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THE LAND BRIG , ENDEAVOR.
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English Boys Taught Seamanship
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'rho advantages resulting from the
j .lHC of training ships for the Instruc-
tion and mnJntennnce of pauper boys ,
(0 ( which the local government hU/lrll'S
recently issued circular to the London
. .poor law guardians draws attention ,
inspired a newspaper representative
to visit the brig Endeavor at Feltham
9chool8 For ; more than thirty years
this land vessel has been used to
teach industrial school boys searnon
ship , and Its record of good service
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has justified what was at first thought !
11 daring Innovation.
The crew oC the Endeavor selects
that department of the school hy their
own choice , and with the consent of
their parents All the lads at the Felt-
z ; hum school have been sent there by
the J.ondon county magistrates and i
the material thus differs to some extent .
tent from that of the ordinary pauper
Iwhoo1. The misdemeanors that have
brought about conviction , however arc
usually of just the kind that the disci- .
1'11ne of the foc'ele will eradicate most
effectually : . . . . .
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FEAT OF "HUMAN WHIRLWIND. "
French Athlete Goes the Limit In
I Looping the Loop.
The latest variation of "Looping the
Loop" if ! performed by the "Human
Whirlwind , " a daring French athlete ,
who has been sending cold thrills ! up
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and down the spines of the spectators
at the Casino in Paris.
Thc bicycle and its rider , after de . -
IIcondlng the Inclined pIano ( A ) , con-
tinuo their course for an Instant upon
the semicircular part of the track ( IlL )
and then , held by the rope ( C ) , finfh !
describing the circle in the air.
At. the moment at which the wheels
of the bicycle resume contact with the
. ground , the rope ( C ) becomes detached
automatically , owing to the .special
form of the hooks that sustain h at
Its ends , and It is possible for the
bicyclist to continue his journey In a
straight line ( D ) , the curved part ( B )
. of the track having been removed and
the straight part lowered to the level
of the ground during the short time
that be was In the all'
The curved part It mounted upon
two rails , on which it is slid to one
Ride , and the level part Is supported
by .a metallic horse , that is folded up
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TYPICAL COSTUME OF 1830.
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Gcwn Shows Many of the Absurd Caprices .
prices of Fashion.
It Is rather difficult to give an accurate -
curate Idea of a gown of Any definite
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period on account of the various
charges constantly oceurl'lng. Yet we
may safely state that the typical 1830
costume was "either high or low wither
or without capes ; long sleeves with
wristbands , or short sleeves and long
gloves ; bOlllco with or without a
waistband and generally worn with
in embroidered collar ; scarf and par-
rlol ; of some dark tint ; black prunella
or Turkish satin shoes ; no trimmings
to the gown , but red or flames colored
ribbon bows scattered here and there
and necklaces composed of two rows
of lIearls. "
Of course , caprice had its full sway.
The leg of mutton sleeve which first
appeared ! In 1820 and attained by degrees -
grec enormous proportions , and the
no less absurd beret , imbecile and
elephant sleeves were supplanted by
others not quite so eccentric , but still
for the most part sufficiently extraor-
dlnar ' .
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Gibraltar's Miles of Tunnels.
There are sixty-two miles of tun-
nels , well stocked with arms , ammuni-
tion and provisions , in the rock of
Gibraltar.
Cradle Vibrator.
With the idea of providing for the
tired and worn occupant of the cradle
the means or easily courting our dear
old friend Morpheus , and enjoying
restful slumber when once the tiny
eyes have closed in sleep , there has
been Invented an extremely novel attachment -
tachment for cradles which has added
to its many virtues the fact that it
will allow the mother to devote her
time to other things while her little
one Is asleep.
The thing Is very simple and con-
sists only of an electric or water mo-
tor whose mechanism regularly and
gently vibrates the mattress ofw the
cradIc. All that Is necessary Is to put
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rent and the tired little brat will soon
be in a deep and peaceful slumber.
UO'LEVITH A HISTORY.
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Veritable Curiosity In the Possess = ( on
of New Hampshire Man.
'fhose veterans who served In the
cavalry or artillery In the civil war
who were used to hearing all camp
calls , from reveille to taps , boots and
saddles , and all orders In action
sounded upon the bugle , may have
said uncomplimentary things of the
bugle when unwelcome calls were
sounded upon it ; still , they had a liking .
Ing for It , and when they see an old ,
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battered bugle , they find It Interesting
and will stop to examine it.
The bugles of the civil war times
were keyless and no chromatic notes
could ho sounded upon them , hut In
earlier rears : keyed ) bugles were used.
An old-timor that dates back to the
last of the eighteenth century Is now
In possession of A. M. Cross of Clare-
mont , N. H. It was purchased abroad
In 1790 hy .Tames Jackson of Haverhill -
hill , N. 11. , and was first played by
him at the raising and dedication of a
large building in Havcrhill.
It was sold by 1'111' Jackson to E.
Willis of the same town , who played
It during the war of 1812. He was a
grcaHrandfather of 11r. Cross , to
whom the bugle recently came.
Il is made of copper , but has It brass
ferrule on the bell. The mouthpiece
keys I and mountings are of hras It
has been carefully preserver and 1.:1'
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Keyed Bugle , Bought In 1790 and
Played In War of 1812.
Cross proposes that It shall be kept
In the possession of Home descendant
of Mr. Willis as long as possible.
Woman Took Warning from Dream.
Mrs. F. C. Johnson living four miles
nothwest of this place , was saved from
drowning through a dream. Several
nights ago she dreamed she had
slipped Into the well on the place
while attempting to draw water. So
Impressed' was she with the dream
that the next morning she fastened a
long rope to a heavy iron stale , driven
deep in the ground , and threw the
loose end of the rope into the well.
She instructed her little boy , at the
same time , to grasp the rope should
he fall into the well.
During the afternoon she went to
the well to draw water and , slipping
on the wet platform , slid into the open
curb. The well is twenty-four feet
deep and half full of water. The
plunge took her away under , but upon
coming to the surface she seized t.be
rope and climbed out hand over band ,
using the side of the wall as a brace.
In relating her experience , Mr8. John-
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son Eays tbat' all she "ould think of
whIle falling In the well wl11J. that the
rope was there.-Quinlan correspondence -
ence Kansan City Journal.
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Atl. OLD HEART OF OAK.
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Wooden British WarshIp Condemned
to Be Broken Up.
One of the few remaining "heartn of
oal , " is now going to pieces. The BritIsh .
ish man ' of-war the Duke of Wellington -
ton , for so many years the Victory's
great rival In attraction in Portsmouth. y
harbor , now lies In the Thames of ! '
Charlton , near Woolwich , undergoln
her fate at the hands of the slit-
ureakel's. She was launched on tno
day the Duke of Wellington dlod. She
was at the same time the biggest and
most heavily armed man-oC-war In the
world mounting on her three declm " '
the then remarkable armament of 131
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ne Old Duke of Wellington.
gtns. The Russian war of ISH
brought prominently to the front :
on her being appointed as the flagshIp !
of Sir Charles Napier at the bead 01'
the great Baltic fleet. She heRded the
starboard line at the Royal reviews
Spithead in August , 1854 , and on
March 10 , 1855 , and her popularity
dates from the latter event.
Six-Year-Old Evangelist.
'enr.old Lawrence Lennls is
called "tho baby evangelist" of Burlington .
lington , In. This youngster expounds
the scriptures "to the great astonish
ment of his hearers. "
He has been conducting revival ser .
vicel s lately In the vicinity of hiE
home. Although he has had no school \
lug , he can repeat chapter after chap. ;
tel' of the Bible accurately , and he ;
also delivers long , earnest discourses
on Bible texts.
In speaking of his career , Lawrence !
said : "I felt inspired to teach the gos
pel when I was 2 % years old and tell
my mother of the divine call. SIie . j
said I was too young to preach but.4 \ y
kept ) right on embracing the calling :
"I preached before large congrega J
lions when I was but four years old ,
which was the beginning of my _ evangelistic
geliEtic worl I never attended school
In my lICe. I can read and write , but
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did anyone else : ' -Boston Horald. I
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