f ."$1 y .. - I ) VJ( I& i. r NEEDLES IN HERBODY. TORTURES WHICH SURGEONS CAN'T EXPLAIN. Needle 6ecm to Grow In Iloily of Melvlna MorforU ror Threo Year They Havo Ucon Cat Oat nf Her, ami More Are Vet to Come. M ROM THE BODY ui iuuiviiiu iuunuru, a ninotoen-ycnr-old girl living at Shar on, Pa physicians have extracted within the past threo years over eight hundred need les and fragments of needles. How many are still 1m beded in her fle3h they do not pretend to say, hut operations to remove the sharp pieces of slecl are still going on. This story Is truo In every detail. The surgeons say It is without precedent for the extraordinary numher of needles her body has contalnod. There are sev eral well-known cases of a woman car rying a needle In her body for years, and the needle has kept constantly mov ing from one limb to the other. When, not long ago, tho surgeons cut out from twenty to forty more needles, they thought their task was finished. But It Beems not. If, as somo surgeons contend, the case Is Ono of voluntary self-torture, then tho patient, a fragile young girl, pos sesses wonderful endurance aud a stoical indifference to pain which far surpasses that of the Now Mexican In dian priests, who, once a year, in the performance of a religious penance, flagellato themselves with sharp cacti branches, filling their backs with thorns, which are afterwards drawn out. The girl, however, strenuously denies that she fills her skin with needles. She says that she has no Idea where they come from. Her parents corroborate her. They have oven kept close watch over her movements to detect, If pos sible, whether the physicians' theories are correct, but they say they have learned nothing. The operations for tho removal of the steel pieces are exceedingly painful and causo the girl to writhe under the cut of the surgeon's knife. Sho Is, In fact, unusually sensltlvo to pain. AMERICAN DIAMONDS. A Few Choice Spot-lincna ot Tliom Are Found Here. Diamonds have been found occasion ally at different placeB In the United States but never in sufficient quanti ties, to render systematic mining profit able, says tho New York World. Tho largest authenticated diamond ever found In this" country -was pfeked up by a laborer ongaged 'in grading the streets of Manchester, Va. Its original weight was,about twenty-four carats and nfter cutting a twolve-carat stone resulted. On this stone, called by Capt. Dewey, Its owner, the Onlnoor, John Morrissey onco loaned $0,000, but Mr. Kunz. tho diamond expert, appraised Its value at less than $1,000, as It Is poorly colored and Imporfect. Next to this stone comes a slxteen carat diamond found in 1884 at Wauke-' sha, Wis. A stone over four carats camo from Dycartvlllo, N. C, In 18SG, and ono weighing just a llttlo less was found in Dane County, Wisconsin, In 1893. In Georgia and North Carolina, Itacolumlto or flexible sandstone is found,4 This stone, so clastic that a s'.ab ot It can readily bo bent Into a curve by the fingers, is found associated with diamonds in Brazil, and this fact led to a search for tho gems In these southern Btates. Quito a number of small stones were consequently found there, mostly In the gold washings of Hall county, Georgia. In California's gold diggings, dia monds have also been found In somo numbers. About seventy stones have been obtained from one locality at Cherokco fiat, tho largest weighing about two and one-half carats, and the colors varying from rose through vari ous shades of yollow to pure white. The largest price ever paid for a California diamond in tho rough was somo $600. There aro twenty diamond-cutting es tablishmenta now in this country, handling during each year about $1, 250,000 worth of stones. True Itenllsm. Dramatic Author J understand that ou aro'looklng for a new play. Manager Yes, but I am very hard to suit. I want a play which shall com bine all the elements of tragedy, com edy, farce, pantomlmo and spectacle. " "That's It, That's what I've got. ,Chock-full of tragedy and human suf fering, tears and smiles, Joy and woe, startling surprises, unheard of mishaps. wreck and ruin, lamentations -and laughter." "What's tho title?" "A May Day Moving." ' - "Whnt'B the plot?" "Hasn't any plot. Just an ordinary May day moving." r ' Ileal Demotion. "Are you sure you love him?" "Am I sure! Do you see this dress?" "Of course I do. What of it?" "Will you kindly tell me if It bears the slightest resemblance to the present fashion ?" "" "Well, really. It er It " "It doesn't?" "No." . "Well, I am wearing It because ho likes It." Tld-Blts. Pretty Near It. Insurance Examiner Has there been any Insanity In your family? Mrs. Do Avnoo We'l, my Bister married a man who .'iadnt a cent. J JP3B irflSllS BATTLING WITH A RATFISH. A Qnrrr Marine Monster Klllcit Off the California Coait. Tho Italian settlement nt tho foot ot Franklin street was agitated this morn ing by the capture of a monster of tha deep, says an Oakland correspondent ot the San Francisco Examiner. An Itnllan fisherman gnvo battle to the queer fish, and he sayu ho will long remember the encounter. The capturo was made near Goat Island. It took several hours to land tho fish and during the contest two boats were nearly wrecked. The Ital ians call the monster a "ratllsh," be causo It has romewhat tho appearance ot a rat. Tho fish weighs 245 pounds and measures elqven feet from tho tip or. tho nose to the end of the tall. The tall Itself, which was used by tho fish as a means of defense, measured six feet In length. The story of the battlo wan told by a man named Lagorla, who employs the fishermen to go out every morning and fish for him. "There is one old mnn In my employ," said Lagorla to-day, "who seems to have particularly bad luck In catching freaks. SeVeral days ago he got a man eater while fishlngHear Goat Island nnjl had an exciting encounter. This morn ing the same old fisherman had his lines out near Goat Island wh.cn he captured the ratfish. Ho was alone nt tho time and wns somewhat excited when tho monster came to the, surface of the water and mado straight for his llttlo boat, lashing his tall In all directions. Tho fisherman had to devote his cffortH In gottlng away from his catch, Ho shouted for assistance, and threo com panions, who wcro fishing in tho vi cinity, came to his rescue. After a long struggle they succeeded in drowning tho monster and towed him to shore. A fish that- weighs 245 poundB and Is eleven feet long, and a tall almost like a rod of Iron, can do somo fighting when it gets mad. That Is what my fisher men found out when they tried to land tho monster. ""'The man who made tho capture has given up tho sea for a few days. He Is a little superstitious about his captures and does not want to do any more fishing for awhile. The Italians call It a 'ratfish,' but that Is not tho proper name. We have been In tho fish business for a great many years, but we havo never had anything like this before. It Is not a shark. The tall Is very peculiar and ihas great strength. Thnt Is Its weapon of de fense. The men who captured the fish tell mo that the monster can work ter rible havoc with Its tail." A WONDERFUL ST ACE. Mx Tiioun.mil IVopIo Can Ho I'ut Itulilutt tho rootltghU. London now possesses not only the largest wheel but tho biggest theater In the world. Until recently Chicago, with its tremendous Auditorium thea ter, may be said to have had tho largest building erected solely for theatrical displays, but now Earl's court, with the Empress theater, goes one better than tho American city, sayB London Tlt Blts. The only building In London in which theatrical displays havo been given to bo oornpared with the Empress theater Is Olympla. An this huge struc ture was not built expressly for theatri cal purposes the claims of tho Empress theater still hold good. Imagine an iron and brick building towering above everything at Earl's court except tho great wheel, almost as long as Trafalgar squaro and nearly ns wide! The spnn of the roof is only beaten by ono erection In tho kingdom that, we believe, being the span of St Pancras station. This roof span ot the Empress theater Is 220 feet, while tho height from ground to lantern Is no less than 117 feot, or more than half the height of the monument, and only seven feet shorter than the duke of York's column In Carltonhouso terrace. As the auditorium Is one of tho larg est In this country, so, too, Is the Im mense stage. In designing this latter work some remarkable and curious de vices were adapted. Tho entire stage can bo moved about hero and thore, an put up In sections In uclia mechanical way that It can be made to assume any form called for by the exigencies of tho scene. On this great btage of the Empress theater there is room for at least 0,000 people, without undue crushing, and at least 2,000 performers, in addition to 500 workmen carpenters, shifters, property-men, etc. are on It in one scene In the production. When to this main stage Is added another seventy feet In depth, which can bo made to ap pear and disappear at will, some Idea may be obtained as to the hugeness of the place. To provide (or this Immense number of performers there are scores of dressing-rooms at the rear of tho stage. To light this great stago and the audi torium over thirty electric arc lamps aro used, while twenty lime'Ights help to produce the beautiful color effects now Been In every theatrical display. In addition to these greater lights over 3,000 incandescent burners are in use all over tho building. t A BIlmnilenitandliiK:. Suitor -Beg pardon for interrupt ing, but' I-er-nave. Just come er that, is, I havo Jnst been speaklngwto jour daughter, and sho referred me to you. Old Gentleman Gee crickets! I wonder. If that girl thinks I am made of money. You aro about the fortieth bill collector she has sent In to-day. If she doesn't marry pretty soon, I'll be bank, rupt. Intended to Wear the , Mrs, Flndesleclc Havo you com menced to buy any of your trosseau yet fqr. your marriage next.raonth? Miss Emanclnu8 Yes. indeed. Vp. terday.I got six new pair of bloomers, a uozen enirts and some embroidered b3 penders, New York World. NEW KIND OF BRIDGE. COSTLY APPROACHES CAN BE DONE AWAY WITH. . Spiral Kondwjjy" JiKllhcr Cud Here It it rian by Which It 'is Claimed Million! Can He Favtid In New York' New UrldKea. . O N order to save rtho vast expense of fs t vuuoihi, ,. io xnnKO mo long approaches to a bridgo in New ifork city, an In vcntlon has been perfected whereby iorscs, wagons and loot passengers can iscond nt tho tow- : r. This is an Important question In view of tho projected new bridges on tho North and East rivers, Bays a Now York paper. In order to comply with tho require ments of tho federal government, these bridges will hnvo to bo constructed somo 1C0 feet nbovo tho water In the central span. As tho shores of Now York, Brooklyn and Jersey City arc comparatively low, It will bo seen that this necessitates jftng and costly ap proaches like those- of tho Brooklyn bridge. In this cHbc? tho land wns con demned and purchased at a cost of mil lions, but If tho approaches could havo been done away with UiIb money would havo been saved. Tho new bridgo which has been do signed by James 1 O'Brien of this city has indeed projecting parts over the land, but these aro merely to NEW counterbalance the weight ot tho partB of the bridgo over the water, nB tho structuro is built on tho cantilever principle. When you pass over thlu bridgo you never go beyond tho towers. A great, strong spiral roadway winds around each tower for horses, wagonB and foot passengers. The number of turns which thla roadway makes around the towers depends upon tho naturo of the traffic and the height o be attained. With only horses, light wagons, bi cycles, etc., tho spiral might have n higher slant. But for heavy trafJlo the elevation would need to be less nnd tho spirals moro numerous. It is not lmposslblo that rallrond trains could ascend nnd descend in thiB manner. In tho famous St. Gothard there la such a spiral railway track cut out of the solid rock on either sldo of the famous tunnel. The rail way thus winds upon itself innldo Ihe mountain and emerges to go into tho tunnel, upon leaving which It enters another spiral for a short distance. Tho principle of railroad trains as cending by a spiral Is thus well estab lished, and only variations of gear and in the build and wolght of tho locomo tives are necessary to fit to these new conditions which the construction of the North and East river bridges pre sent. A slight curb around tho t cl ot tho spirals is all that Is necessary for tho safety of wagons and foot pas sengers. London's new bridge across tho Thames has a high central span for tho passage ot large vends and it has short approaches, but this Is accom plished by claborato machinery which permits of tho entire span boing lifted, which thus shuts out trafflc for the tlmo being. It Is estimated that In the prp posed North river bridgo the cost of the approaches, together with tho pur chase price of the necessary land, will fully equal, if not surpass, tho cost of the bridgo itself. At tho same time, tho trafilc Is de livered at a much moro Inconvenient point than the river front. With tho bridge here proposed you would step upon tho bridge practically on tho shore. From end to end of tho Brook lyn bridgo moro than one-half of tho distance Is over the land, and peoplo desiring to go, say to Franklin square, have to retrace their steps for several blocks after leaving the bridgo. Mrs. Ponsonby presents herself to Mme. Valerie, the modiste, to point dut an error In tho monumental bill for her summer costumes. "Madame will notice that tho ribbon on the challlo gown Is charged at 85 cents a yard, and the ribbon on the surah gown at $1 a yard, and yet pre cisely the same kind of ribbon was UBed! A mistake of course!" murmurs Mrs. Ponsonby, In suspiciously sweet tones, a steely glitter in her eye tho while. "Ah!" cries madame, "Quel roalbeur! What a stupid bookkeeper is mine! Of course it is a mistake, my dear Mrs. Ponsonby. I am desolated it should oc cur! I will rectify It at once. Both ribbons should havo been charged at $1." Truth. Teacher Which letter Is the next one to the letter H? -Boy Dunno, -ma'am. ' Teacher1 What havo I on both sides ot my nose? Boy Freckles, ma'am. New York Herald. ffEsHl .a; a. ? jhm' fflcwm P-" FARGO'S NOVELCHURCH. No Creed, CatechUiu, or Collection Ilnz Permitted. "Thoro la. a church In Fargo," said Col. Irons of that city to a Minneap olis Journal roporter, uthnt recognizes the fatherhood of God and tho brother hood of mnn. Any man can belong to It. Ho need pass no test ns to faith; ho can believe what ho pleases, or ho can bo an agnostic an every Biibject. Ho Is ns welcome to n plnco In tho church ns any ono clso; all ho has to do Is to behave himself while ho is there, and permit others to enjoy tlui somo freedom that ho Is accorded. They never raise n collection In Hint church; in fact, there is no such thing as passing tho plate. Tho society hns a treasurer whoso business It la to call upon those who seem to bo Interested In tho work and exercises of tho church, present tho needs ot the or ganization, tnko whnt they havo to give, and pay tho bills. That church Is run on tho theory that when It IB no longer able to pay Its way It haB out lived its usefulness and ought to dto. The church has among its members and supporters all sorts and conditions ot men. It hna thoso who, In other com munities, would belong to Methodist or Baptist congregations; there aro Jowb as well ns thoso who woro brought, up in tho Catholic faith. Tho spiritual ists and tho thcosophtsts aro repre sented. Then thoro aro a number that had about given up all church-golqg until they ennio to this boclety. Hero they find themselves at home, and tho function and purposo of tho church Is to tnako them bo. They havo parties and dances; dlnnerB nro given In tho church, and tho best people of tho town, socially, attend Its gatherings. Tho chief Justlco of tho atato of North DESIGN FOR A BRIDGE OVER EAST Dakota Is a member, as aro tho lead ing business men of Fargo, lawyers, our leading doctors, and there Is oven loom for myself. Then they havo a preacher who Is broad enough and kindly enough to see good in every man; salvation In every religion that Ib honestly followed; tolerance for ev erything except Intolerance, and love for tho world. All ho asks Is that a man bo decent, nnd his nddrcsses aro rather to stir a mnn to do tho good that ho knows and feels than to teach him new goodness that ho hna no use for. It Is a religion of this llfo and to-day; not of tho llfo to como; of the oneness of humanity and tho sacredness of slmplo everyday duty." BICYCLE RIDING ON SUNDAY. Itccogulzcd a Illchl ly tho ltov Jamci llnnly ot lloiton. Tho question whether It In right to ride a blcyclo on Sunday or not, has disturbed a good many people ot high moral character, hut thoso ministers who havo mado arrangements for a blcyclo storage-room In their churches seem to think thero Is nothing wrong In It, especially if used as a moans of attending divine worship, says the L. A. W. Bulletin, The Rev. James B. Brady of the People'8 church In Boston was ono of tho fir3t to Introduce this method of attending church. Ho con ceived tho Idea that young men would como to church in much largo numbers if they were allowed to rldo an hour or two In the morning through country fields and In tho fresh air, bringing up at the church in time for tho opening service. Consequently ho mado a special provision in a room in tho base ment of tho People's church, and thus makes the church the objective point rather than a roadhouso or somo lower resort, A largo number of young men attend his church, checking their bi cycles at the church door, and going in and sitting under the services with their minds much clearer, and doubt less Imbibing much more good thqn thoso who go only to sleep through the service. Other ministers havo followed tho example, several Boston preachers being in that number. One ot tho lat ter has organized a blcyclo club In his church, and takes a regular Saturday afternoon excursion with a gay party of young people; 'making himself so pleasant and agreeable to them that they flock to his church Sunday morn ing. A pastor In one of tho Oranges In New Jersey has offered accomodations to wheelmen on Sundays, and the ex- porfmenf lias attracted many bicyclers from other towns. ' An ICven Thing. "Did you trade any when you wus ter town?" asked Silas Oatbln. "Yes," replied Corntossel, "some." "How did you come out?" " 'Twas-whnt ye'd call n stand-off. I glvo a feller a counterfeit $50 bill for a gold brick," Washington Star. The conversation turned upon the fatal number, Frldny, salt-spllllng and other superstitions, "It is not well to make too much fun of such matters," gravely remarked Brlchanteau. "For Instance, I bid an old uncle who, at tho ago of soS'onty seven, committed the imprudence of making one of a dinner party of thir teen." , "And he. died the next day?" Le Rlbl Inquired. "No; but exactly thirteen years after ward." A shudder ran through the audience THE WORLD'S DIAMONDS. Soroellilnc About tho Va.t Wealth Tied Up I n Gem. Thoro Is always something fascinat ing about tho subject ot diamonds, and rich and poo'r like to rend about pre cious stones, Bays Ycnowlno's News. It la estimated that during the last twenty-five yearB tho American people have paid duty on nt least $180,000,000 worth ot dlamonds.ar.d other precious stone. In 1893 nlono they imported $15,203, 503 worth, hut In 1894 thcro wiui a falling oft owing to hard times, and tho total was only $4,850,985. Thla does not Include uncut diamond, of which wo imported moro than $1,000, 000 worth in 1892, $800,000 worth In 1893 and $500,207 worth in 1894. Dur ing the last twenty-four years we havo Imported $7,087,817 worth of uncut dla nionds. In 1880 wo imported only $129,000 worth ot uncut diamonds, and In 1889 only $250,000 worth. The large Increase ot Into haB been due to tho fact that a number ot American Jew era havo oponcd dlamond-cutTlng es tablishments. Thero are now fifteen establishments In the United States which employ from ono to twenty men. There nro 4.000 manufacturers In Eu rope and about 200 in tho United States who employ between 7.000 and 8,000 persons' as cutters and polishers. Perhaps 8,000 peoplo aro employed In tho diamond mines throughout tho world. We road that In past centur ies 00,000 peoplo were working In boiho slnglo Indian mines nt ono time, nnd perhaps that Rtntcmont io not exagger ated, since by the aid of modern ma chinery one miner can now accomplish as much as twenty who used tho prim itive methods. Tho total vuluo ot all tho diamonds in tho world undoubted- fl -A.Y'-BW RIVER. ly oxcoeds $1,000,000,000. Thero aro perhaps 8.000 dealers In diamonds In tho world, who carry In their stock stones worth perhops $350,000,000. Tho romnlndor nro In tho hands of private Individuals. To comparo present con ditions with thoso of tio pnBt, It la Instructive to note tho enormous In crease In tho production of diamonds, and tho important industrial changes wrought thoroby, which, have resulted from tho discovery and working of the great South African mines Durjng tho last quartor century ten tons of diamonds, selling for moro than $300. 000,000 uncut and $000,000,000 . after cutting, havo been added to tho world's wealth an amount more than twice ns grent as the value, of dla. monds known to exist before. DON'T LIKE PENNIES Cltlzrni or Arlioiii Ilato Xo eCnnl for Hmiill Clinucp. lave you noticed that men In Ari zona do not pay their bills with chicken feed or small changed asked tho Phoe nix (Arizona) Gazette. In tho older states when n purchaso Js made exact chango la usually tendered nn,t ., thing certain a bill Is not broken If it can possibly bo nvoldod. Hero In the west any ordinary llttlo purchase is mado simply by nstflng for the nrtlcjc and when it Is passed across tho coun ter a piece df money amply large to cover the cost la thrown down. When chungo is mndo tho customer carelessly drops It Into hla pocket, apparently without counting It, and goos out with out once mentioning tho cost of the ar ticle. He gets Just as good n deal as though ho had Jowed tho denier for half an hour. Tho custom of throwing down a larger piece of money than Is necessary Is not done, as a rule, to ex hibit tho cash, for In this territory everybody has money, it Js,onJy to show apparent indifference und is a mark of liberality. It may bo said that pennies have no abiding place in tho west, especially In this territory. Even nt the postoffice, where every thing Ib supposed to be legal tender, pennies, 2-ccnt and 3-cen't pieces' aro unknown. Change Is mado to the cent by the postmas ters, but they do It with postago stamps or postal cards. Nowhere cUe aro odd .pennies recognized, oven Ip the banks. A check drawn for $4.98 wonld bo paid with a $5 bill without a word. The same Is truo In all the Bhops. apd stores; chango Is mado to' ho. nearest ulckel, sometimes qnly to' Jbe neareU quarter or dollar. Poor Richard's say liur."Tako care of the nennles vn rin.. not apply to Arizona, as small change, anything under a dollar. Is bv mrtet people considered only as trash of llttlo J Villi!!?. "When I wa8 out west," said the man Who runs about the country selling windmills, "I struck a saloon In a little mining town that was called tho Civil Servlco Reform bar." "That waa rather queer," Bald tho man who stays at home and sells Bhoes. "I thought bo, too, until I found out tho reason of tho name. I went in to get a glass of beer; got it nnd laid down a dollar. Tho man behind tho bar took the dollar, dropped it in the till and picked up his nowsptper to read. 'Don't I get nny change?' says I. 'Nope saya he, 'this la run on civil service princi ples, and we don't believe Jn making any unnecessary change. As ho had a shotgun In handy reach I concluded ta let It co at that." Cln.'nnatl Trlb- uno, I r I TELEPHONING ON THE CONOO. I j Drnmn with fault 1, the XfUUfiAre Able to Cointnnnlcate. Capt. Five, a Belgian explorer, says Ihnt bo peoplo of tho Congo have a eurloiia and interesting method ot tele phoning. For rt long tlmo hd refussd to believe that tho natives really had tho power to cpmmdnlcAte with others nl n dlstnnO, though .nrtlcles had been tout to him In answer to suchrcotsraun Icntlons. At length, ono day, Journey ing on tho river by pirogue, and being about fifty mllea from Basoko, he de termined, Instead of stopping, to press on to the village. Then ono of his peo ple offered to telcphono to tho village that tho party, would reach the place to ward evening and would llko to have supper prepared on arrival. A nntlvo with a drum than began to boat It after a peculiar fashion, and presently announced that Jie had beard a (eply. He then rolled tho drum for Rc-rAp time and tranquilly returned io hla"naddle, Capt. Flvo Wnltcd with nmen Interest to sco whether IiIb ap proach w6uld hecxpectcd.nndwaaaBton Ished no he nearcd Basoko toward even ing to recognize on tho bank one of his fc!!6w-oxp!brera; Lieut. Verellen. A fire waa burning aahoro nnd supper was being made ready. Capt. Five, after greeting tho lieutenant, Inquired eagerly how ho had learned ot tho "ap proach of tho expedition. Tho lieuten ant replied that tho nowa had been brought somo hours boforo by a negro, who said that n white roan was np proachlng by tho way ot the river and would need supper. Tho drum UBed by the natives for this purposo 1b n small but nolsy'affalr of wood, It la constantly employed In communicating short distances, in order to aavo time and trouble In this Instance there had evldontly been re lays ot drummcra along tho whojo fifty mllcn from the point where tho original signal waa glvento near Basoko. Tho natives aro able, with tholr drums, to signal messages ot considerable length, This' particular Instance la recorded In La Flnndre, a Belgian publication, QENFVA'S GREAT FOUNTAtN. It.lt ThrPO lluudrod 1'oot In Helmut i The I.iirKeit In the World, The fountain that the municipality ot Geneva hna recently established at the entrance ot tho port of that city la cer tainly the largest fpuntaln that exists updn the surface of tho glolio, since it. Ib no less than 300 feet in height, says tho Philadelphia Press. It may bo seen from n great distance In clear weather, detaching Itself like a great white sail flapping through tho effecta of tho'wlnd. The city of Geneva possesses a most tompleto distribution of water under pressure, tho motlvo power for which Is obtained from an artificial fall estab lished upon tho Rhone nt tho point of tho lake. Tho water for domestic pir- rttif.pa nm fur ihn rttntilnn nt rn.tnfn j motors Is raised to tho holght of 215 feet above the level ot tho lake. For ! tho distribution of motlvo force It is raised to a hplght of 400 feet. Tho res ervoir Is an open-air ono and la situ ated upon tho top or Besslngcrs, at a distance of threo miles from tho turbine building. A very ingenious regulator, Invented by Mr. Turrottlul, assure's the uniformity of the piping. The length ot tho first pipe llno Is about forty mlles,and that of thesecond, about sixty. It Is to this latter thut, the fountain conduit Ib connected. The latter is set In play only on Sundays, It is fomcttmes set In operation also in weok days In tho evening. Instead of n Dingle Jet of great height soveral aro then utilized that do not rise so high. Powerful electrjc-llght projectors, placed In a structure near by, brightly Illuminate them with their rays of var ied colors, which transform th?mtInto a luminous fountain of the most beau tiful aspect. CHARCCOF THE BATTALION. A ren-I'lctnio of One of the Stmt lui poiln; i:tTort of n (lrnat lUltle." Tho battalion haa been on Its ,feet since daybreak; thero waa a scanty breakfast, and while the njen ate it In the distance are sounds of the com ing battle. Tho (lies on the march are closed up, every sense Ib alive, dust everywhere, then amoko, the galioplng of horses, hoarse shouts, orders! and counter-orders; the battle grows apace, men hero and thero go down, but the eight companies nro there; the captains march close by the men; sometimes, through the smoke, they catch a glimpse of the colonel leading ori In front; each man knows his rlght-liand roan; no one looks behind him; some where quite close Is Tom "or Dick or Horry, the gocd men they have chosen as the best, and aa long as they go on the rest will foifow. So the din In creases, the earth Is reeling under foot, ubpjls burst beside them with a lion id shriek and. fling out quick 'death; can IrnnytWng alive como out of this hideous turmoil.' 'atuuney press on; a captain picks up the rifle of a man who ha$ fallen and speaks a cheery word-all can't be lost when au old friend can make a Joke: another instant, and a cool voice they've heard before rings out an order It Is qasy to obey what they've learned to obey for years, a clash of bayonets aa they fix then? in smart time together, a pause, a gosp for breath "Charge!" and the long thin lino cleaves through the smoke and din and Is out upon the other side and in the sunshine once again, cheering its lungs away; the battle and dear MI are won. ' feociat Distinction. "Oh, look, George, our name Is men tioned before tho Wllklnses. Wfiat fun!" - ' "Why, ot course it Is. It's in alpha betical order." "Ob, but they'll be Just as savage all the same." Ally Sloper. S fMFfOeg IgUAIl'1