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CHAPTER XV.-(Contlnucd.)
"I must Buy," replied Phllli, "that,
whenever I have fallen In with that
fcssel, mischief has over followed."
"Vessel! why, what waH there In that
rcssol to frighten you? She carried
too much sail, and ahe has gone
down."
"She novcr goes down," replied one
of the seamen.
"No! no!" exclaimed many voices;
'but we shall If we do not run back."
"Pooh! nonsense! Mynheer Vander
decken, what say you?"
"I have already stated my opinions,"
replied Philip, who was anxious, If
possible, to sec the ship one more In
port, "that the best thing wo can do
is to bear up for Table Bay."
"And, captain," continued the old
seaman who had just spoken, "we are
all determined that It shall bo so,
whether you like It or not; so up with
the helm, my hearty, and Mynheer
"Vnndcrdccken will trim the sails."
"Why! what Is this?" cried Captain
narentz. "A mutiny on board of the
Vrow Katrlna? Impossible! The
Vrow Katrlna! the best ohlp, the fast
est In the wholo fleet!"
"The dullest old lotten tub!" cried
one of the seamen.
"What!" cried the captain; "what do
I hear? Mynheer Vnnderdccken.. con
fine that lying rascal for mutiny."
"Pooh! nonsense! he'a mad," replied
the old seaman. "Never mind him;
come, Mynheer Vnntlerdcckcn, we wl'
obey you; but the helm must be up Im--medlatcly."
The captain stormed, but Philip, by
acknowledging the superiority of hit)
vcsfael, at the same time that he blam
ed the bcamen for their panic, pointed
out to him the necessity of compli
ance, and Mynheer Barcntz at last
consented. The helm was put up, the
Kails trimmed, and the Vrow Katcrlna
rolled heavily before the gale. Toward
the evening the weather moderated,
and the bky cleared up; both tea and
wind subsided fast; the leaking dc
creascd, and Philip was In hopes that
In a day or two they would arrive safe
ly In tho bay.
As they steered their course, so did
the wind gradually decrcaso, until at
last It fell calm; nothing remained of
tho tempest but a long heavy bwell
which set to tho westward, and before
which tho Vrow Knterlna wns gradu
ally drifting. This was a respite to
tho worn-out seamen, and also to the
troops and passengers who had been
cooped below or drenched on tho maln
.deck. Tho upper-deck was crowded; moth
crs basked In tho warm sun, with their
children in their arms. Tho rigging
was filled with tho wet clothes, which
wore hung up to dry on every part of
tho .shrouds, and tho seamen were
busily employed in repairing tho in
juries of the gale. By their reckoning,
thoy were not more than fifty miles
from Table Bay, and each moment
they expected to see tho land to the
fcouthward of it. All was again mirth,
.and cveryono on board, except Philip,
considered that daugcr was no more
to bo apprehended.
Tho sun had sot before Philip had
-quitted tho gangway and gono down
below. Commending himself, and
those embarked with him, to the care
of Providence, he at last fell asleep;
but boforo tho bell was struck eight
times, to announce midnight, ho was
awakened by a rudo shove of tho shoul
der, and perceiving Krantz, tho second
mate, who had tho first watch, stand
ing by him.
"By tho heaven above us, Vander
decken, you havo prophesied right. Up
, quick! The ship's on fire!"
"On fire!" exclaimed Vandordecken,
Jumping out of his borth "where?"
"Tho main hold."
"I will up Immediately, Krantz. In
the meantime, keep the hatches on and
rig the pumps."
In less than a minute Philip was on
deck, whero ho found Capt. Barent,
who had also been Informed of the
caso by tho second mate. In a few
words nil was explained by Krantz;
thcro was a strong smell of flro pro
, needing from the main hold; and, on
removing ono of tho hatches, which ho
bad done without calling for any as
sistance, from n knowledgo of tho pan
ic It would create, ho found that tho
bold was full of smoko; ho had put it
on again Immediately, and had only
mado it known to Philip and tho cap
tain. "Thanks for your presence of mind,"
ropUcd Philip; "wo havo now tlmo to
reflect quietly on what is to bo dpno.
If the troops and the poor women and
children knew their danger, their
alarm would have much impeded us;
but how could oho havo taken flro in
.the main hold?"
" "I never heard of tho Vrow Katcrlna
taking flro boforo," observed tho cap
tain; "I think it is impossible. It must
bo somo mistake aho Is"
"I now recollect that wo havo in our
lg! cargo severnl cases of vitriol In bot-
ties," Interrupted Philip. "In tho galo
they must havo been disturbed nnd
broken. I kept them above nil, In caso
IMf accident; this rolling, gunwalo un
' dcr, for so long a tlmo, have occa-
eloncd, ono of thorn to fetch way."
fl "That's It, depend upon It," observed
Krantz.
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"I did object to receive them," stat
ing that they ought to go out In Bome
vessel which was not so Incumbered
with troops, so that they might re
main on the main deck; but they re
plied that the Invoices were made out
and could not be altered. But now vo
act. My idea Is to keep the hatches
on, so as to smother It If possible."
"Yc3," replied Krantz, "and nt tho
same time cut n hole In the deck Just
largo enough to admit the hose and
pump as much water ns we can Into
the hold."
"You 010 tight, KriMitz; send for the
carpenter and set him to work. I will
turn tho hands up, and cpeak to the
men. I smell the fire now very strong;
there Is no time to loao. If we can
only keep the troops nnd tho women
quiet we may do something."
Two hours later, however, the fire
had gained such headway that they
had to take measures to abandon the
ship.
The column of flro now ascended
pbove tho maintop licking with Its
forky tongue the topmast rigging and
embracing the mainmast In Its folds;
and the loud roar with which It ns
cended proved the violence nnd rapid
ity of tho combustion below, and how
little time there was to bo lost. Tho
lower and main decks were now so fill
ed with smoke that no one could re
main theie; somo poor fellows, sick
In their cots, had long been smothered,
for they had been forgotten. The swell
hnd much subsided, and there was not
a breath of wind; the smoko which
rose from tho hatchways ascended
straight up In the air, which, as tho
vessel had lost all steerage way, was
fortunate. The boats were hoon In
the water, and trusty men placed In
them; the bpars were launched over,
nrranged by the men In the boats and
lashed together. All the gratings were
then collected nnd firmly fixed upon
tho spars for tho people to sit upon;
and Philip's heart wus glad at the
prospect which he now had of sav
ing the numbers which wcro em
barked. CHAPTER, XVI.
But their difficulties were not sur
mounted the fire now had communi
cated to tho main deck, nnd burbt out
of the port holes amidships and the
raft which had been forming along
side was obliged to be drifted astern,
where It was more exposed to tho
swell. This retarded their labor, and,
In the meantime, tho Are was making
rapid progress; tho mainmast, which
had long been burning, fell over the
sldo with the lurching of the vessel,
nnd the flames out of the main deck
ports soon showed their points nbovc
the bulwarks, whllo volumes of smoko
wero poured In upon tho upper deck,
almost suffocating the numbers which
wcro crowded there; for all commun
ication with the fore part of the ship
had been for some time cut off by
tho flames, nnd everyone had retreated
aft. The women nnd children were now
carried on to the poop, not only to re
move them further from the suffocat
ing smoke, but that they might bo
lowered down to tha raft from the
stern.
It was about 4 o'clock in tho morn
ing when all was ready, and by the
exertions of Philip and tho seamon,
notwithstanding tho swell, the women
and children were safely placed on
tho raft, where It wus considered that
they would be less In tho way, ns tho
men could relieve each other In pull
ing when tucy were tired.
After the women and children hnd
been lowered down, tho troops were
next ordered to descend by tho lad
ders; somo fow wore lost in tho at
tempt, falling under tho boat's bottom
and not reappearing; but two-thirds of
them were safely put on tho borths
they were ordered to tako by Krantz,
who had gono down to superintend this
important arrangement. Such hnd beon
tho vigilance of Philip, who had re
quested Capt. Barontz to stand over
tho spirit room hntch. with pistols, un
til tho smoke on tho main deck render
ed the precaution unnecessary, that
not a single person was Intoxicated,
and to this might bo nscrlbod tho order
and regulnrlty which had prevailed
during this trying scene. But beforo
ono-thlrd of tho soldiers had descend
ed by tho stern ladder, the flro burst
out of tho stern windows with a vio
lence that nothing could withstand;
spouts of vivid flame extended several
feet from tho vessel, roaring with tho
force of a blowpipe; at the samo tlmo
tho flames burst through all tho after
ports of the main deck, nnd those re
maining on board found themselves en
circled with flre nnd suffocated with
smoke and heat. The stern ladders
woro consumed In a mlnuto nnd drop
ped into tho sea; tho boats which had
been receiving tho men were obliged
also to back astern from tho lntenso
heat of tho flames; even those on tho
raft shrieked as they found themselves
scorched by tho Ignited fragments
which fell on them as they wero en
veloped in an opnquo cloud of smoko,
which hid from them thoso who still
remained on tho deck of the vesbol.
Phjllp attempted to speak to thoso on
board, but ho wag not heard. A tccne
of confusion took place which ended In
great loss of llfo. The only object ap
peared to bo who should first escape,
though, except by Jumping overboard,
there was no csenpe. Had they waited,
and (as Philip would have pointed out
to them) have one by ono thrown
themselves Into the sen, the men In
tho beats were fully prepared to pick
them up; or had they climbed out to
tho end of tho Intccn mlzzen-yard,
which was lowered down, thoy might
havo descended safely by n rope, but
tho scorching of tho flames which
surrounded them and the suffocation
from tho smoko wns overpowerlng.and
most of the soldiers sprang over tho
taffrall at once, or ns nearly so as pos
sible. Tho consequence was, thnt there
wero thirty or forty In the water at tho
same time, nnd the scene was ns heart
rending ns It was uppnlllng; the sail
ors In (he bonis dragging thorn In ns
fast ns they could tho women on tho
raft, throwing to them loose garments
to hnul them In; nt one tlmo n wife
shrieking ns she saw her husband
struggling nnd sinking Into eternity;
at nuothcr, curses and execrations
from tho swimmer who was grappled
with by the drowning man, and drag
ged with htm under tho surface. Of
eighty men who were left of the troops
on board nt the tlmo of tho bursting
out of the flames from tho stern win
dows, but twenty-live wero saved.
There were but few senmen left on
board with Philip, tho major part hav
ing been employed In making the raft
or manning the three boats; thoso
who were on board remained by his
side, regulating their motions by his.
After allowing full time for tho sol
diers to bo picked up, Philip ordered
tho men to climb out to tho end of
the lntcen yard which hung on tho
tuffrnil, and either to lower thomsclvcs
down on the raft If It wns under, or
to give notice to tho bouts to receive
them. The raft had been dropped fur
ther nutein by the seamen, that thoso
on boaul of It might not suffer from
tho smoke nnd heat; and tho sailors,
one after another, lowered themsolvcs
down nnd were received by the boats.
Philip desired Capt. Barcntz to go
before him, but the captain refused.
He was too much choked with smoko
to say why, but no doubt that it would
havo been something in praise of tho
Vrow Katcrlna. Philip then climbed
out; ho was followed by tho captain,
nnd they wero both iccelvcd Into ono
of the boats.
Tho rope, which had hitherto held
tho raft to tho ship, was now cast off,
and It was taken In by tho boats; and
In a short tlmo tho Vrow Katcrlna
was borne to leeward of them, and
Philip nnd Krantz now mnde nrrange
ments for tho better disposal of tho
people. Tho suitors wcro almost all
put Into boats, that they might relievo
ono nnoiner in puning; ine rcmatnuer
were placed on tho nut, along with
tho soldiers, the women nnd the chil
dtcn. Notwithstanding that tho boats
wetc all as much loaded ns thoy could
well bear, the numbers on tho raft
were so great that It sunk nearly a
foot under the water when tho swell
of the sea poured upon It; but stanch
ions nnd ropes to support thoso on
board had been flxed, nnd tho men re
mained nt tho sides, whllo tho women
and children wero crowded together in
tho middle.
As soon as these arrangements worg
mnde the boats took tho raft In tow,
and. Just ns the dawn of day appeared.
niillml In (tin dlrppllnn nf Mm lnnil I
The Vrow Katcrlna was by this tlmo
ono volume of flame; she had drifted
about half a mllo to leeward, and
Capt. Barentz, who was watching as
he sat In tho boat with' Philip, ex
claimed: "Well, there goes a lovely
ship a ship that could do everything
but speak. I'm suro that not a ship
In tho fleet would have mado such a
bonflro as sho has. Does sho not burn
f.Aniitlf iillt. nnliltr? Ar rmm Vmnr
Katerlna! perfect to tho last; we never !
shall seo such a ship as you again.
Well, I'm glad my father did not Uvo .
to bcc this sight, for it would havo
broken his heart, poor man."
(To be continued.)
Invention of the Telephone.
In n rprpnt Ipetlirn Prnf AtnvnrwlA
Omham Bell Is reported to havo ex-
Plained how ho camn to invent tho tel-1
ophonsns follows: "My father invent-
ed a symbol by which deaf mutes could
converse, and finally I invented an ap
paratus by which tho vibrations of
speech could be seen, and It turned out
to bo a telephone. It occurred to mo
to make a machine that would enable
ono to henr vibrations. I went to an
aurlst, and he advised mo to tako tho
human car ns my model. Ho supplied
mo with a dead man's ear, and with
this car I experimented and upon ap
plying tho apparatus I found tho dead
man's ear wroto down tho vibrations.
I arrived at tho conclusion that It I
could make iron vibrato on a dead
man's ear I could make an Instrument
moro uunuuiv, which wuum causo tnoso
vibrations to bo heard and understood.
I thought If I placed a dollcato pleco
of stcol over an electric magnet I could
get a vibration, and thus tho telephono
was completed. Tho telephono arose
from ray attempts to teach the deaf to
speak. It aroEo from my knowledge,
not of electricity, but as a teacher of
tho deaf. Hnd I been an electrician T
would not havo attempted it.
Case Trloit on Train.
A fow years ago a county court ac
tion was trind on a train. Tho Judgo
could not comploto the caso In tho or
dinary way, owing to tho nbsonco of
an important wltncs3, who was ex
pected to'nrrlvo by tho train by which
his honor wns duo to leave. It was
thoreforo doclded that tho Judgo and
advocates should travel with tho wit
ness, and try tho cubo in tho railway
carriage. This course was adoptod,
anu ino juugo intimately gnvo tho ver
dict in tno
In tho BtatloninnBtet"s private
room at a station farther down tho ( Interested In their conversation, bow
line. ievr, until they began to talk nhnut
THE WILDS OP PARAGUAY.
frank Carpenter in the Backwoods of Central South
America What He Saw.
Largo pnrta of Paraguay are natural
pastures, with hero and there clumps
of woods or forests scattered through
them. It Is only tho hills that are
covered with trees. Tho most of tho
other lands havo n rich growth of
grass. Nearly all of the land nlong
tho railroads Is tnken up. It Is held
In largo tracts, ninny of tho farir.i be
ing fenced with barbed wires.
Tho averago country house has no
floors except tho earth. Nine-tenths
of tho bonnes you see outside tho city
are hunts of poles, which nro woven to
gether nnd tied with wlthen or strlng3.
Thoy havo roofs of thatch, which ex
tend out nt one side or end, forming
nn opon shed or room. Often tho shed
is larger than the closed part, for tho
.Atter Is little more thnn a sleeping
place for tho family. Many such
houses havo orange trees nbout them
nnd palm trees waving over them. As
WATER-CARRIERS
you pass them ou see that somo have
j red walls and some havo walls of
brown or white. At first you think tho
1 red ones nro imlnted. but soon seo
that tho soil with which they arc
chinked Is red. This tho color of
the best lnnd in Pnraguny. Tho con
trust of this rich led nnd tho soft vel
vet gray of tho thatch Is hnrmonlous,
nnd tho houses mo exceedingly pic
turesque. They are much llko the
country housca of Japan in this rc-
spect,
Tho larger farmhouses sometimes
havo two rooms with a thatched root
connecting them and an open sparo In
the center. Such a ono Is that on tho
big farm of Dr. Charles Chase, n Bos
ton man, who keeps a drug store In tho
town of Villa Hlca as a means of mak
ing money and follows photography as
an amusement.
Tho Paraguayans nro very hospita
ble. You can call at any hut In tho
country and you will bo mado perfect
ly nt home. You may seo a lot of
naked babies and some naked children
who aro considerably older than ba
bies, for In tho bnck districts boys and
girls up to tho ago of fourteen often
go nnked.
If you can Rpeak the Guaranl Inn-
i gunge tho ltidlnn tongue which is in
common uso nmong tho lower classes
you will And tho peoplo quite Intel
ligent, though exceedingly Blmple nnd
Ignornnt of your world. You will be
given a cigar to smoke and will bo
asked to take part In tho puchcro or
boiled beef and vegetables which con
Htltuto tho U8Unl mcul' Your foort wiU
bo cooked out of doors, nnd the worn-
c mav Pl,nu Ul corn l powuer in a
woouen raoriar ucioro tnoy cook ti
for you. When you first enter tho
hut you will probably be offered a
glass of brandy called cana. Every
one drlnkB nnd every vlllago has Its
brandy distillery. Indeed, It Is estl-
"'.,,, Bvery . ' . "" .
?,l,,d ,n peuay could drink two gal-
i" - r una hoi ex-
haust tho supply.
In a visit of this kind you will learn
that tho people aro contented with
their lot. Most of tho men aro phil
osophers, who regard foreigners ns
fools becauso thoy wear their lives out
working for money.
FRANK 0. CARPENTER.
VOTE OF
CHARITY.
Sho Tlionsht
the CmlliUto
Already
Had Trouble Unouirh.
Washington Star: Thcro Is a gov
ernment official now on duty In Wash
ington whoso faco would close the
doors of a beauty Bhow with a snap be
ioro no could get within a mllo of
It, nnd yot ho is not unhappy. On the
contrary, ho has a sunny nature that
makes his face a flower garden all tho
bear around. Tho only criticism that
can bo mado of him Is that ho Is as
conceited about his homeliness ns
handsomo men are about tholr beauty
That may bo unusual, but It is true.
Tho other day ho was talking on the
subject of his looks. "Ten years or
more ago," ho Bald, "I was a candldnto
for congress in my state, with no show
to win, but plenty of enthusiasm in
tho good cause. I had been making a
tour of tho district, delivering
speeches, nnd nt ono pluce I remained
over night at a farmhouso In lieu of a
tavern. I retired early, and about an
hour later I heard thu host und his
wlfo come into tholr room, which ad
Joined mine, with a rathor loosoly
hung door botwecn tho two apart
ments. I presume they thought I was
ftBlcep, for they talked nlong so I
cvtild very easily hoar. I was not
me. It wns general nt first, and It
narrowed down to my personality, tho
woman nrgulng for mo tlko n good fel
low. At last she explained: 'Why,
John, you owe It to tho teachings of
the Bible to vote for him and to work
for him, too.' .lohn couldn't exactly
seo why, nnd 1 roue on my elbow to
hear tho line of urgument. 'You do,
she explained, 'because you havo no
right to make his burden any henvler
than the Lord made It for him In the
lit st place. You ought to do all you
can for a man with n face like his to
inula1 him forget It.' "
HOW HORSES CATCH COLD.
They Are Kvlremety NnultWe unit
Hub-
Jrrt In Nnanl I'aUrrh.
Horses nre very subject to nasal ca
tarrh, and It Is n widely prevalent be
lief among coachmen that If n horse
OF PARAGUAY
goes Into n frcolt htable. and especially
If a horse which has been out at graHS
goes Into a stahlo with other horses,
It will bo most likely to develop a cold,
Rays the Spectator. So, too, It Is no
ticed, will horsea bought nt n fair, and
this Is populaily attributed to the
draughts to which they have been ex
posed. Ah It Ib ndniltted, however,
that any other horses which mny havo
been lit the stable generally catch this
cold from the new-comer, surely It is
more reasonably to suppose that the
latter Ihib In like manner received the
Infection from sonic of Its neighbors
whllo on sale.
A medical friend of tho writer's late
ly made an Interesting experiment. He
has two horses, and has been In tho
habit of turning ono out for the mim
mer months. When ho brought It In
ugaln for the winter It used Invariably
to develop u severe cold. Coachmen
will tell you that this Is due to the un
accustomed warmth of tho Htable,
which mnkea tho animal "nosh." Lust
year, however, beforo bringing In his
horfio, tho doctor had his atable thor
oughly disinfected nnd llmownshcd.
and put no other horse Into It. Tho
ono which came In from grnss then re
mained percctly free from any symp
toms of catarrh.
Thlrtr-Yrar Mmlt.
The Bachelor Girls' Association of
Michigan, the personnel of which com
prises daughters of the best families
of tho Htato, has determined to extend
Its field of operations, and nn effort
will bo made within tho next sixty
days to effect organizations in Penn
sylvania, New York, Ohio, UllnolB,
Wisconsin and Missouri. It is pro
posed to organize societies in every
town and city, nnd by oaths to pledgo
affiliating members from entering
matrimony until tho specified ago limit
of thirty years shall havo been at
tained, and to btlpulntc qualifications
which must bo possessed by members
of tho oppoMte sex who seek marriage
when tho young women may bo eligl
blo for alliances. Tho promoters of tho
movement bollovo that tho. dlvorco evil
may bo partially eradicated by bucIi an
A RESIDENT IN THE BACK
organization maintained In n number
of states. Tho movement bid fair to
bo successful.
' Htern Juttlcu.
"What do you Htipposo thoy will do
with that tramp who killed tho telo
graph oporntor nt Turnip Siding?"
"Hang him, sure, His act delayed
frolght movements for thrco hours."
Indlanupolfh Journal.
Why Uu't r stur a sort of sky-HgLt?
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A TAME WILDCAT.
yucor Tot Thnt Uemholi About
n Ten
ncMPe Home,
Gallatin (Tenn.) correspondence
Nnehvlllo Banner: Tho oddest pot
ever heard of probubly mny bo found
nt Gallatin. It Is n wildcat, owned by
Charles Mitchell, n clerk for John Fry.
Tho animal was captured In Cumber
land Mountains and brought to Galla
tin by somo deer hunters not Ion
since. It Is not fully grown, but Is
quite largo for Its age, being about 4
feet long, 21 Inches high, and weigh
ing -10 pounds. It Is tho color of a
tiger. Mr. Mitchell hns succeeded in
domesticating this vicious animal, and
values him very highly na a pet. Tho
bouse cats and dogs stand In ptrfaot
awe of the newcomer, although It
never shows fight unless antagonlz-.
Tho wildcat gambols about tho hoitsa
In a frolicsome way and Is quite fond
of Mr, Mitchell. It spends a grcator
pnrt nf the tlmo In tho housn, lying
beforo the fire, but readily oboys whon
ordered out of the room. Although
tho cat hns n houso "built to order," it
has been permitted to remain In Mr.
Mitchell's bedroom during this cold
spell, remaining In a corner of tho
room nil night nnd never making nny
disturbance.
The cat Is a great deal moro nctlvo
than tho domestic cnts, and enjoys
Jumping from limb to limb of trees,
from the house top to ihc ground,
etc. It has a peculiarly sounding
voice, which can be heard a great dis
tance. It wns apt In learning noveral
trleks which Its owner taught It. An
other strange thing about this cot Is
that It has no Inclination to rovo
mound one of the peculiarities of the
wildcat and Is never seen out of tho
yard, only when following Mr. Mitch
ell, which Is often the case.
This Is the only Instnnco known
where n wildcat has been tnmed, and
Mr. Mitchell Is very proud of his
nchlovcmeiit.
VIPEn'S BITE
Overcome lir the U.o of Munliroom
lulre In Vaccination.
Now York Tribune: It docs not yet
appear that steak ahd mushrooms,
taken In tho ordinnry wny, will euro
that well-known disorder which make
ti man see Hnaketi, but It Is reported
from France thnt Inoculation with n
preparation with mushroom Julco will
overcomo tho effectK of n vIpor'H blto.
M. Thesullx describes a number of ex
periments which ho has conducted
with this fluid, obtained by macerat
ing this fungi; In an equal weight of
chloroform water. After 24 hours tho
solution Is drawn oft nnd Altered. At
first It Is of n brownish hue, but it
soon turns to an luky blackness. Sub
cutaneous Injections of tho extract
produce In rnbblts tho Bame symp
totnii an the venom of n viper. The ac
count at hand does not, however, spec
ify that tho new serum has been ef
fectively employed to restore nn unl
mal that has first been bitten by a
snake, or had been Inoculated artificial
ly with viper venom. As tho caso
stands, therefore, tho alleged discov
ery needs to bo developed further be
fore Its practical value can bo looked
upon as fully demonstrated.
Authors I.oro Citti.
Now York Tribune: A Inrgo propor
tion of themodern French authors
havo been fond of cats. PIcrro Lotl la
among them, and so Is M. Coppee. Tho
pet of the latter is a young Angora
thnt sits motionless on IiIh desk when
ho writes. Were ho to go on writing
for hours, thcro It would stay. It walks
among his scattered shceta of manu
script, never disturbing thorn, and doss
not set Its paws down on writing that
Is not dry. Mr. Swinburne, it Is assort
ed, Is one of tho fow English authors
who prefer cats to dogs; in fact, it !b
reported that ho "adores" tho fellno
creatures,
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Were Farmer I.adi.
Washington Spe. Chicago Record:
admiral Schloy, Admiral Sampson and
Gen. Shatter wero born and raised up
on farms. Admiral Dewey wbb born
and raised In n Vermont vlllago, whero
his father was n physician. General
Shnfter'a birthplace wns near Kalama
zoo, Mich., and ho went from the farm
to tho army. Admiral Schley's ances-
WOODS OF PARAGUAY.
trul homo Is a beautiful old plantation
near Frederick, Md.,whlch still belong
to his family.
Severe rmililiiuent for Thoft.
Tarring nnd feathering was ons a
legal punishment for theft. It Is said
to bo found in tho Btntutes of both 4
England and Frnnco nbout tho tlmn n
tho Crusades,
tu . . til- .
The Portuguese first brought ,tht
orango Into Europe from tho east
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