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1C , r.I.'Ir.ID OMAIiA DAILY J3Eit : SUNDAY , APRIL 7 , 181)5. ) .
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a I GRAND 11'TNUAL SPRING OPENING ( ' lr vs
I Having received the entire consignment of our heavy spring purthascs 1 and arranged same on our floors , beginning tomorrow morn , Monday April 8th will Annual Spring&fI y v1i "
we
xhlbitin to the of Omaha and mornmg , , 1 v inaugurate our Spring ; \ .
Opening-by exhibiting people tl
- ( ; vicinity the
, c largest and finest stock of Furniture t
r of , Carpets and Stoves , House Fl11' ish r Goods of .
! Furnishing every description , ever shown under one roof in the . .
Ou establishment filled from basement .
roof with
city largo is to , the newest and most desirable
: goods to be obtained , whIch we arc at low
" selling unprecedented pr1ees-ll , for Cash or Credit. , \
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Do NOT for n momont.think that bactS3 : wo n\rUso : to sell on credit , monthly 0
V or wooly payments that ourcnsllpricesarohiluOurcashprtcos and our prlCOS No MATTER what others advertise , remember . . . \ t
for 30 or GO days nro the same If you wish to buy ou 8 or 10 months' tlmo.our you do not get the best assortment , ( , q > a / .
prices are 5 per oont 10' " h. , . Thisis , the only ' "ro..n" h.tw.on on long time and qua.htles ° '
c\sh pries . values , term and easy accommodallon I until , you ' , J Il th , " _ ' A
' , , , . , visit the Peoplc's Furniture and Carpet Co a 1 ' ! & ,
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: t „ , Y Something for '
; nothing was never yet obtained , ' : > Dou tJ'O
- , ( although some merchants endeavor '
- constantly endeavor to . . - . . &tJ . . . .
fJ : - make ( It apl scar so . . 0 DR immense rstdbhshment IS the result of . I '
J , , r ° ! ! = - - : # ' \Vhcn
banks
-t-J loan
:
' , , - you mo wthol1t.Il1tcrestj
'I if when taxes allowed to bc 1110nCy wthol1t. } Il1tcrestj tencars : ) of Iatient ) work and fallde111n 0 ' ,
are file tion
bepaid at option of the , . . _ . _
4 " , r w , , ( - , . I ; iI , H lax pa ) ' cr ; when the M souri river rllllS n p hill-the . OI11111CI1CIll g 111 I HRJ with bnt tVO t \ sales pCop ) ) I c , 1 , _ j / I . . . :
" li W , 1 I and not till then , will household furniture i be sold for have in I RQj ' r mil ' & ,
iJ ) _ . . - . we now , in , on Oil r pa i J' } over 100. - 11
es : .n r ' ' _ thc Saute. price , t0 be paid for tcn months hence , as for' ' , f I
Commcnt on this is linn ccssac . We doubt
unnXC5SU'Y. } no
r fl. _ ' cash in hand at tune ofJurchase { . , -
f ? ' . owc and ( 1 (0 ( 1 cXtcnd t ( 1 to t ) roll 1 atu l' thinks } l } far your ) k / &fI '
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- [ 1 , i share toward our sue 'c c s , , , and kink' ) ask yon } to t
U,11s P' \I loll ' ! ) ! : S1' . SPRING OIENIG r PRICES I ) inform } ' our friends ( who lu1 ) } t not hale \'i itell . ' \
, : : - - - - . . . ' ' . ; flee , $ roe , _ . 1 liS ) to call ; and see our establish i molt. with rhlvbnndsuuu , : : : uah . : : U ImudnCs : ) , curr.ugortunu . Ilk plush , : : . $ IO 5 0,1 0
. ' 1'11,1'1'5 1vILl'I"1'IIIY Alt ( : , oo . 'tnh'ess\s , wOl'th $ ' _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ , _ ,
. . _ _ ? , csscs . . . . . . „ 2. . sale pri'c,5 1 a\ \ ) - - - - - - - - - - - - ° ' ° - ° - - - - - . /,1
\Vo nee Soto Ascots Gr0uuln , , OAI\II.\I.I.II.\O\ . . Onoslllllh\r\\\th ud I' rut IIn t ul' \ . . . . . " . 7.,0 : IOOl'h ticuthurs . . , . . . : . _ . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , _ , _ . _ r
, 1'NCUVUre Lntvrrlhunf .Isowhort + I'ruteAU + toy Cltamb I..Slll - ; , "OI.tlt $ IS . , s. . .leJ)1'he i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to Ill ! ! ) Ot.1r Ter111s ' Most
' 05 Pat'lol' SlUts , o picots . ) north $35 \ , sale ) riot : . . . . . . . . 1 a ,0 . [ erfli'fls are ® Ll beral .
700 B : , lst\lll" : . , . wort It $ : \ . ; ; 0 , sal e lH'ice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 as .
. . - . . tt ; THREE 15,1 1 ; BlhyCI1.I..I ! . : , ; . wrth . $10 . ' ,50 ; . salt : price : . . . . . . . . . . . . < lll ! ) EITHEU CASH , . . . . ( \
'I ' x : ry b I HhlII.i- 105 . ( \ Ruby Carriages Wllt.tlt SJ , salt : price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : "IO\ \ ) OR CREDI .
? ' o dv d , ; ' : , 4.OO ) ( ! l xtelSion ! Tnbles , . worth : $8. . : ; O , tlelH'ic\ . . . . . . . . . . . : J Oil \ ) l
'j r . w r 1 10SI'ohhl1gBells , \\0I.th$12snl1.pl'lce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 ) OUR TERMS- . I
PIECE (150 ( Cnne . Itokcrs . , Worth $3 : \ . sale pzke . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , On : ; F 'F ' .
1S Clin.o.l1.i.et.c ! , . worth : $ 12.'s tle ! peke : . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 7 115 ree. reel , , &tJ
fJ ? h'l.lul1ges. ( } \\ntthSs.tle . ptl\L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ( 0 to $ tO.00\\'Jrlh.t.OOdo\\'III$1.00w \ \ \ \ , $ ek , $ .100monll1
SUIT 711 . Uiwuns \ . , , worth : $ .12 , stlc : price. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fh ( 115 $2000 \ ol1h . , . ? . OO don ' ' ' lh t'ZO
1 ( ) ' Bool..C\ses , vworth $ : , ) . sa.e ! price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It 5O $ $2 OW 11 , $100 . s , $ ' 1,00 t101ltd .
fJ ? - 27 ( : ltl.l1Itte ouches , Worth $12 : . , ale ; price . . . . . . . , . . . . . . li ( I ( ill \ ) All 1dics call inO' Grand $30.00 worth . . . - . . . . . . $ 1)0 ; ) wcek $ all0 ; ) mOil. . . " J. '
, 120 ) < .obhtel'SatRo.l.el's\\0l.th 5b , sole ' . . . . . . . . . at our - . . ' $2'0' . ' .
. Bs.llep1' ce. 2 90 ! ) a ; ) 0 , 00 \\0111. \ \ . . . . . . . . . . , I ) k' 7'00 t10n1h
, $2,0011'eck \ \ $9,00 mOlll
Divan .
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! } Plushltoalcrs . : , vvcrth : $1I.sale.pt'ice i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a 011 ,
Parlor and 1n11'I'tn < ; ! s ! \ ' . ! $ . ; - ) o. < ; a m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li It5 c ; . , $ 7500 worth . . . l . . " . $250 19C1i $8 S 00 moutll
.c be cntcd
. h . l ( lurncrotastvnrth:1)l.salcprita . : : : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ( Siniii . > - Opcningwlll ) ( prcsented $ iUDhO140t111. . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . O " f tll .
Side Chair ( I(1'hlilct ( Sets , WOI.th $ /.s ( lie price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 15 $ : ' OwcOt$1UOUlil01t11 { , ! #
'I one - . : . ; , . . 20O ) l tutu Lamps , worth . $1 S. , sah ) rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a 50 ? with Handsome ' . , I . $100.00 worth . . . .1 . . . . . $ .1 . 00 U wec 1 $ l 6100 montll t
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' P + ' 75 haugln ) : „ „ ( .amps : , WOl.th $ ' ( , sale It'lce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 iO a so U\'e III r-- . "
'J :1 , 1\lnhog-lIny . . 01' 20fl Hattan Ho.t.el' ' ' ; , wOI.th sa , sale 1'1" ; e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1t5 . . t Spcci it 1 and Most : t Ii' aorab1C tI
cud : ' ) lreh 1(111 I'oltlin''l'ubles , Worth $2 , slie ) rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ' ' . %
" a''r lnlnill wl.th n ; ; Ccntet. Tables. wUI.th $2. sale prhe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00 finest ( eycr o'ivCI' b ! ' away in 01111111 Terms for La roc ' Amounts
, gold anti wlllto 110 Combination nook ( : 'tsts , worth $18 , sale price . . . 12 00 ) _ _ . - - - - _ - _ ° - _ _ _ - - - - _ . ! . . '
Il holly Silk I 1 : ; n 11th RtieIVl1I'il $9 ! , Sltic pricc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? ; OO . . . _ ,7'
. ? o x l1allJllskuphul- stored scats 101I.allHacltswOl.tl$15salepl.lce. ! ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 SatisfactIon GUa.ranteed. . 11' '
i 'J - - - - - - = - Bed dock 1 Prices .
" Pelee : 1"S"uit , OPEN SATURDAY 1 J AND MONllAY 1 EVENINGS. 1 No Trouble to Show Goods
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V 29 00. ; ' " 'Bigrpl. eth tP'o l-F ; ; ; ;
. $29.00. $ It's a Big Place--that t eaple's ul liitllre and Carpet Co. They treat you well there and give you tons t1 , , ,
' ' of satisfactiol1.--d scrap COlwerScl/ion over/teard on tlte czs ' . '
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Exciting Adventure of O P ttri Diver Who Encountered
n Giant Bivnlve
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"One does not usually \ regard the clam as
J. dangerolls animal " remarlwll my friend ! ,
Jack hiallantlne as he shoal a EII\'er peer
box over II plato of the delectable little neck
bivalves "yet the narrowest escape c1 my
live was from a clam : '
Wo hall just sat down to dinner at the
Parker house , by a front window overlooking
the statues ' oC the Imee.breechell Franklin
and his compatriot In front ( oC the city
s hall across School street.
Jack Ballantine was an old schoolmate. I
! rcmemberell him as the ad\'enturous spirit
among the boys but had not seen him since
we graduated from limo V1IIn IIlgh school a
dozen years before , till that very day. ComIng -
: lag down town to business In the marling , I
hall met him taco to face uy the big Irog
pond on the Common and wo hall engaged to
dine together and bring ! our lICe stories Ul' '
to da te.
"Nut being 11 dyspeptic or otherwIse 1m-
paired In your body " saltl I. smiling across
to his sturdy . hronz face " ) 'our tenlblo
clam could hardly have been oC the Little
Neck sort ; '
"liardly " replied ' Ilallantine with a laugh ,
"Tho clam that captured me would have
made ' a meal for a regular fairy tale giant
It weighed probably twenty 110mllIs and Its
tremellllous shells four or live hundred pounds
more "
"Yoll must mean the Giant Clam or East
Indian waters " observed I , Inquiring ! . " 1
believe the single shells or that great bivalve
arc sometimes used for holy water fonts In
_ Catholic churches. "
"Yes , and In too islands ] of Oceana for
" bable bath tubs " -fait ] Ilallantine "The
particular trltlacn\ : glass In question however -
- ever , with which I hall a brief but fearful
t Iegnalntanco was alive and a dozen fathoms
deep In tropic waters- n the Torres strait ,
between Queensland and New Guinea ; '
"Your swimming and diving were great In
1 the old Iatlll school days , I know " said I ,
j "but seventy odd feet Is rather a I1shr dive "
Ballantlno smiled \ " ! t was anything but
1 fish story to mo at lime titaa " said due ; "allll
for ( u few horrible minutes I expected never
to get 10 time surface to tell h . "
"But since ; you did , suppose you relate It
to ma now "
So . while limo Little Neck clams were removed -
moved and we walled the next course , linl-
lantlne began time story oC his extraordinary
Illventurl' .
"I bellcvo you went to your uncle In Len-
don after our 1.ltln : school acquaintance " remarked -
marked I , "You wrote me un arriving there
but not afterward , '
"Yes Uncle JlJllantine had ( mIning and
pearling Interests In Queensland and I went
out almost immediately after reaching 1,0n.
I
doe 1 was located at Coolltown , on the
northeast coast "
"Name.1 after Captain Cook I suppose "
"Yes , allll the rIver en which the town is
located was named : after his shij + , the 1n-
f' dellvor , for It wall Into that very river mouth
1 that the old sea explorer put for repairs a een-
fury befllro the town was founded 111 1iiO. "
r "So , on the newest of continents . you found
hleh'rlo ground ; '
PEAHLINO NC.\I\ QUEENSLAND .
"I did The regIon and time life were \'ul1
DC Interest to one , and I soon became famlllllr
1 „ with mInIng on laud and pearling ( at sea , ,
Wo had quite a fleet oC luggerb-nllels of 1
t , flue to twenty ton , two short Inuts , and 1
11lanm'l\ \ with crews OC half a dozen natives ,
a to l\on31\51 \ : , Japa , Chinese , or Malaya maybe ,
Ono oC our captains Was lall old Nantllelte\ t \
'haler ] and I now nod then went out to the
, nSblng grounds s \ lth hlm
"On one oC the pearling trIp we \yent t
111) the coasl , around Cape York , Into Terre \ ts
1 Strait It was there 1 hall 111) narrow esrap e
tram a clam
"J\l1I10 nt the start wo struck rIch hot
tom , and our diver was bringing ; 11\ \ three or
four hundred 1"lra OC Ihrlld a .la-worth ) ,
about that uuntber OC t.\ollar \ Dy the ! PI\I \ ( 1
of the mouth We hall n cargo of eight IIr lc1 : II n
Ions. , or course Iho motherot ' pearl 11/111'1 / g ;
l the abcUa b the { ) read and butter of the ,
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business The round pearls of the jeweler
are the cake ( or perhaps I should say the
pie being In = Nov England ) , and of these
we hall bottled ul ( a thousand or so , mostly
small "see'I" pearls though a few reached
the size of pe1s and were of gem value
" 1 always did have IIn Irresistible desire
to get at lire Inside of things and 'see the
wheels go round ; and I had long wanted ! . fur
once lit least I , to touch deep sea hottom and
beheld the marvels oC which I had heard.
This seemed a favorable time and so . one
night ! ; shortly before our return to Coolltown
I announced to the captain that the next
morning I was going to dive
"The captain tried to dlfsuule [ me. lIe
hall been a diver himself and Imow from per-
sonal encounter the dangers oC the descent.
Hut . as usual , I had my o'n'ay. . thought It
tens nIgh II' being for the last lime
DRESSED FOIL DIVING
"Aftor n light ! breakfast oC toast and coffee
-a full \ meal Interferes wIth n dlver's respi-
ration-I oiled my hands and wrIsts , and got
Into the larger Eectlon oC the rubber cloth
diving dres . 'fhls , like the combInation
underwear now In vogue Is two garments
In one trousers and Jacket altogether If
you IIko ; and loose everywhere except at the
\ \ 'rlst'horo the elastic band hugs , tight
enough to present ally inflow oC water It
was to ease this tight wristband over the
hanls , that lolled them ,
"Next , over the stoclilng.bottomell l trous-
ers . I pulled \ on leather hoots-cnnvas boots
are n common sulJstltule-wlth six or eight
pounds oC lead on the bottom DC l'ach.
"The nocll of the combination suit Is large ,
or course , as limo body has to follow time feet
anti legs through it 'fho neck Is next fas-
toned Into a brass corteiet and then time big
copper helmet Is set over the bead and
screwed to time corselet.
"I \\'as now encased from head to toot
with the exception of time halllls , and an
opening In the front of the helmet Into
which time face . giass was shortly to ho fitted
The IJellnet has three windows ono each side
and the taco glass In front , which Is the
most Il11portant , and Is kept , for clearness In
a pail or water till \ time diver goes over the
sille.
"lIeforo taIling this step , and while the
captain Was giving ! 11I0 some final directions ,
two largo hreast.shalClI ( plates of lead ,
velghing perhaps , sixteen pounds apiece
were stttpended over back and chest after
time fashion oC time patent lung protectors or
time allvertlsllll : placanls of time 'sal1l1wlch
mon' ' down here Washlnglon street
'I'hen the air 1'1110 ' allll IIfe.llno WHO ad-
luated. ( (
helmet , and fresh air Is supplied by a 1II\I11P
worked by a couple oC men In time boat.
There Is ! a valve at the sldo oC limo helmet ,
operated ' ! by limo diver , for the escape of
vitiated air . The life Ikto an Inch rope , was
fastened to my right foot anti again uy a
slIp.no080 abort my waist. 'fho upper end
Is held taut by time lender whose business It
Is to answer signals , one jerl : meaning 'pul\ \
mil , ' two , 'lIIore air ' three , 'lolVer bag '
At last the face . glass was set In place , and
I stepped over time side oC the lugger Once
on the hort ladder , that led down to the
water I felt a slllllen , I1nl1l1lso to lift my
arms over 111) ' head , finger lips tu a point
and dive as we used to from the South 0os-
ton wharves In the old Latin school days ,
but Instead , I 51111\lu(1 \ oft the wet lower
round and sank . sanic down down , down
Into the depths or waterl !
A PClUI.OUS : DESCENT.
"That sudden t1ellrlous descent was IIIl'as.
tired hy seconds , yet I lived an ago oC vIsion
and bensatlon as n drowning man lloes-nll
time nightmare Imaglnlngs the cap.
taln's black tales and warnings hued
11roJer.tell Into lilY dreams of the nIght before -
fore f'elwll about to be realized ! n douLe :
terror-then , In a flash , nil mental dimttrets
was blotted out by overpowering physical 1 sen
satlona suffocating pressure , to \\'Idch 1'011
. iulu15111on chamb were "arallls Hot irons
pierced each car as If to clash In my brain I
ftruggletl spacnodleally : . 1 believe I 2hrlekrll ,
Then , with a clash ( which I vaguely knew :
wall the usual ndlnlt of a way through Cram
ear to nasal passage : ) , the ogony ceased and
i eld.we'ghl(11 : ' fret touche the sea bottom I
I "I wall probably a dozen fatuous or more
r I below . Ulb to"ll1JIIIII \ walla of tbo aurtacc ,
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but there about nlt nil was mc.tloules3. all
was noiseless
"l"or a brief space : 1 leaned : nplnst ; : Il mass
oC coral and looked abJul. The harrowIng apprehension -
prehension had dEparted and I rejaied In the
novelty oC the scene
"Wlllte coral growths 100mecI beside me ,
hrancldng treelike a reify forest and agaIn
In rounded shapes 111m huge tOlldslcols topsy
, turv ) ' . Thcre were sea Cans , and swaying
11alm.llke seawecds twenty feet In h ? lght.
"Then this ullilororhl was vivid In brIlliant -
liant colorings. I felt as If the kaleidoscope
uC [ 1)y boyhood had 'Euffered n sea change'
Into EOmethlng vast and strange , and I was
set at lis center
"Curious fish . fantastic In Corm and gorgeous -
goous In hue , gathered about In n staring
Inljulsltlvo i circle . like the crowd around
some zoological wonder at a circus
vel..thlug was magnlfiell m to twice Its
real nlze. I did not realize this familiar
fact at first , mend ghee the life line three
hurried jerks for the shell bag . because I
hello\'C11 Iliad dIscovered oysters of euor-
moos and unprecedented size , but they went
Into i the bag's mouth wlthollt 11ItIlcult ) ' .
"Presently time drawing oC the lire line
told mo that the boat was drlfllug faster
than the rope was befog palll out and : that I
must move In time same direction. Pearl
oysters arc not found , In beds but scattered
over the bollmn and the fisher huts to search
oyer conslderahle areas. Hence It Is the
custom to beat UII against the tide or current -
rent , ancl quite a decided current tots In
trout the Pacific through Torres strait Into
the Indlun ocean , and then let the boat drift
with a drag anclmor paying out line as needed
It the diver doesn't quite keep pace wIth
time boat.
"I , thererort' , screwed up the waste air
valve to gain ; the buoyancy oC comJlresJed
air within lilY armor and went bOUJllling
over the sea bottom like an India rubber
tennis ball
"Iu the mlllst of this exhilaratinG' spurt I
pulled up suddenly
A TEHHU.'YING SITUATIO
"As It It had Instantly matorlallze,1 , Cram i .
time sea water , I was face to face with a.
gll'antlc ; shnrl. I Ilulcilly rmemhered , llOw-
over , , that while malted native dlvors are occasionally -
casionally devoured by these Ilomons oC the
deep , they never attack the armored ] dI er.
Indeed , I fancy now that the shar)1 ) was
IJnlto as startled as the diver for after n
second ho wheolClI and glllClI , oft to ono stda
"As I started on once amore I was stopped
a second tlnme not by an obstacle before
but by Il sbarp pull on time nll'-l1ll1o balm tul
my heimncl which jerked mo over sprawling
on my back .
" Iy first thougllt was that time shark hal ]
attacked mo In time rear , but on scrambling
to my feet anti facing about , 1 saw that the
aIr-pipe , which In my first sudden stop had
probably slackened till It lay on time bottom ,
was apparently caught against seine protruding
truding ollJect
" 1 hastened back to release It . when , to
111) surprise I found It held Cast between :
the shellll of a glnnt clam
"I ' time stout wlre.llnell tubln '
1 gave ; tublmg ! a
twltch then a strong pull , bracIng my feet
against time great blvah'e Then I clutched
the ( rims oC limo shell and strove to separate
thmn
"lIut the vico-Ilko jaws wore relentless ,
As easily might I have rended a granite
ledge at some seam In Its center.
'fho chili ! of alarm began \ to steal through
my lmeart Once more I wrenched1111 struggled -
ghoul vainly ) with time air . tubu and : ) limo 1m
immovable jaws of the clam
"Theil I turned to time lIre.lIne to signal limo
tender In the boat As I did so I saw that
( II. t too , hall become slack and was tangled
III 1\ branchlll ! coral I dashed forward 10
disengage it . but before I reached It I was
again twitched backward by the alrpipe (
"Then , Cnr the first time , I realized the lull
IIlgnltl'allee oC the situation My aIr supply
was stopped , communIcation wllh the upper
world cut oft , and I , Jack Ilallantine In all
the vigor of young manhood , chained to my
death at the bottom oC 'I'orroli strait
"No wonder I reeled and fell
\lut \ the unquenchable instinct for lire
roused me. Once more I tried to reach the
life-line with ollly the terrible tantallzatlon
of barely touchIng It \\'lIh lime tips of my m
fingers.nETWElm
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATIL
"A nil now n sudden sense of suffocation
warned me that my truggle was limIted to t !
6econds.
'In flash of I recalled
a memory the tale
ot one like disaster , where time dIver cut hla
air tUlle , \.ltl1 \ Ii dun treed hIs \1fe.\1nll \ \ anll
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was drawn up half deal ] ! lIte the boat , But
I hall no knife : In ! amt sudden Il1cltward flll
I had lost IlOld of It. I now looked about
wildly . but It was nowhI'e'Islhle. .
"Then , as I lifted m ' In last
nuy eyes a despair-
Ing search for succor , I beheld , retlng ; ; In the
branchillg' coral before me-amI to this day
I marvel at the miracle of It-an Iron bar ,
pointed at one end , a veritable ( crowbar.
"All these ennls came s\\ICtcr than the
tp.lllng. In an instant I was pryll1 ; ; 11t the
jaws of the Giant clam , with the leverage of
the her anti the strength ef desl'"ratlOJ. For
a Eurroeathg ; moment the strngg12 ! was un-
availing then one rim split away amid the
pip was free
"I tUllwl ( ( tow.nd time lire line , staggered
amid ( fell across it . Insensible !
"I suppose the weIght or my railing body
gave the line the one jerk which was the
signal ; : ; to the tender to 'pull up : Anyway
the tender got the signal ! and the next I
knew I was lying on the deck of the lugger ,
the old Nanlucl.er CII his III1ee3 at my side
and all the scared : crew standing about
" That was my last . as wellas first , de-
scent as a dl\r. "
"Trnly a moat extraordinary tale . as well
as II terrible exprience ! , " I exclaimed , as
Ballantine ended his story and the walter
brought on the desert. 'fhat crowbar , for
! Instance Is a strain on an every day bus-
Ine3s man's credulity , " and I looked pst : my
Crlend's Cac ) to time bronze face oC 1.'ranlllln
across the street
"And yet It Is only another instance oC
truth stranger than fiction " asserted Ballln- :
tine "Why , the first time the old Nan-
tucllelcr I have Imntlonell went down , on
reoc\'erlng from time daze or snhlen descent ,
he saw In a crotch CoC the coral before hIm
a bottle or lIus' pale mile . nnd Ir a bottle oC
bear ? , why nut a crowbar ? "
I was not equal to hula ( conundrum , so I
asked as to the after effects oC his adventure ,
" \Vcll . or course It \\IIS a bhocll ; of course ,
Ill " . everyone after a descent I bled at n01-
trlls ears and mouth , and for II weell coughed
up blood from ( the bursting at mlnule blood
vessels In the lungs Before we got back to
Coolltown , however I was Jack Ballantine
agJln. And yet , " he added , as he ecrJtchetl
a match and st fire to n cube of sugar before
dropping It Into his cafe noir , "with all the
courage of distance , I believe I would rather
encounter today ( II dozell IIttlo ( necks than one
trhlacna ghgas "
CIIAIUES STUAHT 1'HATT.
' 1 . IIE J.\'r.\I. 1\sn:1t : : luu :
A "n'lIc" Lrgrnd
Several centurfea ago It was generally believed -
lIevcd that on aster I morning , at the sound /
cf sweet bells chiming' through the sunlit air
fair angels , with azure wings descended from
heaven baring hasllot of eggs , which they
placd In the I omen of worthy p rJ01S. S me-
times , however , the evil one slipped Into the
basket an accursed egg which coulll not be
distinguished Cram the others
Such a one forms the story of an ancient
legend of France
It ! seems there lived In a village a wIdow
with a dear mind beautiful daughter named
Jeanne who was beloved for her many virtues -
tues hy both rich and poor. She used to
visit the hovels of time unfortunale and the
sick to relieve their troubles and cue for
their dlsbesses for whlcll she rEceIved their
blessings and devotion , Although she had
many lovers , her mother shrank Cram parting
wllh her and always sent them , away baying
"one year more only for me , and then ( Jeanne
shall choose a hubanll-
Dna Easter mornIng when returning from
early mars Jeanne met au old beggar womnan
who asked for alms.
Jeanne : gave her what sims had and the
stranger peered through her ragged hood , at
the pretty young girl , saying : "nealltlcul
dambel , do not disdaIn the girt of a poor
beggar. Take tills egg and before this day
twelve months a young and handsome noble-
man w1l\ \ ask for you In marriage. You will
become a great lady. It Is \Hltten / In the
book oC fate On your wedding day I com
mand you to break this egg ; It conlalns a
nuptial pl' sent. "
Jeanne took the large scarlet egg end
laughed a little lit the prediction as she
placed It In a casket ; yet the pcuesslon of
this weird tnasmire troubled her former con
tented mInd , and vlYlon3 oC plp3Bur' . luxury
and ambition \ tilled her thought by day und
by night.
Not far front this vlllaso rose time tur.
rents or an ole castle which hall long remained -
malted untenanted but within this year
a young ! knight arrived at Its Hates , proclaimed - '
claimed himself heir to the estate and
refurnlshell Its bare anti shahby rooms
Rich tapestries ! adorned time walls , lux-
IIrlous furniture was placed In all the
aparhnnls , and a retinue of servants was
collected Soon rsllors ! arrived , and the peo-
hula of the little vllluge were astanlshed by the
hrllll.1nl costumes , the magnificent feasts the
gay hunting parties , and the revelries that
succeeded each other so rapidly
ThE' lard of time castle clwnee < 1 one day to
see Jeanne , and , dazzled by her beauty , rought
her ntothur saying that Sir Itabert tie Volplac
asked for her hal1l1 In n1.1rrllge. : The mother I
consented , and the day was arranged for the
wedding , which was celebrated In the chapel
of the castle , In the presence oC the brille-
groom's friends A hrlIlant ! festival suc-
ceeded to which all the village people were
Invited , and much they enjoyed the splendors
or th- : : scene and the many wonderful things
they hail \ to eat
When time feast was ended and all the
guests hall departed the bells oC tile tower
Roggereen a Dutch admiral. Its real name
Is Hapa-Nul , anti Its Polynesian inhabitant
are fast dying out Comparatively few explorers -
plorers have visited It . and contrary to the
joyOus sprIng name , ! It Is a deserted place
What males Easter Island oC Interest are
the numbers oC curious colossal stone heads
and busts , called l\1aol , which abound there ,
evlllentlr the work of the natives bundl'eds or
years ago. A few of these are erect but
many have fallen
I The legend says that King 'ulmlhu settled
I In Halla-Nul and retired Into a cave . where
ho carved and cut all the gigantic heads ,
which removed themselves to their present
postlon ! on the Island
When ho became old ho did not die . but
was turned Into II butterfly , whlchl ' Is called
In that country by his name
'fulmlhu used to search for eggs In lime
nests of the sea birds , and when he lost his
human form time cllleC , who wished to suc-
ceed him , agreed to search for a cerlaln
numher oC eggs , amid lime first to collect them
was appointed king . It seems singular that
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I AN ENORMOUS TOAD LEAPED OUT OF TIlE SnELL.
lolled out the twelve booming strokes at
mltlnlght , 'fho bride and hrldegroom went I
Into their heaulUul roonm and Jeanne , taking
ttL arm Cram that of lieI' husband , walked
over to 1\ carved oaken chest and brought
out a casket which she had ordered to be
lllIced ( there. (
lieI' husband watched her movements with
great curiosity and when she said :
" : 'Iy dear " lord . I have promised . . to break
this egg on my wedding day . " mind told him !
Its history he begGed her to walt until morn-
hug
Jeanne , however would not listen to his
entreaty and lilted the egg ; from Its place.
1l was bunting hot. With a cry she let It
fall and It broke. An enorllloua toad leaped
cut of lime broken shell , vomitIng tianmes
whleh set lire to the curtains , and tile wicked ,
tongues ef fire soon spread from wall to wall
unlll time whole castle was enveloped The
next day \ there was nothing left but a heap
of ablmes for the entire castle hurlltd , mend
all oC Its Inmates perlshcll through the girt
oC that fatal aster I egg from the hands of
an evil aplrlt ) . _ _
' tuster : labuul
Far away In the Pacific ocean lies a lonely
\'Olcanlo Island \ : which Is caUt-d Easter Island
from the fact that It wa > > discovered en
Easter day , 1122 , by , , Ii nayllalor ; Darned
eggs ; without any especial slgnltlcanco shout l
have been so Imporlant on luster island
. IINHj'I'I ' III'I'i : I lllldfilN'S 1.1\iU" i e
'l'ho II JautHulVu'k : Mil rlr,1 , ily Cutin tn
Ill anh or ingl unh
"No day without a deed to crown it . " I Is
the motto of moro than 10,000 little children ,
both hays and girls 'I'III.'Y nil belong to t
" 'fhe Mlnlterlng ChllcJren's league'a I m
every day the ) try to do at least one Ida
deell-to minister to those who lire In neel . )
"To Ilroniolo Illndness , unselfishness and
the hahlt of usefuJnels among children and
to create In their minds an curtest deslro
to help . the needy and suffering , " Is one ub
ject of the lInlsterlng Chlhlren'i league
The alsoclallon has ju&t celehratelllls tenth m
hlrtMa , having been l'stahllshell In January ' ,
1885. hy the countess of Mealh nn English I u
lady , at her home 63 I.ancastl'r Gate , lou
don.
don.Somo
Some fifty children IIIct together that (
stormr wInter's day anti ! were cnrolltl ! as
mfmher oC the IIl1nltterlllg Children' leaguts
Now there arc bramehes . not only In Bnllanl ; ) .
time land of Its birth but In limo Unll'll l
States , Canada , Australia , ladla South Af
rlC'a , whim II hraneh aso # lately lahlJlhfol d 1
In Jerusalem UII well :18 In New Zealallll 1I I
and Pasmahmu
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A chapel fur tbe Indll\ns In U/lIMa ha z
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been built by the members of time flnlsterlnlJ
Children league In ! the United States whfllt
In England time league has Coullde'd any
number oC homes for destitute children
It also ' and , . ,
sUpports nearly fifty dlft'orenl -
cots In ! different
hosilitais for children.
It Is nol , however great deeds to which
members aspire ; to he kind , loving and help-
Cui to those at homo Is Ifulto as Importanl
as bulldlnu churches or educating heath\n.
"
"Wo must do In a small way what - ver wo .
can , " said the countess of Meath to the chll- -1. . J
dren the day the league was founded "I
say 'In a small ! ! way , ' because we must not
expect to be always / doIng great things ; all
of you here have tn fingers to work with
and a warm heart to love with \on't \ dream
that you cannot he oC use that you cannot
all bo ministering children. "
This was In 1885 ; ; during that year five ! ,
other branches oC lime 1\1. O. L. were started , t
and ) now , as P
was said at the first , there are
over -to.000 members , and branches In every
part of limo globe. Each has Hs uwn Hrllcu- ) .
tar worll.o'or \ Instance , the children of limo
league In Charlesto S. C. , raise $25 each }
year for time support oC a little orphan In . . . . ,
Jallan. . "
Ills nama la Sadawo Koml'am3 , lie Is a 1
Christian , anti his little friends In Charleston
hope that whEn he Is old enough he will duly
for limo mlnlslry 'fhe small sum oC $25 In
gold Is now slllllclellL for his support for ons
year . Not long ago ; Sadawo wrote n letter In .
Jap.1neses lo the M. C. I" „ and sent his photograph -
graph / with it It wall an Interesting letter
which reads , when translated , as follows :
" 1"011' , '
Honorahle I'rends ! : Arc you honorably
well ? lly limo mercies ! oc Gall I 11m always r ' '
quito Well I alii now 8 years / old , I am -
living now with my grandmother and aunt
"SA\A \ \\0 ICAMIYAMA , "
Time badge which Is worn hy each memhor
of the league Is Il sliver mallew
cross engraved -
graved with time letters "b1 C. I. , " 1\Iem-
bershlll cards ore IIlso given
1I0w lo shirt a hranch ,
When It Is desired \ lo start a branch oC time
1\1 , O. I , . In any town or village , lime first
step Is ! lo obtalll the consent and If possible
lima co.operatlon of time clergy , Then write
Into the eentrnl secretary . for ( hula country ,
Mrs J/enedlcl. / 51 j I .etTerts ) Place , Broolllyn ,
who will SUIIlly ) lalJrs , and canlll of member-
hl1) , ' A
A t
A meotlng oC parents , Sunday ] school teaeh-
ors nod the chlllren , should he helll and , the
objects oC the leauo : fully eXlllalned , A
branch secretary must II' i elected whoo d Juty
II will he to keep : II list of line names oC all
who jolll , to scud out notices of meetings , to i
receive the Work done hy the children , ant ( t
also any nllmey which may IJC collected for
chnrltable pmmrposes
Wllat can the boys do ?
This ! Is the Iluestloll which has often been
aRllt'I , A few snggestlons regarding lime t
things which any hay can do to help these
whu are lees fortunate Atom themselves , may
not ho anmisa A lady who has hall ntucli ex- , '
perlenco as one of the secretaries of limo 111. " I'
O. I. . . . has ) rondo \ out a list which , however , J
docs not prol"ss to bo a complete one
1 I. Scrap books lI1ale ( as durable as pOI.
slllle ,
2. Scrap hoolls flhLd \ with newspaper clip- :
plugs ! are IIlways found \ acceptable In hos-
pltuis Short poerna amusing ! stories conundrums -
drums . puzzles and IlaraHraphs oC general
Intrrebt shuuld he rho ell. ,
IIlagllzlnes and Illustrated papers can ba
collected and coverell with thick brown paper ' . J'
to preserve ! them lIefllg lighter ; to hold than , ( iJ
bound books they are IIIOSt useful for sick
peopl .
1. Old tors can be mendedIId rondo to
look as much IIko mw as 110881hle. f
G. Small pictures oC bolllll'rs , animals , etc „
can he 1I10llnied on thlcl paper then cut out
and mallo to stand on pieces oC cork .
G. Boys can gather Hewers , or raise plants
for the slcll shut up In hospllale They call
do erralllls , .lIstrlhute . magazines , read : aloud . . .
to the blind , aged or sick persona In far . . . ir.\ .
theta are just 11a many things for a boy to do "a.r
all for a girl , ; ' and If ho Is In deal ] earnest \ '
hI can ( find 01' make .
ways that no Iloy ma Y
be without a - dcell . to . crown It .
A 1I lIhul " ' . wahine . ,
Cincinnati 'frlhune : "The Iju'n regent ! of
Spaln talts i a great d 'al oC time to reply to ,
. , Ftellla : y Gresham , " said Mrs . Dukane
"Thot Is In , ' relined , , Mr. Uullalle , "Sho 1
arIa fur all th" world IIIle Ii WOlIIln : who III
putting on her gloves , while her husband III
waillug In rue parlor to take her to time the.
ateI' whol\ they are already fifteen II1lnutu
late ; ' " r ,