H
WAR PICTURES PROM TRANSVAAL
Han's Inhumanity to Man Vividly 13rowht
to the Surface.
llcpurts from England lull tin that
tho gray hairs of tli beloved queen
tiro Indeed "being brought down with
Horrow to tho grave." Although other
licndn havo contrived and other bonds
linvo executed In such a manner an to
carry Englnnd Into
tho South African
war, Htlll the good
queen feolH the ter
rible responslblll
ilea upon her own
shoulders.
ThlH Id perhaps
the moat pathetic
Incident of the war.
A tearful old lady,
whose life hits been
a plea for peace, ih
grld-strlcken with
the thought that
her hoys are ilyliiK
In lint tie.
It la pathetic In
deed to turn from
tlllH picture or the
sorrowing queen to
HceneH of war
Nineteen centuries
have passed since
the Prince of
I'eace waa heralded
to the world with
the song of "react
on earth, good will
toward men." anil
yet to-day the demon of war In num
bering hla vIctlniH ly thousands.
When a report la went hy a com
manding olllcer, giving the numbers of
dead, wounded and missing, It la a
Holaco to think that hut few or the
missing are sulToiing pain that they
are probably prisoners While not
treated as honored guests, these prls
fiiiera arc fed and protected until there
milieu nu exchange or the war la over.
One ot the Illustration! shows the
Hrltlsh loading the lloer prisoners
upon a vessel. They do not wall as
cabin passengers, and the piuiterH nro
evidently crowded, hut they live
through thcHo hardships and faro much
better than many of their brother
Hoors, who are In their own llnca, but
lire destined soon to be killed or
wounded In battle.
Another picture or striking reality
la that allowing the method of remov
ing tho wounded from tho Held of bat
tle. Latlysmlth haa been thoroughly
Invested hy the lloera for weeka paat.
(Jen. White and hla gallant llttlo army
nro defending, not only tho town, but
llrltlHh honor as well. Tho neighbor
ing hilla are allvo with lloer artillery
men, whose guns speak through night
und day In bitter tones of halo. Now
tho gun reports aro few and far be
tween; now they como In quick suc
cession, telling with their angry voices
the liners' determination that Ludy
smlth must rail. And all this time the
Urltlsh bravely wait Tor tho roller that
does not come. Now the tiring ot the
Hours becomes more effective. The
enemy Iiuh taken some now position.
All Is lost It the enemy Is not driven
further back, and for that reason tho
commanding olllcer orders a sortie. It
la taking a great hazard, but the sortie
must bo iniide. and the bravest regi
ments are selected for the attempt. As
they proceed, men are constantly fall
ing, dead or wounded.
Tho mulo carts, for picking up the
wounded, follow, and as soon as one is
loaded It turns back and moves
heavily over the rough road to the city.
Two natives walk beside the wagon,
carrying the Red Cross ling.
Tho faces of the wounded tell tho
turned, Is singing the sumo love songs
she used to sing.
Tim Top" nncl tho 1'rltlcm.
Tho greatest number or photographs
sold In this country and In Franco aro
1
HRINGING WOUNDED HACK TO LADYSMITH.
portraits of singers and actresses. In
Europe tho photographs of tho popo
find the largest sale. 18,000 pictures or
him being sold every year. This does
not Include chromos and paintings
which also have an enormous sale.
Second only to tho pope In popularity
FUNNY OLD RAILROAD.
t'r limit n liV l.oriinilln Wlilull Could
Not Turn Around.
According to Dr. W. W. Smith of
WHllston, S. C, the Hint railroad In
the United States was tho South Caro
lina rallioad, afterward called tho
Charleston & Augusta ml I Kind, run
ning from Charleston to Augusta, n
distance of 110 miles. The road was
begun In 1820 and completed in 18M,
says the Augusta Herald. Some of tho
queer things which distinguished It
from the roads of today were: The
llrst motive power used on this road
was wind, utilized In sails mudo or
c'otli on the cars. The locomotives
had two smokestacks, one at each end.
In going to Charleston one or tho
stacks was used, and In coming back
the other. There were no spark ur
i esters, and everybody along the route
had to watch hla property to prevent
Its being burned up. One hundred
miles a day was good traveling In
those days. When night came on all
hands atruck camp and waited for dny
llght to como In order to proceed. Tho
truck was composed of ties and thirty-two-foot
stringers, on which a baud or
Iron like a common tire was laid and
nailed down to the wood. A track
walker went abend of the engine every
day to knock down the "snake-heads"
or nail heads to prevent accidents.
The dread of the engineer was the
"snuke-heads" or nails protruding
above 'the Iron rail, tor they were pro
line sources or incidents. The con
ductors collected the fares from tho
outside, walking on boards about like
the open street curs are now arranged.
There were no conveniences on tho
cars as In this day and time. Tho cats
stopped at stated intervals for tho con
venience of the passengers. Tho mall
facilities were meager and very prim
itive. A split stick served for n mall
bag, as letters wore put In sticks mid
"i ' " '' I
li V '
AV0MAN VS. AV0M AN.
Mrs. Lnrned looked at her little
wntch with a feeling of dismay. The
morning would not go. She could cot
persuade lime to hasten. She paced
with measured trend Hint she might
appreciate her sorrow to tho full. For
the truth was that Marin Lurned had
made a painful discovery. She had
convinced herself that her husband
called with moie fieipieney than con
vention could warrant upon another
woman. Hints or the matter hail come
to her several times, but she hud
thought llttlo of it. It waa the cus
tom among tho gentlemen sho knew
to call upon their friends for tea In
tho Into afternoon or during the even
ings. It had always been the habit
of her husband to do this. He said
Ideas rested him after Ills business
which ho Insisted Involved the exer
cise of no Ideas ami he preferred the
Idem of women to those of men. Ho
liked the quality of tho feminine brain.
This Intense uppreclntion or n delicate
wit and a whimsical fancy had boon
one or his chief charms to his wife,
who often apologized to herself for
being moie serious-minded than ho.
She blamed heiself for what sho
termed her stupidity, and with a
large-mliuleil tolerance made light of
his complimentary attitude to other
women.
Hut It had always been "women."
Now It was a woman. That made It
different.
The womnri was beautiful. Hy clos
ing her eyes Mario Lamed could sum
mon to her perfect recollection the
abundant brown-gold hair, tho limpid
brown eyes, the sumptuous figure, and
the line assurance of her rival. High
spirits and a perfect taste In tho mat
ter of dressing went with the rest
an nlluring woman, truly. The relloc
tlou which Mrs. Lamed saw In her
glass was not leassuriug after this, for
the mirror gave back the presentment
of a short, muscular, quaint little crea
ture, Willi a nervous energy so strong
ns to bo almost grotesque, a pair of
bright and penetrating eyes, a too
serious mouth, and a trick of extreme
simplicity In dress.
"What a ridiculous perron." sho
sighed to herself. "I could not sug
gest romnnco to anyone. I wonder 1
had tho bravado to marry."
Sho wondered on this particular day
whnt she could do to puss the time.
Sho walked about her house. It was In
absolutely perfect order. Her bank
book was made up. Sho was not in
arrears with her calls. Her paper was
written for tho club. She was sick
of driving and she didn't wish to walk.
As for reading sho could not read.
To sit calmly down and concentrate
that feverish, tortured mind wns an
Impossibility. Hut at last she be
thought licr of tho athletic club. There
wns good sport there and of a sort
to her liking. Sho put on a shabby
soft llttlo felt hat which she wore,
! to tho scandal of all her proper neigh-
hood, and in tho exultation that comes
for a short walking skirt and a coni-
TAKINO PRISONERS AHOARD-CAPTIVE HOERS ARE LOADED UPON
11. M. S. PENELOPE AT CAPE TOWN TO HE CARRIED OUT OF
RANGE OF HOSTILITIES.
Is the biautlful Alexandia of Wales,
whoso photographs sell at the rate or
lii.OOO per annum. The Gorman em
peror comes next with a record of 15,
000 a year, and tho czar, who hates to
- .. .i - . ... ... ........,
story. Study tlie features oi inn soi- i. "Hiinpshot. nevorineioss is pieum
dler in the left of
tho picture. How
his heart throbbed
with hope In the
early morning,
when ho know that
he would bo one of
tho attacking par
ty. Today would bo
an opportunity for
glory, promotion,
perhaps oven for
tho Victoria cross
of honor. Hut a
chanco bullet had
changed all this.
He can bear tho
physical pain that
comes from his
right arm, but It Is
hard to think ho
has so soon become
Incapacitated for
deeds of glory.
Hcroro him aro
long weeks or suf
fering and hard
ship, ending per
haps in death. And
then his thoughts fly over Ian
and sea, away to "Merrlo Eng
land," where the "folks" ho knows an
anxiously waiting for news from tholi
soldier boy. and where tho llttlo girl,
who promised to wait until ho rc-
handed up to tho conductor, and wcro
thrown out tho same way. The coup
ling links were made of wood, so that
when a car ran oil it would break and
save tho others from running off.
i
f '$' ;--?- - -
ft &0Bbf47'
I J
5JjSv'rvjYrtJsi",e 1
the Mroluo. 'limn, with a sudiUn
sharp cry of alarm and fright tho
beautiful head dlnppeaied. Mrs. Lar
ned looked about her with hot eyes
for the swimming Instructor, but sho
was not In sight. She had evidently
left tho poolioom. Only two other
women were In the pool and neither
of them could swim.
Marie Lamed stood for a fearrul
moment looking her evil angel In tho
raceand the race or that angol was
lit with lliet The deliberate offense
of tho woman In alluring Mario Lar
ned'H husband from her, her silly van
ity and tho boasts she made of con
quest, saddening other women's lives
without n qualm, came to the tempted
woman like trutliH written largo upon
tho wall. In the distance of the gleam
ing pool the golden head rose and
sauk. Then tho llainlng face or tho
evil angel grew dim and blurred, and
seemed to fade away, and out of a mist
of teai s there came another face, also
lit with a lire, hut the tiro was white,
and about It was a glory as or a rain
bow, it was beautiful to see.
Marie Lamed never remembered the
act of plunging Into the tank, never
lecollected the details of the swim tho
length or tho pool, never could bring
to mind just how that struggling form
came to be clasped in her nrms. It
seemed too simple and too natural a
tiling to remember. It was no trick
for her, with her strong arms, to
carry the woman, largo as sho was, to
the steps und hnnil her up to tho out
stretched bunds of the attendants, and
knowing that medical help would bo
summoned, Marie felt at liberty to re
turn to her diversions.
Sho was lu the mood to Indulge In
violent antics. Sho frolicked In the
wnter llko a young porpoise for the
better part or an hour, trying, appar
ently, to do anything rather than
think. Hut at length, worn out, she
sat hostile the pool and Kicked tho
water with her toes like an Idle
schoolboy.
She heard the rustle ot silken gar
ments behind her, and thinking It was
n guest, looked up. It was tho wom
an, pale but cnltn, and gowned for tho
street.
"Mrs. Lnrned." said she. holding out
n trembling hand, "I am not going to
attempt to speak my thanks. Words
would be nn Impertinence. I'm not
even going to Insult you by making
an apology to you. It would be too
aburdly awkward for both or us and
wo should both hnto It. I'm only go
ing to say that If I havo certain faults
which I recognize Just as well as
you I have also a number of virtues
most or which I keep carcrully con
cealed. Not the least or these Is a ca
pacity for gratitude. From this day
on. In deed and word, you shall have
nothing but fealty from mo, which nro
the most serious words I liave spoken
for several years. Please do not think
me a bore. Hut I mean what 1 say."
Mario Lamed got up and shook tho
woman's hand and the grasp was
hearty and warm. A color suiTused
her round race. She looked llko an
embarrassed boy. And sho couldn't
speak a word. Sho thought for a mo
ment that sho wns going to burst Into
tears, which would havo been idiotic.
To save herself she shook hands once
more, and, turning, ran trom tho
woman, up tho spring board, and
plunged again beneath tho green wat
ers ot the pool.
"Come, Mrs. Lamed," called tho
swimming Instructress, "you've been
in the tank too long!"
"All right," camo bnck the vigorous
young voice, and a glowing raco peered
out or the water at tho woman and
showed a smile In which the light or
true happiness beamed. It was a smile
loft from the glory of the angel witli
the countenance of whlto tiro.
aUEEH OCCURENCE.
Tim Itciiiiirbnlitd Alplnn i:irliico (r
it KIiir'h MciMmiKer.
At a critical moment of Internation
al complication which occurred a good
many years ago it was found necessary
to send a king's messenger across ono
of the Alpine passes charged with dis
patches tho Importance of which waa
so great that they practically Involved
tho Issue of peace or war. It was in
tho depth of winter, und In those days,
oven under the most ordlnnry circum
stunces.n Journey across Europe meant
no trilling undertaking. The llrst part
or the Journey was safely accomplished
In postchnlse as far as the foot of the
pass, where a transfer to a sleigh was
necessary. Here, on Inquiring at the
posting Inn for horses and a slolgh.tbo
paKsenger found to his dismay that
none was to be had. "Impossible, mon
sieur, to go forward this night." To
ward evening, however, n private car
riage arrived, occupied by one traveler,
with a sleigh, several spare horses and
plenty of .servants evidently the
equipage of a personage of distinc
tion. The tiavoler halted at the post
ing inn und after a short parley de
termined to enter and have dinner, the
Journey across tho pass to bo continued
at nightfall, when a clear moon might
be expected. Under these circumstan
ces the king's messenger and the other
traveler naturally dined together anil
entered Into friendly conversatlon.wltli
the result that an offer of a place In
the traveler's sleigh was gladly ac
cepted by the former. At nightfall the
journey across the pass was com
menced, tho messenger carrying in Ills
hand a small dispatch bag containing
his dispatches. Tho routo wound up
and up the mountain side, all being
soon covered deep lu snow. The horses
seemed tresh and high mettled and
were urged at full speed by tho driver.
Suddenly, at a turn of the road, a man
Jumped out from a rock. Tho horses
seemed to shy. nnd In less time than it
takes to tell the sleigh was rolling
over and over lu the snow, with its oc
cupants tossed hither and thither.
Some moments elapsed before the half
stunned messenger camo to his senses,
and when ho did so the llrst thing
which struck his astonished eyes was
tlie sleigh tearing back down the pass
at bieakneck speed. No human being
was to be seen beside him, ills lute
companion, and, worse still, his bag of
dispatches, which iiad escaped from
his grasp lu the tumble, having van
ished like magic. Nothing remained
but to plod wearily through the snow
back to the Inn. where all that ho
could ascertain was that the strange
traveler wns unknown to tho lnndlord
nnd that he had returned by tho way
ho had como with his own horses, ex
plaining that there had been an nccl
dont. Neither the mysterious trav
eler nor the bag of dispatches was over
traced, nor has the full history of the
adventure ever como to light up to the
present nay. Quarterly Review.
hlly popular to the extent or 11,000
pictures a year. New York Commer
cial Advertiser.
Prematura consolation
remembrance ot sorrow.
Is but tho
Court llnrlcli Clmrltjr dim".
Tho Supremo court held that a
rliurch subscription niado on Sunday Is
collectible E. M. Donald of Fort Mad
ison, defondant lu a salt brought by
tho First Methodist Episcopal church,
apponlcd from a similar decision by
tho district court. His dofenso was
that tho obligation, having been en
tered Into on Jjyjtlnj'i ,Fa? .lllCal. and
tiTat th'cre was no consideration. Roth
ntntmfl were overruled. In dlscusalng
immense tho court said tho object of Two heads may bo better than one,
tho subscription was not .worldly 'gain, but not In tho same family,
but tho advance of Christianity ami the
bettorment of morals In a particular
locality. Tho sole purpose of the plain
tiff's statutory exlstonco as a corporate
body was to do good. If so, contribu
tions for Its support must be classed as
charity. "Charity," said Judge Cooley,
"is nctiVH goodness; It -Is doing good
to our fellow-men." Des Moines
(Iowa) Correspondent Now York Journal.
AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Tim AiidtIciiii I'utllloii n llflniitlfiil ami
Attritvtlvti Structure.
Out" cocher has been oruerod to ttiin
Into the Avenue do la Tour Marbourg,
and suddenly 1 find that wo have como
out upon tho Quid d'Orsay, and aro at
tho entrance of the Pont des Invalldes,
says the Now Llpplncott. Hero cubby
is ordered to halt, and looks on in sur
prise us wo descend into tho ankle
deep dust and proceed by means ot
our open sesame, to tho placo whero
four American Hugs at tho corners of a
large square indicate tho inclosuro
chosen hy our coininlssloner-general
for the American pnvilion. Hero, on
tho rive gauche, lu company with oth
ers of tho Pavilion des Etrangeres, will
stand the American pavilion, a beau
tiful and attractive structure, whoso
broad stops lead down to the water.
Here Americans may land, and at onco
receive that welcome and attention
which the visitor soon discovers is sec
ond nature to tho commissioner-general
and ills staff; and here, inoro than
anywhere else in Paris, will ho Had
himself thoroughly at home. It Is to
our coinnilhslonei-general and his un
tiring industry tliut wo aro Indebted
tor tho great amount ot space which
is to contain tho great American ox
lilldt. and oven my gloomy guhlo is
tempted to break Into a triumphant
smile at this new proof of Anioticau
skill and energy.
T
Tim llrr .SI 111 In 11.
The largest riding ucndeniy In tho
world Is to be built near Central park,
New York. It will havo 100 Htalls, u
ting 'J00100 feet, and seats for nil
audience of 'J.KQQ. Instead of a horse
less ora, thqro will bo ono of mo.ro and
better lioises. It
Seeming calamities
blessings.
may bo rcnl
THE HEAD ROSE AND SANK,
fortable pair or boots, made lior way
Bwirtly along dirty Chicago streets.
Very luxurious looked tho room and
very charming tho women, but Mrs.
Lamed did not particularly notice. It
was her way to take luxury ror grant
ed, and she always had tho effect or
subduing material things Immediately.
Wherever she was. sho dominated. It
waB so now the room was niado ror
her. tho water drawn Tor her. Sho
ran up the spring board to take a illvo
and just as sho was putting her hands
together she chanced to look toward
the other end of tho room and there
she saw a llguro which, for a moment
caused her to forgot tier purpose.
It vns tho woman. Mario gazed, ad
mitting to horself that she had never
teen anyone more beautiful. Mario
gave a look of disgust at her own lnus
eiilur. stubby little figure, and with a
vast Impatlonco with the mysteries of
life, dove violently down under water
und swam to tho end of the tank. Sho
had the Intention of coming up as
near tho woman as she could. Sho
meant to stuud nmr her. llko a mis
erable dripping llttlo dog and to bo as
ridiculous as bho could. U tho woman
had nny reason to exult, sho would
give her full opportunity.
Hut the woman was not standing
where Mrs. Lamed had last seen her.
It was evident that sho had ontored
tho tank. Mrs. Lamed looked about
for several seconds without seeing her.
then, discovered that glorious head
held painfully ubovo water while tho
woman mado hor way with tho feeble
strokes of an Inexperienced swimmer
toward tho far end of tlie tank. A pre
monition of Inipcudlng disaster hold
Mrs. Lamed to tho spot. She saw tho
wonuiu, slowly moving on witli nv.a
ward strokes, enw Iter reach the (loop
water, and knew that the swlmnior
was awaro ot tho Tact nnd norvoits
I over It', by the increasml Jerklnefcs or
l.oni: Ti'iiuro of Olllrc.
From tlie Washington Star: It Is
doubtful whether auy Institution in
the world lias such a record for long
tenure or office on tho part or thoso
directing It as has the Greenwich ob
servatory. That institution was es
tablished In 1075. and in tho LM yenrs
or its existence It has had just eight
directors, whose average terms of olllce
have been twenty-eight years. Tho
Harvard observatory ban been estab
lished sixty years, and has had but
four directors. Tho naval observatory
in the district, however, una in tun
thirty-three years of its existence had
ten directors, owing to tho custom or
detailing naval oUlceru in that duty
Tor a term or three years each. This
constant change of directors, It has
been claimed, Is responsible to a large
extent for tho lack of continuity lu the
work of the naval observatory and its
consequent failure to meet the require
ments of a great national observatory,
although more money Is spent for Its
maintenance than for any other like
Inrtltutlon In the world.
WINTER SPORTS
In Zurich Wlion (Iki I,ttkn la Frorca
Ovtir.
Zurich (Switzerland) Cor. Chicago
Record: Switzerland Is usually con
sidered to lie vory cold by Americans
hi general. Chicago residents may be
surprised to learn that their city Is
colder than any city In this country.
Tho thermometer rarely touches zero
(Fahrenheit) here. In most winters
it does not reach that temperature at
all, and when It gets below that tho
"oldest Inhabitants" begin to tell
stories of the past. For four winters
nu ice has been seen on tho beautiful
Lake Zurich. The lake Is supposed to
tieeze every fit) years, and then King
Carnival holds reign. Cabins aro built
forming streets llko the Midway Plal
Bance, and restaurants, carousels, mu
seums and bazaars arc erected upon
tho glittering li;e, while skating Is to
be had on smooth Ice for miles. Places
of business are closed lu tlie nfteruoon
and all tho city moves to tlie luke.
This century the lake was frozen lu
lSli'J. 1870 and partly In 1890. indica
tions are that It may partially freeze
again tilts yenr. Famous winter re
sorts in Orison, like St. Moritz. have u
long winter. There Is much snow, but
the atmosphere Is so dry that It Is
customary to wear straw hats through
out tho winter on sunny days. Tho
climate, otherwise, at tho latter places
Is hlmllar to that of Denver, nnd they
nre, llko this city, tho last hopo of
many poor mortals suffering of con
sumption.
Illtoxlrittcil HiiIn.
Among tho curious Inhabitants of
the Philippines, according to Prof. J.
11. Steoro, aro fruit-eating tints, some
of which aro nearly as largo as cats,
with wings five feet In extent. Dur
ing tho day they remain hanging from
tho branches of trees In roosting places
whoro they congregato by hundreds.
They nvold tho thick forests and somo
tlmes roost In a lono tico on tho plains.
At twilight they become animated and
attack the fruit orchards and coconuut
groves. They aro fond of the julco
fiom which tho natives inako tuba,
or palm beer, and drink It from tho
bamboo oupB In which It has boon col
lected. Sometimes tho Julco has be
gun to ferment, and then tho bats aro
Intoxicated by it and fall helpless upon
tho ground, to bo killed by tholr ene
mies In the morning.
Chtii h Itfittlitln Itrt'lliitlon,
From tho San Francisco Argonaut:
E. A. Sothern of "Dundreary'' fame
was onco dining at Portsmouth at a
regimental mess. After dinner one of
tho ofllcers asked Sothern to give them
a recitation. Now Sothern would not
tolerate being treated ns nu entertain
er when he wns by way of being treat
ed us a gentleman. He coldly declined.
They pressed him. Ho hotly declined.
Still they would take no denial. At
last ho said, In a manner which show
ed that ho wns nettled, but yet yield
ing, "Well, If you won't let mo olY, I
must. I'll give you tho dinner scene
from 'Dnvld Onnick.'" He did. Ho
hud never acted it better. They were
delighted until, springing to his feet,
ho niado his wild tipsy exit, just as ho
did on the stage, and dragged tho cloth
off tho table and with it all tho regi
ment's prized dessert china and de
canters and glasses, etc. Thereupon
he calmly resumed his seat, but there
after Sothern dined no more with that
regiment.
Why do they ovr buy whlto horses
to draw con! carta!
Ill Dri'iun.
Mr. Murray 11111 I dreamt of you
lust njght. Miss nunkor Hill (coldly)
Ah, how good of you. ' Mr. Murray
Hill Yes; then 1 woko up and shut
down mo winnows and put nn extrv
bluiAkot ou the bed, Patent Record.
i.
1
l
.pi&'rwrWkT"
t -(.- ' 7" r tonrsjfit jt
rwWXZXa&dWSt' S."
iTau 0evaim- .-
-"
VtifiFj
?22 .SEPSaarw-' ,
!
WjW
.lC3Tf-i"'W-'
-
.!...
'Ws
wrjSTi..
W
Try-w
