. Tho othor arm may he
swung asldo so as to permit the cord to
be pluccd conveniently around tho pul
ley. The mannor in which tho cord is
rove through tho several guides and
pulley will bo clear from tho drawing.
In using the twine-holder, when tho
freo end of the cord is pulled down, tho
vertically sliding weight la first raised
until the pulley Is nearly upon a level
with the adjacent end of tho levor. At
this point the wolght to a large degroo
ceases to act upon tho lover.
Iturent Invention.
Acetylene Is used in a new French
searchlight, which Is designed to have
tho generating apparatus mounted be
low tho dock with a plpo running up by
the mast to tho burner.
A Chicago woman has patented an
electric brush for bathing purposes
vhich Las tho battery In a casing in the
back of the brush, the circuit being ob-
talncd through the bristles nnd a con
tact plato In tho handle.
In an Improved German gnrbago cart
a metal top Is placed on the box, with
gates In tho sides hinged nt tho top
to bo forced Inward for dumping the
contents of tho buckets, spring Invent
closing the doors automatically.
Portieres enn bo swung back from a
Window or door when mounted on a
newly designed rod, which hns a ver
tical rod sot In brackets at ono aide of
tho door or window, with n braco to
clipport the curtain rod, tho frnmo being
covered by draping tho upper part of
tho curtain.
An improved milk pall Is formed of
a largo can resting In a nearly hori
zontal position In n supporting frame,
with tho mouth of the enn turned up
ward to receive the milk, Vhllo tho op
posite cud of tho can la fitted with a
seat.
To automatically operate clevutor
doors a small lever Is placed In tho well
nt the height of each floor to form nn
elcetrlcnl connection ns soon us the
car reaches tho floor, tho current con
necting In turn with each of a number
of colls to draw a roro through them
and operate the lover which control'
the door.
WtrMlilt on h Trolley.
Here Is n photographtu view of tho
flrst .warship on whoola to run on an
oleetrlc road. Tho picture wus taken nt
Fltchbtirg, Muss,, und tho car Is built
ns nearly as possible In Imitation of t lit
battleship Brooklyn and la named the
MeKlnley. '
.!iitn'n (Irmt HI eel I'liint.
Japan Is now building a great BtoM
plant. Tho works will cost $10,000.
000. nnd will bo put Into operation
within three years. Tho product of
tho plant for tho first year will bo ul
moat exclusively steel rails, nnd prob
ably Bomo steel plates for ships, Boiler
plates, bar steel and structural iron
will follow In order. Thla steel plant,
which will be Bltunted at Yawatamura,
a town of about 10,000 inhabitants, Is
on the extreme northern end of tho
Island of Ktiahlu. This Island, accord'
Ing to reports, Is rich In conl.
The IJoImiieter.
Professor S. P. I.angley hns now car
ried bin delicate hcat-measurlug appa
ratus, tho bolometer, to such a degreo
of perfection thnt It will register n ten
millionth of a degree, Centigrade. In
n recent description of this device he
Bays that for a certain part of It, the
dampening mechanism of tho galvano
meter, ho uses a drugon-Ily'H wing, op
account of Its lightness and rigidity.
A Mimli'iil Illcjrrle.
A Germnn Inventor hns contrived nn
attachment to a bicycle, whereby tho
rider, without extra effort, may Bet n
musical box In motion und thus solace
himself with popplnr or cIubbIc nlrs
whllo traversing lonely stretches of
road. Possibly such n contrlvnnco
would find more atlmlrcra In Germany
than in this country.
Tett of n 1'rmlnn Carpet.
The teat of a true Persian carpet
that used by tho natives themselves la
to drop a piece of red-hot charconl
upon It, which leaves a Blnged round
spot. If tho carpet la ono of tho best
quality tho Blnged wool can bo brushed
oft with the hand without tho lenst
traeo of tho burn being afterward dis
cernible. Tho Wonderful Drncnn Fly.
The dragon fly can outstrip tho swal
low. It can fly backward and Bldelong,
to right and left, as well as forward,
und can alter Its course on tho Instant
without turning. It makes twonty
olght beats per second with Ub wings,
while tho bee makes 100 and the horse
fly 300.
I'roilnceN n IllitrU note.
Tho Gardeners Chronlclo, of London,
announces that Mr. Fotlsoff, an ama
teur horticulturist at Veroner.li, Russln,
has achieved what was believed to bo
Impossible tho production of Jet black
roses. No details of tho process havo
been received.
llulldlnc tli Juncfrau Hallway,
SwIsb paperB aunounco that the Jung
frati railway will bo completed as far as
tho Elgcr glacier by July 1. Eighty
men nro constantly nt work, and $300,
000 has already been spent. So far
there has been no serious accident.
Meaiurlnk n Tntln'e Hpeed.
The click of car wheels on tho rails,
counted, 170 to tho mile, will glvo you
the rate of speed of tho train In which
you trnvol. Ralls aro thirty feet la
length,
Hnjipoied Temperutnre of Comet.
Ab far na calculations can decide the
temperature of comets It Is believed to
be 2.000 times fiercer than that of red
hot iron.
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OIL IS EXPENSIVE.
fJEOT KINDS HAVE A MARKET
VALUE OF SOO A OALLON.
Refining U Kerret In fart Metal
nitks Are laad tit Determine the rar
ity of the tteflned l.hiior A Tm
Thnt It Alwayi 1 11 rtt t lt 0.
Tho general Impression H that oil Is
:heap stuff. But do you know that a
tiny hnlf-ouncc vial of tho lubricant
which tho wntchmnker or ropnlrer ap
plies to tho dclleato mechanism of a
pocket timepiece Is worth n quarter or
dollar? True, a gallon of kerosene,
can bo bought for ten cents; ou tho
other hand, this finer oil, which must
romaln unchanged In charnctor amid
all tho change of torapcraturo, has a
market value of $00 a gallon, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer Tho engineer
sitting In tho cab of his locomotive,
ever glnuclng nt tho dial of his watch,
knowing that It nover makes mistakes,
Is confident of .tho Bafoty of his train.
For this ho mid tho passengers should
glvo thanks to tho blackflsh nnd tbn
porpoise that once swam In tho sea off
Ilia conBt of Now England. Thcso ma
rine animals furnish what Is known ua
"head" oil, a product which In very
itnnll quantities Iu extracted aololy
from tho undor paw nnd tho peculiar
fatty growth on the rostrum of the
skull In front of tho blow hole. Black
flsh "head" oil has almost tripled In
value, In tho crude state, at Province
town, down In Cape Cod, whore tha
bulk of It Is landed, within tho short
porlod of Ecvcn yearn. That brought In
whaling In 1830 was sold to refiners
for $3.fi0 a gallon, nnd In 1807 tho prlco
hnd advanced to $10 a gallon. No Bin
glo ship arrived with mom than twelve
gallons on uonni na the result or a
toason'o work, although, of course,
thero wero other trophies of tho voy
ages to bo disposed of for cash. Tho
present tcarlty of .bloeklhh admits of
but ono explanation to-wlt, tho al
most complcto extermination of the
species, tho result of a terrific slaugh
ter nlong the coast In the paBt. Prov
Incetown Is tho groiteat "head" oil em
porium of this country. Of the total
quantity produced Iu tho United States
during tbn last fifty years soven
eighths wero contributed by that cape
town, wbero a limited quantity, mel
lowed and bloachod to a purity and a
whltencis that nro marvelous during Its
long period of storage, remains a pro
vision to bo relied upon to un extent
In time of need. A visit to tho fac
tory of a refiner, whoBo products are
turnlrhed to tho lending watch manu
facturers and repairers of this country
and Europe, elicited tho fact that the
work of refining la a Bccrot'ln part.
Thin gontlcman has no assistant who
might discover nnd perchance rovcal
tho exact nature of tho art. To de
termine tho purity of tho roflned li
quid mctnl djsks aro used at this fao
tory. Those aro of brass, apparently,
nbout tho slzo of on old-time coppel
cent. Oil droppod upon theso dlnki
will reveal Its Imperfection, If there b
any, In tho deposit or formation of a
corrosive substanco of a greenish hiu
not unllko the color .of Bait-corroded
copper. This, although but ono ol
several methods used nt various staxei
of tho work, Is an infallible test and
tho oil which docs not tarnUh the
brass detector la Indubitably up to
standard and equally certain to pass
on its merits. To successfully under
go all tesUi, to fully win tho favor ot
tho exacting watch, clock and chro
nometer mnkcra and rojuvenatora, tho
refined product of tho factory must be
entirely devoid of acidulous proper
ties, absolutely gumlots, bo "free,"
have ability to 'withstand tho rigors of
tho coldest climate without congealing,
ho able to maintain Its "body," or sta
bility In a bleb tomperaturc, und last,
but not loast, It must bo of uniform
quality. Ono other requlroment Im
perative la tho production of an all,
the hue of which li exactly to tho lik
ing of the purchaser Of tho two "head"
oils, blackflsh and porpoloo, the former
1b tho favorite by a slight margin, It
having a trlflo heavier "body" than the
latter, but tho porpoise oil Is a very
closo second in point of favor. Tha
"melon" and Jaw of tho blackflsh yield
a fair quantity of oil, three gallons Do
ing tho medium product. The porpoise
glveH but little "head" oil, nay one-halt
pint, and ono pint, from the Jaw and
"melon" of averago specimens of har
bor and aoa porpoises, respectively.
Chicago Dally News.
Whoro I'rttjer Wua Needed.
Mrs. Slimoon "My little" boy has
Aeon very wicked today. Ho got Into
a fight and got a black eye." Tho
Rov. Dr. Drowsle "So I perceive. Wll
lio, como Into the other room and X
will wrestle in prayer foryou." Wil
lie "You'd better go homo and wrea
tlo in prayer for your own llttlo boy
He'i got two vory black eyes."
A Geula.
Mm. Wlckwlre Why don't you exer
cise the talents tho Lord has bestowed
on you, Instead of begging? Dismal
Dawson Lady, the Lord has given me
tho'bost beegln' talents In tho protest
slon.
Jounol' Own Interpretation.
Sunday School Teacher (aadJy)
"I'm afraid, Johnnie, that I will never
moot you In heaven." Johnnie "Why?
What havo you beon doing now?"
For m Murder Committed Year Ago.
Arnet Hampton baa Just been arrest
ed In Greenville, Tex., for the murder
ot a woman In Waco twenty-six yearr
ago.
Uvll rropeiiiltoe,
"I notice," remarked Rivers, "that,
(his submarine boat Holland appear
to havo a dtcldod fondness for lo.'
rtlves,"
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