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{ " ' : ' + p' . Trusting in God. I
" ' . / I hno" , not whnt the ruture hath . '
or nmr\'cl or surprIse
. \asurell nlone thnt lire nOlI deAth
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Ills lUerc > ' untlerlles ,
Anl1 so hesldo the silent sell
I wnlt the lUul11el1 oar ;
, , ' No harm rrom 111m cnn come to me
On ocenn or on shore ,
I leno\\ ' not where Ills Islnnl1s 11ft ,
" . 'rhelr ! rondcll pnlms in nlr ; " " \ , . . . .
I onh' know I cannot rlt
1- nc > 'ontI Ills lo\'e amI cnre ,
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. . ' And Thou. 0 lArd , hr whom are seen
Thr cren'ttlres as the > ' he ,
Forgh'e me It too close I lean
; " , My hUman heart on Thee , \ I
-Jolm Greenleaf Whittier.
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. 'rhe 11azo of the semi-tropics was' '
, " ' ; . ever 'where , blending the gOl'geous
' ; tints of hills and vallers In Its eluslvo
: , ' " veil. There were tears in the Mexl.
. can's e 'es as ho sang to his tinkling
I . gultar , and his notes were laden . .Ith
STief. Ho loalrcd up from beneath his
. sombrero , his black e'es , showing the
: . , clear whlto beneath.
,
" " 'VIJat's the matter ? " came In a for-
' ,
pO'
; ' eign'olce , and ho glanced up to see i
I"
' ' the American miner looltlng down on
1'1 , I. him. There was something unpleas.
: : , , " \ ' ant In the American's eye that held
people aloof and made them speak
! " with restraint when ho was nc r.
. ' Raphael stopped plarlng , covered his
j face with his hands and sobbed aloud.
. "Buck up , frIend , " the American
I cried ; then added in Spanish , "What's
wrong , anyhow. " Raphael grew
calmer , looldng toward the humble
home where his little brothers and sis.
tel's werc at pla- .
"Oh , senor , " he crIed in confiding
dejection , 'tis the beautiful Senorita
\ Anita , Senor , they have shut her up
and I shall never see her any more.
I dlo of love of her. "
"No , j'OU don't , " muttered the American -
ican , turnhg away to hldo a c'nlcal :
gleam. The dam of Raphael's grIef :
" was loosened , and thy contents of his :
Roul poured into listening ears. And' '
this was the tale ho told : Ho loved
the Senorita Anita-a bewitching
damsel far above him-was dying of
. love for her. l\Iany times they had
met on the plaza , and she had glanced
sh'ly from beneath her mantilla and
smiled at him-yes , he could swear
she smiled. She was beautiful and
good as the Holy Mother. He had had
no gllmpso of her since , except from
behind the bars of her window. .1.0
. ' could neither eat nor sleep ,
1 i
The American turned awar , whllo
his Ups curled unpleasantly. Raphael
amused him. Ho was an exceptional
Spaniard. He had scraped together a
Idnd of education for himself. and was
something of a genhls in music. Un.
del' more favorable conditions he
might have made a way for himself
, In the 'World.
The crnlclsm faded from the Amer-
Ican's e 'e as ho aslwd where the senorita -
rita lived and who her family were.
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Anita lay asleep , The moonlight
came through the roses at the window
and all was still. Sudden ! > ' , through
the darlmess came a single sweet
note , The girl sat up to listen. She
I pushed baclt her hall' and I1stened
again , Her e'es , shone , her cheels
flushed and her little heart beat fast.
She stele to the 'window ' , holdIng her
mantllla close about her chin. Beneath -
neath the orange tree stood a man.
Her heart fluttered faster , and the hot
southern passion shone In her eyes.
It was the rich Senor Amerlcano.
"Senorita. "
This was going bej'ond the bounds
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Sang to his tinkling guitar.
of the serenading lover , but Anita
leaned out and waited.
"Senorita. "
"Senor , I am hero , " whlsllered the
' girl , and then drew back COj' ! > ' .
"Fall' one , listen , " Then be poured
into her ears a tale of love.
'One , " said he , 'loves the sonorlta
-loveR theo unto death-but ho can.
not marr , } ' theo In this countrj' . Wlll
: ) 'ou leave ' sunny J.loxlco and 10 to
America 'with ) 'our lover-ns bls
wJto ? "
Sbe drew baclt and shlvored a lIttle ,
but tbe dimples played In her cheol .
Anltn. must lov and bo loved , and
" 'O'd : mala a ood. true lIttle wife
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for any man who would onlr love tel'
enou h.
"Sonor , " she leaned far out Into
the silver night , pulled a rose ald
threw It down to him , "Senor , when ? "
He plcled up the flower , Idssed it
and \lressed It to his heart. Ho was
so coldl , } ' , artificially Mexican. It
frightened and attracted her.
"Now , " he answered , "Now , Anltl1 ;
wlll : rou come with me now ? "
The reaIlzation came to her 111m a
shock , Leave her father and mother ?
Go with this man ? To America. Love
and rlJmance were her guiding stars
-11001' little soul. Yef : ! , she would ga.
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Stole to the window.
"In two mluutes , senor , " she wbls.
pered.
A vIctoria sped awa , } ' from the
house ,
"Senorita , " that was the first word
her strange lover had spolon , He
now leaned forward In the darlmess.
"Ser..orita , are you afraid ? "
His gaze was cold and steady.
"No-o-o , senor. But why are you
so-eo stlll ? You do not love me' ! "
Her voice ohook ,
"Senorita , I have loved many beau.
tlfulladies , I am-bah-ho ! seemed
to be talldng to himself-"tlred of II
all , "
'Tired of love , " A cold hand
Imecl\Cd at the door of her heart. The
carrlago was on a lonelr , whlto coun.
try road no ' .
"SerorIta , I cannot-I-er-well ,
, } 'OU see , I cannot marry j'ou-I- " ,
"Holy mother ! " the girl cried , cross.
ing herself and feeling for her rosary.
"You cannot marry me ? Then why
did j'OU bring mo here ? "
" 'Valt , senorita ; do you love mo ? "
She was dazed by the sudden , practical -
tical question ; then she shuddered
and answered : "No , I hate you-I
hate j'OU , seuor. Oh , tal\O mo bacle
to my mother.-talco mo homo , "
"Havo you over loved an , } ' man ?
Ever truly loved ? " he aslwd without
heeding her.
In her lleart arose the vision of a
pall' of faithful , gentle e'es , that had
sought hm's on the plaza , and a form
that bent over the guitar at tw1l1ght ,
She burst Into tears , "Oh , ) 'es , " she
moaned. "Raphael , dear Raphael ! "
The carrlago stopped , The lover
climbed out , then leaning on the window -
dow ledge , ho whlsllered : "If you are
wise , l\Cep still. "
And she obeyed. The horse stirred ,
the coachman dozed , and the tlmo
grow long , Then the night quiet was
brol\C1l by the twangy , "olco of the
AmerIcan , mingled with the soft tones
of her natlvo tongue , 'l'lte carrlago
door opened and there before her
stood Uaphael.
"No , " said the American , : If , } 'OU
want to go homo I'll tal\O you bacl. .
If , } 'OU want to go wItIt j'our lover , go. "
For answer she threw herselt Into
Raphaol's arms , and caste and propriety -
ety were forgotten In the bliss ot a
first 1lss of love gratl'fied.
"Hero's a l111rso for , } 'Ol1 and 'our :
girl , Rallhaol. IlOilO , } 'ou'U IIko mar.
rled life. "
Ho told the drIver to drlvo to the
station with the pall' , and ste-od
wntchlng them disappear down the
whlto road. Then he took out a cigar ,
bit off the end and Iaughod as ho said
aloud ; "I always thought l\IlleR Stand.
Ish was n fee } . Half my mlno [ ; one ,
too. " 1'110 fool and his monOj' are soon
partod. ' Well , , It's the only tun I'll
ever get out of it. "
Then he went ( Iown the road toward
the clt ) . alone-San Franclflf10 Call.
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HANKS US A WATEF : .
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Very Llttlo Use to Deny the Wlk Was
Diluted. 1
JUllU9 K.'Jttschmltt of San Francis. ,
co , the get. ral manager of the Soutb.
ern Pacific l1nllrond , recent1 . gave out
the largest sluglo order for steel rails
that the uslness worlll has ovor'
1\11o\\'n.
A reporter , in discussing thIs order
with 1\11' . lruttschmltt , called it a
"darIng on-e. "
"No , " BLld the railroad magnate ,
smiling , "Ulero was nothing daring
aLeut It. Dllrlng things nro these
that have in thol11 something rlsly ,
something h1Reclll'e. For Instance , j'OU
might term 'daring' the well.l\1\own
action of Hanls , the mlllnnnn , In the
mlllionah'o's bouse. "
"Hauls , the mlllmtnu ? ' 'said Iho 1'0
porter , puzzled.
"Yes , Hanls , the mlllmmn. He , one
morning' , fOl'got to water his mille. In
the hall of hIs best customer he remembered -
membered this omission. A hugo tu
of flue , lear water slood on the floor
h ' his flde : ! , There was no ono to spy
on him , nnd thrice , before the maid
bl'ought up the jugs , Hanls diluted his ,
mlllt with a. lal'.lo ! measure filled from
the tub. ' 1'hon ho sor\'ed the j'oung
woman calml ' 111111 went on.
"As ho was hellowlng down the next
area the first custol11or's footman beck ,
oned to him , IIo rethrned , and wat !
ushered Into the 111'esenco of the cus
tomer hlmRelf , 1millionaire. .
. ,
'Hanl.s , ' suld tlto gentlemun , 'I prefer -
fer , hel'carter to water , my own mill , .
" 'Voll , sir , " said HI\nlts , "It's useless
to den , } ' the thing. for I sUPllose ) 'OU
were watching me whlle- '
" 'No , ' said the mlillonah'o. 'No one
was watching j'OU , But the fact is
Haules. the children al'e taldng medl ,
cl1al haths. ami the tub in the Imll
was full of sea water. ' "
A Decomposer.
In a beer gal'den at ono of our popu ,
lar seaside resorts an Irishman sat al
a table with a mug of beol' at his el ,
bow. Alongside of him stood a largo
good-natured looltlng Germnn. ' 1'hE
orchestra began the "Coronatlor.
March" from "Tho Prophet. " The
Teuton's face beamed all over with n
smllo of pleasure , and by wa , } ' of nlal ,
ing himself agreeable and hnparUng
information to his neighbor ho 1'0
n1l\rl.od , with a wave of his hand , in
the direction of the music :
"Ach , dot was l\Ioyorbeer. "
'rhe Celt , whoso l\l1owledgo of com
posers was limited , mistool { the ges
ture nnd made a hast , } . grab for his
bo"emgc , exclaiming at the same
time :
"Yoz lie , : rez damnetl Dutchman ,
that's my beer.-1.lpplncott's.
Output , of Petroleum.
It Is not j'ot half a century since
Cot Dral\O dlscovored petroleum on
the waters of 011 Creek , near Titus ,
YlIle , Pa. 'rho total production of
crude l1etroleum from lSliD to 1D02-
fortj'.three years-has been no less
than 1lGIi,2S0,727 barrels , Of thlE
outlJllt Pennsyh'ania anll New Yorh
contributed li3D } Jer cent ; Ohio , 24 ,
cent ; 'Vesl Vlrglnll11,3 per cent ; In
dIana , 3D per cent ; California , 3G } Jel
cent ; 'rexas , 2,1 per cQUt , leaYIng , ! :
per cent to be supplied by Kansas
Colorado , Louisiana , Illinois , 1\IIssouri
Indian Territory , Wyoming , 1\lIchlgaD
and Ollahoma.
Crlckehr Lives 98 Years.
England's oldest crlcl\Oter , ' 1\11' . Her.
bert JOl1ner-Fust , is dead at the age
of D8 j'ears , He played for Eton
elghtr-two years ago , and for Cam.
brldgo university from 1825 to 1827 ,
being captain In the last j'oar. At
the of D3 ho bowled for his village
eleven and batted for eleven runs ,
Ho practiced in Doctol's commons till
the court was abolished , and then
lived as a pountry 'squire ,
Import < 1nce.
'fhe people do not turn to gaze
'Vhen ho oes hy ;
lIe tollR ened ! the jor or praIse ,
No hanners fir
In tel < cn of his worth : his nnme
The bus > ' wIJr ! hus never learnetI ;
If Death should como to-nl ht tu crouch
Helentlessly hesldo his couch
'l'hd world would roll on unconcerned ,
Yet. when his common task Is done , \
Besldo his gate ,
There stan s an eag-I'r little ono
'Vlth arms that wall '
To clasp themHolves around his neck.
" 'Ilh l\ll'U lips that nwalt his 1lss.
And lIlOlIlh his work IOn > ' novel' hrlng'
111m fal1lo or wcalth. whnt 'I'Clltcr thing
May any l1Ian achieve limn this ?
-So I , Kiser.
Singer Goes I nto Politics.
Trimagno , the italian oporatlc tenor ,
whoso Imposing physlquo and tro.
mendous high C wlll be remembered
by many Amorlcans , is a candhlato
for the italian parliament. 1I0 l\I1ows
nothing of politics , but will go 'on the
stump as a singer , and In this wa )
hopes to capture ooough votess to in.
EJuro his return.
Panama Company Troubles.
The Panama comIJany Is not j'et
free of Its embarrassments In the IIqul.
dation of its old convention with the
Colombian government , The I"roneh
trea.sury has now lIut forward a claim
'for the parment of a fum : ! of $2,720.000
for registration dues on the deeds of
the orIginal concession , and the renewal -
newal o [ the same. .
Land at the North Pole.
From the l\l1own set of the currollts
Ii
In the \rctlc ocean and from obserm.
Uons of the tides , n. A , Harris can. I
cludes that there may bo a tract of
land near the North Pole , exten lng
from nl'ar the northwest corner of
anl.s Land or from Prlnco Patrick
Islnt1lt to a llOlnt north of Now Sibo.
ria ,
Queen Favors Irish Industry.
\1een Alexandra has given riers !
that all her linen ani ! tweell gown"
for Cowes'eolc should bo of ! J'ish
manufacturc.
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HOR8E FOND OF TOBACCO.
Remarkable Taste for Weed Displayed
by Southern Quadruped.
"One hnd fOlllless for fresh meat ;
another gobbled tip nil ) ' old thing thnt
calllO hIs wny , bean SOUl } , } lotato pnr-
ings , slnlo bread , or coolted meat :
whllo the third , 1smnll sorrel mare ,
nctually had developed the tobacco
bahll. " 'rho owner obtained her lu
Texas , and sn's llll\t. the mnro wns
ono that hnd been I'captured" In the
South during the civil Wat' .
"Sho woulll carr , } ' mo fiet ) . miles a
da , } ' . " ho continues , IIthen carry mo
bacl { the next day If I wanted her to
110 it. I had her about two days when
( found out that she chewed tobacco.
She grabbed a small paclmo ! of fine
cut 'out o [ my hand , and then stood
chewing it , paper and nIl. Seeing that
it had not hurt her I l.l'llt her In to.
hucco , buying the lear tobacco that
ll these Mexican slores sold I10re
then , a largo 'hand' of it for II. sll\'OI'
dime. ' 1'hat would not have paid the
dut ) . on It had any been Imld , but the
coliectOl' had not got hero , } 'et. When
ho did come these men had to stop
selling it lit an ' 11rlee. 1 never went
near my mare without hringlng her
tobacco. If she ( lid 1I0t get It right
awny she would heglll 10 shove 1110
with her nose , aud Iept It tI1lnlll I
gave hel' the usual chom.
"I rode 1\ horse fol' four j'ears , my
racehorse Charlej' , which would cat
halt r. peck of peaches as fast as I
could I'emo\'e the stonen out of them.
The same horse woulll eat a IlolIIHI of
sugar 01' candy without even stop-
plng.-Forest IIl1d Strellm.
CLAIMS THE FIRST TELEPHONE.
Chicago Mm Says the Perfected In.
Gtrumcnt In 1375.
Chicago Is clalmell as the hlrth.
place of the tolephone. The IlIstl'll'
ment wns the iuvontlon of Henry C ,
Strong , a journe'man IIrlntm' and a
veteran ot the civil wnr , who had
served in the Ninety-third Illinois ,
Before the war he had learned teleg.
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raphy in New York city. It was durIng -
Ing the WUI' thut the posslblllty of
ualtu ; a closed circuit on a Morse in.
Gtrulllent and transmitting sounds of
the hUlllan volco by It occurred to
him , As early as 1872 ho interestel
the chaplain of the regIment , Rov. C.
1\1. llarnes , in his theory.
In 1875 ho set up the Instrument ,
which he crtlled "tho Goodyear single.
coil telegraph sounder , " in the rooms
of the Howser School of Telegraphy ,
To the amazement of these prefent : !
1I.t. the expm'lment , Strong succeeded
in securin ! ; communication with a station -
tion Ulan , } ' miles away.
Raising Connecticut Tobacco.
This has been so far a phenomenal
j'em' for the tobacco Industry in Now
England-an Industry that } Irobably
many New Englanders hardly suspect
exists nowadays In this part of the
country , 1'he beauty of these northern
tobacco fields is , however , a familiar
spectacle to llI1ssengers on the troll e ) '
cars between Hartford and Spring-
geld , for the cal's run past mile after ;
mlle of growing tobacco , worth some.I I
thing 11I\0 $300 an acre.
lllllons of cigar smolers would per.
haps thrill to reallzo that it was hero ,
something over a century ago , thl1t
1\11'13 , Prout , at her husband's suggestion -
tion , rolled leaves of Connecticut to.
bacco In the first American cigars and
peddled them about the villages of
Connecticut.
Russians Evade Military Service.
In the town of Yurleff , Hussla , the
wino and spirit stores were recently
ClOEOd on the occasion of the assembly
of the soldiers called upon to join the
army by a mobilization ordor. 'rhe
apothecaries' establishments , however ,
remained open , and from these the
soldiers obtalnell quantities of balsam ,
which they consumed. As a consequence -
quence thirteen of theIr number died ,
and many 1I10re tlro sel'iously ill. 'J.'ho
journal that gives } JUbllclty to the In.
cldent states that many soldiers are
drlnltlng the poisoned liquid in order
that they may escape military serv-
ice.
Carries a Curse.
A Bahylonlan door socl\Ct of 3800
D. C" which Is now at the University
. .
of Ponnsylvanla , has Inscribed upon
It a curse upon any ono who moves
It. As n matt r of fact , the moving
of the stano Is alwaj's attended by
calamity.
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Bronze Cants of Those of Lincoln Md
FIrst Duke of Wellington.
'rho hnndn of Llncolu were talen b , } '
Leonllrd W. Voll , of ( , hlcugo In Spring.
field , Ill. , on the Sunday following
Llncoln'a nomination In 1860. The
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swollen muscles shown In the casts
were caused by near ! > ' thirty hours
of handsllaltIng wll'n the now presl.
( hmtlal candidate recolvod the can.
gl'ntulatlons of a nlllltitudl' . The orlg.
I
j7JE OF IJllllllv'TO/ (
hml casts of bl'Onzo are nt the Nation.
al lI1useum. 1'ho only bronze cast In i
the Hutton collection Is of the hnrHIB
of Dulw Arthur Wellesley of 'Volllng-
ton. They are crossed In an attltudo
of peace , and , so far as Imo\\'n , there
Is no othol' copy of them In America.
Opallzed Shark In New South Wales.
81nco ther were Ih'st dlRcpvCI'ed the
famous opal fields at White Cliffs ,
Now South Wales , have , } 'Ielded many
curious fossils , Imrtlcularly these of
JlI"hlstorlc marine life.
But the latest discover , } ' Is 1\ most
extraordinary one , nnd will provo of
the deollest intOl'est tc > the sclontlne
, ) 'orld. It is that of n fossilized , or
rathol' opallzcd , memhol' of the aharl ,
fam II , } ' , which was found on mock No ,
D. at a depth of 35 feet from the Sill"
face. ' 1'ho Sydnor press states that
the specimen measures 3 feet G Inches
from the snout to the tip of the tall.
' 1'1.10 body is In 60ven sections ( the
he/ul / and shoulder 110rUon. Is 18
inches ; each section IS G Inches in
length.
1'ho doeIlly Indented e'o. socltets
show ver , } ' IIlalnly , "and thin "elns of
purple olml encll'clo the fiilh from tip
to tip. " At the mouth these "elns
malw nn ohlon ! ; and clearly defined
courle , though the continuity is occa.
slonally brolwn , No partIculars nsto -
weight are given , but as the fossil has
becn sent to London , those und other
matters of Interest will soon be deter.
mined ,
Probable Grave of "Oom Paul. "
The probable last restlng.place ot
ox-President Kruger : 'rho family
grave at Pretoria , Mrs. Kruger is
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burled beneath the stone on the right. '
The other graves are these ot rela.
tI ves.
Tradesman Had Long Head.
The statue ot Charles I. whlcb now
stands In London was sold to a bra.
r.ler during the commonwealth , with
the undorstandlng that It should ho
hroken 1111. The buyer , however , RP-W
a chance to make mOlley , anll burled
It InRtead. To co' r his action he
made a largo number of bronze Iml\'es
and rtlrls , which were eager I , } ' hought
hy hoth ro'allsts , and PlII'lIans as
souvenirs , 'Vhen the monarch ' was
restored to power the statue was dug
up a n.ln anll bouJht : ; hy the govorn.
mont to he placed In Its l1re8ent Ilosl.
tlou , where It has remained slnco
Hj 7 J.
Blind Man's Wedding.
A wedding of ! 'ather pathetic Inter.
est toole. placd at Spurgeon's Tahor'
nacle , Cro'don , 'En ! ; " recentl ' . The
ceromon ' was conducted br a hllnd
clergyman , whllo the hrldegroom , the
organist , and ono of tlto few frlonds
present were also bllnll.
Lightning Entered Open Door.
Francis Jacques of Westrord , Vt. ,
loft his stable door 011en onQ night ,
nnd In the morning found thut the
first two cows had been I < llled b '
IIgntnlng while thlrtl'n ; ethers next
to them were unharmed.
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BOY 18 A PUZZLE.
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Vout In England Converses Only In
Unknown Language.
Cholsen w..rlhouso harbors a bo , } ' ,
fall' sl\lnnel1 and light halrod , whoso
natlonnllty hRS , tnp to the IJrosont ,
completely bamed' fho oIDclals.
l'rovlouslj' to bolng scnL to the
worlhouso the lall was chnrgod at the
Westminster pollco court with. wan.
dorlng without vlslblo 111eans ot s"b.
slstoncc , anl ( It was then stated that
during the weele he wns under romnnd
ho dill not utter word , and , although
ho waR 8polwn to In six dlrrorent Ian.
guages , he showell no sign of recog.
ultlon.
It bas since been found thnt the lad
call l1J1euk , hut his 911eocll Is stranger
than hIs allonce. The jabber ot a
monltoY Is 11101'0 Intelllgibio.
Sovernl wrlltlll questions were put
to him , } 'estenla , } ' . Und rneath the
worlls , " " 'hut Is YOllr name mhl ago ? "
ho Wl'Oto wlthollt hesitation , "Tentyrut
'Vlltcul" fo rteen. " Thus ho appeared
to undel'stand English. ' .
"What countr ) ' were j'O\I born In ? "
The lad at once wrote "lIlrlulntylnts. "
"lIow do ) 'Oll II1w scrubhlng-tho (
occupation the boy had just been en.
! ; nged In. "Dornt oentk , " wns the writ.
ten rOII1. } ' .
IIo waR then asltol : , again In writ.
lng , "Woulll , } 'ou 11l,0 II. 110nny ? " IUs
answel' was bl'leC ; "T6Uny. "
His Iclenlily shows ovary prospcct
of remaining a riddlo. Ho has bean
Been' b ' medical 1IIUI\ and by linguists ,
but hitherto it has been Imposslblo to
account for him ilan ' way. Since
his case hall nil pea red In the } mpers
11\111I1 > OI'108B pcoplo ha\'o called who
SI\Y the , } ' ha\'o lost ho's , of n1 > out. Is
agc-Lonllon COrt'lBllondenco , Phlla.
delphla NOl'th Amorlcan. ' .
BUILD THEIR OWN WATERFALL.
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Colorado , Cltlzenn to Make Improve.
l11ent on Nature. J'
In Colomdo nature has gl\'cin the
people no Nlagnrall to harness so as
to geL olectrlclty for ) lower nnd lightIng -
Ing ) lIIl'poses , but 1IIttlo thing 1ll\O
that does not feazo the energetic
Westol'llors. ' 1'hoy 111'0 going to build _
L . . ' } .
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Precipice Over Which Converted TQr. .
rent la to Fall , Through a Steel
Stack 997 Feet High , Upon' Power
Wheels That Will Convert _ .Its En.
ergy Into Electricity.
tlCmsel\es some artificial 'Nlagaras.
'rho first is now In course of construc.
tlon.
tlon.As
As an engineerIng feat it has decld.
0I11y no"el features , Two or three rivers -
ers are to be lifted bOI1l1 , } ' , 4'0 to speal"
from their beds and transferred to
canals , which will feed an immense
r080rvolr. From this resorvolr the
watol' wil1 ho carried through another
cannl anti droppcd through great pipes
o\'er the edge of a preclplco 1,000 feet
high , The power house In which the
electrIcity will bo generated will ho
situated at the foot o [ the pr clplce. ,
Ultimately It will have a capuclt , } . of
about 40,000 horse power.
Thu ulto Is twonty-tour , .mllos from
Sllverton , In Southern Colorado , The
Initial cost of the undertaldng will
approximate $1,000,000 , whllo the ultl.
mate lllan will Involve an expendlturo
of a.bout $3,000,000. .
Fatal Fall on Scythe.
The dlsturbanco of a hornets' nest
led to the death of WilHam Forbes of
Stewarton , N.H. , In nn unusual way ,
the ether day. 1\11' . 1 'orbes was mow.
Ing with a scythe whelho strucl { a
hornets' nest. In defending himself
.
from the Insects ho dropped his sc 'tho
and was about to stop out of the way ,
when ho tripped nnd toll. The blade
of the scythe passed entirely throu h I
his body and ho died almost Instantly.
Soldier's uGrowlng Machine. "
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'rho Second reglmont. ? llassachusotts
\'olul1teel' lufantry , postponed the elec.
tlon for second lieutenant until George
E. urr , a. popular sergeant , coulel add
half I\n Inch to his holght to meet the
proscrlhetl measuromeuts , and then It . .
I elected I\nother man.